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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
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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'