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ROSEBURG. OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1. 1924.
VOL. XII. NO. 207 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Review
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tarred uuuj m
69th" Hero
kith Straps.
AL, MAY DIE
kits instigation,
uicide Klan
feion Join in
ktigation.
hat Leased Wire.)
Xor. 11. Mrs.
wife of a Cocoanut
and world war
Ecinfessed. according
I office, that she ln-
loraing or ner nua-
isked band on No
hubsch, whose body
wounas receiveu m
bed from his place
lien Into the woods
t lashed with straps
ten in the hospital.
doubtful.
is said to have
bs of the flogging
lies from the sner
been instructed to
Is reported to
id suicide at the
he and now is In a
il collapse. In ber
ion she said:
ley would only run
n I did not know
tuld beat him. I
I kill me for what
ioumiug to (1500
red for the convic
ts of the flogging
bKlan and Amerl-
'e been active in
Investigation.
today, Hubsch,
ship to Victor Hu-
author, lay In a
pas. his body rld
kan shrapnel. One
of the famous
ninth" New York,
arly for distinguish-
had won before
ry.
failed to make
tompted a desire to
unband, but declar-
en talk of the dl-
ot unhappy home
IT
w'tn leased Wire 1
Iowa. Nov. 1.
" of supervisors in
" cuunties today
wrk of making the
' In the I'nlroH
fr:al contest hetween
W. Hrookhart. re
Dan i Steck, dem-
f Armi-tlre Day, the
"i crucial vote was
K Of thi. tV,l(l.,
Final returns from
Bare,., Hrnnlrh.M'a
cut down to 743
offi lal T0tPS
Probably will
W ire tomorrow
0OGAN HAC
A CLAUS DAY
l .-a a wire l
11. Jackie
to be
I'D.
mechanic
I rem Furope today
n and governnaa
; ' loaded with
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11 a mechanic."
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"1 pope.
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b" Glaomo,
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KSc X RENTS
s (Associated Pi ,-LMidWlrc) e
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11.
4 Persistent reports that
the historic old Spanish
cemetery here was visited
nightly by a ghost or a ghoul
led to a police Investigation
which ended last night in
4 the arrest of Manuel Blanco,
66. who is alleged to have
been avoiding high rents by
using an empty tomb for a
Bleeping chamber. "I have
been sleeping there for a
month and no one has dis-
turbed me until now," he
was quoted as saying as they
booked him at the city jail
on a vagrancy charge.
PUT CLAUSE
DOESN'T APPLY
TO
Important Ruling Made On
Volstead Liquor Law
by U. S. Court
DOUBLE IN MEANING
Intent of Congress Not to
Punish Householders
for Making Their
Own Beverage.
(Assn-latrd Vress leas-4 Wire.)
BALTIMORE. Nov. 11. In the
trial of Representative John Phll-
Id Hill in the United States court
here today for alleged violations
of the Volstead act, Judge Morris
A. fioper ruled that the "one half
of one percent,' clause In the Vol
stead law does not apply to bever
ages made in the home for home
consumption.
The Question was raised at yes
terday's hearing of the case, when
District Attorney Woodcock ob
jected to a qnestion put to the
first defense witness who admitt
ed that he attended Mr. Hill's
"elder party, but was not permit
ted to state whether he had seen
anvone Intoxicated.
. The finding of Federal Judge
Soper In the case of Representa
tive John fhillp Hill at Baltimore
today, Is regarded as necessitat
ing a revision of the policies and
regulations followed by the pro
hibition commissioner.
On the other hand, the ruling
sustains the position taken by the
department of justice four years
ago in an opinion written by As
sistant Attorney General Frierson
and since followed by the depart
ment. Attempts have been made by
prohibition unit on several occas
ions to obtain from the depart
ment of Justice a reversal of the
Frierson opinion but without
avail, and the bureau of Internal
revenue and the prohibition heads
have chosen to continue the view
that the one-half-of-one percent
clause In the Volstead act applied
to home-made fruit Juices.
The opinion in the ease of the
Maryland representative, the first
of several decisions likely to re
sult from questions raised by him,
probablv will force an accord In
the policies of the two agencies
concerned with prohibition en
forcement and prosecutions.
Jndge Soper said:
"Congress seems to have ued
the word "non-Intoiicatlng dif
ferently In one section than It dldi
In another. To my mind congress
plainly Intended that persons
manufacturing cider and wine ex
clusively for use In their homes
should be In a class by themselves
or otherwise there Is no apparent
need for this section. (Section
28 "
"The only reasonable legisla
tion for consress slnellnf out
home made cider and wine mak
ers la that congress did not pun
ish men for snch manufacture nn
less the beverage Is Intoxicating
in fact.
"This Opinion seems to be by
an opinion expressed In the I'nlt
e State, . senate In September
1919 when the Volstead set was
the cotriVce "o7.he j
hill. He expressed the opinion
when this section was
srinert lo '
the hill by amendment that elder
and fruit Juices made exclusively
for use In the home must be lh
toxlrstlng In fact."
The ruling was the result of a
lengthy argument yesterday by
counsel for Hill and Unltd Ftates I
district attorney Amos W . ooo- (
The government chemists te-tl-
fi ik.t r-ninnt ItMI's home-
ma. -ln. tti mn alrnhnltC COn-
tent hirh as 11 pwfnt. t
HI..', defense was based on the
ej amKiciiii of section 29 of
alleged ambiguity of section 29 of i
I
BREW
E DAY
IS FIE
In Spite of' Drizzling Rain
Procession Is Greatly
Enjoyed.
BIG FEED AT NOON
All Ex-Service Men Guests
of Umpqua Post at
Banquet Football
This Afternoon.
PRIZE AWARDS
'
Lodge and fraternal: First
prize. American tnn
niarjr; nonoraole
mention,
American Legion.
industrial
first prize.
Schools:
Denn-Gerretsen,
Pullerton, first
honorable men-
prize;
tlon.
Hose,
Professional and Business
Women's Club; Miss Joseph-
Ine McElhinny, Commercial
Abstract company, first prize;
operators of the i- a
phone exchange, second prize;
Mrs. Crawford, Ladles'
ouoppe, inira prixe.
I . . . .
wwveeeeeee4e
in spite of a ratn and drizzle
which made it most disagreeable
for spectators and marchers, the
Armistice Day parade staeed hv
Umpqua Post of the American Le
gion this morning was a most suc
cessful event In every particular.
Nearly a mile and a half In length
It truly typified the spirit of the
day, and was interesting, inspiring
anu amusing.
The parade was led by the mar-
snai ot the day, then the colors
and band. There followed. lbe..Wo-;
men a Heller corps, G. A. R., Span
ibu American war veterans, na
tional guard, and ex-service men
and other patriotic organizations.
The beautiful float entered by
the auxiliary of the American Le
gion was followed by the great
host of school children, who
marched In perfect formation. Ben
son, Rose, Pullerton and high
school were all represented. A
flont was entered by the campfire
girls.
The drum corps and boys band
also furnished music for the pa
rade, as well as numerous small
drum corps from the different
schools.
The Moose float followed the
schools and boys' band, and then
came the industrial section.
The business and professional
women's club was represented by
the women and girls dressed In
costumes representing their, pro
fessions. The list Is too long to be
enumerated, but there was a laugh
In every entry, and those who mis
sed the parade, failed to see one
of the most humorous stunts pre
sented for many years. Agnes
Pitchford pushed e band' cart dis
playing magazines carried in her
newsstand. She was dressed in old
maid costume and was a nAI
knockout. The high school faculty
was In caps and gowns. The tele
phone operators carried the In
struments of their professions.
Stenographers were dressed as
pencils, notebooks, etc. There
were abstracts, plumbers, tires,
and many others too numerous to
mention. One of the Interesting en
tries was an old assessment record
carried by Mrs. Sawyer from the
county treasurer's office. This was
a record of the county in 1S.17
showing the tax levied In that
year to be $1,009 50, while thlB
year It Is over $1,300,000.
Many of the busrness and com
mercial houses of the city were
represented by floats, and practi
cally all of the automobile con
cerns had new model cars In line.
The Umpqua Chiefs and Squaws
were In line In full regalia, and a
large per centage of the member
ship of each organization appear
ed. Before the parade a number of
races were held upon the streets.
The races, winners and prizes
awarded were as follows:
Tire race: 1. K. AtierDury.
watch: 1. Don McCurly. nasn
lltht: 3. Hessel Hayes, baseball:
4 Johnnie Hlnote, magnifying
glass: 5. Car, 18 . ba
Roller rtate. J """
1 nerinu .
pencil (Shaffer).
Paper rare: 1 Earl I)ng. pen
cil (Shaffer); t- In McCurty.
safety match hox; J. James Mere
dith, scout knife.
Bicycle rac' Start
(Continued on page
News-It e
Igbtl th - "nu '""',"
which permits
of home-made
cider provided
'run JUHr.
they
ere "non-mtoxieauuK. um.
i . l i j. i..i. tn anvone ex-
ioru iu- .
cry. -- - - -
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niaae viueel
histic
PARADE
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.
Theodore Douglas Robinson, ot
New York, a nephew of President
Theodore Roosevelt, has virtually
keen selected for assistant secre
tary of the navy. Robinson, who
is a son of Corinne Roosevelt
Robinson, called today at the
White House and after a confer
ence with President Coolidge
went to the navy department to
confer with Secretary Wilbur.
The post of assistant secretary
has been vacant since late iri
September when Theodore Roose
velt resigned to make his un
successful campaign as republican
nominee for governor of New
York.
The appointment of Mr. Robin
son would carry out what has be
come a Roosevelt tradition in the
navy department. Theodore
Roosevelt, who retired as Assist
ant Secretary, had been succeed
ed in that post by Franklin D.
Roosevelt, a democrat, and years
ago Theodore Roosevelt, who lat
er waa to become! president, also
served as the department's second
in command.
Mr. Robinsons mother, a sister
of the former president, has been
active In recent republican poll
tics. His wife was before their
marriage Helen R. Roosevelt, of
New York.
Mr. Robinson was born In 1883.,
He has served In the New York'
state senate. He was chairman ot
the progressive state committee of
New York in 1912.
(Associated Press . Leased w!r(.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. Sec
rotary Davis of the labor depart
ment has informed President
Coolidge hotwlshes to retire from
the! cabinet after Murch 4, next.
Mr. Davis la the only cabinet
member who has Indicated be de
sires to retire. It was said offic
ially today at the White House.
Meanwhile It waa said the presi
dent has given no consideration to
any other possible changes in his
cabinet and has expressed the
hope that Mr. Davis will remain.
The vacancy caused by the
death of Secretary Wallace of the
agricultural department Is to bo
filled shortly. The law requires the'
term of an acting secretary can!
run only lor 30 days. I
ARMISTICE DAYI
m h 1 M If) 'I '
STREET SCENE IN NEW YORK, ARMISTICE DAY, 1918.
F
EX-P. 0. OFFICER
CHICAGO. Jrov. 11. Five al
leged confessions In connection
with tlw $2,000,000 Rondout. 111..
train robbery were In the hands I
of the prosecution today as it be
gan to prepare the trials of Wil
liam Kahy, former postul inspect
or, and eight others cburged with
the robbery.
Brent Glasscock, arrested with
his wife In a flattie Creek sani
tarium and charged with engin
eering thb robbery, announced he
would plead guilty. Shortly after
hU alleged confession, squads of
inspectors left on a hunt for the
robbery loot, only a small part ot
which has been recovered.
The other alleged statements
were made by Jo, Jessie, Willie
and Willis Newton, formerly of
Texas. "Tull" Newton, another
brother, is also Indicted.
The government Indicated It
would center its efforts on the
prosecution of Fahy, James Mur
ray, west aide politician, and
"Tull" Newton.
CHICAGO. Nov. 11. Brent
Glasscock, alleged lender in the
actual robbery of the Chicago.
Milwaukee, St. .Paul mall train
last June when loot estimated at
$2,000,000 was taken at Round-
out. 111., and Joseph and Jesse
Newton changed their pleas of
not guilty to guilty before Feder
al Judge Cllffe today. Five of
the alleged conspirators now have
pleaded guilty.
llllam Fahy, former post of
fice inspector, arrested by fellow
inspectors and charged with be
ing one of the arch conspirators;
James Murrny. politician; Walter
McCombe and Herbert Holllday,
the latter of Kansas City, remain
to be tried.
Herbert Holllday of Kansas
City, also changed his plea of not
guilty to guilty later, leaving only
three o(the nlleged mnil robbers
yet to be tried Win. Fahy form
er postal Inspector; James Mur
ray, politician and Walter Mc
Coiub. Judge Cllffe announced
.uUnco would be passed on Do
ccoiber 1.
TO
WASHINGON, Nov. 11. Na
tives of the Philippines ire elig
ible to become American clttzeiiH,
whether or not they have been
in the military service of tho
United States, it was ruled today
by the supreme court of the Dls-
trict of Columbia.
PLAGUE BREAKS I
i
0 UT I N MINING
TOWNS. LLNDS
Fourteen Persons Stricken
and Two Deaths Have
So Far Occurred.
HEALTH BOARD BUSY
Noted Chinese Specialist
Avers Pneumonic Form
and Bubonic Same ;
Fleas Blamed.
Associated Press Leaded Wire.)
MARION, 111.. Nov. 11. Health
authorities of Williamson county
today were awaiting word from
the state board of health regard
ing Its findings In 14.cases bo
licved to be pnuemonic plagito at
Hurst and Hush, mining towns.
According to Dr. Springs, of
Dewmaines. tho patients have
shown "all symptoms" of tho
plague. Twelve of the cases wero
reported from Hurst, two ending
In deaths. A representative of
the board spent several days In
vestigating the cases, but his re
port will not he made public un
til it reaches the board.
Trofuse bleeding from the nose
is an unfavorable symptom in
these cases, according to Dr.
Springs, and blood samples have
been sent to the state board of
health for chemical analysis.
Pneumonic And llulionlr Plnguo
Same; Carried by Fleaa
BALTIMORE. Nov. 11. One
germ la responsible for both the
bubonic and the pneumonic
plagues according to Dr. Wullon
Teh. director In chief of tho
North Manchurlan plague service,
who la pursuing special research
work and studies at the Johns
Hopkins School of Hygiene and
Public Health hero.
Dr. Wu Is anld lo he one of tho
foremost aulhorltie on pneumonic
plague, which recently has claim
ed ninny Uvea In I.os Angeles.
In the rnso of bubonic plague,
snys Dr. Wu, the germ attacks
the lymph glands. It Is trans
mitted by fleas.
When It develops In tho
pneumonic form, however, tho
germ Is cnrrled by the patient's
couth and thus is spread with
great rapidity, the doctor assert
ed. This form la more fatal than
the bubonic, Dr. Wu says, tho
death rnte approaching 100 per
cent. He added thnt with good
sanitnry control nnd strict Isola
tion of those Infected, the pneu
monic plague may bu speedily con
trolled. ' Dr. Wu said that in Manchuria,
where ho has worked for mortt
than 12 years, the plnguo caused
fiO.OOO deaths In 1910.
LIFE-flTLEAST
Tl
f AsorritM Vrmnn Iaiv1 Wlr.)
SYKACI'HK. N. Y-. Nov. 11.
The Btitotnnhtlo wax apprulflfM an
one of th in nut potent farlorn in
promoting hi'iilth and longevity ly
r. WoodM HutchlnHnn, author
and IfM iuror. In an addrcKn today
bi-foro th utato romml(tP on
tub.'rruloA.a nnd public health of
th ntat chnritl aid aMoHatlon.
' Your car lak you out In tho
open." he mild, "Info the air and
j in the KunllKht nature's greut
curative forrra. Your car add) to
your yearn of llf. Modern llf
with It it automobiles', It Hpeed, it a
dainty food) and other luxurloa,
inn't ho bad after all."
. o
MAJORITY OF U. O.
STUDENTS EARN
THEIR OWN WAY
MtfOflMed I'rass Tv-aaad Wlra.1
r.VIVKKSITY OK OIIKCON.
Ktigene, Nov. 11 More than
one-half ef the, students on the
anipus an. totally or partly self,
supporting, according tn figures
Issued by Carlton K. flpenre. reg
istrar. This Includes only those at
tending college In Kugene, and
does not corer totals for the med-
JrKl Sehool.
or the 2 '.29 students In the un
iversity, records show that only
; .r. 7 or 2.V97 per rent of tho
whole, do not support themselves
In part at leat. fin the other hand
the number of those aompletely
self-supporting Is 70Ti, or 27.87
per cent of the student body.
DEATH IIOVK.HS XEAIt
MIW. WAItllKN HAHDIXOI
MARION, tMihs Nov. II.
Mr. Warren i. Hurling was
. rvporti-l aa hovrriiiK bo (
tnren Ufa and iUmiiIi (inlay
liy licr phyMcinn, lr. llarl
Kawytr, who rvMrtol her
rtiiiiiitlon aa iiucliniiKitl from
i ymitorday. l.ittlo "ope was
' iu-ld fr her recovery.
While iiilstreiut of tho
White Houmn Mm. llnnling,
with tier IiiihIuiihI, imiugur-
mrxl the custom of visiting
the tomb i of tlio unknown
soldier on cch Armistice
I ii.v, and lio hud Imm-ii look-
log forward to celebrating
the signing of the Armistice.
s again txlay her friends anid. 4
Dr. Sawyers dully bulletin
on his patient's condition .
0 follows: s
"Mrs. llnnllng had a poor
night. Khc f.-els weak and ei-.
Imusted this morning. Her
geiM'rul condition la not so
Ksml.
TOES T BE
Victim This Time Is Harry
Katz, Diamond Seller,
Art Collector.
SHOT AT HIS DOOR
So Many Angles to Life
Activities That . Clue
Is Difficult Gems
in His Pockets.
(Associated Prasa T.eased Wlra.)
LOS ANORLK.4. Nov. It. The
identity of tho person who shot
and killed Hurry L. Katz, musi
cian, art collector, real estule op
erator and purveyor of diamonds
to the motion picture colony, al
he npemil the door of his apart
ment In a fashionable residence
district hero last night, remained
as much of a mystery early tody
as It was a few minutes after the
shooting.
liy following up the threads of
the man's various activltlea police
hoped to discover a motive for
the slaying If not a definite clow
to the Identity of the alnyer, but
the results of a night of Investi
gation, left unsettled he question
whether money, diamonds, a wo
an, or disputes centering about a
fiermnn-bullt vnrht Iny at tho bot
tom of the killing.
Katz died of a .32 calibre bul
let wound in bis neck a moment
after tennnts In the npartmnnt
bouse heard a shot and came to
his assistance. Kour of these wit
nesses told police they hoard a
man running out of the building.
AcotiHinlnnces of the slain man
reveal'd that he had purchased
for I'fO 000 the apartment house
In which be lived, pavlnir most of
the pnrchnse price in dinmonds;
that be had bought a (lermnn
built vaeht about three month'
ago. also with diamonds; that
men he employed on that yacht
had quarreled with him over
mnnev doe tbetn; that he had nu
merous women cnllers; that he
was In some sort of financial dif
ficulty and was planning to sell
his v.nht: that be hail habitually
carried precious gems about with
him flndlnir buyers in the motion
picture colony.
On Knl7. s ringers when he died
were dlnmong rings; a diamond
stick pin was In his cravat; oth
er gems were found In his pock
ets. The presence of these valu
uahles on bis nerson Indicates
pollen believe, that robbery was
not the motive for the slaying.
n -
II
111
1 11 1 I
!nL
fAa.trt-.rM 1'raaa V.easa4 W1re
liny rn.N'. Nov. 11. Simplicity
will be ol served at the funeral to
mnTnw of .Senator Henry Cabot
, I.odne, In U'-cordnnce with the
fHmllvs w Islios President Cool
idge il rect. d thnt the officers In
comnKind of military units here
do all In tl elr power to carry out
the wi.-he i f Senator Lodges rel
atives It was said to he improb
able tha' military escorts will bo
accept erl however.
1 As representatives of the presi
dent. ; e. retarv of State Hughes,
Secret. irv of War Weeks and Cap-
' lain AdolphtiH Andrews, naval
side to the president, will attend.
There will he delegations from
the senate and house.
MURDER
AGAIN
MOVIE
COLONY
CAUSES DEATH
OF EIGHT ELKS
All Members of National
Lodge Home, Virginia
17 Others HI.
BOUGHT OF FARMER
Barrel in Which Beverage
Was Made Formerly
Used for Mixing of
Lead Spray.
(Associated Presi r c -sed Wlra.) s
LYNCHIUmc Vs.. Nov.
11 . The list of 1 i members
of the Elks National Home
at Bedford reported 111 as
the result of drinking poison-
ed cider does not Include the
name of Q. W. Sparks. s
(Aasorlstad Prasa -aaej Wlra.)
LYNCHBITHO. Va.. Nov. 11.
Eight veteran Elks, residents of
the Elks national home located at
Bedford, 25 miles from here, died
late yesterday at the homo ac
cording to advices received here
today from what Is thought to
have been fresh elder poisoned by
arsenate of lead used for tree
spraying.
The cider. It was slated, wasj
bought from a farmer In a barrel
and it Is thought the barrel was
used last spring In connection
with spraying. Several other vet
erans, residents ot the home, are
III from the cider.
The dead;
Cheater Tucker,. Lima, Ohio; AN
vln Hpnldlng, iovelnnd, Iowa; Jo
seph A. Kenny, Marlon. Indiana:
P. E. O'Connor, Dallas. Texas;
Thomas Madigan, Long Island
City, L. I.: Oeorge W. Slade, Sag
inaw, Michigan: C. 8. Whitney.
Omaha, Nebraska and B. F, Al
len, Portland, Oregon,
LYVCimiTRO. Va., Nov. 11.
In addition to tho elKht members
of the llencvolnnt nnd Protective
Order of Elks, residents of
the Elks national homo at Bed
ford reported dond today, 17 are
In a serious condition from drink
ing sweet cider late yesterday.
Tho rider is said by phyalciana.
Charles Moaby, superintendent of
the home and county officials to
have contnined poison. At least
two of the sick are said to be la
a critical condition.
The cider waa delivered to the
home yesterday afternoon in a
barrel thought to have heon used
nt some time to hold the poison
for the spraying of fruit trees.
Superintendent Mosby and county
officials said they were convinced
there was no criminal intention In
using the keg and there Boomed
In be no likelihood of an Inquest
Into the deaths of the eight men.
The cider was made last Fri
day especially for the home by E,"
M. Itlchardsnn of Kelsoes Mills.
.Superintendent Moaby said. It
was served at a luncheon yester
day afternoon. About 2f of those
who drank It became violently 111
anon afterwards and phyalrlnna
were called. All diagnosed tho
cases as arsenic poisoning.
Investigation, the superintend
ent said, showed that Itlchardsnn
purchased the barrel to use It for
vinegar for his fnmlly. Itlchard
snn said he washed the keg be
fore putting the cliler Into It, and
officials believe tho poison had
saturated tho wood.
While the news
tragedy at (be nr'
the order will t
of the great
'i iinl home of
celved by
Hosehurg Elks
ep regret,
It will be of great relief to them
to note that the list of victims
does not Include C.eorge W.
Sparks, a member of Hosehurg
IiOiige, No. 226. who became a
resident of the Institution several
months ago. "Dad", as he waa
. . LI.
loitgemen and many friends out
'''" "'" or,'"r' w resident of
Hosehurg tor many years and up
to a few months prior to his
change of residence was engaged
In the cigar store business In part
nership with S J. T. Itast.
There Is still some npprehen
slon among his friends thnt "Dad"
may be numbered among those
reported III the Lynchburg dis
patch as being ill from the bever
age. PORTLAND, Nov. 11 B. F.
Allen went to the nntlonal Elks
home about three years ago. He
nnd been member of Portland
lodge No. 14 2 for about six years.
Insofar aa Is known Allen had
no relatives In this Part of the
country. He was a circus man,
spending his summers travollng
with shows, but enloycd his wiu
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