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THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD VOLUME 44 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 18, 1910 NO. 29 LET US NOW DEVOTE A FEW DAYS TO THE CONTEMPLA TION OF HIGHER THINGS. Makes It Pain That Fight Deal, Aug. 17.—With every prospect of success in complet Will Be Made on the The Oregon state railroad commission held an investigation this morning ¡u the pmlors of the Eugene Commercial Club to de termine the reasonableness of the complnints that have arisen irom various parts of the Willamette valley over the 8 P. train service, especially the lateness of the local trains, the slow run ning time, ar.d the possibilities of a new Eugene local train. The meinbeis oi the railroad commission, Oswald West and Thomas Campbel), who conducted the investigation, put up most of the case for the valley, for not only was the attendance small, but the Eugene witnesses nearly all declared that the present service is not sach that it can be seriously objected to. Com- missioaer West stated that he thought the service had been poor, and since complaint had been made a few weeks ago the time schedules had been better. He saw no reason why the im provements should not be continued. ing his aerial trip from Paris to London in competition for the Regulars cup offered by London newspapers and for the proceeds of a subscription raised by Graham E. White, which the English avi Nvw York. Aug. 17 — There was a ator generously raised after his defeat in the London-Manches- marked calm today ver the trouble ! ter race, Moissant, a young Spanish aviator, descended near waters of the republican political here today, having accomplished the flight from Paris to Calais, -» i f- Mowing the -t rm of yesterda,. ;when the "old guard" In the repub- and the journey across the channel to Deal with ease. He is « an state centra) committee downed Roo.-evelt for temporary now preparing to continue the trip to London, which he was Colonel chairman of the state convention. forced to interrupt because of having been numbed by the cold New York County Chairman Grls- cotn. who presented Roosevelt's name during the trip across the channel. to the committee, »ays the fight will Hubert Latham, who started from Issy, a suburb of Paris, to ■ be carried to the primaries and to race Moissant to London, had a aeries of accidents, culminating it in the wrecking of his machine at Amiens jt > urge a progressive platform and for governor is clearly In The last c-age of a trip across the channel was ac candidate dicated. politicians ,«y this morning > in that portion of tbe cokyncl's state- complished in a strong breeze, the wind being so high that ex I ment issued last night, which says perienced aviators looked upon the start as foolish. T Me " launch- ■ bls speech "would be of such a char ed bis aeroplane from tbe cliffs near Calais at 10:45 this morn- acter that it might help if the con- : vention nominated the right man, but ing and headed for the English shore. The bi-plane pitched and would hurt if neither the right kind man was nominated nor right kind rolled so dangerously that the spectators believed it in imminent of of a platform adopted.” danger, but, though one of the youngest of aviators, Moissant With Roosevelt's setback > ester- day. plans for harmony within th» managed the machine wtih the greatest skill. He expected to A T\ A . .. . r BUI* rrttuvu levvrw i party »u in .w^w New York received a a sever» land at Dover, but was driven a few miles north by the wind and bLc* aD(1 »» Colonel u >ose- velt beard the news he issued a made the coast near Deal at 11:15 a. m., landing at Tilman. statement In which he enrolled him- stone, a short distance from here. iself as a progre cive, so far as the York situation goes. The trip from Calais to Tilmanstone occupied approximately New "Progr.-Hsive" Stand Outlined. 37 minutes. "To tbe various persons who asked Oli 1!, w! h .»»ver, thè IBeel- Ihg wa» quii.- satisfa, tory, for th< e»l and the In- 8p«ncer in Omaha World - Harald generai t«»tur>» <>f thè rondinoti uf Mayor Matlock thè ra.lt 14 Service of thè upper vsl- -•»l«l that bu bad Iry »ere L.-..tight out le-fore Ih» rall- Ite.iirtaiitly he meeting Eugene boosters rou.l otti, tal» aud thè coiiirulssloner» chair and took will have you on tbe carpet for that uiij g <>d feeling exlated tbroughout If thè pò. r railrcmd servile I ■ due to »tatement?" ■ n Mlnud. n lack "f knowledge of coudltlons on This ended Mr. thè part of Ih« rallrond officiai«, aa and Wiliiaui McMurray. general pa»- ■<>mc argüe. Imprtiveuienis In thè m-nger agent, was called to the > land. •crvlre wilt b» Iliade at voce. I would ilk to hear from you Ittg l'MaM-nger li«i»liw <m. 'on train service, said Mr West Ih« fenture» tbat were Well, we wire very highly com it I» tbat «hete U a |HIS- plimented the < ther day when a rep- l»lU»M out et Eugene re .-ntatlve c mmlttee of Eugene men we whether I would accept the posi to $15,000 a n.onth. that' I • ailed at my office, of their own vo- tion of temporary chairman f the •a ,. r < • ut In thei | lltiou, and made some very com- c< ------------ -- ♦ to cross channel flight not merely an F.t*le convention I sail that 1 wen Id i-am, whlle ther» ha* berti I limeutary remark*. They Mid that ♦ ♦ incident in the long P-»ris-London fo onl>' if ,h,*y *ere sure, after f * no <*<■1 respoudlng chungc tu the newspapers bad complained, but Dea). Aug 17. — After a ♦ journey, but an achievement which knowing my attitude that they dc- crowded her»?" ', and that thè mattar of| that Eugen.- considered her lervlce Charge Brought Against Him by ♦ Jong wait Moissant decided ♦ surpa ms the feats :f Blériot, D» “ ired me. but my speech would be of fottuti- »» far aa I ol irafii». for whl-h thè very »atlsfactory." ♦ not to attempt to proceed to ♦ Lesseps and the unfortunate Rolls, •“‘‘b a character tint it might help I are lalrly good," ai Uat I u ha» becu callcd prm- Irving Girl is Dismissed "They met Mr. O'Brien and ex- ♦ l-ondon until tomorrow morn * whose machines were burdened only if tlle committee named the right •n , - i. i in thè I ♦ ing at 5 o'clock. ♦ with the pilots themselves in cress- k!D<l of a man on tbe clear-cut, ----------- pro — a bother traini pres-«d the same to hitu nnd we were ew week- »In«'« thè CGUiplnlnt very much grstlflej " H- continued: By the Court ♦ gressive p!atf:rm; but that it would ♦ ir.g tbe ttrtiu. state rommlMlon hnd been We have or.e cf the greatest val ♦ A Chicago Man 1 art if neither the right kind of a ti take ♦ Ip get leys In th«- world here the Willam >h r ing tbat Ibera wa» no tie ♦ London, Aug. 17.—Accord ♦ man were warned nor the right kind There I’aris Aviation Mad. ni tb« > »treme tarJlu«»» of ette valley — 159 milea lang, and I think < sough bav.* done ail I could to give them For a consideration of 1500 and ♦ ing to a dispatch received ♦ Paris, Aug. 17.—Half of Parle for cf a platform adopted.” dii arrivai« ♦ here from Deal, Juan Mois- ♦ sook its beds last night and remained It »as his most pointed political h« r..!lr«i*<l tho»e the settlement of al! expense« of the ♦ a go> d service. But this I- a < »«Urf. the aviataor, is an ♦ in the streets until morning to watch ¡s’a’.ment since his return and those t aere Si ,»>rlnt< uU'-ut L it mercia! proposition und the < sheriff a trip to Los Ang les and ♦ American and wa« born near ♦ tbe conclusion cf the great cross ■vho ;«aw him were convinced that Agent . U«'ner»l Pa»r«ng»r pany'g «took bo) for« must be buck. Charles J. Ro»-i.. who was ar- ♦ Chicago. * country aviation rate, which was won he hid determined to begin _n open in MiMurn ), A»».»lullt ¡'Maun- alvidendr." •«»,bt cn the cld guard lu th* SouUr re California city ♦ by Lebtanci. in a Bieri lot " ~ ' getlt J-ìltl \\ Sent. TiaVfllug monoplane. I But. J Mr. M-Murray, d e* it coal! In run *«<>■•» . •» »I«.,.* ' ' t» Foo* dava a *»z> Anbnrn. Mso in a Bierlot. _ __ Igei Agent VT Tf JewMWv «nd erlot. ____ finished* c^jwT^ot Talkative a few days ago on Inn uie nhnrwa charge z» of 9 se-, any more i to run train, . on time?" Moissant in his trip across the second, twenty minutes behind Leb Th» others pre*. rn.y B C. Di No, it costs no more. it's our duction. preferred by Miss Ella Bow I Oyster Bay. Aug. 17—Colonel u!J n>t make a schedule for his ca»ei c ^ anne! ‘ arried a passenger, P Ho we. Alien tanci. None of the other competttcrs »«•re ■■■ iid V tdpany now." ralj Mr busluea» to get people to Oregon »nd ers. who resides near Irving, the Roosevelt refused this morning to add I mechanician. Albert, making tbe fini hed the course. M Pii « *. Prof«» »or we are using all our means to get has been dismissed and Rosen ■ anything to his statement of yester ———- - — .. _ I oung E. L. »b. r. E Young. The I ‘ " * them here, And a» tbe populatl n been released from custody, day relative to the refusal of the any complaint « :ith of increast-s the ni-rvice will be bet- i h Hingham uud D. K case was settled yesterday and tb> i ti n 11 n n r il t n iai state central committee to recommend T«*M1 iii «< ii > Token. t«r»d " defendant is on bis way to Los Ange "No. 1 <|o nut think >«." him for temporary chairman of the Hut, Mr McMurray." Interrupted les, near which city he was employed D K Yur»u w»» the f«rM Io be Have you personally investigated state convention. called to tbe witne»» «tutxl »nd tuk<- this? How often do you use the Mr. West, some time ago a com as section foreman for tbe Southern The impression here is that Roose plaint was made, and -Ince then there I'.aific railway. oath. He »ahi train* to Portland?" velt will make a more vigorous fight has bei ii an n.i; : >v. uient in the '1 do not have ar.y fault to find Kosen. R will be remembered, was ' Po»»lb!y once a hi . nth." than ever for a platform which will !l • ' . S uth« . >’» if I' I .1" t»"’ Has this been an additional working in a similar capacity on the* Th« next witness s.i.timoned by service An- w of nnjthlng <b.it la not >■» lis th« commissioners wa* E L. Camp- burden?" I meet his views, but he made ft clear »ectlou at Irving up to two or three today that he would not permit his "Well," answered the rallrosJ months ago. 11« bad been keeping- factcry." -Mr. Yorau Wai titeli b»ll. lie was a -ked bls opinion off name to * be presented to the conven I man. "conditions alter facts. We compmi) w ith the Bowers girl, but | asked If be knew of th«' train» being th» train servlc«. t tion for ute gubernatorial nomina I have been working to get people to sudden.)- bit. He was later located- late. He ■ ild that the trains were Henrtce »'cry Poor. tion. the beaches. it ha* been our most ooallonally late, but that he had but! in Southern California, and his ar "I think our service is very pjor. I h " a in nvenlenod to uny client ' The tralu» seem to arrive very Irreg »uccessfu! year. We are bringing rest follow« d. i Sherman Sees Taft people here from tbe He »aid that there might b< changes ularly." mountains, After being brought back te this Oyster Bay. Aug 17.—Vice Presi and." he continued, evading the mar!' but that wa» only a matter of city Rosen set about to settle the case "If the train» were run on time dent Sherman, who was yesterday se question. to show bow the summer without marrying tbe girl, as be opinion lie »aid that the Eugene then h w vould service be?" to be temporary chairman of I traffic helped the local merchant and claims to have a fiancee traveling in Lincoln-Roosevelt League Will I Dahlman Is Leading committer had only asked for u Hitch lected "I »till thiuk It would be very poor. tbe New York Republican state con re andj a no . , . ctiang'- In the Wendling »«rvlce ; we should be able to come telling how tbe country is growing Europe. Th«' settlement was finally ............. in regard- " ln ‘ vention. arrived here today, and bad He continued: this had been granted Carry State by Twenty cock Defeats Metcalf hours. There made by his paying tbe girl $500 and ■ he said i Ir >• 1 'ortianJ In 3 a long conference with Secretary "These growing conditions de to the fast tralu to Portland, are also not enough coach«» ou tbe reimbursing the county for the ex- Morton prior to going to see Presi manj additional service, but we can the pr< sa reports that Eugene did not trains *' Thousand , penne of Sheriff Bown's trip to Los for Senator dent Taft this afternoon. Sherman wunt It were in no way true. In an "Where are coach»» crowded —on not do everything at once." I Angeles and back. The court then! would not discuss the New York situ swer t<> the question of the railroad till i end of lh<> valiey?" "But uow get back to this late dismissed the case, as neither the1 ation. He said be might possibly ■ervle was satisfactory, he answered: "1 have noticed It between here train matter. Does It make any a i- girl nor her folks desired to prose San Francisco, Aug. 17.—Returns "in the main. 1 think condition» and Albany. I bsv«> seen people dltlor.al burden to keep tbe tralus on Omaha. Aug. 17.—Returns from have something to say after his in cute him. a e ccming in slowly from all parts are generally fairly satisfactory to walking up and down In th«' aisles time?" |H-ral»ted Commissioner Weil terview with Taft, but he doubted, uf the i-tate and seem to add to the tbe outside counties indicate that the; it. No, I don’t ttnuk it thus Eugen of th«' cars." race between Mayer, Dablman and completeness of the victory scored in "But In your effort* to get peoplei Sutwrlntendent 1,. R Fields of the It has been announced that Sher "Doe* this refer to the uummer yesterday's primaries by the Lincoln- Governor Sballenberger for the dem man was coming to talk over plane utb-rn Pacific was then railed to Manon?" here from additional stater- you Rorsevelt league, as the insurgent the witness chair. Mr We«t asked ocratic nomination for governor Is for the coming congressional cam "No; 1 hav«> noticed It all aeanona." should not neglect the local lieople tuition Is designated. The estimated him: "The Shasta Limited due* not take who patronise tbe train» day in and very close. While Dahlman has car paign. but it is known Taft ha« been piuralit yof Hiram Johnson, its can day out for the w hole year." hoping that harmony could be Field» yill»»rd. pas •• ngers?" continued Mr West. ried this (Dcuglas) county 3 to 1, brought about in New York prior to didate for governor, will be not less "But there is a way of remedying "Will you explain the arrival unJ "1 Jon t think so. if It did it than 20,000. It. We tun put on a »lower train the returns from the outside give the convention time. The action of departure of train« 17. IS, 19 and would help us out a great deal," an ii -Kinley and McLachian. stal Bcbedule.” the committee in voting down Roose 20? Have you made any effort Io swered Mr. Campbell. warts. both appear to be defeated In "is It not a fact that the -chedule velt yesterday and the colonel'« Inveatlgxte the cause <>( lateness of "Do you think that tbe Southern their districts tor congressman, and is not very fast at present?" statement last night indicate there these train»?' Pacific could afford to do this?" William E Kem. for whom Pinchot Here tbe railroad man evaded the I have carefully Investigated a»ke»l Mr. West In regard to the talk is every prospect of a widened stumped the Second district, leads question« and talked In general upon the urrival of the train« nnd I think of a Eugene special breach rather than an adjustment of AL Kinley by a safe margin, while the intentions of his generous party differences. that In the last fifteen days our "1 don't know whether it could W. D. Stephens has similar lead over ached in- has been much better. The or n t. but 1 have heard it said that road to help the country. McLeachlan in the Seventh. "But, Mr. McMurray." asked cause of the latene»» was due to this 1» the be«t paying station In the Hayes, the in.-urgent in the Fifth i.iiiu.t this effort that JAMES R. KEENE heavy travel to the coast and heavy state.’’ district, has been renominated, but been made in the past few weeks be exprem bualnerw." «I.ViMMi n Month. Euglebright and Smith, regulars, ap- continued?" "How have the express conditions QUITS RACE TRACK pv»r to be renominated in the First At thia point It was asked of Su- The general passenger agent ad- been < hanged?" asked Commissioner and Eighth districts. In the other perlntendent Fields, Southern Paclflc n: tied that it could be done. This West. New York, Aug. 17.—Anti-racing districts, the stalwarts were not op "We have sent express nnj bag- Attorney Day and finally of Mr. Gil »tided hi» testimony and be was Jls- legislation is likely tu result in the posed. M d. * billed to Woodburn and Hpring- lett what the passenger business out retirement tre.rn the turf of James Incomplete figures on the advisory of Eugene amounted to. Allen Others were called upon. 4 <..i the side roads." R. Keene, vice-chairman of the Mr. Gillette Kid about $15.090 Eaton und F. E. Young had no corn vote f r United States senator to suc you think the train» that you Jockey club, who for many years has ceed Flint puts John D. Works of the i have on tli<- line ar.- sufficient a month, as near as he could esti plainte to make on the present serv- been one of the large 4 owners in tbe Lincoln-Roosevelt league in the lea<i. mate It off-hand. , Ice, and I. H. Bingham said that he ian.1 e the traffic on time?" « antry. Mr. Keen sa)s he will re Mr. Gillette was next calked to the had not ridden upon the trains ~ "It la Imp villi'- t<> keep local, tain abont^lU of his year’ln-ss to be trains on time. It can be done no chair to testify. He wa* a^ked how enough to have formed any cpin- ALL JURYMEN r..ce .1 next year The oth- rs will be I more than local freight trains can long he had been agent In Eugene i,.u that he would state. disposed of at public auction. "About three year»." This ended the investigation, which ARE APPROACHED lie kept on schedule. We might The Keene horses have not be*.n so I "What Is the incr»»«««' of business hi..1 lusted wcarely an hour. lengthen the tin.» f the run but successful as usual this year, and It IN BROWN CASE then we would hm* more complaint In passenger »ervlte since you. have i» said that his big stable has been been here?" of slow time." run at a loss, even though bis win AAMES C. DAHLMAN. "About 10 per cent." NEW SWITCHBOARD Chicago. Aug. 17.—When the sixth "Th« chief complaint,” raid M.- nings are cloxe to the $50,000 mark. "Has there been any Increase in panel of veniremen in the case of JAMES R. KEEN'F West, h. » been front trave.lr.g men ¡Last year the stables cleaned no Mavor of Omaha, who seems the service in this time?" to In rega J to train ,ervl<e In tbe val BEING INSTALLED Who will quit the racing stable Lee O'Neill Browne reported today have won the Democratic nomination $111,000.» an J in 1907 be hung up "No, there ha« not." ley. l> you think that the change because of anti-racetrack legislation. nearly all. as was tbe case of tbe a world’s reovrd with winnings of "Have you hear«! any complaints panel yesterday, admitted they bad in Nebraska against Covernor Shal- , $397.000 you have made will k<. p trains gen Springfield, Aug. 17. — A crew of at trains being late or crowded?" lenberger. been approached with reference to erally <>® Ume and not having trains "No, 1 have heard no complaint* telephone experts came over from Eu Mr and Mrs. Frank H. Williams of their possible services as jurors. from twenty minutes to two hours PRESIDENT MONTT late, and that they will be on time at all. I don't think that the late gene this morning to begin the work Baker City were arrivals in Eugene Judge Kerston called the counsel for Sballenberger a small lead. Both nt»« of the trains have incoBven- of Installing tbe new switchboard. today with the expectation of locat Browne into his chambers for consul nt least once a week?" sides are claiming the victory. tation. We think that we can arrange le«««d anyone to any extent. The This when completed will mean an ing here. DIES ON STEAMER Cady, for the republican nomina end to the city's poor telephone serv our train." »o that they will r.ot l»e trains are very little late." tion for governor, has a good lead ice that has been endured for so long "Have they not been aa much as more than 15 or 20 minutes late and London, Aug 1*.—Pedro Montt, over Aldrich, while Senator Burkett Manager Heaton In Eugene now ♦»»»»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦»»»♦»»♦»♦•♦♦♦»»♦»»♦♦»•••♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ an hour late?" possibly on time " seems to have secured a renom Ina-1 president of Chill, died at Bremen at promises that the new equipment will "Yes, but seldom that much.” The commissioners then moved a tion by a good majority over Whe-i 11: SO tonight. He arrived at Brem "Would that not Inconvenience be installed by Aug. 31, which will little off the subject of this investl-' en this morning in tbe steamship don. gnu«» »•■■■ Mr. •>•'. Campbell ».nr« .....j people who buy their tickets and are be witbin two weeks. The new board gallon and asked only For the democratic senatorial Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, on whose point for hl* own information: lobllged to eit around an hour"” Kvery »«i»»erl»«r to the Weekly Gw«rU who pay» owe year la a»l- I will be Installed without interrupting nomination Congre.*.man Hitchcock deck Mayor Gaynor was shot aa tbe -• — "On the southbound there la hard- the present service. It has a much "I understand • that the Shasta vaaee l*I.M> will revel e the ttregna V<rlewltarl»t free for oae year. leads Metcalf, editor of Bryan’s pa vessel was leaving the dock last larger capacity than the old one now Limit'd »top« for pnewnger« at three ly any travel." Thia 1» oae of the best farm, frnlt aad livestock paitera la the per. more than 2 to 1 is ’he return- Tuesday. President Montt was a wit WBy |g>|nt* in Washington, while It "Do you not think that the train In use and will be able t handle the ness of the assault. His death was so far received. Northwest aad It» natter 1» well »elected aad tboroaahly reliable. It take* uo passengers from Orrgou service has Increased, more than 10 growing hello business of Ihi • city- For congressman in the second dis due to a recurrence of heart disease, tor years to come, as well as the farm 1» a »Oleadld paper for tbe farmer. p, l(lt Do you know anything of per cent " trict. Sutton (republican) and Lobe, following a recent attack of aglna er»' lines taht radlute from Spring •Ne." thia" pectoris. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»»♦♦♦♦♦♦•••»••♦»«»♦♦♦»♦•♦♦♦•»♦»♦•♦•••♦•♦♦♦♦♦s (democrat) have been nominated. Aren't you afraid that after thia field ' No; I know nothing of tbs train ROSEN GOES FREE PAYMENT OF MONEY NEBRASKA'S RACE 4Í CALIFORNIA « FARM PAPER FREE