The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, December 09, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI Ue Your Gift Selections From The Guard Advertisements Then Go and Do Your Christmas Shopping Early fiiy New? HOIV3E EDITION . Ahnut People You r" ., the Lite f,0y Activities. VOL. 67 , TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON', TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER fl, 1924 TO PAY'S NEWS TODAY NO. 132 WC4THER n n ... Generally cloudy; prob It .1.. west nortlon to. Kl. Wednesday; moderate H11 " ....theasterly winds. ....nu maximum. K-lnlrniim, 37i l"'eol,, ! si) VC M il , .IS oi - - Uft.t. Direction of wind, LiilL L ,, suit Filed .: .,,,1 Fnistern l, tiled a demurrer to the . -i I! 1(. StrQiid who Lli, fiber, W. D. Stroud to H . . trvm ilnmnppa for al0it lor "'.""' " .-j t have been austiun- ;jJf it tbc employ " " u,t summer wueu u o..u . locomotive on which ,, employed fell, bonn and ...n oltnrnova for (irortmuu u " -- tplsint for action. ' , .. rhinaes Made L wuta entrance to Tho Guard jubcen cioseu, auu im jill hereafter' bo used as the .i .k. husincss manager. The Lb operator of the Associated iitbansms nia uuum-io i- hmerb- occupied by the man- . .J adjoining me oc o iouiuo. mikfi availaoie a swan vmw be used for, a newspaper kit. or reiuicu i-- eDjriruiS', clippings anu oiuur UalioD. , L,i Editor Here in H. Warren, assistant city, , il Tbc Oregonion and one of ast town men in the Portland i-aner colony, is in Eugene today, Lcome here to make an address the school of journalism in the itsilr of Oregon. It was Mr. L'l first visit to the university It expressed himself as highly 4 ud impressed with all, that iTiod observed there. aty Literature Sent Out iritj literature of Lane coun u beta sent to Los Angeles by Esjene cbauibcr of commerce to itdatthe booth rccently-open- btre bj the Portland chamber of Lr for the distribution of ad- iai matter pertaining to Ore- Id the benefit of tourists and seekers. ' ' Uer Plans Folder lies for the publication of the new trial folder of the liugene cham ( commerce are under way. This n which was issued about two i!0 will he revised to contain m industries added since thut M li Closed sebool at Black Butte in south ern county has been closed tern- 'it is the result of several enscs itherit in that district, ttccord . word received by' the county Pendent of schools. F" Proof to Be Filed Ul proof on a federal homestead wei in llie XotI district is to 'lit the offi,.c of K. O. lininel, Slates commissioner for this "The hearing has been set for P'U Petition Filed fliliou signed by rcsideuts of tiitrict a has been filed with "Mlj court asking that O. G. :'" be ppointed as road pa- F 'a that district. C. II. Itice 'Wtoloian on this route. P Imntory Filed J;'fntory ( u,c C8tate of the m'K .1. Johniion k.. '" Probate court. The estate ""'tOfuKi in leal nrnnpelr. Tlo re Culljns, 1'aul Had- "t-Colcnrd. h"1 Meet ,'"" 'H gather for n rog. "'! ill thoir t.n ... .u L . l VIII! U8I1H1 "fflesdav niche. Ti.. m u. m rn . out Mont 1200 ,st GUARD ADLHTS S. P. Workmen And Officials Confer EFFORT ID E 10 HI WE WAGE DISPUTE Conference Is Outstanding. Development Of Strike Vote Taken. Ballot Effects Approximate ly 6,000 Men on Rail road Proper SAX FIUXCISCO, Hoc. 0. UP) OfficiaIaj of the Southern Pacific cq;n pany and of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and " Firemen and Enginemen and the railway host lers' organization, went into confer ence here today on existing wage dis putes. The conference is an outstanding development of a strike vote by the workers, in which, according to offi cial announcement,. l)tl per cent of them balloted to leave the service of the company unless tb; confereu-'c was held. The vote affreted approxi mately 6000 men cm the Southern Pa cific proper and its two subsidiaries in the southwest,- the El 1'nso and Southwestern and the Arizona East ern systems. Those representing the company at the conference are: J. II. Dyer, gen eral manager; F. L. Hurcklmlter, as sistant general manager, and Robert Mclntyrc, nssistant to the general manager. The brotherhoods arc rep resented by L. G. Ciriffing, grand chief engineer of the llrotherhooel of Locomotive Engineers; D. It. Robert son, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen nnd Enginemen and' J. W. Burbank nnd ,1. A. Fofd. general chairmen of the Engineer' and Firemen's Brotherhoods, respect ively. ' DKS .MOINES, In., Dec. !. Iowa was gripped in a cold wave, the first of the winter, Ibis morning, with th? temperature hovering from five to 3T degrees above zero in various sec tions of the state. The sky was clear, however, and with fair and rising tem perature predicted for tomorrow, m recurrence of Inst week's tie-up rail and wire communication wns expected. TEMPERATURE RISING ST. FAI L, Minn., Dec. . Itelief from the mid-winter wenlJier, which hns been gripping the northwest fr two days was promised for today by the weather bureau, with rising ten perntufes by Wednesday, Railroad and bus transportation wns interrupted in parts of S'-uth Dakota, and North Dakota nnd Iowa by drifled snow. South Dakota report ed some snow and belnw-iero weiyher. The worst part of the, slorin. whi h at times assumed tJie proportions of ,i Milliard, has swung eastward iu'- Wisconsin today. In South Dakota country roals were blocked nnd sewral trains wio cancelled. Automobiles were stalled in drifts and one train, bound for Sioui Knlls was stuck in the snow near Heaver ( reek, Minn. Sioux f'ilr, Iowa, ndiicea. told of public school sessions being cancel led for the day because of the d-ip j snow nnd streetcar and train scrnc i was hampered. ; Irwin. Defence and .Manning, nil In ; Iowa, were without electric light acd power service as the rotilt of nearly 1(W poles being blown down. Centenarians Solve Cross-Words 4 ' if r . m7ii- wrrtMsW r wiw tiTii fliwirwr'i i i v ti iiin'iisiiff 'ill T AXP AYERS TO VIEW BUDGET ;e DECEMBER 29 Day Is Set For Citizens To . Go Over Outlay For , City As Set 1 No Decision Yet Made On Sum Lost In 1919 By Limitation KING S SPEECH T GIVEN N STATE Parliamentary Considera tion of Soviet Treaties Is Denied Members of the "Jolly Young Fellows a club of men whose mem bers must be ns much na eighty, and some of whom are one hundred and ten, living at the Daughters of Jacob's Home, in New York City, have taken avidly to the latest indoor spo rt solving cross word puzzles. This photograph shows Yusel Sonnenbrun, one hundred and three, surrounded by his cronies, working on one of them. E POItTLAXD, Ore., Pec. 0. Eager to get their hopes for highway im provement before the stao highway commission in its hist session before the meeting of the legislature, numer ous delegations from all parts of the stale are here today for the monthly session, which opened this afternoon mid will continue tomorrow. No bids on construction arc to be opened, but the commission will open bids on the annual auditing of the books. Otherwise the session will be devoted chiefly to hearing statements from various county delegations. IJnn county again asks assistance 'n the proposed Santitim highway pro j-cl, and there is a large delegation from central Oregon in behalf of the Crooked river bridge on The alles Cnlifornia highway. J.ane county has a delegation seek ing state funds to supplement county funds ayailiiblc for two highways in that county. llost of the coast counties, through which the Konsevelt lies have dele. gali'uis here to urge extended con struction and improvement on this road. Liquor Cases Here Sent to U. S. Court IE More than 47,000 books have been circulated by the Eugene Public li brary during the year, nccoring to the circulation records kept by Mrs. Adelaide Eillej', librarian. This sets a new mark for number of library books circulated, and if December's record approaches anything near that of last month the year's total will ex ceed 30,000. Novombcr sot the highest record in circulation figures for the year, a total of 5220 books being borrowed during tho month. In the first eight days of December the total was 1400, indicating that the year will pnd with a record-smashing figure. The total circulation figures per month for this year ore ns follows: January, 4284; February, 4 1-7 ; March, 42117; April, :!S."0; May, 11445; June, UOOIi; July, 4110; August, 4200; September, otKM ; October, 45-8; November, 5220; December (S days) 1400. J. Davis and J. II. I'iltmnn, arrest ed for the p'tHsession of a still Sun day by federal prohibiting officers near Walton, waived a hearing before Fulled Stales Cninmissioiier E. O. IinmeJ and they have iteen bound over to the federal court at Portland. A federal deputy will taker- them to Portland today or tomorrow, it is pc porlrtl. Percy Snyder, also chaigcd with possession of the slitl who was not nrreMrd at the time the other Iwo were taken is expected to have hearing tomorrow, is the report. ! Speed Marks Trial Of Alleged Bandits VIPUIU.AH. I).r. U. Sifd mjirkri the (rial lirrr Iwltiy of Wil liam P. Ilii ii.inln. Kin math Kullx. To., hotel iikmi. rind IdininsD. Wlvl. i'liirjUMl with th1 holdup nnd ro!!)r.v of tin' WomllaniJ hrmnh of the Hnti of lui'y ,in Krani-lwo l"t HMi tpmlirr. A jury wltt ohtuinul by no Jl. opftiii g argument were nri'Ie by the nttorneyn nnd fiir hunk employe, te." t:fiil mul Identified liii-hnrJn nd llnni'iln. It a expected the Kt0 noiild remh the jury before dirk. Dean Rebec Will Address Meeting Of Phi Beta Kappa Dr. Cieorge , Peliec, lenn ff the Krnduatc ndiool of the t'niversil y Qf Oregon, will give the address nt the iiuuiiiil full liaiintipt of Alpha clnipler, Phi Hela Knppn, nmionnl nrli(datic fraternity, to be held nt the A n-lior-ase at I) o'elocli Thurfdny evening. Ir. Ilehec lin chosen nn his ftihjeet, "American Culture." Preceding the linmiuct the annual fall inimilimi of Phi Heta Kappa will lie held at o'clock Id the Wo- mnu'a building . for the following: Florence Buck. Iluperi Kiillivant, Mra. Henuic Chriatensen, Jlnrry F. Ilulnr, Kerby S. Jl Jler, who nna elected while attending Oxford, but who.liaa not had the opportunity to be initiated untd now, Pat Morrin ttcite, John llogerx, Martha A. rdiull. Profeis.or Mary Perkinn, preHident of the I'niversdty of Oregon chapter of Phi lleta Knptia, will be the pre siding officer. At the Immpiet rcrpomca for the initiatea will be mnde by Florence littck and Fat Morrimette. With (he 'exception of Mr. Miller the others were elected tu the nocicly earlier in the fall. W. C. t. U. TO MEET . The W. C. T. V. will bold a meet ing in the Itnptiat church Wednes day t 2:-'10. II. A. Wheeler will gire ,i.a ditpoa. Mf the tneetlnff. A Iflr.e J attendance la urged December 20 ia the d.iy set for thi taxpayers' meeting to consider the Eugene city Jjudgct, It was announced today by Mayor E. II. Parks. The amount to lie raised is $S9,181, wh(ch is more than f 1,1.000 less Uinn tho tie pnrlments nsked for to run their af fairs in liKo. Police, fire and street deportments suffered the heaviest cuts, nnd nlthough it is expected that an emergency fund, if crented by n special millogc tax, will help these de partments greatly. i Budget Now, Following is the way the city bud get stands today: Amt.Pro- Ami. Ap posed v proved Recorder 3.0S0 3,OSO Treasurer 2,02,'! 2.02.) Warrant interest . . !!,000 3,000 Fire department. . . l.S.,'110 '15,410 Police lS.DTf) 11070 Fngineer 4.000 4.000 Road nnd street ... 2:1,400 18,100 Sewer 2.900 2,000 Attorney J'. . 1,070 1,070 City Jinll expense .. 1.8(10 1,S(10 Ileallh department. 1,200 1,200 Huilding inspector. 1.000 1,000 Emergency 4,1100 4,30.) Library D.200 G,2O0 Pork' '. 4.0.10 -l.O.IO $103,105 $89,181 The nmount to be raised by taxation is $04,111, the estimated receipts from all sources in 1025 being $23. 040. Intorest By Taxation. . The interest on bonded Indebtedness which it was thought nt PrM, would have to be deducted from tbc bud get, will be raised by taxation, and is not tinder the (1 per cert limitation. This amounts to $31,4"i5. Taxes for the sinking fund on the various bond issues also is exempt from the lim itation, nnd totals $:t0,72o bringius the total nmount to be raised by taxi tinn up to ?lo7.301. No formal decision wns made by tbe attorney general with regard to the proposal to put back into Mie budget the nmount lost in 1010 when the city applied the (I per cent llmilallon o.i estimate for nine nipnths. However, in a conversation with ,1. F. Tourtel lotte, Mr. Van Winkle declared the state constitution would linvo to lif amended to make the change. The new bookkeeping system will go Into effect for the city of Eugene on Jnnn.iry 1, Mr. Tourtellntte told the council Inst night. A full report of the city's finim ial condition will be ready .lanuary 20. Egyptian Situation Cleared; Visits Of Prince Of Wales Approved ' LONDON, Dec. 0. P) King George opened parliament in atnto to day with n speech from the throne, full of pronouncements on foreign nnd domestic nffaira. TJie king said the government was unable to recommend, parliamentary consideration of the Soviet treaties, but lie desired that "normal inter course between the two countries shall not be interrupted." He said the. gov ernment proposed to proceed with the naval base at Singapore. Beginning with the declaration that British relations with foreign powers coutinued friendly, the king pointed out that Egypt had nccepted Great Britain's demands for redress fol lowing tlie enmpaign of . hostility against British Interests in Egypt nnd the Sudan culminating in the murder of the sirdar. He expressed deep interest in the important deliberations of tho League of Nations, nnd said llie British and dominion governments had not yet hnd time to complete their study of the Geneva arbitration protocol, which they were now examining. Prince to Travl. The king announced Hint invitations had been nccepted for til Prince of Wales to visit Argentina next year, when be will nlso visit South Africa. Co-operation with the dominions nnd India would be a guiding princip- o o ) Opens Parliament o o 1 M if , HOUSE ADOPTS PLAN: SENATE TO VOTE NEXT Measure Carries A Total Of $238,000,000; Land Of fice Clause Out Railroad Consolidation Bill Is Introduced By Chair man Winslov Publicity Section May Be Repealed WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. Repeal of the income tax publicity aeellon of the revenue act, recommended by the president in his annual message, may be taken up by the houae ways nnd mentiM committee soon, although no definite dcciiiion baa been reach ed, Chairmnn Green aald after a visit to the White House. CLUBS TO HOLD CAME The Lions and Ujo Klwania clubs nrll meet thia evening at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium to Kettle the ques tion na to which organixatlon fa cap able of producing the best Volleyball team, Kevernl fast playern are en rolled in each club and a good game ia promised, is tho declaration of the team captains. (Continued on ;age two) Publishers of Tax Returns Not Guilty, Is Judge's Decision NKW YORK, Ie O.-r-Fcdornl Jiidfun John ('. Knox todny tTireotcd n jury to return n verdict of not guilty In tho tridl of tho tVoVral in diotniont nKaitmt tho New York Tri biino company, Inc., foi publicntfon of incomo tux returns. United StateH Attorney William I lay ward announced that he would im mediately take on nppeal to tho Su premo Court, , JUDGE TAKES CASE HAIn.MOKB, Iec. 0. At the potieluHon of tho argument in the United HtateH court today on the demurrer of tho Idiltimoro Vont com patiy to hii irxlirtment clinrgiuK pub iirntion.of lueomo tax returnn in' vio lation of tho law, Judjeo Morris A. Sopor announced that ho would take the inotter under advinemeiit. Newton J. linker, former secretary of war, concluded tho argument for tho Tost. f Farm Legislation Will Await Report tt'A 1 UN iTON, I ec. 0. I'oit ponement of agrirtilturnl leginlation until after tho receipt of the report of tho president' agricultural com mission and tho prensing of tho na tional bnnk branch and other bills now on llie sennto calendar is the tenta tive legislative program determined upon today by hti senate republican utoering committer. DIVORCE DECREE GRANTED A divorce decree was granted to dify by .ludgo O. K. Hkipworth to Fred .lackson from his wife, Mary Jackson. The charges made were cruel and inhuman treatment. Tho defendant Is allowed to resume her maiden name of Mary Wilbur, the de cree b talcs. rOUTLANP, Dec. 0. (Special) The campaign nginnnt Jl. W. Vfico ns member of tho state jrnmo commis' sion, started in Kugenc nt.' a meeting of the Oregon Stuto Sportsmen's a socintion lust Keptembor, reached a dramatic stago in 1'ortland ' Monday when the meeting grow too hot for Mr. Price and ho walked out. lien Dorris of Kiigene, I. X. FJeinchner of Portland and H. W. Price of Port land were tho 'only membera of the commission present tat tho meeting, and Mr. Prico'a departure left the board without a quorum nnd automat ically ended tho pension. Hen Dorris delivered a verbal lash ing to the Portland man when Mr. Price refused to file formal charges against A. K. Burghduff, state game warden and Mutt I.. Hyckmnn for al leged diverting of trout fry from the state hatcheries (or privntc purposes. "To Jntimuto thut the commission is dishonest or Incompetent to investi gate its own employees js an insult," said Mr, Dorris. "Price, ns a member of tho commission, hns a duty to per form In bringing charges of miscon duct against employes of the commis sion if he lias any. Otherwise the commission cannot net in tho matter." Mr. Prico refused to reply to Mr. Dorris when tho latter declared that he "felt honest enough to conduct nn honest investigation and if uuy (picNtioncd his honesty he wanted to know it then." And then the fireworks began. Hen Dorris moved to cot id emu Mr. Price's uctinu and addressed the ac tion to Governor Pierce. Mr. Fleisch ner stepped out of the chair to second the motion, calling on Mr. Price to preside. In seconding thevnotion Mr. Fleischner intimated that. Mr. Price liad written the letter under a nom WASHINGTON, Dec. D.OPi The interior department appropria tion bill, first of the annual supply measures was passed today by :lie house. , Tbc measure, carrying a total of $2yS,000,000 wns scut to the eenato minus on, origimi! provision caljiu;? for abolition next Juiy 1,, o0 Itmd offices, ; A. Inst minute effort was made to restore this cetiou, previuusly eli minated ou an amendment by Itepri aentotivc Slnuott, republican of Ore gon, but It was kept out of the bill by a vote of 1S3 to Pleading for government economy Ilepresentativc Oimpton, republican, Michigan, in charge of theWll, di inunded n second vute ou tiie Sin nott amendment but n coalition of western republicans -and . southern democrats in favor of . keeping tuo land offices in opcrntiou. proved too formidable, Immediately after the house acted, senators- from western titles, irres pective of party agreed at n coufet enco to demand that the SpnV.'h Sprit ra Item ami laud office hems na restored in the senate . A spokesman for the cunferem-o s:iid that Seuatot' Smobt, republic in ot UtflJi", who will have charge of th j measure in tho senate, had given surancc that the Items Wuftld be put b:.ck Into tho bill. (Continued ou page six) RAILWAY BILL UP WASHINGTON, Dec. I). UP) A railroad consolidation bill was intro duced today by Chairman Wiusluw i.J the house commerce commit tee. Tho bill would declares It the pii icy of congres.i to authorize and bi'ii' about the unification of the count ry .. rnflruadu into u uuinbcr (-f strong and efficient systems. Thewe would, .i fo.' i a priu-ticahle mu'utain exicti'if routes and preserve competition. The properties of the carriers jit onch system would i.ltfmately be man aged nnd operated and owned or con trolled by a single corporation. Chairman Winsltw said the bill I based solely upon the pKi. of autn orizing voluntary consolidation. Co der Its provisions if at the end of five, years, unification had not beep offer ed, tin Interstate commerce enmmiv sion would report tu congress its sug. gestions for compulsory cousolidatiop, Chainnan Winslow said tho meiit tiro wns In general accord with sug gestion tranftinltled to congress by President t'oolidge. TPV TV A V ('ooliilgo in Chicago. 1 V J I r 1 Busy Day is Spent. A w x The Grand Champion Hj AHTIH'H I?niSn.VE ((.'(pprrlfbt, IKl, by Slur (ompunr) Trealdpot CooHiIk haa apont a i!n.v in (.'hlrefra working hard. Ncwapnptrj, laying nut hit (Liy, iii!i(rtrJ Diimnrona i lo in aiirb aa "Drake bnlrl, 0 to 1J. ruling." anil ''Hlock rda Inn, 5 to 0, rrfttillg.", Th "rrallng'' conalatril in slinking hnntla with long linea 'of 'oinmlttr-ot. '.Mnle anil frmnlt' crontcd ha ttis1!!!," like tba animals in the park. Thny wanted to sea the prpaidotil nnd I'll him that tlir- liked his apcci'h, aayliig that Ilia I'nltrd Stntra cuuld mnnngn ita own affalra without the help of Kuropa. 'l'bcf wanted to brag about tba big plurality, 881,115, that Illinois. Bv bira. Mr, Oolldga waa glad to aen them. And having aeen them, bo knew how to mnva them along thnt be might hava timt to ae the neat lot. Being president iau't nil beer and kilfh'. In fuet, In Mr. Cvolldg"' rape, thera la no beer ,and tiiero iir-j no .kittle. Ho worked hard from bla arrival o 0;1, io tho morning to 0.15 at uig :, when ba left for Waaliiugtoti wl i twenty odd 'hotgnphe,a shooting off flanhllghta in bla fuce, Incldeut.ill.v not rimaing him to clmuge bla at preaHlon, The moat Interealing thing to fill reporter, who aaw and talked wita Mr, Coolidg for the first time at tha Drake hotel, waa tbe Imprcaalona that hie high aloping forehead and hia general mannr made upon tiie o'j aerver. You feel jhnt wlen he ia re fualng to talk, aa ho refuaed In tbi lant campaign, there la a good deal going on back ot that forehead. And he hta a kind henr, Hla first worJa (Continued on page four)