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i ligene Outran 83 out of 85 Major Cities of the West in Rapidity of Building Growth in 1924 Think of it; 'ify News etna About People You jnottf and Happenings f)iat Reflect tne L,xj8 Eugene and Its Var- NO. 7 Daily Activities. VOL. 68 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUAKY 13, 19:15 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY THE WEATHER reoon: Bain in weai; mow id rain east of the Cascades to. kht and Wednesday, warmer in southeast pornon loniym. jrong aoutneast and south eds; gales on tne ooasi. lemp- feture Monoay: maximum, -o jigrees; minimum, 39; preclplta- m, .12 of an Inch; direction or nd, south. Stage of river, 5.8 ct. ' Bherhood Elects mid M. Graham was elected ident of tho Congregational (tlitrhood at their mouthy suppor business meeting at tho 1. M. C nst night. Supper was served by ladies aid Bociety. Other offi elcctcd were S. Gctchell, vico ident; Y.. A. Tripp, secretary; O. C. Caswell, treasurer. Ilov. til J. Clark, new pastor, torn oi notor trip to Eugene from Iowa. Isbyterlans Add 25 wenty-nine new members were -d to tho Central Frosbytoriau rch Sunday, reports the Hov. II. Saunders, pastor. This is the lost group ever taken into tne roll at one time. Since the com uf the Rev. Mr. Saunders 02 new i-s havo been added to the church , it is reported by officials of church. fe-e From Junction City Iward F. Bailey, attorney from lion City, was a business visitor sEugene toduy. Mr. Bailey who was iicuibcr of the lower house of the fee legislature from Xane two years is not engaged this year In the tic work oi tne sessions uui is ig a deep interest in the proceed- gnmittee Given for the meeting of the Ladies' nux- fry of the Eugene chamber of coin- i at 7:30 Wednesday evening in number of commerce rooms the lowing committee will be in charge: Karl Itobertson, Mrs. M. B. prison, Mrs. S. B. Strawn, Miss S- SSkene, Mrs. Herbert Smeed, Mrs. Seavey, Mrs. A. Sticn, Mrs. rge W. Smith. t in Wost Morclar.d everal Kugene people liave pur- d property' in the .West More district, reports the W. B. Coop- tealty office. Among those who purchased lots, expecting to 1 in the early spring or summer C. V. Culp, Walter B. Hughes, W.. Anderson and John C. l-fpuglis. T Elect Vestrymen Election of vestrymen and reports for the yenr are the chief items of business to be taken up nt the meet ing of St. Mnry's Episcopal church nt Ha annual parish meeting Wednes day evening in the parish house at B:0 o'clock. Hare From Medford V, II. Andrews, VXi Washington t, has a his f ui;nt . this week kit sister, Mrs. S. S. Sigel of M.-d-lord. Mrs. Sigid'H daughter, Mrs. Ifoward Hilton uf' I'm-tlu'ml, ' ' t ptK-tcd in Kugi'iie to-ilny or tomorrow for a few dnys visit. Nwer of Attorney Filed 'Au yrder giving power of iitiorney t$ irnrtp .Mr hni Miller in the al-i . fa1r of Iiis uiecc. Jnttniln Milcr, rt.is: Srd toduy at the off re of t lie imiiiiiv j ik. Tliis order wns orlg'.nally filed , if J'.Hl. rntpiM-ty be)oni;lug to Jimuiti Her in Lane is liritig sold through . Miller. Alimony Ordered Paid - lAii order was signed today Dy JtJ'lcc Kkipworth in the c llc-iiiinr Riley agjinst II. Willimn Jile.v ordering tlie latter lo pay Uk." I I terour in alimony alleged due the jjnintiff. Tlie amount is listed at $171. Moose Will Entertain Tlie KiiKrnc Moone lodce will Jjold 4& entertainment and party nt the rooms of the order Thurwdity "euinic. All members of the L. O. O. IB and their friends are invited tn jt feud. !e Is Treated After four months in TWtlnnd, here she weut for an operation on An eye, Mrs. I.. N. Honey returned to IC'iRene. Saturday. She expects tn re farn to Portland loter to linvc the ! Ikt eye treated. o Open Hat Shop 1A new millinery store will be op m'd by Miss I.eone Jenkius February I on the serond floor of the new l.ar ftw ay building, it ia announced. Mixs Jenkins has bad a wide experience hi millinery work in shops in Kugene "d other cities of the northwest. C. A. McClaln III f; C. A. M-Cain, superintendent tt P'iMic utilities of Eugene was not at ai- office today as he was confined to fcia home as the result of a slight tit - . Hound Table MeetLiQi I'rnfesnnr William E. Milne will be J (Continued on page fire) . m m 5JS Underwood Shoals Plan Is SUBSTITUTE IS SENATE VOTES Revised Norris Substitute Is Passed Following 'First Vote Senator Underwood Again Introduces Bill After Norris Plan WASHINGTON, Jiui. 13. OP) The revised Norris substitute pro viding for government operation of Muscle Shoals for the production of power and fertilizer' wag adopted to day by the senate. Jt would create a federal chemical corporation to have full control of the property. The vote was 40 to IV). SUBSTITUTE PASSES .WASHINGTON, Jan. 0P The Jones substitute fur lie Under wood bill to refer the whole Muscle Shoals question to a commission was adopted today by the senate. Adoption of the. nuiistitute is the defeat of the Underwood bill. The vote was 40 to 311. The vote on the Norris plan follow ed the adoption of a proposal by ,Jtt ntor Jones, republican, Washington, which would have created a commis sion to investigate and report to con gress. Senator Underwood, democrat, Ala bama, then rc-introj.ucei nts plan for private lensing which has been eli minated early in the day, proposing that it be substituted for the Norris plan. Democrats Spilt. Sixteen democrats supported the Jones substitute, whereas n like num ber ot republic'"" voted for the Uu derwood prop"'''0". The commission miuer tac J' lics plan would be composed ot the tecie- . . , n.l II tnncs ol war aim " mum. ...... - third lo-rson to be named by the ptosi- ,lcnt. who would h slnii-ted to rv- j port not later thou the first Monday ' n D-vembor. li . t ' v.. I....- 1 1.I hi. considered by th,1 ; I r more lllifn ."0 years. j and the production, of nitralc for um ! imm.tioa ai d f.Tlil'.zor would be d. I eland the primary purpose of Muscle ! Shoals development. The secretary of war would lie authorized to disp.'sc temporarily of the power development while the com misi"ll was making 'ti tdy "' o'"' fit,, construct dam No. II ill the 1" nessee river. Vote Is Given. Those supporting the Jones substi tute were: Hepubli, ans-ltull. WiiKham. l'.orah, llrookbnrt. lturMini, Cameron, Cap per. Cou.ens, CummiiiKS.' ti -odirg. H irrel.l. Johnson California. Jones of Wn-hington, LaKollettc, Met'or- mick, beck, McXary. Means, .Moses, .oi Norris. Oddie.- l'epl'er, l'hipin. Reed of IVnm.vlvimi a, rwiortruisc. Smoot, Sterling, Vindsworin sn i Watson-"- ' ' llemocrats Ashurt'. Copeland, Pill, Ferris, Jones. of New Mexico. MeKellar, Mavfield, Neeley, Overman, llsl-fn. Itansdell, Sheppard. Sim. mons. Smith. Walsh ,.f Massachusetts Walsh of Montana 11. Fnrmer l.abor-'SlKni'KesiV- 1. Total t'l. Those voting sgalust the substitute were, Itepu'dicans-Ii'itler, ''iT'1 r.l. Cernald. Kes, (ireenc. Ilale. llale. Keyes. I.a.ld. McKiniey, M. l.enV. Met cnlf. Spencer Wsrren hii. s - i". Iiecomcals Unyard. Itrnce. rt..ctier. C.eore. f.erry. Harris Pial. H- rion. lleflin. Kdidriclr. Kin; -I'itt-m,n. Shield.. Stanley. -S-ransoo, Trammel, Underwood 17. LAMAR T00ZE RECOVERS i-amsr Tome, director of the t'ni versify of Oregon gift campaign li out again after a severe sigo o pneumonia. WHEN Cities of Oregon Planning To Unite to Protect Their Status Against New Laws United aMion by the cities of Ore- ! taken in this matter," Mr. Barbour gon to protect their present status ns administrative units against auy proposed encroachments of the state by legisaltiou now pending is urged by A. J. Barbour, commissioner of public works of l'ortlanu, who has called a meeting to be held at Port land. Saturday, January 24. Muyor K. B. Barks of Kugene will represent this city nt the meeting, the mayor an nounced today. "The attention of the mayor aud city council of Portland has been call ed to the apparent tendency to take away from the cities of the state the right of administering and enforcing city functions. A letter has been re ceived from W. II. Miller, muyor of Gold Hill, asking that united action be II' GUTS PLANMED FOR IE'! "In order to bring the levy within the sir per cent tax limitation we will cut $10,000 from the amount budgeted for the Kugene-Klorence highwoy," according to announcement of Judge C. T. linrniird today. "This will leave J20.000 iustead of $,10,000 for this project and witli the $20,000 budgeted for the MeKeozie highway it will give the county $10,000 to match etntc road funds this year," the judge said. This will be all the money available for co-operative road projects with the state unless some action is taken on the Hooscvclt and the Willamette highways bond money being available for these projects when the bonds are s dd. Judge Hamnrd explained. "The opinion of the attorney gen eral that the tax levy was slightly in excess of the tax limitation is regard ed by the court ns final mid we will cut the amount nf the road budget to bring the figure down,' Judge Uar i ard iMinouuecs. Although there is n meetins of the state highway committion called for Toi-tlund tomorrow there will be no road matters for the coming year fiken up in regnrrt to match money for road work in Lane, the count f ficiol states. Legislators Plan Visit to Oregon And O. A. C. Soon STATKHOUSB, Salem, Ore., Jan 1.1. Informal discussion wan lipid among house and donate members today In an attempt to agree on a tentative early date for visiting the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural college. In the past two trips have been made far on in the session with much pressing bus- jiness at hand. It is thought that ., , w n)ai(er by making the trip early, probably next week, would find It easier to Rlvo at tention to matters at the two In stitutions than by waiting until later. Birth Records For December Broken Among other records that were t the convention of c.iinp ground shattered in 132 1 by Eugene and ; owners at Portland. Une county was In the total! "The state board of health of Ore number of births for any single 'gon ia today considering plan for month, according to the report j making uniform sanitation laws that submitted yesterday to the atato will be agreeable to Idaho and Con- health department by Dr. 8. M. Kerron. city and county health officer. A total of 65 births In December, a record month, and a total for the year of 028 were recorded. Tho total number of deaths in December was 27 snd for tho jrtar 23J. writes. The Portland official suggests the organization of a "league of cities" in order that cooperative effort may be made whenever this is necessary. Information on similar organizations in other slates is being obtained and this will be presented at the Portland meeting, is the announcement. It is also suggested that a commit tee of municipal representatives be appointed to meet with the legislature to discuss certain proposed measures that arc meeting the objections on several cities. Tho particular complaint cited is that an attempt is to be made by the legislature to put the regulation of automobile traffic through cities into the hands of the state highway commission. TO BE DISCUSSED AT STATE SESSION Eugene and Lane county will be represented at the meeting called for Portland January' 10 nnd 17 for a dis cussion of the port needs of, the state nnd I.. K. Itean has been named ns delegate from Eugene by Mayor E. Jt. I'urka. Governor Walter M. Pierce sent an invitation to Mayor Parks to have a representative present nt which time the considerations of each uf the porta of Oregon ami Washing ton aud California will be taken up. The committee appointed by the gov ernor to arrange the session is com posed of I. N. Dny, chairman, Itussell J. Ilubhard of Iteedsport and I,. E. Itean. "As (he committee on progrnm and arrangements we suggest that Vour representative be prepared to set out fully to the conference the claim of your port for favorable consideration by the government," the committee states in its letter to Mayor Parks. "Mr. Mean is fully iiunlificd to ex plain the needH of the tort of Flor ence aud he will amply represent Eu gene at tho conference," is the an nouncement of the mayor on tho ap pointment of Mr. Itean. A lengthy report on the timber and other, resources of the coast tributary to the ports of Oregon has been pre pared by Mr. Iay and this has been submit ted to ( lovernor Pierce. Oovernor Pierce states that he will invite Oovernor Hartley of Washing ton nnd Oovcrnor Iti'-hardsou of Cali fornia to attend the conference. The object of the new auto camp ground measure to he submitted to the state legislature is to standardize I cauip in Oregon, California, Wash ington, Idaho aud Itritish Columbia, snd applies lo botl inunicipally-nwneil and priiately-owne, nuto camps." staled Melvin Hiuseu, proprietor of the Hansen Auto park near Eugene, who was named vice-president for Oregon of the S-enic-WcHt Auto club. od." said Mr. Hansen. "We are cer tsin the rules we have now will meet the approval of this stale, Washing ton and California." Inspectors would be provided under the new program, and a tax, levied upon aiitos staying at cninp. oiild 1 support the beslth department's work. MS Si E T Decision Reached Following Tabling Of Letter To School Board Superintendent Requested Action At Once; Matter Deferred As a direct result of the tabling of his letter to the Eugene board of education at the meeting held Mon day evening, in which he requested action at once on his application for re-election as superintendent of pub lic schools of Eugene, Joseph T. Glenn today announced that he is no longer a candidate to succeed himself to the position. The announcement of Mr. Glenn is the culmination of a controversy that has been apparent in school circles for nearly a year. Climax Last Spring. lae1 school controversy was brought to a climax Inst spring, when the school board took Bctlon on the re-election of teachers in the city schools. On (he list submitted by Mr. Glenn of teachers recommended for re-election, a number of, names were not to be found, and the mntter wns nt onco made the issue of n rntlier bitter school fight. The outcome at that time was the recall of one of the members of the school board. Since the settlement of the matter of the teaching stnff, everything has been quiet 0n the surface, it, is said, though small differences have bobbed up from time to time. Opposition Felt. According to Mr. Glenn, he has met opposition from tho board for.sorne time, and he finally decided to bring the mntter to a aettlcment. Conse quently, he addressed tho letter to the hoard, and submitted it at the Monday meeting. The letter is: "Eugene, Ore., Jsn. 12. 10-3. "Hon. Hoard of Education, "Mr. F. (i. Jennings, president, "Eugene, Oregon. "Hear Sirs: "From talking with aevernl mem bers of the board, nnd from the foot thnt several candidates have inter viewed them, I feel confident that the board can reach a decision aa re gards the superintendent? for next yenr.so far ns I am concerned. , 'If the board decides tlait the con dition nf the schools or other con siderations Justifies a change of su perintendents for next yeor, I wish to feel free to announce myself ns no longer a candidate for re-election nnd to make my plans for next year. 'I respectfully ask for a decision on my case at his time. '"Yours tru'r. "JOS. T. GLENN"," "Since the board saw lit to table my resolution for prnnipt action. order that 1 might mat. my plans for the future," Mr. Glenn soid today, '! wish to say that I inn no longer s candidate for re-election. "To try to furlher the interests of a possihle re-election woiuu oroj mesn the it .'. i"ii of another ronlro. verv, and Eugene has alreody had j to6 much of trouble in her tchouU." Net League Plans Will be l)iscus3ed Tentative details of the organiaa tion of a volli-jbnll league arming 'he huolness and professional men who attend the gyninoslum classes of the Y. M. C. A. will be taken up at a meeting called for next Thursday evening at 5 o'clock, aecord'ng to an nouncement today of K. K. IMdeinan, physical director, A sli lesin league w;n probably be formed along the jnr, f orgsnlratlon whhh proved '. , h sueresa last year. .Mr. lluldc- slates. P GLENN PLANSTO Ul SCHODLDFF GE Defeated HALF MILLION DOLLAR BONDS ABE PROPOSED Vote In April Asked On Two Water System Im provement Plans Development Of McKenzie Is Suggested; Reservoir Also Considered Citlioni of Eugene will be called upon in April to Tote more than half a million dollars in bonds, it was in dicated at the city council meeting last night, when an ordinance was passed referring the city water board's request for $105,000, cover ing two projects, to the people. The money would be spent aa follows: Development of the McKemle river to give the city an increased water supply, $305,000, Construction of new reservoir on Skinner but re and feeder main con construction .into city, $120,000. . . . Bonds .Tied Up. The bonds tied up In litigation with the municipal auditorium bonds, that will be voted on at the same time, It ia expected, are: . New fire apparatua (already pur chased),' $25,000. Sewer construction, 50,000, Paving atrect Intersections, f20,000. The total of all the foregoing bonda is $590,000. In addition to this are be ing considered funds for the construc tion of a munlclunl incinerator, which may be In the neighborhood of $20,- 000, and for providing city hall re pairs and remodeling, for which the city will cither have to provide bonds issue emorgoncy warrants, it is stated. Ordinance Withheld No ordinance was passed covering the sewer, ire apparatus. Intersec tion, Incinerator or city ball improve ment bonds, aa the city council wish ed to consider the advisability of re ferring such a large amount of bonds to the people at one time. Sale of f 4 7.000 worth of improve ment bonds already sanctioned by the people was provided in an ordinance paused last night. Of this amount. $.'1.1,000 Is for paving street intersec tions and $12,000 for constructing a new bridge across the mill race at Ninth avenue, i Abandonment of angle parking and inrreaso of the parking limit from 20 minutes to one hour, will not be voted upon until the next council meeting, it waa decided. The crowded schedule at Inst night's meeting resulted in this postponement, but It is generally con sidered tho new ordinance will pass with little or no objection. A new law, cutting the dog license In half, and providing for proper enforcement, was also postponed until the next meeting. Farm Loan Elects Directors For '25 Officers and directors fur tho coming year wcro elected at the annual nicotine of tho KlrBt Na tional Kiirm Loan association of I.ano rolinty at tho annual meet ing held toduy nt the rooms of tho chamber of commerce. The annual reports show that a tolnl i of J I. on 1, 500 la outstanding In federal loans 111 l.nne. Tho mem bership of tha association nt pres ent was reported ns 354. The new officers aro C, n. Swango, president; C. A. Mer rlan, vice president; and W. A. Ayers, secretary. Other directors named were II. A. Soults, F. B. Chase, It. Jackson, Krnnk Need ham and Edward Trapp. Plans worn discussed for the program of the meeting; of fnrm loan representatives to be held hero January 21. Senator Urges An Extra Session FARMERS' RELIEF WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. While the president's agricultural commla slon continued to work on the prob lem of form relief, Senator Borah, re publican, Idaho, urged in the senate thnt there be an early extrs session of the new congress to enact leghtltt' tlon dealing with the subject. Calling attention that farm aid bad been a predominant issue in the last campaign, the Idaho aenator declared the problem confronting the country, if the fnrmera are to have any perma nent relief la tie same as It was bo fore Uie election. "I want to register my protest," ho said, "against the proposition that agriculture will have adjusted itself in the near future." Betterments in some lines of agri culture, he concluded, have been due (o two causes, the failure of crops in Europe and the Dawes reparotlona plan, but said that the Dawes plsn could not be of lasting benefit unleas the amount of reparations to he paid by Germany is fixed by definite sum. ' PRESIDENT SPEAKS WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. Farm legislation should and can be enacted by congress before its adjournment March 4, Is the opinion of President Coolldge. The legislation to be recommended by the agricultural commission is ex pected by the president to be worthy of auch support that the suggested program can be put through in time to eliminate any necessity for an ex tra session to consider such meas ures. , " . ., PYTHIANS TO ALBANY A large number of Knights ot Py thias from Kugene are planning to attend the district convention of the order at Albany January 24, it la announced. Grand offlccra nnd dele gates from all the organizations in the district, comprising the counties nf the upper Willamette valley, will be in attendance. FT S 7 A I j I A V-y - By AltTHl'Il BltlSBANE (Copyright, 102.1, by Star Company) Judge Cnry, biggest man In eteel, and John I. Rockefeller, Jr., biggest man in nil, ate breakfast and dis cussed prohibition enforcement with President Coolidgo the other day. They had sausages, coffee nnd buck wheat cakes. Discussion is easy, en forcement Is difficult. Judno finry said all offlclala must aet the exam ple, by obeying the dry lew. They don't do it, snd won't do It. A con gressman's wife testified about her husband's parly In Washington "there wns the usual amount of drinking at a congressman's house." That's about how it is. President Coolidgo permits no al coholic drink in the whlto house and drinks no stimulants himself, lie rep resents s m'nority of one In ten among .officials. .Mr. Uorkrfeller, alto a total abstainer, aaya the public mind REDUCTION LICENSE FEES State Automobile AssociaJ tion Prepares Measure Of Sen. Hall Uniform Speed, Light Ancll Signal System Asked In Measure STATEHOtTSH, Salem, Ore. JaiiJ' 13. W A bill prepared by the State Automobile aseociation and to; be introduced by Senator Ball, reduc-' ing the license fees on automobiles 40' per cent and increasing the gasoline' tax to five cents a gallon, ia scbcdul-i ed to appear on the desk of the read tag clerk this afternoon. The attor ney general went over the bill today i and approved it as to legal form. ! The measure would cut the licenses' of all automobiles by a straight 40 per cent This would cause a deficit in tlie fund for the retirement and in terest payments on highway bonds, but the increaae In the gasoline tax would be designed to make this up. The gasoline tax would be in the na ture of a sales tax tc evade the pos sible unconatltutiontlity of which the present gasoline tax act is sometimes ' suspected. , The bill is really an amendment to the old sales tax of one cent, snd pro vides for riie repeal of the 2 cent tax act. Another provision ot the bill la that it removes motor boats, tractors and other gasoline moter machines from the tax rolls and taxes them entirely on the basis of gasoline consumed, UNIFORM RULES SOUGHT . STATEHOTJSE, Salem, Ore. Jan. 13. A move for uniform rules ofi speed, lights and signals of automo biles in Oregon, California and Wahw, ington was made In a resolution in-. troduced in the senate today b- Sen ator Ball of Coos and Curry coun ties. Be proposed a special committee. of two senators and three represen-' tatires to confer with similar commit ters from the other coast states. ' Senator Hall also introduced " bill which would exclude in court evidence of persona operating speed traps on public highways unless the persons: are officers In uniform. CAR 8T0P9 ASKED '., STATEHOUSH, Salem, Ore. Jan. , 13. Senate bill number 1, introduced! by Hall is the first, traffic regulation ! measure to appear, and provides that, all peraons operating motor vehicles i upon the public streets and highways . come to a full stop before driving upon any of the main state highways. Penalty is provided for failure to comply, namely a fine of from $10 to $80 or imprisonment not to exceed iiO days. The atato highway commis sion would be required to erect "stop' (Continued on page six) 7" Breakfast And Law Y Ghosts And Religion 1 - Bolivia's Eich Man must be stirred. It has been stirred, but not toward prohibition. Bootleggers, baatleg whiskey, boot leg crime, highjacking, holdups, in crease in drug use, bribe taking en forcement officials, all tho drluk they want for rich men, etc., have luruid the public m!nd towurd the idea that prohibition does not prohibit. What can be done shout the growing con viction that you cannot, by writiug a law or a constitutional amendment, force man to change habits held for agea. Santa Clara is agitated about ghosts that disturb a young boy and girl. Trances, the neighbors call the sleep In which atrango vislona fright en the children and superstitions neighbors. Much visions and dreams, as old (Continued on page four) S SUGGESTED