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State ItuurM Autos
Salem, Dec. 14. VP) Con
tract for insuring the state's
automobiles for the next six
months was awarded today by
the board ot control to the
American Casualty Co., which
submitted a low bid of $10,258.
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Pacific Crest Trail Furnishes
Continuous Route From
Border To Border.
San Francisco. (Spl.) Back
packing exploring expeditions
from Canada to Mexico, are pos
sible during proper seasons over
the Pacific Crest Trail system,
according to information given
by Clinton C. Clarke, executive
committee chairman of the Pa
cific Crest Trail System confer
ence. In a recent interview at
the San Francisco office of the
United States Travel Bureau,
department of the interior.
Traversing five national
parks, 19 national forests, and
crossing 16 main highways at
their summit passes, the Pacific
Crest Thail system furnishes a
continuous route of 2,300 miles
of trails through Washington,
Oregon and California from bor
der to border. The trails are
located Just beneath the summit
crests of the great mountain
walls of the Cascade range in
Washington and Oregon and the
Sierra Nevada in California. The
Cascade Crest Trail, 440 miles
in length, runs from Canada
south to Stevens Pass, Mount
! '$jnln1rr MnH thft Pnllimhln river.
Oregon in System.
The Oregon Skyline Trail,
410 miles long, reaches from
the Washington line to Mc
Kenzle Pass, Crater lake and
the state line between Oregon
and California. Three hundred
thirty miles of the California
system are Included in the Lava
Crest Trail reaching from Ore
gon to Yuba Gap by way of
Mount Lassen. Central Cali
fornia contains three trails: the
Tahoe-Yosemlte, John Muir, and
Sierra Trails, totaling 60S miles
and covering Yuba Gap to Lake
Tahoe, Lake Tahoe to Tuolumne
Meadows, Tuolumne Meadows
to Mount Whitney and Mount
Whitney to Tehachapi Pass. The
Desert Crest Trail covers 480
miles In its course from Te
hachapi Pass to Mexico via Sole
dad Canyon, Cajon Pass and
Mount San Jacinto.
The Desert Crest Trail, ac
cording to Mr. Clarke, will af
ford opportunities to those who
are physically able and suffi
ciently skilled to enjoy the win
ter climbing and life on the
open trail by the backpacking
method during the winter sea
son when the rest of the Pacific
Crest is blocked by snow.
Path of Horlioni.
Describing the Desert Crest
Trail, Clarke stated, "A path
way of wide horizons and a
great variety of mountain scen
ery, the trail traverses a semi
tropical region along the sum
mit ridges rising above the
desert country."
"Although there are fine
camps with good water and
stone fireplaces at approximate
ly lS-milo intervals across the
desert," Clarke declared, "there
Quality Straight
wmsKies...
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together!
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is no pasture or green feed for
animals." -
Further information concern
ing this western t railway sys
tem can be obtained either from
Mr. Clarke at 125 South Grand
avenue, Pasadena, Cal., or the
United States Travel Bureau In
San Francisco.
CAUSE OF JANGLE
Washington, Dec. 14.-
The Surplus Commodities Cor
poration, annoyed by a state
ment that it was deluging Brat
tleboro, Vt., with unwanted ap
ples, declared today that Brattle
boro welfare officials them
selves ordered the fruit.
Frank J. Hagan, overseer of
the poor at Brattleboro, had said
that he had been able to give
away only half of a 1,600-bushel
shipment and on top of that
had learned that another 1,200
bushels was on the way.
To that, the federal corpora
tion said that during the past
two months it had shipped 2,375
bushels to Brattleboro to help
meet community requests for
apples to be used for school
lunches and for relief recipients.
The requests, it said, totaled 2,
900 bushels.
The Grange
Phoenix Grange.
Preceding regular meeting of
Phoenix Grange, the Rogue Riv
er Men's chorus, under direction
of Mrs. Esther Leake, presented
a very enjoyable short program.
Following the' business meet
ing, at which 46 members were
present, a lecture hour of
Christmas numbers was follow
ed by a surprise celebration of
the golden wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Denzer.
A beautiful floor lamp was pre
sented the honored couple with
good wishes of the entire
Grange.
Next meeting will be installa
tion of officers with Griffin
Creek Grange Invited, on Tues
day, December 26.
Sams Valley Grange
Another dance will be given
in Sams Valley Grange hall Sat
urday night, Dec. 16. Good pep
py music and an excellent floor.
Homemade pies or sandwiches
and coffee will be served during
supper intermission.
Clears Border.
Ottawa, Ont. (U.R) As an aid
to Its law enforcement officers,
the Canadian government has
begun cutting a clearing, 20 feet
wide, stretching the entire
length of the Quebec -Maine
bOUndarv. ThA rlpnrtni, U A.
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signed principally to prevent
viuuuions Dy smugglers, aliens,
saboteurs and spies.
Halve Police Cost.
Dover, Del. (U.R) Approxi
mately half the cost of support
ing the Delaware state police
this year came from fines. State
Police Superintendent John R.
Fader estimated that the cost
of the 91-man force would to
tal about $225,000, and fines
would reach $100,000 to $110,-000.
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FALL OF FINLAND
PRIZEJOR REDS
Control of The Gulf of Fin
land And Arctic Shipping
Lanes Among Objectives.
AP Feature Service
What does Russia get if Fin
land falls?
First, all the territorial objec
tives over which the two coun
tries negotiated fruitlessly for
weeks before Russia struck
the Aaland Islands, Hango Head,
the rest of the Karelian Isthmus
north of Leningrad, and the
Petsamo area. That means just
about absolute control of the
Gulf of Finland and Arctic
shipping lanes. ,
Second, she'll get a rugged,
rocky land of 147,700 square
miles (about as big as Montana)
and 3,835,000 sturdy, healthy
subjects.
Independent 20 Years
As an independent republic,
Finland is only 20 years old.
Her path in history has been
stormy. After nearly a century
of strife, Finland was Christ
ianized and conquered by the
Swedes in 1157; crushed by
Peter the Great, of Russia, in
1710; divided between Russia
and Sweden in 1721; overrun by
Russians again in 1809, gaining
the status of a semi-independent
duchy.
In 1899 Nicholas II started an
attempt at Russif ication. Oppres
sive measures imposed by Rus
sia early in the World war got
the Finns' dander up. They be
came pro-German and declared
their independence in Decem
ber, 1917. There followed bloody
strife with the Reds. German
troops helped Finland drive
them out. In July, 1919, Finland
became independent.
Nearly a tenth of the nation's
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OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939.
area is lakes 60,000 ot them.!
The land is rough, full of gran-;
lte boulders, covered with for
ests of spruce and pine which I
give Finland an abundance of
material for wood products, no
tably paper. I
Less than tenth of Finland
Is arable, yet three-quarters 61 j
the population is rural. Farmers j
raise rye, oats, barley and pota
toes and forage crops for the
dairying industry. Other -Fin-;
nish industries are Iron and
mechanical works, textiles, rub
ber, leather, fur and ceramics.
Finland long has been a lead
er in the co-operative move
ment. Today, 25 per cent of the
retail and 60 per cent of the
wholesale trade is carried on by
co-ops. ,
Finland's Glories
Finland is the only nation
that has kept up payments on
its war debt. It produced that
marvel of human speed, Paavo
Nurml, the runner. It gave the
world one of the great modern
composers, Jan Sibelius. One of
ias authors, Frans Eemll Silan
paa, has just been awarded the
Nobel prize.
Helsinki, Finland's capital,
was notable to tourists because
nowhere could they find any
memorials to war heroes or to
old battles.
Yet among the peaceloving
Finns every citizen has his gun
in his house, and all, from pro
fessor to peasant, have had to
take at least one course in
marksmanship.
Pass Court.
Fort Worth, Tex. (U.R) Judge
W. H. Gilmartin, Judge of a
corporation court here, decided
that Fort Worth citizens can
quack like a duck and imitate
cats and crows if they want.
Gilmartin acquitted three men,
of whom a neighbor complained
that they were distrubing the
peace with their assorted calls.
Realistic Play
Indianapolis UP) Six boys
ranging in age from 11 to 14
played pioneer too realistically.
They were caught chopping
down trees on Pleasant Run
boulevard. They and their par
ents were ordered before Ser
geant Charles Weddle of the
police.
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Eastern
At the
National Capitol
With
John W. Kelly
( Continued ran, Pa-e One )
beginning next month congress
must not be requested to vote
another nickel for WPA, that
the appropriation it now has
must be made to last until June
30. This is the first hint that
the new deal is, if not going out
of the relief business, at least
curtailing.
THOSE who keep an eye on
1
personages political are
chuckling over how Herbert
Hoover put a fast one over on
the American Red Cross, with
the aid of Lady Eleanor, in the
matter of relief for Finland.
Norman H. Davis, president
of the Red Cross, and for years
an ambassador without portfolio
in Europe for Hoover and later
for President Roosevelt, is
miffed, peeved, provoked and
angry. American Red Cross
sent some money to Poland
when that country was whacked
up by Hitler and Stalin; an
nounced it would send relief to
Finland when the Stalin under
took bombing without a declar
ation of war.
HAVING (pent more billions for
relief than any other person who
ever lived (In Belgium, Russia,
France, Germany, etc.), the slaughter
of women and children by bombers
reacted on Hoover like an alarm to
a retired fire hone. Mrs. Roosevelt
In her column wrote that Hoover
was the man for the relief Job.
quickly the hint was taken by Hoo
ver, who sent a letter to newspapers
requesting them to accept contribu
tions for Finland and notify him;
he explained a national organization
for Flnlanl'a relief should be built
up quickly, added there would be
practically no overhead under his
plan.
When Norman Davis woke up. he
discovered that Hoover was several
Jumps ahead of the Red Cross: had
gathered as nucleus some of his old
assistants of the World war days
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FPERS which have lambasted
Hoover's administration as presi
dent are lending a willing ear. for
his record aa a relief administrator
was one of efficiency with no taint
of politics.
The sour note: Many Republican
leaders are hoping Hoover will be so
busy with Finnish relief that he will
have no time to participate In the
Republican nominating convention.
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Reminder: Hoover Is a Red Cross
vice-president I
HERS la what Is disturbing the
Inner circle of new dealers: At
banquets of the Gridiron club the
president of the United etates al
ways makes a speech. That la a cus
tom. However, at the dinner last
Saturday night Mr. Roosevelt broke
the tradition, said nothing gave all
his time to Paul McNutt.
It was permission from Mr. Roose
velt for Merit' it to sell himself to
the Industrial big ehats Paul Mc
Kee, Portland. Ore., among them).
The Inner circle Is not hot for Mc
Nutt as successor to Mr. Roosevelt:
Secretary Ickes says the platinum
blond Is not a liberal. Possibly the
president was politely knocking down
the ears of his secretary of the Interior.
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