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VOL. XXIV. No. 251, OF ROHEBi ..tKVIEW
ROSEBl'RQ, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY a, 1023.
VOL. X, No. 805, OF THE EVENING NEW-."
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LITTLE MOONSHINE DIS
POSED OF DURING HEW YEARS
CELEBRATION; NAB SUPPLY
Auto Loaded With Moonshine Manufactured at Comstock
Taken By Officers and Driver Given Heavy Fine
and Jail Sentence Wife Tries to Escape.
New Years eve passed off very
quietly and In some circles with all
of the arldness of tbe Sahara desert.
The usually wettest day of the year,
lacked some of Its moisture and
moonshine peddlers did not expose
their wares for sale as bad been ex
pected. Tbe apprehension of a
booze laden automobile and the con
fiscation of Its Joy spreading contents
early In the evening caused bootleg
gers to ply their trade surreptitiously
and In only limited circles, while the
utmost caution was displayed by
those Indulging In tbe contraband
liquor. Officers had expected that
drunkenness would be quite prevak
f-nt on New Years eve and on the
following day, but to the contrary
there was little liquor in evidence
and in fact not much more than is
ordinarily expected on Saturday.
Dances and celebrations throughout
1 the entire county were under survei!
lance and this probably had a mater
4 lal effect In reducing the amount of
liquor consumed. Few cases or
drunkenness were to be found and
no arrests were made locally. The
dance Saturday night where consid
erable moonshine was expected, was
a very quiet and enjoyable affair
with no roughness In evidence. One
or two persons who had been Imbib
ing quite freely were hurried out oi
sight by their friends and officers
late that the occasion passed off
much more quietly than had been ex-
ntail- as information tnai a large
' -quantity of moonshine, would be on
hand, bad been obtained earlier In
the week.
The officers believe that In the ar
rest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Irons.
early Saturday evening and tne con
fiscation of 11 gallons ef moonshine,
they headed off the principal source
of supply and at the same time caus
ed bootleggers to cancel their plans
for disposing of their New Years sup
ply. Mr. and Mrs. Trons were arrested
within a few minutes after their ar
rival in this city and the cleverly
camouflaged moonstlne was In the
possession of the officers before those
for whom It was Intended became
aware that It was In the city.
According to Sheriff Starmer, who
made the arrest, the officers have
had information that Irons delivered
a quantity of moonshine In Roseburg
on Christmas day. The liquor was
manufactured, It is stated near Corn
stock, where Mr. and Mrs. Irons have
been residing since moving from
rortland. It was expected that an
other shipment would be delivered
on New Years and a watch was kept
on the . large Velle auto owned by
Mr. Irons. Late Saturday afternoon
Sheriff Starmer received word that
Irons and his wife had started for
Roseburg and the officers went out
Volstead Placed on the
Shelf; New York Celebrates
Worst New Year on Record
NEW YORK. Jan. 1. Father Knick
erbocker turned his pockets Inside
out today to pay the piper for piping
In the New Year amidst a Volstead
defylng celebration.
Police records enumerated four
violent deaths, attributable to holi
day overindulgence. IS men and wo
men In hospitals frith gunshot or
knife wounds, a half dozen poisoned
by bad liquor and scores of summons
served by members of the dry squad
nf 200 who attempted to make It the
dryest New Year's eve Broadway has
se v
(Vlebrsilon I Wild One.
The Evening Telegram today de
scribed the night as a "celebration
which Tivaled the wildest pre-proht-bitlon
days."
William II. Anderson, bead of the
state Anti-Saloon league, however,
said that "New York was far dryer
last night than it has been on any
other holiday."
With the lataclysm of noise that
was unloosed at midnight rame the
demands, the collections, ot the pip
er. A celebrant' turned Into a cross
street from Broadway, drew a pistol
and fired at random. Mrs. Kate Kos
nsrk, 22. who had been stsndlng
near a window, fell to the rioor oi
her apartment, struck In the breast
and neck. The prankster continued
on his noisy way.
IMlie-HmaehlnsT ts Rport
East Side residences of Broome
street, near the Bowery, Indulged In
to meet them on the highway. The
sheriff's car, however, stuck In the
mudhole at the head of Winchester
street and the car carrying the liquor
got by. It was located a few minutes
later on Oak street across from the
Umpqua hotel, but Mr. Irons had left
the machine leaving his wife guard
ing the liquor which was in the rear
of the car.
When 8h'erlff Starmer reached the
car and started to search the roach
Ine, Mrs. Irons made a vigorous pro
test, and as the officers left her alone
for a moment tried to start the mach
Ing and get away. This attempt was
frustrated, however, and the seaif.h
continued. The liquor was contained
In a 10 gallon keg which bad been
placed Inside a large barrel and
covered over with potatoes. A gallon
Jug of liquor was found in a suit
case. Mrs. Irons tried to selie this
Jug. evidently with the intention of
destroying it
The officers waited for a short
time, expecting that Irons would re
turn, but it was later learned that
he had seen the officers searching
the car and so hid out for several
hours. When be failed to return,
the officers drove the machine to the
Roseburg garage and allowed .the
woman to go to the Grand hotel
where a guard was maintained to
prevent her from communicating
with her husband.
Later In the evening the man was
found and arrested and was taken
before Justice of the Peace Geoige
Jones where he entered a plea of
guilty and was fined $350 and given
a 10 days jail sentence.
Mr. and Mrs. Irons resided In Port
land until a few weeks ago they stat
ed, and then moved to Comstock. He
has had little work and recently In
jured his foot so that he could not
do heavy labor. Mrs. Irons stated
that Just before Christmas time they
were anuroached with an offer to de
liver a quantity of liquor to this city
and that they agreed to do bo. This
aa their first violation of the law,
she said". They agreed to make a
second delivery on New Years eve,
and It was while so engaged that they
were arrested.
Mr. irons expects to sell his auto
mobile In order to pay tho fine
against him, he told the officers to
day. He is now confined In the coun
ty Jail, serving out the Jail sentence.
The officers are confident that the
liquor found In the car was Intended
for a New Year's celebration planned
by certain parties, and the fact that
the night and following day passed so
quietly, gives strength to this con
clusion. The officers yesterday made a trip
to Comstock in an effort to locale the
still where the moonshine was manu
factured but the quest was fruitless.
their favorite sport of bottle-smashing.
At Relsenweber's prohibition
agents confiscated many private
stocks of liquor and served summons
on John Gorman, the manager, his
son and a half dozen merrymakers.
Greenwich Villagers had their frol
ic much as in former days. At 1 this
morning they were still at It, costum
ed maskers dancing In Washington
Square, to the music of a score of
hurdy-gurdies.
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Shrine Party
Held Sat Night
The Shrine party held Saturday
evening at the Hotel I'mpqua was a
decided success. A delicious dinner
wss served In the banquet room after
which Mr. Ben Scovell entertained
ithose present by telling some of bis
many experiences with tbe forces at
the front. Ills stories were both
I full of humor and pathos. Mr. 8co
' veil's talk was followed by an Invlta
I tlon by Mr. Clarence Hill to attend
the Antlers theatre. Those present
who enjoyed the evening's festivities
J were: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Black. Mr.!
and Mrs. Ilubar, Mlckle Cols of
iWoodburn, Mr. and Mrs. Deardorff,
Mr. and Mrs. John Flurry and Eula
Flurry, Mr. Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Hume. Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. MrKlhln-
ny, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nygren, C. Lo-
roy Towers, Mr. Wilson, Mr. C. F.
Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Anseth,
of Duluth, Minn., who were touring
through this city.
Tbe dinner was supervised by Ray
Clark and although he was not given
much notice in which to have It pre
pared, nothing was lacking in the
line of good eats and good service.
BORAH TO FICHT
FOR RESERVATION
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Senator
Borah of Idaho, one of the outstand
ing opponents of the Versailles
treaty, will fight for a reservation to
the four-power Paciflo treaty to pre
vent this country from participating
in any venture of arms growing out
of the treaty enforcement. Borah
stated that article two provides for
action by the signatory powers in the
event of encroachment on then In
sular possessions.
TR0TZKV EXPELLED
BY JEWISH CHURCH
LONDON. Jan. 2. Leon Trolzky,
Russian minister of war, .has .been
expelled from the Jewish church on
complaint of his father, who charges
that ''Leon has forsworn his fore
fathers'. craed, has proven an enemy
to Judaism, and become a curse to
humanity."
GOVERNORS AID
IN PEACE MOVEMENT
WASHINGTON, Jan.' 2. Gover
nors of thirteen slates so far have
pledged their support to a movement
to keep the world peace movement
alive after the Washington confer
ence ends, the National Council for
Armament Limitation announced to
day. RAILROADED MEN
INTO ASVLUMS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Charges
that army officers during the war
"railroaded men into secret prisons
such. as insane asylums," were made
in a letter, to Senator . Watson, re
ceived from Parke Longworth, of
Bloomington, 111. Longworth charges
that be himself was a victim of such
a conspiracy, but later established
his sanity in the Illinois supreme
court.
WHITE HOUSE DOORS
OPEN TO PUBLIC
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 The
doors of tho White House were
thrown open to official Washington
and the general public to receive
New Year's greeting of President and
Mrs. Harding. This is the first New
Year's reception since the Wilson
administration abandoned the prac
tice nine years ago.
Diplomats Received.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The
White House today held tho annual
presidential reception for the first
New Year's sinco before the war.
Diplomats and other dignitaries were
greeted after the time honored cus
tom.' Germany and Austria, long
unrepresented In this country, stood
on equal footing with the powers of
the allied side, their representatives
being Invited to the festival. Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding received the
country's guests In the White House allexed communications were pub
hlue room. I lished through a snwlnl delegation
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News-Review to
Issue Special Edition
Several days prior to the
opening of Roseburg's first an-
nual automobile show and win-
ter fair at tbe armory on Jan-
uary 19, 20 and 21, the Rose-
burg News-Review will issue a
special edition devoted to the
automobile Industry of this
county. Included in the special
edition will be several sections
containing I nterestlng reading
matter concerning the county
and general business conditions
here. All of the local auto
dealers will be represented in
the edition and merchants In
other lines of trade will have
advertisements in the general
section. Work has started on
the compilation of this special
edition, and Mr. Robbing, ad
vertising manager of the News
Review, states that the adver
tisers are already preparing
their copy and selecting lllus-
tratlons. . The Meyer-Both ad-
vertlslng service, recently In-
stalled by the News-Review,
contains many snappy cuts per-
talnlng to auto shows, and the
advertisers have-the privilege
of selecting whatever lllustra-
tlon they desire for their adver-
tisemont without any additional
charge.
Interest Is centered In the
first annual auto show and food
exhibit, and those sponsoring
this monster event are lauding
this publication . for Issuing a
special edition at that time.
BOXING BOUT
BEEN POSTPONED
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. J.
Benny Leonard. lightweight cham
pion, will meet Pin key Mitchell of
Milwaukee, Monday night In a ten
round no decision bout Instead of
this afternoon as arranged. The
postponement was occasioned by a
muscular affliction suffered by Mit
chell.
WAGE CUT IS
CAUSE OF STRIKE
NEWBERO, Ore., Jan. 2. One
hundred and sixty men refused to
work today in the Charles K. Spauld
lng mill, following notice Saturday
of a ten per cent wage cut. The lo
cal manager announced the cut
would not affect men receiving three
dollars a day, but only the skilled
men. ,
FRENCH AND JAPS
CONFRONT CHARGES
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Naval
experts are Ironing out the details of
the naval limitation plan, expected
ho he put Into formal treaty by the
end of the week. There Is general
expectation that the conference will
be able to adjourn by the middle of
the month. - The French and Jap
anese denounced as fabrications the
alleged communications between
the French and Jnpanese govern
ments on a proposal that the two
governments work In concert at Hie
Washington conference for a Japan
ese protectorate over Siberia. These
The Dawn of the New
here from tbe far eastern republic.
Huxuert Dwp l'kill.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Repre
sentatives from the far eastern re
public (Chita) insisted today despite
vehement French and Japanese de-
I nlals. that a deep laid French-Japan
; ese entente respecting Siberia and
! Russia exists. This entente, accord
I lug to alleged secret documents
! made public by the Chita group, is
i timed to give Japan a free hand in
1 Siberia, thwart America in the fur
, oast, and help Frauce realize her
i Russian alms. The secret docu-
I ments are purported to show that
I these two powers are working hand
in glove behind the scenes of the
Washington conference. The French
! and Japanese spokesmen called the
pupers forgeries and absurdities.
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SHERIFF ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH THEFT
HILLSBORO, 111., Jan. 2. The ar
rest of Sheriff John Wilson and six
other men In connection with the
131,000 robbery of the Panama
State bank, resulted from the dis
closures of a woman who Implicated
her own husband in the case, States
Attorney Ralmey announced. Mrs.
Jerry Brown, said Ralmey, declared
her home was made rendezvous.
She said ber husband received $700
and the rest of the loot was divided
Into seven parts, one part being for
Shertrf Wilson. The sheriff waa re
leased on $10,000 bonds. The six
others were held in the county Jail
IRISH LEADERS
PREDICT MAJORITY
DUBLIN. Jan. 2. Members of the
Dall Elreann, gathering here today
for the opening session tomorrow,
predict approval of the Anglo-Irish
treaty by a majority ranging from
twelve to twenty, after three Or
four days debate. Even the De Vol-
era leaders are predicting a com
fortable majority for the pact.
ITALIAN SAILORS
ATTACK AMERICANS
SHANGHAI, Jan.'- 2. Serious
trouble betweon sailors from Italian
and American warships developed
today when two score of Italian sail
ors surprised and attacked a dozen
American Jackles In a cafe. Then
they went from one cafe to another
seeking out and attacking Isolated
groups of Americans. Five Ameri
cans sustained knife wounds two
being seriously stabbed. The at
tacks were the outgrowth of a
trifling brawl In a cafe, following
which the Italians gathered a raiding
party armed with knives and revol
vers. The Americana were declared
to have been unarmed. All shore
liberty from war craft has been sus
pended. Prof. Aubrey O. Smith, formerly
City School Superintendent of Rose
burg, passed through this city Satur
day evening on his way from Port
land where he attended the O. S. T.
A. meeting, to his home at Medford.
A number of his friends enjoyed a
short visit with him at the station.
Miss Edith Maine and sister, Mrs.
O. F. Calhoun and little daughter,
Lois line left this morning for Spo
kane. Washington, to vitt.lt 'for a
month or two at the home of their
brother, L. R. Maine. They will also
visit friends and relatives at Dlanch-
ard. Ida.
Year
BUILDING RECORDS SHOW
ROSEBURG MADE CROVTII
OVER PRECEDING YEAR
Larger Amount Spent on Residence Construction Than at Any
Time For Many Years Preceding fewer Bust,
ness Houses Are Built.
The year 1921 was slightly ahead
of the previous year In the total
amount expended for the construct
ion of buildings within the city of
Roseburg. According to figures
compiled from the building permit
records maintained by the fire de
partment, the Increase Is due largely
to a revival of residence building
there being a large number ot new
homes constructed during the past
year.
The year was considerably below
the preceding twelve months re
garding the construction of buildings
for business purposes, but private
homes, churches, small garages, etc.,
formed a total slightly above that of
1920 when there were several large
structures built.
During 1920, the Odt Fellows re
modeled their temple at a cost of
$25,000 and the Rupert Cannery
company build a concrete warehouse
which cost a similar amount and the
Drager Fruit company constructed a
new plant at a cost ot $12,500. Dur
ing the year 1921, permits were Is
sued to the Methodist -church south,
for a $15,000 church building, to tbe
Union Oil company for a $10,000 oil
plant, to the Douglas County Cream
ery for an $8,000 concrete building
and to W. S. Powell for a $10,000
business house.
The 1921 expenditures for busi
ness houses, however, was far below
the amount Bpent In 1920 tor similar
purposes, in 1920 the total amount
expended in the construction ' of
buildings devoted exclusively to
business purposes amounted to $81,
100, while In 1921 only $47,070 was
spent for business buildings.
In 1920, however, there were only
12 new residences built, these aver
aging slightly more than $2300 each
The building permits show that
with decreasing costs of materials
and labor people are starting the
construction of cheap residences. By
far the larger part of the homes built
last year, cost In the neighborhood
of $1,200, one or two high priced
houses bringing up the average.
The total amount expended for
buildings during the year 1921 as
shown by the permit record, was
$126,380, as compared with the sum
of $117,610 for the year 1920. The
total permits Issued for the past
Double Murder
oj "Eternal
Wife and
PORTLAND, Jan. 2. Love's dnn
gerous triangle claimed two victims
here Saturday.
Chants W. Purdln returned to his
home to find bis wlfo with another
man. H. W. Slgsby.
The pair leaped upon Purdln as he
entered his wire's bedroom. Purdln
snatched a hatchet from Slgiby's
hands and hacked his wife's para
mour with terrltlc blows sbout the
head and shoulders.
He then drew a revolver and shot
them both. Purdln himself was
found In the kitchen of the home, his
head badly torn where he had turned
the revolver upon himself, a gas tube
In his mouth. The whole lower floor
of the house was a wreck and reeked
with the sickening order of gas.
A note found beside Purdln told
Its own mute story:
"To whom It may concern:
"I went to get my clothes nt my
home and found my wife In bed with
another man. They tried to kill me,
so I done by best to protect myself
and I got wounded, but think I was
Justified in doing what I did.
(Signed) "T. W. PURDIN."
(Nad In Mulittfnwn.
Mrs. Purdln was found beside her
bed, clad only In her nightgown. Rlg
by's body, clothed In a single under
garment, was In the front room of
ibe house.
Purdln lay In the kitchen, his
breast torn by the revolver bullet
nnd the end of the gas tube crammed
far bark Into his mouth.
Beside l'urdin lay the revolver
which had taken twq Uvea and barely
failed on the third.
Neighbors heard the loud volres of
(he trio, followed closely by the three
revolver shots, snd then silence.
Thny summoned the police.
The house was a shambles. Mrs.
Purdln lay sprawled half under the
bed In ber room. A trail of blood
marked where Slgsby had staggered
from the bed room to the sitting
room. Ills head, torn on one side by
year by months were as follows:
January $ 6,270
February 6,000
March 13,000
April 7.650
May 16,100
June
12,000
6,400
8.000
10,275
15,635
15,635
13,455
July
August . . .
September
October . ,
Novemlier .
December .
Total $126,380
A large sum waa spent for private
garages. These garages which were
mostly of wood construction cost
around an average of $260 each.
There were also a large number of
woodsheds costing $60 or $76 each.
Fred Brown Dies
After Short Illness
Fred Brown, aged 38 years, a well
known Roseburg man, passed away
Saturday night at the home of bis
father, F. P. Brown, on North Rose
street, following an illness of several
days. The deceased bad resided In
Roseburg for 32 years and was well
and favorably known by almost
everyone In the city. For several
years he has conducted a shoe shin
ing establishment on Jackson street.
Besides his father, F. P. Brown,
he Is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
H. J. Prairie, of Portland; Mrs. Delia
Lewis, of this city, and Mrs. M. L.
Daniels, of Coqullle.
The funeral services will be held
at 2 o'cloo k Tuesday afternoon at
the Roseburg undertaking parlors,
Rev. Caldwell, of the Baptist church,
officiating.
DEATH AT OAKLAND
County Coroner M. E. Rltter was
called to Oakland this morning on
account of the death of H. Taylor..
Mr. Taylor Is an old soldier and Is
93 years of nge. Coronor Rltter
leaves today by automobile to Inves
tigate the circumstances and he will
probsbly return late this afternoon.
Is End
Triangle'9;
Her Lover Slain
the passage of the bullet, wss crush-'
ed In on the other by several blows
from a hatchet which lay In a blood
soaked pool not far from his body.
Another trail of blood marked
where Purdln bad groped his way to
the kitchen there to pen the note,
which was found crumpled and stain
ed on the floor beside him.
ile was rushed to the hospital Im
mediately. ' Didn't Know of Divorce.
PORTLAND. Jan. 2. Charles W.
Turdin. who killed his divorced wife,
Agnes Purdln, and Howard Slgsby in
the home of Mrs. Purdln, shortly af
ter midnight Saturday, had returned
to Portland from a soldier's hospital
at 8awte)le, Cat, In an effort to effect
a reconciliation with his wife. Is the
belief of Police Detectives Leonard
and Gordon, who continued their In
vestigations into the double slaying
yesterday.
Among the effects st the Purdln
home there was found a telegram
which Purdln sent to his divorced
wife on Christmas eve, and which
read as follows:
"Worried about you. Will you
take me back?"
Condition Will Critical.
This plea, so far ss Is known, was
not answered by Mrs. Purdln, and
Purdln, It la believed, left the hospit
al a.id returned to Portland In order
to plead In person.
According to B. M. Purdln.
brother of the slayer, Charles Pur
dln did not know his wife had ob
tained a divorce, although he knew
that suit had been started, and when
he went to her home late Friday
night and found her there with
wiling fligshv he at that time (nought
she was still his wife.
Purdln Is still In a critical condi
tion at St. Vincent's hospital, as a re
sult of his efforts to take his own
Ufa by the use of gas, hut attend''
physicians expressed the belief tu..i
he would recover.