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Mtpdford M a n: Tmtotwtc Weather Year Ago llliclipht year ago uxlnj- :ih limvcai year hk MMljiy 20 port-cast Partlr rloudjr tonight Tliurhtlajr; continued cold. irigheMt ytUnUiy 40 lAmot Uiis nioruiug 35 Daily Twenty-third Tef MEDFOKD, OltKdOX. WKDXKXI1AY. JANTAUY It!. IDL'it. No. 2W. ELECTION Ami 2ND The Weather Today AIRPORT By Arthjir Brisbane f W II H I I B H BOND President's Jack Knives. We Have Some New Planes And We Need Them. Chinese, $1000 Each. (Copyright, 1929. by Star Co.) Two frifiuls, invited to t he "NVlnte House luncheon Muudiiy, ' found Mrs. ('uolmtie and tlie ' President very cheerful. No j looming sad departure there, j but rather cheerfulness as in a school just before vacation be gins. It is impossible to exagger at the feeling of responsibility that has weighed the President, taking over the nation at the end of a great war, wilh tens of billions of debts. lie feels i now like one about to be re lieved of a heavy burden. The newspaper story has it 4lnit the President, asked what lie planned to do, said he thought he liiiuht do "a little whittling." That is not all of the Ircsi(1cu; 's plnn. of which i matter and the mayor and council-: no our but himself kno s tinv-j;p maklK u i;lln iliai the lexis- hit ion was voled at the reepp'st of tiling. j the airport cmnmti-sfnii of the 4 j Chamber of Commerce. The dec. Hut " wliittlhi''" is ii wnnl'tion will be held during the 1iuu:k ., . , , . , , . , , ,. , , i that bikes alviii ( nolidirc hark ( io his uiiihiimmi in Vermont, when the important thing in I lie world was n ja-U knife. His costume was a two-piece aflair. clitnn'ori-Vi whi.-h conme.;t wtm in-; shirt anil overalls.' hare feet in formally endorsed by ihe oilier, ,iti -i coiiiifilnteii p.ovnt a hare quo Kiumner. ihe overalls hail wnle coni)istii.. f Vimv. .(. (iray.' pockets in front, ami lil'oV Kenduw. Ii . K M-rKlhose. K. j darkest ltioment followed njj.'j. unciiter if in Chicago on'busi-' .MN.vnlt i.i n bnv V;d.l nn. I ' , ' . ! the diseovery that the jaeli liiiife had fallen out. The Coolidge jack knives! , ine 1.0UHUKC juk. ki" -- .Iu1.aiq(. -uiimn nf tliam nt'ere elaborate, some ot .theui, Biul fairly JilentlLVIl, for lilts reason the President's father sold his country store and its contents, after elaborate trail- , . 11 1 (Pun a lit! una tea on ui aosoniu. 1 01 movies, efnnpnnioiiate mar- inj the buyer deelarmg tlie neceKsliy of the latter if Med ford rinjjeH. divorce cuurts and auto stoek in trade out oi' date. ws to continue as an air mail and j mobiles." in the playwright's view. 'general airport, and Seeley Hall! He si: id savagery had Joys In eon- 0lliut!. It wax agreed that whiltcver the Inn er could lint sell within two years Mr. Cooliiige wouhl take baek. Tlie time iiuinn and the few poods returned uml nt up in the Coolidt'e ifiirrct included liat, no longer in the, fashion, even in rural Vermont, and sev eral jaek knives. Finding himself in the White House, President of the Tinted States, w as no move exeitini; to t.'alvin C'oolid'e grown up than knowiiij,' ahnut I hose "four -blade" jaek knives in the gar 'ret to young Coolidge in over alls. ip Uncle Sum's fleet in the Pa cific, ahout to start for winter maneuvers near Panama, will take along the greatest naval flying fleet ever assembled, flying machines. Secretary Wil bur, and the President, who is , the boss of the navy, ought to be congratulated on this fact. Not a ship in tho air fleet is more than nine months old. It ih ii conilurt to know Ilutt v arc htiildint' some nii'ships . 3 ' Piiiunna would need tueiu in cnL of wiir. Souittor Heed told the Senate ...v.. w... r.he other day that if we hud tn.i.1,1,. will. I!riti.. thn l'nn. tioul.lf with l.ritiilll, tlie Inn- i ..i.i i... mini Ciinnl ii'nnld lie u-innil mil . irom lllf air, wiiinii nc Hums . - i rinanee r;. m. lison. j-j. ji froflts hnyo Bonn up liall til- .Tnnney. II. I). Hunimonl, J. .1 rectlons. Oure Chinese smiiKKle'fc Ituehtcr. Into this ronnty paid :i0 coch to i lMa Appraisal A. J. Crose. 1" the smugglers. Now they pay !.. m. Kershaw, IE. II. Janie v. j. O 000 eaeh mid come tn by airplane. !(;,.IIV. 9 Kivc nlr smugglers of .Chinese.! Fire K. II. jannry. J. O. (inij nnu two uirpines, nave oeen seizeu by govert.;ne.?t agents. In old days ChltTse were smue - hor frm .hln. in .ml! boalst. had their hands and feet(u'r;, '" M- Kershaw, i:. i. Wilson. ; bound. If there was dinger of cap ture the unfortunate Chinese were tosfod overboard to drown. Whether the airplane smugglers would drop their contraband pas- (Continued on Pftge Four). o BOND VOTE: I CALLED Citizens to Decide $120,000 Improvement Money to Be Handled By City Body Inadequacy of Present Field Shown Minimum Sum Is Asked. The city council last night pas soil , legislation providing tor a special election on Tuesday. April ;!. noxi. : to submit the iipstioiitn the peo- ' pie of voting Slo.ouu In bonds for ; i a new and modernly equipped air-, I ttnrl fnlln-A'inir diKCilsKimi fin thn of I and S p. m. . ,l)lfm.p tnt Vf)U, was akon conn- i ciimun k. ii. jannpy ntated tiuit it ! was to be tinders tunc) by all con- cerned ih:it the city council would : have tl e spending of the airport tilIll. V 111. I 11. It lll. I M.-lTlJw.V ill' . mess. K. M. Wilson, one ot K. M. Wilson, one of the i two new councilmen, was in Rose- burg, and Councilmai A. J. Crose, who has onlv attended one or two council meetings for the past eight W COUNC L months or moie, was still awaylb'-vs in zz years in u lecture nuru jfroilI the city. nilla.ri Givoit Qutlinr cuasion -imtil alter V. (.'. Dillard, ' tor the Chamber of Commerce air-- , port commission, outlined the plans ifiid ftaures of cost of the various features of the proposed new air- j had submittted figures of the prob I able income for such airport and also slated thai Ihe present a'rimrt hnl bee" .,ldn,n"1 h' Jhe Knvern- ment nlr nilh ials, also by the plane insurance companies and by ! seveial of ihe 'commercial nirplnne ; ,,M1H .jjke "Vou Gotta Keo Mamalrcached information conccrnlne, I house of .representatives Wedne companios as wholly unsiiiliilili! and ,n ),. t;,,,,.." I them was withheld. ! day consenied to Ihe susialnlnif of unsafe for landing anil Inking off Vulloelt. cxplainlm; his presence 1 (ionoial reports In political clr-! "'" Kovernor's velu of lluuso IJIII of nlapes. on a Iceiuru platform, blamed tho cles here have heeu that thero Is a i Passed by the I ! 7 session of mr. 1'iiiaiu siaicu im.ii. .ji.v.n.. ( Continued on I'ltue Eight.) AND ICREDIE! Only three uf hit appointments were ninth by Mayor A. W. Ttpv.s at lant niirht'H t:Ity eounell niet't- "PI PES APPO NTS1 n n n I inT mm. tuLiu i auto tragedy in Iiik. the ehief exct utlvc of the etty , . , , , . nni'oimeiliK before he nmde them that he wan nut yet reatlv tu muke ! POHTI.ANI), Ore.. Jan. HI. iPi the others and not xtattim um to An automobile trnvedv In te jn.t when they would be made. small l ours of tost Sunday morn Tho three appointments, ur , ln"k i,H ,1,lr'1 Ufu toilay when lather reaiipolntmenl. were ihow : Kff- f-ibson. U", died In u hospital of John j). On-kin a.s city i;,,. Her sinter. Mik. Uernlee Key. turney. 1-ollee Chief i b-tus M.: : niuur. -'1. and Theudore HuhUiiIiI, Creilie and Klre t hief Hoy Kltlotl. ! 21. 'H-d u few lirmrn after the uu The mavor aluo iinimuneed hi tomuhiln crtiHhed ntn p tr'-Mlm-.o appointment i.f ti.i. ilt..iiHlMi' I'ilv council committees, with the com-:""' ;ment the counelltuei, that he , hvt would be sali.fac-j',,; J,"i,d h itory to i to all of Ihvm. If not theyl could agree among themselves on w'": "'r w ' changes whleh would be made. ! ln f-'m r;'r All the appointments were con- Jnd Jury at tlon. on reeominendu , , , .. .. ... .. ,, . ' tinn of a eoroner h Jury. Testlfvln ,,. .., , mo,,.... ""'""- 'v known a s to j t wha, lAl 7 n""ol",V ". : whirl, have been han;;..,!; fire fo;. .weeks oast. (Weeks past The eity eouneil eoniniitlees ap jpolnteil last niKht are as follows: ) m j. I'.uehter. j ' Streets nn.l wers I:. J. Ham-! , - (:r - J J- Uueliter. l-ullillng end l-llt J. J. Illirll- L.ir-ns j. l. .rray, i. m. rver- shaw. I;, K. M Klhore. ( Health It. K. .MeKlhouc. K- M. Wllwn. A. W. Pipes, Parks and public works P. M. Kerihnw. .1. o. Gray. A. J. Crose, 1 It K. MeElhone. WHERE SALVATION ARMY MEETS Sunbury Court, Sunbury-on-Thames. England where the first High Council meeting in the history of the Salvation Army began January 8, to decide future administration and control of the organization. SILKEN HOSIERY COMMISSION 10! CITED AS PROOFSCAN GENERAL OUR DECADENCE LAW VIOLATION! . Q-jannjng Pollock Says No Civilization in U. S. Cut-; ture Composed Princi-' pally of Movies, Trial Marriage and Autos. u. ,ian. i v. ti f Silk stoeklnKs were died as proof m non-ciMiizeu -mcmai o Cbanniny J olloclt. author of 32 i niKht. "There In no eivUlzatiun in the 1 !H,y murders have Increased Tut) P'-' M'm- -- hIomKiiiks nae Ki-l'H'd in sales by 98,950 per cent, 1 Think of Hint: ! "Culture Us composed principally tra.-t to the horrors of American civilisation, as native habits went ; i.ut a s-liort way heyond flRhini:. I'skepliiK In the sun. and flshliiK nir-mualn. until American industry brought them work, cinemas, and nicatro fur lis refusal to allow him to expreH his serious views on the btace. A recent attempt to prodiiec a. pla ' hi New York wan abandunt d. Tln; playwrmbt mUi but three fif bi plays pleased hlni, and theK were "serioUK.. but appar ently of finuill popular appeal. pomd takes ITS THIRD LIFE poe vHiiieriiin i.iiru'K, ir, hiiu tA"u "ri a, """i M"ermK mini oiosen ie;n ami OA , , V V .' ' " r Inipiest. yomiK Wilson nd- t) i('ha(1 1m-(i (r.nU ani, that the three l-oy had .-onsume.l , , ,,, ,, ,l( . , . . -.., ... . ... i whiskey b(0Te entering the auto- mobile. iSENATE PASSES BILL WASHIXCTOX. Jan. H.-W.- The senate 1)111 to nulhorlie 1.1.1.- 1 oo for Improvement of thn Ore- t?on caves in nissiyou national fore-t. wan passed today b the sentn. Representative Iawly, Renub- llcan. Oregon, said the money was needed for lighting the caves and trucking them more uccvesiblo. i President-Elect to Appoint Special Body Improve ment Recommendations Sought-New York State! Is Thorn IU, is to no- WASHINGTON, Jan. ! President-elect Hoover point a special commission soon arter March 4 to investigate -prohibition and general law violations as well as court procedure and lo ma'tc rfct'ommendationa looking to lion. The general sltuiitfon in New Yoik state, which, is giving the president-elect concern both from its political and patronage aspects, j current. of .the district attorney was canvassed at conferences held ' would be required, by Mr. Hoover at his homo wltli 1 Senate resolution No. 13. Intro Charles 1. HUles. Republican na-ldueed today, provides that the tionnl committeeman for the Km president of the senate- appoint a pirc state, and Ogden Mills, under e.ommittoe of five mem hers to co secretary of tho treasury. 1 upornto with a similar committee talked with Mr. .Mills, whose home )8 n New york C,v ,, -Vfr Hllles 1 uu iiuai ciiiui exueuuvo IlISl u ,.ii.i in i-i.,- i .... ..,,. .i.i conference. If any decisions were I dlsngroemcnt. among Repnhllcan leaders in New York on the rils- tribution of patronage. Kecoin nations ulong thlB line must eonie from the national and Htato pnrtv leaders Hinee both of the flenatora from New York are Democrats. rrmn cireles close to the prenl-:hl" di'nt-eleet I lie Information has come that, Mr. .Mills proliably will aur-1 ceed Andre' W . Mellon an Heere-1 tary of the ireasiiry when the vet eran Pennsylvania retires after perhaps two more years of Korvlee. Mr. Hoover had a rapid, siit.ecs slon of enferences with Kcnators and representatives. One of his early callers wns Hcnator Ihook hurt of Iowa, who predicted a har monious special session of the 71st conKrcsH. He said he predicted this upon his belhif that thero wan 1 peneral salislactlon with the farm relief idea of the ;resident-elect. i ! Cnbinvt and other apptdntments jwero discussed with Mr. Hoover by : Senator Iteed of Pennsylvania, who! said ho made no recommendations hut did supply the president-elect with, a list of Pennsylvanfans now In public service and a list of those deemed available f(tr servH-e. . White Alligator Worth $333.33 Per Foot Florida j 4. , 4 ; lor rayer, in whleh must of the ' JACKSONVIL1.K. Fla., Jan. ! was done by Ktrayer, was 16. (Pi Wimt a white allien l,h,; f,,Ht nt th first cummlt tor tiMtyv? If so. the market I lw "-tlni: of the session. 4 finotatlAi this morning Is .'l.'i:i.: u foot, nceordlng lo only whlto 'gator ever cap- I tured In Morldn. lie has of- fered It to the Kn tllr.h Zo- ; ologlral snelety of London for I tS-'9 and the society has I examine the reptile. W. J. Godfrey, mnnuger of a Houth Ja'tunvllle alligator . farm. Mr. Godfrey ha a sIx-ftMit 4 ! specimen, believed to bo the 9 6 1 them's ttlg Year 8T ,OLIK (vIV Flint Uhem. who has been waived out of the major leu ho en, won &1 icanies and lost 42 while iA lilnv for the Ht. frfuis rardlnnls during tho past five years. In 1926 ht won 2 0 Hnti jvt in,''en. JOSFPHNF poorMto" nrr n ii o BENEFIT FROM j III! u HLO AIITfl PUAMCCQ! GEI RAISE Senate Passes Salary Boost Over Veto Other Bills! Feel Ike's Axe Briggs1 Tells House Jackson Dele- j gation Drawing Measure On County Funds. j SAl.KM. Ore. .l:in. 16 ") Willi imly Senator SI;iiIin votli:;; in the negative tin- Hi-natu today passed ever the veto of Governor 1'atler son a senate bill ot the 1 1 T se-Hioii whU-h provides fur an in crease in the salaries uf certain oti icein nf Josepiiino county uml fixes the iniuininiu salary at ? t sou. The salary of the county judge Is Increased from ?Uuo to $1N0U, county eoniinlssioiierH from to $"1 a day when on duly, treasurer from $rjut) to I SOU. assessor from i 1 400 to ?IM)U and seboul summ' inlendeut fro in $ltluu tu $loa. Tnc inereaseH are made ef I'eetlvo as of January 1 , I sustained on Die following bills of I the I !-7 HeHfion: S. H. A4, by Hull- i;iiip(werinK the legislature lo deuignalu the 1 width of county roads, purtleutar ! ly sandy roads in Mulinumu.h : county. . H. rt. liH. by Hull -I'htclng the Mnter-cuunty brldnes "t New berg unti i tirvanis uu me siuie nigu way system. S. H. 124. by Norbladtiivinii justitres of the peuee and district Judges power to suspend sentenuus from be bench. ... s. 1,. HelatlVe to S. 1J. 124 Henalur ' Mower staled that 11 bill would be . Introduced nt HiIh sesidon inaking the same provision except the con- i nuum- in uu m vuni ismiun ot the possibility or rcoiKanlzlnif itho state Bovcinmenlal system. SALEJI, Ore., Jan. 111. W) The '"c "la,,J hKlslatuie. which wuuid nllow county rt.-usurers to Invct-t I ln -ownty bond, municipal bonds . nn- Ht-hool dlntrb't bonds, only j l,f,,M' --"1kKh of .larkt-on county a- ' M'""c1 lhe hou:w that the Jaekwon ienunly deleKatbni is preptirlnif a. w-uen win mi me present re. ! Ktrletlons on lnvetinent uf thu county fundn. SALKM, Ore., Jan. Hi. Glen It. MetHker, liouse member Inuii Columbia county Tuesday niornliiK Introduced a bill whlclt would do away with the secrecy of Ihe records of the state Industrial accident commfsNlun. Thu bill The bill which would amend uee tion Glill of Oregon I.hwh would ontit entirely the lollowlnt; para- S1'"-11 'itx- "'cnrdH of the commission coniurisInK Information aequlred commission from employers nU employees pursuant to the "'"Visions oi this acc snull not open to public Inspection." SAI.KM. Ore., Jan. H. (pj When Sam A. d.er. Hint.' btidgel director, appeared before the ways and meaiiH committee lat night and liiideiiook tu go thru the pon derous state budget, explaining it tu tho members item by Item, he found himself, after talking about an hour, enmeshed tu a tangle of questions fired at him by the lcpt)cul legislators. A tilt between Ker and Keua- Mniycr Hoam Wiayera sharp eyes fell upon n recommended appropriation whleh appeared to be'in u lui aum railier lhan In elasslfleations. "Uon"l you know, Mr. Kozer," 'oared Htrayer, "that the Oregon V knowledge has been trying to Kct away from this sort of thing, J can't sec that you havo any -'buslneiM to come thrusting It be- - , - cummitleo again." Kozer defended It as being In accord with the Ideas of Governor I aiierson. und Suld It Waa ftpU,lrd ebild thn Umhv. had lienn lnfl proved by the attorney genor.il. state officials, ho declared, would hnve moro freedom In tho use of j their funds and at the same time I could effect more economy. 1 "Why an attempt was made In I 1927,' Htrayer replied, "to get this ; (Continued on Page lilght.J nuiu unnnuLO ,. t Senate Committee Ad0ptS Tentative Schedule of De - creased Fees To Penal ize Hard Tired Trucks, Trailers. S.VI.KM. On-., Jan. Hi. W) The! special stale senate commillee that has been studying automobile )i - I cense reduction for several mouths got definitely to work today with! the adoption of a tentative st'hed-j ule of decreased fees. This was' the .tentative adoption in part ouiyj if a schedule submit let) by the J .slit I e highway department. 1 l'"nr cms weighing 1700 pounds' or less, the schedule calls for a i flat fee of $10. Kor those weighing ! 3MU0 pounds m more It proposes 1 decreases tinder present fees but an increase over the schedule submit- j ted by the highway depart mei.t ! eufflclent to offset the tilfrerenee between the $10 flat fee on light cars and the fees proposed in the highway department's projected schedule, j For cars weighing from 1800 to j ilooo pounds the schedule offered ' by the highway department was adopted for tentative purposes. Thlsi schedule proposes i!3 per cent de creases. I l'.encfit the poor man was the ' keynote of tho deliberations, and efforts are directed to giving him 1 the most consideration In the re- t I duetlons. As f.ii as a schedule re-' (lUClllg dn'H fini'iirilltiK lo ant' f ar.s is conconu'd, however, It wnriielKht prmnl lioyn i'(lui'ncil to their tho opinion that mich )tKlHlation wil require ronHtitutbna) amend ment, which would necewdtnt' n special election, nnd the committee does not look with favor on u spec ial election. I led notion Jtleo. . . ' The scliedule offered by the hlKh way tlepnrtnieni contemplates u reducthni of tT per cent, and In a Kcnera) way that idea is beliia" nd liert'U to. In ttlher words, tho pro posed redactions are from a pres ent average of about Jl.L'U per huudri'dwclKht to 10 cents. AVhatevel schedule is udopli-rl It now appears that the committee will favor a three-fourths payment after April 1 each year. Koi trucks nnd trailers Imvlnif pneumatic tires the schedule offer ed by the highway department was tentatively adopted. This calls for 90 cents per hundredweight, dolnK away with the tire width chunies. It was -estimated that this wouhl produce about the same in reve nues an the present schedule. This would result In Increased fees for all but the 3-100 pound class nt trucks, which would pay f30.60 in- t.'ad or far,. The committee favored penaliz ing true); and trailers with sotld tires by an Inerease of 60 per cent, or making the charge $1 .;ii per hundredweight, est I ma ted to pro duce about ?100.oeo more anmmlty than now. The ITiOO-pound truck, however, would get a decrease from f Mo f:i;i.7i. Others would be increased. To offset reduced revenues from whatever schedule Is udnpted for pUKsemjer vehicles, trucks and trailer to committee favors an lu cres He of one cent in the present three-cent gasolln" tax. E OLD STAGE ROAD RAZED BY BLAZE The f'onroy country home of Mrs. II. .1. i Han Francisco, won the weller . on Ihe Old Ktiiiie road. ! weight championship by defeating! opponllp the WeVtnlde school, was completely destroyed by fire this afteriinon. Neighbors were able to save the bouse furnishings from destruction nnd tho local fire de partment was able to save several outbuildings. The flro Is attributed to a defective fine and tlie entire tittle wan afire before tlie flame were discovered. The house was a large structur-'. was one nf the most iittmctlve homes on thn Mtnire rnnr). and wuh partially covered by Insuranre. Mrs. Conrnv and children were occupy ing tho home nnd had lived there for sometime. Mrs. Conroy and the two chil dren returned this afternoon from 1 Kan Frnndsco. where they hud nepn vlsltlnir for a-veral weeks. A at the nome in cnaYKe of a Uomv. keeper. f , Pilot Killed TOLKfJO, Ohio. Jan. tb (P J Pilot Tod Hay was killed today 1 when a wing on his atrplano tore -Ian lie waa coming Into the field. H plane full 100 feet. Dcg Not on Diet Hunts Snipe for Second Helping 1 ! MAHSIIKIKI.il. (in-.. Jim. 1 ). (4"i ".Snipe'' liiml itiK l I J profitable thouch undignified i To "Itnstcr" it limy become n h means of livelihood. Muster, a dog owned by a I f tobacco dealer here, has each morning for a year carried a 1 fell-wrapped cigar to a near- It ,,y 1,,uu'hrr- In r,turn nuj,,"r T lecciveu 11 nil t'l ineai. Today hunger pangs still f troubled Hunter after he had fr received t he tisua 1 recom -fr pense. What to do'. 4 Ituster went Into the street, f picked up a cigar stub Htid fr presented It to the butcher, lie , got the meal. ! f! 4 IN S. F. ' -- ui n a i -i a Ligtlt BOYS ACClaimed AS , ChamDS 111 Far WeSt Amateur Boxing Bouts M. A. C. Mitt man Gains Bantam Division Crown. SAN FII.i.nI isci). Jan. 16. W") Black vn.s nntl Hllt 1!h foi-KutU'n, homea alon the Paelflh conat to day to be acclaimed champions by virtue uf their victories in the n mils of tlie far western amateur boxing champlunshtps held here lust night, .Nearly 100 u'niateur boxers 'par ticipated in tint two-lny tourna ment at Dreamland auditorium un der the auspices of the Amateur Athletic union. The title winners In tho eight di visions last night were as follows; rijMi'iKm, Aue .tinier, iiowara ,' , i'Aiii(i i. in 1 j, mtiiinuuu, UHUtHUi weight, Kred Lynch. Multnomah club. Portland: featherweight, Mar tin Zunlga, Jok Angeles Athletic club; lightweight, Al Trulemiiiis, San Diegci Athletic club; welter weight, Francis Iturke, Olympic club, Han Francisco; middleweight, Ralph Pancoust, Gurfleld Institute, OHkland;- Hnht heavyweight, Frank Tucker, Olympic club, Han Fran cisco; heavyweight, Clarence Doyle, Olympic club, Han Francisco. Five Knockouts, In nit, 2'- bouts wero held, flvo ending In knockouts, and without an exception each was crammed with action. Abe .Miller or the Howard Hox log club of Hollywood and Angclo Fuste, Olympic elub, Han Frun clseo, ftywetglits, futight a whirl wind battle In the first of tlie fi nals. The Ilollywuud buy won the decision. In tin bantam division, Fred Lynch, Multnomah elub of Portland, and Hub Martin of the Han Francisco Y. M. I,, had each other on the verge of a knockout after three rounds of hectic mill ing and the judges called for an ext rn session. Miller's effective work In this round won hlni the fight. Martin Xuiilga. Los Angeles Ath letic club featherweight, took o eh we verdlet from Mickey Merklu of the Hfin Francisco Olympic elub In a fast set-to. The. lightweight title went to Al rrulemans, Han I (lego Athletic elub In a fast fight which went an extra round. Trtilemans came from be hind In the second round to even up tlie lead of Joe tlernal, Olympic 1 club, Han Francisco. In the feature bout of tin even ing, FrunctH liurke, Olympic etu.l Klntaro 1 sada flashy Japanese of the Han Francisco Hhowu club. I The middleweight title go was a ! veritable Oonnybrouk with Ralph Pniiooast, Garfield Institute. Oak-1 land, knocking out Charles Clare of the Han Francisco V. M., In two 1 rounds. In the light heavyweight final. Frank Tucker of thn Kan Fran- flMfn fl-mnl chilt won n di.i'iMlim from Leo Ramage, Han Oiego Ath-j letlc club. Clarence ioyle, Kan Francisco Olympic club, unllmbered his heavy guns on the chin of Ham I'ohen, Hon IMcito Athletic club boxer. Cohen was counted out in tlie first round of the heavyweight final. I Purser IMuh. MANILA, Jan. 18. P) Allen ! Melunbds, assistant purser of the ! liner Pres'dent MeKlnley, died here today from a gunshot wound Inflicted by on unidentified as- rallant January 11. McDanlols, whose home is at Moscow, Idaho. was shot whllo Bleeping aboard ahlp. HON PURES END TOURNEY ABANDON RAILS FOR MO CARS Legislature Hears Rumors of Hill-Harriman Discard Oregon Electric Short Hauls to Be Made By Truck S. P.-Hill Line Partnership Hinted. S A I -KM. Ore., J a n, 1 (i . -(P) Abandonment uf tlie Oregon Klcc tiie railway, which operated be tween Portland and Eugene, thu abandonment of other local lines in the state and thu substitution of motor transportation lines in theh place are said to be involved in plans uf the Hill und tho Har rlman railroads to reach consum mation early this year. Rumur about the stat6 lcgislu- ture, said to come from authentic suurcca. has it that a deal lH now I pending whereby the railroads will lake over the principal motor (ruck ami singe tines in uiu siuie. In addition to uulte an extensive motor transportation business In which the railroads have been en KHgcd fur sumo time. Snon after adjournment of thu legislature. It Is said, thu roads w.ll anolv to tho Interstate com- f merce coinmlssian fur a certifi cate of eonvonience and necessity which will bo the final formality In the establishment of motor lines, and abandonment of short haul rail lines, in Oregon. Simi lar moves are said to be under way in other states. K. I. LLIuU The riimor.tukcH dlffer.unt forms. One Is that tho -Southern Pacific and the hill lines havo effeeted a partnership for. tho purpose, and another Is that It In a competitive hmuvement by the two systems separately. At fur the intention of tho hill lines relative to the .,, . i .1 1 .1 Oregon Ktectrlc thero Is uncer ' . . ., 1 . lalnty whether the road would bo abandoned entirely or only as fur um passenger truffle Is concerned, members of tho special legislative comnilttco that has boen studying tho motor vohklo question, see in it nlmost a comploto supplant ing of short-haul rail transporta tion with bus and truck linos es tablished instead. Tho situation Is a serious one for thu legislature because of thu gas tax Issue, One of tho reve nue proposals now, pending is thn addition of another 0110 cent tax on gasoline sales, making u total of -I cunts. Heavy Gas V'sc. Htnge operators are supposed to bo tho heaviest users of gasoline, consequently heuvy taxpayers un der tho gusutlne tax act. Rut In n meeting of tho senate highway conimlttoo yestcrdny, It was stated that thn Southern Pacific Is ship ping gasoline from Its own rufinr cries, storing It In Its own tanks and transferring It directly to Its motor stages, thereby evading the tax. Tanks have been installed - (Continued on Paso Klght.) Will Rogers Says: XKW YORK, Jan. Ib. IJoruli uiul Kt'llnstu; wantuil pi-ncc without vxptumitiiii). .1 1 111 Iced 11 11 d Musos ( i m 11 fine tllCMP t w 0 wjintini; t Ii c mi mo tiling), tln'y wiinted pvuco inclttd- wtAJZiL. V cxplimiitioii. TIll'V nil coinproininpd with the fol lowing footnote to Kiiropei "We luid (he treaty cx pluiucd. 1 flit don't let that mislead you). ' "We learned no moru from the rxplnnn tions than we did from the treaty. So we'lierehy si";n hlind', in order to hurry on witlt the cruiser bill, nnd trust und pray that there is nothing in the treaty that interferes with the Monroe doctrine, farm relief, prohi bition or uirth control." Yours, WILL ROGERS! s