vther ADVERTISING FITS THE NEED8 OP EVERY BUSINESS THAT NEEDS CUSTOMERS TO DO BUSINESS WITH. Literday EE mm, VIEW and Satur khl DOUGLAS " COUNTY Co-.iolld.tlon ol Th. Ev.nlng N.wa .nd th. Rotcburg R.vl.w. An Indeptndent Newspaper, Published for the Beit Interfax ' v People. 0F ROSEBURQ REVIEW. ROSEBURO, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1923. VOL. XI., NO. ' HE EVENING NEWS. k0. 353, mmEmm J IS TOLD THAT C0- T I IAKI1 XORPMAN. I Market for Wisconsin, .ivelv for I'nited Press Vis " ! 2s.(Uniled mural cooperation has I last few years with an star and It la firmly American soil. A very cm (or this is ' the 0t the official market We furnished definite I to the existing luarket j,K'h liable, farmers Hy definite estimate as of success' (if their Operative associations, principal objects of co lo replace inefficient prketinn by more effl f data that is available xtmlles and investlga- pos.ibl? to Judge whe r marketing function Ificiently performed by Ionization or whether It to the Initiative of (im. In this way many lidcd. available in regard to illation and business s financing, storing done through farmers' nd popularized by var nd unofficial educa- i lutinest Done. all this is that the (red with a network of U cooperative associa ketine federations. Cen fcw that a business of rooperative marketing done through farmers' B 1!'19. One fnrm out C in the I'nited States fricultural pro ducts rs' organizations, and I eve ry twenty reported Ifhasini: of supplies. Buber of farms selling Igti agricultural cooper ons was 511.3J-3. Sales imiers marketing or in up to J7J1.9S3.0HU lerace of $14,412 for rting. The most im ts so marketed were ream, fruit and truck fce census figures were ry more cooperative as- organized, such as the pools in the five most laci'o-producir.g states, tttrol from 65 to 85 per seico raised in their re L letch of the progress of operation proves that terrulncd to have some Kpatding the conditions their prcducts and not lUrtly to the discretion Ore . Dec. 28. Act- "l U) l milium sheriff of Umatilla (end president of the .n killed in his own 192". by Neil Hart and 1 as accomplices, has f a eft by the pcndle f assirii.Mon of more th.- j.uhhc parks com- 'ity of Pendleton, it 'hat body, meeting an,! Til Taylor Mem n to name a new park art of th,. th "! park. Expenses for from ih i" " me park win uounii-i p as 'he city has while Ish th announced. " s'atue of ,he iatr called the lust mi.. . i. ' r'SI Of the old n th .ark. Ten statue Indicate by a nationally ej br t;... ti'.'ni lr. not t Selected. B,,,l cation Kunds for a r , " "mount to ,D'' "- In unpaid ERATION WILL HELP SOLVE HEIR TROUBLES OF FINANCE . . .t i tir:L 1 1- .1 D.n;j;t fv. js Going Aneaa vyhu uhuum i"u" " Jae Can Be Reduced in That Manner I and It Is an Invaluable Factor i of Betterment. of the buyers, as has been the case In the past. The rapid growth of the cooperative Idea heraldB the coming of the time when all marketing will be conducted In an orderly manner. Reduce! Expenses. Co-operation, by bringing the farm ers together, enables them to market their products on a large scale, thus proportionally reducing operating ex I pensos. Kesides this advantage, co ; operation develops acumen, initiative and a spirit of solidarity wberetiy t lurmers get accustomed to working harmoniously toward the improving of their condition. I While co-operation is an invaluable . factor so far as the improvement of the economic and social conditions of farmers is concerned it is far from being, as many people believe, a pan- ! acea for all farm ills. There are many forces at work In modern society thwarting the good effect of co-opra-tion as well as all other legitimate business activities. Among these forces are various mo nopolies, such as the monopoly of land and other natural resources, which increase the farmer's cost of production and at the sama time low er his Income by decreasing the pur chasing power of the consuming pub lic. Until farmers understand and apply the remedies that are needed to cure these basic evils they cannot 'jopo to bring about a permanent Improve ment In the agricultural situation either, through co-operative market ing or by any of the other means that are commonly advocated. Court Holds Law Giving Com mission Power to Pass on Budget Is Void. TITLE IS DEFECTIVE Act Failed to State It Applied to Every County Suits Taken to Supreme Court by Counties. 'By Associated Press.) SALEM, Dec. 28. The supreme court today decided that the tax sup ervision tomlsslon law passed in the 11923 session was void because of the defective title of the measure. The court did not pass upon the con- stltutionality of the act. .Multnomah county is unaffected because its com I mission was established by the leg islature in 1921. The title of the 192.1 act is defective because it rail ed to indicate that the act applied to every county. As a result of the decision rendered in suits from Yam hill, Umatilla. Klamath, Tillamook and Polk -counties, each county may now determine Its tax levy in accordance with the findings of Its own county court. Although today Is the last on which the 1!24 tax levy can be made, the tsate offi cials indicated that some additional ' time may be allowed. T (United Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Commis sioner N. S. Hall, of Colorado Springs, was unanimously fleeted 1 chairman of the interstate-commerce commission to serve during 1'H'l. It . wss announced today. The selection of Hall was pursuant to the policy mai me cnatrraan a otrice De in from yer to year In order of seniority in the service. TAX COMMISSION LAW KNOGKED OUT S, P. ORDERED TO CUT RATES WASHINGTON. Dec. 28-Interstate passenger rates to and from points in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico on the lines of the Southern Pacific, Santa Ke, Western l'aclfic ami other railroads operating in this territory were held by the Interstate com merce commission todav in he tin. reasonable where they exceed 3.6 cents per mile. The roads affected by the decision were ordered by the commission to establish new rates be- iore February 25. ST. CLOm. Minn.. IV 28. Po lice here today are searching for three men, two said to answer description of the DeAutremont brothers, wanted in connection with the Southern Pa cific holdup In Oregon. E (United Press.) VIENNA, Dec. 28. Illume for the death of three persons shot by a po liceman of Sebanico, while under the hypnotic Influence of Professor Lnng ster, was placed on the latter today by counsel for the policeman. If placed on trial for murder, the officer will argue that the mcsmerisjr' was solely responsible for the deaths. The shooting occurred In a theatre during a performance of hypnotism. E MEXICO CITY, Dec. 28 The Mex-; ican senate today ratified the special j claims convention with Ihe I'nited; States by a vole of 42 to 5. J U. S. Considers Convention (United Press.) I WASHINGTON, Dee. 28 The Mex- Ican convention will be taken up by the senate foreign relations commit- tee immediately after the holidays,! Chairman Lodge announced. I,odgej said that President Coolidge wished1 action immediately and thought that there would be no objection from members of the committee, who are; now inclined to Ignore the revolution-, ary disturbances. If the Mexican j senate ratified the treaty, Lodge be-1 lieves that action can come inime-1 diately. EUGENE. Ore., Dec. 27. James Johnson and Harold Ganderson. tried in the circuit court here on a charge; of auto theft with two other lads,, Don Ixizzi and Kenneth Itussell, have been turned loose by Washington "u- thorltles and are now at liberty. The! two had confessed to robbing the; ISarto confectionery and the II. and K. ' garage in Tacoma. but were paroled , by the court, it seems. The Lane jury that tried them end I ed in a deadlock, after Loz.l turned mate's evidence and gained his free-1 dom and that of Kenneth Russell, and; charges against them were never 1 pressed here. The two were returned I to Tacoma where they wete convicted , and freed. Gunderson and Johnson were here , Christmas day, anil talked with sever al county Jail prisoners who were at ' liberty on that day. the local prtr-on-1 ers say. COOLIDGE FILES E (Dy United Press ) FiEMlE. H. I).. I"- 28. Calvin' Coolidge today flbd bis forms! ac ceptance of the republican majority nomination as presidential candidate, in South Dakota, In the declaration, of acceptance he adheres to the state, republican platform made In the con-j vent Ion held December 4. Soon after . Coolidre's candidacy was filed, the n.ime of Hiram Johnson was filed as, an Independent republican candidate.! four toe spudded TODAY (United Press ) SUPERIOR. Dec. 2s. Kdwurd Sailstnd and Horothy Anderson, were today sentenced to four years each In the penitentiary, charged with arson. They were arrested several weeks ago at Napa. California uud were re- turned here charged with digging up the body of unother man from a grave and burning it to hide evidence of their elopement, and to give the first Mrs. Sailstad his insurance montly. ) WILSON'S BIRTHDAY TODAY WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Woodrow Wilson's ixty-seventh birthday anniversary was observ- ed today by the receipt of hun- dies, letters and telegrams. His condition was described as "doing well." There was no celebration to break the quiet of home routine. IS LOST AT SEA Body of Captain Picked Up Off Coast of Sicily by a Fisherman. REPORTED . IN DESERT All Hope for Safety of Crew I Is Gone, but Relief Expedi ! tions Start for Sa I hara Desert Today. (Associated Press.) PATHS. Dec. 28 The French naval dirigible, Dixtuunde, hits been lust at sea, nays an official announcement following the recovery of the body of Lieutenant Gronadan, commander of the craft, by a fisherman, six miles from land off Sciacon, Sicily. The body was caught in the fisher man's nets and no trace of the dirigi ble or the other members of the crew could be found, according to home re ports. A search along the Sicilian coaet was ordered. The Dixtuunde had fifty officers aboard when it left the airdrome mar Marxellh s December lsth. PAU1S. Dec. 28 (United Press.) The body of Captain Du l'lexis Do Grenada, commander of the French dirigible Dixmunde, was found by a fisherman In the Mediterrean sea ofr the coast of Sicily. It was announced today. Papers found on the body identified It. Whether the captain leaped over board or whether the dirigible was carried down in a cninh is a conjec ture. The officials of the ministry ex press the belief that, the airship was lost at sea several days ago. In spite of reports last night from Innalah. an oasis in the Sahara dealer, slating that the Dixiijmidc was seen south ol here Wednesday. Native tribesmen were reported to have traveled on horses 200 kilometum to make the re port. The ministry pointed out in the event the Insalah news Is correct, the occupants of the dirigible face experi ences perhaps more terrible than was feared for them. Savage tribes inhabit the Hoggar region. 1U00 miles from Algiers, and the nectlon is almost in accessible and relief would take weeks and possibly months to reach thetn. Iteliif expeditions however, b:ive started. The French warships were ordered to immediately patrol the wateis of Tunis and the Sicilian coaet for f' ar that other membi rs of the Dumunde clew are floating there. NAPLES. Dec. 2R (United Press ) -The lost dirigible Dixtuunde, was being driven l.'o miles befot.- a tem pest In the Mediterranean Sunday, the captain of the Italian steamer Porto Dl Alessandria reported todav. He said he picked up the DixlMUIlde's distress signals. Sena'or Johnson's ft lend tr ied, through ihe courts, to get his name on the ballot as a mlnoiity candidate, but faih-d CoolidQe Endorsed. t'nl'eft Pren , COLDMP.US, Dec 24..-Calvin Cool idge was endorsed for nomination hy the republican state centtal commit tee here today. FRENCH AIRSHIP OIL WELL S First Drilling Operations Roseburg Company's Well Is Started. OCCASION IS IMPORTANT May Be Opening of Biggest Industry in the County Geologist and Presi dent 1 lave Hope. The first well of Ihe noseburg OH and (las company wus spudded In today whou the big hit drove into the earth, ready to go a mllo deep In order to reach oil. The derrick Is located near the North Deer creek road eight miles east from this city and a little over two miles from Dlxonvllle. George A. Lovejoy. president of the company, nrrived here last r ight In order to be present nt whnt he says he hopes to he "the biggest day liosehurg ever knew." All preparations are made for a start In to the earth In search of tho natural resources. J. C. Edsnll, a widely known geolot-lst. Is In charge of the operations, and states that his ma chinery is the heaviest nnd best on the coast. A big SO-foot derrick with a mar gin of power which will allow an ab normal amount of work stands on the field. According to Mr. Edsnll, there Is not another outfit on the const that is equipped to handle ev ery emergency any better than the rig which has been set up. The height of the derrick is equalled by others In this state, hut there 1 no other rig which has an equal spread nt the base and which is built so solidly. Several stockholders from Port land were here today to attend the fl-it formal drilling for a product, which, If found, will form an indus try In the county which will work toward Ihe Increase In wealth nnd Industry. , Tests of the fields have been In oroeress for n Jong time and tho ge ologist states Hint there Is every en couraging sign for oil In this roun tv. The company has been organiz ed for a good many months nnd ev ervthlng Is on the ground for oner ntlon. Unlike mnnv lests which have been made In Oregon the signs point to surface oil. but the operators are prepared to go to any depth with the big drill. The margin of power which has been supplied was considered a very conservative plan. In spite of the fact that the original iuslallutlnn cost was greater than it would have been had a smaller engine been se lected. Mr. Edsnll says that In ninny of the drilling operations in this state the mistake of starting with too Utile power has grently reduced I (be possibility of striking oil and has com the operators a great I nnio-nt of nionev. The enormous i weight of the drill and other ma chinery which It Is necessary to lift ; In boring the hole necessitates the troncest of derricks and an I amount of power which will be pro ! portion to. The deeper Into the leirth It Is n"-eary to bore, the renter becomes the strain on the ' nisci'lnerr so the company Is Inking PC elimee of failure. ! I'ri'S Mr. Edsnll nd Mr. Lovejoy, I reologlst and president of the com- , nanv respectively, expresn hlghcl hopes of touching the "Mould gold" of (dd mo'her earth Extensive oil i operation In other fields has made 1 Vr FdnTs work one of experience and be Is to be In complete charge of the drilling work. Mr. Lovojoy Is ' nl'-o fin experienced man in this field, av'ne been connected wlih many r,,. rations In the Texas fields, and till bavin large Interests In many 1 of tho wells there. Spudding In a well Is considered : ti e most Important part of the while enterprise by Hie oil men Wit to "shooting oil" this part of ' Ihe game causes the greatest exclte- 1 ment. It Is the starting of what may prove to be the biggest Indus-i-v In tin- conii'v and what may ! cake Itosdmri' one of the foremost 'cities r-mong the thriving metropo i lises of Oregon. Klumath Falls Visitors ' Mr and Mrs. 11. L. Hiirdenhrook and Mr nnd Mrs. A. E. Whitman, of Klamath Falls, were In the city last t, .-lit I' avlnr this morning for Port bind where they will en)oy a visit of . -viral iIbvs. nnd attend the core ,nies tit the dedication of tho new Elks templo In that city. Mr. Har denbrook has disposed of his business Interests at Klamath Falls and Is tak ing advantage of a short vacation Thev expect to return to Koseburg I Monday on their way home. JEWELRY STORE JO LI Alvln M. Knudtson, manager of llryan's Gift Shop for the past two years, w ill move to the local ion on Cass street formerly occupied by Ihe Turick jewelry store. The new store will be operated under the name of Kimdtson's and the same variety of jewelry, silverware and gifts will be handled and watches nnd clocks re paired. Mr. Knudtson has had over fifteen years experience In Ihe Jewelry busi ness and is a graduate of lirudley Polytcchnique Institute of Peoria, III., where he finished the watchmaking and engraving trade. EUGENE. Pec. 28. Two of the boys arrtwted In the breaking up of the Spriugiield robber gang, Kay llryan and liazilette McKelvey, were taken to federal court in Portland last uight on the Shasta by C. C. Wells, deputy United States marshall, who had been in southern Oregon. The two lads have confessed to robbery of the Goshen postoffice, among other things. o PLEA TO CHIEF WASHINGTON, Pec. 28. K. Y Clarke, formerly high in the councils of the Ku Klux Klau, wrote Priwldent Coolidge today offering to cooperate with the executive in ending tile nctivltleu of an element which fa con verting the Klun into an organization vastly different from that planned by its founders. Clarke also announced his Inten tion of Issuing a proclamation to klansmen "calling Ihe better element" either to take hold nnd "remedy the existing evils" or to disband the or ganization. The president was told by Clarke that there had been "a eteady with drawal" from tho Klan itself or from imrtlclpntion in Its active operating control and that he had "voluntarily severed his active official connec tion" with the organization more thun I a year ago. POHTLANI), Dec. 28. E. J. Curry, atlae Fisk, a man who was under ar rest here on the charge of having broken Into a clothing establishment at Albany, Ore., last Sunday night and taken from $:i(id to $r,n worth of goods, with which he fled to Mcdford and was arrested there Tuesday by Chief of Police Adams and Deputy Sheriff George Aide:., sawed the lock otf his cell door at the city prison some time het night and walked out of the building to freedom. Tl PORTLAND. Dec. 28. To one Portland mother. Mrs. Wlllinm Dake, No, Fourth etrect, Christmas was exceedingly kind, since It brought the return of her wandering son. Just as In the movies, a big auto mobile purred to a stop In front, of the Dake home on Uhrlstmne eve. and from It stepped Ihe prodigal son, Arthur H. who had run away to Cnllf omia lvi-o monlbe before. He brought Christmas presents for his ulster, Lil lian. 10. nnd his mother. After Arthur reai bed California on his Journey of adventure he was seiz ed with hommiekneHS. And he couldn't get food. In Ibis predlcane nt he was i:tki n 111, and Los Angeles folk found him and sent him to a Juvenile hospital. Newspapermen and officials of the city made up a purse for him. and C G. Vaughan, a movie man of the Gar rlck theatre. Lor Angeles, who Intend ed to drive to Aberdeen, Waeh., to spend the bolldnva with relatives, vol otiteered to bring Arthur back to tils family. Dr. and Mrs. George Itradburn and son. George Jr.. who have been spending the holidays In Marshfleld as the ruosts of Mr and Mrs. Hus-j sell Dunham have returned home. 'MAINS OF 4 ARE FOUND Drill at Sutherlin Oakland Well Drops Into Soft For mation and Oil Struck. QUANTITY NOT KNOWN Hole Being Pumped Dry in Order That Volume of Oil Flow May Be Accu rately Determined. The best oil Indication! ever struck in Oregon were found last night at the Sutherlin-Oukland oil well, according to F. E. Merrick, vice president of the Oakland Oil and Gas company, and the water is being pumped out of the shaft today In order to determine the volume of the oil flow which has been tapped. There are Indications that there is a rather strong How of high grade oil. but until the water has been re moved It is Impossible to tell how much the well is capable of produc ing nt the present time. The night Bhlft was drilling thru a hard formation at about 10 o'clock last night when the drill suddenly dropped through a sort Btrnta of sand and shale. This formation was about eight or nine feet In thick ness and as the drill struck the oil bearing strata a largo quantity of gas and bubbles of oil boiled up through the water in the shaft Indi cating that oil had been struck. The drill went on through the sands and into the next strata which was found to bo quite hard. The bailer was put in uhv -and an attempt made to explore the hole. and indications were received that a flow of ten or twelve barrels had been struck. It la Impossible to tell, however. Just what the volume of the flow will be until all of this water has been pumped out. Oil has been struck, however, but wheth- -er or not It Is In paying quantities, or whether it will be necessary to go still lower must yet be determined. The workmen continued opera tions nil night and the crew this morning removed the drill from the hole nnd the work of pumping Ihe water out of the shaft was started. The hole is now 1,200 feet deep, nml as a rotary drill Is being used, Is filled to a depth of about COO feet with water. This water naturally cxcrtB a great pressure and holds back the flow or oil. unless there Is a strong gas pressure, which In this well does not allow up. When the water Is removed, tho flow will be measured, and It will be possible to determine Just what has been reuched. This task probably will not he completed until late to night, and It may tnke considerable lime to determine the full results of tho drilling. Mr. Merrick w-as very reticent, whin questioned this morning re garding the oil strike. He admitted that a strong indication has been found and thai oil had been struck, but said that he did not desire to 'ho out uny statements until he has determined exactly whnt has been accomplished. He appeared to be well pleased with the findings, hut states that be does not wish to give out any Information which might later have to be corrected. The Indications point to a high grade lubricating oil with a para flne basii. As this oil mixes with Ihe water, forming minute glnhales. It is impossible to make an accurate test until the water has been remov ed. This oil. even In small quanti ties Is much more valuable than the heavy black oil, and a forty barrel well Is a big one. Although hopes run high as a re sult of the strike, there is little excitement around the well or In the neli-hborlng rlilcs. The crews, how ever, are working at high pitch and are striving to up I up the work of testing out the hide. This well hns been very promis ing from the first and indications have been recetved at various depths. In tl vent the pr nt flow Is not sutliMctory. drilling will be contin ued, If It Is thought that by so do ing that better results may be ob lalned MUSCOVITES IIAVyt ET Nearly a hundred members of the Muscovites lodge gathered around a banquet table In the lodge hall last night and feasted on turkey and other good things to eat. The regu lar bu-lnesa mectlnr was held pre ceding Ihe "feed." The banquet op ened with a number of stunts and rrnm then on took the rorm of a real, old-fashioned turkey reast. Duke Jackson was In charge of the business n tiim and banquet. ! if: