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CIRCULATION Daily ric distrifcstim fr WEATHER Fair .most of today and Thursday) Possible Jain to night, Max. temperature Tuesday CO; Min. S7; Rain .05; River A u mib jure j. 6,612 - Xtator aacit Bams t 3xalaueae, 9771 FOUNDED 1851 EIGHTIETH TEAR Salto, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, April 9, 1930 No. II DEALERS FDRW1 1GIIZATI0N AT MEET HERE Merchants of Salem Trade Area Get Together for Mutual Benefit Tentative Program for Im provement of Local Con ditions Planned With an aim to better business conditions and to establish an as sociation for the protection of the Independent merchants of Salem, a groan of local independent re tailers met last night and organ ized the Salem Independent Re tailers' Protective association. Ap proximately SO prominent mer chants attended last night's meet ing and representatives from Macleay, West Salem. Salem Heights, Albany and Aumsville were present. The imperative need of such an organization was brought out for cibly at the initial meeting. Among the various phases of the work of the association are the Improvement of local conditions relative to the operation of the Independent stores themselves, legislative work to curb outlaw dealers, and the establishment of an associated credit system. Chain Store System Much Discussed Considerable discussion of the proper method to compete with chain store systems was evident at the meeting. It was mutually decided to band together for mu tual benefit outline a campaign to educate the public to the advan tages elaimed by independent merchants, and eventually bring the fight against outside competi tion to a head. A. A. Kruger was elected pres ident of the association, Ken neth Dalton secretary, and Elmer Dane treasurer. D. L. Shrode, temporary chairman, called the meeting to order. Shrode was ap pointed chairman of the meeting place committee and will work with C. M. Lee and H. G. Damon. An executive committee to draw set of by-laws was appointed with Ed Shunke, chairman, and R. E. McNulty, Joha Marr and C. M. Roberts co members. The second meeting will be held next Tuesday evening, April IS, at a time and place to be announ ced later. F Deaths Far Ahead of Births; Conditions Rival War Times, Report PARIS. April 8. (AP) - Peace-time France was brought face to face today with the fact that deaths have shot almost as far ahead of births in numbers ai In the years when the war-torn nation was fighting in the battle fields of Europe for its very life. More deaths, fewer births, few er marriages and more divorces in 1929 la the gist of the findings of an official report made public to day by Francois Poncet, under secretary of state for national economy. The figures, showing t h deaths exceeded births in 1929 by 12.564. struck consternation in to the minds of many Frenchmen solicitous for the well being of the country. The ratio between births and deaths In France has been a prob lem for many years, but was never so brutally brought before the country as it was today. The afternoon newspaper. L'ln- translgeant, says "these are ex tremely disquieting figures, ine must shout them at the top of his voice until a means Is found of stopping this decrease la the pop ulations of France. France most lire, not die." u mm mm RAPIDLY President Hoover Lauds Dr. Welch WASHINGTON. April 8. (AP) Leading an International tri bute to Dr. William Welch of Bal timore, on his 80th birthday Pres ident Hoover today characterized the noted pathologist as having contributed "more than any other American to the relief of suffer ing and pain." The , president spoke over a ra dio hookup that extended through out tbe United States aud into other countries participating In the celebration. He described the man who founded the Johns Hop kins medical school as "our great statesman In the, field of public health." In reply, Dr. Welch, vigorous and alert, but modest, stepped to the front of the platform aad ac cepted the plaudits, not on his own behalf but for an "army of teachers whose work ha advanced the science of medicine. "Our age la marked by 'two tendencies' President Hoover aid, "the democratic and the iclesttific In Dr. Welch- and his work we find an expression of the best la both tendencies. He sot only represents the spirit of pure CrackFlyerls Angry at Navy A' yK Al" Williams of New York, the navy's speed kins:, declared he felt it accessary to resign from tbe service if he was to do his best la advancing the cause of aviation u the United States. His charges of inefficiency were denied by naval officials yesterday. swl asstf a I oaiem l-OIK TO A Wall VerdlCt With Interest as Affect ing Local Status Arguments of attorneys were heard in the state supreme court here Tuesday, in fhe mandamus action brought by Kelley Loe of Multnomah county, attacking the legality of the Eddy laws passed at tbe 1929 session of the legis lature which limit to taxpayers the right to vote on bond and tax measures. This case is of outstanding In terest in Salem as the decision, expected prior to the May 16 elec tion, will probably settle the Ques tion as to whether all legal voters, or only taxpayers, may vote on the initiative measure pronosed in connection with an appraisal of the water system. However, Mr. Loe's case attacks the Eddy law relative to stats and county financial measures, and the Issue here has to do'Mrtth a companion measure relative to municipal elections. It the su- preme court finds for Mr. Loe, the decision will mean that all legal voters may ballot on the Initiative measure in question; but If the decision upholds the law attack ed, legality of the second law hay ing to do with municipal elections will still be In doubt, as the home rule law Is an additional objec tion to be raised In that ease, lo- eal attorneys say. Attorneys for Loe contended that provisions of the initiative and referendum law give to all tegai electors the ngnt to vote on all measures regardless of wheth er they Involve taxes or bonds. Stanley Myers, district attorney for Multnomah county, argued that a vote on a bond issue Is not an election within the meaning of tne constitution. Public Health Confab Slated DDY LIS Mil TO SUPREME COURT DV UrGSOn Iflanw dinger field this season at a , TYr Vi-oorli-t ct-UkM . Oregon state board at health hi HmS L i, ?' n ' uv..,o. ia 1 f '-v AmarUsa sOilTA hssUh .s-AaU. auiiivau vunu uvu voovrv.ic- Uon to Confer about May day program and problems of child health, will stop In Nashville, Tenn., on the return to confer with Dr. Bishop, state health com missioner of Tennessee. Strieker will discuss with Bishop the pro gram of public health and public health education with Tennessee la carrying on in cooperation with the Commonwealth Fund. CABNEBA WIX9 ANOTHER LOS ANGELES, April 8 (AP) Primo Camera, Italian Behemoth, won his 14th natch In the United States here tonight by. knocking out Nell Clisby. River side negro heavyweight in the sec ond round. Of Baltimore science but constantly sees and seised opportunities to direct Its results into service of human kind. "This sequence that precedes effective action In medicine Is equally important In every field of progress In the modern world. It Is not the method by stirred public emotions but its drama of afternoon, would have been snuf- hours of opening scheduled at the headline, it is rather the quiet, fca out t that very time, "his clerk's office, the number of re patient, powerful and sure method father declared yesterday when he glstered voters Is expected to ln- of nature herself." Dr. Welch In his answering ad- dress, said that in spite of his four score years ne wss siui looaiug forward, and directed the atten tion of his colleagues to the ne cessity for tbe better utilization of existing knowledre and of more knowledge. In his turn he yMi uib prmarai a movie xori his efforts toward the alleviation of ham&n anfforin Dr. Llvinrstnit varrmnA nro.i- dent of Cornell university and Dt. Simon Flexner, director of the ed before a group of scouts last tricts near Salem. It was report Rockefeller Institute for medical night, said he had .done nothing ed that the blossoms are at their research eulogised the dean , of out of the ordinary, simply put- peak now In the Orchard Heights American medicine In addresses tlnr Into araeUca the first aid vicinity, but that a heavy wind delivered before that of 4he pres- ident. coins in CORPS FLAYED Testimony of Crack Flyer Is .Contradicted by Offi cers at Hearing Chairman Tydings Not Sat isfied With Evidences Of Efficiency WASHINGTON, April 8 (AP) -Formal declaration by the navy that It is experimenting to keep its planes up to most modern standards followed testimony to day by Lieutenant Alford J. Wil liams that he resigned from the service because he felt duty bound to continue experimentation with his Mercury racer out of the navy, after he had been ordered to sea. Williams made the declaration i 5i,tbe end vL tir tnoar I"1 UViVlv ct PUirvwuiiiino vs. s senate naval affairs committee re viewing his 18 years in the navy. Davis S. Ingaus assistant se cretary of the navy for. aeronau tics, and otner orxicuis were among tne spectators at tne com- mittee's hearing; ,n a resolution a il aV- cmnS IO "T:!""" .w i ! iiaAn t na inir uravno' m t w uu..u -- i ging Denina in aeveiopmem oi iasi pursuu ana oomDing pianes. ll a V I Private Efforts to I Raise Funds Cited I Recountlng successful efforts to obtain private funds for exper- imentation on planes to represent the United States in international competition, in which other na tions had government sponsored planes, Williams told the com mittee that he had collected 830,- 000 from the puMic for expert- mentation on the racer that fail- ed to take the air in tests for the Schneider cup races last fall After that, he was ordered to sea, Williams said, but he receiv ed a four months stay. It would have reauired about a year, he said, to complete rebuilding of the racer, 'I have a pretty good tense of responsibility." Williams told the committee, adding that he felt duty-bound to continue his work .with the plane "In the nary or out." The navy department issued formal statement explaining that 'the united States navy Is con ducting experiments today with a snip of a later design owned by the British royal air forces, Explaining that the Information was of special Interest "in view of the Tydings resolution," the de partment recalled the death of Lieutenant George Cuddlhy, that resulted from a test in this con nectlon. The statement added that the navy is "now conducting experi- (Turn to page 2, col. 8) UGEfl FIELD ILL BE USED BY LEAGUE Teams of the Industrial and commercial twilight baseball leagues here will be permitted to I cost or s a team, tne scnooi I uv.iu vwicu nnwu II. - , IV TV. V.. Im.1nI.J uvu muUeu the proviso that the grandstand d grounds be cleaned after each """ v vuij; wavu .vi.w vi m s.ia . w.ca.vwm Pe oi Bids for wood were opened. four local firms competing. In - cludlng Spaulding, Peterson and Son, C. K. Lehman and Salem Fuel company. Spauldlng's bid was low, although this concern submitted bids on only three schools. Capital City transfer and Larmer transfer submitted bids on coal and oil. All bids were referred to the supplies com mittee with power to act. several complaints have come to the board concerning parking of the school busses at the high and Panish schools, and this mat? ter was presented before the en tire body, though no action taken, rmd A0- ?oweJer;Jhat,t?e the school premises all day, Toycen's Life Declared Saved Yt t pi . By BOy OCOUt yt a A. ence of a Boy Scout and the quick flrst aid work he rendered, the iif. r,..-ii rr-..- in? e..fi. I 1 fitYi aarVi t wast ti4iiiaw1 fiattiHa laousrht out the scout executive to tn nf the first aid riven bv Jesse I Humphrey, 13-year-old scout and i member of troop two. Salem. Young Humphrey, who said nothing at all of his work when Miss Florence Hinkle ran down Tovcen. who was riding on a bi- cycle, was declared by the elder Tovcen to have rendered imme- nut. trt m. and after flxlne- Lw !. 4 i.V.. .. I ivi. v... .n,it !. ance, Humphrey "when commend - lessons he had learned in the! (troop. PorilcrJ Ctrl Is Elected Queen of May fit Umvernty Katherine Everett elected slay Queen by vote of the Willamette amrrersity stadente yesterday, getting a majority over Marg aret Bolt and Lillian Scott, Miss Everett is the daaghter of Mr. end Mrs. R. D. Ever ett of Portland, aad is resi dent of the women's flee clab and her sorority. She has been prominent in class affairs and has held several offices in the campus Y. W. O. A. daring her four years at Willamette. Last year she was manager of the glee crab. She is a member of the Beta Chi sorority. Miss Everett has chosen William Mamford, student body president, to act as Lord of May at the exercises to be held May 9 and S. F0H UfJE SUM Eugene Business Men Put Up $1800 for Capture of Murderer EUGENE. Ore.. Anril 8. (AP) A reward fund of more than tt enn . vWW mm nvia aww w by local business men and organ . . . . m mm rations ror iniormation leaaing to th. arreit tbe of Nel. - BOn P Macduff, supervisor of the Cascade national forest, should federal county and efty lnvestlga- tors definitely establish the case as murder and not a suicide or accident The accident theory already has been virtually discarded, but authorities wece divided in their opinion as to whether Macduff whose body was found in a thicket at the side of the mountain trail near McKenzie bridge. 55 miles east of here, shot himself through the head or was slain. County Judge C. P. Barnard an nounced that Lane county would add to the reward If investigators decide Macduff was murdered: Macduff disappeared from his office at McKenzie bridge late last Friday and his body was found early Saturday after searching parties had combed the forests In the vicinity of the bridge through- out the night no OFFERED ESPECIAL MEET OF (HULKED New Bus Franchise Cause of Some Concern Among City Aldermen The question of municipal own ership of the local water system, and that of the Oregon Stages bus franchise, linked together in city council maneuvering Monday night, may come In for additional parallel consideration within the next week, it was indicated Tues day. It was reported that a move ment was on foot to call a special meeting of the council to enact the ordinance calling a special el- ! ectlon on the bus franchise. Its passage at Monday night's meet ing under suspension or rules was Diociea UT II1CUUB IUO uiuai- mpu ownerump program wnen similar consideration was denied I 1 to an ordinance they proposed I lUWUMT 11 tywwcu ttuu . . , m irom an exammauon m ne ou I not come to a rote unless action 1 calling the special election is tak- I en. On the other hand, If the in- itlatlve petitions for the proposed 17000 bond Issue to appraise the water system are filed In time, It Is probable that It will go on tbe ballot without any help from the council. At any rate. If a special coun cil meeting is held to pass tne dub franchise election ordinance, it Is patent that the ordinance bill proposing a special election on any Initiative measures wnicn mar be filed in time, will also come up for consideration, Clerk's Office Kept Open After Business Hours County Clerk U. O. Boyer an nounced yesterday that he would nave ms oiiice open ning until 8 p. m. from April 9 to InnrnosA of allowing business folk to register for the primary elec- uon. i Registrations are suu coming 1 1n ranidlv and with the additional I crease materially. Blossom Day Set Too Late Is Fear Fear lest the official Blossom day next Sunday, should prove too late for a good Tiew of cherry kloomi at their best, was ex- I nressed Tuesday by persons wno Ihaye driven through orchard dis- wUl spoil their beauty If one oc- I curs prior to Sunday. CLEANUP TO BE INSISTED WJ flY CATTLEMEN Abortion-Free Showings at Spring Shows Stressed By Speakers Marion County Jersey Club Holds Extensive Meet ing at Woodburn "We have talked so much about cleaning abortion from Oregon herds," said M. O. Gunderson of Silverton at a meeting of Marlon County Jersey Cattle club held at Woodburn Tuesday, "that other states have gained the opinion that almost' every herd in the state Is diseased. We have to go through with our cleanup pro gram to prove that this is not bo." All speakers at the morning session which began at 11:80, emphasised the necessity of a big showing at the spring shows which will this year be abortion free. The big showing was urged In order to counteract the false opinion that Oregon could not put on an abortion-free show of any else. The spring show referred to at this meeting was the Mar lon county show to be held at Sa lem on May 27. Committee Named For Spring Show Tne chairman. E. A. Rhoten, appointed the following commit tee to make all arrangements for the spring show: M, G. Gunder son of Silverton, Warren Grey of Marion, Victor Madsen of Silver ton, Frank Keunsting of Wood burn, Gordon Jones of Gervals, J. R. Davis of Turner, and C. J. Stupfel of Salem. Ivan Laughery, Jersey field man, reported on the recent meet ing of the state organization. William Teutsch of Oregon State college was the first speak er on the afternoon's program. Throughout his talk he advoca ted the use of dairy products. He advised the advertising of these products and urged that the pub- lie be taught to use them rather than the dairy substitutes. The dairy Industry, he said, furnishes one-fourth of the state's products. BosUSnsi Methods Urged on Cattlemen Mr. Teutsch urged all dairy men to keep records of their cows. "It is about as reasonable," he said, "for a dairyman, to run his business without records as for the credit business man to run his without a bookkeeping system." He said that Oregon had made splendid progress in all lines of dairying and that in the abortion eontrol Oregon had made great er progress than any other state In tbe union. (Turn to page 2, col. 4) PORTLAND, Ore., April 8 (AP) Portland's mystery baby of three months ago, which Mrs. George F. Schaefer of this city claimed was hers snd which doc tors elaimed was not, today be came the subject of a controversy between Mrs. Schaefer and Miss Geraldine Watson, 23, of Los An geles who local police said, an nounced she is the mother of the child. The mysterious baby case, which occupied public and official atten Uon here three months ago, pre sumably was dosed, but local po lice officials today received word from Los Angeles that a name- leu baby girl, abandoned by her unmarried mother, had been turn ed over to Mrs. George F. Schaef- ter of Portland for adoption and that Laos Angeles authorities were starting legal proceedings to have tne baby returned to its mother. On receipt of this Information Mrs. Myrtle 8. Kaiser , of the po lice women's division ealled upon Mrs. schaeffer. Mrs. Schaeffer re fused to be shaken from her orig inal story that she is the mother of the baby. She denied having been in- California between Janu ary 21 and 26 the interval in which she dropped from sight here and was sought by police and her husband in all local hos pitals. Big Plurality of Salem Votes for Dry Enforcement The present Incomplete count on the prohibition poll In Salem shows that oat of 1007 ballots counted, 534 Are for enforcement of pres ent prohibition laws, 840 for modification and 217 for re peat of the 18th amendment, according to information re ceived Tuesday by The Statesman from the Literary Digest, which Is conducting the poIL - Persons inclined to lamp the vote for modification and repeal together as "wet rote" will reach a total of 653, and claim that Salem is "wet" by a, margin of 10 votes so far. However, Salem Is distinctly "dry' as com pared to many other cities, which are showing plarali Ues for both modification and repeal counted separate ly. . " . . --f .. . n DM IN . LIMELIGHT AGAIN Ruth H anna McCormick Nominated For Job in United States Senate S0 lyn? -, Ruth Hanna Ruth McCormick Wins Nomination Senator Deneen Ousted Big Bill Thompson's Faction Swept Back . Into Power by Substantial Margin riHICAGO, April 8. AP Kj whose husband and father States senators, apparently had publican senatorial nomination Tne daughter of Mark Han-V na had piled up a lead ap proaching; 100,000 over Sena tor Charles 8. Deneen, who defeat ed the late Med 111 McCormick tor renomlnatlon six years ago. Near ly one half of the vote bad been counted at midnight and Repre sentative McCormick was steadily Increasing her advantage. Senator Deneen, declining to concede defeat, said he wonld await a verdict from at least 5000 of the state's 7117 precincts, be fore making a statement. Mrs. McCormick Lays Claim to Nomination Mrs. McCormick, watching re turns at her downtown headquar ters with Alice Roosevelt Long worth, claimed the republican sen atorial nomination at midnight tonight and in a statement drew the "logical conclusion" that the people of Illinois are against ad herence to the League of Nations court." Mrs. McCormick had op posed adherence to tbe court as the chief plank of ber platform. The apparent McCormick vic tory In Cook county seemed to have swept back into power the rejuvenated city hall republican faction crushed two years ago by Deneen s adherents, virtually the entire slate backed by the Thomp son group which supported Mrs. McCormick, was far in the van of the senator's partisans. Bi Bill's Faction Loom Very Strong Mrs. McCormick, supported by tbe city hall republican faction whose grip on local politics was shaken by the Deneen group two years ago, apparently was sweep ing tbe renascent Thompson-Snow alliance to victory over the candi dates sponsored by Deneen. Vir tually every Deneen candidate for county office was running second to the city hall standard bearers in the preliminary reports. Price of Gas Cut to Twenty Cents Tuesday Gasoline dropped to 20 cents gallon here Tuesday when a local wholesale distributing concern an nounced that a cut of three cents on the wholesale price would be effective then. When new price tagj made their appearance In va rious parts of the city, many lo cal dealers purchased gasoline from gas "bootleggers" who had hauled the product Into the city from other sections of the valley, Today other wholesale concerns will probably line up with the new price and a general .10 cent price will be effective here. During the past few weeks gas oline has been sold to Portland service stations at 13 cents gallon. Confiscated Auto Not Yet Claimed No claimant had appeared up to late Tuesday night, for the au tomobile confiscated by "Dubs" Mulkey. state traffic officer, after an exciting chase in the Aurora vicinity Monday night The ma chine, containing an extensive supply of articles usually associat ed with liquor manufacture, was being held by the police here. Any claimant will find himself facing a charge of speeding. v - N McCormick in Illinois Race When - Ruth Hanna McCormick, wore the togas of United won her contest for the re in today s primary. CANDIDATES SEEK VOTE aT MEETiriB Two candidates for the gover norship, Charles Hall of Marsh- j field and Ed Bailey of Junction City, were speakers at the annual banquet of the Marion County Game Protective association, held Tuesday night at the Elks temple. uowever, these candidates are not rivals in the primaries, as Mr. Hall seeks the republican nominal Uon and Mr. Bailey the democratic preference. Neither of the gubernatorial as pirants spoke at any great length or discussed politics directly. They exenanged mutual compliments and both declared they were pres ent to learn of the sportsmen's problems and policies rather than to discuss matters on which they (Turn to page 2, col. 1) BOAT AND RAFT CAUGHT TOLEDO, Ore., April 8. (AP) An attempt will be made at high tide tonight to float the tug boat Brown and her log raft, which grounded as the tug was clearing from Siletx bay for the Columbia river with a log raft from the Lincoln county logging company here. The tjrg plied up on the north bay beach and at low tide was high and dry. Captain Mike Lollls and his crew remained aboard the vessel today. - The tug Craig which early to day endeavored to pull the Brown from the ssnd and herself became lodged on the spit, suffered such injuries to her steer apparatus as will necessitate her being towed to the Columbia river for repairs. TWO BUILDINGS BURN REEDSPORT, Ore., April 8. (AP) Reedsport was visited ny two serious fires today, the first at I a. m., when the Hotel Reeds port, a frame structure erected in 1119, was totally destroyed with a loss estimated by owners at about 110,000. About 87,500 In surance was carried on the buiia ing. Guests escaped In night cloth ing and some furniture and per sonal effects were removed from the building. At 4 p. m. the Reedsport Iron Works was destroyed by flames Tbe loss, though undetermined, was heavy. Origin of both fires was unde termined. CORBETT GIVES SPEECH REEDSPORT. Ore.. April 8, (AP) Harry H. Corbett, candi date for the republican nomina tion for governor addressed about 200 members of the cnamner ox commerce and guests here today in the high school auditorium. Precedinr the sneech. Corbett was entertained at dinner by R. J. Hubbard, manager of the Win chester Bay Lumber company. ROTARY PLOW BUST EUGENE. Ore.. April f. (AP) Word was received here today EREflT BRITAIN AND FRANCE 10 ACCORD, WOES Partial Agreement Reacted Between Two Nations at London Session Brief and Restrained State ment Made by MacDon ald and Briand By FRANK H. KING Associated Press Staff Wrttet LONDON. April 8 (AP) - Agreement .between Great Britain. and France upon questions ef na tional security in Europe, as lnJ dicated tonight by foreign Minis ter Briand, after his conference- with Prime Minister MacDonale. will permit the London naval ne gotiations to continue with a five power disarmament treaty as tbw goal. Whether s five power agree ment Is really any nearer realisa tion could not be determined to night, however, in view ef tb very brief and restrained official announcement made by the Brit ish and French delegations after the conference -of their chiefs. Announcement Made By French Envoy Briand. returning to the Carl ton after the Interview, declared to the French journalists that there now was agreement between the British and French reeardisa lnterpretatlon of Article XVI f the league of nations covenant. That is the article which deal with measures to he taken should any member 'of the league resort to war in disregard of its cove nants under league articles, an its interpretation has been a meet topic here. Further than that Briand ai little except that he and MacDon aid considered arrangements fr continuing discussion with" view to the possible ultimate conclu sion of a five power pact. They will meet again tomorrow. Three Power Treaty Making Progress ' But whatever the fate of a fiTS power pact the three power treaty between the United States, Great Britain and Japan took another big step toward actually this morning when the big three Mr. MacDonald. Secretary Henry X. Stlmson, Reijifo Wakatsukl reached complete accord on all questions regarding such a treaty excepting Japan's proposal that she be permitted to use 20.009 . tons of narat strength for buildiss; submarines instead of destroyers. This is what naval experts calf transferring tonnage from one. category to another. The big three will meet again tomorrow to set tle this final point. Definite results of the London conference, particularly with ref . erence to the submarine question, took shape this afternoon in av long meeting of ths first commit tee and the resultant mass off work now goes to a plenary ses sion for final approval. The Interesting feature was that the committee carried on Its were -as if a five power treaty were as-- sured, although the session waa nearly over before MacDonald had met Briand. A. V. Alexander, first (Turn to page 2, col. S) Tag Boat is Run Aground Two Fires Hit Reedsport Corbett Busy Campaigning McKenzie Pass Open from Sisters, that the state high way department's rotary plevs would break through the saow e McKenzie Pass la about three days. The plow reached the De- chutes-Lane county, line Monday night and wss proceeding rapidly today. If plans tor completion t the work this week are carried out, this will be the earliest epea lng of the pass since the highway was built. FORESTRY DEAN HURT EUGENE, Ore., April 8 (AP G. W. Peavey, dean of the Ore gon State college school of for estry, was seriously injured yes terday when the car he was driv ing a short distance north ef thw city overturned, it waa learned today. Peary is at a local hospital-. The dean and other members ! the school of forestry faculty were, enronte to attend the funeral ef Nelson F. Macduff, Cascade for est supervisor, who was feuni dead Saturday In the woods near McKenzie bridge, about SB miles east of here. Professors T. J. Starker and B. G. Mason and F. J. Shrlner, an In structor, all of whom were m Dean Peavey .ear, were only shakes up and bruised. STUDENTS BARRED EUGENE, Ore., April 8 (A The scholarship committee ef the University of Oregon, this week denied the petition of Beraie M. Hughes, freshman center, fer reinstatement toward foetUU eligibility next fait-: Although. Hughes did not "flunk oat et school under a ruling of the uni versity in which five Uaves- aa many hours must be passed a failed it would be rirtuallj Im possible for the gridder to eans the necessary credits. . Two other football players, Sherwood Billings, freshman tack le, and Byron Decker, freshma end, were definitely dropped from thm nnlvarsftv rail for failure tS pass the required number et hours. .".