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R08EBURQ, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1923.
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VOU XI, NO. 158, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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VXT TRIAL IS LEGISLATURE TO SECRET
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IN COURT TODAY MEET ON MONDAY
t3 Paseburg Boy Found
i rid on Big Still
Wax Medford
13CATE THE BOOZE
:ra Break in on Moon
ers While They Are
tusy Distilling, and
They Flee
Local Boy' Charged With
Being in Possession of
Intoxicating Drink
MUCH INTEREST IN CASE
Justice Courtroom Crowded
With Spectators Cecil
Black Denies Being
Owner of Booze
:er from a Medford moonshiner
ion In Roseburg was found in
in m tug Kill! in wie ivuij urn
, according to word received
earora. ine moonsinner wrote
on to live right and added that j
Ml be enjoyed his work in the
ne. The account of the raid is i
i the Medford Mail Tribune as
raid on a deserted house on
tseau coal mine property, on
th flank of Iioxy Ann, at three!
Thursday morning, the sher
lce seized two stills of 20
gallon capacity, three barrels
l, 60 gallons of moonshine, in
cond boiling" stage, a truck
equipment used in the appar
lourlshlng bootleg operations,
ir operators of the illicit outfit,
names and addresses are
and for whom warrants have
sued, fled upon the approach!
raiding party, their suspicions
.roused by an early morning
party.
trst Intimation that a still was
atton, came from neighbors,
ffered from chicken thieves,
ligation of the hen house de
ms led to following up a
When the officers arrived, the
sre still burning under the
he dishwater was hot, and an
ted epistle of ono of the boot
to his sweetheart was found
a a table. Tracks of the fuei
lade in their flight down the
ted were found. One made a
stride In his haste, footprints
Ing nine feet, from hoof track
track.
eizure Is the largest in months'
city or county and the moon
did business on an efficiency
They kept a record of their
On December 27th, four gal
1 one quart were manufactured.
id been in operation for three
maintained a house in this
a distributing center, and had
tomobiles. In protecting their
s, they maintained a lookout
roof of the hovel, and always
automobile standing in a nur
t In the road to halt a speedy
h. One of the gang acted as
, two tended '.o the manufac
d one was the downtown sales
be para phonal ia and concoc
;ized was taken to the county
destruction, officially, and the
os seized as contraband. Two
es. Attorney B. P. Lindas and
Corlels, were taken along by,
.IM mm witnAsac 1 n moot ihi)'
harges, when whiskey is con-
that quantities of it were con-
L
moonshine, according t to the
was wonderfully and fearfully
n condition of filth, unexcelled
world, or the next one. The
ere crudely built, and smeared
lugh and dirt. Quantity, not
was the motto.
output was 100 proof by test,
te colored In the "second boil
As a sanitary step, the mess
lined through charcoal. Then
!oction was colored with to-'
lulce, and sold for $5 a pop!
Business was lively, and some!
product was represented as
rom the booze car seized In
's garage, ten days ago. That!
Is In the morgue, the sheriff j
I a wonder.
e of the letters left behind by
tleggers, a father at Roseburg. I
ds boy to "live right," and'
'be likes his work in the coal
Another epistle written by thel
iners, says "that whiteheaded!
I of a sheriff Is going to make
for os." Another told of howl
Is were run day and night, and'
n-up" was predicted.
Many Important Matters to
Be Considered at Session
Starting Next Week
SEiflflGEiPOWER SITUATION
i
FUND INCREASING IS QUITE SERIOUS
Almost $3,000 Will Be Left
in Fund When All Fines
Are Paid
Waters of North Umpqua Are
Rising Rapidly and Power
Plant Badly Crippled
TAX CUT IS FAVORED BOOTLEGGERS DONATE
Executive and Legislature to
Seek Methods of Making
Cuts in Amount of
State Tax
SERVICE STATION
WILL BE ERECTED
ir B. Ridgway has purchased
-ant lots at the southwest cor
Calapooia street and Central
, and wtthln a few day the
II be filled preparatory to the
1 of a modern service station
r. The location is one of toe
eslrable in town for this pur
ind no doubt the Investment
good one. With another
tiding for hotel and restaurant
w, which C. F. Rood has under
platton for the corner opposite.
I avenue In the vicinity of
Ma street will begin to "look
little. Sutherlin Sun.
IS FOUND GUILTY
The jury In tho Black trial '
returned a verdict of guilty as
charged in the complaint at 3 !
o'clock this afternoon. The
court imposed a fine of $200
ind a sentence of 10 days In Jail.
The jail sentence was suspended j
The Jury was composed of S. 1.
Evans. R. P. MeClendan, E. Toll- ei
man, It. H. Grinssted, A. L. Aiken !
and John Barcher.
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The trial of Cecil Black, charged
with the possession of Intoxicating
liquor was heard this morning in the
Justice Court. Black is charged with
being the owner of a quart bottle
partly filled with wine which was con
fiscated by the officers at a dance
held at Canyonville a few weeks ago.
The bottle was taken, by Deputy Sher
iff Frank Hopkins who turned It over
to Sheriff Starmer as evidence. The
contents was declared to have suffi
cient percentage of alcohol to make
it Intoxicating, by a chemist who made
the tests from samples sent by the
district attorney and sheriff. Black
was arrested and deposited $300 bail
to guarantee his apeparance at the
trhil which started today.
Deputy 'Two Gun" Hopkins was the
star witness for the prosecution at the
trial this morning and testified that
he found a quart bottle of home brew
ed wine on the fender of . Black's
car. Hopkins stated that he grabbed
for the wine but that Black got It
first and that he surrendered it to the
officer upon request.
Depnty Pickett, of Canyonville,
testified that he accompanied Hop
kins on the "raid" and witnessed the
affair.
Sheriff Starmer testified that he had
the wine analyzed bv a chemist and
that It contained sufficient alcohol to
be intoxicating. He was forced to
taste the concoction In tho court, how
ever, and made to testify that he was
personally satisfied that the brew con
tained a recnlar "wallop."
Cecil Black, the defendant, was
celled to the stand by his nttorney, A.
N. Orcutt, and disclaimed any knowl
edge of the owner of the bottle. He
declared that the bottle was not his
and that someone else must have
placed It on his car. He testified he
left' the dance hall to visit his car to
see if any of the accessories had been
stoIn as he had heard of many driv
ers losing spot lights, etc.
He says that he walked between his
ear and a Chevrolet and that Hopkins
and Pickett approached towards the
front of the car. Hopkins picked up
an emptv bottle from the running
board of the Chevrolet. He then flash
ed a light on the Black car and
saw the bottle secreted near the head
light on the fender. Black testified
that he did not attempt to grab the
bottle but that Hopkins In his rush
for the "evidence" shoved him to the
side, causing him to fall against the
car. "That, was the first time I saw
the bottle." stated Mr. Black. "I
don't know who it belonged to. but 1
never had it in the car. Hopkins asked
me what it was and held It up and I
said it looked like wine. It was dark
between tho cars and the officers
could not distinguish anyone at any
distance away. Hopkins then search
ed the interior of the car and found
a bottle of soda pop and some olives
which had been loft in the car two
weeks following a picnic.
Carl Black testified that lie ap
proached the car as Hopkins was
searching it. He says he asked lion-
kins what he had and that Deputy
n-kett held up the bottle of wine.
Black took the bottle and held It up
to the light. He then said to Hopkins,
'Did you ge this out of my car? Hop
kins answered In the negative and
walked awav.
Hopkins was recalled to tho stand
and asked if Black nan mane an ai
temut to rrah the bottle. He testi
fied that Clack did make such an at
tempt but that he took It from him
The case was in progress nt noon
and a recess was taken until 1:30
o'clock.
G.eat interest was shown in the
trial and the courtroom was crowded
to canacltv with spectators. A dele-
git ion of the W. C. T. U. and pastors
of the city were In the audience.
miring th" momlng session more
time was t?.ken concerning the light
(Continued on page 2)
The legislative session to open on
January 8. 123, will be the thirty
second legislative assembly of the
State of Oregon and promises to be
one of the most important sessions
for some years. The new democrat
ic governor, who goes Into office as
the result of a great political land
slide, has made strong promises of
tax reduction. Many members of the
legislature, if not all, just as earn
estly desire to lighten the public
burdens. Naturally many proposals
will be made for trimming down ex
penses. Of the $10,000,000.00 in
taxes which will be raised for state
purposes during the coming year,
the legislative assembly has power
over only about $3,350,000.00. With
this turn all of the necessary state
expenses must be covered. In other
words, about two-thirds of the state
taxes have been levied by vote of the
people, and over these taxes the leg
islature has no power. If there has
been extravagence in the public ex
penditures of the past, it has been
largely due to the volepf the peo
ple themselves. Ever since the adop
tion in 1916 of what is known as the
six per cent limitation, the legisla
ture has necessarily been limited in
the expenditures it could make, and
It must be said that each legislature
has faithfully observed the require
ments of the Constitution in this
respect.
One of the important matters
that will be passed upon will be the
question of Imposing an income tax.
Another will be the possibility of
dispensing with certain boards and
commissions. While this proposi
tion looks simple on its fc.ee. It Is
a difficult one to handle. The
(Continued on page six.)
Revolving Fund Forces Law
Violators to Pay County '
- for Ferreting Out Their
Unlawful Business
TAILRACE IS BLOCKED
Water Piles Up Below Dam
and Turbines Do Not Get
Sufficient Power to
Supply "Juice."
Douglas County will be approxi
mately $3,000 anead in the cost of
enforcing the prohibition law. when
fines recently assessed are paid In,
it was announced today. All money
collected In the form of fines in li
quor law violation cases, is placed in
the secret service fund, a revolving
fund from which all costs of appre
hending violators are paid. At the
present time there is over $1,000 In
cash In the funds, while over $900
has been collected In fines which
the county clerk has no record.
while other fines assessed but not
yet paid will add more than $1,000
more to the fund, making a total
amount In excess of $3,000.
This fund was started a number '
of years ago when the district at
torney and sheriff found that suffi
cient funds were not on hand to
properly cover the costs of the en
forcement of the liquor laws of tho
state. District Attorney Neuner rec
omended to the court that a revolv
ing fund be created, all fines in II
ouor violations to he paid In and all
costs of apprehending the violators
be taken from the fund. The pro
posal was adopted and an original
appropriation of 13,000 was made.
The fund grew rapidly and there
was a large balance at the time of
the Brumfield trinl. The Brumfleld
case cost the county a huge sum of
money and the court was at a loss
ior a long time to find a method
which would raise the necessary
funds. It was at last agreed, how
ever, to use the money in the sec
ret service fund to meet a portion
of this cost and the fund was de
pleted at that time. Since then it
has grown rapidly In spite of the
fact that the county has spent, a
TWENTY MISSING DELEGATION IN
IN BRIDGE WRECK PORTLAND TODAY
Dynamite Will Be Used to
Clear Away Debris When
Autoes Are Raised
Legislators Meet to Discuss
Plans for the Organization
cf Both House
LEGAL ACTION POSSIBLE AWAIT APPOINTMENTS
Victims and Relatives Will
Probably Sue County for
Damages as Result of
Accident
The heavy rainfall of last night
and today has caused the waters of
the North Vmpqtia river to rise very
rapidly and the power situation In
the city today Is serious. It was
reported from the power plant at
Winchester this morning that the
waier is almost as high as It was a
week ago when the plant went out
of commission entirely the opera
tion of the steam emergency plant
being made necessary.
The river Is carrying large quant
ities of leaves, sticks, and dirt which
blocks up the Intakes and makes it
necessary to keep men busy at all
times clearing the gates of tho ac
cumulated trash. With tho river
carrying its load of rubbish faster
than it can be removed from the
gates of the Intake, tho turbines are
unable to carry tho load.
In addition to this difficulty the
water Is pilling up In the river be
low so that the head of water over
the dam Is greatly lowered. The
river below the dam Is shallow and
a short distnnce down stream the
channel narrows considerably. When
the water comes up as suddenly as
it has done during the past few
hours the narrow channel becomes
choked and tho water behind piles
up until it becomes almost level
(Py United Press)
Representatives Assured of
Committee Appointments
Where Influence Can
Be Exerted
large sum of money in the appre
hension of men violating the liquor
laws. It has worked our that the
more money spent in apprehension
of prohibition vlolntors, the more
received In the fund so that the
bootleggers are paying the county
for ferrettlng out their unlawful
business and the courts is doing It
at a profit.
KEI.RO, Jan. 6. The list of missing
this morning In the Cowlits bridge
disaster numbered 25. Leslie Sey
mour was accounted for yesterday.
Hurry Ileal of Davenport, Wash, an
unidentified laborer, was listed today.
I.i'Kiil action against the county is be
ing contemplated by the crash vic
tims or their relatives. The salvage
crews are dynamiting the river today
to dislodge bodies from the snngs. A
woman's shirtwaist and pieces of an
automobile were recovered yesterday.
, Dynamite Is Being Used.
KELSO, Jan. 6. (By A. P.) Dyna
mite will be used In an effort to raise
the bodies of the victims of the bridge
disaster. The missing list was re
duced today when one of the sup
posed victims was found alive. This
balanced the addition of one name
last night, and left the missing list at
20. The known dead was still two
early today. C. E. Klingensmlth, as
sistant chief of police of Portland,
was put In charge of the search by
Cowlitz county commissioners. As
soon as all of the automobiles are
brought up, dynamite charges will he
placed. Workmen started removing
the bridge wreckage today, Btnrtlng
ny cutting the cables with acetylene
torches. Another ruft broke loose up
the Cowlitz and Jammed against the
collapsed bridge, adding to the diffi
culties. The Cowlitz rose four feet
last night. Tho sudden rise of the
Coweeman river threatened to inun-
(Into a portion of East Kelso.
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Too Many Hindus,19 Shudders Mazie
The Model, Divorcing Rich Husband
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DETROIT, Mich. Back to earth and the model's stand after a plunge into the occult Matle Mitchell,
artists' model, is suing Arthur W. Kyerson, Detroit millionaire, for divorce after married life extending
over a period of a month.
i if. (n.t Hindu ftr another, according tn Mane, thewi turb.med creatures fore-rath.-
t her wealthy husband's summer home on Riverside Drive, Detroit, at all hours of the day a.-.d i
Kh charms kverson sought instruci:on in strange cults exitant a thousand years ago, and clut'.eici up
the house penorming anciejit and unhallowed rites. ...... , -.
"He expressed undying love for me when stran-ers were around, but he beat me artcr they l-.t,
she declares. During the i0 days of their wedded existence, she charges, he treated her witli
.i... tn aWn under the oorch one nicht.
Ma'xie. the model, has returned to bcr former occupation to recuperate from the onerous exf
ef a lady of leisure..
(Ry Associated Press.)
LAUSANNE, Jan. 6. The Turk
ish delegation of the Near Kast con
ference left tho meeting hull today
as a protest against allied insistence
upon the estaiillshiuent of the Ar
menian national homo. Niza Nur
Hey, Turkish spokesman, declared
today that he understood the allied
interests In tho Armenians and oth
ers was because the allies had in
cited them lo revolt and therefore
lie felt morally bound lo help them.
Representatives John M. Throne
and D. S. Beals left this morning for
Portland, where they will participate
In the pre-sesslon meeting of the
legislators and take part in the dis
cussion of organization plans. Be
cause of the many Issues to come be
fore the state legislature at its ses
sion which starts Monday, attempts '
will bo made to organize both houses
in a very careful manner. Closo at
tention will be given to the commit
tee appointments and the leaders will
endeavor to have the organization so
perfected that there may be a close
control of all activities. There will
doubtless be at least two forces In
each house and all matters will be
bitterly fought, consequently both
sides are putting their forces into the
best possible shape In preparation for
the legislative tights which are bound
to occur over many of the measures.
The representatives 'from Douglas
county are hopeful of obtaining strong
committee appointments. Both have
been assured of prominent positions
where their Influence can be of great
benefit to the state at large and to
Douglas county. Both are men of
considerable ability and without
doubt their Influence will be felt in
this year's session. Mr. Throne Is a
quiet but efficient worker and In com
mittee work will be able to deal In a
commendable manner with measures
of all sorts. Mr. Beals is an orator
of considerable note and wilt be able
to voice the sentiment and desires ot
the people ot Douglas county in a
manner which will without doubt be
highly satisfactory to his constitu
ents.
In the upper house, Douglas county
has able representation in Senator B.
L. Eddy, a veteran legislator, who Is
now one ot the strongest men in the
senate organization. At the present
time he Is practically deadlocked
with Senator Upton for the speaker
ship and In all events will be prac
tically able to control the senate ac
tion In many ways. Senator Eddy
left for Portland this afternoon.
(rtv (Inlted Prcss.l
WASIIINtlTO.V, Jan. 6. Secre
tary of Commerce Hoover today de
clined llurdlng's luv'tatlon to be
ccme secretary of Interior. Hoover
told the president that he preferred
to remain In the commerce depart
ment to work out Its conclusion hia
foreign commerce plan for America,
with the dam. This naturally grad
ually cuts down the amount of pow
er until finally there Is no power
available and the plant Is put out of
commission. This hns occurred on
fctveral occasions recently and If the
water continues to rise It probably
will occur again today.
The river reached a very high
point during the night but at an
early hour this morning the water
began falling. However, within a
short time it started upward again
and by noon was almost as high as
at any time this year. A continued
rise will probably shut on the lights
except for the emergency circuit.
Manager Jennings expressed hopes
that the company will be able to
keep the city provided with lights
and power but frankly stated that
the condition Is serious. All con
sumers are urged to conserve power
to the fullest extent during this
emergency. Klectrlc hot water heat
era should be used only when ab
solutely necessary as each one of
these draw down as much elitrlclty
as twenty ordinary sized lights.
Because of the power situation
The News-Heview went to press
earlier today that usual In order that
the large amount of electricity used
by this plant might be used for
home IlKhllnc purposes Uon the ap
proach of darkness.
WIS HOT
rmCAOO. Jan. 6. Bill Tllden,
world's tenuis champion, defeated
Francis Hunter, ' Indoor champion
last nlL-ht In his first public match
since Tilden lost a portion of the
middle finger. The champion's
game was apparently unimpaired.
AT BASKETBALL
An Interesting game of basketball
was played at the high school gym
nasium Inst night, when the Rose
burg National (Suard team was de
feated by the Eugene team by a
score of 20 to 17. Both of the
teams were composed of members
of the national guard of the state
and the players were evenly match
ed in size and skill. The game was
hard fought from the start with the
field work of each team about
cuuul. The Roseburg players hav
ing had but little practice display
ed a tendency for personal fouls
and lost the game because of them,
tossing more field baskets than the
players of the visiting quinette. The
contest was preceded by a prelimin
ary between the high school team
and the Christian Church five In
which the high school won by a
score of S6 to 8.
GASOMNK TAKF-S DltOP
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S.
Gasoline dropped back to Its
pre-war price in the far west
today, when the Standard oil
company announced a two-cent
reduction to 20 cents a gallon.
California. Washington, Ore-
gon, Nevada, Alaska and Ha-
wall are effected by the new
hnso price.