The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, January 29, 1925, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextI i TH.F, EUGENE I TO WHEAT FARMER ASKED BY I. PIERCE Governor Declares Needs Of Eastern Oregonians Are Pressing (Continued (rum psge one) ui ilieui llmt of an urgent emergency luted ut Ibis inuuient by our agricul tuiui interests," tuid the governor in kyuuiug ni address. "Aow that the extent has been luuuourt'd of the sudden and unprece dented freeze that swept over our uewly planted wheat fields throughout Orcguu, a uontb ago, it is ascertained turn more tban 60U,000 acres of win tar wheat were utterly ruined. This prodigious misfortune fell upon every county aud nearly every field where , winter wheat ia grown. Added to this unforeseen calamity to our produc ers was the fact that (or several years prior thereto farmers bavo grown their wheat at a Iobs. Thus, many of them have their lands and porsonal property mortgaged for the maximum sum that they are able to securo from tbe small banks in tbe country, which banks are not able to advunce the funds needed for pur chase of net volume of seed wheat needed to replace that destroyed by 'the elements. Banking rules and laws appear to make it impoisiblo for tbe larger central banks ro meet this emergency. Measures Needed "It is my judgment that prompt and effective measures by the state re mandatory .In meeting this grave emergency. This, I believo, can be accomplished by the enactment of a law by your assembly extending the credit of the state for tbe purpose of buying seed wheat, . "The necessary sums are available from tbe sinking funds accumulating for retirement of bonds of the world war veterans state aid act. I there fore recommend that you give to the board of control authority to invest not to exceed $1,500,000 for reseedlng purposes, all loans to be secured by first chattel mortgages on the wheat grown out of the loan proceeds and payable, with interest at six per cent per annum, not later. than January 1, 11)2(1. Loans to be made and collected under rules and regulations promul gated by the state board of control and refund to be made to the sinking fund within two years from the date of the law. The cemt to the state and losses through this necessary opera tion will be negligible, while the ben efits to our state and to its producers .will bu inestimable. Reconstruction Aikod. "The second matter that 1 wish to present is one upon which I made rett-i-ence in my messagu delivered to you ou tbo occasion of the' opening LHion of this thirty-third legislative ussembly, when 1 suid: - " 'i hu public eervico commission should bo reconstructed. It would be tur better to abolish the commission iinin to let. it couliuuu in its present turui. 1 trust (but no uppnipriation will be uuido for such continuance.' . "lly way of amplification of that statement I wish frnukly to Btato my lirui belief that the commission should be sppoiuted by tbe governor and re movable at bis pleasure, in order definitely to fix full responsibility for its proper functioning in the pub lic interest and that furthermore, it should be supported by a tax on gross earnings of public utilities rather than by a direct charge to the taxpnyurs of the stato amounting to S1,'1U,UUI) each bieuniuiu, the present cost of tho commission. "The public service commission at present Is elective. The names of can. didatcs invariably appear far down ou the ballot. Voters do not nlwayB have tho time and facilities tor learning the record and capacity of the multi tude of candidates, or to ascertslu what candidates may be subservient creatures of special Interests that sponsor their candidates. As to tbe recall of those found faithless to the public trust, and which the people felt Impelled to invoke upon members of this commission two years ago, audi infthod has tailed to correct the particular shortcomings of public service commission administration to which 1 bring attention. Servitude Misplaced. ' "In this connection I wish to say Mint tho public service commission has often sppeared to me ss being the orvant of ths public utilities rather thnn of the public. In filing the rates I T-l CI THIRD TO CHARM "LEFTY" FLYNN Miss, Grace Darmond Isn't the. Least Bit Worried Over His Former Wives - l ... Vn) -A v - fmrf t , s,$m , ?&& ) to ' WY&itlZ-. ''..7 Maurice "Lofty" Flyntl, former Yalo football star and now motion picture actor, has been married twice before, but Miss Grace Darmond doesn't care. The third time may bo a charm, so Grace and "Lefty" will wed In April. "Lefty" was barred from Yalo In 1913 after msrrylnp; Irene Leary, a chorus girl. Ills second wife waa Blanche Shove Palmer of Hollywood. SICK WOMEN ATTENTION! Read tbii Remarkable Tesiimonj Regarding Result from Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound . Norfolk, Virginia. - "If you onlj knew how many women and girls hav taxen your medi cine by hearing my i testimony, itwoulc i seem wonderful be you. Every d j I and every chance 1 . have 1 advise sonic one to try It. Itwai' in June, 1904, whcr. I had given lit ' ever getting well, that I wrote tt you. My huabanc went to the dnicr- tors and brought the Vegetable Com' pound borne to mo. In a fuw days 1 began to improve and I havo otter taken It since. I am now passing through the Chan go of Life and stil stick by it and am enjoying wonder ful health. When I first started witt jrour medicine! I was a mere shadow. My health seemed to be gone. Th last doctor I had aaid he would givi ! me no more local treatment unions 1 went to the hospital and waa oner ated on. That waa when I gave thi doctor up. Now I am healthy ro bust woman. I wish I could tell thi world what a wonderful medicini Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound la." Mrs. J. A. Jonkh. 81' Colley Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia, of the Psciflo Telephone snd Tele grsph company, for example, the commission has allowed an excessive valuation on this property and then made tbe rates high enough to earn dividends upon such excessive amount after ulso allowing eicessive costs of operstion. "This is nothing more than a cost plus plan. , "It has como to my attention that the American Telephone aud Tele graph company of New York owns substantially all of the stock of tbo Western Electric company as well as nearly all of the stock of the Pacific- Telephone end Telegraph com pany. The Pacific count offspring of this giant monopoly ia obliged to pay four and one-hulf per cent of in gross earnings tu the parent com pany, under the guise of "administra tive supervision." The Pacific Tele phono and Telegraph company, fur thermore, la required by its New Yolk parent to purcbase alt of Us equip ment and apparulus from another child of the great parent corporation, the Western iilectrlc company, and at trices in excess ot tho ordinary mar ket value thereof. Upon suoh multipli cation and pyramiding of costs, the valuations snd rates are fixed. Commission Helpless. "Our public service commission n now constituted, seems utterly help less In considering the poiut of view and legitimate Interests of the nuD lie. The truth of this is emphasised by the decision some months ago in the street car fares Increase at Portland Tho Portland Electric Power eom pouy had entered Into a contract that was supposed to be binding unci through which the company, then known as the Portland Kalhvsy Light snd Power company agreed to carry nassenners for a fare ot five cents. In time, the automobile came into common use which reduced revenues from Btreet car operations. Tho five cent rata agreement was promptly scrapped as an altemalo to sccepting losses In the manner of ordinary in vestment and tho faro waa increased to six cents by the public service commission and shortly afterwards to eight cents, to overcome reductions In previous revenues. ' "I Invite your ottention to the rec ord of our public service commission for some years past, which reveals a policy of constant nod unremitting Increases Increases In telephone rates, In lighting rates, in power rates, In railway rates in abort in every sort of ratea which the public Is compelled to pay for service. iot in one single case bcroro tne commiM sion in 1024 was thero a rate reilue tloo of any kind made In the Interest of tbe public. For such reosons as theso 1 do not fuvor a continuance of a regulatory body at public ex pense when It's service Is to ths pub lic utilities rather thsu to the public. Common Carriers Asked. "I wish, finally In this connection to add tho recommendation that as an additional step towards remedying the conditions 1 have brought to your at tention, you enact a law declaring all telegraph and telephous compaulea to be commou carriers, "1 wish again to emphasise my ear nest belief that people of Oregon, ex pect and havo a right to expect this legislature to pass laws that will bring about a more equitable distribu tion of the tax burden. "The people of Oregon expect and havo a right to expect that the high way funds will be supplied with suf ficient sums to complete the mniu highway program at an early date. 'The people of Oregon expect and have a right to expect that this legis lature will pns necessary Isws that will enable districts to organlto muul elpnlltles for the development ot hydro-electric power, so that Oregon limy offer to her pe'-ple and industries electric energy at cost. Nothing can be done thst will advance the inter ests of our slats so rapidly as cheap electric power. "The people of Oregon expect an.l have a right to expect that this legis. lolure will enact legislation which will stort In real earnest the reforestation of our cut-over snd burned-over I lands. We have 22.(kKI,0(S seres of I bind In Oregon, suitable only for the! growing of timber. Tho reforestsiiou 1 should be by the state In the inter-1 ets of all tbe people, and not for the( benefit of a nmit'ii class. jre started now will be ready for the; weorman'a sx In half a century. When future generations view the l'selfle roast, may they see not hills denuded of trees, but rsther gste upon growing forests which will en rich and m'ks prosperous a couteuted and happy people." E As the dosing feature of the week day Bible classes of the Eugene grade scbooln there will be a display of slides and a lecture -on "The Life of Christ" to be held nt the llellig theater Thursday, February 6, start ing at 10:R0 a. m., according to an nouncement today of Mrs. O. A. Cooper, instructor. The first semester of the Bible classes this school year hoB been a big suecess and tbe enrollment at present ia more than 550, Mrs. Coop er states. The classes for the fourth, fifth and sixth grades will be contin ued next semester along the samo lines as no extension of the work is to be taken up until next year, is the announcement The slides for the lecture next week havo been provided by Mrs. Louisa Kellems, who visited the Holy Land, and by the University of Ore gon extension department. . Youth Jailed For Parole Violation Theodore Itahden, 18-year-old Eti gene boy who was convicted on a check charge, given a penitentiary sentence and paroled by Judge Skin- worth in the care of his father, is again In the hands of the law. The youth's automobile operator's card was revoked by Judge Gilmore at tbe same time. The youth wsb arrested yesterdsy tor speeding on the streets of Eugene. Officers claim ho tried to run away from them. When ho called before Judge uilmore this morning, and said, "Well, what's my fine?" the magis trate was certain he had met the of fender before. Upon looking up the hoy's record, Judge Uilmore ordered him remanded to the juvcnllo court, whore he will be heard on the charge of violating bis parole. Ho ia being held in the county Jail. Free Text Books Asked in Measure STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore., Jan. '.'9. Froe text books would he provided for tbo public school child ren ot the state under houso bill '.'OK introduced today by Woodward, Mult nomah county, and Miller, Umatlllo. Appropriation of $7.10,000 to cover first purchases of the books would bo provided for In the measure which would be submitted to tho people for approval at tho polls. SPEED TRAP BILL ; MEETS FAVOR OF STATE HOUSE, BALEM, Jan. 20. Sen. Hall's bill excluding evidence obtained by speed traps in the trial of criminal cases arising out of traffic law violationa was -pasted today by the senste. Under the bill all offi cers would be in uniform. It does sot affect officers of the state traffic department who have never used speed traps. . t There was no opposition to the mcssure. l'ersont drawing checks on banks in which they have no money or in sufficient funds to cover such drsft could be fined 11,000, sentenced to a year in jail or punished by both such fine anil imprisonment under house hill 1(.)0 introduced by Fisher, Douglas county. Collection of such income taxes not paid during 1025 would be provided under house bill 102 introduced by the fommittce on assessments and taxation. Tbe bill provides that these unpaid taxes owed the state shall be collected as If the Income tax law had not been repealed. The house yesterday afternoon passed house joint memorial number 1, asking congress not to pass the proposed federal migratory bird ref uge act. Kirkwood, chairman of the game commission and jntroducer .of the memorial, spoke for the passage of the measure. . , Clubs Are Invited For Meeting Here Letters are being sent out to all service clubs in Lane county and alsb to other cities of the Willamette val ley with invitations to attend the big sportsmen's meeting and banquet to be held here at the First Christian church tho evening cf Tuesday, Feb ruary 10, according to announcement of Dr. E. V. Stivers, chairman of the committee of the Lions club in charge of the program. , "This is not a church affair but is promoted as sn educational gathering i encourage the protection and prop agation of wild game in tbe state," Dr. Stivers said today. Arthur Miner Hurt In Auto Collision Arthur M. Miner, 1863 : Kincaid street, sustsined had Rnsh ,oa,tbc head, and his wife, driving a light se dan, was hurt above an eye when the automobile in which they wero riding collided with a truck of tbo Pacific Fruit company yesterday evening at Eleventh avenue and High street. The truck hit the sedan squarely amidships, according to the report fil ed by Mr. Miner in police headquar ters this morning. Mr. Miner declar ed his car was almost past the inter section when struck, and that the truck had but one light when the dim mers were on. Both machines were badly damaged. ' 1 ' Minimum Price For Tax Sales Planned STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore Jan. 21). A houso bill by Collier of BEAUTIFY IT WITH jj "DIAMOND DYES" j MARION DAVIES In her latest and most brilliant photoplay success Regular Prices Perfect home dyelug and tlntini Is guaranteed with Diamond Pyes. Just dip In cold water to tint soft. delicate shades, oi I boil to dye rich. ! permanent colors Each 14-cent pack-1 age contains dirtc-; tions so simple an.i I woman can dye or tint lingerie, silks. ribbons, shirts, wsitts, dresses, costs. stockings, swtatera, draperies, cover ings, hangings, everything new. 1 Itiiy "Diamond Dyes" no othet 1 kind and tell your druggist whether ' the matsrial you wish to color I wool or silk, or whether It i linen I mm L firs l! A mighty motion picture that enthralls the Imagina tion and quickens the pulse beat of those who love Ro mance and Dannorl TODAY'S GUEST Mrs. F. M. Hathaway . 71 10th Ave. W. Kindly call at box office for your two tickets, good today only. PUBLIC DANCE DREAMLAND HALL Every Wednesday and Saturday night Muaio by Woods Orchestra -Men 7fo Ladles Free Klamath county providing that coun ties shall fix minimum prices at which land acquired for taxes may be sold by tbe counties was passed today by the senate. A bill by Bailey of tbe bouse amend ing the soldier's bonus act so that a borrower under tbe act may exchange his property, and the loan apply to hia newly acquired property was passed by tbe senate. Normal School For Seaside. is Asked STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. Establishment ofvthe west ern normnl school and college at Seaside, is asked in bouse bill 215 by Dates of Clatsop county, intro duced in the hpuse today. The meas ure would be referred to the people under tbe terms of tbe bill. In an effort to clear Eugene from the numerous "panhandlers" and beggara that have been accosting ped estrians for money the last week, the police department has adopted tbe policy of putting the .offenders to work on the city streets, according to George A. Gilmore. Police .officers have been author ised by Rainey Bugb, chairman of the police committee, to arrest any man aeen begging on tbe streets. The ppsoner will be brought before Judge Gilmore for the sentence, which is customarily S-5 for the first offense, and ia lieu of the fine will be turned over to 0. D. Farmer, street com- Thursday Evening, Jajuiaw I mlssioner, to work .fT"" "Eugene ia rapidi, b"k cafpr vagrants," said JuTI'm mis P.rs, know, GU man. w.ll be passed up. mi down the I A 2J W. C. Clark, tnn , ' last nig,,,, was theC 'HJ uuaer ine new policy u77 tJ fine, and went to work Hi 8,howonda. the chokji Ll TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOIt KENT Large front room fur nished with kitchen prtviiejuj, Mil I JU1 I K 11th. Phone 1H31-L. LOST ltailrouil ticket to Los An geles. Finder please call 1-1U7-H and receive liberal reward. j31 FOK KENT Modern 4-room fur nished aourtment. Close in. Phone VM1H. jiu; lX.S'f LadieH white gold ring with Amethyst set. Shrine emblem. Call 1109-Y or leave at Guard office. i ... j:;i l'Olt SALE 191i.'i Ford Touring car. Jl'40; terms. Phone laTO-J. fl FOUND Bunch of keys in holder. Owner may have same by calling at Guard Office. j:il FOK KENT 5-room furnished bun galow and garage, 6 blocks west of l'ostoftice, $40 per mo.- Phone 11187-J or.call 302 E 8th. tf FURNISHED APAnTMENT, 3 rms. snd bsth. Adults, BoO W 4th; Phone lllll-It. Radio Announcement About February first wo will open a complete RADIO DEPARTMENT including tubes, batteries, speakers and accessories, with tho followipg i! known receiving sets: , , BRUNSWICK - RADIOLAS . Six different styles of radios and phonographs in combination Cabi. S . net moaeis. - . . , - :..... Radiola Super-Heterodyne Radiokv-Regenoflex Atwater Kent Super-Receivers ' ; Oilfillen Neutrodyne. , Wo are jiow booking appointments for evening demonstrations in tho horni with no expense or obligation. We solicit an opportunity to , m-ove tlii superiority, of our service in Radio. " " . Pianos. . Phonographs Records LARAWAY'S . New Laraway Building iShoet Music Player Rolls Phono 1 111 ssLfssamswsJi 2 name tyETHERBEE -POWERS : t Reductions Saturday Marks The End Of The Most Successful Sale Of Our History Your Last Opportunity To Save! $150 " Birchfield" Overstuffed Mohair Davenport $115.00 Three-Piece Bed Outfit 40-Lb. Mattress Steel Bed and Link Spring $24.50 . $13.50 Buffet and Mantle Polychrome Mirrors Some Bevel Styles $9.50 $12 Ivory or Walnut ' Finished Chamber Rockers With Cane Seats i.95 $132 Period Style Walnut Chamber Group Bed Dresser Ohifforette The 3 Fieces $97.50 $80 5 Piece Dining Suite in Walnut 6-ft. Extension Table I Chairs with blue Leather Seats $63.50 Slightly Imperfect ROOM SIZE RUGS In A Final Clearing BxlU Axmlnster Rugs that would sell JQ QC for $65.00 it perfect, at l09i03 8-3x10-6 Axmlnster Ruga that would sell C07 CK for $59.50 It perfect, at 90 I iUW 7-6x9 AxmlnBter Rugs that would sell COO "7C for $45.00 if perfect, at ,. 3CJ.lO 6-9x0 Axmlnster Rugs that would sell ttOC OC for $39.50 If perfect, at 4CDsOO 4-6x6-8 Axmlnster Rugs that would sell C14 "7C tor $21.50 if perfect, at 3 I 3. I O $117 Seven Piece k Walnut Dining Group Italian Style 8-ft. Extension table 5 chairs 1 arm chair $92.50 $190 American Walnut Dining Group Bed Dresser Chifforette $149.50 $145 3-Piece Walnut Bedroom Group Bed Dresser Chifforette $110 $220 "Kroehler" Overstuffed . Bed Davenport In' Mohair $159.50 $7.50 Combination , Walnut Dining Chairs Blue -Leather Seats $5.95 $98.50 'Birchfield' Tapestry Overstuffed Davenports $79.50 Use , Your Credit-' lETHERBEE . 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