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R08EBURQ, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1922
VOL. X, No 365, OF THE EVENING! NEWS.
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FAVORING WALKOUT RE
SULT R. R. WAGE SLASH
i
Lintenance of Way Employes and Shop Laborers Vote For
Strike Exact Figures wunneia toai Mediation is
Futile Tabulation Ballots Started Monday.
I . - . Dr.., a
nPTROIT, June 26 Early returns
vnt taken by the uni-
L brotberhood maintenance of way
nloyee ana ran ----
!nw nK tne rev-em. f"
m ... ...i, Htoto railroad la-
I bf Ilia L ,
1 .....i i..Hi-i.t an "overwhelm-
fc majority" in favor of a walkout.
' .. .i,iinin it waa announced
(re tonight at the general head-
urtsrs or me iiiaun.ca.iivo w,
Tabulation of the ballots started
i morning ana n was nam auum
. -. - L I Kaon rhtWlCftd. It WAS
ElftfV Unu a,...
ifd the vote was considered, "falf.
representative.
Xo Figures Given Out.
riart figures were withheld un-
L.'inatmnt inns from E. F. Orable.
Lnd president, now In Chicago con-,'
.ith iha lonilpra nf other.
mils mi" -
, orta whose membership has been
kted by wage cuts and who, it was
I. would consider taking soma
t action in protest.
Some of the memberships, accord-
in officials, favnr striking irre-
tcilve of the action taken by other
liioitt, out me greater percentage, u
las empnasizea, lavors a strike only
itie etmi otner woraers panici-
kie.
SAN KRAXCISCO, June 26. Ap-
koiimttrty S3 percent of the shop
leg In the Southern Pacific coni
nrsystera on the coast and In the
nit states have voted for a strike
taimt recent wage decreases, while
percent of the Union Pacific and
at Fe shopmen have voted to go
'. it was announced by L. S. Gor
secretary of the Southern Pa
'federation of the shop employes,
-federation Includes 20,000 shop
ten.
(Bv AuflPlAtaA Prm
;l'ASHINT,TO- Ulna Arimln-
l-atlon efforts to brirag about a set-
i ma Diiuminous coal strike
E S Brellni innrw nhopk rAr
Alter COnfprpnma nult T3iaaMnt
f Ming and Secretary of Labor Dav-
I Inhn I T i- - - - . .
-" u. i.ewu, presinenc Of me
'ted Mine Wnrkora Imiilw on.
'fed that the union policy still
unaltered and Including in its ln
thai a new wage scale must
"tup for the strike-ridden min-
hrglar Gets Haul
From Booth Home
1Tl8 bpatitifnl TiAn.k u -
L IJUIIltJ uu
part street was entered last night
i," -Rial woo succeeded in
aing and innmnHoHnp aiumt ce
money and handled pock-
L .i The brgar entered the
e through the library window
i-h. ' lnB veranaa. me
EL . ?h' pursp was on ne 11
ryv table and this was opened
..7 aT1 ao,lB,- In change tak-
contents scattered a-
t On the flrknx T-l i 1
,a 'im iruiiv stairway
Went lnl r- r .u.. j
aim i ' ' - uuuiii a uitviiia
wm where he found his purse
L T nf nough change to bring
f" tOra) haul n I . .o i, i - -
P. . - ,,ootn' kn'fo. The door
1 . . ne belrooms was open-
s . someone was sleeping
l iktl wa not eniereo.
rf "ih-f was apparently Hooking
F woney only as no silverware,
r "7 or other articles were tak
ing districts hy national or semi-national
conference with operators.
The meeting between Mr. Harding,
Secretary Davis and Mr. Lewis, which
took place around the White House
luncheon table, was the last of a
series of conferences Into which Sec
retary of Labor Davis took Mr. Lew
is after his arrival from Cincinnati
Sunday.
Officially, no statement was forth
coming though Secretary Hoover was
also colled 4o the White House for a
word with the president about the
situation immediately after Mr. Lew
is left.
General Problems Taken Vp.
"We talked over the general prob
lems of the bituminous industry and
the strike," Mr. Lewis declared on
leaving the White House, "its over
development and lntermlttency and
projects for Its stabilization.
"With relation to the present
strike we considered the matter of a
Joint conference of operators and mi
ners, especially the merits of propos
als to hold district joint conferences
between operators and miners for
wage settlements, as compared with
a joint conference in the central com
petitive field, or a national confer
ence of all fields through representa
tives. No definite plans affecting the
strike were decided npon. The
strike situation is unchanged. a
"The country will be facing a serl-
ous shortage of coal within a few
weeks and if the strike continues the
railroads will be unable to transport
enough to take care of railroads and
domestic consumers."
There were no Indications of what
further steps might be taken by the
government after the meetings had
been concluded.
Eugene Defeats
Goshen Ball Team
EUGENE, June 27. Eugene was
returned winner over Goshen Sunday
afternoon in the Upper Valley league
game held at the Lane county fair
grounds. Six to one was the final
score of the contest and the 400 fans
that witnessed the battle were well
repaid as much high-class baseball
was displayed. The Holeman and
rioleman comhlnaion was the Eugene
battery, and Gilbert and Knight per
formed for the Simmons squad.
"Doc" Qulssenberry, recent addl-
tlon to the local team worked in an
outfield position during the game,
but It is expected that by next week
he will be ready to take his turn in
the box If necessary. Eugene and
Harrisburg are now tied for the lead
In the Valley league, as the fast-going
Linn county outfit lost yesterday
to Roseburg.
I'pper Valley League.
W. L. P C.
Eugene 4 1 .800
Harrisburg 4 1 .800
Goshen 3 3 .500
Yoncalla 2 4 .400
Roseburg 0 1 .000
fobe Trotter
Stops In City
0 a In.i a.- . - . . ..
' north we.rn staes. Samuel
nt v ' ' 4 iy,,ar old lohe trotter.
: ' - in Koseburg. H
M.r re from Eugene and spent
r afternoon and last n'ght
i-k.. . ssoiaiers Home.
ral hering data on the
r th. or me country
in I, Angeles Times. His
trwn V. ""pi"uri. Illinois, v is
r a'ndMwUn. Idaho. Washlng-
riiM u i?. na w" (""-any
frr m th 'i19 conditions In Rose-
IM V' I9 states is the pret-
t- i,i fo"n1 n his en-
vi.t wi.k ?w ePecl1y enjoyed
!lr. ir ,b '"'rans at the
ruM v WBO " likewise
l 0 !7 'he slorHn of his sdvn
Vats pi trn th nlng fc r
POVERTY BLftMED
FOR CRIME WAVE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. (U.
p.) Crime depends largely on envi
ronment and poverty, according to
William A. Pinkerton. head of the In
ternationally known service.
Pinkerton explains that he does
not mean that a man win commit a
crime lust because he is poor, out
that It Is the environment for child
ren which Is to blame.
"The child hasn't the moral sense
of the frown oerson," declares fink
erton. "Consequently, when poverty
puts many things out of tne reaon or
a youngster, he larks the restralnlg
influence within him and you have
the making of a criminal. Much de
pends on the home training and en
vironment. A good child can be
brought up In any place or under any
conditions, provided nis parents
ercise parental love and caTe.
"Poor boys are easily Influenced.
Two or three really bad boys will cor
rupt a whole neighborhood. But that
tendency can be educated out of most
boys.
BALL TRACTICR TONIGHT
The Roseburg-Legloa team will
hold their usual practice tonight on
the Laureiwood field. The team Is
whipping into shape for next Sun
day's gam at Eugene.
FOREST FIRES WAS
STARTED BY BLASTS
nr t'nlted Press.)
MONTESANO, Wn., June 27 Fire
due to blasting destroyed seven log
ging cars and 25,000.000 feet of tim
ber belonging to the demons log
ging company. The fire threatened
lo work Into a vast district of green
timber for a time, but was announced
as under control shortly after noon
yesterday.
CABINET CONSIDER
STRIKE SITUATION
(By t'nlted Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 27 The
cabinet is again considering the
coal strlko situation today under
threats of business paralysis in the
fai) unless th coal reserves are
built up again by the mines- re
suming operations.
The senate is making Insistent
demands that the strike be settled.
The latest move was sponeored by
Senator Walsh. . of Massachusetts.
and provides for all coal mines to
be placed under control and reg
ulated by the state public utilities
commissions.
SMALLTOWN HAS
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
(By Associated Press.)
BAKER. Ore., June 27. Fire
early today wiped out several build
ings at the town of Monument, Grant
county, causing a loss estimated at
many thousands of dollars. The fire
started in the roof of the J. J. Simaa
store, destroying the building and
the Baptist church, Hamilton's gen
eral store, and some warehouses aud
residences.
Contralto From Famous Opera
Companies Appears
At Chautauqua.
GIVEN GOOD SUPPORT
Stearna-tlelleksen Trio Are Kitting
A-wistlng Artists Ranking I p
With the BeM of Mu-lc
OrganlzalloiM.
congress completes ini aohto nrTUirrii Riinrno
arm v reorganization u LHu N lo nr vvmi v irnrt
(Bv Associated Prisa. )
WASHINGTON. Juno 27. Con
gressional action on the annual army
appropriation bjll providing an aver
ngu army for the comiug year of
IJIi.OOO enlisted men and 12.000 of
ficers was coiiipli ti'd today through
the llnul adoptio.i by the senate of
the conference report.
COLLINS' TROOPS
CAPTURE REBEL CHIEF
CIVIL WAR UET
COMMITS SUICIDE
(By Associated Press. )
MEDFORD, June 27. James Boyd,
aged 78 years, Civil war veteran,
ended his life at his home this morn
ing In ABhland, shooting himself In
the mouth with a revolver. Ill health
and worry over his son's death sev
eral years ago, was the cause. He
was a former resident of Klamath
and Lake counties..
o
Big Open Air
Dance Saturday
Oak street, between Jackson and
Main streets, will be roped off Sat
urday afternoon in preparation for
the big open air baseball benefit
dance to be staged there next Sat
urday evening. Arrangements were
completed today for the dance
Owing to the extreme heat the boys
decided that the dance could be
staged in the open air with better
financial results and with much
more comfort to the crowds. The
street will be parafined and pre
pared In such a manner to make
dancing fine and a big jazz orches
tra will be secured to furnish the
music. There will be something
doing every minute of the evening,
the committee states. Docorations
will be placed, electric lights strung
and chairs provided for the spec
tators and dancers.
The dance will be a humdinger
and a big crowd to expected. The
dancing will start at 9 o'clock Sat
urday night and will be run on the
Jitney basis.
Sutherlin Sun to
Resume Publication
Will J. Hayner, who published a
newspaper at Sutherlin for ten years,
up to September 1, 1920, when the
publication was suspended and the
plant sold, is remodeling his building
on Central avenue with a view of re
suming publication of The Sun early
In August. An up-to-date equipment
will be installed, including a lino
type, and the new publication will be
larger than the paper previously
published. It is understood that
considerable encouragement In the
vay of patronage has been guaran
teed the proposed publication.
Well Known Couple
Married Saturday
Word has been received here of
the wedding of Mr. Clark Barger
and Mns. Elizabeth Munn, both
well known Jn this city. Tins wed
ding took place on Saturday at
10:30 in Sllverton. Oregon. Mrs.
Harger recently spent a short timj
In this city visiting with friends
and relatives snd both Mr. and
Mrs. Rarager formerly made their
borne in this city.
Mr. Barger wss formerly In the
clothing business here, and Mrs. Bar
ger, although she has not liw-d here
for several vesrs. has visited Rose
burg, snd they both have many
friends to wish them happiness.
.
Wednesday at Chuiituutu.t
Morning 10 a, m. Junior
Chautauqua.
Afternoon 2:30 p. m. Popu-
lar Concert Oceanic Quintet,
with a record of continuous
success on three continents un-
der five flags.
Evening 8 P ni. Prelude
Oceanic Quintet; 8:30 p. m.
Lecture, "Human Nature and
Politics," Ople Read. An hour
with America's kindliest phil-
osopher.
Miss Frances Ingrain, one of Amer
ica's most famous contraltos, was the
feature attraction at the Chautauqua
last night. Miss Ingram Is a wonder
ful singer and the deafening outburst
of applause which greeted each num
ber was sufficient to show that ihn
large audience, which completely
t::lod the Chautauijui tent, even tak
ing the standing room, was enthrall
ed by the charm of the artist.
Miss Ingram has sung all of the
leading contralto roles In the modern
operas and classics. She has appear
ed In Metropolitan Grand Opera; and
the Chicago Operatic association
where she has appwred on the stage
with the greatest - singers of the
world.
Her voice Is rich and full, and her
rounded tones carry extremely well,
Her Interpretation of difficult selec
tions left nothing to be desired, and
in all, it was a recital which will long
be remembered by the music lovers
of Roseburg.
Miss Ingram was ably supported
by the Stearns-Iielleksen trio, an or
ganization of musicians which great
ly pleased the Chautauqua audience,
both in the afternoon and evening.
The individual numbers and the en
semble were delightful treats, the
young women playing brilliantly
alone and with a very pleasing ef
fect together. In the afternoon their
program was followed by a health
lecture by Edna Eugenia Iaowe, who
gave the members, of the audience a
number of health rules to enable
them to "keep fit." She also spoke
on the many things which undermine
and destroy health, and told how this
might be prevented.
This afternoon a musicnt program
was given by the Phtton Brothers, a
trio of musiefnns and versatile enter
tainers, who will appear nuiiln this
evening, followed by a lecture by
Norman Allan linrle. Captain Imrie,
served with the Canadian and Ameri
can troops during the late war, and
is now professor of modern history
in one of the world's greatest mili
tary academics. His lex-fure -onor
tary academies. Ilia lecture on
"Working Together for Billions," Is
expected to be a wonderful treat.
(By United Prsrs.)
DUBLIN, June 2T Complying
with Winston Churchill's order of
yesterday to restore, order In south
ern Ireland and defying Hory (V
Connor, rebel leader. Michael Col
lins' troops today arrested Com
mandant Michael Henderson, one of
the rebel chieftains, holding him
hostage for the good behavior of
the "extremist forces here. The In
surgents In retaliation, however,
captured Lieutenant General O'
Ooime.ll, aud are holdng him as
hostHge for Henderson.
26 KILLED IN BIG
BERLIN R. R. ACCIDENT
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN. June 27. Twenty-six
were killed end a number Injured,
30 seriously. In a railway accident
outside of Berlin today.
HECKER MURDER
TRIAL STARTED
(By fnlti-d Preaa.)
OREGON CITY. Ore., June 27. The
trial of Russell llecker, charged with
murdering Frank Dowker last April
during a moonshine deal to obtain
money he had on his person, opened
today. Nearly a score of witnesaes
were subpoenaed for the prosecu'ion.
Hecker Is alleged to have shot Bowker
and wrapped his body In a hop sack
and threw it from the bridge at South
Albany Into the Calapooia river.
KIDNAPPING MAY
HALT RECOGNITION
(By t'nlted Press.)
WASHINGTON. June 27. The
wholesale kidnappings undoubtedly
will have a'deterrlng effect upon the
United States' recognition of Mexico,
the negotiations toward which have
been proceeding satisfactorily. No
Immediate armed trouble Is feared.
American gunboats are in tho vicin
ity of Tamnlco to forcibly protect
Amerirnn property In case a crisis
arises. The general opinion was tnat
the Mexican government would deal
vigorously with the bandits.
CAPPER-TIN CHER
BILL IS PASSED
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINTON, June 27 .The house
by a vote of 208 to 76 passed the Cnp-
per-Tincher bill to supplement the fu
ture trading act to meet the recent
decision of the supreme court. The
senate concurred In the house amend
ment to the army bill authorizing an
appropriation of seven and one half
million fur new work on the Wilson
dam at Muscle Shoals Alabama, effec
tive next October 1st. The house post
office committee voted to postpone
consideration of the Kelly bill for re
duction of second class postal rates
until the December session.
EIGHT KILLED
IN AN EXPLOSION
(By Associated Press.)
KNOXVILLE, June 27. Eight men
lMlait and ten Inlnrpit in an ex
plosion today at a plant of the Hols
ten Qimrrey nt Slrnw Plains near
here. ,
SUPREME COURT
UPSETS A WILL
(By Associated Press.)
SALEM. June 27. The supreme
court today upset the last will or
ynifn June KnilinfiT irivina the estate
to C. I a. read and -Tnnmaa N. Strong,
of Portland, and upheld the preceding
will making cnarnaoie institutions tue
beneficiaries.
40 AMERICANS
HELD FOR RANSOM
J. B. Burdett. a resident In the
vicinity of Oakland, was a visitor
In this city for several hours today.
(By Vnlted Press.)
WAHHINC TO. June Zf.
Forty Americans are being held
for ransom liy Mexican bandits
near Tampico, according to ad-
vices to the ptate department 4
today. Serreury Hughes Ini-
mediately made deniands upon
the Mexican government stating
that they mu?t suppress the
bandits, release the Amerlean
prisoners and recapture the
property of the Cortes OH com-
4 pany. whkh the outlaws seized.
The ransom must be paid with-
In 4 8 hours. Fifteen thousand
j pesos Is the ransom named. Gen-
eral Corozhde commands the
! outlaws. The a.-lzur of the men
and the Cnrtei Oil company
' property o'-curred on June 2.
BIG NEGRO MAY
MEET DEMPSEY
NEW YORK. Juno 26. Articles for
a contest between Jack Dempsey,
world's heavyweluht boxing champion
and Harry Wills, negro challenger,
niav be slimed today or tomorrow.
Dempaey reached New York yester
day declaring his willingness to fight
anybody, any time .any where.
Coincident with his arrival. Promot
er Tex Rirkard announced negotia
tions for the proposed match with
Wills were nesrlng a definite stage.
Managers of both boxers have ex
pressed their willingness to sign for
the combat ,and apparently only cer
tain details remain to be Ironed out.
CONTINUE IN MIDDLE WEST
DESPITE HERRIN MASSACRE
One Miner Killed at Bridgeport Ohio and Five Hundred Union
Men Swoop Down on NoruUnion Workers in Ford Iowa ,
Herein Affair Not Yet Sifted. .
(By Associated Press.)
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, June 27. One
miner was killed and another wound
ed today when they were fired upon
from the surrounding towns. At last
at the strip mine of the Catherine coal
mining company at Unlontown near
here. The victims were in an automo
bile when the shooting began.
(By United Press.)
FORD, Iowa, June 27. Five bun
dred striking miners swooped down on
the coal fields here today and demand
ed that the non-union workers quit
their jobs. The miners drove In autoa
fro mthe surrounding towns. At last
reports the non-union men were atlll
at work.
(Uv Associated Press. )
HERRIN, III., June 26. William
son county burled the dead In her
Intnat mfnA woo vnatnrdnv ennrilieteri
an Inquest to determine the cause of j
ineir ueatn, ana today raced tne re
sponsibility of bringing the guilty to
Justice.
With net a single arrest made
since the massacre of laat Thursday,
when at least 19 men were killed
after strike sympathizers stormed the
Lester mine, and with county offi
cials making no visible effort to place
the blame, the Investigating Is being
done by state and federal agents. .
Representatives of the department
of justice, department of labor, the
state attorney general's office and
the adjutant general are quietly
delving Into the cloak of secrecy
which so far has surrounded the
Identity of the " 5.000 men who
marched from H err In In broad day
light, took more than 50 unarmed
men. marched them back down the
road Into tho wood and there killed
19 and wounded nearly as many
moro.
Yesterday, six men of Williamson
county three miners, a merchant, an
electrician and the aiipeilntendeut of
tho Herrln water works, were sol
emnly impaneled, listened to the ev
idence of witnesses called by Coroner
Wlflllr.tn McCowen and returned their
verdict.
Killed T nliHi Miner, Is Dalui.
They found, and so recorded, that
C. K. McDowell, murdered superin
tendent of the Lpstcr mine, killed a
union miner on Wednesday, the day
before the massacre. Of the other
dead, 19 In all, Including two oilier
strikers, the Jury found they came to
their death ly gunshot wounds In
flicted by unknown persons.
Yesterday morning, 16 unknown
dead, all non-union workers and
guards at the Iester mine, were bur
led by the county In potter's field. On
a bleak hillside, -beneath a broiling
sun. union miners, led by State Sen
ator William J. Sneed, dug 16 shal
low ; raven four rows of four each.
The bodies of the massacred vic
tims. In plain black casKets, were
Wared side hv side on the parched
grass. Four Protestant ministers of
Herrln, a Methodist, a Baptist, a
Presbyterian, and a Christian, con
ducted the brief burial service, while
a hundred overall-clad miners and a
do sen newspaper correspondents
looked on. On a distant hillside
three women In starched summer
dresses, furnished tho only touch of
color.
The ministerial ouartet sang
"Nearer Mv (iod to Thee," read a
psalm, delivered a prayer, and In s
curiously abbreviated form of burial
service, committed the bodies to tha
earth, but omitted to commit the
souls to God.
No Mention Made of Dead.
No mention of the dead, nor of the
manner of their death, was made at
the graveside.
The brief service over, the minis
ters hurried away to their waiting
flocks. The overall-clad miners shov
eled the hard clay over the rough
pine boxes. No flowers graced the
graves of the strikebreakers, but at
I the head of each the undertaker put
a little metal sign with a glass-covered
card. On each card waa a num
ber and the date June 22, 1922. For
each numbered card, the undertaker
preserved a description of the man
burled beneath, If relatives should
appear to claim him.
In the afternoon, Joe Plcavlsh, a
union miner killed in the attack on
the mine, was burled. Five thousand
miners inarched behind a band In his
funeral cortege, and 115 automobiles
brought up the rear.
FAIR HAM.TIOV IH SOUGHT
PORTLAND. Ore. June 26
Oretton will voce this fall upon a
I constitutional amendment which,
i if adopted by the people, would en
isble the citizens of f'ortlsnd to vote
i Inssllv upon the proposal to lovy
a $1,000,000 tax for the financing
i of ihe 1925 exposition. This sp-
( naoroat tnriuV follOWim? llK for-
wardlng to the secretary of state
petition containing 24.000 names
tasking that this amendment be
plseed on the ballot.
Tho filing of tho petitions was
the culmination of efforts of the
Htt three weeks, during which
these petitions were circulated in
all parts of the state.
Glendale Resident
Dies at Hospital
E. E. Redflnld, who was a patient
in tne Mercy Hospital here, pnaseo
away at that place early this morn
ing. Mr. Redfleld wss taken to
the hospital on Sunday evening.
He had not been in the bent of
health for some time.
Mr. Redfleld vna Itorn three
miles nut nf Glendale on Septem
ber 12th, 59 years aro this Sep
tember. All his life was spent In
the vicinity of Glendale and his
lore will be greatly mourned by his
many friends there.
Besides his wife. Mr. Redfleld Is
survived by a d.tughtrr, Mrs. h
R. Harvey, of Glendale. Joe Red
fl-ild. aon of Mr. and Mrs. Red
field, was killed In service during
recent the war.
It la probable that the funeral
services will be held tomorrow at
OKndale.
Ford Dealers Meet
In Roseburg Tcday
Twenty-five or thirty Ford dealers
from the Southern Oregon district,
met In Roseburg today as a part ot
the program for this year's work. W.
H. Goodwin, manager of the Portland
branch, end J. D. Uordan, assistant
manager, are here, accompanied by
Ross McDonald representing the Ore
gon Farmer, and Charles Parker,
field man ot the Portland branch. A
meeting has been held at Portland,
and other meetings will be held at
The Dalles and at Pendleton. The
Southern Oregon district which met
hero today Includes sll the territory
ttouth of Eugene and west of Kla
math Falls.
Mr. Goodwin states that a big bus
iness In tractors and cars Is expect
ed, and plans to take care of this
business are being made. A caravan
of cars and tractors will tour the state
artor the first of next month, ana
will visit all communities.
Fire Damages Davis
Rooming house
Fire "evidently orlclnaiing from
an ember from the chimney this
mjorning damaged the roof of the
Dvln Rooming House on Kanq
street Just in the rear of tire Un
dertaking Parlors. Tho fire was
discovered by Fire Chief James
Fletcher from th-a wJndow of the
fire hall and the truck was rushed
to the scene before the occupants
of the building knew that the place
was on fire. One line of hose on
the outside and the chemical In the
attic soon extinguished the blaze
with but little difficulty. The fire
was discovered before It had ob
tained a good start and consequent
ly was easily put out. but If It
had burned a few minutes more
berore being discovered the flro
would have been a very hard one
to get tinder control as the build
ing Is old and dry.
Is Well Pleased
With Oil Property
George (Shorty) Mclver, has Just
returned from Bakersflcld. where he
visited the oil property of the Black
Diamond Oil and Iron Syndicate. Mr.
Mclver is one of the leading stock
holders of the syndicate, and in or
der to satisfy himself In all particu
lars regarding the property, he made
a personal trip of inspection. He re
turns greatly pleased and enthusias
tic with what he haa found. He con
ferred with Standard Oil engineers
and officials, and finds that they be
lieved the holdings of the local com
pany to lie among the most valuablu
In the oil 6t It. Th'.s !s good news to
the many people In this community
who have Joined the company. I.
Roy Towers. William Mai-dln snd C.
O. Webber will leave about the first
of the month to inspect the property.
E. 8. Deardor Is already on tha
ground making a complete survey.
U J. Ilurd Here-
C. J. Ilurd. assistant state leader
of county agricultural agents. Is
spending a few days In Roseburg con-
Complete arrangements I ferrlng with B. W. Cooney, county
have not yet been made.
agent.