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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OKEOON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 192:
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
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Idge program r-n-. (
trringeoients for the annual 'Tast
ilnd ruler, night" to be held by
i-....n iodte of Elks at the ineet-
I 0i February 11 are being made
W ill in
Ij ibe entire prusru -
I .... f the former heads of the lo
ll herd. The following past exalted
llfrs preside at me aiauons:
Lsr A. Faust, exalted ruler; J. It.
I,-. i..Hini knight: Ben F. Hussell,
til knight; Fred E. Smith, lecturing
hi- W. W. Branstetter, esquire.
Jher last exalted rulers who will be
rc for the program are: James
i;e, L. T. Harris, A. C. Woodcock,
i. Punbar, David SI. uranain, u.
nnberts. It. S. Bryson, H. D.
Lrtt. Fast exalted rulers who have
:d from the city are: A. 1 re
Soattle; Julius Goldsmith, Ore
City; II. B. Leonard, Tucson,
lijoni; C- C. ilanimono, wasmng-
LD. C; 1 It- Flint, Oakland, Cal.
to License Anolent
Lloyd Heiser, of Wendling, was ar-
ied Sunday by Eugene police for
ins on automobile with 1022 11-
inse plates. The 1922 plates are the
ime color as those being used this
ar, police declare, and the ones on
User's automobile were splashed
;h mod so that the figures 24 were
iliterated. Appearing before Judge
orge A Giimore in municipal court
Hay, .Mr. Heiser pleaded not guilty
the charge, asserting that a friend
Salem who had been using bis
lupe has snitched its license plates.
fcttr, however, he changed his plea,
the judge assessed a fine of $25.
automobile is being held in the
garage until the fine is paid.
owers are Blooming
'be groundhog may have Been
bos of a large amount of winter still
store for Lane county, but not so
flowers on tbe upper McKenzie
er district, according to residents
(fast section. "The budding of the
id flowers is far ahead ol time in
mpirison with the usual condition
tbe plants the latter part of Jan-
ry and early in February," accord-
to Mrs. George N. McLean who
returned from a visit with rela
tes. neajS"WaltcrviIlc, Residents of
waltorvillo district are predict -an
early spring and are taking
stock in the forecasts of the well
iown ground hog.
khland Elks Hero
1'rimed for action and confident of
ir ability to ring more hoops than
inirony C of tins city, the Ashland
s basketball team arrived today.
invaders will clash with the Eu-
w guardsmen at the armory this
oing starting at 7:30 o'clock in a
sponsored by the Eugene lodge
be It. V. O. E. The advance aale
tickets indicatea that there will
good crowd on hand for the con
The Ashland Elks team has
le a reputation in the vicinity of
home ground and are now on a
to several Willamette cities for
mcs.
ran Dubach Here
"r. l G. Dubacb, dean of men at
Son Agricultural college, was n
filor in Eugene Saturday night, at-
t'lmg tho Washington-Oregon bos
ihsll game. Ho was a guest at the
'PS Delta l'hi fraternity, notltion-
f lr a cbapler in Sigma l'hi F.n-
rn. of which Dean LMibach is a na-
l officer. It. H. "Bob" Hager,
" uf basketball at O. A. C, and
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BULLETINS
CHICAGO, Feb. 2. (A. P.) Wheat tumbled under 2 a, bushel
klsy and reached as low as f 1.99
r- The fall to f 1.09 represented
t'l from the. closing figures of
a from the recent high nrlco record. The majority of llie trans.
Ions today were In 6,000 to 20,000
POWER OP PRESIDENT TO BE RE-ARGUED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The Dower of the president to remove
rstmastors without obtaining the
a case brought from Tortlnnd.
argued in the supremo court
BANK RECORDS OPENED BY RULING
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2 Pnnk records are open to inspection
J the federal, government In the
'me court declared In effect today, In affirming the lower courts
brought by tho First National Dank of Mobile, Alabama.
MORSES LOSE SUIT OVER ARREST
Washington, Feb. 2 Denjamln W. and Harry K. Morse,
;" of the shipbuilder. Charles W. Morse, today lost In tho supreme
lirt their conteat iDain tA iBati nt their arrest soma months
f,' ln Npw York City. The Morses
'lth twentvnnn nllinra n Ik.
f n to defraud.
Magnus johnson files against mr. schall
ASIIINgton, Keb. 2. Charges of extortion of upwards of
from rinn..ni. i .t . i.. h. .anainrlal ram
' Repreaentatira Thnm.. n
Montt fll(,d to(1ajr (n (h)? npnHte by tne doteated opponent. 8en
, Magnus Johnson, farmer-labor.
F.
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Recommendations Of Presi
dent's Commission Are
Made Public
House Committee Ready To
Hear Cooperative Market
Representatives
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. UP)
Tbe bouse agriculture committee.
called to open brief hearings, took
up today the shaping of recommenda
tions of tbe president's agricultural
committee into a legislative program
that will have tbe best chance of en
actment in tbe final month of the
session.
The committee today was ready to
hear representatives of cooperative
marketing organizations.
The commission iu a third report
today, criticizes tbe administration of
certain federal laws and agencies af
fecting the farmer. - Tbe commerce
commission, the report says, has
"failed or been unable to recognize
its responsibility as an advocate of
the shipper, and has developed Into
a court," while if held the ' tariff
commission could materially assist
agriculture by "actively functioning
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. UP)
For a second time the senate judi
ciary committee today ordered a f.i
vorable report on the nomination of
Attorney General Stone to be a su
preme court justice.
The action was taken behind clos
ed doors after senntora had reviewed
again the circumstnnces surrounding
the new legal proceedings here
against Senator Wheeler of Montana
and the objections raised to Mr.
Stone's argument before the supreme
court years ago as counsel for the
Morgan estate in the Ownbey case.
Administration leaders expect con
firmation by the senate without much
delay, opponents of tbe nominntlon
having indicated they see little ob
ject in attempting a prolonged fight.
Members uf the committee BJid
there were no votes in oppo.fi
tion when tie committee acted today.
but that some of the senators with
held their votes.
before again rebounding to $2
a loss of nearly four cents a
Saturday, and was 8 7-8 cents
bushel lota.
approval of the senate, involved
Ore., by Frank S. Myers, will be
assessment of income taxes, the
had been indicted In New York
,h..rn nf ennsnlrlnt 10 US the
s.-hil r made In a petition j
H GROUP
REPDRTTAKEN
bi conn
Prophecy for
World's End
Is Amended
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 2. The
prophesy that the world was coming
tar an end nest Friday, as announced
by Mrs. Margaret W. Rowen of Los
Angeles "supreme prophetess" of tbe
"Reformed" Adventist church, was
amended today by Mrs. Ems Druck
Hassmnn, a member, who said she bad
had visions of a delay in the expected
milleniuin. According to Mrs. Druck
Bassinan, the "coming" may be de
layed Beveral ears.
In tbe meantime other members of
the band, under the direction of P.
YV. Province of Berkeley, their leader,
are preparing for tbe millcnium. A
number of them were reported to have
sold their worldly possessions and
were using tbe money to spread tbe
prophesy that the end is near. Ac
cording to Province, the word has
been broadcast over the United
States, Denmark, Kngland and India.
BIDS FOR BRIDGE
Bids for the construction of a new
concrete bridge across the millrace at
Ninth street,' costing approximately
$12,000, will be opened by the city
council at its meeting tonight, it is
announced. This new structure, for
which bonds were voted at the last
election, will replace the present
wooden span, which is declared unsafe
by the city engineer.
Several paving petitions, which
have been favorably recommended by
the street commission of the city, will
be pnssed upon by the council. Among
these are the following: Paving of
Agate street from Frsnklin boulevard
to Twenty-fourth avenue, and Twenty-fourth
avenue from Agate to South
Columbia street; Washington street
from Eleventh avenue to Nineteenth
avenue, and from Sixth avenue north
to the city limits, the committco also
recommending paving of the balance
of the street from Siith avenue to
Eleventh avenue; South Columbia
street from Fairmonnt boulevard to
the city limits; Fnirmount street from
the present paving to Fifteenth av
enue, and in addition the recommend
ation will be made that Fifteenth be
paved from Fairmonnt street to
Agate street in place of Walnut street
to provide connections with four
main streets in place of crossing the
railroad tracks on Walnut street.
J. E. Hill has made application for
tbe grnnliug of a hotel permit at
Eighth and Willamette, for a hotel nf
38 rooms. This will be pssxed on at
tonight's meetitig.
Three sidewalk ordinances are on
the council's calendar, in addition to
the other construction work to be
voted. One application has been made
for erection of a wirelew aerial.
Nn diwuKxion will take place with
regard ti the propwed bond inessures
to be referred to the people, accord
ing to an announcement by Mayor E.
B. Parks. February I) Is the night
reserved for this dicuinn, at which
time the ordinance calling tbe elec
tion w ill be possed.
Route Patrolmen
Meet Not Planned
There will be no general meeting
nf Ijine county rosd supervisors for
a discussion if work for tho coming
year, according to members of the
county court. This plan of a meeting
was talked over by the court since
(he appointment "f the supervisors
for the new year but as the cost. In
cluding aes fur eah super
visor, and other eiuenses would be
flometlrtig near J.MSJ the plsn has
been abandoned. The court will de
nrnd on personal vixits to t..e various
district to diiMtu with the patrol
men the rosd plans of the county uf'
fl' ials. Is the announcement.
LOSING BATTLE
INST
Physicians Report 28 Cases
Of Diphtheria; Dis
ease Is Gaining
Fleet-Footed Dogs and Driv
er In Blizzard; Temper-;
ature 10 Below Zero i
NOME, Alaska, Feb. 2 (A.P.)
Anti-toxin arrived hera lata
this afternoon.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 2. OP)
Anxiety -grew here for the fste ,-f
300,000 units of anti-toxin dispatched
Tuesday from Anchorsge, Alaska, for
Nome, Alaska, where a supply of oil
serum has been exhausted, while au
epidemic of diphtheria has caused five
deaths. Keports Fridsy and Satur
day said that the auti-toxin would
reach Nome Saturday, but at E o'clock
yesterday afternoon tbe correspon
dent of tbe Associated Presa at Nome
filed a cablegram which said that the
whereabouts of dog teams that were
relaying the serum, the Inst 300 mllef
were uuknown.
The fear arose hera among old
Alaskans hero of shifting Ice In the
sound might, hare delayed -Leonard
Seppulla, who took the anti-toxin on
Its arrival at L'nnloklik at 5.30 Satur
dny nfternoon. The ico of Norton
sound, over which Seppalla, was to
travel for 50 to 100 miles is noted for
shiftiness, frequently making and
breaking contacts. Persons familiar
with dog team travel in Alaska, did
not anticipate that Seppalla was In
peril, but that be mighc be waiting on
an "island of ice."
A blizzard ranged along tbe coast
of the lierlng sea yesterday which
shot temperatures down to 10 below
sero with a wind of increasing velo
city blowing along the line token ny
Seppalla, thus rendering the time of
bis srrivnl here more uncertain.
The danger of the 300,000 anti
toxin units being frozen and destroyed
through the breaking of tho gluts
containers in which they were put up.
Increased every hour tbe dog team re
mained on the bliszard-beaten road. .
Anticipating distress, teams of pick
cd dogs were waiting near Safely, 21
miles from Nome to tnke up the Jour
ney should the Seppalla pull ln there.
Without the prized serum, the
health and medicnl organization nt
Nome was making a losing fight to
day against the inroads of the epl
demic which now lists 28 cases.
SEPPALLA IS ATHLETE
NEW YOKK, Feb. OP) L.
Seppalla. famous musber. who 's
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Negotiations that will mesn tak
ing over of the Koxe-Tlfruny eom
psny by Joseph Koke and the sale of
the Interests of A. II. Tiffany are un
der way and eipected to be completed
today and tomorrow, according to 'n
formation made public tndsy.
No definite announcement has us
yet been made by either Mr. Koke
or Mr, Tiffany with the eicr.ilbn
that the deal was being negotiated.
'The firm owns the Koke. Tiffany
store on Willamette street and (he
Koke-Tiffany printing company t
well as considerable rent estate here.
Tbe company whicdi is one of the
Urge printing concerns of the Wil
lamette valley baa been established
here for many years.
INCORPORATION PAPERS FILED
Incorporation papers of the Cope
land Investment company with a capi
tal .f I.VHKM) were filed today at the
office of the eounly clerk. The com
pany was orgsnited in Multnomah
eounly In 1III0 by William II. Cope
land. Marion H. L'opeland and Mildred
CoptlsuU.
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Old Man Groundhog
Groundhog Takes Peep
,.'-,
Shadow is Discovered
.
Back in Hole he Goes
Mr. Arctomys Monnx, nlins wood
chuck, alias groundhog, cmitiouIy
poked Iiis none from his burrow this
morning? ' 1 v
Itn in pecked him on the nose..
"Heck," he opined. "I gursR my win
ter's Bnooze is over. Anyhow, tho
Amazon's forced me to hole in deep
er twice already. If I tny out it'll
save more work." j
But at M-Al a. m. the sun broke
through the clouds, . briefly, but
enough. The traditional sbndow of
the traditional hoggic was there.
"Ha:" said Mr. Arty, and back In
his hole be went, for another six
weeks.
The famous talc of the groundhog
To obtain tbe co-operation of (he
Kugene chamber of commerco In tbe
pageant to be held by tbe I. one county
school children in May, 10. .1. Moore,
county superintendent of schools, will
confer with the board of directors of
tbe chamber at the meeting of (hot
body this evening. It is probable that
a eommitteo of the chamber will be
named to assist Mr. Moore and the
county school officials in tbe pageant
plan. A group of photographs of tho
many floats Ihst were In the parsdc
held during the last pageant in 1017
have been obtained by Mr. Moore
with other data showing the interest
in the event.
Wo are going to request the aid
of the chamber of commerce and oth
er civic organisations, and hope to
have the pngeaut this year the larg
est ever held Iu I.ane county," Mr.
Moore states.
State Prohibition
Investigation to
Close This Week
KTATK HOL'Ki:, HAI.K.M, Ore.,
Feb. 2. Just what recommendations
will come from the special commit
tee Investigating the state prohibition
department is still a matter of much
uncertainty, although the committee
is expected to conclude Its delibera
tions and hearings early Ibis week.
It Is not believed further witnesses
will be subpoenaed. A public hearing
on tbe whole subject la to tuke plsce
tonight In the senate chamber at iikt
o'clock for any one who desires to b'.
heard. ELLIOTT BILL PASSES
WASHINGTON. Keb. 2. The
houe today passed the Kllintt $150,
000,000 public buildings bill.
Seeks His Shadow
no nun intended in loo well known
to need explanation. Today also 1b
Candlemas day, known also as The
Purification of the lllessed Vii'giu,
Christ's Presentation nt tbe Temple,
and colloijuinlly In Kngland ns the
Wives' Fenst. a festival celebrated In
the Anglican, It o man and Greek
churches.
In ninny of Us details, Cnudlemas
day allows itself to be ft ChristlnniM-
Hon of tho pagan Februnlia, celebrat
ed iu ancient Home about tho name
month.
It is n dny nil over the world for
weather prediction's. In Gennnny
there are two proverbial expressions
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Outlook for February In an em
ployment wny is very bright, reports
Frank I, Annitiige of the United
Stales employment office. There Is
little change iu the labor situation at
the present time, soys .Mr. Armilage,
but with the coming of better weather
will bring a genernl loosening of cm
ploymeut conditions generally.
Heasnn work will open up soon, ac
cording to Mr. 'Armilage, bringing a
demand for men for hop grubbing and
clearing and trimming ln tbe berry
fields. Thero will be an increased
demand for farm hands, and milla and
logging camps may take a few extra
laborers. The worst part of the
season is jllst about over, it Is stated,
and from now on iHbor will be on an
upward trend.
Stolen Portland
Car is Located
SI'IIIN(iFIKI.I), Ore., Feb. a.
(Special) A stolen touring car, the
property of George Lawrence com
pany, Kighty first street, Portland,
was found abandoned in front of tbe
private gnrngo of W. II. .lames nt his
residence on West 1) street Ha I unlay
evening, turned over to the local po
lice on Sunday, and by them to Slate
Traffic Officer Humphreys. The num
ber of the car is 011-401), and the en
gine number A 112,135. The thief has
not as yet beru apprehended.
PATE TRIAL HEAR0
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 2.
Final argument were under way
ihls afternoon" in the trial nf Him
Pate, first of the defendants to fare
trial nn a charge of murdering Oacar
F.rirkfon In a gambling bouie robbery
here on January 4, The cats is ex
pected lu rest with the Jury by lute
this a'trrnuun.
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Stone Chipped
Bit by Bit in
Rescue Effort
Strength Ebbing, Trapped Man Directs Work
Of Rescuers; Rain Drips Into Mole-
Like Hole Where He Lies
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 2. (A. P.) Hope enma
with the dawn today to Sand Cave, where, in ono of
its crooked littlo crevices 300 feet from tho entrance,
Floyd Collins, 35, has lain pinioned by a lingo bonldor
sinco Friday morning. A squad of nicii, with portable
drill was to leave Louisville early today. A truck was
ready to transport tho equipment to tho cave, six miles
nway. "With this drill the rescuers hope to cut away
enough of tho stone to release tho victim.
Uis strength slowly ebbing, Collins
devoted his conscious momenta to
directing tho workers, who, for more
than 40 hours have been . chipping
tiny flakes from the huge rock in a
futile effort to rolcnae Collins foot,
all that was between him and safety.
Collins' brothers, Marshall ami
Homer, have worked incoasantly
since their brother was ontorabed. In
desperation yestorday they offered
$300 rewnrd to anyone who would
rescue bin), dead or alive.
REWARD OFFERED
" I.OyitfVIM.B, Ky., Feb. 2.---(P
An offer of $500 to any surgeon who
will crawl through Snnd cavo to
Floyd Collins, chloroform tho impris
oned man and amputate his leg, was
mndo today by .Homer Collins, a
brother, says a special dispatch to tha
Louisville Post.
Homer Collius, gilef-stricken and
worn by expoauro, led another rcscuo
party .'100 feet Into tho narrow open-j
lug of the envo today, muttering
through clenched teeth: "I'm going
in thero and got him."
Chipping Continued
After more than five hours of chip
ping flinty limestone by the light of
gasoline torches, several of the party
again appeared at the surface, wet
anil grimy with rock dust, asking for
moro gnsolino and lights.
' Around the mouth of tho cave,
scores of persons stood in soggy mud,
awaiting a call for whatever need
might develop, but unable to do more
than cheer the volunteer rescuers,
who when they reached the outside
world, grubbed sandwiches and 0 cup
of coffee and returned underground.
A big fire roared near tho rave
entrance aud the rain censed. Cheer
less men found littlo cnnsolatlou lu
tho weather change, bowover, assert
ing Hint meljlng snow aud tho ruin
already fallen continually dripped into
the mole-like bolo whero tho impris
oned msn lay. Collins v.as unnblo to
use his bsnds, said a special dispatch
to tho Louisville Times, and took
some food at 8 o'clock.
Body Blocks Work
The Imprisoned man himself blocks
tbe best efforts to his rescuers. He
was trapped behind while crawling
toward tho entrance of tho cave. All
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J1y ARTHUR 1IRISUANB
(Copyright, H'-3. by flar Company)
The me of plain F.ugMsb Is so nr:,
and much plain F.nglinh Is visible fr an
Uie window of this express train, at
it rushes through Clinton, a thriving
settlement in South Carolina.
A big aign b-side the highway
reads:
"Loafers, scalawag! and bums don't
like Clinton." r
"The heart knowelh his own bit
terness," The scalawag tecngnixes himself
and pssses on rspidly In this warm
hearted south. They let you know Jut
how they feel. The hospitality is over
whelming, and so Is tbe other thing,
e
Our provincial statesmen shudder
ing at the words "communism" and
"boMisiism." will have no relations
with the Russian government.
Washington says to Russia, "i'u'l
AT
MfioSESn
STATU HOUSE. ''SALEM, Ore,
Feb. 2, House bill .301, providing tot
n loan of $1,300,0(10 to eiiBtern Ore
gon farmers for obtalaing seed to re
plant wheat crops frosen out a few
weeks ago, passed the house with
only two dissenting votes this morn
ing, t'owjil! of Juckson and Kirkwool
of .Miilliiiiin.il, voted aguinst the
measure. Ueprcntntlvo Gordon,
Miiltuomuh, of the wujs and means
committee, spoke for tue bill, explain
ing the plight of the eastern Oicgou
farmers whose wiieut whs froxen.out.
Tbe meusiii-o provides for loans ut
the rate of sit per cent to be covcrc l
on first' mortgages ou ci'ups, tho -tnnrlgogca
to run until the loiius Jr;
repaid'. The . ni'iucy will be obtained
from the statu ex-crvicciiivn boniii
fund. Tbe state hourd of control will
act as the loaning uscucy, uiukiuj
such rules ns neecasury. . '
Kirkwood of .MultiiomuJi . cuuuly,
opposing the measure, declared that
it was not yet too lute for I'ortluud
hunkers and other private fiuuucul
Interests to work out a prigi-uiu for
relieving the' farmers. "From iu
standpoint of sound bu-ines pivu-'
ciples, it is n wrong move for tiio'
slnte'to lomi I his muncy," ho said, i .
Kirkwood uuotod President Cleve
land's stutement, made in vetoing a'
measure, that "it was Ibc business
uf the people to support tho gove.-u-uieut;
not fur tbe government lu sup
port the people." ' '
BOUNDARY BOAfib TO M E El
The monthly meeting of the ,Lsut
county school houndiry bourd will be
held next Monday forenoon at 10
o'clock, nccurdiug to announcement
today of K. J. Moore, couuty super
intendent of schools.
T Plain, Tactful English
Y China, Kussia, Japun
-Throo Grave Words
must not presume to govern you'
country in your way. We shall hav"
nothing to do with you, as long .is
you lnsit that the common man i
mors important than tbe dollar In
enrns. And auyway, we won't hae
anything to do with you until you ojy
your Into czur's debts to our back
ers." ' a
Other countries are less particular.
Italy, France. England, any "We dou t
like Russls'a government, but w
wnnt Rnsslan business." And tf.ey
make commercial treaties with Ru
ln. '
Most Interesting; ot all this Coun
try are trestles with Russia recen'.
made by China and Japan,
Kven our kind of atatesiaen ouht
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