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TODAY'S CWCULATION fATHER 4200 LEASED WIRE SERVICE MEW veie"!ay k.,.t H.9M . plht and lid'Mon of The Evening News and The Roteburg Review. DOUGLAS pOUNTY An Independent Newspaper. Publlehed for the Beet Intereet of Ihe People. Conto r - - fffVfe,. "VIEW. . IfillT BOD! PROMINENT MEN TO R08EBURQ, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1924. VOL. XII.ND. 42, OF THE EVENING NEWS. BUY LAURELVJuUD FIELD AT COST OF ELEVEN THOUSAND Ldents to Take Unprecedented Step in School History by Purchase or -cre imci for Use by the School for Athletic Contests. E - ,he need of an atmenc Additional property for fu ,t building, the stuJentbody , of the Roseburg high iterday look one of the big fin the history of any achool I "of Oregon by deciding to P. 17-acre tract of land in Mwood addition in West at an approximate cost of grove a very popular place In a very short time In the event the students are able to secure the help of some club or Individual in improving It and installing convenient park benches and equipment. All the details are of necessity in mere outline, the whole thing feeing overshadowed by the enormity of the undertaking. Due to the fact that the students who are now attending the grade schools of the city will receive the ! most benefit from the park and will come in for a large part of the pay ment, their whole cooperation is be ing1 sollcitled in an effort to gain their enthusiasm in the matter. Dctor Hart of the University of. California, who recently made a sur vey of the schools of this state and who spent several days In that work here, highly commended the idea and expressed himself as believing that besides being a practical plan the idea was the most original he had en countered in all his work. He could cite but one instance of a similar ac tion and that was in the case of the Lewis-Clark high school which ex pended J 10.000 for a pipe organ. The history of the enterprise is very short lived, having originated with Phil Singleton, president of the student body association this year. From the first of the vear. since I ihey are asking and de- ,Barnlng tnat the tract wa8 for sale jail the support which they Mr sing)eton ha8 urgpd tne pur.' chase and has pushed the matter to the fullest extent possible among the ntiirinta and 1ha himineaa men of the tl by a unanimous vote of j city. He deserves a great deal of t It was decided tnat an praise for his untiring efforts, and the krhich have formerly been finai success of his idea and should i banquets and entertain-1 receive the congratulation of not only I po directly upon the field' the student boty but the residents of elp defray the expense. tne cty. Knowing that the property j athletic money, all money would eventually be purchased by I plays and student body I 90me Individual and confident of the (ems Kill be applied to the fact lnat ROoner or later the school f drbt. the students having WOuld stand In a drastic need of the crificed everything in this j fe j anj a 8ite for a building, he fat they believe to be. and spent Tils everv effort in furthering ibiedly is, a very worthy wnat he thought to be a "big thing." At the meeting of the student bodv definite plans for pay- yesterday. Dr. A. C. Seely and B. W. I not been worked out, all ! Bates, editor of the News-Review. If steps have been taken were called upon to express their jneeotiatlons will be made j own personal ideas of what they t close of school. Through thought of ihe step which the body ss of the owners of thai was about to take. Dr. Seely spoke fcany reductions have been very hirhly of the effort and assured arrangements have beenrfhe students that in his belief they for aa easy-payment plan.ITiad taken a step which would go Bs selling his part of the . down in the school .history of the a reduction of fifty per; state. He assured the students that ' - J thai' wmilil rApplvn whfltpver hacking (mated that the school ao he could rive and that there was no Picb are now conducted '. rMutn in hnlinva nthprwiae than that thine over six hundred dol-1 the hiicrinpsn men and civic rlllhs of f. without any extra amount, the city -would be squarely behind it. n the part of the students.' Mr. Bates supplemented what had tentmed effort by the stu-been said emphasizing the fact that tne support of the various the proposition should be considered of the city, torether with i the moat commendable thine which ration of the townsneonle! could ho flnnn hv a hleh school. He also let it be understood that his support could be depended upon and that he saw a great success students ia their work, 'Associated Press leased Wire.) PORTLAND, April 23. "Pussyfoot" Johnson, the reformer; Dr. V. Seatt, superintendent of the Anll-Sakxm League of America, Dr. A. K. M. Cooke, of Vancouver, B. C, and Gov ernor Pat Neff of Texas are schedul ed as speakers at the conference of the Anti-Saloon Leagues of Washing ton, Idaho and Oregon to be held in Portland June 8 to 5. Various other organisations. Includ ing the Women's Christian Temper ance Union, have been asked to take a part In the conferences whose ob ject .will be In stimulate prohibition enforcement, particularly by increas ing public sentiment favorable to en forcement. The meeting is being cal led according to a announcement in recognition of the tremendous propa ganda which is "being carried on to nullify prohibition and discredit the law." Governor Walter M. Pierce has pledged cooperation to the congress. Lrt. which is to be, hnclu'des ihe wooded sec aihletic field, the grand- plat that is known as the Vopertv. and a strip of land tide and extending from ireet to the river which (mpertv of A. J. Bellows, tact is over eleven acres In fis ose of the most beautl pt located spots in the city letic field. leved that this step is abso erecedemed In the state t school organizations. The t la considered beyond a Ta doubt the most conimend ( which could have been kh the enemies of high dents. The whole responsi Uie payment of the huge ired has been taken upon fer sof the students them- (en in the future lor me of the work. commendable step was AMERICANS JAPAN GUARDED Property and Lives of Ameri can Residents of Tokio Being Protected. PRECAUTION IS URGED Although Speakers Attack United States as Nation, They Caution Hearers Against Violence. -- ' . nomine but an unquall ' seems possible. i face of the thing the nnr. Jns an enormous undertak t certainly is of huge pro-i (Associated Prua Leased Wire.) jyiviu, April Z3. Reports on the American immigration leglsla- tion as It arrects Japan wre submit ted to a meeting of the privy council today by Premier Klyoura and For eign Minister Mataul. It Is under stood the council general endorsed the government's conduct in the matter. Extra precaution's have .been or dered by the police to protect the persons and property of American residents of Toklo. Although some "patriots" are distributing hand' mils warning or the approach of a Japanese-American war, thus far there 'have been no untoward inci dents. Many speakers, while bitterly attacking the United States as a na tion, are cautioning their audiences againpt violence to citizens pointing out this would be a boomerang to Japanese. There are indications the govern ment will maintain Its policy against retaliation and will be able to en force It. Calmness prevails in To klo due partly to a still lingering hope that President Coolldge wll veto the anti-Japaneses amendment to the bill and partly to the real ization of leadnrB here that retal iation in any form not only would be futile but also, would result i for the greater damage to Japanese than to America since economic relations To prove themselves In earnest the between the two countries are more mi considering the fact! junior and senior classes have already1 vital to Japanese than to Americans. F . urae win oe given fori turned over about five hundred dol- -nt ana the nature of the! lars which thev have derived this 'Associated Press Leaad Wire.) pine students are expecting I year from their annual class plays, i OSAKA, April 23. Resolutions PPlwrt possible in putting itIThe alee clubs have announced that I appealing to President Coolldge to F'us clubs ,ave alreadvlthe entire Droceeds coming from thelveto American Immigration legisla I 'nlr iDtpntinn . . . , .-J . . I tin. whl.h M..,,!.. ..elllila Innanaao Ki I ork' 1(housh no and tomorrow evening will be turned from the United States were adopt K . " iRkva hy aiv over to the treasury. Other high J ed here today at a mass meeting at- P to the present. school oreanlzatioas are rBDldlv form- tended by several thousand Japan- t I . nessity for a field i ing plans for increases the finances ese. Sir ihe , 'ogical step , and completing the long campaign of I leretnfn!..,. h ha" been Pvment which is to come. I is,a u af h"' has ! A 'he first official action of the ; tear in, OV"r hundred student bodv. and In order to raise trty ea . for ,he "se of ,he lnltiaI payment of the principal. No is,,,. ' for ath'etic the association will issue the tickets! larent . f a r,'KuU"'i for all athletic contests which are to U ever w ,or out-o'-door ; be held next year. They will be Hav Wn made and tne season tickets to all contests and will I Her for ih oe-: resold at rive dollars eacn. u is With ib i n ,ne Planned to print at first onlv one nun- In posses- dred of these tickets, but If they are E ALLEGED SLAYER e.:bie ,nH . ''"PTnents 1 soi,i . more will be Issued Immediately.! Ll " de, ,!?' ,iHd ral I The student body realle. tha't it ' r r,o,a in the years csnnot act entirely Independent In the ! f Point fAaanclated Preaa Leaaed w1r.) LUBBOCK. Texas, April 23. DETECTIVESjSEEK PORTLAND. April 23. De- tectives seeking St he man who yesterday killed Martha Grat- ke, IS year old -girl who was choked, beaten and stubbed to death in the kitchen of her home, were today trying to find the girl's father, George B. Gratke. who had left his family some time ago. in the hopes that he might be able to give some Information, al- they did not connect Him in any way with the crime, y finger prints on a. stove 4 poker which' had been brok in beating the gl -I and a Dread knife which had been used in stabbing the glr were being taken today by d ?tectives. e The only tanu ible clue that officers had this morning was the description f a stranger, In a ahabbly light suit, and with long hair, wjho was seen to enter and leaye the Gratke home .yesterday afternoon about two hours before the vie- e tlm'a Mody was found by her sister who returned home from school about fouf o'clock. The girl's mother had been working and Martha had been staying at home keeping house. She was alone yesterday when the stranger entered. COOLIE V J 1 N 5 IN NEW JERSEY President - Captures. E n t ire State for Republican Na tional Convention. , I S STILL GAINING Belated Returns Show Lead Being Increased in Spite of Opposition Uncovered , ' in Own Ranks. (Associated Presa Leased Wire.) Coolldge's lead over Senator Hi ram Johnson, mounted to more than 87.600 votes today as delayed re turns from outlying districts in y, terday's -preferential primary were reported. With all but 328 of the state's 2614 election districts heard frfui the vote was: Coolldge:- 98,656; Johnson: 11 438. The vote for the Coolldge dele gate grew apace, the Johnson candi dates being decisively defeated in every Instance. (Associated Press Lenaed Wire.) NEWARK. N. J., April 23. Presl dent Coolldge overwhelmed Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California in the New Jersey preferential prl mary. With 479 election districts still unreported the president had a lead of nearly 80,000 votes, which was be ing Increased by belated returns. President Coolldge captured the en tire stat eof 31 republican national conventien delegates: seven of whom were elected at large ami 24 by dis tricts. The Coolldge delegates at large were leadins; Senator Johnson oppo nents by approximately 70.000 votes while In the congressional districts the Coolldge candidates were well ahead in every contest, although there were divisions within the Cool ldge forces and the antl-snloon league opposed two of the Coolldge delegates at large. Return frm 2035 election districts out of 2G14 In the state gave for pres idential preference: Coolldge 90,274; Johnson 10.487. E AUTO ACCIDENT (Aaaoclnted Press Leaned Wire.) LA GRA.NDK. Ore. April 23. Mrs. Charles R. Shuey was tilted and Mrs. John Thomason was injur ed late yesterday when the car in which they were riding together with Mr. Thomason'e 6 year old boy and driven by Mrs. Shuey turned over on Hie Mount Gleen road about seven miles from here. The car. according to Mr. Thomason had stalled after crossln ga narrow cul vert and while attempting to climb dovufi a small hill, Mrs. Shuey had back the car down the bill suc cessfully twice, but on the . second time had turned croaswaya in the road. Upon starting again, Mrs. Shuey either released the clutch too quickly or gave the engine too much gasoline causing the car to land in a ditch, bottom-side up. Mrs. Shuey's head was pinned un der the car. door and she died la a few minutes. The boy escaped unhurt. RAILWAY HEADING ON IN PORTLAND Public Service . Commission's Application Resumed Be fore Examiner. SENATE TURNS DOWN GASH OPTION PROPOSED AS MDINT TO THE SOLDIERS' BONUS BILL Senate Convenes Early to Take Up Bonus Measure Senator Underwood Launches Attack on Bill Says Passage Would Reflect Upon Loyalty of Veteran Amendments Turned Down. LOCAL MEN SPEAK Attorney Compton and Foster Butner Represent Ump qua Valley Interests in PUa for Road. - ' ' (Aasoclated Proaa Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, April 23. Hearing ot tne application of the Oregon State Public Service commission for an order by the interstate com merce commission to require rail roads to furnish facilities for cent ral Ort.gon was resumed here to day, having' been suspended recent ly while tl railroads were pre senting their sido of the case. Kx unilner C. I. Kephart re-opened the hearing today. The recent hearing was before Examiner Warren H. Wagner. This will necessitate two reports to tho commission. When the recent hearing was sus pended the railroad companies had introduced several . witnesses who opposed the contention of central and eastern Oregon witnesses and others that the proposed extensions were necessary. (Anaoclated Pre.a leased Wire.) PHILADELPHIA. April 23 Re-I PORTLAND, April 23. (Special to the Newa-ltevlew lTh Ornirnn Vubltc Service Commissioners de clared today that the testimony of Attorney Ray II. Compton, repre senting the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce, and Foster Ilutner, ('peaking for the fruit, vegetable and other Interests of the Umpqua Val ley to ho exactly what they needed to complete the case for the Central Oregon railroad. Kaxtern Oregon communities were represented by a large delegation, but the Commis sion expressed regrets that other western counties were lacking in their support. ' The ituneourg men presented test imony showing the need for a short er route east for broccoli and oth er perishables, as California now has a two day's start on ' the Umpqua Valley In the race for the Kasturn market. It was also shown "Mm. there Is a need for a better con nection, between Kastern and West ern Oregon. This benefits to be ex pected from the railroad and the tonnage which the Union Pacific would obtain and the benefit to the lumbermen and stockmen were dis cussed. The attitude of the South ern Parlfle is that they are entitled to the long haul on all business or lgnating on their line regardless of the interest of the shippers. -ln i. .i. uuem C ' ll "WIT grow- fcrd ,,.. . ",Kn school r - " 'act that the nrnM... . for' !? . hBin ' an, Ledges F" of lLlun- w'th t id. .i .. uula be one ttd V.T"'' n the it.-. . ,CTO'nodate rh a iwn "IV. Junior believed to be a maniac and ildentlflcd slayer nt Dr. 8. H. , . , t ivinuiiam. .wumiay uikul, amvu a """' . " geiuna '""" ' "-J jond man this morning, shortly i-i uuiinuuiin as mum on o..s. , . rtavhreak. Roseburg shippers are greatly In- A I turns from yesterday'a primary elec-' terested In the outcome of this hear- tion in Pennsylvania snowed sddl- Ing. for If the application Is granl tional gains for Ralph Strass-led this city will have a better ship burger. Norrislown publisher1, over ping rou'e and the time In getting Governor Pinchot for delegate at' perishable goods to the east will be He is renorted to ! large to the republican national con- greatly lessened. In an abandoned ! venllon. The vote In 2797 districts I Attorney Kay H. Compton is house several miles from Ilrown- out of 8119 in the slate vavv Strass fleld, Texas, and.a citizens' posse of burger a majority of 190.107. The Governor was leading in some of the rural counties. r r"f Planned . unaetaklni P"ti" of the nmt Up totnaically enlist the encouragement tire of the Pacific Telephone Tel ' " l ne ann he D of the whole rltv. rrach comnanv. spent Tuesday an r r-t aurh ' .1 . 'un,1- The The alumni association will be cal-. Wednesday in Roseburg. Mr. Lamb Instructed for the president. r- Hue from Kugene Mo Marshfleld F-at ,;. ' . me city led unon to have a hand In the af- was registered at the Hotel Lmp-i Thre districts failed to Instruct would give a railroad airecuy east - me LaureF (Continued on page six.) io.ua. 1 (Contkiued on page all.) and went across the state, opening Every possible enlistment of coopera-lhe ,urroUnd.d i"n irum every orraniitiiuu nuu whatever will be made. clubs, booster clubs ana.,r ,h.n onn men Is makina- an every boosting individual will be ak-effort to captUre him. ed to help In one way or another in . n defraying the expense, but no actual t0i.n n- i.T ft this morning for (Aocitd It-m Leased wire.) donation of money will be solicited. . nl. home In Los Angeles. California. ST. LOUIS. April 23. With th The fart that the students are prov- after spending the past fix weeks In election yeslerdav of four delegates Ing themselves in earnest In sacrl- tbls city In the Interests of A. E. Bar- In the fourth and tenth conrression flcing amusements In order to put the tPr and company, fruit and vegetable1-al districts Instruied to vote for ', unde-taklng over, will probably au- J. M. Lamb or TTugene. represents- President Coolldge at the republi can national convention. 26 of the rraph company, spent Tuesday and 32 district delegates of Missouri go in Portland representing the Roeeburg Chartilier of Commerce, and Koster Ilutner Is representing the broccoli pnd produce growers of the Umpqua I Valley. The local men are stressing the Importance of tho proposed rail road In getting perishable agricul tural preiliKts from the Umpqua Valley to the Eastern market cen ters. The line would connect with the Natron rut-off and the line running into Hums, which with the 8. P. (Associated Treaa Leased Wlra.) WASHINGTON, April 23. The senate passed the soldier bonus bill late today. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. April 23. A cash option amendment to the In surance soldiers' bonus bill waa turned down today by the senate. The action disposed of the major controversy on the measure and cleared a way for Its early paasago In substantially the form it passed the house. The cash option proposal, which had been offered by Senator Cope-' land, democrat, New York waa de feated 47 to 84. Support has been pledged the bill by republican leaders regardless of a possible veto by President Cool ldge and Commander Qulnn ot the American Legion has announced a poll of the senate shows it can be passed over a veto. (Associated Proaa Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. April 23. A final vote on the soldier bonus bill waa delayed in the aenate today by sub mission ot a flock ot minor amend ment! most ot which were rejected. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, April 23. Con vening two hours earlier than usu al, the senate pressed toward a vote today on the soldier bonus bill with each speaker limited to fit teen minutes. The principal controversy center ed on the amendment for inclu sion In the bill of a cash option pro vision, offered by Senator Copeland, democrat. New York. Opening the debate today. Sen ator Underwood, democrat, Ala bama, reviewed the attack against the bonus. He advocated a pension law, but declared It impossible to compensate the former soldiers for their sorvlce. "You dishonor these protectors of our nation by offering them dirty dollars," Mr. Underwood said, "or by proposing to give them these In surance policies. "The man who fought on the first line of battle will have to carry thls.volved. has the power to raise and maintain armies. The duty can not be meas ured In money. "I want It distinctly understood that I shall vote agalnat any bonus measure presented here. It would he a reflection on the service given by my son." "Yet, the senator would reflect on it by letting war profiteers keep their profits," declared Senator llrookhart, republican, Iowa. "That ta not the Issue here," re turned the Alabama aenator. "They already are bidden behind tax ex empt securities." (Associated Praaa Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. April 23. An amendment offered by Senator llrookhart, republican, Iowa, pro posing to give the veterans' bureau sole control over loans allowed on the Insurance policies was defeated 43 to 35. The senate then approved, 42 to 38 an amendment by Senator Har rison, democrat, Mississippi, to re lieve veterans from paying com pound interest to the treasury up on tha redemption ot an hypothecat ed certificate. BICE PROBE (Associated Press Leased Wire.) ; PORTLAND. April 23. A. E. Eb erhart. salesman for the Union llridge company, testifying before the county probers, waa said to ! have furnished a number of leada for further Investigation. He will complete hla testimony Thursday, Eberhart eald he told the Investi gators that he had heard of rumors of graft in connection with the ap pointment of bridge engineers, but that he bar no direct knowledge the county commissioners were In- country in the next 20 years. You very cunningly fixed this bonus so that It won t be paid for 20 years and propose that these men Instead of you will have to pay for it. "Your adding under this legisla tion an enormous tax to an alroady heavy burden. The doctors disagree as to the cost of the bill. One es timate says it will cost $2,300,000. The treasury actuary. Mr. McCoy says It will cost f 3,600.000, and the treasury department is probably right." "A price must be paid for every thing worth having," Senator Under wood ra'd, "that Is true of govern ment the most essential fator In civilization. You pay In loyalty. In service as well aa in taxes. The 'bond' every citizen is born under is carried tn that section ot the con stitution providing that congress REUILL ON STATE (Anaorlated Preas leased Wire.) PORTLAND, April 23. A. D. Ros sorman of Portland, was elected presi dent of the Oregon council of religious education at rlie convention of state Sunday School workers here today. Other officers elected sre: Mrs. C. 1. Edwards, Tillamook, first vice-president; Stewart Odell, Rose burg, second vice-president; James Corbelhson. Pendleton, third vice president; Charles J. Unrnard of Port land, treasurer. The executlvo board Intends to amend the constitution to C. II. Purcoll, district engineer for the United States bureau of public roads; W. W. Lucius an engineer who applied for the bridge Job and K. J. Ostcrruan, assistant division engineer for the O. W. R. R. & N. company were other witness. All said they had heard rumors to the effect that the bridge engineering Job was for sale for (50,000 and othersums, but that they had not been approached. According to a epeclal dispatch to the Portland Telegram, from Des Moines, Iowa, Harney Marsh, bridge engineer of Dea Moines, denied a story told by a witness yesterday ' to the effect that he had said be of fered (50,000 for the Job of tho bridge engineer of Multnomah coun ty lit an effort to verify reports that the Job was "for sale." Marsh was quoted ss saying the statement Is not only untrue, it is ridiculous." E Prompt assistance on the part ot neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Illakely of Glide, saved their home yesterday when fire broke out in the attic. How the fire originated Is not known, but It bad a good start when occupants of the building smelled smoke and discovered the source. For tunately the fire was all inslda and was Impeded by lark ot air. The tele phone waa put Into use to spread an alarm, and neighbors quickly respond ed. A hole was cut through to the In controlling the blaze before any groat amount of damage waa done. permit the elecilon of a secretary and I attic and a bucket brigade succeeded has suggested the name or r.rnesi Peterson, who has served as secretary for some time. Heretofore, the board has bad a secretury treasurer, Charles J. Mernard. Members of tho executive board elected this morning are: D. T. Short, Ernent W. Tetersnn. Charles J. Uarnard, C. A. Staver, Ell ton Shaw, llarley Hailgren. A. A. Ijirlmer, Rev. Earl Dubois. Charles A. Rice. Dr. J. Karl Else. H. G. Col ton. A. .A. Morse. K. A. Douty. II. M. Pish, all of Portland, and Mrs. J. E. Ferguson of Hood River. At the Terminal Mr. and Mrs. If. E. Armstrong of MiHlfonl arrived In the city yester day to spend a few days here attend ing to business matters. Mr. Arm strong is the government livestock In spector. They are registered at the '1 i-riiiliial Hotel. up a large territory now almost en tirely undeveloped, and also giving all of western Oregon better con nections with the states to tbe east. ImHMMv DO YOU KNOW THAT Douglas county had 61,189 head of sheep In 1923? e