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Newspaper Page Textfather: Cloudy Home Edition LANS COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. . TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1940 ON STREETS 3c; NEWS STANDS 8fl NO. 113 n rs ono n ao rrrr o n n n n Kn o - Xt Mil .fen VnM WUAnAA I 'I II VI rM reoi iyu uusuu uir irinenuvs inns 1 nearm ighway Men om5Cifies leel in Eugene c Route qws Delegates ,r Session over reports that oSves of southern Ore nt2m" j ilios threw WCO?Zr behind an "take pontics" ymi building in this area ,.;,r;r in cast miliUry imenls. ria Cases I . I Cnuntu xpear in wjuiuj V 1 ... nf diDhtheria were lirted to the county health of- iuting tne monm ui ocim ..j ton cases have already . reported in October. One of , nj at Cottage Grove and i'T at Dexter. There have !2 diphtheria cases in the -tr this vear. K smallpox case is now on t health department's list, this Li the second one this year, r' i. 1 Tk. I-.,.. recoras snow, mcic twvC seven cases of infantile Bvsis in the county this year. case Saving been reported in Kber, Two new cases of scar- fever and one of chickenpox ! been found this month. p. X. Paul E. Anderson, county fcu officer, stresses the im r.!nce of immunization from tie diseases. At the present ff M is unaDie 10 answer an lor immunization clinics, but ii urging all parents to have fer children immunized or vac Led as soon as possible, and to v their own physicians. FDR Still Wont Debate WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. W President Roosevelt, a secretary said today, is not accepting Wen dell L. Willkie's offer to share an auditorium with him in Baltimore October 30. ,1 Stephen Early, the president's press secretary, said that rather than in Baltimore or Washington on that date Mr. Roosevelt prob ably would speak at the academy of music hall in Brooklyn, N. Y. Asked whether the chief execu tive had any disposition to accept Willkie's challenge to debate, Early remarked that it had been 'public challenge. I.J J 11 irawpea mannequins teed From Windows IT. CHARLES. Mo.. Oct. 21 f-K reform movement hit this ay and merchants were Fed that henceforth no naked fciies in display windows will Crated. ::ce were notified to be on atch for undraped dum P.oJmringa campaign against racy which was started by Mssen Voice werf Is Tonight tzi lulssen. Metropolitan baritone and now on 'r oi ine university of Si music school, will atmear tert tonight at 8:15 in the r w auditorium. e smger, a native Oregonian turope a vear after ho Ea'edfrom the Whitman con )M?ot music at Walla Walla. r reiurning to America, geared in leading operas, af- .7," "as signed for radio gnt years. Republican View On Election Given The third term, national de fense, the matter of class hatred, the unemployment question, and the fiscal policy are issues in this coming national election, accord ing to Frank B. Reid, local at torney, in presenting the repub licans' viewpoint on the campaign at the Kiwanis meeting, Monday noon. "One of the most important Is sues Is the third term. It is vital and fundamental to republicans and democrats alike who under- stand our government and the safeguards for it in the constitu tion and in traditions that have grown up through actions of form er statesmen," Mr. Reid comment ed. The principle against a third term is so important and so en trenched there should be a change in administration to insure con tinuance of our democratic form of government and the American traditions and principles, the speaker added. He pointed out that the statesmen who set up our government spent much thought and effort in working out the checks and balances that would keep the three branches of gov ernment functioning, realizing that should the executive branch become dominant over the others that democracy would be gone. If the third term is allowed there is no guarantee there will not be a fourth, fifth, or sixth term, with the new deal, through its great power, perpetuating itself in con trol of the government, Mr. Reid added. He quoted Thomas Jeffer son and George Washington in their opinions against a third term for a president, and briefly dis- Churchill Tells French Nation May Be Erased Dramatic Radio Delivered to Fr Ally of Brita'r rt Uwis Renrlier! r Armv Cnncrrlni-.- - "'ii"T ani con- iTJl ' 12 flun5 through-t- "rls beln? Rubied 'or 1.000 instead of ,, before , he f.rst of -Ibe-V,,' Mon'a and s a-nving. Kathcr News c cIudy tonight, L.-ay generally fair but ar coat: -t ".r1 f! t moderate west ',4?"; ,m"'n"im '-'( In . ngrees; - a. st r.rn ij... "CORD: ti,u.. ' feet. ,JI - ... . rr- SEE REPUBLICAN STORY PAGE 10 North Fork Farmer Dies in Car Plunge FLORENCE, Oct. 21. (Special) Perry Green, 59. North Fork farmer, was instantly killed Sun day morning when his car Went off a narrow wooden bridge cross ing the North Fork as he was re turning to his home. The car turned over and landed top down in about two feet of water. The bridge was about 12 feet above the water. Mr. Green was discovered by his wife as she was driving their cows to the pasture. The bridge, which is on a private road, is about one half mile from their home. Mr. Green had spent the night in Florence, and was driving home when the accident occurred. He is survived by his wife and a son and a daughter. The body was taken to the Poole chapel in Eu gene. Charles P. Poole, county coroner, investigated the case Sunday. LONDON. Oct. i. -Prime Minister Churchill Wu ned the French People tonight that Ger many "is resolved on nothing less than the complete wiping out of the French nation" and urged Frenchmen to 'rearm your spirits before it is too late." In a fireside pep talk to the people of Britain's fallen ally, broadcast in both English and French, he declared that Britain is fighting for a victory which "we will share with you" and said all Britain asked of Frenchmen "is that, if you cannot help us, at least you will not hinder us." An apparent reference to Amer ican aid for Britain came in this passage of Churchill's fighting speech: "Our Friends" "The crimes of Herr Hitler are bringing upon him and upon all who belong to his system a retri bution which many of us will live to see. "The story is not yet finished, but it will not be so long. We are on his track and so are our friends across the Atlantic ocean." Churchill's broadcast came at a time when the Germans were ru mored attempting to maneuver the French into Joining forces with the axis powers against the British. 'To not imagine, as the Ger man-controlled wireless told you, that we English seek to take your ships and colonies," the prime minister remonstrated. "The British seek only Ho beat the life and soul out of Hitler'," he continued. Churchill reminded Frenchmen that Britons have not forgotten the "ties that unite us to the French." The British, he continued, "now as ever." have command of the seas and "in 1941 we shall have command of the air." The prime minister made a bid for the good will of the people of Britain's former ally, declaring that "when good people get into trouble because they are attacked and heavily smitten by the vile and wicked they must be careful not to get at loggerheads." Appealing to France he said: "Frenchmen, for more than 30 years, in peace and war, I have marched with you and I am still marching along the same road to night. I speak to you at your firesides, wherever you may be or whatever your fortunes are. "I repeat the prayer around the Louis d or, (French coin): Dieu Protege la France,' (God Protect France). Declaring London is bearing up well under German bombardment, Churchill said: "Our airforce has more than held its own. We are waiting for the long-promised (German) in vasion. Then he quipped, "so are the fishes." Willkie Warns America Anew Nominee Would Share Baltimore Platform Stimson Will Fish First Draft Number from Old Bowl WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (AP) Draft headquarters an nounced today that Secretary Stimson, rather than Presi- . nt Roosevelt, would draw the first number in the national conscription lottery at noon Oct. 29. The drawing, it was said, will be conducted in the presence of Mr. Roosevelt. Headquarters announced that the president would make a brief speech during preliminary ceremonies. The change in plans, to have Stimson pull out the first capsule. followed the precedent of 191", when the then secretary of war, Newton D. Baker, led off the drawing. Dr. Clarence A. Dykstra, selec tive service director, made the previous announcement that Pres ident Roosevelt would pull out the first number after he had confer red with the chief executive. Dykstra said the drawing would be held in the Interdepartmental auditorium adjacent to the labor department building in Washing ton, with the chief executive pull ing the first number from the glass goldfish bowl used in the World war draft. Dykstra said they did not dis cuss whether Ml. Roosevelt would be blindfolded and that addilinnul details would be announced later by his organization. But the draft numbers, ho said, will be enclosed in the same blue capsules used in the last draft. He showed reporters one of them, with a small tag bear ing the number 2S8 the first in the lottery in World war days. 12 Hour Job Dykstra said he did not know who would take over the bulk of the drawing after Mr. Roosevelt had selected the first number, but that he thought the process would take at least 12 hours. The numbers drawn will cor respond with serial numbers as signed to more than 16,!00.000 men who registered for selective military service last week. The order in which the numbers are drawn will determine the order in which the men in each draft area are called for service. Drawings will continue until numbers have been reached ex ceeding the highest serial num ber assigned in any selective ser vice area. The reason for exceed ing the top serial number, Dyk stra said, is to "be sure that late comers get a number." Bv Theodore F. Koop ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN ENROUTE T O MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21 (PI Wendell L. Willkie, attacking President Roosevelt's third term candidacy, declared to day that under "one man rule" the first things to be curbed are labor unions, churches and edu cation. "The precedent once estab lished, even assuming that the president has the noblest motives, TALKS ON AIR NEW YORK, Oct. 21 U.R Today's political radio time table, times Paolfio standard: 5:30 p. m. Henry A. Wallace, from Mason City, la., (MBS). 6:00 p. m. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. from Logansport, Ind., (NBC). 7:00 p. m. Wendell L. Wlllkle, from Milwaukee. (NBC). 7:45 p. m. James W. Ford, communist candidate for vice president, from San Francisco (NBC). DIX KILLED GRANTS PASS, Oct. 21. P Emmitt Jack Dix, about 32, of Grants Pass, was fatally crushed in the pile up of a tow car and his wrecked automobile yesterday, Coroner Virgil Hull reported. Air Convention Delegates Tell of Flying Enthusiasm A new statewide Interest in pri-. vate flying clubs was reported! Monday by S. V. Cuddeback, Eu gene, who, in company with Andy Christensen, Springfield, returned Sunday evening from the first an nual convention of the Federation of Flying Clubs of Oregon, held in Bend over the week-end. Representing the McKenzie Fly ing association, local air club, the pair piloted the association's newly-purchased Taylorcraft plane to Bend Saturday afternoon, where approximately 75 members of eastern Oregon and Willamette valley flying groups laid plans and elected officers for the new ciganization. Tom Stevenson of Bend was named president Mr. Cuddeback stated that the Bend Flying club was "particular ly enthusiastic" in the federa tion's plan to encourage private flying throughout the state, and he complimented thu host club's members on the hospitality .shown to visiting flyers. A Lonquet and business meeting were the principal events of Sat- urd.v evening, followed the next day with flying stunic and con tests on the Bend airport. Mr. Cuddeback copped first prize in the "bomb-dropping" contest when he placed three flour bags within pn average area of 50 feet of a target 500 feet below on the ground. Plar for the coming year wpre laid, including the formau'on of a board of trustees to be made up of one member of each club in the federation. A possibility was seen. also, that the second annual con vent icn will be held in Eugene next year, depending upon the action of the McKenzie associa tion, according to Mr. Cuddeback. The two local aviators were fnrrid tn return to Eugn via bus after the convention. They ft out for home in the Taylnrcraft, nut storm over the Cascades sent them back to Bend, where they left the ship and hopped a bus. The plane will be flown to Eu gene later this week by one of the club members, Mr. Cuddeback stated. will be used by some successor to take away this life of ours." the republican nominee sa i d at Wausau, Wis: He quoted letters from Thomas Jefferson in support of his con tention that the two term. .tradi tion should be' preserved. Jeffer son. he said, once wrote that should a president ever consent to be a candidate for a third term, "I trust he will be rejected on this demonstration of his ambl tious views." There is great danger, Willkie contended, that once a president has been elected for several terms, he will seek the office for life. Willkie began the final two weeks of his presidential cam paign by urging that President Roosevelt debate with him in Bal timore, Oct. 30. The republican nominee, who two months ago challenged the chief executive to a scries of de bate on national issues, said last night he had been told that his backers obtained the only size able hall for that date. Canceled "As a result," added a state ment issued from Willkie's train "it' is understood Mr. Roosevelt was compelled to cancel his pro posed Baltimore speaking engage ment for that date. "Mr. Willkie, in an effort to avoid any possible inconvenience to the president or disappointment to the people of Baltimore, has wired those in charge of arrang iing his meeting to get in touch with those who had been arrang ing for the president's appearance and offer to share the platform with Mr. Roosevelt. "Mr. Willkie informed the com mittee he would be delighted to have the president on the same platform with him in Baltimore." The Baltimore talk will be one of the last campaign addresses given by Willkie. who was travel ing through Wisconsin preparatory tn a speech in Milwaukee this eve ning. The latter is expected to be addressed primarily to young voters. The nominee will speak In Chi cago tomorrow night, and then will head east for the remainder of the week. His last major ad dress will be in Madison Square Garden. New York, on Nov. 2. Be fore that time he will appear in Louisville. Oct. 28. Charleston. W. Va., Ort. 29. and Camden, N. J Oct. 31. Phi Beta U-0 Season Ticket Sale Near End Phi Beta will end its season ticket sale for the 1940-41 Uni versity of Oregon "greater artists" series Tuesday, the chairman, Mis. Lester F. Beck, reminded Eu geneans Monday. More than 400 tickets have been sold by the sponsors. The card boards, selling at $4, $5 and $0, will be available at Miller's store' in downtown Eugene from 10 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Tuesday. Tickets to Paul Robeson's concert will go on sale Oct. 25. He will sing here Nov. 7. "BOMB BERLIN" demands, like this one plastered on a London building, were answered Monday as the British showed evidence of taking a strong offensive campaign against continental enemies. Northern Italy, Berlin Taste English Powder German Skies, Fields Will See Trouble Londoners Predict Turkish, Red Chats Rumored Bucharest Blackout Blinds Drawn by Nazis Farley Thinks Election Will Be Close, With Roosevelt Slim Winner Yankee Fleet Reminded Of Part in Defense In 'This Serious Time' WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.'') The United Stat?s fleet was re minted today of its responsibility as the nation's "first line -f de fense against atack." 3ntl toid that the newiy-contluded P.ome-Ber-lin-Tokyo pact was directed at this country. Nrvy Secretary Knox. In his message to bluejackets and offi cers for Navy day, October 27, urged that the fleet be kept "strong, efficient and ready" in 'this serious time in our nation's history." WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 fU.B Former Postmaster General James A. Farley was represented by friends today as believing the Nov. 5 presidential election would be the closest in years and that Presi dent Roosevelt probably would win by a slim margin. The master-manager of the 1932 and 1936 campaign believes 1.000,000 votes in big battleground states are likely to make the dif ference between the winner and loser. BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 21. W) Reports that Soviet nus-sian-Turkish military talks had been instituted and that Turkish military preparation was increas ing along the strategic Dardanelles gateway to the near east were heard today in the Balkans. At the same time, Rumania in augurated a blackout for Buchar est and the nearby oil fields. Travelers from Turkey snid in Athens that rnilway lines to Adriannple, a Turkish city in ter ritory wedged between the Bul garian and Greek borders, were jammed with troop trains, while a half a million Turkish troops were said to be already in the region of the Dardanelles. A rumor that Soviet-Turkish military talks were under way in Adrianople was curried by the Budapest newspaper, Magyar Nemzet, while other unconfirmed reports said the Turks were build ing new fortifications and com munications. The Turkish press, predicting that the axis would attempt its next push in the near cast, played up British maneuvers to counter such a drive. Bucharest, the once-gay capital of Rumania, and the rich Plocsli oil fields nearby were blacked out at midnight last night under new regulations. Despite warlike talk, however, most Balkan observers frit it un likely that an axis campaign was in the offing but that only strong diplomatic action could be ex pected for the time being. U. S. 'Chuters Need of Army WASHINGTON, Ort. 21. (T Wanted: Parachute troops. The U. S. army is looking for 412 volunteers to form the na tion's first parachute troop bat talion. The men must come from the 24 infantry regiments of the regular army. No draft trainees need anply. Parachute battalion volunteers are promised extra pay and un usual chances for advancement. They must be between 21 and 32 years old, unmarried, and have "agilitv, intelligence, initiative and daring." 5 Ex-Councilmen Back Mayor Large Japanese Oil Mission Held Hitting Obstacles TOKYO. Oct. 21 fU.B Reports of a serious hitch in Japanese ne gotiations to obtain oil from The Netherlands East Indies were fol lowed today by a foreign office announcement that Seizo Kobay ashl, chief of the Japanese nego tiators, was returning to Tokyo. The foreign office insisted that negotiations were progressing sat isfactorily and will be continued during Kobayashi's absence by members of his suite and the Japanese consul general. Five former rity rnunrll mem hers, who have served with M;vvor Klisha Large, Monday, released l signed recommendation urging Mr l.argc's re-election to his office. Their statement follows: "The undersigned cx-councll-men of the city of Eugene com mend to the electors of the city the candidacy of Mr. Large. Each of us have served with him and endorse him as a man and as a mayor. Signed Arthur Hender shott, P. J. Hanns, Fred E. Lamb, C. C. Page, and II. .1. Cox." A group of friends backing Ma yor Large in his candidacy met Sunday evening at his residence and elected officers as a committee to plan an active campaign in the mayor's behalf. These officers arc: Jason D. Lee, chairman; Mi'.i. W. R. Curry, vice-chairman; A. L. Ilawn, treasurer. By The Associated Press Great Britain served notice on Adolf Hitler today that the RAF is girding to transfer the air battle into "German skies over German fields" and that "the day we can take the of fensive steadily approaches." This double-barreled warning, voiced by First Lord of the Ad mirnltv A. V. Alexander and Colonial Secretary Lord Lloyd, was further emphasized by a Lon don air ministry statement de claring: 'Both ends of the Rome-Berlin axis had n foretaste of the gather ing strength of the royal air force Inst night, when the capital of the German reich and two of Italy's great industrial centers were- si multaneously bombed by aircraft on the bomber command." The air ministry also reported that RAF raiders slashed at Ger many's big naval docks at Ham burg and Wilhelmshaven and a large warship "is believed to hae been hit." Other RAF bombers attarked Berlin, the great Krupp armament works at Essen, oil refineries and other military objectives. Lord Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft production, disclosed that England now lias more planes than ever before, but he said he would not be satisfied until "the sky is swarming" with them. Late today, heavy explosions across the channel indicated that Ihc RAF was hammering anew at German-held Invasion bases, which last night underwent a 100-bnmhs minute nssault by British airmen. Britain's intensified aerial counter-offensive stung nazis to com plain bitterly of "outright terror" methods. Berlin reported many civilians killed and wounded as British warplanes, striking In several waves, destroyed an apartment building in west Berlin and show ered incendiaries and high-explosive bombs on the German capital. It was Berlin's first air raid in five nights. .... The Germans asserted that their bombing squadrons had dropped 500 tons of bombs on Britain in one 24-hour period over the week end. Rome reported eight killed, 15 wounded by British raiHcrs at tacking cities in north Italy for the first time since early Septem ber. By daylight, nazl raiders swarm ed across the channel to attack London, Liverpool and other sec tions of the Island kingdom after the 44th consecutive overnight attack which Londoners charac terized as "comparatively light." An air ministry communique acknowledged "some killed and injured" in metropolitan London, where "damage was done to build ings including many dwellings." LEG RROKKN ASHLAND, Oct. 21. fP) Dr. Walter Redford, president of the Southern Oregon College of Ed ucation, broke his leg in a fall yesterday. 'Keep Out Linn County War Flier Advises United States Germans Clamp Censor's Lid on Night War News BERLIN, Oct. 21 0JR) German authorities announced today a complete prohibition, effective at once, on the dispatch from Ger many of any military news what soever between the hours of 11 p. m., and 6 a. m., Berlin time. Bv WENDELL WEI1H SAN FRANCISCO, (Jet. 21. 'Pi An American pilot who flew with the royal air force at Narvik. Dunkerque and other notable scenes of war thinks "it would be far better for England" if the United States does not become di rectly involved. "If this nation stays out, Eng 1: nd should win in six or seven years," 36-yrar-old Samuel G. Thurston, of Linn county, Oregon, said today. "If it doesn't, there's no telling what will happen, be cause Japan would come in and England then couldn't get the ma terials and supplies she needs from America." Thurston, one of the youngest veterans of the first World war, joined the Canadian royal air force two years ago. He served with the Britwh royal air force in England from Decem ber 10.19, to July, 1910, and re turned to Canada for administra tive work with the department of defense before being "boarded" (honorably discharged) for de fective hearing six weeks ago. Thurston termed the war, "pre meditated murder" with none of the "spontaneity" of the first World war, and paid tribute to the "brilliant strategy'' of Germany in Its conquest of Norway and to the "unquestioned ability" of German pilots and the worlh of their pl.tnes. "The British boys have more adaptable minds, however," he commented, "and in unexpected emergencies arc the better fliers. . . . Britain's greatest advan tage lies in the fact that most air buttles are over British territory, and the RAF fliers and planes brought down olt-timcs can fly again." Darkness Sees London Guns Blazing Skyward LONDON, Oct. 21. lPl Anti aircraft guns opene up a deafening barrage in the London area when larkness fell on the capital to night after earlier spotadic fir ing. The barrage signalled the return of nnzi raiders tn the city after a day they had devoted largely to scattered' hit-and-run attacks on Britain. Alarms sounded twice In Lon don before mid-afternoon. Two bombs fell on the capital just be- j fore the sirens shrieked the first time ami me mruu oi me inv.m ers' motors was heard during the second nlcrt. The all clear signal announced the end of thes econd raid about mid-nfternnnn. In the first raid, the Germans again sent over fast, "ingle engincd planes tn run the Rritish anti-aircraft fire In one's and two's. At times, the barrage was a1 heavy as during some of the hig hest night raids. British batterie3 thundered along the Thames estu ary, trying to pick off Invasion planes dodging low to take cover among clouds on that aerial high way to London. Heavy Showers Come Over Week-End Heavy showers of rain swept the Eugene area late Saturday and Sunday following the warm tem nerntures of the late week. Up to 4 30 a. m. Monday from the time the storms began lute Snturday, .79 of an inch had been recorded here.