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Newspaper Page TextWeather: Cloudy Home Edition LANE COUNTVS HOME NEWSPAPER. EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939 ON STREETS 3c; NEWS STANDS 5c : NO. 13 otnmpe BOO i TODAY'S NEWS TODAY Spragye Asks C Law Change i I I , I II. I- n mat resent Plane lants Enough r I.. 1 1 C R Says Only Drawback r-L-rn vinn I IP"5 Lack Of billed wen WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-W qdent Rooseveu aiv sufficient plants ex- , to build new planes for the a . Cnmo nlants. he . aii'c flPICIlSt-. J ' lied, may have to work two or ee shifts. tua nirlent told a press eon ence the only lag or bottleneck L. ii in obtaining a sunicieni iraber of skiueci piane itn-mi? Hitmen. , , I!- KOOSCVU1L t of the labor needed for the ., . jL .1.4 V,a,rA in ne Dunning juu m .tiiiM in the aircraft arts. He ,d the other 85 per cent could developed rapidly Dy uimsms ar from Automobile and other nstries. ,nme nlants. the president as- ited, probably would have to be oanded. All the new planes, 1 i ..t.m avnafimpnral rvaft iuld be constructed in private lories, he added. he chief executive said new s would be made in govern fat Dlants as in the past and fe: he believed sufficient capacity .. U..;l,Ji'nr qll 011t1C r. Aired. jAsked whether new roads would ive to be constructed 10 move c mobile anti-aircraft and other iuipment, the president said a leat deal of conversation and iri ttts was being displayed by con- s in building transcontinental Id north and south highways. Would Use WPA le indicated WPA labor might available in larger quantities such highway construction, if when they are approved, be- se most local improvements h as sewage and other city jects, had been taken care of past and current work relief Brams. iReferring to conferences he has d with Charles Edison, assist. secretary of the navy, on ef- !s to speed up ship building, Roosevelt said the govern nt was doing all it could to unate any lags. le said there were no labor dif- lties, but there had been I tieral effort by many navy yards JKoep employment going at an rate throuchout the vear. and i' had a tendency to slow up the ism ot lime to build a war ves N'aval plans for immediate forti- Imed, meanwhile, as a possible puuu iur a lunous congres- Rlal Hphtn nifPl Ilia n-ilA BEE PLANE PLANT STORY PAGE Z 5. Flee! 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" ech Reveal Italians Dss'ng African Force nU!'"rench Somaliland, 'he borrtrr 1 in . i DI Jla"an ,P ; :'.n Ethiopia near the wilar reports were '"'nth, but fresh dis " i-rific loratinns t '" , f the border of '"' 'he British and ''". iind t SarHn f...--- 1 . . !a r'h cr Hon - pwsiBr mumiiuuiM iff f f ( I f i E - I it ,i' 4' iiL -w FOLLOWING Felix Frankfurter's testimony before a senate judiciary sub-committee In Washington, which was considering his nomina tion to the supreme court, the committee crowded around the Harvard law professor eager to shake his hand. Left to right: Sen. W. E. Borah (R-Ida); Sen. T. Connally (D-Tcx); Sen. M. M. Nelly (behind Frank furer) (D-W. Va.), chairman, and Frankfurter. The sub-commlttce approved his appointment. Hopkins Says Senate Made "Big Mistake" WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. U.P Harry L. Hopkins, former head of the Works Progress Administra tion, said today the senate made a great mistake last year in re jecting a proposal to outlaw poli tics m relief. . Hopkins, testifying before the senate commerce committee in de fense of his nomination to be sec retary of commerce, admitted that some WPA officials and employes in various states had engaged in political activity. "Personally, he said, "I have no feeling of a sense of guilt. I did the best job I could." The hearing on Hopkins was concluded before noon and the senate committee agreed to vole next Wednesday on his nomination. Another new cabinet member, Attorney General Frank Murphy, appears before a senate commit tee later today to tell about his handling o sit-down strikes in Michigan. Hopkins named Pennsylvania specifically as a state where local political leaders "put the pressure" on WPA forces. Early Blooming Crosus Forerunner Of Spring The calendar may say January 13, but it seems to be spring in Eugene. From E. C. Cole, 430 Fifteenth avenue east, comes a crocus In full bloom, which was grown out-of-doors. BULLETIN NEW DEAL SLAPPED WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (JP) The Roosevelt adminis tration took a beating today in its first legislative test of the new congress when a re bellious house refused to ap prove the S875.000.000 Presi dent Roosevelt requested to keep WPA operating until June 30. Moody To Continue "Goon" Drive Work SALEM, Jan. 13. (P) Gover nor Charles A. Sprague said today that Ralph M. Moody, who co-ordinated the prosecution of labor terrorism cases in behalf of former Gov. Charles H. Martin, would be continued in his present job until he disposes of the Rosser, Esta- brook and' Reynolds cases. Sprague added that the remuner ation and title of Mocdy, who wr.s attorney for the state police, had not been determined. Albert E. Rosser, former secre tary of AFL teamsters in Oregon has appealed to the supreme court from a 12-ycar sentence for arson in connection with burning the Salem box factory. The high court now is considering a state motion to dismiss the appeal on grounds that the defense did not file its transcript of testimony within the required time. Jack Estabrook, former business agent for Portland teamsters, has appealed from conviction on a charge of bombing a beer tavern in Washington county. The supreme court already has heard the appeal of Hugh Rey nolds, former secretary of Eugene teamsters who was sentenced to a year for breaking windows in a non-union Eugene barber shop. The court has not yet handed down its decision on this case. One hundred and twenty per sons were arrested in the state's drive on labor terrorism, 65 per sons pleading guilty and 11 others being convicted. 1.000 FOR ONE YEAR PORTLAND, Jan. 13. P) The Oregon Church Committee for China Relief accepted $12,000 in contributions yesterday and esti mated the sum was sufficient to save the lives of 1,000 refugees in the war-torn Orient for a year. SEEK KIDNAPED MINER MEXICO CITY, Jan. 13. U.R) Federal troops sought a clue to day to the fate of M. L. Webb of Phoenix, Ariz., who apparently was kidnaped by bandits at Mt. San Nicholas. Webb is manager of the Amparo Mining company. U. S. Prisoners Fail !n Attempt To Flee "Rock" Desperate Try Made. In Fog; Freedom Near When Guards Foil Plot in Vivien Leigh to Be "Scarlett Gone with Wind"; Search Ends By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN (Copyright 1939 by United Press) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 13. (U.R) David O. Selznick, ended a two year search for a Scarlett O'Hara todav by deciding upon Vivien Leigh, young British actress, as the screen heroine of "Gone With the Wind." The film producer said the green-eyed girl with the tiny waist and dark tresses was the only per former among hundreds tested who lived up in every particular to the description of Scarlett in Miss Margaret Mitchell's telephone book-sized novel. Selznick hastened In forestall possible criticism of his selection of an English girl by pointing out that the southern aristocracy of Civil War days was proud of its British ancestry and that insofar as he and Director George Cukor could discover, Miss Leigh in a bustle and straw bonnet was an exact duplicate of the imaginary Miss O'Hara. She will go before the techni color cameras the end of this month, playing opposite Clavk Gable, who will portray the swashbuckling Rhett Butler. Miss Leigh already has acquir ed a southern accent, which as the produc ers said, was not much d f ferent from her own natural on'f. When she decided to accept the offer, she ended an unique movie phenomenon which found critics throughout the land using "Gone With the Wind" casting problems for dinner table conversation and protracted arguments. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. OP) Five hardened convicts, includ ing the notorious Arthur (Doc) Barker, made a desperate attempt to escape from fog-shrouded Alca traz island early today and reach ed the water's edge before guards shot and wounded two of them and captured the others. Barker, 40, serving a life term for the Edward G. Bremer kidnap ing, was shot through the head and leg when he refused to obey a command to halt, and was wound ed critically. Dale Stamphill, 27, serving life for kidnaping Dr. Fred Myers of Leedy, Okla., was shot through both legs. William Martin, 25, a negro, was scratched and bruised when he slid down the rocky side of the island in frantic efforts to reach the water. Rufus McCain, 36. under a 99 year sentence for kidnaping bank employes of the Isabel National bank of Isabel, Okla., and Henri Young, 28, who robbed the First National bank of Lind, Wash., sur rendered quickly when guards trained their rifles on them. The men evidently were follow ing the same plan of escape as that of Ted Cole and Ralph Roc, who disappeared from the 12-acre is land Dec. 16, 1937. Cole and Roe cither drowned in the swift current, or made their way ashore by a raft or driftwood. Cut Cell Bars Through mysterious means, the five convicts had obtained saws, which they used to cut through the steel bars ol theiiv individual cells on the lower tier. They managed to flee from the cell building, supposedly "escape proof," and make their way down the steep slopes of the island to the shore. A guard discovered the empty cells and the siren on "Devil's Is. land" screamed the alarm. Hurried calls were sent to the coast guard and the San Francisco police de partment. Prison guards ringed the island and finally sighted the five men, dimly outlined in tho thickest fo; in many years. The convicts stripped their pris SEE 5 CONVICTS STORY PAGE 2 Portland, Multnomah Argue Over Who Pays For Mosquito Control PORTLAND, Jan. 13. W Mayor Joseph Carson of Portland informed the city council yester day he didn't care whether the county or city handled the mos. quito problem this year, but he insisted that one of them handle it. The mosquitoes, he reminded, bite both the city and county with remarkable impartiality. He reminded the council that both city and county had appro priated $5000 for mosquito control. Last year mosquito control was abandoned and the insects feasted as Portlanders and Multnomah county folks elsewhere scratched. Bend Man Appointed To Game Commission SALEM, "Jan. 13 W Kenneth Moody, Bend clothier, yesterday was appointed to the stale game commission by Gov. Charles Sprague. He succeeded C. E. Riley, Klamath falls, resigned. Moody had the endorsement of numerous sportsmen's asso ciations, including the Deschutes County Sportsmen's association the Redmond-Sisters group, the Jeiferson County Rod and Gun club and the Crook County Game Protection asociation. Riley withdrew from the com mission to care for business in terests in California. THAT grim rock of an island known as Alcaliai (above) which houses the federal government's most escape-proof penitentiary, was the scene early Friday morning of an attempted "break" as five in mates taking advantage of a soupy fog scaled the walls and tried 'o reach the waters of San Francisco bay. Guards wounded two as the quintet was recaptured. Crew Of Freighter On Strike In Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. A strike by members of the crow prevented the McCormitk freight er West Cape from sailing for the east coast yesterday. The ciew demanded separate quarters for men on watch so that their going and coming would not awake other sailors. The Sailors Union of the Pacific described ship con ditions as "deplorable. Highway Safety Important Problem Predicting a ten per cent de crease in traffic fatalities during the year 1939 and 100 less injuries per month. Ray Conway, secretary manager of the Oregon State Mo tor association, emphasized the need for highway safety programs in the stale and urged the Eugene chamber of commerce to join other groups in the stale in combating this danger. He spoke at the public affairs luncheon of the chamber at the Osburn hotel Friday noon. Tracing the development of highways and automobiles since the early part ot the century, Mr. Conway declared that the greatest problem on the highways today was that of safety. "Roads of today arc engineered for speeds of 70, 80 and sometimes a hundred miles an hour," 'he speaker said. "The speed of today has brought the element of safety to the forefront as the most im portant problem ' ur highways." " S230,000;'t Tysiem In commenting on the Oregon highway system, Mr. Conway said tlic state now had roughly 4h0n miles of primary highways and 2100 miles of secondary roads up on which approximately $250,000, 000 had been spent since 1917. The state highway system of Oregon Is comparable with any system in the world today, he said. Two developments in highway matters, originating in Oregon, have been copied throughout the world and have contributed great ly to highway advancement every where. Conway said. These devel opments arc the method of financ ing highway construction by a tax on gasoline, originated by tho late Louis Bean; and the construction of bituminous macadam road?. The speaker quoted from a book written by J. L. McAdam, father of macadam roads, in 1820, wherein the Scotch roadbuilder declared roads with high "crowns" were not suitable. Only recently have road builders heeded this advice, Con way pointed out. Wheeler County Best In Traffic Safety SALEM, Ore., Jan. 13. 'U.Rl Wheeler county led the stale in traffic safety, according to figures released by Secrelary of State Earl Snell. No fatal accident has oc curred there in 1065 days. On a population basis, Multnomah county leads with Bcpton second. PLANES ON WAY SHREVEPORT, La Jan. 13. (U.R) Eight Grumman navy planes en route from San Diego, Cal., to Miami, Fla., and Guatanamo, Cuba, arrived at Barksdalc field today from Dallas, Tex. Chamberlain Tells Duce Britain, France As Strong As Italy, Nazis Nazis Deny U.S. Jews Any Discrimination BERLIN, Jan. 13. M The German government disclosed to day it had declined to assure the United States all American citizens in Germany would be treated alike regardless of race or religion but said it had offered to seek ami cable solution of individual cases. The issue was raised by Wash ington's request for assurances the nazi anti-Jewish decrees of No vember would not affect Jews holding American citizenship. DNB. the official news agency, declared the United States, reply ing January 11 to a German note of December 30, held to its view point but declared itself willing "to clarify through consultation indi vidua! cases at issue." WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. P The United States is standing pat on its position of refusing to rec ognize Germany's right to discrim inate against American Jews. This was disclosed today in an exchange of notes between the two governments. A United States note of Jan. II, the stale department said, express ed ((ratification Germany in a note on December 30 had said it would respect the rights of American cit izens as guaranteed by the exist ing United States-German treaties. The American note, delivered in Berlin by the American charge d' affaires, Prentiss B. Gilbert, said the American embassy would sub mit to the German foreign office cases of American citizens alleged ly discriminated against. Germany, in her note, expressed willingness to examine specific cases. SEC Accuses Utility Of Setting Records Ahead $170,000,000 WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. P1 Tfie securities commission accused Associated Gas and Electric com pany today of setting up its rec ords in a way which resulted In an overstatement of its property account in 1934 by about $170,- 000,000. The company, which has gross assets of more than $1,000,000, 000, was charged by the commis sion with making "false and mis leading statements with respect to material facts." It has subsidiary properties In New York, Pennsylvania, Vir ginia, New Jersey, Florida, and Georgia. Would Alter Act To Fit U.S. Request Objection Of Unions To Anti-Picket Law Causes Kick-Back On Jobless By WEBB MILLER (Copyright 1939 by United Press ROME, Jan. 13. (U.R) The united front of Great Britain and Fiance is as "strong as the Rome-Berlin axis," Prime Min ister Neville Chamberlain warned Premier Benito Mussolini, a high authority disclosed today. The stern warning from the chief spokesman for the European democracies was given to the fascist premier and Indirectly to Nazi Fuehrer Adolf Hitler in connection with a further state ment that Britain would stand solidly behind France in event of war with Italy. With the conversations between Mussolini and Chamberlain ob. viously a failure from the view point of progress toward any agreements, a summary of re suits showed: 1. A stiffening of the demo cratlc front toward the European dictatorships which may result in abandonment of Chamberlain's appeasement program unless Italy and Germany show a greater willingness to cooperate. 2. A declaration by Mussolini, according to reliable sources, that Italy does not envisage any hostilities against France. 3. A shift of scene for the next move to Berlin, where Hitler was said to have not yel decided how far he would go in supporting Italy's claims in the Mediterran ean. A formal denial was is sued by a German spokesman of reports that Hitler had urged Italy to keep Iho peace of Europe for a year. 4. A visit by Chamberlain to Pope Pius, who urged the prime minister to continue his work for peace. Chamberlain told the pope he was well satisfied with SEE CHAMBERLAIN STOUV PAGE 2 Furor Caused by Oregon Cities League in Salem Said Blunder SALEM, January 13 (Special) -Thn lofilii I tiff twnr Ihf. League of Oregon Cities has just ilhmit HioH rtnurr, until uimn li,nf" in the future when and if the LOG bill to divert highway revenue to maintenance of city streets is introduced. The league may introduce Its bill. In fact. Representative Earl Hill, Cushman, who heads the all- imnfirtfltlt rnaHu nnH htnhiuuv! committee, would not be surprised ii sucn a Dill manes us appearance. But he reiterates his impression that the league had intended to forget about the bill this session. His understanding at that lime was harked lin hv fnfm-mntinn IP- ceived from other quarters, all of which coincided. In view of the unanimity of re ports, legislators found It hard to lake seriously the fury of the lea gue when the statement ot Hill was published In state newspapers. They agree now that the league may be forced to at least intro duce its bill despite current ad verse reactions In the legislature. Here is the play-by-play on the LOG bill: A prominent city official who was dropping around the legisla tutre to visit some friends met up with a representative of the lea gue. The league courier put forth several questions on legislative opinion regarding the hill. The city official replied that as fas as he knew there would be SEE FUHOIl RAISED STORY PAGE 2 Friday The 13th Not Really Unlucky Day HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 13 iP Friday the Kith is anything but an unlucky day, the Travel ers Insurance company says. As a mutter of fact, company records show, the last time the 13th of the month foil on a Fri day, in May, 1938, fewer acci dents were reported than for any clay during the month. in general fewer accidents oc cur on Fridays than on any oth er day of the week, the company said. Saturday is the .worst of the seven days. SALEM, Jan. 13. M The legislature will be asked Mon day to amend the state unemploy ment compensation law and l;i re phrase Us definitions ot strikes and lockouts. Governor Charles A. Sprague said last night he 'would make tho request. The dcfmitiops, he asserted, would not affect the anti-picketing law, which labor groups contend conflict with tho unemployment law. Unions asked the social security breivcl at Washington not to certify Ore gon's unemployment law because of the alleged discrepancy. T. Morris Dunne, chairman of tho unemployment compensation commission, received a call from Washington that "remedial legis lation would be helpful to enable the board to certify Oregon's act," Sprague revealed. The AFL and CIO told the so cial security board recently that the new labor control law would force unemployed workers to ac cept jobs vacated by strikers. Sprague said ho believed his pro posed definitions, which would apply only to the unemployment compensation law, would make Oregon eligible for federal unem ployment assistance. Ends First Week The legislature finished its first week yesterday and ad journed until Monday. Nine bills were introduced in the house and 40 in the senate so far. The only bill passed appropriated $50,000 for legislative salaries and ex penses. The better-pension steering committee, comprising TownsencJ clubs and other liberal pension groups, announced yesterday it would introduce a gross income tax measure with 70 per cent of the proceeds to be used for pen sions, 20 for reduction of tha property tax and 10 per cent for schools. A bill to Increase liquor prices 10 per cent to raise 11,250,000 a biennium for pensions was in troduced. Governor Sprague was prepar ing legislation to provide budget reforms, consolidate the tax on invested woalth with the income tax, and empower the state to take possession of cut-over lands from counties and private own ers. The senate will act Monday on confirmation of Edgar Smith, ap pointed to the board of higher education by ex-Governor Martin. veteran legislators viewed the start of the session as one of the slowest in their experience. KcapporUonmciit Slated A bill was introduced in the house which would reapportion momoersiiip of both tho house and senate in 1940. It would allot one representative to each of the ,'lfl counties with another 21 to be divided on a basis of popu lation. At present the division is entirely by population. The senate confirmed the In terim appointments of ox-Senator Walter E. Pearson and Willard Marks as members of the board of higher education. Members of tho commission to arrange an exhibit at the world's fair in San Francisco will go be fore a sub-committee Monday to consider a budget for the project. Cold Weather Prevails Throughout County Below freezing point tempera lures prevailed in the valley and mountain regions of Lane county again Friday morning. In Eugene, the mercury dropped to 31.3 de grees. At McKenzle bridge the mercury was down to 29 degrees and a light frost covered the ground. Reports from farther east late Thursday evening were that 54 inches of snow covered the ground at Hand Lake. One way traffic continues for most of the road into there and chains are necessary for all travel above White Branch. Super-Thriller Too Much For Film Fan PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13 A Rene Richard, 23, got his money's worth at n motion picture theatre which advertised: "Two Great Horror Shows Test Your Nerve." After the performance, Richard was taken to a hospital. Physicians said he was suffering from psychic shock. DIES OF INJURIES NEW YORK, Jan. 13. "IB Clifford Weatherwax. 60, of Burl ingamc, Cal., who suffered a frac tured skull when attacked by thugs 10 days ago, died today in Mt. Sinai hospital. Weather News OREGON: Cloudy tonight and Saturday, valley fogs west portion; little change in temperature: light variable wind off the coast. AIRPORT BUREAU RECORD: Minimum temperature, 24-hour period ending at 4:30 a. m Friday, 31.3 degrees, lor 12-hour period ending same time, also 31.3 de grees; maximum temperature, 24 hour period, ending at 4:30 a. m. Friday, 48.8 degrees, and for 12 hour period, ending same time, 45.4 degrees; wind, at late morning, Friday calm. HIVE It It (IRE At) RECORD: Slage of Willamette river In Eu gene at 7 a. m. Friday, .1 of a foot. Saturday Hlh 7:2!) . m. t:X! a. m. Low iron n. m. 2:33 p. m High Low SundAf . 8:23 a. m. 9:41 p. m. . 3:14 a. m. 3:33 I, m.