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Newspaper Page Text' ' p. ' LANE COUNTS HOME NEWSPAPER. . ' " ' ' !'? -Tp" . : todats news todat ' EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937. PRICE: on streets 3 newsstands: NO. 21 i" jmjmmmmjm camoMM aa in I m n innii-.ui I in r I I I -allium in m . H.S.W iggiL'VMIB g is;iQA DISSENTER I ruuui uiiulu uuiiuuuuwLuuLu-. UiY V un lLI Ull 1 1 . in onniiinnn n &tZizr2P!si r . . : m "I . III Ul III lUllLLU Swarts and m d6putie8 to belieye . V tV o, HI lv-l l lf I Legislator submits Mi in ui niiiyi ikku tnat the prisouer might b0 ,... Equipment If Sale, , I r 1 lII I n-wn M' with a kidnaping case or some other T- Mj. J ; i I I 0I1C6 10 110 f,rt in.. Made ; J v rwfc I Report - p,; Westpbal was arrested by a special : ' " I I ' v S T I II 5 officer of the Southern Pacific com- bbauvbtv VirTTAVT v 1 1 v C """" I I IT V -VY HEARING . THURSDAY t.t-h i nrn-:-i I Ov I "I 1 "xJ II xi.u.wb uiiiuuu vuiiiw I N-Kl I s I I Two Labor Measures Malm a On S 1 44 V J' t J Appears. la P : ) Gj . LowerHouso . i I i- rv 5rL r1 4ent Asks uongresB o Keep Reciprocal Trade Program PEACE iv Seen As Means Of Arresting Trend To Isolation - Springfield grade schools were or dered closed Wednesday for the re mainder. of the week,, after the board pany a few nights ago after he had of directors conferred with Sunt. : been taken from a freight car. He was charged with stealing a ride on the. railway and Tuesday night began to exhibit signs of insanity, the offi cers said.- He was examined Wednes day afteimoon by Judge Skipworth of the circuit court, in the absence of County Judge Fred Fjsk who is ill, and committed to the state insane nsylum. After his commitment and 'while playing a game of cards with another Drisoner . Westnhnl took- tho inonpv according to figures given out by the' out of a wallet in his pocket and throw city school office. There were 943 ln- it nnnn tht tnhla ic Bntfl in hits niwal was made in a letter absent ' Wednesday. I "To. l mj Linoan Doughton of the house j The infirmary at the University of j BoiDS to hang me so you might just ind means cuiuuuiicc:, wcv, vrtiuu uao paueius ana accora Secretary Hull appeared- in ; ing to Dr. Fred N. Miller, head of L. E. 'Marschat and the three school doctors concerning the -large -number of absentee , pupils, especially in the lower grades. The closing came as a 'precaution ary measure during the. prevalence of influenzal ' TCnt-anA cMinnla BhnwsJ a "itaimtaBa IgHIXCTON, Jan. 21. V?) I Thursday over Wednesday's enroll- Unt Boosevcit irjra w , which had gone up some 200 to continue tho administration! th Drevious day. The total ab- bul traae ireuiy p - sent 'list in Eugene schools is 934, L. .mntiny .Miiriible. neace" v Ul ptVM.-' B f "balanced economic recovery. to ask passage of a measure Mini 'he traae P0UCT """e the healt hservice, the : flu situation remains about the same.. County health authorities uU i ni ih.t h. ..i tm mi. Roosevelt said the nations 1,nudy tbat there was possibly a and 12 110's was. numbered almost as well .have it." The other prison ers turned the money over to the jailer and Sheriff Swarts immediately started an investigation. It was dis- That the Eugene Y. II. C. A. will sell its building and snlruge equip ment and equity to the best advantage uppeur8 tho most logical "woy out" in meeting t liu organization's present financial difficulties, states W. S. Chambers, Portland, northwest area executive of the Y. M. C. A., who arrived in Eugene Thursday to con sult with local Y leaders. The local Y. SI. C. A. was foreclosed on last v.cek by Frank h. Chambers for mortgage of If 16,000 plus accrued interest. "The Eugene Y. M. C. A. property L initiative in the field of .s'iRht decrease in influenza Cases. ennftpen tivelv nnrt thu, M th nffioer. ! ' valuable and we owe it to the tirtHnn of commercial policies oi'rmsueiu, wen pupu was given t th hllf fhnt It mi.ht h..n Jeen an important factor in ar- communication, signed by Dr. W. N. mi ht one time a8 rasom to a to tie worm yrena lowau na-, . ,u,u. u.tu uir, kidnaper. The numbers have been economic isolation, wnicn w lu e n, uieir telegraphed to the denartment of jus- almost irresistible three parents, ine communication follows: tiee and shif Swart8 expecteA to district number 19, meeting with local n-u....j. ' .i. ..., J0. Emergency Exists f finished. Mr. Roosevelt said. j close Lincoln and Brattain schools U7 conditions" stiU exist In fniporarily,. duetto the severity of Ui Annl rnri rflatjona and - n-. - w.. . - - r te harriers contlnuo to operate ft American trade. Mir reduction, he wrote, "a interview a department agent at Salem "tlnlesB you are otherwise notified. the schools . will. s re-open Monday, .TRniiDw "-- v l ..,11 ,i lH 1 he wrote, rem, "-' to be an essential requirement - ""r m irom bcootj be fall and balanced economic re-1 tnKlumt u ne or sn Das lever. b for our country. u" or "'scnarges irom nose or the period which lies ahead, , . . ' 1 Mityto act swiftly and effect- XUB opnngiieia aenooi pnyaiciana in ih. n.u -,f n.m.r.i.i i. recommend the following precaution- Mil be indispensable, if the pres- ary to safeguard your chil- Mavorable and promising trend " i"" your cnimren Home. in juur uiiiureu-UBTB piemy of rest, good food and warm clothing. After Westphal's arrest in the rail road ynrds he was detained there two or three hours before being taken to the county jail. Deputy Sheriff Wbipps, one of the jailers,' asked the , SEE LANE PRISONER STOrW , PAGE 2 .. ) a normalization and expan- lef international trade, upon a llr and constructive basis of paling and equal treatment, is tonrard." . ... . even greater importance. Mr. welt said, was the effect of lijlng trade practices on inter im peace. ronomic strife, resulting from (bate or discriminatory trade , toe president said, "is oe p Bost fruitful sources of polit- uumosity and military conflict." SIEISFOID J III BUDGET fSl. Jan. 2U OP) Oregon's cream of a balnnrvri Kn.t . M and a start on the high road "Mul independence after years jading beneath a deficit evap o today. lead of a sumlus nf 43no.o.o Mtin, the state actuallv faces spective dfficit nf luiara f rude awakening came with the r.uon ty Wallace Wharton, P' director, nf . " i..n i t'fal income tax rvn ' Hid the "tax commission" toe errnr.- Wharton Explains ! nmiInance is this, Wharton K ?CT'd,ted to available reve- """.S.Juu.ioo, for the bien """er. the l. .!(:.. .v.. b incm . H.'r lpilalivo annmnrlnlin.'. " troiwrtv Ink. - ., ,. hu;z.. pKiiu limit. fo d'llhr. ...,1.. .... ...... rr i. "'"lonea by tbe inverted it . t 1 ","-",i"n nnI"-l to put 1 Seek M attson Pect in 'Jungles' ATTI.P i. ... ' fhi " "un" "P U'pecta M .rl Mn.p.de.th l.,' in King county Mo ''mF:' O'n. brought in k w.J,-r'lM ektown. ind Pr , , uo "eneved t o.. j; . be Ulr' of northwett SEE FLU STORY . . PAGE 2 : - Two Fined $25 Each In Justice Court For Game Law Violation Two game law violation cases, ar rests in which wero made by local state police officers, were handled in Justice of the Peace John Bryson's court Wednesday evening and Thurs day. Roy Lincoln of the Blachly sec tion came to town late Wednesday and pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully possesaing venison. He was fined $25 . and costs. . David Martin Stough of Springfield was fined $25 and costs Thursday on a charge of hunting without a license. lu E. Van Vliet of Eugene was fined $10 and costs by Justice Bryson Thursday on a charge of. assault and battery upon his wife,' Iva Van Vliet. The fine was paid. Svarverud Funeral To Be On Friday , Funeral rites for the late Martin Svarverud, prominent Eugene citizen wbo died Tuesday night, arc to be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday in the Veatch chapel. Rev. Frederick G. Jen nings of Marshfield, former rector of St, Mary's Episcopal church in Eu gene, to officiate. Burial will be in the No. 1, I. O. O. F. cemetery, the Eugene I. O. 6. F.- lodge to have charge of the graveside services. Mr. Svarverud was in the real estate busi ness here for many years and took a leading part in developing many, sec tinna of the city. Hirohito Calls Off Japanese Parliament TOKYO. Jan. 21. U.R Emperor Hirohito sanctioned the suspension of parliament for two days after a stormy opening session today at which the cabinet of Premier Koki Hirota wa saiM bitterly by its opponents. Charges of undue army influence in the government helped to bring on the storm. When the session adjourned for the day, Hirota hastened to the imperial palace and requested the suspension. 227 CHINESE DROWN HOXO KONU. Jan. 21. U.R At least 227 Uvea were lost, including more than 100 wpmen and children when the ferryboat Manrhuk capsized In the Kanrhu Rapids today in an al most identical repetition of th East land disaster in Chk-ago in 1915. EVERY 50 YEARS Tt'.MA, Ariz.. Jan. 21. U This city, which normally bask in warm suuligbt. experienced a snow atorm TW0SL0T1CIE CASES TO BE TRIED Whether or not. the slot machines seized by Sheriff Swarts and bis dep uties last Saturday at the places con ducted by Oscar Williams of Veneta and Percy W. Bucknum of the Three Tree Inn on the outskirts of Eugene are gambling devices will lie decided by juries in the circuit court at the March terra. Both Williams and Bucknum pleaded not guilty before G. F. Skipworth Thursday to the charge of operating slot machines. The spring term of court will open on tho first day of March. Antone Dutrn and Philip St. Clair were taken to the state penitentiary Thursday by Sheriff Snarls to serve terms of two years and two and a half years for forgery, and theft respectively. Fire Destroys Army Trucks at Medford MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 21. (U.PJ Fire early today deatroyed tho exhibit building at tbe Medford fairgrounds, which was used by the CCC as a tran sportation garage. Five new army trucks, an arahulnnce, an undetermin ed number of automobiles used by of ficers, and salvaged trucks brought in for repairs, were destroyed. Fire Chief Roy Elliott believed tho fire started in one of the cars. community to sulvage all we can and plan for tho futuro by working for a new building and better equipment to provide adequately for the commun ity," W. 8. Chumbcrs stated. Asked bis opinion regarding local suggestions that the Y. M. C. A. give up the property and re-organize to iperato its program through full use i.f school and church buildings in the city, Mr, Chumbcrs replied: "That might be a fine thing to try for a few months, or even a year. T,"; faet, 1 believB-iit rtvonhj-btr-a healrfiy situation for the Y. M. C. A. in that after such a plan had been tried for some time, we would know exactly our needs nnd build adequately then to meet them. However, we can not agree that such a plan would be a permanent solution, tinder such a plan v.'o could do much valunble work but there are many things a Y. M. C. A. can not do unless it has control over tbe program it carries out." Situation Not Unusual , ' Slalem, he pointed out, gave up Its old locntion and moved to cheaper property by going farther nway from SEE YMCA STORY PAGE 4 Appeal For Bedding Issued By Welfare League For Charity Continued cold weather Is causing un acute need of bedding among poor families, it is reported by field rep resentatives for the Welfare league, and anyone with extrh bedding is ap pealed to by the league to givo it for work in relieving suffering. In many of the homes where there Is a great lack of bedding the children have been ill. The Welfare league Ih offering to supply materials to any church, lodge or sewing group which will take the materials and make bedding. Any group willing to do this Is osked to telephone Mrs. Sam Lehman, 1913-M or rail at 2159 Alder atreet. Mrs. Lehman also reports that a roukstore or any kind of stove which can be used for rooking is desper ately needed by a Eugene woman with five children, who now only has n small heating stove mid has to do all of the cooking on this stove. Carl Baker photo, Wiltshire engraving. COL. E. C. POPP, WPA-bureau of air commerce regional field Inspector, landed on Euaene o suddenly condemned airport Wednesday noon, In re.pon.e to a oonferenoa Invitation extended by olty heads, Above he Is shown Juat after leaving hla plane, between City Engineer W. C. Clubb, on the left, and H. J, Dabler, the colonel's consultant, on the right. Though the present airport la all right for light planet Ilka hla, Colonel Popp declared, it win never ba possible to use it tor acneauiea air una service. OF Saddened by Col. E. C. Popp's def inite opinion, given Wednesday, that tho Eugene airport could never be used for scheduled commercial air aervice, yet somewhat gladdened by hopeful prospects of WPA aid In ob taining a first-class field for the city, Mayor Elisha Largo declared Thurs day that: "If we decide to go ahead with this new airport project, wo can expect to obtain a fine field at a very reasonable cost. For ono thing, Eugene ia blessed with a host of excellent prospective sites in many directions from the city, and there will be no danger of being 'held up' for a high price as might be the case if only ono or two loca tions should be used." An informnl meeting between May or Large, City Engineer W. C. Clubb, SEE PORT STORY PAGE 2 . Committee Prepares New Bike Ordinance . , A tentative drnft of a bicycle or fliiuince (or EiiRcnn wan prnpnrnl nt ii Wednewliiy night mooting bet wren Sum Bond, polire committee hcnrl, Councilman Fred Lnmb, A. C. Far ring ton, and Arthur IIoniiorHhctt nnd Chief of Police Curl IWitman, Vnder (ho term of th proponpd ordlnnnrv Perry Prine, Juvenile offrrr, would he rmponftiblt' for enforcement, hinre, it v;ofl explained, police hove no jurU diction over juvenile. Mr. Bond de clared that the prdinniire would be submitted to the couucil at the Mun- ' t'aj night meeting. BREVITIES PORTLAJTO, Jan. ..M, -.Paul L. Cartes, president of the Associated Merchants' council, Instructed mem bers of his organization to remove punch boards by midnight tonight tbe dead-line set by the city council after City Attorney F. S. Grant held tbe boards constituted lotteries. MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 21. CP) Congars probably account for the deaths of 600 deer in the Rogue river national forest each yenr, Karl Jan nouch, forest supervisor, said toduy. ' BANDON, Ore., Jan. 21. W) Bandon schools found they had a sym pathetic friend in Michigan today. A check to aid educational work, dis rupted by tho firo of Sept. 2U Inst, was received from Elsie M. Radcliffc, member of the staff of tbo Michigan Farmer. ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 21. W Logging operations in Clatsop county remained nt a standstill today, due to cold weather aud labor controversies. SALEM, Jan. 21. OP) The Salem water department books showed a net operating proft of $0500.78 during the month of December, it was reported today , by department officials. A slight increase in profits was noted over the month of December, 1035. SALEM, Jan. 21. OP) The Mar ion county Pomona grange gnve Its approval to the existing milk control as part of a three-point progrum out lined before the group in lis conven tion here, SALEM, Jan. 21. OP) An ordi nance diverting part, or nil of fines col lected for gambling into tba police pension fund was put forward yester day, by Former Governor Oswald West as a method of raising police de partment fiimls "without coat to the axpayers." 1 1 rn j I : r . . liar ipiT n Carl Baker nhoto. Wlltshlrn enaravinir yesterday for the wcond Um in theifTHE 45-pitca WPA band organized soma time ago In Lin county, It shown h.r. at m.mber met for reh.irsal at th court hout thll last loo years. I X weak. . Undsr tha direction f rV Dykatra, tha baJid has bain gl vlng vaioua wntarw about th aount, FRIDAY BOM... FUR PRESS MEET The Wg day for tho Oregon Presa conference three day session at the University of Oregon, will be Friday, starting with group breakfaats at 8 m., a variety of talks all day, and climaxed by the Mg banquet at the j Oaburn hotel at 6:30 p. m. Principal among the Friday talks will be that to be given by John Beu aon of Scnrsdnle, N. Y., president of the American Association of Advertis ing Agencies, who will npenk at the Friday afternoon meeting at the school of journalism on "Building Value Into Newspaper Advertising. For the banquet, Paul C, Smith, ex ecutive news editor of the Ban Fran- cieco Chronicle, will be . the chief speaker on "Newspnperlng On the Fringes of Hell." Mr. Hinlth was named on tho newspaper roll of honor by tho Nation magazine for 1030. The full day's program follows: 8 a. m. Croup breakfasts, Eugene hotel. United Press, cast dining room, Eugene hotel. 0:30 a. m. Registration, school of journalism, university campus, By CLAYTON V. BEHNHABO SALEM, Jnu. 21. W) The Ore gon legislature set the stage for battlo over the Issue of liquor ad vertlsing today, as the house of rep resentatives designated next Thurs day for a hearing from the floor of both majority and minority reports of tbe alcoholic control committee. Two labor measures, announced early in the week, made their appear ance In the house, one calling fof registration of labor unions and the other one to prevent sympathy strikes. Hyde Lotto Dissenter Bep. Clarence F. Hyde, Lan county, precipitated the liquor ques tion when he submitted notice to til a minority report after the alcohoka control committee bad turned down a bill prohibiting tbe advertising oi alcoholic beverages. lie was tbe lon4 dissenter in the committee vote aftef: a public bearing yesterday. Ryde'a request drew sharp criticism! from signers of tho majority report, and It was only by a margin of four votes, 27 to 23, that the house ap proved Hyde'a request for ft special order of business, -., Tho long-awaited labor billu were read today in the house, sponsored by Representative Mrs. William Mun roe and Senator I. J. Stadclman. The bill setting forth restrictive measure! against lubor unions, claimed the sup. port of . several agricultural organ izntione. , Patronage Problem Arises A group of legialators began wor! on tbe tas kof drafting a bill dealing with the patronage problem, wit5 Representative Hannah Martin, Mar lon county, leading the movement. According to Sirs. Martin, a pro. posed measure would adopt procedure designed somewhat similar to that SEE LEGISLATURE STORY PAGE 2 - TOlSEilD TEST T Town bp nd headquarters In Eugene, I It mil oh thn M.nnoraliim ft nt. ! C' --V""1 " t ! "-n"1"". ' lynching a "test" plan ot 105, school of Journalhim. Lars E. j tb. Townspnd th.orT tlirting Feb. Bladlne. McMinnville Telephone-lleg-, ommli t0 preimin.ry AeM, aa. ister, president. Appointment of con-, mmnd bj rharIe, u 1nille( Town. ference committees, Sir. Bladlne. Ap- h.nd .,H.ri Tbt paa propo,fi po ntment of Oregon .Newspaper Pub- j , ,Hmulllte business and to stir in Ushers association committees, Hugh . ,crt among Townsend club member. Mcdilvrn, forest Grove .News Time,! The pn mlu or th8 rni,inf o president. "The Past enrs Pro-' $(00 lr,0 of wnWl hM irMny b,. greea With. News Camera, Photo-En SEE PRESS STORY PAGE 4 . 1. Health Officer Tells What Flu ' Can Do to You PORTLAND, Jan. 21. OPI If you've got the flu, what should you do about It? If you haven't got It, wknt should ynu watch out for? Dr. Frederick D.; Strieker, state health officer, answered these ques tions today for the Associated Press tbusly: If you hare It, go to bed and Isolate yourself from the rest of the family. Guard against chills, axposnre or ex haustion. Serious compile. lion., such as pneumonia, may occur if you laugh or work it off, L'nderstsnd that you've got . something far more threatening than a mere cold. Stay In bed until your doctor tells you to get up. If you haven't fallen victim to It, protect yourself by staying out of crowds, washing your hands before eating, sterilising eating utensils. Wear adequate clothing. Avuid ex haustion. Influents la spread from person to person. Cover up tbe nose and mouth if ynu cough or sneeis. How csn you tell if you are threat ened ? The symptoms are h.adache, dull ness, body pain and great muscular weakness, There la fever end catarrh al discharges. If you go to bed imme diately, your lennieraluro usually drops and there ia a gradual rocofery la Uu. of fou dtA. subscribed by merchant, to be given to two accredited Townsend club members of the city. This money. $200 of which will bo given to a maa end $200 to a woman, will probably bo banked and certificates issued which msy be redeemed when a certain num. ber of transactions (to bo determined I later) are completed. I All purchasing with the Townsend script will bo done at stores which agree to pay a 2 per cent tax on tbo (iirchase. In this way, tho "money" will be kept In circulation and at tht SEE TOWNSEND STORY PAQE 2 WEATHER NEWS Eiigeneans could take little comfort In tbe fact it was slightly warmer, 1 hursdsy, with froien snow still cor ering tbe ground and tbe minimum still 1(1 degrees below the f reeling point. The forecast Indicates It will he slightly warmer tbo latter part of the week and follows) OREGON: Unsettled tonight and Fridey, probably snows north and west portions, turning to rain near coast; not quite so colds Increasing southeast to south wind off coast. LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum temperature, Thursdsy, 16 degrees! maximum temperature, Wednesday, 31 degrees; stage of Willamette river In Eugene it 7 i. m. Thursday. L4 feet; wind, north. 8IU8LAW TIDES; Friday, high. 8:12 a. m., 0:46 p, m.l low, 1:55 a. iu., 3:27 p. m. Saturday, high, 9:17 a, !-., 10:16 p. m.t low, 3:13 a. m., 4:20 p. m. Sunday: High, 10:15 . m-l Icq, 41 a. D, 6:18 P. m, . . ,