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Newspaper Page TextEUGENE GUARD WF.ATHF.H i I. Oregon: Cloudy west; with J, a a'jght change in tempera ture; light westerly winds, ip' NO. 24 j'fe VOL. 67, EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1924. I vi r i IJtiJCj s -SB . S5 m m m m -ss' sr.- ... as . Jm.H Look to Germany to; Accept Dawes PlanSM! ATTITUDE WILL DECIDE FATE OF ! Secretary Hughes Convinced Germans Will Agree to Measures Drafted During Inter-Allied Conference. BERLIN, Aug. 4. (W "The Dawes report initiates a new era and its execution is absolutely essential to the reconstruction of the shuttered post-war economics, secretary Hush" '"'d tne American corres pondents today. Mr. Hughes hinted he was convinced Germany was fully prepared to go through with the Dawes report. PEACE OUTLOOK GOOD LONDON, Aug. 4. (OP)) The ul timate success ot the inter-allied con ference on reparation depends upon khe attitude of tho Germans, Fromicr iHerriot of France, told the Associ ated Press today. "If the German delegates are wise, said M. Ilerriot, "we shall have a feood peace, not only for Europe, but the entire world. Everything now pends upon a proper understanding ,y Germany of tho part she is to ay. The allies have reached a com plete agreement. "In the nttaini ent of the happy re sult we have achieved, France has it made a. bargain but has merely broposed a thesu of justice founded Lon full recognition of the principle arbitration, which is the basis of (he London agreiraent." Amerloans Praised Tho French premier paid tribute to e helpful cooperation of Frank E. illogg, the American ambassador, bid the other American participants the consultation, James A. Logan td Owen D. Young, in bringing about e agreement. He expressed also his iratitude to resident Coolidge f. r the friendly in- ferest of tho American chi f execu- e. "We have reached a complete rreemcnt and America has been very Ipful," he added. "It is only neees- fcry now for Germany to understand r duty." Mr. McDonald announced today in !e bouse of commons that an agrce cnt had been reached on Saturday ftween the allies on certain matterB sing out of the experts report and ht documents embodying the agree- nt were being scrutinized by the mmittee of lawyers. Three agreements, ho said, would prepared for the signatures of the ied representatives. The first would between the German government d the reparation commission, re ading matters within the competence the committee. The second would between the allied governments and f German government, regarding iters wh' h require to be settled by ret agreement between those gov- praents. The third agreement would between the allied governments lubHing matters of inter-ailied in fest. Today's Feature HONE 1200 Wanted to Bay . Barber Shop Guard AdleU Make Too. Money PROGRAM IND LET THE p ANT ADS W0RK Ioryou f " WOUD 'un too WHITE W0HHAN IS SHOT BY Widow of British Subject, Who Recently Bee a m e Active In Dispute With England, Slain in Road. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 American Charge Sclioenfeld at Mexico City re ported today to the state department that he hod tAen up with the Mex ican government the case of Mrs. Ro salie Evans, a British subject, who was shot and killed and that the Mex ican authorities had given assurances that every effort would he made to apprehend and punish the murderers. SHOT FROM AMBUSH MEXICO CITY, Aug,, 4. (OP)). President Obregon of Mexico has per sonally ordered the civil and military authorities of the stato of Puebla to undertake an investigation into the slaying of Mrs. Rosalie Evans, a Brit ish subject, who was shot to death from ambush near Texmeluean Sat urday night. The widow of a British subject, a former president of the Bonk of Lon don in Mexico, Mrs. Evans was one of the central figures in the recent in ternational affair, between . Great Britain and Mexico, culminating in the withdrawal of British Oharge Des Archives Herbert C. Cummins. Mr. Cummins wna accused by the Mexi cans of undue harshness in his com munications concerning Mrs. Evans' dispute with the Mexican government over attempts to divide her estate un der the agrarian program. Accompanied by John Strauss, the German manager of her estate, Mrs, Evans was driving homeward when shots came from the left and she fell from her wagon. Her hair became entangled in the wheels and the body was dragged some distance, badly mutilating the face. Strauss made a desperate effort to defend his em ployer but was wounded in the nrm and forced to abandon the fight. He managed, however, to release her body from the wheels and summon help be fore collapsing. f American Chnrge d' Affairs Schon field last night conferred with For eign Minister Saenz regarding the at tack. Representatives of the British consulate-general have gone to Tex meluean to bring the body to Mexico City. Was Texas Resident . Mrs. Evans was formerly of Brownsville, Texas. The question figured in the pre rocognition conferences lea: summer when the American delegates unof ficial efforts succeeded in bringing about a meeting between Mrs. Evans and President Obregon. 1 TAX IS lira ALBA NT, Ore., Aug. 4. Governor Walter M. Pierce mar propose to the next legislature an additional gasoline tax of one cent a gallon to raise one million dollars a year to help finance roads across the' C-acsdo pass and linking eastern and wesfVrn Oregon, it was announced here tod-.iy. Oregon at present has a three-cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline, de voted to road construction. Klamath Paper Has A. P. Leased Wire KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Aug. 4. This city and vicinity today were brought into closer touch with the ontside world when the Evening Her ald was attached to the Oregon state leased wire circuit of The Associated Press, with an operator copying the news dispatches of that association. COOK'S PLEA DENIED FORT WORTH. Texas, Aug. 4. The plea of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Dinlnrop ntlrl ennvictpd Oil 1 111 promotor fnr release on a writ of ,uddenly of heart disease, while vis habeas corpus was refused today jtmg at the home of friends here last bf Federal Judge ilson, Jiht. Us was 68 years ot age. Leopold Not Insane, View Given Today CHICAGO, Aug. 4. C4) Dr. 'Wil liam Henly of Boston, testifying as a defense alienist at the Franks hear ing this afternoon, termed Nathan F. Leopold Jr., a "paranoid personality,"' and "thoroughly unbalanced in mental life," but resisted 'State's Attorney Crowe's effort to have him admit Leopold was "insane." It was another effort by the state's attorney to have the hearing for pun ishment of Leopold and Loeb turned into a jury trial on the plea of legal insanity. TELLS OF COMPACT. CHICAGO, Aug. 4. P Dr. William Henly, Boston psychiatrist, testifying as defense alienist today- at the hearing to determine punishment for Richard Loeb and Nathan F. Leo pold, Jr., fot the kidnapping and mur der of Robert Franks, asserted "an Incredibly absurd childish compact" bound the boys together and h'ad a' bearing on the "ultimate acts of the youths.". Would Repeat Murder Dr. Ilcaly testified both boys had told him they would again go through with the Franks murder if their as sociations and the conditions were the same. He said Loeb told him he "found nothing to deter him," and that Leopold had said he would commit the crime again "if it gave him pleas ure." ...... , . As to the conditions of the "child ish compact" which had influenced the Inter lives of Leopold and Loeb, noth ing wns said in open court. Judge John It. Caverly ruling with Dr. Henly that the matter was unprintable and having him .-ecite it to the court stenographers for the record. To Suppress Morbid Data "Nothing that is unfit for publica tion is coming out here," Judge Caverly asserted. Dr. Healy waB the second alienist to testify fo - the defense and his testimony went in over state objec tion, Judge Caverly again ruling that the court bad a right to listen to evi dence in mitigation of punishment as he had ruled Friday when the testi mony of Dr. William A. Wrhite was permitted, marking a departure in Illinois jurisprudence. Anglo-Russ Report Agreement Is Near LONDON, Aug. 4. P)) The Auglo-Kussian conference hero wns reported this afternoon to have con cluded an important economic and fi nancial agreement. Official confirma tion of the report was not obtain able. - It is understood that the Soviet government has agreed'to pay Great Britain 28,000,000 pounds of the Bus sian debt which was unofficially esti mated at 100,000,000 pounds. Joseph Conrad, Sea Tales Writer, Dies BISHBOT7RNE, Eng., Aug. 4. Joseph Conrad, eminent author of sea tales, died at bis home here yester day. He was 07 years old. WHEAT AGAIN HIGHER CHICAGO, Aug. 4 Opening wheat prices varies from unchanged fig ures to 5-8 higher, September $1.32 1-8 to $1.32 1-2 and December fM 1-417.1.38 3-8. After opening at one cent decline to 1-2 cent advanre, December $1.03 to $1.0316, the market Kf-ored harp general gjins, more tfiau 3 cent in some cases. Starting unchanged to 1-8 cent ff, oats soon showed a decided general upturn. Provisions were higher. The wheat close was unsettled, 3-8 to 3-4 net lower, September $1,311-2 ft 1.31 3-4 and December $15 1-8 1 25 3-8. The corn close was nervous, 1-8 to 21-8 net higher, December $1,05 3-4 to $1.05 7-8. Former U. S. Senator From Michigan Dies JACKSON, Slu-h, Aug. 4. Charles E. Townsend, former senior United States senator from Michigan, died PILOT WADE'S PLANE DEMOLISHED; MAY BE FORCED FROM FLIGHT BOTH PARTES ARE FLAYED . BY A. P. OF L LaFollette Platform 'Nearly Conforms to Proposals of American Labor, Is Gist Of Report Made- Public. B. OF R. T. ORGANIZATION DID NOT GIVE ENCORSEMTNT PORTSMOUTH, Va., Aug. 4. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen ha a national organization did not join the' American Federation of Labor in indorsing the presidential candidacy of Senator LaFollette and almost cer tainly will not do so, W. G. Lee, grand president of the organization declared here today. ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 4. Con demning the republican and the demo cratic jireMdential cnndidufcs, the American Federation of Labor, in a report of its executive council, ap peals to all the working men of the nation to stand by their "friends,' La Folletto and Wheeler. The report is a bitter blow at the major parties and pledges most vigor ous Biipport to the independent ticket. It satisfies every hope of the friends of LaFollette and refutes rumors tiiat only a "left-handed" pledge would be given the two progressive senators. Tho LaFollette platform is desig nated as conforming more nearly than any other to the proposals of labor. "We can not do other than point out this fact, together with the fur ther and nioro important fact, tii.it the candidates have, through their whole- political careers, stood Bteod fast in defense of the rights and in terests of the Inge earners and farm ers," the report Bays, "Moral Bankruptcy." "We can not fail to observe that botfi republican and democratic par- (Continued on page five) BATTLES HOLD-UP MEDFOIW, Ore., Aug. 4. Rankin Kstes, proprietor of a soft drink es tablishment on north Front street, lies at his home on Kind's highway today battered and brulstd about the head as the result of desperate hand to hand combat with a lone hiehway man early Sunday morning, and the poliee are seeking a man, reputed to he an ex-convict and pugilist,-as his assailant, who has disappeared from his accustomed haunts. ltcs had JflOO on his person when the attack occurred. Ho whb beaten over the head widi the butt end of an automat ic revolver and his left ear nearly torn from his head, but he kept the money, the robber fleeing empty handed. Big Spokane Mill Arid Lumber Burns With $100,000 Loss SPOKAVE, WaJh., Aug 4. Klra declared by flro department offi cials and officers of the Hucres. Manufacturing enmpsrty of this city, to have been Incendiary early today destroyed the mill of the concern and about one million feet of west ern white pine lumber piled In tho company's yards. The loss was es timated at 1100,000. The fact that the second fire. In the mill, was discovered an hour af ter the first feroka out in tha lum ber piles and but ten minutes after a watchman bad gone throuKb tha mill was regarded as vlJtnca of Jacandlar ism American Round-the-World Flier's Ship is Being Taken to Faroe Islands in Hope of Making Repairs; Smith Flies to Iceland. , i REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 4. P)) The wrecked airplane which had been piloted by Lieutenant Leigh Wade In the American round-the-world flight and which was abandoned early this morning by tho cruiser Richmond, Is being taken to the Fnroe Islands by the trawler Rugby In order to ascertain whether it may be possible to ropnlr It In time to contnue the flight, it is understood horo. If It is possible to repair tho Boston, despite serious damage to tho plane's wings and pontoons, the cruiser Raleigh will bring the machine to Reykjavik whore the possible, Lieutenant Wade will continue his flight. It has not yet been docldod whether Flight Commander Lieutenant Lowoll II. Smith and Lieutenant Hornafjord for Reykjavik today or Air Flight Will End at Seattle, Wn. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Decision to terminate the army round-the-world flight at Seattle waa announced today definitely at the war depart ment. The terminating point had beeu ift nnen nendiua consideration uf claims of other Taclflc coast cities to securo tho designation. t Completion Chanoos Dark. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.Unless the wrecked airplane' of Lieutenant Wade, army flier, can bo repaired at Reykjavik, he is definitely out of the world flight, it was said today at the war department. It was understood that considera tion of a plan to send another craft to replace the Boston would not be pursued because that was found to bo inpructicablc. On arrival of the Rich mond at Reykjavik, unless Lieutenant Wade's ship is in better condition than reporta have indicated, be will be instructed to continue to the United States on the cruiser Richmond yhich took him aboard in mid-ocean, Shortridge Has Wire. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. Unit ed States Senator Samuel M. Short ridge has interpreted a telegram re Slates by him from tha white house today as meaning that the world air flight of the United States army would officially end at Los Angeles. Coolidge to Create Twin City Office WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Estsb llshment of an addition ll republican headquarters in Minneapolis for the purpose of conducting an intensive campaign in the northwest states, generally recognised as the stronghold of Senator La Follette's independent candidacy, has been taken under con sideration by the party campaign managers. Senator Curtis of Kansas, republi can whip of the senate, has advised the scting republican management to take such step, declaring It would be the only effective means of Disk ing the fight in the states of Wiscon sin, Minnesota, North and South Di kota and Montana. Several communlr cations from Senator Curtis on the subject are before Chairman Duller. . No derision has bepn reported. The question is to be discussed by Mr. Coolidge with Chairmen Butler next week. Infantry Regiment Latest Philadelphia Move Toward Order PHILADELPHIA. Aug-. 4. An Infantry reKlment to be composed of two battalions, one of police and the other of firemen, Is being- or ganized by fdrector of Publlo Hafety Itutler. The primary purpose, the director said, wna to Instill public Interest In the police athletic Karnes by holdlnfr paradek, but he added that It would also serve, as an emergency unit In case of ser ious outbreaks. Kach battalion will be made up of four companies, one huu died to s pompaoy. ropalrs will be made and whence, If Erik Nelson will start from Iloefn tomorrow. Tan Get I'nrta Spare parts are available at rtoy kjavlk and repalra can be made there unless the Boston was com pletely smashed. Army officers wore not opttmlstlo on this score, ana noid out little hope that the united squadron could fly home. One point still discussed was inni a naval plane might ba fur nisned to roplaca the'wrockod craft. ships to iticscnn abuauu U. S. 8. IUC1IMOND. ur. . wj The Boston, the air plane piloted by Meutonant I.lh Wade In tha American army world fllirl, waa abandoned oarly this morning. The piano wna taken In tow ny the Hichmond yesterday af ter Lloutonant Wude nnd his me chanic Bonroant Arthur M. Ogdon. had been forced down at sea by en gine trouble while negotlatlnir the hop from Kirkwall, In the Orkneys to loeland. The Richmond's effort to anlvage tha wrecked piano waa nbandonod when the machine, which had boen srradually filling, while holnir tow ed In a hoavy aca, cnpalsod. Booing the hopolessnosa of further attempts to save It, the officers cut It adrift. The Hichmond then turnod about and mado for Reykjavik, Iceland. Waile Feel llmlly Lleutonant Wade, on board tho Hichmond was chagrined over the fate that stopped the participation of himself and Sergeant Ogdon In the flight when It was ao near a conclusion, but ha took tha dlsap-' polntment well. ; Describing his experlence.LIeu tenant Wada aald: "It was the first time we had had trouhlo with the oil pump and our eecond forced landing In tho 18,000 n!l flight. The first was on the Japanese coast, when wo came down for water. "On yesterday's flight, when tho trouble came, we signalled Llouton ant Smith by waving that ws were forced down; also that the engine (Continued on page eight) Germany Deplores Hughes Visit Cut Short, Press Says BERLIN, Aug. 4. The preii con tinues to maintain a note of extreme cordinllty In Its graetiug to Secretary Hiifrhes. It deplores, however, the brevity of bis visit and the foct that he comes at a time wiien the govern ment leaders are forced to moke a hanty trip to London. The American secretary of state's presence in Berlin on th eve ot the German delegation's departure is hIko greeted ns a fortunate event fn that he will be given the opportunity to acquaint the leaders of the delegation with the situation awaiting them in London. German Beer Now 6 Per Cent or Up BKKLIN, Aug. 4,Beer In to be beer again In Germany. After years of ddnyt the German law now permits beer to reiiirn to its old strength of six per cent or more alcohol and old tipplTS have been rejoicing over the disappearance of the near-beers which at one time during the war contained only one-half of one per cent of alco hol and lacked all the kirk which made beer cellars the great Joy of Munich, Weurxburg and '.ther Ger ihua towns No Statement From Woman Found In Daze Near Junction Condition of the womiiu found near Junction City Saturday, semi-con scious and practically nude, was re ported this morning at the Spring field hospital to be slightly better. "There is not tmxcli change tu. her condition, though we believe she is slightly better todny," the attendant biiid. "She will pull through all right, I thlnk.' Eugeno physirfnns who have ex amined the woman say it is a mental case, and that she has met with no wi-ong. Sheriff Frank Taylor spent Sun dny afternoon in the Junction Cfty district investigating tho case thor oughly, and Inter took a number of llarrishurg residents to the Spring field hospital (o see if they could identify her as a woman who was seen about JInrrinbiirg nd vicinity Friday afternoon. None of them could identify her us tho samo woman. The woman iu the Hnrrisburg vicin ity was pnid to have been peculiar looking and acted strangely. NEW YORK, Aug. 4. An Indict irient chnrglng use of the mails to de fraud wns returned today by the fed eral grand jury against seven men ac cused of having defrauded tho invest ment public of inoro than $.VWKM) throujrJi the sale of stock of the Moro aco Holding company, a Delaware corporation, organised to exploit tho theatrical and motion picture inter cuts of Oliver Moroseo, According to Assistant United States Attorney McCoy, who pro son tod the matter to the grand Jury. Mr. Morosco hlmnolf wan a victim of the nlieg-ed fraudulent aatlvlttes of the men Indicted, who he said, have strlppod him of all his prop erties, valued at about $5,000,000. Mr. Morosco, according; to Mr. Mc Coy, turned over all hts property valued at 15.000,000 to the holding company. There was no treasury stock. Mr. Morosco's properties In cludes lease-holds on theatres In this city and In California, and All his rights to theatrical productions. "Prior to 1921 Mr. Morosco en Joyed an Income of $500,000 a your from his properties, lie had ac cumulated about $5,000,000 as the result of his genius as a theatrical producer. Today he Is broke," said Mr. McCoy. Another heavy loser In the ven ture, according to Mr. McCoy was J. W. JJcKInney, of TltusvlUo, Prh who lost about $200,000. Third Ticket Still Undecided on Time To Start Campaign WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Senator I,nKolli'(Jo and his advisers still are undecided aa to when they should bo giu active campaigning. Indications, however, are that little will be done for a month at least and that the ti mo meanwhile will be devoted main. If to routine organization work. Hpeechmaking itineraries sre being srranged for Henator IaKollette and his running mate, Senator Wheeler of Montana, but probably they will not be worked out in detail for some weeks. Senator Wheeler Is expected to get under way before the end of August on a tour which will carry him to the Pacific coast and Into prac tically all western' states as well as industrial centers of the east. Sena tor fcaKolletlo plans to mske eonsid ershle use of the radio and to deliver addresses in st least t dozen states. Davis' Address Is Completed; Turns to Campaign Program J.OCUT VALLEY, N. Y., Aug. 4. With his address accnptlntr Ihe democratic presidential nomination off bis mind, John W. Davis was able today to Rive more ot his time and attention tu campaign organization plan. Many dutalls remain to be worked out, but party managers hope that they can be disposed ot within a comparatively short time. HUH SIBERIA,; Heavy Tog Forced Landing Which Resulted in Loss ', ; of Winers and Tail. ia. : Word From Saved Crew.? ', , CORDOVA, Alaska, Aug. 4 OP .t ll--" Major A. Stuart MacLaren, leader of ly-j:j the flight around tho world hj British i i ': i soldiers that started at Calahot, Eng. Si ' ' land, March 25, announced in a wire. i lesa message rewired hera today that tho adventure had been abandaned at Nikolskl, Komandorskl Ialands, Slber ia. Spare Unobtainable. Major MacLaren said that abandon ment was necessitsted by the fact that no spares were obtainable to re pair damage to the plane naed by tha expedition. The machine fell near Nikolskl Saturday as it was about to) complete a flight from PetropavIoT. sk. The message said: "Wings, float and tail smashed and aa no spsres available neceasary abandon flight. Hull and engine sal vaged and taken aboard by ThlepTal." Tho message said thst the Thiepval, a trawler In the Csnadian fisheries service reached Nikolskl Saturday evening, had hurried from Petropav. lovka after the plane departed from there Thursday. The plana went to West Kamanhatka, whence a flight was made Saturday to NokolskL All the daya mentioned above are accord ing to the American week, though PepropavlivBk, West Kamchatka and Nikolskl, all belonging to Russia, arc west of the International date line. Return Via Vancouver. . A later message from Major Mac Larcn aald: "Owing to thick fog was forced td descend near tha Komandorakl Is lands. Mnchino so seriously damaged that we were forced to abandon tha flight and will return by way of Van couver, B. C, aboard tha Thicpval." BAilTSTulElLll WILL BE ATTACKED GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Auk. 4. With 20 members of a sheriffs posse, guarding the two alrshafta and main entrance of an abandon ed mine near Palisades, Colo., a vigil to force the surrender of threo alleged bandits believed bid ing In the mine was under way to day. They are auspected of being tho men who early Saturday morn ing broke into the Palisades post, office, subsequently removing tha safe and blowing It open, obtain ing (15,508.71 in stamps and cash. Clorlne gas and dynamite have been moved to the entrance of tha mine to force the' suspects from their hiding place. It Is tho bellnf ot the sheriff and possemen that the three men hava become lost In the mass ot several miles ot underground passages. . An exploration party that cam out bf the mine early this morning declared thoy beard groans coming from one ot the abandoned work ing rooms within the mine and ex pressed the belief that they cam from a man who was shot at yes torday by Deputy Sheriff Lee Jack son as he approached near tha surface at the main entrunce. More Brazil Rebels Routed By Federals BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 4. Advic es to La Nacion from Santo. mtti that the official Sao Paulo newspa per, the Correo Paulistsno, has an nounced that tha government troops, sent In pursuit of the fleeing rebels engaged them at Botucstu and are at prenent besieging them. The Sao Paulo newspaper Aplata announced the government troops formed a Junction with other federal forces at Mogy-Mlrira, Brazil and that order ia that vicinity had beea restored. . It lc ststed st Corocabsna district Is also free of rebels. Further reports from Ssntos said to he from official sources, state that an encounter of federal forces with the rebels at Rotucatu was avoided by the Insurrectionists who abandoned th, o M?5