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CONVICTTRIL
TO IMPLICATE
WIFE IN CRIME
r V uTIU'tvn lti'ion....
'ital pr Lmm4 Wir.)
.ilay 4. The French
cat .cldcil today to prolilhlt
street processions next Sunday
when, in celebration of Joan of
Arc's day demonstrations and
counter demonstrations hud been
arranged to an extent, which, the
authoritWn decided, threaten to
causa rioting.
ROSEBORG. OREGON. MONDAY. MAY 4. 1925 .
VOL. XIII NO. 43 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Reported Confession That
He Killed Man Made
to Warden.
ANGRY
AT SPOUSE
Confession Followed Visit
of Wife to Penitentiary
Jealousy Given as
Cause of Act.
(AaocUted'PrNi Ltutd Wire.)
SALEM. Ore., May 4. A report
reaching Salem today indicates
that H. S. Moore, a convict at tha
state penitentiary who was sent up
from Lane county a few months
ago has placed Into the hands of
Warden A. M. Dalrymple a written
confession that he committed Mur
der while holding up a party in or
near Sacramento, Cai., sometime
last fall. Warden Dalryinphe re
fused today to confirm or deny the
report, but it was partially con
finned by Mrs. Hose Parker, at a
local rooming house, who knew a
confession had been signed but
didn't know the substance of it.
.Mrs. Parker Is a friend of Moore's
wife.
The confession followed, it ap
pears, a quarrel between Moore,
and his wife, Mrs. Kutii Mo.ire,
when sh- visited him nt the pris
on last Friday. Indications are
that Mooro was Jealous of his wife
Is fnlli-,1 to Washington
V. W. Corbcll, of the Oregon
Soldiers' Home, will leave tonight
for Spokane. Washington, whvre
he was called by ttie dangerous
Illness of his daughter.
QUEEiM CONTEST
STARTED TODAY;
SIX NOMINATED
Ballot Boxes Conveniently
Placed and Voting Is
Started.
TO CLOSE MAY 16
P
IN
1
UG
E TAX
INVESTIGATION
Department of Economics
to Be Asked to Make
Survey and Report.
WANT STATE CABINET
Commission Form of Gov
ernment Does Not Meet
Favor Picnic to Be
Held Aug. 30.
Contest Will Be Continued
Only a Short Time;
Umpqua Chiefs Dis
tribute Posters.
The rontest for strawberry car
nival queen started off today, and
Indications are that there will be
an lnteivsting race, as nomina
tions have been brik. The Com
mittee rnnntRta nf O f Itorriu
and believed that whlla he was in j a. H. Crawford and Frank Hills,
prison sna wa :.aving a goo-i l.nie and six nomination have been
so declare 1 that he wodii "tell ev
erything." After the nte.vioT with 1Mb
wife Moore became violent, He
was manacled and taken hefuje
the warden, It 1& understood :i.d
Ihere made me writ: en ejafvvnion.
Moore's wife. Mi's. Huib M'cie,
was staying at a local rooming
house with a friend, Mrs. Rose
Parker, but.
Parker today,
handed la to them together with
votes for each of the contestants.
Kach of those nani'ed for queen
have been given compliment
ary votes by the committee, and
In addition some votes have al
dy been rant for those whose
names have been entered by
friends.
The young ladies who have
according to Mrs. I been suggested for carnival queen
Mrs. Moore left for are Miss Kern Reymers, Miss Cla-
Eugene Saturday morning follow- rice Harpster. Miss Catherine
Ing the visit to the state prison Slatta, Miss Vernlta Kohlhagen,
the previous dny.
Mrs. Parker was unwilling to
talk much of the affair today, de
claring she knew little cf it. She
said she was not In the room with
Mooreand his wife at the prison,
because she didn't consider their
affairs any of her busings. She
said, however, that som. papers
Miss Dorothy Eddy, and Mis VI-
I vlnn Orcutt. In addition to these
already nominated It is under
, stood, that some of the outride
I communities are planning on en
ter! ug contestants.
Votes are to te sold for $1.00
per 100 and can be purchased in
any quantity. Tickets for the
The Douglas County Pomona
Grunge met for a business meeting
Saturday afternoon at the city hall
in Host burg. The chief business
of the meeting was the election of
a delegate to attend the State
Orange session at Delias June 2.
John Alexander, master of the Po
mona Grange, and a member of
Glide Grange, was elected del
gate, and Mrs. Henry Landers, of
Evergreen Grange, was elected al
ternate. It was decided to hold an all-
day picnic at some location to be
decided upon later on the next
regular meeting day of
YOUNG WOLWUI PARTIALLY SOLVED
(Aaoeuted Pt Ued Wii. South Bend and was said by police
GARY, Ind., May 4. Tho mya- i to have been preparing to flee to
tery surrouuding the death of a lvtruit.
young woman whoso partly burnefl j oue of the strongest points In
body was found a week ago In the) her identification, according to po
lndiana dunes near Chesterton apJ lice, was her pointing out a bit of
peared to be disintegrating today t cloth found near the mutilated
with the positive Identification of body as part of a petticoat she
the torso by a girl friend. l.-nt Mrs. Desiderio.
Florence Kish Hoto said tho ! Mrs. Artie L. Hossler of Mlihl
body was that of Mrs. Josephine 1 gan City, however, was as equally
Desiderio, 21, of Gary. This cor- i positive as others have been in
robornted the recognition made by i identifying th body last night as
Mrs. DeHiderio's mother. Miss that of her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Hoto was arrested yesterday ' lierg. 22.
THREE INJURED
! WOMAN I'l.KAllS firil.TY
TONI.AY1MJ VOI .(Mi:lt
' O (Amrlatnl Pmi kwd Win.)
TILLAMOOK, Ore.. Mny
i 4. Mm. M. C. l'utlon to-
COLLIDES HEADONIP;-
day pleaded guilty to charge
(AnocUtrd Fn-m LmH Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., May 4. B. B.
Younmans. Portland attorney, his
wife and his mother, Mrs. Edith O.
Whittlesy, til, are In a hospital
here Buffering from Injuries re
Icuived yeBterday when the car In
which they were riding was hit
iit-u uu ueur iiuruou uj b uir
driven by William Robinson,
whom the police describe as a
bootlegger. Younmans U in a ser
ious condition. Robinson is in a
hospital with a broken left arm.
the Pc- and brkeD JaW'
manslaughter in connec-
ion with the death of her
grandchild Sylvia Louise
DesCamps. aged 4. who died
i from the effects of a beat
ing. She was Immediately
sentenced to an Indeterml
'4 nate term in the state peni-
tentiary not to exceed 15
AMBASSADOR
TO
ENGLAND
GIVES
A FINE SPEECH
Houghton Speaks Before
Distinguished Audience
in London.
WANTS GOOD WILL
Peace Must Be Based on
That Han if Europe
Expects to Receive
Assistance of U. S.
(AaocUttd Prta hctm WtoO
LONDON. May 4. The new
American ambassador, Alanaon II.
1 lllftttllpltiullnil o,llunA I......
years. She was arraigned on lwnk.h ,nt.luiJed the prme mi
a charge of second degree nf ,lrHMt hhui .i.io.... ' ,
mona Grange, which will he Au-1 According to accounts received
gust 30. State Masr Palmlteriby traffic officers, Robinson was
driving at a mile a minute rate
when his car swerved and hit
Younmans' car near Sherwood on
the Capitol highway.
A companion of Robinson dump
ed a large quantity of illicit liq
uor from the car after the crash,
drew a revolver and forced the
driver of a bread truck to carry
disappeared, and was reported to
have fled toward British Columbia.
were being signed anj that Mrs. queen's ball, and on the Ford au-
Moore said later that Moore had
signed a confession and "made a
fool of himself." She sa'.d Mrs.
.Moore refused to tell her whai this
confession was.
JUDGESTEVENSON
tomobile, which is to be given
away to the holder of the lucky
number as an added attraction
on the night of the queen' ball,
will be placed In the hands of
the contestants, and the candida
tes will receive credit at the rate
nf t(n Vnt po f fir uh tilrot anlH
NEW APPOINTEE ; The automobile ticket it will sell
j for $1.00 each and the dance i ness control, department jf
rAMncUui pna LmwH wire.) I tickets for $1.10 including tax. I works and utility, depart tm
SALFM Ore. Mav 4. John H. ' Ballot boxes were stationed to- I labor. Industry and public welfare,
Stevenson of Portland was today j"ay at Crocker s and Chapman s department or agriculture and na
anDointed bv Governor Pierce as a : (,rK ire,
circuit Judge for the fourth Ju-
will "be Invited to attend and be
the chief speaker of the day.
The following resolutions were
adopted and the delegate instruct
M to introduce them at the forth
coming session of the State
Grange:
Whereas, the real estate in Ore
gon at the present time bears an
unjust part of the burden of taxa
tion, and
Whereas, the wealth of the state
has increased very materially in
the last Jen years, notwithstand
ing this increase,' the assessed
value of all property In the state
Is even less than It was ten years
ago. therefore.
Be it resolved bv the Douglas
County Pomona Grange that the
department of economics of the
Oregon Agricultural College be re
quested to make a survey of the
tax situation in Oregon and bavr
me resuns pnnieu so mat me cm- j Arrangements are perfected for
zens may know what the actual fact ,the May Day Ball on WednesdHy
ta In regard to taxation evening under the auspices of the'
1-urther be it resojved that thls j Roseburg Business and Profession
resolution be s, nt to the State ja Women's Club, and a large ad- j
Grange and that I be asked to sec vance Bale of tjrkPts as8Ures fc !
that this request is carried into most successful arfair. Tho plans!
er ect- of the decorating committee will
make the Armory one of the most
murder and pleaded not guil
ty to that charge.
District Attorney Claude
Barrick told the court that a
plea of guilty to a charge of
manslaughter would be ac
ceptable, provided the maxi
mum penalty would be pro
nounced. The child died' April 21
last. She was the daughter
of Mrs. Cora M. DesCamps
of Portland who, following
a divorce sent her four chil
dren to residV with their
grandmother.
- 'tuiti utiaieu 111 llll-uu-
w ly but firm terms that, unless
(peace based on good will were re
T jestablished in Europe he feared
J j American assistance for the rvcon
Jlstruction of Europe must cease.
TjThe ambassador made it clear in
T the course of his address that he
J referred not only to moral but
J monetary aid.
J Coming as It did from the for
'mer American ambassador to
Germany following his recent vU-
lt to the United States and confer-
iences with President Cooltdge, the
pronouncement was calculated to
n uiuiuuuu inipressioQ upon
the statesmen and diplomats gath
ered to hear the new ambassador
ami perhaps be resareded as
1MMJ KKEKtt MASTKB.
(AawteUUd PtM Uwd Win.)
SALEM, Ore., May 4. For the
fourth day a Shepherd dog Is
watching for his muster at a mail
box at Wlntvr and Mill streets,
this city. The dog took up his
vigil eurly Friday, lie kept stead
fastly at his wutch Saturday und
Hunday and Is still there today.
Occasionally he rises ou bis hind
legs and sniffs at the mailbox,
and pricks up his ears at every
passing automobile. It is believed
(he dog belongs bo some tourixt
who stopped to mail a letter, and
that the dog. wandering away
from the cur. became lost.
WEAVER
ED
WIFE OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY
Golden Wedding Celebrated
by Family Reunion and
Reception.
VOWS ARE REPEATED
Well Known Couple Renew
Pledges Before 1 50 Rela
tives and Friends
. Sunday.
FINE PROGRAMS
EN TO USHER
ISC
WEEK
Churches and Theatres Place
Special Emphasis on
Value of Music
MAYOR HOUCK TALKS
Parents Urged to Provide
Music in Homes Band
Gives Excellent Con
cert in Afternoon.
OAKLAND MAN FINED
Ed Settle, prominent Oak-
among the nioat important deliver
ed by America's envoys to the
Music veek was ushered In yes
terday lln special attention be.
Ing given to the subject in churcbes
theatres and all other RittherlnKs.
Every church In the city yesterday
Kave particular consideration to
the music, special numbers being
offered by orchestras, choirs, and
the pastors spoke on the relation
of muslo to worship, showing how
music has always been a source
of inspiration in the devotions o(
Christians throughout the ages.
At the Antlern Theatre Mayor
George K. Houck officially intro
duced tho observance, of Muslo
Week In the city, stressing the im
portance of good music in the
home, and urging parents to see
tl.... tkfll. ..1.11.1...... n ..1. t ....
County Commissioner and Vrs. l. ;..... j v...T.
ed their 6uth wedding anniversary lo Bt ,ea8l onB of ,he ,;
I ,.n, 1 " MyrV" ""J1 "? I'rogninia being given during thn
a family reunion and reception at- i, . u. u u .. ..11....1
- 'rnueu b? .Tr. 15u th"1'- on similar lines at the Liberty 1 he.
him toward She.wood. He 1hIii jftn(j reKdei'it, who was ar-i cm,rt ' at- Jmp in years. lie-
Special slgnlttrance was attach-
rested luS! eek, cnarged "u"'' " imporian anu me au
with the sale of inloxicatliiK """ " which n suununti,
liquor, was fined 1400 and his wa" """imed by those trained in
Kord. coupe, new car. confls- diplomacy that he must undoubt-
rated Settle was annrehend- euy b voicing the views of the
ed bv a deuutv sheriff in the administration at Washington
art of selling liquor, and was
placed under arrest ITpon be-
Ing arraigned he entered a
pl'a of guilty and paid the
4 tho amount of his fine. Ills
H car was taken by the state
and w ill be sold at public
auction.
tives anu mends. Kour genera. atre
.una .no iviirntium 111 me iam- . , , . . .
lly reunion which was uttered by LtA .mlcat treat was given In
ail ot Mr. and Mrs. Weaver's 16 "n nffrno1 !" ' Iougla
sous and daughters, one daughter Cou,n,v t-oncert Hand gavo tha first
coming from Honolulu to be pres-,ou"llM"' ucert of the year. The
ent for the festal occasion. I concert was attended by a large
Durinir iho mnrnin. . i.o m. i crowd, whirh would have been still
ef the family posed for photographs fTe.a,!r J?"1' ,hplr gating fac
tagen oy . w. Clark of Clark's I"'""'
Studio, and at nmin ih.r. benches the listeners were forced
ed to the fact that the statement 25 member of the family "
comes at a time when considerable nd close friends w ho were served whleh t"rv1 10 "'lu na "
suspicion and distrust of Germany at a bntlful dinno? , ' audience. The concert was es-
are being voiced in various purls I w . M weaver nresl.Ie.1 fwlally good, and each number was
of Enroll, imrttnlllurlv Irrnnea h- r'." .OTr"- eaver presllleU ,.
: .'.' . . ' .. ' . over tne tab e. wli ch wna kesut . !
, . , , , , ;,, , fully decorated In sunburst ro
! X"'J": JZ V'-C'. White, of Myrtle' L
roses.
. . ... . ..mi. vviiuir. ill myriiH v.rei-K.
. . . . 1 . 11 11 11 m. who 1H nKRi-rii.il nv nmnn ... -
- ,1, ..,i presiueu over the culinary prepara-
if,.u.',hiK ..I iimi.T . .1.1 i Uon- n ryed delicious meal.
ROSEBURG GOLFERS l"'a and Interest of at least sone
LOSE TO COOS BAY "
Interlorked with this lilen. It baa
noun- beautiful settings possible for the rV, Z
Resolved, that the Douglas Coun
ty Pomona Orange go on
as favoring a combination
co niiiimn lorm 01 1 patronesses assure a social success.
swie government ana inat tne state The cluD members who will be
. ! nnirl a." .t0 about the hall the night
' L': :. "npn,t of "'af-lof the affair are: Ticket sellers,
department of finance, department Miss ARneg pi,chforu aml Mls!)
... .iiuimmii, -I' I'm I 111-111 Ul llll!.!'
She placed before Mrs. Weaver
an immense wedding cake, whleh
was cut by the bride of 60 years
ni ivrne cinmivi " l'"i-u 10 me guests.
ri-ft I OU11UA I ;-' ". r ' At 2:3U o'clock in the afternoon.
The Hoseburg country club golf- " security pact proposed by Mr and Mr, Weavr aKa)n r,,.,nl.
ers were defeated yesterday by the ru"y .rcuuum uy rA tnplr wed,nnK vow, ,jne hour
am in an enjoyable -- n'ri' .'"""'"iwu the same aa their flrKt wed.
on the course near i ding, and the attending couide. Mr.
During the remainder of th
week there will be programs given
each evening. All nf the clubs hold
ing luncheons during the week will
have Bpecial programs, while the
lodges are also making arrange
ment form us leal selections at their
meeting). Orchestra will play at
hotels during the week, and on
Saturday evening local mu
sicians have arranged to present a
program in each hotel. .
Singers, dancers and readers
The score was 32 to there has been some spec- and 'Mrs Wm 1yer Wt.rft t ' will visit the Umpqua. Grand, Ter-
21 In favor of the Coos Ilay Con- Ui)lllon a 10 wnetner tne erreciive . two who BtQQd up wUh thwm t mmal ami Douglas hotels In turh.
tenders, this score being consid- working of the Dawes plan might the firHt Ct.rtiniony B0 years ago An trth,,r be located at
ered very good, particularly as the bo Impaired by this fanning of the Mr8 Weaver wore the veil which eacn of tnPse PrM and wl11 pr-
nvui inunn ni iiuiiim-iit urtwrrii fMi:i
of the Individual offerings. . Rest-
and at A. T. IjW'
. re n re's real estate office, and the
iiir-ini .H.tHM tM ...ro.i ih iMtivotes may De ca-i inwre ior ine
Judge George W. Stapleton, whose
death occurred last Friday. Un
der the law Judge Stevenson will
hold office until bis successor is
elected and qualified by the gen-
I respective candidates. No time
! is to be lost In this contest
eral election of November 1926.
PORTLAND. Ore.. May 5.
John H. Stevenson came to Port
land In the early 19U0'b; he be
came associated with the Evening
Telegram as a cub reporter, serv
ed later as court house reporter
nnd then became political reporter
and feature writer.
He studied law and In 1907
will close on the night of Satur
day. Mny 16, giving only two
weeks for the race.
The committee thnurht It best
to shorten the hngth of the con
test this year, as Interest will be
maintained more easily over a
short period of time. Votes will
be counted on the 6th. 9th. 12th.
14th. 15th and IKth. rfeverul
counts will be made on tb night
of the 1 6th. when the contest will
be brought to a close.
The queen wilt be presented
tural resources,
That a governor and a commis
sion for iach of these departments
be elec ted each four years, that the
It governor and these commissioners
constitute the legislative, body of
tne slate and that the legislature
as now constituted be abolished.
Hoseburg players had never been . smouuiering nre or distrust. sne naij ftt ner finit marr(a an(i
t... .,1.1.1. H ninpr AmnaHHfiniir Hntiirnmn ' w. i ., . ..
P'"'c Ka herlne'veVril S,. S """J'- Tne ,""r wn Mf1 nd h"d "ny "'. ,.h,n"' 1? n,!nd i yara ago. was worn by him yester- "n ol """ ''
nt of 1 vti. -or War,!- i proximately 3u Kosenurg people eii "...j.u.. ,uay. llev. Patterson, of the Meth-""r" ""'""""'
miss cora ward, reception cum- ,, ,ri. nr. ... in red to none of them but contented u. i .. .... ..
fine shape and everything himself with making It plain not fornl(Hi . cmony ., i ,ila
enjoyed the match. It Is planned only that the rc-estnbllshment of presence of their 15 children, 18
to have the Marshfield team come peace was essential to the cnntlnu- grand children, and one great-
to Hoseburg for a return match in atlon of assistance from tne unit- grandchild they again Went through !
eu Miates. dui mat tne answer to ; tj,M wedding service. i
n me qiwsuon wnemer mere was iu
Word was iwelved here this 'Dw Pftr nillst come fnm the peo
mornlng that Mrs. II. It. Itlchter. P'' Europe themselves. If there
of r-iimn. V.nll.-v widow nf iho " e iiii-u mil""
' .. .-k , .
was appointed deputy district at- i w'ln ,V i'"" """' "-r -,
torney. He served for one year " " , ' ' ; V
and resigned to enter private ,be provided for her.
practice. In 1913 he was appoint- I , The carnival plans are now w ell
ed municipal Judge by Mayor Al- hand and are progressing In a
bee. lie introduced several Inno- '"T satisfactory manner. A num
vstions. among tlmm a morals J" , I nB'", rhM:T
court, designed to keep the mor- "1 '""'T marching uniforms
hldly curious from sitting In at "faltered kro.r on the county
,ria I this morning with large posters
o, i. i t- I advertising the carnival, and
rtsolved. that the Douglas Coun
ty Pomona Grange in regular ses
sion this second day of May, again
declares In favor of an Oregon In
come tsx.
Resolved, that the Douglas Coun
ty Pomona Grange Indorses the
stand taken by the Vnion and Wal
Iowa County Pomona Granges In
initialing a r-call upon Senator
Itruce Dennis for his failure to rep
resent the majority sentiment ot
his senatorial district.
Grove, December 2H. 1S7S.
father Holiert O. Sievenson,
once state game warden.
Hi
was
BANKER IS ARRESTED
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 4.
A warrant was Issued this after
noon for the arrest of O. Jorgen
Olson, until recently president of
the Amerlran Security Hank. In
Vancouver, on a charge of embex
llng I7.9S0 of the bank's funds.
County Attorney Hall announced.
Hall said Olson had appropriated
WItlGIIil.F. FI.IKS
TO ItHtTO ItlCO.
(AMiwlatml Ptm. Ia-siH Wlr..)
WASHINGTON. May 4. Hire week
The dlriglbhe I.os Angeles
flying to Porto Itlco. report-
ed her position at 6 o'clock
this morning by dead reck
oning at 360 miles from
Mayaguez. her Porto Rican
destination.
It was estlmsted. that
when the Los Angeles re
ported she was about f-50
miles off Florida snd was
mainlining her schi-diA-. At
that W,te she should Si rive
at Mayaguet about four o'
clock this afternoon.
tlrese will be placed In conspicu
ous places all over the county.
The warm weather now being
; experienced assures an sbundsnce
jof berries and roses and tne car- ntsr,t ftln(1, d, ,h bllnk
nival committee is wen piesxeo w-hpn ,,kPn ,, cundv O!on
! with the outlook. said he thoueht there hail been
I The carnival company Is to be ,om, rror n ,h1 ,mount rh,rKPrt
4 here on May lsth and will have , nm, fnUI h. w . , .
Its attrsctlen-open during tne en- mxVr fnnA th amounl ap.Pj t0
tire wees, me rarnivai win be due from him.
on Tnnrsnay. way zi, ana run-
SUSPECT ARRESTED '
PORTLAND. Ore., May 4.
'gutn. accused of being one of
FREE CONCERT three men who held up and robbed
-- Charles A. Weiss, on a farm near
Thursday evening there will b a Falrvlw. Ore., September 11. 1S24.
s under srrest at Seattle and will
1 OTT WILL GIVE
:!
free conrert at Ott's Mulc store,
and music lovers will be given a be hronrht to Portlsnd for trial
dellrhtful program. Inrlmled In the sheriff's office here has been
the niimbi-M stheduled are Instru- Informed.
nvntal trios, plann solos, vocal Alvln Adsms was sentenced to
solos, and duets, violin and 'cello 15 years In the penitentiary and
rolos. The proersm for this mu- John Albino. sgd 1. wss sent to
slral feature will be published to- the state reformslorv. after bclngf! made mistakes." he conclude.
morrow, and the musically Inclined convicted In connection with the ifor God's sske look at the highway At Han Francisco 3 3
are sure to find It interesting. holdup. I commission," 104.
mittee, Mrs. E. R. Thurber. .Mis
George Smith. Mrs. J.-W. Perkins,
and Miss Italdwin; check room,
Miss Josephine McElhinny, Mis
AmrjTunch Miss Hara Pa. abou' ,WO 'wk":
rick. Miss Bess Wharton, Miss Ava
Jane Darby and Miss Mary Fisher;
floor managers, Mrs. H. M. Yount.
Mrs. Lyman Spencer, Miss Ger
trude Rast, Mrs. Deardorff. Mrs.
A. H. Crawford. Mrs. R. E. Har
ness, Mrs. Dick Williams, Miss
Maxlne Sykes, Miss Mary Reams,
Miss Ileulah Jewett, and Miss
Evelyn Noland.
it n ii til, i.i. r' I. verv ill with iwould help in tha reconstruction
heart trouble and her friends are ,io me exieni oi ner auiuiy.
much alarmed
condition.
concerning her
TODAY'S BASEBALL
HIGHWAY COMMISSION .
ATTACKED BY JUDGE
1-1
National League
At Ititston It. 11. K.
Tlrrioklyn 5 10 1
DoHton - S 12 1
i At rniirirjeipma k. ii. rc.
New York 12 is 1
Philadelphia 2 13 1
JMaiterles: Mentley and Gowdy;
De i'aiur. 'Fllllnglm. Ullrich and
Upline. Wilxon.
CHIUAGO. May 4 rinclnnatl
Chicao fHine postponed; cold
weather and wet grounds.
f A woe La text Pirta Lrurd Kin.)
SALKM. Ore.. Mar 4 An
targ on (tie state highway roni- De Merry: Maiquard, Graham
mission and Its methods of ex- , o'N II, Gibson,
pending money for highways in i ' '
tne state was made this noon by j At Philadelphia R. IT
vitruiKe iinwKins. i'oik county
Judve, siH-aking before the SHlem
chamber of commerce at Its wr k
lv luncheon here. , chargetl
that millions have been wasted in
road expenditures by the com mm
sion. "It Isn't the American Idea of
democracy and Justice," sail
Judge Hawkins. He stated thnt
voters of the state are not rarefn'
enough of the legislators select, d
to represent them in the state leg
islature. "We have too manv
tinkeu and not enough thinkers '
The Judge charged that under! .... v .
the present srstem nf rxpendine ork H U K.
money, bridges on highways in the , h Url-I l H 16 1
slate cost three, times ss iwh " i, " Vi- f
they would co,t If money vm e- lM-rl-: Daurngartner .
pended under direct snpirvlMon of b,r- ,;ir,,r7l- and f orh-
uthorltle m llrh the money " '"k;',V ""y' J"ne''- ,,ran
raised. He expf-Med the beli -f rlB a"' Nwl11'
that when the pple of the ta VEHTEROAV RFftULTfl
begin to consider the propo-llinn YESTERDAY 8 RESULTS
seriously they will not tolerate u, m.t-
havlng local finance- centralize'! At Portland 12-10; Vernon 7-.
"The full measure, of American
helpfulness," Ambassador Hough
ton declared, "can be obtained on
ly when the American people are
assured that the time for destruc
tive methods and policies have pas
sed and that the time for peaceful
upbuilding has come."
As the guest of honor of the pil
grims, Mr. Houghton was making
his
maiden address as ambassador 4 dren. l!i
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver were the
recipients of a great number of j
beautiful and valuable wedding
Rifts, as well as hundreds of letters
and cards of congratulation.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver were mar I
rled on May 3, 1H75. at the home
of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Mones
T. Dyer, one of the pioneer fam !
Hies of the country. Mrs. Weaver I
was formerly Margaret Dyer, and j
one of the most popular ladles of,
her community. The ceremony at
their first wedding wus performed
by Kev. Ogleshy. 1
They are the parents of Jfl rbll-
FIGHT STARTED
IN FULL BUST
FLEET
lotteries: Petty. Osborne and to Great Britain. Among the most (children
nd prominent gathered to welcome
I him. In addition to Premier Itald
win to Introduce him, were the
Duke of York former Premier Man
Donald, the ambassadors from Pel
glum. Japan, Oermnnv, Portugal
and Hrazll. the archbishop of Cant
erbury. Colonial Secretary Amery.
Sir Auckland Oeddes. Sir Samuel
! inure, thn Karl of Craven and
Lord Astor.
Mr. Hout-hfon said In part:
"Order has been established
" and white to some eitent the dls-
AmeHcin Lesgua. I organlzstlon of International trade
WASHINGTON. Mav 4. Boston am markets, which came as a na-shfnt-ton
rame postponed; rain. tnrfll ronsenuenre of the war, still
( LKV KLA N D, May 4 Chicago- tnurircri l.nnrnvom..ni hnH 1 oltLdauirhter of Mr. and Mrs. Henrv
Pli-voln nd u ma tiimt limitfl ra lit . . ' . . t av.Ji I. ....... t. n,.a ..
- heen innwn even nere.
ot whom survive. The
are John H. Weaver,
Hums: Mrs. J. D. Owen, Powers;
Hans Weaver. Myrtle, Creek: Mrs.
H. W. Jones, Myrtle (n-ek: Frank
lin Weaver, itlddle; Vinton K.
Weaver, Myrtle Cwk; Vernlce ('.
Weaver, Myrtle Creek; Mrs. H. W.
AlHpaiiKh, Myrtle Creek; Mrs. H.
It. Carter, Honolulu, T. H.
Weaver, San Kranclnco:
Weaver. Myrtle Creek; Mrs. Km II
Brlggs.Canyonvltle; Susie Weaver
Myrtle Creek; Wm. Paul Weaver,
Myrtle Cret'k and George D.
Weaver, Myrtle Creek.
There are sixteen grandchildren
and one great grandchild, the lat
ter Miriam Jean Jones, the 7 weeks
NKW Y011K, Mny 4. Units
from the coast gunrd of the entini
Atluntlc seahoard. with the reven
us cutters t.resham. Seneca and
Mohave, were mobilized at th
(Mlfion coast Ktinrd tmse In Staten
Island today for a war of exterm
ination sgHinst rum fleets lying off
the roast of New Jersey to Con
nertlrult. The fleet comprises more than
CO vessels, armed, manned and
equipped as for battle, most of
them are inotorcraft. between 4W
AtMin a"1' 6f fp,t 'JtlK AI enpabte of
Itnss M-eat pM'il.
The Meet, wnich is expected 10
put to st-a tomorrow will operate
under orders to shoot first and In
vestigate afterwards In the case ot
up'n;ed nun runners.
btefl shown even here. Karl Jones, the father being the
"Neverthless which remains to son of Mrs. H. W. Jones,
be done Is almost ss difficult as I Mr. and Mrs. Weaver have r
what already has been accomplish-1 ldel in Douglas cimnty continuous
ed. It involves considerations ly ulnre their marriage. They op
whkh are more or lews Intangible; i eiate a farm near Myrtle Creek
It Involves. In nartlrular a changed nl have acquln-d a great deal of
TheAveather
sttitude of mind for whst the war,
destroyed was not only human
. lives, dnwiltiil as was the toll, nor
ithe propertv nor th forces of gov
ernment. It destroyed for the mo
ment be'lef In one nolher's good
In a stst commission. At I"" Angeles 1-2; Hacramento f,n ,nrt good faith Is the cement
I admit the county court h '. iwhlrh binds rlvtllzallon together.
but At Hesttie iu-2: Oakland 3. .without It. units, whether Indlv-
Halt ! iiiuil or nstlonsl slmplr fall apart.
I (Continued oo page three).
valuable property In that vicinity.
Although Mr. Weaver Is 77 year
of age and his wl'" Cf, they boih
enjoy the very best of health and
are aetive phy.-dcally and mentally.
Mr. Weaver has served for several
years as county comnilitstoner and
has given a great deal nf his tlnS
to the county business, keeping ia
the du'les of the offlco In a nur i
efficient manner.
Hlghsst t.mp.
yesterday - S'
Lowest temp,
last night 46
Fair Tonight
and Tuesday
Rhe-"ll.-ll. Jack."
Hi- "Oh. hello. It's so windy
hadn't rwugnlied ynn yet" ,