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In Which it Included The Evening New and The Roseburg Review
ROSEItrita, OREGON. THVRSUAY. AP1UL 13, IK JO.
VOL, XI. NO. VI, OP THE EVENING HEWS
.. r i n
m new
SS5!F:. .
Strike leaders
ARRESTED
Lad of Railroads Expect to
See Break in Harms gi
Men on Walkout.
JVIOLATE LEVER'LAW John Reed Was
,m. Who Hemlril tho
Mcvi
jirikf, U'a l-oraled Today ut
HU Home i" FlHlTt .
IHnles A")' Connection.
(Dy Associated Press).
.1,. iMiiiiiiK railroad oflltlals
.LuW lines "ave b"'" rlPPlMl h
,e uaauiliurizcd sinke ut operating
(MDloyw. wailed today lor a big
break m the ranks of the strikers.
,mch they hoped would be produced
k, AUoniey-liciicral Palmer au
nuiuiccuicni that the strike leader-
.. . ... rtiHinl .mar.
illnaS OCeil ." . ...........
oniriula Are Arrested.
CHICAGO. April 15. Six officials
It the -ouilaw" railway unions were
krretucd today on warrants issued
Iv tinted States Commissioner
lasou, charging mem nim '"""
,f the Lever act. Warrants have
n issued for 24 other aliened In-
irzrnt railroad slriKe leaders, ll
as laid at the lederal buildinK. The
kparimeiit of justice agents expect
rratenini'iil only before Coiumia-
lioncr Mason.
Leader Is Located.
PITTSISlitl!. April 15. w. Z.
oiter, leader of the late steel strike,
hose name was brought out at
SVashiiigton yesterday a the prime
liover heninu ine outlaw idiuuuu
rike. was located nt his home here
indav. He said he had only been out
r Piitxhuru once ill four months.
fee tan b.-en busy writing A book on
lie bIi el strike, hut said that he may
Lve something to say later regard-
f the Washington statements.
Strike Is l iik Out.
CHICAGO. April 15. Reports
from the rail renters of the central
test and the Pacific bora out (he as-
rtlons of the brotherhood , and
ilroad officials thai the Insurgent
tailroad strike is dying out In those
ieetions and that traffic conditions
nve been materially Improved. The
inkers are reported to be returning
n work in a number of cities. The
ruthcrhood officials said the back
bone of the strike has been broken.
Raids Are .Made.
rmCAfiO. April 15. Federal
penis raided a strike meeting at the
n-adquarters of the yardmen's asso-
Ihtion and arrested John Grunau,
sidont of the Chicago Yardmen's
association, and three others. At
trother hall they made four arrests.
f -ports at the federal building say
at 30 warrants have been issued
d that this is onlv a starter and
t over 2rt() members of the out
law union have been marked for ar
tist.
Police Reserves
Ask For Assistance
(By Associated Press).
NEW YORK. Anril IK Police
ffiicera commanding the reserves
"is outy in the west side market
mrict, where the teamsters and
liters are on a strike, this after-
f.ior. i;at a call to headnnartera for
reinforcements and rennrla were
f wived that more trucks are being
Hacked.
Another Country
Sore at Germany
By Associated Press
BERLIN, April 15 The Vnulseho
-"utif says the Polish government
informed Ih. nltii ........
M"el' It intends shortly to oc
IF '"nan territory should Ger
F'any fail tn cr ,. i...
nu with the Pain. S
American League
strongest Is Claim
" .
Associutcd Press
CHICAGO. Airil IK ..Tk a.., I.
assncitlA i ' .. ...
the .i. unquesnonaDiy
IzIk1 th n,innr l"agues."
. '"ue. upon the eve of
i V?n"" wason. "We are
open our ni..tu..k 1.
'ni.T... . ..t-ii.ii m-hmiii ui
'"raou baseball, with the pos-
i , '7IM "I two months during
r ihU t"n uspended by order
ine snvernment.
I'itnted ih orl"ay con-
kith eiikl. Kir' J! po" rm series
K.M ,i 't1" Plci"c '"' " m
tv:4i: "L.1.?- However, ou-
uth " , ,a Vernon elnb
i - uuuer
do consideration bom.
I Will Wv 4 Biiuum mvjr iw m
winners. ' ...
CllLlUNG A-s v.lATIOX MEETS.
The Roseburg Building Homes as
sociation met last night at the of
fice of the secretary, George Neuner.
it'., and elected officers, It. M
Hrumfield being chosen president;
George Chandler, vice president;
George Nenner, secretary and at
torney, and Jos. Mlcelli, treasurer.
Seven directors were also chosen.
This was the annual meeting and
nearly all of the stockholders were
present.
Not bxecuted
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. April 15.- John
Reed, American magazine writer, re- j
ported recently to have been execul- ;
ed in Finland, is alive and well, ac
coruing io an onic.a. repor, rec-iveu
r,.i-, . .
ai me siaie aepunnieni naiay.
.
o
Allies Agree on
ir '111 -T 1
VerSaillleS I reatV
Hy Associated Press
PARIS. April 15. The allies have
reached an accord concerning the ex-j question, was characterized by a tol"t follows: , vote of local residents on the proposl-, publican primary ballot, arrived here
ecution of the Versailles treaty, it j singular lack of levity, and by the' "' never knew it to faii; a wo-1 'on for a municipal water and light-1 today shortly after noon from Port
was stated here loday. thus remov- t seriousness and sincerity of purpose man's curiosity Is always certain to : 'ng system. Whether or not there Is land.
ing one of the causes of friction he-' anions those attending. Thev showed Kt her into some sort of trouble." a,,y truth to this allegation cannot ' 0
tween France and Great Britain. j clearly that they were there for Such was the frank admission of be staled, but it is believed that u' p. ,.
n business and in an honc3t endeavor Bert Kritrh of Vancouver, j decision to grant increased rates II ' ohOOtMP AffraV
- w 1
rUrilUriLl LtlPruriUn
Passed Away Today,
Hy Associated Press , cnairman Air. siarrctt nns tn-en in-;
PORTLAND. April 15.-Maryi K-ltli.g the movement
Frances Isom. county librarian. ! "" ' ' very Interested
known over the entire coast for her 1 !n ,:" 'l"'""" "'lied
work ..lied here today from cancer, j ''P'"1 "'eral well known men of the -
Se had been confined to her bed for1''1": :""n "" being
Ine Dast few weekB nnd no houo was
hnld ont for hnr rnrovrv ,
Striving to Make
Model Penitentiary
liy Associated Press
- DBER LODQB. Mont.. April 13
1 .n.urnn, m tti i Hr.vari t.-i-n nr. i
Stewart were mast, nf honor re-
u.......,,
r.,.".r..'. "'"" i'.'- ."' """,
?en.lv t,M.hS5 ihe-e "e ,r':
cently established theater in the
Montana state penitentiary. ;
ml ',n !7.arL?VoT,h;7hrtner"
ible, In a large way, for the theater.
at which no, only amateur perform-
.i .ill .n" ' Th ,h i'r lotl'e-" "kl'." or "overall" UIlH,.,. tho ,,' of Andrews, adver
fesslonals will appear. The theater, clum nnd Fomo hol(, thB i(lpa thn, . . . ., . Fritch
is pan or a program wmcn ne is the Rood ,.,., can ai.B,,v he felt. : ..The personal stated that he was a 7" ""rlnsI ,n, hearing, to write m - "i" " , '" at most ethorbltant prices. Per
wnrklng out to make the Ileer Lodge 9-.., f ,hl ,nv, hnd seen . ' T.. ...2 : 'I" ""-retarv of the commission and sinners in P.-.rl.and will before onn . ... ,. ' a. .nlH hv
prison a model penal institution.
n a rr
y v A l CIlO
Win FirSt PriZe ,
I
I
CORVAI.I.IS. April !". O. A. C
hens won first place In the Western
Wairhington egg-laying contest for
March. The pen of five Oregons
entered by the college led all other
nens with an average production of club and a larse Increase on this
24.6 eggs a hen for the month. For: number la expected. Many are ap
the five-month period the Barred l rearing In their overalls and soft
Rock pen entered by the college ! shirts today, nnd all are to appear
i leads all others in production, hav-
ing a record of t0 eggs. The "Ore-1
eons have a total production for ;
the five-month period of 614 eggs. '
The market value of the eges of r
the "Oregons" amounted to $3.81 i
for the month of March. The Bar-;
19 for the five-month period.
The cost of feeding was 34 cents a
bird for the month of March.
Veteran's Magazine
To Be Discontinued
'his man In the southern city after.
The Home Sector, a magazine for:,hr rounds of fichting. was ar-l
the former service man. conducted 1
by former members of the editorial j
council oi tne :ars ana .-tripes oi Eugene charging him with forgery.' up the iienson noiei aim learnen
American expeditionary" force fame, j r,,,lllty sheriff Croner of Kugene. left that he had left the i lly the day be
ta to discontinue publication itl ! tn morning and will return with the, tore I telephoned,
the Issue of April 17. and most "f80,er tonight. Detnella is charged : "And that Is as far as my deal
its editorial staff will join the,w)1) paJ,ng a fraudulent check fonlngs with the man went."
American Legion Weekly in a slmi-ij,-,;, at ,he southern Pacific station The report lhat Mrs. Carl Stolke.
lar capacity, according to a letter : in p;BH1p. 214 Kast Ninth street, Vancouver,
received In Portland vesterdav and! ' . n . I .nn nno of llnlrt's numerous wives
signed by Stanley II. Latshaw. ad-1
I'flrtl.tHv director nf the Home SeC-
tor I
The printers' strike, tne pnperi
shortage and ihe fact that the field
is covered by the American Legion
Weekly are reasons given for the
sustiension of publication I
"The Home Sector has made a
ronslderahle number of friends.
chleflv among readers, but also
smong advertisers " Mr. latshaw
rays "It Is to be' hoped that this
friendship and allegiance will be.
transferred to the American I-egion
(Weekly in its praiseworthy efforts
toward a more complete Americani-
zation."
o I
Miss Iva
McGilvray. of Canyon-
vllle. who spent yesterday In
(HIS
.. . , A hlli.,iy It will accommodate ;ne growin service Halea agency or moior trucss or ine year i... . -..-i....... ' -
city shopping and "yJ"'r l l for ,everal yetor, to ; with headquarters In Portl.od. wa. was spent much Jollity and laugh, the hard work th overalls were In
nes. mattera. left last night lor her, or ine buslnes. visitor in th. city today, tee. the irl. of '72 recull.d tended for. II will help lorn.
BUSINESS MEETING 1
II
Mass Meeting at City Hall
Last Night Makes B. 0.
S. S. Club a Reality.
LACK LEVITY NOTICEABLE
Meeting 1ianiclTl-l by Sincerity I
or -un'-e Anionu All l'i.ent
Hurl Xel Week Ul Ele.-I
tfrir. Perfwt ruuk.
lhk.....k -i i.
..inuumi iii.:ih is tk ifreui iiein mr
hllllir , ... h" - , " '
. , .
uiijb, ii iub preM-ni plans
,.a.-r. 1.1. .A n 1 ... .... ;
........ ..iu- u.riuii- unit hoi 1 suiris.
: the historic ;
c habiliments of the small
I hoy. of the "hnvseed --.in I. .h'vfaa employed here with the Stand-
livery - day dress of the majority of
. ,h most prominent business men in
1 ihA eitv ihi. .u-
...... iii'-iiuk ii iiiei
city hull last night, called for the
1 . .
I purpose of organizing the
B. O. S I
S. club, and gettin toaether on the;
10 uo sonieilling wnun would nave
,ne en-ect o: lowering the hiKh cost
01 living, nnd that the matter was
not a loke to them. ;
J. V. Starrett. of the Ak Sor lien
land coinnam. ncied t-ninoraiv .
n ' "". i (, , imh - ,
chml C. II. McKnipht. .f tho lo.'at ,
i hlph spliool. Mr. Inninn. A. R. Street, t
i Win. ltell, C. A. Wilhor nnd P. A. t Pa. rint nn(lf4 oiure in the rai l mv:,s.o or irfio romnilasion I al
! Ch'inons. All. thn mpflnkHrs were Kh cannot be llntnd as one of romW invimi-d lint lias hooi piKPon-
Jlioarllly In favor of thn proposed Hunt's numoroun wlws ; bolod. prnsnnialily nt tho leipuwt 0f
chili, ns wre tlu niajoritv of thoHi
piewif. Thero were no talks made!
In nminuitifin ntllimitrh aurh a tan! i-i
I ment has been expressed by several.
I All woia 1111n11lnir.1n.il- In unonolt it r 1
t0 ,he prevailing prices of all com-
.... . .
ninoitles sort were ne.nnsf evTrnvn-l
. .''.""' " rr"..:., '. " '
trniipft ntwl lnvnrt Thp triiiprul nnin
op ,.-
Cl 11 na
ton was that if enoimh of these clubs;
ere formed, and if each town would
(in ,,. .,.., rirea would ne-es-
sarilv bo lowered nnd much good:
rPR"U' T0W"S Ver h" 1
rnd si,.ioa .r. fuiiimr in line :
d.,iV" and foiling either "old
8ilniar tactics it. effect in other ;
towns, and In even' instance thev '
l-were pronounced a distinct suecesiJ. I
it was decided to postpone definite.
1 nnytiniTaMiin until ihn nnvt mPPlillZ
hlch will take plnre the first part
of next week. At tins time column- ,nP to answer the personal, and I
tees will be appointed who will have'djd. am frank to admit that I wa?
certain alma relative to the purpose not adverse to finding out something
of the club which they will be given
the responsibility of rarrving out..j
There are at the present time over ,
200 signers who are members of the
fn them by tomorrow. Those who
have not signed up are also privileged
to wear them to show their sympathy
with the movement.
o
Dgmglia A TTeSied
Charge of Forgery
Carmen "Kid" Demella. a 1'nited
States soldier who was In this city
with n recriiitiniE nartv a short time
ago. and wno sparren several roiinns
h..re while training for bouts in
Ornnts rasa, nnd later knocked out
Tf.ntcfi yesterday at Vancouver. I
Washington, 0n a warrant issued in'
SITFF.HS STHOKK.
TT . . .
Jim -
of the city, suffered a paralvtic
stroke last night Mr. (raven nas
been in poor health for several
years, having sustained a stroke
aw time ago. Ills condition al the
Iresent lime Is very serious.
'.l's API'llOVKIi.
The plans for the proposed Reeds-
port hiKh s -h building ap-
proved
School
this morning oy i iiunii
Superfntendent O C. Brown
and will be forwarded to the board
of the district at onme. The build-
...... ...... ........ i k,.ii.
ing is o . u . ;
ana .ill ie . " 1 . '
It will .ccommcKia.e ine growin
BLUEBEARD WRITES
i
Bride of Three Months of
Former Resident Says She
Wrote Him Just For Fun.
MARRIED 25 TIMES'
r
Stop)' ' .Matrimonial Advenliires of
m Anaoles Mull ti. Startling
Stikiiiion Hid Nirtlilnic on
II I in. it Won III Apear.
TtiA Pirltnttri nFfttnnlBn In Ihia
- - -. ...
morning-, issue has a smsationsl
irv concemln-r Mrs llerl r-rlte'i
7. ' 1 : . .
three-momhs' lit ill. of Iterl hr leh
- - -
" foI'mer resident of this city who
"A " 'imipany. The story has to
t;,'u, w,,h ,ne ' tlviile of the Los
Angeles "Bluebeard'' who married .
2" nl with whom .
lr-i It'Vitr-n slului aha unmunAnituil
MrK' Fl',rh ttes she corresponded
' "'Bt tor curiosity sake. The ac-,
" as"., lormeriy .urs. .iijuib unless. '
- bliirlilKe apaitments, Portland, .
no toiu a reporter 01 ine tiregonian ,
yesterday that she had carried on '
matrimonial coircspondenre with ,
Kicuam riuirt, alias viatsnn, ttie 1
'"" .....eea.,.. ,. . . r.......rca 1 nai one or tne om-;
a,d to have married a score of wo-.clals 0 the local water and light i
met. during recent years co p oration , upon a recent visit to ,
Mrs rlt.-h however, insist, (hat j h is city ,ta!. d lhat one of the con- ,
their brief letter-writing c,,,.rt.sl,ip( nlss.oners had been "swung" and ,
d,d not tertninate at the altar audi hat Inerc-scd rate, will he wanted
- -
iia coriain mubt come to nor as a
k-hiiu or hor litter-wrlttn oara-,
leiier.wrltli.e es. a-'
llriilo Has Worry.
Mrs. Krltrh( who embarked on her :
. 1. 1 -.i .-t j ... .
three
..u.Miiio.iia. veno.ie. aooiu.,, d the co
months ago. Is a s rlklngly ; t J1 , f na ,R" UJ w;;,6n.r"n-
ome woman of al 10 years. .0.'0"'"
,
" d hr ch?ef concern vtsL.. av was
........ ....... .-
i i-i
1 woniierinn wnai m Drmegroon
0f three months might ssy w hen
loomed that flhe ninsl he hrntiehf
lonrned that slie must he lironirhl
,nto the rmMnllc ,n(!le of the
k
..t WHg eUllP1. ia;t s,.Dtenil.er or
"'" . 11,
. .7. - i.
2 ' ' er ij ' 1 '
eoiH i f,.ri,.h th. hihe. references .
as to hIs fln.lndal sla,lrflllg and goort
nionil character. . . . . !
"iip .ave hig addreHs at
ine time
n n Is ..... I 1.. !,. I .. A
One of my Spokane friends dared
about tho man. slthnugh 1 am not
the habit of picking up with
strangers.
MiiiTlae Offer .Mailt. i
"A short time after that I moved ;
to Portland, and it was after I or-;
rived here that I received the ans-
wer. riuirt. or Anuress expresseu
.... ... .... .
a iwr ' j. j " " '
wanted to know it I was realty sen-
ous in consenting to consider his ,
matrimonial orfer.
I I had rorgo ten all anout tne,
jman until I received that letter ami
men in, luw iin ...
would be good fun to continue tne
correspondence. It was my sons
daughter who wrote the next letter
At that time I believed he was... ' . . ,..
either in Spokane or Seattle, it was
then we got a reply
In which he
made the offer to marry.
He prom-'
isen to isse me urine on a wen.......
trin to Honolulu and to give her
everything possible for her pleasure
and comfort.
"In this letter he said he would
!ie In Portland soon and would stop
at the Benson hotel. Later I called
'proved to be unfounded yesterday
i.hen Investigation disclosed that
Mrs. Stolke. formerly Mrs. Margaret
yey.r of Spokane, is living nap-
... wj,u i.(,r husband, who is a ma-
,.,,,, mr,pi()y,.d i,y the I'nlon Ma-
rorrr
Mr. ' arid Mrs. Stolke explained
,h.lt r,la,iVPH )n ,s,,kane had lump-.
p() a, ron,.n., nd e. pressed fear
that she had married llnirt because
rhe had left Spokane suddenly lo
mnrrv Stolke at Vancouver in Jan -
arv.
Th, Vancouver police chief yes-
terdav telegraphed ine lls .Migeii s
offii ials tint It was a plain case of
mistaken identity
r.n..i,... m,-id. ih.
" . ' 1 . ,
service naiea agency or mo.or .ruc.s
RATE
DECISION
0 UAMTCn MRU
10 llnlllLU HUH
Alleged That Results of Hear-
ing Are Being Withheld For
Political Purposes.
INCREASE IS EXPECTED
Ituimiml That Otrlelal of i i vra. !
lion .siuied That XHliiillsiimer
Huil Iteen "Suiiigt i,J Thai
Higher llativs lie 1iaixl.
Mayor Hamilton today instructed '
Aitornev R.
. I'.ddy to gel in touch
with .i. u..i.i, o ' . , "
" ' "": .-mt ice coinmlsslon
nf ir..i..n u. .
" i win e Miiu secure 11 nos-.
slide a decision on the hearlna re. !
rently KjVen ,he I)ol.u. 1- ....
Light a Water company's appllca-i
lion for Increased rates. This de-
clsion m. ni ... ka .i..
- - . v- . uue annul twill
weeks ago but It is hinted that it is;
kt.. . 1...U .. ...
being held up until after the Muv i
tl election in order to luflue,., ih
"-neiii limn nuer eiecllnn. would
'iseiy nave s profound eflfect upon 1
e pmposeu municipal plunl move j
ment and possibly upon the vote fori
some of the commissioners who asain i
couio un lor nnuiinat on.
, - i.ir.M.u. .U iti
, , ',
iw "Irak- in iho
cee ,, . .,. .. ' .
wiimsa sponsors a riimnr Hint thn
wmnnm 01 tne nouplns rmintv Aeu
nWrf 3m,.'f"v. nfior tho
nPOple OT KORftlturZ hftV vnttil nil
i ',,',r P""ln "tntlon and distrlhul
ling system. If the decision Is In
1 . . ...
;;"';, have decided effe uno ,
" " u ( uh i i in 1 1 upon
nn in. k i
... 1IT- inni mi' int. rcinillllH-
Pinners nt the coipIiik Hedion
relieving n,nt the det-Klon Is he-
! nnr 'ii'ivor , an r'Xu-r 'T
""sslng the matter with several or
the coiinctlmen hn. ......loH ii.
rcrron ''!
"k ,hi,t "" de-lslon be handed down
once and that the voters of the
u"'
- "
u. ti rfn i iniprpHi a s n ivcn dv
"" '"'"''le of ""
A. E. Shiria Out
For Representative.
A. E. Shiria one of ihe best known !
citizens of Sulhi rlin. has fll.il noml j
nation miners wl'h Ihe secretary of '
i.itT i.ir me iniie in hi. lie renre-
,, ,ve rron, (,)11Bltll eonnlv on the
renu'ill-an ticket and his slogan is
.., pw rPa enfor-ement: will
onpos(1 ,,, ,n,r,l(1ll0l.d 11nOT
constructive legislation." .
Mf Shiria has le-en a resident of
r)011(!,II, r(,n,v fnr mllv yrg ,
.psme to Sutherlln from Clendale
established
' t,
1 " i
...,; n i. . :
V. .'i. X i i t" ii i i
" " , .,',.,,
ininiliin - Silther-
?' """ "K-'"i'"'ln. 'i""r ,
lin Sun.
High School to
Have Tag Day
A student body meeting wns held
al tho local high s hool Just before
boon yesterday for the purpose ol
organizing the students in the In-!
terests of the Near Kast relief fund
The students were addressed by S
Bruce, who Is here f rum t he Port -
land headquarters to get the ram
rum. .... .......n , ... ..... .....-
tv. A rommitiee was . pointed
from among the student l.odv con
; sisiing of Iris Rice, chairman: .lames
ic(ilnto k. Clare (i.-ddes. Lois Cot. I,
Kdward Kohlhagen. who will devise
some way in which to raise meiiev
for the campaign. Ihe committee
todav decided to have a 'ag day Sal
inrd.iy and will later hold an enter-
, tainmeut of some kind.
..,, . ,m
............ --
1 A nleaunnt event occurred at Yon-
i calla on April B. when Mrs. .(. T.
Miller entertained five of re old
.choolm.tes of the Vnnralla sr hmil
.v. ion Tk. .riornnnn
n, ... ."V'.
amusing Incidents of the long ago;
while at times a feeling of sadness
touched the hearts at the recollec
tion . he many loved oiu-B who
have p. sesd beyond since that day.
Mrs. Lucy Kurt Saiuler read a
. itiui-iiuig nine fjiir.iiiai poem, coll
old frlendr. Miiis Sue Burt brought
luuny beaeulifitl flowers to adorn the
rooms and table.
Those present were Mrs. Jose Am
brose VIes, Mrs. Laura Bridges Ap
plegate, Mrs. Lucy Bridges Samler.
"Mrs. Lena Ambrose Long, Miss Hue
Burt and Mrs. Km ma Bridges Miller.
Colonel Geo- White
Be Adjutant Gen.
Hy AMoctnleil Press
SAL1CM, April 15. Colonel George
A. White, former adjutant general of
the slate, resumed Unit position to
day, replacing Conrad Stafrin. of
l-allas, who held that place during
the absence of While overseas.
o
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a irMliM ji m
1 11 1 ti la 1 1 r. 1 ,u 1 w 1 n
r
Hoover Petitions
Hy Associated Press
SALEM. April 16. An airplane
carrvioi t'he ..'tiH..n ... ,,tMe 11,-
name ,.f n..ri,..n n.,,...v..r .h.. ,.w
w
Results 3 Deaths
Hy Associated
Press
Three clvil-
nrtu.iN. April
!,, were reported killed and nine I
were wounded in a shooting affray '
in County Clare mis morning. It was
eE, d the police and u.ill.ary were
involved.
:
O . r j 1 fc
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To 25 Cents Pound
(Hy Associated Press)
PORTLAND, April
1- a(i
vance In sugar to the consumer is
scheduled for Monday. One of the
refine vesterdav notl-
"1 'f'"'""1 J-fterday notl
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I f,cd the trade of a rise of 11.25 n
. h,.n.l,.H 1.. r.,ri..-o l,lu
, "Uv.nt-. will take .'ffert here as soon
' :ik ft irnr rtmiuiiT ht inn nw
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i rrtvea. ine locni wnoieftiue quoia
l'n v . r .oaniy ,e , . n -
, "-"ll ,,Hi-e "mLst go up abot' i ii
tnni ine,
"''n,H n Pound.
As raw sugars are advancing
" "d.h Von.1
have to pav l , cents ii m.und T nere
t nn mucn " r -1 v n" r.
neither "'wirolls, nor resile"
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Martial Law Is
Proclaimed Today
"' Associated Press
AC.I'A PIIIKTA. Sonera. Mexico,
April IS. Martial law was pro-
iiuiim-i. .-,- uniuj e- i --
for a possible attack by the Carrnn-
za forces, should the Mexican prest-
dent's forces break through the bar-
rer f ,,ders the new republic of
Sonoru has stationed between here
and Chihuahua. Sonora boundary.!
Tn Carranzn troops are reported at ,
Ca-a (.ramies. ZilU miles Irom 'ere.
and are making ready to march Into
o,. ,,.
Ma rnU n n 4c 14 nl ,1
irl t-' nnn-o nun
Business Session
A very Interesting meeting of the
Roseburg Merchants' association wns
held al the Douglas National bank
bull. ling last night. A communica
tion was read from Winnie Brady,
agent for the slate exhibits at Port
land, asking thai exhibits irom
Southern Oregon be ohtuii and
f, warded If possible. Another co
inillin wa, r,.d accepting the
,n,.In,prshlp of the local orgaulza-
ii,.., in ihe Oregon State Retailers'
association. The plans for the ad
men's caravan were d'scussed nnd
the nction of the council In providing
parsing places tor ;:ie cars ia.
Mr. McClinlo.k reported the action
f ,h,. ,.ilv ?,mri inking charge
(lf rmp i,e unlll election time
an(i ,.avhK the measure up lo the
p,K)pi,. fr setilemeni, and the mer-
chains were well pleased with this
H., ioll f u,e i.roblem. There was
ai cw,ierable discussion perialn-
, ,,. aviation site and this will
jiirnbnl.lv be put up to the people
WllllHl llll ll.'lir Illlllie.
The Salem Capital Journal has the
following lo say in their editorial
lolumns: "Roseburg badness mnii
are pledged to wear blue overalls lo
rnn.h.l Ihe high nrlres If Ihey do
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APPLE GROWERS
MUST ORGANIZE
Writer For Sunset Says Spec
ulators Threaten Fruit
Industry of Coast.
POOR PRICES EXPECTED
S-uvuliiliH-s and Healers Ijmt Heavily
on I jim Crop and Will Nut he
W illing o Buy lluring the
tXiuiing UeuMHi.
"If you had started two year ago
your opnortunillet fur rapid lucceitfl
would huve nettii fur k router than
now," the Hun Kit magazine Informs
a reader who Is auk tug reitsrdlnf
the ad Inability of RoIiik into the ap
ple indudtry. Tb article contains m
Kreat deal of Information concerning
the prlres paid for apple and what
the future will probably be In this
UiduKtry bo far us price are con
cerned. II continue:
"At preiteul land prices every
where in the country are very hiKh,
timnK rlxen rapidly In retiponfte to
the extreme prices paid for farm pro
duce or all kind. Apple orchards
which two yeats ago could be had for
t;0U and $0 per acre are now held
al f 1'iHO to $ JO 00 an acre and haro
apple land has none up in proportion.
"II you have followed the develop
ment of tlie box-apple industry you
nill remember that after tremendous
Irltlal profits batted upon a heavy de-
manu wheh couldn't lie supplied by
e ..i
J ,? "m
" ecnlaTve pr uZ of JZ land went
fn ', , , T T hi" boom was fol-
' I " "' J, , ,'7,,,
1KI2 when the increased output from
me new piantiiios oegan 10 come on
the market. For several years prices
were low, profits practically non
existent nnd npple orchards became
a drug on lha market. During thll
time the growers wore partially or-
ganizeu anil ine ueveiopuieni 01 a
",r "
nrkot ng
lv
larae scuiv synLemaiic viiitiuu
BHsoclutinns promised to
problem and place th in-
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V".,"??"' iZ.
war lipnev ciuciiinuuiis. iui ...v
'"t lh" r the output of the
nnhnrilH hun hern Hold for verv hiKU
-
prices. In the tteanon of 1918-19 the
Kuxtern apple crop was short, tne
. - med,
' ' .".Z "'l
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chased the rrop made tremendous
nroflis
'Its.
As a result they proceeded last
f" to buy .wr boi-.i.Pie m -jght
. commission houses
" Peculators at prices better than
fortunately for the
HpccuiaioiB mw crop wan n rwimi who
croii '
.. m in
25,1100 carloads and in addition
the barrel-apple crop In the east wa.i
heavy. Also, lack of refrigerator
j cars and lack of cold storsge facili
ties in the apple districts forced an
immediate movement into the mar
kets and caused heavy losses through
I freezing. When the speculators sold
I tc the dealers they were compelled
to ssk such high prices that the con
sumer declined to buy. the dealer
lost and the crop did not move. There
i. .1 i mriu .
very
heavy per rentage of last fall's crop
,.,! undoubtedly K0 tier cent or tne
eoininlssion houses and speculators
who pald the high prices last fall
heavily.
"The future depends upon several
fBl.tnrs. Cndnuldedlv the outnut in
Btnrnate years will exceed Z;.,uuii
, rars: this iiuantliy could lie sold at
!. rir nrie .ml reasonable orofit
a fair price and a reasonable profit
If the growers would get together
an dorganize so as to elemlnale tho
speculator from the Industry. Other
growers, like ihe orange producers,
the raisin and the cranberry grow
ers, have demonstrated that It Is
possible to regulate the supply sent
to market at any time, to bring
about an even distribution of the
crop throughout a long time and
through this systematic marketing
to dispose of even larger crops at a
reasonable profit. The apple grow
ers will have to follow suit or else
he.vllv. The present
' ,.,,,. , reawaken them
season nroinlsea to reawakei
In the need of co-operative market
ing and organization.
"You see from this outline that
the problems of the box-apple Indus
try are not vet solved. But we be
lieve they will be solved nnd It Is our
opinion mat ine smaller crop im
.. . .. , d prof;
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Miners Will Accept
Government's Offer
llv AswicliiliNl Press
LONDON. April 15. Member of
the miners federation have decided
lo accept the government's offer of a
20 per cent increase nn the gross
earnings. The decision obviates the
danger of a strike,
; Mr. and Mra. D. W. Rlggs left thlt
....rnln. tor llr.nl. l. where ther
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