The Inauguration Wednesday Will be a big Event-The Guard Will Cover it Fully on the day it Takes Place
City News
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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OKEGOX,
MONDAY EVENING, MAHOH 2,
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
NO. 47
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lurch the month of blustery winds,
ku,hio day. ad firet .ign. of
. .rrived vesterdsy In the tun
Le of a perfect spring day. The
Ltb capered in as meekly aa a lamb
according to the w. k. apothegm,
i, scheduled to depart fee-rociously,
, Uon. From Mars, the God of
slid reputed father of Itomulus,
!to u (raditiunally believed to have
toopiitd the first calendar, making
lUrch the first month of the year,
tfcwnta 5t its name. With the 20th
1,, of March, the approximate date
the rnal equinox the legal year
fcpn-irith many Christiana until
s recent time. It still does with
,bt Jem. Anglo-Saxons called the
moll Leocten .Monath or length
utoih, because of the lengthening of
lh days at this period. March 23 ln
Ihe Greek calendar (April 0 in ours)
I, celebrated with great enthusiasm
tJ ,h( Greeks as their Independence
diy. March 17 Is St. l'otrick's day and
Urd 29 Passion Sunday.
Slt Deep On Pass
Fred Weston, who made the trip
em the McKenzie pass on akia, says
tie snow is approximately 13 feet
dp at each end of the big cut over
tin iiimmit, reports Nelson F. Mac;
iif, supervisor of the Cascade Na
tional forest, who has just returned
rem a forest meeting at Bend, ln
ittad of filling the big cut over the
ooataia, the snow has apparently
btta scooped from the cut and de
posited at each end, says Mr. Mac
Mf. Depth of snow was reported
iboat W feet through the road. The
pass will not be open for travel until
Julr 1, and perhnpB not until July
5 or 6, the supervisor believes. Peo
ple o( lleud, and particularly mem
bers of tho American Legion, arc
hoping it is earlier, because they ex
pect auto delegations from Albany,
Corrallis and Eugene for the Ameri
can Legion convention in Deschutes
county.
Baseball Is Popular
There is not much In common be
Iwen forest fire fighting and Pacific
Coast league baseball but they do
sometimes depend upon each othw
and tbe date of the annual meeting
of the Western Lane Forest Fire
Patrol association waits on the base
sill schedule makers, according to
Karl lluir of this city, president of
tte association. "For the past three
rurs the annual meeting of the ae
wiation has been held nt Portland
EQ we always arrange it in order th.lt
Ike directors will trnnsnot their busi
ness in the forenoon and then go cit
to boost for Portland at the opening
rune of the season in the afternoon, '
lr. Muir said. This year the first
tame game will be played at l'orc
Sud April 21.
Riiifi are Discussed
i delegation of residents of road
tricu 54 and 03 on the upper Mc
k'uie were in today to confer with
lie county court over road matters.
Mie opposition to lien Minney, road
"pmisor, which has been Drevalent
"wntlf, was discussed. Tho county
t advised the delegation to all
'ik toteiher fur the benefit of the
rict. The members of the court
Waed out the need of this coonera-
and made an appeal to those
"'"nt to put aside ny differences
may eiist.
to Salem
- J. .Moore, rnnnir nn..;n,Bn,iMi
" '-"oola, i, nt Salem todny to rop-
'tie Lane county boundary
'd in an nnnenl f-,. . Ja.ii.! -
....... a. Ulliaiuu Ul
' board at a recent meeting here.
e involves the transfer of un
paired territory formerly district
'' ' the Mapleton district. The
n:"t it being held before the state
'v" et education.
Cu li Transferred
The
" of the National Thrift
.aiw 1'ntlUIIUl J orill
""ion of Eugene against Tost-
fflSMEION
Ike Proof
lies m a
ilttal nt, mm
SVanUd
SERVICE
jdjn, page five)
& hi
m
Oregon
IL
Nearly Two Hundred Mil
lions of Dollars Involved
In Plan as Proposed
Spokane and Pen O'Reille
Rivers Suggested for
Water Supply
WASHINGTON, March 2. P
A conclusion that the proposed im
mense Columbin basin project in
Washington and Oregon physically is
feasible and that attention should be
focused upon the factors which will
determine its financial feasibility, wn;
contained in a report of a special
board of engineers, made public yes
terday by tbe Interior deportment.
The total cost of the favored plan is
estimated nt $103,3J0,593 and the
initial expenditure lp irrigato the
first Innds, at $31,000,000.
Listing five basic irrigation schemes
under consideration, the engineers de
clared the most! desirable one iuvolvcd
1,214,000 arres, 80 per cent of which
is cltiss A land, nnd utilizing both the
Spokane Tiver and the Pend O'lleillc
river for the wnter supply.
The engineers findinjrs are being
studied by the CoIumSia basin project
commission composed of Klwood
Meade and Francis M. Goodwin. The
letter's finnl report will be submit
ted to Secretary Work, who will for
ward it to congrofs if it meets with
his approval. Settlement, the possibil
ity of growing diversified crops, cli
mate, transportation to eastern an-.l
(Continued on page three)
FIRSTlHILL
BE PLAYED HERE
The first game of a series between
University of Oregon nnd Oregon Ag
ricultural college section of the Pu
cific Coast basketball conference, will
be played in F.ugene Friday night.
The second will be at Corvallis the
following night. If a third is neces
sary it will be played either at Salem
or Portland.
When the paper went to press the
representatives of Oregon nnd the Ag
gies were still wrangling at the Os
bun hotel where tho third and decid
ing game should be played and over
the list of officinls. Oregon was rep
resented by Jack Benefiel, graduate
manager; and Hilly Heinhart, coach.
The Aggies' end wn handled by W.
A. Kearn.", athletic director; Carl Lo
dell, graduate manager; and Hob Ha
ger, coach.
After a discussion which lasted
more than an hour as to where to
play the games it was agreed to toss
a coin. Iienefiol flipped it nnd linger
called "tails." The coin turned up
heads" so Oregon got the first gnme.
As Oregon and the Aggies both had
games last Saturday, playing the first
game Friday will give each a week of
needed rest. As the first game la to
be played in hiigcue. It should give
oe Wehfuotcrs a decided advuniage
as they will be playing on their own
floor. However, the peculinr part
about this season's play has been Ore
gon's inability to win as many games
on the home floor as away from home.
The Webfooters defeated both Oregon
and Wellington on their court", but
lost to them here. The Agies lost
one game to Washington, on the rod
and one at home.
INQUIRY APPROVED
WASHINGTON, March J Inves
tigation of charges against Federal
Judge F-nglish of the eastern district
of Illinois was approval today by
the senate Judiciary committee. The
house already has giren Its approtsl.
Ml PROJECT
SANCTIONED BY
SPC
BOARD
. S2B as m mSi
Irrigation is Favored
Congress in
Jam as Last
Hours Near
WASHINGTON, March 2. OP)
The pre-adjourmuent jam in congre-.s
has swung to its crest today as tho
session entered ita last 4S hours.
As usual, the principal crush w.-ia
in the senate, and as soon as that
body convened, members were, on their
feet all over the chamber eckiug una
nimous consent for consideration of
pet measures.
Objections were immediate and voci
ferous. So much disorder resulted - that
Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachu
setts, asked that the eergeant-at-arms
"be brought into tbe chamber and
kept until Wednesday noon to mniu
tain order." President Cummins stop
ped proceedings until semblance of
decorum had been restored.
WASHINGTON, March 2. The
sennte agriculture committee voted
today to -substitute the Copper-Hnu-gen
cooperative marketing farm bill
for the I tickinson measure, passed last
week by the house.
The substitute follows tbe recom
mendations of the president's agri
culture conference and would provide
for regulatory federal control of co
operative marketing organizations up
on voluntary request of the organiza
tions. The substitute would have
merely provided for an advisory board
nnd council on cooperative marketing.
The committee vote was 7 to 6. The
lickinson bill was afsniled before the
committee on Saturday by Chairman
Carey of the conference.
Senator Capper, republican, Kan
sas, has the promise of republican
leaders that the hill will be given a
change for consideration, but pros
pects for enactment of any fnrm bit)
at this lnte hour ore very slim. If
the senate could agree on tbe Copper
bill it would have to be sent to the
house, where it was rejected last
week in favor of the Dickinson bill.
Mr. Stone Takes
Oath of Office as
Associate Justice
WASHINGTON", Mareh 2. Harlaa
Fisk .Stone of New York etty, resigned
today aa an attorney-general and too-c
the oath as an associate justice of the
supreme court.
The courtroom was crowded whn
the new justice aacended the bench
at the opening of todsy's courf s?s
sion. Those pt-Tnt included Frnnk B.
Kellogg, secretary of state-d'sigiintc
and John W. Davis, democratic presi
dential candidate in the last campaign.
The simple ceremonies were con
ducted by Chief Justice Tnfr.
Mayor Parks Will
Appeal for Bonds
To bring to the attention of Kugene
voters the need of the bond Issues
that nre to he on the ballot at the
Hpeciil fiction April 15, Major K.
H. Tarks plans to take the nmtter up
with local civic organizations at their
weekly luncheou meetings during tbe
next fw weeks, he said ttay.
'There are number of these bond
issues that are of vital interest to the
people and ire hope to Interest the
people and have a large and represen
tative t-te out for the election," the
mayor state.
Although plan have not been com
pleted It Is probable that short talks
will be made before th various or
ganiarinn, the mayor said.
FRESH TANGLE
BROUGHT ABOUT
Brigadier General Mitchell
Denies Charge of Dis
obeying Orders
Major General Patrick Says
He Gave Consent Under
False Pretenses
W A SHIN (JT( X, Ma rch 2. OP)
The dispute over charges that Briga
dier General Mitchell disobeyed orders
in publishing a receut scries of maga
zine articles on air power became en
tangled today in a new mar.o of con
tradictions and counter charges.
Secretnry Weeks has told the house
aircraft committee 'that the articles
were published in violation of an or
der by President Coolidgc. Today
General Mitchell advised the houso
aircraft committee that the president
bad given hia consent, conditioned
upon that of Major General Patrick
tho army air service chief, which anb'
sPMtiently..tvus givrft.Vut -General P it.-
rick, in turn, declared he had ennsen
ed only because General Mitchell tuld
him that the president approved.
Letter Is Read.
A copy of a letter from the pres;
dent sent to committee by Gener.il
Mitchell, gave assent to the publica-
(Continued on page two)
Diphtheria Case
Closes Schools in
Cordova, Alaska
COUnOVA, Alaska, Slarcb 2.
Schools here 'were ordered closed to
day when John Kamigard, two years
old, was discovered with diphtheria
by Dr. W. Council. The child 'died at
4 p. in. yesterday.
Eleven persons exposed to the dis
ease were inoculated and quarantined.
Dr. W. II. Chase, health officer suid
there are 20,000 uuits of anti-toxin
on hand and be has telegraphed for
more.
President Ebert's
Body Lies in State
BEHMN, March 2 OP) The bodf
of Kriederich Kber Germany's firt
president, who died Saturday, lies in
state in his study, which has been leh
just as it was when his sudden Illness
overtook Jiim.
Tbe coffin of brown oak rests on a
catnfalque and over It caadlea hel
their faint glow. The room is draprd
in black and with the exception nf a
wrrnth of white lilacs from the widow
and one ol mimosa from the children,
floral decorating are limited to greei'
plants. The wreath from Fran Kberl
bears a white ribbon with tbe one
word "Luise" and that from the chil
dren a black, red and gold riblon wi'J.
tbe inscription:
"To our unforgettable father."
Four soldiers comprise a guard of
hnor.
Earl Humphrey is
Off Traffic Force
Knrl Htiuiphrrj- of thin rit.r, who
hm ben a member of the Mate rn'
fic force for the past nine month,
han tMibinitlpd hia rfixiinlion taking
t-ffprt yratoidny. STr. Humphr)
Mate that he ha ntlW plana that
will probably take him out of the
city in the tiar future. No word
ha aa yet ben rrririt from the
atate traffic department a to another
appointment for the I oral diatrirt.
Mr. Humphrej before beroininf a
member of the atate forrn waa city
traffic officer In Kifn and piior
to that time waa traffic officer at
Sprirffifld.
AT AIR HEARIrJG
BATTLE FLEE!
MANEUVERS TO
E
"Blacks" to Attempt Estab-
:' lishment of Base of
Operations
"Invasion" of Pacific Coast
To Last for Ten-Day
Period
NAVAL HASH. SAX I'KDIll). cl
March tP Fifty-two vessels of
the hattlc flout today move to a mo
bilization point off the Coronado Is
land, from wheuco will start one of
the greatest games of naval strategy
ever staged in the I'aeific ocean, as
the first step in a scries of spectacu
lar fleet maneuvers extending over a
period of two months. More thau a
hundred fighting ships will partici
pate.
I'nder the ten-day maneuver prob
lem the great naval force based here
as Ihe strong aim of the United
.States In the l'nclfic moves offshore
In the role of an enemy fleet. It- has
become the "black fleet" and its mis
sion is to luvndc the 1'aclfic coast and
establish a base of operations as the
first move in a war against tho United
States.
Baso Point Fixed.
For tho purpose of this problem,
'I'aeific ocean at a point off tho coast
mission seeks, has been set in (lie
I'aeific ocean at a poitu.off the coatit
of Lower L'nllfornin. "Tho "black
fleet's" function Is tc. convoy a great
train of supply ships in order to cap
ture this point and establish therein
a stronghold for operations against
the United States.
The backbone of the navy's major
power, nine great battleships, form
the striking power of the "black
fleet." These first line dreadnaughts
are supported by thirty destroyers un
der the flag of a first lice cruiser, the
Omaha, three aircraft tenders and
nino of the slow moving traiu of sup
ply ships.
Formation planned
This "black tleet" will move out in
to tbe I'aeific ocean to te west, in
order to assume the position of a
fleet invading the Pacific ocean. Then
it will in battle formation strike east
ward for the point designated in the
problem as the objective base.
.Meanwhile the defensive forcca of
the I'aeific the scouting; fleet which
hns come from its Atlnnlic station, is
wheeling Into position from the 1'nu-
ama Canal with orders to seek out
nnd destroy the "bla.-k fleet." It Is
known ns the "blue fleet." There nre
some fifty-eight craft in this defense
fleet with first line strength resting
in high speed first line cruisers.
Governor Vetoes
Senate Bill 55
RALKM, Ore., March 2. Gover
nor fierce todny vetoed aenate hill
which atlcmptrd to amend an ex
fatina: at a t lit e and provide and that
approval of four-fifth of the tnetn
bers of the child welfare comminttion
be required before the comminaian
could toke any action.
"1 think it unfair to require four
to name an official or determine the
policy uf thnt eommisaioi.," an, a the
veto meftnaKe.
The hill a introduced by Hen
ator Corbeit.
Mrs. Pierce is
Somewhat Better
RALKM. Ore., March 2. The con
jditioo of Mra. Walter M, Pierce, wife
of Governor Pierce, waa aomewhat
improved tbia morning awl he waa
able to take light nourishment. I'hy-
airian. however, have given up hope
0 EN ATOM
j for her recovery.
Arrange For Inauguration Ceremonies
f?"
Charles L. Cooke, riant, and W. F.
In Washington. They have been
for the Inauguration of President
T
Copies of the revised county .tax
levy were signed todny by the coun
ty court containing (ho new figures
with a cut of $irvliU.S-l to conform
with tho decision recently banded
down by Judge (1. F. Skipworth in
the ease brought to enjoin the county
from, collecting tho tax this year .on
Ihe contention that It exceeded the
,six per cent constitutional limitation.
The amount over the limitation was
$Kt,o.r5 but the amount triluniod
off was larger owing to the, fact that
the figures had to be based on the
nearest millnge which was set at four
tenths of a mill.
A total of $!),577.10 was cut from
the county school appropriation of
$ lill.aU7.-10. Tho new amount for the
school) is flHO.Si-'U. Tho amount cut
is the seven per cent allowed for the
cvhool budget to offset tax delinquen
cies. Tho general fund for county pur
poses has been cut from J'-'US.llK.ll)
to $IVJ,4(K.0U. Tho amount cut Is
$5,757.4-1.
The half-mill tax for a timber
cruise has been abandoned to conform
with the decision of Judge Skipworth
declaring this void.
Government Right
To Limit Liquor
Prescriptions up
WASHINGTON, March 2. The
right of tho government to restrict
physicians in prescribing liquor for
patients will ho decided by the su
preme court.
Dr. Samuel . Lambert, a practic
ing physician of New York city to
day docketed an appeal from the
court nf appeals decision sustaining
the Volstecil act In limiting liquor
prescriptions. Dr. Lambert had won
in the district court, hut lost in the
circuit court.
Added Funds for
Veterans Sought
WAKIIINtiTON, March 2. A bill
to annronriate an additional $1()HH'),-
' (rfXI for hospital facilities for world
j war veterans, was parsed today !
I the house and sent to tho senate,
j In urging passage the house veter
! ana committee pointed out that ap-
I proximately $ I5,K)0,IKI0 had thus far
been expended for hospital facilities
for veterans of tli World war. Ill
rector llines of the veterans' bureau
requested an additions! appropria
tion of I4.HN7,.KI. Selection of sites
would he left to the veterans' bureau
director.
TUCKER BlU VETOED
STATU IIOI'HK, RAI.K.M, Ore.,
March 2. (iiiverimr l'leree has ve
toed lbs Tueker bill providing that
both men anil women applying for
marriage licenses shall file affidavits
that they urs free from infectious dla
taaea.
I
Copyright by Harris & Ewlng
Martin have been tha busiest men
actlna as masters of ceremonlei
Coolidge.
The four-day assembly of national
forest rangers of the Cascade, Hius
law and I'mpqtin forests will be held
in Eugene March IUI to April U, an-
nouncea Nelson I' -Macduff, super
visor of the Cascade national forest.
Tho meeting will be held In the
civil service moms In the postoffieo
building here, It Is believed, and more
than -5 forest employes will he pres
ent, including officials from the dis
trict forest office nt Portland. .
Approximately 50 sheep owners and
others met wilh the supervisor of
the Cascade nnd firschutes national
forests in Hend last week, .Mr. Mac
duff reports. The meeting was prim
arily to meet tho permlteea who graze
sheep on national forest lund, to re-
l'oIvc applications for tlie coming year
nnd discuss points In range mamige-
ment. Approximately 15 were Inter
ested In Cnscade forest land on the
eastern side of the mountains.
Tobacco tax law
Effective in May
SAIKM, Ore., March 2. Oregon's
tobacco to law, passed during Ihe
closing hours of tho legislative ses
sion nnd signed by tho governor yes
terday, will become operative May 27
or 2S, according to unofficial calcu
lations made here todny.
It goes Into effect IK) days after
adjournment of the legislnture, nnd
the attorney general will be asked to
definitely determino the date.
Disabled Vets to
Get Radio Outfits
The L'nitrd Slates Veterans' burenu
has provided a fund to iusisll radio
receiving seta in nil the bnrenu's hja
pllals, saya .Miss Grace Norton, secre
tary nf the lied (
thnt all lyane county vetcnum, dis
abled in the war, nuiy hetir the world'
l)PHt radio proiratna at their bedside.
At honplinla where vefernna nre ri
celvinft treatment, the radio act 1
provide;! by the Dlanbled Atneric. in
Veteran' aocity. There are hundred
of tubercular men outaide the phicfa
controlled by the bureau, and each nill
receive o net through the veteran'
orlety.
Load Limit Order
On Acme Span set
Order have been in tied by Ihe
county court that the load limit fur
the bridge nt Acme will herenfler he
nt to eiceed five torn, Thia order la
nrceiftary owing to the fact thnt the
apati waa erected aeven year ago
and waa built then to auxtnin a toad
limit of 10 ton. A It la expected that
there will he much henry hnuling
arm the bridge by lumber complin
iea the court deeina It odvlnnble o
take precaution, it the announce
ment. The bridge i about 10 feet in
width and a few hundred yard fong
and croaara a ida louh bear Ac we.
0 WARRANTS
NECESSARY
GOURT RULING
Decision Upholds Ruling of
Lower Courts; Other
Rulings Given
Automobile Transportatiou
Question Settled by
Decision
WASHINGTON", March 2. Prohi
bitlou enforcement agents can law
fully stop and seurcli an automobile
without a warrant, the supreme couit
decided today iu a case from Mich
igan. The decision, which upheld the rut
ilirf of (lie lower courts was on an ap
peal brought by Ucorgo Cirroll autl
John Kiro,
RAIL RULING GIVEN .
WASHINGTON, .March 2. Rail
roads are not required tu submit to.
the railroad labor board for arbitra
tion labor disputes with their employ
es. The supreme court so declared to
day in a decision declaring the roads
cnu determine who shall he recogniz
ee! aa representing their vuiplpyes a
labor disputes, - . 1 i ' '
AUTHORITY UPHELD '
. WASHINGTON, Mmvh' 2. T'.io
president has uuthorlty uuder the
coustitmioii to pardon persous held
in contempt of cuurt in criminal cas
es. tJie supreme court held today in a
decision upholding the pnrd"ll granted
by President t'oididge tu Philip Grot'4
iiiiiii of Chicago. ' ....
STATE RIGHT DENIED
WASHINGTON, Miii-ch 2. States
cannot refuse, to permit motor vehi
cles for hire ns common carriers Hi
interstate commerce to use its. high
ways, it was held t' d.iy by the su
preme court.
WASHINGTON LOSES
WASHINGTON, Miircb TUa
Mute of WnHhinglon cannot reosy
to frrniit liceimen (or the opera' ion ti
interstate motor iruiiHpuiiutiou ovir
that prt of the rau.fk- higMwiy wt.u
in its border, the Muprcme cmvt ho'd
todny in a c..b brought by A. .1. II
agiiiiust the director of public work iu
Washington. 'm
McKenzie Home i3
Entered by Party
Despite the fact that n huge re
ward is offered for iuformntien lead
ing to the arrest of anybody illegally
entering any of the summer homes ou
the upper Mclveuxii' some venture
some parly broke the door of tjie Wil
liam Kneelnud cottage, according to
a eport of the owner todny. Nothing
was inianiug from the pl.ue, Mr.
Kneeland stales, but iudientlona wera
that a party entered the home to ho'.d
a picnic as some food and other litter
were found. Aliliough those who en
tered the house probably did it with,
out intention to steal, their forcing of
Ihe door witliout permission hj a ser
ious offense, according to those sum.
uier homo owners who have enntribut
ed to the purso for the reward.'
Chilean Provinces
In State of Siege
SANTIAtlO, Chile, March 2. A
state of siege has been declnred in
tbe C hilean provinces of 8r tisgo,
Valparaiso and Aconcagua (tin most
thickly populated sections of the
country).
The measure was dictated by Inci
dents occurring Saturday held to In
dicate the existence of a plot on the
part of the I'nited Statu witlp tin
object of returning the present gov
ernment. The principal unionist lead
ers. Including Manuel llivna Itieuna
'and l.n'dialac Krraturii have been ar
rested. BRIDGE AUTHORIZED
WASHINGTON, March 2. Presi
dent Coolidge signed today the bill
authorising tha state nf Washington
to construct bridge across the Co
lumbia river near Chelan Fails. '