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Newspaper Page Textfeather: Cloudy Home Edition TODAY'S NEW8 TODA? EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1936. PRICE: 'N STREETS So NEWS STANDS 60 NO. 13 la Jfe-WVWV JFJ-WWW 11 LANE COUNTY HOME NEWSPAPER. mm in tZ- r GON DEATH ILL REAGHES D:11 DIE WOMAN INJURED Crashes, Suicides, Drownings, Heart Attacks Listed .end Accidents Take More Lives Than Fourth Holidays ..... iccnnllTrn PTiFKK rtlti iiiN"1 . largest weekend death record summer listed 11 vrcuuis ..j vna(i.i;niT thA holiday fpk aso when eight died. mobile accidents, reported sul drownings and heart attacks . .1. .ml of nlnv mndp lin ord-breaking fatality list. More score of other persons receiv fital treatment for injuries. K tnem incurreu iu iiuwiuuuuc ti.im drowned. Harvey 0 Bwimmine near Clatskanie, ipped under a log raft. Irene 19, lost her life swimming in st river near Klamath Falls. to yisit his grandmother near in Mnrinn ennntv. Howard Iter, 10, Parkdale, tried fishing iwfisb in an abandoned gravel !i with water, fell iu and 1. 2 Die In Car Wrecks dierl in Automobile wrecks. Trerson. Rismarck. N. D.. euf- tatal injuries when an nutomo ln;ed from the John Day high er Canyon City. William Ha- , of Independence, died from received when his automobile IEE ACCIDENTS STORY PAGE 2 IIISSLATE EM SESSIONS Austria, Nazis Not Planning Alliance Chancellor Says Hapsburg Restoration To Remain Dormant for Present lir sessions of the city coun Eugene water board and the thool board are slated for Mon Knim, at the city hall. fccilmen will consider the city's nation as part of the evening s !s and will continue the discus- appointment of a new member reappointment of Dean Wayne ;e to the city civil service corn- He monthly meeting of the Eu- nter board, a discussion on the I'J of finding suitable bonds for pent of the sinking fund and Ition funds, will be hplrt ve il. W. McArthur. A request to inna above the dam for r borne sites is also to be con st this meeting. Wrt will be made on the WPA Imam project completed May 15, e second check of $7,000, hav n received a few days ngo. The "iment ot federal funds for the "as $17,740, received Feb. 7. '"re psyment Is due. To date, Kim has been received 'anient aiil on the construc- aig water mains. routine matters are scheduled ' meeting of the it t the city r.nll Monday' evening, n. K. l.oold, city supcrln- pithe Headlines SALEM, Ore., July 13. (U.R) Norman- Thomas, socialist presidential candidate and his running mate, George A. Nelson of Wisconsin, today had a place on the Oregon ballot, and a slate of socialist-sponsored indepen dent candidates was in the field for congressional and major state offices. The nominations were made at an assembly here yesterday which started with less than the 250 electors re quired by law, but ended with 2S4 registered, after a telephone and per sonal solicitation of friends and neighbors. Clarence Rudder, Milwaukie, presi dent of the Workers' alliance there and prominent in organized labor, was selected to oppose Sen. Charles L. McNnry, republican, and Willis Ma honey, democrat, for election to the United Stntes senate. As candidate for congress from the first district, the assembly chose Kirs. Mary Hilburn Jackson, Eugene, sec retary of the consumers' cooperative in that city. Mrs. Minnie McFnrland, Umntilla, granger, and well known in other farmers' organizations was the second district candidate. ' Hodney D. Snyder, Portland, retired Methodist minister, will run for congress from the third district Multnomah county. J, E. Hosmer, Silverton attorney, was nominated for state attorney general after Roy R. Hewitt, Salem, had declined. Don Swetlnnd, Port land printer and secretary of the Saw mill and Timberworkers union, re ceived the nomination for state treasurer. By Oeai con Richmond POSTMASTERS CONVENE HERE ATTEND PICNIC By RICHARD D. McMILLAN (Copyright 1936 By United Press) VIENNA, July 13 (U.R) Austria will retain its independence under Its new agreement with Germany and will refuse to join any warlike combination. Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg said today. In an interview with the United Press he explained in detail the negotiation of the agreement and its meaning. He said, specifically, that the question of restoration of the Haps burg dynasty in Austria would remain dormant for the present. Fierce opposition to the Hapsburgs by Little Entente nations, he said, makes It inadvisable to raise the question. Only By Plebiscite Restoration in any event, he said, could come about only by a national plebiscite, not through a coup. Ihe arrangement to which I have come with Germany," the chancellor explained, "is simply one for resump' tion of normal relations. Such rela tions can not be said to exist be tween two countries when one is try ing constantly to Interfere in the other's internal politics. "That situation is what frustrated the efforts of the late Engelbert Doll- fuss to effect better relations with Germany. In those days, the Ger man government would not stop its instigation and subsidization of Aus trian Nazis." Story Excites Europe Schuschnigg went on to tell ' the story of an agreement that has ex cited Europe, and has brought nerv ous talk of new political combinations among the powers. "Last October," Schuschnigg said, "Col. Franz Von Pnpen (the German minister to Austria) came to me with a plan of his own for an understand ing between our countries. We replied with a counter plan, but matters went no further until Inst May. "Then, believing that I saw signs of friendly disposition on Germany's part, I asked Col. Papon if he could resume negotiations with the full authority of his government. We have had two or three meetings since mid June. , Where It Was "Our agreement leaves- the Haps burg question exactly where it was. It is an internal Austrian question of a kind which Germany has promised to leave alone. "It is not a matter for Immediate settlement. I hold that if restora tion were to come about it could not be by a coup, but only by a plebiscite. I further say that such a plebiscite could be held only in the certainty that it would not endanger the peace of central Europe. "It is a fact that one or more of the state of the Little Entente (Rou mania, Czechoslovakia and Jugoslavia) oppose restoration of the Hapsburgs even more strongly than has Ger many. So the present time is not suitable for consulting the people on the mntter. It is a subject about which people in foreign countries talk far too much." Schuschnigg said he was determined to keep Austria in the league of na tions. He expressed hone that Italy would not resign from it and that Germany would return to it. Registration Figures Show 75 Delegates; More Expected BANQUET IS FEATURE Washington and Portland Delegations Late for Opening Circuit Court Jury . Gives Collins Over $10,000 Damages A verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding judgment for more thnn $10,000, was returned by a circuit court jury in the case of W. D, and R. J. Collins v. Susie B. Holt and Norman Holt late Saturday night, following a trial of nearly a week. W. D. Collins, driver of the car which was involved in an accident with a car driven by Norman Holt on the upper McKenzie highway last November, was awarded $7,338 dam ages on the first action of the suit and $2S2.S0 on the second action for expenses on his car. B., J. Collins, passenger In the car, who sued along with W. D. Col lins, was nwnrded $2,S36 for injuries allegedly sustained in the wreck. In a previous euit in which Mrs. W. D. Collins also sought to collect from the defendants, the jury held in favor of the Holts. Oregon's postmasters, from Co quille to Pendleton, assembled in Eugene early Monday morning to open an enthusiastic state conven tion, and then promptly adjourned to the McKenzie river for a noon j picnic. There was much evidence to bear out the prediction of officials that this was to be one of the most suc cessful in the history of the conven tion. Registration figures showed that nearly 75 postmasters had ar rived, with a large body expected Monday evening. Wives of . post masters were on hand, too, to bring the total well above 100 in the open ing hours. 9 At a late hour Monday, the delega tion from Washington, D. C. to gether with Portland , officials had not appeared. Reports had it that Clinton D. Eilenberger, assistant post master-general, had not been feeling well on his trip west, and that the party would not be .herd until eve ning, when the main part of the con vention gets under way with a ban quet at the Osburn hotel, . beginning at 7 o'clock. . Exeoutive Although a meeting of the execu tive board was held Sunday evening, it was not until Monday morning that most of the delegates arrived for tho opening session at the Elks Temple. Gardner T. Hockensmith, state president, colled the conven tion to order, and Rev. H. R. White, rector of the Eugene Episcopal church, gave the invocation. Mayor Elisha Large gave the of ficial "welcome" to convention dele gates, pointing out the value of Eu gene as a "convention city." Greet ings also came from James Rodman, president of Eugene chamber of com merce, and F. L. Armitage, Eugene postmaster. Reports from county directors followed. Toastmaster for the evening ban quet will be Carl C. Donaugh, Port land, United States attorney for Oregon. Addresses, during the course of the banquet, will be given by Dr. Victor P. Morris, acting dean of business administration, University STATE CONVENTION HEADS! 1 1 xi r . fc.mm'i8,'.,Vmifc.jjf-.te,-A ;,l.1 ,.. ,,,, , , . ... .. . J.. . t.......,,,,,, ' - . SYNOD WILL OPEN . . SESS1IMY lltplifvl Starting Tuesday, Eugene will be ,151 j:"T I1 ff ,'i-LrVv f 1 1 454 PERISH mm TORRID RAYS Hot Weather Returns When Predicted Showers "Fizzle Out" $300,000,000 DAMAGE Drought Believed Broken In Deep South; Rains Relieve Midwest WASHINGTON, July 13. OP) An additional $3,000,000 for direct sub- suitcnce grants to drought-stricken farmers of the midwest was allowed today by tho resettlement adminis tration, . A subsistence fund of $303,000 was set aside for the drought areas last week. Officials estimated that the addi tion of $3,000,000 would be sufficient to continue grants ranging from $15 to $'.'0 a month per family for two months, - ' Rexford G. Tugwcll, resettlement administrator, plans to leave by plane tomorrow night for Bismarck, N. D., to supervise organization of the ad ministration's emergency drought re lief. . i Earthquake Rocks North Chile Coast Issue Snem. f....ii.-i L . , u, yuuen F" i5t a few Khnnt ,,,. - 'he men who and heard it clearly dialed that there were some things in "Denmark" that tad grown ex tremely rotten; but, now that it is nver, it seems to be forjottcn. We get all hot 1 ' i niKi bothered when , j such tilings are ft disclosed, and . -i . - " a" Ior hang. t ' lhnt Pro- h. . ' .!" ni rest, and 'ilA" " J'r"f,t in "'''nitions, ! "11 ,k 8"m! n,,,n' wh ineir country's lifeblocxi I oullion yen. It Is really to I, h" ,h'i' country. h nf " ': 'mttrv mnnitir.ni.. to kill 7 thoull be stood ,. "ail ani faM sij mn SANTIAGO. Chile, July 13. W) The steamer Haverbeck, anchored at the port of Taltnl, on the north Chil enn coast, radioed today a violent earthquake had destroyed numerous buildings in the city, sending the in habitants fleeing In panic to the hills. The quake lasted for three minutes, the radio .report said. It occurred ' during the morning, although the ex ! net time was not given. Al Smith Claims He Will Boycott Politics WASHINGTON, July 13. (U.B Friends of Alfred K. Smith reported today he had decided to boycott pol itics during the 1930 presidential cam paign. Insiders professed to have heard the leader of the democratic stop- i Roosevelt movement say he would make no political speeches nor other wise participate publicly in the campaign. Shrine Delegates Overflow Seattle HKATTt.K, July 13 (UB Swelling hordes of Shrincrs were greeted as they entered the convention city for opening of their four-day meet today. Delegates from 21 temples arrived over the week-end, swelling the total to over 10,000 already here and more arriving rr hour. ED WASHINGTON. July 13. (U.R) Peace makers attempting to end a split in the American Federation of Labor decided today to propose post ponement of a final showdown on the insurrection led by John L. Lewis, unless a compromise can be achieved. .While prominent New Deal leaders were formally emphasizing the non interference of the administration in labor's internnl conflict, it was learn ed that a week-end of private negotia tions had failed to produce any defi nite progress toward conciliating the Lewis faction's proposals for indus trial-type unions with the dominant craft union objectives of the A. F. of L. council. As a result, the conciliators pre pared to propose to the council domi nated by foes of the Lewis movement that a final decision on suspension of the rebel committee for industrial organization be delayed until the next executive council meeting or until the federation's annual convention this fall. Whether such a program would be accepted to the council appeared un certain in view of the firm stand it took Friday for "surrender or suspen sion" of the insurgents and in view of privately expressed sentiments of council members. Wallace to Review Drought Conditions COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Ju!r 13. OP) Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture who has been vacation Ing at mountain resort near here, will give the nation a report on the western drought situation orer a na tionwide radio hookup here tonight. The secretary will speak from 7:4." to 8:00 p. m. (mountain standard time). SEE POSTMASTERS STORY PAGE 2 4 : Hill Heads Group Studying Reforms For Legislature SALEM, July 13. W Reyision of the state's governmental structure along. the line proposed by D. O. Hood in a bill before the 1035 legislature, which was later withdrawn, occupied the attention of two sub-committees in session here today. Three members of the Interim gov ernmcntal committee of the legisla ture and the governmental research committee of the state planning board were outlining a program of study to be followed In preparing a .concen trated form of government to present to the 1037 assembly, Representative Earl Hill of Lane county is chairman of the legislative committee composed of Senator N. O. Wallace and Representative E. L. Ross. The planning board members are Ed Miller, O. R. Bean and 1'. R. Parsons. Starting Tuesday, Eugene will he host to its second state gathering of tho week, the 4Gth annual session of the Prosbytcrian Synod of Oregon to open here Tuesday evening to continue through until Friday evening. ' General sessions are to be con ducted in the fnculty room of Friendly hall on the University of Oregon campus. - The delegates and visitors are being housed at Hendricks hall on the campus. The opening session will be In Centrnl PreBbyterlan church at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, when there will be a worship service, program, and com munion. Following is the calendar for Tuesday s session: Worship Bervice, 7:30-7:45, moder ator presiding; special music trio and chorus from "Attila," Verdi; trio, Praise Ye; chorus, Spirit Im mortal. Central Presbyterian church choir of Eugene and the Balladeers and Carolers of Cottage Grove un der the direction of Mrs. Edna Pearson. Mrs. S. E. Stevens, accom panist. - Moderators sermon, 7:4o-a:4o. Call' to order and constituting prayer. Enrollment of ministers and elders. Election of moderator (nomination by Presbytery of southwest Oregon). Election of temporary reading clerk, and chorister. Greetings from University of Ore gon, Clarence Boyer, Ph.D., president of university of Oregon; I'.ugene ministerial group, Rev. Frank S. Beistel, pastor United Lutheran church of Eugene; Presbyterians In Eugene, Rev. Milton S. Weber, pas tor Centrnl Presbyterian church. Report of committee on program. Adoption of docket. Report of com mittee on Arrangements, Dan E. Clark, Ph.D. Communion, 8:45, Rev. William L. Kllllen, D.D. (Portland) to preside. Rev, James M. Cornelison (Pendltf ton) to ndminster the bread. Rev. Thomas Robinson (southwest gon) to administer the cup. Closing prayer. Benediction. Study of Materials For Capitol Begins PORTLAND, July 13. OP) An exhaustive study of Oregon building materials for possible use in the state's $2,500,000 capltol at Salem began today. Five men will spend the next four days at Enterprise, Baker, Haines, LaGrande, Prairie City, Canyon City, and The Dalles investigating marble and granite deposits and transporta tion costs. Guiding the destinies of the 1936 state convention of national asso ciation of postmasters held here Monday and Tuesday are (top) the local committee and officials, Including left to right, John Durr, sec retary of the chamber of commerce; Mayor, Elisha Large; Nelson J. Nelson, Cottage Grove postmaster; Frank L. Armitage, Eugene post master; and Harry F. Stewart, Springfield postmaster; (below), Gard ner T. Hockensmlt, Albany, state president of the association, Is giv en a welcome and convention badge by Miss Renee Hempy, daughter of Eugene's assistant postmaster, R. A. Hempy. Ore- Father of Oregon's , ' Dean Morse Dies In. East Sunday Wilbur F. Morse, father of Dean Wayne L. Morse of the University of Oregon law school, died Sunday at his home in Madison, Wis., at the age of 7? years. Mr. Morso was a cousin of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Inventor of the telegraph, and was the first Wiscon sin man to win the grand champion sweepstakes at the Chicago Interna tional Livestock exposition. Mr. Morse was widely known ss an importer, breeder, and exhibitor of Denon cattle. Besides the son here, Mr. Morse Is survived by his widow; and a daugh ter, Mrs. Mabel M. Quick of Los An geles. Dean Morse wns In Portland Mon day snd It was not known if he would go east for the funeral services. Orders For Lumber Under Production WASHINGTON, July 13. (U.R) Activity in the lumber Industry tsper cd In the holiday week ended July 4, rasny mills closing for a mid-summer holiday, the National Lumber Manu facturers association reported today. New orders were below production for the 12th consecutive week, but shipments recorded the best gain orer output la several months. Selection of a safe and speedy course for the 1030 Soap Box Derby trials to be run off on August 1 is presenting a difficult problem, accord ing to officinls and sponsors. Last year's 3,000 foot course on Charnclton street was a bit too abrupt for even the 1035 racers, several of them cracking-lip on the jump-off presented by the l'Jth avenue crossing, and every indication points to faster cars and hlghor speeds in the coming derby. There are few hills in Eugene that are usnhle for soap box competition in the opinion of playground author ities, since those that .have a steep enough grade and a smooth enough surface do not hnve sufficient runway at the bottom of the hill to permit halting the speedsters safely. The suggestion has been made that the coasting trials be started on the same Charnelton hill at a lower leei in order to cut down the speed to a safe margin in the tricky portion of tho trnck, but officinls fear thnt this would shorten the races to such an ex tent thnt a fair trial could not be given, little delays in stnrtlng licing mngnified by a short course. However, with the aid of police authorities and the advice of racing pilots seasoned in last year's contost, the selection of the course Is to bo ex pected In the next few days and the date of Its opening for trial runs will be established. Sidelights Although tho Portland Rose Festi val should, ordinarily, have nothing to do with postal conventions, Mark Woodruff, manager of tho Rose Festi val association, was in town to extend thanks to the postmasters for entry of an "airmail" float. Mr. Woodruff reported that the festival wns a huge financial success; one evening per formance attracted 24,000, the second drew 20,000. . Pianist for the convention Monday wns Miss Bcrnice Ma honey, who has attended every convention for the past eight sessions. Her parents are in charge of the postoffico at Onkland, Ore. Music for tho morning session was furnished by Mrs. Lloyd W. Coleman of Springfield, accompanied by Alias Teresa Kelly of Eugene; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKnight. The hard-working registration com mittee missed out on the morning sea nion, but managed to finish the regis tration in time for the McKenzie trip. CHICAGO, July 13. OP) Drought and re cord -shattering heat clung to the long suffering middlcwest and east in the northern half of the nation to day, and life giving rains In portions of the northwest and the south over tho week-end, "fizzled out." Death from prostration and drown ing mounted to at least 1,454 and crop destruction continued at a devastating pace with damage iu excess of $300, -000,000. A relentless sun soared "th major 1030 natural disaster" in burn- . ing words across the country. Government Meteorologist :J. R, Lloyd at Chicago made this a "bluet Monday" for harassed farmers iu the breadbasket of America nnd the gasp ing urban dwellers when he announced no new rains were in sight for tho northwest or any other heat baked area. Heat Will Continue Ho said generally fair weather with torrid temperatures would continue to-, day and tomorrow for drought areas in general) but that cooler weather was likely in the western section ot the northwest Tuesday, Purely local showers were forecast for North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota and for North Dakota, northern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin and upper Michigan tomor row. ..... There wns hope, Lloyd said, of re-, lief from the Intense heat in Illinois,! where prostration has taken almost 200 lives, and states to the east, pos-. sibly by Wednesday, but he could not sight the urgently needed rain for the major corn states Illinois, Iowa, Ne braska nnd Indiana. , Cool Wave Moving In . Ho explained that a new cool wave, SEE SIDELIGHTS PAGE 2 4 BREVITIES Chinese Nationalists Reject Nippon War NANKING, July 13. W Repeat ed demands by southern Chinese offi cials for war against Japan were re jected today by the central executive committee of the Kuomintang (na tionalist) party. The committee adopted a resolu tion abolishing the parly's southwest executive committee, dismissed Gen. Chen Chat-Tang as commander of the Kwangtung province armies and con demned southern leaders for attempts to establish independent political and economic groups la south China. STATE PORTLAND, July 13. UP) The U. H, mnrhfrr office said today that Wallace D, Wilson, nrrested at Rose burg by a state policeman only after the officer hod fired at his speeding automobile, wns held in the county i Townrnd jail here pending disposition of a 1 mrnrnifiit charge of violnting the federal auto mobile theft act. Lemke to Address Townsend Session In Final Meeting CLEVELAND, July 13. OP) Home two-score Townsend lieutenants arrived here today for the old age pension movement's five-day national convention and received the formal assurance of Presidential Candidate Willinm Lemke that he would address the final session Sunday. Rep. Lemke, who beads the Union party ticket, said in wiring his accep tance of an invitation: "I wish your convention every success and know It will mnke hixtory and do much to end unemployment and abject poverty In Amenra. The message of Dr. Francis E. leafier nf the pension Is scheduled for Wednes- SEE DROUGHT 8TORY PAGE 2 Briton Sets New 24-Hour Record With 149.16 MPH HONNEVII,t,E SALT FLATS, Utah' July 13. (P) Captain George Ey- ston, English nutomobiie racer broke his !M-hour world land speed record today with an unofficial average of 140.16 miles an hour. Stnrting the prolonged run al 7:12!)' n. m., Pacific standard time, yester day, Eyston purposely held down his speed to conserve his stamina for the bet hours of today. Cool yesterday, tho sun shone with blinding hrillianco! this morning and the temperature jumped with the dnwn. The Itriton wns timed at H0.0."i4 an hour for the first 3,000 miles of his disr.y drive, breaking tho mark ot 140.75 he set Inst fall. day, the opening day, THE DAIJ.ES, July 13. IP) The port commisnion here will go ahead Immedintely with the construction of a $17,H(HI oil dock for use in connec tion with th! commission's tank farm. A 45 per cent grant will be sought from the Wl'A. A STOMA, Ore., July 13. UP) The Oregon iturn! Letter Carriers' as-' snciation in eession here elected J. SEE BREVITI PAGE 2 ES Oregon to Receive $48,000 From NYA WASHINGTON, July 13. (U.R) National Youth Administrator Aubrey W, Williams today split $10,000,000 among 4S states, as a start on his new $71 ,'J50,000 educational and relief program. Pennsylvania received the largest amount, $l,(rj,S,00O. Ohio was second with .V.)7,300. Oregou will get $48,-400. WEATHER NEWS Fair Monday night and Tuesday, says tho weather mall. The semi cloudiness prevoiled through much of Monday, however. The forecast follows; OREGON: Fair tonight anil Tues day, but cloudy on coast; tempera turo abovo normal iu interior; mod erate west to northwest wind off const. LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum temperature, Monday, 51 degrees; maximum temperature, Sunday, 7S degrees; stage of Willamette river In Eugene at 7 a. m. Monday, 1.3 feet; wind, north. SIUSLAW TIDES: Tuesday, high, 0:07 a. m., 8:43 p. m. low, 2:49 a. m., 2;2S p. m. Wednesday, high, 10:13 a. ro., 0:41 p. m. low, 8:Bl a. in., 3:45 p. m. Thursday, high, 11:11 a. m.i low, 4:47 a. ra., 4.43 p. m.