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Newspaper Page Text'The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Orecjon. Wednesday Morning, February 21, 1940 Koivisto Gty Raise Death Car From Ice. Jurors Report Drager Guilty Defendant to Appear on Tuesday for Passing of His Sentence Salem Men Prominent in Employers? Elections vsw i4"eie wsseMe, Claimed Taken "Helsinki Silent on Word Key Point Conquered British Ships nit ". ' - -r f (Continued from Pags 1.) vday on the Russian claim to cap ture of KoiTlsto, the western "an-O-ehof .of , Finland's Mannerhelm si Russian sources say Viipuri will ,:.be captured by Friday, the 22nd anniversary ot the red army. Rus a !a has. claimed that her forces have penetrated the Mannerhelm - ;-llne to within five or six miles of i , Viipuri. The tall ot KoiTlsto, ear Her reported Isolated from the Mannerhelm line. Is a serious blow to Finland, If true. Reports in Helsinki, which had seven air raid alarms but no bombs, said the soviet planes flew over much of the southern coun try. Early advices, however, told .of no casualties beyond the .wounding ot two persons. There .were from four to eight air raid ,i alarms in most of the raided com- ...munitles. 00 Raaslaas Declared Killed The weary Finnish defenders Of the Mannerhelm line killed i pver 200 Russians and dispensed a ''warm of strange bobsleds, pow- - ered by propellers, on which so viet troops ventured upon the ice of Lake Ladoga in an attempt to flank the stubborn land fortifica tions tn the Taipale area. t In the western war, Germany truck at Britain's shipping lanes again and DNB. the official Ger man news agency, said two Brit ish mine-layers and one armed merchant ship were sunk in air raids which extended as far as the Shetland islands, north of Scotland. Official Britain was silent on the results of the new aerial blow the first since February 9 but machine gun fire was heard in . Essex and antl aircraft fire was audible in London itself. in Ankara, the supreme war v. council of Turkey began a week's emergency session while the Is- tanbul newspaper Tenl Sabah de - 'clared that "Turkey will enter the war the day a foreign power marches into the Balkans." Leader Says AFL ' Stand Unchanged PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 20-(A) f A cooperative program with em ployers has not been reversed or abolished, Dell E. Nkkerson, ex ecutive secretary of the Oregon State Federation of Labor, said ; today. "The program was adopted by the federation's convention in Eu gene last June and there haa been "no reversal of action by the feder ation or the executive board," he declared. Nlckerson said a conference of "onion business agents" approved an industrial labor relations sur vey to be made by Meyer Lewis, western AFL director at San ( Francisco. The survey's purpose j will be to determine how the na tlonal organization can help the state group by means other than "money in combating at labor con trol law. No action was taken on a pro posal to set up an out-of-state boy cott on Oregon products regarded as unfair, NIckerson said. AAU Hoop Meet Resumes Tonight Play in the Marion-Polk-Ben-ton - Lincoln - Linn counties AAU hoop tourney resumes at Leslie toattht, with Parkers and Scho ena or Salem meeting at 7:30 and Simmons of Salem faelng Stayton at: 1:30. Tie district title will be decid ed Friday night, when tonight's winners meet in the Leslie court at 7:30. Pill Bell, assistant district commissioner, advises .that there is no charge for these games and welcomes the general public's at tendance. The champion will enter the statw AAU meet In Portland the last of this month. Turks Pledge Aid fro Balkan States ANKARA. Feb. 20-A)IB the midst of new military prepara tions by the government, the Turkish press declared flatly to night that any attack against the Balkans would bring Turkey into the European war. "Turkey will enter the war the day a foreign power marches into the Balkans." the newspa per Tenl Sabah of Istanbul warned. The supreme war conn ell opened a week's emergency ses sion to study plans for coordi nating Turkey's armed forces with the huge reservoir of man power being assembled In the nesr east by her French and British allies. Late Sports College Oregon College of Education St. ML Angel college SC. Pacific university 40. Llnfleld college 39. High School (Portland) Commerce 31, Grant SC. Jeffersoe SC. Benson Sf. Franklin 43, Edison 21. Roosevelt 40, Washington 22. t' Salem 14. Oregon City SO. McMlnnvlIle 34, MDwaukie IS. St. Mary's (Eugene), SO Eu gene 19. Springfield 39, Cottage Grove Sf. Forest Grove 25. Hllliboro 17. Dallas 1. Sllverton 30. Mollala 45, Lebanon 39. West Linn 29. Wood burn 16. Toledo 33. Newport 18. -Corvallls 32, Sweet Home 14. f Funeral aerviees have been held for Dr. George J. Edam, of Put-In-Bay, 0 his wife and their two children, who drowned when their automobile plunged through the ice of Lake Erie as the family at tempted a crossing off the usuable ice route. The car was raised from SO feet of water as pictured. Troopers Save i J : v' ft. v - 1 '' " He.e are Martha lilakr, 81, and her dauKltter, Lillian, 14, who wtre seised from the county Jail at Know Hill, Md-, by a milling mob of lOOO mea. and later rescued by state troopers la a stiff fia;ht. The wonea were betas: held for tnvesUaation ta connectioa with the siaytec of a farmer. Rooks Edge Out Salem Swimmers Salem high school's swimming team was edged out in a meet with the Oregon State college Rooks at Corvallls last night. 33 32. The Vikings won only two firsts, but garnered most ot the seconds and third places. Rush of Salem took first in the 100-yard free style, and the team of Law. Smith, Merrlott and Hau ser won the relay. Other results: 60-yard free style Petrle R. first, Dirickson R, Law S. 220-yard free style Gil brick R, first. Smith S. Case, R. 100-yard free style Rush S, first. Hauser S. Latourneau R. Breast stroke Morrison R, first, Ruecker S, Schumke S. Back stroke Swartx R. first, Holt S. Hultenberg. S. Medley relay Rooks team of Swartz, Morrison. Petrle. The next match is with the University of Portland varsity in the Salem TMCA pool Friday. Official Indicted HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 20-Pk- Attorner General Harrison J. fFreebourn of Montana was ar rested today on a federal Indict ment charging evasion of Income tax on $11,000 he was accused of accepting from a punch board and slot machine firm. PUD's Ready to Buy SEATTLE, Feb. 2 0 UP) A public utility district commis sioners' committee announced to night It had Informed the Puget Sound Power and Light company the PUD's were ready to negoti ate for the company's entire system. Death Unsolved v -.'.. i-S ' its- 'I , i :: V : ' : .:; ; ; - . - i , ' i . .(-- '-"' - ; Investigation Into the death of Dr. Rudolf Kronfeld, well-known Chicago , dental . scientist, has been opened following- the discov ery of what waa believed to be traces of cyanide in his body. Dr. to the Willamina boys there Fri Kronfeld was found dead In his j day, 24 to 3.0. The Dayton girls .research' laboratory at Loyola i university la Chicago. -",0 -.-:- Them From Mob -'i-fv -,vfe Viking Jayvee 5 Defeats OC Bees Guard Ling looped 14 points to lead Salem high's Javee hoopers to a 46 to 39 win over the Oregon City Bees last night. It was Coach Cranor's team's 1 7th straight vic tory. Holmes, Oregon City forward, scored 19 points, 14 of them in the last half. Jareea 46 80 OC Ben Bower S 8 Rankin Bowersox 19 Holmes Irish 6 4 Bevens Ling 14 Chriatensen Haag 2 4 Weathersby Subs, for Jayvees: Simmons 6, Sederstrom 3, Gift or d 2. Peavy 2. For Oregon City: Leatherbury 4. Qiess Clubs Vie Here on Tliursday The Portland and Salem chess clubs will compete in a match tourney between 22-man teams at St. Paul's Episcopal church parish house here at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, according to Rev. George H. Swift, secretary. The tourney Is expected to last until 5 p. m. The Salem club at its Mon day night meeting was attended by 16 local players and Ma tt Beyer of Mt. Angel, Averill Fry of Scotts Mills, Fred Warnlck of Sllverton, Leroy Ledgerwood of Mehama and Paul Stayton of Stayton. Rev. Swift said the club would participate In a challenge tourney against the Longview club at the Portland Chess club meeting place in the near future. Linn Grade Meet Is Set March 2 LEBANON Saturday, March 2, the fourth annual Linn county grade school basketball tourna ment will be played in the Leban on high gymnasium, according to an announcement made by the as sistant coach, Pete D'Alfonso. Two years Lebanon has won the cup and if successful again this year will have permanent posses sion of the trophy. Sweet Home will enter this year, its Increased enrollment making it a class A school. Last year the schools competing fin ished in this order: Lebanon, Har risburg. Shedd and Madison of Al bany. Early Settler Dies ST. HELENS. Ore., Feb. 20.-(JPy-3. W. Allen, 70, former mayor of St, Helens and Columbia coun ty school superintendent, died to day after a long Illness. A native of Pennsylvania, he settled near Salem In 1888. Dayton Hoopers "Win DAYTON The Dayton h 1 g h school dots' basketball team lnt won in volleyball there the same evening, (Continued from page 1) Marsh for the defense and state, respectively, occupied the morn ing session of the tr'al. In his extended remarks, the defense at torney placed blame tor the shortage on the antiquated sys tem ot bookkeeping which Drager and his deputy carried on from the administrations of previous treasurers when Drager took of fice in 1915. He further declared that the state was required to prove be yond a reasonable doubt that the defendant had taken the money and in this respect he emphasized testimony that all written entries connected with the shortage had been In Richardson's hand writing and not that of Drager. "This is not the trial of York Richardson." he said. "The de fendant Drager is liable only for what he did himself." Referring to checks on county funds written by the defendant. Ross asked: "What thief would write a trail that could not be eradi cated ? Does the holdup man leave his name and address in his victim's pocket? Does a burglar leave his calling card in the house he has burglarized? Yet every one of these checks signed by Drager are his permanent record and he knew it was a permanent record." Drager Not Crook, Prosecutor Says Marsh, in final statement of the prosecution's case, declared that a man guilty of embezzle ment was not necessarily a thief and a crook In the common mean ing of the terms, but ". . . in his mind he is Just borrowing the money. If you convict Mr. Drager he is not a crook; he has just violated a law." The prosecutor attributed the loss in the treasurer's office to the attrition of a common interest in mines shared by Drager and Rich ardson. "These two men were as sociated together. The promoter, whoever he was, pictured to them the rich days ahead. They took the first $10, then a little more. Slowly the thing crept up until it reached the point where it was 823,000. It was like a dog chasing his tail around and around, until when he stopped he was confront ed with the 323,000 shortage. "You can see the picture: They expected to sell the mine for a rich price, and put the money back but they didn't sell the mine. In the 22 years during which they were associated together in the treasurer's office. Marsh said. It was reasonable to assume that the two discussed their own rela tion to the funds they were hand ling. "Drager has told you he didn't balance the books for SS years. Can you imagine that? Yet in two hours' time he could have found out whether the books were short." Manager Petition Filled, Silverton (Continued from Page 1.) from each policeman until the un iform is fully paid for. At that time the uniforms will become the property of the officers. The salary of the city health of ficer. Dr. P. A. Loar, came up for some discussion among the coun cil members. Some were of the opinion that the officer should make a report of his work for the year. Such a report, it was point ed out had never been made. Omar Halverson, chief of police, who was present, came to the de fense of the absent health officer and enumerated a large number of instances where he said the of ficer had greatly served the peo ple oi tne city. No report was made by the cit izens committee on the proposed new charter. Mayor Zetta Schla- dor reported that while she had understood that the committee would not be ready to make its final report, she had also under stood that representatives of the committee would be present to make the report on the partial findings made to date. Swedes Seek Aid For Finn Friends STOCKHOLM. Feb 9A-ft- Swedes banded together In a movement for active aid for Fin land heightened tonight the po litical upheaval which h even aged and esteemed King uusiar into a controversy over his government's refusal tn inter vene with troops against soviet Russia. In general nolitlclan lnniat! an acute political crinia hn averted, largely by the king's own aeciaration in support of non-intervention in Finland. Rnt. although some of the leaders of me so-caiiea r innish-ald "activ ists" said thev could not nrncMil against the monarch vlthn It was questionable whether the ac tivists as a whole would aban don their drive for direct mili tary help. Today they sent a strong plea to Premier Per Albln Hansson for aid to Finland of transcend ent rigor. Oregon Griclders In Spring Drill EUGENE. Ore.. Feb SA-2PU. The University of Oregon foot ball team, taking advantage of a ujua, sunny aay, neia Its llrst 1940 football practice today. Sixty-five rriddera. Including 20 members of the 1939 squad, anawered the spring call. Coach Tex' Oliver said the sessions wonld be continued on a three a week schedule, weather per- mi tun g. . - Pacific Coast eonfrnA rlM limit spring practice to 30 days. Six Salem men were among the officers elected at the third annual convention of Associated Employer of Oregon, held at Corvallls Monday. The new officers are: Back row, left to right, Karl Shank, Hood River; J. T. Snelson. Pendleton; C. W. Barrick, Tillamook; Harper Jamison. McMlnnvlIle; Ed Heydenburk, Grants Pass; Carl Honors Earned By 82, Leslie Ninth Grade Leads With 37 High in Marks First Semester The first semester honor roll, released at Leslie Junior high school yesterday, shows a total of 82 honor students in the school. Leading with 37 was the ninth grade class. The seventh and eighth grade classes were close with 22 and 23 respect ively. The honor students are as fol low: Seventh grade: Betty Zo Allen, Clifton Barnes, Carolyn Carson, Donald Eastridge, Janet Gibson, Wendell Hall, Mary Lou McKay, Delbert McLoughlin. Ruth Moyni han. Pearl Murphy, Margaret Neelands, Joyce Reeves, Janet Rilea, Robert Robins, Mary Rund, O r r i 1 1 e Schoen, Rena Skaggs, Bud Smith, Leah Smith, Doris Tull, Dawna Welty and Paul Weston. Eigth grade: Ruth Anderson, Ruth Bain, Wally Bonesteele, Barbara Botts, Lois Cunning ham, Rosemary Desha, Dolores Deweese, Estella Douglas, Mar garet Emmons. Joseph Formick, Calline Hillman, Barbara Kent, Robert Kuenzll, Virginia Makoff, Lloyd Merk, Mary Jane Osborn, Bill Rhelnhart, Pat Schneider, Daryl Sim, Maxlne Smalley, Pat Vlesko, Nancy Wallace and Bar bara Weddle. Ninth grade: Winser Acton, Norman Alexander, Almlra An derson, Lois Barrick. Bob Brown, Helen Calkin, Albert Castillo, John Cotton, Frltx Deckebach, Mary East, Lorayn Fosaberg, Lora Frlesen, Phyllis Graham, Shirley Hill, Georgia Ann Hull. John Johnson, Pat Leary, Lois Martin, Beverly McGllchrist, Del la Merk, Wayne Miller, Bill Mott. Phyllis Nelson, Ruth Nel- son, Doris Pinneo, Jim Pope, Margaret Roberts, Janet Rogers, Alice Rose, Bruce Taylor, BUI Upjohn, Collins Utter, Mary Sue Webb, Clarence Webber, Jerome Williams, Lucille Wilson and Norma Wooton. Two Women File For Offices Here (Continued from Page 1) date is H. F. Durham, retired principal of Parrish Junior high school. Mrs. Martin, who said a few weeks ago she wag "shopping around" to see what office she might seek, picked out her hoped-for bargain yesterday when she filed for the office held by A. Warren Jones for the last five years city recorder-purchasing agent-municipal judge. "Honest and efficient admin istration of the duties of office," Mrs. Martin's ballot slogan read. She will have at least two op ponents, Frank W. Mogan, who announced his candidacy early this month, and either Recorder Jones or his deputy, Alfred Mundt. The latter will not run against Jones but is expected to enter the race if his present su perior decides to stay out. There were reports yesterday that Dan J. Fry, state purchas ing agent and holdover from the recent democratic state admin istration, might also let his name go into the city recordership hat. Jones Lays Claim To Long's Defeat (Continued from Page 1.) legislature, the machine's chief source of power, had been bowled over almost all along; the line, with Jones representatives and senators winning in their stead. The Morning Tribune at 11 p. m. predicted Jones would go in by 20.000 to 25,000 votes, and anti-administration leaders be lieved Jones' total might go still higher. Throughout the campaign Jones had bitterly denounced Long as the symbol of the ma chine his brother Huey put Into power In 1928, and which, had remained unchallenged through three terms. His candidacy was aided by the widespread federal probe which brought many ad ministration supporters and prominent politicians under in dictments, with some already sentenced. Only last week Jones promised that he and his candidate for attorney general, Eugene Stan ley, bitter foe of Huey P. Long, would prosecute Mayor Robert S. Maestri of New Orleans. The statement followed a report of the department of Interior's oil conservation division vthich said Maestri made a profit of more than 11,000.000 in an oil com-1 hi o pany that produced Illegal amounts of oil. The interior de partment report charged that part or this profit was made while Maestri was conservation commissioner In 193S and 1936. Mayor Maestri was until Tues day the dominant political pow er in the state and Long's chief backer. Long refused to concede de feat and went on the radio short ly before 1 a. m. to predict that "by 9 or 10 o'clock in the morn ing the returns will show me leading by 10,000 or 15,000 votes." "Stand by," he said, "and you will get an honest count and an honest result. I appreciate the effort put forth by all my work ers." Long's entire ticket was trail ing badly at midnight. Salem's Chamber Demands Action (Continued from Page 1.) cation of the highway, the US forestry service engineers will not expend forest road money on Improvement of the road. 2. That contemplating eon structlon of the Detroit dam, the US army engineers and the for est service have agreed upon a cooperative program for reloca tion and Improvement of this section of the highway. 3. That the army engineers re fuse to carry out this cooper ative agreement until It la as sured that the Detroit dam can be built, said construction being contingent upon the consent of the stata fish commission to building of the dam. 4. That until It Is definitely determined whether or not the said dam la to be built, no im provement on the highway can be expected by either agency. Huskies Even up With Cougar Five PULLMAN, Wash., Feb. 20-(TV-Comlng from behind In a garrison finish in the second half the University of Washington Huskies sneaked out a one-point, 53-52 victory over the Washing ton State college Cougars to night to even their two-game se ries. WSC won laat night. 49-44. Halftime score was Washing ton 25, WSC 30. Washington's victory gave the two team's an even break for their four northern division Coast conference games, as the series In Seattle earlier was also split. sa ssaHaaiMM IJffiJg S5()KE)oo Facts That Concern You No. ISofmSerU I " ' ' WE WANT YOU TO FEEL AT The Brewing Industry realizes that de cent, respectable people prefer to patron ize decent, inviting places. And we agree with them. That is why we are taking action in cooperation with law enforcement authorities to "clemn-up or close-up" beer retail establishments that disobey the law or permit anti-social conditions. To do this we have instituted a new BEER. ..a beverage of moderation v.: il Hogg, Salem; Dan Hay, Fftlem, executive manager. Front row, left to right, Ralph Wiltsle, yend; E. U. Lee, Eugene; Reynolds Allen, Salem, general chMfmatt; T. W. Windlshar, Salem, secretary-treasurer; Gilbert O. Madison, Salem; R. E. Dunham, Marshfleld. Toastmaster JUDGE ROSSMAN WRC at Lebanon Has Colonial Tea LEBANON Friday the Worn an's Relief corps entertained about 50 guests at their colonial tea which was held in the home of Mrs. F. A. Sikes. Mrs. J. N. Bellinger was chairman of the committee in charge of the tea. Members ot the corps, in colonial costumes received the guests and presided at the tables. Louis Williams of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, spoke on Ameri can history. Mrs. Lockett Carlson and Mrs. Edith Grisham gave readings, as did Mrs. Peterson who was accompanied in her read ing by Mrs. Gladys Burkhart at the piano. Musical numbers were furnished by the high school girls' trio, assisted by Miss Alice Hel mack, and by Mrs. N. C. Lowe, Mrs. Ruth Burleson, Mrs. Violet Gllson, Mrs. Velma Horton, Mrs. Lottie Simons and little Roxanna Brownlle, assisted by her mother, Mrs. Frank Brownlle. Mrs. Marie Dobesh, Mrs. Perry Ginther, Mrs. Sarah Jackson, Mrs. Roy Grisham, Mrs. Virgil Sylves ter assisted about the rooms. Bar Operator Cleared LA GRANDE, Feb. 20.-(P)-Walter A. Gover, 58, North Pow der tavern operator, was acquit ted by a circuit court Jury last night of a second-degree murder charge. The Jury deliberated two hours. Gover pleaded self defense In the fatal shooting of Virgil Jett, 21, in an argument last October. ' ' f . ..-X I '.v.-.-.- y v.v. m ,wsa si -in 1 m """'nn- iav" wherever good beer 'J Red Cross Annual Meeting Thursday Dean Morris Is Speaker, Rossman Toastmaster, Chapter Banquet Speaking at the Marion hotel Thursday night will be Dr. Vic tor Plerpont Morris, dean of the school of business administration of the University of Oregon, who comes as the guest of Marlon county chapter, American Red Cross, on the occasion of its an nual dinner. Dean Morris, a student of in ternational affairs and prominent in the educational and civic af fairs of Oregon, will discuss sig nificant features in the present day relationships of humanity. Judge George Rossman, chap ter chairman, will act as toast master at the banquet, which will start at 6:30 o'clock at the Marlon hotel. In addition to Dean Morris' address, there will be a program presented by members of the Junior Red Crosa of the county under the direction of Mrs GeorzM Allinr. countv Jun ior Red Cross chairman. Special musical numbers will be present ed by Gordon Finlay and Mrs. Finlay. Lloyd A. Lee will lead group singing. An Interesting display ot ex hibits has been arranged by com mittee chairmen to demonstrate In part the work of the local chapter during the past year. It Is requested by the chapter office that reservations be made by calling 5911 as early as pos sible in order to assist with gen eral plans for seating and serv ing. Provisions will be made for those who decide at the last mo ment that they will be able to attend. Bonneville Draws Large Iron Plant (Continued from Page 1.) consumption would be increased to 6000 kilowatts by June 1, 1941. The availability of low cost power, iron ore, limestone and coal attracted the Iron company to the northwest, the Bonneville administrator said. Coal will be supplied from the Chehalls. Wash., area and or from iron deposits near Scap poose. Ore. Limestone will be tak en from several regions in the northwest. is sold self-regulation plan now to operation in a few states and being extended as rap idly as possible. We think you will be interested in knowing something about this program. May we tell you about it in an interest ing free booklet? Write to the United Brewers Indus trial Foundation, 19 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y.