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THE WEATHER
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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.
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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
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