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Newspaper Page Text"4PAGES j arning 14 PAGES VOLIV'L X )ILL MEETS I AMI PJWIION .1 r Us n Bom. ranios sally to oiwu'i ui .Now Measure. jttee iN.rano, ,ys and Means Members (jjiuw ; . H SECTIONS OPPOSED LittUa and KiH'liilUM I''lKlit Ljurtkii Ui MhiIiiiiuii Kill-tax ltd Ask I 'minors in Work for lnT"iim ,r Tli '' I"'"' '''"") ..uuiunroNV Her. 10. Olion. In 10 provisions of tin- lux ro. KlOlt Mill lievcnivi uiniii if....,? Li another five hours of lit.. tan I'lf nielli-lire ill m . im.hi-.. la friends In tiiilh parties m off the scattering attacks. Litibtn of the ' nd irtonna blfllttM, wllli'll uruiitTU inn uiu In to (huh Imlrriil lax ly i;tM,oot nest year, annul 1 k ikpimxli Him ttnv'a tl Ih Ln llh words of utiroval. Lfillnf In Iho non.partlauh hinr In whl'l II wua framed. loul MmmllicK moinnera urgou ........wl nlltirillU It lIlMlltfretilllU Lnillr, wltli onia of Ha pro wl. !ihnilann fluingo 0iMmiI i mluillons In Hi" iiiuxlnmm lix anil Inheritance tux rates K (hi- targets of uttucka by Hop. iniatlve i-ronr. iti'i'oin -tin, itis nin. (nd U liiiirtllu, Hoclullat. York, both of wliom appealed M Ifcrnocruta for support la In L ih(H aelicdulca. .' ' fir. U (luardia declared- lie hi vol uKiilnnt th nteuaurb tall Won amended ulong theao L. Mr, Krenr. who wna removed m the waya mid monne com Iim In? the ' Itcpuhlli una lual b aa tin Insurgent, 1 confined nniariu 10 u review 01 inr '1 provlaiotia, some of whlulrliu tnni. t alimenting on Iho non-pnrtlann art, HsiireaentnltvO'- buchuran Ktf Jrsy, a llepuhllcnn mom let the committee, declared lux- M i mailer too vital to the jtm at tho government and tlio Ml 10 be considered frorn a titan jtaiidpoltit ruihar 1 linn Ci I bualnes standpoint." i Utto Kevin Mi ' ': iteiitollvn tMilflolil of Ar nw )niui'rivllc Toinniltloe k, Hdoraod iho non-Mnrtliwn ih wlih Wlilrh thv lilll won niml mihniilii)il llint.lt ro- r4(MVlll( of flir,0UU,UU0 ItHXt : for..Uxm'vni" hnvltiR Knmll nd cut off imim than D.tOt.QDO el "milrn lnx," Itprwntailve i.'olllrr nf Mla ivpK (nothtr l)fmocratlo cum ih pimber utkcU imiuiaico of bill, ililiouxh ho IhouKlil thi n on uamirniior' auioinoblloii. r.Wom and rniiltnl ainck U bo ropoalod rathur than rrly rtdurcd. Mun of ti( Mil to provlito Ml of the Inheritance lovy an "w nf Bocretury .Mollon, wart 11m oy llniri'nenlQtlKi wntaon rtnnnivnnla, a ' Jlrpubllcnn ibr of tho commltloo. ELBOV IS SENTENCED JIEkn AT M KDFO II 1 lD8 OCIII'V OX CIIAIM1K HKDFOItl). O10.. Hop. 10. 1 MrKlroy, 28, found sillily by pu in ine cmnilt court tuck f tfternonn. on nn lnill(!tniint Mini robbery plead nullly to n, pod (Imlliir i hiirito WcdnrHduyi moon and wu. nentvliuod to ft prlton for a. term of aovon ( mrt yearn. pcumy mm iieminiit liv Illi'hnrd fH.Jr., of naRlnnd, Cnl of nn mentor In n aerie UN robherleii, In aoutliorn fon tnd California. durhiR tho fin ol November. The pnlr woro f tUnt In an niitoinohllo alolon timng Dunn In; a auburu of yUnd. Wlroy wik found nullly of the JJy ol tho wirih muldor of tho 'nnioat (inlil mil uud ploiul an inillctinont aocualnK HOI rOlllllllv tl,n MlttlnH t.a wnd. In hoih i'iiaeii, MnRlroy ii,. " nI ep tig watan oiu- 1 (coiner wim 11 runaway boy "1'iionni nientul ulertmum 1 i)(rBOtlUlilV. Wh.i Infl . tmlllV torriolllo with bin father for lltONUa llf llU nw.lk.,1. ulm win -i... . . "'ii"i'l ni,,, n.... r-imica uy the oacaimdca ot hoc UfAkiTO liiniirstii)) '' " "nn 1 JwnuHii iTM TIIOtsANI) ANKDI) TO MHKjrit HIIHK illR.T1" A"i"-liilei1 PreM) ln,!. ' " l),- I'lreddil ""PW, 0 yoimi llmn 0f Hurdlnln. !! '" ""'fiy "Jordan." Ilia 1 ail. . w" vnil wooka wrlletl ln the Capital Jour ilh. J""1'""'!. Her propomil 'M.rn W)"l(1 iM 11 i,. k-"-" " iiunii inline nno oouiu U, n" .liwl lumband for threo ti in r 1 i"iKlit nihil .f0"10 K"" hiiaworatp'l llhe ti . l, c,l, from nil VrL KaiaM;'' H1"t,," Now , cnlng from aoroH fl ih. n... ' 'wnnv 11 1 " :vo"inn rnnnot go ''in! i ialy' ll'n Oiuaeppo la "liloi, ..P0.T" Halom... nut In liiSk'ni'Uia round trip ni 'orhl, aolourr, hero. IN TOIiAV'H W',- MORNING REGISTl ' 'I'll.- U'.,..HJM Oli'limi Dnm.Mli-il, iiroliiil.ly ml,. wi.ul iiorllnn: liiiiilirulii lni. IMiriltllrx; lnii.limilii nulllliilly VeMi.r.lny' w..inbi.r ln i:uK,.; .MiixIiiiiiiii l.iiii.iiiiuri-. 41); inln. Illllllil. 42: ireil,ll,ii, IIM wind In miiiibi. Hume of river l.d feel. EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1925 NUMBER 54 : . IN MISSING. iVeiliNE i':iiuciui iimi vi,.i..iu Bi'hool pletiir.m li. re; l ,il l.euili. riiuviiMiea Kl'l or .Mr. Kiuiin I'lIXe 2. lllhlii .Hilly noliKht by Helionl of flrlala ut WmnllliiK. l'iiKn 2 le-ucJon fl.ill.,,, hel.l i.aa.i .:,1P Moe In ebolee fur r uiuniler: Hi'oiiIh iiri-NeiiL li.UH ! fhureh biill.MiiK plun releilml ,V nxariiilvi' board -if Hrai lliipilm llllliri'll. I'UKe 2, Ijiiid eoiinly ImuiKitk h, unnuiil inneiluK ami eleil orrievrn lor ll'2H. Pure K. i onriiiiiiire held rexlnri'd , iiniiiii tiii aiiiintiuu In I'uiio 1. I'loneer woman ille: Mrn. Murgn. ret Mi'Leun reKldenl nf MW COUIIIV ttlll.-e 1kr.!l n tJrlver of ear ,. ,.,T,'r,. , driving while Inloxleaieil. l-age fhorll. Nliuf, at rhiireh ami marked I liiiiroveineiil b0,i ,y 'olu.,,r ..we. -iie j In clly: reviewed. Gas u Numbb. Are .1 Traps Large Employes Who In Shaft T OUT HIKE Rescuo Workers Exhausted By Fumes In Tunnel ALL HOPE ABANDONED Vi-iii limine i:iiilpmi'iii sun in Working Oiiler KegonltofM of UhiM Hut Kniruiii'o Hi III DmigcroiiH fllr Tim AHuui-luteil I'rpim) IIIII.MI.NdllA.M. Alo Dec. 10. Hlxiy-i.ne imil inliivrH IhhI their liven tmlny when n khm f;xilimion Chudwlik relunia from meeting of',,m mine No. 2 of tho Alabama of iialloiuil woalern dlvlnlrm Phalliber of roiumerre. Page 2 biitcene again lend, other elileo of bulllllllK liermltH. lllll Ita rlnNH In Page J. Kurly dny burn at Plenmin bnrna to irriiiiiiil I u l'ln.itr age iimi.m; "v Modern"" rjhnii" ll'lideney of youth. Pago Honor mil nf Kugene high mhnol lontalna iinnien of 73 ntudenm. Puge M. Mary Allio Myei, reident In fiu (tiie nio linn, (, . in i,e. Page 1 4. (Merita nf nil' win' illvlnlnn In meet here Hiiiuidiiy mid Hunilny. Page Henry (I. Naper d:e; r'liiiilnn will be aent in I'hbago fur burlul. PB" 14 Mra. Jurkmin n dead; Kugene wo. ninil wim iii-imI.it of frntcrnul ordera. Pngf. 2. Ciinlulu be glvi'n by Htiidenta of Kugene high Kehool near Chrlat- man. Pagn 14. Hehool ' nerdfi bandmnen to fill ranka auya P. K. Chrlatenaen. Page 3. Mr. Sanderann relurna frmn vlalt to eUNleru enllegeM. Page 3. Oil, well eonillthina hero aimlleil by Olympiil puntnr who, makes aur vey. J'nge 2. f'ff i'r phlna trlpa In Intereala of reaerve curpa activities, pngo 2. Punlla give program at meeting of Patterson sehonl Purent-Toaoh er aaenrhiiinn. Page 2. , ooptod. Pago .3. . Church koei puntnr; Itev. F. .1. v.Olark'a v, condittanN-' ucoopted. l'ogo S. ' Program to be given at fhrlstlnn church Hunduy evening. Pago 2. Rourt man from Morrow county Ih In city. Page 3. Kllpntrlck tclla of Itcd Croaa re lief work. Page .1. .1. O. Hull to speak at Mcdford fruit meeting. Page 3. - Internal prngrpiui made In pnst'SG - yenra pointed out by 1.. I.. Hay In chamber address. Pngo 3. Lumber ordcrn falling off: now be low production. Pngo 12. Women not inferior to men men tully, tenia of modems ut uni versity allow. Pngo 14. Or. Mentley coming to tench nt aumpior session nt university. Puge 2. Miin and woman nrrented in Linn county Jailed hero. Page 3. O. 1,. Dtlnlup goes to Idaho;' holds sale Iieceniher Id Pngo 2. Initio County mid Orcuon llrldgo over river ut Hprlngfield held annured by mayor. Pngo 10. Plant at Hprlngfield to he ex panded; bind unit piiivlmsod. Pngc 10. HlrihB nt Hprlngfield nhnw do crenso for November. Page 10. Three Join Neighbors nf Wood craft at Hprlngflehl. Pngo 10. Lodge member, .. T. Klnlxley. hon ored by I. O. O. K. Page 10. Ulghl new nieinbers laken ill Hnynl Nolghbors lit Cottago Grove. Pngo II. Lodgo elect Ion held by Creswell loyal Nclglihois. Pngo 111. Lodge Initiation held by ltebekahs at Onkrldge. Pngc 12. Two marten laken alive by Onk ridge trapper; snow on Willam ette iiiihs reported light. Pngo 12. All-duy meeting and program planned for Sntunbiy by Lornno tlrangc. Pnge 10. Pupils gel hot lunches nt noon nt Cnrtwrlght school. Pnge in. Legion has election ut Hprlngfield: W. P. Tymm named conimniider. Pago 2. ... Dwight Heed Incdlcts population of 10,001) for l.'ollugo (Irovo In five yenra. Pngo- II. , Church pinna tableau-, Ilnpllala nt Collage drove lo glvo i-nlertnln-menl. Pngo II- cjluli lo glvo program n I ottnge Orove'H purl In churliy show at armory Friday evening. Pnge 11. Sport Cottngo drove team bns good pro pecta for winning bnskelbnll seanon. Page II. ;. Major Lcngue busi-hii ' clone Hcplembcr 20. aloncr 1 nn.lla decides. Pngo .. n.iide In .liinlnr A l.eiiKuii i .1 . v l l- lllld inlernieouiii' . .....I.. . .....him Pnue II. Kutureof Pacific C. '"7! to he iici'HH'ii ' I'Uel mid Iron roniDiinv. In Hie C'lilmlm fkldH, nouih of llirm-ntf-hiiin. Fift.-t'ii men ecitpcU Injury iiml five arc In a hHiltul suffer Ihk finin mtIuuu InJurlfH, Tin' i xiiIohWhi (otik placo a Rhort tlm after iho day Hhlft hud Hturt vi work at 8 o'elKclc. AccurillriK m thi ;nlno Hiiiivrlntcndunt, 108 ini'ii i-hi'i kfd in. At the tlmo of the aci-t(l-nt, 27 woro beyond tho raiiKO of the cxplmi.cn. Of tho 81' In i he Ni'tiH at thn tlmo ut the hliiiHi. Ifi faino forth unHeathiMl and riv wt'i-ti Injured, v 'Hio romalndiT ai t li hiir known li tin dead In tho lnil't'ovltu'tl moi-KUit In thn luilli hoiihc, or wuru ti;ll In lower level. ScviMiiJi IaiwI Faiul MoHt of iho Hveu wero lost nn tin- nev nth level. Mont t tho hoilleM reeovored Imvu been taken from the nlxlh levol. Ienr ue wnrkei'H who huvo ro turnetl to (ho Hiirfaeu, muny of them exhauHtod and HtriiHgllnK for hreiuh, declare they hold no hopo for any man Ht ill In iho worklim, Wliroid I'ovp and Charles Kdllh, iiit'inhern uf one' of tho rewcue miuailM, returned to ' tho mine mouth early tonlftht, toppling over upon reuehliiK freMh air. Hot rof tee and oxyKen revived thein nnd they pleaded for another chunuo to attempt rcneinj work. IttvM-uo Work Continued AlthotiKh th ventllatlntf equip ment of tho Overton mine hua not been damaged hy the ' expUmlon, the mine mill con;a:ne a great volume of uuh. orh lalrt of tho rompnny ' nntWt I'nlted HtiUA tnlno InHpectorfl an nounced tun k it that reHeuo work will he eon l limed until nil hodleH are recovered . und that all ffUH will ho ilruwn from tho tdinflH heftiro any attempt In mudo to reaume opcrallonH. MEDFORD PIONEER DIES MltS.' M.XIIY ANX VINCENT ltl.ACHI-K 88 YEA IW M. O. A MKDKOnn. Ore.. Oec. 10. Mra. Mniv Ann Vincent. 83 yeurs old. known to many in southern Ore gon as "Orundma" Vincent, died tmlny at her old home In Sam's valley, where nhe has lived Btenill- Iv for tho unit 54 years. Mrs. vin cent cume ncronn the plains 111 mm from JInsainaway, Ind., first netlling near Scnttle, then lived for a yonr In tho Wlllnmotto vnucy, coining o Juckaon county In 1807. She leaves scores of relntlvos, aiming them 21 great-grand ehlld LARGE SUMSHELD LOST 1 'N OIL COMPANY. TAXES inti:iiai, ki vi;m i; iu iikau -uri'i('isi;i von wohk O'lny In Kcdleiunit of Cant'H h( ulned hy orH)ralloiiH, M'itiU'MW'H Klaio Hy Th Aniioclatrd Vrrnn) ' ' i VAKII1NOTON, Oec. 10. Sharp1 c-rlllf-lHm of tho methods of Inter nal revenue bureau In handllnK thej tax eaueH or tho (lulf oil corpora-1 Ion. tho Htundard Oil company of California and tho Hlnclulr C'dn- Hollduted OH corporation, was made In testimony before a' en- aln InveMlKutlMK oommltteo made puhllu today with ltn nreecntatlon to tho wenuto. ' , . r Counnel and enBlnoorH employed hy the commlttoa charged thut. Tho Hovernment kiHt u- total or t4.8!t0,.'l85 In taxes from the Gulf (ill corporation from litlC to 1019 at tho time Secretary Mellon hold a htrKO Intereat In it. Internal' Kovenuo OommlHHlonor' Flint r und tho Hollcltor of the bur eau hud been defied by division hlefH In the efforu to Kettle the Standard of California caso in volving 3,378,000 In taxes di rectly and $25,000,000 Indirectly. The Hlnelalr Oil corporation had been able to obtain delay after de lay In tho settlement of its tax cases with a result that as yet it was not closed for the year 1116. Charges also wore made that the tax canes of H, (1. Kennedy and T. A. .Springer, who made a profit of )Q.00O.00O on tho salo of Okla homa oil lands in 1910, was "kicked uround from pillar to post until tho statute of limitations ran out and no tux was assessed against that profit." OUTCAST SAVES BANK KON'-IN'-IjAW comics home WITH Ml'CH MO NICY V KNOXVIM.K. Iowa, Dec 10. How Walte 1'hllllps,' a bookkeeper married the daughter of J. H. El liott, millionaire banker of Knox vllle. and under the frown of her fi.mily, was cast adrift upon his own resources, made millions and 1 8 years later came back to the krescue of his fathcr-in-Iaw's bajik. Is tno story that is stirring tne town of Knoxville today. ' ' ' Returning tp Knoxville about a month ago Mr. Phillips, now worth about $-10,000,000 stabilized- Mr. iOlllott's bunk at Knoxville and saved tho fortune of the Elliott family, that but u short time ago had considered him only a poor son-in-law. "When Wa'lto loft Knoxville, I know he had not saved more than $2000." Mr. KUIott said today, looking - back on tho remarkable career of tho "young upstart" as ho calls Phillips. "But 1 always knew ho-'had it liriim.'-" , Phillips loft Knoxville two weeks ago on an extended tour,-; MURRAY IS DENIED WRIT OXK AYRNl'B FOR AIPKAT, CI,OSKI BY KKUA RALEM. Ore, Dec. 10. Circuit Judge Percy 11. Kelly today denied a writ - of probable cause in the cose of Tom Murray, 22-year-old Oregon desperado, who is sentenced to be hanged here on December 18. The -hearing was held in Al bany today as it was impossible for Judge .Kelly to attend court in Salem. In denying the writ, Judge Kelly closed one avenue by which Mur ray's attorney .hoped to appeal to the supreme court. It la said how ever, that counsel for the convict Will place tho cose before Justice McBrlde of the supremo court in nn attempt to secure a writ of probable cause from that source. ; INHERITANCE TAX HELD TO LIMIT STATE POWER kovi;ki:k;ty tahkiv hy nkw i w is chauoi; Prospects fcwn Foi Fight In Senuic: Proposal iMH'laml lo ltd Coin in ii n 1st lu (Hy The AMoclalftd Prem) WASHINGTON, Doc. 10. Presi dent Coolldgo and congress were petitioned today- to abandon Imme diately any form of federal Inher itance taxa5id to."find a way to re turn to uit 48 states dominion over their own affairs." . . Tho petition, drawn by unofficial ropresontutives of tho legislature of 10 states, declared that freedom of action of state governments "la being gradually but vitally limited by and through certain legislative policies of congress." It was ad dressed, In addition to the presi dent ar1 congress, to the people of tho states, who were urged to join in the appeal. Law Held Fa r-T teaching The provision In flic new tax bill now before congress allowing up to 80 per cent credit In computing federal inheritance taxes on ac count of similar levies, actually paid to any state was attacked ln tho resolution as tho most far reaching piece of legislation ever proposed to "take from the stnteu the real earmarks of sovereignty their rights to lovy and collect tuxes' for the support and mainte nance of thelr own departments.": Enoctment of the Inheritance tax provision, tho resolution , asserts, would "force all the stutes of the union to enact estate or Inheritance tax laws patterned after the federal act ln order to keep within the states at least SO per cent of tho totul levied by the federal govern ment." Ten States nopreftenteu Speakers nnd members of the legislatures of Alabama, Arkansas Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana Maryland. Nortli und South Caro lina. Uli ode lnl-ind and Texas at tended the confer-pre. Prospect of n- fight on the ques tion In the senate was indicated in tin addreja by Senator Underwood Democrat, Alabama, who described the provision as "communistic" and embodying "the Idea of forcing the levy of taxation- by various state governments that do not de sire to tax their own people." THREE -HOLD UP BANK $100 TAKEN AT - TROUTDALE BY ROBBERS (By The Associated Press) :- TROUTDALE. Ore., Dec. 10. Three young men held , up tho Troutdale State bank this morning and escaped with sioo in currency. all the money in sight. A fourth ,inian remained In the automobile in wnicn tno roooera uroveio-'ironi. dale. .'--.t.. H. E. Bloyd, cashier of the bank. was alone at the time of tho rob bery. After taking the money tho men leisurely walked out the side door of the bank and stepping Into the car and drove away. The robbers , disappeared toward Portlnnd and as they entered the city they were seen by deputle3. The men abandoned the car ani took to their heels,, eluding the of ficers. The oldest man, according to Bloyd, was about 26, while one of them appeared to be a lad of about 18. Turkish Violence Reported (Hy The AMOclaled Press) GENEVA, Dec. 10. Atrocious acts of violence, going as far as massacre, have been committed by Turkish soldiers along the provis ional frontier at Mosul, In north ern Mesopotamia, General .baidoner of Esthonla, special league of na tions agent declared in a report submitted at today's session of the league council. PRDBLEMOF LIQUOR Dr. Charles Stelzle Speaks at Detroit ' Meeting of Religious Council TALK DUES 'SESSION Liquor Declared Plentiful By New York Minister BETTER ' TRIAL WANTED Saloon Declared to Have Served Useful Purpose In Social and Economic Life of Poor In Cities '"v The A"oriated Premi) DETROIT, Dec. 1 0. Lengthy discussion of the prohibition law in an addre"s bv the Ftev. Charles Stelzle of New York city, a national prohibition leader and an authority on labor subjects, featured today's session or tne annual meeting of the executive committee of the Federal Council of Churches. Dr.' Stelzle's frank appraisal of tho prohibition situation met a dl-1 vided reception, with Btshon James Cannon of Washington, D. C, a national dry worker, and Howard Russell, founder of the Anti-saloon league, objecting to some of Dr. Stelzle's conclusions. ' Much Drunkenness Seen "There can be no question about the large amount of drunkenness throughout our country today," snld Dr. Stelzle. "It may be seen upon the streets and In all public places. Liquor 'may be had In hotels. Indeed, one is solicited by bellboys and the bootlegging In dustry has become so disgraceful (hat in Darts of the country -it is practically bringing about the nul lification of the 18th amendment. ."Prohibition, like Christianity, 1j not a failure, however,' because II has not been fully tried. The par tial trial shows blessings that would follow real prohibition." The saloon. Dr. Stelzle said, was a bad influence, whlcn nobody wants, to see come back, but hje added that it did "serve a useful purpose In the social and economic life of the poor people of our cities, to whom' it was a center for many phases of their lives." "Adequate Study" Asked - Dr. Stelzle recommended an "adequate study" of the entire pro hibition question,"' completing the nne neginnings made in the report submitted to tne federal council by its research department." , - - Reference to this report. brought tJtshop cannon to his feet with a reiteration of his criticism of-' that document. He contended the" re port was ift representative of con ditions tnrougnout tne country. This .was denied, from the floor by F. E. Johnson, Its author, who was roundly aplauded upon concluding a short oral defense or the report. Dr. Stelzle, speaking of the John son report, called it the "most ac curate I have ever seen." "Mr. Johnson should be com mended for the moderation and re pression he showed in preparing the report," ne saw. Bishop Cannon concluded his discussion with the statement that "we do not want any more such reports." AN APPRECIATIVE Al'IHEXCE EARLY RETURN PLANNED 8i:i.l.l IMtOPUHTY WILL BM (11 YEN UAnt m.u Tht Awmrlnlril Prcsn) . ....iKui'i-.iM iw 10. r oin- VAnriiin.. ""-. .,,,.,, or KVqriAnimAuslrinnP- eriy to " " . ""; , nrlvnle l mi u 1 i""lt!l.0."v"rnm,,, '"t KlJliuJI-A'aoolatall Press) r-Th , i.' "H". Finland, Dec. i .-uZ nnlh government ro- ... ..t mi v nt on t Of ZeKn,wurein.nis,hnvebcen Sdrafted !r.;rL Melon todny d seised fund hfh' I ? 1 n' nroherty ctisloi an, would "1,K,,c";x fthe Aniorlca.1 claim- ag In central powers and n"" 't wlIly Wlv ! PRICES REMAIN HIGH STAPLE FOOD ARTICLES SHOW LITTLE DECREASE ' DISARMAMENT DELEGATE TELLS NEED OF ARMIES VISCOUNT CECIL SEES HARD TIME IX CONFERENCE Lack of Security Duo to Historic Suspicion of Nation? Held Greatest Drawback (By The AMoelated Presa) GENEVA, Dec. 10. Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Great Britain's representative on the league of nations disarmament council, gave nn interview to the . Associated Press tonight, summarizing the pitfalls on the road to a solution 01 tne disarmament proniem ana of the forces which justify hope that the great Issue will be grap pled with successfully. "undoubtedly the chief obsta cle to disarmament," he said, "Is the want of security, due to his toric suspicions and jealousies of nations nnd the consequent chau vinistic forms of nationalism. Per haps the chief merit of our recent agreements has been the dlmin- ultion they have brought among some of the most Important of Eu ropean nations of this' attitude of suspicion. - .-, League Important Element 'Again, the growing strength and prestige of the league of na tions is an important element tow ard security. The smoothness and rapidity with which the Greco- Bulgarfan dispute was adjusted, shows a' remarkable growth of in ternational good will." ' . When asked to define the do mestic difficulties, in the way of disarmament. Lord Cecil declared that next to International . susnl- cion an an obstacle . to disarma ment, ne wouia put internal fric tion of the various government machines. He said the idea of disarmament Is necessarily strange and unattractive to military and clvl functionaries' who have tradi tions of their' ovyn older, than In ternational relations, "They still think it more import ant to keep their powder dry than to trust to God," Lord Cecil said. ; He then emphasized the im-. mense practical difficulties in the wav of land and air disarmament, and declared the technical prob lems of naval disarmaments were comparatively simple, those bf the army matters being ' much - more complicated. I, Equipment Ts Important "Even , assuming that all nation alities were equally brave a very large assumption it remains true that In a modern army guns, rifles, tanks and bombs are of greater Importance in estimating strength than the number of soldiers. Yet to draw up a list of weapons it Is almost impracticable and such lists would require constant revi sion. Moreover, who shall com pare one kind of weapon: with an other? "Who shall vshaw;'-how many rifles are equal to, a tank? Who shall make any scale bf that kind?";--r- - .K" '-?v-Lord Cecil said the problem in the air was further - complicated by the. fa'ct that civil Aircraft ,can be utilized for mlttary ' purposes with scarcely any alterations yet, most inquires have arrived-at the conclusion that an attempt to lim't civilian aviation would -be Imprac ticable. He was convinced, there fore, that the first difficulty; to overcome was that of finding;- a standard by which to measure land and air armament';, against each other. -- . . j, V RADICALS LOSE PLACES INSURGENTS -IN . HOUSE ARB l off- op coMMrrrKiiS E RESTORED - IH CITY "., ; :. y j i r,--;. Rumors of' Crooked Actions Unfounded m. Belief ' , of Officials ' (By The Associated Press) SALEM, Ore.. Dec. 10. No marked tendency towards lower prices for staple food articles was noted here today when the state board of control opened bids in connection with furnishing supplies for the state institutions during the six months period starting January 1, 192(i. Fresh Doef snowea an increase from S7.20 per 100 pounds on June 10, to $9.35. Mutton has ad vanced from (7.20 per 100 pounds to (14. unaer tne new bias tne state can purchase bacon now for 1J7C. six months ago It cost 30c per pound. Hard wheat flour has raised slightly in price and the bids opened today place it at $7.64 per barrel. On June 10 It was eold at S7.4Z. Cane BUgar took the most notice able drop and Is now quoted at. (b.4t per iuu pounos. nix momns ago It was sold at tt.lB. The price of beans has dropped about 25 per cent. GENERAL LI DEFEATED OITOSINO, FORCES MAKE STAND NKAK TIENTSIN ny The Associated Press) TOKVO. Dec. 10. A dispatch to the foreign office from Tientsin says (he forces of General LI Chlug Line:, civil governor of Chlhll nrov- Ince, huvo suffered a sovere defeat. Dtsputches from Peking today snlil the army of the Kuomlnchun followors of Qenerul Yen Su-Yung nnd Uener-.l Yueh Wei-Chun of U-lonnn, nnd Hint of General Chlng-LIng were facing each other nenr Tiontstn. Lt Is a supporter ol Marshal Chang Tso-LIn of Alan churlu. - PORTLAND FIGHTS CRIME OFFICIALS ATTEMPT TO CHECK HOLDUPS IN CITY (Br The-Associated Press)' ,v , . WASHINGTON, Dec. ) J. 10. HousO Republican insurgents, with one exception, - were - swept from the more important standing com mittees today by the ' Republican committee on committees. Repre sentative cooper ot Wisconsin,, ai- tnougn removed irom bis ranging position pn the foreign affairs com mittee was retained on its roll at the bottom of the Republican list of members. Despite the fact that he had, been- the candidate xor speaker of the Insurgent group, the Republican leaders showed leni ency in his case, it was .explained. because of his long, service. In the house, of which he is, ln this re' spect, the "dean." Representatives Lamport and Nelson ot Wisconsin, the only members of the Insurgent . group who held . chairmanships, were ejected from'-these offices,' Repre sentative Veatel ot Indiana being named to succeed Mr; Lamperf as head of the patents committee, and Representative Vincent ot. Michi gan, being given Mr. Nelson's place on the elections committee'. . i. Other members of the., group affected by the committee assign ments made today included Repre sentatives Browne, Wisconsin,- re moved from the foreign affairs committee; Voigt, Wisconsin, and Sinclair,' North - Dakota-, takon from, agriculture committee; Pea vcy, removed from the rivers and harbors committee, and Schneider from the postofllce committee. HART WILL HEAR FATE ROUNDUP PERFORMER HELD ON CHARGE OF MURDER (By The Associated Press) PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 10. Virtual martial law was declared on tho east side in wnat was planned as the most concerted drive on crime ever attempted by the police ln Portland. Every available' resource In men and cars wna commandeered by Chief of Pollco Jenkins who took personal charge ot the campaign, aimed to check tho growing number ot holdups and robberies In the clly. ' (By The ' Associated Press) -. PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 10 William Hart, Pendleton roundup performer and- ' Umatilla, county rancher and buckaroo,- tonight was exoected to hear his fate tomor- row on the charge ot first degree murder growing out of the death nt Mnthew Sheoshln. Umatilla In' dian, who was found September 11. 1924, with his head badly bat tered. I Closing arguments by both prosocutlon and defense, were com pleted late todny and Judge Bean announced that he would instruct the jury tomorrow morning, xian mnli iho stand .today in his own defense and told ot meeting Sheo shlp on the afternoon of septem; ber 10 and anegeu mo auu.mii ...u a bottle of liquor. Sheoshlp, Hart declared became pretty drunk and lassooed a short post, After getting off his horse to unfasten the lariat he fell over backwards, Hart said, but got up and mounted again. They had gone but a short distance when he suddenly pitched.- from his saddle, cutclilng his foot In the stirrup, : ' v.' ', BOND SALE 13 STRESSED Financial Condition Not aa ; . 'y'v. Bad as Reported v;;;.;;', GEORGE READ SEEN HERE Hurricil Formation of Budget Lsist"'' . January Cause of Hectic Con- , f illtton Is Claim of City At' : . . tqroey Calkins -;"s Panicky city officials,- promiscu ous handling of .warrants, a dtsre- -garded notation of the city engineer :. coupled with an accumulation " of : rumors that have since mounted to : almost charges of criminal action, have caused stories to be told In Eugene that have not reflected with eredlt upon the city. .--..;.' That, In brief, was the belief Xr ; pressed yesterday In the of (Ice of ' City Attorney S. M, Calkins, at a meeting with Mayor E. - II. , Lee; ' where the entire olty financial condition .was ' reviewed. , 1 - i- - No Criminal Action Seen f,.. Results ot that conference ind!--' cate: '-. '.'"'" .':. ; l. ... ..:. There' has been no cflmlrlaV' action on the part of any city of ficials. , "' "' .'J 2. The city will lose, nothing '". because of the bungled Issuance of 113.000 worth of warrants to'. George Read which had been asp signed to the United States Na tional bank.- . ; j i. That- ex-Mayor E. B. Parks acted Innocently in the transaction and that-the warrants should hot have .been drawn up by City Re-, corder George A. Gllmore until the expiration of 35 days from the time theoundl approved, the ordinance: Notation-to .this effect was.-'vwas.. made on' the books by the city en gineer; it ,was claimed by the city attorney. ,: .-' w . . '. 4.; ; That charges' of incompe tency -of officials' resulted front a condition cau'sed when . the .'city-, council had adopted a. budget in 24 hours because of the holdup a year ago wnen the ;tax conserva-, tlon '.commission was declared by the supreme court to be null and void; - . ' - i-j'iv, Read Seen, In. 5-igene .-. .. "- 5: VThat-'nb - charire. have- beeh mWe against Mr. Read and. that ho-'has hot-"left, the ' oountry"':i as; reports have credited him wi(h do ing: - ; ':; i'i. , 6. "That Mr. Read has been seen-. in'.v-Eugene in ;the last week and that when the proper time comes It would not' be surprising It he showed up to face whatever outo. . come there might be. . 1. 1. That the present condition of city finances is' a matter largely of- - bookkeeping. -' ' In January of this' year, acting, under pressure: of time., 'tno f city- council threw together a- few. col umns of figures, which it chose to .term a' budget.' ' There was-no-sys-. tematlc . organization, no planning for the future.-bnly guesswork, and now 'City v officials- admit. . poor, guesswork", according to the city attorney..--.----' -,- ?- .'!- - -i. , Twenty-four hours between the time the state supreme court de olded that . the. tax conservation commission- was void, und the time the city budget had- to be filed with the assessor, the estimate of ex penditures was made up. It was too late' then, by law, to declare into which fund the city .revenues were . to 'be enteVed. ' The conse quence has been that the revenue.! went into tne general luno, ne added.- V- : ; - Such was the explanation ot tne budget for 1925. , . City Finance All Right, Claim -There Is nothing wrong with the city .finances; there have been no orooked-deals transacted that we oari see, and -Eugene can operate 'fine and-- danoy on tne Duaget xor iMe,1.' said both Mr. Calkins and Mr. Lee. They added, however. that much of the success of next year's city financial problems lay tn:the passage ot the 1176,000 bond issue tp. retire city warrants. i'Tbtals of the 1925 budget amounted to 1105.785.81. pro rated allowances for period. In this time. the data snows, i3,soa.o nas been expended, and ot this amount, 164.000 has been Interest. ' "The city Is now behind about 120:000," said Mr. Calkins. ' The last statement ot the , city government, for the period ending October 31. shows that there is ap proximately 1323,4411.83 worth Of improvements to be Bancrofted. "Sale of tlSO.OOO ot Bancroft bonds. coVerlng some of these im provements, will take place at once,, under the announced policy of the hew administration ot Mayor Lee, and by the time these are re tired there will be' another 150.001) worth ready for similar disposition. In January Recorder Gllmore ex pects to Tiave another 90,000 or tioo.OOO ready for sale. T Issno Will Reairo Warrants ' General fund warrants on hand to be retired amount to I14S.813.47, and Improvement bond Intereat to date Is1' $39,301.17. Combined, these two1 sums amount to $183, 114 4 or a little more than $1000 more than the $J7B,000 bond issue to.be proposed at the special elec tion beeember 16. City revenues from interest collectable from as sessments' will make up the dif ference, the attorney and mayor believe. ' , . ... "Confidence In the city adminis tration has been restored by the ac tion of, the Eugene clearing house, ( by which all local banks will accept city warrants drawn on the general fund," said Mayor Lee. "With the Kelp of the -voters In putting over the $175,000 bond Issue wo can re tire those geneaal fund warrants. The warrants are riw drawing slj per cent and the bonds can be sold for four and one-half per cent. Continued on i eolunm H frmvm "(II"B a neut ro1'