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The Weather
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Temperature
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Precipitation ;
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FriFrt'diKt: TnnUrht ami Wet,
newUiy: Cloudy und nillit.
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORI OUKUON. TlvKSI)AV. .I.VNl'AIJV -J7.
No. :;o7.
Today jRIVAL RAILS
Desert Bootleg Stills. .
Power From Mercury.
New Cosmic Eye.
Billy Sunday Fights On.
Copyright King Features 8ynd., I no.
LOS AN'GEl-US, C'al., Jan.
2(5. You find contrasts here,
at the edge of the Pacific. Com
ing through the mountain pass
an hour to the east, a wind,
freezing cold blows down from
the snow covered mountains. .
. A few mimiteu Inter at flip
liottom of the pass you open all ,
the automobile windows, take
I
011 your overcoat, anil see near
Azu.a miMi picking ripe straw
lirni(s in 11 n-ally hot climule.
On tho narrow desert trails :
surprising number of new 1111
toniohiles, their drivers in fine
"store" idnt lies, replace the old
third hand ears held together
liy straps and pieces of rope
that, von once saw on the same
trails.
That is not, yon are told, the
result of prohihition closing
the saloons, and ' keeping dud
from spending his money on
drink."
Prohibition nevertheless is
responsible. "In remote parts
of the desert, wherever there is
water there is a whiskey still."
Some pf those ears carry cus
tomers going out to buy. Oth
ers carry the bootleg: manufac
turers. Prohibition develops a
strange prosperity of its own.
Ucriird Nwope. president of
tieneral Electric, is here to in
spect the enlargement of one
of his company's numerous Pa
cific Coast plants, and also to
inspect the l(. K. O. 'moving
picture concern in which (!cn
orii I Klectric is interested.
lie sees, in the morning pa
per, news from his Schenectady
factory of the world's slimm
est plant for generating power.
Vapor from mercury is used
in place of steam, .'."ill.dOO
pounds of mercury in a gigan
tie boiler will generate power
at. low cost. Waterfalls may
find themselves out of fashion
liel'ore they are fairly put to
work.
Ancient scientists seeking
vainly to solidify mercury, be
cause they did not know how
to produce a sufficiently low
temperature, little thought that
the strange metal, raised to
the boiling point, would be
used to create artificial light
ing. More interesting than bigger
inanufa .'turing lants, greater
moving picture studios, or even
generating power, with vapor
from mercury, is the giant 'JOO
inch telescope for .Mount Wil
son observntorv.
(Continued on page nine)
Abe Martin
r
Vonicn Imve nuiilr marvel...
Hinmis in eeei mi noo in every-
thins now, oet tnlkin' one at a
tlnwv A mrlle breath make n
clandr rhnprmn.
AMm
I WILL L11ILI
S.F.
Western Pacific Is Granted
All-Rail Entrance to City
Over Opposition of S. P.
Means Completion of
Strategic- Coast Link.
I ii'(LMifv'T(v tr fiPi.
Thl, 'vvesiprn pacific railroad was
given permission iminy iy tiio
Interstate Commerce commission
, MllM ils wn ;li-r:iil entrance
into San I'raneisco. liy construc
tion uf a new line frnrn Nilcs
via Kftlw I City to tjuinl street
within the municipal limits.
The commission sot aside the
strenuous oppition to the ex
tension which was instituted by
Ihp .Southern Pacific system.
l!v the decision, the Western
Pacific gained full authority t"
complete a strategic raili-oail ex
tension through the I'acific coast,
in which enterprise il had the
direct co-op. ration of llie (Heat
Northern railroad, the indirect
support of ttie Missouri Pacific
system which latter road is gen
erally understood to he working
out tile final stages of a com
pleted orean to ocean line, that
will 1)0 largely dominated by the
Van sweringen interests-.
Should I'se Bridge.
Today's order allowed the "West
ern Pacific to undertake its con
struction around San Francisco
hay nnd traversing San Francisco
peninsula, at an estimated cost
of approximately $ S.00 0.0 00. How.
ever, as a condition to Its ap
proval the commission said that
the Western Pacific should seek
to ohtain common user rights for
the movement of trains ovel
Inimliarlon bridge, a Southern Pa
cific facility, and about I I miles
of Southern I'acific trackage in
corporated in the bridge ap
proaches. If this arrangement Is made,
the cr-st of the Western Pacific
new construction will he reduced
to about 3. MO.OOO.
In granting the approval the
commission reviewed the previous
steps taken by the (treat Nor
thern and the Western Pacific by
which a completely new railroad
will he extended down from Klam
ath Falls In Oregon to a conncc
t'.rn with the Western Pacific
San Francisco line. liy a series
of other extensions undertaken or
contemplated, it was said the
Western Pacific proposed to
strengthen itself, to meet the
Southern Pacific competition for
transcontinental business.
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RELIEF WHEAT
TO BE TALKED
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. WP)
The house agriculture committee
tomorrow will take up the senate
bill to make 2", 000. 000 bushels of
the farm board's wheat available
for relief purposes.
Announcing tho decision, Chair
man Hansen today registered op
position to any bill for relief "at
the expense of the farmers."
"That bill defeats the purpoj-CM
of the farm board because by
turning this wheat loose it break
the prlre the board has been
trying to stabilize," he said.
WAS1 1 1 NT! TON. Jan. 27. OP I
Over the opposition of n Wiseon
uln T?nmililtriin nmt n North Caro
lina Democrat, tho house today
approved u 1 1 Oii.ood.imo appro
priation for the farm board, tin
last installment of its $:.n.nti.
fiun revolving fund.
ROCKEFELLER GIVES
WASH I NG TO N, Jan. 27 (&)
The Red Cross announced today
that $3.3 1 -3.348 had been received
in its $ in. nan. noo drought relief
campaign.
John D. Rockefeller pent the
largest check of the day. ILT.O.
000. Thf International Harvester Co.
wnt a cheek for lioit.000.
STUDEBAKER LOWERS
BASIS OF DIVIDENDS
NKW YOI1K, Jan. 27. (fl'cO
,)(,,iy l,iavrA common stock on
a 2o nriTt:i.,i dividend basis
0KniiiPl $1 previously paid by de
rlarini; a quarterly dividend of ?
'cents.
REG ON
BY COMMITTEE
Dancer Dies
. . ': -"s
Associated I'vess t'hoto j
Miih Aumi Pavlova, world fain- j
mis Interpretative' mid hallet dancer 1
who dire) vividly in Holland s a I
i-cMili of pneumonia contracted 1
while on loin.
CITY PREPARED
10 BATTLE FOR
L
The city officials, aided by
prominent business men and other
leading citizens have prepared
what they feel confident is a con
vincing case In the mtcrenis of
havfnf? the public service commis
sion 'grant the city's petition for n
crossing over the Southern Pacific
trackH in order to open up Kinhth
St., which information will be pre
sented at the commission's public
' hearing on the petition to be hold
at 10 a. m. Thursday in the court
room at the court house.
The city's petition also asks for
a crosHiiiB over Fourth St., which
matter will lie heard nt the name
time and information also nets forth
for the need of the opening of that
street, hut efforts will he concen
' t rated on seeking to obtain the
Kifihth St. opening as tho greater
' immediate necessity.
I The citv officials know that the
Southern Pacific will make a hard '
fight against a crossing over
Kighth St.. but think it will not
resist -so hard against the asked
for Fourth St. crossing, as the lat
ter would not affect Its' yard.
SALEM, Jan. 27 (P) The ad
ministration bill for abolition of
the public service commission as it
now exists and the creation of a
one-man commission will be the
subject of a public hearing next
Friday night before the joint sen
ate and house committees on rail
roads and utilities.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the
senate committee on roads and
highways wilt hold n hearing on
bills providing against the use of
billboards and other advertising
along public highway anil prohib
iting the gathering of plants and
flowers along the highways.
MfTQ
NKW YORK, Jan. 27. (tVt A
d smite as to the onsltlon nf the
I Canadian rum-runner Josephine
K when she was shelled by the
coast guard Saturday night ami
her master fatally wounded added
to tho International complications
today.
At the arraignment of the crew
before United HtateH commissioner
Cotter yesterday, Assistant I "ni'cd
Stales Attorney Robert It, Walts
demanded high ball on the ground
that the vessel was idjchted within
the U'-milc limit.
10 FIGHT DRUGS
HAI.KM. Jan. 27. o-Ti Preven
tion of illegal traffic In nai r oti s
In f iregon through educational
work pcrtainlriK to alcohol, stimu
lants a nd nai cotlcn beyond the
public schools a nd the enforce
ment of needed statute? in reium-
nended to the StJt h Ifqielaturo in
a report of the ftnte narcotic com
! mlmn n, Men-tire1 pertaiui'ic to;
ithe ret ommend.ttion have .ready j
been pTCpnrcd or are under prepa-
0 at ion.
CROSSINGS
ASK BAN ON
PRODUCT OF
RED TOILER
Union and Farm Spokesmen
Seek Tightening of Pro
visions Against Forced
Labor Products Hawley
Has Inside Facts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27
1-ahor and farm federation repre
sentatives today urged barring of
Kussian forced labor products be
fore the house ways and means
committee.
The hearing was on proposals
specifically to bar all Kussian pro
ducts or to exclude them as forc
ed labor products.
Chester iray of tho American
farm bureau federation urged
passage of a bill which would
tighten provisions against forced
labor products.
Kdward F. MeC.rady of the
American Federation of 1-abor, ad
vocates exclusion of all "Kussian
forced labor" products. Asked If
direct exclusion of Kussian pro
ducts would not be better. Cray
said that certain products from
certain other countries should bo
kept out. Ho mentioned Liberia,
France, Morocco, and Czecho-Slo-vakia.
DeritiHc. Policy
"Russia has a well defined pol
icy," said McUrady, "to make
things so embarrassing by break
ing down wage scales, by breaking
down markets as to create havoc
in tho United States and other
countries."
He said the present unemploy
ment crisis would not be settled
quickly. "There are no new manu
factures appearing to give work
to 1, 200. 000 workers whose jobs
have been destroyed by machin
ery." he commented. Medrady laid
opposition to the proposals to
"greed of importers."
Cha irman 1 luwley of the com
mittee said lie, had been informed
virtually all labor In Russia was
forced.
"I have Information." said Haw
ley, "that If the worker In Russia
refuses to do the work assigned to
him, he can't get a meal ticket and
he is regarded as an enemy of tho
revolution."
HOM HAY, India. Jan. 27. (?)
Mahatnia Gandhi, released lust
night from a British prison ut
Poona, today urged the authorities
to liberate the thousands of Indiun
nationalists still in juil, empliasiz
ingthe necessity for general (
litinil amnesty if peace is to be re
stored fn Indki.
Tumultuous multitudes surround
ed Gandhi upon his arrival from
Verorla prison today and gave him
one of the greatest ovations of
tiiu ulr.'itifni ciirnor
Only alter hours of cheering and
acclamation could he break away,
pleading with them:
"If you love im go home. Go
and spin yum nnd bring it to me.
This Is the grcntest service that
you can render India and myself.
I am weary and tired after my
sleepless night on the train, und If
you are merciful you will disperse."
Approve Nomination.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 7. P)
The nomination of David Rur
nelt of Ohio as eolleetor of inter
nal revenue to succeed Robert
H. I.ucas was approved unani
mously today by the senate fi
nance committee,
4
Crane Plans considered for In
stalling electric light and power
plant here.
TIRED GANDHI
ET OVATION
AFTER PRISON
Chicago Shoppers Witness
Battle Against Bandits in
Department Store Holdup
CHICAOO. Jan. 27. iV Five
men w-ro held by the police to
day in ronn tion with a bold
robbery yesterday of $I9,L'00 by
five, gunmen at the Wetholdt de
partment ntorp. Unco In and Ah
bind avenue. The money war
scized durlMK an exchange of
fhots which caused M-oicsGf cus
tomers to flee in f ar. Three
men wenr wounded.
The money was beinu trans
ferred from the store to a bank
Tim robbers, posted in the More.
rloed in on two policeman and
two bank guard os they ncared
O
Exile of Doom (
Congratulated
Upon Birthday
.
Hoi tux, Holland, Jan. 27 1
i.-Vi - His mice imperial ma-
jsiy. William Hobeiizollcni.
today celebrated his seventy-
4 second birthday quietly at
Huoin House In the Hutch
village of his exile.
Many messages of eongrat-
illation came from Oerniaity
and a number from American
friends. Here, where the for
mer kaiser lives like a country
squire, he worked as usual In
his rosarium, digging and
chopping wood like one of his
Dutch laborers.
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General Wood Rouses Re
sentment by Refusal to
Stop for Veterans' Home
Consideration.
ASH LAND. Ore., Jan. 2 7 (V)
Guy Applewhite, commander of
the American Jhcgion post here,
said today protests had been for
warded to the Oregon delegation
.in congress against tho action of
( t e n era 1 ( J eo rge 1 1 . Wood i n re -fusing
to view a site offered by
Ashland for the proposed soldiers
home in the Pacifie northwest.
General Wood was on a tour of the
west inspecting sites.
Applewhite said the general had
proniiscd to view the local site,
but shortly before he was due to
arrive he notified Ashland he
would be unable to stop longer
than Hi minutes, the duration of
his train stop.
Although Ashland had endorsed
Roseburg as first choice for the
home in Oregon, this city offered
its Aite 'lh ovotit Hour burg was not
selected.
ASHLAND, (He.. Jan. 27 Hpl.)
Refusal of General Gcoi-ro H.
Wood, chairman of the board ot
managers of national soldiers'
homs, to stop in Ashland es
terdav to inspect this city's site
for the propose! two million dot-.
lar home for the northwest is
causing widespread resentment in
this end of the valley.
General Wood claimed the Ash
land site was too far removed
from the center of the north-'
west to make il a feasible loca
tion for the home. Learning of
the general's plans to pass thru
without stopping. Guy Applewhite.
American legion port commander
and a delei-atlon of members, mo
tored to (Hants Pass to meet Gen
eral Wood in that cily to induce
him to at least chow the courtesy
of viewing the 200-acre site, south
of this city.
He positively r e f us e d end
would not read a carefully pre
pared brief on tho site submitted j
to him by tno delegation. il
said the general wan Instructed to
stop in Ashland and In view of his
refusal, a written protest Is being
prepared to sund to Washington.
Further action is expected.
General Wood inspected the pro
posed Roseburg site and Is said
to have been favorably imprewed.
Roseburu is the original bidder
for the home and Ashland came
in the picture as second choice
for Oregon. St. lb-lens was an
other t iregon bidder. In the
state of Washington there are
eight cities In the field and each
one was vifit.d by the general
and his party.
IDE1
MA RHHPI KI.L, On
Jan. 7
Thn u-:i I nwvl J initial'
iry day in
::: years was enjoyed ny i oos i..i
resident today. The temperatnio
at noon
was 70 degree.-. In Janu-
ary, 1:mi2. th
Was reached.
satne temperature
a first floor exit. Three robbers
came on out of the basement
Btairs; n fourth appeared In the
door way and the fifth wat Mand
lnn at u counter to the rear.
At the command to 'Vtlck Vm
up" the flitht started. Amid thr
roar nT firearms and the m-rearnn
of women customers one of the
robbers F-Q'.cd a box containing
the money. Policemen William
P.inder. lying wound-on the
floor, tired at the fieetnii robbers,
onn ((f them Ktautiertd and crleil
out In pain, but was dnigged into
the robbery automobile by a com
panion. O
INSPECTOR
I E ASHLAND
SHOULDER
td a ennft
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OF OFFICER
Kingslcy May Face Court
Before End of Month
Bound Over to Grand Jury
at Hearing Today Wit
ness Held On Heavy Bail.
Kve: y effort will he made to
bring James K. KiiiHsley, seH-con-fosscd
slayer of Sam (I. Proscotl,
Ashland police officer, in Ashland
Saturday morning, lo an early trial,
the district attorney's office said
today. It is likely the trial will
be held before the end of ill '
month. The prisoner was bound
over lo the grand jury this i'ore
nooiuwhcn he appeared in justice
court on a first degree murder
charge preferred by 'Sheriff Itnlpli
Jennings.
lie is held in the county jail with
out bail. Kail Remington. P. hitch
biker, tiding wild Kingslcy and an
eye wit iles of the shoot in g, will
be held here as a material witness
unt i) t he trial is over. I .mid of
Slu.iMiti was set for him.
Grilled By Talent
Kingslcy was questioned t his
forenoon by Stale Traffic Captain
C. P. Talent and told of Incidents
surrounding the theft in Salt Lake
City of the He Soto sedan, which
he was driving when he arrived in
Ashland. He related (he car was
taken by himself and a partner,
named "Irish," and the two attack
ed the driver when a short distance
out of the cily. Irish is alleged to
have si ruck tlte driver on the head
and Ihe pair though) Ihey had
killed him, hut nevertheless they
lied him up and drove norlli to
ward Idaho and Washington. He
denies of having been connected
with any other deeds of violence.
Kingslcy is couleni to have the law
take ils course, hut is anxious over
the probability or hanging. He pre
fers life IhipTiRonment, but K in
fnipi'ohable that ho will receive
such consideration In view of the
cold blooded manner by which he
brought about tho officer's death.
He also said he had never been
to a circus nnd had never owned
more than one suit, pair of shoes
and overcoat at one time. He lias
n weakness for cigars and prefers
them to cigaretles.
Waives Examination I
He was brotmht to justice court
this forenoon handcuffed to Oscar
Hun ford and accompanied by Sher
iff Jennings und Deputy I'aul .le
nities. He was told his righls by
Judge Glenn O. Taylor and was ad
vised he could hire a lawyer, lie
waived exumiiuit ion and alter be
ing hound over to the grand jury
was hurried back to Ins cell In the
county Jail.
While no mob violence Ih expec
ted, special precautions are being
taken to prevent a possible lynch
ing, about which inulterings were
fn the air nil day Saturday.
Prescott's funeral was held this
afternoon in Ashland nnd was at
tended by a large delegation of lo
cal county and city officers who
had learned to know him as one of
the most conscientious young men
In southern Oregon.
E
THK DAI.LMH, Ore., Jan. 27
M - RepnrtH thai a plane was
heard Tliursday nij;ht southwest of
Hit fur. and that a short time later
a crash was heard in a nearby can
yon, sent searching patties Into the
district today In the belief that
Walter K. Case, m Inning Varney pi
lot, may have crashed In the vi
cinity. I'nllowiiiK reports from Kdgar N.
Smith, a rancher seven milcH south
west of Ihifur, and further corroii
mative testimony of the flight or n
plane n cross the fog enshrouded
sky of the neighborhood, ttcth Da
vidson, commercial pilot and war
comrade of Case, flew over the up
per Kifteen Mile creek today. On
his return he discovered he had
not covered the territory in which
Cane's plane Is thought to liuve
fallen.
Hin i I h said he heard the plane,
flying low and hidden by clouds.
The motor neomed to he missing.
A logging crew at Springer Mill,
four miles beyond Smith's place,
reported hearing a crash a short
time later.
Irene I'nder Knife.
Ni;V YORK, Jan. 27. Irene
Castle McUitighliiv the former
diincer and now the wife of a Chl
c:io sport-man iml coffee manu
facturer wmn recovering here to
day from ;in operation for v:irjcose
Veins, performed la.-f week end at
a private sa nitarlum on f;'t fitn I
MISSING PILOT
A Ntt
DUFUR
Youngest General
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Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea of
Salem, Ore., is believed to be the
youngest general in tho army. He
his been assigned command of the
Cighty -second Brigade, composed
entirely of Oregon troops.
PLANE UPSETS
IIALTIMOUK. Md., Jan. 27. (JP)
Mrs. .Mildred Rruee. ltrltish flier
on a world trip, wr injured this
afternoon when her plane over
turned at the Glenn U Martin air
poit as she started to leave for
Washington.
The accident occurred as the
plane's wheels hogged in mud off
the runway. The plane turned
completely over hut Mrs. Uruce
climbed out almost immediately as
spectators van up.
Sim apparently suffered only a
few cuts and bruises and the plane
did md seem badly damaged.
On landing here this morning
after a flight from Tappanahhock,
where sho was forced down lato
yesterday on her way from Pitts
burgh, the wheels of the plnno
stuck in tile 'mud in a corner of the
field.
Mrs. Rriieo damaged her plane
In u bad landing on .Mod foul air
port recently.
MEN TO START
ON SCHOOL SITE
A crew of about 12 men will
be set to work Wednesday morn
ing by Hupt. K. 11. Hedrlck clean-
...r ii.. t hi. (It i Irrhito ll It'h MrtlOtll
site preparatory to building the
new high hciiooi mere.
'I'lw. l.,,tii,l'u nlnn lu In Wblell
(taltdale avenue 20 feet in front
of the school site anil to take out
the rot ton wood trees now on the
site so It will be possible to put
in a lawn. i ne large oas, me
p'dwof'd, cedar, walnuts and
niinlou will l.e left on the site.
except where it may be necessary
to remove some of the smaller
lyien to effect street widening.
.i ..ii,,, u.UU chit.
(iron are lieing empioyeu lor iom.
i..t. l.l,.l, iu i.vo...til to lust I
three or four days. More than
enough men are already on the
list, at ding to Supt. Hedrlck.
COASfBUSSNESS
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RAN I'ltANCISI'O, Cal., Jan. 27.
II') llradstreel today reported
trade In I'urillc coast renters
showing some Improvement. In San
r'ninrisco betterment In Iron and
steel lines picked up. California
reports Indicated much new build
ing In slchl. l,os Angeles produc
ers of women's wear repnrteil sub
stantial lxi(Alucs of spring busi
ness. Sales continued throughout
Ihe northwest, low prices moving
goods briskly. Drags In flour, feed
and apples were due to low prices.
fatherIjsedstick
Ul iL.il
J'01tTt,A'l, Jan. 27 (&) For
wlg'pinK h I - month - old
daughter with a Mick hecauno nhc
wouldn't eat. ( ', L, l,ewi whh niven
a tMt-day itUHpended jail Renienee.
today. Police airt the child- body
wan covered with Mack nnd blue
mark,
MRS. BRUCE IS
INJURED WHEN
CLEARING WORK
FAVORABLE
REPORT ON
ROGUE BILL
Three Committee Members
Withhold Vote for Final
Ballot in Senate Miller,
Dunn and Eberhard Are
Strong in Support.
SAI.KM, Ore, Jim. 2?. (JV)
Without u minority adverao report
Ihu snnalo comniiUei'on Kiiine will
todiiy ruport luvoin'oly on tho son
ate hill prnviilinK for the cloning
of ltoum" river to (ommercial fish
ins. There was. however, no as
snranre that all meniherH of the
coi'iniiUeo woultl vote for the bill
when it goes to final passage on
the floor.
Senator Rpanlillns or Marlon
county declined to vote on tho
question whether the committee
should report favorably, and de
i lai'iiil he was deeply Impressed by
the argument of the commercial
interests at the public hearing last
week.
Senators Carsoncr and Uillings
ley reserved the right to vote as
they pleased when the bill goes
lo vote in the senate. Senators
Miller anil Dunn, both of whose
nnmcs are on t lie bill, and Senator
Kberhard are unqualifiedly lor it
and it appeared certain that Sena
tor Schulmerich would support it.
STATE MOUSK, SALEM, Ore.,
Jan. 27. (VP) Hy a vote of 36 to
24 the house today refused to adopt
the minority report of the Multno
mah county delegation against re
jection of tho bill providing for ap
pointment of the Port ot Portland
commission by the governor.
The Multnomah delegation last
night, by a vole of 10 to 4, rejected
the house hill upon which the gov
ernor curlier yesterday in a special
message urged support. The meas
ure would give the governor power
to appoint nlno members ot the
port commission. The minority re
port, signed by Representatives
Herbert Gordon, D, E. Keasoy, John
II. Lewis and R. W. Olll, urged the
passage of tha bill.
Farm Department Urged
A bill which would create a state
department of agriculture, which
has been much discussed since the
opening of the legislature, was in
troduced In tho senate today. It
would consolidate all existing de
partments and agencies pertaining
to agriculture, horticulture nnd
livestock. ,
Repeal of the state market road
tax levy Is called for In a bill in
troduced by Senators Kiddle and
Kddy. In lieu of the tux the bill
would require the state highway
commission to apportion to the
counties amounts of money each
yenr equal to at least 1 mill on
the assessed valuation of the coun
ties. No county could receive in
excess of 10 per cent above the 1
mill.
The Benate rejected a memorial
from the Wisconsin legislature ask
ing the state of Oregon to Join in a
memorial to congress asking for a
national constitutional convention.
Kill Woodward Bill
Senator Woodward's bill malting
criminal actions In Justice court'
nppenluble only in event ot a jail
sentence of 10 days or more or a
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Will
ROGERS
$qys:
AUSTIN', Texns, Jan. 27.
The Wickpi'sliiim report has di
vided pin-lies imd individuals
into the following classifica
tions the "retninists," that's
the ones that want to retain
the amendment and tho liquor
thai tines with it; the "abo
litionists," those are the ones
that want the amendment abol
ished, and vet a in the liquor;
then there are the "appropria
lionists." They want Borne
money appropriated whether
it's abolished or retained. Then
there is the "Rtate riters." They
want their state to handle the
revenue that comes from liq
uor under the present plan, or
under any proposed plan. Then
the big majority belong to the
"willing to be convinced ns
soon as they see how the peo
ple will vote" plan. Kind of
got Mr. Hoover hanging on tho
fringes of that group.