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Newspaper Page Textf WEATHER J) fCTOT MILT IEMPEBATUSE Highest ywaterdar T:l Invent last nix tit 49 In Which it Included The Evening New and The Roseburg Review ItOSKUUltO NEWS-REVIEW FRIDAV, Jl'LV 80, VOL. IX, SO, 11 OP TltS EVOKING KEWC iT130 OF KQ8EDUBO . I -v hiccTfl pnRTIANfl T0ATTENOIV1EETING Claude Dudrey Called Back to Portland on Business Takes Plane. LEO DEVANEY IS PILOT ,i-tenant At. Having Been Call- U. Vancouver. Local AvUtor 1xr. Aircraft Owner on Rapid Flight North. PLAXK KKTl'BSS. t ! Having delivered Mr. Dudrey I is Eugene hi time to catch the I Ltrlc train north to Salem. lOToblle to carry hint Into T rt.. j iin.e for the meet- IiM Leo Devaney returned to JiSeburg shor-ly after noon I willi the Roseburg plane which ! I, will fly at Myrtle Creek to- T Th irin to Eugene was Jde'lnthe face of a strong Headwind In 66 minutes. The I lrip vu uneventful except near Cotuge "Irove. when the ship struck ome rough air which t tossed it about considerably. A. 1 The great vale of the airplane for rapid travel was demonstrated today when Claude Dudrey. of the Dudrey Aircraft Company, received a telegram calling him to Portland .. m niirtrav is the owner of the plane stationed here and had upected to have neen present i u flight! to be made in the southern jtrt of the county. This morning, iowever, shortly after the north bound train had left the city, he re ceived a telegram which informed MB that MS presence m ruaiaim for meeting to be held at 2 o'clock Ills afternoon waa urgently needed, i UtiUKiant U. V. Ayres, who has been flying the plane here was called to i Vaocoarer yesterday and being un I sMt lo, fly the plane himself, Mr. ' Doiirtj secured the services of Leo Dense;, an army reserve dffloer, vho was an Instructor in flying dur ing the recent war, and who Is now one of the proprietors of the Sunset Garage In this city. Although he had not touched the controls of a plane for over a year, Lieut Devaney stepped Into the loc al plane and without hesitation he took It Into the nlr and put it thru Its paces. Returning to the field he mane one or the best landings ever witnessed on the N'orth Rosehurg field. Having tested out the plane to his entire satisfaction, took Mr. Dudrey as passenger, and -they start ed north. Intending to stop at Eu gene and Salem on the way to Port land, ejpectlng to make the metrop olis shortly after noon. Lieutenant Ayers, who has been firing the Roseburg plane, was call ed to Vancouver yesterday to assist In straightening up some of bis army Papers. At the time he was trans ferred to the resevre corps, an error was made In some df his papers and ft it possible that he will be forced hack into the service for some time. He waa called to the army post to confer with officials there .and pos sibly will not be back for several days. The fltehtfl In ttm oniifharn mrt Jf the county will be made by Leo -"utT. a ist lieutenant In the avi ation service, who was one of the jwalnt; Instructors during the war. He WaS OIIA nf lha final n nnlln In 15 arlatlon service, and because of Ma excellent ability, he was held in taut country ss an instructor, wln aing rapid promotion for his good ork. He i,.. in .. - ' ' -" . in vivran vvuM- 'r dying and Is rated as one of the -""icon-petent flyers in the country. o 1 . Well Known Riddle Girl Is Married ' 'An 'V,T'11V 'IV IiJj . ,B1 nom wedding was Jinl j;,ight R'ddle. when Miss "orence Cutaforth. of that place and Moor. ' San Francisco enr tinned In mariage. The -redding kZ??. y Rcr- w. toK.."! 'V M"hodIsfchurch of bn. the Pence of the mem C7 h," lmm,,dlate family. Miss V ? dhter of Mr. and a . v ' Cut8f0"h of Riddle and is of tS . own nd Popular member young couple left following the cere- rhenZ . Mmnfield. were ap rrtwai ,f Jt?!OTiilr Pdlng the w their homes today. , Fire Sjk ing the 1 Siskiyou Pine Belt Br Associated Preu SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. Au uncontrolled Are of cousid- erablo magnitude ii today de- vsurliif Its 'way through the thick pins and flr timber in the Shovel creek district, of the Klamath national foreSt In Sis- kiyou county, according to ap announcement made by the for- eatry service. The statement said that fifty men are at pres- ent fighting the blase along a mile and a half front, but a call for more fire fighter baa been sounded. There are no settle- menta in the line of fire, but a brisk wind Is drirlng the blase rapidly before it. - - ' Dayton People Pay Tribute to Qov. Cox By Associated Press. DAYTON. July 30. Choice -of their fellow citizen. Governor Cox, as democratic presidential nominee, was acclaimed today by residents of the city, who Joined by thousands in a non-partisan "home coming" demon stration. A civic parade was held. Governor Cox occupying a place of honor in the reviewing stand. Legion Convention Opens at Astoria By Associated Press. . ASTORIA, .July 30. The second annual state convention of the American Legion opened here today with seven hundred Leglonalres pres ent. Baker, Pendleton and Eugene are striving bard to secure the 1921 convention. Oovernor Olcott is ex pected to address the convention this afternoon. Was Twenty Nine When Stars Fell LOS ANGELES, CaJ.. July 29 Anne Prater, colored, officially re corded by the census taker here as 115 years old, has lust received a visit from E. K. McGowan. of Dar lington, 8. C. grandson df "Marse Ooorge" McGowan, whose "mammy" she was in the days of slavery. . The voman said. "When the stars fell," which was in 1833. "Mnrse George told her to remember that she was 29 years old." "I count from then," she said. "Marse George promised me my free dom on my next birthday, but was drojwned before it came.' Since the Associated PreBS car ried tho original story about her In i,at i.nnn rv tho nift vomon has been the subject of many newspaper articles. Mr. Mcoowan reaa me ar ticle and came to Los Angeles to see his grandfather's servant. Tiller Road Now Hinges on County ' The work on the Tiller cut-off road, opening up the summit section, uriti iinrtMi in Ahnut two weeks. says Forest Supervisor RamBdell, providing tne county win sign iuo .in....ii.n amsmfinl with the State highway commission ana too iwrai service The county will be called upon to furnish one-third of the money, or about $12,000, necessary to complete the supplemental work and open up the road. The court has already appropriated the money for the canyon work, which will be pushed as a winter Job. The new appropriation is needed to open up the road and will be spent under un Airri inn nt the forest service. The Improvement now hinges upon the county court, waica m uc, stood to be agreeable to the imme diate opening of the road. Mr. Rams dell will take the matter before the court and will probably be supported by a large delegation of county resi dents. Tho matter will come up at em .. tneet.toa; of . .the court on August 5. o With a view to "satety first" Lieu Annn Hriftn In charge of the for est patrol base at Eugene, has or dered a numoer oi yi nnuif the San Diego base, with which to equip the planes operating from that field. Two ortnese win to bhi.-i-.. to each plane for the use of observer and pilot In case of emergency. Wheat Drops Twelve Cents Bushel Today CHICAGO, July 30. Wheat prices broke on the market to- day, owing to t scarcity of buy- ers. The drop totalled twelve cents per bushel. BLOCKS RUSSIAN -PLANSOVIETPOLAND France and England Refuse to Permit Armistice Scheme N Covering Deal. LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETS Convened In Spain Today Delibera tion lrolmbly Extend Over -ttittrtiieitt Price Al leged to be lowering. 1 Aiwociated Press, PARIS, July 30. The limitation which England and Prance would place upon the soviet demands of Poland in arrangements for an ar mistice are specifically set forth In a notification dispatched to the War saw government today. Poland re quested the views of England and France on the conditions of the pro Dosed armistice terms, and these two governments have notified the Poles that they will not permit the accept ance of possible .soviet armistice demands involving the disarmament of Poland and a change in the Polish system of government, acceptance by Poland of a boundary teas lavorame than that provisionally drawn by Premier Lloyd George, and to the use of Poland in any manner or sense as a bridgehead between Germany Bivd Russia. I.eairiie of Nations in Session. SAN SEDASTINE, Spain, July 30. The announced session of the league of nations council opened here today, and la expected to last a week, neelnninc Tuesday, the commission opolnted at ihe council meeting in Rome last May. will convene to pre pare its report. It is expected that members of the council wilt be re ceived by King Alfonso at the sum mer palace. British 'Representative Balfour in an interview with news paper men declared for an economic blookade. stating that if tho prac tice were anolled to defiant govern ments, such a nation would not be able to resist very long. -. IrfKh Demit v Killed. DUBLIN, July 30. Frank BrofAs, 'deputy lieutenant for Wlckelow rourrtv, Lelnster province, -sras assas sinated as he alighted from a rall wnv train here this morning. His murderers escaped. in.rment Prices I. eriiig. rmnAiso. July 30. Prices for ready to wear garments have reached their peak, according to members of the ready to wear asso ciation arriving here today to auena ihotp convention. In fact, it was al leged, prices are already on the de cline. The association wnoso mem- hon ore tn convontton today com pone garment workers for women and children. Bergdoll Believed Be In Washington PORTLAND, July 30. Department of Justice operatives, poliee, garage men and gasoline dealers in and ...... Dn.il.nH ira nn ihe alert for Orover Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadtl phla s millionaire stacker, uis" was reported yesterday to be in the &tato of Washington, A man answering the description - i .) .,11 rirtvlnff ft Hudson super six car, drove into a m" . l .. ,un Pueat Rnund CAUOtrV. IUWU III m . " o - . - asked for gasoline and inquired about roaos. In nnn nt Iha lriMllarft fSSUCd bV the department of Justice, it is said that uergQoii nss uwa .11 , ,hat rnaVn fht hfl IS & EOOd VUIHC VI mnv ' " " mechanic and fond of showing off his ability as a driver. Following receipt or a lei-sium ,j- .ntnuinii Wllllsm Brron. ytrotiri uiij ........ -, ... - - In charge of the department of Jus tice agents in rurimuu, of, - - scription or uerguou io .nn nwlM Ol ! 1 1 (111 H Bergdoll's distinguishing marks are two parallel scars an itiu rini .u. . vt. Ism, hniwpen the lobe of BlUC HI iia ' ' - . the ear and his mouth. The lowi-r scar is the longer or ine Gas Plentiful In Medford That there is an abundance of gas oline in Medford Is the word brought here bv Glenn H. Taylor of the Tay lor service station, who motored to thst cttv for the purpose of abtaln ing a shipment for use at his garage in this city. Oas Is so plentiful there he stated that when a carload came In they were obliged to keep It on a side track for some time before It cnu d lie put Into the tanks which were already full. Mr. Taylor was able to secure 600 gallons for use here. This Is welcome news to the many tourists who are stranded, as It It not even possible for them to obtain enough gas to csrry tnm ou to the next town. One party of tour ists yesterday were forced to empty (heir gasoline stove into their tank as It was imperative that they "keep moving." Until August 6th when tho Standard Oil station hers has been promised a car load, ho relief Is in sight. The Automobilo dealers As sociation has received no word of , their ear load ordered some time ago i and are of the opinion that it Is not as yet in the slate of Uregon. Bandits Kill Los Angeles Marshal By Associated Press, ' LOS ANGELES, July 30. Robert Norma", marshal of Burbank, a suburb of this city, was killed, and Henry Purrier. a constable, wounded In a revolver fighLwith bandits early this morning. James J. Jones, ono of the alleged bandits, was captured. He denies firing any of the shots. Officers are searching for two com panions of Jones. . . Fisher Family Meets In Happy Reunion A family reunion was held Wed nesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fisher, 825 Winchester street, this city, and Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher in Suth- erlin. AU brothers and sisters in the family excepting Logon, of Craw- tordsville. Ore., and Mrs. Hose roan. of Ft. Klamath. Ore., were present. Members of the family in attendance at the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fisher. Eugene, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Vol Gurney, Myrtle Point; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Whltnty and daugh ter Dorothy, of Fallon; Nev.; Bea Fisher, of Sumas, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher and tianghters Myr tle and Vina, of SutherHn; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ware of Oallla; Jake Fish- of Cooullle; Mr. and Mrs. wm. Fisher. Roseburg; Mr. end Mrs. Duff Turner and children; of Wilbur, and Mr. and Mrs. M. L- Bushnell, of Olalla. i Music Club .Holds Closing Meeting The closing meeting of the sea son of the Roseburg Music Club was held last night at Ihe C, J. Brand home In Garden valley in the form of a picnic. The members met at six o'clock at the residence of Sirs. Wm. Bell, and motored to the Brand resi dence. The picnic supper was spread on tables under large trees, follow ing the supper a short business meeting was held and the following officers were elected tar the ensuing year. Mrs. William Bell, president; Warren Burt, vice-president, Agnes Grjnstead, secretary and Mrs. J. u. Irwia, treasurer. Mrs. Bell made a short speech of acceptance and also thanked the members tor the honor conferred upon her. She also asked for their co-operation in making the club more successful than ever the next vear. A large bonfire was built and community singing, led by Ly mon Spencer, was hstd. The party returned to this city at a late hour. The music club will resume its ac tivities the first week tn October. Jury Decides Farmer Murdered THE DALLES, Ore., July 29. George A. Harth, well-known ranch cr, found dead in the yard of bis son's home near here Wednesday, died from a gunshot wound at the hands of some unknown person, a coroner's Jury decided last night af ter Investigating a mass of evidence and making a number of experiments with the weapon that killed him. Testimony was introduced during the lnnuest that a strange man had ti;en seen in Harth's yard a few min utes before a shot was heard. The sutiposttlon Is that some enemy of Harth's shot him. i The peculiar position In which the gun was, found lends strength t puch a theory. Harth's body was found six feet from the south end of a work bench, the gun which klllel htm being on the bench, its muzzle Dolnted north. Mora evidence was Introduce! lending to show that the man's death was not by accident or of suicidal in- tend was the testimony of Dr. Fred ft -o.TVjron,.. ; Kho,, ..th the death wound went straight into Harth's right chest. It would hare been imposfclble un !or existing circumstances for Harth to have shot himself that way, or ?o the gun to have been discharged straight into his lireast and then put down on the work bench with the musxie in the opposite direction. some six feet from the body. George Harth, the murdered rancher Is an uncte of Henrr Harth the proprietor df Harth's Toigery In this city. While on his recent va cation trio to Salt Lake Cty. Ycig, lowstone Par ond points In Wash . . If. II-. -fh C.tlnn n. inntun. '"Z fime wtth his unete at His Dome la The Dalles. Mrs. Elmer Hager, after an ab seoca of two month spent visiting her parents St Denver, Colo., re- turned to her home ta this city this morning. ESCAPED PRISONER BREAKS FOR FOOD Pendleton Fugitive Appears at Farmehouseand Obtains Food From Woman, VERY NEAR EXHAUSTION Posse Are Sure That , They Have Cornered Hoif-brceds in the; Mctaehiun Country lUort ed There Yesterday. HOT TIL11X& FOLLOWKD, By Associated Press PENDLETON, July 3t. Sev- era. I hot leads, especially one iu the Meacbam creek district southeast of Pendleton, are be- v tng followed by posseme a today. Neil Hart, alleged slayer of Siierill Til Taylor, is believed to 2e tn the Meachata creek region. Search for Jack Kathte, who ap peareda at a farm house near Gibbon last night, has so far been fuitiie. Indian guides and trailers from the Unialiila In- dian reservation are assisting the possemen iu their search w for the bandits. . PENDLETON. Or.. July 29. Half famished and almost at the point of exhaustion. Jack Rathte, one of the three ringleaders in the Pendleton tall delivery which resulted lit the death of Sheriff Taylor early Sunday afternoon, made his appearance at the farmhouse of M. Ricks, near Gib bon, late this afternoon. Hathie, bobbins up from the un derbrush by the roadside, harried into the house and uemuuded food. As he stood at ihe door lie kept his right hand in a hip pocket ready for action at the- first dancer atcttal. Mrs. Ricks, who was alone at She time, complied with his demand. The woman's description of .the man. which was telegraphed t Incut headquarters tonight, tallied in every particular with Rathie. Almost every Hitch oi outside clothing which itathie wore when he made his break for li!eriy was described In detail by Mrs. illcks. Caller Very Xcrrotw. , . "The mnn had at least four days' growth of beard on his face and was very nervous all the time he was at the house," Mis. Ricks told one of the possemen who hurried io tise farm home as soou as the report had been received. "I told httn about the Pendleton jail break jusl lo see how he would act. He stammered and said he was going from Walla Walla to La Grande. But after f had given hltu the food he backed away from (he house into tho underbrush, his hand always on he gun in his hip pocket." Short iy after Rathie had disap peared Mrs. Hfeks sounded the alarm and the report was at once tele graphed by the railroad agent at Gib bon to Pendleton. Three deputies near Gibbon were hurried to the scene and more deputies were sent out from Pendleton a short time later. These men are now In the woods searching for the fugitive. Outposts will be kept in that imme diate vicinity throughout tha night if he is not located before morning and the chase will be started with renewed vigor at the break of day. Latent tlews Strengthened, Another set of bounds also wilt be sent out to take up the scent. The appearance of Rathie near Gibbon strengthens the latest .clew thai the two half-breeds. Hart and Owens, are In ihe Macham district, as Gibbon Is on the direct route between Pendle ton and the country where footprints of the two half-breeds were declared to have been found late this after noon. Navy Commander Winning Rifle Shot (By Associated Press.) BEVERLOO, Belgium, July30. Commander Cart T. Osburn, of the ITnlted States navy, today won the Olympic Individual targ.jt shooting competition with army rtflos, Os burn scored 6 hits out of a possible 60 at 300 meters, shooting oif-hand standing. KXGIXKKIW HAVE PICNIC. The Iocs! older of engineers, with their families enjoyed a picnic yes terdax afternoon '.in Alexander's park. The trip to the park was made about two o'clock in the afternoon ann fhtt fftamntin vmm nr.!i 1 1)1 1 V wimmtng and other pleasant pur - ...i,. A DicnC aur.ner was snresd at six o'clock, and Ihe return Irlp to the city was made in the cool of the evening. . o-. Mrs. C. 8. Heinllne left last night for Portland to uend the next ten a;i.yi receiving medical treatment. Cattlemen Kill 1000 Sheep In Colorado p Bjr Associated Press ' SALT LAKE, July 30. John Bo&neii, a sbeepherder, was shot, and over one thousand sheep ktilea in a battle between sheepmen and cattlemen just across the state Una to north- westers Colorado, today. A tele- 4 phone message from Vernal, Uintah county, brought nows of the clash. The fight occurred between men representing the Colorado cattle lnterei- and Utah sheepmen, nd resulted a over disMiies concerning grax- lug lands. Turks Ready io Sign the Treaty By Associated Press. PARIS, Juno 30. The Turkish delegation which la to sign She peace treaty arrived here today. The offi cial endorsement of the ireaty will probably occur next week. Revolution Slows Up Crop Movement NOGALES, Arts., July 30 Tho totat value of exports and Imports through the Mexican border ports of Arlaona is the fiscal year ending June 30, was 1:17,733,532. Exports were II,6t6,TT2; imports 125, US 70. The figures were announced by H. E. Berner, deputy customs col lector at the port oP Nagsten. More than one half of the. total business of the Arizona business, was hand W through the office hero, he said. Collections for the year on customs at this port as duties were $201,- 3S9.17. Commission men la both Nogalos Arizona and Negates. Sonera, said the total business i the port would haie been much greater had not the strike on the Southern Pacific do Mexico railway lines oceured at the time when vast crop movements were under way from the Mexican, nest Coast into Mse United States. This strike was sottled by Ihe ben gov ornor of Sonora. le La -Huprta, now president of Mexico. Tho Obregon revolution followed soon after the strike ami further hindered crop movements, Mexican and American commiHsian mea as sert that because of the strike un told quantities of tomatoes, cabbags and other egctabtes rotted on - tho ground. Interest In New : Power Unit Revived SEATTLE. July 30. Alfred M. Hubbard, the Seattle boy who re cently startled the country wtth an Invention employing an altogether now source of power, has made addi tional demonstrations which are puzzling eitc!riraf engineers and all those who hove had as opportunity to witness the working of the ttivan; lion. Since returning from Wash ington in January, after patenting his invention, he has been working on a new coil which be claims gen erates electricity front the air and has now hRrnensvd it io an electric motor which generates 45 horse power. With this motor he has driven & ueavily loaded boat t a rapid speed. Kngineers attending tho demonstration made sure that there were no hidden wires. While the device has been pat ented, the claims for' ii are so broad that Iluiibard says he dues not feel safe in making public Is spen t. In general, he sajs. it Is made up of a group of eight -ectro-taas;net, ea.-U with primaryniDd secondary winding of copper v,'lrc, which are arranged around a large steel core. The core likewise, has a single winding. About the entire group of coils Is ft second ary winding. A coll thus const ruedd, he says. Is llfelesa tmftt given an initial Im pulse. This is done by connoting the t-mis of lis windings for a frac tion of a second to an ordinary bouse lighting Circuit, he says, The manner of this momentary charging, however, constitutes the erevcr, constitutes t t of the device, accord- principal seer- Ing to th ihvv'riuir v;. r..- while machinist have built a num ber of cod for htm under his direction-, they have bees ussbic to "start" them. In the event the pownr-of the coll should diminish. It can be rejuven ated in less than a second, Hubbard svers. work w i'iK.instx;. Wo'k on the Mirtln Cwk-IMIinni unit of th Pacific hlehway Is pro gressing very nicely and the contract ors are planning to com?We ! Job . .. i . -. . ri.. - , . . . , n-. .,1 ""'" "".n fr0m Winston to Kurkie, a its- i r ,in ,.. tf nnthtntr occurs to stop present progress with In a little mors than sixty dnys the public will b traveling this flaj new section of iho Pacific Highway, and the Rfiherts monntan terror will have become a thing ot the past- l-rtlo Creek- Mail, NCENDIARY FIRES quite jiraj Cities and Towns tn California and Oregon Report De struction By L W, W. POLICE ARE INCREASED Plots to Destroy Propertjr auid Crop Throughout the West Are Di covertxl and Gttortht Fliteeti to Afforti PrtHsction, That a genera! property and crop destructiou is planned by the L W. W,, is ihe warning being sent a-ut to cities and towns in the west and city goverauieuts are wacaed ta organist nr protection, gteps have bees. taker, at Klamath Fall, where a plut to burn tha city was discovered, tt deal harshly with any person respon sible for incendiary lires. while other cities and towns to sautaartt Oregoa and northern, California are also or- -ganizing to fight the- menace. Weed, durtug the loot month, ha suffered a series of fires said to have been of incendiary origin, Tbe most serious, perhaps, was on the night of July IS, when s, bam was burned, with 15 head of horses, several au tomobiles, and a large quantity of bay. Firemen said that the odar q kerosene was plainly apparent around the burning building even after the , flames had inado good headway. Tha cily f Weed has been grcaiiy aroused over the fires which, accord tug to anonymous litters auii threats, were plainly the work of members of the L W. W. A receat anonymous letter, sent from Weed to Kiasuain Fails, stated that, tha firebar was moving lo the latter place with, the intention of "burning tbe d s town up." The recent disastrous fire at Horn brook which destroyed orer half of that town, bears every earmark of incendiarism. In fact lh blase ap peared in'severat places at about th same lime, pointing plainly to tha fact that the flr was set. Authori ties ta making Investigations! r confides! that several other tires ta . that locality were Incendiary. ta tha Sacramento valley officers state there is an average ot one in cendiary fire a, day and tbe tosa ap- pears to b Increasing instead of de creasing. Report of the destruction; of bay stacks and farm buildings by nre are received dally. - Industrial plants throughout all of northern California are Ipcre t . the number of their armed guards and are issuing strict orders uu.i.-. allowing strangers on tbe premises. No trespassing is snowed aim m private entrances have been csreuliy closed and every possible precaution against incendiary attacks made. A great many cities are inrreanluf their boISco force, and adding; naw equipment to their fire ilgntiug ap paratus in order to be in a better txjsittei) to battle with large flrcr Government agesia) are at work asi have, unearthed several plots, it t staled. Several arrests have been made In northers California, but so far tho officers have evidently faSSert to get the person re3ponaibte. Aerial Coast Mail Line to Start Soon An aerial mail route between San Francisco and Seattle, using big "blimps" or dirigibl baloons Is now being considered by tha post office department according to a. dispatch; from Washington. Arrangements are now being made toinnogaarate such a service between Xew York and San Francisco, and also from New Vjvk to tho Pacific coast by way of tbe northern cities, A coast line from Seattle- lo Portland and San i-'ran.-Ciseo would then be established. Th nse iff ihe dirigibles is favored by tho post office UeiiarSment on ac count of their greater dependence usd carrying capacity. Thetr speed Is ffimost as fast a that of airplanes -hit they can carry a great ilel more. Tho tine between Sam Fran rlmo and Portland ! practically a nAn,ln,' n,l vilhllS hlrt ltm. , ... ........ - --- H"burg residents w 1 hand view of tho big "blimps. 1 NFW PsTM.iSTEB APltttXTEIr Wm. E. Russell has been selected u uoHtmaster at Wttbar under tha fctvil service act io replace John 8, McKay, who recently resigned. MP. Kusseli wilt fake charge of the WH bur posto'flce the firs! ot August, at which time Mr. MeKay'a resigna tion become itfCecrtve, I AK COl'STV DKOIKASKS, According io census figures, tha population of Lane eoumy has lit creaned. The iSM Cvui gtves a (loptiiatlon of 3S.ISS, as against SS, KJ tn Ut. Eugene's pepulaiies i listed at 10,55. Mr. and Mr. ewrg Kruse wont to Sutheritn !ht morning to visit for a short time, - .