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

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Newspaper Page Textfo) o w 0 oMU EM mm Meters Be Ready December 1 .jirfiHToTSecond 3y Starr ;uiuiuu7 , ,-s parking meters should .".L .lirkine off park- S by Decemberl.it was -"'1 j... rvumcilman cSanof.hepo.ice , dm! meters - -.Willamette and on West ird Eighth avenues should r Jeted Georse McMorran. H Tuesday Mparts for his type of met i been shipped and should Ja r. Cafnrriav or X, He felt that the Dual fto W i" December 1. irailman Bond indicated that rmnittee aes iu g... Knth ivnes of ma- 4" the same time. He said a( citv would prooauiy nui !cr the completion of the :-; penny electric meters i not be installed lor C!3. PmnlM DrODDIHS 'einwnue, nx mmn ...v.. s east side of Willamette j from curious Eugeneans tknunlit (hut the ma- Ea - ! were in operation or just iA n hour thev worked. .m nn thA income of the -jk ranged from 60 cents l. II Hff:nlnlp horl nnl wal r HOU WHV.ow ,mn uui .J.-. up the problem of what to I mis income. mey ic- Eutene parkers that until fficial "go" signal on the i was given contributions to tiers gave no special park-iviltges. WEATHER: RAIN Elicit 5? mwm HOME EDITION LANE COlWTrs HOME NEWSPAPER. VOL. 9S EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939 NO. 144 pith cf ft It! KPti Miry Offers Farm 'rogram For GOP WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (U.R) Skm Minority Leader Charles U.V O j n.. yjie., prnposea a r..ee-pcir.t farm program today ne saia, me repuo- n nartv rrtnlrf ...in (" led elect a president in .'-r considerable thnueht" ' sid in an interview, "I have ral at the conclusion that :tM :t it demonstrates to the - ro.trs ana tnose dependent '". farmere that thr i. ...a, llir put IJf is I'wted, as formerly, in their IS-Vary recommended that the -rag program be written into 'iwiyi 1340 patform in "sim- --mge so that all can un--Ur.d;" Of hpnpfit nau. I "3 KjS" the AAA soil con- program. -Kt Of the rrinrl fi'j IPMmaH ..... Iralization of the public X:y to give the 14 public -. a greater share of from sales rf fn.cic Fl on the public domain. Big Japanese Liner truck N 17 ear Eogiian 1939 NOVEMBER 1939 -fSUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT m, l .... i7":":lfii AMERICA IS EVENLY DIVIDED on (he Thanksgiving day Issue. Half of Ihe states refused to follow President Roosevelt who will observe his turkey day this Thursday, a week earlier than tradition fixes the holiday. Oregon followed the president. Two states, Colorado and Texas, will have two feast days. Low Pass Road To Be Widened :"land Coroner '"its Informarinn "Former Eugenean ": Portland J- ;;V wnt'en local police . ' """"on regarding the " "Mttvi, ju-year- in Portland n id'Jwi as com- ""' police were unable to -tfone connected with the -Z.:;" -ho tool: hi life in t-nu D' the cor- -:,Jnds- h,"S sandy C, "on cur.y sand hair eyes. his apart- n people Who "ant to Move Dec. 1 r hrttot for puce, Ple your ad DEpARTMENT State Men Promise Funds For Improvement JUNCTION CITY, Nov. 21 (Special) Three miles of the Low Pass summit section of the Sius- law highway will be widened early next year, members of the state highway commission promis ed the citizens of Junction City and the Lake Creek valley at a meeting at Junction City Mon day night, sponsored by the Lions club. The grade on both sides of the summit will be widened to 30 feet and the pavement will be widened from 17 feet to 22 feet it was announced by the commis sion members. The estimated cost of the improvement is $55,000. This improvement will make it safe for all loads of piling or poles up to 50 feet long and will enable the cutting down of the super elevations that now exist on the grade over the mountain. For some time past lumber and logging operators in the Lake creek section west of the summit have been advocating the im provement of the Low Pass sec tion of the highway. At first it was proposed to bore a tunnel through the mountain or to exca vate a deep cut to straighten the roadway over the hump, but this was thought by the commission to be too expensive. Engineers figure that widening the roadway and pavement will be sufficient for the needs of the traffic on this highway. The curves are so sharp and the grade so narrow that it is impossible to haul very long timbers over the summit. Present at the Junction City meeting were Henry Cabell and Myron Clough, members of the commission, R. H. Baldock, chief engineer of the commission; mem bers of the Lane county court. County Engineer P. M. Morse. Walter Ransom, chairman of the roads committee of the Eugene chamber of commerce, Tracy Stocker of Eugene. Earl Hill of Cushman, and many residents of Junction City and the Lake creek valley. Europe's War 'Threatens' Sophomores The war in Europe has sudden ly become very real to sophomores at the University of Oregon. They're threatened by a shortage in pants! For yeurs the second-year men have donned the familiar "mole skin" pants, a rough and ready garment that not only has been practical but a badge of elevation from the "tin pants" ranks of freshmen. Now the moleskin pants are al most impossible to buy in Eugene stores. Merchants tell the pros pective purchasers to "blame Chamberlain!" The cloth from which the pants are made comes from England, and the manufacturers there have decided they want it 'over there" for something else. American sub stitutes, they admit, are neither as satisfactory, nor do they sell as well. Movie Craftsmen Walkout Halted Creswell Trucker Fined On 2 Counts E. O. Smith of Creswell was fined S1O0 each on two counts in the Eugene justice court Monday afternoon on a charge of violating the Oregon Motor Transportation act He pleaded guilty to hauling as a general carrier without a per mit. The comprint was filed by the Public Utilities commissioner of the state. Klamath Falls Lad Object Of Wide Hunt KLAMATH FALLS, Nov. 21. 04s! Systematic search for "Son ny" Maxwell, a 4-year-old who wandered away from home Sun day afternoon, was resumed to day. Scant hope is held that the boy is .still alive after two nights of sub-freezing temperatures. An estimated 1500 men combed the hills on the east edge of town last night and early this morning but the searchers, on foot, on horseback and in automobiles, armed with flashlights, lanterns and aided by two veteran track ing dogs, failed to turn up a trace of the child. The dogs lost the boy's trail at the edge of a burn. A thorough investigation elimi nated the possibility the boy might have fallen into the government irrigation canal near his home, officers said. The big ditch con tains less than a foot of surface water at this time of year. Pendergast Is Denied Parole From Jail WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 0i Tom Pendergast. one-time big boss of the Kansas City demo cratic machine, was denied a pa role today from the federal peni tentiary 't Leavenworth, Kansas. Temporary Action Affects 35,000 Workers HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 21. OW A walkout of . 35.000 A. F. L. studio craftsmen, scheduled for this morning, was postponed at least temporarily pending further conferences between producers and unionists. The delay was announced last night at conclusion of an emer gency conference on the federa tion's demand for 10 per cent wage boosts. President Joseph M. Schenck of the association of motion picture producers de clared: "We have made considerable progress and it appears as if all our differences will be taken care of." William Bioff. head of the con ference of studio unions, a gov erning group for most A. F. L. workers, and Meyer Lewis, west ern director of the federation, re plied in a statement: "The A. F. L. policy always has been that issues between employ ers and labor are best settled at the conference table, rather than by drastic economic action which might immediately preclude fur ther negotiations." They des cribed Schenck as having "a long and favorable record as a friend of labor." A BAD. BAD BOY NEW YORK. Nov. 21 'P Henry Trieste. 39, plunged to his death from the roof of a six-story apartment houe on East 12th! street. Police found this note in ! his room: "I don't deserve to live, j I am a bad boy." ' 'Golden Boy' Comes To Town Wednesday The first legitimate stage play to grace the boards of a Eugene theater in more than a decade will be here Wednesday evening when Clifford Odet's "Golden Boy" comes to the McDonald theater for a one night stand. Fresh from an outstanding run on Broadway, "Golden Boy" in cludes a cast headed by Eric Lin den, familiar to many from his movie work. He is a member of the original troupe which played the drama in New York and Lon don. Linden takes the part of Joe Bonaparte, whose struggle be tween desire for money and de sire for music makes the story of "Golden Boy." Bernice Claire will portray the fight manager's girl who had faith enough in Joe to see him through. The play will be staged with the original settings, props and cast It Is the first in a series of stage plays being brought to Eu gene by James O'Conneil. man ager of the McDonald. Others will be "Hedda Gabbler." Jan. 3, with Eva Le Galhenne, and "What a Life," Feb. 19, with Jackie Coogan. None Thought Lost As Giant Vessel Sinks Terukuni Maru On Way Out Of London With 208 Aboard LONDON. Nov. 21. (U.P A big liner identified in messages to the Japanese embassy as the 11.390 ton Japanese Terukuni Maru was blown up off the coast of Eng land today, the 14th victim of in tensified sea warfare since Satur day. The Japanese embassy said mes sages from Harwich identified the liner as the Terukuni Maru, but gave no details. It was believed that the Teru kuni Maru struck a mine. She car ried a crew of 180 Hnd 25 passen gers, including one Briton. The Terukuni was a crack liner of the NYK line, and enioute from London to Japan. Several nearby ships picked up survivors of the Terukuni Maru, the NYK offices said they had no word of any casualties aboard the ship. The line said that the vessel carried 2 passenRevs, making a revised total of 208 aboard. ' "After the explosion the liner was partly submerged," one eye witness said. "Thereafter It disappeared com pletely. "I saw lots of ships racing to the scene from all directions." The Terukuni Maru, registered out of Tokyo, was built in 1930 In the Mltsubish yard in Japan. The telephone message from Harwich indicated that the Jap anese ship went down in the same area where the Simon Bolivar, the British steamer Blackhill and sev eral other ships have been sunk in the last four days apparently the center of a floating mine area. Water Districts To Elect December 4 The College Crest and South Willamette water supply districts will hold their annual elections Monday, Dec. 4, for the election of water commissioners. In the College Crest district Hubert Moor is the only candidate and he is running to succeed him self. The other commissioners, each serving five years, are Dud ley Holland, Truman Wills, Sam Morris and O. A. Hnuglum. In the South Willamette dis trict J. P. Wray is running to succeed himself and Burton A. Fowler and M. C. Gaskill are run ning for the post made vacant by the resignation of Willis W. Wiper. Lumber's Future Bright, Fleishel Tells Portlanders PORTLAND. Nov. 21. OP) The national lumber industry will revive strongly this year and next if lumbermen have "the nerve to demand the right prices," M. L. Fleishel, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers' associa tion, said last night. "The outlook for the next six months is brighter than it has been for the last couple of years," he declared. "Stocks are not large and the order files are enough to carry through to the first of the year." British Agents Nabbed By Nazis As Bomb Plotters German Prisoner Confesses Placement Of Charge In Cellar BERLIN, Nov. 21 lURi The Nazi secret police tonight announc ed the arrest of three persons in cluding two "leading" agents of the British secret service in con nection with the Munich beer cel lar bombing attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler. The Nazi press had. from the first, charged that British agents were responsible for the Munich bombing and that British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was at least morally responsible for in spiring the assassination attempt because of his speech calling for an end to llitlerism. George Elser, according to the Nazi gestapo, confessed Nov. 14. The bombing was on Nov. 8, the day he was seized. Worked for 7 Days Elser said he worked for n week placing the bomb in one of the pillars of the beer cellar and that it was set (or 144 hours or six days. Elser was quoted as saying he planned the crime as far back as September or October of last year. The building of the bomb position (in the pillar) occurred In August, however. The bomb was taken to the beer cellar seven days before Hitler made his anniversary speech, ac cording to the announced confes sion. Elser, It was announced, con fessed that on the next day (the sixth before the bombing), he at tempted to put the bomb into its position In the cellar but failed. He failed Bgaln in five attempts herore the meeting but succeeded about three days before the meet ing. It was announced that he con fessed Immediately that ho had attempted to cross from Stuttgart into Switzerland to meet Ihe per sons who had instructed him to place the bomb. Republicans To Boost McNary Wednesday Republicans of Lane county will rally their forces Wednesday eve ning to organize a "McNary for President" club at a meeting to be held In Ihe courthouse at 7:30 o'clock. All republicans of this sec tion are Invited to attend and help in organizing the group, putting Lane county in the foreground to honor a native son, Oregon's sen ior senator, Churlcs L. McNary. Petitions to the secretary of state to place a name on the primary ballot ake but 1000 names, and local republicans point out there can be well over 100.000 names be fore the petition Is filed. The local meeting is arranged under the auspices of the Lane county cen tral republican committee, headed by C. A. Huntington; and Kenneth Nielsen, member of the executive board of the states central com mittee organization. Germany's Export Trade New Target In Europe's War Retaliation Move Announced By Chamberlain Following Sinking Of 14 Ships Off Anglo Coast LONDON, Nov. 21. (UP) Great Britain will retaliate against Nazi sea warfare which has sunk 14 ships off the Eng lish coast since Saturday by seizing German exports on the Uigh seas, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced today in the house of commons. The prime minister's statement, in reference to British charges that Nazis had resorted to "unrestricted" war at sea by use of floating mines, was made as messages from Har wich reported that the 11.930-ton Japanese passenger liner Terukuni Maru had been blown up and sunk. Previous renorts todav had told of the sinking of the minesweeper Mastiff and the British trawler Sea Sweeper by mines. French Strike Nazi Planes From Skies PARIS, Nov, 21. P The destruction of three German planes on the western front, two of which plunged In flames, was announced tonight by the French high command. The French, In their evening communique, said: "The day has been notable for an artillery duel to the east of the Saar, also east of Vosges. "The two air forces were ac tive. An enemy reconnaissance plane was brought down within our lines. Two fighters were brought down in flames over the enemy lines. "Ail our aircraft rejoined their bases." Dr. Kossack To Discuss Theory Of Sampling Dr. Carl F. Kossack, Instructor in mathematics at the university, will address a regular meeting of Sigma Xi Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in room 105, Deady hall on, the campus. Dr. Kossack's sub ject will be "An Algebraic Theory I of Sampling, with Some Applica-1 tions." Sigma Xi is the scientific! honorary for pure and applied sci ence. The lecture is open to the i public. j City Attorney, Wife Burned In Apartment BLAINE, Wash., Nov. 21 'Ufi City Attorney Orvillc K. Algyer and his bride of two months were burned to death today when their apartment caught fire while they were sleeping. The blaze started between the head of the bed and the wall, firemen said, Indicating a cigarette might have dropped from Algy er i hand as he lay in bed. War Bulletins! PRAGt'K Ql'IKT TRACt'E. Nov. 21. (1 Martial law In Prague anil four other Bohemian districts emleil today. Nazi officials announced "there's complete quiet III Prague, no Inrldents have been noted, anil Ihe Cierli pnpulntlnn Is peacefully pursuing work." SIRENS WAIL LONDON. Nov. 21. W Gunfire was heard at an un disclosed point nn the north east coast of Britain tonight as air raid sirens walled, It was announced here. RF.DS DETERMINED MOSCOW, Nov. 21.U1 Soviet Russia disclosed today her Baltic fleet la holding large scale maneuvers from newly won base In that area. At the aame time she warned Finland nothing "will ever break our decision to establish a strong peace all over the Fin nish gulf." GUNS BREAK QUIET BERLIN, Nov. 11. P French artillery abruptly ended a 35-hnur silence on the western front today wllh heavy shelling In the Perl sector, at the Junc tion of the German, French and Luxembourg borders, the of ficial German news agency reported. NAZIS AFTER OIL LONDON, Nov. 21, lP) Germany Is seeking a monopoly on Rumanian nil, Oliver Stan ley, president of the British hoard of trade, told the house of commons today, as part of a trade drive In the Balkans. City's Super Airport Sites Are Inspected Siles for a Eugene "supcr-alr-port" were inspected Tuesday morning by a group of local peo ple interested in improving the city's aeronautic connections and several aviation experts from Se attle. Included In Ihe group of vis itors were Paul Morris, airport engineer with the civil aeronautic authority, B. M. Jacobs, also CAA, and W. C. Abies, from the traffic department of the United Air lines. They looked over potential sites both to the north iinrl the south of the city, commenting favorably on several. Mr. Abies stated that if and when Eugene was equipped with a suitable airport, United Airlines would make slops here which would bring the city within one hour of Portland and three hours of San Francisco. Mahlon Sweet, head of the chamber of commerce aeronautic committee, who accompanied the group, along with Mayor Elisha Large, City Engineer W. C. Clubb and others, indicated that a meet ing of the city, county and cham ber of commerce committees would be called early next week to dis cuss the matter of a suitable air port. Mr. Morris, the CAA engineer, stated that he would be glad to cooperate in the planning of a suit able airport for Eugene. The ques tion of an adequate port has been under discussion for some time, since the present port is unfit for large planes. Efforts to got a United Airlines stop in Eugene have been held up because of the lack of facilities In the past. The city, county and chamber of commerce committees have been quietly investigating the airport condition for some time. 48 DIE IN BLOW MANILA. Nov. 21 'P) A sail boat enroute to Masbate from Cebu sank in a typhoon yester day with 50 persons aboard. There were only two iurvivors. Chamberlain recalled that dur ing the World war the allies had seized German exports on the high seas in retaliation for U-boat at tacks on merchant ships. There had been reports last week that Britain was considering such drastic action us seizing Ger man exports in addition to the blockade of German imports but Chamberlain's announcement was surprising because of its possible effect on such neutral countries as . Italy. "Many violations of internation al law and the ruthless brutality of German methods have decided the government to follow a simi lar course," Chamberlain said in reference to the allied action In Ihe World war. - "An order In council will shortly be Issued giving effect to this de cision," he added. "In the last three days upwards of 10 ships of which some were neutrals were sunk with very ser ious loss of life by German mines." Agreement Cited He charged Germany with vio lation of The Hague convention regarding use of mines. The con vention provided that floating mines could be used only if they became duds after a short period. Chamberlain, who appeared In the house tor the first time in two weeks due to an. attack of gout, was cheered as he announced the SEE CHAMBERLAIN STORY PAGE 2 10 More Students To Gel Air Training Civilian pilot training will be ofrered to 10 additional students of the University of Oregon, mak ing a total of 50 now enrolled in this work under the auspices of the federal government, It was an nounced here Tuesday by Carlton E. Spencer, director of the train ing. Aulhorizallon for the addition came in a telegram from Grove Webster, chief of Ihe private fly ing development division, Wash ington, D. C. The 10 lucky students will be chosen from a number of "sitters in" who have been allowed to at tend classes since the start of the courses without credit, Professor Spencer stated. The extra allotment, which makes the number at the univer sity one of the largest on a per capita basis in the entire United States, was granted because of the success with which the work has been organized and carried on here, it is pointed out. Letters containing commenda tions for the way In which Profes sor Spencer has carried on the work have been received from Mr. Webster, and Leslie A. Walker, chief of Ihe vocational section of the federal department. On a recent visit to Eugene the work was also warmly praised by Wiley K. Wright, senior private flying specialist. The 10 students will he selected Wednesday. A total of 178 applied for the work here, and interest has been keen on the part of studenU and public. Weather News Chilly weather prevailed in Eu gene Tuesday as fog continued to hang over the city. The forecast follows: OREGON: Unsettled tonight and Wednesday; rain west portion; snows over mountains; warmer In terior tonight; fresh to strong southerly wind off the coast. AIRPORT BUREAU RECORD: Maximum temperature Monday, 48 9 degrees; minimum tempera ture Tuesday 37.1 degrees; wind at noon Tuesday, southeast RIVER BUREAU RECORD: Stage of the Willamette river in Eugene at 7 a. m.. Tuesday, 2.6 feet Siuslaw Tides Hih Luw - H'fh-. Low 9:03 I. IN. 9:4.1 p. m. w 1 il I. m. 3:d0 p. m. Thuridar 9 U I. m. 10:53 p. m. M 1.34 m. 4.33 p. m.