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Weather: Rain Home Edition EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1940 ON STREETS Sc; NEWS STANDS 5e NO. 174, LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. enm Burglars Break into Two Stores Friday Night hrse Snatchers, liieves Also Active; hlice Kept Busy .iiaM over Powell and Ed- ,W shoe store and Robertson's wear store afforded entrance Ti burglar or burglars at 1:15 Saturday. Only a small imt of change was taken from rLhoe store, but a .32 Colt re rinr navy blue sweater, pair 7 jants and gloves were taken jnTltobertson's. Officers Hanns ad Spies investigated. Muni P. Loomis, a university I Went living at the CampbeU nf a wallet from his room, rly Saturday morning, contain H (4.25 cash, identification cards al other papers. jomis was building a fire In the Bine when he heard someone a bis room and dashed upstairs I, time to see a man running down bill and out the back door. He m not able to recognize the man. 1 dollar bill was also taken from I billfold belonging to Paul Thurs ta which was on the dresser, tbunton was asleep In another "inumber of other small thefts m reported to the police. J. C. Bilht, 1443 Fourteenth avenue at, reports the theft of a black saul's hair coat from his car. A Htjrde belonging to Robert Sabin, n Pearl, was stolen from Elev nth and Franklin streets. The bit was a Speedway and white itti chromium fenders. ' Mn. Homer Coulter reports that he purse was snatched, Friday inning while she was shopping In n of the variety stores. The ne contained $5 in cash, a foun ' fc pen; chec' tiool: and other pa, fa. A new tire and spare wheel, fmhly painted, were stolen from fl car of Russell Torry, 1877 Cbnnelton, while the car was "ted it Eighth and Park streets. . . bins Play Havoc WHh Skiing Plans . Vim rain. VJ 1 l KKmle and Willamette hlgh ttn dear nf Ipa an ..., t.... H them open and "safe without it was reported Saturday ff tMElirono of H .1 -i to Motor association. ne uimook wind and showers Played havoc with plans for M-nd skiing for there is no at Whitebranch on the Mc f. w at Sand Hills or Hand according to Saturday's re- at, fceaus. of the unfavorable W conditions In the McKen- Otlp. t-. . 1. i .. w , - "' "ccR-ena, we UDSia JJflub is planning, instead of a j7-- visu to unnton lake and jwton falls, cars will leave the Bl a. m. or. u. L iSon and Lloy(? Helltaon are ; 'dice Get TUl. The Si,r. , . .. knc '"'"rgeiy unsung were Saturday as they found that m someone appreciated them. " 'ter was received in the JJW'n! ! mall which read as fol- Gentlemen: We have Just W.w,ord that our bull dog, (lost last week In Eu P ""d recovered by the police) fclS "turned to our folks. nk n,,and myself wish to wu all for your help in re J"n her. Many thanks and Y 7 Lhnstmas and Hannv New w' r. and Mrs. c. W. Wilson leather News Orijon.B r Recast) TtSl Raln toniht an Sun irraw over the higher moun- D Tal Statistics) - neather Bureau: Minl- 5sr5h degrees; maximum 5 to i Lriday- 54 dre: inrh 4 30 m- Saturday, "Whe,: wind, at noon. Sat- jT" irannwest mel?.Ureau Record: Stage of rday, 3.5 feeti "iw noes) - ,:'S a. m. (I T ' J HW IT S fxtl m. 1 .( , fotKl . at, tt foot) Says Ron Tofos 7.63 Inches Rain, falling practically all day fr,!d,ay.. a.nd durin "Uht totalled 1.83 inr.h.. i r...r. during the 24-hour period ending i.gU a. m. osiuraay. The storm abated earlv RntiirHo ,.-i with fog settling over the city. ' xne wuiameue river quickly came out of the minus stage dur ing the night, following a big rush of water from tributaries resulting from the downpours of rain In all sections of the county. The river was up to 3.5 feet here Saturday. Streets and gutters were flooded in many sections of the city late Friday unable to run off the quan tities of surface water that col lected with the downpours. Nine teenth avenue east had several inches of water rushing over it through Friday afternoon and night, slowing up traffic in that Morse To Ad As Arbitrator Dean Accepts Post On Part Time Basis Dean Wayne L. Morse of the University of Oregon law school, whom maritime employers and unions recently asked to serve as full-time arbitrator, will act In stead In a part-ime capacity, as has been his practice during the past two years, he announced Sat urday on his return from San Francisco. Thus he will continue to serve the University of Oregon as law school dean, on the stipulation that he spend not more than three dayr each week on arbitration work. Before signing the new contract Friday, the employers and union representatives offered further in creases In pay- , if Dean Morse would serve as full-time arbi trator, he said. The dean declined, explaining that due to the Judicial nature of the post a part-time ar bitrator would serve both factions mora efficiently. A full-time arbitrator would encourage buck-passing of minor disputes which would be better settled by negotiation, he told the signatories. After calling a recess, the con ferees agreed to accept the dean's proposal that he serve, as In the past, In the capacity of a part-time arbitrator. Another objection offered by Morse against the provision of the contract that the coast arbitrator should appoint the port agents was also removed, when after another recess, the employers and union representatives agreed to have the various port agents named Instead by the secretary of labor. Morse objected on grounds that he would be put In the position of passing on the rulings of men he himself had appointed, and that such a sit uation would be both embarrass ing and contrary to Judicial prac tices. Lamp Post Suffers As Cars Collide On rr Ti,ffn' traffic lichts at Eighth and Willamette showed Its spirit In face of disaster, eariy Saturday morning, as even after It was knocked to the pavement it "couldn't be stopped" and contin ued to blink merrily. A car driven by Clarence E. Wineinger, 925 C street, Spring field, going west on Eighth avenue struck a car driven by Harold G. Williams, 391 Eighth avenue west, who was driving south on Wil lamette. Mr. Williams was on his way to work. As the cars collided at the Inter miinn th William par SDun around striking the traffic signal post on the northwest corner ana knocking it down. The Wineinger car hit the lamp post on the same corner also breaking it off. No one was Injured, but both cars were damaged. Another accident occurred Fri day at the corner of Sixth and Washington. Kathrine McGregor, 13 N. Jefferson, was stopped at the Sixth avenue stop sign, when a car driven by Max Pierce. 450 Fifth avenue west, going east on Sixth and turning north onto Washington cut the comer to avoid another car. The radiator grill and headlight of the McGregor car were damaged, but no one was in jured. LOUIS SIGNS NEW YORK, Dec. 21. W3 Joe Louis signed today to defend his heavyweight championship in June against Billy Conn of Pitts burgh, light heavywe'S'H champion. u Jack Magladry, Lumber Leader, Dies Saturday Prominent Citizen Had Been III Three Weeks, Was 76 Years Old J. S. (Jack) Magladry, for nearly 60 years engaged in the lumber business and one of the best known lumbermen of the northwest, died Saturday morning at the Eugene hospital. Although in poor health the past several years, Mr. Magladry had been at the hospital only three weeks. He was 76 years of age. He was the senior partner of the Bohemia Lumber company at Culp Creek east of Cottage Grove. ubu.c in vuiiillluillljr HIIU civic interests, Mr. Magladry was' a memoer 01 tne board of directors 3. S. (Jack) MAGLADRY of the WesP Coast Lumbermen's association at the time of his death. He was a past president of the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's association. Mr. Magladry was remembered by many each pageant time for bfv part in heading the industrial parade. He was a former member of the state senate from Lane county, and for many years was active in the state republican party. He was a charter member and a past president of the Eugene Kiwanis club, and past district president of the Kiwanis Inter national, and among other groups belonged to the Masonic and Elks lodges. .daughter Survives Surviving Mr. Magladry Is a daughter, Mrs. John Trott Murray of Portland. Mrs. Murray had been In the east on a visit and is now on her way west, having planned to spend the holidays in Portland with her father. Mrs. Magladry died several years ago. Born In New York state, Mr. Magladry was reared In California, and at the age of 16 went to Brit ish Columbia to start In the lum ber business. Later he was in Seattle, Portland, and Grants Pass, Ore., In lumbering, coming to Sag inaw, south of here, many years ago to be with Booth-Kelly Lum ber company. Later, he was with Booth-Kelly at Wendllng. He also at one time was associated with John Kelly In the lumber business at Mohawk. For many years he had been head of the Bohemia Lumber company. La Sells Stewart and William Gar outte being partners with him in the firm. Funeral services wfll be an nounced later from the Veatch chapel. Competition Keen In Lighting Contest; Results Due Sunday Competition between the 24 hoantifiillv-lizhtpH homes entered in the Eugene Junior chamber of commerce's annual outdoor light ing contest was keen Friday night, and the Judges spent the entire evening inspecting ine Displays and weighing their decisions. Final result will be announced In the Sunday paper, Don McAfee, chair man of the contest has announced. Th rficnlavx will be liffhted un til Dec. 28, so everyone will have a chance to iook tnem over, juoges tn tvMat. niffht'c m(Mt wpw Elishs Large. C. H. Sigloh. Lance Hart, Marian Lowry, Virginia Hen drickson. Haiel Fishwood, Brow nell Frasier, J. F. Cramer, Ralph Newman, and Don McAfee. w NO MORE Ml SIC MADERA. Calif., Dec. 21. C4 Hal Kemp, 36, the orchestra lead er, died here today from complica tions that developed from Injuries he received in an automobile acci dent Wednesday. -1 a Beiimg 'Incited T Santa Comes To Firehouse Santa Claus really came down the chimney for the Eugene fire men and their families at the group's annual Christmas party held Friday evening at the fire station. A fireplace, remarkably realistic and complete with candles and fir wreath on the mantle was con structed in a corner of the station in front of the steel pole used as a stairway by the agile "smoke eaters." As the time came for Santa, (alias Homer Middles worth) to appear, bells were heard on the second floor and a great stamping of feet, and then "down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound" (via the pole). The children's eyes nearly popped from their heads, the firemen re port. Nearly 50 persons were present for the party. Gifts and toys were distributed by Santa Claus and refreshments and candy were served. The firemen hold this party every year, but this is the first time Santa has arrived in such a spectacular fashion. Eugene Milk Supply Praised I City Wins Sanitary Rating Of 90 Plus Eugene has for the first time attained a milk sanitary rating of more than 90 per cent, according to a report received by the Lane county health department from the recent milk survey In the city of Eugene, conducted by the sani tary division of the department under the direction of Bruce Brown, who was then county san- -itarian.) - - ; . - , Dr. Frederick Strieker, state health officer, in a letter to Dft N. Paul E. Anderson, county health officer, regarding the re suits of the survey says: "We are pleased to report the high rating of the Eugene milk supply and wish to commend the city milk plant and the dairymen for their cooperation .In making this rating possible." Dr. Anderson Saturday ex pressed his appreciation of show ing made in regard to the local milk supply. Liverpool Takes Worst Raid Of War LIVERPOOL. Dec. " 21 W) German reconnaissance pi a n e s flew over Liverpool and the Merseyside district after daybreak today to survey the damage caus ed by wave after wave of bomb' ers which battered this center of British overseas commerce last night. The night raid was reported to have been the heaviest of the war for the Liverpool area. Rescue workers digging through wreckage and rubble for victims of the attack hardly spared the scouting planes overhead a glance. The raid started so early last night that crowds of Christmas shoppers were caught in the streets. They filled shelters and basements in the business district and were forced to remain there throughout the night. A greater use of incendiary bombs than In any previous raid on Liverpool caused many fires. lighted targets, and guided wave after wave of bombers over the industrial areas. There were relatively few cas ualties however, and transport facilities were operating almost normally this morning. During the height of the raid a fire truck ran into a bomb crater in a downtown street, in juring two firemen. Explosive and fire bombs start ed many fires as the raiders swept down in a concentrated at tack despite an intense anti-air craft barrage. A large hotel was damaged and a famous church hit. One large shelter was hit by a heavy bomb and rescue parties still were bringing out the dead and injured in mid-morning. A number of firemen were killed and injured. Soviet Army Paper Hits FDR's Plan MOSCOW, Dec, 21. (Pi The Soviet army newspaper "Red Star" said today President Roosevelt's new plan to aid Britain was de signed "to guarantee the interests sf Ajnaricao capitalism." British Batter Besieged Base Of Italians Libyan Town Of Bardia Under Fire From Air, Artillery, Ships CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 21. W While British bombers, artillery, and warships were reported bat tering beleaguered Bardia today in an effort to smash a path through the Italian defenses, a general headquarters communique an nounced British troops had cap tured an additional 900 prisoners and were "clearing" the areas to the northwest and west of the eastern Libyan base. The British forces in the west ern desert, "which continue to be reinforced," also have taken four guns in their mopping-up opera tions, the communique reported. In addition, patrols along the Sudan frontier were said to be carrying on "their aggressive ac tivity. As the British closed in on Bar dia, large units of the trapped fas cist forces were said to be trying desperately to slip through the ring of steel around their eastern Libyan base under cover of dark ness and the pall of smoke and dust hanging over the town after five days of bombardment. It was believed in some British circles that such units if any got through would try to Join Mar shal Rodolfo Graziani at Tobruk for a new stand 75 miles west of the Libyan-Egyptian frontier. RAF, Navy Helps The coastal road to Tobruk and Derna has been reported, like Bar dia, under almost constant RAF and naval bombardment. Reports from the battlefront said the British, bringing up infantry to . reinforce.., their advance .4nk columns, completed a semi-circle of men and guns around the land ward side of Bardia last night while a line of warships off the coast finished the encirclement. Immediately, it was said, the battle of Bardia became a siege. From all sides British guns were thundering at the 17-mile Italian defense front of tank traps, gun emplacements and pill boxes man ned by some 20,000 troops many of them survivors of the fascist flight from Egypt. The British counter-drive Into Libya In the desert lands to the south also was reported advanc ing. , There the British, spearheaded by a unit of Australian cavalry, were fighting to oust an Italian garrison from the oasis of Glara bub, about 20 miles west of the Egyptian frontier. Some prisoners were taken in three days of fighting around the oasis and last night the rest of the Italian force was reported still holding out against heavy press ure. RAF Strikes Hard On Berlin, Le Havre LONDON, Dec. 21. W) Brit Ish raiders touched off "many ex posions and fires" In a Berlin air plane engine factory last night, struck damaging blows at the In dustrial Ruhr and "Invasion ports' and attacked nasi gun positions along the English channel, the ministry of information reported today. The ministry said the RAF, em ploying large forces of bombers In "successful and extensive opera tions," scored hits on the Berlin engine factory and "other parts of the target area" and that the fires which resulted were "stimulated' by a subsequent attack which also started new blazes. In operations by the coastal command yesterday, a "direct hit" was registered on a German sup ply ship. "Particularly good results were obtained from the raids on the invasion ports of Ostend, Antwerp (both in Belgium), Le Havre (France) and Flushing (The Neth erlands)," said the Information ministry's statement. DIE IN BERLIN BERLIN. Dec. 21. 'Pi Six per sons were killed and 17 injured by British warplanes which attacked Berlin during the night, the Ger man high command reported to day. PLANNING OVER ' PORTLAND. Dec. 21 4 Charles H. Smith, 72, city sewer engineer, died yesterday. He had served the city engineer's office for 30 years and was active in planning the city's proposed sew age dJtpoMj ayitaa. Enemy Ship Transfer Held Warlike Act' Greeks Capture Two Battalions Near Tepeleni British Planes Based On Greek Soil Help In Attacking Italians ATHENS, Dec. 21. (P) British royal air force bombers based on Greek soil were teported today to have carried out "successful at tacks" on oil tanks and railways at Brindisi, across the Adriatic strait of Otranto on the heel of the Italian boot. "Poor visibility and Intense anti-aircraft fire made observa tion difficult," said the RAF com munique, "but all bombs exploded in the target area. Large fires were started and subsequently there were several explosions." While the RAF reported this and other assaults to support the Greek offensive into Italian-held Albania, dispatches from the fighting front said Greek forces had captured an Italian colonel and two battalions in fierce fighting around Tepeleni. Greek infantrymen, battling cold and a stubborn fascist force, were said to have occupied two villages and two strategically important heights in the Tepeleni area. Heights taken in the Tepeleni area were described as strongly guarded with barbed .wire. After mentioning the gains in that sec tor, one report said: "Our artillery successfully shell ed the retreating Italians. Guns and much material have fallen Into our hands. "While the enemy was being chased, Italian planes attempted to halt our advance but our fight ers took off and shot down four enemy aircraft." Greeks Lead Way A naval communique indicated today that a Greek destroyer force actually preceded British warships in their sweep of the lower Adri atic, as reported by the London admiralty yesterday. The British sent a battleshlp-crulser-destroyer force Into the lower Adriatic Dec. 18 and the battleships, it was re ported, poured nearly 100 tons of high explosive shells Into Italy's port of entry Into southern Al bania, Valona. Now the Greek navy reports that on the night of Dec. 15-16 its reconnaissance destroyers pene trated the lower Adriatic as far as the island of Saseno, at the en trance of Valona harbor, "without encountering any signs of the enemy." General Italian retreat from the mountain strongholds of Tepeleni andKlisura in southern Albania was?' reported imminent as the Greek advance forces sought me thodically to make the towns un tenable by endangering the routes of supply and retreat. That has been the pattern of Greek operations against all of the fascist defense positions captured so far. Rome Claims Success In Albanian Fight ROME, Dec. 21. P Italian warships were reported today to have shelled Greek positions along the loanian coast, and the Italian high command declared that fas cist forces had won possession of an "Important" position in Al hfinin. I The nnsltinn won hv th Ital ians was not identified in the com munique. ' In the North African theater of war the higli commund reported only artillery action on the fron tier strip between Egypt and Libya. Italian planes wefe reported to have made a night attack on an airfield at Aden, British protec torate across the Gulf of Aden from Snmaliland. GETTING OLD MOSCOW. Dec. 21. P Joseph Stalin's 81st birthday an niversary passed todny without formal observance. A year ago It was celebrated. There was no mention of the birthday in today Haas. Reich Spokesman Says U. S. Reaction Waited By LOUIS P. LOCHNER BERLIN, Dec. 21. (AP) The German foreign office spokesman declared today that the British suggestion that the United States turn over to Britain "enemy" ships now in refuge is "nothing other than inciting America to commit a warlike act" and American reaction to the suggestion is "be ing awaited by Germany with extraordinary interest." He asserted that Germany had "shown restraint to the point of self effacement, while on the other side there has been a systematic policy of pin-pricks, challenges, humilia tions and even moral aggression." Now, the spokesman added in comment on British-American discussions of assistance to Britain, it is unbearable for Germany to let things drift further. , The statements came in a Hull Makes No Comment WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (P) Secretary Hull declined today to comment on statements made in Berlin to the effect that Germany would consider it an unfriendly act if the United States requlsl. tioned foreign flag ships now In American ports and sold them to the British government. The sec retary was asked at his press con' ference if he would give the views of the American government on the question and replied in the negative. Wheeler Stem Foe To Lending War Goods SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. W) President Roosevelt's plan to lend war materials to Britain found a stem foe today in Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who said adop tion of the program would (tart the United States toward becom ing "the greatest military obli garchy the world has ever known." The Montana Isolationist, quot ing the president as saying that "if your house is on fire, you'd loan him your hose," told Inter viewers yesterday: "Of course you would loan him your hose. But If two of your neighbors were ina a fight, you would not go over 'and loan your gun to one of them to kill the other and then talk about a good neighbor policy." Warship Plans Stolen From Ship Builder DUANESBURO. N. Y., Dee. 21. u.R A portfolio of warship plans has been stolen from an of ficial of the New York shipbuild ing corp., of Camden, N. J which is building the battleship South Dakota, several cruisers and a number of naval auxiliary craft, It was teamed today. The plans were stolen from the automobile of Russell Keefer, en gineering official of the shipbuild ing firm, according to state police, who were searching for them. In Washington, records of the defense advisory commission showed that the firm had been awarded $105,363,900 in emer gency contracts between June 13 and July 12 for six ships two light cruisers costing $17,380,000 each: three cruisers costing $18, 758,000 each, and a seaplane ten der costing $14,260,300. Washington also reported that the firm was working on the South Dakota under the regular navy building contracts awarded in 1938. Under the same 1938 con tract, the company Is building the cruisers Cleveland and Columbus, the repair ship Vulcan and the seaplane tender Albermarle. Influenza Held For 3 Portland Deaths PORTLAND, Dec. 21. M The influenza death toll here was boosted to three yesterday, as 153 new cases were reported The third victim listed by the health department was Mrs. Julia Olson, 72, who died last Monday, As the epidemic showed no signs J of letting up. several churches and '.other organizations cancelled 'scheduled Ctarlitmaa partita, Wsun solemn press conference. (Ronald H. cross, British nun- ister of shipping, said yesterday in London that the assignment of "a certain number of enemy ships in the United States" and addition of United States ships to the Brit ish service "are. the only ways I can see for replenishment of any consequence.") "That proposal Is nothing more than Inciting America to commit a warlike act," he said. "I speak with tremendous earnestness In my capacity as your official In formant and spokesman." "Our Interest Is extraordinary;" he continued, "because in an in creasing manner one nation (mean ing Germany) has shown restraint to the point of self effacement. while on the other side there hat been a systematic policy of pin pricks, '.-challenges, numuutiona and even moral aggression. Whole Attention ' - ."The Relchi . government Is, therefore, centering its entire at tention upon this problem." The conference was one of the most serious ever held by the spokesman. Cross was speaking, he said, at the moment when "Great Britain is In a death struggle." The German government for some time has become accustomed to formulations by American of ficialdom which "are guided by certain rabulistie characteristics," the spokesman said. "Demands and Interpretations are launched as though actions contemplated did not fall within the scope of practices defined by international mw." The English-American discus sions over the United States assist ance to Great Britain have become increasingly interesting, the Ger man spokesman added, because it is unbearable for Germany to let things drift further. . Held Important The Importance of the Wilhclm- strasse spokesman's utterances may be gauged by the fact that there are several rumors In press circlet that rorelgn Minister Von Rib bentrop himself was originally in tended to come before the foreign press to give the German reaction to the Cross proposal. When asked whether yester day's announcement of the estab lishment of military and economic commissions under the three power act was a partial answer to the Cross proposal, authorized sources said they had no instruc tions to make any Interpretation on that point. Another Informed commentator volunteered the opinion that the Cross proposal shows in what dif ficulties the British find them selves. "The British position Is catas trophlcal," he said. Criticise Bevln This authorized commentator ridiculed British Labor Minister Ernest Bcvln's remarks yesterday regarding President Roosevelt's "Invention" and asked the for mula for "goods against goods." (Bevln said yesterday President Roosevelt's great idea of paying for goods by goods will not only help win the war but take us out of the hands of speculators at the end of the war.") "You might almost think Feuh rcr Hitler and President Roosevelt are Ideological brothers," he said, "for Hitler's compensation policy Is nothing more than trading goods against goods." MERCHANDISE HELD HANOI, French Indo-Chlna, Dec. 21. OP) United States Con sul Charles Reed has apent the past 10 days In t vain effort to obtain release of some $10,000,000,' In American merchandise held' here and at Haiphong since Ja pan's entry Into Indo-China, tt wat learned today from authoritattto' sourest,
