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VOL. C8
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1925
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
NO. 32
HOME
EDITION
it
witcb Your s
..u u contemplate getting
rieJ, or ataruns-u-w
Wring borne tomorrow, you are nure-
i, courting a.saiui-r
...:.i. the thirteenth, one of the
It ominous and unlucky days on
-.i.n.ur this year. It is a day
hi one hould watch oue'a atep
,tli(r than to bazara new uuucrum
" according to popular belief.
three Friday, in 1025 fall on
.j, thirteenth of the month toroor
.. 'March 13 and November 13. The
iadent superstition about Friday the
.jirttenth has a long ana uuerenuui
'. ...rr For many years it has been
ion as hangman's day. Its sinister
ortent has been tracea dock 10 me
L-fiiion of Christ, which took
i. nn Friday. In some countries
L j,, is declared to be best busi-
day in the year others say
vjsuiefs becomes worse than ever.
Suain and Mexico Tuesday is the
,.infki day. From ancient Egypt the
Lnl or unlucky days received the
.... of Egyptian Days, while the
Susans dubbed them ;'Dies Mali."
Bud Celebration Planned
That the completion of the McKon-
a highway improvement will mean
i nniiderable increase in traffic over
js picturesque route and that lnvi
itkros should be sent throughout the
rite for the opening of the road, is
it opinion of those who havl taken
a interest in the highway. Plans
a a celebration to be participated
a by Eugene and Bend have not yet
n worked out but several sugges
ts on this arc being considered.
lie road will probably be completed
!ar traffic some time in July, accord
ing to George Melvin Miller, who has
ben ono of the foremost boosters
for the McKensic route.
Ferry Contract Considered-
Contract for the operation of the
Siuslaw ferry between Florence and
Ulenada will be let to C. I. Colter
;.rj his bid of $00 per month, accocd
ig to members of the county court
It is probable that the new ferry
rfrviw, which will be free for foot
lussengerft, will be started not later
hu March 15, is the announcement.
Thirty days notice will be given be-
ore the diticon tin notice of the pres
at contract with the county, the
nurt members state.
Lodge Program Planned
Annual "children's night" of the
I'jthians Sisters lodge will be ob-
(nred tomorrow evening with a spc-
j program for both the little ones
tad the grown-ups, is the auounec
'nt. All members of the Knights
' Pythias are invited to the event,
bounces Mrs. Kniery 1. Lake, most
lerilmt chief of IMmctta lodge 29.
'Mies for the children will .be a
ture. The children's program
Mi is an annual event was not held
st jear.
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Limestone Roof of Cave is Reached
MINGS
ANEW
HE5CU
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HUIEQ
Doubt Expressed As To
Where Shaft Will Strike
In Cavern Search
Fate of Floyd Collins Be
yond Power of Men, is
Declaration
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 12. OP)
H. T. Carmtchael, In charge of the
rescue work at Sand cave, where
Floyd Collins has been imprisoned 13
days, today began prospecting in the
rescue shaft now being made to the
natural entrance to the cave behind
where a "squeeze" closed the pass-
ago last Thursday.
leave For Tacoma
(arl Kojipp, of the Eugene Woolen
3, has left for Tacoma. WjikIi., j
a i short business trip. The local j
;-nt is now bnsy on a large number '
'orders and the mill will be worked
rapacity, in the announcement. As
result of high water recently the
nt was forced to clone during the
h period but it in expected that
""o now on there will be no inter
"Won in the operations, is the be
't eiirpMer.
v'b At Santa Clara
aM Collier, county club leader.
Santa Clara today and other
;ipw in thaf rin:nii- : t... 4.
'( WfiniMtion of a boys and girls
there.
; CAVE .Cm, Ky., Feb. 12. UP)
The fate of Floyd Collins, despite the
skill of the state's best engineers and
the valor of the volunteer diggers,
rests in the bands of-a power higher
than theirs, they acknowledged to
day, ( when the' rescue shaft reached
the limestone, honeycombed section of
the Sand cave death trap. .
Failure of the sound amplification
tests yesterday to record the breath
ing sounds previously beard over the
electric light wirea leading down to
Collins, bus left his condition
whether alive or dead open to any
body's guess.
The hope which still drives the res- :
cue workers at top speed is that a
tunnel or cavern leading to Collins
will be found nt the bottom of the
shaft within a few hours. The bes
of engineering f ill has failed to de-
tprin i jnst how close to Collins'
prison the rescue shaft may strike.
due to the tortuous windings of th
orginal Stind cave tunnel.
The shaft starts 13 feet buck from
the moiiilr of Sand cave, but in their
ralctilat ons of the direction, distance
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1 . ri iTcrrTr I f il 1 Kl fArk nn t
uukoujkc. ana seven years ago our iuuiei uiuugm
this continent, a new nation, conceived m liberty, and dedi-
cated to the proposition that all men are created equal
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether
that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can
long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final,
resting place for those who here gave their lives that the nation might live. It.
is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. i
But, in a lareer sense, we cannot dedicate we cannot consecrate we,'
cannot hallow this ground.
' The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it
far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor
long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. ,!
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before
us that from those honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause
for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly
resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under
God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the peo
ple, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth.
November 19, 1863.
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BILL PASSED BY
. senate; 18 TOM
' ' Sold
J I. Jnnpa ha -u u: t
1 ' Mr. lonen will move lo Pluck
hfri. h. i. !.,.:
'"""'I. i'kri, nr,trhel hn nM h t
' "Ts Cte tirect to F. Perin
"SH!"!1 P"E tire)
KiiRffne will mnke a strong effort to
have the northwest district conven
tion nf the Kiwanig rlnbt lielil here
in 11)2(1, aci'oriling to A. E. Ilnherta.
seeretnry of the local club. The. selec
tion of the J!-'l convention cily will
be made at the annual session this
yenr to be held at Vancouver, B. C,
in AiiruM. KtiRene la one of the old
eat citlhi in the diatrict comprisin
OreRon. Washington and rtritisli Cn
lumhia and assurance has been made
that many of the other dubs will sup
port the application of KuRene for
the session, Mr. Roberta states.
"The convention will bring here be
tween 1000 and ir.no visitors," the
secretary states.
STATE HOUSE, SALKM, Ore.,
Feb. 12. After a brief debate nnd
with no spirited speech making ex
cept that of Senator Joseph in oppo
sition, the Kitner fish commission hill
passed the senate yesterday afternoon
with 10 favorable votes. The mensure
proposes to take from the governor
he power of appointing the members
f the state fish commission nnd lodge
:i:it power with the state board of
ir.mtrnl.
The rote was four short of the
number necessary to carry the meas
ure over the governor's veto. The gov
ernor will veto the bill aa soon as
it pisses the house.
The vote on the measure was:
Ayes Hanks, Hutler, Unrsner,
Clark. (Jorbett, David, Dennis, Dunn,
Hull, Klepper, .Mngladry, Miller, Itit
ner, Stnples, Upton and Moser.
Noes Heals, Ilrown,' Kddy, l'isk.
tlarlnnd. Hnre, Johnson. Joseph, Kin
ney, IjiKnllett, Strnyer, Taylor,
Tooze, Zimmerman.
Hy a vote of 13 to 1." Senator Den
nia' resolution proposing a consti
tutional amendment to Inhibit the en
actment of Income taxes and inheri
tance taxes in Oregon until the year
1910 was defeated in the senate yes
terday. Denn's changed his vote to
"no' presumably to move later for
reconsideration nf the measure.
Elmer C. Palmer
Dies in Portland
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Ulmer ('. Palmer, (12, father of Mrs.
line Jtenfro, and brother of Mr. W.
f. Cheshire, both of Kugene, died t
his home In Portland Monday. He nns
the son of an early pioneer f.imily,
P. P. Palmer, who settled in the Ku
gene vii-inity.
He Is survived by hit daughter.
Mrs. Itcnfro, two ions, Archie Clay
of Tampa, Florida, F.lin'r II. Pal- i
mer; five sisters, Mrs. Cheshire of !
Kugene, Mrs. Fred Karl, lleedsporl. j
Oregon'; Mrs. Frank S. hlegle, p .rt- :
lanil. Mrs. Alcyone Hill. Washougal,
Wash.: ami a broiner, r.. v.. 1 aniirr,
I.oa Angeles, C'al.
Iturial was in the family r1"'
WashougaJ, Wish.
Trains Delayed
By Heavy Snows
MKIiFORD, Ore., Feb. 12. With
three feet of snow at S'sson, f'nl.,
and two at the crest of the Siskiyoua.
all Southern Pacific trains from the
south are from three to four hours
late today. The highway ovr the Sis
kiyous, however, Is kept open and
niotors are coming through, although
travel is difficult. Motor buses are
still running to Klamath Falls over
the (Ireen Spring h gltwiiy, hut If the
present stormy wenthcr centime the
road will soon be closed.
Green Valley Man
Is Killed by Tree
JtoSKHV'Ii'i, Off., Ken. i:Mnr.
tin K. Itigrn, rotiiient of th
(ircpn valley dittrict, cit of (ink
land, wan iimtanily killed lt jpii
terdny fnif)f, hfD waa afrurk
hy a fnilinit trpt. Itigi wa('h
ing men on ao adj'iininjt jf :( of land
rut a tree and nas atanding nnmt
fprt from it, whn It aud'lViiIy nh''ar
fd off at Hie etump and f IJ toward
turn. Kifra ratiflit by trunk
of tb tree and lis bead crushed.
Resolution on i
Income Tax is ;
Again Taken tip
STATE HOUSE, ' SALEM, Ore,
Feb. 111. On motion of Senator Mar
indry the senate this forenoon recon
i tit' red the resolution of Senator
Dennis submitting to a vote of the
people n constitutional Amendment in
hibiting the levy of any income or in
heritance taxes until 11(10.
The vote wns 17 for reconsidera
tion and 13 npninst, Senator Ma
ladry yesterday afternoon voted
agaitiRt thu resolution and in explain
ing his motion for reconsiderotion he
stated that he was willing to support
the ainendincnt if the resolution was
amended so as to provide as much
space in the pamphlet for argument
against the amendment as there was
provided for argument in its Behalf.
To this amendment the proponents of
the resolution bad agreed, he stated.
Immediately following the recon
sideration the resolution was referred
to the committee for the amendment
as agreed upon.
Marking the nnniver"arr of the es
fablishment of the young people's
work of the Snlration Army, the Eu
gene crpa will hold sprrinl services
Snturdny, Sunday nnd Monday, Feb
ruary 21 to iTt.arcording tn announce
ment. today of Adjutant J. Itoe, com
mandant of the local pout.
Evening service will be held Sat
urday and Monday and afternoon and
evening srvir Snnday. The young
people's clasoea hnve hown a big
increase In 1 h eorpnduring the past
year, a'C"rding to the adjutant. The
totnl enrollment is now 117 with a
girl gunrd troop of .tl members and
n boy srout troop of 21 member. The
rharter application for the scout troop
lint heen made, is 1h announcement.
Efforts will be made to have S"me
of the Mate officers of the Salva
tion Army here for the meetings, the
adjutant statea.
Cause of Collapse
Of Dam is Sought
1ST AT IS HolSE, HA I. KM, Ore.,
Feb. YZ. (iovernor Tierce today ap
pointed a special rommittr.e of three
ritUen In ifivcaHgate the caute of
the col'spM of the Bully creek dam in
Malheur cuMy and the result of the
flood that followed. Judge William
lul'j. meniypf of the state highway
commiialoD; J. H. It'ilcy, JVndleton
attorney, and Fred Phillips, rincher
l Ituker, were appoiuttd.
"BURT" 5PELLIN
RESIGNS A3 LIKE
COACH AT OREGON
Pccnnse wf the death of his father
and the consequent necessity of tak
ing charge nf the family estate, Ster
ling llartholomew ( Hurt) Rpellmin,
assistant font hall coach of the Uni
versity of Oregon for tho past lix
years, tod:iy telegraphed his resigna
tion from his home in Seattle to Vir
gil Earl, university director of athle
tics, "Itnrt" Spellinsn played guard on
Hezdrk's UU5 nnd 1IH0 teams, nnd
was a member of the eleven that
triumphed over Pennsylvania at Pasa
dena in the hitter year. He began
coaching in 3010. He developed tint
strong line that held Harvard to a
scant 7 to 0 victory.
His fnther'a illness prevented him
from reporting as Coach Dick Smith's
aide this week.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Spellman were
warm, personal friends and the head
coach expressed deep regret that hU
assistant was compelled to resign.
Mr. S( ell m tin's father had exteniir.j
business interests in Seattle, Includ
ing a downtown apartment house, a
large plumbing husinens, and heavy
realty holding!. The Oregon man hi
in the past found it difficult to con
tinue coaching in fall and spring he
cause of the increased responsibilities
that fell to him at home because of
his father's failing health.
''Bar' Williams, freshman coach, it.
reported to be the most logical candi
date to succeed Mr. Spellman. A suc
cessor will he chosen shortly in order
that Conch Smith may have a mint -ance
lo spring practice.
Lumber Purchased
By Glendale Firm
ItOKKftriiU. Mre.. Feb. If.'. The
(Ilendale I,nmbr company today com
pleted the purchase of acre of
pine timber land on McCullnugh creek
near Olendnlc, from C. A. Ilecher of
Ited Wing, Minn., the consideration
being $70,'KM. This eomp'iny during
the; paat four months has purchased
ir,0,000 worth of timber in the (Hen
dale vicinity, as a part of its program
for the development of It n business.
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BUST; ETHER
CAN EXPLODES
Fire Follows Explosion, And
Workers Rush From the
Big Building
Flash And Blast Shake
Structure; No One Killed,
Is Belief
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. UP) Ap
proximately 15 persona were report
ed to have been injured, some aeri
oualy in an explosion in the engraving
room of the Chicago Evening Ameri
can today. Fire followed the explos
ion. The injured, Including three young
women, were ti.lkon to tho Iroquois
Memorial hospital.
The explosion was said to have oc
curred' In the handling of a can of
ether in the engraving room.
Tho flash and blast shook the
building and Injured several employes
in tho engraving room and nearby,
and as the flames burst out, a 2-11
alarm of fire was sounded and all em
ployes ordered from the building.
'' No ono wus believed to havt been
killed, as far as could be learned.
Editorial employes of tbo Evening
American fled with others in the
building, when orders were given to
vncofo and one man stayed at his
desk In the offices of the Chicago
Herald and Examiner, the morning
newspaper in the Hearst building,
owned, aa la tho American, by Wil
liam Randolph Hearst.
After the arrlvol of firemen, em
ployes were able to get back to tho
editorial rooms, editors, and reporters
alike were unablo to givo mony de
tails except that a can of ether ex
ploded In the engraving room and sev
eral persons ware hurt.
AT SPRINGFIELD
New Trial Ordered
In Arch Cody Case
KTATK HOI SIC, HAi.K.U. Ore.,
r'eb, J'J. The supreme pnurt bus or
dered a new trial In the rate nf Arch
Cody, who was sentenced to he hang
ed a week from Friday for the mur
der of Sheriff (inmlwin of Harney
county. The dale for the new trial has
not been :iuade known.
rU'RINCFIEM). Ore., Fch. 12.
(Speciol) ltoth the high achool nnd
the Lincoln achool buildings in Spring
field were hrjkcn Into last night and
desks rifled of about $15. Ketween
$0 and 1 was taken from the desk of
Vern I. Ilain, principal of tho high
school, $. of which waa to have been
uaed by the basketball team for ex
penses, and the rest of the change
the proceeds from the sale of second
hand hooks. The desk of .Mrs. Ora
Hemenway, principal of the Lincoln
building wsa robbed of about The
thief made a practical demonstration
of "bringing home the bacon," it Is
thought, as a side of bacon was also
missing from the domestic science
rooms.
Entrance was made Into the high
school hy the robber slipping An arm
through a broken window near the
rear entrance, anil unlatching it, and
into the Lincoln building hy placing a
plank up to an unlocked window on
the north side about eight feet from
the ground. The -robber helped him
self to refreshments 'of a bottle of
milk nnd a half of a loaf of bread
v.liiie in the domestic science rooms,
hut failrd to ,'iud f.' lu cash and fl
In stamps In the desks.
Upton IJill Loses
By Postponement
STATE 1KIISE, SALEM, Ore.,
Feb. 12. The senate haa killed by
i indefinite postponement, on adoption
! of an adverse committee report, a bill
j introduced by t'pton, proposing to
I make It unlawful to practice any srs
i teni or method of treating the sick or
laffli'tcd without having a state li
cense ,aMl prohibiting the use of the
terma "doctor" or the abbreviation
lilr." without having such license.
Sympathy of Lincoln Is
Related
"White House" Brlda Telia
How It Led to Marrlaga
tel
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COMMITTEE IS
REMOVAL
Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler
,E.
(By NEA Service)
ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 1?. The
only living woman who was given
awny as a bride hy Abraham Lincoln,
and who ate lior wedding supper as
his guest in tho executive mansion.
Mrs. Elisabeth Chandler, 82, of this
llttlo county scot town, proudly boaBta
that honor.
Her story portrays the blg-hearted-neaa,
kindness, and sympathy for
others In the life of Lincoln.
Twas away back in 1802 that
James Henry Chandler nnd hla bride-to-be
eloped from their homes near
Mt, Sidney, Vs., and went to Harper's
Ferry to he married.
Trouble nt this town prevented
their entrance and they took the stage
to Washington.
"Qraen Vlralnlana."
"We were Just a Couple of green
Virginians," explains Mrs. Chandler,
"and we knew no better than to go to
the White House to get married.
"We explained the situation to a
doorman nnd he took na to tho pres
ident's office,
"'What do you children want?"
Lincoln nsked us. We told him and
(Continued on page aeven) .
GAS PRICE RISES
CHICAOO, Feb. 12. Effective to
morrow the price of gaaollne will be
increased two centa a gallon through
out the eleven elates served by the
Standard Oil company of Indiana, It
wan announced today. Kerosene
prices will ndvance one cent.
OF DRY GIF:
No Charge of Dishonesty
Is Included in Report
Of Investigators
Governor Rapped For Soma
Of His Advice in Law
Enforcement
STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore.,
Feb. 12. OP)- In furtherance of tho
causo of law enforcement, George I
Clearer, atate prohibition ' commis
sioner, should he removed or his res
ignation should be demanded, Is the
conclusion of the special legislative
committee investignting Cleaver's de- .
partment. The findings have .'been .
signed by all members except Rerjre-
sentatlvs Hurlburt. .
The committee reported Its findings
today.
No charge of dishonesty la made
against Cleaver. Cleaver is criticized .
for the method used in (keeping his
financial records he is further criti
cised for "undue political .activity"
and for proceeding often upon the
theory that It Is better to rapture a
corrupt off Iclnl than a bootlegger. '
Governor Chlded
Some censure II directed at the . .
commissioner for not enforcing the
narcotic act and h la censured fur
ther for the character of some of the .
agents employed by him. It is pointed
out, however, that Cleaver followed
closely the dictates of the governor
and the superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league and that he has often "
been unduly criticised for conduct re- ;
suiting from taking their advice. No '
mention Is made of Cleaver's use of
search warrants In raiding private
premises and ships.
In addition to tho findings recom
mendations will come from some of .
the members of the committee.
Expect Special Officers
It Is understood that Senator Hnre
and a majority of t:.e houae commit- .
tee will recommend that in lieu of tho
present law more money be turned
over to sheriffs and dlatrict attorneys
from the operation of the act and ex
pended In Its enforcement and that
there be a "flying squadron" of spe
cial officers to enforce the act.
Senator Eddy, It is understood, will
recommend that the present law stand
for two yenrs, with more money mads
available for the department and it
In that time the law docs not function
any better than now that it be re
pealed nnd a state contnbulary form
ed. Edily has been joined In recour
(Continued on page seven)
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Administration leaders will seek tt
prevent action at this nennion of tho senate on the nomination ol
Charles B. Warren of Michigan, to ht attorney general. This was
disclosed today after Chairman Cummlnn of the Judlclnry committee
had frankly Informed President Coolldge of the extent to which
opposition haa developed.
GOLD STANDARD .APPROVED BY BRITISH
LONDON, Feb. 12. -(A. P. Winston Churchill, chancellor ol
tho exchequer,, replying to a question in the house of commonn to
day, said tho Mrltlsli government waa fully agreed to a reversion to
the gold standard at the curliest possible moment.
BANDITS KIDNAP BANK MESSENGERS
TOLEDO, O., Fob. 12. Four bandlta kidnapped three American
Hallway Express company messengers in outaklrts of Detroit today
nnd stole a truck currying between 115,000 and $18,000 worth of
merchnndlse, it wan reported hero. Tin merchandise waa con
signed to Ohio cltlen.
SCORES FLEE TO SAFETY IN LOOD
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 13. A sharp drop In temperature today
chocked the thaw that had caiined ono of tbo worat floods In the
city's history. Collars of hundreds of homes in Onondaga valley
and the southorn part of the city were flooded and many bouses
were Isolated. Scores fled lo safety.
LEADER OF MOOR REBELS IS SLAIN
MELILIA, Morocco, Feb. 12. Thore was a widespread report '
here today that Abd El-Krlin, lender of tiio rebellious Moora was
dead as the result of wounds. The Spanish authorities art seeking
confirmation.