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The Oregon Legislature is Asked to Abolish the Game Commission-It Would be a Mistake to do Such a Thing. City News THE WEATHER Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Siturdiy; rain In th north west portion. W armor In east portion tonight; moderate uth winds. Temperate. Thursday: Maximum 43 degrees; minimum 30;- precipitation, .03 of an inch- direction. of wind, south, .'at.' Stage of river. 6.2 foot. VOL. CS TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, -FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1G, 1925 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY 0. 1Q ird Player Raises Rumpus I, was a "card-piayin' fool a I -i sftfn punier nt the United Cigar store st night! win or ivm' " "liule no frreme with him. lie Kepi on piay . Jt must have been the "kick' in C75-SC3K-7WK.V, . "vJv;y'IiU?!lJ-Vr EDITION 2) r and the chance or. oui-iucij in 'u!-foiiii(t his comrnclcs that kept him be table, long nrier ma uuim, w . After beiog "stuck" for 17 .,,.. tbe stranger arose to go. Wherr's your money?" asked the rrk. Sorry, but 1 m uat prose, the reply. "All right then, bro- pr ,.e'n tako your mnckinaw in ..rmfUt. Uie UIV! I,"."" " ,0. It was then the stranger Blurted tlC fireworks. In stentorian rones oc that such treatment was scurvy, Dtempt.iblc, mean and outrageous, j that if be didu t get Ins niacainnw ,,wk he'd break the window in the jore to get it. Alarmed, the clerk Hod the police. When tlie omcers rrived the man cooled down. Ho was ;.ph a nice warm bed in the city jail .1,. night, and today, upon lack of L'sscution, he was shown the road loading to toe souin v- . ly. He took tie Mnc bep Is Disturbed 1 ieht-sleepers at me usouru ran d homes in the vicinity of the court had a bad night of it last kit. when Carl B. Kramer. Thurs- farmer, auegea insane puucm . .j .nm t fh pnnrt house. ing aeio m - reamed and shouted at me iop . mice all night long, according to ficers. Two husky guards were plae- over the patient, who was securely innd. At 3 o'clock this -morning night ficers answered a frightened voice ver the telephone that "a man was ting killed or something over near he court house, nut uU... .-- ... Officers Dietcn and Strait in stigated and "found tie cause of the urapus. Two attendants irom iuu lute hospital were expected today to ake the man to Salem. .- i Rolls Extended- Extension of the levy wn the tax ulls of the county is weii uomi nd this is expected to be completed ithin the next 10 days, accoraing to Uouncement of Pen F. Kecncy, ounty assessor. It will be some time Iter that before the rolls are turncu bvn to the sheriff for collection as Lber items have to be added in many ua particularly the special state !ai fur forest fire protection assessi-u gainst timber owners. McKenzle Pioneers Elect Fred Foils was elected chief ranger t the McKcnzic I'ioncer club of En- kene at their last mooting, it is an- ouaccd. Other officers elected were i follows: Eathnn Newman, deputy user; Duck Nash, secretary; Eldin RYondin, treasurer; George 1 ratt, tldetic manager; ltobcrt Ades, chief purler; Rnyniond Wood, nssistnnt -porter. o Reside in Eugene E. .1. Cliriss, member of the firm f Cliriss and Frcemnn, merchant ailors of Chicago, has decided to nakc Eugene his home. "We have pen here a week and like Oregon so ill we plau to make it our pi Tum ult home," he said. He is living at le Osburn apart incurs. Funeral is Sunday Tlie funeral services of Rebecca flsy Diamond, who diea Wednesday. ill lw held Suniliiy afternoon at 2 'cluck nt the Vc.Uch chapel. Itev. J. rsnklin Haas will lie in charge, nnd torment will lie in the I. O. O. h lAutos In Collision Automobiles driven by O. H. JuneH rod V. Koch collided on Franklin Hi'' the oilier side of Walnut' last ight at 10 o'clock, it was reported ' police headquarters this morning. ntli cars were diimaged. Here from Oalridge T. ('. Itroch, resident of "The Boul in I lie Oakriilge district, was " 1'iifiiiess visitor in Eugene today, ''here no snow in the Oakriilge "i-limi with the eji eplion of sunio on i ne lulls nt present, he reports. having for Portland Mis Jlumle Smith, assistant at the "i'-e ot Hr. Irvin It. Fox. Is leavina ; -r r-iriland Sunday and will spend "" m it two months studying special r at the oftiic of Dr. H. 11. Fos- kett. Lve for Portland HuS'lle ChaJwick nn,l i.l 1! lift ll.i. .t,. - .... "iniitiPM mr l uriiaiiii "ere tUejr will atti-n, the Uutary '""n t"n:,ht held as a greeting for trr"t Hill, president of the Inter- 1 i-ionul nnlrr. Viiltia, , Portland ' Hean. lo.-nl attorney, is nt ""Ixr.il on a busine.a visit of sev r,l dsvs. A Portland Meeting ' ,r' 1. VV.hburne. menilii-r of the Uominutd oo page five) j Mr. Hoover Refuses Change SECRETARY TO HOLD PRESENT JOB ENGABINET President Tenders Offer Of Secretaryship Of Agricul tural Group !Mr. Hoover's Reply Is That He Prefers To Remain With Commerce WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. W5) President Coolidgo, hps tendered the post of secretory of agriculture to Secretary Hoover, but Mr. Hoover re plied that he decided to remain at the commerce department. With the president's approval Mr. Hoover todoy Issued this statement. "In view of the press reports, it seems to me desirable to state that the president did me. the honor to suggest that I consider transfer to the post of secretary of agriculture. "He 'expressed his belief that the present need of that department was an administration-In which emphasis should be given to the solution of the farmers' murketing problem. "To this 1 fully agree. Nevertheless I feel tJiut.iu the ruture as in the past, the greatest contribution that 1 could mnke to the improvement r the farmers' position lay in the ad vancement of measures that mnke for the1 reduction of costs in our whole distribution system and in helping to bring about improvement and sta bility in the general industrial and commcrciul situation both nt home and abroad. The farmers problem is a problem of the nation as a whole. "I deeply npprcciute IJic confidence which the president has shown in me but I have told him that I believe it would be to the best interests for me to decide ngainRt tlie suggestion, which I have dune.'' Fire Prevention Work Discussed IlepreMcututives from eai-li lVy Scout troop, and boys' and girls' clubs of Kiigene, ns well as the group le.id ers of eiuli, will meet Friday eve ning, .liiniiiiry !l, in the clininlier of coiiiiiiene, tn by further plans for the big field day celebration and pa rade to be singed In F.ugeno during Forest Protection week. ' A large delegation of representa tives from the various orgauisntions invited by Mr. Macduff attended the meeting last night at the chamber, and all organizations pledged them selves to take an active part in the program projecled. Officials Dispose Of Park Deer Herd Seven bend of deer from the city's herd at Ilendriik's park have been 'taken by Tom Itugh and placed on his game farm in western l,anc county, says F. M. Wilkins, chairman of the pnrk board. Three niher elk, a three-year-old bull, a two year-old and a heifer calf will he f.ffernl for sale. This leaves Xlve herd of animals fur the herd, whic h will ne enough to feed. Itules governing tourists at the auto camp was sl.o adopted, and will he posted at prominent pl.ircH, One plai-es a limit f 10 days on a stop at the park. IRRIGATION BILLS UP statk imrsi-:, SaI.KM, Ore., Jan. lit. Among irrigation bills that I are to be offered at lliii arsemn of the legislature, it now appears that 'three will loom uppermost. One would enable irrrgafioi) di itri.ts to refund their bonded indebi ' pdnesK. one would provide for the sale of water rights, and another pruvidn for the appointment of a manager for districts that are in default In pay ment "f Interest on principal on bonds. The measured have all been drawn tentative form. Rented Classrooms To Be Provided By Board Until New Schools Are Ready In order to determine the number of pupils who will be enrolled in the Kugene schools for the uecoud Bemea ter Htarttoff early in February a sur vey is being conducted by the school board. The duta obtafni by this sur vey will enable the bard to arrange for rented classrooms in the vicinity of the schools for use until the close of the schools in the spring. This plan of taking care of any congestion was announced recently. AH hope that the two schools, Theodore Itooscvelt and Woodrow Wilson, would Le ready for the second semester bas been abandoned and these will not be turned over for use SLATED AT EUGENE B. I). Thompson, director, and George C. Jewett, secretary, of the Federal Farm Loan bank of Spokane, will beherc as representatives o that institution at the district , meeting to be held In Eugene January 21 and 22, according to word received today. The program for the session here is being prepnred by Mr, Jewett, E. J. O'Con nell, of Vancouver, Wash., and A. W. Cauthorn, director of the Portland district of the association which in cludes Kugene. One of the miijor topics of interest to come before the meeting here will be the proposal to divide the Portland district which now includes part of Southern 'Washington ns well an the Willamette valley of Oregon. W. A. Ayres of Lane county is president of the Portland district. Mr. Jewett writes that he desires a large attendance of representatives of the loan associations and that any questions pertaining to the federal farm loan system be prepared to be presented. Chamber is Asked To Attend Opening Invitations to attend the formal opening of the splendid new building of the Seattle chamber of commerce to be held January 2 have been re ceived by Ktijreno Chadu-ick, secre tary of the KTigene chamber. "Kugene some time will also issue such inviin lions and more and more the building plan for the chamber here is taking bold of the membership, Mr. t'had wiik said. The new civic committee will hold a meeting next week and this mailer will be brought up for dis cussion nt that. time. The committee is composed of Cnrl i. Washburne, chairman, 1'. Chambers,- Charles Dqnahue, J. K. I'ratt, K. It. l'arks and lleorgo K. Love. Local Physicians Attend Convention Dr. V. K. Hunt and Dr. William IV Nenl of the Kugene hospital are leHV ing today to attend the nnnii.il mept- ing of the North ramie Pediatric society nt Seattle. This organization is composed of doctors who are specialists in di-enses of children, slid covers llrilinh Columbia, Oregon and Vasliington. Dr. and Mrs. Hunt are mnking the trip by motor, ard will ntlend llu Itolnry club meeting in Portland to night nt wlii'-h the inlernational president of IMary Is to sio-Hk. They expect to return about Tuesday . of next week, wbile Dr. Neul intends to be back in Kngeiie Saturday night. TALK TO BE BROADCAST Kroin the Oregonisn tower station K!V, will be broadcast tonight the iddresf of I'.vrrett Hill, head of in ternational Knurr who will be the guest of the Portland club. The kn-adraiting will start at 8:.'K) o'clock ncd it Is expected that there will be a numlier of Interested Lane county tuditora. uutil the beginuing of the fall semes ter this yeur, accord ng to members of the board. . 1 The election of a stnff of teachers for these schools will come before the hoard at the March meeting. Or guuization of the stafi for the two schools will, require- the election of many new teachers although some of the present school staff will be 'trans ferred to the 'new schools when the cIonkcs are reassigned. The contracts for the equipment for the two new buildings will be let at the March meeting of the board, ac cording to present indications, is tbc announcement. ARE IT TO HOLD Because of the uncertainty of the status of the Oregon fish and game commissions as a result of recommen dations made by" ' Governor -.Walter Pierce in his address to the state! legislature, the meeting of the Oregon Slate Sportsmen's association, set for Sunday, January 18, has been called off. This announcement was made today by Karl (.'. Simmons, president of the organization. "Wo haven't any idea ns to what action I lie lawmakers will take on the governor's suggestion, of putting the supervision of Oregon's fish suit game into the hands of a department of Oregon Agricultural college, under supervision of tho O. A. (.'. bonrd of regents," says .Mr. Simmons. "It would be futile to hold a meeting and transact business when the legisla ture, in one measure would be likely to spoil everything that is done. The best we can do Is to sit and await de velopments." Mr. Simmons has instructed the legislative committee of the Oregon Sportsmen's association to assemble in Salem, to be ready for any emer gency that may arrive. This commit tee is hea,ded by Dr. Moore of Port land. Labor Still Slow Says F. L. Armitage Although good business is predicted for 10"."i, it is too early In the year for all industries to produce at capa city and it is too early in the year for agricultural work and construc tion activities to be in full swing, ac cording to Frank D. Armituge, direct or of the United States employment bureau here. Inventor period is ovrr, and general plsns for the year have been made with the result that dur ing the last few weeks a great many men have been employed and have started work. "Approximately J0O per cent of the saw mills of Lane county are run ning at average eight-hour capacity," said Mr. Armitage. "There arc few changes of men and little cull for ad ditional mill workers. There has been a amsll reiucst for millwrights. An increase in applications for employ ment from smsl! towns indicates a large potential labor reserve. The ma jority of unemployed men now in Lane county is ninde up chiefly of itin. erant laborers from California and states cast of the Casisdcs. Clara Miller is Honored at O. A. C. ortKOON AfiItI(.T I.Tl TtAI. CO!. I.KfiE, COHVAI.I.IS. Jan. 111. (Special) Clara Miller of Kugene, sophomore in home economies, has been appointed to the general com mittee of the Memorial union drlre which is to start within a week. The purpose of the committee is to bring in closer totirh the campus organiza tions with the work needed to raise funds for the student union building. t SPEAKERS FOR THRIFT WEEK ARE SELECTED Programs To Start Saturday In Eugene; Places For Talks Fixed Observance To Last Full Seven Days; Schools To Hear Addresses Spenkers for thrift week meetings in Kugene, starting tomorrow, were selected today at a meeting of the various committees planning tho pro grams for the weeR. George McMor rnn Is chairman of the committee pro viding the "speakers. Those who will speak before the various meetings arc as follows; C. D. Itorer, K. O. Iiniuel, W. K. Newell, Kruest I.udlow, Leon h. Kay, O. A. Hotiglum, Clinrlcs Slgman, W. A. Elkins. Kenneth Abies, H. H. Ruth, E. K. Chadwick, Oscar A. Brown, E. F. Carlton, Harold Hey tein, Fred Stlckcls, John Medley, Rev frank .Fay Eddy, nnd Frank Jenkins. The present plans call for speeches during the seven days in tJio high school and public schools of the city, before Parent-Teacher association meetings, women's clubs, Rotary, Ki winds and I. ions clubs, chamber of commerce, University of Oregon stu dent nssenibly and fncully, churches. American legion nr.d frnternnl society meetings yhere desired. . . , "Any organization of any kind do Hiring a speaker on tho aubject- of thrift during this week is invited to get in touch either with myself or L. f Hay," said Mr. McMorrnn today. Duck Season Ends; . Trout Fishing is Chief Sport Left With the duck season a thing of the past, local sportsmen are at a loss for their outdoor entertainment as the only sport now open is trout fishing in tlie Willamette which is not of the best at present. "A stage of shout six feet in the liver is necessary for the best fish ing ff the 10-inch trout as allowed by tho law in the stream," one. nngler slates. "When the water is deeper than that there must bo a clear sur face or else Uiere is very poor luck. The regular season on trout in the other streams will not open until April The Willamette should provide better sport the latter psrt of February and In March, is the opinion expressed by those who are keen judges of I he trout game, Lane Legislators Ready For Action X 1 . n r county's delegation, both In the house and senate, are anxious tn lend a helping hand and vote to any measure that as the Interest nnd hacking of lnnc county. Letters have been received at the Kugene chamber of cqmmerea from IkiJi the house and senate delegation that they would like to have the chamber Inform them of any measure of particular interest Ihst they would like to have discussed. The chamber officials linve been placed on tbe mailing list of the legislators, it Is slated in the letters. ' Prohibition Chief Retirement Hinted WASHINGTON, Jan. If). Retire ment of Roy A. Hsynea of Ohio as prohibition commissioner nt an early data was indicated today at the White Home. CONDITIONS UNCERTAIN WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Condi tiona in Europe still preclude any move by the I'ulted Statei toward sn ot her arms conference in the opinion of President Coolidgc. u In Post TROUBLE QVER PET BORES Defense Of State Market Agent Meets Opposition At The Outset At Every Turn, More Op position Is Faced By State Executive STATE HOUSE, S.U.EM, Jan W. A sharp line between tho policies of Governor Waller M. Pierce and those of the lawmakers is the out standing development 'of tho first week of the session of tho legisla ture. In hia message the governor burled himself vigorously Into the de fense of Market Agent C. E. Spji.JC and hia department. Yet on the aamc day Senatora Rltner and Taylor, the latter a democrat, introduced a bill for the abolition of that department and the return ot grain InspcclWiu tu the public service commr'sslon. Consolidation of state aepurlmeuts lias been preached by the governor during the first two yenra of his ad ministration and is urged in his mes sage. Vet Senator Hall, who was the author of one of the outstanding con solidation bills In inL','1, cumo forward on the first day uf the present Bession with a joint resolution that would dismiss the merger question with the appointment of a special committee of legislators and members from the stntc at large tn mnke a atudy of the question and report cither during this session or tn tlie session of 19L'7. Favored Amendment. Ratification of tho child labor amendment proposed for the federal constitution Is favored by the gov ernor, but indications are that the Oregon legislature will refiise to rat ify it. A poll of the house indicated (his, and an inquiry among the sen atora, revealed the Bame sentiment in the upper body. Governor Pierce will faro better relative to hia prohibition policy than he will with respect to any other sub ject affecting bla administration thnr has come up this week. The resolution from the senate committee on alcoholic traffic calling for an Investigation of file stste pro hibitlon department passed unani mously in the senate nud with a single dissent in the house. But both the governor and Prohibition Ageot tie aver Invited the prone. Otherwise there doubtless would have been some dissenting voles. Investigators to Meet, The prohibition Investigation com mittee will hold a meeting Monduy night at wblcji Governor Pierce, Pro hibition Agent Cleaver, W. J. Herwig, head of the Oregon Antl-S.iloon lea, tie, and the presidents of the sheriff's and the district attorney's associa tions of the state, will appear. After that the committee will operate much the same as a court with various wit nesses sppesring snd a court reporter to take down the testimony. Home meetings will be in executive session; others will be open. A number of other bills and resolu tions have reached tne senate al ready that are expected to start fights. One of these la the Hull resolution for a Joint house and sen ate committee to confer with reprea relative-! of the California nnd Wash lugton legislatures on the question nf a uniform speed, lighting and other regulations for uutomobiira. An at tempt was made to pasa this resolu tion before It had been printed, but it was tabled. Later In the day, after It bad been printed Senator Hall brought It up again, but it waa referred to the roads and highways committed. It may cause a spirited figiit. Some senators object to it on grounds th.it the committee would spend a lot of money and that the resolutluu auth vrizes an extended Juukcl. GOVERNOR HAS New Ambassador o o AGO VCOtf WWEM Ago von Maltzan, Germnn diplomat, haa been named as Gemany'a latest ambassador to the United States, to succeed Otto von Wiedfeldt. Ho is forty-seven ycara old, married and hns a five-year-old daughter. Ordinances providing for about $25,000 in bonds for nn incinerator and about $10,000 for repairs to the city hall will be t'.i-awn up for presen tation nt the meeting nf tho city council next Monday evening, accord ing to present plans, is. the announce ment of .Mayor Parks todny.'. These proposed bonds will be voted on nt. the special election In April. "We believe that one man In charge of a municipal incinerator will be all (hat will be necessary in tlao way of labor when (ho plant ia completed provided It meeta the approval of the voters,'1 tho mayor said. "Wo alro believe that sonic, plan of license will he worked out in order that the ctly will havo control of t ho hauling of the rubbish and garbage as well as its disposal," the mayor staled. Whether individual haulers will be licensed or a contract let for all haul ing bus not been decided, la the an nouncement. Rotarians Attend Portland Meeting -More than 00 members of the Ku gene Rotary club left this morning for Portland, either by automobile or by train, for the big Rotary meeting tonight, at which Everett Hill of Chi cago, international president o' tho club, is to speak. Portland is the only Pacific const town !n Oregon to be visited by President Hill on his wost ern tour. Many of Ihe delegates arc expect ing to return to Kugene tomorrow morning, all hough a few will motor back tonight, after the nssenibly Is over. MAY CLOSE RIVER STATIi HOL'SK, SALEM, Ore., Jan. 15. Effort Is to be made by Willamette valley sportsmen to have Ihe lllg Nastueca river closed to com mercial fishing, according to? informa tion received byHepreseu(otUe Win- slow, Tillamook. Sharp opposition is expected to he forthcoming from com mercial fishing interests along the river. TODAYE By ARTHUR BI1ISI1AXK (Copyright,, 102.1, by Star Company) H. G. Wells worries about Ihe American system of public school edu cation. He is much afraid that our manhood will be damaged because our school boys are educated largely by women, whereas British boys are ed ucated by men.- It is kind of Mr. Wells to worry, but be is wasting time and euergy in this, case. If he will look into his own book of history, at some o( bis anceatora with the big teelh, luw fnrehenil and heavy Jaw, he will find thnt human beings have changed, thanks to the fact thnt men have been educated by their mothers, Wumeu have educated, not ouly 20 0 T FOR THIS YEUR Representatives Of Threo States Meet To Form , Their Plans Recommendations Also Made Relative To Re-Forest- ation Program PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 18. OP) Representatives of IS port districta in Oregon met here today at the call of Governor Pierce together with rep resentatives of Washington and Cali fornia to draft resolutions asking congresa to spend $20,000,000 in port development on tho Pacific coast, George Rhodes of San Francisco and IV. IL Petcra of Grays Harbor were appointed by their governors. Governor Pierce's own committee consists of I.'N. Day, ' Portland, L. K. Bean of Eugene, and Russell Hub bard, of tho Uinpq.ua port district. Bean is presiding officer. Act on Timber In addition to asking the legisla tures of coast stntes to meinoriulixo congresa for $'20,000,000 to improve coast harbors to n depth of 30 feet, tho conference delegates . sought tu start a movsmetit for a conservation policy which; would provide for cut ting of the western forests at once under a system of adequate reforesta tion instead of holding ripe Umber In reserve until it deteriorated to a com plete loss. Another movement discussed was to demand that tho federal govern ment bo required tu pay (nxes upon timber, in tho national forests on the same basis as taxes tiro required oil privately owned timber so as to re lievo the burden of taxation in coun ties In which the bulk of the taxable, property is locked up in government reserves. Governor Pierce said that harbors could be made by building jetties at Nchnlcm, Tillamook, Yaquiua, Sius law and Umpqun. Would Cut Expense .; W. H. Peters of Oraya Harbor, representing Washington, declared that money spent In improving Grays (Continued on page five) Legislators Hurry Home; Officer Halts Their Flight Here After a week of worry over the framiug of new laws, most of theui pertaining to regulation of the auto mobile, two state representatives atarted to their home in Douglas county when tho seasion adjouraesl yesterday. They must have been anx ious to get away from their nnliinjij duties ns low makers ns they "stepped on it" when traveling through Lane couuty and they were flagged to a halt by Karl Humphrey, state traffic officer. The penitent legislatora prom ised not to do it again and they con tinued (heir trip to Ihe soulb. R. A. Hercher was nt the wheel of the car and bis companion waa Wal ler 8. Fisher. AVhnt Women Tench lie's Henlly President Sir. Davis of Kansas the boys, but also the men, gradually tnking the brutality out of them. And that's what they need. On the lap nf bis mother, and at her knee, man has been changed from the troglodyte, thnt used to crack his neighbor's thigh bone to get at the marrow, into our present imitation of civilisation. Women can teach the schoolboy Justice, kindness, courage, patience and concentration. What other manly characteristics doea the man teach? The only teacher that Abraham Lin coln ever had was a woman, his step mother. She did pretty well. The right womsn for a mother and tho right woman for a teacher, will turn out (Continued on page four) TO BE SOUGH