Fatnrdny Evening. April 1?
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"RAINMAKER" BREAKS DRY SPELL
Charle, Hatfield. th Bain Wljard, Cashes In on $8000 Prim at
Result o( hl Regular Achievement
8
How the Kugene ItsHio ehib, rm- j
posed of more tiimi &t b.csl bruah ant j
receiver, can prm-eni through it r-j
ranisalbm to eliminate uuurceitn.'try J
interfersnrs to reception, is explained
by Oai LWr, sscrstsry of the Lowr
Columbia Radio club of Astoria, in
comrounieaUoD to Itobert K. Callahaa,
sceretary of the Kugena organisation.
Formation of the local rliib was .
brought about largely through com j
1'laiut on code liiirrferenre. .Astor-a J
fain also were hot hi red with this in- j
terferrnee, Mr. l,nly says, from th
three naval stations. Astoria, ."Norm
Head, and Fort H lew us row nasi sta
tion. Through their activity the club sk
ed for the three stations to observe
a "ouiet period" Ix-inem 8 nnd 10 o -clock
P- in. witb the mult that the
commander has ordered all unneres
nary incsitng'S to be d"f"rred until
lato at nis Jit.
rditiri lo hare the govern nn-nt
lnfttnll tube transmitting sets to t--pla.s
the spark set are being Hr
culated, and not only fans ere bt-
hind the movement, but civic organ-
ixailona lire aluo behind it. Lam
week the Aeloria Kiwaiib supported
the Idea. The firra club, Hotnry club
and chamber of commerce are alio
back of the move.
LOST AT SALEM
Although Hie billot llllt Wll modi
fied mi Hie Inis bill referendum petl
timii filed by the county courts nf
Lnlie nnd Mnrinti rulllitiei (lie request
of these counties were nut granted in
full, iiinwrnliiK the title, arrardlim Id
' report, received by the Jjine county
court Hill afirrniwn. The o.rart ded-
' tion woii handed d"n today by Judge
l Million
; 'lhn two county courts averred that
the ballot title na prepared by Vnu
Winkle anted that the anion levin
' tsses on buses, whereas, according to
their petition, It impoaea chsrges. 1 lie
McMnbon order inakca it read "levy
liceniie taxes."
Another contention of the county
ronrn was lint the Van Winkle title
dlil not ahow that the act applies only
to common curriers. Tho order of
Judge UcMalivn brlnis thai out
clesrty.
The bus bill pissed by the recent
Irfislnture Is bring referendumed by
the bill lines and It was the bsllot
title to the referendum petitions llt.it
Has in controversy. !
Reduction of Land
Offices Protested
WAH1IINOTON, April lR.-r-lro-tesls
against the reduction In public
'land ofttcea In Oregon and Mouth ln-
kota, were lodged with President
Coolidgo by HrpresentalWes of these
. at a tea.
Henatora McNary and Hlanfield and
nepreaenlntirea Kinnott, republicans
of Oregon, asked that the proposed
elimination of two of the erven of
fice! in Oregon be recon Hide red. Ken
at or Norbeck, republican, of Hmith
Jhski.ts, likewise urged that at) three
of the nfflcea in that atate be re
tained whereaa It la proponed to have
only one office there.
The jircBidctil took tbe requests un
der adviaemcnt.
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mrisis "iTi m T r ifamami i
TUis meelins I" held for the
purposes of onisining the new pas
tors and all the church's in the
I'miKiua amorialion tvitl be repres-:
: en ted. J. f. frr, the new local pas
tor will lm ordained at this tune. j
It doetn't look like much, but
farmcra near Conllnga, California,
reipect it mightily, and pay dol
lars for It. It la a "rainmaker."
Below, Charles Hatfield, the In
ventor, who lives nicely from his
profession as rainmaker.
(Uy NBA Service)
COAMNtjA, Cnlif., April 18
Once again Charles M. Hatfield has
canned In on the rain bis rain. He
calls it bis rain, (he farmers believe
(it is his rain, and they pay him for It.
ibua, Ilalfk-.d, tho rain wicurd, has
banked another fSH0.
Iry spell after dry spell scars the
formers hereabouts, and annually they
wait upon Jlalficld. Hlmrtly there
after Hatfield seta up hia rnin ma
chine, which he deKcrihea as a "chemi
cal affair," and Invariably there comes
rain.
Whether it fs his rain or not, H
amies when he tvsnts it.
I have been a rain maker with
success for I'D years," he aays. The
records prove it. in fact, Hatfield's
fame is known the world over, lit;
asys hcjuftt turned down a $ir.,0"t
offer from Argentine, preferring lo do
business in California.
Santa Clara Garden
Club is Organized
Organization of the Santa Clara
tiitiuYii ritib wit perfected itthiy in
tbe office of Arnold Collier, county
club leader. A group of ouiig people
in that community ore phiuiiiug to
cu-npern(e in their spring gardening
program, with the sul of Mr. Collier,
with the hope of raising better pro
duce through the aid of ntmly.
Don tSliiil fener wsm chonen lender
of the group, ami .Ini-k Imnuer, pres
ident. tJiber officer of the club in-
ludo Charles t 'hlf tm k, viee-president;
Arthur (iiilhrie, secretary ; 'er
nnn lles, Charles Kttinger and Kulph
Hragoo.
iflfl. BUTLER SPEAKS .
FOR RULES CHANGE
(Continued from page one)
dent continued. "All of you who
think they should be changed, stand
up."
Senator Butler Stand
After the demonstration that fol
lowed this qiieMioo. Mr. hawen said:
"I knew Henator Hutler would stand
up, .Senator (illicit would stand up
iiIko if he were here, for ho told me
so,"
At the conclusion of his r marks,
the vice-president turned to Senator
Wlllinm M. Jtutlcr, and said:
"1 want to benr from Senator Hut
ler on this mntter."
.Senator Hutler quickly aroao and
responded:
'I believe in the reform of the
senate rules. Without detracting
nn iota from what the vice-president
has done in brimiing this matter be
fore tho public 1 want to sny that
hint Hereinher when I went clown to
(ho senate my experience with the
Semite rulca nnd doctrine of seniority
taught me that it tnnde no difference
what a man was, what his achieve
ments were, or whence be mine, he
hnd to take the last sent nnd 'the Inst
position fn the lowest committee.
"I believe In reform. I believe tn
chsnge and I believe in Improvement,
and 1 propose to devote my time in
the senate to the accomplishment of
these ends."
Turning his automobile at the in
t enter tioii of Ninth avenue and Wil
li, metro fitreet, Oenrg' HicrtJ, l-M
Lincoln street, etnick a woman knock
ing her to the pavement this morning,
he reported t' polite head-pianer.
Mr. lii'ks stays he offered to take
the woman to the lnipiul but sbe
in it ted sbe a not badly hurt. Her
name was 0"t learned.
Kight collisions were reported to
police thiH week, including the one re
ported this morning, none of which
lohl of accidents. They were as fol
lows: Olsf Kgge, motor route U, ami J.
J. lirown, Douglas and Willamette,
accident at Mventh avenue and High
streer.
1. A. Whirten, l-,r'2 Mill atreer. sc
cident at Thirteenth avenue and Mi'l
litreer. ,
J U Tot a, 525 -Monroe street, nnd
J. Met 'racken. Kugene, accident at
.Viue;eeutb avenuo and Willamette
eitreet.
Mm. K. C Talbot. ICfJO Jo'kson
steet, and It. W. Akers, Medford.
accident at Kightb avenue and Wil
lamette street.
J-'riink I.ogan, flpringfield, nccident
at Kleventh avenuo and Kincaid
street.
Arthur T. Moses. iV2 Sixth avenne
went, end H. C. Clark, Cortland, at
Sixth avenue and Olive street.
M. H. Hnrlem, motor route B, and
I. (i. Itinghnm, Centinl I'oint, acci
dent at J-'ifth avenue nnd High street.
Itadio Chorus Will
Re Received Herej
The firt public radio concert in!
( Kusene i4 announced by I.sraway's I
Miisu: store f--r Saturday night, April I
'J.., when the presentation of tbe Ce- j
! ..eliun I'b'iral club of Kugene, hroad
! cnt over KtiW, the Oregunian sta- j
j tiu tn I'ortland. will be received.
A specially euipped set will be used
f f ir reception f this music, arcord
! ing to Taylor White, manager of the
' ttt'ire, and all music lovers and radio
funs of the city are invited, h? states,
SI
condition of clearing bouse banks and
trust companies for the week show
a deficit in reserve of SU,5!C.1"Q.
Thi Ts a decrease in reserve of f 11.-
J10.:iirO, compared with last week,
when there wns excess reserve of
fi'ti.riii.jiio.
Vfore than ' singers from the city
will t.ike part in the chorus, under
direction of Hugh Winder.
SGOUTS LEADEfl TO
HQ
County Endeavor
Plans Convention
SI'itlNfJKlKr.n. April 18. -CSpe-cial)
A total of 1000 delegates from
all over tbe county are expected to
attend the aunuel convention of the
Lane County Christian Endeavor so
ciety which will be held in Springfield
next .week-end, iu the Springfield
Christian church. The opening en
Bion will be Friday evening, April iM
at 7:30 o'clock. The convention will
be held all day Saturday, and again
on Sunday, the last aeArdon being
Sunday eveniug. itoland K. Moshier
of the Springfield Christian church
i general chairman for the event.
One feature of theenterlainment will
be a banquet held in therbureh Sat
urday evening at 6 o clock. Denomi
nations sending delegates includes the
Christian, Presbyterian, ' Congrega
tional, and several evangelical
churches.
To take up plans for the orgnuirji
tion of tbe new Hoy Scout program
for Kugene a meeting of the executive
committee, representing various local
organizations sponsoring the move
ment here, will be held at the cham
ber of commerce next Tuesday eve
ning, according to announcement to
dy of l.ynn S. MeC ready, chairman.
C. II. Chirk, new scout director for
this district, who arrived this week
from Helena, Mont., where he has
been engaged in scout work, will meet
with the committee and outline his
arrangements for the extetmon of the
organization here. Mr. Clark bus
been meeting various members of the
scout committee here and getting ao
riuninted with the local field. The
director states that he sees wonderful
possibilities for scout activity in Ku
gene nnd vicinity.
Church Election
Is Held at Grove
Marriage License
Business is Dull
COTTAGK OUOVR, April 18.
( Special ) Klection of officers fea
tured the meeting of the congrega
tion of the Itaptiat church here
1 hursdny evening. I ho officerH
elected flre: J. C Orr, pastor; Harry
A. Williams, clerk; George Newell
and W. A. Williams trustees; Hoy
Howard, Finlcy Huff and John Preo.
deaconu; Mrs. John l'onsford nnd
Mrs. Ken Groat, denconesses; George.
Newell, treasurer; Mrs. Worth Har
vey, pianist; Mrs. H. W. Tilus, na
Nintant pianit nnd choir lender, and
Hoy I Inward, Sunday -school super
intendent; .lobn Ponsford and W. O.
Williams were named as local dele
gates to the ordination service to
be held here on April '21 lit 2;i"0 p.
Up to Inte this nfternoon only one
mairinge license hnd been issued to
day at the office of the counfy clerk
and this brought tbe total for the
month so far to 11. If this rate keeps
up for the remainder of tbe month
there will be a low mark set not
reached since February last year, ac
cording to records at the office of the
county clerk. Last April n similar
numluT was recorded. Jn February
last year the total wns 10. The one
license isMird up to bite this after
noon wns for I-orcn S. James of Air
lie.' Oregon, and Myrtle Kvelyn Sims
of Springfield.
At a tpecial meeting held in Port
la Lid iaiJ XI ol direct-nrs of the L ii.
ton sNflvinj.' and Lo.in association, W.
P. O.o way lor many years tua been
president of Otds, Wormian and Kin,
wai elected prcidinc of Wt asauci.i
na. Hi succeed it. J. Kirkwod,
who foundtrd tne organization and bad
0: tn e.tber predidtnt or general mau
ugcr mo&t vi tite tiujj since its e
tatiliibmea tin 1U17.
Mr. Olds bud long been a director of
tbe L'niun Saving-, and hoan assoc'u
tion and agreed to accept tbe preni
deucy. Thr'.-ugn te purchase ot liie
(JIli. Wort man and K;r.ir ft lore bv H.
h'. Scalesinger uud sons, inc., Mr. j
Old is now going on the retired list
so far as concerns mercantile activi
ties. d-
"1 bave always been a strong be
liever in siivingrt and loan, and other
uignuizatious wnicii encourage saving '
and thrift," said Mr. olds, "In a few i
days more I wdj have no more nm:-
Urs demanding my attention at the
store, i am not ready to say, how-;
ever, that I am taking tbe presidency
of tue udsocmtioo permuuentty. 'Xbo
annual- meeting will be held July lo.
1 am going to serve until that tinu :
and then we shall see whether I con-
tiuue in the office longer or not." j
Opal K. Uowcn resigned as secre- j
tary treiuurey of the association :
coincident with the resignation of Mr. !
Kirkwood. This position was not ftlieJ
by the directors. J. V. Whipp eon-1
tinues as vice-president and Wallace !
McCmant as counsellor. Directors J
other than these two men and Mr.
Olds are E. A. Soutbwick, Herbert !
U. Downrt, H. W. Jeffrey. It, J. Leo
uud H. A. Whitney.
An Amazon Country
LONDON, April In Sussex
county, there are 17-1 women for
every KtO men. This is about 1SS
more than before the war.
CAIiD fill" tiii .....
friends our annreivatmn
nena anil favor, ahnirn , ? b.
iii iirauiiiiii u..rnl nfferine. Z ' '
I the recent illness ami "'I,
I heiove.1 one. ' lean , u
II, A. H'llerT ami t-'.-i
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NOTICE
Olid Fellows will m,e, ., .
2 nVlock to attend the r,'"'1"
llrolher J. M. Shellev """"I
II.. A..tn. ..e v.u.
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RESERVE DECREASES
MOW VUHK, April IS. The actual
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
I'OIt RENT: Downstairs furnished
apartment, private entrance, anil
bath. (i!!4 W. 4th. , tf.
KOI1 SALE: Late Dodso road
ster. In fine mechanical condition.
JiiMt overhauled. fi good cords.
$()0. Must have. $00 down, nl
I'OH SALE: vV good clean ncichhor
hood arocery store, one of the Best
locations iu the city. wUti care
(nurd . tf.
BALED C'LOVEK HAY for sole. Coll
at 11(14 I'eail St., L. C. Vitus, nl
l'CIll SALE: V.V22 I'nrd truck, cab1
one llocky Mountain gear shift. '
i-riee 9..ni. 'J prms. 1-,. L,. .Moyer.
eneta, Oregon. aJ2
VOll KENT: ,'1 room Duplex apart
ment, furnished erontifl floor nri.
vate entrance. 1001 Mill St. tf.
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Court Protection
From River Asked
To sk the county court for aid in
'proteeiinjt I be rond alons; (he ltw
liver iu tbe Delight vnlley from I lie
rr union of Ibst sirenm a di-ejtin
wns here t"tly. The How rier is
V u h ntsj tbe ho uk away to a rniinhl
rriiMn extent ami U(esli-n were
1 iimde In tho county cm it (but a rw
of pilrn be ilriteu Iu tinier lo fnim
a barrier chiefly for protection of
I he rodd. Ta county pile driver Is
now in last area engaged in brldg
work in4 It Is belisred lhat It will be
better te bsT the piling plscM now
ruber than later when the eulpment
msv be in use In other psrtn uf ih
roiinfy, (be delegsiton stnleil.
Spring (iardens are
; Destroyed by Storm
Till: ItALI.KH. trr.. April Is. -Wshed
attay by heavy rnin smt plt
id by bail, a lri antount of spring
gardrn crop wits d.imjed y storm
here. The fiuit crop sUo una cu
eiderably ditmsgrd, it wits repirirl
by fnrtnetn mid or lntrdifts, ss a re
tilt of I rbbty'ia bail Mortn, which
vat nciiiip:tnie by a nenr cloud,
burtl. Harden iru k, on the btnUiidn
was washed swny v. ben Mdl cr.-rk ws
fluodrd. Ililute rrops wcrn wabed
away by torrents uf rlu ami leitui-e
ami spinach were tut lo ribbons by
bull. The waters receded rapidb,
leaving n large amount o( ttmit the
banks.
Kugene Publicity
Hooks Sent out
Two hundred publbtty bouUrts of
tbe lluicne rbaiuiter of comuterre are
Iu be sent to a merchandising firm
at Hun Krsncisco snd will be ditrinu
ted by lb (H'licern to ha cuatotners
in tbsl district. The rriuei (rm
tbe Ssn Krnnci-vo firm wan received
twlsy al tbe h. al .hstutier and sr
raugemeuts nisde for tbe sending of
the pamphlets from lbs new mso
liiiW bring printed. This is the lar
ge! tiotulier of ibe new b..klt t "1 he
Jleart of Oregon's Outdoors" that
bave been csllrd for Ibis spring.
Occasional Rains
Forecast for Week
BAN niANVISt O. April IS. The
weather outlook for tbe week begin
ning April ID, Wat announred her
today by the I'm ted IStatra westbtr
bureau as 'ollows:
Watbingtun Utrgn; (tenerslly
cloudy wealher with occasional raius
au4 norms I teinperalute.
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Washes with greater csre no pounding, dragging or
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HO Willamette pn0ne 1470-Ask for Mr. Graff
Special offer this week only !
To introduce the
oosier
Given-this
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1925 H
Highboy
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1D-J5 lloosior Highboy, brings vou nt
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shown here. You pay only one dollar
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ments. If you cw expect to nwn a Hoosier, now Is the
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You must hurry. We haro only a limited number
of cabioeta for this special occasion. When this
allotment gives oui the offer en.U. Come in today
mako aura of getting yours I
We have. also, a limited number of other Hoosier
Cablnett on which th ame liberal offer applies
aa long as they last.
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aim
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You get with your Hoosier. aU.i,
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set of knife and fork, two social
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knives ten pieces In all.
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This glassware set Includes sevn
Tlce jars, five containers f' r
dry staple,, one ,niaiier Jar for
tea or cocoa and an open salt
tish. Kach piece Is designed t
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