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allthenewstoday! BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE i.r..i:VJ':i' Con.olld.tlon of Th. E.nlnB N.w. and Th. Ros.burg R.vi.w. DOUGL AS COUN TV An Independent N ewe pa per, Published for the Beet lntertt of the People. ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1924. VOL. XII. NO. 134 OF THE EVENING NEWS K s lDLOCK IS p when; 1ISJC8EE My -! I Question or wmo Decided After Lgthy Discussion. LaCUATL IN 1925 Exchanged Today e on August 15, JJ for Complete Evacuation. a Press I-eascd Wire.) vDON, Aug. 16. lerman and allies at miliary session of the jtional conference to- 1 it... r,ma m pnfa ke execution in i"c i plan agreement. plenary session j it was expected luimutn. -- kiference had conven- j fc'clock and one hour lie German delegates i B to take up joint con- j lion of the compro-j agreement on me Worn Not Be . ' d; V Funeral Held (Associated Press Leased Wire.) GOLD REACH, Ore.. Aug. 16. Although for a period of 36 hours Mr. Kstella Jane Colvin was believed to be dead, doubt existed as to whether life was not extinct when funeral Bervlccs were held o er the boy here yes terday afternoon. liecause of this uncertainty the body was not burled.. Inter ment was postponed until the re turn of the family physician, who after pronouncing her dead, was called away on another call. His final opinion is awaited to deter mine whether life was really pas sed from the body. Rigor mortis has not set In in 36 hours after the supposed death and it was found that tho sup posedly dead body was still warm, giving rife to the belief to those attending the body that there might be life still. The funeral had been announc ed for yesterday afternoon and friends and relatives had gather ed at the church, so it was decid ed to proceed with the funeral services, postponing the final rites, however, until a final deci sion had been reached. o 5 BUS OH WITH D T OFFICE E ininii CLOSES ROBBED Safe Blown by Experts and Cash and Jewelry Are Reported Missing BUILDING DAMAGED Force of Explosion Wrecks Plate Glass Front and Damages Interior of Building. or from August 20 to Septem- ber 20. The action was tak- en because the condition of drought in the forests which enhances the danger of for- est fires, and is pursuant to an announcement made by the governor following a con- ference with officials of the state and federal forestry de- partments, representatives of the sportsmen, and members I of the state game commission last week. I In the event that there ! should be no ralntull prior to September 20 the proclama-.4 piV. Aug. HI. The jiod (icmuins finally have rir long ronli-ororsy ov Viliury evacuation of the V u whange of letters ln)tt thov uirroe to the tint August I.", of nt i f -M is the final date : J- frfnrh ami Itclgiun , ifw cnniiilotelv evactiiiiel ft irrritory. I lute also ai'recd that R 'iinwlion will lieeln n: at nf this year, when the "Mien n III leave IVui-i 1ml the cities ami places ' f tlie I'.uhr. u hirli ivpih, ' pi"i In accord nice w ith ol the treaty of Vei- j '"Wans Join with the' n tba l.i-n : , - ..... runs COeriIIH :nts. Roth tlie French 'iTmam. in their letters, I yi they have nnt altered ' unions aaont the legal b involved in the occupa "i Kahr. French Insist that the oo h.s were justified hv the r Versailles, while the I d.elare that tlie sanr- "re illesal and voice the ''" that the evacuation 1 finished earlier than next Minister Mar Donald of nn.ii, also is preparing a " yhlrh he will deny 'hat he coerced the is iv.o acceptance of the 'nd that the Ruhr oe- optm.i. fr np VP.ir 11 also expected that '" a statement express We that the eva-nat-on en ,Wedier than the '"t P'ovides. iMfrVa1 B"lKil,n Prime J' made statement do- ... " o!,vi"'ts that the 2 ""-'itnry would s ,no as the , oops thp p ;";"'"; the mimy w"T co,n,,lete ,il hus "'fling the m?'T"h,"'" ""-h and n ,hi ahe ful hat ,1 '""'" on con nrov (l"r"''-"" live up (rol"ons of lh DaweS (Amioclated Press Leased Wire.) CHICAGO. Aug. 16. The Franks hearing this morning de veloped into a two hour wit and word battle between Clarence S Dnrrow, chief defense counsel and Dr. II. I). Singer, the stateV fourth alienist, with Robert E Crowe, state's attorney, and Mr. Darrow also wratutl ng. The chief gains for the defense were admissions by Dr. . Slnxer that he hnd asked Nathan F. Leo pold and Uichard Loeb. kidnapper-murderers of Robert Franks, no questions and that his conclu sions that they were sane were based upon observation only: that the youths' present age is the critical one "and that a split personality" .might be evidence towards "mental disorders." A report by James Quintan, at torney and investigator for the defense, Indicating that in 340 murder cases in Illinois in the past ten years which pleas of guilty were entered, but olio man, Thomas Fitzgerald, sentenced by Mr. Crowe, when he was chief justice, had been hanged, was ad mitted as evidence. The report was designed to further the defense pleas for the mitigation of the sentence for I.oeh and Leopold instead of the gallows by showing no minor had hern hanged In 10 years on a plea of guilty, Kitzgeruld being nearly 40 years old. Dr. Singer's cross-examination will be continued Monday, with only one witness Dr. W. O. Krolin who is an alienist for the state, remaining to be heard before ar guments will be started. HOLDS SMALL GILS k mo nunuT I! (Asnnclated Press Leased. Wire.) KEOKUK, Iowa, Aug. 15. H. Drown ended his life by Bhooting himself this afternoon when stir rounded by a posse searching for Evelyn and M.ixine iAtwson, anvt 8 and 4, respectively, who had been kept In a cave near an abandoned coal mine south of here all night by Ilrown. The girls were Injured by Drown, but according to physi clans not seriously. T th ''rnatiomi penary s...-stnn nf conference. n,.,i "" "-rsnip wii i- lwn the t"ht :''ilr'K ' rJ;&. ""''Ma, raV,' a':;1"n of the' , " " it win nn, b 1-l.r, , ' J " ork l 7r. '"'. !eche,. .. I - . ,r:r? r'N- k . ! sa d:i" finiiv: ' -Llll:' 'vac,;,,,,,,,! :SEMTDB SHIPSTED OPEHS STATE DRIVE (AsocUtrd I'rens Leased Wire.) rOUTLAND. Or.. Aui. 16 Opening the campaign in Oregon f"' Itobert La Follette. Vnlted Ktr.test Senator Hendrlck Ship step, nf Minnesota, addressed n crowd of 4.000 persons at the au ditorium here last night. II" charred th .-...i.n -y. democratic parties in'the past had not used their control of govern ment to promote the senersl wel fare of the people, but had used ,h"ir power to promote special privilege, and to deprive the farmer snd laborer of a large share of the products of their toil. The postofflce safe at Riddle was blown last night and between 125 and $30 in cash stolen in addi tion to some Jewelry belonging to G. L. Grant, the postmaster. The explosion occurred at 1:50 a. m. and was heard all over the city. Besides wrecking the safe It blew out the glass In the front of the building, and did some dumage to the Interior. Two men were heard running from the building immediately af-, ter the explosion occurred, but were not seen and no description was obtained. Officers all over the state have been notified to pick up suspects and hold them for in vestigation. The Kiddle post office Is located In the building belonging to G. L. Grant, who in addition lo conduct ing the post office is the proprietor of a watch repair shop aud small Jewelry store. During the night the safe crack ers gained entrance through a Bide window. They were expert cracks men, as was shown by the manner In which they handled their ex plosives In opening the safe. The door was blown almost entirely off. and the strong box completely demolished. The shock of tho blast broke out the plate glass windows in front of the. building, and also tore off boards around the locked boxes and did some othef minor damage to tho Interior. Tho noise of tho explosion was heard all over tho city, but very few people paid any attention to It, and no excitement was created. H. L. Eaton, who resides near the post office, heard tno men run ning from the building after the safe was blown, and Immediately called Ed Strickland, the town marshal and a deputy sheriff. Af ter a brief examination and search for the two men, the officers no tified the sheriff s office and also enlisted the aid of Southern Pacific officers. As a result of this action the highway is being watched over the entire slate, and railroad offi cers are rounding up and investi gating transients, and it Is hoped that the two men will be located, although It will be a difficult Job to identify them as no description was obtainable. Miss Easter Wilson, postal clerk, who was called Immediately after the robbery, made an Inventory of the postofflce supplies and finds that nothing was taken except the cash, which amounted to JL'5 or $30, and possibly two books of stamps. Several small articles of Jewelry were taken. Tiiey were articles which MK Grant had for sale anil were kept in the safe. Their value is not great. Late this afternoon Deputy Sheriff Shambrook returned from Kiddle after makin a thorough in vestigation at the scene of the crime. He states that the officers have nothing definite to work on, but are seeking two men as sus pects. These two men were seen about the town late yesterday, and It Is thought that they might be the ones responsible for the crime. Descriptions of these two have been sent out and officers are asked to hold litem. Their descriptions are as follows: No. 1. 30 years of age, weight 160 pounds, has dissipated looking face, wore a hat, and has a tattoo mark about an inch and a half wide In the shape of a band around the right wrist. No. 2. Light complexion, light hair, wears khaki pants and shirt. There were two $3 bills and one $1 bill among the currency and silver stolen. They also took sev eral gold bracelets and rings. Defore entering the postofflce the men broke into the toclhouse at the railroad tracks and stole a pick and an iron bar In order to break Into the building. Mr. Shambrook says that the work was apparently that of men ) who knew their business but that; they misjudged the amount of ex-1 plosive necessary. They blew the safe door across the room and on ' top of tlie partition where the j boxes were located. Thed had en-1 deavored to muffle the sound of tlie blast with bundles of papers i and wet carpet. I (Associated Press Leased Wire.) 4 SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 18 Governor Pierce today Issued a proclamation suspending the hunting season in Oregon for a period of 30 days after the normal date of opening, S1IENAND0AII SUCCESSFULLY MOORED TO SHIP. .J I i J ,' I . i !! ' f.4 .... -" TI .'S Hett.s?tcioa.ii. " m-ootecL -to "Pa -to lea xv-; 4 tlon leaves the governor with the right to extend it. but the executive said today that should there be a fall of rain prior to September 20 he could not recall the edict un- til that date. The proclamation declares that the number of fires would be Increased by allow- Ing hunters to go into tho woods, and also states that In addition to the destruction of timber by fires "there Is often claimed as toll by such fires many ruined homes and In- nocent lives." SCOUTS OPEN SUMMER CAMP First Night Celebrated by Night Shirt Parade , Around Campfire. VISITORS ARE INVITED Persons Going to Scout Camp Asked to Stop at Grocery for Letters and Supplies. Mr. and Mrs. C. ('. Wamsley of Rosu burg nnd daughter Harriett, and Mr. W.imslev's father J. C. ' Wamslcy of Yonralls. have return-j fd from a motor trip to Crater Ike, and one to Ilandon. They! report a most pleasant vacation. J The Iioy Scout camp has been well established at Wolf Creek, and the boys last night celebrnted their first night in camp with a nightshirt parade around the camp fire. The boys reached tlie camp early yesterday morning and quickly pitched their tents and put everything in shape for their stay. The spot selected Is well adapted for their needs and has been cleared of undergrowth. The boys are removing the Salal brush which covers the ground, and will have a fine camp within a short time. Strict sanitary rules have been laid down and prompt pun ishment Is meted out to those who violate any of the rules, the pun ishment for all crimes being the same a sousing In the "bathtub." One offender last night succeeded In Immersing about 18 of those detailed to execute his sentence. before he finally went under him self. The boys who went to camp yes terday Include Donald Chase. Howard Shaw, Gordon Seiner, Eu gene Love. Harold Thomas, Loren Johnson, KuhscII Laughead, Jack Throne, Ross Hates, Earl Long, Richard Maddox, Elton Jackson, LeKoy Ilurton, Stanley Kidder. Fred Chapman. Maynard and Hay-j mend Hell, Wayne Itlggs, Owen Cordon, Robert Opple. LeNnlr Stanton, Frank Schwartz, Tom McDowell, Emory Williams. Or-! vllle Hall, Jimmy Meredith and Qulnn Rlnehart. It Is anticipated that a number of other boys will enter the camp before the end of the week. ' The camp Is on Wolf Creek about two miles beyond the forest boundary. A large sign plainly points to the cstnp at the point where It Is necessary to leave the cars. A trail then leads across the river and along a rock bluff up Wolf Creek, signs plainly pointing the way so that a person cannot make a mistake In direction. The camp is about (wo hundred yards off the rad. The boys are prac- j tlclng their scoutcraft by building a bridge across Wolf Creek to take the place of the fooilog now belng,used. Parents of the lads are Invited to visit lie camp at any time. . Tliope who wlnh to send out pack ages or letters are asked lo leave them at the Economy grocery In care of O. L. Johnson. Persons go ing out to the ramp are asked to stop at Mr. Johnson's store and take out the articles which may be , The TJ. S. B. Shenandoah, the world's largest dirigible, for the first time tn history, has been raecca fully lashed to the mooring mast of her tender, the U. 8. 8. Patoka, tn Narrangansett Bay, off Narragaa sett Pier, R. L After making tut to th Patoka the Shenandoah was towed (or several miles, as sh will b shen at sea with tho battle CeeL FLIERS GALL HALT T( (Associated Presa Leased Wire.) I V(Assoclated Tresa Leased Wire.) REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 16. EUGENE, Or., Aug. 16. Frl- (Delayed) The boats from day marked the first clam-shell the American world fliers' supply of dirt removed from the W'illnm- ship at Angmagsalik Greenland failed to get through the Ice to the new landing place, 15 miles distant, this (Friday) afternoon. The only hope of the aviators starting on their hop to Green land tomorrow lies in the Ice conditions becoming better. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. De parture from Reykjavik of the American army airplanes around the world may bo delayed indef initely to await improvement of conditions, it was indicated by a message from Lieutenant Lowell II. Smith, flight commander re ceived today by Major General Patrick, chief of the air service. The message dated yesterday told of new deluys due to Ice and other circumstances, and udded "will leave here as soon as pos sible ette river at Harrisburg, for the first of the two piers to be con structed as supports for a new bridge that will form a link In the Pacific highway. The Port land Bridge company, which has the contract to build the spnn, ex pects to complete the first pier In six weeks. o E DANGLE IS GIVEN SLAYING Woman Says She Saw Two Men Flee From Apart ment After Struggle. ' 1 SUICIDE IS DISPROVED Kid McCoy 's Version Dis credited as New Light Thrown on Case " Details Related. OUT FROM EUGENE El'GENE, Or.. Aug. 16. Three carloads of green prunes have been shipped from the George T Hall warehouse near Eugene dally Bince Wednesday, according to the announcement mado this morning. The Eugene Fruit Growers start two curs today and will continue with two cars daily until rains prevent shipping frosh. Hall expects to ship out from 400 to 450 tons. T NEW YORK, Auk. IB Nora Rayes, musical comedy star, four times married anil divorced. Is en gaged to I,ew Cody, motion picture actor. Her Rroadway representa tive today gave out the following message from her In London: "Lew and I are engaged. We were thrown together In a motor accident. Now step on the gas." The accident occurred near Ri lghton in which the couple were bruised and shaken. o - Till FLIER IS IIOFFN HOItNAFJORD, Ice land. Aug. 16 Lieutenant La tell!, the Italian aviator, who Is making a trans Atlantic flight In the wake of the American army world fliers, arrived here at noon today from Thornshavn, Faroe Islands. DAYS CREEK RESIDENT DEAD Joe Safley, aged 60 years, a resi dent tjf the Days Creek vicinity, died at the home of his son yes terday evening after a long Illness from pneumonia. The body Is to he shipped to Florence for burial, the deceased having resided there for a long period of tlimv (Associated Press leased Wire.) NEVADA CITY. Calif.. Aug. IB Fent'tt for the safel V of the town of Camptonville, Yuba county, were felt here early today because of a forest fire, which started yes terday and which Is now rushing unchecked toward the town. Fifty men are fighting the flrp which appeared In three different local ities simultaneously. (Associated Presa Leased Wire.) MEDFORD. Ore., Aug. 16 Mrs. Frank Drainer of this city an nounced today that her husband who left here June 4th. accom panied by a young man . named Tom Moran for a motor trip to Klamath Falls where he was to be! employed by the Nine Lumber company of that city has not been seen or heard of since. Some weeks ago she informed the sher iff and police, but they could find nn trace of the man, so she has de cided to see what can be done through newspaper publicity. Mrs. Drainer fears foul play and la cer tain that her husband If alive or able to write, would at once com municate with her. Bramer Is described as a man forty-five years old and about five feet six inches tall. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) TILLAMOOK, Or., Aug. IB. When the automobile In which they were riding left the high way at Johnson's bridge, five miles east of Tillamook yester day, afternoon, two men were killed and three seriously Injur ed. The men killed were James Heat lie, 27, chauffeur for the Coats Lumber company, owner and driver of the machine, and He llerg, 30, logger at the Coins mill. The Injured were Elmer linker. TO REQUEST FUNDS FOR UMATILLA DAM Says I louse of Morgan or Mellon Must Be Served if Present Tickets Are Elected Teapot Domes Said Ant-1 i ills Compared to Mellon's Secret Record. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) LOS ANGSLE8. Aug. 16. An entirely new direction has been given to the Theresa Mor s shoot ing Investigation, police announc ed today, by the testimony of a woman who gays she heard and saw two men fleeing from the apartment occupied by Mrs. Mors and "Kid" McCoy, ex-pug-Uist, a few minutes after the shot was fired that ended the life of the wealthy divorcee early Wed nesday morning. The new witness, police say, lived In the apartment directly Under that where the shooting took place and saw one of the fleeing men so cleanly and at such, close range that she was able to give the pollro a ...iplete de scription of hi in. This man she stated positively and repeatedly; was not "Kid" McCoy. She was able to furnish no description of the other man, whom she knew only as the dark, vague shape of a man Vunnlng swiftly from the building. The testimony of the new wit ness, Mrs. lva Martin, la of su preme importance for two reasons police point out. First, it fixes the time of the slaying definitely at 12:05 a. m. Wednesday and second, It com pletely disproves the sulride the ory of Mrs. Mors' death. Mrs. Martin was In bed, she said, when she was awakened suddenly by voices In the apartment above. "Oh, my God, don't do that," were the first words she heard, she told Investigators. Twice more, in anguished tones these words were repeated. No reply was heard; only the sound of a scuffle, nnd then again a woman's voice pleading. Finally, said Mrs. Martin, came the last words she heard from the apartment. "Oh, my God, don't do that. Oh, this will be ter rible." A woman's voice scream ed. Then the sharp sound of a shot; a brief silence; the thump of some object falling to the floor and again silence. "When the shot rang out, I Jumped out of bed. .1 pushed the switch of the floor lamp and looked at tho clock. It was ex actly five minutes after midnight. "I was frightened an nervous and Immediately put out the light and listened. Thero was afull moon outsldo and It was pretty light. "A few minutes later I heard footsteps down the stairway. The back stairs which start only a few feet away from the door of the McCoy apartment, run di rectly over my apartment. I could hear plainly tho thump or feet on the stairs. "I am certain there were two persons running down the stairs. They crashed through the back door, making a loud noise. I ran to my kitchen window and as I reached It I could distinctly hear the sound of running feet on the concrete of the backyard. "I was still listening to these footsteps when I heard some one brush up against something right In front of me," she went on. "My kitchen has three win dows, one of them facing towards tho front of tho apartment house and the street. As I reached this window I saw. Just a few feet I away from me, the figure of a j "Three presidential candidates. mnn rrawllng on hands and i are In tho field. William J. Dry- Knees towards the street. I "The man passed my window I and then ho straightened up. I still have a distinct picture of (Associated Presa Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. Ad ditional funds will be requested at the coming session of congress to carry on the work of the I ma tilla Rapids dam project In Ore gon, members of the Oregon dele gation in congress said here last night. Somo $50,000 wag npproprlat ed liy the sixty-seventh congress to conduct a temporary survey of the nevelnpinent and Its Import ance has been "recognized to that extent," tho pointed out. The amount of the sum to be requested to further the work has not been arrived at, they added. Jr., Tllamook fisherman, bruis ed; Richard Hremnier, broken arm and bruises, and William Sacovltch, Injured Internally. After they had lwn brought to a hospital here It was said the Injured men would recover. WISCONSIN REPRESENTATIVE FLAYS . PARTY TICKETS IN DENUNCIATION (Associated Press leased Wire.) IKS MO IN' KM Iowa. Alia. IB- Representative James A. Frear. an, three times democratic loud- Hudson, Wisconsin, of the tenth er, denounced Davis, ine nemo- Wisconsin congressional district crallc nominee, in .New lorK, be lli an address prepared for di llv- cause nryan r.siu uavis nas ever; nm n my nilnd. ery today before Iowa state pro-1 been rnled by and ii the cnndl-i ' n,, hesitated a second or so gresslve convention, declared that date of Ihe house of Morgan. Con-1 then staggered toward the front the republican and democratic firming Mr. Itrynn's Judgement, I ,,f tllr apartment where he lean presidential candidates represent t lief bit business Journals of the tfi against the brick irchway. respectively the banking nouses country i" an l'"""" - "lie was luein aim i win of Mellon and Morgan. "No via eminently saltstaoiory to noVer forget that :. He was left there. Regular trips will be made wlih provisions and supplies and letters will be taken out then If not delivered before the truck makes Its trips. However, If peo ple giving out to the camp will stop at the grocery before leaving. It will enable deliveries of ieiiers and packages to be mado without loss of time. choice Is offered between them," he said. 'The Issue In the campaign.' Mr. Frear asserted, "Is neither partisan or political, but for the overthrow of the Influence of big business in governmental arfalrs. He called Senators La Follette of them. all si u in l it . sort of all In "The house of Morgan under; ,eap. I did not get a good look Davis could never wield more' at ,, a,.Bi but I will know his power over governmental nffalrs fu-uro and general appearance 1 1 1 ii n the house of .Mellon bus anvwliere. t wielded over the administrations 1 1 was a thlokhh man about of Hunting and I'oollilge. If this fV0 feet 9 Inches In height, heavy Is true. Hu n the answer of mil- j chested and with a heavy waist Wisconsin nnd Wheeler of Mon-' Hons of progressive republicans Is unw bulging about his belt. He tana candidates respectively for the conference for progressive po litical action, "a protest against Melloli ul,.l MulfceU, U l,luti..t agalnnt the power of special priv ilege oer the Washington gov ernment." "Nil denunciation or party re clamation Is needed In 111," he continued, "What the voter wonts to know Is what party anil what pr nclple Is bent able to rep resent bis or her views. 'iiually certain.' ! wore no hat It looked to me as Mr. Frear averred thai Score- though he wero either dr:mk or tarv Mellon advocated the Ship , entirely unnerved. He stood there :.:!; !:!; !!. '" r ' -1 ful. :;vo r.ilnuv... Then t peal of the excessive profits tax ai .ggered to the street. 1 lost and cuts in income surtaxes. sight of him as he reached the "Teapot Domes are ant hills street. Shortly afterward I heard compared witn tins rei oru oi me the so ind ol a car ariving away. i f M- Mon thai Includes ta- refund i "f over half billion dollius by the present secretary all refunded In secret," Mr. Krear said. Request ioned closely Mrs, Mar tin insisted that she was certain there were two men. Mrs. Mar- continued on page i.)