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Newspaper Page Textfrfeke Your Gift Selections From The Guard Advertisements Then Go and Do Your Christmas Shopping Early City News- HOME EDITION Items About People You Know and Happenings That Reflect the Life 0f Eugene and lt Var ied Daily Activities. VOL. 67 TODAY'S NEWS TODAT EUGENE, OREGON', KR1DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1924 TODAY'S NhiWS-TODAY NO. ISG - -rmj : THE WEATHER Oregon: Benerally oloudy to. ,,,hl md Saturday; no change In. nuperature; atrong southwest ,,iy winds along the coast. Tern ptrature Thursday: maximum, 59 . J,,rees; minimum, 44; direction ,1 wind, northwest. Stage oT river. 4.3 feet Knlrlt Shown ' ' jo tlio rush ot getting ready for final examinations, men and womtn I the University of Oregon are not " busy to think about the unfortun ,it people who are not so well off ibey. XIr"' jr- S- AdJ' adTis crJ matron of the Eugene police de triment. The biggest cash fund Jrs Ady has on nauu lor vuriBiiuus work came from the students, ..a this week the Young Women's ttiristian association aud women s Irtternities are raising money to add to this fund. Betty Manning, chair !, of the service commitfte, is in jjjrje of the fund, l'ractrcal gifts, -j. riothina: .and groceries, will luui - ' - k purchased with the money. A. lumber of houses plan to give Christ ... Parties or distribute gifts to children whose names are obtained trim Mrs. Ady. Recently, through Dtan Virginia Judy Esterly, Mrs. Ady ilipraM for some women's clothing , win out some unfortunates. After lisilins two sororities, Mrs. Esterly brmiflit a auto load of clothes to Ik city hall. PriCe Shown in Booklet Jackson county is the garden spot if the world and the world is being irformed of this well-known ' fact tarougb means of an attractive pub licity booklet issued under the di rection of the county court. Irving E. Tilling, president of the Oregon itate chamber of commerce, was here Itstnday with copies of the booklet akich he .proudly displayed at the chamber of commerce here.. Next to Oregon as a whole, Mr. Vining has his best compliments reserved for Jackson county. ; " Uave For Portland Mrs. John B. Tnttcrson and daugh ters Doris Helen and Martha went to Portland Thursday afternoon. Dor is Helen and Mnrtha will play a group ol harp and violin pieces in the mus ical program at the Benson hotel Thursday evening following the ban quet given by the Oregon chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of Amreica. This is the annual convention of this organization. T Committoe Meets--A meeting of the membership com- aiittee of the present month for the Eogene V. M.VC. A. was held today it the Osburn hotel. A. new com aittee is appointed each month and ttch member is expected to bring in s aew member to the association or lie he stays over on the committee to the next month, explains Frank Brhrt, secretary .of the "Y." Sinking Class to Meet . Expectations are Hint nt least 13 withers will bo enrolled in the pub- t speaking class of the Eugene. Y. II. C A. hy. the next nicotine. At the orgnnizHtioii meeting last Monday evening nine, members wero enrolled at many others have signified their il'Mimi t join the clans, is the re tort. tows For Floronce V'Crri Mrltin Millnr. Innnl i.ll,.r "led for Florence and other points "eslern I.ane county on a busi- visit of a few dnys and expects "return here Monday. Mt l Killed 'e county bounty on a bobcat colIect,, at the office of the elerk today by J. It. t'onard. "lent of the Jasper district. h"l Is Collected ("erics Ko7.fr. r.u;,1l ..f jfMeton district, was at the office of county clerk today to collect the will; i a bobcat he recently killed. K" to Debale aerie varsitv debutes be. ,nc en of the universities JCojHiniier; up WKe f;Te) " ft'! A Jtyme ads 1200 539us rrour USE GUARD ADLETS ' lo : : OF I. KRASSIN IS FRUSTRATED Woman Taken By Police Has Revolver; Sought For Vengeance Brother Had Been Killed By Bolsheviki; Purpose " Is Confided ' PARIS Dec. 12. OP) An attempt to assassinate Leonid Krassin, the new Soviet envoy to France, by a wo man eager to avenge the kilting of her brother by the ttolsbcviki, was de clared by the French police today to have been averted by their arrest of the woman, carrying a revolver, in front of the Itussian embassy late yesterday. The women, Russian born, gave her name as Marie Ergcweuwa, taking the name of Dickson by marriage in 1917-to a New Yorker who has since died. She told plain clothes men who saw her loitering before the embassy building that she had come to Faris for the special purpose of killing Krassin. The woman had been standing in front of the building for hours when detectives begnn questioning her. When she confided her purpose to them,, they at once arrested her and lodged her in Wie St. Lazaire prison. Besides the revolver she had forty- two cartridges in her possession. She will be prosecuted' on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. She had been in Paris a month and described herself ae a literary woman. The po lice kept the fact of her arrest secret uptil late today. Church Will Have , Yuletide Program On Sunday, December" -1 there will be a Hperinl Christmas church serviced at the First lt.iptist church, according to announcement today of Jtrv. Charles K. 1 hinlniiu, pastor. An ex tenshe program of Yuletide music and other itppropViiito features iu observ ance of the Natal Day of Christianity will be prepared fyi' the service, the pastor announces. All divisions of the tint Till organization wilt have a part in (ho program is the announce... out. Jury Takes Case Of Shedd Bandits ALBANY, Ore.. Dee. V2. The case of Clarence Boggie and Lauren Neil son charged with participating in the robbery of the bank at Shedd, Ore., November "0, was given to the jury this afternoon. The morning and early afternoon session were devoted to final arguments and summing up of 1 lie state's case. 6S-Mile Gale Hits Seattle District SEATTLE. Wash., loc. VI. ltrrnkinit all rrrvioiis rrconls for liish winds in Srnltlc, n tiS-milr soulhwcst Rnlc pBscl ovor Iiitc last night, nimshiim windows, blowing down xisii. I'lirlntinas lrrct dfrorationn and disabling irloplmno, Iclreraph and light wired. Tlio wind dimininlinl tliis nii-iriniiff. Mr. Griffith to Be j Deputy Treasurer SALEM, ''re. Pec V2. Gciirgr P. j (iriffith, flate commander of lie , American Legion, announced here to-, day that he. would probably accept .1.. ...n..i,,iment a dentity Plate I HV fi'' - t treasurer tendered to him by T. It. , Kay, state irnrarrr-ricu. WILBERT D0BIN60N ILL HALT1MOKE, Pre. 1- Gilbert I!o!iin. minuter of tue Brooklyn beb:i!l club wa reported ierir.ulv ill with pleiiri.-y at his bomc here today. Indian Chief Given New Position Kesh-ke Kosh, a Sac and For In dian, of Oklahoma, has been appoint ed an assistant in the Kthnological de partment in the University of Penn sylvania, Philadelphia, museum. Tell ing Indian folklore stories to children is one of his duties. Louis .Stass, 53,' of Coburg, was in stantly killed ot 11 o'clock, his morn ing when he was crushed beneath heavy tree at the George Smith fn'rra one mile east of Coburg. Mr. Stasa and his brother-in-Inw, had just finished felling the lurge tree and stepped back to what they considered was fi safe distance. As the tree struck the ground it re bounded and caught Mr. Stnss, smash ing him with terrific force to the ground. The victim is well known in Co burg, having lived there a number of years. lie leaves a widow, Mrs. L. Stass. and a daughter, Muryebelle Stass. The body was brought to the Voteh chapel today and funeral an nouncements will be made later. Purchase of Cars Continues in Lane I'tirchaso of cars In Lane coun ty continues' Rood and yestorday five temporary Btato licenses were Issued at tho office of the sheriff. Four of ths cars wore new machines. An average of four to five a da Is the demand reported for temporary license plates although the end of the year Is close and a new license will have to lie taken out soon. The demand late in the year !s far higher than ever .before and expectations are for a big in crease when tho new 1925 plate applications are started Decem ber 21. School Costs High In Douglas County Costs of education run high In some counties, Tar higher than the average In Lane, iicuordlng to E. J.v Monro, county superinten dent of schools, who has receiv ed a bill from tho (lardlner high school for 1754.56 fur tuition for two Lane County pupils from the Fiddle creek district who at tended the school In Douglas county. The highest pcrcapita cost of education in Lane county is about for one district and this is exceptional, Mr. Moore said. The general average of many of the' smajler schools Is not over $70, It, Is reported. BOUNTIES ARE COLLECTED Unas Humphrey of Jaaper was at the office of the county clerk today to collect the bounty nn two coyote.. 1 II. Porter of Linlw alo collect ed the court bounty on a bobcaL L TOTAL S237.0Q5 Sum of $157,682.85 Will Be Raised By A District . Tax Levy Open Budget Meeting To Be Held Monday Evening -At City Hall J Money required to run Eugene schools for 1023 totals XS7,005.01j it is announced by A. A. Itogcrs, chairman of the budget committee for the district. Receipts from the county, state, millage, high school and tuitiou funds are estimated . at $79,ii2it leaving a balance of $157,GS2.Su to be raisefl by a district tax levy. Ners Monday evening, December 13, any person subject td the scho-jl tax levy will bi given an opportunity to discuss details of this jenj's budget in an open meeting in the office of the district elerk at the cijy hail. Teachers Bin Exoense. The largest single item of expense in tho proposed budget is for school teachers. Next year their salaries wil. total $135,807.50, while principals will bo paid ?13,050. Janitor help will bs $0070. An item of $700 is provided for a school nurse, this year in addi tion of $270 for tho school physi cinn. . ' " , Fuel aud furniture are thclaigest expense uuder the head of "material and supplies." The city will spend $5115 furSndditional furniture for Its schools next year, and $5000 for fuel Library books and supplies are set at $1320. J . Interest on outstanding school bonds next year will be $10,100, it is estimated, and $1S000 will be requir ed for tho sinking fund opposite the bond isBues. An emergency fund of $1000 is provided. . Receipts Listed. The receipts from the various sour, ces are as follows: county school fund, $28,532; state school fund, $5.S2S.50; millngc elementsry, $15, 4.T7.r.O; high school fund, $27,400; state vocational fund, $1125; and tuition, $1000. otnl receipls will be $-n.:i2,'i.0fi. t'haries M. Emery is secretary of the budget committee for school dn trloi No. 4, Lsno county. A. A. Itog crs Is chairman, and the members are Thomas H. Garrett, David Auld, O. If. Jones, W. A. Elkins, C. W. Mullin, V. F. Reed, John T. Evans, and F. O. Jennings. Yuletide Trees to Be Set on Streets Street decoration, for the business district will be placed in position to night and tomorrow, according to an nouncement. C'hritmaa trees will adorn the curb line and colored lights will add a touch of appropriate Yule tide color to the electrolier clusters. Mr the first of next week the deco rative schema for the business sec tion is expected to be completed. It is expected that about 200 I'hrislmns trees will he necessary to fill t lie de mand. Business College To Close Dec. 19 The .Eugene Business college will close its doors for the winter holiday December 11,. announces A. K. Rob erts, president of the college. The mid-winter term will begin December 2S,'With the same courses of study of fered as during the first term. The total enrollment of all stu dents for the fall term was 10J, sas Mr. Roberts. According to present In dications a record registration is ex pected in January. NEGRO IS HANGED KOI.ROM. Cel., Dec. 12 Robert Matthews, negro, convicted with Joe Hinuel, another negro, of the murder of Coleman Stone, a grocer near I Angeles, was hanged nt the state prison here this morning. Siuucl will be hsoged next Friday, BUDGET -ATTORNEYS IN FOR EUGEIM El Lengthy Wrangle Results In Attempt To Introduce Testimony . ' , Eye Witness, Victor 0. Emden, Is Called To The Witness Stand I.OS ANGELES, Dec. 12. Council of tho prosecution and defense dead locked horns in a legal battle here today in the trial of Kid McCoy, ex prtze fighter on the charge of havin; murdered Mrs. Theresa M. Mors last August. The prosecution through an eye witness, Victor C. Anulen, attempted to introduce testimony concerning the orgy of shooting August 13 lust, when McCoy is alleged to have wounded three persons in the WestUke p:ivk business district. The defense object ed strenuously and lengthy wrangle developed. Charles W. Fricke of the district attorneys' staff, declared that he In tended to prove that the shooting uf August 13, followed the finding of the dead body of Mus. Mors had behind it McCoj'b plot to kill not only Mis. Mors, with whom he was living nt the time, but also every person who had interfered in 'tlie differences be tween him and the woman. Testimony Admitted. After one hour of argument, .ludg1 C. S. (.'rail igied that the testimony be admitted to evidence. Kmdcn's version of the shootiutf was that McCoy entered the antiqu shop shortly before 0 o'clock on the morning of August 13 in a disheveled Intoxicated condition. ' The ex-fighter -ordered the nen to disrobe, while he swaggered about the shop, I'.uiden. testified, drclaril.g that "Theresa was tho only woman I ever loved nnd I am going to the elec trie for her." ' Three People Called. L'nd'T McCoy's orders. Miss Fran ces Pearlstein called Albert Mors, tin dead woman's husband on the tele. phone, telling him "Mrs. Mors wlsned to see him," K-nden said. Ann snd Ham Schapp. both of whom were wounded In the ensui-.ig shooting, were also called. While a phonograph. In Ihe shop was plsying a popular song, McCoy threatened all "who had Interfered" with him and Mrs. Mors, and V.'illiain Ross, entered to escspe lster sod bft sJiot by the ex-fighter, according to the testimony. , After the escape and shooting of Ross, McCoy was taken in custody Judge Skipworth to Be Kiwanis Speaker Judge fl. F. Skipworth will be the chief spesker on the Kiwanis club program for the luncheon Monday at the Anchorage tea room, it was an nounced today. Judge Skipworth will speak on "The Relation of the Law to the Youth of the Land." Music will he by (he Whitc-drady quartet. The committee for this meeting will he Mark Hathaway, Will Moxley and Frank Fulton. A "pep" committee, consisting of (Jcorge MeMorrnn, Fred Oerow and Karl Immel, promises to administer a ducking lo eery Kiwan ian who shows up at tlio meeting looking glum. PAPERMAKER DIES OUKGON nTV, Ore., Ier. 12. John Lewthwaite, HO, known "father of pflpermnkers of the north west,' died at his home in West I.vuo late yeNterdsy. . He rune to Oregon ity 20 years ago an super intendent of th Crown-Willamette mills at West Ijnn, lie retired ten years ago, but retained the title of consulting engineer. HERE FROM PORTLAND Mrs, Marshall Bingham of Portland is here to take the place of Miss Kloise Barnard as cashier at th tele phone office during her Illness. Mis. Bingham - was formerly employed In this office and was Miss Marjorie fr'rauzw E TO H'GDY MUHDER HEARING CLASH mm 'mm Mrs. Calvin Coolidge And Dr. Marion Talbot Given Doctors Of Law Degrees BOSTON', IVe. 12. OP) Mrs. C'nl vin Cool idee and lr. Mnrion Talbot, dean of women at the University of j Chicago, received tlie degree of doc torn of laws today from Boston Uni versity ftt the induction of Mrs. Lucy .Tonkins Franklin as dean of women. Tn conferring tho degrees, President Lemuel H. MXirlin, characterized tho recipients as follows: "Grace Goodhue Coolidge student, University graduate, teacher, daugh ter, wife, mother; in every atation exemplifying tho finer qualities of .mind and heart wo most admire lu women; your own works praise you; you hare gained (tie confidence, admiration- and love of the American people." " "Marion Talbot Daughter of pion eers in educational progress; gradu ate, andpost-graduatc of Boston Uni versity, distinguished as student, teacher, author, administrator; by cx- Eugene yas third among the cities of Oregon in building permits issued during November despite the fnct that that month was one of the small est of the year, says W. It. Alexnnd er, $r inspector of buildings, who linn compared this city with tho 71) cities mentioned in S. W. Straus and company's building surrey. T.ast mouth Kugene had $SH,1."0 in permits granted, while Klamath Falls, which has been holding the lead over Kugniie for several monttis, fell to $-IS,17:t, Salemt had $:tl,2W) and La Grande, $12,ftS0. Vortlaud's Novem ber figure was $2,1 18,-140, Astoria's $121,1.10, nnd tho total for Oregon $2,410,07:1. Kugenc's November figure beat all towns in Idaho and Nevada, six out of the .nine towns listed from Wnsh ington, nnd "-1 of the 50 California towns listed. Twenty-eight of tho 70 cities reporting to S. W. Straus nnd company showed ibercases for No vember over October and !t0 gains over November of lust year, . The grand total for November, how ever, is 10 per cent less than October, nnd'fl per cent less than November of last year. Electric Companies Of Coast Absorbed SALLM, Ore., Dec. 12. The West Const Power company, with headquar ters in Portland, Lss absorbed Ihe Hhorey L'lectric compauy at Iteeds port, Ilorence Klcctric company and the AValdport Klcctric company, ac cording to announcement made at the office, df Ihe public service commis sion today. , Hunter Is Shot By His Hunting Dog WISCAS.SKTT, Maine, Dec. 12. Theodore Sherinun of Kdgecombe, was shot by hi dg ycMerdiiy while gun ning near here. He placed his loaded gun on IhV ground while he crawled under his auto lo inakf-fln adjunt ment. The dog stepped on the trig ger. 'I ho charge of shot entered Sherman's leg between the knee and ankle. Wheat Sets New Post War Price NKATTLK, Waub,, Dec. 12. Hig Mend bluestem wheat selling at fl.!K) a buNbet for Jo injury delivery here today, was said to be the highest local price ince the World war, according to loial grain men. MAYOR BAKER ILL POHTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. May or (ieorge I Ilaker Is confined to his bed today with an attack of the grippe. While his condition in not regarded as serious he has been or dered to stay in bed a day or so. ample and precept a persuasive and effective influence in broadening and enriching educational opportunities for the young women uf America." In an address Dr. Tnlhot urged thnt the younger generation be made to changes iu human relationships aud conduct. "As the little Lord Fauntlcroy type of boy has been superseded by the vigorou, athletic boy bcouI," she paid, "so the cirl. freed from corset and chignon, in blouse and knickers or swimming tights, performs fents of physical agility and endurance which in days of her great grandmothers would have condemned her to a social, limbo, if not to something worse. "The ohaperonc, once an essential feature of a well ordered, self-respecting group, now is extinct. Kvou parents seem lo have had their day save as the hmlogicul agents in the perpetuation of tho race." Preliminary surveyH of the propos ed new reservoir to bo erected by the city at the east end of the top of Skinner Biitto have been completed nnd a contour map is being prepared at tho offleo of tho city light and water board, according to C. A. Mo Clain, superintendent. This reservoir which will replace tho present reser voir, the first erected in Kugene, will be much deeper and larger in area but will bo built over tho present con en? I o foundations, it is announced. It istiiot probable that work will be started on tho reservoir until next fall as it will bo necessary to keep tho present small reservoir in opera tion during tho bu miner months when the demand for water is heaviest. Tho new reservoir will be on tho same level as the other three reservoirs. used for general supply. Tho reser voir for fire protection nt tho west end of the butto is higher than the others, of the oily,. Incendiary Fire Starts at Astoria ASTORIA, 0e., !ce. 12. -Klre which officials declare to have been of jncendisry origin, .caused damage to tho city hall farly Thursday .estimated ut $2.i00. Timely arrival of the jani- or. II. Alnf, who discovered the flames beneath tho main stairway, naved the building. Tires hud been started in two places, said investi gators. A wastebasket full of discard id paper towels had been placed ngainst the main stairway and ignited, similar container had been ignited in the men's washroom. The firo is one of a series of baffling incendiary fires that have occurred intermittent ly iinre the conflagration which wiped out tho busiuosa district. December 8, 1022. Ward MacMaugh Is Found in Portland I 'OUT LAND, Ore., Dec. 12 Ward MseMaugh, reported Wednesday to haro disappeared (Sunday from New- berg, Ore., was located iu Portland Thursday, MacMaugh, who was a former officer of tlio Ku Klui Klan at N'ewberg, and testified against the Klan in a damage suit brought by Mrs. Kdna V. Cummings, said ho ex pected to return to Newberg later this week and visit relatives snd then go to his borne at Island Park, Idaho, where be bow resides. CHILDREN DROWNED DKNVKIt, Colo., Dee. 12. ITifn ice took its first toll of the winter In the Denver district when two sisters, Jo sephine, 8, aud Kmelio Debeler, 4, drowned in a pond near their home in (ilobeville, a auburj, Tony, their ten- year-old brother, nearly lost his lifej when be dived iuto the frosen wster in so effort to resou his sisters who diiuippesred from ritw cinsptd is esih other'. BOLSTERING OF ; president Sumnlons Scnator3 To Discuss Halting Of Vote On Eill ' ci . T ! Senat0r McNal7 Of OregOU Among Those Summoned To Conference WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -An -n-f'.cavor to bolster up admmistr it urn forces in the somite opposed trt nn early vote on over riding the execu tive veto of tho postal employes' p;iy bill was made by President Co'li(lge today nt n conference with u dozen re publican seniors. A dozen republican senators weie summoned to (Jie White House tod.iy b.- President Coolidge to discuss mut ters of legislation. Among those invited were Senators McNary, Oregon; Howell, Nebraska ; ShortHdge, California, ami Cuuiiuinj. Iowa.- ' t May Delay Vote. The president summoned the sena tors, mostly members of tho republi can steering committee, und discussed with them the possibility of staving off ii vote, on the bill until tho post (ffiec department can lay before con gress a plun for raising more postal revenues by increasing' postngo rates on prncticnlly all classes of mall ex cept tho first class. ; Postmaster Gencrul New confer red with tho presidents later. Ho ex pects soon to Mend a letter to Chair man Sterlng of the senate pos toff ice committee embodying the general fea tures of the department's revenue plan. ' . V'naulmous ' consent agreemnnt to postpone a vote on overriding rlie ex ecutive veto was sought yesterday in the senate hut w.it; blocked by Hena tor Courens, republican. Michigan. Possiblltlec Discussed Tho lossihility of another attempt was discussed by the president at to day's v( nfereni e pin well as other means of delaying a vole, but no defi nite conclusion were reached. The president urged that postal pny increase legislation must go h;iml in hand wiih legislation increasing tho mail rates. Some of tho senators ac ceded to the prehidf-nt's request, but they reminded him that efforts to in crease postal carrying charge prob ably would meet with det'ermiued op position from many quarters, includ- .ng puli.ishcr.4 of newspapers and muguzines. The executive is understood to hme replied that he expected strong oppo sition bit believed the postal employ es were entitled to an advance in pay ir the revenue to take caro of it cou!J to raised. Motion Picture Soldiers Decried niVEIlSIDG. Cal., Dec. 12. Tie secretaries of war and ravy sro ap pealed to for "drastic action" to stop indiscriminate we.irii j of service uni forms in motion picfurci, in a resolu tion adopted by the Hiver;ido post -if tlie American legtnn und forwarded to Washington todny. "Whenever a motiou picture direct, or wishes to m.iko a accrc n,k to 114b and 0 show men under the influence of liquor," slates the resolution, be does 1 to pi ice a few hard-boiled extras in uniforms." Kid McCoy Saves Fellow Prisoner I.OS ANiKl.i:S. !). 12. Kid Slct'oy, on trisl lre chnrgsd wllh Hi. murder of Mrs. Tlierss. Mors, its. probsbly responsible for ..ving tli. life of (icorgs W.tterson, i fellow prisoner In the county jail when he .(tempted suicide, by hsnfiug esrly todsy. McCoy was swssened by tb. gasping of Watterson and assisted by another prisoner removed Wnttersoa from his linprnrlsed goose. W.tter son wss removed to the geuernl bos pitsl in critk.I conditio N N SEIi SOUGHT