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MTSPFOnn MATL THTBUNE, MEDPORft, OI(KOONr, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929. i ti. t 1 r. F, TO SEE CAGLE RQd Knight Main Attraction "in Cardinal-Cadet Clash A-Game Is Finale for Ca gle and Coach "Biff" ' Jones Stanford Favored ...Over Invaders From East Coast. . '. lly Russell .1. Xculnnd. (Associated l'nss Bports Wilier) . STANFORD I'NlVEnSITV. Oil.. Dec. 28. (P) Army's cadets and ' Stanford's Cardlna. fuotbnll rl vuls from the extreme caHtern and western aides o; the country, will meet today In one of the year n Intqrscclloniil classics, but the 7". 000 or more persons expected will attend mostly to witness the grid Iron, antics of Christian Keener VlUtle.' Army halfback. The "lied KnlBht" of West I'olnt has been one of the man', widely publicized young, men of football In the lust two yearn Much has been written of lib un canny Ability to elude would-be tackier: bin brilliant passim from the. dend-run. and his all 'round "Jxin Chancy" mnncuverlnisH. on the field. In short his far west orn audience will not be surprised today if he chnni:es Into n foot bull and make tho wlnnins touch down. , Final for Ioiich, Calcic. ..Tho two beat known members of the'Cadet enuad, "Ited" Caulo and Couch Ijiurence '"IHff" Jones, will fnnke their final how and strnni!" enough, the football flnule will be witncsHcd three thousand miles from, home, and In the firm ap pearance of nn army team woat of the nocRlea. Cusie graduates, and .tones, tho man who developed him, (toes brick Into actlvo service. Necessarily nnd without roservn llon, each wanta to pass out of the gridiron picture on the crest of a grcnt victory. Those who make a close study of the game, 'however, favor the Cardinal to lake Iho measure 01 tho Invading stalwarts. Where (Stanford has but Cagle nnd hit running mnte. Johnny Muriell. fullback, to atop, tho Army boys will be called upon to halt the Vinll-lugglng advances of nine back lied throats.' Is'iids Offrnsc. The soldier offense Is built al most entirely around Caulo and Is supplemented by Murrell's In frequent ' work. Conch "Pop" Warner"' charges all his behlnd-ttje-llni men with the duty of (.(fining yardage. Ills various com binations arc trained In deception nnd function on speed nnd power. HThe Stanford lino, with one ex ception, will be the same that withstood the charge of the Cali fornia Jtrav last month. Walter Hclnecka, star enter. Is Inlrt up with a cold nnd will be replaced by l'erry Taylor, n rangy 200 pounder who lacks experience, hut makes up for this with ag gressiveness. AOUA CAUENTE, Lower Cali fornia, Mvotlco, Dec. 3H. iff) A new pnup In the- turf uiiiiuIh of the Pacific room will he unfolded hro today with the opening of the ,81 -day rnclnfr weaiion nt th Apun Cnllento Jockey cluh'a now 2. 0(0(000 track. Feiturtnir Iho proRinm, whlrh Ineltidon elyht ovqiiIj. will he the $2,000 lnnugurul hnndlrup, ntirnet Inir elsht ntftrtern for the mllo nnd une-slxteenth dlntnnce. Bclmltdr, winner of the T'.a lunna cup over tho two-mllo route lnat urawnn, hecnuse of hln nupevt r condition. wcp hooked an the fav orite to win. with Frnnkle Coltllllo In the Hnddle. PORTLAND PUCKMEN WIN FROM SEATTLE, 3 TO 0 ' OKATTl.K, Dec. SS. 4) T h e Kentlle Usklmos were still In rev onrt. place tndily, although the Pnrllanil Diickarona skiililed three nonls Into the net last nlitht to win to 0, The victory was not onouith lo lirlnit the Mucks on even terms with the lklmos, who have II points to U for Portland. Vancouver l.ions were luillcllmt up their lead In the leuiiue by de feating tho lowly Victoria outtl'. to 0. ' Basketball Scores (Br tlvr Aosiatl lrnw.J i At Hcattle: I'nlverslty of Wash lnnton, 28: DeNeffes Oregonlans (Uuiiene), 26. At Han Francisco: Rt. MaryV Collroc. (s: Oreirnn Rtate, 21. At Moacow, Idaho: nonxaca, 7; Idaho I'nlverslty. 24. ' . At a Anaeles: t'tnh State. IS' University of Southern California, 2. . At Pullman, Wash.! Washington ,. .0. ullnnMliilr JormBl. 17. At'toa Angeles: fnlverslly of California, 44; I'toh University, ns CROWD OPEN RACE TRACK IN AGUA GAL1ENTE BACKS IN LIMELIGHT FOR ( Stanford-W ZmLi S. U f Jn ' y FLEISH HACKER etanrorq OU4RTER.BACK f Shouldering the heaviest part of the backfield duties In the Army-Stanford game In Palo Alto, December 28, will be MurreH and Cagle of the Cadets and Flelshhacker and Rothert of the Cardi nals. Cagle and Flelshhacker will do the passing and end running and Murrell and Rothert will attend to the plunging. TAYLOR HURT BY I CHICAOO. Dec. 2K. P Knvl MriHtru, Chlciifro'H cont"nU'r for the fputhcrwclKht cluunpIoiiHlilp of the world, today owned n technical knockout victory over. Hud Tnylor, the old Terre Haute terror Tay lor, victim of one of the most pe culiar nccldentH In rlnK history, regarded tl)e Mack mark aBalnm IiIh reeprd, whllo nursing a badly p lo In od hack. 1 The Incident, which threw 17,211 Hrectatora Into hyalericnl excite ment, terminated the ecnnd mecl lni? tho pair, In the ninth round of their 1 0-rnunder at tho Oh lean" Hlndlum liint iiIkIU. ' Outpointed for cIkIH ioiuhIh, hut nt lit waiting for a chance to end the fight Willi n knockout, Taylor almoHt accumpliHhed hla purpone In the nlnlh round when he floored tho Chicago Italian, The Inlen Hlty of hlH effortH proved hla nn doinK. AVhcn Mantro rcMalncd hln feet ufU r a count of three, Taylor tore In for the flnlnh, and In throwing punchea fell through tho ropen, wrenching hln hack., TO SALEM, Ore., llec. 23. (!) Robert W. Sawyer of Bend will not be n candidate for the Heiaihllcan nomination for governor. The Hem! newspaper man and member of the state hlKhway commission makes n definite statement lo this effect In n loiter roeolvcd by tho Oregon Statesman, in whlrh he aays thai for him to enter the contest would have the semblance of mixing poli tics with state highway affairs. Sawyer has been mentioned as a pnssiblo candidate since tho dentil of Governor Patterson. "I think It would ho very unfor tunate," Sawyor writes, "If tho poo plo got the ideu that I was using, or trying to use, by position its a member of the state hlKhway com mission as n means of political ad vancement. TABLE ROCK SCHOOL YULE PARTY SCENE TAItl.r. HOCK. Ore.. Her. (Spl.) The annual rhrlxtmun fes tival for the Tahle Hock commun ity wan held Tuesday nlwht nt th wchoolhoiiHc, with the usual larne crowd in attendance. The houne. nnd tree Were beau tifully deeoi'Med for tho occanlon and the program rnnltinjj of in strumental muHic, HotWjiN. reudlna and pluyn. was well rendered and much appreciated, by the audience. An nlr of trood-wlll Jollity and fiicndlluetut aueimd to previll throughout the evenln and mnny oxpre.vlouK of RreettiiKH And well wifhlnK were heard n lhot?e In at tendance departed fr their honir-, The ayntem In Table Hock of remcmhcrluK everyone , rtMiulred xnniQ $40 to huy nufflclent Koodtea LA ORAN'nt:, Ore., Dec. SH.'Fi Supporters of the 1910 lidrande school budget of 1 44.4KB. requir ing vote nuthorliing a levy In crease exceeding the A per cent limitation, bnrely nocd nut a vlr tory here yesterday. The budget waa approved, 131 to lis. Tno tax Increase won. 124 to 117. Tn Increased budget Is th result M tho high school firo ht-re n y.;r ago which resulted In deficit. (rftHi 1 nlr- 7Mw I M watt I I 'NOD TO TUFFY OPENS PATH TO J Ballyhoo for Miami Shot Starts With Final Gong of Madison Square Match Griffiths Looked Good Against Risko. lly Kdminl .1. Nell. AHHoclatcd 1'fcHH SporlH Writer. NHW YOltK', JJcc. - 2K. A' j The hi arch for an nhtc-hodled citi zen capable of giving plenty of battle to .lack HharUey down wheroi tho palniH wavo In the hot huuh' of Miami aceniH to have ended ln Ocrald AmbroHc (Iriri'Mha, IoukIi.I lantern-Jawed kid from Hioux City, Jowa. While the dew Htlll dropped, from the frame, of tho tough onoj and Joe JlumphrlcH waved onei wet glove iiluft in token of dc-j i-IhIvc victory over Johnny UlHko. the firat cle:i:a note of the ballyhoo call rantr out laat nlsht from thej rlUKKido of MadlHon Hiiuare (iar den. j "He looka great," beamed the plump little matchmaker. Tom j McArdle, who haa been loslnw welKht roeently aearchlnK for thej man to fight Hharkey In tho bcc-J ond annual battle of the palnix ; Kebrunry 27. "I think Tuffy will get that Hhut." Tuffy did look pood. The rough youngHter with the ahock of Handy hair belted old John Hixko for ten n-undH to win a rugged, but eawy decision, and Htayed out there alugglng until he had won nine of the ten round beyond o,uoh tion, while loning one. There were no knoekdowns for the $4. 4(i6.39 worth of cuHtomcrH, and the rubber man was only allghtly cut about the face nt the clone, but was staggered In alx of the rounda by (Irlfflth'a nhort rights to the eh I n and h en vy botl y n t -tack. The chief cannalty of the even ing wat referee Jack Denning, who loKt a tooth In n tough skirmish in the Hlxth round when Ittnko accidentally butted him coming oat of a clinch, All Higns Indicate that Orlf fliliH will draw the winter nsstgn nunl In the HUnahine. lie is known tu ptiHuesH a large supply of white flnnnel panta. FR0W1 R1NGT0W1N I'Oim.ANI), oie., nee. JS. (.11 Hob Cruse, Oswego, tire., after los ing the first fall of his match with Ooorgrt Mcl.cod, Nebraska. ber- last night, tossed Mcleod over tno ropes for the second fall, nfter five mlnttlcB of action, und so weak ened the Nebraskan there was no competition for tho third and fln.il full. Kruse clipped .Mcl.cod with a rabbit punch and fell on hir-i for the fall In less than one min ute. Mrld took tho first fall after 43 minutes, IS seconds, with series of flying scissors. It was a very rough match form start to finish. In the one-hnur preliminary, Andy Itrown, Cincinnati, mitrhii ed Ken Jones, Seattle, taking two straight falls. DERN'S AIRPLANE SPIN DISABLES CANADIAN HALT l.AKK CITY. Deo. 2S. (P) Ira IVrn, 195 pound wrestler of Salt 1.oko City, defeated Cms Nel son, 1V7 pounds, nt Canada, In A headline bout hero laat night. IVrn tossed Nelson with nn airplane spin in 20 minutes anil the Canadian fulled tn return. ACK SHARKEY ARMY-STANFORD GAME Associated I'rtsk t'hoto Alan J.Gould The scouts are beginning to re port on the basketball situation, which seems to be well in hund and duo for' a banner campaign. Among the teams that will be beard from shortly in no uncertain fashion is Montana State college, tho champions of the Rocky Moim tlnn conference, which came eust to play Ilutler, Marquette, Purdue, Pittsburgh, Penn State nnd Ne braska. "Here is a team that needs nn apologies for anything," writeB our Denver observer. "It won 35 out of 117 games last year, lost ono to Utah Aggies nnd one to the Cook's Painters of Kansas City (the na tional A. A. U. champions) hut M,ontana State won the serios from each of these teams. They estab lished an all-time scoring record of 223(1 points to which Ashworth (Cot) Thompson. nll-Aniorica for ward, contributed nlmost COO points personally. "Tho team hns lost Breeden, n groat guard, but the remaining four regulars of Inst season's quintet are back. Resides Thompson they In clude the famous Ward brothers, Frank, center, nnd Orlnnd, forward, in addition to Max Worthliigton, guard. "They will take on Purdue and Stretch Murphy, Pittsburgh and Charley Hyatt, and I'm telling you In advance they will beat the bunch. The difference between the Montana State gume and that In the middle west and eust is that Montana scores. "Iir 37 games Inst season Mon tiinn State averaged n fraction moro than 00 points per game." This makes Montana Stnto the "point-and-a-half-per-minute" team, which seems ubout tho human mnx Imum unloss of a couple of howiti ors are Installed to fire the shots. To tho gnyoty of the college ath letic situation, the following letter Is contributed, it was received by a southern college from a prospect ive student and published by the .Journal of die American Medical Association: Chnttannogn, Ten., October 18, 1929. To Whom It May Concern: I am now a sophomore in col lege, and I am a Cherokee In dian. However, 1 am about one fourth white, but not over onc-rourth. I want to take up medicine, and 1 ant not nblo to finance my way. If you will glvo mo a scholarship for my self nnd uncle, who will com plete high school this spring, It certainly will be appreciated by each of its. Furthermore, II' I should get a scholarship, I expect I would like to go out for the football team In order tn make a real team nnd bear other expenses. However, I have very little experience In football becuuso 1 haven't had very much opportunity, but 1 believe I could play n little. OWo mo a chance next fall. , Yours, truly, C. II. P. 8 I will give you any In formation necessary concerning each of us. The Pacific coast gridiron fans hnvn 'Tieelt ' ne'erlmr nl Urn n..ilni. for some time In the hope of seeing somenotty toss more and longer passes than llrlck Miller, Califor nia's fnnions nil. A nmi-l..n nn.l n Kn golden days. They may have this gratnirii when another redhead, Christian K. Cagle, starts tossing 'em to Carlinnrk nnd Messlnger on the afternoon of December 28 at Palo Alto. Orcirmi Weal her. Oregon: Fair cast; cloudy west portion tonight nnd Sunday; not much change In temperature; moderate vnriablo winds on the coast. tUKKH. William Mackey. 42. nf Haines, who pleaded guilty of steal, lug a cow belonging to William Steward. Was senlnncnft l.i nrla.,n not tn exceed three years. r ! Sport i Slants HI SCHOOL T Oregon Association Cuts Year From Eligible Age of Prep Athletes Guardian ship Rule Ironed Out Baker High Reinstated Consider Athletic Director POIITI.AND, Ore., Dec. 28. (yP) The status of "legal guardian ship," raised when a LaGrande high school protested the eligibil ity of certain Maker high school football players during the season Just closed, appeared to have been settled today as the Oregon High School association prepared to thresh out controversies that rear ed their heads during the year. - :At a preliminary hearing con cluded late yesterday it was de cided that hign school players may move from one school to another and that It Is possible to have guardians appointed for them in the city In which they attend school, with no peril of their eli gibility. "Baker high school was automati cally reinstated by the board which had banned the school until the an nual meeting which cloBed today. Appointment of a state director of athletics was considered by the association but no vote was taken on it. Discuss Big Game Possibility of an annual state championship football game was seen In discussion yesterday, led by Hoy C. Cannon, secretary of the association. Cannon declared he was in favor of such a champion ship game. The salary of the pro posed director would be paid from receipts from this final football game, as well as from the state basketball championship games held each year In Salem. An amendment to association rules was adopted providing that no player shall be eligible to com pete lti high Hchool sports after lie has reached his 20th birthday. The old ritlo placed the limit at 21 years. Adopt Amendments 'Other amendments adopted in cluded: '"Five weeks' attendance or par ticipation In ono or more interscho lastlc athletic contests will be con sidered as n semester's attendance. '"No school shall be n member of the association If the athletic coach Is not a full-time teacher. in the school, nnd no part of tho coach's salary Is to come from nny other source than the school organization employing him. J"Any schools whoso students, supporters, rooters or partisans take part In riots, fights, pilfering, painting or any unsportsmanlike conduct ngnlnst nny other school in the association shall forfeit all games played and won nnd shall be automatically suspended for an in definite period. "No member of a high school shall he eligible to represent his high school unless he has been in attendance tho semester immedi ately preceding." Salem to Play Sentiment expressed at tho pre liminary meeting indicated the pos sibility that Salem may be allowed to participate In the annual state high school basketball tournament held in Salem each year, whether or not Salem wins the division title in Its district. Tho rule providing Hint no school shall be a member of the associa tion If the nthletlc coach Is not a full-time teacher In the school was Interpreted by the association to day as having no benring upon the stntus of volunteer assistant conches, whose positions are nei ther professional nor professorial and who receive no payment for their assistance. - BARRED PROM STATE rORTLAN'n. Ore.. Dee. 2S. m Mop roots or rutting coming Into tho ntato of Oregon from terrltorlcn known to he infested with downv mildew of the hop ( pseudoperonn jpora huHilrf) will be Immediately shipped out of the atnto or de stroyed, according to n quarantine order Innued hy T. A. Sammln, Jr., president Oregon state board of horticulture, nnd approved by Gov ernor Patterson shortly heforo hi death. , tl NORBLADS TO OCCUPY APARTMENT IN SALEM SAI.KM. Ore., Deo. 28. V Clov ernor Norhlnd nnd family have ar ranged fop living quarters here in the llypnl apartments on Capitol street. Mrs. Norhlnd nnd their daughter. Kleanor, will not come to Salem until after January 12, which marks the end of a term In Astoria high school, whero Miss Norhlnd Is a student. Vpon arrival here she will enter Salem high school. Inhtirl llnnnmt. OTTAWA. Ont. tP) Mount lhlol Is the new name of a r.elt. 10.000 feet high. In the Lake t.onl!- region of the Canadian Hockle.. It Is named for the daughter of Itrllaln's prime minister. SPUR AGE IS 20 Engaged To Marry . A lrsurifllfl I'rcr I'lltHO .'he enqagement of Helen Doug as Robinson, daughter of Theodora O. Robinson, former assistant sec retary of the navy, to John Arthur Hinkley has been announced In Washington. USE SEEN CARS PcmTLAND, Ore.. Doc. 28. M Two efficient nnd definnt bandits who added the third und fourth i-ohheries tohelr list with holdups of two grocery stores here lust night were objects of a vigorous police search today. The robbers forced their victims to He on the lfoor, robbed the tills and escaped in stolen automobiles ftfter cutting telephone wires in the stores. As in the past, the stolen nutomobiles were deserted near the police garage.- The two robbers got-about $125 from their two holdups lust nigbt. PENDLETON DEFEATS T HOUSE LEVY PENDLHTON, Ore., Doc. 28. VP) Tho $300,000 levy for u new court liouso .was defeated at the election here yesterday by ' 650 votes.' Outlying precincts snowed the levy under with a heavy vote while the balloting in Pendleton was comparatively light. Tho vote wins for J316; against 1074, CHANDLERS HOSTS AT EDEN PRECINCT HOME EDEN PRECINCT, Ore., Dec. 2S. (Special) Guests at a bounteous Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Chandler on the highway were were: Clarence Kid, Hen Harrison, Irvln Thomp son, from Powers, Ore.; Mrs. Anna Simpson, of Med ford; Mf. and Mrs. C Carey, of South highway; and tho hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler and. Miss Irene Stnndley. A turkey with all the trimmings graced the festive board, besides many other good things too numer ous to mention. It is needless to say all did ample Justice to the least. Radio mu tic and pleasant remi niscences added to the pleasure of the day. CENTRAL POINT CHURCH DISTRIBUTES PRESENTS CENTRAL POINT. Ore.. Dec. 28. (Special) The Sunday school of the Federated church gave ti fine, program on Monday night to, a crowded house, which was beau- tlfully decorated in Christ masl greens resembling a forest. Just before dismissal, bags of candy were distributed to the entire con gregation, a yearly custom with this church. CENTRAL POINT GROUP ENJOY YULE' PROGRAM CENTRAL POINT. Ore., Dec. IS (Spcclnl) The accurlty Hrncflt association nt their regular meet ing Thursday evening, Decembor 19, enjoyed n social hour around n Chrlstmns tree, whero gifts were! distributed to each member, fol lowed by ' refreshments of sand wiches, cake ond coffee.'- H. Fnthersln-Iaiv to Visit. ' st. PKTrcrtsBcrto, Hla. upy Two fntherw-in-lnw will have a fine : cbnnco to discuss the young folks and thin and that next month. Gov- 1 ernor Trumbull of Connecticut is coming for n vacation the same I time that Calvin. Coolldge will M- tend a life insurance convention. : They will be at the same hotel. ! Helen nf Troy In Opera. ' XEV YORK. W Helen "of Troy is lo be ln.pr.' It !' belnrf 1 written hy.John Krsklne. profes-i nor of Kngltsh nt Columbia amt president of the Julllard school nt music. In collaboration with fleorg) I Anthell. composer. The libretto Is j I In Kngllsh. ' Order Columbia Survey. : I'OltTLAND. Dee. S. b" complete survey of the t'ppr Co- J luinbln nnd finake rivers with a view to determining whether or' not navigation of the streams Is practical, has been ordered by th? Tort of Portland commission In ( conjunction with the Cnlted States' army engineers. Vast Salt Lake Discovered in Desert of Central Australia NEW VOKK, Dee. 28. (P) A dispatch to the New York Times from Adelaide. Australia, today said that Cecil Madlgan, Australian j explorer, had verified the exbt-1 ence of a vast salt lake which may b one of the wonders of the world. (The hike is JiiiQwn as Lake Eyrs, I , , m. Iriil Ia nf tho uim is iuoticu iii.... sun-baked desert of central Aun- trnlln. Mir. MndlL-on -believes the I lake fti contain limitless salt, with at: least 3,000,000,000 tons In the northern riiart alone. ' r' i .. ' Should ' chemical analysis show potash In the snlt, the Times saM. tho lake .'would .'he. found to be enormously valuable. The explor er said there probably was no other lake In the world with n surfacd LISBOX, Portugal, Dec. 28. A) The colonial office reported to day that a serious mutiny among convicts cn a Portuguese prison ship hound for the African peni tentiary nt Loanda, Angola, had been quelled only after desperate htfnd to hand fighting. The reports stated that tho con vict ship Guinea was conveying 126 long term prisoners when the outbreak came. Tho ship was within five miles of the const when the convicts made a wild dash for freedom, savagely attacking the guards and crew. DGCASlHsiN : PROSPECT FOR WEEK SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl Dec. 2S. (JP) The weather outlook for the week beginning December 29 was announced here today by the Unit ed States weather bureau as fol lows: t Far western states: The outlook is for occasional rains in western portions of Washington and Oregon and rain or snow in the eastern portions of those states and Idaho, and for generally fair weather in California nnd Nevada. Tempera tures near or above normal. - 1 PORTLAND, Dec. 28. (P) A check on nil sausage-muking con cerns in the city will, bo made by the city health bureau because horse meat was reported to have been discovered in sausage made by a Portland concern. When no representative of that concern, the Milwaukie Sausage company, ap peared before the council yester day to answer charges of adulter ation by horse meat, its license was revoked. Salem Pugilist Wins., ' MANILA, Dec. 28. (VP) Teddy Fox, Salem, Ore., lightweight, won the decision tonight from Max Tar ley after 12 fast rounds boxing. The verdict was unpopular with spectators. t Speed Things move fast today! Not so many years ago every deposit at Bank meant a trip to town, but today it simply means use the mails. V Wherever you are, this Bank is as near as your closest mail box. Why not send in a de posit this very day? Thr Jackson County Bank ESTABLISHED 1SSS Medjvoud, Oregon Ciimmercuil Savings Safe Dcoiit UEUBB f IDERAL OIIBIVI 1YIT1H like thar of Byre, which is covered with encrusted patches of crystal salt, like ice-floes on an Arctic ' sea. Kor yars cattlemen returning from the central Australian desert brought buck stories that Luke Kyro was u bottomless morass and-1 that to set foot on it spelled death.. Thousands of cattle have been ro- ported swallowed up In it, and the black bushmen living nearby hnvo ' feared to touch It. The explorer says these storlue were mere superstitions orlglnut- ing in tenrs of the aborigines and communicated to the white men: He drove miles on tho lake's sur faco with n ljeavlly laden motor . truck, camping and, collected salt samples. " M'KENZIE ISLAND IS NOT STATE PROPERTY SALEM, Ore., Dec. 28. (R) Mr- ' Kenzie river is not a navigable, stream according to the exact de-; inition of tho word and, therefore; the state does not own title to an ; island in the river, located In Lai:o' county and which certain individ uals wish to acquire, according to an opinion by Attorney-General VanWInkle. The opinion was writ-'1 ten in reply to an Inquiry by George G. Brown, clerk of the state land board, of whom inquiry was made by Judge L. T. Harris of Kugenv, in behalf of clients. The opinion states that the middle line of a non-iiaviguhle river is the bound ary of a riparian owner's land. ortKGOX CITY, Ore., Dec. 28. (ff) Although 27 volunteer fire men resigned in a group from the firo department hero, City Man ager Franzen declared today ho had made "ample provisions" for protection of the city from fire hazard. The volunteer firemen quit' in protest against dismissal of William Priebe, chief, and two other paid men. Franzon said Priebe had been discharged "for tho good of the service," and of fered no other explanation. Ho did not comment on reports that liquor had been found in the fire station. OREGON STAGES TAKE SALEM, Or.e., Dec. 2S. (JP) Ths Oregon Stages System will on Jan uary 1 take over the operation of the Pacific Stages that run from Portland to Newport, Tillamook and Forest Grove. This will put under the operation of the Oregon Stnges System the operation of all major lines in Oregon. The ap plication to take over the Pacific line has no yet been filed with the Public Service commission, but will ho shortly, it beeamo kndwn here today. Portland. McChesney block In St. Johns changed hands for con sideration of $30,000. V