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LANE COUNTY'S HOME" NEWSPAPER.
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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
any Accidents
Jpof County
"Over Weekend
I
Eugeneans Crash Into
Train, Escape Death.
'Sunday Night
I Four persons received minor in
l'K in another auto-train col--'vTon
Sundav at the Jefferson
$5 sing as the list of Eu
?e accidents contmued to mount.
Anderson. 2244H Jeffer
i;t'reet.was in the Eugene hos
c;,i"uffering from cuts and shock
ftthoMh hcr condition was not
tii serious. She was a pas
r ... in .h rar. which was
wn by Clifton Ray Ellison, 711
jj sth avenue uesi.
The accident occurred about 9
m Sunday evening when Mr.
feons Ford coupe crashed into
,-, southbound passenger train.
Tf car was travelling slowly
5,'kjch probably saved the occu
lts from more serious injuries,
ificers wno lnveMigaicu soiu.
nthpr nasseneers were Joe Wil-
rsr Fifth avenue west, and
ban Bradshaw, 37 Jcffenfon. All
'Kcupants of the car were treated
f ir cuts and bruises. Miss Ander-
m was "in good condition nion-
ivt morning.
I Aithoush no injuries were re
puted serious damage to two cars
,-lvi in a crash on Franklin
; boulevard near Eleventh avenue
jmrred Sunday. The driver of
free car. Kenneth B. Seavers, was
'irrested by city police on a charge
jcl drunk driving as a result of the
fitcident.
I His car, according to tile police
import, crashed into the rear of a
f Pontiac coupe driven by Verd O.
.'.'ores. Coburg. None of the pas
jieiiferi in the Jones car nor the
fi;rl riding with Mr. Seavers, were
Injured although the Pontiac was
itidly wrecked, the police said.
I Mr. Seavers was released on
SS100 bail Sunday evening. His
! trill originally set for Monday,
EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST, 21, 1939
ON STREETS Sc; NEWS STANDS 5c
NO. 52
Smoke Turns
Sun Lavender,
Shows Spot
Local residents made a discov
ery early- Monday before the "la
vender" sun broke through the
heavy smoke haze with greater
strength an easily-detected sun
spot,
J. Hugh Pruett, University of
Oregon astronomy expert, said
Monday that Eugeneans should be
able to see the spot, located in
the middle of the sun, quite
clearly from i:60 p. m. until sun
set, should the smoke curtain re
tain its density.
Week of War
Or Peace Opens
For Europe
News-Telegram
Quits Business
Portland Newspaper
Suspends Publication
SEE ACCIDENTS STORY
PAGE 2
f Shaw Suicide Throws
in Louisiana
if NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 21 (P)
i -The violent death of Dr. J. A.
; Shaw, key government witness
tad keeper of Louisiana's oil in
I tetry secrets for a decade, today
tfptvely complicated the federal
3 arestigation of tangled state af
fairs, but government prosecutors
promised no letup,
if further indictments were, in
; -'ict, expected today to add more
J .".anes of highly placed politicians
those already charged in the
!f waitic drive which has rocked
Utile foundations of the old Huey
J ?. Long political machine.
i . shaw. director of the minerals
j :msion of the Lousiana conserva
I con department and titular "czar"
f Of thp statA'e ;i
- w inuu&iiy, was
raind fatally wounded at his home
ere last night. A revolver lay
:ta.-by. He died on the operating
'"e at Baptist hospital 45 min
l'e later. The coroner said it was
sacrae,
! Arnold D. Collier Hurt,
Mother Is Killed
i1" Auto Collision
Arnold D. Collier, former 4-H
"leader in Lane county, was
iiif critically, and his mother.
iiiL k,rse Coli!,r. killed in an
Or? m le nvif "car Farmer
,'Ji. , - e latter part of the
&!!, T,lATs ' word reaching
5 rdM . j -lonaay. mo ac
' ?rH Urred ,vhen the Collier
i 'Vr' ?,nother collided.
iklii, , k , re"'ved a fractured
,4,' b,5JV,w-several brok-
nr Vh" injurirs- He
Kr CoP J r m rarm" City.
i .Z ,n.rci'fit years has
r '"thing in St. Petersburg.
S,r 'ver taT M Collier.
il m ,0 h:m at Farmer City,
Weather News
Vte t ,he . ,o-
T.sr-,,... the maximum
v'"'' -"rnpped to 94.2 d
or Sunday. The inr
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"Rtcnv. r-i-i
T.. ; , Generally fair tonight
r," ' a': fca'!ered thunder-
fcnscR. w mour'!;ins of south
,h coast: gentle
V-.-R Bl REAf RECORD:
! d.V-.':rf''ralure' Monday.
C- ' "T-'um tempera
B'MJ degrees: wind.
IIVU' bTaV''- rr'hwest.
s--ir.7 A"!.REAl" RECORD:
; i ""rrK'tte river in Eu-
Mndav. -5 f.t
r4y
';?"' S D. in.
; 11 ' 31 B m
' 1 m. tap. m.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 21 (U P.)
The Portland News-Telegram
today announced 'with deep re
gret" that it was suspending pub
lication with this afternoon's editions.
The suspension leaves only two
daily newspapers in Portland, the
morning Oregonian and the after
noon Oregon Journal.
Arrangements have been made,
the announcement said, whereby
the Journal will take over the
News-Telegram's circulation rec
ords, comics and features.
The announcement, signed by
the newspaper, read:
"In spite of the unceasing ef
forts of an able and loyal organi
zation this newspaper has en
countered increasing difficulties,
ranging from greatly increased
costs of production to an ever
growing tax burden, in the face
of which continued operations on
a sound basis are not possible.
In our opinion, this field cannot
support more than one metropoli
tan afternoon newspaper.
"Arrangements have been made
with the Journal publishing com
pany whereby features and comics
which long have appeared in the
News-Telegram will be published
in the Journal beginning tomor
row. Further arrangements have
been concluded whereby the
Journal has acquired the News
Telegram circulation records so
that it may serve News-Telegram
subscribers. -
"The Portland News publishing
company will retain Its physical
properties, including building,
plant and equipment.
"The Telegram since 1877, the
News since 1906. and the News
Telegram since 1931 have honest
ly and sincerely served this com
munity. The News-T e 1 e g r a m
thanks its readers and advertisers
and the people of Portland for
their support."
Tarzan Takes Mate
In Sunday Ceremony
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 f
"Tarzan" was back at work to
day after an early morning sab
bath marriage, and his third mate.
Beryl Scott, said they wouldn't
be able to leave for a honeymoon
in Honolulu, not Africa until
November.
Weissmuller and the San Fran
cisco society girl were married
twice early Sunday at Garfield,
N. J in the home of City Coun
sel Henry L. Janowski once up
stairs by n minister to please the
bride and later downstairs by
Mayor John Al. Gabriel to satis
fy newsreel cameramen.
Weissmuller, whose previous
marriages to Bobbe Arnst and
Lupe V'elez ended in divorce, said
he was 35. Miss Scott gave her
age at 23.
Troops Ar
On Sevr ,
On Ji' .ontinent
k ders
llT-LETTX!
BERLIN", Aug. 21 0P
The German official news
aeency announced tonight that
Germany and Russia will con
clude a non-aggression pact.
By the Associated Press
Europe today faced a week
which many believed would bring
developments pointing the way to
peace or war.
There was feverish diplomatic
activity and military measures for
possible conflict. Troops were re
ported massed on both sides of
the Polish-Slovakian and Polish
German borders.
Political and economic sources
in Berlin said the new German-
Soviet trade agreement probably
would give Germany access to
much-needed materials for streng
thening the reich's hand in Eu
rope's power politics.
In Moscow the newspaper Prav
da, organ of the communist party.
said the trade pact was expected
to "dispel" an atmosphere of
"tense political relations between
the two countries. Further, Prav
da said, "it may become a serious
step in the direction of further
improvement of not only economic
but also political relations be
tween the U. S. S. R. and Ger
many."
Meanwhile Great Britain and
France, attempting to win Russia
into a mutual assistance pact for
which they have been negotiating
since April, appeared no nearer
agreement with Moscow. Military
staff talks among the three powers
were resumed in the Soviet capi
tal after a week-end recess.
Prime Minister Chamberlain re
turned from his vacation for a
meeting of cabinet ministers in
London tomorrow to review the
world situation.
Germany's press stated that Ger
many s "day of reckoning' with
Poland over the Danzig siutation
was approaching. "German pa
tience" was said to be fast dying
under "Polish insolence."
Warsaw appeared calm in the
crisis. Poland was said to have
sent troop reinforcements to her
German and Slovak borders after
SEE EUROPEAN STORY
PAGE 2
Railway Magnate's
Son Dies of Poison
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. M
Clendenin J. Ryan. 56, a son of
the late Thomas Fortune Ryan,
multi-millionaire railway mag
nate, was found dead at his home
off Fifth avenue today, a victim
of illuminating gas poisoning.
Police said his head was nside
gas heater in the fireplace, with
several jets wide open, when the
body was discovered by a business
gent.
ATTACKER SOUGHT
OREGON CITY, Aug. 21. W
Authorities were searching today
for three youths believed respon
sible for the attack on Clyde Pal
ston. 39. of Portland, here Friday
night. Ralston suffered a possible
skull fracture and body bruises.
Belgium Asks 6 Small
Nations to Conference
, BRUSSELS. Belgium, Aug, 21
IA) The government of 37-
year-old King Leopold of Bel
gium, often hailed as a poten
tial mediator of Europe's troubles,
today suddenly invited the mini
sters of six small powers to rush
here by airplane to join Belgium
in a peace plea to the larger
nations of the old world.
The conference will meet not
later than Wednesday. If all of
those invited have arrived earlier
there may be preliminary discus
sions tomorrow.
The seven nations associated In
the Oslo trade convention were
asked to send their foreign mini
sters. The nations Involved are Bel
gium. The Netherlands, Luxem
bourg, Sweden, Norway, Den
mark and Finland.
It was understood here that all
had accepted.
Preliminary soundings for such
a conference were made privately
at the interparliamentary union
congress which closed Saturday
at Oslo.
The reaction was found to be
favorable and with the central
European outlook rapidly becom
ing more grave the invitations
were diipatched urgently.
The Swedish and Norwegian
foreign ministers immediately en
gaged airplanes for the trip here.
KICKED DEAD
SALEM. Aug. 21. ' Four-year-nld
Allan Gagner. son of
Mr. and Mrs E. Gagner. died here
yesterday. He was kicked oy a
horse Saturday.
COAST FAIR CLOSES
TILLAMOOK. Aug. Z!..
The 23rd annual Tillamook county
fair closed Saturday night before
a record-breaking crowd. The
Portland police motorcycle crowd
gave an exhibition of trick riding.
William N. Russell
Will Open New Store
William N. Russell filed papers
Monday morning acquiring the
copyrighted trade name, ' Eugene's
Own Store." The name for many
years has been held by the Wash
burne store which recently sold
its business to the J. C. Penney
company.
Complete announcement from
Mr. Russell regarding location of
a new store in Eugene and the
type of business to be operated is
expected Tuesday.
Mr. Russell hai been associated
wifn the manaeenal staff of the
Washburne store for the pU five
years. The papers filed Monday
list'd the new business as "Rus
sell's, Eugene's Own Store "
Marian Miller
Sues Tempter
Of Husband
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 21 M)
A columnist who advises the
lovelorn of all people wants
$250,000 because, she claims, an
other woman "maliciously and in
tentionally" sought to gain the af
fections of her husband.
The columnist, who writes un
der the name of Marian Miller
in a Portland newspaper, filed the
$250,000 damage action in circuit
court Saturday against May C.
Beebe.
The columnist's legal name is
Edith Knight Hill. .Wife of Joseph
A. Hill, head of Hill Military
academy.
Bonneville Chief
Is Appointed
Dr. Paul J. Raver,
Illinois, Selected
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. OU.R)
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes today appointed Dr. Paul
J. Raver. Illinois commerce com
mission chairman, ns administra
tor of the Bonneville dam power
project.
Raver will assume his duties on
September 15, relieving Acting
Administrator Frank A. Banks.
Banks has served as temporary
administrator since May 4 shortly
after the death of J. D. Ross, the
first administrator.
Ickes said he was "grateful'' to
Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois
for "releasing Dr. Raver who is
especially well qualified ns a re
sult of his long and brilliant rec
ord to do the important job I nm
assigning him at Bonneville."
Nebraska Man
Raver was born at Logansport,
Ind., on April 27, 1894, and was
graduated in civil engineering
from the University of Nebraska
in 1917. He received a degree of
master of business administration
from Northwestern university in
1927 and a degree of doctor of
philosophy from the same school
in 1933.
In 1927, Raver served as a Val
uation and estim:l'ng engineer in
Chicago and for the next six years
he taught public utilities courses
at Northwestern, He became su
pervisor of the section of rates
and research of the Illinois com
merce commission in 1933. He or
ganized the section and directed
special research on such subjects
as revenues, rates, the cost of capi
tal and securities. He also pre
pared testimony in Important lake
cases and supervised handling of
SEE BONNEVILLE STORY
PAGE 2
Heavy Smoke Poll
Covers Eugene Area
Eugene was shrouded with
smoke Monday, believed to have
come in from the large Saddle
mountain forest fire, which was
lashed into activity over the
weekend by low humidities and
heavy winds.
The smoke appeared Sunday
evening and continued to roll in
slowly all night. The sky was
completely overcast Monday. The
weather bureau re ported
light northwest winds, never more
than four miles nn hour during
the night. It appeared that the
low wind was responsible for
the low-lying smoke.
Siuslaw officials revamped their
plan of defense against the fire
when northwest winds changed
its direction. A north and south
line out from the main east and
west defense line on their protec
tive boundary was destroyed by
the sudden advance of the fire
Sunday.
Robert L. Campbell, executive
assistant, did not know whether
the fire had eaten into Siuslaw
protective area, but he thought it
was very near. He reported that
the two camps had been moved
south as a precautionary measure.
The old mill camp was moved
into the Panther creek territory
and now houses about 400 men
working on the line. The Bear
creek camp was moved seven
SEE SMOKE STORY
PAGE 2
Brian Aherne Marries
Actress Joan Fontaine
sues
i v '1,1 I .
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FLAMES which gutted Willamette Park early Sunday morning are shown Just before the north wall
of the huse pavilion fell, about 3 a. m. Tile loss lias been set by Manager A. B. Loud between $15,
000 and $20,000. He said Monday he "hoped" to rebuild the structure, long a rendezvous for Eugene and
University of Oregon dancers. (Photograph by John Merrill, Wiltshire Engraving)
Fire scoured Lane county
over the weekend in four
scattered territories, causing
nn undetermined amount of
damage, destroying three)
homes, two farms, a danco
hall, and two county bridges.
Most expensive blaze was
believed the Willamette park
dance hall fire which com
pletely destroyed the $20,000
pavillion. The pavillion, lo
cated about five miles out of
Eugene on highway 99 burned
early Sunday morning.
At Onkrldga three homes were
burned to the ground Sunday
afternoon. Brush fires, leaping out
of control under hot skies and)
strong winds, burned farms not far
from Danebo and near Central
Saturday evening.
The Elmira road fire which cov
ered over 2,000 acres and des
troyed a farmhouse, barn, and
windmill tower belonging to E. M.
Warren, was the largest in extent.
The Warren farm which wai un
occupied, was the only ona be
lieved damaged, although many
others were threatened. It was
reported earlier that a number of
cattle had been killed In the blare,
but ns farmers began to check on
their herds most were discovered
safe.
The two counly bridges on Uib
Elmira road, which were destroyed
Saturday night, were being re-
TjUINS of Willamette Park are shown as they appeared after daybreak Sunday, following the fire. The
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tank in the foreground was used for healing. (Photograph by Paul Dcutschmann, Wiltshire cngrnv-
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THE area between Eugene and Elmira was ravaged hv a nerlnus brush fire Saturday, Here Is all wlllrh
remains of one of two counly bridles which burned. Flames covered 2,000 acres. (Photograph by
Herbert Wiltshire, Wiltshire engraving)
DEL MONTE. Calif., Aug 21.
iPi It was Mr. and Mis. Brian
Aherne today.
The British stage star, 37, and
Joan Fontaine. 21, Hollywood 1 1 'in
actress, were married in St. John's !
chapel yesterday before a small
audience of friends. moty fiom I
nearby Saratoga, Miss Fontaines
former home.
Funeral Is Tuesday
For Victim of Mad
Hospital Slayer
SKILL FRACTURED
SALEM. Aug 21. ' Peter
Spino. 52. brooks, was being
treated here today for a skull
fracture suffered Saturday In the
collision of his car with that of
Jenkie Simpson, Salem, on the
highway south of Brooks.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 21 "Pi
Funeral services will be held here
Tuesday for Mrs. Hattie Hooker,
62, fatally wounded in Portland:
Saturday by Hulen Presley, a'
wrninHH nr,lrf nnennr who
tried to fhoot his way out of
Good Samaritan hospital.
Survivors include a daughter.
Mrs. Ray C. Newbury of Eugene,
and a si!cr, Mrs. Delia Smith
of Salem. Three sisters and a
brother in other sections of Die
country alr-o survive.
Oregon Fires Burn
Lower After Sprees
PORTLAND, Aug. 21 M Fire
conditions in western Oieg"n con
tinued to improve today, ns the hu
midity rove and cool, misty
weather prevailed on the coast.
The favorable wr'ntlier condi
tions gave hope to the moie than
5,000 fire fighters who have dog
gedly fought against the flames fur
more than a week.
The Meadow lake area, 11 milfi
northwr of McMinnvllle and the
SEE OIlfcGON KIRK STORY
PAGE 2
Dickson's Grocery
Is Again Entered
GLENWOOD, Aug. 21 (Spe
cial) Sometime before dawn on
Monday morning, Dickson's gro
eery, Glenwood, was made the tar
get of a burglar-robbery, for the
second time In two months, ac
cording to proprietor Earl L.
Dickson.
Although the extent of the dam
age was undetermined, it was be
lieved to be in excess of $150. The
Intruders entered by the back door,
helped themselves to beer as they
worked, and departed, leaving the
back door swinging open behind
them.
Willamette Park
Pavillion Razed,
Loss Is $20,000
Three Oakridge
Dwellings Destroyed
Sunday Afternoon
BEE FIRES STORY
PAGE 2
Nazis Said Donors
Of Library Volumes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 UB
Dr. John Hnrvey Sherman, presi
dent of the University of Tampa,
told the Dies committee today
that the German consul at New
Orleans had attermpted to in
fluence faculty members at Tam
pa and at Tulane universities,
Dr. Sherman was the only wit
ness today as the committee held
a brief session, and recessed until
10::i0 a. m., tomorrow.
He said Baron Edgar von Spie
gel, New Orleans consul, had of
fered books to his university on
behalf of the Nazi government
but on assurance that the Ger
man professor at Tampa, an out
spoken anU-Nazi, would be "ade
quate." , -
In New Orleans, Baron von
Spiegel said many southern col
leges had accepted book offers.
Dr. Sherman said that last
SEE NAZIS STORY
PAGE 2
Six Die in Atlantic
Off New Hampshire
After Fishing Trip
RYE BEACH, N. H., Aug. 2t
(Pi The sea cast up six bodies on
the beach today,' revealing the
tragic end of an all-day fishing
party.
The victims were Identified a:
Ralph Pryor, fS, of Dover, owner
of the boat: Miss Ethelyn Cutler,
of Newmarket, a cousin of Pryor;
Frank Plante, of New Boston, N,
II.; Joseph Wajnar, 23, of New
market; Walter Hargraves, 24, of
Newmarket; and Clarence P. Yea
ton. 47, of Dover,
Identification was made by Pry
or's son, Robert.
Bus, Fire Engine Crash
In East, 29 Injured
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.
A Greyhound bus from the
world's fair and a fire engine an
swering a false alarm collided
today in a pre-dawn mist, injur
ing 29 persons.
The bus was en route from New
Sfork to Washington. The collf
sion occurred at an Intersection
on Roosevelt boulevard, which
carries U. S. route one through
Philadelphia.