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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
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SlltS. 1KK)TH IMI'KOVKD.
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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
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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.
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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.
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High grade, extra fancy, rag
rugs at ttowell'a.
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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
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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.
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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.