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ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1924.
VOL. XII, NO. 31, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
KFffli?N p0KES 1 eBffiDSBNTBHL DATES flffl) Fomimminu
EmMMM "May am fuebs nhke stmit
f" lllir-r-l wr (Associated Preaa Leased Wlra.) 4! I
..-.TiniT nr nni in irn rn salem. APm i0. Guards
If,' M N at . nLLLLn - ;:
mllIlJilllt-sBa w I " upeti venerea
. UIW'"" U to be Bert (Oregon) Jones.
who escaped with five other TK! V(
convicts from the prison on the ,n" 1 eBr' I
-.. rVrM-tlv About CWffos morning of March 20.
r A DlrM-tlv About rimrffoi
:tnses Are uua" ' "
Unst Committee Prosecutor WUliarn Burn.
Sy He Sent Secret service upcrauvn
to Great Falli, Montana.
test was allowed to testify that
Lockwood called Blair Cohen at the
Rainbow Hotel In Great falls and
talked with htm for two and a half
minutes. The committee then put
on the stand W. J. Burns head of
the secret service of the department
of justice and questioned him about
work of the department In invest!'
gating the Montana charges against
Senator Wheeler.
Burns testified that three, of Ms
vnrn Questioned ! men had worked In Montana on the
(about the charges against wheeler case.
Wheeler and various cir- .-bo or(lered you to 8end thoBe
tea that attended or follow- men 0ut?"-Wheeler asked.
Indictment. i "Nobody. 1 sent them out," said
Preu Leased Wire )
April 10. Guards
from the state prison and depu-
ty Sheriffs are today again on
the trail of a suspect believed
to be Bert (Oregon) Jones.
who escaped with five other
convicts from the prison on the
morning of March 20.
The search is being conduct-
Umpqua Chief, to Stage
Strawberry Festival Again
This Year,
SITKA. Alaska. April 10.
America's around-the-world
airmen reached here at 12:43
mis arternoon.
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PRINCE RUPERT. B. C.
April 10. A squadron of
ed In the comparatively open -
country between Sublimity and SCHOOLS TO GIVE AID
Miverion. ten miles east of
r.vXov;.bouuh
finger imo i . -
ich has arisen over
the committee irmx-iu.
Wheeler, by a aiomuu.
its.
antnesses
m i. Burns, enter oi i Burns. "The postoffice department
t.partments secret senne Mked fJr them ..
that he had fent,"v"M Burns also said be had reported
Montana on the wtieeier tf) Daugherty that "you (Senator
I first three or Jour weBK, Wheeler) was attorney for the Oor-
ne requesi m ,r" ' don Campbell concern." The con-
prtment. He naa t ii j versatlon took place at Daugherty's
apartment, uurna said, out added,
"he would have to look It up," to
see whether It was before or after
Daugherty lert office as attorney
general. The Investigation of the
Gordon Campbell company was
started by Mr. Cunningham of the
postoffice department, the wltnoss
said, adding that Cunningham was
now on his way to Washington from
Great Falls.
Blair Cohen, Burns said, was not
Washington to Illalr 1,0- employed by the department of
eat Falls. Montana, where justice, but worked for the republi
can national committee.
The records showed that Lock
wood's telephone call to Oreat Falls
took place yesterday.
ttorney-General Daugherty
k case, he said, but re
khe negative to a question
f Daugherty had said he
k get something on Wheel-
Ver witness was Arthur
fan official of the tele
Vpanv here, who told the
that George B. Lock
Iretary of the republican
jommlttee. talked yester-
(Washlngton to Blair Co-
fcent against Wheeler was
an Tuesday.- Burns laier
ICoVn as an employe of
lal committee.
Dose of Introducing Lamb-
inony was not revealed by
'heeler, but he told his
in his senate speech of
that he had received word
through the republican
leadquarters here some
that he was under investi
tive session the commit
to speed up Its lnvestlga
e books of the Midland
Washington courthouse,
Bator Wheeler, the com
secutor, will leave for
ht to begin the work.
Moses, republican New
i, who was named as a
Ittee member to make the
iry with Wheeler, vigor
posed the prosecutions
later withdrew from the
ttee, Chairman Brook
t his place.
Moses said afterward
Wection to making the im
ip to Ohio was based only
irsonal engagements and
mate business,
.mlttee has been seeking
1 weeks to get sccess to
o. me .Midland Bank of
8. Daitfherty. a brother of
torney-General Daugherty
le doors were opened the
resumed Its inquiry Into
brothers land fraud case
"a. Placing on the stand
..J r:,i0ne of lh0e ho
M still holds a large
land, once a pa'rt Tf
lint'" Ul!ty to the charge
but with an understand
would be , fne,
S - tb. the ttorney
not J! loii " hl
ry
" "er replia t0 Mu
r b"ore th lhorl-
T
The Rotary club was favored today
with the presence of Russell Hub
bard, of Reedsport, who gave a very
Interesting talk on matters pertaining
to the welfare of the lower Umpqua.
showing a great era of progress In
that vicinity. Reedsport, the second
largest city in the county, housing ap
proximately 2500 people, with its
great lumbering industries, is bidding
strongly for a better harbor a good
roadway to Roseburg and is taking a
warm Interest In all matters pertain
ing to the welfare and upbuilding of
Douglas county. With four big Baw
mills operating on the lower Umpqua,
with their attendant payrolls, that
section is In a very prosperous condi
tion. Though the lumber market is a
little slow at this time, due to over
production, this Is only a temporary
condition. Mr. Hubbard stated, and it
Is expected soon to again be active.
Mr. Hubbard laid much stress on the
new road from Roseburg to the coast
country and the great market that
would be opened to producers of the
Umpqua Valley. At the present time
much of the business of tnat section,
in fact, practically all la carried on
with other sections of the state other
than Roseburg, owing to the Isolated
condition existing between this city
and the lower Umpqua. With a good
roadway, now under construction
salem, and the searchers are
on a warm trail, according to
deputy Warden J. Lilley who
has been on the chase since
daylight. The suspect was first
seen about 5.: SO o'clock yes-
terday afternoon by a farmer
named Claxton. living on the
outskirts of Aumsville. who
said that he had seen a man
answering to the description of
Jones cross bis pasture and dls-
appear Into the brush along
Beaver Creek, near the spot
where the search for the escap-
ed convicts was conducted dur-
lug the first two days after
they got away.
Deputy Warden Lilley and two
guards found the tracks of the
suspect, with the tell-tale
tracks of the heels of the shoes
4 which four of the convicts se-
cured in the robbery . of the
Aumsville store.
MEETING TONIGHT
The land settlement meeting to be
held In the Chamber of Commerce of
fice will be attended by fifteen repre
sentatives from the various towns and
cities of Douglas county. Reedsport
and Gardiner are sending a joint dele
gation of three, while there will b
representatives from all other com
munities. The purpose of this meet
ing Is to form a committee to take up
the land settlement program of the
Oregon State Chamber in Douglas
county. The state chamber is en
deavoring to prevent Oregon from re
ceiving unfavorable publicity such as
other coast states have received
from Inflated property values during
the tourist season, and will list lands
in various localities, so that a fair
appraisal will be obtainable. The com
mittee will not enter the real estate
business and will have nothing to do
with the actual selling of land, but
will merely provide a bureau of in
formation for homeseekers.
It Is quite possible that the result
of the meeting tonight will be a
county chamber of commerce, In
which all communities will have rep
resentation. Such an organization has
ben demanded In some of the tneet
ip held in different communities,
and It la possible that .the meeting
tonight will take up such a plan.
Pageant and Field Meet Will
Take Up Second Day If
Plans of Committee
Are Carried Out.
American army flyers on a
rilxht around the earth taxied
into the air here at 9:22 this
morning and winged their
course for Sitka, Alaska,
miles northwest.
300
FORT SIMPSON, B. C,
April 10. Four airplanes mov
ing northwestward passed ov
er here at 9:45 this mornlna-.
They were believed to be an
American squadron that left
Prince Rupert. 35 miles south-
Roseburg Is to have a strawberry
carnival on the dates of 'May 22, 23
and 24. This much was definitely de
cided last night at an enthusiastic
meeting of the Umpqua Chiefs at the
office of A. T. Lawrence. The mer
chants and business men of Roseburg Time here is one hour later
STATE INCOME TAX LAW IS
INVALID FOR CORPORATIONS
ACCORDING TO RULINGS IV1ADE
Judges Bingham and Kelly Hand Down Decision Late
Yesterday in Suit of Standard Lumber
Company, Holding That Law
Discriminates.
east of here today for Sitka,
Alnska.
Visibility was low here.
KETCHIKAN. Alaska. April mestlc. Governor I
4. American army air w
squadron from Prince Rupert
M. C. to Sitka. Alaska, on its
way around the earth, passed
nere at :3l this morning.
than at Prince Rupert,
This gave an elapsed time of
69 minutes for -the 85 miles
from Prince Rupert, which
the planes left at 9:22 to Ket-
chikan, crossing from British
Columbia to American waters
at DIxoub entrance, just south
of liere.
As the machines passed here
rain was falling and a light
wind was stirring.
The planes were about 200
feet above the waters t the In-
side passage, which the flyers
were following between the
Alnska mainland and the Alex-
andi'r Archipelago.
have voluntarily subscribed $1,000 to
the event already, and additional
funds can be undoubtedly be raised
by an organized canvass. j
It Is the Intention of the Chiefs to
make this festival one of the best
Roseburg has ever known and to
achieve thio end committees will get
busy at once to arrange the various
events and forms of entertainment.
Good programs are to be offered on
each of the three days and there will
be plenty of attractions to keep every
one in the fesitvai J writ.
Th Chamber of Commerce haB
agreed to take rare of the detailed
work and will serve as the clearing
house for all preparations and ar
rangements for the big event
It is intended to make a feature of
the Roseburg schools and one entire
day will probably be devoted to them.
It Is proposed to postpone the pageant
in which the schools of the city are
to participate until the 23rd and
hold It on the same dny aa I ho track
meet and declamation contest. This
pageant will be a wonderful carnival
feature as It is based upon the early
settlement of Oregon and particularly
Roseburg and depicts with wonderful
dramatic effect the hlstcVcal growth
And nrneress of this community end
ing with a review of the resources : These annual track meets have grown
and possibilities of the present time, to mo point where they attract child
It would be a feature not only unus- j ren and adults from all parts of the
ual but of great instructive and enter-' county and the success of the school
taining qualities and if it is possible ; day of the carnival la assured. The
to secure a postponement from the'l'i"'s are endeavoring to provide ex
tentative date early In May until car-: cellent prizes to award to the schools
nival time the city will be uble to for their participation. It is hoped to
widely advertise a very attractive pro- nave a large display of school child
Joheph Lyons of Reedsport spent
the day In Roseburg. fir. Lyons
win represent the Reedsport Cham
ber of Commerce In the land settle
ment meeting to be held tonight.
R. H. Drehm of Portland, rep
resentative of the Du Pont Powder
company, arrived In this city last
evening to spend the next few days
here attending to business Interests.
(Associated Proi Leaied Wlrs.)
SALEM, April 10. As a result
of the decree of Judges Bingham
and Kelly of the circuit court for
Marion county, holding invalid the
state income tax as far as It affects
corporations, both foreign and do-
, U-ll lillJIl'll
to Portland today to confer with
frlenNs relative to what may be done
to save the measure.
The governor stated positively
that the case will be appealed to
the supreme court, and should that
court uphold the lower court the
governor Intimated that efforts
would be made to amend the act at
the next session of the legislature
for the purpose, the governor said.
The over-ruling of the demurrer
by tho clrcut court gives the state
ten days in which to file an answer,
in which event the case muBt still
be argued in the lower court. It is I
possible, however, that the state
may allow a default Judgment and
take the case immediately to the su
preme eourt without hearing It in
the lower court.
Earl Fisher, state tax commis
sioner said today that the income
tax, unless further payments by
corporations are halted by the ac
tion of the courts, will probably
yield $2,000,000 Instead of the !.-
2 50,000 first estimated. The
amount now paid la is about $675,-
000.
the Standard Lumber comnany.
This will take the case to a hearing
in the lower court.
(Associated Press Leased Wlr.)
PORTLAND, April 10. C. C.
Chapman, editor and publisher of
the Oregon Voter and leader of an
Initiative movement against the
state Income tax law, announced to
day that the circuit court decision
relative to the Income tax would
have no effect on the movement
against It. His attorneys say, de
clared Mr. Chapman, that the legis
lature can remedy the law to make
It proof against the counsel, he
added that he belieVed that the su
preme court would uphold the tn
com tax law, although parts of It
might be ordered annulled.
i ren In the school parade and an en
! ileavor will be made to Btimulute
great Interest . by the prizes which
I will be offered.
gram.
The schools are now arranging for
the annual declamation contest and
track and field meet which will be a
feature of the second day. The rules t flie American Legion drum corps
:ind regulations are being printed aI1(j th Douglas County Concert
ready for distribution to all schools band will nrovide music for the na-
and interested parties and consider-1 rades and for all other occasions.
able Interest is being shown, ine Roth of these organizations have ac
diBtrlct meets will start In the very'CPptej honorary membership in the
near future and the schools to repre- umpqua Chiefs and will aid In mak-
sent each district will be chosen. j,lfi the festival a success.
complete and ready for travel Rose
burg will notice a material change In
the way of exchange of commerce.
Chas. McElhinuy and L. J. Dames
added some spice to the meeting in
making up a program for todays meet
ing of the club.
H that k. k.j
Pw nr toomv t;. ,aion It was decided
famine, 109 r-; "Pital stock of the organization from
CAPITAL 3IDCK
TO BE INCREASED
At a membership meeting of the
t'mpqua Savings and Loan Assocla-
to Increase the
100.000 to 11.000.000. The 1500.000
tru.b V i , . . 1 L. ..
Wl- i -v uaa eeea over-suoBcriDou uy
4n.ii .. more than twnt aharna and if the
F'os of th, ! association la to continue Its remark-!
I li'estmtlnr J,,,, ,D' growth an additional increase of I
. '""'monr '"J00 l necessary. Three-fourths ofi
b)r Geor,, r , ' h membership must concurr in the i
of the rennMu. ra,iflcatlon f tb Increase in stock.
altte to Great '.n. but lhta number have already expres-
fdi L'u: "ed themselves aa helm in favor of
r retnrni
t eV
an i.j "5 ,h increase so thai aDDllcatlcn will
Datnr 11 v . h" marl at t t r r .
vuior. ' me
secretary of the association.
that approximately 1200.000
tr.'"- official , states
r Pasi n.r ue fca, b loaned nn Rnaohura- nrnner-
"ll a fortnn pro- Xl ,nd ,h,t maT thao 50 'Pr cenl of
jihls Is on new construction. i
Oh Boy! The Strawberry Festival is Coming Back May 22-24
(Associated Preaa LeMeA- Wlra.)
SALEM, April 10. As far as do
mestic and foreign corporations are
concerned the state income tax law
la invalid, according to a decision
by Circuit Judges lllngham and Kel
ly, banded down late yesterday af
ternoon. The court over-ruled a de
murrer from the attorney-general's
office to the complaint of the Stand
ard Lumber company, holding that
the law discriminated In tax collec
tions from corporations having both
resident and non-resident stockhold
ers as against those with only resi
dent stockholders. Unquestionably
an appeal will be taken from the
Judges' decision.
Iiy the decision the law Is Inval
idated only Insofar as corporations
are concerned. The court was asked
only to rule on the questions Involv
ing the particular corporation, the
Standard Lumber company, which
la incorporated' In this state, but
does business in Idaho exclusively.
However. It Is pointed out. with
corporations exempt from paying an
Income tax under an Invalid act, a
discrimination apparently would lie
against the individual. It is stated
this may require still another suit
to determine the status of the In
dividual if tho present decision only
applies to corporations.
In banding down its decision yes
terday the court said:
' "Under section or article 3 of the
Income tax act, a domestic or for
eign corporation may deduct from
Its taxable Income dividends paid to
resident stockholders, but it can
make no aeaucnons on bci-juui ui
non-resinem biucruuiu-ih. rimmm
has resident and non-resident stock
holders. "We believe the following to be
a fair Illustration of the workings
of this section: Plaintiff has $12,
000 taxable income. Say it haa five
resident and five non-resident
stockholders and declares a dividend
of $1,000 to each. $5,000 to resi
dents and $5,000 to non-residents.
Deduct $5,000 paid residents and
we have $7,000 upon which plain
tiff will pay a tax of $130. The
resident stockholder must Include
his dividend In his annual Income
return and If his Income from all
sources exceeds his exemption he
pays a progressive tax. The non
resident stockholders pay nothing,
and the plaintiff is penalized In the
sum of $130 for having non-resident
stockholders. Put It another
way. Suppose the corporation is a
very larse one. with mostly non
stockholders and Its tmahle income
exceeds $12,000. It will be punish
ed In the sum or 6 per cent on all
of Its Income In excess of $12,000
paid to non-residents. If. however.
Its stockholders are all residents. It
pays no tax. If the corporation Is
a non-resident doing business In the
state It may deduct dividends paid
residents, but not non-residents,
this Is a discrimination against a
corporation having non-resident
stockholders and violates the feder
al constitution."
DIES AT DALUS
Many friends of Fairfax M. Parrish
for many years a resident of Rose
burg, will regret to learn of his sud
den death at Dallas, Oregon recently.
Mr. Parrish was an employe of the
Southern Pacific company for about
26 years, and waa on a run out ot
Roseburg for ft long time. In recent
years be was on the Snlem-Falls
City run. About elebt months ago he
met with an accident which resulted
In his temporary retirement. This and
continued worry over the condition
uf his wife, who is critically HI with
cancer, Is believed to have been re
sponsible for the condition which
caused him to collapse and die sud
denly on Monday.
Ills wife was formerly Mary Ho
ham, formerly Instructor In music at
the state normal school at Monmouth.
Mr. Pnrrlsh had a wonderfully deep
bass voice and a short time ago broad
casted a delightful program for the
Portland Oregoniun.
In addition to the widow, who Is
herself In a critical condition, he
leaves two sons by a former mar
rlnge, Fairfax, Jr., and George, of
Dallas. Ho was about 58 years of age.
FIGHT FOR DELEGATES
(AsnoclAted Press Leased Wire.)
CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 10.
Hiram Johnson will continue his
fight for delegates to the republican
notional convention In states yet to
bold primary elections, his Ohio
campaign manager. State Senator
George H. Render announced today.
Bender, after a telephone talk with
California senator in Washing
ton said Mr. Johnson had declared
reports of his withdrawal were un
foundod. Johnson will stump Ohio In the
pre-prlinary campaign, Bender said,
comlmr to Ohio on April 19 and re
maining until the evening of the
primary election April 29.
He will campaign In New Jersey
before coming here, he told Bend
er, since the primaries there will be
a week prior to those In Ohio.
(Associated Treaa Leaard Wire.)
WASHINGTON. April 10. A
number of consultations today be
tween Senator Hiram Johnson and
some of his friends In the senate
were followed by Indications that
he might have an Important an
nouncement to make before the day
was over regarding the future of
his candidacy for the republican
nomination.
AUTOS COIXIDK
Two autos belonging to Fred Sex
ton and K O. Peter, collided at the
corner of Cass and Hose streets last
nlKht. None of the occupants of
either machine were Injured, but
both cars were damaged.
Prt Ix-aad Wlra.)
SALEM, April 10. The attorney
general's office announced today
that an answer will be filed In the
circuit court to the complaint of
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of the Southern Pacific railroad,
which has an annual pay roll of
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