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iBJlWS-IREVIEW EATHER TODAY'S CIRCULATION 4125 lly clouay lonigm Thursday. DOUGLAS COUNTY m i Consolidation of Tho V- An Indtptndtnt Ntwtpiper, Published for the Bttt Interaata of the Paoplo HV..NO. 169. OF R0SEBUR0 REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEDNESOAY, MAY 23, 1923. VOI XI, NO. 175, OF THE EVENING NEWS. T7T Xs.'f".'T tJaJ iJsLZ V-af rfi ft PHILLIPS GOVERNOR FILES TO LS OF ESCAPE he Went to Honduras Take Part in a Revolution E EASY GETAWAY d Out of Los Angeles Jnder Nose of Guards aptured by Mexican ebels, but Released (By United Preaa.) CIGALPA. May 23. Clara In an exluslve interview to- Is that Jesse Carson Induced rome to Honduras to take part In an expected revolu iih promised to leave them k of Honduras. Kays she walked out of the -les jail "under the nose of xds" and reached Mexico difficulty. After capture by rebels, she was liberated it ted down the coast with a $80,000 and a steamer load- munitions. The revolution was frustrated, the party nd Clara held for extradl- Wny Associated Press.) CIGALPA. Honduras, May rinc to fears that Clara wanted In California to (t her sentence for murder, -rape from the local jail, ic has been under detention time, she was transferred lis momfnts from Tegucig- iraoa Castle, 300 miles to of this city on the Atlantic anafer of the prisoner was inder a heavy escort. Th't is refilled removnl ' and sheriff a strong fight bo was subdued. The prison she has been taken Is tht Central . America, having ilt by the Spaniards when covered Honduras. It is I otherwise becaiiRn nf rv- ulls made upon It in the ury by the British. i Enrage an Attomev i'hillips has engaged Salva- ya. a prominent local law protect her Interests and her sister. Mrs. Ktta May Senor Zelava todav mnde 1 to the supreme court for mediate release of Mrs. who was ordered detained ays at the reouest of the minister. The lawver that she was being held he fact that there was no gainst her. well known attorneva. by Manuel Nunez have of- eir services without com- to obtain the freedom of kson. pe appeal to. supreme court release of Mrs. Phillips. .eiaya contender! that ehe be set free bv the American F when he renuaaterl her nr. 1 not follow the leeal nro- "i Honduras that he com liisregarded Hor.duran tiro. and the terms of the extra- reaty between Honduras and il'ed States. The opinion was i oy some local lawyers to pi me imprisonment of Mrs. was Illegal because of the failure of the authorities p to proceed against her from 't Comply with Laws covernmont Is said to be ex- nesirons of turning over 'Hips to the American an. h- hut realise at the same must romplr with the laws country. It is alleged the au- Y ' Present ore actively en- io amend the mistakes enntended were marla a-h.n fillips fit apprehended io ueing taken to Omoa I ttl.MII .... i iii i nps saia that Jesse who came to Honduras and her aiter. ard who Is . .i.-.T-mmn. was tne person "cd the three bars of the low at Los Angeles and ald- '0 "scane. Carann ha. rl la. to the authorities here what "a to he the ramifications - Plot for the nnhn,. rr Fdtiras government Tha al. t int baa adherents In New Mexl-o, Guatemala anil f i pa according to Carson. t' 1 that three American N In It. ia.n Tries to Karate ' Carson itnrlnr l.l.nllA. f 'h Clara Phillips, the Call- ' immer murderers, apd her "r. Ktta Ma. l-.k. B to e-rane hil. Ki - ' .. u !r'lire headquarters with the "- todar for questioning tf 'ni-ter of justice. Carsor J imp from the automobile .' party, but the guards irkly and held him In tiir f S the Interview with the (By Associated PreasV ST. PAUL. May 23. Governor Preus today announced that he will file as candidate for United Suites senator to succeed the late Knute Nelson. Dl IN DAMAGE SUIT City Disclaims Responsibility in Accident Sustained by Willi. Moffit COLLISION WAS CAUSE Attorneys Say Collision With Car Was Primary Cause of Accident and ThafliCity Is Not Responsible WIT EFFECT MAY 24TH Bills Passed by Legislature Go Into Full Operation on Thursday TWO LAWS ARE HELD UP Court Action Pending Over Two Measures Many Laws Merely Amendments to Statutes Now in Force A demurrer In the damage suit of Willis Moffltt against the City of Roseburg, wan heard before Judge J. W. Hamilton yesterday afternoon and if decided In favor of the city will virtually decide the case against Mr. Moffitt. In the demurrer the city con tends that It cannot be held liable for the injuries sustained by the young man, as said Injuries were primarily caused by a collision and that the fact that be was crushed against the con crete street monument was not a proximate cause of hla Injury. Moffitt In his complaint claims that the city was negligent In the placing of the traffic monument. The post was directly in the center- of Cass street on the east line of the inter section with Sheridan, instead of being in the center of the intersection, it is claimed. It Is also contended by him that the traffic post was too largo and heavy to be safe and that the city was negli gent in allowing such dangerous mon uments to be used. Moffit was struck by an automobile while driving his motorcycle along Sheridan Street. He was smashed against one of the heavy street monu ments being used at that time, and his leg was broken and he was other wise injured. He Is now suing the city for the sum of $5,000. In demurring to the complaint. Attorneys Carl Wlmberly and Dexter Bice, appearing for the city held that if damages are to be claimed, negli gence on the part of the city must be the proximate cause, or the sole cause of the accident for which damages are claimed. If both Moffit and Mulkey, with whom the former collided, had been obeying the traffic laws and rules, there would have been no accident, they contend. If such Is the case, they hold that the collision and not the traffic monument was the proxi mate cause of the injuries received by the young man. Even If the traffic monument had not been there, he would very probably have been hurt, possibly not so seriously but there would have been some Injuries, so that the cause was not directly attri butable to negligence on the part of the city. They hold that the city has the right to place traffic monuments at such points as its officers deem best. If the city uses descretlon In the con struction and place of monuments. It cannot be held negligent, they claim. In their argument to the court they -ead authorities attempting to prove this contention and also that any in tervening agency breaking the casual connection, if any. on the part of the city in the maintaining of its traffic sign and any resultsnt injury, relieves the citv of responsibility for ins acci dent. The attorneys sav that the acci dent was caused primarily by the col lision whirh would have been averted had the road rules been observed, and that consequently the city cannot be held reliable for the injury which was sustained by Mr. Moffit. Attorney Abrahsm. for the plaintiff, maintained the original contentions of the complaint, claiming that If the monument had been In its rightful position there would have been no accident, and that th city may be held responsible because of a failure o emplov rare in proper placing of he heavy and dangerous type of street sltn. After hearing both sides at consid erable length, Judge Hamilton took the detriitrrer under advisement. minister of Justice. Mrs. Phillips had an altercation with Carson, de claring he was responsible for her omlrjr to Hodnrss and being ar--ested here, whereas In Mexico, she isserled. she would have been safe rom extradition. The battle of harsh words kept op nntll the mln ater filed a halt. Clara breaking down then and erring bitterly, say ing he world prefer death to goln back to California. Two hundred and thirty six new .7.V?ct?d,.b5r tne IaHt lesl"Bture will be in full operation next Thurs day morning. May 24. having run the 0-day gamut since the adjourn ment of the session. Two other new laws which were to have become ef fective at this time the state In come tax law and the "oleomargar ine" law are held up pending ac tion by the voters of the state, the victims of- the referendum. These are in addition to 57 acts passed by the last legislature and bearing the emergency clause, moat of which were appropriation measures, and the compulsory school bill, an initia ted measure approved by the vot ers at the pools last November, all of which appear in the new stat utes, making a grand total of 296 new laws for the guidance of the people of the state. Many of the new laws are mere ly amendments of more or less Im portance, to existing statutes. Oth ers are purely local in the applica tion. The really outstanding laws m tne new statutes can be num bered on the fingers of the .two hands. Of these the one of perhaps the greatest general Interest because of its general and widespread applica tion is the gasoline tax bill Increas ing the state's tribute from the mo torist by one-cent a gallon on every gallon of gasoline and distillate urchased within the state and In volving an increase of just that much in the price of theriiotoilsts' fuel oil. Others of the important meas ures to become laws next Thursday may be numerated as follows: The anti-garb bill, sponsored by Representative Woodward. which forbids the wearing of any sectar ian garb by teachers in the public Bcnoois. the anti-alien land bill, sponsor ed by Representatives Dailey and Huston which will bar aliens who are not eligible to naturalization, from owning or leasing lands within the state. ' Representative Hurlhurt's bill prohibiting the employment by the state or any of Its subdivisions of any person who is not a citizen of the United States. Senator Garland's measure de fining prohibition and provldlii penalties for certain wrongful and criminul acts in the circulation, cer tification and filing of initiative, referendum and recall petitions. A measure sponsored by the com mittee on elections which prohibits voters from changing their party registrations within a period of 30 days Immediately preceding a pri mary election. Senator Hall's bill requiring the registration of non-resident motor ists with the automobile reglstra tion department. The sterilization bill, drafted by Dr. Owens-.Adair and introduced In to the legislature by Senator Brown which provides for the sterilization of criminal Insane and feeble mind ed persons, epileptics, habitual crlm- I Inals, moral degenerates and sexual I perverts who are a menace to so iclety or whose physical, mental or 'enural condition would be beueflt j ted by sterilization in any form. Representative Mott's Astoria re j lief bill providing for the payment from the general fund of the state towards the relief of fire-stricken Astoria of a sum of money an nually for the next seven yr equal to the state taxes paid by the city of Astoria. This measure Is now under attack by John Kaste. Portland attorney, who questions Its constitutionality and its effective date may be postponed pending the determination of this point by the courts. A measure sponsored by the sen ate committee on military a'falr. providing for the acceptance of the battleship Oregon as a gift from the federal government and appropria ting $15,000 annually for Its main tenance as a relic In Portland har bor. The Income tax bill against which the referendum has been Invoked Is to go before the voters of the state for determination as to Its popu larity or unporulsrtty at a special I election to be neio next, .-sovemoer. The so-called "oleomargarine" law which would prohibit the use !of milk or butter In the manufac ture of substitutes therefore Is to 1 go to trial before the voters at the (Continued on Page Two.) mexicali Chinese HAYSEED DANGEOEPUTYAPPOINTED ENTER UMPQUA IN STATE CONTEST (Br I'nKcl Pre as t EL CENTRO. Culil, May 23. Mex icali, the Mexican town just across the border fromf t'alexico had the heart of the .Chtteote tenderloin dis trict burned out Tuesday nlcht with a known loss of four lives. Firemen and rescue workers are searching the ruins today for bodies of Chinese be lieved trapped In subterranean pass ages. Mexican soldiers are on guard to prevent looting. The police esti mate that there wight be 1."U Chinese under the ruins, but all figures are mere guesswork. PLANS COMPLETE Armory Converted Into Huge Barn, Where Unique Pro gram Will Be Given PREMIER BALDWIN ' FORMING CABINET By TJnIUd Press.) LONDON, May 23. Premier Stan ley Baldwin conferred with the minis ters and political leaders today as he considered the formation of the cabi net. It is doubtful whether Lord Cur- ion will retain the foreign minister's portfolio. Lord Robert Cecil, who re cently toured the I niled States speak- PARADE AT FIVE TODAY Special Features Will Be in Vaudeville Program Given Preceding Dance Beauty Chorus Double in Size Beyond all Question the Havseed Festival and Ham Dance, sponsored! oy impqua Post o( the American Legion, and which will be given at the armory tonight, will be the most unique affair of the season. The armory has been decorated with hay. grain, livestock and farming Implements and the Interior is a perfect reproduction of a spacious E (Bv I'nllrd Preaa I ALBANY. May 2J. Frank Itlchards.' of Lebanon, former deputy sheriff, ' " """" was named Khei-iff todav to succeed li c L In LI r, . the lale M. J. Iunlap. shot to death . n,8n SKOl fubllCatlOn i at Sunday. i Hundreds of residents of I.lnu county arrived today to participate in he funeral of the dead officer. 1 Out by R. H. S. to Be Put in Competition LEGION 0 TO ESSAYGONTEST Immigration to Be Subject for National Essay Prize This Year ! IS JUST OFF PRESSES TORNADO STRIKES WICHITA, KANSAS I , :',r , , .r -e penw-i reproauciion of a spacious ing for the league of nations, is men- Darn wh lou of baled h J" tloned for that post. v(de for 1h lrf,.n Plenty of stalls have been pro vided for all the livestock which visitors may desire to bring in and everyone in the county Is Invited to come and bring all the cows and chickens, for there will be fun enouKh' to even make the horse laugh. Everyone Is urged to wear old clothes, because if the livestock ,eU hungry it may be necessary to pitch hay and do the other chores around the barn. Henry HrorcoU's hayseed band, resplendent in new linen dustert and red neckties, shipped In from Winchester especially for the oc casion will parade promptly at li o'clock. Immediately following the parade there will be a free open all exhibition of bareback and fancy rid ing by Ted Post, the daredevil, back springing equestrian of West Rose bur. Post will ride Ilrutus, thf fiery tempered steed from Foul Corners. Ilrutus has been half starv ed for this occasion and Is expected to uncork a dazzling array of spiral? Tmmelman turns and nqse dives Post, however, has achieved much fame and his ability as a rider on the hurricane deck of the 4f hoomes-8 Chevaux cars, during I hi 'late guerre and expects to remair seated throughout the exhibition.' At B o'clock the legion post will entertain the hnrnyard chorus and orchestra at a banquet at the Pal ace of Sweets. to the stronRhold to ascertain what- ' nK nreworsa siari promptly ai occurredi If the prisoners are slain o'clock with the barnyard vaude it Is expected that the powers will . vllle- ' he nnrnstormers cnorus hai (By tTnlted Prraa ) WICHITA, Kansas., May 23. A score of persons were injured, several perhaps fatally and considerable prop erty damage resulted from a tornado which struck Wichita vicinity during the night. It wa.t reported from Greensburg near here that one child was killed and a score Injured. Tele graph and telepheno wires are out of commission. PRISONERS' FATE! (Bv Untied T-eas.) PEKIN. May 23. "I'he diplomatic corps is awaiting news as to whether the bandits carried-out their threats to execute the two foreign captives Tuesday night. M. Beruba. the Frenchman who brought, the bandits' threat, returned take direct action. GREEK FLEET IS (By Associated Treaa.) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 23. Thq Greek fleet is cruising about the en trance to The Imrdunellea and the Turkish government formally called '6ven attention of the British to the incl- been doubled and is now -a twe million dollar chorus Instead of t one million dollar aggregation. Tht rlngham froeked benutles under tht direction of lee Mathews, who Is Ir charge of the vaudeville, have mas ! tered an entirely new set of dancf I steps and some of the latest popu lar songs and dances will be pre ' sented. Woodley Stephenson, Okey Tag gert. Hod Roadman, and Slid' Sutherlin will be among the sing ers featured on' the program. The I'mpqua Five orchestra, the heat prune pickers, In tht roitntv. will play severnl concert se lections, after which they will de liver the haywire music for the barn dent, lodging a protest against the of various Greek activities Is causing:" , uneasiness In Constantinople. the I ei'lon auxiliary will serw n'nk bnionsde direct from thi moentfln dew still which will be on bend so tht everyone wl'l be fully j cop'ln"f-d that Ihe concoction if ! perfectly fresh and able to do He worst. j All arrangements have been com , rleted and a ctnmltiee ender thr j nersonsl direction of Iir. E. B Qtcwsr. nost Commnnder, hss beep errccdlPirlv lnisv all last n'gbt and COMMISSION SENT TO The Airier ! ,0sv pntt'ng the final tniirhes to il vised the!"" 'derogations snd completing al' (By t'ntti d Press.) WASHINGTON. May 23. Im. 1 I . . .. - . UA,K .1 . . 1 . vrvjiss ni iir:;:;:;: ll'HiailU IVUI3 H".-"Oltliril M . ,llllllin- . slon to a point ten miles from the bandit stronghold to Investigate the situation. The department believes una may oe a preliminary ",., i . ,.i lH.r..hlnncH aood v 1 time. ; event of the sesson and evervone i Is Invited to attend. The committee ' nres evervone to wear old clothes 1 and to come prepared to cut loose direct negotiation. SAYS PLANE USED BY E) PASTOR GREETED BY BERLIN. Map 23. dolhard Karh-1 senberg. manager of the junker atr-J plane works said today that informs I tion given by Haakon Hammer of Se. ; attle, disclosed tb't the airplane in which Amundsen will attempt to fly; across the pole is a second hand ma chine with a faulty motor. Amundsen bought an old c.erman machine be-' lieving It a new Amerlran plane. The Junker concern Is endeavoring to fin ance a lellef expedition to go to Spitz-1 berfen to be ready to aid Amundsen. ATLANTIC CITV. N. J.. May 23 Hisses snd Jeers greeteri Kev. jonn Knach Htmltnn. tiBstor nf the Cavalry llt.pl let Church of New York, when he demanded today W. If. Knunce, presi dent of Brown University to be or deted from the platform at the North ern Baptists convention. Stralton, a fundamentalist, held that Kaunre's progressive vlewa were too liberal to be voiced before the aeiegaies. OPENS MAY 25 to OCT. 12 Books Now Being Distributed to Students After Being Printed in Exclusive Job ' Dept. of News-Review Essays Limited to 500 Words School Children of U. S. to Compete Medals Will Be Awarded The umpqua. the annual publica tion of the Roseburg high school, was delivered to the students yes terday eveulng, fresh from the press of tne Job printing department of the News-Review. The llmpuua this year Is beyond question the finest publication ever Issued by the local high school and from every stand point will compare very favorably " with any high school annual in the state. The I'mpqua will be entered In the slate contest being sponsored by the Oregon Agricultural college. In competition with other schools of the state. A silver loving cup will he awarded Jo the school putting out the best annual and it is believ ed that Roseburg has a fair chance to win In this contest. The Umpqua Btaff this year was headed by Miss Mary Reams, editor. The assistant editors were Blanche Lahey, Verus Houser. Bertha Kohl hagen, Clifford Thornton, Roaina Porter, and Grace Carroll. Miss l.lllle Christopherson, had charge of the" art department, Harold Bemls, jokes, John Black and Paul Geddei INDIANAPOLIS, May 23. "Why American Should Prohibit Immigra tion for Five Years," will be the sub-1 lect of the American Legion's na tional essay contest which opens May J and ends October 12. Uariana w. Powell, national director of the Le gion's Americanism commission, has announced. The contest whlo'u will be conduct- ad hv the lealnn'a Americanism com mission Is open to all school cnuuren were uusiness managers ana miss oetween the ages of 13 and 18. , More Bess Lewis was tb;o faculty advisor, than 200,000 children are expected to To this group of hard workers iubmit essays. much credit la due for the excellent In conformity with the purposes of Pupation which the high school be legion's efforts which are to de- nu' out this year, relop an Interest among school chil- All material entering Into tho Iren In the great national questions composition of the book was pre if tire day and to encourage educa- .pared originally by the students, tion, the Americanism commission I All stories. i.lstorles, poetry, and 111 award national prizes In the form other features, together with the of three scholarships for first, second art Inserts and department headings ind third winners, to the cash value were original with the students and t TT50, J500 and $250, respectively, have been grouped in a very pleas This may be applied In meeting the in and Interesting -manner, jxpense of a student's education In One of the striking and dlstln iny college or university. A silver gulshlng features of the annual is nedal, bronze and certificate of merit ) the double cover used thla year. 111 be awarded to first, second und j The cover Is of mottled brown and .hird state winners, respectively gold color, printed In heavy gold Essays will be selected In turn by 'yp.rnwJ'h0 ,ih.n "tl? Jnfht county and state Judges ?y VelgM male? 'aTbu "oT.hl "ate county and state school officials and " . . , . legion members. Winning essay. In "XVnTof the book War .he various states will be sent to le- , ' ' . . I. ,w zion national headquarters In Indian- :THW.r nil nt tpolls. where they will be judged by ,h?...ptt.r'LCU!"i.. P",P? ' ;hree educators of "a"""' P'- rellent half tone. used. The annual lence, to be named by the American- j fn m(1(J w(n (ne pMnmt ot ,.,,.,! organizations, students, el-i. ism commission. Essays will be restricted to BOO a .k words for length Thought, style and ; ,',",,-, Ww of irlginallty of treatmen . In order ; w from ,n,e ,, A named, will be the basic considers-1 rmM of ,no ,,.,, ,n cnor((. Hons In judging essays, according o , (h)) sto(,k ,hfl ,lhoto(!I.a,,hs are Mr. Powell. Spelling and penmanship I,,.,. Bnd ,hrp Bdi,ave a very will be-eonsldered also. (striking charm More than 50.000 children submitted Lry po,,,,,!,, wa, ta)ten In "". -"""- j-"' ; printing the annual eo thnt It Is as by the legion on Ihe subject. How , npnT iVp0rr,hplrally perfect as Is an tne American Legion nesi nerve he Nation." Ah Sing Chlng, of Ewa 3ahu, a fourteen-year-old Chinese irhoolboy of Chinese descent, won Mint prize. Second place was won by possible. The excellent equipment maintained In the Job department of the NeWs-Revlew comnsnv en abled tbe high school to obtain tho verv highest tyne of pr,wMm. enre- miss raunne Virginia t nasiain. in . rlv superintended at every Indianapolis, while Joseph (llandon-1 ,t1K(, f,y exppr(a qualified by long tll. Ill III IIIKeHII l. mill.. ."' lilted an essay in blank verse, cap tured I hird prize. U. S. CRUISER SETS the very experience to turn .out lies! of high class work. The I'mpqua Is replete wllh In teresting matter concerning the high school activities. HIMorie. are given of each of the classes, to gether with the Individual pictures nf the seniors and Juniors and group pictures of the sophomore and freshman rlnsses. Individual pic- Itures sre also given of the faculty members to whom the annual Is dedicaled. Special space Is given to ! the vsrious organizations, the plays, TACOMA, May 23.-The new t'nl-j OIM,r,.lns and such activities and to ted States cruiser. Milwaukee, the ,,,,, -i,,,,,) rHlendar. Considerable sister ship to the Omaha, broke , piir(, , Ri taken up by a recotint 'he world's speed record for speed on lng nf tnP athletic achievement, of s builder's trial run today, making 3 ,n(, ach,)0 and by pictures of the knots, or 41 miles an hour over a members of the teams. The Hose- course laid out on Ihe Strait Han Juan . lra; nh arhool has had a very de Euca. The cruiser ran part of the auc"esaful year from an alhlellc trial against a stiff wind. TUNNEL FIRE CAUSES FREIGHT FKO I very proud of the by its representa- PORTLANI). May 23 Owing to the Southern Pacific tunnel blockade at Coram. Cel., an embargo has been Placed on Derlahahle freight. Arrange ments, however, are being made for I ,Wa atand moving solid freight trains between standpoint and records made tlves. A very fine Joke section Inter spersed throughout wllh advertising completes the annual. The students received very encoursglng support from the merchants of the city and this liberal palronaee aided in mak er nos-'ti e the f ne publication r-i.li-h dl linguistics the high school thla yir. Nearlv all of the annuals were purchased bv members ol the Stu dent body and the few remaining nnmbers sre on ssle at Pltchfords Portland and San Francisco via Og-, meantime passengers are being trans- den, t.'tah. The tunnel repair Is to ferred at the tunnel and requireu io require about two weeks. In the I walk about ten minules.