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Saturday Evening, Mav Tage Two ids THE EUGENE GDAED MAKE THE VAMPIRE PAY, IS CRY Protection for Men Aeked In Bill Introduced In Wisconsin Legis lature by 8tate Senator J. L. Barber FOBEUGEHIIjf: Rtatiatirs announced br the census bureau for tlie pt year show that r tlie birth rate M butcue was 3!..'t lu , comparison with a rate of .10.7 for 1023. Thl ia the highest birth rate , for the four cities of the state Includ ed In the report, Portland, Astoria, rialrm and Eugene. The reports show i mat in ukbiiii vi iiiiniMn ini'tii , year of age the figure for Kiigene i i 211.7 pr thouond. In 1IC3 the rate for infant mortality under one year was 41.4. These rntes are far lower than any of the other three cities of the state liatcd. ' The death role In Eugene Inst year was 20.6 an increase over the previ otia year when the rate was 1.7(1. Thin la a higher death rale than I'ort!atil and Astoria but lower than that of Halcm. Table li Given The following table ahowa the blrlh and death rates for the four cities for ini'4 compared with the report for JD23: Tllrth rate Death rnle n2," irrja jii 1112:1 Astoria 17.0 10.8 0.8 11.1 Kiigene Illl.It 3(1.7 2(1.(1 1.1.11 Portland 18.7 18.4 11.7 11 Balera UO.i 15.3 32.U ."..). I Drains nnilrr 1 yr. (per 10(10 blrths.l - .. 11124 11(23 . 42.4 (18.7 . 2117 41.4 M.fl fi'-'T B3.2 (I ID I'ortiand Oregon la one of thn six atatea showing higher death rnta laat year than tho year provinus, evincing at the same, lima a Tery alight Increase in her proportion of birlha to popula lion. Stork la Buty The stork left 18.8 prospective dtl Hens for every 1000 of the alate'a peo pie In 1024 aa compared with 182 In . 1023, while the dcnlh rate Increased from 10.0 a 1000 to 11.8. For infanta tinder nna year there were 63.3 deatha laat year for ev?ry 1000 births, aa compared with n7.8 In 1023. Aa usual both the birth rate and the death rato are lower in (lift rural aectlons of Ore gon than In the rltlea. The urban birth rata Increased from 18.6 a 1000 In 1023 to 10.5 In 1024 the rural rato remained atationnry at 18 for each 1000. Similarly, city people died at the rat of 12.6 a 1000 in 1023 and 18.1 a 1000 In 1024 country neo pie at 0.0 a 1000 in 1023 and 10.2 last year. Coast 8tatea Compared Oregon had a higher birth and death rata than Washington, but lower than California. The comparative birth rales for laat year were: Oregon, 18.0 a thousand; Washington. 17.4; California, 22. The comparative death ' rates were Oregon, 11.8 a 1000; Washington, 10; California, U.S. E O. V. Ilumrlric of Eugene, radio en gineer, baa returned from ft aeven weeks' tour throughout the oast and mldill west, where he visited the leading radio broadcasting stationa, and met with community radio organ isations Mr. Ilumrick delivered a ra dio addreaa from atatlon WCCO at, Minneapolis, on the subject of radio aocletiea, "Itadio dealera, jobbcia and manu facturers ara taking upon themselves the responsibility of eliminating in terference In moat of tno large cities of the eaat," aaya Mr. Ilumrick. "Tliey bnra their own organisations, and all the owners of a receiving set has to do if the set Is bothered with bad interference is to aotlfy the dealera' rgsniistioa. Making tka sir safe for tho receiver la part of the- service the dealers feel they ewe their cus tomers." Other responsibilities assumed by dealera' organliationa, he save are to eliminate barnstormers In the radio line, cut-throat prices, and Inferior equipment. Mr. Humrlrk and It. E. Whiltlngton manager of the Haclin Kopply ennipanv of wbirh Mr. Ilumrick la to be man ager will rauko a trip to I'ortiand next week to visit the brnadrastiug elation of KOVY to convey a mrmngo from other stations which Mr. Hum rick visltrd on hia return trip. Tax Turnover is Made by Sheriff Tag tiirnovera totaling JHt.lTT.23 were made this afternoon by Sheriff J-'rank i:. Taylor to K.lua Ward, coun ty treasurer. This t the fifth ta turnover made ou the rollrrlicns of the first halt for the yrnr. The turuoxer insde todsy U segre gated as ("Hows: t'otiuty and sute Cities , rn-liool diMrirts . . , , , I'uion high schools , II. J rilMiirta , l'ort of Hitlslaw , . , . , r'orrel fire pstrul , . iog in big sedans, with foil ramp equipment, and were regiatered from , Seattle. I'ortlnnd. U'in-onain and mid- i die western poinie. I lliink this will be j a rerord year for tourists, and indi- j .alions are that Ihey are getting I; ! record start." i I : Dinil Pfrt ffST i LreSWdl UeSirea; Patriotic societies, fraternal organ- i uationa and rburchea in Lugene will PUNS TD BE IJUO. IEMOBMLi Ilequesting that work be started onlcoopernle May 30 for the Memorial the iinorovement of the road east of 'day aerrices. it was stated today. , - H --I.I..I. tWAIlfi in hi.nd r Mrv:r-a will he after the fashion rollTLA.M. Ore., May 2. United j mnary ,v,jable a delegation of ' but year, when a parade and public States rienati Kobert N.. Htanfield. reidentM of (bat area were in today service uaa belli, and members of the who arrived here -tudey from Wash-j m confer with the county court. It lioy Scout troops decorated gravea. lugton said that Oreg-.n will receive ' i probaM that the court will inspect I Organizations expected to tske part altno.t ' 110.000,000 for u.e in the propoaed road work next wek , in the ...r.de bonds have been sold and .be money. War eleraDR, American i-egion and in rndy for carrying the work our, j JjioD auxiliary. Indies of the G. A. the iiiembert of the court state. This! It.. VetfrsDa of Foreign Wari and tjie road e,iniifta wilb If site of the pro- j national guard. tBcd new bridge and uiU make a J A meeting will be railed in the near Mlmricr route bet w reft Creswell and ' future, it ia stated, at which repre thrr ( luverdale dintrkt. nentativM of theea orders will make ! plan for Memorial day. street, it was reported to the city police headquartera this morning in the city ball. Little damage was re ported, the Bacon car tearing off a fender from Dr. Kox's car, when Mr. Karon ateered his machine to one tu, he at a ted, to avoid a collision with a borne and wagon. E. B. Hill. HV.N.S Lincoln street, re ported a collision with A. AW Meek, 1159 Jackson street, the accident be ing at Seventeenth avenue and Law rence street. Although motor vehicle traffic is increasing, traffic accidents have de creased considerably over the similar period last year, reports A. H. Sbortes, city traffic officer. rhone CM D OREGON MOTOR co. " 0i: , Thone S.E.8, make vamping Illegal - JJADJSON, Wis., May 2.-Kqual rights for woman? The ramping women bnve too many rights now, says filato Henator J. L. Barber In demanding that the Wis consin legislature pass his antl-vamp-Ing bill, the first of its kind lu the country. Hhrewd women ran outwit the law by defects In the criminal code, Bar ber holds, and his bill is designed to correct these defects. The measure has ths indorsement of In Wisconsin Judges association. Innocent men still ara being lured Into traps by vamping women and then swindled out of money by threats of court action, he says. "It's time that men are accorded equal rights with women before the law," he says. "Women of today nre no longer without protection. They cho vole, wear trousers, do anything a man can do and they have one im mense advantage over the mm the unsuhKtnntinted evidence of a wo mini in court has put many men behind the hr. "For years, we have heard that the woman pays, but it's the man who really pays. Ho hasn't a rhnnoe In court, where a woman's word count h fir everything. 1 personally kuow of young men now serving prison terms, wtio were 'framed' on a woman's per jured testimony. I should say Hint thousands of cases of out and out blackmail, engineered by a woman's cunning occur yearly throughout the country. The world hears nothing about them." o'clock Ibis morning, and up to noon rive, had turned in their cards to Judge Oenrgo. A. Ollinore and paid their flues. Those who pnld fines of $1! each were F. J. Berger, City Clenners. (ieorge Ilofsews Clark Woodcock and r . M. Cashmsn. National hadgo tests were held to day at the Dnlvevstty of Oregon under tho direction of the local group of the American lMiiyground and Kecreatiou al association. About 73 boys and girts attended tho meeting and contests iu running and Jumping In adldlion to games were held. Tho teats are being held In vnrlous cities of the I'nited Htates this week sponsored by the national association. The testa here were given under the direction of the playgrounds class of the university, Miss Lillian Ktupu, supervisor. Uhe following are the test results: First lest Sarah t-'ascy, Mndeliuo Gilbert, Vera Williams, Mary Turpin. necoml test Murgnrot Cutler and Betty Curtis. Urst test for bar Bob Staton. Lr la ml Karri. U cor go Williams, Chester Johnston. The second test for girls was the most difficult on the schedule, the su pervisor reports. work. Three other contractors iiImo had bids submitted on the project. Tlie other bids were as follows: Karl Mc Nutt, $:nK; J, ('. Hise and A. I-'.. Hyer, 4,8.SO; K. Johustto, fl,0."S. 50. It is expected I hit t work on tint project will be started at otwe ns everything has been prepared for the completion of the job, members of the county court etute. Dispute Started Over Sanitarium LA (JltANHK. Ore., May 2.Mi-. Wllifred W, Clemnns, former wife f lr. W. T. I'hy, has brought suit Iter j asking that a receiver be appointed for the Hot Lake minilHrium, of which Dr. I'hy is president nnd superluteti dent. Mrs. lemtins, who elttimti to own it oi' It worth MIUMH) in the sani tarium, charges that Mr. l'liy mi converted funds of the institution t-' his own use. MEETING IS MONDAY The .lolly (iir.M are holding a meet ing Mnmlity evenius in the I. t). O. I-'. temple. present year as a result of appro prialiouti made by coogrs at the la it session. Among those listed: Federal aid highways f2,3ri0,rj00. Forest roads and trails $1,54?,0-'J. Iteclainnlion f '.nl,(HH.). Kivers and harbors $1,100,600. Itiiproveuieiits nt Crater lake ?.'0, I 700. Konds at Crater lake $183,000. ! "In n'idition," he said, ''cougres authorixnl the construction of re:!u in.it i n projects in Oregon totaling fL'2,000,otfO and' also authorized tin expenditure of IS0,(KH on 'Jillauiook bay, $7-1.000 for dredging tho vb.ila in the Si unlaw river and an anntiil ntaintenani-e of $J0,0XI for this NlrcHUI. "(,'oni(i ens also authorized the stir-; vry and a report on the followiug project s: Yaqitina bay and entrance; Tort Orford harbor, .Ski pan on chuunfl, Coos Buy; Columbia river above and below Kiilatua with view to providing f-h p channel to wharves at Kalauia; Columbia river and l'wer Willamette river between I'ortiand and sea, with view to deepening and widening chan nel, and Coliunbi.1 river from Tongu ' Point bare nt Astoria to the mouth of the river, the coat of tbpe surveys to be pii id i nt of a general fund pro vided for sitc-h purposes. "Outstanding aud shining above .til other things accomplished is the new veterans' hoppit.il to be constructed at Portland immediately, at u cost of approximately $l,.frO.O0O. 'These material results are due tt to the united efforts of the Oregon delegation in congress, coupled with tlie fact that the delcgntion is in complete accord with the president UDd the administration. "I am very glad to get back to Oregon. I expert to remain In Port land most of the time until Septem ber when n special committee which I hnve mimed, as chairman of the com mittee on public lands and survey:,, will hold hearings in several of the wo-tern public land states. "These hearings will phohahly con tinue until congress convenes in December." WilHrnt fYer'- in Have Route Ready! Workman's Lung is i Hurt in Accident Work is progressing on the provemeut of tho Wildcat road iu dis trict IHi and the crew of from 12 to l. men will soon establish another camp as the present section is about done, according to Charles Uold, roid supervisor of that district, who woe here today to conftr witb the county court. Mr. Gold states that by .mother week the roml will be iu fnir ci nditinj for motor travel and that the water in the creek will be down and this. will ennb cara to ford the stream the aix times necessary to cover this L-ine county route. The improvement on the road will probably be com pleted by another in-JUth, the super visor istiites. Dr. Asbton for CTilropractlc and Electro-therapy. Opposite Heilig cha ster, Pbone 6(0. tt Eugene Auto Park Has Many Visitors More than 000 automobiles, or nn average of 20 a day. passed through thn Kugeno municipal- unto camp dur. ing the month of Apr!', reported B. II. Parker, park superintendent, to- day. This is the largest number of tour ists ever registered at the camp dur ing the month of April in its history, siiys the superintendent. It is more thiiu double the number in April of hint year, when approximately 00 were registered. "Laat night wo had seven camp ers who were actually tourists," says Mr. Parker. "All of- them were travel TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY i OK KKNT--1 -room downstairs apartment unfurnhrd except com b nation range. 41 1 West Tenth.. I'hnuo 701-lt or call at LS71 Un coin. f WANTI'I Four or five nifii or wo men of pleasing personality for out door work. Apply inn nn tor Termi m hotel after 10 a. m. .Monday. Foil SALK tUt !M-:T-N,mo7ln r room house and gurage in Spring field. Bee W. H. Steamer at flour milt or M U street, Springfield. tf HtTMORILK TOl UlNXi " i for lisbt roadster. C. II. 7.0 West Llcventh. o trade Barnetr. m4 (j - Can I Play PIANO JAZZ? fso.mi.4s i;.ii."is.;s i.nn.:ui '.'.UYl.tKI l.r.tMKi wkyihi L.E. Palmer Given New Appointment L. K. Palmer of Portland, indeQ( at ths Vntverslty tt Oregon, who fir the past two yeara has been examiner for the men's ltcd Crow life sattng ruri at the uuiverstt.T, has teeu ap pointed f.eld reprc.eeiutne f (he life raving corps from the divtu. n (fi-e, and left todiiy for S,in 'raii'-itHvi to take tip bis new duties. .Mr. Palmer was rnimrtidrd f-r tb new Nt by K. II. Carrt U. fioid rcprfsentattve, and bis apixuttimrttt was a pp rved by the ditrkl insnngcr. Nine Autos Tagged For law Violation Council meet:..! set for next Von day night has ti.-eu called off, an nounces Mayor F.. H. Parks, The next meeting of the body will be held on tho regular meeting night. Mondsv. Mux 11, t which time bills wilt be allowed, and routine husinrs transacted. The rouncil has met eery Monday niirht recently on account of the bulk of work ahead of it. This week ih work una held not enough (. Justify a sprclal srHilun, and the decision oi four street opening projects, approve.) by appraising boards, will await the tufNiug of the council May 11. The four Jobs awaiting action flre fvr optniog of Tenth avenue fr-un Polk to Chambers street. Thirteen h avenue from .leffertou to M-idiaon street, Tyler from Fifth avenue to hltth avenue, and Fifteenth setme from lsswreni'i strept to the eat Hue of lli'HenbeiV's addition. Road Grading: Contract let Conteset for the grading of th Crow-Vaughn rad was lei thn aft em on by lb cminiv citrt to iom Msnerud mi a but of :i-JHI for th. VKW 1IOCHK L:.."irt. Five rooms pla.iteretl, modiru plumb iug. builtin-. electric lights, gaiage, all for fl'.V-; very easv termn. Ion't buy unlll you Pre our list of bargains. We might save you $."00 on a hou!-e. II tV FY 1 . K A I.T Y ( 0 " i " ATTItAt TiVi: new colonial home. Kntrance hall with stairway, lnrne li ing room n it h f ireptarc, large "tin rooni. nice draw'ng room with French doors betweiui diu'ng room - nud nun room, also between living ro,.m nnd sun room, built in kitchen. M lovely bed room, hath room with built in drcHing table nv4 tub. Ce ment basement, tope furnace, anr- ' . site, Inndseapn garden. In growing district near I nlvernity, Phone itL't, gid nit me and nddres and we will take you out to I It in place ami sive vou priee and terms. THttlttiViJllLY MOhFUN oro.m bouse, freshly painted, tinted and papered, i! more rooms upstairs can he fnished. ( isrsee. ( trt pa vet j treet between Willamette and I 'nt versity and IL'th and :rh. titsner leaving 'itv and will ell for ipiirk mIc at $.VXt. se this at once. MOST hKslltAHl.K lot close in on paved street. Full Mied. High, drt grvutal. All ssenmentj and taxes paid. Splend'd resitlent- ei'ie. t 'n be bought for nutck sale at J'.tM). Hi -V FY KKAI.TY CO. Ilovey Huilding. Phtui 4V1 ml Nina automobiles were fapged for overtime parking by John Macy, cap tain of police In hia rounds of rttr streets yesterday. The violators were tuid to report iu Cfly court at U REAL ESTATE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Income and Busines Property Tuesday, May 5th at 2 P. M. DESCRIPTION l.nt lih duplrx loud, int'ttma ?5 00 rr monlh. This prtip-rl)f will ba snur as whole or OIvhI.mI aa this corner Is onn u( thn L'l buslniwa alias In the illy. Dupli op.'n for lnprMon Monrtajr from i In (. Terms will ba (lent on (1st of aala. If Intsrratrd rail C. Roy Looraia, Owner R. C. Peters, Auctioneer Phons 1 phona lJ0 CERTAINLY you can In only 12 leaaona if you'ro willing to give up a few hours a week in practice. Through the Water man system you pos itively learn to play popular music in a few weeka. You are per mitted to buy your own songs and play them as lessons. THE SYSTEM Is suc cessful. We are tak ing new pupils svery week, and the are our best advertisers. Several have played popular alra after as few as six lessona. If you llks Jaxa mualo you can learn to play It and add your own trick endings, baas forma, spsca fillers, blue rythms and syn copated effects. JAZZ MUSIC Is the music of today. If you don't play It you'ro behind times. The Waterman system eon forms to ethical piano teaching, ao you don't have to unlearn any thing If you wish to play clasalcal musio after playing Jan. DtMONSTR AT ION FKEE. Don't put It off any longer. Call to day and let ua show you how tho system works- Winnie Irene Russell 244 Seventh Ave. E. Telephone 1te7-J Try Eusji'nc Sprdal lor a K"oi cimr. Krnl I iniiRlierty, employr-p of tlie Fischer lumber mill at Mareola; suf fered a ruptured Iudk, owl severe in juries about the neck uuil body yes terday eveninit. when he was struck a heavy wire cable in the mill plant. The. victim whs brought to Kugcuo to the l'ncific Christian hospital. Dr. W. C. Itebhan of Springfield reported toduy that Mr. Dougherty, although very seriously injured, would live, anil that ho was recovering to tlH.v. The injury to his lung was the most serious, it is stated. Car Accidents are Reported to City Automobiles driven by Dr. Irvin R. Fox. flair Fifth- avenue, west and I--. J. Bacon. 41K( Fourth, avenue west, tangled at Eleventh avenue and Pearl Today's Building ' Permits $46,500 Buildiiix permits totaling $40,500 were issued today by AV, li. Alexand er, city building inspector, for seven new city residences, each costing Jlo, 00, and one apartment house, cost ing $15,000. Six of the permits were tnken out by Fred Chess, for the bungalow court at Sixth avenue and Lincoln street, aud one by W. W. UucIl, for erection of a modern dwell ing at Kttit) Agate street. The residences will be six rooms 'each, and excavating work will begin Monday, according to Mr. Chess. K. Large is the owner. The six dwellings will be numbered WHi, (US, (JltO nnd 042 Lincoln tieet, and 324 and 3.'i8 Sixth avenue went. The opartment will bo nt .'l.'IO Sixth avenue west. FIRE RUN MADE I A flue fire at 144H University street I resulted in n fi,.e (.au to tlc Kurciio j fire department this morning. Arriv ing nt the scene of the blaze, the de-! partmcnt found that the owners of I the dwelling were more alarmed than i anything else, from the flue. j DANCE HALL PERMIT GRANTED The county court today grunted a dancp IkhI license to the J-.ugone-Springficld Auto park. All Kinds of Too Is for the Garden Spading Forks .... $1,59 Garden I?;ikos 60c to $1.25 Garden Hoes 95,, Cultivator Hoes $1,10 Call us for your Planet , Jr. and Iron Age wheel hoe3. Quackenbush's 1G0 Ninth Ave. East Ten Bedroom Groups 3-Piece SuitesSeveral New Patterns Offered This Week at Remarkable Prices fmmr mum r J rjj A New Three Piece Group In American Walnut Bowf oot ,Red-Vanity Dresser Dresser Bought to Sell at $183.50 $10 Cash 157-50 $12 Month Vor thoae who wish a bedroom of real beauty or everlasting charm and restmlness one that frl-mls will remark about and will be a dully tribute to good tasto this new American Walnut (Iroup will have a nemiine appeal at the very fir?t plance. Ilullt of combination Walnut and finished In the New American Walnut tone now so In toeuc with inlnya on ' the different pieces of dark woods every piece of generous size every piece perfectly matched.. Truly a remarkable suit and off "red at a price this week so decidedly low that you will never feel thHt you have been extravagant. 3-Piece Queen Anne Group in American Walnut Bowfoot Bed - Dresser - Chifforette Bought to Sell At $173.50 $138.50 $8 CashSil a Month No Interest Another outstanding suite value offered fur thla week. Ieslgned In the Queen Anne Period In combination Amerb can Walnut, and consisting of a generous siie dresser with good drawer arrangement full sue bowfoot bed and a commodious chifforette. All cases have Mahogany lined drawers shaped mirror frames and large sire mirror on the dresser1 perfectly matched' and beautifully finished throughout. A suite that yon would he proud to have In your wn personal roomand offered at a marked reduc tion from regular. 3 Pieces In A Two-Tone American Walnut Suite Bed - Dresser - Chifforette Bought To Sell At $153.50 $139.50 $8 CashSll a Month No Interest Fashioned of beautiful two-toned American Walnut tt ins. perfect proportions the lightness-the graceful sim plicity of line that refb-ct an air of distinction and feorf tal The bed is In tho semi poster style the dresser is of large proportions with turned mirror posts and ihP"l mirror frame and mahogany lined drawers a rhlffonti" Vumi 1"" 'h" """l0' a,rt """ " 'lwer spjee tne bedroom. To now homeniakrrs the low price adr. rtisfd this week will be very appealing Wethcrbee-Powers Exclusive Eugene Agents for "Sealy" Tuftless Mattresses $55.00 Wc Charge No Interest ETHERBEE - POWERQ aWT U1MTH AND OAJt J We Charge No Interest 1 r