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VOL. C8
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY EVKXIXG, FEBRUARY 'JO, 102") todays .news today
17 of an incn. oioyo ui
NO. 39
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W1 C -1.1 In.llaa tnllMnff
TbtJ were io
l . Their topics were sundry,
r,ordio to the times, the con
. . turned to cross-word puz-
... "Do f evtc
" 'itd, Dd tlien "dded, Blyly, "I do,
,Jf ' .. n f AiK. nnd I find them
J ) HOIE j
Sir
, kjrl in -
it fun. Aoe ulucl o"i.i'--w,
V lie replied. "I don't work
' ' . . .i. -on L-miv. I certainlv do
L. nn away the secret. "They
L, dandy crochet patterns," she
Lust Posted-
jil, of delinquent tases lor iuim
...J ..,.P l,v 1 lni-,1 llntrr.
hat p -
rfpjti slierjff m ciiargo or coiiec-
ISO separate pieces ol property upon
li,h tbe tax lias not been paid, the
ahavine expired February U. Last
Ll of property, ine entire listing
lowieii by about 2S00 owners ond
,:, juniber of delinquency notices
lire bten sent out by the sheriffs
St.
L Lsader Coming-
Miss Helen CowgiU, assistant coun
r state club leader, will be in Lane
naff tbe entire week o March 0 to
,:fer with club leaders and others
crested in the work, according to
'nouncenient received from the state
ib headquarters at the Oregon Agri
hlmral college today. A schedule of
stings will be arranged for Miss
iill to speak to the girls clubs in
iirious districts of the county, is the
fcnounceraeut.
wood Coming
Approximately UuOO cords of balm
nM will soon be delivered at the
'jjene excelsior mill, according to
. 0, Peterson, proprietor. The wood
kill start coming in about the middle
f Much in preparation for the work
If the piant during the coming sum
htr, Mr. Peterson states. Presentn-
irations are that the mill will be
u operation throughout the summer.
Th balm wood which is dried in open
Wnro jears before used in the mnn-
!cture of excelsior is now stacked,
me ia Lane county and sonic in
hm and lteuton counties, Mr. I'cter-
w-n said.
I. Moore Speaks
E. J. Moore, county superintendent
ithools, is at Klmira this after-
fcra as one of the speakers at the
miniity meeting nnd entertainment
;id there. The event is sponsored
I Ibe union high school and the
ride school and a program is being
this afternoon following a dinner
rued at noon. The meeting is also
J oiwvnncc of Lincoln's and Wash
Pt'on'j birthdny anniversaries, both
"Ms being observed by a joint pro-
I Delegation Planned
hue county will have a big delc-
P at the iimiunl convention of the
'"national Christian Endeavor tn
Ml at l'ortland July i, to I), ac-
'S to present indications as each
wt of tle county is near its
"! registrations, is the report.
- f (ialpfl, general secreliirv ,,f
'' Society of Christian Kn-
'""' ""I bo in l'ortland February
MarohL to discuss plons for the
herniR niiich Is expected to drnw
" i.noo delegates, according to
Hreeeive,! nr , .,. ,.
of the organization. Mr fimr..
"! visitor here at .n,,.l ,,
"''" held Inst spring.
N lor Speeding
- Irving nf snn Franoisro and
KnstV nf U.nl.
o visitors yesterday who tried
"'r cars n the Pacific higliwny
nr Junction en.. Ti ...... .
Turnbull, county traffic
"''Otiminl on pane f
QOSENUP
rTLE; MONEY
LLL'YOUR-CAP
BijniijEiasniniBinao
liEftflLSl-O. 7.... ,-M
35 Miners Entrapped
ARE RESCUED
All Mine Rescue Teams In
District are Rushed to
Aid in Rescue
Interior of Mine Wrecked
By Force of Blast as
Gas is Formed
SULLIVAN, Ind., Fob. 20. OP)
Two men are dead, three seriously in
jured and 35 are entombed with little
chaoce of being brought out alive as
the result of an explosion in tho
City Coal company's mine here today.
SUIXIVAX. Ind., Feb. 20. The
fate of 50 miners entrapped by a blast
in the City Coal company mine near
here was unknown at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Two unidentified deiid had
been taken from the mine and three
men seriously injured hnd been res
cued. Kcporta brought to the top by men
ensured in seeking the dend and in
jured, indicate it is probable many
others are dead.
All mine rescue teams in the dis
trict have been rushed to the scene
and physicians and ambulances are
held at the shaft awaiting develop
ments. The explosion which is said to
have resulted from ignition of gas,
wrecked the interior of the mine.
The explosion occurred at 10:30 a.
in. One hundred and twenty-five mi
ners were in the shaft at that time.
At 2:.'10 o'clock this afternoon the
work of rescuing the entrapped mi
ners was proceeding slowly owing to
the debris in the mine entries caused
by the explosion.
E
C M. llodKi's who whs indicted by
the uriind jury this week on a charRC
of mil-ration of a distillery, was fined
If.'illll and scnlcnccil to sis months ill
(lie cminly jail todny by Judge 0. T.
Kkipwnrth. S. L. Orlcy, indicted
jointly with Hodges, was sentenced to
four months in jail and to pay a fine
of $:ioo.
Harold Cotter, indicted yesterday
hy the grand jury on a charge of car
theft pleaded not guilty this morning.
The indictment against W. H. Shif
flelt charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses wan dismissed
yesterday by Judge Kkipwnrth. Not
true hill was brought in against James
U. Taylor hy the jury yesterday.
Grand Jury Report
On Jail Expected
With the near approach of the
close of the grand Jury session that
hody this afternoon is inspecting the
county fsrm and later is expected to
visit the county jail. Final reports on
the week's work are eipected to be
'turned in by the grsnd Jury late this
afternoon or tomorrow, it is Indicated.
, The same grand jury at the session
last summer recommended a new
'county jail. Indictment against feven
men have been returned this week
hy the jury up o tM' afternoon.
LOS ANGELES SAILS
I.AKF.Ill KXT. X. J . Feb-
1 The I'niK-d States dirigible lxs An
geles left at .1:41) thl afternoon for
j Bermuda carrying her first consign
J ment of mail fr foreign port.
ME0F0RB BILL PASSES
STATK llOl SK. SALKM, Ore.,
(.,, in Th tenaie late yesterday
p,w II. H. 300. Judiciary committee,
j granting city of Medfor.l right to use
staler of Big Butte creek.
TWO DEAD AR
FOUME
Fire Department Engineer
In Portland Confesses to
Setting off Twenty Fires
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20.
Chester T. Uuchtel, an assistant en
gineer of the Portland fire depart
ment, who yesterday confessed to fire
officials that he had started 20 fires
in Portland in the last year and a half,
was today taken to the scenes of
other fires, and questioned concerning
them. Officers believed he may have
been responsible for other incendiary
blazes which have puzzled investi
gators, t
Sabin school, St. Helens hall an
nex, a parsonage, a factory, a garage,
barn and several residences, were in
the list of fires which Uuchtel yester
day confesses, and officers were today
seeking to ascertain whether he had
any connection with several large
fires, including one which destroyed
the Washington high school, and an
other which burned the Temple Beth
Israel.
Members of Uuchtcl's family could
account for his activities only by say
OF
FARM AFFAIRS IS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Charges
that the president's agricultural con
ference report was "dominated" by
Secretary Hoover were denied today
beforo the senate agriculture commit
tee by Chairman Cnrey of the confer
ence, who snid none of the cabinet
members "had the slightest influ
ence" on the drafting of the report.
Mr. Cnrey dec'lnred the organiza
tion making the charges had declined
lo be represented before the commis
sion. Senator Gooding, republican, Ida
ho, took issue with the witness' dec
laration that there was "no present
emergency." ,
"If there isn't one now. there never
will be," he said, adding Hint he was
"disappointed with the work of the
commission which apparently has just
frittered away its time."
Chairman Carey said many critics
had overlooked the purpose of pro
poned federal cooperative lnnrketing
hoard to provide general, cooperation
between the various government agen
cies in behalf of the farmer, further
than simply to aid cooperatives.
Possibility of enactment of federal
cooperatives marketing report at the
session was brightened when Chair
man Norris unnouneed action would
be taken tomorrow on nu Hires de
signed to carry nut the chief recom
mendation of the president's confer
ence. Insurgents to be
Ousted From Their
Committee Places
WASHINGTON, Feb. in. Me
publinin leader of tbe "nite have
determined to remove from their
present committee places the four
senators recently read out of the
party councils I.nFollette, Iadd,
ltrookliard and Fraiier.
These leaders disclosed today lb.lt
the action would be taken by the re
publican committee on committee Isle
this month ami that the four senators
would be given special treatment with
reference to committee assignments
in the ncjt congress em-h as win
given in" the trrm to the fanner
labor senators, Johnson and Ship
stead. MRS. KAY BETTER
S.U.F.M, "re. Feb. 20. The condi
tion of -Mrs. T. II. Kay. who his been
critically ill for severs! days as a re
suilt of several months of ill health.
ws mproved last night and today.
Members "f the family were encour-
( aged this morning. Mrs. Kay it the
wife uf State Treasurer Kay.
ing that he must have had a mania
for fires. He is a member of a' pioneer
family. His grandfather, Joseph Buch
tel was the first chief of the Port
land volunteer fire department.
Officers of the fire department,
under the direction of Fire Marshal
Grenfel, and assisted by policemen,
had trailed Euchtel for k several
months, suspicion having been direct
ed toward him by the facts that in
cendiary fires were started on his
day off, and that he usually appeared
ou the scene and aided in fighting the
flames.
According to District- Attorney
Stanley Myers, Buchtel took delight
in fighting fires.
Enough blazes did not occur nat
urally to satisfy his appetite for ac
tion. So he set others, often turned in
the alarm himself, then showed up,
like any other off duty fireman
would,, to help fight them.
E
OFFERED TO HOUSE
Re-creation of the tax conservation
commission that functioned for a
short time in Lane county last year
is now np before the state legislature
and Judge C. V. Barnard and Commis
sioners Clinton Hurd and O. K.
Crowe are at the state enpitot today
to voice, a vigorous opposition to the
proposal. Kmmett Howard, Lane
county representative and one of the
members of the commission in I.ane
which was declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court, ia backing the
measure to have this tax supervision
plan put into force again. Judge E.
O. Totter and H. C. Wheeler, the
other Lane representatives, aro op
posed to tho tax commission bill.
A strong opposition to the re-creation
of the commission seems to have
developed in Kugcne and the matter
is to be taken up immediately with
the legislative committee of the Eu
gene chamber of commerce. This
committee composed of Louis R.
Bean, W. (i. Griffin and John B. Bell
was recently named to study propos
ed legislation that would have a bear
ing on Lane county and report, their
findings to the chamber for action.
Inheritance Tax
Modification is
Again Taken up
WASHINGTON", Feb. L'O.-A ses
sion of formal address on the rnrn
tinn of modifiratlon of the fnderal
and stat inehirtanre taxrs, followed
by annthed devoted to a general dis
cussion nf (he subject, made up the
concluding program todsy for the na
tional conference on inheritance and
state taxation, failed by the National
Tax association.
IHnciiMii-in of pinna for future ac
tion and nppnintment of committees
also remained fr the final sesnion.
The lilt nf spankers today includ
ed Charlea H. Iewey, annintnnt c
r"(ry of the trpamry, I'rnfewr
Thomas S. Adams, of Yal I'nivrrfity,
and Profi'UHor ('hnrlrs J. Bulloi k of
Harvard university,
I'jurusiinn of the rpirstinn of re
peal of the federal inii-ritanve lax
aroused a lomrwhst hented debate at
In at night's arnsion after I'resident
Cool id ge In bis opfn'ng addrrris yes
terday urgi-d gradual withdrawal of
the federal government from the field
of taxation.
Chairman Green of the houe ways
and means committee urgd retriitin
of tbe federal tax while Itrpspnta"
tfve Mills of New York, a republican
member of the committee, took a p
isition miliar lo tout of the presi-Ident.
hy Explosion
REVENUE BILLS
ARE FOOTED UP
BY COMMITTEE
Direct Tax Levy of One
;Mill Favored by Some of
State Solons
Governor Pierce Strongly
Opposes Such a Move,
He Declares
STATE HOUSE. SALEM, Ore.,
Feb. 20. OP) A new problem deve
loped today relative to efforts being
made by the ways and means commit
tee to rnlfie enough revenue to meet
the state's needs in the next two
years. This is; the question whether
the six per cent tax limitation amend
ment would apply to tobacco nnd cos
metic taxes and other assessments
that the committee will ask the legis
lature to make.
The committee and Attorney fiea-
eral Van Winkle, are today wrestling
with the question.
. . : " ' -
FIGURES COMPILED"
.STATE HOUSE, SALKM, Ore.,
Feb. 20. If all revenue producing
bMLs approved by the ways and means
committee nre passed by the legisla
ture, the committee bad, at the con
clusion of its deliberations last night
$(UM.(1.S0.U7 left over after all appro
priations and claim allowances had
been . footed up.
Revenue measures reported out f.t-
-I
(Continued on pugo eight)
BILL FURTHERED
STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore.,
Feb. 20. Re-establishment of the
Ashland normal school will be effect
ed if bonne hill 87 passed hy the house
I his morning becomes a law. The bill
provides for a tax levy of one twenly
fifth of a mill for maintenance pur
poHrs and for an appropriation of
$175.0(10 for new build:ngs necessary.
Considerable argument arose over
the bill, although only nine "no" were
checked up. Those voting "no" were
Bennett, (irahain, Hesse, Reynolds,
Hnasell, Settlemeier, Hbumway, Wil
son and Teegarten.
Insinuation that there had been
a trade of votes on Normal school
matters in order to get the AeWand
measure pasted was made by Repre
sentative (traham,
"I am oppnncd to that type of
legislation." he declared. ''Rills should
stand on their merit.1
Representatives HamUton and Cfiw
gill spokt for the bill, declsrlng that
the state was now unable to obtain
enough teachers trained in Oregon.
Senator Eddy's senate hill providing
for junior colleges in high schools
when approved by vote of the people
of the dintrict was killed by Indefi
nite postponement today on the adop
tion of n majority of the report of
the committee on education, signed
by Clark, l-'isk and Johnson,
Many Civil Service
Examinations Given
WASHINGTON, Feb. L'O. Kmm
i nations for a ihuiiwand positions were
be d by the civil service comniiinn
bint year, and -1,000 more pernors en
tcred the tn than in the year before.
The rommlsiin reported todny tbat
IS.OtKt pernona competed in the ex
amination for gt-nenl clerical por
tion and I.VKHf for tbe stenograph,..
Operations of the eomniiaaion were
featured for the firt time radio whirh
was nhl to have proven an effective
means of renejilug persons Interested
in the examinations.
T
RAFF G BILL
IS GIVEN VETO
OF GOVERNOR
Authority to Employ State
Traffic Officers Involved
In Plan
Constitutionality and Need
Of Measure Questioned
By Mr. Pierce
STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore,
Feb. 20. tP The senate tojny by
a vote of 22 to 8 overrode tho gover
nor's veto of senate bill 34, which cen
ters the state traffic department in
tho secretary of state department.
STATE IIOL'SE, SALEM, Ore.,
Feb. 20. Governor Tierce today
vetoed senate bill 34, winch provides
that the authority to employ, traffic
officers shall be centered In the sec
retary of state's office and empower
ing the -secretary of state to employ
triffic officers up to the number of
25. I
His veto message reads:
"I am returning herewith aeiutte
bill number 114 with my disapproval
for the following reasons:
No Nooesslty.
"1 There js no necessity for this
bill. Tbe highway department has tim
right under existing law to employ
as many traffic officers as it may
deem necessary. The highway depart
ment also has the right to provide the
necessary equipment nnd take care uf
the expenses.
"2 Senate bill number 31, by Im
plication at least, removes the high
way department entirely from having
any part in Uie control of traffic on
our highways. In my message two
yenrs ago, and In my meaaagc to this
thirty-third legislative assembly, I
anked that this work nil be put under
the highway department, where it
certainly belongs.
Constitutionality Up.
"II Senate bill number .14 makes
the secretary of state the chief en
forcing traffic officer of tho state.
Traffic regulation Is essentially a law
enforcing activity. It is purely a po
lice function. The constitution of the
state of Oregon specifically defines
Uie duties of the secretary of atat?,
which is that of a recording and audit
ing officer, and manifestly does not
contemplate the venting or executive
power in his hands. The policing of
our highways la a branch of the exe
cutive depiirtment.
'Section 10 of article 4 of the con
stitution of the state of Oregon pro
vides that the governor alia II take
carp that tiie laws be faithfully exe
cuted. This cie.irly calls in question
the constitutionality of the proponed
act.
Seperata Bureau.
"4 The entire motor depnrtme-it;
Mi on Id be put under a separate b'l
reaii in the highway department nnd
eontrollfd hy the highway commU
sioners. At the present time the sec
retary of mate collects tiie licence
fees and gasoline tax, taking out all
rxpeiixcH, and turning over the bal
ance to the highway fund without
audit or budget. Cnder Semite bill
number it! the seiretary of atate Is
authorized to punhae the entire
p.piipmcnl, employ all clerical help
neeKary for the traffic department.
The bill is extremely broad in grant
ing the right to purchase Mpiipmenl
and pay ripenan. No other depnrt-
(Continued no use fire)
INVESTIGATION ASKED
WAHIIINIiTOX, Krh. liO.Chalr
insn Ucirnh was directed today by lli
senate foreign relations eommlltee to
n-k Xecretsry llmlifs for the funs
regHrding cbsruea Hint the stale de
,irlnnnl bss "musiled" Count Mlef
ael Ksroijl, former preaident of
Hungary, during bis lslt to this couo
try.
.
rl o be Appointed -1
. .
PRINCE HENRY
PRINCE HENRYTO . ,
GI APPOINTMENT!
LONDON, Feb. 20. Prince Henry,
King George's third eon, will soon he
appointed to the staff of his regiment,
the tenth hussars, In view of the
additional public duties which will fall
to his lot In the near future.
Wheo the Prince of Wales leaves
for his South Americau tour wilJi the
Duke of York already In West Africa,
Prince Henry will he called on to ful
fill many engagements which would
otherwise have gone to his two older
brothers. - -;-
E
STATIC HOUSE, SALKM, Ore,
Feb. 20. A ilealro for rovrnRO cauv
t him to file eliiirgcs with llae irovpr
jior nnninst Adjutant Cienernl Oeorzr
A. WJiito, Major Charles K. Ojedstcc!
confesspil beforo the senate commltt'-
on military affairs, neeorillns; to re
port from the committee yestertlny.
lie admitted the chargis were, falic.
(ijednteil, who recently was dleharx
ed from the employ of the state mlii
Iflry department, Inter filed some
rliarjte of petty Irregularities against
the ndjutnnt Keneml. His admissions
before the. eommlltee ineludes a state
ment rhat his motive wn to get re
venge for being diseharojro.
MEETING HELD
KNtlNCini'XI), lb. ".'O.-tSpe-elal)
The regular meeting of the
I'arent-Teaeher association Is being
held this afternoon In Ibe Lincoln
school bulhl'ng, Willi a sperlul round
table discussion. There will be a spe
cial program hy the school children,
Including "The Hoot Owl Song" by
the little boys In Mrs. I., K. Page's
primary department, nnd "The Betsy
Itosa I'lag Song'' sung and dratnnlit
ed by lh little girls of tbe primary.
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.---Tim proposal to Increase tha nalaries
of mnmhers of conrps, already passed by tho scnato, was approved
also today by tha bouse.
OFFICERS RETIREMENT
WAHHINOTON, Feb. 21). T lis
ws passed todny by tbe senate.
DR. WILHELM MARX AND CABINET RESIGN
WOttMN. Feb. 20. (fly the Associated Press) Dr. Wllhelm Man,
premier of Prussia and tho cnblnt't which he hended resigned today
after falling to obtain a vote of confidence In the diet. Tho vote
stood 21S yes, 221 no.
FORMER WARDEN AND DEPUTY FOUND GUILTY
ATLANTA, (ia., Feb. 20. A. E. Snrtaln and Lawrence Rich! to
day were convicted of conspiracy lo accept bribes. L. J. Fletcher
was acquitted. The Jury was out 16 hours. The throe defendants
were charged with conspiracy to rocelvo bribes from wealthy In
mate of tho Atlanta federal penitentiary, where A. E. Sartaln wa
warden and L. F. Fletcher was dopuly warden.
TESTIMONY IS GIVEN IN CASE OF KIO MoCOY,
LOR ANOKLKS, Feb. 20. The man aecii running from the
apartment of Mra. Theresa Mors, killed here last August, In conne
Hon with whose death Kid McCoy, ex pugilist, recently was con.
vlcted of manslaughter, wa described In court here today "rt
acmbltng Albert A. Mors, the woman's divorced husband.
PIERCE IT
E
SELECT 10
Amendment Would Take
Away Appointive Power
Of Present Chief
Commission Members Aro
Named in Bill; Power
Would Revert
STATE nOURE, SALEM, Ore.,
Feb. 20. An amended fish commis
sion bill, naming F. P. Kendall, in
cumbent, of Portland; Walter Enkla
of Astoria, incumbent, and L. h.
Crocker of Iloseburg as members of
the commission, was returned to the
house today by tho judiciary commit
tee, following a tilt in the house yes
terday over the bill which aims to
take the appointive power from the
governor. , ,
The amendment would take tho ap
pointive power awny from the gover
nor nly on this occasion, and restore
it to him later. The original bill
which would have placed the power in
tho board of control, was Introduced
by Senator Hitner and passed the
senate February 32,
Referred Yesterday
When 1t came up tor third read
ing in the house yesterday it was re
ferred to the judiciary committee on
motion of Representative Hammond.
. When told of the amendment this
morning, Governor Walter M, Fierco
banged his table with his fist and
declared: 'Til veto that just like
J'll veto niy other measure that seeks
to take away from the governor's of
fico any invested appointiva power."
Senate bill which would increaae
the fund allowance, for the state pro
hibition .department from 20' to CO
per cent of moneys received from
fines, paused the scnat late yester
day. Senators Clark, llntl and Up
ton voted against it.
Bill Discussed
Senator. Kddy had cxpliiinnl the
bill. Senator Hare spoke in favor of
it. Hare stated that the committee
that investigated the department watt
now In full accord on the bill. Hn
said he first believed, after the in
vestigation that the department
should be wiped out utterly, but th;it
he wan so well Impressed with Wil
liam S. I.evettM, the newly appointed
prohibition cominiKvlo'ier, that be be
lieved the low diould bo Mim! two
more yearn. !
Governor Pierce this morniiifr,
signed Ihhihc b!H authorizing
the, formation of mutual savings bunks
in f rcgoii. The govcrmirti oppon
ents admitted a defeat yesterday aft
ernoon when lb" ways and means
committee of the Iuhimu recommended
withdrawal of house bill 221 which
would have transferred control of
the penitentiary from the chief exec
utive to the state board nf control. ,
BILL PASSES SENATE
emergency officers retirement bill
OVER PLAN TO