THEEUGENE DAILY G
ARB
EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1917.
NO. 128.
I -
ESTROYED
L Starting in Negro Quarters
of Soutnern uiy owccna
Through Fashionable Resi
dence Section in Spite of Use
0f Dynamite.
Wl for help sent to
TOWNS IN viuniii
L Thousand Men From Offi
cers' Training uamp Join in
Fight Against Flames But
Make Little Headway at 4
O'clock This Afternoon.
(B) The Aeeoeiated Prat)
Atlanta fla.. Mav 21. Sev-
H square miles of residential
nil in northeastern Atlanta
hrere swept by fire late this af-
Jternoon. Many line residences
Lre destroyed, the flames going
feyond the control of the tire ae-
lurtment ana raging over a
t.r oocHnn without hindrance.
S.Jn'flnc.k about 40 blocks had
feen burned and the fire was
Mill nroeressing unchecked be
fore a high wind. - V'
I The firemen, aided oy iuuu
fcien from the officers' training
kamp at Fort Mcfherson, made
stand on Boulevard Place, two
tlwlfs from exclusive Ponce de
Eeon avenue and shortly after
o'clock began dynamiting hop
ing to clear a space wide enough
j check the flames.
Aid was asked, from Macon
Manooca. Augusta, Newman
land Griffin.
Ifoto6:15 d. m. only one
Mpjlh. that nf Miss Ressie
femiges, who died from shock,
fead been reported. It became
increasingly difficult to get ac
pate reports from the burned
rea. Wirps wprp put nrtrl streets
Fere choked with debris, street
cars that did not pet out of the
trea in time, and vehicles of all
irts. " '
Atlanta, Ga., Mny 21. Fire starting in
nrehouse section nnd negro district
Vn late today swept north over the city
Mipped by a brisk wind. More than sixty
:tam sod several warehouses covering
in area of five blocks were destroyed at
In a abort time the fire got beyond
mtrol and went rapidly into the whito
Mfnce section. Reports said it had
"tired a distance of ten or twelve
Kb and was gaining.
One thousand men from the officer's
liiinr camp at Fort MePherson were
red into Atlanta to help the fire de
"ttnent, which acknowledged its innbll-
P to cope with the flnmes. The South
ern 11111(-70' nDOnniatinn nakml
P", Candler to call for nid from out
f cities. Aid already Las been asked
small nearby communities.
Wind Aids Destruction.
" fire which started two blocks
"t of Edftewood avenue at Fort street
completely swept at least a dozen
."m by 8:30 D. m. nild nn nrnn of mnrn
u a acore of blocks nppenred doomed.
e names were swept forward by a
lBd they ate nortllenatn-nr.l annn
' 'nr north as Auburn nvenuc.
J bad crossed Fore.t nnn n a-an
Jrt and were going toward Tonco de
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TO AID SOLDIER BOYS
POOR WOMAN WORKS
SHE GIVES HER MITE
Tbe committee in charge of the
campaign to raise Lane county's
ahare of the $3,000,000 Y. M. G.
A. army camp fund has an en
velope treasured among those
which have been placed on the
collection plates in the various
Eugene churches, not becauso of
the amount of money it contained,
but because of the sentiment it
reveals.
Chairman It A. Booth, of the
Lane county committee, has an
nounced that the prospects are
that Lane county will more than
contribute her ahare of the fund.
Keports last week indicated sub
scriptions for Eugene totalling
$1180. Collections were taken in
some churches yesterday which
had not previously responded to
the call. On the collection plate
in one church an envelope, con
taining a coin, was placed. This
message was written on the back:
"Boys I took in washing that I
might give this mite to help pro
vide for your comfort."
No name appeared on the envelope.
NEW
UNITS
OF
T
OU
T
DESRABLE
Warning Issued by President
Against States Attempting to
Provide Troops Not in Accord
Wih Regulations.
Washington. Mny 21 Warning against
attempts in any state to organize new
units of the national guard which do not
accord with the organization plan for the
guard approved by President Wilson was
given today by tho war department.
As it stands the gunrd is deficient in
artillery, signal, engineer and other spe
cial service troops in proportion to the
number of infantry regiments. Specific
instructions have been given to the ad
jutants-general as to the units of each
arm of the service for which each state
will be held responsible and in this con
nection the department's statement says:
'Notwithstanding such action, some
states have undertaken the organization
of units which cannot be utilized in the
formation of complete higher tactical
uuits. While it is much to be desired to
take full advantage of tho patriotic inter
est stirring the country, such advantage
can only come through a co-ordination
nnd regulation in keeping with the gen
eral and basic plan."
The department requests that persons
interested in raising new national guard
units confer with the adjutant-general of
their state in order to determine what
branch of the service should be augmented.
Germany Apologizes for
Sinking Swiss Steamers
(Bv The Aeeoeiated Preee)
Copenhagen, via London, May 21.
The German minister at Stockholm is re
ported in news despatches to have visited
the Swedish foreign minister and ex
pressed deepest regret nt the- sinking
of the Swedish steamers Vcsterland, VI
ken nnd Aspen.
The Aspen, Vcsterland nnd Viken were
sunk in the gulf of Bothnia, several mem
bers of the crews losing their lives. The
vessels were laden with grain nnd releas
ed from British ports by the British gov
ernment under a reciprocal agreement.
The news of their destruction caused In
tense indignation in Sweden.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Oregon: Tartly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; northwesterly winds.
construction of Devastated
Districts in France Found
To Be Almost Impossible
ffi'lfc of tho A!0cialei JVmiI
N u h.i v ch ""''minnry mCa- i
I'M have been take,, en. .1..
t 0n of J ruvuu-
k oi devanlnt.vi . :
htt7 V !l0Md difficulties
f' of thf J,hich' WMlwtarij in the
' mme and tho ri.
b th. k"1 b7 ,he i to
birk , d"ry " ot Property
'" bn,0,01' hum" h"
" oid'!n-d nd " ,hFr p"0""
rik . r,contituting titles to
"''a plans of j . ....
nnt,i '. J.' h,"a b1""u with de-
n and nn to Rrpnt mnnT
" which h. J"' N0'" nd rinn
" ru mil!h, b
" their courses. Where
partition walls stood between two prop
erties, there are in many plnces the gap
ing craters of minci that blew away all
traces of property lines.
The small French land holder is much
attached to the soil and jealous of the
slightest parcel of land upon which his
labor has been expended. He will fight
to the last ditch for what he considers
his landed rights. Consequently it Is
feared that there are Innumerable law
suits in prospect.
Property boundaries also hav been
modified since the war began by public
works executed for the purposes of the
army. Many new railroad lines con
structed for strategic.il purposes will he
found so useful that they will become
permanent
Tl
RED
CROSS
NURSES
KILLED
BY ACCIDENT
Shells Fired From an American
Steamer Just Out of New
York Burst When Striking
Water and Fly Back.
VICTIMS BELONGED TO
CHICAGO BASE HOSPITAL
Bodies of Young Women Are
Brought Back by Vessel Be
fore New Start Is Made for
Unnamed Port in Europe.
(By TA AiMoeiaied Prett)
New York, May 21. Two American
nurses, members of an ambulance unit
on its way for service in France, were
killed yesterday on board an American
steamer when pieces of a Bhell fired by
u naval crew in practice ricochettcd from
the water's surface nnd scattered among
a group of nurses and surgeons. A third
nurse was seriously wounded.
The steamship sailed on Saturduy eve
ning for Europe, with her flag at half
mast, she came into an American port
this morning bringing the bodies of the
dead nurses. These were brought ashore.
The steamship will depart at an unnamed
time.
The accident happened about 2:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. A gun at
the stern wns being used. An explana
tion made by one of the ship's officers
was that when a shell struck the water
about 175 feet from the vessel the centri
fugal force caused bits of the shell to fly
back on shipboard. One of the ship's
officers was standing beB.de the nurses
and was uninjured.
The Red Cross unit aboard the ship
was recruited in Chicago. The steam
ship anchored in the harbor and a tug
boat went alongside to take off the bodies
and the wounded nurse.
The two killed were:
I Miss . Edith , Ayrcs . and Miss . t Helen
u urn etc uoa, uoiii oi uiuhbu,
Tho wounded is said to be Miss Emma
Matzen of Chicago, members of base hos
pital number 1, bound for duty in France.
Information as to the seriousness of
Miss Matzen's injuries was refused at
the navy yard hospital although it was
understood that she was expected to re
cover. There were about 200 members of the
number 1 base hospital on board the
ship, of whom sixty were women nurses.
Major Frederick liesley, professor trf
surgery of Northwestern University, who
was director in charge of the division,
said he and all the nurses were watching
the practice shots.
"I wos standing between Mrs. Ayres
nnd Miss Wood and Miss Matzen was to
the left of Mrs. Ayers," he said. "Simul
taneously with the discharge of the gun
the three nurses fell. No one else in the
vicinity wns touched. There is no ac
curate evidence as to the exact cause of
tho accident."
Mnjor Besley said the gun was not
dnmnged and the members of the crew
did not know of the tragedy until told.
NURSES ARE IDENTIFIED.
(Bv The Attoclattd Prtat)
Washington, Mny 21. The two Red
Cross nurses killed on the American
steamer, referred to In the foregoing de
spatch, were Edith Ayres nnd Helen Bur
nett Woods, both of Chicago, and attach
ed to base hospital number 12.
INJURED NURSE FROM NEBRASKA
(By Th Aiiociated Prtut)
Chicago, Mny 21. Emma MaUen, the
nurse reported injured, joined the Red
Cross unit nt Chicago, Her home wns
Columbus, Neb.
Jews of Palestine Fear
Another Massacre
(By The Aeetetattd Preee)
Stockholm, Mny UO, via Iondon, Mny
21. Telegrams from the Jewish socie
ties in Palestine received by the secre
tarial department of the socialist confer
ence here say a fresh massacre of Pales
tine Jews, resembling the Armenian mas
sacres, is threatened and appcnls are
made to the socialists of sll countries.
The message snys the Turkish govern
ment has given orders for the evacua
tion of Palestine by the Jewish popula
tion nnd that tho execution of these
measures are being carried out with In
creasing severity. '
The orders, it Is said, are aimed at the
Jews in Judca and Jerusalem and later
In Galilee.
Stephens Appeals Case
Against City of Eugene
David Stephens has filed notice of ap
nea! in the case sgninst this city to the
supreme conrt. Tbe circuit court issued
a decree enjoining the city from running
venter from the power plant near Wnlter-
rille onto Stephens' land, but permitting
the city to condemn the land. This is not
satisfactory to Stephens, who alu asked
da it a gets.
RAILROADS HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR
COIL SHORTAGE
Country Faces Serious State of
Affairs in Obtaining Com
modity Says Federal Trade
Commission.
HIGH PRICES LAID AT
DOOR OF BIG PRODUCERS
Government May Be Forced to
Take Steps Already in Force
in the Belligerent European
Countries. .
(Bp The Aoctated Priee)
Washington, Mny 21. Tho bituminous
coal shortage is blamed on the railroads,
in a report today by the federal tr.iis
commission. Producers, by taking ad
vantage or tho lack of cars, are charged
with responsibility, however, for tho pre
vailing high prices.
There is no scarcity of coal in the
ground," tho report says. "There is suf
ficient coal iu tho bituminous coal mines
now being operated, not only to supply
the present demand but also to supply a
greatly Increased demand. The unprece
dented demand for this fuel in the past
six months, together with the difficulties
of rail and water transportation, not only
nave absorbed tho coal as fast as it could
be shipped from, the mines, but have led
also to almost complete exhaustion of the
coal stored at tidewater points nnd at the
docks on the Great .Lakes.
Situation Is Serious,
"Tho country faces a serious state of
affairs In obtaining a commodity which Is
basic to practically - every form of its
military and industrial activity."
"Under war time conditions," says the
report, "it may becomo tho duty of the
government to take stops similar to those
found necessary by belligerent European
countries nnd not only to regulate the
distribution of coal from the mouth of
the mine to tbo ultimnte consumer by al
lotting tho quantity of the product which
the different classes of consumers shall
be allowed to purchase out oIbo to estab
lish tho prices to bo paid by different
classes of consumers. At a rime
like tho present excessive profits should
not be permitted to bo oxtortod from the
public by producers nnd distributors of
any prime necessity of life."
Of prices now charged for coal the rc
purt says:
Prices Too High.
"Figures submitted to the commission
show that most of tho present prices now
charged are far in excess of the
cost aB shown by tho operators' books.
Many of tho operators frankly tnko the
position that they aro trying to get for
their coal the highest prices possible un
dcr tho present demnnd nnd nrc refrain
ing, even at prices greatly increased over
last year, from contracting their output
to the extent of their usual custom. They
defend this action by claiming thnt under
tho operations of the lnw of supply and
demand they have for many years past
been getting little moro for their coal
than tho baro cost of production; that
the mining of bituminous coal during that
period has been a most unprofitable in
dustry nnd that now is their chance to
recoup themselves for tho losses of sev
eral years. Accordingly, they aro de
manding prices nt the mine today which
run from 50 per cent tn several hundred
per cent over the cost of their output.
"As a result of thi policy much of tho
bituminous coal output has been auction
ed off to tho highest bidder. This has
resulted in great profits to certain op
erators nnd special hardship to municipal
public utilities, hospitals and other public
nnd nrlvnto charitable institutions and to
domestic consumers especially in tho
west- and south where relatively little
'anthracite is used."
BASEBALL TODAY
I National League
At Boston Cincinnati 2; Boston 1,
Ten innings. Hatterlcs: Schneider and
Clarke; Tyler and Ciowdy.
At Brooklyn St. Inila (I; Brooklyn 2.
Batteries: Meadows and fionsnles; Che
ney, Mnnpinrd, Dell and Miller.
At Philadelphia Chicago 3; Phila
delphia 4. Batteries; Douglas, Prender
gnst, Demaree nnd Wilson; Itixey and
Killifer.
At New York Pittsburg 3; New York
4. Batteries: Jacobs, Miller nnd Fischer;
Tesrcnu and Mcf'arty.
American League
.
All American league games postponed
on account of rain.
COXSPIKATOItS HKNTENCF.D
New Tork. May 21. One year In Jail
was the sentenre imposed today upon
Captain Frans Itlntelen of the (ier.nan
navy, David Ixminr nnd II. B. Ma.-tn,
convicted yesterday in tho federal courl
of conspiracy to Interfers with shipment
of monitions to the entente allies in 1010.
ALLIES WREST
TRENCHES
1
GERMANS
Both French and British Make
Advances in Spite of Fierce
Resistance of Enemy With
Fresh Forces.
EVACUATION OF POSITIONS
ADMITTED BY BERLIN
Italians Report Successes on
Julian Front While Bulgar
ians Claim to Have Repulsed
Ententes.
Genorals Halg and Potaln are again
pushing ahead with their offonslve In
northern France and today both report
new gains.
After driving Into the Hindenburg One
along a mile front yesterday mo.-ning In
the sector northwest of Btillecourt the
British resumed their attack last evening
and captured a support trench behind the
position Just taken.
The firmness of the British hold on
this section of the Hindenburg line sorl
ously threatening the Queant-Orocourt
switch protecting Douai is attestod by
the failure of the Grpaian reactions. Gen
eral Halg is well maintaining his Initia
tive and bit by bit forcing the Germans
to give ground.
Not only did the British prove thorn
solves able to hold their gains from
morning against heavy counter attaoks
hut to resume their offensive the same
day and push further ahead, maintaining
their second advanoe against renewed
oountor attaoks.
The French for their part In tho great
battle have resumed their advanoe In the
Champagne. Having foiled the orown
prince's desperate and costly effort to
regain control of the Chomln-dos. Dames
plateau on' the Alsno front, Goneral Pe
taln turned to the Champagne seotor and
struck northward on the Moronvlllleri
holghts.
Soveral lines of Gorman trenches were
oapturod In these operations and some
800 'prisoners taken. All tho Important
observation posts In this section of tho
front are now In French hands, facili
tating their further advance In the drive
calculated to flank the Germans out of
the salient to the northwest projecting
towards Rheims.
(Bit The Aaeoeialed Preee)
Pnris, May 21. Soveral lines of Ger
man trenches in tho Chnmpngno near
Moronvillicrs, were captured last night
by tho French, tho war office nnnounccs.
Tho statement follows:
"On the Chcmln-des-Dnmes tho artil
lery fighting continued during tho night
in tbo region northwest of Brayo-cn
Lnonnois nnd on tho front between Corny
nnd Ilurtebiso. A German attack near
Froidmont form was checked before the
enemy wns able to reach our lines. The
enemy undertook no further attack after
the complete check of his general assault
undertaken yestcrdny.
"There wero brief but violent nrtlllery
actions between Mietto nnd tho Aianc and
northwest of Ithciins. In Iho region of
Chevreux wo made progress and took
prisoners.
"In the Champagne yesterday evening
we enrried out on two sectors of tho
heights near Moronvielliers nn operation
which resulted in an Important and bril
liant success. Our troops captured sev
eral lines of German trenches on tho
slopes north of Cnrnillet, nt the ('amine
and at the Teton. Furthermore all tho
important observation points in this re
gion are now in our hnnds. German
counter attacks wero token under our
fire nnd thrown back with heavy losses.
We took about 800 prisoners in these
actions. Tho enemy shelters wero found
to have been blown to pieces nnd to be
piled high with tbe dead."
No Hope for Recovery of
Senator Harry Lane
COPVRIQHT HARRIS 4 (WINO. WA4M.
Senator Harry Lano.
San Francisco, May 21 Physlcinns at
tending United Stntt'B Senator Harry
Lane, of Portland, Or., said today he
could not recover. Tho announcement
was made tv Dr, II. A. L. Ityfkogcl.
Senator Lano suffered n nervous
breakdown In Washington nnd has been
hero sinco Monday. Mrs, Lano ia hero
and Mrs. Harriet Lnno 1 licit h, of Norfolk,
Va., on tbe way. .
A blood clot on tbo brnin is said by
physicians to have caused nervous deterioration.
PORTLAND FIRM GETS
T TO
14
Award Made by Emergency
Fleet Corporation in Shipping
Board's Shipbuilding Pro
gram for America.
Washington, May 21. Contracts fur
the building in Portland, Or., of four
teen wooden ships wero awarded today
by the I'.mergmiey Fleet corporation In
the shipping board's shipbuilding pro
gram. Tho G. M. Stnndlfcr Construction
corporation is to build ten of these ships
nnd tho Peninsular Shipbuilding company
four.
Contrncts for IIS vessels, 20 wooden
nnd twelvo steel, have been let. Twelve
of the wooden ships nnd four of the steel
vcsboIs will bo built by the Merrill-Stevens
company at Jacksonville.
Announcement wns made Inst week
thnt the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and
Drydock company would built eight steel
cargo ships. These aro included in the
total.
Presbyterians Would
Unite Both Branches
Dallas, Texas, May 21, Tho Presby
terian general nssembly In tho United
States of America lu session hero today
voted unanimously In favor of reunion of
tho two branches of thn church tho
North nnd South. A copy of tho resolu
tion was ordered sent to tlte southern
assembly now in session nt lilrmiughum.
ADVANC
GUARD
OFGHANDLODG
E
10. UN CITY
Delegates From All Sections of
State Arrive to Attend Three
Days' Session of Various.
Branches of Order.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT
HOLD OPENING SESSION'
Eugene Committee Opens Head
quarters and Makes Arrange
ments for Entertainment of
Visitors. Hotels Overcrowded
The advance guard of tho Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, assembling In
F.ugone for tho annual grand lodgo ses
sion, arrived in 13ugcne this morning.
Only about 40 or 50 of the moro than.
1300 delegntos who are expected to nt
tend tho meetings of the four branches
of tho order had registered at tho head
quarters, 013 Willamette street at 2
o'clock this afternoon, but It was esti
mated thnt several hundred delegates
had already arrived in tho city. The larg
est delegation is scheduled to arrive at
B::!0 tonight, traveling by epecial train
from rortlnnd. Henry S. Wostbrook,
grand master of the grand lodge, and
Karl A. Williams, grand patriarch of tho
grand encampment, will probably be
pi.ssengers on the special train with the
delegations from the Portland lodges, it
wob stated.
H. St. Bockwlth, hrigadlor-general and
president of the council of patriarchs mil
itant, arrived In Kugeno this morning and
established his hendnunrtora nt tho
Griggs hotel. Mrs. Nellie Wattenhurg,
president of the Rebcknh nssembly, who
also arrived this morning, will make her
headquarters nt tho Osbnrn.
Patriarchs Militant Meet.
The Council of Patriarchs Militnnt held
its first session In tho I. O. O. F, tem
plo this afternoon. This branch of tho
Odd Fellows lodge was first organized at
the depnrtment meeting held In Portlnnd
in 1008. It now has nbont BOO members
in tho state. Dntweon 30 and 40 members
marched in uniform to tho hall whoro the
meeting wns held today. A much larger'
attendance i expected when tho decora
tion of chivalry will bo conferred on
knights nnd ladles, Wednesday. '
Former Mayor W. A. Belt Is in chargo
of the gciiernl arrangements of the grand
lodge sessions. TIo is working with a
great corps ot assistants, who are listing
the vnrlous delegates ns they nrrlvo in
the city nnd nrrnnging for hotel and
oilier accommodations. All hotels are
crowded to overflowing by reservations
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World's Stock of Sugar
Being Rapidly Depleted
(Bv The Aienrtated Prtee)
Washington, Mny 21-7With tho world's
stock of sugar being rapidly depleted tho
department of ngriciilturo today appealed
to manufacturers and farmers to increnso
tho production of sugar. Prospects are,
according to tho department's experts,
that in many portions of tho area dovoted
to sugar hcotB In this country the aver
ago this year will exceed that of any
previous year, ,
ADVANCE IS CONTINUED.
(Bv The Aetoeinltd Preee)
London, May 21. British troops dur-
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LODGE TO
I
American Brotherhood of Yeo
man Plan Entertainment.
A program and banquet will bo held
by tbe Brotherhood of Amoricnn yeoman
at their hall tonight. Tho program will
he held before the banquet during which
Howard M. Brownell, local attorney, will
speak on "Living for Something Worth
Whll."
Tho entertainment sohedulo Is: Piano
nnd violin solo, by Mrs. Moore; recita
tion, Itnlph Dansfield; violin solo, Miss
Booth: recitation, Dorothy Moore: song,
Mark Taylor; piano solo, Mrs. Joe Frani
wa; piano and rioiin solo, Mrs. Moore.
FIItST AID TO MEET.
First aid class in Itiil Cross work will
meet for Instruction nt the association
headquarters tonight at 7 o'clock. The
surgical dressing class will assemble nt
2 a'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Eugene Rebekah Lodge, Host
To State Assembly, Largest
Branch of Order In Oregon
Mrs. Nellio Wattenburg, President of State Assembly, Arrives
in City and Establishes Headquarters. Elated Over Growth
of Organization in Oregon During Last Year. Two Hundred
and Twenty Members Added. President Travels 6000
Miles by Rail and 1500 Miles by Motor Oar in Visiting 140
Lodges.
Mrs. Nellie Wattenburg, president of
the Hebckah nssembly,. with a member
ship of 17,000, arrived In Eugene this
morning from Klamath Falls nnd estab
lished headquarters at tho Osburn hotel.
She expressed enthusiasm over the
growth of tho lodge, the oldest nnd larg
est woman's frnternnl orgniiir.ation in the
state, by tho addition of 222 members
during the year.
The. meeting of tho Kebekali assembly
which oonvcui'o In Eugene tomorrow will
be the thirty-ninth annual session. The
assembly met for tho first time in the
lodge room of Columbia lodge. No. 3, In
Portlsnd, J87S. There wero seven lodges
represented by 17 delegates. Tho assem
bly tomorrow will bo composed of .'154
deiegutes, representing 1011 lodges.
The lodges represented at tho first
atnte assembly were Columbia, No, fl, of
Portland; Ituth, No, 4, of Jacksonville;
Hope, No. 14, of Ashland; Arbor Vitea
No. 7, of Myrtle Creek; Mamie, No. 20,
of Coqnllle; Western Star, No. SH, rf
Marshfleld; Baker, Nh. 8, of Baker City,
Tho Columbia lodge of Kebekabs,
formed May 20, 187.1, wns the first lodgo
organised in Oregon nnd was until re
cently the largest lodgo in the state, giv
ing place to tho Eugene lodge which hu
307 members.
Mrs. Wattenburg during tho year hne
visited 140 lodges In the state, traveling
0000 miles by rail and 1500 miles by mo
tor car. Her homo lodgo is Prosperity,
No. 4, of Klamath Falls,
"t found that tho lodges aro working
In harmony," Mrs, Wnttouburg stnto.I.
"They are in good condition financially.
Five new lodges have been Instituted dur
ing the year."
Political activity Is forbidden both by
the Independent Order of Odd Felowa
and tbe Hohekahs. There la no cam
paigning by candidates in connection with
the grand lodge and Kebekah assembly
offices. The Itebekah Iraljo electa new
officers each year, with few exceptions.
Miss Ont (Visiter, of Dallas, has served
aa i-.r (" assembly for 20 years.
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