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URG MEW; r YEEWi I . ITS ALL HERE :E IE m 1 last and I TOM" W.'VJV,, ITS ALL TRUE In Which is Included The Evening News and The Roseburg Review ROSKUCIIG, OREGON, SATIRDAY, JULY 30, 1021. VOL. X, No. 1T7, OF THE EVEMXQ BKWS LETTER PURPORTED TO BE ' FROM DOCTOR OFFICERS IS it Either Being Sent Out By Friend ot Dentist To Put Officers oo Wrong Clue or Is Sent Out By Some Misguided Practical Joker n nr.. July 29. An un- . ... J,.r mailed July 2S from BS i hv "Aunt Moll" Nichols,, was .rt. for "he theory entertained tl,e basts i . that Dr. R. M. W nM, l repu ed slayer of Dennis l"l w to hiding in the vicinity Kendor-rumalo. Sheriff Roberta ;L?,r-toda. The letter was aent Sheriff Surmw of Douglas county. Lording to a telegram from tl ri n. office in Roseburg. Just re tZi by Sheriff Roberta, writing ex have declared the letter to have written by Dr. Brunitleld. while JTaddress was by some other per- "lilM N'chola. questioned by Sheriff Roberts and Deputy Griffin, admlt Sr'hat she had mailed the letter. d told the officers that aha knew X.athor. She refused point blank. bWer. to disclose his Identity. ""u wasmmerstrtod that the letter referred to a Bend resident, former lr a close friend of Dr. Brumfleld In Boseburg. Intimating that assistance night have been extended the sOs pected murderer by the local man. TM Identity of the supposed friend vu closely guarded by the authori ties. Roseburg officials took the Tlew that the letter was sent to give them i false clue. - To take part In the search for Bromneld, Deputy Sheriff Hopkins of Roseburg, known as the "shooting deputy," was reported to be on his wr here, and was expected In either tonight or tomorrow morning. He 111 conduct the search between Bond and Klamath Falls, It was under flow. . . 7- The letter referred to In the above iltptteh Is. In the opinion of Deputy Sheriff Percy Webb, a "decoy" letter J . . ... - . . ! S p out lor me purpose 01 vuubiuk tie officers to work on the wrong due. The dispatch, the officer itites, purports to give facts with which the officers are not acquaint ed and he places full responsibility for the statements issued upon t he Brad officials. ' "The letter had no more apparent reliability than the several dozen of saalgned, undated messages we have rewired since this case started," Mr. Webb stated. "We are constantly getting letters, some, judging from the wording, apparently being from Brumfleld. Others appear to give Information along various lines, which when Investigated are found to hare absolutely no bearing on the esse. Some people evidently have the Idea that to throw the officers on the wrong clue is a great Joke. Only this morning we received a . letter, assigned and undated, which pur ported to contain all of the true facts of the case. In the light of the evl- we nave at hand. It was a ruuculoui attempt to mislead us." In the absence of Sheriff Starmer who is now In northeastern Califor- Kiddies Parade For Playgrounds foes Roseburr need a nlatrrntind? Tbe children of Roseburg expressed tbelr opinion very forcibly on the object thie afternoon by the whole hearted and enthusiastic manner In blch they turned out for the child- Chautauqua parade. The purpose of the parade win to "sen Roseburg to the great need a public playground for the child ly:, "d ,t this end It was surely .?"ul- M of tna comical and w. i,""1 tlme P'hetic features a tittle old negro woman carry mv, "en on her back, Another figure that stood o"ut ChI,TM ,ht of nero Santa h?. h hue I"" ot " n read- VJ1 berln ' fmnid?" ta Eo""'t Plr- ,0UeJn"r' bul ,ar from the least hh" 7r' ,wo ' l "bout HiY ?r?Med ,n conventional nil J 'ostome. -'rhM8:0.!!li!,?. wr.de and tam h Jlk , .,M" ronowing ro7ndt ot R""burg i play- Ptl.h ? ' rlon of fairies, n kteSST" ?' olor,' decor- sle i l?."d aon ""Inge. rlt. ,-itnr' and "ttrTj . " Popular tharactera. Th. cJM?!r Cnrir Chaplin. Ctii!" '5 court owrt .;'"! " returned to the nm- whr th.y disbands. BRUMFIELD TO BELIEVED DECOY fnia, the deputy sheriff declined to give out the complete text of the let ter until It has been thoroughly In vestigated. There are one or two points, he says, which need clearing up, but there is no doubt but that It la merely a "plant" designed for the purpose of misleading the officers and giving the fugitive an opportun ity to make good his escape. The handwriting does somewhat resemble that of Dr. Brumfleld, thu officer stated, but as the handwrit ing has no peculiar or distinctive teaturea about it, there is no definite assurance that he really wrote tlio message. The officers are confident, the deputy sheriff says, that Brumfleld has friends in the Bend and Klamath Kalis section who are assisting him It is possible, he ttiinks, that the dentist might have written the letter and that It might have been given In "Aunt Moll" Nichols (of whom he had never heard until shown the dispatch) to mall. This Is highly im probable, however, tie maintains, as the fugitive, It is thought, - will do nothing to in any way give a trace of his whereabouts. Although the full text of the letter was withheld, the officer stated that it was of a boasting nature, such as some misguided practical Joker might be expected to send out for the purpose of misleading the offi cers. Sheriff Roberts has been asked to make a full Investigation and to force a statement from "Aunt Moll" Nichols as to the author of trie mes sage. It is believed that It will have no bearing on the case. Durlnjr the. recant "Shadow" panic fn Portland hundreds of letters were received from all sections of tire northwest. As a result the officers were forced to follow so many false clues that all trace of the suspect was lost. The same thing Is being attempted In this case, the officers believe. :o Extort Money Charge Placed A charge of attempt to extort money by threat was today placed against Charlea Jennings and Dot Carter, of Glendale, by Attorney O. S. Brown. Mr. Brown recently ap peared as counsel for a Glendale resident and secured a Judgment against. Jennings .It Is alleged. He was allowed S25 attorneys fees which Jennings was forced, by the court order, to pay. The defendant objected to the amount and de manded that $15 be returned. The attorney refused and It is claimed that Carter and Jennings threatened to "bent up" on Brown unless the money was forthcoming. The mar shal of Glendale interfered and pre vented a disturbance and the attor ney made out a complaint against the two men before Justice of the Peace George Jones, who Issued a warrant for their arrest. . n POUCE AFTER BANKER. CHICAGO. July 29. Warren 0 Spurgln, missing president of tho Michigan Avenue Trust company who Is being sought In connection with a $1,000,000 shortage In the bank's accounts. Is now near the Mexican border which he Is seeking to cross, according to James E. Mc- Shane. assistant state s attorney. Three detectives were detailed to day to pursue Spurgln and It was de clared his arrest was exnected short ly. It was authoritatively stated that hd had been traced toward the Mexican llnej through Information supplied by woman. A receiver was appointed today to take over assets which Spurgln' left behind in his flight. it WOMAN IS RELEASED. Mrs. George W. Bowles, of South Deer creek, who was arrested yes terday on a charge of assault and battery on A. H. Whitley, appeared before Justice of the Peace George Jones yesterday evening and entered a plea of not gnllty. She anieared wthher attorney, Edwin Rhoades. and said she would fight the ease. She was released on her own recog nizance. o Mr. and Mrs. John Enger will snend Sunday at Camp Hideaway, at the Wolf creek ranwer s'inn. wl'h Mr. and Mr. O. 8. Helnllne. who hv been camping there for several weeks. Several others will prob ably visit at tbe Helnllne camp on Sunday. Manhattan Train Looted by Bandits PITTSBURC, July 30. The Man hattan Limited, Pennsylvania's atar train, from New York to Chicago, was held up by four bandits at Cass andra. Pa., this morning. The mail clerk was wounded and the mall car rifled. The robbers escaped. One pouch which contained foreign reg istered uinll, was found slit and empty. There was no estimate of the loot. Newspaper Writer Released From Jail ' (! Associated Pr-J. RIGA. July 30. -Mrs. Marguerite Harrison of Baltimore, a newspaper- correspondent, and an American prisoner In Russia, was released by the Soviets through Senator Frauce. of Maryland, and they both arrived here today. Mrs. Harrison is pale and thin, but Is not in bad condition. Senator Fiance was quite surprised at the announcement that Russia agreed to release the American pris oners, saying that they bad not de cided that way when he left. The senator saw Lenlne and said he still favored trade relations with Russia. He would say no more until he rested, being much fatigued from his trip. London Editor t Arrives In Canada (Br T'nltea -. NKW YORK, July 30. Lord N'orthcliffo reached here enroute to Canada, where he expects to tiegln a tour of the British dominions. Washlnston reports Indlcnto that the officials and dlnlomnts are watching to ascertain If the British boycott on the famous London Times publisher continues In Can ada. Northcltffe believed that It would not as he thought the people there would not tolerate it Those who are watching the "word war" between Lloyd C.eorqe nnrl North cliff are not certain of this, how ever. o , Senator Norri Very Critical Rv AssoMutM frnss). WASHINGTON, July 30. The condition of Senator Norris Is re ported less favorable than at any time since his collapse Thursday evening. His friends are greatly concerned. o 1 Motorcycles Go' To Crater Lake Several hundred motorcycle par ties from all parts ot the west will gather at Medford Joday on the Crater lake tour being sponsored by motorcycle clubs of the Pacific coast slates. A "high Jinks" will be held at Medford this afternoon and the tour will start tomorrow morning. The motorcyclists will go to Crater lnke and spend two or three days camping before returning home. Frank Poole and wife of this city and several other motorcyclists made the f-lp today. Duck!! Here Comes the Forty-Eight . J 1 p Special Train To Elks Convention Elks who are planning on going to the . convention at Marshtield on August 18, 19 and 2v, arw kssed at ouce to place their order tor reserva- tiuns with A. Sulzman, who Is ! the chairman ot the local com- nilltee making arrangements tor the special train which is to leave here on August 17. All ordera for reservations must be In by the end of next week, Mr. Saliman states, as by that time It will be necessary to in- form the railroad company ot tbe number ot cars needed. It Is expected -that a large mini- ber of local lodge members and their wives, will make the trip and will attend the convention which 1b to be full of pep from start to finish. The cars will be placed on a spur track and win ue neiu ior mo iuu tnree ! days, so that thoso taking the special train from here will be assured of accommodations. Governor Small t Not Much Worried Wv Vailed Pr. JOLIET, 111., July 30. Governor Leh Small reached here and said that he would . probably go to Springfield next week. He is silent regarding the plans his friends are making to fight his indictment. He Intends to 1 return to the state capital following the completion of a survey of a few more miles of country roads. Body of Society Woman Is Found Br ITnlte.r Tress.) SAN"Y BARBARA. July 30. A woman j body Identified as Mrs. Charles Slawson ,of New York, was found dead, shot through the tem ple, on a wharf near the fashlonoblo Mtramttr hotel In the exeltistve Montei'.lto suction:'- It Wa reported that the shot was heard. The detec tives are wofHlngn t dlscoier whether the deed was suicide or murder. Mrs, Slawson was known to have driven onto tho wharf late yesterdny. Two men were reported o bo following her. The authori ties express the belief that the wo man ended her own life, thouKh the motive was lacking. . 0 Hundred Injured In Furious Riot (By TTnltd Prass.) TOKIO, July 30. One hundred persons were injured when 13,000 shipyard workers at Kobe partici pated In a furious riot. Terrific fighting is reported. Eight police men, drawing their sabres, charged the mob and restored order. Twenty policemen were Included In the one hundred Injured. Martial law was declared. The riot took place as a part of what the authorities con sider a portion of Japan's greatest labor striigile. The Kobe shipyard workers struck two weeks ago and established a workmen's council and started to work In the yards themselves. Shantung May be Returned (By United Press.) HONOLULU. July 30. Count Obaka left Toklo for Pekln. where he will open negotiations for the return of Shantung to China, according to a Toklo dispatch to Jill, the Japanese language newspaper here. Obaka has , been attending the Toklo conference : of Japanese ministers and colonial 'ministers for the last month. The dispatch expressed the belief that the withdrawal ot Japanese troops from Siberia will be postponed owing to the anti-Japanese demonstrations there. e No Conference As Preliminary (Ily United Press.) LONDON, July 30. Flans for a preliminary London conference to thresh out the Pacific questions have been abandoned, the United Press was informed today. This ludicates ) an American victory. Soviets Admit Situation Is Bad (By United Press.) RIGA, July 30.--Soviet news papers admit that the famine situa tion In Russia is terrible and that thousands are dying daily. Ihe in habitants of the districts and towns untouched by the famine are fight ing to prevent the hordes of starv ing people from dispossessing them. Several massacres have been report ed where the locust-like caravans were turned back from entering the plentiful areas. The apparently heartless ones in so doing claim they are defending their homes.. Sixty- three Russians of all classes have been placed on the famine commit tee and empowered to commandeer food and trains. They hnve been given wide rowers to relieve the sit uation and they face a gigantic task Some soviet newspapers are denying the critical situation, and admitting whllo the Volga region crops aro ruined, the Ukraine crops are far above the average. ' Mrs. Fullerton Hostess at Party Mrs. Nathan Fullerton enter tained at bur home yesterday after noon with a lovely Bridge party, lu honor of Mrs. Harriett Barker Jossc of Portland. Following an after noon of cards, the ladles enjoyed most delicious luncheon, served by the hostess. Mrs. James Sawyers won first prize In playing bridge. In the center of the luncheon table the hostess had artistically ar ranged a huge centerpiece of pink and white sweet peas with fern. Tbe occasion was In the form ot a reunion, bringing together- the many friends of Mrs. Josso, who Ik a former resident here. Covers were laid for Mosdames. .1. C. Fullerton, 11. C. Stanton, Lil lian. Tabke. I. O. Broadway, .1. F. Barker. Clifford Barker. W. F. Poor- man, Stanley Kidder, Harry Staple- ton. Arthur Uatim, K. Ilywater; James Sawyers. Charles Wharton, Harry Hlldoburn, Miss Gertrude l?aat n nl ttia hnitMi Mrs Vflttinn ' Fullerton. NO DIFFICULTY SECURING GUARANTORS TO SIGN FOR CHAUTAUQUA Contract Drawn up and Signed Over Seventy Names Are Expected to Appear on The Guarantee For Next Season. The ready response given last night, when the contract tor the re turn of the Roseburg Chautauqua for another year was presented, was a surprise not only to the local work ers bul also to the director. It took only a lew minutes to secure the nocessary number of names aud twenty morn tliau are necessary to guarantee the return of the Chau tauqua will be on the contract before this evening It Is believed. Director Elvln lust night present ed tbe matter of the advance ticket sale and a hundred or more tickets were Bigned up for. In tbe space of a tow minutes. Lpon this showing the contract was presented and In a very short space of time the titty guaran tors needed were obtained and sev eral additional names were attached. The contract continued In circulation today and it la believed that by this evening over seventy names will be attached. Although the ticket Bale Is not yet up to the TOO mark, It lacks only about 100 ot reaching the goal. No special effort will be made In the tout tonight to secure more names. but members of the committee will be outside the tent aud those desir ing to sign up for season tickets for next year at 12.50 for adult tickets will be able to do so prior to tho evening entertainment The Chautauqua closes tonight with the prelude by the Llourance Little Symphony Orcheotra aud the lecture, "The Four Square Builder," by Captain T. "Dinny" Upton. Cap tain Upton Is working for more and better playgrounds for children, and his lecture Is one which every Rose burg person should hear, Iu ordur to accommodate business men who are forced to remuin in their storvs until a late hour. Director Klvlu an nounced this morning that the toe ture will not start until S o'clock. The lecture will be only oue hour In length, and will conclude promptly at 10 o'clock. Tbe Chautauqua this year has been exceptionally strong, every program being of the very best. There has boen no slump in Interest and the audiences have been kept up well. Director Elvln has been very highly commended for the way In which the programs have boen handled. The usual director takes up about half the time by long, tiresome announce ments and tiresome explanations and Introductions, while Mr, Elvin has the knack of making his talks short and snappy and to the poiut, but with sufficient emphasis to ob tain results and at the same time keep the audience in a good humor. His lectures were very pleasing and won high comment. Peter Clark McFarlane was the speaker last night, his talk being preceded by a short proltido by the ; Sam Lewis Concert company. MrFnrlune proved to be one of the j biggest men who have ever visited 1 Roseburg, not only physlcnlly but In 1 tellecttinlly and spiritually. His flow of language was most remark able. For two and a half hours he held the attention and Interest ot a large audience with stories, char acter sketches, word paintings and patriotic appeals. Lltunnd against a huge American flag, tho speaker closed his address hy reciting the pledge of a United States citizen, a fervent expression of loyalty which plnlnly came straight from the heart. As a war correspondent McFar lane visited the first lino trenches In Frnnee during the hottest of the fighting and his description of how It foels to be shelled was most real istic. A rich voln of humor ran Dan Polling Hurt In Auto Wreck Mrs. Ouy Fitch Phelps, wife of the local Methodist minister, has re reccdved word from North Hampton, fassUiuetts, that h'1: brother. Dr. D. A. Poling, natlonully known t hrlstlan F.nd avor worker, wut. vrlo'isly Inlured on July 4, when the car In which he we riding turned turtle. Injuring hlin Intern ally and erarklnn one of the verta bra In his hark. Mrs. Poling and their two boys were slso elUhtly hurt. Mr. Poling Is an associate of President Trances A. Clark, head of the Kndravorera of the I nlted Biates and hns been working hard for the national convention which l to be held soon. His Iniurbs will keep him In a s'eel cast for at l"Sst three months and he will be nnabln to at tend the convention for which ho has been working so hard. The doc- tori report that he will rarovsr from his Injuries. FOUND IN in Few Minutes of Time and through nearly the whole of the ad dress, keeping the audience so amused that tney did not realize) the rapid flight of time. "When Colonel Roosevelt lay at the point ot death in the Brazilian wilderness." related McFarlane, "hi one thought seemed to be of his con tract with Scribuer's, . who financed the expedition. No matter bow 111 he was, every evening he managed to write down ail the material col lected during tua day. Often ha would be moaning la delirium the moment tbe pea waa laid aside. The ono thought that racked his fevered brain waa tbe anxiety to make good his contract with his publishers. Roosevelt declared he had no bigger r better brain that the average man, but that ha worked It harder. "The tragedy of Col. UoethaU' Ufa up to the time he built the Panama Canal waa that be had never been, permitted to finish any task which ho had undertaken. It waa the rul ing passion ot the great engineer's Hie to finish everything he started, no matter what the cost. Goelhala ' means 'good neck,' which was one of the fine things the Colonel and bis ancestors possessed. "When Col. House was a boy ha had an ambition to become president of the United 8tatea. Afterwards, when he learnod that the real rulers of this country were a handful of men who In many cases held no of fice, he decided he would be one of these men. Ha brought about Wil son's nomination for the presidency by securing Bryan's support. The latter'a adherence was gained by House's pointing out that the men who were flghtlrfg Wilson were also iHryan's enemies. ,. . - . "Woodrow Wilson made the mis take of his life when, near the close of his career, ha declined .. to .take Col. House's advice." Holt Estimates Prune Belt Crop EUGENE, July 80. This year's prune crop will not exceed 40 per cent of last year's In the prune belt - Grants Pass to Vancouver, Wash ington estimates J. O. Holt, man ager of the Eugene Fruit Growera' association, who has just returned from Salem and other points In the northern part ot tho Willamette val iey. However, Lane county has nearly normal crop of prunes, declares Mr. Holt, who says the crop gets lighter to the northward. There la a very light crop on the highland around Salem and Dallas while the crop Is normal on the lowlands. As there Is a very good demand for prunes this year from the buyers, he believes that the large crop here will yield tho growers a very good return. Reports from the Rogue river and Umpqua valleys are that there Is a large crop ot prunes there. also. The apple crop has lightened In tflo last month until only about 40. 000 boxes of apples will lie produced in Lane county, estimates Mr. Holt. A month ago he said he believed that 100.000 bozns would bo pro duced but the scab has gotten Into the fruit and greatly reduced 'the yield. Def-ptte big crops of spples in the Yakima and Wenatchea valleys In Washington there Is a mighty good demand for canned apples, the man ager declares. He believes there will be no trouble In selling the Lane county crop. Hcnts and beans are coming Into the cannery In fair quantities this week and are being canned. o ' Home Restaurant Has New Owners A business deal was transacted yesterday making the Home restan raut. formerly conducted by C. Lawson, the property of A. O. Me Mlllln and T. li. Decker. Both Mr. Mc.Mlllln and Mr. Decker are old hands In the i-tstaurant business, al though for some time past Mr. Mc Mlllln has been In partnership with . M. Judd In Judd McMUlln's auto repair shop. .Mr. Decker Is an nx-Hlonl chef and was formerly con nected with the Roseburg Cafeteria. Mr. Lawson Is nncenald as to his future plans, but he Intends to "re tre and enjoy Ufa" tor a while at least. Loren Miller, ot Dlllard, spent the day Id this city attending to busi ness saattara.