E3BURG HEW:
A Newspaper
with a Circula
tion and Friend
rif.
in Which it Included Die Evening Newt and The Roseburg Review
OF KOSKUVRQ KEVTEW.
ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SKIT. 21, 1021.
VOL. X. No. 219, OK THE EYEM.NQ SEWS.
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S-REIEW
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RAILROa
iS,
TER FIGHT m WST TRUCK
AND JITNEY FREIGHTERS
Outcome of War Will Decide Which Shall Exist as Railroads
Afe Now Loosing Thousands of Dollars Because of
Competition With Autos.
h-famMnt'rclIesfl war ia being '
the railroads and the
,,.."! auto trucks and Jitney
S co Puting with the railroads.
Few people perhaps realise the ser
iousness r lhP 9iluation and do, not
rowo(H.e light that has been
"aKordthe railroad companies the
battle U being waged by its big
,rmy ot employes who have launched
non a campaign, directing the full
power of their individual effort and
uvlr strong organizations to put an
end to competition with commercial
auto trucks and passenger carrying
jttreys. The Jitney and truck men
have' no organization but are de
pending upon their own offorU to
eombat the railroads. The railroad
men have been given assurance that
they have the full financial backiuti
of the railroad company and with the
inowledg'.) that they have unlimited
funds at their command are prepared
to 60 to anv lengths in their fight.
Work Falling Oir.
The reason for the intense Interest
ahown bv the railroad employes is to
be found in the age old instinct for
aelf-preservation. Few people real
ize the great inroads the commercial
auto carrier has made on railroad
traffic. Locally it has been found
necessary by the railroad company
to lake trf the Roaeburg-Eugeue lo
cal freight, throwing a number of
men out of employment. This be
came necessary, the railroad states,
because the auto trucks have taken
the freight business between those
points, making the operation of a
special train unprofitable. The "red
ear line" between Eugene and Port
land, wont $250,000 "in the hole"
last year, railroad men say, because
passenger traffic between Eugene
and Portland was handled by autos
instead of by train.
A reduction In the number of
trains operated, a falling off In busi
ness, a failure to make suitable
profit, reacts upon the railroad men
In loss of jobs, cuts in pay and lack
of employment. Consequently they
are fiehting the auto trucks In order
to provide working conditions for
themselves.
Educational Campaign On.
The fight at present is being con
fined to an educational campaign
which is to !e continued for several
months. Manufacturers, merchants
and nil other persons having 'ocea-
Proposed Chamber of Com
merce Trip Is Postponed.
Because of
The proposed trip of Roseburg
business men and the Douglas coun
ty concert band to the various other
cities ot the county to secure their
cooperation in building up a county
chamber ot commerce, has been post
poned on account of the inability of
n band to get away at this time
of the year. The trin has not been
riven up entirely, however, and will-
piace about the third of fourth
'k in October.
The prune, that small purple ln
Jisniflcant fruit, has again come to
front t show orf its power, tor
Is the main factor in delaying the
'"'ariy nair the band boys
re at present working In either
Prune orrh.rds or driers, and It Is
""Possible for them to leave their
work fnr even a single day. Ten
""" " of the baud are from Dlx-
le and all ten of them are busy
Win pnm, , Thf,n there the geTpra,
re in 0,Mr directions from town,
,, similarly occupied. Var
Zl," " d"tlp" rp calling other
Zn, ' n' th han t this season,
L"'1 ' band rehearsal last ev
I? ' on!v ah"ut twelve of the bovs
' ci th-ir willingness to make
trem m i 0Uh Practically all of
Ih. n V P"'"on to go If
V 1 K I- - ...
r ,'" P' err for a month.
it ill . ' ih" bl""' vould get awav
tb a (,,.,, wouM he Tpry dlffj
, "r.ds together at the
PW. f"r "Tvon In these
Ths Is very v,fy t this season.
'h os "Ji snd farm," re among
J i i , 0 W0"M be mot mer
d it . r,ronnw'' organisation,
roir . . ,e nnt ' impossible
, m mem to attend the meet
hanH , ,v laritor be
b'ld m .C . ",ul"n man ir it were
M "a the dales formerly announ-
'"nlHu DIP
urged by the railroad employes to
use the railroad facilities. The Rose
burg employes recently addressed an
open letter to tbe merchants ot this
city, urging them to have their
goods and merchandise shipped by
rail instead of by auto truck. The
reasons given In this letter were
that the railroad represents a per
manent Investment of many .thou
sands of dollars. The railroad pay
roll and the railroad tax payments
are two of the main supports of the
city and county. Without the rail
road the prosperity of the commun
ity would be greatly affected and the
loss would be keenly felt, the letter
stated. On the other hand. It was
said, the Jitneys and motor trucks
operate without regulation of any-
kind, pay only a very small license,
rX s-is alluwcd to use and damage
the highways without any remunera
tion to the state.
Will Fight, to Limit.
We 'will fight the trucks to the
limit," a prominent railroad official
stated today. "The railroad .company
has given us every assurance that we
have the financial backing of the
company and we will use every
legitimate method to do away with
this competition. If the motor trucks
and Jitneys were regulated as the
railroads are regulated; if they paid
their share of the taxes and were re
quired to repair the damage they do
to our highways; If they were re
quired to operate on the same basis
as the railroads, then we would have
no kick, for It would be fair compe
tition, but as it Is the railroads are
bound down by hundreds of rules
made by as many commissions, arc
forced to pay big sums In taxes and
fees, are required to keep up the in
terest on their investment and do
other things not required of the me
ter truck.
"The railroad must Invest millions
of dollars In its equipment It must
operate on certain set of schedules,
regardless of the amount of business
handled, while the motor truck rep
resents an investment of a few hund
red dollars, and tan go when they
Dlease and at any time they please.
"Roseluire Is chiefly a railroad
town. Its greatest Income Is the
railroad payroll, and consequently It
behooves the people of the city to
understand the condition. The rail
roads must be kept alive and work
in g on a profitable basis If the men
Prune Harvest
The additional time will give am
ple opportunity for the preparation
of a better program, and when It
does come off. It should be one that
will bring results.
Umpqua Post of
Legion Has Meeting
The first meeting of Umpqua Post
American Legion following the
summer's vacation was held . last
night In the O. A. R. rooms of the
armory, and although the attendance
was not large, the meeting was run
of pen and a great deal of business
was transacted. It was decided to
wage a campaign of education to
secure new members for the legion
In Douglas county. The campaign
will close on Armistice Day. On that
dav Umpaua Post plans to atage
royal celebration similar to the
event of last year. The commander
will appoint a committee to arrange
for the celebration. The post also
decided to put on the annual mln
slrel show this winter and a com
nilttee will soon be appointed to
start the rehearsals. Following th
business session last night, rolls and
coffee were served to the vets who
lined up for "chow" In regular army
style.
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STRIKE KrUEADIXfJ.
TAFT. Cal.. Sent. 11. The oil
fields' union. Is contemplating meet
In Friday, when they will dlscu
efforts to extend the present strike
among the oil workers to the Kern
rountv fields and to all the neios
the state. The producer! are sen
Inv a committee Into the Held
conduct an Investigation and mak
an effort to combat the strike inn
WOl'MIKJ) MAX D'iiS.
MEDFORD, Sopt. 21. Wll-
bur Jacks, of Eagle Point, who !
was shot yesterduy during an
altercation involving the al-
leged attentions of Rollle Mat-
thews lo Mrs. Jacks, died today.
Matthews la In jail and will be it
charged with murder.
are to be kept at work. ' If the rail
road man receives a cut In wages, it
nas an immediate effect upon busi
ness In Roseburg, and consequently
erythlng possible should be done
to keep the railroads operating at
full capacity."
Auto Caniiwiirn Unknown
Just what action the' auto truck
and Jitney drivers will tnke In an
swering the attack of the railroad is
not known. At the .present .time
there Is no organization among them
but It Is quite probable that the light
now being waged will cause the
commercial owners to orgnulra for
their own protection. It is evident
rom the attitude taken by both sides
that the war is to be fought to a
finish, for the profit to be found In
e auto trunk business will not per-
it the owners to give up easily.
The auto truck trains are growing
number. Daily new passenger
and freight lines are being started
nd are tapping new points. Grad
ually the entire state is being cov-1
red by commercial auto lines and
as their business Increases the busi
ness of the railroad decreases In like
proportion. It is now a fight for ex
istence between the two and the war
is no doubt to be one of the hardest
fought of modern commercial his
tory. Wants More Work
And Less Play
(By Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. "The
American people want more work
and less play," Senator Harrison,
democrat, of Mississippi, declared
today in the senate, describing Presi
dent Hardlngs recent trip to New
ork slate on the yacht Mayflower.
The trip was taken, he said, "wl)ile
illions of Americans were hanging
their heads in shame," because men
who "helped with the war" were be
ing offered on the auction block in
Boston.
Repairs Made
' at Roundhouse
A crew of men Is busily engaged
at the local roundhouse In making
repairs to the engine pits. The pits
are to be put in fine condition and
will ereatly aid in making repairs
the locomotives. The flooring
around the pits had become badly
worn and the water was allowed to
seep underneath and this destroyed ,
the wooden blocks of wnicn tne
floor was constructed. These are '
now being removed and replaced bv
new blocks on a better foundation.
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Mrs. Devaney
Hit by Auto
Mrs. Michael Devaney was serious
ly and painfully injured ahout 10:30
last night at the corner of Lane and
Pine streets, when she was knocked
to the pavement and dragged for
some distance oy me mnmomir
driven by Clarence Baker. Although
she is badly bruised and cut, still
no bones are broken and her condi
tion Is not dnngerous.
The lady was on her way nome
from a sewing club meeting, ann
Clarence Raker was taking a load
of band boys home from band ro
hearsal. Those In the car were Theo
dore Olsen, Roy Bailey. Lvle Road
man, Arthur Knauss, lind the driver,
Clarence Baker. Mrs. Devaney was
crossing from the northwest to the
annihwest corner of the intersection.
Another car was going west on l.nne
street, and young Baker sloven up
until this was passed, then started
tn cross the intersection Immedintelv
hphlnri this other car. not seeing
Mrs. Devaney until he was praotlial-
iv nnnn her. Mrs. Devanev had svoin
ed the other car, and was Just past
iha intersect on nost when sne was
truck bv the Raker car.
To all appearances Mrs. i)evane
aw the car at about the same m-
.!,,, rlnrence Baker saw her. Bnk
r swung over toward the left cure
In nn effort to avoid hlttlnir her. but
It seems that she. thlnklne be wn"M
n-lni the onnoslte direction,
dodged toward 'eft curb f-he
. .trunk bv the bumper oh the
.p ii4 draa-g d e'ear to the curb
n't,'an iha mr enme to a stop she was
i,.in nnrtlv under t. hut nnn" ni
ih. .heels had unwed over her body
t the onlnlon of vl'netws that
,f. K..mr.n ntnne asved her life
n.,r foce head nnd arms are bad
Ir rut and her whole hodv Is hr-ilsed
On. font is also bsdlv cut from con
tact with some sharn portion nf the
... ch. was carried lo her nnme
which was onlv block awav. bv the
band bovs. She will urnhsblv he
in lied for some time hut her In
Fiendish Murder
Occurs in Michigan
(Uy United Press).
DOWAGIAC, Mich., Sept. 21.
a bloody Ingerpiint and a
nail Btudded club are the only
clues today to the fiendish mur-
der of three members of one 4
family last night.
William Monroe, his wife
Mary, and seventeen-year-old
daughter Neva, were found In
bed this morning with their
skulls crushed.
Ardith, another daughter,
aged 12 years, was found with 4
her face beaten beyond recog-
nltton and skull fractured. She
will probably die.
No trace of robbery was
found. The police advance the
theory that the deed was done
by a maniac or someone else
with a grudge against the Mon-
roes.
Ku Klux Klan to
Be Investigated
(Bv Associated Press).
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.
Information in the hands of the
department of Justice as to the
activities of the Ku Klux Klan
was laid before President
Harding today by Attorney
General Dangherty after the
latter bad conferred with Di-
rector Burns of the depart-
ment's bureau of Investigation.
Burns has been conducting an
investigation. An Investigation
of the Klan was also proposed
by Repiesentatlve Tague,
democrat, of Massachusetts,
who in a resolution asserts that
the organization Is "antl-
American" and its purpose is
to "exile and suppress certain
religious sects.
TESTIFIES AGAINST KA TT .
i
LOS ANGELES, Sopt. 21.
Al Semnacber. Virginia Rappe's
manager, told the grand Jury
here' that Arbuckle admitted to
him and other men at the party
that he had taken Miss Rappe
into his room and there had
committed certain atcs In con-
nectlon with the crime he Is
accused of.
Fatty Will Appear
In Women's Court
(By United Press?.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.
21. Ar-
buckle will be the center of large
thrones of women when he conies
before Judge Lazarus tomorrow for
a preliminary nearing in me wmn-
en's court, "the department sei aside
for comulaliils made by women. Mrs.
Bnmbina Delniout Is Fatty's com
plainant. Explosion Proves
Fatal to Hundreds
(Rv United Press.)
BERLIN. Sent. 21. Seven hun
dred nersons wero reported killed in
an exnloslon of artificial nitrogen
at Ludwlgshafen, according to (lis-
natrhes hire. Hundreds more were
Injured. Buildings were wrecked
i both at T.udwigshafen and Mannheim
nn the Apposite Bides of tne unine.
The towns are the renter of the tier-
all chemical Industry.
Plans Made For
Speedy Ratification
(Tlv t'nlttd Press.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Al
though Borah's avowed opposition to
the German ponce treaty may over
throw the administration's program
regarding that Instrument, forcing
Its postponement until after the dis
armament conference, Harding and
Lodge reached a Decision io si"-.i
it. ratification as much as possible.
Borah is regarded as the only strong
opposition.
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Last Concert of
Season Tomorrow
The last band concert of the sea
.-in he held tomorrow niisht on
the courthouse lawn. This being the
iu.i rnnrert of the year, the whole
...r., ill ha devoted to the band
.!th nn Sill alnr or speaking. Tbe
I and has been saving some of I's
best numbers for this grand final-,
and lhe tniiilc lovers of Hoeeburz
have a treat In store for them Thurs
day night.
The people of Roseburg have been
ypry enthusiastic over this year's
concerts, and tne nana u iri'i m ,
. with .oniclhlnr big wilii
the first warm weather next spring
ItOW BOAT MISS1XU.
TACOMA. Sept. 21. The
possibility that Roy Gardner
took advantage ot the ending
of the search to escape from
McNeils Island, is indicated in
the report that J. O. Evans, re-
siding near Gertrude, missed
his row boat today. No trace
ot the boat can be found.
That the band Is appreciated Is evi
denced by the large crowd that at
tended last Thursday's concert in
spite of the chilliness of the even
ing. One of the lnrgest crowds of
the season is expected to be out to
morrow night to hear 'iio last of the
series of concerts.
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Congress Takes
Up Work Today
(Ry Asnociatea Press).
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Con
gress reassembled at noon today af
ter a 30 days recess, with prospects
that the extra session would lapse
into the regular session beginning in
December.
The house is expected to tako a
serieB of three days recesses until
October 4lh, while the senate goes
ahead on tax revision, ratification of
treaties, and with the anti-beer, rail
road debt refunding, allied debt re
funding, and the Panama canal tolls
bills.
Conference May
Mean Settlement
CHARLESTON, W. Va Sept. 21.
Senators Kenyon and Shortrldge
will recommend a Joint conference
between tbe unionists and operators
as a basis of settlement of West Vir
ginia's mine troubles. A drastic
measure is suggested if the confer
ence fails, according to authoritative
information. i
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Wilson Foundation
Fund Is Started
Wilh appointment of officers of
the Btale committees and county
chairmen throughout Oregon, pre
parations nro well under way for the
opening of the intensive campaign
on October 2.i to make uregon tne
first state to subscribe Its quota to
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
fund. c. S. Jackson, publisher of
the Oregon Journnl and general
chairman, has associated with him in
the state rauipulgn to raise 8.0uo
or more, Dr. C. J. Smith, chairman
of tho executive committee, Al. A
Miller, chairman of the speakers
committee, and Robert E. Smith,
state treasurer.
A fund of $1,000,000 or mora
and known as the Woodrow Wilson
Koiiii:.atloli is to be creali d by nubile
Riihsrrintion in recognition of tho
national and International services
nf ex-prcsldcnt Wilson In the causes
of human freedom and peace. H.acn
year awards are to be mado from
till' Income of the Foundation to in
Individual or group that has render
ed within a specified time, morlt.ir
io'is services to democracy, public
welfare, liberal thought and pea e
and It Is- tho hope of the sponsors
of the movement that, with woi u
row Wilson as an example, public
service will thereby be encouraged
and recoanized 111 this and future
generations.
The county chairmen appointed
for Oregon were: Wllllum Miilin
Buker: Victor Mobos, Benton; li. i
'.inrk weat her. cla Kamas: John
Smith, Clatsop: Sherman Miles, Cof
.uiihla: llueh McLean, Coos; M. R
Iggs, Crook; W. A. wood, curry
din A. Kastes. Deschutes: O. 1'
Coshow, Douglas; M. A. Wetherford,
Cllllam; Everett Hicks. Gran;; J. M.
Cook Harney; Mrs. C. II. Gnsinor.
Hood River; E. H. Pickle, .Ja'Kson:
larry Gnrd, Jefferson; S. B. Gilli ti.
Josephine; W. T. Dalzell, Xlom.ith;
Charles Oliver. Lake: Lark BUyni,
Lane; Kd. Stocker. Lincoln: I K.
eatherford. Linn: J. H. Ula. kaliy,
Mnlheur: W. H. Downing. Marlon;
Sam Van Vaster. Morrow; Kosioe
Staalz, Polk: J. C. McKoan, Sher
man: James Baker. llIiamooK; r.
li Aldrleh. Imnlllla; Walter M.
Pierce. I'nlon: Charles Bllyeu. Wal
Iowa: Miss Cella Gavin. Wasco; Al
Long, Washington. Hubert Bernard
Yamhill: and Elton Walklns, Mull
uotnnh.
KFI.I'.CTINO .11 ROUS.
SEATTLE. Sept. 21. Tbe selec
tion of jurors went forward In the
trial of Jnmis K. Mahoney. alb'ged
wife murderer, late lodny. Mahoney
hi. Hmi.ned his shamming atlltud
and is Inking a live interest In the
proceedings.
RI IM BI.H'AN IN l.KAD.
ALBt'OrFRQCrc, N. M.. Sept. 21.
annul or Iliirsum. republican. Is
loading Judre Richard Hanns
democrat, In the senatorial race by
nlurnlltv of nearly seven thou
s-ini'
Dorsum succeeaea secrworj
Fall In the senate.
DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE PA
TROL ENDS SEASON WITH
SMALL AMOUNT DAMAGE
In Spite of Great Number of Forest Fires Loss Is Less Than Us
ualAll Fires Reported Were Man Caused Many
of Them Being Due to Carelessness.
The fire season ended for tht biggest loss ot any fire.
Dougln County Fire Patrol today, Practically no green timber was
all of Its lookouts and rungers be- destroyed, nearly all or the fire, oe
ing recalled. Tho danger of fores! ing in old burns, which were lesir
t'irts has passed, the ruins of lha uble hunting grounds or good lange.
p:J I few day, together with the Evidence that some of the first were
cold foggy nights dampening the for-. incendiary la contained 111 th't fact
ests sufficiently to prevent fires from that 2 firea wero sot out on one
starting. In spite of a great number section of laud, apparently by per
of fires, the patrol has had little loss son desirous ot burning off tu tlm
and will be able to mako a report ber to make good range for cattlo.
showing a much smaller amount of I No Lightening Fires
iatnago than for many years.
Over 3r,0 flros were reported dr- Ported that being that mere rere
ng the season, and of this number ' started by lightening. Un
practically all wero man-caused. A
large numbor were set out by per-,?"1'" "res our ng me year. '""
sons desiring to burn off range for',1" of tne k,n(1 waa ortel AbU
cattle, but by far the greater major-. Slas,0'1' ..,,. k. 4ll
lly were caused by hunters. Cn the'
opening day of the door season, 6
tires wero reported, all being con.
un-u iu limit it:iB in vt hi ii uuuiKin
,ntii. it ... 1. 1 ,.u
were active. For the first week of
I he season thero was an average of
1 5 fires each day. On Labor Dny,
when hundreds of people went Into
the woods there were 22 fires. On
Sunday nfler tho opening of the deer
ejson there wero always more fires
started than during all the remain
der of the week. The fires also oc
cured In the greatest number In tho
districts In which thore were the
most bun (era.
CnrelesMness Cause
Practically all of these flres,: it
was found, were caused by careless
ness. Of those started by tho hunt-
era, the majority came from matches
or cigarettes carelessly thrown Into
uie nry unuergrowm. Many cigar- gune small and ptoiispt action on tne
( tics, flipped Into tho bushes, smold-'. purt of the fire fighters of tho
( red for n short time and then cans-1 Kr0iMid force quickly extinguished
ed a small fire to spring up growing ' ( fri,g making the low loss rocovd
into enormous size within a Rhort possible. Had the fires boen alljw
spaee of time.. Smokers throwing c,i t0 Kaj greater headway, there
tobacco from pipes also started fire. I wouid have been a much heavier
A few of the fires were slartfd damago done,
from ramp fires left burning, buti o
Ibis number was much less than us
ual as the campaign of education In
this regard, has impressed upon the
minds of campers the necessity' of
nulling out the fires heforo leaving
tho camp. i
Ixws if. Light
But tn spilo nf the large number
of flies reported, the actual loss hns
been very light. Ono fire near Drain
started bv a sawmill, destroyed the
mill nnd its machinery together with
considerable logging timber. This
loss nmnttmed to about $2000, the
Senate Calendar Crowded
With Business as Congress
Resumes Work After Recess
Bv L. C. Mnrtln,
(ITnlled Press Start Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept, 21. Con
gress got back to work today, with
its leaders determined to push Its
major Insks lo completion within
sixty days.
While the House had little ahead
of It requiring Immediate action, the
senntn'a calendar was crowded with
business.
President Harding was expected
o submit the in ntv with Germany
. . .. .1 .1... tl
nt once At the snme time, the fl
nance committee wns to report tne
$4,000,0110,(1(10 tax bill. These two
measures appeared likely io, eisim
the center of Hie senalorlol slngo fur
for some weeks to come.
In ndilliion, the senate has tne
conrence report on tho anll-iieer
bill to dispose of. This Is one of
the nir.st warmly controverted meas
ures ever before congress, and there
was no sl;n of weakening by us op
ponents. . They were rendv to go
ahead tying up tbe bill Indefinitely.
they said, mil II their wishes wen
met.
Senator Borahs bill repealing
lolbt on American coastwise ships
nn.alnir throui'li the Panama canal
was the unfinished business before
ihe senate when It met. Bnrnh s hill
will be voted on October 10, but It
is unllkelv much of the Interim will
he siii-nt In debate upon It.
Tho mllroad rollef bll, already
Hie house, and the allied
debt refunding bill were both nn the
finale's calendar. An effort will be
n.nrin lo iret the railroad bill
through, but the debt refunding
measure has been sidetracked for
tho nrencnt.
The Intersta'e commerce commit
tee Is eh.lule.l to resume its
haustlve Investigation of the railroad
.Itiintlon st nn enrlv date. In sever
al weeks of Investigation last spring,
One unusual circumstance Ws re-
ual v. ner , "" "Ym""r "l
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Ptrol were quite small ono of (
acres being the largest. This L e
hub lit tuo i-uanv uun" "
... .i . .
fires with but one exception were
put out by a force of not exceeding
three men and tne majority were ex
tinguished easily by one man. The
number of fires is in excess of form
er years, owing to the season being
about 20 days longer. Usually the
weather about the first of September
does away with the fire danger but
this yenr the dangor was not over
until the middle of the month caus
ing tho patrol to keep its men out
20 days longer than Is usual.
Airplane Do. ioxl Work
A large percentage of the fires re
ported to tho local Headquarters,
were reported by the aerial patrol.
The fires were spotted while still
Poison Oak Prevalent
Owing to the fact thut many peo
ple are returning from camping or
hunting trips, poison oak Is very pre
valent in the clly. This is especially
true In the schools. City Superin
tendent Hnmm is Hu(it recovering
from a very severe case. High School
Principal Taylor Is suffering from a
light attack, and Prof. Richards of
the science department was forced
to spend a couple of days away from
school on account of the Infection,
the committee heard the railroad's
side of the questions involved. Lab
or la to be heard this fall.
The senate labor committee has a
West Virginia mine war on its hands,
and will try to formulate some set
tlement, after completing its Inves
tigation. Reports on the investiga
tion of Truman H. Newberry's right
to his seat as a U. S.' senator from
Michigan will be filed with the sen-
te. and at some time before Decern-
ber an errorl will be mane io nring
' , i. ,U flnn rrill.
up the question on tho floor. This
will precipitate a bitter partisan
fight.
A suh-romiiilttee Is to continue an
Investigation began In the simmer o.
American Intervention in Haiti and
nto Domingo. The committee may
(le-.'lde to visit the Island republics.
naval sub committee will resume
ts iiKiuiry Into Ihe rase of Captun
chamberlain, whose aerial exploits
during the war resulted in his dis
missal from the naval service. Cham
berlain claims he was unlustlv con
victed and dismissed nnd Is seeking
vindication.
The senate also has the tariff bill,
bill administration lenders did noi
:.nnw Just where It would fit Into
;he legislative program. That will
be determined when the lax bill Is
out of the way.
The house, meanwhile, may con
sider the malernlty bill which the
icnale had passed, or may tali up
i soldier-bonus bHI. The allied loan
refunding measure also may come
in for some attention. A further
deficiency appropriation also Is ex
pected before long.
To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fra'ler,
of Sutherlln, on Monday, September
l, a baby girl. Their many friend
are congratulating theia upon the
now arrival.
juries are not dangerous.
enee.