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MORNING REGISTER, EUGENE. ORE - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925
HEFFRON HEADS A. A. II.
nice loday. Tlio coin IoiIkciI Just
0. S. BUMSBIPS
below, llu vocal box ml It was
iiM-eNNiry lo 0ieit tlto tiiichca to
Signatures Make Treaty Vital
remove It.
nan
Only Short Time Needed to
Prepare For Service
STEADY PROGRESS MADE
llndlo MM! Communication Problem
Imporuuil, Ky RoNnwu
In Animal If port
VAvrnnnmli'flr- nf th Assoclstwl Pr-"
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Tlio
,nirlnj.rlnir condition of the Wlttle
ships of the I'nlted Rgitoa fleet ha
readies: sucn a at..,
mm (he annual wport of the navy
bureau of cnirlneerlnR that luteal
reports "Indicated but one iihlp of
tho battle fleet needed more than
riv iIav. in nronara for extended
service." ' 4
Tho report, covering the fiscal
vent, of 192S. la the last to be sub
mltted by Hoar Admiral J. K Rob
ison, aa chief of the bureau, nt the
end of a four years' term.
Steady rORresa made during the
four year period aa well na to tho
twelve month! ending- last June 30
was mentioned, tho report declar
ing, "the pant year had seen the
accomplishment of many Improve
ments, which have proRi-essed
throughout the last four years In
pursuance of a set policy."
.. Ti-clniral IMnrwwion Given
' Many technical matters were dlv
russed. Including radio and sound
problems, concerning which the re
port, said:
The navy Is taking- an advanced
position In the application of hlR-h
radio frequencies to the naval com
munication problem, -and In this
research It Is beinir aided exten
sively by radio scientists and radio
amateurs of the I'nited States, as
well as by scientists and amateurs
In forelim countries. .
Efficient Radio Xcedcd
"The problem of radio and un
derwater sound communication li
an Increasingly Important factor
In the bureau's efforts to maintain
and Improve the fleet's equipment.
Tho necessity for efficient radio
and sound communication in strat
egy, tactics, fire control, naviga
tion, and administration of th?
fleet Is thoroughly appreciated by
the bureau. The Increasing use of
aircraft In the fleet has demon
strated that radio communication
' Is a most important factor with
'this modern weapon of naval war
fare. 'The bureau's efforts have been
concentrated on the developmen:
' of suitablo equipment, with th?
view of installing- in the fleet ap
paratus capable of meeting the
modern requirements.
iias consistently co-operated with
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HOYAI. AUC'U l'M-ATION HK1.W
LAST MtillT
OlTUvr ' liiNinlhM by Dr. 11. T.
lliiinc(l. fast llllili rrlmtt
of litH-nl 4'luilr
Here are the seven signatures to the Treaty of Locarno,
signed in tho British Foreign Office in London, which aims
to keep world neighbors at peace. Delegates for Great
Britain. France, Delgium, Italy, Ciecho-Slovakia, Poland and
Germany attached their signatures.
. ..i .fi.., i anu-in tt,M.tn,tnv Pive automobiles stuck yes-
ever-increasing problems of fleet i terday nt Donut inn. cost of the
problems i pass, wnere ine ,nu " u "
communications. These
have resulted In cnanges ot ue
sign of instruments, and the new
developments have been given a
test in service on fleet units, and
new and better equipment has con
tinually resulted"
Snoqualmle Pass Closed
tny Th Associated Freu)
PKATTLE. Wash., Dec. 21.
The bureau Flnnl closing of Snoqualmle pass
until spring was announced here
Stoop
Syeimnimgs
For the convenience of the public we
are remaining open until our regular
Saturday closing time. Shop in the
evenings and avoid hurry and confu
sion.
J. Matt Johnson Co.
IT PAYS TO PAY CASH
30 Easy Steps from Willamette
deep.
STORM BLOCKS TRAFFIC
HEAVY RAIXFAMi CATSK OK
ACCIDKNTAtt PKATH
Fred.crU Heffron was elected
:i;h priest of Kugeno chajiter No.
Hi, Ituyiil Arc II Masons, nt a
muled ciiminunlcntU'ii 'f that
York ill" ui'ganlsnllmi In thp Slu-
Mt. im1o i-notiis last niKht.
Other ntficevs eie;tet were; i;.
A. stwtirtx. Iiliik-: W. K. MiriKer.
s.-illie: Cinery 1. uike, cuiunin
nf the luwt; Itarwin lirlsiuw. u-vas
uri-r, and tleurgo V. Noiils, bou
vtary. .
Vlio elective rr:cei- were in
lull.-.! iilsn lust iiIkIU. t"l cere
mi.iiv .bclni! conducted by fast
I1U-H I'rlesi K. I. luiineu.
Aniiotnt ve umcci-tf were no'
iuiiif.1. These will bo selected
lalcr by the hltih iirleal anil oilier
off ccrs, it wus umtounced laat
i,l.-hl
KtlKeno loilKe. .-so, 11, A, r . nun
M the "lllue l.ntlK'' will hold
installation ceremonies Wednes-
evenln at a special comniuiv
day
Icntlon.
served.
Hefi-eahments will bo
lljih) Swallows t'ulii
Illy Til AmiM'ISIpJ rr.i
I.ONHVIICW, 'HI.. lnc SI.
Alice. elKlit-moiitlis-oM dntiKliler
of Mr. and Mrs. f. V. Karnes.
l.ongvlew. stvnllowed u Ion-cent
CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD
tains
MV WIU-iON St'lUIOI,
M.NJOY MI'fIO
Music, I'lir.eliiiiis enrols and a
I'lii'istiiuis tieo leatiifiM a iy
held l llto Woodi-ow Wllnutv Juti-
lot- lllKll Klllllol lllimilllH nisi
ii In lit by kill" of Dm oittlilli uitd
ninth Kl'ado food dopai'tiuctil.
S.uitu t'latm iltsll. Imtcd Klfta to
each of the alrls, after winch re
IrcNlilneitts wei',. servvil and those
i'cmlit went llouiu iruouiicltlH
lilt event w stlrcefS.
Mrs. IMilll llilltnail. Miss lor
oihy K. Ilutlley mid H. I. Kalott
were utitohit those who attended.
Tim prwriuii of piileiiiiliuni'iil
was contributed by the followlnii
tiiiincd pcrtouiH: Itcleno UobliiMon.
pluiiu solo; Itelilull Ha.viM. Kliuere
llitike. Orlys. Wilson and W'llletla
Klilintway, soiiit, "The Jiipanese
Olrl SonK;" Hetty and Clnia Ker
clier, ivlolltt solo; Frnneva Jolinsoii,
!Mailon (Minimum and llouliih
lluves.. A Dutch souk mid ilnuce:
Mary tlitrrieon. Hetilnb Hayes and
.lessio nievie, v. nrim ...t.p.n,
t'lover Latidon and Moris Wilson,
vlohn duet iiucoiuimtiled on the
piano by l-'rledn Kualer. and on the
bells by lAirenn llorusliuli. The
title of the selection was "Tlio Star
of tho Kusl."
C. B. F. Ulckox. piano
Phono 1618-J, or Wurrls
House.
tunsr
Music
Neckwear, Hosiery, ttc.iTftvr1 f
, Handkerchiefs I I I X I
Slippers,
646
Willamette St.
Croats
$15i--$25S
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nv rt AMArlntid Pra)
ASTORIA. Ore.. Dec. SI. Four
and .96 inches of rain falling hero
In the last 60 hours MOCKca in
three main highways leading ou
of the eltv. caused a slide- wnic
blocked one of the city's streets
overflowed sewers in numerous
districts and Indirectly resulted In
the death of one wmnn. Th'
United Stntes weather observatory
nt Xorth Head reitorteu s
inches of ra'n :n the S-l-hnur per
to.i hctTvccn 5 n. m. Sunday morn
mi? until 5 d. m. today, a record
for that rcr'cd in the some
verirs th- s a l-a has been In ex
Is ence tli-re.
The T.'-v.-cr il-nib'a. Nehalem,
ord H.m-riv't h ch'.vaVS WO
-b!or:;el Tiv mu-1 r II-b and denris
den site' b" -e ll eh waters. Jti
lows- r 'limb a li -'iwn-' was
cleared h m -rn nt: :-nd the
Itnnsevel r.- 1! h- p'f-a'd. tonlcht
huL it w II if e'e'r ii 'n d- y be
tnrA cum - r-ii nn-n can h-'.dT
over a InrB" f"i ,-'i - is v.ah-d
out on the Ncho 'i i 'i t.h-.vay ab u:
15 miles from '.Ills c ly.
, Mrs. Kan'lolnh Uosll 'of the
Lewis and Clerk d'striol was di
stantly killed Into S.ini'ay night
when a car driven by her h-j bind
shot off the Olney road near this
city and went down a stenp em
bankment. Basil sustained several
broken ribs. He claimed he was
blinded by the driving rain and
failed to see a .curve in tho road.
S. P. TRAIN IS DERAILED
IiA'SI,UE NKAK KOCKAWAT
OA USE OF ACX.-IUK.-.T
(Br Thp AMiH-lsted Prsu)
ROt-'KA WAY. Ore., Dec. 21.
The engine and tender of the
Kou'hern I'aciflo lotal freight
bound from Tillamook lo Wheeler
were swept from the rails today
by a 75-font landslide two miles
east of ltockaway.
The track ahead was clear as
the train approached It, but It
was presumed that the Jar ot tho
train in passing looscnod tho
earth. M. I-'. Thompson, conduc
tor. Engineer Burgoyne, Brakcman
Carter and Fireman Krai were all
In the engine cab at tho time of
the crash and plunged headlong
out of the cab windows down tho
steen embankment. Brakcman
Carter was thrown Into the waters
of the bay, hut rescue work on the
part of Conductor Thompson saveu
him. None was Injured.
SHORTEST DAY PASSED
NO IOSS OF WJIKP OVF.lt FACT
IS NOTBI
ARE YOU IN DOUBT ABOUT AN INVESTMENT
r,l",-MfS:ji!
A QUERY AT THE
First National Bank
Since 1883
Vostorday was the shortest' day
of the year, by the tiniest part of a
second, according to tho almanac.
Onlv astronomers and keepers of
tide tables were concerned over the
fact and It made no difference- in
i the usual customs Of people :
siding in Eugene ot least nothing
was reported to Indicate otherwise
Tho sun. according to tables
rose com the East at precisely
two minutes and 52 seconds lieforo
nix o'clock, and set In tho west
aooui inrKe-ieiitnii oi it fwiiiii
earlior than It did the dnr before
Consequently, sleep, measured In
terms of hours, was not materially
disturbed by such a flnoly drawn
lino as three-tenths of a second,
and none reported the loss of rest
From this morning the days wil
bo getting longer.
Illver Overflow Banks
(Ily The Awiocisted I'ntiii)
RKAHIDK, Ore., Dec. 21. Over
flowing Its bank south of here the
Nocanicum rlvor yesterday covered
the Jtoosnvelt highway, making
travel Impossible. It will probably
be several days before the highway
Is again opened for although wa
lers have receded, logs aro scat
tered about on lite highway for
distance of a mile or more.
will help.
A I lout From ltnsting
A cossatlon of governmental In
activities for a brief space at 1:
o'clock tomorrow. In observance of
Armistice day. was recommended to
the country today by President
I Cooltdge. Hartford Times.
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Every Piece of
Art Needle Work
Wc are closing out our art needle work dis
continuing the line completely. Among the
pieces arc doilies, lunch sets, bureau scarfs,
Jap crepe stamped children's dresses, comb
ing jackets, combination suits, , towels, buffet
sets, vanity sets, jiffy blouses, etc. They arc
nice pieces, beautiful and highly decorative.
To close out at
One-third Off!
RegJkr Values SOc to $2.50
Bon Ton and Worcester
Corsets
We are placing the entire line of Bon Ton and
Worcester corsets in one lot to be placed on
sale .Saturday at Ji'alf prtc. These arc good
corsets. Bon Ton cofsets have been carried by
this stort for years.
One-Half Price!
Regular Values $1.35 to $4.50
' One Special Lot of
Corselettes
For those who nrefer something ft little more
than a brassier and not yet a corset, will find
in this lot just what they want. Closing out at
One-Half Price!
Regular 30c to $1.90
Men s and Boys' Blazers
Just to make Red Letter Day interesting on the
men's sitle of the store, we are throwing in a group
of men's ami boys' blazers in a riot of color niul
of high fiumgh quality to wear for a long time.
Regular $5.00 Blazer $4.00
Regular $7.50 Blazer . ... $6.00
Regular $8.50 Blazer $6.80
Boys' and Men's
Sweaters
Ilrndley's slip-over sweat
ers for hoys and ttough
Neck sweatnrs for men In
a wliin rung of colors.
Th boy's sweaters aro of
mottled hue. novel put
terns. Thu men's sweat
ers nre of heavy wool inn.
turlul la plain colors.
Reg. $2.90 VaL, $2.32
Reg. $730 Vah, $6.00
Reg. $8.90 Vai., $7.12
Ties
Special Value
It Is not loo late for
t'hrlstmns yet. lb-re
wo have some very ttli'o
tlta that wo are placing
on satn Iminedluti-ly to
ronjlmi tinlil I'hrlnl
inas. Kvery pnttitrn In
' the tensor.' host colors.
.Regular $1.00
Now
69c
Vanity Cases, Beaded Bags
and Purses
If you arc in need of any sort of change and
cosmetic container, you certainly will strike a
hot bargain in this offer
One-Third Off!
Regular $1 .20 to $7.40
Fancy Boudoir Caps
Half Price
Hcauliftil boudoir caps in pastel shades that
will add charm to a lady's morning attire. See
them Saturday.
String Beads Half Price
Nice chains of string beads that arc faultless
in construction and beautiful in desigji.
Give "Him"
One of These
t'hrMmiM Tics
1 nncy Hock
Dnm HhlrlH
I'aney tiartnrs
Dress C'aim
Collars
Mlk Arm lmmls
Silk KCArfM
Woolen RtwrfM
Mni-n JlBiulkcrclilt'fs
IsMttlicr lire Ultiven
IxistlM-r lulls
rlnspomloni
Iajainas
. NlKlit flnwnii
Kwontors
lllnxcrs
Trnvollnif HnKa
Suit I'lim
Jllillnn Iln-wlioa
lS3atlir t'nnlH
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it
Pays to Pay Cash
Ninth Avenue East. 30 Easy Steps From Willamette
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