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C. M. Young, a wen khowi lurmei
the Elkton country, this morning
rendered himself to the officers
r killing Douglas Tapp n a
jutiken brawl wnicn occuireo. ui :uk
Liter Freyer cabin, three miles
L of the Freyer ferry, at abouv
I 30 Sunday night. Young was
fought to ltoseburg shortly before
todav and made an open state
Jut. claiming that he shot in self-
i.-nae and only after Tapp has first
d a shot at close range and had
M with Young over the posses
ii of the rifle,
ecording to Young's story, Tapp
U exceedingly drunk and was
(uting of his ability as a law
t.ikcr and bad man, and In the
irae of his remarks stated that he
hild kill anyone, even Young, and
h those words turned his rifle
lain ine laner, punning, uin ayuii
inn tne man. xouiik suiu iiu
I'd the gun aside Just as It was
harged, and in the scufTle that
wed reached his own rifle and
i It. the bullet striking Tapp In
head and killing him instantly.
Went Oik for Hunt.
My brother-in-law. Hoy Hughes,
lit! I went to Walter Freyer's cabin
. tjurday night." Young said, follow
I 4 his arrival in this city. "We ln
taded to hunt all day Sunday and
sajna to get a good start we decided
tt stay all night. Along about 11
oj'ock Doug came in and said he
m-i going to stay all night, too, so
all stayed there and went hunt
1 early Sunday morning.
J' Roy and I went one way and
Deng took the dogs and went the
o er way. It was so foggy we
ojjiildn't nee anything so wo came
hjc k to the cabin. Along about noon
Tfi'P tame in with the dogs and a
r. We ate dinner and after rest-'-
started out hunting again.
J Walter Freyer and I went to
f'lier this time and Roy and Doug
J it the other way. Wally and I
W n't get anything, but pretty soon
J'iie came In with another deer. We
"kcd supper and after supper Tapp
's n gallon Jug of moonshine on
table.
I Tapp nets Drunk.
I "Freyer and Tapp bvgnn drinking
I pretty soon thev began to ret
-'tilly drunk. I didn't like the
'IT it was too strong. Ttoy and I
! two drinks. We mixed up a lit-I
of the moonshine with hot water
I "near and drank it that wav. but
Mdliln't like It. Freyer got awfullv
f ink -Just sicky drunk, and he
Homebrew, Hootch, Moonshine
"I r the Wlfo and KM."
The wife and kiddles" plea has
ft l"'o the courts, trying bootleg-
The excuse offered by a boot
''"r a 'ew York court, when he
answering the charge of having
'a'eil the law by disposing of al
"1. was that he could not find
rk. As his wife was sick and his
ingfters needed food he turned to
''r dispensing as an easy and
1 k way of securing money. The
hefore whom he was tried,
nrlrew the fine that had been lm
"ii and offered his services In find--'
a lenltimate Job.
It")!. A Whiskey Well,
-nine people arP i,rn lucky and
merely live in Knoxvllle. Tenn.
' prohibition enforcement officers
n''ir ftenrrh a-n..Hj l.n -i .
uid a "well" an(1 whiskey in a resl-
' ecin,n. The "well" was a
PT container, which held three
J'lred to four hundred gallons of
"key. nnd was burled ten feet un
bound. A pump brought It to
una tne owner or thel
supplied his customers at all
,r" for as large a quantity of;
"!ilne as they wished. The out-j
' confiscated n,i niany would
Purrhasers of whlskev were forced
'.'plain the object of their visit,
'a premise. l,nfnM , v... nA.. i
;' confiscation became public prop-j
After "Home club."
'Pe. lal drive has begun against J
Consolidation of The Evening Newt Tlie Host-burg Review.
UGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
SLAIN BY NEIGHBOR IN RE
MOTE CABIN -OF UNCLE
M. Young Shoots Well Known Resident of County Claim
ing That Killing Occurred In Self Defense Slayer
Surrenders to Officers Drunkeness Charged.
couldn't sit up any longer and went
and lay down on the bed.
Tapp Gets lloiistful.
"Doug began to tell me about
making moonshine and boast about
getting away from the officers. He
said the law put him out of business
and broke up his barrels of mash.
He said if they had come a Utile
later they'd have got him too. 'I've
lived In the woods all winter; I'm a
fugitive from Justice and G d it
I'd Just as soon kill anybody I'd
even kill you,' he said, and with that
he grabs his rifle and shoves it
against my stomach. I grabbed the
barrel and shoved It to one side Just
as he pulled the trigger.
Fight for Gun.
"I tried to get the gun away from
him but I couk n't. He was bigger
than I was and he kept shoving me
back against the wall. All the time
he was cussing jjie and saying he was
going to shoot me. Finally he shoved
me loose but I fell back against the
wall and I got hold of my own rifle.
Tapp Is Killed.
"I started to pull It up but I didn't
even have time to get It to my
shoulder. He stuck his gun at me
and mine hit It and Just as they came
toother mine went off and Tapp
staggered over nnd fell across the
bed. Freyer was too drunk to know
what was going on-, but as soon as
Tapp fell he pot up on his feet nnd
propped himself up against the wall.
'My God. Young, this is awful,' he
says. I didn't know what he would
do, so I kept my gun pointing at him
and hacked out of the house.
Goes to NelglilMirs.
"Roy and I went down to the
Wakefield place, and I told Hoy to
go get Clyde Itydell (the dep'uTy
sheriff at Klkton) and telephone the
sheriff at Koseburg. Roy got Wake
field's horse and pretty soon Clyde
came UP there and we started out at
three o'clock this morning. We had
to walk about seven miles to get
out."
Young ltulieil Out.
Young was hurried out of the com
munity as soon as possible after the
shooting. There are several of the
Tapp brothers in that section of the
county and Deputy Sheriff Rydell
feared the insults of the killing
would probably endanger the life of
his prisoner. The party left the D.
It. Wakefield place at 3 o'clock this
morning, walking part of the way
and driving into Oakland by team,
(Continued on Page Six.)
"booze clubs" that have sprung up In j
many cities since prohibition. These
clubs are organized to make an oasis
In the desert of business. The busi-,
m-ss men drop Into them on their '
way home at night to have a friend- j
Iv drink before dinner. j
What Judge Would Do.
When Judge King of Boston refus-!
fd to find James C. McLean guilty of (
keeping and exposing liquor for sale, ,
although a still was discovered In his,
Imrn, he explained that he was not
discharging the prisoner to enrour-;
age the making of moonshine. The.
Judge further said: "In Boston are
many men, some of whom are
wealthy, who are assisted by their
wives In the manufacture of moon
shine. I venture to say that some of,
ur prominent rltlrents. who have
;helr own little stills, might be hid
ing In the bushes when the police ar-1
rive to seize the Illegal apparatus.
If I had one f should probaldy have
done the same."
lWotlcrirer v. Millionaire.
Frstrk A. Vandnrllp. the well
known New York banker, recently
tried to clean tin the village of Sparta
and to do so bought up the entire
village, paving fancv prices for some
of the property. Th oble-tlonable
Inhabitants were requested to find
mother nlace to live In. while the
law ahldlng were Invited to remain.
A former saloonkeeper, who sold his
deal estate at a high price, left the
vllllage for some time but haa again;
ORG,
DOUGLAS COUN'T )
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BURCH JURY FAILS
REACH AGREEMENT
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1G. Twenty
two ballots have failed to obtain a
Jury verdict for Arthur Burch, charg
ed with the alleged murder of Helton
Kennedy. It Is reported 10 to 2 for
conviction. They may be discharged
today.
CUBA TO GET
FIVE MILLION LOAN
WASHINGTON Jan. 16. The
American government notified Cuba
that she may negotiate a loan of $3,
0110.000 In the United States, but a
further loan of $.10,000,000 will de
pend upon the ability of the Island
authorities to reduce further the
Cuban budget.
NAUGHTY SIGNS
BE BANISHED
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. The Ameri
can Good Roads Association launched
a campaign to banish advertisements
for stockings, corsets and underwear,
show ing women in various stages of
undress, from the nation's highways.
JAPAN PLANS TO
APPROVE TREATY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The
Japanese attitude toward calling a
halt on the fortifications of two is
lands near Japan is believed caused
by plans for putting final approval
on the naval limitation treaty this
afternoon. Work on the naval treaty
has been postponed while the Itigl
Five chairman called a meeting this-j
anernoon to arrange for a subse
quent meeting of the full disarma
ment committee. The Shantung ne
gotiators were summoned for session
at the same time. It is believed the
American delegation, considering the
Shantung question Interwoven wllh
the naval treaty, wanted to see how
Shantung fared before definitely
closing the nuvnl situation.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
EUROPE INVESTIGATED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G. Senator
MrCormlek, republican, of Illinois,
today Introduced nnd the senate a
half hour later adopted a resolution
railing upon the slate department to
supply information on financial af
fairs of the European governments,
e.-peilally the data on expenditures
of those governments for military
purposes.
WILSON FUND
DRIVE STARTED
XKW YOKK. Jan. 16. The Wood
low Wilson KniiiHhit Ion Fund drive,
to ruiw a million Hollar to perpetu
nto Wilson ideals, was launched
throughout tlio t'nited States today.
"Wilson Hour," from twelvo to one
o'clock, was 8ft for the first contri
butions. NEWPORT RESORT IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
NKWPOHT. Ore., Jan. 16. The
Nyo laeh nalatorlum, one of New
port's principal amusement resorts,
was totally destroyed, with Its con
tents, by fire early today. The loss
of fifteen thousand dollars was cov
ered by Insurance. The firemen had
difficulty in preventing the spread
of the blaze, which threatened the
entire Nye beach business section.
.MAKKF.T KFI'OUT.
PORTLAND. Jan. 1G. Cows 2:,c
higher, other cattle steady; hogs
stronK: sheep 50c to $1 higher, east
of the mountains lambs 19 to $9.75,
best valley lambs $8 to 9; eggs two
cents hieher, buying price i'5c to
nnc: loiti.-r .tea,y
returned and has opened a "soft
drink" emporium, where hard liquor
tan be secured. Before he sold his
property the saloonkeeper had been
ntreaterl on the (barge of selling liq
uor ill' (rally.
hilled by fider Fumes.
The largest cider vat In New Hav
en, Conn., needed cleaning and three
men were eng.iired for th work. The
stagine on whi h thev stood broke
and thy f, Into the cider vat.
Two of l!i in were rescued promptly,
but the third died from Inhaling the
fumes before he could be taken from
the vat.
ROSFJUItG, OHEGON, MOXI..IV, JAM AMY
Foundation Fund
Growing Rapidly
Have you ever thought what would
happen If the women of (he world or
ganized as solidly and enthusiastical
ly to work for peace as they did to
work for war? That same united
patriotism would be a force to be
reckoned wllh in world politics.
Why not work for peace as you
worked for war? You can do it in a
practical way. "Heing practical" for
war meant production for destruction
nnd cut off millions of human beings
from life, from health, from daily
bread.
"Helng practical" for peace means
production for construction and will
build up life, health, and the ways
to make daily bread.
Colonel Isaac N. Lewis, U. S. A.
(retired) inventor of the famous
Lewis gun has said: "I am a gun
man Mv work has had to do with
arms and war and I too, feel that j
great armies and navies and Imple
ments of war must end and end
culckly. There Is no nation today i
that can stand It and there is no na
tion better able to take the lead than
in the United States.
The Wilson Foundation Fund
which started In Roseburg today Is
for the promotion of world peace and
is being carried on In every state In
the union.
Several voluntary donations and
subscriptions were made today to the
Foundation Fund during the noon
hour at the First State and Savings
Hank, corner Jackson and Oak Sis.
Those donating and subscribing
werer Mrs. E. A. Shuey, Mrs. Rose
Jacobs. Miss C. Jae.s, Mr. and Mrs.
Win. Hell. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. L'uriis,
Mr nnd Mrs. W. L. Cobb. Mrs. S. E.
Collier, L. A. Ueland. H. C. Darby.
Harry Pearre, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter
Rice. J. O. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. C.
O. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Flur
ry, Hubar Ilrothers, Mr. and Mrs. O.
P Coshow. Mr. nnd Mrs. Guy Flint.
Mr. anil Mrs. 11. W. Strong, Mr. W.
Hughes and Joseph' Micelli.
Mrs. William Hell, secretary, says
olher names will be published from
time to time as donations are recoiv
(d at the bank.
LARGEST WOOL
SALE IN HISTORY
PORTLAND, Jan. 1G. Ten mil
lion pounds of Idaho wool were of
fered for sale at private unction to
day, comprising probably the biggest
sale outside of government offerings
In the Industry's history. Several
clips composed the total, the Van
Deusen clip of ?nn.000 pounds, being
the largest. Hiilding was on the
sealed bid basis. The First Nation
al bank or Hiise beaded the pool of
fering the wool. Two hundred thou
sand pounds were sold this morning,
nnd it probabily will all be sold to
day.
Asher A gee was In Hnseburg for ni
few hours toiiav attending to hnsl-i
ness affairs. Mr. Agee Is a resident
of the Oak Creek vicinity.
MME.SH0EN UEMURA
$ V,.1r -
' ! .'.;. ".11
1
Mme. Shoen Uemura, shown In th
photograph working en a huge canvas
tn t exhibited at tha annual Japanese
Imperial Fire Arts exhibition. Is con
ceded to be the foremost woman paint
er In Japan, I
10, 1022.
MISSING AVIATORS
not been located
MIA ML Fla., Jan. 16. Five aviat
ors are missing In the seaplane while
attempting to fly to Hlmlnl on Fri
day have not been found. The au
thorities are Investigating reports
that the men have been sighted on a
tiny island In the Gulf of Mexico.
IRELAND BF.COMES
FREE STATE TODAY
DUBLIN", Jan. 16. Ireland today
became a self-governing stnto. Lord
Fitzaian, Viceroy of Ireland, turned
ever his governmental powers to
Michael Collins and tho provisional
southern cabinet In a dramatic meet
lug at the famous Mansion House.
At the same time word came from
the London war office that ten bat
talions of British troops had been or
dered to evacuate Ireland Immediate
ly. o
LLOYD GEORGE PLANS
ASSOCIATION NATIONS
LONDON', Jan. 16. Lloyd Georgo
is here following the fall of tho
Briand ministry, with the attendant
uncompromising attitude of the new
French government under Polncare
threatening tho British premier's
plans for European reconstruction,
plans an association of nations' froiu
the Genoa conference, aimed for the
rt hiihillntion nf the nld world coun
tries Gnrinnnv anil Ttiissla injiv he
meniners of the association.. Hal
haa.-a his dies for a wider entente nn
(lie belief that the present alliance.
Hrltian. France. Japan. Belgium and
Italy, will, if it remains ultra-con
servatfve, precludo any possibility of
pan-European cooperation.
DYNAMITE USED
TO WRECK SAFE
WALNUT. Cal., Jan. 1G. Yeggs
used a htiue ouantltv of dvnamile.
Mteiked the post office safe and cs -
eaped with the contents, it was din -
rv..re,l inilnv when t ie office onen -
til. Posses are seeking to pick up1
the trail.
FUNDING BILL
APPROVED TODAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The Al
lied debt funding bill was approved
today by the senate finance commit
tee after most of tho provisions ob
jected to by Sisretary .Mellon bud
bien eliminated. Tho democratic
mi inherit of the committee voted
again?! the bill In the perfected form.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Senator
McCumber, new chairman of the sen
ate finance commit lee, today report
ed from that committee the hill pro
viding for the collection of 1 1 1 .000.
OOn.iKlO that the Allies owe the Flitt
ed States.
Chairman McCumoer rald It was
.1.. ... .. ll.n A 1 1 1 ...I flol.t '
IIHT iiiijin'- iw , ...
refunding bill
for passage without
waiting for an adjournment of thei
arms conference, hxcept ror tne pro
vision, that the refunded bonds to be
accepted from foreign governments
shall mature not Inter than June 1.1,
1 947. The measure virtually Is In
the form In which It passed the
house lint October. No Soldier bon
us provision was added to the bill
and was not discussed.
Mrs. Wm. Keller
Dies at Tacoma
The sad news lias been received
here of the death In Tacoma, Wash.,
of Mrs. Wm. I. Keller, formerly
Grace Clayton of this city. Mrs. Kel
ler as III but a short time, passing
away Saturday, January 7th. She
as cremated at Tacoma tha follow
ing Monday. She had many friends
In Ho-- burg who are shocked at tho
had news, and mourn her death.
Mrs. Kell-r had lived In Tacoma
fur three years, her husband helng
en, ployed hv the Griffin Wheel
Works of that place. She was 2X
ars nf ai. at the time of her death.
Two sisters, Mrs. K. C. Drew, of
San Francisco. Mrs. K. II. Stivers of
Oakland, Cal . and one brother, Win.
C Clavtrin. sleo of Oakland, survive.
Mrs Drew Is In the city today after
ait' ii'llng m- funeral of her sister.
Mrs. niy Young, who was recently
o,er.'"d on In the Mercy Hospital
for appendicitis. Is very much Im
pr i"d in rnndl'lnn and It Is expect
ed that she will be removed to her
home wllhln a few days. Drs. Helhcr
and Stewart are In charge.
VIEW
An Independent newspnKr publUhed for (he
VOL. X,
I OTCni I 17 ATI 0 M I
o rn I Ltt HUN
I
APPEALED TO THE STATE SU
PREME COURT FOR DECISION
Douglas County Resident Won Verdict In Circuit Court and State
Board of Health Is Now Carrying Appeal to the
Highest State Tribunal.
l
Will Make Appeal. ,
SALEM, Jan. 16. Following !
the Marlon county circuit court
holding that the state sterlliza-
tion law is unconstltutlomtl and
sustaining the objection of Jac-
oh Cllne of Douglas county, the
state board of health is propar-
Ing an appeal to the supreme
court to ascertain tho validity
of the 1919 statute.
An appeal to the supreme court to
decide the constitutionality of the
Oregon Sterilization law, is to bo
tuktm by the slate board of health
which holds that tho law should re-
"tain in force for the benefit of the
public at large. A tout of the law
) was made by Jacob I'line, who was
, ' 111 lo i-""-iui.n j uum w.-o
county after he had been proven
guilty of having had Intimate rela
tions with a young girl at Glendale.
When brought under tho provisions
of the sterilization law, he employed
legal counsel and took the ense Into
the circuit court where It was decid
ed that tho law was unconstitutional,
this decision being handed down by
Circuit Judges Bingham and Kelly of
Marlon county, who held that the
; statute enacted by the legislature of
1 1919 Is defective In that it seeks to
; ilenrive persons of life, liberty and
property without due process of law.
In violation of section 1 of the 14th
amendment of the constitution of tho
United States.
The Judges In this case declined to,
rind the law unconstitutional, as was
the 1917 statute, because It defined
"certain persons," such as feeble
minded or criminal degenerates. In
their decision Judges Kelly and
Hlngham said:
"Judge Field has construed Ihe
term 'life,' as hero used, saying that
It means something more than mere
animal exlstance. 'This inhibition
nL'alnst Its deprivation,' he fa id. 'ex
tends to all those limbs and faculties
by which life is enjoyed.' The depri
vation, not only of life, but of what
ever God has given to everyone wllh
j lire, for Its growth and enjoyment, Is
prohibited by tho provision In ques
tion
Following this construction or Ihe
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; lU)nal proVoii " mentioned, clearly
Evanston Cops
K VANS TON, 111., Jan. Ifi. ( Fulled I
Press.) Correct, speech Is the re-j
qulslte for a Job on the Fvanston
police force. i
In some police departments, deeds I
of daring by inenibei s of the force, I
specliwiilar captures, devotion to
duty at ros! of life are eiilogled by
the medals, d"iorations and pictures
on tho wulls. i
Not so In Fvanston. t
Here, Noah Webster Is the patron
saint, the ruling hand which guides
anil leads the "coppers," from Chief
Leggeit to Patrolman Jan Iskoviu.
Kdiuallon's the thing.
No more arn police allowed to say:
"Send tho wagon, gotta' pair of I
drunks."
Its: i
"Will you phase send tlm patrol, I,
have two IlleOllaled l!"tl t ietllell ."
The dlctlon.irv s'uily order wns
promulgated by Chief l.eggeit In or-j
dor to Increase officii m y on the'
force. I
A number of police of foreign d"-
scent had In added to the rolls anil
desk men and citizens complained
their speech was so incorrect anil so1
sloti nly It was almost Impo-silde to,
understand th'iii.
Now the "coppers" are so far ad
vanced the deck sergeant has to place
a dictionary at bis sld" In order to
understand the chaiges for arrets.
For ,t,stance:
"A still isn't a still any more, a
dip Isn't a dip. a stick -up Isn't a
stick-up, a second s'ory mnti Isn't a
There's no substitute
for circulation The
News-Review has over
20,000 readers
bent Interest of the people.
No. SI17, OK THE EVENING NEWS.
KM Tn DC
LfW U DC
the operation proposed herein, would
constitute deprivation of life.
"There is no provision for com
plaint, Information or indictment,
motion, demurrer, answer or plea and
none expressly Imposing the affirma
tive of the Issue upon either party.
"The provision that an Informal
notice of appeal, filed with the secre
tary of the said board, either by the
person or some one In his behalf,
shall be all that Is necessary to make
the appeal, Impress us as an Indica
tion that the matter should be treat
ed informally and without the safe
guards demanded by the importance
of the issue to be determined.
"Moreover, the statute does not
state which court shall entertain an
appeal. It merely states that 'Any
such person may take an appeal to
tho circuit court.' There are many
circuit courts in the state. No meth
od Is provided by statute for deter
mining which one is the appellate
tribunal In these cases.
"We realize that, if a trial, after
due notice, before an Impartial tri
bunal, having competent Jurisdiction
is provided, even by way of appeal
only, the constitutional guarantee is
preserved, and that an appeal from
the Judgment rendered after such
trial, need not be prescribed; but in
rase of such Importance as this, ev
ery Judicial Impulse inclines to the
wisdom of providing for such an ap
peal to the highest court of this state.
"In a case originating In the Jus
tice court, provision Is mado for the
formulation of the Issues, for the
manner of selecting a Jury, procuring
and hearing witnesses, hearing coun-
1. returning a verdict, and entering
i(jKpmf,nt and 30 days are given
wllhln which nn appeal may bo taken
tn the circuit court of tho county
whoreln the Judgment Is given. In a
case originating In or appealed to the
circuit court, though It Involves only
a trivial Interest In property, the
rights of the parties litigant are
rlmllarly safeguarded and 60 days
are given the litigants In which to
appeal to the supreme court; but In
the cases created by tho statute In
question, no opportunity at all is giv
en the person most vitally affected to
make his position known, either by
witnesses, counsel or In person at
the time of the hearing before the
board. Only 1". days are given for
Ihe exercise of the right of appeal
anil no appeal rrom tne juuguiuui
r i ho circuit court is expressly pre.
, si ribed."
Are Highbrows
crook they're all seven syllable
so things," complained Desk Ser
geant Paaach as he looked up "uxor
icide" In the dictionary.
Officer Morlarlly had Just reported
a man was guilty of uxoricide over
on Sheridan road.
"I wish 1 knew whether he means
uxoricide or taking exercise." Paasch
remarked as ho ordered tho squad
out.
"When every moonshiner Is en
gaged In fractional extradition-
what's a plain cop to do." he walled.
"The tllitlouary is ruining tho de
partmenteverything's going blooey
I mu.in awry."
Hut Webster stays, ruled Chief
Leggett. and the classes In synonyms
and prefixes and suffixes will meet
regularly.
Suicide Attempt
Proves Successful
POIiTLAND. Jan. 16. Mrs. Marie
Adcox. aged is years, who shot her
seir through tho left breast Tuesday
light when hi-r husband returned
home unexpectedly and Interrupted
n dinner party, died in the hospital
early todav. The shouting occurred
while the husband, Luther L. Adcox.
pursued Kugene C llnl'l, one of (he
three guests at the dinner party, ac
cording to reports to tho police.