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1 ST PAGE TWO Finns Stop Big Russian Drive j . . ... Three Soviet battalions T Claimed Wiped Out By Northerner - - (Continued from page 2) day especially on a hill overlook ing a church- at Muola. Almost a constant series of attacks were re pulsed, the enemy suffering tre mendous losses. 'We 'destroyed snany -tanks and left hundreds of the fallen enemy lying before our positions," the Finns continued. f'Severe fighting occurred also at the eastern front, particularly at Tolvajarvi and cost tha Rus sians a severe defeat. Three ene my battalions were destroyed. We captured 27 machine guns, 25 ex press rifles, 13 machine pistols and other materials and In addi tion destroyed several tanks." "Near Loimola, t h e " e n e m y launched several attacks under the cover of artillery fire," the communique continued. "The at tacks were repulsed. Elsewhere on the eastern front heavy battles continued. "On. the sea nothing worth mentioning happened. In the air the .enemy made only a few ex ploratory flights besides bombing Hyrynsalmi and outer islands in the Gulf of Finland. The bom- kn4 m a a a vt oa1 tia A ftl tT&k 99 .VdiUUICUlD vauovu Secret Agents Go To Bend in Quiz - PORTLAND, Dec. 12.-JPt-Whlle Nicholas Dozenberg, held -here for federal authorities in New York on charges of passport Irregularities, remained in the county jail today, secret service agents visited Bend, Ore., where he was arrested Saturday.' Dozenberg, described by Thom as F. Fitch, special department of state agent, as a high ranking communist, was operating a groc ery store in Bend when appre hended. U. S. Marshal Jack Sum. merville said he would be re moved shortly to New York. He waived removal hearing Monday. Dozenberg, known in Bend as Nicholas L. Dallant, was an ama teur motion picture fan who fre quently showed travel films in a back room of his store. Federal agents indicated they might seize the films. Balanced Budget . Is Goal of Taft BOSTON, Dec. 12-0fP)-Senator Robert A. Taft. of Ohio, aspirant fer the . republican presidential nomination, advanced tonight four "principles" for a GOP pro gram for 1940, with the chief features a demand for a balanced national budget in "about two years" and for development of private enterprise through an ad ministration friendly to business. In an address prepared for the Republican club of Massochusetts, he struck out at new deal spend ing and administration of inter nal affairs, but declared there was no conflict between republi cans and the administration on the principle of "adequate prep aration for defense and the keep lug out of war." ; Last Link Done In Eugene Line PORTLAND, Dec. 12-JFy-Workmen of the Parker-Schram company, contractor, set cedar poles and strung wires through a three-mile section west of Salem today, the final link of the Bonne ville administration's . new 110.-00-Tolt circuit between Vancou ver. Wash., and Encene. The new line will be ready for energy tests about January I. It's a Machine Wave : ZENITH Thermique is Heaterless Steaming time cut in half. No heavy heaters. Easy and quick ly given. . Pcrmanenis Oil Waves Complete ou or Tulip Wood. re. 5-.93.50' Shelene, res;. f7JMas Lanaadoil S4USO A vp Let Zenith Waves Solve Tour Xauu Gifts dose PEniiAiiEirr UAVE SALOZI 408 Guardian Bldg. Ph. T07 : State Liberty T. T. XrfUH. X. D. O. Om. SU J Herbal remedies for ailments of stomach, liver, kidney, skin, hlood. glands, & urinary sys tem of men A women. 22 years in service. Natsropathie Physi cian. Ask your neighbors about CHAN LAM. Hi. man uiri CHINESE .MEDICINE CO. "3H oart St- corner Liber ty. Of rice open Tuesday M Sat urday only, 10 a, m. to 1 p. en 0OTp.nL Consultation; blood rrii A nrinn tesf re free j of charge. : View of I 1 Helsinki, the Finnish capital, is in ruins In some I photo was received from Berlin. Firemen are at sections following' Soviet air raids. This, radio- the left. Most of tha residents have fled the city. GenBowley Honored at Retirement - : i Only Calif orniaa ever to attain grade of major general or lieutenant general of the V. S. Army, Albert J. Bowley was feted by civic and military officials upon his retirement recently after 46 years in the ' nation's service. Sixty-four this month, Bowley, pictured with bis wife, bid farewell to his comrades in arms at ceremonies at San Francisco's Presidio. Following him in command of the Fourth Army and Ninth Corps Area will be Major General J. L. DeWltt, expected to be promoted shortly to rank of lieutenant general. Explosion Series Wrecks Oil lines Pipes Stood on End by Spectacular Blasts In Texas Fields WICHITA FALLS, Tex., Dec. 12-CTV-A spectacular series of ex plosions today uprooted lengthy sections of the Shell Pipe Line corporation's oil conduit along ap proximately 22 miles of right-of-way through northwest Texas. The progressive blast, the ori gin of which was not explained, hurled pipe snakily skyward. standing parts of! the line on end and ripping jagged holes in the earth. Earth, dust and broken pipe emerged with a muffled. rumbling noise, witnesses said. The countryside for 30 miles in either direction along the right- of-way. which cuts mostly through pasture land, was jarred by the blast which tore a gaping hole in US highway 370 : ten miles south of Wichita Falls. Caught by the explosion as he drove along the road, Roy Brink- ley, Wichita Falls, was slightly in jured when his car was blown into a hole. Three Shell employes rid ing in an automobile along the right-of-way escaped injury when their car was hurled into the air, landing on its side. A fourth. walking nearby, also was not hurt. Late Sports SEATTLE, Dec. 12P) Tommy Moyer, lightweight of Portland, was one of two de fending champions to retain bis title In the Northwest Golden Gloves boxing tournament here tonight. The flashy amateur fought three times today. PORTLAND,! Dec 12P Oregou State overwhelmed' the Multnomah Athletic club, 59 34, la a basketball . game to night. John Mandic and Paul Valeati of the Beavers each tallied 13 points. Davis Hides T7 1 Suffering from : a serious . intesti nal ailment, a wan patient in an Albuquerque, N. M hospital was identified . recently as J. Richard "Dixie" Davis, one .time Kjd Mouthpiece for. Mew York's "Dutch' Schulta gang. Registered as Robert Buxton rancher, be- continued to deny his Identity, ft Bis red .haired : bride, former ' showgirl Hope - Dare, with him a the hospital, was recognized by newsmen. Helsinki After Air Raiders Left . . -- - - - -o-. - 'Vv - Trade Pact Fight Accepted by FDR President Says Extension Of Treaties Will Be Asked by Solons WASHINGTON, Dec. lt-JPy- The administration deiinltely ac cepted tonight a challenge to what may be one of the stlffest battles of the next congressional session when President Roosevelt dis closed that congress would be asked to extend the reciprocal trade agreement act. Unless it is renewed, the ad ministration's power to negotiate reciprocal trade pacts will ex pire June 12. With -that date less than six months away, many legislators already have started a controver sy by either denouncing the pro gram or going to its defense. A few democrats and numerous re publicans in senate and house have declared their Intention to fight to the limit .any effort to renew the statute. One of their principal arguments has been that the pacts have stim ulated Imports of farm commodi ties to the detriment of persons in the agricultural areas who al ready are beset by surpluses and unsatisfactory prices. Grand Jury Meets The Marion county grand jury was in session again yesterday but adjourned after questioning several witnesses. The investigat ing body is expected to meet again Thursday. Call Board ELSINORE Today Deanna Durbin in "First Love." Hugh Her- bert in "Little Accident" with Baby Sandy. Thursday Robert Taylor, Lew Ayres and Greer Gar- son in "Remember." "Sued for Libel" with Kent Tay- lor and Linda Hayes. GRAND Today Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" with James Stewart and Jean Arthur. Saturday "Mutiny in the Big House" with Charles Blckf ord and Barton Me- - Lane. CAPITOL I Today - Victor MeLag- len in "Foil Confession" with Sally Ellers. Ann Sheridan and the Dead End Kids in "Angels Wash Their Faces." Saturday Joe Penner and - Betty Grable In "The Day the Bookies Wept." Roy Rogers and "Gabby" Hoyes In 'Saga of Death Valley." ' STATE i: Today "Blackmail" with Edward G. Robinson and Ruth Hussey. "A Christ- mas Carol" with Reginald Owen and Jerry Kilbarn, i Thursday "Jaures" with - Bette Davis and Paul Muni. These Glamor Girls' with Lew Ayres and ,Lana Turner. Saturday midnight show "The Lady Vanishes" with Margaret Loekwood ' and Paul Lukes, s ; HOLLYWOOD i Today The Mikado", In technicolor with Kenny Baker and Jean Colin. Leo Tracy In The Spellbind- er." r . Friday The Three Mesqui- teers la ? "Wyoming 4 Out- law. Society Lawyer with Walter Pidgeon and Virginia Bruce. ; - The OREGON STATESMAN, Silera. - . t .. 1 v. Britain, France Sign Money Pact "Strongest Financial Act In History" Claimed For New Treaty PARIS, Dec lZ-tAVGreat Brit ain and France disclosed todsy a financial alliance to last until six months after they make a peace with Germany. This money partnership, hailed by a French finance ministry spokesman as "the strongest ac cord in history between two gov ernments," was announced in Paris and London at the moment people of the allied nations were hearing that British troops had won their first direct engagement on the western front. Military dispatches said the British threw back three waves of German troops Sunday in an at tack south of Buschdorf, in the Moselle valley region. The Ger man losses were reported to have been severe. None was reported by the British. The financial accord was signed on December 4 when Sir John Simon, chancellor of the British exchequer, was In Paris, and was announced today by Sir John and the French finance minister, Paul Reynaud. Not only did the two nations t agree to accept each other's mon ey at face value without the ne cessity of transferring gold stocks to cover their exchange opera tions, but henceforth London and Paris will share ( many common war expenditures and will absorb as partners the drains on their respective war reserves "in gold and in dollars. They will act as one in purchas ing war materials, either at homo or abroad, and in controlling prices. Aviation Forces To Be Adequate PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12-Ar-America will have an air force that will equal or exceed any in the world when the present two year program is completed, Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the army air corps, predicted to day. He said airplane production had accelerated greatly. Factories that manufacture airplane frames have doubled their forces. He described American pilots as the equal or superior of those of any nation- in the world and said he "liked to have them start training at from 19 to 21 years of age. It takes two years to make a military pilot." Maj.-Gen. Arnold is on a nation wide tour with five other air corps officers. Bomber Order to Be $20,000,000 NEW YORK, Dec. 12-A)-An order for $20,000,000 worth of bombing planes was reported to day to be the basis of a forthcom ing contract between the Lock heed Aircraft Corp. and the Brit ish purchasing commission. Details of the order were not released. It was understood it would be followed by another call ing for $25,000,000 worth of mil itary aircraft. Paper Leased OAKLAND. Ore., Dec 1 $--The weekly Oakland Tribune has been leased to G. G. Sittser, jr by Its owners and former publish ers, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mallery, it was disclosed today. Crew Killed LONDON, Dec 12 -(fl5) -The crew of four was killed when a naval aircraft crashed with a bal loon barrage cable near Southamp ton this afternoon, the admiralty announced. . , Disney'a Oregon, Wednesday Morning Russ Rejects League Offer Break in Relations With France, Britain Is Likely Next Move (Continued from page 1) " ately Intimated that If the league voted to oust Russia as an ag rrMxor. fthe miaht be the first to break off diplomatic ties with Franco and Britain. The IS nation, committee han-AU-n v - thA Rnsso-Finnish dlsnute adopted part of Its report before adjourning for the nignu The committee will meet again fn innnAr nnnitiva action after the assembly tomorrow hears Ar gentina demand that Russia be ousted from the league. At Brit ain's suggestion the assembly was called for 10 a. m. (la. m4 PST). Although today's committee MMtlnr m secret. TTnlted StntM Vlce-Consul Donald D. Edgar was admitted as an observer. The Russians, contending that any league ouster action must be the work of Britain and France, said soviet rupture of relations with those allies would be in the nature of retaliation. If the leagne votes to throw Russia out, a French source said, one of Premier Daladier's first moves will be to sever diplomatic contact with the soviet union. This source said the French government was anxious to close thm soviet embassT fn Paris be cause It was the headquarters of an underground French commu nist movement. Actually, Finland was more con cerned with obtaining definite promises of financial aid and war goods from other nations than with league punitive measures against the Russians. Super Airfleet Plan of English New Craft to Be More Powerful to Meet' German Attacks By ROBERT E. BDNNELLE LONDON, Dec. 12-(j!p-Britain disclosed today that she was de veloping a super airfleet for the dual purpose of meeting and countering German mass attacks anticipated "perhaps soon or in the spring." As three more ships two Brit ish and one Swedish were sunk by mines in the war at sea. Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood told the house of commons Britain was adequately prepared to face "another more strenuous and dif ficult chapter in air warfare. His prediction that "new and more powerful types of aircraft" would "shortly be able to operate against the enemy" recalled to ob servers Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax's assertion on September 12 that Britain would hold her self "completely free' to take "appropriate" action in event al lied civilian populations were bombed. "We can be confident that our air defense system is sound, that our personnel and aircraft are auperior to the enemy's and that our strength defensive and of fensive is growing steadily so that every day we are in better position to establish our ascen dancy In the air," Sir Kingsley said, today. Deliberate Crash Is Police Theory PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 12.- (p)-Laurel H. Crawford, 41, was booked on suspicion of murder to day in connection with a Mount Wilson highway automobile crash which last night took the lives of his wife, their three children and a 1-year-old man. Deputy Sheriff Paul Mahoney said Crawford admitted he might benefit to the extent of 127,500 from insurance on the car and Its occupants. "It was the last trip we were going to make in the car, a 1927 model," Mahoney quoted him. "I had an order for a new car In my pocket. Because I already had ar ranged a trade In, I had made no repairs, although the brakes and the clutch were bad." West's Building Gives Many Jobs SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12-tiP) -Construction work to the tune of about $54,000, 00S brought new Jobs to workers in the seven far western states "last month. Building had an edge over en gineering contracts of more than $J. 560.000. Engineering works In the seven states amounted to somewhat more than $25,200,000, as com piled by H. W. Pyeritt. editor of Dally Construction Service. This compilation. Ignored many small jobs. .: - . wHviw; toMSMOOLjZr aovL CA;t CMoaus And 2nd Feature Also Kews and Comedy JlOc 1 - 3 December 13, 193 GOP Chiefs ,.i ..... -, - , jk John" Hamilton, Joseph Martin and Henry Fletcher Meeting In Washington, leaders of the Republican party's national executive committee are shown as they talked over plans for the 1940 campaign. Left to- right are John D. M. Hamilton, national chairman; Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts, and Henry P. Fletcher, general counsel. It was announced that an immediate drive would be made to pay off the $653,000 debt remain ing from the 1936 campaign. Boettiger's View Placed in Record (Continued from page 1) The committee counsel also in troduced documents, the purport of which was that Harry Bridges, former west coast director of the CIO, led a campaign against Towne Nylander, regional board director at Los Angeles, who sub sequently resigned. William M. Leiserson, member of the labor board, denied, how ever, that Bridges had anything to do with Nylander's resignation, or "dismissal," as he called it. Leiserson declared that, in his mind, the "serious engle in the Los Angeles situation was the personal misconduct." He said that a man named Robinson re lated that when he went to Ny lander's hotel room to discuss a case "he found several people there, some from AFL organiza tions and that there had been some drinking." At the start of the day's hear ings, Charles Fahy, counsel for the labor board, demanded that aa a matter of "fairness and im partiality," the committee imme diately hear - replies' to charges leveled at board members and its secretary, Nathan Witt, in pre vious testimony. Noting that the presentation of the Boettlger memorandum was a departure from the subject matter under discussion at the time, and that the committee counsel took a recess Immediate ly' afterward, Fahy had a barbed remark to make when the ses sion was resumed. Toland, he said, with a gesture toward the press tables, "declar ed a five minute recess to let that go out." Boettlger Is editor of the Seat tle Post-Intelligencer. Against that paper, the American, News paper Guild filed discrimination charges involving the dismissal of two women employes. Ulti mately, the labor board ruled la the guild's favor. Soon afterward, in the presence of his counsel and two representatives of the guild, Boettlger gave Eagen his opin ion of the decision. Famed Film Star Dies Unexpectedly (Continued from page 1) ball game it was Doug, Jr.'s 22nd birthday anniversary had a slight heart twinge Monday. His physician ordered him to bed for a week's rest, and Mrs. Fairbanks called in a nurse. But no one, "unless it was Doug, him self, believed his indisposition to be serious. FOB THE LAST nr a j?. si tm a nn Map '40 Plans Playgoers Enjoy 'listen to Leon' (Continued from page 1) would be telling the story. If not spoiling it. But to arrive in the heart of the lady-desired. Carolyn, played by Twila Conover, Leon Introduced the audience to a flighty young Englishman. Archie Darby (Gor don Weums), who convulsed his listeners with his caricature part; to Leon's blusteyry old uncle. Colonel Bryan (Harold Allen), who marries well, you'd be sur prised who; to Babe (Clara Belle Burnslde) is she really the fib bing Leon's mother? : and to Anne (Elsie Holman), who does n't marry the man she thought she wanted but Is very happy after all, thank you. If Leon had learned that one fib would beget another and that each would get him in more deep ly on the wong side of his rich uncle ' than 'the one before, it would have been too bad because the Elks and their patrons would have missed a good time. Chief explainer for Leon's fib bing predicaments is the solemn task of his Spanish valet, Gulseppe (Weldon Walker). And Nellie (Jean Templeton) has her place, too. The play, to be repeated at 8:11 o'clock tonight, is directed by Beulah Graham. Proceeds will go into the Elks' Christmas benefit fund. Ballard Named 0SC President (Continued from page 1) capable man from a position where he belongs and potting him in a position where he does not belong." Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett, of Marshfield, who opposed Bal lard's election, moved that the selection be made unanimous. Sammons agreed after asserting that "there are many hard feel ings on the campus" and expres sing the hope that the new presi dent would get the full coopera tion of the board "to mend brok en fences and hearts." The mo tion wss carried. Voting with Mrs. Sackett, Sam mons and Brand was Robert W. RuhL Med ford. The majority vote was cast by F. E. Callister, Al bany; Willard L. Marks. Albany; Herman Oliver, John Day; E. C. Pease, The Dalles, and Edgar W. smith, Portland. Ballard was selected for an indefinite term, at a salary of $7500 a year. The vote on him came upon the recommendation of Chancellor Frederick M. Hun ter, who placed no other name before the board. TEE - T7E SAT - As crowds still go to town with SMITH" after 12 BIG DAYS. . lllll n A trO' 1TTV IT 1ITT i nvnr n if innv nmpv NOW ENDS FRIDAY (D IX! QD Board Approves Temperance Plan Education on Narcotics, Alcohol to De Given In Oregon Schools PORTLAND, Dec. 12--A student tempersnce program sponsored by the Oregon Fellow ship for Education on Alcohol and Narcotics was endorsed by the state board of higher education today. Chancellor Frederick M. Hunt er said William D. Bailey, lectur er, would direct the work on each campus In line with a resolution adopted by the state legislature. In his monthly report, the chancellor announced a 6 per cent enrollment Increase. He forecsat end of rapid expansion In favor of a "leveling out period." Personnel adjustments Includ ed: University of Oregon Hojt C. Franchere appointed English in structor effective Jsnusry 1; Dr. Paul Anderson appointed associ ate professor of physical educa tion on joint arrangement with the Eugene school board; Miss Ethel Mealey appointed associate professor of physical education without salary under cooperative arrangement with the state board of health; sabbatical leave on full pay for spring term for Dr. Har vey O. Townsend, philosophy de partment; salary increases for F. A. Cuthbert, landscape archi tectural department, Mrs. Lolas BellonL college of arts and letters, William B. Nash, drsma instruc tor. Oregon State College Charles H. Willlson appointed asalstsnt professor of forestry; salary in crease for Dr. A. 8. Rosenwsld, assistant veterinarian at experi ment ststlon. Oregon College of Education- Combination of the registrar's and business msnsger's offices with Ellis A. Stebblns directing the work; Miss Fay Johnson appoint ed assistant registrsr; Miss Mar garet Bishop sppolnted secretary to the business msnsger-regls-trar; salary Increase fer Miss Ma rie Miller, cashier. Member's Death Holds Up Hearing NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12-yp Sudden .death of Rep. Carl fc. Mapes (R-Mlch) today caused ad journment of a congressional com mittee hearing here on a bill to put control of the nation's oil in dustry into the hands of a federal administrator. The veteran law maker was (4 years old. Rep. Cole (D-Md), author of the bill and chairman of the Inter state and foreign commerce sub committee conducting the hear ing, said the subcommittee prob ably would not reconvene until af ter opening of the next session of congress. Starts Thursday - 2 Hits WW' tiff TrA n Tina "Seed fer Liber Btllle BURK& lUelaald OWEN Geestre BA&BICB LAST TIMES TODAY Deanna Darbin in "First Love Plus Hugh Herbert, Baby Bandy la "Little Accident Start Tonight - 2 II1U 25c f WHO SAD. KnTHHETS A CEOViTjrY, H Kot loraly Great Garooa. Vk ( waohads tteay.aadohae y I romantic, to be loved by I; III Bob Taylor Lew Arrest i A It's hr first jpictmre ataoe ll "Goodbye Mr. CMpsl" II i 1 - r "-O i mmn si a a i nam ' 1 " -
