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nunaiA Z feather: Rain Home Edition EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1937. PRICE: ON STREETS 8c NEWSSTANDS Be KO. 13 92. TODAY'S NEWS TODAT 4- ' . '., LANE COUNTY HOME NEWSPAPltt. mwmi as mm HESHOWS IS6 BALANCE 134,000 GASH irder Bryan Urges Use f Entire Amount to ftetire Debts INCH. TO DECIDE ding up Sale of Many 'oreclosed Properties Also Advocated eiiy of Eugene has closed its for the year 1030 with a net ing balance of $34,023.OS. ac- to City Recorder Cut Bryan e is to recommend to the wtiril Unit tins money bo clccli iu debt retirement ami no otber L to receipts from miscellaneous les which were somewhat greater anticipated the net operating Ire is $10,500 greater than the Ki.(i8 in budget estimates. The a sonerated well within the bud- nd starts the new year with all lints paid and cash on hand. Total Balances are Large e total balance on hnud is $.110,- 1 but most of this is in sinking and in balances which must be ted for special uses nnd cannot in-lied for general purposes. The u.OS is the net general balance can be used at the council's h?tion. would like to see this money used tablish a sinking fund for im ment bond debt," said Recorder i. "Those accounts are now in shape but it is inevitable that will be a heavy proporl ion of the n dollar improvement debt which ever be paid off by the properly rs through -rlteir assessments. 1 p the cify eventually will ho fore- assume it) least this aniount and Fields in I he treasurer's office es the amount will be greater. should start building a fund now feet that situation." aeral bonded debt of approxi- i-iO,1XK is in excellent shape Mr. Bryan snys Hint the sinking will make poslsble the retire of all general debt by 1013 with ill management. The. imnrovc- dpbls will remain as the city's vexing financial problem nud im- ent to reduction of laxes. es of properties which have been losed for city liens is progrussiug Mowly because in ninny cases :s are unwilling or unable to pay aniomit of dcliqucnt assessments other laxes. In some c.n;es this ds any possible present value 'e property. Bryan believes the oily will it necessary to modify its stand bids must eanal the ritv'a rlnima. lloids it is better business for the to take what it can get. within "n, and get the property buck on tai rolls than to hold on. lie he ps a more liberal policy would I np building activities within the add to total uluntions mid speed in mwer tax rates. New Farmers In County At Meeting Here Nearly 100 new farmers in Lane county gathered at the Four-H club building at the county fairgrounds Wednesday for the school of instruc tion in Willamette valley agricultural methods, sponsored by O. S. Fletcher, county agent. Several speakers versed in the climate and soils of this valley and in farming conditions in general here spoke to the newcomers, hi the fore noon Mr. Fletcher discussed forage crops and pasture crops, also how loans are available to farmers. Cal M. Young, county commissioner, who was born and reared on a Lane county farm, welcomed the new arrivnls and told of his observations on agriculture in the valley while R. C, Kuehner, county club leader, told of club work in the county and told the farmers how their boys and girls could be come members of the clubs here. In the afternoon Professor Frank Knowlton of the state college took the place of Professor H. E. Cosby, ex tension poultry specialist, who is ill. He discussed the raising of both chickens and turkeys. Many of the farmers took part in (lie diseussiou after each tnlk and numerous points not touched in the tnlks were brought out in this man ner. ! Mr. Fletcher expressed great satis faction at the large attendance con sidering the bad weather and over the interest manifested by those present. ITIIOUT COUNTRY 'J ,pul I of Northumbra gave crown to become plain rui Ferrone. Haunted by ,.?B"". to find himself t for- : -m.r.r How d,i n ""i ;-t.s. Re,d ,he ,urprie '"t't novel, great new ro- 1THOUT A COUNTRY, T. H in ihe Register-Guard New "Matching" Game Could Be Very Expensive PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. OP) It may be a good game if kept in the family. But otherwise look out! Just for fun, employes of a public utility firm "matched" numbers- their social security cards, with the one holding the smallest to pay his opponent the difference, in cents. One worker lost $2.10. Numbers did not vary grently, Rut when an outsider walked in with" n rard nut Jaaued ju..tbB:anme group as that given the public utility employes, it was found "matching" would have cost ?10,3"4.uO. mm TO CONS 1 JLL Death Penalty ' Would Be Mandatory Upon Conviction BUDGET IS CONSIDERED Restoration of Salaries Amply Provided for. Says Martin Bonneville Worker Auto Plunge Victim PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. U.R Alex Klobk of Portland, mechanic em ployed ou Bonneville dam, was drown ed when his cur skidded tlirolugh a steel safety fence on Baseline road 14 miles east of here and plunged 300 feet into the Snndy river, deputy sher iffs reported. His body was extricated from the car several hours later. Mrs. Klohk told police her husband often picked up other Bonneville workers and drove them to the dam and in the belief another man may have fallen out an open door of the car, officers were dragging the river, searching for another body. Engine Runs Into Speeder; 8 Killed LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. CU.R) Eight workmen were killed and their mangled bodies strewn along the right-of-way for 350 feet, when a lo comotive rnn down their section car on the Union Pacific main line near the Nevada border today. Only one man was Immediately Identified. He was Vernal A. Anderson, 36, section foreman, father of five children. The bodies were in such condition identi fication was difficult, the railroad said. Mrs. Honeyman Put On Three Committees WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. OP House democrats completed today their organization for the session by approving in caucus committee assign ments of their 3.12 Winners, the eight progressives and five farnier-labor-ites. Republicans still are working on their assignments. Congresswoman Nan Wood Honeyman of Oregon re ceived assignments to the committees on Indian affairs. Irrigation and rec lamation, and rivers and harbors. Half Nation's Lumber Cut By Coast States PORTLAND, Jan. 13. W The three Pacific coast states produced 42 per cent of the lumlier cut In the I'nited States in HC'i, the Northwest forest experiment station said today. Washington led with 3,4."2.527,WiO board feel and Oregon ranked second Willi 3.14.".2:i7.liK and California third wild 1,3",TI,'1.IK". Oregon and Wash ington production increased 21 per cent over 1SI31 figures. FUNERAL HOUR SET Funeral services for the late Virgil Tuhy will be conducted at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Poole chapel Hn Springfield instead of being graveside services as first planned. Burial will be in the ML Vernon cemetery. - By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD SALEM, Jan. 13 W Convictions for kidnaping in Oregon will carry the death penalty if a measure now being prepured for house introduction is approved by the Oregon legislature. Word of the proposal came after Hie house had taken its noon recess. The measure will eliminate Any in structions of leniency by a jury, spon sors declared. Restoration of Salaries Restoration of salaries of state officials and employes to their pre depression basis, construction of n new state office building and library and expansion of state Institutions and schools of higher learning hinged at this time upon the ability of the joint ways and means committee to balance appropriations nnd revenues, without resorting to new or increased taxes, it was declared. As a prclininnry to detailed con sideration of the budget nnd itemized appropriation measures, the ways and means committee, it was announced by Senator Dean Walker and Rep. Henry Semon, joint chairmen, pro posed to determine: Seek Message Meaning 1. If ovcrnor Martin meant just what he said in his biennial message when he admonished the legislators to impose no new tax burdens upon the people and to "restrict appropriations to available revenues. 2. What additional or decreased tax levies the tax committees of the house and senate contemplate to fix approximate total revenues. 3. What amount is necessary to meet the fixed and unvarying ex penses of the state. No Unoertaln Terms Governor Martin answered the first of these questions in no un certain terms today when he dcclnrcd: "I mean nsolutely what I said in my message. I am not playing horse nnd I do not propose to play politics with tho legislnture. "The budget as submitted provides rdequately for all of the nvcessary expenses of government and leaves the legislature n margin of nearly $uO0,O0O, within tho margin of pres ent revues, to piny with. It mnkes nticqunte provision for the restora tion of salaries and covers all of the essentials the legislature will be called upon to finance." Educators Provided For He pointed out that full provision had been made for the restoration of salaries of the members of the fac ulty of the university, college and nor mal schools to the extent of $50,000, but that the original request of the state board of higher education for nn additional $1,3000,000 had not been approved. A measure seeking to classify con ditional sales contracts as chattel mortgages, and as such subject to foreclosure, was introduced in the brief morning session of tbo house of lepresentatives by Rep. Fred Har rison, Linn county. No Liquor Advertising A hill prohibiting advertising of alcoholic liquor in newspapers, period icals, on billboards, and by radio was sponsored by Representatives Har rison and W. H. Miller, the latter of Grants Pass. This also was dupli cate nof a senate measure, representative Clarence F. Byde, Lane county legislator, put forward a bill changing the hours of business in Lane rounly courthouse, so that It would function during the noon hour, but could be closed Saturday after-neon. Bill In Legislature Would Mean Longer Hours for Officials If a bill now up in the state legis lature to require county offices to remain open at the noon hour and to close after 1 p. m. Kntiirdsys is pass ed it will mean that the officials and employes of Ibe various offices will be on duly two hours a week longer than at present, Counly Clerk Walter H. Ilillard pointed out Wednesday, Inder tho present law, all counly offices are closed during the noon hour but remain open Hsturday after noons. Tbe bill that Is coming up in the legislature provides that county offices remain open on Saturdays from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. In that case, the officials and employes would have only four hours off on that day but the offices would te open one hour a day extra each day, or six hours a week. SaiJ. L if, " 'J OREGON RAINS BANISH SNOW GE IN COUNTY Mercury Shoots np to 35 Degrees from Minimum Of 22 Wednesday SNOWS HIT CASCADES Chinook Wind Welcomed in State as Gold. Wave , Is Dissipated . flood old Oregon rain, following fresh strong winds from the south, swept in early Wednesday morning to break the intense cold ware that has held this section since Dec. 30. Although Eugene's minimum was 22 Wednesday morning, 10 degreea be low freesing point, the warmer wind coming in quickly moderated the temperatures, the official ther mometer advancing 15 degreea to read 35 at 7 a. m. Wednesday. Snow and Ice which have covered practically all of Lane county the past several days disappeared quickly in the valley and coast areas, al though new snow atorms, - accom panied by a heavy west wind, raged in tbe high Cascades. Coast Is Gusty The coast guard out from Florence reported a west wind of 35 to 40 miles velocity blowing there, rain starting to fall around 2 a. m. Wed nesday. . The minimum temperature tor the day on tho coast was 87, as againat 28 Tuesday morning. It waa snowing heavily by 10 a. m. on Cascade summit, the snow extend ing down as far aa Westfir on the Willamette and to below McKenale Bridge on the McKeniie during the so that people won't have the feeling morning. A total of 48 inches lav on. of horror about having slightly insane. TUG ground at tne summit When tne.penpie contmen HERE Is the latest view of the world's greatest single suspension bridge, built across the Golden Gate at San Francisco at a oost of $35,000,000. Rapidly nearlng completion, the bridge will be opened May I to traftlo. This view was taken above Marlon County hills and look toward San Francisco. .... Plans to schedule a "snow trnin" (his month were nbnndoned by South ern Pacific officials and the Obsidian Ski club Wednesday when It was found that it would not be feasible to Mop tho train at Crescent Inke and railroad officials disapproved of the l'ian to stop at Odell Inke. Last year, the train, with 135 pas sengers, stopped at Odell lake, but railroad officiate declared tbe danger lo passengers at that spot, where there is no plnce for skiers lo walk t.i the ski grounds except along the railroad tracks, was too great to risk with so many pnssengers, Norwald Nelson nnd Hnrry Wright, members of the ski club, mudc a srouting trip to the Crescent ' lake, area, but were unable to find suitable skiing grounds fbere. Tbe ruilroad bad indicated a willingness to run a trnin In thst point since facilities for hand ling tho passengers there were said better. As a result, it wss decided to abandon plans for n trnin this year. BREVITIES , THE DALLES, Ore., Jan. 13. 14) Trains over tho Union Pacific pro ceeded on normnl achedulo today fol lowing repairs to the truck necessi tated lifter eight cars londcd with fuel oil jumped the rails and piled up in a ditch at Farley, four miles east of Cascade Locks. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. UP) A message, of thanks "that wo still have men who will do their duty and die doing It" marked the first anniver sary of Ihe wreck of tho steamship Iowa, which crashed on Peacock Spit, Jan. 1'.', 1030, with the loss of the en tire crew of 31. The Itev. K. A. Smith spoke at Willamette river ceremonies hero sponsored by the joint maritime strike committee of Portlnnd. A wreath was placed on the water In honor of the dead, FOREST GROVE, Ore., Jan. 13. tP) Pacific University will observe its S'Jnd birthday at ceremonies here tonight. A cake holding the eppro printe number of cnndles will be cut by Miss Lilly Jensen. Milwsukle, pres ident of the Associnted Women stu- SEE WIRE BREVITIES PAGE 2 Mathematics For Queen", Says DeCou And Round Table Agrees Nrarly fifly "uMnr and wiir" mpn,, "knights" of Ilic Kuund Table, wHI linfd with good broiled steak and for tified by years of worldly experience if iir consent Tuesday evening lo "Sir" Edgar E. leCou's nomination of "Mathematics for Queenr'J'.urcn of tbe science. Mutbeinatics, described hiritorintlty by I'rofestsor DeCou, many yenrt bead of tbe math department at tbe t'ni versify of Oregon, in just aa alluring as the famous Sirs, Himpson and even fore romantic. For not only has sbe been wooed 'and wed by kings and great men dnwn tbe centuries but sninted by the philosophers. Mathematics Is not a cold, hnrrh, exacting diMy, according to I'rnfcsmtr I-eCou, Khe has bepn the mntber of all human progress. Through the physical sciences she Iihh given ftupid man access to all the resources of nature round him, provided for all bis comforts, and conveniences. And, we are just beginning to realize, any Mr. DeCou that even those social sciences which deal with human phenomena cannot b understood wlthont the aid of ntalhfointics. Installment Grows ' "Our enrollment in mathematics al the university has shown a remark able growth in tbe last few years de unite the fact th fit mathematics is no lonzer a remiircincnt in many ! Kidnap Case Suggestions OfEugeneans A tightening up of legal procedure, more stringent control ot the crim inally insane, a refusal to muke any attempt at paying ransom nnd more intelligent co-operation on the part of tbe cillsenry in crime detection and suppression featured the suggestions offered by many Eugenenns on con trolling the kidnap situation in this country in a rapid survey covductr I by tho Register-uuard W edncsday. Following are statements from local ritisens on the question, "What, in your opinion, can be done to alleviate the kidnap danger in tue Liiiteu Slates?", 8. B. Fish, dairyman. "I think agencies are doing about all tin y can. liowover, the most sovero penalty that could be inflicted might help in the solution, aud I believe firmly there ought to be a law prohibiting l cyment of the ransom.' Dale Cooley, window decorator "I think the right thing Is being done. There is need of drastic, quick action wbeu the kidnapers aro caught though the fnct kidnaping lias fallen off until only crazy people are doing It now is evidence J. Kdgnr Hoover and his men huvo about solved the problem." . A. L. Hawn, investments. "I do not believe they can think of any pun ishment too drastic. What needs to b cione la to scare these fcllowa so they wilt think twice before they do auch an act." Mrs. George Turnbull "I . think that a more constructive progrnm for enring for insano persons and a closer check on all those who are nientnlly unbalanced, is needed to stop such things aa the Muttsou kldnnplng crime. I feel that the kidnaper ot Ihe child is insane and if more precaution were taken in shutting up people who are unbalanced before they have an oppor tunity to commit a crime such things wculd have a better chnnce ot being atopped. Such a constructive program would mean that the tuxpayero will have to dig down and provide more humane and better care ot the insnne DRUG ADDICT SUSPECT IN G-MAN HUNT Secret Autopsy Reveals Inhumanities Done By Kidnaper new storm, broke. , By The Associated Press Oregon's famed Chinook wind made a welcome January debut today, dis persing aub-sero temperature, and bringing warm, gentle raina on the west aide of the- Cascade mountains and .now on the east. The midwinter break Inlhe pro tracted cold spell left no reporting point with below sero readings. Even at little Meacham in eastern Oregon, whore only a few daya ago the low point waa the most severe nl the na tion, found warmth as the mercury pushed up to 20 degrees above. A severe storm brake over the mid-Columbia river country this morning, dumping four inches of new snow at The Dalles. The highway department called out the plow, on all major roads, but had no dflficulty in keeping the thorofares clear. Light snow fell at Baker aa the temperature mounted, Wet snow slushed down at Pendleton and one observer remarked "It look. Ilk it jnlght keep up foreyer." The weather moderated alightly at La Orando af ter spilling four inrbca of .now dur ing the night and this morning. Three Inches fell at Meacham. All roads re mained open. Klamath Falls had a minimum of 2 above. Snow wa. fol lowing. By The United Tress A foreesst of "much colder" weather threatened today to cut short tho mlddlewest'a . brestbing spell from the first protracted frigid wave of the whiter. Weather observers looked for a sudden drop in temperatures by to morrow. A cold wave wa. brewing in North Dakota and appeared head ed for most of the prairie states. Meanwhile tbe northwest enjoyed comparatively mild temperatures of 1(1 to 20 degreea above sero. More moderat weather cam to the bllssard swept Ilocky mountain area and the aleet-damaaed sections of Texas. Hail and heavy rsiu accompanied an ehietrlcsl storm at Lo. Angeles yeaterdsy. llnln pasgener.l over a wide expanse of tbe south and farm west. Although many part, or middle- west and mountain state, bad frees ing temperatures only a few were William McOrncken "I think that Ihe government is doing nil thut rain he done to atop kidnaping nnd lo catch tbe kidnnper. I think that spending money on rewards and then drastic punishment for tho criminal when caught will be effective." Hov. Cecil F. Rlstow, minister "I (lilnk people who commit kidunplng crime, obviously are Insane, and by courses,." ssid Sir. DeCou. "Tbe rea son is that many students find ir is a necessary tool to Ihe understand g of their work In economics, sociology, thir snowbound but educnllon, medicine. Not long ago a professor, a I'hl) and an able man In hi. lino sat through a whole year of calculua so that he might have a better understanding of the statistical work in his own department. With a well fed Knight who msy moan because mathematics Is no longer a required subject In Oregon high schools, there seemed lo he gen ernl sgreeinent among tiioi-e who were striving dimly Ut remember jtmt how come If plus fiX plus tl en'inals 0 Ihe tools will be either !! or -3. They recaptured childish glee when they were able to follow Mr. DeCou in the little mental arithmetic game of getting the square of 2U or 31 by ap plying the (n plus 1)2 snd (n-l)2 for mulae to the very simple square nf 30. (Try It this evening. As Mr. !Cou 8EE MATHEMATICS STORY PAGE a visited wltb sub sero cold. Seven radio entertainer., one of them a woman, were rescued from fter a night on tbe Ariotna plateau out many other persons were .till marooned by deep snows In the mountain re gion. Hops of finding five persons lire who were lost In an automobile In Nevada wa. virtually abandoned, A stranded automobile half-burled in snow waa sighted from an airplane waa believed to bold their bodiea. $1,358,328 Grant To Oregon's Aged WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. 0P Clranta totaling l,2B2,04e for public assistance were announced today by the Social Security board. The grants, covering th period from Jan, 1 to March 81, Included Oregon, 1377,35.1 for aged, and $1)1.448 for blind. For the year Oregon received $I.3A,3'.'8.3B for Ihe needy aged and $'J7,710.O2 for the needy blind. i 8EE KIDNAP QUOTES PAGE 2 SEARCH IS "HOTTER" Heavy Rewards Offered For Apprehension Of Degenerate By WILLIS DTJNIWAT lly United Press TACOMA Wash., Jun. 13 OJ.R) A ' perverted drug addict, known to liftvo accosted boys und girls near the residenco from which 10-yenr-old ChnrleB Mattson wns kidnaped, was , sought by police today after it wns revealed the lad had been criminally attacked before be was slain. Detectives admitted the man wa. the "hottest of sevcrul suspect, sought for questioning in connection with the fiendish crime. An autopsy revealed the boy had been .tabbed In the back nnd then bludgeoned to death by a degenernte, tho United Tress learned on unim peachable authority. Soarch Widen. Search for tho slayer widened aa plans for privnto funeral services' for tbe boy were completed for this afternoon. G-men aud approximately 1,000 Washington officials and citizens joined in the manhunt for the kidnaper-killer, the nation's public enemy No. 1 since Dec. 27 when the boy waa stolen. The Intest suspect, who police snid mntched ntinoHt perfect! the-descrip tlon of tho kidnaper, itt n parole violator from t ho Washington stnle penitentiary. Do waa released' in ions. 1'olice gave tho suspect's picture lo federal ngents, and they are ex pected to show it to William Matt son, 10-yenr-old brother of tho slain boy, nnd Muriel Mattson, 14, Charles sinter, for possible identification. Tho Mattson children saw the kiduaper's faco when a musk he was wearing dropped for a moment. Tho hunted man has broken into n number of residences In I ho Matt son neighborhood nnd Is therefore probably familiar with the kidunp house, police snid. Autopsy Is Held Tho manner of tho child's death was revealed by a secret autopsy performed by Drs. S. M. Cresswell and Chnrlea McCnll, working under tho direction of B. J. Connelly, second in command of federal bureau of Investigation forces here. Tho threo men worked nlone behind locked doors nud their gruesome task rovenled ftirlhcr evidence of the in human tortures suffered by the 10-yenr-old schoollioy. It was established Hint Charles did not die from the stubbing his killer', knife missed the vital orgnns but that tho Blnyer was forced to complete his Job by battering in almost tho entire renr portion of the boy'a head. The killer wns a scxunl pervert, tho scientists decided. I Chnrles hud been fed enough lo sus tain IiIa liny body, but his fiendh-h cnplor hail not clothed him enffi ciently lo ward off nggrnvution of the old the boy Buffered when he was snatched from the living room of his father's home. Autopsy Yields Clues The nulopay yielded one vitally sig nificant clue. Hits of flesh and a few strands of hair were found beneath Charles' fingernaihi, along with a peculiar bluish clay. This Indicated tho kidnaper wns scratched by Charles sh he tattled vainly for his life, and that tho crimi nal carries nossiblo tcll-tulo scars on his hnuds, arms or face. Official were puzzled by a fino JVT RS. REGINALD FELLOWES aloae friend of the Duke of Windsor and Mr.. Wally Simpson, In whose villa In Cannes Mr. Simpson took refuge from the po lltlcal strife her romance stirred up. SEE KIDNAP STORY PAGE 2 . WEATHER NEWS Eugene folks welcomed the ruins of Wednesday, expressing no regret that the snow and Ice melted rapidly, The official forecast follows: OREGON: Rains west portion and snows east portion tonight and Thurs days slightly warmer cxtrcmo east portion tonight; fresh aud strong west to northwest wind off coast. LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum temperature, Wednesday, 'JU degreesj minimum toiiiportiliiie, Tuesday, 33 degrees; singe of Willamette river in Kugeno at 7 a. in., Wednesday, minus 1.9 feet; wind, south; precipitation to 7 a. m., Wednesday, trace. 8IUSLAW TIDES: Thursday, higb 1:53 a. m 1:17 p. m.) low, 7:35 a. in., S:tW p. m.; Friday, high, 2:27 a. . m., l:.i!i p. m.; low, ;:i a. m., a;-, p. m. Saturday, high, 8:02 a. m 2:44 p. m.; low, U:Ul a. m., 0:10 p. m,
