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ROSEBURG MEWS-REV! 2W JeatheR DAILYJEMPERATURE HUlliest yentertuiy M Lowest Uwt night 51 In Which is Included The Evening News and The Roseburg Review rOSKIIUKQ HE VIEW nueKiiuiuj, oithoo.N, vnNKsi vv, kkptkmhkk &j to so VOIj IX, NO. 828 OP TUB EVUONa NEWS ! kiCRATICFUNDS: r a ic First Witness jU Reopening ui ing Today. ,B AMOUNT RAISED . .Wlon of I3.(MM),0U ,a)d Be Too .Much and Would .a ii i"uuc Needed, However. a. liwrtatnl Pr. k'HIXGTOX. Sept. 22. While idnefrtlic nanouai nuam-c u iint limiting the size of Up contributions from single mill be sufficient for the jtit national campaign. James irird, chairman of the commit Uiiilrtl before the senate cam- L. utTestiftatinfF committee. He Utnt witness in wie reupeumis iflqulry. iotld you take $15,000,000 If mid jet it: asuea unairman u lilt would le loo large, so li: i ho would shock the con- of he public ana insure me In of the democratic party," re- 1 Jr. Gerard. Lidded that the committee had Hrtised 1128. uuo so tar, ami lit he would be "thankful to i Billion." Will Make Two Trips. liRIOX. Sept. 23 Plnns for timpanftn trips for haraing :4 October were made public to He contemplates a swing Into iiMii far south as Cnat- jUI, Tenn. and one into the mid- ittt as far as Kansas city ana ii Warning Is Iteceived. fclYELAND, Sept. 22. Post al Murphv received an anony- hilMterof warning that two m IoiiU of explosives were being irtt into the city to blow up Ubinki before midnight. Police Minn rushed to the three In huooi tt once. M $.10,000 In Money. BET10IT, Sept. 22. Four ban- ianped with $30,000 after hold n (he employes of the branch of Flm State bank. CVHUitillor Is Killed. !"BUX. Sept. 22. County Coun r Lynch, a prominent Limerick : FHner, was shot dead this tat in the Dunlin hotel. The inti were alleged to be "black M" by the police. PRICKS ARK KKDl'CKD. fiy Associated Press MANCHESTER. Se.pt. 22. The Amoskeag Manufacturing company announced a 33 per cent reduction In the price of cotton goods. the telegram received here was $140. Kord cars which have been selling for $795 will hereafter sell for $655. Montana Democrat Replies to Harding By Associate Pma. CHICAGO. Sept. 22. In a state ment In reply to the contention of Senator Harding that "there is an Irreconcilable conflict between the constitution of the United States and the league of nations covenant," Senator Walsh, of Montana, demo crat, said that the republicans are "attempting to obscure the fact that their opposition to the league in purely partissan in character." Grand Jury In vestigates Charges Br Ansoeiatea Press. CHICAGO, Sept. 2. The grand Jury Investigation of the alleged gambling by baseball players In last year's world series between the Chi cago Americans and the Cincinnati Nationals and of the charge that the Philadelphia and Chicago National game on August 31st was fixed for Philadelphia to win, began today. Irishman May Be Getting. Some Food (By Associated Press). LONDON, Sept. 22. Terence Mac Swiney began his 41st day of the hunger strike with a setback. There Is no reference In the report as to whethef he was accepting or refusing nourishment. 10 Although Slight Amount of Splitting Is Reported Loss Will Not Be Heavy. PACKING STARTS SOON Reortg From Willamette Valley Are To The Effect That Prunes la Tluit Ideality Have llec-n Itadly Hurt lly Ituln. Japs to Insist On Racial Equality , (By AnftLCtntr-d Pt-prsV KIO. Spt. 22. The Japanese -nimnt as the result of a mect f the cabinet will vigorously satiations concerning antl- aw legislation and push firmly ;aestion of racial enualitv in the ff of nations conference, accord- we Hoctu Shimbun. These "MM will be considered further ir'i meeting of the diplomatic 7 council. to company More Teachers Needed In County That the present rains are doing but little damage to the prunes is the statement made by those who are in close touch with the situation throughout the county. In all sec tions it is reported that In spite of the severe handicap caused by the great shortage of labor, the growers are getting well along with the pick ing. The season is more than half over and driers are full and working at capacity. The rains have caused a slight amount df splitting, while brown rot has shown up to a very small degree In the prunes that are on the ground. However, the sun shine which has alternated with the showers has prevented serious dam ace by rot, and it Is expected that the greater part of the crop will be saved. The prune growers are work ing under difficulties, there being a decided shortage of pickers. As a re sult of the construction of a large number of new driers, most of the fruit can be taken care of as soon as picked and consequently the loss has been greatly reduced over what It would have been had there been lesR drying capacity. Reports from the Willamette val ley are to the effect that great losses have been caused by the rains there. The prunes there have been splitting badly and are being made unfit for use and the brown rot is also quite prevalent. Local packers are prepared to start their plants soon as prunes are al ready beginning to come In. All of the plants have been thoroughly overhauled and put in condition for operation, and as soon as a few more tons of the dried fruit are brought Into the city the packing will be started. Although the price Is not as good as was offered last year, it Is still verv good and the growers will realize an excellent profit on their cron. A considerable amount or ine county crop this year will Twenty-eight positions for teach ers at salaries ranging iruiu to $125 per month are still open in , Dnuelas county according to figures!. .,,,. u- h n..m' Rmnn In the hands of County Superintend- ARSOrlatlon although the local pack- ent. O. Brown, inese PUI""U"" I In nlants will have almost all that are all in rural districts and "nles8lhoy can handle. There haR been teachers can be procured 'ln,n B practically no speculation In prunes short time there will be 28 districts , h) an(1 lnsloild of putting the without scnooi inis wnuer. ,mvrrB nto the field, the companies districts have arranged temporary . ,, j frn, hi.vinir and the consolidations and this has cut tne!Rrower9 hnVe been forced to se"k a numner or icacners noi mi ... '"i contract, rather than hold out on 28, but at tne prueseni lime ""cithen, as In former years MAKl;s DRAMATIC PI.EA. Hy Associated: Press SALEM, Sept. 22. Mrs. Steiger, aged 64 years, accused of being Implicated In the shooting of her husband by Jesse Mullinix. made a dramatic 4 plea to the Jury while testify- ing. "I did wrong. I disgraced my family. I pray you gentle- men to forgive mo," she said after tolling of her relations with Mullinix. The state rested the case. MUST PROTECT YOUNG m State Agent of Pacific Coast Organization Says Con dition Is Terrible. VALUE OF WOMEN LOW Quart of Whisky is Held lo lie Worth Mure Than Purity of Young (Iris ajul is Cilven Mme Attention by Officers. The grand Jury continued In ses sion today Investigating the case against Arthur Hevingham, who Is FIGHT TAX RATE Letter Ser.t Out By County Association to All the Timber Owners. PROTESTS ARE RECEIVED County AtwoNNor Says That Increase In Timber Vuluatioiu Was Mado To Assess Timber Holdings in lroiMirtion to Farm ProKkrty That the timber men will put forth a strong effort to induce the Board of Equalization and protest assessment on timber is evidenced by a letter being sent out by II. O Pargeter, secretary of the Douglas County Tax Association to all per sons holding timber within the coun ty. As a result of this letter the as sessor Is receiving numerous protests to the assessment and It Is quite cer tain that a large number of timber owners will be In the city on the 27 for the purpose of meeting with the Board of Equalization and proteest Ing the action of raising the assess ed valuation of the timber In the county. This letter, which completely explains the stand to be taken by the timber men is as follows: To Timber Owners: The assessed valuation of all tim ber land In Douglas county has been lllt.VNDl l HY I. W. W. lly Associated Press ASTORIA, Sept. 22. George H. Goetx, a pipe litter, is report ed to have been slugged and branded on the stomach by the I. W. W. which to base an assessment and we will be able to proceed upon a mucn more satlsfuctlry basis." Tropical Hurricane Hits In Louisiana NKW OKI.KANS. Sept. 22. A tropical hurricane luxt night hit the Louisiana count, striking with full force close to Morgan City. The wires are all down and train are de layed. There is anxiety for the sugar and riee crops of the section directly in the path of the storm. Miller and Chosen As a Candidate GROWING OF MINT A College Expert Says That Mint Can Be Profitably Raised In County. BOTTOM LAND NEEDED Ilr AMaoHntrrf I'mN. PARIS, Sept. 2 2. Premier Mlllor and was chosen ns candidate for the presidency by a Joint caucus of the members of the senate and chamber of deputies today. charged with Inking 1 5-year-old ! increased Iforty percent. The Hoard of Grace Stevens, of Cornell, Washing- tun, from a northbound train and keeping her here for several hours for Immoral purposes. Miss Stevens Koualization is now In sosslon and we believe all timber owners should take a decided stand in the matter, and make a vigorous protest against was one of the witnesses against lnls increase. Hevingham and was accompanied to In order that all timber owners Roseburg by W. O. McLaren, state may have an opportunity to present agent of the Pacific Coast Rescue and ' their case to the bonrd, we have Aid society. j made arrangements with the Board "People of Oregon have absolutely permitting all timocr ownes 10 ui no idea of the number of Juvenile ! pear and show the unjustlce and un fairness of tne increase, i ne uiiie mi for this hearing is September 27th. at 10:00 a. m. at the assessor's office. We have made arrangements with all the larger timber owners to ap pear In person ami proiesi wii Member Federal Reserve Appointed ltv Associated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. D. C. Wills, of Clevelund, was appointed a member of the federul reserve board by the president. cases we are called upon to handle, said Mr. McLaren, who will remain in Douglas county for several days Investigating mntters In this vicinity. "The trouble Is we put too little value upon our women. A quart of whiskv is held nf more value than the nuiilv and chastity of our young . this Increase. We realize that the girls. If a bootlegger sells a uuart smaller holders cannot afford to of moonshine every brficor from the make a personal appearance owing are no applications to If 111 the exist ing vacancies. Excellent salaries are being offered this year, one district paying as high as $175 per month, uhlle others are expending the sums of $145 and . $150 per month. Sev eral of the existing vacancies pay $12S and others vary between that amount and $100. the last named sum being the minimum. -4 Councilmen to Be Renominated m Cars Take Drop In Price rr.. - wir. Mich.. Sept. 21. Henry ' announced that nria nn axMi of his autoniohtli.a hnvo - 'wec, on an average of $152 - -muring them practically '"'rail Unfl ed nrHr. - ojktar the announcement Ford J of materials which are to tntny rarls of ,he count-y inking production and that a mi of orices is the only way oiterials can be forced on the f Pre-war conditions :t ibout. Kiri PriC,8 ,re PnVc,lve lm- 0;li trices in, ku,. "ln'' " ' ,lme w t, -"b. iu war is i."" come down." i5l4 'noustry has suffered as wore as ruci. . , irodu ana raw mar- wmTS" moblle men of Tie- ir TOmP"l0Ti will force r . . nt Lockwood wi!.."""'' -wived, a wire this tf r1 'h' "P In the V-- .,. tie With the season well along those Interested In prunes are breathing sighs o" relief, for It Is now certain that the loss will not be as heavy a was first expected, and will he much liehter than ln any section of the state. o The afternoon .train from the south due here at 1:25 was delayed for several hours this afternoon ow ing to a minor Ifreight wreck south of the city. Petitions are being prepared and will be put Into circulation within a short time to place In nomination all of the councilmen now serving Itl RR JONKS KILLED MARSHFIELD, Sept 21 Burr Jones, fireman was killed Mon day morning and Ed. Monear, a brakeman was seriously injureu These petitions will he filed with the as the result of a wreck late city recorder and the names of thel Saturday at Powers. Coos coun- councilmen now representing the ty, on the Smith-Powers log- various wards will be placed on the, ging railroad from Mien rmge w ballots for the November election. ' It is understood that there will be' opposition to several members. All, petitions nominating dfflclals for the city offices must be filed on or he- and piling fore October 2. as any riled arter, that time will be too late to allow! the name of the candidate to be I firm has a t Tt .-. . """a si inc. F11 tk. u. out 'hy win he "wk of car. , printed on the ballot. Mail Carrier Has Auto Accident oirJ Z V" and the Ford 1 ,n 4lin the dealers. announced ln While on his mall route east of the city yesterday, C. O. Carnahan es caped serious Injury wnen his ma chine turned turtle near the South Deer creek grange hall. He had reached back Into the rear seat to pick out some mall for a nearby farmhouse and was driving at a fair rate of speed. As he reached back he swerved the wheels and the car went off the road and turned com pletely over, breaking two of the supports of the car hut doing no other damage. Mr. Carnahan was slightly bruised but otherwise un li.lnroi H secured the assistance of a nearby farmer who took the mall and carrier on around tne route, and upon returning to the scene of the accident aided In right ing the car, which was driven back to Roseburg under Its own power. when the shay engine drawing seven cars of logs ran away for three miles, and ended up by liimnlne the track at a curve up In a guirn da feet below. Engineer Bishop of the train Jumped before the wreck occured. telling the others to do the same, but they did not understnd him and as the train went over the grade fireman Jones, who is also an engineer was trying to check Its speed. Mr. Jones came to Powers about a year ago from Rose- burg, where he was born and raised. He was 63 years of age. sheriff to the dog catcher Is on his trail, but our young girls can be lured Into shameful lives and noth ing is ever said. Only recently I went into a county where a terrible condition was found. Two girls un der 15 years of age were prospective mothers, three others were diseased, while many others we found were leading lives of shame, all of the girls being Juveniles. When the evi dence was placed before the district attorney he said be was too busy nrosecutlng cattle thieves to prose cute the married men and the young single men who had heen rosponsmie for the downfall or the young girls. Until we give more serious thought to the purity of our girls we are go ing to be called upon to lace juveuu delinquency, and I am sure there are few who rullv realize the seriousness of the condition already reacneo. "Douglas county is noi me o. nor is It the best In the state. On this trip I have three Juvenile cases I invoctiir.ite and if I should di vulge the names of those regarding whom this Investigation is to be made, there would be many people surprised." ' fiml this condition to a large extent among our high school ,.nil hovs and girls, who are too wise f.r their age. who are lnriuenc- inc the morals rif oiners. someining must be done, and that, promptly. Young girls must be taught to re spect chastity, thev must he given the pro'ecMon of the home and must be carefully guarded. Young boys must be given the same teachings of the same class, for unless the moral condition of our young rolks Is Improved, the nation is going to suffer. We must stop nutting the value of a young, pure girl, neiow tnni cr a nuart of whiskey or a yearling steer. We must prosecute the men who are making a business of prey ing upon pure womanhood. We must tnn and stop at once the spread of the revolting diseases wnien are becoming so alarmingly prevalent thromrhout our state. It is a proo trm for parents and for orflcers, and both must co-operato In their duty." to the amount involved, but wn be lieve that UDon receipt of this letter all timber owners should write or wire the County Assessor protesting aealnst the increase. In otner worns, it ! necessary to take a very strong stand in the matter, and the only way this can be done Is for each and every owner of Douglas County timber to take the mntter up wmi the assessor and the Board otr Miuni iraiinn We would theretoro. suggest that you either write or wiro the Board or Equalization setting rorth the fact that you believe the In crease is unjust, unfair and not at all in accordance with the valuations placed upon other classes of prop erty. Wn believe that If we let this In crease go unprotested. It will only be a question of a short time before another Increase will be made, and it la possible and very probable mat If this orotest is made strong enough the Increase will be reduced to twen ty or thirty percent. Yours v ry truly. DOl'C.LAS COI NTY TAX ASSOCIA TION. By. H. O. Pargeter, secy o Class Officers Are Elected The first regular meeting of the Roseburg student body will be held this afternoon and plans organized tnr .hnol work for the coming year. Class meetings for the purpose of electing officers have liecn held this .ot with the fol owing results: Ouninrii President. Cecil Mc- Vn!rhe Vice-President, Fayo Ced visor. Miss Ruth Ann Wilson. juniors President. Maurice New- land: See.. I.eta Heunws: 'l reas., I.lovd Patterson: Leaner, A.ian Hewitt. Rnnhomores rres.. Vivian Orcutt; Vfce-Pres.. Mabel Ollkeson: Sec, Hazel Halff: Tn-i" . Earl Patterson: Pet -at-Arms. I.tirb-n Cobb; Class Advisor. C. .1. Everett. Freshman Pres., William Thrall: Vice-Pros.. Phil Singleton; See Lu cille Lenox: Tren... Clifford Thorn ton: Advisor. Miss Meek uioeni n'Miy IH.-III- this noon, tne cia won her Joining th" student body receiv ing a handsome class pennant. All .!... sttalning 100 per cent will "The Increase in timber assess ment is not so great as appears on .!- ,ihn ni-re." Assessor Calkins stated today ln commenting on a iiunuwr ..i complaints that had been receiveo "Several years ago timber was re rtiieed 20 nercent. or in other words was lowered to SO cents on the dol lor Wn are now adding 40 percent to this reduced assessment which brines the new valuation to $1.1 instead of $1.00, or an Increase of 12 nercent over the old assessment "This assessment, I believe, places timber In Its proper relation to farm nronertv. The present price oi mm her Justifies a substantial Increase and I feel that the rate that has been ndded is very reasonable "There Is no doubt but that the old rate nut timber entirely out of pro portion to farrh and city property. fore ne the latter classes u ra-n more than their share if the burden nt tnvntlon. "Ijist Anrll we newi a nieeiuin with the timber owners at which time they requested us not to mak our assessment on the pro rata ex tension of the timber cruise. They consented to agree to a Just Increase In the amount of assessment and the present valuation I feel Is perfectly fair and equitable. "During the war period timber could not he held on such a high value . The present activity In the lumber market, however, and the present prices being paid for lum ber make timber holdings more val uable and consequently the nsses ed valuation should be hlrher. The halancn between timber snd farm property must be retnlned If both are Poles Advance On 33 Mile Front (fly ArtHoHuti'i! VreuR). LONDON, Sent. 22. A Moscow statement received today reports the Polos In a new offensive advanced along a front 33 miles long. Fierce flKhtiiiK marked tuu advance, the re port states. Suitcases May Be Clue to Crime Sheriff Ceorge Qulne and acting Chief of Police Percy Webb are hold ing two suitcases which may play an Important part In a hold-up case and possibly a murder charge In Jackson county. Last Sunduy. (ieorge Mc- Court, who for some time had been employed In a const ruction camp nt Oakland, reported to the official that his two sultcnses, containing all of his personal possessions, hail been stolen. Two suspects were picked u in this city, but as the suitcases could not be round the men were released McCourt started out to I rail them but evidently lost track of them, for on Monday evening he was seen at Myrtle Creek, while on the same night a man was held up on a rail road trestle at Ashland, rubbeil and pushed off the trestle. It Is reported that before being thrown from tin trestle ho was shot and Hie revolve which was round there has been Identified as the one taken rrom Mc Court's sullcnse. The sheriff at Hornbrook, Calif nicked un five men suspected of the Ashlund affair anil two of them tol of having left their sullcases in Roseburg In a lodging house, nil: Information was teleeraiihed to tli officers here, wlih the result that tli suitcases were found at Itapp's loom lue house tod.iv and were Ideuillle as the ones belonging to McCourt the revolver helllK missing. It I surmised that the two men nrreste here Sunday left the subcases afti inking out a few of the arilcles an proce-ded to Ashland, where ih held up the resident or that city. The chief of police at Ashland l norted that the man who wus throw from the trestle Is In a very serloii condition and may possibly (all t recover. If such Is i be case, a mur ,l,.r ehnree will nrobably I"' placed A search Is being made today fi Mr. McCourt. who had not been 1 cated at a lute hour this afternoon It Is thought that he Is in the vlcli.lt of (ilendale, and an acquaintance has been sent to search for mm. ITx.f. Roquet Writes It. A. Ilerscher In Answer to Inquiry That Mint Can He Produced in Paying Quantities in This County. Whether or not the raising of mint would prove profitable in the I'mpqua valley is a problem that has been Interesting to growers for some time past. R. A. llerscher, of lillard has been one of those most greatly Interested in the proposed mint growing project, and recently rote the Agricultural College ask- g for advice of experts as to the feasibility df the plan. In answer he received the following Ifrom G. Boquet of the vegetable gar- enlng department. "t am having sent to you a pam phlet, giving some details as to the growing of mint. There is an assocla- on of mint growers in this vicinity hich is called the Willamette Val- y Mint Growers Association which association recently held a meeting Monroe. Benton county, for the purpose of pooling the oil oh" this year's crop and setting a price on ho same. They have decided to offer ho oil for $8.00 per pound, apd It Is probablo that there will be some ten or eleven thousand pounds of oil pro duced by the mint growers In Demon inn and Lane counties. Mint can be rown almost anywhere In the Wil lamette valley and ln other parts of he stnte where the summers do not get too dry and where the soli Is rich enough to raise a good nay crop for the growing or mint Is in a way similar to the growing ot nay. The mint Is cut with an ordnary sickle and Is cropped up Just as the ordinary hay crop being attorwarda distilled by a special process. If you uro Interested in getting some roots. vou can got In touch with Mr. E. B. Wallace of Albany, of Bird Rlckard f Monroe Oregon who are presl lent and secretary respectively ot the Willamette Valloy Mint Growers sBoclatlon 'Also you will bo able to get some grower's experience in producing mint by getting a copy of the Ore gon Statesman, published I believe sometime Inst year, the Issue of the paper dealing especially with the , growing of mint. Copies of this paper can be obtained iTrom the of fice of the Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon for five cents apiece. If you were to figure on growing mini In the vicinity of Dlllard you would have to take some rich bot tom Innd that would hold moisture well during the summer because louglns county, so far as I know, has lightly less summer moisture -thin most parts of the Willamette valley, hence It would be necessary to raise ibis mint on bottom soil which will hold moisture well during the sum- men time. Irrigation would be es pecially bendricfal. 'There Is an opportunity for more ulnt to be grown In Oregon, pro vided one takes a good piece or land ulilvates It intensively and gets a good yield of oil per acre. The best yielding areas In this district has pro- luced forty-five pounds per acre of lislllled oil, which Is probably twelve to fifteen pounds more than the av- rage yield obtained. "The mint now produced com mercially Is the English Block or white mint. The mint found growing wild In many places has no commer cial vnltlo Tor distilling purposes. 'Full details can be obtained of ihe garden vegetable department of he Oregon Agricultural College. A eon test for hershlp will Ink" place this after- , .,., v tired snd this Is the plan followed by this office In leyvmg tne assessments. des; Secretary, uoroiny i ' ' ' rw,a the snnat. Treasurer. Ruth Burnett; Class Ad- also receive - 'Vext vear we will have the bal ance of the timber cruise and will then have complete figures upon PROPERTY SOLD TODAY The V It Anion property, bette known as the Neuner place at Day Creek, was. disposed tit today at etinnllan's salo to Howard A. HI The ranch la considered one or Hi best In the locality and was solil a price or $17.ftno. The legal matters Incident to the sale were attended lo by attorney O. P. Cosbow. Mrs. O. L. Humphrey and child ren, or Eugene, who stopped In tb's cliy lo visit ror a short time wlih Mrs. J. A. Zinirlrk. left this morn ing ror San Francisco, where Mr. Humphrey, who Is employed I y the Southern Pacirie, Is receiving treat ment at the S. P. hospital. Hotel Man "Writes Up" Roseburg In the current leuo of the Hotel Monthly, John Willy, the publisher, '1-Brrihen his trip to Hoseburic and the wonderful reception he recolred in thl city at the hnndft of the "Tim-fiua O rhetors" of the Hotel rmpMiin. The I!oe Monthly in pub lished in Chicnico and In an authori ty on hotel new. Mr. Willy and hlti ilniiL'hter recently completed a tour of all the national parka, and It was on their trip north enrouto from "nit-r lake t hat they were pcr ii:itlH to Bton over In thla city. In the lnnt edition off the monthly ap pear a hlrdsey view of this elty, a tnVture of the rmpqita Hotel and the hree "f.reerers" Scott Weaver, Ray ''lark and Harry Wilcox. A complete detcrlption of the hotel and dlnlnft room In given, even to the Chinese kit'-iwn crew. Mr. Willy' description of Rone hnre and the fturrotindlng country will he rend In every neeilon of the country and will prove a very val uahle advertifttnK atinpt. The Pmpiuft O renter are to be commended In heir aucrem In being able to com mand nuch fine advertising for their hotel nd city.