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ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1924.
VOL. XII, NO. V, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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SSES LINES.
Into Brush Amid Rain
l0f Bullet From
Guards.
TOfTfV
Vcross Bridge Into Linn
Lnty and Dives Into
jrusn o
Empty Rifles.
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M, April B. "" """V"
C only one of the six con.
Cbroke from the u(e P1-1"
week ago yesterday to es-
lipped thromju we
nrroundlng him near
during Ihe night, nd at
this morning Unaiiea
i Bridge Into Unn
a rain of bullets and
Into the brush. Mxtccu
fired at Jones by (ruanta
on the bridge according
irt of Deputy Warden LU-
Jefferson this morulng,
eoaiict to thought to have
li the leg.
I. April 5. Cobwebs, un-
on the stringers beneath
bridge which Bert "Ore-
h, escaped convict is said
krossed this morning at 3
in afternoon led prison of-
belleve that Jones could
made his way across the
In the manner described
itm guards who had been
lotticlala said they believe
Is crept across the bridge
me close to the trio, post
le east side. He Is then
to have leaped over the rail,
Cast approach. The guards
Moore, of Salem, Clarence
tf Lebannon and Clarence
I, also of Lebannon, had of-
opinion that Jones bad
the entire bridge under-
says he was sitting with
to the rail of the bridge
kk when he heard a scratch
Mind him. He said he
r the rail and flashed his
kwnward. A figure, he
led from the structure and
east. BogRle and Kitzwa-
ran down the east an-
faving Moore on the brldce.
ms man was seen to enter
y brush snd disappear,
hots were fired by the
lrd.
lomoblle was rushed to Jef-
witnin 30 minutes Depu
Lllley and other man
ere combing the brush.
irnoon no trace of Jonea
found.
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pOS. April 5.-That Ed
fa, driver nf ik. ..v,.
t and n u "vnine loieratmg th
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attend
f"jy att-moon
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IN LOS ANGELES
(Ansoclated Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES. April 6. De-
tectives Investigating the slaying
here last night of Mrs. Vera
Stone, 29. bud discovered but
one clue today which they
thought might lead to the arrest
of the slayer. Thh was the state-
meat of Mrs. Stone's landlady
that about :30 p. m. she heard a
woman's voice In tbe apartment
sobbing "My God, Bill, you're V
killing me!"
She did not Investigate, she
told the police.
Shortly after W o'clock Mrs.
Stone's sister returned front the
theatre and found tbe body. The
e victim's skull bad been crushed,
aparently by a hammer; bruises
on her throat Indicated that she v
bad been choked. Her clothes bad
. been partly torn from her body
and about the room were scat-
tered the pearls from a broken
necklace.
Oswald's Greater Serenaders will i "r8n regent died suddenly at 11:65
appear at the Roseburg; Armory on f m; today. He had been recover
' i..v,. a i-ii i7, h fn. . ,.., : mg from an operation for anoendl-
according to an announcement made
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here today. The orchestra Is en-
route to Venice, California, to open
the summer season and Is playing
dances along tbe way. It has been
several months since they have ap
peared In Roseburg and they will un
doubtedly be greeted by a large
crowd.
IS
ON NAME
Republican State Convention
for Washington Convenes
This Morning.
MAKES NO APOLOGY
Republicans Have No Apolo
gies to Make for Investi
gations Now on in
Washington.
(Asaoclated Press Leased Wire.)
WENATCHEE, Wash., April 5.
Demand for a revision of the state
primary election law. taxation relief.
conservation of natural resources, as
sistance ror the farmer, an adjusted
compensation law for world war vet
erans and an adequate army and
navy featured the address of John A.
Gellatly of Wenatcbee as temporary
chairman of the republican state con
vention here today.
Of the present investigations of ad
ministration affairs. Mr. Gellatly de
clared "We republicans have no
apoiogies to offer," and added, "So
long as man Is fallable he Is sure to
err in Judgment at times, anil t,o
long as he is fallable a few will fall
In trust; but our leaders have thus
far failed only in their judgment of
men and things. A few subordinates
have proved unworthy of trust, but
the republican party stands ready to
summarily deal with any such, with
out tbe political bass drums of a jeal
ous adversary.
Declaring that "forbearance ceases
to be a virtue when It comes to longer
luieraung the law we have, In its
Mr. Gellatly added
CONVENTION
ere, was mlt an election law which so lneffec-
r use nece. '.".T lua"Jr egresses the desire of the
("diet broutht In u7t ni;MIPeop.- Tnink of our coo"""--- a
Srm..-. . 'D "St night ' Dract ce Which will twrmll .nv n,pn
h'uremsnu Uk hV'Jlf tb.e or wonin. regardless of Qualifications
P taat the hnt ,0'." I or regMdless of tbe slie of the elec-
jr before It .hreThlm! date Mr .VrJ
'Wore being brou7hYtoittande"en t0 lhe nlshe,'t "lce ,n
Taxation la the nna hnrflnn which
"chafes the back of every man.
woman and child and It Is ever with
ine very word brings forth a
aroan anrf while, . . aii,tn. .BvaB
-iL. . . "'verslty oficnmb. Wha are we going to do
borne say sometime we are going to
have to quit demanding so much In a
community way; we are going to have
to take out tbe overlaps: we are go
ing to have to quit increasing and be
gin decreasing the tax-levying boards.
It is time to stop it now. The state
is doing Its part, the smaller sub
olviaions In many Instances do not
seem to see th llrhi
ow, as temoornrv chairman ofltnai
this, a remibllr.n nV i .mbroken bones, but that the Injury wasThls is a good average according t0
rPlcfa '0t Dellefl ri',n h,t ,n" rPUDllc,,nl, coni-
KH ilU4au Promoter. I of ,he ""ona! convention, will have, body and suffered Intensely from tbe
hct S! "ter from I to My out the question of adjusted : accident. He was brought Immediate
ly w box th. "v " i".iMin..r.i i. . a 1 1. in th. hn.nii.l here and was rest-
" to what the democrats are solnc to do Ins: much easier this morning
i going
I about u
r what thy think lb ml It
1 do intend th-it It Is quest m
I .Continued on pagi S.)
FISHER
EUGENE
Q S IN
Former Roseburg Editor
Passes Away Following
Operation.
FUNERAL HERE MONDAY
Governor Pierce Sends Mes
sage of Condolence De
ceased Was Former
Editor of Review.
(Asaoctated Press Leased Wire.)
EUGENE. April C. Charles H.
Fisher, editor and part owner of
the Eugene Guard and University of
undergone a week ago Tuesday.
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On receiving the news. Governor
Fierce wired from Salem to the
Guard and bis surviving widow as
follows:
"In the passing of Charles H.
Fisher, citizen of Oregon and regent
of the state university, comes a loss
to the state, "I feel as well as a per
sonal one. I beld his friendship In
the highest esteem."
Fisher was formerly a publisher
of the Capitol-Journal at Salem,
and had been connected In previous
years with Roseburg and Boise,
Idaho papers.
He was 69 years of age. Fisher
was born In Clay county. South Da
kota, and came west with his par
ents at the age of 12. He Is sur
vived by his widow in Eugene and
several brothers and sisters.
Mr. Fisher was very well known
lnr Roseburg having been a resident
of this city for many years, and his
death comes as a severe shock to
relatives and friends in this locality.
His brother W. H. Fisher and wife,
and sister, Helen May Fisher left at
once by automobile for Eugene.
He was horn August 13, 1805
near Vermillion, South Dakota ter
ritory, and came to Oregon with his
parents in 1877. settling a short dis
tance west of Roseburg. He obtain
ed a good education in the public
Bchools and then engaged in school
teaching. He later attended the
University of Oregon and upon leav
ing the university became connect
ed with the Roseburg Review. He
conducted' the Roseburg paper for
a number of years before going to
Boise, Idaho. From Boise he went
to Salem where he was the editor
of the Salem Capitol Journal. "p
sold this paper a few years ago and
moved to Eugene where he obtain
ed an Interest in the Eugene Guard.
He was a newspaoer man of ex
ceedingly great ability, and in all of
his efforts strove for a better .and
uplifted community. His newspa
pers were not only carefully con
ducted journals conveying to their
readers the current happenings, but
were moral standards, conducted
with a view of the greatest serv
ice to the city and vicinity In which
the paper was published.
In addition- to the many friends
who sincerely mourn bis sudden
passing he leaves the bereaved wi
dow and five brothers and sisters:
Fred Fisher of Clendale; Jess L.
Fisher, Dunsmulr, Calif.. ' W. H.
Fisher, Roseburg: Helen M. Fisher.
Roseburg; and Mrs. Clara Cham
pagne, Portland.
The ftAeral services will be held
t Vestch chapel In Eugene on Mon
day morning at 10:30 o'clock, with
Rev. Charles Dunham, paBtor of the
Eugene Baptist church, officiating.
The body will then be moved by
automobile to Roseburg and Interm
ent will follow In the Masonic cem
etery. The burial services will oc
curr at 3:30 p. m.
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Howard Mather, who Is employed
on the rock crusher at Shady Point.
was very seriously Injured Isle yes
terday afternoon while working on a
hillside near the crusher. A dislodged
rock which rolled down the hillside
toward him caught him against n
other large boulder and crushed his
leas severely. Dr. E. B. Stewart, who
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the young man
i a varv na t n r u i i ikmi wuu u h")
veT P4'1
w ulan bruised about the
Mather Is about twenty-seven years
of age and has been employed for
some lime at the crusher.
CHARLES
LONDON HAS QUAKES.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON. April 5. Severe
earthquake shocks recurred last
night in tbe Derbyshire coal
fields and In the neighborhood
of Alfreton. Shocks began about
11 o'clock and were more violent
than any experienced early In
March when the earth dlstur-
bances were first felt.
Many buildings were shaken
and windows vibrated loudly.
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ROSEBURG
MAN
IS FOUND DEAD
W. J. Gustin, Who Lef t Home
Monday. . Drowned in
Washington Today.
DECLARED WEALTHY
Old Man Said to Own Prop
erty Here and in Wash
ingtonNephews Are
Only Relatives.
According to a telegram received
this afternoon by Sheriff Starmer
from the coroner at Sunnyside, Wash
ington, W. J. Gustin of tbls city, was
found drowned in a drainage pipe In
that city this morning.
Gustin Is an aged man and Is said
10 nave had considerable money. He
was a resident of Edenbower and had
lived there for some time. Last Mon
day, according to J. W. Tollman of
Edenbower, who was well acquainted
wun tne old man, he left here In com.
pany with, a man 1 the name of R.
M. Brooks, after buying a new Dodge
car.
The old man is believed to be
slightly demented and had a reputa
tion for talking out of his head and
worrying about being waylaid and kll
led. He had Inherited money from
his brother and was very well to do,
owning property in this city and In
Washington.
When he announced Monday that
be intended to buy a car and go south
with Brooks friends tried to dissuade
him but he bought the car, and left
Monday, taking the road north In
stead of going south.
R. M. Brooks Is said to be a man of
about the same age and was employ
ed until recently by Mr. Tollman In
the real estate business.
When the body of, Gustin was
found In the drainage pipe this
morning Brooks was still in the camp
ground and in possession of the au
tomobile. It was stated that he bad
practically no money when he left
here and that he was In possession
of forty dollars when found.
Sheriff Starmer has notified tbe
Washington authorities to make a
thorough examination before letting
the. man go. Those who knew him in
Edenbower, declare that they place
no trust In tbe man- and believe that
some underhanded work has undoubt
edly taken place.
In an attempt to locate relatives,
the sheriff has found that the dead
man has two nephews In Washington,
but does not know of any other rela
tions. o
PENDLETON.' April 5. Fire of I
undetermined origin that was dls-1
covered at four o'clock this
Ing, destroyed stock and fixtures
of a local grocery store to the ex-
tent of 17.500. There was also
considerable loss sustained by the
building but the owner stated that
he could not yet determine Its
amount. Approximately (5.000 of
Insurance was carried by the gro
cery. COUNTY HEALTH UNIT
MAKING INSPECTION
The county health unit under the
direction of Dr. Belt, la making a tour
of Inspection of all the schools of the
county, and so far have covered a
pood portion of their territory. The
doctor reports that out of fifty stu-
dents Inspected be found only four-i
received nolteen defects or some sort or omer. i
nlnr as high as 60 per cent of the
imtj un.ti . . . -.. v..n , ,
students.
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' Edward Mantell of Portland, aniv-'and
ed In Roseburg Friday to spend a few
days attending to business matters.
Mr. Mantell Is a representative of the
Kobler Light & Power plants.
E
ENDORSE PLAN
Douglas Growers Vote That
Immediate Steps Be Taken
to Join Organization.
ENDORSED BY BANKERS
County Bankers Association,
Responsible for Meeting,
Unanimously in Favor
of Exchange
At the meeting of Douglas coun
ty prune growers beld yesterday af
ternoon It was voted that the new
plan preaented for the re-organlx-atton
of the Oregon Prune Growers
Cooperative Association be adopted.
anu mai immediate steps be taken
to Incorporate this county's prune
producers In the organisation
About 150 growers were present at
the meeting representing the great
er part of the prune acreage In this
county.
It is not thought feasible at this
time to attempt a unit organization
for the whole of Douglas county on
account of topographical reasons
and It was decided to appoint a cen-
ral committee from the growers to
supervise the work In the various
localities in the preliminary steps
in entering tne organization. Af
ter the local work has been doue
and the necessary papers signed the
county will become a part of the
state association with the privilege
of electing a director and will have
a vote In the actions of the com
pany. Kenneth C. Miller, president of
the old organization of stale prune
growers, and M. J. Newhouse, man
ager of the company, were present
at tbe meeting to explain in detail
the new plan. These gentlemen
were brought here by the Douglas
County Bankers Association, who
had called the meeting to get the
opinion of the grower himself upon
the advisability of affiliation with
tbe new association.
George Neuner, a prune grower
and member of the board of direct
ors of the old association, was
made chairman of the meeting and
called upon Mr. Miller for his ex
planation of the work.
Uetore giving the floor to Mr. Mil
ler the chairman read the telegram
from the Washington Growers Pack
ing Corporation which follows:
"Chairman Prune Organization
Meeting, Care George Neuner, Rose
burg, Oregon: Unable to be with you
in person, but are with you in spir
it. The growers of Clarke county
are deeply Interested In the results
of your meeting and hope that your
growers sign up and help put the
Northwest prune business on a pay
ing basis for tbe growers. We be
lieve that tbe grower through or
ganization can produce prunes for
Ills own profit and not for someoue
else. Clarke county is going ahead
with cooperative marketing and
hopes Douglas county will. Signed,
Washington Growers Packing Cor
poration. Mr. Miller asked that the growers
temporarily forget tbe failures of
the old organization, stating that be
realized a number of mistakes had
been made In the past, lie attribut
ed tbe worst shortcoming of the old
company to the fact that It bad at
tempted to handle every sort of
fruit. Tbe new plan, he stated, will
allow only for the handling of
prunes. The speaker went Into de
tail with his explanation of tbe con
trol and financing of the new
scheme, emphasizing tbe fact that a
a withdrawal from the organization
is permitted after the first year If
the grower finds he Is not receiving
anv benefit from it. The fact that
the nlau for the new association has
PRUN
GROWERS
proved a success In other states Is
morn-icniple proof, Mr. Miller stated, that
it tan be worked out In this stale,
"lhe new plan Is particularly fair
to the grower." urged Mr. Miller,
because It Is absolutely In the
hands of tbe active grower himself.
Mauy will think that because we
are asking you to sign a. note at
110 per acre that tbe new plan is
the same as the old, but theso notes
are put up merely as collateral and
tbe interest will be paid by the as
sociation and not by the grower,
i'leaae get it clear that you are not
buying a note. You will only be
asked for this money as a member
ship fee, although there Is a pos
sibility that the notes will have to
be paid, but only In case tbe organ-l-nr
n fails within tbe next three
Tears.'
iuh old association has agreed to
turn over tueir iraoe name iur me
nominal sum or one aoiiar. ii was
a-enerully
that It would be unwise to discard
aCi j .. -
the old brand which has been au-
vertlsed to the extent of 1 100.000
which has opened a number of
channels of trade. Liquidation of
the old association will take place
as soon as the contract with the
(Continued on page S.)
BECKETT ATTEMPTS
TO COMMIT SUJCIDE p A R M
(Ansorlatprt Pr-M Leiiaed Wire.) 4
MEDKORD. Anrll S Th r,m. a
dition of Thomas Cliff Beckett,
assistant postmaster In Medford,
w wno on the eve of hia rarest
yesterday for an alleged short-
age of aDDroxiinatelv 19.0uo in a
his accounts, was reported by of-
fleers to have attempted suicide
w oy swallowing poison, was re-
ported better today, and he will
Sight bly be to ,'ort'1,ud io- J
lhe town Is swnrmlnr with w
federal nostoffice ins n -1 1 1 rn tit- A
day, and according to reports, an
investigation of tbe local post-
office extending back several
years will be made.
While admitting his defalca.
tlons. Beckett absolutely refnA m
to say. anything about bow the
w money was used, or tbe methods
he employed in deceiving the
postal authorities.
w uecseii is snort in nis account
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It Is alleged that the stamp
thefts were covered up by means
w or a cleverly constructed stamp
book, kept In the stock room of
tbe poatofflce. which was not
discovered until an Inventory of
tbe postal supplies was made
tbls week.
The poatofflce Inspectors, how-
ever, bad started an investlga- v
tlon before this, and It Is said
that an order was Issued from
Washington, D. C, ordering
Beckett's removal as assistant
postmaster. Beckett was removed
but told friends that he was on
his vacation. .
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Metal Tip Broken From Pro-
pellor as Machines Were
Taking the Air.
ENGINES START HARD
Difficulties Encountered in
Efforts to Get Away on
World Flight, and
Start Is Postponed.
!Aiaoclated Press Leasrd Wire.)
SEATTLE, April 6. Foiled by
mechanical troubles In an attempt
to hop off here today despite some
what unfavorable weather. Major
Frederick L. Martin, commander of
the American army squadron of
four planes flying around the world,
said that he did not know when he
would go.
(Associated Press leased Wire.)
SEATTLE. April 6. Hop ofr of
four American army planes on a
flight around the world was post
poned here today until tomorrow.
Motor trouble with the plane of
Major Frederick Martin, command
ing a flight of four cruisers of the
United States army around the
world, stopped a hop off here to
day just as the machines were ready
to rise from Lake Washington af
ter the engines had with great dif
ficulty been started running.
After preliminary attempts to re
pair a propellor on the plane of
Major Frederick L. Martin, com
manding tbe expedition It was de
cided to remove the propellor aud
take It to a Seattle airplane fac
tory. Spray thrown by the plane's
pontoons as It taxied over Lake
Washington for a start broke a men
tal tip on the propellor.
Difficulty In starting tbe motors
of the four planes had greatly de
layed the taxylng out for the riae
which bad been set for 6:30, Af
ter the machines were all lined up
out on the lake for the hop off, it
was found that Major Martin's mo
tor was making only 15000 revo
lutions a minute, whore 1700 were
wanted. The motor trouble and the
ruining of the propellor tip depriv
ed him of the power needed to rise
with hia load of fuel, said Major
Martin, when he returned to the
Sand Point field dock at 7:45 and
reported his plight.
In removing the propeller a
wrencn was dropped ana mane a
hole In one of the pontoons of the
plane. It was (hereupon decided to
take tbe machine out of the water
and Install a new pontoon, still with
the hope of starting tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Watson who re
side In Myrtle Creek were In the city
for a few hours today shopping and
attending to business matters
PLANE ACCIDENT
HALTS FLIGHT
COOLIDGE ASKS
RELIEF
Wants Credit Extended to
Northwest Wheat Grower!"
Through New Corporation.
WOULD BE EFFECTIVE
Aid Should Be Given Wheat
Growers Because of Defeat
in Senate of the Bill
Providing Loans.
wiomutnv. -
dent CooUdge today USTZ
J""' organized Agricultural Cred-
us corporation to undertake, in co
operation with tbe War Finance
Corporation, the extenalon of cred- -It
to northwest wheat growers for
farm diversification. - .
Tbe request was embodied la a
letter to C. T. Jiffrey, Minneapolis,
chairman of the board of directors
of the agricultural credit corpora
tion which was organized by eastern v
and mlddlewestern financial Inter
ests with a capital of $10,000,000 as '
a result of tbe February conference
here on tbe northwest . farm situa
tion. The president declared such a
step should be taken because of the
senate defeat of the Norbeck-
Burtness bill providing for loans to
wheat farmers to enable them to
purchase livestock and poultry and
added that he knew of "no more ef
fective service that could be render
ed to the agricultural Interests of
the central northwest."
The president's letter said: "At
the conference held In Washington
early In February In connection
with tbe agricultural situation In
the northwest one of the questions
considered -was the movement to
ward diversified farming In areas of
tbe northwest which have In the
past been devoted mainly to wheat
growing.
"In my address to the conference,
I referred to the Norbeck-Burtness
bill, then pending In the congress,
which appropriated a fund to be us
ed by the department of agriculture
In making loans to wheat farmers
to enable them to purchase livestock
and poultry and thus equip their
farms for dairying and general
farming.
"I suggested that such a fund
could be administered in a sound
and effective manner. If coupled
with a general program of refund
ing and extension of overdue Indebt
edness. The Norbecli-Burtness bill,
however, has failed of pdssage In
the senate and It Is thus apparent
that relief along these lines can not
be expected.
"In my address to congress I
suggested also that the conference
consider what steps the financial,
Industrial and agricultural Interests
represented could properly take to
render material and effective assist
ance In the emergency. In re
sponse to this suggestion the agri
cultural credit corporation was or
ganized. I am Infoimed that the
capital stock of the corporation to
the amount or 10.000,000 had been
subscribed by business Interests
throughout the United States and It
has been gratifying to me to note
the public spirited manner In which
these Interests have come to tbe aid
of the situation.
"Since the defeat of the Norbeck
Burtness bill I have been consider
ing what other steps the federal
government can take to aid In the
movement toward diversified farm
ng In the northwest. I rccom
ed In my address to the conference
and In a previous address to the
congress, that the time during which
the War Finance Corporation may
make advances for agricultural pur
poses be extended until the end of
the present calendar year.
"A resolution granting such an
extension has since become law. The
War Finance Corporation however,
cannot make direct loans to farm
ers. It can act only through re
sponsible financial Intermediaries.
The question baa arisen, there
fore, whether It would not be prac
ticable and within the general pur
pose of Its organlzatiton to have the
agricultural credit corporation un
dertake under the Norbeck-Burtness
bill. . .
"I know of no more effective
service that could be rendered to .
the agricultural Interests of the cen- :
tral northwest. Where a farmer
proves himself to be competent and
Industrious and willing to under
take the added responsibility and
(continued nn pace three)
DO YOU KNOW THAT
Roseburg Is a division point
of the Southern Pacific rail
road, which has an annual
pay roll of over $1,000,0007
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