, I . 3R(D)SIBlroNEW-REVlEW wl s )jon of T() Evenmo Newt nd the Roeeburg Review. Bjf 5 L. XK3 CI LJ 1 " An Independent Newspaper, Published lor the Beet Intereet ol the People. .ZL ' - r;h!, burg REVIEW R08EBURQ OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1923. VOL. XI., NO. 249, OF THE EVENING NEWS. XXV. NO-Wy, . ' PMC to COUNCIL HOLDS OLD BUILDING SOUTH STREET coos bay pirates ffllEflS FACING LlNG FIRE be heldaugust 30 BUSY SESSION IS GOHDEMNED SITE FAVORED te L W - . tt turn 1 1 I I 1 II I liiviimmii Im fviliMlil.til 111 TV 111 I - I I 1 w.nA nd 47 Are j VL'Uan Dance Hall urea Collapses UlS PINNED DOWN w:l...f WarninE. apse, uiw at lms mo1" Firemen W ere in side Fighting Fire tan k. hree-story brick dance hall lorebuildtng.n BrooKn - '"""r .nd sneezers. r m r ,u : ies than h of me whs "" E "llca,rL,.,., warn. ',lla!'s,:'.n:. " no o'clock. TSM the .tub-fci-re since midnight and had t thereof ndwH.brthdr , get at the heart of the fire, t of the injured and killed were I between ton 01 ""-' J,re fU-htinc the "mM Ines on the lower floor of the .on- building Seven firemen ,lbeen chopping at a cornice I roof were catapulted into the f wreckage. (pulchre Several Feet High. reitimated that about 2a bose rere cauaht on the lower floors, hers were on fire escanes or. rtion of wall that collapsed arc precipitated into the heart (ruin, which made a sepulchre I (Vet In height and covering an lot half a block. e oclork 11 homes naa neen kn the ruins. Although some e-rarcntlv dead, all were rush hospitals In the hojie c.rm.r. and Butlnest Men Gather In Second Monthly Com munlty Picnic at Hutton't Grove Thureday, Aug. 30. Thursday. August SO. is the day set for the regular monthly picnic of the farmers nnd business men of Douglas county. Thursday was adopted as the clay because of the fact that many of the merchants of Roseburg found It inconvenient to attend these- picnics of Saturday, owing to the fnct that the latter day is the large trading day for the city. . . The picnic will be held In Hutton's drove in Garden Valley, on the banks of the North Uuipqua. a, beautiful lo cation and one easily reached by cars. It is expected that every merchant in Roseburg will bo present at this picnic, and the large majority of the farmers of the county will undoubted ly be present, as the threshing and baling of hay will be about completed, and it will not yet be time to get busy In the fruit crops. The chief speakers for this oc casion will be Judge Hamilton, presi dent of the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce, who will speak on "Co operation Between the City and Coun try Dweller." and District Attorney George Neuner who will speak on the new selling organization being devel oped to stimulate the marketing of prunes. Everyone Is Invited to attend the nlcnie and eniov a good time, a basket dinner will be held at noon. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is the slogan adopted for these month ly get-to-gether affairs. FAR1S, Aug. 21. The French reply to the recent British reparations note whs handed to the Hritish embassy to- lmce steel girders Into the day. It is regarded in official circles kd nilns and these are believed las conciliatory, though is unyielding 1 (By United Pre . ALBANY, N. Y.. Aug. 21. The Ku Klux Klan and the Kamelia, its sister order, were permanently enjoined that : from continuing as membership cor kirv treatment might save their iporaunns in new mm u""" " llinal order or supreme tuuu ju'w eilanrps were rushed to theistaley nieu nere. Irom Brooklvn and Manhattan r doctors and a corps or nurses r ted In the rescue work, firemen had carried lines of it o the structure and were fight- fire under the glare of half kn powerful searchlights. With pming the entire roof and one walls crashed, burying all those huildinp. A number of specta- op to the walls were believed have been victims. linifrs Pin Down Victims. collapse of the roof carried FRENCH REPLY TO TISH NOT Demand for Sewer Along River to Dispose of City's Sewage Considered WILL TAKE MUCH TIME Budget Committees for Next Few Years to Be Asked to Specify Money to Be Set Aside for This Purpose Roseburg Apartment House Dangerous, According to City Council Decision FIRE MARSHAL TO ACT State Fire Marshal to Follow Up Council's Action by Forcing Owner to Make Needed Improvements pmnlnc down many of the vie- ries and groans of the Injur- Irred the rescue workers on to efforts. The work of rescue h'llv hampered by the heat and j r-er offered by the possibility fcllapse of the remaining walls. Police Hold Back Mob. re lines, hastily formed, held fe'ils In check and prevented from throwing themselves upon ". irom which the maneled '1 Ice of manv dead nn,l ifiinr. k' be seen in the glare of the Of th holocaust cnrrlort nn Jn ls and fron of wagons and I firs of all descriptions soon F'l to the scenp n,l v-oPA ..m fc ;he work of rescue. P" Pinned In the buildln limW Ml' n roof and its three heavy git small chance of rescue as I" re the flames are fiercest The was likA r.,, j b., .v IHU II wail P1 tnat Bonn cni.M K v...i.. jive from the center of the ruins. on the outstanding features t rench policy. of the IS gEIER IS (Bv Associated Press.) MANILA. Aug. 21. Tb eastern oriental liner, C'hangsha, British carry ing passengers and freight from Aus tralia to Manila, went on the rocks at Tici bank, near the Tawl Tawi is lands of the Philippines, according to a radio. A salvage vessel was Bent T The city council last night had a very busy session which continued until a late hour at night. All of the councilmen were present and several very lively discussions took place. In addition to bridge matters and tho fire commissioner's report, the council considered a great many routine matters. Rapp BrotbVrs requested permis sion to hang an electric sign across the street In front of their garage on Cass street. This matter was re ferred to the light committee. Contractor Metzeer stated that a place to dump dirt near the job had been found and he agreed to cut his bid on the Kane street paving J1S0. I'pon this cut the residents of the district, represented ly Colonel Day. Informed the council they were ready to accept the bid. A petition from Laurelwood resi dents, asking for the Installation of electric lights, was referred to the light committee with power to act. The petition of the Hamilton heirs to be allowed to lay a private sewer under the center of Kane street be fore the street Is paved, was granted. -Councilman Shambrook reported that he had Investigated the price of a town clock and that it would pst somewhere between $2,000 nnd $2,500 exclusive of the tower. Other members of the committee asked for further time to report. Councilman Shambrook called at tention to the demand for a sewer along the river, carrying all sewage from the cltv downstream beyond the cltv limits. He said that the city will he forced to expend a huge sum of money within tln next few vears to build this sewer Into which lull nf the mnln Hewers of the city will connect. Councilman Kohlhngen Intimated that this matter was brought up a a "trump" to block the Umpqua Park bridge program, but Mayor Rice airreed with Councilman Shnm- brook thnt this mntter must be con sidered bv the council. He said that the Klks lodge is planning on a park a Farquar's Island and that before this park Is onened to the public some steps to dispose of the city's sewerage at a point below the Island would have to be taken. He stated that be has been endeavoring to hold off this project until some of the" other plans of the council have been disposed of. and hopes that the budget committee will make some provision next year, and tlKit additions to the fund may be made from the budget yearly until enough money Is on hand. It will probably cost In the neignoornooa of $50,000 to build the huge sewer which will be necessary. The water and lleht company Is to be Instructed to paint Its poles and also to mal.e repairs to the mMnB In the vicinity of peer Creek bridge. It was reported that leaks In the main are washing on Engineer Believes Bridge Can Be Built Cheaper Than at Proposed Upper Site TO PREPARE ESTIMATE Official Invitation In Kxtemlml IUiMlurg People to Join In ljdxir Dity Kvenls at t'oos liny Secretary of Agriculture Wal lace Declares Bankruptcy Is Inevitable Has Investigated Both Loca tions and Finds That Bridge at Lower Point Will Be Less Expensive to City r,,!nT,''nl'"l f""l rr lVlwa. wl,l..k ...ii... . fct , ' '..ii-,! ITOTI 'I.liV wpk mr.l .... I v ;enn Middle Ground Jie- , J! f TV "nJ raPe ( harlus ' this morning. , 4 4 reel C. H'lrnett. V Indirti d bv 'he f,rst two ne l.ni.f,. . , . .. 1 " -"nirn,utiii '1 lat. (Bv Associated Press.) VANCOUVER, I). C, Aug. 21. Ray Hoffman, nf Kenttlp vu drowned and I the Seattle fishing boat Decision was sunk off Port Townsend early today when the Canadian Pacific steamer Charlotte ran down the American boat in the fog. Captain Jensen of the De cision wua rescued. f I I'MIIKT y AliU.IGKI f- Connolly "d Mlsci, "''and i f"r a.c.V "oon 'rial t g to a. minor, Vf.t..-.l r.d thrcirh ih-i, ..' Anstln ,.,,..j n't r'liitv r ...... '7 uare lurnlsh -i.oarn. thi. SEATTLE The city council last night took steps to condemn the Roseburg Apartment bouse, and Instructed the city recorder to notify the owner that until he compiles with the or ders of the state fire marshal the city will continue to condemn the building as an unsafe place for per sons to reside. In the eveut the fire marshal cannot force the vaca tion of the building, or Its Improve ment, the city will very probably post a public sign In front of the building disclaiming any liability on the part of the ctty. The matter was brought to the at tention of the council by Council man Seely, chairman of tho board or fire commissioners, who. reported that the stute fire marshal has claimed the building to be unsafe and Is preparing to force the owners either to repair It so that it will be In safe condition or else close it to the public. He desires the backing of the city council. It was stated, and promised thnt Immediately upon re ceipt of word of the council's ac tion, he woulu proceed to take steps to enrry out the slate department's plans. . .The building, it Is claimed. Is not only a fire menace., hut its foundations are not good nlid it is in a very bad condition. If the city fnlled to condemn the building, fol lowing the fire mnrshnl's recommen dation, and a disaster occurred, such as recently took place in Klamath Falls, in which n number of lives were lost, the city could he held liable for damages. Klamath Fulls is now being sued for amounts to taling more than $35,000 as a result of the failure of the council there to act upon the recommendation of the tire marshal. It was also stated that tho fire marshal, and commissioners found many other hazards In the c.itv, some pertaining to open fires in the busi ness district and to improper hand ling of gasoline and chemicals used in cleaning establishments. It was recommended that the fire chief, who is also day truck driver, be given one day off each month, in order to check up on these risks nnd to notify the property owners thnt they must eliminate the hazards. He will be given time to follow up his orders and trrstnictlons nnd see that thev are enforced and will have the backing of the board of fire com mltsloners nnd council. It Is also planned to accept the state workmen's compensation act for the members of the fire depart nient. street force, nnd possibly the the police department. It was shown that the cost to the city will amount to around $:'00 to $300 per vear for Its employes and thnt on accident would cost the city much more than this sum. as any fireman Injured would have the rlcht to re cover damages from the cltv for In juries sustained, and If crippled or ould ne oss. In the event of a fireman being killed, de nondVnt relatives could recover a lanre sum In the form of damages. Tbe finance committee was In structed to make an ln"est!gatlon of the cost of putting all of the city employees under tho insurance act The cost will be reported st the next meeting and action will be taken at that time. Railroads Could Help Ease the Situation i- ii. t.(o r d ap- 'he rirc.li A Otv Associated Press.. SEATTLE, Aug. 21. The cruiser Seattle, flagship of the United States battleship fleet, went ashore at Nar rowstone Point in Puget Sound In a dense fog early today, according to a radio message. The cruiser is not be lieved to be In any danger, it Is ex pected to float at hleh tide. The naval tugs Mahopac and Pawtucket '''1 . seriously hurt the city t the fill be- , . ' ... . , neath the struciure ana pare raun- u a large crack In the north pier. Wayor Rle advised the council that the eity has a good gravel bed near the dump grounds and that steps should be taken soon to nulla a road to It so that the gravel might become available. It was also reported that many complaints had been received re garding the city water supply but that the odor and bad taste ex isting for a few davs . had been traced to moss floating down the river. U was explained that this mn rlncns the same a1 any veg etable matter and that at a certain nnrloil nartci. break loose and rlnnt down stream. The condition Is Improving and the- water Is ran idly returning to normal. Camping above the Intake has been stopped. Mayor Rice stated. It was reperted that the county engineer's estimate on a road to con nect with Vmpotia Park amounted to $7 449 and that the city's share wo"ld be tl.lflO to $1,200. Finl estimates were read on Mili tary street paving in the sum of JfiSfill: East First avenue North $1,413.94: Howe street $.158.80. An ordinance fixing the specifica tions for First avenue North side walks, was read first and second timos An ordinance vacating a M. S. (Captain Kldd) Taylor, chief I buccaner of the Coos Bay Pirates, , wus In Koseburg today for the pur- ' pose of extending to the residents of j Douglas county, and particularly ' Roseburg, an invitation to be pre.- WHEAT PRICE RUINOUS ent and participate In the celebra-1 Hon to lake place on September 3, i l.uhor Day. The Cavemen of Grants Pass are I e a 11 c o J a going to attend and win install the 3ays All rarm t roducts Are officers of the new Pirate arganUa- I ; rM,I.r. lion and will also Initiate the mem- " " " """" hers. The Cherrluna of Salem are to send a delegation and all humorous organizations and Chambers of Com merce have been invited to send official representatives. A big pro gram has been arranged and a fine time will be shown all visitors. The Pirates now have 80 members and a large waiting list. The mem bership has been closed for tbe pres ent but will probably be extended soon. Tbe organiiation works In cooperation with the North Bend and MarBhfleld Chambers of Com merce and is composed of represen tative men of both places. Tbe en tertainment committees will have their headquarters at the Chandler and North Bend hotels and all vis itors are asked to make themselves known to the committee at these places. The Pirates have ordered their new uniforms which will cost them over $4,000. They have a drum corps, band, and drill team. On Saturday, September I, a box ing card Is to be staged at the V.nrshfleld armory. The main event will be between' Archie Sloye and Young Sam l.angford. Charley Daw son of Eugene and Norm Wilson of Marshfleld will fight in the semi final. There will be two 4-round preliminaries. The city council last night took stens to start the lTnipo.ua Vrk bridge projwt moving, by petitioning Hie Public Service Commission to grant an overhead crossing over the Southern Pacific company tracks. The crossing will probably be asked at the extension of South street, as it Is pro mised to build the bridge from the In tersection of Mill and South Streets. In a south westerly direction across the river. This site Is now being given the official consideration of the council as it is believed that the bridge can be constructed at less ex pense at that sito than afthe pro- nosed site Just below the dam. , Engineer Eppsteln reported to the council last night that he has made a rough Investigation of both the upper and lower sites and believes hat the lower site is the best for the city. A bridge at South street, would not be as long as at the upper site hut more amiroaeh would be needed. The entire structure, would bo about S00 feet long. Tin re would be about 160 feet of low approach, a sixty foot trestle over the railroad tracks, 20 teet or iresue work 40 feet high and three 3U tool spans and 80 feet of approach on the west end. The bridge would have a jrade of about 5 per cent ami would be of the deck type. The upper liridge would be (124 'eel long. There would be three foot trusses and one 120 foot span, with two short approaches at each end. At the lower site the three main trusses would be 1119 feet long and at 'he upper site they would be 150 feet lone. This makes the main part of the bridge at the South Street site much ess expensive. Trusses cost a great leal more than trestles the engineer reports and the tart that tne upper bridge would take three long spans ind one shorter one, more than on sets the extra approaches at tne South street site. Mr. Eppsteln said that he had not vet had time to complete his esti mates and so could not state exactly the cost of the bridge, but asked which site to prepare the plan for. It waa agreed to adopt tne houui street nlan and so he will Immediate ly pet out the rougn diagram ana i estimate the cost of the structure ana advise tho council nt Its next meet ing. There was considerable talk con cerning the bridge and the Chamber if Commerce resolution was present ed. The Chamber of Commerce was represented by a large committee and the resolution was presented by At torney M. V. Rice. Attorney Neuner also spoke in 'nvor of the bridge, asking the coun "II to refer the matter to a vote of 'he people at the coming special elec lon. If additional funds are needed. Me said that If the council desired here were plenty of people ready to sign an Initiative petition for a spe- Mbctlfin to consider a small bona 'sstie, but In view of tbe wide spread I I.OS ANGELES, Aug. 21. Id by interest and demand for the bridge. I a "Robin Hood" bandit with Chester- it would save considerable expense j field manners, four men held up the STilGESTIII HOLDUP frtv t'nlted Press.) BARTLETSVILLE. Okla.. Aug. 21. Al Spencer's notorious gang Is credit ed with tho raring hold up of the Mis souri, Knnsas and Texas passenger train near Ulu-sa at midnight, 'ins robbers slugged four trainmen and disappeared into the hills with 20 pnekages of registered mall. Five In Band. fnv .Mi.rlnt,.il I'rcss.l OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 21. Five masked bandits looted the mnil and express cars of the Missouri, Kansas nnd Texas passenger train near Okesn Oklahoma, shortly after midnight, and escaped with 20 packages of register ed mail after overpowering the train crew. The value of the loot was not estimated today. Skull la Frxctund. OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 21. (A ! P.) The bandits beat B. .'). Trowers. fireman of tho train over tho head with a revolver. Trowers Is In the hospital with what Is beMoved to be a fractured skull. Engluoer Mill and Mall Clerks Well nnd Burch were also beaten but their Injuries are not serious. The poises are seek Ing tho bandits who escaped In motor curs. were dispatched from the navy yard! portion of Commercial avenue was t aid the Seattle. The transport, passed. A petition for paving Com 'haumont with a party of congress- merrial street from Jarkson sti'cot to m-n aboard, Is reported standing by. ''et First street was allowed. E ELI US FAILURE LE (nv Ciiltel Press ) ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 21 'or the louncil ui refer the question. The value of the bridge, be said, is "onceiVd, while it must be said, that i road would be of no material use to the city. The bridge and acquisition of a park I" the blegest thing that the -ouncil could consider In the way of a instructive nature for the future of 'lie city, he said. The resolution adopted by the r'hinnber of Commerce was as fol lows : Whereas, there are a number of Stale Hunk of Belvedere Garden shortly before noon, obtaining $4,000 In cash and $10,000 In bonds. tbe city of Roseburg a park site, -otn-monlv known as Alexander Park, on condition that the said city will con struct er cause to bo constr'K W1 n wiron b'ldge connecting snld n'V -rl'h aaid tiark. and Wit leas, the cltv of Rosehi rg vl.illi teed such a pa'k and this is ,,..1.1.. I,- I..., n rtunilu t,i te ll .',!ei. on inni .- - rami es res I inif n I'll HO 1A I'STK AU- ".-' lll'i .si if. nun dition to Roseburg. Oregon, Bnd In Whereas, the common council of 'nimiia Park Krulllands. adjoining ' 'he city of Roseburg has decided to said addition, and The coal conference called nt tho request of President C-wlidge to prevent an nnthmcli" strike Remember 1st. broke .in without a decision being reached this aft- ernoon. "Its all off bovs," said President Lewis of the Mine Worker union as he came from the conference room. I"wls said there would be a suspension of work In the anthracite fields starting September 1. The rock on which the conference split was the question of wages, first one taken up. Whereas, said families have rhlld- iren of school age, and reside within school district number 4. and Whereas, said families hsvo no means of egress and Ingress from and to their said homes, except by te iv of a suspension foot bridge acios th Soii'h t'nip'iua river, and Whereas, it is necesssry that the residents "f said addition and saPljhe heartily endorsed, tracts, have a convenient way to Chamber of Commerce construct a bridge connecting said cltv with said park, which said bridge will give said residents a convenient outlet to the city of Roseburg. Oregon. Now, therefore b It resolved, by ih TloNohnrv chamber of Commerce that It Is the sense of said Chamber ! r"ln" "' that the action of the city council of the cltv of Rcisehurr In going forward with the construction of said brld.to and that tne does hereby WASHINGTON. D. C. Ang. 21. Thousands of American farmers will go bankrupt with wheat selling at considerably less than cost of pro duction. Secretary Wallace declared today, while thousands of others will be able to hold on only by the most grinding erouoiny. If the present plane of prices or commodities other than agricultural la to be inalut&lned, he added, then to have general pros perity, prices of, farm products must be increased. Eastern railroads could help by making substantial reductions In freight rates on agricultural prod ucts, especially If destined for e port, Mr. Wallace asserted, pointing out. however, that until agriculture. Industry and commerce are brought into a more normal relationship, acute agricultural problems will de velop, ono after the other. Not a New Disease. The ruinously low prices of wheat la not a now agricultural disease." said the secretary In a statement. "It Is just one mora acute symptom of the general trouble from which agri culture is suffering. The disease It self Is the distorted relationship be tween prices of farm products and prices of other commodities. "The sooner the people engaged In commerce and Industry frankly rec ognize the trouble, the better It "will be for all of us. The farmer could get along fnlrly well with present prices of which he has to sell If prices of what he must buy were down ac cordingly. But prices nf other things remain high; that Is what hurts. 'Wages In industry and on the rail- roadH are almost twice as high as be fore the war. The taxes are about twice as high. Freight rates are from 50 to 75 per cent higher. Motals. building materials of all kinds aro from 50 to 100 per cent above pre-war prices. All of these are items in the farmers' cost of production. ITntll a fair relationship Is restored between agriculture and industry and com merce, agriculture will be upset and will have reason to complain. Price Fixing Discussed. "Tho pressing question is 'what can be done to help the wheat growers get more nenrly the cost of production for this year's crop? Some urge that the government ought to fix a fair price. That could be done only by the government preparing to buy un limited quantities ut the price fixed. Others suggest thnt the government go into the market and buy 2i)0.00(), 000 bushels of wheat and store It, on the theory that the taking off the market of that quantity would send up the price to a fair figure. "I am not hopeful of good results from either of these pluns. How could the government dlsHse of the sur nliia accumulated? Whnt effect wo'ild either action have on wheat acreage? Whnt effect would It have on tho acreage and price of other gtnlrs nnd of livestock? Would tho same pol icy be adopted In case nf ruinously low prices for other farm products? The wheat situation Is bad enough in all consclenee, and certainly the ma jority of our peoplo would favor any practical method of helping, but wo ought to he reasonably sure that the remedy attempted will do the farmer more good than harm and will not tniike our situation worse Instead of better. "Whether these acute conditions might be relieved If tho government should set up an agency with large authority to handle our surplus farm products in its discretion and provide It with ample lutnls, I do not know. I do not believe any ono knows." Situation Very Difficult. The low price of wheat this year will bring some reduction In acreage, Mr. Wullace predicted, adding thnt "It Is a terribly hard situation for the Individual, hut those who remain will be benefited." In reference to the export situation, he said: '. gradual decline In our exports of meat Is to he expected. We cannot hope lo keep them at the high rate of recent years. But these exisirts are not going to vanish over night. Europe will continue to buy large quantities of us for some time." reach mnrket snd srnooi laciiine.i. ami Whereas. the real properly in said addition and said tracts will be come enhanred In value and an asset be lto Douglas county by reason of h.iv 4"lng an nutlet to market and school, ; and j. V. h ereas, 8. D. Evans has offered to pledge Its aid to the authorities of the city of Roseburg In carrying out to an early and successful conclusion tho building of said bridge. J. W. HAMILTON, President. VERA II MA( KAY, Secretary. Stopiied llei Mrs. T. Cedergren, who has been speirilng several days In this city on business and visiting with friends, left today for Eugene, where she will visit before returning to her home in Seattle, :;1 t! .;-.t