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The ' Statesman Best
Thursday will present it
-'annual edition, telling the
. story of 1030 achievements
In Salem.
THE WEATHER
' Weather clear' and cold to
day and Monday. Freezing
temperathres. Wind In the
south. Max. temp, yesterday,
42; mjn. 20.
FOUNDED 1651
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Ifl GOFJTROL
Caucus Called for Early
S ... - (i
Spring in Washington
216 Demos to Come
Garner to Summon Session;
Choice of Leader Will
: Be Held up, Time
-: WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.
CAP) Democratic representa
tives are laying plans to capture
control of the next house, bat
the republicans are rearing a de
fensive bulwark which they ex
peet to withstand all assaults.
The 216 democrats elected to
the next house have' been called
to caucus in Washington, Febru
aryl 28. by Representative Gar
ner, xhe party floor leader.
On the other hand. Speaker
Longworth expects the present
republican organization to hold
over until next December, if an
extra session is not called.
Rome, old Guards Want
Demos to Take Helm -
With a bare majority, 218?
seats, republican leaders hope to
keep control, several, however,
are inclined to feel their party
would be in a better political
situation in 1932 if the demo
crats were ' permitted to assume
responsibility of legislating un
der a republican president.
While Garner's purpose In
calling the early caucus is to
line up new representatives in
the 51 seats gained in the No
vember election, the selection of
a leader will be deferred until
the new congress conrenes ei
ther in. regular or special ses
slon. : - - - - - '' a ' - -
However, the candidate for
speaker probably will be select
ed. In event of failure of demo
crats to capture control, be auto
matically - : becomes minority
leader. l ' I -.
Most of Garner's colleagues
expect Tirtually no opposition to
his candidacy for the party
lection as sneaker. -
Considerable msneurerlng , al
ready has taken place 'la. demo
cratic ranks oyer, eligible for
the leadership, should democrats
organize. Bat the campaigning
has been conducted gingerly in
view of the uncertainty.
One group supports Represen
tative IfcDuffie of Alabama, the
minority whip, for leader. An
other faction sponsors Represen
tative Byms of Tennessee the
ranking minority member of the
house appropriations committee.
(Turn to page 2, col. 3)
TEXAS SOPH HELD
FOB GIRL MURDER
PORT ARTHUR, Tex.. Dec 27.
(AP) A charge of murder was
filed tonight against Robert L.
Williams. University of Texas
sophomore, In connection with
the death this afternoon of Miss
Elizabeth Johnson, It. The charge
was filed with Justice of the Peace
T. A. Butler by Assistant County
Attorney R. T. McWhorter on a
complaint filed by Andred John
son, uncle of the dead girl.
The girl's body was found in an
automobile after Williams, her
former fiancee, returned 4 from a
conference "with a minister orer
their affairs of the heart, t
Williams told officers he and
Miss Johnson had parked his au
tomobile in front of the home of
the Rev. Glenn Flynn. pastor of
the South Methodist church, and
he went In to talk with the min
ister about differences that had
come between him and Miss John
son. - -- 1
When he returned to the auto
mobile he said he found Miss
Johnson dead, a bullet from a
sawed-off rifle baring penetrated
her breast. Williams told inves
tigators the gun was his.
Willam's father, the Revy S.
W. Williams of Austin, was Mr.
Flynn's Immediate predecessor as
pastor of the South church.
3 Million Deficit Shown
For State Funds by 1932
The tax levy for all state pur
pose for the year 1931. based on
the property valuations for the
year 1930, aggregates ' M2,
949.09, as against total require
ments of f 11.366.043.68, accord
ing to announcement made here
Saturday by the state tax com
mission. After deducting estimated re
ceipts from the excise and Income
taxes amounting to SI. 371,940
and receipts j from miscellaneous
sources aggregating 12,525.000,
there will be a deficit' at the end
of the year 1931 of approximately
S3.091.175.10. ' . v
. The requirements for the year
1931 Include 18,129,212.20 with
in the six per cent constitutional
amendment and? 3,23.CS6.48
outside ot the six per cent consti
tutional amendment. - Included la
the requirements Inside of the
lx per cent constitutional amend
ment Is the state's set deficit es-
Horns Scores Bis
Outlay for, Party
'.. i Of Power Magnate
' WASHINGTON. Dec.- J7.
(AP) The debut here
last night of Miss Helen Lee
Eamea Dohrrty was con
demned today by Senator
Norris of Nebraska as "ex
travagant and wasteful, per.
ticnlarty in view of the fact
that the people across the
street were hungry. ,
The Nebraska referred
o a bread line which was
served in the same block in
which the elaborate party
was given by Henry L- Do
berty, president of the Cities
Service corporation, for the
daughter of hie wife by an
earlier marriage.
"1 haven't thing 'against '
Mr. Doherty said Mr; Nor.
ris, and-1 am glad the
daughter had such a fine
party but I think she could
have, had just as much fun
on less money. Money was
scattered away extravagant
ly and waate fully while the
people across the street were
hungry. , .
CROWD ESTHERS TO
Lawrence Harris Eulogies
Doctor Legislator at
His Last Rites
A thousand town folks with nu
merous men and women from oth
er sections of the state paid trib
ute here yesterday afternoon to
the memory of Dr. W. Carlton
Smith.
They crowded the chapel of the
Rigdon mortuary here and lined
Its halls and porches as Lawrence
T. Harris of Eugene dellrered an
eulogy to the Salem, physician and
legislator whose death came sud
denly Wednesday. - "
They they made up a long cor
tege which went through the
downtown area of Salem to Mount
Crest mausoleum, where the body
was Interred, and as the proces
sion passed hundreds of men- and
women laid their tasks aside for
a moment ef silent respect to the.
doctor's memory. ?
The Rev. Georre Swift of St.
Paul's Episcopal church here' de
livered the prayer at the tuneral
service, where favorite songs or
the doctor were played. The rites
were simple and brief.
Honorary Pallbearers
Include Many Officials
Honorary pallbearers included
Governor Norblad. F. G. Decke-
bach. Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner. Hal
Patton. Louis Lacnmund, uus mo-
ser. Portland: Arthur Benson, Dr.
H. H. dinger. Justice O. P. Co-
show of the state supreme court;
George Putnam. Judge J. C. Sieg-
mund. Phil Metschan, Portland:
A. J. Miller, Turner, and Edward
Glllincham.
The active pallbearers included
members of the 363d field hospi
tal company, 31th sanitary train.
91st division, of which Dr. Smith
was In command during the world
war. They were Dr. Roy Btrd.
Panl B. Hansen. H. McKenzIe.
James A. Cadegan. Wilbur Por-
tuow. Howard M. Robinson, Ivan
W. Dakln, Robert E. Burrows.
Frank It. Greene, Samuel Nygren
and Guy weaver.
Hazard, Famous
Painter, Taken
At Paris Home
nnLLTWOOD. Calif-Dec 27
(AP) Arthur M. Hazard, 87,
internationally known parnier
aia THterdir at Chateau, de
Suresnea ;r near Paris, his wire
. Hazard. - who had achieved In
ternational note with his war
pictures? lived in Hollywood but
has been . in Europe xor six
mmiHii Tn of his canvasses
-Not by Night.", and "The Spirit
Armistice," are in tne nauonai
museum at twasnington, muu
"The Spirit of Service.- painted
for the Red Cross, Bangs in
WtmJt frnmrn .maMnm there. HO
painted a memorial picture tor
the Canadian parliament and
was well known for his portrait
work. r-. " t
timated by tn secretary of state
at 12,319.212.21. . -
Among the ! requirenrents out
side of the six per cent constitu
tional amendment Is Sl,417,702;
35 for the operation of Oregon s
five higher educational Institu
tions, tl 02.1 6 9.4 2 interest on ir
rigation bonds, Sl.125.160.5t for
construction and maintenance of
market roads. 3J52.580.30 to add
to sinking fund of world war Tet
erana state aid commission, and
329.073.82 for irrigation district
bond interest, f ' ma ' : i
Of the total levy of IM."
949.09 the amount of 4.59.2,27.
91 represents the amount to b
raised for general state purposes
. v IavIaV fnmttMA and
paid into the state treasury by the
.... anw .J1UI...1 4CA .
counties, iub waiuuiui
321.18 is the amount to be raised
for the state elementary school
fund for the support and mainten
ance of the public : elementary
schools of the various counties. ; -
HONOR DR. SMITH
DNUWil VVUULU
LET GOVERnOR
PICK TWO ffi
Senator Favors Enabled Bill
For First day of Ses
sion in January I
In Reality, Brown's Word to
Have Much Weight as
He was Meier man
Senator Sam Brown of Gerrala
favors filling the Marion county
I vacancies in the senate and lower
house through the appointment of
the governor. Since Brown was
the Marlon county manager for
Julius L. Meier, this simply means
that Brown and Meier will pick
the successors to Lloyd 'Reynolds
and Dr.'W. Carlton Smith, unless
it be that Tom Kay. who is high
in the Meter councils, gets In some
recommendations. - .
Brown, who was in Salem yes
terday attending the funeral of
Dr. Smith, said he wonld get the
surviving members of the Marion
county delegation together in a
few days, this week perhaps, to
talk over matters. He Insisted
nothing should be done except by
the agreement of the whole dele
gation.
The situation has developed In
to as complex a political puzzle
as the county has had for quite
some time. The death of . Dr.
Smith may assume unusual lm
portance In Its effect on the or
ganization of the house. Smith
was committed to Frank Lon or
gan, who thus far baa claimed an
edge on the speakership ever his
rival, Herbert Gordon. But: the
vacancy cannot now be filled be
fore the house, organizes so Lon-
ergan will lose the one vote.
Mott Not Adverse to
Shifting to Senate Job
Brown's moves will be to. build
up strength for his own position
In the senate and Meier's as well.
(Turn to page 2. col. 4) ;
TURN FORSEEN
I era
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (AP)
Irving T. Bush believes the busi
ness depression has at last about
eached rock bottom.
Mr. Bush who is president of
the Bush Terminal company of
New York, a director Bush House
Ltd., of London, and an authority
on shipping and foreign trade.
feels "we are passing through the
final, house cleaning after our re
cent speculative debauch.'
In a year-end statement to the
Associated Press he said: "Fun
damental business conditions are
down to bed rock. Early in De
cember It was apparent there
would be a final spasm in the se
curity market, followed by a per
led of stagnation in security deal
ings and values. Periods of de
pression seldom last longer than
two or two and a half years. Half
of this period is already behind
us."
Although he described trade
with Russia, India and China as
"crippled," and trade in general
as "out of Joint," Mr. Bush said
he expected "slowly, improving
conditions In 1931, and a decided
Improvement by the end of : the
new year ? -
BILL OPENS MOUTH:
PUTS FOOT III !IT
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Dec. 27
fAPi Mavor "William Hale
Thompson of Chicago has not
been reading the papers, got.
John C. Phillips of Arizona be-
lives. -
Th mayor wrote asking : the
MT.rnnr tn send 2S Arizona del-
.niM to a flood control confer
ence in Chicago to devise means
of obtaining an appropriation
from congress to Impound waters
of the Mississippi.
"Permit me to say," Mayor
Thompson came back in a letter
received by Gov. Phillips here to-
Aav "that a fnSVOF Of Chicarft I
had no annronriation to send re
presentatives to Washington, in
behalf of the uouiaer uam pro
ject, but In a special train accom
panied by 150 of my friends,
which cost them $35,000 which
they paid themselves, we went,;to
help the west." - ' ? ,j
Th rovernor said evidently-the
mayor has not read Arizona plans
to spend upwards of a half million
iitllaH-lfi an ffort to halt con
struction of the very dam which
the mayor says he neiped pro
mote, i i ', I
El Salvador Bans
Knives for Cops
SAN SALVADOR. Dec 27.-
tAV The RenubUe of. El Sal
vador is going to start the new
year by disarming la a big way.
Firearms and knives will be tak
en up systematically by the po
lice as a precaution for the pres
idential . elections, scheduled for
January . 11. . - , r .
ESS
's Suit
Burns; Death
- Is Expected
BURLINGTON ' Iowa. TW 7
(AP) Harvey C Jaeger, com
missioner or pubue safety, was
probably fatally burned and
cores ef men. women and chil
dren injured tonight at a stam
pede caused a. Klant nf nn.
anown onenn at Eaa-laa Hall
where more than 1,200 had gath
ered for the annual Christmas
party.
Jaeger was nlaTlnar the nart of
banta ciaua.
A small imitation brick house
had been erected In one corner
Of the halL Jaeger had rone into
the house and emerged a moment
later, his clothes In flames.
ShouU of "fire" were heard In
every part of the halL There was
a stampede for exits and those In
cnarge railed to quiet the guests.
Jaeger, a moment later, found
himself in the midst of a snrrlnr
mob and it was some time before
he could be given aid. He v
badly burned.
Many others had slight burns
ana injuries.
2 STILLS, S30,
IN ALCOHOL. TH
Federal Aqents Conduct
Spectacular Raid at Inlet
Near Shelton, Wash.
SHELTON. Wash., Dec. 27. -
(AP) In the largest liquor haul
ever made in southwest Washing
ton, two complete stills and more
than 930,000 worth of alcohol and
supplies were confiscated by fed
eral agents who conducted a spec
tacular raid at Hammersley Inlet
near here today.
"In a scuffle which preceded
the arrest of three men held as
operators of the still, an unidenti
fied man wrested a gun from Carl
Anderson, one of the dry agents.
severely lacerating the trigger
finger -of the officer in doing so.
Lewis Kindt, ' another agent.
knocked down Anderson s assail
ant. The man submitted peaceful
ly to arrest but later escaped. H.
W. Raney and W. E. Miller were
other, agents who participated In
the raid. -,
"The three men arrested gave
their names as Nela Nelson, James
Nelson and Earl Plerson. They
were taken to Olympia, arraigned
before a United States commis
sioner and later lodged In the
Thurston county Jail.
Mash Being FVrmented
In 14 Hnge Vats
When agents had battered their
way into the building they found
750-gallon and a , 250-gallon
still. Fourteen 500-gallon vats
Were fermenting mash and 1000
gallons of pure grain alcohol was
ready for shipment In 250 fire
gallon tin containers.
when a quantity of the confis
cated materials had been saved
for evidence the raiding officers
wrecked the premises. Eye wit
nesses declared that the floor of
the building was knee deep with
scattered sugar, wheat, other
grain and the dumped mash..
Raiding officers said that the
place had been in operation two
months and was owned by a Se
attle rum ring.
Bootleggers in
Gun Fight Wipe
Out Feud Leader
NEW YORK, Dec 27 (AP)
A bootleggers' feud was settled
with lead today in Thomas Wea
sel's resort on West 45th street.
Five men appeared, in front of
the place this morning, forced a
taxi-driver. George Mascal, ahead
of them up the stairs to Weasel's
door and made him ring the bell.
The chauffeur ran for the street
as soon as Wassel had slid back
the bolt, but before he reached
the foot of the stairs he heard
shooting. The five gunmen fled,
leaving Wassel dying, eight bul
lets In his body. ,
SOe WHEAT AT WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG. Dee. 27. (APJ
Wheat slumped to 60 cents a
bushel an all time low, at the
opening of today's brief 'session
of the grain exchange. Offerings
were meagre and entry of invest
ment buyers soon sent prices back
to higher levels.
Young Prince
Hard Spill From Horse
LONDON. Dec 27 (AP)
Flung from his mount In a fur
rowed field of mud and water,
young- Prince George suffered a
bruised left shoulder while rid
ing with th Belroir houndi Bear
Melton Mowbray today.
The prince, 2S-years old. the
youngest son of King George and
Queen Mary, was carried to Mel
ton War . Memorial hospital.
where an anaesthetic was admin
istered, doctors said ' the Injury
was not serious, t
With' him at the time of the
accident was the Prince of Wales.
The heir to the throne halted his
galloping horse,' jumped down
and ran to his brothers assist
ance. When he found out Prince
George was - only ' slightly hurt.
TREASURER OF
b.O.PMlJDS
WYE APOLOGIZE
"Slush Fund" Allegations
Irksome of J. R. fiutt;
Breach Widens
Governor Roosevelt's Stand
On Power Issue Draws
Praise of Norris
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.
(API The Norris-Lucas row to
day drew new characters Into its
vortex and left swirling lines
upon the waters to delineate
more marked difficulties between
the republican Independents and
the party regulars. .
Joseph R. Nutt.. treasurer of
the republican national commit
tee, said Chairman Nye of the
senate campaign funds commit
tee, had called the committee's
950,009 account here a "slush
fund" and demanded an apology
or tne rforth Dakota indepen
dent.
The flare was an outgrowth of
the testimony before Nye's com
mittee that Robert H. Lucas, ex
ecutive director of the national
committee, bad used the fund as
security for a $4,000 loan, apart
of which he used in the campaign
against Senator Norris in his
campaign in Nebraska as "n re
publican. Norris Holds Power Trust
Issue Nation's Greatest
The original characters in the
dispute, Norris and Lucas, were
silent today regarding the orig-
(Turn to page 2, col. 5)
MEET IN NEW YORK
Willamette Group of Alumni
Organizes; Helen Rice
. Tells of Betrothal
Willamette university alumni
added another outpost to their
advancing organization when a
group of one-time students of the
local school completed an alum
ni association in New York City.
Twenty-five alumni and for
mer professors were in attend
ance, a special telegram to The
Statesman reports, and President
Carl G. Doney, now in the east,
was an honored guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Learner
Arrange Meeting
The reunion meeting and aium
nl organization was arranged by
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Learner,
the termer professor of physics
here last year. Songs at the gath
ering were led by Mrs. James
McCUntock, former song queen
of the university, whose hus
band, also a former student, is
now a student at Drew Theolog
ical school.
A program was directed by
William Mumford and Included
Willamette alumni who are now
students at Tale, Harvard and
Columbia.
As a surprise, Helen Rice an
nounced her betrothal to the as
sembled group.
Wendell Keck, Salem young
man now taking graduate work
at Tale, reported the meeting.
John Dewey for
Third Party in
Spite of Norris
NEW YORK, Dec 27 (AP)
Dr. John Dewey, who as pres
ident of the league for indepen
dent political action asked Sen
ator George W. Norris of Nebras
ka to withdraw from republican
ranks and head a third party.
said today the third party move
ment would go ahead in spite of
the senator's refusal to align
himself with it.
He promised at the same time
the league he heads would give
its fullest support" to Senator
Norris' intended bill for a con
stitutional amendment to abolish
the electoral 1 college and elect
the president of - the - United
States by popular vote.
Receives
the Prince of Wales gave him a
cigarette and streaked' on after
the field. , -
Attendants bound ' up Prince
George's shoulder with n stirrup
leather and carried him' to the
hospital,'' where he was detailed
only a short while.
. The young prince has been in
less vigorous- health than any
member of the present royal
family. He was operated on in
1122 for appendicitis, two years
later was seriously ill with - In
fluenza, suffered from an attack
of tonsllltls and later had an op
eration for removal of adenoids.
Last year It .was announced he
was suffering from a digestive
disorder and be gave up all en
gagements for sereral months.. -
LlrJlvERSITV GRIDS
Little
Hope
For
Marshall
After L eg Rem oval
Gangrene Develops Into the Advanced Stages
' - Of Arteritis; WifeWitfiholAi Nevrs-.
For Many Days
PARIS, Dec 27i (AP) Marshal Joffre, the srallant
old soldier who turned back the Germans in I the first battle
of the Marne, lay between life and death tonight in the hos
pital where his left leg was amputated last Saturday. -
Gangrene developing; in the advanced stages of arter
itis Made the amputation imperative, his doctors said, but
the operation was not so successful as they hoped and the
latest bulletins on the patient's condition were gloomy. It
looked as though the general , were going to lose his great,
est battle.
Hero of War in
Hardest Fight
Marshall Joffre, for whom physl
clajta bold little hope for re
covery following a severe oper
ation.
LOBBY RACKET IS
CHARGED BY DEMO
WASHINGTON, Dee. 27.
(AP) Charges that "a lobby
ing racket, existed in connection
with efforts to get a cash pay
ment on veterans compensation
certificates were said tonight by
Rep. Patman, democrat. Texas,
"to be an attempt to becloud the
m mm
issue .
Chairman Johnson of the
house veterans committee today
said "commercialized solicitation
of citizens signatures through a
system of' charging those sign
ing a petition for the cash pay
ment ten cents was extensively
practiced".
. Patman said - the signatures
collected by the organization to
which Johnson referred did not
"represent one-tenth of one per
cent of the sentiment for a cash
payment".
He added that a proposal he
had made for such a payment
had been endorsed by the veter
ans of foreign wars, the disabled
American veterans by . many
state departments of the Ameri
can Legion and by thousands of
others. -
: The Texan sent the - veterans
committee the petition Johnson
mentioned but he said he had
no knowledge of the method
used in collecting them.
France Feeling
Money Pinch is
Minister's View
PARIS, Dec 27 (AP)
France, long immune to serious
economic trouble, has begun to
feel the pinch, Louis Germain-
Martin, minister of finance, em
phasized at a reception to the
press tonight. ,"
"Thanks to the happy division
of active elements of the popula
tion between industry and agri
culture," he said. "France . ap
peared untU recently safe from
the consequences - of the world
crisis. During . the last few
weeks, however, we have seemed
to be feeling the ' effects , of the
general disturbance.
Jobless Foiind
Jobs; Refuse 'em
St - . - aaMMMti
WHEELING. W. Va Dec. 27.
(AP) All this talk of unem
ployment has worked a hardship
on those here who were well sat
isfied with being jobless, " City
officials set to work reducing
the ranks of the unemployed by
finding them a job. Then,' they
report, " they fodhd men who
wouldn't : accept - the proferred
work. ' Bat the lazy ones will go
to work anyway ten days on
city chain gang.
Sf -(dew! i. -
is Held
Joffre
It was Madame Joffre, adher
ing to her husband's policy since
his illness began, who withheld
news of the " marshal's grave ill
ness since fast Friday when he
was taken to the hospital of St.
Jean De Dieu. He went there
on December 19 and the ampu
tation was performed the next
day. The leg was taken off
abovethe knee to arrest the
progress of the infection.
But there was danger of in
fection in the other leg also and
the doctors said they had tenta
tively decided to perform a sec
ond operation today. In a con
sultation, however. It became ob
vious that the old soldier he Is
nearly 79 could not possibly
stand It.
Old General Known
To Soldiers as "Papa
Immediately after It became
known that the marshal was
gravely 111 rumors flew about
the city which lores this man
whose soldiers called him
"Papa" Joffre. He was believed
for a time to be at his chateau
In Louveclnnes, near Versailles.
Then there was a report his
right leg had been amputated.
His doctors set these things
right In a definite announcement
describing the patient's condi
tion as "grave", with a pulse of
75 and . a temperature of 102.2
degrees.
Arteritis Is an lnflamation of
the arteries which often devel
. "(Turn to page 2, col. 2)
Model Prisoner
Takes Leave of
Local Convicts
Carl Krumsicky of Portland,
who was received at the Oregon
state penitentiary here In July,
to serve a term of seven years
for larceny by bailee, escaped
from the institution yesterday,
He had been acting as a trusty
for several months, and was con
sidered a model prisoner.
Krumsicky Is 40 years old,
weighs 168 pounds and Is five
feet nine inches tall. He wears
glasses.
At midnight last night peni
tentiary officials had received no
news or clues as to the where
abouts of Krumsicky.
2613 Men Seek
Work on Roads
C. H. Gram, state labor com
missioner, announced yesterday
2613 men have registered for
emergency employment. The reg
istrations are from 19 counties
outside of Multnomah. The reg
istration showed 6345 persons
were dependent on the men seek
ing employment..
3 -
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BOY LEFT ALONE
RAINIER, Ore., Dec. 27 (AP)
-Junior, three-year-old. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jennlson, of
Fern H1U, was burned to death
yesterday when the family home
caught fire. The child had been
left alone In the house while his
mother was doing some chore.
The tire was -not noticed until
the house was a mass of flames.
Mrs. Jennlson was burned about
the hands and face while trying
to reach-the boy.
JUMPED B STORIES
PORTLAND, Orev, Dec. 27.
(AP) A woman Identified
by Coroner Earl Smith as Mrs.
Craig Baker, about 33,- 14SO
East Republican street, Seattle
killed herself by leaping from
an eight floor hotel room here
tonight. The woman registered
as Mrs. C. Beck, Chehalia,
Wash. When a bellboy showed
her to her room she asked how
far it was to the ground. The
bellboy reported to the nfan
ager who went to the room. '
He found the window open.
The- body was lying , on the
court roof six stories- below. .
COLLIDE AT INTERSECTION
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 27.
(AP) A street ear motorman
was Injured seriously and four
firemen received minor injuries
today when' the fire engine was
struck by the street ear on an in
tersection.
MUUKS
STATE TO GET
FOREST UlfJOS
Governor Says Revenue for
Oregon' Readily had in
Sale of Timber
Counties Where Forests Ho
Would Share; Several
: Changes Proposed
Acquisition by th state of all'
national forest lands in Oregon, .
and the subsequent sale and lea-
lng of such lands with a view ef
obtaining additional revenues,
will be recommended by Governor
Norblad in his biennial message
to the 1931 legislature.
Governor Norblad declared that
he would ask the leglslatare at
its next session to adopt this pol
icy through the approval of a
resolution urging congress to re
lease 546,000 acres of land In
the Siuslaw national forest to the
state of Oregon. The governor
estimated that this Sorest con
tains approximately S, 000, 600,
000 board feet of merchantable
timber. Upon being acquired by
the stale, this land could be sold
or leased, and the receipts applied
toward necessary Improvement.
Under the plan proposed hy the
governor the receipts would be
apportioned between the state
and the counties In which the xor
est is located..
Siuslaw Forest Lies
In IS Different Counties
The Siuslaw national forest is
located In Tillamook, Lincoln,
Lane, Douglas and Coo coun
ties. Although the governor will
stress the benefits that would be
derived by the etate In acquiring
the. Siuslaw national forest, he
will recommend that other fed
eral lands in Oregon be acquired
by the state in the future. There
are now 13,000,000 acres of fed
eral lands In the tate. Thee
lands are non-taxable, but if re
quired by the state could be oM
ta private persons and corporation
and be maid assessable under the
tax laws of the state.
.Governor Norblad also will re
commend to the 1931 legislature
that some action be taken to Cz
financial responsibility In connec
tion with the operation of auto
mobiles. The governor said this
could be brought about through
compulsory insurance, or a finan
cial responsibility law such as are
in effect In New York, Minnesota,
California and many other stater.
Under the California law a person
who fails to pay a Judgment re
sulting from an automobile acc!
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Laughlin Doing
W ell Following
Hard Operation
Sam Laughlin, chairman of
the state Industrial accident -x-commission,
was reported doing .
well in Portland last night, fol
lowing a severe operation on his
stomach which h underwent
during the day. The operation
was performed at the Dr. Coffer
clinic.
Mrs. Laughlin was with her
husband throughout the day.
His condition at tha time rt
the operation was reported as
serious.
At 11 o'clock tonight hospital
attendsnts said Langhlin wee .
"getting along nicely".
Year old son Burned
Woman Leaps to Death
Fire Engine hit hy- car
Oregon old-Timer Dies
MRS. JOUXH WAS 03
MED FORD, Ore., Dec. ST.
(AP) Mrs. Mary Johns, 93,
a resident of southern Oregon
since 1830, died today at Wil
liams, Oregon. She had lived
on a farm near Williams for
the past 65 years.
S13O.0OO 8TATIOX DEDICATES.
LA GRANDE,- Ore., Dec. 27. .
(AP) The new $150,000 Union
Pacific system railway station
was dedicated here today. Serer
al Union Pacific officials were
present at the ceremony and to
night were guests at a chamber
of commerce banquet. The sta
tion is a two story structure.
O. PROFESSOR HONORED
EUGENE, Ore Dec. 27.
(AP) Dr. Ernst GcUImnt.,
professor of physlcology at th
Vnirerslty of Oregon, has won
the 1930 New York academy
of sciences award for rxpeti
mental biology, it was announ
ced here today. The award was
based on Dr. GelUiom's paper,
Permeability and FMlgue l
Muscle and Its Bearlag on the
Problem of Ion Antagonlsta.
The award carries with ft CZSO
In cash.
PIONEER DATS RECALLED
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. .27
(AP)t-Two programs reminis
cent of Oregon pioneer days will
be presented at the public anil-
torium here Monday, the closing
day of the covered wagon cen
tennial celebration. The pro
grams are sponsored by the Old
Oresos Trail association,