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Newspaper Page TextTHE EUGENE GUARD WEATHER Oregon: Fair tonight anil Thursday; warmer in the interior; gentle Tariable winds. NO. 8 U 67. EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1924. 3 crii3 Eizr'! jwLru n m mrn n nz 111 Piat I ear expressed for iM'LAREN, GLOBE FLIER TISHER NOW MRS OVERDUE PACIFIC LftP I Hopped From Pacific land Early Today On icond Flight Over cean; Ships In Search I.ONDON, July 16 A. Stuart cLaren'.Brltlsh round-the-world r, Is six hours overdue in his f from Yeteforu Island to jramashlru Island In Japan, ac (dlng to a dispatch reoelved re tonight. Fears have been ex Issed for his safety and the anese government has sent destroyers to search for his Ine." f LEFT JAPANESE ISLE JNDON, July 16. A. Stuart Mac fa, BritiBh round-the-world flier ltd off today from Yeteforu Is Ifor Paramashiro, one of the Ku- Islands, according to a dispatch Tokio. It -was the second lap Is trans-Pacific flight DLIDGE OFFERS FIRE FIGHT tSHINGTON, July 16. Presi- i Coolidge today offered federal V California to assist in oheck fce gigantic fires now sweeping 'acific coast -forests. i offer of assistance was ten- through Governor F. M. Itich- k president's telegram to the irnia governor follows: noticed with deep concern sports of the growing defltruc- rom forest fires in your state. I you will advise me if effective be properly extended by the 1 government." iclair to Appeal fenate Testimony I Ruling By Justice t 5ASHINGTON, July 16. Harry Sinclair, indicted for contempt of mate, will appeal to the United Ma court of appeal to escape tes tg before the Walsh oil investlga Committee. It is announced by bis tneys. le District of Columbia supreme (t has handed dowu a decision re bg Sinclair to answer Bix ques propounded by the senate coin He. His refusal when on the wit- stand led to his indictment. I ' tplosion Wrecks California Plant S ANGELES. Jnlv 16. An ex- ion which partially wrecked the P.00O Southern California Edison any steam power plant at Re lo Beach late yesterday, was fol kd by fire which threatened to de V the plant. No one was hurt in tlatt. i -YANT ADS WORK 3RYOU DeValera is Free, Dublin Report Says LONDON, July 16 Eamonn De Valera and Austin Stack, Irish republican leaders who have been In prison In Dublin, were lib erated today, said a dispatch from Dublin tonight. FREEDOM A CERTAINTY DUBLIN, July 18. The freedom of Eamonn De Valera, Austin Stack and other Irish political prisoners, was assured today when President Cosgrave of the Irish free state sign ed a warrant' for the release of all suoh political prisoners. The date of effect of the general amnesty has not been determined, but it ' was indicated the prison gates throughout Ireland probably would swing outward this week-end or early next week. Republican supporters of De Valera have already complicated the situa tion by demanding that their leader be freed in time to open the Tailtean games an honor which they demand should go to him instead of to Cos grave. That may delay the release date. De Valera has been in prsion since last August. Stack was imprisoned In April, 1023. HEW TEAM ' WILL PHY BEST OF LOCAL LEAGUE The pick of the Twilight baseball league will be banded together on Tuesdsy evening, July 22, to tangie with the Longview, Wash., nine -on South Willamette field, according to announcement this afternoon of Top' Phares, who is handling arrangements for the game. Longview has a fine record as a ball town, and its team is said as good sb the record. The game will be called at 6:30 o'clock in the evening. ENGLISH KING'S WELGOM E SENT TO U.S. FLIERS," Rotary Post ' Given Up By R. A. Booth Hop Is Made Fsom France To British Isles In Company With Other Nations' Flying Craft. CROTDEN, Ajng., July 16. Amer ica's round-the-world fliers wh. hop ped off from Paris at 11:04 o'clock this morning arrived here'this after noon. The fliers were given an en thusiastic reception by waiting peo ple as the three ships winged their way easily to earth. . The American planes were sighted at 8.50 p. m. and landed at 4:07. Many Greet Airmen. One of the first of the throng that rushed out on the field to greet the American pilots was Mrs. Stuart Mac Laren, wife of the British round-the-world flier, who hoppedoff this morn ing from the Island of Yeterofu in the north Japanese group for Parainas hiru in the Kuriles group. She congratulated Lieutenant Low ell Smith, the American flight com mander, and tiianked him for the aid the Americans gave her husband when his plane was disabled in India. Lieutenant Smith told Mrs. Mac Laren he "wished her husband luck on his flight." A number of British planes went out to sea to meet the Anicrirnns and escorted them in.""'-' ---. No Trouble In Fllnht. ' There was no trouble on tho flight, Lieutenant Smith said. Letters of greeting from the king, Ambassador Kellogg and Premier MacDonald w.re presented to the air men. Later they were taken to the Croyden hotel, where they were the guests- at an informal luncheon. Resignation of H. A. Booth of Eu gene as governor of the first Rata? district of Rotary Internationale was accepted by the officers of the inten nationnl organization this morning, and Miles H gley of Spokane former governor of the district, was appoint ed to fill temporarily the position left' cant by Mr. Booth's ren.gnation. Mr. Booth wired his resignation to organisation headquarters Tues day evening, and at the hame time notified all Rotary clubs in the first district of his action. Tho fiyst Rot ary u'strict includes all Rotary clubs in the states of Oregon and Washing ton, in British Columbia, and in Alas ka. The resignation was submitted on the advice of Mr. Booth's physicians. Mr. Booth was elected governor of the first Rotary district at the district convention in Spokane in 'April, and his election waa confirmed afr:the in ternational convention at Toronto last mouth. He was elected by the district delegates at Spokane by a unanimous vote, succeeding Miles Higley in the position. Because of ill health, Mi-. Booth s physic'ans have, advised him that he must give up many of his activities. At the present time he is p'anning a program of rest and recreation. though he will not give up altogether his leadership in the business of the Booth-Kelly Lumber company. FIRE DEVASTATES KILLED BY GUARD ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., July 16. Clyde N. Fisher, cashier of a local coal company, who dlsap- , peared yesterday with the. com pany's payroll, totaling over $0. 000 and for whom airplanes, sheriffs in aut6mobileB snd cow boys on horseback had searched during the night, was shot and killed this morning by,a guard at the company's mine when Fisher resisted arrest, . COSTOF WASHINGTON, July 16 The federal form loan board, today announced it had reduced the rate on its Joans to co-operative mar' kcting associations-from. to 5 per cent, effective immediately. These loans are made through the intermediate credit banks which in the year have loaned J3S.0O0.000 to approximately 200,000 farmers. E NE BAND CONCERT EUND ON T NG Evidence That City Wants Music Is Displayed In Generous Response Ac corded Appeal for Money. Dawes Reparations Report Approval By Allies Will Be Gone Over at Sessions CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED Guard Printing company. .$'.'5. (X) First National bunk L'S.OO United States Nat. bank.. 25.00 McMorran & Waslibtirne. . 25.00 J. A. .McLean. Osburn hotel 23.00 Bti.30 10.00 6.00 ii.OO 5.00 4.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 1.00 1.00 Bank of Coalmen J. C. Penney company..., AV. A. Ku.vkendall. Inc. . . . Dice Grocery company ... Electric Cleaners Ludford and Caswell H. liurgovne , , Eugene Steam Laundry .. Marion Veati-h F. L. Beard R. A. Balib Emery Insurance agency.. W. A. Elkin .less Darling Miller's Shoe shop . . E. Charlet White Electric company v 1 V,.l.an A. H. E. B. McDonald Parks . , , . PORTLAND, Ore., July 16 Fire which started late yesterday in the Fremont National Forest in southern Oregon is reported today to have swept over 500 acres, ac cording to word received at the district forest office here. A crew of 75 men was rushed to the scene and is believed to have the blaze In check.. SHIP IS STRANDED SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. The steamer West Jena, bound from Cebu to Portland, Ore., was disabled with a i lost propellor and broken Bliaft in the north Pacific on July 13, according to delayed radio advices received here by the marlno department of the chamber of commerce. The dispatch said that the United States coast guard cutter Haida and the freighter West Tiger, the latter also bound for Portland were rush ing to the assistance of the West Jena which was reported to be drifting helplessly. Eugene wants weekly band concerts, There .would seem to be no otlier explanation of the 'generous offerings coming into The Guard office for the support of tbo two-month concert series. e Already citizens and firms of this city have subscribed $103.50, and contributions will be coming in for several days yet. In a short time enough money will bo collected ! guarantee the success 'of the enter tainments. More Funds Needed. Those who have not yet done so have time today to fill in the blank form on the front page of this issue. and thereby do their bit toward fi nancing as popular a move as has been started here in a long time. The concerts are open to everybody, and everybody is open to solicitation of funds. A Chsmber of Commerce com mittee, consisting of Henry Tromp, Frank N. McAlister and W. Frank Gilstrap, ia to have charge of expen diturcs. There will be no waste, Every penny will be accounted for. Kindly comment on the inaugura tion of the concert series campaign has not been niggardly. Many have come into The Guard office to .press their approval of tho plan, and have left cash donations. - Uniforms Are .Ordered. Mombers of the Odd Fellow lodge, In session Tuesday night, plunged wholeheartedly into the movement and voted the immediate expenditure of more than SIKH) for band uniforms. These will he ordered at once. The first concert is to be given at the municipal auto park on Friday evening. By DAVID M. CHURCH (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) IXINDON, July 10. The appoint ment of Owen D. Young of the United States, as "reparations agent" with power to arbitrate all disputes be-, tween the allies and Germany as agreed to by allied premiers today was hailed bs virtually Insuring suc cess of the allied conference on the Dawes plan which opened here.. The appointment, in the opinion of world diplomats gathered hero for the conference, removos the most dellcnte point of difference between England and France that concerning the ul timate authority which would be em powered to determine when Germany is In default wilfully in reparations. The -three committees were ap pointed to draw up plans for dealing with the following problems: 1 How the reparations commis sion and the American representative, assuming there is one, will deal .with Germany In case she defaults. 2 How to restore Germauy a fis cal economic unity. 3 Organisation of a body to advise the allied governments concerning ap portionment of tho payments in kind to be m.ido by Germany. Frenoh Act Bars Loans. France has held that if the allies could not agree among themselves when Germany was in default and what sanctions should be applied, then she would take separate action. Such a course, the reaction to its onnounrenicnt showed, made the pro posed $200,000,000 loan to Germany DEICRATSTO LOSE MONTH Today's Feature USED FORD IN SPLENDID CONDITION Guard Adleta Make Ton Money 'Bill' Bryan Good ( Fire Fighter, Word A man said to be w. J. Bryan en route to Crater Lake Is a flrst class voTunteer fire fighter, according to a letter received here today by W. B. McDonald, manager of the Eugene Heilig theatre, from biB parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McDonald, owners and managers of the Rogue resort hotel 30 miles from Medford on the Crater Lake highway. The great statesman was on his way to Crater lake for a rest after the strenuous democratic national convention in New York, according to the letter. He stopped at the Rogue resort, together with many other guests. Fire broke out at the hotel. There were no fire-fighting features there, so the guests, in a spirit of good will, seized pails and formed a bucket brigade. Mr. Bryan proved highly cnpable. He took an ax, chopped a hele through the floor so thst water could be pour ed on the blaze, and then helped the bucket brigsde to get the wster. The fire wss extinguished in about half an hour and the hotel was saved. LaHabre Woman Is Found Shot, Dead LOS ANGELES, July 1. Mrs. Mary A. Lawrence Is dead today at La Habra, a small town near here, and authorities have started an exhaustive Investigation to de termine the cause of her death. Her body wan found In tha Law rence home, one-half of the face shot away and a shotgun standing nearby. FOUR IN CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. But four serious .conflagrations In na tional forests was today occupying the attention of the federal govern ment in California, one of these be ing partially under control. The Forest Hill divide fire In Tahoe National Forest continued to be the most dangerous. A heavy wind was fanning the three separ ate branches of the blaze to gigan tic proportions. More than 15,000 acres were re ported destroyed by blaze in Eliza beth Lake canyon, Santa Barbara National Forest, which today was burning "wild." In Pine canyon and Oakgrove canyon, it was also burning out of control. The prevailing south wind it hindering firefighters. Cigarette Smoker Is Given 22 Days Sentence of 22 days in jail wan im posed upon Thomss t'arey. construc tion gang worker, for smoking a cig arette in forbidden territory on the Salt Creek watershed In the Cascade national forest b.v Federal Judge Bean in Portland Tnesday. Carey bad pleaded guilty to the charge. The sentence was of 30 days, but the judge derided that it should run from July 7. the date of Carey's ar rest, ss he has been in jail since that time. Atlee Pomerene to Push Prosecution Of Elk Hills Deal ASIirMKITON, July 16. Atlee Pomerent, , member of tiie senate special ojt counsel, left Washing ton this afternoon for Los Angeles, where he will'seek to expedite hear ing In civil suits Instituted against the Pan-American Petroleum com pany, to recover the Elk UlUs oil reserve. Pomerene will request that hearings be set early In Bcp tember. Before his departure, Pomerene, together with his associate, Owen J. Roberta, conferred with President Coolidge. Oil Fields Fire Does Much Damage LONG BEACH, Cal.. July 1(1. Three persons were injured and dam age done to the extent of more than $100,000 in a series of firns last night in the nortbwest' section of Signal Hill. Four oil well derricks were de stroyed and msny tanks and sump holes burned. The injured men. all suffering from severe burns, sre William Gilpstrick, Fred Harold snd George P. Millovi'h. MAY CHANGE CHIEFS LOS ANGELES, July U. Cap tain Robert Lee Heath will suc ceed August Vollmer. resigned, as chief of police of Los Angeles, on August 1, according to an uncon firmed i -reft "re today. DF TAX POST SALEM, Ore., July 18. The Btatf tax commission today made a second extension in the time sllowed for psy ment of the second installment of the state income taxes. The second In atailment was due June 20, but wss extended to July 20 because of liti gation which was instituted in the su preme court. Since the opinion of the court has not yet been handed down it was today decided to make a sec ond extension to August 20. Of PARIS, July 10. Vincent Rich ards snd R. Norris Williams II, were the lone American survivors In the Olympic tennis chsmplonships, when the singlea were finished today. The two players advanced to the round before the semi-finals. Williams won his mstrh after hard fought battle from Kehrllng of Hungary. Scores 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, R.St. The American wss badly hand! capped by his left ankle, which wsb injured and he hobbled about the court on one foot throughout the match. - - Richards Hard Pressed. Richards was hsrd pressed to win from Manuel Alonzo of Spall), It re quiring four sets before the match was completed. The surprise of the tournament to date was the defeat of Jean Washer, the Belgian, who yesterday put Fran' els T. Hunter, the American, out of the running. Washer lost to Mur- phurgo after a five set match, Wat son M. Washburn, America, was elim inated today by S. M. Jacob of India. In the women's singles Miss Elean or Goss of the United Ststes, wss eliminated by Mile. Vlnsto of France, leaving only two other Americans in the women's competition Miss Hel en Wills, American champion and Mrs. Marion Z. JcBsup. Other surviv ors In the women's singles were Mrs. Mnlla Mallory, former American champion, ploying for Norway. Sen- orlta Alvarez, Spain; Mile. Goldlng. France; Mrs. Shepherd-Barron, Eng land; Mile. Vlasto, Frsnce; and Miss Kathleen McKnne, England. Ladles to Fore. Mrs. Wightmsn and Miss Wills. United States, sdvsnced to the third round in the women's doubles when they won by default from Mrs: Mai lory and Mrs, Dahl, Norway. In the third round of the men's doubles, Richards and Hunter, United States, defeated Zemla and Kozelub, Czecho-Slovakia, 6-2,, 6-o, 6-4. Elmsh Brooks of Swisshome wss fined X-TO in Justice court today for possession of venison. ;IIe pleaded guilty. Jack Wells of Bwisshome stood trial', and the Jury Is still out J. T. Morgan was fined $25 for allowing Canadian thistle to grow on his plsce. LICENSED TO MARRY Mark Bailey Costelloe and Cosirao Vitus of Eugene have been licensed to wed. impossible for the bankers hore and in the United States, Indicated clearly they would hove nothing to do with the loan unless future courses toward Germauy were clearly charted. The attitude of France fans been looked upon aa the stumbling block to agreement among the allies on the ex ecution of the Dawes plan. That the appointment of Young would bring her into agreement with the other powers is indicated by the statement of Premier Hcrriot himself before loaving Paria yesterday. Need Americans at Meet American motive power has beet the driving force In making the Dawes plan," he said. What we need is tne presence of Americans in the neces sary organization and the Americans as arbiters in case German default and in case the reparations commis sion cannot decide whether Germany has defaulted wilfully." Young, it was said, has indicated his willingness to Berve. His formal appointment will be made by the reparations commission and not by the allied conference on the Dawes plsnv ' At tho outset, Premier MacDonald made it cloar the conference would not take up tho question of inter-al lied debts, but would confins Itself to the Dawes report. The English premier also referred to the presence of Ambassador Frank Kellogg, American representative to the conference, declaring the partici pation of America, "shows the cor dial cooperation and good will of the American people." U. 8. Merely "Listens In." America made It clear, in respond ing to MacDonald, that the United States was not in the conference in the same cnpaclty as the other na tions, thus lending color to reports that the America attitude would bo one of a listener only except whan issues wore raised that directly affect ed America, sash a the guarantees for the proposed $200,000,000 loan to Germany, of which America la ex pected to furnish half, and the ques tion rf American representation on the reparations commission. "Although we are net hare ia Us same capacity as other delegates," Kellogg ssid, "we eome in a spirit of hopefulness. It Is the opinion of the American people that the Dawes re port is the first step towards com- (Continued on page eight) N. Y. BOY DIED OF SOLON IN FALL Daugherty's Prosecutor It Unfavorable To John ' W. Davis, Nominee 01 Party, Statement Says, WASHINGTON, July Rcmatoi Burtoa K. Wlseler, lamesi Danchertr imwulor, wtll bolt tha femoeratla ticket la November beeanaa taa -Inn ar beanr la John W. Savta, It waa iiranil km thla at. teraooa. Ha will ansaest the eaadldaer at Seaator Bahart K, ' LaFollette. , Waaeler, a ieancsat tram ' Montana, waa aromtaasMy an. tloaed at tha New York eaaraa. tloa aa a raaalB atate In Davta. He aaellaea' taa Boat. In explaining- his action, WheeleC declared he "could not conactentN ously support a -candidate -who rap. rosents the house of J. P. Morgan and company." He referred to Dev. Is' reoent learal connections with the Morgan firm. Vlewa Clash, Deelaree i "My own views upon the political and economlo oondltlons of the country clash with those of Mr. Davis," Wheeler told International News Service. 'I believe In a dif ferent economlo theory of govern- ment than that suported by Davis. I oannot support In the eomtnst campaign any candidate represent ing; tne House of Morgran." Wheeler said he expected .to "take the stump" tor (Senator I... Follette. I.AFOLLKTTB LOADERS JOYFUL CHICAGO, July ia. Unconcealed Joy reigned In LaFollette headquar--tors here today when the International- News. Service gave officials there their first knowledge ef the bolt of United States Senator Bur.' ton K. Wheeler from the d.mocratio ticket and his announcement - that the noted Daugherty Investigator would support the Wisconsin sen ator for the presidency. "Of course that le fine, but It Isn't amazlnar," said a spokesman tor Congressman Nelson, who waa not In at the time, "A lot of others will do Just that thing. It waa to be expaeted when the democrats nominated John W, Davis." :, E NEW YORK, July 16. Seven- year-old FranolB McDonald, whoce murder has nrousod all Staton Island, died from strangulation and an internal hemorrhage, according to the report of medical examin ers, who completed an autopsy late today. Hundreds of police and detec tives are still searching Staten Island for the murderer, but the complete absence of clues has made their task difficult E Brazil's Federal Troops Victorious WASHINGTON, July 16. Contin ued success along the entire front by the Brazilian federal troops was reported In two communiques re ceived from the Brazilian govern ment, by the Brazilian embassy here today. r THE GUARD'S BAND CONCERT FUND Enclosed find $ , my contribution to the I. 0. 0. F. band summer concert series. Name Addrepa Clip this coupon and mall to Tha Guard with your contribution. J Hardware men and banker meet tonight on South Willamette field In what will most likely determine the result of the Twilight league rsce. Neither team has lost more than one game. A full nine innings will be played, the gsme to be called at 6 o'clock. TO SPEAK TONIGHT Rev. William A. (Billy) Bon day te night delivers his first address to Eugene audtenee when he tpeake at the First Methodist church on the first evening program of the Presby terian Synod of Oregon which opened sessions at 2:80 o'clock thla after, noon. r -. Mr, Sunday's subject has not ben announced. He ia driving down from his home at Hood River. He was sche duled to address tha Portland Ad dub this noon, and is expected to arrive in Eugene lata this afternoon. The meeting at 8 o'clock tonight ia open to all who want to attend. Pre ceding Mr. Sunday's talk. Bar. Wil liam Crosby Rice, of Portland and retiring moderator of the synod, will give a short sermon. The synod met for the first ses sions this afternoon. Most of the aft ernoon's program waa taken np with reports of committees, election of of ficers, and election of new trustees. The biggest part of the program will be the address tonight-by Bar. Mr. Sunday. John Tuel, Escape, is Uaught in Bend BAL.BM, Ore., July 16. John Tuel, who escaped from the state prison brickyard June 12, has been captured in Bend, according to word received by Wardon Dalrymple today. Deputy Warden Lillls left today for. Bend to bring dock Tuel, who escaped after having but 31 more days of a year term to serve for larceny. Hawaiians Are Not Kept From States WASHINGTON, July 18. The new immigration act will have no effect on the migration of orientals to the United States from Hawaii, for the resson that the act included Hawaii ss a part of the United States snd only applies to aliens coming to this country from a place outside the United States, Secretary of 'Labor Davis hss ruled. Contract to Clean Uniforms Awarded Contract for the cleaning, pressing and repsiring of the military uniforms of the University of Oregon R. O. T. C. hss been awarded to Marx' Clean ing and Dyeing works. More than 1000 garments will be gone over un der the terms of the contract. John W. Davis Quits N. Y. Lawyers Firm NEW TORE, July 16Wohn W. Davis, democratic presidentlsl nom inee, announced today that he had re signed his partnership in the law firm of Stetson,' Jennings, Russell and Davis, as- general counsel to the As sociated Press, as director of the United States Rubber company, as director of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and as director of the National Bask of Co mm area, ,.