The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, April 09, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textpublic Duty and the Public Safety Demand That the McKenzie Water Project Bonds.be Carried-Vote for Them City News THE WEATHER or.y: Fair tonight and Friday, except cloudy near-tho wst. Moderate temperature; ,lght northeasterly winds. Tern, peratur. today: Minimum, 42 degrees. Maximum Wodnenday, ., precipitation today, none. Stige of river, 3.4 fee:. Dlr ,1c. of wled, north. HOME EDITION VOL. 68 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, AFRIL 9, )25 PRICE ON STREETS 3c; ON TRAINS A Nil NEWS STAM'S rc. NO. 80 ft- i Kill Tot Wanders i learchint party of about 40 Jiosfi'M en. including George P.2r chief of police, and Herbe.t ! CoI member of the city council, urned out last evening when it was Sod .hat two-year M bKU ' , dauebter of Mr. and Mrs. It. C. K say of Landax, was missing from ,1( home of her grandparents, Mr. .ml A Mi" o Kirst "D(1 E ,reC" . Kelsay and the little girl had siting for. few days in Spring Ml The little tot was last seen just dark going rll on "mt rtrt. She was found by F. H. Wal ler eujitfin? n imP'oinPtu vl91t st u borne of Mrs. William Ganti at g-30 o'clock in the evening, after an i0ar and a half's searching, during ,hioh the mm scoured the town and He country from Springfield nearly to Coburg. The youngster had evl dtntlr plad about, going on Fir.-t ,treet to F, and back to E between Fourth and Fifth, stopping at the Gsntx home. Mrs. Ganti was trying lo Cd out from her little guest who ,he a when the searcher arrived to tike her borne. Juak Unearthed The recent prehistoric relics un Mrtbed in Egypt have nothing on the discoveries mode by one Eugene gard ener when spading up bis back yard preparatory to starting his garden, .wording to Arthur 1. Moses, 002 Fifth avenue west. When his spade Btrtick some hard substance iu the irouml, the gardener had visions of a treasure chest or ancient pottery Mmiilea. Digging farther he un earthed the fullowing: a bushel box Oiled with cracked dishes, hardware is rest variety, plate glass anil tin am, several silver spoons, knives and forks, cement building blocks, children's toys and a wornoilt Ford carburetor. "I hadn't any idea so much stuff could be hidden in a per mit's back yard," commented Mr. Moses, "but 1 am satisfied that some of it was prehistoric. Among one of the instruments I picked out of the kitchen collection was a beer bottle opener." Land Given County Nearly all rights-of-way for the Crow-Vaughn route huve been ob tained and bids on this project will be allied for within the next 10 dnys, is the report todny of Clinton lhlrd, county commissioner. All rights-of-wny vere given without cost to tlu coun ty. One property owner mentloued by Mr. Hurd gave a right-of-wny 50 feet vide and about a mile lung strnigbt through his property and this was highly appreciated by the county imirt. "It is nil good bottom I ami bo," the commissioner said in telling of the fine couperution met with in that district. The Crow-Vaughn route 'ur about three miles hns r 11 been sur )ed, .Mr. Hurd said. dog Licenses Issued Une county dog owners are show is, a fine response to the call of the nanny court that licenses must be obtained, is the report today from the ice of the county clerk. NcHrly 1W licenses were issued yesterday od today ,t ,ie clerk's office. To "wrow it He day ,t by the court fr the starting of action against ""licensed dogs and this recent or d" will take effect exactly as an oced, is the edict of the court. It proposed to start deputies out to """i up roaming dogs or cite own ers of unlicensed dogs t0 appear and answer. "rket Board to Meet To discui. plan, (or exlerj,ion " the Producers Tublic Market to "" present congestion a meeting , " m,rk" board will be held next w"ly afternoon at the office of co d A' T" " 'he courthouse, ac-' 0,(1 "t to snnouncement today. The """m'"' will later meet with the "' court fr , maUTnce oa t,e I IT ; Th markn borJ W t I'r"nk 3lar,ow- cirnan. Wh , ' lltn,f Vl"ak nl "-'. ,,," I-oc"1 interested In the M to aed lhe toird meeting, " " announced. e Boo.7Ii7. 'J"t0 Sut,! ""telmen-i ""hue t In I . " o Une county i, indicated t 'T' Lur" C"" for ""' . ,,p",Ci"'i0D h""-' a ' atlortlan,,; "Slip , a, rou can, , couple of those l"d. our lo"l'Off lM ! it you have them "tufac ,,:;""'", ' "' Ku'n- , U"d m,kin ,M" 'or ' P''r;.o.e,, acrording to J. A. 'n--'ied on page fire) Thompson Arrested OFFICIALS OF STATE OFFICE REFOSETDACT District Attorney Swears Out Compl.aint. And Causes Arrest Asks That Bonds in Case Be Set at $6,000; Second Charge is Made , SALEM, Ore., April O.Chircncii W. Thompson, former cashier in th state treasury office who Moudny evening pleaded guilty to larceny of $031 of public fund 8 and was sen tenced to two years In the stute penitentiary and then paroled by Judge Percy R. Kelly, at a special evening session of the court, Is under arrest here nguin today cbnrged with the further larceny of $3000 from the treasury upon a complaint sworn out by John II. Carson, district attorney, Carson this morning swore out 'the complaint and warrant, following the refusal of the state treasury officers to sigu a. criminal information making the j: barge. . Officials Refuse. Yesterday afternoon the district at torney prepared and submitted to the state treasury office fur their igna ture on information charging Thoinp son with embezzlement of $3000, but the signature was refused. Last evening Thompson was taken iuto custody on an open charge and was held under guard ot a local hos pital. Today he was being examined by a physician and if bis condition justifies it he will be removed to the county jail. Mo is said to be suffering from a nervous breakdown. Bond Request Filed. The district attorney has filed a re quest that Thompson's bond be set at $0000. 'C. R Kav, 8t.it? treasurer, this morning, justified his refusal to sign the information against Thompson on tbp ground that the defalcations took .place under previous ndminisirarionii. and that he did not wish to appear as persecuting Thompson, whom he let out of employment when be took of fice. Me ao caid thst he did not hnve personal knowledge of. tbe al leged embezzlement, nnd that any in formation to that effect would have had to be sworn to by Mr. Hamilton, who discovered the shortage. District Attorney Carson today called grand jury to reconvene at 10 o'clock tomorrow." Springfield Relief Commission Files Its Annual Report SrniNGFIEU, April 0. Special) The activities of the Central Kelief committee in Springfield which cared for JO familiea in Springfield during the winter, have been brought to a close, with the making out of a re port by the committee and the audit ing of the book. Diaburnementa amounted to JI33.W. according to the atateinent. The balance for tbe com munity chC5t fund. $!K).C2, waa part of this amount, W.78 waa furnished in cash by organizations and civic groups, and $.'! bv individual dona tion. A total of fUVJ baa yet to be rained. The average coat of caring for each of.the 1(1 families waa J14.5S. Child ren cared for numbered GS, of whom 20 were enabled lo continue tbeir school work by being clothed and fed by the committee. Th number of persons cared for, including both children and adulta waa 81 Christmas baskets and toys for children were furnished to 1- fam ilies each civic organization beiog as signed one family. Central Oregon . Rail Order May Be Issued Soon rOKTLAND, Ore., April 0. Con fidence was eipressed here by J. M. Devers, assistant attorney-general for Oregon, that the interstate commerce commission within the next 00 dnys will issue an order requiring the rail ways now touching the 'outer limits of interior Oregon to build an east to west line from Burns to Bend, from Bend to a connection with tbe Southern Pacific's Eugene-Klamath Falls c,ut-off and from Klamath Falls to Lakeview. Devers has just returned from Washington, where he argued the ir sues raised by the Oregon public serv ice commission to compel the railway construction desired by communities and interests now without transpor tation facilities. EUGENE OBJECT OF E Provisions of-the proposed city or dinance to provide for the appoint ment of A city planning commission were announced today by S. M. Cal kins, city attorney. This ordinance will be presented at the meeting to be held at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium this evening sponsored by the Fed eration of Womens organisations. Speakers will be F. L. Chambers, R. A. McCully, Carl C. Wasbburne, W. R. Willcox, Miss Mozelle Hair and Mrs. J. Bishop Tingle. Mayor K. B. Parks will preside. Tbe proposed commission will con sist of t.vc members, the ordinance Htntes, these to bo appointed by the city council. One member shall represent the chamher of commerce, one chosen at large, two shall be named from nomi nations of lhe men's service clubs of the city, and one to be decided later. The mayor, city attorney and city en gineer will be ex-officio members of. (Continued on page two) 1 . . Rail Schedules Are Suspended By Commission WASHINGTON, April 0. Sched ules filed by the St. Paul; Great Nor thern and Northern Pacific railroad proposing abolition of the export rates on grain from Montana to Pa cific coast ports were suspended to dny by the interstate commerce com mission until August 21, pending in vestigation. Cancellation of the export rat would have resulted in sharp in creases and would have become ef fective April 23. As an illustration of advances, the commission said the rate for Billings to Sent tie would have been advanced from Xic per bund rod pounds to 40ic, which Is the present non-export rate. William E. Turner Succumbs to Illness William Kdward Turner, 72, died today at h'a borne at 1WI Monroe street, Mr. Turner leaves a widow, Mrs. Klla Turner, two daiibter and three sons, as follows: .Mrs. S. 11. rtchmeid ing. Mits Grace Turner. Charles Tur ner, (). I Turner, and h. C. Turner all of Kugene, snd 14 grnnd'hildren. He is also survived b a brother, J M Turner, C'hico, Cal.; and a sis ter. Mrs. M. K. Shute, Wichita, Kan. Mr. Turner waa a member of the Itaptist church, and the I. O. O. K. lodge of Ksterville, Iowa. He baa been a resident of Kufene fur the last ail yean. Kuneral services will be held from the Vestcb chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Ji'v. C. K. Dunham. Iiaator of tbe Vint naptist church, in cbre. In:erment will be in the I. O. O. F. eeroeter. SB'- BAND CONCERTS SIXTY SINGERS El Chamber of Commerce Pass es Resolution Endorsing ; Movement Local Firms Contribute to Fund to Sponsor Week ly Programs CONCERT CONTRIBUTORS First- National bank. V. S. National bank . .$25 . 25 Schaefers Brothers 2' McMorran & Wasbburne.. 25 Osburn Hotel 23 Kugene Guard 25 .1. C Penney company... 25 Bank of Commerce 20 Stien Brotliera 20 Public band concerta for Eugene will be held agnin this summer and the first step toward thia movement was tnUen todny when the Eugenp chamber- of commerce passed a reaiy- lution endorsing the movement and announcement was made that many lo cal firms uud individuals bad contrib uted to tbe fund to finance the aeries, Tbe Kugene Guard last summer sponsored tbe bsnd concert plan for Eugene and was instrumental in raia Ins; the funds to defray the expense incurred. Tbe Guard is again giving support to the concert program plan. The following is the resolution passed nt the chamber of commerce luncheon meeting todny: "Whereas, There is under consid eration by the citizens of Kugene a proposal by the Odd fellow band that it give a aeries of outdoor con certs in tills city at suitable intervals during the coming summer, and Whereas, The Odd Fellows band proposes and offera to donate free of all charge the aervices of its mem bers for the purpose of these con certs, asking only that a fund suffi cient for necessary expenses of the enterprise be raised by popular sub scription, and "Whereas, It is the sense of this chamber that outdoor concerts by so competent an organization as the Odd Fellows band will constitute this com ing summer, as they did last summer, a popular, wholesome and educative attraction for all our people, there fore be it ' Resolved, That the Eugene cham her of commerce expresses hereby its appreciation of the generosity of the Odd Fellows bsnd and Its mem her in offering their free services for these concerts, and be It further "Itesolved, That the Eugene cham ber of commerce extenda its cooppra tion and cordial endorsement to the campaign proposed to be' made among our people for subscriptions in t fund to defray the necessary eipen sea of such a series of concerts," . Banker Will Take Longview Position 1. I. Goodrich, formerly cashier nd director o. the Fint National batik of this city, will soon make bis home at Longview, Wash., according to word rvccivnl by local bankers. The Anglo-London and Paris bank of San Francisco with which Mr. Good rich hat been cnnneetAd -sine leaving here about two years ago, has taken over a bank at tbe new WaMbittgton lumber city sod Mr. Goodrich will be in charge, is the report received from the south. Mr. Goodrich recently re tinned from the board of dire, tors of the First National bank of this city. 0 JGENEANS FfiOM EUGEN AGAIN PLANNED Again Presentation to bo Made at ; St, Mary's Catholic iy- Church Tomorrow Entire Cast to Make Trip To Portland For Radio Station KGW Sixty singers aiy! musicians of Eu-J gene, members of the cast of "The Seven Last Words of Christ" to be presented by the choir of St. Mary's Koman Oatholic church tomorrow, Good Friday, evening will broadcast the presentation from radio station KGW of the Portland Oregonian Snl unlay evening, April 23, according to announcement-todny of Hugh Winder director. The entire cast will make the trip to Tortlnnd and the following day Sunday, April 20, they will present the cantatn at tho high masa. at the I'ortlnnd Cathedral starting at 0:45 o'clock.. . . , , , Fine Talent Inoludod. Tbe Good Friday cantata which will be presented at St. Mary's church here tomorrow evening has been in preparation for the past several weeks and some of the best musical talent of local etiurch choirs and the University of Oregon as great artists are included in the cast. Tho sacred cantata will start M 7:1(0 o'clock nnd an invention to the public to 'attend haH been extended, .Mr. Winder statcB. Tho appeornnco of the organization at the Portland Cathedral and the radio broadcasting will be great benefit to Eugene indi cating the large number of talented singers and musicians in this com munity, the director said. -Cast Is Given. The following Is the cast: Guest Artists. Mildred Baldwin, soprano:' Johanna James Ellis, soprano; John Benrdsley, tenor: John Siefcrt, tenor; Frances (Continued on page five) DECLARED BETTER KmiXGKIF.M April 0. (Spec inl That the bottom point In the curtailment of the f r lumber manu facturing districts went of the Can eddea ban been reached, and tho fu ture will bring a gradual improve ment, in the belief of W. C.' Itiiegnit of I'ortlaiul, executive secretary for (be Ixo a I legion nf Loggers and Lumbermen, who nddreHied the men of the Springfield Jtootli-Kelly mw mill at U:4.'t o'clor k today. Mr. Hucg- iits gave a mrvey of the gmrral lumber market conditions, and attri buted the present four and five-day working week throughout Waibing (on and northern Oregon to lack of activity in the basic industries, u h a Iron and steel, cool, textiles and the like. He pointed out that the (,'hirngo, Milwaukee and Ht. Tsui railroad bun just passed into tbe bands of ft re ceivership, and that spring came on so suddenly that farmers who would ordinarily be occupied In making im provements on their building have turned to putting Iu rrips. Mr. Ituey nitz expressed the belief that lumber conditions would improve with the stabilizing of the other industries, and referred to the s'ateiiipnl of some authorities that a f.ve-day week might he possible by May X. TO BROADGAST Jury Finds Dorothy Ellingson Insane j ii V I 1 Season of Construction In National Forest Will Be One of Much Activity With the biggest season of con struction and improvement starting nlniost simultaneously in all sections of the Cnscade national forest next week, nnd American Korea t week Hcheduled tor April 27 to May 3, the local office of the forest is swamped with preparations f-jr the varied ac tivities. Work on the South Fork road will be started by Smith L. Taylor, dis trict ranger at McKenzie bridge, be fore Muy 1. Five miles of highway will be built this year over the stretch cleared last year, and five mitra In addition will be cleared. Maintenance work on the five miles of road al ready built will firt be carried on. ('. n. McKarland, ranger at Oak ridge, expocla to atart maintenance work on the road above Ookridge nt once, and carry on inspection work at Moulder grade and some construc tion work toward the summit. H. J Premier Ilerriot Given Confidence By Chamber Vote PAHIS, April 0. M The rham lipr of (l.puti.s lonisht viptnl ronfi-ilem-i- in thf Ilerriot fuernmrnt -III lo 212. I'AlilS, April O.-im-Vmm'n llrrrlot, suildrnly assuming t lie of fiv in I lie ihaiulii'r of ilopntirs todny mails swoi-ping charg-os of fault)- aclminlntnilion of th treasury SKSiDSt every government sint-e the armistire, I. laming them for the pres ent (inancinl crisis. Mr. Kruttschnitt To Retire May 31 XKW VOItK. April 11. Julius Kmttrhnitt, rhnirmiiii of the lnj:iril of ilirei tors nn.l of the executive mm-niili'-e of the Southern I'scific com pany, anoouuciMl todny that he wouM retire on Muy .'II under the pension rule uf the, company. .Mr. Krultschuilt is In his seventy firit year ami hns h"en In Ilia servie nt the SoulVru I'scific line rontin nous'i for forly-eiiht jenrs. Ills re- lirement will nmrk the passing from. active rnilnutd life of one of the most nwtuhle figures in country's transpor tation history ' Dorothy Elllhoaon f t: Kngles, ranger nt Reserve, will clear five miles of the Fall creek road this summer. Heconatructiun of n section of the McKenzie telephone lino will begin next week, and material for tbe work has already been ordered. Itecoiuiaisanco crews consisting of n group of forest majors, iu the Ore gon Agricultural college school of forestry will operate nv Fall creek starting May K, and another group from the district for at office nt Port land will work in Salt creek early In (be month. Construction of n ' new powder house ot Oakridge by ('. H. McFnr Iftnd, ranger, will stnrt next Monday. Surveying of 21 miles of territory on the South Fork of the McKenzie river for the proposed detailed lay out of the McKenzie recreation unit, (Continued from page five) Lawrence T. Harris Is Appointed on School Committee 8AI.E.M, (Ire., April fl. (ieorite 11. Alden, rlian anil ncting president of Willamette univer.lty; l,:ivvrenre T. Harris of Kugene, former justice of the state supreme court, nnd lir. C. .1. Smith nf I'oriliinil were todny ap pointed by (ioverr.ir Pierce n mem hers of n conmitlce to Investigate Hie course of study Iu Oregon high school nnd report at the l!r.'7 session of the legislature. A joint resolution pro viding for Mich a committee wis in troduced in tha; legislature by Senator Kddy of Itoacbuig, after fnilure of the house In pj his bill to chntige the high sclio d course of study. Babe Ruth Again ' Faints on. Train XKW YOHls, April l).-fP) ltnhc Ituth, New York Ysnlien slugger, fainted In the wsnh roum o his tar as the trnin bringing him from Ashe ville, N. L, where he was taken 111 last Tuesday, pulled into the Penn sylvania stat Ion, early this afternoon. IT. Kdwaril King, Kuth's physician. who met lhe (ruin, ordered the home run king removed tu St. Vincent's hospital, f I SUYEH FAINTS " AS VERDICT IS READ BY JURY Dorothy Ellingson to bo Committed to Asylum As a Result Murder Case Will be Held In Abeyance For an Indefinite Time RAX FRANCISCO, April 0. W) Dorothy Ellingson, 17-ycar-old slayer of her mother, was found in sane by a jury in superior court here todny. The Terdict means thnt the girl will be committed to an asylum. The murder case, for which another jury had been impnnellcd and iu readiness pending determination of the girl'a sanity, now will be held in abeyance indefinitely. Should she ever bo re leased from the asylum, the murder charge may bo tried. Vole is II to I The Tote ot the jury was 11 to 1 for Insnnity. The jury retired, at 10:23 a. m. and reported shortly after 11 o'clock that it had reached a verdict. i As the verdict -was read, the girl fainted. . : - . . . , . Makes No Outcry ' ' The girl was unconscious when the Jury had been polled and the court room clenrvd. She madu no" orrtcry. Her head felt back nnd she rested in the arms of a jnatron. She shot her mother in the bed room of their home last January 13 after the mother had objected to jaza parties nnd n life ot indolence. Tho girl was bitterly opposed to tho ef forts of her attorneys to have her adjudged insane nnd had sided with tho prosecution iu Its opposition to the move. Qecomes Historical. Tho former "jazz irl"-wns hyster ical for more than an hour after tho verdict was announced. She refused to see her father or her brother. "f.od forgive them'' she cried, re ferring to all who bad tnkeu part iu the effort to hflve her adjudged in sane. S!ic was taken to the hospital ward of the prison and gradually became more composed. The court indicated that tho girl would he committed to some state in stitution of his own selection. Flax Data are Sent To Local Chamber In answer to an impiiry of the Ku gene chandier of commerce, concern ing the difHrihution of flax seed from tho Slate Flax Industry, a Hale in or ganisation, the concern send word that no seeds fr experimental pur poses are sent out but that farmers are given seeds when a contract is signed that the Salein firm will have all straw of tbe crop h.tudled through their plant. The firm States that the growing of luge acreage in flax here thia hsiuii ntcr should not be encour aged as Kugene is far from the mar ket hut that it is highly possible that a mill may be located in Lane within o ri" l Imt year and then Lane crops could be handled here, The' Salem firm offers to cooperate in every way with the Kugene chamber in its efforts to promote the growing of flax in tliis area. Painting of Spans Of County Starts Painting of the How river bridge by a county crew of f'nir men is urnler way and when this is finished the crew will put n tueoiid eat on tho Jumper bridgi. ThU work of repaint ing the iron bridges of the county will continue lb rou nil the summer an tbore is several months work planned, ac cording to A. C. Striker, county bridge superh.umlviit, A priming cent and two secondary coats will be put on each of the bridge. Kstiutstes on the proposed iSliiirtridgc bridge of V.'0-foot span are now being prepared, is the 'announcement.