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FOUNLDEOr 1831
EIGHTIETH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Alorning, February 21, 1951
No. 23 4
AGRICULTURAL
COfJSOLfflTIOfl
PASSES SENATE
Bill to Create Department
Out of ,14. Separate
V Agencies Voted
Ballot is 21 to 9 After
"-Three; Hour Debate;
Brown is for it
A state department of agricul
tare which will include 14 state
agricultural agencies now "operat
ing ttenaratelv. was given a zi
to 9 approval in the senate yes
terday after a three-hour debate
conducted before a pacxea nai
lery.'' -The bill calls for the appoint
menf-of-a director of agriculture
and fire bureau chiefs, the di
rector to be"; appointed by the
governor to serve at a salary of
$5000 annually. The measure
was introduced in the senate by
its committee on agriculture.
The bill now goes to the lower
bouse for its consideration. The
vote on the bill follows:
For Bennett, Booth, Brown,
Burke, Crawford, Dunn, Dunne.
Eddy. " Fisher, Hallj Johnson,
Jones. Maun. Miller, Moser,
Dchulmerich, Spaulding, Staples,
Wheeler, Woodward and Presl
dent Marks. -.
Arainst Bailey. Billingsley,
Carsher. Eberbardf : Franclsco-
Tich, Kiddle, Kuck . Strayer and
Upton.
(Consistent Program
Ta Imi Carried out
"This bill Is in the: Interest of
a consistent program for the de
velopment of agriculture anaine
elimination of dupHcatftt-Snd
expansion," said-senator Miller
in nnenlnsr the debate. "Under
this bill all agricultural agencies!
will be concentratea, ana me x
departments new operating sep
arately will be directed by one
bead. '
- "The proponents of this meas-
use hare not stressed any ciaim
of great financial saving to the
state, but "they do believe that
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RED TALKS. WALKER
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20
(AP) Communistic lectures
which he delivered at the Univer
sity of Washington and at Reed
college recently were at the invi
tation pf the students, Fred Walk
er. 23, testified today as the first
defense witness in the trial of Ben
Boloff, charged witbrcrlminal Byn
dicallsm. - -'": 'r r. "'.
Walker is orsraetrer' for the
Young Communlstlle-s&ue .of Ore- J
gon, Washington, Idaho and Alas
ka.. : ",.,.f f.
Paul Munter, 22, secretary of
the international labor defense for
Portland, second defense witness,
was asked whether In the event a
revolution broke out "at 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning" be would Join
the communist forces.
"It would be unnecessary to
Join," he replied. j"I would be
there."
. Walker and Munter, among 12
'others indicted for criminal syn
dicalism, are at liberty under ball
while awaiting trial.
A defense motion for a directed
verdict of acquittal, made after
th state rested, was denied.
R. P. Bonham, district immi
gration director, testified for the
state and told of communistic ef
forts to bring about revolution.
He described communist schools
for children conducted at Astoria.
Ore, and Woodland, Wash.
"Innoculation of the young
with the virus of rerolution," he
said, was the chief aim of the
communists.
Two Hanged in
West Virginia
MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va.. Feb.
20. (AP) Two convicted slay
ers, Emery Stevens. 24. and Wil
liam Claude Adams, 40, both of
Mingo county, were hanged to
night In i double execution at
the West Virginia penitentiary. ,
STUDENTS
1TB)
The Legislative Calendar
' ' HOUSE TODAY
Third reading house bills
112, 222, 35S, 253. 2(0. 232.
230. 334. 254. 3C9. 280, 331,
53,207.
. House resolution 17. 'V
Third reading senate bills
184, ies, 12. S, 82. 139.
213. 20. C2. ,f
Senate concurrent fjsdlu
Uons 6. 10. - . (l.
-- Senate Joint memorial 11.
.- Senate joint resolution 15i
Special order 10:30 a. m.,
house bill SIS, tobacco tax.
HOUSE YESTERDAr -
Defeated bill to raise ele
mentary school teachers re
quirements to four years of.
normal school work. '
Approved appropriation
measures totaling 31,750.
"000. -
Blocked move on Gordon's
part to compel adjournment
by Thursday, February. 29.
In Tainingto
Emulate Liridy
Marion lvUdy, young American
. avlatiix. who plans to make a
solo flight from New York to
' Paris tills gammer, Is In Eng
1 land making f lights over the
English channel to practice xiy
ing blind. Miss Eddy holds the
American women's altitude re
cord for an amphibian plane.
P
CRITICIZES HAWLEY
Congressman - not Pushing
Canajization Project,
- Delegates Assert
Severe
criticisms were directed
at Congressman W. C. Hawley for
Inactivity In pushing development
of the Willamette river, when 61
delegates of Willamette valley i-
tieaJnlerested In-canalixation" orl
the Willamette met last night at
Independence In their sixth ses
sion to wprk out the project.
One delegate went so far to de
mand recall of Hawley tor slow
ness in the matter, and others de
clared that the river bill now In
the senate! would probably be kill
ed In the bouse because of Haw-
ley's Inertia. The bill , now t np
takes 1 care of the river only be
tween. Oregon City and Portland,
but this project is considered pre-;
lude to development of river traf
fic farther, south. :v r.?
. The Willamette Waterways as
sociation,! official title of the
group meeting last night, went on
record as I sponsoring only devel
opment of the river, and not . en;
dorslng any individual projects or
concerns joperating or proposing
to operate on the waters.
R. H. KIpp, of Portland, Tice
presldent of the Columbia Water
ways association, outlined the de
velopment of that organization
and showed that the purpose of
that group was development of
river navigation and not of Indi
vidual enterprises.
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Thomas B. "Kayv state treas
urer will be the speaker at the
Salem chamber of commerce
luncheon on Monday.
Kay, who Is a member of the
state board of control and who
has been active In the develop
ment of the flax Industry, will
discuss the flax situation In Ore
gon. .
Much (argument pro and
con has been heard recently In
regard to the flax situation and
a record breaking attendance Is
expected at the Monday meeting
when Kay will outline the prob
lems faced by those who are ad
ministering the flax Industry In
the state. .', . -
Power : Project ;
Plan Announced
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OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb.' 20.
(AP) Development of a $3,000,-
000 power project on Lewis river
In Cowlitz and Clark counties, was
proposed In an application filed
with Supervisora of- Hydraulics
Charles J. Bartholet today by H.
S. Royce, Tacoma. " The plant
would be located about 20 miles
west of .Woodland.
f
SENATE .TODAY
V Third reading senate bills'
lt. 283. 257V 241. 214. 2$.
291, S00. 213, 271, 378, tV
1SS. HI, 17,' 1233, 215. 281.,
15, is. ; 1 , .
: " Senate Joint memorial, t. -
Third : reading bouse bills
120, 291. 104; 7t. 171, 181.
195. 252, 287, 292. 135. 317.
281. 30,1 93. 9t, 55. 57. 58.
61. ;
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SENATE YESTERDAY
: Approved change of name
t Roosevelt highway to Ore
gon Coast highway.
Defeated by lC-to-14 rote, '
pension measure for Port
land firemen and police
. men. (. ; " .
Voted 21 to 9 for forma
tion of state department ef
agriculture.
CHAMBER
SPEflKEE
T KILLED
TRUE ESCAPE
William Wheeler, ' Lebanon
Shot Fatally by Oswego
' Service Station man
Waterloo Girl Accompanies
. Gunman but Claims the -Was
Forced to go
. OSWEGO. Ore., Feb. 20 (AP)
William Wheeler, 22. of Leb
anon, ore., was shot and killed by
R. W. La Due as he attempted to
escape after robbing La Due's ser
vice station three miles south of
here, Sheriff H. T. Mass reported.
Pearl Billings, 18; of Waterloo.
Ore., who claimed she was forced
to participate in the robbery, was
captured a short time afterward.
Wheeler and Miss Billings en
tered a lunch room operated in
connection with the service sta
tion, sheriff Mass said, and or
dered a meal. After eating it
Wheeler drew a reTolver, cover
ed Mr. and Mrs. La Due and or
dered the girl to take the money
in the cash register and get into
the car they had left outside.
Seises Rifle and
Shoots Boldnp Man
Then Wheeler ordered La Due
and hia wife into a rear room and
ran out to his car. As he . was
trying to start it La Due seized a
rifle, ran and shot just as the car
moved away. I Wheeler fell for
ward, dying, and Miss Billings
leaped from the car and disap
peared In underbrush along the
roadside, she was found by de
puty sheriffs - after she , had re
turned to the highway, r
Miss Billings told Coroner P.
M. Holman she had met Wheeler
two weeks ago and knew nothing
about his plans for the holdup un
til they were seated In the lunch
room. She objected, she said, but
Wheeler told her he would as soon
shoot her as anyone else and forc
ed her to do his bidding. He also
revealed, she said, he had served
a term in the Montana peniten
tiary Ahd that he was known' to
police under the alias of Wade Hel
ler. ., :
LUC01IM
-Hello Buddy" will be the
pass word In Salem on Tuesday
evening when more than 600
members of the American Legion
will gather at the armory for the
district pow wow.
The session la scheduled to be
gin at 8 p. m. Present plans
include a program, a street pa
rade and a "feed". Guests of
honor will be state department
officers and members of the leg
islature who are Legionnaires.
To help out with the fun Cap
itol Post Drum corps, drum
corps from other- posts and the
Albany band will be on hand.
Legion members from corvalils,
Sheridan, Dallas, McMlnnvllle,
Portland, Amity, Newberg, Al
bany, Silverton. Woodburn. Stay
ton, Tillamook and Hlllsboro are
expected to attend. ' :
Members of -the Salem post
who are in charge of arrange
ments for the pow wow are
Mose Palmateer, Herman Brown,
Paul Hand, Rufe White and Clif
ford Moynlhan.
Representative Herbert Gordon
of Multnomah county was unsuc
cessful yesterday in his move to
have the house and senate ad
journed next Thursday night, Feb
ruary 25. He urged that the reso
lutions committee be instructed to
compose a Joint resolution asking
adjournment at that date.
Raloh - Hamilton onoosed the
motion, declaring that legislators
were not sent to Salem to work
for 40 days and then to stop, but
rather were sent to the capital to
perform the functions of state as
sembly and not to go home until
the business before both houses
was completed. ; ; .
Representative Bynon joined
with Hamilton In protest. He said
there was enough business to
keep the members busy until the
end of next week. i ; ;
The nav of legislators, which Is
S3 a day. ended Friday night when
40 days had been completed since
the session opened. "
Eskimos wrw t
SEATTLE. Feb. 20 (AP)
Scoring a freak goal in the last
two minutes of play, Ernie Ad
derson, forward, broke up an ov
ertime hockey game between Se
attle and Vancouver here tonight
to give the Eskimos a 2 to 1
victory. w.j t ij -
BAN JOHNSON BETTER
ST LOUIS, Feb. 20 (AP)
Some improvement was noted to
day in the condition of Ban John
son, former president of the Am
erican league, who is seriously ill
In a hospital here. -
AFTER HOLD!
GORDON'S MOVE TO:
ADJOIil BLOCKED
'Miss Europe
To Invade U. S.
i
Baantifnl Mile. - Jeanne Juille,
whose crown as "Miss France"
'has now been replaced by the
till more - glittering crown of
- "Miss Europe.". Mtt. Juille la
expected to visit the United
States to participate In the in
ternational choice of at beAW4y
qaeen.
DENTISTS CLOSIlie
SUCCESSFUL CLINIC
Attendance Reaches 300,
With Interest in Various
Lectures Keen
About 300 dentists were gath
ered here yesterday for the sec
ond annual mid-winter clinic
sponsored by the Marion-Polk-
Yamhill Dental society, and at
least 50 more ' delegates are ex
pected here this morning on the
excursion train coming from Se
attle. The attendance this year
Is larger than a year ago.
The sessions will end early
this afternoon, when xao6t of the
dentists will leave for Portland
to attend a meeting and banquet
of the profession there. '
Dr. William . L. Shearer, or
Omaha. Nebr.. originator of the
Shearer, sinus operation, was the
main speaaer -at last nignvs pro
gram at the Elks' temple, where
all meetings are being held. He
talked on "Oral Infection- and Its
Relation to Remote Disease", Il
lustrating his lecture with lan
tern slides showing conditions
caused by infected teeth. Dr. B.
E. Llscher also spoke.
About 150 dentists attended
the banquet held last night at
the Marion.
Dr. C. T. Fleetwood of Seattle
devoted his lectures largely to
prevention in modern dentistry,
declaring that treatment of de
cay In the earliest stages Is pro
ductive of the most good. He
said the , dental profession Is
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tlUDEfl'S 8ELEASE
TO BE 111
SEATTLE, Feb. 20. (AP)
Arrangements were made here to
day for a 15,000 bail bond for
the release of Adolph Linden in
New York, charged with embex
illng $248,035 from the Paget
Sound Savings and Loan associa
tion, . Seattle, Glenn Corkery, at
torney, said tonight.
Corkery announced that he-had
volunteered his services in ob
taining the bond for Linden, for
mer president of the savings in
stitution, and that he had arrang
ed to have the bond issued by a
bonding company here, contingent
on Linden or his friends raising
$1500, commission on the trans
action. '
However. It was reported from
New York that Linden, while ac
cepting Corkery as bis attorney.
had not accepted the bond and
wished to return to Seattle with
out bond. An officer la on his
way to New York to extradite
Linden.
Schall Asserts
Naming Nordbye
Aflront to Him
WASHINGTON," Feb. 20-(AP)
The long fight orer a Minne
sota federal judgeship was put
up to tbe senate today when
President .Hoover Ignored ap
pointees suggested by Senator
Schall, republican, Minnesota and
named Gunnar H." Nordbye of
Minneapolis.- -
Schall - Immediately went . be
fore the senate with t statement
that , he would fight Nordbye'i
confirmation adding he "la espe
cially undeslrous to me. He
termed the appointment a "stu
died affront to me on thr part
of the attorney general."
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Linfield Beats
Pacific Quint
FOREST GROVE. Ore., Feb. 20
(AP) Linfield college defeat
ed Pacific university, 38 to 38, in
a basketball game here tonight.
The score at the half was 22 to
21 for Pacific
K - A J
PENSION BILL :
DEFEATED IH
UPPER. HOUSE
- -. " . ' . , . . i
Surprise Outcome ; Viewed
. Agnasi . py mg urovya
-r Of Supporters L - 7-
i ...... .
Vote 16 ! to Vl4 After- all
Signs had -Pointed to ;
Success of Move.
Before V gallery packed with
supporters of the Portland police
men and firemen pension bill,' 16
senators- voted yesterday against
House Bill I 242, - while only 14
gave "ayes" to the measure as
their, names i were called. Unex
pectedly, and with the gallery
aghast - at the - unfavorable out
come from the standpoint of the
Portland, lobbyists, the bill had
gone down to defeat after signal
victory In the house.
i The pre-roiicaii debate was as
incisive and hard-fought as any
of the session.
Senator J. O. Bailey, leading
the forces for the bill, declared
that revenue for the measure
would come principally from pre
miums on Portland-owned real
estate. He contended that the
work of the Portland police and
fire departments had been so effi
cient that materially lower rates
had been secured by property
holders. Provision for a pension
system by a tax on these benefi
ciaries, was only fair, he contend-
Claims Multnomah
More Than Fair
Bailey in closing the argument
for the proponents of the meas
ure, denied that Multnomah coun
ty had been unfair, and declared
that the county had less than, her
constitutionally allowable ' num
ber of senators and representa
tives He also said that Multno
mah county for years had paid
$400,000 towards a market road
program annually, receiving back
little more than $100,000 a year
from the state.
Senator Eddy severely con-.
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E-JIIBED-
VANCOUVER.' Wash.. Feb. 20
(AP) Three persons were in
a hospital here tonight, one ser
iously Injured, as the result of a
headon automobile collision on
the Pacific highway ten miles
north of here.
H. E. Sullivan, 44, Tracy Calif.,
driver of one of the machines,
suffered a crushed chest, while
Mrs. SuUivan, 43, received a
broken leg. ; Mrs. W. E. Carton,
Hoqulam, driver of the other, car
was not Injured but Mrs. Ralph
Dunham, Hoqulam, who was with
her was brought to the; hospital.
The extent of her Injuries had
not been determined .tonight but
they were not believed serious.
Her husband. Ralph Dunham,
riding in the same car, was not
Injured. . .
Reports to the sheriff's office
said' the accident happened on 1 a
curve In the road.
TILDEN- WINS
BOSTON. Feb. 20 (AP)
William T. TCden defeated Kar
el Koxeluh, of Cseeho-Slovakla
8-4, 2-t, 8-2. 7-8, In an exhibi
tion professional tennis match
before 8000 spectators at the
Boston Garden tonight
Day In Washington
(By the Associated Press)1
House passed the Muscle
Shoala WD, ;
- President' Hoover seat
word to senate he would ve
to veterans bill next week.
House committee recom
mended Interstate commerce
commission, control of rail- :
road holding companies,
Former Postmaster Gen
eral New refused to tell sen-;
ate committee about m Cool
ldge cabinet meeting.
Independent oil operators
ought compromise with, ad
ministration oa i oil limita
tion legislation. . - .
House committee approv
ed measores to accelerate
. deportation of undesirable
aliens and exclude alien coos-'
xnunlsts from United States.
. President Hoorer nomin
ated Gunnar H. Nordbye as
Minnesota federal Judge and
Senator Schall said it was
."affront by attorney gen-
"House committee approved
the revised employment ex
change measure. :
. Wlckersham commission
sent- to senate testimony oa
which Its prohibition report
was based. '
President Hoover said the
sTovernment would be em
ploying 450,000 persons In
construction work within 80
days. -KV'
1 Senate recommended Pres
ident Hoover open negotia
tions for an international
silver conference. . : - , ;
Senate completed congres
sional action on four appro
priation bills.
n COLLISION
Di
til
mimkonem(
Re
i n Use
any
Comp
Exact ;H6tir for Changing Over to new System
& Is Fixed ; Almost all Numbers'to Changer, i
.:' Demonstrations are Qf fered , ? V ; ; ; -:: j.
.. - -1 ;
;?...?Mi3rdgit,r
ana date baiem will change from manual to dial telephones,
according, to Harry V." Collins, manager for The Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company; ; ; .
z . The immense amount of work necessary to change Sa
lem's telephone, system to modern dial operation is going
torwara on scueuuie. lasr. weeg,r
the replacement with f dial mech
anlsm of the 6900 telephone In
struments . and the 27 .private
branch exchanges was practically
completed.
Nearly all of
Numbers Changed
This week, the work of chang
ing .the number plate on each
telephone, inserting the new tele
phone number, will get under
way. .Virtually all of the tele
phone numbers In Salem will be
changed, Mr. Collins pointed out.
Coincident with this activity
the telephone company will start
giving demonstrations on how to
use the dial. A , demonstration
unit has been placed In the busi
ness, office In - the telephone
building at 740 State street.
Demonstrations will be staged
before lodges, clubs, schools and
other large groups, and also will
be glTen, if desired, at the cus
tomers premises' when the num
ber plates are being changed. In
additions the new telephone di
rectory iwhlch will be distributed
about April 1, will contain the
simple i directions on the use of,
the dial.
Once Asrain
Truth Bests
Big Fiction
WARSAW, Poland, Feb. 20
(AP) Brutal truth In the remote
village of Zagajnlkl has proved
stranger than the plction which
was laughed away as preposterous
when -Henry Rostworowski, Pol-i
Ish dramatist, wrote It as a play.
' Andrew Cygan, so this real life
drama sroes. came home to tnaj
little town after 18 years of hard
work and thrifty living in Ameri
ca. Late In the night, according to
the story the villagers tell, he
knocked at the door of the cot
tage where his aged parents lived.
His mother let him in, but the
only light in the single room came
from a fire on the hearth. It was
too faint for the old eyes of his
parents to recognize their son. He
decided to pose as a stranger.
Late into the night he sat with
the old folks beside the fire and
told them of the wonders of the
new vworld, showing them a wal
let bulging with money. - .
A look of grim understanding
passed between the old man and
his wife and Louis Cygan. seizing
an axe, brought it down on the
stranger's skull. Then they look
ed at Identification papers In the
dead man's wallet.
The next morning neighbors
found them moaning over the
body of their son. The mother
was insane.
H FINAL BILLOT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-(AP)
Only a flimsy senate barrier
stood tonight ' between Muscle
Shoals legislation and the White
House. . r
Sped to the senate by a vote
of 21C to 183. its advocates look
ed confidently to adoption of the
measure there. A similar meas
ure has been approved by ' the
senate In the past.
.The democratic house minority
was Joined by 87 republicans and
Representative Kvaie, fanner-labor,'
Minnesota, in favor of the
report. Three democrats opposed
It. They were . Representatives
Douglas, Arizona; and Linthicum
and Palmlsano, of Maryland.
For the ; second time in ten
years a president must - rule ' On
government or private operation
of the $l60,Q00,000 project on
the Tennessee river in Alabama;
Two years ago a similar bin was
given a pocket veto by President
Cooildge. The same course is
open to Hoover.. . . . ;
Dog is Reprieved
To be New M&scot
Astoria Police
ASTORIA, Ore., Feh 20.
(AP) Whoopee, a wire haired
fox terrior, condemned to death
by police order --for . alleged
wholesale slaughter of, cats, won
a. reprieve' today and was adopt
ed officially as mascot for the
Astoria police department,
..News stories telling ' of the
death sentence brought a flood
of telegrams to the ; police de
partment pleading for mercy for
thO" dOg.' : - - : i ;.
Whoopee has been assigned to
f MUSCLE SHOALS
the prowl car division.
- A pi r it 5,
Announces
is the definite hour
HUDDLE FIXES UP
ROAD TAX DEPEAL
Meier, VanDuzer, ; Kiddle
and Others 'Agree One
; Mill Levy may go
A smooth spot in the rough sea
which has encompassed the Kiddle
bill for the repeal of the one-mill
market road lery, appeared last
night, after a late afternoon con
ference between Governor Meier,
Highway , Chairman Van Duxer
and senate and house leaders.
Under an agreement satisfac
tory to i all parties, the one-mill
market, road direct levy will go.
In its stead the highway com
mission agrees to take over mar
ket road projects as a system of
secondary highways for the state
and to divert 10 per cent of the
annual receipts of the highway de
partment to work on these roads.
Governor Meier, Highway:
Chairman. Van! Duzer, Senator
Kiddle and other leaders indicated
last night this agreement would
be altogether satisfactory.
Meier Is understood to have fa
vored the Kidle bill. In the main,
because it would reduce the tax
on property one mill. At the same
time, wishing to keep on a friend
ly : basis . with the highway com
mission he desired not to hamper
the - activities of that body. The
estimated amount of revenue
made, available junder the 10 per
cent diversion-agreement for the
secondary roads. Is placed at $1,-
20010JLftayear for the next bi-
ennium. i.
10 TAX MEASURES
IN SEiTE HOPPER
Two , major tax measures, the
1931 excise tax and the 1930 In
tangibles tax, the' latter subject
to the peoples vote at a special
election, made their way into the
house hopper late Friday, after
noon. The measures were re
ported out favorably by the tax
ation and assessment committee
after the state; tax commission
an4 the attorney-general had giv
en the bills a thorough inspec
tion. . -i
Under the provision of the
excise MIL the rate of five per
cent on the net Income of corpo
rations doing business In Oregon,
as effective for the past year,
will be raised to. eight per cent
on the business done, in 1931
and subject to tax.
,The Intangibles tax, which has
been revised, to be a tax on net
income from Intangibles held by
individuals, provides for a flax
tax of eight per cent on net In
come. Aspeeial election will be
called this spring on the latter
measure. : .-.":!
Unable to Tell
Cause oi Blaze
OAKLAND, Cal.. Feb. 20 -
(AP) A coroner's Jury today
declared itself unable to deter
mine, whether the recent disas
trous' horse shoW fire was of in
cendiary origin. The inquest was
held by Coroner Grant D. Miller
into the, four deaths caused y
the fire. M .
Four men and more than. 50
valuable horses perished la the
tire which leveled the stables.
Cosmic Sunset Taking
Place iit
(
PASADENA. CaL, Feb. 20.
(AP) A cosmic sunset is taking
place among the stars set era) hun
dred million miles away. Dr. Fred
erick H. Sears, aslsstant director
of Mount Wilson observatory, dis
closed today. -' - 1 i -
The sunset is that of 719 stars
In the region near-the great Star
Alpha Cygnl, which illuminates
the strange nebulae called "North
American" because Its shape re
sembled the continent of North
America. This sunset Is revealed
on the fringe of a great eloud of
obscuring matter . between the
earth and the stars.
Dr. Sears told how the eolors
have been , measured and that it
was found' that ! 20 per cent of
these stars in the area measured
had a much richer and redder
light than should be normal. This
was also traced In spectrum meas
urements by Milton Humason, one
of his assistants. - -
REJECT Plfl
OFFER OP CITli
Mayor and Committee say
Lowest Figure of Utility
V.V:; Is : too High
Company and Councilmcr.
r Now Attempting Move y
"" Toward Arbitration v
' Negotiations between the. city
and the water company resulted
yesterday . In a rejection by the '
company of a tender made on be
half of the city by the mayor and
the utilities !. committee of tbe
council.- The company came back
with an offer of the lowest figure
they would take and as both sides
were adamant In their position,
the next more is to see If an
agreement can be prepared under .
which the amount to be paid can
be determined by arbitration. ,
President Elliott reported at the
morning session that he had com .
munlcated with two of his com
pany directors residing ; on. th
coast, but was awaiting word from ;
the New York director, whom hi .
had wired the night preceding.
The conference thereupon ad
journed until Elliott could heat
from this official. He finallj
reached him by telephone at Phil
adelphia, and was then prepared
fldalaJ1 r
Decision to try direct bargain
Ing was urged by Mayor Gregorj
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ENEMY ATTACK IS
i
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (AP)
An enemy naval "attack" upon
the Panama Canal area was re
ported to the navy department,
tonight as partially successful,
but with the capture of 'the can
al itself still In doubt. .
- Reporting upon the elaborate
manuevers of the "blue" fleet
defending' the canal and the
"black" fleet attacking it, Ad
miral J. U. V. Chase radioed the
department r the "enemy" had'
seized Port Culebra, attacked the
defending forces by air In the
Nlcaraguan canal district, and
was moving upon the Panama
Canal.
Earlier official observers in
formed Washington authorities
ef tbe necessity of Increased air
craft facilities to protect the
American coast.
David S. Ingalls, assistant sec
retary of the navy for aeronau
tics, radioed the part played by
the huge naval dirigible Los An
geles had "conclusively estab-lUshed'ho'necessUy-Tor-Tfcon
tlnued development of lighter-than-air
craft by the navy. 1
Admiral William V. Pratt
chief of naval operations, like
wise endorsed the defensive qual
ities of the Los Angeles and add
ed in a radio message the maneu
vers had shown a "necessity for
cruisers, especially those of the
flying-deck type." -
These messages were Inter
preted at the navy department as
coming at an opportune - time
since congress has before it leg
islation affecting both types of
naval equipment.
Total Idleness
For Man Likely
Engineers Hold
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.
(AP) A world of ease with ma
chines for slaves doing all the
hard labor was pictured by ex
perts as -a probability of the fu
ture as 'the western metals con
gress closed here today.
"Machines," said E. S. Dixon,
South Bend, Ind., engineer, are
today being produced that virtu
ally take care of themselves. It
Is only one -step more to the per
fect robot that will work for man
accurately andT continuously with
out -ever tiring or complaining.
Distant Stai
This sunset Is due to the scat
tering effect of dust particles
several hundred light years from
the earth. A light year. In astron
omical measurements, is six mil
lion' million miles. The ordinary
sunset seen on earth Is the light
reflections on clouds only a few
miles distant from the earth.
Analysts of this great cloud re
vealing the cosmic sunset has been
made by Dr. Sears and Miss Mary
C. Jorner, an assistant at the ob
servatory. Their work reveals this
cloud among the stars is compos
ed. In-order to -effect the change
of colors making the sunset, of
minute dust particles each small
er than the wave length of light.
They determine this composi
tion , rather than that of gas or
heavy particles because gss to pro
duce such an effect would have to
be of a mass not possible or if
the cloud were of heavy particles
of dust would block out the light.'
sucssu
t.