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ROSEBimO. ORBQON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1924.
VOL. XI, NO. 294, OF THE EVENINQ NEWS.
Bif
, , v ,-'
'Of PRESIDENT HARDING WAS
BID ON RUMORS, HE SAYS
111SDM
lid That His Testimony Before Committee Differed
Considerably rrom Kemarks Made in Mis
Recent Address at Ossining,
New York.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. The senate oil committee
I jjto the story about the sale of President Harding's
bo J tar luuaj niuiuui iiuyui "7 5fuw iu uiipii-
Mr. Harding in the oil scandal.
frank A. Vanderlip, who gave circulation to rumors
V the Star in a public speech, testified he had heard ru-
l only, and knew none of the facts. The Star owners
litted a statement, and the committee went no further.
Turning its attention to other matters, the investigators
I from Thomas Johnson, foreman of Albert B. Fall's
Mexico ranch, a flat denial that he ever received any
XX) payment from the Sinclair oil interests.
Reports of such a payment had been brought to the
yittee recently by Archie Roosevelt
iut:. D...:n CKAr.- . tk. - - !
of Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia as government
m the place of busa btrawn of Chicago, whom the
bad found incapable. :
iti Press Leaned Wire.)
tilSGTOX. Feb. IB. The sen-
tsaalttee quickly sifted down
rational story today and re
fit denials of two others.
t A. Vanderlip testified be
facta to support the rumors
if circumstances of the sale
kident Harding's Marion Star,
committee did not even cross
ft the paper's present owners
inej appeared to refute these
H. Kohll. nnnthnr Maw VnrV
ier, telegraphed Chairman Len-
IC WODld hA fflAlt tn enma hap.
psver questions about armll
fclltr oil slush fund, but denied
in anowiedge of such a fund
lid ha wan nmmpd trio Kia
bad been linked with the Btory.
ou Johnson, foreman of the
Oileo ranch of Albert B. Fall,
H committee flatly he never
fd the mysterious $68,000
be Sinclair oil interests, men
in the previous testimony of
i Roosevelt,
George Thomas of the Plone
company was put on the stand
rtited further details of llarry
Ir'i negotlatlona to rid the Tea
time field competting claim.
EHIXGTON. Feb. 15. No evl
lo Implicate President Hard
ee oil scandal was developed
nen the senate oil committee
lt inquiry Into rumors regard-
"1 of Mr. Harding's Marion
t before his death.
1 committee heard detailed
or in refutation of the Star
t none In support of It. -
A. Vanderlip. the New York
no recently aald In a speech
aale of the paper should be
ted. testified that he was
petting a rumor that was cur
wold not care to do that."
P'P aald when asked Tor the
for some of the persons who
rumor to him. He said
'ere so manr he coul(1 not
w them all.
IT "J,"14 h "er heard
I million dollar slush fund"
tead the headlines In the pa
l's Bornlng.
r.rl'D' amlnatlon ended af
i jad been on the stand one
P 1! minutes.
f.ri.ST.0:l' Feb- "Frank
erllp t00k th)( wltBes ,Und
oon as the oil committee
tee', Jr"!h- 0c"t Mon
y the proceedings by
I aaewspaper article declar
pnembers of the committee
Chalrmsn Lenroot to sub-
5awn7 York banker ln "P"e
'""llllngness.
d lth Chairman Lenroot."
f lh said. ,! ne Mk(,d
B .llrtt.t0 do fc-n
dl'fJ'l" m,t,r- There
'ne- between ns."
th. 2 " Mr vn"rllp
retir,ddi.ldrm,,yln w"
n"Tti business man and
r "inj speech as to
"certain Marlon newspaper sold for
1650,000 to two young men," under
circumstances that constituted a
"challenge to the last admlnlitra-
Mr. Vanderlip then began to ex
plain that "in the first instance"
some papers had misquoted him.
. "Substantially I said there were
rumors coming from Washington
which went far beyond gossip," he
continued. "You hear It everywhere
about this story." ,
"I believed that out of respect to
President Harding's memory, this
scandal, for I believe it scandal,
should be coldly looked at."
He said he considered It a "pa
triotic duty to bring the thing to the
surface," because It was "known in
every newspaper office."
"Can you give this committee In
formation on the subject?" Chair
man Lenroot persisted.
"No, no legal Information," Vand
erlip answered. "I have heard some
things about It In quarters which I
respect. I've heard the price was
$550,000 for a share In it, with a
consideration of $10,000 a year to
be paid to a contributing editor."
nder questioning be said he un
derstood that country papers were
usually valued, on a basis of 12 per
cent earning power.
"I've heard the Marlon 8tar
earned around $30,000 a year," he
continued, "with $80,000 In a par
ticularly good year."
"That would lustify a basis around
$320,000 for the paper?" Senator
Lenroot Interjected.
"Yes." he replied. "I hoped that
by bringing out the slander, you
gentlemen on this committee would
get at the truth and clear the mem
ory of President Harding.
"Did you think It likely the truth
would follow on the heels of sland
er?" Chairman Lenroot queried.
"That by uttering these things which
are slander If not trite, you were ful
fillng a public duty?"
Mr. Vanderlip insisted his purnose
was given "because rumors like these
make "reds" faster than any Soviet
propaganda."
Asked why he didn't come to the
committee first, Vanderlip said he did
not assume that the oil committee
was "Interested ln the sale of news
papers. "
The banker said he had heard the
rumors about the sale of the Star
from many sources but that none
who related them to him professed
to have any facts.
"1 believe It Important these min
ors be stopped." he added. "There
is a distinct difference hetween rum
ors and gossip. V.'hen yon get these
things ln responsible quarters, you d
betr look cait." j
"You'd have this committee be
lieve your only purpose was to clear
Mr. Harding's memory?"
It was. I am a life-long repub-i
liean? I
Chairman T enroot read another ex
cerpt from the sneech. to the effect
that the committee had failed to
press the Fall examination because
th ex-secretary might "peach" on
other men. . .
Mr. Vanderlip admitted he hart not
know Secretary Fsll refused to
t..nr .t.iniiK tmmnnltv altnonan
the fart was published prominently
in practically every paper ln the
country.
"Do you say these things with
out knowledge of the facts?" Chair
man Lenroot thundered at the wit
ness. "I had some Information," Mr.
Vanderlip aald. "It was an inference.
If you have found that a witness
cannot testify .without gaining Im
munity for a crime, then I was
wrong."
Senator Adams, democrat, Col
orado, took up the examination.
"Hoy many , people spoke to you
concerning these rumors about the
Marion Star?" .
"Oh, possibly a'doien rumors were
current In New York and Washing
ton. They were general. Rumors
were more serious than 'gossip, mere
tittle-tattle.' ".
Senator Adams asked for names of
his Informants.
"I do not care to give names,"
Vanderlip replied. "There were
many people. In no case did they
profess to know the facta. They
were deeply concerned about the
matter."
"The request for names were pres
sed repeatedly but always brought
the same reply. The committee
could kill the scandal, the witness
said, "by the word of the men who
actually bought the paper."
Senator Dill, democrat, Washing
ton, got a further statement from
the witness that under these circum
stances the committee should by no
means have sought further testimony
from Secretary Fall.
"You were perfectly right ln let
ting the witness go tor a criminal
prosecution," Mr. Vanderlip said.
He then was taken back to the
Marlon Star sale.
"This paper would be worth more
because of the president's connec
tion," he said, "but a 100 per cent
valuation would be fair for It."
"There is another rumor, since we
are chasing rumors," Senator Adams
put In, "that you had a' grudge
against Mr. Harding."
"That Is not true," Vanderlip ex
claimed. "I respected htm, our re
lationship was pleasant. I have rev
erence for bis memory."
, "What Information did you have
that Fall was about to 'peach'?"
"I got It from a very high Quarter
that Fall had Information) that he
was going to talk. But I regard the
Information now as unwarranted.
Asked If he had further criticized
the committee, the banker said he
had referred to one member as be
ing "fanatically high-minded."
"I'm quite clear that what I would
say to a little gathering of neigh
bors wouldn't destroy the reputation
of this committee," Mr. Vanderlip
continued. "But since it has reach
ed to every corner of the country, I
will say that I think you've done exL
actly right." -
Senator Walsh commented that
"the matter of the Marlon Star
purchase has come to me repeatedly
but I didn't deem it my duty to pro
ceed with it on mere rumor."
Mr. Vanderlip reiterated that the
situation demanded "publicity."
"There's a very wide difference
between your speech," Chairman
Lenroot put in, "and what you have
said today.'
"I'm familiar with what has been
In print," Mr. Vanderlip said, "the
reports were published in a way lo
make me responsible for the rumor.
I repeated what the rumors said
not the rumors. I was not Informed
as to the facts."
He added that he saw "no report
ers present" when the speech was
delivered but I learned later that
they were there.
"Only one New York paper print
ed the speech and it suppressed in
Its later edition," be continued. "I
wonder why they did it. I resent i
the declaration that I broadcasted a
scandal; I have broadcasted the far-tj
that there are rumors or a scandal.'
When he repeated that President
Harding was "gracious to me, our.
relations did not constitute a pers
onal friendship, but I felt warmly
toward him," Senator Buraum, re
nublican. New Mexico, asked:
' Did you consider nroaacasung or ;
a slander a friendly act?"
I conaidering broadcaating tne
fact that slander was abroad to get
cleared up, a friendly act," Vanderlip 1
Insisted. j
"I believe the facts will entirely
kill the scandal."
He finally declared the sale of!
the Star was not associated in his -mind
with oil scandal. I
When the committee finished Its
Questioning. William H. Vodrey. at-1
torney for the owners of the 8tar
took over the cross-examination of
the banker.
It was the purpose or tnis
speech to bring about an lnvestiga-1
tion, but you oia not know mat re-
porters were present?" j
That s rignt, Mr. vanaemp re-,
plied. I
"You did not have an Associated 1
Press reporter bring you a copy of j
your speech?" Mr. Vodrev continu-l
ed. "and ak you to verify It. aay-
tng It would not be transmitted until
thst was done?" j
"A reportei saying he represented!
the Associated rress nannen me an
excerpt from the Tribune." Mr.
Vanderlip replied, "and I corrected It
and returned It to him."
"And that was what the Assoclat
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CANYON. Tex.. Feb. 15.
The net value of an average hu-
man being is 98 cents, accord-
tng to analytical research made
by Dr. C. A. Plerle. hoad of the
department of chemistry at the
West Texas Teachers' College
here.
Dr. Plerle baa found that the
body of a man weighing 160
pounds If divided into Its com-
ponent cbemieal elements
would be found to contain
enough water to wash a pair of
blankets, enough Iron to make
a ten-penny nail, lime aufficient
to white wash a small chicken
coop and rough sulphur to kill
the fleas on a good slzid dog.
All tneae elements he estimated,
v could be purchased at a drug
store for 8 cents.
I) RIDGE UTTER
IS HEARD TODAY
Objection to Petition Is Aired
Before City Recorder
Whipple.
DECISION IS WITHHELD
TEST OIL! WELL
BE
MAY
DRILLED
Meeting Held Last Evening
for Purpose of Making
Investigation.
INTEREST IS MANIFEST
Liberal Support Seems Avail
able for Project Business
Men Will Be Asked to
Consider Matter. '
About twenty-five locnl citizens met
last evening at the city hall for the
purpose of discussing oil possibilities
in this county and advisability of sup
porting a legitimate test for petroleum
in this section. J. E. McCUntock acted
as chairman and called, for a general
expression of opinion In reference to
the issue.
W. L. Cobb, who claimed respon
sibility for calling the business men
and others together, stated that he
had become interested ln the matter
by an Investigation of the Iloseburg
Oil and Oas Company s plans of opera
tion, which he had Investigated to a
considerable degree, and to show his
faith In the. project as now outlined
was willing to give generous financial
support for a thorough and complete
test of the oil possibilities of this
county and Is anxious that the matter
of making a test be accomplished to
determine ln a practical and efficient
way whether or not thin section of the
state contains oil bearing lands. He
thought It a matter of general concern
to all. If a depth of 3500 or 4000 feet
Is reached, which there Is good rea
sons to believe can be accomplished.
Mr. Cobb said this would demonstrate
without question the claim of many
oil experts that oil can be found ln
paying quantities here, and be thought
it a good Idea to make a thorough
test.
Others at the meeting expressed a
like thought and it was the general
concensus of opinion that Roseburg
should get behind the company now
operating ln the Deer Creek fields and
put the project over. With this view
in mind Chairman McCUntock ap
pointed the following committee to
take up the matter of Interesting local
business men in the Koseburg Oil and
Uas company with a view of giving
the company proper financial aid: W.
L. Cobb, W. J. Weaver, W. F. Chap
man, J. H. Booth and A. C. Marsters.
These gentlemen will determine the
feasibility of the project.
No claims are being made by those
interested other than the fact that the
work now under way Is for the pur
pose of making a thorough test for
oil. If successful It goes without say
ing that the county's wealth will be
tremendously Increased. If oil la not
found, it will fur all time to come, dis
sipate the many wild cat propositions
that are frequently brought to the at
tention of the people here, and In
which considerable money has been
taken from the community by un
scrupulous perrons who have not keen
sincere ln tbeir efforts to establish
the truth concerning oil possibilities
of this particular section.
A goodly number of prominent cltl
sens are taking an active Interest in
the project with the hope of making!
the contemplated test.
Petition and Remonstrance
Will Be Taken Under Ad
visement by City
Recorder.
The remonstrance to the initiative
petition for a special election on the
Umpqua Park bridge matter, was ar
gued this morning before City Re
corder Whipple, Stanley W. Taylor
representing the petitioners and AI
Creason the remonstrators. The mat
ter was taken under advisement by
the city recorder who will give his de
cision within five days.
Thepetltloners ask for an election
on the bridge matter, one petition call
ing for an election on the bridge mat
ter alone, authorising the council to
spend the $10,000 now on hand hi co
operation with the county court, and
the other authorising a bond Issue.
It Is specifically stated ln this pe
tition that the bridge shall be built at
the old Alexander site, or at a point
within 300 feet south of the old bridge,
making It compulsory on the council
to build the bridge either at the site
of the old one, or use the proposed
undergrade at the trestle.
The remonstrance to the petition
sets for that the city budget provides
no money tor the printing of notices
of election and that there Is no au
thority for spending the money nec
essary to get the election before the
people.
It Is also claimed that the bridge
Is partly within and partly outside of
the city, and that the city has - no
rignt to build n structure ot this klua
outside the city limits.
It Is further set forth that no rail
road crossings Hve been obtained at
cltlieraite.and that the commission his
efuseil u site at J:e old AYx.'ind.r
uiw-'iii:.
The iill.'i!.itfon Is '. to made that th.
charter amendment as proposed 'a
ambiguous and not properly section-ized.
The remonn'.r.incy also claims tli:tl
the city charter provides that only one
initiative election rin be held each
veil, rnd that such cn election was
held on' Nov. , 1912. so that no oth-r
Initiative meisuro ran be placet; be
fore the people until Nov. 6. 1923,
- Ijv'c.r on tho other band claims
that the money for printing the no
tices can be tfiken from any one of
several funds, such as elections,
emergency or printing, or that the
council can Issue warrants.
It Is also claimed that the city does
have the authority to construct
bridges outside of the city limits and
that such authority will be granted
by the amendment, If passed.
Taylor Uio sets forth In his answer
to the remonstrance, that there is a
public dousing at the old Alexander
site, and that this crossing may be
forced open, although the railroad
company Is endeavoring to cloje it He
sets forth alleged advantages of the
undorgra lo i.roesing of which l:e has
been an advocate and claims that blgh
water would not affect a bridge at that
place.
Regarding the alleged ambiguity of
the charter amendment, he asks a
more specific statement, and on the
last objection states that It Is a ques
tion which must be decided by legal
authorities.
This latter question regarding
whether or not Initiative elections
may be held at intervals of less than
a year apart, is now one which Is be
ing looked into by the city attorney.
The charter provides that only one
Initiative election may be held "In any
one year. Whether this means witntn
any one calendar year, or whether it
means 'that the elections must be
held twelve months dr more apart Is
a matter now being considered, and
the records are being Investigated to
determine the Intent at the time the
provision was made.
In order to be on the safe slue in
the matter of the public library, the
council I making It a referendum
election, as the council has authority
to refer any question to the voters at
any time.
ATTORNEY FOl N 1KAI
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
w JTJMTUANU, Feb. 15. Uuy
L. Willis,' o7. Prominent Port-
land attorney was found dead ln
his apartment today. Death ap-
parently had come about two
days ago and was due to as-
thma, according to deputy Cor-
oner Lee Uoetsrh.
Willis was born In salein of
pioneer parents and was a grad-
uate or tne university ot Ore- s
gon. He was at one time, presl-
dent of the Multnomah Ami-
teur Athletic club of Portland.
BREAD
IS
FACTORY
NOW IN USE
Formal Opening of New
v Bakery Scheduled for
Saturday.
PLANT IS MODERN
New Devices Installed in Ex
clusive Bread Factory
Make Is One of Largest
Outside of Portland.
FOUR REBELS ARE
KILLED BY FEDERALS
NKLEVO. LARK IK), Mex.. Feb. 16.
Four officers of the Mexican revo
lutionary army, captured Wednes
day br lederals after an engagement
near Tarran Neuevo Leon were exe
cuted by a firing squad here early to
day after a summary court martial.
They were Amerlco I.arralile, Col
onel Enrarnaclon Morales, Colonel
Doroteo Soils and Major Eduardo
Aerlano. All were members of the
command of Genrela Francisco Coss.
U. OF 0 FROSH
BEAT ROSEBURG
University Team Wins From
Local High School Boys
by Score of 3421.
The new bread factory constructed
by James Hutchtngs and Son ot the
Model Bakery on Kane street, has
been completed and Is now belnr uaed
for the bread products of the popular
bakery. The new factory Is one of the
best and most fully equipped ln south
ern Oregon, and an Inspection of the
piani is a real education.
The formal opening of the bakery
will take place on Saturday afternoon
and evening, and which time Mr.
Hutchtngs and his son are Inviting all
of the people of the county to visit
the new factory and see how the popu
lar makes of bread distributed to
Roseburg and the surrounding vicinity
are prepared. The factory will be
opened at 1 o clock and doughnuts
and coffee will be served until in the
evening to all visitors.
The plant and equipment and
methods used In the manufacture of
bread will be explained and Interested
persons will obtain some Interesting
Information regarding the system
which has been developed to give the
residents of this section of the state
a delicious loaf ot bread.
A visit to this new factory Is indeed j
interesting, and every housewife of
the city should avail herself ot the op
portunity to inspect the plant. A new
patented oven has been Installed,
which Insures a perfectly baked loaf.
This oven 1b the last word In modern
baking methods and is the result ot
years of scientific Investigation.
It Is ot such size and bulk that It
required six weeks of constant firing
to get It hot enough to bake. It will
bake bread for 24 hours without re.
flrin? hilt it 1M nn.alhla tn Iraan n ft i
going while baking Is In progress.
When the bread Is placed In the oven
live steam Is turned ln and the bread
is baked ln steam Insuring a rich
goiuen crown crust, but at the same
time keeping the crust soft. The very
latest appliances are in use for mixing
the dough, and making It up Into
proper sized loaves. The new factory
has been built with the idea of cleanli
ness and sanitation paramount and
the results are plainly evident upon an
inspection of the bakery.
This factory la to be used exten
sively for bread. The Increased capa
city will allow the bakery to take
some of the outside offers which have
been pouring in because of the excel
lent quality of the bread produced ln
Roseburg.
The old bakery plant at the corner
of Cass and Jackson streets will bo
used for the baking of pastries and it
is planned to Increase that line. The
present salesrooms will also remain
unchanged and all bread and pastry
lines will be bandied from that place
as formerly. i
Mr. Hutclnngs la very anxious that
the people of Roseburg visit the
plant on Saturday, and an Invitation
to everyone Is extended. The build
ing will be open to the public between
the hours of 1 and t p. m.
SIMMONS IS OUT
OF KAMELIA ORDER
(Associated Pr.is Lsed Wire.)
ATLANTA, Ga.. Feb. 15 Sus
pension of William Joseph Hlmmoni
from the Knight' Kamella, an affil
iated order of the Ku Klux Klan. was
announced today by li. Tom Knight,
secretary of the Knight Kamella, ac
cording to a atory appearing ln the
Atlanta Journal.
Colonel Hlmmons also has been no
tified of the Kamella's Intention to
banish him on eharse of high trea
son against the order, the article
declared.
ARE MUCH HEAVIER
Roseburg Boys Outweighed
by Experienced Aggrega
tion but Put Up Hard
and Fast Battle.
Greatly outweighed and faced by a
more experienced team, the Roseburg
high school basketball team last night
went down to defeat before the Uni
versity of Oregon freshmen. The
Roseburg boys played the best game
this season and the fact that they
lost by a score of oury 3 to tl Indi
cates that the Roseburg team is con
siderably above the high school aver
age. The game was extremely fast
from start to finish, and was rough,
although both teams played clean ball.
The freshman team is made up of
players who have had high school
basketball experience, and all are
former stars who are now attending
college. They are much heavier than
the average high school team and have
had the advantage of college training
and experience. By all rights they
should defeat high school teams by
wide margins, but they had no walk
away in last night's game.
Roseburg started the scoring and
chalked up eight polnu while the Eu
gene boys were getting organized. Eu
gene then began to creep up and as
the quarter gun fixed the scored was
tied 10 to 10, but a foul committed by
a Roseburg played just as the gun
went off gave Eugene a free throw
and the point was scored making the
quarter 11 to 10 In favor ot Eugene.
The first halt ended 17 to 13 ln fa
vor of Eugene. In the third quarter
honors were about even, the frame
ending 27 to 21 with Eugene still lead
ing. In the last quarter the Roseburg
boys were very tired and were fight
ing hard against the greater weight
of their opponents. The pace main
tained throughout the game was a
killing one but the Roseburg boys
stood up well and were still going
strong whon the gun sounded. Eugene
added several points to her score.
bringing the final result up to 34 to 21.
The Roseburg boys played a better
game than any ln which they have
engaged this year.
Perrln at guard was the star man
for Roseburg. Time and again the Eu
gene boys came down the floor with
beautiful well-timed passes, only to
meet a fighting whirlwind under the
basket who drove back their attack,
and shot the ball out of Roseburg's
torrilory. perrln was ln the fight
every minute and the Eugene for
wards were surprised by the opposi
tion they met.
Perrln had able assistance In Wally .
Rapp, who dazzled the spectator by
his speed. Wally was everywhere
scooping the ball off the floor, off the
bounding board, or taking it out ol
midair. He is an able man in recover
ing the ball, and bis work last night
was exceptional.
Phil Singleton played a much bet
ter game than any In which he has
engaged this year. His floor work
showed a decided Improvement and he
Is also Improving In basket shooting.
He was high point man ln last night's
game.
Burr was too closely guarded to
show up well. Burr was ln the game
all the time, and displayed some good
headwork. Several times he brought
the spectators up standing by his
speedy dribbles down the floor and
snap shots at the basket.
Irwin at center was unable to get
over his lengthy opponent, and Rose
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Beautifying Roseburg
(Scouted by the 3oy Scouts)
L. L. Haltlmore, whose home Is on
Mill Street, Is Improving the lawn.
Mr. Theyer, Mill Street resident.
Is msklng Improvements In the
grounds surrounding his home.
N. L. Roach. 1.111 street home
owner. Is Improving his lawn and
otherwise beautify'ng his home.
W. 8. Jost, of High Street, is Im
proving his lawn and planting flow
era. W. S. Chapman, or Stephena
Street Is Improving his lawn.
Hlrjgor Hermann Is giving the
grounds of his Main and Mo-ler
S'reet home, a general cleanup
which Is Improving the appearance
of that section considerably.
E. L. Giles, who resides on Main
Street, Is trimming his rose bushes
ant' working ove.i the lawn.
W. F. Harris. Is trimming his lawn
and rose bushes this week.
Rev. U B. Quick, of Lane St reft,
la trimming bis lawn.
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