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A08EBURO NEWS-REVIEW. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 124. PACe TWO ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW Issued Dally W. bATriH.. aEBT U. UATKa SUBSCRIPTION HATES Owllv. tier year, by mall. Dally, in niontfls, by mall bally, Uir tnocths, by mall Lwlly, single month, by ma41 Dally, by carrier, per month.. eVaekly News llevlew, by mall, pefyear aml mt Thm T Asaoclst P'esJ it iclueiv!; f all nw dllttbs credited to It or nd 1 to ail lonl l"! publll..d hr'n. ilaptrha lirla are alao rT4- fcutcred as sueond claaa matter May Ori-KOD, under ths OLD TIME There was an Jiitorestinjr incident recently at Thoma3 A. Edison's plant at West Orangp, Now Jersey, when "Jep" JJisbec, of Paris, Michitrnn, played for phonograph instruments many of the old airs which he has for 50 years played at dances at Michi gan villages. No douht he was a clever artist at that type of music; and he represents a very interesting type of people who have provided dance music for country towns for many years. They have given no end of happiness to the people, and the money they received for their efforts was only an incident to them. They have carried the spirit of jollity wherever they went. . When the fiddlers took out their beloved old instrument, cares were drop ped, merriment seized the company, and great capers und pigeon wings were executed. The old time fiddlers have been a simple hearted type of men, who cared not for pretentious things, but have just poured out their souls in their jolly old music. Due of the old fiddlers was once trying to buy u piano. They showed him instruments with fine and expensive cases, but the old musician was not impressed with the tone thereof. "1 don't care a bit what kind of a case it has," he remarked, "what I want is a good tone. I don't care jf the case is s a good tone." No splendor of . , . i pression a handsome instrument any object to mat lover oi pure He old jigs are not so much heard now. l!ut there was a pure rollicking inility In these old airs that had its own charm, and seemed to rudiate sunshine and good cheer. o ; When friends of the prohibition cause are put in the harness the dry law will be rigidly enforced. It is not right to expect that an ex-moonshiner or ex-bootlegger, or men whose schooling ; has consisted largely of Kmc wasted in an underground dive, will over make good officers. It is not only wrong, but dangerous, to . let this latter class assume any such responsibility. There is no such animal as a "reformed moonshiner working lor the good of '': prohibition." Enemies of any law should not be allowed to dictate its enforcement. o Iloseburg banks are setting a good example, and one that will be appreciated by their depositors, in their decision to close promptly at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Noting the daily holdups of banks throughout the country all safety measures possible should bo employed to protect the Usually drops 111 alter blinking hours to do his Work, When tlie l.iv". pnvli in nvr nnrl i,rl..va ivin i. , ill i. m Ic ,,ii.l,n-i,l l.n f i-o-' "V " ' .11... quently "makes good.' -o- Something new is no longer achievements. Pretty soon the down, as the case may be, the local grocer by radio and there II bo no static. Wonderful skill is shown by many of the girls in driving au tomobiles but can they operate a sewing machine with equal facility? o The prune growers were counting their troubles today. Here's hoping a bright vision for 1'.)'.' I crops will be evidenced. It is complained the politicians use the soft pedul too much, but that may be because their instruments are out of tune. We no sooner get over one hill when the slogan is started, "March 15th is last day for paying your income tax." o Anyway, the weather man is dishing up some mighty line ttuff riKht in the middle of winter. Germany should learn enough would realize the necessity of mitcing up Dear Folks 'Tis better far to strike ami -. hotter too to elimb the heights u never make a start to reaeh a 1 drifts along an idle timiil soul'.' 'Tis better far to fight ami taste the lowers hitter ilregs on live in smug content unworthy made a stand or entumt for a i-au.-e. Tis bitter th:t you try and fail, than not to ovor tr. For he who nukes ti.o t ;.t 1 tempt. iHThaps may live ami die ami in vrr see his dream lulliilnl. or mil a Hotter clay, liul ,iust I opens up the w ay. And those who follow in his ; reach the goal he utmost struck, mark and make strike, ami when you find a worthy muse, roll do ilinil) the heights and do your best to reach the distant to;s. I'.e not lifraid of what you met-! thit bring, unlookr-d tor Mops. The world has praise for those? who try, that's a'l i! aks ot you. Put unto those who sit and watch, its favoiN arc but lew. Ixeept Sunday .President and Msnagur 1 BecreUry-Traurer j - iiwuu4 Praaa. uiiil4 to Ilia u tt rapubllcalloa out ollierwls credited In wis Pf'. All rlglile ol f.publltatloa of anacud 17. 1IC0, at the post oflica at ltoseburg, Act of March. 2, 187S. otjuSTTJANUAftV 12, VM. FJDDLKRS just like a flour barrel, if it only mahogany or rosewood, or the i 1,1 ) could make on his friends, was music lor useii uione. ine iuor- banks' funds. The bank robber i .., u ..V . a surprise in these days of great housuwifc will be calling up, or about the game of poker so it 1 i m !.-. than not to Mnke ai all. ami have n bitter tall than that lofty goal. What profit he who lo.-o uuj pi tlii in ili iYat. to weary elung foot, than tiuil ouir""" of applause, because ou m r! ,hor,c" the s.ime he ruts th pat'a .hat ' steps may profit by I U fa! to benefit us all. S set 1. ant your strike w;th all vour night and up our .ltvos and fig.it. PffUMeplHIST pops BY BERT G. BATCS GOOD EVENINO FOt KS "Tom Neee of tha Copco company Droppad In our Sanctum today And Tom pleaded With ua with Tear. In nil eyea Aa big aa a Douglaa county prune To lay off thia Saturday bath night Stuff we've been Harpln' on for Tha laat four yri. And Tom saye unleaa We suit we'll Have everybody In thj village In the bath tub Ci 8a night and The Copco company Won't have enulf Aqua Pura to Supply the demand. OUMBELL DORA THINKS That when a parent, appliea etern measures ha la using a yardatlck on a very tender spot of the anatomy. Lather Barnee waa Juat tucking tha apron around the neck of a young patron. "How do you want your hair cut today, little boy," aaid Lather In hie eofteat tone. "I want It cut with a hole in it like papa's," said the youngster. rjl jt No matter what Tom Ness saya. "tn n gut and we requir. me citizenship to do their stuff. $ $ lt la rumona that the r. It, team with played a game of basketball Uncle Gene'a boya last night. Bill Bdwy. ventured down on the main stem this ft. m. putting up barrage of smoke from a stogie which would make an excellent emudge pot. A coupla hometown flappers, who have decided to let their locks grow out agin, were brousing around town today lookin' like a coupla anake charmers. Attending to one's business is business in Itself. A blue law ia a yellow streak con cocted by a bunch of pale pinka, green with envy and designed to make a white man aee red. Those who bemoan the lack of mu sical appreciation In this country per- JJJJ" never seen a group of fra- ternlty youths gathered earnestly Jbou piano ainging songs about , , What has become of the old-! fashioned horse doctor? We hear ibout , f(l ' ' A lot of fellows would do well to read thia twice and remember It. "on't talk to ua of 'beating back.' It can't be done. No man has ever beat en back to the place of respectability he once occupied, for there are those who can't forget and who will not let others forget. Tha thing to do ie to keep from getting In a position where you'll have to beat back." Our government Is trying to live wftnm its Income. Wish It would try living without oura. Mary had little cash, And how the money'd gol Now Msry saves her hard-earned coin, For Mjryt found s beau! Some -of the motion picture produc- ers are going to try to cut down thel'11'- comnil.-'sloiiers Inspected the salariee of their stars. No doubt theyi"'"le penitentiary and last night were teel sorry for the stars on account of' ,the 'rtm",dl's income taxes the lat r"io ouas of the community , are hostile because some of the squawks snd squalls they've been, P'ck.n' up overshadow the screeches or tne opera singers. 0'ly a few more weeks until Uncle Sam'l will be tapp'n' you on the shoulder and askin' for that Income tJX report. r r. ' "-V "Rosebu a place where st'aberr,ea in they the put j I You., You , The i Wlo W otulei 3 I t l a N st and l..'i:i::g for a!u rionns. s .Music Stiire Tli,l II.:,, 'ill o:t TOfR'S FISH BRAND iS,REFlEX SUCKER VT, llhT!ter r-MIrr-, nuko VD'Dtff erence, S'i,. tN ii:intlicT.j i REGIME RECALLED m Unpleasant Pages From His tory Being Revealed in Moscow Court MALTREAT PRISONERS Hunger Strikes and Suicide's Resulted From Tactics of Prison Officials Seven Persons On Trial.- AHoclated Press L-aed Wire.) MOHCOW. Jan. 12. I'npleasant pages from the hlaiory of the Czar lst regime are being revealed In the supreme court here, where seven persons, Including a general, two raplulua, a physician and the war- dins In charge of the imperial pen- siTvltuue urinous for political or fenders have been placed on trial on charges of maltreating prisoner. It ia alleged that huoger strikes and suicides aa well aa many cases of Insanity resulted from the tactics of the prison oftlcluls. The principal figures In the trial are: Kovaleff, prison governor and So. mentkovsky, the chief Inspector, who ure chanced with responsibility or introduction of flogging and other tortures Inflicted In the days of tne oar for the slightest offense agaiuBt prison regulations. Political prisoners, it Is alleged, were kept In chains und were sub jected lo gross humiliation, especial ly by Kovaleff. The defendants In the present trial succeeded In hiding their Identity and were employed at the Soviet In tuitu! iona where they were accident ally recognized by a former prison er, who hrpught them lo Justice. Several eommunluta from various parts of Itussla, who were subjected to cruelties, are oUerlng evidence, extracts of reminiscences of suffer ers within prison walls, as well as actual Interpellations and speeches on I lie same subject by leaders of those days, nre being read In the crowded court room. The gray-hnired, white-whiskered Ceneral He mentkovsky who as head of the prison authorities, is made responsible for the former regime in the penal institution, seemed unco'i cerned at the testimony and evi dence. REVIVAL SERVICES STARTING A series of revival nvctlngs will be started at the M. E. Church on next Tuesday, the mectinga being conduc ted by the paetor, Rev. Joseph Knolts. They will continue for some lime, and are expected to be of much benefit to the church. On Sunday. Jan. 20, it Is planned to hold three services, morning, afternoon and eve ning. The church Is making extensive preparation for Ihi se services, and lt is expected that they will be well at tended and supported. COUNTY OFFICERS VISIT THE ASYLUM (Assnrlnu.d Pri'M leased Wire.) SALEM, January 12. County Judges and commissioners of Orciron opened the final day of the annual convention louay wun a tour of in-1 spection of the plant, grounds and I farm of the Orenon State Hospital i and this noon were the guests or 1 r U. K. U Stelner. superintendent of i the institution at luncheon. Consideration of the problems placed in the question box by the various delegates in attendance will take up much of the time ol the convention this afternoon. The con vention will close tonight with a banquet Yesterday afternoon the Judges Re's at a dinner at the prison nt which two of the convicts spoke on the prisoner's side of penitentiary administration. ! LOCAL NEWS John Arriier of Iltddle was a mvs visitor in Kuseburg tor a hours today. busi few From Melrose Kinneth Conn of Melrose spent tlio day in tins coy leokiug after business lilt. Tests. In Town KM Jennings was in Roseburg today fer s. ieral houis. Mr. Jennings Is from Olalkv Here Today Si.-i,. i in. p. r who Is a nddent of Melnis,. pent ti. jay in this city look in alter business matte:!.. Mr. Thompson Here I- K Tioiiirsor a prune grow er of t'u tn;!i was m town today srentling the tiai auendin to busings matters. In Tovtn Shopping Ann K.iiT if Metro was In Io ix tmUy hjh i iiinR H'Vt-ra! hours WinK anj t:o:nIing to oihir af fair. M r. Goodman Ativm ttr. Kvrhn, nrrwd hrre Ust nithl M nx ti'invorantj at the homo rf Mrs. Goodman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed I'ayton. Rem Fate of Myrtle Creek spent the day in Roseburg attending the prune meeting and looking after business affairs. Her Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Young of Oakland spent yesterday afternoon In Rose burg looking after business and shop ping. In Town Today F. F. Northrup. who resides in Drain was In town today spending sev eral hours attending to business mat ters. From Oakland Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Leas of Oakland were In town yesterday spending the day shopping and visiting with friends. j Here For Few Days Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Turner who re-' side In Myrtle Point are spending a few days In Roseburg attending to business matters. Mrs. Carriaon Hers Mrs. T. JJ. Garrison of Oakland spent several hours in this city yes terday afternoon shopping and at tending to other affairs. From Oakland Miss Margaret Young who resides in Oakland was in Roseburg yititer day afternoon shopping and visiting with friends. Purchasea Car 13. 8. Nichols purchased a new Ford touring car today. The sale was made by the C. A. Lockwood Motor Company. To Myrtle Point Frank Hill, salesman for the C. A. Lockwood Motor Company, spent the day In Myrtle Point looking after the interests of the company. Mr. Scott Hera Yesterday I Tom Scott, postmaster at Melrose, spent several hours yesterday after noon in thlo city attending to busi ness matters. From Ten Mile Mrs. Jimmie Barnes who is a resi dent of Ten Mile was in town today spending some time chopping and' at tending to other affaire. From Looking Glass Mr. and Mis. R. E. Jenkins who re side in Looking Glass, were in town today for Beveral hours shopping and attending to other affairs. Herbert Payns Fined Herbert I'ayne, who was arrested a few days ago, charged wtih flihing too near the dam, was yesterday fined $25 nnd costs upon his appearance be fore Justice of the Peace Jones and entering a plea of guilty to the charge.' OLD LUMBER COMPANY ON COAST IS SOLD (Associated Press Leased "Wire.) SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. -2. Sale of the Olson-.Mahoney Lumber company, one of the oldest companies of its kind on the Pacific coast to the Chrfs tenson Lumber company, a subsidiary of Sudden & Cliristenson, was an nounced here yesterday. N Officials of the Olson-Mahouey company announced that the sale was due to their desire to devote all of their time to their shipping Interests. Extensive luuber interests in Washington and Oregon ure held by Sudden & Chrlstenson. f I AT THE ORGAN I S AT THE ORGAN STRANG MASTER ORGANIST ANTLERS &igIlMaIMMWleIeiIewlteiei.j B-P-O-Ej Meeting January 17 Official visit of Bro. Chas. T. Wrightman, Dist. Dep. Grand Exalted Ruler. INITIATION Program by Entertainment Committee Supper COUNTRY MEMBERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Visiting Uroihers cordially !n ited No Sacks Bought Till February 10th DOUGLAS COUNTY FLOUR MILL JTruiMrcyanuarlj tVs'i ""urrTwisir'st'raii.TaTlflsj To the BEGINNING on M January, 1924, will open their doors at 9 o clock a. m. and close at 3 o'clock p. m. of each business day. No side or rear entrances will be kept open and business will be transacted with the public only during these hours. This action is taken upon the demand of the national and state banking departments, as it is an additional safeguard to the public funds on deposit in the banks. In view of the importance of this action we are forced to take, we trust the public will assist us in upholding it. DOUGLAS NATIONAL BANK ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK UMPQUA VALLEY BANK FIRST STATE & SAVINGS BANK IHESE Mission Is Ixxited anil Wwketl but Xt'.l'irr of Ino Victims In jured To Wipe Out "i-orcign Pevils" (Associated Press Leased Wire.) PKKINO Jan. IS. Chinese sol diers of the first Hunan division fired upon Flavian Mullens, an Amer ican, and Arthur Benson, at the Pas slonist Mission at Supu, Hunan, and then looted and wroclted the mission school, according to a report from the American consul at Shanghai. Neither Mullens nor Henson were Injured, although bullets passed through the formet's clothing. The soldiers claimed they were act ing under orders, from their com mander to wipe out the "foreign devils." but It Is believed here the affair was due to a mutiny. The consul's report added thai after the attack the mission was put under the guard of other troops. In connection with the recent kidnapping of Mrs. Jullna Kilen, a missionary of Northfleld. Minn., by Chinese bandits, Major John Mah rnder. assistant military attache of the I'nited States embassy and Cap- lain uoonrow w oodDrlilge. also nn attache of the embassy, have visited Wu l'el-Fu inspector general ol Cliihll and HoiiRn. Wu said that Oui Customers Are Our Friends We are always pleased to be useful to you and we want you to come to us whenever we can be of help to on. Accounts subject to check, whether of large or moderate size. re Invited. TheBosebuiBNalional Bank kosebur;Ore. Public! the fifteenth day of the banks of Roseburg Mrs. Kllen had been reported net Rushnn. not far from Loyang, H nan, VVu's headquarter. BORN WRIGHT To Mr. and Mrs. Wall. Wright, North Roseburg, a boy, day, January 11, 1924. BANDITS HOLD JUNKS FOR LARGE RANSOM f 1 nclatf TV LARri "Wire. I SHANGHAI, Jan. 12. Baud: have seized four junKs loaded wit wood and oil, belonging to the And lean firm of L. O. Gillespie Sons, the upper Yangtze river, and holding them lor a ransom of JK. 000. The seizure is reported to hat; taken place about 30 miles belo' W'anhsein, province of Szechuan. LODGE OFFICER COMING Charles T. Wrightman, dislrs deputy grand exalted ruler of U tHra tn,1nA -lll hA I- llnauliiiro Thursday, Jan. 17, to meet with locn lodse in the regu ar nieem There will be staeed an initiation a lartre rlns nf candidates. tocctlK with a IIva nrnoram hv th nen COG mittee, followed by refreshments. BENEFIT SOCIAL GIVEN The benefit social given by tl C-reen P. T. A. at the schonlhw last night was n decided success is 1 126 was raised for the fund for j Improvement of the school. A w Jolly time was had. a mock trial era Ing a great deal of merriment. is ssi is