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Scores? Yes I . The Oregon Statesman leads the field In giving you complete sports news. Get the habit of turn'njr, t The Statesman sports page for scores and game rtrt-"" Weather Cloudy today and Friday with rain; snow over moan tains; no change In temper atnre. Max. temp. Wednes day 52, min. 81. River -3 ft. Sooth wind. EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR Salem. Oregon. Thundery Monaincj. February 22, 1940 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 28S Must Page to Advise leave OOUNDDD 1651 .Drager Office, En One Ear . . Paul Hauser't Column A golfer of oar acquaintance, a rather poor golfer, was playing a round with oner of those young caddies to whom! golf comes as sec o n d nature.? The caddy, prob- ably meaning to J be helpful, kept offering our friend unasked for criticism and advice. Tice the golfer H ' got. however, the worse he be en mo until finally he gave UP and In weary desperation shouted: "Good gosh! Can't you keep still? You must be the worst caa dy in the world." No, sir!" the smart caddy replied with a look of contempt, "No, sir. That isn't possible. It would be too great a coin- cidence." Frank Myers, the confectioner, sold a quart of ice cream the oth er day and took In payment a one dollar bill. On it was penned In short and simple words a sad tale. The writing said: Nov. 11. 1939 Iowa 7 Notre Dame 6 Aw Nuts! Today is Washington's birth day and Dean Frank M. Erick sott of Willamette will make his annual search for a piece of Washington cake. Those great patriots, the bankers and governmental employes, will al so observe the occasion. Just In case you're wondering, the Salem police reserve is get tinr well organized and Malcolm Mitchell of KSLM. who is respon sible for the whole thing, has badge No. 1 In Squad No. 1. Mitchell says the reservists will have to pay for their parking tickets, nor can they filch bananas from fruit stands. A Colorado minister has sug gested that motorists sing hymns as they Increase speed. His sug gested program: "At 23 miles an hour. 'I'm but a Stranger Here, Heaven Is My Home'; at 45 miles, Nearer. My God, to Thee'; at 55 miles, I'm Nearing the Port and Will Soon Be at Home'; at 65 miles, 'When the Roll Is Called np Yonder I'll Be There'; at 7." miles, 'Lord, I'm Coming Home." The Capital Journal, under a picture showing British sailors freed from a German prison ship, says: "This is a portion of the 300-odd Britons who were rescued from the naz4 prison ship Alt mark and landed at Leith, Scot land, by a British warship which assisted in the capture of the Ger man ship within Mongolian wa ters." What we're wondering is whether it was Inner Mongolia or Outer Mongolia and if the Swiss navy was hovering by. England Rushing Planes to Finns LONDON, Feb. 2 l-JP)-British bombers and fighting planes, among them some Gloster "Glad iator" fighters, one of the latest and best types, already are in Finland to help the Finns against Russian air raiders bombing the country in swarms. It was disclosed authoritatively tonight that between 40 and 50 of thd British planes had reached the hard-pressed Finns and more were on the way. (The Gloster "Gladiator" as de scribed In Jane's authoritative work os world aircraft, is a single-seat, equal-span biplane pow ered with one Bristol "Mercury IX" nine-cylinder radial air cooled and supercharged engine. It has two machine guns mounted In troughs in the sides of the fu selage and two mounted below the lower wing, firing outside the propeller radins. The plane is rat ed a maximum speed of 250 miles an hour at 15,500 feet, can climb 20,000 feet in nine minutes and has a service ceiling at 32.800 feet. It has full day and night flying equipment, oxygen equipment and transmitting and receiving radio. Similar planes have been supplied to Scandinavian countries, Bel gium. Portugal and other foreign purchasers.) Witness Accused, "False Swearing" McMINNVILLE, Ore., Feb. zl ()Eleanor Ward, l, of the Buell district, was arrested today on a warrant charging false swearing. Sheriff G. W. Manning s&ld. Miss Ward was secretly indict ed by the grand Jury. The Indictment grew out, of her testimony as " a state witness In the trial of Lee Albert Wer gandt on a charge of larceny, in a dwelling. She is accused of re pudiating testimony given earlier before the grand Jury. Weygandt was acquitted on directed verdict. M' Bayonet-Point Mail Seizures Draw Protest Clipper Is Raided After Commander Refuses tc Obey Orders Informal Apology Made but Situation not yet Cleared up LONDON, Feb. 22-(Thursday) -P)-A source close to the min istry of economic warfare today expressed regret over the bayonet point removal of United States mails from a trans-Atlantic clip per ship by British censors at Bermuda, Jan. 18. "You can be certain it won't happen asain," this source said. The account of the mail seiz ure, as carried in dispatches from New York, was held up for two hours by the censor here before it was passed for publication. It vat said at the ministry of information that the full account would be placed before top offi cials for their comment later to day. The most authoritative source available early this morning said that the clash between Capt. Charles A. Lorber of the clipper and the Bermuda censors resulted from "a conflict of personalities" with "heat' on both sides. WASHINGTON. Feb. il-JP)-The state department protested vigorously when the British started censoring United States trans-Atlantic airmail at Bermuda in January but interference with the mail has continued there and the dispute appears far from a settlement. Secretary Hull hinted at a press conference at that time that the clippers might pass up Ber muda as a pert unless .the inter ference ceased but the British continued their inspections. Last week 1970 pounds of American mail was removed from a clipper (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Land Bank Heads Quit in Protest Policy of Black, Wallace Irk9 Long-Time Chief of Credit Agency SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 21-JP) The president and vice-president of the Federal Land bank of Spo kane and a member of the presi dent's staff resigned today in pro test against the policies of Gov. A. G. Black of the farm credit ad ministration and Secretary of Ag riculture Henry A. Wallace. They were E. M. Ehrhardt, for 13 years head of the institution which serves 35,000 member stockholders in Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho and Montana; Ward K. Newcomb, vice-president and an official with the bank since 1925; John R. Becker, who has served as auditor, comptroller and office manager for 10 years. Resignations were to be effective March 1. B. E. Brown, general agent of the farm credit administration, was chosen to complete Ehr hardt's term of office, to which he was reelected at the annual (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Lineman Electrocuted In Accident at Aurora AURORA. Feb. 21 Harold "Jim". Evans, about 25, was elec trocuted here about 11 a. m. to day while working on the electric lines. He was a lineman for the Portland General Electric com pany here. A wife survives. Net Tightens Around Nazis Though Britain Loses Ships By KIRKE L. SIMPSON (Aioeite4 Prt Staff Writer) Germany scored a new high In the grim bookkeeping of the war at sea the past week, destroying more Franco-British and neutral cargo tonnage than in any other seven-day span of this six-month-old conflict. Yet there are important com pensating factors for the allies, tending to rob the circumstance of much of its sting. Despite the stepping up of the German sea at tack, the allied economic net closed tighter than ever about the reich. Moreover, the tonnage sunk by nazl torpedoes, mines and air bombs was still far short of what German U-boats alone accomp lished at the peak of their World war effectiveness. Nasi visions of Starring oat - England will lack realism unless Berlin can make its counUr-bloekade many times more effective than it Is. Meanwhile, Franco-British dip lomatic strategy of a decidedly strong-arm appearance la produc Mot eaving daho Post ;? J a I f 4 J - Kennel!-Elli Photo JAMES E. MONROE Scout Executive Resigns Position Monroe Active Here Over Five Years, Builder of Area Program James E. Monroe. Salem Boy Scout executive since September, 1934, submitted his resignation to the Cascade area council execu tive board here last night with the explanation that he was ac cepting a similar position at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, as of March 1. The board accepted the resigna tion but postponed selection of a successor. A participant in the Boy Scout movement for 20 years, Monroe after coming to Salem from Grand City, 111., where he was field ex ecutive, instituted patrol leaders' conferences and contests, camp booeter exhibitions and scout cir cus. His latest innovation, a merit badge exposition, will be held here in April. Under his direc tion, the council's Camp Pioneer at Pine lake in the Mt. Jefferson pximitive area was opened in 1935. Monroe has been a member of the Salem Rotary club and a Sun day school class in the First Pres byterian church. Lumber Industry Damage Is Cited Hull Trade Pact's Effect Outlined by Mott and Angell in House WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-JP)-Charges that the administration's trade agreements program had hurt the northwest's lumber in dustry were made in the house today by two Oregon republicans. Representative Mott (R, Ore.) declared the section's lumber had virtually been paralyzed. He said the Canadian agreement had closed lumber mills, thrown men out of work and demoralized the industry through cutting the lum ber tariff in half and "leaving the Canadian tariff intact" He asserted every industry on the Pacific coast which had to export its products had suffered. Representative Angell (R, Ore.) asserted the power of con gress to negotiate treaties should not be delegated to executive de partments. He asserted the sugar beet industry had been injured by the agreements, the American (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5.) ing effect in other potential war theatres and is thereby increasing the economic pressure on Ger many. It has apparently bent Ru mania to allied will in the case of Rumanian oil shipments vital to Germany. Nazi hopes of great ex pansion of that flow appear blocked. The allies seem to be grimly determined to slam other doors, both economic and military, on Germany, regardless of what Bal tic neutral toes are stepped on. This is illustrated by the case of the German prison ship Altmark. Norway is on blunt notice from London of possible drastic allied action to prevent the nails from using Norwegian waters as a Ger man corridor. f Prime 'Minister, Chamberlain took that tone in recounting that Altmark incident, to parliament. His address was a virtual charge that Germany had been ' using Norwegian waters to send home nasi ships eanght overseas by the outbreak of war, and to dispatch (Tars to Page 2, Col. 7.) -' 1 Russian Bombs Hit in Sweden; Crisis Revived Vigorous Protest Filed Over new Violation of Neutrality Scandinavian Leaders to Confer; Finns Hard Pressed on East (By the' Associated Press) Russian bombs bursting In Swe den yesterday (Wednesday) sent a fresh shiver np the spine of frightened Scandinavia, on the outside looking in on Europe s wars and hoping against hope it will be able to continue so. It was the second violation of neutral Sweden's territory by Jo seph Stalin's war birds. The first. on Jan. 14, brought a prompt apology from Moscow which ex nlained its erring airmen were lost In a snowstorm, but it failed to mention the bombing of Swe den's Kallaks islands on that sortie. Today's latest foray was in clear weather, against the little border town of Pajala, which was bombed and fired but escaped without casualties. Swedish Intervention Movement May Revive There was a vigorous Swedish protest to Moscow. Along with the violation of Norway's neutrality In the case of the Altmark, the In cident will be sired thoroughly by the foreign ministers of Swe den, Norway and Denmark, meet ing in Copenhagen Saturday to discuss means of preserving their peaeerul status. The immediate reaction among neutral observers was that the Russian attack would rekindle the fiery Swedish movement for in tervention In Finland. The Swe dish government has refused di rect military aid. The Finns themselves spent the day fending off powerful Russian thrusts at the eastern end of the Mannerheim line. The red army threw two divisions Into that bat tle after pushing the Finns back on the western terminus of the Mannerheim fortifications. The Finnish high command re ported the invaders repulsed with heavy losses at both ends of the offensive. A fresh blizzard worked In favor of the defenders. In Europe's "big war," neutral shipping bore the brunt of ship ping losses with three Nether lands and three Norwegian ships reported sunk. Thirty nine crew men were missing. The British admiralty disclosed that fishing ships were being equipped with anti-aircraft guns to fight off the German aerial attacks. Rumania Puts Ban on Gasoline Export Britain's royal air force was active during the night, carrying out pcouting flights over Helgo land bight, an arm of the North Sea where important German na val and aviation bases are lo cated. Rumania, walking a tight rope between German and allied de mands for her oil, was reported to have capitulated to British and (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7.) Late Sports LA GRANDE, Ore.. Feb. 21-(JF) Eastern Oregon College of Edu cation defeated Willamette uni versity, 80 to 73, tonight in a bas ketball game that required two overtime periods. Skopil of Willamette sank a long shot with seconds remaining of the second half to tie the score at 63 to 63. The first overtime period ended in a 69 to 69 tie. Eastern Oregon Willamette Smith 23 11 Murray Wilson 6 Farmer Lyman 14 3 Williams Kirby 15 10 Lilly Rostock 16 4 Robertson Eastern Oregon subus: B. Walker 8, Paylor 4. Willamette subs: Daggett 2; Eberly 7; Kel ler 2; White 8; Skopil 21. Referee: Bergs trom. SEATTLE, Feb. 21-iip)-Port-land defeated the hapless Seattle Seahawks 5 to 2 here tonight in a Pacific coast hockey league game featured by spectacular de fense work by Goalie Andy Ait kenhead. High School Basketball (By the Associated Press) Junction City 32, St. Mary's of Eugene 2S. Pendleton 26, Milton-Free wa ter It. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21-tf3) -Pat Valentino, 173, San Fran cisco, won a fourth round techni cal knockout over Baddy Holz hauer, 178, Long; Beach, Calif., In a scheduled 10-round main event fight here tonight. PROVIDENCE, R.L, Feb. 21-CiP)-Al MancInL Providence fea therweight, scored a ninth round technical KO tonight over Paul Tennessee" Lee of Memphis. Lee sealed 125 . . pounds. Manclai THEY'RE HAPPY HERE, AWAY t- " J ' , f l ... i ' f z - y I Three of 33 white boys receiving- vocational training at Kalent In dian school, these youths say America is "wonderful" In contrast to race prejudice and war-torn Europe, from which they are refu gees. Above, left, Ralph Jacob, from Zerbsr, Poland; right, Hans Seidler, from Vienna, and, below, Ernst Minkel, troin Co logne. Statesman staff photos. Detroit Ex-Police Official Indicted 19 Alleged Conspirators in National Baseball Pool Are Listed DETROIT, Feb. 21-(P)-The grand jury investigating gambling and alleged police graft tonight indicted Wayne County Prosecu tor Duncan C. McCrea and 18 other men. Including Former Po lice Supt. Fred W. Frahm, on charges of conspiring to operate a national baseball pool. The indictments, returned by Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson who has been sitting as a one man grand Jury, climaxed several months of investigation into al legations of conniving between gamblers and police. Rumors had circulated for sev eral weeks that persons "in high places" would be named in indictments, and tonight's action was followed by announcement from Special Prosecutor Chester P. O'Hara that "this is only the starting gun." "There Is going to be a lot more coming," he said. The inquiry, which has re sulted in the reported closing np of numerous gambling joints and a wholesale departure of "book ies" from town, began last sum mer after a young woman, before committing suicide, charged she knew of police-gambler associa tions. 2 Dead, 15 Hurt In Powder Blast ELKTON, Md., Feb. 21-Jf)- Two men were killed and 15 per sons, including three women. In jured today in a powder blast that wrecked four small buildings at the plant of Triumph Explo sives, Inc. , and rattled windows a mile away. The dead were listed as Ed ward Kneese, 35, of Glasgow, Del., who apparently was killed outright, and Charles Gatchell, 32, of North East, who died at a hospital here three hours after the explosion. Causa of the blast had not been determined tonight. The company, formerly a fire works concern, has been making high explosives for the govern ment. Dancer to Wed "Duke" HONOLULU, Feb. 21-UPV-Mlss Norma Allen, former New York dancer, made no denial today . of rumors she soon would marry Duke Kahanamoku, former Olym pic swimmer and Hollywood mo vie a e t o r, and now Honolulu's sheriff and greeter. - - - - : s I -rk ' - - " ? t " i v ! , i ''a' :. i,-- ) :'';'"..:- '. ' - ' - - 1 , ; " Martin on Inside As GOP Keynoter Stassen Talked ; Bourbon Choice Complicated by Party Issues By RICHARD L. TURNER WASHINGTON, Feb. 21(JP) Republican leaders are saying that if he wants it. Rep. Martin of Massachusetts cau have the job of delivering the "keynote speech" at the party's coming na tional convention. The assignment would go to Martin, they add, as a matter of party gratitude for his intelligent and always aggressive leadership of the republican minority in the house. At democratic headquarters there is more uncertainty. The task of selecting a keynoter for a party whi h is split down the middle is not an easy one. The anti-new deal elements of the party might even make a fight of it. Speaker Bankhead, an adept at (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4.) Mayor Carson to Spurn Third Term PORTLAND, Feb. 21-()-Portlana learned today it would lose its mayor, but a candidate for the office appeared on the heels of the announcement. Mayor Joseph K. Carson told the city council he would return to private law practice upon com pletion of his second four-year term January 1, 1941. Commissioner R. Earl Riley, chief of the financial department and council president, announced his candidacy for the post a short time later. The democratic mayor ex plained that the longer be delayed resumption of his law business "the more difficult the transition would be." Political demands up on his time outside office hours also are a "persistent break" in home life. The announcement was the first indication that Carson would not seek a third term. - Johnson Given 3 Years in Prison PORTLAND, Feb. 21. -fly-Victor H. Johnson, S3, former super intendent at large of Oregon and Idaho Indian schools, wss senten ced today to three years in federal prison and fined 13000. Johnson was convicted last week in Federal Judge James A. Fee's court on three counts chart las - submission - of a false pay voucher, forging an endorsement and eashlaf a forged government check.', r. i- "t .;v-V--y : :....pi r "-HI... . .j-,. . . . .... .. . ... .;.. A, .y ... -- " : ' ; ; - " iV,' I FROM NAZIS A v v - i -. v ; : Ghemawa Harbors 3 Young Refugees Youths From Europe Study With 30 Other Whites at Indian School By BEULAH CHAPMAN Changes in regulations at the Salem Indian school at Chemawa have brightened the future for three German refugee boys who have fled from nazl race oppres sion to find peace and hope in America. This year, for tha first time In its'SO years of existence, the In dian school has allowed white students to enroll. Through an agreement with the national youth administration, about 30 worthy boys from the Willamette valley who could not have otherwise continued their education took up residence in December at one of the school's dormitories and are being taught trades. Last week the white popula tion at the school was increased by three when Rolf Jacob, Hans Seidler and Ernest Minkel, all from central Europe, ended months of lonely wandering and moved in. The three boys, 18 and 19 years old, have been In the United States only a few months, but they want to be thought of as Americans. Rolf has already applied for his first citizenship papers and has had his named translated to Ralph. Hans and (Turn to Page 2, Col. .) Russian Experts Quitting Turkey ISTANBUL. Feb. Sov iet Russia today called home hun dreds of Russian technical experts employed for years in Turkish in dustry under a Russian-Turkish agreement. Their exodus will follow close ly that of technicians from Ger many, Russia's partner. Russia al ready was liquidating her com mercial organizations in this country and Germany, Turkey's World war ally, is doing likewise. The Russians, ordered by the Kremlin to leave immediately, were expected to embark with their families for Odessa, Russian Black sea port. The Russian em bassy at Ankara first received the order and then notified those af fected. In Commissioner Nomination Race Ralph A. Glrod, Quiaaby fanner and for five years snperinten- dent of Marioa couaty road oll ; lnjr. operations, who announced Wednesday bis candidacy for - repsblicas Mmlaatloa' for coaaty commissioner.. He Is member of .pioneer Marlon ' county family, active in Farm ! . ere Union and fraternal affairs and n school director . im the I , jmena Crest district, y r County Court Is to Receive Opinion Today Call for Resignation Is - Indicated; Decision on Appeal Waits Sentence Will Be Heard Tuesday; Richardson Trial Isn't Set That the county court might today call for the resignation of County Treasurer David C. Dra ger, found guilty Tuesday night of larceny of 326SC of county funds, seemed probable last night as District Attorney, Lyle J. Page indicated that he 'would advise the court this morning that Dra ger could not legally continue as treasurer following his conviction. Members of the court indicated that they would call for the attor ney's opinion this morning. The question of the treasurer's continued Incumbency in the county office, to which be was last elected In 1936, leaped into prominence yesterday as Drager carried on the normal functions of his office without reference to the findings of the Jury during the previous night. During most of the day viftlt ors were to be seen In his office on the second floor of the court house, but It wss not certain that an abnormal number had found their way there. The county court met briefly during the morning, but made no reference to possible new devel opments in the treasurer's office other than to observe briefly the fact of Drager's conviction. The treasurer remains under $1500 bond to the county. Contrary Opinion Given by Connwl ' Following the announcement of the verdict, be had Acta advised by Custer E. Ross, his attorney, along with George Rhoten during the trial, that it would not be nec essary to resign at once. At that time Drager had suggested to his counsel that It would perhaps be proper for him to write out his resignation without waiting for further developments, either on the part of the county court or In the process of his own trial. He was informed this was not neces sary. The decision not to resign was apparently based on the fact that the treasurer was not tried for malfeasance In office, but for larceny of funds, and although re moval from office would follow Immediately on conviction of the former offense. It was not clear whether this would be the case la the present Instance. District Attorney Page said last night, however, that In his belief the treasurer was subiect to re moval for moral turpitude while in office, or on other grounds which would require his resigna tion without delay. Whether the treasurer's ese will be appealed remained un solved yesterday. Appeal Is per mitted within 10 days Of the re turn of the verdict, but the great expense of transcribing the mass of testimony given in over two weeks of trial made such an ac tion appear Improbable. Benteneo is to be passed next Tuesday by Judge L. II. McMsbsn. In the meantime trial or w. t. Richardson. Drager's former dep uty, remained uncertain as re date. It was originally scheduled to follow Immediately on the conclusion of the Drager trial, but was indefinitely postponed by action of the court late last week. Courthouse opinion prevailed, however, that It would be set fc a date early la March. Child "too Good To Live," Mother Says of Slaying LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21HP) Two psychiatrists who examined Mrs. Betty Hardaker. 25, con fessed slayer of her daughter Get., aldine, S. today declared her In sane, a "hysterical-psychopath l type." But the two. Dr. Paul De Riv er, of the police department, end Dr. Benjamin Blank, county Jail physician, sought the reason for her mental disorder, the tragic fixation thst drove her to klse the child on moment and crash In her skull the next. Mrs. Hardaker kept repeating that Geraldlne was "too good to live, too precious for me." Her estranged husband, Charles Hardaker, 2f, told officers "Sha was all right until she 'got re ligion.' Then she . became fanat ical." . Boys Steal Wine ; Two boys, one 12 years old and the other It, were held yester day by city police as the maraud ers who broke a window from the laboratory room of the ' Honey wood distilleries last week and stole, two gallons of wine. The boys cached the wine In some packing boxes near the California, Packing company plant. A third boy, If years old, drank part ot the wine, police said. ... ' 1