3
l - n. i s v:: ... , -. -1 -lijr i v - - W w -r . -VBk r
Consolidation of Tha
w and tha Rottburg FUvltw,
NO. 281. OF ROSEBURQ RE
DOUGLAS CPU NTY
VIEW
THE man who It to
buay" to attend to hit
advertising la probably
trying to do two man'
work baeauaa tha bualnasa
lan't paying aa It ahould.
An Indapandant Nawapapar, Publlahad lor tha Baat Intaraat of tha Ptopla.
ROSEBURO, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1923.
I UN APES
flfilFIELD
l$eS 10 iviurucr iwi
of Securing Insur-
ance Money
BURIED AS HIS
tad Claimed Charred
ns and Was About to
ict from Insurance Co.
Fells Whole Story
WALTON TRIES
NULLIFICATION
Suffers Overwhelming Defeat
at Hands of Voters in
Tuesday's Election
ny Associated Press.)
KA, Cal.. Oct. 3. Alex Kels,
butcher r Lorn, caiiror
'essed early today that he
stranger on tils rancti near
,temucr 12th. and set fire
lack near his automobile to
body and disappeared In
enable his wife to collect
Insurance company.
told the authorities he went
nil hired a man at the cm
t bureau (or the purpose of
iiira and leaving the body in
way that it would be mis-
himseir. He said he
bis wile would Ret the In
and he would go to Mexico
life over.
(ny Cnlted Press.)" ,
KA. Cal.,. Oct. 3. Alexan-
of Loill. California, ac-
to an announcement of the
s, confessed here early to
ne "Brumfleld .murder" of
whose charred body was
Kels' car near Lodl a month
. burned body was buried
wile as that of her husband.
f KA, Cal., Oct. 3. Alex Kels,
butcher of Lodi, confessed
-mcrriiaz to authorities that
M stranger on his ranch
Ml. September 12. set fire to
k i fir bis automobile and
ind dissppeared from sight
to enable bis wife to collect
aace money.
mncement of the confession
ie by Assistant District At-
'n-1. Woodward of San Joa
Wat 12:43 o'clock after
Sheriff v. H. R leeks who
ere a: s o'clock had, grilled
nj rour hours.
anempted hoax was carried
told the officers, because
m financial distress. Who
was that he ktiioH ka
e not know. He picked
UP at a I.od free m.
"r. he said, and took
., mere ne snot the
Vice. anting hi,,,. He then
""ay In his automobile, cov
wlth a laprobe and drove
tne vicinity all day. He
Lodi late in the day at
nir station and obtained
isoline. later Hrivtn- ...
"here the body was found.
"til . T ,round ,ne machine
lrp lo it and fled the scene,
to Sacrnm. .i
I ,i , wuera ne
. . ,rll over the southwest
al,r led him t hhk
r there to F.nr.,1,;
fl Monday night.
rKKA,
day
BATTLE IN THE COURTS
m
i
Constitutional Amendment
Passed Yesterday Will Be
Fought Out in the Courts
It Was Indicated Today
CRATER LAKE POPULAR
si . '""na Mora Visitors at
-"' nonoer Thia Year Than
Viaited Resort in 1922
MEDFORn (ot , , .... .
51,00 people visited Crater Lake Na
tional park this season, according to
K. V. Price. nrnnrL.tn.. r . ...
Lake lodge, who has just retuurned
to Portland after having, superintend-
inn completion of the addition to
..i iwige ana its closing for the win
ter.
This number exceed hv it nnn ih.
visitors for last season. Thd'i..,i..
of guests at Crater Lake lodge for
ht inree montns' season from July
1 to October 1 was 6113.
Monday the Crater intra waa
u tnai tne contractor may work
-iiiiuui interruption. It Is expected
that the work will be completed by
me season opens next sum
me..
VOL. XI, NO. 285, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
WILL EXHIBIT AT
LIVESTOCK SHOW
(By Associated Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct 3 Gover
nor Walton moved today to nullify
Tuesday's alectlon.
The diatrlct court, on the governor's
petition, granted a temoorarv inlunn.
tion restraining tha atata election
ooaro from certifylna the result of tha
election.
A hearlna will be held later to ri.
clda whether the writ ahall be made
permanent, then the diatrict court'
deciaion will probably be carried to
the aupreme court.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 3. Long
drawn out court fighting Is the pros
pect testing the legality of Tuesday's
enciion ac wntcn was initiated an
amendment to the constitution, pro
viding that the legislature might
convene Itself without a call from
the' governor, which was adopted
overwneiminKiy.
fRv A aa.u-ln T. i
' OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct.' 8. The
opponents of Qovernor Walton scored
a sweeping victory yesterday In the
most spectacular election ever held
In Oklahoma. By an excessive ma
jority the constitutional amendment
was passed empowering the state
legislature to meet oi lta own call
to consider impeachment charges
against tne governor.
The victory was believed to have
been responsible In part for the de
feat of five other constitutional
amendments, Including the soldiers
bonus.
The state capltol was again under
guard of the state troops today.
Cal . Oct. 2 After a
during which h.
fPosedly gUfn and .
Was n.il...j i
an Joaquin county author.
' " are nmu.. 7 .
ih.v.v wnt is at-
un an atfn..j i
e .1 P.,hen h" aro"
: .'h L rir.fa M "ort
" Police I,. n '"!..d b
.Vh.fl hL M wl'-deatrur.
'"""J In a box
K'ls apparently wa.
farfdit-.vr'r"
" att.mpt. u'a' re"
, l"',,',,r" Kmplovci
-1; T.A1" A. Kels.
'd for a linn ,n i.
OriTIFFISIE
(hv AnRocIated Press.!
DENVER, Oct. 3. President Cool
Idge In a message read at the opening
session of the Western Tariff Con
gress here today, declared "the ob
vious necessity for maintaining the
proper measure of protection to Am
erican Industry and production In the
face of chaotic Industrial conditions
following the war has unquestionably
brought us nearer to national solid
arity on this Issue."
TOLL OF JUSTICE IS KU KLU
KLAN MOVIE THRILLER
(International News Service.
t-UkljilBUS, O., Oct. 3. "The Toll
of Justice" is the title of a ten-reel
movie, prepared under the direction ol
the Ku Klux Klan. The clnem m-mlno.
tion, said to be the first picture pro-
uui-eu oy me iv. tv. K.. is rated as
melodramatic thriller." It Is to be glv
en its first, showing here lute this
month, it was announced. The nlctnre
depicts the Klan'a fight against evil
and vice.
The cast of professional movie nlav
era in the picture include Louise Ilax
ter, former leading woman to Hobarl
uosworth; William Burt, Paul Martin
anu it. n. Aicvation, all familiar to
screen fans. Many Klan members took
part In the production of the picture.
It is estimated that 2,000 klansmen
participated In one of the "mob'
scenes. Released through the "State
rights" plan,- the picture1 has been
booked in more than 20 states, it war
announced.
(By United Pr-l
LAKEHCHST. N. J"., Oct. 3,-e-The
navy dirigible Zlt-1 arrived here ear
ly this morning from a trip to St.
Louis, j . ! ; ' '):)-
MSPOKERAT
I
if
(By United Pre.)
OLYMPIA, Oct. 3. The applica
tion of the Washington department
of public works for a rehearlne on
the Columbia Ilasin rate case, affect
ing wheat tariffs, was denied, ac
cording to word received here. The
applicants sought to have a 10 per
cent preferential raie allowed Port
land over the Pugct Sound ports
withdrawn."
Rev. Allison, official Ku Klux
Klan lecturer, arrived here this af
ternoon and will speak tonight at
the Armory under the auspices of
t mpqua Klan number 5. Some of
the local kJaiiBinen will- appear at
the Armory In. full regalia, but no
parade will be held. Rev. Allison
has made a thorough study of the
situation In Oklahoma where Gover
nor Walton Is blaming Die klan for
certain outrages alleged to have been
committed and where a fight is on
which is unparalled in the history
of the country. In his address this
evening, he has stated that he will
explain this situation in detail, and
anyone Interested in the situation at
Oklahoma is Invited to be present.
Douglas County State Fair
Display to Be Taken to
Portland for Exhibition
WILL ADD, , PRODUCTS
Fruit and Corn to Be Procured
to Add to Articles Now
Held in Cold Storage
at Salem
The Douglas county state fair ex
hibit will be taken to Portland to be
shown at the Pacific International
Livestock exposition on November 2.
according to C. O. Carrett, who has
had charge of the arranging of the
exhibit and who has obtained per
mission from the county court to
tnke the display to the metroDolis
for the coming show.
Mr. Garrett la now endeavoring to
secure ten or a dozen boxes of extra
fancy apples to Include with the ex
hibit and Is also after some speci
mens of corn to include with the dis
play already at hand.
Following the atate fair all of the
products used there were placed on
cold storage at Salem, so that they
will be In good condition for the
Livestock exposition. Between now
and November 2, Mr. Carrett ex
pects to add a great many articles
to the exhibit and believes that the
county will carry away the first
prize at the coming show.
All growers who have fruit, corn.
or other products of exceptional size
and quality are asked to notify Mr.
Garrett, so that be may add to the
products which he. is arranging to
exhibit at Portland. In former years
Lougiaa county baa won a great deal
of praise and comment for the fine
showing made at the Livestock expo
sition, and it Is believed that with
he line record made at the state
fair, the display this year will -be
one to excite the Interest and admir
ation of the thousands who attend
this great show.
The Douglas county exhibit at the
state fair was hlKhly praised," Mr.
arrett said. "People were quite
surprised to see the wide variety of
products grown in the I'nipqtia val
PLANS ARE SUBMITTED
T. H. Nesa of California Oregon
rwmor vumpany JO Meet With
. Game Commission
T. H. Ness, division superintendent
for the California Oregon Power
company, is leaving the first of next
woek fur Portland where he will
meet with the state game commis
sion io consider plum for. the pro-
inweu nan laauer to be constructed
at Winchester. The company has
prepared detailed plans for the pro-
pusru uuuier and t lese hart, been
submllted to the commission ajid are
oeinij considered by them, ir the
plans are found suitable the com
pany will endeavor to build the lad
der this year, Mr. Ness says.
(XMpi:i(.tTi K si:i.i.ii
ti.uxi.vtj ix soiTiuaxi)
ILK
BECOMING
liOOTAN
WORLD
TH
REPOR
E
TSTO
T
ITEM, EXPERT
r
01
CONGRESS
(International News Service.)
ATLANTA, (ia.. Oct. 3. Co-opera
tive cotton marketing associations In
the southern states have added 65
005 members during the past two
montns, according to a report given
out by the American Cotton Orowers'
exchange In Dallas.
The report by states shows that In
members signed since July of this
year Georgia leads with ,25. Tex
as ranks next to Georgia in the cam
paign which began on that date with
6,l71. Oklahoma ranks third with
6,082.
Leaders In the organization ex
press the optimistic view that this
is ot.ly the beginning of a campaign
that will engulf almost every cotton
state in the southland.
(Fly United Trees.)
BERLIN, Oct. 3. The military
arrested 200 men outside of llerlln,
charging them with gathering for an
attempted military coup against the
government. The authorities aald
the plot was similar to that at Kues
trln, broken by the loyal government
troops.
Trade in Dairy Products Between Nations May Be Checlcenl
by Several Factors, Says Agricultural
Expert Improvement in
Transportation
..','!trI,""on-' a Rsrvlre)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.-Mllk and
dairy products have now become an
Important factor in International
trade through the employment of mod
ern refrigerating and transportation
facilities. Dr. H. C. Taylor, chief .
the Bureau of Agricultural Economics
urrlted States department of Airrimi
jure, declared today In ma addrem be
fore the second session of the World'"
cow o the acre) the year around. Al
falfa also may be cut ten or twelve
times a year, and all th.-u is needed
there is initiative and enterprise."
Ce.iaie Longobardl, Official Dele
paiu of lbs International Institute of
Agriculture, Rome, Italy, racommed
ed at the afternoon cession that or
ganized aiarlstlcai daLt on milk nm.
duction be compiled by etcfi country
on the basis of direct annual censuses,
Dairy Conereas
Taylor predicted that Inlernsllnn.! 1 or. l leaal houlJ Include
trading In milk products will In .n,ir. I A "'wus taken at regular In-
of time replace to a degree the nation i .T. for "pl. every ten years.
al.and local economy systems of sea-! , oulu enur"e" Iho actual
sonal storage,
World Trade Possible.
He said:
"Dairy production has now hommu
inorouRhly established in the, North
quantities of milk produced and of
uairy products.
I "(b) An annual valuation of milk
production obtained Indirectly on the
oasts of the actual number of milch
in persuautng adherent governments!
to put this recommendation Into prac
tice and that It will have the support
of the farmers and dairylsts of tho
world.
SEEMS AVERTED
(By United Press.)
BERLIN, Oct. 3. The German cab
inet crash septus temporarily nverteC
by tho Socialist party's agreement t
Stresemnn's economic pniitrain with
ey and round tne fruit, grain and ,,.,, ,,i,,iliriration. The SnHniisi
other products very Interesting. We ron8,,nt aft,,r l lonit nn(i b,lor
were extremely gra'',i'ied by the hteh
score which we nttained, especially
view of the fact that Jackson
county, which took third place,
spent more than four times as much
we were allowed. We are very
ppreclative of the Bplril of cooper
ation shown by the I'mpqua valley
rowers, and hope that we may be
successful In competition at the
ivestock show."
-o-
debate and was not final. An addi
tional Socialist conference Is being
held una the party's final position wii.
be given the chancellor at noon.
era and Southern hemispheres, and as i!OW". n?,he annull esffinate of yield
x consequence mutually advantageous i . .' .
seasonal trading between countries Is' """Kooarat rurther recommended
now a possibility, to replace to a de-'hl,t m"ch nln! be so classified
-tree the system of seasonal storage I , deellire1 believed the Inatluta
mat grows out of a local or national , ' wouiu succeed
economy system.
Mora than 20 billion nounda nf
milk were required during the nast
year to produce the milk products that
entered Into world trade, aa against S
oiiuon pounds some few years ago.
"Improvement In transportation has I
affected both tha quantity and aualitv
of .shipments. Refrigeration also htus
made possible the transportation of
rresh milk over great distances. The
processes of dehydration have farlli.
I tated trado. The Improvement in '
means of communication of market 1
news has nlo promoted the exchange I
of productions. j (n tmited Press.)
"Trade in dairy products between ! SUPERIOR. Wis., Oct. 3. Forest
nations may be checked or hindered "r toduy threatened fnrms and a
by several factors, such as protective settlement of 200 people between
T
MAKING STATEMENT
(v tTnlted Preen.)
tariffs, successful Imitation of foreign
varieties and effective systems of cold
stor.lne of domestic supplies to carry
the surplus from seasons of heavy
production to seasons of "J produo
tion. '
Better Facilities,
J. A. Ruddick. Dominion of Cann-
da. Dairy and Cold Storage Coinmia
sioner. addressing the nesslon, said
that I he advent of improved refrigera
tion nnd transportation methods, lo
Ftlher with Ihe Installation of refrig
erated Murage bouses, has extended
Intel rilionul trade In dairy produirs
to iiiniketei p'e.iously li. ;l:cl by time
and dlHtnnce, He said.
"Durlli.r tho last tc.i years the
SoulliK'-'i Hemisphere has undo its
gieatext growth In Intiit national Irmlo.
While ninny markets fe.tturo in Inter-
nstion.il trade the United Kingdom
houtn Hunge and Anderson, 13 miles
aouth of here.
P.AXD COXCKKT THl'KSD.W
The final bnnd concert of the sea
sin will be. held on Thursday night,
and not Wednesday, as was erron-
"ously stated yesterday. If the
weather permits the band will give
its last out-door concert for the year
at the court house yard on Thurs
day. In the event of rain the sea
son will be automatically concluded
as the evenlnits are becoming too
chilly for the audiences to remain
out of doors during the concerts.
Olenn H. Taylor, of Ihe Service Oar
'I nsa-.H F,'nmher
' ' work ls'"rer that
T Levi fnJ . " asserted
, ' 1" marge of a
'"''H a r ' ,1:,'ncy. At-jK'-'o who lias been in Portland fir
"ard h..i -"n ne said rnupie or days, arrived nonn ibsi
'" armar .!Tn K"'" nd the UH',-ht. driving down a new Willis,
"mobii, f,""jr iWA 'ater In I Knight car, he having the rtl-itribu
,lr" vl'-tim ' . l',,n f hls machine for Iniuglan coun
, . r "o had mm. i i
,s" Pirher u'h" Pm,,,0?Inent Persons who have purchased prop
ihr w- n" arrlved. erty recenily are D. J. Hrown, win
1 ,h vlnevarn"0 1oI" ,v""" fur-chased the orchard tract owned b;
' " ' exrW,,, ni he re" s- Rockhlll: Edward Psnke. whe
,r'ber work of ,aKlng hs purchased a lot located on Jack
ife. , ,JL, " ,fr,,d. on street: O. C Brown bought th
"sis . r,snt mother. U Cnmntnn mlHonn on F.a.t Third St.
" iFlP Va- i . . . I . 1. n t ,
lnd at tnl - , -' ""O J. nc umocr pun-miM-H in-; .
...i. crieu i-eierson
I'sta.
allreV
property. The sales wen
made by Charles Kyes.
SALEM, Oct. 3 With the announce
ment yesterday of an advance of fron
1 cent to 1 3-4 cents on dried pruner
packed in 25-pound boxes by both th
Oregon Growers Cooperative assocla
tion and the California Prune A Apri
cot Growers' association, it Is cxpec
led thut buying will receive a grea
stimulus and that the market will t
on a sound basis.
On 20-308 In the northwest the prlc
quoted by the Oregon association I
lii'l cents, and Is the same quoted I-
ihe southern concern and applies t
3unsweet brand prunes, but on !'M
the price is 11 cents, a reduction r
t i-4 cents from the price offered I
tlu California growers. The price c
40-oOs offered 1n Oregon Is 10 centi
! cents lower than the Californl
figure. Other prices on different si
.-s. the Oregon quotation flrot, are r
follows: Su fius. 60-7us 8c, 7c
TO-Mis, 7r, be; eOKos, S 3 4c, 6c; it
lOos, 5'c. 54c. The difference It
prices Is less for the smaller sizes
IJulk prlres are about the same. bu.
neither awwlallon Is buying, every
hing being figured on the
basis this year.
Independent buyers In Californl
are showing little Inclination to shadi
he prices this year, reports from II
touth state, and It is generally bellev
d that the prices are stabilized for
the time being.
Ijite tests in the Willsmette valley
llstrirt by the Oresron Growers shov
lt ner cent 3f's. to per cent 40s, IS
(Bv t'nltcd Press.!
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Presi
dent Coolidge ordered Kugene Mey
er, Jr., head of the war finance cor
poration, ana rrang w . Aionden, oi-
recior oi me corporation, and a rep
resentative of tho department of ag
riculture, yet um hosed, to go at once
io the wheat states of the northwest j
lo study the situation as the first!
step In the government's plan for j
he relief of tho wheat producers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 3. Governor i 1,1 "I 1'emains the mo:)t iiiipoilom im
port market for dslry products.
Unexplolted Fislds.
The .Southern Hemispberi ," ' lir
co:iiiiitiu, "ban vast iireai which uio
iiduptcd Hi dairying which ns vet have
r.ot h. (ii developed. We'l Informed
New Zfionndcis exiem to tvo nil in
crenso uf lot) per cent in dairy ex
ports within the next (en years. Al
italia also exects consid.-ralil'i devil
opnieti:. There are mi Hi ir -s of acres
111 the two main Islands alone thnt are
McCray toilay denied all resiionslbll
fty for the stntement of John Moor
man, his political advisor, that a re
cent meeting of the republican state
committee to Inquire Into McCruy's
financial affairs, was called at the
request of President Cooliilgo.
o
GEN. WOOD LOST-
TO SAFETY PUCES
, (By Associated Press.)
PEACH SI'ltlNG.S, Ariz., Oct. 3.
The ten members of the government
survoy parly, for whose safety there
has been apprehension, emerged from
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado at
Diamond Creek trail yesterday.
They escaped the floodwatora bv
climbing the walls of the canyon and
uiiiiiig in tne crevices.
o i .
DOIII'IN ON- THE JOH
(International News Service.)
MARTINS KKKItY. Ohio. Oct. 3.-
illv United Press.)
j MANILA. Oct. 3. Upturns today In-
unflin a viviiii; iiri iiit riii)Piutr null-
Wood forces. Raymond Fernandez,
coalition candidate, supported by
Despte Its motorized fire, police and ' ;V"m '. . f ........ i T V
serylce department equipment this . "n ,d v, . a bv h rec. n
city has been forced to buy a horse, i ,, , , .... .. '
rn.i i.i.ui hi i . i .... , -'""" W. U..-IU. .,u,m aim uie
........... - ,. ... ..... i iKil.pino leaders.
ine municipal cenieiery. i ne nins
are too steep for an auto.
II Fi MEETING
ULIDGE INVITES
GOVERNORS TO MEET
mniMn nrnnnmnr
irtv Associited Presa 1
KIH i) VII. I. K. KiMitui ky. Oct.
3. The most d'-sneral niietiiot
25-uouni 4 to force a breakout ever sIiikmI 4
by convicts In the history of the '
Kdilvvllle penitentiary occurred 4
here earlv toilay when four men
led by Monle Walters, alleged jln the event of recognition
Louisville murderer, who had ldon for Thomas .1. Mooney
procured arms, opened fire on the
guards, killing two and wounding
four. The guards are firing on the
convicts and unless they ur- '
renter, all will be slain. f
flte Associated Press.)
POTI.ANIi. Oct. 3 Recognition
of the Soviet govertimen of Russia
was Iniecti-d Into the convention of
the AiiM-rli-an Federation of Labor
today through the Introduction of a
resolution providing that the United
Stales take steps leading to he re
siimpiloti of official trade relations
A par
at the
frtv Ao-t,, i hm.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Invita
tions were sent out from the White
House today to the governors of 4H
stales for a conference with Presi
dent Coollilge on October 20th to dis
cuss law enforcement, particularly aa
appued io proiiinttion. Immigration,
and antl-uarcotlc statutes.
o
PASSU!) AWW AT IIO.MK MONDAY
Mrs. Mary Conrad died at her
home at 509 Fowler street Monday
A rattlety-bang meeting of Ump- afternoon after a long Illness. Mrs.
puu Post No. 16 of the American Le- Conrad has been a resident of Rose.
gion was held In I lie club rooms last, burg for the past two years. Shu was
uorn in iiocneater. .Now York, and
was 80 years of age at the time of
her death. She was the aunt of Ira
Hull or this city. Mrs. Conrad's
body was shipped lo Valdport, Ore
gon, yesterday, where funeral ser
vices and Interment will be held.
hand of Governor Richardson of Cal
ifornia was as.t'-d in a resolution.
ner cent Mis, with, the remaining 12
per cent 60s and smaller. -
A. .1. Mllllgan, who is a resident
of tiiinter. spent the dsy In Rose
burg shopping and attending to
other busines".
evening with a good attendance of
the yets. More luterest than ever
Is being shown lu the local legion
post and the boys are outlining some
real llvewlre activities for the win
ter season.
Tho report of the Armistice Day
celebration committee was made last
night. The Li glon will put over the
bigeest celebration Roseburg has ev
or witnessed If ihe present plans are
carried out. The streets will be dec
orated In the regular Fourth of July
stylo and the parade committee an
nounces some great feature for tha
event. A complete program of the
day will be published Inter.
Last night s session ended In a
regulnr vaudeville show as a former
A. K. F. entertainer was visiting Ihe
post en route to the national con-la,
ventldn In San Francisco. The visit-I
or proved to he a resl entertainer and
he presented hla black-face act for:
the boya last night. He was
(lauded vigorously and his store of j
clever stories did not seem to be,
exhausted.
Harry Herman and family of Kit
reka and Mr. and Mrs. Chnrles Mur
ray and daughter or Stockton, who
were on their way to Portland,
where they will spend the winter,
stooped In this city for a few dnvs
and visited with friends and rein-lives.
IHIIAV'H M.IIIKKT KKPOT
fttv Associated Presti.)
POTI.ANII. Oct. 3. Eggs
were up two cenls today, hen-
ap- nerles 45 rents and 47 cents.
Ilulter Is firm. Cattle, hugs
and sheep nominally steady.
rapublo i,t supporting very nearly one ! 444s4444)444a
v..
-: i
, t