PAGE TWO
. Tha- OREGON STATESMAN, fiata Orri-sa, Sunday Morulas:, February 5, 1939 .
Finance Issues
Gain Spotlight
Session Ahead of Usual
: Schedule but Major.
Tasks Are Ahead
(Continued from page 1)
gantsatlon and . consolidation bill
introduced 'earlier In rtbe week,
comprises-the heart et Governor
; fiprague's - recommended educa
tional plan - - - - -
After much back-stage delay oc
caaioned by inability of PUD ad-;
rotates to. a tree on a suitsble MIL
three measures cam Into, the leg
i.iAinv last week. The proposals
differ principally In tbe safeguards j
wMebsurround the sale of reve-
nue bonds and the offset for taxes.
Included In the bills. The PUD ,
advocates believe that the meas-.!
ores ::can""ne worked out in . com-,
- mittee untfl one bHL satisfactory;
to them and to the governor's of-.
fice, la obUinable. If sncfa a mean-'
ore -Is not produced from com-
mittee hearings, Governor Sprague
will be asked to .harmonize the
conflicting .positions and give his
-endorsement to a compromise MIL
The session has Its share of
spite and special interest . meas
ures The perennial pinball-slot
machine bill has made its appear
ance' but ita sponsors hare been ;
-told It would be Tetoed if passed
and the measure will die a-born-ins.
A ; punitive measure to take
away trust functions from banks '
has received subsUntial backing
In each house but is being firmly ,j
opposed by Influential citlxens .
throughout the state and la hard
ly expected to carry: r ' ?
' Unemployment Act
Revision Is Sought
Important changes' In the state
unemployment act. will be called
tor 4a Dills to be Introduced this '
week. The .amendments will call
forsvgeneral pool for employment
reserves instead of the present
practice of putting oniy one-bait
.per cent of payroll bit o the pooled
-reserves and leaving the balance
(or individual employers' accounts.
The i provision that specific re
serves be abolished springs from
the lumber Industry which called
on the fund for 285 per cent. pay
ment In 1938 of its normal con
tribution. Tbe new amendments
provide s merit rating system for
employers who reduce unemploy
ment but the benefits granted un
der the original act are greatly J
. moduieo. Reductions la rate are
tobegin In 1940 under existing
law but that period will be ex
tended at least one year under the
proposed, amendments.
Changes . in the unemployment
act which are to be asked for will ,
limit the payment of benefit to J
workers who have made $200 or
more In the year prior to the time
they are paid benefits and in any
case benefits will be limited to
not more than one-sixth of a work
er's receipts In the former year
Thus far the legislature has
moved smoothly with an absence
of dramatics. Committees are hard
at work and the following week
should see almost all legislation
which la going to be considered,
formally before one of tbe two
houses. By Saturday noon 341
bills had been introduced in the
house. 271 in the senate. The for
mer had passed 125 measures, the
-senate 1S2. Eighty-seven bills had
been sent to the governor for sig
nature and 25 had already been
approved In the executive offices.
Aumsville at Top
Of Tax Levy List
Continued front page 1)
.Mt. Angel, total 139.50, high
scheol tuition, Sf.sO, local school.
13.20, and city, $12.40.
Salem, toUl, $10.80, local school
$20.40. and city, $24.10.
ScotU Mill, total, $45.90, local
.achooL $19.40. and city. $8.80.
SUverton, total $58 JO, local
school, $25.50, and city. $15.
Stayton. total $5S.(0, local
school. 421.30, and city $14.40.
St. Pasl. total $51.10, anion
high school, $4.40. and city, $29.
Sublimity, total. $34.10. high
school tuition, 48-20, and city,
'$10.20. .
Turner,' total $55.80, local
school $18.50, and city, $19.80.
'West Woodburn, total $21.90,
sad high school tuition, $8.20.
Woodburn. total $50.30, local
school, $17.30. and city,' $15.30.
Demand Grows for
it on FR Talk
(Continued from 'sags t)
r It ' was clear today that there
. was a- conflict of opinion among
some - committee members as to
whether this . press - conference
, statement eonld. be reconciled with
the t impression they took away
fronVtTjpesday's meeting. . t;
One . democratic member who
- declined to permit his name to -be
. used said ha could Teedlly see
. how - President Jloosevelt might
here: been; discussing at the con
ference the detailed methods by
which, be proposed to. carry out
, the broad program enunciated yes-
terday and .that some, of his hear-
- ' era might not have understood
. ,. th-lS. 4 f , j. jf-.'-l ,Jr f .
om Sentiment appeared to be
devloplng among committeemen,
aiid others in the senate, that dis
cuaslon of the Tuesday eonfer
eace bad best be dropped. , , :
Safeway Store OctmHd '
Alleged Illness Cau$e
- :OREOON CITT, reb.: 4IV
( Emm M, rrye, pswego. fled a
:5.00S damage suit ,today
tr.int Batewsy stores, tlleglnc
that she purchased some:, oat
mcal from the , Oswego store of
tl.e Company and became 111 be
false J it , contained, a noxious
. . su1. stance. ' '
Kins for ladles N Cottage Fa i(7S
Wife Says Llooney Wants Divorce
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Mr. Rnu M coney (below) said
in San Francisco that Tom
Mooney had demanded a di
Toroe npon his recent release
from prison, but Mooney, shown
a, he talked to?perters, de
nied be had pressed bis wife
for separation daring recent
years. Mooney, statins; "there
will be no reconciliation," said
he and his wife "are now and
have been for the peM 16 years
totally and completely incom
patible." AP Telemat.
Legion Posts Pay
Steiwer Tribute
SHERIDAN, Feb. 4-()-Amerl.
can Legion post and auxiliary
officers from five northwestern
Oregon counties paid tribute to
the memory of former U. S. Sen
ator Frederick Steiwer, an Ore
gon comrade, ai they: convened
here for a-district conference.
Two past commanders of -the
Oregon department Ben Fisher
of Washing-ton. D. C. and Guy
Cordon. Roseburg, who Is now in
the national eapitol were noti
fied by John A. Beckwith, Port
land, department commander, to
represent state legionnaires at
Steiwer's funeral in Arlington
cemetery.
Man's Death at Med ford
Is Reported as Suicide
MKDFORD, Feb. 4-(A)-Ernesi
Edwin Smith. $8, died Friday
night of self-inflicted wounds.
Corner Frank A. Perl reported
today. Death was due to a bul
let wound through the heart the
coroner said, attributing the act
to despondency over ill-health.
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Victorious Insurgents Welcomed
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Just as If they were old friends,
uw aw w: uvwr mp irjui uiv uiwuiuch cauy uw uarccionn 01 ine in urgent troops
smder General J nan Tagne. The yoaag ladles were glad becaaee the insurgent victory meant food.
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Gross Income Tax
Bill Is Hoppered
Interim Committee Bill
Covers Wide Field
of Incomes
comprehensive gross Income
tax bill, prepared by en .Interim
committee, was Introduced In the
-house Saturday.
It covered ail -gross income
xrom personal ervlces, service
esiaouaaments nd all income
from the. sale of tangible per
aonal property, services by -en em
ploye lor his employer exemnted.
Rates would be J4 of 1 per cent
for extractors, manufacturers and
-wholesalers amd two per cent tor
retailers and services.
Exempted would be income not
taxable because of the federal
constitution, sales to the United
States, salaries paid to an em
ploye, sales of . gasoline and in
surance and hospitals, banks and
savings and loan Associations.
Each taxjayer would ret a 1250
deduction from the gross sum of
me tax.
State May Take
Treasury's Probe
(Continued from page 1)
ed In Polk and Clackamas coun
ties when investigations reyealed
shortages in county offices' there
in recent years.
The time of convening the Mar
lon county grand Jury to investi
gate tbe charges of treasurer's
shortages contained in the state
auditing division's supplementary
report Friday win be fat accord
ance with the wishes of the spe
cial prosecutor yet to be named.
Page aaid.
The supplementary audit, cover
ing In detail the years 1933 to Oc
tober 31, 1938, Inclusive, was re
quested by District Attorney Page
last November after the regular
county audit for 1137 had been
completed and discrepancies re
ported In county treasury records.
Student Leaders
Favor Tests on
Venereal Disease
CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 4-p)
-Seventy-five delegates to a con
ference of student body officers of
Oregon colleges and universities
passed unanimously resolution
today demanding compulsory testa
for syphilis among all college
students In the state.
The federation also denounced
faeulty censorship of college news
papers. Tha student body officers
formed an Oregon federation of
collegiate leaders and elected Bob
Walker, Oregon State associated
students' president, as first pre
sident. Other officers were- Buss
Hays, Portland university, vice
president, and Neil Shaffer, Wil
lamette, secretary Willamette was
seieciea zor tne meeting next year,
these young ladles gave the glad
liquor Prices
Raise Debated
Senator Ellis Argues for
Bill Increasing Price by
10 per Cent
Defending his measure e.a the
first concrete proposal to meet
relief needs introduced In the
session. Senator Rex Ellis led aa
hour's debate in the senate Sat
urday In favor of his hill to
raise liquor prices 10 per cent In
Oregon tor the benefit of eld age
assistance. The senator estimated
his meastrre would produce $1,
837,000 during the biennitrm.
. The -senate sent the measure
back to the committee of alco
holic beverages after the debate.
- Senator Dean Walker declared
that becanae of the Importance of
the bffl it should hare further
consideration .In connection with
the Knox liquor control act and
the social security. program.
Aid te -Relief Fvnd Cited
-I dont believe all of our li
laws
kahonld be considered solely on a
commercial oasis, Walker con
tinned. The bin received the hearty
support of Senator Thomas R.
Mahoney, who -said ft should be
passed -without further delay.
"At the last election in Mult
nomah county all the candidates
for legislative offices pledged
their suport to bills designed to
Improve the old age assistance
program In this state." Mahoney
said. "In. most eases these candi
dates recommended a monthly
payment otS30 to persona eligible
for this assistance.
Senator Mahoney said Ellis bill
provided a luxury tat and not s
sales tax.
Both Senators W. H. Strayer
and F. M. Frandscovlchaaid there
was a .question as to whether the
bill waaa revenue measure.
"If It is a revenue measure It
should have originated In the
house." Franciscovich declared.
Senator Strayer suggested that
the bill should go to a law com
mittee for further consideration.
Senator Ellis first objected to
re-referring the bill but later said
he would offer no formal protest
provided it was returned to the
senate within a reasonable time.
Fortified Viae Bills
A bill introduced by Senators
w. E. Burke and Mahoney would
prohibit the manufacture, aale or
importation of fortified wines in
uregon. Anoiner measure, pre
pared oy the state liquor commis
sion, would reduce the legal
strength of fortified wines from
21 to 17 per cent.
Insurance companies would be
required to report their gross
premium collections in cities,
towns and tire districts under the
provisions of a bill introduced by
Senator Harry Kenin, Multnomah
county.
Bandon Loses US
Fund to Rebuild
BANDON. Feb. 4-GPV-Dreama
of a model Bandon vanished to
day with the posting by the city
council of notices that all plans to
recreate the city with federal aid
had' collapsed.
It thus appears that Instead of
a new city created on a new loca
tion In Bandon heights, the town
actually will continue to grow up
as progress wills It on the site of
Its destruction.
It waa rn September. 1938.
that a forest fire whipped out of
the woods and laid the coastal
city waste, taking at least 13
lives.
Since then the city council and
planning commissions had sought
government aid for reconstruc
tion. The reconstruction finance
corporation offered to loan 3178.-
O00 If the city's debts were liqui
dated at so cents on the dollar.
This proved an Insurmountable
stumbling block.
'Biggest9 Representative
Complimented by House
On His Birthday No. 54
Rep. Carl Engdahl of Pendle
ton, with his 225 pounds and 8
feet, 4 inches of heighth. Is the
biggest man In the house. Satur
day he was 14 years old and the
house adopted s resolution con
gratulating him upon "attaining
this advanced age. heighth and
weight."
Rep. George Duncan (R of Stay-
ton)
was also congratulated on
his 41st birthday.
to Barcelona
band to the ctmoncrlnz MTerrese
House Bills
rSTBODCCED SATURDAY
: BB 1 4 i ,-by Greenwood Re
lates to reports of motor carriers.
Changes fees to be paid by motor
earHers'
- HB 843, by education Estab -
Ushee a county- school equallsa-
tlon fund. ' Relates to control by
the stste of apportionment of Ir
reducible school fund.
HB 348, by Engdahl. Carter
and McAllister Providing funds
for county roads and elty streets
by Imposing an excise tax on mo-
tor vehicles aecerdlner to mine,
HB 1 4T. by - ngdahl. Carter
and McAllister Relating to li
censing and taxing of motor ve
hicles.
PASSED BY HOUSE
HB 1ft, by Snyder and Sen.
McKay To permit counties and
other state agencies to provide
funds for financing construction
of public bnUdiags an works
projects and for. submission of
proposed tax levies to theelectors.-
HB 1SS, by Naah Relating ta
fishing In Yaquina hay.
HB 279, by -ways and . means
To, provide for transportation of
insane people ana marag an ap-
Lproprfstion.
HB : 3 4, by -ways and means
To transfer . to tbe general - tund
moneys remaining to the credit
of the Irrigation .district securities
p rem lam account.
HB Sis, by ways and meani
To provide for control of preda
tory animals.
HB 287, by Joint ways and.
means To transfer to the -gen
eral fund balance of money re
ceived from Umatilla county.
HB 288, by ways. and means
Relating to proceeds from ssle
of damaged law books.
HB 289, by ways and meani
Relating to signing of warrants or
checks by ' the secretary of state.
HB 214, by ways snd meani
Relating to fees received by sec
retary of state from chattel
searches.
HB 218, by ways and meani
Relating to road laws.
Dallas Debaters
Win Tournament
in4 XT o . n
xavua van oamen, Deny
Smith Undefeated for
Northwest A Title -
McMINNvILLE, Ore., Peb. 4-
(AVA Dallaa high school team
won division A honors for ex
perienced debaters in the north
west high school debating tourna
ment at Lin field college tonight.
The team, Betty Smith and El
vin Van Santen, went through
eignt rounds undefeated.
Other winners:
Division B debaters Corvallls.
nrsi; Beaver ton. second.
Declamation serious: DorlslD,e an automobile bearing the
Jostad, Franklin high. Portland.
first; La Von Ford, Dallas, second;
humorous: Neva Mobert. Gresh-
am. first. I
uiemporaneous DOrothT
Plsyford, Frsnklln high. Port-
land, firstj Betty Smith. Dallas,
ecoua; jane ttOOrei? MearoTd.
intra. I
Poetry Joeille Fullham. Sheri-
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u.u, iirai; isTia nera. ureron
Pit iwrnul I
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Mrf x -'
ond.
"Rockefeller of
Europe" Is Dead i
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland. Peb.
4-UPHSlr Henri Deterdln. who
rose xrom poverty to become one
of the richest and most powerful
of the world's Industrialists, died
this afternoon at his villa here.
The Netherlands-born oil mac
nate and "Rockefeller of Europe"
was 72 years old.
Sir Henri, the possessor of a
personal fortune estimated at be
tween $180,000,000 and 8200.-
000.000, retired in 1937 from the
director-generalship of the mon
ster Royal Dutch Petroleum com
psny.
He waa the guiding genlua In
the development of the Tar-flung
company which at the time of his
retirement embraced a group of
zoo companies with 40,000 em'
ployes.
Escjaped "Elmer"
Finds His Fate
Aftov Hnn I?!
Alter lOg rigtlt
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 4-P)-
Elmer, the liberty-loving coatl
mundl from the jungles of South
America, died lngloriously today,
15 milea from the Washington
park soo from which be escaped
Monday
Elmer, who was built something
along the general lines of a rac
coon, was shot to death by J. B
Stone, startled Oswego farmer
who found him giving battle to
a dog.
Stone learned tbe animal's lden
tlty only when he took the body
to a taxidermist for a .learned
opinion. Zoo attendants took the
body home for proper funeral
services.
Elmer was seen at Intervals In
the west Portland hills and one
householder aald she caught him
eyeing her chickens. Another ssw
him on a stump and fed him but
couldn't Induce him Into captivity.
Bremerton Joint Raided
BREMERTON, Feb. 4-MEV-Ledl
by Prosecutor Ralph E. Purvis, po-1 lifelong- resident of Holltdays
lice raided a dowatown establish-1 burg is still paying for bis wed-
mem ioaay, seixea equipment ana I
arrested about o persons.
A navy yard shore patrol wagon
wm uwu .u uuupun iu crows i
to JaiL
Obituaries
Bean
; Mrs. Msttle : Bean, at the
residence, 7SS North Capitol
street, February 4. Survived by
husband. Justice H. J. Bean, by
daughter, Mrs. H. J. Larsen of
Portland, and Son. Hawler J. Bean
of Echo, Ore also several neph
ews ' Tand nieces. " Funeral'':' an
nounced later by the Clough-Bar-
rlck company.
1 Courthouse Is
Affected, Bill
1 Local Construction Plan
Mar Hinge on Dill
- Sent to Senate
Marlon county's hopes, of
buUding a new courthouse In
future niay be affected by a
bm V. the honse yester-
T ni t0 aenate
The bill. Introduced . by Hep.
Burt K. Snyder. (D-Lakevlew)
and Sen. Douglas McKay (R-Sa-
lem) would allow counties ; to
levy in advance. for a period of
not more than five years for
construction of public buildings
I and projects.
Rep. Snyder said the bill would!
allow counties to build up a
fund by which they could pay
cash for building projects and
escape the present necessity of
floating bond Issues snd paying
I interest. The levy would be voted
i by the people.
Marion county voters at the
last election rejected a proposal
to Issue bonds tor building a
new courthouse, although they
approved the project,
Bill Deemed Sensible
Rep. Frank H. Hilton (R-Port-
land) said the bill was "one of
the most sensible" the legists
ture has yet produced. He said
it would take the burden of pay
ing for public improvements off
posterity."
The measure provides that
funds received by the levy can
not oe diverted to other pur
poses. Under the present law un
expended balances revert to the
general fund.
Other Bills la
Among six bills introduced in
the -house were measures which
would set up a two per cent tax
on business and a 1.75 percent
excise tax - on automobiles, as
recommended by the legislative
interim- committee on stats and
local rererraes.
Another bill would establish;
a county school equalisation
fund. The bill provides for an
apportionment of the irreducible
apponionme
school fund on a basis of 81200
tor Csch elementary classroom
unit-and 2140 for eacji eecondary
classroom unit. The bill la de
signed to aid; poor school dist
ricts. Italian Officials I
Pelted in Panama
PANAMA CITY, Panama. Feb
4.-(V-Anti-Itaiian demonstrators
ioaay peuea wnn eggs ana vegeta
Italian minister and an Italian ad
miral and aides on sn official visit
to President Dr. Juan Demostenes
Aroeemena,
The car was hadlr anattrad
and so much refuse flew In before
the window could be raised that
the narrv nad tn rmturn tnm. A.
mlral'a vfafUn tfarMn tn .V.
pint Ilea tutfnra oarrvlfiv nn-t ti
" " " "
m. i m -i
noon. issiea oeiween is ana zv
mnuies.
Police relnformecents arrived
shortly after the disturbance start
ed and began gathering In the
participants.
dditioo
... In the Nets
(By The Associated Press)
MEMPHIS, Tewtu, Feb, 4
mtheat help from Cartoon
ist-inventor Rabe Goldberg,
Memphis firemen came ap with
this report on an aatemexle
sprinkler system that saaffed a
church steeple fire:
Bird (a) carried snatch (b)
to aest (c) hi steeple (d) and
accidentally scratched the
match, setting; nest afire.
Flames (e) melted Icicles (f ) oa
eaves (g) and resultant shower
pat out fire.
HOUSTON, TexM Feb. 4 For
mer Governor James V. Allred,
who has been nominated as a fed
eral judge oy President Roosevelt,
walked Into a parking lot to get
his automobile.
"Tou know." aald the cashier
as he paid his storage Mil, "you
'Is that so?" the former gov
ernor asked, politely.
"Yes," the young woman con
tinued, "I don't know whether yon
consider It a compliment or not
but you remind me of pictures I
bare seen of that fellow Allred.
Has anybody else ever told you
that?"
'Yfes, several people have said
the same thing," mumbled the
former governor as he hurried to
his automobile.
LANCASTER, Pa Vb. 4-
UPh-A thief, considerate of
James Stonesif er's breakfast,
left two chickens and a note in
his hennery. "I'm leavlac row
two chickens so yon will have
eggs this morning."
Stonesifer said the thief took
18 of the 20 hens thieves left
after a raid two weeks ago.
ALTOONA. Pa.. Feb 4-UPYA
ding S3 years ago. He walked Into
the clothing store of Thomas H.
Suckling and hsnded Suekiin a
a iv Dill, sarin r:
"I want to make a payment on
a wedding suit I bought Lere in
21878."
Suckling gaped and aire him a
receipt , l n ;
' World Famous.
AKRON TRUSSES
Correctly'Fitted
We Guarantee Comfort and
Security
CAPITAL DRTJG 8TORB '
, 408 SUte. Cor. Liberty
Senate Bills
0
llfTRODTJCEO SATTJRD AY
-8B 27 2, by Kenin Requiring
insurance companies to rep or
gross premium collection.
SB 272, by Ross Establishing
basic averages under milk con
trot law.- - - - - -v
SB 274, by Burke and Mahoney
--Prohibits Importation and sale
ef fortified wines.
. PASSED IN SENATE
fiB 257 Relating to the heal
ing arts.
88 '81- Pertaining to entering
fairgrounds otherwise than by
proper grate.
3B "82 Relating to agricultural
seeds,- '
SB 118 Referring to recording
ox livestock brands.
PASSED IN HOUSE
SB 8. by Wallace Permitting
angtrag- for catfish st night In cer
Usn wsters.
SB 28, by Wallace Relating to
laanance of special hunting tags.
SB 17 3 Referring to -grades
and -standards of milk and cream.
SB 174 Referring to sanitary
regulations at. point of mannfac-
ture of food products.
S81T5 Referring to medicinal
stock food.
SB'XTt Providing penalties
for violations of medicinal stock
food act.
China Misaoiiary
Believed Suicide
Dr. Robert A. Peterson Is
; Brother of Sheridan,
Oregon, Resident
JtlVERSIDE. Calif.. Feb. 4WJPI
FasMralcserrtees were held to
day for Dr.. Robert Alexander Pet
erson, 48, whose body was found
hanging from the rafters of an
auto .court near here a week ago.
Alter a eonrerence with Peter
Peterson,.- of Sheridan, Ore., a
brother of the victim. Coroner
Ben r. White, without an inqneat.
decided It waa a case of suicide.
Dr. Peterson, who returned to
the 'States recently after serving
on the Kethodist Episcopal church
mission board in China as a med
ical, missionary, made out his will
last. January 2. while en route
home,' the coroner said.
Chinese War epreeses
White expressed belief Dr. Pet
erson. became despondent over the
horrors of the war in China. He is
survived by his widow, Victoria
K. Peterson, now stationed at
West China Union university,
uanrgtu; two other brothers, Wil
liam, of Laurens, la.: and George.
of Montrose, Mich.; and a sister,
Mrs. Hans Aberhamssen, Maple
ton. Minn.
Burial arrangements are pend
ing.
Tiny Mannequins
Seen at RKller's
Exact replicas of standard sise
mannequins scaled down to minia
tures and dressed In theV smartest
new spring knitted Iashlons. ar to
be seen In Miller's windows this
week.
The collection of miniature mod
els, arranged through the Bern
hard Ulmann company of New
Tork, travels on a circuit much
the same as s show troupe. Each
model presents a different fash
ion picture. Twelve In all com
prise the show, plcturixlng the dif
ferent knits In Bucilla yarns. Mrs.
H. Hoxle la In charge of the yarn
department at Miller's.
Los Angeles Area
uake
LOS ANGELES. Feb. i-JPy-An
earthquake shook portions of the
Los Angeles sres st 3:40 p.m. to
day, causing a flood of Inquiries
to the police department.
There were no reports of dam
age. At the'Carnegie institution
seismological laboratory, Pasa
dena, experts said the ahake made
only a mere "wiggle' on their re
cording, sheet They estimated the
shock centered about 15 miles
from the laboratory bat that it
was too slight to hsve caused
damage.
ft
Responsibility to the patient
ought to be the first considera
tion In dental service.
And part of that responsibil
ity should lie in supplying peo
ple with Information and data
about their teeth and the care
of their teeth. It not only wins
a patient's confidence, but fre
quently saves him pain and suf
fering. Help a man to under
stand dsnger snd he is better;
able to combat it.
'You might ask why then, baa
there been such wldespresd
neglect of teeth in this coun
try? I can answer that and
with a fair degree of truth
that It must be because those
who might have provided this
knowledge neglected to do so.
People sre not swsre of all the
serious diseases that result
from Infected. teeth.
7 Some blame attsches to. the
patient for not being more con- .
eerned about hla teeth. But a . .
Shaken by. Q
Freeze Lessens
Peril of Flood
5000 Families Declared
Homeless in Ohio's
High Water Area
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weather added to the suffering n
thousands of residents. West Vir
ginia listed three known dead
and npward of 1,600 homeless
5000 Families
Estimated Homeless
The Red Cross in Wahin.t.
estimated more than 5,000 fami
lies were homeless in the high
water area and West Virginia au
thorities tentatively set the dam
age of the past three days at more
man l.UUU.OQO.
Indiana reported hlrh tr k.
lighter snow there gave hope there
would be little destruction.
landslides and hirh w t
blocked roads there anfl in Ken
tucky, where Mayor W. K. Kn,
of Middleboro reported two aged
men died of exposure in the flood
area.
Gov. A. B. Chandler of Ken
tucky sent highway crews inu
stricken communities along the
Licking snd Cumberland rivers.
The Ohio at Cincinnati and
Huntington, W. Va., was rising at
the rate of .1 feet an hour. The
anticipated crest of 56 feet, un
changed throughout the day, was
in contrast to the 79.99 foot level
two years ago when the devastat
ing tide swept away homes and
left 200 dead along the 981-mile
course.
At Pittsburgh, earlier fears of
a flood in the "Golden Triangle"
area, confluence of the Mononga
hels, Allegheny and Ohio, were al
layed as. the weather bureau pre
dicted a crest of 19 feet one foot
above flood.
"Columbia River
Authority" Urged
Lewis Mumford, Famous
Student, See Needs
of Development
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb l-un-
Lewis Mumford. suthor and stu
dent of social and econ
trends, said in a memorandum to
d a y to the northwest regional
council that the orderly develop
in e n t of the Pacific northwest
called for immediate establish
ment of a Columbia river author
ity. He also recommended a slow
ing down of the metropolitan am
bitions of Portland and Seattle,
greater diffusion of Industry in
strategic sub-centers of the north
west and the development of a
program for location of the many
newcomers to the northwest.
Mumford asserted that strong
economic. rivalry and, local jeal
ousies ameng the states . have
tended to obscure' the-regional
significance of the Columbia riv
er, hamstrung state planning bo
dies frequently snd Illustrated the
need for an authority with power
to "plan, zone, to purchase and
dispose of land."
Schools Wm Get
Booklet on Eyes
Notice of publication of s 16
page booklet describing in pop
ular terms various types of eye
trouble and means of prevent
ing blindness was Issued yester
day by the Oregon commission
for the blind. The material will
be distributed In the nnblic
1 schools through health workers.
Among subjects covered, with
illustrations, are near-sightedness,
far-sightedness, astigma
tism, keeping healthy eyes heal
thy, cataract, vocational rehabili
tation for the blind, safe play
and babies' sore eyes.
Soviet-Japanese Gash
TOKYO, .Feb. 4.-(Jl)-Tbe gov--eminent
of Japanese - dominated
Manchoukuo today reported four
days of almost continuous fighting
between soviet Russian forces and
"Manchoukuo guards' but failed
to state definitely the outcome or
namber of casuslties.
considerable share of this
blame must be borne by those
who hare kept the public In ig
norance on the subject. These
are the persons, equipped
through training and experi
ence, who were best able to im
part knowledge. That they
did not -see fit to do so. for
whatever reason, constitutes a
breach of responsibility.
From the outset service at
Parker Offices has been based
on responsibility to the patient.
In no other way is It possible
to convince bim of his dental
needs, or Insure his continued
patronage. Lacking knowledge
you can't be expected to take
the proper steps, either to pro
tect your teeth, or the state of '
your general health.
Why not avail yourself of .
this service? Call at Parker of- ,
flees and have your teeth ex-
smlned. Youll find these of
fices in every leading Pacific
Coast. city.
Tell Me-N