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Social Revolt
It will come on a world
wide scale when the war
ends. So predict H. G.
Wells la his new book, Tbo
New World Order," re
viewed on page 0 of today's
Statesman.
Weather
X II II II
Scattered show era todayi
generally fair Monday; lit
tie chance la trmprrilirr.
alax. temp. Saturday 47,
tin. 41. IUver lUft. Bon lb
wind.
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EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning. February 18, 1940
Price 3d Newsstands 5c
No. 282
in (SMe
BE..
Paul U auger $ Column
Recently the state of Ore con
bad occasion to ask the state of
Nebraska for the extradition of
& certain Mr. Borders, Innocently
stepping Into a
political fend
tween the gover
nor of Nebraska
and the Renten
ant-governor o f
C7
Nebraska. f
Along with its!
request tne state
of Oregon sent
the usual three
dollar fee. Woe
full v. the state
of Oregon d 1 d a
not know that the governor and
lieutenant-governor of Nebraska
weren't speaking.
There - was some difficulty
about the extradition and finally
the state of Oregon asked the
state of Nebraska to forget the
whole thing and send its three
dollars back. The mother day this
reply was received from Otho K.
DeViss, secretary to the governor
of Nebraska:
"I am instructed by the gov
ernor to advise you that this
problem was taken up with the
attorney general's office, which
advised that inasmuch as the
lieutenant-governor is no long
er acting governor due to the
governor's return to the state,
the lieutenant-governor would
be without authority to sign
the warrant; and since the gov
ernor was ont of the state at
that time it would not be pos
sible for him to sign the war
rant now.
"If it were not for the fact
that the three dollars you paid
ns was deposited with the state
treasurer prior to the receipt
of your letter; and consequent
ly an act of the legislature
would be the only way it could
be withdrawn."
So, unless there is a special
session of the Nebraska legisla
ture, the state of Oregon loses
three bucks.
As for Mr. Borders, he Is now
safely here in Oregon. When con
fronted with the situation, he act
ed like a gentleman, waived extra
dition and came winging home
with Sheriff Andy Burk.
Coal has been denied to Ber
lin apartment houses, hotels
and stores. Hitler is learning
that you can't fuel all of the
people all of the time.
- -
Several days - age Governor
policeman"! 0 miles out of Salem
and told he was starting a day
early for a speaking date in Clack
a mas county. Yesterday Governor
Sprague again nearly did some
unscheduled traveling.
The governor boarded a South
ern Pacific train at the station
here to shake hands with Gover
nor Olson of California. Governor
Sprague, with a party of newspa
permen and photographers, had
no sooner boarded the train than
it started to move,
Governor Sprague hurriedly
shook hands with the visiting gov
ernor and then hurried to get off.
The car was nearly to State street
before the party could detrain.
Seems they had to do a lot of
fast talking to convince the son
ductor the Cascade Limited
should stop for a mere governor.
The new formed Salem po
lice reserve is having difficul
ties. Seems they can't find
enough candidates who aren't
already special sheriff's depu
ties. Russian Force Is
Qose to Viipuri
MOSCOW. Feb. 18.-(Sunday )-
HSVThe soviet Russian military
headquarters today claimed the
capture of a station only four
miles southeast of the vital Finn
ish city of Viipuri.
"The enemy hurriedly retreated
under the blows of soviet troops
toward Viipuri, suffered grave
losses and setting villages on
fire," the communique said.
The station of Saimo, four miles
southeast of Viipuri, the town of
Ojnola, on the northern shore of
Lake Muola, a fortified lone at
Karhula. west of Summa, and the
towns of Narja and Murrila in the
coastal area were occupied by ret
army troops, the communique
added.
Mrs. Booth Asked
By Teacher Group
To Seek Election
Politics made an impromptu
entry - into the second county
teachers institute yesterday when
members of the primary, inter-
mediate and upper grades and
principals associations voluntarily
passed resolutions asking present
County - Superintendent Agnes C
Booth to file her intention of ean
didacjyfor the superintendency in
the May primary elections.
The Institute held at the Bush
school was attended by over 100
county teachers of all grades.
Special addresses were given by
Dr. "Allen East of the University
of Oregon Medical school and by
Captain Percy L. Clark of the Sa
lem first aid ear. Professor L. J.
Sparks of Willamette university
spoke on the health -implications
of athletic activities.
The next local Institute will be
held at Mill City April 5, with fire
hazards as the theme, uoya wi-1
tod ' president of the Marion ' Aitnouga sw,w,wvw j v,
County Teachers association is 000,000 a year is spent for relief
tosSlxia " " Cmrai- Olson exalalnfed
Democrats Will
Convent ti on
Van Winkle Is
Latest Entry,
Political Race
Seeks Reelection While
Earl Hill Files fori
State Treasurer
0
Walker Still Undecided;
Bloom Commissioner
Aspirant, Demos
By STEPHEN C. MERGLER
State offices drew two aspir
ants to the candidacy annonnc
ing stage yesterday while specu
lation continued as to others who
might enter the two races, for
state treasurer and attorney gen
eraL
Out for the treasurership came
Earl Hill, Cushman merchant, re
publican, 'state representative for
seven of the last nine years and
native of Lane county.
I. H. Van Winkle, who ran for
the supreme court two years ago,
gave out the word officially yes
terday that this year he would
seek the republican nomination
and reelection to his position as
attorney general, held continu
ously since 1920.
Cites Knowledge
Of Oregon Affairs
Mr. urn said ne would issue a
campaign platform statement
1 later, letting it go at the present
as follows:
"I am well acquainted with all
of Oregon and its many resour
ces and I feel that my knowledge
and experience might be utilized
to good advantage in developing
uregon industries, promoting its
agriculture possibilities and mar
kets, and in connection with the
important problem of providing
jobs for its workers."
Long: active in civic and, govern
mental affairs, Hltl at one time
served rejpfeort ef.
the union high school district and
of the Cushman local school
board. He was first elected to the
lower house of the legislature In
1930 and was reelected in 1932.
1934 and 1938.
Mr. Hill is 49 years old, mar
ried and has one son, Irvln, 25,
who is a medical Interne in Port
land. While State Senator Dean
Walker continues to be discussed
as another possible republican
candidate for treasurer, the like
(Turn to page 3, column 1)
Pilot Little Hurt
In Alaskan Crash
CORDOVA, Alaska, Feb. 17
(iSVCapt. Benton W. "Steve" Da
vis, United States army reserve
corps pilot flying for the Civil
Aeronautics authority, was found
late today beside his wrecked
plane at Rabbit creek, near Port
age Pass. He was only slightly in
lured by the crash of his plane
into a mountainside on a flight
from Anchorage to Valdei.
Wildlife agents Gren Collins
and Clarence Rhode, with one
other man, succeeded in landing
a small plane in a 75-foot long
clearing near the spot where Da
vis plane had struck. Putting
Davis into their plane, they were
planning an early takeoff from
the precarious landing field for a
return to Anchorage.
Meanwhile, CAA Inspector I. K.
McWilliams was circling above
the wreck scene in another plane
and relayed details of the rescue
efforts by radio. His message did
not indicate the condition of Da
vis plane.
Chess Master Killed
CARROLL, la., Feb. 17-(jT3)-Harold
Morton, Providence, RI.
referred to in chess journals as
a "minor master" in the chess
world, was killed near here to
day in ad auto-truck collision.
"Production for Use" Will
Solve Problem Savs Olson
PORTLAND, Feb. 17.-UP)-Got-
ernor Culbert L. Olson of Califor
nia, here for a democratic rally
tonight, believes In "production
for use" to overcome the dole
system.
In addition, he told an Inter
viewer, the "ham and eggs"
movement is finished and he be
lieves in President Roosevelt and
the new deal.
California's first democratic
governor In 40 years said he had
launched the first unit of his pro
duction ' for use plan in Los An
geles county despite opposition
from a ; "reactionary, republican
majority in the legislature
Under his scheme the unem
ployed are put to work on co
operative Industrial projects tied
In with distribution or agncui
turai surpluses , io . workers, v-
Grants for
State Offices
n
3
Above, I. H. Van Winkle who an
nounced Saturday his candidacy
for renomination for attorney'
general; below. Earl Hill who
filed for republican nomination
for state treasurer.
Drager Case Will
fX rwri Tut 1
LtlOSe llllS WeeK
Ruling on Bower Evidence
Due Monday; Several
Others Slated
Conclusion of the trial of Da-
via u. .urager, couuiy treasurer
, . . I
cnargea wun larceny or couniy
funds, is expected some time this
week according to statements I
made yesterday and Friday at the
courthouse by counsel for both
sides.
The trial, which started on Feb
ruary 6, was recessed Friday un
til tomorrow at 9:30 a. m. when
Defense Attorneys Custer E. Ross
II c -- m
' t t J I
v
and George Rhoten will continue Republican Chairman John Ham
introduction of witnesses for tb ninn that "it looks like some of
defense.
At the opening of the session
tomorrow Judge L. H. McMahan ldea wag BO hot after au.
is expected to rule on a point of WhUe Houge circles had indl
law as to the admissibility of tes- cated 8everal weeks ago that the
timony by former Sheriff O. D,
Bower. The question arose shortly
before adjournment Friday when
Special Prosecutor Francis E
Marsh objected to Bower's testi
mony on the ground that it would
repeat statements of w. Y. Rich-
ardson, Drager's former deputy
With whom ho 1. tr.lnH ntlM
which Richardson was himself
legally barred from making in
court.
Richardson himself will be
tried on the charge for a second
(Turn to page 8, column 3)
One Killed, Seven
Injured on Bridge
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 17.-(i-Portland's
already large 1940
traffic toll was Increased to 14
tonight when Walter C. Reed,
38, Portland, was killed in a
crash on the Ross Island bridge.
Seven others were injured, the
most serious John B. Wilson, 41,
Portland, who was reported near
death at Good Samaritan hospi
tal. He was in the Reed car.
"We are still able to provide only
sub-standard relief."
California, he concluded, views
with "tolerance and considera
tion" "the Utopian dreams" of
some of its residents.
Governor Olson assailed the re
cent speech made here by Thomas
. Dewey, US district attorney
and presidential aspirant:
"It seems 'remarkable that a
young man, unless wholly dis
qualified on the subject of eco
nomics and political science, could
be found repeating parrot-like the
worn out and discredited . reac
tionary line of propaganda and
policies that have brought so
much distress and human mis"-
Into the lives of the Am eric
people." . .
He asserted that "what Mr.
Dewey does not seem to know is
that lack of confidence, lack of
faith in the future, Is not caused
(Turn to sage S. column 1) -
Start
July 15
Wheeler WiU
Avoid Primary
Test With FR
Opposed to Splitting up
Liberal Forces; Jim
Farley Sets Date
Ohio Demos Committed;
Taft Stays out of
Wisconsin Race
HIGHLIGHTS OF POLITICAL
DEVELOPMENTS SATURDAY
(By The Associated Press)
July 15 was selected by Chair
man James A. Farley as the
date for the democratic nation
al convention at Chicago.
Senator Wheeler announced
he would not seek democratic
delegates in any primary where
President Roosevelt's name is
entered.
The Ohio democratic organisa
tion declared that the presi
dent should have support of the
state's convention delegation if
he seeks renomination.
Petitions were filed to place
the president's name on the Ne
braska primary ballot April 9.
Senator Taft announced he
would not enter the Wisconsin
presidential primary.
Senator Wheeler of Montana, in
a statement widely Interpreted as
meaning he was determined not
to be drawn Into any "stop Roose
velt" movement, said Saturday
night that he would enter no pri
maries where the president's
name is before the voters.
This announcement from Whee-
ler, who has
declared his own
availability if the president does
not Beek a third term and has eon
tended Mr. Roosevelt should not
be drafted, climaxed a day of varv
lea political aereropmenisr nciuu
ing the selection of July lo as tne
date for tne democratic national
cuiivcuiiuu ill iiii;igu.
Whuls, tnlri rpnnrtprfl at With.
ington that he had made this de
cision because he had no desire
to split up the liberal and progres
sive forces of this country A
division he said might cause the
nomination of a reactionary dem
nnrat an A rcmiH In thfrri nartv
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movement.
chairman James A. Farley
caiied the democratic meeting for
a date exactly three weeks after
the republican national conven
Uon is to convene in Philadelphia
on June 24.
Hamilton Remarks
on Changed Strategy
His announcement, at Miami,
Fla., brought the comment from
th democrats don't think Pres-
tiint Roosevelt's late convention
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Utility District
ww as l ci
HpariTIf YlZtTPlI Zl
11LUi A1V- ViS
Preliminary hearing on the pro
posal to create a Marion county
people's utility district has been
set for March 21 at 8 p. m. in
the old high school building In
Salem, the state hydroelectric
commission announced yesterday.
The district as described in pe
titions recently filed with the
commission would include all of
the county with the exception of
sparsely-settled areas near the
eastern and southern boundaries
All incorporated towns are locat
ed within the proposed district
lines
After the hearing the commis
sion will conduct a survey and re
port on cost and feasibility of the
district. Filing of supplemental
petitions for an election will fol
low presentation of this report.
The sponsoring committee
plans to have the district measure
put to a vote at the November
general election
Wage-Hour Office
Sending Men Here
PORTLAND, Feb. 17-WVTne
wage-hour division set up under
the national fair labor standards
act will put permanent Investiga
tors into Oregon before April 1,
Regional Director Wesley O. Ash
said today.
Charles H. Elrey, Portland, will
direct the crew for a time, Ash,
of San Francisco, said. "Three or
tour Investigators will be used.
"Oregon." Ash. added, "is in
relatively good condition.-Much
better compliance has been ob
tained in Oregon than in many
eastern and southern states. We
haven't had any complaints : here
on wages, but there is some con-
fusion in certain industries about
the hours regulations.
Snow Is Deep;
Oregon Storm
Believed Over
Heavy Rain Hits Valley
Flooding Monroe Road;
Skiers Snowbound
More Than Inch of Fall
Here Again; February
Record May Topple
(By The Associated Press)
Oregon dug out of snow and
bailed out water today after one
of the heaviest storms of the
winter.
Farmers greeted the belated
downpour happily, sure of swol
len water resources for next sum
mer's irrigation.
The storm left an 8 to 18-inch
blanket of snow over sections of
Southern and eastern Oregon,
while western portions were
drenched by exceptional rains.
A dozen skiers were marooned
at Tollgate, near Pendleton, by
an 18-inch snowfall which left a
total of more than 0 inches on
the ground. Twelve to 18 Inches
of snow covered the Pacific
highway north of Treka, Calif.,
and the Oregon Motor association
reported roads in the vicinity of
Mount Shasta and the Siskiyou
mountains icy and covered with
14 inches of snow.
One bus and several cars were
delayed south of Ashland. Chains
were required on the Wapinitia
cutoff and Sun mountain, on The
Dalles-California highway, was
very slick."
Highway 230 past Diamond
lake was closed and Crater Lake
national park officials prepared to
forbid use of the route to the rim.
The Pacific highway west be
tween Monroe and Corvallis was
flooded by torrential rains. Port
land sloshed through 1.23 Inches
of water deposited in 24 hours
ending at 4:30 a.m. Other pre
cipitation readings Included
Brookings 2.43 Inches, Eugene
.96, Hood River 1.03, Medford
.62, Newport 2.4 4, North Bend
2.12, Roseburg 1.33. Grants Pass
reported 1.59 inches of mixed
rain and snow in 15 hours.
Southern Oregon reports Indi
cated the storm was breaking up
The federal weather bureau said
Sunuay -would be partly , cloudy.
slightly telder In the east portion,
and that off-coast winds would be
moderate to fresh from the south
and southwest.
Bidding hard to make Febru
ary, 194U, the wettest seconu
month in Salem during the time
of records, old Jupe has poured
down 7.98 inches in IK of the past
17 days, as compared with 10.36
inches during all of February,
1937, the wettest In local history.
Three times, over one inch came
within a 24-hour period. On the
(Turn to page 3, column 5)
Change in Forest
Control Opposed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (JF)-
Ppresident Roosevelt was urged
today, in a letter signed by Rep.
Homer Angell (R, Ore.), not to
shift the forest service from the
agriculture department to the de
partment of interior.
Rumors had been current that
the president contemplated the
change in bis third reorganiza
tion order, but yesterday jt was
said the next order would not
Include the transfer.
"Forestry in the northwest and
in Oregon particularly," Angell
said, "is a matter of major inter
est In that over BO per cent, per
haps as high as 60 per cent, of
our payroll comes either directly
or Indirectly from this one in
dustry. We have found through
the years that the administration
of the forest service through the
department of agriculture has
been most efficient and satisfac
tory to all concerned."
WHERE SIGNS
Landing of a large contiBgCBt of Australlaa and New Zealand troops' (Anxacs) at Kantara. Egypt, be
side the Sues ranaL and Increased military activities of tfce.Ilalkaa nations heightens the strong be
- lief that a new war front will be opened cither in the Caucasus or the Balkans. More than 80,000
Anzacs landed, bringing the total strength of the British, French and Turkish forces la the Bear
; east to nearly 1,000,000 men. The Axuacs were to be moved to Pales tire ; - . . , . -
Aesrv Nazis Threaten
Unrestricted Warfare
After
Capture Real
War Thriller
Boarding Party Suffers
one Casualty; Saya
Altmark Armed
LONDON. Feb. 17.-;P-An ad
miralty communique tonight said
that the naval boarding party
which rescued 300 British pris
oners from the German Altmark
last night discovered she was
armed with two pom poms and
four machine guns."
This naval account of the board
ing blamed the grounding of the
Altmark . largely on her efforts
to break free from the ice of Nor
way's Gjessing jford despite Brit
ish commands, and on an attempt
to ram the British destroyer Cos
sack as she pulled alongside.
The Cossack answered by fling
ing grappling Irons aboard the
Altmark and boarding her.
"Firing then broke out on both
sides and Mr. J. J. F. Smith, gun
ner in charge of one of the board
ing parties, was severely wound
ed," the communique said.
"The British boarding party
climbed up to the bridge and
thrust the captain of the Altmark
from control of the ship.
"The British prisoners were
found locked in shell rooms and
store rooms and in an empty oil
tank.
"WTille these captives were be
ing released a number of German
armed guards, put on board by
the Graf Spee, escaped over the
stern of the ship and making
their way across the ice reached
(Turn to page 3, column I)
Junior Symphony
Debut Is Success
Children From 3rd Grade
up Perform "Well in
First Program
By MAXINE BUREJJ
Sixty young musicians made
their debut as members of the Sa
lem Junior Symphony orchestra
last night at the organization's
premiere concert given in Leslie
auditorium. Vernon Wiscarson di
rected the orchestra through a
short program.
The concert opened with "Amer
ica the Beautiful" and continued
with Bizet's Intermezzo from "L
Arleslenne Suite" and "Graceful
Moments Walts" by Clarke.
Following a shrrt talk by Mr.
Wiscarson about the personnel
and purpose of the orchestra the
grouo played "Ase's Death" by
Grieg, "Sweet and Low," "Flow
Gently Sweet Afton" and "Festi
val Overture" by Taylor.
The program was one of those
that leaves the audience wishing
for more, a happy circumstance at
the first appearance of a group
of musicians so young. Their
work, however, was exceptional
when one considers how short a
time the group has been organ
t Th rhonn nroeram was
simple enough to be mastered by
the orchestra, yet with enough
weight to interest those who lis
tened. When Mr. Wiscarson asked
children from the various grades
to stand, it was revealed that
players came from the third to
the 9th and ages ranged from 7
years up.
According to the director.
measles have taken several of the
youngsters 'from the orchestra's I
ranks in the past two days.
OF NEW WAR
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"Bestial
"Answer" Today Is Hinted by German
Press; Britain Is Jubilant Over
Freeing of 300 Prisoners
Finns Report Victory on East Front
But Admit More Withdrawals on
Vital Karelian Isthmus
(By the Associated Press)
Three hundred British sailors, rescued from the nazi
prison ship Altmark by British forces after a fight on neu
tral Norway's coast, returned home to a wild welcome Sat
urday night while Germany raged and a nazi source predict
ed an early and telling reply to Britain's "bestial" attack.
The amazing exploit of a boarding party in ramming
the Altmark fast upon a Norwegian fjord, overpowering her
crew and releasing her prisoners came exactly two months
after the nazi pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, captor
of the Britons, was blown up by her own captain in Monte
video harbor instead of fighting it out with waiting British
ships.
Carl H. Erickson
Freed of Charge
"Perfect Crime" Theories
Disbelieved by Jury;
Confession Denied
CHICAGO, Feb. 1 7-qp)-Carl
Carl Hubert Erickson was ac
quitted tonight of a charge of
murdering his "best friend" in an
attempt to commit ."the perfect
crime."
The verdict was returned by a
Jury in criminal court which de
liberated six hours and 15 min
utes. The pale, bespectacled de
fendant smiled faintly when the
verdict was read.
The 27-year-old defendant, who
has been rated as a "supermen-
tallty" with an intelligence quo
tient of 128 by Dr. Harry Horr
man of the Cook county behavior
clinic, sat unmoved during the
closing arguments.
The nrosecutlon's version of
the slaying was this:
Erickson, brooding because
Herbert Wolff, 28, had taken bis
Job in a garage, crept Into the
garage on the night of last Sept.
28, and shot Wolff as be lay
sleeping. Erickson stole back to
his home and went to bed with
out awakening his room mate.
Erickson contended he was In
nocent. He repudiated his al
leged confession and maintained
he admitted the crime under du
ress and to escape mistreatment
by the police.
Subsidy for Flax
Producers Okehed
WASHINGTON, Feb. l"l-JP-A-
subsidy program designed to en
courage production of fibre flax
this year, principally in Oregon's
Willamette valley and ciarg
county. Wash., was announced to
day by agricultural adjustment
administration.
The Willamette valley and
Clark county are the principal
fibre flax producing areas In the
United States.
A payment of $6.50 a ton on
not more than 6000 tons or
straw produced in 1940 will be
offered producers of field-cured
fibre flax straw suitable for the
production of spinning fibre.
FRONT GROW
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O The dramatic naval storv tem
porarily took the spotlight from
the hard-pressed Finns, whose re
ports of a smashing victory over
Russian ski troops on the eastern
front were offset by admissions
of a further retreat on the vital
Karelian Isthmus.
The Finns said 1.800 Russians
were killed in fighting in the
Kuhmo sector, halfway up toe
eastern frontier.
But a communique also report
ed the Finns had withdrawn en
the Karelian isthmus "la some
places to positions further back'
in the Summa sector.
Msnnerhelm Ileport
Reinforcements Kent
An Indication that Finland
would contest every Inch of tb
vital Karelian isthmus territory
was seen In an appeal from the
n a 1 1 o n's supreme commander.
Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustat
Mannerhelm, to the troops to
stand firm at their new defense
positions In the battle line wblcs
bears his name, -
Baron rManneroeIm. asserting
that "our nation no longer fights
alone," disclosed he had ordered
new forces and artillery to the
front.
Recalling the days of Drake
and Nelson, the boarding parti
from the British destrover r.nm.
sack awarmed over the decka ol
the 12,000-ton Altmark la th
darkness as the nasi vessel lay la
GJesslngfjord, CO miles south el
Stavsnger. Five Germans wer
killed and five were wounded ana
the British officer leadlns- tks
party was shot In the arm by a
"booby trap" In the rants!.
cabin.
The rescued RHinm t. v..
from seven ships sunk by the Ad
miral Graf Spee last fall, were
landed at Lelth, Scotland. Forty
were taken to a hospital but none
was in serious danger.
unicial Germany accused Brit
ain of "piracy, murder and gang
sterism" and protested to Norway
for her failure to protect the Alt.
mark within her territorial
waters.
A source cloae to the German
foreign office said the world
would learn totfsy of a nasi reply,
which would make It sit up and
take notice.
Armed Merchantmen
To Be Sunk, Threat
Soon afterwards, the Genua a '
official news agency. DNB. Issued
an Inspired report to the effect
that Germany no longer was
bound to observe an agreement
regarding British armed mer
chantmen. This meant, it was
said, that such ships would be sub
ject to sinking without notice.
The Altmark affair spread
alarm throughout Norway, which
haa endeavored to maintain the
delicate balance of her neutrality.
Norway protested vigorously to
Great Britain, Premier Johaa Ny- '
gaardsvold taking the nasal stea
of going percumaUy to the British
legation and demanding retarn ef
the British seamen, compensation
and respect of Norway's neutral
ity la the future.
A hint of Brltalns' answer was
seen in London, where the aa
miralty made it plain the board
ing party '.acted on direct orders
from London and on the respon
sibility of the British government.
However, an authoritative source
later said "amiable discussions'
were proceeding with Norway.
Nasi troops oa the western
front went Into action Saturday,
French military sources said mere .
than .200. German shock troops
made a dawn a s s a a 1 1 la the
heaviest nasi attack la recent
weeks on the front but were beat
en off by the French. -
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San tiam Snow Is
Deep, Route Open
Snow to a depth of IS inches "
was reported on the North Ban-
tiait pass last bight according to
a report received by County En
gineer N. C. Hubbs. Enow con-'
tinned all day yesterday after a
six-Inch fall oa Friday night. De
spite the increased snowfall the
highway to Bend, has been kept
open for through traffle by ase
of state and county road eauJp- -ment.
Hubbs Indicated. The road
Is clear -of deep snow, bat cbalm
re advised, be said.
Attack
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