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LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER.
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGEXE, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1929.
NO. 38
AND NEWS STANDS. 60
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if editors
opens here
Nearly 200 Newspapermen
From AU rans ui ,
State Present
Problems Of Publishers . To
Be Discussed By Many
Leaders
Nfirly every village, town, or tity
rB tie state of Oregon was repre
ittntMl ill Kusene Thursday or will be
l; Thursday evening by edltora, pub-
liiherl. or managers of newspapera
lined in Oregon, on the occasion of
rk. .i.-.nth annual Orcson news-
fkwt soafercnce wliirh began Thura-
ut illemoon on we uaiYcroiij
i
Jthough registration does not De-
i jntil Friday morning, it waa
tlwrlj Indicated Thursday nfternoon
that more than 2U0 newspaper men
'ud women will have arrived in Eu-
tmt for tho conference before the
Ejeuion opens again on Friday morn-
pui at the school of journalism. Word
Us been received that still more edi
tion and publishers will continue to
irrlre in Eugene Friday and Satur
day, the registration books being ex
pected to have over 250. signatures
;rhen the conclave adjourns Saturday
loon.
Problems Up
Problems: affecting newspapers in
Oregon both in editorial and business
pitteri make up the bulk of the ad-
Lorenei and discussions scheduled lor
Ifle conference, with special meetings
hring held lo thresh out certain diffi
culties encountered in Oregon publl
eidons. What can be done to develop the
duiifled advertising department in
Mwsnnoer was related !v Miss
Alice Ulsen. classified advertising
UMjer of the Kugene Register, who
OelirPrM the first nrlrlpnao nf t ha nnn.
lerence at a meeting of representatives
ojli newspapers Thursday after
Ewa. Questions were ahot here and
ti're in the liscusaion that followed
Mai Olsen's talk.
The meeting was called to order by
Frank ft. AnnloW i - c.nn,i,, ....i
out of the conference who will have
ftwrjl charge of the meetings to be
MM Friday and Saturday aB well.
Bend Man Talka
Btttlncil ,11.-1 J .... i. u
.""Played f(,r hotter results was
niAuned by Frank H. LoggHii of the
M Bulletin, who was formerly busi
ii manajr of the Oregon Kmerald.
rat publication. Others who
Jr , ' opening meeting Tburs
J afternoon are: M. C. Mogensen,
"Francisco, on "Safeguarding For
'T Advertising"! w p nr
'""Cisco, on the work of the bureau
"'erasing of the American News
(t in th'r' association; Eric
. 01 the Bchool of jour-
on I he Exchange of Cost
f P.iii "00"er, secretary
oHiti J"",'""at Newspaper as
Eft, ?. "V" Kmployia'condl
mJ m the Pacific Northwest-"
vi!.?"- members of the Ae-
Z7' "" "id the United Press
"Wttierlng associations were to
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College
Pants Gone,
Chief Goes
On Warpath
CHICAGO, Feb. 2l-W An In
dian whose pants are stolen haa a
right to fro on the warpath. So de
clared Chief Blue Sky, a Seminole
Indian, when he burst into a police
station Thursday and with many ges
ticulations complained that someone
had stolen his trousers.
"But you not 'em on," reminded the
bewildered police serfcea.it. Chief
lilue Sky patiently explained that the
stolen garment was his beaded trous
ers which he prized highly and was
taken along with head dresses, peace
pipes and other Indian paraphernalia
while he was ridiioK on a street car
with his belongings in a suitcase.
The police told the chief without
much hope, that they would watch for
anyone wearing beaded pants.
IS SLIGHTED
IN NEW BILL
WASHINGTON. Feb, 2L C41)
Embodying the desire of house admin
istration leaders to circumvent the
controverted proposal of $24,000,000
additional for prohibition enforce
ment in tie first deficiency bill, a sec
ond measure omitting that Item was
submitted to the house today by It
appropriations committee.
Every other Kern in the first bill,
now lyinjt dormant in the senate since
the house refuted to accept the in
creased prohibition fund, is incor
porated in the new measure, which
wbuld provide flUl.5tKI.U00 for emer
gency uses of government depart
ments. One of the largest items is tne
$715,000,000 for tajt refunds.
The only reference in the measure
to prohibition enforcement is an item
of $-5841,010 for salary increases in
the prohibition bureau. A warning
that a filibuster might ' be waged
against the bill in the senate unless
it includes more money for enforce
ment has been sounded by Senator
Glass, democrat. Virginia.
The bill provides for several
changes in appropriations and for to
tal estimates in the public building
program as recommended by the
treasury department to the house ap
propriations committee. Among the
changes were:
Corvaliis, Oregon, appropriation of
$30,000 with e total cost increased
from $175,000 to $100,000.
Forest service for fighting forest
fires in IDiiG. $1,200,000. -
Tacoma hospital. Washington,
$23,000.
Subsistence for Indian schools,
$100,000.
, Keclamation projects, Boise, L?aho,
$40,000.
Vale,' Oregon. LfS60,000.
Stanford Paddlers
Defeat Webfoot
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.,
Feb. 21. OP (Making a clean sweep
of every first place and breaking
three Pacific coast intercollegiate rec
ords, the Stanford swimmers defeated
University of Oregon paddle rs here
Wednesday in a dual meet, 51 to
The Cardinals also tied for a fourth
place.
BILL CONSIDERED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. OP)
By a vote of 63 to 5 the senate
Thursday forced immediate consider
ation of the navy department appro
priation bill, carrying money for
starting the cruiser construction pro-
?ram, against which a filibuster was
eared. The vote makes the bill the
order of business until voted on.
SEARCH FOR GIRL
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 2L OP)
A j'acific coast transport airman
?lane waa winging Its way toward San
'rands Thursday bearing ss part
of its cargo Arnold Von Minkelreid.
famous Seattle dog sleuth, which will
be employed in the search for four-
Francisco girl. A. T. Handerlin, the
trainer, accompanied the dog. The
Elane was expected to arrive lit the
ay city by noon.
Arnold Von -Minkelreid, a Iobrman
pincher. has an enviable rerord In
sleuthing. He was thes neraation of
laftt year's dog show at the Portland
armory.
RESOLUTION APPROVED
8AI.KM, Ore., Feb. 21. OP Mac
Pherson's plan for the cabinet form
of government successfully passed an
other hurdle Wednesday evening when
the house resolution's committee de
cided unanimously to return the reso
lution to the house with a favorable
recommendation. The resolution
passed the senate several days ago by
a Urge majority.
FOREST BILL SIGNED
SAI.F1M. Oe . Feb. 21. OP-0t-ernr
Patter Thnrrny signed th'
itcrbukMB freiU0& Uis
ENFORCEMENT
Merger Bill
SENATOR ELL
FOB ATTITUDE
President Hall Issues A
Statement Explaining
His Position
BULLETIN!
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. (Special)
S. B. 192 providing for Joint board
of regents for University of Oregon,
Oregon State college and normal
schools was passed In the senate by
vote of 25 to 5. Those voting no were
Bailey of Lane, Bllllngsly. Hall, Kib
ble and Klepper.
8AMM, Ore., Feb. 21. OP) The
Bell-Schulme rich bill, providing that
one board of regents administer af
fairs of the University of Oregon,
Oregon State college and the three
state normal schools, considered one
of the most important measures be
fore the legislature, was tabled by the
senate after a long debate today in
which it was preaumed the measure
was going to be voted on. It is ex
pected to be on the calendar Friday,
Senator Bell, defending the bill to
consolidate the regent boards of the
institutions of higher learnings, said
it would "get away from a condition
that has become more or lass intoler
able and that interference with legis
lation at every session.'
. .. Hits Newspapers
Bell criticized the attitude of the
press on the bill.
"To my mind," he said, "the press
of the slate is more or less subsidiz
ed by one or the other of the two
largest institutions. I have iu wind
particularly the home uaDers.
He said that one of his bills that
was of little importance was com
mented on at great length by the Ku
gene papers, while little comment had
been wade on the consolidation biil
which he deemed of, great import
ance. "Also the members of the legisla
ture,' Bell added, "apparently in the
fear that one or the other of the in
stitutions will have an advantage,
have lapsed into indifference."
"The bill gives promise of elimi
nating some of the competition and
intense rivalry between the univer
sity and the college.
' Says He's Free
Bell said some legislators from bis
district have felt the dominance of
the university. "I have never felt 1
was under its donunuuee, " he said,
"and I want to get away from that
condition."
. The bill as finally approved in a
conference that included the presi
dents of the university and the college
and the repreHentatives of the normal
schools provided for the board of nine
who would have control of ail funds
accruing to them. It would not dis
turb the executive administration of
any institution. If It passes it will
te euective July l, in is year.
CfiriMf TK 1. r. , n
I ovi-icv.i. yrc, reo. bi. w sen
ate bill 102 introduced by Senators
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PERUTOHnTSETTLE
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 21. P)
The Tacna-Arica boundurr disoute.
born in war and thriving through 45
years on international strife, has been
settled by peaceful means.
Official announcement here Thurs
day says that -an agreement has been
involved, by which the province of
Tarna goes to Peru and that of Arica
to Chile.
The boundary between the two
provinces Is fixed slightly north of
the railroad leading from the Port of
Arica to I Pas, Bolivia. This rail
road, of the utmost i roportance to
Bolivia store it Is her sole outlet to
the Pacific, remains In Chilean ter
ritory until It crosses the Bolivian
frontier.
The railroad from Tama to Arica
will be In Peruvian control, while a
apur whkh fa to be constructed at
Arica connecting the two lines will
be under Chilean control.
The agreement is the result of dip
lomatic negotiations undertaken just
four months ao. after resumption of
diplomatic relations between them at
the Invitation of the I nited States
secretary of state Frank B. Kellogg
last July.
Bill Provides For
Prohibition Funds
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. OP)
After the house appropriations com
mittee had submitted a new de
ficiency bill omitlfng the prnnoed
$'J4.(X,0O) additional for prohibition
enforrementj it authoriated He pre
sents tive Wood, republfrnn, Indiana,
to offer an amendment on the house
floor to provide 92,727,017 for pro
hibition. That sum was recommended by
Present t'onige after the tress
ii rv hsrl et imated it could use
bmjJWJ nor a4 (Ais tut
THESE GIRLS
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Here' the' olrla' basketball team
emo or i-ane county in ane dio Tournament at tne t. m, a, last
vlotory for Vlda becauae the. boy., were runnera-up to. Pleaaant Hill. But this I the leoond oounty
championship for the girls, anyhow. Next to the coaching of Mlsa Adelle OJaon, principal, the blggeat
factor In their suoceaa waa the playing of Gladya Mlnney, the small alrl with 'the big curl who led the
whole tournament with 170 points
Bones, Louise Allen, Gladys Mlnney,
garet Montgomery, Miss Adelle Olson, Wllma Post, Mae Kelzer.. J
DAIRYMEN MAT SUFFER IF
LAW
Commissioner Tells Farmers' Conference
Need Of Better Grading Protection
Vigorous nupport of the cream grading bill now before the Oregon
legislature, which "if It doesn't pass will keep Oregon dairying ht a
Btuntlstlll for another two years" waa given by J. D. Micltle of Salem,
Btate dairy and food commissioner, at Thursday's sessions of the
farm conference at the chamber of commerce rooms. Dalr expansion
can go on In Oregon to supply world markets If the quality of product
is high, he said. ;
Eugene Merrltt, of Washington, D. C, field agent for the extension
service of the U. S. department of agriculture for 11 western states,
gave an address, at the morning session, and extensive dlscusBlon of
dairying costs and ways and means of increasing volume of business
were themes of Oregon Btate Agricultural college experts.
The bill supported actively by Mr. Mlckle is house bill 343, which
has been passed by th,e Oregon house of representatives, nnd Is ex
pected to come up before the senate this week. It Is being fought by
Senators Sam Brown and Joe Dunne, and by Mt. Angel and Albany
creameries as well as some Portland creameries.
Influenoe of Grading
"British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have
united in a cream grading program which Is working wonders," anld
Mr. Mlckle,' "and the state of Washington took It up two years ago.
We now have a bill at Salem, but
ii win pass. t
Sidelights
Of
Farm Meet
I'M THAT Swede named Flaui-
gan," was the explanation of his
identity given by Bart Flanagan of
Junction City at the farm corps meet
ing of the farm conference when mis
taken for an O. H. A, t professor.
The weakest spot in farming to
day is too low a volume of business,
and no cash crops," said It- S. Kesse,
farm management specialist of Ore
gon Agricultural college In putting
his finger on a sore spot.
Warning! against clever purveyors
of this end that are being given at
the farm conference. Prof. O. 1C Hy
slop, head of thefarm crops depart
ment, told of a man who sold tit a
number of farmers a wonderful
scheme of planting sunflowers to
choke out the jrouhleroin wild morning-glories,
and when the morning
glories came up they had nice sun
flower stalks to climb on.
Farmers Interested in securing the
crenm-grading law for the stnte are
planning to write to Henntors Kdwurd
F. Bailey, John p. Bell, and others
interested within the n-xt day or two.
The excellent meols served liy the
ladies of Hpencer Creek Farmers'
union for the lenefit of their fornmu
nity hall have had a varied Acnu
each dsy. lemon pie tfikinir thetalm
on Thursday. The mefns are Iso
to thepnhlic. According to Mrs. Bet
ty M. Kspnauf bids wdl be let for the
buildinr by the end of this week.
Abwut UM m raised last jieu
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Passed By
ARE LANE CHAMPIONS, TOO.
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of Vlda high (ohool which battled
Individually. Toop row,' laft to
Frances Lawrence r bottom row;
we have not too much hope that
Resolutions were nnssed ss fol
lows: () Favoring, the passage of
Senate bill No. 230 at the Oregon
legislature, authorizing cow testers
or herd improvement managers to
take blood samples for abortion
tAAts; 2t reeommending passage of
House bill No. 843, providing for
tho grading of crenm; (3) recom
mending that Foiir-H calf clubs he
organized with local lenders and
pledge assistance to furnirib lenders
(4) recommending endorsement of
the proposal of the American Dairy
Federation for 45 per cent tariff on
vegetable oils and oil be o ring pro
ducts; endorsed bill to provide control
of whole milk distribution by dairy
commissioner.
The project committee which
II. Ii. Plnnk, Stanley Biiugh, and
M. B. Thompson.
Dairy Extension Prooram 1920
Local exten.ion program for 1029
outlined or ,ount? Agent U. H,
Fletnber after conference with com
mittee included:
Organ i one cow testing or herd
Improvement association. Conduct
scrub bull surrey in moderation
with dairy oreen promotion orgnui
sations, and rollow up the survey
with an educational campaign to re
place scrub bulls with purebred
sires. Conduct three days . of dairy
feeding schools. Organize nt least
one infectious abortion control
socistion. Cooperate with dairy
breed associations in ejirrring out
their programs. Continue campaign
to Increase acrenge of alfalfa and
other high uiiHlity dairy feeds. Start
three additional demonstrations
bantu rns for dairy cnttle.
"Why should a mnn receive the
same price for a goosl product ss for
a poor one?" demanded .Mr. Mickle.
'"Oat Is what Is happening right along
in Oregon. This Is not true of some
ports of liane county, as here you
nave the Farmers creamery grading
for the pHit two years and paying on
a differetOil. The Uogue river, ML
Anarel and lower Columbia district as
sociation aUo do tin. Hut there art
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Photo by Romnne Studio. EuRone.
It way to the Claaa B champion-
weeK. it came near beino a oouoie
right Vivian Thomson, Margaret
left to right Susan Kelzer. Mar
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Extra! Babe
Ruth Knocks
DempseyOutl
PALM BRACH, Pla., Feb. 21.
OP) Babe Uuth's rushing tactics In
the second round ended his fight
with Jack Dempsey at the annual
Palm Beach charity show here last
night and sent the former heavy
weight champion from the ring.
After Deinpsey had won the first
round because the Babe couldn't
land his blows', the bomo-run king
started the aecond swinging a heavy
baseball bat at bis opponent's head.
Taking no chnooes with this op
ponent who disregarded boxing rules,
Oempsey slipped under the ropes
leaving to tne lioinoino the plaudits
of the crowd.
Boxes for the ahow sold for a
high as $5,000.
NEW YOItK, Feb. 21. OP) The
New York Times, the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch and their associated
newspapers announced Thursday
that Commander Richard K. Byrd,
In an extensive airplane flight with
two planes on Monday lost, discov
ered and mapped in part ft vast
new territory in the Antarctic,
which ho has clnlmed for the United
Btntes and has named it for hts
wife, Mane Byrd Land.
Commander Brrd has also dia
covered recently and named
the Rockefeller range. The rang(
la within territory claimed by tlx
British nnd known as the Itoaa de
pendency.
The new range discovered ot
Monday is larger than the first and
contains peaks between eight and
ten thousand feet high. It Is out
side the limit of the British claims
and is in the new Marie Byrd Land
which lies between Rosy sea am
Graham Land.
Anon 4Oft00 snnsrA miles of Ant.
arctic have now been explored from
the nlr by the Byrd expedition. In
the Inst flight the Knckefeller .range
was mapped bv aero camera, the
entire new section was sketched nnd
the uncharted coastline east of the
Hnr of Who es was mapped by Can-
tain Ashley McKlnley nf the army
air service, who was In the second
of the two airplanes that made the
flight.
Senate Approves
Judiciary Circuit
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. OPV
The senate Judiciary committee hai
approved a house hill to divide n
eighth judicial circuit and to cfite
a new judicial circuit, the tenth.
In the ninth ciriHt would he Cal
ifornia. Oregon. Nevada, Washing
ton. Idant, Mwtauuw iiawaii and
AxiDm,
SenateMWt
Now StenOff
Can't Even
Tell Judge
SALEM. Ortk. Fob. 21. OP) The
bill "designed to create a further con
fidential relationship between n
stenographer and her employer," ac
cording to Representative BriggH, has
been passed by the houae. The bill,
senate bill 151, provides that a
stenographer cannot be a witness
against her employer on mntters per
taining to information received in an
official capacity.
Tue nutise also passed the tfniiey
bill which declares the industrial acci
dent fund to be a trust fund
for uses disclosed In the indus
trial commission act and declared all
contributions heretofore made by the
state of Oregon to said fund to be a
u um m wnirn me suite nus mi
proprietary ownership or rights to re
claim.
The Four-H Club Poultry and
Rabbit ahow aponaored by the Bank
ot commerce opened here Tnura
day noon with over a hundreii ex-
Mblta .In place. The inrreaae In the
aite of the phow exceeded the ex.
Dentation of thnaa in rharae. doubl
Una laat year' number of nhibita
and placing a premium on apace In
'"" iiui,
Exhibits r beaan arrtrlna Wednes
day morning aua Kept Aitrea naaae.
of tne Ban or . (Jommerce. aJia
Arnold D. Collier. - county lub
leader, and a number of aaaiatanta
buar placing; tne exhibits in pens,
noom rineo'
The showroom on Kiahth arenue
weat between- Willamette and Olire
la filled with the neta of tho boys
and girla of Lane county Four-H
cluba. Rooaters hare not been
atrurk by atage fright and crow aa
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hen cackles to announce that ahe
haa laid another egg. Barred Plym
outh Hocks, White Plymouth Rocks,
White Leghorns, Black Mlnorcaa,
Rhode laland Reda, Bm'f Orphing-tions-
but none of the what-have-you
rariety are on display. The Four-H
chickens are a select lot. Several
Sena of turkeya, quite few of
j oka, and four of plgeona are alao
shown.
A lonx row of wire pens are tilled
with rabbits of all kinds, alzea and
colore. The soft-eyed bunniea ael
dom fall to draw the attention of
the city children who wnnaer tip
and down" the alele. Gray-coated
chinrhlllaa lead the other varieties
In number.
An .yen doaen of the club mem
bers have entered what they hope
will prove to be the heaviest doien
of egga to be ahown. A special
prise haa been offered by the Bank
of Commerce for this feature.
Judging of the exnioits win siari
it.ih.. with Prof. A. U. Lunn. head
of the poultry department of Ore
gon Agricultural college, and - Ben
Y, Keener, of Eugene, judging the
poultry. Hal Unburn, president of
tne uregon r-ounrj nun yw vvt"'
Portland, will Judge the . rabbits.
All prises are to be given by the
Bank of Commerce. The show will
je open until U o'clock i iiuren.y
night, until ocioca rrmnj ui,u.,
snd until 8 o'clock on Haturday. It
will open at 8 a. m. on Friday and
Saturday. . .
Th Entrle
Entrlea for the ahow follow:
Rhode Island Reda: Melba Andrews,
Oloriagay (latch, Malcolm Cauthorn,
Jack Relnsche, lie Boy Swango, Cath
erine Kingwell, FraJicia Cox. Juanlt
Detering. .
Barred Plymouth Rocks: Wallace
Beara, Clatya Smith, Junior Bclta,
Buymond Sears, Klmer Harkina,
Iouard lllUia, Clifford Gersliach,
Edwin snd Msry Olmple, Noble and
Prentice Wheeler, Helen Coolcy, Wi
nter Heintche. Vivian Anderaon,
r'ih.rin. .nmwnlL Warner Zuin-
w.lL Arthur McChesney, Robert
Burr, Mildred Williama, Leonard mi
ll. Ducks: Clayton Cnuthorn, Kdwln
Duller, Paul won, uienn iiarwoou,
Raymond Scare. Victor Beara, Ed
ward Jacoby, Robert McCheaney,
Gertrude Knox, Uweneth liarwood.
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WASHINGTON', Feb. 21. W
Colonel Charlea A. Lindbergh has
been appointed technical sdviscr to
the seronsutics h:-ncb of the Com.
mere deuartment
Secretary Whiting, In announcing
the appointment and LinnDergn s ac
ceptance, said today that the filer
entrance Into the government service
would not keep him permanently in
Washington. Under the arrangement
Lindbergh will be at the call of Wi.
ll.m P. McCracken. Jr.. assistant sec
retary of commerce for aeronautics to
give his advice and personal assist
ance on any phase of the regulation
of civil aviation, the establishment of
alrwara and airport, fmrca and
accident jtvaUa.
4-H POULTRY
S HO VII tNiijiiil
BREAK RECORD
U BRINGS
HSUSH
Dealers Everywhere in 0
fusion But Public
Jubilant .
Price As Low As 11 Centa
A Gallon Quoted At
Various Points
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21. C4
Back of the suit filed Thursday by the'
General Petroleum corporation
againat the Richfield Oil company of
California, Portland gasoline men aaw
a possible solution to the price slash
ing war which haB entered motor fuel!
down to 16 'a centa within the Uat 24
hours.
The complaint charges that tfc
General Petroleum corporation en
tered into an agreement" with Corn
well, service station operator, where
by he was to sell their gaaoline ex-.
cluslvely until 1035.
On Feb. 10, tne suit eompletns.
r.ornwell refused General curuora.
tlon'a fuel and began receiving Rich-
field producta. The piaintut state
that no amount of damagea will com-
fiensate its loss and asks a restrain,
ng order prohibiting Cornwall front
selling lucntiem products penainjj
settlement. Cornwell and the Rica,
field Oil company are named aa daW
fendanta. '
' Gaa dealers said Thursday may Baa
Heved it a test eaae and a forernnaat
for a aeries ot similar court action.
The third drop In a week in tbsj
retail price of gaaoline In Eugene)
came Thursday , morning , with an
nouncement from the local office o
the General Petroleum corporation
that ita motor gas was retailing a
18V) centa a gallon.
The cut was annarentrr salt ceneraf
in Eugene, however, with roporta from
the local orftcea 01 union uu. As
sociated Oil, Standard Oil, and Rich
field Oil that they were all aellina
still st 10Vj cents, the price set Wed
nesday when motor ga declined
cent.
War Awaited .
At 1 o'clock none of these eon.
panle had received any notification
that there waa a cut Th branch of
Bhell company here made no com
ment Texaa Oil company said there,
a drop In wholesale price of
one cent but did not want to n
anoted aa ssying retail prices war
any lower Thursday.
There seems to be confusion amonsT
tho Eugene branches of the aeveral oft
companiea aa elaewhere on the coast
and none knowa J uat what 1 going
to come next
One local agent said cut wera
made here only aa he waa notified and
becauae the competing agenciea tier,
want tn knen in line with the dlatrict
office prices in Portland, Seattle, and
California. No other reaaon war
advanced.
Portland Wild
In Aesoclstcd Preaa reports Gen
eral Petroleum waa the flret to re
port gasoline retailing lower Thurs
day and likewlae the first In-Eugene,
Portland gaaoline waa down at int
centa. Rcporta at noon were that the
Portland Retail Gaa Dealera associa
tion had accented the reduction of
General Petroleum.
Gasoline hna dropped five centa m
retail prices in Eugene within n week.
Last Friday it droppei from 234 to
21Mi cents. On Wednesday It went
down to lOVi centa; and Thursday
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What's Doing
Thursday
2-4 p, m. Murrsy Warner
museum of oriental srt Univer
sity of Oregon campus.
8-6-7-0 p. m. itex theater,
'The Kid's Clever."
79 p. m. Colonial theater,
Marion Nixon, George Lewis
in "Jnzs Mad.' '
8-6-7-0 p. m. McDonald
theater, "bhopworn AngeL"
7:30 p. m. Evangeliatic ser
vice, Church of God.
8 p. m. Heilig theater, Tay
lor Players in "What Ann
Brought Home."
8 . m. Mine. Rose McOrew
opera class in operatic presen
tation, muaic auditorium. Uni
versity of Oregon campus.
Friday
8 a. n. 1-11 poultry and
rabbit ahow.
10 a. m.-4 p. m. Poultry day.
Farmer'a week, chsmber of
commerce rooms.
12 noon High Twelve lunch
eon club, Osburn hotel.
8-6-7-9 p. m. McDonald the
ater, Gary Cooper, Nancy Car
roll In "The Shopworn Angel."
7- 9 p. m. Colonial theater,
Arthur Lake In "The Air Cir
cus." 8- 6-7-9 p. in. Ilex theater,
Ben Lyon in "Dancing Vienna."
8 p. m. Helllg theater, Tay
lor players in "What Ann
Brought Home."
7:80 p. m. Evangelistic
service, Church of Ood.
8 p. m. Two plsys, "Mm.
PePortment's School For
Girls," and "The Two Luna
tics," by high school young
people of Central Presbyterian
church at McMorran and Waah
burne auditorium.
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