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Dont Miss the Week-end Features and Departments in This Edition of The Guard-They Will Interest you City News uFATHER ,m tonight and , 1 U-'1'- S0U", S1 J;,l, "hiM ca" ,orce .nrtav 42 degrees; tlll0,,day. u et D)rec. DO rV: . OS STHEF.TS 3c: ON TU. rKlUL: AN1 ni:vs STANDS TUAINS m 88 EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1923 VOL. 68 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY ii tun " . ,"of wind, southeast. lio i . -ir.d aud rain, and hiM, an 41 dpgree8 . A iWri fHnl " To) (n B g& It. the last week, according Jd nts shivered as they went P"r, morning in the face of . stiff gale at 42 de- aWZZ lust before the l season 'started, the sunshine it"0' .. 70 decrees. . the mercury v - " I,', rainfall was the heaviest ZweeMhe total to the 21-hour llhlWC ' rn In the last Mriod being "- """ , Uo.f the tal P"C'P"ation has tfrfnesday .0-; i"""' ,,.. ;: ".,. ii The Willamette Z, b rising steadily, and travelers " . .i.t the water Is running wrfljom'-th. dam at Springfield. Sb hope is heid out for relief from 4e rain, however, the weather fore st being for continued rain through out the coming week. Tntk Team Leaves Handicapped by lack of training 1Bd a field to practice on, 20 Eugene Mb school athletes, headed by Conch -S-ike" Leslie left today for Corval g, to enter the first track meet of lie year. A large group of enthus ..h rooters accompanied the team, .rdnr not dampened by the fcnpour of rain. Little hope ia held .i tr a local victory, as the Eugene bori hare had little training, while Corrallis has the advantage of the data path and Bell field and the a A. C. gymnasium. The men who made the trip from Eugene are: John Temple, Howard Dixon, Lester Olson, burdles: Ray Oglesby, Ralph Newman, Dun Sbeythe. sprints; Jna Bally, mile; Bett Hopkins, Charles Sanborn, nights; Kay Jeffries, Clarence Syl ititer, half mile; William Bartle, Ivan Hall, Don Campbell, Leon Simpke, Erwin Lidke, Harry McDon ald, Itodwin MeCormack, Wesley Qll more, Clell Alford, Clifford and Ralph Proae. ' .r- " rr, II I- -Hit! U5 I Bowes Again Slaps at Senate '-.'' ' ' t " . r : 1 ; Senator Burton K. Wheeler Faces Charge BUTLER S FDR CHANGE IN T Lane PionccK..Dies SEN HUU2 After Mr. Dawes Backs In augural Statement, He Asks For Backing Mr. Butler Responds With Talk, Favoring Reform In Procedure , i n mm r.m J. M. Shelley , lOflEGMMMTD.. I J. 1VI. SHELLEY, BREATGRQWD LANE PIONEER, OF NIGERIANS DIES AT HOME GREETS PRINCE Lived in Lane County For 77 Years; , Settled at ,; : Pleasant Hill Sleep Impossible as Blacks : Toot Horns in Gigantic Celebration BOSTON, April IS. () Vice president Chnrles G. Dawes, address ing the Boston chamber of commerce at luncheon today, nttnckeil somite procedure which he assailed in his in augural, address and intimated that he would "go about thc country be fore he got through his four years in office," to protestS against "senate rule." x The vice-president called for an ex pression from those present its to he changing of the senate rules and nil tho luncheon guests stood up,: in- -cluding United $tatc ScniitJ5- ,VJX.'' lam M. Jiutlcr, who wns present. Mr, Was Prominently Connected With Political History Of Oregon - ' ' r " .1. M. Sheller, pioneer of l.nne county hiuMnK urrivcil here with hi tmrt'iitu 77 j-enrs ng'',- passed awny at his hiime, 2S1 Sisth arraue w-'t, this mui'iliug. Mr. Shelley was prum-. Tneutly idtlltified w:t i the' early poli tical history of Lane following hi disiharf;e from the Oregon infantry with which be served during the civil war. ' .Mr. Shelley wan born in low:i May Five Hundred Whites From i All Parts of Province Attend Dance I " feAIlA 4J M- til )f1l C! ''iinIdits taking s220q at ghemkwh Sarah B. Chamberlain Ad mits Misappropriations to Fellow Worker Money Involved Was Peri sonal Fund of Various Indian Pupila Is now at Great' Falls, sr,.-.tnr Rnrtnn K. Wheeler of Montana m.. wh.n. ih. charn of havlnn represented an oil company before a federal bureau tor fee Is belno heard aaalnst him. Hs Is shown with his counsel, C. S. Ford, on hi. loft, and W. F. O Lcary, on his rlciht. ' KAN", Nilteria, Anrll IS. W Crowds of natives poured in to Kano all uiltht long to Ret a vlw of the rrinee of Wales who arrived here yea-U-rdny. The newconierB distilayed great enthusiasm, blowing horns and pink ing so much nolao Hint sleep was im possible. The scene from the building tops this rooming wns amazing, great streams' of plodding natives stretch- Three Witnesses Called in Wheeler Case in Montana; Connection Being Sought Lumber Rumor Grounded That the Booth-Kelly Interests bre do intention to start operations in Klamath or Lake counties was the itatement today of B, A.' Booth of this eity In response to queries from Klamath Falls to the effect that a lite at the junction of the north and anuth forks of the Sprague river had two obtained for the Eugene organ ization. "We have no holdings In Klamath or Lake counties and have to present intention of entering the lipid there," Mr. Booth said. The rrport that the Booth-Kelly company tvaa contemplating operations in the Muth was received from both Klam ath Fails and Lakeview today. Pioneers Make Plans To take up preliminary plans for the erection of a building at the Lane county fair grounds for the use of the Lane County Pioneer association a meeting of the pioneers will be called in the near future, according to announcement today of George Melvin Miller, president. The late F. A. Rankin wns chairman of the committee In charge of the building projrnm and It will be necessary to ppoint a new member. The building M coat approximately $500, Mr. Miller said. The annual meeting will held during the county fair in September. Dawes was given a hearty cheer as the crowd stood in answer to his in vitation. . . Senator Butler Thero "It was not what I said in my, in augural address that caused irritation in Washington, but the way I said it,", the vice-president declared. "And now I am going to say' a few things because Senator Butler is here to lis ten. Unless in my own way I can act as a conduit to transmit to the senate the individual reaction of this constit uency I do not think I would be do ing any good in office. J "I nppeal to you to express your opinion on this sennte rule," he added. "The forebears of this country did not have any idea when they framed the constitution that it would result In a power in the senate greater than the veto powor of the president. Would they frame the constitution on the basis of government n)t by court, not by good legislation, not by law. but Jiy senate rule, which had been built up nobody knows how, in the last 11B years?" "I want Senator Butler to know that these rules of senate procedure ought to be changed,"' tho vice-presi- (Continucd on page two) Early Firs Run Made opsris from a boiler -fire caught the floor of the boiler room at "ana Baumgarten's dairy. 1408 Nine tMnth sremie east, this morning at ' o'clock, nd resulted In a fire run 'r the local department. It is reported. "b lh ehemical engine and pumper laKcr, to the fire, which wns re Pwtee) s, beinJ g rMi,wl(,e jn the "arm turned in. Firemen chopped "floor In the boiler room to pieces, d luccecdtd in putting the blase ith three Hi tMm Unk, of mical. The damage was small. Hurts Fishing . rr"lo"ed rainfall for the last few JV hurt fishing in the MoKen- riter, according to reports by f'hermen. many of whom re am 'i'hing trips, snd manv " ""Wiling the week-end trips "'d it the weather had been more "able. High water resulting from badl,"'? h" n,u,l,,i"1 ,he streams ih J ,"b''D report, although T,' to town with ", "tl limit. C, "Y" L.t.n.L ew C A. WASHIXt.i'i)X. April IS. (PI Lieutenant A. M. Hchur, of l'ortland. Ore., and Chief Hoatsw:i!n Karl Kber of San Diego, Oil., were selected liy the navy department today to ac company I.lelitenant-Comiuandcr Itl olmrd K. Itynl. vt Winchester, Va., on the Mac.Millnu Arctic exploration ex pedition this summer. The three off'cers and three enl'st ed men will comprise the fly'ng ' per sonnel of the expedition. Andrew X. Xold of Xapiiance. lud.. nnd Xels I1. Sorenson of Menominee, .Mich., chief machinist's mates, have beeu selected as two of the enlisted men. BORN IN OREGON rOHTl.AXD. Ore.. April 18. M5) Lieutenant Sleinrad A. Scbur, is one of five sons oi I'eter A. Schtii, of Portland. He enl s'.ed in the navy in HU'J when aliout ii years of age. During the was he served ns instruc tor in aviation. He was one of three navy aviators to fly front nn inrgo, l'al to Panama and return without accident. Lieutenant Schur was born H Myr tle Point, Ore., and came with his family to Portland in 11103. Major Joseph Nchur, of the headquarters staff, Oregon national guard, is a bro ther. One brother, forporul Frank Schur, was killed in battle while serv ing wilh the American army In the Argonne. Lieutenant Schur was married to Miss Virginia Haines, of San Diego, L'nl. First place was won by the girls quartet of the Eugene high school in the inter-city music contest Jiow under wny at Pacific university at Forest Grove, according to n telegrnm re- to Orcguti where li.s father tuok up a ! laud Ca m nuir Pleasant Hill in ISIS., lere he received his first training in the ;.4..iic Sf.",t..!.' VkWai'er utfein'. (,'hn.fliini college, now the SJate.-Nor-ui.il scliool at Monmouth.. , ,. . Survivors Are Named. He is survived by a daughter, Mnj. Krnest, Hurtzell of l'leafunbou, I'al., a sou, Waits,- J. Shelley of Yuba City. Cal., aud twi brothers, Tray Shelley of Hood Kiver, Ore., It. L. Shelley, Olympia, Wash., two Bisters, Mrs. Waller Huston, Hurrisburg, Ore., and Mrs. John Soinmerville, , Los Angeles. V-noajed in Business. i Mr. Shelley engaged in mercantile business after the Civil war und be came prominent in the ranks of tho republican party- in Lane. He was elected president- of tlie lllaine and Logan club organized in Eugene in ISSt nnd w.is one of the lenders in the campaign that put Lane in the re publican column. Mr. Shelley later was halt owner of the Eugene Flouring mills which lie successfully managed f,r five years. Served as Sheriff Mr. Shelley served ns sheriff of Lime county from 1-SStl to 1SS'.' and In 11103 was elected to the lower house of the state legislature from Lane county. He served one term ns legis lator. Judge Lawrence T. Harris was a member of the house during the same period and Dr. William Kuykcu dnll wns state senator from Lime. Dr. Kuykeiulnll nnd Judge Harris sneak ill the highest terms in praise ..I ,1. . r..c.? I nun IpcislSlnr. ! : The death of Mr. Shelley is sin Today's Baseball verging , on Kano like swarms of ants Travol Many Miles -The .emirs have nlrendy congee gated for tlie durhnr (formal recep tion to native princes.) Most of them traveled hundreds of miles, accom panied by liosia of retainers and there were many deaths among the parties owing to the intense heat and jungle accident. All the einirs are attired In new nnd costly garments, acquired espe cially for their interview wilh the royal traveler. Vespite the long train Journey and his exertions nt tennis, Wales at tended a dance after dinner last cve.i ing, ' Whites Ars Scarce Knno's white population is only 3.10, but 500 were present nt the dance, visitors having come from all parts of the northern provinceii. Xineteen of the "." women present had traveled great distances to wel come the Prince "of Wales. The (Continued on page, five) Total bank clearings in Eugene for GHKAT FALLS, Mont., April 1S. I") -Further attempts to connect Senator Hinton K; Wheeler with pro ceedings before, tlie interior depart ment In behalf of Gordon Canipbejl, Montana oil, operator,' wcrs 'niiule m tho trial-here' today by the govni'ii- nieiK, wjiicli cnlleil three witnesses o tiie etnnil. Ik C. Stevenson of Great Falls, 'inner associate of Campbell, who Inter became bis rival ns nn oil op erator In the Montana oil fields, was the lint witness. Copies Hlcntlllcd. He was permitted to identify dpi of the petition for a receivership which he filed against Gordon Comp-hcll-Kcviu syndicate number 1, but was burred from answering othcri questions about It, because of objec tions by S-nator Taoinns J. Walsh, chief of defense counsel.. Senator Wheeler is chnrged witll having wrongfully used his influence before 'the Interior department in prosecuting oil prospecting applica tions for Campbell. E. M. Harvey, a stockholder In (he Campbell sjnilicalu testified ho hal protested ngninst the payment by the syndicale of a fee of -f 10,000 to Wheeler to act as attorney fur the s.indicate, maintain, ng it wns too hii;!i. He declared, however, thai the em ployment of the senator was to de fend the receiversnip nml bint no con nection witb government permits. Mr. Slattery Aots. Iteferring lo liie condition of tilies the post week were $i:ii.lx7.1-. one of tiie Campbell company to cerlnui of the heaviest single weeks recorded holdings on the Montana fields, Dis trict Attorney John L,.Slnttcry asked: What did 'Senator Wheeler sny, if anything, us tir the condition in which he found these titles'" ' . "He didn't sny anything," replied Harvey. ', ,. , ' "He did not sny he wns disappoint ed Willi' conditions ns he found (hem'.''' "No." ; "Did you not so swear in nn affi davit V" Senator Walsh objected to tho ques tion nnd wns siislnined by Federal Judgo Frank S. Dietrich. On crosB-exiiminatlon, Ilnrvcy said that Wheeler declared that if one 40- ncro tract of land was saved as a ru sult of employment of the senator ns nn atlornry (he fee of $10,000 would be a good invenlment'for the company. "Did you ever lalk with Senator Wheeler about proceedings beforo the department of tho interior?" naked Senator Walsh. "Xo, sir." "What was tho arrangement finnll) entered Into ns to the employment of Senator Wheeler?" "Well, I slill protested the fee charged. We talked about tho service we would require and Mr. Campbell ma id bn bad a personal interest In 'll .' Xorth fields which Wheeler could look after and Campbell said he would br willing lo pay halt of the feo nnd lei the company pay the olher half." "And what wns he to do?" "Ho wns lo detcnil the receivership, file suits ngninst Stevenson and regain titles I" property that bad got awny from us ill tlie Kevin-Suiiburst field." in some lime, noenrdnig to reports j arTUiiJf 1 lUCCCI 111 loony oi me i-.ukciic ciear:nK imiist- cerely regretted, (ieninl in hiB '""n- j Bssin'iatlon. representing the three lo ner, kindly in disposition, generous j cn bflnUi The total for the 10 busl. honorable in all his acts, devoted to j n, (b, o( Apri , fnr , $1.510,. duty, liberal nml fnuiK In his business U,,j ,;( w n rv indication of a I Alfalfa for Lane Local Postoffice Area to be Tested Thirty-three Lane county fanners ,1 .1 -II 0 s i; Itnttcries: Ferguson. Winpf.eld an't Picinich; Peunock and O'Xeill. At Philadelphia Washington ur mr ine campus Y. AMERICAN At Xew York Huston ceived here this afternoon from David; New York John Jones, K. H. S. principal. The boys and girls quartets in chorus won second place, bj the report received. The music contest opened yesterday nnd will continue through today. Washington 0 The two Eugene high school qunr- j Philadelphia 3 11 0 tets were trained under the direction j. Itntlerien: Johns n and Hurl; Hor of Leona G. Marsters. Owing to illness ris and Coohrun. the instructor wns nimble to ninke the j trip with the Eujene delegation andj At Detroit- Mr. Jones who lias been in chorge "f, Cleveland 1 - - the Instruction for tlie past week ar-j Detroit :1 10 1 compnnicd the stud'ins. j itatleries: Smith and L. Srwrll; The, girls tenm that won first plv e ; We'ls, D".vle and W lull. Hastier. is composed of Anns Kalherin' Gai- relt, Pauline Guthrie. Evelyn -Hollis.j NATIONAL and Kathleen Powell. ( j;rl,jp - The bojs quartet is composed . N Yirk Adnrian Horns, I'lnllip t.ntcii. ' i itronkh n 1 "Walch vonr step. .New postal rates ...hods, vet frua.il and thrifty w.tll , ,. ,,. . ,1.. .... ! nr. , In effect. I'l.lrss '.. are sure ; are experimenting witn i.nuim aiin.1.1 piis own. he had the love nnd confi- , bu,in, ,lnv, of u,, mmMl n.,w avoid, delay by asking the man at. the I and -0 plots, from one-hair to one dence of his fellow citizens of all 1 DorilinI clearings, is Ihe prediction. , window." -This warning has l.ein niro raa, " ' The large,, ,;,!, ,l,.v this month wn. ! pin nt the slols for dep. siting mad ready r ann3, acco,,g o ,. last Tuesday when . total clearing of ! at the Eugene post office. Fletcher l ane county agrlrl,..r..l many persons linvo nrm. .nr. i ,.-,.-.,, , ... ... ages and classes, (hey stale. Fr-111 1SX5 to 1MKJ Inclusive Sir. Shelley was one of the most success ful traveling salesmen out of Port laud. He was prominent in the acti vities of the O-egon and Wnahington division of the Travelers Protective association of America. Funeral services will be held from the Veatch cbapel Sunday afternoon at 2:30 'o'clock. Dr. E. V. Stivers, pastor of the First Christian church will be la charge of the services nt the chapel, and the I. O. O. F. lodg ! at ihe grave. Interment will be in I Ihe old I. O. O. F. cemetery. $ I T4,Vj,1.."i4 was recorded. Valuable Mail is "Oregon" Jones to Be Brought Back SALEM, Ore., April IS. - J. XV. Lil lie. deputy wsrd'n of Ihe stale peni tentiary, will leave tonight for H.ic ramento to bring bnck to Salem "Ore- man, form crops expert (f (lie Ore- Agriciiliural college, will speak Because so 'ndr.,1 to take note of tlu change in ...ml rsies. a biree niimoer of par- 1 g"'i eels nnd mail mailer luvc been r-jat a community meeting nt lllarl,; the sender for sufficient , next, r riday on toe prouuciion ui secnd class tirlnim ailalfa in l.ane. 11 is planned SALEM, Ore, April 18. CP) A. signed statement by Sarah B. Cham berlain, stenographer at the Salem In-- dlan training school at Cheinawa, that she has appropriated to her own use over $2200 from funds belonging ti the pupils of tho school, has led to: her suspension from employment at tho institution, and her accounts arai now being audited by U. W, Camp, au accountant of the federal Indiau aer-i vice. Mrs. Chamberlain's statement has been forwarded to the Indian of fice at Washington. The shortage waa first, detected by another employe of tho Vhool, uul following this Mrs, Chamberlain ad mitted her defalcations to this em ploye, and Inter signed tho statement, ucrording to the officials. When tlf alleged shortage was made known, to Superintendent llunyiod Hall he Hit mediately, .telegraphed to. lndiim.s,.. vice to send an auditor to check lu..-i-ocords, ' , , Lono With School. Sirs. Chamberlain has been cotin'Ht cd with tho Ciiemnwu -school about -nine years. In her statement she nieu Hons no specific period over wliiia Hie defalcations have taken place. Mr. Hall said today he believed they did not begin until some time latt fall, nnd Mr. Camp said he llioiisllt they had been going 011 for about six months. He added, howeirr, that he a now checking back over 11 period ot one year. Whether the alleged misap propriations go buck even further than Hint Is yet to bo ascertained, u.it Camp snid he would go lo the bottom of the case. Funds of Children. The funds iiivulvcd nro not Int funds of the school, but moneys be longing to the pupils themselves. Ill's money comes in various wnys to tlis pupils, In checks from tiieir relatives. checks from ngenci es nnd other wo:, 1. I'pon its receipt nt the school it is placed to the credit of tho pupils. .Mrs. Chamberlain, by virtue of Ihs position she held, lind nccess to all the. mall, nnd It was her custom to hav the checks endorsed by the pupils, then tnko them lo the bank and cash, them. In this way she had access to actual cash and according to the 'i ficials of the school, the alleged nils- appropriations were made from cant amounts. .Mrs. Chamberlain has for years been well known at all ths Salem banks and her checks wora never questioned. Artillery Range To be Selected lurnH to tir.af iitraV fill rl iflllll f matter where the rates have h.-eil Mo visit all of the experimental trao:., ar'enily incrensed, it Is stit-d by I in the county with the exception .f clerks one of llw poinls not g-nerallv those in Hie const areas while Mr. understood Is that third class mail Jacknian is here, the cunty sgent re wcighing more than 8 oun.-rs, is now j ports. SIEDFOltD, Ore., April IS. Slnjot C. A. linker, Lieutenants , II. V. Smith and K. D. Dufur of Portl.ind arrived in SIrdford late yesterday f',r a three day visit during which ta.y will select an artillery rniifc to be Used nt tiie state encampment of .ue Oreg. n national guard here Jilii' U to 20. Tlie use of the big guns will ie fiuire a four range, and uecrdiug I" gon" Junes, famous Oregon escaped handled as parcel post, 10 0 Aydei tt and Harold (lark. Zurcher is accompanist. Ma rloit ivl r '"""I t a banquet j . U C"ta Shonne Thor.,1.. n,.i.. I . rvenani MANY ARC KILLED Glilll'.XOI K. S-'tlnd. April IS ?- Manr persons have been killed Ja.tcoL,. M"r"ha"' W'"M lie na-ure ,.f the d .,,.er is no. rie- 'P I'""" , rihe.1 l,v Press .soci.ltl..l. (lis- llittert's: P.entley. Bnrnes (c Sny der; Petty, Tbormsblen and Taylor. ribcil by 1 patciies. At Boston Philadelphia H 20 0 Ibston 13 1U .2 Batteries: Knight, Hubhell, O'Xenl, I trich. Couch and Ilenline; Barnes, llyan, piercy, Ksuip and Gibson. convict who ia under arrest in that city. Lillle will lake along an "Ore gon boot" and plenty of other irons to aid in bringing home the prisoner. Parried liV Plane '""es with five other prisoners es- jesped from Ihe Oreg ,n penitentiary CHICAGO, April IX. Less thsn 11 by going over the wall about a year hours sftrr it left Xew Orleans, a ago. csrso of registered mail valued st witli rate, snd service charge ot -it is slnted. zone ; cents, ; Bend Snowfall Turns to Rain more that 3fXK).000 arrived herf ' "v" I 1 I T. f 1 L' J 1 1J I I i n a 1 K & AtM yesierony sooisi-. .1 I .. ... . . . ..,.,,..! .rt morning hours, but hud nearly ns skilled a spinner as he was BEND, Ore,, April IS. -- A w"l slushy snow fell in Hend during the rep, section in the Itoxy A1..1 Kid McCoy Takes Up l'rison Duties RAX QI'ENTIX, Cnl April 1. Xonnal Selby, better known ns Kid McCoy, stepped his first round with n loom in the jute mill nt the stnle penitentinry here yesterday. Jute mill heads predict that Sli-Coy will become d'ntrict, raat of the oily, will be uacL Aggies win Debate Over Syracuse Team mail Iiigtit irons in v.mi 10 me .tr..i, - j o vick except in a m.oillsi McCov's reddest lo act n the Itogue river vsney lotiaj nim 1. if, nil - , i--" , nlinue for few sheltered spots. 1 oe sn,w inrneu , piiysical director 10 ins icikiw in- cold rain which continurd Inter-; mnles will not bo granted, affinals I said, it being pointed out that con- April sh iwers, which have ben ot A ran in tempers. .u ...ii-i.,cr ... j v..-.- r .c - ... great benefit to the truil.and grain. j accompanied by a stiff wind. 1 their routine duties. 1-akts. The srtual flying time for ap proximately 1000 miles was eight hours and 15 minutes. The mall cargo made connections with the regular transcontinental service. . 'or prediction that It would cr the next 24 hours. During the ll . to four dats. there have been tpyical mitinnlly. SYIIACI SR. X. Y April P T'.e debating team of Oregon Agricultural college won Ihe decision over th Syracuse university -debaters In it night. The question was "liesolvcl. Hint ongress should have power by two-tl.iros vote to overrule decisious of the United States supreme court ileclnring sets of congress unconstitu tional." Uiegon look the atfiruutlvt. 1