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Newspaper Page TextWeather Rain Home Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER . TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1937. PRICE: ON STREETS 3c; NEWS STANDS 6c NO. 113 : mm ijon Surrenders To Fascist Army nes INDORSE SUP WITH PLEA Une county grand jury be j: rflnf Thursday Ills aajuiii "'-v - Loon made a report to the I recommenams I . ..antativps in the I legislature wui - le establisnmeni ui a" t mere juu " " , r u- ..nnfineH instead of s maj "c w 7" Tr fcg them to the siare penueii- jury in its report stated that members were deeply im (d with the fact that many men between the ages of 17 in .m ha efl lnio court on L" -harms and that they are My in sympathy wim me of Judge U. t. bKipworm that line. exDressed Wed- iy when he refused to send vmiths. one of them 17 and kthers 18. to the penitentiary charge of stealing a car. tranrl lurv reported that it Iri.itfd the countv iail which Led to be dark and crowded Inade no recommendations, dt tmended a number of minor lovements at the county poor but stated that this insmu- ;as well managed and was in rnnrlition. indictment was returned it F and Sutherland. Ethel rland and Arthur Easton. ling them with contributing ; delinquency or a minor girl 'not a true bill" was report the case of Benny Benson. led with child stealing.: ' GOP CONTROVERSY lASHINGTON, Oct 21. (U.R) proposal to summon free- iH Anti New Deal national po ll convention late next spring t Out of the conservative enct fc. f ormer Senator Walter E. t o: New Jersey, proposed the ruver in a letter to n f. fcnjy. New Jersey rermhllnen pal committeeman. The Edge r,mre wou'a supplant . the far republican national con- sponsored by Former Jient Herbert C. Hoover. ! suggestion cut directly the undercover fnnt..f 17 UUlUenCS rievelnninn L - ("' tww I fllr- Hoover and Former por Aif m. Landon. They faded for a hni ...u ' PPubhcan national committee r.i tnicago Nov. 5-6. The FUttee m.mi j u- . - ..... uctiae men r-W to Kllmmnn .u- " uic un-year F convention suggested by iHoover and so far unendorsed IL TELL ONE By BOR nirDXTc . . iire the ln "ouy- nearted bunch of men I have ever seen. When I use-ta go to 'era I ?, Th lr7'n to get a I ' V certain Part in a lif 5lcture' I never VCTlh dld set the part l but 1 always left k4 better than when tum. Iwent. Theyus wwd me down by tellin' ParL wt and handsome let - n a wman goes rt m a picture fTb1out f thef office erf .lhe eitner has ran. 100 young for beli.,.. Mnake.' , and paw Snay ffcof, . can always wd.,TLa. "8hbor came aiyi i Wrrow Grand Sny a r.Peand Grand- at "P tod,. '. Ve got t0 ' AfZ? to t.e un some XrjndPaw Snnae,ighb0r leU- 1 rem . M w onaay. y0 i.m htw c.!and ith a rone'" N'C,' I rope f. Last Port on North Coast Lost to , Loyalists . IRUN, Spain, Oct. 2 hun dreds of war-wear i,? ament troorjs. beaten bad sea bv Insurgent Genera' f .'rancisco i ranco s reienue' q s jam down their arms to .-r the port city of Gijon today. . News tha' .ast important governmen' city in all of northwest bj. . had capitulated spread quickly through govern ment forces in other sectors of As turias province and squads of As turian miners who had been be sieging nearby Oviedo for more than a year marched north to throw, themselves at the mercy of the insurgents. Franco's officers here declared they expected mass surrender of remaining government forces in the north within a few days. In surgent control of Gijon left the Valencia government troops hold ing only a tiny bit of Bay of Biscay coastline from Gijon west to a few miles the other side of Aviles.' : EDEN NOT TOO HAPPY : LONDON, Oct. 21. U.RFor eign Secretary Anthony Eden de clared in the house of commons today that Britain intends to pro tect firmly its imperiaP'life line" to the east through the Mediter ranean sea. "Our position in the Mediterran ean is simply this we intend to maintain the right of way on this main arterial road," -Eden told a crowded house of commons. Regarding Spain, Eden express ed guarded optimism over an eventual solution, hailing Premier Benito Mussolini's acceptance of a "token" withdrawal of foreign "volunteers" as a move which averted a crisis. He disclosed also that Italy will attend the coming nine-power conference in Brussels on the Far East conflict. E FOR GAME VISITORS Etigeneans who have rooms they are willing to rent over "home coming" weekend are urged to call the chamber of commerce and reg ister their names and addresses and the number of rooms available. Ho tel accommodations for the big weekend were long ago "sold out," and university officials have been busy lining up rooms for the hun dreds of alumni and friends who will crowd Eugene for the Oregon Oregon State game Saturday. . Mrs. Elaine Clark is in charge of the rooming service conducted by the alumni association on the campus. Mrs. Clark stated Thurs day that no rooms were being al lotted' in answer to mail applica tions, but that only personal re quests at the office during alumni registration will be honored. Rooms will be available to all desiring accommodations, whether alumni of the university or not. Added .troubles were placed on the housing committee Wednesday when it was found no rooms were available for the Paul Whiteman orchestra, 30 strong, which had no reservations. They will play for the big Homecoming dance at Mc Arthur court Friday night Scur rying around, the committee fin ally managed to get accommoda tions for the noted band's person nel at different hotels downtown. Tiny Radio Set Is Demonstrated Here By J. M. Nighswander A radio set, complete with ear phone, which will fit into the pock et of a man's coat with ease, was demonstrated in Eugene Thursday by J. M. Nighswander, Crow Stage route. The tiny set, built on the lines of the crystal sets which youngsters of the pre-vacuum tube era used to spend their time con structing, was given actual tests at the Eugene fire station, bringing in KORE, Eugene, with ease, and Portland. Mr. Nighswander says he gets Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and other large coast stgSms at night using the set It is built into a composition box about eight inches long by three inches wide by two inches deep. .-. 4 f i DARTICIPANTS In the Pontifical High Mass helh here Thursday morning; as the opening event for A the 50th anniversary of St. Mary's Catholie church are pictured above. Front row, left to right tiev. uanici r. uuriey, Eugene; Kev. James Maxwell, Huber, Ore.; Rev. Francis P. Leipzig, pastor of the Eugene church; Archbishop Edward D. Howard, Portland, who celebrated the mass; Rev. Michael Flem ing, L'anby; Kev. Eugene Medveg; Msgr. Lane, Portland, and Rev. J. M. O'Farrell, Portland. On the steps back of the officiating priests are three seminary students from Mt Angel and other young men assisting at the service. (Carl R. Baker photo, Wiltshire engraving.) TO GET PAY RAISE Salaried employes of Lane county will have their pay in creased to the 1932 level, approx imately 10 per cent on- the av erage, but before the budget com mittee takes final action depart ment heads must submit detailed figures on all their operations. . . Instructions went to all depart ments Thursday morning to get the desired figures in at once. The committee expected to have all "must" items out of the way be fore evening. No Increase In Levy "No tax increases" is still the motto of the committee, and though expenditures of 1938 will be close to $200,000 higher than this year (due mainly to the high way settlement which saves $63, 000), the added outlay is to be absorbed by cash on hand. Tentative approval of the home demonstration agent's budget was accorded Thursday morning after the committee had listened to an explanation of the work by Miss Lois Lutz, agent here. Her budget for the coming year is $1,150, 150 more than in 1937. In answer to a question from E. TJ. Lee, budget committee member, Miss Lutz ex plained her office was concen trating on the problem of extend ing the assistance . available to homes in Lane county which in the past have not been reached. She said that through the NY A, she had an assistant who accom panied here on trips to various meetings and took care of children. In this way, mothers who other wise could not leave their chil dren, may attend the meetings. Replying to Budget Member Catholics Observe 50th Anniversary 1 1LFHMEGF WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (U.R) Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes told a press conference to day that he "learned a great many things" from listening to former Gov. Alfred M. Landon's radio ad dress Tuesday evening. He listed these "conclusions": That "Landon is not the 'Alfa' but the 'Omega' of the republican party." That "Alfa cannot make as good a speech as Omega." That "Landon and Former Pres ident HeAert Hoover are compet ing for the same political grave." That "Landon ought to read the Constitution, because if he has read it, he apparently did not un derstand it." Stock Market Makes Further Recoveries SEE COUNTY EMPLOYES PAGE 14 , Ws"DrBing" To You, Now! SPOKANE. Wash., Oct. 21. UP) Crooner Bing Crosby became Harry Lillis Crosby, Ph. D. today. Father Leo J. Robinson, S. J., pres ident of Gonzaga university, con ferred the honorary doctor of phil osophy degree upon the school's most noted alumnus before an aud ience of students, alumni and friends who jammed into the cam pus auditorium. The university president conferred the honor "be cause of his eminence" and the pleasures he has "brought to mil lions of people." Invitation Week Is Planned By Scouts Tjme county Bov Scout leaders win nrten n Rov frnut invitation week Nov. I, it was announced Thursday by 1. C. Sallee, head of the Wallamef council, Boy Scouts nt Amorira. Invitations will be issued to each boy in the county to join the big national organization. Efforts will be made to contact all boys in Eugene. A free moving picture show, troop meetings and personal contacts will be used to acquaint boys oi scoui age wim the movement NEW YORK, Oct. 21 W Gains of fractions to 2 or more points were posted for leading issues to day in continuance of the stock market recovery drive.- With U. S. Steel and Bethlehem in front, prominent on the advance were Anaconda's, Loew's Westinghouse, Union Carbide, General Motors, General Electric, Howe Sound, Chrysler, Douglas Aircraft, Sears Roebuck, Chesapeake and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Standard Oil of N. Y. and Radio Corp. Garr Brothers Deny Real Plot to Kill SHELBYVILLE, Ky., Oct. 21. UP) Denial that he and his broth ers had ever discussed killing Brig. Gen. Henry H. Dcnhardt was made today by Jack Garr, youngest of three brothers charged with mur der of the portly ex-lieutenant gov ernor on the eve of his second trial for murder of their sister. The court upheld the commonwealth's objection to Jack Garr's reference to Denhardt as "the man who kill ed my sister." Roosevelt's Farm Plan Needs Money WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. W Administration officials showed signs of worry today over financ ing the proposed new farm pro gram without upsetting President Roosevelt's forecasts of a balanced budget next year. Despite the chief executive's expressed hope of bal ancing the budget without increas ed taxation, there was persistent talk - of establishing processing taxes to finance a crop control system at least partially. CITY'S YOUTH BENEFICIARIES QF MISS DAY Schools Get $2000 Bequest To Improve Playground Facilities Here Close To 20,000 To See Big Game IPOUA'SSMl RUN SPECTACULAR MEMORIAL PROPOSED: Long Needed Improvements Possible Now Says Dr. Cramer Fifty years as a leading institu tion in the growth and history of Eugene ' were celebrated here Thursday by St, Mary's Catholic church. Marking the golden jubilee were the impressive and beautiful Pon tifical High Mass at 10 a. m., celebrated by Archbishop Edward D. Howard, Portland; followed by an informal banquet at the Os burn hotel. About 50 visiting priests were included among the officials at tending the ceremonies. More than 900 were present for the church rites and the dining room was crowded for the banquet at noon. Sharing honors with the visit ing church officials as guests at the banquet were 15 members who have been in the local parish 50 years or more. Among the visiting church offi cials here were: Most. Rev; Ed ward D. Howard, D. D., Portland, head of this archdiocese; Msgr. A. Holdebrand, Oregon City, V. G. P. A.; Msge. A. Lane, J. A., Portland; Rev. J. M. O'Farrell, Portland; Rev. John Moran, Portland; Rev. Michael Fleming, Canby; Rev. James Mewell, St. Mary's home, Huber; Rev. Francis Schaefers, Portland; Rev. John Berger, Wil sonvilje; Rev. Richard Fall, As toria; Father Mitchell, Corvallis; Rev. Eugene Medvig, formerly of Eugene, now of Mt Angel, and others. Father O'Farrell, former pastor of the Eugene church and here when one of the three buildings used during the history of the par ish was erected, delivered the ser mon at the morning services. Officiating at the High Mass were Archbishop Howard, Rev. J. M. O'Farrell, Rev. Daniel P. Curly, Rev. James Maxwell, Rev. Francis P. Leipzig, Rev. Eugene Medvig, Rev. Michael Fleming, Rev Fran- The late Miss Elizabeth E. Day, descendant of Oregon pioneers, showed her deep interest in chil dren by setting aside $2000 in her will to "prepare and furnish suit able and proper playground equip ment for the grade schools of dis trict No. 4." The announcement was made Thursday by Fred E. Smith, Miss Day's attorney. Miss Day, who passed away at her home here Monday night, has long been interested In youth work The bequeath comes as a complete, but pleasant surprise to school of Iicials who have been struggling without a single penny budgeted for playground equipment other than "balls and bats" for many years. School Officials Are Pleased The gift will be a big help in improving the recreational and playground facilities of the com munity, according to the opinion of J. F. Cramer, newly elected su perintendent of schools, and G. D. MacLaren, chairman of the school board. , , .... . There appeared some hope among 'school and recreational authorities of the city that the be quest might possibly be a solution to the dire need for a recreational center for the schools and the city. The money will be particularly welcomed by the schools because the only fund equipment provided for the school playgrounds has been secured through student donations or P.-T. A. gifts. ' Present Equipment Out-of-Date It was believed that the board of directors of school district No. 4 would have the jurisdiction of budgeting and expending the money under the terms of the will. The fact that equipment such as "jungle bars" and things of that sort are rather passe in modern trends of recreation, indicates the Bergman Makes Plans To Handle Huge Traffic Here SEE CATHOLIC CHURCH PAGE 14 - Sheep In Deer's Clothing, Eh?. LINSLAW, . Oct. 21. (Special) Lester Boring has one for Billy Maddaugh's Route F book of won ders. Mr. Boring went out to look for a sheep. As he was pushing through the thick fern, a deer took fright and ran smack between Mr. Boring's legs. Mr. Boring lost his hat in the upset but otherwise suf fered no damage. Neither did the deer apparently. H.G.Wells Visits White House Again WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.(P) H. G. Wells, the British writer and lecturer, had today what he described as "just a private con versation and an excellent lunch" with President Roosevelt. Wells recalled he was a White House vis itor early in the Roosevelt adminis tration when he said he was "look ing at the whole brain trust" REEDSPORT. Oct. 21. (Spe cial) An unusually heavy run of salmon in the Umpqua river is bringing thousands of dollars into this community. More than 100,- 000 pounds of salmon have been sold by local commercial fisher men to the five principal fish plants and buyers, since Saturday. On Saturdays there is no commer cial fishing, and fishermen state that between Friday and Sunday nights, during the height of the run, unnumbered thounsands of salmon entered the Umpqua and passed unmolested to the head waters of the river for spawning. Fish passing up the river on week-ends, together with those which go up in the daytime, when commercial fishing is not feasible, constitute 75 to 80 per cent of the total run. The Oregon fish com mission estimate is that only 20 to 25 per cent of salmon are caught by commercial fishermen in the Oregon coast stream. The average time of return of the salmon to the Umpqua, after hatching, is four years. During the present run, ap proximately one-third of the com-i mercal catch has been of h'gh grade Chinook, for which the local fishermen are receiving 8 cents per pound. For Sllversides they are receiving 5 cents per pound. On Tuesday night, Wm. Kalenius, a top fisherman of the Umpqua for the last two seasons, brought In a catch of 1.800 pounds. ' There are approximately 90 fishing boats on the Umpqua and tributaries at the present time. On the Umpqua highway at night, from the deadline at Mill creek to Reedport, the riding lights of boats, and floats at net ends, causes the river to appear as if a water carnival were in progress. Approximately 100 tops of sal mon roe are partially processed locally each year and then ship ped to New York for further treatment and canning. SEE MISS DAY'S WILL PAGE 14 LABOR T00PP0SE SPECIAL SESSION PORTLAND, Oct. 21. (ff) The first organized opposition to the proposed special session of the leg islature to enact an old-age pen sion transaction tax was underway today following an appeal by Ben T. Osborne, secretary of the Ore gon State Federation of Labor, to 425 affiliated unions to combat the proposal. "Do not be deceived. A sales tax by any other name is just as odious as if it were called a sales tax," Osborne said in a letter to the unions and to central and dis trict councils. The letter urged that union members refrain from signing, petitions. Corvallis Campus Raided By Vandals CORVALLIS, Ore., Oct. 21. W The words "U. of O.," and "Uni versity of Oregon" smeared cam pus structures at Oregon State college this morning. Painted In green, red, black and white, the words stood out on more than half a dozen buildings, several walks, fountains, the flagpole and band stand. More Deliveries Made to Stanley Another carload of flour was delivered to Ralph and Stanley stores in Eugene Thursday, Offi cials of the firm claimed to have solved the union picket "barricade" which was established two weeks ago here. Southern Pacific ship ments are arriving safely and George Stanley has his own trucks and employes do the unloading. E Notification was received re cently by Paul D. Green, promi nent Eugene merchant, that he had been appointed Knight Com mander of the Court of Honor, An cient and Honorable Order of Scottish Rite. The honor, one of the highest possible in Masonry, was conferred at the biennial ses sion of the supreme council of the southern Jurisdiction, now being held in Washington, D. C. Mr. Green, a 32 degree Mason, is venerable master of Eugene con sistory No. 2. He received notifica tion of his election to the knight commander, court of honor from Louis G. Clarke, sovereign grand Inspector-general of Oregon. Ten other Oregon men were honored with - the same election, it was further revealed. Seven were from Portland, two from Klamath Falls and one from Baker; By NED SIMPSON All-time attendance and crowd records will be shattered at the University of Oregon's Homecom ing this week-end. The advance guard will begin moving in with the Noise Parade Friday night and close to 20,000 will be squeezed Into Hayward Field by kickoff time for the annual battle between Oregon and Oregon State. Vast throngs are expected for alumni meetings, the dedication of the new library and the Bur gess rare book collection Satur day morning. McArthur court will bulge when famous Paul White- man heaves his bulk to the lead er's stand Saturday night to start the Homecoming dance and an other vast assembly Is expected when Galli-Curi's concert adds the cultural touch Sunday after noon. Cornell Has Happy Problem , Anson B. Cornell, athletic man ager at the University, announced Thursday the entire reserved seat section of approximately 13,500 seats had been sold out early this week. Mr. Cornell said he could have sold 30,000 tickets for the big game if seating accommodations had been available. As fast as additional seating can be devised, it will be sold. General admission tickets to the "big game" are now on sale, with officials announcing nearly 1,000 of the 4,000 available already sold. Hotels "Sold Out" r With the largest crowds ever to pack Eugene in prospect "hotels in the city were completely booked for the week-end. A University committee working with the cham ber of commerce has listed hun dreds of rooms in private homes to take care of the overflow. The situation was so acute Thursday that the Paul Whiteman band, booked to play for the big Home- , coming dance Friday night, which sought 30 rooms was only able to get 18 considered sufficient by the committee. Chief of Police Carl Bergman was making plans in advance to enre for the great influx of out-of-town traffic the day of the game. Elaborate steps have been taken to care for the throng at tha game Saturday, with special po lice officers to be on duty at strategic intersections to keep traffic moving before and after the contest. Urged To Walk "The people of Eugene can help the situation a great deal if they SEE HOMECOMING PAGE ROSS RAOM BILL IN G-MEN'S HANDS Dr. Ian Campbell's Party Safely Past Canyon of Colorado Radio reports from the geologi cal expedition of Dr. Ian Camp bell, son of the late Dugald Camp bell who died here Sunday, Indi catcd the noted scientist was safe after a hazardous boat trip through a section of the almost in accessible canyon of the Colorado river Thursday. Dr. Campbell with other scientists. Is searching for Archean rocks in which are believed to be hidden secrets of the creation or origination of the universe. The expedition is spon sored by the Carnegie Institute and California Institute of Technol ogy, Dr. Campbell, of the latter institution, acting as leader of the party. The expedition started by boat from Lee's Ferry Monday, Oct 11, bound for Bright Angel Trail. Safety of the party after the dan gerous passage was communicated to the rim of the Grand Canyon by radio. If Campbell's expedition is successful in its trip down the river, it will be the thirteenth re corded trip from Lee's Ferry since the Grand Canyon area has been inhabited. CHICAGO, Oct 21. (U.R) G men said today they had been ad vised a woman had found the first bill In the $50,000 ransom paid in a vain effort to obtain release of Charles S. Ross, 72, kidnaped Chi cagoan. Federal agents said Mrs. Clara Ludwig, 41, Blue Island railroad clerk, had found a $10 bill, bear ing the number G227615534, one of the numbered bills given the Ross kidnapers. Details of where Mrs. Ludwig got the ransom note were withheld. WEATHER NEWS The season's heaviest fog to date blanketed Eugene during the early part of the day, Thursday, with in dication it might lift before the day was over. The forecast follows: OREGON: Fair tonight and Fri day, but morning fogs. Little change in temperature; gentle changeable wind, off coast LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum temperature, Thursday, 40 degrees; maximum temperature, Wednes day, 71 degrees; stage ot Willam ette river in Eugene at 7 a. m. Thursday, -1 foot: wind, north. SIUSLAW TIDES: Friday, high, 2:04 a. m., 1:39 p. m.; low, 7:42 a. m., 8:40 p. m. Saturday, high, 2:58 a. m., 2:24 p. m.; low, 8:33 a, m., 9:33 p. m. Sunday, high, 3:5S a. m., 3:19 p. m.; low, 9:33 a. nv, 10:30 p. m.