Shumaker Direds
Youth Council
Kenneth L. Shumaker was elect
ed temnorarv chairman nf tha
Eugene Youth council, meeting at
iTances vnuaro. scnooi Monday
night. He replaces President Win
field Atkinson, who Is leaving
toon for army service. Shumaker
was Instructed to appoint a nom
inating committee which will
choose a permanent slate of offic
ers.
Atkinson outlined the work of
the council In the past year, tell
ing especially of its cooperation
wun auuionues in geuing youin
to serve in the summer harvests,
and of efforts made to get money
for a county juvenile officer. It
was suggested It might be well
also to have a parallel "council of
youths" to permit young folk to
mane tneir own suggestions.
All agencies represented In the
council gave reports 01 current de
velopments In their ranks, and
Lawrence Bee urged a unified ap-
proacn inrougn me council to local
programs. Kenneth Shumaker out
lined plans suggested for the play
ground commission, and it was
suggested the council might serve
as a congress to advise the school
board if it undertakes the play
ground plans'. It was stressed that
the council is wider in scope than
any single problem, and that it
should serve as a clearing house
for ail agencies dealing with in
dividual problems.
; Rev. Francis P. Leipzig report
ed findings of the governor's
committee on juvenile delinquen
cy, saying they were unanimous
In criticism of parents and bro
ken homes, and that religious as
well as educational instruction
was needed in homes to counter
act war Influences.
.' Appreciation for the work of At
kinson In the presidency was
Voiced.
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F E R D I N A N D C U N-Edward Carter, president of RoaUa War Relief, Inspects a German
Ferdinand gun, part of an exhibit of captured trophlea teUed from the Germans.
Troops Guard-
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serve company, a government-fi
nanced organization, for a new
five-year tin contract were sus
pended.)
. Enrique Lozada, now In Wash
(nfftftn hmm K n nam netntiiimrt
al agent to the United States for
uie new government, it was announced.
; In the only reports which the
new government fias released re-
5rdlng the fate of former ofllc
dom, it was said that former
Foreign Minister Carlos Salinas
had taken refuge In the Chilean
embassy and former Minister of
Agriculture Julio Cespedez Anez
Was it the Paraguayan embassy.
. (Passenger arriving at Lima,
Peru, by air from La Paz mean
while, described the coup as
bloody and added that army
planes had flown from Santa
Cruz. Bolivia, in T. c in j 4k
revolution.
Groups Annihilated
(The travelers said that groups
which remained loyal to Pena
randa In two towns had virtually
miumaiea oy artillery lire when
they refused to support the coup.)
! (Dispatches from Buenoe Aires
aid the NMR had often been ac
cused of affiliation with Germanic
elements in Bolivia and that one
of Its chief programs is "geo
graphic reconstruction," ' a
phrase meaning an aggressive de
mand for an outlet to the sea, pos
sibly at the expense of Chile or
Peru.) t
Paz Estensoro was accused In
1941 of befna lmnTlnotA iH -
to establish a Bolivian bridge,
head for the nazis. He denied the
charges and was absolved when
they could not be proved.
Whiskey 'Hunters' Drain
Town's Holiday Supply
CLARKSTON. Wash UPI
Connoisseurs of fine whiskey
made holiday planners of this
town a bit fflnomtf rarpnllv urhn'
they broke into the state liquor
store early In the morning and
stole an estimated 20 cases of
liquor from the shelves.
Store manager Tom Harvey
said that prewar whiskey retail
ing at more than $4 a pint, and
every bottle of Scotch and bour
bon in thA mtnrm with ittm av
ception of two quarts, were stolen.
Suspect Indicted
In Threat to FDR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 P
A 38-year-old Pontlac, Mich., man
who has been adjudged of unsound
mind by a commission, was Indict
ed by a federal grand jury today
on a charge of threatening to take
"pot shot" at President Rnoie.
velt. .
The man. Walter W. Host. u
charged in the indictment with
haVinB written hfa nrlfa fmm
Washington that he had hung
around the White House "hoping
for a pot shot at Roosevelt but no
soup."
Assistant U. S. attorney Sylvan
Schwartz said a .38 caliber revol
ver was found on Best when he
was arrested Nov. 1 for jaywalk
ing. Best Wfll Rent trt St FTfTahtl,'
hosDital and on Nnv 2s orf
Judged of unsound mind by the
commission on mental health,
Schwartz said.
War Frauds Case
Pair Sentenced
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 21
U.R1 Federal Judue John C. fnl.
let today assessed the maximum
penalty against two defendants In
a war frauds case which involved
charges of conspiracy to defraud
the government of $1,000,000 .in
the handling of war contracts. '
Dahne W. Wlnebrenner of Gal
loway, O., former sales manager
of the Baker-Lockwood manufac
turing company, and Cornelius G.
Loose of Wright field, Dayton, O.,
were sentenced to two years In
prison and fined $10,000 each.
Wlnebrenner and Loose were
Indicted with the Baker-Lock
wood company, its president, W,
.'HE REGISTER. GUARD, EUGENE. OREGON.
Army Sleuths Watch
Family Allowances
CAMP ADAIR. Ore.. Dec. 21
The first year of activity of the
nationwide network of field in
vestigating offices ' of the war
department office of dependency
benefits has successfully been
completed, Brig. Gen. H.' N. Gil-
Den, director oi tne uuts, an
activltv of the iirmv service forces.
announced today. .
From coast to coast in nine
key cities, the field investigation
branch offices the watchdogs of
the ODB protect soldiers,, sol
diers' dependents, and the gov
ernment from fraud in connection
with family benefits.
The majority of all cases ln
vestlgated by the ODB offices con.
cent family allowances provided
under the servicemen's depen
dents allowance act of 1942, as
amended. -,
"Manv narenta. hrntfiar. an4
sisters do not seem to under
stand that they must be depen
dent upon tne soldier lor at
least a substantial . nortinn . nf
their support or more, to be
eligible for family allowance,"
General Gilbert pointed out.
"Furthermore, thev must remain
in that status throughout the
period during which they receive
payments." . .
During the year, over 7800
soldiers or dependents failed to
notify the ODB promptly when
mey oecame inengiDie for a
family allowance and thus made
themselves liable for prosecution.
An investigation of more than
125.000 fairjiy allowances also
showed that many violation are
the result of ignorance or mis
understanding of the law. Family
allowances are being discontinued
every day through ODB investi
gation. Over 700 cases of suspected
fraud Were JnvAstfffatA, i ..1 .
the year and prosecution prepared
L. Mellor, and Ben D. Christian,
president of the Safeway Steel
producta company Vf Milwaukee.
A federal district court Jury
last Saturday returned a verdict
of guilty against Wlnebrenner
and Loose, and acquittal for the
company, Mellor, and Christian. !
The conspiracy indictments j
were returned by a federal grand
jury here last Feb. 12. It was I
charged sDecificallv that tha. .
fendants had conspired to de
fraud the government of $1,000,
000 in the handling of war con
tracts at Wright Field, Dayton, O.
The Baker-Lockwood company,
a norm Kansas Citv
manuiactured canvas
vestigation branch.
Among the prosecutions for
fraud were a number of cases
at women who had married acv.
eral soldiers for the purpose of
collecting payment checks from
more than one family allowance
account v .
Also prosecuted was the case
of a civilian who charged a fee
for assisting a soldier's depen
dent to apply for a family al-
luwmice. a one or up to $1,000
or imprisonment for a maximum
of two years, or both. ir nm.
vided by law for taklne aurh
fees.
A number of soldier were also
tneo Dy mllltarv court for ho
lng more than one wife. Many
:Oi Digamy were discovered
by the ODB fleM ininxtlsotln.
branch when two ore more family
uowua applications for "a
wife." naminr th Mm .aUi.
were received by the ODB. '
From a personal nucleus . of
five, the ODB field Investigation
branch ha grown to more than
hundred. . :
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Repricing Clause
Back in Tax Bill
WASHTOflTOW ru. ai am
The senate finance commlttee,.to
last-minute change, today re
instated In the naur mw hill
pricing under war contracts as a
ian oi recouping high war
profit.
The eommittA. uhih . i.
'"W repricing entirely from
w. utu, reversed itseu a it read
tn imai oratt oi the bill today.
The commute also cut propo.
ed taxes on cosmetics from 25 to
20 per cent, lopping an estimated
$17,100,000 from the bill's new
reveruie yield. ,
As it stands now, the bill will
Repricing was reinserted In the
bill in a new title which provides
that whenever, a departmental
head-secretary of war or navy
u. . 7 . ' ot ule mart
time commission or the war ship
Tuesd
Ping
lay,
December
negoutteo
th contractor , ,ar" tr-,1
to a new Ct.
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SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 21.
flJB . Gen. Enrique Penaranda,
Bolivian president who was over
thrown yesterday by a revolution,
arrived in Arica in northern Chile
today,
: The deposed president was ac
companied by his eldest brother,
Eliseo. They came from La Pnz
by railroad.
BIRD SCARCITY
LONDON Christmas turkeys
are strictly a gamble this season
in Britain. Because of the scar
city many dealers are conducting
lotteries to determine who get
the privilege of buying the birds.
OUITS RACING
i WILMINGTON. Del. Conform
Ihg with baseball rules, Robert
Ruliph Morgan Carpenter, new
major stockholder of the Phillies,
tendered his resignation to the
Delaware Steeplechase and Race
Association,
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Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S.
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over the command of invasion
forces.
American authorttlaa nArA t,AiA
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nrnisn censors about the publica
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troop COnVOVS. but tha British rn-
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nated in the United States and
had been passed by the American
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As a result of the American
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correspondents here from pnhiinir
similar stories of trooD move
ments and other second 'front
preparations to tha TTnitnH Ktoio.
Censorship Asked
American authorities asked
British censors vestarrinv in ..n
sor all speculation and news re
garding second front preparations
originating in either the United
States or Britain and the British
in turn asked the Amerlnnne tn
tighten their censorship so that ft
uovnijoijers m ooin countries
would onerate tinriAi nnimi
strictions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 U.R I S
nyron rrice, director of censor
ship, said today that he had had
no discussions with the British on
the subject of banning second
front speculation.
"It Is all completely new to
me," Price said in connection with
the reports emanating in London.
The war dcoartment said It WAS
unaware of any military requests
' " ior suppression of second
front speculation.
President I!noi-Alt l,n
fessed ignorance of the reported
ban. He said at his news confer
ence that dispatches about it must
nave peen just a London story.
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