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Pago Two .Tuesday Evening, April 7, lO'j, BEST FLOATS IN E Harmonica Fad Threatening Saxophone in Portland Now TO EARN PRIZES By K. J. MOORE fCounly School Superintendent) The altitude of tin world tovranl it so-called beroes, ti chinning. The brilliant one, the spectacular, the j;e nius, who had caurht the eulosiuin, the applausa nd the worahip of the populare in former dan la brlns an peraed by the plodder the faithful worker who by peraeveranee and ef fort haa been able to put thing! over by theae very qualities. "Peace hath her victorlea," rins loud in the eitiroats of the world to day. It la followlnt theae premlaea that we are tryins to honor tboae by the bardahipa and eacrificea of pio neers have been able to eecure to their children and those who hare come to lira here, thi great land of beauty and opportunity. Tboae wh. joined the white-winged argonauta of the middle of the paat century sal mads the Pacific coant section the most promising of the great federa tion of atatea, ahould be properly hon ored. Lana county through lta parent teacher aeaoclationa, lt community cluba and lta public achool syntcm la planning for a great demonstration, on Saturday, May 0 in Eugene in honor of the. ploneera who made poa alble what we now enjoy a a com munity. The PloneeTa Hchool Tageant promiaea to be one of the moat inter eating and instrnctivs demonatrationa ver given. It will conalet of a pageant or parade upon the streets In which communities and their achooli will enter for competition floata or aym bohi of the azperlencea of the ploneera in crossing the plalna or in building their homea or aaubliahing themaelvea In the aarly Ufa of the community. Prtaes Ara Planned. Prlaes will ba given for tbeea floats or demonatrationa aa foiiowa: Flrat prlie, beat float $ 78.00 Second prixe, aecond beat ... BO.OO Third prize, third beat float .. 25.00 Fourth prise, fourth beet float 20.00 Fifth prise, fifth boat float.. 15.00 Sixth prixe, sixth beat float.. 10.00 Total $10500 A high school (either public or pri vate) a grade achool in town or In country all In oaa bnUdlng, or a rural achool ahill bt conaidered a contesting unit There ix no limit on the number of floats for each couteedng unit Beat attendence reckoned on per cent of pupils in school In 11ns march ing, or on floats! Flrat prlu .......$ 60-00 Second miss 25.00 In case of a tie, tha prise money to Its divided among the districts in tha tie according to the distance they art from Eugene. The one tha far thest away getting their proportionate Beat collection of pioneer relies. Given only to school aisincu, on aw t 80.00 u r,A -.tI.. . .... 20.00 Third nrlss ................ 1500 lf.,,lh nrlca . ..... 10.00 truth oris 5.00 T 1 hnnid that manv of thess nlo aeer relics may bo contributed to the displsy proposed by the A.-A. U. W. to be sept In a room at the University of Oregon for a permanent historical record. HUtsry Essay Contest. Five splendid memento prizes prop, srly engrsved with winner's names for esaaya from high schools, sggre' gating in value $125.00. ir-lu. .nlAniltrf memento nrleea nron. erly engraved with winner's names ...ah. e.iim th i r r ti nventll and eighth grsdes aggregating in vain uo.uo. A ansshsr of aDvsraad broaasj msrl als will - be fivsn for sassy writ AM. Thess esaaya mast be written on aiar saner, ono slds only, in con testanfa own handwriting. Proper eridit mnat be given for sny quota tton nsed. in the body of the menu script, and shall be judged according to literary excellence, Historic value composition, neatness of writing, Xf'. 1 mm wm r . la Witness a? revlvsl of tha' lowly harmonica mouth organ I In Portland there is a harmonica orches tra. Twenty-threo school boys are membera and their services are In such a demand that It looks like the harmonica Is ambitious to replacs the saxophone. Here are three of the "musicians." Some play alto, oome tenor and one Chinese boy booms a lugubrious bass. provement hare been filed with the county court. The survey wb'eb wj recently completed on this section cf the work on wbirh s contract will soon be let sfter the bidi sre advertised. Courtroom Crowded For Leabo Hearing apelling, grammatical construction, paragraphing, etc. Picture!, graphs and illustration, may be uaed without limit. No limit as to the number of words. It la hoped special prizes may he added to any of the foregoing by In dividuals, clubs, astociutions, etc. Either cash of merchandise, or memento contributions will be glndlr received; but the donors must desig nate for what particular thing they are to be given. A pioneer is defined to be one who came to Oregon prior to the coming of the railroad and who came by wagon or by boat. Also a son or daughter of these parents who is 00 yesrs old or older. Program at Armory. The progrem st the srmory will stsrt promptly at 2:80. It will con sist of the reading of some of the winning eaaaya by the writers, apeclal pioneer music -and impromptu speak ing by tho ploneera telling ex periences, anecdotea and episodes of the "trail" or their early life in tne county. There will alao be repreeentn-' tlona of old time recreations and amusements, like the bam dance, so clala etc. Further Information and publicity will be given as tho project develops. Many of the districts and com munities are already making atren uoua efforta to secure some of these tine prizes and the proapecta ' are bright for a larger attendsnce and better demonatration than we have had at anv previous pageant. A committee rrom tne iiuo oi Commerce will' call on the business men of Eugene enrly next week to secure their subscription to help put this big project over. It will take xtHXI In addition to the $200.00 left over from the 11)17 pageant, which waa put on In furtherance of World war pro jects. Everyone who waa In Eugene at that time knows what It meant, nt that time and all will be willing to contribute toward having It repeated. From preaent indicationa the pioneer pageant will outstrip all others in in tereat and attendance. THREE DEER ARE TO BE LIBERATED TIire deer which have been (nk?n! care of at Lane county fiinun are luj be turned over to the ntnte game lurm and they will be liberated soon, ac cording t Itorinpy Koarh, df puty Htote game wnrden for thin drdtriri. The deputy today received word from r, M, llrowrj, chief s trite game war den, to obtain the animals and take them to the farm. The derr are held by Carl O. Loll, motor route C; Mr. C. A. Davia, Walton; and J. V. Boul ter, Noli. "Toe deer were taken care of after being found as fawn but at they me now nearly a year old they are be coming a nuiKance around the farms and are being turned over to the game commisnion," the deputy stalen. The problem of transporting the deer frjtii the three fnrmn to the game farm ih quite n problem, the deputy tant.'fj, and this afternoon be was busy try ing to decide whether to crate the deer and carry them on the running board or attempt to tie them in the rear of hit car. Chamber Approves Labor Office Fund Resolution requesting that the city of Eugene restore the appropriation to aid in financing the United Atatea Employment aervice were panned nt a meeting of the board of director! of the chamber of commerce Uat night. F. I. Chamhera, president Of the chamber, will present t resolution at the next meeting of the city council Monday evening. Officials of the chamber state that tho employment office la of great aid to the chamber at many inquiries received there from prospective residents aaklog about employment are referred to the labor office. The directors nUo voted on the ap plication! of 40 new membera. The printing of 20,lKX copies of "The Heart of Oregon's Outdoors" was voted. The proposed national monu ment of the Three Pinters was dis cumed. Warrant Sworn out On Peddling Charge Accusing W. G. McCunc of Eugene of violating the city ordinance pro hibiting the selling of goods by sample through a house-to-house chiiv.ihh without payment of a fee and grant ing of a licenso by the city recorder, a complaint was aworn out for Mr. McCtme s arrest in city court this morning. The case Is more In the nature of a test cnac, It was stated nt the city ball. Vol ice have bad considerable trouble in the last few weeks with peddlers and, according to W. G. Jud kins, chief of police, the ordinance either must be enforced or proven inadequate. ', zip when the fishing season opens Wednesday, April accorlng to the opinion of Carey Thomson, proprie tor of the Thomson resort near Vido. Of the eight bruils at the resort sue have been engaged for the opening day, Mr. Thomson says. Many anglers have written in requesting data on fishing and making arrangements for coming. I-'or the neit few weeks there is a long list of sportsmen who have engnged servires for the McKenzie fishing, Mr. Thomson said. 'rhe water in in good condition and it looks like a fine year for the trout," the visitor states. Charges of Theft Made Against Trio Three youths, Ted Baiedeii, Andrew McKinney and William Rrigga were arrested yesterday charged with the theft of mohair from the "Westrope farm northwest of thie city. McKinnev and Buisden are now on parole after convirtion oo check charges. It is ex pected that their porole will be can celled and that they will go to stnle prison to serve their timp, according to county authorities. Ilaisden has three years to pprve and McKinney two years. The mohair la said to hav; been sold for JH3 which wss divided among the trio, llrlggs will hnve u benriug as soon aa a complaint is filed. ROAD MAP IS FILED The mop and field notes of 1. M. Morse, county engineer, on the first sertion of the Crow-Vniighn road im- Many Fishermen to Start out April 15 Indications are for a record num ber of anglers on the upper McKen- TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE Snme as new, AHis Chalmers 5 II. I. 220 v. 3-phane motor. MACK BROS. ELECTRIC) & SPECIALTY CO. 80 W 7th Ave. aS HAY EOK SALE Cheat, oata and vetch. Call 1150-Y. aO FOR RENT Nicely furnished apart ment. 2 bedrooina. University Ants. Phone 115U-Y. ' aO HOUSE l'OR SALE or ircnt.: by owner. Inquire 1172 Jefferson., nl) Hearing of testimony in the cse of the state against Carl Leabo charged with a statutory offense against a young girl continued today before an other crowded clirtroom. The defend opened this morning and late this aft ernoon witnesses were still beini beard. It was the np:nlon of at torneys at the courthouse thu the case might go to the jury before the end of the day although there was a possibility that adjournment would he mnde until tomorrow. The nest case on the circuit docket Is that of the stale against FreJ Spores chargrd with possession i linuor. Charles Hardy Ii attorney for the defendant. John 8. Medley. !ij trict attorney, will prnc".i'.c. Tribute FaidGoIf Course of Eugene i . "Eugene should be proud of its golf course, one of the best on the racific coast for us size, this is tne tribute paid tho Eugene Country club by H. J. Prather of Los Angeles, traveling salesman, who makes this stop twice a year and on his trips over the coast always carries his gdf sticks. The visitor has ployed over many of the courses of the coast and during his stay here this week tried out the Eugene links. Approval of the bond measures n the special election ballot April 13 . will assure people of Eugene a pure water supply adequate for a popula tion of 50,000 in years to come, and at an added expense not to eseeed 25c a month to each water account, de clared C A. McClain. superintendent of the citr water board, at the lunch con meeting of the Rotary club today. Mr. McClain stated that the board had made investigations and bad rec ommended the Huyden bridge project as a result of public demand last year. People were dissatisfied with the Willamette river water, not only because its bacteria test waa lower, but also because expansion was lim ited. The McKenzie project would provide the ten million gallons A day needed 2o years from now, the speaker said. "The people of Eugene will not burden themselves by approving these bonds," said Mr. McClain. "The water board expects to take care of the in creased cost by itt rates, when spread over the 30-year period estimated as tbe life of the pipe, would be only a (light increase over present rates. "If we take the initial step at this time, we will be Assured of a better and purer' water to start with, and one requiring much less chemical to purify." Paul R. Kelty, editor of The Guard, spoke on "Worth While ThiBg and Service." FIRE RUN MADE The roof of a residence At 226 Jefferson street caught fire at noon today and resulted in a call to tbe fire department. The flames had burned through the roof, but were controlled by use of chemical extin guisher. ' W. C. T. U. WILL MEET The W. C. T. U. will meet at. "the borne of Mrs. T. A. Gnrrett, MHK Co lumbia street, Wednesday afternoon. April 8, at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Holt of the biology department of the Univer sity of Oregon will be the epeaker. OFFICE 18 MOVED The office of R. C. Peters, auction eer, have moved from 32 Eighth ave nue went to !VU Willamette street. EXPERIENCED auto mechanic, married, desires permanent posi tion. References. Caro 102 (iuard. oil OVERCOMES KIDNEY TROUBLE WITH ALV1TA "Having heard of your Alvlta Tablets, I came to your store two weeks ago and bought a box of sixty tablets for 1.00 and within one week was absolutely relieved of a long-standing trouble with my kidneys or prostate which necessitated my being up from four to six times during the night. "I can hardly express my appre ciation for the good these tablets have done for me in this regard, I am a man of mature age, but I feel like a young man today I am buying one-lialf dozen boxes cf Alvlta Tablets to give to my friends. (Signed) C. A.. MOTT. 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Many a product you didn't know and might not have trusted, has become intimate to you through the clear ness of advertising. Family standbys in your medicine chest, baking powders, extracts products that might endanger if less than pure you know to be pure because widely advertised. You are sure of their quality where ever you buy. You feel safe in using them in using any -product that invites, through advertising, the test that proves its worth. Your one-time fear is now a willing confidence. ' 28 p Read the advertisements to recognize products 1 that are worthy of your confidence Pro-Mdrat. ' ' "