Wednesday, February 21, 194C
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
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By special request the Salem Civic
Players ara going to repeat their
Elk's charity laugh show "Listen to
Leon" Thursday night In Monmouth
for the Monmouth Civic club. The
show will be at the Monmouth high
school gym at 8 o'clock. Several line
parties from Salem are planning to
attend.
Lutl Florist. P. 8592. 1278 N. Lib.
Salem members of the Whitman
college alumni met last night at the
Quelle for their annual founders'
f day dinner. Robert Sprague was
S elected president of the group for
8 the next year ana Mrs. buas uai-
j er secretary. Mr. Galser gave a re
sume of an address concerning the
, college made before the Portland
Voup Saturday night by Professor
F Davis.
See Bondell for roofs, 348 H. Com!.'
! A block chain hook valued at $50
was stolen from the Salem Log
. company at the foot of Hood street
Monday night, said a report to the
;. police.
Jimmy Muckrtdge, route 2, is re
ported by his father as missing from
i home. He Is a student at Salem high
1 school.
JFor five years the Balem Federal
' has paid four percent
! Emm. Lenti. 143 Union, reports
to the poilce the theft of wood from
' the wood-shed at her homo.
O. A. Ostrln has tiled an assumed
' business name certificate with the
county clerk for Salem Sanitary
' Milk Co.
J i Free Enlargements, film develop.
ed, 8 prints 25c. Satisfaction guar-
i anteed. Pfell's Photo Shop, Vim a.
Commercial street. 45
S J. D Mlckle, director, will repre-
i sent the state department of agrl-
5 culture at the all day meeting of
1 the Lower Columbia River Dairy as
soclatlon to be held In Astoria Frt
day. Next Monday he will be in
Klamath Falls for a conference of
i dairymen.
sloner Simon said It whs not prac
tlcable to send a representative
from Washington to confer with
Otten, but that blue prints are be
ing forwarded to Otten on wnicn
mav Indicate the plantings ne
approves.
Wanted to board In the country.
boy or girl, (15. Excellent care &
healthful food. Box 88, Captlal Jour
nal. 5
Willie feeding her chickens at
24 Water street this morning, Mrs.
Lula McLaughlin. 64, tripped over
some chicken wire, falling ana
breaking an ankle. After being
treated by the Salem first aid car
crew, she was taken to the Deacon
ess hospital.
For five years the Salem Federal
has paid four per cent. 45
Wedding decorations, Eola Acres,
Ph. 6130. No charge for delivery. 45"
All state offices will be closed to
morrow In honor of Washington's
birthday. The closure will Include
all state owned liquor stores.
Specials at Margaret's Thure.
Friday and Monday. Margaret's Ba.
by Shop. 423 Court St. 45'
The Marlon County Republican
club will hold a special meeting on
Monday, February 26, at 8 p. m. at
the Marlon hotel. Besides the spe-
clal business session, Ernest Jachet
ta. president of the Multnomah
chapter of the Oregon Republican
club, will give a talk. Talks will also
be olven by other directors of the
Multnomah chapter. There will be
an election of a secretary-treasurer
to replace Walter MacPherson who
resigned his position.
Dlst. off. Mutual Benefit Health
& Aco. Assn, 409 Guardian Bldg. Ph,
8482. 50'
Ivan B. Rhodes, formerly assist'
ant general secretary of the YMCA
with headquarters in New York but
now an Instructor in Y work
Willamette university, will address
the Salem Lions club Thursday
noon at the Marlon hotel on a sub
Ject of his own choosing.
Your kitchen and nook floor clean
ed, waxed, polished, 1. HfstronV
45
A telegram received at the Cham'
ber of Commerce today from Sena'
tor Charles L. McNary said that the
commissioner of public buildings
hftd sent a letter to Henry F. Ca-
bell, chairman of the Oregon state
highway commission, suggesting
that Oeorge Otten of the highway
department be consulted relative to
the planting of shrubbery on the
Salem post office grounds. commiS'
Townsend
Clubs
Miss Kate Dunning, nationally
known corset stylist, will conduct a
clinic at Miller's Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week.
Ill see you at Pioneer Camp to
night. 45
All county offices will be closed
tomorrow on account of the Wash
ington's birthday holiday.
For watch and clock repairing
H. T. Love. 141 So. Liberty. 45'
Building permits: William Gill
Ings, to repair a grocery store at
2360 State, $50. E. J. Bradley,
build a one-story dwelling and ga
rage at 1465 Pearl, $3000. W. F. Oru-
chow, to repair a garage at 115B
Center. $25 J. L. Cutler, to alter
one-story dwelling at 2270 Maple,
$40. John H. Bagley, to build a 1
story dwelling and garage at 1495
North 21st, $5300. Jay T. Saying, to
build a one-story dwelling and ga
rage at 1470 Nor'h 18th. Warren
Lindsay, to repair a beauty shop at
415 State, $200. George E. OH
build a m -story dwelling and ga
rage at 2430 North Fourth, $2000.
Elmer Griepentrog, to build a one-
story dwelling and garage at 1130
South 14th, $1500. Viola Selig,
repair a one-story dwelling at 1350
A, $200. Foster and Klelser, to alter
and repair a billboard at 310 North
Commercial, $50.
Mr. and Mrs. George Grant of the
Bethel district have traded their
farm to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Shurtz,
of Salem, for an apartment on State
street. The deal has been complet-
and the two families will ex
change properties at oncB with mov
ing scheduled for Thursday.
A district meeting of the Ninety
and Nine men's class will be held
at the First Christian church here
Monday evening with a dinner to
served at 6 o'clock.
On account of the Washington'
birthday holiday the Salem post of
fice will be closed all day tomorrow
and there will be no deliveries
mall.
nnual Stampede
Dates Announced
Bend. Ore., Feb. 21 Uim Bend's
annual stampede and water pageant
will be held this year on July 4. a
and 6, It was announced today.
Harry B. Leedy, president of the
board of directors, was named gen
eral chairman of the 1940 celebra
tion.
The three day affair will be cli
maxed by a night pageant on Mir
ror pond, artificial lake on the Des
chutes river In the center of the
city.
Farm Markets
Held Aided by
rade Treaties
Washington, Feb. 21 W'l Repub
lican opponent of the administra
tion's trade agreements program
were accused by Rep. Buck ID,
Calif.), today of using "statistical
legerdemain" In their effort to show
that the program had Deen injuri
ous to agriculture.
Buck, beginning the last day's de
bate on legislation !o continue the
trade treaty syc'.tm for three years
from June 12, said republicans had
contended that 1832 and 1933 were
good years for agriculture because
farm products constituted about au
per cent of all united States ex-Dorts.
But the "real test regarding agri
culture." Buck argued, was round
In other statistics which, he said
showed that, exclusive of benefit
payments, the agricultural cash In
come rose from $4,600,000,000 In
1832 to $7,700,000,000 In 1839.
The speaker cited other statis
tics to show that agricultural lm
ports dropped from $2,178,000,000
in 1829 to $899,000,000 last year.
While the house moved slowly
through debate and the senate was
in recess, several committees were
active.
The special house committee In
vestteating the labor board receiv
ed testimony from Benedict Wolf,
former secretary of the agency, that
In December, 1938, he conferred with
two board members before under
taking a campaign to convince con
gress that Wagner act amendments
supported by the AFL's national
leadership did not have rank-and-
file support.
The board members, Chairman J.
Warren Madden and Edwin S.
Smith, refused to participate in his
campaign, he said, but made no
objection to anything which he
might do. He had left the board's
employ before the conference, he
testified, but subsequently called up
on regional officers In various cities
to assist his plans.
British Shipping
osses of Week
Largest of War
Eugene. Feb. 21 (Pi Harry WII
son and Dick Hom, Eugene ski en
thusiasts, may not be able to "lick
their weight In wildcats,'' but they
have come pretty close,
While skiing In the rough Mc
Kenzie river country they came
t,i svh 51 tU.Ki Author ties a'oss a wuuiau, m .
..j... iu.i .iihnoh h f.r. gauierea a supply oi rociw aim
emu luu.j ....... , . , hll . ,, ,.- ..i,, th.
man submarine and mine warfare . ;","' ,., "
had sunk five British and 15 neu- "" -s -
tral shins In the week ending Feb
. .n 1.1- .-till 4TQ ,n
ruary 10. ui hlbltlng a bounty check Issued
one againsi Hw """""' the county. The cat weighed
m" "" pounds.
voy.
It was admitted that Germany's
unrestricted U-boat warfare had
readied serious proportions, but the
record of the convoy system In
bringing 8969 ships safetly to port
and losing only 19 provided a strong
measure of consolation.
The losses for the week ended
Skier Kills
Wildcat with Rock
Churchill on
U-Boat Sinking
London. Feb. il UPl Winston
February 18 were the largest of the Churchill, first lord of the admiral
war. However, It was said that at ty, declared today the British navy
least four, and possibly six U-boats was maintaining a high rate In the
were sunk In that time, as evidence oesu-ucuon oi Herman uo.nr...
that the British navy was not Idle,
Successes of recent weeks," he
tnM th. hnin nf ..nmrnnn. .how
The government is rushing plans, ,, lh, .i-i,!--. Pnn.
already announced in commons, to Unu)ng Bt such a rata tnat n, &s
arm all British trawlers and mer- sertlon 0( Dec. g that the British
chantmen against auaCKS sucn as naVy was sinking two to four U
occurred along the east coast yes- boata a weel5 ,.was i n0 wny ex.
terday, when German planes raidca aggerated."
shipping from the Firth of Forth He a)j0 asserted that the response
to the coast of South Essex, appar- 0( Britain's fishermen to the ad
ently in retaliation for the Altmark miralty's call for volunteers to
Incident. Many trawlers and fish- sweep mines and protect the coast
Ing boats were bombed and machine- was "more than satisfactory."
gunned, although lew casuanties two British intelligence oincers
were reported. abducted by the German secret po-
Eleven survivors of the Norwe- lice In a mysterious incident on tne
gian ship, said to be the Stelnsted, Netherlands frontier No. 9 were dls-
torpedoed off the west coast of Eire closea loaay Dy r oreign unaer-ore-last
Thursday, landed on an Island retary R. A. Butler to have been en.
off Eire last night after having gaged In checking German peace
riiHffnrf fivf rinv. In an onen boat, overtures.
Thirteen other members of the The two men, Captain Richard
crew, who took to another boat, were enry elevens ana oigumuna ry-
PUDs Prepare
To Take Over
Entire System
Seattle. Feb. 21 (PI Frank Mc
Laughlln, president of the Puget
Sound power & Light company, was
notified today publlo uuilty ais
trtcts are prepared to negotiate for
the company's entire system.
A utility district commissioners'
committee headed by A. d. Zlebell,
Marysvllle, In a letter to the power
company executive replied to his
statement of Monday In which he
outlined the conditions under which
the company would cooperate with
district representatives in negotiat
ing acquisition of the power system.
McLaughlin's conditions were:
(1) that the PUDs look toward tak
ing over the whole company sys
tem rather than assuming It piece
meal through condemnation suits;
(2) that the utility districts set
forth "some definite plan;" (3)
that they drop all condemnation
suits pending against the company.
Declaring "the condemnation
suits are a means provided by law
for determining the fair value of
properties to be acquired by the
public and furnish the only safe
guard the districts have against
any undue delay and evasion on the
company's part," the committee re
fused flatly to act toward dropping
the suits.
Walter A. Lynch
New Congressman
New York, Feb. 21 WV-Walter A.
Lynch, democrat. Is the new con
gressman from the 22nd district as
a result of the special election made
necessary by the recent death of
Rep. Edward Curley, also a demo
crat.
Lynch won by an to-l vot. the
preponderantly democratic district
giving him 8,246 votes and 1,010 to
his republican opponent, Arthur D,
Fisher. Lynch la a former city mag
istrate and president of the Ford
ham university alumni association
Tlte district covers part of upper
Manhattan and the lower Bronx.
missing.
ne Best, were captured near Ven.
loo, the Netherlands, during an en
counter In which one other man
was killed.
Butler declared tn the commons
that there was no question of the
men carrying peace proposals from
his majesty's government, but that
A flve-year-old boy of a Turner they had been authorized to listen
fomllv hn. hpn Kt.r cken with a " rci'u't u piouou iiuiu
Case of Diphtheria
Reported at Turner
case of diphtheria, it was reported the German jlde.
- Loaay oy ur. v. n. uuusws, ujuuvj
. health officer. This is the second
case to be reported this year, the
other being In a family on the out
skirts of Salem. As a result of the
Turner case, a special diphtheria
clinic is being held at the Turner
Cases Wait on
Morse Recovery
VhiffAnn Dra Vfeh 91 (11 PI Prut.-
school house this afternoon where p,,,,, of hearinCT m the 8an
be made and L,,,,,., ship derits' dispute ap
peared likely today, with federal
waterfront arbiter Wayne L. Morse
ill at the Eugene hospital with ln-
The Salem Missouri club will meet
Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
Knights of Pythias hall, 248 North
Commercial street. Moving pictures
will be shown by James Loder, au
tomobile dealer, with refreshments
to be served at the conclusion of
the program. All former Missouri
ans and friends are Invited.
Marriage licenses have been Is
sued at Vancouver, Wash., to Em
mett S. Johnson, 856 Highland ave
nue, and Shirley M. Duval, 1535
Trade street, both of Salem and to
Richard LeRoy Potts, Brooks, and
Margaret May Dixon, 600 Locust
street, Salem.
Dispute Going
To Conciliator
Eugene, Feb. 21 (yP) Agreement
to submit the dispute to a federal
conciliator ended the 14-day-old
strike at the Walton lumber com
pany last night.
The shut-down affected 83 men.
The mill will resume operations
within a day or two.
The district boundary board to
day received petitions from
Rosedale and Ankeny school dls
trlcts asking that a vote be had
the consolidation of these two dis
tricts on March 4, and the board
acceded to the request of the peti
tioners setting the election for that
date. The petitions ask that the
Ankeny district be merged Into the
Rosedale district.
County Clerk Boyer Is in receipt
of a Ust of treaty provisions with
various nations of the world sent by
the department of state at Wash
ington and dealing with the com
petency and rights of consular offi
cers of the various countries In re
lation to settlement of estates which
are In force between the United
States and foreign countries.
The Auburn Townsend club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Auman.
1810 East Turner road, Thursday
evening, February 22.
Falls City The Aged Retirement
club Is holding Its social evening
at the IOOF hall Saturday evening.
RADIO
Day by Day
Pacific Standard T!m
Hew York. Ffb. 31 i) Rudy Valle wll
Tn.k- hit debut as an actor In an hour-
loni radio drama Monday nltht ai tuest
r I-.I-H n t Mill' CSB theatre.
atarrlni vltii Vlrslnia Bruce In "Swin
Hiffh Hrinr Low."
RtiriY tried hla voice at microphone
drama on on act bacls in hla former
variety aerlsa. but this will be his first
. in th. nf k full leneth Play.
The script also permit the elnglni of
ft few tunes.
Vallee u schrdnled to return to rem
lar variety achedule on NBO March 7.
Three flsht broadcasts within the next
Prl day -to-Friday period. Inclusive, are
eomln up on WJZ-NBC. The first, this
FrlrlNT nlcht in the HshtwelBht SCTftP
New York between Lou Ambers and Al
Davis. Wednesday nlBht. there will
the liRlit heavyweight battle between Bill
Conn and Qua Lesnevich at Miami. The
third scrnp, a wee from Friday night,
will be thnt or heavyweight Bob Pastor
nd Lee Savold In New York.
1M,
Mrs. Julian Kolden, recently Cor
nelia Dodson of Lynchburg, Va., but
whose matrlage occurred a few days
ago, stated today that in the report
of her marriage license she should
have been referred to as president
or tne Paciric Flavoring company,
oi Seattle, wash., instead of "house
keeper," as the marriage license ap
plication indicated.
ProR ranis tonhtht: WABC-CHS.
Dr. E. C. Powers on "washlmton.
WJZ-NBC 4:43, talk. Sen. Gerald
Nye.
What to expert Thursday: Washington
birthday programs: WEAK-NBC, 9 . m..
8n. Joshua lye: WJZ-NPC, 11 a. m., Na
tional Association of Rainbow division
Veterans: MBS, 11 a. m., address by
Commander Raymond Kelly, American
, Legion; WJZ-NBC and MBS. 2. address
l or Camllle Chautemps, French wr cabt
i net, be f era Amertc&u club In Pari.
County Commissioner Smith and
Engineer Hubbs made a trip up the
North SantJam yesterday to look at
some piling and the court today an.
proved purchase of a carload to be
used principally in county brldce
work. They said that the report
they received while up there was
tnat there were even feet of now
at the Summit the snow running
down to about 14 miles this side of
the "Y." There was no snow below
that and pussywillows were in
bloom, the sun shining and even
dust on the shoulders along parts
or tne roan way.
Robb Will Run
For Prosecutor
Baker, Ore., Feb. 21 (U.R) Arvln
.0. Robb, Baker attorney, today had
his hat in the ring for the office of
district attorney of Baker county
on the democratic ticket.
The incumbent, C. T. Godwin, re
publican, indicated several weeks
ago he would retire if younger men
wished to file.
McMlnnvJHe. Ore.. Feb. 21 OF) A
20-year contract for purchase of
1000 kilowatts of Bonneville power
each year was approved by Mc-
Mlnnvllle voters, 851 to 15, In a spe
cial election yesterday.
Delivery will start Oct I.
Court News
Circuit Court
Judtte LswelllnB was here today to
take testimony In th mechanics lien
case of Simmons vs. Howlnnd, but be
cause of a mlxup in arrangement
between attorneys, continuation was
taken.
Atmllcatlon for a tjIrco on the trial
docket has been filed In the case of
Arista Nendel vs. George Meyers ana
H. B. Layton.
Default decrees of divorce have
been granted by Judge Lewelling as
follows: Vesta Case vs. ErscI Cafe,
custody of son to plaintiff: Eunice
Watts Campbell vs. Clarence Camp
bell; Georglanna Robinson vs. Floyd
Orlando Robinson, ratification of
nroiwrtw settlement, which Includes
transfer of a Newport beach lot to
the plaintiff.
Immunizations will
Schick tests taken.
Dr. Douglas points out that chil
dren are particularly susceptible to
diphtheria and urges parents who fluenziu
have not done so aireaay to nave Ma i- f h tint.
their youngsters Immunized. This verfilty of Oregon ,aw 5cnooli wa5
consists of the administration of ken to the hospital yesterday,
two doses of toxoid within a period Attendants said his condition was
oi enree weens, immuniaauon is not epriniiR
niiiy ho per cent enective, ne says, Beach, Calif., hiring
uniiiumiGULiun cimiwt ucm ctwu nau dispute, set for this week, defi
Saturday forenoon at health head- nltely WftS postponed, as was a Cal
quarters in the Masonic building. lfornia ca$e involving steam schoon-
menis aie necessary. sulD aerk. hearing had been
scheduled for next week, but
Morse's office said it would be held
I up unless the arbiter recovered more
rapidly than was expected.
Bioff Resignation
Not Accepted
Hollywood, Feb. 21 fTV-The con
ference of studio unions declined
Tuesday to accept the resignation
of it chairman, William Bioff.
Btoff, film labor leader, tendered
his resignation from Chicago. He
flew there in connection with a de
t. hhohujoII -n AH0rnn h i "iana Dy uujiois aumonueB mat
bert Morris. Final account of Minnie ne complete a six-months' Jail sen
R. Flshwood, executrix, shows re- tence imposed 18 years ago for
ceipis oi qbuu ana aisDursemcnts oi pandering.
The studio unions' conference gave
Bioff a vote of confidence, Its
Hearing on the fiuter estate has spokesman said, and sent him
been set for March before Judgo Low- telegram that he would remain
eihriS' - its chairman even if he had to
conduct labor negotiations with film
by long distance
hess Tournament
Starts Thursday
Arrangements have been made by
the Salem Chess club for a tourna
ment between 22-man teams repre.
sentlng the Salem and Portland
clubs to be held at St. Paul's Epis
copal parish house Thursday after
noon starting at 1 o clocK. The an
nouncement was made by the Rev
Oeorge H. Swift, secretary of the
local club, who states he expects
the tournament will last until I
o'clock In the evening.
Interest m the local club contin
ues with 16 players present at Its
meeting tills week Including a
number from out of the city, among
them being Paul Stayton from
Stayton. LeRoy Ledgerwood, Me
hama, Fred Warnlck, Sllvertor., Av.
erill Fry, Scotts Mills, and Matt
Beyer, Mt. Angel. Plans are being
made for a tournament with the
Iiongvlew club In the near future,
probably to be held at the head
quarters of the Portland Chess
club.
Pine Lumber
Dealers Fined
New Orleans, Feb. 21 (P) The
Southern- Pine association was fined
$10,000 in federal court here today
on a nolo contendere plea to char
ges of monopolistic practices in dis
tribution of southern pine lumber
in violation of the Sherman anti
trust act
The Southern Pine Lumber Ex
change of New Orleans and the Na
tional Association of Commission
Lumber Salesmen, of Cleveland,
Ohio, were fined $1,000 each on
similar pleas on the same charges.
Judge Wayne G. Borah entered
consent decree restraining the de
fendant from continuing grading,
rules, Inspection service and trade
markings by which the alleged
monopoly was maintained.
Federal authorities said investi
gations had been started In refer
ence to reports of similar practices
of the west coast and in northwest
ern and extreme northeastern lum
bering sections.
Russian Planes
Set Buildings
In Pajala Afire
(Continued from page 1
Motions to strike have been filrd
In the case of cna company
C. C. Russell.
Complaint for divorce alleging rfes
aertton has been filed by Rose Fish
er vs. lie wis Filler. Thoy worn mar-
ripd at Vancouver, Wash., August
18, 1930.
RerJly In the case of Jesse McNeil
vs. August H. Burger and others asks
Judgment against detendant T. J.
Hartman and an amended reply has
been flld to the answer and crops
claim oi defendant Alex i. suies.
Order In th cae of B. A. Fisch
bocker vs. O. C. Molr instructs the
county treasurer to deliver $23.06 to
pi nlnt iris attorneys, Bhoten & Rho-ten.
Application to place on the trial
docket ban been filed in the caw of
Tualatin Vallry Stages. Inc., vs. Or
mond Bean, public utilities commie
oloner.
Ordr on the mandate from the
supreme court dinml'Blntr the action
and assessing costs of So!). 50 against
the plaintiffs ha been riled in the
care of state ex vl Jay Moltzner and
Mark A. Paulson vs. James w. Mott,
corporation commissioner.
ins estate oi iviHry u. ureenorogs i , t
haa been annraised at lfi.431.65 P"ra i
two appraisements from Marlon and telephone.
Lincoln counties. The Marlon coun
ty estate Is apprnlsed at $4115.20 by
Edward Hunkel, Sr., Prank Allen and
Charles wle. In Lincoln county ap
pralsal Is fixed at $10,206.36 by
Frank Turrell, Harry Oauntlett and
U. F. Herron.
He represented the unions In ne
gotiations with studio executives
over retention of a 10 per cent
wage Increase.
The conference also adopted
resolution attacking Governor Cul
ing on cale of rear- property of the extradition to Chicago.
ncliita nt Pro nil C! h i-iiHrniolf v nf tirhtrh
charte J. Zcrzan is administrator. I There were 30 senators in the
Order for sale of personal property of first congress of the United States.
tno estate also nas been granted to
the administrator,
Testing Ground in
Northwest Needed
Spokane, Feb. 31 (P) What the
farm machinery manufacturers of
the country need is a testing ground
in the Pacific northwest, Paul Hel
mer, Rosalia, Wash., Implement deal'
er, told the Pacific northwest lm
plement and hardware men's con
vention Tuesday.
"We farm big out here," he told
the more than 200 delegates from
the four northwest states, 'and
machinery to stand up must be
built big and strong.
Light machinery is all right in
the east and middle we. it but not
out here In tho heavy soli and
rolling hills."
More than a score of manufactur
ers' representatives were in the gathering.
Johnston Sentenced
2 Years, $3000 Fine
Portland, Feb. 31 (U.R) Victor H.
Johnston, former federal superin
tended at-larso for Indians of Ore
gon and Idaho, was sentenced to
three years In a federal peniten
tiary and fined 3000 by Federal
Judge James A. Fee today.
Johnston was found guilty last,
week on four of eight counts charg
ing Issuance of false pay vouchers
and forging Indorsements on gov
ernment checks. Johnston was
sentenced to three years on each of
the four counts, the sentences to
run concurrently.
Judge Fee Indicated In passing
sentence that he "would not look so
severely on the offense If the de
fendant were not placed In a re
sponsible position by the govern
ment." ' 1
Unions Will Vote
On Communists
Vancouver, B. O., Feb. 31 (P) A
plebiscite to determine whether
communists and their sympathizers
shall be refused membership in the
Vancouver and district trades and
labor council will be taken shortly
among affiliated unions.
The issue was brought to the fore
at a stormy meeting of the coun
cil here last night In which the
Soviet Invasion of Finland was dis
cussed extensively.
After considerable debate the
council decided to contribute $25
to the Finnish relief fund, but
turned down a suggestion for a
boycott of Russian goods.
The plebiscite on the communist
question was ordered following an
Instruction from the American
Federation of Labor to refuse com
munist and communist sympa
thizers membership in' the council.
The execution recommended non-
concurrence.
villagers were huddled.
When the attack ended tne so
viet planes followed the frontiel
about 20 miles before disappearini
over Finland.
Old Hospital Hit
Pajala is on tne Tornea river
about 100 miles north of Haparan
da.
Residents had no formal air raid
precautions.
The town was reported still Burn
ing In the afternoon. The Swedish
government was said to have or
dered an immediate investigation.
Accounts attributed to eye wit
nesses said 29 explosive bombs fell
near Pajala church, which, how
ever, was not hurt, while an unde
termined number of Incendiary
bombs fell In the center of the vil
lage. Among the buildings hit was an
old hospital from which patients
had been moved recently to a new
building. One bomb struck the
gymnasium of a school building
and penetrated to the basement
without exploding.
Seven Red Planes
Pajala's telephone operator, Miss
Astrld Perttu, related that at 12:15
p. m. she received a call from a bor
der station stating that foreign
planes were observed. Half an hour
later a call came from Kengls vil
lage, near the border, stating that
seven Russian planes wre pro
ceeding Into Swedish territory at
high speed.
I immediately Informed the
nearest military commander and
then went to work to Inform people
and answer calls," said Miss Perttu.
Although a building only 100
yards away was struck by a bomb
and burned to the ground, Miss
Perttu stuck to her post throughout
the raid.
20 Years of Rotary
Recalled by Gile
History, growth and Incidents In
the 20 years Balem has had a ko
tary club were recalled at the meet
ing today by H. 8. Gile, who helped
organize here In 1920 after he had
been a non-resident of the Portland
club for two years, and O. P. Bishop.
Gile said the original charter was
obtained with 15 members and 25
were at the organization meeting.
Of the charter members, six are
still attending. Others Introduced
were Walter T. Jenks, otto Hart.
man and J. O. Perry. The sixth
member, Harley White, was out of
town. The program was arranged
bv Brown E. Slsson. Miss Ruth
Bedford gave two vocal numbers,
accompanied by Miss Alice Brown
Speakers Selected
For Baptist Meet
Portland, Feb. 21 VFh-Mrs. Grace
Fahcy of Spokane, president of the
Baptist Women's Work, and Dr.
Weldon M. Wilson, pastor of the
Portland First Baptist church, will
be principal speakers at the ninth
annual Oreson Baptist world wide
guild convention at 6alem.
The event will attract about BOO
girls to the sessions Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Marlon county volture 153 of the
40 et 8 socletle of the American Le
gion will hold its monthly meeting
at the Quelle at. 6:30 o'clock tonight.
Juice for Farmers
Some Time in 1941
St. John, Wash., Feb. 21 (P) Far
mers of eastern Washington and
north Idaho will be able to use
electricity from the Bonneville dam
next year, Carl D. Thompson of the
Bonneville authority has advised thi
Inland Empire rural electrification
asoclatlon.
Speaking to the annual meeting
of the association here yesterday.
Thompson said Bonneville would be
prepared to furnish the association
with power "when your present con
tract with the Washington Water
Power company expires" in June,
1941.
Superintendent Glenn H. Bell, re
ported the association, the lar
gest rural electrification project In
the northwest, had added 300 miles
of line In the last year and 800
customers, bringing the total mile
age to 1.000 and the customer roll
up to 2,000.
An additional 500 miles of line
will be energized in May to serve
nearly 1,000 additional customers,
he added.
The association operates In Pend
Oreille, Spokane, Whitman and Rar-
fleld counties in Washington and In
Latah and Boundary counties In
Idaho.
Justice Court
Robert J. Mnth tenon pleaded Rilllts
to having no rear light on his vehlcla
una wad fined i anu coats, uaie m.
Crcswell pleaded guilty to having an
Improper rear light and was fined
T and cost. Albert C. Miller wa
fined (16 and costs when he pleaded
guilty Lo having a Improper rear
light. .
Harold Carnlne pleaded Innocent
to a charge of defrauding an Inn
keener ind the case was continued 30
days. He was rltvuwd on hla own
recognizance on motion of the district
attorney.
Police Court
On tho blotter for violation of the
basic speed rule are Loran E. Vo
burg. West Salem: George E. Reel
ing. 00 Unfi; William J. Hnlsey, Al
bnnv. and Clyde E. RedlnEer. 2276
Claude. Pearl P. Van Ausdell, 338
Oak, l charged with making a reverMi
turn at an Intersection.
An answer and cross complaint have
ben filed 1n the case of Frnnk Doo-
llttle vs. Howard Clark in which the
defendant asks C300 and a chattel
mortgage received on sale of a semi
trailer. It is alleged tlmt the cnat
tel mortgage was on property of the
Ben Phillips Transportation company.
Phillips, former president of the com
pany, contends that the semi-traJler
waj not included In the chattel mort
gage but wan his personal property
and was mistaken for another piece
of equipment.
Probate Court
Appraisal of 800 ban ben made on
the estate oi J. f. FUhwood by a lea
Marriage Licenses
James R. Smith, 63. Janitor. 254
N. Front, and Edna Pearl Bowman.
45, cook, 600 N. Capitol, both Salem,
Eugene: A. Rnwll. 21, mejt.ienger.
5.15 Center, and Agnes K. Yakesh,
17, housekeeper, 1C0 Union, both Ba-lem.
Card of Thanks
1 wish to thank my many friends
for kindnesses and floral offerings
during the recent Illness and death
of my mother, Mrs. Severlne Hagen.
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Attorney General
Under Arrest
Townsend, Mont,, Feb. 31 (Pi
Attorney General Harrison J. Free
bourn of Montana was arrested yes
terday on a charge of evading fed
eral income taxes which he asserted
was "absolutely false."
He immediately came hera for
arraignment before United States
Commissioner J. W. Johnston and
posted bond of $5000.
The arrest was made on an In
dictment returned secretly late Mon
day by a federal grand Jury meeting
at Great Falls, Mont.
The indictment charged Free
bourn's income for 1037 was $15,500,
of which $4500 was from attorney
fees and salary and $11,000 was "In
come received from Joe K .Hart
and the Hart Novelty company."
The true bill charged Freebourn
declared as Income only the amount
received as services as an attorney
land did not report tho $11,000.
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