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EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928
NUMBER 89
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. I LI-..J Cut
j.-t In- AS 1 III! J'-
,C0Urjncwii''6
f . KN OVER
ilar Baptist Group to
Receive Building
WlSM IS DENIED
Prore Tntrlilnga
IHflW lirswna
. JUdebr""
:nFOltr. Or.. J"..210 rVJ""
,h, rourt room Ihle after.
n H T. Mllkr defendant
i ArtUwl church eult an-
(at tbst tie "u """ -M
bla ran and Hi vr
f h Aahland to Ih. regular
B M v.. lit. Wilt hi
P'gr,'Mll.r id in
,, TU MncUI4 rw
!Dr0KD, Ora., Jn. -"'
inn., nastor or Ihe r Irat
I ' l f A.l.lnn.t
ti.cmircn, me., v
4iH Hi tha equity null of ih
Jfciitl church, fur eel
,,l it church properly rlshl.
mi this morning at the liwnr
i th cut. lie defended hi
.. kuiini" (..elilnse by
km) uoUllons, and denied
m 01 ayiinwm-
ana in in. vwi.ii.i-..... -'
ojMllnii" of hi. (Iwk. Itov.
wu calld oul or order In
t. h.dH lha trial, whlt'h 1
Ltd u tik "k.
I Barking I DcnkH
Llnonf (Imt supplicant at
BBMSKina nu iwtneu lino m
lud cttkltd Ilka a h.n." wan
ims vt in it.v. tinier. .
iltwi ol p0ii wiin greater
umu than mint." He re-
J il-i .fl.. An nmAllntf An
till kid ramark.d tlmi h
Iwf 1 mtn "iwrninK ne a
bull did not hear II myaeir."
bu own claimed thai Halm
m Baptist," tealtri.d llev.
r tktn uked about lha er
shin th, conarertuion votid
ipwli a number of tho
tmon he. anld. waa taken
lh book of arm, and ds
4 thai holy writ described the
tut tpbMlo." as "speaking In
mi" snd a healer. Tho wilne
11 that lha unaiilmoiia vote
U tonirrgatlon, wim an en
mat ol tha teaching of Paul
I'm Alms, Mr.l'liormin four
br tunel. hw ftinvi.iiu.i "
litonducl of lite "lurry meet-
a' MrMa.il kv 11,. ..I.I...I
"it, u "non-lluptlaile," iho
Jo uld wsre alwaya conducted
ii rtitrtni atmosphere." and
Incidents nf llm ".. ntt.lt.. nf
iKwer."
Two Mm Rirtckfti
Itrlhlna InrMttnl " llMtt tll
inlIK "wm iho 'raM of two
hoillmdfd a tarry mnntlnx.
IWWnl It rnlliMr M-I..I.. t
Wl Two women alood hohlnd
piauni ana prayed. Onn ninn
intra till chair, at If ho had
I Ml Wllh ktn.ni... t'l. - .
Wed to depart, and wai
u anerenti ot thQ
ik.tt. n nunihur or
KtJIL"1" ',"l"lc', '''
KSS? pu.,.' collected to pay
fZlln. !!,llmn,',r"- 0,hr"
lih.224, R,v Millar hold "of
i o" "divr'1":11 " i'i
m I1 """"f." wn.
bmn V .V ox'""led by
iSt ."" ,",un
C 'Mo Ih. II.' nl'owl to
H from ithAV. ,wl,cn 1,0 nr.
ibb" n! "' ehurch "at
Ihl ii "Hat church
"ttotM i ""'horaon four-
1,14 "dlvin. Snn "Pv""otii" r0.
IKuan ..n' "OHIrilt." nn.l il,
f'WIfW o J1i",ly, ,,l,0l."
H ind ',1, Hnpllat
Jnnnu ' a ""Klomont of
nf ?:.H''"0n of I'orllnn,!
h Prom Sl"0
L' Nohw,lnT '""'Ionian
P Hltal?f,V .d9' "red tho
J Mp," mo "four.
ftMW,i"rr". whin
. mind, .e ' 11,0 ,ro-
'Wl"M and 00,1 I,,ln"
y.MhiS.I'ltanit t0 ....
5 Brow?1'" ot of J
i7u.u",f.!'f,.P-
Ion. n!"""'lltl",
MepK;."" f"llnw.
-v-lEl0 """thou..-"
IN TODAY 'I
MORNING REGISTL
'I'lui WiMilii'r
Por Orciliiii: atnlii wcat, rnln iiik
cikiw flint iMilUoril IncrviialuK
nuiillioiiy wltida.
Yi.tnrdny' wnntlmr In Kiinti:
Mualinuin ltnii'inlui o, 43 ilv
Itrei'.; tiiliiltiiuin, 3k; iniu'lt'liu
Hun, .01 of Hit Inrli: Hlnil fruin
aiiulhOHat, rltntig of ilvor, i
rct. '
I'luKi'im mul Vli lnliy
Andoranii, lui'luror mul mil tier, to
up pear hero Monday, I'uko i.
Mra. Ilnlalmw, of Ijinn eouiily, u
nt Myrtlo I'olnl. I'aKo i.
Hlylca unnounrtid: flrat-lmnd In-
rornmllon olilulnod by I'lliilinr
morn inanonrr. rnajo .
t'nlverally aniiil-cniitoniilnl annlvor.
anry ditlna itlvnn. I'uao I.
Cunnnry .1111 oiwrnlliiR on carruta
ii nil puraiilpa, I'nKO .
KMioaltlon lilnnnnl nl O, A. (.! Ki.
kciv clnimliiT Invltml, I'uao 6.
ftpoedor f I licit 1V; t0 in I lea un
hour la clmrnn. I'oni I.
Liiinlicrinrii repair roiul botHoan
Vnncta nnd Crow, I'ntte I.
I.utnlior iimrknt In Oil dlatrlrt ro
portnd lo bu normal, I'niro .
ItnilukUM-akl iicqulltrd of chi ol
loannaalna muali. I'nn t.
Cnltlc llrexdnra nloct ofllrara mid
II. tan t" addraaaaa. l'a( t.
I.lrnnait (llntna alow In Cuming I lilt
yvlir. i I'nan d, .
Iti.itovnry of Himnlil MKTorinlclt l
ie'li.d. I'nifn o.
Hlnniity lenxna room on Hnat S'lnlli
lor iinoihar lilar tirn. I'nn 4.
(luii.hot wnunda Intnl lo Hurry
ThlotiiHi; funeral lo ba held today.
d. . .
Mra. Ithoda I'ybiirn dlca: la aur-
VlVed by live lUlmlllnra. I'oao d
Inaiiramo la aUvl.nl In talk by local
man nl l.luna' rlub, I'nitn d.
I in Molny plan 't In vnmli.vlllo
Jiutunry 27 to urn uriti luum.
1'nito 0,
90(10 l.oiul clilldmn to ba prninulnd
In i:unno aihoola by Mundny.
I'mto d.
Junior Iwml erowlnic flral r.
braranl livid mill officer elected
Inai hihl. I'nKo f.
Ill-V club pinna for boya roiirnr-
anca firoKr.: commllleo np-
pulnted. 1'nK d.
Htlli.lny, iH'hool of Klrat Mnthodlal
I'.pliM-iitial church clcita offlver.
I'nae d.
Ilnnkera of Ijinn county naaorlatlon
bear Willi t.'lark. l'nuo fi.
Tninplo work delayed: rentrnl labor
council . to meet neat Tueaday.
1'aao t.
Itetall clerk meet Informally;
charter not hero yet. I'nao II.
Church women meet Imlay to form
lldln.' Aid aorlely for new I.u.
' tberan body. J'nKo 11.
Trafflo rule nrna fur vlrlnlty of
Lincoln ochool by I'.-T. A. Peg
.
Arllenn irlvo flrat of aerie of
monthly dantoa luat nlRht. l'ago
.
W, C. T. Xf. parly held lo obaerva
birthday. niuvarmarle. Puff. S.
Mnrci.l Infant die nt local hoapl
inl: funeral lo bp Krlday. 1'ano .
rVodt rally to he held. In men'
gym at univnraliy I announce-
. incut . I'aso .
C. M. T. C. duly aouuht by lorRI
reaervo .if fleer; aurvoy of corpa
limrto. I'n bo d.
Ornnuo to hrnitdcaat Friday nlKhl
on new etHilon la report hero.
. Itcpnrl here. Is d.
Ilov Kcout (Inanclul cninpalun enda
imlny; 12678 already aubacrlbod.
I'aita d.
Hcnui leader rhoaen aa aa.la:nnt
In troop No, I. IMco .
Lea Ion mombrhlp committee for
1526 to make final report Krl
day. l'lll 6.
laiiirt iuii'y ami Orrffon
Mra. llnltenflold, roaldent of Bnn
Kruncl.cn, burled At Junction
City. - 1'aae t.
Sale of athletic field planned hy
Col I into drove, commorclal olub,
l'aitr. 7.
Formara' Union meol at Creawell.
Pao . .
Joint meeting- held hy Ilnrrlaburn
Odd Kcllowa and Uoboknha.
I'aae .
Brldito will be topic of Rprlncfleld
chamber Krlday night, official
bollevea. I'bko T.
Woodcraft party held at home of
memhor nonr'TUuraton. l'nuo 7.
SprlngNold woman celebrate
ninety-ninth birthday anionic
relative. Pone 7.
Hank officer nt Hprlngfleld Klrat
National remain the aame a
laat year. I'nue 7.
l.umbnrmun I Injured by axe
while nt work In logging ramp.
l'e 7.
Sheriff cloaca Rprlngfleld realnur
nnt: to he Bold at auction for
luxe, Page 7. '
Additional nowi note nnd per
aonala, , l'uiro 7 anil 0. ,
RnnrlA I
Springfield bowler plnn City Pin
lengun; four team may enter.
Page X.
Junior) nre Intor-olna hn.kothnll
rlinmplona nt Hprlngfleld high
ochnol. 1'ngo 8,
O. A. '. quintet wlna from Mon
Innn 11 to 19, Pngn 3.
Tye defonta Al KnrnHlck In Port
land wrestling match, Pnvo 2:
Allmrt Hlnclnlr to head 1 aa Ore
gon fontbtill kenm. l'nito 2.
Koaln bent Thurnlon high uohool
honpa'ern 41 lo Id, Pngo 2.
Hhnomnkera tnke trio on Pnnncr
ltoberlaon hnwlora laat night.
Page .
Oym team la heaton by .Hound:
lenguo round I flnlahed, Page 2.
WAGE INCREASE ASKED
OMiltllH AM) STATION SnCN
WANT MOIIK MONKY
my The Aiaorlnled Preaa)
CINCINNATI.. Ohio .Inn. SO
nnllrotida will he naked to grant
wngo Increiiav ratmlng from lx
to ten cent nn hour rnr SnO.ooti
railway clet-ka. freight Imnilloia
nnd elation employe, It w'n an
nounced tonight nt ll meeting of
goneral chairman of tho Hrothflr
hnod of lliillwuy nnd Slcnmahlp
(MnrkR, .Krelght llnndlcrd, Kxproas
anil Htntlon I'impltiyea,
Approxlmaloly one hundred rail
roada would bo affected.
Voting of Iho wnge roqucats fol
lowed lha reftianl today, of tho
grnnd txocutlvn council nf the
hrnlhorhnnd lo comply wllh tho
ultimatum of tho American Fed
eration of l.iibDi'. ordering tho ex
proa driver In Ita momhernhlp to
he atn roiulofoil to tho Intorniitlnn
nl Te iniHtai a tltllnn.
'mo iirnpgnal for higher wngo
la hnaed, tiro general chnlrmcn
anld. on Incronacd coat of living In
different ivotloni of tit country.
State Hiphway Commission
Uses Much Time With
Hearing Disputes
MTuluTs DENIED
Crook County Asks Aid For
Prinevifle Section
LAVA CAVES DISCUSSED
UpiiiI Cluunber of Commerce 1'luiui
lo Cotimruix Iimul Walk In
Park uiul Kioto Will II Ira
Caretaker for ficaaon
Oty The Amatol. tail ra.)'
POKTl.ANIl. Ore,. Jnn. 20.
Much time wu conaiimed in hear
ing nrgumvnlM loduy by Iho anno
lUghwny rntiinilaaluii. A delegation
of 40 people appeared lo talk for
the building of a new road down
tho Hnliooil river, aliirllng rrom
New (Irumt Itundu and roiinocllng
wllh tho Kooaevelt coaat hlgliwny
at Oil. Thl road would cut Die
mileage between I'orlland und Vn
uultm bay 1) mile. No dvelalou wa
reached hy the cuiiimlealun.
Klunmth county rourt appeared
and denied Ih ullegatlon of tho
federal road official, that the
county owe IK4.JJI.. There wo a
dnbiite between the county court
and the federal men, which wu
nui avttled. ...
. Motu-y llfkl Hbort
County Judge Ulgga. of Crook
county, urged tha alate lo do auinn
work on the liear creek road, uutli
or I'rlnovllle. and the illtiholl
iJayvlllo highway thl year.
William iJlil.y, chairman of the
commlaalon, atftted that ll la very
doubtful If tiny money can bo
aponi on theaa project In 'id al
though he euid the commlealon la
atiKloue lo complete the road and
will, do o aa aoon na jioaalble.
Judge Bawyer o(,DeBchute pre
neiitetl an agreement tolth the etnte
highway commlealon for the Im
proving and upkeep of l-nvu. Cave
park on the Fremont trail (The
liallea-Callfornla highway).
The Itend chamber of commereo
will build a road walk and atop
to and Into the ravea. whllo the
auto will pay a caretaker to atay
at the park during the lourlat aoa
aon. There I a atrong demand for Ihe
Hnlinon river ahort rut. but i'olk
county I not sufficiently Interceded
to contribute. The rond, n plnnnetl.
run throtiah Lincoln. Tillamook,
I'olk nnd Yamhill, but mom of the
roail to bo conatructed. ror aome
la now built I III I'olk count)', iho
bitter wn cool. One uggotlnn
wa tho creation of a aitpcr-roud
dlelrlct. which would provide (und
(or the Knlmon river route, but
when thl was threshed out tho
Idea wa discarded.
The repreeontutlve of a timber
company offered, aubject to tho
conMCtil of hi principal, to con
tribute 120,000, provided Folk
county would contribute 15000 a
year until the road I conatrurted.
No definite nnawcr wu made -to
Ihl, and Ihe two acoro petitioner
left with nothing accomplished, for
Ihe highway commlaslon rofuaod
flatly to put tho Hnlninn river rond
or any other road on the alnto map
(Continued on' page I, column 1)
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HORNS OF DEVIL GROW
ON JARS OF MOONSHINE
ciii:mikth fa ii. to fxpIjAI.w
ArriON OF I IHFWATKK
llmilli g l4)t rkvr lit :ancrcl.; I
I'lrklml Lluril l'oiunl 111 '
Wlilaky (CHilnliwr . .
(11 Tit Aaavcleled Praia)
WAMIINOTON. I). C. Jan. 20.
Them may ba something, lifter all,
In thl notion Hint liquor I a con
coction of tho devil. ,
Two half gallon Jar or moon
shine, being held km evidence In Ihe
prohibition laboratory bore have
grown pair of horns.,
The cheinlsls who nnnlyzed Ihe
flrewulcr attempt no explunatlbn.
They merely point out on the xirio
cover of such Jur a porfect litt
pair of horn, Just the same u used
to adorn the head of lleeizvbub in
the wood cuts In tho old futility
llllile. ;
Tlivy think tha liquor wn highly
uclil; becniiin volatile: that thu
fiimea ute their, way through tll'
sine tops and an tiiey passed off
into the air farmed lha little cryw
Inllne horns by a combination ot
the metal and the acid. - t.
However, the rhemlsla are not
aurprlaed by any of tho magic
tricks of bootleg. The other daya m
pint of It ate u white, rugged acsfr
tti n concrete floor. f
Thero may also be soma reason
.why a conaumor of liquor anma
IIiiicm snea snukos. In a Jnr. of c6n
flacnle.l Chinese whisky, the clmin-
lala found a pickled llzan!
Jnr Is suld lo have been ruptured
rrom a pickled lounge, liuird.
VOTE DATE IS SOUGHT j
Pit AN TO LIMIT COI'UT DEBATE
LAID ASIDE ; i
ITIV Th. Ataorlated Tree.) f
1 WASHINGTON, D, C. Jan. 20.
Iuivlng aside the plan to Invoke Iho
rulo under which sennto debate on
tht world court would bo limited,
proponent or American member
hip III (hat tribunal huvo opened
negotiations with the opposition:
looking to nn agreement for a dnle
on which a vote may he had.
louder on hath side said tha
dlaruaalona still were In the prelim
inary stages. Protagonists ex
pressed the hone, however, that an
agreement could he roenhed so
that It would be unnecessary to un-deft.-iko
cntorcement or tho cloture
rule.
Negotiations ror nn neToemen
were Inaugurated after the 'oppo
sition bad brought rnrwerd two of
(heir biggest gun. Senator John
son. Ttemibllcan, Cnlirornln. nn I
Iteed. Democrat. Missouri. TlntJi
vigorously assailed the court bi
roro crowded galleries.
BEND WORKMAN KILLED
IIILAXCIII-'J OF FAI.I.INfJ TREF.
HIT TltACK WALK Fit
nr The Awiocl.te.1 Pre..)
11KNI1, Ore.. Jon. 10. Mike
Mnkiihus, truck walker ror th
Hhevlln-lllxnn company, was In
stantly killed thl nfternoon when
hit hy tho branches ot a railing
tree near the company's logging
camo south or Pond.
Mnknhiis, according to workmen
rlom by at the time ot tho acci
dent, was walking along the track
near where falters were at work,
and although they called to him
when the treo starled lo tall, he
did not move. The tree did not hit
Mnkahu but the branches did. An
Inquest will be held Thursday
morning nt 10 o'clock.
Mnknhua, who wna about 40
yenrs old, had a wife in' Omaha,
Nebraska, but no other Informa
tion regarding surviving relatives
is known by the Shevlln-Hlxon of
ficials. Sl'SPlCIOVS
PETTING PLACES ASKED
FOR CITY POOR PEOPLE
HMOi; I'AOTOKV M'MIH HELD
TO Nl;i:il A'rriC.NTION
li'uiniiM.iit of Ilior Offlcliil Ii
(IimjhxI to Itlglil IUiW Jn
Piiblla l'au-ka
(My Tli A.oclatd Prase)
WAHH1NOTON, V. C, Jan. 20.
Petting places for the poor were
urged upon the national recreation
conference today by Kthelberf
Htewart, commissioner of luhor sta
tistics in tho depurtmont of labor,
who pleaded for tho opening ol
public space In American cities to
the "bine jeuned" worker In great
Indiiatrlnl plant.
"Nellie rrom tho shoe factory."
he ald, "ran stand a little petting
In a public park rurnlshed by the
city, evon though Joe rrom - tho
stockyard, who spend hie days
cutting off the feet of sheep,. does
the petting."
Htewart unwilled what he termed
"the Increasing rigidity and puri
tanical asNlninity ot much that
goes Into newer forms of park
rules and regulations."
AFFIDAVIT IS OVERRULED
NO 11F.ASO.V HF.F.V FOR I'LEA
OF PItKJUDICK
MBDFORD, Ore., Jan. 20. The
affidavit or prejudice, riled Tubs.
Thot'dny by Ir. Charles T. Hweeney.
iiiuHieu iur ftvrjury, in connection
with the manslaughter trial of
Omer W. Murphy, was overruled
by Circuit Judge Charles ' M.
S"!"
.na i.uiitiiuuiii uuum itonsioix mrm
I a belief tho Judge Is prejudiced."
It further hold that ll la difficult
to secure an outside Judge to con
duct a hoarlng, "but Is also ex
pensive." It la also contended that
"the free use of the sort of af
fidavits would be destructive of ef
ficient rourt procedure."
FIRESTONE STARTS TRIP
Kt IttUKR WOHKS AT SING A
l'OKK TO BK INSPECTED
(Iif Th A-uo?!ttd Press)
PKATTLK. Wimh., Jan. 20.
Hurvey S. Flrcirton Jr., arrived
here todny en route to Inspect rub
ber (lovMo)tm-n' nt Singapore In
the Klruilit Bottlcmenta.
"We nre douhllnK the capacity
of our SliiKuporo fnctory, which
prepitren plantnilon rubber for
Mhipmont," pJilil Kt rent one. whose
fiither Is president of tho Firestone
Tire nnd Kubher company. "Wc
are etiub)lnhinK ten buying cen
ters In Java, liorneo, Sumatra and
other districts."
The Flrtstone onrtv. Includlnit
fSt. A. 'C'huek,' a "rubber expert of
23 yefirs' experience in the Far
Eust, sails from here Friday.
MOTHER MEMORIAL PLAN
$37,000,000 STHI CTI KE TO RISE
IN SOUTH
air The Asaoclated Presa)
CHICAGO, 111.. Jan. 20. Selec
tion ot Albuquerque. N. M., as t(io
site of a 137,000.000 memorial to
tho "services, aacriricoa and pa
triotism or tho American mother,'
was ratified today. by the executive
commlttco of tho War Mother's
Memorial association. Tro projeet,
which provides for a hospital ot 48
units and combined capacity for
4800 patients, is backed hy a score
of service men' and othor patri
otic orgnnizatlona The hospital
will caro for tubercular dependents
and dependent do&endants of for
,mer service men. ll Is to be fi
nanced by veterans' contributions.
TO MEXICAN STAND
Position of Washington Is
Given In Few Words By
Secretary of State
No New Arguments Seen in
Saenz Statement
REPLY IS EXPECTED SOON
Nolo fill en Ambassador Sheffield
at Mexico City Not Itooelrod;
Iteoogiiitlon Ait-cements
Sent to Senate
(By The Associated Press)
WAHHI.N'OTON. It. C, Jan. 20.
Secretary KellojfK took direct
isue today with the statement
latuued to the press yesterday by
the Mexican fore.Kn minister,
Aaron Bacnx, reiterating the posi
tion of the Washington govern
ment that the new Mexican land
and petroleum, laws "are plainly
retroactive and confiscatory."
Mr. KellogtT used 156 words to
answer the 4000-word public dec
laration of the- foreign minis' er,
dicmlaslnjr the Mexican statement
as ; con alnlng no facta or argu
ments wnich nave noi. been fully
dealt with' in official exchanges.
tntomont Precede IJejvly .
The secretary's statement v.'as
Issued before the Mexican govern
ment replied late today to the for
mal representations made by the
United States- against retroactive.
features of. the twn laws.
Tne Mexican note nanued to
Ambassador Sheffield In Mexico
City late today tffd not reach the
stale department tonight, nor had
the department been advised of Its
delivery to Mr. Sheffield. It was
sam at tne department tnat no
agreement to withhold the two
notes from publication had been
made with the Mexico City gov
ernment which would apply after
the Mexican rejoinder had been
received.
. The department also announced
that it hud transmitted, in reply
to the resolution offered in the
senate by senator La Follette, Re
publican, wisoonsin. an tne . in
formal ion it had bearing on agree
ments which preceded the diplo
matic recognition of Mexico and
also on the negotiations for the
refunding ot Mexico's external
debt.
Mlnnloa Glvn Acooant
This information is confalned
in the minutes of the joint Mext
can-American commission which
met in 1923 In Mexico City, so far
as recognition is concerned. The
debt funding negotiations were
conducted by an International
banking group, also In Mexico. The
proceedings both of the banking
group, wnicn nan no connection
with the Washington government,
and of the 1923 commission have
already been published In full.
Secretary Kellogg retieratea mat
there were no agreements or un
derstandings bf any kind pertain
ing to the recognition of the Mexi
can government that were not In
cluded In the published minutes ot
the commission. The La Follette
resolution was framed to Inquire
as (o secret understandings in this
respect.
RAIL OFFICIALS MEET
BROCCOLI CROP SUBJECT AT
CONFERENCE
f Tly The Aaaoctated Press)
ROSEBURO. Ore.. Jan. 20.
Railroad and express company of
ficials met in Roseburg today for
a conference with growers concern
ing tho movement of the' broccoli
crop of the Umpqua valley during
the coming season. Among the of
ficials present were L. C. Gram,
assistant superintendent; J. H.
Mulcahy. assistant general freight
agent; A. S. Rosenbaum,. It. It.
Graham, traveling freight and
passenger agents: M. R. White
head, C. R. Mcintosh and F. C.
McKauon, ot the Paclfia Fruit
Express, and C. II. Haywood, in
terstate commerce commission In
spector. Thoso officials togother with the
railroad ofriclal of local terminal I
conferred with the managers of the
local shipping exchanges, and in
dependent growers.
Estlmutes point to the shipment
of from 1000 to 1500 carloads of
broccoli from Douglas county dur
ing the last of February and the
month ot March, unless cold
weather comes before the first of
the aonson to damage the crop.
NEW GAS TAX PROPOSED
COUNTY JUDGES WOULD ADD
ONE CENT TO LEVY
- (Py The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., .Ian. 20.
Automobile ' owrtors of the state
will bo assessed anothet; tax of
ono cent per gallon on gasoline for
oounty rond purposes If action
proposed at today's annual moot
ing of the state county Judges and
commissioners association should
become effoctlve.
Sentiment was In favor ot such
a tax, on tho ground that the
present stnto gasollno tax ot throe
conts a gallon reverts to. tho state,
nnd that the counties, as ouch,
derive no direct benefit therefrom.
John M. I-ltvr Dies
PORTLAND. Ore.,, Jan. 20.
John M. Loiter, 75, for many years
superintendent nnd general man-
nger ot tho Brldnl Veil Lumber
company, and In rocont yenrs on
gaged In real estate and tlmfier
business nt Portland, died suddonly
Inst night nt tho tjomo of his
daughter, Mrs. Ullbert J. wewou
Bosidc Mrs. Newell he Is sue
vlved by his son, O, C. Lelter, man
aging editor of the Portland Tole
grnni, and. a brother, Joseph A.
Lelter of lllllshoro. Ho was born
In Ohio In I860 nnd ciuno to Ore.
gon In 1890. ... .
FILMED EMOTIONS GIVE
CHILD FOSTER MOTHER
JUDGE I)FX,1DI OAE BY ItE
AOTION Otf WpMAN
Mrs. GooMit Given Liulo Girl Bo
ra use She Shows Borrow at
LosJiut Oilld
CBr Th AaeoclaUd Press)
DETROIT, Mich.. Jan. 20.
Moving pictures today delivered a
.-i,.ili mm lo us roster
mother when .Tnrii vin...t t,
nan In circuit court awarded cus
tody of little Mable Irene lo Mra.
Irene Onosnn in tft.in - u. .1.
nied tho habeas corpus petition of
the child's natural mother. Mrs.
ulla Przyhyla.
The nhlltl hat I...-. ..
, " " " " wiiuor airs.
aoosen s oharge since a few weeks
after birth. In an effort to arrive
at a Just decision on the petition
of the natural mother for the re
turn of her child. 'Judge Brennan
had the two women and the child
stand before him last Saturday
when he announced that the child
was to be sent to an Institution.
Concealed moving picture ma
chines showed Ihe reaction of the
rwo women 10 tnis decision.
junge . urennnn and several
psychologists yesterday viewed the
(Mm. Ha anltt fntln.. tltn. t. -
giving custody of the child to
airs, iroosen necause the film
showed a much more "biological
emotional reaction on her part,"
and also because of Ihe willingness
or me reai mo-ner to permit the
child to be sent to an Institution.
RATE POLICY ATTACKED
GOODINO HOLDS RATES ARE
DISCRIMINATORY
nr The Aeaoelated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 20.
A bitter arraignment of the na
tion's great transcontinental rail,
roads for their rate nolicv. which
he declared would be. made by oro-
per Industrial Improvement of the
Inter mountain territory: was made
by Senator Gooding. Republican,
Idaho, before the senate interstate
commerce committee.
Asserting that the Inter moun
tain territory Is one of the richest
In the world In resources that make
for great Industrial - develooment
ana answering opponents of his
bill to prevent roada charging
more for short than long hauls and
competing with water carriers,
Senator Ooodlng declared discrim
inatory rates have been established
by the railroads In favor ot the
great Industrial centers. These
rates, he said, prevent rjoesible de
livery ot manufactured products in
to great domestic markets in com.
petition -with goods from industrial.
centers and as a result the lnter-
mountaln section has been unable
to attract euftlcient capital for Its
proper development.
TRED ""SPRINGER HELD
MAN GIVEN PARDON WILL BE
RETURNED TO PRISON
fP.y The Associated Press)
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. Fred
Springer, who was received at the
wtate . penitentiary from. Baker
county. December 10, 1915, . to
serve from 10 years to life for as
sault and robbery while armed
with a dangerous weapon, and who
"was conditionally pardoned by
governor Olcott, November 18,
1919, Is under arrest at McAUester,
Okla., and an officer will be sent
from here to return him to the
Oregon prison. What offense he
committed in Oklahoma .was not
mentioned in the telegram re
ceived from McAUester authorities.
Prior to being sentenced in Bakor
county Springer had done time
from 1909 to 1915 in the Montana
penitentiary, at Deer Lodge.
Soon after he was freed from the
Oregon prison. Springer married,
but he and his wife separated.
Later Oregon authorities heard that
'he had been killed in a holdup In
Canada. He was assumed to be
dead until the message came yes
terday from Oklahoma.
RIDDLE GARAGE BURNS
SIX CARS DESTROYED; LOSS
ABOUT $12,000 .
(By The Associated Presa)
" ROSEBURO, Ore., Jan. 20. A
garage fire, which resulted In a
loss.of approximately 112,000 oc
curred at Riddle Tuesday, when
tne u nite garage, owned and oper
ated by E, E. Hart was almost com
pletely destroyed. Six touring cars.
a truck and a tractor were burned
and two other cars slightly dam
aged, wnne tne complete line ot
accessories and all the garage tools
were lost.
The fire apparently started In
the battery charging department
about 5 a. m. today. It was dis
covered about half an hour later
when the entire interior was
ablaze.
Morclcr Keepa Strength
(lly The. Associated Press)
BRUSSELS. Jan. 20. Thonch
his recovery is deemed well nigh
hopeless. Cardinal Mcrcler con
tinues to display unusual resist
ance to tho ravages of disease,,
surprising even the attending phy
sicians oy tne manner in which no
nas withstood, pain, lack of nour
ishment and recurring heart at
tacks. GEORGE GARDNER DIES
JACKSON MAN MENTIONED
FOR STATE SECRETARY
(lly The Associated Press)
MEDFOHD, Ore., Jan. 20.
Georgo A. Gardner, rormer county
clerk nnd county Judge of Jackson
county, four yenrs ago, prominently
mentioned as a cundldate for sec
retary of state, died at his home
at Jacksonville lost evening, from
a heart attack. Ho had recently un
dergone a surgical operation for
appendicitis. Deceased had lived all
his life In southern Oregon, and
was born at Central Point, near
nero.
Negro Killnr Convicted
(lly The Associated Presa.
KELSO. Wash.. Jan. 20.-Albert
'Winters, negro, was today con-
victed of the murdor oc Minnie
Scott, Long view negro woman. The
jurors -recommended ; the death
penalty.
Department of Justice Men
Successful After Chase
of Three Months
Chicago Gunman Surprised
When Police Arrive
KILLING IS ADMITTED
Noted Fugitive Accompemhsl hy
Attractive Bride Who Denies
Knowing Hnsband Wu
Sought by Police . - '
(By The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 20.
Trailed three months by depart- .
ment of justice agents, one of .
whose number he had nlaln, Mar
tin J. DurkIn,-26, notorious Chlca- .
go criminal, was captured here to
day. .. , '
The much.Rnucht slaver. de
scribed In police circles an 'ery '
aangerous, quicK.to draw,' ten,
Into a trap prepared by depart-
ment agents, city detectives ana
railroad employes and waa over
powered in the drawing' room ot a .
Frisco-Katy train upon arrival
iron, uan Antonio at wenater .
Grove, a suburb.
A revolver, an automatic, pistol
and a belt of cartridges were lay-
Ing on a card table In the drawing
Cluuioe to Shoot Denied
I would have shot it out with '
you If you had given me a chance," :
jjurkin told his captors. ' You got
me too quick." ..
with, IJurkln was an attractive
woman, his bride since December.
A. They were' married in East St.
Louis. She said she was formerly
Miss Irma Sullivan,. 18,. of Cornell.
Illinois, and had no Idea her huH
band was wanted by the -police.
She did not become suspicious, she
said, until her husband abandoned
an automobile at San Antonio.
Durkin, who gave his name as
James Durkle of St. Louis in np-
fssjjatis tut ttio iiitu i tagv iibBiinc,
has been variously called the
shiek robbe,', and "Prince
Charmlng'i-He continued to smile
alter his arrest and nonchalantly
admitted his desperate escapadesr ,
It was noticed he had shaved hit.'
tiny moustache since leaving Chi
cago. - Heavy Guard Provided --' . :---The
couple waived extradition
and Durkin was taken under heavy
guard on a Chicago and Alton
train leaving late today for Chi
cago. - -
Durkin is charged with the
murder of Edward C. Shar.i, de
partment of justice operative wno
was shot to death at Chicago last '
October 11 when he attempted to
arrest Durkin for ' automobile
theft. He Is also charged with
the murder of Police Sergeant .
Harry Gray, who - was fatally '
wounded October 29 when he
trapped Durkin in a -Chicago
house, only to have Durkin shoot
his Way out. Lloyd Austin, a civil
ian, was killed In the exchange of
shots. '
The capture of Durkin was ac
complished neatly. Durkin and
his bride had been trailed by gov
ernment agents through an auto
mobile license from East St. Louis
to Los Angeles and then to San
Antonio, where he- yesterday en
gaged a drawing room on tne tram
for St. Louis, intending to obtain
employment here. '
'inree Traps Arranged
.Three traps were - arranged In ;
and around St. Louis. . including
the one at Webster urove. t. la.
Scott, James J. McLaughlin and
Edward Dowd of the department
of justice and 15 olty detectives,
crack shots of the department,
went to the outlying station.
As the train pulled in at 11:55
a. m., four detectives took posi
tions on euner side ana tne others
boarded the coaches.
- Dowd knocked on the drawing
room door. It swung, open and
Tiiifktn nf nif1 Viol" rrA thflin.
Detective Sergeant Leonard
Islng. a wrestler and expert In Jiu
Jltsul, sprang at the fugitive and
clamped a wrlstlock on his right
arm. Dowd seized him around the
waist and both began to drag him.
from the room.
"Durkin, wo've got you,' Dowd
said. "We've cot you at last."
"You've made a mistake. I'm
Valentine,' the gunman protested,
trying to pull away. "Valentine
Dowd replied, snoving mm into a
seat. "I'd know you in a million.
Durkin."
Identity 1 Admitted
The prisoner then admitted his
Identity. Durkin was taken before
Chief of Detectives Kaiser to whom
he talked freely. He numlttcd
killing Shonan, but denied firing
the shots which killed Gray and
Austin. "Oh those fellows were
shooting at each other halt the
time," he said.
Durkin related that after nn
last escape he went to New York
and in all returned to Chicago four
times. He said ho stolo automo
biles In New York. Dotrolt ami
Chlcngo to make the vnrlnus trips
and flpnlly drove to Cornell, where
he got Miss Sullivan and drove to
East St, Louis.
SCHOOL MOVE PLANNED
METHODIST INSTITUTION TO
GO TO SEATTLE
(Tly The Associated Prass) '
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20.
Kimball School of Theology, for
many yoars locatod on tho oampus
ot Willamette university at Snlem
will be moved to Seattle, Wash., as
a result of action taken at a
meeting of the board of trustees
ot the school here today. The
action taken was In accord with
rocommendatlons mado at previ
ous meetings of ministers and lay.
men nf the Oregon conference
and hy a slmllnr group In Seattle.
The' movo will be mnde so that
the school can be opened In (he
Seattle locution In September,
1H27, It was decided.