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Lairres Have
Session -
Elected,
Rio Rous-
Night
FS ENTERTAIN GANG
I . . ..... .....monies Hil'iK"
. iit lvtughUT. Hoi
fL ,d nu..s.-Kv.in a
jW KnM""1" "'
Lu Pot. American Legion.
JUburg-. liveliest organ!"
eTed thel, officer, for he
L rear last n.ght at a rous.og
' . . ..... n. room
he belo in u"
a Armory
sjcifht ,ermed '
The meeting
whii-bang
.. .!,(... doinfE
j There was -'-o --
.tart lo the finish of the
.h comrades of the
long remember last night
I men ,wctea for 1921 were
flows: rom cuiii..... -r..j
triro-tom maimer, cnar-
Leon aic-
kr ana
ill I
AH iumnt.
J Finance officer. James
rmniuin. I'hiliP Harth.
Sla James Fletcher; Execu
Imatlilee. Dr. Charles Wade.
EX Carl Wlmherly. These
also installed last night
Sicb of them given an oppor
ito address their comrades,
during officers given
cheers and a tiger, which ex
ad the appreciation of the le-
main business ' session -wan
4 at eicht o'clock and promptly
ku time all crap games, solif;
And o.ner A. K .1'. amusement',
halted The business centered
ad the Creat Shirley Saxaphone
in and Dance to he held Ht
rmory nest Thursday night
the auspices of the American
(i. Ail of the leRionaires pre
war on- hundred In numbe.
aed four and live tickets luat
nd I hey today aced a caiu
wiiich will continue until to-
night in an eftort to pack
armory for this wonderful u'.
ioa. The Sh.rluys come to
Auri; well recommended a'ld
; hare been giving performance!
ttgion po.-ua in every part of tec
ry. u is desired that all local
sWs aislst the ex-servico me t
att.-n-ilii the performance at the
fry Thundy might and to sta
a big oaate to be held afier
fc legion also went on record
inn a biiilge over Hock Crce.:
i;A lo.iti to the niotintainous iit
eU 1t-iuiiii v.lieie several of th-'
or.iiivs h:ive government honi'
4s A committee will vitilt th?
) court mid take tho matter
J.lh thai body.
kihorne talent minstrul or inusl
fcmedy sliow bi staged here
iV'jruary ai.d will be sponsored
e letilon acccr ling to action
last (tight. A committee was
Jnti-d eoiisl.ding of Hales, Clark,
fciitn ami J. Mrt'llntoclc to ro-
ccjcerniiig this proposition.
post al?o wnt on record last
t faroring suitable) legislation
aute favoring the Oregon
Home locate-d in this city,
legion win drait resolutions
the statf b-eislnttir In py-
the nresenL l:niltrinnQ n. i..
''I'ty to the home. At the pres-
me World war vnrana ara nnt
'ed. William Pni.rn.nn otHttt.
'f the home, mailt, a tth'nrt InlV
Cht Dtr.tln.. -k... k .
of vetenn-. there and also
M-d beds for th.-m. even though
a doe, no; so p-rmit. Cmpqua
Plans to make a determined
a.ong this ' ne nnd hope to win
in'.ediatelv full. ,.-
wsaion the Royal -and Antlquat
'der of tioofs P-udo their np-
iee. The lniiiation ceremonies
d on by the thre charter ni4.,n
I .I,.,' s'ei'hn.son and Bates.
I "ie l.g.nairr- by storm and
L 'hat many of their
lid not recognize them when
' -h. Ti ? lal" ln 'he even
L-.r. ' " "ae -.l." The Uoofs
s'and hoys through the
5 lit ?'"" 'h"y nad concluded
V on .resent had bwn urandPd
lr d-, tv. i "ipped In ink.
tad Com h'' iilr'ers. Mcred
I ta w-ro '"e Participantt
r bad ,,."; ''1 1 ' conte.t. After
. They we'
'f:ro,.,M "d finished the
(v o! rrart:;'p r'0,lrlra t his
and j, .'" tn re.
Hera Mt , '"iiocK was
f 7 T the
H war,.., . . l,oot- Cecil
h w5. f: , "ea"ful ditty
by niimproui
on
! A , ,''" b5r ,h Goof
ran of other nl.
r"l hll Vk ov"r "t the
nnmor ,v.,h.r" lll I.
'" w.r. i rt?K." hun.
''o-ro.ii chow ii, ' r'1
' old ,"w 'ln formed
his own' k. p. and the entire event
savored of the days during the late
rumpus.
Th. rinnf e.imniitteA aDDolnted bv
Commander Devaney last uight to
.t.A i.u.va ne iHa Antertainment at
the oxt regular meeting consisted
of John McClintock, Charles Spring
er and Charles Stanton.
Aged Rancher Is
Found Dead.Tues.
a. M. Crant. an aged rancher re-
aiding alono in his cabin five miles
from Glendale, was found dead yes
terday afternoon about 300 yards
from his home. Mr. Grant was 72
years old and was ln failing health.
Death 1b thought to have been caused
by cerebral hemorrhage. He was
cutting wood at the time of bis
leath. Several men, residents 01
Glendale, were cutting wood not far
from the Grant cabin, when the gaso
line saw they were using broke In
some manner and they walked to Mr.
Grant's cabin to obtain some tools to
repair it. Not finding him at the
house, they walked toward the barn,
finding his dead body where it had
fallen near the wood he was cutting.
He had apparently been dead only a
Bhort time. Coroner Hitter was called
from this city and lrft for Glendale
on train No. 15 last night to take
care of the body. He returned to
this-city this morning. No inquest
will be held.: Mr. Grant la aurvived
by a brother, John O. Grant, of Ho
quiam, Washington, and a sister
hose address is unxnown. rne
brother has been telegraphed and the
body will be held pending an answer.
Mental Culture
f Club Program
The Mental Culture club met yes
terday with a good attendance of
members and invited guests. The
topic for the day was "Americaniza
tion." A verey creditable paper wns
given by Mrs. Burner, and a lecture
by Ilev. Guy Fitch Phelps proved
both Interesting and educational.
Rev, Phelps Is a very forceful speak
er and handled his subject ln a very
aide mnnrjer. - He emphasized three
points that are generally conceded lo
be of groat importance ln this work
of today r Education of immigrants lu
our public schools, thus acquiring a
thorough knowledge of American
ways: that all foreign bom be com
pelled to use,-the English language to
the exclusion of all others, and that
they renounce allegiance to their na
tive country.
On Dec. 21st the annual chrituiiia
soci.-..! will be held, with tho usual
exchange of gifts. A splendid program
has benn arranged and a very pleas
ant afternoon is anticipated.
Men Confess To
Killing Girl
Hy Associated Press
PORTLAND, Dec. 8. Alfred Axel-
son and Paat Caves, arrested In con-
ction with the death of Maude er-
gtison, a high school teacher, who
was struck and killed by an aulomo-
bil- late yestorday, told the police
that they saw an unidentified autoist
run the girl down. Under severe
giilllng the suspects later confessed
that tbey wer in the machine when
it struck Miss Ferguson.
Broken Leg Ca uses
Lawyers Arrest
By Associated Press
YAKIMA. Wash., Dec. 8 Because
they couldn't agree over a lawyer's
fee. Attorney Charles H. Allen, of
this city, became angered with, his
client, A. L. Pendleton, and shoved
that gentleman out of the door, with
the result that Pendleton fell down
several steps and landed with, one
leg badly twisted under mm. He
called out that his leg was broken
and a hurry-up call was sent for an
ambulance to convey him to the hos
pital. Lpon the arrival of the am
bulance, Pendleton was found with a
hammer and some nails repairing
the break. He brought suit for as
sault In the third degree against his
lawyer, charging him with breaking
his wooden leg.
CHER ELECTED
Interesting Meeting Held at
City Call by Chamber of
, . Com. Last Night.
PLANS ARE DISCUSSED
Committee Ak1iiUm1 to Arrange for
Open Meetimr and llunquet lit
Which Drive For Membership :
and Fund Will lie Made.
That the Roseburg Chamber of
Commerce is making rapid strides
forward was evidenced by the good
attendance and the great Interest
manifested at the meeting last night.
The meeting was called to order at
8 o'clock and the financial statement
placed before the members present.
It was shown that all hills have been
mat and that there is still a small
balance in the treasury. The pub
licity booklet was approved and
highly praised and was placed In dis
tribution today. A publicity tunu
has been created to take care of the
expense of the publication.
A committee composed of Irvin
P.runn. i E. McClintock and C. A.
lockwooTI was appointed to arrange
for an open meeting and banquet to
be held at some time within the
near future. This meeting will have
as its purpose the awakening ot
greater interest in the Chamber of
Commerce and the launching of an
Intensive membership campaign. Tho
members of the committee will re
port their plans at tho next meeting
of the board of directors.
The local Chamber of Commerce
is seriously handicapped by the lack
of funds. While other cities and
towns have publicity funds amount
ing to over 1 10,0(10 ln practically ev
ery Instance; Roseburg is forced to
limit her activities to an expense ol
not more than $1,(100. Whllo other
cities can send representatives to
vnrious meetings and can secure leg
islation on matters of importance.
Rosoburg has not sufficient funds
for this work and consequently lh-
results ' are much loss than the
should be.
As one means of worRing up
greater Interest Attorney C. F. Hop
kins recommended tha the forum
meetings as are practiced hy othei
cities and towns be Btarted. These
meetings provide for a noon lun
cheon to lie held at some central
place where men can gather duringl
tho meal and discuss various activi
ties and plans for the benefit of the
community nt large. Such meetings
have been found very successful ln
other places and will undoubted be
started here soon.
t being the time for the annual
election of directors a new system
for taking this vote was Introduced.
Blank ballots were handed out and
each person present was Instructed
to write tha names uf sjven favorite
candidates for d.iect' rs. This being
done the votes were t tilled mid those
receiving the highest number de-
clnred elected. This does away with
the necessity of nominations and at
tho same time secures a more repre
sentative vote. These directors will
meet at Bonie future date and will
elect a president, vice-president, sec
retary and treasurer of the organiza
tion. The directors chosen last night
were, Geo. Neuner, Jr., A. C. Mars-
ters. J. W. Hamilton. Irvin Tirunn.
J 10. Mcf'llntoel:. C. A. Lockwood
and F. II. Churchill.
It was determined that a strong
effort should be put forth to secure
quarters on a ground floor nt some
place on a business street if possi
ble. The organization is now handi
capped by being on an upper floor
and consequently visitors to the city
are unable to locate the Chanilier of
Commerce.
Will Ask U.S. to
Curb DeValera
. LONDON-. Dec. 8. The Brit-
lBh government la considering
k arh-thnr It will request the
United States. In the Interests
nl Anelo-American friendship.
a. , fai.u nttiMitl notice of ami-
British activities in Amerlcu of
Eaiuon DeValera, ao uonur
Law told the house of commons
today. ....-
YO.VCAI.I.A MEX QI IT.
In order that the women may
put into execution their plans
for the administration of city
affairs, the city officials of Yon-
calla on Monday night tendered
their resignations and the
women officers elected at the
recent general election took
office. The councllmen first
resigned and the mayor ap-
p.iinted the women members
w-ho were recently elected and
v then tendered his own resigna-
tion and the women appointed
the mayor. Mra. Mary Hurt.
The women would not have
taken office until January- 1,
but In order that they might
start their work at once the
men decided to resign.
League Plan is
Sharply Opposed
fly Associated Pith
GENEVA, Dec. 8. Plans for for
mation of a technical organization of
the h abile of nations for oValin? with
finance, health and transportation,
were rharply attacked at today's -slon
of the assembly by Newton Wes
ley Kowell, former president of the
Canadian privy council.
Fd'ttnrtiH IttfHxmimeiiuatitins.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. President
Wilson has forwarded his recommen
dations regarding the Armenian
boundary to the league of nations
session at Geneva. Switzerland.
Mickey Shannon
Dies From Blow
JERSEY CITY. Dec. 8 Mickey
Siarinon. heavyweight- who was
knocked out last night by Al Rob
erta, of Staten Island, Cied hern to
day from tho effects of tne blow that
put him over the ropes.
liOCAbXKWS.
Sheriff tiulno and Juvenile Offi
cer Agnes Pltchfonl spom touny at
Canyonvllle Investigating matters
pertaining to tne juvenue court.
In Canyoiiville
S. J. Jones left today for Canyon
villa to attend to business mutters
for a short time.
Attorneys heave
Attorneys O. P. Cos'.iow and Dex
ter Kice went to Oakland this morn
ing to attend to business matters al
that place.
Will Attend Funeral
M. W. Drollinger left this morn
ing for Portland to attend the fun
eral of bis brother-in-law, Fred J.
Daymon.
To Visit at Albany
Mrs. J. L. Barker and daughter
left this morning for Albany to vis
It for a short time with friends.
lU'tum.H Home
Mrs. George Frater left last night
for her home in Riddle after visit
ing here for a short time with her
brother I. It. Riddle.
From Eugene
Mrs. E. H. Belknap arrived In
Roseburg last night from Eugene
and will make an extended visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Singleton.
From Portland
Mrs. Earl Davis arrived in Rose
burg last night from Portland to
spend several daj" hero visiting with
Mis. J. E. McBride.
From Onkliuul
Miss Kate Deardorff arrived In
Roseburg last night from Oakland,
where she resides to visit for a few
days with her sister Mrs. W. W. Mc
Donald. Hero Today - -
Mrs. W. S. Howard, of Wilbur, was
a Hosebtirg visitor this morning,
shopping and visiting with friends for
a short time.
From OHklund
Beulah Bovingdon came to Hose
burg from Oakland tl.ls morning to
shop and attend to business matters
for a short time.
FlOIH SUtllCi'lill
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pt. John ar
rived In Roseburg this morning from
Sutherlin to spend a short tli.ie nt
tending -to business matters and
visiting w-lth friends. .
Arrived Tills Morninu
R. W. Marsters came to Roseburg
this morning from Salem, and will
spend several days here vislMng with
relatives and attending to business
matters.
Pas Through
.Mrs. W. II. Hughes and dnughler
passed through ltos?burg Inst night
enroute from Portland to California
and Te.as. where they expect to
make an extended stay. They were
n i.d at th station in this city by
Mrs. J. C. Hume.
Mew Top On Hearse
The black hearse used by the
Roseburg Undertaking Co. for c un-
try trips, and commonly known p.s
the "dead waron. is ueing com
pletely renovated, nnd a glass coupe
ton Is to be built over tne driver s
seal. Cockelreas and FParbor are do
ing the work.
T Flue Fire
A flue fire at the corner of Oak
and Rose street, last night resulted
in the calling out of the fire depart
ment. Another flue fire at tho home
of 1 Abrahams was reported this
morning and the general alarm
sounded. Neither fire caused un)
damage.
Lrf-ft VesU-rtuiy
Curtis Hickox of Portland, and
Misses Eula and Laura Nonhrrali
who have been visiting here with
the laitera parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
II. Northcraft of Douglas street, lefi
yesterday by automobile for Port
land. They were accompunlod by
Mr. Northcraft ot this city, who will
continue on to Seattle before return
ing home.
New Studebakers
A carload of Studobakera was re
ceived yesterday by C. O. Thomas.
Four of the new light Blxes were In
cluded In the shipment, and one five
passenger enclosed car, the hist of
that type to be received by Mr.
Thomas. The sedan Is finely up
holstered In rlcn, gray velvet j ma
terial, and has many new features
not usuully Included In curs of that
type, ltcd wheels add to the attractiveness.
Charley Wilbur came to RBse'jurg
today from his home at Wilbur an
pent a few houra attending to hu
nets matters. v
MANY MF.N I.K.T Ol'T.
Between 40 and 45 Southern
Pacific employes have been let
4 out at the local yards during 4
tho past few days. Thirty-two
of this numlter were round-
house employes, while others
i 4 were from the car repairing de-
partment and other branches of
railroad service. It Is rumored
that about 20 others are to be
let out. but no confirmation of
this rumor has been received. A
general reduction Is being made
4 in the working force over tho
entire division.
FIGHTING 10 LIVE
Legion Will Ask County Court
to Help Boys by Building
' Bridge and Road.
SETTLERS WANT AID
Olio Mail 1V1U of IHITkullicH Kn
coiuttvred in (acttlng Food mid
Supplies to Hit Home
stead Huddle.
Roy Foster, an ex-soldier, who Is
locuted on a government homestead
several miles beyond the Hock creek
fish hatchery, appeared before the
local American Legion post lust
night as a representative of Ihe sev
eral other ex-service men w!.o are
on h miesteads in that section. Mr.
Foster attked Umpq.ua post to aid
them in securing a bridge acroKi
Rook e reek to replaco tha one which
recently collapsed, iiiid to also work
for a road beyond there to make it
possible for the ho lues tenders to get
provisions and supplies into their
places of residence.
"I will Just cite one instance of
what happened to let you hoys know
how we are fixed up there, said Mr.
Foster last night In his apptat to the
Legion. "Several days nt?o I " rode
Into Itoebur horsehrck and brought
two pack hiT.-irs with i.ie. I loaded
both ot the horses with supplies for
the rest of the boys and myself and
mar tod back. When I reached Rock
creek I found that the bridgo had
been washed out. -. Those of you who
know Rock creek will agree with me
that it is almost Impossible to ford
it during high waters. Hlg, round
boulders four and five feet In diame
ter cover the bottom of the creek.
and it would be plain suicide to put
a norse in there and try to ford it.
Of course it was absolutely neces
sary that I get hy and get the. food
up to the fellows, so I rode up the
creek on this side about a mile, un
packed the horses and carried the
supplies piece by piece across the
Htreiiu by crawling over on a smul"
log. It took me over two horn's to
complete this task, and then I rode
down to where the bridge had fallen
in. I took off my clothes, struppo.i
tl'oiu mi the back of one horse and
Junip:d Into the saddle. I led tho
two park ftorr.eft and they success
fully swam tho stream. Ily the Mm !
thU was all done it was pitch dark
and I e'Mild not continue the trip,-
I built a fire in the woods and
st ived there a!) night. Tho rain
po-irerl down all night and I was well
soaked by the next morning. From
tli. 're on the road is terrible. The
m:id Is several feet deep and travel
is almost Impossible. I wIfIi yoti
fellows could help ua some way to
get :i bridge and a road. We home
s tenders will donate two weeks thm i
on its construction and he glad to;
do no. The government bet us those
homesteads wo couldn't stay there,
and It looks now like they are going
to win."
Following the talk of Mr. Foster a i
general discussion of the subject waa
carried on. Forest Supervisor Rams-
(Ml stated that the Rock creek
bridge was-originally built by the
forest department and donated to the
county. He also said that It is very
doubtful whether forest service aid
could again bo secured. The post
decided to tnko the matter up nnd a
committee will appear before, the
county court In tho near future to
ask their assistance.
Mr. Foster was then taken hefore
the Chamber of Commerce, which
war. in session lad night, and that
body followed the course of the Le
gion and appointed a like committee.
mel at Grants Pass on the 16th. Se
wull Dcane's challenge, stands wide
open to any welterweight in the
world, ln the seml-wiiiduiJ, it
should be f.ibt and furious, as Kid
Hands, of Eugene, is known as a
slugger, and "Knock-out Johnson"
also carries the same name. Match
maker Smith has arranged three 4
round bouts between good local box
ers to make the show complete.
Music Club Has
Good Program
A crowded session of the Koe-
burg Music Club was held last even
ing and an unusually Interesting
program was presented. Miss Nao
mi Phelps, daughter of Rev. Guy
Fitch Phelps, of the Methodist Kp
iscopul church, made her musical
debut In Roseburg, proving1 to be o
soloist of much ability. She will
prove a distinct acquisition to mus
ical circles here. Other numbers
were a piano selection, "Military
Polonaise," by lues Calhoun: vocal
duet by Dr. and Mrs. K. M. Hrum-
f it'ld ; group of three ienor solos by
Warren (i. Hurt: group of baritone
solos by Lymon Spencer; reading by
Mrs. W. W. Asncraft. This reading
was exceptionally long anr1, displayed
a good memory and dramatic abll
liv on the part of Mrs. Asncraft.
The cloning number was most un us
ual, being a novelty photographic
sketch by Hemus. the photographer.
Mr. Hemus developed portraits of
President-elect Harding, Mrs. Win.
Roll, of this city, and others from
apparently blank paper, and trans
formed tho German flag into Old
Glory by apparently wiping It over
with a wad of cotton. Mr. Hemus
told a romantic war story during his
exhibition dealing with a young sol
dier who used camouflage methods
communicating with his sweet heart
after he was captured by tho Oer
mnn army. Mr. Hemus showed much
nbilily ln the trick photographing
and his work was enjoyed hy every
one. A dainty luncheon was serv
ed and a social time followed the
program.
SAFE AT LAUNDRY
Robber Fails to Find :Vai;
uables After Rifling Safe
and Office Drawers.
INVESTIGATION IS MADE
Fight at Cottage
Grove on Friday
In Friday's bouts the fnna of Cot
tage Grove will bio Roy Cedarstrom
of Roseburg, a well known battler
in the main event against Sewn
Deane. the clever veteran from Spo
kane. Nothing need be said nf
Roy's ability, as he Is known to ho
a battier from the rirst gong to tne
latit.
I)nnp is a clever boy with many
victories to h's credit. Recently h
b:t I-o Johnson, tho "Dusky
Champ" of tho California welters,
Per.y Walker, and Jlmmle ismrey,
of Seattle, were unable to lsnd their
well known K. O. on IVane, as he
darned In nnd ou of their punches
to vb-tory. Deane was with the ath
le'lc show of Alamo shows for three
months; during that time he fought
nil comers and was vlctorius In each
bout.
I. ant st-rlng Deane was with har-
ll White, the classiest contender
for the crown that penny lonard
now wears. When asked whst he
had to sav abnnt the coming fight
Dean replied that he would pr .'fir
to talk after tho fight, he reatl7.es
that Cedarstrom Is one of the tough
est welterweights that he could pos
sibly meet on tbt Coast. If he should
win, he la matched to fight Red Ca-
Edwin Earl Thorn
ton Passes Away
A death which has saddened tho
entlro community occurred this
morning when Kdwln Karl, the In
fant Pon of Mr. and Mrs. Kdwiu
Thornton, passed away at the Thorn
ton homo in this city. The child
wa8 born April 17. 1918. in Rose
burg, and was nearly three years
of ugo at the time of his death. He
had been seriously ill for the past
two weeks, meningitis having causei
Ihe little boy's death. Kdwln Karl
had endeared himself to everyone
who knew him and his loss will be
keon!y felt by the relatives, as well
as their many friends. Mr. and Mra.
Thornton have tho sympathy of the
entire community in their extremely
sad bereavement.
Funeral service will be held at tht
Roseburg undertaking parlors at S
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, wll h
liev. J. II. Dickson, of tho Ilaptitd
church, conducting the sorvlce.
Peace Mission was i
Expensive Affair
fUv Asarvl.it I 1'renfO. 1
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8 President
Wilson today sent a special nwssaerf
to the senate which Fbows that tlif
expanses of the l ulled States ptact-mi.-sion
to the lengue of natioim
council nt Versailles amounted to
$1,651,191. ,
. . o
16,000 Clothing
Workers are Out
vt'u' vnnif r...o a Th. Amal
gamated Clothing Workers ui-
n '.mi need today that Ihe clothing
manufacturers had declared war on
Ihn ttniiinn Siv rtt ttiM l:irvn 1 1 ruin
have closed their doors against, slx-
irm tnotisana workers. j
Officers Are Confident That At
tempted Theft Last Mubt Wo
the Work ot Local Talent
Xo Money In the Safe.
For the fourth time the safe at
the Roseburg Steam ' Laundry was
forced open when some unknown
party last night rifled the office of
that establishment, obtaining nothing
of value. The safe was unlocked, the
management leaving it unfastened
as (he safe has been wrecked on two
separate occasions, causing a heavy
loss to the business. The person re
sponsible for last night's robbery en
tered through a window la the lower
part of the building, and went up
stairs and into the office. The safe
was opened and all tho papers and .
drawers removed. No money Is kept
iu the safo and the burglar did not
care for stamps, leaving a box con
taining several dollars in stamps
untouched. Several desk drawers
were removed and their contenU
strewn about over the office floor.
The laundry safe was blowu open
with nitro-glycerino a number of
years ago, the safe and office being
wrecked by tho explosion. The rob
bers were apprehended and both
served terms iu the penitentiary.
Since that time the safe has been
1 ft unlocked, and on one occasion a
few years later was ransacked again.
Only a few months ago some person
with a hammer removed the com
bination and tho handle, forcing the
owner to secure the services of a
mechanic and a gas torch to cut a
plate out of the door so that the
opening mechanism might he worked
by hand. The safe door now has a
lnrge opening cut through the outside
plate and It in impossible to lock it.
No valuables are kept ln the build
ing at any time and an the thief who
entered the office last night waa evl
deutly looking for nothing but
money, there was nothing taken.
It Is believed the work was that
of a local amateur, as there were no
professional earmarks to the case.
The robbery evidently occurred dur
ing early morning hours and It ap
pears that the robber was Interrupted
for a short time by someone passing
along the street, this being indicated
by the position of one of the drawers.
The officers wero notified thU
morning but they have practically no
clue on which to work. They have
made an investigation of the affair
and are confident that local talent Is
responsible for the crime.
Greece Asks King :
for Abdication
To Aslilmul .'.
Mrs. !-.arl Davi.i, who has born
visiting hTo for a short linn, with
Mrs. J. E. Mcllrliln. l.fi this morn
Inp for Ashland, whrre sh will Join
hir husband, who is in tho employ of
tho Soulhnrn Pacific. Thi'y will re
turn to Iholr home In Portland (0-
(flll'T.
fTly A..MM:l.TflO Pr.s).
ATHKNS, Dec. 8. Plans o havo
KIiik Con.itanline return to 'tho
Gr.'. k llironi. appoar to have ' be.n
nhitnoned, this fart being silhstu'n
tinicd by a note addresird fo the for
mer ruh-r asking him to abdicate in
favor of tho crown prince. Financial
pressure from flreat Britain against
Ihe plan to reseat Conrtlantlne Is' be
coming Htrnniser. and this Is belleved
lo be (he renwrt for the nolo being
sent asking abdication. ' " 1
Ihiea Not Concur. ,
l.rCKHNK, Switzerland. lco. 8.
Close advisors of Constantino , sajd,
nfter the former king had bein in
formed of the demnnd for his abdi
cation, that lie would not abdfacio
ihu Greek, throne. .. .
tiKTS HCAVY VISE.
' .
Martha S. Weldeinann, pro-
prletor of the Hos. burg Apart-
ment House, was tudiiy fined
$176 and coals, after being ad-
Judgsd guilty of the crlnin of
4 unlawful possession of lluuor.
Tho lostlmony in the case was
taken before City Recorder
Whipple, who foek th" i-nvt
under advisement until 30
o'clock this morning. Today he
decidod against the defendant
ami Imposed the fine. Mm.
Weidnmann'a attorney, Albert
Abraham, filed nettre of appeal.
.Mrs. WeldemanM'B bond has not
yoi boftiu fixed.
President Makes
t
Two Appointments
Ity A.ocuileil lre.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Col. V.
CI. McAleiander, tho "rock of the
Marne," once stationed at the Oregon
Am Icultural college, has been nomi
nated by the president for the rank
of brigadier general. Chas. 8. Dunn
was ulso named as register for the
Pnlt. l States land office ut l.a
Grande.
Committee Hears
Mary McSwinney
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. American
aid for Irish Independence can hesi
he Riven through effort to obtain
publication of tha truth about Ihe ac
tual renditions in Ireland, Mary iac
SwtneV. sinter of 'the late lord mayor
of Cork. I.xtlfiad before tlv commit
tee of 100 Investigating tho Irish
n'lcstlon. Mhvg MaeSwiney o wrted
that ProteatunU and Catholics, are
equally represented In tho movement
for Independence,.- ' - .. -