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BURG DAILY TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 75 lowest Ua ulh( 42 In Which is Included The Evening Newt and The Roseburg Review VOU X, NO. 7 OP THE EVEXLNQ NEWS. jprILLS MANY IN THE "BLOODY 19TH" WARD "Leather" ROSE MEWS-3REV3DSW -5 f" K ROSEUURO REVIEW. IIOSEBUIG, OREGON. TUESDAY, MARCH 2, ItKSl RUESOME SICHTi. 1REET PANIC STRIUKtN UKUWUo FIGHTING TO BREAK L1NES . , j.. iq.v Wiril PrnvMps Thrills Galore Today Entire City anaKen djt -uoncuaMuu oi.wico Injured-Many Killed Police Investigating. VICTIMS OF UVNMA.N. TACOMA. Murrh 29. Pat- rick Piazza 1 believed to be dying today, Frank Kella may be fatally wounded, and Ra- 4 phael Milelli la suffering from bullet wounds received In a mysterious attack by an un- known gunman who tired upon the three Italians and a fourth 4) man, who was not hit. near the St. Leo's church on Yakima avenue last night. iRv United STcsat. . OUT AG March 89 ScTcnU ported killed in bomb cx- tofli' m ard Ttkr west side early today. All aJaUnccs and po""' reserves were ndinl to tlie scene. TV -bloody llh-' Has Dtt-n un- The Want occurred at the factory of the Joseph Well Paper company at 14th and Halataad atroel. The ill- cutis of the coiiiuuiy said they be lieved the explosion w as caused by a giut leak. Tliey claimed they liad no labor troubles or feuds. Tlie police, however, went to work on the theory of many battles lately between ihat ,t was caused by a bomb, a part !. n.,lltiral fuctioiLs. Several ,m recently Injured when a hall j bombed in which a political can- tMt for the city council was mnk- ai t ipeecb. six Wei kUled in today's explo it, according to early reporta re M si the Maxwell police station, fee- are 18 known Injured in near lb, kotpitala. flit crews of the enlire city were Lasi lo the scene. It was reported fet a whole city was denMlisled. Ilkr fiplwiun was heard all over the Uj ud windows were broken within t radios of a mile. Kfforts to Ret tooth with the district by tele- sere futile, Indenting that the kplotion had destroyed all telephone MKtkNU. TORPEDO CAP FOrXD. 1 torpedo cap was found by Chief Jhtrctlvt Mike Huches, who reached 9k tcene soon after the disaster. A ImsoB of police was Immediately Iterant about tlie scene to keep back N frantic Italians, who rushed in frtemdne if any relatives were oag the victim. Plcaint man- All attempts to locate the tljdlrs of Ted Farrls and Peter Kufner, who were drowned Saturday night near Riddle have failed, and coroner ku ter has ordered the force maintained by the county to cease work at five n-cinck tonieht. The river has been kits Italian women, wild with fear fenced at the Pruncr bridge and the flat lonie of their loved ones liad : bodies will be recovered; there if M killed or injured, battled with '?ey float, it is prooao ,, . . l - atives oi me arowneu men ..... ...... flgpoliot. Thousands of men, worn- tinue the almost hopeless search, pud children who were held lurk 'which is made difficult becauso of tbdr repeated efforts to rush the the deep water and treacherous cur- n ...... rent. me lamer or reier rvumei t- oo lines, gasped and fell iiitoi'r" j ..... - n.in, Tha l, nveu ihsi uisu nun .... . P ss they saw two bodies with I .,,. has tent four men engaged In Ps blown off, pulled out and put an effort to picate the bodies and f ilMchers. The foot of a irlrl . everything possii.ie nas oe-n o"e kil .in. . . .i locate the.m. It is uenevea iui me with . satin punip, was ...l ,ocked f8t al)d arr f"" out and placed on a white I deep in one of the many deep holes a literary efl from which they will not be recover- him in his y iv umchrr, waiting for the re- of the shattered body. Tbf police estimate the loss front PnpkMon will reach the nulllon fwt The wrecked factory with the f homes near it shattered pre- Mhool. He has been spending a week ktw. , v. visiting In this city witn his parents, Cs terrible sight. lMr nd ., pf nlrtdle, of a political feud waged in the "bloody 19th" for many years. STAHTS A PANIC. CHICAGO, March S. (By Asso ciated Press). The explosion which wrecked a warehouse at 779 Barber street today, caused ten deaths and lnjuriew to several score people. The explosion was felt for blocks and a panic was started in a deuirtmrnt store at 1-th and Halstead street. When the concussion shattered win dows, crowds In the neighborhood swarmed to the streets, screaming "bombs." The police reported that they found parts of a supposed bomb in the nuns. Bodies of Drowned Men Not Located E Death Comes Early Today While Enroute to His Home in New York. NEARLY 84 YEARS OLD Famous Naturalist Known tlie World Over and Ixved by All Had Written Many Books Con. reining Great Out-Doors. Screen "Kamp" to Serve Jail Term (Bv United Pr.' ) LOS ANGELES, March 29. Jail holds no terrors for Hebe Daniels. Jesting, the screen actress prepared to serve ten days in the Orange county bas- tile. She was sentenced by Justice Cox, of Santa Ana, on a sDeeding charge, bebe was un- able to "vamp the stern Jus- ttce. who has a record for met- lug Jail sentences. ItKi SIEETIXt, 111 1.1). (Rv Amnplats-1 Vresa). P0KTLAN1). March 29. Oregon and Washington bank- ers and berry growers and can- nery operators met here today to discuss proposals for a ten million dollar corporation to handle the business end or the berrv growing, fruit raising and canning industry of two slates. Committees appoluted at ths Tacoma conference last week were expected to report. DAILY MARKET REPOHT. FLEECED O. A. C. GIKL. 4 (Hy fulled Pr). PORTLAND. March 29. Robert Douglas, former lieu- tenant In the spruce division at Vancouver, was sentenced to 13 months at McNeil's Island by the federal court today, charged . with obtaining money under , false pretenses from an 0. A. C. j girl. Douglas was alleged to have been coiirttng the girl and , obtained all of her college money, amounting to 750. and then disappeared. His home I was In Warsaw, Indiana. i ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT THE CITY HALL RESULTS IN' PLANS FOR 1921 FESTIVAL L. F. T. DANCE A BRILLIANT AFFAIR Definitely Decided to Go Ahead With Plans For Annual Straw berry Carnival and Charles Parrot Is Selected As Chairman of Executive Committee. COMMITTEE UESKiXS. Ijite this uFiomoon tho car- nival committee appointed at the meeting last night and com- posed of S. D. KvaiiB, O. C. Drown. A. A. Wilder. 11. E. Lady Members of the Club -';:" ;VngWJ."k t Carry Out a Unique and Pleasing Program. PORTLAND, March 29. Cattle and sheep prices slow, hoes steady. Errs ono cent higher and butter steady. (By Associated Press) vpav vnrtK. Mar. 29 John Bur roughs, famous naturalist, died early today on the New York Central Train at Klngsville, Ohio, enroute from Pasadena. Cat., wnere ne nas p-:i. iio winter to his home at Westpark. N Y., where he had planned to hi. 84ih birthday on April 3. ehs was the venerable dean of nature writers in the United States. Through a score of books, he .k..i ith countless reaaers. nm life long inllmary with birds, bees .md flowers and the whole out e doors. His highly developed powers nr ni.cnrvntlnn and the charm of his intirni-atntinnn were the marvel of his critics. hi. nwimr white beard, his knidly" meln. his whole habit of life and hin literary style were j-eininiscent of that famous New Englnnd school of essayists a generation or two before him. His early writing, on exten sion" was at one time widely nils laken for the work of Emerson, a close reader of whom Hurroughs had been from youih. His later works on Nature, suggested something of Tho reau. but, as critics said, Burroughs was the more sociable writer. He learned to love nature when he drove cows at his birthplace c... nnvlmrv. among the Catskllls. in New York State, but anything of ffort was a bugbear 10 outh. The story Is tola -w -w . 1 . ! FIVE COMPAXIKS Ol IT. ! NEW YORK, March ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE Beautiful 2wn Surrounded by Settlntf of Cut Flowurs, Potted Plants, Ureen Foliage and Spring HloMiMHiiK. For charm and tienuty uo sociul event ever held In Uosoburg oxcoiieu 2l.! the dancing purty at the armory last Owing to the lack of export and evening sponsored by the lauioa ol m,o.,i, rt.mnnd five big cod- the L. F. T. club. It was tho ono Craftou. C. A. Lockwood, Irvln Brumi, M. S. Hamm. James Fletcher and J. V. Starrett, fulled lo reach an agreement and Ijy mulunl consent resigned to permit of a later reorganlza- Hon of a committee which can formulato a plan on which lo conduct the festival. Tho Foley and Burke representative agreed to eliminate any show la which did nnt come within tho state law, but ns the track I meet to ho hold by the school could not be postponed until the Inst of May, which was tho , only time the carnival company could bo hero, the committee j" " '" .,;, could not decide which would ""'""IT. .. . t ... .. .i .i . at Ihnt time. oe 1 lit) wetter huiiujiiwii nuu nv -w- . . , ji.uin- nil , Slllur cunmtiirittuia uiavuaniwu was TOiea 10 urRftniio a iuuiuiiiot ner mining companies in the west. Including !he Anaconda, announced suspension today. , a KSCAPK WITH BIG RVM. ST. PAUL. March 29. Five bandits knocked down a cashier and a woman teller in me nu Bank of St. Paul today with the butts of their revolvers and es- caped with 120.000. ed until they float. Julius Riddle relumea to O. A. C. this afternoon where he Is attending American Ipfrinn Minstrels CD All Ready to Put Over a Barrage of Fun Tonight tlfmn. b seated." American t a,i..- ui . P" M the HlArV J a . tl 1 '""'S" nai ' 'sori T0U ou of ycuT N. The tUs ll" J " 0 C,W'k "d ,h0 lock Th f l trhi i curtain is guaranteed to P ttJk. fh. i V he thcre Is. . theatr ' 1.7 ' the rrand event .nrl Krand event and mfOnrlr will l . .. . l . !'-...,. "in pnsse me "mt pl"'-,"' tonight for I stor, fMr"- Mn "urprlse. are " o """" and we would uriork hni v. m ritr ing missionary to conduct a series of meetings at the school house at that Dlace. They will begin Wednesday of how when he was fourteen in common with the menmers oi nr ehnnl. was required lo write iwei- vc lines of original composition. He copied something out of a comic al manac. His theft was detected. Again In desperation upon his second trial he paid Jay Could. Ms class mate, sixtv cents for a twelve line verse. which he handed In as his own. Ho was horn In 1837. in itu ne went to Washington with something of an Inclination to ennsi in in- I'nlon srmy. but he decided to sees a government office. It Is related that armed with only a few of his poems as credentials, he walked Mo the treasury department and asked for a Job. It was agreed that hlf nrnal verses really smelt of the tr.nn.u snrt smacked of sincerity. It a it reed that he would be a safe ... . Wtirld ' man to watch the treasury vaults. He I h f hj bonks consented to take the place. At ..vtnter Pnnshi" little desk, facing the huge iron ,WM Honey." vniilla where he kept tab OP those . Rl.tdi.ia " who went to handle the ir.o.noo " "Signs ami Stoddards Enter tain Last Evening Captain and Mrs. C. L. Stoddard entertained sixteen or ine.r ir.. .. . b , , whch Issl evening at a delicious i luncheon J bu,irl electric I in the basenieni room wi i"" ' at the conrluslmi of tho dancing party given by the L. F. T. club Mr. and Mrs Stoddard had planned the occasion unknown to their friends most pleasant sur prise The table was decorated with dainty streamers of varied colors, with prettv place cards bearing an Faster verse, and the guests spent an hour or more enjoying the hospital ity of Mr. and Mrs. Sloddard. Those who had the pleasure of being pres ent at the luncheon were Mr. and Mrs. James Shyers. Mr. and Mrs. Win Bell. Mr. oml Mrs. Irvln iSninn. Mr. and Mrs S. C Bartrum Mr. and Mrs B V. Bales. Mr. and Mrs. II. F Chlinn. Mr and Mrs. Vernon Fields. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Haynes. ,nd Captain and Mrs. C. L. 8lodilard. provide entertainment during the in tervals between parades and other features and for the night hours. As tho money for such a company is de- l.-orl l,l.,rli. fmiit the a'nliilna' ! stands, where chances are taken by , a willing public. It will be almost im possible to bring a desirable class ot entertainment without these booths. Tho Foley and Burke manager stated that his company will not come unless this point Is conceded, and It is upon this point that tha question now hinges. There Is no doubt but that the carnival will be given. It was the expression last night that sentiment In the city and county generally de mands a carnival. It was held that It would be a very regrettable thing to allow the carnival to drop, and as tho enthusiasm seem to warrant. It Is believed that a very successful fes tival will be put on this year. The members of the old committee ex pressed satisfaction with the way last year' event was carried out and stated their belief that tha one this It 'Fresh lird' Scn H1 be held to- irT th..t it",lng from the r-ort h.'r Tf" 'mlaa county u Httied Up n'every- a.in . wi tne ittfl,-. ""r"' material. Mar or fW ... ."I "brook. Sh(.riff Pita f ; " OI 1 denntiea will and the Q. a. R. relar JJLT own toT h big V . Sos,rtl'" the night. a i -m kn karri n ncliuled l.ncllstla - sml Fleb.s." ' In and Toctf -The Light of evenlnr at 7-30 They extend an in- tnren mere ne Dcrn ... .... .y, n-ne-.r ., "uiion Vo everyone be p esent. b.rd, o relieve hi. home-icVness ...d. r N". The Wednesday subject will ne me i n result was ma ...-i ". ,emrr . . , fr(nri of Walt "some year, later, after work as a , Whitman and one of hir book, was resciirr clerk and s nstionsl bank an anpreciaiinn examiner had netted him some siv- a boon romp. r, ' ' , r, Ines. he beurht s few acres ai est - ..,,,, fk- Park. on the Hudson where "mn" I " " Vnd th'e who ehsrg'd Mm ,h. loaded trelll.es of a vineyard he ers. h , nnlln found "mere pleasure t ban In the , ,h balvi.r;i ll urro .eh, al closet, with the rre.nb.cks There WP ',1ii"n,h. Cnnnyn d-feo'e he fo-ind his emo-mnsi mwrc.- i -- - h n'nrnl. of the ith nti.ure '.illdlnr a resl house W Ith John M'-lr. n r nr it i " . . . , .Kn..e w..t llurr urns one.- Miutt. .--..,.. overlooking ine nitr-i-i ' j .i.i.n-,ted with Mulr In s When rural civiiits- ton. a.... ...'.i stnnv or n.ii "Pleerhv" :. ! ' Slahs'dea." Bur ! roughs' retreats on the H.td on h- me ahrinet I"- many m nia a.ii...- Imperishable Gift." MAT COXTIXt E lHWTOFFICi: T P OMina and William Rader of Kellogg, came to the city today to attend the meeting of the taxpayers Invna and to reoies' nt IBeir roau dlatrirta at the meeting tomorrow. Mr r.nrre uva that the people of i Kellogg are making a aeiernnnea er fnrt m maintain their nostoffire at . . . . u.tntri.A w.a flla- i Itmi Iroenale ennllntied W.nsa of the resignation I Hon p-esaed S little closer shont him I n the natmaater hnl It IS I.elieVPO iH OUIH niS SISfSIU'T that a new nostmasier win ee ie time ana me cabin a mne r twn hack In the woncs. ' .. ...... .- kl. .I..AIm With . pointed wunin a snort time u -- n- " - v,hi.,. ' ,r. and tho man" piirrirtare- postofflcc continued. 'h- s de t rmliIT. f fcrhM-t. "Vi. Invri.hlv received In the : &gs&Sjx. terser r:: ; EAST W a,VEKIXG. jnb .he --f -7. "JZX M I- .:; f I-t-.n. -; WASHINOTT. March dUi.Med In K ml Warner weather I. pre- .""-'' .Ti'.7hi " lS rr- Ip Wt'IS .bout th. Co-of lh UViTl ESf'-T." ra-WAU1. W.11 day that b.ion,. t. ...th.r." social guthorlng of tho season so suc cessfully phiuued and charmingly carried out that the occasion proved a revelation of intense pleasuro to its memtters. Complete supervision of the affair rested with the lady members of the club and their ef forts were so directed that a whirl of merriment and pleasure resulted throughout the entire evonlng. It wus a most brilliant occasion in every particular and no sniull amount of credit Is duo the ladies who so successfully arranged the evening's nroirram. The bull room was beautifully dec orated with a profusion of dulfmllls. n.'irciKKIm II 111! silling blOSHOlllS of . creat variety. Chinese luntorns and i Laster lilies. .The orchestra plat Irmiii was daintily arranged with lat I tice work Intermingled with bright colored blossoms and foliage. One corner of the hull had beou entirely decorated bv gentlemen members of tho club and showed a huge Japanese umbrella, potted plains and cut llow- was stnuotiea a floor lamp, a fenl- ure decoration that added mucn to the attractiveness of the hull. In another corner a cleverly arranged booth rested covered with a groat variety or riowers. wnere oeiicioun punch und sandwiches were served throughout Hie entire ovening lo the gueata. Several favor dances were on the program, the first one carried out by dalniy pennant-shaped curds to which was attached a pink roso car rying the names of prominent men and women of the nation. These cards wi re distributed among the members and laler "matched" for partners for a moonlight waltz. The "Sparkler Dance." another pretty dUersion. where each dancer was t-iven a llcbted sparkler lo carry hroiighout Ihe dance, was a derided novelty, and with dimmed electric lirbts Ihe ball room presented the ippearance of a miniature pyntoch nle display, surrounded by a garden of beautiful flowers and dainty rol-lage. Much credit for the success or lasi vening's social event Is due lo the efforts of Mrs James Sawyers, chalr- n.in of the decorating committee. other energetic members or tne club, who gave much of their time and thought to presenting a program nronnnnced hv all ires.nt to he the most pleasing ever carried out In this cltv. Tlie lady members of the club hnd entire charge of the ball room and arranged every detail therewith. Thev took command of the floor. jestlnr and soliciting partners for all litit two dunces fin trie prorratn, snd certainly demonstrated to the male patrons of the ball room Ihat they a-ere perfectly equal to the occasion antl carried off the honors In a most 'lemming manner. The combined orchestra, which In cluded the Jaix-O Four and Oil's musical organisation, was exception ally good and the occasion was pro nounced one of Ihe most brilliant ever riven In Rosehurr Four more dances will !w given by the club before the season', prorram will end. according to the president : C. Bartrum. who has bad com plete rhsrse of the program Since the club was formed. Inst tho agreement for AAAAA.AAAAAawsll nanuiu tne uuuirs iui hub jwii l I I ' 1, ..1 . Ilnrntll ... . .f I a A A well attended meeting was held chairman. A number of nominations at the city hall lust night at which were mado for the exocutlve corn time the 1921 strawberry carnival j mltteo but as some of the persons was considered and plans discussed. I nominated were not present, the There Is a wide divurgence of opln- committee will not be formed until Ion regarding the grnutliig of con-1 this afternoon, at which time It will cessions to outside amusement com- I be decided whether or not Foley and panies. C. F. Chapman, advance nUrke will be brought to the city. manager for the Foley anil IlurKe . The committee will start worK shows, which were hero last year, once making Ihe detailed arrange- was present at the meeting and of fered to enter into a contract to show here again this year. There was somo objection to this as there are sumo of the ineiiibers of tho com mittee who oppose I lie gianlinK' of concessions because of the games of chance. Mayor Hamilton, who was chairman of the carnival commit loo Inst yoar, objected vigorously at that time to the concessions maintained hy tho Foley and Burke company, and In fact forced several of Ihem out of business. There was at Ihat time considerable trouble in regard to the shows und Mr. Hamilton This year objects to uny such Hlands being allowed. Ills sliind Is supporlod by a num ber of others who maintain that a enrnival with entirely local tubmt can be arranged lo better advantage without brliiKlng In nuttiile com panies to "fleece tho poople," as II was termed. There ant others, how ever, who maintain thai there must bo some amusement companies lo inenls for tho festival and expect to riii h their plans as much as pos sible In order to have all details ar ranged, llecau-o of the early spring It appears that there will be plenty of slrawborrles, as blossoms are al ready beginning to appear. With this fact in mind Ihe carnival will probably be hold euily In Ihe month of May and no time is to be lost, o ' Etheridge Faces New Fraud Charges PORTLAND, March 29. Fraud In tho procurement of cltiienshlp papors is chnrged ugainsl John Lad brouke Etheridge, ex-president of .Morris Bros.' 'bankrupt bond house. In n bull In cancel his naturalization filed today by United Stales Attorney Humphreys in the federal court. Tills uctlon was ordered by Attorney fleiieral Daughterly In Washington. Airge Amount of New Acreage lo Be Set Out to Broccoli JThis Year It In believed Ihat nearly 2o0 ud- elation, met with the growers of the ditionai acres will be put lulo broe- Hi,,n district and planned with coll this year. This is n w acreage u,,.,,,, ,) advised them In regard to and Is over ami above Mint planted anil n lietiou aand other matters per- last year from which the crop lias , .,,jK t Buccs-ful groalng ot Just been taken. 1'racHtally all of hroicoll. Ihe broccoli crops has been rvmuved Around Iloseburg the acreage Is to and 45 cars have been shipped 'it ' i. mn.i,.t i;ily Increa-ed. Foster Hut- by tho Oregon rowers, while 111 .,r .n t,.. m.ii Inrtul iro.ar Ihll cars were shipped by Foster Humor. ' y,.AT liuil whn a:) Ul, n shli- exceeding tlie estimate which was independently, has purchased announced eatlbr. Two growers of. Ihe county are still bringing In broe coll and at least 2u0 more r ites tilll le shipped from the coiin'y, dr. til ing up the last of the crop At a meeting held al KuH y s- terday twelve growers of thai ioc;ii Ity agreed lo plant broe, ll to a total ! of between 40 and f.'l acres. Al though the soil In ami about I ; i 1 ! I Is admirably adapted I" th" er"mr of this crop, there bas been Id t lo grown there for Ihe pal few years owing to two successive failures, one because of weather conditions srui the other beesuse of poor se1. Thts so discouraged the growers thai f'r some lime Ihcy have not planted broccoli. However, the) are going Ut Iry It again and It la possible tlat (be amount planted sill exceed f.n acres, although the amount now signed up is between 4" snd SO ceres F. B. Guthrie. Held manag-r of the Oregon Orowars' Co-opraiiv asso- :,o net. s el the Ham Miner tract near hill, ml and Is to put that into broc coli In addition to the 20 acres from winch bis nop came this year. Other growers are planning on piitliig In atltlitlon.il acres and doubtless the amount to be shipped out mi! year will be twice that of rMs ear. unless weather conditions ire such as In hinder growth IIOMI'.S ItFMoVFK. IPv a.jtr,. In la. t Press). DOWELL. 111., March 29. The bodies of seven miners. entombed here on Februsry 23. a wtten flie broke out In ' the Ka'hlevn mine, were removed todav. The men had been asphyxiated following the seal- Ing of tha mine.