EUGENE PEOPLE SEE. $25,000 COLLECTION 27 Fainting* by Famous Amer icans Are Now Displayed at Chamber of Commerce; Free Twenty-seven paintings by ns many fa nous American artists, valued at over $26,000, are being shown free to thep ub lkj at the chamber of commerce this week. The pictures may be sent to Los Angeles Thursday, and hundreds of Eugene peo ple are »»«wg early advantage of the opportunity to see the exhibit Eugene, Spokane and Eos Angeles are tike only cities on the Pacific coast where arrangements have been made for the display of these pictures. The collection was gotten together by the American federations of artists of Washington, D. O. and it is being sent to those cities where enough interest is manifested, and where the proper guarantee is provided. It requires a guarantee of $200 to get the exhibit in Eugene and most of that sum has already been subscribed by cit izens of the town. Of the twenty-seven artists represented only ono is a woman. This is Mary Ma comber whose painting “Salome” 1b point ed out by many visitor# at the exhibit as one at the most beautiful of the col lection. A “Portraits is one of the largest pic tures of the collection and is valued at $2600. It is a portrait of J. J. Shannon, an American artist, done by hie fellow worker Orlando Rouland, who has achiev ed distinction through his paintings of famous Americans, among whom are John Borroughs, the great naturalist, and Homas Edison, the inventor. Another picture generally admired is “Drying Sails”, done by Jonas Lie and valued at $1500. Allen Eaton, instruct or in art at the University of Oregon, says that this picture is undoubtedly one of the very beet of the collection. The largest canvas in the lot is one by Henry S. HubbeU entitled “By the Fireside” representing two young women seated by a fireplace in pensive attitudes. The value of this picture is $1000. Each visitor at the exhibit is aiikad to register and is then given a paper on which is listed the names of the paint ings and the artists. The visitor is ask ed to express his first, second and third choice of pictures by marking the paper and dropping it into the ballot box pro vided for that purpose. By this method It can be ascertained which pictures aTe the most popular°with the people of Eu gene. ® The exhibit was open to school child ren Monday and Tuesday mornings. East night the pictures were discussed by Mr. Eaton before public school teachers and tonight he will lecture to the public. The exhibit will be open to the public Thurs day night. The paintings with artists and val ues are as follows: A Pueblo Hunter—tEJ. Irving Couse value $760. Ganida—Phillip Hale—$1000. Drying Bails—Jonas Lie—$1500. Late Autumn—George L. Noyes— $400. The Ship Tard—’Blrge Harrison—$1200 Birches Moonlight—Dewit Parshal— $500. Down by -the Pond—Edward Dufner— $800. By the Fireside—Henry S. Hubbell— $1000. Autumn in Npw England—Ben Fos ter—$1000. Practicing the Dance—Louis Kron berg—$750. The Trap Dyke Gorge—Childe Has sam—$2500. Arizona Desert—A. L. Groll—$250. Early Spring-—J. Alden Weir—$1200. Coast of Maine—F. J. Waugh—$125. The West Wind—Chafes C. Cur ran—$1800. The Mystic Pool—Leonard Ochtman— $1800. Muckerel Boats—Ilayley Lever—$500. February Snow—Robert Spencer— $850. The Wanderer—W. J. Whittemore— $750. Silver F0ak<£—Gustave (Wlegand— $650. Salome—Mary Macomber—$750. Sunset, Bruges Canal—Charles Eaton $700. Moonlight—Thomas Allen—$350. Portrait—Orlando Rouland—$2500. Woman and Jug—C. W. Wawthorne— $450. Winter Sunshine—Gardner Symons— $600. Thomas in 115s pledj Coat—Robert Henri—$500. The swimming team of the University of Ohicago has established a ifew atate record for the 160-yard relay race by lowering the former record of 1:23 3-5 to 1:22 3-5. Here’s the Proposition H