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ftOSEBURQ, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922.
VOL. XI, No. 41, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
HN.. 145, OF WOM-S '
CIRCULATION
E3. HARDING AljRESSES
'joint session of congress
ANENT STRIKE SITUATION
. I i . T! D.iu Ant stride Ta.
VsNo Change in ainne uws uuuut .tovu. v
Wed Move Being Made In Some Quarters to Destroy
Unions-Says They are rrotecnng me ruouc. ,
SETTLEMENT SOON.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. At 4:15
C-. i. ftprnoon one of the w
tiers of the shopcrafts, who
til aot permit the use of his
ke.sEld. titer relvlnjt tele-
kone mess&Ke. that he believed
L strike would soon be settled.
'aSHINGTON, Aug. 18. President
sling today placed before the Joint
Ion of congress the details of the
leal situation caused by the twin
t and rail strikes.
I am resolved to use all the power
lie government to maintain trans
lation and sustain the men's right
rork," he told the congressmen. He
Immended immediate provision for
stional coal agency temporarily to
iguard the public's fuel interests,
told congress that the railroad lab
toard eventually should be given
Mr to enforce decrees against both
Kal and labor, though he did not
vnmend a change during the pres.
crisis.
It is my purpose to Invoke the ex
ig laws to assure the highest pos
it safety in the railroad service."
'president said. "Hasty framing of
i drastic legislation will not contrl
l to the situation's solution."
a denounced the move In aome
fters to destroy the labor unions,
irting that It was to the public's
Mt preserve the union' good
pres.
ft denounced the Herrin, Illinois,
lucre and requested legislation to
fM the government to deal with
situations In the future.
fThe coal Industry Js at the mercy
he United Mine Workers," the ex
Rive said and he requested legisla-
providing for a coal commission
Investigate every phase of the ln.
ilry end for a federal aaency to pur
le fuel for Interstate shipments.
mr Associated Prn.)
FTW YORK, Aug. 18.-The strike
he railway craft union must be
(Jed here. Stone declared today at
Informal meetine before the media-
t conference. "It must bi settled
t here at these meetings." he said,
auditions over the country demand'
tlement at once and we are ontl
Jtlr that It can be done soon. The
brotherhoods are readv to do anv
e to brine conditions to an end"
I Hooeful for Settlement.
FARHIN-OTON, Aug. lS.-Senstor
stfon told President Tia a in ww ,.i
h sliie are "hopeful for a settle
It todav." The discussion. nr iv.
iorltv issue based on the plan pro
s': That first the men who did ni
ton a strike to head the seniority
t n enwioves out Julv 1st
IMfr he rrnrded second seniority
p: third that the new men during
iTE FAIR SEASON IS ON
IN FULL BLAST ON COAST
hRTLAXI), auk. 18. (By United
P"- Roll In (he monster niimn-
na lie pink ribbons on the fatted
"tale fair season Is open on the
ill T' Krom Vancouver in
Co lumhla In H. .1
kj . - nuuuiern
P-rs of California, and includlne
"mine, of ,lah0 and far Mon
rU',"c you,h ' Priming
wun selected oat;
t , .... ., . ,cu uaiB,
i.h '0W", " wl,cllng their
ft nrl.la
pish Columbia opens th. f..ii.i
1 nigus?
Van-
'H nr.A " ,,n '"SI OP-
n .It! Mr ''r fan. win
,-h ,ow.rd California.
'o sn. Z.1 " acra-
- iw hi. men to
prov:','r;i"in'h---
rs "m
hlnrtnn ....... . .
k i in state y cha-
ta ,r'.hVln; " September 18
r mr a week .-a
nding states
over in the
' r,f ih.i " "u unty
"urroun
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30
ho
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Se;
na. ,.C"m lm" at
r 'r hMng hy aitendlng alal
the strike rank below these and be re
tained wherever possible.
Expect No Settlement Today.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Belief that
no definite settlement can be reached
today was expressed by Stone before
I o'clock this afternoon, as he waa
leaving a conference between the
brotherhood and executives.
Address Congress Today.
WASHINGTON. Aug 18. President
Harding will address a Joint session of
congress concerning the strike situa
tion at 12:15 p. m. today, according to
a definite announcement ot the repub
lican leaders.
Conference Is Returned.
CHICAGO. Aug. 18. (U. P.) The
brotherhood leaders and the railroad
executives resumed their strike settle
ment this morning in the' office of De
wltt Cuyler, head of the railroad ex
ecutives association. Warren Stone,
representing the strikers, expressed
considerable optimism as the doors
closed on the conference.
Lawlessness la Shocking.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. (Associ
ated Press.) President Harding today
told congress and the nation that he
was resolved to "use all the power of
the government to maintain transpor
tation and sustain the right of the
men to work." He further declared
the right of the employes and employ
ers alike to conduct business must be
resognlzed and he deplored what be
termed a "warfare on the unions of
labor." National i investigation for
constructive recommendations to coo-
duct the coal Industry will be Impera
tive and he recommended a govern
ment commission to advise concerning
fair wage conditions. Stating that the
bill establishing the labor board was
Inadequate, being with little power
to enforce its decision, the president
recommended action to make the
board's decisions "enforceable and ef
fective against the carriers and em
ployes alike." Other than this recom
mendation the president did not rec
ommend legislation to deal Immediate
ly with the rail strike. "The govern
ment by law must and will -be main
tained, no matter what clouds may
gather, no matter what storms may en
sue, no matter what hardships may
attend or what sacrifice may be nec
essary," he said. Stating that the
sympathetic railroad strikes had de
veloped and impaired the Interstate
commerce seriously, the president
said the trains deserted In the desert
had "revealed the cruelty and con
tempt for law on the part of some
railway employes, who conspired to
paralyze transportation."
"There is a state of lawlessness
shocking every conception of Ameri
can law and order and he announced
his Intention to Invoke laws, civil and
criminal, forbidding conspiracies bin
dering Interstate commerce and re
quiring safety In the railway service.
Harding . urgently requested the
restoration of seniority rights to the
strikers.
Rail Strike Issues
Subject at Majestic
Kveryhody Is interested In the rail
strike situation. Farmers and fruit
growers are anxiously watching the
daily developments, and wondering
how they are olng to ship products
of orchard and field if freight trains
are unable to operate. Business men
aw fearful of a tie-up, and the public
generally, stirs uneasily when the
matter Is brought to mind.
The Issues of the controversy be
tween the railroad shoo, crafts and
the railway corporations will be dis
cussed at the Majestic theatejr Sat
urday night at 8 o'elock by Mr. C. F.
Grow, of Loa Angeles, who will en
deavor to show the whole situation
as It Is today, and what the results
will be. IPrult growers, farmers,
business and professional men, and
every housewife In Roseburg, It la
believed, will be Interested in the
discussion, and the railroad men cor
dially invite the public to hear at
first hand, their aide of the Issue.
Mr. Grow Is a forceful talker, and
will. It is alleged by those who have
heard him. handle the subject In a
masterful manner, and give an In
sight, from the shopmen's viewpoint.
oi ine issues involved.
MAN AGED 135 YEARS DIES;
SURVIVED BY TWO AGED SONS
LA GRAXDE, Aug. 18. (United
Press.) There's a young man here
who Insists that hit father, who died
recently, be accorded full houor
where honor Is due.
S. B. Shell, thirteenth son of "Un
cle Johnny" Shell, who died In Ken
tucky recently, carrying with him the
reputation ot being the oldest man in
the world at the time of his death,
declares his father was 135 years of
age, and not 134, as at first reported.
The thirteenth son Is some shakes
at living himself, having covered 63
years, but he Is compelled to take off
his bat to his elder brother, who ut
ters the word "ninety" when folks
ask him his age.
T
FOR THEIR NEGLECT
Commandant of the Soldier's
Home Also Rapped By
Chamber Commerce.
"IS DISGRACE TO ALL"
Resolution Adopted by Ctiamfoe of
Commerce Today Urge Immediate
Improvement of ttrart House
and Holdlers' Home Ijawns. .
Condemning the Douglas county
court and the Commandant of the
Oregon Soldiers' home for their neg
ligence and lack of civic pride in al
lowing the grounds surrounding the
court house and the soldiers' home
to present such an unsightly appear
ance, the Roseburg Chamber of Com
merce this morning passed drastic
resolutions which were today sent to
the county court, the governor of the
state, and the press of the county.
For some time past, the Chamber
of Commerce officials have been at
tempting to have the court house
and soldiers' home grounds beauti
fied, but their efforts have met wun
no success, and the "lawns" iu bcth
places now resemble cow pastures.
It was finally decided that the
Chamber of Commerce must take of
ficial action in the form of resolu
tions, and thus arouse the citizens of
tile county and city to action.
The following resolution.was draft
ed and adopted by the chamber this
morning:
"Whereas, It has come to the at
tention of the Roseburg Chamber of
Commerce that the court houBe
grounds, and the grounds surround
ing the Soldiers' home have been
neglected throughout the year, until
the present condition is a disgrace to
the state, county, and city, and
"Whereas, said condition Is caus
ing complaint and Just criticism on
the part of both local residents as
wi-i; as tourists, and
Whereas, there Is no excuse for
such disgraceful conditions to exist,
where It is so easy to keep up lawns
and flowers, so that our surround
ings would present a beautiful ap
pearanco the year round, thereforo
le It
Revolved, by the Chamber of Com
merce, that we deplore and condemn
the neglect on the part of the county
court and the commandant In charge
of 'he Soldlera' home in permitting
conditions to reach the disgraceful
stage which obtain today, and be it
furthor
"Resolved, that we urge immedi
ate action in restoring these grounds
to a more preaentaMe and beautiful
condition, and be it further
"Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be mailed to the governor
of the state, to the county court, and
to the press of the county."
Crossing Ruling Is
Before Commission
LABOR DAY WILL
BE A BIG DAY
Celebration Plans Provide For
One Continuous Round
of Entertainment.
STAGE A SHAM BATTLE
Indiana and Cowboys Will Clash on
Main Streets of City while Specta
tors Thrill at - the Famous
Fight of the Plaint.
"Whoopee!!"
Blood curdling yells of wild-eyed In
dians will mingle with the victorious
whoops of real honest-to-gosh cow
punchers when the big sham battle
between the warriors of other days
takes place on Jackson and Cass
streets on the morning of Labor Day,
as one of the big features ot the big
celebration to be held here Septem
ber 4th.
Following the big fisht the mam
moth street parade will move throuKh
the streets. This parade will actually
be miles in length as nearly every or
ganization in Roseburg has signified
its Intention of preparing a float. The
unions, legion, lodges, patriotic organ
izations, etc., will all march through
the streets to the stirring martial mu
sic of three big bands.
The celebration proper, picnic 'and
barbecue will take place at Laurel
wood Park immediately following the
parade. A band stand is being erected
and the program, consisting of music
and speeches, will take place at that
place. Great care is being taken in
the arrangement of the program, ac
cording to the committee In charge.
At high noon the big feast of bar
becued beef and venison will be served
free of charge. The barbecue commit
tee stated today that preparations are
being made to serve thousands of peo
ple. Coffee and bread will also be
served free to all. An expert barbecue
man has been' secured and the fire in
the Dlts will be started several days
In advance to assure a successful: bar
becue. Following the feast the field meet
will take place. Appropriate prizes
will be awarded to winners of the var
ious contests and contestants from all
parts'of the county will enter In the
numerous events.
The Roseburg ball team will piny
one of the fastest teams in the state
in the afternoon in the Laiirelwood
ball park. Manager Frank Hill an
nounces that corresnondence has been
started with several whirlwind organ
izations and the fansiwill he assured
of the snappiest game of the entire
season.
Joe Denn and Rudle Ritzman are
busy this week erecting a fine onen air
dance pavilion In the park. The na
vlllon will he 70x70 feet In size and the
floor will be just right for dancing.
A fine orchestra has been secured to
furnish the music for the afternoon
and night dancing. Del J(ewett will
h floor manager and with his mem-
nhnne voice going full tilt and the
orchestra pounding nut some Jazzv
strains this feature of the dance can
not help but be a huge success.
Announcement comes today from
Canvonvllle that the manarement of
the new Die pavilion near that place
which was to have been opened on
Labor Day, has postponed the opening
In order that the residenls of South
ern Oregon can attend the Roseburg
celebration. The Labor Day commit
tee ninDrcclateK' this public spirited
action of Mr. Mickle, the ('anyonvillr
pavilion manager, and assures liim
that he will profit by his act.
Roseburg will bn a lively place on
Labor Day and special police will be
provided to take charge of the t ml lie
All other police will be taken care of
for thd entire day, the committee
states, and the keys to the city and
cellar will be hunting within reach of
all.
w MARKET TWO WEEKS
nvuiL.iiiL Duunmnii
LATE DUE TO UNCERTAINTY
SA FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. (T'nl
ted Press.) Forty young Russian
students, including six women, have
come to America to obtain nil educa
tion as ammunition with which to
route the Bolshevik armies and es
tablish a government on the Ameri
can plan. '
They were recently guests of the
Tnlversity of California, where a
spiclnl reception was held In their
honor. A large number of them will
enter Culifornln this fall, it is said.
Most ot them will work their way
through college.
Most of the men wero formerly stu
dents in central Russia, and later
soldiers or officers in the Antl-Bol-slievlk
armies.
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TO
HAVE NO CANDIDATE
No Independents Are to Be
Groomed By "Invisible
Empire" Is Statement.
THIRD PARTY IS ACTIVE
K. K. K. To Etpoute New Cause 1
Start Progressive Movement for
' 1924 Campaign Say Conditions
at Pretent Warrant Movt.
1925 Fair Caravan
To Arrive Tomorrow
X"ti oens lis .t.i. .
. , - iim
The dance floor at the Armory la
today being sanded by the Dytinger
Mill company, and Is being greatly
Improved. All roughneu will b
smoothed and the floor thoroughly
waed and polished, making It ens
of the best dance floors In the state.
i "wmnK- It will v. - , . .
St .. 1 "ne not hoblin. u. ! . . .. """pieim in lime ror ins
r state capital inasenail benefit
Saturday night.
M,ho doing lu .,. .,
the ., :'; . """"K to note ihat
' the oil. Z" .1 "n: wblng.
1 capital.
dance to be given
SALEM. Aug. 17. Whether the
public service commission has au
thority to order a grade separation
affecting the railroads operating In
this state, without entering Into an
agreement with the carriers, is the
i ...... A.,nn K.I ; II ka A A.
ini punam , u oi i w u ti " - - , , .
elded by the commission In connec- T,
Hon with the application for three!
crossings over the tracks of the Sou-!
thern Pacific company In Douglas;
county. Hearing of this application I
was held in Salem Tuesday of this i
PORTLAND, Aug. 17 Independent
candidates for state offices will not be
placed In the field for the general elec
tion in Oregon by the Ku Klux Klun
or its affiliated organizations, accord
inn to Fred L. Glfford, state head of
the Ku Klux Klun and one of the lead
ers in the Federated Patriotic socie
ties.
...This meeting followed an announce
ment of the call of o meeting ot pro-
gresslve and independent voters here
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. .
The meeting, according to tho an
nouncement signed by (leb. L. Cleay
er, Oregon representative of the na
tional partyi Fred L. Gilford, Norman
Richards and H. P. Lee will have for
its purpose the .founilaiiou of a third
party in Oregon.
May Nominate Independents.
Intimation was given in the call,
however, that Independent candidates
mlKht bu nominuled at the meeting
or support miplit be given to present
party nominees.,
Mr. Clifford, however, said tonight
that this movement had nothing what
ever to do with tho late gubernatorial
fight and that organizations to which
he was allied will not place an Inde
pendent candidate into the field for
the general election.
"We gave our support, both finan
cial and moral, to Senator Hall In tho
primaries," said Mr. tlifford. "He was
not successful, but that is no reason
why wh should place an Indepeudunt
candidate in tho field. So far as I
am concerned, my interest in 111" meet
ing scheduled Saturday is simply in
learning more about thn third party
movement ami is not for the purpose
of grooming an Independent candidate
for liny slate office,"
fico. L. Cleaver, who Is one of the
leaders In Oregon of the latest, edi
tion of a progressive party, has served
as secretary of the liydo-electric
league, an organization which foiicr
Hil the 11125 exposition in Oregon.
No Connection With Contest.
Norman S. Richards. Portland at
torney, whose name Ik also found in
call for the meeting, said tbe plan for
the organization of a third parly In
Oreuon bus no connection whatever
uiih the lute political iiubniKlio of
Kiln Klale. According to Mr. Richards,
the new organization has no intention
of Miniiortlne Henator Hall or sny otn
er MTson as an individual candidate
in the fall election, but h also said
that the organization niitlit give sup
port to some of the spring nominees
at the general election.
Signers of. tho meeting notice say
that they believe political condltinos
throughout tho United Stales fully
warrant the reorganization "f the pro
gressive voters of the cornlry and that
it is time for Oregon to get in
RAIL STRIKE SETTLEMENT
Local Buyers Waiting for California Association to Name Price-
Meeting Has Been Postponed From Ninth of Month Until
After Twentieth Due to Strike.
The setting of a prune price for the
reniulnder of the Douglas county crop
IB being held up because of the
strike, which Is keeping the Cali
fornia association from holding Its
regular meeting which is called an
nually for the purpose of setting tho
California prices, which in turn are
adopted quite generally, except for
changes due to local conditions, thru-
out the entire northwest.
The California association should
have met on the 9th ot August, this
being the regular date for such a
meeting. The railroad strike, how
ever, has made shipping conditions
so uncertain that the association is
unable to decide what action should
be taken and an adjournment was
taken until after the 20th, when an
other meeting will be held, although
it Is possible that no price will be de
cided upon then.
With the fate of the California pear
cron in mind the prune association
will probably act slow, and will be
conservative In any price nameu.
There are no indications of an im
mediate settlement of the strike and
nothing definite that the prunes can
be moved even after they are picked.
With these facts In mind the Cali
fornia association will undoubtedly
hestltate about naming a price and
may take a further postponement to
await the outcome ot the railroad
strike.
In the meantime, the Douglas coun
ty growers who have not already
contracted for the sale of their crop
are unable to get prices. About two-
thirds or the crop is now tinner con
tract, having been purchased during
the short time of buying, sevoral
weeks ago. Tim' other one-third Is
still open,' and may he pooled or sold
In separate lofs, as deomed best by
the respective growers. '
A committee has been appointed to
consider the pooling of the crop, and
this committee of which John Throne
of this city is chairman, is now con
sidering the best method to be try
lowed, The market Is more than two
weeks late, and Indications are not
good, nnd the growers Will doubtless
Investigate every angle In order thatt
the best prices may be obtained.
The , Douglas county crop will
doubtless go at the top price. The
prunes already bought were sold by
the growers for prices ranging from
9 cents to 10 cents ror top sizes.
Becauso of climatic conditions. Cali
fornia Is going to have a short crop
of prunes this year. .In the Santa
Clara valley, according to all reports,
the prune crop Is far below Inst year,
and considerably below tho normal
tnnrk. Tills will mean a greater de
mand for the Douglas county primes,
which this year will undoubtedly
break all records. In spltu ot tho drop
which still continues.
The enrly estimate for this county,
by those closely associated with the
SEA DISASTERS CAUSED BY
THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION
Industry, was 15 million pounds, but
the drop has reduced this estlmnte to .
13 million and a lower figuro will .
be renched unless the drop Is still
further checked. The recent rains
proved of considerable benefit, and
halted the drop completely in some
sections. Other districts, however.
have suffered rather heavily, but
even with the drop there will be none
of the growers badly hurt, as the
crop is slill above normal.
A settlement of tho rail strlko with
in a short time will doubtless mean
that a good price will be offered for
tho remaining one-third of the Doug
las county crop, while a continuance
will brobably prevent any large pri
ces from being offered.
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"DUCK-EATING TR06" IS
CHIEF TOPIC OF DEBATE
line
' Attorney O. I'. Coshow, Doug-
las county chairman of the W-'j !
fair, today received a telegram
from the booster caravan stating L
that the larRe party of travelers
iri u . ..,-.., K., ,.t ntn. t :
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mrce directors this morning ! J-'-
held a meeting and decided to
luncheon in their honor
at the I'mpoua hotel dining
room.
The fair caravan has a per-
sonell of over one hundred Port-
land celebrities, including Mayor
Ilaker, and Otto Hart wig, head of !
week. . . the labor organizations in the l
Tbe railroad company contends ( ,,, A ral)i broadcasting ;
that the public trvlce commission, pm,,,, csrrtl by the auto
haa no authority to order a grade ,,., vH,,,r Jenkins, famous
Ansrsttnn and appropriate any of the i a i-riA i- , h ,h ..Mv.n 4.
corporation's rlghtofway for con- ,nd Js introducing the new state, Umated at lllfi.ooo
KKATLK, Aug. IS. (fly United
Press.) Regardless of what reusons
may bo assigned by survey boards and
underwriters, seafaring ioik nero
alsiuts maintain that Puget Sounds
recent string of accidents is duo sole
ly to tho niluainaiic condition of I he
atmosphere because of forest fires
which have suinulilereu anions inc.
coastal rnrela ull summer.
Four major disasters have happen
ed In and olf llm sound within the last
two months, in each case navicatiug
officers complained of smoko and fog,
but principally smoke.
On July 16 the steam schooner Hen
ry T. Scott was rammed by tho big
freighter Harry l.nrkenbaeh In a
Biuoke pall off N ah bay. Snails Juan
de Fuca. Four lives wi re lost.
On the- same dnv llm steamer Mo
bile City lost Its way In a smoke 1k,'
land was stranded on Protection Island.
The vessel was fxtrliated from Its1
'predicament and Is ns good as ever. I
I The steamer ( allsta, a Puget Sound
passenger-ferry Hennn-r, was sunk nffi
.-... i,..i n I,,.., uart,iln nn'
RY FIRF 10SS J116000 j"y vlfil"n of ,hn ,:,"k
steamer Hawaii Maru was obscured)
bv foir and smoke. The Hawaii Maru'
union for a third party movement In
t BOX FACTORY IS DESTROYED
SAXTA ROSA, Otil., Aug. Is. (I'nl-
led press.) Mrs. Julia Goodman,
"It, a sister of Buffalo Hill, recently
1111I1I a visit to Santa Rosa, nnd told
of Hie childhood or the famous scout
on llm Colorado, Wyoming, and Kan
sas plains in tho early days.
Iler failier was shot by a band or
l utllnns Just before the C I v 1 1 war,
and her mother died a few years la-
tor. By the will, she and her hus
band wero appointed guardians ot
young William, who was then 12.
It was at this ago that he mado his
debut In frontier life by Joining an
ox-train company operating lietween
Leavenworth. Kansas, Ijirlutee, Wy
oming, ami Sail Lake City, Utah.
When young William was 18 he
became a pony express rider, and at
17 was boss of a wagon train. At 18
h" was a scout In the regular army in
.Innesen's .Inyh.iwker regiment, lio
soon obialmd the rank of raptnin.
He (.M.ili'.i-d the name of "Buffalo
Bill." because he wns aide to perceive
the dust of buffalo herd's al extreme
ly long distances.
lie stayed in the army until 1SCS,
when at Fort MePherson a playwright
induced b i ill to go on the stage. He
wns on the stage several years, and
then wns recalled to lead a picked
(fir Assvitd rre.) ' " " "" '' ,'.',,, hl ,.M .band of 1(10 men to massacre whole
KLAMATH FALLS. Aug. JR. Kire ' ' "M:"" " " village
destroyed the box factory of the At- 8 , , t , ,,,., , massacre of ( uster.
seriated Lumber and Box company 'ri),1(lli jnPr jr y. Alexander, former- ' , S:! '' famous "W I d W est
al Imrrls. California, wilh a loss e.i- ... ,h ',.,.., v..r.h..m .ml with a Show" was organised and put on the
Burning aaw-, ,rt r,.r,i , ,, hr road, and it -as not long i.etore 11
an inl 'national institution.
of Indians to revenge th
coastal liner H K. Alexander, former
ly the Great Nor hern, and with ai
war twnti nM r, inl n lonr as her
.irnciin. nvrh-.it eroaalns-s unless t . a. dust unwn into me plant causen in- ,. .,,,w.v ri.i Itock. the bane, ""' am
the Improvement it tatlsfsctory to The Roseburg business men are hlz". Half a million fwt of finished 1f a .OB..olnK rrilft, south of Cape, .,,...
the railway officials. ! preparing to give the Portland . three million feet of lumber pll-d Klatterv, and was ifiiominlously towed A 1 9 acre ra ,1 h l(-ate,I at Melrose
-o . I visitors a royal welcome here to- .nearby was saved. Tarter. Webster ,, s,.n,n ,,., f,rst. her number 1 was sold yesterday by the owner, fc.
J W. Msrvln. of Sutherlln, was a morrow when they arrive. , , and Johnson, of Han Francis, o. hoj fioo.1,.,1 friii thn gaping tear In,. I. Brown, to George A. cruet, irms.
hnslnesa visitor In town thlt morn-' jowm the plant. They will probably !hr bow. Forest firo smoke mliiKled, Kyes managed tho transaction. Mr.
Ing for several hours. - rebuild It. 1 wilh treacherous fog was blamed. Ci lies will take Immediate possession.
SHAWMUT, Toulumne County,
Cal., Aug. 18. (United Press.) A
battle royal over the "duck-eating
bull-frog" has sprung up.
A recent statement by C. Henry
Ferguson, nt Biythe, In southern Cal
ifornia on the Colorado river, to tho
effect that n bull frog there during
the recent . flood started swallowlug
young ducks, and that the safety ot
duckland. was not achieved until one :
duck allowed the frog to swallow .
him ull except the feet, and then pad
dled ashore and extricated himself. '
" The story was told as showing the '
bumper crops of everything grown-.
In tho Illytho region.' 1 ' . 1
: Henry W.vMorfis., of this town.'ii
claiming to bo a grand-nephew of the! -poet,
Longfellow, has risen In indig- 4
mint protest. ' 1 ' : '
lie claims fo have been the) first to r
discover flic duck-eating bullfrog, 1
and vehemently slates that It is not - '
a product' or Blyihe at all,, but ot '
Toulunino countyt right next door to'
Calaveras! 'county, lnildo famous by":
Mark Twain b Jumping Frog.
He declares that he printed the
story of Toulumne's famous frog
several months -before the Hlythe
mnn,gnve his hit of scientific Infor
mation to the iorld, and that It Isn't '
possible that there are ' two euch
frogs.
He Insists that the Blythe man Is
faking nnd exaggerating in order to
steal the credit from Henry W. Mor
ris, nnd Toulumne county at large.
The rebuttal Of the Blythe man it
still to be heard. But innocent by-
slanders are mildly suggesting that
the argument might be decided one
way or the other by one of the
two truthful gentlemen producing
the frog in question, and, If possible.
the duck as well.
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SISTER OF BUFFALO Bill
VISITS IN SANTA ROSA
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