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SIX ROSEBUttC NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEDNESDAY: FEBRUARY 17, 1937. RALKM, Koli. 17. (AP) "The Ifi-iiycr thut tlm 'Oregon' unco UKuin shall ha uluced In Hid buitlu line" ot tho V. S, nuvy uppuui-tMl la ti mumnrlul to tile Hemmiry of Win nuvy, luiluy, nuking thut uno of tli Hew buttl!HliiiK tindiM- coiinlrui: lion Ijy thu United Hiutiw Ijii Hum oil thti "Orison" jn memory of "lint bulliluK ; Ol till! UllllUll KlIltUH nuvy." Tho nifiiinrlnl Introiluccil Into tlm hoimo hy Mrs. (i. K. Miiki u lur, nipriiHciitullvn from CIuIhoii uml t'oiuinulu uountieH, pictured tlm liiMorlc rum niounil tho horn to Culm ol thu old Ijutili'Hlilii orn eon mid ukIunI Ihut IIiIh "uimurul- leleil" font ho commemorated hy limning n now hl for this 'his toric Hln-lito around which tho poo. tilu of OroL'on huvn warmed tho hoiirlK of tholr iiatrlotlsin." Tho memorial nuiieared follow- Iiik lust nlKht'B uctlon of tho ways urn moans comml leu when rnconr incmlml repeal of tho coiiiinuini! appropriation or lor main tenance of lho haltlnslilp "Ori'Kon," which Is now anchored at tho root or the llroadway hrldKo In Port lnnil. The committee shaved the appropriation to JlO.nilO for the bliinnluni. 0 HOSPITAL ASSN. BILLS ARE SLAIN (Continued from pngo 1) Irani .1.(100 In 25,000 cawis would be chained S6, while tlniHi) dolhK morn IjiihIiiosh would no required to niiv the $100 in it xl inn in. Canneries now tiro not licensed under the stato hut aro Inspected nnsler provisions, or tho federal food law. The hill. If passed, would provlno a doulilo Inspection, Klnco tlm roderal act wouiii sun uo ei loctlvo. ' Prsclnct Bill 8hlfted Unexpected objections to tho mil- Jorl.ty roport of lho houso commit- too on elections againsi erpui roii resontatlon of women with men on precinct coiiiniltteos nioso Hi the liouso to upHot the coinniltteo ilo clulon and mcrabors passed tno moasuro on to tho Kovornor. - Opposition to the bill which would ifouble tho roprosentutlon on precinct ooinmllteos niuited away upon susponslnn of tho rules for final passage or tno measure, ouiy four voting uilnnt the measure Bovoral inomherB ol' tho conmiltteo who had slgnml tho Majority report against tho incusuro reversed their staml wheu tho bill (,'iimu up tjr final puBsago. Furthoi' Iioubo action snw the (lo font of ft measure prohlblllns out-ot'-tato tourlstB from olitulnlnn temporary fishing und hunting li censes In Orogon. Chief Justice at Issue Legislation providing lor the olecllon ot tho chlor JiiBllce of the supnimo court hy inenihorB of the court met approval In the Bcnalo today, but opposition dovnloied from somu who favored n reconsid eration of tho voto, and notice wiib Hlvon to that uftect. Tho mcusnro would nllow lho JiiBtlcos to elect their chief Justice ovory January for a term of ono your. Undo.' the exlBtont plan the chlof Jusllco Is elected by seniority , and ago. After coiifildornblo controversy lho senate gavo (IB approval to n Joint resolution providing for lho appointment of a eommltloo lo Bludy occupational iIIbouhoh. Bills Approved. Revision of Oregon purnlo linvfl rncolved tho partial approvnl of the Iioubo coinniltteo on Judiciary. The commlttoo reported out a measure providing for luileterml nntp sentences and ft bill thai, would nllow. tho parolo board lo Bel the Bcntcuce nftor a six months,' period. Amendments to tho forni or hill worn lundo with Hopreson alllvo Alber, Indicating that he may bring In a minority report Hint the hill pass In Its original form. No action was talieii hy thu com mittee on lho bill lo consolidate parole activities. The bouse iKlmliilslnillon and reorganization eommltloo again voted approval of lho bill minimiz ing the stalo highway department lo build a new office building "when and If they 'see fit." The measure, was defeated on the rioor last Woclt and was Ihen sent hack to committee on the pica that It would bo made acceptable - lo members by amendments. The building site chosen for the building must be approved hy the board of control; uml lho limit on the to lee Tor the site and building was set ni. riHi.liti,i. New Syndicalism Act. Kepeul of the stale Hyudlcallsm Inw. following; tho recenl opinion From Maine to Montana, they're crying For nt last they've discov ered .irsf-rulc whiskey and f!in . . . mnkinris (or Good Whiskey drinks mid Gin Wonders. And Guess What -it's(2&W!l!iU6Yrff. Get G&W yourself. It's better to buy, better to try . . . uhvay s Goe j W 'elll GetWisc.get CMdHliim A Worti. ltd., Dt Irolt, Mich. flut fl&W lltrn.lrd Wbltkef, O A W T-5lir-J hlikrv one vrirIJi TtH. nruirtl trlrlti dluHlcd from by the supreme court of the United Htutes i-ovursluK a conviction under tho Oregon law, met with difficul ties In the somite us u substitute measure providing a penully for conspiracy was brought in by tho Judiciary column toe. The oiiglnal repeal liicasuro, In troduced tin llrst week or tho ses sion, was reported out or me com mltteo with an udverse report, which stated thut tho substitute measure not only would repeal the law hut would provide a different wording, l ho recommendation con flicted with legislative rules and Die entire mutter was returned to the coinniltteo. Under the provisions of lho com mllteo bill, "consplruey" was set forth as a crime, subject to u pen alty of not more tlmii Ibreo years In the penitentiary or a fine of not more than $1,000. The house commltloc on educa tion Introduced a memorial lo con gress asking passage of tho Klotell-er-llarrisoii bill which would ap proprliilo funds for education to proportioned throughout the nu llon in uccorduuco with populutlon districts. VESSEL SINKS IN COLUMBIA CRASH (Continued from piiKfi 1) not bollovfid to have suTforoil uiiy CiiHunltioB untoiiK Iwv crow. If 1ms a BtovmMn bow. A Kiay, drizzly dawn found the I'VUre lying about fiou ynrdri nlT (b OmKou Hhoro HllKhtly iktohh a einmiiMi mil not in tlm main lltllllM'l. Sfifi WUH 111 HOtJM! 35 frful of wai or, uprlulit und lior ln!l(H iiwuhIi. What will bo (lono with lho Fol Iro wuh not , known Immediately but Hho urobtibly will bo re flouted and moved into dry dock for ro- liairH. Tho fllnkliiR of lho Foltro and tho lewer fiito of 1 1 10 Luekenlmch wuh explained by tbo fact that tho Utokunlmeh Ih a third na lurK UKiiin a craft . I lor tonnaKo Ih 5,07 uKalimt only 3.773 for tho Kultro. t Occurs In Gale In Bailor's wouther It was a mis oniblo nlKht, Haiti carried on the wlngH of Miilofl Unit blow tbo flint fow early mortihiK pedoHtrlmmj about Portland like ho much Hiruw blinded vIhIod iiIoiik the river. It wuh JiiHt such a- night an somewhat worse when the freighi er Iowa with 36 men poked i Ih nrow out or the Loluinbla rlvori mouth about u your uko and Into ote"!Kiy. Gales Hweeplng ncroRH tho rlv- or'H end at velocities ofltimated u to 90 nilleH an hour caught th Iowa, Bwuniped lior In Heus no tre- mendoim that It challenged ill imagination and carried tho stnuneh frelgbter and her crow toi uavy Jones b locker in ono of tho mot uppullu diaaslers in Puclii coast marl t hue history. Tho Luekenbucb got under way later tbla niornlng and headed for liOtigvlow fuptiiin Murpby. befor Htnrllng down tbo river, told news papor men' that ho got "cross whistled" and . tho collision fol lowed. The jUickonhnch went on sand below tbo Feltro but refloated easily with the Incoming tide. PRISONER ADMITS 6 SALEM BURGLARIES SALIOM, Kob. 17, (AP) Rich ard Spears, 1M, confessed lo six re cent burglaries In the city ot Sa lem, clearing up -a considerable portion ol cases here, Hergean Jack Cutler of tho city polico an nouneod. Ho was arrested after at tempting to sell several articles corresponding lo those stolen from Salem homes. Ho confessod to the burglary of five dwellin and ono office, hut polleo wore searching moro cases. MRS. MINNIE AUSTIN OF SUTHERLIN DIES Mrs. Minnie Austin, 0(1, wife of Chillies S. Austin ot Sullierlln, died Tuesday at her home. She was born. March , go, 1S70. at OranKor, Mlunesoia. Surviving tiro her miHlmnd and a sister, Mrs. It 1). London, Portland. The body has neon removed lo the Koschuru Un- iicriuuiuK company parlors. I'll nernl arraiiKemeuls have not been made. MULTNOMAH BAR HITS COURT PLAN I'OHTi.ANIi, Koh. 17. CAP) A demand lor opposition to the presl iieni s re-oritaiiiiialion plan alleet iiik the l'. s. supreme court went lo Orenon's iIcIckuiIoii in congress loiiuy troin lho .Mullnomah County llur imsoi'lalhin. The isroiin voled S7 lo 17 In favor of a resolution op- ooMiii-r i ne irom-aiii. Good Whiskey iiralfhl whltkrr tit yrtu 0IJ1 U tifilth( ttiln. Oo ttaat. Tho fidlov.ing road bulletin was Issued from the blghwuy depart ntent dfvislou office ut Itoseburg: U. S. No. Hi) Pacific highway open and In normal condition throughout tho state. U. S. No. 101 Oregon Coast high way open throughout with short station of one-way traffic around slide north of (,'oos liay. V. S. No. L'7 Unlles-California highway to Ciiliforuiu stale lino by way of 'fthormuu. UalUts-Callfornta and Weed idgiiways open through out with tho exception of one-way truffle Immediately south of Ilend. Also one-way traffic Klamuth Fulls to lho state line. U. B, No. 2S, McKenzie-Oehoco on the John Uuy open from h'u'geue to M:Kenzfo bridge. Closed from .McKenzie bridge lo Sisters. Open from Sisters lo 7 mil ((. (Mist of .Mitchell. Cloned from this point to .lo nil Day,. From this junction the hlKowuy Is in noiniul condition to Cairo- No. 30 Columbia Rlvor nnd f)ro- gou Ttmll highway (Jutarlo by way of Columbia river open throughout. I(;y eoudition rejorte(l yesterday no longer exists. No. 18 Salmon Itlver highway open In normal condition. No. 'AH Umpqua highway Dram to Keedsport open. Some one-way traffic between Heottsburj; and iteedsport. No. 42 Cook Day-nosebtirg high wayFrom Coqullle to Hoieburg open throughout with nomo one way trarfle around slides. No. 'Ml Oregon Caves highway open for twelve f!2J miles from the Junction with the J led wood highway. No. 5-1 Central Oregon highway held open with difficulty. No. 58 Willamette highway open for fifteen Oft) miles above Oalt rldge. Cloned for the winter from tills point to a point four H) miles west of Dalles-California highway. No. (12 Crater Lake highway re nmtiiB unchanged. Open for two way traffic from Medford to Pros- jjoct, One-way truffle from Prospect to union ereoit. uioseu rrom union creek to West Park boundary und also closed from Park boundary to Fort Klamath junction. No. 70 l)alrynonanza open with one-way traffic luruoulH provut ed. Marshficld Kmplro secondary continues to be closed by wash-out, Coos Iliver itecondar open throughout, Ono section of one-way traffic S miles above Alleimny. Tiller-Trail secondary unlihnng- ed. Open for 32 miles south of Can yonvllte and 5 miles north of Trail, Closod between those pections. Eugene-Swisuhome highway open to a point 2 miles west of Linslaw, also open two mile section eatit of SwlHshomo. TEN DIE IN GOLDEN GATE SPAN MISHAP (Continued from pnge 1) to halt falling wort'.r.ion. Hut tho weight of the steel and timbers proved too heavy for the rope net. It split straight ucross indor the mmuie or mo center span ami Hum toru off for 2,100 feet t.o tho 7-lli-foot tower on' the San Francisco side, i Water Hides Debris William Powell, a steel worker who aided in rescuing the unidcnli- ALSO i OTHER FAMOUS TRAINS rhe poRTinno rosi-dcmy Coachoi, Pullman-Tourist and Standard Sleepers, Observation lounge, Diner. All air-condiiioned. The PACIFIC LimiTED-Do iy Alr-conditionod Coaches, Stand ard Sleepers. Cafe-observallon car. Meals at Coffee Shep prices, Low Priced Meals Br ah tail 25c, lunchton 30c, Dinntr 35c Srvd In Coachci and Pullman-Tourttl cats on Portland Roi and Pacific ttmilcd. Porter trvlc and Fr Plllowi In Cotichci, liotu Winter Fares EXAMPLE Round-Trip Coach Fare CHICAGO di'tnllw. COhnilt .MiMittlcill P; ' Attt.. nr writ .1. t'liriuuhiu. Aunt. tl. K. A V. A nt.. IMltmk Itlork. I'ornnmi K9T fled man, said he thought several men were killed. "When the men. plunged Into the bay they were swept avay by the swift tide and I don't see how they could nave lived,' he sum. Timothy A. Reunion, of tho Cull fornlu Industrial accident commis sion, said his men ut the scene in formed nun there might be seven or eight bodies entangled in the wreckage. The muss of steel, timbers and net could be seen beneuth the wa ter racing out through the Golden Guto in tho strong tide. Net to Be Replaced Iteardon immediately ordered work stopped bo the safety net could be replaced. I lie net, of heavy JWunila rone, was built at a cost of $82,000 to prevent a heavy loss of life , such as occurred on the recently com pleted San rraneisco-oaklanu bayi nndge. , - I wenty-four workmen were kill ed on the bay span and Engineer! StrausB was determined to eMah- sh a safety record on the Golden Gate span. , The lives of eleven workmen were saved by lho net. They oc casionally lost their footing and plunged about 20 feet Into tho net. 'IIioho, rescued Jn this manner recently formed un organization they dubbed the ' "Half-way club," meuning they were half way to death When stopped by the hemp en not, NEW YORK, Feb. 17. (AP) A basketball "czar" to Insure uni. form rules Intei-pi'etution would-, solvo the problems confronting coaches, players and officials in the opinions of many leading east orn and mid-woHleru experts. The appointment of a "Judge Lr.ndis" of basketball waB proposed by Cy Krltzer of the lluffalo Eve ning News at a rocout meeting of ne;iry 200 metropolitan college and high school coaches and writers. The "czar" would have power to see that use of Die block, one of tho Bport's most controversial sub jects, the three second rulo nnd other regulations received uniform Interpretation. Under Krit.er's plan, the "czar" would go into vari ous basketball editors nt loaHt twice a year to hold interpretation meetings and return later to see thut tho gc.me was played the same way In New York as la Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and New Orleans. Copyright i9j?( Liggett tt Mnu Tosacco ; COMPROMISE PLAN ON COURT OFFERED (Continued from page 1) uilopted. - - - If Hpeclflcnlly indicated that he mljfht support Norrla' plan for re dUlrlnK a 7-10-1 vote ot the court 10 Invalidate acta of congreas. -Merita Cited. AasertlnK thut the Madlsnn amendment had been advocated by many eminent stateamen everlnce ihe union waa founded,. Wheeler said It waa the only pronoaul which avoided "many crltf:dmns advanced hy both llbernla and con Horvatlves." "This Is tho only amendment that Hie supreme court could not whit tle away by Interpretation." ho ex plained. "It is not subject to modification by the Interpretation In IIkIU or the due process clause und tho oilier parts of the consti tution. - "At the Bame time, It Is a safe guard against dictatorship or mob rule, because congresa could not over-ride the court's veto until uf ter an election in which the issues would bo fully discussed." Opinions Vary A pledge by lubor's non-purl Isan league to suimort enhiM...,,,,.,,! r llie supremo court colncidu l lodav with un expression hy the national grunge of doubt as In lis wisdom. The entrance or these oiganla lions Into the Judicial reform con troversy first of . their kind to speak formally was followed bv diverging declarations of three democratic senators. .McAilon or California and Tlinm. us of IjIuIi urged adoption of Presl- ueiu uooseveits program, hut Van Nuys of Indiana udvisc.l con gress not to "tamper with tho courts or tlnkor with tho constitu tion. The decision of laboi'e nnn.tir. tlsan league brought to Ihn ni-'.sl. dent's aid an organization which supported him in the I'Klfl elec tion. It Is Headed hy Major (oigo I-. Herry, Mr. lioosevelt'i cnnrdlna lor for Industrial coniienitlcn. anil John I,. Lowls of Ihe United Mine workers Is vice-president. I no league su il t woii.,1 nut all its resources Into a nat'onal nun. gn ror adont on of tin oiprI. (lout's suggestion to Increase Ihe size or the supreme emu t if ;us tlces over 70 do not rellri. I lie national convention of lea gue representatives will nice-, hero n throe weeks, the anno'itncament said. and. -mass meetings will bo held In large cities. . -., , Orange Attitude Voiced The grange snoke through Its master, L. J. Tuber, who explained masters of state granges had au thorized tho statement. ' - I ii, iiiw t-Aieui ui luvunuK SLeus IH Oil Ml 1,(11 1 n llal.iv 1111,1 t-i,iur.a nnol a in lower federal courts, he said Co, &t f y .the grange Is in accord with the president. "The supreme court alts as a unit," he added. "Therefore, the mere enlargement of Ita size can not increase either Its siieed or efficiency.. We doubt the .wisdom of giviug to any prealdeut ot the United Htatea at uny time the right to change the slue of the court because of tho age of its members. "We ask that these propositions be submitted to congress In sep arate bills , . ." Senator McAdoo In a radio speech said he dismissed "us un worthy of consideration" a conten tion that the president sought to "pack" tho court to obtain deci sions lavoruuie to administration laws. - Retirement Bill Offered Representative Maverick. (D., Tex.) said after a .white houso con ference toilay he had told-the presi dent he was going to win bis fight for Judiciary reorganization "be cause the people are for It." ' When the senato met at noon, Senator Durke (D., Neb.) Introduc ed a proposed constitutional amend ment which would permit supreme court justices to retire on full pay at 70 and compel their retirement at. 75. Senator La Follett'n (Pro., Wis.), (piestlnned nbout tho Wheeler-Hone proposal said ho would support such un amendment, hut added : "An amendment to tho constitu tion does not solvo our problem." TIo indicated he meant it would take too long to obtain a constitu tional amendmont. . SPOKANE BANDITS NOT YET CAUGHT SPOKANE,. Wash., Feb. 16. CAP) Although, police, expressed bolief they were n a Spokane hide out, no trace had been found by noon today of the three men who Tatally wounded a customer as they robbed the Security Stato bank here yesterday of' $4,000. The stolon automobile In which the men fled from the bank, found abandoned Into yesterday after noon, yielded no clues, said Chief of Police Ira Martin. - W. E. Walker, the customer .who was shot as he walked into the bank during the holdup, died at a hpspital last night. FEDERAL POSITIONS OPEN Examinations to fill positions as radio Inspector and junior billtng- bookkeeping machine operator d re announced by the civil service commission, according to word re ceived by the local board of ex aminers. Information, may be ob tained by Interested persons from Charles Fields or C. B. Calkins at the post, office in Itoseburg. 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