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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1919)
.......,..,.. Pull for a bigger, better and more prosperous Roseburg ana Douglas County. I THE WEATHER Tonight mid Saturduy, Fair. ! Highest tomp. yesterday. 75 Lowest temp. laBt night 66 The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches UOREIintO, DOUGLAS COUNTV, OIIEGON FHIPAY, JIXK 27, lull). XO. 131 THE EVENING NEWS to ALLIES APPREHENSIVE Unrest anil ProlMihility of lntpiniil Strife in Germany Cuu-slng Some Alarm A to Stability of leilco in Kuroie. (The Associated Press.) Dr. Hermann Mueller, the Ger man foreign minister, and Dr. Jo hannes Bell, colonial minister, are now on their way to Versailles tc sign tho peace treaty, having pas sed through Cologne this morning. Arangements are proceeding for signing the treaty by I! o cluck Sat urday afternoon, isoiwunsianuing the probability that the peace terms will he officially signed by German delegates tomorrow. Paris reports indicate thiit there Is a deep seated feeling amona allied representatives that the event may not bring to a close the existing tense, situation be tween the allies and Germans. A bad impression prevails as to the stability of the present German gov ernment, ttnd almost any develop ments are not unlooked for. r or IheBO reasons many vexations delays are feared before the peace treaty is ratified by the Germans. Dis patches report that the German In ternal situation is becoming in creasingly more serious. STTII, IX HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, .lime 27. It was officially announced this morning that Frederick William Hohenzol- lern said yesterday to have left Holland and returned to Germany, is still at his residence on the 'is land of Wierengen. AGAI X ST I NT H 1 1 V K NT I OX . 80UTHPORT, England, Juno 27. British, French and Italian labor representatives have derided upon a general labor demonstration July 20 and 21, for the purpose of pro testing against allied Intervention in Russia, according to an announce ment made by Arthur Henderson. British labor leader, at a conference of organized working men here to day. ' URGK Ol'KBATOHS STHfKK. I 8AN FRANCISCO. June 2(i. Two San Francisco unions which last nlsrht withdrew from the conference jof -Btlhig telegraph operators, to- aay uu iiiuu own blluuh, ikiih phed locals in Seattle and Portland to Join them In the strike. Similar telegrams "were also sent to various California cities. INOHKASI4 AI'PHOI'ltl.VriON. WASHINGTON, June 2 1- In re porting on the sundry civil appro priations bill today, the senate com mittee on appropriations -inn-eased the shipping board's shopbuilding program from $276,0000.000 to $491,000,000. . . . OFFICIALS OF THE BIG FIGHT AREAPPOINTED (Ry Associated Press.) TOLEDO. June 27 It was offl- lflltv itnnnnnppri here todav that Ollie Pecord will referee the Wil-lard-Dempsey firtht on July -I. Pa cord Is referee of the Toledo boxing commission. Tex "ecaard and T. Dre xel Bidle will act as judges of the fight. W. Warren Harbour, of New York, will bo the official time kee per.. BEN eITeSs in 'Ben Eddy, son of Attorney H. L. EdJy, arrived in Roseburg today following his discharge from the ser vice after spending several nionins rozd with the I . S. Engineers. Nwas accompanied from Portland weburg by his sfeter. Mrs. K. K. Tit who will also visit with her for a few days. After qboul a week in Roseburg. will resume hts position n the V. S Forest Ser- HER will Nvmou. 11 ill miLUimniL MIm A?nes Pltchford left this mom in for Olendale to investigate charges ' which have been made ogaint a number of hoys of that community. There are a few young stem of that town who are atealitrg anything of value that they can ob tain and have committed numerous Act Probably Not Bring : Close the Tense Situation ;. Now Existing. depredations ln violation of the law. Automobile tires, money, bicycles and numerous other articles have boen appropriated by them it is s;iid, and county officials have been asked to employ methods to put un end lo their career of crime. Some ol 'hem have been in trouble with the ! . P. Company, one of the boys hav 1 g stolen a coach key, which "he used to open the cars left on the sidings allowing him to remove any article or value which attracted his attention. SOCIAL LAS! NIGHT The neighbors of the West Side very successfully surprised Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wharton ut their home last evening, finding them engaged in their house and garden work. They were gladly received and spent a very social hour together when Mrs. Roy Bellows iuvited them across the street to her home to en joy the Edison whiclt they did with much pleasure. After another hour of music and social converse, Mrs. Roy Bellows and Mrs. L. Kohlhagen acting as hostesses' served the party to a generous supply of Pineapple Sherbet which was pronounced extra fine. At a late hour the party bid Mr. and Mrs. Wharton and son Billy adieu with the beet wishes go-ing with them to their new home in Fossil, Oregon. ' Teddy .Jewett. son of N. T. .lew ett. left this morning for Palo Alto, California, where he will take a po sition in the Cnited States Public Health Service hospiti.l. The youn ger Mr. Jewett was a member of the Sanitary detachment of the ith Coin puny and was in hospital ser vice for over two years during the war. He was advanced from the position of private to Sergea nt 1 si class, the highest position which can he obtained by an enlisted man and for several weeks was in com plete charge of an army hospital He is very efficient in his work and his new position will enable him tu continue his studies. AGED SOLDIER DIES RESULT OF BURNS Franklin D. Snyder, aged 7:: years, a native of Pensylvania, died at the Soldiers Home at noon today as the result of burns received about two weeks ago. The deceased, who was a semi-paralet.ic, dropped hi? pipe on his dressing gown with the result that the cloth took fire and burned him quite badly about tlu face and body before his condit ion was discovered. On account .of his advanced age he was unable to re cover from the injury and death re sulted today. No funeral a r ran ce ments have been announced. LIEUTENANT TOOZE WRITES HISTORY Lieutenant Lamar Tooze. well known Oregon boy and a graduate of the University has received from the press of HariMr Pros. Publishing copmany, the first copies ol Un hook, written by him during the past few months. The book is a com plete history of the 364th Infantry from the time they left the I'nited States until the armistice was sign ed. Lieutenant Tooze has been a student at the Serbonne I niversity Paris, having recently completed his course fn law. He will return t the United States and complete his course at Harvard. Mr. Tooze Ik a brother of Miss Ethel Tooze of this city. liAltOUKK ItrXXU hki.m;, William Morrisey, who was injur ed a short time ago in a premature explosion near Oakland is reported to be recovering nicely. He will re tain the sight of one eye and il im provement continues will have par tial vision with the other. Dr See iy reported this morning that it will not be necessary to remove ihe left eye as had first been expected WANT CONSOLIDATION. Three .consolidations were received yesterday by the School District Boundary Board asking that ili- j trlcti in the Smjth River vicinity be) allowed to vote on the matter of , consolidation for a Cnion Hiali School. A vote Is desired for Julv 19. If established the school will be built on the Boh Ashworth place. 1 I Willard-Dempsey Scrap to Be Bulletined By Rounds at Carnival Grounds. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Doughis un(y l-'ans Are Lnthusc-d Over the PitKspeets or letting1 First Heiiri lie I urns Wires Weiv Ix'usotl Today. As usual. The Evening News will be right on the job and within a lew moments alter the big illurd Denipsey championship battle starts at Toledo, Ohio, on July 4 telegru- hic returns ol each round, will' full details, will be received in Roseburg iiid bulletined und heralded by this of I ice to the greitl throng of people that will be in this city to ctlebrate the 4th. This service was secured oday and will be furnished by th Associated d'ress Ting-side corres pondent over the Western Union wires. All preparations are being made by the News office to supply til is exclusive news feature to the largest crowds in history. It will je one of the big events of the July 4th celebration and an Invitation is extended to everyone to be "on deck ' when the service starts to arrive. Arrangements have been made witli the Klks celebration committee to erect an nnouuclng stand and mlletin boaid near t lie carnival at . ructions on the Catholic school grounds and the returns will be re nd ved at that place to accommodate the crowds. Jess W ilia i d and Jack Dempsey today entered the home st retch on .heir training grind. Willard an il oil need that he would continue to work as he had been doing lor the last week, boxing Horn eight to ten rounds daily and taking three to four rounds ol shadow boxing and exercises to st i engt lien his abdom inal muscles. The champion Is pleased with his condition and is confident that lie will be hi (he best ihape of his career for the oncom ing event. He today bit lanced the beam at l'4 IP4 pounds which is il V.i pounds below the weight he made or his championship match with lack Johnson in I lavatia in 1 i 1 .'. The champion safd he expected to liter the ring weighing about ;M0 lounds. i Dempsey supporters suy the youth 'ul scrapper is in the pink ol con lit ion and t hey expert him to put 'he world's champion "oer the ropes" without much effort. The nniority of the sport -writers of the United Slates favor Dempsey. Wil htrd gained disrepute owing to his ittitude inwards the world war and t was claimed that lie mas too yellow' lo light. All ol the Douglas county fight ans not having the opportunity of ;etlinu; lo the ring at Toledo can ;et full details of the scrap by edg ?i g close lo the bill Id in stand ol The KvenitiK News on .1 nly 4. and mother feat ure of the service will be the reliability, for the pond. old. Associated Press ni'Vcr 'slips a og." Again we remark. The ladi ng News first, as usual. The Cociuille .Sentinel comments a follows Our claim of t be sift rc- l ' ' : . 1 I I mii fH mil 11 BIB lilliiltSi tiveness of Coos county's fair ones and the popularity of Coquilte's "marryin' Justice' were, we think, justified lust Saturday when three Douglas County young men came to carry off three ol our young luutos and called upon Justice Stanley to say the words that permitted them to do so. SOLDIERS MAY GET CITIZEN PAPERS ! V. W. Tomlinson, naturalization .examiner, announces that nil sol- diers who were not citizens of the ! United States at the time they en listed for the late war maw receive I their citizenship papers by making application to tho proper authori ties. Ho suggests that they write to hli.i at 32 7 and 329 post office building. Portland. IS LIFE SAVER It was owing to a defective cart ridge that Henry Sargent of Waters Creek near C rants Pass can attribute his being alive today. John Wol folk of that section. Jie claims as saulted him with a gun and tried to shoot hut the shell would not ex plode. Mr. Wolfolk accuses Sargent wllli making improper advances to his daughter and the trouble culmi nated in the gun play. The matter will be settled In tho courts of (I ranis Pass. DISTRICT COURT TO HEAR BANK CASE Attorney O. P. Coshow will leave this evening for Portland to attend a meeting of u com in it tee of the Masonic lodge. He will also spend a couple of days before the Federal Court attending to matters in con nect. on with the receivership of the First National Bank. The. business involves the claim of W. 112. Pike of oos county, against tho bank which Is now in the hands of tho receiver K. K. ltryson. CLOSE BALL GAME With the score of 4 lo 3, the Pres byterian team last night defeated the Methodists in u close contest. Both pitchers were twilling good ball and both teams were playing clean and fast, a most interesting game being the result. The outcome of the game places the winners a little further ahead ol all Ihe-ir op ponents in the league while the Me thodists sink a little deeper into the cellar position. .It.. I ' I. u I.' t I .. i- I l.ii.r (Vnnb farmer, lett Wednesday evening lor Portland and other northern points w h e re he will s pe n d a short time ai lending lo ousiness nuinenv Heirs Apparent I Refuses to Recognize Peace Terms and Will Defend His Position. TROUBLE FOR GERMANS Nation Witlo Knilroml Strike Immi nent in iiernumy. l'iunim Ls Said to Threaten fu 1'arb of (he (erniaji Umpire. (The Associated Press.) JBICKLIN, Juno 27. Gen. Hoff man, commander of the armv In the eastern district, was dismissed from the service for deciuriug that he would detenu his district to the last man in deflanco of government or ders, and thai he will never lecoe ni.o the peace treaty. CHAOS (iH;:.M.XY. BKRNK. June 27. The general situation is steadily becoming more syrjous, according to late dispat ches, ami the Kpartacan groups are said to believe that their time for seizing the reins of government has come. A gencn.l railroad strike is threatened throughout the empire, completely tying v traffic, and in view of the i.ict that reports from some sections alb-ge that the people in those localities are facing famine, the stril:e will entail great HUfl'erlng. ItKACH PARIS TONKillT. PARIS, June 27. It was announc ed semi-oflicially today that Die Herman peace delegates art; expect ed to arrive In Paris at nine o'clock tonight. will si Pit::ss riots. BIORLIN. June 2 7. Ciivernment troops have been ordered to I lam burg for the purpose of Hiipresslug disorders there. Reports state that the soldiers have reached the out skirts of the city this evening. Or ders were immediately given the rioters lo" cease hostilities, release all piisoners and (o deliver up their weapons without delay. POLAND COMMISSION. WASHINGTON, June 27.--President Wilson advised t he senal e to day through the Stale Department that he is considering the sending of another commission to Poland lo in vestigate info reports of Jewish mas sacres there. DRIVE TAKES ON NEW INTEREST TODAY Willi renewed vigor (he Klks corn- mi t tees are busy today pushing the Salvuliou Army Home Service dri. e and are meeting with much better success than has been experienced since the first day. I p lo noon to day Roseburg and district had raised $ I lion of a uuota of $;t(Mu and sub scriptions were still being obtained. A new force of workers took the field to iissiM the former committee men and with the reorgaiii.:;llon il appears that the drive will sunn In completed. Roseburg has not failed yel it ltd is not rmnr to tail The Klks themselves have given liberally and are now asking others to assist. It is a good cause and a deserving one and it is not believed that the tiio people of RoBeburg will turn it down.; The committees in the coun try districts are working quietly and have not yet reported but it Is understood that the amount to be raised outside or Roseburg is Ill most complete. KNtilXK ItltKAKS DOWN. A minor accident occurring lo the locomotive pulling northbound pas senger train number 14, this nfter noon stalled tho engine near Shady Point. Relief was sent from the city and the train was delayed for about :t0 minutes. CELEBRATE END OF Several auto loads of ladles from Roseburg went to tilengary today to attend the minimal convention of the W. C. T. U. and to be present it the celebration ovur tho conclus ion of the reign of John Barleycorn. Talks were made by several of the ladles and the reports for the past year read and approved. A delight ful luncheon was enjoyed ut noon nnd the business of the organiza tion attened to during the afternoon session. This evening the silver me dal elocution contest Is to be given in which a number of speakers will take part. DKATH Ol' INI ANT CHILD. Ruby May. thn Infant daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. J. D. Palm, of Brock way, passed uwaythls morning af ter a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at. the homo In Brock way Saturday. Juno 2S, a 1 o'clock, interment following In tho Oak Creek cemetery. The services will tie conducted by Rev. ,. C. Spencer, of the local M. K Church. yUl'.KN VOTK TODAY. At Hi roe o'clock today tho vote for (pieon of the Ith July festivities stood as follows: uiota iioiiier r.:too Thelma Brown 13100 I'Monmee Duke 7150 No VI' PleHfUS Mini) Mary (itierney 450 UrMiklo Henry K00 Sybil Karnsworth 25R0 Margaret Sehlooman 2fir0 Nellie Richardson 2450 The contest closes at !i o'clock Sat unlay, i.lune 2 X. (let your bal lots in early. These ballots can only be had In t he county papers. All ballots should be left with Mrs. Reitzenstejn. LOCAL NI'IWS. -(. W. l'ifor of Terre Haute, Ind., stopped in this city last night on a lour or tho west', lie left This morn ing for (Irattts PasB. .1. P. Teiuplin and wife, who have been visiting in Portland for the pasl fen days, returned lo Roseburg this morning. Forest Supervisor S. C. Barf rum, lefurni-d thi morning from a busi ness trip to Cottage Grove and Port land. Cay Wollenherg of San Francisco, who lias he-?i visiting in Portland, mfved in the city this morning for :. visit with his parentH. J .1. McCarthy of Portland, re turned home Ibis afternoon after a couple of davs spent In Roseburg attending lo business niMtera. .Mrs It Shield;: of Portland, who has been visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A mold of Look ing Class, returned lo her home this fternoon. Ft ink- Bennett, of l.'ueene. who has been i k j 1 1 1 w in Uosehurg slne he; ii,' disih;i rged from I he service nl San Fr.tnris'-o, left Ibis afternoon for- bis homo. Mrs. Alb-n Denton, of Portland who h:is 'be. -n visiting in this city, left this morning tor Ashland, where she will visit for a few davs before returning home. iMr. mid Mis F A. Stewart left his met inn g tor Ash la ml. wlu-f r hev w.ll visit lor a fw days be fore going to Crater Laid1 to enjoy their liJiun I v; ea t Ion. Count y Corn mi storer Fd Wen or r etip ti d to his home at M vrt le Creek litis niorntni' after spending rt r-ouple of days attending to eounty four! maters Attorney B. L. Kddv : nd C.eoi ge N'euner. M-turned last nit'ht from Kah'p;. where theyyiienl ;i couple ol rlav.4 attending to I'-cal husjlH'-H he foi' the Supreme Coilil. Some unk now n autot last night diminished t lie w rnlng v leu at t hi Intersect Ion of Caws and Sheridan frcets. It is evident tint the car pasm-d cntnpVlely over the sign an it is badlv broken Ait rnn I'mev. one of Douglas "unity's oldest pioneers, is reported t it be t-et ion-1 v ill : t t tie hoin" of lus dnurhier. U r H I. McLaughlin on leer Creek He has been In poor he.ilth Tu i.e-erat months, tint ic c- n t ly hi; condit Ion became more -eiinim He U the father or Mrs It S Knmch, Mn Will Pearce, Mrs. McLaughlin and Mrs. V. Rice .. - HORN To Mr. nnd Mrs. Morris Webber of Vorth Roseburg, Thurs- day. June 20, I a I 9. a hoy. FALLS TRAGEDY Visitors on Way Los Angeles Were Present During Terrible Storm. MANY LIVES WERE LOST Watennaln Broken When Buildings Wore Destroyed l-'illnl Cyclone i Vllurs, Brow iiing Those Seeking for Refuge. M. T. Durrell, wife and daughter, witnesses of the terrible -Kergua Falls disaster, stopped in Roseburg last night on their way from Minne sota to their home at Los Angeles, and are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ocoigtt A. Burcuaid. of the Sauare Store. Mr. Durrell is uu orange grower of the Los Angelas country and, recently he and his family lett tor the middle west to enjoy a short vacation and visit. They wero in Fergus Falls when the storm struck the city and say that the trigut wus one of the most terrible ever witness ed. Thoihorror of the scene spoiled their pleasure trip und they Imme diately started for tho west and suy that they are glad to be Jmck whore thoy are free from such dimgors and where a disastrous wind storm l.i us uuusual as a Christmas In Janu ary. , The greatest number of fatalities Mr. Durrell states, occurred In tho cyclone cellars where the Inhabitants of the stricken city took sheltor from the terrific storm. The wind storm iprang up with very little warning ind Its violence quickly became man ifest by the destruction of the Inrg Bt structures of the town. Kvery church was razed and the largest of fice buildings were toppled over into tho streets, burying belated shelter seekers beneath hugh piles of debris. With the first blast thousands of people ran for their storm cellars to wait the passing of the disaster and 1t was In these cellars that tho greatest horrors occurred. Whole families wero wiped out by the wrathful elements which twisted the buildings from the foundations and blocked the ex-lts from the cyclone cellars leaving tho helpless human beings to drown like rats In a trap, as the broken water mains slowly Tilled their prisons with water, Mr. Durrell and family took refuge in one of the shelters, but fortunate (y escaped uninjured from the ca lamity which ended so many- lives, Although the doath rate was not as large as first reported, yet great numbers havo perished and are still being removed from submerged cel lars and from beneath the ruins of former public 'buildings amd resi dences. After a short visit In this city tho Los Angeles residents will loave for their home . Major Ceorgc K. Houck, a physl- rian ol this city, who lor the past two yeais has been in overseas ser vice -in the medical 'department of the army, is on his way home ac- oiding to a mesage received by his wile who returned last night from a trip to Portland, Salem, Fugeno and other cities of the State. The mesagu she found awaiting her stat ed that Dr. Houck sailed from Mar--telllcs June 2 in the trasport GilloB pl Verdi. Dr. Houck was attached lo the 9 1 st Divlsiou Tor several mouths, was then made president of ho disability board and was later promoted lo Sanitary Inspector for fou l hern France and was recom mended for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. He has made his advance ment from the ranks having enlisted uany years ago as a private in the National Ouard and going through ill of the Intermediate stages to this ires ml position. Be saw service on the Mexican border and was called back into the service after having ')een once retired on account of age. Mrs. Houck and her son tieorge re turned last night from an extended iiilo trip. f'ljt rfnrP PlJWnll flm rniuitim no- rro ciTimiiinri. who app.mrcMl in thin flly a fi'w clayn itKo im a MH'inlipr of the trillion of Hnrvoy' Mlnntrpln. ilii'i! yeHliTilay In h-ls horth in thn prlvati! car 'of tho niinHtniri. nceord Ik to a nii'KHMte rurolved from that pity. I'mvpll win tho porformor who prpspulpil tho two hour lilts of Mm pynnlni! "Novor" and "Wilson". II.' lum Ikpii III for Roinn tlino hut 'ins lnen kenplng up with his work. IliH hoiup was In San Antonio. Tev. anil thp hndv In hi.lntr h.il.l hn.-n imlli wont is rrppivpii from his widow. Ilq was anout aa ypai'8 of ano. FAMOUS NEGRO COMEDIAN DEAD