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Full Associated Press Wire Service is one of th Things That Enable The Guard to Publish Today's News Today 7TTA City News THE WEATHER Ortjon-R'i" ,,nlh, ,Bd moderala tempera. itrong louthwest gales tirs .... the coast. Temperature iday minimum, 43 degrees. yimm Sunday, P""P' H.n today. .09 or an Inch. S,. ol river, 4.1 feet. Dlrec tion of wind, southeast. VOL. 68 TODAY'S NEWS TOI).v EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING. l-'EKHTAKY TOPAV8 NEWS TODAY NO. 41 EDITION Lrlan Pi"" I Eunue notary will have a 100 per I , tcprejcntatioii, at least port of f ' ljuJC, at tlie twelfth annual Uis YtrM wo""''"" at l'ortlaud March V-u, it, nc-cording to officers uf tlie '!i'uje lub- 1,otcl "'couimodntions i Ld beadiurtcr have been arrang- ti (or ,,e Eugeneans for the session Jhii-I) j, fipocted to be attended by ,)(ie(uica odiI visitors. The dis trict cuaiiirisuig Oregon, Washington British Columbia is one of the , districts of the international J(r,a01iation ana iius b iiieiuucr.mii I marly 3"00 in the 4'A clubs orgnn Lrf. Ooe of the attractive social fca rJures uf t"e meetings will be the en l.rtaiDinent provided for the wives of :"inj visiting Kotariuna, nccording to 'lard frum "le eiocutive committee of '?lat rortland club in clinrge of the ijtwfrarfl. cimp ' Marriage Agency 8 "My logging camp is getting to be murrimiiliinl nppnev." Kflul a -.---, ivilliain Blackburn, superintendent of tie Corvollis Logging company, oper iitini a camp near Monroe, who was fp Eugene today visiting Frank L. fiAraiitage of the United States em ?I torment office. "In the last six ;fars six loggers in our camp have 2tmd girls cooking or working in ue cook bouse. One of thetn happen ed to be my son. The best part about ip: a that 'they stay married. Accord 4h to reports I get all of thctn are i'jlrhig happily." .Mr. Blackburn was p Eugene to employ a new cook for i:tis camp, but the only one nvail ;ft:le was a married woman, so the .Sliackburu Matrimonial agency wiU !:u.e te flourish for a while. Boys Are Exonerated The group of small boys apprehend 1 Friday night by night police for nl ged annoyances at the armory, rored their innocence to W. j. Jud- '.at, chief uf police, and were releas J. "These boys happened to be at .e place where a door was broken IfcjtrD at the time the night patrolman girrived." explained Mr. Judkins, "so fine officers naturally supposed the j.va were responsible. Hut the young-' told me they heard the noise jf breaking glass and merely went ronnd to see what hod happened. I ma convinced from their stories that lie? were not to blan-e." The boys ere William Xoel, Corwin McK!nne.v, Jiranttli Culton, J.n Grande Ilougli ?F Miles McKay, Jack Ilerrinctorj. hn Ball and Iturton Smith. transportation is Surveyed r In order to complete a survey ,f J'regnn transportation systems. Dr. ler t'. Crockatt, of the department ecoii.uuics of the University f J'reion. leaves Wednesday for a trip faking stops nt Ileedsport, Gardiner, filide, Coos river and Smith river. ? survey which has been in pr3 ration fnr some time is a compre-T-miv report on the co-ordination uf M'y tor and water thansportji- 3 -n and Will lip niililic)iA,l fh. f-mty in the Commonwealth Review jl ring the mining auninier, is-the an- un.-ement. llr. t'pnPbn,i t. .....l-;... trip in the interests of tiie exten di vi ' n of the university. I 'for orgonirai ion of stales mid allot- Crotto Leader Coming J big representation in o national con- I are b'-irg completed for the 1 VPIlf',,n ,,e Cil'Irtl :tinz to be tendered Charle K.I The "I.al"oletle plan" recommend foingfr of Portland, grand standard ' 0,1 n rt,l",rt f Rix n,,mhrr9 of " J'"fr the Aly stic ilrder of thf I rom,niMro of srvrn named to decide j'-'W I'r-.pneiR nf the Knchanted ' "l'n n bosis of representation in the r m whr' will be the guest of Caliph ! of Kugrne next Wednesd.it 'urns. -Thin is the official visit if (' national officer to the loeal grot ft n prop-am of entertainment ".-in-, i- nemg prepare i. f ' Wiuhers nf the grotto have been tn i,,-n olt for (he mrPtjlu ni IlilMllIJK" iV.A nnn . k .'.'iinf mrni OI Ijeor-"' '- "l ' IIP RtOl IO. J'fl'oB Meet Planned lnn nf ti,p American Legion to be. l!Ha!''-. 'flrr'' n he- (t-'rjt:riiP,l on ni.. f!.- Trills. M Term.vjrkf T --. ie- V results TM Iff I Governor's Vetoes may be Sustained FISH BILL AND S P ACT ON 1 Ten Per Cent Tax on To bacco and Corporation Tax Are Considered Public Service Commission Appropriation Veto Is To be on List STATE IIUISE. SAL KM, Ore., Fob. A group of imlcpendrnt senators Jins agreed to support Gov ernor Tierce's veto of the $100,000 appropriation for the public service commission, it became known today, and the same senators also agreed to Biistoin the governor's expected veto of the bill which undertakes to name the members of the fish commission. If the independent senators staml behind the governor as indicated to day, and the veto of the $100,000 pub lic service commission is upheld, the legislature hm the altcrnnte to .either pass the jjroHs earnings tax bill intro duced by the ways and means commit tee or nome other similar measure. There if s uae discussion of sub stituting for the gross earnings ta bill a measure increasing the fees of the utilities to" tJie point where they would be raised IfSO.OOO. The governor's attitude with refer ence to the public service commissi m is that it should be made self sus taining like the tanking, insurance, (Continued on page five) Organization of States Planned by Progressive Group ClIK'.ViO. Feb. St. Delegates to the convention of the conference for progressive pitlitinii action who Sat urday derided t form u new national pHrty, ofler sine die adjournment of their coiivrniion, yesterday concluded their meeting here by adopting plans npw I,nr,-V' WflS npptfd Kepresentaiives of 10 labor organi- rations which participated in the con ference for progressive political ac tion did not participate in the meet ing whirl) decided upon a new party or the one which adopted plans for it. Route Inspection Made by Engineer I Inspection f the McKenzie. higli-( way east of Springfield to dntennine any ilanmne as n.re-'iilt of recent rains was mail- tliis morning by County l'nmraiwiiilir ' . V. Crowe and Clinton Ilunl who were nn-'m-pnnicil by I!. Walsh, i-esv.lent enfin'-.-r here of the stale highway department. The state In providing for mainten ance w.-rk oil Hits stretch of tlie higll wnv. No seri-on tluiniKi' is rejoirt--! but several ciihert- will be repaired, is the report. No plan- have ns t been made ns to tJie paving of !h" four mile of tlie Pacific highway on llie :ii.i.roai-h to the -new I lirrisb'lrs .lprn:i hridg. th1 pug 11 "'rt'1' will he Irt l'j Hie "in. Tin BAPTIST MINISTERS MEET I'HltTI.AM1. Mrp.. rVb. Hnpiist minii-fr of thp ftatP f'-day cpm-d n fk of ntndy ar.d rnnf"f rn.-o hTP. Mri than ! m:ni irrn fi"'i '"'H.-idp riti'- and own ; nrr pxp"rtd to bp liPrn tmriorrn .padn-. mini-tPri "f tlip t'atp and . -pr.-ml K'i'-" " " ' Ipa'-T i" I church ork are oa the nroiaiu. j I To Take Vacation I King George V T LONDON', Feb. X() Al though it is known through the medi cal bulletins issued from Huckiiighoiii l'alace that King (ieorge's condition is not serious as a result of his ottack of bronchitis, the fact that his phy sicians have ordered him to the Med iterranenn for the remainder of the, winter has canned quite a stir, of whieh the newspapers take full ad vantage for frontpage displays. 1 lis Majesty's health is ordinarily so good and his foreign visits so in frequent and his going abroad is t rented as an important event. Foreign Visits Few I'niike his father. King Kdwnnl VII, who in the loiter years of his life usually spent port of the winter (Continued on page five) Many inclines coneerning the ad vantages of Oregon as a place of res idence ore being received by the Port- ;lnnd chamber nf commerce and n list I of l! I correspondent in various 'parts of the United States and Can ada was rere.ved today at the I.ugene u chamber of commerce. About lls letters a day are being -received now at the Portland hind settlement office and in many cases particular innuirr is made n Lane j r"u,,,r- a rf,i,nrt fr,,ni ,nr J'rtiand, chsinber states. "We are also receiving many 'pier- ' jP(t i1Pro aiH tP r(rresp"tilents are askiri(s for definite information and are alo stating peeificnlly jut what , they desire and how mtn h they are in J a poption to invent in n new home or j form," according to F. Kujfne Chad-j uit k. fi(M'r"'tiir.v f Ihf 1 ' ImmlnT. "TIip it'iic of t lnfc io'iuirifn iinli i a 1 1 s t lint th'TP nn- I. tit few . ritiuc out pf idle co.ri"pity or to himply olt tiiin infnrmatioii "ii n iI)ikiih trip," Mr. h.idwif-k (.tntcn. TiiHt IjijE'D- nd l.nwr ri.iiTiti in nut mopo: iHf mid tiiri-' ndviiufJifV'f of tlie prc-i.V'-ti tlriit l'in dnniiK ihr trff nt war to rxtMid Rrcdiiiit to vii-it .r fr'in "tli-r tfiti. it IhP miiM'ti Mtn of -pli)in of "ffirinU nf the rhaiiil'pr. MICHAEL SULLIVAN DIES NKW VOKK. F-b. :M. -ir,iiv an. Itmr; p.iiitu i;in. Mi'lm l-nwlnll ! ninnfir ""d "w nr of r.i. p linrup, li, tj at Moiint 't.-i i lin-pital t"'Uy, UaU an hour aftpr hp lil b'fn h t utid " firfoti.t:itir- nnd ly i'riiiii,Mt fire, for it probnbly j ny hr !n ,n f ir unk non n nt T i I r'a luu, a I. .an c urty aa mwh or nor tJian Iti-m cibaret. pnwber else io the DorthwpfL' APPROPRIAT ON BILL REPORTED B! C01IITTEE Budget Estimates Are Cut in House Group Decision on Deficiency Bill Last Supply Measure Session Will be Taken up on Tuesday of WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. A defi ciency appropriation b'.ll carrying ?'4J0,u0J or $170,074 less than budget estimates was reported todajr by the house appropriations commit tee. It is the lost supply measure of (he season and wilt be token up tor morrow by the house. It was in the bill to include $30, 000.000 for naval construction, $1, 300,000 for n COO-bed hospital at the Pacific branch of the national home for disabled suldierB nt Santa Monica, Cal.j $I)1,3,0(K) for h new coost guard cutter to replace thfr lieur in Aluskun waters; $i,M2,700 for fighting firet. in national forests; S'jri.OOO, for the public health service to investigate the oyster industry as a result of the recent typho il situation and $.300,000 for the Alaska railroad. Naval construction Of the $30,000,000 allowed for na val construction, $0,000,000 would be used toward modernization . of the battleships New York, Utah, Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Wyoming, the total limit of cost of which is to be $lf$,:i0O,O00; $14,000,000 for continu ing construction of the aircraft car riers Lexington and Saratoga; $3,000, 000 for aircraft and accessories for (Continued on page eight) Jennings Lodge Man Not Badly Injured Kenneth Wilcox, of Jennings Lodg near Oregon City, who jvos hurled through the windshield of an autom t bile when it o illidtd with a machini driven by Wtlliinn l'owell, Kugene, jn the highway near Corvnllis was nt , seriously hurt, according to Mayor K. j It. Park- who went to Corvaliis Sat j unlay to investigate the accident, t Lawrence Parks, the mayor's son. was j one of the pot-sengers in the Foweil car. Dr. H. J. Anderson of Corvaliis w.r towing the ear driven by Donald Hol ms n when the towed machine su I drnly appeared in Hie roadw.iy aheid ! of the Powell machine, according u or Porks. Itotb automobile were badly wrecked, and Dr, Anderson to k the injured man to his own hospital in Kugene. where it was thought the vic tim had sustained a fractured sku'l. However, it was later found the in jury was only A severe g;ish from bro ken glass. Citizens Urged to Help Prevent Fires I'urpnup of holding thp rel. lirnt;-n of Ainpriran Forest WppI fr' in April -T to May .3 in to tpjrh rnmppr and othprn hpn tln'y arp planmiiK th--ir pnmpinn trip", according to N'-l-nn K. Macduff, Hiipprvimr of litp (.'nf-'adc national fofp.f. Th'1 cplpltrntinn 1mm ly will b dirfrtPd by rpprpmMitnt -k nt bi ' and girls' rlub, many . f whom arp rnl.ating in thr "Ff-nr-f Contput" or (.'jfimlp ( artful (.'a top ing lontpnt. ' Poring Hip tnnninpr.' wj Mr. MaHuff, "wp nrr too bwy i'iu:i'h fighting furput firpa to d- mm-h of th'-t anrt of pdnrattrpnal work ' , r holding thp fck in th "prins. and ak otir fri nd and allia to k p up thp fnrptf firt prpvpntifn fffo-1 tlironghoiit thp timm,r. V. ry riii ran and nuould hlp prrvrut for P H m si Skeletons of Ancient Days Are Located CHICAGO. FeV 3. Skeletons of North American mastodons, llamas as big as camels, saber -tooth tigers, mammoth bear, wdves and species of the northern horse family have heen unearthed in Central America amoig fossiiized renmins of the South Amer ican glyptodous and huge ground sloths, D. C. Dovies, director of the field museum, announced here last night. The discoveries were made by n Captain Marshall Field expedition, led by I'rofessor Kliner S. Itiggs, aul they led the fossil experts to visualize an inter-continental battlefield two millions of years ago, where opposing migrations of mammoth animals from Nor tJi and South America, fought anl exterminated one another. The scene of the visualized pre-historic clo-h near Tupica in the Holiviau province of Tarija, The expedition's discovery is th climax of three year's work in Boli via and Argentina. FACE CHARGES OF WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Willi onn United Slates senator already under indictment on charges of ac cepting a fee for practicing before n government agency , the justice de partment is investigating charges that two others have improperly used their influence in Washington. The I wo against which the latest charges have been lodged with the at torney general are Senator Spencer of MisNoitri and Hursum of New Mex ico, both republicans. Senotor Wheel er, democrat, Mont una, is awaiting trial in Montana, and n new grand jury proceeding agsiimt him now i in progress here. Denials Issued Itoth Senators Spencer and Hur sum, like Senator Wheeler, are ac cused of practicing before govern ment deportments for personal profit in violation nf n federal statute. Fneh denied the charge toddy and said he would welcome a th'Tough going in vestigation. The accusation against Senator Spencer, the source of which has not been revealed, is that he assisted in obtaining from the department of commerce n renewal of a contract for the Foulke Fur company of Si. j Louis, for which his law firm was ! roimnel, under which that company I handles the government skins from the Pribiloff inlands. I Chargs Is placed. j Senator Hursum Is accused by Carl j Mogee, n New Mexico newspaper man, with having entered into a con 11 1 I 1 ...1,1. irn'-i 10 sen i-Hiiir 111 .ii' oi r mii'i .,. i having approached agents of the War ! i r'ttinnrt rurnoration rcCHrdiiig thf finnnrlnjs ff th rhIp. Snifitor Hnri'tiiii ftiiid trdny h had not lipn ndvincd ly Hi- dr.artmpiit WPrp tf,Wg iMVct igalcil. Hp unid thiv r. t mttlp anlfn fn MpxI'o and bad Iippii piibllhrd jpar ho. Any rhnrgp that Iip liarl appronrlipd any Hg-nt of I hp Wat Financp rorporn- tion with rpnpp- t to finafuing a aalp of ratllp in Mpxii-o, Iip unid, nni with- out. foundation. Four Killed When Train Strikes Car Wia , Feb. 3, Old) party nf ail pn-api-d KK.NUSUA two nut of i dpath hprp today hn thpir anlotno blip waa plriifk by a northhountl North Khorp F.lp'trir I.imitf tram tbrp milpa north of Kpnoha. Thp four rfad, all of Kfioha ar: Mr. Anthony r-lirttki and hT two rbildrcti, John. 11, and Kopliia, t, and Tet-lorc Marchuliua, 4L ARMY LEADER IN It lAi TIES Major General James Har rison Wilson, U. S. A., Retired, Dies Was Last of Corps Com manders in Union Army; Age 87 Years WASH I NtjTON, Feb. -3. OP) Major (Jcneral James Harrison Wil son, U. S. A., retired , last of the corps commanders in the Union army during the Civil war, died ut his home here today. General Wilson was 87 years old. After his-retirement from the arm, following his service during tJie w.ir with Spain aud the Hoxer rebellion kti China, he lived in Wilmington. 1U: leaves two daughters, Mrs. Henry H. Tahompson, of this city, and Mrs. F.d ward of llulo Park, Mass. . Last Corps Commander, Major General James Harrison iisou was the lust of Uie corps commanders of either Ihe Union or Confederate forces in the Civil war and the last member of (feiienil (J runt's staff. In his long, dis tinguished career Jie was ti soldier, engineer, railroad man and author, and in e:ich showed marked ability with c"ii.HciUf nt success. He was fa mous as the captor of Jefferson Duvia otfif whs one of (he best known of the cavalry generals in the Union army. While at (he bend of l.VHH) mounted men, he conducted the campaign through Alabama and Georgia known in Civil war iimtory as ''Wilson' -i raid." General Wilson retired from the military service in 1S70 to devote his time to railro.id work, ou'y to return lo t li c army during the Spanish American wnr and the Hoxer cam paign in China. His latter year wer spent in writing, lie was. the author in coltolu'riition with Char leu A. Dan.t (Continued on page two) School Directors To Talk Election 1 li.ciiHftinn nf the election of a new j sch.'ol superintendent for l-'.iigene will i probably come before the meeting of the erbnol board tomorrow evening. arthniiKh whether there w ll be an election nt this lime will not be deter- mined until the meeting convenes, ac- cording lo members of the board. The annual election of teachers for the coming yenr will probnhly be held nt the next meeting of the bosril in two weeks. according present plans. ' The question of installation of hog I fuel burners In the school baa not ! '"'en seiiieo. il I" i.,mhim- "n ii.. h"T"" '" "r",1"1''1 '"' "',""1 i , , mud" for rxpfriniPtiliil ' of the hog ford, in t)lf iillll"Ull'-i'ill,l)t i - ' Incinerator Sent Intn on th(, Mppratioii of Dip munl ripal iiM'inrator ownrd by l ho ity j ,tt iflf AH", 'alif.t hnvp tn-Pti tp- j vrlV' by Mayor K. . Parka who bn ppn obtaining information on thp iHPthrMU cinployrd by nllirr ritira in th' problrm of rubbinb and garbngp I difpoKal. "Polo Alto haa n plant tbnt POht approxininti'ly ?-.",' hh1, thf : Amount propound in (Iip bond inn hp fur i Fugcnp, and It baa provpd a big mic epaa," thf ma) or anal today. "A city ordinal"' reu'iirpa tba', a?pry bouxp that ia omipird muHt bavp a gar ttaRP rp'i'ptab)p and (Iiptp arc no px rrptioni to thii law. It ia pottuiblp that a nitnilar ordinnnc may bp fram- d for ug hp if thp InHopratur bond iMir it approved at Hip April tIpc lion, " Ma) or Parka atatea, i Alaska's Governor Georoo A. Parks, appointed gover nor of Alaeka by Preslilcnt Coolldgo, was graaty surprised, he told his frlonds. He has been In Alaskan field service noo 1907, was supervisor of surveys, Is 42, n bachelor, and the first resident of Alaska to he gover nor. 1 WASlll.NfiTON, Fob. 23. Control ly I lie ftMlernl govrrnmcnt of all AiiK-ricnn blinking mul invpslment credit in the intcrnntintml field, ns a means of promoting world pence was advocated today in the srnnlo by Senntor Khipstend of Minnesota, the fnrmc r-lnhnr member of the foreign relations committee. 1'brnngh n control of the banking credit of the world, Senator Sbip-Hti-nd unid, the t'nitrd Htnles is given the "grentcst power for good or evil tbnt wns ever glvrn nny nation in the world to control." He assorted the manner in which control la eicrcined -will determine, for good or evil," the di-Hiiny of nntlima and the destiny of humanity. Senntor SiiiKlcnd is chairman of , the foreign relations euh-comnihtoe I which is lo bi-gin I rings this week ' on the Ijidd resolution to dc lnre It tlie seine of the senate that American i armed forces should not be tied for i the collection of American private , loans. t iifi 34 liiv mm BULLETINS WASIIINOTON, Feb. 23.-A Miary HK rrascH wr inrninrrK or approved onrn by bnth arnatn nnd hotiHe was Introduced today by Senator Ilornli, republican nf Idaho. 6HOAL8 LEASING WASHINGTON, Fb. 2.1. -Tho waa BMit hack to citnforonco today NOMINATION OF MR. STONE TO BE TAKEN UP WASHINGTON, K'b, 2".-1 bo nomlimlloii of Cbarltfl B. Warren of Mlchlgriii to Im atloncy K'-nenii Is to bo taken up tomorrow at a j Rpni ial nmnthiK of tbo minato HOUGHTON NOMINATION SENT TO SENATE ' WASHINGTON, K h. 2.I.- Tho nomtnatlnn of Alnnsnn B. Houghton, i of Npw ork, now nintiiisMador London, wna adit l(t tho Hoiuito by THIRTY KILLED IN FIRE; 38 INJURED CAIRO, Fob. 21. Thirty pornona wore killed and 38 seriously Injured In a flro which deatroytj nearly (ho wholo of tho village of llahnianlyu near Marmtnhur today. Kl-ft hundrod huts were burned.' HOUSE AIRCRAFT COMMITTEE ASSEMBLES WASHINGTON, Fob. 2.1. The houm aircraft tommlttoe, which abruptly tortiilnatr-d Ha inquiry , Saturday asst mined in'iutui closed foaturea uf the tanglu Into which CRESCENT CITY IS STRUCK BY Los3 Is Estimated at $50,000; Details Lacking One Woman Reported To be Injured in The Storm GEAXTS PASS, Ore., Feb. 23. (AP) News reached hero today that a liurricnno hit Crescent City, Cnl., hadly damaging sever al business houses. The loss was bstiraated at $50,000. Details are lacking, due to poor communication facili ties. One- woman was re ported to have been injured. CRAFTS ARE SUNK SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. VP) A cessation wns eipectcd fdny in (ho intensity uf the storm wbinh ove.--sprcud northern. California yesterday, causing rivers to rise, minor floods in 'several sections, disrupted traffic conditions, anil mishaps to many small craft in this harbor. Coastwise ves sels encountered particularly rough scan, Tim aloi-ni, which centered off the coast of Washington, brought au un usually heavy prccipitntion on centr.il California, accompanied by bigli HOUtJierty winds. In t':e rural and mountain districts traffic w:is impeded grently and, in several liiMtanccM, automobile travel era and farm residents were tempor arily isolated by high waters. Three pleasure craft were wrecked and 17 yachts were forced ashore io a aiiall which struck San Francisco bay yesterday, Lawrence Mersereau and Hugh Mc Donald, members of a yacht club ut Ilelvedere on Tiburon island. In the bay, narrowly escaped death whu their ennoe overturned nbout a luila from shore. They swam ashore tamp ered by heavy clothing. A (l.'i feet express cruiser owned hy 1r. Martin Simon was a total loa when nhe dragged anchor and smash ed Into a acnwall. Two smaller craft were nlso wrecked by the gale. CONTEST ATTEMPT FAILS WASHINGTON, Feb. 2:!. An un successful effort was made in the sen ate to open one phase of the election contest which Daniel F. Steck, demo crat, has instituted against Senator Itrnnkhnrt, republican, Iowa. proposal which would atrlko out the conRrrun ami mo i-Rtiinni aircmiy BILL 8ENT BACK Umlorwood Musclo Bhnala bill by the aonntn. JudU lary comiultloe. m lo Uermnny, to he amnnssador Prosldont t'ooloiilge today. Into tho aircraft controversy hist noors today anu (iiaru.isuu vur.uua lta affairs bav full en. TERRIFIC WIND t