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Veathe Home Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. TWO SECTIONS 12 PAGES EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1940. ON STREETS Jc; NEWS STANDS 5c NO. 26. es Near nslhu Off Chanoe Aar Splash Moose Visitors Defense Centers Al Smiths Wear Buttons For Willkie No Auto? Wow! If He Only Knew! Planes Attack British Ships In New Raids Carl R.

Rkr Phntnffrxnh. Wiltthlr T.nirmvinm kOSE MEN ARE STEPPING to several gay bands while business sessions of their northwest and state conferences, fans are from Spokane. illamette Condemned Swimmers for Summer Man Willamette river, sluggish, low and contaminated To Be Visited By Roosevelt President Unconcerned Over Decision On Oil, Scrapiron Exports WASHINGTON, July 26 (P) President Roosevelt said today he would leave tomorrow on his first inspection of defense establishments, in the vicinity of Norfolk. Va. Mr.

Roosevelt said he would leave late tomorrow evening on the yacht Potomac: and after cruising down the Chesapeake bay, on Monday would inspect the Norfolk navy yard, a fleet training station, fortifications at old Point Comfort, the army's Langley air field and its experi mental work, and the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company. The president told reporters In his press conference he had asked Chairman Vinson Ga and Chairman Walsh of the house and senate naval committees to accompany him. He said he would return to Washington Tuesday. Discussing, at the instigation of reporters, an order under which exports of petroleum and petroleum products, scrap iron and other scrap metal, will be licensed, the chief executive said no embargo was involved and that the whole thing was purely a matter of national defense. Today or tomorrow, he said, a supplementary order will attempt to solve the technical problem of defining categories of the products.

In response to Inquiries, se said, a suplemeary order will attempt to solve the technical problem of SEE PRESIDENT STORY PAGE 3 Fumes Snuff Life Of Prospector Cline SALEM, July 26. Lethal fumes wavering out of a little crock beneath steel chair ended the life of Prospector Claude E. Cllne, 46, slayer of two mining partners, in Oregon's state prison gas execution chamber today. Cllne, the second man to breath death In the tiny, sealed enclosure, paid with his life for shooting George W. Chetty, 35, of Xenia.

Ohio, and hiding the body in a shallow pit In eastern Oregon sagebrush near remote Spanish Gulch. He also confessed killing and burying Eugene ROsenstiel of Portland but was tried only for Chctty'i slaying. Bandmen Will Play Tonight In City Park The program of the Eugene municipal band concert to be held in the city park Friday night has been released Friday by John Stehn, director. The concert starts at o'clock. Program: His Honor March Fillmore; Lustspiel Overture, Kel- er-Bela; Humoreske, Dvorak; Pa rade of the Wooden Soldiers, Jes-sel; Slavonic Rhapsody No.

1, Friedemann; Mardi Gras, Ferde Grofe; Guard of Honor March Lehnhardt; God Bless America. Several popular numbers and marches will be played as extras. pt of summer nourishment from its headstreams, took Thursday night when the city playground corn- ruled its waters unsale and unhealthf ul for swimming Have Gay Fun, Business Meets 1200 Northwest. State Representatives Sign Registration Book By JEAN RANDOLPH Visiting members of the Loyal Order of Moose in brightly colored hats, accompanied by their bands and drill teams, took over the city Friday, the opening day of the Oregon State Moose association convention and the second day of the Northwest association meeting About 1200 delegates and visiting members had arrived in Eugene by Friday noon. A gala week-end, including a parade Saturday afternoon, a dinner and dance Saturday evening, and a breakfast Sunday morning, as well as business sessions and ritualistic contest, has been plan ned for the visitors by the host chapter, the Eugene lodge, and convention officers.

150 From State More than 150 delegates have registered for the state convention, committees for which were appointed at the business meeting Friday morning. About 80 candidates wili be initiated at the lodge meeting Friday evening. Most of the candidates are from Eugene, while several are from Corvallis, Salem and Portland. The winning team in the ritualistic contest will be in charge of the degree work. Lodges from Victoria, B.

Spokane, Se- attle, Klamath Falls, Merrill and Portland are entered in the eon test. Lonnie Crawford, governor of the local lodge, will preside, The Legion frolic with the Wild West legion of Seattle In charge will be held at 11 p. m. Repres entatives from the White Pelican legion of eastern Oregon, the Columbia Legion of Portland and surrounding area, and the Beaver SEE MOOSE STORY PAGE 3 Parade Will Open Townsend Picnic The Townsend club's annual picnic at Skinner Butte park will start with a parade through Eu genes streeis at ociock. was learned Friday.

The parade will form north of Skinner Butte at 10 30. Robert C. Townsend, son of the movement's founder, Charles Townsend, will be the main speaker at the picnic. His talk is scheduled for 3 o'clock. Oregon Stages will operate busses to the picnic grounds, mak ing transfers at Fifth and willam ette from 8:30 a.

m. and every 40 minutes until 1:10, starting again at 3:10 and running until 6:30 p. m. Schedule follows: Parade, 11 a. m.

Picnic lunch, 12 to 2. Program, 2 to 3. Speak ing, 3 o'clock. Program: Song, "America." led by Mrs. Crimp.

Lord's Prayer, In unison. Pledge of allegiance to the flag. Address of welcome, Mayor Elisha Large. Music, Townsend Hi-head ed band. Fancy roller skating, Bobby Black and Corky Briggs.

Glenwood accordion trio. Tap dancing, Miss Helen Smith. Scot tish bagpipe, Mr. Henderson. Speaking.

3 p. W. E. Parrish Introducing Charles Wetterman, introducing Robert C. Townsend Finale, music by the Hi-headed band.

District Of Columbia May Be Given Ballot WASHINGTON. July 26. In the wake of a democratic platform pledge, it appeared likely today that congress would act soon on the question of suffrage for the District of Columbia, where everybody talks politics but where no resident can vote. The house judiciary committee will take up next Tuesday a constitutional amendment authorizing the election of members of congress from the capital and permitting Washinglonians to vote for president. Surveys indlca'ed that a majority of the committeemen was favorable.

HOPS HELPED PORTLAND. July 26 Cloudy skies, foggy mornings and loer temperatures gave Oregon's grewing hop crop a boost this week, the agricultural marketing REEDSPORT, July 26 (Special) Andrew L. Knutsen, clerk in the Reedsport postoffice, left here Thursday, with his family, to visit his parents in Idaho. He borrowed his brother-in-law car for the trip, not wishing to drive his antiquated jalopy on such a long trip. Shortly after his departure, the local Pontiac dealer was advised that Knutsen had won a new Pon tiac, 1,000 gallons of gasoline and a hundred dollars in the Proctor and Gamble radio contest.

Knut. sen doesn't yet know of his good fortune as the local dealer has not been able to get in touch with him. Scrapiron Curb Bothers Japan 'Very Great' Reaction Predicted In Tokyo TOKYO, July 26. The Japanese foreign office instructed its ambassador to Washington to day to Investigate the United States curb on oil and scrap iron exports after a spokesman had described Japanese reaction as likely to be "very great." Domei, Japanese news agency, said that while the presidential or. der requiring licenses for such ex ports "may be aimed at Germany and Italy," It was evident it also was "intended to curb Japan." The embassy, besides making a report on the.

licensing order, was expected to urge that careful consideration be given the question by the united States in order to prevent a worsening of trade relations. Yaklchlro Suma, foreign offire spokesman, said "our reaction will be very great" If the presidential order is tantamount to an embargo against Japan. Greyhound Busses To Ply New Route Bus service between Eugene and Klamath Falls over the new Willamette highway, reducing the travelling time nt least three and a half hours, will definitely be installed by Pacific Greyhound lines, W. H. Egger.

Portland division manager, told The Register-Guard Friday by telephone. The officlnl said the Inlrn-stnte permit had been approved by the public utilities commission and that service would be Installed as soon as the Interstate permit was received from the interstate com merce commission In Washington, D. C. He said the permit was expected momentarily. All of the route, except the section from the detour to Odell lake, has been logged.

Mr. Egger will complete the log of the 87-mile artery Monday, July 29, when a bus is sent down to Klamath Falls to transport city and chamber of commerce officials to the dedication ceremonies at the tunnel Tuesday afternoon. The Greyhound officlnl estl mated that the running time be tween Eugene and Klnmnth falls' would be reduced to four and a half hours, in comparison with the present eight-hour schedule maintained via the Pacific highway. Times between Eugene and Snn Francisco and other California points will also be reduced approximately two hours, he estimated. the direction of a committee appointed by Chancellor Frederick M.

Hunter and headed by Dr. War. ren D. Smith, head ot the geography and geology department of the University of Oregon. Upon publication of the volume.

Dr. Smith declared, "It Is the most exhaustive, and most authoritative compendium ever published on Oregon, and few If any states have anything like it." Serving with Dr. Smith on the committee were Dr. R. C.

Clark, until his recent death head of the history department of the university: Calvin Crumbaker, professor of economics, and Alfred Lomax. professor of business administration, both from the university; W. A. Schoenfeld, dean and director, of agriculture, Earl G. Mason, i BEE EXPERTS STORY NEW YORK.

July 28. Councilman Alfred E. Smith, had a Wendell Willkie button on his coat lapel today. "Do you mean it?" he was asked. "I certainly do," Smith replied.

"Is your father wearing one?" "He is," answered the son of the 1928 democratic presidential candidate. Young Smith was elected to the New York City council as an independent democrat Hitler Chats With Rumanians Berlin Reports New Action Against Britain BERLIN. Julv 26. W) Adolf Hitler this afternoon received Rumanian Premier Ion Gigurtu and Foreign Minister Mihail Man oilescu in the great hall of the Berghof, his mountain top retreat at Berchtesgaden. German Foreign Minister Joa chim von Ribbentrop and the Ru manian minister to Berlin were present at the conference.

Informed circles said the Ru manian statesmen would leave to. night for Rome after the conference on Rumania's new pro-nazl course. Germany set her hand to stab ilizing the continent she has virtually mastered after a 10-montha war today, while continuing to send her waves ot bombers against Britain. With Rumanian, Bulgarian and Slovak representatives journeying to the reich between now and Sunday for conferences on the future of southeastern Europe, in formed sources disclosed some 250,000 Poles, still held as prisoners of war, soon will be released SEE HITLER STORY PAGE 3 Farmer Takes Nazi Airman LONDON, July 26. UP) In his stocking feet, an English farmer, B.

J. Parsons, 47, captured a German bomber pilot in southwest England today. Seeing the nazl airman parachute to earth, Parsons grabbed up a double-barreled shotgun and raced across his farmyard to make the seizure. Parsons is a member of the Rrlt-ish home guard of "parashooters" organized to combat the landing of nazi parachute troops. Roosevelt Indicates Wallace Will Resign WASHINGTON, July 26 'PI President Roosevelt gave a clear Indication today that Secretary Wallace would resign from the cabinet as soon as he began active campaigning as the democratic nominee for vice president.

Asked when Wallace might start active campaigning, Mr. Roosevelt said he did not know. Wallace asserted yesterday that he and the president had decided that the secretary should undertake no political activity until after formal acceptance of his nomination around Aug. 20. In response to further questions, he had nothing to say on reports that Governor Lloyd Stark of Missouri might succeed James A.

Farley as postmaster general nor would he discuss the appointment of a successor to Farley as national democratic chairman. Four American Newsmen Remain In Nazi Paris PARIS, (via Berlin, July 22. (Delayed) Only four regular American newspapermen remain In Paris of a corps which last January numbered 40. While many correspondents are with the government at Vichy, those In Paris are Roy P. Porter and Robert Okln of the Associated Press.

Glenn Stadler of the United Press and Alex Small of the Chicago Tribune. Since there still are no wire facilities out of Paris, these correspondent's stories are carried by German courier plane to Berlin, where the Nazi propaganda office delivers them to the Berlin offices of the writers. Hitler Speedboats Claim Three British Merchant Ships By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A blazing ship-plane battle raged off the north coast of Ireland today the war's first action there and flashes of gunfire between the surface vessels and nazi air raiders could be seen from the shore. In another slashing raid on Brit ish shipping, as reported by Hitler's high command, nazi speed boats sanK three merchantmen tot aling 22.000 tons near Brighton, English south coast resort. The battle in north Irish waters apparently started when Gorman planes, roving far from their home bases, attacked a convoy.

British RAF fighters raced to the rescue. Dispatches from Gibraltar said unspecified "enemy' planes bombed the stronghold in a 30-minute raid before dawn but were driven off by anti-aircraft fire. Place Feeler Out Meanwhile, the German-controlled Holland radio was quoted as saying a Dutch peace committee has appealed to President Roosevelt "in the name of humanity" to arrange a peace conference. Prime Minister Winston Chifrch-ill's government has already re jected peace overtures by the Nazi fuehrer, himself. The war in the west started briskly again today as Nazi raiders droned over the British isles to be met by scrappy British RAF planes.

One German plane dumped Its bomb load over a southeast English town when pursued by RAF fighters, while another sky invader was shot down and three of its crew were killed. Another flight of Nazi bombers was chased off in southeast England. Britain reported 23 German planes shot down for a total of 206 in five weeks, and acknowledged the loss of five planes and two naval trawlers. Germany claimed her English channel bombers yesterday sank 43,000 tons of convoyed shipping 11 of 23 ships attacked and damaged two escorting destroyers. Woman Appeals to High State Court To Seek Damages After Fall The case of Mrs.

Leila Fieer, 1745 Tenth avenue west, against the city of Eugene, seeking $15 000 for Injuries allegedly resulting from a fall on a defective city sldcwqlk has been appealed to the supreme court. Mrs. Freer appealed from an order of Circuit Judge Georpe Skip-worth denying a new trial. The case was i enrd In circuit court June 24. and $200 damnKrs allowed.

Mrs. Freer seeks the full amount asked in the original complaint. She allcRcs that as the result of a fall at 512 Tenth avenue west, she "broke her hip, bruircrl her right arm. her whole body to be sore. arid sufferrd rent nervous and physical shock." She was treated in a hospital for injuries resulting from the Attorneys for Mrs.

Freer are Henry E. and Eugene V. SlnUcry. The city will be represented by M. Calkins.

The case will not go before the high court for svcral months. CHILEANS DIE ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, July 28. iPi Sandv hillsides loosened by heavy rains came tumbling down on settlements In Chile's rich nitrate mining region yesterday, causing more than a hundred deaths. HELP Them Find Homes! the people who ore advertising lor homes, farms and othor places to rent under HEADING 710 In the WANT AD SECTION Dr.

E. L. Gardner, county health officer, recommended that the commission close the river. The commission did just that, and to confirm his decision Dr. Gardner said that he will take new samples of the water to send to the state board of health for testing Results of the state board's tests, recognized by the commission as practically a foregone proof the river's polluted condition, will be forthcoming next week.

Meanwhile supervision of the Skinner Butte park swimming hole will be stopped by the commission, and by Sunday placards will be erected at the pool warning that the river has been condemned. While the city cannot force swimmers to stay out of the river, playground and health officers issued the plea that people abide by the commission's decision and confine their aquatic activities to the bathtub, shower and lawn sprinkler. That typhoid germs lurk in the slow-moving waters was shown last week when a boy caught the fever from swimming in the river, and other diseases may be incurred from the river through skin SEE WILLAMETTE STORY PAGE 3 Governor Stassen Will Introduce McNary At Salem Speech PORTLAND. July 26 Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota, republican convention keynoter, will introduce Senator McNary at the vice presidential notification ceremony at Salem, Ralph H. Cake, Oregon's republican national committeeman, said today.

The ceremony will be held either Aug. 28, 29 or 30, Cake added. they enjoy periods of fun he- being held in Eugene. These Pan-Americans May Yet Agree Argentina Continues To Block Agreement HAVANA, July 25. inent delegates to the Pan-Amer ican conference optimistically pre dicted today an agreement on the troublesome question of trustee ship of European possessions in the western hemisphere after Secretary of State Cordell Hull conferred with Leopoldo Melo, of Argentina, in an effort to iron out their divergent views.

The Argentine delegate has op posed Hull's espousal of Cuban and Brazilian ideas for joint man. dates over European possessions which may be threatened with change of ownership as a result of the war. Following the conference. Hull Joined the Brazilian delegate, Mauricio Nabuco, and the Cuban foreign minister, Miguel Angel Campa, in Campa's office, presumably to Inform them of Melo's views. Melo joined them later, and It was when this conference broke up that Nabuco, who usually wears a stern and taciturn expression, smilingly declared: "I believe we still have a chance to agree." The belief among observers that a compromise was shaping up also was bolstered when an Argentine official, in arranging the entry of Melo to the conference, was heard to remark: "We must mould this Alone? Previously delegates had Indicated Argentina would stand alone in opposition to the trusteeship plan.

The southern nation took a determined stand against any general commitments or immediate measures, asserting it was, impossible to delegate powers In anticipation of "hypothetical" situations. Instead, Argentina recommended use of regular diplomatic channels for consultation and rapid application of measures which might be required for defense of the Americas in any situation that might arise. in the legislative chambers as they did in the streets of Portland two y-ars ago during a hotel -trike. The chief yesterday sent this message to Snell at "Statehouse "Oregon Cavemen hear old friend Jason Lee returning to Salem August 3. Our cavemen, cave-women remember gratefully how he fed us during cold winter from his gnst mill.

We return to honor him. Eagle Eye command you reserve senate cafe for tribe to dwell ing. dig spring In Senate cave for us to drink, proclaim to Salem people we are coming, still need remainder of the year. (worth Rules iclosure Is Void IrJon from Circuit Court G. F.

Skinworth. rated of ran usual interest here and in connection with tax pares, was filed Friday in lc of Albert J. Ward vs. H. Minda S.

Slnttery, Douglass and Ethel E. doing business as thp Ed- pMglass Lumber company, county. dealt with the action Aard to recover possession t'rry on the MrKenzie just Leaourg. The trial was eye-al weeks ago. The claimed to have acquired uiue oi two tax fore-one in 1930 for a portion rroperty, the other in 1935 of the land.

H. E. Purchased the nrnncrlv on 13J. tor $1250 to be installments as the timber me Douglasses entered "traCt tO miT-r-knca timber on the property. junee Skipworlh ut that: Based on the de- SUDremp rnnrt wgon the court is com.

1 "Old that the forer-lncr. 3g as to tract No. 1 is void I reason that the property f3 the complaint and as not described cither or in the foreclosure procecd- -i the there is an additional against sa.d prnp--ntd in postage in mail-ocs to the rvrr the result may be'fol- decisis cil the is something court has no con- is the Terative duty of to aecisions 1 WORTH Vt0RY ptherNews cool- tempora-r- rf-' 1 if'res: Wind. tTe- rn. Friday i.r at 7 Iwi I ft, 1 1 f.

Experts Join to Publish Book on State of Oregon Just what makes Oregon theiterlal. begun In 1937, was under Snell Will Let Cavemen Sleep Under Capitol Dome sreat state It is. its people, its in dustries and its resources, are all described in detail by 35 experts) in a new and comprehensive book, "Physical and Economic Geography of Oregon," just published as the largest cooperative project between the University of Oregon and Oregon State college. The bonk, which contains 320 pages, and 146 half-tone Illustrations and text figures, describes the state under three general headings, natural background; people, and resources and Industries. It also contains In an appendix a brief description of all cities and towns, lists of map-making organizations and maps available, and altitudes.

Various sections of the book are profusely illustrated by photographs, charts and mrfcs, one of which is a new state highway map. RANTS PASS, July 16. Caveman Earl Snell. secretary ofj state, wired Chief Bighorn Don Cameron today that he had madej arrangements for the Oregon Cavemen to spend Saturday night, August 3, in the capitol for the, final day of Salem's centennial celebration. I "Have conferred with pioneer' atop capitol building." Snell "He decrees this edifice and all ancient landmarks be returned to I cavemen for their disposition through centennial celebration Cavemen had disputed whether: ThpprH of, they would fce able to build flrl mre wives.