onds for Gity Improvements are Vitally Necessary now-The McKenzie Water Project is Worthy but can Waii
ity News
THE WEATHER:
OREGON Unsettled, prob-
bly rain tonight and Saturday;
noderate temperature; moder
ite northeast winds. Tempera
ure today: minimum, 44 de
irees. Maximum Thursday, 54.
VOL. 68,
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1923 today's news today
NO. 75
f-reclpitatfon today, .26 of an
nch. Stage of river, 3 feet.
Direction of wind, north.
EDITibN
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Find Employment"
hundred and twenty-fire persons
,1 employment last week through
activities of the United States
LioTUient office, reports Frank L.
Limse, superintendent. The office
continue to operate, despite the
that the city council has with
vn its support, he states, until it
fcliown thnt funds cannot be sup-
1 from some other source. Of the
griming work through the em
inent office, 108 were men and
women. Classifications of the va im
positions, are as follows: Men
tn bauds, 12; orchard workers, 2
enters, 1-; painters, 4; bricklay
1; sliinglers, 1; Inthers, 1; casual
l;ers, 14; common laborers, !
ks, 1; skilled loggers, 14; millin
yard hands, 'JU; machinists, 1;
Listers, 1; salesmen, 1; engineers
firemen, 1. Total 10S. Women
kise workers, 7; waitresses, 7; dwu
hers, 1; bookkeepers, 1; cooks, 1.
al 17. .
Bede to Speak
Things we Think." This nll-inclii-
Ic topic, wnicii will allow consider-
e leaway for the speaker, is tin
iject of un address by E.bert Bede,
It lis be r of the Cottage Grove Sta
ir, who is slated to tell the mem-
of the Eugene chamber of com-
iix-e about our thoughts ut the Uni
on meeting to be held Thursday,
il 16, according to announcement
jy of K. Eugene Chadwick, Becrc-
of the Kugeue chamber. Mr.
ttdwick spoke at the meeting of the
uige Grove chamber lust evenius
inveigled the editor of the Sea
1 to attend a Kugeno chamber
;on and gave him the privilege of
ding his own topic. "That talk
lainly ought to cover lots of voc.1
itory,'' is the cimiuent of the Eu-
ie secretary.
gene Men Enlist
Two Eugene men have been enlisted
the United HtJtes army and will
e fur their ussigued posts, ac-
liiig' to Lawrence Paige, local army
uiting -representative,-, Leon i0l
lias enlist id in the infantry and
gu to Fort Douglas, Utah, for
inning. Walter W. Freeman has al-o
sted ju the inrautry and will go' to
it a I coast to lie assiyued to a
kiment stutioued in that area, is the
rt. The army recruiting office if
tv established in the basement of
courthouse in the office t;f John
rsli, county constable. The office
i formerly maintained at the pust
e buildins but several civil ser-
examinations slated neceHsia'ted
reiuuval of the office to muke wiy
lie holding of these government
mrnd Road Bed
I'hat the road beyond Ximrd is in
'i' condition for motor traffic and
it drivers the advised not to make
' attempt unless they feel lucky, is
report of J. M. MrCaiisland. l
! cniinty piiginer8 off c?, who was
th.it district yetrrdry with Frank
fnnmt. n and J. W. Hubhs. road vie;-
;- Many soft fills make it burd l.r
i'fic, the rugioeer said. The ro;i'l
wers iiitervicwrd Hcveinl Ijni.I
tiers in the vicinity of Hlue liiver
regard to rights of way that are t i
obtained for the Mntra rond work
i!ie highway now under way. A re-
M on thib is now being prepared.
fad Bids Coming
"is for grading of the Crow-Vaughn
d will be called for by the county
'rt within the next 10 days as this
I be the next project to be taken
according to members of the
niy cnurt. About two and one-half
f will be graded on the contract,
announced. Specifications for this
ne are now being prepared at the
of V. M. Morse, county en-
fwr. Work on the grading of the
M west route will be started nb ut
middle of May, Mr. Morse states.
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To Governor Fails to
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Alienation, of Husband's Af
fections Charged by Mrs.
Bozell in Action'
SALEM, Ore., April 3. UPi tt'ith
neither the defendant nor Iier counsel
present in the courtroom the eu't of
Mrs. Alice Bozell charging alienation
of her husband's affections by Miss
Celia liollman, former private secre
tary to Governor 1'ierce, and asking
$10,000 damages, opened in the cir
cuit court this morning, before Judge
L'ercy It. Kelly.
The courtroom was crowded with
spectators, mostly women.
Outlining the plaintiff's case. At
torney Guy Smith charged that Fred
Uozcll and Miss ttolhuun held clandes
tine meetings in the home of Justice
II. J. Bean, of the Oregon supreme
court, where she roomed while living
in Salem; at Taylor's Grove on the
upper S.-intiatu river; at Garibnidi
lieu ell and in Portland.
Detectives Testify.
The testimony of detectives was
alVo introduced to show that on No
vember -t't last, Miss Holhnan went to
l'ortlnnd, met ttuzell there and with
him drove to I'entraliu, Wash., where
they registered in a lintel nud spent
the n:ght in room illtf. Smith said
that Hozell signed the register sim
ply as "1 W. Bowman," and that the
"and wife" that appeared on the hotel
register was placed there by the clerk.
It wan also ch.irged that Hozell itud
Miss Bfilliuaii spent the night of No-
(Contiuued un pige three)
APPEAL OIL CASE
WASHINGTON, April 3. The
Kovprnment will appeal from thfi
decision of the supremo court of
th? District of Columbia, quashing
Indictments returned against Al
bert B. Fall, Edward L. Doheny,
Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L.
Doheny, Jr., 1n the oil reserve
cases.
This announcement wns'mada to
day by United States District At
torney Gordon after a telephone
conversation with .Owen J. Rob
erts of special government oil
counsel at Philadelphia.
Mr. Gordon said Mr. Roberts
would come to Washington within
a few days to note the appeals to
the Distrfct of Columbia court of
appeals.
Should the government lose, the
district attorney said new Indict
ments would be sought on the con
spiracy charge, which has been
lodged against all four of the de
fendants. As to whether the brib
ery charges Involving Fall and the
Dohenys could stand because of
the statute of limitations he would
not volunteer an opinion.
Chapman Case is
In Hands of Jury
HARTFORD. Conn., April 3.0P)
The case against Gerald Chapman,
mail looter, accused of the murder of
a policeman in a Xew Britain store
robbery wat given to the jury this
afternoon.
The court explained that the jury
could return any one of four verdicts
against Chapman first or second de
gree murder, manslaughter or acquit
tal
DAMAGES AH
SOUGHT FROM
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Alienation Suit
Tooth-Brushing -Monks
and Fish
That Flirt Found
NEW YORK, April 3. Fish that
flirt and climb trees, monkeys that
brush their teeth every meal and birds
that Bleep upside down, are a fewof
the animals described last night by
Carveth Wells, K. R. G. S., ciplorcr,
in a lecture reciting his six years of
adventure in the jungles of the Malay
peninsula.
The tree climbing fish comes out of
the water to play on the beach.
"When you tickle its tummy it
swells up with air and bounces about
for silver happiness," said .Mr. Wells.
Another funny freak is the flirting
fish, the only swimming animal known
to have a genuine wink. This coquet
tish creature is known as the pcrio
pathalmus sihloserii, which is Greek
for "eye winker."
Mr. Wells told of a live teddv bear
(Continued on page two)
HALKM. Ore.,, April 3 A. X. Motm
berger, Wilhnncltc valley southern
railway agent at Monitor, Ore., uea
here, was instantly killed and Mr.
Moshbergcr was severely injured at
0:2."5 o'clock this morning, when their
nutiimobile wns run down by nn Ore
gon Electric car on the branch line
between Woodburn and East Wood-
! burn.
I Their baby, who was also in the
j aiitomohile, was prnct'cally unhurt,
j The Mnshbcrger family was driving
i south and the electric car whs travel
ing west at a rate of 10 miles an
hour or lens, aerordins to the motor
man, J, E, Judy. While there is a
goal view of the railway in both di
rections when a highway vehicle Is at
some distance from the trnekM, it U
said a ani;ill garage obstructs the view
m the vehicle ue.irs the ti'Hcks, and
this is believed to have caused the
iM-tvtb nt. The motorman said he look
id in ho lli directions as his car ap
proached the crossing and saw no
vehicle approaching, but suddenly ns
he was up' n the crossing, saw the
automobile not more than 30 feet
ahead.
At the -hospital this afternoon,
where Mrs. Moshberger was hastened
after the accident, it was believed sh
would recover. Ai first she uppeared
to, have a hrnkrn back, but although
an X-ray has not yet been taken, it
is not believed the back was frac
tured. Mr. Duell Says
He was Engaged
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XEW YORK, April 3. Under per
jury charges as a result of testimony
which he care in his suit to compel
Lillian Gish to make pictures solely
for b'.s company and also facing dis
barment proceeding. Charles If.
Duell hns issued a statement terming
himself "the world's worst witness"
and reiterating that he and Miss Gish
had been engaged.
Although a lawyer hime!f, Duell
stid that he was "utterly paralyzed
and benumbed' while on the witness
stand. It was while he was under
cros examination that Federal Judge
Mack dismissed the suit, ordered
Duell held for perjury and announced
debarment proceedings will be Insti
tuted. Archbishop is
Better Today
roRTEAXD, Ore,, April 3.
Archbishop Alexander Christie, ser
iously ill at St, Vincent's hospital, was
considerably Improved over night. It
was reported today at the hoip taL He
! slept we'l and showed signs of in
creased vitality, attendants said.
FOREST FIRE
"I Thought it Was Out," is
Called Poorest Excuse
For Woods Blase
W. P. Osborne of District
Forest Office is Speaker
At Session
"Of all find excuses for letting a
forest fire get away, the saddest is 'I
thought it was out,' " declared W. I
Osborne, fire chief of the l'ortland
district forest office, in speaking on
abandoning firea after they were out
at the rangers' conference In Eugene.
The session closed today after the
visitors had met for four dnys, when
the conference was originally planned
for only three,
"Similar thoughts cost thousands of
dollars a year," he continued. "The
last spark is difficult to find and dies
hard. On all large fires, one man
should hunt over ecry, sector at leaat
once a day for four or five daya after
the last spark Is found. The' risk
here, it mu9t be remembered, is 10 to
100 times as great as on the average
patrol route along trail or road."
Errors Are Cited
Coinmun errors that are still of
frequent occurrence In fighting the
fires were outlined by the speaker as
follows: "Failure to start for a fire
immediately if a man thinks more of
comfort thun his job, let Dim choose.
Failure to attack at 4 o'clock a. in.
violates the first Inw of fire fighting.
Failure to have suitable equipment or
(Continued on page two)
Announcement will bo mado this
evening at the benefit dance of
the American Federation of Arts
that the, state Daughters of the
American Revolution have contrib
uted $1000 for the proposed mu
seum to bo .erected for the Uni
versity of Oregon. Mm. GeorRe
T. Gerllnger, who la bending the
campaign for funds, Is achcduled
to tnake this announcement among
other gifts that have been received.
The federation will give the
benefit dance In tho Woman's
gymnasium and a muplcnle In
Alumni hall tonight at the wo
man's building to open the cam
paign.
Hie muKlcale will start at 8
o'clock and tho dance at 9:15.
A number of priceless objects of
art and paintings brought back
by Mrs. Murray Warner from her
recent trip to China will be on ex
hibit In Alumni hall. This Is the
only time these objects will he on
exhibit until a place Is provided
In the new museum To display
them.
Mr. Dawes is Made
Member of "40-8"
CHICAGO, April a. Vire-presi-dent
Charles O. I'swcs war made a
member of the "40 sod 8" honor di
vision of the American Legion yes-
terdsv. He responded by contribute
ing $1,000 to the endowment drive
launched recently by the Atneri.-an
Legion.
CHIMNEY KILLS ELEVEN
Il Eft LIN, April 3. A newly con
structed chimney at Uoehlen, near
Lfcpslc, suddenly colbpaed today
killing 11 men.
SESSION
Opens
Mr. . Weeks Has Been Con
fined to His Home For
Past Several Days
No Intimation of Serious
ness of Situation Given
Until Today
WASHINGTON, April 8. (XP)
The condition of Secretary Weeks
who 'is suffering from thrombrosis
was described as "entirely satisfact
ory" late today ntter Jus physician had
concluded a thorough medical exam
ination. The examination disclosed that the
paralysis previously noted had af
fected tho secretary's left arm only
below the elbow and that he was re
covering use of his fingers.
. WASHINGTON, April 3.UP)-
Secretary John W. Weeks of the war
department, is ill with thrombosis.
.Ths war secretary has beeu eou-
fined at his home for several days but
there had been no intimation that he
was seriously 111 until his physicians
today announced the case.
Statement Is Issued.
Dr. Ii. L. Hardin, Mr. Weeks pay
sician, issued a statement today say
Ing that the secretary on the morning
of April 1 had a "thrombosis of one
of tho small brunches of the middle
cerebral artery" which had produced
weakness of the muiclea of the left
arm,, but that no other symptoms
had resulted. The statement added
that Mr. Weeks "should bo out iu a
short time.1'
Mr. Weeks, who is approaching his
sixty-fifth year, hns not been in ro
bust health for some years. Ho re
turned to his offico early thi-a week
after a two weeki' vacation in Florida
and subsequent visits in other south
ern states. He appeared at the time
of his return to be enjoying improved
health.
Has Been Active.
In the interval since be returned
he has been exercising bis functions us
secretary of war. Taper dealing with
important war depnrtment buninois
still were being aent to bis reaidence
today for bis consideration.
Itecause of his health, however, the
war secretary in agreeing last month
to continue as secretary of war In the
Ooolidge cabinet did so with tho tin -derstnmling
that he would return to
private li f o if his physical condition at
that lime required a lessening of pay-,
sical exertion. .
Thrombofifl is an obstruction of
the blood circulation by a clot, wbirh
in this case apparently hai lodged in
the brain. A stoppage of any pnr
ticular proportiona there wom'A have
immediately fate) reaults and even In
s milder form might rauae paralyi5.
Japanese Planning
Ship Construction
TOKIO. April a. The Japanese
navy department today announced
plans for the construction of 'i'Z war
ihips with a total tonnage of l-'UtOo
to include eight first clsaa crtiier,
three second claws cruisers, ten de
stroyers and so airplane mother ship.
The ministry of war Is sending
seven experts to Km nee, five to
America, three to Kngland and threp ,
to (Jermsny during the next three
years to investigate the development
of new weapons.
Salem Loses in
Consolation Game
CIUCAOO, III., April .1. Salem.
Ore., high school lost to fort Smith,
Ark., in the conciliation filial of the
national high srhoot basketball tour
nament here today. The score was
2.1 to 22.
SECRETARY OF
IR REPORTED
SERIOUSLY ILL
Madame De Pasquali,
DOCTOR TESTIFIES
THAT HE BELIEVES
JAZZ GIRL IHSJUIE
RAN FRANCISCO. April 8. OP)
Dr. Fred T. Clark, mpdlenl up-
orlntcndent of tho ulnte hospllnl for
llio insane nt Stockton, consldors
Horolliv Ellineson In'snne, he testi
fied tndnjr nt the unnlly lienrlnit of
the 17-year-old dlrl who killed her
mother in the bedroom of their home
Inst January nfter n hented discus
sion of the girl's night life.
Girl Doesn't Faint
The girl snt calmly as her mcntnl
makeup was dissected. She got
through the morning without fnlnt-
ing. though she was weak nnd tearful
at the noon recess.
Dr. Clark was preceded on tho wit
ness stand hr Dr. Ororgo Ordnhl,
clinic psychologist connected with the
Nonomn state home for defectives.
lie detailed the results of psychologi
cal tests of - Miss Fllingson. lie
termed her reactions "Impulsive, and
said that persons of her typo were
"likelv to act wilhout deliberation,"
but he added that the Intelligence
tests hnd demonstrated Mint she wns
not feeble minded, nor a moron, hut
showed "n high average of intelli
gence." Telia of Interview
Pr. Clnrk. relntlng an interview
with the girl nt the county Jail said
she displayed no more, reticence re
garding affnlrs "of nn Intimate na
ture," than If she were discussing the
bill of fare for dinner.
This amused llio spectators. Pome
of then Inughed outright nnd Judge
I.oiiderbock had about fit! persons
ejected. He threatened to clear the
courtroom if thero wns a similar out
burst.
State Recreation
Commission Named
SAT. KM, Ore., April ll.-flnvnrnnr
Plerco yeatord.iy appointed the.
Btutn rocrcitliin commission nnd
having an Its purpose) tho giving
of ndvlco and nsBislnnce In roere
n'lonnl projects nnd physical edu
cation. It la a voluntix r organlxu
tlon and no pay la received by the
momberB.
Tho members are: John C. Hen
derson, Portland, dlreitnr of com
munity service; V. A. Kenrns, ath
letic director at Orecon Agricul
tural College, John K. Dovnrd, Uni
versity of Oregon, O. A. KrU, city
manager :it Astoria; Fred Klddli',
Inland ('Ity. past slittn commander
of tho American Legion, Miss Cur
in Di'Keinark, Portland, and Marsh
all N. Demi, Portland.
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Noted Singer, Dies
OMAHA, Neb., April 3. Madame
Pernlce Do I"asquull, fnmout Amert
can opera singer, died at 4:10 o'clock
thia morning at Ixrd Lister hospital
here whore she wai taken March 23
with pneumonia.
No pbysirinns were, with her when
sho expired. Although her condition
hnd been critical since her admittance
to the hospital, danger waa not
aonsed until shortly before the end.
A Catholic priest administered last
ritca.
Rallied Yuterday
Death was caused by complications
of influenr.n and pneumonia, according
to her physicians. Bha rallied yester
day morning and 'complete rocovery
waa expected.
The relapse came last night and
one of her phyaicinna stayed with her
until 1 a, ni., at Il;.'i0 a. m. interns
administered oxygen and tho famous
singer asked for the priest.
Tho diva was conscious up to the
moment she expired and died peace
fully, telling her manager, Joy Clark,
"1 am afraid thia ia the end, Clark,
goodbye."
Body to Boston
Clark will take the body east to
night nnd the singer will bo burled
near Host on.
Madams lie 1'aniunli waa a Bos
(Continued ompjge three)
crilCAHi), April .1. -UP) -Circuit
j Judge Williim M. Hrothera refused
today lo entertain a niolhin to admit
I t" hail William !. Shepherd charged
with nun iter. C'lijrf JuMii e Hopkins in
; the criminal court twice prevlou--ly
refusid bail pleas.
Judge Kroiheis up' n motion being
made by Attorney William S.-olt Ste
wart, repn'scnting Sheheril who is
under inilictiiH nt charged will) the
murder of bis filler son, Witlimn N.
Met 'lintock, sttid he was not dinptirful
t;i iiciir the bjil million without con
ferring with Chief JuMice Hopkins.
Shepherd was D'-t in court when
the motion was heard and State's At
torney Crowe delayed the matter !,y
itnist!ng tlnlt.tlie ilefi'tuhilit bo hr:;!!,;1:'
from jail.
Judge Itrotliers finally deferred th.'
h'aring until '2. p. In., to allow time lo
confer with Chief Justice llopkiiiS,
fflE.DE POll
JUSTICE HITZ
ISSUES ORDER
UPON PETIT!
California - Orient Line of.
Shipping Board Held.
Up by Order
Petition Filed by PacifioK
Mall Company Line, One '
u. Of Bidders
WASHINGTON, April 8. OP) A't
temporary Injunction blocking aale ot
the ahlpplng board'a California-Orient
line, waa isaued today by Justice HIM '
of the District of CoAimbla supreme
conrt, ,
The Injunction waa issued on peti
tion o( the (Paciflo Mall company,
which now operates the line and
and which waa an unsuccessful bid
der for lta purchase against the Dol
lar interests. ,
Reasons Cited 'i
In lta petition the Pacific Mall com
pany contended that the board's de
cision to sell the five vessels to the
Dollar company, decided on after a
bitter row among board membera and
by a majority of one, was illegal for.
many reasons.
Such a snlo, the petitioner declared
would seriously disrupt Its business.
I( was alleged also that the Pacific
Mail had not been given ample oppor
tunity to bid for the ahlps.
The action of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company was filed after
scvoral days of conferences in which
the company's officials . and counsel
canvassed the entire situation result
ing from the acceptance by tho board
of the cash bid of the Dollar Interests
and rejection of Pacific Mall part
cash, part deferred payments bid. ;
Board Casta Vote
The board meantime went on rec
ord yesterday as holding that no legal
barrier could lie against the Bale, de
claring by a vote of 8 to 3 that there),
waa nothing' to refer to the attorney
general for an opinion. Such an opin
ion waa Bought by Vice-Chairman
l'lummcr, ono of the opponents of the
snlo In a formal motion.
The board similarly Is expected tot
decline to accept service In the In
junction proceedings, but final decis
ion on that point probably will rest
with Attorney General Sargent. Pa
cific .Mail counsel contend that the
government should acquiesce in the
suit on the ground that audi broad
questions are involved thnt It will ha
in the public interest to have a defi
nite court rilling.
MR. O'CONNOR SPEAKS
WASHINGTON, April 8. Chair-J
man O'Connor of the shipping board
saiil today he personally would favot
termination of the operating contrnct
with the Pacific Mail Steamship com- i
pany for the fire ships iu the Call- 1
fornia Orient line if tho injunction
sought by that company to prevent
their sale to the Dollar interests
should he mndo permanent.
EFFECT SAID SMALL
SAN' FUANCISCO, "April 3.
Granting of an injunction teinpnrarily
halting th ship sale lo Washingt-m
will have no seri"ns effect, acconliu
to Herbert Fleisliliueker, cipitali,
on the plans of the, K.ihert Doll.ir
Steamship company, to operate the
route' affe ted.
FlriKiiharkcr, who hf interested in
the Dollar company said today:
"Tiie sale of the -vi-uhpIs was an
h'-MC-l, above IhuiiiI transaction, "'I'd
1 do not si-e how it can he set n- de
on any leg.il ground whatever. Tae
).oHrd railed for a cash bid and tli.it
was tjie sort of n bid lloit the Dollar
iiuiiany gave."
Mrs. Ii. A Dooth is
. Reported Quite ill
Lute this nftTrnoMn th condition
of Mm. it. A. Uonth, who li.m hwn
'.rilicMlly ill at her hum.', 117- (iik
!i.!r-.'ft fr the pnsi vct'k, was report-
(I to le still wry n"r.oui nltlioiuh
; ttiori wnn si. nit? Hitlil Iinproi-iiiirttt
: over lirr critical cinlitifu of mt
j WodiH'iiirty.