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EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1!)J5 EIGHTEEN PAGES
NO. 34
n
. n.T-am Ready
it the r.iw"' "
.rraniement hat been made by
Sherman W. Moody, chairman of
prorm for a"'
. i.nn-n teacher of nubile
'"I:.. ,i the University of Oregon
lit be address entitled "Echoes of
I ,kr the speaker of that day
L, from ltoumania 12 years ago,
I , knowing a woro oi on. "!"
L ia that time he earned his wny
Lnmih bte University of Michigan,
ti was on the deDaung leuui ior iv
,n he represented the university
,k. national collegiate oratorical
otest and won 't pr'xe.
umber Speaker Announced
ID. B. Ulover, state overseer ior
eirsage, will be the principal
liter at the noon luncneon meeting
i! the Eugene chaniDer oi commerce
Thursday, according to announce--
L i i.ukv of E.. Eugene Chadwick,
Ltetary. ilr. Glover will be on a
n to Lane county on promotion
Lrk lor the state organization. The
saqiiet lor the delegates here attend
j the annual meetinga of the Ore-
n Hetail Merchants association will
L ttld Wednesday, it is announced.
i state dealers' convention will
la tomorrow.
L,ig Club Organized
iwnniKition of a sewiuc club at Mt.
traoa has been perfected under the
:tlon of Arnold Collier, county
jb leader. .Mrs. I' red Tyron is leader
the new club. Xue omcera ure:
rathT Scott, uresident: Mildred
.m-nlar. vie 0.,irPKl,lent Klllilv r'ni.
l-retary. Other meuiberj are Gladys
ooley, Lieoua r ox, ucssie uoiueu,
iephioe llutckiusy Catherine Rob
::l Application for a charter for the
i club will be made to tbe state
.ib leaders, Mr. Collier states.
luto Licenses Increase
Purchase of automobiles in Luue
anty is showing an increase and
;itertloy 120 applications for tempo
irj license tugs were filed at the of
Lt of Sheriff Taylor. Tlio previous
Tl applicatioua were received.
btie are two of the" best dnya so fur
year in number of applications.
ne applications 'are all practically
ram owners of new cars as the
raen have all obtaiued the new 11-
tasei.
Mights Entertained
heights of Tytliias were cntertaiu
i by the Pythian sisters ut a V .li
aise party Inst night. More than
were present. The program con-
tl of a fancy dunce by Orc'tchen
pimeriueier; song. Ircine Farmer;
wing solo, Ada Hudson; recit.i
Agnes Larson; recitation, Until
Mi; st'iig, Charotte Winnard; song.
unche Hok'iiinb. Refreshments wore
ne,.
eaving Tomorrow
Mrs. Lillian Uldridge is lenving
Jtne toiiinrrow morning for Iu-
PMitence, Knusns. where she will
'it ontil tlle middle of spring. Mrs.
i'fltt formerly lived in the Kansas
1. out pluiis to return to Eugene
mke her permanent home. She has
i and daughter in the university.
pb Meets Monday
n William OV JInle of the Uni-
"y f Oregon law Bchool will loc-
' before the East Hide Xeighbor-
"d club at its aession .Monday nft-
" t 3 o'cb.rk In Condon hall of
:i fthaiaistration biiiltl'nx. All clubs
Me city are invited to the meeting.
'""I"! Irom Portland
Hetty llaker in a w.k.'.nH
f" in Kug.ne from Portland, visit-
the h..,nea of Mrs. Lawaon U.
""J and Mr,. I,iin Eldrldge.
"t Is Eupene -
r n'l Mrs. H. M. Hay, "70 Eiah-
"title ,
T. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Diion
(Continued on page five)
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CotrOcued
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RESCUE
WORKERS AHE
DOWN SS FEET
Shift of Experienced Hard
Rock Miners Sent In
To Carry On
New Cavern Leads to Hope
Of E-arly Entrance To
Collins Prison
CAVE CITT, Ky.t Feb. 14. OP)
Definite hopes that Floyd Col'Inf, im
prisoned cave explorer, would be res
cued by 7 o'clock tomorrow rnornin?
at the latest were voiced today by of
ficials in charge of the Sand cave rts-
cue shaft.
WORKERS GO DEEPER
SA"XD CAVE, CAVE CITY, Ky.,
Feb. 14. OP) An official bulletin at
2 o'clock said that Floyd Collins res
cue shaft is now 55 feet deep. A
shift of experienced hard rock miners
was sent down at 2:30 to start a slop
ing tunnel dqwn to the nine-foot cav
ern, which officials hope will J cad to
Collins' prison.
' NEW AVENUE NEARED
CAVE; CITY, Ky., Feb. 14. OP)
The roof of tin uveuue expected to
lead to the nulurnl rock trap w-liere
Floyd Collius has been imprisoned
for 1" days was only three feet away
from the diggers in a rescue shaft at
i) o'clock this morning, according to
official bulletin hsued by those in
cLarge.
M. E. H. 1'usoy, executive secretary
of ihf state highway department, who
was sent to fa ml cave by Governor
V. J. Fields, sent a telegram to the
governor at Frankfort today in which
he fixed 8 o'clock Sunday night as the
zero hour, unless unexpected diffi
culties are encountered.
It had taken- nine and one-h;if
hours to complete a three-foot sec
tion last nigbt, said the bulletin. The
rotten character of the material en
countered and four distinct caves-io
.1
THE OLD, OLD STORY CHANGETH NOT IN THE LEAST
r?2fl$$fc : ) r " aint Hf
,
DIRECTORS CHOSEN
AT FRUIT GROWERS
MEEIMG FOR YEAR!
Two Valentine's Days Are
Crowded Into Cne; Lovers
And Religion Take Part
E
(Continued on pige three)
FOR LOCAL ROTARY
Krnlrick Grppnwood, maiiagpr of
tJin fi'rtrrfll reserve bank of Portland,
will be tbe principal speaker at tbc
i oon ninclieon meeting of the Eugene
Kolnry club to be held Tuesday at
the Oslmrn hotel. Ur. Warren D.
SlnitJi, bond of tbe department of geo
loK.r ot tbe University of Oregon, will
he eiirfllcd in tbe llotary club at the
r.cHing, according to announcement
of Carl O. Wasbbnrne, president.
Tbe twentieth anniversary of the
founding of Hotary will be observed
by tbe Eugene club at the meeting of
Tuesday, February 24. E. It. II.
son, l'cnl attorney and member of
the Eugene club, will give the anni
versary addresa. Tbc meeting will he
held at tuc palm mom of tac Osburn
hotel and one of the most attractive
musical programs of the year will b
arranged for the event, is Uie announcement.
Burglars Escape
With $1400 Haul
riUtTI.ANP. Ore., Eeb. H.-JSur-glars
made a haul of IHOO which they
carried away from a safe in a confec
tionery store here early today. The
safe was found later where it had
been shattered and looted. Ilurglars
attempted to break into a safe in
garage, using garage tools but failed
in the attempt.
Iteports on tbe biggest year'B busi
ness in the liistory of the Eugene
Fruit flrowers' association were told
to -MO memberR of the organization by
J. O. Holt, manager, at the nnnuil
meeting held today at t lie cJinmber.of
commerce. The old board of 'directors
was re-elected and later this nfter
noon it is expected th.lt officers for
the coming year will be named.
The directors nre: 1. H. Harlow.
Frank Miller, F. H. Chase, Frank
Harlow, (ieorge Kling. .lohn Thrnme",
II. ('. Trnvillioii, (ieorge Dorris, J.
Iteebe.
An amendment was passed to bavo
the annual meeting held tbe seVond
Saturday in March e.ich year instead
of ii similar d.ite in February.
Keorganiration of the Lane County
Horticultural association is expected
to be, before Ihe close of the meet
ing this aftrrnoon.
t Reports are Made
Keports for the year show a mem
bership of 1W4 an increase of 7.)
during the year over the membership
of I .KM last year. The Iil-'2 member
ship was V.VM. Tbe total business for
tbc year was ?l,W-t,7H0.58. The IfC:!
business wus (1,010,000 and in
tbc total was $!H!0.000, according to
the report of Mr. Holt.
Tbe following is the labor expendi
tures for the past year
Eugene: Labor, 91St.571l.OTi; office
salariea, i:i,:ill).4'J; Total !!.
Wio.47; Junction: l.abor, $1,7ST).7!);
office salaries. fl.31UI.0l. Total $14.
117.70; Creswell: Labor, $Ti,iKH.o:i:
office salaries, lt.Vt.1l. Total (0.035.
Tolafs: Labor, (lii!,!'i5.S7; office
salaries, lTi.i::..tO; total, (".13,
Oi'S.17. Tb report of the manager sh-ws
that tbe Eugene cannery received
POLICE WITHOUT CLUE
11IHTLANI'. Ore., Feb. 14. Po
lice today were without a clue to the
whereabouts of the robbers who yes
terday held up the Parkrose State
Hank, a Portland suburb. Four men
taken into custody yesterday on su
spicion were released.
(Continued on ,aie two)
, State Dry Leader
Pays Eugene Visit
ftcnrufi Clrarrr, tate pndiihition
enforcement dirertnr. who bam been
on front pe nrhrdnle (or "Orcicou
newfpflpers for th punt fur wk,
I dropped into Kujne twliiy for a brief
I vifit. The Mute official Mated that
thre wa no particular significance
in hin Mop here an he came to nee
I hia ann, Mudent at the t'niverfitj of
Oregon. Mr. Cleaver aluo conferred
, with Sheriff Frank Tarlor and tha
new diMrid attorner, John H. Med
: ley. 1'p to a late hour this afternoon
the tiditing official had not yet railed
' on ri.wlr N, JohnMon, former district
j attorney
'jpWO Vnlintinc's Days are r?nlly
cruwdt'd iulo one tJie lovera' fes
tival and the religious aide.
The nucients believed thnt tbe birds
selected their mntes on February 14
Hence this diite waa observed ns lov
ers' day among the Itomuns, Botw
2000 years ago.
As a lovera festival, Valentine
diy reached its greatest popularity
in Kuglund five centuries ago. The
custom of sending valentines likely
started with the ancient practice of
putting names of unmarried young
men and women in n box.
' Love's Lottery."
Then there was u '"Love's Lottery'
in which the names were drawn out in
pairs on Valentine's day. Thus affi
nities were discovered and became
each otJiers valentines for a year
until the next lottery.
Early in the history of the Chris
tian church, February 14 acquired the
religious aignifiennre.
There were eight saints end mart
yrs named Valentine, -in various part
of the world. The greatest of the Val
entines were a priest in Home and n
bishop in Umbria, who lived about
1700 years ago.
Away back in 1S10, Father How
lai'.d, daughter of a stationer of Wor
cester, MflRH., received a manufac
tured valentine from England, It wn
tiie first she had ever aeen.
And it interested her so much that
she decided to see if die could mai!
similar valentines and find a Bale for
them. She collected some lace paper,
some printed verses, and aentiment.il
pictures, and fixed up a, few valen
tines. Orders Pour In. $
Then she gave them to her brother
who waa a traveling salesman for her
father's stationery store.
To the whole family's am:ixement
the brother returned with ?5HK)
worth or ordera for valentines, (iirl
friends were called in and quickly
taught the business.
That very year a prosperous trade
wu4 started, and we've all been seii'l
ing valentines ever aince.
Mine Victims to
Be Buried Tuesday
I-OUTMrND, Germany. Feb. M.
Burial of the victims of the Stein
mine explosion here Wednesday night
has been arranged for next Tuesday.
Government members, church dig
ailarians and representatives of the
miners' federation and mine operators
will participate in the service,
The official count of the bodies
brought from the. mine is, given as
121, with 31 men unaccounted for,
and assumed to be dead.
Heart-rending scenes continue to
be enacted before tbe building to
which the bodies were brought as on-
Jy male relatives were permitted to
identify the victims, women and child
ren being barred until the corpses are
encased in coffins.
House Overrides
Governor's Veto
HTATK ll'H'HK, K.U.F.M, (Ire.,
Feb. 14. The house yeeterday after
noon overrode tbe relo of (Jorerryir
Pierre on senate bill fl.", trnTdni
for the authoriration to Mend to ob
tain city mater supply from Tu
nisia creek. The bill provides for
trade between llend and the Tumalo
irritation project whereby the latter
will receive water from the cs
chutes. Fisher of Ioue:)a, and Hunter of
L'sioo' supported the governor's reto.
Steps Taken Will
Help School Plan
With the addition of one class room
at the Lincoln school and another at
the Condon school and a Schedule of
two el a Hues a day for the first grade
pupils at Geary school, members of
the school heard state that this will
probably miff ice to relieve the con
gestion for the remainder uf the
school year. The new rooms at Lin
coln and Condon si hools were used
for other purpo-,(H hut hnvo now been
fitted for clnsa work. With the open
ing of the two new schools next fall
there will be sufficient room at all
! He hon In. la tli hliff-
Lane Schools are
To Have Institute
Five distrirt Institutes will be held
for teaehera of the Iine county
arhoola starting Saturday, February
2H and ea h Saturday in .March, ac
cording to announcement today of K.
J. Moore, county superintendent of
schools.
i The first Institute will be held Sat
urday, February '.'S at Springfield.
iThe other Institute, to be held at
1 Cottage drove, Junction City, Maple-
Ion ami Klmira will be arranged la
ter. The program for the Springfield
meeting la now being prepared. The
monthly Institute of the Kugetie dis
trict which is scheduled for February
i'.'K may be held In conjunction with
the cuunty meeting.
T
Auto Exhibits at
Kansas City are
Burned in Night
Conflagration Believed To Have Started From
Defective Wiring; Pavilion Destroyed;
Exhibits Lost
- KANSAS CITY, Feb. 14. (By the Associated Press)1,
Fire starting in flimsy decorations, supposedly from ;.
defective wiring,' destroyed automobiles valued at $1,500,-
000 and the American Koyal Livestock pavilion, valued
at $G50,000, early today. .;
All of tho exhibits at the annual Kansas City motor i
show wero a total loss. The 6how had closed for the night i
and no one was in the building when the fire broke out. .
hare been
Schedules of talks to be given by
O. S. Fletcher, I,nno county agricul
tural agent, at meetings of the
Orange and Fnrmera Union (hiring
tho coming two weeks were announc
ed today by Mr. Fletcher. E. K.
.lackman, specialist in farm crops
from tbe Oregon Agricultural col
lege, will also apeak at each of the
meetings with Mr. Fletcher. .
Mr. Fletcher will speak on varioua
phases of farm problems that have
particular interest to I.anc county ag
riculturists. Mr. .lackman will give
advise on crops.
The meetings are being arranged
by tbe county agent in co-operation
with F. It. Harlow, master of the
l.nne county J'omona grange and
Itnlph I', Laird, president of the I.ano
County Farmera union.
The following is the schedule and
others may bn nJdeil later:
Tuesday, Feb. 17: 10 a. m., Willn
kcnr.ic Crnngc: 8 p. m., Creswell
Farmers' Union, at Modem Woodmen
ball.
Wednesday, Feb, 18: 1 p. m., Lor
nine Orange; 8 p. in.,' Mt. Vernon
Fanners' Union, Mt. Vermin hall.
Thursday, Feb. Ill; 8 p. in., Ilndley
villo Fanners' Union, lladleyvillc
sehoolhollse.
Fridny, Feb. -0: Mt a. m., Irving
(irange; 8 p. m., Central Farmers'
union, Central Community hnl).
Sjitiirdny, Feb. ill: 1(1 a. m., Crow
(irnuge.
.Monday, Feb. si: 8 p. m., South
Willamette Fanners' Union, Dunn
schnolholise.
Tuesday, Feb. 1M: '1 p. m Four
Oaks Orange; 8 p. m., Horrnn Farm
ers' Union. Ilorena church.
Wednesday, Feb. LCi: 8 p. in., Trent
Farmers' Union, rieasnnt Hill high
school.
J huroay, r en. 'Jll: 8 p. in., Coast
Fork Farmers' Union, llebrot
church.
Friday, Feb. 7: 8 p. m.. Clover
dale Farmers' Union, Cloverdnlc
sehoolhollse.
The exhibits were to
moved to San Francisco for a show
ing there late thla month.
Firemen were hampered in their
work becauso of the lack of water
plugs near the building and It was
several minutes before they could
play streams of water on the building,
which was a mass of flames when the
first companies arrived. The explo
sion of gasoline tnnka on the exhibits
also held tho firefighters in check.
Walls Cave In
i
Within two hours after firemen
from the two Kansas cltlca wore
called .to fight the blase, tho walla
fell in. ' ,' 1 ' . :v
Captain John J. Crane, OS, the old
est fireman In the department, waa
caught on incline between the annex
nnd the main building where he was
attempting to work a hose, and was
burned to death,. Firemen who had
noted hia disappearance found the
body when they penetrated the ruins.
Three hundred pleasure cars, ap
proximately 70 trucks and two air
planes were burned. In addition
tho exhibits of about 200 accessory
manufacturers wore destroyed.
Friday The 13th
Most of the cars on display had
been shown earlier In the year at
New York, Cleveland and Chicago.
The fire started in the last fleeting
minutes of Friday the thirteenth. And
It was the 713 ot the year, here.
Jess Simpson, engineer of the pa
vilion said the fire broke out In a tiny
bloie In the annex celling, "one min
ute there was a little blaze and the
next It waa all over," ho aald. Flro
Chief Alex Henderson declared the
fire had "an awful start," when tho
firo apparatua arrived. . f
Tho ghosts of tho recently proud
kings ot tho motor world, it seemed,
shrieked nnd moaned from the Inter
ior when sirens and horns of tho
ears were aet off as Insulation burn
ed from switches and wiring.
WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN
ST. AUOUSTINF., Flu., Feb. 14.
Miss Agnes (Jernitheij, in winning the
IKt yard breast stroke today in the
national swimming meet hero broke
her former world record, covering the
distance in .1:7. Her former time was
at Orange, X. J., lust October in
ll ii 1.1. MartJis Norrlius, in winning
the '.'(al yard free atjle event aNo
ertalilished a new world record fin
ishing in 2111 1-8. The former record
of 2:.'I2 13 was made by Charlotte
FISH BATTLE AT
STATE HOUSE IS
STATE TOUSE, SALEM, Ore.,
Feb. 14. After a battle lasting n'.l
yesterday afternoon and' until nearly
1 o'clock today, the group supporting
the majority report of tho house fish
eries committee permitting aliens,
during the next Bfx years, to obtain
licenses to fish on the Columbia rivet-,
won by a rote of III to 27.
Representative Mott'a drive to liavo
hia minority report substituted loit
by the same vote,
8ECOND ROUND OPENS
STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Feb.
14. The fish battle which opened In
the house yesterday afternoon with a '
barrage from Representative Mott ot
Clatsop, against the salmon packers
went smashing Into Its second round
today with opposition manning the ,
guns.
The fight was opened by Mott, who ,
objected to the proposed amendment
of the majority report of the house,
fisheries committee letting down the
bars to alien fishermen on the Colum-;
bia river. It would permit aliens to ob
tain boat pullers license during the
next six years if they applied for citl
xenahip papers.
Mott, chairman of the fisheries
committee, desired to hare his amend
ment substituted for the majority's
proposal Mott's provision would al
low only aliens who have reaided hera
less than five years to obtain licen
ses. Mott's plan would prevent them
from obtaining license if they failed
to complete naturalisation.
Representatives Melndl, Coffey and
Loncrgan wero among the principal
speakers for the inojorlty report this
morning.
BULLETINS
WASIIINOTON, Feb. 14. (Ieorge Alexander Tarks of Alaska,
wna nominated today by president Coolldgo to be governor of Alaska.
Mr. Parks, who ha? been stntlnned In Alaska for sovornl years, will
succeed Kcolt C. none, whose term of governor will expire In suv
oral months.
"WORLD BEAN KINO" IS ACQUITTED
ALHION, N. Y., Feb. 14. Lewis E. Bnnds, "world bean king"
todny was acquitted of grand larceny by a Jury which deliberated
12 hours. ,
AUDIT OF CEN8US BUREAU REPORT ASKED -
WASIIINOTON. Feb. 14. A Joint resolution propoalng an audit
of the cotton reporting machinery of the census burcnu was apprj)V:
e dtoday by the acmito agriculture committee.
WHITES KILLED IN CLASH WITH NEGROES
OKANOE, Texas. Feb. 14. Three white men were killed hero
todny in a Bhootlng affray between negroes and whites. The dead
are: Joe Projean, about 46; Dallas Morris, about 21, and Deputy
Hlicrlff Ilaall Stnkes, 39. Two negroes were arrested.
GOVERNOR'S SON TO GO TO JAIL
COLUMBUS', Ohio, Feb. 14. Hal Donahey, IS year old son nf
(lovernor Donahoy, todny was sentenced to three days In Jail for
violation of the automobile traffic laws. Oovernor Donahey said
that he wanted the Judge to treat his son the same as her would an
other person and announced t'.iat he would not pardon uiui.