Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, January 21, 1937, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextL THE REGISTER. OTT ART. ETTflENE. OREqON Png Two. T (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) ' af the Washington legislature. A wag rate of $8 per day (or leiis latora, abolishing aeparate aecretar la for each legislator, and providing for a corps of clerks from the house to eerve when needed, were the .main featnrea of the proposed measure. When the session opened last weak there waa an outcry from eeveral quarters over alleged favor itism shown in selection of secretr les and clerks. Later there was a - complaint that secretaries for each senator waa a "luxury." When the proposed measure will come out was not known. Franolsoovloh Asks Speed Only one bill waa Introduced in the morning meeting of the senate, a measure by Senator Delltnore Lea sard. Multnomah, providing for ap pointment of judges pro tempore in circuit court. F. Mt Franclscovlch, president of the senate, sounded a warning for committees to start their meetings in order to prevent an over-crowded calendar at the end of the term.' An offer from the attorncy-gener-al'a office to assist In drafting legis lation was received in the senate and accepted. The house of representatives de cided unnnimbusly thnt women, as well aa men, should submit to physi cal examination when applying for a ' marriage license. The measure, In induced by Daisy B. Bevans, Clack amas, raised no dissenting voice in the - lower house, many members mating that they felt the measure did not go far enough, but was aa much as could be accomplished at the present time. The mensure will now go to the senate. . ( House Passes Third After two weeks of legislation the 'house passed its third bill of the 60 Introduced to date. Tbe other bill passed by tbe bouse was the measure' sponsored by the Joint . house and senate Multnomah delegation which would create a civil service board 'and provide for appointment by this .board of custodians and assistant 'custodians of school districts In this 'state (Portland)' having a population of 100,000 or more persons. 1 -' legislation on the two messures to aid the town of Bandnn was re referred to the committee on tax ation and revenue. 1 A Joint memorial to congress ask "ing for amortisation of land bank 'commissioner mortgsgea over a term of years so that principal and Inter est payments should not exceed five per cent of the origins! loan with -'Interest on the nnpsid bslanee not to -eieeed three per cent per year waa unanimously adopted by the house. ' teak Homestead Exempted ' Is addition to two expected labor bills Introduced In tbe morning ses etaej, a measure which would exempt homesteads from taxation and fore closure was brought heforo the bouse by Representative Miller, Josephine count. The bill to abolish the position of director of production and market ing research, now held by W. J. Kerr, In the Oregon system of higher education was brought before the house by Representative E. O. Allen, Multnomsh. The other messura which 'appeared In the morning essslon pro vided that the amount of federal 'grant' used In construction of school buildings shall nto be considered In computing the cost of the building 'for the purpose of fixing tuition. ! - 1 1 S yf) 4 T LANE'S TEMPERATURES Eugene 16 above ('aHrnde Summit ......5 below Mc-Kfiizie Ilridge 2 above (inkriilce .......4.5 abeve Florence '. 20 above Cottage Grove ('resweli Junction City ........ ...12 above .16 above ....10 above IT WAS a matter of "Hall, hall, Our Gang'a all here," and a vary happy oocaslon, when Hal Roach's prod Inles of yaatarday and today gathered In Hollywood to appear together In a new Juvenile comedy. Smil ing their glee, the currant members of "Our Gang" and the alumni posed for this group picture. Seated, left to right, are Mary Kornman; Baby Patay May; Gordon Oouglaa, preaent director; Miokey Daniels; Joe Cobb, and Stymie Beard. Back row, left to right, are Spanky MeFarland; Alfalfa 8wltzer; Darla Hood; Porky Lee, and Buckwheat Thomas. In tha foreground la Pata the pup. FLU SPREADS AS GOLD CONTINUES By The Associated Press Oregon's shivering citlens tossed log after log Into their furnaces today In an effort to lick the cold snsp and stave off the state-wide Influents wave. Tbe official weekly report of the state department of health listed 825 eases of Inflensa, an increase of 706. Authorities, however,, were Inclined to view the figures with pessimism for the unreported cases boosted the to tal Into the thousands. Umatilla apparently bore the brunt of the Illness. There 1151) caaes found their way into the official report. More than 800 students out of a school population of 1800 remained away from their classes at Pendleton. In comparison, the densely settled Portland district reported only 1(10 cases, . A cheerless sun sent the tempera ture looming down to new low records In esstern Oregon. The IB below aero minimum nt Klamath Falls broke on lM-yenr-old mark. It was minus at I'endelton for the second night In suc cession and 21 below at Baker. The Dalles had 2 degrees below, a point warmer than yesterday. La Grande's 15 below represented the coldest polut since Feb. 15, 1033. More frigid blasts hit smaller com munities. Meacham's reading waa ,17 below and Tule Lake, Calif., near Klamath Falls 25. Six hundred cases of influenxa, many of them mild, existed at Baker, although tbe official report gave the county only 45. Schools had about 300 empty desks The Klamath county physician said the disease had decliped to abotit 100 cases. Officially, how ever, Klamath county did not report a single case. Nearly 400 of the 1045 students at La Grande were absent. Other counties reported to the health department gave Benton 45. (CONTINUED FROM PAOE I) pedal officer it the man had been aearcbed and no further search was made or the mouey might have been found then, it wss stated. - Sheriff Swarts said Thursday that Westphai appeared to be very much .frightened when he waa first locked up and when his mind appeared to be .giving way he frequently wept and often enoko of his mother. v Westphal is a native of Qermany and baa been in the United States ten years. He has been engaged in placer : mining in the Sacramento valley in California and had a small quality .gold dust with hitn when arrested. ! Ralph Mclntyre, chief Jailer, Is giv en credit for discovery of the money and subsequent checkup. Bberlff Swarts returned from Salem at 2:30 In tbe afternoon, re porting that the department of justice agent from Portland to whom he telephoned failed to appear. He left all the information he had about Weatphal and the numbers of the bills with J. H. Murray, the Identification officer at the penitentiary. Reduces Varicose or Swollen Veins Simple Home Treatment ; Prove It At Small Cost The world progresses. Todsy msny senior silments tbst took weeks to overcome can now be helped much more quickly. If you have varicose Teles or bunches stsrt todsy to bring them hark to normal else and if you mrm wise you win no so, Jll.t mfi an . r i . . 1 Vl 1 1 r- - - .... wiur ui Mamie F'mi.M nit mt ri-Mtl 11.... Co, Penney Wise Drug Store, or any i-iming posrmsrisi ana apply it light and morning to the enlarged veins. is very powerful and pens tratiaa. and nnlv littl u hjiImJ " la a short ih .t,A..u Begin to .grow smaller and by rrgulsr 'se Boon approach normal. People who want to reduce varlrose viov or eimpie swellings should pot "T a rxmie at once. It a penetrating and powerful that aaaal bottle itsts a long time. Is Clackamas 43, Douglas 8, Jackson 22, Josephine 1, Lake 6, Malheur 36, Mar ion 27, Sherman 21, Union 74, Wasco 32 and Washington 28. E (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) and Arthur Hendershott, council fi nance committee chairman, was held Thursday afternoon, but it was indi cated that Htte save tentative discus sion of airport prospects waa under taken. Hope was seen hy Mayor Large in the explanation of WPA requirements given by Colonel Popp. Though WPA requires a large contribution from the sponsoring city now than In former yenra, roughly 20 per cent, he reveal ed that the Oregon WPA rules permit a site definitely purchased for a pro ject to be counted in for Its full value as the city'a contribution. This offers encouragement it is felt, .since tbe sale of the preaent airport and a bond Issue for a few thousand dollars might easily bring to Kugene a flrat-claas, approved airport, and all the advan tages of scheduled air service. "Nonetheless," Mayor Large declar ed, "we are going to go alow on this and make sure that everything we do ia wise and right. We cannot afford to repeat past mistakes, nor to over reuch ourselves. Neither can we afford to lag behind in tbe aviation parade. Between these two alternatives we must select a middle course." PHELAN SIGNS CONTRACT SEATTLE, Jan. 21. P The Unl verslty of Washington's football coach ing atiiff, Including Head Coach "Jim my" I'helnn and assistants "Pest" Welch and "Cotton" Wilcox aigned new three-year contracts today. The new contract carries l'helan through the 1030 sesson. He. camo here in 1080 from Purdue. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) Temperatures throughout Lane county were slightly higher, Thursday, although still way below the 'reeling point. Eugene's minimum for the day a 10, one degree above that for Wednesday. The lowest mark In the county con tinned to be at Cascade Summit where it was . 5 degreen below xero for the minimum, 0 degrees above Wednes day's low. It was clear and calm there Tburbday, 78 inches of snow re ported on tho ground. All other points also reported slight Iv hieher temneratures for the day. i As previously reported, many of Lane county's sawmills and logging camps are down because of tbe snow and cold. H. J. Cox, secretary of the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's asso ciation,' estimates some 1200 men, or a third of the county's lumber work ers, are out of work for the time be ing. The order from the county pre venting log hauling until rondg are in better condition also has caused some to shut dpwn. Ice wn reported extending out from tho banks of all streams in this sec tion ngain. Thursday. Ilonds continue treacherous making automobile travel hazardous. . 3. In case of headache or fever, put your child to bed and cull your fam ily physician." School directors and physicians stressed the need of keeping the children at home. Tbe Springfield high school will not bo closed unless the number of absentee pupils in creases greatly, said Snpt. Marschat, because it was felt thnt these older students would not heed the warning and remain at home if they were not in school. Mr. Marschat has kept' a check on the number absent during the past week. .The number of students re maining away from school increased every day until Wednesday when the Brutlnin school reported 37.2 per cent of the entire enrollment absent and. Lincoln reported 22.0 per cent absent. "" ... , "It Is difficult to soy Just how many of those out of school arc ac tually ill," said Supt. Mnrsclint. "and how ninny may bo slnying out be-' cause of various degrees of common colds, or avoiding classes for fear of being exposed." N. O. W. OFFICERS ELECT SPRINGFIELD, Jnn. 21. (Spe cial) The Officers club of Neighbors of Woodcraft met lust night at the home of Mrs. Stewart Barrett and the following officers were elected: Presi dent, Mrs, C. F, Kggimann; senior vice president, Mrs. Stella Baldwin; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Stella Lew is. The netx meeting will bo February 13, at tho president's homo. FUNERAL ARRANGED Funeral services for the lute George Franklin Scott are to be conducted nt 2 p. in. Friday in the Phil Bartholo mew chapel in Springfield, Rev. J. D. McCormick officiating. Buriul will be in the Laurel Hill cemetery. SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 21. (Spe del) Tho Springfield Youth League is having class ulght Thursday nigbt ! In tho Springfield armory under the direction Of Mrs. Kathleen Siegnor. Classes in various activities of the league to meet with recreational teachers are: Personality study led by George Robbins, adult education teacher; arts and crafts led by Mrs. Marion Roe. WPA recreation tench er; leather tooling led by Mrs. Roe nnd Floyd Keeney; rod and gun club under George Robbins. After the class meetings, there will be games and duncing to the music of tbe league orchestra led by Johnny Green and Millard Adams of Santa Clara. Plans are underway for the 6r- K'niizalion of a tap dancing class which will probably be taught by a member of tbe university staff, ac cording to Charles Berreman. According to Mr. Berreman, the Youth League is becoming so popultTf In tbe surrounding - districts that plans are being mode to organise groups in Santa Clara and Eugene. There will be a discussion of these plans Sunday afternoon when dele gates from F.ugene and Santa Clara will meet in Mr. Berreman'a office. R. N. A. at Springfield ' Delays Installation SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 21. (Spe cial) The Royal Neighbors of Amer ican lodge camp No. 4S7S held its monthly meeting nt Taylor's hall last night. The installation of officers which was to hare been the business of tho meeting was postponed because of the large number of members un nbln to nttend. Fern Cornell and Alice Logan were initiated into the lodge. The Springfield camp accepted Eu gene camp No. 10328 for consolida tion. After the business meeting re freshments were served by Mrs. Laura C. Drnuing, Mrs. Henry E. Uerber and Mrs. Robert L. Drury. : Tha following members of Eugene camp no. 10328 were visitors, Maude Keinxle, Frances Kardell,. Jeweu li le ge r. Bertha Head, Cora Parker, and District Deputy Maude Davis. It was decided that the next club meeting will be at tbe home of Mrs. Laura C. Den ning, 238 E street, on February 10. GROUPS TO HAVE PIE SOCIAL ciali cial) The monthly business meeting of the 3-L and 4-L of Spring field will be Friday evening in Tay lor's hall at 7:30. A pie social will follow the regular business meeting. A committee was appointed to urge wives of mill workers, whethed they are members of 3-L or not, to bring pies. Those on the committee are: Mr. and Mrs. Levi Xeet, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sidwell. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bainbridge. i LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 21. (Spe cial) Mrs. Lee P.utnam left yester day for Sau Jose, Calif., to visit ber brother, Tom C. Barker. I 'TEST' (CONTINUED FROM PAOE I) close of each month, the earnings on the 2 per cent tax will be collected and the sum given out for another rotation. The man and woman to be selected for the Initial test Will be chosen on Thursday night, Jan. 28, at the Mc Donald theatre, and they will be chosen from accredited Townsend club members. Then starting Feb. 1, the test will start and the -m ber of transactions will be entered on the currency. Tbe plan is expected, according to Mr. Paine, to be self-paying in about rix months. A 'general meeting of Townsend club members will be held Saturday at 7:80 p. m. at Townsend headquarters and a committee will be appointed to work out tbe details for tho test. Mr m e&V I Its my measure of good taste in whisky as in cigarettes Men by tbe millions ere aocking to Cobbs Creek, for word of Its better taite has travelled Irom eoait to eostt. One thing esplains that better taste . , . Mildness. In whiiky es in cigarettes Mildness lets the teste come through. Try Cobhi Creek it's smooth enough to tip, yet full 00 proof. I.OMISCAHI DIMtllini Orftorttios, fkiltdilpblt, r. UU PINT $130 uu ouair 1-M MAIS OAL BLENDED WHISKY LIKI YOUR CIGARETTE William Welter Dies at Hospital William Wolter, 138 Fourteenth avenue east, died early Thursday morning at the Sacred Heart general hoapital at the age of 85 years. He was born Dec. 17, 1851. He had lived here about 30 years. Surviving Mr. Wolter are five sons and four daughters: Charles Wolter of McMinnville, Herman, Gilbert and Er nest Wolter, nil of Kansas, Harry Wolter of the Chose Gardens district, Eugene; Mrs. Anna Meyer, Mrs. Lil lian Maresch, Mrs. Edith Floyd, Mrs. Nora Forney, all in Kansas. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Funeral arrangements will be an nounced later from Ventch chapel. PETJHEY's Great GUTiffiBlinHJ' 400 PAIRS: Of women Shoea all being disposed of at thla one price. $0.00 0 A Pair Shoea In broken Unas. Indi vidual and distinctive styles. FORMERLY priced at K00, SS.0O, 16.85 to $7.50. Dress Shoes Sport Shoes Some At $1.45 L 828 Willamette mmJ Butter Krust Famous for Ita Flavor Baked by Williams SlashI Banal Thla la the time of year when w. fan Immediate elaaranee without ranai.,1 t- ..... price, ivu MiBW r wimwr morcnanaise qU 71 been In atock for a few months so we mean butlMnlJ wo aay clearance, Quantltlea are limited and thara s enough alzea and styles to go around, ao shop Mrlywi'i' you can find what you want we guarantee you Jii.,'. REAL MONEYI " K MEN'S WEAR FIRST FLOOE MEN'S SUITS . $14.0(1 Single and double breasted models. Plain and sports backs. MEN'S OVERCOATS ....... .M,! A group of winter-weight o'coats drastically reduce! to clear. MEN'S EXTRA PANTS . Standard materials, Iq a variety of weaves. A dor. ance value. DRESS SHIRTS 69c Reduced for immediate clearance. Fast colon, Hi craft collar. DRESS SOCKS ...10c A bargain In rayon aocks fancy patterns. 3 WOMEN'S WEAR SECOND FLOOE WOMEN'S COATS $6.88 Tailored .models In fleece and tweed self trimmed. WOMEN'S COATS ..... $9.88 Fur trimmed dress coats in fleece and -noveltj worsteds. . WOMEN'S SILK DRESSES $3.88 A group ot. street and afternoon dresses reduced to clear. ' Women's Cotton Dresses .$1.98 A group of better cotton frocks. Good values! CHILDREN'S COATS ... $3.88 Fur and self trimmed In fleece, chinchilla and bo elty wools. I HOME FURNISHINGS BALCONY SOILED SHEETS 63c 81 x 99 In., slightly soiled from use for display p poses. PART WOOL SUITING, yd. 75c 54 In. plaid In a fine selection of dark and brUtt shades. MIXED SUITING, yd. 19c to 39c 36 In. cotton In designs and woolen weaves. Malabar Prints . . .2 yds. for 25c Good colors In a variety of designs. 36 In. wide. BLANKETS Pairs $3-69 Part wool plaids (70 x SO In.). A timely bargaur Women's Furnishings First Floor ...,49c Carefully finished rayon crepe tailored &"" white. Children's Tuck Stitch Undies- 2 for 2o Tantlcs and vests In small, medium and WOMEN'S SLIPS 2 Bias cut rayon lace trimmed. White snd FANCY APRONS ... 2 for 2J Dainty figured lawns trimmed with bias Mad" colors. SUIT FRONTS Tleatcd crepo neckwear. Black, white, bin. .49c bn WATCH OUR WI NDOfN