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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1928)
MORKINC REGISTER. niiFNE. ORE. SUHDAV, AUGUST I. M CIH EPS IN CLOSE Testing House. Is Built to . Study Concrete TRAFFIC NOT IMPAIRED weather conditions. On the two previous daya the weather was nlld. and brought few complaints. Pralw of weather hero In often heard at the chamber of commerce, where many tourists mop on their way through Kugonc. Tho mild ness of the climate Is especially Ini presslve to southern eallfornlans. Judging from remarks heard at the chamber. Highway Restricted at Sonic Points But nt Power House la Wider Than Hcforo With a force of nearly a dozen men constantly on the Job, and a good-sized office established at the alto of operations, the Eugene water board is keeping in close touch with tho entire power unit construction program now being rushed by A. Guthrie and company on the McKenzie river at Leaburg. J. . W. McArthur, engineer of the water board, declared yesterday. Every phase of the operations on the bis construction program is j carefully watched by representa tives of the water board. Mr. .Mc Arthur said. The city has estab lished its office at Leaburg. and has a bunkhouso in which Its men are staying as the work goes for ward. Testing House Built Indicating the manner in which the city is keeping tab on the work. Mr. McArthur stated that a testing shed is now being constructed by the water board near its office for the purpose of giving rigid tests to concrete used in the construction work. Samples of concrete mix tures are taken constantly and carefully studied to Insure the best possible material, he declared. The city has three engineers con stantly on the job directing the work as It goes forward. A. L. Alln.who designed the dam which Is an important part of the power program, is stationed at the dam site and watches over the building of the ble structure. Lee Cook Is stationed at Leaburg at tho scene of the canal digging, and 1- is Ms duty to look after Inspection and right-of-way matters. R. TJ. Steel qulst, electrical engineer of the water board. Is stationed at the power bouse, where he will watch the house construction and Instal , latlon of machinery. Mr. McAr thur himself spends much of his time at the scene of operations. Best progress. Mr. McArthur said, is being made on the power house at this time, although the work in general Is going ahead nicely. Warning Signs TJp Regarding reports that the power construction work Is inter fering with highway traffic on the McKenzie. Mr. McArthur said that at no time Is It Impossible to get through, but that the highway Is necessarily restrict. i to a certain degree where work Is gilni on on hoth sides of it. This Is true at the dam site, and warning signs have been placed In order that motorists may drive slowly at this point, he said. At the power house. Mr. Mc Arthur said, the highway is now actually wider than It was before, the construction work having re moved banks and logs from either .aide.- j BIKE FELICITATED chfst niuKCTons thank hu- llltlXt! SIXHF.TAHY Resolutions Adopted by Board pressing Appreciation of MemncTH JOHNSON OPENING HELD Hl'XDREDS VISIT ATTRACTIVE JfEW STORE Arrangement or Fine Tilings for Women Is Most Pleasing to VUUors; Dfspluy Beautiful With many baskets of flowers bearing messages of welcome and good wishes from othermerchantsT Johnson'i. the new store for wom en In the Oregon Power building, 967 Willamette street, held its opentng yesterday as hundreds of Eugene and Lane county people crowded Into the. attractively ar ranged store. Back of a beautiful windov dis play the visitors found every Hem that appeals to the well-dressed woman arranged in the most at tractive manner. Various depart ments of the store are convenient ly arranged, and the displays of fine apparel brought exclamations : from fair visitors. Johnson's was opened here by Carl G. E. Johnion, recently of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Its . opening yesterday was one of the most successful held here, and promised success for the new busi- . news enterprise. FAIR BUILDING RISING WORK ON 4-11 CLIB HOME TO GO AHEAD MONDAY H. B. Bnmdagc, retiring secre tary of the Kugeno community chest, is elicited In a set of reso lutions adopted by the directors at recent meeting, ine resolu tions follow: Resolved: That It is with re gret Hint we accept the resignation of Bruce Krundage as secretary of the Kugene community chol. That his time and energy have been given freely and willingly t all llmea during his incumbency. That his efforts have been un tiring In making the chest a sue. cess, and to him In a very large measure Is due the credit for the success attained. That, we the directors of tho Eugene community chest, express to him, both personally ami on behalf of the citizens of fiucene which we represent, our thunks and appreciation foi his faithful and efficient service. That a copy of this resolution be furnished to Mr. Brundage, that a copy be Incorporated in the records and that a copy be fur nished the papers of the city for publication. Signed: Dr. P. J. Bartle, presi dent; David M. Graham, Dr. C. B. Wlllbughby, Dr. Warren D. Smith, William M. Tugnian. Mrs. J. Bishop Tingle, Mrs. Fred Schnleder. C. P. Barn ard, F. K. McAlister. yam Diumond. E. Large. Spencer ' Collins, Fred J. Clark. Mrs. Emma Drain, Dr. E. E. De Coil, R. A. Booth, A. A. Rogers, S. R. Stevenson. R. W. Earl David Aule!. Attest E. U. Lee, Secretary. E SCENERY IS P1SE0 Bl VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Green Former Eugene Residents OLD SCOUT IN EOCENE GEORGE W. WILSON HELPED CLEAN VP SIOUX Itinerant Preacher, 78, Bound for California from Sweet Grass Country of Molilalia Back again after two weeks, George W. Wilson, TS-year-old "evangelist soldier" preached again on Eugene streets last nfghf, flav oring his sermon with bits'of phi losophy drawn from year of ex perience as an Itinerant Treacher Two years ago. Dr. Wilson de clared that "high grade competi tion' was ruining the work of Itin erant preachers, but yesterday he said that a man may change his mind in two years. He is on the road again, and at this ttyne Is oouna ior ainornia irom me sweet grass country of Montana, where he recently spent two months. More than SO years ago. Evan gelist Wllson was a scout with General Nelson A. Miles, and helped clean up the Siou Indians after the Custer massacre. lie has led a varied life since thai time. spending much of it in preaching on the streets of cities in more than 40 states. Two years ago. shortly after the Aimee McPlWson episode In Cali fornia. Mr. Wilson attracted much attention when he walked on the street In Los Angeles hearing a placard stating thai he was "going back east to my shack. and "I know where it Is. The need preacher will be hen? until Monday. GOOD ROADS STRESSED CuHfornlaiw HoHevc ThU !MrM lias Great TnurlM Fid lire Thero Is no more beautiful mountain scenery In the I imi Stnlrs than (hat to be seen along the MeKciiite river." wild J. M. Given, for many years a resiuem of Kugene w ho im been spend. im the past weok In Eugene, "t have seen all of the vucatirm centers of tho country but to me none of llttMU compare with this." he con tinued. Although Mr. and Mr. Green live In Ca I i font i a and ha ve for tho past several years they are Mrotig Oregon boosters. Mr. Green Is now sales tiiannger for the Jantxen Knitting mills with head quarters in Pasadena. Since leav ing Eugene they have also lived iq Portland for a number of years, threat Future Ahead Mr. Green sees a great future In the tourist possibilities of Lane county. "The propose highway leading from the coast to Kuironi1 on up the McKeniie river of (ho Kugeuo lllble uiilvei-slly, at the North American Christum coo vcntlon at Kanmik City, Mo, in October, it was announced yester .lay. More than dUyut will attend tho meetings, which will continue from October to to H. A number of local people will go to Kansas City for the convention. At a stde-coufcrence on education. IV. Sanderson will give a report of the activities of the Kucene lilble untterslly, ho said Inst night. 33,000 AT PIEROMS i.MKii: Arri:.M.M'i: itirour- l.II FOH SEASON Uepoi't Ghrtt by It. F, linker at CloMng lUuiqiict Held I'll i lay Mil lit Heports ohovving the buccom of the four community playgrounds in Knpene this summer were fea tured at the closing banquet or the piuygi-mind supervisors and their assistants bold at the Anchorage I'YUtuy nielli. Approximately 3,,- 000 persons attended the play grounds In the city this summer during tho scaxon wJilch came to a close yesterday, a part hilly com pleted report of It. K. Maker, di rector, shows. Twenty-eight thcniMtud children find adults had already been at the places, from June IS until August 1. Mr. Haker said. Of this num. wllliber the records show that about mean more to the city of Eugene jo per cent were adults. The avo. Fire and .nto lntiranrr. Loan C L. Sigmin. W p Pell Phone 997 Room- 202 204 Bank of Commerce Bldg. 7-7-tf Sfv O. L. Rltonnn W P. Fell For Insu ar.ef nrnfecttnn of anv kind Rooms 202-21-4 Bank of omn:eree Bldg. 7-7-tf INSURE WITH HENRY TROMP and the county as a whole than can possibly bo imagined-" he says. "I hope that before long this highway will be a reality and from all indications It will be ' "The first thing that a country must do to get tourists and visit ors is to build good roads Mr. Green continued. Hy good roads is not meant dirt and gravel roads that will not stand up under the heavy tfaffie to which a popular country subjects them. They must be of concreto or asphalt. This- Is the big thing that the McKenzie country needs, I think." "You must" first build the roads and the rest Is bound to come. California is reaping the profits from their good roads program now and it amounts to millions of dollars annually. The Pacific highway has meant much to Ore gon and It Is easy to see how much a complete network of such highways would bring Into the state. Track Removal Praised Both Mr. and Mrs. Green re marked upon what a b,lg improve ment the removal of the street car tracks had meant to tho city. "It makes Willamette street look as though It were several feet wider," they said. They explained that the tracks had been a big problem even when they lived in Eugene before the days of heavy motor traffic. During the time Mr. Green has been associated with the Jantzen Knitting company it has expanded from a small business to the larg est manufacturer of swimming suite In the world. Last year, he explained, one-tenth of all the suits used throughout the world were made in the mills of the Jan tzen company. Sixty-six per cent of all worsted goods, exported from the United States Is from their mills. A new mill has re cently been established In Syd ney, Australia. Mr. and Mrs. Green leave today on the Shasta limited for their home in California. MANY PAY FOR PARKING TRAFFIC OFFICERS VIGILANT ON SATURDAY Overtime parkcrs swelled the city coffers yesterday following a vigilant campaign by city traffic officers. The receipt book at the office of Recorder George Gllmore was well filled with 12 entries by4 the time tho day was over. Among those who paid fines were G. Benuinger. A. Holm. Her man Deletnendo. G. Lewis. F. M. Wutson. H. F. Proudflt. K. M. ushman. W. L. Teague. M. Wil hclra and Chet Hemenway. SANDERSON TO SPEAK WHAT IS GOSPEL?" TOPIC AT KANSAS CITY '"What is the Gospel?" Is the topic of an address to be delivered by Dr. E. C. Sanderson, president age daily attendance was 160 at each of tho ground. The largest crow d s w ero d ra w n to the pa r k baek of Skinner's butte. Mure than 5tf contests were sponsored at the nurks during the season and more than 4uu articles wero completed in tho handicraft classes. The adult baseball leagues made tip of 13 teams ptnyvd 38 games during the conference. Scott Mltllgan was In charge of recreation park during the season. Tho other supervisors were: MIm Frances KItzabeth H.iker, Lincoln school playground; Marjorle Mor ton, Frances Wlllard playground; Josephine Ralston. Condon school playground. William Sorsby waa chief life guard. CLUBS TO JUDGE STOCK BOYS AND Gntl-S 1IAVF. Pitt I'. AK.VTtON MtETINti Twenty 'boys and girls attended tho preparation meeting for the livestock Judging contest to be held at the Ijine county fair yesterday at tho Wild Hose stock farm near Coburg. The contest will ho held on Wednesday. Sept. 5. It was ex plained thai each contestant will be required to place classes of h):s, sheep, dairy and beef cattle, and to give oral reasons on the class that correspond to his project.' v There will bo fouc. animals In each class. Fifteen minutes will be allowed for the placing of each class of animals, and two minute, for oral reasons. The highest scor ing team will be given a free trip to the Pacific International Live stock exposition at I'ortland In November. Every livestock club member In this county is eligible to compete in the contest, says Ar nold D. Collier, county club agent. Cl'ItTIS HAS HKMF.IIY FOU ILLS OF TILI.F.II (Continued from Pago One) t.ui'c-hcaded and walking nenin.i 14110:1. waa in aiKinu r.. 111 oillbllist from crowd, and the crowd made tha mutt of H fii.t opportunity for iiem"nii. tlun. Tin) Indians helped out wllh .. f,v u linoiis mid the Muuiica tain .,i,,.iiio funis" a lio look his place. Senator Curtla sat between Sena lor Fess of Oliln and Uovernor i-.ii.n on (he front row of tin ..i.itrnim to Hie right of the ipvak ..iV naiid. soldier and a aallnr 1 mucin hint an Aineilcau Hag as the tin nil played "The Star Spangled iianuer." Above an ah plana loom ed H tfuttfse over the relrblMlloll, Uivmi I'm-knl H) Timing The lawn in front of the stand, a city block dorp "d Iwo blocks wide, was packed almost solid as the ceremony began, Awav over on the wide steps of the Mnaonlr hall across the atieet another crowd was sratcil. Albert I'alten, uhuli'tnan of t lie committee on arrangements, open, ed tho exercise". Introducing tlnv eciioi I'aulen. ine governor caneu on Hev, J. II .Mcl'adden. pastor of the I'li'st Methodist Kplacopal htnvli, lor the Invocation. Then tioeenior I'auk-u In a few words Introduced tjenulor I'ess. who brought the message of null, flcatiou. liovcnior I'auleu referred 10 Senator Curlla as "our most be loved cliuen." and he extended a welcome to thoo who had come Iiom afar to attend the ceremonies. Senator Keas look the platfonvi. Itefoie beginning his prepared ad dress, he declared his belief that the assembly hero today waa "a pereonal tribute to a great man." Inillnus Lt-t Out Whoop, Senator Curtis waited for several minutes to permit the welcome 10 him to subside and as ho began reading his prepared addrew some of the Indians standing by tho speaker's stand let loose some, real whoops. ll laughed with the crowil and waited again for them to quiet down. ' The agricultural solution "will be found and found promptly," he as sured and again ho waa applaud ed. In proposing appointment of a non-partisan congressional com mittee to take up tho task, Curlla called attention to two bills Intro duced by him and sponsored In tho house by Democrats. Representa tive Aswell, of Alabama, and Rep resentative Crisp, of Georgia. One would create an Interstate farm marketing association. Tho other la ' aimed to stablllu markets against fluctuations. Congress, however. In lis ton-year wrestling with the problem has twice sent tho McN'ary-Haugen bill to f'realdent Coolldge who has twtco vetoed It. Curtis supported the measure but votod to uphold tho veto. LAXi: I.F.AIl:ltS TALK IIIUIIWAY I'ltOIII.F.MS (Continued from. Page One) their homes to the visitors In or der to provide accommodations for the night, and many went to Sllicoos lake and other points In this section of tho county. Speakers at tho luncheon wero Frank Knowles, Cottage Grove: Senator J. B. Bell. F.ugeno; Frank Kay Eddy. Kugeno; Mayor A, L. Williamson, Kusone; Jo, Larson, Marshfleld, and Judge (tarns rd. Eugene. All omphaaltsd the ad vantages to bt gained from co- onto the front of tho platform from the state house. ( liiilrninii Work fx'UtN March Chalrmnn Work of the Republi can national committee, accompan ied by Mrs. David Mulvanc, wife of tho national committeeman for Kansas, led the march. There waa a faint cheer from the crowd. Mem hers of the family of Senator Curtis followed. Appearance of Senator Curtis, Factory To You Sale TIFFA.NY-IMYIS IIRCG CO. riffanj Bldg. Phono 131 1 One hundred men and boys are expected to report at the Lane county fairgrounds Monday morn ing to work upon tho 4-H buildings now under construction there. About 15 carpenters were on hand yeatorday to help with the flint stages of the main building, ac cording to Arnold D. Collier, coun ty club agent. The aides of the main building will bo put up Monday by tho work men and every efort la to he made to have It completed by Wednesday of this week. Donations of lumber were received from , tho Matlock and Snellstrom mills. Nails were given for the work by the four hardware companlea of Eugene. WEATHER FOUND GOOD TEMPERATURE IS BACK TO J DEGREES After two day on which mounted to 85 degrees, the pernture reached only 78 yesterday, and Eugene people enjoyed STURDY JEWELRY FOR SPORTSWEAR T JLO A WOMAN jewelry is an essential of dress, even on the playing field 2 Jewelry for sportswear is one of the specialties to " which we arc devoting time and thought Skew's If It Comes From Skclc'a It Must Bo Good ideal I Bring Home The Big Ones Too To land tlu lilg ones you must have tht right l-nd of Miulnment. hers alike will always, find the right kind of tacklo at Hendershott's, . at modernto prices, moderate prices. Proven qualities Both Trout and bass fishing are going good. Hendershotts 770 Willamette - Phone 161 FREE! Ticket to Heilig Theatre Good Monday Only From now until Oct, I e will glc a FREE Ticket with each suit or Drees sent to us. East Side Cleaners 1901 Franklin Phone 416 Business Sense Demands the Or. Ilclmg conservation of resources, Glvo YOU It HOD IT the same chanco to sorfn you, HicAiyni ;s votit greatest ASSET. Ulvo.ua the pleasure of showing how much Easier It la to STAY well than It la to GET well. Physical aymptoma may be far re moved from tho real CAUSE of your hodlly discomfort. Many of our satisfied pntlonts praise our nhlllly to relieve their EVE TROUBLES by removing tho con tributing CAUSE. Other physical defects are likewise located and re moved. Tonsils removed without pain or bleeding. Our flrteec eara of success adds to your assurance of results. Offlco 8 blocks enat of Willnmette. botweon 13th and 13th on Ferry, . Dr. E. T. Helms ClilropractJo and Electro-Therapy , Phone 3085 operation between the communl ties of tho county, describing the results which unllod tftorta have accomplished In tho lia.t In Ihla county anil elsewhere. Musical number on the pro g ni 111 included a vuval slu by Mrs, imvld Kyle, accompanied by Mr. J, c. I'onaler, and a violin aoleo. lion by Mls Irjua Kyle. Long lleach, Cal. Orchestra aelectlons wei'o also featured. The dinner was served at the Florence gymnasium by tho fol lowing Florence woman! Mr. George Union. Mis. Kiniin John son, Mrs. Noah llrown, Mr Wl. Hum Harrington, Mrs. I lime Peter son, Mrs, l.i nest lienity, mis Al lied Johnson, Mrs. Hndle Jacob. sou, Mrs. lores Aiexauucr euu Mi's, C, I'., Harrington, WOMAN SHOOTS BflrS 1 DANEBO TO VOTE BONO KliHHIli MFI'liNCI CAM. Ell Full MONKAV AITEIINtlfIN A special mettlng of the Pauebo school district No. 91 has been railed by the hoard fur Monday afternoon nt 1 o'clock and will bo held In tho baiemeiit of the tinne. ho church. At this time plans for the type of school building In bo erected will bo discussed. Thn linnelm school was recently de stroyed by fire which swept the district. Tho bond Issue necessary for tho erection of tho building will bo voted upon at tho meeting, It waa announced. Construction of the school house la expecled 10 get under way Immediately IIICKOX riAN'fi TUNKH. IS3X-J. Animal un Hllialrl,u .Meets Wf n Trail and Kruil. Ilillli't Tluinigli Its M carl What Cascade forest otl, scribed aa Iron m-no was ,l,i,lu.d hy Mr., K. Klip,,,, i.i,, , the lookout un Logger bun. ,, ' Oakrlitge. Friday , ;,,,'! slopped the approach of cougar wllh a bullet .e,,t ,h. " the animal's heart, Just berors du.k Mr.. Mi,,,,, rick ularted down the 1uih ,, '" water, Milch la carried for a dl. lance, of about a unaiter t lnj In llto lookuul house on tlm ,ih, She carried a .!J rallbro rlti ,.; a nicr bag. 1 Suddenly n form lenprd li.t n, path ahead of her, and h. ,i. corned tho lar.o cougar mming , ward her. dropping hrr ,r bag, Mr. Kllpatrlck Ml i , knee, sighted her gun at the i. inal'a shoulder, and fired, 'ilie uuiiei passeii through u,a inug,,', henrl, and It died almost Iiui,,,miv ; Una waa about Mi feet anny when i h fired. j Mrs. Kllpatrlck went an fir li,r -i, a oil leiiiioru 10 ine louUnui to loll her husband, who ,,,,U Ilia school years la principal of tii I'lessanl Hill high school, of l,rr adventure. When measured, the concur, a female, waa found to be sisht tli six inches long. Tho following day a sheep man shot a cub coumr in that dlstrtvt, and It Is believed Mia. Kllpatrlck killed tho rub's mother. it... . "vnu rw row 1,1,1,,, ' Si3 11,,....... ; "I Ultra 11... Ho a el, il, r,lltH , tin. I"",! l IH.... . ' I- ""aiMqri.., ''nin ni. : 1 . """lltlutt -i ""I RosbasT) waoik KINCCOii Ha ..... ... '"""BttlJ "-iniiuBirm,' Phone 2700 More Than A Stor; -1. An In 3 1 Two Special Lots Of Drapery Fabrics At 93c and ft ; Monday -Center Aisle Sq uare Panel Curtains' WOVEN 45 INCHES WIDE 2 YARDS LONG You will find, in this selling, marvelous values concentrated in the three charming panels sketched Really you should not judge the worth of these air- tains hy the price, as it fails to indicate thetr true value. - - 3 W , IV Dsw., .ia rfca.i Me .'...a ! I i Fi 111 I 91 I the worth of these air- I ! . tains hy the price, as it , ' . ' i 1 v their true value. i 'fi ffl 11 X pii 11! X. Thpuaaad of mcrchanti i 61 L, "ia I r A' jt I.' ; f r X .nJr.rrcoMBi. a .Was J ' m Lrf I ;'; X nation xx ,ra iwa r iWt .1 X 'ttt&H ;4U- m X K7: ' wzh 2 21 i t-a; siiod, . X. m a mm -ss'- vo ?! 2 V WO Net deached . tl V t'ltir? figure, fgiiCT woveo iTllX ) "o Of. I 'ftf ftrtlght bottom ' Vflj js W V" V T K w l : border pineL I- i I j sLaA 111 1 B.low, FncY weave M 13 Thete lace ptneli will i ? 'jf M f . X brighten your every J 3 JL fl) i I rfi, 11 rolm. Viu'U find J Bk Wn themidealforyourUT. JCit T Vj X ng room, bedroom l$ZMi st$(Ae S end dining room. j, X Every Curtain , eN'$F Mrir In this Event Theie wUleaiUyadapt fSlill'l IllKii S . hagaLustrom thermelveitomoftall WlBW ,W"J Three 'inch tvnei and colon of C . I r BullionFringe home turniihiog. On sale starting August Mb Eugene's Own Store
