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ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925.
VOL XIII NO. 34 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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(AaaocUtrd rrem Lrued Wire.)
SALKM, Ore.. April 23. Oscar j
L. Olsen. secretary of the Port- ;
l;ind Ketall Tobacco Dealers Asso :
elation, and Lawrence McNary. ,
PortJand altorney, are here today
makin? preliminary arrangements 1
to invoke the referendum on the
tobacco tax bill enacted by the
1925 legislature. It was said that
the papers will be filed with the
Becretary of state tomorrow and
request made of Attorney-General
Van Winkle for ballot title.
While here today. Olsen and Mc
Nary conferred with Secretary of
State Kozer and the attorney
general. One angle of the referen
dum discussed was the number of
names that will be necessary on
referendum petitions pertaining to
all measures on which the referen
dum is to be Invoked. This ques
tion was placed before the attorney-general
several weeks aeo
by the secretary of state and At
torn ey-C. en cral Van Winkle Is ex
pected to hand down an opinion on
this today. Heretofore only about
8.000 names wero necessary on
referendum petitions under the !
law, providing that these should be I
five percent of the vote cast for
Justice of the Supreme Court in
I-ee Duncan, who escaped
from the county jail Tues-
day, after slugging Deputy
Sheriff George Sewell," 1m to-
day believed to be doubling
back and heading Into Hose-
burg. He is believed to be
the person who slept In an
old cabin on the W. G. Paul
place on South Deer Creek
last night, and who cut the
tt-lephone wires at that place.
This morning about 11 o'-
clock, a man answering the
fugitive's description was
seen crossing a field near
the French place, about two
miles from the Paul farm.
Officers went to the South
Deer Creek vicinity this af-
ternoon and are combing the
hills in that vicinity. It is
thought possible that Duncan
Is trying to double back, and
get Into Roseburg. in order
to obtain a car. or catch a
train out of th-e county.
Wheeler Trial
Comes to Halt
Temporarily
CHEAT FALLS Mont Aorll 23
tne last previous (remral election, Taking of testimony In the trial of
but always heretofore It has hap- ' Senator Durton K. Wheeler came
pened that this vote was repre- to a sudden end here this afternoon
sentf-d by the ballots cast for a j when the defense restd its cas
candidate running without opposi-j without calling additional wltness
tion. In the last election, howev-I es In an attempt to controvertthe
er. there were a republican, a dem- ; testimony of the (rovernment's star
orrat and an Independent candl- witness, Georce P. Hayes,
date In the running and'if the r There was no rebuttal offered
,. , . , : . .V ,ll 1 anrt (""'eminent and defense attor-
ber will be about 20.
The tobacco tax act will be
neys announced that the case had
reached the stage of argument to
the Jury. Because of the short cut
n. .ho rnrn,tm i- ,:., -"". or oena-
Invoked. The other two ire -Tr V" . be ,n the
iTiirir n uinrn
unci mm
J
TO BE BARRED
BY NEW IflW
the
third measure of the 1925 session
the so-called tithing bill requiring
self-sustaining state activities to
pay Into the general fund 10 per
cent or their financial returns and
the bus bill. Completed referen
dum petitions must, be filed by
May 2S, the date on which the new
laws becoma effective or the ref
erendum fails.
The tobacco tax Rnd the tithing
bill were two of the revenue meas
ures designed to rescue the state
from a financial hole caused by a
hands of the Jury by tomorrow
nignt, opposing attorneys said.
SENIOR PLAY TO
BE GIVEN TONIGHT
The Senior play 'Duley" ts to
be presented at the Antlers Thea
ter tonight and Is expected to be
i a decided success. The production
; Is one of unusual merit, and the
, cast nas nireauy appeared in. ute . residents nf the-nreHm-f in wmmi
shortage of available funds for tha l)lay at Myrtle Creek, where theithp rtance hnil Is located, and a
present biennium amounting to presentation was greatly enjoyed . certificate must be s'gned by the
about Il.0n0.nn0. The tobacco tax by a IarK The play 1 sheriff of the countv, to the effect
atone was variously estimated to ; plete humorous lines and i that the applicant Is a person of
- - sit lint Inn a Hnil la rnmpilv from 1 i i i .
Jitney dances will be com
pletely prohibited, and radical
changes will be made In the me
thods of conducting all public
dances, when the new stare dance
law becomes effective May 26, ac
cording to District Attorney Cor
don and Sheriff Starmer.
The greatest difference caused
by the wew law. of course, is the
elipilnatton of the popular jitney
dance, the law providing that an
admission must be charged at the
door for all public dances. Only
one admission can be charged
which completely bars the dance
which has been the most popular
in recent years.
The law also extends to the
road houses, restaurants, and
other places where dancing Is al
lowed free in connection with the
meals.
Under the old law restaurants
providing dancing apace, road
houses, and other such places
were not covered by the state law
and consequently could keep open
after midnight and on Sundays,
except where governed by city or
dinances. TV trew law provides
that a public dance hall Is "any
building room, hall pavilion or
place, where food or refreshments
of any kind are sold or served to
the puhl'c. and music and facili
ties for dancing are provided for
the guests and patrons, or any
other pine kent or maintained
or used for public dancing, or in
which, for compensation paid di
rectly or Indirectly to the owner,
manager, proprietor, lessee, or
operator thereof, men and women
are permitted to ensate In danc
ing, or where any clas is plven
Instruction In dancing for hire,
and a public dance is hereby de
fined to be any dance held in any
puhl'c dance hall."
The law provides that applies,,
Hons for license must be made in
writing to the county court, at
least 10 day before any dance is
to he held, and thRt the person
making the application must have
been a resident of the precinct in
wh'ch th-e hall Is located for a
period of at least one year be
fore the licence is secured. The
application must be signed by not
less than five freeholders, also
fat license at the coming term of
county court ne win De unamv i
I to conduct dancea himself at the j
! place, which is soon to be open j
I to the public. The law requires
leach person operating a dunce to
! have been a resident of the prl-
cinet for a year before the appli
cation Is filed. It is thought,
however, that persons now licens
ed, or who obtain licenses at th"e
next term of county court, will be
able to operate under such pr- I
nilts. until they expire or are re- j
voked. although they will be re
quired to observe all of the pro
visions of the mw law. Mr. Ma
lanson has applied for hla licenM,
and his request will come before
the county court at lis noxt ses
sion. If. however, for any reason
the expected permission is held
up until after May 21S. he will be
automatically preveuted from se
curing a license. r
oil co. BEATING WAS
TO LOCATE MCflDIRECT CAUSE
punt wear ciTYiCHlLD'S DEATH
LAST WISH OK I00IKI
Ml ItDKIlKIt tiKTS AXK.
(AajnrUUd Ptm. Uur4 Win.)
I'AltlS. April 23. An ex
ecutioner awoke I.audles
Ladkur. an Arab, convicted
Return From Portland
Mr. and Mrs. I). P. Stephenson
returned to their home here thla
morning from Portland, when
they spent the nrst part of the
week visiting friends. They were
accompanied home by Dyke Steph
enson, a brother of Mr. Stephen
son, who will be a guest at their
home here for a few days. i
The Associated Oil Com
pany, of California, today
purchased oiie-hulf acre of
land belonging to W. L.
Stone and located in Kden
bower, and will erect within
the next few weeks a modern
DUNCAN MAY!
BE GOLD HILLI
SAFE-CRACKER I
oil distributing elation, and
will enter this territory with
their aervlce.
The land purchased lies
between the pncklug plant of
the l'm-qua Valley Hroccoll
Growers, and t Shell oil
company plant, just a short
distance north of the paved 4
Harden Valley road, and on
the old road which parallels
the railroad truck, and which
was formerly used as the
highway. 4
This places the three oil
companies, the Standard,
Shell and Associated, in close 4
proximity and makes a decld-
ed improvement for that
community.
Engineers of the company
are expected to arrive with-
In the next few days to start
the work of erecting a new
and modern oil distribution
plant, with the necessary
tnnks for the storage of gaso-
line, and oils to supply the
local territory.
The negotiations for the
property have been long
pending, the arrangements
being made through It ice &
Rice real estate agency, and
.1. V. Tollman. Mr. Stone
is arranging at once to move
the buildings off the lund. s
TODAY'S BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Cleveland H H K
St. Louis 9 13 1
Clvelnnd 14 18 A
Batteries: Van Gilder. (Hard
Gaston and Dixon; Edwards Fuulk
and Myatt.
At Washington R II E
New York 1 10 1
Washington 2 8 1
llatterles: Pennock and O'Neil,
liengough; X.achary, Gregg anil
Ituel.
raise from JXnft linn In 1 ?r.n mm summons, inn is
nml un malntv rlnnnn.lnl n n -o. 8tart finish.
lieve the state. r The cast will be assisted
If the referenduniH are success
ful and in view of the fact thnt
Governor Pierce vetoed the meas
ure calling for a special election
next September in event any of
the revenue bills were referended,
the question arises what Is the
stat going to do?Some speculation
as lo probability of a special
lecriflatlvo session the latter part
of the present year Is already be
ing heard In Salem.
CO?-. C.n. THOMSON
TALKS ROTARIANS
by a
new orchestra, the "Senior Sere-
naders", who wijl make their first
appearance, and will play before
the show and between acts.
JEWELER. BROTHER
HELD AS PALS OF
PORTLAND JIMMY
Today's spenker at the Rotary
luncheon was Pol. C. O. Thomnscif.
superintendent of Crater Lake
National I'nrk.'and his discussion
on this Important subject was
much enjovrd by all present H's
aHres will be printed In full in
tomorrow's News-Review for the diamonds fro
benefit of those who wish to pet . have arrested
(AMorlatMl Prm Lwwd Wr.)
PORTLAND. Ore... April 23.
Lying on a hospital cot suffering
from a bullet wound received
Sunday nipht. when he was cap-
turen. Alexander Oerlach. 2fi. re
Iterated todav a confession that
' he wns "Inch-and-a-Qnarfer"
Jfmmy," a burglar who is charg
ed by the police with more than
1R0 robberies in Portland last
winter.
Police toda were questioning
John II. Nelson, a Jeweler, whom
thev charge with having received
Gerlach. They
Fred Oerlach. a
firsthand and authentic In forma-, brother of Alexander, on a charge
mm rumfmniK i"1 para ami nam : or receiving stolen property,
service and the program outlined; Reward of $100 offered bv the
for the present year. Col. Thomn- police for th capture of ".Ttm
son stated that the opening date of j mv" is cxnected to bo divided
the park would be July 1. all re-anion J. B. Kadden. who saw the
"ports to the contrary notwith- j.mpn attemnt to en'er a house,
standing and that a greater pat-land two officers who effected his
ronage than ever Is anticipated. ! capture.
The government has been liberal j n
with Its appropriation for improve-
ments to be carried out this year. get the members to
with the result that there will be
a btc procram of road work car
ried out. plaring the higbwavs now
leading to the lake In fine shape
. for travel. ,
President Hamm asked for a unable to be present,
definite conclusion of the mem- The election of a rew set of
bers in regard to a trip to Copco directors ofthe club wfll'take place
next Sunday but was unable to at next Thursday's luncheon.
good moral character, and that
the .dance hall complies whlth all
of th provisions of the law as to
snnltary conditions and in all
other respects.
The county court has within
Itself the right to grant or reject
any license, and at any time can
revoke a license previously grant
ed. All Hcenaen expire by limita
tion on December 31. following
the date of their Issuance. Ll-
jcense fees are the same as charg
ed under ttre old law.
The law requires all dance halls
to be well ventilated and to have
proper separate dressing rooms
for men and women, and shall be
a sate and suitable place for the
purpose for which it Is to be used.
All hallways, passages, and rooms
In connection with the hall be
open and well lighted.
Operators of dances are requir
ed to have one woman floor man
ager, who shall be of mature age
and of good moral character, and
who shall be selected by the
county court, and who shall be
paid by the proprietors of the
dance hall.
Ojie of the moat radical chan
ges la the provision which re
quires any person leaving the
dance hall during the progress of
a dance, to pay a full admittance
price before being allowed to re
turn. This clause was apparently
inserted for the purpose of stop
p'nff ttre practice of going outside
for drinks and then returning to
the dance hall. The new law pro
hibits person from coming back,
unless they pay the full price of
the provisions prevent-
AT Roston
Philadelphia
Roston
llatterles: C.ray
and
R H E
..ir, in o
..4 12 2
Cochrane:
Ross and
express a
wllllngnes to go. due prohablv to
the recent disagreeable weather.
The secretary was Instruqfed to, admins on
nmny me men mm nun ini ing the persons conducting a
delegation from this citj would be . dance from issuing readmlssion
cn-ecm, or reduced rates to per
Naughty New York Is Worse Than
Paris, Vice Squad Asserts; Would
Put Movie Men in Lepers Classy ZrrZanT
ons leaving and then returning.
No dance shall be continued af
ter midnight, and the danre halls
must remain closed until noon the
following day, while a danca hall
closed at midnight on Saturday
must remain closed until the fol
lowing Monday noon.
Another important feature of
the law Is the clause which pro
(AawIaM rrm liv! Wirr.)
NFAV YORK. April 23. New
that even the blase newspaper re
viewers described It In a manner
as to leave no doubt as to Its ob
ject lonal character.
"What a chorus R would be
the report asserts, "if all of
York is pictured as the modern
Rahylon. degraded below Rerlin or
Paris, in the fifty-first annual re
port of ip-New York Association
for the suppression of vice. IJcen-
lmi and salacious matter purvey
ed bv stare, screen and bookstands
is h-M responsible.
Th sorii ty advocates a state lb
r-n-in? low for theatrical prod tie azlne and
ers and a clarification of the act semfnatlng
aesinst obscene literature. were compelled to stand at th
to remain In any danre hall after
9 p. m., unless accompanied by
one or both of bis or her parents
or legal guardian.
Other sections of the law pro-
ivlde for the closing of danre halls
1 by proprietors or offlevrs of the
the law If vii I car danclnr or bolster-
HI)VS TWO HAKRH.
(Aaaoctitrd Vrtm Leuml Wire.) 4
MEDFOHD. Ore., April 23.
About four o'clock this morn-
4 Ing, the safes In the Miller
grocery store and Plckard
butcher shop In Gold Hill,
17 miles north of here, were
blown by dynamite, but s side
from a few hundred dollars
worth of negotiable securl-
ties from the Miller safe, no
cash or valuables were secur-
ed. The explosions were
muffled, so the robberies
were not discovered until the
stores were opened this
morning. According to the
sheriff's office the work was
done by two professionals,
who It is feared have made
good their eape.
(AMoclatod Prtm Ttan Wire.)
MKIPOItl. Ore.. Aorll 2:1.
A niHHter cracksman thought by .Kallio, Ruffing, Lucey,
the sheriff! office to be l-e lHin- i Ficlnlch.
can, ex-convict, who escaped from
the ltoutflns County .fall at Itosc
hiirff. the first of tho week, by
hitting bis keeper In the bead
with an improvtMMl billy, early
tbfM morning r nicked wifeM In the
Picknrd niciit market it ml the V.
II. Miller more at Gild Hill, se
curing: 92.no In pennies and ne
(rot lable paper of t lie value of
about 2 M.
Suspicion In directed at Dun
can, the JullhrcHker. for the fol
lowing miNoiiH, iccordiiiK to (he
sheriff's office:
Ife Is waiiU'ri by Jncknn coun
ty Ritthorttle for the robbery of
the M. H. Johnson hanlwure storv
in -''... 1. 1 lllll lu luillm-A.I .t luiiii
two pats In 'that section, and uj Graham and Gibson;
thoroughly acomtinte! with thojan'1 nuer.
'May" of (be iold lllll lutMtws
district, and surrounding country;
further he ts known lo Ih headed
couth.
Sheriff JcttitlngH mild this nMn
thnt the Mifecmcktiifc was one of
the mrwt thorough and work
manlike pleccM of criminal effort
he had ever wen. The only diini
npe. outside of the romplctely
riiincd wife, siw'n marred coun
ter In the in nt market, nitwit
bv the safe ibMr Im-Iiis Mwwn n- Haiterles: I'elty, Decatur. Thor-
ft hitt It. i malen, Oeschcer and le Ibrry;
Telegraphic . .description .of filing, Flllingim and Honllne.
Duncan were sent out thl morn- .
liur to Ahhind nnd nil northern1 ST. LOUS. April 23. Rogers
Ciilifomia point. Hornsby, lf2l National League
(AaocUtod Vrtm Leurd Wlr.;
TILLAMOOK. Ore., April 23 !
Evidence which county officials
say showed that Sylvia Louise
Deacamp. aged four, died follow
ing a beating at the hands of her
grandmother, Mrs. M. O. Paton,
was ready to be laid before a cor
oner's Jury this afternoon. The
grand Jury has been summoned to
convene tomorrow to act on the
case.
Dr. R. T. Roals. of Tillamook,
yesterday declared after an autop
sy that death had been due to a
beating. He reported more than
100 welts were found on the
child's body, and that the skin had
been laid open on the back. Death,
he said, was due to shock and
congestion of the kidneys.
Dr. J. E. Shearer and H. L.
Rabb, a chiropractor, yesterday
made x-ray examinations of the
head and spine of Mr. Paton, pre
liminary to Investigation of her
sanity. Dr. Shearer would give, no
definite opinion.
Mrs. Paton, In Jail here, has re
iterated her declaration , that the
had no Idea she had been so se
vere with the child. Mrs. Cora M.
Descant p, mother of the child, has
arrived here from Portland, where
she had been working in a woolen
mill since separation from her
husband. Peter Descamp. father,
also arrived here. He had been
working In a sawmill at Washoug
al. Wash. Neither has been per
ml t ted to see Mrs. Paton.
Assistant District Attorney Hall
said that nine witnesses, mostly
neighbors nf Mrs. Paton, would be
called at the Inquest this after
noon, to testify regarding treat
ment she had given the four
Descamp children which were In
her care.
of murdering two Portuguese
and wounding three others.
from a sound sleep in La
Sunie death house today and
bade him drest for the gull- 4
lotine, which was awaiting.
Kxtendlug the usual cigaret-
te and glass of rum, he ask-
ed the condemned man:
"What Is your wish?"
The condemned mun re-
plied:
'1 wish not to be executed."
The guillotine knife fell
at 6:4 o'clock.
Dr. J. E. Shearer, mentioned In
the above dispatch, formerly prac
ticed In Roseburg, In the offices
of Dr. George E. Houck, and pre
viously at Olenaale. . - , h
At Chicago R H
Detroit 0 5
Chicago 1 9
llatterles: Dauss and Rasslt
Robinson and Schalk.
National League
At Pittsburgh R H E
Chicago 10 12 2
Pittsburgh 9 12 13
llatterles: Rush, Keen, Jacobs,
Rlake and Hart net t ; Kremmer,
Adams, Koupal, Songer and Gooch.
POSSE'S VOLLEY FAILS TO
HALT FUGITIVE CONVICTS
fAnmrUtrd Prw LaH WIr.
SACRAMENTO. Calif.. April 23.
Sacramento police officers and
Placer county sheriff's deputies
continued today the search begun
last night for two men believed to
be Floyd Hall nnd Joe Tanko, who
escaped from San Quentin prison
two weeks ago and later are be
lieved to have killed a Sacrmento
merchant. They were reported to
have been seen near Loomts, 27
miles northeast of Sacramento.
Two shots were fifed by posse
men at Auburn early today at two
men who fled from a freight train
as the officers were searching H,
but the men escaped Into the un
derbrush. Officers still were pa
trolling suspected areas in Sacra
mento. Patrolman Clydrt Nunn, shot
here Tuesday by bandits, was re
ported In no danger of dying.
Woman Slayer
Believed to be
Acquaintance
(Aaoclated Pm Uwd Win.)
LOS ANGELES. April 23. Free
dom for one suspect held in con
nection with the killing of Mrs.
Louise Unternahrer at Culver
City, near here, Tuesday night and
the tightening of the net of cir
cumstantial evidence about the
other was predicted here today by
oincera workinon the case.
Luis Valilei, despite the blood
stains on his clothing, is believed
to be Innocent of the crime, they
I say. Further evidence baa been
gmhered concerning Stanley
isnarpe, acquaintance or the dead
I woman, tho officers declared.
They add that Sharpe has been un
anie to account for his move
ments the night Mrs. Unterna
hrer was slain.
I The Inquest on Mrs. ITnterna
;hrer'a body, will be held tomorrow.
Detectives, who last night grill
led Sharpe, 27 years old, friend of
the slain woman, booked him on
i suspicion of murder when he could
not explnln ratlsfactorlly where he
had spent Tuesday night. A neigh-
bor of the modiste said she was
I told by Mrs. Unternahrer early
j Tuesday night that Sharpe was
i coming to see her at 9 o'clock.
Sharpe said ho went 10 a dance In
stead, and while he failed to satis
fy Investigators with this alibi,
they admitted the evidence against
him was far from conclusive.
The other suspect, Ixiuls Valdei,
was brought to the city jail on
I complaint of Hollywood residents
) that he was molesting women and
was held for investigation In con
nection with the murder, when de
tectives found what appeared to
be bloodstains on his clothing.
Ilnth men were still In custody
'early today, but Valdei" release
jwas regarded as probable.
I An autopsy performed last night
revealed that the woman had been
criminally attacked and then beat
! en to death, probably with (he
piece of spiked plank which was
found, covered with blood stains, a
few yards from her body.
Mrs. Unternahrer came here
from Holse, Idaho. She was 48
years old.
NOEFFORTMAD
E
TO RESCUE JAPS
IS CHARGE IDE
j At New York-
; Iloston
! New York
Hntlerl.s: J.
ltiirnes.
V
n h k
4 9 0
8 14 1
KHntp,
llarnes
MRS. ROSS TELLS WOMEN TO
NOT LIMIT SELVES TO HOME
BUTTE COVERED BY
14-INCH SNOW FALL
(A.
I PHILADELPHIA. Apr. 23 Five
home runs were made In the first
seven innings nf the Phlladelphia
Hrooklyn game this afternoon. The
drives were made by Eournler and
'Wheat of Brooklyn and Hiiber, Mo
kan and Hvnllne of Philadelphia.
iThe remilt:
! At Philadelphia It II E
Prooklyn 8 11 1
Philadelphia 10 14 2
Kentucky Cavern yields Body of
Floyd Collins; Boulder Removed
From Feet; nt Behind Caves In
CHICAOO, April 23 It Is a
mistake for women to limit their
interests to welfare work and re
forms supposed directly to bene
fit children and women. Governor
Nellie Taloe Hoss of Wyoming to
day told a "famous women's
breakfast," at the woman's world
fair.
"Presiding ovr a home remains
the noblest and most satisfying
career for women," said Mrs. ltoss,
"but ihe woman Is more successful
in the home who has varied Inter
ests. With varied interests she
gives more pride to her husband
and more Joy to her children.
"Moreover. Iff woman Is to be ft
real factor In public affairs she
should try to broaden her Inter
ests to emhace all humanity.
'I think it may not he too much
to expert that It will yet be women
who will prove ihe Impelling power
In the adoption of some plan thnt
will guide tlv nations of the earth
Into paths of permanent peace."
(AMnrUtnl Pms lrfMsl Wlrt.l
IH'TTE. Montana. April 23.
Potto was under a 14-lnrh hlnn-
t ket of snow today with the storm
which started last night, rontlnu
I ing. It was one nf the heaviest
snow falls on record here. Trnf
i flc in the city has been partially
j Interrupted.
I Other parts of the state report
1 ed heavy rains which- turned to
.T.tn' .fime points '
(AaocUkd Pmi Ud Win.)
NEW YORK. April 23. Paa-
sengers who arrived on the White
Star liner Homeric, after seeljg
the Japanese freighter RaKuku
Mara sink with Its 38 officers and
men near Halifax Monday, ex
pressed widely divergent views as
to whether every possible effort
bad been made by the Homeric'!
officers to save the Japanese sea
men. The division among the passen
gers waa about equal, some say
ing that everything humanely pos
sible had been done and that It
would have been anlclde to launch
the Homerlc's lifeboats, others
stating that they, believed some
lives might have been saved had
the boats been launched or rafts
set adrift towards the sinking ves
sel. Captain John Roberts was
given a testimonial signed by 123
of the 238 first cabin passengers.
Llston L. Lewis, New York at
torney said:
"I waa not Impressed that the
Homeric upheld the tradition of
the English sailors."
Amos Plnchot, lawyer and pub
licist and brother of Governor
Glfford Plnchot of Pennsylvania,
said he saw some of the sailors
struggling In the water after their
ship had foundered and added:
"Numerous persons expressed
anger and regret that we did not
stand by for a few minutes more
than we did after the ship sank."
Paul E. Albert), grain and ma
rine Insurance man said:
I "If rafts had been launched
from flie Homeric even without
seamen on them. I believe the seas
would have carried the rafts to the
men . There , certainly waa no
heroic effort to rescue the Jap
anese." N
Among those who defended Cap
tain Roberts was the Reverand
James J. Talbott of old t. Pat
rick's Cathdral, who prayed with
bared head as . the , men were
drowned.
"I believe the Homerlc's officers
Btrove heroically to reach the sink
ing ship." he snld. "and that It
would have been disastrous to risk
the lives of the liner's crew In lite
boats." "Captain Roberts did everything
humanly possible." said Everett T.
Tomllnson, vice-president of Dore
mus & Company, advertising
agents.
Another passenger said "Captain
Roberts would have been a mur
derer If he had sent the boats
out."
Captain Roberts was an officer1
aboard the Bailie which affected
tho rescue of 1600 persons when '
the steamers Republic and Flo.'ida
collided off New Vork harbor . In
1909.
o ,
From Buck Fork
John F. Morris was in from the
rural districts for a while this
morning attending to business
matters and purchasing supplies.
He lives at Buck Fork.
Visitors Wednesday
Frank A. Pirn., illuminating engi
neer of the state motor vehicle. de
partment, from Salem, and K. F.
Bloom, traffic officer, of Albany,
stopped over here last night They
have been attending the meetings
In southern Oregon, at which the
new state auto lighting laws bave
been explained.
Tobacco and Champagne Trades
Big Losers When Chauncy Depew
Climbed Abcord the Water Wagon
GOING
theatrical producers who are at loos conduct la in evld'-nre. and
the present time exhibiting Keen- I provides a pena'tv of a flire of
tlmis shows on Mroedwav and all ; not more than 1250 or lmprton
the publishers nf bonks and mar-1 men! lor CO Uv nr bnu. for a
plrtnres who are dls-j violation of the provlploJf of the
salacious profits ,ia
. I The
It chara-es that the ''so-called trance of their places of business j affect the new tavern at the Coos
dean of the theatrical profession and ere 'unclean, unclean, tin- Hay Junction. I'nless the owner.
Is the sponsor for a current play clean.' H I'T-eorgw Malanson, Is able to secure
(Aartriifv1 Pim la-d WlrO
CAVK CITY, Ky.. April 2?..
Floyd Collins body today was
free from the underground trar
where he met slow death two
months ago while a nation Tainly
prayed and feverishly waited for
word that he had ben saved
alive.
The sun rose over the cavern
ous hills this mnrnlnr and rveal-
led a lone guard s'andinir at the
entrance of Sand Cave nt the bot
tom of whoe pit reeled the bodv
! of the dcfidave explorer, free at
lav from the rofk sha'-kle th;tf
'fell on hm on Jnnuarv 30 and
i hvid blm till death r"fved him
'.er 17 dsvs nf s'l'fering.
I wl,ate yester 0- miners enssff'-'l
(In a ferond etmrt to rHene hi1
j body Instead of enrountering a
mammoth rock supposed to be
pinning tire body, found a stnne
of but ' to 100 pounds weight
'croon h's ankles.
Morsels of food, rope, chisels
nd hammers carried to him dur
ng the eiirty davs of his entrHp-
nent, were found by his side.
oon nf'frward the miners had '
Iratcged the bodv to safety at tire (
'oot of the shaft. j
The effort beat possible dl- ,
ster only by a few seconds, for
ilmost I mriied ately after the body
iHd b"n w I'hdra wn. the lateral
caverl In anrl "Hd a hundred f"et
below Into n d:irl: pit. Ttii sub
'tantlnteii Collins" rm:.rk to
resetters who i rn b d to him in
the furh' d-y of bis I rn prison -nrnt.
that a d' p pit was r.Klit
I bef.ind him.
The bodv. online to W, li
:!. ..inn, - iH si...
rilKIMrl III .limits..- M "
i worl:, whs In good condition.
I so t;jr the dnmpnens and low un
iderground temperature.
AHEAD WITH
PLANS FOR HATCHERY
Hugh Mftrhell. state superin
tendent of hatcheries, with the
Plate yrh Commission, acrompa
nlerl by Fred L. Hogg, of Oreron
City, one of the leading sports
men of the state, spent the day
In Hoswbttrg on bustne-a for the
f lh commUs'on. an( on an In-pc-i(on
of the work lining done
at the new hnteherv site on ftock
hattlng champion, wss hit on the
head hy a pitched ball In the third
Inninr if tidiv'.i Ft I.iiN Cincin
nati Fame and Ml to the ground
sttmnefl. llornsby. however, was
sble to rvturn to his position at
second base In tb fmjrth Innln.
but hsd to retire in the fifth with
a hurt ni-a'iacne i,uo.ue was on
the moun'l for Cincinnati.
Oakland Portland Do!Mned:
wei grounu. j
NEW YOItK, April 23 Chaun-
cey epew, chairman of the board
of directors of the New York Cen
tral Kallroad and former United
States Senator from New York
planned to cebbrate his 91st birth
day today, he announced, "by plug
ging away at his Job." entertaining
I "a few old cronies at dinner to
night, and leaving "proTtdence to
' worrv about the number of years
he will live above 100.fi
He usi d to smoke thirty cigars
a dav, he totd reporters, drank a
quart of champagne daily and ate
I Creek.
j Mr. Mitchell Is greatly disap
pointed that the commission's
' plans for entahtshfng a hatchery
I and show plarp nt Winchester
' ad o tie f 'tandnned berause of
. Hie fact that the water levels
I were not right for the etnbrsh
I nient of s succfssfiil plant. How
j ever. h s:ivs. It Is the intention
1 of the rnmmlu"ton to go ahead st
. nrk f'r-ek with n'nns for n mm
"lite and efficient hateher. and
h on tie ar nw belnr built for
th- up''rlnfendent nnd pstchery
rnn. If ii k been plared In
ilriver. and a hatrh house and
oTils w li be provided this vear
o handle at b-ast ten million
eges.
i heartily of red meat, but has brok
en all of these habits. Ten minute
spent on "dally dozens" consti
tutes his only exercise. He never
plaved golf, tennis nor baseball In
'his life.
I Mr. Depew professed great ad
miration for President Coolldge
;and Vice-President Dawes, and
said he believed absolutely In an
i Orthodox God, as well' as in evolu
tion and thought the prohibition
i amendment to the constitution
l would n"ver be repealed, though
he said It might become a dead
letter.
0
TheWeather
LS Highest t.mp.
I. ') E yssterday 58
Lowest temp,
last night 42
Fair tonight and
Friday and con
tinued cool
haavy frost.
I Grandma's rheumatism used to
suffer when It rained, now It U
her complexion. '