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Newspaper Page TextHome Edition Iriff Also Neutral, Sees Ho weea io ow ii.i Unless vaiicu WENS GIVE VIEWS Med "Vigilantes Community Provoke Much Comment dm railed into action by involv artiea, city, state and county of 1 likely will ""I interfere with ,M "visilante" mob opcrntions t u;ine communists, uivy boiu Luf Police Carl Beramun, Sher- L Swsrts and state police otti- I announced that larmng ouii-iu. taints, tbeir office would make iiiiv "rli-itnnte" tiempi I" umnv --n iirf. tputy District Attorney John in uiil there bad been no com- t made to bin ottice ana inai di men action no moves were mplated. Hon Violence Threatened kanvbile. Eugene .cituens ex LmI themselves on the matter fcth the press Saturday with some table to the raids and many op El. The "red front" was quiet, but the city buns the unofficial Lt that further activities of the commnnist party would be dealt even more violently, wit reported that member of ViriUntes" who made two raids rommnnist headquarters at 720 imette street Friday had told oc- Inttof the place that if they were tm 24 hours hence, they would be for a ride." This was Inter- pd to mean they would be escort- nit of town should tbey attempt iiw the film advertised for pres :ion it 720 Willamette at 7:30 Saturday night. Tir, Feathers Proposed ere was even talk of a liberal litioa of the tnr-and-fenther Mr if the first method failed of lirpofe. Ificen professed ignorance of the ship or membership of the "vig- y mob but it was understood were composed of businessmen -service men, the latter hnv- lio official connection with the f VIGILANTE MOB STORY PAGE 6 MHER NEWS 'ipected and unprcdicted rain til fall in tV.... 1 C!-,.. Inorninj and hy 7 o'clock there -.mi prrniwnnon of .j ol an Th. fn PEGON: Partly cloudy in west p.t in cni portion toniant and Mr: lltll. rhnn.. i rate northirest wind offshore. P"L STATISTICS: Minimum rratnre Saturday, SO deerees. temperature Friday 73 de- "iinniene river, minus 2.2 Preciriitnlinn M r i i. from nittl. luSLAW TIDES: Sunday, high, p. m.; Wi 0..)S , p. ra. Monday, hiuli, 10:17 :-9 p. m.5 low. a-ss . m P- m, WerltiPkrlnr iti.it ":31 P. m.r lw i.w "' mm Contest Will Assist B MARIAN LOWRV "'"Into, offer, teekTJ? """"ivM1 forum rondw,, it, ,rnm . . KiainV- ""nal "mm" Ti" fte tart . . " "iv'-'n ni 1 ,., ""'"- party, an in . 'J? ,or ""Hwiche,, s de- taaM. ,' 'M r b.it 'Wtm ""' " F formal " ' 'i1T I " In hy 6 p. m. ,'" Prix." ' wi" b "eC.?''' ""0" ''Sde.1 m,in di,h' tot 00 'mping trips: k, Loaf 'r sii ,n "'0 r"l' of f 'k VrinV' f I .... 1 tnnd.f . oeat, bread and LANE COUNTY HOME - NEWSPAPER, IsT" ' TODAi'a news today. ' EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1934. PBICE; w streets s, news stands 5 N0.21. iff .SBEM8B WIE fB BWWEST SlCElEEP b'S WEIRDTHEOL north dakotas exhibit Ar PEACE OFFER " WATER RUNS I0FRIS. nSHs! OF LINDBERGH p73SIpf 15 PROPOSED p73 LOW-CITIES U tome. Saul Haas on grounds that the , J C 4vCu !J I 1 ,, f X XVI LUIII Ul 1 ILW MOBSTERS aSP CASE IS TOLD fcfc 1 1 BYSHIPPERS ON RATIONS LENINGRAD, July 21. (U.FD . In vigorous effort to wipe out a wave of brutality and puhllo disorder, the Soviet court today sentenced five men to death and handed down prison sentences to SI others, on charges of public violence. Only one of 57 prisoners was acquit ted. The group was charged with raiding workers' clubs, heating and stabbing the members. The raid took place apparently with out reason except possible class preludioe. MINNEAPOLIS, July 21. U.R In an effort to avert a repitition of violence between police and striking truckmen, Mayor A. G. Bainbridxe of Minneapolis late today ordered removal of police convoys from blockade running trucks. ST. LOUIS, July 2b U.R Twelve SEE WIRE BREVITItS PAGE 6 OFFICEPROFfTS County Clerk Reviews Work Of His Department For Some Time . A . net profit of $3,336.83 wns shown in rfh? operation - of the county clerks office for the six months period ending June 30, 1034. it was errenled in the semi-annual report compiled Saturday by County ClerkS W. B. Dillnrd. Fees In the clerk's office for that period totaled $11,415.35 while operating expenses totaled $8,078.50, leaving: a profit of $3,335.85 which was turned over to the county treas urer to be applied to the general fund. The income in the office for the past six months was greater than for nny six months period except that ending Dec. 31, 1030, when the In come was $11,432.30, Dillnrd Baid. The following table shows income for six months periodR ending on the date indicnte,! in the table: June 30, 1020 $10,882.07 December 31, 1920 11,607.55 June 30. 1030 12.060.20 December 81. 1030 11.432.30 Juno 30, 1031 11,122.00 December 31, 1031 10,081.57 June 30. 1032 ., 10,435.03 December 31. 1032 8.374.77 June 30, 1033 8.731.27 December 31. 1033 0.021.05 June 30, 1034 11.415.35 Alaska Squadrons Rest at Seattle SEATTLE. July 21 tU.B-Six trim navy Patrol planes were an chored today at Sand Point novel sir station awaiting the arrival Monday of squadron VP-I) for continuation of their training flight, to Alaska. Squadron VP-7, with Lieutenant Commander Rutledge Irvine In eharje, arrived at 3:15 yesterdoy afternoon after a flight from As toria, Ore, The squadron followed the coast to Aberdeen, Wash., then headed northeast to Seattle. Weath er conditions were good. In Problems Of Party Food onion in nan &rgtt enough to per mit mixing well, add 1 teaspoon of salt and one of snee. mix thoroughly and mold Into a long loaf and bake slowly till done, about an hour. You can apoil H by bnkinje too long or too rapid. Mrs. Harry .M. Jonnson, Route 1, Junction City, "Chicken Salad" For Sandwiches 1 good sized hen. 6 hard boiled egg.. 1 can pimentoes (7 oe. can). Malnd drensfiig. Halt and pepper to taste. Dress, clean and disjoint chicken. Put in aucepau with enough water to corer, (about 1 at.) season wlto salt and pepper and simmer gently until Tery tender. Take from broth and let cool. Remote chicken irom bonea and nass thriven food hop per. Mince the hard boiled egga and the pimentos and add to chicken mil lure. Then add enough good aalad dressing to make mixture of the right connistencr to unread nicely. Mix well and place in a large bowl and gar nish top with sprigs of parsley. When ready to serve tpread the snlad mix ture between thin slices of buttered SEE HOUSEWIVES' FORUM PAGE I . . I tm w lit ; cl .: . o - i L Officers in Joliet Fnson I iX&KL I I -' r x-n f" Immediate Arbitration is r Take Story of Strange I VSl I I $ C: ' Suggested; Situation 6? ' I Si Gangster Plot AR I pyi arowinrHoPeful . f t X j CREDIBILITY IS SLIGHT .1 I UNIONS' NEXT MOVE pffSiSi MERCURY PASSES 100 Chicago Racketeer Charged I If fJiX oeuiemem rrospeci now --y With Planning Kidnap I 17 gPY Regarded As Very Good; I I To Save Own Hide ( Teamster, Back QggJ JOLIET, 111., July 21. (U.PJ A convict in state prison turned over to Warden Frank B. Whipp today what he said was the "true story" of the Lindbergh baby kidnaping. He named Frank Nash, slain in the Kansas City union station mas sacre a year ago, and Al Cnpone. now in Atlanta prison, as the men behind the plot. The convict, John Tuwelczyk, said the kidnaping was planned to free Ca pone, then in jnil nt Chicago, follow ing denial of Ins appeal from an in come tax conviction. At the time of the kidnaping, Ca pone offered to aid authorities in finding the child and said he bad "friends who could trace the kid nnpers. The information has been turned over to federnl authorities, it was learned. Pawelczyk said he met Nash while both were in Leavenworth prison. At that time, according to the story, he and tNnBh communicnted by means of a code which later appeared on a note left at the Lindbergh horn. Pawelcnyk named as the actual kid- papers Nash, one Bob Sandvich and a womnn friend of the latter named only as "Tessie." Sandvich, he said, killed the Lind bergh child with a Mow over the head after a tire had blown out on their car and they had become , panic stricken. According to the convlct'a atory, Cpone conceived the plot in a des-p.-rate attempt to win his freedom. If that weer true, detectives pointed out. the comparatively low ransom de mand of $50,000 which puzzled au thorities might be explained. Pawelciyk, sentenced in Chicsgo, is serving a one to 10-yenr terra for manslaughter. Quake in Panama Hurls Train Into Sea; Many Killed PUERTO MTIRLLES. Panama, July 21. CU.R) A locomotive hauling a long train of banana cars plunged into the sen today during a renewed and intense earthquake shock. Many casualties were reported. The government was sending sid. Wharf of the United Fruit company, the company's club house, and fifteen company houses were destroyed. Seismograph Shows Terrific Temblors SEATTLE, July 21. (U.PJ Two major earthquakes were recorded last night and early today on the Univer sity of Washington seismograph. Officials said the first and most violent struck at 10:32 last nigbt and continued for about two and one-half hours. It was estimated to be about STiOO miles away, probably In the re gions of Bnlivio, Peru, northern Chile or the Pacific coast Islands. The second quake, sppnrently the one In Panama, was recorded at 2:40 a. m. ' Lawyers Advocating Crime News Control NEW YORK, July 21 (U.(9 Par tial censorship of the press wss recommended in a committee report prepared today for submission to the American Bur Association con vention August 27. It urged that courts utilise their powers and cite for contempt news papers which csrry accounts of lurid or sensational crimes. It urg ed courts to punish newspapers which carry such accounts end ar ticles which appear to show preju dice. Aimee Tells Lord Of Iowa's Trouble FAIRFIELD, la.. July 21 W Aimee Semple McPberson Hutton, conducting a series of evangelistic meetings here, today had made her prayer for rain. "Oh, Lord pray If yon save Iowa's corn crop." she said. "Rlcss the farmers of this community. Send them refreshing showers, "h. God end rain snd Tby name stall have the florj." J Lunger's Legislator Friends Use Force To Build Quorum; Friendly Impeachment Starts BISMARCK. N. D.. July 21. 40 resentatives which took friendly William Langer, deposed governor, appeared today., charged his con viction by a federal Jury was "political persecution" and called for an Investigation of the events that led to his conviction. Physical force was used by allies of Langer to compel attendance of absent state senators in an attempt to obtain a quorum. A motion w nrinnted bv the 22 senators quorum, to name sufficient sergeants The first senator tanon into cusioay ny tne Berguu.iiio-ni.-ni nm C. W. Fine, considered an antl-Lnngerite, while he wns In the office of Acting Gov. Ole H. Olaon. Tho desnite h s verbal and physical protests, ana aruggoa mm 10 mo seuum. v , BISMARCK, N. D., July 21.. (U.R) Tidewater Mills Are Shut Down As Strike Continues SEATTLE, July 21. (U.PJ Opera tion of nearly all tidewater mills in the Doiiglss fir region of Oregon snd Washington was suspended today, the West Coast Lumbermen's sssorintinn reported. The longshoremen's strike, coupled with season declines in lumber de mands, was charged with closing down of 83 largo mill, which produced more thnn 50 per cent ol the fir lumber cut in the two states prior to tho strike. Most of the mills closed because lumber could not be shipped hy water and they ran out of piling space, as sociation officials said. Most of the lumber on mill docka Is sold. Production of 653 mills reoortlng to the sssociatlon totaled 37.404.073 board fct for the week ending July 14. This was lO.OOO.tKlO feet over the preceding week. New busincs reported by 551 mills wss 34.882.0IKI feet, ssninst produc tion of :t7,3W..'!17 feet snd ship ments of 35,0150,073 feet. Orders booked totaled nlmnt 1,000,000 feet over the preceding week. 4 Adolph's Fiance's Just AH Excited NEW YORK, July 21. U.B "Love," said Verre Teasdnle of the films, ss she srrived today to buy a trousseau for ber 'sppros'-hing mar riage to Adolph Mcnjou, la "more Im portant than clotbes.'1 "It Isn't Adolph's clothes, but the way he wears them," she added, to the approving nod of her press agent. "As for me, I'd wear giughnm If It would plesse him. This isn't going to be a screen marriage. I wouldn't do it If I wsnn't snre ft would suc ceed." "Who waa Adoiph's last wife? Really, now. I csn't reuieniuer. that loo bad." Isn't, 1 , Here are North Dakota's prize contributions to the confusion of the hour. Above, left: William Langer who was finally ousted as governor on account of his con viction In a federal court for mis use of CWA funds. He called out the guard - to realat eviction, thought better of It, quit. Upper right:. Acting Governor Ola Olson who iook over Langer'a Job but kept the guard on duty to drive off Langer followers and awe the legislature. Lower left: Mrs. Wil liam Langer who Is eeeklng elec tion to the governorship In the special- kesslon of the legislature 10 that hubby can regain control Bofore the state's House of Rep steps to consider his Impeachment, present, insutiicietit to constitute a - at - arms to round up the absentees. two sergeants took lilm by tho arm. Acting Governor Ole H. Olson struck again today at William H. Lan ger, suspended governor whose seat he took, by removing Longer's prin cipal appointees from office,' Olson signed orders for removal of Lnnger's two key men, State Reg ulatory Director Stephen Terhorst, Minot farmer, and Highway Commis sioner Frank A. Vogel, lie appointed Sidney Parke, Grand Forltj, to head the regulntory depart ment and named Bert. M. Salisbury, now district court clerk nt Minneau kan, as Vogel's successor. Vogel declared he would not turn over the highway department's af fairs to Salisbury without "some sort of checkup so I csn have a clean bill." Japs Jail Former Cabinet Minister For Bank Scandal TOKYO, July 21 (UR Baron N'akajima, former Japanese minister of commerce, was arrested today on charges developing from the Toiwan bank scandal. The churges developed from the revelations of official Irrcgliiaritlea which led to tho downfall of th cabinet headed by Premier Salto. The procurator accused the baron of obtaining hundreds of shares In lm perial rayon which the bank alleged ly mnnipiilnted. The first Japanese of high rank ever Imprisoned before' a foynal in dictment, the termer cabinet mem ber removed his ceremonial kimono and donned bine Jumpera at the Jail, World Trade Picks Up, Report Reveals GENEVA, July 21 (U.R) World trade improved during 1033 for the first time since tbe depression start' ed, statistics of the League of .Ns tions showed today. There was a dcrene In value of world trade, from III.",'.'. Thi was ilue to lower prices as volume wss itetter. , SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. MR) Pacific Coast shipowners today agreed to arbitrate all differences with the striking maritime unions provided the longshoremen will do likewise. The announcement was made after a conference of shipowners, publish ers of six Boy region newspapers, SAN FRANCISCO, July 21. (U.R) Withdrawal of troops from the San Francisco Bay area waa begun today after teamsters re turned to work and there were definite Indicationa that all strikes now In progress would be ended soon. Between 2500 and 3000 of the 4200 troops on strike duty will be withdrawn in the first movement. the Industrial Association and the Waterfront Employers Union. Truckers Baok at Work While the conference was in pro gress, t.ormnl trucking aetivitlea were restored on tho waterfront for the first time since May 0 and orders went out for withdrawal of between 2500 and 3000 of tho 4200 na tional guardsmen on duty in the Bay region. The agreement of the shipowners was believed entirely acceptable to the nine nea-going unions on strike and there was reason to believe the longshoremen also would agree. It would mean an endto the maritime atrike which began Mny 0 and para lysed Pacific Coast shipping. Statement Is Issued Tho following statement was issued by the conference: "Seeking a solution of the remain- SEE STRIKE PEACE STORY PAGE 6 0 Pup's Plight Has Whole Town Riled Up; Heat Forgotten SPRINGFIELD, III., July 21. (U.R) A whimpering police puppy sur passed the heat, strike and the new deal today in the Interest of thous ands of Springfield residents. . A score of city firemen and more than 400 volunteer advisers most of them smsll boys collaborated In at tempts to rescue the pup from a sewer. The dog's plight, was discov ered Isle yesterday by a boy who heard his whines. Humsne society agents, after futile efforts to dislodge tho pup from a 12-iurh pipe in wbicb he wss lodged, called on city authorities. Firemen did no belter. , A 12-year-old boy heitged to crawl Into the pipe, but was forcibly pre vented because of fear that sewer gas : Iglit overcome him. A petition wss Jrculated, asking the city water department to tear up the sewer. Big Fires Raging In Modoc Forests KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 21. (U.R) One of the worst forest fires In the history of the region wss threatening destruction of the Crene Creek Lumber Company's holdings in Modoc county. California, reports here today Baid. The fire was raging east of tbe Host Willow ranch. The old Zamhoni mill had been destroyed. Three hun dred men were fighting the blase. Violence in Onion Strike Continues MuGiiffey, O., July 21 (O.R Violence continued over a wide front in the world'a largest onion patch today while striking weedera warned onions would "freexs In tbe fields" before they will sllow them to be hervesfed. Hundreds of orerslled onion weed era have been on strike for fire weeks, demsnding higher wsges and shorter Irours. KLAN ON WARPATH ATLANTA, Go., July 21. 04n Tbe Kti Klux Klan Is "going after" rsdlcsls responsible for such illsor. j ders as in Minneapolis snd Knhler, i Wis,, snd the general strike in Snn j Frsncisro, M, O. Dunning, chief of I staff, anaouoced today. Mrs. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, daughter of the late President Wilson, won a divorce from Sen ator William Glbbs McAdoo In Los Angeles court proceedings which were over In 20 minutes, a record. Scramble for Votes Grows Redhot at Approach Of Deadline Doors of the Eugene armory will swing wide tonight at 0 o'clock to admit the thousands of princess sup porters to the Grand Finale Bull of tho contest to elect Queen Susannah of the Oregon Trail. At midnight. or ns soon as all votes nro tabulated, Eugcne'a new queen will be announced to the people of fcugenc. One of the biggest rushes for votes in any such contest ever held in Lo gons was in progress up and down the business streets of hugeno Saturday, and the official counting board was figuratively rolling up its sleeves and wiping its brow in nnticipntior, of. long strenuous hours of counting snd tabulating votes throughout the aft ernoon and evening. All downtown ballot boiea will be collected' nt 6 o'clock, hut princess nnrtlsans will be nllowed to cast their votes at pngennt headquarters up to 8:30 p. m. ami after thnt at tho armory up to 11 o'clock. At that time, the contest offi dally ends and the zero hour will hold sway unlil the count is com pleted. The selling of votes will continue at pftgennt heiidqunrtors until 0 o'clock; after Hint voles may be purchuscd nt the Finale llnll up to 10:15. No votes will he sold after thnt time. All or ganizntlnna are warned by Clifford (Skeet) Mnneriid, contest chnirmnn, that cash only will be occepted nt the two selling booths to be maintained at the armory. No checks will bo hon- SEE QUEEN FINALE STORY PARE 6 Marie Dressler's Srength Failing SANTA BARBARA, CIn., July 21. (U.R) Mnrie Dressier, veternn stage and screen slur, gradually Is losing her Iml lie sgninsl. sn Incunilile Illness, Dr. F. It. Nuziim, her phyairien, re vealed today afler several weeks of silence. Tbe change for the worse has been gradual, ha indicated, but her condi tion again la approaching a crisis. He anticipated no immediate danger. Portland Strike As Arbitration Is Discussed PORTLAND, Ore., July 21. (U.R) Portland's wnterfront atrike was still on today but activities of the strik ers beesme passive. No sttempts to halt work were made by pickets, who appeared on the waterfront In the fewest numbers since Mny 0. However, only two ships out of 40 In the Columbia river ports were working cargo. One was uptown un der guard of 75 police, and the other was in tbe embattled Terminal No, 4, Gasoline and fuel oil, on the other hand, were moving freely out of the Llnnton oil terminals without inter ference from pickets, end in some csaes even without police protection. It wss believed by nightfall all of the city's 1300 service stations would be dispensing gasoline sgsln. Tsnk enr trains also moved out of the termlnala for upstate points. Tbe state atlll bad 1000 national guardsmen encamped st Clacksmss, eight miles from Portlsnd, resdy to come ioto the city st the first sign of violence, .At the Labor Temple, considerable hope for arbitration of the maritime strikes existed uen i telegram was Disaster Impends, Governor Of Kanses Declares; Seeking Aid Heavy Toll of Deaths Is Reported Throughout Entire Region By FRED MYERS (United Press Staff Correspondent) CHICAGO. July 21. (U.R-'Death. famine and new afflictions for mil lions of fnrmera rolled eastward across the United States snd southern Canada today in the shimmering air of a record bent wave. At least 70 deaths were traced t4 heat. ' Thousands were prostrated. Cattle died almost unheeded In west cm fields ss farmers sought water for their families. Crops burned in a dosen statea. Winds became so hot human) akin cracked and blistered at Ita touch Temperatures Over 100 Tbermomoter columns boiled ore the 100-degree mark In several places almost to 120 degrees from Utsh almost to the Atlantic cosst, and) from Medicine Hat to Port Arthur. Gov. Alfred M. London of Kansas, spesking at Emporia, declared the nai tlon is confronted with "a great die aster." Emporia hod not seen the mercury below 100 degrees for 33 dnya. It waa 118 yesterday. No rata bad fallen for weeks. - -Drinking Water Runs Short . Thousands of farmers and eves large cities fought almost frantically for drinking water. Five thousand residents of Falls) City, Neb., were said to be In actual danger of a water famine. The city water plant waa unnble today to pump water from the lowering Nemaha river. A temperature of 114 degrees sent thousands to beer tsverns. Cities Suffer, Too Greston, Is., plsnned to enlarge) dally shipments of 46 carloads of water by mil from Council Bluffs. In Chicago and In Kansas City, city auth. oritles pleaded for water conserva. lion. Chicago pumped more than . a billion gallons from Lake Michigan 8EE MID-WEST HEAT STORY . PAGE a MIOIST FOREST WASHINGTON, July 21. W) fccrelary Wallace announced today that work would begin immediately on a $75,000,000 project to plant forest shelter belt 100 miles wide ex tending from the Canadian border to Texas, President Roosevelt In sn execu tive order signed July 11 snd relesa ed lodny, allocntrd 15,000,()00 ot emergency funds to liegin work. The shelter belt, which will extern! more than 1,00(1 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and into the Texas Panhandle, will be designed to furnleh permanent alleviation of drought con clltlons through the midwest. Peril Wanes received from Chief Thurston, Ports land rrpreacntntive of the longshore, men at San Francisco. Thurston reported the employers' offer to arbitrate the strike of sea. faring men If the longshoremen would nrbltrnto the waterfront strike. Ha said ballots for the votes on tbe la sues might he distributed Bundsy. Labor officials, who have caller a general meeting ot delegates from all unions for Sunday, refused to com ment due lo tho brevity of Thurston's telegram, and ahsence of other newa from the Snn Francisco negotiations, hut possibly of a general strlks her was conshldercd remote Saturday. Iowa Expects Only Half of Corn Crop DES MOINES, July 21 Prospects for morn than halt a crop in Southern Iowa faded today as the stifling best continued. One government offirlsl declared the triangular area between Daa Moines, Shenandoah and Centervllle to bo the most seriously drought ikUDUti area in lowai Watory, e