CD i b Daily Weather Report ShoMvru Tonight and Thursday Cooler. Highest tomp. yesterday ....75 Lowest temp, last night ....47 vou vn. KOSEIlUltG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OUKUON, WKDXIOSDAY, MAY 17, 1IM0. No. 119 FORMER WIFE OF ROSEBURG MANMURDERED Mrs. Helen Jennings Killed at Home Near Portland. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY IS FEARED Jitney Driver Who Took Assailant to Scene of Crime la Missing and ' It in Feared Tlmt He, Too, Was lillled in Struggle. According to advices received in this city today, Mrs. Helen Jennings, former wife of O. O. Jennings, an S. P. engineer running between this city and Ashland, was brutally mur dered at her home near Portland last night. . Mr. and Mrs. Jennings wero divorced several years ago and both have re-married since that time. Their son, D. V. Jennings, spent sev eral months in this city last year visiting with his father, and gained a reputation as an excellent singer, appearing at many public entertain ments. He is at 'present located in Washington where he is employed In a logging camp. PORTLAND, May 16. Mrs. Helen Jennings, 41 years old, was murder ed as she slept Monday night on the old Gore farm between Tualatin and Sherwood. 17 miles southwest of Portland, and Fred Ristman, 6416 East Sixty-second avenue, Southwest, Portland, the chauffeur who carried the assassin to his deadly work, Is missing. Ristman'B automobile, all blood spattered and Indicating that Rist- man himself was tho victim of a grapple in the dark, was found a few hundred feet from the old Gore home yesterday afternoon, giving the first clew to what is one of the most brutal murders of recent years in this section of Oregon. Evidence points to it as the work of an ex convict, who had been attempting to court Mrs. Jennings. Mrs. Jennings Is the daughter of the late Captain G. A. Gore, a sister or Mrs. J. H. Wilson, of Salem, and of Mrs. E. H. Robinson, of Tualatin. She was formerly Mrs. O. O. Jennings and Mrs. John S. Seed, having di vorced them both. The Gore family is one of the foremost among the pioneers of the Tualatin valley. Cap tain Gore, now dead, at one time was In charge of the ferry at Knluina. The murder of Mrs. Jennings was committed in the old Gore house. Robbery appeared to have been a mo tive at first, as the house was ran sacked and drawers and cupboard scattered about, but a repulsed aultor's anger Is now believed to have been the cause. Fate of Ristman Mystery. The fate of Ristman, who was hir ed about 8 o'clock Monday evening by an unknown man, is a mystery, but sheriffs from two counties are working on the theory that he, too, has been murdered and his body se creted. His automobile Indicates a murderous encounter. The murder of .Mrs. Jennings was brutal. She was hammered to death as she lay sleeping in the bed which had been her father's for years be fore her. There Is every indication that she was not accorded an oppor tunity to struggle. Dlow after blow with a huge sledgehammer had been rained on her face and head. Her night clothes and the bed were soaked In crimson when a searching party of four Port land men, hunting for Ristman, came upon the scene of the crime.' Deputy Sheriff Ram Anderson, of Washington county; Deputy Sherlf's Herkman and Phillips, of Multnomah and Coroner I. E. Ilarrett, of Wash ington county, were soon on the scene laying plans for a stnte-wide search. Sledgehammer Left Ilehlnd. ; The sledgehammer was left as aj possible clew. The hammer wan a. large one. ' Bloody and covered with ''esh tendrils. It was thrown at the, foot of the bed after the deed was done. . The murder was apparently well planned. Monday night at 8 o'clock', the police learned yesterday, aw un identified man, believed now to Se the ex-convict who is known to have paid court to Mrs. Jennings, Roiight to hire an automobile for l an hour to go to Tigard. He represented him self as a plumber end well-digger. He finally made a bargain with Riot man, who kept a stand at 146 Sec ond street. It was when Ristman, who has 8 wife living here, failed to return yes terday that a searching party was or ganized and tho murder subsequently discovered. Ristman had left word at his station that he had been engaged to go toward Tigard. Four Make Up Search Party. The searching party was made up of Ed Gavin, George Henze, Louis Azala and Thomas Duggan, all of Portland. They searched the road and by-roads between Portland and Tigard until 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when they came to the old Gore farm and discovered the blood bespattered automobile. The body o fthe auto contained several large tools, and the Beats end running board were dripping with blood. The search party hurried into the house and discovered Mrs. Jennings' body. Cliauffour's Clothing Found. PORTLAND, May 17. Officers this morning found the blood-stained hat, torn clothing and a lap robe be- 1 longing to Fred Ristman, near the scene of the murder of Mrs. Helen Jennings, and they are convinced that the murderer' killed Ristman before entering the Jennings house, where he crushed the woman's skull. Farmers are searching for the body of Ristman. Evidences of a strug gle were seen where the hat was found. Circulars describing the ex convict who is believed to be re- sponsible for a double murder were sent broadcast today. Ristman drove the stranger with a bag of tools" to the Jennings home on Monday night, and never returned, and his absence caused a search which resulted In the finding ot the body of Mrs. Jennings dead In her bed last night, AMERICANS ARE Captured in GlennSpringsRaid And Carried Into Interior. C4PT0RS FLED UPON ARRIVALOF TROOPS Forced Mnrcliog Bring Soldiers to Within Few Mill's of Banditti Who Are Given No Time for Rest MARATHON, Texas, May 17. Jesse Dcemcr. an American store keeper, and Monroe Payuo, a negro, who were captured at Glenn Springs by the Mexican raiders, were rescued uy American troops in a Mexican town. The advices stated that the American troops penetrated two hun dred miles in the interior, and dash ed into a small town, surprising the raiders who fled, leaving their cap tives behind. A detachment Is re ported as enroute for the border with Deemer and Payne. Troop Clone to llajiilil.i. SAN ANTONIO. May 17. The cav alry under Langhorne rescued Deem er and Payne, Colonel Sibley report, ed to Funston. The raiders left the Americans with a Mexican family at Elpino, and the people were ordered to kill the gringoes If they attempt ed to escape. When cavalry arrived the bandits fled without a clash. The Vllllstas are now reported to be a few miles ahead of the troops. The number of ponies owned by Roy Bellows wns increased by one this morning upon the arrival of a jet-brack colt which they named Rosie for one of the Gypsy band which passed through here this week. RESCUED FROM MEXICANS POPULATION PROSPERITY PAYROLLS Three Things Bellingham Got From Lumber Mills. POPULATION TREBLED IN FIFTEEN YEARS Big Demand at Present Time For Lumber Causes New Mill to Be Built to Supply Trade. On yesterday we reviewed the In dustrial and commercial gowth of Raymond and Hoqulam, Wash., after the lumber Industry commenced to be a factor In their development, and we believe, thoroughly refuted the argument that the lumber busi ness does not produce crowing cities. Now we have a communication from Bellingham, Wash., whose story does not vary greatly from those which have gone before. Bellingham has grown from a town of S000 In 1890 to a city of over 30,000 in 1916 and with little more than the lumber business to help them. Read what their chamber of commerce says' Bellingham, Wash., May 10. Roseburg Commercial Club, Roseburg, Oregon. Gentlemen: I am In receipt of yours of the 8th In regard to what the lumber Indus try has done for our city. To sum it all up, the lumber in dustry has, we might say, made this city, as our chief Industries have al ways been lumbering and fishing, although the lumbering industry was carried on long before the fishing Industry was started. The lumber Industry Is a big factor here. We have now coming Into this city dally VCv TUT - Some over 600,000 feot daily on throe dif-j fercnt railroads. There Is constant- ly new logging camps aud mills starting up on account of the big deniund for lumber. This market from all appearances, will now con tinue for many stirs. There Is cer tainly a difference in the town after a new camp has had one payday. It always makes a difference, no mat ter how many we already have. It would seem to me, that If It Is pos sible to bring thiB lumber Into Rose burg, that you would not make a mistake In going after such a propo sition, especially as In your case, the railroad woild also pass through about 20 miles of farming country which will kill two birds with one stone, and make all tributary to your city, besides helping largely to build up the farm lands, by giving them railroad aerlvce. The lumber industry Is a big thing, makes good payrolls, and Is always worth going after. Trusting that the above will ex plain our situation, I am. Very truly yours, W. H. CAMPBELL, Secretary Bellingham Chamber of Commerce. ' This tells pretty plainly what the city of Bellingham thinks ot the lum ber Industry. And Roseburg lumbor will reach the middle west and east ern markets without any handicap of high freight rates against It, for we have the same rate as all of the northwestern shipping points, even 'Portland. Our fir is making a repu tation as a finishing lumber and commands ready sale. One mill Is but a starter, as thore are many large lots of timber In the North Umpqua country, which are ripe to m.t nml the nrinnnl hlfrh lirlPfl nt i . ', . ,, . uhi 'umber make it much more profitable . .v . IU CUl IIIO LIIMUHl U1UU IU liuiu I'lc i lands for speculation. It a city of 30,000 people thinks It worth while when their dally lumber shipments are 600,000 feet, what will half this amount do for a city one-fifth its size? The timber Industry has come to Roseburg to stay, and Monday, May 22, will Bee the first gun fired in the campaign to make Roseburg; a city of pay rolls, prosperity and population. Be Bure to cast that vote next Monday and see that your UNCLE SAM'S PLIGHT Bandt a Butintu Administration Would SALMON DINNER TO BE SERVED Great Gathering of Anglers and Hunters Next Sunday. THE HATCHERY MAY BE ENLARGED Many Million Sab mm Eggs Are Hocured From Hatchery on North Uniuu and It Is Fur Too Small. The Umpqua Sportsmeus club Is making great preparations for the salmon dinner which they are going to give at Winchester next Sunday. The fish and game bureau of the Commercial club is also co-operating ..witli the Bportsmen to make this event a bucccss. The salmon dinner is the outgrowth of an effort on the part of the sportsmen and the fish and game bureau to induce the fish and game commission to establish a trout hatchery on the North Umpqua river in conjunction with the salmon hatchery already there. A joint committee was appointed a few days ago and .they visited the hatchery yesterday. They report that the presont facilities of tho hatchery are entirely Inadcquato to ' ... .. , supply salmon for tho Umpqua river, and there Is no provision whatever made for the development of steel- heads. Since steelheads have made the Rogue river famous thore Is no reason why the propagation of this groat game and commercial fish neighbor also votes. Mnks this tho biggest majority ever recorded In tho city of Roseburg, 'and put Roseburg i firmly on the map Industrially and In every other way, .J .V f Ml A Vnlooit. BY SPORTSMEN DIOAI) MAX FOUND AT DRAIN Coroner Jowett this morning received long distance tole 4 piune call from the mayor of lualii that a body of an old man had been found lying on the banks of Pass creek a few miles out of town. Tho name ot the man was given, but waa not understood over the phone, but was believed to be Martin. The deceased had been seen on the street yesterday and it is be lieved he wandered off and be- came exhausted. The coroner left for the scene this after- noon. should not be developed on the Ump qua. It has been the practice ot the. game department to secure from eight to ten million Chinook eggs each year at tho North Umpqua. batchory, develop and return about one and one-half million to that riv er and ship the balance of the egga to the Columbia river pnd jOther northern streams. It Is said that the Umpqua salmon are the largest and finest In the northwest and for that reason tho eggs are very much sought after at othor places. The committee recommends that the fish and game department ha requested to construct a suitable dam at the present hatchery, which will obviate the necessity of putting In and removing the racks every year at a cost of from four to five hundred dollars. " A tlrnber, (rock and dirt fill dam can probably be constructed at a cost not to exceed $4600. They also recommend that b pumping plunt be established since their wator supply is only sufficient for their present capacity. It Is es timated that $500 will bo sufficient to establish a pumping plant to car ry out tho proposod improvements. Thore are only two ponds at the butchery and these are sufficient for only their preBont capacity. It the salmon output Is to bo Increased and a trout hatchery established there 'should be at least six mora ponds provided. mi, i.uii niiiuu wnu is 111 uiiuifta of the hatchery, oxtendod every cour tesy to the committee and showed them over tho ontlro plant. Mr. Smith has had many years experience 'n tho hatchery business and Is prob ably olio of the most competent men in tho state. That ho would be well oquipped In knowludge to hnndlo the trout hatchery end of the business Is ilcmonHmucu ny ine utci inni uw una at the prcHiint time 350 thousand eastern brook trout that will Ibe ready to liberate 111 about 2 months. Tho eastern brook trout eggs wore shipped from Rhode Island IubI win ter and Mr. Smith Informed the committee that ho had excellent suc cess In hatching them, and Blntod that It would bo a very easy matter to develop a hatchery whereby sov- oral million trout could bo produced In addition to tho salmon. The Umpqua river and Its many tributaries throughout Douglas coiin ly Ih probably one of the best trout streams In tho slalo and a hutehory at this point would bo a splendid thing for southern Oregon. In addition to the salmon feast the gun rlub will hold Its biggest shoot of the Hcnsnn. The shooting will commence Immediately sftor lunch and will continue alt attoriuio:!. There will bo 'six lii-blrd events which are free for all. Tho shooting will bo cither Tor pools or birds. Besides this thero will be the regu lar m ilal shoot for members of the club and poKsilily a women's match. Several professional shots from Port land have been Invited and may bo present. The shoot Is open to alt who desire to enter and the birds will bn thrown nt two cents each. C. A. Brand returned from Gar diner this morning where he has been for the past two or three days, and whllo there bn ntlended tho meeting of the port commissioners when they opened up tho bond bids, tie says that community Is oiithuilns tlc for lb" project they have In view em! are (ruing after the matter III the right spirit. Mr. Brand was won derfully Impressed with the outlook and prospects of lhnt portion of tho county, It being his first visit there. Ho also vlsllod with his brother. J. T. Mrand, In Marshfleld, whom he reports will leavo In a few weeks fop the cast where ho Is to bo married.