ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. THURSDAY. JUNE 25. 1925,
THIsEE
$125 Cash!
New 3-inch Bain Wagon!
3x5-8 tires. - Only two at this price
if sold this week.
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Money Talks Let's Hear It.
See Ut First We Can Save You Money
FARM BUREAU
COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE
ROIEtURO OAKLAND
LOCAL NEWS
Leave For Portland
Mill Eva Hire left for Port-1
: land yesterday to sperid the next
few days visiting.
On Business. I
Waldon Thompson spent several
boura here yesterday on business
before returning to bia borne at
, Looking Olaas.
i Over From Coos.
1 Thomas P. James, an automobile
! dealer of Marshfield, spent yester
day in Roseburg on business, ac
companied by his wife and son.
From Dillarrl
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jennings mo
tored from Dlllard yesterday and
SDent the afternoon shoppftig and
visiting with friends. I
Visiting Belt Home.
ltoland Dimmlck of Salem, until
recently a studi-nt at O. A. C, is
visltiuK at the home of lr. W. C.
Belt.
'time ago.
Former Resident Here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McKnlght and
family, formerly of this city, are
spending a few weeks visiting with
; fi lends here. Mr. McKnlght was
formerly principal of the local high
school, and has been superinten
danl of schools at Dufur, Ore., for
,the past three years. They are
veil known in this city.
Shopping Here Wednesday.
Misa liartman of Sutherlin spent
a part of the afternoon of yester
day iu Koseburg doing a bit of
shopping., j
HEAT RECORDS
SET FOR STATE;
101 HERE AT 3
tury mark.
Heat records tor this year In
Klamath county were broken this
afternoon when the mercury reach
ed 94.5 shortly after one o'clock
this afternoon. According to the
reclamation service hydrographer
the temperature was still mounting
and probably would reach 9? by
late this afternoon.
Arrives Today.
P. W. Todd arrived here this
morning from Tillman, Ore., to
spend the day visiting and attend
ing to business affairs.
To Ashland. " '
Mrs. C. K. Walker and two chil
dren of this city left this morning
for Ashland, where Mrs. Walker
will look after business matters.
In For Day
i Q. Hamilton was a visitor In
this city yesuerday, spending the
day attending to business mat
ters. He resides at Reuben.
(AlOTriitnt Prm Uunl Wire.)
PRINKVILLE. Ore.. June 25.
Central Oregon today became host
to the American Legion of Ore
gon, assembling here for its an
nual convention. Delegates arriv-
IP.l InHnv ffnm oil norla .ha
Mayor Ileclitoll of Prinevllle
welcomed the convention on be
half of the city and Senator J. H..
I'pton of llend. was on the pro
gram to extend the welcome on
urnuii vi uie interior empire.
Following the opening meeting
this morning the days program ;
provided for a barbecue at city ,
park at noon, the first perform- '
ance of a three day rodeo at tire
fair grounds this afternoon, an
open house at 5 'p. m., grand '
promenade or tne society of 4u
homine et 8 Vhevaux at 8 p. m.
and a dance in the open air pa
vilion at 9 p. m.
Oeorge P. Griffith of Salem Is
stupe commander. Officers will
be elected and Installed Saturday.
SEC JARDINE TO
VISIT ROSEBURG
THIS EVENING
'Continued from rmsre 1
as -practical business methods par
ticularly In the way of co-operative
marketing are applied, was the pre
diction of Secretary Jardine made
thia afternoon at a luncheon given
him at Camp Jackson as the .
of Brigadier-General Oeorge A.
White and Staff, of the Oregon Na
tional Guard.
Mr. Jardine said be had excel
lent reports from nearly all the
agricultural regions of the coun
try, with the exception of some of
the Rocky mountain states, and
that he believed that the agricul
tural depression through which the
United States had passed had serv
ed as a needed lesson of the dan
ger of over-expansion and the spe
cial need of Improving the methods
of merchandising agricultural pro
ducts. The farmer needs, he said, not
special privileges, not subsidies.
but equal opportunities with other
business men and that, he said, is
what he Intends, aa Secretary of
Agriculture, to give him. If It Ilea
within his power. The government
does not intend to give the farmer
money, but hopes to put the farm
er where he can make it.
From Glendalej !
Mr. and Mrs. Alber Schnlder and
two sons were here from .Glendalej
, on business. Mr. Schnlder Is owner
:of the Glendale Lumber company. I
Spends Day.
Among those from the coast to
spend Wednesday in this city at
tending to business mutters, V
J. E. Russell, of Marshfield.
Attends Convention j
Clifford W. Boyle, of the local
postofflre force, left this morning!
for Astoria to atteud the annuul
convention of Oregon postal clerks.
Mexican Fined.
liesent Ruis, a Mexican laborer,
was fined $15 In the city court yes
terday charged with switching li
cense plates on au automobile.
1
1 From Looking Glass. .
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of Look-1
lng Class spent yesterday in this
telty shopping and on business.;
tThey returned home in the after-.
! noon. '
Visitors In Town.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edwards and i
Mrs. L. Decker were In this city for i
several hours yesterday. They are I
from Umpqua and were here Bhop-'
ping and on business.
From lide I
Roy llond returned to his home
at Glide vesterday afternoon af
ter spending several hours in
Roseburg visiting and looking af
ter business affairs.
Leave for California.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kalfus, who
have been visiting at the (.
Reibel home In this city, left fur
their home at Pacific Grove, Cal.,
this moruing.
Divorce Suit Filed.
A suit for divorce has been filed
by Emily I. Maddox against Wood
son Maddox, desertion being al
leged. The plaintiff Is represent
ed by Attorney R. W. Marsters.
Uyloni Visit
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Layton and
family were visitors from point
north of this city yesterday. They
are from Wilbur and .were hew
shopping and on business.
E
On HuMlnoss
Fred Hamilton motored from
his home. Half Moon Orchards,
yesterday and spent the afternoon
here looking after business matters.
i
.Vis Horn In Town
j Mr. and Mrs. T. (1. Lawtson were
'among those who spent Wednes
j day in this city shopping a-nd at
! tending to business affairs. They
J are residents of Cmnas Valley.
entire trip will be there, and he
will have a few hours going on
to Portland for a series of confer-!
ences and hearings. '
MKDFORD. Ore.. June 25. !
Secretary of Agriculture V. M. I
Jardine and party arrived In a
special car on the Shasta shortly
after eleven o'clock this morning,,
was met by a delegation of Med
ford citizens headed by Mayor O.
O. Alenderfer, taken on a short
tour of the orchard district and
then whisked to Camp Jackson,
whpre after a salute of 19 guns,
he was the guest of honor at a
luncheon given br Hrigadler-Gen-.eral
George A. White. ,
Secretary Jardine on his arriv
al was accompanied by his bro
ther. ,?. T. Jardine, director of the
experiment station at Oregon
Agricultural College; Professor
AV. A. Jensen, executive secretary,
O. A. C; Dean BeeU of O. A. C,
and Robert Kerr, son of Presi
dent Kerr of O. A. C.
The secretary of agriculture Is
making a tour of the coast to
Inspect agricultural conditions
and after a conference with lead
ing business men and ranclrers in
Medford. will leave for a motor
tri to Rofphnre thl evening.
That the United States faces an
era of continued and Increasing
agricultural prosperity, which will
be made more and more permanent
(AMtwUted IT. LcaaPd Wirf.)
BEND, Ore., June 25.--The Big
labor turnover on the Natron cut
off construction work, which was
predicted for July 4, has already
started, according to Information
from employers here. Thirty men
were needed this morning for
work on the cut-off to fill tire
places of men who quit last night.
It Is expected to be greatly In
creased within the next few days.
Bad road conditions have delayed
the big spring turnover accord
ing to local Information, but now
the men can mora easily from one
place to another.
Calls for hay hands are be in
received at local employment offices.
Returns From South.
Mrs. R. D. Williams and daugh
ter, Eliiabeth Williams, returned
to their home In this city yester
day after a two weeks' visit In Snn
Francisco with Mrs. Williams' sister.
Here from Coast.
Mr. and Mrs. A, Schmldle and
Mrs. A. W. Jones of Coos Bay ar
rived here yesterday afternoon and
will visit a short time. Mr. Schml
dle Is of the firm of Keystr and
Schmldle.
Surveyor and Wife Here
Mr. and Mrs. Chan. W. Wesalen, '
of Sacramento, arrived here yes
terday. Mr. WVsslen Is In charge I
of a geographical survey party and
will be here on business for several
days. !
Leave for Weed.
John Felkey, Mark Westrum and
A. Anderson of San Francisco, who
have been here for the past few
days, left this morning for Weed,
Cal. They are Western Vnlon em
ployes and will be working for that
company out of Weed.
reach the 100 mark before night,
according to the report of the lo
cal weather observer. Yesterday
the maximum temperature late in
the afternoon was 99. The low
mark 'for last night was 63. the
hottest Kugene niht since June 6,
1921. Yesterday was the hottest
day In 14 years records here show.
With dry wind blowing, forest of
ficials are taking precautions
aguinst timber fire. The relative
humidity at noon was 35.
I The temperature at 1 p. m. here
today was 97, wlih Indications of
going higher, the weather observer
.reported.
I At 5:45 the thermometer had
mounted to 101 degrees.
i 109 Medford'a Hottest
MEDFORD. Ore.. June 25. Yes
terday, with a maximum tempera
ture of 108.8, was the hottest June
day In the history of the local wea
ther bureau and has only been ex
eeded twice, on July 16. 1911 when
the mercury reached 109.5 and on
July 13, 1920, when It reached 109.
i With the thermometer reaching 80
early today, the weather bureau
concedes that the record of 1911
may be equalled before nightfall.
I At 1 o'clock the temperature
stood at 93.3 with a warm breeze
, and a forecast of thunder showers
this afternoon.
I The mercury at 2 o'rjock stood
at 104, the same as yesterday, at
the same hour.
I
92 At Bend
j TT.KND, Ore., June 25. The tem
perature yesterday reached 92 de
grees, dropping to 53 during the
nicht. according to the government
weather observer. This equalled
the record made Monday, but the
temperature remained high for a
long period yesterday, which made
the day seem much warmer than
the temperature readings lndtraL
ed. The temperature at 1:30 was 94
according to unofficial reports. A
slight breeze made it seem less
warm than earlier In the day. The
relative humidity at the same time
stood at 21.
99 In PtndUton
PENDLETON, Ore., June 25.
The temperature In Pendleton at
1:30 today was 99, compared with
yesterday's maximum of 94. Farm
era In some sections of the county
are a-pprvhensiva about possible
damage to wheat, but reports show
little if any damage so far Inflicted.
(AMOcUttd rre Uued Wirt.,
BEND, Ore., June 25. Travel
I ling 55 miles an hour In an effort
to catch a speeder on The Dulles
; California highway this morning,
j Sergeant Earl Houston, state traf
1 1 ic officer, had barely cought up
'with the speeder and had not yet
had time to signal him, when Dar-
win Jenkins of San Francisco ran
; into the rear of Houston's car,
the slate officer reported,
j Jenkins' car went into the ditch
' and in going over tore a wlwel.
off the rear of Houston's car,
j dumuging the rear of the car to
' some extent and tore a wheel off
, his own car. The San Francisco
' man was ou his way to the Am
. erlcan Legion convention at Prlne-
viile.
Ms Com'nfTomorrowWAlTf
DREAD CHINESE
MJ ,rimiLSti juenia on ineir siae or me cs-iai.
FFQTIVAI 1Q rf HPT! "' cn' trom ,ne evll,,c of my
r co 1 1 LJ own eyes, make the statement oil
Lunnnued from nnirn I I na.kH v .. - . i .
tcontinued from page l.j
TAXIMETERS TRACED BACK
TO EARLY DAYS OF ATHENS
Locate Here I
Mr.- and Mrs. Klenieu arrived,
here from Portland the first of the
week and will locate in this city. 1
I corporation and will have charge J
of this district
Leaves for Portland.
Paul Maier, New York buyer for
the J. C. Ureter company, who has
been here on business for the past
week or so, left this morning for
Porlland, where he will select mtw
stork for the local branch store
which suffered fire damag f a she f
I Hot At Klamath
i KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. June
25 June heat records were ex
pected to bo shattered here today
wjth the mercury slowly mount
ing as early as 9 o'clock this morn
ing. It was 82 at 9 o'clock. The
; maximum yesterday was 91, which
was nttained late In the afternoon.
Weather officials expected It to
exceed 95 before today is over.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
mercury hnd mounted to 96 -and
was still ascending- Indications
were that It would near the cen-
I OXFORD, Eng., June 25. (A.
,P.) Modern research has disclos
ed that the chariots which plied for
hire about the Acropolis In the
days of Pericles were fitted with
' ingenious and highly Industrious
taximeters.
I In the grey dawn of Attic his
: tory distances were measured by
professional pacers called bemal
lsts, who followed the kings on
' campaigns and processions, but
with the introduction of horses
chariots the bematlst's lot In that
hot and dusty land became an ac
tive and unenviable one Then
the taximeter o( those days was,
It Is said, Invented out of sympathy
for this industrious order of men.
The profitable lltt.e Instrument -survived
wars and invasions, and
clicked on through all the darkest
jages. They are recorded to have
been In uso in Spain In the days of
Columbus, and John Evelyn, the
seventeenth century diarist, speaks
of them as "way wlsers," very
"pretty and useful."
' Of these "waywisers" or "peram
bulators" a number have now been
collected and are on display In the
newly-reopened Oxford museum of
scientific instruments.
oath." he says, "that the . firing
'waa first started by Chinese. The
I senior British naval officer - and
eytenilnd hl armed fnrrc. in I myself were standing unarmed by
'Shanghai,, Invaded a recreation ,the bridge for the special purpose
ground on Chinese territory and iof guarding against any precipitate
I broke up a meeting of students and ior nervous action on the part of
radicals. l,he defenders and only escaped
The Dragon boat festival at ' w'.lh ?,ur 'lTe ut of Lnal1 of t"!'
'whlch an outbreak waa expected. d''f,fd " w" ""
passed without a flare-up from the !,hen ln defense fire was
.Chinese spectators. All volunteer ;?Pened .,rom Shameen and br
'foreign defense units were muster- ,fnch forces, which were simlM
led ready to put down any dlstur- i"' ed. The firing from
bance. but their services were not I Shameen ceased even before the
needed. sniping from the tops of houses
I. ' ....... opposite by Chinese soldiers was
At sundown tonight. It was - ulscDntlnui.
peeled that the general strike ..You ,hat th , , fc
which has paralysed Shanghai D , d h
business for the past month would ,,,, waa prelnedUtfd. Tng j ab.
be Urm Inated tomorrow. The ,,,, ..
ISJES. fD"! X, !. . e. consul-general point., out
r swv a . l l that the premeditation was . upon
however The a atus of the ship- , Rrt Jf fh ch tp,1
ping strike remained unchanged ',,,,, udents who as well
The American Association of , known .fore hand and pointed m
China today cabled to the state ,
'P'n'''t urging cooperation of :letter f , 22 dererm,ned
I the United States with other pow- ,0 cmUe an ,nc,dfnt a vlew
M trS Lia tr P081" " martyrs ""r;
Strike now! Those who are suc
ceeding today were readers and ad
vertisers of yesterday's classified
columns In the News-Keview.
observance of treaty regulations.
The message said the Chinese
'government should be charged with
; responsibility for the loss of lives
and property.
Defense forces were unrelaxed
tonight.
SHANGHAI, June 25. The po
lice yesterday obtained Information
of a widespread student plot to hire
motor cars and dash around the In
ternational settlement here throw
ing bombs and shooting. The pp-1 break on Tuesday in which hot
lice therefore ordered that no cars ! were exchanged by Chinese, firing
be let to hire, except to well known : from the bund and the Ilritlsh
customers. Volunteers and special j end French marinea guarding
constables have been mobilised In I Shameen, the foreign settlement,
the foreign settlement and have i The Chinese losses in this affair
been posted at stragetlc points. I "re authoritatively placed at
NEW YORK. June 25. The
anti-foreign sentiment in China Is
continuing to run high, with lit
tle prospect of early subsidence.
Amoy and Canton seem to be
the principal trouble pointa at
present, but the agitation carried
on by students and workers is so
widespread that there is no indi
cation where new outbreaks may
occur.
The movement la especially
strong at Canton, scene of an out-
Murder "Fans" Battle to See Shepherd Trial
On Way to Prinevllle.
Portland Oregnnlan: "Prfneville
or bust," wrote Bert O. Bates, after
his name on the Multnomah regis
ter, so If the Roseburg newspaper
man fails to ro the American
Legion convention his readers can
rest assured that he has burst, or
Is "busted," or possibly both. Any
way, Mr. Bates and some buddies
from the land of prunes got as far
as Portland, headed for central
Oregon, and If the Intense heat
dosen't cause them tire trouble
they will be looking at the Ochoco
reservoir as per schedule.
Rov Cedarstrom Now Daddy -
Petition for adoption of James ;
Smith by Boy I, and Minnie Cedar
strom of Marshfield, has been nid
at Coqullle. Consent of the child's!
mother has been given. Marsh
field Times.
On Vacation
R. C. Blaxall. clerk at the ZlElpr-
Fee hardware store, and Mrs. Wax-1
all leave this evening by automo-i
bile on a vacation trip to points;
north, which will include Van-!
couver. Wash., and Prinevllle, Ore. !
Quick turnover. Advertise. A
classified ad today brings sales tomorrow.
Marriage Licenses-
Marriage licenses were Issued ln
Portland thfs week to Janins A. j
I Caraway, of this city, and Althea
May Hembree. of Portland, also to i
Virgil E. Mcflee, of CanyonvilJe,
and Kaiherine E. Lyons, of Port
I land. !
ELECTRIC RANGES
AND OTHER
Household Helos For Sale
AT REASONABLE TERMS
COILS FOR REPAIR IN STOCK
Service Prompt Work Guaranteed
Agency for Electric
Sewing Machines Water Heaters Dish Washers Refrigerators
Waf h ers Cleaners I roners
Westinghouse Maxda Lamps
ARTHUR H. CROWELL
Phone 611
404 W. Cass St.
' Enloy Fishing Trip-
Mr. and Mrs. L. Bownn. or Uakr, ,
are guests of W. J. Weaver for
several days. Mr. Downs Is pro-!
, piletor of the Geistr Grand hotel.
He and Mrs. Bowns have juat re-
I turned from a fishing strip on the.
1 Jsorth Lmpqua.
i s
! Leaves for East
! Mrs. C. E. Trueblood of this clly i
left Tuesday evening for eastern ,
points, where she will spend
month visiting. She will visit her:
father, I. Q. Graham and three sls-i
ters at Minneapolis. On her return '
home she will stop over to visit ln !
Des Moines, Iowa, points In Omaha,
and Council Bluff. I
f
VIA,, i J- V- it, -., f t NT.
tn - . U-', ft , r f I S
, Chinese are being searched for
arms and other precautions, are be
, lng taken.
I The shipping situation Is grow
ing worse. British liners are
avoiding Shanghai.
HONQ KONO, June 25 The Chi
inese civil governor of Canton to
jday received a reply to his protest
to the British consul-general In
which the latter places all respon
sibility for the deaths of Chinese
while they were parading opposite
Shameen, the foreign settlement
upon the Chinese authorities.
In his note the Chinese gorernor
asserts that soldiers and police at
! the British concession, suddenly
opened fire with machine guns and
: rifles after the parade had passed
thirty killed and seventy wound
ed.
, Shameen -has assumed the ap
pearance of an armed camp. The
women and children have been
transported by sea to Hong Kong
and tiro British and Japanese are
strengthening their fortifications.
Washington officials are con-e-ned
over the attitude' of the
Peking government as expressed
In the latest Chinese no fa to the
diplomatic body. They fear the
provisional government's stand
will only serve to encourage the
agitators seeklnc to provoke a
conrerted violent movement
aralnst all the foreigners In
China. "'
SHANGHAI. June 25. Telo-,
grams from various storm centers
almost entirely up Shake Sint:r.r;L.
wu iM k 'v, i M i In the anti-foreign movement do-
71"J ,l.thHiih.irf. ? S' ; h equation as follows:
I tends, wafl directed at the ernwtla
.and waa participated In by police
I and so dlers of the French conces-
slon who followed the Ilritlsh lend.
A Portugese gunboat fired a big
gun with the result that the killed
n .. .1 ...... I .(... Intak.it mAM titan
100. This brutal killing was pre
meditated and secretly planned
At Wuhti near Nanking the
food boycott of forolitn warships
continues, but the Chinese author
ities are maintaining order. 'The
American destroyer McCormlck
has arrived at Ningpo, in Chekt
ang province, south on Shanghai
snn order has been restored there.
Chinese soldiers are guarding the
Kxtra deputies' arc necessary to hold in check the great throngs of murder "fans" who dally
battle to get into the Chicago courtroom where William Darling Shepherd, alleged "germ murderer,"
is being tried. The photo shows some of the eager thousands waiting in a courthouse passage.
the e vil governor asserts. When , fnro(i.n quarter.
he heard the particulars, tne Lht-, The Chinese authorities at Swa
ntae official aald, he was exceed- . ,ow ,he coa,( between Amoy
Ingly amazed and In duty bound an(1 canton have given assurance
to enter the most serious protest that foreigners will be protaeUed.
and he added that the entire res-, h,lt tnpw are nol ronaldered con
ponslhlllty for the affair rested up- vlnclng because of the absence
on the civil and military officials i f control over the agitators. At
at the French and Ilritlsh conces- j Amor, the Chinese and foreign
sion and the Portuguese soldiers authorities are co-operating and
and gunboats concerned. the situation Is described as ser-
The Ilritlsh consul-general, re-1 Ions.
I plying, pointa out that the Porlu- At Holhow on the Island of
guese gunboat took no part In the iialnan, southwest of Cannm, the
unfortunate affair. It was the 1 situation continues disturbed and
defense forces of the Ilritlsh and
French concessions alone who re
plied .to an attack made on them
by Chinese troops or military stu-
there I much uneasiness.
No change Is reported from the
other centers, hut a generally
tene ntmosphere prevails. ' '
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MG for REF AIM
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, so make your call at the BREIER STORE during the
remaining days of this week. It will be a CLEAN-UP. Notice the Bargains in
WATCH
Shoes and Hosiery for Men, Women and- Children
THE ARRIVAL OF NEW MERCHANDISE SOON