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EUGENE, OKEGOX, "WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1025
PRICE
prtclplUtlon,
tft if 0U,l,WMt-
!' "";.., , hik8. Mr.
their way to Washing-
"ITi .ft" Having hiked 2000
m.i-(o-coast trip at
Cr. they . oW on the first
, the return in,. .
.ul Tie couple declare they are
ul . .l.ip holrh. Thev left
March
1124.
11
ON' STREETS 3c: ON TRAIN'S
AN'P NEWS STAM'S tic.
KO. 109
1 M
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Lr-avv u
Wheat Price Charges Voiced
New York "Baby Home" is Investigated
I1IPULH
IS RAPPED 8!
SEC. HE
Professional Operations Are
Aided by Participation
Of Public
Lrf.lt. tb"
I' . .".WO miles across
Lulhe Hed Desert between not
. vvo.. ana i'"
,rt of a w "
L,t on foot. Mr. Harvey car-
, . 52-pouml sock, ami .ura. ...-
L ,:' pound sack, containing all
nmping eo.Uipmenn i
M of the Lord's prayer, ench en
trf 0D , pinhend, are exhibited by
a, trireler, under a microscope.
IK lftt" initble to the naked
,. ind the Co words ot lie prayer
it inscribed upon the head of a pin
H of in inch in diameter. The hiker
enrt they fo. Mr. Harvey
ifMkiir on health subjects, before
Bn Scouts, and boys' societies, and
UiiHirrex speaks to Campfire girls.
jitety Road Inspected
After in inspection of the proposed
rum of the Jacoby hill road above
Jiiper by 0. E. Crowe, county com-
linioner, he reports that be fnvors
i nmy to skirt the north side of j
iie first hill to south of the railroad !
ud then along the slough to the Ja- .
its; home. "This route seems the j.
wit feasible as it will eliminate .
J ,1,. -ilrn,t nn.l
. , ,i leg'slntive measures was created to
ils five a road with a better grade ,
. , ',,' day lv more than 3fiO delegates to
ilia other suggested routes," Mr. i
t , 1 the farm conference representing the
taM states. About fSOOO in bond! . , . ' . .
., , , ,. .. recognized agricultural organizations
kkj s available for this project.
, . , . ,,. of the county.
jaoian suggesieti route is up iuiis
rreek and theD down into Fall creek.
A lOftMtion that a bridge across the
nidd!e fork of the AYillamette be
rmted abova the Jncuby lioinc and
tien follow a route toward Pleasant
Hill has been inndo. This latter would
bihd that a span costing between
K5000 and f.'!0,000 would be neces-
ur; ind this li, out of the question,
irtordiog to the county official.
Proof Necessary For Con
viction is Lacking, He
Declares
I'ES MOINES. Ia.. May 13. UP)
An agricultural commission author
ized to develop methods of bringing
about joiut action of all farm organi
zation with respect to economic und
Writes new Son"- j I
Carl Rupp
BE UP BEFORE
STATE BOARD
Ec33ions Will be
Portland Next Monday,
Is Word
Lilting New
Song Stirs
The Nation
'j-HK FI.AITKK W1KK." ttic upri-il
Hturv of modern Amrrii'iin m.ir-
MR. JARDINE SPEAKS
WASHINGTON, May 13. Wide
fiinrtuntioiis rwenlly in : ChScngo I
hent miukel" priiea wrre due
mi mlier uf nrufi'Bsionnl dpeoulators, ' , . ', . , ., ,,.,.
Secretary .iHrdine deefnred tml-y. in- Thtf tit)(l ((f thp 8unj?i iik;'lh;lt ((f
n review 01 me cu-parunrm m iigri- tjp st1,.v
culture's investigation.
ricd life whiiAe public it it n boa3" if
The (iunrd Inst Mommy and in ( cnii
inimeu i
Of considerable impnrtanre to tho
I'niversity of Oreyin and the Oregon
Agricultural college will be tlie meet
ing of the state board of higher rurri
culii whirh according to tentative
pliMm A ill be held next Monday at
Portland, according to word received
here.
The board of higiipr curricnln ti
composed of Or, J. Smith of l'ort
In nil. chairman. John ltcdgrs of Ore
gon t'ity, Kml R. I ten Is of Tillamook. '
Itabbi .lonnh H. Wise of Portland and
( lurle A. Brand of ltoenurg. I
j
. v Wv vX
COURSES wILL SPEAKER FOR h ' -ymi
f ... Jia
; if v Vvi
" it Kk .NVX'I
University of California - .Wv,,
Will Como 9 " V , I
to be Held June 1 , 1
V , -"' 1 '
URN
University of Oregon And Dr." Joel H. Hildebrand of
Agricultural College Are
Interested
in . Services
14; Record Class is to
Graduate
Or. Joel H. U.Idchraud. lenn of
men and professor of chemistry at
the rnivrmty of California nnd the
poPMKHir of a distinguished service
medal ffr overnean ervce during the
war. will he the commencement speak
er at the l'nivernity of Oregon gradu
ation exerciser. June I I.
X class 'of approximately -4 (Ml stud
ents will be graduated on that day.
a record in the history of the university.
War Service Brilliant
Dean I lildcbrnud Is a leading aci-
T
ATTENTION TO
SHORE
ACIFIG
Cargo of Whiskey Valued
At $100,000 Said to be i
Brought to Land
Six Ships Direct Work;
East Still in Throes
Of Blockade
Thistle Campaign Planned '
Anion against the thistle menace '
a Line county will be more stringent 1
'iii rammer than in the past, accord-!
t to members of the county court.
ko within the next week will appoint
bwrd of about 15 thistle patrolmen
lor the county to work under the di
lution of C. E. Stewart, county fruit
Mptctor. Simply mowing the thistles
1 order to prevent them from going
to ed which has been followed by
;nr farmers has not proved a sue
(ti iod efforts will bo mode to have
t- weed eradicated entirely by cut-
tai under the roots, it is announced.
Al'kooih the annual campaign against
thistlpa has been successful in
kp:nt the ipread of the weeds down
Muted out that there h:is been
W little decrease in the crop each
E"iatloni Tomorrow
Mere than 1T00 school rhiMren in
connty are looking forward to
Mhth grade examinations to be
"fl tomorrow and PrMrtv tn m.hr
triew ' toe county. The questions
WrtJ by the state board of edu
0twa hav been ent out to each die-
c- ltd eTerythirit tias heen msrlp
(or the tests. The children of
ilth frle will take examinations
thjiiologr. the seventh grade nu-
'U take geography and those
n5.kive ft taken either of these
tfwww teita wi!l be required to take
iH" y pJpiis will takP tb foil
The professional operations, the
secretary declared, were facilitated to ,
a consider;! ble degree by the large;
participation of the public lifter ma-i
terinl advance in prices bad occurred
in the last half of January. I
Proof Lacking !
Proof necessary for the conviction
of persons, who might be charged
with manipulating prices have not
thus far been obtained, the secretnry
said.
Secretnry Jardine is determined to
utilize the results of the investigation
to Institute whatever prosecutions
might be justified, but he is concerned
I uie story, is "i ne j tapper v ;ie
: music is tuneful und "whistly. '
lis
Its
words tell ii little b-ve story of di'vu
lion and altogether the song is cIihi-m:-ing.
Lara way's music store has r.c1.'
cd a shipment of copies of the muk,
and is making a window disp ay f
tl.em.
"The Kluii,ser Wife' song ums writ
ten by Carl liujip, of Cleveland. Oino.
Curl has be. u tickling out now
m-loilies fr the jutst several years.
He has written "Arizona Stars,' "My
Sweetie and Me," 'Lovely L:idy, "
Don't Hot her M Fonight's the
Night," nnd several others.
He firt st.irted writing sonys
while playing with I? ham J lies and
ltlt'etint? of tlie- hoiird nt- wh'ch time ! o'iiMti-Xt ftuii.lknjv iifcorilihir t.i tlio
S"n'1 the application's of tile stste histitu- university commencement committee,
tions of hi rIi ir learning pri courses for which hmuouikmmI that the Callforuin
man, haw accented , on invitation to
speak. ' Hi wr service- wa bril
liant, nnd he w)f citeil in a special or
der by Brig. ien. Fries, chief of the
chemical warfare service, for his work
overseas.
After obtaining the degree of doc
tor1 of philosophy at the- I'niversity
the toming ynr will Ju; ruusideVcd
The spring meeting di'ciden on the
work to be taken up by the institu
t'i'ii di;r:MK the iu xi sclrii-1 year, prior
t the preparation of the catalogues.
The questions of duplication of
courses in t!ie state university aud
the agricultural college arc part
of the powers of the state board and f Pennsylvania in ItH 0. Oean llilde-
its decisions are of considerable im
portance to both state institutions.
The addition of uew courses and the
dropping of present courses lire also
taken up at these uunual spring meet
ings of the board.
more particularly in tne tieveiopmcur ( j,alinv n ,, orchestra in li
of some method by which a repetition ; ((mp Utwn Kinnw, Mich. Thej
of destructive price changes may be;
obviated.
The secretary's purpose, a state
meat ' snid. is to undertake by the
exercise of sinh authority as is coii-
! iContinued uo page three)
IDIflliTElSTO
! MEETSPECIAUSTS
l :
Professor H. (i. Tinner, electrical
and radio specialist at the I'niversitj
of Oregon, and Professor K. Meaua
of Ejigene high school, will he gue-ts
at the organization meeting nnd luu
cheon of the Northwest Radio Heal
ers' tssociation hrnm-h, ". the llshunl
hotel tomorn w on, announcea .
V. llomriik. ,
aai.,,,1..... , . i Additional radio dealer, who will be
:m '"" ; represented at the meeting include W.
I H. Adrian of Springfield; Pale Cowan
i ... . t iU- l.
C,N I of Voncolla: A. II. l ar.rr o. ,
io r iv
led orchesiras for 10 years at the La
Kale and KlaekMone hotels in Chi
cago, I ittring the wJr he was 'whh
.oli!i Philip Sotisa and did much con
cert work in the war camps, lie now
leads the orchestra at the HoIJend-n
h' trl. Cleveland.
Mmy orciiestras and hinds over tli
country are plajinj 'Tbe Flapper
Wife," as n foxtrot. The mush has
mode a great hit with dancers as with
other people.
"Our eastern tnde connections tell
us that 'The Flapper Wife song is
hiving a great vogue" said Taylor C.
White, mnn tger of the Larnwny mi si.;
store. "We already have calls fr it
here, especially since The (Jnnrd b--gan
advertising "The Flapper Wif..-'
serial stry."
braml was a member of the faculty for
a number of years. Since P.M.I. with
the excrption of his war service, he
has been a member of the California
faculty.
Sorved In Franca
Above Is Baby Raymond, whoaa plight led tp an Investigation Into
tho "baby home" conducted by Mrt. Helena Gelsen-Volk In New
York Citv. William Anaerep charged that thla baby was offered
to him os hit own after ho had given hla child Into the keeping of
th. kftm. Below are aornt of the bablea et Mrs. Gelsen-Volk'a
institution.
SAN rEDRO, Cel., May IS. OP
Liquor valued conservatively by fed
eral and city police officers at $100,
000 was Innded from the mm fleet off
southern California last night and
today is snugly under cover In secret
caches In Loa Aiuxeles.
Speedy motor launches plying from
the deep sea carriers, anchored be
tween this port and San Piego, are
credited with running the blockade at
tempted by the government cuttera
Vaughan and Tn inn rot.
The six ships reported In the rum
fleet are directing operations by wire
less, according to Radio Inspector R.
M. Linden, and also are Intercepting
nnd Interpreting code messages to
nnd from federal agents afloat and
ashore.
Local quotations on bootleg liquor
aro reported to have dropped $10 per
cnn during the past few day owing
to the Increase In deliveries from the
marine whiskey row.
44 Babies Die on "Farms"
In New York; Records of
Deaths Given to Attorney
MOW YORK, May 13.4 Hec
ords of the bureau of vital statistics
were made public today showing ibal
I It is-in ir ilm hp 1 1f ii n 1 1 iMMirniwI
rose from captain to lieutennnt-. ol. j " "htth f""M
oncl. lie served as director of the conducted by Mrs. ll.-trne August?
chemical warfare service laboratory j ieisen-Yolk In this city since 101H.
near Paris, nnd was later director or i M (i.-lsen-Volk is being held in
experiments and commandant of Han
Ion Field, near Chaumoiit. Member
i ship Is held by I he California man in
' Phi Heta Kappa and Sigma Xi scho
$;ii,,(MMi bail on charges resulting from
Investigation of the institutions.
The records of the dent ha were
: has contributed orignal researches
thii field.
Snow Seven Feet
Deep on Highway
j Mlif FOnr, Ore., May 13. A tour
it in a light car drove up to the
j door of Coroner H. W. Conger's of
fice yesterday with a dead man sitting
upright in the seat beside him. The'
tourist was Edward Knrgharl. of lr- EUGENEANS AT O. A. C.
win. Mo., and. the dead mnn was; otK;oN AiililCCLTCKAl CtL-
Thomas Snodgrar-s of Phoenix. Arix. ),.;( jk( (( HlVALLIS, May 13.--i Spe
Aceording to Bnrghart, he picked P ; cial ) Albert 1 . Jolinmn nnd Harold
, his companion while touring throunh j , Kowley of Fugene are members of
j Arizona, several weeks ago." en route tlt ijrjr-'graduntlnn class, the largest
j to the coast, Rorghart wishing to , (n the history of the institution. Th
! go to Puget Sound. i number of rnndidntes for graduation
I T'pon reaching Ashland. Hnodgrasa i j ronservatlvely estimated at Ti30,
! complained of extreme pain fn his
! arms, so they stopped in Medford
wher medical treatment was secured.
I Continuing their trip north, how
i ever, to Uold Hill. :nodgrass told
Jiorgbart to atop the car as lie was
HiTv n innnf r hart thu rn r ton
, . . , , , , . oi lis rxitensfn woiii- nonniiiii i"i-
j man me sick man s nean nroppo
His special field of I turned over to Assistant Hislrirt At-
the number of Infnnta accepted for
her Institutions.
The bodies of two babies are be
ing exhumed today to determine the
causes of their dealh after they had
been in the woman's "baby farm" in
Fast With street.
The bureau of vital statistics fig
EAST HELD TIGHT
WASI 1 1 NC'FDX, Mny 13. OP)
With the sea offensive well under
way. reorganization of the land forces
of prohibition enforcement has been
started with a view to coordinating
the two campaigns.
One of the first moves has been
(ho consolidation ot special forces,
operating under the general agents in
11) states, with the staffs of the state
directors. The effect will be to give
a unified organization which will bo
used, under present plans, exclusively
on conspiracy cases and major raids.
As tho stratt giciil plan develops,
other fed mil iigeius will bo transfer
red (o the general fir Id force until tho
tires show that one baby died ench state director retains only enough.
year from 1IMH to Ifl'O in a so-called
Infnntorium which conducted in l'p
per Park avenue.
Six Imhies died In this institution
Inslic societies
work U in physical chemistry, and he;torney Ryan who is in charge of the In UK! I and five in UCl!. The rec-
! investigation of charges against Mrs. ; ords lor the hast With street Instl
agents to do inspection Work, such ui
Investigating applications for permits
(Continued on page two)
(iejscn-Yolk, These charges are that
she substituted babies placed In her
care and that she exceeded the limit
of her brail h department license In
tut ion show that nine infants diet)
there in 1!H' nod 17 died in Jirj-1. !
while four have tlicd since Inst Jan- j
uary 1.
in
ijiscball Results
I The record clns up to this time
' was that of 1H'-'J, the big war group
! numbering Last jeor 42- were
' graduated.
Mr. Johnson Is majoring In banx
I Ing and financing. He has earned half
mimm jury returns ini i
HERO COOS! SHEPHERD CASE;..
lien and Hinsoo company. Sutherlin-
I and a hasty examination showed that
Snow still remains on the McKenrie , bt WM dpaJ Horghart llIP,t, of
highway from four to seven feet in cajn( mt!fn assistance, turned the
A..,U a rttatnnro of 1(1 mites. . . ......
i- . .1 . - - 1 car arouna sno stopping in .iieainrrj
"..V ... T""y " ' mm'- "' : ,l-,M""'C: "P- Sh'""r''- """"" , for In.triictio,,. drove straight to the
, . M n a"'"'? store; ii. i.. iws-". " i the Terminal hotel, who wnn 11.
" ' S 10 arrangements be- j Wiilard station, and Lxide Hatterv
by ViraT-U . .
tft. ( , " ' '" niu-' station Ot It'fnuri.
mrsi giiardpinn already! vflTnr E. R. Tar'ts will also be a
wet n,. ... . ..
"y over th vii .v.- .nt do miti a 1 r. 1111m
K4, In,
sne.t at the meeting
( taken a 2?, to 0 clash at 1 r:rk will explain the purpose
i.f tl.
t Si
r a
Negotiations are
gune with the Har
w et HirrMmrg the fo-
dealers association, and ttie pmn 10
mnV. Kiiiiene the home of the hej-1
..tr.rr. It
r, I it is expected th it i mately 25 dealers or radio trade own-
' f'MpIeted. The Conihanr ' ill k. nr-.'Dt.
meet abotit 10
Hirkman and M. A. Reed, owners
of the Eugene-Rend stage line, Chea
ter Stevenson and Kenneth Roberts
drove to the Lot creek trail and
hiked 10 miles to the summit yes
terday. '
If will be 30 days before the snow
is expected that approxi-j sufficiently to permit auto
traffic, says Mr. Shepard. Although
a tractor ts being operated on the east
side of the mountain, it is in order to
' coroner's office
lege. He is a member of Heta "beta
Pi.
Mr. Rowley is majoring In finance
and administration. Although earn
ing half his college expenses he has
taken part in clas activities, and
in commercial activities. He is ath
letic manager of the senior clas. He
ia a member of th O. A. C, cham
ber of com mere, and Beta Alpha!
Psi. honorary accounting fraternity;"
Sent tO Salem Higma Phi Sigma social fraternity
Copies of Rail
Extension Plans
'fn natinn.il guard
W '"' -'i 'o weeks camp
n-OLlh.
M M VlTr- reident Of
i,'11 Tar died at ;-r
a M.H . 1 " y -J. according
; h'Ui T-aray. May 7. See-
T"'1 he grave by
Blood Poison is
Cause of Death
SALEM, Oie., May 13.- The pnS- j DEBT FUNDING HINTED
lie aervke rormnii'f n has r'reited a PARIS. May J3,- 14) - The f.nt
ropy of the appientin of the Iregon Artive negotiatiooa '( f funding the
MAltSHFIKLM. t)rc., Mny 13.
Fred Weaver, -10. well known rancher
on the Coos river, 12 miles loin
Mnriltfie'd, Has killed by lightning
late yet.ferd.ty in a bail and elc
trical storm. Wen ver was the fir.t
person eer known to meet such 1
death fn this part "f the IVifir cow,
The h dy was found under a tre-
about three hours after the itonti
had subs id" I. Wester had been struck
on his left side, w h w.is burn d.
I Mie hoe was split.
Wfiiver was on bis way to the river
k to meet a boat bringing grocer
ies. He tortk shelter under n trc,
which was shiWierrd by the bolt. He
fnrin- rlj was a gmceiy denier in
Marshfield, and had resided In Co
county for a number of jears. He is
nnlved by a widow and children.
CHICAtJO, May 13. The grand,
'jury after n hasty Inquiry into!
' charges of n coroner's Jury bidding ,
j William I. Khephenl and his wife
I responsible for the death of Mrs. Em-
; ma Nelson McClintock, failed to re- !
i turn an indictment today. Neither
! true bill nor 110 bil was found, but
1 the Jury held the matter open for the
' prr-ent.
j Mr.H, Shepherd likewise uan n't
held in connection with (lie det.t h last
Hecember -4 of her foster son, Wil
liam N. Mi 'lintock, although Iht
hu.land already Is under indictment
chneged with tlie murfb-r of the youth
by the adtniniritnitton of typhoid
gerilif.
NATIONAL
At Philadelphia R II
Chicago 5 12 Ii
Philadelphia Mil II
Ratteriea; Keen, Burl, and H ut
nett; CarUon and Wilson.
At Ronton
iltsSiirgh 5 13 2
ton , 4 5 'J
Butteries: Yde, Kreamer & Smitu;
(ieiiewlh, lira bum and O' Neil, tiib-
At Nw York
Cineinnnti
New York
Batteries: Ir nohue
N'hf and Snjder.
0
3
and Wingo;
I At Brooklyn
'. St. Louis
' llro'.kh tt
j Bntter!es: Ilhem,
tioiiziib's; Krhnrdt,
' llulit.ell and Tayior.
8 12 0
0 10 0
Hallnhiin, Piy Ac
Oslwrne, (ireeui-.
AMERICAN
At Itetrolt
Pliihidelphia 3 7 1
lit troit 1 .'1 3
BaHeries: R.iuingartner, (i rov-s,
Recorded 1 1 ere "'rr'' w,h' ',,'''r"i"'. per it ins cui
i litis, llolloway and Wo. dull.
Warmest Night
break a trail through to a gravel pit, 1 Trunk railway to the interstate mm- j French war debt to the I'nited Stat-
he eays. First snow was found nearniere commission for its proposed j ni be begun within i't days, it w :i
SALEM. Ore.. May 13 Blood p i
w.f) lat night raufd the death cf
Wi.liam M
Smith. 27, Isb -ratory as-
sitant for the 1 iregon state highway
department. He is aurvived by h
mother. Mrs. . H. Smith of Imf
Flench, Cel., end by four i:sters and
faur br-'tbers. lie
1 eteran.
Frog creek camp in drifts about two : eastern Orcg n extension. The pro- j l,rnM
feet deep, it is reported. j posed extenin wogld b from BT,d
. t Klamath Falls, tnea eat to H00-
GOLD STANDARD FAVORED ; anza. north to Restty and b k to
LOMN iN, M i; 13. P--Royal is- i Skwkum, making a nmiplete lo'.p.
cent was given t lay to the bill pr -1 Also an ettenamn ,,f the mrahorn lin
riding for the return to the tnM stan- i of 'tregoa, Calif rnia and Eit-rn, ts
dard. following its third reading an I- proposed from Sprague rier to Iake-
was a World wariles through the house of lords. view, from Ihlry to B-manxa and
where it was not discussed. j from Hprsgut tivr to Silrer Lake.
siith -ritnively today.
MAIL PLANE WRECKED
tillANI ISLANH. Neb., May 13
OP) The fit bound air mail plane,
piloted by Clarenee Ijinge wag wreck
ed near Shelton, Neb., at 2 a. m., to
day. Laoge escaped with slight Uv
juries.
BANQUET SERVED
M'RIN(iFIKI.r, May 13. (Spe
cial). A surprise banquet was nerve!
by the Sjiringfield members of
When the lempeniture fiiibd to - oj
bejow M flcgreew nn the minim. 1111 ' At Chicago
vrterdnr dunns a 2 l-hMir periml th? j New 01 k , .
w:trrnt ng!it since Sepiemher tl, j Chtctigo ....
last rear, was recorded here, accor I- Rnlteri
uig to annotficej nt tfdiy of ierrt.-,l Sdiang;
Order of the Eastern Star a 0de Br-jckert, Uh1 weather observer,
o'clock Ust evening to the meinlers of i The precipitation eterduy was .Oii
the Springfie'd Musotitc bnlge in thej Inches but the- rain failed to cml the
Masonic hall. The bamptet follow, d ! air. The highest point reached was 73
the first degree wrk which the M v
iodi put on for one candidute.
j which 1 several degrees below tbl
beat record for tie year so far.
0
. . , .4
Hi.yt, , Fergii.-nn
UotiertDoii and Schnlk.
3 1
a 1
an l
At Cb-velatid
Boston -I t- 0
Cleveland 1 0
Batteries: Francis, V. inniier, Rosa
jdI Having; I'ble aed SeweU.
t