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Newspaper Page TextfflOM KB. MEN a KIP I2)i CITY EDITION CITY EDITION LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPEB t. 103 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1944 ffSWS STANDS -5f NO. 105 Wricks irive Toward! tart :;.of. Aachen Bureau Rule Denounced By Bricker Before 4000 By MARIAN LOWRY More than 4000 persons, rallied by campus cheer leaders, heard Governor John W. Bricker o Ohio, republican nom inee for vice-president, scorch bureaucracy in an address given at McArthur court, Thursday evening, Bricker deliv ering the main address of his Oregon tour here. "Tne patcnwork of bureaus , 1 PAC Menace To Labor, Bricker Declares Here By MARIAN LOWRY ABOARD THE BRICKER SPE. one on the other until they have CIAL, SALEM TO EUGENE The spreaa miu " " , political action committee of CIO, country." One "lift that wou.d as movement ..is a subversive must be taken apart. The govern-' ment must . be reorganized and governmental functions must be stimulated.. There is need for a good house cleaning at Washing ton, D. C, next January, and the man who cleaned New York, freed it from gangsters and rackets, is the man to do it, just turn Tom Dewey loose there and he will do the job," Bricker declared. "Three million and more bu reaucrats are stuffed into corners , and hallways to the point of suf focation, and also they are piled mean much 10 America whole labor, industry, and to those men on tne . battlefronts, ' ,. ., M h. for some ann.nnn or 400.- aon 1 repeal mdjuruy oi 000 of those bureaucrats to be tape Route om Doomed ty Narrowed ttoppmE HEADQUAR- RS, AEF, Paris, Oct. 13. b American troops ' . . U nrA rmed in irom imui i inward the heart of then against soft and spot- resistance toaay wjuk iu northeast u. o. aiunei.y mcket-firing planes had Lm av blasting German L massed for an expected kmpt to relieve ine cny. be Aachen picture looks fey bright," a 1st army idquarters spimeamcui mm todav. Kit drive to clean up Aachen! fen in crisp, pencil n shock troops sirua o.u railroad into Aachen proper it the Forst-Aachen district. a another force moved in n the north, and tonight front latches said the "mopup' of city was proceeding satisfac- he shell-swept corridor be en the American positions ih.t nf Aachen was nar- ied to half a mile today as the ghbovs moved m lrom oom t. and the battle to close it nut the final seal of doom on Aachen garrison still was go on this evening. t. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' dquarters announced mat erican guns and planes de lved an estimated 64 German lis concentrated northeast of hen yesterday and was hav another field day today. Ihe mauling evidently blocked delayed the expected counter feit in force by the massed Ger- tt armor, but a 1st army head ier spokesman said if sun anticipated at any time now." fcitial advances of several rks from the east and more In a third of a mile from the th were scored by the two es pushing through the streets Aachen and rooting out nests fazi resistance. Dispatches from the British 2nd ly front said a new attack in lland toward the Meuse river been broadened to four miles, had carried forward nearly a fc west of Venlo and southeast JOverloon. The advance put the aisn iorces witntn two miles of I strategic communications huh IVenrain. front report said the Ger- J apparently had given up any j soril Bob Smith, campus young MM toll Of 396 Jap Planes And 63 Ships Reported U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL HAR. BOR, Oct. 13. (AP The Halsey-Mitscher naval and air team returned to Formosa Thursday and destroyed 175 mor Japanese planes, sank 11 more ships, probably sank 14, dam aged six otners ana sanic or damaged 37 smaii craft. This gave the powerful 3rd movement, one dangerous to the cause of labor, and the PAC transplanted into war jobs and other places to aid the war effort, the nominee continued. Charges Fly After figuratively tnrowtng CIO," said Ohio's Governor John W, Bricker, republican vice-president nominee, in his press con ference held in Eugene Thursday evening just before he left the train for McArthur court to give charges all about the basketball his address here. pavillion, about as handily as; His comments on PAC followed University of Oregon's famed j a query as to whether he had any basketball teams used to do in i comment to make on the political Tl:( Nnltnl1' om - ....... normal times, Bricker "shot an other charge at the New Deal, a final one for a "tally. Quoting Vice-President Henry Wallace (to whom he referred as vice-president for only a short time longer) as saying President Hooseveii nas sum uuoc yc. . ,-,1... ...1.111 nnl Statin-!" IteS Willi UUiClll n Bricker said lie did not know just what was meant, that he doubted if Wallace could explain those ties either, and adding he meant no disparagement to either Mr. Churchill or Mr. Stalin, he thun dered forth with the comment: . "You and I want a president who has personal ties, with the endorsements made by the 'state CIO council the day preceding his arrival in Oregon. Bricker said he would not be able to discuss any local situations in the state, of course, and then went on to give his general remarks about PAC. Every member of CIO, just as does every American citizen, has the right to vote according to his best judgment, regardless of his business or position or party, the nominee said. He declared many CIO locals are withdrawing be cause they will not submit to the dictation of Sidney Hillman and a . , lew oiners wnose opinions uu mi people of America! rPreSent the majority of . CIO 'Jght of cutting off the tip of nijrnecen salient and there evidence of a mnvmmnt I'hward toward Aochpn Phe Canadian 1st army ad feed more than a mile south He Shelde estuary. CF.L Petersen lied In S. Pacific 10RAKE Word has been re- t by Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Nen of Gillespie Corners, 3. Eugene, that their son. C Frederick Lewi Potorson " in! In the U. S. marine corps ve in the south Pacific has killed in action. Marine Private Petersen left overseas duty in January " He attended Danebo, La- nd Bethel grade schools, WdtW Wilson lni- and Lorane high school, we time of his enlistment, he employed as a bucker in log !' operations. P 's survivM K v.s. ' Mothers. Prfsr" a ii,. n.:i ' Raymond and Harold, all me: fir. .;.i. A u.u . ."--'c, nristina I JJ Wred Petersen at home, !v Jark5nn of Junction i . ,HarpM Lure of Wal- iW ,wo nieces two nnntnff hrnarilv ns the CO' cheer leaders came In to learl the "yells. Governor Bricner openea his talk with comment he be lieved he was "all for cheer lead ers at political meetings." Rally Impresses Most impressive to the vice president nominee and the party on the train was the rousing torch-light parade welcome given by University of Oregon students as the train pulled intoEugene. That rallv was a "neat show," and Harry Skerry, Barbara Pear republicans, assisted by Hobert Broderick. president of the Lane County Young Republicans club, can be complimented for doing a "beautiful job." More than 1000 students crowd ed around the special, carrying BEE BUREAU RULE PAGE 2 workers. Bricker said many CIO members opposing such tactics are votingt with -the republicans, SEE PAC MENACE PAGE 2 . hath er F Weaihrr nn,... c .. Inn T u rurccsi; U "'mperature near or Ft4r.Ve "JaL Occasional L JWinj moderate amount for 60 deuces; preciplta- - .-.-nour periorf nrfi- ;..v trace; 7 , -sto,',!4 PWT: ru. . atn- and 6 32 nm phi Tlde, m" 8nd 8:30 P "1' -ti !l 1 (. i 11 v. ra. Churches Campaign For Sunday Schools With a slogan that "Christian citizenship Is good citizenship" and a, belief that Sunday schools are a large factor In the making of good citizens, churches of Eugene will launch a-month-long cam paign in November for increased attendance at Sunday schools. The goal Is an increase of at least 20 per cent. -A dinner will be held at the First Methodist church Saturday evening, to organize a committee of sponsors representing all churches. Approximately 50 per sons are expected to attend, in cluding ministers and Sunday school superintendents of all churches, and members of a com mittee from the community coun cil of religious education. The Rev. V. T. Speece. chair man of this committee, will ex plain campaign plans. Frank Eberhart, president of the coun cil, will preside. The program Includes three talks by prominent churchmen, as follows: Erwln Juilfs, principal of Woodrow Wilson junior high school: "The Sunday school and the Public Schools": Dr. Victor P. Morris of the University of Oregon: "The Sunday School and the Community"; Tniman Chase, Rant 1st lavman: "The Sunday School and the Church." Rollin Calkin is arranging music and . the Rev. L. O. Griffith is in charge of dinner plans. The executive committee in Junior Rodeo Brings Young Riders Here The color and thrills of the west's great sport, the rodeo, will be brought to Lane county at the fairground Sunday by more than 75 boys and girls between the ages of six and IB competing m the first annual Lane county jun ior amateur rodeo. Initial event In the all-day spectacle will be a parade of all contestants before the grandstand at 10 a.m., followed by the buck ing and calf-roping contests for all classes. The afternoon pro gram, starting at 1:30 o'clock, will be pack-jammed with excite ment. Following the judging of riders, the horses and .form ol the riders will be a long list of races that promise to last until dusk, The rodeo will be ruled over bv Karen Terry, winner of the mieen's contest, who will be crowned by Clinton Kurd, Lane countv judge, at the start of the afternoon performance. Miss Terry collected 52,975 points to decision Nadine wttuams, wno was second with 35,650 votes. Other members of the court will be Delaine Fredrickson, 34.30Q 'otes; Patsy Ann Hinks, 25,025 votes, and Marilyn Pattijon, 18,- 525 votes. Jane Wilheim who W S . i - . , t I ill 1 '"wi "Mt 'II mcrV i " ,p vs, ll? 1 I'll ' I : ii :' r n t B Lt f i IIeet tmE "x score tor tne con r Out DOOeS OOrtl tl ere Ult j centrated Wednesdav-TBursday L. liU C bombing of Formosa and Pesca- i ,uuj lire uiii-ju raw dores islands, Immediately to the Let Helpless Jmx Rage Superstition should have no shadow for the four babies bora Friday, the 13th, at Sacred Heart hospital. Black cats may be their playmates, IS their lucky number, broken mirrors but a charm, and they may spttt salt, walk under ladders or look at the moon over their left shoulder with impunity we hope. The "jhtx-day" babies were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. . HeaIy, .lI88 Moss street, Eu gene, a daughter; Mr. and Mrs. John K. Grimes of Junction City, a son; Mr. and Mrs. James W. Miteheii, Lorane, a daughter; Mr, and Mrs. Wayne B. Johnson, Mapleton, a daughter. Aimee's Death Laid To Sedative west: 398 aircraft destroyed 27 ships sunk t ships probably sunk 22 ships damaged 37 small craft sunk or damaged Adnv Chester Nimiti, re porting ihe second day's action in a eommuniq.ue nine hours after he had given preliminary figures on Wednesday's strike, said "smalt grouos of enemy aircraft made repeated attempts to tor pedo or bomb carriers or support ing ships, but no damage was done to our surface ships." He said American losses were 45 olancs In the two-day attack. Report on the number of flight personnel rescued have not been received. Wording of the latest Nlmitt communique might indicate that the Halsey-Mitscher task force achieved complete surprise in its Wednesday attack which began before dawn; that the Japanese i were forced to concentrate on futile attempts to defend Formosa bases and shipping rather than attack American warships. . ffimttz said "heavy damage was done to air bases, port faciiU ties and shore installations" as welt as to shipping and the Jap anese air force. The Formosa-Pescadores strike OAKLAND. Cal., Oct. 13 t Evangelist Aimee Semple Mc pherson died of shek and res- srt-identat overdosase of sleeoinff rBlseil M87 lh number ot . nlanes destroyed by the Halsey- cupsuK mtmS " i Mit?cher team Itt Its widespread compound, an Alameda county ; strikes throughout the western coroner's juVy reported today after an Inquest, "Contributing to the snbek was Pacific since Aug. 30. la addi tion, 88 pUnes were daraased. Adm. Chester V, Ntmttz an- the terminal hemmorhage In the ! neuneed )asi sight that "a large adrenal gland over the right kid- force of carrier aircraft" pounced ney" a patholojtst's report added, j em Luzon In the Philippines Tues It was presented to the coroner's day. He did not Identify th jury at an inquest called after a , targets but his reference to at- half-ftlted bottle of sedative tab. lets was found In the hotel room where she died here Sept. 27. Dr. May Ruth Holdl of West ern Laboratories company pre- tacks on "enemy airbases1 might be taken to mean the MSnSta area, twice hit tn September, again was the target. Once again Adm. William F sented the findings of laboratory , Halsey Jr's mighty 3rd fleet failed tests- on Mrs. McPberson's vital . to find any Japanese warship ; flrsans and stomach contents. She ttfillmp tn rswtt M hnM iHr I said 1.05 grams of barbatol were inside the enemy's long planned j louno. m tne Docy. Melvtn; Svarverud, 49. tingle. MOSCOW, Oct. t3 W.S5 Sov iet guns shelled the key East Prussian railway hub of Tilsit SCENES AT THE BRICKER RALLY Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio, republican Ice-president nominee, was served a brand of western enthustasn that left the candidate and his entourage aston ished when they came to Eurene Thursday evening, for Brlcker's principal Oregon speech. UnU r rtFoirnn Vnnnr nni,h!lran whonoed It tin at the' S.P. station, where they greeted Bricker, th.- i.,. ihrmiirh th rimvnlmrn district and ii McArthur court onlhe campus, where t"-ere was was found crushed beneath two tmtv s rm "roof raising." Upper right above Bricker addresics the throng lit Mdftrthur court. Upper left, top logs early Friday afternoon, at pwd along a 200-mile stretch to bottom: Wayne Morse, republican candfdate for t U. 8. senate, hind term, speaking to the crowd the smalt sawmill nine miles of tn8 rder for an imnendinif that gave him a riotous welcome; Senator Guy Cordon, republican Incutehent candidate for the sen- south of Eugene which he operat- futt.3eaj. sssault on Germanv" ate short term, eomes to the mike; Congressman Harris Ellsworth. Oregon fourth district, makes a f ew ed with his brother and brother- '""J t S'""j 1 n Ger,r'any "This was enough to have a serlous..effect.,on., well person, as well as on person In her con dition," Dr. Holdt said. . She said Mrs, MePherson ap peared to have been suffering some time from a liver disease. Barbital, she testified, is a "respiratory and mental depres sive" which cause forgetfut ncjs. She said it was possible that a person taking It "might forget" how much he had con sumed and continue taking - it beyond the danger stage, . Hugo Siroen, another witness, testified that he fount! a red cap sule on the floor beside Mrs. Mc pherson's bed and four others beside her pillow when he en tered the room. He said Mrs. McPherson's tongue was discolor ed when he saw her. Sawmifi Operator Crushed To Death inner defense perimeter. . i Riga Captured By Red Forces : LONDON, Oct. IS. fUB Th 2nd and 3rd red armies of the Baltic front have stormed and captured Riga, capital of Latvia, last major stronghold of the Ger man forces trapped In the BalUe pocket above East Prussia, Pre mier Josef Stalin announced to night. The armies of Gen." Ivan Mas lennikov and Gen. Andrei I. Yeremenko Joined In the final storming of Riga, against which they had been closing from the east and south while other Rus sian forces drove to the Baltic to pin the Germans in that area against the sea. remarks. Bottom pietore The big rade passing along Willamette atrect. Wiltshire photos and en graving) Tree Farms Hailed By Cordon j War f lllld TeaiUS As Proof Regimen Not Needed ,,, rMmttt By ROCH BRADSHAW early days of timber cutting are Oregon's tree farms are evidence , in the forefront of this movement of American faith in the ability of ; to perpetuate trees, and I honor the individual to shape his destiny I them," Cordon declared and a refutation of the claim in-law. Harold Svarverud and : eailermosc Pmce. J. L. Furrow, the partners, found ! Unconfirmed reports placed him. j Russian vanguards in the imme- The tris had been cutting tim- ' diale vicinity of Tilsit from .the her Friday morning in the woods" north, but there, as elsewhere a few miles from the mil!, and along the frontier, the 3rd White had loaded a flat-bed truck with , Russian army was not expected logs. Meivin drove the truck to to cross Into East Prussia until the mill, and was due to return the Lithuanian and Latvian aCtSOtnUkTl TtnLV C,Mrefl en"re!y not rvllirrwrf tv vnnn I ho al tne enemy, the walked back to 'the milt, annroxi- Noi"fn ot BtemeL Gen. Ivan D, "The first reports from county districts of the national war i matelv a half-hour walk, where Bagrsmian's 1st Baltic army, wid. fund organization prove that the' they found his body under the ened its waii pinning 100.000 Ger- "It takes toughness and back-' people of the county are determ- j logs. The chain had been re- man troops against Baltic to with- . .. , 1 . , i,nne t0 carry this movement ea to see mat ine uau ann every muvcu irom ins iojt, ana ine ings ra mites ot uepejs, one ot that the people must depend on fone " rry i m mmtarv men wilt Swere off the truck. Apparently , three evacuation norf .tilt government regulation for an as- i compelled to do It rets on ' be maintained during 1945," said '"s slipped and caught ' enemy hands, with the capture of sured future. strength of will, belief in the Ed Boehnke, county districts f There was rw witness to the Skioi on the Latvian coast. This was the contention Thurs-1 future and undersianding on the chairman, Friday in commending sm Furr()w f ; . day night of Sen. Guy Cordon of i part of the operators. r.isworKers. Mttotn Svarveruds body to Eu- Mt KgtigrnC Filfflff '" " j snte m nope mat ine mtgrtt not .... it organized and every worner Wibe extinct, but a physician pro- Roseburg, matn speaker at dedi-i Cordon also praised the Lane. cation ceremonies in the IOOF . " , i" hall at Cottase Grove for tree garnered 15,700 votes, has been arms inaugurated by J. H. Cham added to the court as "maid of Ders and son, Victor, and by honor" to the queen and the , Walter Woodard and associates, princesses. J There was a note of regret at Dave Brown, manager of the . the ceremonies becaure of the ill eVimi eaM Frirfnv thftt more than ' n-ee nt .T M fhnmhurs Ha was 1000 tickets have already been ! taken to Sacred Heart hospital tn Guesta Introduced sold, and that he expected a crowd of 5000 persons to attend under way," he said, promising 1 nouneed him dead. Tree farms, he explafned, are will be over the top In j Sva rverud had lived In and ft Cetnnts fit forking fo, the good of Jg WSZ. 1 Turrarinn Firm .1.1... mr tne ume coumy goai oi jn,- i p-,., Furrnw ,nrt Mr, the rodeo. Admission prices will SEE.ji'SIOR RODEO STORY PAGE 7 Christmas Packages For Overseas Can Be Mailed Monday her as has been added through do. nna wen :i i., son. both of Eugene. nramitftrt "rtiwotteA narh ann ai'Prv i a i . . Eugene Thursday by his son, who Among guests introduced by t,ox ' jeam jn t He county is a winner.' ! Poole-Larsen mortuary v.as unable to altend for this rca-1 were Mayor S. L, MBclan of Cot-j The countv district chairman son. The certificate for the Cham-; tage Grove, .stale rorcsier jseison WBjS pmphBtic in his praise of the bers trre farm was presented to S. Roger?, Edmund Hayes, presi- agencjf,, jor whom his districts are Hugh Doolittle, office manager. ! dent of Willamette Valley Tree Woodard accepted the certificate ' Farm?; W. H. Horning and Rich- ..Every jjoller given to the war J! J., t,,-, f J for his group. t ard Kesrn., O and C land ad- . jun4 inris n Mo Bneectcd UnQSl UUll jalUrOSY ministration: tnari-s ieoe, u. itu-,.. h- t 13. inrcMflr; v. e, martin or tne Cordon spcs following a din ner and introduction of gui ts, at . Pheasants, Ducks which H. J. Cox, secretary of c eWWng for desperate families in - Tn mVest of timt c 9r is enarf in WtUamettc Valley Lumbermen's ''nd, U. S. tn8'nee" CS atttcd nations, and supporting J "i5i able operations. tabor Paper Charges Sm FRANCISCO, Oct !3 . The San Francisco Labor Her ald, charged by Miss Vivien Ket- !ems, Connecticut business woman who proposed a general tax strike, wtth printing material de famatory to her character In a $500,000 damage suit, replied to day it would "continue to call a spade a spade and Miss Kellems a fascist." In an editorial prepared for pub lication In tomorrow'! Herald, the newspaper reiterated Its belief that "anyone who agiialea a tax association, presided. charge of campaign plans, in ad- I seas will be acce . Grove; County Judge Clinton :,,uth agencies on the home front." j P"" 'ni duck Saturday nuru; tuun.j unit u .- t Everycne w.ant3 to help when' ""'' Lt V J t . t nrisimna nacxasrs lor over-'... . . - . . ... iiniiiaiiDn ii'ia i ' ' ..... v i,ci.,,jiic v.a,,,9 w ukih wikh ... . , - epted for mailing ' , ' , . ... 1 lard; County Commissioner Walt- ,pv thi- fc f )hp , ,h. 4, , game piraa ana migratory water- dition to Chairman Speece. in- ! nil day Monday at -the Eugene. wroon aiso spone oi ine oon-; Hoj!fina. Waiker Tilley and . ' . ,ri t !h uitiun tu iinnniBii o.t, ...-.on u8. wjwj - ." . - . ; ti Hyiwii-j, .etinp-pt reriresenled In tne war. eludes: A. F. Holmer, YMCA sec- ; post office. Postmaster F. L. Arm- 8aCI lo see ana noberl Maciay, indurtry foresters; fond B(lchns:e went on "And: Pheasant hunting season In this the year I sn extends tnrough uct. 21, again to j 'u nfr duck season wilt extend rjo tnrougn Jan. t, wttrt the excep- I linn it Mtlt.A A.,'., , V. V. . I Mi of the Na2arene;' H. R. Plumb, j thus lopping off one whole day of j tbiigation. ! DoolitUe, representing J, H. Cham- SEE VVAR FC.V0 TEAMS 8TORT gratory waterfowl hunting will committee secretary. I the overseas mailing period. I "Those who profited most In the i bera and Son. PAGE 1 (not cam until lata In November. operations. "We welcome the opportunity is go before any American court of Justice and uphold that state ment," the editorial said. tn her uit on tile in federal district court. Miss Kellems, for merly of Eugene, Ore., asked $500,000 damages from the Herald and 17 person associated with iht California CIO.