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twojuying Days, Then Christmas-There is Still a Chance for Belated Shoppers Do Your Buying Today City News IHOfViE EDITION Items About People You Know and Happenings' fkat Reflect the Life 0i Eugene and Its Var Iti Do.il Activities. TODAY'S NEWS TODAT EUGENE, OREGON', MONDAY KVEN'NCi, PKCKMISKR 1!'J4 TODAY'S NEWS TODAT NO. 141 THE WEATHER V UU Of li 111 11116 Oregon: Fair and continued aU tonloM and Tuesday; mod. ,r,t, northeasterly winds. Tem- jriture Sunday: maximum, 28 J,,raes; minimum, 17. Preclplta- gil, .91 'f " lncn DeDth of 8.5 Inches. Stage of river, U net. Direction of wind, north Ml. midline In Eugeno .1 breadline is being operated these ' i(i)is by the Sulvation Army til Ifli lj Vh V fft' (!,,(. unfortunate persons who lite no money or not cnougii money v bay (unci at restaurants." It is ymt ecincliccted at the .Salvation (raj hall, and hot soup, stew, bread lroffec have been provided for the nfltrrrs during the repent freezing iMlher and heavy snowfall. The hall jilso being kept open nil night, and an bavins no plHoe to sleep have krn availing themselves of these rcn quarters for this purpose., In Ibi) vray Adjutant Jesse Hoc is play for Santa Clnus to, sufferers. One j the 'Santa Clans Jotters finding lliir way into Mr. Roe's hands rends u follows: "Dear .Santa: IMcaso bring at a pair of crutches, 40 inches long." jlit appeal is from a little crippled bor at Walker. Anyone having a pair d crutches of this length and is tilling to donate them to the crippled Uj is asked to leave them at the Sal ntion Army hall or telephone Mr. Be at U71-H. Atles Stuck In Snow Was yours one of the one or two btrodrc'd Automobiles that got stuck ii tbc snowbanks on 'Willamette street this morning? The great heaps N snow shoved to. the curbing line b; sidewalk sweepers and the strcct ta snow plow caused much incon- rcniencc to downtown motorists, par- linilarly those without chains on their Mrs. They would drive up alongside He curb, nnd after transacting their business would attempt to drive nwuy, when the rear wheels would spin iu lie snow with apparently no traction taitever. After watching a few uu- cjeeessful attempts, passers-by would liaally come to the rescue, and help iiore the stranded vehicle (Hit of the ,.,.,, . , . fr, , ,, Here From Klamath Falls Miss Klolso Mcl'herson, former mi'lent at the University of Oregon too is now head of the music depart- Bent of tho Klamath county high cehool nt Klamath Falls, is here to mid the holiday vacation. Miss Me- lliwsoti reports that the driving over tbe Asliluiid-Klamath Fulls highway horn Klamath Falls to the Pacific tisluvny is fair and that many cars ire making the trip now. Returns From Oakland Charles Yngnl of this city who has teen employed in Inking the federal 'mi itiisiis in Douglas county iu the I'iMniicI district has returned here as reports Hint it is impossible to ccrr the territory" under present cither conditions. lie will return to his district when the weather niod lt?x. "ill Barnard Improvod Mis Kluise ltnriiiiril, cashiiM at 'f l'avifie Telephone and Tele graph ""niwnj, who has been wmfiucd to home f,,r c I past two weeks as "e roMili of illness was able to be "'May and Inter in the week is ex Wed lo return to her duties will telephone company. ,ff hf,i-e to spend the holidays bav IoWfl 1Dt arrived Snhirdnv aft or tnnkiniT ! (Continued on page five) Some Facts On Success InAdv erlisjii!" lte .vet-ret of uucccpcful ndver- tlfin- js jn pnnKiaipn-. 'nlft fl(l. vertior wf0 ptaecs his messnpc be '"'f (lie public regularly every day " at rloe interviflu is the adver ""r who sains the fullest results. .There i, no 0,nPr mertiun, lh""ish ,i,h the advertiser can the public Ro well and com '"'''It as Ihrniul, afternoon '"pper vihic-h completely cov in field. The afternoon nens nes i,ito tho home at a ef day th, ni(,mD(.r, 0f ""'"lily have finished the days Wltitir, ,, ,avc piire , r.lBX lt read. Thry do not, In the ,r'"H. have to content them " wiih a cursory glance at 's. They have time to read 'WM'aer thoroughly and they the pap.r , u.h . one u " 'rth reading. Con,j,t ,.rtly Irorti,illt ; Iternoon newspaper la th "'vertisjig inrestmeut there " can be. ffi sfi' m m s ' . g. ss- m Air Mail Aviator Killed In buoy is found iooiis RELIEF FLIEti Apparently Had Leaped With Parachute, Which Was Torn From Body ' Searchers Sent, Out. "nnrincr - -o Morning; Was On Relief Duty Trip Al'KUliA, Uvv. '2-2. The C.IareiH'o Uiluerl, air mt.il body of aviator who was lost U. nt uiglit in a sn-jw-storm over K.inMiIk:, III., wbiln on the way to Omalr.i from Cbieaco, wan found sborlly :fitr 10 o'clock abi.it h.ilf'a mile frjm l.i. wrci-kcfl phi:". Ai.i.orrntly he lw leaped from hie p'fcno wilh his iK-rrrbute. but it vas oru from him in the downwaid r.isli through the storm. A piece of the fiaritcnute was still ncld.by the belt which cacircled Mi'i aviutur's body. A fflriiipr Kofii-i-li'iio unrrp InmitOctl how bauk. j , ....... I iiiuocrmimu. uiiuiii u nine nurcu 01 Kaneville which is 50 miles west of Chicago. - Since midnight, farmer parties or- :.'iniaed-at villages between Chicago nd points 100 miles west had been uuting for the lost flier. The farmers i were aroused from their beds by tele phone centrals, who had been r.skcd by flying officers ut Muywood to spread the alarm. Not u farmer failed to jAin the hunt. Quickly they met and formed groups which flung large cir cles ubocu the rural districts and moved toward tbe center. It was one of these encircling groups that found the bully about all hour after- another i:roiip had found the siiiushcd plane. WAS RELIEF WORKER OMAHA. pc. iP)'- Clarence t.illMit. uir ma.l pilot, who w:ii k;i!'d while flviiiK iM'twtMMi Chicagc anil Omaha lust light or early tod-iy, van '.mend in the Cnih-d Stalci :i i r mail Hen .re August l.'i aefntdin? to 1 1 ail f. Kgise, general euperiut .. ut jof Ihr air mail oerice here. Uilbert I was Jli p.irs old and ca'ir.' fmiu ! L'lainMille, Kan., .Mr. Kgcc sa!: (iiliH .1 had been doing relief work fw th the air mail service nnd it was , while acting in this capacity th-il he iiiiid taken the ill-fated trip fr.,m Chi- H"t From Merrill rl,g0 to 0lin,lnl- tlU,erta beau.pmr. Mr. and Mrs. II. 4. 1 lemlrickM.n ! e rr',or,ru Hs ai 1WBB ' Ht i Elks Make Appeal I For Used Clothing Urgent oppeil for nil kinds of used clothing for women nnd i-Wldrcn, In eluding shoes, is iniide today by Whit icn Swuffoid. chairman of the ICIk'a Christmas committee, cooperating with the Sulwition Army in its char- ilv work this year. I ('nils from (lukridgc 1 l"S8i"B : wimps tell of the most pitiful cases of want and privation, suy Mr. Sf- ford, who asks any persons wl, e , cast-off. or used clitliing. and who are willing to donate it lo a worthy cause, to bring It cither to the l'.lk's club or to the Salvation Army. FUNERAL'TOMO'vROW The fuiiT.il of. UnOo L. .'VLlt-.e. who died Ilecember 10 iu Kugene, will be held nt '.' o'clock tomorrow after noon at the HransKtter chapel, with !r. I'. V. Stivers "f the Kirst Chris tian chinch in charge. Interment will be in a temporary crypt in the mauso leum, until w"rd ia received from re!c-tiw-s. STAGES NOT HINDERED ! Stages c ut of Kogene baie no be-n delavrd on nt of tlif sn..wf:l. ; ac-o'rding I" Iticbsrd S:;e;.crd of lb- Terminal hotel. With the el.eplion two or three bees that were 1" or ' 1.1 minute, late, all tbe al.ifM hav? j kept od schedule. Tax Levies Are Fixpf, Fnr Spvpn Cities In Couniy Tax levies fr the cities of I.nue county fop the coming year have l.een completed aud were announced today by lien K. Keeney, county as sessor. The Eugene levy will. depend en the approval of the city budget at 'he taxpayers' incetiDg December 1211, it is announced. The fullowiug is the list of cities end the- levies iu mills for the year End also a comparison with the levy list year; , ' lit I l'JL'tJ Kiigene 10. 1"..." t'olnirg t'ottage lii-ove Creswell Florence .Illlictiou lvlty . . .Springfield . . . ..::7.:t . ."Jti. . . . .L'.j.!) ..'0.3 ..I'-U . ' "o.u J 1. 3 7 E I Clear skies, more freezing weather i ml a white Christmas. , This is the prediction of the wea ;her man todny, as the S-inch snow fall of the last week-end remained ::ghtly locked lo,the ground by a teln lierature of 7 degrees above zero this morning. A bit of a, thaw, just enough to tticl t the tiny ieieles that clung to the roof, 'was all that resulted from the steady sunshine today. The sun .had 1'ttle ffevt on the snow that clogged !he streets, although street employes worked franticnily to clear gutters n. mi;; the curb fines and openings to tircet drains in case of a sudden thaw. Coasting Popular. v t'hildrrn and grownups were out all d;iy yestrrday with their' tdfMln, enjuy ! ing the counting on hillti near tbc city, ! i r hitrhed tiito autotnobiles circling j lie streeis. Iltrse driiwn cutters, with neigh hells, were also seen mi the ft rents. Street cur secvice went uhend this timm'tig en schedule lime, ticcordiug to a report :it mton today by AV. K. i.e. id. liock salt did it. After the snow plow bad ppent mo.-t of the day Kun- i,. rl(inrj the for Monday's trnvel, another car went over the company lines in Kugene this morning distributing the snlt on the tracks, j he salt rapidly turned the snow to water, g'ving the cars the traction lliey needed. Services Unhampered Teleplicne and electric power ser vice was not hampered. Tho city water service, with the exception of csers still suffering the inconvenience of frozen pipesis continuing as usual. fuel dealers, garages and auto re pair shops, and plumbers, are doing il record business. Most of them say they don't rare if it never gets warmer. The thick coating of ice over the Willamette river, with only a narrow (Coalinucd on pag? sil) f. c J-IJ T.nHrrrr. To Elect Officers siMtiNt;nv:i.i. iec. an. t-if, 1 . Tbe annual election of offieera will be held on Tuesday n:glit, Uec J.'!. by Springfielf Liberty l"dge N.i. 171, A. K. and A. M. Installation if tl.e new officers will tike place at a hanipirt and incetii.g lo be held Fri day iilit. I'e-. 'i for all members and their wiira. INDIAN, 106, DIES MAUSIIFIKI.il, Ore.. Drc. U2. Mri. Kinily llurns, oldest survivor of the Coos bay tribe of Indians, Head at the county infirmary todnf, age, liKi. JEWELRY STORE ROBBED KANSAS- CITV, .Mo., Dec. 22. Three. men today roNbed tie A. I):- Biant Jewelry Itore of Jewelry yalu: l j at fJo.000. 75,855,112 IS SPENTBUILDING STATE'S ROADS Sum Does Not Include Mar ket Roads ; Report Is For- Two Years State Highway System In cludes 4464 Miles; 720 Miles Are' Paved SALK.M, Ore., Do-. '2'2.- tirosa ex penditures of the state highway de partment since its inception in 11)17, according to biennial report of tho department issued today, have been $T5,S5ri,012.:jl. This docs nt include market roads. Of this amount $10, C3l2, Dol.SIJ baa been county funds, ?T.;iS4,:i!)0.S0 government funos. $:m, LWT.Gl railroad funds ami $57,010,--I'Jo.OS state funds. Of the state funds ?7,4o2,l!.Tr.7U has been nsrd "n th-; pam?ut of principal and iulercst on the bonded indebtedness. .The state highway system is 4404 milea. Ions., of jnbich ,720'iuUea is Md ed, 170 milea with cement concrete and 5"0 miles with bituminous type. Crushed rock improvement h.is been placed on ISfll miles and 174 miles has be .1 graded, These figures do not include the forest roads on the state system wlro!. ore contl ructiv, under the supervision of the federal bureau of public roads, which report. A total i!.!7 miles of .surfacing and milea of grading. ' Some Additional. In addition, says the report, some counties hnve graded or iinprovrd sec. tioua of strife, highways of which thu depar(n.ei.t does not have a record. Also in Multnomah county nre high ways (Jirough incorporated eilifs .if more than JO00 pouplation which nave done their own work without aid from tbe state, Theso additions bring the total pavemcn tip to S70 mile, graveled or crushed roek U'lK mil?H, ItlS mile of graded or unsnrfaced and lo!8 miles unimproved. Approximate ly ItMH) bridges of tand, rd design have been bui'l. "lllie work ncromplisbed fn the biennlutn," tiyn the report, ''totals .'10.7 miles of paving divided into I! 1.5 miles of concrete t; pc nnd D.'J niil'H (Continued on page seven) I i.i teal (or the annual meeting of the county judges and commissioners of Oregon have been set for Thur ilny and Friday, Jununry It and l'l. according to a communication receive. this afternoon by Judge C. I'. Ilsr nard of the I.aoe county court from J K. Smith, commissioner of Marion county, secretary and treasurer of Ihtt state association. The judges and commissioners ant tjielr wives from each county of lh. state are urged to stlend the Port lard ae.j.n. Important matters per laining to rosd legislation are to he taken up. It is sreounoed thst Judge Itarnard and Comininsionera O. K. Crowe and Clinton Ilprd will attend the meetings. II. I.. Ilnshhroiigh of Wasco cunty la president of th; state association. NEGROES KILLED CASIT.H. XVyo., Dec. '.'.'.Three persona, all negroes, were Instantly killed and four injured when the an tomfibile in which tbey were riding plunged through a Chicago, Itiirling u.n and Oulncy railroad viaduct on the Halt Creek highway Just mirib of the city limits this morning. Carol Plan Is Popular; 100 WantToSing ' AVitli moro than J(H) Kugene peopl having indicated tJiat they will join in the carol-singing programs CbrUtm.s eve, interest is growing keener iu the plnn, Announces Hugh Winder, "Any individual singer or organiza tions with singing groups, arc invited to take part iu this undertaking'1 said Mr. AViuder today. "The latest society to offer its services in this connec tion is the Salvation army. This is a civic nffair, aud we invite cveryou? to join in making it a so eye a?.' Kenneth Abies, coinmamler-iu-ehief of th,e American legion, is looking aft er the transportation details, and says that aulo dealers will provide enough cars to take all tJie singers tlu.iugh the streets of the city. The Kiwanfc club at Its lunelicju today voted to scad its string quartet I t" the hospitals of Kugene to play in connection with the 43 minute musical programs by the Christian enure') choir, nnd the -Sisters of Mercy nt Kt. Mary's academy, Houtes to be trlen by the singers through the city streets will be an nounced tomorrow by Mr. Winder, together with tbe programs to be ren dered in addition to the songs with which the singers nre already fa ml in r. STATE TO PREVENT IE Iu an effect to prevent tho death of thousands of China pheasants and other giime birds the state game coin mis,sion is making an appeal to sports men of the state ar.d to farinera to co operate in providing food during the present snow, according to Hen F Pnrris, member of the state com mission. Tteports from various parts of the st.ite are that the game birda i(re In a seri'.ns condition nnd that If im mediate measures lire not taken thee will be a tremendous loss which wou'd be a serious thing for tJie stale owing to the fact that these birds destrov erop-eatiug iniects. The hunting next year would also be far be far bebiv normal." Mr. Horn's said. "The w heal unci crushed cr rn Is to be furnished by I he stale commission and will be distributed through the varicus county sportsmen's organiz'! tioiis." tJie commissioner stales. "The Iine county sportsmen have offered a generous eo-operatiou and nuy far- mer or porfsmiin who drsircs to aid 1 (Continued on page six) Youth Cleared of All rKn .no VUUIl vlltlljjvo ' Kj. ellrnt c onduct and a fine record ! for the past year have eirned for j Steve lOdwards clearanc e of all chart'- I es that were made agcim-l him early j in the year when he was sentenced to ' two yeara in tJie pcnilcuitiury follow- log a charge of larc eny of a store, j Yoiiiik Kdwarda wis parolrd in Ihej cinctody of hia father. T. K. Kdwardi, , and entered a military academy. .Iild.-e j t;. V Sk:pworth has sinned the or- der returriiiK all runta ami pinuen -a to the b".v owing to hia fine record, lb report stairs. Cascade Employees LeaVe Kor Holiday ju'nr hoys' and women's classes off . j during vacation, l'reps and Leaders Employees of the Cascade na icor 11( n.,,,,1 h"iir-. ntlier groups tlonol forost aro leaving fnr their j ,),. tx..ri,t Saturdays as follows: In homes to Bpend Christmas, nn-' t,.rii,fd;ales .'I to i p.m. All Juniors, notincos Nelson F. Macduff, super- j r, ,,. m. Comrade practice, I :II0 to visor. I ;!:( p. m. Pioneer practice: l(a :r?0 to C. It. McEarland, district ranper, I j i ::;o a. m. L. A. Carter, and II. C. Hlatt arc expected to arrive In the city .to morrow for the Christmas vaca tion. Smith 1.. Taylor and family have left for Reed to spend Christ mas with Mr. Taylor's mother. Mr. Taylor Is ranger at Mc.Kon lie bridge. Storm E I Eorty Persons Escape From Apartment House While Flames Rage Fire Extinguished After An Hour Of Hard Fighting; Several Burned ItfiKDSrORT, Ore., Dee. 22. (Spceial) One man waa burned se verely and three others slightly, van dals stoic clothing and other valuables, members of tho volunteer fire-fighting department, angered nt each other, engaged in a free-for-all hose. batlc, and 40 men, women and children dad only in their night clothes, es caped from flames in the Colonial apartments shortly nfter midnight Sunday in a blinding 'sleet and snow storm, with the mercury around 20 above rero. The fire, which caused $5000 dam age, waa rxtlngiuahcd after an hour 1 1 hard fighting. John Cunningham Burned John Cunningham was burned on the face. The others Buffered only slight burns and were, removed to ltecdsport bonves. As prnoticnlly all clothing was hat, (ho fleeing occu pants were cared for by Rcedsport residents. The blaze stnrted in, the rear of the. wooden npnrtments, wMch had hecn completed six months ago. The volunteer fire-fighters responded promptly. An pressure wns inade quate, due to drninage because .of freezing water pipes, water was pumped out of the I'mpqun river. Water Fight Starts. In haste to start a stream upon the fliunes, one fireman accidentally, U was said, turned a stream' upon a fr-llow member. In retaliation the other member turned bis hose upon his co-worker, others joined in the fray, and the battle ensued In the cut ting weather. I-adders were put In plare, and oe 'upiint of the second floor were re moved. While the rescue was In progress vtindats looted the apnrtments, tak ing several suits of ehithing, jewelry and other vnluahlc nnd escaped. It "J waa . said today nrresta probably r would bo made. Clothing Is Loll: n..ii(innCa nt Urn .nll.lmnnl. Inmt practically all ttieir- personal prop- erty. ost of them today were ohlia;- A , n(.rrl rMBt from fri,n,i, v ho t(,k irm lln Unme, ,nr)y ni, rnn( M,my f npanmom, ,,rr ,,In. (1 ,iy . ,) ,IIlokPi ,, , ,n ,,.In w(.r, Hrll (rm ,.nl.lratin tne ,M ( rr M)r,n Tin- npnriment house ia owned by j n irKne and r.. A. Schtllinc, and ., o,,.,,,,!,, ,v r, families. About or) prr rrnl f tlp , ,y aurnnee. GYM CLASSES AS USUAL The following is the holiday gym chcd.ie at the V. XI. f. A.i All reg LIQUOR CASE HEARD C. (I. White and Itoh .McDonalds, arrested Saturday liight by Melvin Tiirtiihull, county deputy sheriff, al leged to have been In possession of II- odor were to have had a hearing this . afternoon in Justice court. HHEMEN ITER FIG AT REED T I May He Governor t ., V..'' v ... COLONEL M. L. WALKER Th; nomination of Colonel VTalier of the army engineers for the posi tion of governor of the Tanama canal zjne has been sent to the senate 'jy President Coolidge. NOT PUT UP HIS POItTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22. Al though State Prohibition Commis sioner George L. Clonver was to hnve put up bonds with United States Commissioner Frazter last Friday, .ho bad not done so up until noon tbday. Cloavor, who is charged "with violation of United States .law in taking liquor lawfully on board tho British stoajnor London Mer chant, has glvon Frnilor tho namo of only one. surety willing to go his bond. The law requires two. Collector of Customs McKarlund announces that ha will make n full report of the raid lo the socrotury of the treasury with recommenda tion that the caso against Cleav or ho prosecuted. United States District Attornoy Coko says that as Cleaver re turned all tho liquor and mndo n full and complnto apology, lie (Coko) will recommend to tho attorney general that tho matter lio dropped. Stable Roof Held In Danger of Fall llenvy anow packrd on the roof of Ilia barn at the county fair grounds northwest of the raco track Ii crush ing the roof aud fears ore felt that the alriielura may crash, according to a report mode to tho couuty court this afternoon. The middlo of tho roof Is jinking in and there ia also danger lhat part of the side walla may buckle, it ia said, Many other old wooden buildings of the city are in a danger out condition as the result of the un usually heavy load of snow and warn ings ore being issued to thn owners. MR. HOOVER APPOINTED WASIIINOTON, Pee. 22. J. E. Hoover, who has been acting director of the Justice departments Investiga tion bureau einco tho retirement of William J. llurns, today wan appoint ed director of the bureau by Attorney. (ienerul Htcine. TODAY lty AltTIICIt IlKlSliANi; (Copyright, lti'.'J. by Star Company) NORTH PLATTE. Xeb. Life and climate In tbe I'nlted States are not monotonous. Violent contrasts make existenc e liiterealing 1'or inatan. e.this train left over the Southern Pacific tracks from San Krsnclaei, where the average temperature la Ml, nnd the average winter temperature, 51. Leaving Cheyenne now, on the t-'nion Pacific aystrtn, golr from Wyoming into Nebraska, the conductor tells ;.ou "It's all below sero now and gel ling colder." The Omaha, Morning Ileo quotes President Cociliclge as opposed to any armament competition with other na E Affidavit Claimed By Gov ernor Pierce Draws , Curiosity May Not Be Presented At Hearing, Is Belief Of Some Sources SALEM, Ore., Dee. 22. Assertion by W. T, Eakin, member of the state fish commission, that gross extrava gance lias entered into tho operations of the commission through the liicd ium of accrct meetings, includiug the employment of Carl D. Shoemaker a business manager of the commission, entered into an airing of Governor Pierce's chargedagainst Dr. Thomas W. Itoss, another member of the com mission today. The session was a henring accorded Dr. Ross in the gov ernor's attempt to oust him from tho commision. Eakin was the gover nor'a main wituess and the only per son called upon for testimony at tho forenoon session. Prior to any cross examination by Rosa 'attorneys, the hearing adjourn ed until afternoon. Affidavit. Interests Thero is some speculation that the affidavit which the govoruor claims to havo charging Ross with purchas ing liquor from an Astoria police man will not appear in the bearing. Tbe man who is aaid to have signed the affidavit is not present, but tho cx-officer, C. K. Parker, who is said to huvo sold tho liquor to Ross, is present and aaid to have been brought to tho hearing by Kosf. Dr. Ross ia represented by W. W. Bnnks and John W, Caste, as attorneys. llnuks initiated the hearing by de manding information whether the rlinrges of tho governor were his ow n or somebody's else. Inasmuch as Attorney-General Van Winkle, who alls mainly as an umpire In the case, ruled that tho governor sit virtually as. the court iu the case, but that final deter mination would go to some court, it is evident, that the government will atand by his determination to oust Itoss and Hint Iho afruir will be tukcu. to court. Dismissal Denied In reply to Banks' question ai to whose charges wero lodged against Itoss, the governor said ho had re ceived considerable information on tho subject. Ranks then wanted to know, if Pierce were going to ait as accusor, trier and Judge of the case, eipluiniug that if he were, the defendant would object on grounds Hint the governor (Continued on page eigiit) Mrs. Leslie Hurt In Auto Smash-up MARSH Fl ELD, On., Deo. 22. Mrs. Leslie, wife of thi Ell gone high school football coach, and fiv others wero Injursd whan a car In which they wars riding ' skidded on an Icy pavement near the Coos-Douglas county line and plunged down a two hundred-foot tmbankmtnt. V'o Have Contrnsta AVo Lack Safety Wo Want Supremacy tions. The president Is right as usual. There could be no competition but jlmolute unquestioned supremacy. Vhis nation should be beyond compe tition, it should have, everything need ed to make successful attack Impos sible, aud then atop regardless of what others do. As part of the plan for peace through preparation, the United States should have fleet of flying hips at least double that of any other cation in the world. We bave twice as much territory worth defending as any other modern nations. The British set the example. They are not competing wilh other nations, they simply take steps to make the (Continued on page four) EXTRAVAGANG IS CHARGED BY in wmes
