Pag Two
THE E U G E X E GUARD
TTodnrfirtny Errning, -February 25
OFF ISLAND; TUGS
LEAVE FOR SCENE
MANILA, Feb. 2".. The U. H. S.
Huron, flagship nf Ilio American
fleet iu Asiatic waters, ia uground off
Malompaya Sound, llantl of Taiwan,
00 milea nouthamt of Manila, -a ra
diogram received here today said.
Advicea from the Huron laid the
craft was "resting easy" and prob
ably would be pulled out of danger
and refloated by three navy tugs
which left Manila for the scene. The
tuga will not reach the Huron until
tomorrow, however.
The Huron left Manll.. yesterday en
route to Java. The flagship probably
will return to Manila as a result of
the. accident,
Adndrnl Thomas Washington, com
mander of the Asiatic fleet, left f'ir
Java about a week ago aboard the
General Alnva.
IT
MOSCOW, Feb. 25. OP)-Tho bu
premo economic round. Iiiih entered
suit in tho Mohcow district court for
anniillincnl of the Kinc'lair Oil con
coKsion in Sagliulien on tho ground
of aliened non-fulfillment by tun
Americun cmoimny o the conditions
of the coutrncU
Among other nllpfinUouii the gov
ernment compluint declares the Amer
icans failed to spend certain huuin of
money for development purposes
within the specified time. Tho case
will be heard oil March 11.
Replying to a statement made by
M. I'yattkuff, chairman of the .Soviet
concesNious commission, the Sinclair
representative, Hoper, was quoted in
a Mohcow diepatcb lost .Sunday ah de
claring that his company "hud not
failed to observe the terms of the
iixrevmeut. but that it was prevented
from undertaking tho work on Sagha
lien Inland been u so of the unforeseen
presenfo thero of Japanese troops."
The Sinclair company, he added,
Intended to press its claims and se
lect for development on oil area out
fidu that granted to tho Japanese
in the recent HitHSo-Japanese treaty.
Sleeping Car of j
Marshal Foch is
Proving Puzzle
PARIS, Fob. 25. Authorities ore
at a Ionb to know what to do with
Mui'hIiuI Koch's war time sleeping car
headquarters, in which the armistice
was signed. At present the enr stand
in the courtyard of tho Invaiides
building, whoro It is fast becoming
wealherheuien. The only way of pre
serving it from tho elements in its
present position is to build a shed
over it. hut General Mariuux, custo
dian of the military museum of the
liivulidr, will m l permit .Mansart's
famous courtyard to be dif-figured by
aiirh a structure. The innyor of Coin
piegnc has offered to return It to the
l(cthondc8 aidetrack where the armis
tice was signed, and tjiero build a suit
able shelter over it at tjie expeiue of
the Coiupiegue nimiTeljiulily, but the
minister was unwilling to accept this
offer, as the car ono of the prin
cipal exhibits nt tho Invalldes mu
seum, furthermore, it is pointed out,
tltat to allow Its entrance to the
courtyard, four Inches had to be
taken off the archway, and to remove
ft would necessitate a repetition of
thm.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
LADIES wishing to add to their
income during spare moments, see
Mrs. ('. K. A.sher, evenings at. Un
burn Hotel. fl'U
LOST Diamond earring mounted in
platinum peudelum. lie ward. K. C.
Simmoni. Phone 050. fJT
UAKhKU KOPH'MKNT FOlt SALK
1 ii'juu o at Mack's Auto Supply
Co., for Duck Daniels, t'JT
TO Tlt.l-iK L'O acres near Kmuca
da, for Ford Hoadster, delivery
body preferml. Write J. It. FISH,
Lugeuo M. It. II. fU'7
lOH UK NT March lut new ui"dero
buiiRalow. Locust Court. Phone
r.C-U HSU Oak. fJ7
PI'ltLIC Al CTION XM.K
HOItSKS. IIAUNKSS and WAtiO.NS
W KDNKSDA Y, MAllCll ft,
At Third and Lincoln Sip.
. Kugene, Oregon, One block west of
S. P. stock yards.
Car load of List chum young work
hordes that are being Miippcd in.
Thin hum h o( ntick roiisisis of welt
ma led teams of mure and gcliling
welKhing -H0 to ;i:U)0 llm. per
team, well hrokfl to work, gentle
and iu good order.
Ke eral head of good ynuig hores
suitable for farming and lodging,
will be sold single.
Also 10 head of mmill horm-s llmt are
siuglt and double broke have been
i-ouhigucd to this sale and iiuim be
sold regurdlerM of pih-e. In thin
bunch there are a f i w well broke
saddle horses.
Wagons of all kinds and fciien, both
wide and narrow tire, about 15 tt
of heavy team and farm burne;
several horse collars.
This sale will start nt 11 A. M. sharp,
rain or shine.
If you need any horsra be here on
this date. Thero will he all kinds
of horaes here for any kind of work
you have to do and remember you
get a guarantee with every hor
you buy to be as represented Just
the same as buying them at private
ale.
Come look them over, hitch ami work
them. Theae horses will be in ham
about March 1st for inspection.
Terms will be given to responsible
burers. ,
( HAS. TAYIiOTI, Owner.
V. H. NATIONAL HANK, Clerk.
J. K. (JltbKll, iuctioneer.
firs.
HERE'S ANOTHER CHOICE BEAUTY
Publicity Men Like Olivs Borden, Another Hollywood Candidate
For Prize Beauty of 1925; She's One of 14
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Publicity men choose Olive Borden as 1925's most promising product
of pulchritude. She's one of 14 choices. Never mind the rest. Yes,
she's from Hollywood, too.
At the Hospitals
Mercy hospital: Admitted Clifford
Freemon, Noti; SItb. Henry IShermiii,
547 Sixth avenue west; Miss Delia
DcMosw, 812 Washington atreet; O.
It. Morris, 8020 Nineteenth avenn'
cast; Virginia Hugglns, Seattle; John
Kuggtes, Seattle; Thoiuos ltemsey,
Portland; Mansfield Way, Noti; Joy
Irfoney. Dismissed Mrs. II. William,
151 Lawrence; Mrs. K. A. Tobia,
5.'! 4 Jefferson street.
Pacific Christian: Admitted Pave
Hull, Itoseburg; W. H. Ihignn, Cot
tage drove. DiHinisser J. M. Hin
der, Klkton; .Airs. Fred Kiirdcll, Ku
gen. Kugene hospital. Mrs. D. 1). Kil
coup, Portland; Wayne K. Davis,
Chase Gardens, Kugene; Mrs. D. It.
Conkltn, t Mi Thirteenth avenue
eat. Dismissed J. K. Meachnm, Cot
tage Grove; Mrs. Martin Itadcliffc,
Junction City.
Contract on Rock
Handling Awarded
Contractu for the excavation of
rock from the ipisrries ut Mabel and
London Springs for county roiul work
were let this afternoon to Walton,
Anderson mid Hanson on their hid of
75 cents per yard. No bid for the
North fork work was let by the
court as this was taken under advise
ment, is the iinnouucemc'iit,
Otiier bidders on tho gravel job
were C.tuady and Johnson who bid U3
cents a yard, and Holm, K rick son and i
ltrimeth who bid H cents a yard on I
the London Springs work uud lc on
the Mabel job.
Tho contract is for the handling of
the rock from the quarry to the coun
ty crushers only. A call fur bids on
00 cords of wood for the uhq of tho
crusher will soon bo made, accordiug
to mcmhors of tho court.
Driver Halted for
Speed on Highway
Speeding at the rale of 50 miles
an hour, It. O. Fleuung of Seattle,
was slowed down to Revo hours on th.'
hifliwny near Uie overhead crosin
by Karl Humphrey, state traffic of
ficer and cited to nppeur in court.
Fleming protested that he had alrisid,
been fined $,'tO at Itoseburg for
speeding and believed that thin was
sufficient for one stnte, according to
the slate officer. K, C, Wilfcrt was
cited to appear for having changed
lifeline phites on a truck, find J. I..
Copenlmver of (iosheu was cited for
speeding.
SENATORS LEAVE
IN'MANAPOUS, I ml. Kelt.
1' if teen demot-rat ic state Mcnatora, j
who throughout the day blocked pto-ccediuK-H
iu the Indiana senate by ah-
renting (lieiiKclved In protot against '
the ticrrymsnded bill, were reported
(ale today to have started ill a hnsi-
news ft'r the Ohio line, when the sen
ate thri'itleiied their art-cat. The door- !
keener ban been instructed to bring :
them back. j
MR. CROCKATT SPEAKS I
Peter l Crockart, professor of
economics at the l'niveiity of (tie-
gon, was Hie chief speaker at today's j
meeting of t he Kugene I lous cluh.
ProfeHiinr tV-xkutt discuttseil tians-
poi talion in tiregon. Several members
of the I'M'al club will motor to for
alli tonight, where a group of bus
iness men tile holding tin organiza j
(ion meeting. i
GROTTO TO MEET
Charles .Meninger, grand standard
bearer f (he realm will be the guest
of honor nt a meeting of fnhf tJrotto '
at tho Masonic ball tonight nt 7.;t0
o'clock. All members are expected to!
be present, according to lieorge Mc
f lain, o( the rutertainment commitee. I
BASIS IS AGREED I
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.V--A b.un !
for computing th value nf the uiaik
in settling claims of American na- 1
tionals involving prew.ir bank halluc
es in (irrmsny and debts owvil ui
marks by (iermtny nationals before
the war. lias ben agreed mi by rep ,
resentstives nf the two governments..
Fm n . 1 1 1 1 . ...... X- -
rnrsier. j nonewu. ir
Thonc 8. K. Btcvrni t 'l Biaao tuuia
Columbia Basin
Survey Report to
Be Made Public
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 25. The
report of reclamation service engi
neers to tho Columbia basin survey
commission of the department of the
interior will bo made public in n few
days, it whs stated hero today by
Hervey Lindley of Seattle, president
of the Columbia basin irrigation lea
gue, who paused through Spokane en
route homo from Washington, D. C.,
where he conferred with interior de
partment officials concerning the pro
ject. He expressed entire satisfaction
with the eugitieer'B report which he
said embodies five alternate plans for
water supply. He was also pleased,
he said, with the manner in which in
terior department officials received
the report.
lies. gnnl ion of Francis M. Goodwin
as nssitant secretary of the interior
and his ncceptanco of n place on the
department's commission to survey
mid appralso federal reclamation pro
jects is to the benefit of western
reclamation, Mr. Lindley declared.
Mr. Goodwin, as n member of the
coin mission1, will visit this state some
time iu May, he said.
Custom Lines to
Close as Usual,
Department Rules
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The re
quest of California business interests
that tho custom lines at Tijuana and
Calexico, Cal., be kept open until mid
night, instead of 0 p. in., each night,
has been refused by tho treasury de
partment. The custom lines at tho two points
were placed under I o'clock restric
tion about a year ago to prevent ille
gal traffic across tho border nnd to
reduce crime in tho southern section
of California. Iteceutly, however, bus
iness interests have held that ths re
strictions greatly hamper them.
Assistant Secretary Moss in an
nouncing the refusal of the revest
said the restrictions have greatly re
duced crime along the border.
Eight Men Killed
In Dynamite Blast
I.ANIiTUV, 'l., 1'Vli. IKi. A
piMMimturi' oxploMon of dynamite til
the Southern Pnelfic railway rock
VMJDEVSLL
TONIGHT
LYLE & VIRGINIA
"FLA9HES OF VARIETY"
WILLIE TWIST
THE MASTER OF THRILLS
AL WESTON presents
DANNY GRAHAM'S REVUE
With EDNA COURTNEY
"A Terpsichorean Resume"
PITZER & DAYE
Presentlno "CAPT. JINKS"
K0EHLER & ROBERTS
In Sensational Roller Skating
THK CO-ORTTEKS
In "BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD"
ORF.nONIAN
NKWS
ANY 8EAT
BOo
HEILIG AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
crusher here yesterday caused the
i death of eight men and injuries to
I several others.
So powerful was the blast that
the bodies of some of the victims
were torn to bits, while others were
hurled hundreds of feet through the
air.
The dead Include John W. Har
shaw, of Kl Paso, division engineer
for the railroad, who saw service at
Duusmuir, Cal., Portland. Ore.. Og
den, I'tab, and 101, Paso. He was
considered an expert at handling ex
plosives and had made a special trip
to Lang try to supervise some ex
tensive blasting that was to be done.
Road Vacations to
Receive Protests
Vacation of county road number
701 and part of number 307 connect
ing the Goshen -Lowell and the Clo
verdale roads near Pleasant Hill will
be protested by residents of that dis
trict, according to P. M. Morse, coun
ty engineer. The road vacation hear
ing will he held March V.0. Mr. Morse
in his recommendation to the court
not to vacate tho roads states that
the only maintenance will be for one
50-foot span ihtohh a slough that is
dry iu the summer. It is understood
that a remonstrance against the vaca
tion of the county roads will be filed
with the court.
REFUSES TO TALK
CHK'AUO, Tel). M. Mrs. William
D. Shepherd, who wan a co-guardian
of the "inillionaitu oriJmn," William
N. MvClintiii'k, t"ilay refused to tes
tfy nt the inquest into the death nf
the young mnn last December. Her
husband,' foster-father oud chief bene
ficiary of the orphan's will, whiih
was drawn less than a year ago nft.'r
he became years old nt n previous
session, had refused to testify.
She wire called to the stsud after
her former chauffeur, I.outs Kless
had testified that she and ber husbau.1
had for a time barred Miss Jsiliol
l'ope, JlcC'lintork's fiancee, from their
home after ehe had obtained a mar
riage license, while tile young numay
ill.
Chief Justice Harry Olson of the
municipal court, friend of the M:
C'lintock family, who instigated the
investigation of the death of the or
phan, who left u $1,500,000 estate,
naked Mrs. Sliepuerd, after the an
nounced her refusal to testify, if she
would sny anything regarding the
death of Jiis brother, Dr. Oscar Olson,
three years ago. tjhe said she would
refuse to testify.
BAD CHECKS PASSED
The sheriff's office this afternoon
was notified that a number of bad
checks had been passed iu Kugene
Saturday by a woman. The amounts
on three of the checks reported were
from $25 to $40. It is said that the
unmo of a Cottage tirovs man was
forged on the checks. The sheriff's
office is investigating the case this
afternoon.
. MASONS ARE VISITORS
As the guests of the .Scottish Rite
Masons of Kugene a party of Corval
lis members of the order were here
last evening to attend a ceremonial
held at tho Masonic hull.
Dr. Ashton for Chiropractic and
Electro-therapy. Opposite Hcilig th."
atcr. Thonc 800. tf
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the original Milk of Magnesia
prescribed by physicians for BO
years as an antacid, laxative, cor-
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25-cenv bottles, nlso 60-cent bot
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2 Shows, 7 & 9 p. m.
TOPICS
or hay
AT LOCAL THEATER
A series of moving pictures design
ed especially for Kugene will he
shown at the Heilig theater verj
Saturday morniug at 10:110 o'clock un
der the auspices of the Eugene chap
ter, American Assciatiou of Univer
sity W- men, the Parent-Teaciiera is
S'H'iatioii and the Federated clubs, it
was announced today.
These moving pictures, which will'
be full-length feJiures, will be select
ed wita special reference to children'?
interests, and the first ti:c . e
uliown next Saturday : or:i ..g. Among
the titlea selected te "uip Van
U'inklc," "L'tt.ti Iord rnuiilleroy,"
.Mary Pickford in "Ptillyaiiua," a.ui
Jacliie foogan in "Tjc liny of Flan
ders." It is believed that "Hip Van
Winkle" will be tho fhow next isJt
urday, al(h'UgJj definite booking has
not been made.
Special side reels, consisting of
wholesome comedies uud educational
features, will aiso be provided. Cliup
eroties will be selected from women
of each of the organizations hacking
the movement, aud a committee from
the A. A. P. W., liie Parent-Teaeheri
aS4iciation nnd Federated clubs will
select the pictures.
Success of the recent showing of
'Peter Pan" with children stimulated
discission among tho women as to
the possibility- of providing special
shows for children only, t'o-oppration
was obtained from W. it. McDonald
of the Heilig theater in selecting films
and exhibiting them. Tickets for th'e
first show will be distributed iu local
schools tomorrow.
Mrs. Darby Day is
Little Improved
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 25. A
hospital announcement here early to
day declared the condition of Mrs.
Darby Iay Jr., who police say at
tempted to end her life with poison
after hurling acid in the face of her
.husband to be "somewhat improved."
She is conscious nt intervals.
NOTE IS FOUND
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 25.
Though Mrs, Bernice L. Day sti1!
hovered between life nd death 'here
today sb a result of what police say
was an attempt to kill herself with
poison after hurling acid into the face
of her husband. Darby Day Jr., of
Chicago, her affair was in the hands
of investigators in tlie shape of a
farewell note uddresu-d t ui'tf
Iay.
Thiit note, according to Miss Car yd
Lucdstrom, Mrs. Day's sister, w.is
writteu by the young Chicngouu'a
bride shortly after the acid throwing
Monday night and jur-t before the at
tempted poUouiug. Miss I.uudntri'in
produced the note aud her explana
tion of the circumstance under which
it was written when she was brought
into a iieverly Hills police court yes
terday, charged witli aiding aud abet
ting the alleged plot to disfigure Day.
She was released after promising to
assist further police investigation.
The contents of the u te indicated
that Mrs. lay believed Iter lunther-in-law'n
attitude was 'responsible for
her estrangement from her young
husband, and concluded with I uc
words;
"Motiier-in-laws shouldn't live witli
young married people."
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