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Finns Stop Big
Russian Drive
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Three Soviet battalions
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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-
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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
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View of
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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. .: - .
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GOP Chiefs
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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.
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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.
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BIG DAYS.
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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.
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