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Insure Good Crops Later in the Year City News THE WEATHER Or..: UMM "" S.trday; ntod.rato - 'ou,rly " ' T.n,Pratur. today: 4i dr.. M""um 65. Precipitation to- f,0',". Dlr.ct.on of EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1025 PR1PP OX STHF.K.TS 3c; ON TRAINS lxlvt-' AND NKWS STANDS Tic. NO. 87 ,d, southeast. lwn!!.e . s ,he value fact that more ,i t h& Rain Vvnrrv vrvn Tf io Tnof WL rAnnmr TvTn ft EDITION VOL. 68 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY fll LHJ 1 ' 11 1 1 II p IIP le called, either person- P" " T ..,... at the office woW Collier, coun,f m, orpo" . ,(rt to be broagM here to be boj or gin " " , good home. The. Lr reached Eugene as two nt mrt" . ,j He little ehceplets are now ' . , ... llr. Collier was Unti or w L.d it tbe large number of C, who desired to have the lambs. F? J...M. nf wli.ih facilities tor ve m , ...ii.kl. mid other attractions L could be provided tomnke life Uut for too oriPinuia, Lj,r Hii Mr. Collier staieu iuai a'ates me uucren i.-u proposal br Lane people. ire Employed . irelil of 97 persons received cm- rwit during lost wcc tmt the I'oited States employ- tolOttlCe, ICCUriliug iu i"c . U o( Frank L. Armitage, superiu Limt ol the office, today. Of this pj,r, SO wtre men ana 11 were M, Tbe employment situation in 4 i rapidly improving, accord- V M llr, Aritiitage, although tnere HMina more men than jobs. Sl'lrt eteadily adding to their rim o( hands, a total of IS men ij nnt to Lane county mills ilur- wcek. Lagging catnp9 cared for Srs. The classification of itions filled follows; Men rm baads.yll; casual workers, 12; ;3DD laborerl, 10; cook, 1; kitchen i(rt, 2;. logging 'camp hand:i; Jworkers, 18; millwrights, 2; team 's, I; track workers, S; total 20. rKB Domestic workers, 7; nurse, nitres!, 1; cook.4; stcnograph- k !; chambermaid, 1; total 17. fu- :Hm tor work average from -10 to iiilj. kttrelta Tonight . "Crimson Eyebrows.", a Chineae iwutitill be presented touigbt ami norroflr nipht by the glee club of the iotiitj high school in the scho il music auditorium under the di- timof Mn. Anne I.andsbufg Heck. -'ted by Frank due. Henutiful nfH costnmes recentlv brought "a fl;e orient, and some which nrc oWwill be worn by various meni- hol the cast and Mrs. Heck. Fan- Hi. the leading man, played bv ntlilo Hall, will wear a costume hr to Frank Jtip. An requisite i sad b'ack embroidered mnn.'.nrin '. brought from China by Mr. " "ill be worn by Dean Rcott, wh j " th; port of Wang Mang. Mrs. 'ill wear a colorful Chinese '. which is the property of Im'i mother. She has also : Mrs. Beck an ivory and gilt f" ' PortlanrJ ' Kric W, Allen and I'mfossnr :" S. Turnhiill, of Ihe school of Will jo t0 pr,nf, toav lht ''"cific Slope Noivspa to he hold ihere tlv :'rrow, April 17 nn l n from Wa.hington,' Ore r. 'bo ,Di California . editorial conicrenees and msti- , . ,"' together to ; of an inter-.tate talk or- 01 newsnnprm .. i? -ra in relation P..::. ... 1 Nope association. " !l Honorect I? A Ko"Pl. son f.f Mr .n,l - Koup.i, h3s bf(,n chos i.Vr.j , " J- Adams, eecretarv Bo..D,,-s;n;,or s,-,nfi"" " K,,t h 1'ut th- . ' Jlriano app in tee, "tninatj.Tns. J- L Rariin,,., ! It S,..r . prnf.ssor nf , -..ourri iiniversii,. eonr,,. .... will '"''"iMti i ""'"rMiy '1:!,J H fr";n -;.. .,. M " of the emin- IV,, .. . ' "t nn hiei " J"int aiuh 0 ki'b .rw hi ... ''" t ,L '""' '"nc- '' U, '. begin ""HbJ ". """" ., rt "Uffir, (r S:"H for 7r "h ii. 1 nud . S -. ' ffi Klamath Kail Fihfen MAYOR VETOES FRANCHISE OP D.G.HE. LINE Interference of Rights of Other Line3 is Charged In Veto Message Resolution, Not Ordinance, Was Drawn up, Declares Mr. Goddard KLAMATH KAIXS, Ore., April 1". Another drama In the fight for rail road supremacy in Kin math county was staged here today when Mayor Kred It. Goddard made public an nouncement of hifi veto of a resolu tion adopted by the city council Mon day night wherein it was sought to grant nn exclusive franchise to the Oregon, California and Kastern rail way to cross Sixth street to its Klamath Fnlls terminal. In his veto message to the council, which was filed with the cii recorder, Mayor Goddard points out that "the effect of this resolution fg to bottle up the town on behalf of the O. C. & K. so .that pJht roads trying to build to our city 'could do to under the most ad: verse conditions.' No Ordinance Drawn It is further pointed out In the veto message thnt tho city charter speci fies Hint any railroad grant or fran- (Continued on page three) 1! E 5E The fullow.nfc program wlil be giwn Sunday evening nt 7:15 o'clock, nt .the First Christian church in celebnition of Patriots' day, a day set apart by Governor Pierce in enmmenmoration of the Itattla of Lexington and Concord. The ent'rp evening will be given over to this pr.-grnm. Avalon male piart't ocfupitd the first IUJ minutes. Quartet 1. Uui'-inbiT Me, " Mighty One." ( H rikl) ; 2. Tnere is a fountain ( Herbert j, Soljt Howard Stansbury. Duet (tilbert Cays, Lorraine Sti vers. Solo Lester Knnium. Saw Solo Lorraine Stivers. 1. Abide AVitli Me; 2. Jesus, Lover of Mi Soul; 3. Have Thine Own Way. Quartet 1. ' Holy, Holy, Holy (Dykes); 2. (ilorious Thing of Thco Arc Spoken (.Towner). Personnel of the quartet Mr. Fa mum, first tenor; Mr. Cays, sec ond tenor; Mr. Stansbury, bass; Mr. Stivers, second bass. Patriotic Hymns Pirected by Prof. C. H. Hohgntt. Solo Mr. Morris Iticbard of Port land. Oration "The Lfist Milestone," by Mr. Rrnoit MrCrofkey. This was ihe winning oration given at te recent "Peace Contest" when several incii tutions of learninj competed. Mr. MeCroskey represented the Univer sity ( Oregon. Th? hour for the ermine service changes to K o'clock in the church j nt Vnt-Ptin Sinnd-ii- AVAfimff. htlt in (r- I der to he through by nine o'clock this! program will beg n at t ;(.. r -f . Missing Funds of State are Checked - SAI.KM. rp., April !". Checking of books of thf ?nff trax uror'a office by Alexander Hamilton, bookkeeper bail this morning acrotint d for nil hut $!' of th $."..'"MJO which flnrcnre M. Thompson, former cashier admitted taking. Thompson is nw in the utate penitentiary. Hamil ton jesterdny trced fMHi more in small niiV'iinf. I'revioifly $4x0 hail b'-en traced, nil but :t,l00 t ubichjitary authorities hnve orderpd cur w.i t.-iken Rt on time, nnd the re- i fpw fBtiMinhprf. thp tieeta t be mainder in small amount. ' I cleared at t M l. m. Inhabitants of Little Oil Town Decide to Move LAYOYK, AVyo., April 17. I.avoye. the little oil dome town, whose right to its place on Wyoming's map re cently was denied by n federal court, today meekly prepared for the end of its earthly existence, in accordance with the mandate of the law. The townspeople, numbering almost l,SOO( who were held in trespass on Lavoye's site because the oil com pany holds a government lease on the soil, were deliberating plans for dis mantling buildings and homes and for moving all they founded here in the frantic oil rush of 31)20. The hamlet's business leader, at an impromptu meeting last night voted almost unanimously its decisiou to abide with the law's decree. LIST SUBMITTED PARIS. April 17. fyP)--The new premier, AL Painleve, presented his minisp-y to President Uoumergue in the palace of the Klysee nt noon to day. Tlic ministry will meet tomorrow morning at ten o'clock to draft the declarntitm which it will submit fi parliament next Tuesday. LIST IS COMPLETED PAHIS, April 17. Rarely has a French cabinet bpen so d.fficult ty form as thnt completed by Paul Pain W e to succeed the fallen Herriot niini.stry. Several times during tlie negotia tions the task apperticd quite impos sible, gut M. Painleve peraervered and was ahlc to submit the following lHl : President of trie council and minic ter of war, M. Painleve. Foreign minister, Aritide Uriand. Finance, Joseph Caillnux, JiiMtice, and ' vice-president of the council, Jules Steeg. Public instruction, Atiatole de Mou z.e. Interior, A. Sebmineek. Ciiinmerce, Char.es Chauinet. Marine, Lmile liorel. Colonies, Andre Hesse. Agriculture, Jcnn Durand. Public works, Pierre Laval. Labor, Antoino JJurnfour. Penaii ns, Lui:s Anteriou. The mn in obstacle in forming the ministry was the divergence between Cnillaux and Briann, The latter want ed Louis Lomheur to be a member -jf the cnMnet, but M. Loucheur was not in agreement with Caillaui on var ious questions and hesitated a long lime. T.ien he accepted the portfolio of commerce, only to change his mind nt Die last moment and abstain. The two former premiers a!so are reprisentd as being by no means "t nne mind regarding a financial poliT. Altogether the opinion expressed in politic)! cirrles i that the ministry's (Conlmued on pige threr) J4 0 Killed WllGn IJOIllb is Exploded! SfM'IA. Bulgaria, April'17, (A) ',,t,ts, fis,jr how tb.n no praon. in' ludiiig 'JO women, nnd 10 children. were kilkd in th ppio!on of nn in fernal nint h ne in tlip 'slhrdrrtl of MvPti Krai during the funeral of (ien rral (Jporghifff yesterd-iy. Six gn pra!B and J10 nfher offirem wre amorif those killed. S l'in tfdny was in a tte. of frr meitr, tbe greatpft excitempnt prevail ing. .Martini law ha ben proclaimed throughout the nmntry, wbiie the mil- m i " ' : F Three Reserve Corps Unit3 ; Assigned by United 'X State3 Army Willard Elkinsv ano La mar Tooze Are Attached To Regiment Assignment of three companies of the first battalion of rlie 3fi2,l in fantry, I'nited States army reserve corps, has been ordered for E;igen and the commissioned personnel is an nounced in orders received today from divisional headquarters at Portland. Companies A and R nnd C are the Eugene units of the regiment which 1 composed of Oregon Companies with regimental headquarters at Salem. Major Willard A. Elkins of Eugene is attached ns chaplain to the 3fcM infantry and Captain David P. Love of Junction City is attached ns medical reserve officer. . . ... . i Otttn Asslnned. -) . Ivegimental headquarters and Head quarters company Are assigned lo Salem, Service conipnny to AshlanM. Howitzer company tn (irants Pas, Hcndquartcis first tnltalion, Corval lis, H adqiiarters company, Corvallis, ('ompan'es A, 11, C, Eugene; Company I), Albnny; Headquarters second bat tnlion, Marshfield; Headquarters com pany, Mjirshfield; Compnny E, Marsh field; Company F, North Rend; Com pany O, Oakland, Company II. Roso burg; Headtpaarters third battalion, Salem; Ileiidqunrters company, Salem; Company I, McMinnville; Conpuny K. iOntinufd on pjio ten) El OF LANE- PREPARED Construction figures on the nw i steel Hendricks bridge In be erected ' by the state and Lane county have i been received liy the county rouit with Ihc instructions' to bidders on die project. Tho bids ,ou .live . ri4,.),l : span will be opened and the Contract probably swarded n't Ihe meeting of the state highway vmnnwsfon to- ic held nt I'nrtlnnd Friday and Snlur - day, April 23 nnd is. 'Hie total weight 'of the hew'stiel' bridge will be .'170.(10(1 pounds contain ing iii.mn; pounds or metal rein forcement. Kigbt Iheusmd feet of nil ing will Iip ri'fjut rr, Bcronlins to th ! tpecIf.rHtinn proparrr) tinflr the di-! rc"tinn of th 8tfiti bridjtp pnjtinpr. I Th lumber will toinl Hfi.fKtn fp"t. I TIipt will bp n.10 fppr of Irpntlp re-t fiuifti for the rpun. This will bp one! of rhp lurgfut bridgfn fn Lanp rounfyj ami work is riveted to be uivUr way J this u:nmrr. 1 Rain Hampers all County Road Work Praeticaily all county road work !i being ronaiderabiy hnmpered bj th present faina and with no intervo's of Heir dry weather the improve ment program for th yar a t for (m not got awny to a very g-od start, in the opinion nf P. M. Morfc, county eng:neef. "We are in hopes that a fev dry daya will givi nn opportunity to get into rpul actl n," the engineer fa d today, "With the firt good wea ther it in plsnttfd to stnrt immedinte operation on the Prairie road im provement and we ar looking for tin; in the very near future. The Mabtl roid work has been hailed by th rain after a good start bad been mad1'," fbe oginei-r said. COflESO ! 362 INFANTRY ORDERED HER Judffc Lindscv Will Retain his Bench Scat 1 tl. V TsWl - ;4 4 : 1PBW JUDGE WW iTOU.VV i. T -IXTTVSSTTT- XV, OF DENVCR. )) iH'JRGH VISITGRTG JUDGE L1NDSEY TO ADDflS CHAMBER RETAIN POSITION . . . - ' Tho spc-iikcr nt llif clininlirr of onniniprcc lunilicnn ni-xt Tlmrsiliiy will bo Itpv. Lawrence lli'dfcin nf Livirponl. FjirIiiikI. This j-fiir nmrlis the hnndri'illli finnivermiry nf the or nni7.:itinn nf I'nllnrinn nss"-iat ! in linth (Imit liritain nmt the I'tiitcl Stales. rrnniJienl representatives nf the denomination have been sent from this rnnnti'y In speak lit the celebra tion in the Itritnh Iles while in ex ehanse several representnlives nf llritish I'nitarinnism have emne to tlie I'nited States. Mr. Ittdfern is one of these ipeakers nnd is tnakin;( a tonr nf tho west. AlthoiiKh a ronnrntively j-onnK man he has had nn active nnd varied career. He served tbe Hid ('ro in various iirt nf Europe dnrina tbe war n ml was a member of Ihe Ang'.o American e mimiHsion In Transsylvaiii i a few years ago. He is nnt unfamiliar with American affairs n he studied in the Harvard crndijnte solum! after Inking degrees nt M.iiiebesler univer sity of Oxford. Hepoils of bis aj-. dresses in Califnrni.i w'iiere lie is nt i present filling engagements give luni h gb praise ns a speaker gifts. of urea ! Church Will Hear i Report of Session Renortu on the minim! conference; of th- Willamette I'resh.vtery will lie presented ot the nionlhly meetinlt nti'l upper nf the HI. Andrew mieiety of the Centrnl Pref.l.vterinii ehiirfh of thi city next Tnelny ereninK. ne eordinn lo fliitintineement todny of tllen Morrow, president of the ho eietv. Hev. A. II. Sniinderi, pnMor. . t- , . i..i(.tf,.(i. will prenenl t'lie reports. The pritie -pal speaker nt Hi" nieetinn will lie Ilev. Freil J. (Mark, palor of the ConKreKalionftl rhiireh. ho will dpeak on "Men' Work." Turnover of Lane Tax Fund is Made Tax funds total ug ?!'7.15 were turned over to Ldna Ward. euntv tresmirer, tndny by Sheriff Frank K. Taylor This is the third tax turnover Kini'P the start of coller-tinni for the firxt half of the prisrnt year. S ate and county ....... .$12. 155 H8 Cities . . K7;i.fW School districts 1 Cnion high sch'toU Head Port of M unlaw , Forest fire patrol UKNVKIt, (.'ln., April 17. .IihIrp Hen It. IJudfcy of Denvor's jiivpnil court, rotniiiH tlip bpiuh ftrnt he Imn held fbr inoip tlmn '-'() ytnrs, .luiiite .luliiin II. .Mnorp ruled in district court, t'dny in throwing out (he cIpi: lion cmitpst unit brought by Iloynl H (irn'iinm, dcfpntctl cnudidnto for iln office. ,f lid ce I.indupy was given nn officiil nuij 'lily uf It'i votfB by t ho court fol lowing n recount of the vol, lie wn d-'cbind elected bit November, bi 117 votes. AttorneyH , for Jnihnin nnnouucc l they probably would appeal to tlie Hint f Hiiprcuifi court. .ludge J.indney Hiiid n countrj -wide iippeal would he tintdf! for funcU U "aid him in it is fitfht )iainnt (he kliin." which, he rhirgcH h bn.k of ihc move to rcmuvp him from of fice. In liU dd iriioti, the juilgi' miiil flat it wiih "clenrly'' t In: intent of votets in inwirly 10(1 intdiiricrH to cunt lm bits for I.indMry, but that hp r.l bnveil the Icchntcil oiijictinriH entrcl by (ra!miii'H i.ttorn-y on that num ber of peiicil-markpd nnd "tbcrwi.-' dir-iitted biillotH. JiiiIrc Moore rcfu-ed Judge hind ny' offer to take the niv oml dis prove uvfimony previously offered by Judge (irnbniii. "It i not i.eMBary,' lie Maid. Klamath Covered With wet Snow KLAMATH r ALLS, tire., April 17, A litfht, 'T blanket of mow cov ered Klamath Kalln this m ruing an the ciilioinat nn of four dn.vn of varied iweniier in which the element w -nt from one rstreme to the tr.ie of the s m l whi(';i fr"in the s-oiih during tin- other. Ai: f-W epl up wind Momi lJu cwining rejterdfiy vnnihed with hi tlie snow. L'H-.U weather forecast iii'iicated that (he nf rtu in imm.; and fiini a return of t'lp spring wen-ilit-r i in the f.ffitjj. Jurymen Acquit Klamath Indian YltKKA, Cni.. April 17. Cl.ej.t-r l'epperc, Ki'uriiiiit Indian van neipiilt !(,. yen-rdiiy by tiie jury whtcli bd he.ird hi trial on n ciiarge of iniir df ring iiie I lurry, another Indmu lH0.7sjin a kn.fe figiit at Souwa bnr, on th" 7vi.ll Klemaih riv r, Januaiy Is. Pepper 171,05' pleaded fc"!f deferute. The trial W.H 225.01 1 'onduetcd aimott entirely in Ihe Kbt 71 21 1 math ltiliau toiigsn", with intrrpretois. Frame Building at Marshfield Burns In Early Morning Hopps Family All Lost Henry Hegdahl and Mrs. Watson Injured in Leap to Safety ; 1LARSIIFIELD, April Press) Fivo morabors of death in a firo which destroyed a framo building here this morning. Tho dead: II. II. Hopps, 72; Mrs. II. II. Hopps, C5; Vernon Hopps, 17; Ruth Hopps, 13; Herman Hopps, 10. Tho bodies were burned beyond recognition. Tho victims wore apparently suffocated boforo the fire. Mra. Henry Hegdnhl and her moth , Mrs. Watson, were Injured when they leaped from the window. Mrs. Wnt son is in a critical condition. Hopps came hero two years ago from .Florence, Ore., where another daughter, Mrs. IL M. Peterson, re sides. Tho family came originally from New York City. Hopps worked until 0 o'clock last night at tho Nicholson pharmacy, do ing some special decorating in the new store. Vernon was a sophomore in the Marshfield high school. Apparently the family had roused aa four of, tho bodies were practically together. The fifth was apparently burned in bed. Property damage was est. mated at about $75,000 with moat of losses euered by humraneev The heaviest losers wore: Harry Noble, owner of the building. The Jlrondway cafe. The Powers (.Jrocery atorc. The liroadway apartments. Tho Going Furniture company suf fered $!!.", 000 damage by water and firo. The Coos Hay Times was endan-, gored for a time ns was also the Ilig Motor Inn garage. About fiO cars were ruxhod out of tho garage, T Final train orders for tho local na tional guard companies on tho trip to Camp Jackson at Mcdford !n June have been received by Major W. (!. White, battalion commander. Tho four Kurpiis sleepers will b attached to troop train number '2 which will he made up at Albany. The guard units fi i Albany, Lebanon and Corvallis will also be aligned to this train. Two sleepers containing the Cottage Grove contingent will be attached at that city. The train will leave Ku gene at 10:15 p. m. Thursday, June II, dun nt Mcdfnrd nt 10 o'clock ihe following morning. It is probable that the Lugene companies will hold a d.ince here nt. the armory on the night of tho start for camp, it is an nounced, i, Plans Soon Ready For Trap Contest Arrsnaetnents for the progrr m for Mip annual state trap nhoot to bp held hre I'ridiiy, Saturday and Stin dny. May 2!' to TtLJire being prepared nml thin will be ready to annminee in the near future, according to mem born of the committee of the Lane 'ouuiy S port m men's ozonation in ha rue of Ihe event. In tin Hal ion of the new trap which will make a et of f-iijr at tho av;ntion field grouudx will oi'ii tie under way, in t he an nouncement, lt.ia expeeted thnt at leapt 150 B'-tive entries will be re- j ceived for ilio atnte khoot, nci-ording ' to word received from Cortland! spiirl-meii by the Lane co-miy nso ciaiioii. - MESSENGER SHOT t 1IICA;o. April 17.- An expresA mchflengei' wan Miot and probably faj tolly WMintted today by four 'robber who intercepted him bet ween the Itock Ifland railway atution and the ( 'oiumcrcial Hank In lllue Inland, a suburb, and estaped with $H,U0U, in Conflagration; Mrs. 17. (By Tho Associated ono family wore burned to EUGENE RECORD IS Eugene lends all cities In the state of Oregon outside of Portland in to tal building permits for the first quarter of 1025, it is shown by the quarterly building survey of S. TV". Straus nnd conipnny, received hy AY, II. Alexander, city building inspector, -todny, - , ""'..; Tho six citlea in Oregon reported by the survey show nn aggregate to tal thnt is no per cent grcnter than 1021, Kugenp's three-month figure was SOns.tVtf; Salem fJS7,000; Klamath Falls, $21-1,500; Astoria, $170,105; nnd La Grande, $75,50. Portland wan $11,002,2.10.- Lends Other States First quarter tola! for Kugeno in 1021 was slightly over this year's rec ord. Ir. January, February and March, 11)24, permits totaled $1180,000; in 11)2:?, ,$270,105, and in l'J24, $11W,U87. Ilcsidca heading the up-state cities of Oregon this quarter, ICugene'a re port was higher than that of any town in the stntea of Idaho and Nevada, I T t h (excepting Salt Lake), six of the nino towns reported In AVashing tou, and 40 out of the 5:1 towns iu California, March Reoord Good Although the March record in Ifu-" gpno was only $l88,L't0, it wns the higliPHt in the stale outside of Port land, the survey on March reports xh"w. Salem was nearest with $155, 0(10. Of the five cities reported in Oregon, four how cousin tent gains over February and the three previous March totals, as did tho majority of California cities, if the dominant Los Angeles figure of $14,714,002 is elim inated. Tlie latter amounts to Ml per cent of the California tol..l from 50 cities, f TodayVllascball j AM ERICAN At I'hil.idclphin It. II. E. 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