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Ceather k '.a, snd Tuesday OVR CIRCULATION 4200 AND STILL CROWING VIEW Consolidation v' "ho Cvcnlng Nsws and Tho Rotcburg Review, DOUGLAS C OLINTY An In t Newspaper, Published for tho BMt Interest of tho Poopla, ROSEBURO, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1924. VOL. XII.NO. 89 OF THE EVENING NEWS "-rT m inn v iiiiiii n i i i -v 7 n DLildd I FAVORITE 1" M r Jr a mmmw. . 'VIUKAUU DARK HORSK L, Delegation Sees Ad Uge for Him as Demo cratic Choice. W DARK HORSES loo and Smith Active f Are Holding Con- Uences With Their. Supporters. YORK. June 23. Eleventh Luis for the democratic na- mrentlon mrusi iuuhj miu lobbies and seething cani nilouartera, found themsol- ,he midst of a bewildering of conflicting claims for var Liiditea and arguments over tried questions of policy. kift currents oi sunauy a Lring brought no clear trend Cte the course of events after beotioD asseniDies tomorrow. Iiht it Is likely to be pro- fcy fights on the floor over olanks and possioiy some kin as well as the battle for Evidential nomination. uSree of I tie most prominent kndidates on hand, their man- t still more pressure. today torn to consolidate support lopening of the convention. drons from otner camps am Senator Underwood of reiched New York yester did not join the workers kjy, preferring the seclusion 3d i borne in the outskirts :r. William G. McAdoo, and t Alfred E. Smith, mean- titiiiied their conferences, utile platform was almost n totulderation of the reso- somalttee, but the group, okj iiud sas dratted it recog ki i number of It's planks t.l; those dealing with for Lfou, the Ku Klux Klan agreement are likely to kuii of vigorous and even katroverey before they are reneral expectation of a convention was emphasized tentative Btate of the pro- prked out by the managers, tcei yesterday failed to bring - declaration whether the iddress of Senator Harrison sippi. as temporary chair- vuld be made at the open- ,'H n, nut if f until n oht id hp hpnrri hv n larfrer ra-! nee than it could reach in lime. Kest Virginia supporters of i! pressed on with their p for delegates and friends for mass of Virginia pro p ee an advantage for him p'uation exemplilied by the M that either McAdoo. ur Underwood would be expressed confidence that would gradually narrow Davis and (llaaH and that Inian would qpme out ahead, f the dark horses are being fe or less in the dark, with aater expressing pleasure UUUOOK. Platform discussion, dlffer opinlon center principally n of phraseology, but in oi me l-oreign relations enai wider divergence is -r1 1JS tj t . 1 Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, who will be placed In nomination for .... Hv...wv, iiiaiucnuiii banuiuae, is forecast loaay as xno winner ana the Virginia delegation declares that his prospects are brighter than any of the dark horses in the race. VORK. Juno 11 1 itrlvo the delegates from the utes Into the camn of Smith was instituted todar ection of Norman E. Mack, irman of the democratic one of the leaders nf the pres. "I the Southern delegates -iaoK, 'are cnmtns- tn raul- r' smith Is the man to be I we are to carry the in fast and north mti like Pttl, Conneelient Kaw and New Jenav I am M that mu.h of the oppo- "j"u irom the south is Con. This is Iho nolillnnl ft I have noted within the r Sweet Of rnlnHn a. "J majority of the de trom that slats arlv raller. tl.. idlllarlBa .. ( - "i uurernor tolorado executive said l0- after the first ballot f jour for McAdoo. six for would spilt the remainder r" and niAr hK. Jun. J3. The list i":aen'll nominees tirmnl(-l InAmr, K 1. 'o'ernor Jnnithsn vi tk KtQui . . 7 . Bv-rruor asm noin- r K aortal, 7,:.7 the platform problems. The world, however, vigorously assails th can didacy of W m. O. McAdoo for the presidential nomination and de clares for Governor Alfred E. Smith as the leader of the "best interests of the democratic party." . - When asked whether he expected to make any speeches in the conven tion, Wiliam Jennings Bryan re plied: "I am like a volunteer fireman; I hope there will be no alarm, but I am ready to fight a conflagration. I aim sleeping in my clothes." NEW YORK. June 23. Homer Cummings of Connecticut slated for the chairmanship of the resolutions committee predicted today that all troubles and differences over var ious planks that are to be written into the party platform, would be adjusted in committee, so that a fight on the convention floor may be avoided. "I look for some long sessions of the committee" he said. Mr. Cummings said that the sup porters of a strong anti-klan plank were disposed to be reasonable and this, with the statement of Tom Taggart of Indiana that a platform scoring secret organizations withou. specifically naming the Ku Klux Klan would be satisfactory, gave rise to the belief in some quarters that a plank denouncing the Ku Klux Klan without actually naming it, would be drawn in the platform. Mr. Cummings said that as the McAdoo people were for him for the chairmanship of the resolutions committee, and as the Smith and Kalslon adherents were agreeaoie to his selection he felt that he would be selected. Kormer Senator Hitchcock of Ne braska, who will be a memilier of the resolutions committee, said today he expected the convention to adopt a moderate plank on the . league of nations and that he would present a league plank to the committee, he said that the tenor of it Is that the democratic party would reject the claim of republicans that the league of nations is a closed incident so far as America is crncerned. Mr. Hitchcock added that his plank would point out that Presi dent Coolidge's proposal to Join the World Court was conclusive proof of the continued growth of senti ment favorable to the league of na tions. NEW YORK. June 23. eterans among the democratic hosts here for the party's National convention re fuse to get excited over the agita tion for abrogation of the two-thirds Party historians pom out tn8t tn.e rule by w.hlch a democratic nomi nation Is made by a two-thirds vote of the convention, has been a subject for discussion in almost every Na tional convention since its original adoption In 1832 and that repeated efforu to change it have been made without success. NEW YORK. June 23. An in vasion of the nations metropo is for the 1924 democratic national con vention Is on In full force. They came today by the thous ands, men. women and children, de legates, alternates and visitors; gov ernment officials high in P'7 councils: local bosses with lesser .r.iaiti.. a mat many demo- I crate, a few republicans ! They camein a sieaui.j 'stream which promised by night to MURDER OF JAPS AROUSES NATION News of Slaying of Two Near San Pedro Causes Keen Resentment JAP SOCIETY APPEALS Issues Statement" to Japanese Nation to Disbelieve News paper Reports of Killing. (Associated Press leased Wire.) TOKIO. June 23. Evidence of tho keenest resentment against Am erica broke out here following the receipt of the news of the slaying of two Japanese near San Pedro last week. With the arrival of more detailed dispatches, however. Indicating in the opinion of government officials that the murders had no connection with the American Japanese situa tion, the excitement subsided some what. The news of the slaying was displayed with the greatest promin ence in all the newspapers. Leading jingo publications ap peared with inflammatory state ments against America prompted by the murders. Police took special measures for the safety of American residents owing to the serious proportions the situation assumed until more com plete advices were received. Offi cials declared today, that In the ab sence of authoritative reports from official sources It Is unwarranted to connect the murders with the situa tion arising from passage of the Ja nanese Immigration hill by United States congress. A majority of gov-1 ernment heads and of the press Joined- in urging self-restraint and pa tience. TOKIO. June 23. An appeal ad dressed to the entire "Japanese na tion" not to molest Americans now In Japun, wss published over the signature of the Taikosha or "Great Forward Society" in seven leading newspapers today. It's text follows: "Iteware of believing newspaper reports regarding the murders of two Japanese at San Pedro, which prob a!ly are exaggerated the same as reports In America of our Sword dance at the Imperial hotel were ex aggerated. Our conflict with Am erica must be decided according to the code of bushldo (the ethical sy stem of the old warrior class of i , , Bufallatlnn anlnat teuaai ...- - ------- i American residents here would be an act of savagery wmcn we luteiy condemn." It was the Great forward society) that was responsible for the recent. DEMOCRATS READY FOR ARE MEET Great Quadrennial Jubilee Will Start1 Promptly at Noon Tomorrow. MANY PARADES TODAY New York Noisily Acclaims Allegiance to Favorite Son, AI Smith, in a Mon strous Demonstration. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) NEW YORK. June 23. The great quadrennial jubilee of the Demo cracy is passing through It's final fevered statge of pre-convention ri valry and enthusiasm. Kifth avenue and the hotel district of Manhattan resounded today to the tramp or cheering delegations and the blare of marching bands while out runners from the forces of the principal can didates scurried every where, to bring new arrivals into camp and consolidate the logions already as sembled behind their favorites. From a balcony of his hotel, Wm. 0. McAdoo exhorted a group of howling western delegations to stand by him to the last ditch and they shouted back an assurance that they would. New York noisily acclaimed its allegiance to It's favorite, Al. Smith, in the greatest civic parade In tho history of the city. He was cheered by thousands wherever he went. lloth the McAdoo and Smith men continued to claim victory as the last or the State delegations per fected their convention organiza tions, but the partisans of a dozen other candidates only . redoubled their activities aoTj repeated their predictions that neither of the two leaders could be nominated. The Indiana friends of Senator Ralbton announced after one look at the situation, that they had determ ined to disregard his request and place his name formally before the convention. Meantime convention officials put the finishing touches on their Madi son square garden arrangements and set the great hall In readiness fur the fall of the gavel at noon tomor row. NEW YORK, June 23. Samuel Gompers, president of the American rederation of Labor, who has been In a hospital since lust Wednesday, due to a breakdown caused by over work, was reported improving today. It was expected he would attend a conference of the Federation's non partisan committee today. NEW YORK. June 23. Samuel Hull bf the democratic national com mittee was confined to his bed today recovering from heat prostration exhaustion from over work, acute Indigestion and shock from learning suddenly that the national commit tee had been able to pay all Kb dents and would enter the presidential campaign with a clean slate. Mr. Hull toppled out or the chair at his desk last evening In a faint Just as the finance committee reported that all debts were paid. The physician said he expected Mr. Hull to be able to take the gavel, when the conven tion goes Into session tomorrow. FOUR STATES SWEPT BY SUMMER STORMS (Associated Press Leased Wire.) CHICAGO, June 23. One of the worst summer storms In years swept almost the entire upper Mississippi river valley yesterday, causing four deaths and doing hundreds or thous ands or. dollars property damage. Nebraska, South Dakota, Minne sota and Illinois reported high winds and rains. Three persons were killed In Chi cago and one near Tracy. Minn. E PORTLAND, June 23. Denton O. Burdick of Redmond, candidato r speaker of the lt)2& legislature declar ed In a statement here that he had 37 signed tlcJrea and expects to have at least three more wlthlu tho next three days. He claimed that support jirendy ledged Is more tha 1 riecvs- ury tot his election. He decU.ed the pledges were the result of, work among his friends and added: "Although only Republicans havs been asked to sign, this does not sig nify that the house will be antl Pierce, It is the wish of the members of the house who are supporting me to give the state the best legislative assem bly It has had for years, and I am sat isfied we will succeed. "The pledges have been made with out strings, this will enable me to place every member on committees to which he is best fitted. I will begin the work of making committee assign ments immediately following the gen eral election. F f Aflfln'-latiwl rrew fjaar1 Wlrs.t FOLSOM, Calif., June 23. Cap tain C. J. Corcorun, veteran chief of the guards at Folsom Btate prison here, was instantly killed this morn ing when the boom or a derrick fell and struck him on the head. Cap tain Corcoran was directing the work of convicts who were repairing a leak In the prison canal and was standing beneath the derrick boom when the cable snapped. ti-t:nued on pare .) VPW Vflttlt .lilnn 97 (Invernnr Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt, his manager. In his cam paign for the democratic president ial ttnmfnntinn Joined tn a statement today that "The situation looks bel ter and better every hour and that Information coming to their head quarters from various state delega tion leaders showed a "Rapid growth of sentiment for the gover nor In the last day or two. Former Mayor John K. Fitzgerald of Boston, who Charles H. Cole, of Massachusetts conferred with Gover nor Smith, asserted that the New York Governor would lie nupported by virtually the entire Massachusetts delegation. NEW YORK. June 23. The pro blems of agriculture were consider ed simultaneously today by two groups of democratic d-iegates hold ing divergent vi ws on the feasible methods of approach. Out of each gathering came spe cific suggestions tor the national platform. One meeting, called jointly by E. T. Meredith of Iowa, formerly secre tary of agriculture and Carl Vroo man of Illinois, his a-sislant In the Wilson administration appointed a committee of seven members with Mr. V rooms n as chairman to draft the "Strongest agricultural plank possible." Another In which Senator Knd rlck of Wyoming was the guiding spirit, presented In the name of the association for the nstlonsl relief of agriculture, a plsnk of nine clauses setting forth the views of the meet ing. About thirty representatives of (Continued on page six) (Associated Press Ieased Wire.) WASHINGTON, June 23. Four world records for seaplanes includ ing the endurance and distance re cords were broken and one world record established by Lieutenant F. W. Wead and J. D. Price in a flight I which ended early today when their naval craft was forced down by I engine trouble. I The navy fliers who took the air 1 from the Anacostia naval air station here at 12:10 p. m., yesterday, made a sustained flight or 13 hours and 23 minutes and covered 1550 kilo metres. The present recognized en durance record is 1 1 hours and 16 minutes and the distance record 1275 kilometres. The night smashed the speed re cord for both the 500 and 1,000 kilometers distance with an average speed of 73.41 miles an hour against the record of 71.88 miles for the first and 74.27 miles against the re cord of 70.49 miles for the second. Fit the 1500 kilometer distance a record of 4 7.17 miles an hour was set up. MEDFORD LAD DIES RESULT OF ACCIDENT (Amufc-lated Press t-easrd Wire.) EI'GENE. Ore., June 23. Donley Turvey of Medford was killed yester day, when the motorcycle snd side car which he was riding ran off the grade near Mspleton, east of Eu gene. K. T. .Stanwood, whl was riding with him. escaped with minor Injuries. The accident occurred on Hed Hill, on the highway between Mapleton slid Florence. (Associated Frees Lsd Wire I NEW YORK. June 23. Gssollne vr.tt cuts are reported from various ! ARREST ROADHOUSE MAN. I 4 (Associated Press Leased Wire.) 4l PORTLAND, Ore.. June 23. Fred U Merrill proprietor of the i Twelve-Mile house near hers i was arrested today In a raid on the place by deputy sheriffs. A complaint drawn at the dis- trlct attorney's offices charges Morrill with maintaining a uui- 4 sance by "permitting people to congregate tor the purpose of drinking." Officials made It plain that they had no evidence that Mer- rill had sold liquor to his pat- runs. 4 Merrill la at present on ball, pending an appeal from a recent case In federal court here when he received a six months Jail 4 sentence and a heavy fine on charges of selling liquor at the Twelve-Mile house. 4 COURT FAVORS N. UMPOUA Is Willing to Meet Govern ment's Request for Aid if Funds Are Available. ROAD FUND IS SHORT FLIER ATTEMPTS ONE-DAK FLIGHT ACROSS THE 0. S. LL Russell Maughen Leave Mitchell Field on Atlantic Coast This Morning. FLYING TO FRISCO Reaches Cheyenne on Flight Across Continent Says He Will Defeat the Old Jinx, Bridge rirsc in importance in Minds of Court and Must Be Provided For, Over Mill Creek in Importance - The county court Is ready to ap propriate 110.000 to meet the govern ment a request for aid on the North Umpqua road, If the money can be round available, according to County Judge George Qulne, who returned yesterday from a two week's vaca tion spent enjoying an auto trip through Washington and Idaho, "The court Is in favor or complet ing this project, and desires to see the work done there as soon as pos sible," the Judge said, ''but we are very short on funds and I do not know whether or not we have the money to spend on this project. We have been trying to find some way of getting the Roaeburg-Roedsport road open, by a bridge at Mill Creek, and 1 believe that this proposition Is first In Importance. If we can get a temporary structure over Mill Creek and have money enough to take care of the North Umpqua road work, we will go ahead at once. "Our road finances have been ser iously crippled by the elimination of our extra half mill market road mon ey. In former years we have voted a mill and a half for market roads, giving approximately (90,000. This year, upon recommendation of the budget commission, we voted only one mill, which reduced our road fund about $30,000. If this had not been done, there would have been ample funds for both of the neces sary projects." Judge Qulne reports that tho mon ey from the second half of the taxes has been appropriated to various pro jects in advance, and that the court Is puzzled as to where it can find the $10,000 needed to mee the govern ment on Its proposition.. The court Is very anxious to see the Mill Creek bridge completed and the road to the coast opened. All of the grading will be completed by the middle of August, so that the road may be opened as soon as the bridge over Mill Creek can be put In. Efforts are now being made to se cure a temporary structure to serve for the next few years until suffic ient funds can be. raised for a more expensive bridge. This bridge Is to be quite costly, owing to the tact that there must be a span of over 200 feet in lengthj. The creek Is used for running logs lor the Gardiner Mill company, and a 200-toot clesr space must be pro vided, right of way having been pro cured on that agreement. The creek is not being used now, however, and the company has suf ficient timber to keep Its mills op erating for several years so that a temporary structure with shorter spans cen be used for a few years. An effort la now being msde at Reedsport to arrange for such a bridge, and if these efforts are suc cessful the court will probably be able to get this road open, and do the work up the river as well, the judge reports. CHEYENNE, Wye., June 23. Lieu tenant Russell L. Maughan flying from New York to San Francisco be tween dawn and dusk landed on the Cheyenne Marino air field at 2: IS o'clock this afternoon with nearly two thirds of his flight behind him. Lieutenant Maughan apparently had difficulty In landing hers. Ho circled around tha field ssvoral times and twlcs skimmed the surface before ha finally mads a perfect landing at a speed estimated at oloss to 90 miles an hour. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) MITCHELL FIELD. N. Y., June 23 A lone airman, Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan, today began a race with the sun in the hope of span ning the continent before bis path Is darkened. Two unsuccessful attempts In tho past year had not dampened hla ar dour, and following a light break fast the trail, blaier took the air In his 876-horso power single neater plane at one half minute before 3 o'clock eastern standard time. Some few clouds were In tho sky and a half moon lit hla way toward and over the Alleghanies which l,u hoped to cross before full daylight, Crlssy Field at San Francisco Ilea 2C70 miles west as the crow files. DAYTON, Ohio, June 23. Lieu tenant R tinsel L. Maughan arrived . here from Mineola, N. Y., at 7:00 a. m. Maughan covered the first lapse of his journey, New York to Dayton 575 miles, In four hours and seven minutes, slightly better than the schedule he had planned. Mechanics at McC'ook field placed ' wheels with larger tires on the ship. While this waa going on, Maug-. han paced restlessly back and forth, but never once urged the mechanics to greater speed. Just before hopping off. Lieute nant Maughan expressed his confi dence In the result of the flight. "It was a terrible rough voyage down from New York, Maughan, Bald," There was a druse fog over us In New Yurk-Mid Just east of Pittsburgh I ran Into a severe rain and wind storm. Somebody In the crowd that had, gathered, made reference to his old Jinx following him and Lieutenant Maughan shouted back; "I'll beat him." The plan is a standard Army Cur lies type and Is capable of a speed greater than 160 miles an hour. Lieutenant Maughan hopes to land In Sail Francisco for supper, having lireafeasled In New York. SPRINGFIELD, III., June 23 Lieutenant Maughan pased over tho Peabody coal company mine, seven miles northeast of here, at 8:03 a. m. v psrts of the country. The Standard Oil of Kentucky has reduced It's price two cents a gallon in that state, also In Georgia, Alabama, -Mississippi snd Florids. Standard Oil of Ohio has made a reduction of one cent a gallon at service stations the first cut since November. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. June 23. Lt. Russell I,. Maughan landed at Rose) trans field here at 10:45, a. m. He came from the northwest flying, low. llcfore landing he circled the field twice. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., June 23. Lt. Russell L. Maughan, flying from New York to San Francisco In his third attempt to span the continent between daylight and dusk, hopped at 11:371 a. m. central time, after spending nearly forty minutes here. CHEYENNE. Wyo., June 23. Russell 1.. Maughan passed over Cot ad. Nebraska, at 12:19 p. m.. moun tain I tine, 250 miles east Cheyenne. NORTH PLATTE Maughan hup ped of at 1:57 p. m., central time. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. June 23. Maughan passed Ogallala. Nebraska, 51 miles west of North Platte at 1:16 p. m., mountain time. NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. June 13. Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan, during his stdp for gasoline here to day said that he could stop at Chey enne, Wyoming. CHEYENNE. Wyo., June 2J. Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan, pas sed over Pine llluffa, Wyoming, forty miles east of here at 2:01 p. m., mountain time. t . t'-i I. f : i : i .i. - - , uieiiy VHO (Continued on page "