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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER Let business just 3BB1 Highest Yesterday . 58 37 run along and you Lowest Last Night . Cloudy, probably rain tonight let it run down and Friday. DOUGLAS C OUNTY a An Indapandant Newspaper, Published far tha Boat Interests of the People. Consolidation of Th Evtnlng Newt and The Rosaburg Review. VOL. XXVII NO. 81 OF RC MRG REVIEW ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1925. VOL. XII. NO. 292 OF THE EVENING NEWS rs,n liv IT APPB rvn Rose El Mflfl II (P PRESBYTER AN MINISTERS FOR FREEDOM Liberty From Theological Dogma Urged in Signed Statement. UNION IS DESIRED Division and Disruption Threatened If Freedom of Teaching Is Not Permitted. (AnocUttvl Prim Lcum, Wire.) AUBURN, N. Y., Feb. 19, A statement entitled "For France and liberty", signed by 31 mem bers of tho correspondence com mittee, composed of Presbyterian ministers from many parts of the country, wag issued today by Pro fessor R. H. Nichols, of Auburn Theological Seminary, secretary of the committee. In giving It out Professor Nichols emphasized the fact that the statement was not a manifesto of any theologi cal party, but an appeal for liber ty within the Presbyterian Church for the holding'of various forms of evangelical christian belief, and for subordination of theological differences to united work for the world. The statement and the names of the signers are as fol lows: "In view of recent acts which ore disturbing the peace of our church and threatening the liber ties of its office bearers, we, the undersigned ministers, make this statement to the thousands of our brethren who may not know all the facts but who, we are assured, agree with us In ardent desire to preserve the unity of the church. "The affirmation issued in 1924, signed by over 1300 of our ministers, assured the historic freedom nf tenchtn.?. within vnn- gelicnl bounds, guaranteeing to'"'r",u-H angle. Shortly before noon ministers of our communion. The furniture movers began installing general assembly of 1924 agreed usksv typewriters, telegraph In .with the posltlort taken in the j "truments and operators in the affirmation by rejecting as uncon- ! drawing room of the apartment, stitutlonal an overture which adjoining the bedroom where Mrs. sought to require of certain offic- Uudlong has Imprisoned herself. ers of the church subscription to j particular nuerproiaiions oi me standards set forth in deliverance of general assemblies. in spite ot in s decision or our ; hlghest court, efforts are still be ing made to impose these doctrin al interpretations upon ministers, and in effect to apply to members of the bonrds and other church officers the very tests which the assembly declared unconstitu tional. "A letter has been widely circu lated which insinuates dishonesty on the nart of some of our minis- i ters. and asserts that unbelief is de spread' among them, and ! therefore urges agitation to in form the people of the church of these alleged condition, for the purpose of securing the election of what are called loyal commis sioners to the next general as sembly. "Such actions are fomenting a spirit of division, casting unwar ranted suspicion on the loyalty and candor of faithful ministers. threatening the disruption of our .said It might represent an attempt church, and hindering that con- :by Budlong to give the place the centratlon of our energies on; legal definition of an office rath Christian ministry to the world ier than a residence, which the heart of our church de- I Hawkers mingling with the sires 'Therefore, we appeal to our jles below the Budlong apartment, itlonal Exposition to be held at the ual withdrawal of the federal gov- between states to reach in In tContlnned on page six) today put on sale "Budlong s Oregon Agricultural College Feb. 21 ernment from the Inheritance tax iierltance taxes not only the pro- Henry Ford Purchases Old Tools and Equipment of Thomas Edison Fftf nicnlav " -'vt.vj . FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 19. Henry Ford today bought the old tools and laboratory equipment of Thomas A. Edison and will ship them to Detroit to be displayed In Ford museum. Workmen are busy assembling and crating the machine and the various bits of tools and other laboratory equipment with which Mr. I'dison experimented and brought to perfection many of the world's most wonderful Inven- lions. Mr. Ford purchased terlal from W. P. Moss, the ma- a black- smith. Ross bought the "price less Junk'" from Mr. Edison six or seven years ago. Although Ross has made good use of vir tually every piece of the Edison equipment in his blacksmith shop, PICKWICK STAGE WRECKS: 1 KILLED (AMOclattd Preaj lad WIrft.1 redoing, caiir.. rob, 19. a woman killed last evening In the wreck of a Pickwick stage near 'Dunsmuir was identified today as Mrs. George Hansen. 60, of Shang hai, China, a missionary. Sho was traveling with her husband, who was slightly, injured in the wreck. The other Injured passengers had recovered sufficiently today to per mit them to continue oa their journey. HUNGER STRIKE OF A PHYSICIAN Mrs. Budlong Calls to Hus band's Secretary and Says She Is Dying. CROWDS ATTRACTED Another Mysterious Angle Enters Into Case Today w hen Husband Moves Office rurmture. fAMtariiUd Vrtm lyurd Wirt.) NEW YORK. Feb. 19. An peal that a physician be broueht tp her at once was shouted by Mrs. Milton J. Budlong. todav from he. hind a door of the apartment home of her husband, the oil magnate, where Mrs. Budlong has been a voluntary prisoner on hunger strike since last Friday. The trouble between hushnnd and wife developed ...iip, T Mrs. Budlong's plea for DhVSl - ...... . . (Cian was caneu lo ner nushanils i secretary, who ha. acted as gener- alisstino of servants and private detective. Installed in a room of i lh nnnHmonl .nnniinJIn. tla ..- "V L """-" -u.u. . oeuroon. P"s-, A few minutes earlier the secre-j tary had been much exercised ov er the disappearance of important papers of the oil magnate and "a certain photograph of Mis. Dud long, which he said was highly P1"1""1 by the husband. Attorneys for Budlong and Mrs. Budlong were reported closeted in Ill NEED a downtown hotel, attempting toils honed that the eovernment will negotiate a compromise. be able to complete the work, as A heavy office safe was last of this project Is of most vital Im the business equipment moved in- iportance to the entire county, to the apartment. I Stenographers and telegraphers were installed and all the clatter of a busy organization was set up. Although the oil man's employes declined to discuss the signifi cance of this move, attorneys crowds on the streets, eleven stor- in Dofvif M..anm!!h? w"h r.TJtm,,,a" u. lllUJVluil this was not his real purpose in buying it. He knew It was a "priceless Junk", and that some day he would be able to realize on it. Many who passed the black smith shop today saw Mr. Ford at work helping to put the ma chinery Into crates. Coatless. he directed the packing, lending a helping, hand and cracking friendly Joke now and then. He w ne " worxmen j Mr horn haa a miiapnm in lie- troll, where he is gathering rellca of pioneer events. It Is his de- sire to set aside one room for the ' works of Mr. Kdison. who la more . than the world's greatest Inven- tor. They are close friends and neighbors on Calosahatchee Hay, I a mile from Fort Myers. RnllNTr W RFiE W W llllll Mb GIVEN AID Oil Government Engineer to Make Inspection of the Reedsport Section. FUNDS EXHAUSTED County's Money AH Gone, and Appeal Has Been Made for Federal Aid " for Completion. Government aid for the comple tion of the Reedsport road will probably depend upon the survey to be made Sunday by Government Engineer Palmer, and County Road- mastnr ITHnvrf Pran r Aft lra. laf, this morning for geottsburg to pre-j pare plans for a bridge on the Ada.", road, and on Sunday will meet Mr. i,phaim:L:rJ T 7hp.re.e"!!" through the forest. They will go over the road and determine the nmmint nf ni-irlr in ha rtr.no ami rtrn. Pre an estimate on the amount utrrueu iu pie it) iiit project. The county has asked the govern- ment for $100,000 which it Is be lieved will be enough to build a bridge and surface the road so that it can be used the year around. The road has already cost $650.- fMn holnnon rtraln and Paalantrl- j 77 V ,j T and the amount paid by the govern- COAST - HIGHWAY iment has been only $S5.000 which ard (he nritjah BmbaMndof In an 'tured by strong preaching and. in eht wns ePended n cooperation with . address before the Uons Club. iterestlng religious services. The ITJv ;Pe o, ,y n. 1 ,nroUfJll ... Ius,aw toresi. ine oureau or I p , navlnK cnar5e OI ""jthls country's co-operation, "In constructlon work- nil matters In which she feels hor- The county has paid out all of Its j self aide to co-operate without i fun(,B- "id now there Is nothing left damaging her own Interests." j' complete the project. The grade I "Thore Is a great feeling grow- I1"9 bPen through to Heeds-1 Ine," he said, "not only in Kng-1 oori, dui 11 win ibkb neany 4U,- 000. it is roughly estimated to prop- lerly Rurface tho road, remove slides, complete drainage ditches and do the other work necessary before ail-year travel is possible. It Is also necessary to construct a bridge near Scottsburg, which will h. I. t k !. - - . .... V .. ... . iaci mat ine roau passes inroucn . .... .. . ... ITT'Z h. h ,.. i" ;,. , ,j.. ',, v ,.. , Ikn, fuun bi n, lently has been very favorably im - prP98ed wth th(. roail for Krpt ileal of Interest has heen token hv Mr. Purcell personally, and thn - county has been accorded very fine treatment In every way. and has given a fair hearing upon any quest made, It. is expected that the inspection to be made on Sunday will result In some decision upon the amount of heln to be given this year, and it. IlillAT TO BE DISPLAYED A miniature farm will be Doug- las county's entry at the F.duca- inr rn.iuii m u.-tuk iwiHiiK- nf.il and greater economy In tax peny of Hs own cltnzens, but the ml by nurton Hutton and Maurice 1 collwtlim were recommended fr property of citizens of other states. Newland. local students attending public consideration by President The president, by way of lllusira the V. of O. and at their request the coolldge in an address at the op- tion, showed how a share of stock Chamber of Commerce has supplied PninK session today of the nation-1 upon death of Its owner might bo irni. me DUMiiinga were mane oy were I built of - house, barn, prune drier, 'prcnt fi-deral Inheritance tax. and gara. the work being very Rmnun,ng n Its highest bracket cieveny none. . to p,.r.,,nti declaring that In shirts." at 98 cents each. !,"nTV' Instsnces It. with the slate ,. t. ' levies, closely approaches, if it in They sold rapidly for there has no, ,CI1 confiscation." been created a great demand for, ,. ' ' , ,,,, ' .... souvenirs of the shirts. Initialed "M. J. B." which Mrs. Budlong has used as ballast for the notes she tossed to those below. Several hot dog and hot drink carts, strangers to the exclusive section east of Fifth Avenue, - r "e ,u',i.,n '""! through the throng doing a thriving business. Mn. Budlong dropped from her window this afternoon to the news- paper men below another note tlnr that her life was In danger, She said she was very weak and bad been refused food. 4) (Aaxwlatal Ptm Uwd Wire.) STATEHOlSE. Salem, Or., The Eddy bill calling for a change In the course of study in high schools of the state, and specifying certain requir- ed subjects was indefinitely postponed by the house this morning. An unfavorable report was brought in by the house re- vision of laws committee. No opposition was voiced against the report. E The district conference of the ' Methodist Church, South, will be (Aaoelafed Pn wit..) held in Hoseburg on Tuesday, Wed- WASHINGTON, February 19. Inesday and Thursday, February 24, Lewis O. Jesseph, district mana- ! 25 and 26. The district is compos ger of the veterans bureau ' at ! ed of the western half of the states, Seattle, today was appointed chief of the insurance division at the "-reaiTs headquarters here. SIR ESME HOWARD ASKS AID OF II. S. TfASIlVn.T,rc, ienn.. Feb. 19. Relief that America can do much lo aid in the aim of settlement of peace abroad, '"without in any way undertaking any dangerous ' . ' commitments tor the future, ' was nm. lnHnv k eu rmn uA 1 Saying that America lies aside i )h -hurricane belt", he welcomed iana nut in tne dominions as well ns I hope and believe, hero, that mere is nothing on earth which charge. will help so much towards a set- Wednesday will be given over to tlement of the various different I the reports of the pastoi-B and offl questlons which arise in Europe 1 cers of the district, consideration of and the reft of the world Jh. the , church problems, and plans for re- knowledge that the United Stntes , of Americn and the Ir tish Km- Illr. artx ilamlln. (n..llw.H f... ' -- iu nna ! "Ibelleve the American nation ! can do much to heln on this nlm ! of settlement and peace without I i , ,"" - " unuenaaing any aanger nns commitments for the future, " r.uropeans look now that the1 'a,,er ' something which America "asonaniy reruses to do. Hut we noPe "no Dcneve, nevertheless, re-i'nat " ,n ,ne '"' yvar or two, America will continue to tako a I part, whether officially or unof- served in the banquet room of the ficially or senil-officinlly In tho!church by the ladles. It is expect settlement of such pending ques- ed that the conference will be a I tlona as really interest her." very successful event. EGIOI Ifl Anrf.td Pri t..M Win.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.- association's national Inhir- itance and estate tax conference. Th. .A.I.. ... should be presented to the peopl' of this country as socialism, and not under the guise of a law to collect rerjinue." he said. "The people are quite able to determine fr ,h.m,piven ih desirability of a particular public policy and do not ask to hsve such nalicies forced up on them by Indirection." ! Establishment of "economy In the Income of revenue." is an .eoiial necessity with economy In outgo of revenue, Mr. Cootlilire said, adding that the first fluid for .the practice of economy In Inher- , ance tax collectlona laws la state PORTLAND DIST. CONFERENCE BE HELD FEB. 24-20 Over Seventy-Five Dele gates From West Part of State Expected. PLAN GOOD PROGRAM Sessions to Be Featured by Strong Preaching and Interesting Services. and it is expected that 75 delegates will be in attendance, coming from as far north as Portland, and as far south as Medford. Hoseburg, being I the most centrally located point, is usually selected for this annual mid-year meeting. Uishop H. M. DuBose, will be the presiding officer, assisted by J. C. Jones, presiding elder, and Rev. Stewart O'Dell, the local pastor. The conference is a very inter esting church event, and the even ing services particularly aro attend ed by many people who are not members of the church, but who are interested la religious work. The conference is held for hear ing the reports of the work being done, and transacting the business of the church, and is always fea- 1 program this year Is especially ; good, talks being provided for by ' some of the leading church workerB jof the state. The first afternoon will be given 'Over to short talks on Sunday school problems unci round table discussions. The evening service will take up ine Kpworui i-eaguu work, with the young people in llgious education, together with dls- cussinns of other deltartnienls nf r.h,i mh mn-lr ............ u,n. n'i...n.i..u ...in i.. .i the' 'ciurch ta."w. the but- ness session in the afternoon. Mt which time offk ers will be elected .... . , ... and other business affairs given at- tentlon. On each evening there will be a devotional service and a strong sermon. Tne visiting delegates are to be 'entertained In the local homes, but the. midday and noon meals will be COLLECT! OF TAX co-operatlon, flttftlnrin tha. A la nmnn,ltlnn made subject to seven separate and distinct inheritance taxes by the federal and various state gov ernments. "All this means." he added, "not only an actual amount of tux wliich may under particular cir cumstances exceed 100 percent of the value of the stock, but the ex pense delay and inconvenience of getting clearances of the states who claim a right to tax the pro perty Is a serious burden to the heir who Is to receive the stock. P'utlculs 1 is this expense dfspro porloTia:e to a tax paid a small esifcte which la but a few shares (f stock. In many case the ex pense alone must exceed the total value of the shares which it Is sought to transfer. Inklng at It from the stsmlpoint of stale rev enue, I am told it is probable that the full cost of executors of ascer- tabling he tax and obtaining the (Continued on page 6 ) JEWELS IS STOLEN (Aaxwlatrd Im vued Wire) CHICAGO, Feb. 19. A speci ally constructed vest containing I20.000 in jewels of the J. Mll uening jewelry company failed to baffle four robbers in an automo bile who kidnaped the 17 year old messenger, W. 11. Uanedt, who wore the vest. After robbing him of the jewelry, they tossed him out of their car. Defendant in Conspiracy Case Wins Point by Ruling Made Today. TESTIMONY HALTED Evidence to Effect That Stokes Hired Negro to Secure Information Not Allowed. ' ' fAaoeUtxl rm Uw4 Win.) CHICAOO, Feb. 19. John J. Healy, counsel for Daniel F. Nu gent, New York lawyer, on trial with W. K. D. Stokes, today ac icused the assistant state's at torneys of "lawlessly robbing" a witness of his constitutional lib erty In an effort to coerce him In--to "testifying falsely." Mr. Healy's attack on the state's attorney's office followed the j sworn admission of Joseph Brun ier co-defendant, testifying for the state, that ho was locked up in ithe police station without warrant by order of Assistant State's At torney Milton I). Smith, following in misunderstanding." I Mr. Healy, former state's at torney of Cook county, declared I that the action reported by Hruner was "the most lawless act that can be perpetrated upon an American citizen.' ' CHICAOO, Feb. 19.-Jndge W. N. Oemmlll today upheld objec tions of counsel for W. E. D. Stokes, charged with conspiracy to defame Mrs. Helen Klwood Stokes, to the admission of testi mony based on affidavits and cor resondence of Stokes agQhts. Though an hour's conference which was hold in chambers on a demand of the state that the de fense produce affidavits and cor respondence In his possession, the: defense did pot produce them af ter the court issued his decision in a whisper audible only to e..n sel Tho tenor of tho decision was further Indicated when the Judge Mocked the admission of oral evi dence based on the affidavits and correspondence . The defense op posed tho demand that they turn over afldavlts and correspondence of Stokes' various agents and detectives on the ground that the communications of confidential ngenls and their clients were priv ileged under the law.. The state disputed this point and resd a lenirthy decision on the subject. Not only was the documentary evidence called for, not produced, but the witness. Joseph Hruner, Stokes' former agent, was not permitted to testify from memory as to the contents of the suppres sed documents. Bruner started to tell that he had signed at Stokes request, then repudiated, an affidavit naming "Helen Elwood t'nderwood Sto kes." but this testimony was or dered stricken from tho record. This testimony was designed to uphold the contention of the state that Stokes had conspired with Hruner. a defendant granted a separate trlnl and others to ob tain false affidavits that his wire had formerly been Intimate with a man of negro blood In a notor ious district of Chicago. Hruner had Just testified that Stokes had asked him, If he would make affidavits Identifying a woman In a picture shown by Sto kes as the white companion of a negro he hd driven years ago. Hruner testified that when he ex pressed doubt as to the identity of the girl in the picture with his (Continued on page (. JUDGE WILL BAB ORAL EVIDENCE IN STOKES CASE OREGON SENATORS HI FOR UNITED ATTORNEY FOR STATE OF OREGON Speedy Confirmation by President and Senate Expected Nomination Will Be Sent in This Week and Appointment Assured in Short Time. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 19. A special dispatch to the Portland Telegram from Washington today says: "Senators McNary and Stanficld today in writing joined in a recommendation to the president that he appoint George Neuner, Jr., of Roseburg, United States District Attorney for Oregon. It is expected that the recommendation and send in Neuner's nomination to the sen ate this week. A favorable report by the senate judiciary com mittee and speedy confirmation by the senate are expected to follow." r The appointment of Mr. Neuner I to the office of U. S. District Attor ney, is one more step In a series of , political achievements which have : been spread over a period of 15 : years. Mr. Neuner was reared In the I Days Creek vicinity, and at the age of 21 years graduated from the 4th grade of the public schools there. He was then employed with the U. S. Geological survey, as a mule skinner, and during the sum mers worked with that service, and in the winters attended the Drain state normal from which he grad uated in 19U6. After his third year with tho U. 8. geological survey, he graduated to an Instrument, and was employ ed on the survey of the lnternatlon-1 al boundary, between the U. S. and Canada. He entered Willamette law school i in 1907, C. L. McNary. now state senator, having been dean of the law school at that time. Judge Ding- I ham, recently deceased, and the present attorney general, I. II. van Winkle, were instructors. In 1908 he was admitted to prac tice, and came to Hoseburg the fol lowing year, and took a desk in the office of CoBhow and Rice. He was appointed city attorney by Mayor Fred Haynes, and Bcrved In that capacity for neveral years. In 1916 he was elected as state representative, Bntr served one term In the legislature In that! capacity. He was elected state senator In 1912 and served In the following session. He resigned this 1 position in 1915 to accept the ap-; polntment of district attorney for Douglas county. j At that time George Brown was made attorney general, and Gover nor West appointed Mr. Neuner to take the orflce of district attorney. He was elected twice after that time, and resigned In September of I ATTORNEY GEO. NEUNER, JR. i . - , A "- ' ' "-V';- J 'Paili vt R. commanded Today by Sanators McNary and 8tanfleld for United States District Attornty of Oregon, RECOMMEND STATES DISTRICT president will concur in the 1923. Since that time be baa been em ployed a great deal In state work aa assistant attorney general, having been selected on several occasions to prosecute violations of the liquor and narcotic laws. He was also ap pointed special prosecutor In the murder trial of L. W. Peare, whose sentence to be hanged for the mur der of James Culver, a former Roso burg man, was recently sustained by the supreme court During the past few months Mr. Neuner has been frequently men tioned tor the office of U. S. Dls trlct Attorney, and those In touch with the situation have been pre dicting his ultimate selection for the office. Mr. Neuner was unconcernedly studying an abstract this afternoon when a News-Review representa tive presented the Associated Press report announcing the fact that his appointment had gone to the sen ate. x Alehough greatly pleased with the fact that the appointment was made Mr. Neuner stated that he regrets the" fact that the position will re quire his absence much of tha time from RoBeburg. "My work hero Is most enjoy, able," Mr. Neuner said. "My prac tice has become such that I have been brought In close touch with people from all over the county, and I regret having to leave so much of It now." I He expressed his gratitude for the work ot his many friends In his behalf. As yet he has given no thought to his future plans, be stat ed, and will not be able to make any definite statement until such time as further information Is forthcoming. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ehrck were here yesterday from northern points visiting. They reside at Hood River, I"