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W FATHER k- veiterday aw 18 i. at maht jcontinutd of The Evening Newt and Tha Roeeburo, Review. DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent newspaper publlthed for the beet Intereeta of the people. Consolidation o. 150. OF ROSEBURO REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1922. VOL. XI, No. 46, OF THE EVENING NEWS, ClHCLXATlO. Me iWS ISSUED FOR ARRu . OF SIX STRIKERS AS THE OUTCOME OF FIGHT bind Guard Injured When Battle Ensues on Banks of River- fndfd By Revolver Shot Officers Demand That Laws Be Enforced Investigation is underway. --o1,,m;n was cau,,d over e ty ate . Y n word Bureau rapiuij -- .... j trikinz shopmen eMaged In fight at Hie Alex ..." i hnio First rumors L Ihat a man hail been shot, but (facta developed uin .......... Iv hurt, although J. W. Murray, a t'd received a deep scalp wound ja'broken bone in the right fore hie fight developed, It is stated. En Ihe three guards. C. A. Miller. ,' Murray and V. W. Sutherland dressing, after a swim in the tlh I'mpqua river, cconllng to Sutherland, who was B-iiied and consequently not lu red in me aiiercaiiun, mcj r . ..... ... ... n atv :Kea Dy a panj ui no u Argument Started, were lust getting dressed." he L "when these fellows came down hank. They wanted to know it we were packing guns for when were off of railroad property. y told us to beat it, and we said would hen we got ready. They Ised us of going up-town with fcebreakers, and we denied It em Ktcally. We didn't do it, and we th-m so. We asked them why I'icked on us instead of the local irda, and they said we were symp iiers with the strikebreakers. We (denied this." coording to the stories of the jrds, one word brought on another I filially one of the men struck krny. Murray says that he was hit sr the head with & club. He le-' Hied the club which was about - long and mimed on one end. club was found by Sheriff Star- nl ihe vunn rf 1hn flth Tha it blow laid open the flesh to the le nVPT Mlirr:.v'o ricrl.r tvn flva Ich. s Mug necessary to close the una. "I started to hit back." he said. Id he bit me again wilh Dip clnh t broke my arm. The blow on the id made me dizzy and I couldn't ii any more. ' (Jlrl Saw Fiirht. Hiss Hazel Payne, who witnessed fight frOln a Short Hl.tnn,. an..., it several of the striken. i.ri),i,rf may nnri Sutherland nA tua nnA it after Miller. Miller backed y and the man reached for hlin lh a club. The guard pulled his lolver and fired, and she saw the Ijker fall. She was badly fright ed but ran to a nearby house and li avored to call the police. According to statements, which I more or less contradictory, the jolver was pushed aside by the Ik-r who, it Is. said, received a 'ier burn nn hi. r,.,...,- i. i . i. , , " ...hi. II is IIMl Pnied from this same source thatj " , u l,y 111(1 Kiard, who ; . ,. . TryoU"T' and that, he n fell. The guard then broke and I. and report,.,! at the company of i that he had shot a man. The strikers took the other two Ms and escorted them back to 'company property where Mur- t',fi;kW.hlCh ,ak,n fro" 1'lm I A I I n,s,ore'l- He was h?Hfc ,to fcoiumodation !" a,vd then i,r- "o- "?." nU Started Fight, "''""'ikers. the fight was O'i regarding their authority for .'Irtv T' "hrn 0,f company v' ,rikpra e''m that ?uV I f. UP his "solver and iv v S h' Mi- A 'ter inrt ii? """'""""d strike a nd tl,Pn reached for his gun.' iwio v.d the revolver from tha i S'.h ,h,,s,rlkerhi out with - th. , " Kun concealed In- am is. "L '""'ween Mur. k Wa h"lan. he drew the irr-d I T :VJKaT?- A strike. to ore. h "nn f""hed the r o one ,lde a Mi, . V hita OV" t head. H-r m :. " l7 ,0,o- nd th. ft the i,.-, . ,urne and fled "hat h ." ,he brln- hlnk t nad. W the figured k',' l""r"". w " u.."!nihVh'r'k,'r, 0n ,hWr p--r-MiT tr. "" -ran. ana h.mm, k!.! .ntua to reach th "i- iM.rnr. utriinj .Von. ""'" the guard. uw ,ny oI lhe fight preceding the firing of the shot which again attracted their atten tion to the scene. Three of the strik ers were then holding Murray and Sutherland, and three more were hurrying down the trail after Miller, it was stated. The workmen were too far away to Identify any one of the party. As soon as the word of the occur rence was received uy Sheriff Star mer. who was notified by gome of the road workmen, he hurried to the scene, taking D. S. Weiri assistant superintendent, V. M. Petterson, sec retary to Mr. Weir, and A. Stewart, a Southern Pacific special agent, with him. They made a hurried In vestigation at the scene of the fight, end interviewed several of the wit nesses. Sheriff Starmer found the club which had been used In the at tack and la holding it as evidence. The officer, then went to the rail road yards where they Interviewed the guards and obtained their stor ies. Warrants Procured. From the descriptions given, the officers decided that one of the at tackers was W. L. Moen, a machinist, and procured a complaint against him. They also obtained the name of Pete Slaughter, but upon later inves tigation it was found that he was working at the time and was not near the Bcene of the occurrence, and, con sequently, the charge against him was immediately dropped. The war rant against Moen charged assault with Intent to kill, and five John Hoe warrants were lusued for the other members of the attacking party. . Neuner Makes Statement. "I greatly regret this occurrence." District Attorney Keuner stated this morning. "I have been and still am in sympathy with the strikers In their desire for better wages and living conditions, but no matter how right eous their catiBe must be, they must keep within the law. They had no right whatever to Interfere with the guards or to molest them in any way. The guards were entirely within their rights, and any Interference with those rights constitutes a felony.' "Murray was badly beaten and he might have been killed. The fact that these strikers were seen hurry ing to the swimming hole, evidently with the intention of starting trou ble, and the fact that one man was badly hurt justifies the placing of the charge which has been made. "The best thing these men could do would be to appear and post bonds to keep the peace. The present charge may or may not be sustained by the grand Jury when the case is given a more thorough Investigation. Time will probably result in other findings regarding the affair, and the grand jury may not desire to bring a charge of assault with Intent to kill. Under present conditions, however, that is the only charge justified by th. ap parent facts of the case. Must Keep Uw, "We cannot permit such occurren ces in this community. If local offi cers cannot control the situation and cannot keep peace In the city and county, then It will become neces sary to appeal to higher authority. A very serious crime has been commit ted and the law. of Oregon have been violated. As officers of the state and having taken our oath to maintain the laws of thl state, we must bring to justice those responsible for this violation, and will put forth every effort to do so." Violence MuNt Kntl. "From now on there will be no mo lesting of strikebreakers allowed and no activities bordering on law viola tions will be in any way permitted," Sheriff Starmer stated this morning. "Recently strikers have been carry ing matter, a little too far. They have stopped strikebreakers on the street, and have subjected them to various Indignities and only a few days ago attacked one man, striking I mm several times. We have been (lenlent In these matters, expecting a j settlement of the difficulties, and an ending of the trouble, but the unwar ranted attack made yesterday eve ning forces us fo take drastic action, and all violence or actions Interfer ing with the rights and privileges of : any person or persons, no matter who they are. must end right now. Any I further molesting of strikebreakers lor guards, or any attempts to Incite I trouble by starting arguments or call : lng names, will result In invnedlate t arrests and prosecutions. (.asrtl. Within lUghU. i "The guards who were attacked resterdav were perfectly within their rights. They are deputy sheriffs, and rave been sworn in to serve as guards I during the railroad trouble. It is MARSHFIEID NEWSPAPER IS IN HANDS OF RECEIVER INDIVIDUAL LINES MARSHFIELD, Aug. 23 The South western Oregon Daily News was this morning placed In the hands of Wru C. Carver of Salem as receiver thru a temporary receivership granted late Saturday by Judge J. S. Coke In dis trict court. Application for the appointment of a receiver was filed by A. K. Peck In behalf of Earl W. Murphy who allege, that the company has debts in excess of $10,000, that some of the creditors were threatening legal action and that as he himself had claim for about 000 in addition to some stock, In the company, he urged that the receiver ship be granted to ward off "unfriend ly legal action." Mr. Carver was vouched for by the Ladd & Bush bank of Salem and was named by Judge Coke. It was stated that Receiver Carvor will attempt to continue the publica tion of the Dally News hut how long he will be able to do so it not stated. It is likely that the other creditors, especially the unsecured ones, will be gin legal action to protect their claims. The Southwestern Oregon Publish ing Co. secured the plant about ten months ago from Tom Bennett who bid it in to secure a mortgage of about $6500 which he held against the prop erty. There was only one other bid der at the time and the bid was J4500. A considerable amount of claims against the former stock company was wiped out by the mortgage foreclos use last year, thnt company dropping, it is said, over $10,000 in the venture. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING VOLSTEAD IS A FAILURE (By United Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. A resolu tion by Representative Tinkham, re publican of Massachusetts, demanding the resignation of Representative Vol stead of Minnesota as chairman and member of the house judiciary com mittee was expunged from the con g res sional record today ten minutes after Its presentation. The resolution charged that Volstead was unfit to hold a position on the committee be cause the officials of the anti-saloon lengue helped him financially In his election campaign and later appeared before him asking legislation. true that their authority was given them only for duty In the railroad yards, but as deputy sheriffs they have a perfect right to go armed wherever they please, and no one can question this right. When off duty they have a right to go where they please and do as they please as long as they violate no law. "The strikers, from all I can gather went to the scene apparently Intend ing to force the guards to return to company property. They had no right to do this and were beyond the bounds of the law in so doing. The guards upon being attacked, had a perfect right to use their guns, and it is certainly fortunate that no one was killed. We intend to ferret out those responsible for the crime and bring them to Justice. I do not in tend to serve John Doe warrants un til I know that I am serving them on men guilty of participation in the attack, and I do not expect to be In fluenced by either the railroad com pany or the strikers, but will en deavor to act Impartially in uphold ing the law." Kluteiiieiit Is Declined. At strike headquarters this morn ing, representatives of the strikers declined to make any statement, re garding the fight. W. U Moen, for whom a warrant was Issued, stated that he has nothing to say until be is brought before the court. He de clined to admit or deny that he was a member of the attacking party, and refrained from making any statement whatever concerning the matter. He spent most of the morning at strike headquarter, and stated that he will not resist arrest or endeavor In any way to elude the officers. It I. evi dent that legal assistance has been retained, and legal advice obtained. Although declining to make any statement, representative, of the uni on. Intimated that they will be able to prove self-defense In the attack on Murray, whom, It is alleged, started the fight. They deny motives of at tack or law violation prompted the occurrence, and intimate that they will have a strong case in the event the matter Is finally brought Into the courts. Itailrond Officers Here. Maurice Cotturri. head of the Sou thern Pacific special .genu In Ore gon, arrived this morning, accom panied by W. H. Mclean, special agent from Kugene. This, with the addition of three extra police offi cers by the city, gives a large enough force to meet ny situation. Throughout the day the city has been in a tense attitude of suspense and quiet excitement. The touch of violence given the striko situation by yesterday's occurrence was the sole topic of conversation and bas caused much comment. , fp to a late hour this afternoon no arrests had been made, although all officers were bnslly engaged In an In vestigation of the affair. MAY SETTLE STRIKES Conference Between the Rail Heads and Strike Leaders Ends rfi a Failure. SHOPMEN DISGUSTED General Settlement of Rail Strike Has Been Brought No Nearer By Con ference I. Announc ement Made Thie Afternoon. SAYS "NOTHING DOING." I NEW YORK, Aug. 24. (United Press.) The conference today between the brotherhood medial- ore and a minority of tle 148 railroad presidents, failed and the general settlement of the shop V strike was Drought no nearer, ac- cording to W. N. Doak, vice pres- ident of the Brotherhood of Kail- way Trainmen. Representatives of 52 carriers went into session this afternoon arter the labor 4 chiefs had withdrawn to their own headquarters announcing "nothing doing" as far as they were concerned. Warren Stone, locomotive broth- erhood head, went into confer- ance with Bert Jewell of the shopmen. f (Bv Associated Tress.) NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The Dig Five Brotherhood chiefs and Ihe represen tatives of a score of railroads today prepared to thresh out the possibility of the individual lines settling with the Btrlking shopmen. ' Although the Association of Railway Executives yesterday rejected the Brotherhood's proposal that the rail roads yield on the disputed serjiorlly question, the Big Five leaders were encouraged ty the belief Ihat the In dividual settlement plan might prove a Dasis Tor peace and conferred until aft er midnight wilh the heads of a score of railroads, who when the general conference adjourned expressed will ingness to continue the negotiations. Harding Not To Mediate. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (Associ ated Press.) President Harding will not mediate further in the railroad strike, according to a While House an nouncement today following the break down of the negotiations between the strikers' representatives and the rail heads In New York yesterday. The president's future move was contained in his recent statement to congress as follows: "I am resolved to we all of the gov ernment's power to prevent a transpor tation Breakdown and -sustain the men's right to work." Yesterday's Negotiations. Yesterday's conference may be sum marized as follows: 1. The association met and almost unanimously decided to continue the stand against restoring the strikers with tbeir ranking unaffected and di rected its committee, which met last week with the brotherhood chief" to draw up a resolution embodying this decision. 2. The committee submitted the res olution after the noon recess and aft er its adoption left for the Grand Cen tral station and transmitted the mes sage to the committee representing the running trades, who have stepped Into the shoes of mediators. These mediators, before going Into confer ence, issued a statement asserting that the strike must be settled because the public demanded it and setting forth that "the crews who operate the OREGON STATE FAIR TO BE GREATEST ON RECORD SAl.EM. Aug; 24. (Special.) With exhibit entries from every part of the state pouring in daily and with proH- Pfccls of at least. 20 counties showing in competition in the exhibit display, promises of those engineering the "big show" that the 61st annual state fuir, which opens September 25, is to be the greatest on record old fair at this time to be fulfilled. With few exceptions the managers of the various departments are re porting greater Interest on the part of exhiDttors, and evidences of larger dis plays of better quality than ever be fore. This year, as always, the racing pro gram is to be one of the chief attrac tions and the program has drawn the very best In horse flesh from the best stables in the west and British Colum bia. To some extent the increased In terest on the part of horsemen may be the new ruling that all entry fees col lected on the entries are to be added to the stipulated purses. What this amounts to can be understood when it is explained thnt three percent of the purse will be charged as an entry fee In each race. One percent is to be paid by September 1, and the remain ing two percent before starting. This ruling applies to all of the harness races. While the stipulated purse, are not quite so large as usual this year, the entry fees from the 10 to 30 horses starting In each race will make the total purse more attractive than ever before. All of the entry money will be added, and there will be no deduc tions from money winners. Purses this year range from $360 to $1000. In the running races all of the purses will be divided on a 70-20-10 basis. One feature of the racing program this year will be the Alexander (Dad) Grant memorial race, a 2:20 pace carded for Thursday, Portland Day. The race is to be run as a tribute to Ihe memory of the veteran turfman of that name who died In this city in Febrimry of this year. The entry money in this event Is to be paid to a commit tee of horsemen and will be used to create a fund to provide for a monn- ment and perpetual care for "Dad Grant's grave. o Water and Light System Discussed At the meeting of the Rotary club today noon the history of the local water and light system was reviewed fiom Its Installation down to the nresent dnto by Attorney Dexter nice. Mr. Rice prefaced his remarks by the statement that as attorney for the corporation some might think that he would he blasod In his remarks, but on the contrary, he would adhere only to a review of the history of Ihe plant and comparison of the rates charged in other cities of a like size to Koscburg. Ho stated that away back In 1888 when the first water system was In stalled in this city by a local corpora tion and told the history of the plant from that date down to the present time, which proved very entertain ing to his listeners. A comparison of rates charged In other cities were made with those of Roseburg, both by municipnl and privately-owned systems, and taking Into considera tion the amount of capital Invested in each plant, Roseburg'. rate, are very conservative. . During Ihe luncheon Charles Mc Elhinny, song leader of the club, passed around some fine Havana. In honor of a baby boy who arrived at his borne recently. BERT M. JEWELL A. E. Harrington, of Portland, Is hero with his family, visiting his fa ther, P. Harrington, who resides on South street. The younger Mr. Har rington Is employed with the Ansloy Printing company, of Portland, and Is now on his vacation. He expects to spend a few days' hunting In this county. New pNotogrsph of Bert M. Jewell, heed of the striking rallre.d ahopmen. trains form that part of the public which knows, best why settlement must come. New Prososal Submitted. 3. The brotherhoods then Advanced another proposal that the strikers be reinstated In the position oj the class they originally held on June 30; that all be restored not later than October 1 and that disputes which might arise over seniority rights be referred to the railroad labor board. 1-ater it was sug gested that settlements by Individual roads be made on this basis. 4. The committees representing ex ecutives and the big five departing by a back stairway to eludo newspaper men, then repaired to the Yale club and the brotherhood chiefs address ed the whole membership of the asso ciation. Mediator. Treat With Leadere. 5. The mediators then withdrew and departed for the Hotel Woodstock for a conference with shop craft leader., which lasted into the evening. 6. The association adjourned Its meeting. 7. Members of the minority group oontinued in session, recessed and 1 have held another conference with i brotherhood chiefs with a rommlttee representing a number of the roads held last night In order in reach In-' dividual agreements In accordance! with the brotherhoods' proposal, sd-j Journed at midnight. CITY OF ROSEBURG WILL PROVIDE POLICE PROTECTION, FOR ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS Mayor Hamilton Demands That Laws Be Maintained and That All Violence Cease City's Police Force Doubled Strong . Proclamation Issued Urges Respect for Laws. Demanding emphatically that the citizens of Roseburg whether strik ers, symalhizers, or otherwise, main tain the peace and dignity of the city, and from law violation, Mayor Hamilton this afternoon Issued a strong proclamation In which he warns persons who might be Inclined to continue aloug line, of violence, that the city standi ready at any costs to maintain and uphold its law.. Frank (Two-Uun) Hopkins, well known deputy sheriff of Douglas county, ha. been made a special po lice officer, and two other appoint ment, are to be made doubling-the city', police force. This action grow, out of a series of petty violations which culminated In the assault on three railroad guards yesterday afternoon. Strikebreakers Itenten. On frequent occasions, it Is claimed strikers have followed strikebreak ers and guard, and have endeavored to intimidate them, and in a few cases have actually beaten them and have made threats of bodily harm. On Monday, It Is charged, Lee Cle ments, a strikebreaker, was stopped by three men and beaten while on his way home. The event occurred on Douglas street near the eastern boun dary of the city. It la expected that arrests will be made In thl. case. Mayor Hamilton .ay. that there will be no repetition, of thl. affair, and In order to Insure the support of the law, he is providing ample police protection, in hi. proclamation he clearly net. forth the view, of the city officials as follows: PROCLAMATION "That there may be no misunder standing as (o the position of the city of Roseburg relative to law and or der, this proclamation la Issued this day for Ihe guidance and informa tion of all our people. "In the present conflict between the employe, and employer, of the railroad company. It has been the purpose of the city of Roseburg, and it. officers, to maintain a strictly neutral position, and there will be no change along this line of proce-J dure a. long a. the law. are not broken. The sympathy perhaps has been to Rome extent at least on the side of the employes, and there will be no change In this spirit so long as the strikers observe the law. of the land, and do nothing to Interfere with the free operation of the line. of transportation, which are abso lutely necessary for the prosperity and comfort of the people generally. and do not commit any overt act. In the way of Interfering with the rights of American citizens In the peaceful pursuit of their labors, or pleasure hours. 'The constitution of this great gov ernment has set forth very clearly and specifically just what rights our citizens have and are entitled to, and Packers Must Have License Professional packers who make a business of packing In hunters or parties to camping spots or other places of interest for remuneration must pay a license fee of $3 to the state, or else are subject to a heavy fine. Game Warden Walker, who has Just returned from an extensive field trip, states that many packers have not yet obtained their license.. This is required a. better protection for the forests and game. Packers, In obtaining licenses, are required to agree to enforce certain game protec tion laws, and to sscertnln that all member, of the party which they pack In, are lleensed and properly In formed regarding the laws. This al low, them to prevent law violations and to have authority in enforcing their demands nn hunters who have no regard for the state laws. any person, who assume to Interefore with this freedom, either by intimi dation or brute force 1. guilty under ttio law, and In the sight of the law is properly classed a. a criminal, and will be punished accordingly. "It ha. come to the attention of the mayor of thl. city that overt acta have been committed, men employed by the railroad company have been cruelly beaten, insulting language uttered against other., threats have) been made of bodily harm In soma Instances, American citizens warned to remain off the streets of our city under the threat of injury to their person, all this In civilized America. and in our city which has boasted ot our law and order record. "In view of all these facts. It has come to a place where I find It neces sary to warn all such persons who have brought this disgraceful situa tion a. a blight upon our city, that from today the officers of thl. city have been Instructed to enforce with out fear or favor all laws, and tha offender, will find no leniency upon the part of the officers of the olty ot Roseburg. Extra policemen have been provided and a sufficient number will be maintained to enforce due respect for our law and the right of our citi zens to pursue their lawful vocation, and appear upon our streets without being subject to molestation or Intim idation or insult. We will protect every person within our city. "W. S. HAMILTON, Mayor." Local Couple Wed Last Evening A very pretty wedding was solem nized last evening, when Miss Violet lloffltt became the bride of John L. Saunders. The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock at the Methodist parson age, wl.th the Rev. W. S. Gordon offi ciating. The couple was unattended, and only Immediate, friend, and relative, were present. The bride Is a most popular young lady, and has beon the recipient of many gift, at recent showers given In her honor. She ha. been employed at the local telephone office for several years. Mr. Saund ers came here several year, ago from hi. home In West Virginia, and at the present time is employed in the U. S. Mail service. Their many friends wish them every happiness, and are glad to know that they expect to make their home in Roseburg. LARGE BODY OF TIMBER TO BE SOLD BY GOVT. (By the Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. e The lurgesl compact body of yellow pine owned by the feder- al government, consisting of 550.000 acres In the Sllvies rlv- er watershed, the Malheur na- tlonal forest In Oregon, will soon lie opened for sale and develop- hient, the forest service aunoun- ced today. The land Is to lie sold under government regula- e tions. insuring continuous pro- e ductlon at all times ot 50 mil- e lion to 60 million hoard faet annually. GERMAN RATE OF EXCHANGE TAKES ANOTHER SHARP DROp (Hr Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. 24. The re ported failure of the reparations commission to reach an agreement with Germany combined with disqui eting dispatches regarding the politi cal and economic conditions In Ger many today caused another sharp drop In German exchange. Marks were quoted si five and one-eighth rents per hunil?ed, or approximately 20 for a cent. OHIO IZ.tAK WAITOVH I'lW.XToHl.tl, PltoWK.HH ll.UFI.KH FINNY TIllltK (fnterniittonal News Service). WOODSFIELD. O., Aug. 24. John Myers, king of Monroe county fishermen, has pullod-off the most spectacular stunt on record, say followers of Izaak Walton, tlyers rigged-up two lines on one pole, baited one hook with a soft-shell crab, the . e other with a minnow. No sooner did he cast than "Ring!" two ' heavies" of the game bass type nabbed the luncheon simulta- neously and made away, hitting , on all six. It was a chariot race, with Dyers holding the rein.. Tha ! strain lasted several minutes he- 4 fore the double prize was sue- e ; eessfully landed. j liver, la now wearing tha sportsman'. Croix de guerre.