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JURY Mill AGREE III BAD MOREY MSE AGAINST G. S. WEILS Defendant Accused of Passing Queer Coin; Witnesses Keep Moot Court Amused Small as a dollar may seem in these days of war taxes, elections and for mala, one, and a counterfeit at that was big enough to cause the jury tc disagree in the casq of State vs. Gor don S. Wells, which was heard in moot court last night. Fred Packwood, the complaining wit ness for the prosecution, alleged that Wells, the defendant, did unlawfully and knowingly pass off on him a spu rious dollar. This questionable dollai was given to him by Wells, he said in settlement of a transaction in which he had purchased a package oi cigarettes for the defendant. Upon tossing the coin at a line on the side walk he discovered it to be counter feit and caused action to be broughl against Wells, stated Packwood. Coin Expert Testifies Charles Van Zile, original owner ol the dollar, testified that it had been given to him at the business office oi the University in change when he had paid a bill. Wells secured the coin from him, he said, after he had un successfully tried to pass it off. The exchange of the cigarettes anti money waB described by A. D. Babb when called to the stand. Packwood gave Wells a package of cigarettes Chesterfields he thought, although nol familiar with the different brands, and In return Wells gave Packyood a dol lar and received eighty cents in change. His particular attention was called to the deal because it was very unusual for anyone in the law school to buy cigarettes when one could be obtained for the asking. Wanted Money to Jingle. A^ second spurious dollar was intro duced by the defense in an effort tc destroy the state’s case. Gordon Wells the defendant, said that he had ob tained this coin from Van Zile for the reason that he wanted some mdhey tc Jingle in his pocket and he knew he could not borrow any real money. He said that the coin had never left his possession and produced the defense's bogus dollar in proof. Miles McKoy Van Zile, and Harold J. Wells were the other witnesses for the defense. After deliberating for a theoretical forty-eight hours, the Jury was dis missed as unable to return a verdict and was paid in the usual movie mon ey. Tlie big difficulty now is that some of the professional jurymen who have been saving their tickets until they had enough to take their girl with them, now find that they possess two bona fide tickets, but one is for the Hex and the other for the Oregon. Don Newbury and Norris McKay acted as attorneys for the state and H. J. Wells and Charles Crandall rep resented the defense. H. E. Slattery, prominent Eugene lawyer, acted as Judge. SAVAGE WINS PRESIDENCY; WINNING CANDIDATE’S LEAD, 37 * (Continued from page one) more man on (he student council. Claire Keeney was chosen to pre side l'or the your ns yell king. Doth constitutional amendments passed by large majorities. They provide for the increase of the stu dent dues to $11' a year and for the payment of the Emerald ubtunpimn along with registration foes. Amend ment I received 5101 and amendment 11 ill1.!. The summary of the entire vote was as follows: President -Carlton Savage, G**5; Don Newbury, r>(iS. Vice President -John Houston, 453; Nish Chapman, 3S0; Jack Hone:.el, 331. Student Body Secretary ■ Lyle Dry son, 513, Wanda Nelson, 385; Leta Kiddle, 27S. Editor of the Emerald Harry Smith, 752; Ernest Croekalt, 301. Business Manager of the Emerald — Raymond Yoster, 890. Junior Man on Executive Council Mure latham, 3S1; Wesley Erater, 377; Vrthur Kuhnhausen, 372. Senior Women on Student Council Kate Chatham, 584; Wanda Brown. 538; .Madelipe Slot boom, 340; Lois Macev, 331; Mary Moore, 201; Flor ence Riddle, 196. Senior Men on Student Council Lyle Bartholomew, 560; Don Davis, 547; Leith Abbott, 541; George Hop kina, 538; 11a tik Foster, 509; John Gamble, 422. Junior Men on Student Council— Wayne Akers. 85S; Norton Winnard, 529; Ned Twining, 437; Chuck Hug gins, 134. Junior Woman on Student Council I—Ruth Flegal, 440; Eleanor Spall, 347; Helen Nelson, 328. | Sophomore Man on Student Counc il —Tom Watters, 434; “Shrimp” Phil lips, 359; Guy Koepp, 315. Athletic Council—Everett Branden berg, 964; Glen Walkley,^ 891; Si, Starr, 836; Francis Jacobberger, 565., Editor Oregana—Wanna McKinney, 468; Harry Ellis, 304; Curly Law jrence, 221; Velma Rupert, 147. Business'Manager of the Oregana—j Warren Kays, 645; Eiston Ireland, j I 508. Yell Leader—Claire Keeney, 603; j 'Carl Kftudsen. 416. The amendments both carried by heavy majorities. The amendment raising the student body tax to $12 a term' carried 901 to 210, and the proposal to add 75c a term to the tax for the benefit of the Emerald re j ceived 923 for to 162 against. STUDENT RALLY PLANNED ? _ REMEY COX ARRANGING END OF MILLAGE CAMPAIGN Four-Minute Speeches in Theatres, and Open House Set for Saturday Four-minute Speeches in the thea ; tree, open house to the citizens of Lane county next Saturday after noon, and a student body rally the night before election are some of the new features of the campaign for the millage bill now being carried on in Lane county under the direction of Itemey Cox, chairman of the com mittee. The four-minute talks are to begin next Saturday and continue until the 20tli. They will be made by business men, faculty members and students. The open house for the citizens of Lane county will be similar to the reception given the Cherrians Wed nesday They will be invited to visit the campus and buildings and every student will be a committee of one to make their welcome hearty. Five meetings to promote the bill are scheduled for the remainder of this week, and it is expected to make a final whirlwind campaign next week continuing until the night of the 20th. Meetings have already been held throughout the central and east ern part of the county and the west ern section is to be covered at once. Mr. Cox has made many of the speeches, others who have tal.TE^ for the bill are Carlton Savage, Ralph iioeber, Loo Ashcraft, Kate Chatburn I and Florence Garrett. ! "I feel conlident that the citizens of Lane county are going to vote for j the measure,” said Mr. Cox. “Each place where wo held meetings it was | the representative members of the | community that attended and listen ed to our arguments for the bill and they will use their influence with | their neighbors. I want particularly ' to impress this point upon the stu j dents who are writing letters and | working for the measure, that it not only the number they themselves reach, but the fact that these people can all influence a like number of voters, and thus the total number finally reached will be enormous.” . VISITORS FROM SALEM SHOWN CROWDED CONDITIONS (Continued from page one) and wealthiest nation in the world today. Education is the item solely responsible for its present position as compared with nations such as Russia. Now is certainly not the time to slop the reel of education and wind it back.” Salaries will take only a compara tively small share of the millage re venue, Dyment pointed out. The in crease in the size of the faculties at both O. A. C. and the University made necessary to meet the in creased enrollment and establish new departments, together with an in crease in salaries sufficient to hold the present faculties together will amount to but 30 per cent of the 1.26 mill levy each year. The budget for the institutions for 1921 as already prepared, he said, provides for an expenditure of 40 per cent of the millage revenue in the form of build ings, which may be considered as permanent investment to the state. “May 21,” declared Professor Dy ment, “will determine the fate of higher education in Oregon.” Donald Newbury, chairman of the student millage bill committee, wel comed the Cherrians on behalf of the students of the University of Oregon, and expressed gratification for the interest which had prompted the delegation to make the trip. “Every student,” declared New bury, “is doing his utmost to secure the passage of the bill because he resizes how directly its defeat will affect him.” He pointed out that over 50 per cent of the student body are either wholly or partly self-supporting, and that they realize where the money goes and what they are getting in return. That many feel crowded conditions are making their college work unprofitable is indicated by the fact that fully 200 have withdrawn from the University to take up out side work, he said. President Campbell, who is at pre sent in eastern Oregon, sent his re grets that he was not able to be present to greet the Cherrians in person. Following are the Cherrians who came: P. E. Fullerton, Wm. Gales dorf, T. B. Kay, L. W. Gleason, J. W. Hutehason, L. B. Davis, Z. J. Higgs, O. A. Hartman, C. B. Webb, W. J. Busick, W. H. Parker, P. H. Stege, Ben F. West, Geo. D. Alderin, A. L. Wallace, F. L. Waters, F. G. Myers, R. O. Snelling, O. J. Myers, W. M. Hamilton, E. S. Tillingliast, C. B. Claneey, W. J. Kearth, Wm. Mc Oilchrist, J. C. Perry, E. C. Patton, Carl Gabrielson, S. A. Kozer, E. A. Kurtz, B. W. Macey. Others with the party were: T. M. Hicks, B. E. Sisson, Jack Dancey, Roy Wise, J. A. Laycoek, D. A. White, Ned Kafoury, Joe Baumgartner, Jas. Elvin, Paul Hauser, C. E. Wilson, i T. E. McCroskey, Otto Wilson, Chas.' Vick, Clyde Rice, W. S. Fitts, C. G. Miller, I. Greenbaum, E. W. Hazzard, j Dr. R. E. L. Steiner, Mrs. J. L. Stockton, Miss Zoe Stockton, Miss! Kathryn Guiness, Homer Smith, A1 | Plty-ce, J. Wm. Chambers, W. F. j 1 Pome, Dr. F. L. Utter, Geo. C. Will, : Frank Davey, Scott Page, D. D. So I colofsky, Ed Schunke, E. E. Ling. Fraternity Takes In Blind Man The first blind man ever taken into a fraternity was recently pledged to Tau Alpha Sigma at Lawrence col lege, Appleton, Wisconsin Honor System Troubles Ohio The men’s council of Ohio State | University claims that the honor : system there is a failure and re ; quests more rigid faculty supervis ion. Tradition breakers at' the Univer sity of Southern California will be tried before a judge and Jury of up per classmen. GOOD E5TS For The Week-End Nothing will suit you better than the EATS we can offer you. Come in! Charley’s Crispelles EUGENE Steam Laundry SERVICE QUALITY PHONE 123. 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