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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
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THIRD TO CHARM "LEFTY" FLYNN
Miss, Grace Darmond Isn't the. Least Bit Worried Over His
Former Wives -
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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."
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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
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Mrs. F. M. Hathaway
. 71 10th Ave. W.
Kindly call at box office
for your two tickets, good
today only.
PUBLIC
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Every Wednesday
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Muaio by
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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
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FOUND Bunch of keys in holder.
Owner may have same by calling at
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galow and garage, 6 blocks west of
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FURNISHED APAnTMENT, 3 rms.
snd bsth. Adults, BoO W 4th; Phone
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About February first wo will open a complete RADIO DEPARTMENT
including tubes, batteries, speakers and accessories, with tho followipg i!
known receiving sets: , ,
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Six different styles of radios and phonographs in combination Cabi. S
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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
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. New Laraway Building
iShoet Music
Player Rolls
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Overstuffed
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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
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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
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Group
Italian Style
8-ft. Extension table
5 chairs 1 arm
chair
$92.50
$190 American
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Bed Dresser
Chifforette
$149.50
$145 3-Piece
Walnut
Bedroom
Group
Bed Dresser
Chifforette
$110
$220 "Kroehler"
Overstuffed
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Davenport
In' Mohair
$159.50
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