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LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER.
TODAI'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAYJUNE 21, 1934.
PRICE: ON STREETS So NEWS STANDS Be
NO. 171
VOL.86 . .
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nil HELD
If PIONEERS;
young's Farm Is Scene
Of Big Event; rageant
plans Discussed
OLD DAYS REVIEWED
Colorful Ceremonies Mark
Gathering; Relics
Are Displayed
TTith an attendance which broke
ill records, the Lane County Fio
ittn association held their annual
nanioa picnic Thursday at the Cal
loanj form, discussed the good old
hjt when tlie winning ot an empire
, i cliulli'ucc to the country's best
-mil the Oregon Trnil pageant which
til make those old times live again.
Mure than 175 had registered with
falter Dillnrd (who fell naturally
kit the duties o clerk) by 2 p. m.
nd down the road they were still
traiiiif. Cal Young figures there were
lore than 200 on the premises, eas
Jr, allowing for those who had not
rit been rounded up for registration,
iri that, he declared, set an attend
in record.
"Oh-yes! Oh-yes! Oh-yes!"
From time to time Cal Young an-
Kuattd events on the program using
At call of the old times.
Dinner Important Item
The picnic dinner under the big
tnes was not the least important of
ntse events. Each family brought its
iva big basket of delicacies. Mr.
ml Mrs. Young provided a spread for
racb as did not happen to be pnrt of
at family parties. It was a feed of
tie noblest proportions In accordance
vith pioneer traditions. Pies, enkes,
nlads, meat loaves, fried chickens,
tamtifnl ice cream.
An exhibit of pioneer relics was one
if the most Interesting features of
the (lay. In showenscs on the lawn,
Hr. Young hnd arranged some of the
finest of the relics which he has been
ejecting for many years. Many of
tie families brought their treasures
vith them, old diaries of the journey
leross the plains, family Bibles, his
toric weapons which enw real action
minat Indians. Doris Smith, director
d the Oregon Trnil pageant was
imonr the guests, absorbing pointers
n may pioneer things.
Here Comes The Queen
The pioneers did not wait for the
SEE PIONEER STORY
PAGE 2
weatheTnews
nirma hut it ;D i.n.nn Ann..ni.
"promote growth of most crops. The
OREGON. r:,n r. i. .
I ud Friday except unsettled with lo-
P" "lowers in northwest portion;
htlr Vnrmoi In .not nnrtinn in.
Mht; cooler in east and south por
' Friday; moderate southwest
mi offshore.
I WCAL STATISTICS: Minimum
UEMMratitfo 'Pi i i r
. -ru.ir. xiiiirsuuy, aegrecs.
i S Wil!amete river, minus 1.5
"inn trom northwest.
MUSLAW TIDES: Friday, high,
m., S:CH) p. m.: iow, 2 .1.1 n. m.(
v- m. Saturday high, 9:28 b. m.,
1 D. Hi ' Wt. '(.01 n.no
I, "-- h. in., ;-o p. 171.
f1Ddy 0:35 a. m., 0:52 p. ni.j
' -i n. in., 3:;jfi p. m.
IT
URN OUT
Recipes For Pioneer Dishes"
By MAKIAN LOWRT
' Iheae busy days of getting ready
me pionprr pageant, we nil get
e-tlin housewives forum, too.
IH-T ' ,nr new vreck la
""Pea for Pioneer nilio."
' " ln!'ic thnt ought to make
nd ii "ml """"Imothers sit up
: ' ' "oli'-e, because the', more
- nave tint hand knowledge of
Pioneer dUlies.
"e hik , ... ...
, 7 ' """"is. out aome 01
IPlfw1 , "" i"uu nits mac ever
ii ,i ,l '" The wilting process
trV k V"C"C then' not only for
lad' ij" f"c mnn! 0,lieI' ltem"'
OM-time onion dishes there's
. lfler pumn,,. t ...
- - (nturup. e lninK
Kr t 7, Kr"ry; bllt ,ner(! W(,re
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rui "".s of preparing this
iV. ,"" """"' f",k who
Si ' , ev" stnnd-br party
"WJ " fI'" in isl"n1' kind
"ei'ild" lluln,rou other dishes
I air j, " " rn' tnnt were pop-
or , I 'lay' but we re lf"y'
Hl'J im'f 10 "ludy the old-time
' t UnKth and spend some
QUEEN!
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Miss Anne Whiteaker, who was
nonorea at Medtord's Diamond
Jubilee by being crowned queen
mother, was honored also at the
annual picnic of the Lane County
Pioneer association, Thursday,
when she was again crowned queen
mother. Miss Whiteaker Is presi
dent of the association and the
daughter of Oregon's first gov
ernor, the late John Whiteaker of
Eugene. .
West Coast Division
Reduced By 14
Per Cent
Is
WASHINGTON, June 21 OP)
Pointing out that lumber "produc
tion totals have been consistently
kept above the possibilities of con
sumption since the lumber code bc
canio effective last August," the
lumber code authority yesterday or
dered a drastic curtailment of pro
duction in the industry for the third
quarter of this year.
The reduction will' be 35.5 per cent
less than the allotments for the cur
rent quarter. The code authority
approved production of 3.845,000,000
board feet of lumber in the next
quarter, a reduction of 705,000,000
feet compared with the current
three-month period.
The softwood divisions, with an al
location of 3.170.000,000 feet a re
duction of 4SO.000.000 feet, were
assigned a slash of 10 per cent ex
cept in the three larger areas under
supervision of the West Coast Lum
bermen's Association, the Southern
Fine Association and the Western
Pine Association, which were cut on
nn average of about 14 per cent.
An nllocatinn of 40,000,000 fret
was given to the Tillamook (Oregon)
burn area in an attempt to salvage
SEE LUMBER QUOTA STORY
PAGE 2
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County Chamber to
Meet; On Thursday
The June meeting of the Lane
county chamber of commerce will be
held at Cottage Grove Thursday even
ing, starting with a dinner at 0:30
o'clock. The meeting will be at Bar
tels hotel.
A delegation from tho Eugene
chamber will attend the meeting, it
was announced by II. E. Cully, sec
retary. A stunt advertising the Oregon
Trail pngeant will be one of the fea
tures of the program.
Is Topic Selected For Forum
time recalling the menus of your
childhood days, hut after you have
done that you will find some interest
ing facts and recipes.
The nearer such recipes are to the
fifties and sixties, the better they
will be.
As usual nine cash prizes are be
ing awarded. SI fur the best suggest
ion; 5(1 cents each for the next eight.
Your contributions must be In at the
Kegister-Ouard office by 0 p. tn.
Wednesday.
llelow is another collection of pine
apple and banana recipes from last
week:
Ice Box Cake Pineapple
Uj cup butter
3 eggs
1 small can pineapple or 1 cup
',3 lb. vanilla wafers
1 cup sugar
1 cup nuts.
Trenm butter and sugar. Add eeg
yolks one at a time. Bent In well.
Add pineapple, cut fine and chopped
nuts. Kold in stiff beaten whites of
eggs. Ml well. Cruh wafers until
fine and line pan. I'nt in pi'"'lT',p
mixture and cover top with remainder
SEE HOUSEWIVES' STORY
PAGE 2
BREAK LP1S
IN RAN OF
NAZI B I IBS
Dispute Betwe radicals,
Conservatives May
Disrupt Party
HIITLER SEEKS HELP
Chancellor Worried as Von
Papen Insists on
Policy Change
BERLIN, June 21. (U.R) A dis
pute between radical iinzis and con
servatives over basic party tactics
seemed destined today for decisive
submission to 8d year old President
Paul von Iiindenburg, Germany's first
World war hero and premier elder
statesman.
The disputants, led by Vice Chan
cellor Franz von Papen. for the con
servatives and Minister of Propaganda
Paul Joseph Goebbels for the azi
radicals, appealed to Chancellor Adolf
Hitler to decide.
Hitler left for Neudeck today, it
was officially announced.
Hitler Fears Break
The government version was that
bo had gone to tell the aged field
marshal-president about his recent
visit to Premier Benito Mussolini nt
Venice.
The real reason was believed to be
to ask his advice in a situation that
worries him greatly a break between
powerful non-nazi elements in the
government and country and the radi
cal section of the men who through
years when they were derided fought
to take Hitler to power.
How confused the situation was,
and alarming to nnzis, was shown by
conflicting official announcements.
Announcements Conflict
Half an hour before Hitler left, the
official news agency announced he
had gone. Then it killed the an
SEE NAZI BREAK STORY
PAGE 2
Sipe to Conduct
Plant Survey of
Deschutes Region
A thorough botanicnl reconnais
sance of the semi-nrid area of cen
tral Oregon with the view of dis
covering plants Adapted to checking
erosion and for use as forage crops,
will be started this week by F. P.
Sipe, assistant professor of botnny
at the University ot Oregon, with
Herbert Alexander, student at
George Washington university in
Washington, D. C, as his assistant.
The reconnaissance will cover the
Deschutes region east to the Blue
mountains and will be part of a fed
eral project covering the Pacific
northwest semi-arid regions, accord
ing to Professor Sipe. Mr. Sipe's
party will be one of five such groups
sent into the northwest orens this
summer by the federal bureau of
plant exploration and introduction,
under the U. S. department of agri
culture. "Tho bureau hopes to find many
plants suitable for chocking soil ero
sion in these areas and at the same
time suitable for forage," Sipe ex
plained. "Experimental nurseries
will be established in strategic spots
throughout the area and the plants
selected will be sent there to be ob
served." The groups will he in the field
till Sept. 1, nnd perhaps longer, Sipe
said.
University Plans
Swimming Classes
Ku-immiiitf rlnsRcfi for children UP
to lli years of age are planned by the
school of physical educntmn at the
University of Oregon, and classes will
meet each Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, it is announced by Jr. Ian
K. Clark, director of the sesisons
here. Children will be given instruc
tion by experts and will be carefully
supervised at all times. A small fee
for the class will bp charged.
Tf thnr in mtfficieiit demand an
other class will be formed for boys
12 to 1H, at n time to be nrrangeil.
a r.iniI. fur v nm fii will be hfld each
Min.iir (InsdMv and Friday from
4 to tt, and if enough men register,
a class for them will be held during
the evenings, it is announced.
Thn u-iil.inr to enter the clashes
are nuked to ''all the school of physi
cal education at the university.
MACON HOME
HI'NNYVALK, Cal.. June 21 ftJ.R)
The navy's giant airship, the Ma
con, was moored today at its hangar
hre after a training entise that car
ried the dirigible as far as Coos
Bay, Ore. The Macon was secured
to it mooring mast it 7:20 last
sight
FELT HURRICANE'S BLAST! '
Rm-sfe SiW "V SMSSksiJC
Sweeping In from tha Gulf of Mexico with blinding fury, a 70-mile
hurricano devastated large areas In Louisiana and Mississippi, causing
seven deaths and property damage to the extent of millions of dollars.
In Morgan City, La., where the storm left scarcely a building undam
aged, here'a what the high winds did to a garage.
Oregon Must
Share Relief,
Says Hopkins
SALEM, Ore., June 21 (U.R) Fed
eral Belief Administrator Harry Hop
kins today called on the state of Ore
gon to pay a share of assisting . its
needy citizens.
In a telegram to Governor Meier,
IlupkiuB ... declared thn tho federil
government end not ' ieei unit u
should carry the entire cost of un
employment relief for the state of
Oregon." ,
"I must insist thnt satisfactory ar
rangements to this administration
must be worked out immediately,
whereby the state of Oregon will
defray its fair share of cost of un
employment relief in Oregon."
Hopkins said the government
would continue to advance relief
funds for the present, but that ar
rangements for the state sharing the
costs should be made not later than
August 1.
Last fall, after the federal gov
ernment threatened to withhold re
lief funds from Oregon, Governor
Meier named a special committee,
representing all classes, to study re
lief needs. Estimates as to the
amount of money required ranged
from $3,000,000 to $1.1,000,000 a
year.
The special session of the legis
lature took the minimum estimate
nnd ordered appropriation of the
first s;.,000,000 receipts from liquor
profits nnd taxes. Money allocated
for relief so fnr totaled $44,000.
none of which hnd bfen distributed
by the state relief board. The fed
eral government contributed from
$(100,000 to $800,000 a month.
Southern China
Has Severe Flood
FOOCHOW, China, June '2.A)
Flood waters covered Foochow's
streets today, following torrential
rnins which swelled the Min river.
Heavy loss of life in outlying districts
was reported.
Water stood Bt a depth of six feet
on some streets of this south coastal
city. Traffic is impossible except by
boat.
The floods were described as the
worst in a quarter of a century.
Chamber Forum to
Be Held On Friday
The weekly forum luncheon of the
Eugene chamber of commerce will be
held at McCrady's rafe Friday noon.
Hevernl topics of interest are ex-
pectrd to be presented the group for
discussion, according to II. E. Cully,
secretary of the chamber. It is ex
pected there will lc about 100 persons
at the luncheon.
French Workmen
Killed in Wreck
MFLIIOI HE, France. June 21.
tA1) Six persons were killed and eight
injured seriously when a local com
muting train from Wesnerling crash
ed todny against the bumper in the
main station here.
Faulty brakes were blamed for the
accident.
All the victims were workers tn
rouu ! Jiulhoujs.
Few Places Left in Chorus;
Call Is Issued for
More Relics
An attempt to engage Sidney Dixon,
noted Pacific coast tenor, for one of
the leading roles of the Oregon Trail
pageant was being made in Han Fran
cisco Thursday by Hugh ltusson,
manager of the pageant, Dixon sang
the "Indian Love Call" In the Inst
pageant, the number being one of the
outstanding fenturea of the presenta
tion. Second rehearsals on chorus and
dance groups were scheduled to be
held Thumliiy evening nt 7:30 o'clock.
Members of the chorus will meet at
the music building and the dance
groups will rehearse at McArthur
court.
There are still 25 places left in the
chorus and anyone interested in try
ing out for these, positions are urged
to attend the Thursday night meeting.
Pageant headquarters Thursipy urged
anyone planning to attend the Browns
ville picnic Friday to stop nt Oregon
Trail hendquarters to obtain literature
to distribute nt the picnic, advertising
Eugene's show.
Another call for old relics of pio
neer interest was issued Thursday.
Many of these relics have been
brought to hendquarters, but more are
needed for the extensive window dis
play program planned for the city.
The first, state-wide advertising
stunt for the pageant was started
Thursday when members of the pag
eant staff accompanied the American
Legion plana to Kosehurg, Corvnllis,
Hillsboro, Portland nnd other valley
towns, to distribute literature on the
pngeant.
Baseball Scores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Boston, 1st game R. II. E.
Cliicnffo B I) 8
Jtoston 6 10 1
At Boston, 2nd irnme ft. II. E.
f'liicnco 4 Jl 0
llodton 1 7 0
At Philadelphia, Int name It. II. E.
St. Ii 7 Id 0
riiilodelphia 5 lli 0
At New York
Cleveland ,
New York
It. II. E.
.0 14 2
.5 11 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Cincinnati It. H. E.
I'hiladelr.hl 1 7 1
Cincinnati ,,,A 7 0
At Plttsbiirith.'lat Kme 11.11. E.
Boston 4 H 0
I'itlahiirgh. 1 7 0
VILLAGERS BLINOEO
MKXICO CITY, June ill.-ftl.B
People nf .'IS villages In Oaxnra state
were threatened with blindness today
in diyense spread by a swainp mo,
fiuito known sclemificollji as simulll
die. More than 1,000 persons were sf
fecfed, dispatches said, nod the na
tlonnl health department was appeal,
ed to for aid ua ureierriuf their
sight.
NEWWEAPON
MONOPOLY
IS
Federal Trade Board Will
Serve As Court on
Code Violation
HEARINGS PROVIDED
Greater Protection For
Small Businesses
Made Possible
By J. It. BKACKETT
(Copyright, llKU, by the Associated
Press)
WASHINGTON, June 21. P
The government, an authoritative
source disclosed today, has forged a
new wcapuu to strike nt monopolistic
oppression of the "little fellow" and
chiseling.
Ily a far-renching change in pro
cedure, this source said, the federal
trade commission will become a busi
ness court to mete out swifter de
cisions of unfair practices.
The new weapon, involving a basic
change of the relations between the
commission nnd NHA, is contained in
a technical order issued by the com
mission. Judicial Function Stressed
As this order wns explained today,
the emphasis will be placed on the
commission's judicial function. Hither
to Its operations have been three-fold.
It investigated, mndo complaints, and
then snt in judgment on its own com
plaints. President Hoosevelt, It is said, sug
gested the commission nnd NHA get
together to iron out npparent con
flicts In procedure. Out of conference
between the two, the new plan nrose.
An explanation is contained In a
private memorandum, technical In
character. This does not discuss the
implications of the order, but It was
said these three points are important!
Commiss.on Ii Judge
1. Tho small busiuess man may np
SEE NRA CHANGE STORY
PAGE 2
Three Are Hurt t
In Accidents in
City; Will Recover
Three Kugene men were In the Ku
genc hospitnl Thursday as tho result
of two different accidents which oc
curred Wednesday.
Halph Ferry and Ira Baker were
injured when the car which Ferry was
driving crashed into a telephone pole
on the west side of Blnir boulevard
between Fifth and Sixth avenue,
Ferry received several fractured ribs
and a few cuts. His condition wns said
to be "not at all serious" by his
physicinn. linker likewise was report
ed to be In good condition Thursday.
Ho has a broken left knee cap and
numerous lacerations.
The car was traveling north on
Blnir boulevard about 11 p. in., and
struck the telephone pole on the left
side of the street. Baker wns crashed
into the windshield by the force of the
impact. Police stated Thursday that
broken bottles nnd spilled liquor were
found in the wrecked ear.
Jesse II. Bond, professor in the
university's school of business ad
ministration, reeeived an extensive
scalp wound Wednesday afternoon
when he fell from a cherry tree, but
his skull was not frnctured, as was
at first reported. He also suffered
several body bruises, but no broken
bones. He was much Improved Thurs
day and was to be dismissed from the
hospitnl during the day.
Wheat Compliance
To Be Checked Here
U'hM( tkrodiiftinn control contract
complionce will be checked by I,one
county Inspectors starting Friday, It
was anonnced' Thursday. H. Bruce
Hliowe, assistant to County Agent O.
H. Fletcher, and the five Inspectors
for ihis county, win nave cnarge 01
the Inspections.
Tb. Iane county men attended a
meeting at (.'nrvallla Wednesday where
they received Instruction on Inspec
tion It icill tab tnm. tlmA In An
all the inspecting In this county, It
was sain.
I,ocal Inspectors nre Welby Stev
ens. Lewis Clark, H. P. Boss, N. L.
Purkerson and Harry Chase.
WOOL SALE REPORTED
PENDI.K.TON, June 21 ()
The sale nf 'j.'iO.iiftO pounds of wool
by Hmythe Bros. Inc., ami the Uma
tilla. Hheep company, to Hosenthal
Bros, of Boston was confirmed here
today by John K. Clancey, buyer for
the Boston firm. Tho price paid
was not reveoliM. The consignment
now Is on the Portland docks await
ing shipment U tht test
PLAN
SEA HERO!
Hero of a dramatle rescue In the
Gulf of Mexico Is Captain George
McBrlde (above), of the United
Fruit Liner Zacapa, who picked up
17 members of the crew of the
Norwegian freighter Knut Ham-
sen after the nitrate-laden ship
burst into flames. A lifeboat with
18 other men of the crew was still
adrift when Capt. George MoBride
made hla rescue.
Kumm
mm.
Accurate Information Is To
Be Sought Monday
At Hearing
Farmers nnd other land owners
along the Long Tom and Willamette
rivers in Lane and Benton counties
and on the McKcnzio nnd Coyote
creek in Lane comity who have suf
fered damage by the overflow of these
streams are being invited to attend
meeting .. of the Willamette Valley
Flood -Control association in Eugene
next Monday. The meeting will be held
at the courthouse, beginning nt 10
a. m. County Judge 1), O. Wood
worth of Llnu, president of tho asso
ciation, and T. O, Bussell of Eugene,
secretary, nre in charge of plans for
the gathering.
The meeting will be In the nnture of
a hearing, according to County Judge
Fred Fisk. The land owners whose
property has been damaged by the
floods that occur almost annually
along these streams will be asked to
give accurate and detailed datn ns to
their losses incurred by the overflow
ing streams in the last few years. Tho
hearing is for the purpose of compil
ing a summary of these losses and to
determine the ncreage destroyed and
the approximate value of the land.
Blanks nnd questionnaires to be
submitted nt the meeting may be had
at the courthouse or at the Kugene
chnniltcr of commerce, according to
Mr. Itussell.
RAIL LABOR BILL SIGNED
NKW LONDON, Conn,, June Hi.
President Itoosevelt signed the rail
road labor board bill nnd a number
of other mensures passed in the clos
ing session of congress, including the
act removing restrictions on loans by
the HFC! to closed banks, today while
aboard the Sequoia in the Thames
river off here,
Army Plans Mass Flight;
Fleet To Return To Coast
WASHINGTON, June 21. (U.R)
Smarting under criticism heaped on It
whilo It flew tho air mall, tho army
nlr corps Is planning n spcctnculrrr
massed flight from Washington to
Nome, Alaska "to prove Ha flying
ability," It was revenled today.
Detailed plans have not been drawn
up but the flight will have three pri
mary objectives:
1 To demonstrate massed flying
abilities of army air corps pilots who
had only a modicum of success In
flying the sir mnll.
2fiood will promotion between
the I.'nlted Blales and Canada,
8 A thorough testing nf the effi
ciency of the 12 Martin bombers to be
flown.
It. is understood 40 pilots, lr corps
officers and men will participate In
the flight.
Brig. (leu. flsrar Weslover, assist
ant chief of the air corps, has been
suggested to lead the flight but It
has not been definitely decided wnetn.
er he will do so.
The finrt Itinerary remains to be
worked out. The tentative plans call
for one or two etops In Canada and
the slate department is consulting the
Canadian government for landing au
thorisation snd cooperation,
FLEET TO RETURN
WASIIINOTON', June 21-(UB
I'awUliuf to ruik the consequences of
NEW W
1
Leaders Say Secretary Not
Well Informed As to
Present Status
HIRING NOT ALONE
Settlements With Other
Groups Held to Be
Essential
SEATTLE, June 21. OP) Violence
broke out on the Seattle waterfront
today nnd several persons were Injured
In clashes between striking longshore
men, police and civilians.
Police, with swinging cluus, chnrf-
ed scores ot longshoremen in an of-,
fort to clear the tracks for an empty,
freight train being shunted to pier 40.
and the officers were met by a bar
rage of rocks hurled by strir.o pickets.
cVt lenst one man was hurt,
WASHINGTON, June 2t. OP)
Secretary Perkins of thn labor de
partment today invoked the new labor
disputes act fn an effort to settle
the longshoremen's strike at Baa
Francisco.
Pointing to the new legislation, the
iecretary wired Joseph A. Ryan,
president of the International Long
shoremen's association, and Thoraai
Plant of ths American-Hawaiian
Steamship company at San Francisco,
urging them to accept arbitration of
SEE ARBITRATION STORY
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ASUNCION, Paraguay. June 21
(U.R) One thousand Bolivians wert
killed last night in a desperate bat
tle which may prove the decisive '
point ofthe war. The battle raged
along a 75-mile front in the Gran
Chnco, an official communiqu said
today. ;
The announcement said the Para
guayans evacuated their trenches as a,
subterfuge nnd the Bolivians fell in
to the trap, advancing into the
trenches where they were caught un
der a deadly triangular fire of light
nrtlllery and mnchtns guns.
It wns estimated HO.OOO Bolivian!
and 40.000 Paraguayans were bat
tling on the Bolivinn front along the
Pilcomnyo river.
The fighting has centered around
Fort Bollivian for nearly two mon
ths. Desultory at times, it broke
out in the last sir days with a de
termined Paraguayan drive to force
Bolivian evacuation of Fort Bnlli
vinn, key to the rich Chaco oil
fields.
An official Paraguayan announce
ment said that after last night's bat
tle, the offensive wns continued at
dawn nfter n heavy artillery bom
bardment of the fort.
a divided fleet which could not be
quickly re-united, the navy plsns al
ways to move the battle squadrons
through the Panama canal as a unit
the t'nlted Press learned today.
The fleet is returning to the west
coast Nov, 1 and again will make the
transit of tho csnnl In a single, con
tinuous operation. An effort will be
made to lower the 47-hour record for
transit set on the Atlantic passage
this spring.
The navy had speculated on the
poaaiUllty of moving the entire ar
mads through the locks In 24 hours
but later said It was well satisfied
with the 47-hour passage.
On the bnsls ot that experience,
the navy plans always to send all the
ships through together, tt was pointed
out that If the fleet was divided, ac
cidental damage or sabotage might
close the locks.
A long deloy in rounding lip the
units would be bound to result. The
navy has not yet forgotten the ex-'
perlence ot the Oregon at the time
of the Spanish-American war and Its
lengthy trip around the horn to join
the main fleet. Officers are determine
ed to avoid all chance ot such aa ex
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