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ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY. MAY 23. 1 925.
VOL. XIII NO. SO OF TH EEVENINO NEWS
TOWNS RAZED;
CASUALTIES
VERY HEAVY
mra
1
AMKR1CA OKFKRS AII
Hundreds of Buildings Are
Toppled, Fire Adding to
Horror of Scene.
LARGE CITIES ESCAPE
Railroad Train Buried When
Tunnel Caves In Famous
Kinosaki Resort Is
Severely Hit.
(AaorUtn) Tnm Lnuxl Wlr.)
LONDON', May IS. Dispatches
from Tokyo to the Kventnx News
said It Is reported the town of
Kinosaki was destroyed by an
earthquake. It was reported a rale
road train had been buried in the
collapse of a tunnel near Ashl yes
terday. The Ikuna silver mine was
reported greatly damaged by col
lapsing tunnels.
The Evening News dispatch from
Tokyo said 80 persons were report
ed dead in Kunlyama and Fukuchl,
small towns near Toyo-Oka.
Dispatches received by Keuters
Agency from Osaka gave the num
ber of houses that had collapsed
nt Toyo-Oka as 2IK). It was stated
that fires had started In several
places in that town. Considerable
damage was reported from other
towns In Tajlma province, but it
was said no areas outside Tajlma
are seriously affected.
The Osaka advices added that
Ihe Juake lasted "for three minutes.
A severe shock was felt at Kobe.
The Evening News special from
Tokyo said the Inhabitants of
Toyo-Oka were fleeing and that
the towns was turning. It said
great confusion prevailed In Osaka.
Kyoto, Kobe and Nagoya but no
damage was reported from those
cities. It was stated in this mes
sage that military airplanes from
Osaka had flown over Tajlma pro
vince that reported a considerable
death list was Indicated from ap
parent conditions In villages of
that section.
WASHINGTON.- May 23.
An offer of assistance was
cabled today by Chairman
John llurton Vayne of the
American lied Cross to the
Japanese Hed Cross.-" "Our
deepest sympathy for suffer-
era in the disaster In the
Fanln disaster," the cable-
gram read. "Can we be of
assistance?"
ICARNIVAL WILL
1 run vnmniiT in
til I H I; 15
BEST EVER HELD
SUTHERLIN AND
RDSEBURG TIE
III FIELD MEET
Sutherlin Had Lead Until
Final Event When Rose
burg Evened Score.
Industrial Parade This Morn
ing One of Finest Ever
Seen in City.
SPORTS FEATURED
DiE TO START i
ROSE SCHOOL WINS
Grade School Contest Goes
to Local Contenders in
Spite of Heavy
Handicap.
OSAKA. May 23. Two houses
were reported collapsed and num
erous f ires were raging today In
the vicinity of Toyo-Oka, a town of
7.700 population, elpht miles north
west of Osaka, a the result of an
earthquake which sent terrified
residents Into the streets fearing a
repetition of the Tovko disaster of
1923.
The earthquake according to
meteorological reports was a hori
zontal vibration of nearly three
inches which is a record for the
past 30 years. The temblor was
continuous and lasted for several
minutes.
Reports received here by the
vernacular newspapers report the
Toyo-Oka post office has collapsed
and the railrond station burning.
Military airplanes have been dis
patched In the an-a affected to In
vestigate the extent of the damage.
No detailed reports have been
received here as yet as to the casu
alties, but it is believed there
were comparatively few at Takima
province, in which the temblor was
centered, is a thinly populated
area.
TOKYO, May 23 Reports from
Osaka continue meaner recarding
the loss of life and the Intensity
of damage which followed in the
wake of an earthquake and fire to
day that shook the district around
Toyo-Oxa, s) miles northwest of
Osaka.
The vernacular newspapers as
sert several hundred casualties
were reported.
An airplane observer from the
Asahl, a Tokyo newspaper, reports
that the fire at Toyo-Oka continu
ed to raae late today and the
whole town seemed virtually des
troyed. I'o'ice at Kyoto report 10
persons dead and many Injured In
the town of Fumihama. where
numerous houses collapsed. Kin
osaki Springs were reported burn
in? also and a forest fire was said
to be ratine near the springs
which are f9 miles from Kyoto.
The town of Tsuyama. near
Toyo-Oka was reported in flsmes.
but no damage has been listed
east of Kinosaki Spring.
The department of communica
tions received Rn official dispatch
from Toyo-Oka this morning which
said: '
"Violent earthquake this mora
ine, many houses shaken down,
firea started in two places and
(Cont)Qied on page )
Sutherlin and Roseburg; high
schools tied in the high school
events at the Douglas County
track and field meet held yester
day, and Rose School of this city
won In the grade school meet with
Myrtle Creek a close second, Ful
!erton third and Benson fourth.
The field meet was larger than
any previous year from the stand
point of the number of entrants,
nineteen district participating in
the contest. The attendance was
also good, and the school officials
In charge of the event are well
pleaded with the success.
The high school meet was hotly
contested between Sutherlin and
Rosehurg. The local high school
was handicapped 20 points, be
cause of its larger enrollment,
this being the mvans taken to
give all schools an equl show In
the annual meet.
Sutherlin led the match until
the final event, the relay race.
At that time the scorn stood Su
therlin 42 and Roseburg 41.
In the relay the Kosebure run
ners came In first, with Sutherlin
two making the score even.
Only one record was broken In
the high school match. The half
mile run record, of 2 minutes and
Ifi seconds, as set by Ivan Atler
bury in 1S22, was beaten by Ber
nard Young of Rosehurg, who
covered the distance in 2 minutes
and 13 seconds.
In the grade school events the
Rosehurg schools, because of their
larger enrollment were handicap
ped 25 points, but In spite of that
disadvantage managed to finish
near the top, the Hose school tak
ing first, with Fullerton and Hen
son third and fourth.
The Rose school contenders won
a total of 97 points, which with
their handicap left them 72 to
their credit. Myrtle Creek was
second with ?. Knlterton school
34. lienson 33. Sutherlin 26.
Rural districts next In order
were. District seven. 20; district
twenty-one. 17: district twenty
two. Ifi, district one. 13, district
thirty-three. 1 2. There were
nineteen districts In all compet
ing and all of them won a small
number of points.
A check Is now b(ng made of
the records to determli.e whether
or not any new records were mmle
in any of the events. e
Program During Afternoon
Provides Ample Amuse
ment for Crowds;
Concert Tonight.
INDUSTRIAL PARADE PRIZES
Floats 1. Miss Evelyn Noland,
$50; 2, Ladies Shoppe, $25; 3, Clus
ter and Holmes, $15.
Best Decorated Front 1, Grand
Hotel, $25.
Strawberry carnival ends tonight,
and passes into history as the
best of all times. From every
standpoint It has surpassed all pre
vious years, in attendance, music,
parades and attractions, and the
last day proved to be the best of
them all.
The industrial parade this morn
ing was a revelation to the thou
sands of people who crowded the
sidewalks along the line of march.
Led by the baud and Queen's
float, the parade extended for more
than a mile and a half, with over
five hundred people participating.
Senator Staufleld occupied a posi
tion of honor at the head of the
section devoted to the hospitality
clubs. One hundred and fifty Oak
land Gobblers came over from their
city, which was closed up for the
morning to permit all people to at
tend the carnival. '
Miss Naomi Pinkston, one of
Oakland's most beautiful young
ladies, with the Gobblers as their
candidate for the position of Uod
( Continued on page 3.1
Everything Is in complete readl-j
ness for the American Legion En-j
dowment Fund campaign, which ie :
to start on Monday morning at ft!
o'clock sharp. Brigadier General :
Dexter Rice has assigned his colo-j
nels to their positions, and the cap
tains have their companies lined
up ready for the zero hour, and It
Is expected that the advance will
not take more than three hours, and
that by noon every enemy position J
will have been captured, and Old
Glory will wave as never before, as
the shout of victory goes up from I
patriotic people of Douglas County,;
who have never yet failed In rais-'
ing their quota for any patriotic or
needy purpose.
It Is the purpose for the Ameri
can Legion to raise a fund, which
can be permanently invested, the
Income being sufficient to care for :
the sick and wounded soldier boys
still in the hospitals of the land,!
homes for the orphan children of
veterans whp gave their lives In
answer to their country's call, and
for the opening of the Doernbecheri
hospital in Portland, dedicated to'
the care of the crippled children of
Oregon.
The American Legion has under
taken this work for providing "tem
porary care permanent cure" for ,
its disabled veterans and obtnln-j
ing a home for every homeless or-i
phan of a veteran, the Incomplete
survey Bhowing that there are 5-
000 service men's orphans without!
any blood relatives to give them L
care, and this number will be aug-j
mented many thousand within a I
few years, so that it Is plainly evl-j
dent that there Is a dire necessity;
for some permanent fund for allevi-1
atlng this situation. In Oregon in a'
fine spirit of comradshlp, the Le-j
glon guaranteed to finance the first
year's expenses for the Doenbecher
hospital. I
Kvery red blooded American In
Douglas County should be ready j
on Monday to contribute to this;
worthy undertaking, and it is hop
ed that solicitation can be complet-l
ed by noon. I
UK. rltOWD M ILL
ATT:I IUNCK AT
AKMOltY TONH.HT
Ttw carnival committee la
expecting a record crowd at
the armory tonight for the
big mardi gras uunce. "The
Strawlierrioaiis", a new
symphony dance orchestra of
eight pieces has been secur
ed to provide tonight's music
and the boys will jur the
ratters with some peppy
dance tunes to delight the
merry throng. The dance
will start promptly at K:3()
o'clock and continue until
midnight.
.CJLSQUEH
OF CITY IS
I C IS
FROM
AIM
do
TO
NORTH
Amundsen Party Believe
However to Be Safe at
or Near the Pole.
3-CKNT STtMilK IlKAIl
JUS N.MK; SOI'SA ASKS
ia.mai:s OK HIIIHMHKI
(Aamrlatrd Pm Iwl Win.)
NKW YORK. May 23.
ltocanse hit name and pic-
tnre have been ued to ad-
verthie cifturs at five for flf-
teen cents, John I'hllii, Suu-
u, noted bandmaster, is su-
Ing the P. l.orlllurd Compa-
nr for fluO.Otil). 1 Its atlor-
tier said today the bandmas-
ter has been made sport of
by trteuds.
NO FEARS EXPRESSED
Mrs. C. A. Selden, for many
years a resident of Roseburg, died
yesterday at Salem, according to
word received In Roseburg this
morning. Mrs. Selden, who was
nearly ninety years of aee, spent
the greater part of her life In this
city moving to Salem about three
years ago to be with her daugh
ter. .Mrs. W. H. McCall. formerly
.Mrs. Marie Klint. Mrs. Selden
died at her daughter's home. The
body will be brought to this city
on Monday morning, and the fun
eral will take place at 10 o'clock
at the Methodist Church.
KTri):.TS VISIT OKCHAUDS.
Prof. Urown, of the horticul
tural department of the Oregon
Agricultural College, wpent yes
terday here with a clans of stu
dents Jfrom that school. They
Inspected orchards in the vicinity
of Garden ValKy, and then went
on to Medford, to spend a day in
the Rogue River Valley on an
Inspection tour.
I
Failure to Get Message of
Any Mishap Confirms . j
Belief of Safety
of Expedition.
I 1 STANFIELD
E
ON HID
L
AND
HEARINGS
FINAL REPORT
OF GRAND JURY
IS SUBMITTED
Jury Appalled by Cases of
Juvenile Depravity and
Degeneracy Heard.
PARENTS ARE WARNED
From Dixonville
Alva Huntr was among thoio
fiom jroints -trt of thU city to
i p-nd yesterday visiting here aid
p "tending the carnival. He re
t'l.ta at DixoKvlUe.
"AN ECHO OF THE WAR1
ROSTOV. Mav 23 A glitantlc
plot for distributing liquor as lob
ster and herring has ben unearth
ed. Sixteen persons are undr
arrest liquor valued at between
.r,0.Wr0 and I4.1ft.ivi0 has been
seized here and In New York and
the existence of a titw overland
rum route from Canada to Matt
seaports has been revealed. Two
mlllion-dol ar liquor rings are In
volved. The result It A' sta''. will be a
federal grand jury investigation
that will Involve possibly l.f-ort
lquor dealrs. mm Tunns and
agents in New Jersey. N..- York
and Canada,
(AnocUtnl Pna Uwl trira.l
NEW YORK. May 23. Persons
familiar with Arctic conditions felt
concern today over the aafety of
Captain Itoald Amundsen and hla
five companions In their North
I'ole airplane expedition.
They left Spittbergen. 'Norway.
Thursday afternoon In two panes
and are lonr overdue on their re
turn, unless they have reached the
I'ole and are spending more time
there than waa planned In advance.
Latest advices from the North
American Newspaper Alliance
were that no word had been re
ceived from the pllnea. The air
ahlpg are not equipped with wire
less and no Information can be ob
tained until the party relurns to ita
base or to some Illation.
The crews of the molorshlps
Farm and Hobby, however, express
complete confidence In the safe
return of the filers.
The distance to the Pole from
Kings Hay. Spltzberiten Is 6S0
miles which Captain Amundsen
j expected to negotiate In about
nine hours. If a favorable landing
place was not found at Ihe I'ole
the journey from Kings Bay to the
; I'ole anil return should have oc-
jcun'ed about Id hours and the
party should have arrived at Ita
base yesterday arternoon.
Captain Amundsen's greatest
danger and fear waa that great
chunks of Ice half burled In the
snow, and Invisible from the air
would tear the planes to pieces
when they landed. There was al
so the danger of tinpredlcled
I storms and the possibility of head
winds would a'ow down the flight
of the planes until the two hour
mnra'n In his gasoline supply
would be consumed. The gasoline
cargo will supply the engines for
about 1.6M0 miles normally.
The explorer announced he
would not attempt a landing If had
Ico conditions were found but
would wheel about and return to
Spitsbergen.
Lincoln Kllsworth. of New
York, leader of the second plane
and his pilot had orders to pro
ceed 'to the pole If Arnundjten'S
plane was damaged. Kl'sworth is
the f nancliil backer of the expedition.
Committee I Considering
Methods for Disposition
of Public Domains.
LAWS ARE EXPECTED
Congress Expected to Pro
vide Benefits From Re
served Lands Equal
to Share of Taxes
Extreme Vigilance, Atten
tion and Guidance Neces--sary
Levy for Court
House Is Approved.
The Grand Jury Tor the May
term completed Its work yester
day turning In Ita final report.
The Jury also returned two secret
Indictments, the namea of the
defendant being withheld owing;
to the fait,-that the persons nam
ed are not In custody.
The Grand Jury In ita report
and recommendations stated that
the evidence of juvenile delin- -quency
la appalling, and In one
cane Investigated reports that be
cause of conflicting and contra
dictory statements It has been
impossible to determine parties
guilty with aiding In the delin
quency of two young girls, Who,
It la adviaed, should be subjected
to the restraining influence of
the juvenile court.
Parent are warned to exercise
the niost extreme care in guid
ance of their children; to give
then proper Instruction, and to
pht forth every effort to alevlate
the situation now existing.
Regarding repairs to the Jail.
nobert N. Stanfleld, U. 8. sena
tor from Oregon, waa a visitor In
Hoseburg today, coming to this
city to visit wlth his
friends here and In order to dis
cuss certain matter of state with i
lendtnir men .if this eitv lie will I
return to Portland tonight, as hewt"i" iinpr'emeiuB nr
Is making preparations to leave In ! commended, and the recommen-
HOSTON, May 23 A'l the plans
of the Captain Donald II. MacMII
lian Arctic expedition wll he subor
dinated to the relief of Itoald
Amundsen If Amundsen Is not
heard from b-fore the McMD'an
h)iI cm llowdoln and Oary leave
Ihe country late in June.
NKW YOTtK. May 23. If
Itoald Amtindsei. and his party
are not heard from before Mon
day the chances are about pren
that he hm hmded on the north
coast of Alaska and now Is safe
(here, Vllhjalmar Slefnnsson, not
ed Arrtlc explorer said today. Hn
expressed the opinion that It Is
likely that Amundn. Instead of
stopping at the I'ole, has continu
ed at ros the Arctic.
l.OH ANGKLKH. May 23. Haa
kon tJ. Hammer, associate In
Rnald, Amundsen's previous Polar
flight attempts and leader of the
expedition to Amiindfens relief In
lf?:t, at present In Los Angeles,
leleirraphed the navy department
today asking Us co-npernilrin and
j the pervlen nf an expert Arctic
I flier If It beenmes neenwsary again
I to an to the as'lstanre of the
j Norwegian explorer.
! roPKNIfAOKV. May 23 The
Panlfh navnl captain, Ondfrey
Man i. companion to Atnundcn
and second In command of his
Wt'iO Arctic expedition on the
ploon U ioa, today expressed the
onfnion that Amundsen would not
attempt to land st the orth
Pole, hut would drop the Norwe
gian flag there from his flying
host Captain Hansen said he
tltrht Amiindren's rhanciii of
sue ess depended entirely nn wea
(Contlnued on page 6.)
a short time for Arizona to join the
public lands committee, of which
he Is chairman, for the purpose of
holding a series of hearings In that
HUbtHT N. STANFIELD
stale regarding the disposition of
public landd.
"Imrlng the past few years,"
St-naor Hfanflfld says, "there has
been a growing belief Indicating
that the public lands should be turn
i ed over to the respective stales.
While some contend that the lands, (clearly nveala they have not had
I both reserved and unreserved, ; l'i the past.
should be given to Ihe states,
datlons of past grand Juries that
a special tax levy be placed be
fore the voters, is repea'ted.
The complete report of the
grand Jury Is as follows:
We, your Grand Jury duly Im
panelled and sworn as such at
the February, 1925,, term of the
above entitled court, beg to re
port that we have Inquired into
all crimes committed or triable
In Douglas County, Oregon, and
have presented to this court by
Indictment 'in all case when all
the evidence before us taken to
gether was such as. In our Judg
ment, would. If unexplained or
uncontradicted, warrant a con
viction by a trial Jary.
We have had before us evidence
tending to show . condition ex
iting among certain yourg chil
dren that is almost unijellev.'tble
In its depravity nn-I degtnracy.
Tnat some persor, either of Im
mature or mature years, lime
been guilty or iiniTp;tkiiiile ac
tions is clear to ii-f. Our only
regret Is that, owiiu to the con
tradictory statement- nnd pl.iiu
prejudice and hi at of iIij w.tis
ntv before us, wo ore nnnide to
determine who are t!m guilty and
who the gutltle.M. V stroi.gly
crge that the proper officers see
that the two yomi girls win
have been before ui he commlL
t I to the restraining and coun
selling attention oi tho Juven.le
Cotit. not In r. wlw n
punishment but in order that
Ihtse little chtldre'i ma have, in
die future, an opportunity in life
which the evident before ih
I others hold that the National For-
jests. National Parks and monu
ments should be retained by the
government.
I "Some maintained, however, that
I this latter po'iry would be unfair
las the unreserved public domain
i has been culled over until the best
of the iHnd la gone, and In many)
I places undesirable land, having!
lit tin value, Is left. In the reserved
I areas lie some of the best of the
jforest wealth of the country, lead-j
I Ing some perKons to believe that
(the government. In order to deal
fairly lth Ihe states, should turn
I over all lands alike.
! "Whether or not Congress sees
fit to give to the states th reerv
led puhlic lands. II Is certain that
Whey will enart comprehensive laws
to supplant the rule and reguta
i lions of the various bureaus and
departments now dominating he
public domain, particularly the re
I served areas.
I "Today ti-e public has no legal
Ights wltlfli the forost reserve,
land Is only th'- by sufference of
I the bureau, and such contract. nnal
relationship as may have been es
tabllnhed by the bureau.
This particularly applies to raf
(Continued on page thrae).
The evidence of Jimml!- delin
quency which has vewi before u
requires us to rail Ine attention
of the fathers mil mothers of
jDciglas County to the fn t that
tl.ey must never relax fr a mo
jimnt their watchful attention and
jgi'idance of their children Had
i we not sal thrnhk'h this session
and personally heard the evidence
lefore us. e could n-tt believe
that conditions such as h.ive been
(Continued on page 5
The Weather
Highest temp.
il'a rifij Lovy n,p.
i 'm II T niBht 4
1,1 dw
1'rof.: "And what did the poet
mean bv 'Wind alonn the waste'?"
Pre Med : "(iaa on the stomach
I (tuess."