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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9. 1915. DEGREES BESTOWED ON 254 AT 0. k G. Commencement Exercises for Largest Class Are Most Brilliant in History. W. D. WHEELRIGHT TALKS which entered Into the east and north forks of Lewis River near this place this Spring went as far as they could during the freshets and were left in the small streams which feed this river, with the result that as the small streams driel up the smelt died and are now lying on the banks and decaying. Shakopcan Cup Presented to Raker Boy for I'orenslc Activities, l'rizes Awarded to Four Young Women Honored This Year. OREGON" AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis, June 8. (Special.) Two hundred and forty bachelors and 14 masters degrees were conferred at the Oregon Agricultural College this morn ing at the 46th annual commencement exercises. Never in the history of the college has there been so large a class or eo brilliant a commencement. The huge auditorium of the men's gym nasium was packed with friends and relatives of the graduating students. The commencement address was de livered by William Dana Wheelwright, cf Portland. Developing the topic, "Usefulness," Mr. Dana said in part: "The only life which is worth living, which in any dearree approaches com pletion, is the life of usefulness. It is jour duty to be as powerful as you ran. There is a peace which is worse than war. You may be called upon to light the wrongs of the oppressed." 1638 Registered Thin Year. President W. J. Kerr, in presenting the graduating class, called attention to some interesting statistics regarding college enrollment. This year 161:8 students were registered in four-year courses, of which 409 came from states other than Oregon. Eleven hundred and twelve of the students were men and 616 women. Dr. Kerr also made an appeal for free scholarships for worthy men and women who are unable to complete their college work on account cf lack of funds. "There is no way that I can think of in which a person could do greater pood," said Dr. Kerr, "than to help worthy and ambitious young men and women through college either by con tributing to rtie - student loan ftin-d or by the establishment of scholarships." The president's address to the class was a brief but eloquent appeal to the Kraduates to strive toward the best in life. "Do not make the mistake of believing that your di7loma will insure your success," he said. Shakopcan Cup Im Awarded. The Shakopean cup, a trophy awarded each year to the senior who has throughout his college course excelled in forensic activities, was presented by l 'r. Kerr to Hiram M. Currey, of Baker City, who this year has been a mem ber of varsity debate teams and presi dent of the oratory and debate associa tion. Mrs. Clara II. Waldo, a member of the board of regents, presented the Clara II. Waldo prizes to four young women of the student body who have been honored this year. Miss Lucile Chase, of Salem, received the senior prize of $40: .Miss Marion Matenr. of Nampfl, Idaho. the junior prize of $:;0; Miss Lorna Collamore. of Portland, the sophomore prize of $20, and Miss Lulu May. of Monkland, the freshman prize of $10. The commencement exercises were preceded by a "senior breakfast,"" the last social event of the year. Alumni Ciather at "Home-Comlng." Between 200 and 300 alumni of the Oregon Agricultural Collegt assembled on the cam pi s Monday to celebrate the ornual "home-coming" as part of the commnncement exercises. Ix-lesrations t tend.'d from Portland and many other parts or the state. Each class met to renew old acquaintances. A luncheon was served in the cvmna- Fiuni Monday in honor of the gradvat'ng class. Mark Weatherford, 1907, acted as toastmaster. Addresses were given by President Kerr. Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill and Percy Cupper. 1904. of Salem, president of the Alumni Association. The class was presented to the Alumni Association by Jr. li. j. Wilson. of New Y'ork t.ity. O. B. Hayes. '15. of Pasadena. Cal.. responded in behalf of the class. Talks were given also by Regents iers ana -m oore. At a business meeting, reports of the officers of the association were lieard. Two new members of the board of directors of the Alumni Association were elected. They are Professor K. Tt Beauty. "03. of Cor;allis. who will serve a rive-year term, and Mark Weather ford, '07, who will serve one vear i the place of Carl Stebbinger. resigned. orncers will be chosen by the board. An informal ball was held in the pymnasium last night in honor of tho class of 191a. JOHN S.. JUREY IS NAMED Well -Known Member of Seattle Bar Succeed Late Judge Humphries. OLTilPIA, Wash.. June 8. (Special.) Ending a sharp contest for appoint ment to succeed the late John E. Humphries as King County Superior Judge, Governor Lister has appoint ed John S. Jurey, a. well-known mem ber of the Seattle bar. who had received strong indorsements from leading mem bers of the Democratic organization. Calvin S. Hall, Robert C. Saunder, L. F. Chester and E. C. Million were act ive candidates, the last two named hav ing been candidates against Mr. Lister for the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination, while William Hickman Moore. ex-Mayor of Seattle, was re garded as a receptive candidate. On the ground that of three judges pre viously appointed, two were Republi cans, Governor Lister announced shortly following Judge Humphries' death that he would choose a Democrat for this vacancy. INSPECTOR GETS 2 AIDES Commissioners at Wenatchee Reduce AVages for Fruit Work. WENATCHEE. Wash., June 8. (Special.) District Inspector Clawson will have two assistant Inspectors during the rest of the active fruit shipping season, probably the year around, according to the action taken yesterday by the County Commission ers, who fixed the pay of the assist ants at $3 a day with expenses. This is a reduction of $1 a day on the salaries heretofore paid. The improvements of the Malaga road have been approved by the state highway commissioners. A letter of protest from the Wenatchee Business Men's Association against tho use of advertising on the county road sprinklers was read. TOLEDO MILL TO OPERATE Lumber Steamers Expected to Load Cargoes Before July 1. NEWPOllT, Or., June S. (Special.) After a lapse of nine months the George W. Moore Lumber Company, of Toledo, promises to operate its mills again soon. The company erected a mill at Toledo and J. I?. Miller built a. logging road which tapped the rich Siletz tim ber belt and led to the mill. "When the lumber demand weakened the Moore mill closed and later was served with an attachment, which was satisfied Saturday. Mr. Miller has arranged to send a crew of 50 loggers Into the woods Wed nesday and the first steamer this year is expected to commence loading at Toledo before July 1. Unitarian Churches Observe "Kyrie WHITE SALMON". Wash.. June 8. (Special.) At the home of C. W. J. Reckers, "The Eyrie," the annual Uni tarian union services of the Hood River & White Salmon Unitarian Churches were held Sunday. The serv ices were conducted by Rev.. Mr. Mc Donald, of Hood River, and a quartet from there, consisting of Mrs. Gilliam. Miss Mulford, Mr. Weidemeyer and Mr. Sinclair, sang. ' " UNION HIGH ACTION PUT OFF Sleeting at Milwaukie lefors Matter Until June 21. MILWAUKIE. Or.. June 8. (Sue clal.) The meeting held here last mght to consider forming a union high school district left the matter to be settled at the annual meetings in the several districts on June 21. At these meetings the details and cost of es tablishing the union high school and Its maintenance will be submitted to each district together with the probable Jevy. H. j. starkweather, reoresent- ing Concord, reported that district op posed to the plan. A representative from Ardenwald district rmide the same report. County School Superintendent Calvan outlined the necessary pro ceedings. The districts represented were: Mil waukie. Ardenwald. Wichita, Concord Oak Grove, Harmony and Bitts. and their combined taxable property was FARNUM ON STAND Defense Rests Case in Murder Trial at Roseburg. POISON BUYS ADMITTED Former Suitor of Edna Morgan Tells of Purchases of Drugs and Ills Queries as to Effects Charges of State Flatly Denied. ROSEBURG, Or.. June 8. (Special.) The defense, late today, rested in the case of Roy Farnum, on trial here charged with the murder of Edna Morgan, cf Cow Creek Valley, after ex amining 50 witnesses. Several had testified three times during the week. Roy Farnum, the defendant, took the witness stand at . 2 o'clock. Although admitting that he had been a suitor of Edna Morgan for more than a year prior to her death, he denied that he was in any manner responsible for the killing. The prisoner admitted that he con sulted Dr. Forbes two. months prior to Edna Morgan's death regarding the effects of logwod chips which he had obtained from a neighbor. Farnum said the doctor told him the drug was a rank poison He said he con sulted the physician In Canyonvllle and procured the logwood chips for Will iam Snyder, a former resident of Can yonville. and not for himself. He ad mitted that he intimated -to the phyi cian that it was he who wanted to use the drug. Poisonous Oil Purchased. Farnum also admitted making two purchases of oil of tansy. This drug, he said, was used in doctoring live stock. A so-called marriage guide, which Farnum admitted borrowing from a neighbor on two different oc casions, he said, was procured through mere curiosity and not because he was seeking Information. Farnum then told of slurs that he alleged were directed at him by citi zens of the Cow Creek Valley at the time he visited tho ruins of the Beamer barn and viwed the remains of his former sweetheart. He admitted that he was weeping at the time. The re mainder of his testimony was a direct denial of the testimony adduced against him by the state's" witnesses. Attorney Cardwell asked the court to allow the jury to . view the horse which the state alleges had a pe culiar hoof and was the animal rid den on the night of the tragedy. The state's attorney objected to this, and was sustained by the court. Defense Startlea AVIth Query. The state will offer its rebuttal evidence early tomorrow, and the case should reach the Jury early Thursday. A sensation was sprung by the defense when W. W. Cardwell, of counsel for Farnum. asked Alfred Clark, brother of Senator Kathryn Clark, and a witness for the defense, whether or not John Neuner. a brother of District Attorney Neuner, of Doug las County, ever made statements to him to the effect that he (John Neuner) was suspected of killing Edna Morgan. Dexter Rice, of counsel for the prose cution, objected to the introduction of this line of testimony on the ground that it was mere hearsay. Mr. Card well informed Judge Skitworth that he had assembled a chain of circum stantial evidence which indicated that rfO acn in i Copyright Hut SchIa fj Hift of the World's Renowned Hart Schaffner & Marx Spring and Summer Weight Suits for the conservative and extreme dressers, At Just lk Off Regular Prices These Prices Are Genuine Reductions. Make your selections now, while stocks are complete. 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Judge Skip worth then remarked that he did not think any of the testimony read into "the record was competent. Mr. Card well saved an exception. As rapidly as the evidence of the several witnesses was read into the record by Mr. Cardwell their names were handed to Sheriff Quine and they probably will be summoned before a special session of the grand jury, which, according to reports, will be called next week. Eclio Station Agent Cited by Court. PENDLETON, Or.. June 8. (Special.) P. C. Hunter, station agent for the O.-W. R. & N. Co. at Echo, has been summoned to appear in the Circuit Court here before Judge Phelps and show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court. Hunter, it is alleged, directed railroad employes to proceed witli the erection of a fence after a temporary injunc tion had been obtained by the city. MUTUAL PLANTS PLANNED Co-operative Concerns I'ro pu.rd by Klamath Project Farmers. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Jue 8. (Special.) Co-operative institutions to handle their business is the latest step taken by the farmers of the Klamath project. The plan Includes the organ ization of Water Users' National Bank, warehouses, power company, telephone system, a marketing organization and probably a store. The Secretary of the Interior has, been requested to turn over the opera tion, care and maintenance of the proj ect to the water users. To buy Gov ernment supplies on hand $35,000 is available. It is planned to incorporate the first and second units of the project lying within the state. A weekly newspaper will be published. Idaho Pofctmasters Appointed. OR KGON IAN XF.WS BURRAL. Wash ington, June S. Idaho postmasters have been appointed as follows: Ura M. Woods, Cliff. Owyhee County, new office: Mrs. Delia Neifert, Lillian, vice L. J. llawkes, removed. RAID VICTIMS TO GET PAY Britain to Insure Civilians Against Damage by Airmen. LONDON", June 8. Premier Asqioth announced in the House of Commons today that the British government was considering the initiation of a national insurance scheme to cover the losses in flicted by German aircraft. The Premier made this statement while replying to a number of ques tions relative to the damage done in the lecent German air raids. "Relief will be granted in all these, as well as in previous cases," said Mr. Asquith. LIBRARIANS ARE WARNED Speaker Advises That Children Be Allowed to Choose Own Books. BERKELEV. Cal., - June . Libra rians in charge of children's depart ments were advised to go slowly in their enthusiasm to render service, by Mrs. Kdna Lyman Scott, of Seattle, at today's session of the section on library work with children of the American Library Association. She said the librarian was likely to overdo her work in selecting books for chil dren. Let the children select their own books, so they may develop their brain.? and find inspiration in the discovery of books they like, Mrs. Scott advised. Labor exchanges throughout Britain found worlt for 1 . ? I'm.'"'" r-op1o Inst yrar. Hairs Will Vanish After This Treatment Toilet Helps) You can keep your skin free from hair or fuzz by the occasional use of plain delatone and in using it you need have no fear of marring or injuring the skin. A thick paste is made by mixing some of the powdered delatone with water. Then spread on tbe hairs and after 2 or 3 minutes rub off. wash the skin and all traces of hair have vanished. Be careful, however, to get real delatone. Adv. tymrmm i ms a j SNMiasiMUMisli VI. WHTH".HII UWIH. SI ear your favorite uriuisie on t fie V icfxoia any Victor d eater wi u giaai y piay it for yon mil. i m i'fiirr-"nJ-"liiini li M H 'a LEG VALUED AT $35,450 Woman, Wed After Accident, Sues Logging Company. MARSH FIELD, Or.. June 8. (Spe cial.) 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