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Possible UduE in Norftlhiwesft Oregon... 13 USC 40 0SG.......7 Stanf 27 Willam....O Puget S . . .27 UCLA... 27 WSC 20 Wash..;. ..7 Calif..... 21 aire (Complete scores on sports pages) 99th TEAB 3 Sections 44 Pages Ths Oregon Skxtesxncm, Salem. Oregon, Sunday, October 23, 1949 PRICE 10c No. 211 Gold Rush Starts in Northern Alaska Sftc::o Tools race 4- 1 - :- 1 : , ' ft) l -p- rpx :i LEBANON. Ore- Oct. 22 A group a considerable stir in physical science circles uair. "P" irom tlmated they were 20 U 300 years old and said they were unlike Calapooya Indians which once inhabited this area. Shown with amateur rock collector, -who aided in ineir discovery. Lebanon Artifacts Estimated to Be Up to 300 Years Old; By Mervin Jenkins lUteaman SUU Correspondent ... t . (C'opyricht 1M0 by The Oregon Statesman) LEBANON, Ore., Oct. 22 Spe cial) The discovery of early age stone artifacts,, perhaps the remains of a unknown race in the northwest, was made known here today. It was estimated they were 200 to 300 years old. They differ markedly from any known previous find. The announcement was made after the Oregon Statesman of Salem, which conducted an in vestigation, had received con firmation of authenticity from Dr. John A. Rademaker and Prof. W. Herman Clark, heads of the sociology and physical science departments, respectively, of Wil lamette university. Dr. Rademaker personally vis ited the scene of .the discovery, and some of the implements were taken to Professor Clark at Sa lem for further study. Both said further exploring would be done In the area. It was agreed that the artifacts comprised "a medicine- men's out -7t vi-.'k f J it IXBAXOV. Ore, Oct It A lofty, . moanUiA coantry yielded m creep ef artifacts which aaay be the rcaaalns ef s eirilixaUea ukim la the northwest. It was disclosed today. Shewn at the paint where they were fennd Is Dr. John A. Bade- maker ef UUlamctU naiversity, . taJneer fern picker who made Lebanon, wheae farther explorations aneovertd the remainder; of artifacts, unearthed In the Cascade mountains near bere, caused Investigators Confirm Discovery fit for ceremonials and probably were mounted on staffs." They were declared to have been ground out of a soft shale, -and probably Were never designed is weapons or tools. What normal ly would have been cutting ed ges, had they been used for; this purpose, Were blunt, and the ma terial itself was too soft, inves tigators said. The implements, representing spears, hammers and in other shapes, differs from any known discovery; linked with the Cala pooya Indians which once in habited this area. The rock mate rial is declared native to parts Of this area, but the designs are new. Professor Clark said the "tools' were "beautifully formed! and that they had not been "hacked out" of the rock "they were ground into shape." One resem bles a whale harpoon but has no barbs. None show sign of wear. First of the artifacts was found in the Cascade mountains of Linn county, about 14 miles northeast of Lebanon, by Victor Wilkiris, mountaineer fern picker, while be was scouring the lofty, dense- densely -wooded ridge abere aecieUftst and snthrepeletist In the Initial find and at the top Is ( i -: - jl 44 f v ' - rvV, .- - Vi 7 nuunnw snuciwu " " any previous find linked with the them is William Hnnt of Lebanon, ly-wooded ridges above his Roar ing river home. It was at the bot torn of a five-foot pit, fairly well buried. Wilkins, Interested in Its odd shape, took it home, and a few weeks later William Hunt of Leb anon, amateur rock collector, chanced to see it there. Subse quent digging in the same place uncovered six more. They re mained unheralded in Hunt's workshop, however, until a rep resentative of the Oregon States man on a routine trip learned of their possibilities. Several long, high mounds of earth are in the general area of the find and it is presumed the implements at one time were buried in the side of one of them. Some of the students were tak en to the site yesterday oy Dr. Rademaker, including Colleen Schoddle, Sally Ogle, Louise Har ris, Jean Carrico, June Kelder, A. F. D'Eagle (Indian chief from South Dakota) and Leopold Pos pisile. William Goold of Lebanon also accompanied the group. The Willamette professors and their students plan to excavate the mounds In the next Xew days. rod 1 the Eeanlar rfrer la this Cascade the center hi Vleter Wilkins, naesi William Ilaat. amatenr eUectr ef -Ml 3 1 OtF sauce Cicero, whose orations against Cataline have been labored over by Latin students for 20 centur ies, was also a writer or letters and essays. One of the most fam ous of the latter was "De Senec tute" (On Old Age). Marcus Tul lius Cicero, however, didn't get to relish long the delights of age which he extolled in his essay. For Marc Antony put his name on the proscription list and Cicero was, at the age of 63, sent to join the Roman immortals. A modern writer, Robert Browning, threw out the chal lenge "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be. . . ."; and he lived to a ripe 77 years. But many people fail' to make the transition from the vigor of maturity to the waning powers of old age with the ease of the Eng lish poet or the satisfaction an ticipated by the Latin orator and essayist. Some grow restless with inactivity, fail to develop new in terests and so become querulous and irritable, -boresome with their anecdotes of the past, exacting in their demands of attention. Their younger relatives call them "childish" as they do their beat to put up with their foibles. Growing old gracefully is an art to be cultivated. A recent book, "Rehabilitaion of the Handicap ped," contains a chapter by Dr. Herman Seidel of the Hebrew Home for the Aged and Infirm, Baltimore, which lays down "ten commandments" as guides to an old age full (Continued on editorial page 4) Schoolteacher Meet to Draw 1,000 to Salem More than 1.000 schoolteachers will be in Salem Monday and Tuesday for high school and ele mentary teachers' conferences That means a two-day vacation for all public school pupils in Marion county. Mrs. Agnes Booth. Marion county school superintendent, is general chairman for the annual event, which will draw all grade teachers in this county and all secondary instructors in Marion. Benton, Linn, Lincoln and Polk counties. Daytime sessions will be sepa rate, the elementary group meet ing at Leslie junior high and the upper grade group at the senior high. Monday evening the entire gathering will combine at the sen ior high school for recreation, in cluding folk dancing and games. While departmental and grade- level discussions will occupy most of the time, some general sessions with prominent speakers are planned. The elementary group will hear Superintendent Frank B. Bennett of Salem schools at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Leslie auditorium. A panel discussion at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday for high school ' teachers will be on "Private Industry and the Conservation Program." Charles A. Sprague. former gov ernor, will be moderator. Gov. Douglas McKar will speak at 9:20 a.m. Monday. (Additional details on pages S and 8.) Manslaughter Charges Placed Against Hunter ST. HELENS. Oct. 22 -(JP- The accidental death of a deer hunter led today to a charge of man slaughter against Robert Schulte, 20. Portland. He was accused of mistaking William Williams, 45, Buxton, for a deer and shooting him a week ago. Today's Index Pages Sectiea I Editorials 4 .14, IS - ! 1 Sports Sunday gardening- Classified ads Sectioa n Society-women 11, i - XT Valley : Sectiea -m i Willamette's homecoming 33 Features and comics -M Demo Chiefs Ask Granet to Quit Elliott (Plans 'to Settle Scores' Mike Reveals Aim of Creating Anti-Vice Force PORTLAND, Oct. 22 -y?V Out of the ashes of the recall Elliott election today arose the same old Mike Elliott. "I ll be back, I'm young," the repudiated sheriff of Multnomah county told a reporter. Loser in a special recall elec tion last night, 58,959 to 46.287, the rotund. 28-year-old Elliott grin ned, "Mike Elliott is not dead. Mike Elliott is just taking a vaca tion." He has a few scores to settle, the apparently undismayed Elliott said. Pearson Tops List Number one on his list is Walter Pearson, state treasurer and for mer insurance agent who once supported Elliott but later recom mended that the sheriffs surety bond be cancelled. He intimated he might run against Pearson for the Democratic nomination for governor next spring, "not to get elected, just to kill his votes." He added: he also planned to start a night club, five lawsuits and to create an anti-vice force. "I'm i crusader," said Elliott, who once also said that he was 31 years old, was a war veteran and played football for Michigan. All these latter statements were proven false, and led to the recall election. Deputies to Resign' Elliott added that four of his deputies would resign to create a "watchdog" force to "crusade against the vice in this town." El liott made the similar statement when he took over as sheriff last January, Of his recall opponents he said. "every one of those hypocrites is going to suffer," and added he planned a law suit against the head of the recall movement, and two more against the Oregonian. He already has sued the Oregonian for $500,000, charging libel. Elliott nominally is still sheriff here. His office will not be de clared vacant until the official tally of recall ballots is nounced, probably Tuesday. an- Foir Blamed as Car Hits Man Near Brooks Heavy fog was blamed for an accident late Saturday night near Brooks in which a pedestrian, Ernest Jacob Lehnherr, 58, Brooks was injured, state police reported. Lehnherr, walking along high way s E just norm or tsrooKs about 10:40 p.m. was struck by a car operated by Leon L. Boyd, Longview, Wash. State police said he was walking lacing traffic with his two sons at the time of the accident. The injured man was taken to Salem Memorial hospital with head injuries, possibly a skull fracture, but his condition was reported as not serious by attend ing 'physicians. Attack Claims Bird Hunter ONTARIO, Ore, Oct, 22-W-W. Marvin Harpole, 46, Cottage Grove, collapsed with a heart attack while hunting pheasants near Vale yes terday. His body was found In a ranch field, about an hour after he had died in the opening day of bird hunting here. His j widow and two brothers, who had come to eastern Oregon with him, were not with him when he succumbed. CAES KILL PEDESTWAN FbREST GROVE. Ore., Oct 22 -4?V A pedestrian was fatally in jured tonight when run over by two automobiles east of the city. Washington County Deputy Sher iff R. W. Davis identified the vic tim as George Hunger, about 60, Forest Grove. Reds Plan 'March' In Quest of Bail For Communists NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -UP)- The communist party threw its high- powered propaganda machine into top speed today in a drive to get the 11 imprisoned red leaders out on bail. Rallies were .scheduled, petitions were circulated and party mem bers were urged to bombard President Truman and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath with protest messages. The civil rights congress, which hss been listed as subversive by the attorney general's office, an nounced a "march on Washington"' would be held next Thursday. v Flower Show To Continue at Store Today A colorful fall fair maintaining high quality was opened Saturday afternoon by Salem Men's Garden club. About 200 entries are in the show, which will continue from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. today at the former Sears store on High street. Brooks Garden club's arrange ment of flowers in a homey setting won first place among clubs, fol lowed by Little Garden club of Sa lem Heights and Friendly Neigh bors Garden club of East Salem. Thirty-seven individuals and 14 clubs have displays in the show. Officials said the quantity of flow-1 ers and garden produce was de creased by the recent frost, early this year. Plant Auction Set Moody Benner, general chair man for the annual fair, said an auction of plants will be conducted tonight at 7 o'clock. The roomful of flowers is high lighted by two displays at oppo site ends. One gained a first prize, in a special division, for B. T. Kumler, who took up an entire table with flowers, fruits and vegetables all grown on his resi dence lot at 991 N. Cottage gt. This includes chrysanthemums, delphiniums, a rose, Jerusalem cherry, catonie aster, hydrangea, lily, strawberry tree, beets, onions, tomatoes, peppers, grapes, apples, walnuts, kale, raspberries, cherries of two varieties, broccoli, green beans, barberry and parsley. Portrays Seasons The other exhibit is the sponsor ing club's, portraying the four seasons. Winter features a fire place scene, with cactus plants, mistletoe and a fruit basket; spring, a Maypole, chrysanthe mums, heather and fuchsias; sum mer, fuchsias, fibrous and tubrous begonias in a natural setting; fall, mums and other autumn flowers. (List of winners on page 20). Bridge Near Dallas Nearly Finished Statesataa News Berries DALLAS. Oct. zz Work on a new bridge located near the Brid geport school southwest of Dallas is virtually completed, according to Polk County Judge C. E. Hayes The bridge, which replaces an older structure, is part of a pro ject to eliminate a hazardous right- angle turn on the Polk county road. The hew framework is sup ported on piling. In addition to straightening the road, county crews have improved drainage in the area by digging long lateral ditches. . . .Aid Badly Needed. . . WITH the Salem Community chest stilt $15,000 short, Chair man Joseph A. H. Dodd Saturday asked each citizen to reconsider the causes the Red Feather drive supports, and to remember that failure of the chest program involves emer gency relief agencies as well as vital youth organizations. - i ' " ' : ' :. l- I . DODD; asked that those wishing v give send their contri butions, accompanied with this "please" coupon, to the Community Chest, 241 N. Liberty, Salem. ; NAME ADDRESS Enclosed is my dollar to signed , " " ' Multnomah Chairman Said 'Repudiated' PORTLAND. Oct. 22-UP-T h e recall of Sheriff Marion Le Roy (Mike) Elliott brought on a severe reaction among Multnomah coun- ty democrats today. Fourteen prominent democrats called for Nicholas Granet, county chairman who had supported El liott, to resign." ' They asserted Granet's leader ship had been "repudiated," and advised him to "follow the ex sheriff into political retirement." Signers of the statement had opposed Elliott. They included State Sen. Richard L. Neuberger; Walter J. Dennis, president of the County Young Democratic club; the Rev. Richard M. Steiner, and Nora Hitchman Moore. The county central committee may take up the matter at a meet ing Monday night. Meanwhile Frank L. Shull, chair man of county commissioners, cri ticized recent operation of the she riffs office and called for reor ganization. He urged that the position of under-sheriff be created to in crease efficiency, and suggested Stanley MacDonald, head of the criminal identification bureau, for trie position. It was MacDonald's suspension by Elliott that touched off the re call campaign. Presentation Of Iron Lung Set Wednesday The Iron' lung bought by Sa lem residents, in a campaign by Salem Eagles lodge, will be pre sented to poliomyelitis authorities at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in a public ceremony at the city hall fire station. Final arrangements were an nounced by Victor L. Withrow, chairman for the fund drive, who issued a statement Saturday of ap preciation for cooperation in rais ing more than $4,000 to purchase the equipment. It will be added to Salem'i treatment center in the fight against polio. All collections over the purchase price for the lung and portable respirators will be given to the Marion county chapter of the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Final money - raising event of the campaign will be an amateur-boxing card at the arm ory Wednesday night, sponsored by Salem Veteranj of Foreign Wars post. (Additional details on page 6) Max. . SS . 63 . 04 . Mta. Precis. Salem Portland San Francisco n trace 38 00 43 .00 Chicaeo M M .00 New' York .. 75 Willamette River -3 feet. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bureau. McNary field, Salem): Tog, smoke and low clouds this morning, becoming fair in the afternoon and tonieht. High today near 68. Low to night near 34. Conditions will be fav orable for farm actirlties today. SAIXM PRECIPITATION This Year Last Year Normal 2 M , 4.41 3.63 help the Community Chest drive. A ' Planes Fly Gold Seekers Workers Quit Jobs, Rush Out To Stake Claims FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 22- , UP)- Plane loads of ; men and equipment headed for a new town on the Alaska map today the tent town of Fishwheel on the Yukon river between historic Fort Yukon and Circle. It's the scene of Alaska's latent gold strike, but nobody knows : whether it will be a bonanza or a ' dud up there in the shadow of the Arctic circle. At $35 an ounce, though, it's worth the try, and today even newspaper reporters and radio announcers were flying to the frozen sandbar in the Yukon river j to stake claims as well as set news stories and recorded interviews. The discovery was made in mid-week by Clifton Carrol, a fisherman. ; He went to pull his fishwheel from the water for the winter. He saw several bright objects on the frozen sand and gravel on the axle of the wheel. Examination showed them to be gold nugget the size of peas." Took Samples for Assay He told relatives and a few friends about it, but the tip-off came with taking of samples dowa to Circle for assay. - Since then, natives quU their traplines and , fishing to stake claims. Word got to Fairbanks and the aerial exodus for the strike area got under way, In earnest as prospectors hurried to join the mushrooming tent town on the river flats. The tent town today became known as Fishwheel, named after Carrol's fish wheel. Like Water Wheel A fishwheel is described a a rather primitive arrangement like a water wheel, but with nets in stead of paddles. It turns in the current of the stream and nets any vagrant fish trying to get past it. First planes began leaving the Fairbanks municipal airport at dawn today for the Fort Yukon Circle area, some 103 miles north east of here. By tnldmornlng a dozen fully-loaded aircraft had taken off, plus three or four more) which neglected to file flight plana. which neglected to - file flight plans. The usual bush traffia to Fort Yukon and Circle la only one e two planes dally. j Ta Switch to Skis Bush pilots said today they et pected to continue flying pros pectors into the area after snow flies. merely switching from wheels to skis for landing gear.; Flights for the comparatively short distance cost $90 round trip or W0 one-way. The swelling ranks Of gold seek ers was touching people here in all walks of life. Scores of con struction workers whose Jobs are nearing the seasonal end anyway are reported quitting to hurry tm the strike area and file their claims. Jack Daum, Fairbanks News miner staff member,; left for the scene on one of the first flights out of Fairbanks this morning, vowing to file a claim while get ting a story. j Radiomen to File Claim Radio broadcasters also plan's fly to the area to transcribe eye witness stories. They said they would "file claims between Inter views." , ! Office workers and store clerk also were among those making up planeloads of passengers. Many others are expected to take advan tage of the Sunday holiday y making the trip and filing claim. Claims are being filed at the United States land office in Cir cle. Two claims per man are per mitted. Claim s takers may alae file for others If they have power of attorney. Each claim encoam passes 20 acres. r ( lee Already aOrer ' Ice is reported already in the river, with the banks and sloughs frozen solid. Miners said there wae little prospect of much gold pro duction this season because of the advent of extreme winter cold. It gets down to 65-70 below In that area. It's been around 10-20 de grees above rero lately, f j Actual, value of this latest Alas ka strike probably ; will notl be known until after the spring: lee breakup. The present rush: .la largely for staking claims I which will be worked several month