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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, February 9. 1940 PAGE TWO f. O 1? J peinerruuiiu, Not Four Men Lemcke Last Seen Clinging to Lifeboat With Trio "Who Gained Shore j VICTORIA, Feb. 8-(-Thc department of transport today re celved word from Jack Hunting, lighthouse keeper at Paehena point, Jhat Patrolman Mosley re ported part of the wreckage of the Tacoma seiner "Tarslty" had beem found at the west end of Michigan beach, near that point. No trace of the four missing . member of the crew, Joe Cloud J Pete Peljan, Steve Lemcke and Tic Karmelich were found. Hunt ing aaid. Three members of the crew. 1 Hubert Ursich. Hubert Anclch ; and j (Anton Mavier, were taken .'aboard the U S coastguard cutter .Onondaga today, bavin reached telegraph cabin 12 miles north of Clo-Oose yesterday. They were rescued from the beach by a mo tor lifeboat from Neah bay today. ;, The Varsity, a 87-foot, craft, ran off its course in a fog Sun day. PORT7 ANGELES. Wash.. Feb. S-gy-One of the three survivors of the seine boat Varsity's crew of seven told here tonight a harrow ing story of clinging for more than four hours to an overturned life boat before the pounding surf . washed them off and carried them into the rocky, desolate west Van couver island shore. Huoert Ursich, part time skip per of the 67-foot fishing vessel, related the story of shipwreck, death, suffering and heroism af ter arriviug here aboard the US coast guard cutter Onondaga at S p.m. Hubert Ancich and Antone ilarier, the other two known sur vivors, were also abord the cutter. Exhausted, footsore and bat tered, they were taken immediate ly to a hospital. Overshot Strait Ursich said the boat hit a reef bout six miles from Cape Pache na, Vancouver Island, after having overshot the strait of Juan de Fuca entrance to Its home Puget bound waters, en route to Tacoma ,-from the fishing season off the California coast. "It hit abou'. 11:30 Monday night," he said. "The fog was 'heavy and apparently the captain i'lJoe Cloud of Gig Harbor, Wash., j co-owner of the $40,000 boat) thought he was near Tatoosh." Tatoosh is off the northern ; Washington coast. ,A distress call iwhich was picked up at three points shortly after Monday mid i night indicated the boat was ia ground near there, i "Some of the men were asleep ,and some on watch when she hit," 'the J&-y ear-old seaman continued. "AH seven of us got on deck and tried to launch the big lifeboat, I , but a biz wave washed us all into ,the sea. All of us got hold of the upset lifeboat, but three of them slipped off pretty quick and we ' t- nvav daw t hm iraln Thn thre ;of us that came through it OK and Steve Lemcke (of Tacoma) clung to the bottom of the life boat for more than four hours. Three Knocked Looae 1, "The sea was rough and was j shore. Lieut. R. R. Waesche, Jr., j pounding in against the rocks. Fi- 8on of the US coast guard com jnally a big wsve knocked all of us jnundant. Rear Admiral Waesche. sut Steve off when we were a .commanded a crew of none on a 'short way oft shore. We fought perilous dash under oar power !ur way in and called Steve. He I said he was going to hang on. We : never saw him or the lifeboat again. Pieces of the little dory j that ws tied to the lifeboat were '' washed it. the next day. "By daybreak all trace of the Varsity had disappeared, and it was still stormy in the rocky J cove." Ursich said he and his two com j panions spent Monday on the j beach, too exhausted to do much, watching for some trace of their ? shipmates. They were barefooted. , Using rocks for hammers, they ! said, tney built a ladder out of j drittwood and parts of wreckage j and a turntable from the boat, j With it they scaled the 60-foot I cliff that towered above them. moving up from ledge to ledge. They found a trail that led them V, Pure Lard Our own Bacon Squares or Fig Hocks Fresh or Bacon Backs Heavy, lb. Ilntion Stew ! Tost pmj only ou profit whea trading here. We bay all onr '-livestock front the farmers, doing all wr wm kmiac astd seat pacajag new ta own Pork to Boast No Prime Rib Doll, Fresh Pig Feel, Oar Psora' Lard Is the only open kettle rendered lard being offend for tele ta Salem, It contains front 10 to 13 less saolatwe th steam rendered lard. Open Unlil 7 P. II. Sainrday High-Priced McCoy With A's - f r ' S' t ' t r i - ' ' ' - " , ' - ; f 'JJis V 4t! "i-v-lwlr,7!"1"'; y v - '- V ::- V TK---: :: ; :. : -x-; . : ; -s Hf-rt-'s Bny MKoy. the Philadelphia AthletW bJjcta-prfred tofielder who not I 8 l.-VOOO bonus plus a promise of tlO.OOO salary for sigB lng with the A's after being made a free agent by Commissioner In lis. McCoy is shown at his- Grand villr, Mich., home with Earl Mack, vice president of the A's, after signing. He butted slightly over .800 with the Tigers in 53 games last year. Labor in Britain Opposes any Peace Willi Nazis; Restitution of Poland And Czechoslovakia Among War Aims LONDON, Feb. 8. -(AP) Great Britain's labor mil lions, through the national executive of the labor party, de clared tonight unequivocally against peace negotiations with anv nazi eovernment in Germany. A document giving the war purposes and peace aims of the chief opposition British party demanded as a condition V ! Wednesday to a government line I cabin, whence their safety was le i ported yesterday while the search I for them vu beinK continued off ithe Washington coast, far to the south. Ursich said they reached the cabin, footsore and battered, 6 5 hours after the wreck. Thrills Still" Ahead Canadian government men and the US coast guard immediately took up the search In the vicinity for the other four crewmen. Ursich said tonight that Lemcke might have survived, even if the others didn't, and they hoped the coast guard would immediately 8eek permission of Canadian au- I thorities to conduct an aerial search of the island coast. 1 Hazards and heroism were still ahead of the three weary men be j fore they could be taken from the thore. The sea continued rough today when the cutter Onondaga pre pared to rescue the trio from the throngh the pounding surf. They effected the rescue without mis hap, and Lieut. Commander F. D. Higbee of the Onondaga said to night: "The men did a marvelous job. The sea was roaring in and they took a daring chance. It was one of the toughest Jobs I ever saw for an oar-powered boat." Rainfall Harms Land LIND. Wash.. Feb. 8.-(P)- ! Farm land in this Columbia basin area lost approximately two tons of soli per acre from erosion during the heavy rainfall early in the week, Harley D. Jacquot, superintendent of the Adams branch experiment station, an nounced today. MiOTLES phont riAHTfPT 171 8757 WiiiUftXl JL S.Coml Salem's Leading Market Yon can always do better at McDowell's, Salem's Own Meat Market. 4 make Strips, lb. 50 50 Cured, lb. IPC 50 lbs.2SC or Pork Backbones, lb. SMcaJag pUat. 120 Shanks, lb. lb. 170 30 I ..a a. a. J H lb. for ending the war actual acts or restitution and freedom for Poles and Czechos-Slovaks. Austria would be allowed to choose for herself to be in or outside of the reich. it Said. The statement, drafted by the supreme governing body of the party, gave the most explicit def inition yet of the party's war and peace aims. It Is to be submitted to the party's national conference In May for debate and adoption as the definite labor policy of this country. Condemns Russia Despite the party's long advo cacy of Improvement of British Russian relations and criticism of the British government for "clumsiness" in dealing with the soviet union, the labor pronounce ment condemned Russia's "unpro voked attack on Finland in shameless Imitation of nazi tech nique." It said "We should regard ex tinction of the free Finnish de mocracy as an Intolerable disaster for civilization." Hugh Dalton, party spokesman, in commenting on the statement said it was more specific on war and peace aims than any defin ition of policy by the Chamber lain government. The latter, he said, never had gone so far In de claring against peace negotiations with any leaders of the nazi re gime. Explaining the absence of any reference to the Russian-occupied part of Poland, Dalton said Brit ain was not at war with Russia and the party decided against try ing to define now post-war terri torial adjustments. Oppose Crashing Germany On the future of Germany the statement said: "We are opposed to any attempt from outside to break up Ger many." Dalton stressed the choice of the word "outside" asserting that if the German people themselves chose some form of decentraliza tion that was a matter for them. "We do not seek the humilia tion or dismemberment of your country," said the statement ad dressed directly to the German people. "If you establish a government sincerely willing that Cermany shall be a good neighbor and a good European there shall be no humiliation or revenge." Salem Case Cited As Hoover Argues Fingerprint Value WASHINGTON. Feb. .-(JPr-Justice department offlicals in pleas to the house appropriations committee for funds for next year, described work of various branches of the department and citing examples of service in the northwest states. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the federal bureau of investigation, in requests for finger printing funds, cited a Salem. Ore., mur der case L which ringer prints identified the victim ae Alexander Harju who had been finger print ed at a hospital in Newberry, Mich., two years before. His near est relative was located from FBI records. Hoover said the expansion of the intelligence division which checks on subversive activities had required opening of several new offices Including on in Juneau, Alaska. Rufus A. Stults, 45. En gen Junkn dealer, pleaded Innocent at Albany Wednesday to a charge of first degree murder in the Harju case. Harju'a body was found In a sideroad ditch near Halsey sev eral weeks ago and lay unu.ni i fied in an Albany morgue for sev eral days. Ileber Grant Better LOS ANGELES. . Feb. 8.-0T-Heber J. Grant, president of the Latter Day Saints, was "defin itely better" today, his doctors reported. Reds Declare 13 Forts Are Taken Finns Say Line Still Held While Turks Seize Krupp Works (Continued from Page 1.) yards at Istanbul. In Berlin, a diplomatic .protest, hut nothing stronger, was predicted. German Kagineers Lose Their Jobs The Turkish government also fired German aaval engineers and technicians who had been engaged In equipping Turkish submarines In the seised shipyards, located on the vital Bosphoms straits which separate Asia Minor from Europe. France started a Polish expedi tionary force toward Finland and unofficial reports in London said the first contingent of British vol unteers might leave for Finland next week. ' Prime Minister Chamberlain, fiercely assailing Russian air raids against Finland, praised the "Finns "heroic struggle" and asserted that British help to the little northern country "has been of real value." More was: on the way, he said. French parliamentary support for Finland spread to the senate with approval, by the democratic left, of a motion congratulating the French government on its ef forts to help the Finns. The breach between Moscow and Paris widened with French rejection of a soviet protest against a raid Monday on Russian commercial offices in the French capital. World Prayer Day Will Be Observed Salem church people will ob serve the world day of prayer to day at a program at the Calvary Baptist church starting at 10 a. m. and continuing through 2:45 p. m. Theme for the observ ance is "In Quietness and in Con fidence Shall Be Your Strength." The program will Include: 10:00 a. m. Hymn, "Sweet Hour of Prayer," leader, Mrs. Ruth Tooze. 10:10 a. m. Silent meditation, "Be Still and Know That lam Q o d." Mrs. W. Thome. Solo. "Be Still and Know," Mrs. Ruth Tooze. 10:30 a. m. "In Quietness and Confidence Shall Be Your Strength." Mrs. J. F. Bil leter. Solo, "Holy Quiet ness," Mrs. C. F. Davis. 10:45 a. m. Business reports by Mrs. M. Johnson, Mrs. B. Swope and Mrs. Roy Lock enour. 11:80 a. m. Hymn, "How Firm a Foundation." Duet, "Are You Watching His Star?" Mr. and Mrs. H. Leach. "The Kingdoms of This World," Mrs. 8. Raynor Smith. 1:30 p. m. Hymn, "Sweet Peace." Prayer. Mrs. B. F. Shoemaker. Solo, Virginia LaRae. 1:50 p. m. "The Work of Righteousness," Mrs. M. Hulet. 1:10 p. m. Report by Rer. Horikoshl. Report by young people. 2:45 p. m. Offering and dedi cation of gifts, Mrs. L. Meeker. Missionary ad dress by Rev. Roy Fuller. Jones Goes North For Eagles Fete City Recorder A. Warren Jontes will board a Seattle-bound train at 5:40 a. m. today to meet Con rad Mann, who served as chair man of Kansas City's noted plan ning committee of 1000, and ac company him to the Washington city where Mann tonight and Saturday will be the honor guest and principal speaker at the cele bration of the 42nd anniversary of the founding of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Seattle Is the lodge's birthplace. Jones made Mann's acquaint ance while serving as state presi dent of the Eagles. He is now serving a second term as presi dent of the Willamette aerie of the order. Law and Goodman Head for Capital SEATTLE, Feb. 8-P)-D Law, Aberdeen CIO leader whose wife waa slain January 5 in her home, said tonight he would leave tomorrow for Washington with Attorney Irvln Goodman of Port land and Howard Costlgan, execu tive secretary of the Washington Commonwealth Federation. The announced purpose of their mission will be to lay before At torney General Robert Jackson facts which they allege Indicate a "breakdown of law enforcement on Grays Harbor" and to solicit federal Intervention. Law labeled as a "circus trick" the "He detector" test challenge which emanated this week from Aberdeen. He hit especially at Special Prosecutor Paul Manley, who said today that L&w was evading the proposed test. OSC Aliimni Form Chapter in Salem Approximately TO former stu dents at Oregon Stat college, representing most of the classes from 1908 to 1939, met, at the chamber of commerce last night and formed a Salem chapter or the Oregon State alumni associa tion, electing Verne Thomas, COLDS OHM Dlacaafcn For antes relief from the misery of colds, take 6M S66 Uai TaUMs . wv Ii m One president; Mary Louise Oliver, vice-president, and Mary Brown, secretary-treasurer. Other on the executive committee are Wil liam H. Woodford, chairman, and Leo G. Spitzbart. Tho group decided to Invite Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter to speak to a meeting In March of OSC and U of O alumni and parents of present students. Final plans and date will be announced later. President Thomas stated that he hoped to see more of the alum ni in the vicinity of Salem oat for the next meeting. March 7 In the chamber of commeree. 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