The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, August 21, 1929, Image 1

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    L WEATHER
Jtl. Moderate westerly
Ura, Temperature:
L '5J.H:,,day, 47 degrees!
? W 2. 83 degrees. Stage
""' feet- north"
FINAL POME
EDITION
Call 1200 or tell the earrlsr and
The Guard will ha delivered to your
door each evening for SO oanta
month or $5 a year, every day except
Sunday, promptly, efficiently.
LANG COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER.
EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, -AUGUST 21, 1929.
PWTfV.ON STREETS So; ON TRAINS
Ifllbll.jSD NEWS STANDS, s
NO. 42
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3 fe77 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
!1 TO SEES
1 i i
ki is
IFEIEO ON
; she
sstata Man Says His
Clients Want All Of
Patterson Lot
Lard Declines To Reveal
Identity Of New
Bidder
i. Informal offer of $40,000 for
t Patterson school site hue been
ted by the Eugene school board
reported Wednesday by scnooi
Hiciili. The identity of those mak
L tit offer has not been revealed,
hf F. Keed, chairman of the board.
U A. Balph Gray stated that they
been approached by a Eugene
hi estate man who told them that
represented a group that was pre-
Lti to (ire $40,000 for the site,
ti Mr. Keed and Mr. Gray declined
meal the name of the operator
no did not wish his name to be
tide known. Full details, however.
ire promised should the interested
krties decide to make a formal offer.
$20,000 Down
Toe tentative offer proposes that
EluWu be paid in casa, giving the
lile of the Dronertv to the Durchas-
vi, with the remaining $20,000 to be
Eld at some tuture date under con
ions not ret specified. Eugene men
e believed to be backing the offer
though the realtor did not tell- who
represented.
The Patterson school site occupies
full half-block between Twelfth and
MrteeoLh avenues east, fronting ou
Ikter street, making the lot 113
Fri aeep irom east to weal ail 34
et long, from north to south.
Previous Offer
1 formal offer of SIO.OOO for a
trip 65 feet deeD alone Alder and
fill a 113 foot front on Thirteenth
fai made the school board about two
kl ago by Stanley B, Stevenson,
fuiene druggist. Mr. Stevenson nro.
Joted to use the site for either a
Kuaess building or an apartment
tDQlS, It is thought fhfit thn.A mult.
I tie offer for the entire lot have
1 buiiaeis development in mind.
I Xo action has been taken, by the'
pawl board on the Stevenson offer
f tie regular meeting of the school
ard scheduled for An? 19.
foiiponed because of the lack of
Hough members in the city to make a
forum. The neit meeting of the
i ri' Mt for neIt Monday night,
Jug. 26, at which timo the Stevenson
J-'ermil probably come up for ac
. Should the new offer be made
frail, it will also be taken up at the
I School board sentiment voiced at an
J-nmal meeting on August 5, when
k,. "'"I8 rreaented his offer.
u strongly in favor of the sale of
fmsrson site, although no decision
EiiHi. ?. " t0 " disposal. The
twtag, it wa. pointed out, is a fire
iJ h smallest enrollment in
Si. uneconomical to operate
t.,,V""i"d thnt lts PuPn" could
J ilutnbuted to other schools with-
ES.ta keni travel more than
Pte-aslf mile in any case.
I It, B. Slan'l, Pat
l". Heed announced Wednesday
th. .u0tln"ed ,0 0PPOSe the sale
W should dispose of it in a single
Est tV. 5 so I1'1"1 "" he believed
S h Z lhta ?4a,K0 '" te prop
waiting for other offers to be
tlto Tk001 b"''1 Mid Mr- Gr7. ,s
'3ii?JrrT.' di'P" ' the land
'tVt L??', lo d'ion only after
, consideration to all of-
b' sn, L ?r, mde. All details
Wh',,,'Jd"e ""-""ted to the
"'7"' l Ike Patterson
7 iirT0.7d bo"-d member.
' tl" fastest grow
'r pr.', 'h TltX -d expansion
'!' at .1 """''t'ons can be ma,!
'sets. eipense of playground
What's Doing
- Wendesday
h.r, fair ,roi
1M 7 S ,lnd tl:30 t
t .Int
grounds.
"rut.,.,.," P- D,: R,
'Brii..'. Colonial,
'i t, n The Iron Mart"
ad' Stat. "Th,
"""I' M to U p.m.)
r Thursday
eC'j-r"' day. Lan.
r-mi J"-' l'r grounds:
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. Ta
I'as.rt
-MrDonsM, "Whf
1 I jr.
i to m ' " to .) and
R"t- Klver of
lu .V, 'f 'o 8 and 7 to
SO and
fi, , - . inuti. "The
Iron
Stat.
II to 1 1
r,tiiA,!' greatly in operating
W h V"'1" P""t Cudgel
f' A ' rtailment of boiVrd
i'-ned. It k ro.min " h been
"'. ""n cuggested that
spo i.H ..!" of toe site mirht
1" 'h'. purchase by the
fel L , p!T dditmna! land adjoln-
French Aviator Plans To
3 Children
Fired Upon,
One Killed
SOMMERYIT.LE. N. J., Aufr. 21.
tP) A 32-year-old boy was shot to
death, another boy probably fatally
wounded and a young girl shot in both
legs on the Ulue Kibbou farm last
night. They were said to have been
stealing corn.
Grover and Craig Hoffman, owners
of the farm were held by state police
today, but no specific charge had been
placed against them.
The dead boy, Joseph Kolesar, was
killed instantly. Helen Kieinentovich,
34. and her younger brother Joseph
were in a hospital where it was said
there was do hope of the boy recov
ering. IS LEADER IN
EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 21. OP)
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to
fly fiie Aaltntic, was the first of the
fliers in the national women's air
derby to land at the El l'auo munici
pal airport this morning from Doug
las. Her plane crossed the line at
the local field at 8:15:14 a. m.
She was closely followed by Miss
Blanche Noyes of Cleveland who land
ed at 8:18:46 a. m. Eleven others
brought their ships to a stop at the
field within a half hour after the ar
rival of the leader.
DOUGLAS, Aria., Aug. 21. 0fV
Sixteen entrant -remaining in the
women's air derby from Santa Monica,
CaL, to Cleveland, took off from here
at 6:20 a. m. (M. S. T.) today headed
for El Paso, Texas, approximately
UK) miles away. Mrs. Keith Miller of
New Zealand led the fliers, followed
at two-minute intervals by the others.
Mrs. Florence Barnes of Sail Mar
ino, Cal., returned to the field short'
ly after the start because of a leaky
gasoline tank. This was repaired al
most immediately end she again de
parted on her journey.
In the meantime, Thea Rasche,
German aviatrix, was winging her
way from Phpenix, in an effort to
laud here this morning and take off
again in hopes of reaching the El
Paso control before nightfall. She
was forced down at Iloltville, Cal.,
on the second day of the flight.
Mrs. Louise McPhetridge Thaden
was credited unofficially with an elap
sed time of 6:48:41 hours out of
Santa Monica, giving her the lead for
the heavy division of the race. Mrs.
Umlie, leader of the light plane di
vision, had an elapsed time of 8:85:24
hours since the race started. This
figure also is unofficial.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 21. ()
National tribute will be paid to the
memory of Miss Marvel Crosson, avi
atrix who lost her life in the women's
air derby being flown in connection
with the Cleveland air races which
open here Saturday.
A 80-second period of silence will
follow the opening ceremonies at the
Cleveland airport. A vacant seat will
b marked for her at the banquet at
which the women will be honored at
the close of the race.
DOUGLAS, Ariz Aug. 21. Thea
Rasche of Germany, who arrived here
at 0:33 a. m. from Phoenix, took off
for El Paso at 10:28 hopng to catch
the main flight of the women's air
derby en route to Midland, Texas.
E
BY GAS IN LIE
MURRAY. Ida., Aug. 21. W
The bodies of three miners overcome
bv timber gas in the Cedar Jr"
Mining and Development companv
mine aoutbeast of here, were taken
j the Hecla mine at MuUan, it wna re
I ported early today.
I The three men, Hussell Iee, 82.
I mine foreman; W. N. Welch. S5, out
side foreman, and Harold Matthews.
:2S. a laborer, desrended to tbe 2MO
Ifoot level yesterday morning to In
spect It for gas. believed to bare been
i fneratd hy burning timbers ignited
:by a blacksmith fire. A search for
them was started when they did not
i appear fix lunch.
Gardiner to Have
New Pulp Plant
rOUTI.A.VD. Ore.. Aug. 2l'.
W. I.. Nederboed. of the Gardiner
Mill and Lumber cnmrwsj and the
rmrxiua Pulp and Paper company,
announced here today that resump
tion of the lumber activity at the
town of (Jardiner on the t'mpua
river wnjld b started by ejection
of a new puip mill, asquisi'n of
the Gardiner mill and iO.ono.nnO
ft of standing tfm.br representing
an Investment of fnjKVi.niK).
Nedrbd is vie president of the
tsoaaua i'u-e gn4 fapeg cemnanj.
MISS EARHART
I
S DERBY
WILL ATTEMPT
TO OVERTAKE
BIG ZEPPELIN
Dieudonne Ooste To Leave
France Thursday
Morning
LB B OUR GET, France, Aug. 21.
OP) Dieudonne Coste, French air
ace, announced this afternoon he
would take off at 5 a. m. tomorrow on
a flight around the world in pursuit
of the German dirigible Graf Zeppe
lin which he hoped to overtake and
pass before she could reach Lake
hurst and New York.
The French aviator, who has al
ready made a flight around the world
since he crossed the south Atlantic
ocean in 1U27, told an intimatn friend
toduy that he would attempt to break
the world's non-stop distance record
for airplanes on the first stage of his
flight.
Coste, flying in the machine with
which he recently attempted to cross
the Atlantic from east to west, will
attempt to make the distance from Le
Bourget to. Vladivostok, Siberia, In a
single flight tomorrow.
He says be intends to refuel at
Vladivostok and then fly to Tokyo,
which he expects to reach by 0 p, "m.
Saturday. -
To Uae Pontoons ' '
The pilot added that arrangements
had been made at Kasumigaura fly
ing field, from wheh the Graf Zeppe
lin was to start, -to adopt pontoons
for his airplane for the flight across
the Pacific to the American coast.
He intended to leave Japan by 5
a. m. Sunday, stopping only eight
nours tor sleep, supplies and lnstalla
tion of the Dontoon,
Unless he meets wh some accident
Coste expects to stop nt, the Hawaii
an islands. He thinks he should reach
Honolulu by 0 a. m. Tuesday, Aueust
27.
Theu he will continue In a single
jump to San Francisco or Los Ange
les. He hoped to arrive at Los Ange
les before the Graf Zeppelin could
refuel and get away for .Lakehurst.
The Graf is due in California on Sun
day, if all goes weil and she main
tains the speed over the Pacific which
she averaged across Europe and Asia.
It will take three days to refuel her
and inspect her engines.
Coste expected to catch tip wth
the Graf some time after leaving Ha
waii. "By Tuesday T should beirin to see
the huge tail of the Graf Zeppelin,"
he said.
Tbe flight from San Francisco or
Los Angeles to New iork, Coste ex
pected to be easy and to give him a
big advantage over the dirigible.
"I did It before In the other direc
tion," he explained.
PEIPING, Aug. 21. OIV-Clashes
along the eastern and western bor
ders of Manchuria continue daily,
messages arriving here indicating the
majority are committed by Russian
troops needing supplies and outlaws
taking advantage of the present situa
tion. The most serious of these affrays
seems to be the report from Harbin
stating 1200 men attacked and cap
tured Tuiignin. on fhe border or Ririn
province. August 10. Some reports
state the Rimnians were soviet regu
lar troops while others say they were
a combined force of Koreans and Bu
riat tribesmen.
Attempt Made to
Save Conference
THE HAGUE. Aug. 21. OP)
Ur. Gustav Htr?smann, German for
eign minister, today made an eleventh
hour effort to save the reparation
conference b warning the creditor
powers that Germany could not pay
;he cost or their lauure to agree on
the Young plan.
Burning Steamer
Hinders Navigation
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Th
raoio marine corporation tooay re
ceive a wireless message from tb
freighter Yalta tting she bsd seen
the steamer 'iiirnitsn on fire and
r)r!M asout ll'W miles east of Nor
folk", Va.
The QuimiifJin wss well down in
tbe water, the messge said, snd was
a m'nac( to nnriratjoD. The ship
was formerly a l!on1uran vmi but
recently was sid to German interests
to scrapped.
Life Saver For
Eels Suggested
PORTLAND. Ore., Ang. 21. 0
fcmp'ormnt of a life sarer for ee
thnt flounder nbmit in pothole when
the W;ilmtt rirr ret low vni
one the n ignition offered today
st a meeting of Uu aut4 board ,of
boaUo.
Down The Lane The LRNE County Fai
.ovl
EUGENE
Karl Blechachmldt, local artist,
today. Mr. Blechachmldt It painter at the Southern Paolflo roundhouse, but while dolling up the big
moguls of the road hit mind runa to drawing, and in every spare moment he la blocking out new Ideaa.
The management of the Lane County Fair waa Immensely pleated with thla drawing wtiloh they tald
oatchea the gala spirit of the affair nicely, ,
UNIVERSITY'S
ALASKA CRUISE
IS SUCCESSFUL
Enthusiastic over the unique meth
od of education and over the scenic
wonders of Alaska as we lb 170 stu
dents of the University of Oregon
summer session cruise returned to the
campus Tuesday night and Wednes
day morning resumed classes here.
The first two weeks -of their session
waa spent in cruising in the S. 8.
Queen along the coast of Alaska, and
between stops at various places reg
ular classes were held on board the
vessel.
So successful has this first venture
in a regularly university-sponsored
"University Afloat" that the cruise
will be repeated next year, probably
in a much larger ship and along a
more extensive route, it was declared
Wednesday by Alfred Powers, dean of
the extension division of the univer
sity. Under tbe direction of a faculty
of 15. courses fn subject' that were
of particular interest to students
cruising in this part of the world were
given. Full credit was allowed for
each study. The,, classes are now be
ing continued on the campus and ex
aminations will be held next week.
Subjects included Art of Alsskan
Indians. antht-;po!og,r, geology and
geography of Alaska, literature of the
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TWO flnEMPTS TO
TEST RACER FAIL
AWAPOLTfl, Md., Aug. 21, OPi
Swell from a host In ( henapeshe
bay spoiled an attempt today by Lieu
tenant Alftrd J. Williams to set bts
Mmiry Racer into the air for a
flying test that would demonstrate
th plane's fitnens to compete in the
Schneider cup rare. Been ue of the
swell officers uf the plant's tender
md, Williams had to rut off his
motor after be had taxied about two
miles,
Kiver and bay craft also forced
willtams to sum off the To cylinder
motor of the Mercurr on his second
attempt of the day. As he sped
down the river Into (heaneke hnr
pirking up s speed of more than li
miles an nour to fane the ptsne into
the afr sn incoming ferry 1nm acrotip
the but slid (Teral reiiMire rraft
blocked hi yata and (of cad hiia to
stop.
la the author of the cartoon on the
FAIRGROUNDS PROGRAMS
Wednesday Evening
7:80 Band. 1. o. O. F., at the
grandstand.
7:46 Al Nut tie, musical clown
act
7:5.5 Rodeo,. Dove Anderson in
charge.
3:10 EiiKeue American Legion
drum corps.
8:20 Manuel Ma eta a. wiro
walking stunts. ,
8:35 Rose Smith and Roy
Jones, trick riding and
trick ropiLg.
8:4) Zerado nil-star troupe. , .
9:00 Spectacular fireworks.
Rodeo events will intersperse
other features of the program.
Thursday Afternoon
' ( Kugeuo Day)
1:00 Radiators march with I.
O. O. P. band to fair-
f rounds,
(adiators before grand
stand. Band music.
1:30 2:'-'0 trot, first heat.
1:50 2:15 pace, first beat, , .
2:00 Al Nuttle, clown act.
2:10 Rodeo.
2:202:20 trot, second heat.,
2:.'i0 2:15 pace, second heat.
2:40 Manual ft Inula s, wire act.
2:50 Rodeo.
:i:0O-2:2O trot, third heat.
8:10 2:15 pace, third heat.
3 :2( Zerado star performers.
3:30 Kugene derby, tj furlongs.
8:50 Rodeo.
4:00 Running ra, 4' fur
longs. 4:10 Bicycle races, other fea
tures.
Rodeo between all events.
BASEBALL
BULLETINS
NATIONAL
At Brooklyn
St. Loul 0 6 0
Brooklyn 1 7 2
Batteries: Mlti-bell and WUson;
Dudley and Plcinfch.
At New Tor
Chicejr, 9 14 1
New Vork 2 10 1
Batteries: Hoot and Taylor; Ben
ton, Maya, Judd and O'barrell.
At Boston, 1st game
Cincinnati 1 5 0
Boston 7 13 0
Batteries: Kolp, F.hrhardt and
Sukefortb; Cunningham and Hpohrer.
At Boston, 2nd game
Cincinnati 8 17 1
Boston 7 12 1
Batteries: ronobue. May and tjoorta;
Jones, Helbold and Hpobrer, Oowdy.
At J'Mladelpbta
riit.burah S 10 2
Philadelphia 10 II 1
Batteries: French, Hsretonir and
Hargreaves; hUutt, CoUiua, fcwjlhe
mi LarltA,
Circle
Lane County Fair which we print
REMAIN LOST
WARITINOTON, Aug. 21. P
Admirul Charles F. Hughes, chief of
naval operations, todav broadcast an
apnea) to nil merchant vessels and an
order to all naval vessels in the north
Atlantic to maintain a lookout for the
lost Swiss aviators, Osctr Kaesar and
Kurt Lriiascner.
NEW YORK, Ang. 21. OP) The
same silence which has shrouded out
comes of most other westwsrd trans-
Atlantic flight ventures today cloaked
the end of the attempt of two Swiss
hoy aviators, Oscar Kaeaar and Kurt
ljuescher, to reach INew Xork from
Littbon.
Nothing has been heard or seen of
the two airmen ana tneir snow white
n ane. the Juneschweitafer and
''Young Switzerland," since it circled
a village on Terceira island, Azores,
st 1 p. m. K. H, T., Monday and con
tinued north and west toward New
Foundland, Nova Scotia and New
York.
leaving Junes I, a village near Ua
bou. Portugal, at 7:30 a. m. ( 1 :30 a
m. K. H. T.) Monday, the Young
Switzerland was sighted hut once, by
the (Jermon steamship WVrra. 175
miles west of Lisbon, before it reached
the Azores.
Tl.. bsa svlaatH.ai an as In t as 1 ntn at tnaklr
average speed of 0 miles an hour
might nave neen expected 10 nn in
me neignnornoon or tape itace, ,tw
foundland. at 4 a. m. K. H. T. yeater
dsv. and at Halifax, where the bsd
planned to atop for refueling, at 10
a. m.
E MAN VI
OF HIT-RUN DRIVER
PORTTaAND. Ore., Aug. 21
Robert John Parker, Lugene, was
found unconscious on Handy rosd
early today, apparently the victim of
a hit ana run motorist. Physicians
said be was wounded -i rlously.
Parker was taken to Ht, Vincent's
hospital where It was found his skull
and one shoulder were fractured be
sides numerous other injuries.
He waa found hy Earl Mattoon.
driver on tbe Troutdale bus line. Mai
toon told police it was apparent Psr
ker had either been struck by a pass
ing motoriot or had been thrown from
an automobile.
An investigation stnrted with dep
uty sbaiitta sackm tka dxifar of tb
1
T
GlobeMW IS
Shades Of
Morpheus,
What Next
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Aug. 21.
P The realm of the pnjnma is the
Deu room anil not run mwi room ac-
ordinir to an officm! uronotincemeut
of the county prosecutor.
a local cu8.no auvertiseu a "pnjama
Innce" for tonight. Women's club
protested and yesterdny Assistant
iVonecutinr Attorney 1C. 0. Shoffner
issued a manifesto to Sheriff R. A.
Cook, notifying the officer be would
be within his rights in preventing the
uvent.
4-
E
All records for 4-H club perform
ance at Lane county fairs were troken
Wednesday with the opening of the
most complete exhibit of 4-H craft
in all departments ever put on In this
part of Oregon. And the program for
tlto rest of the week is the biggest
ever attempted, according to Arnold
D. Collier, who directs the youngsters
of the county in their work.
'lt Is ono of the most amazing dis
plays of 4-11 performance and enthu
siasm I have ever seen," said Ii. O,
Kuehner, assistant state club leader
who waa on hand to help in the judg
ing work with livestock. The live
stock of the 4-H-era had overflowed
the 4-H stables and taken up a large
section ot the barns tor open ex,'
U1UU. , . .... . .
uiuim. t . - - --'.TirT,-.,tH';,',
Mrs. L. A. Humphreys who has
been judging 4-H exhibita for fire
years said there were 100 more en
tries In her division than a year ago,
despite the fact that last year broke
all previous records.
A demonstration of cookie baking;
wna under wny in Mra. Humphrey's
department Wednesday. On Thursday
Mrs. Humphrey's girls will show the
Cublic how Parker House rolls should
e made. On Friday and Saturday
there will be other cooking demon
strations. Beginning Thursday afternoon a Ur
feature will be a special contest in
staging playa which the youngsters
have written and cast entirely by
themselves. This event will take place
at 2 each afternoon and 7:30 each
evening in the etcage of the 4-H
building.
On Thursday evening at 7:80 a big
special event will be a pageant "Tbe
Spirit of 4-H" by the River Road
clubs under the direction of Mra. Roy
Woodruff.
Judging of the 4-H exhibits began
Tuesday evening and will continue
throughout tbe fair. Here la the first
complete list of tbe prizes awarded
to date:
ANGEL CAKES (1) O or don
Oatch: (2) Isaleue Harpole; (8) Mil
dred Pitney; (4) Agues Wallace; (5)
Marian Cox.
LOAF CAKE (1) Thelma Bo
leim; (2) Gloriagay Uatchj (8) Clar-
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BT. PAUL, Ang. 21. C4 An
Railroads in the northwest today
ordered an embargo on shipment of
rye, barley and oata from August
23 to August 31 in compliance with,
recommendations made yesterday by
the northwest shippers' advisory
board.
Lack of storage space at Terminal
alevfttors and warehousea In Minne
apolis, Ht. Paul, Duluth and Superior
was given as the reason for the
embargo. Officials of the shipping
sdvisory board Bald they hoped fur
ther embargoes might be avoided,
although the movement of grain
about September 1 will govern the
decision at that time.
leading and unloading of cars at
terminal markets have been delsyed,
It was pointed out, because of slug
gish demsnd for rye, barley and
oats, which have been supported in
unusually heavy mounta for tbia time
of the year.
i
Neuner Mentioned
For High Office
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. C4
Oeorge Neuner, an attorney of Port
land, Ore., and Haveth Mau, L'pited
Htates district attorney at Cincinnati,
are being prominently mentioned in
connection with the office of assistant
sttorney general in charge of prohi
bition enforcement recently vacated by
MaM Walker WlUehramit.
Both men have been hlahlv recom
mended on their recorda as lawyera
ano prosecutors. .
Youth Smothered
To Death by Sand
ABERDEEN, Wash., Ang. 21. tP)
Walker Hhrrerk, 1,1, was smothered
to death near Ocean City late yester-
.day when sand caved into a bole
the boy had dug and crawled into. It
GLUBRERS
BREAK COUNTY
RAILROADS DECLARE
EMBARGO Oil GRAIN
IDEAL FOR
I EVEN
Unusual Number of Exhibits
Being Shown By Lana
Farmers
Club Display Proves Of
Interest To Many
Visitors
Lane county's seventeenth county
fair la onl It blda fair to be the
greateat ever held here from every
ataudpoint the variety and number
of exhibita, the variety and aiie of
special attractions,, the interest and
attendance of the public.
The big gates opened at 9 to admit
the first of the eager visitors and
the last of the hurried exhibitors
who were making frantic efforta to
get everything into place. By noon
the paid admissions were well on the
way to surpassing last year's first
day record of 1,000.
The weather for the fair was "mad
to order," clear at crystal and neither
too warm nor too cool for active com
fort, and the weather man predicted
that tbe good luck In weather would
hold out during all four days of the
big event. This is going to be on
year, he says, when the county fai
will go back on those who tlwaya tag'
the fair brings rain with it. -
Despite the fact that the data list
the fair la a bit early for the con
venience of the farmers who are still
in in minst or weir cropaf tnere la
an unusual number participating wits)
the choicest of their grains, frofta,
vegetables and the heat of their poul
try and livestock.
Displays Lara
According to Mrs. Mabel Chadwtek.
executive secretary of the fair, th
sheep exhibit alone, will probably sur
pass that of last year's state fair at
Balem in else. There is an unnaualbr
large display In the department de
voted to wokerr and the household
arte. .
The industrial arblbtt bv fh mass.
chants and manufacturers of Eugene
includea practically every product
made or distributed from this city.
One of the most interesting and im
portant divisions Is the complete auto
mobile ahow which has been staged
oy we ,ugene Automomie jjeaierr
association under their own roof al
the grounds.
The 4-H dub .vhlMt. Invia
been one of the 'most important fea
tures of Lane county fairs, but this
year Arnold D. Collier's boys and
girls have surpassed all records. Their
4-H cottage building ia filled from
end to end with displays of the do
mestic arts.
Tbe 4-H stables are so filled with
prlee-wlnnlng cattle, eheep, goats.
rtuoiw. poultry ana oiner practical
pets that it has been necessary to
provide an annex for them in tie
etablea with the open livestock ex
hibits. Many of the 4-H youngsters,
having already received their blue rib
bons In their own claasiflcatlona hara
moved their entries over into th.
open events to give the elders a chase.
The midway le probably the largest
ever assembled for a fair here. It
begina near the main entrance whert
tha tkXvk al the United Lntheraa
church, the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, the Marie Fletcher claeo
of the First Baptist church, th.
Methodist ladlea, the Santa Clsra,
Ladies' Aid, tbe Baptist Women't
Union and the Camp Fire Girls havo
lunch atands where real home meals
for the hungry wanderera abont th.
fair grounds are being produced.
Buildings Repaired
The midway stretches on dowa
around the race track with activities
centering around the gaily painted
merry-go-round and ferria wheel and
other whlrllalga which deliaht not
only youngsters but oldsters hearts.
There haa been much painting and
repairing of bulldlnga since the last
fair. The track haa been dragged
and smoothed out for the horse rso-
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T
SPOKANE, Wash., Ang. 21 ()
Nick Mamer and Art Walker were
borne today after having pushed the
glistening orange Sun God acrose)
the continent and back in a five
day non-atop refueling flight.
The email Buhl Besnulplan. touch
ed the ground at Felts field at
ft :f (1:40 p. m. (O. 8. T.) last night,
a mlunte less thsn five days after
the ship was sent into the west
toward Kan Francisco, the first re
fueling point.
Both fliers apparently were In
excellent physical condition, but were
tinable tc.hear ordinary conversation.
They stood before a microphone for
more than a quarter of an hour to
tell the crowd of their flight before
ther went home "to catch up on a
little aleep."
The Sun God waa ordered to tba
ground by the executive committee
of the National Air Derby associa
tion after a note dropped on th.
felri asked for aoap, v.ater aiad ft
i couplet change of tstttitji