9 , STUDENT BODY AT WHITMAN COLLEGE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. HOLDS MID-YEAR A. M. Veterans' organizations are urging all men possible to attend the sessions. Charles R. Lee, a disabled veteran, alleges that Dr. Wayson had said to him, "There isn't a iarned thing wrong with you, and if you don't go cn with your schooling you will have to get out." Gua Fisher, another disabled vet eran, charges that Dr. Wayson told him to "Get the hell out of here" when he had made a request for at tention. Dr. Wayson is also charged: with having called Clarence Likens, an other disabled! veteran "a nut" and threatened to send him to the asylum. Other charges state that Dr. Way- HILLY ELD IN lOOUil CITIZENS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR PCBLIO PROJECTS. Medford during 1900 and 1901. H. E. avenue, from Dekum avenue to Eat Thirteenth street, and Winona street, from 'Durham street to Dekum ave nue. Petitions are now In clronlation. for the permanent improvement of other streets of the district, and the asso ciation will Insist that as the prop erty ownens (pay the bllle. the slty authorlttes go ahead with the xrro posed improvements. Coleman, the vice-president, is a well- known business man of Portland. Joshua M. Knight, the secretary, is a public accountant of this city, and HirSOGIEirSPUNS Mrs. Nellie M. Greene, 45S Dekum avenue, who is the , treasurer, has lived 22 years in the Woodlawn diS' trict, taking an active interest in Its f 1 development. Improvement Association Backs Movement for Streets and Other Development. The Woodlawn association has filed numerous petitions with the city Many Events in Washington Canceled. ? i Hearing of Evidence Against Hospital Head Begun. officials, asking for various puhlio The Oregoniao publishes) praoti cally all of the want ads printed In the other three Portland papers. An addition . to thousands of exnliuisrve advertisements not printed tn amy other local paper. improvements, -street paving, sewer extensions, street lighting; etc., and it is still engaged in plans for extending this public work through the district. A general rally of the citizens of One of the largest project backed the Woodlawn district in the inter-1 by the association Is that which ests of street improvement in that I seeks the paving of streets within the i r son was In a measure responsible for TRAVELING IS DANGEROUS INEFFICIENCY IS CHARGED tha suicide of William Bent, who took area was the feature of the I general boundaries of Dekum avenue, COMING OFFICERS OF WOODLAWN IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INSTALLED LAST NIGHT. T REINALD VerrenratJ Kwption and Iinner Scheduled lor President and Mrs. liar ding Are Postponed. Chief of Board Declares Intention I t to Receive All Possible Tes timony in Case. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 5, 1933 on ii snow IDR. WAYSOI. DENIES BRUTALITY CHARGES fife G BT BETTT BAXTER. fOprrKtht. by Th Oreffoniaa WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. . Spe cwtL) society's plan were atl upwt tma Mk by the -f t-mitti of the worst snow, atorra that has struck tlx capital city in yoors Rod mourn in incident to the Colonial toeater disaster. Jtu-ty after party that had been planned called off. and the lew inat were carried through wen much smaller than originally planned, nany of the invited guests dropping out. Nearly every means of transporta tion -was paralyzed in the early part t the week, and eren wiwai road ways had been cleared through the snow traveling about orer the slip pery streets was dangerous, it was one Uring to start for a place and another to reach the destination. Therefore many were Umld about even trying. Washington lans are not acuuaboraed to two or more feet of snow, and it m rather upsetting. Party la Canceled. The Congressional club had made elaborate plans for a reception for Monday evening In compliment to the vice-president and Mrs. Calvin Coob Idge, which was to hare been a very elaborate affair, on the hum lines as the reception given about a fort nlgtit before for the president and Mrs. IUrdin. but it was called off because of the theater dlaaeter.- The reception which the Ohio so ciety was to have given Monday in honor of the president and Mrs. Hard log was postponed, and the attorney rnneral. Harry M. Daugherty, called off the dinner he had planned in com piiment to the president and Mrs. HardJng for last Wednesday evening. The ladies of the cabinet who were to have received did not observe the day. Almost everyone canceled their days at home. The minister of Nor way and Mme. Bryn, who had guests Invited for dinner, both called off the parties.. The entire weekly pro gramme of the League of American Pen Women was canceled, and vari ous societies and organisations post poned echeduled functions. Bad Reads Cum Pestposeaieat. Then Tuesday the vaudeville and d&noe whlah had been scheduled at the country club had to be postponed on account of bad roads. The country clubs were all deserted for some days and all parties planned to be git-en a; the various clubs had to be canceled. As the arms conference ends the entertainment depends more and more on the White House, where there la something doing more and more every week. JLast Thursday a dinner, one of the serial of state functions, was given ( in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. William' Howard Taft and all of the Judiciary. That was the second state dinner whioh followed the reception the week previous in compliment to the same d"it!iguished group. ' Vice-President and Mrs. Coolidge are also entertained a great deal. Rep resentative and Mrs. Fred Britton 1,'Hva a dinner party for them Friday evening. The day before Mrs. Coolidge wa.i the guest at a luncheon given by Mm Kobinson Downey, who had noma o9 guests. i Tomorrow the Coolidgaf are to dins m ii'. .Mr. K. W. Cole. j Taft. ana Mellon Feted. t:k Tafts. too. are feted a great dea'. Mrs. Watah. for example, gave a t itarmtng luncheon Tuesday In com I'Unifni to Mrs. Taft and the British amUaiMidor and Lady Oeddes gave them a dinnor. And the Melione are coming forward in the limelight lately. They have given several large parties re-ent!y with the president and Mrs. Harding guests at the first and Vice -J "resident and Mrs. Coolidge at the second. "The high spots" on next week's - social calendar include the southern relief ball Monday evening, a ball that always attracts large crowds. Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. Yates will give a dinner for the governor of Dela ware and Mrs. Denny. Then ex Senator and Mrs. Ureorge Sutherland wiil give a dinner in compliment to Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft. The congressional reception at the Wlilte House and the dinner which the Roumanian , minister and Princess Bihesvo have plannod for the 11th In compliment to the princess" mother, M argot Asquith. also will be a nota ble event. Washington is contemplat ing Mrs. Asqulth's visit with great pleasure and some curiosity and much entertaining is being planned In her horror. "1 X v ? JAY WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla, Wash, Feb. 4. (Special.) Mid-year election of student officers at Whitman college resulted in Harper Joy of Walla Walla being chosen president; Alice Applegate, Harrington, vice- president; Armor uougias, xakima, secretary, and liussel Akey of Pendleton, ur, editor or tns fioneer, student paper. Joy. who was chosen, president, is a senior and prominent in campus activities. Me Is a member or the order of Walllatpu, honorary upper class society, and of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Whitman. During his Junior year ne was Business manager or tns wamatpu. college annual, and he also served in the same capacity for the Pioneer, student newspaper. He also managed the college mens glee club for two years. Douglas, chosen secretary, is a sophomore, a member of the glee club and also of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Last spring he was chosen to succeed Joy as manager of the glee club. Miss Alice Applegate is one of the most popular co-eds on the campus. She Is a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. Ruasel Akey. chosen to edit the Pioneer, is a junior and is also managing editor of the Co-ex, a literary magazine, and a member of mo men s glee ciuo. ie Is a member of tha Beta Theta PI fraternity. RAILROAD TRANSFER NEAR ItOGlE KIVER. VALLEY LINE IS TO CHANGE HANDS. LoKging to Begin Near Pe Ell. CHXHALLS, Wash., Feb. . Th Western Logging company, aSeattls concern. Is soon to begin logging two miles from Fe Ell in southwestern Lewis county, along the Northern Pa oiflo branch to South Bend. Camp buildings wlU be built at once. The Tsomans Lumber company, the pio neer Pe Ell milling firm, is planning to find a further log supply up th Cheha'.ls river, and to that end i taking up a lot of its old logging road on Stone creek. Southern Pacific Officials Deny They Have AnyPart In Deal Involving 8-Mile Road. MEDFORD. Or., Feb. 4. (Special) A deal whereby the Rogue River Valley railroad, operating between this city and Jacksonville, will be transferred to J. W. Opp, owner of the Opp mine near the county seat. and a group of Portland capitalists, will be consummated Mondar at Port land. J. T. Gagnon, operator of the railroad, and Mr. Opp will be ire Port land to. complete the negotiations, which have been Banging fire for six month. The Identity of tha Portland capi talists or the interests they repre sent has not been made public Neither Is the consideration known. Mr. Opp will be the new manager of the road. According to statements made by Mr. Gagnon. he will retain a com manding Interest in the road and will continue his efforts to extend the line to the coast. The road is about eight miles long. Five are between Med ford and Jacksonville and there are three miles of logging road. Local SouMiern Pacific officials deny that line has any connection with the deal but admit that the new Company has a large contract for hauling gravel and rock for them from Jacksonville to Medford. The new deal is expected to result in new life in the mining district west of Jacksonville and to this end the Opp mine will enlarge Its stamp mill to handle the output of smaller mines by building feeders to them. A ce ment, brick and tile plant is also planned at the Opp mine. ams district, a few days ago. Super visor vvrignt, who has been in the forest service for 11 years, came to iuier Headquarters to get acquainted with his staff and the people of Trout Lake valley. F. H. Brundage, his predecessor, has been promoted to district inspector of roads and trails. REVOLT ON CAMPUS NEAR "Rooks" and "Rookesses" Weary of Wearing of Green. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 4. (Special.) The wearing of the green and dlS' comforts entailed thereby seem to be getting irksome to "rooks" and "rook esses," and revolts are being organized. Waldo hall was the scene of a near revolt Wednesday morning, when the co-eds of the class of '25, by a pre arranged plan, appeared! at the breakfast room without the tradi tional "Wednesday green ribbon." They were met at the door by a group of determined sophomores and their morale was broken. The green ribbons were hastily dug out of hid ing places and the freshman girls ate breakfast. Interstate Y. SI. C. A. Elects. BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 4. C. A. Bar ton of Boise was elected president of the I2d annual interstate T. M. C. A. convention of Oregon and Idaho at the session here. Other officers named were: A. C. Hinkley, Tocatello, Idaho, and Dr.J. W. Huff. Baker. Or., vlce-presidents;""John Gehlman, Wei- ser. Idaho, secretary. Hugh alburn. Gooding, assistant secretary. New Supervisor Goes to Guler. GULER. Wash., Feb. 4. (Special.) A. H. Wright, recently appointed supervisor of the Columbia national forest, arrived In Guler with J. M. Mann, chief ranger of the Mount Ad- ENGINEERS APPROVE BILL Measure to Pay $2000 to Widow ot Fisherman Indorsed. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, D. C, Feb. 4. Approval was given to day by the board of army engineers of a bill introduced by Representative Hawlev to tiav 5000 to Lizile Askell for the death of her husband, a fisherman, who was killed by a government tug In the Columbia river October 15, 1918. The tug George H. Mendoll,ran over a beat occupied by Mr. Askell and two boys. The boys were saved. Mra Askell was compensated by the government in the sum of J500 for the loss of her husband's boat and fishing tackle, but congress only can settle for the death of her husband. Nurse at Ttie Dalles Injured." THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 4. (Spe cial.) Mrs. E. H. Joe-rns, superin tendent or nurses at The Dalles hos pital, suffered a broken leg and seri ous bruises about the heed and body last night when she was struck by an automobile driven by Dr. C. H. Day of this city. The accident occurred while Mrs. Joerns was out walking and was using the street because of the slip pery condition of the sidewalk, the police said. Dr. Day had dimmed bis lights because of the approach of another car, and did not see tha woman until too 1te to ttop. Pleas of not guilty to all three of the specific charges lodged against him by the government were made by Dr. N. E. Waysun, chief of the Portland Public Health Service bos pitaL at an open hearing started yes terday in room 520 of the county courthouse. The board is not unlike an army court martial board. It Is composed of three officers of high rank chosen from the public healtji service of me west. Tne charges Dr. Wayson denies fol low. - "So conducting himself that his acts have become notorious and have brought a scandal to the service and himself in disrepute. ' Abusing an applicant for relief. "Oppressing or maltreating a per son under his command." All Evidenced to Be Heard. Dr. J. C. Perry of San Francisco, chief of the board of hearing, de clared yesterday that he and Vita asso ciates were here prepared to hear "every scrap of evidence, no matter how long it takes." He invited both sides to introduce all' evidence pos sible so that the matter might be thoroughly cleared up. The board does not have the power to relieve or punish Dr. Wayson, but merely upon the evidence submitted may make recommendation to the secre tary of the treasury. Final action must come from Washington. The charges were made several weeks ago by Ralph Horr, of the na tional organization of the Disabled American Veterans of the world war. He charged that Dr. Wayson had been cruel to inmates of the public health service hospital, and was inefficient in his handling of the medical and surgical cases of veterans. These charges brought an inquiry. Dr. Hugh de Valin' and Dr. Duncan Mo Callman of Seattle were sent here and spent several days gathering evidence which was sent to the surgeon-general of the public health service and resulted in an order for a general hearing. Disabled Hen to Testify. Most of the men who will appear against Dr. Wayson in the hearing are local members of the disabled veterans. They charge him with neg lect and brutality. 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