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Newspaper Page TextMEWS-3RBVSEW DAILY TEMPERATURE I Highest yesterday BO I Lowest but night 41 I WEATHER sight Mid Friday Whkh is Included The Evening Newt and The Roseburg Review w J, B08BBDBO, OREOON. THURSDAY JANUARY lit, 1021 VOL. X. NO. It U XXIII, NO. 208 OK THK EVENING NEWS M0SE3BG -'Wi LAGKMAILER Tlth. 7EIIS i TO MURDER PROMINENT t PORTLAND BUSINESS MEN -l ZMDOVT' 19 PIQUED BECAUSE OF gAYS HE WILL KILL LADD AN CONTINUING SEARCH. (By Associated Press). rORTLAND, Jan. 1J. The police era working on clues today to the J--ttlty of the blackmailer, dow." who aent threatening let tars to prominent men. Henry Jen Bin. Jr., who received two letters, whiah he ignored, found on his desk yesterday a note printed in ink on tbs stationery of hla furniture com pear, reading, "I have been here, aaaaow." Home Are Guarded. rORTLAND, Jan. 13. Guards war thrown about the homes of two rUand business men last night af ter letters threatening them and is If families with death were re vived from the blackmailer who a. pad through a police trap early yeMarday morning on the Base Line four money cannot save yon ' ws ," the "Shadow," as the myster Ic writer signed himself, wrote to J. Lesley Ladd and Charles Jen at r. two of the six Portland busi aew men marked for extortion rang ia from 110,000 to $25,000. '. to blackmail scheme came to 111 t yesterday when the police ad sa,. ad that the "Shadow" eluded tha. despite their carefully ar rar ad plans for capture. 1 otters demanding sums of $10,- to $26,000 and threatening i a were received by five of the to aded victims for the first time aVjrday morning. Ladd First Victim. I Tr. Ladd was chosen the first vic V by the "Shadow." he being or- 4 d to deliver a package contain to $25,000 Tuesday night. The a tod outlined by the blackmailer w for Mr. Ladd to install two flash II ta on his automobile as well as t- i rear lights. He was directed to 1 m Grand avenue and East Glisan ax at at midnight Tuesday and drive oat the Base line road' to the Auto mobile club house and then return by way of the Columbia river hlgh- t. - The "Shadow" notified his intend ed Ttetim that somewhere along this rants he would be in waiting tor the package of money, which he demand- Resolution Is Adopted Favoring Rock Creek At a regular meeting of the Doug la County Realty Board, held Mon day evening, January 10. the fol aad on motion was duly adopted. "Whereas, the bridge crossing on Rock Creek at a point near the mouth af aald Creek has been washed out, and i "Whereas, the need for the re tarding of a bridge to accomodate taa settlers living east of Rock Creek aad also for the nse of campers ui vary urgent, and "Whereas the county road has not bean defnitely surveyed and located aaat of Rock Creek, and many set tkare are now living in that section of Douglas county, who are entitled ta proper consideration at the hands of the county court of this county, aad "Whereas the construction of a bridge across Rock creek and the lo cating and initial grading of a road fiaau Rock Creek' to a point on the National forest reserve will be of a great benefit to the settlers and to tonrlsts, and will be the first step ta the construction of a highway leading to Diamond Lake and Crater Lake, and -"Whereas, the construction of such klghway. connecting Diamond Lake ad Crater Lake with the Pacific Mghway via the North Umpqua rente will orlng to Dour las county thousands of tourists each year and will give to the citizens of Douglas county the opportunity of vlsltlnr la popular resorts over the short at route. - -"Now therefore. Be It Resolved. V the Douglas County Realty Boar ta regular session assembled, that we arre our county court to take Imme diate steps looking to the early eon Mructlon of such bridge over Rock Creek, and the survey and prellmt aerv work on a permanent roadwav MBdinr from Rock Creek to tne Na taaal Forest Reserve, and be It far tter. "Resolved that these resolutions aa spread anon our records, and a aorr handed to the count court. and pnnllshed la the News-Review Douglas County Rmtltv Board uy m. r. Kiee, pres. FAILURE TO GET MONEY AND HIS FAMILY POLICE ARE . .mil ifeYl,' ed should be in denominations of $5, $10 and $20. Full Instructions Given. He gave specific Information as to how the money should be deposited. He said that somewhere along the road he would give a signal by wav ing a pocket flashlight three times in a circle. Mr. Ladd was directed to proceed not faster than 10 miles an hour and to drop the package, which should be wrapped in white paper, at the spot where the flash light signal should be given. He was then ordered to drive at high speed down the highway as soon as thi package had been dropped. Police Inspector Hellyer was se lected to impersonate Mr. Ladd in driving the machine with the spuri ous package. Three other automo biles loaded with police, deputy sher iffs and federal operatives followed at varying distances. Signal Flashes In Downpour. As Hellyer's machine and on con taining police detectives were com ing west on the Base Line road about 200 yards east of the Intersection of the Base Line road and the Craig road, they saw the flashlight signal through the downpour of rain. True to instructions, Hellyer proceeded at slow speed to a point where a bit of paper was burning to designate the spot where the package should be dropped. He tossed the bundle out of the machine and speeded up for about 100 feet, when he brought his car to a stop. By turning off one of his rear lights he signalled for the ma chines in the rear to come on. but by the time the others had arrived, the "Shadow" had picked up the pack age and fled. Although they scoured the wooded section at that point, they were unable to find the slightest trace of the mysterious individual. Woman Gets Threat. PORTLAND, Jan. 13 Mrs. Phil Oeturti received a threatening letter from "Shadow" It became known to- day. The letter resembled those re- celved by other Portlanders. Bridge And Road This proposed Improvement Is held to be the most Important In the coun ty for immediate action and support has been given by all of the large organizations of the county. The re construction of the bridge and the opening of the road to the forest boundary was first proposed by the Cmpqua post of the American Legion after some of the ex-service men. who have taken on government land beyond Rock creek told of the ex periences they were forced to under go in getting supplies to their cabins. A strong committee was appointed to represent the Legion and a sim ilar committee was appointed from the chamber of commerce and these two committees met Jointly with the county) court. Now that the realty board has added In the move, great strengtn has been added to the sun port ana it is evident that the coun ty court can adopt no more popular move than that called for In the above resolution. The expense to the county wilt not be heavy, a the settlers have shown a willingness to help. Timber for the nricige has been promised by a rep- reentative of the Kendall Lumber company which owns most of the timoer in the Immediate vicinity. The rosest service ha promised th. n of a man and a truck in the event the work Is done earlv In th. anrtn. and the settlers have agreed to do nat tanor. This bridge can doubt less be built a great deal ehnr unuer inese conditions, than wnnlH be possible at any other place and It Is certain that the bridge is badly needed. During the summer thous ands of people visit Rock Creek and to leave the ?ree uncrcssable vnnlH be doubtless to turn away many o' the tourists, campers and picnlcers. The county court Is not asked to make any great expenditure on the roaa between Hock Creek and the forest boundary. The court is asked to establish a grade and declare th road open, and do some of the rough er pans or the work, the settlers agreeing to donate labor for makln Improvements to the road In nH -mat tney may take out their produce. WOUNDED RETURNING. ft. fTnItH rri CONSTANTINOPLE. Jsn. 13. The roll of artillery echoes through the hills surrounding Brusa. and long trains of wounded wound their way back to the Greek base. The Turkish Nationalists are reported to be resisting vigorously- the Greek advance, without success. , Im portant Gre'k successes are claimed In Brusa, Ussiak and the Meandro sectors. Mob Takes Law In Own Hands (Fly Associated Press). JASPER, Alabama, Jan. 13. Wil liam Beard, a miner, held in connec tion with the killing of James Mor ris, guardsman, on December 31st, was taken from the jail by a mob and shot to death. Court Takes Child Away from Parents Holding that neither of the parents should be awarded the cuBtody of the four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dixon, Judge J. W. Hamil ton, In granting a divorce to J. F. Dixon from Mattle Dixon, ordered that the child be placed In some lo cal family that will care for it, and that the father contribute to its sup port. The testimony In the case was concluded last night, and this morn ing the attorneys argued the various phases of the case. The euit was brought by Mr. Dixon against his wife, alleging that she had been as sociating with other men. lie asked for a divorce and the custody of the four year old girl. Informing the coart that he Intended to place the child with his mother in California. After the grandmother had given her testimony on the stand and had ex hibited a rather quick temper, the Judge decided that she was not the proper person to rear the child, and ordered the father to place the girl in the custody of some responsible family fn Roseburg. An effort Is now being made to find some one who will assume custody of the child. The father promises to furnish money for Its support. o Roseburg Woman Receives Discharge Miss Alice TJeland, who for the past two years and a half has been doing reconstruction work among the returned soldiers, has received her discharge and arrived in Rose burg last night to spend Bome time at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Ueland. Miss Ueland was formerly head of the science depart ment at the local high school. After leaving Roseburg and going to New York, Miss Ueland was stationed at the army hospital at Denver for some time, going from there to Fort Sheridan, Illinois, where she spent a year, and for the past three months had been at Fort Sam Houston, fexas. "At the present time," said Miss Ueland, "there are about 800 patients at Fort Sam Houston. Most of them are accident cases from the surrounding camps, and as Fort Sam Houston Is at the head of the south rn division It is very likely that It will remain a permanent hospital. The work with the returned soldiers vas very Interesting and I thorough ly enjoyed my experiences." With the exception of the Misses Eva and Evea Applegate, who are at an army -amp in Georgia, Miss Ueland Is the last of the r econstructlon workers from this city to return. o Parent Teachers Meeting at Rose The Rose school Parent Teachers association met last night at the Rose' school building with a good attend- ance. A snort business meeting was neia loiiowing a gooa musical pro- gram given, by Elizabeth Williams, Donald Fields, Naomi Phelps, Jack. Throne, Carl Stoddard, Kenneth Radabaugh, Helen Falbe. . Howard '. Shaw and several sixth grade pupils, The program was much enjoyed and a gooa meeting Is planned for the next regular meet In-; of fhe associa tion. .ririiAiixi FUIl SETTLEMENT 1 O. w. Grubbe. who is belns held lit Oakland, California on a charge of '"iii;u money irom tne a scheduled at 8 o clock Is the Glendale 8tate Bank, has obtained a main attraction, and all sentl the services of an attorney and Is mt concerning the bonus trying to arrange a settlement with question will be sounded out. the bank. The extradition papers are Speakers have been secured and here and In the event that no set- a lively time Is expected. Home iiT-ii-ni can oe racneq, urubne will be returned to this city. B. F. Skinner, who has been ab sent for th past two weeks, return ed to Roseburg this morning. Mr. Skinner visited at Edmonton, Canada Taeoma, Portland and other northern points. Huge Tabernacle Is Filled Nightly by People Interested In Teachings. BIG CHOIR IS FEATURE Music Under the Direction of Mr. Lewis Is One of the Biggest Features of Union Revival Service Now in Progress. J. E. McCllntock. Last night the Christian church held the center of the stage at the tabernacle, and beaded by Pastor Hilton, the host of this church, with banners waving filled every avail able reserved seat, and more room had to be provided. The young, the middle aged and the elderly, they were all there. As the procession marched In the choir struck up the song, "Onward Christian Soldiers," and the large audience rose and gave hearty cheers, which suggests the splendid spirit of Christiun fellow ship which obtains among the churches of our city. Dr. Bulgin gave a hearty greeting to this com pany of church folk, and briefly re viewed their history from the time that Alexander Campbell gave as the creed that should later become the foundation on which this organiza tion would build, when he said. "Take the Bible tor your creed." An other thing, said Bulgin, that you Christians should be proud of Is that you have insisted thut the so-called Sunday Is thevLord's day." not the Sabbath, nor Sunday, but the Lord's day. He also reminded them that they have the distinction of being able to "talk back," or as the darkey says, "Spute," and this Is not a bad failing when done in the proper spirit; and finally he complimented them for the determined position they have. always taken to "stand by the Bible," not In part, but in whole. Mras Lewis then sung, "Nothing But Leaves," and Mr. Bulgin commenced his sermon, using as his text, "Cut It down, why occupieth 11 space to no purpose." The tabernacle was well filled last night, and an Intenses interest was manifest, so muoh to that twenty-five or thirty people arose when the In vitation was given for those who de sired the prayers of God s people. Tonight the South Methodist Church will be much In evidence at the tabernacle. Tomorrow night the Baptists. The subject announced for the ser mon tonight Is "The Infidel's gall, or the unreasonable demands of unbe lief." At 7 o'clock this evening at the Presbyterian church all personal workers will meet for a conference with Dr. Bulgin. and it Is urged that every member of this committee be present. NEW FAD APPEARS A new fad appeared In Roseburg today and attracted considerable at tention. It Is evident that some of the women have decided that some thing was needed to cover a portion of the broad expanse between shoe top and skirt bottom, and conse quently to fill the gap, there appear ed a dainty ribbon encircling the well formed ankle and tied in a neat little bow. The contrast between the silk storklngs and the ribbon and the uniqueness of the display attracted considerable attention on the streets as the young lady introducing the new style paraded the main thoro ughfares. RECONVENE MONDAY. Sit.KM Jsn. 13 The house nd loomed t noun to reconvene on Monday at 11 o'clock. The . cash bonus idea for ex-service - men appears to have faded fro the minds of the soldier mem- bers of the leginlature and a long term loan proposition hav ina taken its nlace. a HO.M S MASS MEET1NCJ. Frnm nvorv InH l a f inn t Vi A 4s .rmory will be packed tomor- row night with ex-service men 1 sat frr,m ovcrv BUSi ln rtt I toil f I B. a nV a county. The mass meeting miscreant last night lore down the man meeting signs placed about the city, but the ex-eer- vie men were on th Job today and had them replaced. The basketball gam will be called early to allow everyone to at- tend the meeting. - SETTLING FISH AND GAME SCRAP Commission Will Probably be Reorganized and New Powers Granted. BRIEF NEWS DISPATCHES Willows, California, Feel Sharp Earthquake Tills Morning Harding Thinks Seriously of Sales Ta. (Uy Associated Press). SALEM, Jan. 13 The house game committee decided to draft and re port out a bill reorganizing the fish and game commission along the llneB agreed on between the Bportsmen and the commercial fishing Interests. Among the powers granted the game commission is the right to open any closed season and close any open season at their discretion. Will Appoint Committee. SALEM, Jan. 13. A special com mittee of five members in the senate and five in the house will probably be appointed to consider all bills relative to the reapportionment of representation for several counties and also bills dealing with the crea tion of new congressional districts, the committee proposed In a resolu tion by Senator Upton. W ill Advance Money. ATHENS. Jan. 13. It has been announced that the United States has consented to advance Greece $32, 000.000 . promised when Venlzelos was premier, but upon condition thnt the money be expended in America for non-war materials. Suva Hill Nn Good. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Leslie F. Gales, former president of the Chicago Board of Trade, told the house agricultural committee that the enactment of the Capper-Tlncher grain features bill "would paralyze the present grain marketing machin ery without providing nn adequate substitute." Earthquake Is Felt. WILLOWS. Ian. 13. United Press). A sharp earthquake shock was felt here early today which last ed three seconds. No damage was done. Confers Willi Harding. WASHINGTON. Jon. 13. (P. P.l Hnrding is giving serious thought to the salos tax as one of the most mportant features of the revenue law revision, according to Represen tative Inane Bacharach, republican members of the house ways and means committee, who conferred with the president-elect at Marlon. et Death Sentence. BRIDGEPORT. Conn.. Jan. 13. (U. P.) Elwood was was sentenced to be hanged for the murder of George Watt. When the judge pro nounced the death sentence Wade smiled and said, "Thank you." A NEAR CELEBRITY. CORVALLIS, Jan. 12. Another nenr celebrity has been dlscovred on the campus. Homer Rinth, cousin of General J. J. Pershing, lias, regis tered. Ho was graduated from the Roseburg high school in June, 1920 Rlath Is registered in the school or engineering, taking a course in in dustrial arts. LYMAX SPENCER WINS IX til ESHIXtJ txlXTEST Lyman Spencer wns the lucky guesser In the contest conducted by Clark's Studio. The subject of the large photograph was little Phyllis Ann Bolter and Mr. Spencer turned in his guess Inst tiiHht. several dupli cate answers being turned In follow ing his. Great Interest was manifest in the contest, and over 200 guesses were submitted. The picture was very pleasing, the charming natural color ing being artistically blended with the harmonious framing, producing in whole a pholoKaph demonstrating perfect workmanship. The photo was 16 by 2ft Inches In size and was cov ered by a large card, which was be ing lowered H Inch dully until the lucky guess was made. As a prize, Mr. Spencer will receive six large photos free of charge. MILL HTOItE IS ItnilltED Sheriff Sam Siarmer this morning received word of the robbery of the Glendale Mill Store yesterday even Ing. The robber entered the store by breaking a wTndow, and appropriated about l In rah. It is believed that the Work was done by local talent. Iieputv Sheriff Percy Webb left for Glendale this morning to Inquire in to the robbery and to serve civil papers. P. J. Davles. formerly manager of the 6, 10 and 15 cent store here, ar rived In Roseburg this afternoon from San Francisco, aid will spend several days vlltlng with friends. Mr. Davie- resides In Tacoma at the present time and Is enroute bome af ter spending a short vacation In California. JAP KILLS YANKEE. - (Hy United I'tMil SANGHAI. Jan. 13. Admiral Gleaves, commanding the American Asiatic squadron, is scheduled to arrive here toinor- row aboard a destroyer, enroute to Vladivostok lo investigate the killing of Lieutenant W. R. Langdon, who was killed Sun- day while returning to his ship from a visit ashore. He Is said to hare been shot In the back by a Japanese soldier. . Scheme to Stop Wheat Importation (Rv Associated Press). WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. To stop the "enormous Importations of Cana dian wheat," Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, announced that he would ask a tariff of probably fifty cents per bushel on wheat to be In cluded in the Fordney emergency tariff bill Instead of the duty of 30 cents carried by the measure passed in the bouse. MOB . hi o Half of Nation Lives in Country P.y Asoclated Press). WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. The ur ban Donulation of the United States, or people living In places of 2S00 or more, is 64,318.032, or 61.4 per cent or the country's total population. The number living in rural territory is 61,390,739, the census bureau an nounced. In 1910 the urban popula tion represented 4 8. 8 per cent. Ore gon's urban population is 391,019; then rural population if avz.aiv. French Union to be Abandoned (rtv Associated Press). . TARI3, Jan. 13. Dissolution or the general federation of labor has been ordered by the court which has been hearing the case against Loon Jouhaux. president of the federa tion, and other officers on charges ol infringement of the laws govern ing unions. Spring Will See Fighting Chce Mom tl.. A aanplntoll PntlS). PARIS, Jan. 13 More than three million men will be tnrown imo m rli.hilno- alonsr the Russian boundary early in spring, according to Infor- m.Ulon wmcn tne r"nc"h'' s, vices would Imsglne a "millionaire" would perts have given llf- elr a Ivlces believes In a bonus for the indicate that the fighting front will B,aunch frlcn extend from 200 to 250 miles The, Portland nPW9boys. and In all Bolsheviks are expected to launcn . .,... m. " several snrlng drives, the French au- ' a n,an 8 man- M ' .. tnorlties said Meeting them will be During his visit here today he de troons from several Balkan states, dared that he would hereafter boost rauTng In suppor of Tloumania. for Roseburg He left this morning Czheco Slovakia and perhap. the bor- for Los Angeles where he wlll be , a der states which Russia wishes t0j guest at the "n"nl"'Jh" J"8 "eW -eclaim Ambnssndor hotel In that cny. ' . : . i mnvw vd Religious Fanatic Has Really Partaken Of (tiv t'nlicd Pre). nivvi i.E 111.. Jan. 12 Cold blooded science and adherents of the ,, hrr ,iminont will are also fac old fashioned blood nnd fire religion , ,,, the doctor said. - were agreed today mat .lira. hlu-iy oi ine -e Harrington, who Is fasting to force i1(.V(, yr. Harrington will lanso Into her husband to Join the Church of nronsclo:isness In about ten days r.oi had not partaken of fond for if he continues to fast. Ho said it 45 ,iyg would be difficult to estimate how Skeptics and scoffers and mostop, he can live, but ventures she of the townsfolk here were In thatiwli ,,,rvlve three or four weeks. He class until c day or so ago. are-M Kh has lot about twenty now beginning to lielieve that Mrs. pounds and has become slightly Harrington has not partaken of any. Mnncnted nutrition since she annouced her fasti Krni Harrington still refiises to to save the soul of her hnshad. berome an evangelist of the Chureti Dr Wm Gerety. the leading physl-lnf nod nnd Is becoming Irritable un clan or Danville, has been called to'dcr the strain of trying to keep hH the bedside of the disciple of the , business from going to rack nnd ruin Church of God by her husband, has and nt the same time spend several reversed his former stand today when hours each dav a the bedside of his he told the United Press that he was Wf0. He bluntly tells all r.nerM that convince.! thnt Mrs. Harrington had b! store Is be'ng tun for th scroroo been without food. Ration of r-h customers and not as "I was Inclined to disbelieve Mrs. ,nn Information biireni. Hnrrlngton when I called on her for Harrington hail les- visitors to . . ,i . t.-n ! iRi." said Anv rnrn It became noised abou t" ' Or fierety "The thorough exaniina-j he hnd found s movie man in his coal lion I made of her yestenlay however: pile t the life shed back of his was convincing " t 'dwelling yesterday. Harry rilrch. a The doctor ssld Harrington had i Chicago camera man took the count called him on the occasion of each of following a wallop from Harrington's the three visit, and requested: mm to tell Mrs. Harrington that she would dl U she persisted In her fast. He railed to convince her. he said. "Her pulse was fa-ter and her tem perature a 1 It v lo below normal on th Inst visit." he said. "There are the first signs of the effect or starvation Dr. Oeretv said lhal Mrs. Harring ton is able to stand up so well be cause of the fact thx' she we'efced PORTLAND HOTEL E Eric V. Hauser Lauds City of Roseburg and Says We Have Fine Place. SURPRISED AT GROWTH Mitkrs Trip Through Business and Residence District and Declares That City Is Going Ahead by Ixwps and Bounds. Eric V. Hauser, proprietor of the Multnomah hotel In Portland, was a visitor in Roseburg today for several hours and during his short stay here made a trip through the business and residence districts of the city. . accompanied by Ray Clark, of the Uinpqua hotel. This is Mr. Hauser's first visit in Roseburg for five years, and he was greatly surprised at the growth of the city In that length of time. He commented on the excel lent hotel accommodations here and also the magnificent federnl and high school buildings. He appeared to be much impressed with the appearance of the residence district and declared that Roseburg is destined to be one of the leading cities of the state. Mr. Hauser had the following to say con cerning his visit here: "I am more than delighted to visit your city, and I want to tell you what a wonderful growth you have made. Five years ago I was here and at that tlmo your real prosperity hnd Just started. It Is very evident that since then you have been on the go. A trip through your business district will convince anyone that you have the real foundation for a city. All of the merchants seem to be live- wires and take a pride In the appear ance of the business thoroughfares. The location of Roseburg Is Ideal. We have all heard of your remark able climatic conditions. Your city should be the centralization point for tourist trnvnl. You are one day's travel from Portland and are also a terminal point from the south. Boost your tourist trade. MnTte It worth ' while for the outside visitors to stop here for a day or two and look over your community." . Mr. Hauser is well known through- . out the Paeifle northwest nnd has been a dominant factor In the growth of Portland. During the war he took an active interest in the boys In the camps and "over there" and spared no expense In supplying them with comforts. He is a likeable sort of a lOllOW H I IIOL Hi" MIIU llini No Food Says Doctor Hbout 210 pounds at the beginning m her fast. Her sincerity of purpose. right. llirrlngton thrcnten to knock all meddle" 'or "s rn-r of curves. " Mrs. Harrington tn-lnv was refus ing admittance to rewspaner corres pondents. "The Lord will let m know when he wnnts me to pn s niece In the paners." b was quoted hv Sister Ada Percv. member of the Church of God. and who Is acting .is Mrs. Harrington's nurse.