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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW FRIDAY. JANUARY 9, 1925.
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KLUX KLARI IS
Colorado Man Faces Charge
With Judge Lindsey
as Complainant.
FORCED A MARRIAGE
Governor-Elect Goes or
Bond High School Boy
Makes Charge Against
Klansman.
(AattxUted Prtm Lrurd Wlrr.)
DENVER, Colo.. Jan. 9 Dr. J.
Galen Locke, grand dragon of the
Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Colorado,
was arrested Bhortly after noon
today on a warrant issued by
Juvenile Judge Den B. Llndsey,
charging him with conspiracy and
kidnaping in connection with the
aliened forced marriage of Keith
Boehm, 19, to Miss Mae Nash in
his office last Tuesday night.
Clarence J. Morley, governor
elect of Colorado, went on Dr.
Locke's bond, which was fixed at
$1,000 by Judge Llndsey. Mr. Mor
ley. who also Is a Denver district
Judge was elected to the governor
ship this fall with the support of
the Ku Klux Klan.
DENVER, Colo.. Jan. 9 Formal
charges of kidnaping and conspir
acy were lodged against Dr. John
Locke and others In Judge Ben B.
Lindsey's Juvenile court today on
complaint of Keith Boehm, 19 year
old Denver high school youth. The
complaint alleges that the men kid
naped him last, Tuesday night and
. took him to the office of Dr. Locke
who Is grand dragon of the Ku
Klux Klan, Realm of Colorado and
there forced him to marry Alias
Mae Nash.
Judge Llndsey Immediately Issu
ed warrants calling for the arrest
of Dr. Locke, William Pritts, C. A.
Kirkling and an unidentified man,
known only as "Chris". Service of
the warrants began at once.
Dr. Locke In a statement issued
Snday night, admitted hat the
ceremony was performed In hlB of
fice but denied any coercion had
been used.
The youth, who was taken from
a downtown hotel operated by his
parents, is a klnnsman. Dr. Locke
declared, and added that he found
the boy had obtained a marriage
license more that a year ago, "to
deceive" the girl, who he said, was
to become a mother soon.
As a Klansman, he thought It
was his duty, to see that young
Boehm did the "right thing" by
marrying the girl. He said he
talked the matter over with the
girl, her mother and the boy and
all agreed to the marriage. He
stoutly denied that coercion In any
form bad been employed In the
act.
The day following the marriage,
Boehm's parents sought annul
ment of the marriage and the case
was taken under advisement by
District Attorney Van Clse. His
findings today resulted In the filing
of charges against the grand drag
on and three other men.
(Aajoeiatrd FTea LeiuH Wire.)
FLORENCE, Ariz.. Jan. 9. Sam
Flowers, negro, was hanged at the
state prison here this morning for
the murder of his wife, Sabina
Flowers, at Tucson in February,
1923.
Flowers went to his death pro
testing that he had killed in self
defense. SCARLET FEVER AND
MUMPS REPORTED IN CITY
Several cases of scarlet fever and
mumps are reported In Roseburg,
according to Dr. W. C. Belt, county
physician. The diseases are localis
ed to the extent" that- the scarlet
fever cases are confined to the
North Koseburg territory, tributary
to the Benson ' school, and the
mumps In the south end of the city
originating from the Rose school.
It is believed that there mill be no
further spread, as no new cases
have developed In several days.
The diseases originated during the
holiday vacation, and It is believed
that with school again In operation
that the situation can be easily con
trolled. Mrs. Yount Ill
Mrs. Roy Yount was taken to the
hospital last night Mrs. Yount has
been In poor health for several
weeks, and her condition has nec
essitated her removal to the tins
pltal where proper treatment can
be given.
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.TON. Jan.
. for the present
nlstration la with-
approval of the
AlU
the a.
holding
naval
modernization, and
building programme favor-
ed by naval experts, a re-
assessment of the whole
situation may follow com-
pletlon of a report now be-
ing drafted by the navy
general board. "
An extended inquiry baa
been made by the board in- 4
to the relative value of the
battleships, submarines and
aircraft and the results
probably will be In the
hands of President Coolidge
before the end of next 4
week. Whether anything
in the report will outweigh
the presidents desire to
avoid further extensive nav-4
a,l expenditures. Is to be de-
termined. -
E BELIEF
Eastern Oregon Farmers
May Have Lost Wheat
by Freezing.
TO PURCHASE SEED
Pierce Plans to Obtain Loan
of Money From State
for Purpose of Buy-
ing Seed Wheat. v .
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 9. If de
velopments In the next few
weeks show that wheat' In some
eastern Oregon districts has been
klllled by cold weather, Gover
nor Pierce will ak the legisla
ture to enact a law authorizing
the state treasurer to loan the
farmers money for the purchase
of seed wdeat for re-seeding
purposes, or at least some simi
lar legislation. The governor so
stated today upon receipt of a
letter from Mark Weatherford of
Arlington, who eays the condi
tion in that district Is serious.
He mentions that the Washing
ton legislature in the last six
years has passed legislation of
this kind for the relief of far
mers In the Big Bend country,
the state taking a mortgage on
the growing crop as security.
"The situation as It seems to
he developing," writes Weather-!
ford, 'discloses that the wheat i
generally In this countv was very
seriously damaged . Many farm
ers concede that it Is lost.
Others contend that It Is an even
chance either way, and some!
claim that It will survive this I
freeze, but Is In no condition to
stand further unfavorable wea-1
ther. . The above Is true as to1
the pure winter varieties or
wheat. It seems conceded that
all other wheat is killed. i
"In the event wheat Is killed
the furnishing of seed will make
a load so enormous that I dnubf
the ability of our banks to fin-;
ance it. Furthermore there will,
be a large number of itnfortun-
ate farmers that would be un
able to get funds from the hanks
land without mate aid would be
unable to reseed."
Weatherford said he believes
Oregon should do as Washing-i
ton did In relieving the situation
with the near failure of the past
year together with the present
situation he says, has cast a
heavy gloom over eastern Ore
gon. E
The county court today continued
Its investigations into the various
road matters presented by delega
tions. Representatives of Happy
Valley, Oralis, Camas Valley, Dll
lard and other districts were pres
ent with protmsals for road district
boundary changes, or in opposition
to proposed alteration of dividing
lines. It Is expected that the court
at this meeting, will authorize a
number of changes In road dlstrirts
fn order that the valuations may be
adjusted to benefit the needed
roads. The court Is also consider
ing the appolntmert of supervisors
and patrolmen in the various districts.
WHEATFARMERS
OREGON
Ed
WAYNE II IS
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;0F WRESTLING
In Fierce Match Last Night,
Young Giant Defeats
Strangler Lewis.
OLD CHAMP INJURED
Husky Mat Artist Hurls
Lewis Off Mat Onto
Hard Floor and Foul
Is Claimed.
(Avxlated Preai Ltued Wire.)
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 9 Wayne
"Biir" Mnnn npal.htlA l-nl,r.ni...
of Nebraska' football player who
ineu ooxing, Dut couldn't stand up
againHt the niil,ua --.l .i
.. ....v.i.a (i u u Kume
knowledge of the technic of grap-
" imii or a novice, is the
new wearer of the world's heavy
weight wrestling belt today. Munn
by his prodigous bulk and Btrength.
last night threw off the headlock
of the veteran Ed "Strangler"
Lewis and crushed him into sub-
Lewis In In B hnenltol
probable Injuries to his back, a
new experience for the 'Strang
ler, who In his long mat career,
has seriously hurt many opponents
with hlo. r ......... i t,-,-
" muuua JieuuiuCK.
The giant In stature and
strength. Munn ripanito hi.,
wrestling strategy, clearly demon-
Btt-uto.1 kin .
" , , over ine title-
holder, in the opinion of mat au
thorities, although a foul which re-
a proiesi oy Lewis man
ager, marred the victory.
The climAT- enmn oft.. ... t
utes of wrestling for the second
wiiru munn, twisting tree from
a headlock, lifted Lewis high in
the air with a body and crotch
hold, apparently the only weapon
at his command and walking to the
ropes hurled the "Strangler" out
side onto the uncovered floor of
the platformb.
Lewis' pounds tilt the boards
with a thud and the title holder
rolled down to the floor.
Chaos ensued.
Billy Sandrow, manager of Lew
., wuuiuesB anu spring In
to the) ring, crying 'foul! " The
crowd stormed at the platform,
but police held back the frenzied
fans.
I Munn started through the ropes
after his opponent and Sandrow.
dancing about wildly, theatened
jMunn and Referee Walter Bates.
.kT1Vn, Retl'r Hates announced
the fall was awnrded toewis on
i a foul. Bates gave Lewis 15 min
utes In which to return to the ring
;and announced the match would be
awarded to the challenger If Lew
is did not nnnpnr
Sandrow announced Lewis would
continue only under protest.
In a limn rnmlltlnn t
borne to his dressing room with a
policemen accompanying.
while the m,,l . ..... . . . '
----- .unu uvwj me uccision
and called for the referee to
award the championship to Munn
The allotted i: .in
------- -.. .mnuirD paBBeU
while pnysicians worked on Lewis
and some semblance of order was
restorer! In Dnnl....
... BIIIIUIC, ilY minutes
Lewis came to the ring, bandaged
.lie i.i icii was over a few min
utes after the men clinched, Lewis
offering little resistance. Munn
clamped on a body and crotch hold
and hurled his man to the mat
i.e,s i lay prone and new cham
pion had been crowned.
It took Just 60 seconds for the
deciding fall.
Lewis was lifted high over the
head of the young giant three
times during the match and dashed
to he floor. Munn gained the first
fall In that manner In 21 minutes
With the knrl. . . .
..... allu iruii-n noin.
iewis lay stunned and it was five
j . .. UH,ore no could be assist
ed to his feet.
The "Strangler's" famed head
lock, which has crushed many op
ponents Into submission and some
times unconsciousness, went foe
naught against the tremendous
fJ!''''!!"!, of lne yu,h- IJy Pant
ing his feet firmly and heaving his
powerful trunk about, the giant
threw off his tormentor.
Tho new champion, a towering
figure of six feet six Inches, who
eigns zbu pounds, plaved In the
line of the University of Nebraska
football team In 1917 and after
leaving school essayed a boxing
career. He met several fighters of
no great ability and after being
stretched out for th' count a few
, pui away the gloves.
Munn took up professional
wrestling only last spring and Im
mediately showed his prowess.
One of the physicians attending
Lewis early today said that it was
Impossible at that time to de
lermlne exactly what Injuries the
former champion might have suf
fered. Lewis ruled over the heavy
weight wrestlers three years. He
won the belt from Stanllsaus Zbys
zko. 1 KANSAS CITY, Jan. . A com
parison of the new and old mat
LEO KDRETZ. GET-
(A-aorlitrd Pre. Leurd Wire.)
,8LATtAoUT
phantom Panama oil pro-
1ert took more than
r wr w
million dollars from rela-
tives and Intimate friends,
died from diabetes laet
night in tho state penlten-
tlary. which he .entered De- !
one to ten years. Deatn eJ
occurcd more than a year
after the flight of Koretr ;
from Chicago, which was i
followed by tne disclosure
that the Bayano river oil
scheme he bad promoted e(
for upwards of IB years
was a myth. With him on 1
his flight he took nearly '
' 12,000.000 In money and ei
securities, upward of 1300
000 of which and Jewelry
valued at several thousand
of dollars, he returned a
few days later to relatives,
Koretz. after his capture
In Halllax, made no objec-
tio to returning to Chicago
to face Indictments and
even "Pressed a hope that
he would be hurried to the
penitentiary. He turned
over less than $100,000, all
that remained of the Bum
he took with him,
The joint Installation held by the
Umpqua Chiefs and Umpqua
Squaws at the K. P. hall last night
was a decidedly successful event,
and was greatly enjoyed by the
large, number of members of each
order who were present for the fes
tivities. The meeting opened with a pro-
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lude by Mrs. L. B. Moore's orcbes-
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tra, a whistling solo by Ellomay
Wilson, a solo dance by little Ma
vis Melvln. and a reading by Mrs.
L. J. Barnes.
The squaws installed the officers
of the Chiefs, tho ceremony being
of a humorous nature. Tom Ness
took the chair of Chief Umpqua,
A. T. Lawrence Chief Broccoli, C.
A. Lockwood Chief Chinook. L. B.
Moore Chief Petite and H. S.
French Chief Big Timber.
Tho Chiefs in turn Installed the
officers of the ladles' organization:
Mrs. L. J. Barnes. Umpqua Valley:
Mrs. H. C. Darby. Princess Red
Rose: Mrs. L. L. Spencer. Princess
Silverside and Mrs. H. S. French,
Princess Royal Anne.
CHIEFS niSQOiS
HOLD MEETING
.-u ..oii u ui unieix, uujr v.m ;llalri G,ie, duplicated his first per
don Presented the squaws with a frmance and secured the last
beautiful silken Btnndard. symbol!-, basket for KoBeburg. shooting the
cal of the order. Tho gift was en-0niy two of the evening
tlrely unexpected by the ladles, and in ,he well knowkn "meantime"
was greatly appreciated by them I the Eugene huskies were busy
It Is a large banner of silk and shooting baskets and fouls. Rose
bears the wigwam which has been burg was called for fouls by Kef
adopted by the squaw, as their In-ieree Brltton on numerous occa
signla and In the background Is j gions and while some of the de-
L .f. V 1 . lv'i "J : cisions were questioned by the
beautiful American flag. The art j ranSi lt was plaln , (,e t
work was done by Mrs. Rusho, In- iOCHa were rather excited and over
structor in the art department of ambitious In their guarding
the Helnllne Conservatory I The game ended 21 to 8. In view
After two hours of dancing light f the weight of their opponents,
refreshments were served by hean(1 ttu,r experienced team, sever
squaws In the dining room. During 'a of whom were three-letter play
this part of the program numerous prfl the itniehnr., h....a ..,.i - ..i-
I trite sayings were distributed
among the Jolly crowd, each of
which reflected on some member
of the I'mpqnn Chiefs, and the
! reading thereof brought forth much
j merriment. Tne attendance was
1 rnotl unit nil hurl n mrmt en nvnh U
' -"v-rf
evwnlnR.
J. B. Davis spent tho day here,
yesterday attending to buslneis
affairs. Mr. Davis Is from Glide
and returne l home this morn-
Ing.
champions:
Munn: Age, 27: Height, 9 feet
6 Inches; Chest, (normal) 48 In
ches; chest, (expanded), BI Inche;
neck, 181 Inches; waist, 40 Inch
forearm, 13J Inches; thigh
:J '
inches: calf, 18 Inches; ankle,
1-4 Inches
Lewis: Age, 3"; height, 6 feet 1
Inch: rearh, 72 Inches; chest,
(normal) 4S Inches; chest, (ex
panded), C2 Incites; neck, 19 In
ches: waist, 41 rnchest- forearm.
13J Inches: thigh, 2! Inches; calf.
16 1-4 inches; ankle 10 Inches.
'
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Jan. 9 Ed
"Strangler" Lewis, who last mehi
lost his crown as heavyweight
wrestling champion to Wayn
'Big" Munn, former football play
er, rested'today in a hospitnl. At
tendants there said that the chain
plon had sulfen-d bruises only In
his match and soon would be dis
charged. Lewis fell from the arms of
Munn or was thrown oetslde tie
ring on the ununited floor In Hi"
second fall, that fall beinr award
ed to I,ewis on a foul. The other
two falls went to Munn.
EUGENE BEATS
ROSEBURG TEAM
By SCORE 21-B
Lod Are .Outplayed But
tight Fiercely Acainst
"
Great Odds.
'
QILES
PLAYS WELL
-
Secures Unly 1 wo Baskets
Shot by Roseburg Five-
Man Defense System
Didn't Get Results.
The Eugene University high
school basketeers romped away
with victory over the Roseburg
.high quintette last night, annexing
a score of 21, while the locals were
0iy sUccesiifm in securing a scant
six,
; OutDlaved at every f .h.
game, the Roseburg boys tried vain-
iy to overcome the le,i .win. .h
final five minutes of m.v n.i
abandoning their five-man defense
ajsiem, they tore to the Eugene
uu or ine noor and fought vicious
ly for the sphere. Had those tac
tics fieen used earlier in the game,
it is the belief of many that the
chances of the orange and black
team would have been better. The
Eugene lads had a system all their
own and it worked so nicely that
the five-man defense was no source
of worry to them. Lining up, they
took a signal, and passing the ball
via the bouncing route, they were
aoie to get within shooting dis
tance of the basket "Shooting
namiiie ior several or the Eu
gene youngsters was about mid
way In the floor. Their center had
an eagle eye for the meshed hnnn
and annexed the majority of bas-
Kens ior nis squad. -
Joat and Perrin played a good
guard gume throughout the contest
anu uecKicy at center, who al-
mougnt slower than usual, fought
88 " e11 as ?OUI1 expected. Helll
wen and Collins started as for.
wards but neither of them could
locate tne basket. They were yank
eu ana the mosquito duo, Giles and
Moffltt, took their place. Ud to-this
time only two fouls had been con
verted; oy the Roseburg team and
the Bcore stood to 2. Just before
the end of the half, Giles sneaked
uown the edgs of the floor, took a
pass and leaped skyward. He made
a beautiful long shot for tho basket
and the ball twisted through the
cords without touching the hoop.
The large crowd went wild and for
a few moments the 'broccoli bust
ers took on new life. Tho half end
ed 9 to 4.
Moffltt was taken out and Beck
lev relilneeil him In !... I
showing The leeni i..n, i. ........
perleired and Coach Doubet has
been handicapped to that degree
i Ilefnre ih i ,i,i V......
ever, t i3 expected that many of
the players will develop and a fast-
n- i .
-ci i'aui is ifAfcu'ij.
. The Itosebure hluh nrhrwil tHrl.
defeated the Wl
bur ffirls team -III
to 13 In the preliminary Kame. The
R. H. S. maidens have a fine team
this year and they are all In the
game from start to finish. A good
i record Is predicted for the quintette
una season.
The gym was crowded to cmm.
city last night and the students
; were greatly pleased with the fine
j support given,
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FLAGS DEDICATED
AT SALEM CAPITOL
I (Arx?ltd mm lrfw.1 Wln )
: SALEM. Ore., Jan. 9. Four
flags, two national and two stale
fags, were dedicated last night at
the state house; two fn the house
of representative and two in lh
senate. They were purchased by
the Barbara Frletehle l,eiit Daugh
ters of Veterans, 'of thlr city.
Justice George M. Drown of the
supreme court made the main ad
dress and a speech was made by
George Griffith, state commander
of the Amerlrsn legion. Miss
Julia K. Webster, past slate presl-
i dent of the Daughter of Veterans
presided.
!E
PARIS. Jan. 9. Present expec
tations are that the Inter-allied fi
nancial conference will dose by
next Wedneday and delegates are
so confident of their ability to
achieve this result that they are
already making preparations to
leave Wednesday night to submit
the conclusions of the conference
to their respective parliaments.
The Anglo-American negotia
tions continue to make headway.
many questions of detail already
being settled. It Is hoped that the
Wadsworth agreement for repay
ment of the American occupational
arniv costs should be to tweniy-
four years or rb a longer period, ev
en up to 40 years and other points
ill be setled by.nignt.
Indeed, the Anglo-American con
troversy over the right of the
United states to snare in uij
Dawes plan annuities, which was
at first regarded as the principal
obstacle, now is placed as third in
order of difficulty among the ques
tions on the program.
First comes that of Belgium's
percentage of receipts from Germ
any. This Is particularly delicate
because it raises tne wnoie ques
tion of the disposal of the Dawes
plan proceeds.
Second comes the question of dl
vldlne the receipts from the Ruhr
occupation, this Is of such complex
ity that It Is possible mat n may
be postponed as proper examina
tion of books, it Is believed, will
require months.
The American claims one third,
the cost of the occupation fourth,
recovery of amounts collected in
excess of claims, fifth, the Belgian
war debt, sixth, and restitution of
Industrial machinery and the like
FINALLY CAUGHT
Passed Through Roseburg
Successfully and Lane
Officers Halt Him.
MEDFORD GIVES TIP
Two Gunnysacks of Moon
shine Thrown From Car
Speeding at Rate of
, 65 Miles Per Hour.
(Anoclitnl r-i-Mi LmixI Wire.)
EUGENK. Ore.. Jan. 9. After a
! thrilling chase in which shots were
fired and broken hollies scattered
along the highway, Frank M. Par
Ichln. alias A. White, was arrested
j early this morning and Is resting
I In the Lane county jail today,
awaiting a hearing on liquor prose
Iculluu charges.
! Parchln or White, was accom
'panied by his wife and Utile boy;
who were In the rear seat of his
powerful car, and county officials
were careful of their shouting for
I this reason, they slated today,
, Several shots were fired before a
tire on the fleeing car was punctitr-
cd.
I Two gunny sacks of bottled llq-
:uor, unlabeled and believed to be
moonshine were thrown from the
;car and crashed on the road. Sev
eral bottles were not broken how-
! ever.
The arrest, was the result of a
tip from Medford officials. Ijine
county officers waited on the high
way near Divide and when the
northbound sped by they gave
chase.
At one fine the mnchlnes were
raring at a speed of Hfi miles an
hour, the officers said today. The
rliase took place at an early mom -
ing hour.
JUMPS FROM ROOM
(AwM-lMtp-d Pni Win 1
SEATTLE. Wash., Jnn. 9 A
plunge of four stories from a win
dow of a well known hotel, killed
Mrs. Iiillse Moore, M, of Wennl
chee. Wash., here today. With her
'husband, who was sleeping In her
room, and a daughter, who wns In
Ian adjoining chamber, she came
jhere a week ago for reller from a
I nervous breakdown experienced a
year ago. A son or m-rs, i.yon
P In lh..
nlvciKliv of
Washington shell and Is assistant
crew coach at Yale University.
In from
i spending a
tho
few
rural dlstrirts,
dnv visiting and
attending to business ntiuirs
.oval Emory. Mr. Emory
from Umpqua.
i
RUNNER
Wl with cops
T
M SUBMIT THEIR FINDINGS
removed from the occupied region
by Germany, seventh.
As to the question of Inter-al-lled
debts, which loomed so large
at the beginning of the week, al
though extraneous to the confer
ence, the exchange of views thus
far have convinced the delegates
of tho nrlnclnally interested pow
ers In that the question Is neither
ripe nor aultable for treatment at
a general conference. ,
The process or conducting tne
conference by conversations be
tween the various units composing
it, continued today. The British
and Belgian delegations were in
communication during the morning
and it was announced that Premier
Theunis of Belgium would confer
with Finance Minister Clementel
of France and Winston Churchill,
British Chancellor of the Excheq
uer, this afternoon.
The French delegation spent
most of the morning conferring
with Premier Herrlot at his resi
dence where he Is still confined to
his room convalescing from his
recent Illness.
PARIS, Jan. 9. Important tele
grams are on the way to Washing
ton regarding the progress of the
negotiations between . American
and British Financial conferees ov
er the disputed debt rights of the
United States to share in the
Dawes plan proceeds.
Frank B. Kellogg. American am
bassador to Great Britain, who is
here for the conference, had a
talk with James A. Logan, Jr., also
of the American delegation this
morning, It Is not .anticipated that
the Americans will confer with
representatives of any of the other
countries during the day.
ARMY HILL TASSF.S.
(AonclitrH Prm Lrued Wirt.) w
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.
Another big appropriation
hill carrying 1331,000,001)
for the war department, .
was passed today by tne
4 house
"3
vole of 182
t-d
31.
FELT
CITY OF TOKIO
First Quake Rocks Cityat
Six O'Clock This
Morning.
VOLCANO IS ERUPTING
Last TTremor at 3 o'CIock
This Afternoon Causes
Many to Leave
Their Abodes.
(Amkm-IiImI Prem raKl Wirt.)
TOKIO, Jan. 9. Toklo was dis
turbed today by a series of earth
quakes of high severity, the first of
.,..l.,.l lliu ellv at A o'rlnek
I this morning. The Inst trembler
' this afternoon came at. three o'
clock and csuseil many persons to
! leave their abodes for outdoors.
I Mount Aw, a volcano located six
'hundred miles southwest of here,
has been In eruption slnco last
Tuesday and Is emltlng ashes
Icauslng damage to farms at Its
, base,
Tho crater of Mount Aso is 15
nilles distant from the northerly to
I the southerly tip anil has an open
ing 10 miles in width,, east to west.
In eruptions (luring . recent years
lt sent off a tnnss of reddish yel
low clouds and the mounlulus and
j fli (H' W(,r mntHj with a thick
I layer of greyi.'h ash from the crat
er.
BTTEIRS
Numerous cattle and horses ate'easter's Interest leads to doing
the grass In the fields and died anything thRt will limit the recep
throiigh poisoning. The ashes from jtion of broadcas'lng; but leads In
tho volcano contain a large percent jstead to extending It In every way
aire of poisonous element ann wiien
Itiihii.il wilh moisture kills all
plants ami animals that feed on the
poisoned grass.
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8LIDE ON HIGHWAY
(Am-liN rrm 14 Wirt.)
SAI.KM. Ore.. Jan. 9 The atate
hluhwuv department received- no
!llee this morning of a slide
of
about l.tHHi yards of rock on the
I Columbia Hlver highway near the
twin tunmds between Hood ltiver
and Murder which has completely
blocked the traitic. i rews are
is working en the slide and It Is hop -
Is ed to have It removed so that tray,
i el can pass lute bunday afternoon,
STATE QUiETi
RE-ELECTS ALL
IT'S OFFICERS
Prof. Vining of Ashland Is
Again President of
Oregon C of C
HEAR
TALKS
Necessity of Good Chamber
of Commerce in Each
City of State Is
Clearly Shown.
(AaocUtai Prm lt4 Wire.
PORTLAND, Jan. 9. All offic
ers of the Oregon State Chamber
of Commerce wero re-elected today
by the directors. They are: L B.
Vlnlng of Ashland, president; H.
F. Hamilton of Bend and Roy T.
Bishop of Portland, vice presl- 1
dents; A. S. Dudley, Portland, secretary-manager.
The state association of com
mercial organization secretaries in
session today considered the ad
vent of a number of "service"
clubs in the smaller cities ot the
state including Rotary. Klwanls,
Gyro, Lions, Aenda and others.
Members pointed out that one of
the most serious problems present
ed by the arrival of these clubs re
sults from competition for Inter;
est and acUvlty for business men
of the city.
They Bald that while in the lare-
oe elllea the fhnmhef of Coin
'merce may not be seriously hamp-
I A K.. . I. ' ...
ri ,11 uj HIV iitm.nvo v . bw . -
ganlzationa in smaller cities where
the list of business men supporting
the chamber is limited, the com
petition makes itself more severely
felt.
. i nniui in buu msuu
Swing In and cooperate with
m uha.JI.li. nnmn Tl ,1 linn
!, h.n.ih onm
w;hm nn with the Chamber nf Com
merce work" was the solution sug- -gested
by W. E. Meacham of Bak
er. W. A. Reld, or Corvallls and
others who have met the problem.
In that way.
L. Antles, of Rend led a discus
sion of ways and means of protect
ing merchants against undeslral,;
solicitation at the noon lunchece
W. D. D. Dodson of Portlan .
spoke on the Importance ofeo-or
erntlng throughout the state b
stimulate and promote tourist
travel. .
The business session, resolution'
and election will be after 4 o'
clock this afternoon. Subjects for '
discussion after the luncheon are:
"Country-wide work and the
chamber," led by Leonard Gllkey,
of Albany. 'Free transportation
for secretaries." by A. 8. Dudley,
manager of the state chamber.
'Community chest," Margaret Beat
tie of Oregon Cltv: "Committee
problems," C. E. Wilson of Salem. i ' I
"Individual problems or secretar
ies," E. C. Itobblns of the Univer
sity of Oregon. J. H. Fuller of
Ashland is presiding. '
TO GDHE9I IBID
Aoelitt Pre Uurd WIK.)
NEW .YORK, Jan. 9 The
American Telephone and Tele,
grnph company, through W. B.
j Harkness, assistant vice-president.
iln charge
or radio DroaiieuainiK,
today denied reports that the com
pany had perrected and would put
in use a device making It possible
to control the reception of Its
broadcasting programs. It was al
so denied that the big companies
were seeking a method of limiting
the broadcasting to members who
pay.
"The popular opinion that tha
'big companies" are trying to dis
cover some way bv which they can
limn me reception or meir oromi
castlng to those who will pay them
for It, Is all wrong," said Mr.
Harkness. "The big broadcasters
nre of two clssses, those who use
the radio to advertise and those
who broadcast to promote tho sale
of receiving sets and supplies. It
Is evident, therefore, that no broad-
i possible.
Mr. Harkness said "there Is e.
ery reason to believe that present
conditions will continue to exist for
some time to come."
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CONTRACT AWARDED
tAmncWrt Pn-N LMd 3'trO
PORTLAND, Ore., Jnn. 9 Tim
Ollpln Construction compnny of
Portland was today' awarded by
the hoard of county commissioners
the contract for construction of
;the new Bellwood bridge across the
Willamette river nere. in-' con-
, .Munition Is 1145.570. and the con-
'tract calls for completion of tha
structure within 250 working days.
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