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Newspaper Page TextTHE EUGENE GUARD WEATHER Oregon: Generally cloudy ituti unsettled tonight and Sunday; gvutlo jvtaUrly w.ocU, EUjEXE, OKEGON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST IS, 1924. NO. 35 67- f!fww APtoi s nri Qui M EVACUATION iCDNTHOVERSY IS SETTLED frencli Occupation Will .Continue a Year; 400 Allied Workmen Are to Quit German Kailroads. J.0NDON, Aug. 16 P The German and allied delegates at a ,'lwary session of the Interna dtul conference tonight Inltlat si toe agreements on the exeeu. go, of the Dawes plan agrees . int .L.J ' LETTERS EXCHANGED. TKDON. Aug. 18.. MO The jrauo-and Germans finally bare eet 0e5 their long controversy over the feBtary evacuation of the Ruhr Jiy B eicliange-of letters today, is which Bty agree to the principle that Aug- ot IB ot next year Jje fixed as the ftail date when the French and Bel' fjsa troops must completely evacuate it Buhr there. Hey have also agreed that a por tal evacuation mill begin On August SO ot this year, when the foreign sol diers will leave Dortmund and the .aues and places outside of the Buhr, rllca were not occupied in accord- oca with theterms ot the treaty of ymaDles. The Belgians -Join with) the French Is tie letters covering theao points. iBoti the French and the Germans, in Uttr letters,-insist that they have t altered their opinions about legal jcrttiW involved in tie occupation It the Euhr, , Accord fa Seen. - , The French and Belgian prime mln- bttrs made a statement declaring it ni obrious that the entire sanctions ttrritory would be evacuated as soon u the French troops left the Buhr, in ether words that the military evacua tion would be complete next August ft To this Sir. McDonald gave Ms ap proval, thus binding the British along .with the Frciich and the Germans to (hi absolute fulfillment of the egreo nent on conditions that the Germans I op to the provisions of the Dawes Clin. , Verms a g heed on BERLIN, Auk. 18. OP) In return for acceptance by Germany of the ftench proposal that the' Ruhr se nsation continue for ona year, Trance has agreed to. flt frorn a previous demand for a commer cial agreement and other economtp kraeflts which were to be linked t with the question of the mill. ry evacuation ot Ruhr, it was announced here today. Last Tear Starts Now It vaa also announced that Prem ,l Hen-lot of Prance had aureed toeate the additional twelve months ,f occupation of the Ruhr from the l"nt month. By this plan th ;w ot the French troops would WMiaraw from the Ruhr by August, , JTenca and Belgians are i " to have agreed nnon the lm- . nedlato withdrawal of 400 of their "ms vorkUg on the German nnnT system. They will demand tin retention of a restricted of railway employes for the or tlie occupation iorces, Woman Believed to Be Dead Not Buried as Life Trace Found GOLD BEACH, Ore., Aug. 16. Although for a period ot SO hours Mrs. Estella Jane Colvin was believ ed to be dead, doubt existed as to whether life was extinct when funeral services were held over the body here yesterday afternoon. Because of this uncertainty the body was not burled. Interment was postponed until the return of the family physician, who after pronounc ing her dead, was called away on an other call. His final opinion is awaited to determine whether life has really passed' from the body. Rigor" mortis had not set In SO hours after the supposed death and it was found that the body was stUl warm, ' giving rise to the belief by those attending the body that there might still be life. The . funeral had been announced for yesterday afternoon, and friends and ' relatives had gathered at the church, so- it -was decided to proceed with the funeral services, postponing the final rites, however, until a final decision had been reached. SLEEPING SICKNESS CAUSED DEATH OF SPRING F I ELD MAN Sleeping sickness, contracted In 1020, In-ought about the death of CharleB' Lelond Scion) in Portland,. August 13, it was learned- today. Mr, Scott, one time principal of 1-ugeno Central school and former president of the First National bank of Spring field, contracted the disease early in 1020 and never completely recovered. Worn in Channahan, HI., May lu, 1806, Mr. Scott moved in 1876 with, his parents to Sacramento, Cal., and six years later to Oroswell, where he taught school 10 years. He was the fourth child in a family of ten. In 1801 ha was married to Mollio Brat- tain. Moving to Eugene in loi " . - j A' T Tiinn- cd as deputy snerm uuuc - ----son for four year-. Here again he took up teaching, resigning the prin cipalship of Eugene Central school in 1000 to accept a position as book keeper in the First National bank, where he served tor nmo Wp"t ownership of the First Na tional bank of Springtield wa. , bought by Mr. Scott in stitution" no serfeu and lafer as president until 1020. con tracting the malady at the Umehich but recently claimed his We. Mr. Scott is survived by hi. wtfo Ud their three children Paul b Spokane; BandaU in Sprtogfceld; M BthBryn. of Eugene Five brothers -j . iBters mourn bis death. The brothers reside in California, and the sisters are Mrs. J. M. Creswell and Mrs, A. O. Taylor of The Dalles. Mr. Scott was converted into the Christian religion while a youth. BRITISH HITS ROCKS I CUP With Shifting of Tanks Vessel Now in Danger of Fire; Salvage Tug Hindered "by High Sea. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaL, Aug. 16. The British tanger Orowaiti, bat tered by heavy seas and fast on the rocks south ot Port San Luis, is in a bad way today. Heavy waves are breaking over her bows and salvage ships standing' by are unable to do anything to help her. The salvage crews also fear that if any attempt la made to pull her free with the big seas running she will capsize. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 The set tling tank on the British tanker Oro wold, on the rocks south of Port San Luis, has shifted, the vessel is In danger of fire, four tanks under the cngiheroom are punctured and the situation is considered grave, accord ing to a direct wireless from the Oro waiti received by the Fcdoral Tele graph company today. SAN PEDBO, Cnl, Aug. 16. The big salvage tug Sea Salver, standing by waiting an opportunity to "pull from, .the rocks the British tanker Orowaiti, aground IS miles south of Port San Luis, reports the vessel in hourly danger of breaking in two, ac cording to' word received today at the local offices ..of '.the Shipowners' and Merchants,' "Tugboat company. , THIRD TICKET CAIPAC DRECOIM IS ON HISTORIC PARK IS TO BE CARED FOR Today's ;Eeatnre; . Modern Hornet" for Sale -I Coara.A6net- Ttaka To. - -. Money. the of SALEM, Ore, Aug. 1 The state ho.rd of control today aaopiea resolution providing for nrov.ment and clearing grounds at the Champofg provi sional government park In Marlon county and the Installation of a water system, and directed Judge p. IL D'Arcy of Salem to take charge of the work. The last legl alature appropriated 11500 for the purpose. The park Is the scene of the forming of the provisional gov ernment of Oregon about TO years ago and is annually the scene of a celebration at which the pioneers of the state gather. Judge D'Arcy is president ot the Oregon Pioneer association. GIVEN "GLIDER" TILSIT, Esstera Prussia, Aug. 16. Hoping his home province wiU ei- cel in the national glider contest in the Eifel mountains, Hermann Steil has presented Ferdinand Schultx, owner of the world's endurance re cord in air sailing, with a new plane, built after the latter- specifications. Schuli old glider, in which he made a record of S hours 43 minutes, was a jIwh. ss tih, V r- ;-w CDOLIDGE REACHES FATHER'S HAMLET PLYMOUTH, Vt ' Auff. Ifl. President Cooliage arrived here this mornlnff from "WaBhlnffton for a vacation at his fathor'fl home. . "With Mrs. Cool Id pro and their son, the president his first vacation as chlof executive In the home of his father, where a year ag-o he took the oath of office, ' ' Swinging1 off the main travel road leading' to this hamlet, In their motor trip from Ludlow, the fam Ily stopped here first at the ceme tery where a month ago, they bur led young1 Calvin. Jr. After a brief stop at the grave they proceeded to the Coolldge home, a half mile up the road, where the family was met by John Coolldge, the president's father. Pendleton Favored By Jupiter Pluvias PENDLETON, Aug. 16 A light shower ot rain fell in Pendleton last night, clearing the air and affording relief from the recent hot spell. The precipitation was very heavy in the Blue mountains, according to word received here this morning. HALF INCH RAINFALL DOES . LITTLE DAMAGE AT KLAMATH KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Aug. 16. Nature, not content with supplying this bike district with ample water In a dry season, yesterday poured forth nearly one-half inch rainfall through out the greater portion of the coun try. Ranchers say their crops were In such shape that no harm was done and the benefits to cattlemen are in estimable, ranchers declare. Two storms visited the section, one during the afternoon and one during the night. Representative Frear ' of Wisconsin Sees Both Old Parties as Being .Too Close to Bankers.. PORTLAND Ore, Aug. 16 Op ening the campaign in Oregon for Robert LaFollotrto, United qt&tea Senator Hendrlck Shlpstead of Min nesota, addressed a orowd ot 4,000 persons at the auditorium here last night. --Ho- charged that tha re publican and democratlo'partles In the past had not used tha control of government to promote tha gen eral welfare of the people, but had used their power to promote spe cial privilege, and to deprive the farmer and laborer of a large share of the products of their, toll, IOWA HEARS FREAR - . DBS MOINES, la Aug. 16. Rep resentative James A. Frear, Hudson, Wis., ot the tenth Wisconsin con gressional district, in an address pre pared for delivery today before lows state progressive convention, declar ed that the republican and democratic presidential candidates ropresent re spectively the banking houses ot Mel lon and Morgan. "No choice is offer ed between them," he said. ; Favors LaFollette, The issue in the, campaign, Mr. Frear asserted, is neither partisan nor political; but for the overthrow of the influence of big business in governmental affairs. lis palled Sen ators LaFollette of "Wlseonsln'fand Wheeler of Montana, candidates, res pectively, for president and vice-presi dent of the conference of progressive political action, "a protest against Mellon and Morgan, a protest against the power of special privilege over the Washington government" "No denunciation or party recrimina tion is needed in 1024," he continued. 'What the voter wants to know is what party and what principle is best able to represent bis Or her views. ' '"Three presidential candidates are In the field. William J. Bryan, three times democratio leader, denounced Davis, the democratic) nominee, in Now Xork, because Bryan said Davis has ever been ruled by and is the candidate ot tne house ot Morgan. Oonflnning Mi Bryan's Judgment, the big business journals of the coun try have all pronounced Davis satis factory to them. Says Morgan Influence Used. "The house of Morgan under Davis couiil anver wield more powi;r. over governmental affairs than the house of Mellon has wielded over the admin istrations ot Harding and' Coolldge. If this be true, then the snswer of millions of progressive republicans is equally certain.'' Mr. Frear asserted that Secretary Mellon advocated the dye embargo bill, the ship subsidy bill, the retro active repeal of the.excessive profits tax and cuts income surtaxes. 'Teapot Domes are ant hills com pared with this record of the house of Mellon that includes tax refunds of over halt billion dollars by the present secretary all refunded in secret," Mr. Frear said. Salem Ships Prunes 8 to 10 Cars Daily SALEM, Ore., Aug. 10. Green prunes are Bow moving ont'nf here from various warehouses at the rate of from 8 to 10 cars a day. A local icing plant has iced 30 cars here since shipping started and will pass the 65 mark tonisht. These cars are iced for Salem, Dallas, Lebanon and Mon roe. The peak of green shipments here is expected to be reached next week.' PRUNE PRICES QUOTED SALEM. Ore, Aug. 18 Announce ment of a new scale of prices on dried prunes futures by the California Pack ing corporation, quoting 80s at it 3-4 cents, 40s at 83-4 cents, GOeft 7 cents and 00s at 6 cents, and the sale of three carloads of the new crop dried fruit at their opening prices, featured activity in the prune market TO Here is Clear Lake, Beautiful Body of Water in High Cascades, Which May One Day Supply Our Drinking Water TWO MEN SLEH -WO WLTaV:Wfc wain r&ft TO RUN ITER SHOT IS FIRED Occupant of Apartment Nevt to That of Mrs. Mors and McCoy Tells Polico About Scuffle. CHICAGO, Aug. 16. The entire Friday session of the bearing be fore Judge John R. Caverly was given over to technical testimony leading up to one question and an swer and then cross examination. There would be nothing In the findings of the 'Bowman-nulbert report to indicate disease of the endooriae glands?" asked tha prose cution. . "There la nothing In these find ings Incompatible with health," was the reply. The Bowman-IIulbert Indicated disordered endocrine systems In the youths and was elaborated upon by the direct testimony of Dr. L B. Ralbert, the defense's fourth all en let. Cross examination of Dr. Rotlln T. Woodyatt, who qualified as an ex pert on endocrtnologr. failed to snake bis assertion mat trie re port mentioned failed to indicate disordered mentality. His cross ex amination was Incomplete when ne This photograph of Clear lake, wtiloh la being examined as a possible future source of water supply for cities of the Willamette valley. Including Eugene, was taken while the recent expedition of state offloera and repre sentatives of various oitles of the valley was at tha lake. It gives a good Idea of the natural beauty of the lake and Its setting In the surrounding mountain. DELAYS FLIERS AS HOEFN HOBNAFJOIID, Iceland, Aug. 16. 0f Lieutenant LocatelH, the Italian aviator, who is making a trans-Atlantic flight in the wake of the liierican army world fliers, ar rived here at noon today from Thorns' havn, Faroe Islands. . . .V WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 Depar ture from Reykjavik ot the American army airplanes around the world may be delayed indefinitely to await im proved conditions, it wss indicated by a message from Lieutenant Lowell H. I Smith, flight commander, received to day by Msjor-Qenerai Patrick, chief of the air service. The messsge, dated yesterday, told of new delays due to Ice and other circumstances, and added, "will leave here as soon as practicable." ICE CONDITIONS BAD REYKJAVIK. Iceland, Aug. 15 (A P. Delayed) The boats from the American world filers' supply ship at Angmagsalik, Greenland, failed to get through the ice to the new landing place, 15 mQea distant, this (Friday) afternoon. The only hope ot the avia tors starting on their bop to Green. land tomorrow Ilea In the lea condi tions becoming better immediately and the boat succeeding in another at tempt tonight, but this is considered unlikely. Riddle Postoifice Near. Roseburg is Robbed in Night ROSEBURG, Ore, Aug. 16. The postoffke safe at Riddle, was blown open last night by ono or more ex perienced cracksmen snd between $2E and (30 in money taken, together with some Jewelry belonging to G. Li Grant, the postmaster, who conducts a jewelry store and watch repair shop in Cuilijitwiiuu WXuI''ud yu'aW&t&v. xv is believed that two men were en gaged in the robbery. Entrance was gained through a aide window and af ter wrecking the safe the men went out through the back door. The explosion occurred at 1:50 a. m, and was beard over the entire town. H. A. Eaton, who resides near the posteffice, heard two men run from the building, and called the town marshal. County officers were sum moned but no trace of the safecrack era could be obtained. The safe was completely demolished by the explo sion, which sjso shattered the glsss in the front of the building snd did considerable damage to the interior ot the poetoffice. Madman Succeeds , In Killing Self PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. V!. Her bert Lock, C2, died at a local hospital Friday from the effects of a self inflicted knife wound. He was an inmate of a aanltartom and after es caping from the institution went to a room in a hotel and made an un successful attempt to end his life by leaping from the window. He was found In the room with his throat luaoheesj rece! was directed, Jlaah4 and. 4 knife in hia hand. E WILD FLUCTUATION CHICAGO, Aug. 16 Wild fluctua tion in the corn market today resulted from continued unfavorable weather and from diverse crop reports. Msy corn scored a Jump of 0 1-4 cents in some cases touching as high as $1.21-1-2 a bushel, compared with f 110 1-4 at yesterday's finish, after a net gain yesterday of 5 78. Trading was of such aa exciting character that simultaneous transac tions at different places in the pit were as much aa 8ft apart. Esti mates were current that owing to lack of summer weather this season 20 per cent ot tha corn crop from Fort Dodge, la, to Chicago would never make merchantable com, . After opening 1-8 to l-2e higher, September $1.82 to $122 1-4 and De cember $L80 to $1,801-2, wheat sagged somewhat, but then made ra SALEM, Ore, Aug. lO.-rGov-ernor Pierce today Issued a proc lamation suspending tho hunting season. In Oregon for a period of du days' aftcr'tne 'normal date of opening, or from August 20 to September 20. The action was taken because of the condition of drought in tha forests which en hances the danger of forest fires, and Is pursuant to sn announce ment made by the governor fol lowing a conference -with officials of the state and federal forestry departments, representatives of the sportsmen and members of the state game commission last week. In the event that there should be no rainfall prior to Septem ber 20, the proclamation leaves tha governor with the right to extend it. But the executive said today that should there be a fall of rain prior to September 20, be could not recall the edict, un til that date. The proclamation declares that . number ot fires would be increas ed by allowing hunters to go Into the woods, and also states that In addition to the destruction' ot timher by fires "there is often claimed as toll by such fires many ruined homes and Innocent lives.'' L03 ANGELES, Aug. 10 An en tlrely now direction has been given to the Theresa Mors shooting investi gation, police announced today, by the testimony of a woman who saya she heard and saw two men fleeing from the apartment occupied by Mrs. Mors and Kid McCoy, ex-pugilist, a few minutes after the ahot was fired that ended the life of the wealthy dl- ' vorcee early Wednesday morning. The new witness, police say, lived in the apartment directly under that in which the shooting took place and saw one of the fleeing men so clearly and at such close range that she was able to give dotectlves a complete de scription of him. Was Not MoCoy. This man, she stated, positively snd repeatedly was not Kid McCoy. She was able to furnlsn no description ot the other man, whom she knew only as the dark, vague shape ot a man running swiftly from the building. The testimony of the sew witness, Airs. Ivn Martin, is of supreme im portance for two reasons, police point out: first," it fixes the time of the slaying definitely at 12:05 a. m. Wed- nn.rlntr, Ami unnn If mmnlnl.lf ,11a- proves the suicide theory of Mrs. Mors' death. . Alienists Called Alienists for the McCoy-Mors case were called today, when District At torney Keyca sent three mental ex norls to the iall to thoroughly exam ine the ex-pugillst in an effort to forestall the defense plan to prove him insane if he is charged with murdor. Defense attorneys also intimated that another set of alienists would be employed to combat the testimony ot the fllntHrt nrrnrnov'a exnerts. Woman la Questioned Requcstloncd closely, Mrs. Martin insisted that shs was certain there were two men. Mrs. Martin wss then taken to the apartment house, and there she went over ber testimony, ex plaining just where she stood and where she saw the men. Then shs was taken to the city Jail, to the cell occupied by McCoy. x'uo prisuuof was mauo to lean against the wall Mrs. Martin waa positive McCoy was not the men shs bad seen under the window. "McCoy is tall and stately," she said, "and the man I saw under the window was thick snd pouchy." A subpoena has been Issued for the appearance of Mrs. Martin before the grund jury Tuesday. Roseburg Ships 4 Cars Green Prunes ROSEBtRO, Ore, Aug. 10 Four carloads ot green prunes have been shipped out of Itoseburg to date, and ten have been shipped from tha en tire" county. Local dealers anticipate that there will be from alx to eight cars shipped daily during the peak ot the season, starting within the next week. This Is the first time that the growers ot Douglas county have entered the fresh prune market, but pld. Irregular gains that extended 2c I a great number of them are shipping u o a-q soots (Hwuv i tneir prunes green uus yesr. Honduran Soldiera Re-Occupy Amapala SAN SALVADOR, Aug. 16. Ad vices received here from Amapala, Honduras, are to the effect that the Honduran government forces have re- oocupled Amapala, following ths with drawal of the rebels commanded by General Juan Castellanoa. The rebel are said to have withdrawn after they had been paid 20,000 pesos. Centenarians Hold Annual Jamboree LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16Vi-Mei-bers of the Centenarian dug, ranging in age from 80 to 101, held their an nual frolic hete yesterday. A feature of the gathering was a footrace for men ot 00 and over, with a bobbed haired "flapper" of 05 officiating a starter. Yuanese Factions Continue Fighting WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. The American charge d'affaires at Peklna reported today to the stste depart ment that a telegram from the consul, genoral at Canton indicated that con siderable fighting between opposing factions ot Yunanese soldiers bsd oc curred on the surnlng ot August 18, nesr ths American Baptist mission la the Tuagshaje, suburb of Canton.