WEATHER
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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
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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
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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
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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"