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    TODAY'S CIRCULATION OVXK
4,200
AND STILL CROWING
1h. WEATHER
Highest temp, yesterday 06
Lowest temp, last nlxht..46
Cloudy Tonight and Tuesday.
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Consolidation of Evsnlng Now and Tha Rostburj Review
An Independent Newspaper, Published lor tha Bast Intareeta of tha People
VOL. XXVI' NO
118 OF ROSEBURG RE v V.
ROSEBURG. OREGON. MONDAY. APRIL 6, 1 925.
VOL. XIII NO. 1 OF THE EVENING NEWS
II r II. - - . . . J I . i.
MAN SUSPECTED
OF
Marshfield Police Capture
Man Thought to Have
, Entered Local Stores.
REVOLVERS FOUND
I
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Numbers on Guns Takan
From Suspect Corres
pond to Those Taken
From Montgomery.
Lee Duncan, who Is believed to
be an ex convict, is being held at
Coquille charged with robberies at
Marshfield, Is thought to be one
of the three men who recently
robbed four business houses In this j
city, and Sheriff Starmer, accom
panied by Roland Agee, and Deputy
Sherirrs Shambrook and Crubbe,
left this morning for Coquille to
see If some of the clothing found In I
Duncan's possession could be iden
tified as that which was stolen
from the Wilder and Agee store.
Three men broke Into the ma
chine shop at the corner of Rose
and Oak street. Wilder and Agee's
clothing store, the Imperial Clean
ers, and Economy grocery, and also
broke out a window at the High
way service station. They obtained
two revolvers, about $35 In cash,
three suits of clothing, together
with three suitcases, groceries and
cigarettes.
Yesterday Chief of Police J. W.
Carter, at Marshfield, arrested
Duncan at the St. Lawrence hotel
In that place. Duncan had been
under suspicion for several days,
because of his erratic behavior, and
the chief Bet a -watch upon the
man's room. Duncan was out all
night, returning early In the morn
ing carrying a small hang bag
When he entered his room tie was
placed under arrest, but not before
he had made an effort to secure
one of the three revolvers carried
in the bag.
In his possession was found a
bewildering array of burglar tools.
together with a large quantity of
goods believed to have been stolen
,,h ,. , J
rled at the time of his arrest there :
were jimmies, files, picklocks, a
small vice, micrometer and nun-,
iltxulai nt Iratta
Ia another bag was round
quantity of clothing Including silk
pajamas, a new suit, several pairs
of socks, ties and underwear,
which are believed to have been
taken from the local clothing store. ;
Two of the revolvers stolen '
from the Montgomery machine
shop In life old Central Hotel build-
ing nere. were iou.no in i-uncan s ,
BURGLARY
ROSEBURG
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imssessiuii. auu luruiii .im.ui. -;,
niaue yeaierimy uy ieieniuue, nit-
numDers or ine guns neio oy ino
Murahfield officer corresponding .
wim ine numuvra given oy w. w.
mimi(tuimTj iu nut" i m omi inn . i
One is an old style cap and ball1
pistol, wmen was easily luenuneu.
It is thought from the description
of the suitcases found in Duncan's
possession, that two of them were
stolen from Wilder and Anee'g store
here. Mr. Aieee accompanied the
officers to Conullle this morning
and will check over the articles to
deteimine If they are his property.
Duncan, If ffullty of the robberies
here, was not alone In the crime,
officers believe, for the tracks
found around the places robbed in
dicate that thre men were enaird
in the robberies here, while the
manner in which the places were
entered Is proof that one man alone well known Sutherlln banker, both not "comprehend It in all Its rela
did not perpetrate the crimes. The 32nd degree Scottish Kite Masons, tlons or realize the gravity of the
MarMifleld authorities have been
advised of this fact, and it Is hoped
that the other two men may be
found in that locality.
In the event the articles are pos-
Itively Identified, It Is possible that
(Continued on page 3 1 '
Bay Window" Passengers Will .
Pay Largest Aircraft Fare Under
Rate Schedules Based on Weight
I examination shortly before noon.
(Ancitl Pre IrtiH wire. 'ships based upon a service of 3 i The defense then rested and Mr.
LONDON. April . Fat men are large dirigibles for t h e Sklllin made his opening state
much concerned over an announce- regular crossings of the Atlantic, ment. He said he expected to es
ment msde recentlv by Dr. Hugo Dr. Eckner figured that the an- tabllsh that the girl was not "a
Frkener who nlloted the 7.1t 3.
(now the United States navy dlr- would be about lrt.OOu pounds. The plrtures Introduced In evidence, construction at Independence of a hy the governor and filed In the
leible Los Angeles) from Fried- revenue from each passage would "established nothing." He promls- model training school ror the Mon- office of the secretary of state,
rk-hshafen to Lakhurst, N. J., be something like lfi.000 pounds, ed to show that the girl was sane, mouth normal school Is constltu- There Is. theretiire. no action
that passengers on the air liners of derived froirl 25 to 30 passengers; o tlonal. The constitutionality of which may be raised when It
the future would be charged ac- 8,350 pounds from malls and 3.750 Mr. Ledgedwood In City the act was questioned by Stste comes to Incur any expense on be
coming to weight. pounds from bsggage and express J. M. Ledgerwood was here Treasurer Kay, who pointed to the half of the state of Oregon to be
i'r msde the statement In a lee-
ture before the Royal Aeronau-
tlral Society, explalnlnr that the 1
ordlnarv voyage from 1ondon to
New York the charge per passeng-
er would be abont one pound sterl-
Ing (nomally M S") for each pound feeling of safety had taken hold of
of flesh. I the general public there would be
Presenting an estimate of theja great scramble for bookings on
commercial possibilities of air-'the long distance airships.
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EXPRESS . AT
EUGENE Lv D; PAY
CHECKS ARE BOOTY
' (Aaorlatnt Vrtm Vruri Wire.)
EUGENE. Ore.. April .
While the stutlon agent was
at a nearby restaurant, the
I offices of the American Rail-
m Wnv TCviirnaa enmnnnv nt tha A
! Southern Pacific depot here
was burglarized at 2 o clock
this morning. A number of
e railway company pay checks
e were taken, according to a re-
port today of a special offic-
er of the company.
Local merchants and oth-
era at points In the VIllRmet-
te Valley have been warned
not to cash the checks.
The door waa jimmied by
the thief, and the robbery
was discovered as soon as the
agent returned to the office.
The railroad pay checks were
In sealed envelopes. Tne
agent was away for only a
hnrt Um- "? ,hat ""L .TP
e by some one who made a rap-
Id entrance and exit. It is
said. Familiarity by the loot-
er with the method of send-
Ing pay checks and the hours
of the agent was hinted by
the officers.
T
TOLL OF LIVES,
Swoops Down Upon Florida
Razing Building and
Dealing Death.
TREES ARE UPROOTED
Many Injured, Hundreds
Are Homeless; Dar oge
to Property Placed
at $150,000.
(Aoctotl Tnm tested wtre.1
MIAMI, Fla.. April 6. Four
Pon. w-ere dead here today ,.d
23 oh hospitals, the
' ,he tornado which swooped
erratically down from the Ever-
1H(,CS yfHierUH.V 811(1 IVll
! 000 property damage when it
vanished over the Atlantic. The
death of Mrs. John T. Simpson
of Westwood Park today increas-
ed the death list to four. The
bulk of the damage was done at
a dairy six miles west of Miami,
where Mrs. Mathilda Shultz. 70.
was killed, several Injured and
! six buildings demolished before
e twler ro9e to ,trlke a(!n,n
. TnnA hnne near Little Rl-
Vl.p
Two die? there, John as-
llmn.nn ntrnri & nnrl V V.
rt, qimnpon
Sumvan. Several others were In-
jur)?(jt
A milo and a half further on.
it pounced on Kllzabeth Park. Ten
houses were splintered there and
; thence It bounded along irrejrui
! arly, swooping to snap trees from
, their roots, lift a house and barn
from foundations, toy with them
!and deposit them in a field, a
quarter of a mile away.
Several homes were demolished
in niscayne Park before the tor-
nado headed seaward, leaving
several hundred homeless. i
I
of the
Here From Sutherlln
Will J. Hayner. editor
Sutherlln Sun. and Mark N. Tlsdale
arrived here this morning to attend
the reunion of the Roseburg Lodge i
or Perfection being held today. They
brought with them three candidates
who will take the degree work to-
day. They were Ben Schmld, C. W.
Hartley and C. E. Talbott.
croxlmate cost of each single trlD
packsges. leaving a net profit for
the operating compsny.
The price of 125 pounds for each
passenger was considered very
low and the teppelln works presl-
dent believes that as soon as a
TORNADO
US
ICR PROPERTY
DEFENSE RESTS
ATTEMPT TO
Prosecution Takes Inning
to Prove Dot Ellingson
Mentally Sound.
GIRL IN CALM POSE
Displays Amusement When
Doctor Testifies She
"Apprehends, Not
Comprehends."
(AaocUttd Pnm Lnutd Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO. April $.
sjhortly before noon todav the Ho.
fense closed Its case to nrove nnr -
othy Elingson insane, ami iho
prosecution began its effort to es
wousn mental competence In the
, 17-year-old. girl who killed her
jmolher last January 13 In a quar
irel over the girl's devotion to the
S night life.
I While Dr. Jan Don Ball, a de
fense alienist, was being cross-examined
the better part of the
iiiuiuiub, me girt, aispiaying per-
feet composure, smiled hmi.ll t
some of the psychiatrist's state-
SHOW
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ments and several times shook her j this atternoon at a Joint meeting
head emphatically. I of the library directors and a
The defendant, recovered from i ""mittee the Roseburg Busi
the iRrinni .loia v..,...i. .k.. . ness and Professional omen s
broneht nn te.. foin.in .n-
last week, folded her hands calm
ly and followed the testimony
closely. Once when a date waa
mentioned, she turned around and
studied a calendar on the wall be
hind her.
In a very brief opening state
ment for the prosecution. Assist
ant District Attorney Harmon D.
eklllin said he expected to estab-!
ial! Liiui me gin was sane.
He promised to prove that
was not a "pathological liar.'
she I
contended by her attorneys: that
the x-ray photographs Introduced ,
In evidence did not show abnorm-1
altles In the teeth and head, and .
"established nothing."
Attorney Sklllin. Dr. Ball said It , then the station will be erected
was "Impossible to define Insanl- next spring, at the latest. The
ty." He added that roughly "It ; board plans to repaint the II
wss any deviation from the nor- j brary building and malce other
mat.
Under further questioning Dr.
Ball said he did not apply the
"right or wrong" test to patients
oecause u enterea tne iieiu or pnn-
osophy and was not of Interest to
the psychiatrist. He
contended i
that medically there was no such
wt
Asked whether the girl under
stood of what she was accused the
alienist said she "apprehends It.
but does not comprehend It in ail
Its relations to society."
Interrogated further, he said he
believed the girl could tell her at
torneys what happened before
January 13 (the day her mother
was slain) and the events since.
The witness said he definitely
formed the opinion of Insanity the
last time he saw her In Jail, when
she slammed down a chair, cursed
and left the room In a rage.
The girl, decidedly more calm
than on previous days, smiled at
this testimony.
r. Hall said it was impossible
to fix a conclusion on a single In-
'cweni ana wnen ne asseu ine gin
about -a previous test ne nsa given
her- ne could not remember and '
Blank iook came over ner
I face."
Dr. Ball, answering another
question, expressed the belief that
the girl knew what he was saying
from the witness stsnd, but did
situation.
The assistant-attorney dwelt on(ay visiting and attending to busl -
the girl's proficiency as
sten- I
ographer.
i "She was perfectly capable of
learning to write shorthand,"
lagreed Dr. Ball.
nr. Hail also concenea tnai ine
defendant seemed to be In good
physical condition, but added that
psychiatrists were more concern
ed with conduct In the absence of
anv organic disturbance that
, might cause abnormality.
I Mr. Sklllin concluded his cross-
pathological liar, that the x-ray
from Myrtle t reeg tnis aitemnon
trading and transacting business
matters.
'
Saltm Party Visit
Mrs. Leo P. Cummlnsky, Miss
flenevieve Brown, Mrs. and Miss
Bunn were visitors here Sunday
from Salem. The party la motor-
Ing tofjallfornla points.
ARCHBISHOP CHRISTIE DIES THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER LONG ILLNESS
(Aaocl.lrd Tnm Lraird Wire.)
PORTLAND. ' Ore.. Anril
gon City, died at a hospital here th" hol rk ' burch.
this afternoon after an extended I Passage of the Oregon compul
liiness. He was 72 years of age. "rv Public school law, which if
Archbishop Alexander Christie .', upheld by the United Slates su
was noted for his work In the deJ Prnue court, is expected to wreck
velopment of his archdiocese, par- Ue parochial school ostein, waa
tlcuhtrly in the construction of i ld by John F. O'llara, editor of
schools and religious Institutions. M Catholic Sentinel, to have been
"The Catholic History of Ore-! severe blow to the archbishop,
gon." written by the Rev. E. V. Th campaign against the propoa
O'Haren. refers to the archbishop's ! 'a a'd to have been a
work as a builder, .as follows: jdrail "Pn the prelate's strength.
"A few days ofter his lnstalla-1 Archbishop Christie succeded
Hon the archbishop laid the corn- i Archbishop W. H. Oross in 1899,
erstone for the handsome new 'about six months after the death
monastery of the Itenedlcting Fa-of the latter. Less than a year
thers at Mount Angel. The event previous he waa consecrated by
waa to be typical of his work in : Archbishop Ireland In the St.
the northwest, for his time will be Paul Cathedral, and assigned to
known as the buHding epoch of ; the see of Vancouver Island. He
the archdiocese." jwas born in 1850 at Highgate, Ver-
It was said of Archbishop Christ- i mont, and grew up in Wisconsin,
les that he built schools before He received his classical educa-
churches and one of his cherish
ed alms was the development of a'
church school system with a Cath
olic college like that of Notre
Dame as its apex. It was In tne
hone of fulfilling this vision that
that old Portland
University was
Methodists in
bought from the
1901 and renamed Columbia Unl-
versity. Formation of the Catho -
LIBRARY COMFORT
STATION PLANNED
Plans for the construction of an
annex to the Roseliurg Public
Library building, to be used as a
public comfoVt station exclusively
for women, are being discussed
club, consisting of Dr. Lucetta
Smith, Mrs. X. J. Barnes and Miss
Agnes Pltchford.
The need Of a public comfort
statlon for women, particularly
vlsitors, has been recognized In
Roseburg for many years, but un
til the women's club took action
on the matter recently no defin
ite steps were made to establish
one. The club. It is understood)
has offered to share In the financ
ing of snch a project, and It Is
considered certain that the library
uuaru will uinu luiur li. 11 mv
money Is available from the city I
library fund, at the present time
the station may probably be built i
I witnin me nexi iwo or- tnree
momns. ii ine (una aues nui
nnrtnll the pnn.lpni'tinn thin vmir
Improvements this year, and this Hoegger, un Inspector for the Chl
may absorb what money Is at eKKO health department and for-
, hand, or at least so much thereof
that the building of the station
would have to be deferred.
j a definite decision on the mat-
ter is expected at
this after-
noon's conference.
WINSTON RESIDENT .
PASSES SUNDAY
Nettie May Pemberton, wife of
Wesley Pemberton, passed away
Sunday evening, after a prolonged
illness, at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Pemberton, at Winston,
where the family have made their
home since last November. Mrs.
Pemberton was born In Lawrence
county, Ohio, and was 4S years. 8
months, and 3 days old at the time
of her death. Surviving beside her
husband and sister, are two small
daughters, Phyllis Marie and Myr
tle Janett. Other relatives survive
in the east During the time she
.lived In Winston. Mrs. Pemhertnn
maue a nuniDcr or mends, who are
very sorry to learn or her death,
The funeral services will be' held
i uesuay morning at 10:30 oclock at
me nwme oi Airs, rrana remoer-
lon. nev. u. r. nurror, or the
Illble Standard Mission will read
the services and Interment will be
held at the Ilrockway cemetery.-
L. Basford waa here Saturday
from CamaS ValleV. anil Shell! the
ness afrairs.
Gov. Pierce Questions Validity
of Independence School Act and
Supreme Court May Have to Decide
MawUM Prm Lnd wire.)
OALE..H, wre., April a. ueciar
Ing there Is no proper occasion
for the governor to ask the ques
tion, Attorney-General Van
Winkle. In a letter to Governor
Pierce, declines to answer the gov
ernor's question, whether the act i
of aoDronrlatlng tlLT, lino fur ihe
constitutional provision that all
state institutions must be located
;ln Marlon county unless otherwise
authorised by rote of the people,
!Others are of the opinion that the
normal school haa been legally lo-
cated at Monmouth, and that the
training school, being part of the
normal school, may be located out-
'side of Marlon county without a,
i lie Educational Association under
his direction some yeara ago was
tinn at St, John's university at
Collegville, Minn., and carried on
his ecclesiastical studies at the
Grand Seminary. Montreal, where
he was ordained a priest for the St.
Paul diocese by Monslgnor Fabre,
archbishop ot Montreal, December
11, 1877. Before his elevation as a
bishop he held pastorates In Was-
'ea and Minneapolis. Minn.
INSANE PATIENT
ENDS HIS LIFE
SALEM, Ore.. April 6. D. ' D.
Wilder, a photographer, whose
home address was 350 East Steph-
lens street. Portland, commited
suicide at the state hospital for
the insane last night by strangling
himself with a bed sheet which he
first attached to a water pipe. Ho
wss 52 years old.
Wilder was afflicted with mel
ancholia according to Dr. R. E. Lee
Steiner, superintendent of the hos-
'-if.! .'. hml never .hnwn nlcld-
al tendencies. He had been com-
mitted to the hospital several
times and on March 17 last com
mitted himself voluntarily. His
last court commitment was in
1922 and he was later released.
.Since his voluntary commitment
less than a' month ago Dr. Steiner
said Wilder had shown Improve-
ment
, Wilder leaves a family In Port
land. IlrflllAL. LIKAWll
INTO MURDER CASE
(Aanciatrd Prm Uttei Wlrr.)
CHICACO. April 6. Police to
dav began looking for Wlnfleld
mer friend of C. C. Fslman, In
dicted in connection with the ,
death ot "Hilly" McCllntock. and I
who has testified that he obtain
ed from the health department
typhoid germs, which he believed
were used by W. D. 8hepherd to
do away with McCllntock. I
Prescriptions writton for Dr. .
Oscar Olson and Mrs. Kmma Nul
son McCllntock. respectively phy
sician and mother of "Hilly" Mc
Cllntock during their last Illness, 1
called for nothing which looked j
like mercury. Justice Harry 01- i
son, the doctor's brother, said to- 1
day alter police had assembled
the physicians. The bodies of .
Dr. Olson and Mrs. McCllntock ,
were exhumed recently and it was
learned yesterday that mercury ;
was round in the organs of both. !
Kx perls said the significance of
this discovery would depend on
the amount, which has not been
determined. Mrs. McCllntock!
body had been buried III yeara.
Judge Olson added that Karl L. i
Thorsgaard. who attended Dr. 01- I
son, believed the latter had ad-
ministered to himself some calo- ;
mel. containing mercury, early j
In his illiresR. i
Meanwhile Herschel Itewett, a
former teacher at the establish- '
ment of C. C. Falinan, indicted
witness against Shepherd, and
charged with him on the basis of
m.rnn.turi .nnlMaln. nf Pfllm.n
, of plotting to murirer "Hilly" Mc-
1 Cllntock. was brought trom Ham-
vote of the people.
"Permit me In say." savs Van
Winkle In hi. letter In Plerra I
"that this is a question upon which
arguments have been advanced on
both aides.
"As I understand (he facta this
act has been fully passed, approv-
Paid rrom such appropriation, ana
It may be that It will be advlssble
to present the msttt-sto the su-
preme court to have the question
settled. In view ot this condition it
seema that there Is no proper oc-
caslon for this office to render an
opinion upon the validity of said
statute ui"r the circumstances as
they now exist"
INITIATIVE BY
PRES. COOLIDGE
Nationally Represented Act
Aims at Outlawing of
. Aggressive War.
CONFERENCE WANTED
Effort for Peace of World
Held Useless Without
Co-Operation of
America.
WASHINOTON, April 6. Join
ing of an effort for international
agreement for the outlawry ot
war with that of further arma
ments reduction in any new arms
conference called by President
Collldge, was proposed in a mem
orial brought to Washington for
presentation to the chief execu
tive today by a committee ot Its
signeea, who Included many prom
inent in church, educational and
other fields, and several state
governors.
Viewed from the outcome of the
effort of the League of Nations
In Ibis direction, the memorial
said "the great cause of the out
lawry of war would seem lost un
less a conference called by you
results in the uniting of the na
tions In a practical plan that will
outlaw any nation guilty ot ag
gressive war.'
The fact that in that move
ment, the memorial added, the
representatives of forty-eight gov
ernments, "adopted by unanim
ous and enthuslastlo detailed vote
for a plan for the outlawry ot
aggressive war In the form ot a
draft treaty for submission to
their government shows that the
time la ripe for it." . ' --
As to tireat Britain's ultimate
rejection of tha league plan, the
memorial said It had been made
plain that this waa "mainly be
cause she will not accept the ob
ligation to support economic sanc
tions against the possible opposi
tion of the United States and also
because the United States Is not
expected to Join In the treaty,"
adding "there can be little hope
for the outlawry of war without
our full co-operation.'
W.S. HOWARD DEAD
AFTER SUFFERING
FOR MANY MONTHS
Willis S. Howard, who for sev
eral months has been critically 111,
passed away Saturday evening at
6 o'clock at his home on East Lane
street. Mr. Howard, who haa been
In poor health for the past three
or four years, became afnicted
with gangrene In the arteries of
one foot. His condition finally be
came such that It waa necessary
to undergo an amputation, and for
weeks he hovered near death, be
ing unconscious much of the time,
A number of blood transfusions
were made, his oldest son Harry,
supplying the blood1, which finally
resulted In the father'a improve
ment. Following his return here, how
ever, he suffered a slight stroke,
during the excitement brought on
by the destruction by tire or two
houses adjoining his own, one be
ing the home ot his son Le Roy.
During the past week hla condi
tion grew gradually worse until the
time ot his death on Saturday eve
ning. Mr. Howard, who was 52 yeara
of age, was born in St. Helena, Cal
ifornia. He came to Douglas county
18 years ago and engaged in the
shoe repairing business, at which
trade be continued until the time
of the final Illness.
He leaves a widow and five chil
dren, three sons, Harry, of Oakland
California, Le Roy of Westwood,
California, and Dale of Roseburg,
also two daughtera, Madge and
Ulailys, both of this city.
The funeral services will be held
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Methodist church, South, the
services being conducted by the
Roseburg Undertaking Company,
Rev. J. B. Need bam, a close per
sonal friend and spiritual counsellor
of the deceased, officiating. Burial
will lake place In the cemetery at
Ilrockway.
I Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Blakely were
here from their home at Glide Sat
urday afternoon visiting friends and
shopping.
O. F. Mennlmsn was an arrival
here Saturday from Portland and
spent the day here transacting
business mstters.
mond, Ind . for questioning by
Judge Olson. He was to be ex
amined to check a hearsay report
that Falman and Shepherd had
conferred In Hewitt's office while
the latter was practicing chiropody.
V'XIDKXTIFIKD GIRfj
! VICTIM OK A FIEND
.
m (Aaorutrt Pros lAM WIN.) V
POTTSVILLK. Pa., April
6. Mystery surrounding the
death and identity of a girl
! whose body was found yes-
I tordny In the mountains near
Uordon, Pa., remained un-
sulved today.
The body was badly char-
red from the knees to the
head and physicians said
there were evidence that the
girl had made a desperate
struggle against an attack.
! The girl apparently was be-
tween 16 and 19 years old.
As clues the police have
a atrip of clothing and sev-
eral rings.
ORlXiOX F.DITOH TO
VI IT HIA.MKSK POST
(AanrUtfd Vtrm L.td Win.)
WASHINGTON, April 6.
Resignation of Edward E.
Brodie. American minister
to 81am. will be accepted at
his request. His successor
has not been selected. Mr.
Brodie waa appointed by
President Harding In 1921.
He was vice-president of the
Oregon State Chamber ot
I Commerce and is a publisher
of Oregon City, Oregon.
LADY GODIVA WILL
BE OUTDONE AS A
SCHOOL'LAW KICK
(AjsorUttd ITtat Ltunl Wire.) ,
NELSON. B. C. April 6.
Twenty-five hundred Dukhobors,
a religious sect, which several
times has manifested Its disap
proval of Canadian laws by stag
ing "nude parades", last night
cheered at the prospect of a new
demonstration when a demand
was made that their children be
sent to school.
"You have the power to selxe
our property for payment of fines,
but if you do, all we can do la to
take off our outer garments," one
spokesman said. The leader de
clared that the school lawa were
contrary to tne uouaouor inter
pretation of the law of Clod.
Educated people, they said,
were responsible for the death of
Peter Veregin, Doukobor leader,
who was killed last October when
a bomb exploded on a Canadian
train.
BROADWAY NOT
OWNER IN MOTOR
CO. MICHAEL SAYS
That the News-Review was mis
Informed and waa In error In stat
ing that Bill Broadway bad pur
chased an Interest in the Michael
Motor company, was the atatement
made thia morning by Mr. Michael.
The Newa-Revlew was Informed by
Mr. Broadway that he had purchas
ed an interest In the company, and
that he was a member of the firm,
and asked that the fact be publish
ed so that his friends might know
of his new location, having former
ly been connected with the Broad
way garage, which la now known
as the Terminal Garage.
Mr. Michael states that there
has been no change In the firm and
that he Is the owner of the busi
ness, and that Mr. Broadway haa
no Interest other than that of an
employee. - He entered into an
agreement whereby he was to han
dle certain truck and implement
lines on a commission. Mr. Michael
slates, but took no part In the firm
or In the company.
EX-HUSBAND AND
INTERFERING COP
STAGE FATAL DUEL
MEMPHIS. Tenn., April 6.
Policeman T. R. Knox was killed
and Carl M. Rogers, 21, Is dying
as the result of a spectacular
pistol duel In an automobile.
Hogera stopped the machine In
a downtown street and tire fight
began when Policeman Knox re
sponded to the screams of Mrs.
Rogers. The women was wound
ed slightly and a bullet passed
through the coat of, Uregg, her
escort, without Injuring him.
San Francisco, in Holiday Attire,
Cheers Colorful Parade of 10,000
Bluejackets of American Armada
(AMnrlatMl Prres Fsatt Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6. The
American (lob, stalwart son of the
aea took a firmer grip today up
on the ,sr of the Ssn Francisco
district, U.' he captured yester
day with Hi impre!ve entrance
of the battle grey ships of the
grand fleet Into the bay.
i Hla second friendly asssult upon
the sffectlons of the residents of
I the bsy region was a personal ap
'pearance In the form of a parade
of 10.000 from the ferry building to
the city hall. The parade opened
the program of welcome and en
.tertalnment that will continue un
ti the Armada sails on April 15
for the war game In the Hawaiian
Islands, the most comprehensive
pesre tln$ imeuver eet held
by the Unlteit States,
i Preceding the parade of the na
(val contingents, the 18 flag offic
ios ot the fleet, garbed In the glit
OF
WAR VETERAN
Chloroform Administered
to Victim After Being
Made. Helpless.
SAILOR'S WORK SEEN
Police Looking for Former
Sweetheart on Theory
She May Furnish
Information.
(AMocUMd Tnm Uued Win.)
BELMONT. Mass., April 6.
State police Joined with the au
thorities of this town today In an
effort to aolve thel mystery of the
"gas mask" murder, the victim ot
which, Alexander Buchanan, Nova.
Scotia carpenter and war veteran,
waa found on Saturday In an
abandoned cellar hole In the
woods near the McLean Hospital
In Waverly. A gas mask of a type
used In the United States navy had
been fastened to the man's head
and enough chloroform to kill 25
persons, police said, poured Into
the chemical chamber of the mask.
A gag had been Inserted so tight
ly that the man'a tongue waa split.
The strings holding the mask In
place were tied with what sailors
call "ebb tide" knots. It was be
lieved that the man was carried
aome distance to the place -where
the body was found.
Search waa made for Miss Jes
sie McKensle, formerly employed
as maid for a Mrookllne family,
whose engagement to Buchanan
waa broken last November. Miss
McKenzle is believed to be resid
ing In Detroit at present. ' '
A few letters written In Italian,
a girl's photograph and a list of
girls' nsmes discovered In the
man's pockets, and a reported at
tack on the carpenter in his Bos
ton lodging house last December
were among the focal points of the
police Investigation.
Robbery, or the satisfaction of a
grudge. Jbeld by some army com
rade of lluchanan's. were among
the theories advanced by tha po
lice as to the murder. .
OREGON DRY LAW
CHIEF APPOINTS
FIELD DEPUTIES
(Awclattd Pre Lnaed Wire.)
SALEM, Ore., April 6. William
8. Levens, state prohibition com
missioner announced the appoint
ment of four state prohibition
agents who will operate out of hla
department. The four are R. D.
Carter, Dan M. Jones, A. McFar
lane and William T. Duckworth.
Carter was formerly a deputy
United States marshal and served
two terms as Mayor of llnkar.
Jones was formerly a guard at the
Washington state penitentiary and
has made his home in Walla Wal
la and In Baker. McFarlane and
Duckworth are both Portland men.
the latter having served on the
Portland police force. He was
decommeniled to Levens by Port-
1 lend police officers and Portland
(circuit judges.
Mr. Levens will shortly make a
trip about the state to conter with
Isherltfs and district attorneys rel
'atlve to prohibition work. Later
i he experts to call all of hii men to
;Snlem for a period of Instruction.
I Among other things they will be
I Instructed as to their legal rights
i In search and seizure and how to
.distinguish between state and fed
.ersl cases.
livens now has offices estab
lished In the state house.
tering full dress uniforms of an
admiral, motored to the city hall
where they were received by May
or James rtolph. Jr.
The nsval contingents were pre
ceded in the procession by a po-
j lice escort and a military escort
consisting of the 3uth United
Htates Infantry band and a bat
' tallnn of that regiment.
I The naval division consisted ot
six regiments.
Thorugh a lane banked by mas
sed humanity and under the can
J opy of color that has been made
'of Market Street by variegated
, decorations, the fleet contingents
i moved with flue military precision
1 to tha accompaniment of the
bands and to the cheers of specta
tors .
At the city hall, the parade pass
ed In review before -Mayor Rolph,
the citizens committee and tha
I admirals.
MURDER