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and on West
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r Jeted Georse McMorran.
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Mparts for his type of met
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rmnittee aes iu g...
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a( citv would prooauiy nui
!cr the completion of the
:-; penny electric meters
i not be installed lor
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s east side of Willamette
j from curious Eugeneans
tknunlit (hut the ma-
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up the problem of what to
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Eutene parkers that until
fficial "go" signal on the
i was given contributions to
tiers gave no special park-iviltges.
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HOME EDITION
LANE COlWTrs HOME NEWSPAPER.
VOL. 9S
EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939
NO. 144
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Miry Offers Farm
'rogram For GOP
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (U.R)
Skm Minority Leader Charles
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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.
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1939 NOVEMBER 1939
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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
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in Portland
n id'Jwi as com-
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-tfone connected with the
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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 -
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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.