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Guard's -Gift Election to Close Next Saturday Night-All Subscriptions This Week to be Cast in Sealed Ballot Box CMv News Items About People You Know and Happenings jhat Reflect the Life 0( Eugene and Its Var ied Daily Activities. VOL. 67 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON?, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1JVJ4. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY NO. 126 THE WEATHER Orogon: Cloudy tonight and T,iday with rain In the west portion ; moderate southeasterly wjgds. Temperature Sunday: ; Mixlmum. 41 degrees; minimum,. j; jL Direction ot wind, northwest. . Sttiga ot river. S.6 foot. ; grt'wildorman Crosses Sands Sm H. Wilderman, law student at . S Hi-ppon and writer lit inireranj .f resting and informed sports Kin, ome 01 .vr-- Gusnl, i'eturncu ' , tri to Portland with one hand in I Tb.nd.se. Mr. Wiidcrinon was a .ember of a clean of 80 who crossed burning sands o Al Kader temple, lljitic Shrine, in Portland Saturday tiiht. Just what happened' to the mt bamlagea iiudu iu uc Hi pilrrimsgo Sam is not telling, but HAnn!rCT tnln urim-l nar. tfdOeS BIU u."l'l"" - r-- luce that they threw the book at Kim. " Electrolier Is Bumped As the result of a motor car strik af the ornamental street light at the loutbitcst corner of Oak street and Eighth avenue east early Sunday morning ,f he city crew was busy this morning installing a new set of bulbs ud globes and making repairs to the pole. Stock to he Shipped A carload of sheep and hogs will be shipped to the North Portland stock jsrds Tuesday by the Lane County Cooperative Shipping association, ac cording to W. A. Ayres, manager. This is the second shipment of stock (ram here By the association within two weeks. . ' Cars are Wrecked I. a crash on the Pacific highway esr Springfield Saturday two cars nre so badly damaged that they had to be towed into the city. The cars r owned by W., W. Lower of Crcs tell sail W. S. Quails of Texas who is stooping at the municipal auto csmp. fog Reported Thick ' A thick fog which made motor driv ing difficult and dangerous was re ported by motorists Saturday night. Many who made the trip to Portland report that on the return trip last night that it was clear. A heavy frost was reported near Salem Saturday evening. ' Amlliary Meets Tonight There will be election of officers in the American Legion auxiliary which meets at 7:30 o'clock this eve ting in the chamber of commerce romis. There will also be initiation av new members and a social hour. Returns from Portland I'. .V. Morse, county surveyor, has returned from Portland after a visit orer the Thanksgiving holiday. Sir. M"rsc attended the birthday anniver rj pnrty of his father, A. A. Morse, 'ho was S'2 years of age last week. Leaves for Portland Arthur Heudt rshott of the llcndcr ibott Gun store, accompanied by bis family leaves tonorrow for Portland a business visif of a few days. Ns from Portland Mrs. Otto Schmilz of Portland is ' visitor here at th i home of her pa rats, Mr. and V i. Charles Knoop ot the River road. "arriajs License Issuod A murriage license was issued at e ofi of iho county clerk today to loin 51. Jeans of Kugeno and Bessie I'tuiutuin .' 0tl. Ci Hieets Tuesday The last imetina at which new stu nts may enter the beginning French (Continued on page five) IK.1ILLI0 'Mirers for the coining year were '"ted at ibe no.m luncheon of the ' Kiai,is lub day. The fol "re the new officers: J. K. '"".t. lust president; W. K. Newell, '""eent; Harry A. Hunl.ar, vice '"'Went; Frank X. McAlistcr, trcas '"'1 J- S. Magladry, district trustee; ,b Mi-wins; director: Merle Henry Tromp, and tlcorge 1!. lMermn. ,r,nk Jenkins, editor of the Morn ' H'lister, was the chief speaker nt lno'het,n ,etlin. Mr. Jenkins told tri, ri snians of his recent ,J J "he east going by the way of ,. "" canal... Mr. Jenkins de- "d the custom, ,n,. ;f, f ii,,, "j in ( en,ra Amori,., uc fan.l torn. I to Sixty-Eighth Congress Meets DENTTO MESSAGE DNWEDHESDAY Little Prospect Held, Other Than Passage of Appro priation Bills Opening Sessions Are Brief And Adjournment Is Then Taken WASHINGTON, Dec. I. OP) After a conference today with sonata and house leaders, Presi dent Coolldge, decided to trans mit to congress tomorrow the 1926 budget and his accompany ing message and to send to that body on Wednesday his annual message. . ' . s WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 OP) The sixty-eighth congress assembled today for its farewell session with little prospect for the transaction of any important business beyond passage of the annual appropriation bills. - The gavels fell at noon with Sen ator Cummins of Iowa, the president pro-tcmpore presiding in the senate and Speaker Gillett In the bouse. Eighty-two of the 03 senators an". wered the opening roll call. In the toouse the call snowed 1108 members out of 4oo present. The bouse was in scssiou 53 min utes adjourning after adoption of resolutions of regret over tho death during the recess of three representa tives and three senators. ' Tho opening sessions were briof. After prayer by the chaplain and quorum calls, the oath of office wum administered to new members, com mittees were named to inform Presi dent Coolidge that tho congress was ready to receive communications from him and resolutions on tiie death of members during the recess were pvc scntcd and adopted. Adjournment Taken. Adjournment was then taken out of respect to the memories of departed senators nnd representatives. ' The adjournment was'until noon tomorrow, but neither house will real ly begin work before the seccipt Weil, nesilay of President Coollilge's annual message which is to be transmitted by messenger and read tn the two houses separately. Cajondar Crowded. The senate has a calendar fairly well crowded with general legislation of important character, but immediate action is not contemplated. The re publican steering committee will take up the order of consideration of pend ing subjects late this week. There were the usual crowded gal leries. Mrs. CoolUlgc and a party of guests occupied the president's 'row in tJie senate galleries. Tim senate's onemnsr session con sumed just 20 minutes. Legislation Pending. Much general legislation still ,l; ml Ihere is mini to he " ' strung pressure at the present scs- inii for consideration of a nuinb-r of measures of which there is a wi'l- difference "t opinion among the mem bership. Hut these natural d'fferrmes of opinion are n the ouly hazards that hnve a place 'he lejslutlve field. The recent national political cam ...ien h:l rrOIl t ed nfW SOS hMl apparently have been aggravated b the action of fensle repiiiiucans in reading out of their councils Senator Ijifollette followers at lli'ir end of the rapitnl. admittedly tht arli-n of the senate republicans has had its ef fect there, and has served to widen the brea.h between the regular and insurgent republicans so o'ten appar ent ot the last session. While some immediate aftermath, such as protests from several leading .ejntors r to be eipe. ted to follow (CoDtiuucU oil iJge two) fin ji City Council Committees Are Selected Committees of flic city, council for the coining yeiir httve been completed and although this list is not officiul and may have some minor changes before the new conm-i! takes over the adainistration no change is contem pl:.tc! at the nreE?nt i me, it is xe nortttl. - The following nre the eight em mitfetsi for the combs , Finance Carl (J. sbhburne chair man. II. A. McCul'y. ithiney Hugh. 1'iiniing Fred l.a'i b, chairm in, Kamo Kugh, K. A. M?Cully. PolKe Hamey ! ij, chairman, 1. Larg-, (Jeorge W. Maice. Judiciary E. Large, chairman, I. 10. Simmons, Mr. Lamb. ' Street George W. Monroe, chair man, Mr. ashburne, Mr, famimons. Fire and Water Mr. Simmons, chairman: A. L. Williamson, Mr. Large. ' Health R. A. McCuIly, chairman; Mr. Williamson, Mr. Lamb. Sewer- Mr. Williamson, chairman, Mr. Washburne, Sir. Monroe. With the exception of the appoint ment of S. M. Calkins as city attor ney, a move which seems certain at resent, there wiU he no chango ol any of the other appointive off ho by tiie new council, according to th con sdmus of opinion of the mayor ".nd a mojerity of the oi'-ncilinen. ' A score or more Eugene and Lane County people are entering the-Jiome stretch in the race to win the bu Hi. irk six sedan or one of four othir automobiles offered by The Guard fn its subscription contest, according to H. M. Owings, contest manager. "It's anybody's 'contest until 11 o'clock Saturday night," snys M: Uwins. "rtallots will be placed in n sealed ballot box in the First Na tional bank during the week, njnl counting will begin at 11 o'clock Sit urday. In a contest of this .kind tlie vote- stands Very close, and may b-j decided by only a subscription or two in (lie closing minutes, eo your suo Kcnption mny be the one that means victory to some contestant." Ten Eugene men have been askd as an advisory committee, some oi whom will ser,vc as counting judges in the counting of votes. These men will award the prizes to the respective winners. They are as follows: Mayor K. 1. Parks; C. D. Itorer, president Itank of Commerce; J. A. McLean, proprietor Osbtirn hotel, George II. McMorran, McMorran nni Washburne; A. It. Gray, Grny's C'afJi and Carry grocery; A. II. McDonafJ, Hex and Castle tlieater; A. C. Iixnn Hooth-Kelly Lumber company; Klisha Large, Large's (Monk and Suit house; George Schaefers, Schaefers bru thers; Fred Fisk, stale senator. Coast Cutter Is " Taken Off Reef SKATTLK. Dec, 1. The Vnit.d States roif't guard cutter Area which went aground on Parker reef in the Siin Juan inlands in n Jieavy fo( Saturday was fl"iir nt 10 q'vIh-U this morning, a wireless merKgr t i Hie Seattle harbor radio from the ru'. ter SnohnniNh, which was standing b. , atafffl. TO CANDIDATES On account of the mall reports and the volume of voles In subscriptions end coupons that were received Saturday night the c'.ose of the "Third rerlod," It wn Impossible .to got a revised count in today's publication. The ljft Count will appear to morrow including all votes cast for publication up to and Includ ing Saturday night. All subscriptions this last week will be cast in a sealed ballot box. located at the First National Batik. When the campaign has been declared closed at 11 o'clock (Saturday night, December 6th, the ballot box will be opened and votes Is sued on subscriptions contained therein, the total of which Will be added to the last published count, to determine the winners. AUDIT IS BEGUN THISMQRNING 1 CITY O S Step is First in Replacing of Former System of Bookkeeping New Plan Held Necessary to Keep Tace With Growth of Eugene Work on the auditing of the city oks was started this morning by J L. A. Witter, representing A. J. Tour-. tellotte, certified public accountant of Portland, with whom the city ot Eu gene has closed a contract for the audit. This is, in preparation for the installation of a new and modern sys tem of bookkeeping to meet the grow ing needs of the city administration. A. n. Hedges, another accountant, is expected to start work tomorrow. This system which was outlined by Dean II. Walker, chairman of the fi nance committee of the council, is re placing an obsolete .system that has, been outgrown by the city which for some time has been badly in need of a more efficieiit method, Mr. 'Walker said today. ; "The growth of city business keep ing pace with tlie growth nnd pro gress of the city forced tho need of a change from the antiquated system of bookkeeping we have been tining," Mr. Walker said. "Tho much needed audit now unjder way will make things ready for the start of the new book system and under this arrangement each month the council will have a complete balance, sheet to inspect and note the financial "standing of the city," tho councilman states. Grace Sterns Hehiska has been ap pointed as .bookkeeper under tho new arrangement? and started work tliin morning. Leah Kibby who hos been nt the office of the city recorder will after tho first of the year be transferred to the city engineer's of fice, ; ; Despite nilvitrsc wcntliir rondiliiin nil enrops in flic Onlirnlpo district or the new Southern l'ucific roil line nre in operation, according to mem bers of the force here todny. Cninp M of the Wrenn nnd liroonnugli com- pnnj now has 80 men employed stead ily. Kiijhteen cninps In the vicinity of Oakridgc are all operating and ex pectations are that this will continue through the winter months. Much un derground work is going on and in some cases night shifts nre working im this, is the report. Outside work ing conditions urn not so good nl though Ihere Is hut little snow re ported. The nightly, freeze aliai-dcns the soft tnm'k ami this also makes transportation conditions difficult, it is reported. " The recent strike at the construc tion camps which was directed l.y the Industrial Workers nf the World is a thing of the fi.iat and there is no Inhnr trouble whniever along the new rail line now, is the report. m i vrJ OF IM GIVEN Total Valuation is Placed at $5,433,372.28 By Tax Commission Figures Show Increase of ' $213,041.28 Over the Past Year Assessment figures for the coming year on the public utilities of Lane county have been fixed by the state tax commission and a report was re ceived today by Ben F. Kceney, Lane county assessor. Tho report shows o total valuation fixed nt $3,4.,1.72.8, an increase of $Hli(,011.2S over the nsKCBsmrnt last year yvh.ch was $5,- "Although our ratio wna cut from fifty-four to fifty-threo by tho stulc commission the increase in .utility as sessment somewhat offsets this," Mr. Keeney snid. , , 1 -With -the leounty bmlgot practically complete, and tho state figures on public utilities ready nil that Is nec essary 'now for the setting of the. levy for tiie coining year Is u report on tho state taxes, (he assessor! states.' Of the organizations listed in the Htnlc tax report on public utilities' operating in 1-rB.ne county 71) telephone companies including the Tncific Htntc company leads with n total of 7840 miles of wire that are taxed. The Postal Telegraph company Is listed with I'll! miles nnd tho . Western Union Telegraph company has 850.U0 miles of wiro iu Luue, the report shows. Kifc-Iu power companies are listed, The California Uregon,, Mountain .Starts, North Starr, Junction City water works,, Florence- Klectric com pany, nnd Creswell Power company. The California-Oregon operates 102 juilca if wire, the report atates. Companies Ltated. Companies that opcruto cars over the main line of the Southern Pacific road covering 4'J.W) miles are: AI bi'rs Urothers, American Linseed Oil company, Associated Oil, California Dispatch, Fruit (Jrowois express, .Merchants Disputfli, Pacific Fruit Kx press company, Pullmau company, Shell Oil company, Union Oil com pany, Swift and company, Union Ite- frfgerator, Union Tank Cur company,! Western Fruit express. The American! Railway express operates on all other rail Hues of the county, as well as the main line. MIIc&qo li Bat The following is the report on the county railroad mileage: Central l'ucific railway Natron to Oakridgc main Hue main track, Hi.'Mi miles; yard and sidetracks, 8.JI; Wendling bran h, 1.Y05; yard and Hid ing, 'Z.'Vl; Wnodburu -Springfield, Il.iH; yard and sidings Fast Hide divisif-ii 4'J.lll; neond track, yard end siding U.'VAt (lrrgoti ii nd California- Oukridge branch, Springfirld to Natron, G.Sf miles; yard and Hidings, U..S.. Oregon Pacific ami Kiuiicru -.Main and hpurs, 'J( miles; spur yards nnd aiding, 7.7g. SotithVrn Pacific-Cooa May hrmirh TH.K'I miles; yard nufl siilingi, 1 l,:-j West aide branch, 1". .-.; yard and hid ings, 1.7tJ; Krigf-ne rlty Hues, II.-'); yard and stdingt, (1.10. Orpgon Ktefric iruiUar Main line, Kugene U Sal in, iiiiIk; second track yards and tiding, 'J.oH, ROAD DISTRICTS VOTE Iteitultfl of (he special rood elc finn; in ditrt( ts numliered 1 and haie U'on filed at tha office of the founty clerk. IMatrb't fil voted a iovy of five mills by a votfl of 10 to 1.1. I'iMtrift .Vt voted a levy of 10 niilli b a xute of 13 tu 0. ASSESSMENTS UTILIT ES New And Retiring MEXICO CITY, Dee. 1 OP) Gen. eral I EUns Callea' yesterday at noon took tho oath as president of the republic of Mexico. Tho great national stadium in which the ceremony took place was crowded OF Preliminary steps for tho establish, merit of'a garbage Incinerator in Ku gene weie taken todayt an informal meeting of the city health committee with Mayor K. It,- Parks. Tho plan as Huggested by Mayor Parka wos ex plained to the councilman and further discussion Is to take place when the matter comes tip at a regular council session, according to the mayor. ' An effort is to bo made to have n franchise granted to some 'company that will agree to install an incinerat or and put on a fleet of trucks tu 'handle all garbage and other trnsh of tho city, 'We will havo to grunt a monopoly to some company if we are to induce them to put n large amount into plant here," the mayor stated. ' "A survey will probably be under taken in tiie neaiN future in order t obtain data on llio probable tonnage of garbage that would have to bo han dled In the city. An Incinerator is ah solute!y necessary an wo cannot much longer dump tho city garbage In tho op en. It It) bo f'b unsightly and unsani tary,' the mayor declared. , That a plant costing between $30, 000 and $10,000 would be necessary for this city is the mayor's opinion. Mr. Parks stated (Jiat he believed th tt the plan of granting a franchise tu private company wus better than ot tempting to have n bond issue of the city for tnit purpose. That n franchise If granted won! 1 have o in it e provision for the protec tion of city residents against any in crease )n rates 1 (ha declaration of Mayor Parks. 4 Plans For Opening Of. McKenzie Pass Are Being Made HKN1, Ore.,'iee. l. The McKen zie Pass will he opened within ten days if pluns nf t.rorgo luke, mana ger of lh Central Oregon Stage coin puny are found feasible. Mr. Jiuke has just returned from San Francisco where he purchased a sUty-h"re powrr caterpillar snow plowwhU h he will use on The Oailfs-Culifornia highway between ttend and Klamath Fall P kfp the highway npe ull winter. Mr. I'like hopes to work out the same plans on the Ilend-Kugene high way over the McKenxii paa, and will leave for an Inspection trip to the pas within a few daja. BOUNTY IS COLLECTED Johnny Hooker, joung lad of th ('row district, collected the cotmry bounty on a Im'x'nt that he killed re cently near his b"ine. Voiing II,,okr is regarded as a mighty uimrod In his home section arid is said to be a dead ly enr my of tho predutury niiiinula Un re. MBMWt W MIIIBIIIiaiWIIIIIIII SiliEui aa..,, faaj natal f Presidents of Mexico with a vast assembly which taxes the seating capacity of 25,000. ; Genorol Obregon, retiring president, accompanied President-elect Callea from the palaco to the stadium and occupied a seat with him on the plat form. J EOF AI.Ii.VXr, Ore., Dre. l Dis trict Allorncy L. (1. Lcwellln toduy asked for summoning of a new grand jury to dispose of charges brought against four men under arrest in con- lieelion with tho robbery Saturday of tho bank nt Slreitd, Ore. Clarcnre Doggie, M. Siller IV. Noll- son and C. Kt'piiogle nra in custody bore, charged with tho holdup. Tho last named three were questioned to dny by the district attorney and told him Hint they met Boggio In Portland, tvhoro they planned tho robbery la de tail beforo going to Hhedd. FOURTH SUSPECT TAKEN ALBANY, Ore., Dec. 1. (Special) tmreoce iioggie or Lebanon, ci- deputy sheriff of l.inn county nnd well known resident, wos arrested as tho fourth suspect In tho robbery Satur day of the bank nt Shcdd, Ore., and, according to officers, confessed hh part iu tho crlrho. TJio ,arrest wn mudo Into Huudny on tho William Smilli farm, 11 miles southeast of Lebanon, by Sheriff Itichurd and Ken neth Itloom, assistant stale cbiif traffic officer. Wesley L. Jones Republican Whip WASHINGTON, Deo. I. Sen. ator Wesley L. Jones cf Wash. Inglon today wat nam'd repub lican whip In the senate. TODAY Ily AltTIIUIt IIUIHI1ANK (Copyright, If. I, by Star Company) Admirers of the late Theodore Koosevelt will be- Interested In the atstemeut, made by authority of tlie family, Hint a newcomer from the mysterious realm of Ibe infinite Is ex. pectrij In tlie I.oniwarlh family. Mrs. Longworlh was Miss Alice Itooievell. Thoss who have read Cation's here dity know Ihsl the greatness of the fnlher is handed down through the dsiighter, not through Ibe son. The new Utile Kooaevelt-I.orgworn msy prove to be the reincarnation o! Theodore. It will be lnlep sling to see how bis little tetih develop. England derides that this country ougiit not to get sny. share of the German repartitions and specifically. nothing for our expenses in sendi an occupation army to pnnd" in Ger. many after peace wa declared, cit ing up the scanty supplies of food. ' Other nations have paid their hurt dreda of luiUious fur occupation sr Sfcxasfll IxtTij til LOCAL GARAGE IS Despondency Over Illness of Wife and Financial Trouble Blamed Suicide Notes Left for His Father-in-Law and for Mrs. Henry Crazed by the orltloal illness of his wife and his own financial troubles, i. C. Henry, local garaoo man, com mitted suicide by sending a bullet Into his brain at his home, 229 Sixth ave nue east, this morning. The shot was heard by neighbors at about 8:45 o'clock. Mr. Honry evi dently had gone to the woodshed back of his houso, aat down on a pile of wood, and turned the gun, a .38 cali bre rovelver, upon himself, Ho had given no warning of the aot, other than by complaining to friends of his financial difficulties during the week enu. Two letters, one to his father-in- lnw, W. F. Cartor, and the other to his wife, Mrs. Alma Henry, explained tho reasons for tiie tragedy. The vis tim Tho was 41 years old, lived. with . his father-in-law, and Mis. Henry, suffering from a very gravo' illness, Is nt tho I'aciric Christian hospital. News of her husband's death is beluR wlllibeld from ier because physicinus bellovcd it will affect Iter condition. . Involved In Debt. : A heavy property owner, Mr. Hency was also deeply involved ii debt. It is believed he had puough property to moro thau .offset tho indebtedness, but fnlluro to obtaiu a loan to con duct his business 1b thought to bo tho Immediate cauue for bis suicide. Mr. Henry was formerly tho .pro prietor of Hong's gnrngc. After the Lauc Aulo canipsny burned tho first er it was rebuilt by George W. Mon roe. Later he sub-leased tho S;ilcs dc portment of tho K. 12. Cnlkius Motor company, remaining iu charge of tint accessory oud storage depniluiciit himself. "No doubt when this reaches yo.t, you wlll.be henrt-broken, it indeed, li does not finish you up," the letter Iu his wife rends. "It is for this ronso:i only that I am reluctant to take tho step I nm contemplating. For aside from you nud your welfare lifo holds nothing whatever for me nothing but emptiness and a continuous ham grind for existence from the crsdlo to the grave. Indeed 1 believe this : i more or less true In most cases. "Left n orphan nt rho nge of six years, there has been very fjw dnvs when 1 felt free from csro nnd wor ry, hardships, snd struggling for ex istence. However, my dear littlo wife, you have beed a faithful and true-blue (Continued on pat, three) A New Roosevelt t Oiir llisk in Oerninny Pets in tho Cities. mles. They collected the money ft the lime. Hut the I nited States' de mand for seven hundred millions ie rejected enthusiastically by tiie allies, Wluitevcr Germany can pay they neej for themselves. It seems a little ungrateful, per haps, especially an wo are leiviug the money to get Germany Started on tiie rep.iratious road. 1 It is t for this country to keep Ih't army over there, with no need for It, waatlng the time of our soldiers unl the food of tlie German people, was a preposterously stupid thing. Many Amerlcsus would be glad lq see this government lose the monev, as a warning against future foolish ness. That, however, does not make the altitude of Kurope toward this land less interesting. ' . . The navy learned, In recent experi ments, that the 1'snama canal Is not safe against attack. Au enemy flet with sixtern-lnili I'.ns and good flr- IN ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
