f t
vTaVtW om. pa. .a
K mum ral&egfeter
S TEACHERS
"fI INCOME TAX
'
e..,N TdDAY'H
MORNING REGISTER
fjv Per Cont of Derived
'bcvoiuio For' Education,
i s Plan Advanced
l)CI Dill UN OtUIUl
1, RAINEY IS SPEAKER
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In Many Kintvu(
. in. Th. AwMirlel.d I'r.aa)
POHTLANI), Or Dm. 29.
i Ituunin lux irom wnien no
iulllw url r"r "lui'mlnii ""-
siai. ,
.AI hVrr. A l'UIIIIIIIIIO win i-nii.
... nh tut uruiiKv unu iiiniir
wBp.wlil iimnnllinll'inn wlilrh fna.
!,; U ravleliill HI draft u I. Ill In
.. Hii.il nn the Imllot lit the Nu-
,mlr flrrllon.
Th. llirolnn iuk wan inn rimy nne
rfrtnl sellout iuiim.. iimiimi uy Ilia
n.. mi Ihu.bIiiI Inn In i-.
nil, the eiiiwrl of the nnnodu
we. The itrfi-aled recnniiiieiidii.
ami were for n severaiine mi, n
ui on I lie ilnalruclloti of minimi
ffVf; (III I" IH' " ,,. in"
am from which were to In
lltcfd In mt Irrnilili'lbln at'ijnnl
lino, i"1 anine I'linae of n luxury
U 01 winm iii i" "
placed III Hie t urrviit mhoul
ItAllM'r rtinilint lu-jmri
I, limner lUlimy of Hid 1,'iilvnr.
M of Oregon wnl olio nf ihnnn
ifpotpd to adopting tho report if
lit Iwlilmlvp rmniiiltlre nn a pro
pi m for ni'llim.
C, C. Chnpmiin. editor of the
Onion Volcr. tolil tho trm-hern
mt an nnmy n( their program
Toutd only have to lake, lu text
u4 drive ihriiimli It nil Hi mini
oMIm and rhurloln h wnnla lo, H
n io wide ope n for crltlrinni.'
Many I'roicMii niroio
An rldninlo of prolenln fnllnwril
Mr. Chapinen'n .peei'li. several
alia Hi" I learheri should not
ijlow eonia one from I ho outnldo
,. ...... - In hiiiI l.ll IIihiii IiiiUI In
audit tlwlr own nffalrn or to dlr
uia lha mini they wro io
uha on matters In whlrli they
Tra iirtninrlly Inlvrnsinil. (inn of
thorn who Bunko In fnvor of tlio
kroma Inn wan A. ('. ilnniplon.
npfiinirnijf nt of Antnrln ncliunla
(HO lliallllinr Of .till) inttlalntlvn
rommlttiiti mid tlio toxtliuok uniii
mtnlun. Mm. Hiianiinn llninun Curtrr.
rotiniy antivrlnlvnilunt of Jni-kann
Munty, wnn vlintMtt vice prnaldniil
tt iho naaiiilntliin In niii'i'mut In-.
J. 8. Uiut-ra. iirenlilont of Mini-
mouth Htoln Nnniinl wlinol. who
ill autniimllcnlly aun-iT.I to Ihr
odlco of prnlili-nl. -'. A. Illco.
idlnK aliprlitliiidiml of nt'lioula of
Cortland, mid J. O. Mel jiukIiIIii of
Corvallla worn ulcotnd lo nm-rird
Ibrmwlvna nn nmliilierH of tlio
trcuilvn voiiimlltvo.
'nn. if i
1 1 , ' iniirr
""K'lli; I nun
'lolllllll tutu.
I'liiln imnl.jily
IHTIil III
WIIIiIh.
V...i..r.li.y wi.,.,. , ,.;,, ..
.Mnxlliiliiii l.in,iii,n,ii. u
: iniii 'muni. :ii win. i ,....'
KlMKf nt r.tnr, l .i
iinr.lirti'
fl'll.
Ill
lUlUfllli mill I I.. i.. i...
AlllllVI'IMily of n,.,,,, '
'iillliln iiiHi.rvi..l ii .
I If vim nf lilinlioin, ,.,,.,.....
Wllll ll IllKllt llU, ,y ,,,, . .. .
lo for Thmailay ..v.-aalaags.
l.-i..ol,l Hi ll. ,,,, liiumiatio,,. .,1((t.
HIMn im,ib , ,, ,,)rm
l,"r uoy,' work by Wulti'r. .UK
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1 "" " l:..K.n, V. M
' A.. mi I runu KIhtIiiu t. .ull,
i"iiki'r ! muiii.il
IHMIII to HI,
'iX. I "Kl- .
Alnliuwki
nk
ltv.
Now
llruce
Vfar'a
lilllll liiitiiiii..! r..-
ftH.1 mother. ' u,V" lnl"r
f Ml .....
" . m, I ii urriiai.i.l
i'ur.p ft.
I'uirciiP Jin.
ihurKu liorc.
tllfllllH-t
v.;.Al.';.-f.' '." !""" " Kin.
Tfiiip vuUiH rliuiiif.Ml IV f
iiurrv i-iir .ir r
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I. ii In it
Mi'iinta ri'lurti in
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SETTLEWIENT PLftNS
EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON.-TUKSDAVrEegMBgy 2, 192S
NUMBER 70
Aibilration Foature Is Not
Wanted I3y Workors In
Waj',0 Asreetnent
F
Unions Declare Stand Same
Now as Before
ALL OFFERS DISCUSSED
Clvilllnn nf I'nrt liullnK (;roup
l Olio Mi'iiMiui nxM'l Ity
Clmlriiuili or CnnfiTciii n to
Clllltllll Wiijich
illy Tli. Amiocliitril tvcri)
NIIVV YOHK, liii'. 2'j. The Joint
POnf.Tenco of lllllinru liml oiicriilnrii
;iIJmiriidl at inlilnlithl without
n i'lnir on u nhin nf ncttlcnii'nt ot
llm unlhnu-itt. Htrlki.
A .1 Juii rn iii.-nt wim laki'ii until ono
p. 111. tomorrow, when illHciiHHlor.i:
will bi' ri'HUmcfl on vurtoilH iiIuiih of
"ttl fin iibiiilttoil to the con-
f.-renro.
WARM RAINS THREATEN
EUROPE WITH FLOODS
ni'Miitciis )!' i,ivi:s I,OST IN
ToitiiA stiu:i;ts
WEST PLANS ADVERTISING
RAIMtOAim AND nyT:i.s TO
nitiNtj toiuirts iir.ur.
(tlr Tha Aaaoclalad Praaa)
8EATTI.K. Wnah.. Iec. !. Ail-
nimnirnt of nlnna for lulvertlalnif
by lha I'nrlflc Count unllndly to ob-
Ull) tourlatn vn. rmiortnil liorn to-
Dlxht. Thuan Dlnnn aro -Mondiiy lie-
fora ft rnnfprcnrA In Hnn Krtinclaro
rpraiiiitino; rnmiliuiiltlra from
Clnailn to Mnxlro.
Tho itilmtano of tha project In
that on lolnlnn' Ihn mnvnlllnllt n
nmmunlty ahull at anlilo for the
roaat na n whola 1 h nnr rent of Itri
Idvarll.ln mnn.u mil In llm f II II il
Ihu. crented rnllromla. Nteninahlp
comnnnica. hotaln mid renorta ahnil
tonirlhute
llaloxntea frnm Ihn Ilirinr
nOrlhwent Innliiiln Hiii-tnn I. Pey-
tOn. HnilllHtin nM.4 l.l.l Urlillnnmll
inn Hlirnlil I'mm Unsiiiln lln Ihn
"mmlttpo avolvlnic tlio iilnnn wero
Harry t'lmiiillor. Ixi Anmilen. am'
I'Blll flllnl... a., t.' I ..l..n.
'"I'i niin . ruiii-ini u, in"-
PrMlilcnt ,,f ,n Riililliern Tlll'lflC
tallBHy.
wild fli,..r.
fUllllil .
' ' IH'llKO In
IM:iiih iioi'nn y
'"UH(y Mi.Ikoi a,!,,,,,,,,! y (nx
... ..,,,, inrcunK. Til
.lll UN lo Ik, xtiM)ilil lo K. I,
... ..... riinri. IMko R,
llin.(n l.rttlKt :irty ,nitt.Ml
'"""' iHM-;ilr. ttf(
Mituini-VB win mill iiKuliiHt city in-
v.ilv fiu mrip .f Utifl. I'hko g.
Wlilrlty. w.iMir.l M( Himrlnii k. nr-
tnnii itn.f. men lio'il iiMiffrciicQ at
KUKdlC hotel. 1'iiko 6,
Mnn il vorco (Irt-ri'.'s KintitcU In
v.rculi limit. Van 8.
laiiiii- ouiMy mill onwm
rrw iuhip iiti.i.-r cfiitnt ruction nt
'II K rlllKC, i-jiki z.
Mill nt OiikrtdKf mny IiikKiII ii
xjiJipniFfit In uprlnc. lwtv 2.
Ohl ft-rry ill lhiiTlliurr ilinertcd
wtitii hrluicv cum cm Into
'K' S.
(Mn cito fiit'tot-y rximitnlon i1Ini-ukhii(1
nt rlmmhr iT I'mutni'ivc lunrh
ron nt HurrlMlitirK. I'ltKi- 3.
Itivir rurri-iii nmy iI.iiiiiikp iroior
IV nt IIiirrlMliurK, 1m uplnlon.
I'ltKi 3.
Chili nt Vnrni'll lin.i mcrtlntr and
hntilH ChrlHtiiuiM imriy. I'iiko 2.
ColtiiKo (iinvi prnlm'tl ly Kriuik
.linkiitN, fdltnr of the Morn I UK
lii't-tiiT, in ixlilrt'Hfl Itt-fore com-
IIIITi'ltll ('lull. I fl t 2.
I'lpi'K for overflow will ht Joined
with old dm I n pi pen to tiikt ciirt
of flood wjitor at Cuttnffv drove.
I'iiko 3.
,4-L'h hold ttw't'tltiK to dcrldo on
prlftt of Inillftlii. 'i.
Htutloit i-iiniplftfd fur kuh nt ror-
tier of Ht-vi'tith nnd .M In,
3.
Aildlllnntil ni'WH notoH n nil portion
uli. i'aK'n 1! mid 3.
SHirtM
Mutch ItPtWfcii luiKdon nnd John-
hoii In ho hold nt OnkrldKu to-
tilK'ht. 1'ukc fl.
rioNi K'iMM-M look ct I fur In baukot-
Imll IciiKiif. 1'nKO 6.
Chnuiplou I'hpwi nnd checkor plny-
rr to npponr nt Alhnny. PnKo 6
.Mnin wn'Htlorii In tonlKht'R moot
rondy for hnrd ko. Tngo 6.
I'utfo
lUy Tli Aaiini'lnl''f Prom)
NKW VftKK. I ice. -Till! nln
of Bf-tth-inpiU of the unthrnclte
Ntrlkc propoHod tonight by Alvun
Miirkh-. chuirmnn of thi Joint wuko
ronferenco, witrt opoHrd by the mine
worKom on tho ground Una It con
tained an iirhltrntlon fciituro. Tho
mine m Hinted tlicy wero nn much
oppoM to iirhitratlon todny uh
they wore four months nsro nnd will
continue thrlr opponition.
All the vnrloiift pence plans of
fered nlnco the jriispennlou bejjun
September I wero placed before
tho Joint conference nnd dlcuwalon
on them continued tonight.
Contract to lv Continue.
The prlnclpiil polntn In the.
Mnrkle plnn were: The contrnct
and worklni; conditions which woro
opernilvo up to the time of calling
the ittrtko tdmll bo continued for
one yenr.
Creutlon of n fnct-flndlng- com
munion, conslHting of three operat
or . three nilners nnd three impnr
tiul cltl.onM, repreHentlng tho pub
lic, the lulter to be selected by tho
nroHldent of the l nlted suites
Adoption of tho principle of col
lective Imrtrnlnlnff "reMtinc upon
rinnon nnd not nndurnnce.
I'rovlslon that the nwurd of the
nnthriiclto con I strike cointnlsalon
nnd KUbnequent iiKreemontfl bo
rutlfled nnd continued until Sop
tetnber. 1 tSB;' Bilbject to renewal
every 10 years thereafter.
ImcHtlittillnn Wnntcil
Selection of n firm of reputable
certified accountants with author
ity to InvoHtisiite nnd report
promptly on every phano of the in
dustry. Tills committee of ntno
Hhall meet nn a whole to rench nn
nirreeiuent ni to wuroh nnd pos-
lble chnniios In the contract. The
nubile renronentntlves shall not be
entitled to vote unless tho operators
and mlnerB fall lo agree, unen
ntilorliv vote shall rule.
Should tho committee be delayed
i rivhur ralea throuirh unforo.seon
t'lrcumMancofi until after September
I In any year, there shall bo no
lockout or strike. Any decision
rendered nftorwnrd shall be retro
active it of September l.
IVojiJtt AlKiiiddiihiK iluiiM'H and
.MiK'h ImmiiKo JtcKirUul I'roin
OvvrfluwiiiK JUvcm
illy TUn AHRDflntcfl Vrtiun) '
PAItlH, inc. 2'J. The year 102!
may still bo reinembored In history
iih ihu "gruat flood year" In central
and western Kuropo, if tho wurm
winds which have swept tho high
Inndn und caused rapid melting Of
the hiiowh do not give place lo
colder ulrs soon. Already there
hnvo been many Uvea lost In Jtou
rnanla and IJunKary, while vast
Htctlons of Fruncn, Ilidglum, Switz
erland, Gerinuny, Austria und
Czocho-Hlovaklu, aro Inundatod,
The weuther predlctlonn point to
continued warmth and heavy rains.
The moHt alarming condition! ure
reported from central Kurope.
Torda(Thorenburg), Kuumanla, bus
been swept by a torrent of over
flowing waters that smashed houscH
by the score.
Itod Ica Hoat In HtrcctH
lreet reportn from Torda tell of
tho Iohs of hundreds of liven along
the Kouinaninn frontier, with the
waterH sweeping bodies and debris
through the streots.
In the liekPH district of Hungary
more than 100,000 acres aro col
ored with water und the situatio.i
is growing worse. Hetween Vesis
toe and Oknny, tho huge masonr
lams are threatening to give wuy
and the whole population lias turn
ed out in an effort to avoid dis
aster.
Icci iTunin In Klvcr
An ice jam has added to the
Koriousnesx of the situation in the
I holsH river, near Tlsza Dada. and
sappers have been hurried to the
cene with dynamite to blast it and
allow the water to escapo. The
river Kajo likewise has overflowed
its banks nnd is menacing the en-
tiro iforou district.
At Cluj, Transylvania, 60 houses
nnd factories have been, destroyed
by tne torrents.
" hroughout Helghim there are
serious floods. Tho riverside quar
ters of many towns are submerged
inn people are abandoning their
houses. Navigation ha been In
terrupted on the Mouse.
POLITICS DENIED IN
PERSHING'S REMOVAL
AN.VOlr.VCKMKNI' MAI1K BY
STATU DKI'AHTMENT
(.'onriilfiiro KxproKwd Tliat Work
Will lln Completed at Later
JJuto hy (Joiierul
Vlrn Diinini:1!! lMnnt
fliv Tim Aamirliitril I'rr.a)
l oh AN'OKI.KS. Dec. 9. One
ninn wna probably family binned
when fire enrly today utltted tho
plant of Iho Hurat Snnli IJoor com-
paiiy to tne extern ui i-j."""
n ce.
SMOKE COVERS MOUNTAIN
MOIXT McKINLEY EXVEL-
OPKI) BY VOIX'AXIC VAPOIfc
(Ity Tli AflHOtlaleil Irfr)
VASIIINUTON, imc, 2!. For
mal unnounceinent at the state de
partment today that General
Tershlng would leave Arica shortly
for the United Ktutes.was coupled
with the emphatic statement that
his trip had no political or diplo
mat! en 1 significance In connection
with the difficulties which have
confronted hlrn in his task us
neutral head Of the Tacna-Arica
plebiscitary commission.
General Pershing has been suf
fering from his teeth for some time
and pain has affected his face, of
ficials expluined, but no comment
could be obtained from them with
respect to the development of high
blood pressure which has given his
physician considerable concern.
Department officials character
ized as absolutely untrue a sugges
tion that he would return to com
plete his work with the commis
sion, which was created under
President Coolldge's arbitral award
in the dispute between Chile and
Peru over possession of the pro
vinces. An official spokesman for
the president declared today that
he had no intention of withdraw
ing' as arbitrator of the dispute,
that the arbitration was proceeding
and that so far as he was aware,
it would continue.
MERGER HELD PROBABLE
TWO NEW YORK BANKS MAY
JOIX INTERESTS
ny Tlio AitHoclated FraM)
AXCllOUAGE. Alaska, Dec. 29,
A large volume of smoke and
steam was plainly seen hero today
issuing rrom .Mount AicKiniey, iuu
miles north of hero nnd the highest
penk on this continent. Reports
wero received that smoke has en
veloped the far sldo of the moun
tain.
Tho vapor seemed to come from
the peak with little force behind
It. drifting slowly nway northeast.
A sharp earthquake, was felt here
last Tuesday.
McK.nley is o.aou reet nign.
Tho next loftiest peak of North
America Is Mount St. Elins, 18,
01!4. St. Ellas Is 300 miles east of
hero.
(Hy The Asnoclated Pre)
NEW YOHK, Dec. 29. Through
a maze of categorical and qualified
denials, Wail Street today came to
the conclusion that an eventual
merger of the Chase National and
Mechanics and Metals National
banks might materialize but that
the possibility of a consolidation
embracing several other banks with
total resources of more than a bil
lion dollars was unlikely.
Executives of four large banks
which had been mentioned in the
merger reports, the National Park,
Chemical National, Central Union
Trust company and Chatham and
Phoenix Bank and Trust company,
flatly denied their institutions were
considering any sort oc consouaa-
tion.
Officials of the Mechanics and
Metals National bank asserted that
no definite negotiations were un
der way at this time, but admitted
that merger offers had been
broached from time to time
several larger institutions.
DRUG STORES ROBBED
TUIKP SPURNS MONEY BUT
TAKES 1AIIEGOIUO
EINSTEIN THEORY
BE
New Experiments Indicate
Drifting of Ether With
Motion of Earth
T 615 T,
Science Association Hears
Results of Work
LIGHT WAVES STUDIED
Agricultural College Head Tells of
Advances Which Have Made
the American Desert
Into a Garden
VAN FLEET SILENT ON
CONTENTS OF LETTERS
UAltDING'S tOnilESPONDENCE
MAY NEVEIt BE KNOWN
Documents IHanppoar Prior
Being Shipped to Marlon
Kii)H Editorial
to
ZOOLOGIST ATTACKS
THEOLOGY TEACHING
COURT HALTS
STATUTE VIOLATION IN
WHEELEU CHARGES
Illy The Aasoclated Frcaii)
VOUTLANI), Ore., Doe. 29.
Two robbers who held up tho Har
riiiKton phnrmnry early tonight
escaped with $70 In cash. R. C.
Harrington, proprietor ot the store,
was nlono when the men entered.
A robber who entered tho Oregon
drug store refused the purse of
M. Nnniba, proprietor, who offerod
It to him. nnd paid no nttentlon to
tho cash register. He took a small
bottle nf pnregorlc.
(By The Annaclatccl rreaa)
WASHINGTON. Deo. 29. The
prosecution of Senator Burton K.
Wheeler of Montana by the de
partment of Justice was halted
abruptly today In the District of
Columb.a supreme court.
The ind.ctment returnea nere
against the senator alleging an oil
land conspiracy was dismissed on
the ground that It fniled to charge
a violation of the federal statutes.
Previously Mr. Wheeler had been
acquitted' by a Jury in his own
stato of the charges brought
against him there.
Unless an appeal Is taken in the
ease here the decision todny ends
the- prosecutions started in 1924
while Senator Wheeler was con
diinttni? the sensational investiga
tion of the administration of the
department of Justice under Attor
ney General Harry M. Daugherty.
PRISONER GIVEN PAROLE
tt. mv t rn hi,'
Ql'lltKI) OF MICIIKOItl) MAN
MRnti'nflTl nn It.ti.l
Bftekelhvnint. a ,.'!. ,.i ...n,,!,,!!,.
C. Wl.n ..- .."i . .i"..
I'nCO nil n (linn irlllltt. 111 H
'Ornery i-hame. wnn unruled lo hla
ather veMinMinw iiu fii-nni .indue
0. u ti. '. ..:: j ' . . i,
hlch tin. itniitit twill nui ii m his
Ilnftnclnl
nrlann !.,. li..lf nllimtinr bn.
Kinnlnir Ituvl Mnu uilimi tin will
"io ciinigo of bin minors garage
I'nlnn rreoki on Iho C'riilor Inkn
niKiiwity, mum mnko n monthly re
Pwt of hN nnnt nnd turn ovor
0 tho court nil Ills financial Mini
'una, oilier than ninoiintH for lire
injury living exponnun.
RACING " DRIVER WEDS
ARNRY OI,lll'll:lil I'NITI'.I)
WITH IIUMlA IIIUIH N
'. Illy Tho AaanMalfil Proaa)
SAN DIKOO, Cnl.i Dnf. 2-
Wrnoy Uldflold, niitomolillo driver,
lny iirilcii'Ptl nt tlio ronrl house
5"fo a lleonno to marry lliild"
""iilen of Ilnvorly Illlln, Till. Ho
J"' Ids ngo nn 47 nnd hor ugo wnn
"'V?,n U yearn,
Oltlrinld nnil Mm, nrndon were
JnfMed n few minutes Inter liy
jllee nt tho pnnrtlloimo. Old Held
"I'I frlomln that It wan tlio third
m"fNnir f0P onnii,
Hnnn aflor the ceremony limy
'or TlJunnn rnoo track, wliorn they
of "ill ConHnlMlrtol by many frlonds
wio noted rce driver.
COOPER DIALECT UPHELD
PltESEXT SI-ANtl HKMKVKD
SHOUT 1,IVEI
Illy Tim A..orlatwl Prf."
fllU'AIIH. Pec. 29. Hit" of
nunlnt dlnleit as expressed by
chiiriiclers in .lames Feillmore
('miller's "Leather Slni-king Tules.
will be nllve when "' your old
mnn." nnd olhcr' current bits of
slang lire denil nnd burled.
So il,..-lnred Dr. Louise I'ounil
of the I niveialty nf Nebriiskn. and
edllor of Ani.'ll.'lin Speech. 0
speiikei' inila.v ' Hi" nnnunl meet
lllg of the llinilern laliKUllKO lisso
elatlnll of I'hli-IIK-o.
Iilalei'l, she decl.ireil, Is de Ml -
ernln speech while slang is
triinslnnl in slunilnid 'Kp;
..,..i i", unci' archil It' but
llvlinr extil'1's.Hinns ko
but
Sho
still
for "gel.
hnw be you" ror now :
OUIU "
professor
mill "used lo co
,0'.' I nine
Ainerii-n " ...,,. ta
K ;;., Kn"d'v,.,;.n;; i-cip h.
be r ? Ill"l"" ' a rcr'1?,';;
evelnpil.ent of Ai"lc ,"
Blcatest romiinc I" "'" 'vor'"'
MORE TIMEJS GRANTED
KliAMATIt MEN WOIIKINU u.i
Al'l ''' "
Illy The Aaawlnleil Vreaa)
wijiitire0,:;""-
ffiiT,;;1;!!;..!.)"--;;,-'-,;
sJt .raws
jruTrrir-" i ...
couniy Jn"'
lllniiiiilli s H"""".
KI.A.XIATI I' ALLS Wf.
no Ice BldlllllK 7, ' t night
Ktat.mil. '''r,,,'l' sullen sn.dh
nf t
yet
,.. iilslancn sniiui
pnnils n er Has not
tlio cliy. . ! "..i.uuii tu rreeze
I'""' "! ',' ' 'h'lnko or Lake
yet iieeu ",..',,,,.11, lake or Las
over Ui-por h In wth k (ho (h
Ewniinn. .1'"' ", Yniweon 2
monie cr ',,'- cioudles sky,
and U ttl"v0
BAMMING THE FLOOD
(Br The Aasoclated Praia)
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Uen. 20.
Observations extending over five
years at the Mount Wilson observ
atory in California have led to con
clusions that may modify the fam-
uuh Einstein ineory 01 relativity.
Dr. Dayton C. Miller, professor
of physics at the Case school of
applied science and president of
the American Physical society,
described the experiments before
the general session of the Ameri
can Association for the Advance
ment of Science annual convention
here today. They indicate, he
said, that ether drifts with the
earth at the rate of approximately
ten Kilometers per second.
Two Assumptions Needed
To account for his observations
Dr. Miller declared it was neces
sary to make two ' assumptions:
Frst, tbat there is a constant mo
tion of the solar system with a ve
locity of 200 kilometers per second
or more toward the middle of the
constellation of Dragon; second,
that, In effect, the earth drags the
ether.
Einstein, Dr. Miller said, based
some elements of his theory on
ether drifts experiments In 1S87 at
the Case school of applied science
in Cleveland by Professor Michel
son and the late Professor Ed
ward W. Morley of Western Re
serve university, which produced a
negative result. The experiments
which sought to reveal whether
the motion of the earth through
space affected the velocity of light,
was renewed by Dr. Miller at the
Mount Wilson observatory.
"The general acceptance of the
Ihonrv tlint lltrht- rnnsistR nf n
bywave action in a lumlniferous
: I ether," Dr. Miller explained, "made
- - - I it necessary;;to determine the es-
a -j-i- i Isenlial properties of the ether,
AU I IUN I which would enable It to transmit
light and to account for tne optical
phenomena in general.
Theories Are Fundamental
"The ether was at first pre
sumed to fill all space, even that
occupied by material bodies and
yet to allow all bodies to move
through it with apparent freedom.
The Question of whether the ether
Is carried alone by tne eartn's
motion has been considered from
the early days of the (light) wave
theory. Theories of the ether are
Intimately associated with theories
of the structure of matter and
these are among the most funda
mental in the whole domain ot
physical science."
The "great American desert '
has become a garden under appli
cation of agricultural ana mecnan
ical science. Dr. P. D. Farrell said
in a paper which he read here to
nieht at a Joint meeting of the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science and the Sig
ma XI honorary scientific frater- !
nity.
Dr. Farrell, wno succeeaea ur.
William M. Jardlne as president
of the Kansas State Agricultural
college quoted a passage from the
Edinburgh Keview ot laa. ao
scrlbing the "desert" in which
Kansas ana weorasita are now located.
Settlement Boliovca lmpossioio
"There." the Review says, "lies
the desert except In a few spots
on the borders of the rivers, in
capable, probably forever, ot fixed
settlement. So complete is the
character of its aridity that the
great rivers the Platte, -Arkansas
onH win nrnnrlP drv ud altogeth
er on the olains In summer. The
Minn crn WAS brought about through
researcn in iieia ana mum
.mi evninrntlon In every country
an,ii nt useful nlants have
nrnduced new faotB, new plants
and new machines," Dr. Farrell
i MiriiAaii iinve heen eagerly
taken up by the people having the
spirit of the pioneer and their use
lias neen irumuu
RADIO GETS ASSISTANCE
LEAK IN POWER MNE WIMi
BE REPAIRED
,nv Tha Aaaoctatod Prasa)
sji.rM. Ore.. Dec, 29. That
.A ilirfannca nf OreiTOn may OX'
pect consideration at the hands of
the state was established today
when it was announced that the
public aervlco commission will
order the Skamania Light and
Power company to repair leaks In
Its lines in tne vicinity ui
Locks. Tho faulty Insulation is
said to have causod much Interfer
ence with radio reception in that
i.nniiiv. Thn comnlaint was filed
h Ktiw. the Portland Orogonlnn
station, togothor with a large num
ber of radio owner. . iiu...v.
defects nre said to have been found
In the lino by W. R. Cornell, radio
interference inspector.
VACCINATION ORDERED
SMALLPOX INVESTIGATION IS
MADE AT BEND v
BKND, Ore. Dee. 29. All pupils
of Hend schools must bo vaccinated
before they will bo admitted to
school January 4, following the
holiday vacation. This was tho
order Issued today by Dr. J. H.
Rosenborg of I'rlnevlllc, who Is a
member of tho stato board of health
and who came horo to mako an In
vestigation of a numbor of light
cases of smallpox.
(Tly The Aaaoclatea Frnaa)
MARION, Ohio, Deo. 29. Con
tents of tho letters declared by
George S. Van Fleet, editorial
writer of the Marlon Star, to be
missing from the files of the late
Warren G-. Harding, may never be
known.
Mr. VanFleet, tho only living
person who knows the contents of
the missing letters declined to
night to reveal what they con
tained and said his only comment
would be the editorial which was
published today revealing that -the
letters were missing. The letters,
Mr. VanFleet declared in his edi
torial disappeared before they
were boxed preparatory to ship
ment to Marion and what they
contnined or who took ' them ho
would not d.vulge.
Mrs. Harding brought five boxes
eontpinlng letters to Marion, Mr.
VnnFleet said, and these were
locked In the Marlon Star building
until such time ns thev could be
disposed of bv her. Many of these
letters, all lin'mpnrtant. were de
stroyed bv Mrs. Harding and the
remainder wn bnxes wh'ch she
Ihnueht m eht be of nubile mtereBt
were turned over to the Harding
Memorial association.
The mntorltv nf the letters de-
pfroved. Mr. VanFleet declared. In
hlQ e,l Inr'ftl were irom cranss,
Inb seekers, beggars and personal
frien,l nnd letters which may
have been m'sennstrued by other
then those for whom they were in-
,anla,l
Thrniiirlinut nr wotk or sorunK
end preparing 'he letters for tne
fnrnflpn Mm. Hnrainir mm mi-.
VanFleet that "she wanted to Just
An wtint Wnrren wamea anno.
She referred. Mr. VanFleet said, to
the d spos tlon of tne letters.
Religious Doctrines Held
Irreconcilable With Mod
ern Science " :.
Osburn Declares Evolution.
Proven to Be Law
USEFUL' TRAITS GROW:
Examination of Fossil Remains
Left by Ancient Ufo Said to
Give New Light on
Theory of Darwin
PHYSICIAN IS INDICTED
DR. SWEENEY TO PACE TRIAL
AT MEDFORD
in. Thn Aasoclated Press)
MFDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 29. Dr.
Charles T. Sweeney, a prominent
local physician, in a secret true bill
i-ettirnerl Inst Wednesday, was in-
dictedefor oerjurv. The indictment
-mniin mihlic todav. arises out of
testimony given by Dr. Sweeney at
the trial nf Omer W. Mumhy. con-.
vlcted a month ago of manslaughter
for the alleged beating to deatn . oi
his wife last soring..
It Is asserted that Dr. Sweeney
testified he was In full attendance
pt the nost mortem examination,
when -three etlien wltnessen"ti
fled he was there but five minutes.
A teleohone conversation Dr.
Sweeney testified he had with Dr.
F. G. Swedenborg of Ashland,
whose wife was a member of the
tunv. lsn lso involved in the Indict.
ment. Dr. Sweeney testified that
when he called Dr. Swedenborg to
nsk him to testifv at the trial, ha
did not know Mrs. Swedenborg
was a juror. He admitted that the
telephone message was sent from
the office nf Murphv's sttornev.
An affidavit made by Dr. Sweeney
in elso attacked.
The phvsician Is at liberty on
(2000 bonds.
COL. C00LIDGE SITS UP
USE OF LEGS LOST BY FATHER
OF PRESIDENT --
(By The Associated Press)
PLYMOUTH. Vt.. Dec. 29.
Colonel John C. Cooltdge, the presi
dent's father, was "very, very com
fortable," his physicians reported
late today, colonel cooiidge sai up
in his wheeled chair for half an
bnur and was apparently not
fatigued by tho exertion. But he
had lost the use of his legs through
faulty circulation and his pnysi-
nlnn. Dr. Albert W. uram o
Brldgewater. said the prospects of
his ever regaining the use ot his
legs was remote.
The defective circulation, xjv.
Cram explained, has prevented the
nroDer amount of blood from
renemnfir tne nerves in tne parin ol
fected. and the result is "a sort
nf tinrnlvnis."
The ailment IB not to do aiinw
uted to the "heart blocs" from
whinh thn colonel has suffered and
which caused his serious illness
..uaml WeeWfl SCO. The POOr CilCU
lotion. Dr. Cram said, is due rath
er to old age, lowered vitality and
other causes not readily analyzed.
WHEAT PRICES HIGHER
Q PRINCIPLES FOUND
' By The AMocfated FrM)
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Dec. 29.
t Two new principles in evolution
toaay were announced by Henry
Fairfield Osborn, research profes
sor of zoology at Columbia uni- -
verslty, coupled with the assertion
that traditional theology and mod- .
ern science are lrreconcillable and
thftr "AVa-.llltli.fi hna tnlran i ta nlnnA .
beside the law of gravitation." Dr.
Osborn is president of the ooard .
of trustees of the American Mu
seum of Natural History.
Tne principles were , developed
logy.
unDroiten Klse Shown - ,
The first proves that evolution '
works through an -unbroken rise
in new and useful characteristics (
in animals and plants from gen- -eration
to generation, not as Dar
win thought by chance variations. -The
second shows . that, these
characteristics "from the begin
ning" take a line directed toward -their
future fitness and not as
Devrles thought by sudden changes
In structure. ;
Paleontology deals with the in
terpretation of the fossil remains
of life. America leads all nations '
in this science, he said. '
Dr. Osborn spoke at the dedica
tion of Yale's new Peabody Mu .
seum of Natural History.
Professor Osborn alBo for the
first time formulated into what he .
termed five, "laws"' the Ideas of
evolution which he : claimed are- ,
generally accepted by scientists as
explanations of tne way new spe
cies come Into existence. He .sum
marized them as -follows:- '
First, the principle whereby
nvnrvt animal . fit' Itself to new
modes of life by modifying its dwn
BtlUUtlUD (UIU (.V,bl",. Bin mmi
these modifications are not Inher
ited, as supposed' by- Lamarck.
They do mark out the future
course of evolution so that each
animal helns to shape -the destiny
of Its race.
Second the principle Of develop
ment of special organs through
use, the degeneration or - organs
through disuse and - maintaining
balance through unchanged functions.
Development! is Humea
Third, the nrlnclnle of hurrying
forward of characters in develop
ment and evolution and of slowlrjf
down ofl characters, according to
juvenile or - adult needs in the
Struggle lor existence, no inua-r
trated this principle by explain
ing that a colt is born wnn nmoa
nearly as long as Its parents' be
cause It must- Immediately follow
its parent if attacked oy an enemy.
Fourth, the principle of indiv
idual and racial struggles for ex
istence and the survival of the fit
test. Fifth, the Lamarck -Darwin
principle of divergence of branches
in racial history, amplified by his ,
own principle of "adoptive radia-1
tion," by which under stimulating
conditions a specie may split up
Into several species, some living in
trees, others on the ground. . t '
NEW PEAK REACHED ON
BOARD OF TRADE -
(By The Associated Preia)
CHICAGO, 111., Deo. 29. Wheat
prices soared to a new high level
for the 'season on the board of
trade today after reports that flour
prices had been boosted past the
tin n Vio rrdl mnrU.
During the late trading a spirited
flirht between longs and shorts de-
rt nrleen wore shipped
about at a maa rate wnn in rum,
soaring to new high peaks during
the last minutes ot trading. Late
trading alo developed strength In
the corn market.
Wheat went up 1 8-4o to 6140,
May closing at $1.83, showing the
greatest gain. Corn showed a rise
of 3 l-8c to 4 l-8c, and oats were
also up slightly at the end of tho
day.
Bnhy Is Smothered
(By Tho Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Deo. 29. Patricia
.Tenn Lewis, seven months old, was
smotherod to donth hero In the
night, by bedclothlng In which
she had been tucked to be warm
nnd comfortable. A orotner i
yonrs old found the body growing
cold when ho went to soo If his lit
tle sister was all right.
Albany Experiences Colli
.fl,. AnanHntAil Press)
ALBANY, re., Doc. 29. This
neetlnn of tho Willametto vnlloy
i,iu mnrnlnii nxneriencod the cold
est wenther of the year. Tho of
ficial thermometer registoreu. .
degrees nbovo zero, the . lowest
point touched In 1926. .
DIVISIONS ARE JOINED
HIGHWAY PROGRAM CCR
- TAILED IN STATE .:
(By The Aasoclated Press)
SALEM, Ore.. Deo. 29. Effective
January 1, on account of curtail
ment of the new construction pro
gram of the state highway depart
ment, the southern Oregon 'vision
will be discontinued and Klamatn.
and Lake counties in "u '
solidated with the division front
The Dalles to Bend. Jackson and
Josephine counties will be ,jJon
"i i -,,.! oMth the southwestern
Oregon division under the super
vision of W. B. Chandler, whose
Zd,uarters will be transfer
from Marsnuuiu ' .
. Under this new arrangement, the
north boundary of Chandler s divi
sion wlU be the Douglas county
line on the coast highway and
osebunra; on the Pacific highway.
District Engineer J. S. sawyer s
territory, with headquarters In
Salem, will bo extended corres
pondingly south to the Coo
Douglas county lino. mh.r
, The change reduces p8,"""1""
of divisions In the state from .si
" a lenri. to the reslgna-
:? . . t r r Kelly, who has been
d0s?r.cftep
tlon in lata.
RANCHER IS WOUNDED
REVOLVER DROPS ON FENDEll
AND I uis""1""'" . ;
(By Th Aaaooiated Preaa)
HerTA.kenD,8?,raVaSr o 'the
?ro,nla buVwound. .u-talned la.j
yesterday afternoon when a 8
revolver dropped out of nis nip
pocket a. -ewes Siting out of M.
automobile. The weapon hit on
the running bonrd and discharged,
Ine bullei striklng Aiken In the 1. P
and ranging upwards,, lodging n
.i. ehot. His sorcam for help
hrought aid from a nearby rancn.
and he was rushed to thhi city for
.medical. aid, ... .
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