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ROSEBURQ. OREGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER, 17, 1923.
VOL. XI, NO. 236, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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ml iLbtQ wUimV)
NINE LIS lh WRECK
OF STEAMER IN COOS Oil!
Led Through Efforts of Coast Guard Seven
Cling to Ship All Last Night and Were
Rescued From Lifeboats This Morning
by Life Guard.
tteil I'rt" ) I
Ed Dec. U-A rag.ns!
0( nine livet in the
,teamer Smith, it j
........ the seven sur-
afiernoon when the crew essayed to
take off the remaining crew after the
tide was flooding.
The C. A. Smith, with a crew of 24
m..n. was bound to San Pedro, and
I 0f thoe remaining on; abou( g O'c0,.k tus morning, facing
r I .AlJlV. ' 1 . 1. V ...OB 4..uf1..t Hi-
fr- .....
chief engineer.
hird mate.
Lireless operator,
tit engineer,
bcond engineer.
C oiler,
tiler.
bar.
Her position at high water was
smb. that the coast guard crew,
which had been watching her pro
gress against a dangerous sea, could
approach and all could have been
saved. Seven men had gotten into the
i lifeboat when the sea commenced to
get rougher and the craft was struck
I bv first one and then a second huge
TO SHOW TONIGHT
The Klks Purple and White
Minstrels and "A Night in' Gay
Pnree" will put over their bar-
rage of music and fun at the
Autlers Th atre tonight and a
packed house Is the prospect for
tne performance, ine snow win w
be presented again on Tuesday
night to accommodate the large
number who were unuble to
secure seats for tonight.
The curtain will rise prompt-
ly at 8:30 o'clock and from that
time on until two hours have
LEGION IS AROUSED
.
new yoijk. ivc. i:.-r. r.)
a The release of the wartime
prisoners has amused th,. Ire of
prominent legion otfuials lu re.
They brand the release as "out-
ragcous."
- ,
MAI TO M POLICE SEEKING CONVICTION IN
lwssue hhght clue TO MURDER HEPPNER CASES
!
I
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elapsed tho mirth and merri
ment will he continuous.
"There will he some fine
seats on sale at the box office
tonight for the Klks Minstrels,"
said Manager Goux of the Ant
lers Theatre this morning.
Some excellent seats are left
in the balcony and also some
good ones downstairs. The gal
lery will he sold at general ad
mission of fifty cents.
The Elks charity committee
and Manager Goux were very
busy this morning decorating
kaman.
teaman.
ere saved this morn-
captain.
. first mate.
second mate.
I teaman,
eaman.
teaman.
third engineer.
ry rough bar, was Jostled by a
breaker and swung across the chan
nel. She ntraightened herself and
j nrMfihi nc:iln. but was again
buffeted by another huge breaker and the front of the theatre for to-
a second time got across the channel w ihkui ..
and went onto the rocks of the sunk- As the proceeds of the show
.. - -.ii- th minrd will he used for Christmas
en jetty. mf; charity work. It Is thought that
station and about 700 feet inside tin ' .,.
the minstrels will be recorded.
lu n.iii itoi'Ti: oi;ir:i;r.i
A message received by the
Ncws-lteviow from Congress
man W. C. Hawtey today slates
that the Post Offiie depart m. nt
has authorized t)ie establish
ment of rural route number 1!
out of Oakland, to be effective
on .March 3, 1921. This route
will serve territory east of Oak
land, Many families are to be
benefited by this le w mail route
and persons resiiling in the
vicinity aftected will be greatly
pleased to learn of the notion
of the Post Office department.
(l.'nlted Press.)
PARIS, "ec. 17. Thomas Lee
Woolwine, former lxs Angeles dis
trict attorney, who is seriously ill.
continued to Improve today.
-o-
thoe lost when a
d Sunday have noi
Id. The heavy seas
ti further rescue ef
st guard Sunday after-
asided today, making
kting of the ship's boat.
TH GH
(United Trees.)
PAr.lS, Dec. 17. France and Bel
gium have agreed to enter direct ne
gotiations with Germany on repara
tions tho withdrawal of the' armies
and the revisions m i
twtre saved yesterday wave. Captain Jensen said that the
rds. rudder block was . fouled at the time
Iburg, and crew, on the and they could not maneuver in the
p, launched a life boat sea any longer and returned to the
bid the men were pick-1 1 jf KUard ptation with the Beven
I tug Oregon, as the: saVed men and put them aboard the
Is was going out to;8lenn) gCnooner Cleone which had
I been in the lower harbor.
recked Sunday, is go-. Rescued and Then Lost
it pounds on the jetty jj ARSIIK1KI.D, Or., Dec. 16. C. N.
tal lo- I Prescott. deckhand of the tux Oregon
was drowned today at the harbor en
trance while the tug wan attempting
to reach the wreck of the steam
schooner C. A. Smith. Prcsscott was
swept from the deck of the tug and
rescued Immediately by the men
aboard the life guard boat, and then
Iri.it.d Pr-fO ..... ...... "v.-'"' '.
ill. Ih-c. 17 The seven small Doat, a nuge wave wasneu mm
I last nidit to the from the boat. He sank at once,
schooner C. A. Smith,: A graphic description of the experi-
$ piled up on the north ence of his crew, which returned in
( nos Ilav. nut off In I tne, loss OI l"resoou, was given "J
h boats pit v todav i (.atitain M.irvey. nen ine iug ... w.upou
up by life savers in1 to the c. A. Smith, waves were uasn-;ine versaniea tnni..
The men rot away : ing over the lumber vessel. A DreaK-1
p. while the life saving ! er hit the tug and tnngled the tow j
team, r Cleone . prepared , line with the steering' gear, w nen
.-.board the wreck.! Prescott. who with another of the
ft rescuid yteterday by crew, went to Inv 'stiate he was wash-
crew. Ten lives were ed overboard. He was floating on his
ourinc an attempt to back when he was rescued by the
fk in a life boat. The coast guard crew, which was return
a crew of 21. j ing with the men from the C. A.
Smith. He was picked up in an ex-
Vine hauste.l eomlir on. While several of (Ahs.m l:it.-! 1'reKi..)
and the men were trvine to revive him an-1 TOMO. Dec. 1.. iimly miners are
the steam' other breaker struck the lifeboat and eniomo-u in a coat mine i '
ibt were turned it over on its wide. tne ntKuoKa peneciuie, m eoum-
which struck; Prescott was washed cut. Chariest western Japan t.iim. . i oimiis. ... i..
Id ruc ks of th,. north i Nordstrom, veteran member of tlieitioiisoftlieiiiineentomueuineiii.il
coast guards, grabbed liliu. Uoth
went out of the boat, but some one
cauc.lit Noidstrum's foat and dragged!
him bark. i
Present!, who wtt 27 years old. Is I
survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs !
trh the r. -ked eteam-1 l'' u- " -ott of Ashland. He Had ;
i aiate papers for both the Atlantic and ,
t v i -. . . . . 1 Pacific oceans.
HIRAM JOHNSON BARRED.
P1F.RE, S. Dakota, Dec. 17.
The South Dakota supreme court
today refused to allow the name
of Hiram Johnson to be filed as
a minority candidate for presi-
dent in this state. The court up-
held the contention of Howard
G. Fuller that all further filings ;
In the republican minority col- ;
umn be prohibited. ;
;
The city council will meet to
night in Its regular session. The
meeting is quite important and
it is expected that much Inter
est will be shown. Mayor ltlco
has prepared his annual mes
sage tn the council and will pre
sent it this evening, outlining
the program which he holies to
see carried out during the com
Ing twelve months, and expr
lag his desires concerning
various projects before the city
government. The petitions ask
ing for a bond election to pro
vide funds for a library build
ing were presented to Recorder
Whipple litis afternoon and
will lie placed before the council
tonight. As the charter pro
vides that only one Initiative
election can lie held each year.
It IIJ he Impossible to get the
matter before the voters unless
the council adopts nn ordinance
issuing the bonds and then re
fers the project to the residents
nt a referendum, aud the peti
tions request that this
be taken. It Is expected that
there will be a large number of
people before the council at
the session touigbt to discuss 4
the various matters which are
to be considered. ,
Dead Body of Man Found on
Columbia Highway Yester-
i dav : Bullet Hole in Head.
George Neuner, Deputy At
torney General, Back After
Conducting Prosecution.
7ne J; ROBBERY WAS MOTIVE, G0ING T0 ASTORIA
No Identification Has Yet
Been Made of Victim
Sheriff's Deputies Visit
ing Lumber Camps.
(Assnclnted Trese.)
PORTLAND, Dec. 17. The sher
Iff'a deputies today visited the lum
ber camps along the upper Columbia
1.1..1.UUU In an ..r...r ... l.l.i,lirV h
action l.'',., '... .,, . ,..,. ,., ,'.,.,
the head and laying 20 feet from the
highway near Wnrrendule yesterday.
A trampled and bloodstained path
leading from the road into a light
growth of dogwood trees indicated
Will Represent State in Trial
of Bootlegging Bribery and
- Arson Cases to Be Heard
at Special Term.
Attorney George Neuner returned
yesterday from lieppner, where he
has been representing the attorney
general of the state In the prosecu
tion of Alvln Strait, a moonshiner
who was arrested there several
months ago after a desperate fight
with officers. Mr. Neuner secured
a conviction In the ease and Strait
was sentenced to aeven years lu tho
penitentiary.
Strait was arrested after standing
10:30 o'clock. Mrs. James Lester
Gault, who carries the soprano parts,
I OltMI Il lUsSIDKXT
WILL Sl(i
ilhul ll.o l..ltr hii.l K..n ,tmi'w.l fn.m
i..... .....I ..' .i oi.. !off the county officers until he ran
Olll Ol ailll.l.l.illlUU. i l.tT .IT'..... U.n-
trlct attorney, and other officer'
went to raid the still and moonshine .
plant operated by Strait, and as they
approached, he opened fire. The of
ficers dropped to the ground and re
mained "dug In" until the moon
shiner bad expended all of his am-
of a road construction campflre, and
down a xhort incline to the spot
where It was found. The body, large,
weighing more than 2u0 pounds, was
Is the director. Mrs. Gault. .ormerly dressed in a rough blue suit, gray
will HHIlll l. l,iKri n mm. a nuu v,.:
All pockets were (stripped of
knife, pipe and
A community program by the Cor
vallis Chamber of Commerce will be
broadcasted tonight from the Ore
goulan building between 9:30 and
'..-. .....I.. r........n .-,.., n p.. utrti.nl nt
i i . ...',....i .......... ....a l,n; shoes
.v..:..-r '., ret - i,..r : will i,,. valuable, ami only
.., I ... ..... -I.... Ul.a l.,.o
pieas.-u ... ..en, n.... "",,,,,,, ,r.. .P ,. ,.nf
for the past several years been a res- " .......... - . ,
blent of Corvallis and Is very prom- numberi printed in ink within the
W II ll.tr l.-.l B.uv "an ...nvitw....
Inent
city.
in the musical circles of that
i ,r. i.i...... munition.
i.K hei Lt.i.iu I e.iia.... ... .w u.... i. I 11 , . . . Irlnt
Attorney Neuner, who holds an ap
pointment as assistant attorney gen-
Society Girls Aid Tubercular Fund.
crew of 1.
Ll. Or., Dec. If,. Nil
seven were saved, at
Elite crew of
Smith, tor.k
s vital, whii
Itram e to Coos bay har-'
kille tittenipted to Put to
L
o -
L,
(lerllhatij on the tue
fcis life when washed1
ai the tits vhich was at-!
U. S. RECGGNmOPJ
with l.".i'".liiifl feet of
here for San "edro to-
stibmerg. d by tli huge
P w-pt aboard, her
M'y whs broken and
fer.d that before
r would be smashed
tetaalning membem
a included h,.,
p '-. o'iid perish.
"n of ttie crew ktil.-t,
by Captain M. P. Jen--'t
tuartl cr-w, saved
'lutriitm they wore
v.- ti u ho li,.h;iut..j In
Hie lifeboat, loot: In v for
j BERIMES A
I
cap-;
PLEA TO COiVUVlISSION
(t'nlteit I'resJ )
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. The So
viet note asking negotiations with the
I'nlied St:tt to bring nb.-ut formal
recognition of the Russian govern
ment, was received by Coolidge today.
S. rretarv Hughes was summoned to
the White House for a conference
The I'nited States government has
,,, " not yet decided wh. titer or not it will
TAPIS. ThT K-G1's req-iest! reply to .he communication of the
Uiat the reparation commission agree I Kusslnn Sovl.-t goM-rnment. waa d. -to
release it. nriorilv Halm on G.,r-! clared at the stale department todaj.
. ,,. ,,,,,,! ...I null i in I. I JUT
if) J i
"C-Queen-9." while on the right hand
eide were the numbers "5061."
"It seems to in u to be a clear case
or murder," slated. Deputy Sherifr
ChrlKtorfersoii, who, with deputies
llallev. Kurt, and Keifurd, investiga
ted the case. "Net only that but from
all the evidence on the ground, it ap
pears that the murder took place in
an automobile and the murderer or
murderers slopped nt thlo point to
get rid of the body. Robbery Is a
strong probable cause for the deed,
for there wasn't a rent of money or
any other articles of any kind left In
the clothing, save for the pocket
knife, the comb and Ibe pipe."
That the shot was fired at cIohc
range let further borne out by a slight
smudge which might be powder
burns on the left temple, at which
p.iint the bullet entered, i lie Dunei.
steel-Jacketed and .32 calibre, emerg
ed at a point Just above the right
temple and was uund by Chrlslofler
son lodged In the cap of the dead
man.
era), was Instructed to prosecute the
rase and lias been engaged In that
trial for the past ten days. The
state's case as presented by the local
attorney was quite plain and no dif
ficulty was experienced lu obtululng
a conviction.
Mr. Neuner reports that there Is a
great deal of work to he done at As- '
torla. He aided In the grand Jury
Investigation made there, a num
ber of indictments being returned
pgalnst officers accused of accepting
bribes to protect bootlegging rings.
A special term of court has been set
for the first of January, and Mr.
Neuner will go bark to Astoria at
that tlmn to prosecute several brib
ery, hool legging and arson cases.
He was asked this morning to rep
resent the attorney general In ar
guing the Yamhill county rases, but
as he Is unable to go to Salem at tbia
time, owing to a public service com
mission hearing to be held at Myrtle
Creek on Friday, lie will be unable
to attend. The hearing Is to be con
ducted Into the matter of the peti
tion of John Hall for a gateway road
a.oss the S. P. right of way.
!
niany's resource
snry to permit
to the extent neces
Germany to borrow
r fca.gaee missed an money, abroad with Vhi.h to buy the
I Ja"i. aa the life- needed fcod .g delivered to the re.
Pe ule of tne steamer 10 "stations commission today by the
I J J " le time ' G"rniat' War Ilurdens Commission.
- ' gott.-n Into it.
J rc ' among those
lie refused
''-.'i a i har.ee.
' " liruen swsv from
hip tv ! hue,, waves. I
t 0
The Moscow note was the first move
for an understanding between the two
couutrl.e, no communications having
passed before, It Is reported.
tbllrfl Ivn
' Charles Nord-
" et t,;lr,l
iTinin uiiiiin nt
REBELS CL IS mu , WP
- i u ii fmr thi II .n 71
Tlim innTnnirn m uumiu uiiuumi
IIIU IIUIUlliLU
o -
ll
It);
L. " anard men
'me a,, l,,..ott of
I ',. .. ' ahed VERA CRI'Z. Dee 17-WI.S .h.i
t!. ....ii ''.V r.""rI"d rnpture of Puebla and Cuau-'
(Cnlteil I'r.ss )
QI'lTO. Inc. 17-Over two hundred
wi re silled In an earthquake shock on
the Colombian Ki uadotian frontier,
the latest report of. tho casualties
show.
.J;Xa ,fc brekr hit
was Holding
''f-ard wtth. Mm .
r-e pi. .. ...
Urv ... ' OUl
I him . t
oa " Weboat thia sr- at
IIOKN
Bile.. fro, ,. . ". me revolutionary headquarters'
k.n r - VeVi,. -";Ma-i 'ooay claimed they held two lower I
Vd'arom." 7""" f ,h hleh has M.x-
t v.i.i::?M' .v' -: rr their oi .. Aie.
n''nt , Tu t''itla. taken yesterday, according ROLAND To Mr. and Mrs. Tracy
ii'tMrt . ' "n ""'"'gent rommunlaue Is with- Poland. 42 First avenue, a gin.
at
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IS I'll "7rw !
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Uvlir.vJia.fluf.
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(Aho. luted I'ress.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-The' re
ntthllciin Insurgent bloc mood Its
j ground today In the senate and con-
iioliilated gnlne already made In the
I linilse The lout day truce over the
I Cioetl'111 of till'
late Interstate commerce committee
j ended with the insurgents still hold
inz out atalnst Ciiuinllis. The dead
(Culled I'ress)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Tho en
try of Coolidge Into the South Dakota,
primary campaign was delayed to
halt man of the sen-1 " "' outcome or ieg.it actum u.i-
' tlertaKetl mere lo oecniu upon neun-
I tor Jobtison s entry, II was declared
at the While Douse today. The presl-
l.let
I,.. ..... ,. i... ...l c.Uh lu.iiiL' or lllilllin Allinrs train-
liil I'lilKi. ,1....,.... " .... , j,.. B K iMbnlil
( iiti7en of i iiiin iiiiniioii i.-.i.i. i in .-u -
lock was unbroken on the fourth bal- m " I . J . T. ..I.
d with Ihlrty-nlne each.
Michigan, eleven.
'U.S.T0L0ANHUGE
1
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to delay his entry.
WRECK BREAK8 UP
(Cn;t-il I'ress.)
MONTItEV, Dec. 17 - The wreck of
the Flnvel, grounded last week, broke
up early today.
nun (i Tn nrnnnin u
nmrm nn rinr
bl LI. htLtAut
(Cnil. .1 Press I
WASHING ION. Dec. 17 -Official
circles expect that a i;r-at American i
rehabilitation loan to Germany will,
follow the successful conilijtion of!
ihe American-allied expert inuuity of
Germany's financial recommends-
K. II. Head, who has been confin-
i ttons. Such a loan will be the largest j ( t)(, rminty jnn for the past
in history except the Aitieiicaii maim w,.,.c following his arrest on a
ktif y Kirs &c?y iixcdrlcxr
lo the allies. Other nations w'H prop
ably Join In making up the lutnls.
LIGHT LINK IS PAID
Alfred Roberts today paid a fine
of I0 In the 1'irnl Justice court on a
charge of as-anll and battery, lie
was arrested on November iT after
a fight In which rillford Howard
and Ralph Pope were also Implicat
ed. Roberts entered a plea of not
guilty but today .hanged bis plea
In guilty and paid th line assessed
against him.
charge of posseion of liquor, wn'i
rel.as.il lat week and provided
wiih funds to return home. A letter
was received front his wife slating
she and the children were destitute
and after an Investigation the offi
cers learned that the family Is In
very hard circumstances. Mr. Head
wits on bis way sotitn to ttnu em
ployment when he was arresied in
rompiinv with two other nun. H.i
was unable lo pay his fine, hut mnde
.arrangement lo secure his release by
slvlng the sheriff a bill of rain for
his car. w hich w ill cover tho amount
of his fine and
In 60 rrilr- of the capital
j Saturday, December 15. I dill.
A. Lockwond. Jar Pnn-Ier Ol. RICK To Mr. an Mr". Abiur
I.crke-oort, snij ,n, Caninliell I Rice, of Dlllard. on Sunday, Dec.-m-
yest.rday In rtrldc. jb.-r K , i'Jii. a boy.
! New York S' 1'tv girls hast.tud to volant" r ib'lr s-i .-Ices at the recent
bent fit of the Soe.it v for I'revint on at.. I It-ltef ot Tulw-n tilosis
Among these soeleallv pr.iiu;llent to add to Ih" am eess of the fiesta and
then fandango. were Mls l.y.lia I'lniikeit and Miss H- tty lleardsley. The)
'look part in the "Nine O Clock Review."
bis expetii.es home.
Mrs o. It. Garner, ot Oakland, i si , Mis health was i.auiy ltnpairca i.y
arrived here todav ami Is vi-ltmg tier i his cotiflnnment and it was feared
in other Mrs. II. V. Shields Mr Gar that his further d.Kntlon would rc-
nnr mill irrlie In few dav s Slid the) . ult 111 filial ULl"
iwlll remain here ov. r tho holidays.
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