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EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1940
ON STREETS Sc; NEWS STANDS 5e
NO. 174,
LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER.
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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.
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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
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' 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.
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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.
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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.
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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,