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Newspaper Page TextThe Guard s Exclusive Associated Press State Leased Wire Gives Today's News Today from the Legislature. MUM City News i Items About People You Know and Happenings That Reflect the Life of Eugene and Its Var ied Daily Activities. EDITION VOL. G3 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 19:25 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY NO. 8 tae- r . - - jjcnMjrn5- jssr t n - - . - - a. .Pv - w , VS-jKSV r at THE WEATHER Oregon:. Unsettled; probably local mows east; rain Vest of the Cascades tonight and Thursday. No change In temperature; mod erate variable winds. Tempera ture Tuesday: Minimum, 4B de grees; minimum, 33; precipita tion, .28 ot an Inch; stage of riv er, 6 feet; direction of wind, southeast. piet Table Provided - Overweight co-eds at the University ill Oregon bare a special training ible at Mary spuier dining room, 'ive cirls arc taking advantage of this Importunity to reduce tlfelr weight, Sihile one gin wno can not cat srarony ,ods, takes her meals at me same Inble. The menus, planned by Mra. r. Davis, dietician for the hall, nsists mainly of vegetables, fruit taiads and gelatine. While no limit is jilayed upon the amount of food which he cirls may eat, the kinds are lim ited to those that won't product' fat. Starchy foods are completely eli- fciinatod, and cTrinking water nt meal lime is taboo. Three regular meals e served daily to those in the diet. frhe diet toblc was arranged at the rquest of Dr. Bertha Stuart of the omen's physical education depart- fcrnt. oitre Treatment Ready Lettera will go out from the office if the school board to parents of tverv school pupil in Eugene this eek, offering the iodine tablet treat rnt to prevent goitre to Uiosc who sh it. "Goitre is an enlargement of lie thyroid gland," the letter reads. ind can he prevented by giving a Aerially prepared iodine tablet once h week. This 8imply furnishes the null amount of iodine the system re. ires and fails to receive in this istrict in the natural manner through c water and soil. The cost will lie ic cent for each tablet, or about. 40 flints for the entire school year, to he id in advance. To anyone unable to ir for the treatment, it will be fur- :fchcd without cost." Tho letter bears ', Inks at the bottom, to be signed byl iMe parent, authorizing or forbidding tie iodine treatment for the pupil. ilote Is Honored Italph Spearow, Olympic pole vault- nastor of the First Presbyterian irch of Cottage Grove, bus roceiv- an offer from the Melrose Athle- club of New York city, Invitim; an to give a demonstration of pole vaulting nt the Melrose games, to be beld in Madison square garden Jan uary 28. The club offered to pay Mr. Spenrow's entire expenses on tho trip. Mr. Spearow replied to tho New Torkera that he would not be nble ,to accept the invitation because of his abaence from work in Cottage Grove for the lost year, during which he entered the Olympic games at Taris. aid toured Japan to demonstrate pole vaulting. Celd Snap Hurts Shrubs ' Jluch of the ornamental shrubbery OB) the university campus was badly frozen during the recent cold snap, reports II. M. Fisher, superintendent of grounds. Mr. Fisher does not think toy of the plants will be lost, but they will probably have to be pruned Jee to the ground, setting them back te! growth considerably Ibis spring. EeW of the plants may have to be replaced, he said, depending upon fcether tho roots were frozen or '! t'tmef Learn Fencing instruction in the art of fencing ifa soon be open to the women of the tsjiversity of Oregon. Through the flfirls of a number of young women X iio voiced their desire to compete Hih (he men In swordsmanship, classes will be opened, it woa an- ?; (Continued on page five) Assignments ' Are Received By Lane's Delegation isALKM, Ore., Jan. 14. (?rprinO Commitlro anslpn 'cnts of members of tho Lano oouiily delegation in the en to aro as follows: Kink Public bulldinpa and ttiBlltutlons (chairman); same, rrlicfno and pharmacy, as Kment and taxation, forostry WM forest products, education. MaRladry Industries (chair au.n); county and state officers, engrossed bills, forestry and forest products, military affairs, rtilroads and utilities, roads id highways. Assignments of Iane county members of tho house follow: Howard Agriculture, coun tUs. game, roads and highways. ' Totter Commerce and nav. jmtlnn, education, Judiciary, min- Wheeler-Cities and towns (chairman) llrestock, ways and moans, IminMgratlon. I Roseburg Man Attacked By Thug BILLY BROWN 75, Attacker Asks For Hammer, And Beats Old Man As He Turns About Purse Containing $1500 Ov erlooked By Intruder In His Search ROSKRUICG, Ore, Jan. 1 (.Hilly Brown, 73 years of age, a resident of the Canyonville vicinity, was attacked, bound and gaggedby an unknown as sailant today who attempted Jobbery, and is lying in a critical condition nt Deer park inn, a popular resort about three miles south of Canyonville. Brown, who lives alone is a small tent house, in the canyon, has been known for years to keep a large um of money near Jbiin at all times. Tib savings have been carefully honrded and according to rumors have been buried ia various places in the vic inity of bis tent home. He has been employed na n carpehter on many small jobs in recent years find is well known in the southern part of the county. Knrly this morning nn unknown man appeared nt his tent and asked for a hammer. He said that his car had broken down and that he wanted a hammer to make repairs. As the old man turned away Jic was struck behind the car and knocked down. His assailant leaped upon him. bound and gagged hiin and placed him upon his cot tying him securely. The tent was thoroughly and systematical ly ransacked, but a purse containing $1500 locatejl in the bed upon whh'h the old man was bound, was over looked, although the blankets were searched. Friends found Crown when he fail ed to appear at his accustomed time. and carried him to Deer park iun, about a mile away. He is suffering from the nhuck of the blow, ami the rough usiijrr. His chest appears to have been injured wheu his assailant kneeled upon hiin in fastening tl)n bonds. Officers hove obtained a good de srriplioii of the assailant nnd nre en deavoring to locate him. Duck Season Ends Sundown Thursday Sunset tomorrow marks the clone of the open season for dueks, geec and jacksnipc in Lane county, and this morning a large number of Kugene sportsmen look to the Inks country around the city for one fionl shot at the feathered gome before the hunt ing season Is closed. The pnst season for ducks slarted poorly on account of dry weather. When the rnin and stormy season came however, spurt smen handed to gether and created feeding grounds in some places, meeting with better luck. Closing of duck bunting tomorrow puts the lid on all forms of hunting exeppt for predatory animals until August 20, when the deer sen son oprns for 00 days. On Septrmbcr the season is opened for silver gray squirrel, and on October l" f"r Chi nese pheasants. , School Band Will Get Instruments F.ff'irts to raise fund for the pur chase of instruments fur the Kugene high school band are being made by the Klks lodge and the clumber of commerce will also soon appoint a committee for this, according to an nouncement today. The It. 1'. O. E. will present everal instruments fn addition to making plans for the rais ing of money for an Irreducible fund for the future oeed o the band. An drew I-aodle, director of the band 1 ht s been promoting s campaign for tba financial of the org aniiatioa. BEATEN wmm Farm Loan Associations to Send Secretaries Here for District Meet, Jan.2U22 Invitations are being sent out today to tho secretaries ot 17 federal farm loan associations of the Willamette valley and the Coos bay district for each to have two representatives here for the dis trict meeting planned for Wednes day and Thursday, January 21 and 23, accordiog r H. A. Soults, act ing secretary of the Lane county association in charge of the pro gram. Two representatives of the Fed eral Farm Loan bank of Spokane will be here for the sessions, ac cording to present plans and it is hoped to have a representative gathering of the officials of the P STEPS TO COLLECT Reports from the office of R, S. Bryson, county clerk, that only 81 dog licenses have been tnken out in Lane for 1023 has led to announce ment by t,he county court that some immediate action will be tnken unless dog owners comply with the law, Tne report for the past yenr shows that 5ul licenses were issued and this is less than half of those issued in 1023. "The dog license fund rs used to pay sheep owners for their stock killed by dogs and this fund at present is overdrawn aud some means must be taken nt once to hove dog owners obtain licenses." snij Judge C. V. Barnard. Suggestions have heeu made to Sheriff Taylor that a man be appointed to collect the licenses through the county nnd to be empowered to im pound dogs found without the license. Kmployment on a commission basis was suggested. Cost of Motion Pictures is High WASHINGTON. Jon. U. The na. tion's motion picture output in 102n, based generally on the cost of produc tion, was valued at $S0,418.170, an increase of 11.7 per cent over B21, according to figures made public to day by the census bureau. The bureau's figures cover all pro cesses and activities connected with "movie"' production, including stage settings, "shooting' of the pictures, and development of the films. The bureau's figures, it was ex plsined, do not cover cost of distribu tion and projection of the films In th'eaters. Liquor From Hollow Arm is Poisonous SANTA ANA. Cal.( .Inn. H. Four persons were serniusly ill at the Orange county hospital tdny from the effects of liquor serred to them from the artificial arm of a bootleg ger. The drink dpensing mechanism of the decoy arm wss sanitary enough, hut the li'pior wan p-dinnou, said officers who arrested M. Ortrna as the owner and imtnipulBtor of the thirst quenching member, which was hollow enough to hold a pint. FUNERAL IS SET Funeral services for the late Charles Vnnvaudt, killed in a dyna mite accident at Oakridgc .Monday, Kill he held at the Itranatetter chapel Thursday at 2 o'clock, with Her. K. V. Stivers, pastor of the First Chris tian rhtir'h in charge, It was announc ed today. Interment will be made fn the new I. O. O. F. eemetcry. Mrs. J. V. Tiner, of ItoseYille, ('al., a sis ter of the victim, srrired In Kugene today to make arringeinents for the fuucml rn Jul various associations, Mrs. Soults said. The following is the list of a sooiations and tho secretaries of each: IBandon, Curry John Nielson; Cloverdale J. L. George; Coos Bay John G. Mullen; Coquiile R. E. Mast; Lane county W. A. Ayers; Forks of Santiam W. H. McClain; Harrisburg Vivian Cart wright; Hosklns II. E.' Walter; Lebanon J. O. Scott; McKentle Valley Ernest Bertsch; Myrtle Point R. D. Kring: Oakland Jass R. Lass well; Santiam Valley Ernest I'ugh; Slletz Valley J. M. Swisher; Siuslaw Alta G. Wil son; South Benton T. H. Gregg; South Lincoln C. M. Starr; To ledo J. W. Parrish. Selection of the road 'supervisors for the coming year in Lane county was started by the county conrt today and a partial list was prepared but nothing definite, nccorlng to Judge C. P. Itui'uurd. A mass of petitions bearing sevcrul hundred namcB were read by the court In, their labor of selection from among the applicants for the positions. As the court will be at Portland for the remainder of (he week the discussion of therond pa trolmen will be put over until early next week, the judge suid. "We are taking into consideration each petition filed and the qualities o' the applicants are thoroughly discuss ed as It is the intention of the court to appoint patrolmen that arc effi cient and this will be the basis for each and every selection," is the an nouncement of the court members. Farm Aid Talked At Breakfast By Commissioners WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 l.W Aislonco for the! llvplok industry through existing finnni'inl nKciirlrn nnd through a ricw Intid policy to per mit grazing on iinappropriation public domain, were recommended today to PrcHident C'oolidgc by hit ogrirtiltural irommiasion In a preliminary report. A later report will denl with the ponaililc additional relieb through re viaion of transportation rhargea nnd a protective tariff. The rommiioiion aaid it wirhed to emphanir.e now that "the welfare of agriculture alo de mands nn early and thorough revis ion of the freight rate structure." PLANS 0ISCUSSE0 WASHINOTAN, Jan. H-Desiring to present to congress at the ear liest possible dste recommendation as to farm legislation 1'resident Cool idge invited mfml.ers of his agricd turn commission to the White Houtc today for a breakfast table discussion of views of the commissioners aa thus far developed. Chairman Carey of the commission announced after the conference Uint the commission's report on relief for the cattle industry would I roniplet. ed during the day and transmitted to the president. The recommendations have not been disclosed officially, but it ia understood they will urge in creased credit facilities and a tariff on bides and leather. The breakfast discussion related to the .whole work of the commission the prospecta for early completion of the work and the legislation needs to carry out the commission's recommendation w Lra RE-PAVING OF STREETS MAY Damage By Frost And Thaw Augmented By Traffic Does Damage Inspection Trip Is Made By Council Members Over Macadam . That several mncadam'zed streets in Kugene have been damaged prac tically beyond repair as a result of the recent freeze and thaw followed by motor traffic ia tho opinion atated by George W. Monroe, chnirmnn of the street committee of the city council, who In company with tbo other mem bers, Carl G. Washburne and h. B. .Simmons made nn inspection todny. "Theae mnendnmized streets nre cut so badly that It Is impossible to repair them nnd the only alternative la to miave. When tho base Is gone ,t la useless to attempt to repnlr tho surfnee. A hard pnvement is tho only solution In the case na this will be permanent nnd the repair neceasnry Is nothing ns compared to tho constant work needed on tho mncndnm'zrd streets," Jlr. Monroe said. As many of these streets arc-much used nnd nre main arteries of traffic into I lie business district' from the resldenoo section it will bo necessary .to have them paved, the cotincilmcn stnte. The council is empowered to order pavement on certain streets when It Is found needed and action will probably be taken In this matter In the near future, the city officials announce, "Several of these afreets inspected today nre in very bad condition with deep ruts filled with water from the recent rnin and they are positively dangerous In some places for motor traffic," declared Mr. Monroe. Get New Licenses At Once, is Order Just one more day of grace for (he lueklesa motorist who still fllvi about with the in'l red banners, fore nnd lift on his car, according to the edict of tho state traffic authorities. Klther n yellow license pinto or a .receipt must be in possession of Jho owner or nrresta will be iiinoe arter Janu ary 5. Several warnings to car own ers who have been tardy In tending in their nppllcntiona have been Issued during the psst few days by the roed officers. Pardon Granting Probe is Started . TOI'EKA. Kau., Jan.. II. Attorn-ey-General C. H. .Griffith, began an Investigation of pardons and paroles today, granted by Former Governor Jonathan M. lavis( and moved for ward with plans for filing an ouster suit against Carl J. Peterson, atato bank examiner. Naval Tug Shoots Line on Submarine CHATHAM, Muse., Jsp.. J I. The naval tug Wahdrek, has .succeeded, in putting a line on board the submarine H-1I) which has been aground on the outer bar of Orleana Mirbor since early yesterdny. It was planned to make an attempt to float' (he strand ed vessel at high tide this afternoon. M'FADDEN BILL PASSES WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. The house late lodsy passed the McFad den bill whichawould revise, tbo na tional banking laws- BE HIRED SENATE VOTES Substitute Voted Tuesday Is Lost Because Of Latest Action Jones Substitute, Voted At Tuesday Session, Is Re jected Today WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. W) Tho Underwood Muacje Shoals bill passed the seiiato on a final vote to day. Tho measure which would author ize the lease of tho property pri vate interests differs radically from tho Musclo Shoals bill passed by the houso at the last session and these differences must be Ironed out be fore either measure can become law. Under tbo bouse, bill, tho Henry Ford offer, for tho shoals establish ment would hove been accepted by the federal government. This offer, however,, bus been withdrawn sinco tho houso acted. After two hours debate the Jones substitute which was again offered, wna rejected, leading tho Underwood meusuro Intnct. The vote wna 43 to 38. Tho McKellnr substitute was lm mediately voted down. IS raving of Villard street, tho widest thoroughfare in Kugene, Is proposed in a petition, prepared for circulation by the city engineer's office today. The pavement would run from Frank lin boulevard to Fairmount, boulevard. Itcrnusc of the width of Villard street, a 20-foot parking space will run the full length of the street, and will he net to grnss nnd shrubbery, the petition proposes. This will leave 10 feet on each aide of the parking for ronilwny. A petition for the paving of Wash ington street is being circulated, it ia reported. Butter, Eggs and Cheese Men Plan Meet in Portland rOKTLANf , Ore., Jnn. !. The first unit tin I convention of t tier Pa cific Htntes Itutter, Kjhis nml I'hcese assoeiiittnn will lm held In rortlnntl February 2, II. tind I. The Rssnelnlion Inrltif.es landing wli'lrnle dnlers nnd Jobbers of dnlry eommodilles. ' Ap proximntelr .'10O drlrgotes srn expert ed by the lornl rniniiiittrn in rlmrKe of ronvrntinn affair. Mutual Savings Hank Suggested STATE llOl sn, RAI.KM, Ore., Jan. 14. Wltn tne view of making Oregon money available for the con struction of homes mid the develop ment of income producing city prop erty and farms, Representative Gor don of Multnomah county, has drafted for introduction a, bill providing for the organisation of mutual savings banks. The bill ia patterned after the Washington mutual Ravings banka law under which the Washington Hav inga Hank of Seattle was established. CHAIRMEN MAM CD WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 1. Tboinsa O. Marvin of Massachusetts and Wil- llnm II. Oilherlann of Kansas have been re-designated chairman and vice chairman respectively of the tariff cuuiuiUsiou by 1'residcat C'oolidge. 1 SHOALS SfpN CHANGES OVER PRESENILIS WINSTON CHURCHILL Signing of the agreement in Far Is today regarding distribution of the Tawes annuities iraa 'attributed lar gely to the finmple vet nt the be ginning of tJie conferenee by the Amerienn delegation and the UritUb ehanrellor of the exchequer, Winston Churchill. Throughout tho conferenee, Mr. Churchill stood ns an example of moderation, good will nnd determina tion to effect ft settlement. S STATE . HOUSE, S.VT.EM, Ore., Jnn. 34. Senator Bruce Dennis of LnGrnndo Is preparing a bill to in crease tho flnnncinl support' of the Oregon, normal school at Mo n month mid lny the foundation for nn ade qunto normnl school policy for the stnte. Ho will proposo tbnt pnrt of the flnnncinl support now being given the stnte university and Oregon Agrlciilturnl collego bo diverted to tho uormol school, declnring that tbo lat ter la being neglected In favor of too great atress in behnlf of the two for mer. The Dennis pi nit calls for new build ings at Monmouth sufficient to af ford plenty of modern clnsa rooms and dormitories as well as laboratory and other needed equipment. lie has not decided whether ho will ndvocato the Immediate establishment of nor mal schools elsewhero in Ihe state. 'Oregon has been criminally negli gent In tho matter of normal schools," said 'Senator Dennis, "and It la high time wo were recognising In a sub stantial way the need for better and more schools of this kind. "I am more inclined to the belief that the present normal school should be enlarged and cqlupprd to put It on a plane with the best Institutions of Ha kind in the country before we stnrt In to Incnto nnd build others." Stage Company of State Name Filed Filing of tho assumed business nnmo of the "Oregon Singes" wns eompleted nt the offleo of the county clerk today. The organisation to op erate stages between Portland and Itoseburg lias fifteen directors, four being from Kugene, Claude VanWyck, Herman 1'nrtdook, Aje Morgensen and V. Schumacher. The firm Is II- ensed to operate through l'ortland. Snlem, Albany, forvallls, Kugene and Koseburg. Six of I lie directors are from l'ortland. four from Salem and nnn from Koseburg, TODAYS Ily AUTIiril nill.HBANK. (Copyright, 12.". by Star Company) In recent Installment of let tera between Hoosevell and Cabot Lodge, you will find Ihia warning, written by Theodore Itoosevelt, twen ty years ago, In 1!WC: "Some time Japan may work us an injury, If we show ourselves opulent, aggressive and unarmed " We are not aggressive, but when was this nstinn more opulent, or more completely unarmed, more completely at the mercy of an enemy nation, well equipped with flying machines? Aud bow much interest, do you ARE SWEEPING Child Labor Amendment To Be Considered Abouf January 28 State Budget Placed; House And Senate Have Busy Day Today STATE HOUSE. SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 14. UP) Sweeping revision of the motor vehicle laws of the state would result with tie passage of a fleet of bills introduced in the house by the joint road and highways com mittee at the request of the gover nor's special committee. Readjustment of fhe automobile li cense laws and system of taxing buss es, trucks and other vehicles la pro vided. The license tnxea for machines would be reduced ten per cent for tho fifth, sixth and seventh registrations. For tho eighth, ninth and tenth regi.. (rations, tho reduction would be 23 per cent from tho original fee. After the tenth registration tbo fee would be lowered DO per. cent; Those "'li cense cut provisions are inclmlc'd hi It ft No; IS.'"''' ., f ' Tax Operators. ' , II. B. No. 10 would establish a two per cent tnx on the gross revenues of bus line operators. Tho bill would ulso repeal the 50 cents per Inch tiro tnx on truck lines and would establish n tnx of one per cent on gross revenues of theso lines. It wou(d nlso incrensa tho license fee of for-hlro curs ono hundred per cent nnd repeal the O0e an inch tire tnx now levied. Houso bill No. 10 also establishes a license rnte for peddlers and livery machines. II. B. No. 20' is a compnnion to tbo foregoing in that it provides for a repeal ' of the four dollar . per acot taxes on busses. II. B. No. 21 is drawn up for tho benefit of farmers who may he abto rb operate their trucks only scveu months in the year. Partial Fee. A license fee of two-thirds the reg ular rate would be charged for trucks operating between tho months of April 1 and October Ml only. If. I). No. 22 creates a third classi fication of trucks, ftnmely machines with tires 17 inchea wide wili a maxi mum weight of 400 pounds to the Inch. Speed traps by traffic officers would be prohibited under house bill No. 23. II. B. No. 24 would Increaso the maximum speed limit of pneumatic tired busses to 30 miles an hou- TIid present law porinila a speed of only 25 milea an hour for machines cur rying more than aoven pnssengera. , II. H. No. 25 provides for licensing electric and motor vehicles not other wise covered. H. H. No. 20 places the owners of auto trucks of the three-quarter ton rnngo Into tbo truck clnsslfieation. Heretofore, the definition of a truck has meant a machine of one Ion or more. Automobile dealers would bo af fected by the passage of bouse bill No, 27. The Pleasure would iucroasa (Continued on page sis) UonscVclt Suid If ndv On Corsets Dontl Postmaster tlrnk Itoosevelt would take, If he were alive, in the fact that Japan, with seventeen factories working d:iv snd night is now turning out 500 fighting airplanes each month wh le this most opulent nation owns just twenty fighting planes fit to fly? Dr. Caroline Heilger, learned lady of Chicago, has a new theory about corsets. She aaya they art "bad for fat women, but thin women need them." And this is the reason: "Tha thin women haven't anything on tha outside to keep what's on the Inside In plsee." It Isn't f.it Hint keeps things "In (Continued on page four)