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LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER.
NO. 174
TODAI'S NEWS TODAT
ECGEX1-; OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.
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BPS STATE
CHDOLS GLOSE
fee Dalles, Marion County
Hard Hit By Severe
Form Of Malady
REPORTED DEAD
EDO Cases In Lane But Few
Are Serious Officials
Fight Spread
PORTLAND, Dec. 21. OP) In flu -:ii
in probably the most virulent
(-a since the plague of 1918, now is
riHping over Oregon and Southwcst
a Washington, henlth officers said
pjjr. Probably a dozen schools in the
rdon are closed and the sick list is
t'jsated at several thousand.
Deatlis are believed to have rench
:20 or -.'), three having been re
nd from The Dalles within a
Portland Has Many
Is Portland estimates of those ill
pta influenza range from 300 to
.U, At The Dalles physicians said
fj had treated 500 or 000 patients.
ketban 500 pupils and 13 teachers
:tre were absent. Salem had more
ho 200 students ill, and at Corvallis
marly that number were ill. More
tan 600 children in Vancouver were
liluenza victims, with normal ub-
tacei running about 100 a day.
LANE HAS 200 CASES
More than 200 cases of influenza
Ihre been reported in Lane county, of-
uls of the county public health unit
Ic-ounred Wednesday. The "flu" has
a:!fd the closing of one school.
flirty-two cases of influenza were
fported to the county health office
: one afternoon. There are few seri-
p cases.
The "flu" has mnde the health unit
nff so busy there has been little
be for resular work.
One School Closed
The county school superintendent
sorted that the Lower Camp Creek
mi has been closed because so
pr children are ill.
While several rases of influenza
pre been reported from the city
I "tools, the prevalence of the disease
3 not sufficient to wnrront closure
r wy of the schools. TI. R. Goold, su-
nntenflent, paid Wednesday. Every
-fort is lvein.; made to isolate flu
:ws as tlioy are found in the schools,
tfin? the children home to avoid
pther exposure.
Heather News:
t Although th" honvy rain continued
i:lV. tlm W-ill.imnflo rlrn. hnil
iar of ...4 fpot iMlnesdny morn
Th vrnlher was cnldir and
f thp nnw In tha mnuntninM
ffipllinc. The forecast:
.OREGON: Unsettled tonisht and
Jsilay: tirolinblr rain northwest:
!nmi teniier.itnre: moderate
-atfnl.lo r.in.ls offshore.
LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum
"watnre Weilnesdiiy, 85 decrees.
"Timum TmiEiln.. jo n...:n;iai;nn
;'' of an inch. Willamette river, 3.4
mini trom south.
.JIUSLAW TIDES: Thursday, hish.
a. m.. s l:i n i-rt n
p. m. Frhlny, hich, S:17 a.
p. in.; low, 1:51 a. m., 3:24
;. Mturdny. IiIkIi, 0:08 n. m
P. m.; low. 2:.ril a. m., 4:21 p. m.
frXnnx. 1r 21. The use of
te-lV M " n:,!'s fr money would
( Rice of grain and provide
ift a.nue for return of pro-
; eve, J. F. Darling, a di-
,r ri tlie Midlntid bank, one of
l;r,d important financial inti-
Iriir,-, wolll(j Jinfc wheat to
' n, Mlvrr. telipves "that in
,sn I'fixis for currency we poji
, n fv,n more powerful in-ttru-!
fft!" r!ii;,lk- prires and stimulat-rr:l,..-
-, ii ffHnred when an-
"P !;e ..i;,, ,.m n a marked
f.""; "f f;'' qurtlitien of n cur- ,
jI( tJlt jt jn nniver-nl !
u' 31 ,(i has n world-wide mar- I
' hp n rentrsl super-
f it i;i n for vwh whent nnd
A' i'T n fotnted the bast
' - y. His plnn ni ud-
' t r onlv the Rrif ih
ftiMitd ue 3 i U w m.t t "
h; -f whenr.
' ii-1 fb-n i.e v.f!l,l U n
' i. ...t m nt U'dfier vt the ,
Boy Walks 22
Miles To Get
Sister's Pup
After walking 22 miles to get the
dog given to bis little sister, Archie
Hill, 15, of Lorane, arrived at the
police station Wednesday morning to
find that the dog had already been
sent out to his home. Nothing daunt
ed, the Ind thanked the officers for
thct:' efforts in locnting a dog for his
sister to leave on the return walk.
Chief of Police Carl Bergman, to
whom the lad's sister. May Blossom
Hill, aged 8, had appealed for a "var
mint chasing" dog, told the boy to
wnit and they would see that he ob
tained transportation to his home.
May Blossom had asked the police
for a little dog to "keep varmints
away" and to play with. A small fox
terrier was brought to the station by
E. G. Jacoby, of Swimmer's Delight
for the girl, who wanted the pup for
Christmas, but couldn't afford to pny
for it. She said, however, she could
buy the license.
Chief Bergman wrote May Blossom
that the dog had arrived ami at 7
o'clock Wednesday .morning Archie
set out for town. He arrived at the
police station nt 12 o'clock, eager to
see the pet for his sister and to take
him home. When he found the dog
already gone he was axious to get
started home so he could see it, but
the officers insisted he remain until
they found a ride for him, which they
did.
The dog. a small black, white and
tnn for terrier, Beemed frightened 111
the atmosphere of the police station
and refused to eat or drink during the
afternoon Tuesday. He was taken to
n house near Lornne where he was
kept until a bus driver could pick
him up Wednesday and deliver him to
Mny Blossom.
T
Charge Scott Inconsistent
In Plea For Wilson
River Delay
TrLLAMOOK, Ore., Dec. 21. W)
Criticism of the stand taken by
Islie M. Scott, chairman of Ihe high
way commission, was expressed nt a
mass meeting here last night nt which
residents of the county were out
spoken in their denunciation of a let
ter from Scott in which the chnirmnn
suggested that letting of the Wilson
ltiver road contract be considered
further "and very seriously."
Scott's letter said that because of
reduced highway funds, the advisabil
ity of further consideration of the
Wilson River project seemed appar
ent, lie suggested more money might
he spent on existing Tillamook county
roads.
H. T. Botts. A. T. Beal, IT. n.
Rosenberg and R. H. Miller of Tilla
mook issued a joint statement in
which it was said that Scott's "claim
nf there being much opposition to the
Wilson River road was felt to be the
same opposition thnt has cropped out
mid successfully blocked this road
whenever favorable action seemed to
be imminent."
The statement said further that "A
nnnilail m inn ,rn nH ii m RCCOInn.invinz
this letter purporting to claim thnt
good work can Be done in ine existing
Tillamook highway, with a larger ex-
nnn.ltHtrA nf mntlfV t llOtl Oil tlie Wil-
son River project, was resented much
by those nt the meeting, being regard
ed as a sop to divert attention from
Tillamook couniy's most needed road
project, and seemingly inconsistent
...1,1, hi. alDlimnnr tlmt HlHV n m
abandoning the Wilson ltiver rond to
conserve funds."
British Banker Urges Use
Of Wheat As Money Basis
enstodinn. Nor would It mntter in
how many elevators or warehouse
the wheat wns stored, or In what em
pire countries they were pitunted, so
long as they belonged to the same or
ganization and were subject to effi
cient care and inspection. The Iocs- j
tion of the whent would then Income
a mntter of convenience for the ulti- j
mnfe marketing of ft."' ,
Tracing the idea back to the days of j
Abraham, and the centuries In-fore
when wheat was widely tunrl as money j
nnd stored in temple, he would form
a super-cent ralbnnk embracing the ;
empire.' ?
This Institution "would hold the
gold and the whent an asset, and
on the other side of its bnlanee aheet !
there would nppeiir corresponding bnl- ;
nnces to cretlit of the currency. jssu- j
iug HUlhority of ench country. gain( f
which local currency would be i.ued, 1
"Therefore, a deiit to the arount '
of one country and a credit to t it-1
of another would be tHiitfiiiinuii' 1o i.
transfer of so much g'dd and mi t'n: h
wheat, without neces-arily tlie g.dd -T
ihe wfi"at even having the vindt or
elutatur in which it was etrrcii" i
QUE W JUST BEFORE THQAmg! gJj WOULD
COAST P' 'till; . KEEP DEBT OUT
DAMAGE LIGHT OFABBLTHATIDII
Disturbance Reported To
Center In Nevada
Fault Area
SHOCK WIDELY FELT
Intense Jolt Jars Needles
From Seismographs In
Laboratories
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec, 21. OP)
A stroiiR earthquake shook virtu
ally the entire western United States,
embracing nbout a fifth of the nation
Inst night. Seismologists said it was
the most severe in the area since
1025.
No serious damage was reported
from the series of shocks which be
gan at 10:10 p. m., (Pacific standard
time) and continued with diminishing
intensity until 11:15 o'clock. The
quake centered in Nevada where
windows of some buildings were chat
tered. Clocks wero stopped in cities as
widely separated as Salt Lake City.
Utah, and Fresno, Cal. Chandelier
swayed, pictures were thrown awry
and some crockery broken.
Pens Thrown Off
Tne pens on the recording instru
ment at the University of California
at Berkeley were thrown from the
drum nt 10:10 p. in., and were re
placed spven minutes luter when an
other shock tiirew them back into
position. Professor Byerly said the
record of his instrument was compar
able to that of 3D2.J when tho major
part of Santa Barbara, Cal., whs de
stroyed by an earthquake.
Reports from Reno, Ely, Gerlnch
and Austin, Nev., indicated the
shocks were severe but no damage
other than broken windows was re
ported. Officials of the Western Pa
cific and Southern Pacific railroads,
operating lines through Nevada, said
there had been no interruption in
train service nor any damage to road
beds or rolling stock.
Tall Buildings Sway
At Sacramento, Cal., police on duty
In the state capitol building said the
structure swayed and creaked. The
tallest building in the city, a 10-story
office building, swayed noticeably.
Many persons in office buildings, ho
tels and apartments rushed into the
streets.
The shocks were comparatively
light in San Francisco but were dis
tinctly felt. In the interior Califor
nia valleys many communities, includ
ing Sonora, Fresno and Modesto re
ported distinct tremors. Cities as
fur south as Long Beach and Los
Angeles said the earthquake was dis
tinctly felt but caused no damage.
PORTLAND. Dec. 21. (Nor
mal winter weather prevailed in most
part- of Oregon today with the of
ficial arrival of the smson, and the
shortest day of tho year.
Unsettled weather with occasional
rain nnd normal temperature was
predicted for tonight and tomorrow.
Winds moderated on the const dur
ing the night as the storm which de
veloped a 41-mile blow passed on.
Storm warnings were taken down.
The Willamette river which rose
moderately at Portland, was today
falling nt points farther up tho vnl
ley and no serious rise wns expected.
Ron ls were open throughout the
northwest except in some of the
mountain passes. Heavy snow is re-
, ported to have blocked McKcnxie
j pass.
Jude to Rule On
Ownership of Wine
PORTLAND. Dec. 21. 04) Whe
ther wine is personal property under
tlie present Oregon Inw, and ran be
stolen, or whether It is contraband
and not personal property, w ill be
ruled upon by PiMrkt Judge Hen
dri'kson of Portland in a case he took
under advisement today.
The question arose on ft dcfeime
motion to quash ft cunplnint ngainst
Charlie Mills nnd Merle liawes, n''
cui'd "f larcenj nf T gallons of wine
end two barrels from Tony Knzzio.
Half Price Auto
Licenses On Sale
Lan" county motorist flocked to
th -herift' office Wednesday to get
hnlf pt i'f nntonioliilf licences, which
hnve yist bepn plnced on sale.
A bng line of fwrons stood in the
crridor during the dnj. Kifty li
censes bad becu insuej at uooq.
r '-t " .-v 4 i
ft ' 1 f i 4 15 a
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W t- H
Here are a couple of scenes preliminary to the passage of the Col
lier 3.2 per cent beer bill by the house of representatives on Wednes
day. At the top, Bishop James Cannon of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, Is telling the house ways and means committee that
the "mad rush to legalize beer is comparable to the fiddling of Nero
while Rome burned". At the bottom, Canon William Chase, a noted
dry leader, Is driving home a point before Chairman Collier, at the
left, who wrote the beer bill, and Congressman Hawley of Oregon,
center, longtime dry.
Stimson Says Barring Aliens
Benefit During Depression
WASHINGTON, Doc. 21 04s) Secretary Stlmsnn today reported to
President Hoover that ns a result of emoi'Kency bars ngiilnut Immi
gration, over nuo.uiio nliens who normally would have entered tho
United States "during tho economic depression" have been hold out.
The Recretary of tttato reported thin result had been accomplished
solely through tho enforcement of exiting provisions of law, principal
ly the clause excluding persons "likely to becoino a public charge."
No Pardons For
Convict Socks,
Says Governor
PALF.M, Dec. 21. P Oregon's
governor. Julius F. Meier, w ill not
insue Christina! presents to peniten
:. . ... ; r ,.f i
The governor todny reiterated th-j As compared with the tO".lS!l non
statement he made a year ngo that ! '!".( nliens who entered Ihe United
no additional clemency because of Stales during the fiscal year ended
Christmas would bo considered. ! ,li,,n ;t 11,:t" Iintei out, the re-
n., , . i i t ; dueiinns hist year was one of 77.0
1 he governor further stated he was j .
giving consideration to pardon rec- I
ommendations now before him in the! , I he numler of non-quota liumigrn
usual form nnd that he would not
nj !
ter his procedure because of the holi
day season. Lust year the executive
did not announce any additional
pardons nt Christmas time.
Illness Attacks
Marion Schools
SAI.F.M, Dec. 21. M Sickne
in Meri'pn county hat caused "ver;:i
schools to bo closer ntid has fund"
large Inroads nn the schools which
have remained open.
County SinterihtMi'Jent Mary Fulk
prsnn report d that illness nt p.rooks
had can-ed inn s-hool there to In
closed mil il iil'er the holitns. Tlie
Inrire sick lit al Monmouth brought
Chrittlims vacation n week early and
the sunn situation prevailed til h'lth
Independence nnd irnnd Man i.
though most of the Ni'liiies., wan in
the families there.
Approximately oni'-foin th of t!t
grade f.e.ml children are out n ill- j
ness nt the Salem tiools itnd l'-'7 j
were reported nhftent from the h''h
Mcliotd ntid two junior high schools
here.
I MUNITIONS EXPLODE
R( iM I), 1 ce. 21.- -Two nol-
diern Ut ie klioUit to he ili.nl m.l
msny fnjured, pome seriruly, in an
I explosion at the nfrfore nmniunii inn
dump nt F'ort Ai'pio. on th Appian
J ujr oulide Rome t'j-I.i,
x A ask
v t i
turn ,
j- , ' ( i n
jf - i
Jren!ii!ig (fown his total into Mnnll-
er figures, Sliuisntt said that during
the fiscal year ended June !!H, HWli,
only I'J.b'IiT quota inunigriilion visas
were issued as compared with the to
tal annual quotas of I5:!.",1.
In addition, he said, there was a
reduction in the number of nliens not
Mibjeet to quota limitations from At,
W.i during the previous fiscal year
21, "10 during the pat year.
imn visas if--Micu 10 nanves ni non-
qnoin coiiniries, wuidi comprise most
the countries of the western hem
sphere during the period mentioned
amounted to l!,U)2," he miid. "repre
senting a decrease of ."tlMi nnd S l.it per
cent as compared wi'h i;1.1 and UJ,
III. respectively, f Ij r number of fa
miliar xsn issued during the previous
two yearn."
Of the 21.filO nou-nuotn entrants,
Stimson unid. more than 7.")') were
either alien rcMili'iii of tin- country
lilurning from temporary visits
r.hmad, student)), r Amerif-nn wo
men who had )nt their citizenship
through marri.-icf to nlji-tis. A major
proportion of the remniiiiier. lie faid,
were relatives t( American citi.ens or
v ivci and minor children or nlien res
ilient!. The wcretury noted that pftifiomi
filed to establish ref'reii'e for nlien
rciativex hnd det lined from I! 1,0" in
the CM-'X'M fic.d year to 11.7'Jl
for the li!;-l!t::j nr. "ThuH indi
cnting n decreased desire on the part
of ctl izetH to lm e alien relatives
abro; (I join f hem in I he Cnited
.Slnles."
BULLETIN
TRENTON, N. J Dec. 21.
fAP) Governor Moore tate this
"MernAoa rer1 t grand ex
tradition paper to return Robert
E flint Burnv famed chain fling
fuqilivc. to fiai serving a
Georgia tflnUnc lor robbery.
England Gives Informal
Warning To France;
Urges Caution
GENERAL PARLEY
Boncour Makes Contacts
With U. S. Embassy
As Beginning
PARTS, Dec. 21. (P Great Brit
ain will informally counsel France
against pursuing nn idea under con
sideration by officials nf having the
question of payment of the December
interest on the American debt sub
mitt til to arbitration, according to
reports In diplomatic circleB.
It Is stated that the British feel
this would not in tho long run con
tribute, to successful settlement of
the debt problem nnd that resort to
arbitration ownld be undesirable be
cause it would be founded on the
presumption that the question cannot
be nettled through the regular diplo
matic channels.
Conference Favored
However, tho British are said to
be strong for the French Men that a
general conference or genernl nego
tiations should be adopted for treat
ing the debts. ,
The general situation lined up to
day about as follows:
First, the French altitude Is to
keep negotiations witU America ac'
tively going.
Second, eventually to try to move
Inwards a Franco-American study of
(.he debts by experts of tho two coun
tries. Third, q move toward a general
conference.
Fourth, the likelihood thnt France
expected nothing vital could be ac
complished ltcfnre the advent of the
Roosevelt administration.
Contacts Made
Fifth, the likelihood that the gov
ernment would not attempt for sev
eral months to get n new vote from
the chamber of deputies on payment
of the December interest.
I The American embassy already lias
i established contact with the new cab
inet on the debts question. Theodore
I Marinner, counsellor to thf embassy,
wuh received today by M. Cot, under
secretary of state in the foreign
ministry.
A handsome silver loving cup and
diamond-studded yo yon were on dis
play a tho McMnrran and Wnshburne
store Tuesilny afternoon and Wednes
day. They are awnrds for (he wintiers
of Ihe county championship yo yo
contest, sponsored by the Register
fiiiard am) the store, finals of which
were being held at the store audi
torium Wednesday afternoon.
Winners of the high school, grade
school nnd rural school semi-finals
were competing in round robin con
tests the winner to be declared Iine
county champion.
City Couucilmnn Arthur Hender
shott was to present the nwards to
the winners after the contest. The
Lane county champion will compete
with other county champions to tie
lermine the state champion, who will
represent Oregon in the national
Duncan yo yo contest at the world's
fair in Chicago
McFadden Ousted
j Of Delegation Post
! W A S III N JTON. I ec. 21. OP)
! The Pennsylvania republican house
(delegation today voted to oust Rep
reMMilafiv McFudden as secretary of
ihe delegntinn because of hi attacks
jon President Hoover.
I The Immediate rniine of (he action
I wns McFndden's recent untoicceful
attempt for impeachment of the presi
rent, after which the delegation met
Wind requested his resignation as sec-
retary. McFadden failed to comply, so
today's recourse was undertaken.
Majestic Bringing
Big Gold Shipment
niLRIluritfJ, France. Dec. 21.
f&) 'I'he liner Majestic Is an I ling
today with Ll!l -nc of gold valuer)
approximately at :u"'Ml,tHKl consign
ed to American hanks.
I A large shipment of gold from Mm
i Mniih government In payment of the
December war debt interest al"o
I wa reported to be fllMiard the Mn
j jesua
Cong. Butler's
Recovery Held
Very Doubtful
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (P) At
the office of Representative Butler of
Oregon, it was said today that his
condition wns grave nnd his recovery
was doubtful, lie has been ill of
pneumonia for several days.
The circulation of the Oregon mem
ber wns described ns showing some
failure, adding to tho fear of friends
that he might not recover.
They said the Infection had spread
to both lungs and efforts to check it
had proved unsuccessful.
His daughter, Miss Kliznbeth Rut
ler, who is In Oregon, has been in
formed that her father's condition is
grave.
Butler Is In a stnte of coma and
has been conscious only nt intervals
since the turn for the worse Satur
day. IT
Hogs, Butterfat, Tobacco
Have Slight Chance
For Inclusion
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. OP)
The house agriculture committco fnil
ed to reach a decision todny on the
domestic allotment relief plan spon
sored by farm lenders, but commit
tee discussion indicated a sentiment
to npply thnt method to wheat and
cotton only on a strictly emergency
basis.
This trend of thought, Hhould It,
hold when a final vote Is taken, would
eliminate tobacco nnd hogs from the
men sure, and would not Include but
ter Hit ns requested by dairymen.
Tho committee, will resume consid
eration of the bill tomorrow.
Chnirmnn .Tones said It probably
would be "three or four days" before
the committee would be ready to act
finally and that hearings might pos
sibly be reopened for one dny if fur
ther advice were needed from ngrl
cullurnl interests.
With a voto on beer expected to
day, house leaders view farm legisla
tion ns the next big job nf the house
for the short session. Considerable
opposition has developed against the
allotment plan, however.
This sentiment hna been centered
on Ihe processing taxes proposed by
farm leaders to provide a fund for
pnytng producers of wheat, cotton,
tobacco and hogs a bounty on their
share of domestic consumption suffi
cient to raise the aggregate price to
the pre-war parity with other Indus
trial commodities.
The National Cooperative Milk
Producers' Federation has naked that
butterfnt be Included. It estimated
thnt n B-cents n pound tax would be
necessary iu lll.'h'i.
Opponents argue these processing
taxes would be equivalent to snlcs
taxes rnnging up to nearly 100 per
cent nt the present low level of com
modity prices. They contend this
would prove too much of a burden to
Ihe consumer.
17 Japs Killed By
Chinese Guerillas
MI'KDKN, Manchuria, Dec. 21.
(P) Seventeen .Inpnnesc nre dead,
two nre missing and four lie seriously
wounded today nfter fl battle with
Chinese forces ,10 miles enst of Tash
fhkino 100 mites southwest of here.
A Jnpnnese platoon of 40 soldiers
wns surrounded two days by greatly
superior Chinese guerilla forces until
tho survivors cut thpir way to safety.
Japanese military repnrtfCsnid,
6 HURT IN FIRE
CHICAGO. Dec. 21. (A3) A fire
department lieutenant nnd at least
fivo tenants of a two-story building
were Injured in nn explosion which
rocked the building nnd then toppled
It to the ground early today. Fire
followed making attempts nt rescue
hnziirdous and it wns nt first feared
many had been trapped in (he blaring
ruins.
LATE NEWS FLASHES!
LONDON, Dec. 21. (P)
British customs authorities today
decided against Americnn Inke
ports, such ns Buffalo in the
matter of whent shipped through
them from Canada to the United
Kingdom.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21.-
fP)
The stnte department
chn rged today by Senator
(l Wash.), In the senate
"official indifference" for
tire to protect the Columbia
wns
Dill,
with
valley from the Invasion of d
fumes from Canadian sine
in British Columbia.
ndly
Iters
LONDON, Dee. 2t.OP Iriy
Kurnes( nn American beauty
who married Into the Fnglisb
peerage, filed suit for divorce
SENATORS
PROMISE
NO DELAY
Representatives Approve
Beer Having 3.2 Per
Cent Alcohol
5 DOLLAR TAX SET
Measure Passes By Vote
Of 230 To 165 On
First Ballot
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. OP)-
The honso passed tho Collier beer bill
today with votes to spare, The vote
was 2,'iU to 11(5.
In n crashing flnnle to two days of
tumultuous debate, the representa
tives went on record for legalization,
of beer containing S.2 per cent of al
cohol by weight, an amount equal tot
4 per cent by volume.
The final roll call came upon the
heels of an overwhelming refusal to
send the bill back to the committee,
an action which topped a day -long
procession of votes to beat back every
single amendment offered.
Majority Comfortable
The action marked the first tlm
since adoption of the Volstead act
that either branch of congress had
held a vote directly on the Issue of
relaxing the fundamental prohibition
enforcement law.
The beer advocates piled up a com
fortable majority on the first call of
the roll, ns compared with tlie defeat
Inst year of a beer measure 228 to
10!). r
The chamber wns crowded during
tho progress of the call. The gnl
IcricH wero Hprinkled with many rep
resentatives of wet and dry organiza
tions. Senate to Aot ,
Senate lenders announced plans for
prompt consideration of the beer bill
Senator Robinson, democratic lead
er, said he would ask to have the
measuro referred to the judiciary
committco and then to the finance
committee.
He said ha saw no reason for delay
in cither committee, and gave assur
ance the bill would be given, "prompt
action."
Chairman Norrts of the Judiciary
committco said unless there were ob-i
jectiuns to it, ho would refer the bill
to the same subcommittee now consid
ering prohibition repeal legislation
headed by Senator Blaine (lU, Wis.),
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. (P) A
tentative agreement on all controver
sial feature of the I'hilippino inde
pendence bill wns reached by con
gressiunal conferees today and ft com
plete agreement was predicted by to
morrow. Announcing the results of an aft
ernoon meeting of tho senate and
house groups, Chairman Bingham of
the senate territories committee,
withheld detail until the language of
the final draft has been prepared and
approved.
Tho rapidity with which the two
groups came together on tho big
points of difference between the aen
ate bill granting independence to the
islands in 12 years ami the house
eight-year proposal surprised most
of those present,
Bingham said If an agreement la
signed tomorrow nn effort would be
made to obtain quick senate approval)
and then forward the conference re-
port to the lit) use.
UNION VET DIES
MONMOI'TH, Dec. 2L 0P
Death yesterday dropped L. A. Trent,
HS. of this city, from the ever thin
ning lists of Civil war veterans, lie
had been III for some time.
todny against the shipbuilding
magnnie. The Associated Tress
was informed the grounds for the
auit will be misconduct. The suit
is expected to be heard nt the
next court term but the hearinff
probably will he quiet, with no
more publicity thnn necessnry.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2l. )
Robert Stunrt Davis, . traffic
malinger of the Iuig-Bell Lum
ber company, died nf pneumonia
today nt his home here. Ho wns
an official in nil Ihe rnilronds In
which (he Long-Hell companies
are interested.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. VP)
Senator MeNary of Oregon,
the assistant republican lender,
wns confined to his home today
with a cohl.