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VOL. G3
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 19:25
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
NO. 8
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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)