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Weather: Cloudy Home Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1940. NO. 99 tOL 96 ON STREETS 3c; NEWS STANDS 5o trwsy Demaumdls A I Mines ulomobiles Portlander Is Re-elected President of State Retail Men in University Session Richard G. Montgomery, assistant manager of J.

K. Gill Britain, France Draw Sharp Oslo Protests company, Portland, was re-elected president of the Oregon at its lourth annual session Oregon campus. Neutral Wafers Are Sprinkled With Explosives Western Powers Seek To Stop of Ore Along Norwegian Coast LONDON, April 8. (AP) Allied naval forces drove into Norwegian territorial waters today and at three strategic points off the rugged coast sowed minefields to sever Germany's "lifeline" for Scandinavian iron ore. (Blocking of the coastal route left only two ways open for Swedish ore to reach Germany via Lulea, Swedish gulf of Bothnia port, which soon will be ice free, and by railway to some farther Swedish port for shipment across the Baltic.) The Press British news agency, said the fields were sown at dawn today by British and French warships.

The stroke was the allies' most spectacular in their war to BRITISH AND FRENCH INVADED WATERS off Norway early Monday and planted mines like these in territorial channels to stop the flow of German vessels along the coast. Norwegian and nazi protests failed to move the allies. Laundry Smell Anglo Torpedoes strangle German economy. Took an Hour The minelaying was completed within one hour and, the British said, Norway was notified as soon thereafter as was "practical. Authoritative sources emphasized that the operations were "carried through without incident." They added that the action was taken solely against Germany.

The minefields, it was said, were merely laid to force coastal shinning to pass outside Nor wegian territorial waters at three points. That would halt German ships which have been plying back and forth within territorial limits, compel them to risk allied capture by venturing onto the open sea or the peril of mines. Norwegian and Swedish sources in London said that although the mines might seriously cut the flow of Swedish ore to Germany for the next month and a half arrangements could be made to divert the entire trade to the Baltic where Germany's navy is supreme. The greatest difficulty, the Swedish and Norwegian informants said, would not be in shipping ore from Lulea, in the Gulf of Bothnia, but in Germany's receiving it. "Stettin is the only German port on the Baltic capable of handling such shipments," said one well-informed Norwegian.

The mines were laid within the three-mile limit. Prime Minister Chamberlain Is scheduled to make a statement in the house of commons tomorrow" on the mine-laying. In Paris, the French said a SEE ALLIES STORY PAGE 10 Drowned Girl's Parent Asks Watch for Body William McCormick, father of Kathleen McCormick, who is believed drowned in the Willamette river, Monday requested persons living along the river to keep a lookout for the body of his two and a half year old daughter. Attempts to locate the body by dragging the river have proved fruitless. The child disappeared Friday afternoon.

ake 6 Lives fiver Weekend hooting, Drowning Claim Additional Victims Within State onnTT.AND. April 8. CP) Iviolent death laid its heavy hand I Oregon over the week-end, tak-Ig six lives in automobile crashes, in a snooting miu drowning. Worst of the road tragedies oc- firred Saturday night on the Mclaughlin highway between here fed Oregon City. Two men were Ilally injured and seven otners Death of an aged pedestrian who -as run down Dy a car nere omur- njn day mgnt nrougni me cuy a ioiu attic toll to 3U.

JoseDh Beardsley, 50, Portland, fed George Coffman, 44, Willard, lost their lives in the Mc-mehlin highway crash. Automo- driven by Coffman and Vic-r E. Henderson, 25, Oregon City, illided head on. Accident Inves-jgator George Phillips arrested Henderson, least seriously hurt, on change of involuntary man-laughter. Wife seriously Hurt Beardsley's wife, Carrie, 53, as in serious condition with a groken hip and possible fractured iiull.

She was the most severely jured of the other six. E. A. Briggs, 85, died a lew hours liter he and his wife, 83, were ruck by a car at an east Portland iersection Saturday night. Mrs.

iggs suffered bruises and shock. Near Forest Grove, Arthur C. Inyder, 58, Forest Grove, was wed, late Saturday. He was ruck by a car while walking on highway near Gales creek. A four-car crash took the life rly Sunday of Louis E.

Paddock. id. Klamath Falls, on the Lake- ew road near Klamath Falls. eddock car stalled on a soft fioulder and G. E.

Raymond was (tempting to tow it back onto the ghway when two other machines SEE ACCIDENT STORY PAGE 10 ,000 Fete Visitors Visit Oregon Capitol SALEM, April 8. OP) Ore- ns new capitol was visited by er 5000 persons durinn fenual blossom day Sunday, Sec tary ot Mate Earl Snell said to- y. A count showed the crowds eraged 700 an hour. Weather News Monday brought more cloudy es and threat of rain. The forest follows: niah fcesday with occasional light rain csi pomon ana light rain or OW Over the mountains' liHlo Jpnge in temperature; moderate winci olf coast.

AIRPORT BUREAU RECORD: ninium temperature, Monday crning, 48.4 degrees; maximum iperature. Sunday, 61.9 de-wind, at noon, Monday, J'mvest: rainfall to 4:30 a. m. nf an incn ER BUREAU RECORD: age of WillamaHo at 7 a. m.

Monday, .6 of a Siuslaw Tides Tuesday 1:07 a. m. 7:49 a. m. ednesday 1'37 m.

8:24 n. m. Thursday 2:08 a. m. 9 a.

m. Friday 2 39 a. m. 9:39 a. m.

1:49 p. m. 7:43 p. m. 2:27 p.

8:12 p. m. 3:06 p. m. 8:42 p.

m. 3:50 p. m. 9:18 p. m.

MOO Acclaim resentation of "ii'ueiy j.uu people ra Sunday merit's riehnt nf th inuii in ltienaei- 'ns Elijah" with the oivnestra and Helen Bicker- Madeline Dwyer. Melvin nd Raymund Koch in the Dr' Theodore Kratt, scno' of music con- -te-i thlS "fire 1' a' and the enthusiasm of the audience indicated the pop-f the program. i the distinguished solo-- y-V honors of the occa-le5S tnan six months of 'Vt'Ivnl' tR chorus, as Dean thnn. miuer ills 'h a rtri wngs and -1 1 antful freshness of in the be at of on is of at in to life the on be Mine-Laying Flayed by Nazis 'Right of Decision' Is Reserved in Berlin Bv FREDERICK C. OECHSNER BERLIN, April 8.

(U.ft) Authorized German quarters described Allied mine-laying in Norwegian waters as "the rape of neutrality" today and said Germany "reserves the right of decision." "Germany watches with ice cold composure developments in Scandinavia and in the southeast following the allies' rape of neutrality in Norwegian territorial waters and on the Danube and with ice cold composure reserves her right of decision," authorized quarters said. The reference to southeast Europe and the Danube was in connection with reports that allied agents were chartering all available shipping of the Danube and were buying huge stocks of goods in the Balkan countries to prevent them getting to German markets. "Weakness?" Authorized German quarters described the allied mining of Norwegian waters as "a sign of terrible weakness, nervousness and an act of war against neutral nations. "It is perfectly clear that England and France have decided to set aside the very meaning of the word neutrality," it was said. "It will be interesting to us to see how the neutrals react to these acts of rape.

We are watching develop- SEE GERMAN STORY PAGE 10 Cornish Re-elected Charles E. Snell, merchandising manager of home furnishings department, Meier and Frank company, Portland, was re-elected first vice-president. Other officers re-elected included Dr. N. H.

Cornish, professor of business administration, secretary; Earl Byrom, of Bryom and Knee-land, Eugene, treasurer, and the following directors: Harold Wendell, manager of Lipman and Wolfe, Portland, and John H. Luihn, manager of Sealy-Dresser company, Portland. New officers chosen included A. Burkitt, manager of J. C.

Penney, Portland, second vice-president; Reese Dooley, of Dooley Brothers, Albany, third vice-president; Peter G. Gosovich, Astoria Stationery company, Astoria, fourth vice-president, and Fyold E. Miller, assistant manager of Miller Mercantile company, Sa lem, director. C. C.

Farr, Coquille, is holdover director. Newspapers remain the most important media for advertising for the retailer, it was declared by Vernon J. Jenkins, of Foster and Kleiser, Portland. Reasons for this include timeliness of papers, opportunity to describe fully the articles and to present reasons for buying, and the quick response possible. Outdoor advertising can be utililized because billboards have a dominating size, complete coverage and tremendous power of repetition, he pointed out.

Charts Shown Results of a survey on managerial uses of stock controls, made- recently by the bureau of business research of the university, show SEE RETAILER STORY PAGE 10 Moon, Sun Stage Spectacular Show JACKSONVILLE, April 8 iff) The moon turned the sun into a flaming golden band of light yesterday afternoon with a spectacular show that won't be re peated in the United States for 54 years. In a rare alignment of heavenly bodies, the moon came directly between the earth and the sun. The effect seen through smok ed glass, over-exposed photographic film and special filters was that of a big black polka dot with a shining orange rim around it. It was the first eclipse of such widespread visibility in the Unit ed States since 1865. ECLIPSE ECLIPSED PORTLAND, April 8 Low clouds eclipsed the annular eclipse of the sun here yesterday.

Northwest Oregonians and the southwest Washingtonians had little chance to witness the 40 percent solar blackout. FISHING GOOD PORTLAND. April 8. W) Peter Donis caught a 16-pound salmon on the Willamette river Saturday near Oregon City by falling on it. The fish jumped into his boat.

SEVERAL THOUSAND Ketail Distributors institute, Monday on the University of Volcano Spits Fire in Hawaii Mauna Loa Casts Pall Over City of Hilo HILO, T. April 8 U.R Mauna Loa, fiery home of Madame Pelee, goddess of the volcano, was eruption today casting into brilliant relief a. cloud pall over its 14,000 foot summit. The long-predicted outbreak, which falls within a four-year cycle of activity historically marked, began about 11:30 o'clock last night. The skies were overcast and colored a bright orange by brilliant red glow on the south side of the mountain, facing Hilo and about 40 to 50 miles distant.

Four columns of smoke were rising from the crater, joining high overhead and melting into the clouds. There was one column to seen from the Hilo side of the island, two towards the Kona coast with the fourth and largest in the center. No lava had yet been seen spilling from the crater. Dr. Thomas A.

Jagger, famed volcanologist, said he noted two mild earthquakes at the volcano observatory overlooking Kilauea 10 p. m. "The quakes opened cracks on the summit of Mauna Loa and the eruption is extending southwest toward Kahuku, on the Kona side the island." Dr. Jaeger said. "There are no signs so far of any outbreak toward Hilo.

However, the present outbreak may continue for days or may stop, then break out some place lower the mountain side either toward Hilo or Kona. "Indications presaging this eruption were very mild. There a dark spot in the middle of the eruption for which I cannot account. The dark spot is between SEE MANUA LOA STORY PAGE 10 Fellowship is Won By Dr. L.

S. Cressman Dr. Luther S. Cressman, head the department of anthropology the University of Oregon, has been granted a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim memorial foundation, it was revealed a communication received here Monday. The fellowship commissions Dr.

Cressman to make a study of the Indian culture of southwestern United States, and compare it with the culture ot ancient Indian races of south-central Oregon. The award was made in part recognition of Dr. Cressman's valued -recent studies of Indian in the Oregon locality, according to word received from Henry Allen Moe, secretary-general of foundation. Dr. Cressman will begin his research next fall and work a year it.

Investigation of the actual remains of various cultures will made in New Mexico, Arizona, southern California, and possibly Texas, Dr. Cressman reports, while most of the comparison work and other study will be done in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Dr. Kratt's "Elijah" especially in the soprano and alto sections. Given a few years lor the development of more robust male sections and Dean Kratt will have one of the most powerful singing organizations in the coun try.

In the title role of "Elijah," Mr. Koch was superb. He has a rich, rolling baritone and a fine sense for dramatic interpretation. Es-pecialy fine was his rendering of the sonorous "Call him louder; he heareth not," to the clamorous priests of Baal. Miss Bickerton's dramatic soprano was ideal for her recitatives and arias.

Musical high spot of the evening was Miss Bickerton's duet with Mr. Koch SEE "ELIJAH" STORY PAGE IP rove KANSAS CITY, April 8. Pretty soon, promises Floyd W. Parsons of New York, laundry will come back smelling all beautiful. Parsons, speaking at a national clinic of the laundry and cleaners allied trades association, explained: "The laundry bundle of the future will be really artistic, with harmonizing colors in ribbons and wrappings.

"A slight scent, hardly perceptible, but in keeping with the character of the finished package will be used." Iturbi Ends University Artists Series Tonight Jose Iturbi, famed Spanish pianist, will present a program of master compositions in his appearance here at McArthur court Monday evening on the final as sociated student 1939-40 "Greater Artist" series presentation. Ituibi's program ranges from Mozart to the moderns, has been especially arranged for the campus performance. Handel, Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms will be represented, as well as Ravel and Robert Russell Bennett. Highlights are expected to be Beethoven's Sonata in minor, Op. 57 (Appassionala) and the first Eugene performance of two miniatures from Bennett's "Seen in Paris," dedicated to Iturbi.

Monday evening's concert, which starts at 8:15 o'clock, concludes the Associated Student series for the season. International Law Is Declared Breached By Bold Step in North BULLETIN! OSLO, April 8. (UP) Foreign Minister Halv-dan Koht charged in parliament today that the allies are seeking to "lead the war into Norwegian territory." OSLO, April 8. (AP) Norway, shocked by the laying of allied mines in Norwegian territorial waters at dawn today, immediately charged Great Britain and France with an "open breach of international law" and demanded that the mines "be removed at once." As soon as it became known that the allies were laying the mines in three regions off Nor way's coast, to cut off shipment of iron ore to Germany through Norwegian territorial waters, the Norwegian cabinet met and. then parliament was called into special session.

Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht, in a public statement charged that the allies have violated Norwegian, "sovereignty and neutrality" by laying the mines and patrolling the affected areas with warships. "The Norwegian government," he said, "protests gravely and solemnly against this open breach of international law thu Norwegian government must demand that such mines be removed at once and that the guard by foreign warships cease." Agreement Violated Koht charged Britain with violating an agreement of last March 1 which he said provides that all Norwegian goods, including contraband, could be sent from Norway to Germany. Shock and amazement was reflected in official circles. A swift round of government conferences followed delivery of identical British and French notes disclosing the drastic step to tighten the allied blockade of Germany. The notes were handed to the foreign office at 6 a.

m. Koht's statement came as Norwegians heard ominous reports ot SEE NORWAY STORY PAGE 10 NEW STAMP OUT A special three cent stamp, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the pony express, is now available at the postoffice. BOATS FOR SALE Boats are dotting the waters of the McKenzie river, Triangle lake and the bays of the ocean. No more soothing recreation offers than a good boat trip on holidays and week-ends. The number of boats for sale under "Miscellaneous for Sale" increases daily with the advancing season.

Your "ship" will come in if you watch this classification! SEE 500 IN THE WANT ADS little joys that emanate from Tha Happy Kitchen. And what wonders can ba wrought with a can of paint and a few 'turns of the wrist and then add a gaily-colored kettle or garbage can, a diferent set of curtains and you have a brand new kitchen!" These are just a few ot the practical tips Miss Miller has for Eugene housewives. And, of course, there wll be actual demonstrations of cooking dozens of new and attractive dishes will be prepared right in front of your eyes. Miss Miller invites every housewife to bring along nil of her cooking problems, so that she may assist in solving them. The Happy Kitchen programs will include many hints for thoso "tasty little surprises," ns well practical, everyday "roast-beef-and-gravy" menus.

The sessions will be conducted from 9:30 to 11:30 o'clock each morning at the McDonald theater. Kill 300 Nazis Sub Attacks German Freighter Near Norway ARENDAL, Norway, April 8 (0) A British submarine today torpedoed the German transport Rio de Janeiro four miles off the southern coast of Norway, send' ing approximately 300 uniformed Germans to their death. As rescue ships laden with sur vivors and bodies reached Nor wegian ports, officials raised their estimate of dead from 150 to 300 and said there had been 500 Ger mans aboard the Rio de Janeiro Norwegians who saw the sur vivors said they wore green uni forms of the German army. Eighty horses also were lost in the icy Skagerrak where gunfire again was heard later in the day, but because of poor light its source could not be determined. The German tanker Posidonia also was reported to have been torpedoed by a British SEE SUBMARINE STORY PAGE 10 LaGuardia, in Portland, Says He's Uninformed On Third Term Issue PORTLAND, April 8 Fiorcllo II.

La Guardia of New York, arriving yesterday for the western conference of U. S. mayors, toid newsmen that President Roosevelt hadn't let him in on the third term secret. 'I don't know whether he'll be candidate," the Gotham chief executive said, "but think he'll have a great deal to say on how the delegates vote all delegates, including New York's." Cooking Expert to Offer Housewives Many Ideas When Miss Barbara Miller comes to Eugene to conduct The Register- Guard's free cooking school Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday, she will have many practical ideas to give housewives for the creation of "happy kitchens." "First of all," says Miss Miller, "let's start right in on the kitchen itself and make it a pleasant place in which to work. Let it be gay, sunny with crisp, cheery cur tains; quaint, colorful bowls in a corner cupboard; and let there be flowers in the window just saucy red geranium will do.

And, of course, this 'Happy K.ucnen will be, oh, so very clean with the worn places scrubbed and scrubbed, and the utensils fairly beaming forth through their dents and air of 'used-ness'. "Put color into your kitchen and you will make it the sort of cheery place where your friends gather when they drop in for an evening with its spicy fragrance and Its jolly cookie Jar and all the simple EUGENEANS WERE THRILLED SUNDAY night in McArthur court as Dean Theodore Kratt, center, conducted 300 delssohn'i oratorio, student voices, lour soloists and the 70-piece University symphony orchestra in Felix Men 4.