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Newspaper Page TextWeather: Fair Home Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. . yOL. 86 TODAY'S NEWS TOD AT SAM fPISffllolP ML mmwh ID JAPAN lUl PLEDGE PEACE Diplomatic Exchange Says Threats of War Are Overdrawn MOTIVES QUESTIONED Tokyo Belived Preparing Way for New Parley On Armaments WASHINGTON, Mnrrh 21 W The United Slat and Japan today hands across the Tacific" in n (jnifiranl w-hnnsp of notes mutually nlnlsin: im. Hoki llirota, fumcii minister of Japan, i i a formal note to Roosevelt nlminiKlrsliun diplomatic chiefs here iwrted the Nippon Ruverninent "has internum whatever to provoke and ike trouble with any other power." No Desire to Fight Secretary Hull, evidently scnnnhiB reported war clouds In the Far Kast, biied on strained relations between Japan and Soviet Russia, replied: "I receive this statement with spe cial gratification. "I am glad to take this opportunity la itite categorically that the United 8ttea on its part has no desire to creite any issues and no intention to initiate any conflict In its relations with other countries." The llirota-Hull exchange was the Brit such passage of good will notes liaee President Roosevelt took office aore than a year ago. Trade Extension Touched It their messages, the diplomatic chiefs of the two nation uttered d fi nite agreements, using the words of Hlrota, that: "No question exists between our two nations thnt is fundamentally in capable of amicable solution." Hull concurred In this statement and added: "If unhappily there should arise in the future any controversy between our two countries, the American gov ernment will be prepared, ns I believe it always haa been in the past, to eiamine the position of Japan in n ipirit of amity." Farther the two statesmen spoke favorably of an extension of trade between the two countries. The notes were released almultone My lo the press nt the state depart ment here and in Tokyo. Jap Note Month Old The Japanese note was delivered by Hiroshi Saito, Nippon's new ambassa dor here, just one month ago, bat enly todny was its receipt disclosed. Some close observers here saw in it l friendly attempt by Japan to lay SEE U. S.-JAPAN STORY PAGE 2 WEATHER NEWS The rain did not materialize and "ore fair weather la hooked. The farmers say they would like to have "me rain to put their ground in nape for late spring plowing. The forecast ; OREGON: Kair tonight and Thurs day: moderate temperature: gentle ftariElil, wind offshore. LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum lmiernlure Wednesday, 41 degrees. Maximum temperature Tuesday, B- wsreej. Willamette river, minus .5 of f"ot. Wind from north. SIUSLAW TIDES: Thursday high, 4! a. m., 0:27 p. m.; low. 11:." I a. 11:"" p. m. Friday, high, 7:TO a. ":! p. m.: low 1:011 p. m. Snlur y. hich, 7:.'(1 a. m.. 8:53 p. m.; low, Hi!) m., 2:15 p. m. OVER PACIFIC McNary To Introduce Bill To Clear Siltcoos Outlet A n-w bin, providing for a con " appropriation for the 'I'arnnr-e of the outlet to Siltcoos to permit ocean fish free ne ' to the main body of the lake , ' l'wnin purposes will be in rod.ici nt Wn.hinntnn shortly. I. H. Senator Charles I,. McNary "t'd Kmmeit Howard Wednesday. Mr, llnw.rrl n-hn fflfheeeH . move. 'a the state tegisiatnre some Ko for tlilw nnrnnse. recentlr jear. Senator Mi-Nary, informinj J' 'hat the work, while approved, d never been done and askintt "at tlie matter he iren attention. "nator McNary's telegram as '"Ho.,; "Iji.ijtin,, introduced ear Jr hr me passed the senate hilt 'ad.. , p, th( hm,( that 1 shall hare to start '"in With a n.w k;1 Th. k.iran hit tin funds. If plan arreeahle Sir. l. AT WHITMAN! 1 J A I -A Stepping Into the shoes of his predecessor who held the job 40 years. Dr. Rudolph A. Clemen of Winnetka. Ml., has been named president of Whitman College at I Walla Walla. Wash. Dr. Stephen I B. L. Penrose retires after serving for 40 years in Washington's old est institution of higher learning. E Group Expects to Take Active Interest in May Election Pin nit to organize units of the Vet erans Voters league nil over the atnte were made nt meeting of the newly organised Ione county unit at the armory Tuesday nlpht, The locnl croup is the first to he organised in Oregon and the. next step to be token will be to organize in Portland, Snlem, Albany. Rosebnrg, Medford and the other Inrger cities and then form unitH in the nmnller centers. The plan is to organize one unit in each county. The necessity of organising quickly in order to make the organisation's influence felt at the May primaries was stressed, but if this is not pos sible it is planned lo form a complete organization throughout the state so that an active campaign may be wan ed prior to the general elections in November. Rev. I. G. Shaw of Cottage (..rove has received the appointment from national headquarters in New York as state commander of the league and congressional district junior com manders have also Iteen appointed. Bryan H. Conley of Snlem has been named for the first district. C. A. Kirkendall of Raker for the second and J. C. Caine of Portland for the third. Lloyd Terrill of Kuzene Is jun ior commander for Lane county. He has acted as chairman of the two meet in c held here. Ret ween 8T and 10 veterans of the World war and the Spanish war, mem- SEE VETERANS LEAGUE STORY PAGE 2 4 Seats On Stock Exchange Cheaper NKW YORK. March 21. ( The price of New York Stock Ki chance seats tumbled shnrply today, in the first transactions since pro posed federal legislation to regulate securities trading took definite form. The exchange announced that one transfer was arranred at $ ltt,0(K, and another at J10.VKHI. The last previous transfer was Feb. It, at ? 100.000, In l!t.Ni. the price of seats fluc tuated between $00,000 and $J.V).sl. ed word to the senator, urging him to nroceed with the Introduction of a new bill and it la expected ropies of the bill will be here shortly. The move 'to clear the outlet of Siltcoos lake to permit fih parage to the lake has met with wide ap nroral along thia coast. Mr. Howard navs. He has received nearly a. bun. dred letters within the last two weeks, commending the move apd pledging support to the plsn. The Siuslaw Rod ami (inn club suggested that the work might be done by the (TV men, using equip ment which they now have. Estimate of the cet of clearing the outlet have varied from 1)00 lo ItVVHtf. but i i believed (he latter fingre will be neee-Mry for the proper mtnpbion h ib Mr. Howard says. In hia messare to Senator McNary. he snggerted the bill carr ihia figure when LUMBER CQul CHANGES 'JILL BE DISCUSSED Amendments Would Grant Greater Cuts For Export Mills HEARING MARCH 27 Shifts in Quotas to Permitted if Plans Are Approved Be WASHINGTON. March 21. OP) The untiomit recovery administration has called a public hearing here March 27 on recent amendments to the lumber code. The amendments, 49 to 07 Inclusive, embody prncticnlly all of the code changes approved by the code authority at recetit meet ings. , A statement by the code authority haid export trade is particularly nf feeted by amendments -H and M, the former permitting the divisions end suMivisinns to establish cost-protee-tion prices for export sale and t revise and modify such schedules up on 4S hours' notice. Export Cutting Liberalized The other amendment would give (he administrative agency three op tions for relaxing production control In order to encourage cutting for ex port. The first option provides (hat no person would be considered to have exceeded bin allotment for any per iod if the excess did not exceed TtO per cent of his proven exports. The sec ond would give any operator, willing to forego a specif ied proportion of his regular allotment, an export al lotment twice the size of the domestic reduction. The third method would be the des ignation by administrative agencies o certain qualities or items of him SEE LUMBER CODE STORY PAGE 2 Committee Favors Big Highway Fund; Oregon to Share A favorable report on a house bill authorizing appropriation of four hundred seventy million dollars for road work and flood repair work in the west waa given by the house com mittee on road, according to word received here Wednesday from Con- gressman James Mott, member of the committee. The bill would appropriate four hundred million to the states for road construction under provisions of the NRA. fifty million for roads in 101 ests and other public lands and ten million for repair of roads and bridges damaged by floods. Local highway enthusiast received the news with Interest Wednesday, declaring that Oregon should receive a sizeable allotment of thia money, should congress pass the bill, and it Is expect ed some of Oregon's share would be spent In lne county where many miles of forest fada are need ed and are already planned for con struetion when funds become avail able. County P. T. A. to Gather in Coburg Thursday brings the meeting of the county Parent Teacher s.socia- IIT'n HI Uir wi Mir jr. ti""i, -rn-nrin starting at 1(1:3) a. m. with a cov ered dish luncheon at noon and af ternoon sessions taking up at 1 :IW o'clock. Plan for the summer-round-up project of the P. T. A units will be discussed. Mrs. G. H. f.od, a state vice president. Prof. John Casteel of the University of Oregon. Mrs. Delia Fitzgerald, county health nurse, and Mrs. Leo Wray are among those on the program for talks and re ports. All units of the county are Invited to send their delegates to the meet fnr and others interested are in vited. Coquille Defeats Mitchell, 37 to 21 HAI.KM, March 21. OP) In the initial game of the annual state basketball tournament here Coquille high school advanced to the second round by defeating the team from Mitch It 37 to 21. W 1 1.LA M KTTE UMVKftHITY, Halem, Ore.. March 2L OJ WAsb land high school took a IS to in lead) irer Columbia Prep of Portland it IWore end of the first half h'oTr the teennd game of the state baskef- j bail tour na menu EUJEXK. OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1934. AS STRIKES v Viz v 1 ti vl I Am Here are three labor leadera conferring In Washington as strikes threaten in the auto industry and John L. Lewis, left. Is president of James J. Davis of Pennsylvania, center, ing, Coolidge and Hoover cabinets; the American Federation of Labor. Jobless Group Is Kept Oui Of Courthouse A possiltle demonstration on the j part of n group of 35 or 20 members of the t'licmployed council wns pre 1 vented nt the courthouse Wednesday morning when Sheriff C. A. Swart ordered the group, with the excep tion of a committee nf three persons, to stay out of the building. Sheriff Swarfs .md Deputy Uenrge. t'miaday stood guard in the lobby of the courthouse for some time to nee that the order wns obeyed and it waa not long until the group disbnmUd. At the last nit. ting of the county relief committee a committee from the Unemployed council is said to have threatened to make a demonstra tion at this week's meeting, claiming that no action would be taken by the relief committee on a number needy cases that the council had presented. The relief committee members stated that It haa a list of nil the cases, that all names are in the hands of the Red Cross and the cases bnve either been investigated or will be soon. A resolution was adopted at k previous meeting that no large dele gations will be henrd hut that any grievance presented by a committee of three or lc will lie given considera tion. The relief committee was not m session when the delegation from the Unemployed council appenred at the court house, but Sheriff Swart s had been notified of the plana of the coun cil and acted to prevent possible trouble. The relief committee pnssed over its regular weekly meeting be cause of no particular business on hand. Alson Rristol, spokesman fr the Unemployed council group, said that three different cases were to hnve heen presented to the relief com mittee at thia time. 1000 Feared Dead In Conflagration In Japanese City TOKIO. March 21. 1 The Hen so (Japanese! news agency correa- ondcnt at Hakodate reported today that one thousand persons are feared to have died in a fire which destroyed the greater part of Hakodate. The conflaaralion was said to have oril;ina(,d nh. rhjnin,r, f, Hurinj severe wind storm. Up to a late hour tonight buildintrt were reported still burning, with the bin re spreading to suburban areas. Hrkirdnte is the principal port In the land of Hokkaido, and has a population of 2tKM. Reduced Fee May Be Paid on Trucks Three-fourths regular license fee on t nicks. bnes and trailer will be accepted at the office of Sheriff Kwnrta on and after Monday, March 20. It was announced Wednesday ly Hoy Potter, deputy sheriff in charge of the licence horean. Word to that effect had been received from the office nf Secretary of Htnte Htadel man. The urder does not apply to pas senger cars or small trucks with less than a combined welcht of ! pounds. The combined weight Is com- puted by adding the actual eight of the truck with the weight of the load hich can be eprried on the truck. TAX COLLECTIONS GAIN PORTLAND, March 2 !( Tht year's federal income tax collection in Oregon amounted to f1.147, as of March 20, an increase of W..Vlfi the wrepondinr friM last ft was anm-not-ed br J. W. M lion, collector of wteraai roecy THREATEN! the rait wage dispute carries on. the united Mine Workers; Senator was labor aecretary In the Hard William Green, ;rlght, Is president of 3-C TROOPERS TO Two Trains to Carry Men Back to Homes in Midwest States yrbe first special train carrying CCC members to their homes In the sixth uml seventh corps areas wilt leave Kugene Thursday afternoon, March 20, at 4 o'clock. The second will Jeave here March .10 at 11:56 a. m. , Arrangements for the special trains are Wing completed under th! direc tion of ('apt. Forrest K. Ambrose of the Kugene district headquarters. f'apt. Levi W. Ituhl, commander at Camp Hradford. will be In charge of the first train. Unpt. H. (tnrdon Hyde, commander at Camp Molrost, will command the second train. The first train will carry 10ft men to be dischamed at Fort lavenwnrlb, Kns and 'J?3 men to be discharged at Fort Crook. Neb. It will Include 2(1 men from Wendling for Fo.t laven worth nnd six men for Fort Crook; -H m'n from I'elknap for Fort Lea venworth and 211 men for Fort Crook; 27 men from Coquille for Kort Crook; 41 men from Itemote for Fort Crook; II men from Tyee for Fort Leaven worth and ;tll men for Fort Crook; 72 men from Melrose for Fort Crook; 14 men from It rice Creek for Fort Lea venworth; nine men from McKinley for Fort Crnk: and 1.1 men from Powera for Fort Leavenworth and 11 men for Fort Crook. The train will he routed throiih Klamath Falls and Sacramento. Capt. Plomcr J. (Justin wilt accompany the train as mess and medicn officer. The second train will carry 116 men for Fort Kheridan, 111., from thia district, and altout 100 from the Medford district. This will Include 40 men from Ttrice Creek and 07 men from McKinley. The train will go by way of Medford and Sacramento. Lieut. L. It. Hanson will accompany the train as mesa nnd medical officer. Thirty-One Pension Papers Passed On The county old age pension Com mission will lie able to annonjye the result of invent iga tion of K' addi tional applications for pension about the first of April, according to County Judge Fred Fisk, chairman of the commission. I he commission has been very busy the pnst fr days acting the applications. 21 having been gone over Tuesday and ten up to noon Wednesday, leaving ttK yet to examine. Judge FUk said that new apfrK- tions for pensions are coming in rg marry, ten naving neen receiver sine the first of March. $26,000 is Asked For Fire Protection An allotment of 2fi.000 for fire protection purjosea In the Willamette national forest this summer is being asked for by officials of the forest, it was announced Wednesday, The allotment Is planned to pay the special fire lookouts and for the feg nlsr protection work In all the fte r sorer districts of the forest with headquarters each st Detroit, and Cs-adis In the northern end and Mc Kenne Rridge, Oak ridge, and West Houndary in Lane county. The proposed allotment ! praet. rally the Fame as rcjuestrd fur last jear'a wurb PRICE: ON STREETS 3c NEWS STANDS 5o 3 ni5)io)R STATE-WIDE Move Would Coordinate Varied Activities Over Oregon ADVANTAGES MANY Use of Federal Funds Be Discussed at Dinner Meet to Organization of a state-wide coun cil for the promotion of regional city and community planning was voted today by citizens representing many parts of the mate, in attend mice at the annual Oregon Common wealth Conference. The entire morn ing aessiou waa given over to dis cussion of organization of the group, committee will submit a proposal for a name Inter In the serooon, nnd organization work will be completed in the near future. Activities Varied The new organization will be com posed f various sections, each in charge of leaders in that field, It was decided. 1 entnt ive groups in cluded aro recreation, library service, adult ed urn Hon, character building agencies such aa Boy Hcouts and (iirl Hcouts, public health, arts, and welfare administration. Dr. John F. Itovard, dean and director of physical education for the Oregon Hlate 8) stem of Higher Kd il ea t Ion, outlined the proposed work of the recreation unit. Miss Harriet Long, state librarian, told of possibil ities fnr expanding library service. and pointed to the vast Increase of libraries during the pant few years a evidence of need for expansion in this field. Dr. Dan F. Clark, assist ant director of extension for the SEE PLANS MEETING STORY PAGE 2 Portland Demo To Seek Nomination For Governorship PORTLAND, Ore., March 21. M Advocntlng the "licensing of every form of gambling under a local plnn, with strict regulation and heavy penal, ties for violation," Ham M. Williams of Portland todny announced he la a candidate for the democratic nom ination as governor. Williams, resident of Portland for 2.1 years, two years ago was the demo cratic nominee for rheriff of Mult nomah county. He advocates legalized establish ment of "restricted districts;" crea tion of a state constabulary to func tion under command of the adjutant general, with state armorien aa head quarters; abolition of the lipior con trol law with package distrilnition by private agencies, and construction of power transmission lines from Hon neville dam' to all parts of the state. President Peavy Urges Cooperation PORTLAND, March 21. 0P-He-1 fore more than 2' Ml members of the Dads and the Mothers club of Ore gon Htate college. Dr. George ', Peary, acting president of the Cor vallia Institution, last night pledged cooperation with the University of Oregon. There need he no rivalry," he aid, "between the two, with' both created by the state for one object the better service to the people.' "I pledge fulle-t cooperation with the University of Oregon." he con tinued. "I know and admire Dr. Hoyer, Its president. He and I will work together, If permitted to work tngujw Hot I mill see that Orei Hta;e college fs protected in its fiel." '". f Huge Staging 80 v Feejt High Moved The huge staging used on the inter ior of .fArthur Court, the basketball pavilion at the University of Oregon by a OVA crew In making improve- menta In the building, was moved Tuesday In two hours, according to T. ft. Russell, ;WA project engineer, The staging, which is 40 by m feet In dimensions, snd contains feet of lumber, is said to he the larg est of Its kind in the Pacific north west. It waa build Ml feet high so the workmen could retch the rafters on which firtef is being nailed to improve the acoustics properties of the build ing, The staging Is placed on rollers, thus moking It easy to move, The work Is hslf completed, accord Ing to Mr. Russell and already i marled Improvement has beru noticed PLANS IS PROPOSED IN NEW POST! Rear Admiral Thomaa J. 8enn. ibove, la now commandant of the 12th Naval District with head- quartera in San Franclaco. Ad miral Senn wai appointed follow ing tha retirement of Admiral Lawa. Protestants to Have Union Service in Observing Good Friday Churches of Kugene are busy lining up prorams for the annual olmer vanco of Holy Week, which begins the coming Sunday, Palm Sunday. All Protestant churches will unite fur an union service on tood Friday, a week from this Friday, at the Methodist Fpiscopn) church, sponsored by the local ministerial association. The ser vices will be held from 12 noon until II p. ru., various pnstora Inking part. Services announced so far include the following; Ht, Mary's Kpiscopal will hold ser vices for blessing of the palm rrossea at 8 a, m. and 11 a. m. the coming Sunday, On Mouday, Tuesday, Wed nesday ami Thursday mornings there will be Hdy Kuchnrlst at 10 o'clock and on Thursday nt 7 o'clock. On flood Friday the church la to conduct a service from 12 noon until 3 p. ra, Ht. Mary's Catholic church will hold the blessing of palms at the lU:.'tO a, m. mass Kuuday. Holy Week services will lie held Sundny, Wed nesday, Thursday nnd Friday even iuga at 7:30 o'clock. Central Presbyterian church will hold its annual Holy Week commun ion service at 7:.'lO p. m. Friday, The church joins with the others for the SEE HOLY WEEK PAGE 2 4 STORY Macon is Turned Back By Weather HI'NNYVAI.K. Cnl.. March 21. (Ujy Knrr.il to turn bn'K hy ftiTuriibte uralhpr. the V. H. illrigihl. Maron wns bcrthil Imlivr st lir hmiKnr nller a flisiit nt Im thnn .ia-ht h'Hirs jp.lrlny ortr the Hsn rrnnoi.i'o bnjr r.sin. Orixinnl ptnnn rnlM fnr a trip to lb. I'.rific nnrlhwrsl. Offiiira of tha -Hi rljcrble now w.ra unrrrtnin hrn th. projxrtrH Nifht northward would It. tskon. UDLY WEEK PUDS New Contest Topic Will Be 7! Answer Request For Recipes By MAniAN LOW ft Y Keep an eje out for the Thursday naiier there's a new context topic corning and it'a going to he one that msny of you have asked Tor. And if you have suggestions for topics, please send thetn in. This is jour forum. The rhubarb contest was slsted to finish Wednesday evening. Prine win ners will be announced on Friday. Msny valuable suggestion have come In for the content. Hehiw Is another lot of huttermilk recipes sent in for last week: Buttermilk Cake (An old recipe I 2 cups light brown sugar 1 cup shortening 3 eKgs 1 cups buttermilk 2 teaspoons sods . cups flour 1 cup chopped nuts I cup raioins I teapoon nutmeg teaspoon rloies 1 tesnpoon cinnamon. Cream sugar, shortening snd eggs. St ir atiulfi In hut term ilk unit ndd to firet mature aiteiaaui witb Hour NO. 79. JUillY - PRESIDENT 11 MEET Railroad Workers HoU J$i Demand For Return 'U To Base, Raise EASTMAN IS NAMED Separate Unions To Represented at F. D. Parley Be WASHINGTON. March 21. 0P Automobile mil uu fart urera left a con ference with President Hoosevelt to day without comment except that tha chief executive would have a state uiant. WASHINGTON, March 21.C-P Railway mnnugera aud employes agreed todny to submit their wage dispute lo arbitration by Joseph B, Kastman. fedrnl railroad coordinator! aa proposed by President Hoosevelt, Kast in an Immediately made plant for opening conferences tomorrow on the controversy. This waa made kuow shortly after .Mr. Hoosevelt began a conference with automobile manufacturers in an effort to avert the strike threatened In that industry. Labor Damanda Ralta Temporary solution of the railway wage controversy was reported to President Hooaevelt by representa tives of the two groups. A, F. Whitney, chairman of too railway executive association, aarlhtr had accepted the services or Hastman after rejecting suggestions fort eon l i mm tion of the existing 10 per cent pay cut agreement. A few hours,' later W. F. Thlehoff. chairman of the conference committee of railroad managers, told the Whlto SEC ARBITRATION STORY PAOE 2 milkWetseTat 11a.m.thubsday Tha Oregon milk control boartt members will meet with Kugene pro dncera at It a. m. Thursday In tha local chamber of commerce rooms. It was announced Wednesday by F G. Harlan, chairman of the milk board. All shippers of grade A and B milk In the hun-ene market are invit ed to attend the meeting. Problems connected with the mar keting of grade H milk will be dis cussed at the meeting. The meeting has leen arranged, it la understood, by producers who wish to know more about the pooling agency the state milk group haa advocated as a means to control production, care for aur plo, and stabilise the market. Home of the local producers have protested the pool plan. Also on Thursday at 1 p. m. will be held a meeting of the I .one county ice cream manufacturers at the cham ber of commerce rooms, the group to meet to discuss matters associat ed with tht ice cream code now In ef fect. Thia meeting Is called by II. Herkenshaw, eiecutlve aecretary of the code committee. There are seren ice cream manufacturers making trp the Iane county group, in which the spires have been sifted. Add nuts and floured raisins. Mskea an excellent fruit cake by ad-ling candied fruits; will keep for months Mrs. F. C. C'othrell, 1126 Taylor Ht., Kugene. Peach Flu mm try 2 cups flour 'A teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tabtespoona butter 1 cup rich buttermilk 4 teaspoon eoda 4 cups sliced peaches 2 cups sugar Hits of butter and a little cinnamon. Mis. and sift the flour, baking pow der and salt; work In the two table spooo butter, Heat the soda Into tha buttermilk with an egg beater until light, t'en stir into the dry Ingre dients. Hutter a pudding dish and srrange in it the sliced peaches. Sprinkle over them the augar and adding bits of butter and dashes of cinnamon between each layer of peaches. Cover the top with the dough and ateatn an hour. Serve hot with cream and sugar. Mrs. M. SEE HOUSEWIVES' ST0BV page a , i$ tfc St)ttStK. '."if- 4i "