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ROSEBCRd, OREGON, F1SIDAY, APRIL 28, 1922.
VOL. X, No. 315, OP THE ETEMXCt SEWS.
t ih 1 i.Ti oom
.0 1
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U1LDING IN ROSEbcaO
18 EXPECTED TU Stl NtW .
RECORD DURING THIS YEAR
L Quarter of Million Expended or in Contemplation Already
With Indications mat Many uiner new duiiuwbs
Will Be Started Before Year Is Closed.
and H. O. Pargeter, and a two-Btory
business block to be erected on
Jackson street. Mr. Alley has also
been employed to prepare plans for
three other residences, as well as the
alterations and enlarging ot two
more.
Edwin Thornton Is just complet
ing a fine apartment house on Doug
las street. The apartments in the
upper floor are to be completely fur
nished and the lower floor will be
partly furnished. The lower floor is
completely independent of the upper
part of the house. Two five-room
apartments and one three room
apartment are provided for and all
were rented long before the building
- 1 . . 1 .. , Tka
III ladlc.tlon. ytotto'?,. equipped
Ldlnf activities resulting in the
U. doll., to the record set al
irtlli rear with the prospect
ihe figure reached will be much
ker than the' amount named. Nev
J, the History of Roseburg has
m been wch activity in the bulld
i of ne homes and business
As u It benK witnessed at the
lent time. Ihe improvements are
(confined to any particular sec
1 or locality but are being made
itery portloa of the city, and are
men lubatuntlal nature that the
ution of the city will be greatly
leased and a valuable asset pro-
si.
nl iii building, but even
ine construction already com
d and that In contemplation
11 not and will not be too
throughout and are very fine.
Anions: other buildings are the
play Bhed at the Benson school, the
" i "- ..Thm n take care of new structures at too auto camp
t homes provided to take care ofi groundg the rcmodeilng of the Ant-
ifomanfl
toch of the construction is bust-
property, this forming mucn 01
tntal amount. However, more
its are being built this year than
before and it is very prooame
the total number of homes built
year will be equal to thoBe of the
three years combined.
ke largest single expenditure
emulated for this year is the
fiagen apartment house, which
be atarted soon. This building
tost approximately (100.000 and
a great need In this city. Mr.
lbagen ttates I fiat the plans have)
completed and he is dally ex
g the arrival of the architect,
(will deliver the plans Into the
la of contractors who desire to
lit bids. Mr. Kohlhagen states
I the majority of the apartments
I already been taken, most of
I belnj rented by persons now
I In other cities who desire to
( their headquarters in Roseburg
who hare been unable to do so
Ise of the lack ot homes and
taents.
er Important buildings this
Include the structure erected by
factor Metiger for V. S. Pow
ls building being of reinforced
me and being used for the
It's buslnesa. This structure, cost
Mimately $10,000. A similar
Bt baa been spent for the gar
bing built by A. L. Aiken.
f Knights of Pythias are erect-
large 112.000 concrete bulld
f be used for &' lodge hall, the
I floor being fitted up for a
W- The Christian Science church
ferect a 110.00(1 church hnllrt-
ats summer on the lot directly
01 ms court house facing on
street. The church voted
Jtrtt to start work on this
PS at soon as possible and
(are to be procured af once." It
Wderad probable that the bulld-
w chiefly of wood and c&n-
th a tucrn flnUh
,W. Metiger is soon to erect a
concrete warehouse on .North
I'ireet at Washington. This
ose win be full two stories
Msement and will be equipped
"Pur tracks, elevators, etc. The
ClN tl.ftlii.l.1 . . A.
1- yiwi'aiuj uh around 910,
M Is unoerstood that there is
two atory buainess block
on Jackson street soon at a
le coit of about $.10,000.
( Standard Oil company ha
service station In North Rose
t a coat of approximately $3,
lAnother service station Is be-
fected at thA rnrnar nf Olonh.
Jd Lane streets at a cost of
fOVements linii n.Mltlnn. In
tW garaw building cost about
Additions, alterations and
ments have been and are be
de to the Roseburg National
uildlnf at a cost of approxl-
rvy of the city will amaze
not familiar with build
Blvlties. by the extent of the
! nomeM movement Perhaps
et man connected with this
- '7wt K. Alley, architect,
ce his return last December,
" 'nsag-d in preparing plans
J"rlntendlng the construction
"lings.
jhe present time he hai In
I tee two-tory reinforced con
"ights of Pythias lodge hall
remodeling of the Roseburg
M. a 11.000 two-story resl
t L. ,n"T Gu7 Cordon, a
I onngalow for Leon McClIn
SVie rntln . 1 . , .
n.i. " """i" f.i.zuu lor
lers theatre building, the rebuilding
of the poultry market building on
Jackson and Court streets.
In addition to all this there are a
rriat number of houses either being
completed or contempiatea ior
immediate future. A. J. wuaer bhu
Nathan Fullerton are eacn to duuq
in Overlook Addition, contractor
mmer Johnson is building - two
houses In Laurelwood, one for F. S.
Mnnrne and the other for the Laurer-
w6od Investment company. Other
homes have been built or are being
built by P. Herrlngton, M. W. Burgh,
Pits w. T. Comoton, Mrs. S. ..K
rrnior n. Snrav. Earl Pickens, O'
N. Wallace, W. D. Wells, and many
others.
. o
R. A. Booth Visits
in City Today
R. A. Booth, chairman of the dtate
highway commission, spent a few
hours- in Roseburg. He came from
Salem to Roseburg. with Herbert
Nunn, state highway engineer who
Is bn a tour of inspection over me
Pacific highway. Mr. Nunnand K.
E. Hodgman went on south this
morning but Mr. Booth remained un
til noon when ne toon me train uuun
to Portland. He spent the time con
ferring with the county court and
visiting with his brother J. H. Booth.
Ho was not on ontciai Dusiness ne
states and had no new developments
In regard to road work to discuss at
this time. The commission is going
ahead as rapidly as possible to com
plete the work lt'now has on hand
and this summer will finish the Pa
cific highway and will surface most
of the road to the coast.
AGRICULTURE HIT
BY FREIGHT RATES
(By Associated Press.) ' s
NEW VOltK, April 28. Un-
less there is. a quick reduction 4
lu freight rates to "about pre-
war levels" or the prices of ag-
ricultural products, increase
sufficiently to equal the rate 4
advance there will he "pro-
found readjustments" in agri-
cultural production. Involving
readjustments in the industry
as well. Secretary of Agrlcul-
ture "Wallace declared In an ad-
dress today before the New
York Academy of Political
Science. "The blighting effect"
upon agriculture at the present
level of freight rates, the sec-
rotary eald, "can hardly be 4
comprehended."
BILL WOULD STOP
TAX EXEMPTIONS
IS
STRIKEBREAKERS
KILLED BY BOMB
Body Located in Basement of
Vacant Parsonage by
Crew of Carpenters.
MAN IS SUSPICIONED
Girl Was Rearing Muirrnlty and
rii)siciiui8 Believe She Died of
Ethel Ailminttiteml for ml
Illegal Operation.
(By United Presa.)
WASHINGTON, April 28. Repre
sentative Green, ot Iowa, a republi
can, today Introduced a bill prohib
iting issuance of tax exempt securi
ties by the federal, state, county or
municipal governments.
OIL LEASES ARE
ATTACKED IN SFNATE
(By Associated Prwa.)
' WASHINGTON, April 28. La
Follette, republican; of Wisconsin,
attacking leases in naval oil reserve
lands in the senate today, declared
the reserves were being "scrapped In
behalf of specially favored private In
terests." His speech was in refer
ence to leases recently made by the
interior department in Teapot Dome,
the Wyoming reserve, to the Sinclair
oil interests.
OPERATORS BLAMED
FOR HIGH PRICES
(By United Press.)
. WASHINGTON,., April yS8. The.
coal operators are leagued to main
tain high prices, according to a "con
clusive showing" effected by the
house and labor committees Investi
gation, Chairman Nolan, ot Califor
nia, announced today.
0
Annabel Denn
Heard in Recital
High School Debate
Teams to Meet
another costing about
P Qnln
I ih. , MonTO. and one to
J uV ;hbornoo, M.000
alr,rt. In """Won to the
n ,u "ld'r construction he
completed ior
done. for T- Auyginge,
I
An interesting debate on the state
income tax question is expected to
take place at the high achool ta
nlaht. The Grants Pass team will
have the affirmative and the Rose
burg team will have the negative side
of the question. This debate will de
cide the championship of Southern
Oregon and will determin tno win
ners who are to attend the semi
finals at Salem, where the western
Oregon champions will be chosen.
The debate will he public and all In-
terested In activities of this nature
are urged to be in attendance.
Accidently Shot
Last Evening
Fred Eccelston, of Drain,
was seriously Injured last
evening while helping his un-
le. H. B. Eccleston. In the gar-
den, which Is located near" a
stream, when a bullet fired
from a 22 calibre rifle tatfj the
stream elanced and bit the bdy
going .between his tenth and
eleventh rib, passing through
the liver and lodging near the
hack. The boy was hurried to
this city and Dr. Set her was
called to give medical attention.
Young Eccleston was taken to
the Mercy hospital and the r.ul-
let located. The boy Is In a
very serious condition. Caution
is being taken lo prevent blood
poison, (ibeess formation or oth-
er complications which might
arise.
Annabel Denn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Denn, was heard in
an organ recital at the Methodist
church In Eugene on Tuesday even
ing, April 2uth. Several cars went
from here and It Is reported that the
concert was exceptionally fine. The
concert was sponsored Dy the Univer
sity of Oregon school of music of
which Miss Denn Is a member. Miss
Denn was assisted by Miss Vera
Price, contralto,, who gave one num
ber. "Dawn," by Curran. Numbers
given on the organ by Miss Denn
were: "Prelude and Fugue;" "C.
Major" by Bach; Symphony Pathe-
tique." by Tchaikowsky;-1 Introduc
tion to "Blessed Damoxel," by De
bussy: "Prelude," C sharp minor, by
Rachmaninoff; Song if India, Kim-
sky-Korsakov and Finale by Douglas.
Miss Denn Is doing splenaid worn ni
the university and she holds the Mu
Phi Epsilon scholarsatp ror aryi
1922
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ltEI.IGIITKl L PARTY LAST XIGHT
, (By United Press.)
HOOFESTOWN, 111., April
28. Gertrude Hanna, aged 25
years, a choir girl, about to be-
come a mother, was found dead
in the cellar of an abandoned
parsonage today, after having
been missing for four weeks.
The manner ot her dath Is a
mystery, but the officers believe
she was prpbably smothered or
chloroformed. Physicians can
find no trace ot poison.
The girl had been melan-
choly preceding her disappear-
ance, according to the pros-
trated parents. Six young men
were being quizzed today.
Elderly Man Kuspicloncd.
HOOPESTOWN, April 28.
(U.'P.) J. M. Strong, proml-
nent citizen, told the police to-
today that the girl's body was
not in the basement a week ago
when he explored it seeking a
lawn mower. The police held
today that the girl was prob-
ably given ether prefficlQg an 11-
legal operation and died under
the Influence. The body was
cached. In the parsonage. Evl-
deuce complied casts suspicion
upon an elderly man, who had
been attentive to Gertrude, and
was frequently In her company
and who was well acquainted
with the arrangiment of the
parsonage.
Disappeared March 81st.
HOOPESTOWN. April 28.
(Associated Press.) Officers
are today seeking the man be-
lieved to be able to solve the
mystery of the dpnth of Miss
Gertrude Hnnna, aged 25 years,
a school teacher, who was
found dead In the basement of
a vacant parsonage by carpen-
ters yesterday. An autopsy
showed that the girl was 'an-
proachlng maternity. The con-
dition of the body Indlfated
that It had been kept on Ice or
In a cool place. The girl dlsnp-
neared from home on -Mnrch
31st. and death was probfflily
several days after that dale.
The body had not been In the
basement longer than a week
said a neighbor who had gone
through the entire house a
week ago Wednesday 'looking
for a lawn mower. The body
was found on a concrete ledge
In the basement. The windows
had been closed from the In-
sldet The parsonage has not
been occupied since last Defm-
ber, but was being prepared for
a new pastor. William Hanna.
the father, declared that he bo-
lieved he knew the man ijspon-
Bible for her death.
No marks of violence were
found on the bdy.
(By Aaioclated Preaa.)
APPOLO, Pa.. April 88.
Three non-union miners were
killed and one seriously injured
when a bomb was thrown Into 4
a bunkhouse where they were
asleep at the Patterson mine ot
the Kiskt Coal company near
here. Each dead man was mar-
ried. The deaths leave tour-
teen children fatherless.
STATESMAN DIES.
'
PARIS, April 28. Paul Des-
chanel, former president of
4 France, died today. He bad 4
been 111 for several days and all 4
hope for his recovery was aban-
doned yesterday.
THREE WOUNDED
IN STRIKE FIGHT
CBv VnJted Press.)
SALT LAKE CITY, April 28.
Three were wounded In fighting be
tween strikers and mine guards at
Scofleld, near here, today. The
guards answered a hall of rocks with
a volley of bullets.
KLAN DEFINITELY LINKED
WITH INGLEWOOD RAID SAYS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF L. A.
Also
Seeks to Place Responsibility for long Series of Raids in
Kern County on Organization Seeks Immediate
Session of Grand Jury.
KLAN HEAD TALKS.
ATLANTA. Oa.. April 28.
"If any member of the Ku Klux
BONUS BILL BE
SHOWN HARDING
A de'flghfful party was gjven last
evening at the home orir. ana ftirs,
John M. Miller in honor of Mrs
Ilooth, of Portland, who Is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. L. W. Metzger.
The evening was spent with cards
after which delicious refreshments
were served by tho hostess assisted
by Mrs. Metzger.
Those nresent were Mr. and Mrs,
L. W. Metzger, Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Metzger. Mr. and Mrs. J. Judd, Mr.
and Mrs Wm. Witherel, Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Taylor, Miss Miller, Mr.
Richards, Mr. Baker. Mrs. Ilooth, the
rnnst of honor, and the host and
hostess, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Miller
(By United Press).
WASHINGTON, April 28. The
senate bonus bill will be laid before
Harding for his approval before the
finance committee takes further
steps. Senator Watson, ot Indiana,
announced today. Watson, McCum
ber and Smoot will confer with the
president over a "compromise bill"
which they believe will eliminate the
features Harding objected to.
WILSON TOO WEAK
TO MAKE SPEECH
1
(By Associated Pn
is.)
WASHINGTON, April 28. Sev
eral hundred women delegates from
the Baltimore convention of the Na
t'nial League of Women Voters ap
peared before the homo of former
President Wilson today. Wilson
thanked them but said be was not
strong enough to make a peech.
IULICTIXS ON" HAND
THREE CHILDREN o
BURNED TO DEATH
(Br tTaltrd !.) 4
BEND, Or.. April 28. Mel-
vln, aged 13 years, Eunice
Rergstrom, 0aged 10, and
George Llvesley, were' burned
to death today when an incu-
bator lamp exploded, setting
Are to the W. L. Bergstrom
home at Deschutes, near here.
jf The children were asep. Mrs.
Bergstrom discovered the
f!am( and she and her hus-
band were badly burned In fii-
til attempts tn save the child-
ren. They tried to break thru
the flames to reach the child-
,ren and had narrow escapes.
Mrs. Bergstrom managed to
Bergstrom
RUSSIAN QUESTION
IS BEING SETTLED
(By Associated Press.)
GENOA, April 2. Vice-Premier
Barthou, bead of the French delega
tion, conversed over long distance
telephone last nignt with Premier
Polnuare In Paris, with the result
that the French officials' vlewpoliys
regarding a reply to Russia have
beoti harmonized.
Plans for Russia's reconstruction
are being finally determined today
at a conference of the sub-couimls-sion
on Russian affairs. Indications
were, that a definite proposition
fould be laid before the Russian
delegation by the week end with tho
suggestion that the proposition bo
oither accepted or rejected without
further discussion.
I Itimatuiii Tomorrow.
Gfc'NOA. April 28. (U. P.) The
"ultimatum" to Russia will not be
ready before tomorrow, due to
France's obJectioiSi to the allied note
and her preparation of a counter
draft. Belgium is siding with
France. In the original note, the
allied terms Include tho payment ot
pre-war dbts under a reasonable
moratorium scheme, reduced in ac
cordance with Russia's capacity to
pay; also the repayment of damages
to foreigners and the restitution of
confiscated properties.
KKl'AIIUXO BRIDGE
Oiuntv Agriculturist Cooney has
at his office on the second floor of, reach the atalrwar.
the Postoffice buidllng a ijumDer oj smashed a window, cutting the
copies of the department of agrlcUl-j artery In his wrist. He Jumped
ture bulletin ro. on na"Kui i0 the ground and later crnnked w
Management on the National for
ests." This bulletin has valuable
Information on the grazing and
handling of stock and a copy will be
given to any stockmen Interested.
Roseburg motorists who are con
templating making the trip to Lelsnd
Sunday to witness the game at that
place between the Leland team and
the Roseburg Legion team are re
quested to carry one or more mem
bers ot the team, thus enabling the
bovs to make the trip In one day.
Those who will take a player along
with them will please notify Rudle
Rltxman at tho Althaus plumbing
shop or V. M. Petterson at the dls-.l
patcher'i office.
the auto and drove Mrs. Bnrg-
strom and two relative women
who were In the house to Des-
chutes for medleal aid. The
home was totally destroyed,
with a loss of $2000. I
Work has been atarted In repair
ing the bridge at Fair Oaks, which
was condeninrjj a few days ago.
Temporary repairs will be made for
the present. County EnglnePr Frear
says, and IMer permanent repairs
will be made. ge-ral inspection
has been made of the bridges all over
the county and many will have to be
strengthened during the summer
months.
MIMNK CL.VW IN COINTY
ll.MTt FKOM MEETING
A class of mining students from
the t'nlverslty of Oregon passed thru
Roseburg todav enroute to the nlcVel
mines at Riddle, where they will
study the geological formations. The
elsss was In charge of Prof E. T.
Hodge of the department of mining
nnd geology. The claw will work
bark to Roseburg and will be here on
Sunday.
PKTl KIM HOLD AT Al'tTION
Th mounted nlctures from which
Harry E. White, district manager the many ruts illustrating the annual
of the Oregon Growers, returned lat!Mgh school l mpqua 10 ne P""' -"
... soon, were auctioned off ftt a high
,hni anml.lv todav. These Plc
the annual meeting of the assof Is-, faculty members, students
Hon. He reports that there was an, classes, snapshots, etc.. were In great
attendance or about 200. with lioug-1 demand and the picture of classes
las county well represented. brought good prices.
Klan Is shown guilty of partlci-
pation in the recent outrages
near Los Angeles, as charged 4
by District Attorney Woolwine, 4
he will be banished from the
Klan and the Los Angelea char-
4 ter revoked," F. L. Savage,
4 head ot the Investigation de-
partment of the Ku Klux Klan,
stated this afternoon to a rep- 4
resentative of the United Press.
(a. miM hMt
LOS ANGELES. April 28. Dis
trict Attorney Woolwine announced
today that he had definitely linked
the Ki Klux Klan with the Ingle
wood raid. He will seek a session
of the grand Jury immediately. He
intends to also conduct an Investiga
tion of the klan as the organization
responsible for the long series of
raids and sabotage tn the Keru coun
ty district.
To Make Statement.
LOS ANGELES. April 27. N. A.
Baker, admitted to be the local or
ganizer for the Ku Klux Klan, today
decided after he had talked to the
district attorney that he would make
a signed statement about his activi
ties In the work and actions of the
klans In and about Los Angelea.
When Mr. , Baker began his stateSnent
the Investigators in the district at
torney's office and from the sheriff's
office decided to await its comple
tion beforo taking any other steps
toward bringing to Justice the par
ticipants In the Inglewood mob of
last Saturday night.
The mob, which was broken up
when Night Marshal Frank Woorner
slfot and killed one member and
wounded two others, was said by
Baker to have .been composed largely
of klanstuen, according to a brief
announcement from the district at
torney today.
Htatenrant to He Studied.
The extent to which the klan as
an organization was involved was
to be determined by the careful read
ing of his full statement, and Its
comparison with the evidence taken
at the coroner's Inquest on Monday
over the slain man, who was Con
stable M. B. Mosher.
It was also to be compred with
statements of William E. Mosher, a
son of the dead man, and one of the
wounded. Mosher today Was brought
Into court on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon, based on his
admission that he shot at Woerner
wnen tne latter appeared ai 1110
scene of the raid. His hearing was
set for May 11 and a cash bondo.if
110,000 deposited by an Inglewood
banker for his appearance was con
tinued In effect.
Khtn Is Declared Involved,
Ku Klux Klan headquarters for
the organization s Pacific, domain in
Angeles have been linked with
tho outrages at Inglewood, Taft and
llakersfleld, Cal., District Attorney
Woolwine declared as he left his of
fice for dinner tonight.
"This has been otabllshed by our
examination of letters and other
isibts seized at tr klan's headquar
ters," he said.
The district attorney said he would
return to his office later In the even
ing to meet Baker, who has promised
to he there with his prepared state
ment tiakT-r earlier In the day ad
milted he was present at the Ingle
wood raid and at a meeting in ingm-
nml the nleht before, at which sev
eral persons took a Ku Klux Klan
oath and at which the raid was
nianneil The statement was promis
ed by Baker and other klan officials
these occurrences.
(finrk la Miule un Nnnipa.
ti,. .horkim of the names found
In the seized property revealed
names or 1013 i.ns ..,.....
of the klan. Mr. Woolwine said
these were apparently full-fledged
members and not persons who had
merelv taken a preliminary degree.
The names or members from other
places appeared In the correspond
ence, but he declined to name these
places, except to say the full roster
nf officers of the Bakersfleld and
Taft klana were secured .
Thfl most significant or tho cor
respondence, the district attorney dn
clrred. had been found In the grand
goblin's sare.
Klan Memtwrs Ousted.
Cltv and county authorities, am.
other means to purge their rolls of
klan members.
it was not determined tonight
whether a grand Jury would be sail
ed to continue the Investigation or
whether the district attorney would
undertake it. Judge F. W. Houser,
to whom the drawing of a grand Jury
had been assigned, was til at home
and unable to discuss the matter. It
was reported that he felt the In
quiry could be carried on sucx-cs-fully
without a grand Jury; but thore
was no final word from the sick
chamber and the other judges !
(lined to Interfere until JuUge Hous
er bad asked-for their cojismI.
Resident of Myrtle :
Creek Passes Away
Mary A. Rice, for the past 30 years
a resident of Myrtle Creek, passed
away at her home there last even
ing at 9:40. Mrs. Rice had been 111
for the past month and her death is
a great sorrow to her many dear
friends. Mary A. Rice was born in
Missouri on November 23, 1840. On
November 26th, 1856, she was mar
ried to W. M. Rice, whose death oc
curred on March 30th, 1895. To
their union was born 10 children,
6 boys and 5 girls of which 7 still
survive, 4 boys and 3 girls: A. L.
Rice of Seaside, J. A. and H. P. Rice .
of Myrtle Creek, M. F. Rice of this
city, Mrs. Dollie R. Cheney of Seat
tle, Mrs. Bertha Armltnge of New
port, and Mrs. F. G. Buell ot 1)11-lard.
Mrs. Rice was one of the oldest
residents of Myrtle Creek and by her
kind and loving disposition bad made
,a host ot friends who grieve with the
sorrowing relatives at the loss ot
thjs dear member of their commun
ity. Mrs. Rice was a member of the
Methodist church at Myrtle Creek.
Funeral services will be held tn
Myrtlo Croek tomorrow morning at
10:30 o'clock at the Methodist
church. Rev. Wood, pastor of the
church, will officiate and burial will
follow in the Myrtle Creek cemetery.
Salting Question
to Be Discussed
A mfetlng has been called by For
est Supervisor Neal to be held at Til
ler, Orogon, on May 6th at which the
salting of cattle on the forest range
and other range problems will be
discussed with stockmen holding cat
tle permits In the South Unipqua dis
trict. All others interested In the
grazing of stock are invited to at
tend. Grnzlng Examiner D. C. In
grnm, of the Portland forest service
office will be at the meeting and
County Agent B. W. Cooney, it is
hoped, will also bo present.
The meeting should result in
much practical benefit to the stock
men of that section ot tne county.
J. E. Enger Home
Scene of Party
The third and last of the series ot
afternoons sponsored by Mrs. J. E.
Enger and Mrs. William Bell at the
J. E. Enger home on M&ln street was
given this afternoon. Between 23
and 30 ladles were delightfully en
tertained by the hostesses. Decora
tions of California popples, blue lup
in and Japanese crab apple blossoms
were beautifully arranged In clus
ters. In hanging baskets and In huge
bouquets giving the Interior of the
home a most beautiful appearance.
The afternoon was spent in visiting
and with sewing. Late In the day
delicious refreshments were served
at small tables made very attractive
with individual bouquets and place
cards of colors corresponding with
the dainty hues of the blossoms.
ONE THOISAND MEMBERS.
Eleven new members were
Initiated Into the Roseburg I).
P. O. Elks No. 326 last night,
making a total membership In
the local order of one thousand.
This has been the goal towards
which the Elks have been
the officials of other communities in; working and they reached the
I.os Angeles countv and nearoy, con- pinnacle last nigni.
tlnued by notice to employes, by the U
Introduction ot ordinances and or