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H's.Mayuiiic-iiuuuus uay-Ana tne Trout are mung-And Koses are About to Bloom-Lets oivi ill City News -J..- Fr m tha interior; i ,".ti,. wast toaight. no m HOME EDITION li Zir, )ih,l lower tem 1 1 TirM"J ..,.... Thurs- '"""."a" ,,rial" W'ndS M-th.rly. Tempera- ""' . t.rfv 47 da. EUGENE, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1925 PR1PF". ON' STKKK.TS 3c; ON TRAINS rj.lVi,. AN M'.ws STANDS fir. NO. 103 1 tin: . milmm Tuesday, 83. arn nniiA. staoa pnc,.itaii rfrhar, 3:5 ' Direction of n r'- ' ' V UJi. bS TODAY'S NEWS TODAY 0 m from mre n hwui point ajam tSls morn:ng '&, th( rt!lie humidity readings iaatnimriit it the Cascade na . fordt office recorded 33 s Klnnt point at 10 o'clock. This , nonillr I"" fieure fr this f jtar, according to Nelson F. fcrjuff, II!""'"0' of ,l10 Cascade jB. iwl i 1,10 second lowest tig ttaf iha Tr- 0" Afril -s ,h( low' nord w :s Ier cenr, on me L b tee first fire warnings L bnaAadt by the district for- r afficea in Tortland to all lorest jfM! ia le At 10 'cl,,clt tnis I eeraiog tflt rriauie iiuum.nj n-iUiU6 j l Oiiridge iras nccora.ng to tne ffat telephoned to the local of &t,Sral dajs of low humidity will , the effect of drying up brush, iniei anil undergrowth, says Mr. Ijatiiff, although if a fire would cut dow. it would in all probability Lm only a flash of flames, burning 19 only the dry portions of the wood ai !" Litiill Olrl W rites- Little Clara If. Mirikitani Is In the egbtfa pade of the Lincoln school of Honolulu, resides on Lealii avenue sd she ia much interested in Eugene. Taia information comes to the Eu pae chamber of commerce in the Ism of an interesting little letter fraa the child who asks for literature is Euieue and Ijine county as she ia ei&ior the commerce and cities of UttfoD led "finds scarcely anything ibeut these In Honolulu." The request lilhe little Hawaiian girl met a ready rtipoDse at the chamber and the au! large number of cold anil busi-ms-iike communications received at the desk of K. Eugene Chatl- nck, lecretary, were moved nside nuke ray for an answer to the lit ii girl in the far-off island posses Ma. A larje number of booklets were mtlodir to the child and it is hoped lit she will enjoy reading of the jMiibilitiea of this area, the secre- "4ry itates. inmlniliofls Scheduled 111 pupils in Lane county schools w ate to take the special eighth N( eiamiuations Tliuralav nn-i ft.', Maj H. nod 1."i. Iinvn hi.ei M and the iiuestions that will, be tt are being made ready t send m to the districts at the office of 1,. J- ilottre. COIttltV KlMilrmtn.l.t f tfiwli. More tlinn I2(KI pupils will etbe phj in: Py nd geography .- uaationa ami ,710 will take the ftill 'ifkih grade leits. About SIKIO inrimi- tr.pis will have to be Inoked over Mrked at the con. lusion of the "s and this will probably take about to three weeks, the superintend- Ut". As a large number of Wila will he r. sr, ,r (1(,It vr Weitien. will be Set t the Mirroin ef the irluio! b.mrd of Ihee -'Wis who will arraiise for n earn '"i pmon in supervise the exnm iii as. UVJ Flight to Pole Starts Today HHEWEATHER IS FEATURE OF START OFTRIP Capt. Roald Amundsen's Expedition Leaves Swed en For North Mr. Amundsen Will Ride in First of Two Planes To Leave STOCKHOLM. Swedpn, Slay 6. OP) The woather prospects at Spitz bergn ore reported excellent for the forthcoming attempt by Captain Amumlseu's expedition to reach the Xorth rile by airplane. Both the airplanes will be fluwu north nird today, following the two expediti' n steamers, Kami and Uoli by, which yesterday left for the in tended hopping off point on Danes island. A dispatch from Oslo, Norway, lasi night, said the dash for the pole of the AmtiiHben planes might possibly start this ( Wediiesdny) afternoon at foiir o'clock f r. in Danes island, on the northwestern coast of .Spitzbergeu. The first plane is to be piloted by Lieutenant Itfiser I.ai sen, wil'i Amundsen as passengor and the sec ond by Oicar Onidal, with I'neoln Kilsworlh, an American engineer, as navigatitr The planes have a speed of more than DO miles an hour, inn kin,; is possible, the explorers believe, to reach the pole in about eight hours, the distance is roughly (iSO miles. Land at Pole. , If possible, Captain Amundsen nnd his companions tvill nuke o ht.iding i the pole and attempt to locate its ex act location. If this is not f.-uml prac ticable the aviators pl.in to drop a X-Twegisn fl.ig in the approximate vicinity. The Oslo diRi;it(h said the plan- s might have to l.ind si'vrr.nt tnneH dur ing the trip and ih.it for thin rrnsoi. they migi;t not return to Spitzbnrgfn for several day l. The planes will fly 100 mete Truck Rolls Into River; Woman Hurt SPRINGFIELD. May 0. (Spe cial), Mrs. K. Posva suffered n fractured nose and right arm in an accident about 5 o'clock yesterdiy afternoon when a truck carrying about 20 hop-workers from Seavey' bop ranch went off Seavey's ferry into the river. The truck was being driven down a steep incline on to the ferry, when for 'some renson it could not be stopped, and plunged on into the water. Everyone on the truck jumpec1 as the truck went off the edge, some landing on the ferry and receivi ig minor cuts and bruises and a few falling into the water.. Mrs. Posvnr struck the ferry with her face and outstretched arm. T IS PATROLLED BY Stresses Strength of Local ChaniW of Commerce in His Address Praises Growth in Eugene, As he Notes Late Improvements tContlnueJ n pige three) VHtrani Casei Handled "rtr-one cae were handled f.ir " '"'ice men of I.nne ,-nty durins "wntb of April by tbe l,-l ,.,. ,ht ""I I'rnss. ee..rdinK to the ""! report jut compiled bv Mis.. ! " -Vl"ton, aocrelarv ,.f il,. -i,..,. ' Hue caaei Were handlnl ino?t- j ' "l Mabel ArmiliiM. "eii. ! !"r. while Mis, vr, ... . ZT' ' ,"rpicnl "Pcrntion nt "iwpital. T., ....,.:. . . . , it men w ere from fovemmfnt hn.ni.i. ;p;rwiifBt total di-abilitv ra- ! 11 II innniit,,., . . . i r, HaM nf Viifuno wn. unci one claim i "!" fpDMtion all .wH. Three dis- ' m"n. appointed, by B. B. Brundage -.nr-i government hosni- 1 aDn ' r" "rnouu oi un """""i i 'Of ft... :. . t;irt (luards nf the local Salvation ti-n and (rtmA. committee, and members of the corps t n-john of cn) for financial will sell tags on the streets of the city i-t iiif nnane . -'. ' ed five were given finan- ' ftf thp fanipaign for Kugne'i share nf f. 1.170 to be applied to the hval i hiiflcot. W 'H SB-all I cs-ir-I .L- .,.,! hael hAn "'ward nf Saving Money' I reefing unusual ueress this week. tu, . . i" niKCUSKPrl IV II nu'' I! i.riirw.i .....t ........ -...j NKW VOIiK. May O.OP) Sixty four heavily armed coast guard boats, with 11 seaplnnrs an auxiliaries, the greatest dry nrmndn in history, pa trolled this section of the Atlantic const today, the second of the wnr against rum row. Eighteen of the craft steamed out of Clifton Bay, Staten Island coast guard base tc join the 111 that opened the offensive yesterday. Earlier a fleet of twenty-five craft had joined the New York fleet from Boston and other New England points. Directed by Wireless Operations of the entire fleet are being directed by means of code wire less messages from Washington to the const guard cutler Mojavc, which be cause of her size and speedy and powerful engines and crrw of seven ty men has been made the flagship of the armada. In addition a dozen more boats are being held in reserve for emergency or relief use, while twenty-two more have been similarly mobilized at At lantic City. Secrecy Maintained Can't guard heads still maintained secrecy concerning their movements. But it was reported that the aerial rum pursuers would be used in mak ing photographs of all the rum gal leons, in addition to doing scout work in the detection of shore boats at tempting to make their way to or from the liquor freichtcd ship. The Mojave returned to this port today to convoy the 1S boats added I from tne local on sc. iit mpimn re ported there had been no artiviiy on the row last night, that the contra band carriers received no visits from shore and that thp new blockade, which is the chief feature of the so far blockless war was 100 pr cent effective to date. (ion f , """'nt tr.1. . committee ''"''i'ir.j profrnm. "'le a. h,. B,Wa tb I.nne ( niinly Knnlc- " "IC "rg.miifltion o "over (he Francis Wil- ' top" for it fiiotn. necrdina; to "A in generally known, tbe 8lv. ' M. Flhel Tar i t'n Army renehei ever; human being jn 1 needy of heli.." urn the chairman of j ine coninn.irp. . .-u vioui.n . creed, color or rae are made, Iten! , need i the ,ole requleite, anil the ' orgnnixotion'a m'ttto ia 'The World for liml." The Saltation Army tbe laat j year helped about fWl people, giving relief to the value of I l.tOO." Training School At Monmouth is Held Within law ''The local chamber of commerce is the foundation of the stnte and na tional and international commercial organization and it is here that strength -and stability is paramount.' This is the opinion of Paul Chigstone, western manager of the Cnitcd States chamber of commerce, who told mem bers of the Eugene chamber at luncheon today nf the aims and ideals of the larger organizations that are builded on the labor and cooperation of the local groups. "The thnmber of commerce idea, lo cal, national and International," was the topic discussed by Mr. Chigstone and he called attention to the riss of the power of these commercial orgnn izations and the influence they can wield for the betterment of business conditions, international good-will and a clearer understanding between local coinmuiiitiea und nations. On Northwest Tour Mr. Chigstone who is here from his San Francisco headquarters on a tour of the, pacific Northwest before going to Washington, I). I'., to attend the annual convention of the V tilted States chamber, made an appeal to (he business interests as represented in the clumber membership to sup port the chamber movement here, aid tho state organization and carry this aim of service up to the national and international bodies. In citing the work of chambers of commerce Mr. flagstone told of the chamber movement in Mexico where the new administration is taking pow er, especially over revenue collec ts us, from the hands of political np- pointees and turning it over to sound organizations that have the backing of business men who are interested in the welfare of their country rather than their own political ambitions. At Salem Tonight. Mr. Clngstone will speak tonight at a meeting at tho Salem chamber of commerce and then will go to Seattle and Yakima and .Spokane, Wash., be fore go.'ng on to Washington. Although he haa been a visitor here a number of times Mr, Clngstoue today look another trip over the city to note development and was strong in his praise when be saw the build ing development here started dtiring the past two years. Mrs. Shepherd Hides, But Will Re-Appear French Have Difficulty in Interior of Morocco; Losses Heavy RABAT. French Morocco, May 6. 04) An official communique today reports a fierce fight between French and Illffian troops, in which the French repulsed violent counter at tacks, killed "many of the enemy" and took some prisoners. Dispatches from the interior re ceived hero after the official com munique was issued, said the Prench forces had serious difficulties today and sustained considerable losses. GREATER FIGHT COMING MRftltXA, Spanish Morocco. May (I. M;-Tho fighting between the Itiffinns and the French Is reported to be increasing in severity but the pres ent engagements nro believed to be but a prelude to greater conflicts which will develop as Abd-el-Krhn throws more men across the neutral zone separating the Spanish French protectorates. The French are said to have been successful thus far, being aided by native contingents in the French area and advices here say tho Uiffians have heen driven back into their own coun try in some places. French aviators have done effective work in bombing the tribesmen from entrenched position and inflicting se vere punishment by mean, of ma chine gun fire from lower altitudes. ! nnmrcrniiMn P' 3kT MSWtgryT D U U I LU I U U 1 1 u 11SI FIERCE ATTACK ' PlKij IS SPEAKER AT LAUNCHED 1JPDN Mi.! MM LUNCHEON HERE FRENCH FORCES US ftv- 1 Piffioa TVeT-uii tvti Mlh. v irVf sK -V tu I ! droops; Strength is HY VMU V All On Increase . I ' Vlffi$ w!Vl 1 It .t!. Marshfield Reports Blaze at Noon; Loss Estimated At $20,000 Three Business Blocks Aro Threatened, But Are Saved by Fighters Mra. William D. Shenherd. ahown In tho picture with Robert H. Stoll, her huaband'i law partner, who la member of the defenae counael, decided to hide out when coroner's Jury deolared that ahe ahould be held In connection with the case Involving the alleged murder of William McCllntock, "millionaire orphan" of Chicago. Later, however, the said that she would re appear. Mrs. Shepherd Will Give Herself up in Court, she Decides, Mter Hiding out CHICAGO, May (lt UP) After Chief Justice Hopkins of the erimin.il court hud indicated he would grant ba;i to Mm. William J). Shepherd, charged at accessory to tho murd t charge against her liuxhand, of Mrs. and Kmma McClintnek and her son, "Hil ly," counsel fur the accused worn. in promised to produce her in court tit 5 p, in. Mrs. Shepherd's whereabouts were known only by Attorney Stoll. Tne litter had conference with Shephard in Jail, who eipressfd himself as feel ing better since learning that Mrs. Shepherd had not been placed in Jail. CIIICACO, May (1. VP) Mrs. Wil liam I. Shepherd, who went into hid ing after a coroner's jury recom mended yesterday that she be held ns an accessory to the murder of Wil liam MrClintock, the boy millionaire, GETS TWO YEARS given five ' b-d and ih "U in Kugene. Sev- j krn si a mint- n, in otr Lane county! b'en clesr-d ts '"'''''I'ts hare be-u u ' rr'in'T ,aiI'Prs. ac- U-(B OC"!JC,n,.nt Another cut in Budget Forseen SAKKM, Orr. May d.In the opin ion tnilay Att"rne ( ienernl' Van Winkle hoM that the new training shcol for the nrinal s h"ol at Mon mouMi can be legally located nt Inde-penden-e provided by the lt'J't J legislature ami fr w hi h an appro 1 priation of l'J.'.(rn. was made. The opinion hold that the ron 1 stitntional amendment of UHtS pro- fl. OP) ( viding that all state institutions must Midwest Cold Nips Strawberry Crop CHICAGO. May 0. OP) Advicei to the weathtt bureau today said frost has practically wiped out the stralerry crop and also unprotected triKk crops in Iowa. The bureau also bad reports of freezing temperaturei in northern Michigan, Minnesota and j the Pakotss with snowMls in north ern Michigan and other northern sec tions. Snow also fell today for a few minutes in northern Illinois cities, j including Chicago. Liquor Informers To Share Receipts RIFFIANS MOBILIZE FK., French Morocco, May 0 . Ahd-el-Hrim, the Moroccan rebel leader, is now reported to have mob ilized 20,000 Kiffian tribesmen for his attack on the French none, instead of tiie 4.MMl previous estimntrd. Of these forces. B.OOO are on the border between the Spanish and French zones, from which they are making raids into the territory occupied by the French In their advance of last autumn. r.nr.AT FAUX Mont.. May n. I I CStCrtlclV S daillCS I (PI- irdon Campbell was sentenced , ., i to I wo years In Leavenworth, Kan- NATIONAL j sas. federal penitentiary and to pay At Iloiton It. II. K. j n fine of I.WK) by .lodge (ieorge M. Brooklyn 10 II 2 H"'r',nin. after he was found guilty Boston 0 4 4 i " Jl,ry in Mral distriet court liatteries: Vance and leberry; (ira- hr of using the msils ham. Itatchelder. !ler,ton. Hyon and j ft l-fmul and fraudulent oil promo O'Xeil. ! ,Jon- He was f 'tind guilty of the sixth . ! count in the indictment, which alleged and his mother, Mrs. Emma Nelson McClintock, planned to givo hcraelf up In court today, her attorneys an nounced. They said they anticipated no difficulty in obtaining bail for her. Her husband, William I). Shep herd, wept last night In his cell in lh county jail where ho has been held since, Mnrch 18 and thrice was denied bail, after ho was indicted charged with tho murder of "Hilly" McClin tock. Mrs. Shepherd wan angered by the finding of the coroner's Jury against her nnd the accmitions made against her by Chief Justice Hnrry Olson, of the municipal court, whose lata bro ther, I)r. Oscar Olson, was the Mc Clintock family physician and whose death tho judge had also questioned in connection with the deaths of Mrs, (Continued on pnge three) MAKSHFIFXD, Ore., May G. 0T Fire today at noon destroyed thi Doane apartment house No. 2, tha residence of Sarah Wilson, adjoining and the .Coos Bay Auto Wreckii: ' plant, which wan on the first floor of the apartment building. Six families lost all their personal 1 belongings aud aro homeless but thero ' were no canunlticj. Tho lima was estimated at $20,000. Tho apartment building was owned . by ,1. C. Donne. Mar.ohfiehl was cut off from wire t communication with the outside for a while duo to the fire burning out tho long distance lines, ! The Johnson Motor company, a branch house of Allen and Lewis, wholesale grocers .uul three resi dences caught firo several times, but were saved by firemen, as were three business blocks which were threatened- Thero whs believed to be little in surniico on any of the destroyed prop erty. Officials believe tho ire started n the Little apartments at the rear -it the destroyed building. TITTSflt fit; If. May ft. St. Louis Pittsburgh game postponed; cold wea ther and wet grounds. I conspiracy. Mr. t 'anrpbell employed 1'nited States Senator H, K. Wheeler of this ! Mate as his attorney at $10,000 a year following the bitter's election l the ;sennl in 11122. Senator Wheeler lit WASHINGTON'. May President iVolidge's drive for c be in the county where the s"at of nomy in federal eipenditures will r-v go eminent is located until otherwise suit "in another tuibstantial cut in the : voted by the people, does not inhibit annual budget. He hop-s tbe reducti d construction of the building at lode- t ... I.H ha frM t : HI ISSI.ieSI. IO H- "UUf ' tr mr -) ai - jer'me"11" HI 1 in m1"1" 10 h" 'Emitted part of the Monmouth Normal school rg P neit rocgrfss a round fVt.,,-1 awl rn io sattl at today of u "o(v ""-riii in cbsrge PHILAlii;LI'HIA, May New York Philadelphia same postponed: rol,l month was acquitted by a federal jury here of a charge f having represent- CHICAOtl. May ((.--Cinrinnati- 'd Mr. Campbell before the Interi-r wrt department after his election. I Th Jury reached Its verdict in the ! 'ampbell cae at i;:jO last night, after t bsving deliberated 211 hour, and it It II V.. ' wn ,,r,'t"''l 'u court at 10 n. in. today, fl l.'l 0' ' smpbell fs under Indictment in the New York 2 10 j District or oiumiui y.uuy wnn liitterics: Harris. ' ltoinme and ', S-nator Wheeler and K. S. Hoolh. for Cwhrane; Jones, Shocker and S.hsng.;'" li''T "f the interior depart- i ment, charged with conspiracy to pro- At Washing-on- " b frB,"L Itoston 8 13 I Washington V VI 2, MR. WOOD TO STAY Latteries: Lhmke. Quinn, Huffing. J MANILA. May A)-Governor Liey and Picimi h; Jidms EIGHT ARE DEAD IM'ITSltClttill, Mny 0OP Fire, men, searching liio ruins of (hr? ' Swlaavnlo buildings, destroyed by ,m ' explosion shortly after Inat niidnigh:, rccorvred two additional hndica today, making tlie total death Hit eight. The eight victims of the explosion were members of the same family. Mr ' and Mrs. Clement Jeremiah were the parents of .Mrs. Car. Keglnr und Mrs. Carl I I.i bins, all of whom wrrc Kitted together with their husbnnda ancl u . son of Mr. and Mrs. Itnldus. Mrs. Mario Kofille, tho eighth victim, wis a vister tf Mrs. Jeremiah, Firo Marshal Thomas Pfnrr said -o believed (he bin -it was caused by dynt mite or nitrMglycerine, bearing out the police I henry that the cxplos-oii was the work of ''black banders." County detectives were making no effort to locntn Thomas Pusatcra, owner of a fruit store in which tho explosion occurred. It w;is Paid th.it Pnsatera had revived threatening let ters rei'rntly. SIX ARE KILLED ATLANTA. (Ja., .May H.opjSit flrenini were killfd and four injured here early today when the upper floor of a building in which they went fighting fire collapsed, the men beii.f buried beiifnth b i!es of cotton that by the W, C. T. I'. here The drama j had hern stored the second floor, which is highly recommended by the j The building was n two stury bri. churches and the W. C, T. I', orgnn- ! strucure used for t-rinir ctilton. Tiie izations of the state in said to be a ' fire nun were fighting the blaze from vivid portrnjnl nf n drug evil and ! the grounil flnnr, when tlie roof and U a part of the nation-wide rain- upper floor fell im, sending them d.-wn paigu being staged by the U . C. T. , bne:oh a weight of ration b.lles. against the nan-otic cvil.it is an-1 Captain C. 1 1. Pmie and Lieutenant "The judge and the dopo peddler" is the title of a drama to be presented at the Fugeno armory tomorrow even ing starting at 7 o'clock by Hall and Hummers who appear here under the auspices of tho Lnne county W. C. T. C, according to announcement today. The presentation is free and an Invita tion to the public to attend in expected noiinced. Hall and Summers are mak ing a trip through Oregon presenting this drama for the W. C. T. I'. Chicago game postpned; g utindf. AMERICAN At New Yoi k ' Philadelphia THK IlAtiri:. Ihdlmd. May ft. and Knel, ; iiaral WoikI today dented reports ; (j4)Th lower cluunber of pjirlia- PIt (ITS) 'XloLinoutb by vote of the people. NKW YortK. May P Citi zens who in f "nn the federal authori ties of liquor smuggling activities leading to the conviction of bootleg-gt-rs tinder the rutomi tans will re- etive 2"j per cent of the fines imposed 'Tte. and of tbe money obtained through ' the ss!e of seized boose, Kdward j CLKVKLANO, Msy ft Clibago- statement by the governor was made Hsrnes, sssii(srit KiJicitor to the cot i Cleveland game postponed, rain aud after his return from the inpcction lector of the iort, annuuntfd today. I c Jd weather. 1 tour from the northern provinces. Secretary Work Announces Saving It. I. T'riitinrf!, wrr nlnniig ilw kill., I. Fnir n!litr finturn. F. K. "i!a.ni, I,. M. Smilli, K.. S. K.ilikli nn.l C. C. Kinn wrre il-'-'iil w ln-ii thrir boil re inkrn fr.itn lh'" ruin-. TWO INJURED WASIlI.MiTDV, May II,- An an- j .K.S Kit, lliiy II -Two rtrf. mini rtiliiriion 0f-VM.im In llir up- ; injiirn) ami pmtjiii ,i,nna f Hi.' ajt-ni-rnl Inml ; liv1'" "' f""r ' vv, n' !"'!' -i,l .-.1 iflire llirciili n renrit.-wuzallon t ihi l ""' i"'''m. r""r "f 11 f-""l!l 1 ''" hurrail wn. anii"inrril lilny 'l,y Sei- v"r n'.Mnii'o r-u!r.(.l UI...H th. in rolnry Work.. while liny wrrc f.atlil inaj tiif fliinw - 1 lilr ln"t nilil. CiAMES FUNn RFIICTrn I FlnEMEN HURT llml h. .fnirtrd lo il'tnrt aooil for j merit linliiy r.ji'Clcd n bill KMnrnitU'r- HAN FltANflSCO, M.ijr ll,-T fiirinen wr iiijurril fiKi'titiK a firs vamtiriii in ih' 1'iiilril Stiilrn. Tl.- iaiac una inilli .o flcrina fur tlir lll'JS nliii h Iniikr tiiil curly Imliij in tin (Myiniiir' Kniiic. fit Aluxtcrrinin. (Thp j rrrinr nmlrp fnctury lifrr. l..m nonnnl value nf a florin la almut 40 ; n. wh rfiimnii-il it 5i.(Kio. Tim rru'ti), j cainn- uf the fir wna ninliteriuiLcU-