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SIX ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. THURSDAY. APRIL 2, 1925. CITY LIBRARY RAPID GROWTH The County Court this ARRANGEMENTS TO OPEN OFFICE HERE COMPLETE 3ii m i EXPERIENCING 4 morning opened bids on the construction of the Coffee Creek bridge and the paving of the Vinegar bill section of the Edeubower road. The low bid on the bridge was submitted by C. A. Cutchlng and the low paving bid was made by L. W. Metzger. Bid- ding was very keen and the proposals ware quite close in amount, and were near the county engineer's estimate. Three bids were submitted for the construction of the 1200 Volume Added Since January 1; Additional Shelves Going In. Oregon State Motor Asso ciation to Open Branch in tlrand Hotel. Four Days Beginning Saturday, April 4 NO DRESSES SOLD UNTIL SATURDAY A. M. 100 Brand New Dresses One Price Just in Today From NEW YORK See them on Display in our Windows They are Silk Crepes. Plain and Piinted. Very Neatly Trimmed 139 N.Jackson St THE LADIES' SHOFPE 139N.JacksonSt CIRCULATION HEAVY Shoemaker Memorial Room t S-KSK. Is Established Libera Book Donations Are Received. Necessitated by the rapidly In creasing number of books, particu larly since January 1 of the pres ent year, the shelving space at the Host-burn Public Library is being I otner oy L. which where the old structure was wash- ed out during the high wa- ter. The three bids were as follows: K. 1). Olds $11,38!: Stanley Taylor, i2. 5)8:1.05; and C. A. Metzger, who bid $2,796.36. Two proposals were made on the kdeubower paving, 4 one submitted by it. E. liar- ness and G. C. Colby In the sum of $10,492, and the W. Metzger, who nearly doubled this week, and as i bid $9,3uu.i'. soon as painters have completed their work about 700 additional volumes, comprising for the most part the latest fiction of popular authors, will be available for gen eral circulation. During the last three months the library has acquired, by both pur- (Awwutpd Vnm Uued wire.) chase and donation, nearly 1200 Kl'GENE, Ore., April 2 books of various character. This Condition of Mrs. R. A. Ilooth is by far the biggest increase wife of the former chairman - SlltS. 1KK)TH IMI'KOVKD. 4 mission was reported to be slightly improved at her home this morning. Sho has been critically 111 for the past few days. within such a period recorded by ! of the state highway com me institution since Its establish ment. It brings the grand total number of volumes In the library up to about 3500, Its highest mark to date. During March the library's ac quisitions by donations Included 100 books from Sam J. Shoemaker, to be followed during the year by additional volumes from the same donor. In memory of his father, the late Milton J. Shoemaker, who was his partner In the business of the Roseburg Book Store. Mr. Shoemaker has announced his in tention of presenting the library Willi sz.uoo worth of books In an MANAGER IS NAMED Miss Fern Reymers to Be in Charge and Will Co to Portland for Instruction. filltlj TOOK SWIM AT NKillT imOW.NS. (AjKctated Prm Uued Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., April 2. The body of Miss Madge George A. Brandenburg, secretary-manager of the Oregon State -Motor Association, arrived in Koao burg last evening for the nuruose of completing arrangements leading io me exiaDiisnment of a branch A. A. A. touring and information bu reau In this city: The local branch, according to Mr. Brandenburg, will be located on West Cass street, next door to the Grand hotel arrangements hav ing been made whereby the asso ciation will occupy the front space in me on ice or w. A. Bogard. This location was decided upon because is in close proximity to the post it is on the Pacific highway and office. Miss Fern Reymers. of this cltv has been appointed manager In charge of the association branch for tills district. Miss Reymers will leave for Portland Saturday, and will spend Beveral days at the headquarters office of the associa tion in that city for the purpose of familiarizing herself with the de tails of the information department. The Roseburg branch, which will be the sixth office to be establish ed by the Oregon State Motor As sociation outside of Portland, will De in operation by April 15. Man- today in Colubia Slough, 14 feet under water near a house boat from which she had plunged last night for a swim. According to stortes told to officers by her compan ions, three men and two women, Miss Price took a six other additional branch offices nual Installments to the value of I Price, 22. was found early j ager Brandenburg announces that $100 each for 20 years, excepting that the first two installments are to be made during 1925. In recog nition of this generous gift, the north wing of the library quarters has been permanently set aside under the designation of the "Shoemaker Memorial R o o m." where the books received with reference thereto will be kept. A picture of the elder Mr. Shoemaker occupies a place on the wall end later on suitable furniture will be put In. Donations of desirable books notion to have a swim, when she found a bathing suit at the house where they were attending a party. When she j insisted upon going into the ! water against the advice of have also been made recently by! ,he 'he men went ed before they could reach her men said. GERALD CHAPMAN ; .TRIES TO SAVE LIFE (CopHniwl from pugwl.) nn mill la at lorn. A nollceinnn M nod at 4't.apman'a lnmiKlnK Hhotildt r while he was on tho ti t mid. Waldo Mlllor, Chapman tntl flPd. wan "a New York man who proffriRed to bp driving Hip car o often mentioned during th trial. 'Nanip didn't mean anything ynd aet," he easily explained. ''Our frleuds change their names aa eas ily an we change our collara." 'I don't fcnnw If that's my gtin. tin said when Alcorn aikftl him If i one of the automatics In evidence j was his properly. "I suppose there are millions like It In th i world.' Hp freely admitted that ho ! and Anderson had employed two i convicts, Hully and Tripp. In a sort I of "crime syndicate" that operated I in a dozen cities. "Of course we j had guns and burglar's tools.' he , said. "Hut then aren't my prop- i erty." he told Alcorn when j showed him a sledge hammer, , safe drill and other cracksmen's paraphernalia Introduced I., evl- ; dence as having been found In Shenn's ntiirn nwnti i mi run nan lenunra Hint Chap man hfd shipped the stuff to him front Monde for storage. Tho brief case conlaimr thieve' to;ils which Shean said belonged to Chapman, really was" Anderson's .lhewltness said. Shean knew all this, he added, declaring that the man who hud "fnrm-fl m In " was known to a wide circle of crooks as "one of them." In even tones Chapman denied testimony of two witnesses who had declared he was with Hhean at the Old Colony inn, Meriden, the niKht of October 11. He seem ed entirely unruffled when he left the stand as Judge .TKiiingB de clared a short recess . When court reconvened Alcorn said he was through with the cross-examination and Chapman resumed the aland for re-direct ex amination by iroehl. Croehl asked him how many Crimea he had- been accused of which later had been proved to have been committed by others. "Five, besides this one." -he re plied. "Five that I know of, but that's usual In my business. It got to be quite a joke between m'e and my friend. chief of the Detroit secret service In the mall robbery are hidden in I said today that Chapman's actlvl- iH'troit," he said. ties In Detroit are being Investlgat-! ed with "renewed vigor." 'There;' Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Marty arrived Is nothing w can divulge concern- , here last ninht from Ktigene to ling (he investigation except that , spend several duys attending to we are sure me securities stolen business matters. DKTItOIT. Apr. 2.-Securities stolen In the $2.4oo.no) registered mall robbery In New York in l!L'2 and in whieh lierald Chapman, now on trial for his lire In Hart fold. Conn., was alleued to have been the leading f Inure, are being sought In Detroit, It became known today. According to local seerc t service operatives. Chap man spent several weeks here tn March, 1 !:'.'. and during that time purchased some real estate and ecntracied fur further Investments. I'awueiitH for the property, the of ficers sav, were made with bonds and other securities since identi fied a part of the loot of the mad rnlih.'W flert C Hrown. at(ng Chapman Denies Murder Guilt Hard Wheat Bran 14.5 Per Cent Protein $1.95 per 100 lbs. 10 sack lots $1.90 DOUGLAS CO. FLOUR MILL 1 , . i'"'V- ' . ".'" 1; GP.T?AI.tJ OIWMN olWPFD ,r AIU'HIIISIIOP WKAKK'IU (Annrlaln) mm Lnunl Win.) PORTLAND, Ore., April 2. Arch-ltishop Alexander Chris- tie passed a restless night at St. Vincents hospital and 4 was somewhat weaker today, according to n report given out this morning. CARS ARE WRECKED Word was received late this I afternoon that two big cars. Hud son and Lincoln sedans, had col lided at the covered bridge south of Dillard. It was understood that no one was injured in the wreck. The Hudson car was driven by a tourist from California, and the Lin coln by a Washington tourist, both machines were reported qi'ile badly smashed. The wrecking crew of the Hoseburg garage went out to tow the machines In to Hoseburg for repairs. NOTICE AUDIT ' OF BOOKS. COUNTY Termed by nolle officials as th most dangerous crlmlnil cf lh ase, Gerald I'hspiran, who esrsprd from Atlanta penitentiary , he was serving a term fur mad robbery, was pUced on trial In II irt ford. Conn., for his Mt. chargod with the murder of James 8k!!T, Nsw Britain. Cone, policeman. Th notorious bandit h declared that th "cards ar stacked acaint him." and that be "ha?n t got a chance.- With tha stories of i'hnimian'a daring eseapa from tha Atlanu JalL followed by his flKht from lh prison hosplial at AthKns, Ua., with three bullets In his body, fivnb In their mlmls, police authni Itles of Hartford hiv tiirned tlis cily imo a verlrabls armed camn. In tha fear that he might mak another attempt at escape walla nul tifa hanga In tha balanca. Notice Is hereby given that the County Court will receive bids up to and Including Vednenday. May (I. IMS. at 10 o'clock a. m., for the audit of the books of the Sheriff. Treasurer and Clerk of Douglas County, Oregon, for the year 1024. Successful bidder will he required to rurnrsn a good and sufrui--nt bond In an amount- equal to 2. per cent of his hid. All bids to be filed with the Countv Clerk. The Cou.t reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Countv Court. IRA B. muni E. County C'erk. j the Kiwanis Club and the Metho- uikl niurc-n. zMimn. Horn are io make additional donations from time to time, and specially desig nated shelves have been alloted to them. Individual contributions of V. 1. - Bn . V. .1 ... .. . . 1. . I include S. n. KvAns. AlhMrt TtePr,v Miss Pearl Patrick, Robert Bereer, Katherine Waller and Mrs. Roy K. Bailey. Books purchased by the library during March Included one set of over 500 volumes, comprising choice fiction, history, text books and miscellaneous literature, from Dr. and Mrs. IxhiIs Albert Banks. In addition, the library's collec tion to residents of the city, fol- the latest output of leading writers. The patronage of the llbrarv con tinues to grow notwithstanding the recent restriction of free circula tion to residents of hte cltv, fol lowing the failure of the county court to Join with the munlcinality in the upkeep. The month of March saw the largest average dally circulation of record, and the demand for new books is always ahead of the supply. At the end of March, the library circulation lists have 320O names, many of whom were those of out-of-town residents who do not be grudee the Insignificant rental fee to which they are amenable. To the visitors at the reading rooms there are available 41 magazines and 7 newspapers, and this service will be Increased as attendance and finances warrant. Will Confer Third Degree Phlletarian Lodge No. I. O. O. F. will confer the third degree on a class of candidates tomorrow even ing, according to announcement made today. The dnionstritora of the Fishers' Mill company's pro duets will serve hot biscuits at the banquet following the lodge are to be established at logical points throughout the state In the near future. This is In line with the motor association's plan to op erate a complete system of "Three A" Information bureaus in Oregon, so that members of all affiliated clubs and tho travelling public may be accorded the same reliable road and touring Information service as Is given by motor clubs In other states. From a standpoint of tourist business, this maintainance of an A. A. A. bureau In Roseburg Is of utmost importance to the community. (Aaorlatrd Vrem Lnunt Wire.) EUGENE, Ore., Apr. 2. William work, and the committee in charge : simon of Springfield, an old tlni' promises many other good thin;:s now Pa,,t ,ne 70-year milestone, Ice boxes at To well's. BANK ARCHITECT VISITS CONSTRUCTION JOB HERE W. C. Knighton, who is the archi tect In charge of the remodelling of the Itouglas National Bank bglldlng spent last night and a portion of to day insectlng the wnk being done here. He expressed satisfaction w ith the way the Job Is progressing. He and Mrs. Knighton have been spending the past two weeks in California and are now on their hnm. Thu, will ilnn In Rlm where he la Inrharge of the work of building a temple for the Elks lodge of that city. I Grass rockers at Powell's. . o Arundel, piano tuner, raone 1S9-L Hot shot and dry cell batteries, fresh stock at Wharton Bros. We are closing out all straw hat braids at half price. The Hat Shop. o High grade, extra fancy, rag rugs at ttowell'a. o Read the Classified ads. in The News-Review. They mean dollars to you. that will satisfy the Inner man. A large crowd and a good time is anticipated. A Business A.an Goes to Bed Happy and wakes up happi) if his business K is advertised and Ceorge Carson, Springfield youth, have gone prospecting for gold. Here Is the plot: Ducks, ordinary, tame barnyard fowls, in the vicinity of Mnrcola. have been found to have gold nuggets as big as peas in their ; crops. The ducks have been wan Idering In the mountains above ' Marcola. I "The rest is easy," says the old prospector. "Merely find where ithe ducks have been gathering j their glittering loot, file on the I land for mineral rights, and let the . ;rest of the world go by." o It makes you hungry to think of it. Why a substitute? Get the genuine mil MM BROS. MILK BREAD. Phone 1.11. CROWD IS EXPECTED FOR. SPELLING BEE Aids Mellon Chicken dinner served Similar. April 6. from to 7 m . at the Orange Lantern tea room. ' A 'S makes millions IhmK belter um a drop o AstiiAvliCmlf rs L In Hf Hake them V, tHInk about , ( -j- goods si M r if . i ...V ErlN-COW C.AKD8E.WS! The Kiwanis spelling bee to be j held at the high school auditorium on Friday evening. Is expected to attract a large crowd of Interested I persons, as the progress of the I youngsters who have been partlci- paling In the elimination match has j been closely watched. The parent teacher association of the city have j been encouraging the proposition and have cooperated in many ways. There are thirty-five youngsters, w ho will take part, eleven $5 prizes being offered and a gold watch valued at f."0. to be given to the boy or girl remaining up until the last. The prizes are on dlspluy at Knudlson's Jewelry store. o UMPQUA CHIEFS HAVE A BUSINESS MEETING The l'mpqi-a Chiefs met last night and transacted many matters of business Importance. The re port of the Strawberry carnival committee showed excellent prog ress. The rsrnlval will be one of the best ever held In the city and the Chiefs are bending every ef. fort to make me attractions for the show oi a high standard. Lawnmowers at Powell's. MAN IS REAPPOINTED President Coolldge hat appoint , ed prhiler-Oeoeral Lincoln C. Andrews. U. 8. A, (retired), of Elm bum, Long Island. N T. to be As sistant Secretary of the Treasury,. tA.wit.,i rm luH Wiw.i succeeding Eliot Wadsworth. r; SALEM. Ore., Apr. 2 George signed. Ueuerml Andrews, Tter T. Oerllnger of Dallas was 'Alay retiring, wa Chief Executive of th reappoint' d hv Governor Pierce New York State Transit Cf)nml as a men.-r t the state board ot alon. . i forestry.
