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Consolidation of Tha Evening Newa and Tha Rossburg Review
An Indtpendant Newspaper, Published for tha Beat Interests at tha People
ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY. MARCH 28, 1925.
VOL. XXVII. NO. 111 OF ROSEBv
VOL. XIII NO. 12 OP THE EVENING NEW
MENTAL STRESS
GOADS
TO CONFESSION
Youthful Oregon Convict,
in for Burglary, Tell
of Graver Crime.
NOOSE NOT FEARED
Killed and Robbed Drunken
Companion, Then Silent
" Until His Skeleton
Was Found.
(AancUttd Tnm trued Win.)
SALEM, Ore., Mar. 28. State
Penitentiary Warden Dalrymple
today confirmed tha Identity of the
two convlcte who confessed to a
recent murder and robbery In
Washington state Armond 8.
Dorner and James W. Mack.
f AMOttatal PreM toued Wire.)
', SALEM. Ore.. March 28.
clarlng that they prefer to
De-
pay
the penalty, even death by the
rope, rather than bear any longer
the mental burden or unconressed
srullt. two youthful prisoners In
the state penitentiary yesterday
voluntarily confessed to Warden
Dalrymple that thev
murdered j
the man
hr."elet0w?"!Klm?,o?b,''lne d'voT
found last Sunday by Deputy
Sheriff Joe Coleman of Chehalls,
Wash., on Tilton river. 28 miles
east of that city. A bullet hole
In the skull Indicated murder.
but the mystery was complete,
with the skeleton
and suspicion held
unidentified !
against no
man.
The prison authorities refused
to make public the names or the
two men. but stated they were
received at the state prison about
four months ago from Jackson
county to do five years each for
burglarv. Dispatches from Med
ford Indicate that the two are Ar
mand B. Dorner and James W.
Mark.
J. V. Starrett. state parole of
ficer, who also heard the confes.
lon of the two men. stated that
he was working at the Jackion '
county court house at the time !
they were convleted and that he !
dlstinctly remembered that they
were members of a party of five
hohoes who were traveling south
They are is and 24 years old.
According to the storv told by
trro two men to the warden, they
had stolen nn automobile in Seat
tle, the latter part of last' May
and started south In the cot a
short d 'stance out of Seattle they !
overtook a stranger who wanted
a ride. They allowed him to get
Into their car. He was drunk,
according to thwlr story, wore a
diamond stickpin and talked as If
he had money. He spoke of
working In logging camps.
The two automobile thieves
rode In the front sent, the stran
ger In the rear. Under some pre
text one of the fugitives got Into
the rear seat with the stranger,
so the story to Warden Dalrymple
goes. and. watching bis opnortun
Ity. attempted to take the dia
mond ntlrknln from the stranger.
A fight followed. andfthe stran
ger, though intoxicated, was get
froptfnued on tins eteht)
Union Pacific Pleads Enormous
Operating Deficit in Opposing
Oregon's Demand for Extension
- I of the operation unless Faiman .year's tonnage as a basis.
'ia-vIiM Ph l4 Tb.) operations.'' he said. vThe country -would tell the state's attorney n. R. Hurst, representing Tvn
WASHINOTON. Mar. 28. The Is extensive through which these about the slleged study of germs ney and company of Chicago, re
Oregon. California and Eastern ; lines are projected but the exien-by Shepherd at Falman's school, ports that the contract proposition
Railroad asked the Interstate com- slon is a mattr of embarrassment! The affidavit charged that ral- s popular among the growers,
merce commission today for per- to the railroads, whlrh must serve : man's confession was obtained by and should net them a fancy price
mission to build 140 miles of new ! lt. It Is well to remember that land alleged blackmail scheme. In ;f the cherry deal Is aa good as
rnilrosd In Oregon. No estl- !
mates of costs were Included. The !
line would extend in two direc-
tions from 8prague river to the
present terminus of the Oregon-
California and Eastern's system.
One branch would rum to Silver
' Lake and the other to Lakevlew.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 Rail-,
. - i . k.,KU . v.
Interstate commerce commission,
tneir armmni in oppuun
... it,.,, AIM ml la. nf
new lines to be constructed
through Its Central snd Kssttrn
p.,ru.M... .-.
attorneys representing the -state
snd localities Interested, the Issue
was taken under consideration by .movement eastwsrd. Mr. Spencer
the commission. i rejoined that the timber mills on
A. O. Spencer, general solicitor !the western slope were already lo
for the Union Psaclflc, doclared cated on Southern Pacific llns
the Omeon-Washlngton Railroad and that the corporation- would
and Navigation company, the Un- have no difficulty in retaining the
Inn Parlfl's subsidiary which wouin
be obliged to undertake a large ,
portion ot the expenditure, was In
nn financial condition to assume
the burden.
"That corporation now has 111.-
0000,000 ot accumulated deficits on
a.
GAS
GE
! Fi.
JOOTY
.iNN VAULT
i -V
I 4 (Aaocktal Pnai Lanl Win.)
ALBANY, Ore., Alar. 28.
' Robbers some time last night e
! hut-noil thair wav thrntlffh two S
steel doora into the Linn
county treasurer's vault and
procured $293.67 In cash and
a 12.50 bond coupon. They
worked with an acetylene
torch stolen from the county
repair shops, and with a sup
a ntumnntaow tunlr .liilun fmm a 4
local blacksmith shop. En-
trance was eitecteu tnrougu
a window on the lower floor
of the court house. The Job
was done within a stone's
throw of the Linn county jail.
HOSPITAL FIRE IS .
FATAL TO PATIENT
rAaaoclittd Ftm Ltued Wire.)
CHICAGO, March 28 Tempor
arily blinded by an operation on
his eyes, P. J. Regan was unable
to grope his way to Bafety and
died in the suffocating smoke of
a fire which' last night wrecked
the fourth floor of the Chicago
Kye. Ear, Nose and Throat Hos
pital, iu the downtown business
district.
Nurses and firemen carried out
other patients, made helpless by
bandages or effects of operations,
when a blaze In the basement
spread through an elevator shaft
and awakened Inmates and hospi
tal employees. Several had nar
row escapes.
KERENSKYS DIVORCED.
Mnclatd Ptcm Leftaad Witt.)
LENINGRAD, Mar. 28. It was
revealed today that Mme. Keren
sky, wife of Alexander Kerensky,
premier of tha revolutionary gov-
ernment which succeeded the czar-
V""' "u
desertion.
X-Jh h'Khe" '-lerlcari;rci.rk a former agent for Fair
bo?.yJn,R.u.!8J?,-... . .. man's university of sciences, had
Leningrad, while her former hus.
, , .htio har fr,i.mi. hna
band Is editing an anti-Soviet
newspaper In Prague, the Ctecho
Slovaklan capltol.
FIUK IV K A It HKNO
SLVKKH HIXV TO
LAItCii; FAMILT.
fAweliM tnm I -wood Win.)
BEND. Ore., March
yesterday completely
28. Fire
destroyed
the farm home of William Meek,
15 miles from Bend on the old
Ststtprn ronrl The fnmllv which
besides the parents consisted of
"ve children, ranging In age from
2 to 11 years, lost all personal
belongings and all furniture ex-
' rant tha Irllhan ilnua anil n din
! Ing room table. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
SET DATE FOR HEARING ON
AUTO FREIGHT CARRIERS
SALEM. Ore.. Mar. 28. The
house servlae commission today
issued notice that on April 6 in
Portland a hearing will be held
relative to rules and regulations to
be established by the commission
covering freight rates, rules, prac
tices, charges, regulations and ser
vice of automotive freight car-
rlers ln Oregon. The statement
lives hi ii-iikiu uu ma firupusvu
regulations.
Several . complaints have, been
filed with the commission relative
to the opinions of the carriers and lon tniictment or put ln Jail, al
on Its own motion the commission lt w ,al1 ,hat hlg ,cnoo,
has conducted an Investigation. , wmll() not be ,n,eI.fred wlth and
The hearing of April 6 will be for furtt)r , t(d that , arr(ant be.
the purpose of allowing all con
cerned to discuss further the ten
tative regulations.
36.000,000 acres of the total area of
Oregon are owned by the United
States government and millions of
j this total are marked In yellow on
the map the high desert country.
i.j thnk ihe Union Psclflc Is
well enough knowp In the west so
that these gentlemen even would
'admit that Its directors would not
hesitate to put up the $11,000,000
. . . v.- l'.-,
and West line if they could see the
rau.c in 10 minium
rh.lrm.. Althl.nn .,,7atrf
thst with the line built across Cen-I
traj Oregon to tap the timber re-
v." '"7"r'"
Union Pacific could count on mak-
Ing Join rates to attract timber for
haul for their own systems.
"The Union Pacific would have
spent 111.000.000 In order to put
a line across,' he said, "where It
could sit on the side of a moun-
tain and watch the traffic go by
Ion the rails of Its competitors."
PUT flD QMIlMGod Help Ireland"
rlbnl rUn DHIL Crop and Stock
E
E
Attorney for Accused Heir
of McClintock Attacks
State's Methods.
BLACKMAIL CHARGED
Confession Held Drawn
From Faiman by Im
munity from Trial
for Malpractice.
(Aaoelated Tnm Inmi Wirt.)
CHICAGO. Mar. 28. Chsrges of
RENEW
DIN TOE
SHEPHERD
blackmail and of Intimidation and j Oregon, against Joseph A. Newell, Ashland Baptist church for pos
bribery were exchanged as counsel ( or tne collection of $5,000, session of the church property.
for William D-. Shepherd, charged
with murder, renewed the fight for
ball for the accused. In an, affi
davit In support of a motion that
Judge Jaacob Hopkins reconsider
his denial of bail, it was charged
that the confession of C. C. Fai
man that he taught Shepherd how
to kill Shepherd's ward, William
N. McClintock. with typhoid germs,
was obtained by a blackmail
scheme.
The defense first called upon
the court to give Shepherd protec-
tion.
After filing the affidavit with
Judge Hopkins, Attorney William
! Scott Stewart, who himself swore
been arrested by the state s at
torneys men last night and that
Clark's wife also was held In cus-
tody.
Assistant State's Attorney Oeo.
G. Gorman stated to the court that
lTw.eTharc
were held and declared that all
witnesses against whom Intimid
ations or bribery was attempted.
would be taken Into custody for
their own protection as was Clark.
Clark was represented In the af-
ifWavU 8a havlmt
told Attorney
Stewart that Faiman had once op
erated illetrallv upon a woman who
died afterwards and that the pros
ecution had caused him to make
his confession accusing Shepherd.
Judge Hopkins postponed hear
ing on the defense motion until
Tuesday when the new fight by
Shepherd's counsel will be pressed
In court.
The affidavit set forth that ac
cording to Earl Clark, a former
agent for Falman's school, the wo
man was taken to the school by a
! man and there an operation for
some disease was performed by
Faiman and that the death fol-
lowed
Further the affiant deposed that
he had Information and belief
that John Sbarbaro, assistant state
attorney, had promised
Immunity
to Faiman who was Indicted with
Shepherd, but who bad been held
in a hotel by the state's attorneys
man anri hail nnt vat hnan arrested
lleved that when J. P. Marchand,
the name by1 which a farmer agent
ot Falman's school was known, and
had anlrt
Shepherd .wrote a letter
annlvlng for a course In barter-
lology, which Faiman spoke of In
his confession. that It was In ref-
lerence to the alleged operation. It
iwas ssserted that Marchand was
I threatening to divulge lnfromatlon
i connection wnn tne encounter
with Marchand and the alleged
operation. Clark, the affidavit al-
leged, told the affiant that he had
a certain conversation with March-
and regarding the letter of applies-
tion Marchand and Faiman say
was sent to the school, and that
as a result he sought advice from
V" .
(ear inai
C. C. Bartlett. an attorney. In the
some blscxmsll charge
might arise. Marchand has testi
fied that he once made the remark
(hat ,h. ,.r ou,nl , be worth
V. Or 1W,UTO.
CHICAGO. March 28. An affi-
' .., ,il.i'a r. . t-.i-,.-
whose confession hss been made
, nrlnrloal evidence against
iga!
William Shepherd. -arg with
murder, once operated Illegally
npon a woman In his science
school and that the woman died,
was taken Into criminal court to
day by Shepherd's counsel.
The sffldavlt. sworn to by Wil
liam Sroltt Slewsrt. sttorney for
st.enherd who Is flihtinr tn have
the court reconsider its decision
.denying Shepherd freedom on
jhall, further charged that theOio-
idy was disposed of by turning It
lover to a laboratory.
People to
(Aax-Utrd Tnm Lour Win.)
BELFAST, March 28. A de
pressing picture of conditions In
County Clare was drawn by Colo
nel George O. Westroph, Irish
Farmers Union reader, at a con
ference here last night. i
The rattle were dying by whole
sale, be declared; S6 head valued
at 10 pounds sterling each, hav
ing succumbed in two months In
one district, and all the sheep
were already dead, with no live-
Stork left In two large townlanda.
tt two other townlands, cover-
ing an area SO miles long by ten
miles wide, the neonle have lost
80 per cent of their livestock.' J
They were living on what they
LIEN FILED AFTER
6 MONTHS INVALID, i
RULING OF COURT
ik .-.-j t, , ..
MEDFORD Ore., Mar. 28. Tha
demurrer of Jackson county, nam-
ed defendant In the suit of tha
Right Rev. William T. 8umer,
niahnn nf the Knlsconal Diocese of.
alleged to be due on a promissory was denied in an oraer nanuea
note, secured by a mortgage on an down by Circuit Judge Charles M
orchard, was overruled in an opln- .Thomas yesterday,
ion handed down by Circuit Judge I Further pleas of the motion that
Charles M. Thomas, late yesterday. the complaint more specifically
Jackson county filed a hortl- state the financial responsibility of
cultural lien against the orchard, the trustees, and whether they
for about 400 incurred in combat- ,were defendants collectively or In
tl ng blight In the orchard. dlvidually, was also denied as was
Bishop Sumner contended that the plea that certain paragraphs
the horticultural Hens constituted be stricken.
a cloud on the title and charged I The defendants are given the
that the horticultural lien notices customary ten days to further
had not been filed within the six plead.
months specified time provided by : The suit Is the outgrowth of a
the law. ; split in the Baptist congregation of
The countv In Its demurrer ad- Ashland following the "Dr. Price
mltted this but held that It had
tha rlirht to file a anv time, and
the six monhs clause was not
mandatory.
The court In Its opinion upholds
the contention of the plaintiff, that !
the county has not the right to en
ter upon a premise and Incur ex
penditures and attempt collection'
except, "as In the Identical - and'
' P"'"1 ,he
law."
FOCH ASKED TO HE
RPIOCTFIC IV niAItfiK
AflAIXST UKKMAXY
lAwclstfd Prrw Iwd Win.)
PAHKJ Vnrch sg Th. n.hns- n tonight s show will see larger number of experiments In produc-'.-..nM.VTiw
t.V.H ' crowds th.n ever. Some br.nd new ' Ks from coal, and has found
sadors council has finally agreed
on the text of the questions to be
! submitted to the allied war coni-
mlttee concerning the report of
I the allied military control mls
I slon on Oermnnys violations of
the treaty of Versailles.
Marshal Foch, head of the war
comm'ttee, will probably have the
document ln hand by this evening
and military experts will begin
work on the supplementary report
next week.
The ambassadors ask Marshal
Foch and his colleagues to classl-
fy Germany's violations of the
treaty disarmament clauses in
the categories of "grave" and
I Insignificant and to give spe-
! rial opinion In each case as to
i (ne possiore runsequenceB n itrr-
many is auowea 10 conunue ner
present policy.
CHERRY BUYERS IN FIELD
FOR WILLAMETTE CROPS
(Afodstxl Prm ttH win.)
PORTLAND. Ore.. Mar. 2
Willamette valley cherries are be
ing contracted. Buyers are al-
reany in me i.-m smnm u -
new crop of Blngs and
n m nfn
on a guaranty-price-pius oasis
Ap
proximately 00 tons have been
signed up around McMlnnvllle
Sherltnn. Haiem, Albany, I'onianu
and The Dalles, figured on last
iaRt ycr.
i Growers are being schooled on
the proper spraying to Insure th"
cherries a good shipping quality
and to eliminate Insect and wurm
damage,
i o
FRE PRf0F CONCERN 18
, OAA .
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! fAam-taUd Tnm mA Wirt.)
OTTAWA. III.. Mar. 28. A gss
explosion and fire practically de
stroyed one of the plants or the
National Fire Proofing company
here today. Three men, employ
ed In the plant where seventy men
'". --" -j-'.-
in 'be plant was estimated at
I.UV.UW.
TAX LEAOUE DIRECTORS
TO MEET WED., APRIL 1
D. N. Busenbnrk, president of the
Dnir.dss County Taxpayers' hss cal
led a meeting of the director for
Wednesdsy. April 1st. Comn.w'ees
are to be appointed, officers elect
ed and a general plan for th year's
work will be prepared. Directors
i from all sectlons'Sf Douglas coun
ty will attend. V
Is Cry When
Failures Force
Subsist on Leaves
could find, eating even dried
leaves. The traveler could not
Journey along the road without
meeting two or three funerals
dally.
"The people are seeing black,"
the Colonel said. "Tomorrow,
tlrey may sea red, and then God
help Ireland.
Dispatches to the United Sta-
tea late In January said a poor
harvest, Including the failure of
the potato crop and the Tack of
neat vara iaii'.ln v.nnpal (Ma
I .,. 1 . Waal nf Ireland. The
cattle and sheep were said to be
1 .,,rrnrin ha,inia n , owron.
(dinary wet season, excessive rains
' and floods washing away the turf,
"FIRST" BAPTIST
PASTOR FORCED TO
STAY IN LAWSUIT
flMMlltlll Mol TmmA WtM 1
Mrnronn n Turn oo Tda 1
I
motion of the First Baptist church
of Ashland, through Its trustees,
that the name of Its pastor, the
Rev. B. C. Miller, be stricken out
as a defendant In the suit of the
Divine Healing Meetings.1
two or
three years ago, which attracted
.wide attention at the time,
DAYS OF '49
PROVE TO BE
BEST SHOW YET regard, and so, after a series of suo
, ' 1 cessful experiments, la changing
ttmpq.ua Post of the American 0,6 Btye f ,the, Dinufacturing
Legion put over a fun barrage at Dlanl lhat 1001,1 ,uel c,n be
the armory last night for the first . U8ed J ,
night of their Davs of '49 that ln California oil Is used entirely
swept the boys off their feet. By ,or making gas, but ln Oregon the
eight o'clock the armory was pack- freight rates are so high that the
ed and the crowd staved until mid- co,t ' practically doubled, making
night. It was undoubtedly the production of gas from crude oil
most successful event of Its kind prohibitive.
in the history of the legion nost
features sro planned for tonight
and the vaudeville program at 7:30
o'clock will be well worth attend-
Ing.
The little dancers, pupils of Miss
I Evelyn Noland of the Helnline
' ConservatHrv, proved to he a great
hit. They danced merrily and the
happy throngs cheered them to an
echo. Their skill in the art of
I dancing was remarkable and to-
night they will put on a brand new
program for the show. Miss Ello-
; n,av Wilson whistled two delight-
fill solos. She Is always a big hit
on any program and last night re-
celved deafening applause. The
Kiwanls Kazoo band was a knock-
out snd Irv Bmnn exhibited some
pleasing technique on his drum.
This aggregation of fun makers
will be on hand again tonight,
Shorty Schneider, ln a blackface
skit. rattled a mean pair of bones,
Hls set was a pippin and will be other Improvements and engineers ' ging up a scuttled German destroy
repeated with variations this even- will make a careful survey of the 1 er, beached ln Mill Bay, have dls
Ing. Shorty can make the old city for the purpose of deciding covered under a mass of wood
bones sing. iwhero the new mains are to be lc-t which completely concealed them.
The surprise feature of the even- cated. the bodies of five Qerman officers
Ing was the appearance of the; Mr. Petch hopes to be able to In- and sailors who evidently were not
Douglas County Concert Band. The crease the use of gas In Koseburg wurned at the time the floet was
band hoys, anxious to show their
a.,,,,,,.. wih the American Le-
hi. - .... .
glon. volunteered their services snd able to give this service at the low
paraded the main streets last night est possible cost, by eliminating the
advertising the show and then en- freight costs which are now making
tered the armory where they cut the business unprofitable because
loose with some of the snappiest of the great overhead expense.
march pieces ever heard. I hey
were cheered and cheered snd the
legion bovs were agreeahly surprls -
ed at their sudden apnearance. To
night the band will he attired in
true cowboy style and will be the
feature of the program. The legion
wishes to thank them ror their co-
operallon.
Ted Post, the fire-eater, will be
on deck tonight In his Zulu outfit.
He was a full-fledged rannlbal and
threw fesr Into the hearts of the
spectators.
The cowboy orchestra made the
building ring with Jars tunes snd
the dsnre hall was parked through-
out the entire evening. The games
Were well patronised Snd the
the
members of .Umpqua Post were
greatly plessed st the showing.
I The proceeds of the enll-e show
will go to defray the exnenses of
the drum corns to the lrlnevt!ie
convention. The corps appeared
on the program last nleht snd thetr
entrance wss the signal for loud
applause. They lolced real nannv
In th'-lr Jaunty Blue Devil cos
tumes and dnfm major Knndton
had them marching In regular
atvle.
Be on hand tonight for thesViest
r vour life. The hoys plsn
ti lit loose tonight rn' certain
and the sky will be the lifilt.
Burton wr
Visitors PTIdsy
Mr. sndTMrs. A. W.
arrlvsls from Pojt"ri
spent the dsv hre
business matters.
Fridsv and
attending to
v int
IN GAS PLANT
, t mm n if i
LOC&I UOS.1 May Be Used
as Fuel to Furnish
Gas for City.
SURVEY BEING MADE
New Mains and Pipe Lines
to Be Laid to Serve Pat
rons Vice-President
Here.
Thomas D. Fetch, vice president
and general manager of the South
ern Oregon Gas company, Is In
Koseburg for a tew days making a
survey of the field with the pur
pose of making a number of sub
stantial changes, particularly In the
method of manufacturing gas. He
Is accompanied by Mrs. Fetch, who
Is aiding him In the reorganisation
work here.
They have just returned from
Portland after placing an order for
a number of the new style smooth
top ranges, which have been devel
oped increasing the efficiency of
gas for domestic use. A large ship
ment of these stoves will be receiv
ed In Koseburg within a few days,
Mrs. Petch states.
The machinery at the local plant
la to be altered In auch a way that
coa, instead ot oil can be used for
fuel. Mr. Petch has made a deter
mined effort to have the freight
costs on oil reduced to a point
where the plants could continue to
use oil for fuel, but he has been
able to accomnlfsh nothing In this
reicn nss ' neen malting a
tllat grade of gas of superior
quality can be developed, and all of
" plants in southern Oregon are
: being made over to use this fuel.
The exiierlment has been watched
very carefully by gas men all over
the country, and Mr. Petch's plan
may make a decided change ln the
process of making gas.
Mr. Petch as far as possible Is
using local coal. At Medford and
Grants Pass coal from the mines ln
southern Oregon Is being used ex-
cluslvely, and he hopes to be able
to do the same here, cutting the
costs of fuel to the lowest possible
figure.
He Is Investigating Melrose coal
snd also other coal deposits In
Douglas county. In the hope of de-
veloplng a mine where fuel can be
obtained to operate the plant ln
this city. The change will neces-
sltate a number of new mains and
for cooking and Illuminating pur-
noses, and at the
same time be
French AVIATORS PAY
. TRIBUTE TO AMERICANS
fAaBoriilMt Trm toaM-d Wtrr.)
WASHINGTON. Mar. 28 French
airmen of the world war brought
their tribute to the American un-
known soldier today through the
nanj of Charles Nungesser, famous
French ace.
Tna ceremony for the placing of
wreath on the tomb of the un-
known soldier at Arlington by the
French filer was arranged under
tha susplces of the Stuart Wal-
In.l nf the American I-etrlon.
The wa, named for the first
i-.ri,. avlalnr lrlll,.,l In Frani-n
.!.,. 1,1111 ( !,,.
,ho w., . m,.mbor of Captain Nun-
K,,,.r-, contingent. All legion mem
tn-rs and war veterans In the vlcln-
lty were
ceremony.
Invited to attend tne
SNOW AT KLAMATH
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Mar,
28 Klamath Kails cot another
touch of winter this morning when
a) woke to find from tl.rVe to four
Inches of snow othe groiLod Tho
snow fall followed a brlsir wind
and rain storm which started last
night, but which turned to snow
shortly before midnight
Th skies ere clearing this
tjint anlt app.red as though
of the
i""aj"-Y
P"1 k wou"- ,gln
later in the day.
ARE ANNOUNCED
.
FROST TONIGHT
4) (Aanclstod Tnm Load Win.)
"Light frost tonight!"
This Is the warning Issued
today to Roseburg and vlcln-
lty by the U. S. Weather
llurenu. The forecast also
specifies generaly fair weather
tonight and Sunday, with mod-
erate westerly winds.
Both landscape and truck
gardens are rapidly advancing
according to reports, due to
the Ideal weather that has
prevailed, dui me iiowers nu
e edible stuff are not of the
varieties that can be harmed
by frost, especially at this
time of the year.
$20,000 WORTH OF
STUFF FORGOTTEN
IN CHICAGO TAXIS
t Aamclatcd PfMt Lu6 Wire) .
CHICAGO, Mar. 28. Men are
more absent minded than women
and most articles left behind In
taxicabs are left by male passeng
ers, according to C. W. Gray, gen
eral manager of Chicago's largest
taxlcab company.
Married women, especially moth
ers are more forgetful than those
who are unmarried, company
"lost and found" records showed
he said. Cares of business
cause preoccupation In men and
the cares of the home cause moth
ers to forget.
During the first two months of
1925 more than 3,000 articles valu
ed In excess of $20,000 were left
In the company's taxicabs, said
Mr. Gray. Cash found amounted
to $2,300. Included In articles
found were 172 umbrellas, 97 brief
cases, 1,115 socks, 36 pair of eye
glasses. 23 pipes, 26 overcoats. 10
hats and more than 100 purses and
hand-bags.
BEND WOMAN IS
VICTIM OF ROBBER
AND INCENDIARY
(Amtk-UUH Cm barf Win.)
NORTH BEND, Ore., March 28.
While Mrs. H. J. Wells, who
operates a cafe here, was serving
a stranger with coffee early to
day, he struck her on the head,
locked her ln a small room, rob
bed the establishment and then
set fire to the building.
Firemen released Mrs. Wells
and put out the flames before
damage waa done. The strangers
escaped with about $10t.
Wells said.
jlrJ
SASKATCHEWAN LOWLANDS
RAVAGED JYHIGH WATER
(Aaarbterf Pita Ixtri Win.)
REGINA. 8 ask.. Mar. 28. Flood
waters from streams and creeks
emptying Into Whisky creek at
Vanguld, Southern Saskatchewan,
have caused serious damage and
people residing In low flats on the
south and east aides nf the town
were leaving their homes today.
A number of persons were res-
cued from their homes on rafts at
Hoilgevllle. Five bridges hsve
been washed away In this district,
, Flood conditions In other parts
of the province were Improving,
I o ,
GERMAN 8AILORS TRAPPED
IN 8CUTTLEO DESTROYER
( Aa-actetMl Tnm 1sm4 Win.)
SCAPA FLOW, Orkney Islands,
Mar. 28. Workmen encased In dlg-
sunk by the German crews.
The surrendered German fleet.
Including eleven battleships, five committee on races; W. 8. Hogan,
battle cruisers, six light cruisers grounds: A. L. Mallery. publicity;
and auxiliary craft, was scuttled by Kd Young, sports; Harry Ma
ine German crews on June 21, 1819. 1 honey, general program; R. D.
The sinking came two days after
the signing or the naval conditions
, of the peace treaty, restricting site
of lli German fleet.
Pyrotechnics Promised in Suit
to Explain Lack of Coin to Elect
the National Democratic Ticket
rAanNlitMt pram ttiM Win.)
NEW YOliK, Mar. 28, L. A.
Van Patten, whose advertising
""V".
with tr
Is Involved In a wrangle
with the democratic national com-
mmee yBr
an advertising deal
during the presidential campaign
J"- Prom,"" 'n,t.,
'fire
wrss wm ue ,.,,., ,
the
by
both sides.
"The Borah committee Investi
gating campaign expenditures will
be Interested more than a little) In
this suit
said Mr. Van Petten. He
added that th trial of the cases
"would alien great iignt on ine rea-
sons why John W. Davis, demo-
cratlc presidential candidate, anil
Charles C Bryan, vice-presidential
randldate. suffered such a crush-
Ing defeat In the election last
tall."
The democratic national com -
mlttee filed suit to compel Van
prevall Batten. Inc., to account for a $50,- put. The Van Patten suit Is slmp
000 cash advance for campaign .ly a back fire set against outs."
GOBBLERS PLAU
CELEBRATION
F0R4TH OFJULY
Lease Land Adjoining Raca
Track in Order to En-:
large the Course. V"
COMMITTEES NAMED
Racing Program to Be Of
f ered as Part of Celebra
tion to Be One of",
Best Ever Seen. '
The Oakland Gobblers last sight
slimed a lease which gives them 4
acres ot additional land adjoining
the west side ot their race track,
and they are Immediately taking
stepa to enlarge the track to a full
one-half mile, aa well aa straight
ening out and banking: the corners, -and
making the turna easier. The
Gobblers have sufficient money on
hand for going ahead with all of
these Improvements, and expect to
have the best track ln southern
Oregon by the time of their annual '
celebration on July 4.
The land secured for the' enlarge
ment of their track, waa .leased
from A. F. Stearns and B. E. Leas.
It lies on the west side of the track
which will give an opportunity of
making the curves wider, which
will add a great deal of speed to
the track.
The track was formerly a 8-8
trlle course and drivers complained
that they were forced to hold kack
their horses on the turns because
the curves were too sharp. By wid
ening the enda the curves will be
made easier and will be banked at
th proper angle to give the greatest
possible speed.
- The Gobblers are planning for a
great celebration on July 4, and al
ready have their plans well In
hand. It Is possible that they will
give a preliminary race program on
the 3rd, but this has not yet been
I definitely determined. On the 4th,
I nowever, were wiu ire iuii imctj
program, augmented by foot rases.
I " ,,",. 7
JJJJJJg "2gram wll be gTven in the
morning. .
The city park will be open fol
picnics, snd all paid attractions will
be within the bounds or the eb-
biers' field. Last year the crowd
which thronged Oakland for the
celebration was greater than, had
been expected, and this year the
Gobblers expect to make arringe.
ments to provide accommodations
for a great crowd, and will probab-
ly enlarge the grandstand to pro-
viue greater seating capacity.
The racing card promises to be
the best seen In many yeari. ', Al
ready the committee haa received
more inquiries than ever before.
The Oakland track la becoming
well known, and the owners of rac
ing atrings like to run their horses
on that course. The Myrtle Point
horses are to appear at Oakland
bratlon, while other well known
strings will doubtless compete at
the Oakland track. . .
Under the direction of Edwin
Stearns, the Gobblers have organ
ised In a most complete manner for
the coming celebration.
T. B. Garrison Is chairman of the
Bridges, entertainment; B. F. Bur-
nett, decorations; Jess R. Lass-
well, finance; and Vaney Walker,
I traffic.
advertising last fall and to return
any amounts due. Van Patten,
Inc.. countered with a suit for
$84,220, claiming the agency spent
19,220 above the original 150,000
and lost additional money aa com
mission on a t600.000 contract, ot
whlrh the' committee expended on
ly about 1100.000. Subpoenas and .
notices to appear for examinations
before trial April 3. were Issued
against Clem L. Shaver, demo
rrstlc national chairman and Geo.
White.
Counsel for the committee, snld
the attempt to have such exam
ination would be resisted. Mr,
Van Patten said that Jesse H.
Jones, of Texas, director of finance
ef the democratic national com-
mttee would be a central figure
n (ho case. Mr. Jones waa a
McAdoo supporter,
Mr. Shaver said:
' "It Is simply a suit for the ad-
Juatment of a claim that Is In dla-