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Newspaper Page Text, ( AUTKl!F.73JCr,', ;. ' ;iy i ASSOCIATED jzi:: LEASED' .'! i ."J c( DOUGlAb COUNTY )a " Consolidation of The Evening News and The toaeburg Review Independent Newspaper, "ubllehsw lor the BmI InUrMU of the People, RAIN TONIGHT . tT I I II M VM IllJjri -JL VOL. XXVI NO. 319 OF MARK CIMDCfl urn uun COPCO LINEMAN ELECTRDGUTEO! 2300-Volt Current Ground ed Through Bqdy and Down Wet Pole. RESUSCITATION FAILS Attempt to Restore Life Continued for More Than Two Hours Legion to Conduct Funeral. Mark Simpson, aged 32 years, a lineman employed by The Cali fornia Oregon Power Company, was accidentally killed yesterday afternoon, when a 2300-rolt cur rent grounded through bl body down a wet pole. Although re uscltatlon methods were continu ed for made than two hours after physicians pronounced the man dead.. life could not be restored. Simpson and Henry Worthlng ton were at work changing the wiring on a pole at the corner of Flint and Oak streets and had almost completed the job when the accident occurred. According to the statement made by Mr. Worthington to the coroner. Mr. Simpson was endeavoring to cut one of the wires and being unable to obtain a good gripon his pliers removed his rubber glove. The pole upon which they were fforking evidently was full of moisture and formed a good con ductor, so that when the lineman gripped down on his pliers he formed a direct contact through his hand and down his leg to the pole. .M . . ; .-.. , As the current struck him, Simp son called Worthington to cut him loose, and Worthington started to -cut the wire upon which his com panion was fast. Just as he seiz ed the wire, however. Simpson's body ssgged loose, and orthlnc ton caught It in time to prevent '"" Because of its position on the , poie it required several minute iple engaged in superfluous Indua to get the body to the ground and jtry. Now we see the fact more In the meantime a physician had jclearly. The combination tends to been called, and the man was pronounced dead when his body was lowered. His companions, however,' re fused to give up hope and applied the Schaffer method of reauatta- tion under the supervision of Doc- tors Houck. Stewart and Belt. mdu!Itrv Dllt . cutting down of This work was con in., ed for over .,he , ,ne , , fc pach two hours without Indication, of a ' ahlll,hmPnt upon a comp(.,tive spark of life remaining and the U , ,d t , effort was finally given up. projllna,ely 50 week, In each yean Although no Inquest was deem- .,,. j , j, ,,,,. ed necesnarv. Coroner Rltler made Would Llm,t '"""' a careful Inquiry Into the acci-! "What Is needed Is some system dent, calling in the men employ-i that will keep going only the coal ed with the unfortunate lineman imlnes and the manufacturing and obtaining their version of the plants needed to produce what we accident. need and can sell, and needed to Mr. Simpson had spent practlc- keeP n adequate number of work ally his entire life In Rosehnrg. ifn employed for 300 days In the and his trnglc death Is a great ,Ter- nle " unnecessary mines shock to his many friends. Ifnd P'n' f" he rlo'd nr h"l(1 it. ..iji,j , . . !,-. in reserve. We need some system He attended the local schools , . , . , , . . -j,i .for scattering unneeded workers In and following his graduation serv-1 , , " ., , ed a term In the navy and later : i2?"."'.nr . WJ"T th? ."V .. In a coan artillery unit of the i1'" '""du' to be de regular army. He was a sergesnt tnpfA: "iM fn,no P"" in the Roseburg nstional guard i "1 under the exlslllng laws then company at the outbreak of the m . " ".T m"'"f'11ns world war and was called Into Ith"" " to permit It without In active service with thst organiia- 'enrring any other more serious tlon. He was a supply sergeant consequence. with the 69th artillery, and saw The Secretary repeated his rec service In France. jommendstlons for legislation to Following his return to this permit examination abroad of all city he was employed In electrical Immigrants, upon the system now work and served The California 'operating In England and Ireland. Oregon Power company as a line-! He asked for more liberal terms man for the past several years. ;of retirement oo pension to gov- He Is survived by a wife and inment employes, and for the con a nine-months old daughter. An structlon of a building to house the aunt, residing In California. Is the iLaoor Department, only other surviving relative. I As to general Immigration policy. The deceased was a member of he repeated recommendations for I'mpnua Post of the American 'the establishment of quotas affect Legion which will conduct the !lng Immigrants from countries on funersl services. ithe American continents, and for The funeral services, which will enrollment in the United States of be or a military nature, will take place at the Armory at 2 p. m. Wednesday. Rev. Caldwell will officiate. Interment (will take place In the I. O. O. F. cemetery. FOIH PAY KM FINES. (Aanrisbd Pros Lfasei Wm.) Kr.LSU, wasn.. Pec. 1. The ."V" fc"..-lr.L - " Hinterland. Police- four men arrested Monday morn- "f "!i,h!"f w,,,hIt m'ln imen. not to be outdone, entered In Ing on a liquor charge and who tv ere tonight In ihe)to ,,,, rf tBDlBK .easlde gave their names as J. H. McCor- hn, rumn 'hablllmenis and assuming traffic mlck. L J Stewsrt. J.ck Wll- 'f'i 'J?. 1"?, .,?".ln:"n I e the amateur llama ana james liooowin, pieaa - ed guilty before Justice Poland Monday afternoon and paid caab lines amounting to 11614. HKAIkS HJIKRAI, JI ItV (A.snrtst'J Pmi Uari Way.) PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 1. James O'Farrel. Eugene merchant. wss named by Judge Wnlverton yesterday foreman of the new federal grana jury. URO REVIEW llf&SS OWNERS TURN p $ PINCHOT PLAN , v Uucd Wn.) i PH. V A.PHIA, Dec. 1. Governs, lnchot's plan for settling the anthracite suspen- aioa baa tailed, the mine own- era having rejected It and hope of an early peace today appeared slight : A letter from the operators, sent to the governor yester- day, apparently left miners and operators as far from an agreement as when their Be- gotlatlons were broken off In Atlantic City on August 4th. John L. Lewis, president ot the United Mine Workers, said the operator's attitude did not represent "one whit of concession In the public In- terest The mine workers, be said, accepted the governor's plan promptly because of the w existing emergency. Secretary Davis, in Annual Report, Says System Is Needed to Control Production. , (Aaorlatn) Prm Vti Wirt.) WASHINOTON, Dec. 1 In provement of relations between em- ployers and workers, with an ab- j Island collapsed and the total dam sence of unemployment and a dlm-age In Tampa itself waa estimated unition In strikes, was declared.) yesterday in the annual report ot Secretary of Labor Davis to nave been an outstanding feature of the past year in Industry. Mr. Davis sketched a possible line of future attack on the prob lem of over-production In Industry, which be held responsible for much part-time and seasonal em ployment of workers. - "Oo down the line and In nearly every Industry you will find the same appalling state ot affairs. But It la no use to consider the disease unless we make some attempt to discover the remedy. A genera tion ago our people were frightened ' hv th. ttti-m 'onmh mllnn1 nr .insV MoM of ,he protMt that went un asainst these new com- blnallons csme from the very peo- wipe out over-development and the wasteful unproductive. "I do not advocate a movement toward monopoly or trusts such as were conceived in the minds of Protestants a few years ago; not a single control or factory In each aliens. ROCKSON DEFEATS ROBINSON EASILY f ArUtM rrrm UH Wlnr 1 PORTLAND. Ore.. Dee. l.-MIck- , tv. , n v.1 uwu m mnm, cr ,,,r '"" "nl of nine In the first round, once for a nine count In the .third round and again In the same : round for a count of seven, twice j for the nine finger salute in the ( ninth frame and then for Ihe final itopple when the referee refused to connt any more. Ted Frame of Seattle took a six- round decision from Kpeed Murphy iof Portland In the seral-wlndup, a light heavyweight icrap. FLORIDA COAST SWEPT BY GALE Five Killed, Many Injured Near Tampa; Wire and Rail Service Halt BOULEVARD MENACED Miami Experiences 14 Inch Downpour in 1 2 Hours, and Residents Don Seaside Garb. (AwocUttd Pre Lewd Win.) JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Dpc. 1. Five Uvea lost, property damage estimated at almost J3.U00.0O0 and one ot the worst Ueups in wire commuolcaUon ever known on the Florida east coast was caused hv "ten inds and driving rains in the last 24 hours. The wind at times reached hur ricane proportions and the rain was so heavy at some places, as in Mi ami, that the streets were standing in water and people donned bath ing suits. Four persons were killed near Tampa, where a house on Davis at almost 11.000.000. Eighteen per rons were injured in the collapse of a house on Davis Island. Pub lic utilities there were suspended and all wire communication except that of the railroads was lost south of Tampa. A negro woman was killed by flying debris. Fanned by high wind, fire broke sut In Latin section of Tampa and the large plant of the West Coast Fertilizer company waa destroyed Fifteen freight cars near the plant were nurnea. The storm swept both the east and west coast, but Inland points reported no damage. ' TAMPA, Fla.. Dec. 1. Five per sons were killed, four are missing and 18 are injured as the result of a bunk bouse on Davis Island col lapslnar last night. A high wind, sweeping this sec tion, reached its highest velocity of 4H miles an hour at 1:15 a. m. today, according to the weather bureau station. The wind was In creasing in velocity and the bar ometer rising. The west coast fertilizer plant was destroyed by fire with !00.000 loss. There were several other fires. The center of the storm is south. southeast of this city. Trees, shrubbery, electric light and telenhnne wires were down In the residential section while down town, signs, smokestacks and wood en awnings were blown down. The utilities companies here Issued warnings that the streets are not safe due to fallen power lines. Railroads are without fines, offi cials report, and trains to tils city are delayed. Reports from West Palm Beach .Id: "The entire Florida east coast was whipped by a strong north easterly gale. A stretch of ocean boulevard near the Inlet In Ijke Worth, nine miles north of WVst Palm Beach, was being undermined by the wqves and volunteers rush ed to the scene with logs, tree stumps and stakes to try and lave inn roan. No damage to local craft was reported and no distress signals had been received up until 9:30 o'clock. The city was drenched with rain, but no damage was done. MIAMI. Fla.. Dec. 1 Miami to day was drying Itself out after one nf the most thorough wettings It has ever known. Rainfall exceed ing 14 Inches fell here In a period of 12 hours, much of It running In veritable streams In the principal streets of the city. Flagler street, the main thoroughfare, was liken ed to a bathing beauty promen ade, although many who were not beauties adopted bathing suits as the most feasible clothing under tne circumstances. Business appointments were kept by staid business men In bathing Isults who plunged their way Z"" " J '""I.T? "1.7 - . through four feet of water to meet 'iiw , , i nr-urr am T npAiriuni- I Venetians on I Far ,honne'm also a ibathinar suils splattered arrayed In their way about the streets, wading from store to store. Many motor cars were stranded about the streets as the raging wa ters stalled engines. Damage In .ni win mn into inousanas oi j dollars. It was estimated last night, I although reports from the outlying districts were not complete. (Contlnaed on page I.) ROSEBURC OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER General Cooperation With Churches Needed for World Law and Order-Coolidge WASHINGTON, Dec. -1. Presl-1 In his letter. "It cannot be solved dent Coolitlge conveyed today ex-1 without the active participation of prcssion of his gratification on the the churches, but It cannot be convening of the national study solved by them alone. All lovers conference on churches and world ' of and believers In the better order neare that the churches "are glv- must work each in his own field Ing themselves to this sober study of these vital themes." The president's belief that Us findings will be of deen interest and "cannot fall to be of large val-1 most potent agencies upon which ue," was conveyed to the confer-we niuat depend. They have a ence In a letter to Bishop William : place all their own In the making McDowell of Washington chair- f that mental and spiritual atti man ot the conference, which is be-' tude within the nations and be ing attended by representatives of I'weea the nations In which gov- 30 communions, formulation oi plans for an educational campaign through the churches In behalf of world peace Is described as the purpose of the meeting'. Of course no one group -can alone solve the whole problem of world peace," the president sale IE" DECREE k t r- ' f ' 1 rtc I League of Nations Right to:nme Uives Law Utticial Fix Boundary Disputed and Troops Move to Oust British. LONDON, Dec. 1. A report thati, NEW YORK. Dec 1. The slay- k.. r..i. .i a i Ine of RporeA Kva. 19. vat t h vade Irak and to forcibly eject the British if the League of Nations I does not give them an acceptable verdict In the Mosul boundary dis pute Is the crystallzatlon of rum on lour current hut Its nreclsn to7m Aves it M alarm Ina asrt E!l.nT?i.I ?-J?im!S!l "Jiili While OttlCiai ii .i Turkey's complete diver- rr.r"'. ? i.'iL J""tr s 18yeaw)ld sister. Ma. gar - ... . . . made r,..r . n'J - J .7 .kih.Vii. 7 . L. I01 nomlclile arter he had made a'"id nrusei to be quieted. He Z hi2n rn.?ff r'pIlur6 'confession at the pleading of Vlo-lodged thls.forn.nl protest against has long been recognized In Lon-, nrhmMU a frk,nd of , vlu(Iia. General Graves: .,' - ... . ,.' ,. . "Tell the trulh, "Gordon," ?Iie "I hen'bv shall challenge Oener heen T-nlrt. r -rV,rv v? .ii- i'" nrt plrle toW lli.trl-t l Graves to sit longer a. a mem mlmr" ' T V "awI'k rney how he had smashed his , her of this court for the reason moving toward Mosul. Although fri,c. ,i,k ... ....1 1.11 ,Ui 11 h.3lHon B,y', bee" C"Pa of ubp tan Nation, many persona b- whe t. .IT M flr:,l"'" ""-r- 7., il 11 JL Ch ,nl", t"'' 1 "Must got the notion to kill, 2.. . f. . ,riBTlrl" him," the district atlon...y quoted been a long time In making prepar- ii,i. i- am . .' The Jenort enrrent tn 1 1 , "als ln ,tl8 e are min,m- Includ- announced through Ooneral Howze wa.tnlLc.. ,'.k 1 " ln8 h"lf " "ozen young girls who: that, the challenge had not been of k1, nn. .Z , -1 ii . i . l""'1 b"en to ,ar,U' l,h ,he a'pa- "'"lne.l. that Genen.1 Grave, fhe Tnr? Tin ,h. .1. t,k c 1 "A"l,le ,rom ,h' m"r,1"r I'h," nf 'onllnne to sit as . member Britlln th n.fnmTf irT """ m,i Mr' Mcdeehan, "It of this court" and that the case Britain, the Ottoman forces would gives me an insight Into the lives! will proceed. I?.y,il.e. .tPUt M"Ul- Th,; of tn" "ou,, ""'n'" r '' "y-1 Genersl Graves Interrupted, ask lurks are said to have a we I Th.. .-.. kaa...i 1 -.-..i t .1.- , . ,,,i,a.j . ... tb-r and .hTnrll 5 " I '"Th h ti - Jh Amy U ""'d , P, TP. d al,d.in P0"""'"" Hon iiiiuum- GIRL SLAVERY !S MANILA, Dec. 1. tilrla are reported being held In servitude, for a period of from one to seven i years In the Occidental negro pro-1 vlnce under conditions amounllnit iu aiBTery. i nis was tne situs- tlo revealed today by reports made by constabulary officials who say they have uncovered a serlea of illegal detention ranee. The situ- atlon was revealed In a statement Issued by executive offices. The Information aavs that at a plantation near the town of la- gravel under contract on public bclla, a number of girls have been roada. held In compulsory service without The courts holds that the corn payment, panics do not come under the pro At a designated plantation, the visions of the set permitting Ihe constabulary report says, the glrl 'service commission tn rerulate suffered from hsliiiual cruel treatment at the hands of their mistress. . when angered the an appeal tn the supreme court, woman In charge compelled tlie.it waa announced today by Com- girls to' work for 4S hours wllh out food and sometimes whipped mem. elaborating, the reports aay a mist revs once threw a pot of boiling water over a alri who riled mini iwo weeas irom tne nuriis. Charges of Illegal detention snd , the United Slates of foreign dele- on a competlllve hssls b In homlclde have been filed against j mites to the conferem here Jan-''l,", 't Ihe aale of the line and the persons Involved. wrr ! n,.,crbed as being under ',n", " 71nn" ln',,,, Proved salls- J KHiv ,;,i vtv V, B1.,U uPlces o( the "ei.', .a trr 'he line be taken im i n l J . . U I "nt secretary Kellogg today by '"r " Interests. AIIM I'lU'KKX 1 M HM K. ! nHlimxl prhlhll,m comn,lttee h0 rn WW "r-ratlng It fur MKDKORD, Ore.. Dec. 1. ! i. i. i. .V ,' -. """isgalnat the prohlbliion amendment1 . 1 ..j uT -". ty nurse, and Miss Josephine Knp. neA Mrral.r. tt Ih. I .. b . n county bealth unit, were en route! o jsca.onv.ne from Medford inn murnina llieir cuup SKiniieo on the wet pavement and over - ...n.J l . d.a ....... .... . ' . "" r,"abt .r"V.. , nd way to secure the desired end. i All these forces must work har- i .monlously and earnestly together, i "The churches are among the "imrun can go. lorwaru 10 world of law and order, peace and reason. We shall not find thla an easy task and It will require the cooperation of schools and courts, yreas auu nuiiit-a. governments anu churches to bring about the great reaim,- KILLING M PAL JIT BOOZE PARTY Opportunity to Score Habits New York s Young People. '"!?" of a thUnrens booze par- District Attorney Mctleehanl' ssld today In announcing that Nye's chum. Gordon Pirie, had confessed the killing. " " wmseu 11110 a nronx ponce 'UUon hor,ly 't,r midnight and l-mrrRndered himself as the slayer i'irle walked Into a Bronx police f V. ..... i t- W .HUD. UUUJ .U tMIIU Jll uv-iiiuuui i m i-irie m noiue o a bedroom in Plrie's home by thai . ." arrested on a charge " Pocketi of 5 60 .ri had ;show that Z Is VoV lmp.rt W .nd iQun ,. . f..;.i,0, i t..-, , ..... ...... .....u iiiiiini .iMitii.i. . Ym,n,t g,rl" R1'0un,1 wllhout " ,ec,in ,helr ""npany: they take '! rides wlih men with whom. mey are only slightly acquainted and they assoclato wllh. those who jcarry flasks. This case Is certain- ly a sad commentary upon home life." I Ases-liiM Trnw lwwd Wln.) SAI.i:f llee 1 l.'nriiMil H cree has been handed down by nmge I.. II. McMahan In circuit court here enjoining the public service commission from enforcing Its regulation as to permit snd 'ees against the Purple Truck Oarage Company and IS olher 'garagns and concerns throughout the alate pnfBmH In h.nlin. and license trucks operated fori hire. The commission will take I mh'sioner Ostrander. o PROHIS PROTE8T ALIEN DELEGATES TO WET MEET WASHINGTON, D. C. In-r. l. a urniest ininn ihe .iimLiiMi m' aealon here. Tho assm latlon 1Jrn),fl 1mJ -lh(,r n ,h , """""lrr ,"rn""iei , formulated - : " .. ,.. . " - wan (oivin of New lork waai It. Leigh Colvln of New York was i rhn... rli.l,.,.. nf ih. mran. . ........... ... ........... ilT' - - Angeles, aa vice chairman, 1. 1925. R El D ASSAILS Accuses General Graves of Acts Prejudicial to Mitchell's Case. REMOVAL DEMANDED Board Refuses to Accede to It After Secret Session Both Sides Told to Quit Wrangling.- lAmlM Pms Uurd Wire.) WASHINGTON, Dec. , 1. Coun sel for Colonel William Mitchell failed today in a spectacular at tempt to unseat another member ot the Mitchell court-martial Major General William' 8. Graves. After a consultation in secret the court overruled defense charges I that General Graves had inter- 'rren wiin ine croew-p lamination of prosecution witnesses and had The decision followed another fiery altercation In open court, arising from a comment made in an undertone by General Graves regarding the method of- the. de fense attorney, Representative Reld of Illinois, In his questioning of .w"""""w,: When the lawyer made his ac- :cusatln the general denied that bead Interrupted the nuestlnnlng j or had shown any nartllallty. craves Challenged. ..... v The president lor General Rob. or the court. Ma- n I ...n... !..,....- T TI .1 mnnl.hoH nM.n...l ... knth -1.1 . ... l J a iiifi II BIUIH 1 1. desist from "disgraceful wrang , ting" and to address the ronrt and nor each olher, but Representative accuser. General Graves should no longer be permitted to sit as a member of this court." .,. . in in.. riKin. 111 iiinse a smiemi'm b,lt 'lv"' ,r hl rol leagues. he refrained from di.ln so. Reid's Manner Offends. Tjist Krl.lav. Brigadier General Ed ward L. King, another memlHr inf the court, was accused hv Relit of remarking In an undertone from the bench that the defense tesll- inuiny then being beard was "damn jrot." Although General King apol- oalzed, Oils Incident baa been re ported to the War Department. When today's flnreup occurred. Captain II. K. Yarned of the Navy was being cross-examined hv Held about the Hawaiian fllahf and Ma-i tjur Alien minion, assistant trial Ijiiilge advocate, had cointilaltii'd to the court of Reid's "instilling treat jment" of wltnessea. The defense counsel had unnecessarily Inquired Into the private affairs nf Captain Ya'ncll, said 'Major Giillon. "Are yon a good example of a non living officer who commands "ylnK units?" Held asked the wit i"' ""- I Captain Yarnell answered that n '""I not consider himself coinpe- i'' ,n express sn opinion In reply I lo ""rh question, and Ihe reply ws followed hv the argument be- Iween Red and General Graves, - n ! SHIPPING BOARD j HEAD AGAINST BID FROM DOLLAR FIRM WASHINGTON. Dec 1. ReJiK Hon of the bid of It. Htanley riol- J'sr. vice president of the Dollar 'Lines, for charter and purchase nf Ithe five combination passenger land cargo vessels of the Admiral- lOrtental Line, was recommended ''o Ihe shipping board today ,by President Crowley of the Fleet Corporation. It was recommended that ne Ih"!-"! corporation 2ND MEMBER COURT MARTIAL .;Mr' r.nw'."7 ""'." "' prlcesianme r.ft.Oon.Oon bnshel, of wheat. (onerea ny Mr. iionar were mane- quale and that his bid larked suf- """"'-'- "y " Bon, !h,,h run? from Seattle to Ihe far A.i,ii. ii.iii.n ui in., mi-, ipfpf '.a. , , ....... . . " 7. " ,loy , views. Mr. Dollar, who Is "'" "'VnPn.ent. but dec.sred ,. necea.lty associate! at Seattle. VOL. XIII LOS ANGELES BARS BULLDOGGING AND BURRS AT RODEOS (AuooUtnl hm tAtml Wire.) LOS ANGELES. Dvc, 1. This one time wild western city has cut another tie that w bound it to the wild west. Hereafter rodeos held wlth- In the city limits will be less wild, the department of hu mane treatiuuut ot animals has decided. A few of the several new rules provide that calves and goats must not be roped, that w "tack burrs must not be used under saddles and that w steers must not be "bulldog- ged." Tl Portland Lawyer Outlines His Views and Sharply , Criticises F&ults . Present System. SALEM, Dee. 1. The Irrigation problem Is a financial, not a polit ical one, W. Ijilr Thompson, at torney of Portland, tnlil members of the Oregon Drainage Association and of the Oregon Irrigation Con- gress in the drainage district meet-1""" Ing held here today, attended by IrrlgatlnnlstB and reclamatlonlats from every part of the state. If the several men who will be come . candidates for governor would Jiitn in pledge to appoint a non-partisan . committee to stndy the district problem and suggest treatment, and thus bar the mat ter from politics, they would be really serving their state." he de clared. He declared that one pros pective candidate for governor, not mentioning his name, "has a pur ported Invest Igal Ion under way con ducted by an Immature, Inexpert enced young man, wllhout a single nuallfloatlon for the Important function." stating that thla report is to he made basis for a politlral attack upon Irrigation developed. "I refer to this." stated Thompson, "as an Illustration of how not to do It." Thompson asserted In ' his ad dress that no plan ran be Involved tn meet the Irrigation situation tn the state that contemplates lump ing them together. . . "No plan should be considered," he declared, "(hat. rests upon sny olher basla than helping 'each dis trict to work out Ha own salva tion." , i Bancroft Law Could Aid, - He suggested that In the Ban- croft bonding act may be found the germ of a theory for helping Irrigation districts, hy assessing land proportionate In the value re ceived from the water. He then sugaested that, the state create a revolving fund tn lake up delln- qiinet tatf certificates. Then we will have Ibis situa Hon." he said. "First, a Bancroft assessment making a fixed charge against each tract of land accord ing to benefits; second, a fund at hand to take un delinquencies as Ihey occur, so that no lnnd owner can shirk his share nf the Improve ment debt and add the burden to those who are paying their assess ments." I could further remove the Ir- rlrallon problem fmm the realm of onllllcs and Itrto the business world hv creating a commission ous to the state highway slon and Invest it wllh broad pow- era." urged Thompson. College Incompetents Hit. ' "Finally. I believe the slate nf Oregon can well afford to reallro more fully on lis Investment In the Oregon Agricultural College. More scb'nllflc fanners and fewer oleo Iricians and engineers would be eood for agrlculinrn and agricul ture la the greatest lasting re source of (he state. 1 am not think ing nf Ihe graduates of the Oregon Agriculture! rollcgo who are the sons of owners nf farm lands; I am thinking of Ihe young men who should be running dairies, but for 'eei( nf means ar driven Into some thing that promlMce quirk salaries. They wind up In Ihe cities, Instead of on fhe farm " Plerct Cites Prophecy. That the Irrigated and drained pens, but Foreign Secretary Cham--Breaa must feed the Increasing herlaln look up a gold quill to add eating world, and that brighter his name. lava are ahead for Ihe people who Rignnr Sclalnla. for Italy: Count raise me inings mat tne worm ninsl est snd wear were the thoughts emphasized by Governor Plerc tn addressing the drainage association at Ihe noon luncheon. "The time la Just around the cor ner." said the governor, "when th while connlry Is going to need more fnoditiiffs. Twenty-four years ago I predicted that the time would fiome when thla country would con- T.r we consumed over 600,- !oim nun hnhel." I ne governor empnasireq tne crc. n population every year." '' "e stale naq . mi in Sim iiiiomi vm in (Insufficient demsnd for that deyel- llor drainage la without question. significance m ns -in'mennous in-'or NO. 220 OP THE EVEN4NO NEW4 LASTIluPEf.CB OF EUROPE II UNDER PLEDGE Foes of World War Meet a Friends in London and . Sign Locarno Pact, GERMANY LEADS OFF Smiles and . Felicitations Feature of Assembly ' Russia Is Not : '. Represented. ' " f AumifLM Ptm UshfJ Wm.) . ' LONDON, Dec. 1. Germany and? her principal antagonists in the' World war today signed the Loear--no treaty and collateral pacta guar-, anteelng peace In Europe and the submission to arbitration ot any" disputes that may arise between! them regarding their frontiers. Th contrast between the sliming of i'"1 momentous pact and the peace) treaty or Versailles six years ago marked In two respects. Today there waa none of . the magnificence and glamour son rounding the Versailles signing. The ceremony which lasted only an hour was notable for its es treme simplicity - -a..,Hs.r Atnt tnls time the Germans camsrew-w-. of their own free will. They ajgn. , ed gladly with smiling fares. In striking contrast tn that ether ncr caslon when the delegates of thai relch appended their signatures un' der compulsion with white farea" registering a mixture of fear and), anger. Dove of Peace Reigns. ', ' ' 1 . ' Today's ceremony was carried . ;. out In a spirit of optimism whirl .' . was hailed as auanrinar well for aa era of peace throughout Euro Fie. To the click of motion plctnra cameras and a blaze of Klelg lights, '. Chancellor Luther of Germany. Premier Brland of France, and Foreign Recretary Chamberlain en-' tered the famnns golden reception room of the foreign office arm In arm. conversing and smiling. After them came the delegates . ' of Italy.' Belgium. Poland and Cze-" cho-Slovakla. followed hv Premier' Baldwin and all his cabinet. The latter rantred themselves along the, hack of the room to witness the crowning success of the efforts of. their government and especially of (Foreign Secretary I Chamberlain. 'whom the delegates addressed aa' ! Sir Austen, because of the honor tions him hv King Genrae. who yes. terday awarded him the order of Ihe garter for his services at Lo carno. ' . Felicitations Voiced. ' ' Immediately the delegates ' Har 'taken their places at the large ta hie In the order In which Niev sat , at liOfdmn, the British secretary, without rising, began an address of welcome in French to the plen' Ipolentarles, sneaking In the nam of the king. His words fell In an lmnresslve silence. . In a very brief speech, he told the foreign statesmen nf the graN ilflratlnn felt over their presence at the ceremony, and expressed the' Jklnr's disappointment that his analog-'mother's death bad made re-ar. neces- comnils-lranKeraent of the program sary, chancellor Luther, who follow. ed. expressed his country's pleas isitrn at the conclusion of the pact. ! After him eame the remaining del- egatea, voicing similar sentiments ml speaking according to tradition In the alphabetical order In which the countries fall and In the French language. A few momenta were taken np hv the forelrn office's legal advle er. Sir Cecil Hurst. In formalities and the signing then began. Luther 8lgna First. The treaty was first handed to Chancellor Lnlher and than to For. elan Minister Htreasemann. For elgn Minister Vsndervelde of Bel glum. Premier Brland of France, and Premier Baldwin ot Great Bri tain. All nf these used ordinary. Nkrzynskt for Poland, snd Dr. Ilcncs for Czecho-Slovakla com petd the signatures. Then the arbitration pacts nego tiated at Iwamo were rapidly passed to the delegates. In a brief 10 minutes the effort of most of negotiations had been legalized and Ihe natlona Involved had sworn to observe the hlatorlo Icompacts. Aa Chancellor Lnlher bent ihcr bent In affix bis signature to the foup sheets of fnolscan sliU turner com. prtaing mo main oocumenl a score cameraa cncsen. i ne ii.mil alateaman raised bis head and with a smile, beared In the direction of the cameramen. Secretary Chamberlain and Pre mier Brland leaned forward and, (Continued on page 3.)