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resterday Eugene Welcomed and Today it Speeds its Guests of Newspaperdom-It Hopes They'll Come Again ity News ( HOME EDITION THE WEATHER rt,.flO0: unsettled- rain la Li-th and wwt portions to- flht nd Sunday. 8Hahtry ......- tonloht: strong touth- trty winds, possibly reaching all force on the coast. Tern ptritnre today, minimum, 34 ...r-M. Maximum Friday, 54. VOL. 68 TWO SECTIONS EUGENE. OREGON, .SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH .14, 1925 EIGHTEEN PAGES NO. 58 If precipitation today, none. 1 1 stifle or nver, ibi. uin-e- E .t tnuthe.as.t. an ties 01 ' ki.ta Announced T .... ,.,Ill,..t "1 n In hi u K" sung by o cuorua ot mote i 100 grade children from Eugene t,li will be presented some time 8t a public performance, it is . t.tif lv Mica T.Annti Mora. yi cit supervisor of school music. r ebildrtn chorus is meeting each Hurday nwrning wnn a largo anu uiiastic atti'itdaoce she reports, chorus assembles at the Junior - ichol SMiuday luoruing at 1) K-t Miss Marsters is director of IL cborus. and is assisted by Misa llubelb Nelsuu ot the university, Kj Mis- Juuoita Wolff, piano accom- ii.:it. tourus ouis'i't i" oulu u iuic -upUau imiovatiuu iu scluol music, turding tu Miw Marsters. Membeis ' the cirrus, however, are picked fully ULTordiiitf to tUcir ability to aj music und the qua. ity of their cis. From the jut crest uud eulhii t,,ui uwida.vi'd ut relieurfulu thus r, the Camilla, when presented, wiil ,e a plea si nt surprise to bt-boul .irons, the director believe. ijionnalres Leave Approximately 3U members of the Lne couuty post, American legion. L to l"ae this afteruoon at 5 iA-l from the chamber of cum rte for t'orvnllis, whore they will end the big district convention iu jtcitj. The loeul delegation is be;id- bt Keiiuetli Aides, commander of pt. und George K. Love, past amainW uud Mute head of the 40 J S society. The drum uud bugle rys will u-t play at the meeting, Mr. Lute ntiii'Jiiutu-s, although sev- jl members of the organization arc :og hs de.rgatps. The district eou ie i Icing attended by the state tors of tiie legion, and is called lor exchanging of ideas aud tiiillning Ii'ilii-icH for the eutiuing year. The pic ustngm't. to me raigeue group i Huff to (Jain Membership.' A ban- ift will be hold this evening, and it of tin) local delegates exuect to turu liuine following the evening Hon, Maty. Attend Meetlna . , . Siity-fivi' or nmre member of the It. C. Needle club gathered at armory fur their regular meet- tin week. Following u bu sinew fi'tiiiR a proeram was given in ob- "rvanre of Washington's bn tliduy, Mi-Kitiley's birthday und Kt. l'alriek's iijr. .Miss Kva Chariot gave novr i danccH as a feature for the aftcr :'D. In keeping with St. 1 'at rick's ii; tlie ronm.H we're decorated iu mrock, ami h.vachiths in . pink, !iitt, end red colors. The commit i"( in rlinrge fr the afternoon wore W cujw and aprons. Members of w ("iHinittee were Mrs. IClizabeth lMicti. cliairiiuin; Mr.1?, l.oitie Hum ;'tr"j. Mrs. Laura Morris, Mrs Min ' ii' 'mmkIihiw. Mi-f. Mabel lilitck, Mrs. M.lluh.ni, .Mrs. Kdith Stage, Mrs. l.il :.. lltiueN liutNun, Mvi. K. Churlet, Mi. Kimua I.rtwr.v, Mrs. M. tliJ t. Mr i.. rimebo Kortney. The or nti.ni w ill meet again tm the '''"lid 'riiiit-dr iu April. WiMpierado Pl.innrd SI'-ii.hcr of l.ugcue 1 ' nit No. X I'friian l.ri,.n auxiliary ntul t'l.f ''Th';tn l.i-sii'ii post are busy plun- r-t f'-r n iiia-tiiermle dancing parly i- k pivm nt the chamber of com- tt rm. iti h Wednesday evening, Mmli is. it , given at tight '''"I;. All the hidies attending are i t brine sandwiches. The coin in cb:iri:e consists of Mr. ami 'rv Wnlln.e N Wintler. Mr. and n. tVdrie Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. M. I rev, Mr. mid Mrs. Frank IVniirlt. e Frem Tillamook , M..-, Vfimtt Karnhmn. Ernriual of I oner-iiv of Oreson with the cil1' f I'-'-l. b n visitor in Eugene Hie neck-end. Miss Farnham tmw n the utaff of the Tillamook (' ntitnteo1 on page fire) OCciMrtSYOU 'Hal just "What ijou qpiriq IP need Wheth&r a- Cheated Chair, j l OPFLRtD IN -VANT'AD .. ffi S5;.. s m m si ss a - a Lakeside Hotel Owner Shot M finPRHIMTFni 1 1 u 1 1 u u 1 1 mil I lu B! DOCTOR 10 tMm BODY Premature Explosion of Dynamite Proves Fatal To Salem Rancher Short Fuses Used: Defec tive Fuse Believed Cause Of Fatal Blast MAliSlirii:U. Ore., March J i. Kay Howron, about o! years old, well known Lakeside business man and proprietor of the Lakc&ide hotel, was shot through the heart early today and died ?n route to North lloml aboard a Southern I'acific train. First reports stated that . Itowrou killed himself, but according to a hurried examination by Dr. 1'hil Keiser, cor oner, no powuer signs wero lound on his clothing, liowrou had evidently been cleiining the lobby of hltt hotel when tin? tragery oceumd. liowrou wan the son of a pioneer family qf the I.ufcrsdc country. He U surviv ed by his widow nud several step-children. FRED SWART2 KILLED KAI.F.M, Ore., March ll. Fred Sw:tru. rancher, 4S years old, was killed at his ranch Ml miles south of hero on the Pacific highway this morning, by a premature explosion of dynamite which he was using in blowing stumps. His stump blowing operations was vithin a few feet of the heavily traveled highway. Swart z I was using fuses -jot over six inches' in lengih. so he coutd touch them off I when theHichwav wus clear of car, and secure a'ntpd explosion. Investi gating officers believe a defective fuse caused au ulumst instantaneous ; explosion, killing him before he could gel a;iy. Inquest Planned Carson -luted r I tiNtr i Attorney the, county match $5(H raised by residents of the upper Camp Creek road district for im provement of that route were made lo the county court today. Last year this district raised ?-."0 foe ruad im provement 'purposes with the promise of a similar mnnuut to be given by the county. No action I'as yet been taken by the county court on the re .Hirst this year. "Several districts of the county are , willing In donate, money lor road purposes if the county will nmth i these contributions, sm i. union Hurd, county commiisioncr. today. Between $StKM) and $HU00 could be raised this way if funds f the coun ty were available, the commissioner pointed out. ltraldents of the IarMy valley area also arc willing to rai-e road funds. One property offered to put in fJOO if arrangements could be made with the county to match these funds, Mr. Hard said. Outlook is for j Continued on page two) j BUM DISTRICTS ; Ileiiuesls that I.ain On CoaSt rrU.r. Mr,. J..l,n r. KrrrI, ,ll give rearlings, 'barlei N.tdrornilt a ; j.,n solo, the Potter hr"ihrs a vi - SN FltVNCISfO, Marrh 14. bo rh Murphy -Mo.bier qu.r ThV weather fnt fr th. week trt. which tndiulea Mr. and Mr,. Dal- K,nnin March K. anaoouced here today by the I nited Mate weather bureau as follows: The outlook is for uwttlH weath er with rain iu Washington aad Ore p goo. irlment is Painted; li's Wrong House ItEltKKI.KY, Cat., March H. C M. dates, painting contractor, put nine men to work on no apartment bouse here yesterday and at the close of the day surveyed the job with great sat.'sfnetion. Then the owner of an apartment building across the street stepped over and hud a few words with hi in, after which the air about him became sultry and he w'ped great beads of sweat from bin brow. He had painted the wrong house. Fourteen departments of the city of Kugcnc operated under a deficit for the months of January and Feb ruary, according to a comparative an- alya-s of departmental and general expenditures compiled by the city's auditor. This is the first complete detailed finnucial audit made 'of the citjr rp be made s'ncp the new system of Uboks waif installed. ,-f-'i'he deficits are determined on a basis of total and pro-rated budget expenditures for the year 11VJ5, and vary from "in the red" iu the city attorney's office to J'.'UIlT.oU In the street depart nient. Surplus Shown. Net operating def.clt for all city departments for the two months; as shown by the report, is $10.1)73. j However, this is not as bud us it seems, fur an accrual amount of $14-1, (Continued ou page nx) Alphabets Of ill I j ianffliares VfirV to l-dllfc UdfeC& V tI y IU Surprising Extent In the tdd day the first thing that children were taught in school wan the alphabet, known as the A, It. C's. ! Then when the child learned to count thv twenty-si letters, it had quite good start on arithmetic. Where would the beginner be after j t terming the Chinese alphabet? There) are more than -Kt letters in that, and 1 the Chinese laundrj man uses them all when we accuse him of a shortage in the weekly wash. Next in size cnuirs Sanskrit, the an cient Aryan language of the Hindus. I with 44 letter: then Itussi.m, .'tt. ; Persian, tl; Turkish, aud Spanish 27. Those with less than our -0 are French, Greek, 1M; I-olin aud He- brew, each '2; Italian, 20; and Celtic, j t;. . 1 , i ! you are using every letter of our al- ' phabet corrertly. '1T- vulunie con ! tains al! of the wonls iieces.-ar.v for I everyday use and more tliau the i Chinese use ordinarily. The coupon in The Guard t is lay shows how to get dictionary. UnCI it COnCCTt Plans Under way SPRINGFIELD. March H. tSpe , ciaH A benef't concert for th : Springfield band i being arrangeil 'by mriiilters of tlul rganiyaiion for the even ng of March 1. A edno-duy. ', at 7 :4. o'clock in the Springfield 'Christian chur h. A mixed program ' is announced by Jrha C. I'irker, band : tnahter. j ConidrraMe b'cnl taimt hs con ; sentMl ! appear at the oncert. The 'affair will open whh numVis by tbe las H- Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. U land E. Mohier. will sing. Miss Eu nice Parker and Walter Gossltr will ea h sing olo. The ticket sale it (ring conducted by Springfield girls od a competitive basis. HEIEN TO HEAD NEWS MEN OF STATE Trade Journalists Elect at Meeting; Addresses on Work are Heard Circulation men Wind up Their Business With Sound Advice (ieorge K. Aiken, publisher of the Ontario Argus, was elected presi dent of the Oregon Newspaper nueo- icintion. at the meeting today. George S. Turnbull, member of the faculty of the University of Oregon school of journalism, was re-elected secretary. The RKKocintinn voted to appoint a committee of three to meet with a simifar committee of the Oregon Sta,e "torial association to for- inula te plans for the appointment of a field secretary. The annual meeting of the state editorial association which wilj be held nt Grants Pass this year will be held July 10 and 17, according to J announcement this "afternoon. Ralph Morrison, editor of tbe West ern Farmer, was unanimously elected president of the 'Jade aud Class Jouruul organization of Oregon nt its conference today. Jerrold Owen, I'acific Legion, was elected vice-president ; W. C. Kaley, Oregon Voter, ; secretary treasurer; and Stephen Hart, Commercial Iteyicw, and Curtis L. IJeach, I'acific Northwest Hotel News, were elected trustees. Mr. Kalcy Speaks Mr. Kalcy gave a short talk on "Ecouomies in Office and l'riuling." sivins examples of improving the business bv systematizing the print- ho- of the macazine. I Mr. Kaley 's. talK was followed by a ! eeilocpiy with Senator Moses, republi talk on "Fidelity to the Subscriber" can. New Hampshire. Senator Ernst j-iven by Jerrold Owen who declared that the trade publisher should be rnrcftil tfiat bis material is not fal- sificd or exaggerated. Service Stressed The entire matter of controlling , the printing trade of any community i depends largely on the service that I yu give your patrons," declared It. j W. Mates of the Uoseburg News Hc- i view, in Ins talk on icepiog lite Home Trade at Home' at the discus sion of printing and advertising prob lems at Guild Hall yesterday morn ing. "Give your customer what he wants whether it meets your approv al or not." Henry ft. lla.ict of Portland dis cursed type as a part of the adver I tsemrnt aud Illustrated his talk with ! t(P tory came from Volonel Cool , strreoptican slides. He told of the white bound to Washington with : necenstty for using tjp ' harmony ; yir olds, for the Harding fnaugura 'with the subject matter of the ad- (jon ; ertisemeut. Cooperation urged In the Friday afternoon, session meth'xla of inerca:nj eirc!ation and advertising by find ng what the rend ers want were discussed. Dawd Smith of the tlregon Jiuirval advised rloer eoopernti"U with the circulation man ager as a meant for tbe editor di toverirg h.i Uie people desired. A. E. Voorhtrs of the Gran's Pass Courier also urged the editors of small town paper's to keep in touch with their circulation manncrr. Earl C. Itrnnler, of the Forest Grove Times told how he t-nt-oiiraged riiricl Mibrilers and fndeaiofed t" uiVt hi papT appeal to them. In b s talk on "this lily rathe- thsn Qua in ity cirmiation." Ge.ge Aiken of tne Ontario Argua itrcssedi the oeeil of t-rai friend-hips with all kind of pco,-tv aid a desire to help ' them for a u.--e--ful ed urhip. 1 A dipai-h fr..m lind-o last night That the aa.ceis of a nrculatiun trouble at Halle had begun contest wa. dependent on ihe fman- j 'hfB thr P,li' b;ed In the tran ciil condition of a paper was the I,ion "l' be by ri a and vie' eipreste.1 b Paul It. Klty. own- tl-rman mminunisfs. Tl.ereds tiii er of Th Eugene Guard in a par ! i-"' 'f "'t.rf without pro- vwatMn. Th.rty-aii pers ns were SENATE HURLS ip5 Personalities Tossed From Copier to Corner in "J Afresh Outbreak Row Opens Over Senator Couzen's Charges Against 'iU. S. Treasury WASHINGTON, March 14. W) ThCgrow over Senator Couzen's charg es against the treasury department, threw the senate into bedlam today and before order bad been restored personal motives had been impugned; sizzling allegation of misconduct had beeu burled across the chamber and finally one senator had sought to ap ply to' another th epithet of "wilful,1 malicious, wicked liar." I It wus Sen 2 tor Ernst of Kentucky j who brought the battle of words to its climax by inquiring whether he could call another senator a "liar' un- .der the. senate rules. But in .the cou- fiuisiVat followed, .be ..never had an opportunity to explain to whom lie referred. Argument Opens. The Kentucky senator had openeJ the argument with an attack on Sen ator Couzens, who, he said, had been prompted by "personal animus" against Secretary Mellon. Seontor Couzens replied with a ref erence that Senator Ernst interpreted as an accusntionUhat he hud helped pilfer certain important records of the committee. Then Senator Glass of Virginia, a former democratic secre tnrv of the treasury, assailed both Senator Ernst and Secretary Mellon in a speech loaded with biting Jibes nt tne repuuuenns. Just as Senator Glass concluded a continued on page six) President's Old Aversion to rum Recalled in Story NEW YOUK. March 14.' The aversion of President Coot id gr. against selling liquor now Is revealed ns the one thing that possibly started him ou the road to the White House. At a banquet of Amherst alumni last night President George Daniel Olds of Amherst said that John Cool idge wanted to apprentice his son ns a druggist clerk at the age of fifteen until terse objection was made by the youth. - ! As Mr. tUds t.dd it: i "Colonel Coolidgc said he was not mr his "oh wan the right tpe and that he finally decided he had better j apprentice him to a phannaciiit. At i that time all drug store had liquor ' in stock and after the colonel told Tnlrin of his decision, his son thouglit ! for a moment or two and thru said: I 'Father, sell rum?" That ended Calvin Coolidge was graduated from Amherst. Seven Killed in I Communist Clash j HAI.l.E. tiermany. March II. !Seieu persons, inducing two women were k.lied here in the dash Inst night l-eiween policemen and cnninm nitts. Shepherd Lie3, Declares Isabelle Pope 1 . Miss Isabella Pods, flancaa of WH. Nam McCllntock. whasa daath nrnh. has bean reopened, testified that W. J. Shepherd kept them from marrv. Ino by telling her that both parties had to be present when a license was secured. She found this to be untrue too late to wed McCllntock, (he says. Below Is Judge Olson. RELEASE THROUGH E CHICAGO, March 14. OP) -A ha beas corpus action waa begun today seeking the release of William D. Shepherd, foster-father and heir of William McClintock, rich orphan. In connection with whose death Shep herd has been held in custody by the states attorney. SHEPHERD IS QUESTIONED CHICAGO, March 14. Question ed for hours early today after Dr. Charles Faiman, head of a germ cul ture school, said he had sought infor mation on administering typhoid germs without trace to a person, William D. Shepherd, foster-father and chief heir of William Nelson Mc Clintock, "millionaire orphan" who died of typhoidlnst December was held in technical costody for briber interrogation. Brought from home at midnight to the offices of Iiobert K, Crowe, state's attorney. Shepherd was con fronted with Dr. Faiman and flatty denied his story that he had asked about methods of introducing the germs into the human body. His wife, a co gunrdian of young McClintock was later taken to the prosecutor's office but permitted to return h"tne after an hour's questioning. Statr'i Attorney Crowe planned to renew the interrogation later today and also to take means to block an nounced (dans of Edwiu HVdrick, at torney fr Shepherd, to apply for a writ of habeas corpus if his client was uot .cleaned. Dr. Faiman, who also was held for further ipieatiouing and who was tub jected to nearly hours of jiy examination l-ef'Te be (old hia story, s;i.d Shepherd bad p'aed as a law yer vefking information on germs in defense of a client aenied of adtnin-i-tfing thein. I.atrr Shepherd bad given hi in ? for a letter he bad writ i d to the hoof inquiring ab-Mit bS' ter-ology eoursei. Km man aaid. Kond asking if they had a war rant. Shepherd offered no resistance to dettcmes who wnt tu his a me. Mrs. Shepherd be- ame hysterical and declared "this is -ern-cution.' Site vii calm several hours later when brought to tbe state'a attorneys offbe snd told AsaUtaut State's at titrueis I hat "if thfy rraiurd bw mix h I loved H -hj M l.Uitxk t' ne would have beta at 'ppd.' kv SHEPHERD SEEKS SH?-, SPRINGFIELD, March 14. (Spe cial) Springfield's new $23,000 jrade achool la to be built between Tenth and Eleventh street, between C and D streets, It naa decided at a meeting last night when the echool board of district 10 met In the citj hall and conferred with the helra of the Brattaln estate. The sqmre block the rslue ot which Is estimated at between 10.000 and $7,000 la to he purchased br tbe board at $2,000, on the understanding that the school be named pie flrattain school as a me mnrisl to I'aul !rattain, pioneer who ram. to Springfield in The property is part of the original dona tion claim. Board of Regents At Meeting Today ' A meeting of the board of regent j of the Cnivirsily of Oregon waa held: ; thit morning. j j fp to a lite hour this afternoon' ; the regent were in closed -.eunn, ! snd no announcement w.is aiailab.e 3J j to what action tby would lake on the ' D'-ercbeeher Memorial hospital for1 'children, as a result of Governor! Fier- e't veto of the appropriation for j the first y par's maint nance. j It has been gt-nerally agreed tint I the I- of tho appropriilili dirj.-.l i not caue tbe delay in the c nm -! 1MB of tbj building. Which if to be adjacent to the university's medical ' boot 11 unless the emergency board !mer which the governor now lis no ;ccctr-I, cniea to the aid of the h ' pti.it orgDiZnt;n, or tinks a c-m- paign is conducted for the fstt.ff, it ; is. a log'tber probable trat the new building will taod utiued for a Dtw .ar, aud tha ijuriciMii, i i b-dieved, U uwler dm.':-fi"!. by the n-g-uia t-Idjj. V SCHOOL SITE FOR NEW SPRINGFIELD BUMDirjG BOUGHT T -TO BE- COURSE IF VOTE FAILS Hint Is Given That new Can- didate may be Suggested To Senate White House Silent on Plan For Future Action In The Matter WASHINGTON, March Announcement was made today at tha White House that President Cool idge will offer Charles B. Warren of Michigan a recess- appointment as attorney general If hla nomination ot the post Is not confirmed by the sen ate. Tha following statement was Is sued by Secretary Sanders on behalf of the president. 'Notwithstanding Tarlona reports and rumora the president la making every possible effort to secure tha confirmation of Mr. Warren. As the time is very short and to accommo date tha senate he has consulted cer tain men and certain senators aa to what course should be pursued In case Mr. Warren is not confirmed. 'He has decided on no other ap- polntment. He will offer him a re cess appointment. He hopes, how ever, that the unbroken practice of three generation bf permitting- the president to choose his own cabinet will not now be changed and that tbe opposition to Mr, Warren upon furth er consideration will be withdrawn In order thnt the country will hare the benefit of his excellent qualities and the president may be unhampered In choosing his own methods of execute ing the laws." VOTe IS DELAYED WASHINGTON. March U.OP President Coolldge asked today that a vote on the nomination of Charlaa B. Warren, to be attorney general be deferred until Monday. This word was taken to the eapltol by Senator Curtis of Kansas, the re publican leader, who had been sum moned to the White House. Some senators said the president had been convinced the nomination could not be confirmed and that he wanted time In which to make anoth er selection before the senate ad journed. There was no Indication, however, that tbe president would withdraw the nomination. On tbe other hand it was said be was still insistent that a full statement on Mr. Warren's (Continued from page five) Chicago Influenza Attack on Wane CHICAGO, March 14. Chicago's influenza pneumonia attack appeared on the wane today, when reports to the city health department showed a marked falling off in the number of deaths and new canes. The lat available records, cover ing a periled from 8 o'clock yealer day morning until four oVIoek in the afternoon allowed only 1- death from respiratory caimea. How Does Your Garden Grow? And thf-n follow The Cuard'a ! gard'Mi a-rfcH pr-p:r'd hy C. I. Klitit, gard n expert formorly ! of (jrcgm AgriruiUrul tolhge. ; I - APPOINTIN 1urn to, I'HgC 4 fuf J a flower! (h.irt that . t-lla you l- J most every, j ,llln' Hlmut ? V l. i''jJ cardcnlnn. j
