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Saturday Evening, April 11, 192fl , THE EUGENE GUARD Pago Seven JT HARRISBURG !S OLDEST VALLEY HAKRISBUJIO. April 11. (Spe cial) recent celebration held ,t the Chritin church here on its fifty-fifth dedie'atorlal anniversary, man, interesting facts o( Its early history were brought to light. The aU 51 v meeting was largely attended and .' , great home coming for many ut of town member and specially m viied guests. Entirely new furnishings, Lest linoleum, remodeled balconies, aural aud pulpit decorations were a most commendable feature of the -dedication. This began by one of the members suggesting an improvement another one there, lesulUng in Sunday's culmination. Last spring Bay fine young walnut tr.es were nknted in the church grounds. The church itself is a Ilarrisburg land mark and tue first eh"101 t0 be bullt First Valley Church. This church is also of the very first homes of any sect erected in the up per Willamette valley and stands to day straight and true in a perfect state of preservation. Douglas Love, ei-iuarsbul, recalls climbing when a child upou the loads of heavy timbors, hand licwn, which form, the frame work. These were donated by Charles Both, living a mile eoubh of here. In cidentally, Love is perhaps the first male child born in Ilarrisburg. Official church records were seem ingly lost but when the old seats were coin out, on a board from the back of one of the seats was found the fol lowing inscription, written with a car penter's heavy lead pencil: "Uegun to build this home in June, 1SUS), finished on the litih day of March, 1870 and was dedicated on the first Sunday in April 1870. The builders wore Al ford Simmons and John Martin and others who helped were Willoughby Churchill, Mr. Humphreys and Thom es Koach." Board Is Preserved. The bouril held an bonorcd place in last Sunday's celebration and is now carefully preserved in the archives of the edifice. The Hnrrisburg Christian church organization was effected November 7, 18(13, oj Kcv. John E. Murphy with 31 members. Meetings were held at the Alford and the Harris school house as well as the one here prior to the building of the church. Two mem bers subscribing to the articles of this organization were present Sun day and are Mr. and Mrs. William Davidson of Brownsville, the latter then Miss Sarah K. Morris. They are the parents of Oral Davidson, at present the operator of the old home stead and for many year superinten dent of tbe Christian Sunday school, another son, Bruce, helpedin the de signing snd reconstruction of the in terior. At the original dedication in 1S70, the names of Mrs. Margaret E. Canter, Miss America Hyde and Miss Maria Portor were added to the mem bership, all were present Sunday. Miss Hyde has long been Mrs. H. It. Sberrill, Mrs. Canter's husband, de ceased, was one of the workman car penters employed on the building of the structure. Reorganized In 1877. The church was reorganized in 1877, two years later Walter Huston was chosen one of the deacons and about 12 years ago he was given this office for life. He and his wife, re siding near the church, for the past 15 years, have been most faithful at tendants. Special mention was made of the long and faithful services of A. M. Pryor, deceased since 1023, who with Mrs. Pryor became members in 18!1. lie was Sunday school superin tendent for many years and often the only man present Dr. D. G. Clark, In reviewing the church history, gave a list of Its early ministers. Of these mentioned, but one, is living and is A. D. Skags of Vancouver, Wash. The first minister was Rev. Campbell, father of Presi dent P. L. Campbell of the University of Oregon. Other early ministers were James- Camnh.ll John wii.. t n McCorkle, John E. Harris, John Pow- Barnes. Tom Hamsker. wmiam rtn side, A. B. Wade. Wrecked car Burns On Coos Highway ROSEBTJRO, ' Ore, April . 11. An auto belonging to Miss Har riett L. Veaxie, a school teacher of North Bend, waB wrecked and burned yesterday evening on the Coos Bay highway near Camas valley. Miss Veazie and a lady companion escaped Injury when they were thrown out of the somersaulting roadster Into a pond at the base of a 10 foot embankment. the car skidded over the grade, throwing out the two occupants and landing bottom side up in a ravine. The women were brought Into town by a passing motorist, and when a service car was sent out to bring In the wrecked au tomobile tbe mechanics found It completely destroyed by fire. -IB (Continued from page one) Blossoms Bring Memories of Japan Home most beautiful of the arias in "The Creation." In the third part are many choruses and duetrbyAdam and Eve praising God for the Creation of the world. "Sing the Lord, Ye Voices All" sung by the chorus and quartet is the closing aria of "The Creation." Society is Active The Oratorio society is for the purpose of bringing musical people together not only in Eugene, but by eventually organizing musical socie ties throughout the surrounding coun try and combining them -with the Eu gene society in a large concert at least twice a year. Those that participate get pleasure as well as musical in struction. Itehcarsals are held every Monday night in the auditorium of the school of music and at present there is a waiting list of SO desiring mem bership. "It is our hope to make Eugene the musical center of the entire North wost," said George H. McMorran, president of the society, "and this is not impossible considering the advan tages this city possesses by having the University of Oregon school of music here, one of the best on the 'Pacific coast. We also are anticipat ing putting on a Musical Week in the near future, which will bring people from all over the northwest. It is my opinion that the Oratorio society will grow to be an organization of 200 or 250 in a very short time." Soloists Coming For the presentation of ''The Cre-! ation" three well-known soloists willj be brought from Portland. The organ ization is governed by an executive committee which is composed of the following. Mr. McMorran; C. D. Eor er, president of the Bank of Com merce; John'Laudsbury, dean of the University of Oregon school of music, and Mrs. A. C. Dixon. Glen Morrow is secretary. An Oratorio society such as this has been the dream of Dean Dands bury and John Stark Evans for many years. Not until the completion of the music auditorium and the installing of the new Keuter pipe organ recent ly, could this dream become a reality. Many Take Part Those who are taking part In the oratorio are: Sopranos Achterman, AHcn, Ash urst, Barker, Bayard, Beytien, But terworth, Berkley, Clark, Church, Coleman, Corey, Dawson, Ditto, Ed monds, Evans, Evans, Fell, Gale, Gar diner, Graham, Green, Halvorsen, Halvorsen, Harvey, Hazard, Hender shott, Hyatt, Inwood, Jewett, Jones, Johenaon, Kennedy, Koke, Louchs, Manchester, Marsters, Mater, Mc Duff, McKnight, McMullen, Miner, O'Farrell. Palmer, Palo, Parker, Pur sley, Pearson, Rich, Richmond, Schae fers, Stacks, Smith, Stockdale, Tate, Temple, Terchner, Thorp, Thome, o o - o r Madam Tamura, wife of the second secretary of the Japanese embassy, Toljlre Tamura, with her little' daughter Sum. are carried pacK to oia japan with the aroma of their native blossoms which surround the Tidal Basin in Washington. "Watt, "Whitten, Woodard, Young, Zimmerman, Stevens, Nelson, Booth, Hay nie, Walker, Baldwin. Altos Agee, Andrew, Baldwin, Booth, Boughey, Brodcrs, Clark, Dixon, Duncan, Edwards, Enright, Fish, Franzwa, GiLmau, Gils trap, Hatt, Horsfell, JoneB, Lang, McAy real, Mills, Morgan, Nash, Owens, 01 sen, Powell, tParker, Pierce, Rao, Scott, Scougall, Simon, Winnard, Whitton, Williams, Wolff, Wolfer, Phy, McCornack, Densmore, Winnard, Paulsen, Harvey, West, Tenors Adams, Caldwell, Chich, Dawson, Gilstrap, Jue, Mack, Pen-, gra, Petersmeyer, Pierce, Slgnor, Ste vens, Temple, Tuttle, Christensen, Cretzer, Bcardsley, Rhoades, Ross, Stephens, Siefert, Rainey, Howe, Cook, Moody. , Basses Alderman, Beattie, Blade, Cooley, Constance, Davis, Dart, Ever ett, Gardiner, Greene, Halstead, Hill, Howe, Hunt, Hulin, Kid well, Lake, Leake, Maxwell, McMorran, McMul len, Miller, Morrow. Robe, Scott, Scougall, Stivers, Woods, Winder, Thompson, Wardner, Ruble, Jones, Edmisten, Dawson. STATISTICS BORN DB FOE At the maternity hospital, 688 SUth avenue west, Friday, April 10, litto, to Mr. and Mrs. Ross DeFoe, of motor route c, a daughter. TERRY At Pacific Christian hos pital, Friday, April 10, 1025, to Mr. , and Mrs. A. IS. Terry or JMigene, a daughter. E BLINDED TO WEED, Eugene's first elks, the forerunners of the herd now at Hcndricka park were brought here from Portland fol lowing the annual natlonnl convention of the B. P. O. E., it is recalled by! many members of the Eugene lodge who took part in that convention. The elk were brought to the convention by a lodge in Washington state and they were one of the features of the big parade. The elk were given to the Eugene delegation who brought them here for Hendricks park. The recollection of the 1912 parade has led to suggestion that a pair of the elk now at the park here be taken by the Eugene lodge to the national meeting to be held at Portland the week of July 10, according to. J. iS. Magladry, chairman in charge of the plans for the visit of . the Eugene lodge.' Mr. Magladry states that no definite plan for this has been made bue that it has been Buggester to the committee. 4? M. Wilkins, chairman of the park board, voices the belief that a pair of the elk iberc, of which there are eight in the herd now, might be induced to behnve, wear harness, and add to the novelty of the Eugene par ticipation In the Portland festival. KLAMATn FALLS, Ore., April 11 Charges that Secretary of the In terior Hubert Work has blinded his eyea to the true situation In the Klamath irrif ation distriijt, were voiced this morning by J. II. Cnrna han, attorney for the district, at a final hearing before Reclamation Commissioner Elwood Mead. Dr. Work was not in attendance. The irrigation attorney declared that the sale of the water rights of the irrigationists to the California Oregon Power company for $120,000 was a "gigantic swindle," and called upon government officials to repudi ate the contract. "We have heard the charges re peatedly since we have been here," was Commissioner Mead's answer. "This contract was entered into un der the regime of a former secretary of the interior. If it was simply a blunder, there is nothing we can do. If there was fraud as you men have alleged, then give us proof of such fraud in order that we might have something on which to base any in vestigation." "We will furnish you evidence of fraud," retorted the irrigation district attorney. At a public banquet last night, Sec retary Work gave residents of Klam ath county a figurative spanking when he pointed out that they were too em broiled in community wrangloa and controversies to obtain the best re sult from what he asserted were among the most fertile acres of the west. Ho referred to the famous court house controversy of a few years ago when Klamath county was at one tune the possessor of three separate court houses. He suid tho farmers should attend to their crops and their irrigation projects and let the power companies develop -the power possi bilities of the district. At Klamath Agency yesterday aft- ornoon, the secretary met with the tribal council of the Klamath Indian reservation and listened to their pleas for a government loan of $5,000,000 to tho Indiana, although he held out man of the council, asserted the In ma nof tho council, asserted the In dians were facing bankruptcy be cause they were u liable to make a liv ing off their farm lands and said the loan was needed to tide them over. The secretary replied that if they couldn't make a living at present, they had no way of insuring the govern ment that the loan ever would be re paid. Secretary Work and party left here at 10:80 this morning for tho south. They will go first to Gerber, thence to San Francisco and Yosemite. E. It. Jackman, crops specialist for the O. A. C extension service. A fine, firm seed bed, one ton of lime per acre, inoculation of the seed, not too early planting are among the precautions that will be observed in starting these crops. Crater Lake Park Opening Hampered That tha snow is nearly 60 feet in depth on the rim road of Crater lako national park and that there is a possibility the route may not be open before August is tho report of local visitors from Modford who stats that the park officials state that there is more snow at the lake now than in any year sine. 1021. It is not expect ed that the Lodge hotel will be open ed before July at least, according to prosent plana. FORMER OFFICIAL (Continued from page one) a sentence of up to seven years on the second charge, . which has its origin after disposal of the first case. Judge Kelly annouueed revocation of the parole granted in the first in stance aud iu its stead the alternative of a state prison sentence of not more than two years. "This case," said Judge Kelly in explaining his previous parole of Thompson, "first appealed to the court as that of a young man with an invalid wifo who had taken about $1000 of state funds. He said ho had iutended to ropay it, and showing was made that he had repaid in that amount The court believed the caie at that time showed absence of vena lity on the part of tho defendant. Since that time It ban been disclosed that the defendant actually took morn than three times the amount that he swore he had taken. It Is the judgment of this court that the parole pre viously granted be revoked and that you be sentenced to the state peniten tiary without limitation of time, with a maximum of scveu years, this sen tence to begin upon termination of the previous sentence." .W.F.O! Mrs. W, F, Ostium has purchased the Luck? block at Tenth avenue east and Oak street, from Sehaefers brothers, it was announced yester day, Mrs. Osburn'a houne at 205 Eighth avenue east has been sold to Charles Schnefers of tho firm of Schaefcrs brothers. It in estimated that the consideration involved was $40,000. Mrs. Osburn Is buying the property as an Investment. She pin us to give Hp her homo May 1, and upend a fortnight in California with her hus band. Upou returning to Eugene they will erect a home in the Fairmount district. The Luckey property includes a two-story brick building on fhe cor ner, a one-story brick building im mediately west, and a one-Btory frame structure to the south', occupied by tho Sweet-Drain auto company, which uses the brick building as a garage Mack's Auto Supply houpo is in the corner on the lower floor. Educator Will go To School in East Rollien S. Diekerson, for five years head of tho department of history and social sciences at the University high school has been offered a similar position on the faculty of Ethical Cut ture School of New York City. The Ethical Culture school is a private school of very high standing main tained by tuition and an endowment from a number of wealthy New York busineHH men headed by Felix Adler. Mr. Dickerson was principal of the Campus high school for two years, resigning to become head of tbe de partment of social science in order to devote himself to the study of civic and social education. He has just re turned from a visit to New York City where he was called to confer with the officials of the school. The atten tion of these people was called to Mr. Dickersnn's work through the ini tiative of Dr. Edgar Dawson of Hun ter college who visited the University high tt'hool last year. Mr. Dlckerson expects to accept the offer and to be gin work there next fall DR. JOHN SIMONS Osteopathic phystolan and Sure eon Is removing from rooms 408-409 in the McMorran and Washburne building, where he has practiced for the past six years, to rooms 404-407 in the same building, formerly occu pied by Dr. Spence, al8 CREDIT SERVICE Collection Specialists. 800 Willam ette EL Thone 378. C B. Bill on, Mgr. tf MINSTREL AND DANCE Nod, Oregon, April 14. Wonderful talent. Good music and supper. Come. Laugh and dance. Admission 85o and 15c &14 OREGON MOTOR CO. Phone 040, 980 OHt tf Dr. Anfotxra tot Chtroprtvctin and Electro -therapy. Opposite Hellig the- iter, Phone 800. tf DECORATE YOUR WALLS! The new Systom of Blending colors. Tltfiiny Blends. Glazing or stripping in Cnlslmlne or Oil Colors. W alBO do tinting, paper lianging, enameling, floor finishing and roof statntnjr. Vft tako contracts or day work. Skilled workmanship and better material. Estimates free. Satisfaction guaranteed. Eugene House Painting and Decorating Co. Phone 670. Call between 8 a. m. and 8 p. m. 4 Many Farmers to Test out Alfalfa About forty Lane county farmers are cooperating with County Agent Fletcher in growing small plots of ! Grimm alfalfa this year. The Eugene Farmers Creamery has furnished , half the seed needed to start 25 of these demonstrations, which will be planted and grown according to pro cedure advocated by Mr. Fletcher and Cleanse Household Articles - .Now be satisfied by highest quality workmanship rav"1' 'l ,h9 lnconrenlence of Spring honse cleaning i fe aroldPd by sending na many articles that are difficult J." ''"ansa at home. tab! "'' hln!!ln8s and drapes of all kinds, tapestries, , '? ,COTe. larnn shades, cretonnes, slip-overs, suggest ht is meant. Ir.'f! ,ll'M"'!nnl opnrtmmt is completely eonlpped. We take , n o'tin""" t0 do eTerythlns Iig,,t- w" d0 not Btlnt Snfi0i U"' one requirement that needs your co-operation. rn,n.i.rn ' ,lme must be allowed for tha quality of work 5nhlp that Is our standard. "M1 gladly submit estimates. Phone 220 CITY CLEANERS W. E. NAYLOR, Proprietor Suits and Topcoat For All Occasions Thrcrw off the staleness and weariness of winter by dressing now In a smart, light, bright Spring Suit and Topcoat. Never mind what date the first day of Spring falld on. It's Spring when yon feel, and look, act, and above all, when yon dress that way. Como in and see our Spring Clothes, try on the new thingpj you'll find a good variety to choose from. Low as $25 STORE -MEN 713 WILLAMETTE BT. "Known for 3ood Clothes" G Steps Out of Her Wrappings of Tissue And Brings to View New FashionsNew Fahrcs and New Colors In Facinating Adaptions of the Fantasies of the Past To the Modes of the Present In the assemblage of Spring styles sponsored by the Gil more Shops, careful regard has been given to the thought of entity and harmony in Coats Ensemble Costumes Frocks Gowns Sportswear Blouses Millinery and Costume Accessories The Policy of Moder ate Prices AlwayB. main tained by tho Gilmoro Shop was never more strongly in ov i d e n o e than it is today. Not only does our shop abound with the famous 'spirit of the new season but each window looks out with a gay welcome for Spring. Correct jlpparcl for Women "If We Clean It, It's Clean"