The Eugene guard., March 24, 1925, Image 1

ffote That The Guards Circulation Holds Well
6000 From day to day-And it is Home Circulation
City News
THE WEATHEB
Oregon: Rain wast; probably
rain eas portions tonight and
Wtdnesday; warmer In west
portion tonight; strong south
svlniis. Temperature today:
Minimum, 37 degree. Maxi
mum Monday, 59. Precipitation
tjaay, none. Stage of river, 3.2
leet. Direction of wind, south.
HQEViE j
L' 63 - T0Im"8 XE TDAT EUGENE. OKKGOX. TUESDAY EVEXIN'fl, MAHC'If 24, 10J5 todays news today . NOaT
Yonllis Sleep In Snow-
Caught in a dense fog on the Cas
Mj mountains ' Sunday night, four
Eujfnc joiitLs were forced to sleep
B iop of 18 tcct f nw, without
iliukfu or covering except fir
io(os. The young men, all of whom
e students, Ed Thurston, Joy
j'liurstou, Wnyno Kcid and Car!
(jioith, hud gone as far as five miles
,(!ond Lost creek ranch Friday, ond
mile' the trip out over the mountain
Hail by skis. They stayed at Krug
jitek camp for two nights, whore
lhj left their bedding. Alter leaving
ll, camp Sunday morning they ev
icted to he back before nightfall, but
on their return they were surrounded
bj heavy fog. nud decided to sleep in
tat mow. "We piled up fir bouglis to
deep on, and put more boughs over
jl to keep warm," the boys relate,
"but we didn't get very warm. We
Milled up together anil, shivered
iirough the night. When' we built a
(ire we had to dig to keep it from ilis
ippeariug through the snow." The
party reached Eugene last night, and
today are publishing their claim to
being the first persons to Teach t'he
top of the peak this year. They took
waijshots to verify their claim.
pioneers' Home Planned
Erection of a permanent meeting
place on the county fair grounds for
the Lane County Pioneers' associa
tion was planned at a meeting of' the
isiociation committee last week in
(he chamber of commerce. A struc
ture 30 by GO feet in size will be
erected so as to include the fireplace
now standing on the fair grounds,
ind will cost approximately $o00, it
was decided. A bronze tablet contain
ing the names of all Lane county pio
neers who crossed the plains by ox
leam, and all native born pioneers will
be installed, Members of the commit
tee are Frank A. Rankin. George
MelvhvS. R. Jenkins, Mrs. F. ,L.
Chambers and V, M, "Wilkins. ,
Drill is Planned
, A 0;30 o'clocTTdinner is on (lie pro
gram for Friday night in the I. O.
0. F. hall, after winch Canton Hovey
will prat-lice the competitive, drill in
preparation for, their, contest in Ash
land for the departmental loving cup.
The Eugene delegation is counting
heavily on winning the award fur
drill, and are practicing hard for the
"intrst. "McLaughlin Auxiliary will
bold its regular business session fol
lowing the dinner, it is announced.
Chevaliers are reipiested to appear
t the dinner trfhle in fatigue uniform.
Streets Are Vacated
An cirder vncnting the fet rents and
il'p.vs in n number of lots in the town
f Utluuji on the Pacific highway
Mth of (,'nttage (.rove was signed
'''"'"J' by the county court. This peti
which is signed by n number of
properly owners in. that vicinity has
Wrti pending court tot ion for some
"wp. The streets and alleys vacated
in MurliH 1 to 7 on the west side
the h ghway which runs throuch
Latham. The vacation order Mates
'bat there hug been remonstrance
'iist proposal.
LN Will Be Sold
The remnimter of the Inrge tract
Iflnd bPtweeu Serntid avenue and
liuien and Monroe streets and
!h Wjllnmetti! river, 10 flcr.es of
hifli wak recently' purchased hy the
Wne Sand nnd liravel company,
hem placed on the market. The
owned by n group of local men,
being sold by l-'rank L. Chambers.
Tbtre are nliout 50 acres in the tract
Gaining. Two blocks of the tract
rf to ho given to the park hoard
rtcrrntinnul purposes.
Birth is
Reported !
has been received here by j
"i'Oris r Mr nnrl M-i Williftm .1. !
Mfpr tint they are the parents of !
H'uDtiDued od pnge five)
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NOTHING ISLVERLOST
til aVANTAD
HAS FAILED ID FIND IT.
in
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85 SS . Si IK ' ' us at is ' ! "- ' "" , ' i
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Labor
Death List Finally Placed
At 813; Property Loss
Is $20,000,000
;
;
Danger From Epidemic Said
TV 1, T i ,IT ., ,
To be Lessened; Weather
Favorable
CHICAGO, March 24 P)Sou!h
ern Illinois and Indium, and oth-r
stales in the path of lat Wednesday's
tornado hummed with industry t.;day
as the work of rebuilding and restor.i
tion progressed.
Warm, sunny weather prevailed n
most of the stricken territory as car
penters plied hammer and saw un
hundreds of new dwellings and relief
workers continued to g.ve aid and
comfort to thousands of injured and
REBUiLDINGDF
DISTRICT GOES
ON WITH El
homeless. j
Disease Less Fearca. . , . - , ,
I Approximately ... rangers and for-
Danger of epidemics was lessened os, CIIMll(iyri friim tbc c;a(t(.ll(ll,. S:us
today a, snnitary miMsuies were ad- j ,aw lm, rmi)Mmi n;ltionil, f(irp(); wi,
vanced. The water supply in every U,H(4mI)lp , KtJ(t.ie wxt Mumhy for
"",L"U 11 ,,um" ,,l """ ""'Vone of the series of the
a supply of diplit.icru anti-toxin whh
rushed to Carond.ile, t lie relief een
ter. 'J'he drive for relief fund? cntinud
throughout the country",, totals 'n-1
creasing hourly. !
With virtually all if the dead buried
.1. N. Slelten, secretary of the in
tional funeral directors' association
said that registratim of graves hid
hr'cn carried out with such c.ire taat
the final resting place of eac.i victim
may be definitely located.
Employment Sought.
Tending rebuilding of factor es. re
lief workers were centering efforts -u
cbtaining employment for working
men, who were the greatest sufferer-.
Appeal were made to the Male 'o
start roa.i ioasinici-on in hip liim.-is
area to provide temporary np'""-1
iiii'iit,
With there additimul deaths .'.t
t;uf:n. hid., the number of fatal'ties
in fhe tt 1 1 - s was increased to
hut (li s figure dd not incluile a score
it utitinued on pnge two)
STATE ARE FILED
SAI.EM. Orr..
npp'jintmrnt? (Ipvnhing
upon Presi-
dent Mosf-r of the state senate and ;
Speaker Rurdbk of the 1-wer hoii-ej
Mint been filed with Ins secretary
((n n rommiltee provided by innate
reoiution 17 If) investigate
methods of asssmrnt taiation,
I'resident Moser has afpointrd .Sen-;
ator Henry L. ( orbett and a. a,
Smith of Haker and Speaker Jturdick ,
has appointed Itepreentntivc .Mm :
Carkin of Medford and Carl I. Sho'-
maker of Portland. (
A spfinl committee to study re-j
fore?tntion, authorized under houe j
joint resolution '-"O. Senator Moser ba .
appointed Senator -Dennis of La
Grande and Itussell Hawkins of
r.arflbalrli. and Speaker Rurdick has.
appointed Kay H. Chapter of the
western forestry associatioQ, Hep-j
peutatives Hates of Clatsop and .L JLj
House concurrent rwolution 14 pro
. i
;,imm frtF n committee of four from
. .... ....... I
the house sod toree irvoi mc
lae iiour -uu i
i- .1.. ...i.ie.-t or vi-vjrKliieri
to eiuov c..---
compensation under Ibe state eoinpn-
sation ad, the committee to include ;
.. :j., .,,.1 .oeaker. Moser Ilia
nam d Senator Hank, of I'ortland d
..... ... ...hf,.l,l to serve
.... . ,mmle beside Blirdick
loe UVr - i
! k. c.ffe. nf Multnomih. Key-1
nold. of Marion and Fuller of l'olk. j
mou dv
Hums in Storm Area
Football not
Right Game
For .Burglar
I.O.S AXULI.KS. !.. March 2-1.
UP) ito'jril llertraui, 'Jll, who weieh.
130 puunds, is in the city jail today
on u burg ary charge. I'olice say, he
had the poor judgment to break into
a fraternity house where dwelt, sev
eral members of the t imers ty of
Southern t'n iforuia football Mimd, i
clud ug I'het Dolley, chiiinpioii cT tl:e
l'l--l Irujiiu train. Arousetl frvni
slumber the football huskies tackled
""' tui"i-t " upstairs room. saj
'he police report, threw him for a
,, , ,,. , hilll
stairs and thru piled ou htm in the
vestibule for a touchbai-k, w'.iile
, neighbors, jihiiiu.'d by the rark.t,
' iiut.fi etl police.
:35 FORESTERS IB
f TALK OVER FIRES
! JSTSESSI
rangers
meetings as planned by the recent as
I sembly of supervisors in Portland.
I The meetings will be fondue-ted in
the civ.i service exam nation room
on the second floor of the I'ostoffice
building. j
o set program will be followed,
according to present plans. The meet
ings are called chiefly to review the (
varoiis fire organizations in an en
df'avnr ti pi'n t fnun the mistiikes of
la-t year and lay plans fur the com ng
o-asnn.
Speakers Scheduled
W. H. Osborii of Portland, special
ist in forest f.res from the district
forest office, will be one of the -peak-ers.
I'. M. (irangfr, district forester.
ml A. t). Waha, ussistnnr district
frPMrri hnt, f Portland, f.re also
to take part in the discussions.
Members of the t ascmle national
forest from the Kugene office attend
ing will include Supervisor Macduff,
Ai linn- Moses, (.'. H. .Lockard, Miss
I.-Hoelle Hoover, llugene; Smith I..
Taylor, of McKenzie Hridge; ,L K.
McKarlnnd. II. K. Ilaefner, L. A. Car
ter, ,1. I'. Amlraieff, t.iakridge; Kelii
Sparks ami .1. H. Carpenter. H.
Hrown. state supervis ng warden of
I.tonglss county, M. ,1. Skinner of Ku
gene ami Curl ( igle,hy of L'nsiaw
have bren invited.
Officials Coming. .
Siuslaw national ffirest reprenemn-
tives will include H. S. Shelley, su
Mnrcli U-l. - A list "f ' pPrvisor; A. It. Wilcox, II. II. Long.
Kunr ; L. K. Carwood. Hebo;
(;Por( - P p. McClannhan, Waldport; P.
Stevenson, Florence; K. S. Ktrby.
Maplctnn; M. II. Iurbn. (;ardner.
Pesides C. M. (irnngnr, district for
ester, and A. O. Waha, assistnnt d -trict
forester and W. H. (isbnrn. of
Portland, the following delegation
the I,'!npi'ifl national forest Is
upectfd: C 11. Neal, (i. A. lione-
l.rake. O. A. llousrr, K. II. Irving, 11
A. Hitler. Mr. and .Mr. ('. K. Hitter, I
Itoseburg;
Creek.
1'. A. Jlriggs
Mvrtle
Senator Brookhart
Issues his Reply
I:S MOIXKS. Ia .Mnrrh SI. A
Denying allegations that lie de-
nertrii the republiian party in laat
year rsmpaigrn and obtained elec
tion to the toiled States enate "by
fraud and deceit." Senator Smith .
llrookhart today hararterired the
mutest f nis eiecnvn orougni uj
,.:,.. ,iui, centra coinmit-
lt
tt
lee a. a
conspiracy
diOimie.t snd fraudulent
Tbe denial of tb commitlee's
charge ... made i. lb. ;""'
ol, to the rommtee . prote.t recent
Kss to lie (il'd
aith the secretary of
Hie
senate simultaneously with Ma
publication her.
VOTERS ASKED
OH APPROVAL
E
Fire Apparatus Already in
Uce, Declares Chairman
Of Fire Committee .t
Bonds Previously Voted, Eut
Were on Same Ballot as
Auditorium Issue
That the city of Kugene w'll oe
negligent ill meeting its obligations ;f
the Uj-jd bsuo of if-'u.OUt) for new f re
-ippi'iiitus tails to meet the favorultlc
fcrd.ct nf the virters at the special
.ieLtion April 15, is the, op ni.ni jf
I.. B, Simmons, chairmuri of the fire
and w.i t cr committee of the city
I'omu'J. in making an appeal to the
t voters to uacit t .ia propusai.
'J he new fire. Jiipaiatus, urgently
ueed.'d, has been purcha-cd and is
now id use, it bt'h'iig to the city ami
we ar ojiigated to pay for it," Mr.
.Simmons sa.d. "Tb.e money to fmane
this was provided through the vote ol
tiie people at the special bunJ electoa
mst year, but it in now he d up in tae
.upiMJic court as (lie issue watt unfor
tunately cotipicd on the same ballot
with the auditorium bonds on v hicli
an attack . hnng waged in the
i:ouiiJ( t.n; cou.iciiman Mi d.
Debt Is Obligation.
"If this bond issue of IKMJ wli en
is simplv another vote on the pro
pohal tout lias already been favorably
acted on b.v tip people, tails to pi.-s it
wdl mean that t'.ie city wi I have .to
raise tiie amount needed by other
ineam as ll is a debt coulractd by
tbt' munir pality and must be paid n
uidcr to maintain our credit and
stand ng." Mr. Simmon declared.
In regard to the additional item f
.$10.(KK) reiuesed by the rouncil iu
order to enlarge the prrsont miarters
nf the fire department in the city hall.
Mr. Simmons states that if there, is
nny taxpayer In the city who does
not fully belicvp in the absolute need
of this expenditure n visit tu the fi:e
(Continued on pHge (wo)
Insurance Company
Wins Appeal Case
SA1-KM, Ore.. March IM. - The
Firemen's Kund Insurance company
wins iM appeal to the state supreme
court in the rase of A. W. Walker
Automobile company of Medford
against the insurance company, ap
pellant, by nu opinion written by Jus-
it ice Mdtride and handed down today, j
j The opinion ruverses Judge t M. j
jCnlkins of the lower court for Jock- j
son' county. j
j Two policies lire involved, cover ng )
) certain sutomobileti in the Walker!
!rn,,.rri. c.rn. l,i,h ... ,,.
f nrroyed bf f re. One policy, it was
alleged covered injury to 17 rare and
the other a tractor. The innuran''
company in its aufiwer alleged thut
pi""." 'T' """"
- d" description, of Hie csrs and Hie
! tractor injured, and also alleged thai
:tlie plaintiff concealed Hie fact that
several of the automobile, nere under
; mortgage. Tbe garage, firm aaerled
; thai if mi.repre.entntions orcurreil
lan agent of Ihe insurance company
; was reiponsible. ttt tbe lower court
'the plaintiff got judgineut for fHo.SV
! -3 and MK attorney fee., Tbe opin
I :on orders a new trial.
Dempsey Ignores
New York Order
I NKW YOHK. March l!l.-The New
York state athletic commission iwlay :
i placed heavyweight champion Jack
i llempsey and hi. manager. Jack ,
iKearns. on the ineligible list in tbia '
i state for their failure to reply sal,.-,
'factoriiy lo Ibe commis.ioo-, recent
lult'.nutuu that I.emp.ey sccept a
cb.llenge from Harry Will.
ON
ROTARY ETHICS
FAIL TO STAND
Convention Stirred by Talk
. Of Sam Stocking at
Morning Session
Rotarians Must Hold Ideal
Before Youth of Today,
He Says
1'OltTLANl l, the., March 21.
telegJtcs to the couventUn 'of the
first district in Itotary were stirred at
the morning session today when Sam
Stocking of Tacoma, Wash., mounted
the rostrum and ue. cured that "in giv
ing aid and comfort to bootleggers"'
itour.uus are not abiding by the code
tit Kotary ctiiics.
Stocking declared that Itotarians to
ine up to .the etiiicul code should not
-nly abide by the laws of the land hut
aoid brfoie the young peoyle th e:
ample of respect fur uo uphold1! the
i.iws of the laud.
Up.iolds notary Ethics."
1,'1 w..i but hu.vi. the temerity lo
te I m.y .luiiudual i,.ut he should or
suoui.i noi ta.ie n dr.u'i," suid.: cJi
.n, "but 1 will hau t.ie temerity to
ay tH.it w are nut uo.iig our uuty
.n.d are not aiming by the ethics ol
..uuiiy wilt n by our attitude or ac
tion we put ourselves in tue position
f giving aid and comfort lo (lie boui--egg.-r.
"timt .ire you going to have to stir,
or wuat ixam(ile to sliow to the boy
watn he asks jmi why Ih iniigaiues
ami pa pcrn n re I nil of informal ion
hiit. shown Hagr-int vioiaUon of tiie
uiw on every i;uud, hy our baokeiH
and leading business men, in mir
tiomes and eisewhcre? I don't want to
dmy mi; nun any const. tutiomil right
.iuj uhat I am saying doi-s tot apply
to the delegjtes from Canada wheie
no law against the muic and use of
iijtior ciists. Itut I do say we ougbi
to get right down to Itotary principled
mid bring lo our bos flud girN ex
iiuide amCsurroiiixling that till en
coiiriige them in I be respect uf con
stitutional law.'
Attendance Race On.
Kratt r and V'uin-o.iver, (. are
tiif closest C'Miipeiiinji) for the prl'.e
cup for the largest attendance, taki:ig
into coiMiderat.i-n the mileage, Heat
llc r'giitered 1 till m n and til wmin'ii
and Vancoiner men and Hit womcii, ;
It was iiiiitrficiaMy given out uls '
imirning thai Vancouver will he nd- I
judged the winner and lliut the cup
was already being engraved, although
the official aim- uiu-mien t will not
come until Jite this afternoon, '
'the total .reg Htraiion ta'i morning
was HMO, fif whUh re out of
ln dfb'gute.-
Victoria. II. C. .was aihurcd tin
next dipffict eoHventiou. when Cook
" nihl 'iM" ,r' "'
'lest nnd announced itj support for j
j Victoria. i
Hjitollng oil t'.ie clcctioo of ili.trict
(governor t. .i;'c'.ri 1'rdnk UiagiwJM
l in prngi-H,s (miJ:ij . !
I Kd W. (.'uuipb. II, the prcsi'b'nt of.
the Seattle Holnr,v cln'i, w. tioiu-;
iualed li) A. .1. Hale ! I'ortland and
William Weils of Aoncortes was put '
in nomination by Kd Mornn of C n- I
' trails. ' I
Goats on Spree
Cause Disturbance
8A.V J'ltANClSCO., March il. i
Kight goata di.lurbed iraftic at Mount '
I Kden, a town near h're jemerdaj. j
bcn they became Intoxicated after j
gating a quantity of moonshine least:.;
Tbe animals rsmlned .everal person.,
in. luding women in the main Mior- (
ougl.fare while Deputy l.r,hal ( lem '
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DHDS BT BOOTLEGGER
"Fatty" Arbuckle Will
Fatly" Arbuckle to Wed
Doris Deane Tonight, at
His 38th Birthday Party
LOS ANtHXKX, Cttl.. March 21.
(A) Wedding bells will ring in cele
bration of Koscoe Arbuckle'e thirty
eighth birthday tonight, unless some
thing happens, to niter the farmer
film comedian's plan to marry I oria
Deane, motion picture actress, at her
mother's home In San Marino, a su
burb, shortly after sunset.
Arbuckle announced Inst night he
did not Ivlieve there would he nny
slip-up in the arrangements, though
he had already experienced some dif
ficulty In settling i he ipic stion who
should officiate lit thn wedding.
The announcement that the Itev. J;
Whitcoiuli It rougher would officiate,
however, had scarcely found It ft way
into print when that clergyman re
PRESIDENT SEEKS
WASHINGTON', March - . -(A1)
President o"lidge has suggested to
Secretaiy Kellogg hat certain defi
nite preliminary steps be taken to
ward laying the groundwork for a
new naval limitation conference.
The work, ns the president ees It,
divides llielf into two phases; the
firM being determination of the tech
nics) appeclN of naval limitation thnt
remain to be concluded; the second,
the nounding out informally of the
sentiment of thp other powers ns to
ihe dcHirab'lity of culling a new con
ference. State Hankers to
Arrange Program
Anilrrw Miller, field secretary of
the tlligon S'lllc Hnlikers aoc!ll'
I on. vviih n local visitor today to con
fer wilh I'. II. liorer, president of the
Hunk of Commerce nnd pretiident of
the .late iiMKociution, I'l.ins for Ihe
program to be iireaenled at Ihe an
nual s'lite tnretilig to be held at I'or
valli. ill .Inn' were diHcilSKed. Last
Saturday ,1. I.. Ilitrtiunn of I,rl liiml,
.e.-renry of the slate HNhOciiilioIl.
win here lo llllk over Ihe session
plana with .Mr. liorer. Mr. .Miller lis.
just returned from a visit at New
Vork In Hie Interests of the Oregon
a.o Istion.
Nelson Hartson
Resigns Position
VAMU)Nn'o', March 11. NVI
tton T. ll.irtwon bus reni(tned n oll-i-itor
tnr lh Imrenii f internal rev
line nnd horll,v will rHirf from the
(ovprniio?-!!! nervine. .
.Mr. IlnrUon, who a ajpoint m!
from St-ittl-", Wmli,, hit stcrei-d, how-.-r.
In rs-nmin ot ihtt lnad of lb
bur-ito i leg il driMrtnifiil tfinpowrily.
Wed Again Tonight
vealed a lecture engagement which
unfodtunately would prevent him from
going to San Marino, .
Ho BURgested to Arbuckle that In
asmuch u "very few clergymen wlah
to marry divorced people," It would
bo a good idea, to have a superior
court Judge tie the knot. Arbuckle
acted on the suggestion, but It had
hardly been announced that Judge J.
W. Kummerfleld would officiate when
the judge learned that bin wife had
made dinner engagement for tonight
"which would keep ua occupied for
the entire evening."
With hla help, however. Judge
Hugh J. Crawford waa found, and he
agreed to he at San Marino at the ap
pointed hour. And thus the mutter
still alood early today.
HAS rnANflRCO, Oil.. Mnrcb 21.
Iorothy Kllingnon, thn lfl-cnr-old
Htcnogrnphrr who hot her mother to
drnth in iho morning nnd dnnced and
drunk hcrnelf awny from re mo me at
a hoimo pnrty that nijcht, todny enme
into court fully compoied after her
fall to tlx floor In a liilnt at th noon
recend of her trial yeMerdny on a
rhiirge of murder.
MiHH KHitigHon ycdterilay aaw mix
jurors pit-ked to , on her fnte.
Kive nen and a woman were selected.
Tho Ji.l year-old mnlrleidn had hoped
for a Jury of lderly men and the re
nult yeaterduy wan to her liking aa
j only on woman na paaed leinpo-
jrnrily.
' The lnuxlni'ini (umcneo Miia t'A
' liiiffion face f"f her i't ia life (in
j priH''nmeii(, Tho young defendant
! baa legal and moral protection
'against haugW-g. A California law for
)hidi hanging pernoiirt under IS years,
'alifortim ritir.;na hav? nlwa op
, pimed the hanging of Women of any
1 Whr-n the jury la completed dcfenne
: I'OMiMel will adwint'i thn ploa tiiat !
Mihh Klhng' n la aiiffcring from a j
menial condition bordering on insan- j
Ity. The girl has eonfe-med to the
! killing. Klie ha told uf the o.tmrrcl :
with her mother over nw UrfiKea
i and tinelrabl acriiaintame to
who ii hr mother ohjeeted; t the ar
" guitif'tit uiii h led to t!i fotul fehot;
iaiid of Liking nil the in"iiey in tiie
j houte and walking away iivr the d'ad
1 parent', body to ren-w the tompau
! ioiisbip of men friends. ,
j Medford Smudges
I Lighted in Night
' .
Mi:ifI'"Ortl, Ore,, Mnr.h l.-'ibe
firat genera! aiondging of the jenr
agiiiut fnint i auift thia morning in
': the orchard dittricta bre, with a
temperulure of W degrees. Kaiiy
; timmeif p.nc id the duinugt aa engbt.
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F
IE
TO BE TESTED
Right of John 0. Veatch as
Commissioner Questioned
In Action
Action in Quo Warranto ia
Filed in Portland by
Rosa' Attorney s
rOllTLAND, Ore, Mrch 24. OP) '
Tin circuit court of Multnomah
county will decide whether Governor
I'hrce a vested with authority to
remov. Dr. Thomas W. Koaa from
the state fish oommiasion,. and ap
point John C. Veatch, Portland at
torney, as the successor.
An action in quo warranto, filed
by Dll lloss today, asks the court to '
laaue a proems against Veatch re
quiring him to answer by what au
thority he claims to hold the office of
commissioner. Authority of the jot-i
ernor to remove Dr. lloss Is chal
lenged in the action, . , , :
"We are trying to find out who la
fUh commissioner and whether' tho
governor had authority to discharge. 1
Dr. Koss without cause," declared
John Kaste, who, with TV. W. Banks,
represents Boss,
Springfield Police
And Fire Chief is
Out; Council Acts
SritING FIELD, March 2-1. (S Pa
cini) Tito reaignatlon of Charles E.
Nolf as chief of polk' for the city
of Springfield was presented and ac
cepted at a meeting of the city coun
cil In nt evening in tho city hall, hy ;
so doing Mr. Nolf Also resigned aa '
fire chief, tieorga Vallior, city atreet
commissioner, was appointed by
Mayor G. G. Bushman aa chief of
police, Jena Hmltaon, employ of tho
Itooth-Kelly Lumber company, waa
appointed fire chief until the next
meeting, which probably means vir
tual appointment.
The ordinance covering the grading
and graveling of Kelly boulevard
panned to ita second reading. Tbe new
parking ordinance was amended. The
amendment not? allows cars to ha,
parked without lights on Main street
and north and south from Main to the
allcywaya on Fourth and Fifth
atreeta. ,
The Que Minn of paving Mill atreet
or south Second atreet, which occu
pied moat of the time until a lata
hour, was left undetermined
Austrian Minister
Resigns his Post
, , i.
VIENNA, March 2i.-iA) Albert
II. Warhburn has tendered his resig
nation aa United Htntca minister to
Austria, he made known today.
Mr. Waahburn, who wna rppointed
in 102'2 by Trfsid'-nt Hardin? pointed
out that U waa cutomnry for Ameri
can diplomats to place thif posts at
the disposal of tbe prvstdent lo cafi
of chance at the White Hou-e, renard
lens whether they were also lnnplr-d
by private considration or not.
WAHUINGTONY March 21.
Indications here nr that the reaigna
tlon of Minint-r Washburn will be ac
cepted. 1 ,
CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
Tn Kiigfiio :. 2735
Hiilmrhiut L... 2478
Mn! I 1022
Not ivi.! : 6233
Tllllll COllit'S A-II
prhitiHl., 6470
THE QUAftO GflOWS,
AUTHORITYD
GOVERNOR IS