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Weather: Fair Sunday Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER THREE SECTIONS-20 PAGES EUGENE, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 1938. PRICE: ON STREETS 5c; NEWS STANDS Bo NO. 52. J Cemetery lay Be Given Uiversify Means of Making L More Attractive . th, old I.O.O.F. X to the University K-mb for the purpose Ui . . iirthir deter- university from Wause Of its aam. ---- rnnditio. Iw ana uawv ; cussed a. a meet,nf of 10.0J. Cemeier? a.-- -e couru'uujw - . .. arfrtnted at k resoluuon " r ,. fating proposing such acUon rfer to transwrm .... - omnri.il Dark that If iniO l"'" h be an asset to the uruver Lod that portion of the city Ind of an eyesore as u ap- to be at trie pi mem ""re el Roadway k. in as orooosed at the ."ai would be to close the Inj leading from Alder Kt to the cemetery and pro , mother entrance to the tract a Potter street on the couth. is would ename me uruvereny 2pro-e and beautify that por c d the campus through the i titends. re resolution as adopted fur c sets forth that the cemetery (nation shall convey all of unsold lots now field Dy u to university as burial lots only that it shall release to the ersity all of its rights, title interest in the roadway men- ted. It is stipulated that In federation therefore the univer- sbaU agree to keep all of Us in good condition, regard- of whether or not any burials made In them and that it 1 also agree to undertake to step up the streets and alleys the cemetery not heretofore ::id into lots and that the as- rjion shall consent to such pep and care of the streets id tlleya. pie Odd Fellows Cemetery as fciSun of Eugene was organized is and acquired the tract a the I.O.O.F. lodge of Eugene, 14 owns and operates another titer? west of the city. The aauon owns all streets and ps and those lots not sold off tt has not been able to sell remaining lots for enough ft! for the upkeep and im f ment of the property. In t resolution adopted at the ill he association declares: result of which said ceme- 17 is now unltept and a place Facn ana desolation and Is worse from year to paw in the resolutions It mm: The University of Ore- ib oe, tor the protection a campus and for th hetter FKi on of is activities at such pw. interested in taking T "autification. nnVun f cemetery as a mem- r w it could be given f m and power to do so, F- than have th i .1 faon."n,pus in lts pres- Puttees are exceed K F to work toward he u juo 01 tne plan. MOTOWst KILLED -DALles 0re Aug. 20 s wST Uf 0ntari. Cana- failed today when his car fd or , the Sherman high- wttsion with a truck. & "J5 d bruises. Nta "rkdale. driver Writer Invited to Go Tuna Fishing, But Time Element Is Still Somewhat Uncertain Sr. Independent Judr Candidate Rumr $ By SID KIN' .f Rumors that an ient candidate for Lane jdge would spring into th' 1 pic ture in the near f utu . loated along Willamette street Saturday, but they were so vague no one had been able to probe deeply enough into the mysterious depths of po litical machinations to determine the facts, if any. From what could be heard, it appeared that some elements were dissatisfied with the candidates presented by the two -parties, claiming they were too "conser vative," and that a more "liberal" candidate should be in the run ning. -Just why Republican Clin ton Hurd and Democratic N. E. Glass were too conservative and along what lines a more liberal candidate would stage his candi dacy could not be ascertained. Veteran political observers, hearing the rumor, put it down to the wishes of some group to spon sor a successful candidate, with the conservative and liberal signs tacked on for voter consumption. No suggested candidate could be heard discussed as yet, but it was said a name might be brought Into the open in the near future. Organized party campaigns were getting under way slowly here, but intensive work will not be started till after Labor day, party leaders said. - Democratic central committee officials will meet with Frank Tierney, state party head, Wednes day, to discuss plans for raising Lane county's share of the demo cratic war chest for this campaign. Lane county's quota has been set at $600, the state at large being expected to raise $15,000 for fur thering party candidates in the election. Place and time of the meeting will be announced later, according to Marvin T. Warlick, county central committee chair man. - A committee for the Oregon Re publican Clubs, headed by E. G. Boehnke, .Eugene, is studying opinions of voters with the view of formulating a statement on the platform desired by the voters. This will be ready for the repub lican candidates to use in their in tensive campaign. Other Eugene members of the committee are Mrs. J. L. Hesse and Dr. Victor P. Morris. ,From Portland Saturday came the interesting story that it would be from James (He Got It) Roose velt that would come the word as to who was in high favor at New Deal headquarters in the Oregon campaign this fall. The story had it that Jimmy would let Oregon voters know whom to vote for this year when it comes time to pick representatives to go to Washington and of course, ad vance information indicated at least Willis Mahoney; democratic SEE POLITICS STORY PAGE 2 . , 0-- Child Drowned in Pool as Mother Naps ., CORVALLIS, Aug. 20 OP Mrs. Ilene Gale, recently of Med ford, was at work on a farm near here Friday while her three-year-old daughter, Shirley Ann, played nearby. " ... The mother laid down to rest, fell asleep. When she awoke the child was gone. A search revealed the child's body in the shallow pool of a spring. Efforts at resus citation were unavailing. By DICK STRITE The question: Is albacore tuna fishing off the coast of Oregon a practical sport for the butcher, the baker and the candle-stick maker who must work eight hours per day and do their angling on Sunday. Apparently this writer has stir red up a hornet's nest by claim ing the sport, to date, must be crossed off the list as a practical one that there has been no con clusive proof that tuna have been caught on rod and reel on a one day jaunt. Tre Astoria chamber of com merce backed by sportsmen and skippers and Depoe Bay "ex cursion" boat captains have taken exception to the report made fol lowing a jaunt taken by the writer and a party of Eugene fisheimen off Newport last week end. Although the controversy has been confined to the three ports, reports are expected from Tilla mook, Florence, Waldport, Win chester Bay, Reedsport and Taft before many days. The writer has admitted that tuna can be taken off Oregon's coast on sports tackle, but that the sport is not practical unless a craft is chartered for more than 12 hours. In their arguments, both Depoe Bay and Astoria have pointed out that tuna fishing is here for the general run of sportsmen, but have not stated specifically that the fish are caught on a one-day jaunt. Tom Cunning, secretary of the Astoria chamber of commerce, made the following statement to the Oregonian last Saturday: "The chamber of commerce invites Mr. Strite to come down here and go tuna fishing. We will take him out as our guest, guarantee him plenty of fish and convince him that he was too premature in crossing this sport off the list." Captain T. B. Cook of the good ship "Susan" of Astoria has this to say: '"Strite should come to the Columbia river. Newport is n't the only fishing port in Ore gon, as he indicates. It is neces sary to run 35 miles or more off- SEE TUNA FISH STORY PAGE 2 .. : Murderer to Leave Prison to Continue Study of Dentistry SALEM, Aug. 20 OP) Dale Lawson, who at age 15 shot Mrs. George A. Dickinson to death with a shotgun near Independence, Ore., will leave the state peniten tiary here September 1 under a pardon which was granted by Governor ' Charles H. Martin in order that the young man, now 23, may continue his study of dental mechanics. He will be un der the supervision of Dr. Floyd H. Utter, member of the parole board, and E. M. Duffy, parole officer. Since entering the prison Law son has been isolated from other prisoners, being employed in the prison hospital, and has been thoroughly rehabilitated, parole board members reported to the governor. Furthermore he has shown ex ceptional aptitude in medical and dental study, and plans to prepare himself to be a dental technician. The boy was employed on the Dickinson farm, and shot Mrs. Dickinson in the course of an al tercation, April 30, 1930. Nazis Charge Britisher Acted As Spy Captain Kendrick Is Ordered Deported From Reich Dominion By FREDERICK C. OECHSNER BERLIN, Aug. 20 (U. Ger many today named as a spy Cap tain Thomas J. Kendrick, mys teriously imprisoned passport of ficer of the British consulate in Vienna, and ordered his deporta tion from the reich "within the shortest possible time." All German newspapers, in ob viously inspired comment, assert ed that Kendrick had confessed to spying on the reich's military se crets and demanded that Britain cease using diplomatic privileges for espiona.se purposes. Officer Released The British consular official and reserve army officer, seized by German gestapo (secret police) agents Thursday as he motored near Salzburg en route to Eng land with his wife for a vacation, was released from Vienna's Hotel Metropole "political prison" short ly after noon. Two and a half hours later he and his wife left Vienna by auto mobile, supposedly for the Swiss nr Italian frontier on their way to England. The German press, commenting on an official announcement that "proof" of Kendrick's military es pionage activities had been ob tained, said that his release with out trial was "proof of the fact that Germany attaches the highest value to good relations with Eng land." Confession Claimed The Deutsche Allgemeine Zei tung said that "Kendrick con fessed to .having engaged in mili tary espionage against Germany and that is a very serious matter, particularly since an English dip lomatic official is Involved." It was pointed out that Ger many could have proceeded in "a much more severe manner." There was widespread suspicion in England that Kendrick might have been seized as a nazi "re prisal" because he had assisted scores of Jewish and other refu gees in leaving Austria after the German "anschluss" in mid March. On many occasions Kendrick kept his office open 13 or 14 hours a day, distributing 200 or more visas to anti-nazl emigres. Register-Guard photo, Wiltshire engraving ID. ROSS, Bonneville administrator, visited Lane county Friday, his first appearance in this area. He Is pictured above with J. V. McArthur, left, superintendent of Eugene utilities, at a dinner In his honor. Sportsmen Attend Woahink Meeting WOAHINK LAKE, Aug. 20. (Special) Over 200 sportsmen representing sportsmen's clubs throughout the state, and includ ing state officials and members of the state game commission, at tended an open meeting of the Siuslaw Rod and Gun club here Saturday night. The CCC mess hall was crowded when the supper triangle sounded for mess. The Siuslaw cluo was host to its guests for a sea food supper of clam chowder, cracked crab, crawfish and baked salmon. Following the supper, talks were given by members of the commis sion and state officials and moving pictures of Oregon wildlife were shown by the state game commis sion. A round-table discussion fol lowed, at which time members of the: various clubs talked of their game and fish problems.: The Siu slaw club asked for support in its campaign for a state hatchery in tms area. Harnden Gets First Fair Ticket Here -t J t'iM!iw.i.iii,ujtnimL- & c. .V r .V T' 1' 5 r M 3, f . V 3 I - r , "' ' ' 1 Him in 1 L ' '.-it'';- tl' SftJ',' Eu,n llrymaii, b shown buying the flrrt r aid tna Mner Allen Wneeler. The aJ uccri ouic la tit courvbouM. acaaoa ticket for the 1938 Lane county sale opened last Monday at YVasnburna'i Enthusiasm over the opening of the sale of season tickets for the Lane county fair, September 21 to 24, has increased daily since the opening of the sale last Monday. The tickets are on sale each day at the candy counter at Wash burne's and at the office of the fair manager, Allen Wheeler, in the courthouse. Wheeler himself was forced to forego the right of buying the first ticket to Glenn Harnden, Eugene dairyman. Dick Kuehner, Four-H leader and secretary to the fair board bought ticket two and Wheeler tagged in at number three. Others who followed in making the purchases are: C. A. School ing, John Snellstrom, N. E. Glass and T. Q. Green, all members of the fair board: O. S. Fletcher, county agricultural agent; Cal Young, commissioner; Lois Lutz, home demonstration agent; Walt er Holland, commissioner: John Durr, secretary, chamber of com merce; Lawrence Moffitt, school superintendent; J. W. Maxwell, livestock superintendent of the fair; W. A. Ayres, market master; M. H. Steward, superintendent, cattle department; Fred Knox, superintendent, sheep and hogs; Grace Schiska, county treasurer; J. W. Wheeler, superintendent, poultry department; Ray Bower, superintendent horticulture de partment; W. B. Dillard, county clerk: Lennie Halderson, super intendent, horse department; Bud McLean, manager, horse show; Bert Hulegard. deputy sheriff; Fread Petzold, superintendent, swine department; Welby Stevens, county assessor; Perry Price, Juvenile officer. Republican Meets Scheduled in State Springfield Voters to Settle Bond Issue at Polls Tuesday Springfield Youth Hurt lii Collision Bobby Bryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bryan, Springfield route 1, was in Sacred Heart hospital Saturday evening with head in juries as a result of an automobile collision at Mill and D streets, Springfield, between cars driven by his mother and E. W. Albers. His condition was described as "not serious." Tony Dallaguardi, employe of W. S. Jean logging operations near Cottage Grove, was brought to Eugene hospital early Saturday afternoon, suffering from mild concussion, and contusion of head, left arm and hip. Fellow-workmen said that he was working alone and was hit by a falling object, probably a limb. Lane Land Sought By Government PORTLAND, 'Aug. 20 OW Federal District Attorney Carl C. Donaugh today started condemna tion proceedings on behalf of the government to obtain title to 119.76 acres of land in Lane county. The land Is desired for the western Oregon land project of the de partment of agriculture. Jennie L. "Hanson and N. J. Dahlin were named as defendants, : KEEP LODGE OPEN PORTLAND. Aug.. 20 WDe cision to keep Timberllne Lodge on Mount Hood open the year around was reached today by di rectors, President Jack Meier said Weather News PORTLAND. Aug. 20 'Pi A series of meetings to discuss a pro gram for the Oregon Republican Club will be held throughout the state, Harold G. Pruitt, president, said today. r There will be one in Roseburg Tuesday. Cocw Bay Wednesday. Grants Pass Thursday, Klamath Falls. Saturday, Bend Augurt 29. Pendleton August 30. Hood River August 31. Oregon City Sept 1 ao4 Portland SpU 2. A beaming sun shoved Satur day's temperature up to 88 de. grees. halting temporarily, at least talk of "early fall weather, Continued fair weather li pro mised for Sunday, OREGON: Fog or clouds on the coast and fair In the interior Sunday and Monday; cooler Mon day nd In the Interior of the wosi portion Sunday with rising I iMiidity; moderate to f' esh north and northwest wind off he coast. LOCAL BTATISTICS: Mini mum temperature, Saturday, 48 degrees; maximum temperature Saturday, .88 degrees; stage of Willamette river in Eugene at 7 p. m. Saturday, -2.U feet; wind, northwest. IIUII.AW TlDtt Sn4r - Hlfti . . , , I 04 a. m. I J p. m Low . . a 41 a. m. 3.33 p. m. Mi4ar Huh . oj a. m. t p. m. Low . 3 43 a. m. 3.44 9. m. Ta4ar Hih '" a. m. 10-43 p. m. Urm .. Jt a. m. :T . ah By NED SIMPSON Springfield voters were divided into two strong camps Saturday on the proposed municipal owner ship election scheduled for Tues day, Aug. 23, to decide whether or not Springfield should Issue $300, 000 worth of revenue bonds to take over distribution of electric power and water. While there was no way of ac curately determining public sen timent over the municipal owner ship question on the eve of elec tion, It was Dollovea nere saiuiaay that the issue had a very good chance to pass. This belief was based on the reaction of Spring field citizens to the J. D. Ross speech made here Friday evening, in which the Bonneville admin istrator urged Springfield residents to forget "pnrty" prejudices and work for the good of the community- ... Croups lane Bines Groups favoring the issuance of the revenue bonds to construct an electric distribution system and water plant have insisted that the city would be able to build the plants, cut present rates by 20 per cent, and still be able to pay off interest and principal on the bonds. The opposition group, composed of several city officials, Mountain States Power comany employes, and Booth-Kelly mill officials, have contended the city can ill af ford to "throw awny" the $17,000 plus in taxes which the Mountain States company pays to Springfield and school district 19 each year. The Booth-Kolly group, motivated by the desire according to the backers of the plan by the cheap way in which they obtain electric power In return from mill waste hogged fuel, have intimated that any change In the present set-up "might," according to C. G. Brlggs, president, be very serious. Rates Average Illchrr Shifting back to the pro-public ownership group, it is found that rigurcs fiave been released show ing that Mountain States rates In the Willamette division, of which Springfield is a part, average about 2S per cent higher than other in dependent and private companies in tne same area, or of the same general business size. Claude Lester, for 18 years en gineer in the public utilities com mission at Salem, claimed Fridoy that Springfield could construct Its own electric power distribution system, purchase power from Bon neville, and still be able to pay off bond amortization and interest while at the same time reducing power rates to Springfield citizens by 20 per cent. Mr. Lester pre sented figures taken from the 1938 report of the public utilities com mission 10 back up his claims. Added to the claims of the pub lic ownership group were the statements of Ross. Bonneville ad ministrator, Friday night. He promised Springfield would be able to get delivery of Bonneville as soon as they were In the market for it. This statement, coupled with his assertion that the power would be delivered on the low-tension side of the transformers, added weight to the public utility back ers claims and at the same time laid to rest rumors that Bonneville power would not be available for at least two years. Challenge Ktatement Saturday night Mr. Lester, after a hurried trip to Salem, challenged statements made in the Springfield News last Thursday, in whicn it was stated that "the Booth-Kelly has a contract with the Mountain States Power company which pro vides for cancellation if Spring field goes into municipal owner ship." Mr. Lester said he believed the Chowder On Menu At Route F Picnic The super-clam chowder of Route F will go on parade again Sunday, as western Lane county stages its Route F picnic at Camp Lane. . . Nearly 1000 persons are expect ed to attend the picnic, which will offer a comprehensive picture of progress on the route to the sea as well as vegetable marvels of Route F. The picnic grounds may be reached by driving through El mira, Notl and Walton to Richard son. At Richardson, turn left and cross the Siuslaw river to the new Route F grade. Wife of Conductor May Survive Wound HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 20 (A1) Hope for the recovery of Mrs. Emlta Krucger from wounds Inflicted, in a strange "jealousy" shooting on Hollywood boulevard, was held by physicians today ax the socialite wife of Karl Kruegcr, noted symphony orchestra con ductor, rallied after additional blood transfusions. Mrs. Krueger was shot down and critically wounded late yes terday as she attempted to flee from her maid's estranged hus band. While Krueger paced a hospital corridor, clenching and unclench ing the slender hands that have led some of the world's most noted orchestras, his wife slept fitfully, occasionally becoming conscious. Once, through lips compressed with pain, she whispered an ac cusation against Charles E. Mc Donald, 30-year-old electrician, who surrendered to police and, Detective-Lieutenant George Whaley said, confessed the shoot ing. Reds Plotted To Control Bourbon Party Mrs. Roosevelt, Other Nation Leaders Said Duped By Communists By RUSSELL TURNER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 dim A former communist party worker today testified before the house committee investigating un American activities that commu nists plotted to gain control of the democratic pnrty and that scores of prominent Americans have been duped into aiding the com munist cause. J. B. Matthews, former Jour nalist and college professor, told the committee that he had aided in setting up 20-odd "front" or ganizations while working for the party. Left Red Party Matthews said that ha left the communist organization because ha became disgusted with com munism and its practices. He sug gested that committee members "read the Daily Worker tomor row" if they have any doubt that he no longer is a communist sym pathizer. Ha asserted that: 1. Communist leaders In Mos cow drew up a definite plan to infiltrate the U. S. government and gain control of the democratic party. 2. William Allen White, noted Emporia, Kan., newspaper edi tor, Former Gov. Harold G. Hoff man of New Jersey, and a scora of other prominent Americans were "duped" into spreading communist propaganda by spon soring the American Youth Con gress, which Matthews said he had helped organize as a communist front. Names Mrs, Roosevelt 3. The wife of a president of the United States, by addressing a meeting of the Youth Congress, helped the communistic cause, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt adi dressed the annual meeting of the Youth Congress, now meeting at Vassar college, a few days ago. ' 4. He also helped organize the American League Against War and Fascism, now the American League for Pence and Democracy, as nnother front organization. The league has figured prominently in ' testimony before the organization and frequently has been branded communistic, but Iti members denied any communistic connec tions. 5. Heywood Broun, newspaper columnist and president of the American Newspaper Guild, told him he was going to leave the so cialist party In order to "have greater freedom to wo-k with tha communists." WfcE 8PRIVGFIEI.D STORY PAGE 2 4 WEDNESDAY DEADLINE SALEM, Ore., Aug. 20 'U.B Secretary of State Earl Snell said today that Wednesday will be the deadline for the filing of argu ments against Initiative and ref erendum measures for inclusion in the voters' pamphlet Such argu ments may be insterted at a cost of $150 page. CHANGE CONSIDERED WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. OP) The army soon may march In winter-time In slate blue uni forms, instead of the familiar olive drab. The war department announced today that woolen uniforms of the new color, de scribed by some officers as "like faded blue denim," were under consideration. Merger Problems To Be Discussed Systematic study of the proposed Eugene-Springfield consolidation plan will start next Tuesday night when the Eugene, Springfield and West Springfield merger commit tees hold their first regular meet ing. The session will be the first of five scheduled, each to consider a separate phase of the problems In volved In consolidation. Topics for study and discussion have been divided as follows: 1, city govern ment, including taxes, indebted ness, fire and police protection, airport administration and city government efficiency; 2. schools; 3, water supply; 4. electric power supply; and 5, general improvements. Pressure Irrigation Feasible For General Crops Tour Shows By DARRELL ELLIS That pressure Irrigation ! house some distance away. Ten- from Inch slip-joint pipe connected to buried pipelines is not confined, by reason of expense, to cannery ! crops, was demonstrated to over 100 farmers and dairymen Fri day afternoon on the last leg of the two-day Irrigation tour start ed Thursday. Devoted exclusively to field and pasture crops, the tour In cluded stops at dairy farms where pasture lands up to 120 acres in size were underlain with main line pipes and Irrigated with sprinklers. Initial cost of the Ir rigating equipment in every case was regained through increased crop yield, farmer-owners of the layouts testified. Almost 50 cars were on hand at the Berg brothers farm on High Banks road northeast of Spring field, where the tour started. Un der guidance of O. S. Fletcher, county agricultural agent, crowds were taken first to a 50-acre alfalfa field which was being watered by flood system from pressure developed at a pump an underground main line irri gates this field at the rate of 850 gallons per minute, one of the Berg brothers said. Movable Pipe L'sed Five set-ups of the 800-foot stretch of movable pipe is re quired to water the entire 50 acres of alfalfa. It was said. Crop yield has doubled since the Irrigation system was installed and the com plete layout, Including cost of pipe, paid for Itself within the first year, Mr. Berg declared. Aso Irrigated from the 3000 feet of underground 10-lnch con crete pipe which feeds slip-joint pipe sprinklers as well as flood pipes, is 12 acres of Ladino clover. Six outlets from the main line feed slip-Joint flood pipes for ir rigation of the alfalfa fields and eleven are available for various sprinkler setups In the clovei fields. Water pumped from a slough 00 SEE IRRIGATION STORY I PAGE t
