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- . ; f3KP '2lilr WsvfsV ffv r 99E Goes Modern Bow highway Is mod ernised Is being demonstra ted at Albany. Turn to page S. XL Baldock, state highway alx for sketch, map, story by engineer - Wrathrt TUla today and Mondayf rain aad now over noaa tain at moderate tempera ture. Max. tenp. Satarday 59, mia. 88. River 2.0 ft. Boath wind. 1651 EIGHTY-NINTH YEAB Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning. January 28, 1940 Prlet Set Newsstands 6e No. 264 w - John L. Lewis Useful Enemy Gamer Thinks But Blasts Against FDR Diminish Value, "Evil old Man" Phrase CIO Chief Says Fallacy in Idea Labor Has no Alternative By. WILLIAM B. ARDERY WASHINGTON, Jan: 27P-Vlce-President Garner told friends today that "John L. Lewis' oppo sition Is the best political asset I have." That was described authorl tatirely as the vice-president's re action to Lewis' criticism of the democratic party and of Garner's presidential candidacy. Some months ago Lewis called Garner an "evil old man." Persons close to Garner said that the rice-president had com mented, too, with a grin, that his "asset" had been depreciated when Lewis also eliminated Presi dent Roosevelt and Security Ad ministrator Paul V. McNutt from his, list of possible democratic nominees. ' The rice-president's friends at tribute Lewis' opposition to the fact that Garner In 1937 advised President Roosevelt to take firm steps to terminate the sit-down Strikes which were conducted at that time' by some affiliates of the CIO. ' Garner was said to re gard the sit-down and the slow down alike. Only recently, friends reported, he told Mr. Roosevelt (Torn to page 3, col. 1) hi ne Ear . . Paul Hauser's Column The state and city gendarmerie were conducting one of their re curring wars on those who drive without benefit of brakes out far on State street yesterday. They ware baring pretty good .suc cess at nabbing the brakeless and their appetites werew hotted well when a Ford t somewhat an-i elent t i n t a' z e. hove Into View. Peal a. Hasan. . Usually the rule is that the snore venerable the car the more vulnerable the brakes nd the state policemen rubbed their hands as they scented another vic tim. They stopped the old Ford, attacked the brake meter to the running board anil put It through . its paces. Surprisingly enough, the old car came through with a perfect score. The policemen, greatly awed, con gratulated the careful driver on keeping his brakes in such good condition, shook bis hand and waved him on. Came another car. The police stopped It, went through their preliminaries and then looked for their testing meter. It was gone. They looked high and low, but it was gone. Pretty soon back cams the old Ford. The driver pulled up to a top. "Say," he said, "I thought yon hoys night need this rig some more. Still attached to his running hoard was the state's expensive brake meter. ' ' " When a Los Angeles .eccentric attempted, to giTe away 1000 Quarters oh the streets riot squads were called to quell the mob. The Angelenos talk about 930 every Thursday but are willing to ac cept two-bits every chance. MARITIME NOTE ' Ice on the cables of the Inde pendence ferry, sister ship of the S.S. Wheatland, forced it to sus pend maneuvers during the late cold spelL The Wheatland, based at Marlon county's farthest north port, reported to the admiralty that it had experienced no winter difficulties. A branch of the Jap anese current keeps Marlon coun ty waters north of the 45 th par- ! allel free of ice throughout the winter, scientlcts have reported, and no ice breakers are deemed i necessary. The ubiquitous Mrs. P. D. Roosevelt will .appear on the Son day radio program of Gene Antry, the western movie star. The west i is setting wilder every day. 'WEATHER AND DRAMA DEPT. Now- Showing: "Spring" In a i limited engagement. Plus second ! bier hit. Old J an Winter in "Gone 1 With the Chinook." 1 Auto Camp Owner Finds Buried Gold ODESSA," Tex, Jan. t7-Ify-Riley Smith, tourist camp opera tor; said .tonight he and a partner had . located $100,000 in buried J 10 and 110 gold . pieces within' miles of-here. . ; Earlier Smith sent a telegram to US Attorney Clyde Eaatus at Dallas, saying. "Shall we bring in $100,900 ; in buried treasure in $20 gold pieces, or will you come and get it.1t . . He would not elaborate other than to say he and his partner, IV P. Smith, could, "go right to" the treasure. 4. f l 1 I Armed Pair Raid Office Of Salem Brewery; Get $8.30 From Bookeeper Unmasked Robbers Force W. P -r to Shell out Personal Money; Compr cg 4nds Safely Locked in Cabi j." Vault Two unmasked men held Brewery association at about?5' ening W. R. Gamer, bookke in the safe, made off with $8., in stamps. The two men, Gamer told O a . I Mexicans Seeking Japan's Oil Trade Rich Iron Sources Also Eyed by Japan as Treaty Ends By WILLIAM D. PATTERSON MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27-(F)-Reliable sources today reported that expiration of the Japanese United States commercial treaty already has resulted in an Inten sive drive by Japan to expand her trade with Mexico particularly in oil. Japan now obtains most of the oil needed to run her vast indus trial and war machines from Cali fornia wells but was said to be making preparations to obtain Mexican oil in case of a United States embargo. A secondary consideration, these sources said, was the exploi tation of Mexico's Iron resources. Mexico, holding nearly 18,000, 000 barrels of thus far unsaleable oil and willing to negotiate a bar ter act, has been receptive to Jap anese representatives now here. One responsible government of ficial asserted: "We would do business with the devil if he wanted oil and could pay for It." Japanese delegations, well In formed quarters indicated, have obtained new oil well drilling per mits. Informed foreign sources said the Japanese also were studying means of assisting the Mexican government in dredging S a 1 1 n a Crui," Pacific coast port, and im proving petroleum storage facili ties there. Wreck Survivors Awaited at Tokyo TOKYO, Jan. 28.-(Sunday)--The Japanese steamer Ukishama Maru was expected at Kobe this afternoon with 125 survivors of the Philippine liner President Quezon, which piled up on a reef off Tanegashlma island yesterday and sank. A complete check showed only one fatality in the disaster to the 8,341-ton ship, her cook, who was washed overboard while entering a lifeboat in the pounding seas. Radioing details of the sinking, the rescue ship said the President Quezon's captain reported holes had been battered in her hull when she grounded and he had ordered the pumps manned in the hope of reaching shore when a rising tide lifted the ship off the rocks. When the President Quezon floated free, however, the seas poured in too rapidly and the or der was given to abandon ship. Tanegashlma island is oft the coast of southern Japan. Lewis Twits AFL Chief About Cake COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 27.-(p)-John L. Lewis twitted William Green today about the damage to President Roosevelt's birthday cake. The pastry, a gift from the American Federation of Labor, was broken in delivery and re quired repair. Lewis, head of the CIO, com mented: "Anything Mr. Green attempts to deliver is likely to be damaged before It reaches its destination. I say that advisedly, haying known Mr. Green for a long time." Distress and Unrest Result In Russia From Finnish War . WASHINGTON; Jan. 17.-)-Skyrocketlng prices, dwindling food and fuel suppUes, and the coldest weather in 100 years have brought widespread, distress and unrest In soviet Russia according to authoritative advices received In diplomatic circles here. . The reports explain that a breakdown In the transportation system, aggravated 1 by the severe demands necessitated by troop movements to the Finnish front, rather than actual shortages in supplies, is causing great suffer ing, particularly in Moscow and the surrounding area. ! Asked bout these reports, the soviet embassy characterised them as "absurd" without any further comment. t ; Diplomatic circles were inter ested In the reports in view of the effect "any internal suffering and unrest In Russia might have on the Invasion of Finland, the c? offices of the Salem 0 .it night and after threat en a gun and shutting him an undetermined amount police, came into the brewery office where he was working. The older of the pair pointed a gun at Gamer and ordered him to open the cabinet in the safe which com pany funds are kept. When Gamer protested that he had no key to the cabinet the men demanded his personal money and he gave them $7 which he was carrying. They rifled the stamp drawer and took $1.30 and some stampB. Before they left the men made Gamer step into the vault and the pair shut the door behind him, although they did not lock it. Ga mer came out when they had gone and Immediately phoned police. The man with the gun, a short barrelled pistol, was described as being between 35 and 40 years old, about 150 pounds in weight, of dark complexion and wearing a grey checked raincoat. The other man was said to be between 30 and 35 years old, about 150 pounds, dark complex ioned and wearing a dark jacket, black gloves and a dark hat. Two More Seeking . Treasurer's Post Dr. O. A. Olson Announces Intention; Sam Butler Files With Clerk Two more aspirants for the of fice of Marion county treasurer entered the lists yesterday. Latest to announce his inten tion of seeking this office was Dr. O. A. Olson, a dentist, member of the Salem water commission, for mer city councilman and a repub lican. The other candidate; Sam J. Butler,.-- democrat, yesterday, filed with the county clerk his declaration of Intention to seek the nomination for treasurer. A resident of Marlon county for 33 years, Dr. Olson said his campaign slogan would be "Hon esty and efficiency In office" and his platform "to conduct the of fice in a businesslike manner, all funds to be properly segregated and the books balanced at the close of each day." ' Herman Brown, prominent Am erican Legion member and a re publican, also Is expected to try for his party's nomination for this office. Butler gave as his slogan "Ef ficient service" and as his plat form, "Maintain a businesslike and efficient office." He served 14 years In the Marion county sheriff's office, starting in 1920 under Sheriff W. I. Needham and spent his last 12 years there in the tax department. He has lived in the county for 28 years. Juvenile Is Held For Burglary Job A 15-year old boy who admitted entering the home of Albert Lleske, 652 Statesman street, on the night of November 29 and tak ing a man's watch, a pistol and a knife and chain was arrested by police yesterday and turned over to Nona White, county juvenile officer. The boy was apprehended after another boy told police of how he was given a watch to sell by the youth who entered the house. On questioning by police the 15-year-old admitted the burglary, his first attempt, and said he had decided to do it after reading in newspapers that no one had been caught after a number of house prowling. The knife and chain was re trieved from a boy to whom it had been given as a present. The boy was unable to produce the pistol, which he said had been stolen from him. Soviet's relations with Germany, and the future development of general European affairs. It was pointed- out that diffi culties, if as serious as reported, would greatly decrease the amount of supplies soviet Russia could provide to Germany, and might become a potent factor in the development of the European war. Inability to secure many food stuffs in the Moscow market, the reports said, had caused increases as high as 85 per cent in the prices of some commodities. The greatest shortages were reported in meat, fish, milk, hatter and potatoes. Bread queues, the first in many years in Russia, were reported to have appeared, but to be slow ly decreasing as the soviet gov ernment concentrated efforts - on providing bread and flour. Peas (Turn to page 2. eoL 1) Churchill Says Germany Isn't Tough as 1914 Admiralty Lord Cautions British Against any Relaxation Says Convoy System Has Conveyed 7000 Ships With 15 Losses MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 27-P)-Wlnston Churchill today appraised nasi Germany as a weaker foe than the Imperial Ger many of 1914 while the allies "are far ahead of where we were at this time in the other war." But he cautioned the British in an address on the progress of the conflict against any relaxation, de claring instead "it is a time to dare and endure." The first lord of the admiralty spoke in this center of British lib eralism and free trade for the first time since de launched a move two years ago to make the League of Nations all-powerful against ag gressors. Hecklers in his free trade hall audience interrupted him by call ing the name of Sir Oswald Mos ley, British fascist leader, but the disturbances ended when a man was ejected after shouting: "We want Mosley and peace!" Defends British Convoy Plan To nasi assertions that Brit ain's convoy system was Ineffec tive, Churchill replied that "out of nearly 7500 ships convoyed to and from this island only 15 have beon lost." He said half of Ger many's submarines had been de stroyed and new building had "fallen far short of what we orig inally estimated." He charged Germany with "shameful records" in the con quests of Czecho-slovakia and Po land, from which he said "we can judge what our own fate would be should we fall luto her clutches." "Everything that has happened to the Czechs cannot compare with the atrocities worked upon the poor Poles" of whom "upwards of 15,000 intellectuals have been shot," he said. The sharp-tongued admiralty head told Britons they had es caped the terrors of air warfare (TamMPTpag ,; eotTf - Ingalls Applauds Vital Principles Corvallis Editor Holds Basic Governmental Facts Unchanged "There are fundamental prin cipals of government which are as valid now as they were when the founding fathers wrote them into the constitution. They are or they wouldn't be fundamental." Claude Ingalls, editor of The Corvallis Gazette-Times made this statement last night before the annnal banquet of the Sons of the American Revolution at which he shared the program with Gov ernor Charles A. Sprague. Ingalls traced the evolution of English constitutional history from its origins in the time of Magna Charta to the judicial de cisions of the 18th century which endowed British and American political thought with much of their positive views on personal freedom and respect for Individ ual rights. The origin of the American con stitution, he averred, was when "the founding fathers realised that they had overthrown George Ill's politicians, but that new ones would take their place. "For that reason they drew up In the constitution certain rules to keep the politicians in bounds, and then set up the supreme court as an umpire. "In the last few years we have seen the most determined effort (Turn to page 3, col. 2) Two Movie Stars Robbery Victims CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-(Sunday)-(A3)-Constance Bennett and Anita Louise, movie actresses, reported to police early today tha they were robbed of jewels they valued at $33,095 by five masked men as they were driving to their hotel from a benefit appearance at a charity ball. The two movie stars were riding in Miss ' Bennett's automobile, driven by a chauffeur, when the ear was curbed by a small sedan carrying ive men. The robbery occurred between Adams and Monroe streets on Market street, a short distance from the union depot where the charity ball had been held. Miss Bennett Was scheduled to conclude her engagement today In the stage play, "Easy Virtue" at the Selwyn theater. Widow of Idaho Senator To Get $10,000 Payment "WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-0V A provision for payment of -110. 000 to Mrs. William EL Borah was inserted in a deficiency appropria tion bill today by a senate appro priations subcommittee: This sum customarily la given to the widow of a congress member who dies in office. -. .' . Four' Soviet Divisions Routed With big Loss in Finnish Trap - o Japan to Get Wide Demands Before Treaty Broad Treatment of US Rights in Orient Is Expected Hull's Expression Given to Garner Is Held as Basic Idea By ANDRUE BERDING WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L-i'rV The American government will re quire much more than mere re spect for Americans and their properties In China before nego tiating a new commercial treaty with Japan. What the government has in mind by respect for American rights in China transcends the us ual interpretation. The most prevalent popular idea of what is meant by American rights in China is this: No more bombings of American missions or businesses. No more slappings or pushlngs - about of Americans. No more discrimina tion against American business men. But there are authoritative In dications that the state depart ment would require assurances of much broader regard for Ameri can rights before it would be wil ling to conclude a new treaty of commerce with Japan. View of Officials Is Inclusive In the view of officials here, American rights embrace: 1. The right to have the nine power treaty which she and Japan signed lived up to. The treaty sig natories agreed "to respect the sovereignty, the independence, and the territorial and adminis trative integrity of China." The United States therefore has the fight toHsipec tfapan. to respect the territorial integrity and inde pendence of China by getting out of China, knapsack and wagon train. 2. .A right to expect a signatory of the Kellogg anti-war pact to refrain from using war as an in strument of national or Interna tional policy. Japan used war against China as an instrument of policy. The United States has a right to have the war abandoned and the advantage it has given Japan renounced. Officials believe it is only through respect for such rights that Americans and their interests can be safeguarded. The attitude of the government on this point was expressed by Secretary of State Hull; that was two years ago, but this expression is fresher today than it was then. (Turn to page I, col. 6) Submarine Report Held Unconfirmed WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-JP)-The White Hduse said today, in response to inquiries, that re ports of German submarines oper ating off the coast of South Amer ica and within the SOO-mile Amer ican neutrality sons lacked con firmation in official Washington quarters. Stephens Early, press secretary to President Roosevelt, termed stories of such activity "mere re ports" and said their only effect had been the "regrettable one" of causing more than 100 cancel lations in steamship travel. By "mere reports," it was ex plained, he referred to press re ports and not to any, official re ports to the government. He de clined to answer when asked spe cifically If such reports had been received by government depart ments. The state department and navy would not comment on the sub ject. The New Tork Times, in a special dispatch -from Rio de Ja- niero, said subsequently that cap tains of coastwise vessels reach ing Bahia have reported sighting German submarines near Ilheos, on the border of the states of Bahia and Esplrito Santo, and that onw report said a German U-boat had been seen near Ber muda. Late Sports LOS ANGELES. Jan. 17.-UPV- The undefeated Trojans of South ern California handed Stanford Its second consecutive pasting on the basketball court tonight, winning by a score of S3 to 27. The Tro jans won last night's game- 1-4 &. The victory . clearly established the Trojans as the likely winner of the southern division champion ship of the Pacific Coast confer ence. PORTLAND. Jan. 2 7.-UFV-The University of Portland continued its basketball winning streak to night by lacing the Llnfield col lege Wildcats, 40-30, despite a lt- point- personal total scored by FriedhofL Llnfield forward. Japanese Liner From Which Nazi Seamen Were Removed by British Ax-'' " j--a 'vftft,ft,?ft v -,c7ft - V , ft - '1 ' - J ' t - - r. i I ' ' ft "-, 5- ft -jr-; The liner Asama Mara from which XI German crewmen of the freight er Arankn were taken by an Australian cruiser. The tiemuuM have been taken to Hong Kong where they will be interned for the dera tion of the war. Japan is expected to protest Britain! action sec ond time. Japan to Protest Anew To British on Seizures Reply to First Note on "Inadequate" JWJi by British TOKYO. Jan. 28. (Sunday) (AP) Japan was re ported reliably today preparing to lodge a second protest with Great Britain against seizure 01 zi uerznans irom ine Japanese lmer Asama Maru. The same sources said the note was "inadequate." It .was Rain Causes Rise In Thermometers Hood River,. Pendleton in Sub-Freezing Class, but Others Warm PORTLAND, Jan. 2 7.-(fl-Ra!n brought a marked rise in tem peratures in many parts of Ore gon today. Hood River and Pendleton re mained in the sub-f reexlng class early today, while Bend, Burns and Baker moved into higher brackets for the first time in sev eral days. Major winter highways not pre viously closed by snow remained open. The Columbia river high way was icy for a few miles east of Corbett. , Small craft warnings were con tinued at the mouth of the Co lumbia river and along the Wash ington coast. The federal weather predic tions are for cloudy weather to morrow, with rain in the western portion of the state, snow over the mountains and little change in temperatures.1 Fresh to strong southerly winds off the coast will increase tomorrow. Minimum temperatures today. some of them taken at airports, included Baker 32 degrees, Bend SC. Brookings SO, Burns 12, Eu gene 44, Hood River 26, Lake view 35, Medford 39, Newport 47, North Bend 48, Pendleton 25, Portland 22, Roseburg 44, Siski you Summit 24. Marion County Wins Second, State Contest The Clackamas county jersey cattle club was announced as gold medal winner in the state Jersey dab's accomplishment eon test and the Marion county club captor of the silver second place medal at the annual state club meting at the Marlon hotel yes terday. Linn and Benton counties tied tor third. Oscar Hagg. Reeds tille. was elected president of tho state club at the closing session. If, N. Tibbies, Independence, was named vice-president and W. C. Letn, Dallas, reelected secretary-treasurer Governor Charles A. Sprague, speaking at the noon luncheon, complimented the Jersey breeders for their forward-looking pro gram . and plans for expansion. "State Representative George Angell, of the Oregon Fanner, served as toastmaster and Intro duced other honor guests, who spoke briefly. They were Res w 1v , ft- ' V ftT" ft , 'ift- ' ',1 , " V ".'' - jft - ; f- 1 ft- - ft-'"' . m , . . ; x - 'V'-'V''!! '7' Stopping of Boat Stated Delivered Jo Arita Ambassador British reply to Japan's first delivered yesterday in a two- Ohour conierence petween jroreign Minister Hachjro Arita and Brit ish Ambassador Sir Robert Leslie Cralgle and is to be published Monday. Japan was expected to seek a formal apology over the incident Jan. 20 in which a British cruiser took the Germans off the Japan ese merchantman within IS miles of Yokohama. The British note answering Japan's first protest was under stood merely to have set forth Britain's Interpretation of her rights in such cases. Both Japan ese and British sources said the meeting between Arita and Sir Robert had produced no agree ment of views but further con versations were expected. HONGKONG, Jan. 28,-(Mon-day)-py-The British navy dis closed today that the 21 Germans seized from the Japanese liner Asama Maru had arrived In this British crown colony and had "been handed over to military authorities." Leaped Off Span, Now Plays Organ PORTLAND, Jan. 27-WVHer leap from the Morrison bridge into the Willamette river temporarily forgotten, a 29-year-old woman calmly played the organ at the city jail today, awaiting trial on disorderly conduct charges. Jail matron said the woman gave her name as Mary Kelemen. She Is much better now and has been playing the organ," the ma tron added. The woman was rescued from the river yesterday after she swam to some pilings. . Jersey Club Ross, Mt. Angel, retiring presi dent; John Gale, who took the Oregon Jersey herd to the Gold Gat exposition; Roger Morse, state extension dairyman; P. M. Brandt, bead- of the division of animal Industries at Oregon Btate college; Leo Spltzbart, lUte (air director; State Senators Ronald Jones and Dean Walker and T. K. Warren, western reprsssntativ of - the American Jersey Cattle club. . , - . : Committee appointments an nounced at the morning session Included : Resolutions, O s a r Hagg, Robert IUff, Howard Bertsch, C. K. Terry, Dr. K. W. Fortner, - E. Mcllvenna, Homer Shelby and B G. Anderson sad it, George Fullenwider, Mrs. F. Or Kuenstlng and Mrs. W. J. Thornier: Judge- county- reports. Roger Morse, George Angell and Leo SplUbart; fair reclassification L. A. Hulburt, E. Mcllvenna and John Gale ! v: X ' . " Russians Flee After Biggest Battle of War Four Divisions Scatter. Leaving Snows Strewn "With Corpses Russians Led to Disaster In Finnish Trap hj Lake Ladoga By WADE WERNER HELSINKI. Jan. 27. -flV The beaten fragments of four soviet divisions, once 70.000 strong, were reported by Finnish cour iers tonight to be scattered in headlong flight, leaving the snows and icelocked lakes and rivers strewn with thousands of dead and wounded. The casualties and heaps of abandoned war materials were the price paid In a futile endea vor to outflank the Mannerkelss line, to eat behind it by encirc ling the froten shores of Lake Ladoga. When the whole story Is told, the Finns said. It will show the worst disaster of the Russian in vasion. The nightly Finnish communi que was tersely nen-commltal on the extent of the victory, bat military reports from the front Indicated the backbone of tha Russian offensive north of Lake Ladoga had been smashed de spite elaborate advance prepara tions and a week of constant day and night assaults. Russians Led Into Trap These reports said the Russians, attempting at point after point to break through the Flnnlsn lines, had been led Into a death trB- ;' ' .i : Moving sluggishly,-the fed' ar my columns were .aaghV In e withering crossfire that "broke, their communications, smashed supply lines, prevented the ar rival of reinforcements and took terrible toll. Finnish light artillery, machine guns and automatic rifles wrought almost unbelievable de struction In the waves of solidly packed soviet Infantry. Foreign observers said the fart the Russians failed to outflank the Mannerheim line Indicated surprising strength in the Flu nigh mobile defense. Finnish Communique Understatement Tonight's army communique re ported merely that attacks at various points northeast of Lake Ladoga bad been "repulsed with heavy losses" and that "some f the sttaoklng detachments were dispersed In entirety" The eoss munlque also announced capture- of "numerous automatic weap ons." Unofficial sources, however, said the communique was a cau tious understatement. Hundreds of tanks, armored cars and mo torized anti-aircraft weapons wem reported to havs fallen into tb hands of the Finns as the Rus sians fell back. Some sources estimated the soviet dead at 5,000. These sources said at least three or four men were wounded to every one killed, which weald bring the total Russian casualties to approximately 20,000. Fireman Is Killed In Stockton Fire STOCKTON, Calif., Jan. 17- ', CP)-A fire captain was killed, sev eral firemen . were injured, and. 700 Japanese men, women aad ' children were endangered as fir swept through a three-story brick building here tonight, . Fire broke out in the rear of the garage which occupies th ground floor, firemen said. Tha ' flames, unnoticed for some time because no one was in the garage, " ate upward into the second and third floors, occupied 2y sv Jap anese hall. The 700 Japanese were attend- lng a show given as a .benefit tor their Buddhist church. Captain Loren II. Causey was killed when a wall of tha brick building eoUapssd. and be wan , burled under the debris. Firemen .. quickly cleared away the wreck age, but the captain was already dead. Firemen estimated the danrags) -at 160,000. Gas Heater Blast Fatal for Woman -- - VANCOUVER," Wash., Jan.-IT. -itey-A chicken house caaolias heater she was attempting to light I exploded.' set fire to the coop aad fatally burned Mrs. Laveta Gar-; land, about 22,' at tha Garland, farm 12 miles north of here to- ' day . : V ' Her husband. - Henry Garland, SS, was severely burned attempt ing to save her. Deputy gfcarlff Bill Yates reported. Besides her husband . the vic tim is surviTed by two small e hila rs n.