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THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON
Pige Five.
&ecy Prevails
t Wreck Hearing
i "
1 flf San Francisco's Engineer
of Disaster Which Took 24
i ' :
ttv Nev Aug. 21-(UP)-Engineer Ed Hecox of
r'ner train Citv of San Francisco, which piled up
smiin canv0"n near here a week ago with a loss
r . . todav was the first witness at a private hearing
Pacific railroad comoanv.
rted by
T h ring, reports
IT chamber said Hecox
I -lv questioned on every
rf 2 train's equipment
Jnl The questioning
Lf aired the veteran
ff-who hd driven every
f i' an overland passenger
Jcf torn stagecoach to
luTst the hearing was
, SeUow, superintendent
Lake City division ol
Pacific with headquar
ff Olden. Utah. State and
1-4 .uthorities attended.
hfarine was called,
Sid 'told reporters he was
Klai, as he swung the
train around
'ari across the Humboldt
re aoing
trestle I felt
. . i.. tUii-Viaale
.vmg smsnunaer me w
.;.... had said. "Just be-
jlsnew someuims w..0.
( ,-e piled up."
ft( power units and leading
ic'ertd the obstruction in the
2 tVred the obstruction in the
but the middle of the
k "leughed through the bridge,
tik six cars into the river
Hecox said he jumped out
lis cab, which was not dam
4 md ran a mile to the near
lV.phone to call for help.
ictors of the interstate
arierce commission partici-
in the hearing, asking
.oils Informally, Dm j. a.
ICC investigator, saw:
X. will have no statements
Si-e press t any time under
auditions." .
jfc present were C. B. Sexton,
(Iron of the Nevada public
Ere commission, and George
;hil)t, Nevada state police
feeder.
! is the most complete hear-
I have ever seen," Sexton
tented at a recess. "If it is
nued along the present lines,
ire will not be need for any
jfctr hearings."
fee hearings will be continued
at tomorrow and possibly
l:iread officials have blamed
ineek on deliberate sabotage,
fcr.j that a rail was torn up,
red inward four inches and
ltd down again to derail the
The Southern Pacific com
haj posted a $5,000 reward
information leading to arrest
ae persons responsible.
in the witnesses to be
Is Herschel D. Smith. Beo-
e. New. member of the coro-
'i iury which met at th
mi? and r?tnrnrt a vorHit
fenr. the company of blame,
fc'-e Dotta, mayor of Elko,
t- .-.d Ira Pearce. Elko busi-
nan. attended the hearing
representatives of the public.
tt WOOD JR. WINS
-u bank, N. J., Aug. 21
rw wood, Jr. and his mech
f "n Vincent
irsiteur
today won
Jj A events of the national
r?!:wt$ outboard motorboat
Gerald P. Nye May
Seek Nomination
For Presidency
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (let
A "favorite son" boom for Sen
ator Gerald P. Nye of North Da
kota for the Republican presi
dential nomination was reported
in the making today.
Friends of Nye said they ex
pected the movement to come
to the surface at a rally at Minot,
N. D., next month at a time
when several other prospective
Republican presidential candi
dates, more or less inactive since
congress adjourned, will be en
tering upon intensive speaking
campaigns.
Admirers of the North Dakota
senator also have been active in
South Dakota, Minnesota and
Montana with the hope of ob
taining, if not pledged delega
tions, at least secondary support
for Nye In the Republican con
vention. They were said to believe that
if Nye could command the back
ing of the 23 convention votes
from these four states he would
be in a position to force greater
consideration of his recently ex.
pressed views that the Republi
cans must nominate a "progres.
sive candidate" in 1940.
Nye, who took a leading part
in opposing the administrations
neutrality program in the last
session of congress, has arranged
a speaking tour, beginning in
October, which -will take him
from coast to coast. He has an
nounced the intention of attack
ing the administration's foreign
policies during his tour.
Christian Science
"Mind" was the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Aug.
20.
The Golden Text was, "Who
hath known the mind of the Lord
or who hath been his counsellor?
. . . For of him, and through
him, and to him, are all things: to
whom be glory for ever" (Rom
11:34, 36).
Among the citations which com
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the
following from the Bible "Many,
O Lord my God, are thy wonder
ful works which thou hast done,
and thy thoughts which are to us
ward: they cannot be reckoned up
in order unto thee: if I would de
Clare and speak of them, they are
more than can be numbered" (Ps
40:5).
The Lesson-Sermon also Includ
ed the following correlative pas
sages from the Christian Science
textbook, "Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: "The real jurisdiction
of the world is in Mind, controlling
every effect and recognizing all
causation as vested in divine
Mind" (p. 379).
Yes, there are
Butterick Patterns
In Eugene
Mill
er s
Scon to open Eugene's leading
department store, now have a
full and complete stock of new
Vogue - Butterick and Simplicity
Dress Patterns
rl-f c: t6 ke''P the women of Eugene with their
!ra S"";r'3 neds Millers hove opened their pat-j.'.f'-erit
for two hours daily and have'
v'y 'avDnt9 pattern sale6'.ady to
fcr-.,. . DOROTHY OLSON
?c-?r- advisor at Washburne's will help ycu.
Every Day, 2:30 to 4:30
Temporary Location Upstairs
in the
Bank of Commerce Building
840 Willamette St.
"UJ rt""d' 8U' expert eomtlere. will take care of your
n nw on Gossards, American Lady and Camp.
Phone for appointment.
I- E. HAYWARD, Mgr.
r -V it
CHAPELY, blonde Janet Mantell
J of Culver City crowned "Miss
California, 1939," at the annual
Venice Mardi Gras celebration.
10 Year Period
Shows U-0 Gain
All-Time Enrollment
Records Broken in 1938
All records for enrollment at
the University of Oregon were
broken during the school year
1938-39, when the institution re
ported a grand total of 3644 stu
dents, a 11 per cent gain during
the past 10 years, it was announ
ced here today by Dr. Donald M,
Erb, university president Figures
were contained in the annual re
port of the registrar, Dr. Earl M.
Pallet.
In 1929 the university enrolled
3277 students, and this figure rose
to 3359 in 1930. The depression
forced the total down to but 2386
in 1933, but since that time the
institution has been gaining
steadily.
Enrollment has Increased neat
ly five times in the past 25 years.
the figures show, since in 1913
the total was 732.
The figures for the past year
Include 2270 men and 1374 wo.
men. The number of freshman.
best barometer for future in
creases, stood at an all time high
of 1186.
Applications from new students
so far this summer-is well ahead
of a year ago, and indications are
that the coming year will be an
other record breaker, university
administrators (late.
Spokane Gunner Ties
In Vandalia Shoot
VANDALIA. O., Aug. 21
Jimmy Stinson of Bradford, Pa.,
won the preliminary 100-target
warmup to the Grand American
trap shooting tournament today by
the toss of a coin.
In the regulation 100-target
shoot, Stinson, P. O. Ford of Well
ington, O., Guy Chlesman of SpO'
kane, Wash., and J. R. Johnston,
Jr., of Hartford City, Ind., tied
with perfect scores.
After each broke 25 straight in
the shoot off, they flipped the coin
and Sunson won.
HOSTESS TO CLUB
TRENT, Aug. 21 (Special)
Helping Hand club met with Mrs.
Floyd Mauney last week. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Josh
Brown.
British, Japanese
Negotiations Dropped
TOKYO, Monday, Aug. 21 U.
British Ambassador Sir Robert
L. Craigie and Somatsu Kato, Jap
anese minister at large for China,
were reported today to have de
cided to suspend the Anglo- Jap
anese negotiations as a result of
Britain's refusal to take up the
Chinese currency and silver ques
tions. There was no direct confirma
tion of the suspension but the
newspaper Hochi reported that
Kato had threatened in a meeting
with Craigie Saturday to bring
about complete collapse of the
talks.
War Minister Selshlro Itagakl
conferred with fellow army lead
era Saturday on Britain's refusal
to discuss the Chinese currency
matter without the participation of
the United States and other na
tions interested in the question
under the provisions of the nine,
power treaty applying to the in.
tegrtty of China.
It was reported that Craigie and
Kato had agreed mutually to the
suspension of the already stale
mated talks dealing with the polic
ing and maintenance of order In
the blockaded British concession
in Tientsin.
It was said Britain will consult
with other powers regarding the
currency and silver question.
Japan has insisted Britain co
operate in suppressing Instead of
supporting the curency of the
Chinese nationlist regime of Gen
eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek and
also that banks in the Tientsin
British concession surrender about
$4,000,000 in Chinese silver de
posits.
Japanese newspapers demanded
that the government break off all
negotiations with Britain a course
which army leaders had already
announced would mean a drastic
Intensification of their anti-British
campaign in China.
One newspaper, the extreme na
tionalistic Yokumln, asserted there
was a pro-British faction in the
foreign office and urged the army
to take independently whatever
steps It thought necessary.
Baron Kllchlro Hlranuma, the
premier, conferred with Foreign
Minister Hachlro Arlta on the
British dispute but more Import
ant was the conference of Lieut.
Gen. Itagakl with fellow army
men,
U-0 Architect Bid
To Washington, D. C.
Ellis F. Lawrence, dean of the
school of architecture of the Uni
versity of Oregon, has been asked
to present a paper before the Fif
teenth International Congress of
Architecture, to be held in Wash
ington, D. C, September 24 to
30, it was announced here today.
The invitation is regarded as a
high honor both for Dean Law
rench and the school here. Archi
tects from all over the world will
be in attendance and internation
ally famed leaders In this field
will be on the program.
A paper, entitled "Architectural
Education in the United States,"
prepared by Dean Lawrence for
the Fourteenth Congress, held
last year in Paris, was so well re
ceived that the committee again
asked the dean to be on the pro
gram. Dean Lawrence has not yet an
nounced the title of his paper for
deal with modern methods in ar
chitectural education. The school
this year, but It will probably
here has frequently been cited as
a leader in instruction In this
field.
Japan May Blockade
Britain's Hong Kong
SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 OJ.B
The Japanese army today
threatened to blockade British
Hong Kong because of what a
Japanese army spokesman at Can
ton described as Great Britain's
persistence in permitting a flow
of arms and munitions through the
leased area to the Chinese army.
The Canton spokesman said the
Japanese commanders feel it it
necessary to isolate Hong Kong
from China in order to prevent
arms from renching the Chinese
guerrilla armies of Generalissmo
Chiang Kai-Shek.
Japanese forces already have
advanced to the border of the Brit
ish leased area, driving thousands
of Chinese refugees ahead of them
In what they described as a "mop
ping up" operation against the
Chinese irregulars in the Hong
Kong area.
British authorities had professed
to believe that no attempt would
be made by the Japanese to block
ade the border but the announce
ment at Canton indicated an actual
blockade from the landside was
being contemplated.
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FROM MONROE
MONROE. Aug. 21 (Special)
Mrs. Delmar Larkin, Miss June
Redmond and Henry Belchambers
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Podvent at Coquille.
Clay Gray of Independence was
a recent guest at the Noel Baker
home.
Father Ijarka came from North
Bend recently to stay during the
absence of Father Diese.
ELMIRA NEWS
ELMIRA, Aug. 21 (Special)
Murell Inman is finishing thresh
ing in this community. The ma
jority of farmers report good yield
of grain this season.
E. T. Pickert is in the Eugene
hospital with a case of blood pois
oning in his hand.
Miss Alice Herbert of Portland
is spending two weeks visiting her
uncle, Ellis Herbert, and other
relatives near Elmira.
SERS in the
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GOSHEN NEWS
GOSHEN, Aug. 21 (Special)
Fidelia and Patricia Bowers
have returned home from a vaca
tion of several weeks in Spokane,
Wash., and at Spirit Lake and
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Mrs. Charles Hager of Rupert,
Idaho, is here at the home of her
brother, G. C. Lawrence.
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THT'RSTON NEWS
THURSTON. Aug. 21 Spe
cial) Foy Witbeck has left for
Alberta, Canada, where he will
visit relatives for the next three
wepks. He is driving through,
Charley Taylor Is having his
chicken house raised, the work be
ing done by Guy Hills of Walter-ville.
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BEAITY SHOP OPENS
CRESWELL. Aug. 21 (Special)
The Ideal Beauty shop has
opened for business here in the
Scarbrough building. Miss Mar
garet Gwither has opened the es
tablishment, and Miss Dorothy
Coleman is the operator.
GRANGE WILL MEET
CRESWELL. Aug. 21 (Special)
Creswell grange is planning a
potlurk supper at 7:30 p. m. next
Thursday preceding its regular
meeung. Birthdays of the month
will be observed. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Coe, Mr. and Mrs, H. A.
Howe. Mrs. J. R. Miller, nd Earl
Grousbeck are the committee in
charge.
SCHOOL OrENS SOON
I.EABURG. Aug. 21 (Special)
The Lea burg grade school will
resume classes on September 11.
Mis Wilson and Miss Sar.dberg
wiU teach ajn thu year,
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