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EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, March 12, 1940
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No. 301
I? ass Claim Viipuri Encircled
While Result of Pea i? Parley
In Moscow A nxiou.y A waited
o
En One Ear . .
Paul Ha user a Column
The thing had troubled Mr. Gil
pin eTer since he could remember.
Prom the time he started to school
It had made
lade a y
lan, orf
y, outl
g r e i
marked man,
rather boy,
of him.
A a fia
older Mr. Gilplnl- ? fY
had come to ac-X"'?
cept it as a mat-?
ter of course and
his rnenas, too.
lends, tool vs
r a d uallyj
m e accus-i W f
to it. NowS
had g
becom
tomed to
and then, of pnl H. H.nstr. Jr.
course, a stranger would think it
odd and would remark about the
peculiar phenomenon, but Mr.
Gilpin, had become adept in ex
plaining it away with a word or
two.
Usually just some such re
mark as "Oh, it's all in living
right" or "Just a little thing 1
picked up after the flood"
would stop Inquiries. Mr. Gil
pin treated the thing in a Jok
ing way and mowt everyone
thought him quite a card.
It wasn't until the year Mr. Gil
pin, who had a position as a
cashier in a wholesale lighting
fixture firm, made enough money
to pay a federal income tax that
he had trouble.
Mr. Gilpin was quite proud .that
be had arrived among those who
could afford to pay an income tax
and his step was jaunty as he
walked into the office of the dep
uty collector. He had the blank
all properly filled out in his
small, neat figures and anticipated
no trouble.
The collector, a Mr. Rinks,
looked at Mr. Gilpin suspiciously ,
even as ne euiertu me zoom out
Mr. Gilpin was accustomed to
that. Strangers nearly always
looked at hint that way.
Mr. Gilpin put the blank down
on the desk before the collector,
who began checking it over. He
muttered to himself as he ran
his pencil along the items.
IImmm, saldvthe collector,
looking even more suspiciously
at sir. Gilpin, "You Mate here
that you earned JU1 120.17 dur
ing the taxable J ear. Are you
ure that's correct?" He fixed
his gaze on Gilpin's rear rm ket.
"Oh. yes," said Mr. Gilpin. "I
have every check I received dur
ing the year. It's absolutely cor
rect." "You're sure you're sure, are
you Gilpin?" the collector asked,
a hard note creeping into his
voice. He was still staring at Gil
pin's back. "You must know," he
added, "that there's a pretty stiff
fine and a jolt in Leavenworth
or McNeill's for trying to evade
the federal tax."
"Why, of course." said Gilpin,
"I know that, but I can't see
where that applies to me
1
haven't tried to cheat the govern
ment.
"Well see." said the collector
cryptically and Mr. Gilpin went
away a little puzzled.
Well, in a few days things
began to happen. There were
treasury agents to see Mr. Gil
pin's employer and a federal
grand Jury was called to look
things over and J. Edgar
Hoover personally flew out
from Washington (leaving W.
Wlnchell at home, however) to
take charge of the rase.
They never proved anything,
though.
Mr. Gilpin was put to Quite a
bit of trouble and mental anguish
by It all, but took it stoically.
"After all be said, "Yon
can't expect to be followed
around every day In your life
by a rainbow and not attract a
little attention."
Swift and Union
Settle Argument
SEATTLE, March ll-;p)-Su-perior
Jndge James T. Lawler an
nounced today a settlement of
the differences between Swift and
Company and the Butchers' and
Meatcutters' anion (AFL) with
out trial of the $100,000 damage
suit Instituted against the union
by the company.
. The Judge said the company
would be removed from the un
ion's "unfair" list in Washington
and Oregon.
He. said the settlement followed
conferences which were instituted
at bis behest.
Swift and Company filed its
big damage action In asking an
Injunction against a union boy
cott of Its goods and threats of
picketing customers "or prospec
tive customers. Union officials
said the company was placed on
the "unfair" Hat for refusal to
recognise the union or reach an
agreement with it.
Sepheur of Police Chief
. Traffic Mishap Victim
PORTLAND. March 1W4V
Harry M. Nile. SO, Injured Feb
ruary If, died yesterday, boost
ing Portland's 1140 traffic toll to
10. He was a nephew of Police
Chief Harry Niles. The Injuries
necessitated amputation of a leg.
"Ring of Steel" Is Declared Drawn
Around Strategic City; Sweden
Loses Some of Optimism
Negotiators Race With Weather, now
Moderating and Threatening to
Bog Down Russians9 Attack
(By the Associated Press)
Soviet Russia, hammering steadily against the weary
troops of Finland while talking peace with a Finnish delega
tion in Moscow, today reported she had drawn a ring of steel
around the deserted city of Viipuri and had captured the
northern and eastern parts of the ancient port.
The red army communique was issued while the peace
talks teetered in the international balance and within a few
hours of a public pledge of British-French aid to the limit
of the allied resources if the Finns ask it.
The brief military report also said soviet troops were
advancing along the western shore of Viipuri bay, on the
Finnish mainland. Finland previously had admitted the Rus
sians gained some ground in that area.
A British dispatch from Moscow said the Finnish dele
gation which went to the KremlinO
on Russia's Invitation held an
other conference with the soviet
foreign commissar, Vyacheslaff
Molotoff, but that no agreement
was reached.
Moscow diplomatic circles were
represented as believing the
chances for a settlement were
about 50-50. In Stockholm, where
the peace talks were initiated by
the Swedes, general optimism pre
vailed that an agreement would
be reached.
STOCKHOLM, March 12-(Tues-day)-P)-Informed
Scandinavians
rated dragsint; Finnish-Russian
peace negotiations at a critical
8t(ge today as hour after nour
passed without word of a decision
i that will decide the issue of peace
in Finland or continued war with
its threatening implications for j
the rest of northern Europe.
Observers said the negotiators
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Discontinue GCC
Camp Sublimity
One on State Lands to Be
Established, Valsetz,
McEntee Reveal 9
WASHINGTON. March ll-(JP)
-The CCC's plan for reducing the
number of its camps from 1500 to
1227 to meet President Roose
velt's budget recommendations
was made public today by Repre
sentative Johnson (D-Okla).
Director K. J. McEntee told
Johnson, at his request, that the
CCC. wnulrl discontinue 275 camns
Hermanently beginning March 31,
close 160 others for seasonal and
other reasons not related to
economy, and reestablish them in
new locations, reopening some old
ones and opening some new
camps.
The permanent reduction Is
based upon the budget recom
mendation of $230,000,000 for
the fiscal year beginning July 1.
The appropriation for the pres
ent fiscal year was $295,004,200.
The house appropriations com
mittee has not yet acted upon the
new appropriation.
McEntee announced a tentative
CCC program for various middle
western, far western and other
states, naming camps to be dis
continued permanently, closed
for seasonal reasons or to be es
tablished, including:
Oregon Permanent, Mt. Hood
national forest camp. Cascade
Locks; Willamette forest camp,
Oakridge; Umpqua forest camp,
Idylewild park; Rogue river for
est camp, Ruch; Siskiyou forest
camp, Galic; private forest camps
at Sublimity, Blachley and Fobs;
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Opponents of Hatch Measure
Extension Still Filibuster
By RICHARD L. TURNER
WASHINGTON, March 11-tfP)
-With advocates of the Hatch
"anti-polities" bill in clear com
mand, the senate refused today
to shunt that measure aside
even for the ever popular pur
pose of voting farm appropria
tions. Its action left the bill, forbid
ding political activity to a large
group of state employes, me
pending business of the senate,
but also left it facing what was
openly denounced in the cham
ber as a filibuster.
The senate's decision came on
a motion by Senator Rnssel (D
Ga) to take up the $923,000,000
agricultural appropriation bill,
containing some 300J00.000
more than the figure approved
by the house, and involving a
spectacular contest - over govern
mental economy.
Voting down the Russell mo
tion 47 to 3, the Hatch bill
proponents lost a few of those
who have supported them on
previous ballots but who, on this
particular test, were more Inter
ested in the farm bill. However,
the republican membership stuck
Welles Secretive
Upon London Visit
Sees Chamberlain, George
and Others; Will Go
to Rome Again
LONDON, March 11. -JP)
United States Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles moved aus
terely through a day of social and
diplomatic activity today in which
he met King George, Prime Min
ister Chamberlain and other per
sonages in his quest for informa
tion on the European situation.
At 6 o'clock, after luncheon
with the Duke and Duchess of
Kent and tea with the king and
Queen Elizabeth, President Roose
velt's fact-finder went to No. 10
Downing street to talk with the
prime minister and Foreign Sec
retary Lord Halifax before dining
with them and other cabinet min
isters. The fhst of Welles' formal
talks with Lord Halifax took
place this afternoon. Ho received
a hearty handclasp from the for
eign secretary but no one but
President Roosevelt may know
what else.
He sped from the foreign office
to Buckingham palace and had a
private talk with the king before
tea.
Welles received newspapermen
in tbe morning and for half an
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High State Court
Hits Long Regime
NEW ORLEANS, March 11.-(jP)-The
Louisiana supreme court
today joined voters and legisla
tors In rebuffing Governor Earl
K. Long's efforts to retain some
of the power enjoyed by the po
litical machine set up by the late
Huey P. Long.
The high court, reversing it
self from the familiar old 4-3 de
cisions given the administration,
voted unanimously to throw open
to public gaze the long closed and
closely guarded records of the
state conservation department,
which opposition candidates dur
ing the recent gubernatorial pri
maries claimed contained many
damning secrets involving ma
chine leaders.
The action was taken in sus
taining an appeal court ruling
tnat two representatives of the
citizens voluntary committee,
which for months has been fight
ing in and ont of court to see the
records, be given that right two
weeks hence.
with them to a man.
Charging that the opposition
was conducting a filibuster. Sena
tor Clark (D-Mo) noted that
some opponents had contended
that an issue of states' rights
was Involved. He reminded them
that some of their number had
voted for such measures as the
NRA, and pointedly asserted:
"Only in this hour when this
measure is brought in here is
tbe cry of states' rights raised."
He had been "moved to tears,"
he said sarcastically, by pleas for
"the Inalienable right of char
women to be mulcted of I per
cent of their pay."
The measure would forbid po
litical activities, including politi
cal contributions by state em
ployes who are paid in whole
or part by federal funds. It
would broaden the existing" Hatch
act. which applies to federal
workers.
Clark charged that In some
states public employes are re
quired to pay 2 per cent of their
wages back to tbe political ma
chine which appointed . them.
Senator Minton (D-Ind) a lead
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British Pledge
'All Available'
Help to Finns
Viewed as Move to Help
in Negotiation at
Soviet Capital
Chamberlain Declines to
Indicate if War With
Russia Is Planned
LONDON, March ll.-;P)-Great
Britain disclosed today, at a crit
ical hour in Finland's peace ne
gotiations with Russia, that she
and France have offered "all
available resources" to bolster the
tired and hard-pressed columns
of the Finnish army.
The allies, Prime Minister
Chamberlain told the house of
commons, are prepared "to pro
ceed Immediately and jointly to
the help of Finland" If the Finn
ish government should appeal to
them for further aid.
Chamberlain said that Britain
had "not arrived yet" at war with
Russia, and he refused to tell the
houso whether Britain was pro
posing to send troops to Finland
and whether she was prepared to
violate the neutrality of Norway
and Sweden in doing so.
Some diplomatic sources said
they thought that the prime min
ister's pledge of aid by Britain
and France in the form of "all
available resources at their dls
posal" Indicated that the govern
ment was considering a combined
naval and military expedition.
with France supplying troops and
Britain ships and planes.
Terms Disclosed
Weeks Ago, Stated
Chamberlain b statement was
made after official disclosure that
the Russian ambassador. Ivan
Maisky, had approached the Brit
Ish government as long ago as
February 22 with "peace terms of
an onerous nature" which Britain
refused to pass on to Finland.
These terms, presumably, were
those which Sweden later acted
upon as mediator and last week
became the subject of Russian-
Finnish negotiation in Moscow.
The prime minister s state
ment, made in response to a la-
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Hitler Aide Ends
Confabs in Rome
Apparently Gets Nothing
Helpful From Vatican
or From II Duce
ROME, March ll-;p)-Foreign
Minister Joachim Von Ribben
trop of Germany today com
pleted conversations with Pre
mier Mussolini and Pope Pius
XII without evidence of having
gained tangible aid from Italy or
comfort from the Vatican.
Official secrecy obscured the
purpose and accomplishments, if
any, of the two-day visit, but
both Italian and German sour
ces said It was devoid of any new
agreements, leaving Italy's non
belligerent status unaffected.
Von Ribbentrop was with II
Duce nearly an hour and a half
today, longer than his call yes
terday. With them were Foreign
Minister Count Galezzo Ciano
and German Ambassador Von
Mackensen for conversations de
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Late Sports
VANCOUVER, BC, March 11
( CP) -Vancouver Lions skated to
a 5-1 victory over Portland Buck
aroos here tonight in the first
game of the best-of-seven series
for the Pacific Coast Hockey
league title.
It was a fast battle with the
Portland squad, winner of the
1939 coast championship, manag
ing to hold Guy Patrick's Lions
scoreless in the first period while
they marked up their one and
only counter.
Then Lions, aided by the effi
cient goal-keeping of Percy Jack
son, broke loose to slide in three
goals in the second period and two
more in the third tallies by Lor
en Mercer, Bill Hutton, Lude
Palm, Frank Jerwa and Jack Ad
ams. Defenseman Ron Sutherland
was the Portland point-maker.
Next game In the title series
will be played here Wednesday
with the squad moving to the
Bucs' home town for games
Thursday and Sunday.
BALTIMORE, March H-CiPJ-A
short right to the chin gave
Chalky Wright of Los Angeles a
knockout tonight in the fourth
round of his scheduled 10-round
bout with Charlie Gomer of Balti
more. Gomer, a two to one favorite on
the basis of his 40 wins in 41
bouts, weighed five pounds more
than the California negro's 130.
CHICAGO, March ll-(ff)-Wel-ker
Cochran, San Francisco, op
ened -defense of his world's three
cushion billiards championship to
day with a 50 to 47 victory over
Arthur Thurnblad, Kenosha, Wis.,
a former titleholder.
The match was a slow affair,
going 82 innings. Cochran's high
run was four, one less than, the
best cluster Thurnblad put together.
State Hospital Overcrowding
To Be Probed, Tragedy Result
First Primary
Provides Test
On Third Term
New Hampshire Demos to
Elect at Least Five
Pledged to FDR
No GOP Contest; Garner
to Oppose Roosevelt
in Coast States
By ALEX SINGLETON
CONCORD, N. H., March 11-(,zp)-Support
of a third-term-for-Roosevelt
movement by a major
ity of this state's democratic
leaders and the general accord of
republican chieftains with Sena
tor Bridges' presidential aspira
tions 6bood out tonight as the
chief factors in New Hampshire's
tirst-in-the-nation primary tomor
row. Even with this situation pre
vailing, however, the primary
offered a test of the hotly-debated
third term question, and churned
up a fight between eight GOP
leaders for four places as dele
gates at large to the republican
national convention.
A total of 16 candidates were
seeking the eight places as dele
gates at large to the democratic
convention, 11 of them pledged
to President Roosevelt, two to
Postmaster James A. Farley, one
to Vice-president Garner, and
two running without commitment.
Roosevelt pledges most of
them backed by the state demo
cratic committee, went into the
primary certain of capturing at
least five places because of lack
of opposition. It appeared likely
they would gather several more
as well.
Demo State Treasurer
Opposes Third Term 4
The aali-Roosevelt group has
concentrated its fire on the third
term. Making a bold bid for elec
tion as an unpledged delegate,
Robert H. Sanderson, treasurer of
the democratic 'State committee
and minority leader of the New
Hampshire house, campaigned
with the assertion:
"I am old-fashioned enough to
want to keep alive the third terra
tradition. To my mind, it is the
strongest ideal of our democratic
form of government, eliminating
as it does an semblance or dicta
torial power."
The republican contest was one
of personalities, rather than is
sues. With but one exception.
the candidates were running as
unpledged, but generally were on
record in favor of Bridges as a
'favorite son." Governor Mur
phy and Senators Bridges and To-
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Pro America Unit
Hears Candidates
The Marion county unit of Pro
America gave republican and non
partisan candidates their first
chance to show themselves In
public last night at a meeting
held at the Marion hotel and
nearly a score accepted the in
vitation. Pro America and the republi
can campaign organization will
not play favorites In the primary
election drive, declared Mrs. R. L.
Wright, who presided, but it will
back the primary winners to the
limit.
Candidates for city of Salem
offices and for county school su
perintendent spoke, as well as
seekers after republican nomina
tions for county and state posi
tions. The meeting was opened with
an address by David Eccles, ex
ecutive secretary to Governor
Charles A. Sprague.
Judson Files for
County Judge Job
Lewis E. Judson, Salem dairy
man and republican party worker,
filed his formal declaration at
the courthouse yesterday as a
candidate for the republican nomi
nation for Marion county Judge.
For bis campaign platform he
offered: "For a fair, impartial
and economical administration of
the affairs of the county."
A member of the county repub
lican central committee for 28
years. Judson has been chairman
during the last two years.
Boilermaker in Hospital
After Fight; no Arrests
PORTLAND, March 11.-UP)-Mike
Llsowskl, 49, Portland boil
ennaker, was taken to a hospital
tonight with a possible fractured
skull, which Detective B. H. Toe
mans said be suffered in a fight
with Tom Ray, secretary of Boil
ermakers union No. 72.
Physicians said his condition
was serious. Yeomans said Ray
was not held.
Crowded Dormitory Scene of Grim
Tragedy in Oregon State Hospital
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Nine beds were crowded into the .tate hospital dormitory in which
three Inmates were strangled, presumably by another inmate, early
yesterday. In top photo Irwin Iull, night attendant, points to hos
pital cot on which he found one of the s Tangier's victims. Insert
shows Levi Haggren, one of the slain inmates. The other two, be
low, were Sol Green, left, and Jack Lcavy.
Democrats Insist
On Campaign Book
Won't Agree to Hamilton
Proposal; Republican
Policy Announced
WASHINGTON, March U-&)
Chairman James A. Farley, re
jecting a republican suggestion
that both parties abandon the
practice, said tonight that the
democratic party would issue a
convention souvenir book this
year and hoped its wide circula
tion would appeal to advertisers.
Branding such books "a de
vice for evading the corrupt
practices law," Republican Chair
man John Hamilton had an
nounced that his party would
not issue one and invited the
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Breitenbush Gets
Big Fir Planting
A reforestation project involv
ing the planting of 300.000 Doug
las fir in the Breitenbush area of
the Detroit ranger district is be
ing started today by the Willam
ette national forest workers and
CCC boys. Glenn C. Charlton,
head of the Detroit ranger dis
trict, will supervise the work.
At the same time a project will
be started in the Oakridge dis
trict, where 00,000 Douglas fir
and 10,000 yellow pine will be
set, John Hough, assistant for
ester with the Willamette divi
sion, announced yesterday.
Hop Agreement Beneficial,
Yakima Hearing Testimony
YAKIMA, March 11. -(-Financial
conditions of Pacific coast
hop producers are better than two
years ago when tbe first hop mar
keting agreement was adopted,
Harry Schott, leading Yakima
grower, testified today at a hear
ing on a proposed marketing
agreement for 1940-41.
Financing is - easier now, he
said, and although credit agen
cies do not insist upon it, a sales
contract is a help in obtaining
crop funds.
Neil Brooks of the solicitor's
office of the department of agri
culture is conducting the hearing
and Will hold similar ones in Sa
lem, Ore., March 14 and Santa
Rosa, Calif., March 18. Only gen
eral testimony on the effect of
the agreement was taken today
and tomorrow the contract will be
discussed item by item.
Schott forecast a 7000-bale In
crease in Yakima valley produc
tion if growing conditions are fa
District Changes
Denied by Board
Gates School District to
Retain 44 Sections of
Land Involved
The Marlon district boundary
hoard yesterday denied a request
recently put forth in petitions
from the Gates and Detroit
school districts that 44 sections
of the former be added to the
latter, following a hearing at
which representatives of both
North Eantiam districts were
present.
The board first took tbe mat
ter under advisement, and then
made its decision known later
in the day following discussion
of the matter in private.
The Linn county boundary
board has yet to act on similar
petitions made necessary because
both districts straddle the
county line, County Superintend
ent Agnes C. Booth reported yes
terday that she had learned that
its action would follow that of
Marlon county.
In support of tbe petitions
members of the Detroit school
board appeared yesterday, includ
ing Mrs. Mabel Parker, clerk.
Clinton Parker, J. H. Parker
and Victor Grossnickle.
They declared that the reason
for the requested change was the
fact that children living within
four miles of Detroit were with
in the Gates district, though their
school was 13 miles away. They
also contended that a single child
attending the Detroit school from
the affected parts or tne uates
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vorable. Last year the sales quota
was 21 'per cent less than pro
duction, but Schott said . he did
not believe a larger reduction
would be necessary this year due
to the larger crop because other
factors, price and marketing con
ditions, might trim marketable
supplies. He said growers were
producing a larger quantity of
seedless hops than heretofore.
The witness said he found most
of the growers favored control of
hop imports as well as control of
production and sales in this coun
try. The new agreement shows the
following major changes:
Extension of the area to in
clude Idaho as well as Washing
ton, Oregon and California.
Provision that crop estimates
shall be made after the harvest
starts.
Members of the growers alloca
tions committee cannot Submit
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Triple Slaying
Inquest Is Set
For Afternoon
Lack of Adequate Staff
of Attendants Cited
by Superintendent
Board of Control Plans
Investigation, Grand
Jury Probe Talked
Slaying of three male patients
at the Oregon State hospital early
Aionaay morning- by another pa
tient who strangled his ward
mates promised yesterday to
bring both state and county in
vestigation of overcrowded con
ditions at tbe state institution
for the Insane.
Tbe slayings. which took place
in a dormitary ward, occupied by
nine men, were discovered by an
attendant. Irwin Dull.
The dead are:
Jack Leavy, 21, Aurora, ad
mitted to the hospital, January
29, 1940.
Levi Haggren. 3 4. Portland.
admitted November 9, 1928.
bol Green, 23, San Francisco.
admitted March 6, 1937.
All nine patients in the dormi
tory were victims of dementia
praecox.
Coroner's Inquest Is
Set This Afternoon
A coroner's Jury will inoulrp
into the three deaths in an in
quest set for 3 o'clock this after
noon at the state hospital chapel.
Dr. J. C. Evans, superintend
ent, attributed the tragedy to the
ract that "this institution is
badly overcrowded and that
there are not enoush attend
ants."
Dr. Evans pointed out that
there Is but one attendant for
every 150 inmates during the
Might, although there Is one at
tendant for each 16 patients dur
ing the day shift. There are now
2750 patients, in the hospital,
400 over maximum capacity.
Governor Charles A. Spraptie
said he would present the mat
ter to the board of control
Wednesday. There was also a
Possibility the Marlon county
grand Jury might investigate hos
pital conditions.
Dr. Evans and Coroner L. E.
Barrick said the slayings wera
apparently committed by a
patient who was admitted from
Jackson county four years ago.
He Is suffering from a brain in
fection caused by sleeping sick
ness, and has delusions that be
is being persecuted.
Dr. Evans said the night at
tendant, Irwin Dull, went into
the dormitory about 4:20 a. m.
and found one of the patients ws
dead. Dull believed the patient
had died of a heart attack, and
carried the body to the morgue.
When Dull returned a short
time later, he found two more
bodies. Tbe other six patients,
including the probable slayer,
were removed to a room across
the hall.
Tbe suspected slayer had
scratches on his arm but he
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Important Soviet
. Spy Said Arrested
MIAMI, Fla.. March ll(P)-Th
Herald said tonight an Import
ant Russian spy had been ar
rested near Washington and
airman Martin Dies would
bring him before the congres
sional committee on nnAmerlran
activities, probably Friday.
Dies Is at Miami beach, where
today he was informed by Ameri
can Legion officials that 80,06
aliens had gathered in Cuba with
the intention of finding a way
into the United States.
The newspaper said it had
learned authoritatively that tbe
Russian, assertedly one of the
heads of a soviet spy ring in this
country, had gained entry through
Miami by way of Cuba ana had
been instrumental in getting
other members of the Russia
secret police past immigration an-
tnorities.
The prisoner was said to have-
made a full report of his Ameri
can acUvities. Dies declined to
comment on the Herald's statement.
Sheriff Attacked,
Four Escape Jail
GALLUP, NM. March llHJPh "
Four youthful inmates, including
two defendants in a Gallup slay
ing, attacked Sheriff D. W. Rob
erts in a cell block tonight, gained -
possession of three guns, and es
caped the McKiaVey county Jail on
foot. : ' -'V .--. -':..' '
" The fugitives were Lynn Fry
back and Donald Coombs, 18-year-old
Fort Wayne. Ind., youths held '
in connection with the filling sta .
tion holdup slaying of William
Fry' several months ago; ana
James and Paul Thompson, broth
ers, held for Sacramento, Calif.
officers on forgery charges. -
J