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WEATHER TODAY'S CWC'JLATION 4200 LEASED WIRE SERVICE D id DOUGLAS COUNTY Ja W..,. Consolidation of Tho Evening Nowo and tho Roseburg Rtvlow. An Indspondent Nowtpapor, Published lor tho Bttt InUroot of tho People. TSEBURS BEV.EW. SiiWlLSON'SLIFETIDE SLOWLY EBBING OUT; END ic win nn CRAVQniu qavq Id liLMII, UN. uuniuun uniu ROSEBURG, OREGON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1924. VOL. NO. 283, OF THE EVENING NEWS. o. Mpn Passed Quiet N?ght and Remained Conscious TnrfaV But Appeared 10 e muui tv cann 1 uuu and Water were rteiectea ana unui Was Faced With a Smile. (Associated Press leased Wire.) uASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Dr. Grayson issued at 4:45 L the following informal statement: f ... m 1111 nananl rt1lf IflM IB ill A ft Mm a A If WSt Mr. wusoii. B... - - " He grows steaauy weaxer. morning. iSrVetlead..y ' ... ,v,lrnw wilsun con- K frow weaker and weaker havlofC lasieu ihiuur.. - his physicians feared would the end. Ihey can not predict long ni remarKaDie vuaiuy bold out. boufh he has taken no nourisn U almost twenty four hours , dWncllned even to take sips ... ur Wilson's Dulse, respira- ,Snd temperature early today practically normal. It he was steadily growing wm- 3d weaker Dr. urarsuu, ui cian said nls me was mmpij k way. no lime has the formor presl- been unconscious, at no time heroic measures Bucn , application of oxygen been k(d to, and at no time nave H been given. laittmulates have been Riven ill dotes, as he In in no pain. Mllme has Mr. Wilson Been 'ioiiiid be seems at all times to wbii of what Is going on n isier although he Is too weak 7011 a conversation. He does br "yes and a no In reply fitlons as to what may tie done :ke h'n more comfortable, little rest, snatched fitfully the hours of darkness, helped iy for a moment the hand that t bad extinguished the faint o( vitality. Those at watch by dfldp were encouraged ev- Httle; but they did not dare ve there had been any real lm- ment. It appeared more than certain that the death of the president was only a question an. weakened was he bv a full dav nisht face to face with death mere was scarcely strength b for him to onen his eves ' aunlfcht of the new day. bia physicians assessed the re of the night and watched for new changes as the dav nro. 4 they appeared not entirely but they plainly were con 1 that only some unusual de ment could long delay the enc. oorhout the night Dr. Gravson remained almost constantly at yiuier president s bedside. A rtt burned in tho nnioi .him. J0d I nurse tlntnpri horo .nd always on watch. During a Part of the time Mrs . wtUnn. wu close beside her husbaDd. at courageously the strain of hours of hr vigil 'remainder of the big house on , '? which Mr. Wilson re 'rom the White House w rtark ,,,er Dr Grayson and his .colleagues, firs. Itnffln nH - haii b'M their evening con sultation of more than an hour and had announced at 10:30 p. m., that the former president gradually was losing ground. Despite the great exhaustion of the patient, which today kept him hovering between consciousness and sleep, his heart remained strong and his pulse regular. There was no fever, and for the most part he suffered no pain. The only hope of his physicians was that there still might be enough energy In his brok en constitution to ward off the languor under whose spell resistance at last would cease. There was little the medical men could do to help him In that fight. More than four years of illness had so racked his constitution that strong medicine and surgery would do more harm than good. They could only watch and hope for the b3St. After his night In the sick cham ber. Dr. Grayson left the Wilson resi dence at 8:45 a. m. for a brief vis it to his own home before the morning consultation with the other doctors an hour Inter. "He slowly ebbing away," he said. "He Is a brave man. He knows that life Is- ending." Ke also said that Mrs. Wilson "was bearing the strain courageously." Even before the phyBlclan made his appearance and other members of the household were astir, a new proces sion of friends and admirers of the former president began to pass by the house to leave their cards as a sign of their sympathy, or to stand mutely at a respectful distance. A police line again prevented vehicles from passing through the nearby streets. Secretary Herbert Hoover, who lives a few doors above the Wilson home, was the firat of those who stopped to leave a message of sympathy. A III tie later Cordell Hull, chairman of the democratic national committee came also to leave his card. Mr. Wilson's failure to take nour ishment this morning was a discon certing sign to his physicians. When offered light foods he shook his head firmly and whispered "no". When offered sips of water he made the same reply. The physicians agreed that sustenance might have to be given In some other way. Mrs. Wilson Is his almost constant at tendant and It has been with diffi culty that Dr. Grayson has per suaded her to take any rest. Either the physician or the wife are constantly watching and waiting. Enormous quantities of mail and telegrams pouring into the Wilson home will be acknowledged beginn ing today. Close friends have vol unteered to take up secretarial du ties; others have offered the loan of servants, motor cars or anything else needed for the emergency. Admiral Grayson returned to the Wilson residence shortly after 10 o'clock and announced a few minutes later tlit "Mr. Wilson still Is cons cious." Joseph Tumulty, secretary to Mr. Wilson while he was president, was the first caller today to be admitted within the house. When he reap peared he said that Mrs. Wilson still Is hopeful. "She believes. ihnra la aim a chance." he added, "but of course. she would not admit there was no chance." (AsaoHatecl t"r Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. Feu. 2. Wood row Wilson, face to fuce with death, was fighting on as dawn ap proached today. With the treacherous "low hours" or early morning successfully passed, the former president's physicians ap parently achieved their hope of gain lag for htm as restful a night as possible. No statement had been Issued from the sick room Blnce 10:30 last night when It was Indicated he was slowly growing weaker. Rear-Admiral Corey T. Grayson, who has watched over Mr. Wilson from the time his major Illness laid him low In 1919, remained at his bedside throughout the night, but his condition was such at midnight that Mrs. Wilson and members of the family were able to get some rest. FIGHT FANS SEE! GOOD RING CARD Result in Two praws and One Decision. SUDS BEATS i CLINGER WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Shortly after 6:30 a. m. no startling change In the grave condition of Woodrow Wilson had been indicated. Daybreak found the silence at the home of Woodrow Wilson unbroken since late last night, when Dr. Gray son, his personal physician said the former president, gravely ill, was gradually growing weaker. There was comfort in the lack of any of ficial statement, however, of the promise of the physician that If any development warranted during the night an announcement would be made. Dawn brought a flood of inquir ies to newspaper offices, President Coolidge had kept In touch with the Wilson home during the night. Indications that Mr. Wllsjon had passed a restful night were strength ened by the statement of a servant who appeared at the door of the residence shortly after 7:15 a. m. and told inquirers none of the house hold was yet stirrttur. The 10:20 p. m. bulletin signed by Admiral Grayson and the two con sulting physicians, Dr. Sterling Rug gin and Dr. H. A. Fowler, who has attended Mr. Wilson on previous oc casions, said: "Mr. Wilson's temperature Is normal. Respiration, 20; pulse 96. He has gradually lost ground. lie has no pain. Our chief present con cern is to Insure a restful night." (Associated Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. A phy sician's bulletin Issued at 11:30 a. m. said: "Mr. Wilson is growing steadily weaker. . He has been able to take very little nourishment. He has had some sleep and has no pain. He recognizes those about him but is too exhausted to talk. Our efforts In the main are directed towards keeping him comfortable. "CAREY T. GRAYSON." "STERLING Rl'FFIN." "H. A. FOWLER." Thp medical specialists who are assisting Dr. Grayson. Drs. Fowler and Uuffin. left the house after a morning consultation, but will re turn at six p. m. and after a furth er conference then will Issue a r,n.ihiip ntinnnnremeni. Dr. Gravson. as usual, remained immediately at hand when the other physicians left. Carlson and Goodard Put Up Stubborn Battle in Main Number Opener Also Pleases Crowd. power. He fiulshed the third round ! ; in good shape, sending I'adelford to j his corner In a very tired condition, 1 nd captured the finul round by so; uik a umrKui turn uiu eariy ieaq oi me Sutherliu boy was completely counter balanced. , . Two well known Itoseburg boys, Clarence dinger, 133, and "Suds" Sutherland, 13f, went (he six-round; route to a derision in favor of Suth-i rti wn I erland, who was the aggressor from! Sutherlin Athletic Club Events start to finish, dinger did very lil-i ue open lighting, closing In or clinch-. I Ing in nearly every mixup and beat- j ing an Ineffective tutoo on Suds' : ribs and back. Suds fought at long range as much as possible, but, I though he ltinded frequently, he did not seem to have a sleep producer. He did succeed, however, .in putting jClinger momentarily through the ; ropes In the second round and In 'sub sequent stages of the bout he had Clinger groggy and hanging on to him. Since these lads fought a short draw In Itoseburg several months ago, there had existed a desire on part of local fight fans to see a second meeting. As a result lliere were a large number of Roseburgers at the ringside Friday j night. Sutherland was the favorite Two draws and one decision sum-i0' m"st f V'!""'' .Bnd hia vlc,ory as ; acclaimed with boisterous phrarin? marizes me resciis oi me mreo-1 - j event fistic card programmed at Sutherlin Friday nifehl by the Suther lin Athletic Club. The principals of each number bad clased with each other In the ring before, but this oc-i casloned no lack of Interest, for the crowd at tbe ringside was of much; larger size than on the club's open ing night, and the scrappers Justified tbe generous attendance by putting up a trio of exciting battles. One of the draws was the headliner. fought by Johnny Carlson, of cold : Over Seventy-Five Employees 1J111 Hni and fiallnr linnilni-fl nt K-1 1 attle, 138 pounders, who battled to even honors at Medford a week ago. The first two rounds were punc tuated by too much clinching to suit Referee Barney Miller, and he threat ened the maulers with expulsion from the ring If they didn't open up. From that period on, however, the fighters moif than redeemed themselves by putting up a great argument, in which the sailor displayed all the rugged ness and gameness of a natural fight er with the minimum of boxing science, opposed by Carlson's superior cleverness and unfailing coolness. Rounds three, four and five . should be credited to Gondard, whose skips siveness kept Carlson on the defen sive against the ropes most of the time, and twice It appeared that Carl son was In a bad way. In the sixth round, however, Goodard began to show the effects of the pace he had FALL REFUSEFd QUESirflJT C ANSWER Bf SENATE Oil EE OF INVESTIGATION Submits Wriiten Statement to the Effact That the Existing Committee-Has No Authority Political Leaders Claim McAdoo's Candidacy Injured by Reve lations of Oil Scandal. GOPGO IIS BIG BANQUET SS From Various Divisions Meet in Roseburg. EXTENSIONS PLANNED Work Accomplished Past Year Is Reviewed and Plans for Coming Season Are Discussed. Approximately 75 members of The California Oregon Tower Company at tended the banquet and "Progress Meeting," held lust night at the Ump- set, and Carlson, with no sign or Qua Hotel. The occasion Is one which weariness, fought his man to at least 1 will be pleasantly remembered by all an even break, following it up by tuk-, In attendance as the banquet was a Ing the seventfi and eighth round's, in i very pleasing offalr and the meeting which he punished the sailor severely ' which followed was instructive and with repeated left hooks to the face, j beneficial in every respect. In the ninth, and tenth rounds, Good-j The long banquet tables In the ard seemed to be fighting on sheer , hotel's banquet room, were attractive nerve alone, but he displayed a wond-ly spread, and under the bright lights erful supply of it and made the grade were very pretty. The spirit of good to the finish by giving practically as , fellowship and enjoyment was brought much as he took. lout at the very first of the evening. Previous to this bout, Russell Car-ibv tne delightful music presented by penter of this city, was introduced "le ansses uoroir.y anu manon ress, and challenged the winner. He will probably be matched with Carlson on thf clnh's nAvl . hill Pnhnmrv ?tth Carlson is the lad with whom the late I Proniptu Instrumentation from the dif who presided at the piano. Songs were sung with a gusto, and there was a great deal of rivalry and lm- (Assoclatrd Press Lrnatd Wire.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. Albert n. Fall, who has furnished Wash ington with a number of sensations In recent weeks, provided still anoth er today, when he refused to testify before the senate oil committee and questioned that body's authority. Mr. Fall's brief appearance and the testi mony before the house naval com mittee of Rear-Admiral Robinson In explanation or the fuel tank con struction at Pearl Harbor, comprised the activities of the congress In the Teapot Dome row, the glamour of which was subdued by the shadow of Woodrow Wilson's Illness. Admiral Robinson defended con st ru tion contracts on the grounds of national defense. The senate was not In session to day, having adjourned over until Monday when the resolution seeking the retirement of Secretury Denby will be taken up again. The house passed a bill giving congressional sanction to the settlement of the debt of Finland, which it proceeded to debate on postofjlce and treasure appropriation bills. Chaplain Montgomery In his pray er, made a supplication tor Mr. Wilson. At the request cf the navy depart ment, Chairman llutler of the nav al committee .introduced a bill to authorize a $97,000 ship construc tion program. Admiral Roblson said he was not familiar with the transfer of admin istration of the naval oil reserves to the Interior department which en abled Secretary Fall to negotiate contracts with the Doheny and Sin clair interests. He said, however, he had been one of those who advised Secretary Den by to arrange for tnnk construction at Pearl Harbor, a step that was ad visable, he added, because of leak age of oil from the California re serves. "I've done the best I could," "When the navy was considering the pearl Harbor program, the com mittee was told. It had Information that the Japanese Nnvy's supply of before the senate oil committee to day against the rrotest of his at torneys and physicians, former In terior Secretary Fall flaUy refused to answer questions about the naval oil leases and his relations with Har ry F. Sinclair and E. L. Doheny. Mr. Fall gave two major reasons why he declined to reply. The first was that the authority given to the Investigating committee by the last congress bad exDired. and the iwcnnri. hat In the light of the action of congress In directing institution of court action, civil and criminal. In the oil lease cases, any answers he would make might tend to In criminate him. Clearing the hearing room of the crowd which jammed every avail able space, the committee went Into executive session, to determine Its attitude. As the committee deliberated Mr. Fall waited with his lawyers and physician In the ante-room. Its authority to continue the In vestigation having been challenged by Mr. Fall, the committee decided . to ask the senate on Monday to re move all doubt about re-adoptlng tho original resolution authorizing the Inquiry. The committee adjourned until next Tuesday. Mr. Fall will be recalled before the committee next Tuesday and should he then decline to answer questions. Senators said the Issue of the authority of the committee to compel arr answer under pain of con tempt of proceedings in the courts would be squarely raised. Associated Press Leased Wlrs.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. Mr. Fall read this prepared statement: "I decline to answer the questions for the following reasons and on the following grounds: "The committee is conducting an Investigation under senate resolu tion 282. agreed to April 21, 1922, in the 67th congress and In senate resolution 294, agreed to May 15, 1922. in the same congress, and further by virtue of senate resolu- Willie Ritchie fought his last battle. The other draw of Friday night's card was registered by two im pounders, Kenneth I'adelford. of Suth erlin, and Ray Jacobs, of Eugene, who won a decision over Padelford In the Sutherlin arena a month ago. Like the first bout, this was a four-round cur tain raisf, and It was as stubbornly fought K" predecessor. Aggressive ness and better hitting entitled Padel ford to the opening round, and he had a small margin In the second. Then. as in the first fight between the ferent tables, and when the singing lucked volume an accompanyment was added by drumming with the silverware. Within a few minutes everyone was I enjoying the occasion to the utmost ( and the feeling of restraint were gone. . T. 11. Ness, division manager of tbe i I'mpqun Division, presided and kept the program moving rapidly. A fine meal was served in the usual Umpqua Hotel style and all present were dellgltJed with the service given fuel was Increasing although It was I t0n 43. agreed to by the senate on not known where tne 011 was going. "That's one reason we wanted the tanks at Pearl Hurbor." he declared, adding that an adequate fuel supply there would also enable tho Ameri can fleet to protect the Philippines. Former Senator Pomerene had a luncheon conference with Presi dent Cbolidge today at which the matter of bis employment in place of Thomas W. Gregory, former attorney-General was discussed. So far as could be learned, no final decUlon was reached by Mr. Pomerene hut It was Indicated at the White House that announcement of the appointment of the democratic member probably would be made very soon. The name of Mr. Pomerene was February 6. 1923, during the same congress, and I do not consider that, acting under those resolutions or un der the last mentioned resolution which authorizes the committee to sit after the expiration of the 67th con gress, 'until the assembling of the 68th congress and until otherwise ordered by the senate' this commit tee has any authority to conduct the Investigation now attempting to ba conducted by the addressing of this question to me. "I decline to answer on the furth er grounds that on January 7, 1924, Senator Caraway Introduced In the senate of the United States. In this congress, senate Joint resolution that before attempting to deal with the leases of the Mammoty oil company. (Anrlnte4 Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. At 1 P. M tmlav there was no evidence of any material change In the condition youngsters. Jacobs began to exhibit 'and .an officer of the old Douglas (Continued on pHge rnur.i Mr. Ness called upon A. G. Sutherj his greater steadiness and staying (Continued on pnge three) submitted to the president by several I ,., tup resolution was referred to senators and his selection has been I t,s committee and In due course recommended by a number of the;tn(! aenate discharged this commlt presldent's closest advisers. t,.c as of Jauuary 24. 1 924. and the 1 senate, thereafter on January 31, WASHINGTON, F'b. 2 Haled (Continued nn page S.I PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING EX-PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF LIFE camera provides a permanent record of the face of the former president from his student days until the" present time. The pictures given below are as follows: (1) a student in college, (2) professor at Princeton, (3) candidate for president, (4) during presidency, (5) following the trip to Europe, (6) just prior to illness, (7) after severe illness, (8) taken recently. 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