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Weather: Fair Home Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. bL.S9 TODAS'S NEYV8 TODAI EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1935. PRICE: OJ,i STREETS Sc NEWS STANDS Be NO. 13. HI Cr- EATSWEEPS Ifl NATION: CITY HITS 97 Lth Toll Placed at 120; 14 Die in New York As Record Falls Uy die in floods 0-Degree Temperatures Recorded in County; No Prostrations iugene and the Willamette valley En..A i-nin Knturdav. with the Icury hovering around tde 1 L. marl- in mnnv snots. At , D. L.A'a tomnirature was 07 and Inised to rise higher as the day tressed. Friday nign mans nere 90. reacnea at t p. m. he McKenzie river district did not L. ih. armREirn heat, nor did the I.rt the mprcnrv stnndinir at 100 ra""' . IVendling at 1:40 p. m. Saturday. ioast points in the county reported cooler weather, tne temperature Llnno hnth Fridnv and Saturday Aniv s ipnr v anove normal mother warm nigut tnreatenea nn sien of an appreciable de ie in temperatures. In Eugene fhai-mnmptpr went nn lower thnn Bcsrees Friday night, only six dc- tx below the record hign minimum i twenty-tour hour period. (By United Press) lent waves, floods nnd tornadoes two-thirds of the nation killed lonst 1-0 persons and caused an bated S.jO,000,000 property dam this wce!c. patlier forecasters today promts- Atlantic breezes would relievo the over the week-end while thunder kers broke the grip of a heat wave SEE HEAT WAVE GRIPS PAGE 6 ILLOX. Mont., July 13. W pes of federal department of jus- scents and Beaverhead county riff's officers covered the Black- forest today searching for ' thief who resembles William an, fugitive in the Weyerhaeuser taping. sheepherder, George Baker, auit job and went to town to (summon Iriff James MrCollum because in a dark business uit and light CTtne out of the timber tn the per's isolated camp and talked a nun. Faker said the incident pteneo turn because he had a pen the man was XInhan, sought uontana since he abandoned a car portion of the ransom at e last month. her sheeplierders have reported a thief recently has been visiting 's in the Blacktail country, steal. food and articles of little value, uca money and valuables have left untouched. The herders they hare seen n man "dressed ntr clothes" in the Blacktail fury recently nnd each time ho I been observed he has fled to per. Yieese Said Good During Hot Weather wttase cheese salad makes a de ol meat substitute for a hot , i'mr """I it has the added '-'"l? hs xr inexpensive , '"' housewives make their rh"'s' 'ith milk which during ihe hot weather sea- 'Pes are n,,w being received on 1 1",h cottage cheese tjerm.lk. Kntrie, mi,st be in IW-l , " "lce P- iie i n,Ile pnies awarded. ,1,''ng are more of the fruit wipes from last week's con- Irrj-U.il Sa,ad "2 Servla,,) -I'l'ins cream nuyonuais ' "apoon salt dressing "P "rone. r,,,l i'spoon lemon I,,:,.. J' l'"iapple crated "'"'!'. sliced UI' Pears. e-IT'm''"''' ''"ssing, drain ''. foldine in lightly. Pack ' '-r m.,l,K ,, p.k , ict tor 4 to o hours. Serv. nn 'EE HUSEwTVil' FORUM PAGE 6 Bridges Charged Officer Of Widespread Coast Communist Group In Longshore Report NEW YORK, July 13. (U.PJ Creation of a new organization to Intensify "communist" activity In Pacific coast maritime organiza tions was charged at the International Longshoremen's Association con vention today in the report of an "anonymous" investigating committee. The report wag read to the convention at the climax of a battle between west coast delegates, led by Harry Bridges of San Francisco, and eastern factions led by President Joseph P. Ryan. The latter triumphed In defeat of Bridge's campaign to oust Ryan. At the same time, it was disclosed on the convention floor that the West Coast group had split and that Bridge's leadership was being contested. The Pacific Coast split was disclosed by a delegate from Tacoma, Wash., who gave his name as Harding. He expressed his opposition to Bridges and to the communistic attitude which he said Bridges exemplified. It was pointed out on ther floor that the West Coast delegation had been instructed to oust Ryan, but Harding said that one faction In the delegation was opposed to having the Bridges group do the ousting. Con Fury, University of Oregon football and baseball star, was Sat urday named as director of athletics at University men school, it was an nounced by Nelson Bos sins, head of the school of education at the univer sity. Fury will succeed Joan fcber hart, who has for the past four years been connected with the athletic de partment of the high school and for the past three years has been in charge of both its athletic and physical edu cation program. Kberhart is leaving Eugene to become athletic conch at Southern Oregon Normal school at Ashland. Fury, now in CCC camp work at Headquarters, Idaho, will arrive in Eugene early hi September to take over his new duties. He will coach football, basketball and track, as well ne having full charge of the Physical education department of the high school. For the past two seasons Fury has been a main cog in the ebfoot foot ball ma clime, playing regularly . 11 the center position. In his sophomore year he suffered a knee injury, and was unable to take part In any but early season games. Lost year he served at the pivot position the great er part of every major gnime. Football te not the only sport in which Fury has excelled. He has also starred in baseball, and In his fresh man year was a point-getter on the frosh track squad. He played at the catchers position on Billy Reinhnrte northwest championship nine In 1934. During the 1035 season an injury kept nim out of the game. He came to the university from Sand point, Idaho, where he gradu ated from high school in 1930. He bad formerly attended high school in Sagle, Idaho, whore he now makes bis home. He received bis bachelor of science degree this spring from the school of physical education at the university. Resigned "G-Man" Glad to Rest; to Be Private Sleuth CHICAGO. July 13. (U.R) Melvin H. Purvis, who resigned yesterday as ace manhunter for the department of justice, may set up a private detective bureau after he s had a uttle rest. it was learned today. "Frankly, I'm glad to get out of this," said the young man who was responsible for stamping out the mur derous Dillinger band of outlaws. "I don't know what I am going to do yet, but I have some plans under con sideration." Purvis resigned yesterday after a two-year period which brought the most rapacious gang of the decade to doom. Purvis declined to discuss his resig nation, nor would he comment on re ports here and in Washington that ill feeling had developed between him and John Edgar Hoover, head of the bureau of investigation, over the lat ter's order forbidding anyone but him self announcing important captures or solution of major crimes. Purvis is succeeded by Daniel M, Ladd. son of the late Senator Ladd of North Dakota. Utilities Engineer - Investigates Crash John H. Bagley Jr.. engineer of the transportation division of state public utilities department was in Eugene Friday and Saturday making investi gations into the recent accident at Eighth avenue and Fairmount bmile ard which proved fatal to Alvin Leaders of Eugene. Bagley questioned several witnesses. including Howard Hall, who carried the fatally injured man to the hospital following the crash, which was caused by Leaders' confusion at the juncture of the highways. He also took measuremeuts of the highway at the point where the acci dent occurred, looking toward Rome possible improvement in the intersec lu reply to Harding, Bridges said: "My record on the San Francisco waterfront can be looked up by any one. It is clear end I am not asham ed of it." He said he was active in organiz ing a militant I LA group since 1024 and the fact tiiat he was a member of the Blue Book union could not be held against him because all long shoremen had to be a member of that company-owned organization. "Why did you attend a communist fostered meeting here last night?" a delegate asked. "We don't mind your attending but why did you address the meeting.'' Bridges was ruffled nnd stammered. then replied: "Mad I known the character of the meeting I might not have attended. didn't know it was being run by the communist party and it is the first labor meeting I ever attended where they took up n collection. I hnve attended mnny meetings on the west const but never one like that. I believe in a lot of the prin- SEE BRIDGES ACCUSED PAGE 6 . SHANGHAI, China, July 13. (U.R) Hiver flood waters at Hankow were within a few inches of the dike top todny, with bodies, debris and furniture floating with the current, the Nippon Dempo news agency re ported. NANKING, July 13. (U.R) Count less persons have died in floods In Western and Central Hupeh prov ince through which the Yangtze river flows. Uhe provincial government telegraphed the national government todny. One hundred thousand per sons are homeless at Ichang, the message said, and immediate famine is foreseen. Estimate o fdeaths were unreli able. It xvas indicated that the death list would prove large even if the flood subsided at once. It was known that 2.000 people drowned in their sleep last Monday night at Ven- shih, in western Honan province, when a tributary of the Hwang Ho broke its banks. Many river bank cities were flood ed or partly flooded.- At Hankow. on the Yangtze, and other large cities the people watched anxiously the in exorably rising waters. The government has appropriated 2,000,000 yen (?S00,OOO) for preven tion and relief work. Officials ex pressed hope thnt the dikes, stronger than they were at the time of the great floods of 1931, would hold. Court Convicts Lumber Pickets GRESHAM, Ore., July 13. () Two of the 237 union timber workers who were arrested last month for defying the sheriff's order to halt picketing at the Bridal Veil timber company plant, stood convicted today of disorderly conduct. Arturo Oimene was convicted yes terday in justice court. Andy Mar- tines was convicted earlier in the week. Picketing of the mill ceased to be peaceful, Sheriff Martin T. Pratt de clared, when a company truck was overturned nnd the driver was at tacked by a "bcat-up gang." There was no indication today that immediate steps would be taken to bring the other arrested men to trial. Riots in Belfast Kill 2, Injure 44 BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 13. OP) An urgent appeal that every available policeman in northern Ireland be rushed to Belfast was is sued today following a short-lived resumption of last nights bloody riot ing which clnimed two lives and 44 wounded. At the same time police announced curfew would be imposed at 10:30 p. m. when all public buildings will be closed and all citizens must be in doors. The Belfast military garrison wni confined to barracks. George O'Neil, eight years old, and a man whose name was not given were wounded In the newest outbreak of piping today. MM IH I JIPPF'fflBI ; : J President Puts Stamp of Approval on Rules -. For Spending REGULATIONS LISTED Oregon's Share Slated Be $5,000,000; Lane Will Benefit to WASHINGTON. July 13. (UP) Employment of 350.000 persons on relief rolls in construction of farm-to-market roads and elimination of grade crossings was brought a step nearer today by presidential approval of rulcK and regulations -under which $400,000,000 will be spent. Construction will be supervised by the department of agriculture. Labor was graded into three classes, un skilled, intermediate and skilled. The NO WORD HERE No word had reached local state highway headquarters Sat urday concerning definite plans for the disposal of this locality's share of the million and a naif dollars allotted for the Improve ment of farm-to-market roads and the elimination of overhead crossings. The funds will un doubtedly be used for such pro jects on the Paolfle highway as have been under consideration for the past two years. Including overhead crossings Just north of Eugene, Just north of Creswell, and on fhe outskirts of Junction City, It was reported by local highway supervisors. program calls for a per mnn-year ex penditure of $1,400. At the peak of construction 720,000 persons will be employed, officfnls estimated. The regulations follow; 1 All state programs must origin ate with state higthwny department. The district engineer of the bureau of public roads must give approval to the state administrator of the works progress administration nnd state di rector of the nntionnl emergency council. 2 Concurrence by state officials Is to be submitted to the bureau of SEE FARM-MARKET ROAD PAGE 6 ETHIOPI (By The Associated Press) The United States took a central role in the Italo-Ethiopian quarrel today with a statement by Secretary Hull In support of the Briand-Kel-logg pact outlawing war. He mentioned neither Italy nor Ethiopia by name but said Washing ton expected nations to live up to the treaty. Rome quarters hastened unofficial ly to assert Italy had not -violated the treaty but wns the victim of hostile Ethiopian acts. Military prepara tions went forward ati rnpid rate. London speculated as to whether Hull hinted at the possibility the Uni ted Stntes might join England in a determined effort to avert the threat ened war. Reports in Istanbul said Emperor Hnile Selassie hnd ordered crown jewels and precious religious relics, reputedly including the tablet of the ten commandments and ark of the Covenant, from Ethiopia's holy city of Axum, to a safpr interior point. Axum is near the Italian colony of Eritrea. Schmeling-Louis Signed For Bout NEW YORK. July 13. OP) Ar rangements have been definitely com pleted for a 15-round heavyweight match between Joe Touis. Detroit ne gro sensation, and Max Schmeling of Germany, former champion, at the Polo Grounds, Sept. IS. Promoter Mike Jacobs of the 20th Century club announced todny. Jacobs already has Louis signed for the match and came to terms with Schmeling and the German's mana ger. Joe Jacobs, by cable today. The promoter said he agreed to an in crease In Schmeling's end of the purse, amounting to about three per cent, to clinch the bout. Mike .Jacobs declared he would seek to match the Louis-Srhmeling winner with James J. Braddock for the championship next yenr. He Indi cated at the same time that Max Baer Is out of Ihe heavyweight pic ture, despite recent favorable reports about the condition of his bands. THE END OF -- 1 --! -r- -wsn f in '" "apgBtirjmiuaLiiK HHsawEw&ff-mrm First woman to fly non-stop from east to west, Laura Ingalla, shown above as aha left her plane at the end of her record-breaking flight, arrived at the Union Air Terminal, Burbank, 18 hours, 19 minutes and 30 seconds after leaving New York City. The daring, avlatrix, -however, tailed to DreaK Amelia tar. hart's west-to-east record of 17 hours, 7 minutes' and 30 seconds on' her long hop. ' ' EDITORIAL PREXY HOOD RIVER, Ore., July 13. (U.R) Merle It. Chessman, publisher of the Astorinn-lludget, Friday was elected president of the Oregon State Editor ial association at opening of the ,Sth annual nession. He succeeded Hugh G. Ball of the Hood River News. Elbert Bode, publisher of the Cot tage Grove Sentinel, was named vice president: Alton F. Baker of the Eugene Register-Guard, treasurer: and Arne G. Rue. Eugene, re-elected secretary and field manager. The Paul R. Kelty cup for editorial excellency among Oregon weekly news papers wns awarded to the Lake County Examiner. The paper was praised for its highwny problem edi torials nnd editorial interpretation of nntionnl subjects with relntions to the Lftkevicw area. The Hood River News, lust yenrs winner, won second plnce, nnd the Oregon City Banner-Courier, .third. The Malheur Enterprise, Monmouth Herald, Seaside Signal, Cottnge Grove Sentinel nnd Sherman County Journal received honorable mention. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bntes, New York writer nnd critic and member of the University o-f Oregon Hummer fac ulty, spoke on "Cntisen nnd Effects of William Randolph Hearst," and Gil bert V. Far ntr, typographical counsel lor In New York, gave his version of the newspaper of 1015. Child, 2, Drowns In Shallow Fish Pond at Leaburg A small fish pond, late Friday, ! claimed the life of two and a half j year old Georgia Nistron of Rich-1 mond Beach, Washington, when she evidently slipped and fell into the water while returning to the home of her uncle, Ray Dikcman of Leaburg. Tho little girl's body wn discovered soon after 0 o'clock and she was rushed to the power plant at lea burg where au Inhnlator failed to revive her. She and her mother. Mrs. John Nfatron, were visiting Dikeman and had only been there for about two weeks. Coroner Charles poole made the investigation. The body will be ship ped to Auburn, Wash., by the Poole funeral home. BEND PLENTY HOT BEND, Ore., July 13. (U.R) The highest temperature of the year, 05 degrees, wns recorded here yesterday and tonight's maximum seemed certain to exceed that mark. The minimum Inst night wns ( degrees, the highest of the vf ear, and by 8 o'clock this morning the mercury had reached 81 degrees. THE TRAIL 1935 BRB VITIES STATE PORTLAND, Ore., July 13. (U.R) Harold Haugan, 14, drowned Fri day while swimming in Gordon creek. Harold and Ru,v Dunford Jr., a com panion on a camping trip, went swim ming while their fathers went fishing nnd Hnugnii got beyond his depth. LA GRANDE, Ore., July 13. (P) Ia Grande experienced the wann est day so far this year Friday when the mercury (limbed to 7 nlmve. The lOO-mnrk was expected by local ob servers before nightfall todny. MEDFORD, Ore., July 13. OP) The mercury roxo to 101 degree here yesterday, bringing one of the warm est days of Ihe year to the Rogue SEE WIRF BREVITIES PAGE 6 E MOSCOW, July 1.1. OP) A trade agreement between Soviet Russia anil the United States wns signed this aft ernoon by United Stales Ambassador William O. Bullitt nnd Foreign Com missar Maxim Litvinoff. The agreement, for a 12 month per iod, provides, Bullitt said, that Rus sia must spend $:;0,000,000 on the purchase of products in America dur ing thnt term. Her total expenditures in the United States Inst year were approximately $r',000,fKK. The agreoment goes Into force im mediately and contains n clause pro viding for the negotiation of a new pact 30 days before the present under standing expires. Regional Unit Is Plan of Lutherans SALKM, Ore., July 11. (U.R) A regional unit of the American Fed eration of Lutheran Brotherhoods was expected to arise from the annual two-day northwest convention of Luth erans thnt opened here todny. Dr. II. E. Snnd.tedt, of the Chicago home of fice, wns to be principal sppaker on the proposed organization. Others on the program today were: Rev. A. W. Nelson, Portland; Rev. A. M. Knudsen, Longvicw; Rev. R. Bogstad, Eugene; Rev, Amos E. Minneman, Salem; liev. Ernest Larson, Sifverton, and Rev. J, A. Martin, Astoria. KING SALUTED ALDERSIIOT, Eng., July 13. yp King George, clad in kbaki, and mounted on a chestnut charger, took a royal salute from W.0U0 massed troops in Rushmoor arena todny in a brilliant eilver Jubilee review before 50,000 spectators. VERSION! TACOMA, Wash., July 13. (U.R) The Tacomu industrinl district was quiet today, lumber mill silent, nfter five hours of wild noting last night in which heads were cracked and re peated gas attacks launched against demonstrators hy 3(K) national guards men. The mills have completed their scheduled 40 hours of operation this week, and will not attempt to re open until Monday. The guardsmen were encamped at ( amp Murray, ready for any possible renewal of violence. Twenty-five men were ar rested by the troops hut Inter re leased. The demonstration started about 3 p. m., when TOO person gathered near the federal building, close to the end of the Eleventh street bridge, arterial to the industrial section. At first they marched around and around the federal building, their shouts nearly drowning nut the arguments in the Waley kidnaping trial inside. Tacoma police made, no attempt to stop the parade, winch was with out a permit. As mills closed, nnd strike-breaking workmen began re- SEE TACOMA GRIPPED PAGE 6 , Austrian Leader Gets "Leave" After Fatal Auto Crash VIENNA. July 13. VP The Aus Irian cabinet decided tentatively to- dav to suggest to Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg that he quit offire for nn extended vacation as the result of nn automobile ncrident today In which the rhancellor was injured and his wife killed. The chancellor's post would be tnken by Prince Ernst Von Stnrbem berg, vice-chancellor nnd leader of the Heimwehr, the Fascist miltln army. Fran von Schuschnigg was killed outright In the crash. Their son Kurt, Jr., 0 years old, wns seriously hurt but Is expected to live. Press Bitter in Death of Dreyfus PARIS. July 13. (U.R) Bitter even in death, the newspaper Action Fran chise, orgnn of the Royalist parly, im plied that Alfred Dreyfus renlly was guilty of the espionage charges which sent him to Devil's island nnd mnde his ense a matter of world interest. Dreyfus died, a retired colonel, yes terdny afternoon. He had been ill for a year. Since the World war he shared his time letween a quiet villn in Brittany nnd an npartment here. He lived secluded and comfortably on a pension awarded him after the charges against him were nnnuled and he was taken back Into the army. VERDICT IS EXPECTED IN SHORT TIME Jurors Question Judge On "State Line" Point; Dore Confident ACQUITTAL "FEARED" Mrs. Waley Expresses Hope Arbiters Will Find Her Guilty FEDERAL COURTROOM, TA COMA, July 13. OP) Two of the jurors deliberating the Margaret Thuliu Waley kidnaping charges in quired in Federal Judge Edward E. C u simian's court today whether the fact "they doubted" George Weyer haeuser was transported in interstate commerce would "make any differ ence' in their verdict. The jury had retired at 10:44 a. m., nfter hearing Judge Cushman's in structions. At 11:17 they had knocked at tho petit jury room door and asked permission of a bailiff to request an additional instruction from Judge Cusbman. Question Asked Attorneys for both sides were sum moned hastily and the jury was in formed It must write its question. This wns done and when the jury filed back into the courtroom the jury foreman, Everett McMillan in No. 2 chair, handed up a paper which inquired: "Is the fact that this case was taken up in federal court evidence that the court considers the case one of interstnta commerce If" The pnper also asked if it meant that the case wns within federal court jurisdiction. Judge Cushmnn ruled thnt in effect the matter of federal court jura diction was ii ono of the jury's business nnd thnt the question of whether the Weyerluieuser boy wns transported in interstate commerce was a question of fact which the jury mii.it determine. Acquittal Feared Tho jury then returned to the jirry room and resumed deliberation after much of (he evidence, including the plank nnd chains with which George wns bound were tnken into the jury room. It wns then nearly lunch time. U. S. Marshal A. J. Chitty tnid that as he was taking Mrs. Waley back to the little barred receiving cell In his SEE WALEY KIDNAPING PAGE 6 ijipp to court july 24 HALEM, Ore., July 13, (U.R) The supreme court will hear the ap penl on the constitutionality of the Stnte Agricultural Adjustment act July 24, Chief Justice J, U. Camp bell said today. Fate of 11 codes and marketing agreements depends on the high court's decision, which may 1m hand ed down July 30 or August fl, next opinion dnys nfter the hearing. Circuit Judge Winter of Multnomah county recently held the stnte AAA unconstitutional. The ice cream code nuthority brought tho suit to compel Fred Myer, Inc., to .charge 40 instead of liO centa n quart for ice cream. Covernor 31artiu was active in get ting the supreme court to hear the AAA appeal early. "Realizing thnt the harvest season Is approaching, and recognizing the necessity of those engaged In the ag riculture Industry of the state of having these legal questions determin ed early. I asked the supreme court through the chief justice. If the hear ing of the appeal on Judge Winter's decision might not be expedited," Gov ernor Mnrtin said. WEATHER NEWS The DTi-iloerce mark reached In Kucene Kriilny was expected to be exceeded Saturday. Swin-.rair.n places have all been crowded to their ca pacity the pant two days. The fore, caxt follow: OREGON. Tartly cloudy tonicht and Sunday; morninK fog on coaat; nomcwhnt warmer In interior of south and east portions tonight; moderate northwpst wind off the coast. LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum temperature Saturday, 57 decrees, .Maximum temperature Friday, 95 de crees. Willamette river, minus 1.4 ft. Wind from north. SIUSLAW TIDES: Sunday, hiitS, lt:"S a. m.. It p. m.; low, 4:H2 a. m., S-M p. m. Monday, hih, 12:35 p. m., IMS p. m.; low, 8:10 a. m., 6:01 p. m. Tuesday, high, 1:10 a. m.; low, 7:01 a. m., 6:54 p. m. ti !
