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tHOEViE
EDITION
THE WEATHER
Oregon: Cloudy tonight and
Thursday; probably rain In tho
wost portion; cooler In east
portion tonight; moderate
southeast winds. .Temperature
today. Minimum, 36 degrees.
Maximum Tuesday, 51. Pre
cipitation today, .09 of an Inch.
Stage of river, 3 feet. Direction
of wind, southeast.
VOL. 68
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, April 1, 1925'
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
No.73
Mlxiip In Mall Order
The Cascade national forest is
tbr 'ush villi mail order houses. 11
Eugene merchants don't carr the
foods needed by the forest the stores
Sball order them not the forest of
fice, "liuf t homo." That' the for
est motto. It all came about through
o order made last fall by the Cas
cade oltice for six brushes for re
moving mud from shoes, to be used at
riiijer stations. The order was mailed
to u well-known mail order house, as
local merchants didn't carry the num
ber desired. The order foiled to ar
rive. Shortly after the wife of one of
the forest office employes received
three long-bandied bath brushes. The
company was notified, and in turn
wrote a letter,, asking to return the
brushes by mail, enclosing 10 cents in
postage, which was not enough. In the
meantime Nelson F. Macduff, super
visor, also received six long-handled
bath brushes, lie advised the com
pany that neither he nor any of the
nien of the forest had any use for
that' number of bath brushes. They
were returned, and weeks later tnc
jshoe bruslies arrived. The Cascade of
fice ha a thick volume of corres
pondence from the mail order com
pany, and estimate that in latter pos
toge. and postage for mistaken ship
menu 'the company paid $1 for the
;.4.u0 order.
Pageant Draws Interest
Interest concerning the children's
pageant to be held by the schools of
I.ane May 0 is increasing every day,
according to reports received at the
offico of E. J. Moore, county super
intendent of schools, rians for psr
ticipntion in the event are being made
in practically all districts and much
secrecy surrounds these preliminary
preparations and some attractive sur
prises ire promised according to Mr.
Moore. Floats of historic interest are
to be prepared and data on these and
decorative material are being obtain
ed, is the report of school officials in
the various areas.
Rock Crusher Moved
In preparation for the starling of
work nt the Thome gravel pit on the
London' Spring route the big county
rock crusher which has been in opera
lion near Vidu on the McKenzie high
way is being' moved to the new site.
It will probably be two to three weeks
before the crusher starts operations
t the Tbornc pit, according to inctn
.ers of the county court. It was
iil.mued to bring the crusher to the
laru here but as this wou'd entail an
nnnccebsary trip it yas decided to
mvc the equipment direct to the new
set' no of operations.
Oratorio Dates Set
Friday and Saturday, May 15 and
Hi have been selected as the dates
)i' the presentation of "Creation"
wy the Kugenc Oratorio wicicty, ac
cording to announcement of George
M. Me.Murran, president. Itehearsals
will he held each Monday evening un
til I lie (inert and ha (here are only
n few mure periods for th's a request
lias been made to all members In at
tend all the rehearsals, Mr. McMor
siaten. The presentation will be hHd
ot the nud.turium of the Methodist
church.
Wash Is Poured Out
AVIien the deputies from the office
of Sheriff Taylor poured out about
-.VH) gallons of mash ready for the
huge still above the fish hatchery,
which was tnkeu yesterday, they re
marked that when the first warm
spring iun stakes the mash soaked
ground there will be an aroma that
will permeate the entire upper Mc
Kenzie area. "It will be useless to
nttempt to locate a stilt by the sense
of smelt for some time as there will
be plenty of evidence in the air all
over that district,'1 one deputy re
marked. The scattered grain from the
prepared mash, which Is spread over
the ground near where the still was
dmnantled, is expected to attract
(Continued on page five)
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ALVAfSWANTED
IrYouActOurOFAJos
Look In Thl
HELP VAMTED
COLUMM
u
Dodge
Sale Said to Have Involved
Approximately $100,000,
000 in Cash
Consummation of Financial
Battle, Declares New
York Report
NEW YORK, April 1. News that
the Dodge Hrolhers Automobile com
pany of Detroit has been acquired by
a syndicate headed by the banking
firm of Dillon, Read and company of
New York, is prominently published
here today aa one of the most import
ant financial transactions in the his
tory of the automobile industry. The
sale is said to Wave involved more
than $100,000,000, practically in cash.
Representatives of the banking firm
declined cither to affirm or deny the
sale and Clarence Dillon declared,
that, while final negotiations had not
been completed, some announcement
relative, to the deal would be made
within a day or two.
In financial circles here it was de
clared that tho sale consummated a
financial battle between Dillon. Itead
and company and the house of J. V.
Morgnn and company, representing
the lieneral Motors corporation, to
gain control of the Dodgo Brothers'
property.
Sale of the Dodge Brothers com
pany mirks an eventful step in the
romantic history om the concern,
which began tinder the guidance of
John and Horace Dodge, who had
been stockholders in the Ford Mo
tor company until they went into
business for themselves.
The present firm was started In
(Continued on page twoi
.IS
KINOSVliXE. Tex., April t.-Mrs.
Henrietta King, 1)1.1 years old, virtually
iinkmiwn to the outside world and
yet pojsvsing the world's largest
ranch and rated as one of the eoiin-
tr.v'a wealthiest women, died last
niKht.
Proprietor of a ranch hnrdering the
(liilf of Mexico for 1(10 miles and
comprising 1.2.SO,00() acres, which
SYNDICATE IS
SI TO TIE
OVERGONGERN
came to her at the death of her bus-, Sampson, state jtnme f.irm suiieriillid
hnnd. Captain Itirhnid Kinj. pioneer dent. Convict labor will V u.-ed liy the
Tejas c.itt'e man. Mrs. King's fortune: California gJme commissi. m, anil .Mr.
pise to an enormms figure through : Simpson experts to m ike a trip In
the ndvance of land values from a few
cents to many dollars an acre. Her
herds virtually were countless, more
than 100.000 calves being hrnndel
each senson.
Coming to the ranch as a bride.
Mrs. King's first home wns a blofk-'
house, due to the constant menace of!
Indians and bandits. Her last home
was of concrete and marble and was
described as the most serumptinn
farm home in America. Kingsville, a
town of 4770 is in the center of the
rest estate nnd is largely supported
by the industries of the ranch.
Mrs. King, who spent virtually all
of her time on the property Whs note l
for her many oVnefaetiotis.
Thomas Woodlock
Takes up Duties
AS Commissioner! ""' '"" v".r in st'den touring c.lr for the past month compiled today by
' of ancient Flunk ia vir-Mce. K. S. Hrys-.n, county clerk. The total
WASHINGTON". April 1. Thomas The miscreant!1 names are .l"e return of the of f ce for the month,
F. Woodlock, who was given a n-1 Husi h and Jiuiies Ferris. Each Is ." including all Sources of revenue, is
cess appointment to the interstate , feet ." inches in heig.:t and weinhs l't.l ?ltl72. 4.1. This is an Incresse of op
commerce rommis5ion by President ' pounds. Itusch wears i veralls and prox'molel.v .V) per cent in the Income
("oclidge too the oath of office to-M:ght brown coat, wool shirt, nnl at the office during the post five
day. The senate failed to act upon Me. j stocking cap. Ferris i described a year. The following ore the income
Woodlock's nominotion at both the 1 being light mniplexiunnl. wearing reports for the month of March mv.
last regular snd special sessions, but
under his appointment he can serve
until the end of the next regular
session of congress,
2
Cop Gives His
Star to Maid;
Both Vanish
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Apr 1 1.
It. K, Knowles. county traff c i-op,
was wearing a new $tar th s morn
ing. Knowles went to. a dance, and
sucf umbed to the plea of. a , fair
feminine partner when she asked him
to pin the star on her for the eve
ning. A '
Then the girl disappeared wi'h her
escort star and till and Knowles
was unable to find her. -The traffic
cop will .1) de h s new star when he
starts for the next dance Saturday
night.
RANGERS OISGUSS
'.RUE SOPHS
Further discussion of methods of
suppressing forest f res ocenp ed the
attention of employes attending the
rangers' conference today. 'The emeT- J
gency measure of indirect method of!
fig'iit'ng fire, when tt Is impossib'c to!
check it by, any other, method, was!
brought out 'by -1V. l Osborne of j
iinin,i r: i.:i mi .i i i
m. ui iiuiiii, iii v nun. i ii.B uit-uiuu f u- '
sists in startinz from 100 .r arris to n ;
quarter of a mile from the fire and ;
backfiring the intervening strip.
More active discussion on the purt
of the rangers took place today tlnu
at any other time during the session.
Chief nrgumeutB centered around the
location of the indirect inetOo:! of at
tacking the fires. Whej the fire is
s wee nine no the ridze there are three
locations for the line: on the summit, I
the fa rside or near side. It was the
euiiMi'tiMis of opinion that the s.rii1
aianst the fire vvtild he th(e best
pliicc, H-i it would leave the other two
n reserve.
Tiie parallel method, uhere a trem-h
in dug from six to iiO (Vet ahead of tin
flames, was also d s.-u-s. d. The
morning session closed with a discus
sion of fires on a bench line, and it
was generally agreed tli.it the line
should be on the break of the lop.
This afternoon the "swamping tun"
Motor Company Soldi
SI
AT HI SESS1
proess the cutting out of brush fur; the house service tommission was
erftHo.ih the line, will be coti-1 ?'I...70.-I40.r.. an incrpasp of ?l."rt.
I hidered. Cutting of loss and backfiring , O.'iN.trj over Inst year. Operating
will nlso be discussed.
j vaillOmia LO US6
COnVictS On State
I (jEme f ErlTlS. K6POrti
j i
i T"" '"'' s,n,p phensnnt farm it i
Tolson. C'al., will lie mod"led after the !
' gnme fni in at Kugene annmnices (iene
the next few dnys to hftp the con
tractors pet started on (lie con
struction work.
l.at shipment of the year of 2-ti $ Ul-.G I '
pheasmt h-n? mad last week to Til-! The t alifftua-. -rscon Power com
lamonk. Mr. Simpson said. This n II pmy shows the following rpport :
make n toul of 14(Hi h:rd relei.-.d
this year. A tlmusar-d pheisnnt hen
! are bein; kept, and will be distribute'!
equally between the throe Mate f:tru..
La Grande Officers
After boy Thieves
! Two b ',v thieves, ea.'h 1.1 ypsrs otil,
i are on thir way to Kuane, and nnj
; stay in the city tonight, arrordinx to
l a telegram received todnr by W t).
.ludkins. chief f police from .Oa
Preshenrs. sheriff nt l.a (Imnde. The
hoy- broke jjX the telegram Mated,
overalls, blue shirt nnd tnp. Fillimt ering the past six years: 1MM.
station operators and others are ask- 442.1.1; 132.1, !Fl:i44.iiO: 1022. $120.
ed to keep watch for the boys, : t; 1021. $I222..Vi; W20, $1101.82;
Chief Judkins j II'IO, $1100.12.
HARBORSFUND
FOR STATE IS
GiVEN BOOST
Ooos Eay and River and Co
quilb Itiver Each Gain
Added Allotment
Columbia, Snaka and Wil
lamette Are Also In-',
eluded on List
WA SI 1 1 NO TON. April l.Addi
tional river and harbor allotments an
nounced tojlay by the war depart
meht bring the .total of Mich allot1
tnonts for the current year up to J?!t0,-
(!S..,"il0 or more than three-fourth
j of' the lump sum' of $40,000,000 ap
propriated by congress.
The new allotments included;
Oregon:
Coipiille river $10,000.
Coos Hay $750,000.
Coos river $:t,00O.
Columbia river and
tributaries
mouth, ,of
nlj (,eIj!o F(lIl8 d
'
Smil;p river, Ori-gou and Washington,
S'M-tHl.
.t:(Hl.
tuike river, Oregon, Washington
iiml Idaho, $14.1101).
C'oluinliiu riid lower Willnmctte riv
ers foeluw Vflueouver, AVdsh., arid
I'ortlnud. Ore., !fOS3.M)0.
I'llitsknnie reiver $7,-00.
Villametto river, above Portland
, and Yamhill river ?17,4M).
PflWOCOWI :
REPORTS FILED
SAI,T-:M- Ore.,. .April l.-The op
erating income of the Portland Klee
trie Power company for 10-1. accord
ing lo the annual statement filed with
revenuea were f lO.u-i.i.lM.l'-, an in
crease i lf;!IVPttO.I5 over the pre-
vl"uli .vr. ntl operating eip-njes
"'"j"0'"'1-1' " ucr.nse m
IMI.557.51.
1 Se r''porl of ' 4"ini1
Power and Light company, shows the
following statistics:
Operating revenue. $.s 3nn.2ltti.01,
nn tncreftfi3 of $l.fl.Ti4 20H.27 ; opprat-
ins expenses JI.SST.Uol-l, nn in
crease of 51.01o.lSo. IS; taxes nssign
iibe to operations. ?74o.H7.:!fl. an in
crease if $lt!r..'i!ll).07; uncollctilile
operating revenue. 541.73, an in
crease of Jll.(l7.."..1; operating in
cline. $.';.!iS4.tl2o.lS, an increas,! of
(;eratins rpvenue $1.tls;.,MM.Sn, .id
' 'ncrense of :!J4.1li.'i.0.'t: operating ex-
: pe.nsrs.
$7lt7.4.Vi.,"iO. an increase of
.Tio; taxes n'ss'gnahle to' cpera-
; $"
Itions. $205.fi72.(Ki; uncoUeciahle op
leniting revenue, $1S.1W..'0; operating
' income, $7:10.070.77; au increase of
S2OO.412.70.
; Revenue Increases
For County Noted
Stendy increases in the business nt
the office of the Ine rmmiy clerk
are nrtted in 1 li reports on income
LEAGUE SAM
FOR REPUBLICS
Series of Thirty Draft Con-:
ventions Proposed for
-. ' Discussion
Outlawing of Wars of Con
quest Is Greatest Aim
Of Proposals '
v.JYASHIXGTOX, April 1. ptihli-cat'on-
today of a series of th.rty
drfl' conventions proposed for dis
cussion at Itio de Janeiro this year,
by the jurists commanded by the fifth
Pan-America'n conference to begin
tfodification of American internation
al law revealed a vast tentative pro
ject for reknitting American repub
lics into a cohesive community of sov
ereign itates pledged to solidarity of
policy qnd action aimed chiefly nt
outlawing wara of conquest among
themselvps.
Included in the project is one pro
posed pact banning any grant of ter
ritory 'by the. contracting parties, to
uonAmeHcan states "iMorbids also
even temporary occupation of such
territory by any nation with the pur
pose of exercising sovereignty re
gardless of the will of the republic
whose territory was affected.
"In case of violation of the pro
vision of the preceding articles by
one or more nations;- or, in general,
in ense of menace, offense or acts of
violence individual or collective, com
mitted by those nations with respect
tO"an American republic, the conti
nental solidarity will be affected
thcreTiy and any American republic
may refer the (piestion lo the Pan
American union in order to bring
about an exchange of. views on the
subject,' declares the final clause of
the draft convention on this subject.
Among other provisions designed
to prevent war between the contract
ing parties are conventions to estab
lish new and ,far reaching machinery
j for collection of disputes and plans
for a Pan-American court of interna
tional justice.
TAMPA. Kin.,' April 1. Osborne
Wood today was bn'k home without
a "renter part of the fortune he was
said to have possessed when he went
to Kurope. But as he expressed it, he
was back in the easiest country in the
world in which to make money, ready
to have another whirl at th? Walt
( street whel of fortune which brought
him some t!me ago a fortune vari
ously estimated t around a milTon
dollars.
j The million dollars have vanished
; n -w admittedly into the coffers of
; the gambling resorts, which dot sep
' tions of contin 'U'al Kurope. "Hut f
' srill hsve plenty," AVood told news
paper men upon arriv;ng yesterday
j from Spain aboard the so pping board
j steamship West t'hetae.
His present plans were indefinite
! early today, but he intimated he
1 might I'-ave Tampa today, possibly
for California.
Contraband Booze
POUred IntO (Sink
"
1
i Fifteen Unties of high-powcre, c uilint the Eugene. Klamath Falls ! cording to announcement nt the of
i whiskey, ranging in ipislity from at- cut-off was the subject of a talk t day j fices of the local chamber ti day. The
! leged "Scotch" to hair tonic and de- at the noon meeting of the I.'or.s club: regular week'y luncheon of the ihain
natured alcoh. I were poured into 111" 'by T. ). Ilnssell. construction rii--br will be held nn that date instead
's nk In the rorrid ir of the city hn!t ! gineer with the Minarets nnd Western i of Thursday as it is not feasible l-r
I to.lav, bv W. JiMkins. chief of p i-' railroad with headquarters at Fresn '. a clinnge ot Itinerary for the visitor
lice. Slid John Mncev, rantnin.
i Th. contraband li.niiir rromen's
ihe accumulation of several month".
the police state. Several raids, fist
fights and foot races were' necessary
lo acquire the display.
HERE'S PICTURE
f
Ralph Graves, motion picture comedian with Mack Bennett,
loves modern American Journalism. But while he seems much In
earnest and all that, still It seems to us that there's something
wrong with the picture. Turn to
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NEW YOUK. April 1. Lillian Gish
wore Charles H. Uuell's ring when
"unofficially" eugnged to him as well
as when the eugngement became "of
ficial," lluell has testified. lie. is su
ing the actress to enforce a contract
whereby she was to innkc pictures
for his company.
Miss Uish has denied that nn en
gagement ever existed nnd Duell has
testified that there was nn "unof
ficial" engagement before he was di
vorced; that the engagement became
"official" when he was divorced, and
that later it was broken by mutual
consent. "In June,' 102a," Uuell testi
fied in federal court yesterday, "Miss
Cish and I went to Mrs. Gish nnd told
her that my wife and I were going lo
he 'divorced nnd that nfter that Miss
liiiih and I intended to be married.
. "Did you give her nn engagement
ring?"
"I did."
"Did she ever wear it?"
."She wore it from time to time."
"Did she return it to you?"
"She did, in duly or August, 1024."
.About this time Inspiration pictures
of which Duell was the head, was
being liquidated.
Holdup is April 1
i Joke, Says Student
j e
j William MnrtHl, 040 Ililrard street,
; n student of tho t'niversity of Oreg -n
wlt held up and r bhed of $n0 at the
I point, of a gun several nights a?", he
reported to city police headnuartpr--
ti'dny. After the holdup he encount
ered an officer wearing a star and
claiming to he a deputy slnreff by the!
name of Foster, ti whom he re-php greatest pence time mobilization
ported the case, the jouth declares, j j jiimory. On Monday neit there will
The i ff cer made note of the details j ,e n nn,l parade, including 10 naval
nnd promised to report Wednesday. In: hnnds, followed by other entertain
thls morning's mail the youth received; menm and features each day. The
a letter with six $." hills and an ex- irft wj rcmain at San Francinco n
pin nn I ion tlmt the entire affair was a
hnax even to the officer.
Rail Development
Of Oregon is Told
Itnil development
Oregon es -
rPt'"'V ,,x"n'v' inir''i"''' '" the'
tr.trknge of the Southern I'ncific in-f
nl. Mr. Itussrll who makes His hoiri"
here was one of the engineers on tho.,
'Southern Pacific construction of
the,
Coos Hay line. The I.iotis club will
! hold a business meeting next eiines
Id.y
noon.
FOR APRIL J
,mr witfy
page 2.
CHICAGO, April 1. New affida
vits charging that William D. Shep
herd, under indictment charged with
murder, was the victim of framed tes
timony were taken to the criminal
court today by Shepherd's counsel,
The affidavits to be filed in the
renewal of the plea for freedom on
bail for Shepherd, which once was
denied, dispute the testimony of C.
C. Faimnn, head of ft science school,
who testified he gave Shepherd ty
phoid germs with which the state
charges Shepherd murdered his foa
tor son, William N. JlcClintock, to
get his million dollar estate.
One affidavit, defense counsel said,
was tllat of Herman X. Bundesen
health commissioner of Chicngo, who
made oath that no typhoid or other
germ cultures could be taken from
tho health department without the
knowledge of his two assistants, both
of whom made affidavits that they
did not furnish Fa i man with such
germs.
Local People Plan
To Witness Review
Of two U. S. Fleets
.Several Eugene people are planning
to view the grrnt peace-time mO'
bilizntion of the combined Vnited
Slates fleets, with 31,000 officers and
men. nt San Francisco harbor Sunday,
April 5, announces L. It. Graham, dis.
trictfreight and passenger agent.
"We are having a large number of
requests for Information on this
event," says Mr. firnham. "It will he.
week.'
Chamber Official
Coming to Eugene
i Faul Chigt'-ne, manager of the
! western division of the I'n'ted States,
chamber of commerce, will be n Eu- ;
gene visitor Wednesday, May" ft, oc-!
;,to be uere llie following uny.
is the
announcement. Th
wecklv luncheon :
of the l.ions club that litek will not
be held os the club members have
been invited to meet at the chamber
li heon. .
L
W. Peare Sentenced to
Death on Same Data
For Slaying
Covell Declares Alton Covell '
Is Innocent of
Taking Part :
MARSHFIELD, Ore., April 1. I
Arthur Covell, crippled astrologer.
convicted of first degree murder for
the death of 'Mrs. Ebba Covell, his
sister-in-law, at Bandon In 1923, was
today sentenced by Judge J. C. Ken
dall, at CoauiUe, to hang on May 22.
I. W. Peare, convicted of the mur
der of James Culver, in 2022, was
sentenced at the same time to die on
the time date. Both were brought
fromthe state penitentiary at Salem
to hear the sentence. Both Indicated
they would appeal to the governor for
clemency. Both have lost appeals to
the supreme court.
Covell Speaks
Covell made a statement before
hearing his sentence, declaring that
his nephew, Alton Covell, who is serv
ing a life sentence for the execution
of the murder, which the state charg
ed was planned by Arthur Covell,
was innocent. Tho astrologer suid the
boy took the blame to clear the came
of his father who was arrested after
the murder, adding that the boy felt
it was his duty to do so. Ho declared
that tho confessions made by Alton
and himself wero untrue, nnd that
both were innocent of the crimo aa
charged.
Case Reviewed
Mrs. Ebba Covell, sister-in-law of
Arthur Covell, was the wife of Dr.
Covell, brother of the slayer. At the
time the body was put in the coffin,
and the lid screwed down, the body
was normal in color. Just before bur
ial, however, a woman asked that tho
lid bo raised so that she might put in
a little keepsake. The lid was raised,
and the face of the dead woman was
observed to have a discoloration re
sembling a huge birthmark.
Official investigation wns at onci
instituted. It was finally determined
that death had been caused by am- '
monia. The' dead woman's husband
wns arrested and lodged in jail. No
one suspected Arthur Covell, nor did
anyone suspect Alton Covell, 15-year-old
stepson ot tho victim and son by
a formor wife of Dr. Covell, then in
jail. '
Sister Tells Story
It wan a younger sister of Alton
Covell who finally told the whole
story of the murder.
The crippled astrologer bad planned
the murder for threo months. Ilii
motive was a slight grudgo against
Mrs. Covell. Ho led the boy into It.
Eventually the boy walked up behind
Mrs. Covell as she worked, placed an
ammonia-sosked rag over her mouth,
and held her until she strangled from
the fumes.
Warning to Drivers
Issued by Officer
A finnl warning to automobile drl
vers in Eugene .whose auto iicem."!
are concealed by bumpers was issnei.
by A. II. .Shorten, traffic officer, to
day. Unless the plates are in full view,
snd unobcured by mud or 'lunt a
number of arrests sill be inmh. .tti
Mr. Stiorles. This is in coiupli.'iit-'e
with orders from the Mate traffic 'io
partnicnt. The officer nUo calls slteiitihn lo
ibe suite law prohibiting the plano-i
of more than one unto license pia.a
on an automobile.
j Mrs. II. A. Booth
S Is Critically ill
Mrs. II. A. Ilooth is critically ill at
her home at 1172 Oik street, ncronl
ins lo reports late th's nfternoon.
. .Mrs. r.ontli win. lias iiccn in "inj no
1 the pnst week took a sudden turn for
j the worse todiy. Mcml.ers of th
family ore here.
CRIPPLE m
HANG IY 11
FOH