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ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1923.
VOL, XI. NO. 341, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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IflPPIIlNTFn IS STILL UEIBRGKEH jm Mill m W MSfe EH n m
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Agree to Allow
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MODIFIES ACT
Experts From This
Will Participate
Kate Capacity
Vppointments.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. The Ben
tae deadlock over the election of a
chilrman of the Interstate commerce
committee continued today. The een
aie deadlock ovyr the election of a
taken with Cummins still four votes
short of a majority.
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By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. President
Coolldge today sent to Mexico a treaty
embracing the details of the recent
recognition. The Mexican revolution
will not postpone the ratification of
the treaty. Coolldge declared.
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VisorUted Press.)
fTON. Dec. 11. The Am
L,,.,it would view with
baiion of American ex-!
t reparation commission
hitt.m now under con
L White House anuounc-
Vhaslzed that the Arceri-j
(ic experts must paruci
rate capacity, as the guv
Id not appaint offioial
h union of France In
h,;rrndnladeaAicaniCost Was Approximately 70
I nniumlp.
ition it Accepted.
SON, Dec. 11 (United
ident Coolidge anuounc-
kt the railed States has
(invitations ot tlie repar-
Lioa for private Aiuerl-. LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN
I eiperU to take part In i
jet Germany's financial
Cents for Each
Vote Cast
Britain and Germany
led the desire that Am
tale, Coolidge said.
lions commission has in-
fcineton that two com-
fceru will be appointed
the fiscal situation In
Iquirlne into balancing
uet, the stablization of
the removal of capital
ts the government will
lly participate. American
Is will be freely directly
k commission.
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In Some Precincts Each Vote
Cost the Taxpayers of
Douglas County More
Than $4.00.
pociated Press.)
CISCO. Dee 11 Tho
Iter of the Winter- hit fnl.
pichL Freezing tempera
Kiwrted in some ejections,
p did undetermined dam
Branse crop in the lower
vaney.
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Bsociated Pre.,.)
It Z. Dec. ll.The forces
lluerta and General
meine toward Mexico
detachment of federal
rday near lioca D-l Monte
B a era Cruz border. The
lldiers retreated according
I after a brief skirmish
P" detachment, command
JJel Hermandez. who then
jTuhuacan. Pu. bla. to cover
r troops which go for-
kntions Extend.d.
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revolmionista under
n.'i . .. i- .
t,, " "win'j tneir
fav- "ill battling
. uer tnree (Jhvh of
Ji ;l!ia
tli"n Is growing more serl
. Pect.d Food
r rf'dly in Mexico city.
F)ri arrived i-
d.ral ,. ,"'. "-l'uaio.
it si i- , reDe IS
F-'ra.U at Jalisco.
Every vote cast In Douglas county
at the special election held on the
Income tax measure, cost the tax
payers of Douglas county approxi
mately iO cents. It Is possible that
the cost will go higher when all of
the bills are in, but with some claims
still outstanding the cost has reached
t) cents per vote, and more bills are
to be added to the total before the
election cost is entltrely settled.
So far the county has expended
$-.421.03 for the special election,
while less than one-third of the vot
ers were sulllclently Interested to
turn out and cast thelfballots. The
total number of votes cast was
3.531, so that the average cost per
vote was nearly 70 cents.
In some precincts the cost was al
most (4 per vote. -In several the
taxpayers will be required to pay
over $3.50 per vote.
The average cost per precinct for
the election was $40. This figure
la very conservative, as the actual
cost fur each precinct will doubtless
run ovr that amount when all of the
bills are totaled. Naturally In some
ot the outlying precincts, the cost
would be much higher, but for the
county as a whole the special elec
tion cost $40 ill each prtciuct.
Millwoou precinct cast 10 votes,
which on the average basis, plves
a cost per vote of $4. Uunter had
1 1 votes, Leona 1 2, West Kork and
Drew 15, Loon Lake 16. and Mt.
Scott IS. There were many other
precincts with small votes, the In
terest In the election being very
light.
The Income tax measure carried
in Douglas county by 393 votes, the
final vole being 4.962 to 1.569.
All over the state the same condi
tion holds true. There was so little
interest In the special election, that
the cost per vote makes the election
the most expensive the state has ever
known. In many counties the aver
age cost was greater than In Doug
las county. In Coos county the cost
was $1.05 per vote, and the total
cost was $2,768.07, and only 2.622
votes were cast.
Severnl counties paid the regular
rates for election boards, etc., while
In Douglas county, the boards were
paid only $4.50 instead or $5.00 as
UBual. resulting In some saving.
Patrons of Post Office Asked
to Be Careful in Mailing
of Parcels.
ADVISE EARLY MAILING
Business Houses Asked to
Send Letters to Office
at Frequent Times
Throughout Day.
(Ai"iocIa'ed Press.)
LISBON, Dec. Jl. A revolutionary
movement broke out in Lisbon last
night but was promptly suppressed.
State Introduces Surprise Tes
timony Late Yesterday by
Rebuttal Witness.
IALIBI IS ATTACKED
(Anno-lated Tress.)
MANILA. Dec. 11. Five American
destroyers left today for Hong Kong
as the result of the Chinese situation
at Canton.
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TOKIO. Dvc. 11. Prince Regent
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' " i ih". ... T" f'nl'i ession of the Diet today and
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'mm . ........ 'irsfiwi annrpf ifirinn in inn inn en
b" of Jorh u '.T nal',,n who aided during the Japan-
ine
The army and navy appropriations,
i "J'iiem iv - ". navy aooroD
P ,i,r' IVhm ,";r,nK '""construction Items and the budget
ui-o. are expted to be the center of bit
'ter political lighing.
The local post office force is mak
ing preparations for the holiday
rush which will start about the 17th
and continue until the 29th. The
employes met yesterday with Post
master Heinline In a conference to
discuss tho best methods of hand
ling the Christmas mall and to pro
vide an organization to give the best
possible service. Arrangements were
made to provide the needed help dur
ing the peak hours andTTr make up
the mails at specified times to catch
the mail trains, so that there will be
the least possible delays.
The postal employees are counting
on the co-operation of the patrons of
the office.
Business houses are asked to dis
tribute their mail throughout the
day rather than dump all their let
ters In the post office at one time
It Is the practice of many firms to
allow their outgoing mall to accum
ulate throughout the day, and then
in the evening to turn in a large
number of letters. With several
tirms doing this each day the postal
employees are rushed to the limit in
the evening. If the business- firms
would mall their letters at various
times throughout the day, this work
could be done without creating any
great rush or confusion, and at the
same time they would get better de
liveries to the mall trains.
Another matter stressed very
heavily at the conference was in re
gard to the mailing of parcels, hew
people take the proper care with the.
parcels they mail. All parcel post
packages are dumped into large mail
sacks, which are filled as full as
possible. If a small package is put
In a lurge box, and without the largt
box being filled, the outer covering
Is ftvt to be crushed and the smaller
package will come out of its wrap
ping and be lost. Frequently par
cels are tied with light cord which
breaks and allows the wrapper to
come otf and the address to be lost.
In connection with the rules foi
Christinas mall. Postmaster Meinllne
today issued the following statoment:
"The Christmas holiday season Is
starting early in the post office and
I most urgently ask the co-operation
of tbe business men and all those
mailing letters- and pucknges and
Christmas presents to get their mail
In the office as early as possiblu.
"If the business bouses and offices
will sign and send their letters to
the office at leuBt twice each day
and thus assist In relieving the eon
gestlon of all mail late in the after
noon and evening It will be greatly
appreciated and facilitate the dis
patch to tho first connecting train.
"All parcel post mail must have
your name and ad3ress very plain
ly written in the upper left hand
corner.
"Do not place written communica
tions In such packages. If you do
they must pay the first-class rate of
postage.
"Parrels Intended for delivery
within three days' travel should not
be mailed later than December 17:
and for more distant points not later
than December 15. Parcels may be
Indorsed: "Please no not open un
til Christmas." Please do not place
Christmas slickers or stamps of any
character on the address side. Do
not place stickers so as to seal the
package.
"If you are sendlngperlshablemat
tlcles easily broken, place a strip of
heavy cardboard or a light piece ot
wooden board to fully protect the ar
ticle. I'se good heavy paper and
stroig cord.
"Tell the clerk an to the contents
and he will stamp the word 'Fragile"
on the face of the parkaixe.
'If you are sending prlshahle mat
ter, label It "Perishable" and use a
special delivery stamp to expedite
I delivery.
' Insure or register yojr valuable
mall. Value not exceeding $j 0(1 can
I be Insured for 3 cents; not exceed
ing $25.00 for b cents.
"Place all your stamps In the up
per right hand corner.
"When you receive a notice stat
ing that C. O. D-. registered, or ln
i,ured mall Is at the office for yon.
please bring the notice. F.very such
notice carries some symbol or num
ber Indicating the Identity of the ar
ticle and you will assist us In mak
ing the delivery to you and locating
the package."
Arguments Concluded Shortly
After Noon and Judge
Gives Instructions Ex
pect Verdict Tonight.
! COXXKLLY CiUl.TY
I Seven minutes after they
walked out of the court room,
nv Unites Press i I j,lry '" ,he Connelly case
nOCHESTKH. N. Y., Dec. 11. Jack reported that it was ready wilh
Renault. Cunndian heavyweight."" verdict. The verdict of
knocked out Tom Cowles, of England.! "'"' returned Into court
in h fourth nf n eiulu round bout.1 "d the defendant. Jack Con-
last night.
(United Press.)
nellv. former officer, unit nrlme
! mover in the Reedsport bootleg
rlntf, was remanded to the cus-
dy of the sheriff to remnin in
Jail until Friday, December 14,
at 10 a. in., at which time the
entence of the court will be
, passed upon Connelly. Fred
' ScliulL. and 11. O. Itobetrs.
' ('onnt'llv'n tnee wa i nnl-rn no A
js he received the verdict but he !
- mane no Biatemeni as ne was
taken from the courtroom. In
PINKERTON IS
w n mgm of DEATH
I
National
professional
(I'nited Press.)
CHICAGO. U'c. 11. - The
board of itrbilratioti of
baseball adjourned at four o'clock Famous Detective
in., momiug w-iuimii a ui-eision on
the dispute between William McCar
thy and Harry Williams, roncerulng
the presidency of the coast league.
B. D. OFFICIAL
Passes
Away This Morning in
Los Angeles Hotel.
HAD BRILLIANT RECORD
(My Associated Press.)
MONTKEAU Dec. 11. Lord
Khaughtiessy, chairman of the board
of directors of the Canadian Pacific
died suddenly yesterday in his 70th
year, from heart disease and complica
tions. He was born in Milwaukee.
OIL DRILLING
TO START SOON
Roseburg Oil and Gas Com
pany Has Derrick Up and
Engine in Place.
Spent Over 50 Years of Life
Running Down Criminals
of All Classes Head
National Agency.
COLUMIiUS. Ohio Dec. 11 Twentyl .. ... u, ,' h
one persons were killed, seven dry CoIllu.llv ., wltn tlleir nttor.
Bgentrt and fourteen bootleggers, in n,.ys pr,.g.lnml),y to ,ay plang 4
gun battles as a result of attempts to , ,or an , tQ the supreme 4
enforce the prohlbilon law s in Ohio . court
10 rar auring me year, a newspaper
survey shows today.
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The fate of Jack Connelly, former
RotfdKport offlc.'r, accused of accept
ing a bribe and giving protection to
a notorious booze ring, was placed In
the hands of the Jury at 2:30 p. m.
today. Twelve men will decide
whether or not Jack's story on the
witness stand presented a truthful
version of the state of affairs exlst
" " ' I lng In Reedsport In July. 1922. Con-
LONDON.' Dec 1L-I Is under-! "e"V'8 Pr.ner Fre.l .Schulte, former
stood that the British cabinet has ap- constable. Is "toasting his shius
proved with llnldwin's decision not ,oro,.nd 'be stove in the county Jail
resign, after, conference today. n( ; awaiting sentence having been co -,
. ' r.- ...i ,,,,,11 fi,- vlcted of a similar criino and ul
expects to remain pre,,, er t n i aftel
I lie parliament meeting in Januai. t()nn(.r tra, of Conm.,y B, wnlch
T,, . .. . . time the lurv disagreed. Schulte wns
fviic iiii poip nf "'" ca!ud from ,,u 0,11 iiur"K ,,'is
LAliU 111 Ullll Ul New angles to the case were Intro-
I duced ut. the trial late yesterday.
William Grubbe, deputy sheriff of
III Iti edsport. testified on the stand that
1 1 he had talked to Jack Connelly on
July 2, 1922. and produced his ac
count book to prove that he had hnd
a business dealing with the defend-
aso ant on that day. Connelly has maln-
(Assor-iated Press.)
EL PArtO. Texas. Dec. 11. EI
todav was in the grip of one of tlie tallied throughout the trial that h
worst blizzards in 20 years. The snow; was absent from Reedsport on July
fell for 12 hours and the gales dain.u:-! t. 1922. ami therfere p would have
d the fanon and homis., in the Kio , heon physically Impossible for him
Grande valley.
to receive a bribe from Roberts in
I keedsport on that day. C.rubhe's ac
I count bonk showing that Grubbe had
paid Connelly for some wood on that
dnv. wmr Introduced us evidence. .
I Aleck Tate, who was night marshal
in lleedsnort under Schulte during
.Inly. 1922. took tho stand next.
Tate de.-lared that he talked to both
Connolly and Schulte In He..(sport on
the nlL-hts of Julyl. 2 and 3. He
' ! snld he wns talking to them on the
....(.n', ' nlted-Pre.s.) nl-ht nf Julv 1 when a car loaded
TACOMA. Dec 11-A post nior m ,,(m,.thlng hacked up to the
examination of the body of halliui I , ... , !
fillhxpie, who died yesterday as the
result of a shot from a weajwin in Hi"
hands of Mrs. Augusta Ke -ley, tended
o desirnv the theorv of the woman
rear of Far! Wroe's nool hall. He
slid flint Connellv mid Schulte tried
io stand between Mm and the rar so
he co'ild not see what was being un
loaded. When a-ked how he hap
hat she shot in self-defense. Deputy; fifm ( (( Ux ,h(1 fnr ,uy , .,
Prosecutor Leo Teats delared today
The woman's etory is that alio tried
to persuade her husband to have the
companv of Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie,
when Gillespie giabbed her. she said
die warned him that she had a leaded
gun but the weapon discharged ncei-dentally.
TOOLS IN PORTLAND
Expected That Well Will Be
"Spudded In" By First of
Year Great Future
Is Seen.
a I'd 3. Tate nnswered. "I happen to
bo an American, brother, nnd I se
j r' -in forirot the Fourth of July." He
nl'o stated that the officers were very
busy M that l ine ns the town was
1 rrodod with loggers.
I In his testimony on the witness
! stand. Connolly had declared that he
I was up mar Ada on Julv 1. 2, and,
:t oiM-rhliiK for stills. 1:111 llurnett.
I -ille-i d moonshiner for the ring, also
testified to that effect and said that I
I ni, .f ill v 2nd he caught a freight!
train from Ada to Fa"! Gardiner. i
In an effort to offset this t'stl-j
iropv. th" stite l-rouglit J. I. Love.
, e,r.f iniin dispatcher, to the stand, i
1 it,, find records of the romp-niv slmw-
(v Associated Pre.., ' '' movement of freight trains
NE WYOUK, Dec. Jl. The holiday from lrene m Gardiner on that
disbursements to the storkholdi is of date. The dof. n-e objected to the
the American Industrial and railroad Hnrod ...-Hon of the to.timonv and
corporations In the form of extra, in- "e objection was sustained by the
r-n-asfl or resumed dividends, ftxeiu-' CO" rt.
sue of regular quarterly payments
declared during lieceniber will total
Esrl Wroe testl'bd to having a!
onversatloii with Hill llurnett near
above fify million dollars. The total n,,. io- "ilas Hotel several nights ago.
dividend disbursements In December ; it,. ,, tbat llurnett hnd said at
The derrick, boiler and engine for
the North Deer Creek oil well nre
in place, and drilling will start as
soon as the tools ure received, ac
cording to J. W. Perkins, vice-president
of the company. The tools are
In Portland nnd will be shipped
within a short time, and It is ex
pected that work will be started by
the f.rst of tho year.
The Roseburg Oil and Gas com
pany, which is drilling the well, tins
already Invested about $2,500 In the-
well, and 11 will be iiorcusury to ex
pend about $3,000 more before the
actual drilling starts.
Tho well Is located on the F. J.
Hyffsteadt place on North Deer
Creek, the old Darker place, and
tlie company has 5,600 acres of land
under lease adjoining the lnnd on
which tlie test well Is located.
According to Mr. Perkins, this ts
the best oil prospect in Douglas
county. Tho fcovenimcut survey,
made many years ago by the II. S.
Geological Survey department, shows
the district to be oil bearing III na
ture, and tho strata bears out the
findings of tho II. S. geologists.
It Is expected from a study of the
formation that oil will be struck at a
depth of about 2.6(1(1 feet, but the
company Is preparing to go 3, alio
feet if necessary. The derrick has
been constructed much heavier than
required and the boiler and engine
have sufficient power to do the work
m-cessarv for a much deeper hole
than Is planned.
The company behind the drilling
enterprise Is composed Inrguly of
Portland business men. Tho com
pany is being financed by a stock
subscription, Mr, Perkins states, and
all money subscribed Is to bo used
for actual construction work. He
states that the company Is oraiil.ed
under tho Oregon laws and Is under
the direct personal supervision of
the corporation commissioner.
J. C. Edsnll. un experienced nil
man. Is In charge of Hie field work
and will direct the drilling opera
tions. The drill will be worked on
24-hour shifts and II Is expected Hint
the shart will be sunk within three
or four months. An is-lnrh hole will
bo used at the start, and smaller cas
ings will be placed whenever water
Is struck. The entire cost of the
hole Is exported to lie about $40. 001.
Mr. Perkins Is greatly enthused
over tho oil prospect. This Is a real
opportunity to d-lermlne definitely
whether or not there Is oil to be
found here, bo says. In He- event
oil Is struck. Roseburg will quickly
become a city of at least do.'iOO
population nnd untold opportunities
Will be opened up. He Is confident
tilt oil, will be emick and Is anxious
to seo the work commenced.
(nv Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 11. William
Ilnkerton, one of the owners of the
Pinkerton National Detective Agency,
died here today at a hotel.
One of Hie first noted Amc4cnn
criminologists to advocate and prac
tice humanitarian methods In dealing
with felons, William Allen Pinkerton,
head of the Tinkerton National In
fective Agency, was credited with
having reformed more safe blowers
and bank thieves than any other man
in the country.
Primarily a thief-taker, Mr. rinker
ton spent more than 50 years of his
life running down criminals of all
classes, yet he always stood ready to
proffer a helping hand to the unfor
tunate malefactor whose repentence
was genuine and whose desire to re
form was Bincere.
Knowing criminals and their meth
ods, their weaknesses and their hu
man side as perhaps no other man of
his lime had known them. 1'lukerton
never sympathized with the theorist
aud the sentimentalist who sought to
reform desperate, hunted men by
kind woriks, but he did know that a
little help and a little encourage
ment nt the right time and in tbe
right place were frequently more ef
fective than Imprisonment. Scores of
former criminals scattered over tho
country are now living honest and
useful lives as a result of the reform
measures practiced by the arch
enemy of their criminal days.
William Allan Pinkerton and hla
brother, Robert A.' succeeded to the
business of their father, Allan Pinker
ton, when the latter died in 18K4 aft
er founding the defective agency
which bears his name. This was be
fore the powerful armor-plated vaults,
electrically operated and protected,
were heard of, and safe blowers were
in their hey-day. Determined to spe
cialize In bank protection, William
Pinkerton enlinted the support of
lending financial Institutions of the
country and then niado a detailed
study of the men who were preying
upon them. He warned noted bank
robbers as they were arrested:
"You leave my people alone and
I'll lenve you alone. If you don't I'll
follow you to the end of the earth." -
This warning made a deep Impres
sion upon many of the most danger
ous thlcvcM, and alter a lew couvn.
lions had been obtained there was a
noticeable decrease in the number
bank robberies. Home scoffed at the
big detective's warning but most of
them were caught In time.
William A. Pinkerton was bom In
Dundee, Illinois. April 7. 1S46. He was
educated In public and private
rfchoolR and when ready for college
entered Notre Dame Unlvernily. At
the age of 20 he married Margaret S.
Ashling of Adrian. Michigan, who
died In 1VJ6. Two daughters. Mrs.
Joseph O. Watklns and Mrs. William
C. Pullman wi re born to them. Mr.
Pinkerton made his home in Chicago.
(t'nlted Press.)
SEATTLE, Dec. 11. Winifred film
mi l, aged 22 years. Junior In the
Washington I'lilveisily. shot herself
toduv and died. No motive Is given
for the suicide except poor health.
bv such corporations, which ineliiH
practically all of those having wide
stork distribution, is expected to x
reed a hundred nrj fifty million dol
lars, while the year's dividends prob-i
that tin, p. "You re Irvine to make on
nrr-anlTer out of me I went Into
this ring to slum! ont snd I II take
a foil before I II tell the trn'h "
District Attorney Imborlv stnrt-
P. E llaustoiier of Riddle pur
chased a new Ford touring car to
day from tho C. A. I.ockwood Motor
company.
sl.ly will xco(.,l a billion dollars, com- Pd his argument late yesiernny ai
pared with eight hundred and seventy, ternnon,
six mllillotis In 1922. The case has attracted a great deal
of attention owlnr to the fact that
Schulte has already been convicted
of taking bribes.
H I.LF.IITON V. T. A. MKKTIN
Thursday evening at 7:30 the reg
ular monthly business meeting of
the Fullerton P. T. A. will be held
at the school house. The following
attractive program baa been planned:
Song, "rfnnia Clans," by second
and third grades.
Song, "Tell Me. Santa Clans, by
fourth and fifth grades.
Croup i f Christmas carols, by six
th and seventh grades.
Song. ' Holy Night." by all the
children above.
Reading-. Mrs. Ashcraft.
Piano solo. Miss Wynne.
Vocal solo. Miss Hazeitlne.
There will be a lively Inter-room
contest for the largest attendance of
parents at the P. T. A. A prize will
be awarded to the winning room.