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SIX ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 3, 1925. to um the nm old kind forever. Try one loaf of GRIMM'S FAMOUS MILK BREAD. Phone 133. ALBANY FIRM GETS CONTRACT FOR NEW SCHOOL (Continued from page 1.) heating system, but the cost was found to be such that the board decided upon the steam beating ' plan. Williams and Gibson, a reliable Portland firm, were the low bld , dera on the plumbing, their bid " on materials and labor being $4, ' 688. In the electrical work the board ' decided to omit the clock and pro gram system for the present, the .bid of the llailey Electric Shop of Portland, In the sum of $4, 1 843, being for electrical mare rial and labor and for the con duits for the dock and program system. This will enable the board to Install the clock system wheneyef the funds become avail able. The building contract as let Is - exactly as called for In the orlg ' Inal plana approved by the board. The building Is to be of rein ' forced concrete construction, with ' a light dash of cream stucco for ' an exterior finish. Ornamental terra cotta will form the decora tions, and the entrance, giving the - building a very attractive appear ance. The corridors are fire-proof throughout, having reinforced concrete walls and floors. The corridor floors will be covered ',' with battleship linoleum, which .Is considered the best floor cov ering for the conditions which It " will be required to meet. The combined auditorium and ' ' gvmnaslum will be one of the finest In Oregon. It will be fire. , proof in construction, 85 by 81 feet having a bleacher apace of 36 by 85 feet, a statge 20 by 59 ' feet and a In rue playing space. The bleachers will have a seating capacity of from six to seven hundred people, and the entire room, when used as an auditor ium, will seat approximately 1500. The stage will be 20 by 5$ feet In size and will have a proscenium opening 3ti feet In width. The plastering throughout the entire building is to be of the latest type of interior stucco, the coloring being an lntregal part of the material, which will elim inate much of the future cost of painting and retiming the walls. The building throughout Is con veniently arranged, particularly In the departmetal sections. A completely furnished cafeteria Is provided, and will be conducted by the the domestic science clas sess while the commercial depart ment will have rooms In which their work may he conducted with the utmost efficiency. The plans for the building were drawn by Architect T. M. Oarow of Eugeno, who has had over 15 j years experience in the construe- j tlon of school buildings, having i built schools totalling over three i million dollars in the state of i Kansas, lie moved to Oregon a year ago last February, and since that time has .erected a num' of attractive buildings In this state. The plans were accepted only after a long study on the part of the architect and the school board. The directors and Mr. (Inrow made a trip through the northern part of the state and into Washington, visiting all of the larger and best school buildings, particularly those newly constructed, and the plans embody all of the best pointa of these buildings, together with many other Ideas used for the first time In this state. Mr. Gerow says he has no hesl iancy In declaring thut the Rose burg high school wlil be ono of the best school buildings In the state, not only from the stand point of durable and permanent construction, but likewise from the efficiency of arrangement and conservation of space. The school board Is well pleas ed with the plans as they have been finally adopted, and with the bids which have been submitted, and believe that the city will have a high school building of which it may well be proud. Refrigerators at Powells. RIGHT KIND OF SETTLERS OR NO MONEY IS EDICT (Continued from page 1.) Un-superstitious pedestrians often do this Proving that a post can divide two people without splitting their friendship. In the same way experienced motorists have proved to their complete satisfaction that Zerolene, a western oil, will lubricate the modern automobile engine as well or a little better than any oil they can buy, although it costs less than eastern lubricants. The anti-western oil superstition succumbs to experience Zerolene is successfully lubricating more cars in the Pacific Coast states than any other oil made low and high priced cars alike. The most advanced refining process is this Com pany's patented high-vacuum process, during the use of which Zerolene is submitted to 15 positive checks for quality. Zerolene's special filtration through 40 tons of Florida Fuller's Earth gives you an oil of absolute purity a better oil even if it does cost lessl Less carbon better fuel mileage Zerolene will increase the power and gaso line mileage of your car, reduce carbon ac cumulation in the cylinders and lengthen the working life of the engine. Why pay tribute to a superstition? Insist on Zerolene ask for it by name. Get the Facts! A series of independent and impartial reports showing the experience of large users with Zerolene has been collected in our booklet, " Why Pay Tribute to a Superstition ?" Ask any Standard Oil Company representative or Zero lene dealer for a copy. from the letter. In Its reference to the Bellefourche, Is prophetic of the withholding of appropriations from the Baker and the Vale pro jects remains to be seen. Relative to the Bellefourche Mr. Mead says that It "had such a poor financial showing that I have felt constrain ed to write to the superintendent 'hat unless substantial payments are made on their operation and maintenance charges, we wsuld not feel warranted In recommend ing appropriations to continue on this project." Further the Mead letter says: "The reply of the superintendent brings out so clearly the impor tance of the selection of settlers and of having a definite agricul tural program, that I have had two or three paragraphs of his letter copied, and am sending them to you. If this was an isolated case I would not feel so disturbed; but It Is typical, and we would be cul pably Indifferent to the teaching of expertence If we were to pro ceed with the development of pro jects like Baker and Vale without giving more attention to the set tlement and Improvement of farms than has been given In the past" It Is the understanding of Gov ernor Pierce that the federal gov ernment wants the state to shoul der the responsibility of getting and financing the settlers for the projects. This Is the point,' ap parently, that brought on the clash with Governor Hartley of Washington. Used range tor $25. at Powell's. lmift on ZEROLENE even if it duet COST LESS - STANDARD OIL COMPANY t CALIFORNIA) Willys-Overland announces the addition of the Standard Sedan at $65 f. o. b. Toledo, to Us Overland four-cylindvr Hue, said Frank Chase, or Wells & Chase, local deal era. According to upecif teat Tons sub mitted by the factory at Toledo, this latent Overland car 1 a big, roomy, sturdy two-door Sedan, beautifully upholstered In rtur able Bedford Cloth and finished In a rich blue, with dep heading, in color scheme resembling that of the popular All-steel four-door Sedan. 'Production of the new type commenced in March And during the month of April. 2,200 of these cars wore produced and shipped immediately to the dealer organi zation. Karly (tales reports indi cate Instantaneous approval of the new type by the motor buying public. "A numbes of unique sales tea. turvs possessed by the new Stan dard Sedan were largely respons ible for the Immediate enthusiasm which greeted tho new car. The unusually wide doors permit freer access Co (he front seat and to the entire interior, as well as the accommodation of larger articles. "Arrangement of the windows permits greater vision. Side win dows are unusually long and with only one door post on each side the view Is practically unobstruct ed. "The top Is more rigid, there being no break In the lop struc ture, except at the front doors, making more rigid construction possible. Kllnilnatlon of two doors and door posts also greatly re duces the weight of the super structure, which naturally. U a factor In greater gasoline mileage. Hinged back of the Tront seat mnkeB It possible to convert the seat cushions Into an emergency bed by removing the front cush ions, laying twat hacks forward, placing rear cushion on the floor between front and rear seats, and placing front cushion on rear seat. This Is a feature that Is bound to appeal to campers and vacationists. "The hinged driver's seat also gives him easy aree to th en tire Interior, a feature that Is bound to appeal to salesmen, mail carriers, and others who us their car In their dalty work. Although the back of the front seat Is di vided, the front t cushion is n one piece." EiOFTHE WORLD HV5TERU SIEZES PROPHET S DUPES O. J. Kruiikel: auditor. Mrs. Geo. T. Cochran: directors: Mrs. Kllia beth McNalbert and Mrs. William Uvll. The only change was In the auditor. (Aamcbud ma Lmm4 Win.) NOfiALES. Ariz., June 3. Terror stricken by prophecies of the worlds end In 1S26. made by Enoch, prophet of the- Mexican peopfe In-Nogales, Sonora. hun dreds of residents of the Mexican border towns today began relig ious preparations for "tho end." Enoch, addressing hundreds of compatriots at public square gatherings last night, snld the coming year will be a succession of temblors over the entire earth. Cities will lie levelled and loss of life will be tremendous, he predicted. As the earthquake subside, he prophesied, a terrific heal will settle upon the earth and dry places will quickly Ignite. NORWAY CHOOSES CALIFORNIA MAN TO SEARCH ARCTIC (Continued from page 1.) nia. AKRON. O., June 3 James W. KUsworth, aged multimillionaire father of Lincoln Ellsworth, the missing Polar aviator, died last night at Villa Palmyra, near Flor ence, Italy. Announcement of his death was received from A. A. Augustus, j business agent for Ellsworth, who itH-eivru ifuru ui ms ueain louay. Death has thought to have been hastened by worry over his uons plight, who flew from Nor way In quest of the North Pole two weeks ago and has not been henrd from. The elder Ellsworth financed the North Pole expedition. IS 1) PIPPIN FOREIGN UNITS KEEP ORDER IN CHINESE CITY (.Continued from page 1.) SAN FRANCISCO The only automobile ever psycho-analyzed 1b being displayed here. It is the new Jewett roadster which arriv ed the other day from the factory and held bo much attention for those who paused to view it that it was decided to find out why. To a psycho-analyst who makes a living at It was put the question, "Why do people who like this car like It?" And the answer was, "Reranse It 1b youthful. The lines of the car are young, fresh and vigorous. Its beauty in that of the clear eyed, cleaq-cut young girl athlete poised on (he tennis court or div ing board. Its rumble seat In the rear deck suggests bappy four somes, off to picnics or the golf grounds. Its balloon tires and four-wheel brakes are merely bad ges of youth like bobbed hair and wide trousers. Like the youth whose youthfullness Is bespoken by his gayly colored hatband, the .IVwett roadster Is brlKhtened by nickeled courtesy lamps, radiator and -bumpers. Its two-tone gray rinifh with the dark double bead arcentuatlnr ? straight lines is like the simple but effective party gown of a debutante. The flying 'J radiator cap is emblematic of yottnbful spfed. "All of us." continued the psy-cho-analypt, "like to think that we are still young that we can still do the things we did a few years ago. For t hat reason we like youthful thintrs, thing. dash ing and full of life. " "We wear golf togs as mil eh as we dare because they make us look and feel younger. We get front seats at the musical come dies so we can ogle the third girl from the left and kid ourself that he Is ogling back because of our youth and not because we look like a limousine, supper and flowers. We try out mud packs; have our bald rpt mnssarred, ex erclre reliclonslv and get dh-orces In a fr.ntlc effort to stave off Kather Time. , were deserted. Chinese hotel employes and many domestic servants are ex pected to Join the general strike ttumorrow. , The total Chinese casualties so far are 21 killed and 60 wounded. A foreign woman who was struck by a brick when Btreetcars were attacked today, died later from her Injuries. CANTON. China. June 3 Exten sive movements of troops are be ing made here. Officials regard the situation as extremely grave and say fighting may be expected at any time. Train service has been suspend ed on all three railroads entering Canton. Corsets made to measure. Bras sieres, sires 30 to 55. 205 Perkins Illdg. WASHINGTON. Jun 3. Cable grams to the state department to day told of the continuing distur bances at Shanghai and predicted a serious battle In or near Canton within the next ten days. " SAME OFFICERS TO HEAD WOMEN CLUBS; $1500 FOR LEGION MARSUFIELI), Ore.. June 3. AH officers of the Oregon Plate Federation of Women's Clubs, with one exception were re-elected by acclamation today at the convention here. The federation today voted to donate tl!t0 to the loernbecher Memorlalshlp In Portland following advice by C. C. Holt of Portland, chairman of the hospital guild. Competition for the convention next year has not ri'p definitely to the surface yet. although Rend and La Grande have been men tioned as possible convention cities for next year. Those elected were president Mrs. Sadie Orr-lunbar: Vice-presidents. Miss Grace ('hamler1nln and Mrs. L. K. Mean; recording! secretary. Mrs. William Pollock; corresponding secretary. Mrs. Leander Martin; treasurer. Mrs. LAUNDRTWDSj Read the Classified (ids. Sn The Nrws-Revipw. Thej mean dollar to yon. o Advertise consistently! V News-Keview Classified Ad varUslng tor results. I GOOD LAUNDRY WORK IM AtCtS Hone UFE 0R16HTI Superior iHiimlry brightens tip the home. life as well as your personal appear ante. !. t us undertake to slinw you what laundry quality anil service really ntvans. Phone ns. Roscburg Steam Laundry Phone 7 Roscburg, Ore, Tl LURES AUTOISTS Vacation time Is again here! And who, In this glorious west of ours, can resist the temptation to pack the tent and camp goods Into the car and start out for the gypsy trail. It is an age old call this call of the open road. It harkens back over generations to the Inborn urge that makes us want to leave all that Is artificial, all that is conventional, and set out for a new land of free dom, a realm with elbow room for all Vacation Land. Successive days of bright sun nhinp, of warm spring days; tales of limits of trout takeu from the streams high In the mountains, makes dreamers of ns all. It stirs up the old pioneer blood that cour ses through our veins, making us want to follow the unknown trail that lends off to adventureland. We are all victims of this wan derlust and It la needless to Ignore Its call, now that auto camping has bvcnme one of America's leading outdoor institutions. Not so very many years ago, auto camping was looked upon, more or less, with disdain. It was considered the recreation suitable for the man with small means. But all of this has changed for Pack ard and Font now tour the vacation highway together and banker and laborer camp side by side. Auto camping favors no certain class but unites all men, regardless of sta tion. Into one great outdoor frater nlty. Modern ramping equipment has brought about this remarkable change. Household furnishings and utensils have been rebuilt and au to camnlng has taken on a new as pect. The entire ramping party may now live comfortably lrt their homo by the wayside. If properly eqtilnped with a compact portable outfit. There are many different styles of camping tents that may be had In either the two. four or six party sires. Spring teds that roll Into a small package and take up but lit tle room on the running board, are great convenience. Everything has been designed to eliminate bnlklness even to the cooking uten sil" and table accessories' With the opening of the touring season, the Western Auto Supply has placed on dlsplnv. for the In spection of prespertlve campers, nil of the latest goods designed to mske the tnnr Into varatlonland a most pleasant one. ponzii Although the exact state ot road ; improvement In the United State j at the present Hme Is not known, ; It Is estimated by the Department of Agriculture that the total mile age of surfaced roads at the end ' of 1924 was between 4.r.n uftft onH 475,000 miles. Indications are that approximately 40.000 miles of sur faced roads of various tvDes have ' been built during each year since 1921. Exact figures as to how this ! mileage has been divided br types i or States are not available. A con siderable part o the work, more over, has consisted of resurfacing. It thprefnro Mn nnt k. .iim.ri the net mileage of surfaced roads' nas oeen increased during the last three years by the total amount of the new construction. The last complete survey of the road im provement situation was made in 1921 when the total surfaced mile age was reckoned at 387,760 miles. New construction and resurfacing since 1921 have proceeded at a rate which is believed to Justify the estimate that the net gain since then Is well above 60,000 miles. Another common error, says the within the yearly savings In the cost of operating the vehicles it has to carry. In other words, the department. Is that all roads should be hard-surfaced. Hard surfacing with concrete, brick, as phalt, stone or wood blocks is an expensive process. When its cost Is greater than the saving accru ing from the improvement, hard surfacing is not advisable. It is possible to make great improve ments in roads without hard-sur-1 facing them and these improve ments are quite effective in reduc ing the cost of travel. When vehicles using a road are comparatively few, an unsurfaced but graded and drained road can be made and maintained in satis factory condition by dragging at very low cost. It the traffic is so great that an unsurfaced road can not be maintained in continuous good condition, surfacing with stone, sandclay or gravel, although more costly than simple grading will generally be compensated by tne greater saving In the cost of operating vehicles over It Sim ilarly, when the traffic Is greater than a gravel road will carry, a bi tuminous, macadam surface can be economically applied. It Is not necessary to use one of the hard- surface types uneil the traffic be comes very dense. When that point Is reach, hard-surfacing is necessary and economical. All roads should be improved says the department, GOING FAST! Those mowers and rakes at carlot prices. Order now and save money. WIRE FENCE If you need fence get our special direct from car offer before you buy. Car will arrive about June 15th. See Us First We Can Save You Money FARM BUREAU COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE ROSEBURQ OAKLAND RAIL MONOPOLY PROBLEM CONFRONTS KLAMATH FALL8 KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. June 3. Although no definite decision has been made, A. W. Collier, newly elected president of the Klamath county Chamber of Com merce, favors a general vote of the membership upon the question as to whether or not Bupport shculd he proffered more than one of the railroads now seeking to enter Klamath county. A special committee will be announced next Tuesday dVd the question of a general vote on the railroad situation tolll lie left with it. Officials of the Hill and South ern Pacific lines were here today investigating local conditions in connection with the big rail bat tle which finds the two Interests opposing each other for entry to Klamath County and Central Ore gon. Neither group would . discuss the situation, other than to say they were here to investigate con ditions generally. 000.000 Industry. Hitherto, the fish commission has been In politics for the benefit ot the Industry now It will be In politics for the hrneflt of the poli ticians. Salem Journal. Administering Our Game If the wild game and fish ot Ore gon belong to anybody they belong to the people of Oregon all the people. This game Is a natvral re source of the state to be adminis tered in such a way as to be of the greatest profit to everybody. Mere politics has no vested In terest in our game fish, our game -birds, our deer, bear, beaver and the rest, any more man it has in a state coal mine. State government In Oregon can and should so ad minister the game of this state that there will be perpetual good fishing and shooting for all real sportsmen who love to hunt and fish according to the rules. The business of the state with fish and game is to see that game hogs are suppressed and that natural condi- 7, preservation and multiplication ot game and fish. J ! Oregon can well take a leaf from the game laws and practices of Pennsylvania, where from a state I almost barren of larger game, that Evolution Case Next. I commonwealth has become perhaps The significance in the Oregon I tne best shooting grounds in the school law case is the bearing the!11"""' States. Game and fish are decision may have on the Tennessee nl 'n politics in Pennsylvania. So fish J STATE PRESS t COMMENT "Veil, aiifaaaril h., lha . , UttHe. WUICU Will UUUIiaieiy VUIIIU ---.. u. ..as nnuo auu lu uiw wan- . . ... ... n,L.:Pnmlnl..iAn rt u t... i mn. Arrn tA UfturB II1H I1IKI1 iriUUUUI. 1 UD , incv aiai. urru m them justifies, but no road should f01"' wldf iat he .Oregon case be improved beyond its earning ! whether the Mate has a right to capacity. When this principle ia observed the required annual ex penditure for any type of road is return to the public In the form of economic transportation la the sole measure of the worth of road improvement. To nay that all roads should be hard-surfaced, the department points out, is merely another way of urging expendi tures in excess of income. Still nnnther enmmnn mltnUe tfl tire idea that there is such a thing j as a permanent road. This delu sion, says the department, has been .responsible for much disre gard of road maintenance. None of the State highway departments. however, any longer harbors this error. It is now thoroughly un derstood by the public agencies that all roads, regardless of type. gradually depreciate and wear out under the wheels of vehicles and the action of tho weather. To keep a road in continuously good order. it Is necessary to start maintain ing It the day Its construction Is completed. TO MA CITE; go to public schools as distinct from private schools. The answer of the court is that "the child Is not the mere creature of the state," a phrase of very definite meaning in the premises. The Tennessee law declares: That it shall be unlawful for any teacher In any educational institu tion or school supported in whole or In part by public Bchool funds of the state "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine creation of man as taught In the Fible and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals." A young teacher of 24 In the high school at Dayton. Tennessee, Its work that public opinion backs It and strongly defends It from po litical spoilsmen. In that state are 600,000 sports men, mostly holders of annual fishing and hunting licenses. These, though unorganized, form a con scious unit in matters pertaining to the admanistration of game; bo much so that against their desire regarding this matter no governol or other state official dare move. This commission, formed of six competent persons appointed for a term of six years, and serving without pay, has won this power by honest and efficient work in re stocking the state and In keeping it at a high efficiency level. In Oregon 103,000 people took out hunting and fishing licenses In 1924. A few of these are doubtless used in his classroom a textbook tourists from other states; but we which contains a discussion of the can reasonably count on no less theory of evolution. In a magia- than 100.000 voters who are more trate's court he has already been than ordinarily Interested In the declared guilty and bound over to beat possible administering of our the grand jury of the county. The I eamA rennro Thu twwiv n Hn legislature of Tennessee intended to ' for Oregon what the sDortsmen of (Aariatl rtet Lttccd Wirt.) PORTLAND. Ore., June 3. Strawberry prices took another spurt this morning in the early gardeners and ranchers market. prevent all teachers In the state from bringing the subject of evo lution to the attention of their stu dents. The assumption Is that the case will ultimately find Its way into the United States supreme court, a step to which opponents of the law will be encouraged by the finding of the court that "the child Is not the mere creature of the state." and is, under the consti tution, entitled to receive such In struction as the parent may elect If a state may not lawfully or- ; daln that children of certain ages i must attend public schools and no other, how can It ordain what branches of study they may not pursue? Portland Journal. Plerceized Commercial fishing Is one of the largest Industries in Oregon bring ORDINANCE SLAIN I BY JUDGEMORRDW Receipts were hardly half of what i"g In an average of over 15,000.000 they were Tuesday morning and year ra ouisiue money, lurnisn prlces were fully 75 cents a cratel'ng employment to hundreds of higher. Dest new Oregons and people on the streams and in the Marshals went to $2.40 to $2.R0 a canneries. Its growing importance crate . Gold Dollars sold around ' has been recognlied In the past by $2 25 with a very few as low ns j appropriations of state money to $2.10. The market was very firm!111! and maintain hatcheries to from the start and whole truck , replenish the supply. loads were taken at $2.50 straight. , he Pt few years, principally Cool weather and rain lias re- ! the ability of Frank M. tarded the growth of the berries j BrT- when a member of the considerably I commission, and since his retire- The harvest Is right at the peak j ""' ,f 1 te '' Kendall, and the now and another week will find organising capacity of tarl I), the vleld lighter. Farmers are shoemaker as manager, the com complaining that warm weather mission has been put on a business and sunshine are needed badly to """" 'elf-supporting and its keep the berries from rotting on : "Pet "ns greatly enlarged. It real the vine. Fruit arriving (h, ( W controls the Industry by issuin, morning was' green on one side al- l1"-1?'""'- "gating policies and en- j I'ntil the election of Governor Pierce the commission had been selected from those recommended Pennsylvania did for that state. Oregon will never be like Penn sylvania, a state with a large pro portion of woodland and other nat ural cover for game, and with much fine fresh water for the growing of game fish. Oregon is destined to have a very dependable and munificent Income from the trade of tourists who come for the scen ery and climate. If to these we may add the use of the b -st shoot ing and fishing grounds in the United States, which we may readi ly do, we shall add many millions to our annual income. To do this it is as necessary to keep bad politics out of the game and fish resources- as It is to keep fires out of the forests. Portland Telegram. Wisconsin U Picks Editor President though- the quality taken as whole was excellent. Raspberries are coming In very slowly. A few crates In this morn ing were held at $4 50 early, the market easing off around $4 25 later In the trading. For quick rennits Review rlaaatfled ids nee Tew Pnno lsa (AanrUtes Frrm laurd WI. PORTI.AVD, Ore.. June 3 A toning ordinance recently adopted by popular vote In Portland, fixing certain districts as exclusively residential sections, was declared unconstitutional today by Circuit Judge Robert O. Morrow, City at torney Frank 9. Grant announced that an appeal would be taken and the cae mar be carried to the Tnlted Slates Supreme Court. . Judge Morrow held that since the property Involved in the case, I by the commercial fishing Interests. Mr. Pierce's first appointment was a Portland physician, who when he found that the governor wanted a political machine built up. refused to endanger a vast business and was ousted. The second appointee was an Astjrla lawyer. The third ap pointee was a Portland lawyer, who he refused to remain. The fourth and fifih appointees are two stats senators, neither of whom are from flshlag districts. The fth commission ttis at last to establish a cresmefy was worth l"en Plercelxed. Three politicians. "Just like a letter from hom That is what vonr friends will ! say If you mall them the News- I Review dsllv. ! upon which the plaintiffs sought ; less as resldrnre property than as ;lo know nothing at all about the the lite-of a creamery, the inning Industry, or about fish or their law. which prohibits business : propagation, and ar In no wa.ep bulldlngs in the district, results In I reseniatlve of the fishing Industry, partial confiscation, and Is there- either of packers or of fishermen, fore unconstitutional. are given full control ot this 5,- I f . .aiiar Ml,i4i. Glenn Frank (above), editor of the Century Magasine, is ex pected to accept the presidency of L'nivcnity of Wisvontin, of fered to llim by the board of re gents. Rotcoe Pound, dean of Harvard law school, first chosen for the position, declined.