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52nd Year, No. 45
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matter at Salem. Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Wednesday, February 21, 1940
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Drager Remains
On Job Despite .
Conviction
Jury Finds Treasurer
Guilty of Larceny of
$2686 Public Funds
Following his conviction
last night in a verdict which
found him guilty of larceny of
$2686.38 in county funds,
County Treasurer D. G. Dra
ger this morning returned to
his office on advice of his
counsel Custer E. Ross who
told him to continue with his
duties.
While the county court was
In executive session for some
time this morning, court
members said that while the trea
surer's situation was briefly re
ferred to, their discussions were
along other lines that If there are
any developments in regard to the
treasurer's office they will be only
on advice from the district attor
ney. The treasurer's bond remains
at $1,500 which has been posted for
some time.
Appeal Likely
Defense counsel for the county
treasurer said no decision had been
made as to whether an appeal will
be taken. With the huge trans
' crlpt covering testimony of . nearly
two weeks an appeal would Involve
a large expense It was stated. Time
for sentence was fixed for next
Tuesday, February 27. Under the
statutes the defense will have 10
days from that time In which to
file a motion for a new trial and GO
days In which to take an appeal.
It was pointed out that the trea
surer was not tried for malfeasance
In office, the sentence for which
provides forfeiture of office, and
to force removal of the treasurer
from office would require another
trial, until after sentence at least.
What the situation might be then
was not touched on.
Out Seven Hours
A little over seven hours were re
quired for Jury deliberations which
resulted In the verdict returned at
9:10 o'clock last night, the Jury re
tiring at 1:50 o'clock In the after
noon. The verdict was arrived at after
Lelf Bergsvlk, foreman, had re
quested the court for special In
structions. He said the Jury wanted
to know how the Jury would reach
a conclusion as to the amount of
money allefedly converted, whether
It should cover the period between
October 31, 1935 and October 31,
1938, or for the entire period of the
shortage. The court advised the
Jury to start at May 15, 1936 and
cover the period down to October
31, 1938. The Indictment charged
a shortage of $23,520.41 but this was
for a period of 31 or 22 years back
to practically the first year the
treasurer took office.
The defendant was In the court
room when the verdict was returned
and emphatically reaffirmed his
declarations of Innocence which he
has made from the time the short
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Start First Work on
Willamette Building
The first physical steps looking toward the construction
of the new science building, authorized by the trustees of Wil
lamette university early this week, were taken this afternoon
when tne lounaacion lines were laid
out. Actual construction is not ex
pected to be taken for some weeks
and it may not be until commence
ment week that the first earth is
turned. Delay in getting underway
Is due to the uncompleted status
of the plans for the Interior of the
building, which will extend 150 feet
In width facing State street and a
depth of 100 feet. The building will
be constructed to the west and in
line with Waller hall, with its eas
tern wall coming close to Univer
sity house, the president's residence.
In order to get away from a seri
ous drainage problem which exists
on the campus, it Is probable no
basement will be Included in the
project. However, there will be two
full floors which will be devoted to
class rooms, laboratories and a small
auditorium. The original plans call
ed for a museum on the first floor
but it Is likely this will be eliminat
ed In order that necessary class
rooms and space for the university
Defend Fishing Rights These Yakima Indians are shown In San
Francisco as they prepared defense of their tribal fishing rights
In Washington and Oregon. Left to right, Frank Totus, a sub
chieftain; Alexander Saluskin and Chief Thomas K. Yallup, head
of the delegation. Associated Press Photo.
Indians Ask for
Fishing Grounds
San Francisco, Feb. 21 UP) The U. S. circuit court of ap
peals was asked today to give Washington State fishing
grounds back to the Indiana. On hand to watch the proceed
ings were four Yakima Indians, who came here in tribal re
galia and with their hair in braids. Involved in the hearing was
the Indians' contention they should
be allowed to Xish In the Columbia
river without state license, because
they were granted that right by
treaty 85 years ago.
Washington claims Its police pow
er has superseded the treaty, and
as a result 75 Yaklmas were arrest
ed by Sheriff C. R. House of Klick
itat county for fishing in the river
without licenses above The Dalles.
State courts and the federal dis
trict court at Tacoma upheld the
arrests, so the Yaklmas appealed to
the circuit court here.
The federal government itself
brought the appeal "in behalf of its
ward, Sampson Tulee," and U. S
Attorney Samuel Driver of Spokane
will represent it in arguments. Tu
lee was one of the arrested Indians.
The four observers paid their re
spects to federal officials in an eye
gathering parade through the post
office building yesterday.
They were led by Chief Thomas
K. Yallup of the Yaklmas, clad In
beaded vest and brilliant shirt and
moving silently along in moccasined
feet.
Mayor Carson Not
Running Again
Portland, Feb. 21 (U.RWoseph K.
Carson, Jr., now ending his second
term as mayor of Portland, an
nounced before the city council to
day that he will not seek re-election.
There had been no indication
previously that the mayor would not
seek a third term and his announ
cement opened the lists to several
who would not have run in oppo
sition to Carson.
He will retire, he told the coun
cil, when his second term ends
January 1.
herbarium may be provided.
The exterior of the science hall
will conform to the library which
Is Georgian in character, reinforced
concrete with brick facing, slate
roof and a tower. It is possible the
central space under the roof may be
utilized.
Reconditioning of the old science
building is also Included in the build
ing project and It is expected the
music department will be housed in
this structure. Wrecking of old
Kimball hall, a frame structure,
will be undertaken after commence
ment in June. This will make pos
sible the grading of a lawn, extend
ing from State street to the lib
rary. Erection of a fence along
12th street to prevent pedestrians
from making a path across the lawn,
has already been started.
The building program will make
necessary the addition of a new
boiler to the heating plant to care
lor the added load.
Fights Repeal
Washington, Feb. 21 (U.B The
senate sliver bloc opposed today the
recommendation of the advisory
council of the federal reserve sys
tem that the United States immedi
ately stop buying foreign silver.
Silver senators, who for six years
have resisted attacks on the new
deal's foreign domestic silver pur
chase programs, denounced the
council's proposal as a forerunner
of an attempt to cut off domestic
silver purchases.
Sens. Key Pittman and Pat Mc
Carran, Nevada democrats whose
home state produces more than
$4,000,000 of silver annually, imme
diately defended both the foreign
and domestic purchase policies.
They predicted that stoppage of
foreign purchases would work "ir
reparable harm" on export trade
with China, India and South Amer
ican countries; that it would be a
"terrific blow" to reciprocal trade
agreements now in effect.
Opponents of the administration's
silver program saw the recommen
dation as a boost to a pending bill
by Sen. John G. Townsend (R.,
Del.), which would repeal the for
eign purchase section of the 1934
sliver purchase act. v
Rescue Crew of
Sunken Dutch Tanker
Amsterdam, Feb. 21 VP) Owners
of The Netherlands motor tanker
Den Haag, 8,971 tons, tonight re
ceived a message that the captain
and 12 seamen from the vessel had
been rescued at sea, apparently aft
er the tanker sank.
London agents of the owners re
ported the rescued men would
reach London later tonight, but
gave no further Information con
cerning the ship which had been
en route from New York to Rotter
dam. One of her lifeboats was
found empty today near Lizard
Head, southernmost point of the
English coast.
The tanker was last reoorted
February 14 about 400 miles west of
Lizard Head.
The Den Haag, built at Kiel, Oer.
many, in 1925, carried a crew of 39
all Hollanders.
Church Organ Gives
Radio Broadcasts
Pittsburgh, Feb. 21 W) Through
some freak of wiring, the new
$2,200 electric organ at the Free
port Methodist church picks up
amateur short-wave broadcasts and
sends them through the amplifier,
like a radio.
When the "voice" came on during
the quiet of a service, organist Em
ma Chapman saved embarrassment
by switching the organ off "real
quickly, so that nobody heard it."
"But the next time it comes on,"
Miss Chapman said today, "we're
not going to turn it off. The con
gregation is curious about the voice
and we'll let them hear it"
Russian Planes
Set Buildings
In Pajala Afire
Campaign to Aid Finns
Stimulated by Rain of
Bombs on Frontier
Stockholm, Feb. 21 CP)
Seven Russian bombing planes
today showered between 30
and 40 bombs on the Swedish
frontier village of Pajala, set
ting many buildings afire but
causing no casualties, dis
patches from tne Doraer re
gion reported.
Four buildings in fajaia, a
village of 3,000 inhabitants
five miles from the Finnish
frontier, were destroyed and
others set afire by phe raiders, who
descended to 3,000 feet oeiore un
loading their bomb cargo.
The Swedish minister to Moscow
was directed to deliver a vigorous
protest to the Soviet government.
Although the bombing was gen
erally regarded in Stockholm as ac
cidental it added new complica
tions to Sweden's difficulties over
the matter of aid to Finland.
Stimulates Aid
It was expected to bring a sharp
protest to Moscow and further
stimulate the Swedish "activist"
campaign for diree. military help
to the embattled Finns.-
The Stockholm newspaper Afton
bladet said half the town was
burning.
The terrified Inhabitants had
brief warning of the approaching
planes from the village of Kengis,
which is closer to the frontier
Thus most residents were able to
find refuge. Many fled to the
fields. Other crouched In their
homes.
Several bombs fell within 100 feet
of the Pajala church where some
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Moscow Recalls
Reds in Turkey
Istanbul, Feb. 21 (P) Hundreds
of Russian technical experts em
ployed In Turkish, industry for
many years under a Turkish-Russian
agreement were ordered by the
Moscow government today to re
turn to Russia immediately.
The Russians are expected to em-
bark on Russian ships with their
families for Odessa, Russian Black
sea port.
The action follows the gradual
liquidation by Russia of its commer
cial organizations In Turkey.
The Turkish press recently has
discussed the possibility of war this
spring In the near east, with Rus
sia's Caucasus oil fields a possible
center or activity.
German technical experts era
ployed here in national defense in
dustrles recently were sent home
by Turkey, and the German owned
Krupp shipyard here was occupied
by marines.
Turkey, a non-belligerent ally of
Britain and France, has been co
operating with the British and
French near eastern armies in
planning a defense of this vital re
gion, the "back door" to Europe.
Kennedy to Close
Political Career
Boston, Feb. 21 (U.R) Joseph P.
Kennedy said last night that he
would bring his political career to a
close upon completion of his duties
as U. S. ambassador to Great Bri
tain. "When I leave London 111 be all
finished as far as politics is con
cerned," he said on arrival here for
a physical check-up at the Lahey
clinic,
He declined to say when he
planned to end his duties as am
bassador.
He expects to return to New York
by plane today and sail for Lon
don by way of Oenoa on the S. S.
Manhattan Saturday.
Carg
o Ship Seized
By
British Navy
Alexandria, Egypt, Feb. 21 VP)
British naval authorities today
seized a cargo ship flying a neutral
flag but declared by British i
thorities to be German. The name
of the vessel and other details of
the seizure were withheld.
Swedes Vote
Confidence in
Government
Refusal of Military Aid
To Finland Upheld by
Parliament
Stockholm, Feb. 21 (U.R)
All political parties in the
Swedish parliament voted
confidence today in the gov
ernment, and its policy re
garding military aid for Fin
land. The vote was taken after
parliament had heard sharp
criticism of Premier Per Al
bion Hansson for his method
of informing the public that
Sweden would not grant mili
tary aid to Finland.
Conservative members of parlia
ment said that when Hansson last
week announced Sweden's Inability
to furnish military aid to Finland
he "caused misunderstanding re
garding the government's policy
which resulted In sharp criticism In
public discussion of the premier
and his government."
Air Battle Reported
Bergen, Norway, Feb. 21 (U.R)
Norwegian coastal reports today
said that both British and German
ships were standing off the coast
and that a British squadron was
cruising off north Norway, near the
Finnish Arctic coast.
A severe air battle was reported
In dispatches from the town of Klr
kenaes, on the Norwegian-Finnish
frontier, but the nationality of the
planes said to be battling over the
Fetsamo region was uncertain.
Coastal reports concerning naval
activity off Norway were frag-
mentary and did not Immediately
clarify developments, but there was
nothing to Indicate a naval con
flict. Nor was It known definitely
wnetner the German ships were
warships or merchant ships.
Tighten Control
Pairs, Feb. 21 (U.R) Allied naval
control around Scandinavian neu
tral nations was tightened today,
with closer surveillance of German
merchant and naval shipping
inrougn tne waters off the Norwe
gian coast.
Allied fleets, It was reported by
reliable quarters were watching not
only German maritime movements
up and down the Norwegian coast
but they were operating around the
northern tip of Norway and in Arc
tic waters as far as Petsamo, Fin
land's far northern port.
Warplane Raid
On Helgoland '
Berlin, Feb. 21 An early
morning foray of "several enemy
pianes xrom the west and north
west" over Helgoland Bight was re-
ported today by the high command
communique, which, however, did
not give results of the flight.
The communique also reported
mat one German submarine, "re
turning from a distant voyage, re
ported the sinking of 27,795 gross
register tons" of shipping.
Repeating claims made last night
by the official news agency, DNB,
the communique reported the sink
ing of two minelayers and destruc
tion of an "armed commercial ves
sel in yesterday's wide-ranging
raids by German warplanes along
the coasts of England and Scot
land. From these raids, which extended
as far north as the Shetland Is
lands, all German planes returned
safely, the communique said.
London, Feb. 21 W) The air
ministry announced today British
warplanes carried out a successful
reconnaissance flight over Helgo
land Bight, off Germany's northwest
coast, last night.
"Last night a reconnaissance of
Helgoland Bight was carried out
successfully by several R.A.F. air
craft," said the air ministry's an
nouncement. Meanwhile the Grimsby trawler
Tartan reached port to report that
she had driven off one nazl plane
with gunfire yesterday when Oer-!
man warplanes were raiding ship
ping along the English and Scottish
coast. ' t
Tide Frees Pomona
Portland, Ore., Feb. 21 (ff) The'
freighter Pomona of the Weyer-
haeuser Timber company '.ran.!'- A. H. Rapking of Philadelphia,
airround in the Columbia rlvtr.ba-4t
low Longvlew yesterday but fMd
nerseir at nign tide, a sumy
Astoria showed no damage.
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Bloff Surrenders, Quits Union Poet Willie Bloff (right), Bolly
wood movie labor leader, Is shown with his attorney, Abe Maro
vttz, In Chicago reading over his resignation as chairman of the
conference of stuoio unions Just before he entered Bridewell pri
son to complete a six months sentence for pandering Imposed In
1B22. "Society must have Its pound of flesh," said Bloff, entering
prison. He was later released on a writ of habeas corpus under
$5000 bond. Associated Press Photo.
British Rushing
Aid to Finland
London, Feb. 21 (fl3) Authoritative sources said tonight
me isritisn government had released large quantities of mili
tary supplies to Finland, including 144 planes, both bombers
and fighting planes. These informants said Britain was send
ing r miana xou ann-tanK rules, lU.UUO anti-tank mines, 50,
Long Defeated
In Louisiana
New Orleans, Feb. 21 VP) The
Huey P. Long political dynasty, born
of 12 years of dictatorial violence,
died peacefully by ballot yesterday
after one of the longest and bitter
est election campaigns In Louisi
ana's history.
Voters in the democratle guber
natorial run-off primary swept to
defeat Governor Earl K. Long, bro
ther of the "Kingfish" and titular
leader of the machine, and nomin
ated Attorney Sam Jones of Lake
Charles to the office,
Jones, a newcomer to politics,
pledged himself to restore democ
racy to Louisiana, regain much of
the millions of dollars he said ad
ministration office holders stole
from the state, and jail those found
guilty of graft and corruption.
The machine rout appeared com
plete with Jones slate of second
ary state officers, engaged In the
run-off, going In without a break,
together with a new anti-machine
legislature, and possibly an anti
machine state central committee.
Unofficial returns from 1,508 of
the state's 1,703 precincts gave
Jones 258,816 votes and Long 238,
692, a lead of 20,124 votes for Jones.
Nomination in overwhelmingly
democratic Louisiana is tantamount
to election. Jones will take office
May 14.
Dull Day Reported
On Western Front
Paris, Feb. 21 (Pi Desultory ex
changes of fire, apparently designed
to break up labor squads In the
Vosges mountain region, marked a
dull day on the western front today
as fog and a thaw halted other ac
tivities. The French high command's
morning communique:
"Infantry and artillery firm at
various points of the front, notably
in the Vosges mountains and along
the Rhine."
Minister Favors
Old-Time Saloons
Salt Lake City, Feb. 21 VP) Dele
gates to the inter-mountaln confer
ence of Evangelical churches pon
dered today the statement of one
of their principal speakers that he
favored the return of the old time
saloons.
"Saloons were a sort of social
club, where drinkers gathered," said
the conference meeting last
) night. "Now drinking Is done In all
(;'" ymtc, wnu juung people
doing a large part of It."
ooo hand grenades, 25 howitzers,
100 machine gun, 24 anti-aircraft
guns, 30 field guns, four six-ton
tanks, 12 six-inch guns, 10 three-
inch mortars, with ammunition for
the artillery.
These supplies were said to be In
addition to considerable amounts
being sent by France.
Some of the planes already are In
Finland, the Informants said, In
cluding some gladiators, one of the
best types of British fighting pianes.
The others are being sent rapidly
In view of the steady pounding of
the Russian army on the Karelian
isthmus.
In addition to this material as
sistance to Finland, thousands of
men and women have registered at
the Finnish legation here as volun
teers for the Finnish army or aux
iliary services.
It was understood the first group
of army volunteers would leave
Britain shortly. Such recruiting has
the approval of the British govern
ment. Tire Tracks Clue
To Redwood Murder
Redwood City, Calif., Feb. 21 VP)
Tire tracks of a large automobile
gave authorities their only clue to
day to the killing of an unidentified
woman, found dead In a "petting
party" section In nearby hills.
Sheriff's deputies said the tracks
were In soft dirt near a bush where
an old man from the county alms
house discovered the body yester
day. The woman's identity remained a
mystery, and in spite of a careful
examination of her body, even the
exact cause of her death was un
known. She received a bullet In the head
and a kick In the stomach, either
of which could have killed her.
Nazi Women Told to
Beget War Babies
Berlin, Feb. 21 (P) Every German womai. should bear
a child, Schwarze Korps, weekly organ of the Blackshirt
elite guard, declared today, because the reich needs more sons
w populate annexed Polish terri-
tory and the "colonies which we
are wresting from the British
moneybag."
The Schwarze Korps did not ex
empt women who already have
three, four or more children.
"Greater Germany has become
larger," the paper observed. "In the
cast, wide spaces are waiting to be
filled with German life.
"Colonies which we are wresting
from the British moneybag call for
youthful pioneer spirit," It contin
Soviet Tries to
Crash Across
Entire Isthmus
Battle Still Critical for
Finland Swirling Bliz
zard Aids Defense
Helsinki, Feb. 21 UP) Si
multaneous Russian attacks
on both ends of the Manner
heim line, throwing two red
army divisions against one
sector alone, were repulsed in .
fighting that lasted far Into
the night, Finland reported
today.
ihe red army smashed at
the western end of the Isth
mus defense line and at Tai
pale, the eastern sector where
the two divisions launched their
attack.
The twin offensives meant the
Russians were trying to break
through across nearly the entire
width of the Isthmus and that the
battle still was most critical for
Finland.
Swirling Blizzard
Finnish hopes were raised by the
onset of a swirling blizzard which
was expected to balk the Russian
drive and further strengthen tne
defense.
Official Russian claims that the
coastal fortress of Kiovisto, west
ern anchor of the Mannerhelm line,
had been captured, were denied by
the semiofficial Finnish newt
agency.
The Finnish command's commun
ique reported. 17- Russian planet
shot down In yesterday's widespread
aerial fighting.
Soviet land attacks, centered on
Finland's Mannerhelm line of de
fenses across the Isthmus, continued
as Russian warplanes returning for
the second successive day caused
two air raid alarms in Helsinki. No
bombings were reported.
2 Divisions Used
An attack by two Russian divi
sions, "strongly supported by ar
tillery and aircraft," was said to
have been repelled at Talpale on the
eastern sector of the Isthmus front
as was continued hammering at the
front's western end.
A Finnish announcement said al.
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Reds Seek to
Finish War
Moscow, Feb. 31 (U.B The Soviet
press today displayed an official
news agency dispatch declaring
that the red army had "now decid
ed to break the Mannerhelm line"
In a drive that "presages the end of
the Finnish war."
The dispatch, carried by the Tast
agency, was dated Kovno and quot
ed objective military experts as say
ing that the Mannerhelm line was
as strong as the German Siegfried
line or the French Maglnot line and
that Its destruction was "a most
difficult task from the military
standpoint."
The mast important battle of tht
war was believed imminent In tht
Vlipuri sector of Finland.
Information available here indi
cated that the red army expected a
quick showdown at Vilpurl, which
for centuries hss been a military
gateway to the east, as a result of
the Russian mopping up operations
against the Gulf of Finland end of
the main Finnish defenses (tht
Mannerhelm line).
The Russians claimed occupation
of Kolvlsto fortress, on the Oulf of
Finland coast, which had been tht
main anchor point at that end of
the Finnish line. (Denied by Fin
nish reports.)
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ued. "We need more of our best,
and only mothers will be able to
supply these best."
"Might It not tnererore be the
duty of mothers who already have
children to present an additional
one to our nation?" Schwarze Korps
asked.
The paper then quoted a letter
from a mother of eight now expect
ing the ninth who said :
"Wt all must want a war child."