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EATHER ' . aest Yesterday ... at Latt Night f tonight and Friday. THE man who la "to busy" to atUnd te hi advertising la probably trying to do two mon'a work bocauoo tho bualnou lant paying a It should. i vv.i DOUGLAS COUNTY ,roo. . , Navusandtht. , Consolidation of An Independent Newspaper, Publlahad tor tha Baat Interest of tha People, v ft. ROSEEURO, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1923 VOL. XI, NO. 268, OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW. XXV, NO. 262. OF THE EVENINv mm no disaster. UNSPEAKABLE red Bodies Floating on nds in Park Like so' Many Fish TRERS IN STREETS J Quakes Occurring. Say leports Today Heavy r Infall Halted Fire, But ' yluch Damage Done , .EVENTY FOREIGN DEAD. (Bv United Preaa.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. The aerican and other foreign cas- Hies in Yokohama now total jout 70, the state department ras advised today. The state- ent was from American Consul jvls, who said that no foreign ir-alties occurred in Toklo, ac- ufdlng to his information. The aones of the American dead are not verified. . (Rv Associated Preaa.) 7AKI WIRELESS STA N, Sept. 6. A courier from o described the disaster as eakable. The city is three ihs burned. On the ponds le parks charred bodies are inc like fishes. Within a . ain area there is nothing but m ifAn framM nnr brick ts. The burned irames oi t Z Vi t, a T i. ,it. t cars and automobiles clojr- ihe streets. The sufferers ae public squares are lying r sheets on mats, and living i santy food supplied by the . orities. akahama Totally Destroyed. XjAKA, Sept. 6 About 70 j cent of the cities and towns ; re destroyed in the earth-l ike district, which includes counties inhabited .by seven "ion people. . okohama was totally de yed. The earthquake and fire reentering at Yokohama ex d north and south 110 s and 140 miles east and t, the most populous district .' span. All of the money in the Its of Japan vaults in Tokid iped destruction. 30,000 Dead In Tokio. WAKI, Sept. 6. (A. P.) i Japanese home office today .ounced 30,000 dead in Tokio 1 100,000 injured and 350,000 aieless. Twenty Seven New Quakes. rOKIO, Sept. 5. (A. P.) renty seven new earthquakes mrred during the .night Oc ional outbreaks of fire light Bp the sky. Order was main Bed. A temporary lighting tern was installed in the ,'ks where thousands are en- nped. The weather is warm. V Quakes Are Continuing. . , PORK), Sept 6. (U. P.) fthnimke shorka are continu- ; tvi,; Tk. m,'n hoi onnJ thiB afternoon from O, a me j i cat iimiiagsowv11 Ich swept the capital un xked for 72 hours. Yokohama A utterly annihilated. Most of 9 foreigners are dead. Six mil D are homeless. The losses will ach billions, while the dead d wounded will total thou ids. 0 "S (Br fnlted Preaa.f yesterday to four to ten years In ; needed the state penitentiary, while Ms father was taken Into custody to- lay and held without a formal charge. :(By Aaaoclated Preaa.) LONDON, Sept. 6. The for- , elgn office received a report from the British consul in Kobe lndl- eating that the damage to the of. ficial'and business districts In To- klo was not ao great aa first be- lleved. Tha department of Jus- " tice, foreign office and admiral- ty buildings were reported intact. It waa reported that all foreign residents in Toklo escaped and that TO were killed in Yokohama. Fears are reit, nowever, ror me A nmlriMN In the seaside resorts yet unheard from. (Br United Press.) WASHINGTON, Bept 6 The American Red Cross executive committee set next Monday aa the time limit for raising $5,200,- 000 for the Japanese relief fund. The committee proposes to great- ty oversubscribe that amount Considerable purchases of food have already been made. v- - - ' " i (By United Press.) MKWrUKT, Bepu o. in w aide the bar for 40 hours be- cause of rough water, presum- ably from the reaction of the Japanese tidal waves. The swells' at times hid the view of the Bhore, making it impossible to take tint vessel over the bar with- out danger of grounding. (Br United Preaa.) . -. . SARANAC 1.AKE. N. Y., Sept. 6. John Miller, manager of the San Fran cisco coast league baseball club, died here last night of tuberculosis. Hr came here several weeks ago seeking treatment hut steadily declined. . ONLY FIVE FIRES HI UMPQUA FOREST Word lYoni Central IMspatcher Says That Situation Is Well In Hand and That Only Small IMaes Have Occurred Only five fires are burning on the I'mpqua National forest at the pres ent time and these are all under control, according to word received C. Houser. CAUSED BY QUAKES T iu V "Jl 'nr, l; I central dispatcher, who la In charge of the fire fighting and prevention activities on the foreat. Approxl mately 70 fires were started by light nlng, Mr. Houser sava, but all of these have been extlnaulshed with the exception of five. Two of these sre located In the South Vmpqua district, one near Diamond lake, one In the Quarts Mountain vicinity and another In the Rohvtnla section. All of these fires have been surrounded snd are nnder control and are be ing allowed to hum themselves out. They have been from one-eighth to three acrea In extent, only one being ten acres In size. Aa they were all 'mall the damage from fire loss has I been sllrht. A warning waa received by the forest service office today from the San Francisco headquarters, that drv. hot winds are predicted. This SOUTH BEND. Sept. 6. State Iwlll Increase the fire danger and all lenator Sinclsir, president of the lookouts and fire fighters have been loutbweaiern Bank of llwaco wss notified to stick cloaely to their pc krreated here today under order . alilona and be in readlneas to re- f State Banking Commissioner isnond to any rail. The looiiouta are t)uke, following the confession of ! on constant duty sighting for fires Ilia son. Mvron Sinclair, that he land the fire fighting crewa have had embezzled (80.000 from the ! their equipment In shape ready to bank during the past ten years, 'leave on a moment'i notice for any k'oung Sinclair was sentenced I part of the forest where they may be Ijpft For Portland Mra. Robert Stangh and daughter. Helen, left this afternoon for Port land, where they will visit for sev eral months. HID TODAY 1 j PORTLAND. Sept . A gen- eral call of an Immediate atrlke in all building activities and lura- ber Industries was issued here this aiternoon by the I. W. W. headquarters, effective through- out the entire Nortnwest Aero- w plane couriers were dispatched to drop handbills throughout Ore- gon, Washington and Idaho, an- pouncing the strike. - An airplane passed over the city this morning, evidently head- ed for the Coos and Curry dis- tricts to distribute strike posters announcing the I. W. W. walkout among the lumber campa in that section of the state. ITALY OCCUPIES GREEK ISLANDS Greek Fleet Ordered to Retire to Avoid Conflict With Italy's Forces' AVOID LEAGUE BREAK Recommends That Council of Ambassadors Find the Basis for Settlement of Italy's Demands on Greece (By Associated Preaa.) LONDON. Sept. 6. A Central news dispatch from Rome aays reports are current that the Italians have oc cupied the islands of Merleara, Fane and Mathrakl, nortnwest or coriu. Fleet Ordered to Retire. ATHENS, Sept. 6. The Greek fleet has been ordered to retire to the Gulf of Volo to avoid contact with Uu Italian fleet. Affirms Competency. GENEVA, Sept. 6. (U. P.) The league of nations council affirmed ltr competency to adjudicate the Italo Greek dispute, in the face of Italy't threat to leave the league if this If done. The council met In private bos sion this morning with no Italian dele gates present The decision sustain ing the league's competency was chal lenged by Mussolini. A public session was called at five o'clock for the pur pose of adopting a resolution to tha effect Premier Is Firm. (Bv Aaaoct&ted Preaa. ROME, Sept. 5. At a meeting of th cabinet today Premier Mussolini mad a brief statement on the latest devel opments in the foreign political sit uation outside Italy. The premier said that no great changes had taken place within th last Z4 pours, but aa was to be expec ted the declarations contained in the statement he made yesterday har caused some reaction In England and at Geneva. These declarations, he said, wen mad to cause serious meditation to b given by certain foreign element which favored Greece. "Italy awaits." be added, "with flm and tranquil conscience sure that 1' Is right for the council of the leagut to make Its decision." Break Is Avoided. ' GENEVA, Sept. . (U. P.) Thi league council avoided a break with Italy today. After deciding at t private aession to reaffirm the coun cil's competency to adjudicate th Greco-Italian dispute, the only actlor tne council took at a public meeting later was to recommend that th council of ambassadors at Paris fint' the basis for settlement of Italy's de mand for reparations for the death o her commissioners at Janina. E KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Sept. S With the railroad construction and consequent development under way here, a movement has been started to eliminate the word "Falls" from the nsme of this city and call It "Klamatn." The same movement al so calls for the dropping of tlx word "I'ppor" from the name "Up per Klamatn lake. Just why thla city was ever called Klamath Falls falls of explanation as there are not and never have been any falls here, and the simpler name Is much more harmonious. Th first action will he to get the post office and the railroad company to L PEOPLE IN QUAKE Mr. and Mrs. Roy Elliott in Midst of Terrible Disaster - in' Japan f MISS ABRAHAMS SAFE Mr. and Mrs. George Dittman Passengers on Tajyo Maru, Reported to Be Disabled Off Coast of Japan Clea Tloton this afternoon received word from his brother Alvin Tipton n Nebraska, that a message was re ceived today from their sister, Mrs. Roy K. Elliott announcing mat ana and her husband came through th' earthquake, at Yokohama unharmed. No further particulars were receives, but the message greatly relieves tht minds of the relatives and friends o' Mrs. Elliott In this eity. No Intorma- tlon as to what Mr. and Mrs., Elliott intend to do, whether they expect tc remain in Japan or return home, naa been obtained, but it is thought that a letter will be received in a few days telling of their escape and their fu ture plana. 9 I Considerable anrjety Is felt here for the eafety of Mrs. Roy K. Elliott. (Birdie Tipton), daughter of Mrs. W. C. TlDton of this city, who with her husband arrived in Yokohama a few hours before the quake. Mr. and Mrs Elliott were passengers on tho steam er President Lincoln which reached Japan Just two days before the ten' shock took its toll of human life. Mr. Elliott is connected with the lntern.v tional General Electric company and was to represent the Interests of that company In Japanv -His wife formerly taught school I Roseburg for a number of years. She went from Roseburg to Minnesota fol lowing her first marriage and resided there until the death of her husbaml ?everal years ago. She recently mar ried her first husband's brother. Hoy K. Elliott, and they sailed a few weeks ngo for Japan. No word has been heard from them since the earthquake and her many friends here are very anxious, That the passengers of the iteamer were In the quake is shown FEAR 0 by the casually list which gives the Permanent orflcera who succeed lames of some who lost their II'" the temporary organization Uiat has tnd who have been identified. Mra. ,(,en prompting the project v for Elllottt's mother is in Los Angeles on i Bome time are as follows: R. 1). her wsy home after a trip east. Her I i)r,gPSl president; I)r. E. J. Waln ilster, Vera Tipton left Roseburg ih"8Cott, vice-president; A. L. Mallory, first of the week to resume her secretary-treasurer; and C. P. llunt ichool work In the schools of Coro-1 ngton, H. E. Mahoney, W. S. Hogan, nado. A brother Cleo Tipton resides , j gtearns ana K. E. Leas, dlrec in Roseburg. As yet the relatives tors. Other directors will be chosen have received no Information. , inter to represent the various out- According to word from the shipping ynK communities on the governing offices, the steamship Empress of 1 i,oard Canada, upon which Miss Dorthea I Abrahams, daughter of Attorney am' I Mrs. Albert Abrahams, loft Vancou ver late In August for China, reached : Yokohama on Monday, the day follow ing the disaster. The steamship has! )een Impressed Into relief work Its passengers are working 10 relieve me sunennKs oi mum) uijuh-u w i. terrible upheaval. None of the pas sengers of tho liner were allowed to TO ashore. The cargo was unloaded and the vacant space filled with sick and wounded Japanese wha are being ?ared for and removed to places of wfoty. Miss Abraham's safety Is be lieved to he assured and she is cer tainly Industriously engaged in relief work as she is admirably fitted for this work. 8he was on her wsy to Canton, China, where she Is to oigan le the home economics work In the True Light schools maintained by the Presbyterian church in China. She will nmkohltf ho Hplaved for several veeka In rearhinc ehr destination and will probably be of much service In re- lief work nnw under wnv. Mr. and Mra. Georse Dittman. who spent the greater part of the past year in iki. h . - v.niiuvorl in tin aafr following the receipt of a telegram nounclng that the Talyo Maru upon which they were passengers was not disabled as prevlouily reported. Milt Dittman Is a sister of rMs. I 11. Quick of this city, and she and her husband spent several months In Roseburg visiting with Rev. and Mrs. Quirk. They are returning to China to re sume their work as missionaries. The Talyo Maru was reported to b endangered off the coaat from Yokcv hama with the lives of 6U0 pasaenKers Imnerlled A renort waa received ves- tenlav however that ihia veaael 1 .f " " - ' make tbe change, after that other legal action necesssry will bo ar-, ,e replaced by a man more satisfao ranged, but the shorter name will be tory to the governor. Another group easily taken up aa It Is used con-: of the visitors urged delay of the lderably now. i ouster proieedlnga until after the With tie drying up of Lower ; November election. The third group Klamath lake, leaving but the one , auggeated that It might be well tor the lake here, there remalna no reason ' governor to retain Stelnnr during the for calling this lake "Upper." Just remainder of the present adralnistra what actiou Is necessary lo get the , tlon. a change made has not been tleterm- j Board to Take No Action, ined yet. j None o' the conferees would give HOPE OF SETTLEMENT (Hv Aaaodated Preaa.) HA It HI S I) U It U. Sept. The union and operator delegates are conferring privately with Governor I'lnchot In an effort to settle the anthracite strike now In Its sixth day. They have sub- mitted their "ultimate conces- slona." This was announced as the position of both parties as they reassembled in the capltol for the flnnl attempt to reach a Kettlement. I'lnchot believes the "proprram has been made" and still holds confidence of success. The final word may be said to- day with th ederlslon expected shortly. When the session re- ceased for lunch, there was no 4 Indication that either side had receded from its position. OAKLAND HAS BOOSTER CLUB Oakland Gobblers Is Name of Newly-Formed Business Men's Organization FAIRS WILL BE HELD Large Tract Has Been Leased and Race Track, Aviation Field and Ball Diamond Will Be Constructed OAKLAND, Or.y Sept. 0. (Spec ial to News-Hevlew. )' A community booster association to he known as the Oakland Gobblers was' organised here this week and has leased a tract of land adjoining the city park where they will stage an annual Fourth of July celebration. The membership of the organization will Include business men and other resi dents of Oakland and a large num- ber ofrunchers from Iho surrouud- Ing country. The program adopted bjf the new orsunlzatlou calls for the construc tion of a race track, ball diamond and aviation field on tho grounds Just leased. Grandstands and other buildings will be erected early next summer. THU3 equipped ine bbsu c!BlJon wm be prepured to inaugu- rousing event next Fourth of July. Athletic contests, racing meets and fairs will also be huld from time to lime, . ' STEIIR'S JOB IS i SALEM, Ore., Sept. S. Neither Governor Pierce nor I)r: R:' B. Lee Steiner, superintendent of the Oregon state hospital, would make any state- : ment today with relation to reports that a campaign to recall the execs- an-Hive may be started In case the hos- puai ana I,... I am otisy conducting the hospital and have nothing to say for publica tion." was the only eimiroent offured Governor Pierce, while admitting that he previously had heard reports that there was talk of ( n-)i!l. said he bad no statement tn nuike lit present. It waa learned last night, however, that not Iras than three wlnga of the ; administration were represented at an informal conference held In the execu- tive office before the governor de- parted for Albany at noon. One group of the visitors waa In- 'alatcnt that Dr. Stelner ahould bo (1 la- charged at once and that he ahould IT - (Hy United Preaa.) ' ASTOUIA. Sept. (.Using; grappling hooks, searchers are dragging the lower Columbia for the bodies of Pat Allen and Wil- liatn Adams, both prominent young Portland business men and American legiunnaires, believed drowned last night when a speed boat the Miss Portland, grounded and sank. Frank Moore and Kd Uurrwth, who ware aleo in the boat, swam ashore. The men were enrouto to the legion con- ventlon at Seaside, F (Rv United Preaa.) NEHALEM, Sept 8. The bod- ies of Mrs. Irene Pashek, aged 24 years and her small son Nell, the former a resident of Roseburg, were found today In Traffic Ridged Lake here, following their drown- Ing last night The young mother started across the lake on a narrow foot bridge. She apparently mlsstepped and fell from the bridge Into the water. Their absence was not discover- ed until toduy. Mrs. Pashek was a divorcee and 1b better known as Irene Hunt. She and her child lived here with her par- enta. ' - Mrs. Pashek is known In this city by a number of residents. She resided at ' the Warnock apartments for a time, later mov- Ing to the H. G. Wilson apart- ments In North Roseburg.j w OAS PRICES DOWN. " - v ... : . PORTLAND, Sept, ; 6. (United Press.) Gasoline prices were cut two cents per gallon through- out the Northwest effective ini- mediately. - , iiiEfiii; Good HI art .Made In Remodeling the WuriKN k lliillillng Which Is To lie I'scil for-Auto Htage ' Terminal 1 " Workmen have made a good start In the taswk of remodeling the War- pock building, which is to be made over into an auto Stage terminal hotel. The bonding is owned by Crystal vWftrnock and a 20-rear lease has been taken by L. R. Apple Kate, who is connected with the Cen tral Sfate Terminal and Hotel com pany. , The officers of this company will conduct Iho hotel upon Us com pletion. Mr. Applegate arrived In Roseburg today with S. Brumbaugh, an architect, who' is to serve as In spector and superintendent. C. P. Yundt, of Corvallls.. who has the contract tor the plumbing and heat ing of the building. Is also In the city today. Every effort is to he mane to rusn the building to completion as soon as possible, i The plans drawn by Architect F. E. Alley of this city, provide for a very attractive and ser viceable building and the terminal company Is anxious to occupy Jhe structure as soon as possible, To Albany i Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Weaver left this morning for Albany, where they will visit and attend lo business mat ters for several days, (illdo Kealdrnt III Charley Watson who Is a resident of Glide was here today attending to business mutters snd visiting. ont "a statement, but from another source It waa learned that no action to remove Dr. Stelner will be taken at tomorrow's meeting of the board of control. A number of persona eloae tn the ad ministration, after today's conferences were said to-have been elated over tho nroBDecta for Dr. Stelner to remain oft the Job until some time In Novem ber, and poaslbly until tne ena oi nis term, which expires in February of next year. It is believed here that when a change In the hospital management 1b finally made that the position will fail to Dr. M. K. Hall of Portland, a close friend of tho uovernnr. It waa reported here today that Dr. C. H. Smith of Portland, democratic state chairman, haa written Governor Pierce that to favors tbe retention of Dr. Stelner. In case Governor Pleroe is Insistent upon ousting Stelner, then Dr. Smith said he would prefer the appointment of Dr. Earl Morrow. T MM GIBBONS IN CITY TODAY Most Popular Fighter of the Present Age to Give an Exhibition STILL AFTER DEMPSEY Declares He Wants Another Chance to Annex Jack's .Crown and Feels Sure He Can Turn Trick Tommy "Chief Thunder" Gibbons. light heavyweight champ of the worm ana tne only man to give Jac( Dempsey tbe battle of his life ac Shelby on July 4th, arrived from Eugeno early thla morning with his son, Tommy, Jr. It was this same Tommy Gibbons. who Is headlining on the Pantagea bill at the Antlera tonight, the startling Tommy Gibbons who yanked one Jack Dempsey uncere moniously out of the superman class and hauled him down a notch or two In the puglllstlo world. In ad dition to being the Individual who fought the world champ to a stand still, Tommy also made a bunch of so-called sport experts run for cover following their predictions of a knockout by Dempsey In three or tour rounds. Following the fight at Shelby It was Gibbons, the technical loser, who received to ovation and aa he was carried from the arena on the shoulders of the cheering crowds and amid the wild beatings of the torn torn by his tribe of lllackfeet Indians. "I rather thin I'll get Dempsey eventually. Of course it can't come soon not before next spring.... .You sue, I'm quite sure. In fact there Is no doubt in my mind that Demp sey will beat Plrpo and I don't think the Wills-Dempsey fight will ever materialize. ' I want to fight Demp sey and he will find it necessary to meet somebody.", That la the way Tommy summed up the fight situa tion this afternoon to a News-Re view representative, t Gibbons has a smile that wins you over the first moment you are with him. He is a man of very quiet mien, His voice .is low and hia enunciation excellent. Although he is always willing and ready to an swer questions he has a tendency to remain In the background conversa tionally.- Tommy Jr., who like all boys, thinks his Dad la the most wonder ful man In the world. Is accompany ing his father on the trip down the valley. Mrs. Gibbons and the other children remained In Portland and will catch up with him on the road to San Francisco. Eddie Kane, Gibbons' manager. left Portland Sunday for New York, where he will confer regarding plans to match his man with Dempsey In the future. ' When Gibbons stepped Into the ring to meet Dempsey he looked pit ifully small beajde the man-killer of Manassa and his hands were dimin utive beside the ' hnms" hanging at the side of Dempsey. This fact was called to Tommy s attention. "Always hsve worked fairly well," he said., amiliiur. "In fact I don t believe the siie. of a fighters hands make any difference, provided they are strong. It's the punch behind them that counts." Gibbons informed a News-Review writer thst his net share of the Miiei t encounter was szouu. Me got 13000 and lost $1000 In the flea, Knnlr fallnra afl, tha flvhf Dempsey, he says, got 1240.000. Along witn Tommy on tonienrs talners Alexander Pantagea could asaemu e and a line program is as sured those who attend. Will Leave ct Week- Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Emerv will In, I-, niivt It fn, HntliiM llmva where Mr. Emery will take charge of a large Drune ranch near that city, j . . - ALBANY WIS ! (Hv Aaawtated Preaa.) AI.HANV. SeDt S. Peters Whitnev. local manaser of a sporting goods company, was i drowned while fishing in the Wil- lamette this mornlnv when his boat overturned. J. Chester of Astoria, his comuanlon. swam ashore.