The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, February 06, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textthe Waters are up a LittleBut Things are Growing-And Business is Good-Let's be Cheerful it Rains City News THE WEATHER 0R.ln tonight and ', . lo southwest gala '. 56 of an Inch; direction .i--. 8,306 0 ,IMr' 14.2 VOL. 68 TODAY'S NEWS TOIUV EUGENE, OREGON, FHI1UY EVENING, FEBRUARY ti, !):: TODAVS NEWS TODAY NO. 27 f 5 1 -And -eiinse of the moon next .t 1 o'clock in the morning, ' ' f....n. if conditions rJ . -i-i. Such i the statement irf"r" ' f the i Professor isnic. and astronomy department '.lb? university. The next solar, ' 1 , ..l- lnre July 1. he says, unusual in that the circulo of ; h. will be seen around the outside j,taC moon when it covers the cen- ... MfTnllnBoR fnn bo k 0 tie sun. ---... ...eral centuries ahead, lsor McA.iste, "It is al, $ mathematics. There are Jmj, ,t least two solar ecUpses a icd never more iu " ' n,i lunar eclipses while is the maximum. One year, trr IS years, mere is u oi , eclipses. In 1917 we had four t ,te su0 and three of the moon. rbtrt will be fivc B01ar ana 1 LlOCo." Miiy Pons Llcenseii ,ir Fido isn't licenseu, better ,ch when he's about or the dog nicher will get him, if you don't ..j. i'" Eocene's new dog catch- jmu " Liu brought 33 dog owners to book .i he started work last ween. hit' Gilmore, city recorder, has used vt book of receipts for licenses, ana . .r,in in on a second. If you ri i name for your favorite poodle nrke or field pup you can Just ,1t .Indie Gilmore's dog register. tTiere you'll find that Bex reigns the s.rmu name among dog owners, ;,h five bv that name listed. One dog i, known as Midi, after Blossom Tim. fume. Other monickers on the mil re Pal. l"ou Cur, Speed, Jiggs, Jumbo, Freckles, Bowser, Zip, Tatch, um Kine Tut. Marquis, Poodles, Iter. Knight, Boo, Judge, Doc, Mike, Tippy, Deaucaire, Bun and I'eppcr. Stall Leader Coming H. c. Seymour, state club leader, till be here for the meeting of the !cl club leaders of Lano winch will !e held the latter part of the month the exact date not yet having been se- lttled. according to Arnold Lower, muutj club leader. Tho club leaders association of Lane has been rcor iw'zod with the following officers: Mrs. L. D. Griggs, Willakenzic, prcst- int: Ruben Hobinson, Junction City, lice-president; Mrs. Margnrot Muhr the Dunn district and Mrs. Belle Eidson of Glenwood arc departmental Kcretaries. This organisation winch id much to further club work in Une h&s been somewbat curtailed in ti work during the past two years, .wing to lack of a county leader. Rotary Program Arranged Memliers of the Eugene Rotary ub will hear of both the merits and sa'ivniilnRps of the proposed child ibor law at the noon luncheon ineet- of the club to be bold nt the Mlmrn h'Hcl Tucsdny, according to innoiinccment today of Dr. W. B. Vil, in ch.irce of (be program ar- aniemfnt. .students of the Eugene 'i(h acho.il mill present the debate nram ami arrangements for this e being completed, is the announce- wnt. A group of members of the Ell im INary c, Wjn R0 to Corvnlli 'r s meeting with the club of tint ''J February 11. 8 To Debate "ShonM ranitiil minitlimont h h. slll." is the title of the debate "mri.lfs clubs nt tl;r ," i. h H Sattmla- evening at the T. M. - a., m,r.iir t0 announcement of P. Walter, boys work secretary of 5"in!inn. The affirmative " is enmio.d of Clarence Mon tnd Mj,i Stevens, both of the rs rs. ,,! Wallace Campbell llsrry ii,r,ey, both of the Yukon Ih- An ertPrtaiTiin T,rn.. I ,rn,"C"l fr the "mix." Mr. ltr tnlet 'inj Permit. Asked "ral r..nr,t5 for pPrmi sj' "'1 lumber over tbe I to ber over tbe I,ne r0VEH- C0ME.S TIME and VETO OF PORT BILL FAILS TO EIGHT Senate Passes Measure In Spite Of Action By Governor Pierce Only Three Votes Cast For Sustaining Of Veto Of The Executive STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore., Feb. 0. W) The house overrode the governor's veto on the Port of Port land measure with only three dis senting votes following presentation of tho bill and the chief executive's veto message just before noon today. Those voting against the measure taking the appointive power from the governor and transferring it to the legislature were: Mott, Hunter of Un ion and Wallowa, and Schrock. SENATE TAKES VOTE STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore., Feb. 6. In a message to tho senate today Governor Tierce vetoed tho Port of Portland commission bill passed last week renaming the old port commission. Immediately after the reading of tho message Senator Banks moved that the senate proceed to consider it and without comment that body pass ed it over the executive's veto with only three members voting to sustain it. The three were Senators Joseph, Fisk and Zimmerman. The house is expected also to pass the measure over the executive's veto. Reasons Given Governor Pierce gave two reasons for vetoing the measure: First That it constitutes an en croachment on the part of the legis lative branch of the state government upon the executive branch and that in this respect the measure is con trary to the fundamental principles of our stntc government. Second That in the voters of the Port of Portland district ap proved by an overwhelming vote a bill referred to them by the legislature transferring the appointive power (Continued on puue five) With n total circulation of 0012 books from the Eugene public library during the month of January, a new record wss marked up for one month's loans, according to Mrs. Ade laide l.illey. librarian. Adult circula tion was 170, and juvenile was PJ!I2. Popularity of fiction ani"ng library users is indicated by the fact that of the 47-' bo"k borrowed, 3710 were fiction. The largest daily cirrulation for the month wss 370, and the smallest, lli'. The reading room was open every day in the month, and 2'1 days for crcu lation. The reading room attendance on Sunday afternoons during the month totaled S'.'H, and INI books were repaired. Among the popular fiction books are Sedgwick's "Little French liirl." Kerber'a "So llig." snd Hough's "Cov ered Wagon." He.ame of the recent visit of the author, Hall's "Land of the Laughing Huddho" is also In de mand, reports Mrs. Lilley. A number of new books have been added to the library, among them there being a group of play b"oks by Kdna (leister. "The l'un Hook." "It is to laugh," "Ice Jirenkers." and "Let's Play." Others rc Wobi.tt's "Hook of 'James and Parties." Har bin's Tliimobigv." (irnce Hall's "Patihwork," Anthony Kuwere's "Hy Scarlet T"n h and lllade." Mc K;iy's "Money Making Kntertainments for Chun-h and Charily," Hcu'uer's "Par ties and Stunts Around the Year." and liurke'i "Tlio Wind and Hsin." UP Pictures at Nome, ' - f wi y f f. P GRQUHD SITE That ever recurring problem of a dump ground for the city of Kugene is out again and lively as ever, it seems. This morning a county crew fenced off the entrance to the county ground nenr the Ferry slreet bridge which served as an inlet to the Chase j prop rty which has been used re- i cnlly for a dump. No announcement wiis made by the court as to closing ' with the exception that county prop erty had to be protected. Some time ngo I lie court hslted further driving across the county ground to ihe old city dump but Inter this order was lifted and trucks were allowed to go through to Ihe new dump on the Chase property. It is understood that some further effort will be made to use the Elliott property fouth of the city as a site for a dump ground. A strong protect against the use of this property for that purpose was recently made by a delegation of residents of Alder street and adjacent streets. Flood Danger is Less; Willamette Still Runs High I'tiRTI.AND. Ore.. 1-eb. li. Cooler weather in Oregon wiih sn"W at the headwaters "f the Willanii-lte river tributaries instead of ruin. le.vspn-d the danger of flooding Portland today according to Weather observer K. I.. Wells. 'J'lie Willamette stood at IS. I feet this morning mid a crest of f''et Sunday vv;it forecast. Tributnriea ot the Willamette were reported dropping todny. the fanllam at Jcffrrjon lower; the Clue kainas at link (irove 1.7. The Willami-tte rose .7 foot ut Albany; 1.1 at h.ilnn and .4 at Kug''ne. ai cording to read ings Ibis in. .ruing. The Southern 1'arific railway re poitcd wilier three feet deep over the trades between JlrtTflifield and Myr tle Toml', allpeijdllig traffic on that line. PftDBLEtVIS OF CITY Gil of Doctor Who Combatted Epidemic '- H ik f s i... - iSW .'.A JiH, v i V-,. t 1 E PURPOSE IS LOST; IS LEAVE (i E N K V A , Feli. 0. P) T h e American delpffntion h.ia uillnlniwn from the iuternntionsl opium confer enrp. IteprPRenlntive Porter ami hi nRsorintes plnn to lenve (ienevn to night, find to nnil for Jinme next ThitTKilny on the et oa Dish i p Presi.lfnt I In nling. Mr. Porter this morning offirinlly informed the conference thnt. d?pitp the. more thnn two mouth of disni nioii nod the repent 'd ndjournment it was clenr that the purpose for whii'h the conference had heen culled could not he accomplished. The American withdrawal wan an nounced in a letter from Mr. Porter to M. Keiple, prertidont of the con ference, saying: "In pursuance of the nuthorizatioii of the president of the I'nited State, the American delegation, to it deep regrel, finds ituclf unuhle longer to particiote in the deliberation of the opium conference." AUTHORIZATION GIVEN WASIIINCJTttV. Feb. fl. With drawal of the Americin delegati(u fr-mi tJie. Geneva opium conference was authorized by president t'o'didgo The prenidfnt adviord Chairman Porter of the American delegation that be might at hi a discretion with draw from the conference, fine it ap peared that no agreement culd t e reached whMi would be itinfactury to the American delegate. Salary of District Attorneys Approved STATU IK JISK, S.U.KM, Ore.. Keb. (I. District attorneys in orego.i would receive a general increase un der hottnc bill 2l:t passeil by the house this morning. Approximately $1.VM)0 a year would be added to the total salaries of district attorneys by ihe bill. The lncre would be laken care of by a fee of t". to be charged in all ditfrer cases filing. AMENDMENT OPPOSED IIKI.KNA. Mont., Feb. . The Montana auto senate, by a vote of 29 to 24 refused to ratify the proposed child labor amendment lo Uie federal constitution. 1 t r f, 1 Jill m While Dog Teams Mushed, Doctor Worked at Nome While dos teams were musbins their vay across the ice and mow of Alnskjl with anti-toiin serum to save the lives of the people of Nome, there was one mnu who fought courageous ly on, 6innle-liandedt against the rav ages of diphtheria. It was Dr. Curtis Welob, I!. S. health officer at Noinc. He had little to work with. His only hope vena to prolong the lives of vic tims until the serum arrived.. And when the dog 'trains; driven by Ouu nur Kosson, piuneed through tho bliz zard Into sight of the plague swept community, it was Dr. Welch who continued hiskiinUring.fjgl!t, innoculat- lu' die" rietlnA. with Uie life-saving serum. More Dr. We'.Ch is shown with his dog team at Nome. Lower pic ture sIiowb .Mrs. Welch with her rein deer team. Tho pictures, exclusive, were obtained by NEA Servic through a friend of Dr. Welch In Sun Francisco. New Clews Found In Mystery Cas& Of Slain- Children MIS ANOKI.KS, Feb. 0. New clews to the identity of the slnyer or slayers of May nnd Nina Martin, sis ters, found dead in a ahullow fnvc here Wednesday, alim-st six months after their dis.ipprarunce, were in the bands tif notice anil deputy sheriffs today as the ri'rult of the activity of a citizens committee, organized in the neighborhood where the little girl lived. Authorities declined to reveal tbe precise nature of the new information furnished Ihem hy the committee, but it was aim- iineeil that one suspect was to be ipiestioned at the sheriff office during the d iy and that inves tigators were cheeking back over nl attacks or attempted attacks on girls in or near l,os Angeles wilh'n tic past sit months, in the belief that the perpretator of one of these crime may also have been responsible for the kidneping anil slaying of the Martin children. Eugene Auditorium Bill is Passed by Vote of Senators STATE HOCSK, N.U.E.M. Ore., Feb. 0. Among four bills passed by the aenale this morning, was senate bill 14."i, Mngladry ud Fisk empow ering regents of the t'tiiversity of Oregon to convey title to the city of Kugene of a portion of the University campus f'r construction of a munici pal auditorium. Motor Ordinance To be Taken up SI'HINtiFIKI.D, Feb. . (Spe cial). An ordiiianee. marking parking limits and regulating the lights on automobiles will be up to the vote of the cily council at its meeting Monday night In the city hall. The nw regu lations have Ifeen drafted by W. A. flressmun, local attorney, at the re fpient of the city judiciary committee, M. J. MrKlin, chairman; Herbert J. Cox, and Itolsnd K. Mushier. A building ordinance, wbich w-lll comply with th state law, will be under d scnssioD at (hat time, It Is understood. DISCIPLES ARE PREPARED FOR WORLD TO END Coming Of Christ Expected Eefore Midnight By Mar garet Rowen Word From New York Is End Is Not To Come Tor A Week HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 0. UP1 Today, February 0, lll-o, a small group of disciples, pinning their faiib to a woman, whose head, they say, is crowned with the hnlo of the divine prophesy, lifted their eyes to the ris ing sun and said, "the end of uhe world is at hand." Mrs. Margaret W. llowen, house wife of Hollywood, has told her fol lowers that before the clocks of this film center strike midnight, tho sec ond coming of Christ will hnvo be come n fact, and the elect, those who believe in hint nnd hove lived upright ly, will bave entered into their re- ward. Her proof, she frankly snya she his has none. Faith is the keynoto of her revela tions, she declares. Points to Prophets. ' She points- to Isaiah, Micah, Joel, prophets of the old testament, and to Matthew. Mark and Luke who follow ed Christ on enrti nineteen centuries ago. .Mrs. Kowen wears no flowing robes; she prefers a ginghum bunga low apron. She does not rnut, nor deul in sounding phrases. On the con trary she calmly reiterates in even, conversational tones her statement that the end of the world will come today. How, she does not attempt to ex plain, for, she adds, she dors not know herself, but It will come nnd, being practical in her religion as In her housekeeping, she believes in be ing prepared. She snys thnt flic has no intention of climbing one of the Hollywood hills to await an opening of the heavens or the passing of a chariot of fire. In (Contioued on page three) Child Labor Vote At State House is To be Taken Soon STATU H01SE. SALEM, Ore., Feb. (V The resolution calling for adoption of the child labor amend ment to the federal constitution will probably be reported by the bouse resolutions committee late next week. The senate will not likely take action on the resolution, now in its judiciary committee, until after the house nets. It is understood that the bouse com mittee will recommend that the meas ure be referred to the peoplo of Ore gon. McFadden Banking Hill is Reported WASHINGTON. Feb. O.-The Mc Fsdrb n blinking b II was reported to- diy by the senate bunking committee : after a section which would have ' prevent"! state bunks Willi branehea ! from holding membership In tbe re serve sysicm had been stricken out. BILL 13 CHECKED ST ATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore., Feb. 6. House bill . Hi. Intro duced bv Hurlhiirt, Multnomah : county, was put to sleep this innrnlni by Indcftnlln postpone ment Tho measure was doBlRiicil to greatly limit the, tax exemption of religion and chnrltnble Insti tutions. INVESTIGATION ASKED WASHINGTON, Feb. U - Inves tigation by the federal trade commis sion of an alleged agreement between the American Tobacco company mid tiie Imperial Tobacco company of England to control the tobneco mar ket in this country wss proposed In a resolution (odsy by Senator Ernst, repub.ican of Kentucky. Floyd Collins' Fiancee has Lost all Hope IOriSVIU.E, Ky., Feb. 0. UP) "A solitary figure stood in tbe glow of a hilltop campfire last night watch -in silently the shnft being sunk inch by inch to Floyd Collins. The light's reflection revealed, after a minute, two streams of tears on the watchers face, but they were never brushed sway," says a copyright story of the Courier-Journal from Cave City to day. "This silent observer was Alma Clark, 22, living eight miles from Cave City, come to mourn on what was to have been ber wedding day and for hira who was to have been her husband. Alone she stood as scores of workmen exerted themselves to force a way through rock nnd earth into the cavern, Turns, Unnoticed "Around her many were, talking, calling to one another, and same were (Continued on page three) The Willamette river receded to a depth of 11.2 feet Inst night, bring ing relief today to the critical flood situation faced by Eugene and Lane county (ho Inst few days. The Pacific highway both norlh and south of the cily is again open to nu tomohilo traffic, nccording to an an nouncement from tho local offico of tho Oregon Stato Motor association here. Stages resumed tho pavement for their trip to tho north, anil the low portion of tho road to Spring field, at Judklns point, is now com pletely clear. Tho rapid rlaa In the river was duo to the water-soaked condition of the country at tho hendwatcra of (bo Wil lametta river, and not to local storms, according (o Gerard M. do Uroekert, I'nited States wenlher obierrcr. An almost steady rain for Ihe last few weeks had brought the soil past the point where it could bsorb more water, he saild, bringing tha rnpid rise in the river. Although the situation Is temporar ily relieved, the continued rain in Eu gene and in Ihe Cascade mountains indirota (hat the causes of (be flood have not yet been removed, according (o Mr. de Uroekert. BULLETINS NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Six masked robber today held up tho ix employe of a United State bonded warehouse In West IStU street and escaped with fur valued at J100.000. MOE TURMAN IS GIVEN SENTENCE NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Moo Turman, 20 year old financier, who In 10 year pyramided a 100 loan into obligation approximating 12.000,000, wa enlenced today to from five to 10 year in Bing Sing prison. Ho bd pleaded utility to a second degree forgory Indictment. WALLACE OAVI8 INDICTED IN ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 6 Wallace Pavl, on of the Into o,,. Uonnlnr Inff Davis, and Tom Poe. both Little Ilock attorney, and Joe McKlnney, former convict, were Indicted here to day by a special federal grand Jury Impanelled to Investigate tho finding of I9,000 In government socunuos Bupposeo to iiavo ucru a part of Herbert Holllday'a loot from tho 12,000,000 Uondout, III, mall train robbery last summer. WHEAT PLUNGES ON WINNIPEG MARKET WINNIPEG. Mnn Feb. 6. -Wheat, which tan been declining lnco It reached a post war peak, January 2S, plunged toclny on tbo Winnipeg grain exclinngo. The May future which closed yesterday 12.01 a bushel, dropped to $1.9GVi In the forenoon. COLLAPSE COMES ON CHICAGO MARKET CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Wheat price uddonly collapsed loday. , XLir delivery dropped to as low as $1.85 a bushel, almost 21e undor last week' high prlco record. Increased selling on an early upturn revealed that the market was without any ndon.unto upport from now speculative buyer. ; MOTION FOR ACQUITTAL MEETS DENIAL NEW YOKK, Fob. 6. Federal Judge Wlnalow today denied motion to direct an acquittal In tho mall fraud trial of Charle A. Stoneham, part owner of the Now York Olanta, Elmer D. Pier, and others. He held that the enso must bo decided by the Jury and directed the trial to continue. SAPPERS WORK E; Radio Used To Determine Whether Floyd Collin3 Is Still Aliv Hole Ten Feet Daep Made; Shaft Is Timbered As Dirt Is Moved CAVE CITT, Ky., Feb. C OP) Miners sinking tbe shaft to reach Col lins had attained 20 feet below the surfnee this afternoon, with about (to feet to go. , Preparations being made late today to use dynamite m the shaft if it is solid and thick. ' NEW ENTRANCE BEGUN CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. C W All hope of reaching him through tile natural passage 'gone, sappcra today were making a new enlrnuce to Sau l envo in an attempt to reach . Flosd Collins, entombed since last Frid iy morning. . . . . A long day of digsiug wns ahead of tliem,- nnd whether Collins w'ns dead Oil H i mum or alive, none has known definitely since a cave-in.- Wednosdiiy uiitht blocked the passage in which lie h is been lying, pinioned by one foot, (or one week. 1 . ; , ; - Tbe general belief was Hint ho has succumbed; by being crushed to deiuli , or by siifficatioii, or by pneiimoui.i, any of which would end his lpng fight to live. Radio Is Employed, -Early today, howovcr, radio was re sorted to lu hopes the cave would giv4 up ita secret, a two stage audio-frequency amplifier was connected in tho lighting circuit, lending Into the cac, and known to be Intact, the lights , were turned off, and with head sets clamped to Uieir ears, the experi menters listened for any sound that might be interpreted as coming from Collins. After the test, tho men said that .they had heard distinct sounds, believed by them to have been caused by the jarring of the carbon filament in the electric light bulb fastened about Collins' neck. Nothing Definite. It wss commented that, If aUre, Collins had probably moved when ti light went out, thus shaking the fila ment. On the other band, it was pointed out that other noises might have caused the sound beard la tie (Continued on page ten)