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Oregon Public School law Case is Settled-Now Let's see What Will Happen to Tennessee's Anti-Evolution law City News HOME EDITION ii .ccaslonal showers tonight ; '. r..a.iw! Ilaht variable I lads. Tempsrature: Minimum !i a fnraes: maximum ttiay, " Suiiay, 68. Precipitation, .19 ,, ,n inch. Staae of river, 3 Icit. Direction of wind, west. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUUEXK, OKKUON, MONDAY KYTA'IXG, JUX10 1, 1SVJ5 PR 1PF" ON' STUKKTS c: ON TUAIN3 1 A.V1 NKWS STAXHS Be. NO. 123 nns (7?t ! "N iVOL. 63 u Jl Tcrtsts to Be i (.r$2 liradueouurg, manager ui ( Urt'6'u State. olur ussocintiou, Jiere tomorrow to uiscim ? .!,. iniirisr s pa. son in this Sillily i ac-ui""B - , 'at the office of the associuti r.i (;'fe at lii Osburc hotel. The uuuiuvr inqttirie at tne ties vi me iomi Lifice s increasing . nil it is expect 'U .Jt within the next ween or more ... then; will be a sharp rise m ue Lai. Keports liave been received .'t ue 3Imi"u " " p th; I'acific highway of l.'l miles be- tueo Half ce anJ lltu, fi KwIJ:iS. 's umiec constr Jftioa and opeD each day train i to W p. ui. ink. The new road r ouuu uusquet Luuntaio iu the Redway highway is ui ui'ieh used its this cuts nearly o hours from the t.:v.e between LriBts I'uss and Crescent City, it is (ported. The Ktdwood route tu esceDt is iu good condition with tl;i urtpiiou of abo 1: five miles. Ifsrrisburg Squad Wins- It was a lucky rain that blew in leiterday and gave a baseball victory the liar nsburg team over Com .in; C of the national guard of tlii-s itr. The guardsmen were leading four j three when the game was called iu Lc seventh round whn the rain stan- i, but as the iuning was not finished Le score reverted back to the three two lead held by Ilnrriabuig in ;:at frame. The guard team will play oburg at Coburg next Sunday and Lis will he the lust game played b-;- re the team goes to the Medford jird camp tu meet the other guard Icims of the state in a -series of jiues during the two weeks of the liiary truiuaig period. teach Weather Fine Ideal weather greeted a large nu n- l?r of Eugene visitors at the Tilla- flk beaches-over the holiday week d, according to those who enjoyed he trip. The large number of cars king the trip gave the road the ll'jwarancc of a busy day on the LM- ;ic highway, the uutuists report. The id ia fiue nil the distance to Tilla- pxjk by way of Corvaili?, Amity, llevur, Sheridan, Hebo uiul Heaver, it of the route is hard pavement. :e ideal weather drew a large num r into the 6 fa, and bathing was a pillar fmm of diversion during the lids j und Sunday, it is reported. r, Moore Returning Wind, rJiu, mww, frost and other omeiiieiK'cs of life in the east lave heeu encountered bv K. J. .Moo unty wuperinteudent of schools :n ice, who f.r :he past two weeks has "0 visiting at Columbus, Ohio, and -nts in the middle west. Mr. Moore o attended the national meeting vf Prpsbvteriau church is expectf d prelum lwre within n few days. II" "if that the temperature at Col bus dropped from !MJ to the fro-t e witbiu hours and that "It was place fop hit Oregon strnw hat.'' Moore is stopping at Chicago yn return to Kugene. '"ty to Crater Lake fla.e Sims. Kd lU'dt. George Mjihui, Sfhrad-T. Krnnk Voder f r. m Km and K. A. Hritton of Howcbinn. 'thI u within nine iiiili-s of Cm ' like mid then wkiied to lite rim. r:'ing there Saturday afternoon -it 0 o'tl 'ck. After upending several t the lake, they skiied bark a it and one-h.-ilf to ilovertimeoi W'ZP. Wlior,, w-. . . 1 prin turn 1) ;'- It mowed fivp im-hes ther-f 't nisht, rpporr. They return br'iT of Mpdford. nrrivinn at Ku Sunday evening. The road will :hf clear of snow until about Jul;' '-" estimate, 'oiitration planned ' '"n f ,ong, horticulturist with ' wn.ion division of th I r .n 1:ri'-:3!t'irM rdle. will be in Jjn.e 'r't:i tune this month to fir? tlinning demnntratinn .n Line rnintT nrritm-fl i.rnr.tin P HnT,mnt today of O. S. t -inty i(eent. It is believed that 111 ar"' will be the prohaWe " tof dm-miration, Mr. Kle- ; f C. K. Stewart, county j il 'ofctor. will select an or-1 Tii whri. th. ... T r n. r'' to Meet t me-.nis or tne present " tr thf j,,n ('oun(J. t;ri,juat. t f iti n U to be hUi -D 'tp0fl n at 2 :0 o rla- k at (,'fr'r enmrnerre roros. Ir. " r,l is to give tv uddre l'.ari jind the Treatment ; tudj (;iat,df.' "at the e. ; Afv.r the ad-lren ntid th" bun ""t tl.rr w.U be a .eu.l : H.re- Thomas R. Marshall is Dead END GOMES A HE SITS OP IN War - Time Vice - President Apparently Recovering From Attack Recurrence of Heart Attack Takes Life Away Suddenly WASMlXtJTOX, June 1. Thomas U. Marshall, war-time vice-president of the United States, died here today. Hp passed away at the New Wil lard hotel here, where he had been ill for several days with a cold and a heart affection. The end came unexpectedly as the former vice-president hud shown some improvement in the week he had been confined to his hotel room and plans had been made for his return to his home in Itidinifapolis some time this week. Has Heart Attack Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Mar shall came here a week ago today. On his arrival he went to the hotel, coinplainiug of great exhaustion. When physicians were summoned it was found he had suffered from a heart attack, lie regained strength gradually however, and soon was in such n condition that it was possible for Mrs. .Marshall to leave the bed Hide to attend to various personal en gagements. Heath resulted from a recurrence of n heart attack whkh he suffered n w eek ago. Tentative pians were made for burial at Mnrion. Ind., near his father and mother and a foster child who d ed recently. Sitting In Bed. When the end came he was s'tting up in bed reading from the Hihle to which he had turned throuhi.ut life for consolation and guidance and into wh'.se pannages he often delved in his office adjoining the senate chamber in moments wh'n his presence whs nt ivijuired as prcKdilig officer. ( :ily a mux' was at his bedside. Mix. Marshall was in an adjoining room. Suddenly flumping down upon the pili'iws, 1m passed a way without a woid a iid apparently without pain. NEWS IS SHOCK INHIAXAroUS, Ind., June 1. Op) Npws of the death of Thomas 1C. Marshall at Wnslrugton came as a shock to his home state. His many friends in all political parties bad (Continued on pige three) ROBERT STANFIELD I Senator Hobert X. PtanttfM will soon be in I.nne county to hold meet ings bre to disniK various interests that have a bearing on this commun ity, according tn a communication re reived at the Kugene ebamber of com mere from the fnator. Senator SianfieM request? that the rbmber adrise him as to the rpjestion that th chamber would like to hare dis cussed at the proposal conferences and to sngsest a nmf and place for the n.Ming which will be in a series that he plans for thf state. I desire to dismn with you and the people f jour community, at eom convenient time and piare, all iufinnf in which ru r interested and I may be f service, such a. river and harbor improvement, federal aid for highway. f"ret roads and trad". rfmafion. Tongue Point n' ai base. Oregon cares, needed federal RutMjn in enrral r.hea in Oregon and g'-riTa! f'-d'-wlatiou l-i'iti-" the eiitr writes. BED. HEADING Clearings in May High, is Bank Report Kugene hanks report another month tn which the clearings have run over the two million mark and a total of $-,i;t2,7;tS.ro was reported for May, according to announcement today of the clearing bouse association, rep resenting the three local banks. The report for May of Wl'l showed total clearings of $1,847.S,"0. 10. The clear ings for the first five months, of H2o have already passed .r0 per cent of the total clearings of 302-1, it is re ported. AVith tho exception of Jan uary every month so far this year has passed the two million mark in clear ings, the report states. TO BE PRESENTED Resignation of Mba Grace Norton as secretary of the Lane county chapter of the American Tied Cross, will be presented at tonight's meet ing of the executive boayd of tho local Chapter. The resignation of Miss Norton will not be effective until Aug ust l.'i, nt which time she expects to return to her former home in Xebo, 111. Miss Norton has held the position of Hed Cross secretary for exactly three years, having started work June 1, iU'2'J. She came to Kugene in 1ft-1 from.Xcbo, 111., where for three years previously she bad been cashier of the Minier State bank. Many Cases Filed The Kane county post in Ited Cross work is considered one of the most important in the state because of the large number of disability claims filed by men wounded during the world wnr. Kast year 2t4 claims were filed, many of which brought compensation, hospitalization and medical treatment for the applicants. Kach apptcant is personally interviewed by the secre tary, who files the claim with the Cniteil States Veterans bureau at Portland. Miss Xorton has prepared and filed 101 applications for the soldiers' ad- ! justed compensation since the law ! first went into effect. This is be ! lievecl to he the record for any one ! lied Crosi chapter, as there ore 11V ex-sendee men in Kane county, ac- i cording to American I-cgion records. May Report Ready j Claims of K2 disabled ex-service i men of Kugene and Kane county were handled in the local Red Cross office 1 during the month of May, according to Miss Xorlon's report, to be sub ; mitted tonijthf. Aid was given to two ! men actively in army service, and ! five veterans of the civil war. Thir teen men and eight women took the Ited Cross life-saving test. Announcement will be made tonight of the four free clinics in Iine county during June, to be conducted by the Iter. K, V. O'Hara, pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic church. Jurors Called as ' Court Opens Here I With the opening of (he June term of rnrt today twelve new jurors were drawti for the panel and notified to report. Judge Robert Tucker of the Multnomah rounfy rip-oil bench i here to hear ces while Judge I, K. Siporfh i at Portland. Th new jnr-.r drawn today are; Mrs. Krd Ilinson. K A. Ionian, Km est I'anner, Sherman W, Moo'iy, I. K Pri!ow, I. Sawjer, Mrs, J, V. McArth ir, Rob ert Vehum, Ar'but UndershoM. John Ketels Sr., Kred K. Kamh, Uiltiam Steele. MR. WEEKS WORSE ROSTON. June 1, Secretary of War John W. Week, who was oper ated upon f r gaiSntonea at the Maa sarhtiietts general boapiil lt week. yanf-A a re!l'i mght, hia phicins snoo'in'-H toir aol bit general eo diiivu wan d'tritd aa ' "not ao g'-'od. NOT IN F INJURIES IN II R. M. McDonald Loses Life When Car Plunges Over Grade Mrs. McDonald in Serious Condition at Hospital From Injuries R. M. McDonald of Not! is dead, and his wife is in the Kugene hospi tal ,with serious injuries received when their automobile rau off a steep grade between Veneta and Crow Sunday and somersaulted to the bot tom. j Mr. .McDonald died from internal j injuries in the Kugene hospital at 7 o'clock last night. His wife, who Is j suffering from a deep gash under her i jaw near the jugular vein, la reported (to be recovering at the hospital, al though still in a critical t-oudition from the shock. Driving Down Hill The accident occurred at about 11:110 o'clock o. tit. as the couple were driving down the hill on the Veneta side, and .Mr. McDonuld either lost control of the machine or some part of it sve way. County Coroner V. ; V. Hranstettcr waa notified, hut had j not investigated the cause of the Be ( cident this afternoon. The car turned over several times on its trip down the grade, reported Arthur Steinmetz, driver of the am bulance that brought the injured to (Continued on page two) 4 I Baseball Results XKW YORK, June 1. (P) Rube Iluth, home run champion nod the American league's leading hitter in IftlM, returned- to the New York Yankee lineup against Washington to day after nn absence of ol playing days. Ruth was stricken with influ enza on the spring training trip. American At Cleveland -St. Kouis in M o j Cleveland - 1 H ;i Ratteries: Hush. Van Wilder and Dixon; Kerr and Mynttc. At Roston Philadelphia Roston :i' U 0 r. 7 0 firoves and Ratteries: Walberg, Cochrane, Perkins; Ruffing and 1 lev i ' j At New York j Washington' . 1 1 ft j New York 3 (1 n Ratteries: Johnson ond Ruel; Jones, Hoyt and Hi hang. At Detroit j Chicago n V ft 1 Detroit H 13 'Z Ratteries: Kaber and 8-haIk; Whitehill and Rassler. National At Philadelphia Ronton Vt 1 7 2 Philadelphia V JT 4 Ratteries; Cooney, Ryan, Kamp and O'Neill; Carlson, Betts, Deatur and ' Wilson, j At Rrooklyo ! New York ; Rrooklyn , j Ratteriea; Rnrnes and i (irimes, llubbtll and Taylor. 8 12 0 4 1 Knyd'r; At Chicago Pittsburgb 10 3 I Chicago 0 10 2 ' Ratteries: Aldrtdge and Hinith; AI ' exander. Cooper, Iiuh, Kauffman atwl JIartnett. At Ht. l,o;i Cincinnati H it 1 jrtt. Iu.a , . . 11 t I flat leriea ; ,jrpie ami Hargreaves; Harris and O KarreU. S5? EXPORTS FOR OREGON RANK 1IRINONi Grain Heads List For State, ' According to Report of t Department Texas Noses Out New York For First Place on Entire List WASHINGTON. June K UP) Finishing the year 3H2-! In seven teenth place among the different states of the I'nlon, in tho race for export markets, Oregon's merchandise shipments ubroad totaled f 70,ro:t,i20, according to statistics Just released by the Department of Commerce. Just ahead of Oregon in the race was Maryland with a trade margin of less than f iOOJKXI, while rumier-up in the struggle waa North Carolina, whose total exports for the year were more than $S.noo,000 less than those of Oregon, The total export trade of the I'nlled .titalea for the year under re view amounted to l,lUS,i:.l,ft:!0. Grain Leads List Wheat, grain, exports amounting to $2S,,-.0,K,irl led the list of foreign shipment a from Oregon, and wheat flour was second with a valuation of Jrlo.lTll.oli,, the two forming the mainstays of Oregon's efforts. Others on the list following the order of their reietive importance: Hoards, plunks and scantlings valued at $ti,!", I If; timber $M,."(i2,Ht2; apples (in boxes) $:t,NS,"i,7f).-; prunes and canned fruits, l.:i"S,, (H; hops ?2.0!t.S,(Hj; canned and pickled salmon, $l,170,oT7; milk and crciiin $1 ,4 l2, l.'tS, and barley with valuation of $iKO,N28. Kxporis amounting to more than tlHMMKKMKH) for the year were nl j tained by eleven of the fifty-two I states and regions included in the tab filiation. They were Texas, with fig j urea of $7.'I7,2IP27; New York, ! ?";it..V...V02; Pennsylvania, fi'llli.. jLIHUrhl; Illinois, Jf2:i!i,:( 1,27(1; Cali- fornia. T2.'!l,tiN,L'lO; Nrw Jersey, i ?2.,;i,!i21,2t!l; Iuiisiana, 122.817.221; j Michigi ii. $177,N7tJ,OTl; Virginia. ! ?150,p.t22.i; Ohio, f i:t;i,,"in,:(pj, n nd 1 Massachusetts, with merchandise val- tuitions of 1 1 1, HH,t:;n. Minnesota 1 with shipments valued at ftM,VSIi,'i'.K), was just outside the first eleven states, while Nevada, with exports jnmHUnCng to but 2Xt, (l'( brought up I the rear of the entire list. Report Is New, ; This is the fitst time in Hie history j of government (rude statistics, ac j cording to Dr. Julius Klein, director of the bureau of foreign tind domestic ! com inert e, under w hone charge the figures were compiled, that au at tempt has been made to show the rel ative yearly standing of (he different 'stales and regions of the I'nion in the ' ne er-endiug struggle for foreign trade. Formerly official tf.ide figures i gave only the port from which ship i menta were cleared. Inland producer, ; d'-s rotii of find '-tig out what Hgrb-ul-! t ural and tnanuf act or id goods en mo , from their rgions wanted the torn- inerce department to adopt Home other system. The otitsmne wus the new compilation w inch is based on through billa-of -lading, and titerefire, in the cae of ome states, ref)e-ta but a part of their total foreign trade j and f"r others includes good produc- j ed elsewhere. The ejententa of amaufi j al fluctuation, as) Director Klein, should alMt be onsidered. RAIL LEASE SOUGHT WAMHINtToN, June 1 -t - Th SouThern Pacific railroad aske per : million fr.m the 1. r, r. tdty to ' take over under leaie the narrow gauge r (ilroad now operated by the I Ike Taboe Railwar nd Transpor tation comi.any in California. The Kourher a panfe. the Appbati'-n taid. f will ffv-ustruet the line on a otamlnrd gauge bf.v. and operate it an a par j of Ks sirtriat ONE WHO DIED Tmlil (inrclnor, Kimonn Country rluh profnimluiiiil, yoslonlny Join pil thn lint of KuKnn unlf lm mnrtnln liy iliiinn tlm richt liilnK hi tho rinlit tlmn. Thn rlgiit tliini: connlHti-d of ntiikluK tho 3 III) hnlo In n roro of onn, when hl opiioni-nt, In n kipcLi foiimomo pxlillilllon mnti h, hml Jut clnchfci ja two. fiiinlnor Ihornliy tiirniMl ! thn tliln of tho muti-h, which a 'wen up on th Still, h ml Iho l.u- k'MU! plynrR frnfrRtvl vlrtora to up itml nun to K". ;n nl nor nml Ilorl I'roncott wnro piilrc-rt' In thn nmtoh ii((alnt liny j Mou, irnck I'uri limit unci ()r"i;on j Aurlriiliunil f'lillono plnyor, mul ' Hill Wliltn. profcmloniil from Klor I Irla. Thn hrnml of t yomoril.iy I m an thn ho:it noon on thn link i I Klnoo thn ip-nliiR of thn cnan , nnii provlili d pli.nty of thrills for i Iho liirKn unllory whli h fullownd j tlin plityorH. 1 Tim ftrt olKl.tnon holm w" ' f lnyoil off In (ho morning, mm ! rflsultoil In a tin nt tho nnil of : thn olKhtnonlil holn. At tho r.vA it thn 27th h'.:o In tho nflnrnoon. nothnr II" win ronlsH'roil, nml j jut Iho .lith holn thn plnynrn worn j riKiiin ovon up. It win tlmn tli.il ; (lanlnor illil tho linponiilliln thn . : nooonii tlmn ho him ilono that ; ! thine umlor nimllar lrrumiiUn'o ; ! Thn 31th holn, whloh l llinn j : mr fovnn, l thn nhortoiit of Iho, (Coiitinupd on pagft. two! Woman Passes at Home Here Sunday , Mrs. Leah K. HieceH paied awaf j Sunday at her home, 4W Kifteentb i (avenue eaet, at the age of M ear. j She is survived by one on, M. D. ; - Riisel, and one grandson. K. V. Hia- j ael, aiid two great grand'iildren. Mbe was a member of the Lutheran church -! and the Kaftsrn Star. The funeral nrraogemeiit?! are in charge of the i Watch bapd. The services will "he ! held Tuewlsy, June ' at ' p, m. Rev. ) Charles K. Diiiiham will officiate. I lr( RieH hs rexiib d here ebout ' j U ears, j , "" miW03ZjTWZi7 DISCOVER i.nott HTfW S.HKCKUTON DlfO lH pit NORTH I iSt I MlLOOK Ne UTH POLj pwAS MEVER- 1 liisMF lUiSEN'S GREAT COUNTRY CLUB BY ADVENTURE BRINGS M HOLE-IN-ONE MEMORY OF SCQTT IN POLAR QUEST rPIN-'ltR In n noli! RwliioxN who Ih liiiliinn ninnuff tho rtrrnnl nnowii nf Hip polnr roniiM, find for n.vpry man wim rpinrim from hnr doninln an ollKr nniMt rpinnln tlinro forovnr. Itiinld Ainundiii'n In nmiipwiiPrfl np in the white eniptlnniJi with hii nir pinup. Will ho poiiip liio'k from Ihi" trip In liio li'irtli polp? f)r will lift mid liin rininn to Hip tonn li,t of iIiomp who NoHKhl IIip Jfoollf'W of Pll'rillll willtnr und inPt thn uppclnr of dpiilh? Scott'l Denlh Roc.illcd Amiindpn'i ndvpnriirp rponlU thnt of Ciiitnin lioliort V. Sioll, whoiin I rojci,' luhnnliirp wiir ho floimly lionnd iii with AiiitimlMi'n'H illsi'ovnry of Hip Hotith polp. Srott rPK'-lird tllP polo, by doj ioilffoK, Ju.t fivp wppk iiflnr Aniiind- tt.'oiitinupd on Kiiieo two) THE STORY 80 FAR: mm ;,OUA OORDON, beautiful flap- can't afford a maid, ISho buys $(() per, marries DH'K (JUKt.oRY, worth of new clothes, and injiitii up Ktruggliiig )oung Jnwer. "r idea on a new automobile Dick ells hia of marriage is good timex, good old car to pay for the new otie. clothes . . . and no work or child- j xiiey go t Gloria's parenU on her ren! J birthday, and while they are at din- Dick borrows his motlier'4 mrtid.,IPPi m,. i;irv folded shevt MAGlilK, to teadi (Jlorin to cook. Rot she refutes to learn. Dick has nn attack of f hi. While he is working at tome with MISS IlllHMiS, his eecretsry, Gloria plans a houie-waniiing. She nk HTAN I.KY WAYRi'RN. an actor with whom she was once in love, to bo one of the gueMn. lie accept, When Dick meets Waybm n he U Inatmitly jealous, although the actor devote himself to MRS. A II. Gtory drinks too much, atwl faint away while dancing with Dlt. JOHN SKY MOl'R, whoie wife, MAY, ii in love with JIM CAltKAK. The party j gjg to take a look at my gift, Lit breaks up when f.Ol.A IIOI GH wir' acidda R1I.I-, her hubnd, for net- (;)ory InfM(M, lS lnick cr)U.kling ting. Maggie, disgusted, .ptits her job s)()(i( ( ft wrli(ipfll, f((t. tvU . and returns to MOTM1.!: tiRKtioRY. Then Gloria hire KANGltlLbj (Contiuucd on pjge tevecij OREGON LOSES FIGHT BEFORE RICHEST GOORT Compulsory Attendance of Public Schools Held to Be Illegal Many Other States With' Similar Laws Will bo Affected - WASHINGTON, June 1. UP) Oregon lost in the supreme court to day Its fight to compel children tu at tend public schools. The court held that the itato In en forcing compulsory education law, cannot rcipiiro the attendance of chil dren in public schools, to the exclu sion cf private or parochial schools. The Oregon compulsory education law, Tequlring children between the ages of eight and 10 to attend public achools, therefore waa declared in valid. Tho decision bad been awaited with unusual interest because Of the pecu liar circumstances of the litigtalon, and because many other state, have compulsory education laws. The Dra gon law was attacked by the Society of the Misters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mury pud the Hill Military neodemy. Throughout the controversy there were many charge that tho statute l.od been inspired by the Kd Klin Klnti. Justice Melteynolds, delivering the opinion of the court sn!d the inevi table practical result of enforcing the Oregon act would be destruction of the present parochial schoola and oth er private primary schools, which nre engaged in a kind of undertaking not Inherently harmful, but long regarded as useful and meritorious, "Certainly there is nothing In the present record to indicate that they have failed to discharge their obli gations to patrons, students or the state," tho court continued. "And there are no peculiar circumstances or present emergencies which demand extraordinary measures relative to primary education. 'Wa think it entirely plain that the act of R22 unreasonably Interfere! with tho liberty of parents and guard ians to direct the upbringing and education of children under their con trol. "As often heretofore pointed nut, rights guaranteed by the count it til Inn may not bo abridged by legislation , which has no reawoiiablo relation toi some purpose, within the competency of the state. "The fundamental theory of liberty upon which nil governments iu this utdon repose, escluses flny general power of the stale to sttindnrdiae ltd children by forcing them to accept iu- (Continued on p.ige three) lioaWco Burton H" mnc' " HW.WSIIX. nllhoinch liok limy ! f imwf which, he ys contains a birthday gift. NOW 00 ON WITH THE STORYi (jl.OKY took the folded sheet of paper that Dick held out to her. "Rirthday present V h repeated. "Why, I thought my darling little cat was all the birthdny present I nut going to get!'- Dick laughed indulgently. ' Well, I thought I'd better give you two presents this year. Next birthday I may be too poor to giva you even one," he said. "Aren't you