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feather: Rain Home Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. STATE'S TAX E SHOW gcKenzie Pass stiU Pen But Turn or w earner May Bring Snow $35,000,000 Drop Mainly In Assessments of Big Utilities COLD IS PREDICTED Little Damage Reported, Though Hign winds Rake County SOME GAINS ARE MADE Farm and Home Figures Beginning to Show Some Pickup wpact news todai ... EUGENE, OBEGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936. iSiiiisiiMMi - i ' ' ' : : to xr t . if era v 4 LlJI 8 i - Lb I PLANt feffiV PRICE: ON STREETS So NEWS PTANDS 6e NO. 175.. Eridently trying to get aU o the Mthir nossiWe into what is the ilortMt dJ of the year, tho weather ua Monday opened the flood gates, nntd on the wind macnine ana -let 'm rip". As a result, Iane county listed by severe winds during the till; morning, with considerable rain lilioj in a short penoa 01 lime. On the coast, a 50-mile gale was llomng, causing a heavy surf, and Irirlii foam and spindrift far inland. Ill rsin which fell early in the joniins had abated by noon, accord if to the U. S. coast guard station a tat Siuslaw, but tbe visibility was fim Joe to a haze at sea. The wind ni from the southeast, tbe barom ilir Kid 29.87, and the temperature m t springlike 72. ' Swings In From Coast Snaring inland over the coast nut, the storm hit Eugene about itoat 5 a. m., gusts of wind and a hard nil bombarding the city for about m hoars' before the storm lost its 'trecitj. One-tenth of an inch of nil fell during the period. In the mountains it was raining. tn, with Cacade summit reporting a ttopertture of 35, raining steadily, ud about a foot of old snow on the mind. Little wind wai.:' reported. ttwerer. On the McKensle past it til also raining, according to the state highway department office in Eiitne, which received a report on rather conditions on the pasa early today morning. The wind, however, ni blowing a gale. , Pin Condition Is Checked Officials said that as long as the rather stays warm everything will li ill right, but should it suddenly trra cold they would again bt faced ".th tbe problem of keeping the pass L'rhvay free from drifts of snow. SEE GALES HIT LANE PAGE 2 IS SPOKANE. Wah . TW 51 tP Tbe twisted wreckage of tho huge "nawest Airlines transport plane Meh disannearpri tntn mitrl-v tokaees of North Idaho last Friday jnalni was found today on Cemetery n lonth of Wallace, Idaho, in wiatiinoua country. Lieut Byron '-ooper, Washington national guard " wno found the ship, said it was W Possible that either PUot Joseph w'more or Co-Pilot Arthur A. Hire.' ' ! on,y oc,1I'ants' were WW LAKE CITS'. Dec. 21. UP) MMttuig "every clue exhausted" m i, i h"nt ,or a Wtst- i'f Express plsne, officials , 000 reward and announced ' search today "on oar own." lir line offered the reward, ef- il noon January 4. for dis- """T of the Us Angeles-Salt Lake "Port lost with five men and two r since last Tuesday. The ship, ... "r Milford. In south- '"m lt,h, , i0U!ht ta that Ti. and northward and in east .evsda. SHOPPNO OAYS LEFt ORNAMENTS AND LIGHTS r?0 the "TREE BUY E Delegated Power Approved In All Foreign Affairs CALLS FDR PEACE , I v ERE'S HOW they are doing It In Grants Pass the licensing of for present safety but for the education of future and present motor unvoiii ilia jruuiiyaiBis arc nub lur in" plan as mcso piuiuica isncii . .' I- on the first day for Issuing tags and licenses will show. Above: Mayor 1ti4i' R. S. Anderson makes the first presentation. Lower left: High school . aiuaenis taxe meir exams towara tne requirea certincates at ine junior . . high under direction of city police. Knowledge of traffic signals and , conamon or equipment were inapeciea. Lower rigni: uod buiuvan, ioti, junior high patrolman, shows Gene Bowser how the cards should be attached. Membership cards of the Automobile Accident prevention Asoclatlon of Oregon may be used in place of cards supplied by the city. Junior high (hop students made the holders from material donated by local bicycle dealers. 8everal Oregon cities plan to follow the leadership of Grants Pass In the plan evolved by Principal James Mulllns, endorsed by Mayor Anderson, and made Into law by the council. Photos and engraving, courtesy Grants Pass Courier, SALEM. Pec. 21. OP) The aa sessed valuation of Oregon property for 11130 .showed a tlecrense of $35, 000,000 a compared to the valuations set by tbe county boards and state lax commission a year ago tabulntiona released here by the commission re venled. But while county valuations as a whole and utility valuations showed mnterinl drops, au increneo was noted in farm property and equipment, in general merchandise, in household goods, livestock, and engines and ma chinery during the past year. General Valuations Inorease Property valuations within counties, exclusive of utilities and railroads, were set at-$730,384,750 compared to $701,120,734 In 1035. Utility valuations, established by the state tax commission, were given at $273,209,382 as compared to $283, 733,287 in 1035. The valuations were set for tax levying purposes. Aircraft companies, with vnluntione of 1120,000 were listed for the first time this year. Other Utility Figures Other utlilty valuations for 1036 compared with those in 1035 follow: Electric companies,- 1030 valuation $02;001,lS0.05i 1035 valuation. $03, Electric and street rsilway com panies, 1930 valuation $5,059,400; 1035 valuation $5,185,109.00. Car companies, 1930 valuation $2,- 834,430.85; 1035 valuation $2,801,- 327.70. Steam railroad companies, union station : and depots, 1030 valuation CHRISTMAS TURKEY Turkey for Christmas dinner this year will cost Eugeneans only about 70 of "5 per cent of what they paid a year ago. The birds are plentiful and in excellent condition and there have been heavy sales already, local dealers report, although the bulk of sales will be made between now and Thursday and perhaps many on that day. Growers are receiving from 10 to 18 cents a pound for their turkeys ns against 25 and 20 cents at the sniiie time lost yeor and they are be ing retailed in Eugene at from 20 to 22 ceits r.p compared with a price of from .'10 to 35 cents a year ago. There br.s been no definite explana tion of tbe unusually low price for the turkeys this year. Feid has been high this fall and com, especially, has not been very plentiful. Much of it is shipptd here from Portland and there has been a scarcity of it in that city on recount of the maritime strike. Farmers who raise ttnkeys say they v-ill perbjps make a liitle on them this year, but not enouph to pay them mud for their wori in caring for thrin throughout the season. The price has been low all fall and the growers who refused to sell at Thanksgiving time, thinking the mar ket would improve by the time Christ mas buying began, may be bucking the ordinary market the rest of the win ter, though this Is a big market with daily use of turkey meat increasing. Gov. Martin Endorses 'Give a Job' Campaign SALEM. Dec. 21. W Governor Martin geve official endorsement to the Salem civic "make a Job" cam paign and urged Marion county people to respond o ,1,e requests. "No one could think of a better Chritrn"s present than to give a man a job, he said. Christmas Giving Outlets Numerous Santa s Almost Ready To Call For Reindeer Santa Clans has sent special word to the Register-Guard and KORId that letters addressed to bim telling what the good children of Lane county wont for Christmas, must be at tbe Rigister-Guard office by 6 p. m. Wed nesday! Santa said that It appeared from the many letters that hove been flood ing the north pole, that the world is full of good little children, end he needs Thursday (the day before Christmas) to get all the letters sort ed, his route picked out and the presents labelled for the proper child ren. So send your letters early this week to Santa Cans, caro of the Register Guard. Santa's Bpecinl workers in tbe community, the Welfare League, the Lions club snd the Elks lojge, sre busy sending the messages on to Santa, which are given them to help hira in the work. And don't forget! Each evening at 5:30 p. m. Santa Claus in person, through a special hook-up with the north pole, is answering the letters of Lsne county children Cnn you think of a bigger thrill? Jolly old Santa loves to get your letters snd sil the nice messages you children send him snd his snswers esgerly swaited by the boys and girls who wiite In. Here sre sobm f the letters biought In by todsy's ssail: Dear Santa Clstis, T am 9 yre M. I have a brother 7 yean old. I saw a story in the paper. And we have a rndio. I thought I would write you what I like for Christmas I like SEE SANTA CLAUS PAGE 2 Opportunities Many To Aid Bringing Holiday Cheer Christmas day, 1030, will dnwn In every needy Lane household a brighter and happier occnslon thnn for many a season past, thanks to the efforts of the Welfare League, the Lions club, the city fire department, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, the Roy Scouts, Girl Scouts, churches, schools, service clubs, innumerable or ganizations and private Individuals. No generous Eugenean will hnve nny trouble in locating families that rrally need Christmas cheer, nor w-ill find any difficulty in reaching them with gifts of food, clothing, or toys. Any giver has many choices. The Welfare' League, the Llona club and the fire department are specializing in tbe distribution of toys, candy and fruit. Already a sufficient supply of toys has been collected by the Lions, refurbished by. the fire department, E E Members of the soil conservation and improvement committee of the Lcne county agricultural council met ni the office of County Agent Flet fher Monday afternoon to mike plans frr the soil utilization conference to be held in Eugene January 7 end 8. The agricultural cnunril is co-operat ing with the county agent In (Lis con- ft rence. The committee also took steps to work out plans for work in irrigation and drainage to be carried out dur ir.g the coming year. Other project committees recently appointed will meet soon to work out program for the year 1137. recom mended by similnr committees at the Lane county agricultural conference held In Kngene Inst January, .'"he pro grams to be worked out will be de 8EE CHRISTMAS GIVING PAGE 2 4 . Oregon Mutual Will Open Eugene Agency J. ft. Williams, assistant snperln tendent of agencies for the Oregon j Mutual Life Insurance company, said , today a new western Oregon sgency ! would open in Kugene Feb. 1. The Portland staff will be moved to the aniversity city. WillisBM aahl Eugene was "select ed for exiff western Oregon agency ssad'.Karters because of its un excelled geographical position and its lesdership as a llnancial center." Williams also snid the headquarters of Howard II. Pickett, district super visor, would be moved from Eugene to Baku, SEE SOIL DEVELOPMENT PAGE 2 - F. D., Alf Compare Grandchildren and Fish No Politics WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 1 --UP) For nearly an hour today, piesldent Roosevelt end his defeated republi (an rival for the presidency Gov einor Alf M. Lanrlon of Kansas- chatted in the White Hou.ie about Christmas ami children. TcPing re porters shout his visit, the governor said "the president talked almut his h-raudchildren and I talked about mine, but not my grandchildren." I.andon, who is here for the Grid iron club dinner tonight, shook his head snd said "no" when asked wheth er politics, the campaign, relief, the drought or other subjects had been discussed. "The president," the govenor vol uoteereil. "t.ii.l me a good diei aboni bis South American trip and I told h.m sbout my fishing trip to Florida.' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. (IP) Representataives of snilors and off shore ship operators today offered a tentatively approved agreement as the hoped-for key to peace in the Tnclflc coast maritime strike. The proposed settlement for the sailors la the first formally presented to nny of the seven striking unions since they walked out S3 days ago. Uoth Hnrry Lnndebcrg, head of the snilors union of the Pacific, and Thom as G. Plant of the shipowners' com mittee expressed hopes the harriers to full settlement of the atrike were finally broken. "The snilors wnnt to show the other unions the way home," said Lundebcrg as he prepared to seek membership approval possibly at regular meetings at the various ports tonight. Assistant Secretary of Labor Ed ward F. McGrady, continued effortB nt what he termed "the toughest nut to crack" the demand of licensed deck officers for hiring preference to union members. This issue hsa block ed previous negotiations with both tbe offshore and coastwise shipowners. New Deal's Victory. Interpreted of , Wide Import McReynolds Dissents From 7 Associates ; In Findings , 8EE STATE VALUATION PAGE 2 - POPE WILL MAKE VATICAN CITT, Dee. 21. P) Pope Pius snnounccd his intention today of broadcasting a Christmas message to the world Thursday to prove we are still stive." The broadcast will he made at 12:30 p. m. (0:30 a. m., E. R. T.) on a wave length of 19.84 meters through a microphone set up in the Pope's study sdjoining his bedroom where he has been confined with clrculstory congestion snd fever. The 79-year-old Holy Father will lie carried to his desk and placed In li n armchair in front of the micro- phono. Tho Pope persisted In making ar rangements for the Christmas broad cast despite the pleading of his doc tor to remnin absolutely quiet. Hyland Undecided In Cal Young Case Frank R. Hyland, one of the three men who filed complaints sgninst Cal M. Young, county commissioner, chnrglng him with violation of the corrupt practices act, said Monday that he had not yet decided to bring civil proceedings against tbe commis sioner to remove him from office Saturday S. M. Calkins, special dis trict attorney, in a written report to Judge G. V. fikipworth of the circuit court declared there was no reason able ground for the prosecution of the commissioner for allegedly spending more money in his campaign than the law allowed, but suggested civil pro cedings might be possible. Outdoor Lighting Is Wrecked By Vandals Mrs. I. J. Koupsl, 1370 Lincoln street, reported to city police Monday the destruction of an outdoor Christ mas tree lighting system Installed at her home. Ruths were taken from the tree and thrown agalnaL.walls of neadby buildings, she reported. Tbe vsndallsra was believed to lie the work of boys, police snid. Chief Carl Rerg man warned that prowl cars would be keeping sn eye on outdoor decorations and said anyone csught damaging trees would be prosecuted. Mrs. Harriet Farrows, wife of Ed Farrow, disappeared from her home on tbe outskirts of Marcola Sunday night after a day spent in bed, ill, mid state police and Sheriff Swarts have been looking for her since. Mrs. Farrow, who is about 35 years old, left the house after a quarrel with her husband, according to the story Farrow told the officers. He is quoted as saying that she left wear ing only a house dress, sweater and slippers. Officers found no trace of her after searching tbe vicinity. They could find nobody who had seen her that night. Mrs. Farrow was In Eugene Sat- urilny and made a number of pur chases. She remained in bed during the day Sunday, her husband said. The quarrel followed when he up braided her for spending so much money, Farrow told the officers. Mr. snd Mrs. Farrow have two small children, a boy 9 and a girl 8, She has a sister at Penn and other relatives in this part of the stste. The Farrows have been living at Mnrcola only a few months. Farrow nntil a short time ago was employed by tbe lischer Lumber company. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (U.B The administration today won the ap proval of the supreme court in a case brought to test the validity of the prosecution of a group of air plane manufacturers and individuals on charges of conspiring to violate President Roosevelt's Cbsco arms embsrgo. New Deal officials Interested In foreign policy have wstched the case with keen interest for' its possible effect on present and future neutral ity policlea of the government; -Delegation of Powers Upheld The court rejected the contention of the defendants that the congres sional resolution under which the president acted unconstitutionally del egated power to tbe chief executive. The high court ruling reversed tbe findings of the federal court for the southern district of New York. - The ruling compels the defendants now to face a jury trial on charges of conspiring to sell 15 machine guns to Botivls. Those named In the Indictment were: Ciirtla-Wright Export Corp., Ourttss Airplane and Motor Co., Inc., Barr Shipping Corp., John S. Al lard, Snmuel J. Abetow and Robert R. Barr. . Tho embargo proclamation was Is-" sued May 28, 1934. It was revoked Nov. 14, 1935, after Chaco hostilities were ended. The indictment wss re turned Jan. 27, 1030. - .Three Pleadings Are Reolted . Instead of pleading to the true bill the defendants entered demurrers to the indictment. They contended the resolution waa invalid because it im properly delegated power to the ex ecutive; that the indictment was in valid because it wss returned after the embargo had been lifted; that the executive order itself was invalid because the president had not fal lowed the requirements of the con gressional resolution. The federal district court dismissed the indictment on the first ground, involving improper delegation of power, but did not pass on the other two points. The government appesled to the supreme court, asserting that the emba"go resolution followed the pattern observed since 1704. It as serted that the ruling might affect the validity of the prosent neutrality law. In another important action taken Auto-Bicycle Crash Causes Boy's Death GRANTS PASS, Dec. 21 Ia Frnnk Coffelt, 11, Injured In a bt cycle-nutomobilo collision Inut Mon day, died Sunday evening in the Jose. pbine general hospital here. Zelma Ogden Poole of Bcllingham, Wash, faces a charge filed several dnys ago of reckless driving, preferred by tbe boy's father, Howard Coffelt of Murphy Road. She plcadt d not guil ty. An accident report filed by James Poole said the side of the Poole cor struck the boy when the Poole car passed another just south of the city limits. SEE SUPREME COURT PAGE 2 Chamber Suspends Forum For 2 Weeks There will lie no chnnibrr of com merce forum luncheons for the next two weeks, chamber headquarters an nounced Monday. The next scheduled forum will he held January U. John F. Durr, chamber secretsry, will be out of town during this period. He left Saturdny afternoon for Holton, Kansas, where he will spend the holi days with his parents. He will re turn January 3. The chamber head quarters will lie closed all day Friday and BnturMsy afternoon. IN QUAKE'S PATH RAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Dec. 21. I) Officials expressed fears today of a mounting death toll In the devastating earthquake which razed almost all San Vicente and killed at least 200 persons over the week-end. Persons srriving In Son Salvador from the stricken provincial capital told stories of whotessle ruin, of shattered buildings and homes, and of rescuers digging out some 200 bodies in the first few hours after the quake. How high the deaths would resch no one would est mate, but govern ment officials dispatched all relief available to the area. Ski Instruction To Be Given Here The second t a MrhM ef deetinga of the Obsidiat tfcl cleat will be held at the Y. M, C. t- "PuMlay evening at 7:30 o'clock, It was announced Monday by Harry Wright, president. Instruction in skiing ill be given, the lessons to be in the nature of "drt ski" demoiutratio&$ WEATHER NEWS A southeast wind whipped through Eugene during the early morning hours Monday, bringing with It oner tenth of an inch of ruin. Moisture wss falling generally over Lane county, but the weather was clearing. More rain Is forecast for Tuesday. OREGON: Occasional rain tonight and Tuesday, little change in tempera ture; strong southerly winds and galea off const. STATISTICS: Maximum tempera ture Sunday, 40 degrees; minimum temperature, 40 degrees; precipita tion, .10 of an inch; stage of the Wil lamette river, minus 1.8 feet; south erly winds, SIUSLAW TIDES: Monday, low, 1:01 a. m.; high, 7:40 a. m.t low, 2:13 p. m. high, 7:53 p. m. Tuesday, low, 1:54 a. m.: high, 8:32 a. m.; low, 8:22 p. in.: high, 0:10 p. m. Wednesday, low, 2:55 a. tu.; high, 0:27 a. m.; low, 4:27 P. m.f high, lOd sn. o 0
