at ii ill i im i lit m r BATHER Vf?.ht':: XBawiww 7I7P wall fHt man who la "too busy" to attend to hit advertising It probably trying to do two tnen'a work bteautt tho butlntot Itn't paying at It thould. mm DOUGLAS COUNTY p Coniolld'' 'fy of Tha Evening Now and th Roseburg Review, An Indtpandtnt Ntwtpaptr, Publlthod for tho Batt Intaratt of tho People. t Trior " K 'S REVIEW. xxv, no. zn. OF v.- K R08EBUR0, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1923. VOL. XI, NO. 281, OP THE EVENING NEW8. FORTY ARE KILLED RAIN iLUNGES INTO RIVER AND E GARS ID LOCOMOTIVE DROP INTO RAGING TORRENT OF GREEK NEAR GASPER, WYOMING .. . I Set nf DmlJ Todav. . Cars Are bssibie io Hiotn; - r . mm l "n . r J' Deeply Imbedded in raua inai conies Cannot Be Removed for Several Hours So IpER, Wyoming, Sept. 28 From one hundred pe" - . to hive lot their livea ane Mian score omnia ini- ho c icaoo, Burlington and Quincy nger train No. au, nounu ...... to Denver, piunycu - river was a racing; torrent." "1 had Junt started (or the smoking compartment in the front end of the car whea, tho wreck occurred. DENVER, Sept. 27. One hundred persona were reported drowned when five cars on Chicago. Burlington urteen mi lei east of Casper QUnCy passenger train went through MING IS SWEPT BY FILE FOR PERM scene of ITERRIBLE SCENES (I'nlled Press.) CASPER, Wyoming. Sept. 28. floods, have again awept Wy- omlng. Twenty-five miles of railway track washed out by the torrential rains early in ithe summer and later replaced, have again been undermined. The telephone lines are out in all directions, only one line be- lug Intact from Casper to Den- ver. Numerous cloudbursts fol- lowing the staedy rains near the sources of the creekB. preclpitat- ed the floods. ' Wide Section Inundated (Bv Associated Press.) SHERIDAN, Wyo.. Sep. 28. Big Goose creek and Little Goose creek left their banks to- day. inundating a wide section of Sheridan. The water is one to three feet deep in various sections of the town. The river bottom residents prepared to flee. N ON POWER SITES California Oregon Power Co. May Start Work on North ' . Umpqua River FOUR UNITS ARE NAMED 11 BY ROSEBURG Four Site Are Selected Along Stream's Course as Possible Locations for Power De velopment Projects TACOMA, Sept. 28. One of the most brutal murders ever recorded here was committed In the eluulow of the Holy-Rosary K church when John Carl, aged 'i years, beat Mrs. Eunice Ander- son, aged 35 years, to death with a hammer. The murder occur- red in Mrs. Anderson's home, where Carl also attacked Eunice, axed T years, and Arthur, Aged V years, with a butcher knife and a milk bottle. They were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover. Carl walked to the police ata- tlon and confessed the murder, saying that a booze parly had been in progrefla in the Anderson apartment below his and he was unable to Bleep because of the noise. SURVIVED JAPAN WITNESSED I'll 10 ESE EARTHQUAKE isht Into Coal CreeK wnun ,fl to many times its normal from cloudbursts and the heavy engulfing the passenger who kilt r no chance to escape. Five d the locomotive dropped into m Associated Press.) PER, Wyoming, Sept. 28. The ton passenger train r.o. ou. for Denver, which plunged into reel, fifteen milts east or -as- t night with the collapse oi a . went Into the raging torreni : loss of life estimated early to approximately 40. The ordinar creek suddenly became a tor- knowing the heavy rains yester- Snow mingled with the rain The track, walker lnspectea I'nrt shortly before the train i rnd reported everything sale, ,?ti the etream was rising. About o'clock last night, the train around t curve and plunged le itream. The locomotive clear- culvert and then slipped back ialiy submerged. The greatest life occurred in the smoker. was completely submerged. a bridge near Guernsey, Wyo., and Into the Big Muddy river, according to a report to the chief Burlington dis patcher from the telegraph operator nt Guernsey station. According to the report, two day coaches, one sleeper, one baggage and one mail car crashed into the river, which was swollen by rains that swept northwestern Wyoming yesterday af ternoon and last night. Aid Sent. CASPER. Wyo., Sept. 27. A special train carrying doctors and railroad of ficials left here at 9 o'clock for Lockett, 14 miles east of Casper, where Burlington passenger train No. 30 1s reported to have gone through a The trainman who notified the local I dispatcher's office of the wreck said , -i,iu hD,Ani na Train ... '"" , V that only two or the train a seven jni reported everything -cm regained on the track. The day fhiheetieam was rising. About iBHner. one baggage and one express car left the rails, he said. Cara Imbedded in Mud. CASPER. Sept. 28. (By U. P.) i a r t..npl.la nnnintjint erenerni fce waier and the engineer, and of tha Burlington, ro ta were tilled. One passenger pg,. ,t voaA De impossible to Fin, iim jams iiiii, niaiie a list of tne ueau touay. no river, into which Coal Creek .aid tha cars were so deeply Ira- lea at the wreck scene. A score, bedded in the mud that the bodies rescued from the top of a sleep couid not be removed for several hours. All of the dead are Deueveu to be In the two chair cars and tho smoker. Thrilling Rescues Made. CASI'ER. Sept. 28. (By A. P.I Estimates al noon were tnat oeiwien Applications for a preliminary per mit, covering proponed power devel opment on the North Umpqua river, have been filed by the California Oregon Power company. The pro jects being considered by the power concern embrace practically the en tire river from Rock Creek to Dia mond Lake. Under the federal power act it Is necessary for a company or organ ization figuring on power develop ment to first obtain a preliminary permit. This permit gives tho com pany priority rights while It 1b niak- ' 1 ng ita aurveya. investigations, etc. a company may desire to locate a pow er development prelect on a certain National Guard Rifle Team stream but may not know lust where 11 aesires to uiui-e us inum. n, ui- NATIONAL SHOOT BY IN OREGON Mri. Roy K. Elliott Had Narrow Escape From Death When She Was Buried Beneath Debris of Japanese Hotel Tells Interesting Story of Disaster in Yokohama Scenes that were horrible, thrill-1 might Imagine, but lust fell Inside ing, nerve racking and amusing, were doubled up. one might aay and witnessed by Mrs. Roy K. Elliott, a'then the roof came straight down survivor of the JunanesH earthntiake. who is vlBltlng here with her mother. Mrs. J. O. Batkln and two aons re turned with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Willis yesterday afternoon from Estacada, and will visit here for several weeks. Wins Hilton Trophy at Camp Perry Contest 1 CUP TO COME -WEST Defeats All National Guard Teams and Scores Near the . Top in the Shoot Against Regular Army' Team PPER, Wyo., Sept. 28. Fifteen nd many missing was the re-. om the dispatcher's office of the aon railroad on the wreck of issenger train fourteen miles here last night. The office ad- that the death list might run rably higher. No bodies have en recovered. All of the mem- frf the train crew, nt first heliev- have been found alive, badly In the wreckaue lust out of of the waters of Coal Creek, in ch the train plunged through a a dozen terrified passengers to tne uiwr ends of the half- rgid l'ullman coaches and were PER, Wyo., Sept 27. Thlrty- oodies are said to have been I red from the day coaches and car that were plunged into uuuuy river near Lockott, ac to l)an McLain of Denver, who bat he is the only 'person who d from the Denver sleeirinir ear. -ain declared that in his opinion lives were lost. cars were completely sub- and One Car w:i elnmilnf, nn IcUin said, and he did not be- ' oi me trapped passengers ea trora the wreckage, ain made his wav to the Mid. -'uk m me uig Muddv oil fields -lephoned news of the accident itlis, eisht miles away. - ".eivea 01 the local telegraph the Burlington railroad from ""nuent Crissincer a. In th the Big Muddy was a raging nd rescue work rw n, nt lestlon. told that a r.,a "1 lOSS Of lifH al IIU1 r.rn. Wtcher said: "It would b. eaa- ne was unahin in v.n. pni .i.- ; mere were on the train, Gndraan of the Crucible company R. P. Johneon of the l" S1h-1 i-nmn.n. ..,. r ,J u"u nt her,' prominent th . "UKla, were nwn to hav Passage .icJVB.W10:Mo,Ctock- -nd min. and . '! from .K. --""" .'"nai!eu 6 i,- nes. which were o ,h" "T' ,n1 '"nirtng SALEM, Sept. 28. Beating the na tional guard teams from every other state In the union, Oregon's crack rifle team captured the Hilton nation al trophy yesterday In the national matches at Camp Perry, according to rr 7 i.i.j i .h n'mf f jirian off cial reDort from tne range re- the 32 Puilmau passengers 28 are celved last n-ght by George A. White safe The persons on top of the adjutant general. The trophy was aubmergeu car were rescued by means won in tho national team match after of a Toi; across the raging torrent, a nip and tuck strugg e for first place going hand over hand. Eight were between the crack team from the ?iw m the anhmeraed cdr and New York national guard and the found alive In the submerged car and pulled out. E. V. Llttlefield, Portland attor ney, arrived here today and will spend several days in the valley hunting and fishing. In company with Gordon Stewart, Mr. Llttlefield left for the North Umpqua this morn ina; to try his luck at angling. Oregon citizen soldiers, the report stated. Oregon beat New York by nine points. The national trophy for teams of the regular service was won by the United States Marine corps with the United States infantry team In second place. Oregon, after distancing all other national uard, reserve corps, civilian and other national teams, made a Btrong fight to best the regu lar service teams and finished only five points behind the United States engineers. In beating the crack New York team, the Oregon riflemen sprang a sensation In the national tnatrhoa. I the telegraphic report to General while stated. New York haa won the national trophy three different tlms and with 16.000 troops to pick from A good attendance Is expect- I wl;)l CTpens!vely equipped r':fle ed at the Farmers-Business ranpl, anri ionK periods devoted to Men's Indoor picnic to oe neia w i devenpnJ Its teams, at the Armory tomorrow. The ed invnchie among . haa been regard thenatlonal guard a mnmiiur la to be given over to mnntiinrs. The Oregon riflemen the meeting of Pomona Orange, , were trained at the Oregon r'fle range which la expected to have a at ciackiunaa station at the end of in busy session. In the after- I intensive t.irget practko season toe noon Governor Walter M. Plerco . pMl summer. The 1 Oregonlana. and State Market Agent C. E. j headed by Maior K. M. West as team Spence, will speak. Tnis is tne captain, went io uinii im; " " m. . ., r, Vlerre hAS ,ai nart Ml' AllPllSt. been In Roseburg on an offl- I Two nation il team trophies a- d one cial visit since taking office and i national '"M" "3h' , T crowd present to welcome him 'days ago the Oregon national guards I to the cl" ' !men won the i at oni.l ru..rd i'..phy to tne cii. . . (n the rl,4 assocjation intcrnatio.ial !aAaaaat4tt44t4: mati lies and at the .an-.e time S.r- -jg.ant William E. Hayes. Oreg ,n tia- CITIZENSHIP IS TO T REFUSED Only One Succeeds in Passing Examination at Natural ization Proceedings dor to select the best site consider able engineering work Is necessary reaulrlng much time before any def inite action can be tnken. Without the nrelimlnaryj permit It would be possible) for Severn! tompanlea to be at work on tho same project ann one could block the other and hold up development. Under the existing act a company, after taking out a pre liminary oermlt. can make its sur veys, investigations, etc., but within three years, must decide upon some definite locution. The company men has two years to start work on the project selected, and If It fails to do so, its rights are forfeited. The preliminary permit Is not spe cific In character, but ran embrace any portion of the stream where a reconalssanre would Indicate a suitable power site. During the inree years ii.ai '' "iwa. admlttrd to citizenship today, pffect. the eovornmpnt U unable to i ,,., . . i, dispose of the lands affected, and no JAS. MYRMO ADMITTED Flag Presented by Representa tive of Daughters of the American Revolution Legion Represented ,. . M i.eorge fliyrmo, a nanve oi Nor way, now a resident of Glendale, other company can enter In and ob tain rights over tho- company nrsi filing on the site. The California Oregon Power com pany In its preliminary application, takes in practlcully the entire river. Ita first project or unit U at Lemola Falls, near Diamond Lake, where the entire river plungeB over a high cliff, givln an excellent Bite for a large power plant. Considerable ter ritory lor several miles on each side of the falls. Is embraced in the plat filed with the local land office. The second project is at Toketee, or Ireland Kails, where the river again takes a great drop affording an opportunity for the development of many thousands of horsepower in the form of electrical energy. The third and fourth units are ad joining and take in all of the river from Steamboat creek to Idlyld Park. Betwuen these points the stream's fall is very rapid, and all along there are numerous places where power may be easily develop ed. Tho company divides Its pro jects at the forest boundary, project number three being within the na tional forest, and unit number four from the boundary to Idlyld, or to a point below The Narrows. The company is expected to put Ita engineers to work at .once In surveying and mapping out tne pro- and the applications of James Kroin minga of Roseburg and Paul Weiss of Heedsport, were rejected, the for mer because his witnesses had not been acquainted with him for tho past five years, and the latter lie cause he, was convicted of having liquor In his possession the first of this year. The applicants for citizenship were examined before Judge J. W. Ham ilton, the examination being con ducted by Paul II. Phillips, U. A. nat uralization examiner. Mr. Krommin ga's witnesses testified that they had known the applicant for a period of five years, but during that time they were not Intimately acquainted with him and were unable to give testi mony sufficient to obtain his admit tance to titlzenshlp. The examination of Welss's wit nesses disclosed that ho had been Mm. W. C. Tipton, following her re turn from Yokohama, where she nar rowly escaped with her life. In the terrible catastrophe of a few weeks ago. Mr. Elliott, who was sent to Japan by the International bureau of the General Electric company, left Roseburg yesterduy for the east to obtain further Instructions concern ing hia work with tho concern by which he ia employed. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott reached Yo kohama on the 2 Dth of August, two duys before the terrible earthquake which cost so much in lives and property. ' . "Upon our arrival In Yokohama we found quarters in the Temple Hotel," Mrs. Elliott said In describing some of her experiences. "It was a beau tiful atructure, about four atorlea high and built on a Japanese tem ple plan from which its name was taken. As houses were scarce we had decided to spend the winter at tim hotel as it waa conveniently equipped and an attractive place lo live. "On tho morning of the quake, It waa oppressively hot. I had been trying to write a letter but the heat was so great that I could not bring myself to finish that task, and X I thought 1 would lie down for a few minutes, but the heat made that un comfortable. As it was about noon, I decided 1 would prepare for lunch und had just started across to my dresser when the shock came. "Our room was on the Bccond sto ry of the hotel, but the first thing I remember, 1 was scrambling out of the wreckugo onto the street, 1 can remember looking up as the build ing was falling, and seeing the plas ter shower down on my head. 1 thought It was smoke at flrBt, and I was Bure that the end had come. I du not know how I ever got out of that mass of wreckage. It was only the iustlnct of self-preservation, a desire to live, that saved my life. Something falling on my foot, had broken one of the small bones, but 1 did not know that until several daya later. "As the building fell, I could hear women and children screaming and crying for help. One family, a man and his wife and child, had moved In the room adjoining ours only a short time before, and 1 heurd the woman calling for help. In a few minutes her husband arrived, almost frantic and I directed him to where I had heard his wife. He tore at the debris and In a few minutes had her and the child free. Tho boy was a scratch on ins nouy, convicted In the Recdsuort Justice nr, nt litivinir hart llimor In hU'llllllUrt. nut pesse-re'nn, and consequently his eaie hut the moiner was lornoiy Druiseu. was dlsfnissed with prejudice, which In some manner she had thrown will prevent him from becoming a her body botween her child and dan Htlzen for a period of five years er and the blows from the falling from the lime of his conviction. I limbers and furniture fell upon her Mr. Myrmo sntlsfactorllly proved and leri ner Doy unioucneu his good character for the past five years and answered all or tne ques tions put to him. The examination Into his qualifications was very se vere, but he displayed a good knowl edge of the government and the doc- While we were standing there a man came by and told us (o hurry to the race track, for In a few min utes the flames would have us hem med in. We found a safo place where we rould see the great strick en city lying before us. with Its .-. . ... ... -...) , inua r,r iha rnvcmmcni. posed development oi ine -ire,,., ..u - - ... -,i,e.,PH thousands of dvlng and Injured, and it Ib nnasihlH that within the five years allotted for actual work that one or more big power plants will be located on the stream. - The North Umpqua river Is listed aa one of the greateat potential pow er atreams In the northwest. Some translators of the word "Umpqua." sav that the word meant In the In dian language "thunder." and that by the civics classes nf the Benson school and hleh school, the cour.t room being filled with spectators. Following the oath of allegiance taken by Mr. Myrmo. a abort talk was made by Mrs. William Hell, rep resenting the Daughters of tho Amer ican Revolution, Mrs. W. A. Smlck and Mrs. W. R- Willis also repie Its populace seeking safety from the flames. It Is hard to describe Just what on top. Everything just went down all at once and the ground beneath rolled and pitched and swung back and forth. "It was a terrible and uncanny feeling. There waa nothing one could do, no place to go to avoid the tremors; nothing to do but stand and wait for possible death. Aa we tried to make our way along what had once been streets, we would have i to stop to await the passing of a tremor, and would aee huge tele phone poles away and topple, per-' ' haps mlBBlng us by only a few feet. Vt ires were everywhere and we bad ' to step carefully to avoid them. "We finally reached the race track where people were beginning lo gather In the open place for safety. "In the meantime Mr. Elliott waa making an effort to find me.. He had gone to the office of the General Electric company early in the morn ing, but a short time before the quake came, he had gone out with some other men In an automobile to. one of the suburbs. They were among the small buildinga when the shock waa felt and consequently were not In so much danger. When they felt the , machine rocking they thought something was wrong with the machine, but as the houses went down like ninepins they realized that it was an earthquake, "The earth continued to rock ao hard that they were forced to aban don the car as they could not con trol It and they made their way on foot back to where the botel had been. One of the men. who had lived In Yokohama for a long time, was completely confused because ev ery landmark by which he had guid ed himself about the city was des troyed. Mr. Elliott finally found a Japanese boy to help him, and after several hours he succeeded In reach ing me al I he race track, I had started several times to go In search of him, but was persuaded by those quickly made friends to stay with them as I would have no chance to find him and would have only been running Into danger. "Ily dark there were eight Ameri cans giouped together. On one side hung a great black cloud of smoke. On the other side huge columns of smoke and fire shot up from the burning oil tanks. Before us great tongues of flames shot up to the heavens from the great burning city. On the hill behind us thousands of Japanese people gathered In Bllence and watched tho destruction of tthelr homes. "All carried lanterns, for In that country, each person lights his way about with a lantern such as we use sometimes for decorations. Along about midnight we heard a wlerd cry going up from them. We did not know what It waa and It certainly was uncanny. Gradually their lights went out and the cries aubslded. We later learned that they were calling to each other to extinguish their lan terns for fear they would aet fire to some of the homes on the hill which had not yet been destroyed. "All night long the shocks contin ued. Sometimes they would be light and we would think they were over, and then would come another quake of terrible violence. It was terrible o see those great fissures opeu In occurred, and a person cannot Imag-1 the earth and then close again, nev- llie It unless tney nave seen n,r uivm- "i ,iiniin inn n, ..,. I -i ... . J tt.l- npon nlva flnn wwwww' - Iipionship with a i-rieci ..:... the "Thunder river." This name .ia ru ...... and 1000 yard! which gave bun the. f hP n)any rttpIds ann fall-1 Creed." were presented to the newly I1IIW AUK OI'ENKI) ! famous -...1 ."P t 1 1 waters which mark the streams ! made citizen. A short talk was also The tint m r..h- the Ore-1 J ,. m,K it at present a stream , made by Attorney Guy Cordon, rep- o Th tthrarv huildlng commit- wlt hrlng lio.n? wv.b I'm m . .. u ' Hnnhi he hnr- I resenting the locnl post of the Amer- tee met yesterday afternoon date, ba,k tr, l".i avl i" - o wtst ed (o f,rllWl poWer, heat andlcan let-Ion. Mr. Cordon urged the and opened the bids submitted flr ,h(, first time. he I.eich l; ,, ,,, f(U. Ihe Inhabitants of the state. sue es-ful applicant to give wholi- on the construction of the pro- tha :,tlon.il u ;r 1 tr: li wl- Caiifrnla Oregon Power com-; hearted loyalty to the country. posed new library building. The ialB0 he seen west of the Mississippi! working northward ; stressing the fact that although clt -a nniie close and are in for the first time. - i' ,',-,., er.nlon. It renshln tarries with It many prlvl- nol otherwise I .. . j tn Mil ", ?,, I white. In telegraphing con nIU howiw. tot.li- VMuia.ion. to the winning team las, oi! tfh!,?e0Ta't,.,eerS,u,nder investlga- l,gh,. stated that the men wH, I be tion upon their re'.urn hom. '! coache.: sireamV J 1 " .JVh. nro- ven a reception and other recogni i j 1 1 ii nun i iiu"'" , , . . w ,, ..... X Ofl Plunged half wav I !" ..?. -hnm the Job Is to ! In From Cam m. . - . Bvreameo lor A ,ln I- nt -ni.ng t0 Henry Watt nf U. , --a .,n meet araln this " "" was a r, ,".j:.T """ I driver bui r. . ' ""'! tractor to wnt h' ro' ,7 "Prlaht. I . .warded. I Mrs. J. H. i. i ...... .head nf Ilia needs of . leges snd freedoms, the community It serves, and is look- i enjoyed, that at the same time lin ing lo the futurs when the industrial i qualified allegiance Is also deman.1 drvelopement nf the state will re-led. snd that a good citizen not only quire much electrical energy. i receives from Hie government, hut o 'elves back as well. . . i ii t.' 1, uinvarl w nrnlnni t:.nnm anrl son were In Mr and Mrs. ueorge viuine nave i jira. r.. . . . .... (arnea and son were in , . . ... .,, V .... . ,,,., ig the American Legion from Came, toaay .i....... , - . , Auxiliary, but she made no address. selves. Those terrible shocks con tlnued intermittently for hours. We would be walking along when sud denly wo would feel a tremor Bnd A smnll i would be forced to stop and squat down to avoid being pitched neaa long. Buildings fell like stacks of cards. That Is Hie best way I can 'think of to describe them. The whole city of more than 600.00 In habitants was completely leveled In an instant. That Is the hard thing to Imagine. Nothing was left stand ing. Buildings Just wilted. The walls of tho houses would fall In and the roof would drop down on top, burying those within beneath the ruins. might open and engulf us all. That, I think, was nno of tha most terriblo things of all. "We were In a sorry plight. Our clothing was torn to shreds, we woro covered with dlrrand grime and soot. Our hands black with dirt, and wn bad no way In which we might clean ourselves. "One of the women discovered that In the few things she had saved from the disaster was an extra pair of silk stockings, and she handed these out for i's lo wipe some of the dirt off our hands. "Early the next morning runners passed among the crowds, ordering all foreigners to go to the bay whero "As the quake came just at noon, i they could be picked up by boats. many people were In the street, or otherwise the loss might have been greater. It was terrible to see how the buildings had collapsed. The walla did not fall outward, as one The government. It was said, could not stand responsible for thorn and they must get to the ships aa soon aa possible. These T inners went (Continued on Page 8.) loess matters. "-area, "aa tbl