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VOL. 67.
EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1924.
NO. 12
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Presbyterians To
Pension Disabled
Workers Church
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Ministers At 65 Will
While Others Also Will tSe Remunerated;
Snyod To Aid Corvallis Children's Home.
Tho nassinc of resolutions dealing
with the internal organization of the
.hnrh eonsL'.uted the main business
L fh Presbyterian Synod of Oregon
which opened its sixth day sessions
on the university campus today.
Tin moro important resolution pass-
led was that favoring the adoption of
new pension system for retired and
lisablcd church workers. Under this
ihn. a sum equal to ten per cent of
Lch minister's salary will be paid
inmiallv into the pension fund, the
Church paying seven and one-half per
cent and the minister one and ane
fculf ner cent. From the fund thus
Eerived, ministers will receive at the
Lice of 65 an annual pension equal to
tne-half their average salary during
b heir years of service, the minimum
imount to be $600.
New System Advantageous.
Dr. Henry B. Masters, national sec
retary of the board of ministerial re
lief and sustentation, pointod out the
PERSIAN BANDITS
TO PAY PENALTY
MORMSTOTVN, N. J., July 21-
to mercy will be shown those respon
sible for the fntal beating of Vlce-
'onsul Robert Imbrio by n fanatical
nob at Teheran, Persia, II. H. Topak
von, acting consul-general of the Per-
Jan government in the United States
mid last night at his summer home
ear Morris Plains.
"They will be promptly executed at
he place of their crime and the exe-
ution may be witnessed by the Amer-
ran minister and his staff," the Per-
an representative added.
Mr. Topakyon declared arrests have
fcpen made in the case and trial by
f.wrt martini will take place immedl
tely. WILLTACEWIUSIC
PORTLAND, Ore., July 21. Henry
Hohlf, former president of the
First National Bank at Hayward,
tis., has surrendered to federal au
orities to answer a complaint alleg-
pg embezzlement of $300,000 from'
P Hayward institution. He left to-
Iny for Wisconsin in custody of an
fficer.
Hohlf denied that he had taken a
lollir of the bnnk's money, explain-
pg that the institution failed March
I with losses approximating $250,000.
Be said the cashier defaulted nearly
rear ago and died a short time la
ir. Rohlf stated he gave over every
fat of his personal fortune In an ef
prt to meet the shortage. '
Today's
Feature
PHONE
1200
AUCTION SALES
OF
FARM
EQUIPMENT
.AND LET
THE
GUARD
fcWANT
Ouard AdleU
Make You
Money
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Keceive Half salary
advantages the new -system will have
over the present plan, under which l
only a few of the church workers re-
ceive any sort of pension. The new ,
system will provide for all employes
of the church. It will take the work
of the board out of the realm of char
ity, according to Dr. Masters, where
it is commonly placed today dne to the
fact that the aourae of income for the
pensions is from the benevolent fund
of the church.
Rev. Henry Hanson, chairman of
the Synod committee, Introduced the
resolution.
Mrs. Mary Mollett, president of the
state W. C. T. TJ., spoke to the synod
this morning on the cbildrenB' home
conducted by the church at Corval
lis. In Mrs. Mollefs report it was
brought out that the home, conducted
for the dependent children of the
state, is having to turn away a num
ber because of insufficient room.
Map Out Homa Aid
The synod passed a resolution that
the group give financial assistance,
and aid to the home, and a commit
tee Is to be appointed to investigate,,
with the purpose of at least building
one cottage for the borne soon. .
J. J. Handsaker of Portland, sec
retary of the Near East relief work
of the Btate of Oregon, gave a detail
ed report of the work beln done by
the church In the near eastern mis
sions. Figures given out by Mr. Hand-
saker show that the missions arc
training 60,000 children; have Baved
16,000 from blindness; and are doing
the work of 1000 men nd 800 oxen
in training and helping the people of
these lands.
Following Mr. Hanc'saker's report,
the synod voted to appoint a com
mittee to help in the relief work, and
(Continued! on page three)
OF
AIEW STORE CHA1IU
TO BE 11V EUGENE
Announcement of the establish
ment in Oregon of a chain of retail
stores that vandle notions, drygouds,
groceries, eta, with headquarters in
Eugene, has been made by Harold H.
Grady and James T. Barrett of Cali
fornia. A location on Willamette
street for the store here is now being
sought
Mr. Grady and Mr. Barrett are
now connected with a large chain
store system in California with which
this new concern will be affiliated.
The company will be an Oregon con
cern, however, and will have local
directors. ' ,
The former is a former University
of Oregon student, being in the class
of 1015. Mr. Barrett has been inter
ested in real estate and building in
California.
El
OLYMPIC STADIUM.' COLOM
BES, July 21. (By A. P.) Vincent
Richards and Francis T. Hunter of
the United States today won the
Olympic men's doubles tennis title,
defeating Henri Cochet and Jacques
Brugnon of France, 4-6, 6-2.
DEMPSEY INJURED
LOS ANGELES, July 21.-Jack
Dempsey's right arm, tne on that
has contributed so heavily to his
world ' heavyweight pugilistic crown,
s out of commission following an
automobile accident today, according
to attending physicians.
LICENSED TO MARRY
Marriage licenses were today grant
ed Arthur II. Foote and Hionah
Herrmann of Eugene, and Robert I
Stevenson and Elsie M. Lender of
Cottage Caere.
HEADQUARTERS
Plead Guilty"
1 WlyW A 1 1
r m
i i i r
Goes Down
3 Times But
Life is Saved
An unidentified Bwimmer came near
losing bis life in the CoaBt Fork of
the Willamette at Riverside park late
Sunday afternoon when he tired in
deep water and went down three
times. Another frequenter of the re
sort dashed into the stream, dove for
Lhe near-victim, and pulled him out
into a boat where water was removed
from his lungs.
But two persons were in the water
at the time, it is said, the rest of the
holiday throng being busy with the
evening meal on the bank of the
stream.
Tiring just a short distance frOm
shallow water, the man sank. He was
snatched just in 'time from the gravel
ly bottom.
E
AT 2 IN
j woman who gave her name as
Mnrtin sent ina call at 2 o'clock Sun
day morning to the local police, say
ing that she had left her home at 4'M
Third avenue east a few minutes be
fore to accompany of friend part of
the way home, and had returned to
find that her own home had been
robbed. The thief had entered hy way
of the unlocked front door, she said,
and had taken a watcb and black
handbag valued at $14. He had pass
ed out the back door, unlocking it
from the inside, she said. No trace
of the miscreant was found.
It was reported this morning that
a small canvas money sack hid beer
lo'fc, containing $. in greenbacks
and checks totaling $64.1S. The
money sack had "Yakima National
bank" printed on tbe outside. The
owner thought that It might possibly
have been stolen from bia car.
A number of motomotera have been
reported stileo during the past few
dajs.
In
WILL ACT ON
System Between Willamette
And Olive From Sixth To
Fourteenth AVenues May
Be Reconstructed,' Plan.
Consideration of an ordinance pro
viding for the reconstruction of the
sewer system between Willamette and
Olive streets, from Sixth to Fourteen
th avenues, and of tbe plana and spec
ifications of the city engineer for the
work, will feature the special session
of the Eugene city council thla after
noon at 5 o'clock in the office of the
city recorder.
City councilmen also will consider
the ordinance providing for the in
stallation of a. sewer on Fifteenth
avenue east, from Fairmount boule
vard to the city limits. Plans and
specifications of the city engineer on
this project are also ready for con
sideration. Ordinance for the paving of Law
rence street, from the north end of
(he street to eleventh avenue, "will
be taken up. The city engineer Rns
plans and specifications ready, for this
project as well. ' '
Proposal to pave the alley between
Olive and Charneltoi streets,, from
Eighth to Ninth avenues, (various
sidewalk ordinances andV committee
reports outstanding will alao be taken
up at the special session, t
PORTLAND, Ore., July 21.-Rbur
masked men this morning held .up ; a
messenger 'of 'the Bank ojf Kenton,
four blocks from the bank, in an out
lying business , district pf Portland,
and escaped in an automobile with
the messenger's grip containing $2000
in currency and silver which be col
lected frcm depositora of the bsnk.
The holdup men stepped from an au
tomoblle bearing a Washington II-
censei stopped the messenger and
after taking his grip re-entered the
machine and drove away.
Otto A. Leasch, the messenger and
collector, told the police that the rob
bers drove in front of his car, forc
ing it to the curb, and when he stop
ped one of-the men told hira to
throw up his hands. The otbera then
got out of their machine, with pistols
in their hands, searched him and took
his leather bag, containing $2000.
Keeping him covered they then re-entered
their car and drove away.
Missinsr Veteran of
Civil War Found
PORTLAND, July 21 Frank Saw
yer, 70-year-old Civil war veteran,
who was represented to the police a
missing from his home ere since
Friday morning, la in a hospital at
Oregon City, suffering from severe
contusion of the head, it waa learned
today.
He was found in a semi-conscious
condition below an embankment on
the Eagle Creek road. It was suppos
ed the aged man fell from the road
way. He ia nnable to give an account
of his wanderings, it was atated at
the hospital. .
PORTLANDEK TO
FACE CHIME OF
22-YEAKS AGO I
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., July 21.
The state of Alabtma will pro
vide funds to return Oliver
Camerson.from Portland. Ore.,
to Birmingham to stand trial on
charges of ansault with intent to
murder, and earryin concealed
weapons, in connection with tbe
supposed murder of W. J. Hy,
near here 22 years ago, whUh
Camenon thought he had com
mitted. Deputy Sheriff Hill will
leave today. It was announced,
following receipt of a letter from
Governor Brandon stating that
tka ( wntiM enforce Camer-
on'a return. It had been pre-
nousiy announrru mm mc ,nu
would not be brought back a the
county cnuid not provide auffi
cient fundi.
SEWER
OFFER GRAIN
ELEVATORS TO
F,
Thirty-Six Grain Firms
Would Sell Holdings To
New Grain "Sales Body
Just Formed; To Consider
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, July 21.
Thirty-six grain companies of the
northwest today offered to Bell their
entire holdings including 1,002 country
elevatora in Minnesota. North and
South Dakota and Montana to the
American Farm Bureau federation.
The offer of northwestern grain In
terests to sell widespread marketing
facilities to the American Farm Bu
reau federation will be placed before
the board of directors of the recently
organized grain aales corporation here
tomorrow it was officially announced
by O. E. Bradfute, president of the
Farm Bureau federation.
Have Huge Capacity.
These holdings also Include 22 ter
minal elevatora in Minneapolis and 12
in Duluth, with the total elevator ca
pacity approximating 65,000,000 bush
els according to the grain companiea'
announcement.
Representatives of all 36 compan
ies, many of them with headquarters
here, signed the letter, which also
went to the board of directors of the
Farmer Bureau federation.
' FEDERATION 13 JUBILANT
CHICAGO, July 21. Officials of
tbe Farm Bureau federation Inferred
apparent gratification today when ap
praised of Minneapolis report: of W
offer from leading grain companies
for the turning over of the market
ing facilities in northwestern,, states,
but states they were unprepared to
issue auy official comment onthe
transaction. v
It was indicated a statement would
be issued later. , '
IDE BRIDGE
IS
PORTLAND, July 21. Formal
award for the contract of the con
struction of a new bridge' to replace
the Burnside bridge waa made today
by Ihe county commission to the Pa
cific Bridge company, of which O. F.
Bwlgert ia president. The amount la
$2,31)0,173. The contractors announc
ed that the present bridge would be
closed within two or three daya, and
tliat two of the piers for the new
structure would be In by high water
in the fall.'
WILL ASK STATE
I
Members of the Lane county court
will petition the state highway com
mission at its meeting July 20 to
take over certain well built sections
of the McKenzie highway that are not
nuite up to state specifications, ac
cording to C. P. Barnard, coiuity
Judge. The road Is too good to rebuild
according to state requirements, it Is
said.
'The county court has decided to re
construct the mile and a half of bad
road between Nimrod and Cook's In
cooperation with the state, using dis
trict, county and state money to
gether. It is felt that in this way
much more good work can be done. Al
most $20,000 will be available under
thii scheme.
Two Fire Calls
Sent In. Sunday
Firemen were called to Thirteenth
avenue and Mill street at 12:20 o'clock
8undny morning when a smudge fire
was reported. Residents of tbe place
from which the rail waa sent la had
extinguished tbe fire by the time tbe
firemen could arrive, howevar.
A small hole was burned In the roof
of the borne at 1202 Beach street at
1:10 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
blaie caught from flying prk, froa
the flue.
ARM
BUREAU
RIVFN HEH
WIS
Road Petting Parties Hit
'Spooning, Boozing'to Stop
Petting1 parties on highways in J
and near Eugene are going to stop,,
declares Sheriff Frank E. Taylor.1
Those who frequent roadways at
late hours of the night, drinking
whiskey, carousing and entertain
ing" women, are going to feel the
hard hand of the law, opines that
official.
This morning a start was made.
when two men were fined $100 each
In Justine Jesse O. Wells court for!
possession of liquor. They were ar.
rested near the city Saturday night
In company with a single girl and
another man's wife. The latter
had taken her husband's automobile
out and was using It for the "party."
Neither of the women were arrest
ed. The men gave their names aa
Henry Welch and lie Ellis, admit
tedly fictitious. Both have paid
their fines.
Waltenuille
Has Big Fire
Loss9Sunday
Citizen of WaltervUle, 10 miles up
the McKenxle, put forth real effort
Sunday afternoon to aave their town
from burning, say Eugeneans who
helped combat flames that destroyed
two houses and badly scorched a
third. .
For a time nearly every roof in
the village appeared to be ablue from
sparks ahowered by flames that gut
ted the' Matt Milium and John Vau-
ghon homes. 'There ' aro about 20
building in the town. .
Co-operative effort rut them out..
.The 55. Cv Potter place waa scorch
ed on one aide hy the flames, but did
not burn. The fence and some fruit
trees on the Potter place were de
stroyed by the fire.
E FAVORED BY
KlilillAlilS,, OTHERS
At the meeting of the Eugene
Kiwan's club at the Eugene Coun
try club grounds this noon, a com
mittee was appointed to act with
similar committees from other or
ganizations of the city toward the
promotion of a plan for the es
tablishment of a branch head
quarters for the Orogdn State Mo
tor association here, and to con
duct a campaign for members In
the association in Lane county.
Jack Maglardy was named as
chairman of the committee, with
Claire Lee, Henry Tromp, Walter
Swan and Ray O'Donnell as tho
other mombers.
Luncheon at the Country club
home was served to the Kiwanlans
today under the direction of Wal
ter Hummel, proprietor of the
Petor Pan. Following tbe lunch
eon an exhibition of golf was giv
en by Earl O. Immel and Jack
McGlll.
Plans for the Walla Walla con
vention on Juno 2S-28 were dis
cussed before the session ad
journed, ,
Nearly 75 Kiwanlans attended
the luncheon. Thero were 12 vis
itors, among them W. R. Sander
son, secretary of the Coos Day
Klwanls club of Marshfleld; R. E.
Clark, secretary of tbe Reedsport
Klwanls club, and Wilson Beneflel
ind Walter Nugent of Portland.
Walsh Resigns
Campaign Chair;
Jones Successor
WASHINGTON July 21.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,
resigned today aa chairman of
the democratic campaign com
mittee and was aucceeded by
Senator Jonea of New Mexico.
"In accordance with precedent,
I am rellmriisblng my duties aa
chairman of the senatorial com
mittee,'' Senator Walsh said, "aa
it is the practice for a senator to
serve in hia Oracle for only on
congressional election,"
Many complaints have come in,
reports the sheriff, about the prac
tice engaged In by many persons
of "gunKlng up" on the roadsides,
drinking hoozo and Indulging In
other pleasures prohibited by law.
As many as 15 or 20 cars have con-,
gregated In one spot for a "stew
party," It Is said. People who live
on theso roads aro tlrlne of It, The
offenses seem moat plentiful along
the roads near the aviation field,
near Springfield junction and out
toward Santa Clara to the north,
but are not confined to those
thoroughfares only.
Plainclothes men have boon aworn
In, and aro making the rounds
nightly now, says Sheriff Taylor,
for the purpose of breaking up these
Illicit gatherings and providing
peace and quiet for residents of
the country.
TS-
BEi PLANNED
Plans are now being mnde by the
committee in charge for the I. O. C).
F. band concert series schedule, and
for th bandstand in the east' county
park.
Three more donations to tho band
fund have come in. M. II. Douglass,
Anna Landnbury Beck end John B,
Slcfcrt aending in one dollar each.
Thla brings the fund total to $100.
America Will Help
Europe, Secretary
Hughes Declares
LONDON, July 12. American, as
sistance in necessary measures for
tbe economic rehabilitation of Ku-
ropo mny bo counted upon, Secretary
Hughes of tho American stnte de
partment said here tonight, speaking
ah. the Pilgrims dinner.
Pair Let Thistle
Grow; Are Fined
For allowing Canadian thiatle to
grow on their places, Ike Derrick of
Gillespie Corners and Frank W. Mil
ler of the River Road, wero fined $25
In Justice court today.
'Mountain Devil" i
Hunt Elicits Word
From 'Devils Wife'
KEI.HO, Wash., July 81
Fear that explorers searching
for "mountain devils" In the
Spirit lake region might Injure
her husband wero expressed in
a letter received by the Kelno
police today from a- woman of
Hormlston, Oro., who aliened
her name aa "Mrs. 'Toad Wat
erman Horse."
The letter follows:
'Mr. Police, Kelso:
"I hear you are itolng- to look
for my man In the Spirit lake
country. Now don't hurt my
man. Ills name Is 'Toad Wat
erman Horsa," and ho keops me
In Hermlston, Ore. You will
know him for he looks Ilka the
Standard Oil company."
(Signed) "Mra. Toad Wator
man Horse."
The characters used In the
letter Indicated, according; to
tha police, that the writer waa
un Ignorant person.
Here's Chance For Good
Money; Man Offers $60
Per Ton for Lane Moss
That good money was to be
made In the gathering of live
mos In Lane's foV:sts - for tho
florist trade of California was tho
declaration hero this morning of
Frank Smith of Modesto, formerly
with the First Nutionai bank here,
who has come north with hla son
Frank to spend a few days In his
old home state.
Mr. Smith this morning made
an offer to pay S60 a ton for moss,
t, o. b. railroad, and announced
at the same time be would buy
all the moss that could be col
lected here. Florists need It in
the manufacture of funeral pieces,
TO ASK FULL
MM
L
Attonjey For Admitted
Murderers Of Franks
Boy Throws Proponents
Of Crime Before Court.
CHICAGO. Jury 21. Nathan Leo
pold and Richard Loeb who, through
their counsel, todiy entered pleaa of
guilty to the charge of kidnaping and
killing 14-year-old Robert Franks, re
turned to their colls late today laugh
ing and talking light-heartedly. Mean
time State'a Attorney Crowe reiter
ated that the death penalty would be
demanded for both of the boys.
A score of newapapermen and a
dozen attorneys were in court when
the case was called. But the space re
served for spectators was unly partly
filled. Elaborate police precaution
were responsible for this condition. .
Outside the big grim atone buildings
hundreds of curlou gathered in a
(Continued on Page Three)
LAFOLLETTE TO
ASK MILLIONS
FOR CAMPAIGN
' WASHINGTON, July 21-Osb.
ganltatlon of two commltteea which
will play it several part in the com
ing presidential election is engaging
tho attention of those directing the
LaFollotte-Whccler candidacies. One,
to be composed of 11 members will
huve general charge of the campaign;
the other will handle finance.
The campaign committee will have
Representative John M. Nelson of
Wisconsin aa chairman, with head
quarters in Chicago. Five members
will be selected by Senators LaFol-
lctte and Wheeler and the othera will
reDresent the conference for progres
sive political action, which endora-.
ed their candidacies.
Those In charge of the campaign
are generally of tbe opinion that at
leant $2,000,000 will be needed and
that this should be raised through
small contributions.
Dallas Mills Will
Be Operated Soon
DALLAS, Ore.. July 21. A sat
isfactory adjustment of Insurance
having- been effected, work of re
building the planing- mill and other
buildings of the Willamette Valley
Lumber company, recently destroy
ed by fire, waa started Monday.
The new planer will be of larger
capacity Chan tbe one destroyed
and will be modernly equipped, .In
cluding an automatlo sprinkling; sys
tem for fire protection. It 1 ex
pected to have the planer In opera
tion within 90 days.
A lease haa been taken on the
building of the old Dallas planing
mill on Mill atreet by W. E. Ollbert,
of the O. M. Lumber company and
now machinery la being Installed
this week. As soon as this ma
chinery la ready work will be start
ed In the old mill which is on ol
tho' landmarks of Dallas.
hanging baskets and other pro
ducts, he said. Thousands of
dollars of It adorn fallen trees,
old stumps and damp spots la
Oregon timbered areas, he said,
awaiting some man with vision
and energy. July and August are
the best months for harvesting It
The stuff Is handled like hay, be
ing baled for shipment Mr. Smith
would retail all he cannot nse In
his own business, he disclosed.
The visitor left Eugene 12 years
ago, after living here tor seven
yeurs. He Is visiting old friends
before proceeding on to Portland
where he has business to attend
to. .
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