Friday Evening, Janm
np;e Two
THE EUGENE GUAED
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EASTPAHTOF
NATI0NAWAT5
ECLIPSE
Important Results Are Ex
pected From Observa
tions To Be Made
Trips In Air Planned For
Occasion; Dirigible To
Take Scientists
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. UP)
Lnporfant results ore expected from
the Bolar eclipse observations in lie
made by astronomers and other scien
tists from the nnval observatory here
who will view the phenomenon from
the vantage point of an 8,000 foot nl
tilntlo on the airship I.ob Angeles. The
party, beaded by Captain Kdwin T.
J'olloclc, superintendent of tlie.obscr
votory and Dr. (leorge II. Peters, ol
tronomcr and authority on the coronn
or tlie ud, left Washington yesterday
for Lakeburst, N. J where they will
board tlio J.os Angeles.
The Jvoa ADKe.es will take a nosi
tion in the path of the total eclipse,
probably a short distance at scn,off
lvmg Island. 'I be high altitude from
which tho observations will be made
not only will be nbovo any obscurity
of clouds, it was pointed out, but also
will afford a rarer and clearer atmos-
phere for the observations.
The navy department said it was
hoped by the 8(111 and motion photo
graphic observations to obtain Im
portant additional information as to
'tho composition of the gaseous mat
ters surrounding the sun snd forming
Its corona. Data having a direct ap
plication to the study of weather con
ditions also may be derived, it was
aid.
FIRST IN 450 YEARS
NEW YORK, Jsn. 23. Eostern
states fortunate enough to be in the
path of totality were awaiting today
for the phenomenon which will to
morrow plungo this section into tem
porary darkness during the fjrst total
eclipse of the euu it has witnessed
for 450 years. .
Fair weather has been predicted for
the hour of the eclipse but scientists
pointed out that this was no assur
ance the phenomenon would bo vis
ible from the ground as even one cloud
might blot out the spectacle.
To prevent such an occurrence
scientific organizations plan to make
observations from numerous widely
separated points and from both laud
and air.
LABOR DIVIDED
YEItKKS OBSERVATORY, WIL
LIAMS BAY, Wis., Jan. 2.,i.' (P
Division of labor will guide the obser
vations of the solar eclipse by scien
tists of the country tomorrow, Profes
sor Kdwin. B. Frost, director of
Yorkcs observatory of University of
Chicago, said today as preparations
wore made for observations here.
Although conditions here wero not
expected to favor tests of the ICinstrin
theory of relativity, tests will be at
tempted by parties in tho cast.
State Dairymen
, Elect Officers
MeMINNVILLE, Ore., Jan. 23. O.
W. McLotighlin of Astoria, was elect
ed president of the Oregon Dairy
men's association at the close nf t lie?
annual convention lata today. II. W.
Cooley, Jefferson, was chosen vice
president, F. Bonebrake, llosehurg.
econd vice-president and 1. M.
Brandt, Corvallis, secretary-treasurer.
Astoria w-ss recommended for the
next convention.
Resolutions adopted asked for n
tax of $1 n thousand pounds on but
ter and a tax nf ten cents a pound
of substitutes; asked for a revision of
tho feed laws; for tubercular milk
test: for an Increase in tho salary of
1 1000 a year and also naked for the
the dniry and food commissioner to
restoration of his two assistants.
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FALLS
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This la "Ma" Ferguson's Inaugural ball town. It wan lmneht In
her homo town of Templo, Texas. It Is a straight line, being heavily
beaded, particularly on the skirt of orchid beads and silver hollows.
It Is finished with a handsome orchid ostrich on the left side of the
nouice.
Joint Installation
Of Officers Held
RrniNGKIKIiH, Ore.. Jan. 13
(Special) A Joint Installation of
tho officers In tho Woodmen of
tho World and -the Royal Nelcn
bora was held Wednesilny in the
Woodman hall. Installation was
followed by a social evening and
1 a supper.
New officers )n the Woodmen
lodgb are: counsul, Roy W. C'nrl
ton; advlaor, Orlo Nettletnn;
banker, Charles Miller; rlerk,
Goorgo Ditto; watchman. Thorn-
Royal Nolghbor officers are as
as I.tiBby: sentry, I!. V. Manning;
escort, Charles Myers; manager,
J. O. Smith.
Royal Neighbors officers are as
follows: Mrs. W. II. Steamier,
oraclo; Mra. Kettleton, vlce-ora-olo;
Mrs. Ina . Scrlbnor, record
er; Mrs. George Ditto, receiver;
Mrs. Fred CHno, marshal, Mra.
Emma Olson, Inner sentinel; Mrs.
D. W. McKlnnon, outer sentinel.
Chinese Coins Not
For Telephone Slot
I.OH ANHEI.HS, Jsn. 23. Conver
sation over a telephone frequently
may sound like Chinese to the bar
mssed listener at either end, but It
should not be paid for in Oriental cur
rency, police told three men whom
tbey arrested in a pay station here
yesterday in the alleged act of set
tling for a long distance call to Dallas,
by feeding a stream of Chinese coins
into the slot reserved tor quarters.
New York Has Its
Coldest Morning
NEW YORK, Jsn. 2.3. This was
the coldest morning nf the winter In
New York. The official weather btl
Test! thermomoter registered 11 de
grees at D a. ni., the lowest tempera
ture recorded here for thia dntn sines
IHlin, when the mercury dropped to
four.
Extensive Wool
Manufacture on
Coast is Talked
8AV FRANCISCO. Jan. 23. The
uossibillty uf wool miiuufucturiug on
tho l'aoific coast on an extensive scale
was to bo considcren today by dele
gates to tho National Wool IJrowers'
association,' now holding Its '01)1 h an
nual convention hero. The sessions
will close tonight with tho election
of officers.
Frank J. Ilagcubarth of Spencer,
Idaho, who has served president of
the association for the pust 12 years,
was slated. for re-elcctiou.
Speukers yesterday included Dr. S.
W. MrCltire, wool grower of Illlss,
Idsho; E. A. Kineald, president of the
Sheep and (lout Raisers' association
of Texas; l'rofessor Junes F. Wilson
of the University of California farm
lit Davis; II. A. I.ingren of tho Oro
Bon Agricultural extension service.
Plans For Annual
Meeting of Union
Arc Going Ahead
Kl'UINUFIULD. Jan. 23. (Son
elal). I'lauH are going forward for
the I.ane County Fnnners' union an
nual meeting to be held In Springfield
Friday, January 30, with llnlph 1'.
I.nird. president of the county organ
ization, in charge. Officers will be
elected for the cointng year. The
meeting will be an nll d.iv one, be
ginning at 10 a. in. with dinner ser
ved at noon by the ladies of Creswell
loeiil.
Delegates chosen last evening by
the members of the Mount Vernon
locnl, near Springfield, are: Irs (tray,
It. M. Davis, Alec Lewis, W. I. Pat
rick. J. R. .Mcl'herson. I.ee Dnvl.
Fred Christopher, Stanley Usugh, N.
J. Hryant, and Fred Tryon. Mr. I.alrd,
president of the county organization,
Is a member of the local, as is Coun
ty Secretary H. U He'k, of tho Far
mers' union.
It Is expected that F. I,. Bsllard.
of the Oregon Agricultural college
extension division, nml county agent
lender for the state, will speak at
the county meetln, according to Mr.
Laird.
STATE AID TO BE
Lawrence Youths
Are Found Guilty
VAt.fi. Ore- Jan. 13 A r.llnl
of guilty was brought Thursday in the i
trisl of ltert And Mpllis Ijiwriiti.. :
charged with assault with Intent to
kill. The Jury retired at 10:.1O last I
night. The minimum penalty provided '
li law fop llie orients, la a fin nr
!(H) and the maximum ten years In
the stole penitentiary. Ihe defend
ants will be sentenced Monday afternoon.
The defendants admitted the had
strung up Ralph Harvey with a rope
over tne nmu or a coitonwoon; tree
October Id, near Irsnslde in northern
Mnllieur roontv. bur. contended thev
had dona so only once. Harvey teatj. 1
tied he had been pulled tip three
times by the rope about his neck.
GROUP FOB TIE
STATR HOUSE, SALEM, Jan.
23. The ways and means committee
voted last night to suspend state aid
to the state industrial accident com
mission for a period of two years.
Tho committee placed a request be
fore the committee of $175,003, nut
this was not allowed in spite? of sev
eral laudatory speeches made for the
commission after the appearance ear
lier In the evening of Commissioners
Elkins and Marshall, representing the
department.
The question of reducing from on
to noe-half mill the tax levy for the
stnte bonus and the cnmmUsinn was
let go by for future consideration.
Act Repealed.'
The committee voted without dis
sent to repeal the act which makes a
rontiuuing appropriation of $.'10,000
every two years for maintenance of
the battleship Oregon in Portland'
linrhor.
On motion of McCalHster the com
mittee lopped $28,000 from the $:17.H,.
024 requested for the stale peuilen
llsry, the action helng tentative. The
governor's special requests for ap
propriations f"r a revolving fund,
purchase of land and Installation of
fire rquipment were held up for fu
ture consideration.
The request of the supreme court
llhrsry of $121.3.10 snd $20,000 re
spectively, were allowed.
Danger is Seen.
After a speech from Senator Tooze
In which he pictured the highly dan
gerous condition of the state bouse
basement to persons working there. In
esse of fire, the committee voted to
instruct the secrelnry of state to pro
vide openings in the walls to serve
as fire escapes.
Governor Pierce appeared earlier
in the evening aud explained the state
tax levy aud Its relstion to the bud
get, answering statements of Stole
Treasurer Kay made the previous
night. The estimates In the budget
relative to the state penitentiary, the
governor said, had been brought up
to figure that would meet the anti
cipated populotlon of ft'JS, and he
ssid Mr. Kiy knew this before he
msde his lpeech.
Body Is Found Beneath
Gasoline Soaked Blank
ets At His Home .
James A. Tungate, 26, Held
By Officers, Pending
Investigation
SAX DIEGO, Cel., Jan. 23. 0
With a gaping hole in his neck and
his chest riddled with shotgun bul
lets, the body of George Pettis. 55.
a carpenter, was found beneath three
gasoline soaked blankets in the house
which I'ettis hsd occupied with Jus,
A. 1 ungate, 20, at Pacific Bench,
neur uerc lust night.. ,
Tungute, who recently camo here
from Kentucky, wus arrested in San
Diego shortly after tho body was
fouod, and is this morning- held at the
city Jiill tor further examination.
eigaunrs wero attracted to the
house in which I'ettis' body was found
by smoke pouring from the windows.
The blankets uudcr which the body
was concealed hnd not been ignited.
however, the flames being extinguish
ed by neighbors before gaining much
headway on furniture which had evi
dently been used to start the con
flagration.
A bank book found on Pettis' body
by police recorded a deposit of $800
mnde yesterday. Police are inclined to
the theory that Pettis' murderer be
lieved biiu still to have had this mon
ey iu his possession. , , 1
'1 ungate was arrested while enter
ing Sun Diego from Pacific Beach in
his automobile. In the automobile at
the time of the arrest was fouud a
gauge shotgun, with a quantity of
ammunition. One exploded shell whs
found on the floor of the machine.
Tungute explained to the police that
he bad been duck bunting during the
afternoon and that on returning borne
he had found the body of Pettis. At
the time of his arrest, police stated.
he claimed to have been enroute to
National City, near here, with tlie in
tention of notifying' Pettis' daughter,
residing there, of the death of her
father.
Chamber Thrown
Into Confusion
' By Posting Vote
PARIS. Jan. 23. W The cham
ber of deputies this afternoon was
thrown into an uproar, that lasted 23
minutes snd the session had to be
suspended sfter Deputy Desiardins
had criticized bitterly the action of;
the chamber in refusing to order the
posting of Deputy .Marin's speech on
the interallied debts.
It was a scene of such disorder as
had never before been seen in tbe'l
ebsioher.
PARIS. Jan. 23. OP) The cham
ber of deputies tomy rejected s pro
posal for the "affichag," or pasting
throughout France of Deputy Mariu's
wsr llebt speech by s majority of 06 j
votes., 1;
The right snd centre voted In favor
of posting tiie -peec.' moMcnng 221
votes, while tne mioie ol ine jeir
voted against it. numbering 200.
There were a cons:deral)le number
or- ahsenlations, the liou.-e normally
comprising fi.SI.
An attempt to pasa the afficha;e
yesterday was blockatl by lack ofa
quorum. .
Tho left is the innjonty In the
present French chamber, and coin
prises the supporters of Premier Iler
riot's rsdicnl socislist government.
The effect of be denial of the "af-
fiehnge" is to leave his deeisrations
without the recorded approval of the
chamber, which such posting would
give.
Railway Workers
Favor Amendment
Cashier is Charged
With Embezzlement
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jau. 23.
Fred A. Day, cashier of the Metho
dist book concern aere was: charged
with embezzlement of $38,023.28 in
an information filed today in. criminal
court. Officials of the book concern
said the alleged embezzlement had ex
tended over more than a year.
The book concern is ouo of the ma
jor religious publishing bouses in the
United States. It was orgnnizcd sev
eral years ago by the ftcthodiat JvrnV
copol church.
Harold Marshall, osslstont prose
cutor, who drew the information eaid
that it was based on accusations of
George D. Colter, New York comp
troller of the Methodist Book co-deem.
,
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jon. 23. (Spe
cial At a meeting nf the legislative
hoard of Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen for Oregon
ere the gathering went on record
unanimously in support of ratifying
the child labor amendment to the
United States Constitution In the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved by the members of the
state legislative board representing
lodges in the state of Oregon and en
tire membership of locomotive fire
men, hostlers and enginemen through.
out the stale of Oregon that we are
strongly in favor of the ratification
of the child labor amendment to the
United States Constitution by the
legislature of the state of Oregon,
and that we further call upon every
member of our organization as well as
every member of organized labor and
also any patriotic American, who be
lieves that our government can only
be maintained by properly educated
children, to at once get in touch with
senators end representatives from
their various districts throughout the
state and request them to support the
ratification of this bumane measure,
and we further resolve that the
sweat-shop plan of forcing children
of school age into the daily grind of
the factory is not conducive to good
government."
Three Saloons on
Outs With Unions
Of Tenders of Bar
SCRANTOX, Pa., Jan. 23. Three
saloons are to be placed on the "black
list'' of the Bartenders unions next
week, unless they employ union bar
tenders before that time. It was the
decision reached at a meeting last
night nf the central labor union, it
was said today.
Prohibition has failed to wipe out
the union of the bnrtenders, which
wna organized 20 years ago.
Charles B. Warren
Resigns Position
SAGINAW, Mich., Jan. 23.- Chits.
0. Wsrren of Detroit, nominated by
President Coolidge to be attorney
general has resigned as president and
director of the Michigan Sugar com
pany, it was learned today.
New Trial May be
Held in New Jersey
Rum Conspiracy Case
JERSEY CITY, Jan.1 23. Further
consideration to charges made by
Everett H. MucLpoU, a member of the
jury that disagreed yesterdiiy in the
en se of V2 men tried here in the al
leged Weesbnwken liquor conspiracy
that one member of the jury had en
tered tlie box determined to acquit
wis expected to be given by the pro
secuting attorney's office today. Al
though the prosecutor's office hnd
not yet decided upon a definite
course to be followed in regard to the
charges made against United States
Senator , Edward I. Edwards during
the trial by two government witness
ps, it whs said, that their testimony
would be presented to the grand pury
next week,
Samuel Wilson, assistant superin
tendent of Hip New Jersey Anti-Saloon
league, in a statement today de
clared it would be a joke to bold a
new trial here.
Secretary Robbed
By Train Bandit
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jsn. 23. A. 1..
Church, secretary to C. II. Markhnm.
president of the Illinois Central rail
road, was rohhed of his wallet by a
man who bonrdeil Markham's private
csr last night at Independence. l.u..
but made no attempt to rob others,
according to an. announcement mild?
on the arrival here today of the train
to which Mr. Markham's csr was attached.
COMMUNIST KILLED
SOKIA, Jsn. 23. One communist
was killed and Uiree policemen were
wounded in a raid yesterday on a com
munist printing shop from which a
tecret Journal was being Issued.
ROLLER
SKATING
Every Afternoon
8:30 to B P. M.
Every Evening
7:30 to 10 P. M.
Adults 30o
WINTER
Under 14, 25o
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TODAY
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good today onl
PRICES
This Engagement
Only
Mattnce 30c
Night 50c
Children 20c
THRIFT '.SATU
RDM
Observe Thrift. Week by taking advantage of the many low prioj, tf
fered on high grade merchandise.
Final Clear
On one rack of dr
of satins, chart?
twiUanes, etc. Also,
few coats to go at '
Vz of Rcgular
Price
Odds and Ends
27 inch Amoskeag
Apron check gingham
Thrift special, yd. 16c
81x90 Pequot Sheets,
nil full blenched, Thrift
special $1.84
12 Momniie natural col
ored pqngee, an excel
lent quality. Thrift spe
cial 79c
Eegular $6.50 silk brocade-
corsets, all new
lace back styles from a
well known maker.
Thrift special $3.98
"Windsor crepes in plain
and floral patterns.
Thrift Special, yd. 24c
856 Willamette St.
Short Lengths
Gf curtain nets, marqui
gctes, filet nets, Swisses
etc. '
2
of Regular Price
Spring
Housecleaning
time is near. Avail
yourselves of this op
portunity. NEW DRAPE
MATERIALS
All wool, silk and wool
union suits, women's
and children's 1-3 OFF
Every winter
marked down.' Even!
winter dress markS
42 inch Peppcrell pa
low tubing for Thrift
Saturday only, per yJ
34o
Everready watery
house aprons in beanti
ful patterns, each &
B E A RD'S 356 Willamette St,
Tricks With Coins
Lead to Troubles
Wuen the sbrriff at Glasgow, Mon
tana, sends out a call for help in
bringing bark a man wanted there he'
oelieves in giving full descriptive par
ticulars judging by a communication
received by the Lane county sheriff's
ooffice. '
Among other marks of identifica
tion noted in this illuminating bit:
"This man is always performing
sleigbt-of-hand tricks with coins;
makes quarters, half dollars and dol
lars disappear. Will pick coins from
behind ears and out of the hair of
lady cashiers in restaurants. He is
also a fluent talker." Passing of a
forged check is the . charge - made
against this rather entertaining character.
"He would have to be fluent talker
to get away with that coin stuff sn
Eugene," is the comment of the Lane
deputies who are in hopes that local
restaurant cashlera will be on the
lookout for the man from Montana.
killed last night in a shooting affray
which has puzzled the police.
Mrs. Parsons was found dead in the
bathroom of an apartment on Market
street and nen.rby her husband was
dying from five bullet wounds. He
was ruBhcd to a hospital where he
remained alive for a few hours but
ho was unable to make a statement.
The police believe that Mrs. Par
sons cither shot her husband and then
killed herself or that Parsons grabbed
one of tho two pistols she was sup
posed to have taken to the place and
shot ft out with her until both wero
fatally wounded.
Eugene Will Have
Seattle Delegate
J. J. Kirohoff, local insurance
agent, will represent' the Eugene
chamber of commerce nt the formal
opening of the new building of the
Seattle chamber of commerce which
ts scheduled for tomorrow evening.
Urgent invitntiona thp.t th Eugene
chamber be represented at the dedi
cation of the new quarter-million
home were receive here. The new
building nt Third and Columnia
streets is regarded a one of the fin
est chamber structures in the west.
Two Are Killed in
Mysterious Affray
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. A.
M. ParaonB, a carpenter and his wife,
J Irs. Elizabeth Rnthcrine Parsons,
the mother of three children, were
Thrift Week is
Being Observed
SPniXGFIELD, Ore., Jsn. 23.
(Special) National Thrift ' week is
being observed in Springfield this
week, with special talks on the sub
ject at the Springfield high school.
Herbert Clarke, cashier of the Com
mercial State bank, addressed the
high school at assembly yesterday,
and Postmaster Frank B. Hamlin at
1 p. m. today. Attention has been call
ed by Postmaster Hamlin o the Pos
tal Savings system, the agency of the
government by which thrift is pro
moted.
PHYSICIAN ADVISES
PEOPLE ,
"My wife suffered for years
with stomach trouble which did
not yield to any treatment. She
took a dose of Mayr s wonaeriui
Remedy last Saturday with won
derful results. I have practiced
medicine for 20 years and never
seen anything like it betore. 1
have recommended Mayr's Won
derful Remedy to several that I
know need this treatment" It
removes the catarrhal mucous
from the lutestinal tract and al
lays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments. In
cluding appendicitis. One dose
will convince or money refunded
at all druggists. Adv.
Worry Over Deht
Cause of Roby
PORTLAND, Ore., Jtl ,
Worry over debts caus.i i; '
robber after ho hnd lived rnJ
for 22 years, snid Willi.. SI
Springwater, In. the Esticad,21
He was captured Inst nisbtM
his holdup of a pool hall inj
,,,K up sag.
tna pool nan was soot a it
by citizens who stopped hbaaj'
emerged.
Still confessed, according tot.,
lice tuat ne bad committed sJ
ruDoenes in eastern UackiBai
Multnomah counties receotlr i.
ing the attempt to hold up ttij
Mtntmin. ouu nas a Yltenj4
cuuurcu. j.ue pool anil Held si
night was owned by Tiller udU
New Scientific
Discovery h
Glands
Many leading authorities
scientists have proved bt hJ
tests, that the benefits offal
transplantation may be otaJ
by giving the patient glailil
stance to be taken intent
rather than by operation.
Dr. Arnold Lorand saya it
book "Old Age Deferret'
speaking of the glands: "W(eS
insist upon the enforcemet
their functions, If cban;ed
age or disease, by means ol
tracts obtained from the ni
organs of healthy young ma
Glandogen, the new scisa
gland tonic, prepared In ail
form provides a simple lot
of taking glandular treiB'
Glandogen, for men and Ten
is obtainable at Allen's
Store and Red Cross Paircrl
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