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USSR s ITS ALL HERE UK an1" and "... I Oregon historical" " 17 " SOC'IRTY, t "11 1.1 j- Auditorium ' In Which it Included Ih Evening Newt and The Roaeburf Review xN,mj r wi i l. jl w y io;bjlv vy vvr i pO CARUSO, CELEBRATED Operation was aenous ana nc ouum. ibmuij ms Singing Career Started at the Age of 1 1 Years. Br Associated Press.) iPLE3 Italy. Aug. I. Enrico Celebrated tenor, died today lut an operation Sunday for au SS2w ,ne "ver ,."d 1 ;S T which caused -acute perl SSrCarwo seemed on the way recovery following a serious iil LTta nVw Yorx, when he was Xkeo with a sudden col Upee. a -ir o TUe second operation left ! o weak and he sank rapidly, uwas sept alive for hours through ,ieetiws of camphor. The death of the tenor, although mected following the second opera tonwas considered surprising In e of the fact that lie had but re ratlr recovered his voice and aeem i Is perfect health. Enrico Caruso, for more than 25 nn s celebrity In the world of one. the tenor with "the golden ulte" ldoliied by millions In Amer mid sbroad. had an artistic irwr as well known as that of any imous suttuman of military leader. It vas born iu Naples. Italy. Feb uary !5. 18'3- the n of Marqplllus inuo, a mechanic, who detested iuiIc but was persuaded to permit ill son, when 11 years old, to sing i the churches or nls native city, is snpromlslng pupil, for three sn he studied under Gugllelmo rergine. pledging his teacher t hat rhen reidy for a professional career le ihould pay him one-quarter of his nrnlngi for (he following five years. He made his debut In "L" Amlco rmtMco" at tire Nuovo theater, iaplaa, in 1894, later toured Italy ,od Sicily and was engaged for four turns at La Seals, Milan. 8abae limtljr he sang in St. Petersburg, (mm, Warsaw, Roma, Lisbon, 'aril, London and leading cities of Jmnany. When he came t o the (ftropolltan Opera House In New lork oo November 23, 1903, the Titles did not go Into ecstacies over list. One of them wrote, on the pening night: "Slgnor Caruso (as IheDnke In 'Rigoletto') has many of II tiresome Italian vocal affecta tion! and when he neglects to cover lit tones, as he always does when he Cornea strenuous, his voice becomes pallid." It is Interesting to observe that i hen Caruso made his Naples debut t sing the title role four times for hleh he received 100 francs, a pair ( stare shoes, a suit of fleshings od a neckerchief. Some years later mrlce Orsu. the Impresario, negot iated with him to sing In America 'or KM a month, but thought the Prominent Resident Is A 1 50. ft A ft damns a siil frv i;.hb. iIm of ifftvtlont was filed today by ton TurneU of Portland .Against 'r u. linen, real estate and Urn-' n at Vll. lUllinil I toarges that Giles willfully pursued T OPSIPF nf Vila altif tT...ll I o attentive the affections of Mrs. Tnrn.l 1 ,,ni,i . u j ...... 1 .. i n lit, u BUCVWUDU causing her to desert her husband 'alter which he married her. I iQecomnlalnf mMh w.. eiA;a norninr. allv it,., t., .... rears of li'll nrt 1010 ilir?0" Turnell, and his wife tL0!..118 to 1918 'he defendant. , ' wrongfully, wickedly na m ir on.lv" ..u 1 .. ,k. " iiriuea 10 wiieuaie T L ?rtion ,d May Freeman ,7"- w"" ' the plaintiff. Vn.n.7 ,rn8rp that the defendant ronvfiiiiv , 1 . ... nuiui. . "'isenir, anjusuy ana 7l0"".y bTmn'M- Persuaded, in- 1 the . 1 ..,".""' proc.V.p1 the lf? 1 " oianaisnmenw and d tLT.". "C" of "arment. gifts ageetlon . u""w,m attention and etetT . ",, home, so Haintis" ron,Ianlonshlp of the tVs'sii'i r;nduct n actions of C a?:'""1?' !rm ,he pb- " X k'11'- MDUn was forced holdin.. Jr'J'nesi and property p"Und. roeborg and move to of tt,. ... V "nuons in as01ndP'"f,,."Bd objections ,U"H Uat is. f th" "nn. It "Md tS. r ,b onan for htni 4 thtt mtlmatelj succeeded ..... rp irTMEBOtG REVIEW Dnanran ADmnii fiTsnir irnr q iqoi M-""- ,i 'in L TENOR, DIED TODAY RESULT SECOND OPERATION SUNDAY A Recovered Voice and Seemed in Perfect Health Second salary excessive and the deal fell through. Grau was joulck to per ceive the opportunity he had lost and flnollv Anffnit f'nrnan fur 60 i.er- I formances at $1000 a night. But Mr. Crau became ill and Caruso, when singing In Lisbon, received word that again he must abandon his hope of singing In America. Heln rlch Conreld, who followed Mr. Grau at the Metropolitan, however, cabled Caruso an offer to cross the Atlantic aud his ambition at last was. real Ued. Although no official statement of his earnings was ever made public, it is known that Caruso, at the height of his Metropolitan career, was receiving an average of $3000 for each performance. On special occasions, such as his 1920 season in Havana, he was paid $10,000 a night. The list of Italian and French operas in which the noted tenor's name figures since he first sang in New York revealed an amazing ver satility. In 16 years he sang no less than 649 times, tn one season, 1907 08. making SI 'appearances, a great test of endurance for any voice. He was unsparing. If not reckless, of his vocal powers. No grand opera tenor in America, from the days of Brlg noli. Campinl, Kavelll, Tamagno and Jean de Reszke, It is recorded, ever reigned so long in popular favor.. Caruso, after his strenuous opera seasons, sometimes had trouble with his throat, which he usually over came with a little rest and care and at certain intervals, rumors that "Caruso will never sing again" were frequently printed. In the winter of 1920, however, he suffered a serious affliction when a small blood vessel In his throat burst while he was singing In "E'llsle d'Amore" tn the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Re covering from this mishap, Caruso was stricken with pleurisy. During his indisposition, Caruso was the object of devoted attention by his wife, formerly Miss Dorothy Benjamin, of New York, 'whom he married In 1918. One child was born to' them. CaniRO had a son by a for mer wife, a singer named Ada Cla chetti. with whom he had been asso ciated In operat at Trevlso and Bo logna. Caruso's repertoire In America In cluded .the following: ( Italic n) "Alda." "Rigoletto," "La Boheme." "L'Afrlcalne." "La Favorlta." La Somnanbula." "La Travlata," "Les Huguenots," "Fedora," "Adrlonne Lecouvreur." "Cavalllerla Rustl (Contlnued on Page Sit.) Sued For $50,000 For Alienation of Affection in destroying the affections of the woman for her husband and suc ceeded tn persuading her to abandon and desert her home. This. It Is alleged, she did and a short time later she was united In marriage to the defendant. Upon this showing the' plaintiff Is asking for damages In the sum of $50,onu. He Is represented by Attorney C. M. Idleman, of Portland, former attor ney general of Oregon. That the action Is brought to "bleed" him of money. Is the state ment made by the defendant, Mr. Giles. He states that he received a letter from Attorney Idleman on January 3rd, Instructing him that an action would be brought unless ne settled out of court. "If you desire to enter into any negotiations relat ing to the settlement of this affair. kindly call at my office or have your attorney do so," the letter read. Mr. Giles said he refused to consider a settlement and that the action has resulted. Harding Visiting In New Hampshire (By Annotated Press.) PORTLAND. Maine. Aug. 2. President Harding left for Lancas ter New Hampshire today, making the trip by automobile. An Informal reception was given when the party landed from the eagle boat after an overnight trip from Plymouth on the Mayflower. The president made a brief address from the steps of the municipal building. Japan Insists Knowing Details (By United Press). HONOLULU. Aug. 2. Japan will Insist upon a dlsrusMou of the Mexi can and American immigration prob lems at the coming disarmament conference, according to a dispatch to the newspaper, Jljl. if the ques tions are not settled at the prelimin ary conference. Japan still insists upon knowing the nature and scope of the questions to be discussed be fore agreeing to enter the confer ence, according to the dispatch. Italian Cities Fear Earthquakes MILAN, Italy, Aug. I. Wide spread earthquakes are terrorizing Italian cities and the tremors are be ing felt at Leghorn and Lucia. In the northwest, and Barl. in the south west, where serious damage resulted when a big building collapsed and others were partially wrecked.. o Mellon's Plan Is Attacked (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Repre sentative IJacharach, of New Jersey, denounced Secretary Mellon's pro posal to place tax levies ou automo biles, bank checks - and Increase postage. Missing Banker Reported Caught illy Annotated Press.) EL PASO, Aug. 2. Detective headquarters announce the arrest of Warren C. Siiurgln. missing default ing president of the .Michigan Ave. Trust company of Chicago, on the American side of the border near Marfa. The officers were reported to be awaiting assurance of a re ward. The announcement lacks of ficial confirmation. Well Known Men Nabbed In Chicago (By Associated Prese.) -CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Further ar rests were awaited as a result of the federal roundup of twenty-six per sons indicted with John W. Worth ington, former private banker, and Owen T. Evans, former bank exam iner, on charges of being connected with the mall robberies aggregating $5,500,001). Worthington and Evans operated the Central Securities com pany, which the district attorney charge was a rleasing house for the mocks and bonds stolen. The recent disappearance of $3,000,000 worth of oil stock also might be connected with the organization, the authori ties say. FOK.MIXO REPORT. George V. Riddle and S. Dl Evans, forming, the county expenditures committee of the Douglas County Taxpayers League, are todoy Inves tigating the county bills for the month snd are preparing a report which will be submitted to the dir ectors of the league who meet to morrow. D The ' ' t i fCf.Xj ' . ' ( ) ' , . . t : 1 . .-. . . .. ... (, . . ... ... . AGEE NOT GU1LTYJFMURDER r The Jury Deliberated Only 29 Minutes Evidence Nearly All Circumstantial. "DEATH OR NOTHING" Prmerutur Told Jury Tluat Woman Wan Either Guilty of Charge And Should Hsjig Or Not Guilty And Allowed Freedooi . Case Wan Kxcitiuff. PORTLAND. Aug. 2. After 29 minutes deliberation the circuit court jury ill the rase of Mrs. Louise Agee, charged with first degree mur der of her husband. Harry Agee, by cutting his throat while he slept on the nl.Kht of June 11. returned a verdict of not guilty. The case was very sensational and the evidence was almost wholly circumstantial. The Jury took the case of Mrs. Louise Agee Into Its hands for de cision last night at 10:17 o'clock, following arguments by both sides and the Instructions of Judge Mor row. The judge said he would allow the jury to return a verdict of murder In the second degree If they found the murder was not premeditated. At torney Collier, for the defense, ob jected to this Instruction aud reput ed he wanted acquittal or convic tion In the first degree. Judge Morrow said Ihe chain of circumstantial evidence need not be complete, but that If the evidence in the aggregate pointed to the sullt of the defendant, Ihe Jury should return a verdict of guilty. He said In the event of doubt In the minds of the jurors, however, bene fit should be given the defendant. Attorney Collier in his closing ar gument scored Joseph H. Klecker. chief witness for the state, and said no self-respecting dig would have any nse for him. Herald the state, upon hearing Klecker's story, at once concluded Its Investigation of the case and it was left for Mrs. Agee's father to unearth the most valuable evidence In the case. Deputy District Attorney Ham mersly, for the prosecution, in his closing statement, declared that had Mrs. Agee loved her husband and been Innoceut of his death, site would have remained at his side to help him In his last struggle, with out running to a neighbor's before she found how- seriously he was hurt. The best evidence that Kleck er was not concerned In the murder, he said, was his willingness to tes tify. Had he killed Agee, he said, for love of Mrs. Agee, he would not have testified narainpt her. "Death or nothing!" This is what was asked for Mrs. Agee by her counsel Inst night Rights to conviction of murder in the second degree or manslaughter lesser degree Involved In a mur der charge which do not carry a death penalty, were waived by John A. Collier as lie asked the Jury to free his client or send her to the gallows. "There Is no middle ground in this case," he said. "If she wielded End of a Perfect Fighting Occurs In China Today (By Unltsd Pmi), HANKOW. China. Aug. 2. Fur ther skirmishes between the Chinese forces, campaigning for possession of Peking, are occurring, according to reports. The commander of the North China forces ordered the troops to abandon the campaign against the Bolshevik I In Mongolia, in fear that Wu Pel Fu would seise control of additional territory dur ing Commander Chang's absence. Relief Work Starts In Russia (By Unltsd Press). LONDON. Aug. 2. The American Relief expedition started into Rus sia with Walter Lyman Brown di recting the work under Secretary Hoover's orders. Fifteen Americans on the staff will probably go to Rus sia immediately. Borah Makes An Amendment to Bill (By ABnociatwl Press). WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Senator Borah Introduced an amendment to the agricultural credit bill to extond the federal loan act to the govern ment reclamation projects, which the present laws prohibit. Japs Fighting Chinese Coolies (By AsKociated Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Wilmol Chilton, delegate from the Honolulu central labor council. In testifying before the house Immigration com mittee said that the japaneses in Honolulu contributed $1500. to pay the expenses of himself and another labor leader to protest against the resolution to permit Chinese coolies to enter Hawaii temporarily to re Ueve the labor shortage. Samuel Gompers told the commit tee that the American Federation of Labor had declared against Mongo lian membership and had refused the Janaiiese charters. Vessel Breaks On Sand Spit SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. The Canadian freighter, Canadian Ex porter, was broken amidships at the point where It rested on the sand spit, according to a wireless dis patch to the marine department from the Chamber of Commerce in Willapa. Washington. The crew was reported rescued by the tug of Wol verine cutter. 8nohomlHh, which was standing by In case of accident. The vessel and her lumber cargo- was abandoned, the report said. C. A. Stark, of Sutherlln, was a business visitor In this city for a few hours today. the knife that, killed Harry Agee she Is guilty of clod-blooded, premedi tated murder In the first degree. If she did not. she Is Innoc-nL It Is either death or acquittal." D Day VOU X, PARKING ORDINANCE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY COUNCIL AND IS NOW IN FORCE Expected Fight Fails to Develop and Council Passes Ordinance Restricting Parking of Cars Without a Dissenting Vote; Ordinance Approved and Signed. ' The expected fight over tho S0 mlnute parking ordinance, tailed to develop. The matter came before the city council last night and the ordinance was passed without a dis senting vote. It carries an emer gency clause and goes into effect Im mediately. The measure prohibits parking on lackson street between Douglas and Cass street, on Cass between Jack son and Sheridan and on Sheridan between Cass and Lane streets. Cars are allowed to stop in the restricted area for only thirty minutes and at the end of that time must be moved. Persons who have been tn the habit of parking their cars on the main streets and leaving them there all day will now bo forced to leave their machines on a side street. In commenting on the need of the ordinance prior to its passage Mayor Hamilton said: "On Jackson on Saturday a man runs a gauntlot. Let a pederftrlan step out suddenly Into the narrow passageway, and no one could avoid hitting him." Specific Instances were brought up by several of the coudcllmcn. One staled that only a few days previous he bad nearly run over a child that started across the street in front of him. Another told of seeing a far mer unloading his produce In front of a grocery store and carrying It through two tiers of automobiles to the curb. The situation on Sheridan street was also discussed, some favoring the elimination of Sheridan from the provision, but it was argued that if 8herldan was not included, it would become the parking place for-ihe! cars of lower Cass Btreet merchants, and would present such a scene of congestion that persons wishing to meet the train would find it difficult to park anywhere near the d"Pot. The full text of tho ordinance which is now in force Is as follows SECTION I. That it shall be and Is hereby made unlawful for any per- on,- persons, firm or corporation, to leave any automobile or other ve hicle standing In one place on any of the following streets of the City of Roscburg, Oregon, to-wlt: Jack son street between Douglas street and Cass street; Cass street between Jackson street and Sheridan streets: and Sheridan street between Cass street and Lane street, for a period of longer than thirty minutes at any one time between: the hours of niiu o'clock in the forenoon and six o'clock in the evening of any day. SECTION 11. Any person, per City to Call Special Election to be Held On Tuesday November 1 A special election Is to he called by Ihe city for Tuesday, November 1, for the purpose of voting on a new ordinance providing for the is suance of bonds for a municipal light and water plant. Under the present ordinance the city has the power tn Issue bonds In the sum of $C,00,nno for the purpose of con structing a plant at Whistler's Bend. These bonds are to hear Interest st 5'4 per cent and can bo used onlj; for original construction. For business purposes It Is held that the ordinance should be changed so that It will be possible st the option of the council to ac quire the present water ami light plant and Its distributing system by condemnation. It Is thought that the plant snd Its distribution sys tem can be tnirrhssed at a sufficient ly low nrlce 'to enable the city to also build sn electrical plant at Whistler's Bend. The plan Is to use the present pumping system and after condemn ing Ihe plant to use the power gen eratlng apparatus until the new plant csn lie bnllt. In order to hsve sufficient authority for doing this, however, the measure rut before live people must be amended and this will be put to the voters at the next election. The bond market If the present lime will not take a 51 per cent municipal bond and It is thonght thsl a per cent bond will be nec essary In order to obtain a sale. The council, however. hi plsns to lsue a $ per cent optional bond which csn be refunded at the end of five years and g sew g per cent bond put out So. ITS, OF THE EVEMXQ TOWS. sons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Section I ot this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, or upon pleading guilty thereto before the City Recorder, be punished by a tine of not less than two dollars or more than twenty-five dollars for each offense, or by im prisonment in the. city Jail not lest than one day nor more thau twelve days, or by both such fine and Im prisonment. SECTION III. All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City ot Roseburg In conflict herewith are hereby amended or repealed in so far ss the same are contrary hereto. SECTION IV. Whereas, the park ing ot automobiles in the streets above designated la dangeroUB to the lives and property of the citizens of the City of Roseburg, this ordinance Is deemed ot Immediate necessity for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of said city and Its in habitants and an emergency Is there fore hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be In full force snd effect Immediately upon It pas sage by the Council and its approval by ihe mayor. Passed by the Common Council, August 1. 1921. Approved by the Mayor, August 1. 19IM. W. 8. HAMILTON, Mayor. Attest: R. L. WHIPPLE. Recorder. ' o Kerensky Says v Famine Terrible (By United Press.) PARIS, Aug. 2. Alexander- Ker--ensky told the United Press that fifteen million persons would per ish ot hunger and disease this year if aid Is not extended, to Russia. "Never before has such a calamity confronted a nation, and never was there such a mass of people left without provisions and exposed to disease, famine and plague," de clared Kerensky. "The great fam ines In India and China do not com pare. A minimum ot eleven million tons of wheat is necessary to save Russia." Rev. L. B. Quirk and family stop ped for a short time In the city today while on their way srom Portland to San Diego. Rev. Quick was for merly pastor of the local Presbyter Ian church, but Is now pastor at Calvary church at Por'land. in Its place. The city attorney and Attorney B. L. Eddy have prepared an ordinance Entertains With Picnic Dinner J. R. Fnrrlngton. manager of the local telephone office, entertained a number of his employes Sunday afternoon with a lovely plcnle at Mutton's grove. The party was tak en to the grove In machines and en Joyed a most delicious dinner. Those enjoying Ihe affair were Mrs. Trusty, daughter. Pauline; Klma Copps, Sally and Ella Ander son, Adele Ilemls. Katherlne Mer rill. Robert Mrorkley, Ralph Kar claer. Mr. and Mrs. It. J. Coakley, and the bout. Mr. Fsrrington. were the special guests at the occasion. ixxikim: Foil sispwts. The local officers today received word from Redding to watch for three bsnk robbers who on July 2 looted the Lassen County hank of Fall River. California. One of the men was captured yesterday at Ash land. The suspects are I. L. Her-" bert, P. McMlllin and George Lang. The men held the clerical force of the bank at bay with revolvers while tbe amount of $1.03$ wu taken from the vault. T. E. Grae. of Wilbur. Is spending a short time In Roseburg transact ing business matters. i i