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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,
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