THE EVENING NEWS
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Pull for a bigger, better
and more prosperous
Roseburg and Douglas
County.
THE WEATHER
Tonight, Fnirj Wednesday,
Fair and Wanner.
Highest temp, yesterday. 78
Lowest temp, last night 52
The Only Paper in Roseburg' Carrying Associated Press Dispatches
VOL. 10.
KOSKli:i, DOVULAS COl'XTV, OlllttiO.V. Tl'ESDAV, AfOlST la, HMD.
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Operation ofJThe Present Law
- Practically Penalizes the
Wheat Growers.
FORD LIBEL SUIT ENDED
Attorney for CJilcugo Tribune Uo-
vlews Testimony Showing that
' Automobile Millionaire fxiiormtt.
Census Official Appointment.
(Ily Assmiatod Tress.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. That
wheat growers are not getting a
fair deal from the ftovernenmt la
embodied in a statement prepared
and issued by Chairman Gronna and
, representatives of farm organiza
' tlons also -'approved by the senate
agi'.cultural Committee. This state
ment demands that changes be made
in the federal wheat standards un
ter the price guarantee act, "so as
not to penalize every grower of
wheat." I
IjIhkl sut kndku.
j MOUNT CLEMEN'S, Mich., Aug.
; 12 With the closing of arguments
today the libel suit lor one million
. dollars instituted by Henry Ford
against the Chicago Tribune for de
famation of character was brought
to a termination. Attorney Steven
son, for the Tribune, pointed out
glaring1 Instances of Ford's testi
mony to show that there was no
ground for the action, and called
to mind of jurors evidences of ig
jttorance in the prosecuting witnes
ses woitls. One instance referred
to as,, when Ford said that he "did
not know what fundamentals of
government were and did not care.''
Steenson said: "They put Ford em
ployees -on the stand to prove that
lie could read and write. I never
was so shocked in my life, it was
pitiful."
OLD OFFICIAJiS ItKSlMK.
BUDAPEST. Auc. 12. Old ad
ministration official have resumed
their functions throughout the
country, and Archduke Joseph in
sists that when the ussembly meets
aftert elections its decision ill be
held sacred by the public and stable
government ' established.
t'FNSL'S sri'KKVISOUS.
WAS HIXGTON", Aug. 12 . P l e
imratorv for the 1920 census that
Is to be taken, supervisors for the.
work are being appointed,, among
the men selected are for Oregon,
second district, are YVm. A. Terratl,
(of Wasto; third district,- Win. D.
liennelt, of- Portland.
FOR BENSON SCHOOL
At a meeting of the school bonrd
last niglit. H. W. Gustln. ol Kugeno,
was elected principal of the Bi'nson
school to succeed Prof. Arehnrt,
who has accepted a place as City
Superintendent at liandon. Mr.
Uustln comes well recommended and
Is believed to be a good man for the
position. Ho 'Is well educated, hav
ing attended some of the law unl
versltles'of the country and has the
highost of credentials from the
places where he has previously serv
ed. The school board also autfior
lzed additional work in the various
buildings where repairs are being
made. Renovation work was re
cently completed at the Benson
school while the Fullerton nnd Rose
schools are now. being worked on.
The usually monthly bills were al
lowed and routine matters dis
cussed. OF
The Bureau of Markets, through
the office of the Federal Grain Su
pervklnn, Portland. Oregon, has
aranged for a series of meetings to
be held in the Willamette Valley for
the purpose of explaining the fed
eral ruln standard anil their cor
lsdt appli.Vit-ions. Representatives
of this office will l.e at the place
mentioned on the dutes stated with
a full set of equipment used In
grading grain, according to Hie
I'nlted States standards, and will
explain in detail the standards and
their proper applications. Demon
stratibns will be given in showing
the proper methods of grading the
grain, and this work will be of
vital Interest to fanners, grain buy
ers and millers, as all grain will be
sold under federal regulation.
One of the meetings will lie held
at Eugene on Saturday, August IB.
and at Junction City August 15.
J . II. Short and wife and daugh
ter Miss Mable. .left in their ear
this morning for Belknap Springs,
where they will remain for thtee
weeks.
Aviators Say Government is
Now Making Experiments
Aiong That Line.
USE WIRELESS "PHONE
If fiomo New Features Are Added
to Local Forest .Patrol Planes, .
It U Thought that a Grouter
Kfllclency Will Result. j
According to ' information
ed by the forest patrol aviators
wno arrived in this city yesterday,
via the. air, the government Is at
the present time experimenting with
bombs to be used for extinguishing
iuiei nres on me racific Blope. In
case 'those bombs prove successful,
the aviators are of the opinion the
new De Havlland planes soon to
arrive to replace the Curtlss type,
will be equipped with apparatus to
carry the libmba and they will be
UBed over the Unipqua National
forest. Tho l)e Havlland planes are
at the present time equipped with
bomb carrying apparatus and prob
ably the new bombs will be so con
tracted to fit the" machine. The
mixture contained In the lire ex
tinguisher hoiubs has not been
made public, but lirst reports seem
to Indicate that they will be highly
successful and very practical.
May Use Wireless Phone.
In addition to the bombs, it Is
said that forest patrol planes may
soon be equipped with a wireless
telephone and the government 'is at
the preseut time making experi
mental trials. If found practical
tho wireless may be extended to co
ver the great woods with an In
vlsable net of communication.
The aviators Btated this morning
that the wireless is expected to he
an Improvement upon wires or cab
les for lone very Important reason.
In the past great difficulty has been
experienced In maintaining wire
communication in the forests be
cause of the Interruption to the
service caused by fulling timber,
especially In the stormy session.
Siiowslides 'have been another evil
source of destruction to tho wires.
Tho fuse of wireless of course ob
viates all such difficulties.
May Stage stunts.
Citizens of ltoseburg . and sur
rounding vicinity may witness with
in the next few days some of the
hair-raising aerial stunts of the pro
fession and .. the aviators here are
anxious to do a little "stunting"
for local residents, who have not
been fortunate in seeing the best
features of the game displayed. The
"Htuntlng" must be stage. ' before
the big He Havlland planes arrive
and smaller machines here are
shipped back to Mather Field, for
according to blrdmen the big planes
coming cannot be put through the
dips anil loops on account of their
construction. Many men have met
their death In atomptlng to stunt
In a l)e Hnvl!a,ml plane for the
wings are torn loose.
Flyers eed Ue.it.
The patrol aviators fly three days
per week and rest two. It would
be aliniost impossible for them to
fly every day on account of the
severe strain they are subjected to
In the air. Flying in this locality is
not the safest in the world and they
are compelled at times to pass over
long stretches of country where it
would be impossible to land.
ELKS TRAIN LEAVES
The Elks' special train for the
Klamath Falls convention will leave
Hosolmrg Wednesday evening, Aug.
13th, at 6:30 o'clock. Make
arrangements with the local com
mittee Tor your transportation and
prepare to go along with the
crowd, is tne advice given out by
thfose who know. It is said that
everylKdy who does not go along
will always be sorry, so in order to
avoid mental distress the only thing
to do is to pack up a grip and
be on hand at the depot tomorrow
evening at 6:30. It is said that
there will be no dull moments on
the FlU' Special for Klamath Falls
and The News is willing to accept
tho statement as correct. Kchoei
from the bunch leaving in advance
are already coming hock, and every
thing points to "some time". He
cause of this convention Klamath
Foils, a town on the skyline or
Eastern Oregon, has suddenly
sprung into the rime Ifeht of nation
wide publicity, and all because those
fellows keep the procession moving
and allow no dull moments.
Krnest Helliwell and father and
two sons. Donald nnd Kenneth, re
turned 60 the city yesterday after
spending a couple of weeks njoy
tnp a motor trip to Crater Lake.
Klamath Falls. Rend, and other
points in eastern and central Ore
gon and back by way of Portland.
Was Seeking Work Among The
Residents of That
Neighborhood.
DOG WAS COMPANION
.up Picked Up While Passing Farm,
house Showed Her Flint
Affection Of Her
Entire Life.
County authorities are puzzled as
tto the proper course of proceedure
In the case of Llama Messenger, the
feeble (minded girl who was cap
tured yesterday afternoon following
her desertion from her guurdians
Mr. and Mrs. u. G. Voorhies, while
they were camped at the summit of
the Coast Range Saturday.
After straying from the ' camp
Miss Messenger, who Is twenty-four
years old, but who has a mind equi
valent tfo that of the average child
of eight of nine years, walked as far
as Cleveland and spent Sunday night
.with the V K. Goode family. On
tho trip Sunday she picked up a
Collie pup and took it with her.
The dog she said was the first to
tp show any affection for her during
her life.
The girl was seeking for work
and asked the Goodes to give her
anything in the way of cooking or
canning or In fact any kind of labor
that would let her provide for her
self. As the authorities were not
Informed of the girls disappearance
until late Sunday evening, the Cle
veland people did not know of her
Identity at that (time. Monday
morning she started out on a search
for work, saying alio would return
Monday evening. Soon after so had
departed a telephone message was
received in Cleveland and the neigh
borhood griven the information sunt
out by the officers. Deputy Sher
iff Raffety was informed that the
girl would be apt to return to tho
Goode home and when she did so
he and Miss Pitch lord were await
ing for her.
Itroiifttit to City.
She was brought to this city and
placed under the care of a matron.
Her body bears the bruises of the
switching 1 administered t by her
guardian, which caused her to leave
the camp according to her story.
She says she was beaten on num
ber occasions and that she was
Ho reed to work too much. She shows
a mind but little developed, obstin
acy being the outstanding charac
teristic. She tells of having at
tempted to cut up her stepmother
with a, razor, for which act she was
called into court, but no action was
taken and she was later turned over
to her present guardians.
Just how to solve her case is
now being discussed hy officials. It
Is plain that her guardians cannot
care for her properly, although she
Fays phe is willing to go back to
them. Howevor, she cannot be com
mitted to. any school from this
county, as she Is niot 'a resident.
Just what course will be fjollowed
has not yet been announced.
Late this afternoon the authori
ties decided to bring a complaint
of assault and battery againm Mr
Voorhies, who was placed under ar
rest and who will be given a hear
ing within a few days.
Alleges The Covenant Creates
Alliance and Makes Provis
ions For War.
PERPETUATE TROUBLE
Calculated to Plunge V. 8. into ICnd
less Conflict Settling; td World
Disputes lcgal Advisor Jllsn.
Kivcs With Wilson Status.
(By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Des
cribing tho league of nations as a
"deformed experiment upon a noblo
purposo,' Senator Lodge, republi
can leader, declared that there wore
features of the coveuunt which w.ore
entirely Inimical to the 'interests of
the I'nlted States, and as au Ameri
can 'he could never accept them.
loii go assorted Hint the covenant
creates not a luaguo of nations, but
on the contrary an alliance em
bracing "many provisions for war".
and the adoption of tho plan as It
now stands woum kill tho Monroe
Doctrine, nullity tho possibility ol
peaceful withdrawal from league
membership, tying tho government
to a perpetual part of the affairs
of the league however unprofitable
rue situation might be, and would
plunge the United States into every
controversy and conflict on the face
of the globe."
hen Senator Williams, democrat,
of Mississippi, replying to Lodge.
said that the. senator from Massa
chusetts "always made a how of
himself", he was hissed from the
gallery. Senator Lodge received
an ovation for a full minute fol
lowing 'his speech.
Jl'ST A MHIlLIIV.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. David
Hunter M'.ller, legal adviser for the
United States league of nntt'ins
commission ut Versailles told the
senatu foreign relations committee
today that the plun for the league
which was used as a basis for dis
cussion at the peace council was
not the draft submitted by any one
nation, but a combination ut opin
ions Irom all parties 1 arttclpatlng
In tho council. Miller disagreed
with the statement niado by the
president in March that the Hrltish
plan was used as a basis for the
league.
WANT TROOPS LKl'T.
ARCHANGEL, Aug. 12. Tho
municipality of Archangel lias ap
pealed to the allies not to withdraw
'their tuoops from the city and
Northern Itussia.
PltOFITKHIIIXti OUTLINED.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Pleas for
reduction of the cost of living have
not, it Is alleged, had appreciable
effoct, as the federal food admini
stration sugar bureau has set 12
cents per pound ns a fair price for
the consumer to pay. Any oxcces of
this will be considered '"outrageous
profiteering." Grocers in Chicago
have been charging 1(1 centB in
many instances.
J. R. iltlchaadsoTi land wife, f
Portland, who have beej. visiting
here for a short time, left Monday
afternoon for Oakland. Thoy are
goring to Sandwich Islands for u
winter vacution according to their
present plans.
I present plans.
Negligent Neighbors J
Monument To Be Erected To
Perpetuate Memory of
The Great "Teddy."
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Memorials Are to Ho the (MftN of
tho Nation And A Tribute and
Au Appreciation To Tho
(ircut American.
William ltoyco Thompson or Now
York City, president or tho Uooso
velt Memorial Association, has ap
pointed Dr. Henry Waldo Coo, of
Fortlaud as chuirmnu ol the Oregon
Stato committee to cooporate with
the National Committee in a uu-tion-wlde
campaign, October 20 to
27- for a 110,0011,01,0 Momorinl
Fund. Other members of the com
mittee 'Include: Bruce Dennis, La
Grande; Mrs. Frederick Kggort,
Portland; A. F. Flogol, Portland;
Mrs. Lawrence T. Harris, Salem;
Arthur 1. Moulton, Portland; Tho
mas U. Nouhuusen. Portland; Dr.
Andrew C. Smith, Portland; .Ino. II.
Smith, Astoria; JCdgur li. Piper,
Portland.
The purpose of the campaign is
to raise funds for tho erection of
suitable monuments fur the perpe
tuation of tho memory of Theodore
ivoosevelt, the groat Amorlcan,
The fund Is to be expended in
erecting a m'ouumuntal memorial in
Washington, D. C, tho one city
which belongs to all Americans aud
which was so long the scene of
Roosevelt's groat lnhors for public
welfare. Also, for tho purchase and
maintenance of a park ut Oyster
Day, including at some future date
I he Roosevelt home at Sagamore
Hill and the formation of an asso
ciation for the development nnd
application of Roosevelt Ideals.
The memorials are to bo tho
gifts of th0 nation, the tribute which
so many thousands if men, women
and children have so ardently dlsir
ed as a means of expressing their
recognition and appreciation of tho
ideals and noblo teachings for which
Thi-odore Roosevelt lived.
A regional conference, embracing
the comnrittees from the states of
Oregon, Washington, Montana and
Idaho, will be held at the Lafayette
Hotel, Portland, Oregon, Monday,
August IS, at 10:30 a. m., at which
meeting r. member of the National
Com mitten will bo prosont.
ITho national' and executive com
mittees include: Win. II. Tal'tt
Chas. ..14. Hughes, honorary presl'
dents; Honrv Ciibot Lodgo, Jno.
Mitchell. A. T. Hort. Hiram W.
Johnson, J no. T. King, honorary
vice-presldonln; Win. ltoyco Thomp
son, president; Win. lyl), Jr., vice
president; Albert 11. Wiggln, treasurer-
Harry M. Blulr, Seeri'lary;
Hazel II. Plato, assist, sec'y; Job.
W. AIsop, R. Livingston Itcckimin.
Jno. K. Cravons, T. Coleman Du
pont, Mrs. Frank A. Gibson, James
P. Goodrich, Hermann Hiigcdoru,
Jr., George Harvey, Will H. Hays,
Otto II. Kahn, lrvin R. Klrkwtood,
Mrs. C. Grant La Kifrgo, Mrs. Mcdill
McCormick, Dwight W. Morrow,
Giffonl IMnchod, Kl'ihu Root, Mrs.
C. A. Severance, Harry F. Sinclair.
Philip R. Stewart. Henry L. Stlni-t-nii,
Henry C. Wallace. Luko K.
Wright. William Wriglny, Jr., and
Ji'Iihch I Leonard W ood
Mr. and Mrs. 0. .L. Willis of
Riddle Celebrate Fiftieth
Anniversary.
CHILDREN ARE PRESENT
Mrs. Hans llnehuie. Wife of Famous
German Agent, is Only. Slejii
ber that U Missing from
die Family Ciivle.
Children, gra,nd-chlldren, kinfolk
and friends, gathered today at the
Owen L. Will In home In Hidille. to
colebrnte with Mr. and Mrs. Willis
their golden wedding anniversary,
Fifty years ugo, whon the county
was Jmt an uncharted, uuinuppod
wild, a part of an almost unknown
territory, theso two, thenisolvos plo
ners, children, of tho hardy sottiers
who laid tho lirst foundations ol
this state and country, sturinil nm
together on tho. sea of martrlmony,
iiiu Buutuaa oi wnicti journey is
known to all who are aciiiiaintnrf
with them. Thirlr hlstorv. inter
twines completely with the early
development ol Douglas County for
slnco childhood they have made
their home in this section of the
Stato.
Their romance comuioncod while
they wore still young. Mr. Willis
had coiuo to this county, then un
divided, with his parents and had
assisted them In clearing, and plnnt
Ing the large farm at Dlllard which
was hoiueatuudud by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. WIIUb, and
which is now his own. Ho obtained '
a, good common school education
and when a young man, was mar
ried to Artlmlssa J. Nichols, daugh
ter or iouo of the early settlers, who
was a neighbor, as neighbors wore
then considered, ortlmcs living as
fur as fifty miles away.
Shortly after tho marrlnra Mr
Willis assumed control of the pur
ental homestead on which -ho re
sided for twelve years. Kouioviug
then to Roseburg, Tte einburked In
mercantile pursuits, opening a
grocery store and also nerving as
deputy shorilf. In 1889 Mr. Willis,
with two other projectors, organiz
ed the itoauliurg Water Works Com
pany, of which he was olectod Su
perintendent, a position that he ril
led for eleven conaocutlvo yoaiB. In
1900 ho returned to his father's
old donation clnim nenr Drilurd and
resumed his agricultural labors.
During all of this timo his wife
helped and assisted him, and at all
times took a leading part in the nf
lalrs of the womanly sphere. Cur
lug for his home sbo reared seven
children und it Is n surilclent state
ment lu reforonce to her chaructui
and her ability, to say that she
ralsod each of those children to be
good citizens, an achievement wit),
which any mother can bo satisfied.
Recently Mr. nnd Mrs. Willis re
tired from actlvo labor and ninvoi:
Co Itlddle, where they now reside.
Ily 'Industry and thrlM they have
accumulated a goodly share of thlr
world's goods and their integrity
and excellent characters have
brought them bnrore the public as
people or lionoi nnd worth and they
are held In the highest esteem.
Hcsides the iiiuny rriends und re
latives present they have all o'
their children with them except
their daughter Helen, who wni
married shine years ago to Captain
Hans lloehnio, who Is known thru
out tho world lor Iris activities It
behair or the German Government
of which ho was an agent. Mrs.
Hoeliine Is believed to be In tier
many but no word of her hns beer
received for many months.
DEHAVILAND PLANES
(Ily tho Associated Press.)
SAI.IC.M, Aug. 12 The Curtis'
planes senl up from Mather Flel '
Inst week tor forest patrol worl
will bo replaced drnlng the present
week by lie llnvila,nds. The lattei
machines will have a radio and twe
carrier pigeons each. They will hi
able to make longer trips und alsi
make twice the spmpiI of the Curllsr
planes.
A .IOII yOU Sll AMIIIKMlK.
Late this afternoon the thin
forest patrol airplane piloted bj
Lieutenant Goodrich arrived In tlu
city from Salem. The piano flew
directly over Jackson street to tin
field soulh W tiio city and when
passing ovr the hnslness district
was only n short diMa-ice from Ih
ground. The noise from the motor
was terrific and buslncsi was stop
ped ror a short time. The city of
ficers say that ir they fly that low
at night they. will have to rompli
with ordinance requiring tall llulits.
New Epoch in Guarding of
Timbered Areas Begins
With Initial tFlight.
DEHAVILANDS COMING
Present SIiIm Will Ilo Replaced
With Ijirgcr Planes Kqulppcd
M'itli the I.llK-rty Motors
And With Wireless.
I fool moro secure today than
for many weeks, v was the statement
made this .morning hy 8. C. Bar
trum. foi-flur umu.,i ..... ..
on the Mil hii.nl r..K....t n. ...... .
uirpluno patrol Is now established
and will bo able to do the work of
dozen of mini and as labor has been
so scree, the small force which has
been in tho Hold, has boon greatly
overworked and will no doubt also
appreciate the great responsibility
which has been partially lifted The
oloctrlcal storm iof Sundny, set otu
a largo niiiubor of small tires and
the airplane has been able to detect
thorn while they wore Just Blartlng
ItlSluad i4lf Hllnr tlv .
a good start. We can expect many
"""" "ley nave pecularlty of
sinoldorlng for long lengths of time
out with the plunus on the job, I
feel suro that w will huvo no
trouble In mooting; the situation."
Two of the Dprost patrol planes,
recenllv Mint fr, m. ..... e.iu
Oregon, arrived In Roseburg, sen
satlonnlly, Into yesterday aftornoon.
... I,,,,,,,; ultl iunuireu dis
trict nnrlh nl tl.la
... . viij, uuiweeiL
here and Kugeue. They were pilot
ed by Lieutenant Goldsborough and
Sergeant AlcKee, who carried Pri
vate McGinn as passenger. When
in. msiiira uy uuseuurg residents
thnv wer flvltiv n n i. ........
and both dropped in a series of hair
, ...n,K muira, spirals and dives, to
Within A vnmr sltnni i,. . .
-. B,,u, UiDiuiii:a ui IIIU
tops of the roofs and then called off
u mo miming noid. ino stuatlng.
...-. pin Uy niu iwo army pilots
was tho best to bo seen In ltoseburg
and brought words of admiration
for the ability of the flyers from all
who witnessed the exhibition. Lt.
A. Goodrich and mechuuic Wagner,
arrived today giving Roseburg a trio
of planes to be usod for patrolling
purposes. Wggcr Planes Coining.
"With In this week, or at loast
by the lirst of next, .wo expoct that
those antiauntod Curtlss ships will
havo boon replaced by Do Havl
Innds," said Lleutonant Goodrich.
"Wo have ordered them from Ma
thor Field and have been assured
that they will be sent to ns at
once. These planes will bo equip
ped with 400 horsepower motors
rapablo or giving a speed of 125
miles an hour. Thoy will be sup
plied with radio outfits having a ra
dius of approximately 300 miles.
They will he able to endure a sus
tained flll'llt nt fl-,11,1 lhn. tn .......
hours and during Hint time will
cover uwiro ino territory) rpssthle
wllh tho ships wo are now using.
The motor -Is of the famous Liberty
typo and although the vibration is
so severe Mint lt lossons the flying
pleasure, yet It Is a much safer
typo of machine for such work."
The planes went out their flrBt
patrol this morning nnd will con
tinue to make dally flights visiting
nil sections Of the K'ntlnnnl mntt
Stato areas.
HELD AT FRUIT UNION
It IS (If.Mirml l nrrant I.
prosslon that seems to prevail thru-
uui me county mat it win be ae
cossary for tltoso attending the ap
plo packing school fa pack upplea
for the IVnpquir Valley Fruit Grow
ers Association. Tho Instruction is
furnished by the Horticultural De
partment ol the Agricultural Col
lego and Is entirely free. The Ump-
I11I1L V'ulleV Mrilll llrnwnrn Aaannn
tlon has agreod to furnish the pa-
pur, equipment iuki apples neces-
litrv without r-htn-ipn a,l ,1 la
ed Hint no one will stuy away bo-
uuuu uuiy uu not wian to bind
themselves to pack for ony one per
n or firm. Howevor, lt will bo
inly fulr ror those who coma to
tako this courso of Instruction and
-In Infan.l t t.-A..l .... . i. a..
soclutlon to pay for the paper that
is umruyen (luring ine course or
..... . ..v.. uu. .,., uunaiui, IB 11UL
mandatory hut would seem only
limn-" m 1111. riuu Linton, ns tney
ire going to considerable expense
to make the packing school a sue
ess. Miss Lucille mfciutz, of Medford,
orrlved in this city today to spend
'he week end with Mrs. H. L. Percy
nil sister .Miss Mario N'au of Rose
iurg previous to golnif to Chicago
to enter the Winnutka Seminary.
On her way east Miss Koontc will
tnp at Seattle, Omaha and other
points to visit frleuds.
f