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Uher: Cloudy Home Edition LANS COUNT HOME NEWSPAPER. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1941 ON STREETS ic; NEWS STANDS Be NO. 21 n asi Foe Tobrwilk Fight Rage 5) Bill s To Make bling Felony Is Measures Legislators Jonsideration l. Tnn ?i. w.rj aen. K' Mahoney, D., Portland, Lj . tonsure today which take the operation of a game a felony, punisn i penitentiary sentence. ., t limp gambling Is fcd only a misdemeanor. L .lcn introduced a- bill fculd allow any person who fcy in a gambling game to Cnvorv aeainst the owner kmises or his rental agent. kasures were apparently Chinese gambling houses knd. house the revision of laws nf which Rep. William Cr B. Medford. is chair- toduced 10 bills designed corrections In the laws nee at trials, and minor in other laws. lew Wallace, D.. Portland, fcd a bill to insure the 830 pension to all those In : nmnlri take from welfare the right to decide what nppd and would merelv ny income the pensioner tave from the $30 maxl i that a nerson with an pf $10 a month would auto jy get $20 from the state ore Training Asked ht senate and house com bn medicine introduced a the senate Rtnn(n im th Bients for optometry, and ig jour msieaa 01 two years tg in a scnooi or opiom- Rlchard Neubergety D;, I, put in a house bill would prohibit any state l getting more salary than 'ernor (who gets $7500 a The measure was similar brought in yesterday. Only nploye getting more than ow is Chancellor Frederick iter of the state system of education, who gets more II, 000. is expected today that, in Use at least, several bills be up for third reading 1 passage tomorrow, while, a 'sub-committee d late yesterday is study ?lan for a $80-old-age in i plan, preparatory to sub it to the legislature. Rex Ellis, R., Pendleton, ill introduce the bill after prepared, appointed Sens, e and Thomas R. Mahoney, "Jtnomah, and Reps. Phil a. Multnomah, and H. R. Marion, on the sub-com- measures would levy a one tax on the salaries of all s between the ages of 21 i, collections not to exceed year. The $60 payments "fin at the age of 60 and only those who have 5iblfan! 0reSon-would also will introduce to meagre t0 reapportion rep '" In the house and sen- rach bills have already 'put ,im b? ReP- W. W. Kim t t'J, nU whicn W01J cmfn, 5! representative ruer introduced a measure PKn40the hUSe a! uie 1940 population. Neu- mih ?WlUld inCTe the SS"? "Presenutlon. father News I n it 12 -ft British Need More Ships, Kennedy Says Retiring Ambassador Answers Questions Of Committeemen ROOSEVELT CHEERED BY 75,000 AS HE BEGINS ANOTHER TERM. Taken from the roof of the capitol, here's how the throng looked as it jammed every available inch of space in the capitol plaza in Washington, D. C. The president is indicated by the arrow as he made his inaugural address just after taking the oath of office. Fr.n."eath" Forecast IT""-1: Rain ..,.' mounts; w'a. ws i on wh scatter- a !outl Portion to- 1 'a' Statistico F' n ell it.. urn . " K BUREAU- ! "mP"ature Tue,rt, Honda. "WT te"Pr. H to 4 3? ' deSres; no ' an inch: wind .i m b r ptay- t- L'tli-m nver ln -m. Tuesday. 2.5 feet . Ui t '? it it FOR THE THIRD TIME President Roosevelt Monday took the oath of office from Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, left. At the right stands the president's oldest son, James, in a marine uniform. Holding the Bible is Elmore Cropley, clerk of the supreme court. Salem Seeking Sewage Plant Mayor Authorized To Seek WPA Grant Solons Hear Chant Of Peace By GAIL FOWLER CAPITOL, Olympia, Jan. 21 W A delegation of women whv several times interrupted proceed ings by chanting "we want peace," was evicted from the gal leries of the house of representa tives today during action on reso lutions calling for no aid and full aid to warring democracies, respectively. The eviction came shortly after roll call on senate joint resolu tion No. 1 commending President Roosevelt for his aid to the democracies. When Rep. H. C. Armstrong (D-King) first on the roll call, shouted "aye" the gallery com motion led by a woman in a red blouse broke loose with cries of "we want-peace." Sergeant-at-arms Newt Fry and his staff were ordered by Speaker Edward J. Reilly (D Spokane) to clear the gallery. As the women departed one of them shouted: "We wanted to leave, anyway." Then the house voted, 76 to 20, to adopt the resolution. Earlier, also amidst chanting of the women in the gallery, the house voted down a resolution criticizing delegation of too much power to President Roosevelt in handling war aid to Great Britain. The resolution was offered by Rep. Edward Pettus (D-Pierce), who spoke for about 10 minutes on it, and provoked a split with another member of the Pierce county delegation. "This is war for economic em pire," thundered the white-maned Pettus. "We should ask congress to defeat any and all measures which would allow one man to plunge us into this 'bankers' war.' mere are many of us in tnis country who fail to understand why so much power should be placed in the hands of one man. "I am willing to defend Ameri ca, but this is not our war. And It is an undeclared war, the way we are heading. Rep. J. H. Ryan (D-Pierce), Winant Going To London? WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 0J.R9 John Gilbert Winant, liberal re publican and former governor of New Hampshire, will be President Roosevelt's choice as ambassador to Great Britain, an excellent au thority disclosed today. The White House would not con firm the report. Winant, here for the inaugura tion, said early today he had seen stories referring to him as the next likely ambassador to Britain "but I don't want to make any state ment on them.". Gleemen Program Is Released Program for the mid-winter home concert to be given by the Eugene Gleemen Thursday eve ning in McArthur court was an nounced Tuesday, featuring as guest soloist, Sigurd Nilssen; sev eral chorus members In Incidental numbers; and several songs new to Gleemen audiences here. Ticket sale for the concert con tinues at Miller's store through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day, corresponding with store hours. Those with associate mem bership tickets are to exchange them at the booth at the store for reserve seats. The program as arranged by SEE PEACE STORY PAGE t SEI5 GLEEMEN STORY PAGE 2 Round Eggs Shown By Lady Of Route F Mrs. Oscar Olson, Vencta, (on famed Route F), is boasting of .a White Leghorn hen from her flock which is laying eggs al most round like marbles. The eggs, two of which weigh 4 ounces and 4'4 ounces, are be ing exhibited to friends. Mrs. Ol son says the same hen lays the add-shaped eggs every other day. There are more than 400 ehicktns ln bar flock. Japan Fears American War By H. O. THOMPSON TOKYO, Jan. 21. U.R British and United States aid to China will not restrain Japan's program. Pre mier Prince Fumimaro Konoye told the diet today after Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka, out lining Japan's foreign policy, spoke frankly of danger of war with the United States. . Matsuoka and Konoye empha sized Japan's unity with Germany and Italy. Matsuoka expressed hope for an Italian- victory over Britain and Greece and made a bid for Russian friendship. Konoye said that establishment of "a new order in East Asia" was the backbone of Japan's foreign policy but that Japan faced un precedented difficulties and must redouble its efforts to cope with them. Emphasis will be placed on ef forts to "dispose of the China af fair," Konoye said. "Japan is firmly determined to achieve its program by destroying any parties, such as Chiang Kai- shek, who are resisting Japan, and by cooperating with those who sympathize with Japan," the pre mier said. Outline Given Matsuoka gave parliament a long outline : the government's foreign policy. The United States, Matsuoka said, had shown no adequate un derstanding of the vital import ance to Japan of its greater Asia "common prosperity sphere. "She apparently entertains the Idea that her own first line of de. fense lies along the mid-Atlantic to the east but that to the west it lies not only along the eastern Pacific but even as far as China and the South Seas. . 1 for one believe that such a position assum ed on the part of the United States would not be calculated to contribute toward the promotion of world peace. "Speaking frankly I should ex- :f SALEM, Jan. s 21 (U.RL.Sn lem'S part in cleaning up the Wil lamette river advanced another step Monday night when the city council authorized the mayor to negotiate, for a sewage disposal plant. Mayor W. W. Chadwlck Is to apply to the works project ad ministration for the construction of the plant which would cost almost $400,000. The city council also passed a resolution to do whatever is nec essary to open the way for the civil aeronautics authority to pro ceed with $140,000 in Improve ments at the municipal airport. Mayor Chadwkk explained that Salem would not be called on to carry more than 5150,000 of the $400,000 burden imposed by the sewage disposal plant. 'We are." he said, "putting ln our application now In order to know where we stand when the legislature has acted on the state board of control's . recommenda tion that $50,000 be appropriated to pay the state's share in the project. 'If the legislature grants the appropriation, and also pledees the state to pay the city up to $2,- 000 a year as its share of main tenance costs, and the W-P-A approves our application, we shall call s special election to seek the approval of the people." SEE JAPAN' STORY ' t AOK I Chamber To Hear Commerce Envoy BULLETIN! WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (AP) Joseph P. Ken nedy, the retiring ambassa dor to London, said flatly today that he was "against" the lease-lend bill for aid to Britain "in its present form." By JOHN R. BEAL United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. U.H Joseph P. Kennedy, retiring anv bassador to Great Britain, told the house foreign affairs committee today that unless the British get more ships this year, their ship ping and food problems will be come "serious and vital." Testifying on the administra tion's British aid bill as the first witness called by the "opposition," Kennedy said the British shipping situation would become more seri ous "if the rate of destruction of ships continues at the rate previ ous to last month." Kennedy made no general state ment on the bill but offered to answer questions. Chairman Sol Bloom turned the interrogation over to Rep. Hamilton Fish, R., IS . Y. Prior to taking the stand, Ken nedy was accorded an enthusias tic welcome by several members of the committee. While photog raphers made pictures, Fish, and Reps. George Holden Tinkham, R, Mass., Edith Nourse Rogers, R Mass., and Charles Eaton, R., N. J., lined up at his right hand and greeted him. Crowd Attracted Kennedy, who has lived ln Lon don while it first underwent inten sive nazl air raids, drew a capac ity crowd of spectators, with an overflow group of standees lining the walls. Fish questioned Kennedy re garding the possibility of a "crisis" in 60 or 90 days, as suggested by several administration witnesses. "Great Britain has been in a crisis since Sept. 3, 1939," Kennedy replied. "It became acute last June." 'If by a crisis you mean that England will fall In 60 to 90 days, I don't know on what that can be based. The situation has been very critical since the fall of France." He said there were some phases of the German campaign that he could not understand. Why? "If the German strength was as great as they said it was, I never SEE KENNEDYSTORY PAGE 2 ' Campus Enrollment Record Shattered f " iff III ' JOHN J. ROGERS, re elected chairman of the Lane district of Wallamet area council of Boy Scouts for 1941. Rogers Named Scout Chairman Dutton, Lombard Also Elected To Offices Douglas P. Miller, commercial attache of the United States gov ernment in Berlin since 1924, will be the speaker at the luncheon of the Eugene chamber of commerce Friday noon ln the Palm room at the Osburn hotcL Mr. Miller is a native of Iowa and a graduate of the University of Denver, with the degrees of B. A. and M. A. He received the Rhodes scholarship for Oxford, England, from the state of Colora do and received his B. A. of Juris prudence from Oxford university. In the World war, he served in various capacities in Mesopotamia at Bagdad and Basra, and at Vlad ivostok, Siberia and other points In the Far East. He repatriated war prisoners at Stettin, Germany in 1920. In the following year, he was in the export business, London-New York. He was also a salesman and an Industrial chem ist. Mr. Miller has been In the ser vice of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce since the lat ter part of 1921. After service with the bureau at Washington in the western European division, he was appointed trade commissioner at Berlin in 1924. Most of his ser vice since that time has been at that post. All previous enrollment records for the winter term of the Univer sity of Oregon were broken this week, when registration reached 3.462 students, it was announced luesaay Dy L,. Constance, as sistant registrar. Last year the total for the entire term was 3,459, and at this time was 3.442. Increase i n registration o f women, from 1296 of a year ago to 13S8 at this time, is especially noted. A slight decrease In num ber of men is due largely to the fact that many have entered var ious branches of military service, It is pointed nut. The school of architecture and allied arts, with an increase of 13 percent, and the college of arts and letters, with a 10 percent gain. lead all schools and departments of the Institution. An increase of IS per cent in the junior class and 10 per cent in the sophomores is also noted. John J. Rogers . was re-elected chairman of the Lane county dis trict of Wallamet area council of Boy Scouts of America at the first 1941 meeting Monday night at the Del Rey cafe. Wilbur H. Dutton was named vice-chairman, and C. E. Lombard, treasurer. Progress In many fields of Boy Scout activity was reflected ln re ports at the meeting, and ln pic tures taken of the summer camp at Camp Lucky Boy last summer, and shown by Dr. Foster Burnett Timberland acquired in areas adjacent to Camp Lucky Boy was described by Austin Dodds, who heads the district advancement committee. Reports on the recent financial drive slfowed $5300 pledged, one of the largest amounts ever given for the scout movement in Lane county. It was reported that proceeds of the Eugene Gleemen concert Thursday night will go toward erection of a craft house at the camp. Other officers named at the meeting: E. t. Martin, finance; Dr. Glen Morgan, health and safety; W. H. Dutton, leadership and training; George Godfrey, publicity; Austin Dodds, advancement; Rev. Willis, ton Wirt, court of honor; G. E. Gaylord, senior scouting; Walter H. Banks, cubbing; Earl M. Blcilt, rural scouting; Earl S. Beeson, commissioner; N. H. Comish, ex tension; C. A. Huntington, activi ties; J. L. Woodworth, troop or ganization; Dick Schanholz, Sea Scout committee. Membcrs-at-largc: Alton F. Ba ker, J. F. Cramer, J. R. Bruckart, Foster Burnett, C. D. Donahue, E. D. Furicr, Carlton Spencer, C. Ward Ingham, C. L. Kelly, W. W. Wirt, Glen S. Morgan, W. E. Mox ley, C. B. McFarland, O, F. Staf ford, L. A. Payne, K. Nyegaard W. P. Walter. George Wllhelm, Julio Silva, Joe Smith, Father Louis Sohler, M;ih- lon Sweet, Lynn McCready, Lee Murphy, Clifford Culp, Fred Swanson, A. T. Fraedrlck, C. J. Wells, H. H. Ryan, C. C. DcWitt, Paul Campbell, Wendell Gray, D. E. Benson, Seth D. Byers, H. S. Skirvins. V. M. Cameron, L. O. Wright, Lloyd C. DeLess, Geo. L. Scharpf, Ellsworth Tilton, M. C. Smith, Harry Anthony, Arthur S. Olsen, Berl Hamilton, Wendell Van Loan, W. J. Kyle, R. G. St. Clair, Chas. H. Paris, S. L. Taylor, Will Steele, L. J, Gardner and Harry L. Chase. LAWYER DIES SALEM, Jan. 21 Sander ion Reed, 74, veteran Oregon law yer for the state land board for the past six years, died here yes terday. He had been 111 aeveral mocthi, Springfield Child Is Hit By Truck SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 21. (Spe cial) Clarence Eckhoff, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Eckhoff of 1467 East Main street, Springfield, was injured Monday about 5 p. m. when he was struck by a truck driven by Claude Campbell, 109 North Law rence street, Eugene. The boy was crossing Main street at Four teenth street when the accident occurred. He was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital for treat ment of a head cut and other In-Juries. Fierce Italian Thrust Broken, Athens Asserts 30,000 Fascists Trapped In Fortress Attacked By English By The Associated Press Greece's mountain fighters reported today they smashed the biggest Italian counter-attack yet attempted in the Tepeleni sector of central Al bania, while across the Medi terranean sea, British desert troops launched a major as sault on 30,000 fascists in the siege-girt fortress of Tobruk, Libya. The Greeks, after reporting that Italian forces had started an intensive drive in the Tepe leni region, declared the at tack had been thrown back. with losses of large number of Italians. Tn another combat zone, north' of Klisura, the Greeks reported the had scored important gains in a blinding snowstorm, capturing an Italian-held mountain height along with 100 fascist prisoners, field guns, machine-guns and mortars. In the turbulent Balkans, bloody street fighting and bombings were reported ln Bucharest and ether Rumanian cities, following on the assassination of German staff officer. The attack on Tobruk, 80 mflet from the Egyptian border, started this morning and was reported "proceeding satisfactorily." ;- The Italian high command had previously noted "Increased artil lery action around Tobruk" and acknowledged that RAF bombers had raked the fortress, causing "material damage." A British communique said RAF bombers "heavily raided" Tobruk. scoring direct hits on military bar racks ln the beleaguered town and dropping "many bombs" en a fas cist camp of about 200 tents. ' Sicily Raided The RAF also reported a new raid on the German air base at Catania, Sicily, in which seven axis planes were "seen to burst Into flames" on the ground. Ca tania has been used by nazi dive bombers In repeated slashes at Britain's Mediterranean fleet. . Fresh units of the German army were reported streaming Into Ru mania amid widespread rioting. On the Albanian war front, Greek reports from the fighting zone said Italian troops had start ed a fierce counter-attack In the Tepeleni sector, In a desperate attempt to halt the Greek advance. Greek dispatches described the counter-attack as the largest and most carefully planned of any undertaken by the Italians In that sector. With ordinary channels of com munication shut down, the situa tion In Rumania was not immedi ately clear. Diplomatic dispatches to Sofia, Belgrade and Budapest said Ger man soldiers, civilians and com munists were listed among the casualties. Rumania's frontiers with Yugo slavia and Bulgaria were closed, except to a few travelers with dip lomatic passports, while Balkan capitals speculated that the wide spread disorders may have flared In resentment over German mili tary concentrations in Rumania. Others suggested bitter rivalry be tween Rumanian iron guard ele ments as a cause. Airport Land Case Is Further Delayed The expected hearing on the motion of Attorney O. E. Immel to strike out clauses In the city's complaint seeking the carrying out of Its contract with George W. and Gladys Boqua on land sought for the new airport was not held Tuesday, due to the absence of Circuit Judge G. F. Skipworth, who was hearing cases in Toledo. Circuit Judge Cari W. Wimber- ly is expected to hold court here Wednesday, and the motion may be heard at that time. Fare Enough! NEW YORK, Jan. 21 ' James Snyder, a jobless clerk, kept a subway train waiting sev eral minutes while he searthed the tracks for a nickel he had dropped. "You'd do it, too," was the explanation that won Kim a suspended sentence, "if you'd lost your last nickel. English Decide Upon Labor Draff LONDON, Jan. 21 W Labor. Minister Ernest Bevln Informed the house of commons today that the government has decided to register Brltnin's working men and women for drafting into war factories. Bevln reported steadily Incras ing production, despite air raids, but added that the country had "now reached a stage when it will be necessary to take Indus trial registration by aire groups." He said the registration was to "make a list of those who should be called upon to serve the state in the national Industry." The government risked a poli tical storm from the left wing by its decision to draft labor, but observers predicted there would be little formal opposition. FOUR KILLED LONDON, Jan. 21 0n Four persons were killed ln an ex plosion in a Scottish arms fac tory this afternoon, the ministry of supply announced. ) : . B
