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in ui niiiyi ikku tnat the prisouer might b0 ,... Equipment If Sale, , I r 1 lII I n-wn M'
with a kidnaping case or some other T- Mj. J ; i I I 0I1C6 10 110 f,rt
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4ent Asks uongresB
o Keep Reciprocal
Trade Program
PEACE
iv Seen As Means Of
Arresting Trend To
Isolation
- Springfield grade schools were or
dered closed Wednesday for the re
mainder. of the week,, after the board pany a few nights ago after he had
of directors conferred with Sunt. : been taken from a freight car. He
was charged with stealing a ride on
the. railway and Tuesday night began
to exhibit signs of insanity, the offi
cers said.- He was examined Wednes
day afteimoon by Judge Skipworth
of the circuit court, in the absence of
County Judge Fred Fjsk who is ill,
and committed to the state insane
nsylum.
After his commitment and 'while
playing a game of cards with another
Drisoner . Westnhnl took- tho inonpv
according to figures given out by the' out of a wallet in his pocket and throw
city school office. There were 943 ln- it nnnn tht tnhla ic Bntfl in hits
niwal was made in a letter absent ' Wednesday. I "To. l mj
Linoan Doughton of the house j The infirmary at the University of j BoiDS to hang me so you might just
ind means cuiuuuiicc:, wcv, vrtiuu uao paueius ana accora
Secretary Hull appeared- in ; ing to Dr. Fred N. Miller, head of
L. E. 'Marschat and the three school
doctors concerning the -large -number
of absentee , pupils, especially in the
lower grades.
The closing came as a 'precaution
ary measure during the. prevalence
of influenzal '
TCnt-anA cMinnla BhnwsJ a "itaimtaBa
IgHIXCTON, Jan. 21. V?) I Thursday over Wednesday's enroll-
Unt Boosevcit irjra w , which had gone up some 200
to continue tho administration! th Drevious day. The total ab-
bul traae ireuiy p - sent 'list in Eugene schools is 934,
L. .mntiny .Miiriible. neace" v
Ul ptVM.-' B f
"balanced economic recovery.
to ask passage of a measure
Mini 'he traae P0UCT """e
the healt hservice, the : flu situation
remains about the same..
County health authorities uU i ni ih.t h. ..i tm mi.
Roosevelt said the nations 1,nudy tbat there was possibly a and 12 110's was. numbered almost
as well .have it." The other prison
ers turned the money over to the
jailer and Sheriff Swarts immediately
started an investigation. It was dis-
That the Eugene Y. II. C. A. will
sell its building and snlruge equip
ment and equity to the best advantage
uppeur8 tho most logical "woy out" in
meeting t liu organization's present
financial difficulties, states W. S.
Chambers, Portland, northwest area
executive of the Y. M. C. A., who
arrived in Eugene Thursday to con
sult with local Y leaders. The local
Y. SI. C. A. was foreclosed on last
v.cek by Frank h. Chambers for
mortgage of If 16,000 plus accrued interest.
"The Eugene Y. M. C. A. property
L initiative in the field of .s'iRht decrease in influenza Cases. ennftpen tivelv nnrt thu, M th nffioer. ! ' valuable and we owe it to the
tirtHnn of commercial policies oi'rmsueiu, wen pupu was given t th hllf fhnt It mi.ht h..n
Jeen an important factor in ar- communication, signed by Dr. W. N. mi ht one time a8 rasom to a
to tie worm yrena lowau na-, . ,u,u. u.tu uir, kidnaper. The numbers have been
economic isolation, wnicn w lu e n, uieir telegraphed to the denartment of jus-
almost irresistible three parents, ine communication follows: tiee and shif Swart8 expecteA to
district number 19, meeting with local n-u....j. ' .i. ...,
J0.
Emergency Exists
f finished. Mr. Roosevelt said. j close Lincoln and Brattain schools
U7 conditions" stiU exist In fniporarily,. duetto the severity of
Ui Annl rnri rflatjona and - n-. -
w.. . - - r
te harriers contlnuo to operate
ft American trade.
Mir reduction, he wrote, "a
interview a department agent at Salem
"tlnlesB you are otherwise notified.
the schools . will. s re-open Monday,
.TRniiDw "-- v l ..,11 ,i lH 1
he wrote, rem, "-'
to be an essential requirement - ""r m irom bcootj be
fall and balanced economic re-1 tnKlumt u ne or sn Das lever.
b for our country. u" or "'scnarges irom nose or
the period which lies ahead, , . . ' 1
Mityto act swiftly and effect- XUB opnngiieia aenooi pnyaiciana
in ih. n.u -,f n.m.r.i.i i. recommend the following precaution-
Mil be indispensable, if the pres- ary to safeguard your chil-
Mavorable and promising trend " i"" your cnimren Home.
in juur uiiiureu-UBTB piemy
of rest, good food and warm clothing.
After Westphal's arrest in the rail
road ynrds he was detained there
two or three hours before being taken
to the county jail. Deputy Sheriff
Wbipps, one of the jailers,' asked the
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a normalization and expan-
lef international trade, upon a
llr and constructive basis of
paling and equal treatment, is
tonrard." . ... .
even greater importance. Mr.
welt said, was the effect of
lijlng trade practices on inter
im peace.
ronomic strife, resulting from
(bate or discriminatory trade
, toe president said, "is oe
p Bost fruitful sources of polit-
uumosity and military conflict."
SIEISFOID
J III BUDGET
fSl. Jan. 2U OP) Oregon's
cream of a balnnrvri Kn.t .
M and a start on the high road
"Mul independence after years
jading beneath a deficit evap
o today.
lead of a sumlus nf 43no.o.o
Mtin, the state actuallv faces
spective dfficit nf luiara
f rude awakening came with the
r.uon ty Wallace Wharton,
P' director, nf . " i..n i
t'fal income tax rvn
' Hid the "tax commission"
toe errnr.-
Wharton Explains
! nmiInance is this, Wharton
K ?CT'd,ted to available reve-
""".S.Juu.ioo, for the bien
"""er. the l. .!(:.. .v..
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H.'r lpilalivo annmnrlnlin.'.
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Two Fined $25 Each
In Justice Court For
Game Law Violation
Two game law violation cases, ar
rests in which wero made by local
state police officers, were handled in
Justice of the Peace John Bryson's
court Wednesday evening and Thurs
day. Roy Lincoln of the Blachly sec
tion came to town late Wednesday
and pleaded guilty to the charge of
unlawfully possesaing venison. He was
fined $25 . and costs. . David Martin
Stough of Springfield was fined $25
and costs Thursday on a charge of
hunting without a license.
lu E. Van Vliet of Eugene was
fined $10 and costs by Justice Bryson
Thursday on a charge of. assault and
battery upon his wife,' Iva Van Vliet.
The fine was paid.
Svarverud Funeral
To Be On Friday
, Funeral rites for the late Martin
Svarverud, prominent Eugene citizen
wbo died Tuesday night, arc to be
conducted at 2 p. m. Friday in the
Veatch chapel. Rev. Frederick G. Jen
nings of Marshfield, former rector of
St, Mary's Episcopal church in Eu
gene, to officiate. Burial will be in
the No. 1, I. O. O. F. cemetery, the
Eugene I. O. 6. F.- lodge to have
charge of the graveside services. Mr.
Svarverud was in the real estate busi
ness here for many years and took a
leading part in developing many, sec
tinna of the city.
Hirohito Calls Off
Japanese Parliament
TOKYO. Jan. 21. U.R Emperor
Hirohito sanctioned the suspension of
parliament for two days after a
stormy opening session today at which
the cabinet of Premier Koki Hirota
wa saiM bitterly by its opponents.
Charges of undue army influence in
the government helped to bring on the
storm. When the session adjourned
for the day, Hirota hastened to the
imperial palace and requested the suspension.
227 CHINESE DROWN
HOXO KONU. Jan. 21. U.R At
least 227 Uvea were lost, including
more than 100 wpmen and children
when the ferryboat Manrhuk capsized
In the Kanrhu Rapids today in an al
most identical repetition of th East
land disaster in Chk-ago in 1915.
EVERY 50 YEARS
Tt'.MA, Ariz.. Jan. 21. U This
city, which normally bask in warm
suuligbt. experienced a snow atorm
TW0SL0T1CIE
CASES TO BE TRIED
Whether or not. the slot machines
seized by Sheriff Swarts and bis dep
uties last Saturday at the places con
ducted by Oscar Williams of Veneta
and Percy W. Bucknum of the Three
Tree Inn on the outskirts of Eugene
are gambling devices will lie decided
by juries in the circuit court at the
March terra. Both Williams and
Bucknum pleaded not guilty before G.
F. Skipworth Thursday to the charge
of operating slot machines. The spring
term of court will open on tho first
day of March.
Antone Dutrn and Philip St. Clair
were taken to the state penitentiary
Thursday by Sheriff Snarls to serve
terms of two years and two and a half
years for forgery, and theft respectively.
Fire Destroys Army
Trucks at Medford
MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 21. (U.PJ
Fire early today deatroyed tho exhibit
building at tbe Medford fairgrounds,
which was used by the CCC as a tran
sportation garage. Five new army
trucks, an arahulnnce, an undetermin
ed number of automobiles used by of
ficers, and salvaged trucks brought in
for repairs, were destroyed. Fire
Chief Roy Elliott believed tho fire
started in one of the cars.
community to sulvage all we can and
plan for tho futuro by working for a
new building and better equipment to
provide adequately for the commun
ity," W. 8. Chumbcrs stated.
Asked bis opinion regarding local
suggestions that the Y. M. C. A. give
up the property and re-organize to
iperato its program through full use
i.f school and church buildings in the
city, Mr, Chumbcrs replied:
"That might be a fine thing to try
for a few months, or even a year. T,";
faet, 1 believB-iit rtvonhj-btr-a healrfiy
situation for the Y. M. C. A. in that
after such a plan had been tried for
some time, we would know exactly our
needs nnd build adequately then to
meet them. However, we can not
agree that such a plan would be a
permanent solution, tinder such a plan
v.'o could do much valunble work but
there are many things a Y. M. C. A.
can not do unless it has control over
tbe program it carries out."
Situation Not Unusual ,
' Slalem, he pointed out, gave up Its
old locntion and moved to cheaper
property by going farther nway from
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Appeal For Bedding
Issued By Welfare
League For Charity
Continued cold weather Is causing
un acute need of bedding among poor
families, it is reported by field rep
resentatives for the Welfare league,
and anyone with extrh bedding is ap
pealed to by the league to givo it for
work in relieving suffering.
In many of the homes where there Is
a great lack of bedding the children
have been ill.
The Welfare league Ih offering to
supply materials to any church, lodge
or sewing group which will take the
materials and make bedding. Any
group willing to do this Is osked to
telephone Mrs. Sam Lehman, 1913-M
or rail at 2159 Alder atreet.
Mrs. Lehman also reports that a
roukstore or any kind of stove which
can be used for rooking is desper
ately needed by a Eugene woman with
five children, who now only has n
small heating stove mid has to do all
of the cooking on this stove.
Carl Baker photo, Wiltshire engraving.
COL. E. C. POPP, WPA-bureau of air commerce regional field Inspector, landed on Euaene o suddenly
condemned airport Wednesday noon, In re.pon.e to a oonferenoa Invitation extended by olty heads,
Above he Is shown Juat after leaving hla plane, between City Engineer W. C. Clubb, on the left, and H. J,
Dabler, the colonel's consultant, on the right. Though the present airport la all right for light planet Ilka
hla, Colonel Popp declared, it win never ba possible to use it tor acneauiea air una service.
OF
Saddened by Col. E. C. Popp's def
inite opinion, given Wednesday, that
tho Eugene airport could never be
used for scheduled commercial air
aervice, yet somewhat gladdened by
hopeful prospects of WPA aid In ob
taining a first-class field for the city,
Mayor Elisha Largo declared Thurs
day that:
"If we decide to go ahead with this
new airport project, wo can expect to
obtain a fine field at a very reasonable
cost. For ono thing, Eugene ia blessed
with a host of excellent prospective
sites in many directions from the city,
and there will be no danger of being
'held up' for a high price as might
be the case if only ono or two loca
tions should be used."
An informnl meeting between May
or Large, City Engineer W. C. Clubb,
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Committee Prepares
New Bike Ordinance
. ,
A tentative drnft of a bicycle or
fliiuince (or EiiRcnn wan prnpnrnl nt
ii Wednewliiy night mooting bet wren
Sum Bond, polire committee hcnrl,
Councilman Fred Lnmb, A. C. Far
ring ton, and Arthur IIoniiorHhctt nnd
Chief of Police Curl IWitman, Vnder
(ho term of th proponpd ordlnnnrv
Perry Prine, Juvenile offrrr, would he
rmponftiblt' for enforcement, hinre, it
v;ofl explained, police hove no jurU
diction over juvenile. Mr. Bond de
clared that the prdinniire would be
submitted to the couucil at the Mun-
' t'aj night meeting.
BREVITIES
PORTLAJTO, Jan. ..M, -.Paul
L. Cartes, president of the Associated
Merchants' council, Instructed mem
bers of his organization to remove
punch boards by midnight tonight
tbe dead-line set by the city council
after City Attorney F. S. Grant held
tbe boards constituted lotteries.
MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 21. CP)
Congars probably account for the
deaths of 600 deer in the Rogue river
national forest each yenr, Karl Jan
nouch, forest supervisor, said toduy.
' BANDON, Ore., Jan. 21. W)
Bandon schools found they had a sym
pathetic friend in Michigan today. A
check to aid educational work, dis
rupted by tho firo of Sept. 2U Inst,
was received from Elsie M. Radcliffc,
member of the staff of tbo Michigan
Farmer.
ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 21. W
Logging operations in Clatsop county
remained nt a standstill today, due to
cold weather aud labor controversies.
SALEM, Jan. 21. OP) The Salem
water department books showed a net
operating proft of $0500.78 during the
month of December, it was reported
today , by department officials. A
slight increase in profits was noted
over the month of December, 1035.
SALEM, Jan. 21. OP) The Mar
ion county Pomona grange gnve Its
approval to the existing milk control
as part of a three-point progrum out
lined before the group in lis conven
tion here,
SALEM, Jan. 21. OP) An ordi
nance diverting part, or nil of fines col
lected for gambling into tba police
pension fund was put forward yester
day, by Former Governor Oswald
West as a method of raising police de
partment fiimls "without coat to the
axpayers."
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Carl Baker nhoto. Wlltshlrn enaravinir
yesterday for the wcond Um in theifTHE 45-pitca WPA band organized soma time ago In Lin county, It shown h.r. at m.mber met for reh.irsal at th court hout thll
last loo years. I X weak. . Undsr tha direction f rV Dykatra, tha baJid has bain gl vlng vaioua wntarw about th aount,
FRIDAY BOM...
FUR PRESS MEET
The Wg day for tho Oregon Presa
conference three day session at the
University of Oregon, will be Friday,
starting with group breakfaats at 8
m., a variety of talks all day, and
climaxed by the Mg banquet at the j
Oaburn hotel at 6:30 p. m.
Principal among the Friday talks
will be that to be given by John Beu
aon of Scnrsdnle, N. Y., president of
the American Association of Advertis
ing Agencies, who will npenk at the
Friday afternoon meeting at the school
of journalism on "Building Value Into
Newspaper Advertising.
For the banquet, Paul C, Smith, ex
ecutive news editor of the Ban Fran-
cieco Chronicle, will be . the chief
speaker on "Newspnperlng On the
Fringes of Hell." Mr. Hinlth was
named on tho newspaper roll of honor
by tho Nation magazine for 1030.
The full day's program follows:
8 a. m. Croup breakfasts, Eugene
hotel. United Press, cast dining room,
Eugene hotel.
0:30 a. m. Registration, school of
journalism, university campus,
By CLAYTON V. BEHNHABO
SALEM, Jnu. 21. W) The Ore
gon legislature set the stage for
battlo over the Issue of liquor ad
vertlsing today, as the house of rep
resentatives designated next Thurs
day for a hearing from the floor of
both majority and minority reports
of tbe alcoholic control committee.
Two labor measures, announced
early in the week, made their appear
ance In the house, one calling fof
registration of labor unions and the
other one to prevent sympathy
strikes.
Hyde Lotto Dissenter
Bep. Clarence F. Hyde, Lan
county, precipitated the liquor ques
tion when he submitted notice to til
a minority report after the alcohoka
control committee bad turned down
a bill prohibiting tbe advertising oi
alcoholic beverages. lie was tbe lon4
dissenter in the committee vote aftef:
a public bearing yesterday.
Ryde'a request drew sharp criticism!
from signers of tho majority report,
and It was only by a margin of four
votes, 27 to 23, that the house ap
proved Hyde'a request for ft special
order of business, -.,
Tho long-awaited labor billu were
read today in the house, sponsored
by Representative Mrs. William Mun
roe and Senator I. J. Stadclman. The
bill setting forth restrictive measure!
against lubor unions, claimed the sup.
port of . several agricultural organ
izntione.
, Patronage Problem Arises
A group of legialators began wor!
on tbe tas kof drafting a bill dealing
with the patronage problem, wit5
Representative Hannah Martin, Mar
lon county, leading the movement.
According to Sirs. Martin, a pro.
posed measure would adopt procedure
designed somewhat similar to that
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TOlSEilD TEST
T
Town bp nd headquarters In Eugene,
I It mil oh thn M.nnoraliim ft nt.
! C' --V""1 " t ! "-n"1"". ' lynching a "test" plan ot
105, school of Journalhim. Lars E. j tb. Townspnd th.orT tlirting Feb.
Bladlne. McMinnville Telephone-lleg-, ommli t0 preimin.ry AeM, aa.
ister, president. Appointment of con-, mmnd bj rharIe, u 1nille( Town.
ference committees, Sir. Bladlne. Ap- h.nd .,H.ri Tbt paa propo,fi
po ntment of Oregon .Newspaper Pub- j , ,Hmulllte business and to stir in
Ushers association committees, Hugh . ,crt among Townsend club member.
Mcdilvrn, forest Grove .News Time,! The pn mlu or th8 rni,inf o
president. "The Past enrs Pro-' $(00 lr,0 of wnWl hM irMny b,.
greea With. News Camera, Photo-En
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Health Officer
Tells What Flu
' Can Do to You
PORTLAND, Jan. 21. OPI If
you've got the flu, what should you
do about It?
If you haven't got It, wknt should
ynu watch out for?
Dr. Frederick D.; Strieker, state
health officer, answered these ques
tions today for the Associated Press
tbusly:
If you hare It, go to bed and Isolate
yourself from the rest of the family.
Guard against chills, axposnre or ex
haustion. Serious compile. lion., such
as pneumonia, may occur if you laugh
or work it off, L'nderstsnd that you've
got . something far more threatening
than a mere cold. Stay In bed until
your doctor tells you to get up.
If you haven't fallen victim to It,
protect yourself by staying out of
crowds, washing your hands before
eating, sterilising eating utensils.
Wear adequate clothing. Avuid ex
haustion. Influents la spread from person to
person. Cover up tbe nose and mouth
if ynu cough or sneeis.
How csn you tell if you are threat
ened ?
The symptoms are h.adache, dull
ness, body pain and great muscular
weakness, There la fever end catarrh
al discharges. If you go to bed imme
diately, your lennieraluro usually
drops and there ia a gradual rocofery
la Uu. of fou dtA.
subscribed by merchant, to be given
to two accredited Townsend club
members of the city. This money.
$200 of which will bo given to a maa
end $200 to a woman, will probably bo
banked and certificates issued which
msy be redeemed when a certain num.
ber of transactions (to bo determined
I later) are completed.
I All purchasing with the Townsend
script will bo done at stores which
agree to pay a 2 per cent tax on tbo
(iirchase. In this way, tho "money"
will be kept In circulation and at tht
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PAQE 2
WEATHER NEWS
Eiigeneans could take little comfort
In tbe fact it was slightly warmer,
1 hursdsy, with froien snow still cor
ering tbe ground and tbe minimum
still 1(1 degrees below the f reeling
point. The forecast Indicates It will
he slightly warmer tbo latter part of
the week and follows)
OREGON: Unsettled tonight and
Fridey, probably snows north and
west portions, turning to rain near
coast; not quite so colds Increasing
southeast to south wind off coast.
LOCAL STATISTICS: Minimum
temperature, Thursdsy, 16 degrees!
maximum temperature, Wednesday,
31 degrees; stage of Willamette river
In Eugene it 7 i. m. Thursday. L4
feet; wind, north.
8IU8LAW TIDES; Friday, high.
8:12 a. m., 0:46 p, m.l low, 1:55 a.
iu., 3:27 p. m. Saturday, high, 9:17 a,
!-., 10:16 p. m.t low, 3:13 a. m., 4:20
p. m. Sunday: High, 10:15 . m-l Icq,
41 a. D, 6:18 P. m, . . ,