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All THE NEWS TODAY EATHER VIEW BY ASSOCIATED PRESS iciecn utioc ccouiPC I LCHOLU TUnt OLnilUL 111 I DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent Newapap', Published lor the. Best Interest th People. R08EBURQ. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1924. VOL. XII., NO. 19 OF THE EVENING NEWS. E ..11 I I I 1 GMMWffSttE Contol' ?, WIMP WSSTM muuw wwi - - f .:r:. Refnrp LMmn iei' tommittee Today and Jl Hamon sitory. jALSWEREBOUGHT L Hamon Spent Mil- t0 Have Harding . . 1 D.nnlv bminatea ai iv-r lican Convention. rGT?,N' M" ",' at the but tB -" - , republican cuu.cui L repeated with many new P r . .v.n nil ttnm- K color Deiure me ,uv by Al Jennings, who i. , rears ago aa a train fcd nce has turned evauge- nolitlciaa. lf, id he was i pang on n turn . ii . the Oklahoma repuui. . man who was Kineu u, '.h Hamon late in 1920. n.mnn's story, as relat- Uings on the stand today. fcamon had "nominaieu hi Harding lor ine iioi- that it had cost mm li,ooo,ouo. fc. cost of carrying Okla- Harding tad Deen aon had paid Harry M. kliS.OOO: Senator Botes Pennsylvania ijuu.iniu I Hays, chairman of the eommittee. J3.000. taon was to become secre- Vatertot and snare in Ic lands and expected with he would make to later resident. said he had known lor a number of years and with him to the Chicago leut (O a room In one of the Icon tinned the witness. DIES IN LA GRANDE (Associated t'reas leased Wlta.) i a GRANDE. March 27. Judge T. IL 'Crawford, a pioneer of Eastern Oregon, wno was w campaign manager for Governor 4 Walter M. Pierce, died here to- day after a lingering illness. Judge Crawford was 76 last Wed- . nesday. He was former presi- dent of the Union county pioneer association, a regent of Uregon Agricultural College and waa a niember of the law firm of Craw- ford and Eakin. He had been prominent In civic, community and Btate affairs for many years. REASON ESTATE 10 BE PROBATED Adopted Son Asks for Ap pointment of Attorney as Administrator. COURT FIGHT POSSIBLE Lynn Creason Endeajvoring to Secure Settlement in Estate of Deceased Aunt Who Adopted Him. DAUGHERTY ISIo refund will be DUE TO RETIRE Developments in the Near Future Expected Result Serious Charges. LOAD IS TOO GREAT Administration Cannot Stand Up Under Charges Which Are Daily Piling Up Against Him. A probate petition, which may re sult in a sensational and interesting court action, was filed today by Lynn A. Creason in the matter of the es tate of Caroline Jane Creason, de ceased wife of Al Creason, well known Roseburg capitalist. The peti tion asks for the appointment of At torney Carl E. Wlmberly as adminis trator of the estate of the woman, and the order has been signed by County Jiwliro Oninn ntmnlntlnt? Attorney bid me Harding would be wimberly and fixing the bond at pu me uvxi ui) biiu mill ii ; ton nn0 him a million dollars. He ... kail nairt 1550 nun to t'.niao "n treason in nts petition repre- kud n a conversation It was " " auopieu sun 01 : but in some way I will not1 -Mr- ttna Mrs. Al Creason. Mrs. ,irea- ttlv clear about It that it I son was an aunt of Lynn Creason, and bed by Mr. Daugherty, Will In adopting him in 1901 he was made a full heir. Before her marriage to Al Creason she was the wife of David Grenot. who owned the larger part of what Is now North Roseburg, and at the time of his death she came Into possession of his property. Following her mar riage to Al Creason, her second hus band took over the handling of the property which Is now nearly all im proved and is very valuable. Mrs. Creason died April 7, 1921, leaving this estate which has been held in trust by Al Creason. Lynn Creason, the adopted son. In his peti tion, claims that he does not know the actual value of the estate now held in trust bv Creason. but believes k think all the information ! 11 to be of the probable value of $210,- turned out with the uu. ee of correctness as has I Attorney Winiherlv. who was an- Pointed adminiRtrntnr nf thA OKtatp and declined to make any statement con cerning the case. He stated that he hoped a settlement would be reached without court action, but it Is under stood that If a settlement Is not ob tained the matter will go Into the courts involving the rights of Lynn Treason to a share in the entire Crea son estate, which some estimates Place at around one million dollars in value. WASHINGTON, March 27. Re tirement of Attorney-General Daugherty from the Coolldge cab inet has again been brought under eerlous consideration and Indica tions today point to developments in the near future. President Coolldge has almost. If flot entirely, come to agreement with many of his closest advisors that with charges piling up dally against Mr. Daugherty 'a administration of the department of Justice, continu ance of the attorney-general In of fice. Is more of a load than any ad ministration can be justly called up on to bear. Inquiries made by the president are understood to have failed to convince him thai the current busi ness of the department Is being ad ministered with the expedition the country has a right to demand. This circumstance is believed to have weighed more heavily with Mr. Cool ldge than any other factor. Two conferences held by the presi dent with his attorney-general yes terday are understood to have been devoted largely to a consideration of this subject and to have brought the matter nearer to a head than it ever has been before. (Associated Treas Iasrd Wire.) SALEM, March 27. Even should the state" Incouil) tax law be held Invalid In the suit of the Standard Lumber company at- tacking its validity and praying for an Injuiictlon to prohibit its enforcement, now" pending in the Marion county circuit court, there will be no refunds of taxes alreday paid, except where such payments were made under protest This is the position taken by the attorney general's office in an Informal expression of ouln- Ion on the matter. Persons desiring to pay their taxes to escape criminal liability, and at the same time protect themselves In case the law is declared invalid should file a let- ter of protest at the time of nay- lug the tax, otherwise there Is no means of recovering from the state, the attorney-general holds. he named somebody else that he would be secre Intcrlor. He said It had settled. He said Mr. b as at first In favor of fall for the position, but tboucht them all over, but fa cost htm a lot of money mat is about all I know ratand that Mr. Hamon In the make-uo of the cah- fr- Harding," said Senator r-publlcan. Missouri, "that tiny was In favor of Mr. at that It had been all an Mi he. Mr. Hamon. was to FT of the Interior. WASHINGTON, March 27. Roxle Stinson, divorced wife of Jess Smith, sumbltted herself today to a cross- examination by counsel for Attorney- General Daugherty against whom she has made a long series of charges be fore the senate investigating commit tee, winding up in the assertion that the attorney general was "morally re sponsible" for her former husband s suicide. Paul Rowland, lifetime friend of the attorney general, conducted the cross-examination which was decided upon after the committee had held that further Inquiry into the story of a $33,000,000 profit to five men from a deal in oil stocks was without Its scope . Howland said he had "only a few questions to ask," and first took up the "White Motor stock", which Miss Stinson has mentioned in her testi mony, as being received from Jess Smith. d T BUSINESS Twelfth Federal Reserve Board Report Indicates a Steady Expansion. TRADE IS MORE ACTIVE Production Has Been of Large Volume and Building Trades Have Been Unusually Active. TACOMA, March 27. Justice moved quickly In the case of Mrs. 4 K. K. Pratt, who Is In the county jail today waiting transfer to the state prison to serve a sentence of from one to ten years for manslaughter. Mrs. Pratt, a nurse, was arrested vesterdav af- ternoon in connection with the death Tuesday afternoon of Edith Houston, of Centralla, as a re- suit of a criminal operation. Mrs. Pratt pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to the penitentiary by W. O. Chapman In superior court within 20 hours after the death of the girl. LADY ASTOR SPEAKS (Associated Presa Leased Wire.) LONDON. March 27. Lady Astor confessed herself disillusioned in politics In an address at a meeting of young people last night. She said she did not consider the work of politicians very Important. People who went into politics unless they had the highest Ideals, took up a very disappointing job. It was dis appointing that the things one tried to do were so far away and one got blamed for all that was wrong In the world. o ItKHKL IJCADKlt IXST (Associated Pras Leased WIre.f MEXICO CITY. ' March 27. The report from New Orleans that Ad olfo de La Huerta, rebel leader, has been lost at sea while fleeing from Mexico, lacks corroboration. . Various rumors are in circulation as to the rebel chiefs whereabouts, some stating that '.he has landed at Pinar Del Rio, Cuba and others that he Is Yucatan or New Or leans. The only known fact is that he embarked on March 18 at Kront era aboard the small vessel Explor-adora. CITIZENS REAR BOOSTER TALKS Chamber of Commerce Ban quet Last Night Attended by Over 200 Citizens. PORTLAND MEN SPEAK 1 SAYS GAL JOHNSON LEAD INCREASED. SIOUX FALLS. March 27. Basing their statements on nearly complete unofficial re- turns, the Sioux Falls Argus- Leader and the Mitchell Itepub- 4 lican this afternoon declared Senator Hiram Johnson won Tuesday's republican presi- ret the whole d(.i "at ne eipected to get in to Inquiries from Sen democrat. WaV,l, wid: """" anted me to huH nn r-umpanies. He sairt .h ,"? no' 'eft much of the i(ui that he would get 'Peak about the oil re- - m.-. iiuimng remember about oil re- tMuJ m"r had been 10 washincton i- ',rl" of the l-ti"a he talked i,k L""J 7 shout Hamon'. lnV ' oo not think v. .. It." vv 11 aH he , "ie Ham ALLEGED AUTO sal intimate Tepubli- man for FrAnk A hn nnn r ksw... n'illt- - .i "-"-man ior ' . -I.,.,, yjfi m iiimiiis M iti-rd-d the Chicago ('ar' Adams, were arrested here : ' h'm- I'wt night bv vinht nffin., n.vn,nnj tuirieg witn stealing a Chev- to hi. i- "' to "" i r.uiene. ine car, in . " V ilimo. C,' '"'"'oatlons wmrp 4 3-ni,i? !"! xh fu-;,.roPr')r of a tourist from Tac'oma ."r.V,!sh. Washington. was hein Hrlv.n h 4. , w wii Tl!tin II.. . 1 . . "u Mut th. Vr I ""' W. W. organizer, con UiHnt " w,h 1 10 ,he h' and said that the or'rv : '.w'h'.r.e was sto'en from In front nf . !:,ur '-""borne Hotel In r.ieen. Thev !Vo 'tsw'':1: b" k-n back to Lane countv to .Yij?." ,nT rov,rnor '"u '"al cn an Ruto 1(,rt charKe WASHINGTON, March 27. The senate Daugherty committee today ordered M. S. Daugherty, brother of the attorney general summoned by the sergeant at arms when he failed I to appear In answer to a summons Senator Wheeler said had been serv ed. Senator Wheeler moved that failure of Mai Dnugherty and cer tain Ohio bank tfrrllcals to appear reported to the senate. Senator Wheeler's motion con templated contempt proceedings by the senator against Mai Daugherty and the bank officials. ( Associated Preaa Leaaed Wlra.) WASHINGTON, MARCH 27. The senate committee investigating At torney General Daugherty went Into executive sesBlon today to consider whether Roxie Stinson should be asked to name the "five men" she said Jess Smith had told her were In volved in the $33,000,000 Sinclair Oil stock deal. Senator Wheeler, the committee prosecutor, who has been III, was in attendance and before the exe cutive session Senator Jones, repub lican, Washington, moved that the committee Investigated the charge that department of Justice men were following senators and members of the committee. (Associated Press Laaaed Wire.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. hteady expansion of business activi ties in the 12th federal reserve dis trict (states of the Pacific slope) con tinued during February and by the close of that month the high levels of 1923 had been reached or surpassed, accordiug to a report Issued today by Jonn ferrin, federal reserve agent. and chairman of the federal reserve board. "Distribution and trade, in Dartlcu lar are substantially more aotlvj than a year ago," said the report. "Production nas been of largo vol ume, notwithstanding curtailments of operations In lumbering and copper milling, the result of temporary ex cess of output over current consump tion. Credit for financing business has been abundant nad rates of In terest relatively low. "Checks drawn against Individual accounts (bank debits) at banks in 20 clearing house centers, the best In dex of general business conditions In the district were 20.4 per cent greater during February, 1924, than during February, 1923. After making due al lowance for the normal business in crease this Increase still Indicates an unusual gain in the total volume of trade. Building trades, one of the chief fac tors, has been more thau seasonally active and continuance of activity at high levels is indicated by the fig ures of building permits Issued during February. They were 26.3 per cent greater in number and 13.5 per cent greater In value than during February, 1923. itself a record month In the in dustry in this district. "Of principal Interest among factors relating to the productive industries of the district was the reported cur- ICR Charges That Reckless and and Shameless Expendi ture of Funds Made. Tell of Wonderful Advertising Being Done in the East and of Millions Who Are Headed West. SAYS. BATTLE IS HARD Says Bascom Slemp Was Not Made Secretary to Presi dent for Ornamental Purposes. (Asaoclated Presa Leased Wire.) ST. LOUIS. March 27. Senator Hiram Johnson of California, In a statement here today commenting on - the South Dakota " (realdeutlal preference primary, charged that "If ever an effort was made to buy an election, it has been done In that Btate." "In tho fight In South Dakota, the most reckless and shameless use of money was made by the presi dent," said Senator Johnson, "not only in hiring an army of orators, but In buying full page advertise ments In every paper in South Dako ta and in utilizing circulation with out stint,. Unemployment of politic ians gave way to most Industrious employment at very high salaries. dential preference primary in South Dakota. 1 These returns gave the Cali fornia senator a lead of 1,7 4 3 votes over President Coolitlge when all but 1.10 of the state's precincts had reported. These returns from 1.684 precincts out of a few more than 1825 in tho state gave Johnson 40,243 and Coolldge 38,500. Despite this vote, T. B. Rob- erts, state manager of the Coolldge campaign, declared late today at Pierre that his private reports showed Cool- Idge still In the lead and a 4 probable winner by a 1,000 ma- Jority. I tnilment of lumber and copper output There was no purchuseable element during the latter part or February, al-1 which was not purchased and the re though production of both of these; suit is the largest tribute that can commodities has continued at high be made to a citizenship. For If ev levels. Lumber mills of the district. er an attempt was made to buy a temporarily at least, have produced , citizenship It was made in South more lumber than tho market will Dakota. readily absorb at prevailing pi Ices, T n out there It will be a and a reduction in output has fol- marvei0Ug demonstration of how the lowed. people of he west feel toward Mr. "Unemployment during r etiruary i Coolldge. was reported slightly lurger in volume than during February, 1923, as a re sult of declining demand for unskilled labor In agriculture and In the lum bering and mining industries. Trade at retail, as reported by 35 department stores in six principal cities of tho district was 17.7 per cent greater in value during hebruary, 1923. 1924. than during February. Trade at wholesale Improved during ! Hnscom Slemp was not made February eight of the 11 lines of the I tary to the president for an 'Its a hrad fight I'm making. For on every side I am opposod by post masters, Blathers of money and an antagonistic attitude on the part of the newspapers which want the Mel lon tax enacted Into law. "I can not undertake to predlc what will happen In Cleveland. There are no tactics that the Cool ldge people will not use. For C. secre-orna- linslness for which the bank collects . ment figures, showing increases In value of, "Undoubtedly the oil sales over a year. "The general level of prices chang ed little during February, the index number of the United States bureau of labor standing at 125 (1913 prices equal 100) compared with 151 a month ugo and 157 a yeur ago. Irregularity characterized the movement of prices SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. March 27. Senator ilirnm Johnson in- creased hiB lead over President 4 Coolldge to 297 in returns today from another hundred precincts reporting on Tuesday's state wide 4 republican presidential primary In South Dakota. Whon returns had been tabu- v lated from 1.469 of the state's 1,825 precincts the California senator had a vote of 36,583 as ! .,( vnncca In prices of livestock and compare- to 36, 2S6 for the presi- I ,tHi8 BD, declines In prices of dent. Ail of the now returns ; grains and lumber." came from rural precincts. I n Coolldge trimmed a few votes 1 off Johnson's lead In the next ' 43 precincts to report unofficial returuB, the-count In 1512 pro- ! ducts giving Johnson 37,186 nnd Coolldge 36.965, a Johnson Ifad of 221. ! Senator Hiram Johnson jump- ed out In front today In his race with President Coolldge for the disclosures and Coolidge's failure to do any thing has hurt him In the eyes of the American people. Hut what ef fect they will hae pn Cleveland, I can not predict.' Senator Johnson said that "of course It Is just a question of tin,, until Daugherty -j separated from of tho principal product of the dis- m ) attorney-gen,,,. i trlct. Notable general changes were , result Is a political necessity and Will UUIIIt'. I1UI T Ul II W ""TV Vl not be foretold." FOR ROTARY CLUB Outside of a few short talks and a rong by the Rotary quartette no pro gram had been arranged for today's aid t ""raor. "arr of ,i al"""t or the lntrlnr Chairman Ilrookhart put Into the . . -Udi- record a letter rrom A"orJ,-','n; tlonat returns came in from Tucs- .,,1 rtmiphprtv received yesterday!.. ... , denying . he committee's request!; li".rVn from ; I .". owing , the fact that the for the department of justice re-i Mcpherson countv, corrected In I regular election of officers for the . .. , Inn n rv OftlVttlRtt I .... Anoi.lnn .m nTll.r.n 1 ttU n.V nOltTrl !. ( DOriS UUUIl Ffruiuu-.uaw finlil , ,1in. tflllHV. ftm KHIfl In A unutu - - 'hem at the time they were Dicked UDlln lower Meie0 during the winter, , of 9()(, YoXf,t for John. ,,f directors who will have charge or here and I. h-tn,, y.J., .!..?! of 1921-22. . .. n and sent his total In 1.566 with club's affairs for the coming year i iiwr ..ry.,..., - - - or tne states i.ia precincts up to 3S.S06 as compared with 37.- 099 for Cooltnge This lead of 1.207 for Johnson was trimmed to 1.092 oy first re- turns from Harding county. In the extreme northwestern corner of the state, where 11 precincts a third t f the county showed RAIN INTERFERES WITH FL1BHTPLA1MS " hoo h rave it. " Ie three) IntnlliirencB files of the bureau of Investigation." the attorney-general's letter said, "which are very, confidential in their nature and their presentation as required In yonr letter would be Inimical to the i.LMit ArrnrdinL'l'.. f de- uuii(; ihi' ,, Cltne to senu ui'-m. Senator Chamberiain Insisted that manrlnmna I - , ih. "tt3 oon 000 be IJ' ,orr"1 O-O. Jennings against the brought out as the attorney-genr r ,V ?. Ro,,burg to compeil a vote on al a "friends" were "v 'he Alexander bridge matter, will be If not Mr. Daugherty himself add "reued tomorrow morning before Clr-;'ng "1 suspect she will mentionthe eutt Judge Hamilton. I (Continued on page six.) TO ARGUE CASE The Coolldge lending three to one. Returns from 1.668 precincts, many from county auditors, counted as official gave. John son 40,137 and Coolldge 3S.413. SEATTLE. March 27. In an inter mittent drizzle of rain that began vesterdav. preparation of four air planes of the United States army fori continuation of a flight around the eath was pressed today. The sun peepej through the clouds betimes as , mechanics hurried about the Job. The rain, which followed a period1 nre Max llamm, (!lb Unlay, Ilert ,,'-.,.....- !, ,,, nin... I,md. sn.herlln John Ityn.ii i and Mosel beginning their ad-j H,ce. At their first meeting hey will, v()n(ure Vnrch 7 H( Un AnK-..e.. rhoofe one member of th" board of, ,.r,.f , .,, .., ,.rK. ' capacity or. .:... . , , Thi,.r. J I predict, replacing President s. ly commandant of Sand I : !nt I aviation field, where the task hasj been polng forward. , Lieutenant Koenlg explained that iirectorn to act in the who has ably conducted the club's af- falts for 'he past year. Corslderabl" Interest Is being shown by the members In the conven tion to be held at Spokane next month and quite a number from here are expected to attend. Several visitors were present today There has been much talk In Roseburg of co-operation, progress. and a community spirit, and much theorizing as to what should be done along those lines, but only comparatively recently has It be come evident, to even the most hardened knocker that Roseburg and Douglas county business men have abandoned talk for action, and It any further assurance of this were necessary it could be found In abun dance at the Chamber of Commerce dinner at the South Methodist church last night. Over two hundred business men and women of Roseburg and Doug las county gathered together to talk over with representatives of the Portland and State Chambers of Commerce the best means of advanc ing this section, and the state, Is an Inspiring sight, and the purpose and enthusiasm by which' they were actuated, one long to be remembered. Before seating themselves at the delicious chicken dinner served by the ladles of the South Methodist church, America was sung, and Whitney L. Boise, chairman of the land settlement committee ot the Portland Chamber of Commerce waa Introduced by Attorney Dexter Rico acting aa toastmaster. Mr. Boise had a great deal of practical Informu- . Hon at his command, and stated briefly and concisely the facts most Interesting to the people here, lie brought out the fact again that Oregon has less people to the square mile than any of the other states, while they have the best advan tages to offer than any others sec tion This conditions of. affairs has been due up to the present time to lack of organization among the business men to advertise Ore gon, Its climates and Its products. "Portland Investigated what other Btatcs had done along the lines of advertising and raised a fund of (310.000 to advertise Oregon," said Mr. Ilolse. "This money will be spent In three divisions, for public ity and advertising, belter niaraei Inir conditions and land settlement. There will be more money spent this year to bring settlers to Oregon, than has ever been spent any one year by California." Mr. Boise stated that the tourists are tne second larg est resource of the state, and basing his estimate on past figures, said that 30 or. 40 millions of dollars will be spent oy them her j this year." Ten per cent of the tourists are prospective settlers, and Oregon must awake to the opportunity and keep that ten per cent here, ne saia "The one thing that the Portland Chamber of Commerce wants thlB county to do Is to appoint a com mittee that will prepare a list or me farm lunds for sale In this county, appraising them it a fair value, for the Drosnectlve settler, and send a copy of this list to the State Cham ber, and keep a list at tne cnamoer here," said Mr. Boise. "We must have concrete facts to show the Bet tier when he aska for Information. Portland will koep a man at the ramp ground tne entire summer whose business It will ne just to in terview and aid prospective set tlors." M irshall Dana, associate editor or the Portland Journal spoke further along the same lines as Mr. Ilolse, painting In graphic word pictures the advantages that Oregon had to offer compared with other states. Ho stated among other things that the pioneer era of the state . had gone, and the era of prosperity was coming whether we wanted It to or not. that we would see towns grow Into cities, and crossroads into towns and even If we wanted to we could not stop them. W. (. Ide of the farm lands bu reau of the state chamber of Com merce gave practical Information concerning what tho state body Is doing alone the lines of advertising and publicity, and the number of In quiries that are being received from famines who wish to settle here. R. II. Klpp of the agricultural and bc ter marketing commlf.ee of the Portland Chamber gave an Insight (Continued on pae three) and introduced to the club members. Installation of pontoons to enable the filers to reach the other side of the Pacific ocean, and replacement of the DO YOU KNOW THAT Roseburg have over 20 miles motor In the plane Boston, flown by of paved streets? Lieutenant i-eign aue imu more time than was expecte-J. taken j