Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, September 21, 1939, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textf his Day Home Edition Weather: Cloudy I, the News LANE COUNTVS HOME " NEWSPAPER. VOL. 95 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939 ON STREETS 3c; NEWS STANDS So NO. 83 .. 1 ?s5t i i ;t m ' & Calincscu Roosevt As oiian Strong ks Repeal of Man1 ; mbarg IT .lO "Bucharest - Europe Sited whether assas fSton "f Rumanian Pre Celinescu. anti-Nazi. German Iron Guard sthat the o.I-rich Ral Kale is on to follow Mstcns of Austria jrficant seemed Human Zrvwwi order oust- 5wni f J?:h. ref.u- --from Po'd'ti'o name. ! Fntc of Po"sh Prcsi i,'nt Mow'ek'. H o n c r a 1 jofoMlvdr in bdancc as yuisHcm?nd that Rumania ittpthe-n "in custody." HeutraTitw ffASHIXCTON Honsevcu (t 'POP"' Ol vors "cash ana carry, pmra 1 (n consult congress and keep it in session, savs that if rfargo is repealed "United C'a'es will more probably ro--ai at peace." . . . Hull iserts that changing neutral ly oolicv is a "perfect npnt 'America: that present law kin fact and operation un- stral. . . . Victory lor FDR prophesied. BflttlefrorTS EAST FRONT Nazis sum- sarilv announce "onerations :: Poland are closed." . . . Tirssw radio announces Pol si victories on 13th dav of tee in undiscouraeod broad- 5i!. . . . Allies admit Polish "t has disappeared al 'Jueh scattered opposition to piazis. Russians continues. Soviet cress commends rps for bravery in battle '"icatinc resistance. . . . 'xinq of Poland proceeds of ially at Moscow conference. Nazis As F-D's Plans BERLIN. Sept. 21. (u.R Nazis today bitterly condemned Presi dent Roosevelt's proposal to en able the sale of American muni tions on a cash and carry basis, as an unneutral proposal of aid to Great Britain and France. Officials withheld comment on the president's address to congress but others said the Roosevelt pro posal, if carried out, would be to the exclusive advantage of Ger many's enemies. The sale of American arms to belligerents, these sources argued, would constitute a step by the United States toward war. WEST FRONT All quiet Pin. . . Goobbles o- Mrs in news suddonlv with m! that Boleium. Nether- ''M will h over-run as in -.4.. c-tni-tt. refine . .propM.se again to "smash -lerism." . . . Chamber n cautions against impa fflce. . . . Bryan Explains City Budget To Realty Board Emphasizes Reduction Of Debt As Means To Bring Lower Taxes Explaining the "why" of an increased budget and tax levy in Eugene for the coming year before the Realty board, Thursday noon, City Recorder Calvin M. Bryan encountered cross-fire of several realtors regarding proposed salary in creases. M. Wilhelm, a member of the budget committee in past years, asked Mr. Bryan if he "did not honestly think the $3600 salary recommended for the recorder in the proposed 1940 budget was not a bit high," considering the tax sit uation here. "I'll answer that in this way. I did not cry over the low salaries, cut during the depression. I have not asked 1 date for a raise, I shall not com-I Work had been held up while the nlain at . anvlhino- tho hnrlrrni ! crews and equipment of Camp committee does," Mr. Bryan answered. He then quoted statistics from Medford, Oregon City, Astoria, and other cities to show that the proposed salary scale is comparable to those of other places. Rodman is Disturbed James A. Rodman fired a bomb shell when he declared: "Some day, someone, somphow, will have to go into the city's ad ministration and cut hell out of its taxes. They are TOO high. It's wrong the way the city docs some things. "Frequently, city officials are sent to meetings mayor's conven tions, city engineers' conventions, etc. The expenditure in itself is not much, but, those conventions are nothing but political organiza tions." In eastern markets, Oregon bonds are eyed with suspicion be cause of the continued "experi menting" in this state, Mr. Rodman declared. Earlier. Robert W. Prescott had asked Mr. Bryan if the city had j conditions have been favorable. in tne event oi an east wind, dan ger would grow much worse. XXX xt- v .BLOCKADES England sims more Nazi subs des- :,yL. . . RAF nlanes res- f crew nf tramp steamer Misinetnn Court, sunk in '''antic. . . . Wnrlrl War mystrrv ship Bremen ' reported captured by ::sn. tllN PY yEARS .rr,0 SEPTFMnrR 21. 1914 injmhling walls, debris, all J left nf Rheims cathc Wl. built in thirteenth cen r? mnst remarkable extant mple 0f r.othlc arrhltcc-lrp- . . Rattle of Aisne In '"In il.iv. . . . paris ,v;lr f. claims seven mile ad nm aftrr 48 I)nurs contn. flcluine. . . . Rattle front frrpoiHl(-nt writes of su K'human fatigue, terrible lc havnnet charges, iit 2t d'-lrrminatinn. . . . I.on avs Inttle will end when J"1" "ulfhnk Germans . . . '"Ma'.-mrnt from Rerlin "indrnhnrir laying strategy to " Radians In Mazurlan ' F"i:c-nr. neMott trMnr Y!lo Smith. Ert Barretl!, ' Fik sien up for motnr rare at I.ane county fair. ' trvinr grange busy get- lair rxhibits in order. . . . Route F Work Being Resumed Grading work on Route F high way out of Camp Jackson near Mapleton was resumed this week after a shutdown of nearly a month. The county court has entered into a contract with Anderson Bros., owners of a large power shovel, whereby the machine will be used on the job until the first of November, with the privilege of extending the contract after that Lane and Camp Jackson were be ing consolidated. Ninety men arc now employed on the job, County Engineer P. M. Morse said. Fire Danger Again Worries Foresters i X X V X- - X AxxxX Vf i xx- 14 -.... .fMM fiprmanv Hand Text Carries r , Full Message 3uspeaea in Balkan Crisis Grab For Oil Likely To Follow Trouble, Observers Believe Of Roosevelt PRETTY J. C LEND EN IN. Eugene, packs a "fair" pumpkin. Dangerous fire conditions were reported in the Siuslaw national forest Thursday, with the Wald port and Hebo districts listed as greatest danger spots. Fern and underbrush In the for est is reaching the dead stage, ac cording to L. E. Garwood, fire as sistant in the forest, and is now considered a serious hazard. Add ing to the fire danger is the influx of deer hunters into the forest area. The Siuslaw forest now is em ploying a full protection force in all parts of its territory and will continue to do so until an appre ciable amount of rain falls. Thus far during the present dry spell, Mr. Garwood said Thursday, wind "rrn Kerrlean stars at Vivov iheater in "S.im- "Hie world's mater 'l'f' nliritnnbv In six parts tkfill "lacnlfirent, sensational. any way to protect its investments in properties now tax delinquent, and Mr. Bryan had said he could not speak for the city council and its policies but that there was a type of revolving fund that could protect these interests. Eugene has to pay of fits debt there are no its and ands about it the time has come, when by state law, the city must meet its obligations if more than $300,000 bonded indebtedness acquired for improvements marie years ago, Mr. Bryan maintained. These improvement bonds were acquired 10, 12, 15 years ago when every one seemed to think the city would grow so fast that all would be cared for without trouble. Then came the depression. ' For the past several vears the budget commit tee has been warned the time is l approaching to pay off this indebt edness, the recorder said. "Now, the time has come. It's here. We have to pay off our debt. We are in the "futures" they were talking about years ago when they assumed this debt," Mr. Bryan declared. Goebbels Emerges; Talks With Press Weather News OREGON: Partly cloudy tonight and Fridav: unsettled south por finrv afternoon thunderstorms in mountains: temperature normal; light the coast. AIRPORT Rl KK.ai. itfArau; above anable wind o.'f Minimum temper aturc. Thursday, 53 9 decrees: maximum innii- Wednesday. . ' at n"tn. Thursday, nor'.n- "ie film." lure, wind ,, Killed ON JETTY .-r : .p north jetty pnj- i RIVER Br RE AV "Ef'ORD: Stage of Willamette nvcr m Ku- gene a BERLIN, Sept. 21. (U.F9 In his first public utterance since the outbreak of hostilities, Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, propaganda min ister, denied today to the foreign press that the reich government contemplates any violation of Bel gian or Neteehrlands territory. He said that contrary to foreign assertions neither Aix-La-Chapclle (Aachen) nor other towns on the lower Rhine had been evacuated. It was beneath his dignity, he said, to deal with reports published abroad that leading nazis had op ened bank accounts and insur ance accounts in London, Lane County Fair Thrives In Midsummer Sunshine By WAYNE HARBF.RT With brow-wiping judges hustling to satisfy anxious ex hibitors, Lane county's fair was attracting thousands from city and country Thursday afternoon in spite of the north ward shift of California's sunshine. Smiles of blue ribbon winners have spread true county fair spirit about the grounds and the many who were forced .to be contented with second place red ribbons or, perhaps, only a suggestion upon how they could do better next year joined in their praise of the winners. Apples with broken stems, dahlias with imperfect centers, calves with unpolished hoofs, stallions with uncombed manes and sweet corn not quite ripe were forced to lower bracket mentions as experts sought perfect specimens with which to illustrate the owner's success and to point out im provements the "almost winners could have made. Barns are lined with capacity Fair Sidelights The ground cherries and straw berries in the ace Dorenn grange booth have been drawing plenty of comment from fair patrons. Some cream, they think, would go well on the berries if Saturday night's curtain doesn't find them too ripe. Raver Promises Fair Deal In Utilities PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 21. 'i Dr. Paul J. Raver, Bonneville administrator, said in a radio ad dress he would use his infllence to get investors a "fair price" when they sell properties to public utility districts. "Bonneville will not destroy or impair a single dollar of legitimate business," he declares. Requiem Mass Sung For Charles Schwab r.,oc Rav channel " A c Carter. 43. of Empire . -He was sma.-hed asair.'t H:rt. 'f by waves, eauin a u- '"t:'"'!ire, Coroner Ennis Kci- M!Eh... 7 n. m. ;'' Shulaw Tldis rridiT j!ufl7 7 -A 1 11 p m 5 'Jl NEW YORK, Sept. 21. 'Pi A solemn mass of requiem sung in St. Patrick's cathedral today I for Charles M. Schwab, 77-year ' ,M rhairmnn tt tliA huarH of the ! Bethlehem Steel Corporation, who ; died Monday night. A crowd es j timnted bv police at 2.000 persons jammed the sidewalks when the Among the varied shown by Creswell are brooms made by Charles Wetzel. "Splnarh!" shrugged Wil lamette Valley Lumberman Herb Cox while listening to a lecture on It by Four-ll girls. "They ouglila call It a medi cine Instead of a vegetable." The county fair Is not popu lar with one citizen. Old llosy heak reports that he did not sleep Tuesday night for the lowing of homesick cows In the nearby barns on the fair grounds. Oh, well, Rosy, It comes only once a year, fiel McGurk and go fishing. herds of cows and horses, pens are jammed by sheep and goals and squealing pigs. Rabbits arc stomping behind wire barriers as they lick their salt to forget the soaring temperatures. Nearby hens watch fresh eggs being tak en from their coops while roosters across thes awdust-covercd aisle crow welcomes to wide-eyed fair- j goers. Tails of horses and cows arc nrodurts ' quiet as Livestock Supcrinlen dent Lennie Haldorson has sue ceeded in keeping the usual swarms of flies in some far part of'the county during the fair. Gray-haired ladies are loitering by their needlework to tell tour ing friends about the task of cut ting the thousands of pieces for their ribbon-winning flower gar den quilt, about the time the kit ten tangled up the ball of pink crochet cotton which is now a part of the table runner with the blue nward attached to it. Cooks are refusing closes friends even a taste of angel food winners "un til Saturday night." Twice daily hundreds are tak ing rests from examining the ex hibits to take stations in the grandstand to acclaim snappy programs of novelty acts, band music, prancing horses, ball-roll- ir, a cor, 1, Chief Elmer Fansctt expressed a arrf,bats. Grandstand programs Keen ncsire to nave one m inr hrE,n Bl nnf 7 30 p. m. ciiris- Four-H club girl cooks explain to him the process of making a lemon chiffon pie. Jasper's little vegetable m.'in, featured in its community booth, has a summer squash hat, pump kin head and body, carrot arms, corn legs and feet of potatoes. Those strange fly-eating pitcher plants from the Oregon coastal marshes arc on display in the North Fork grange booth. Insects are persuaded to crawl upward by the scent of the plant's nectar, and. as they are near their swectnev tensen's rodeo is being given as a feature of each evening. Admis sion to the stands is the same as In the fair itself. 25 cents. Season tickets are 75 cents. Children un der 12 are admitted free of charge. (See pages 4 and 5 for complete awards.) BUCHAREST, Sept. 21. (6 p. m.ll a. m.. EST., via Cop enhagen (AP) Premier Ar mand Calincscu was shot and killed today bv men officially identified as Iron Guardists and troops were called up at onee to prevent a coup. The-assassination of Calin cscu known as Rumania's "Stronp Man" for his suppres sion of the outlawed, pro- Nazi Iron fiuard organization was attributed to conflicting national interests arising from the European war. Enemies Now On Frontier It came as Gorman and Rus sian troops annroachod the Rumanian frontier in their oc cunation of Poland. Calincscu was machine gunned In his automobile by masked men. Other masked men seized the Bucharest radio station but were subsequently arrested. Late today a communique read over the station formally accused the slayers of bcint members of the pro-Nazi Iron Guard. "Tiiis afternoon, Premier Cal InescJ was murdered In a cow ardly manner near his home," the communique said. "The mur derers, who are members of the former Iron Guard, have been ar rested." Carol Calls Council Immediately after the death of the premier a crown council was called by King Carol to meet the resultant crisis In Rumania's posi tion in internal and international affairs. It .was still sitting late today. The British-French allies and Germany were engaged in a bitter struggle, each side attempting to Influence Rumania's policy to their advantage. Calincscu had been known as an advocate of political and economic cooperation with Britain and France. Rumania's oil, needed by Ger man'ys mechanized army and her air force, was the major prize. (In Budapest Rumanian diplo mats said the slaying was "highly significant just at a moment when German and Russian troops are approaching Rumania's northern frontier." Other Budapest sources said they believed 0 long-expected revolt of the Iron Guard had come. The Rumanian legation in Mel grade said after vain attempts to telephone Bucharest that It looked as if the Iron Guard already was in charge.) The premier was driving In his car on Bucharest's main street, on his way to the royal palace, when he was shot. His car was suddenly blocked reportedly by three other ma chines. The three cars converged on that of the premier while a peasant cart blocked the road ahead. One car drew alongside. Masked men Jumped out and opened fire with sub-miichlne-gnns. Calincscu slumped in his seat. Bullets had riddled his chest and abdomen from side to side. While the assassins were carry ing out their assignment another band of armed, masked men seized the Bucharest radio station, shoot ing and wounding the announcer and interrupting the scheduled program. Then one of them announced that Calincscu had been killed In a revolt. Police checked this uprising. KILLED HI NTING PORTLAND, Sept. 21. M. Richard E. Teeter, IB, Roosevelt high school student, is dead today victim of an accidental shooting while hunting crows yesterday with a youthful companion casket was taken into the church, as a fertilizer. aie trapped in the hollow ttem of. Portland's west hills. Edward the carnivorous plant J here, j Muhm, Hi. told Deputy hheritl after they finally die, they serve ! John Franklin his gun accidentally Tall Sunflower Seen At Swisshome I discharged, killing Teeter. From Swisshome now comes a story of tall sunflowers via Ven eta, and Billy Maddaugh says of course that is part of Route F, too. Mrs. W. S. Vincent at Swiss home reports a sunflower 12 feet bill with the stalk six and one half Inches around. The two larg er leaves are 17 by 20 inches, and 16 by 21 lm hes. The flower mea sures 22 Inches across. The plant Is a volunteer one with no special care or cultivation. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-1' The text of President Roosevelt's message to congress follows: 1 have asked the congress to re assemble in extraordinary session in order that it may consider and act on the amendment of certain legislation, which, in my best judg ment, so alters the historic foreign policy of the United States that it impairs the peaceful relations of the United States with foreign na tions. At the outset I proceed on the assumption that every member of the senate and of the bouse of rep resentatives, and every member of the executive branch of the gov ernment, including the president and his associates, personally and officially, arc equally and without reservation in favor of such meas ures as will protect the neutrality, the safety and the integrity of our country and at the same time keep us out of war. Calls for Fair flay Because 1 am wholly willing to ascribe an honorable desire for peace to those who hold different views from my own as to what those measures should be, I trust that these gentlemen will be suffi ciently generous to ascribe equally lofty purposes to those with whom they disagree. Let no man or group in any walk of life assume exclusive pro tectorate over the future well-be ing of America because 1 con- eive that regardless of party or section the mantle of peace and of patriotism is wide enough to cover us all. No Monopoly on 'Teace" Let no group assume the exclu sive label of the peace "bloc." We all belong to It. I have at all times kept the con gress and the American people in formed of events and trends in for eign affairs. I now review them in a spirit nf understatement. Hack to History I seek a greater consistency through the repeal of the embargo provisions, and a return to inter national law. I seek rcenaetmcnt nf the historic and traditional American policy which, except for the disastrous Interlude of the embargo and non-intercourse acts, has served us well for nearly a century and a half. It has been erroneously said that return to that policy might bring us nearer to war. 1 give to you my deep and unalterable con viction, based on years of ex perience as a worker In the field of international peace, that oy the repeal of the embargo the United States will more probably icmain at peace than If the law remains as it stands today. I say this be cause with the repeal of the em bargo this government clem ly and definitely will insist that Ameri can citizens and American ships keep away from the Immediate perils nf the actual zones of con flict. Repeal of the embargo and a re turn In international law are the crux of this issue. When and If repeal nf the em bargo is accomplished, certain other phases of policy reinforcing American safety should be con sidered. While nearly all of us are in agreement on their objec tives, the only question relates to method. Keep Amerlran Ships Out I believe that American mer chant vessels should, so far as possible, be restricted from en tering danger zones. War zones may change so swiftly and so fre quently in the days to come, that It Is impossible to fix them per manently by act of congress: spe cific legislation may prevent ad justment to constant and quick change. It seems, therefore, more practical to delimit them through action of the slate department and administrative agencies. The ob jective of restricting American ships from entering such zones may be attained by prohibiting such entry by the congress; or the result can he substantially achieved by executive proclama tion that all such voyages are solely at the risk of the American owners themselves. Stay Till January These perilous days demand co operation between us without trace of partisanship. Our acts must be guided by one single hard-headed thought keeping America out of this war. In that spirit, I am ask ing the leaders of the two major parties in the senate and in the house of representatives to remain in Washington between the close of this extraordinary session and the beginning of the regular ses sion on January thin Congress Hears Historic Plea; Nation Watches Peace Still Foremost Objective Of Nation, President Contends WASHINGTON, Septal. (AP) Congress met in ex traordinary session today to begin consideration of Amer ica's neutral course in a war ravaged world. White haired Vice-President Garner and stooping, broad shouldered Speaker Bank head rapped the Senate and House to order shortly after noon (EST.) less than seven weeks after adjournment of the last regular session. To capitol veterans the scenes in both chambers, char acterized by nn atmosphere of extraordinary gravity, were reminiscent of the sessions of 25 eyars ago when, as now, the talk was all of "neutral ity" and "keeping the United States out of war." Unusual police precautions wcr taken. Kenneth Romncy, house sergeant-at-arms, reported heavy details of secret service and metro politan police, both uniformed and in plain clothes, surrounded the capitol and were stationed at every entrance. Talk Teace; War Atmosphere Strict regulations were enforced early In the day to prevent all but persons carrying special cards from entering the house wing of the capitol. Even members of con gress had to be identified. Police said they heard all sorts of excuses, tall stories and explan ations from would-be gate crash ers. Senators moved about the floor greeting friends and Senator Glass (D-Va.), oldest member, smiled broadly as many gathered about his dcsK. Then as Garner's gavel banged, quietfell and the Rev. Barney Phil lips, senate chaplain, opened the session with a prayer for "men of good will" in the days ahead. Heading of the president's procla mation followed, and when a buzz of conversation sprang up the vice president Interrupted with the clerk wilh a sharp reminder: "This is a proclamation of the president of the United States." and Hohnan (H-Ore.), were the only members to appear in formal black cutaways. After tixlay's re quest had been blocked by Pitt man, the senate recessed to join the house and hear Mr. Roosevelt. It was a dramatic scene in that great chamber aflcr Ihe two houses had been brought together. As he spoke, in measured, em phatic tones, Mr. Roosevelt (in an ordinary blue suit) stood behind the clerk's desk on the house ros trum. Members of his cabinet were immediately before him. In the gallery carefully groomed diplomats from over the world oc cupied a reserved space, but at tendants said representatives of Germany, Italy and Japan were not present. One of the last to ar rive before the president began speaking was Count Jerry Potochi, the Polish ambassador. The regular visitor's galleries were not as crowded as on similar occasions of the past because ad mittance was limited. Children's Home Can Use Your Surplus 'Canables' Have you any surplus vege tables, such as string beans or to matoes? The children's home at 26th and Potter streets Is in need of f.esh vegetables and can also use fruit. The home will much appreciate any offered and Is able to provide transportation for It. Persons wishing to do the chil dren a good turn may call Miss Newton at the home. The tele phone number Is 1522-M. STARRER SOI'CIIT PORTLAND, Sept. 21 1P Jim Roches, 52, was sought today for questioning in the fatal stabbing last night of Lester Miller, 30, ' Sacramento, Cal., laborer.