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Page Two THE REGISTER. GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON Fi (CONTINUED FROM PAOE I) vention as possible. He sold if the president was renominated he would Oien decide whether to run Independ ently or join forces with the repub licans. If the president should be opposed br Former President Hoover. someone of that tvpe, Long said he would run Independently. lie predict cd he would take such states as Louls- Isna. Arkansas. Teias, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida away from the democrats. Would Support 0. 0. P. Liberal His colleagues slid, that If the re publicans should nominate Rnrah or some one of that kind, he would jump party lines and throw his support to the liberal republican candidate. Though Long's plans excited repub licans to high hones for 103(1, they were not counting chickens ahead of time. They realised it was possible for him to chance his mind. And some wondered whether his strategy was not entirely designed In influence the republican nomination. Meanwhile, other developments In the nolltloal field engaged the cnpl tal's Interest. One was a statement by Henntor Tapper (K., Kans.), that any of a number of republican presidential possibilities could defeat Mr, Roose velt next year. Another was word coming from ad ministration circles Indicating that Mr. Roosevelt may have aomethlng to say on constltntional questions and other matters In his forthcoming trip to the west const. - As for flenntor Long, politicians have long been speculating about what ha would do neit year. He has been the administration's fiercest critic In the senate since shortly after the In auguration of President Ttoosevelt. after working hard for Mr. Roose velt's nomination at the convention. Administration leaders have said patronage was liack of the break. Loog'ft friends hsre replied thst the Louisiana senator broke with the president over economy legislation and patronage was denied him be cause be refused to "go along." Senator Capper, who has been eve ing the Washington scene since 18(12 when ha was reporter for the Topeka Capital, analysed the position of the republican party today and found it ood. "The trend la now our way," be said. "The people are turning toward the republican party. They ara tired of watching the administration spend money and (et little or nothing for It." la reply to a query be continued. Tea, Benstor Borah (Idaho) would make I good president. Any of those mentioned prominently, Henntor Van denberg (Mich.), Col. Frank Knot, (Chicago publisher), would mnka a rood president. Bo would Oov. Landon of my state. I am very much Inter ated In him." "What about Herbert Hoover?" he was asked. "I don't want to discuss that aspect of the situation." SALLY SHEDS FAN, BUBBLE; SHE'S SWAN NOW! 1 f& 5 ( Bubble and fan In the dlacard, Sally Rand Is "alvlng them the bird" In her latest dance creation. Iltherlng, awaylna and posturing with inimitable grace In "Leda and the Swan," her own Interpre tation or tne Tamed mytnoiogicai romance or i-eaa ana tne goa ieue, wno took the form of the noble bird. Her ehe la shown in one striking position, her left hand upflung In perfect representation of the awan's head. CITY PUCES TAX (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) E (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) Hopson asld the publio bought TSll, O0A00O of prefaced stock. Astertlons that he or his associates had tsken profits of $2,800,000 in d. prcstion years whcu stock dividends were being p-nsod wero labeled a 'distortion" by the witness. (The senste lobby committee had received testimony from 8. C. Ross, accountant for the .Ww '. .irk state utility investigation, ihat II.). sou or bis associates had collected ?'-' S(KI.. 000). Asserting that was largely a repeti tion of testimony given before the New York investigating committee, Hopson said: "That Is such a mass of misstate ment, distortion and so forth, that I wouldn't even make an effort to go into it at tills time." Prosesi Server Loses Out A senate committee inrestlgulor waa waiting for Hopson with a sub poena when the house commlttee'a morning session ended. The utilities executive, however, was herded aboard an elevator and other persons kept off. Among Unite who failed to get within r caching distance of Hcpsnn was the senate man with bis subpoena directing Hopson to appear before the Black committee "forthwith." But Hpson hsd small chance for an other escape. The house hearing was recessed subject to the csll of the chair, and Hopson waa Instructed to keep himself In readiness to testify agpin. Possibility that Hopson might be cited for contempt of the Semite arose from the elevstor Incident. July Car Fatality Rate Has Increase SALEM. Aug. J.I. ) Aftr ahowlng a decreased fatality rate from automobile acrioenta the fore part of 1033, the July llsta showed an in crease of one over the same period last year. Fatalitlea were Utt, while 467 persons were injured es compared to 417 hurt during July in lo:)4. Num ber of aecldenta reported waa l,7tU compared to 1,641. The total fatali ties Up to Aug. 1 waa 140 compared to 171 a year ago. The Injured list mounted to 2.01)8 compared to 2.S3,'!. Total accidents reported were ll.WXi. CALIFORNIA COUPLE WEDS Application waa made at the office ef County Clerk Dillard Tuesday by Edward N. Lawsnn and WildavenV Cenhart, both of Palo Al'o, CaL, for marriage license. of the emergency clause, which put the measure In effect at Its paiwitge. The loud speaker ordinance, passing by a 0 to 2 vote, did not contain the emergency provision. The councilmen lost little time in making plans to replace the city prop. rty destroyed by Saturday night a lire hirh swept the city noma and main- enonce plaul. Drawlnga for new buildings on the Mime cite an the burned property were submitted by Hill Clubb, city engineer. The build ings proposed by Clubb would be mod ern, concrete-floored structures, and ould be fire-proof. Mayor Klbha Large appointed a committee, consisting of Clubb, lluild ing Inspector S. R. Mosher, and mem bers of the street committee, to con fer on plans for the replacement of the city property. There wan no ills cueision on what steps would be taken to purclinso equipment to take tlio place of the SlfiUO worth of tools and street signs ruined by the fire. Another Issue of city refunding bonds, totaling $113,000, was voted. The bonds, bids for which will be op ened Aug. 2!l, will replace J ll.'I.OKl.TO in city improvement bonds, bearing 56 per cent Intercut, which are now outstanding. Proprietors of the Blue Line Taxi Cab company appeared before the council on chargea that one of their driven operated a cab without an operator's, license. The tail operat ors will appenr at tlio next council meeting, nt which time city police of ficers will be Present to throw some light ou the case. Joe Shims, Klamath Falls chain wine atoro operator, requested per mission to Install a branch of his or ganisation in ICugene. He declared that he lnteiuled tu operate a package wine etore and carry a complcto line of California wines.. He now operatea such stores In Klamath Falls, Medford and lleud and la planning to instnll one In Balem. In rejecting Sliuss appli cation for the wine dispensing permit. the council continued Its announced Policy of refusing all further requoitn for liquor permits of any kind. V. A. Seymour a request to suspend the sign of his rrstnurant further from the building was held over await ing a meeting of the sign board of ap peals, beyinour s application wae placed in the hands of the council a month ago. uhe necessity of cleaning out the Amason swamp drainage ditch wa re ferred to the council by .Martin Svnr- verud, aecretary of the Eugene Realty board, which has been advocating flood control work on the Amason for aomo time. Councilman Lamb, chairman of the atreet comities, exnlnlned thnt it had been the city's practice in tlio past to clean the ditch once each sum mer. He Intimated thaat the annual cleaning would he done in the near future, although pointing out that the county government must build an ex tension of the drniuKge caual before much relief could be hoped for. Svnr verud said that he would appear be fore the county court Tuesday to re quest etime action hv that body. N. O. NrlUen, ItKit) V. Kirt. re plevied permission to construct a henhouse at that, address. On recom mendation of the building board of appeals, his application was denied. He was advised to gain the written consent of his neighbors and appear nxwin before the council. Councilman Sam Hund renorie.i that coneideralion of a franchise for the Oregon Electric railway should be held over. On recommendation of Bond, chair. man of the fire and water committee, the council rejected a request for the installation o( a trtrcet light at the comer of .Second avenue and Jackson atreot, Clarence Simon's ai'olieation to place a spot light arrow the street from his place of tmtiueas wae unani mously rejected. j. L. Todd, ho fell and hroL M glasaes at 1H43 Kim-aid recently, was allowed $ii damages. The allowing of Todd's claim was prefaced by a heal ed discussion on the Mgiiitican.-e of ine payment in setting a precedent for future claims against the city. Another claim for injuries austained In an accident on a city sidewalk was disallowed. City Attorney Pslli... opined that the cigr waa baying uo more than what might be expected to claimants. Bears at Skinner'a Butte park were tho subjects o-f debate introduced by ('otincilmun Fred Carlson, who stated flint the park board requested larger quarters for tho animals. Charles Sullivan, park superintendent, explain ed that present accommodations were not sufficient for the numlier of bears now confined in the pen behind the butte. The matter waa referred to the park committee. City Recorder Cal Bryan reported that a lower rate of ineuranre could he obtnined for police cam. The coun cil voted to give the policy to the lower bidders. The building code board of appeals recommended that the planning com mission study a request to reclassify property on the southeast comer of Thirteenth avenue and Columbia street. Applications, referred to the council by the board of appeals and concerning the piling of wood and the construction of business buildings on restricted areas, were refused. The council paKsed an ordinanre providing for the Improvement of the curb on Willamette street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues. The property belongs to Charles and Mar garet Allen. (Specification submitted by the city engineer were adopted. A letter from Mayor J. H. Miller of Junction Oily. Invltlnv Encenn to he represented at the bond-burning jiunnoree, Aug. in, was rend. Coun cilmen mid that many Eugcneans planned to attend the celebration. No official representative was appointed. The meeting was adjourned to An 2!), at which date Hie council will re ceive bids on the $113,000 AO ro funding bonds and will onen hid for 500 feet of 2','j-lnch fire hoae. The next regular meetinir of the council Is scheduled or Aug. 20. Mrs. Mary Vaughn Dies Here Monday Mrs. Mnrv Vaushn died Mnmtnv t her homo In College Crest at the age of 70 yeans. She was the widow of L. B. Vaughn. Mrs. Vaushn wns born Aug. 7, 1S56, in Virginia, and came to Eugene in 11111. She wan a member erf Hie Methodist church. Survivors Include two daughters. Mrs. Mnrmret Conner of Sausnlito, Co!., and Mrs. C. Rausch of (inldficld, Nevada, and one son, Frank Vaughn, of New York. Funeral services will he held Fri day at 10:30 a. m. at tho Veatch fun eral home. Rev. H. V. Davis officiat ing. The body will be sent to Port land for cremation. "Not Guilty" Plea Entered By Zenge CHICAGO, Aug. 13 Mance ville YV. Zenge, young Missouri car penter, today pleaded not guilty to an Indictment charging hlra with mur der by mutilMion of his love rival. Ur. Walter J. Bauer. Actini fhief Justice John I.ewe of the criminal court set the trial for Sent, 11 "without subpoenas." This was tak en to mean that at the request of attorneys a new trial dntc would he set at that time. GARDENS PAYS ALL James (uinlcns, bean grower. Tues day denied reports Ihat he wae anion; tfl'we employers who were navinc pickers (Kl cents Per hundred pomds snd holding out 10 cents of this amount until the end of the aeason. He said (Hut he paid the entire amount ui one payment. Mr. Car Ownert Are you getting what you paid fort out of 5 cars on the road today are not giving full power and mileage. They need adjusting we. Find out if your car is one of these. Ask your Smiling Associ ated Dealer about the scientific COUIYIYGETS TITLE The annunl delinquent tax sale was closed 'luesday afternoon after comparatively few pieces of property had been sold at the office of Sheriff I;. A. Swarts. Out of the more than 2000 parcels of land on the delinquent roils less than 10 por cent of them were sold nt the sale which started a few days ago, it wns announced. A sheriff's deed to all the tracts of land and city lots on the delinquent list unsold will be made to the county and nil will automatically go off the tax roll. Taking these properties off the rolls lessens the county's stale tax to thnt extent. Former owners of these parcels and lots, after the sheriff's deed is given, still have an opportunity to redeem the property by paying all back taxes and Interest and penalties. Purity Stores Not Sold, Say Owner, Manager of Chain Officials of the I'nited Purity Stores Tuesday refuted n statement accredited to R. C. Dunham, presi dent of the Allied Grocers. Inc., which Monday sold its wholesale establish ments in Eugene and Marshfield to the Western States tlrocery company Dunham was reported as saying that he hail "transferred the Purity stores frnnlulse" in tho sale. Such a statement is Incorrect, ex plained C. C. Page, Eugene manager of the Purity Stores, because Dunham did not have the authority to make such a sale. Tho transaction was purely 0110 concerning the wholesale houses. The Allied Grocers Inc., which formerly supplied the Purity stores, will no longer have any con nection with that organization. The Purity. stores will make their purchas es through R. E. Lnfferty. Therefore, under the new set-up, the Purity stores will maintnin their identity, said Tage. O. R. Uufler, of Seattle, owner of the franchise of the Purity stores, was In Eugene Monday night investigating reports that the franchise had been'sold. He said that no change whatsoever had been made in the management or ownership of the Purity stores. tlon which any magician cojild perforin. Willard in California, where he has contracted with Stephen Simkho vitch. 34-year-old scenario writer, for the ruman freexing experiment, said Dr. Fishbein s euspicion of mag ic wna "unkind, to say the least." Admits Part of Charges He denied having lived in Kansas City in 11)27 under the name of Raphael Napcolonovltca Ludomirsky, as charged by Fishbein, but admitted he faced charges in California in May, 1033. It waa an unfortunate accident,' he caid. "I spent 00 time in jail but was placed on probation." Commenting on' the offer of Sim- khovltch to act- aa the "human icicle," Fishbein said. "If Willard freezes him be un doubtedly will die and Willard will face a murder charge. Willard laughed at the warning. "It is kind of Dr. Fishbein to be so eager to inform me of that," be replied. "Naturally I do not Intend to freeze Mr. Hinikuovltch unless I am sure I can revive him and I have legal permission to perform the ex neriment." The chemist said tne purpose 01 the experiment was to determine if bacilli con be destroyed by freezing the body to a temperature of 30 de grees below xero. , The experiment, be said, will be held in Mexico "or any other land where there will be no interference." E OF LOS ANGELES (CONTINUED FROM PAOE I) BREVITIES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) urday. Dr. Neal Zimmerman, presi dent of the Portland alumni group, said today. SALEJf, Aug. 13. OP) Attorney- General Van Winkle held today that the Beaverton Bchool board may use one of its school buses to transport the Beaverton drum corps to The Dalles, to participate In the American Legion convention. This would not folate the law restricting the use of school buses, the attorney-general de clared. CORVALLIS, Ore.. Aug. 13. OP) A tentative promise from Elwood Meod, commissioner of reclamation. o attend the annual convention of the Oregon Reclamation Congress here Aug. 10 and 20, waa received today by Dr. W. L. Powers, secretary. Com missioner Mead ia coming west about that time to. inspect proposed pro jects in Deschutes county and will, he said, make every effort to attend the state session at Corvallis. GENERAL w COPENHAGEN, Aug. 13 OP) Counters Barbara Hutton Haugwitz- Reventlow and her husband escaped injury today In an automobile acci- ent. Their car collided with another ith slight damages as they drove from Hnrdenberg toward the ferry on their way to Faris. DETROIT, Aug. 13 OP) The case of William Lee Ferris and three omen on trial with him for the lioldup-slnying of Howard Carter Dickinson, New York attorney, wns given to a recorder's court jury of men and six women this nfter- oon. Judge John A. Boyne said that four separate verdicts were pos- lbie in the case of I erns first or iccond degree murder, manslaughter or acquittal. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 13 OP) Although numerous new fires were reported iu scattered sections of the Pacific Northwest, forest service and other fighters held their own with major blazes today. Fire condi tions grew steadily worse through- "NESE PAPER DISHES MXI i ARE A WONDERFUL IDEAl ) s s. ; t I 1 1 WISH I COULD USE 1 rf f WHY?) iSHI ASHING K EASY IF Vm I RINSO. TRY IT ItTtHICK SUDS GET) IMAGINE I'M THROUGH ALREADY! RINSO IS C'-1 , ' .,,. iMARvTLLOUSroRDTSHW'lf ' ;) i Si WASHING-AND TO S ,1 Tclaoc J fS WASHDAY Rinso's thick suds sui out Vy dirt snd get clothes white as snow with out scrubbing ot boiling. Even stubborn edges come clean with a little gentle rubbing. Clothes but longer wuhrd this gentle war. Recommeaded by caskets of 34 wisheri. BJNGHAMTON, N. I., Aug. 13 OP) D. O. Trout, 38, jobless head of a family, wants to be a human icicle" for Dr. Ralph S. Willard, Cal ifornia chemist, who claims to have successfully revived a frozen monkey. Trout aaid last night bo would be glad to take the place of Stephen Simkhovltcb, another volunteer for the role. Trout baa a wife and two children. 1 DETROIT, Aug. 13. OP) A recorder'a court jury of six men and sir women returned a verdict of first degree murder against William Lee Ferris, Florence and Loretta Jackson and Jean Miller late tbia afternoon, for the slaying of Howard Carter Dickinson, New Work attorney. The jury waa out two hours and 41 min utes. WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. OP) Senator Frederick Steiwer, Portland, Ore., republican, today charged that small counties, unable to employ en gineers or architects, were being dis criminated againi t in the allocation of public works funds. In a letter to Harry L. Hopkins, works progress administrator, Steiwer aaid numerous projects, designed to remove ap proximately lUOO persons from the direct relief to works relief rolls in Columbia county, Ore., were given no consideration because the county has no county engineer or architect ' WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. OP) A $100,000 allotment for additional facilities at the veterans hospital nt Boseburg, Ore, was provided In the second deficiency bill, Frank T. Hines, veterans administrator, an nounced today. The Roseburg facility allotment Includes funds for 350 ad ditional beds. President Roosevelt signed the measure yesterday. out the area, however, with humidity low and high temperatures searing the timberlands. The . only major outbreak out of control was the 14,- 000-scre Idaho national forest fire, northeast of McCall, in central Ida bo. More than 800 men struggled through the night to trench it, but it remained out ot bounds. BOISE, Ida.. Aug. 13. OP) A brain disease epidemic that has taken the Urea of from 350 to 400 horses in Idaho the past few weeks 1 sub siding. Dr. M. M. McCoy, state field vetenntrlan, reported today. BORN SWAGGAHT At the Pacific howpi. tal, Aug. 13, 1035, to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Swaggart, route 8, Eugene, twine, a son and a daughter. HEAT IS RELAXED ON OREGON FRONT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) but at noon Tuesday a cold breeze was coming In from the northwest STATE COOLS OFF PORTLAND. Ore.. Anr. 13r4 The sizzling heat which yesterday sent tnermometers to new season heights In several parts of the state ana onsterea otner areas with nn, seasonable temnerntnrea. n-na Ha. scribed by the weather bureau here today as on the wane. - NeverthplettM. the nreriintinn mm, for risine temnerntnre fn tha Intapin of western Oregon tomorrow, although me eastern part ot tne state was expected to be cooler. Higher rela tive humiditv throughout Oreann -n forecast and widely scattered thun derstorms in the Blue mountains were probable. ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. 13. OP) All previous temperature records for the month of August were tossed into the discard yesterday, when the mercury soared to 106.2 degrees, set ting a new all-time high for Bose burg and vicinity. The former record was 103.7 degrees, set Aug. 27, 1804. The highest temperature ever record ed in Roseburg was 100.0 degrees. July 10, 1D20. In tire 58 years in which the U. S, weather bureau has maintained records at . Roseburg, there hare been only 12 days with temperatures of 100 degrees or more. GRANTS PASS, Aug. 13. OP) Another warm day was in prospect for the Rogue River valley as the tem perature quickly rose again this morn ing. A new season record was set here yesterday when the mercury reached 102 degrees. MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 13. OP) The mercury rose to 107 degrees here yesterday, to bring the hottest day of the year. The heat was bene ficial to crops, putting sugar in the peara, and ripening grain and toma toes. The prospects were for con tinued best today. There were no new forest or brush fires reported In this area, the past 24 hours. SALEM, Ore., Aug. 13. OP) There was a rush to Salem's swim ming pools and city parks yesterday as a burning sun sent the tempera ture up to lOUaT here since July jj I?11 4 was recorded. It I. Ut ' KLAMATH "532, ' W) The season'. hT' outlook forX'L97 higher mercury. ' yesiernay was 08 iba,. ' tlonsthat8lisi,,i;,:it be reached today. 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