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I MODERATELY WARM Consolidation of The Evening New and The Rouburg Rtvitw . . aaaa.! .aaaa, a v a - .aw An Independent Newspaper, Publish 1 P J Q L C LsJ N I TT J3 InUrMls of the Ptepl. COUNTY )a An Independent Newapaper, Publish for ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED KSt SERVICE WORLD'S NEWS TODAY VOL. XXVI NO. 218 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBfcJRG. OREGON. TUESDAY. AUGUST 4. 1925. VOL. XIII NO. 117 OF THE EVENING NEWS school m LIST CAN i CHANGED NOW Law Forces to Wait 2 Years, Says Attorney General. SUPER BROADCAST STATION MAKES ITS DEBUT ON THE AIR I Ary Roseburg radio font llsten- the interesting four-hour ded-"-. Ij( program of KPO, San Fran 'yat night. This wua the Inl t 'cast of lta new lOoO-watt . Opthlch replaces the BOO-watt ras beeo to use for aev- A prize contest was staged In : connection with the program i and the winners of the 400 valu- able gifts will be selected Monday, Commission A""" 10- . niuuug imo urni lauin fi &- ill w awarded are a $10(10 lot and a $475 sealskin coat Communlrallons to , KPO were so numerous last night mai six leiegrapn operators were kept busy handling congraulatlons. OPINION IS RENDERED Two Thirds of Present List Must Continue in Use Other Books Can't Be Substituted. $800,000 THEFT IS CHARGED TO BANKER (Associated ITcai LMMd win.) SALEM, Ore., Aug. 4. Under the law it is incumbent upon the educational authorities of Oregon to continue in iikm ihu twn thi-.i of the text book list not now cover-! ea ny contracts until such time aa ""i auupuuiis are maue oy tne text book commission. But, under the law, the text book commission cannot make new adoptions until November 1926. The law specifi cally points out the duty of the text book commission and the state board of education, hence there is no emergency existing. Thn nhflVA In anKatunna I - . i. .. .a. B.uoiaiivc IB IUC opinion of Attorney-General Van niKie, wnose written opinion on the question Is received today by the state board of education fol lowing his oral opinion which was delivered yesterday to the state text book commission. In the face of that opinion the commission voted to meet August 20 and adopt new books. The opinion quotes the law of 1923 which says: "The state board of text book commissioners Bhall meet at the state capltol on the third Monday in November In the year 1921, and on the third Monday in .November every two years thereafter." The opinion also cites the law requiring the state superintendent of schools in February 1924. and in February of every two years there after, to notify the publishers of the meeting of the text book com mission to be held the following November. Another quotation from the law ftaVS that "All rnnlracla 1L-Ith ..K Ushers for books not changed shall i r-iiiain in rorce until the readop tlon. replacement or substitution of said text books." The opinion interprets the law to mean thn "ttio nan nf 1. 1 - -. i wivnn so adopted is mandatory upon all, public schools and teachers In the ' maie witnout specifying any limi tation of time for such use. The only conclusion therefore to be drawn Is that they are to be used until changed by action of the text book commission and state board of education." The text book commission yes terday was of the opinion that It had a right fo adopt books at dates other than provided In the law be cause of the following provision of the law: - "If at any time during the six years covering the addition of text books as herein provided a publish er shall fail or be unable to furnish any adopted text book, or his con tract be rescinded, or, for any cause. It becomes necessary to adopt any text books Instead of or In addition to those required by the course of study in force at the time of the regular addition, the chair man of the board of text book com missioners or the government may call a special session of said board, and it shall thereupon convene and adopt such text book In the same manner as In this act provided, and the slate superintendent shall In such case cause the proper circu lars and notices to be sent lo the publishers." The opinion, declares that none 'Continued on page ) (Aasnclatnl Prat Lraard Win.) . PITTSBURGH, Aug. 4. Four teen charges of embezzlement, ab straction and wilful misapplication of the funds of the Carnegie Trust company, Involving more than $800,000, were entered here late to day against John A. Bell, president of the closed bank. Bell, reputed millionaire finan cier and coal operator and at oue time prominently mentioned In connection with an appointment to the United States Senate, furnish ed bail of $25,000. PAWN SHOP ROBBED OF $70,000 JEWELS f Aaawlalrri Vrtm Leased Win.) NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Four rob bers, who held up the east side pawn shop of Patrick Clancy, to day escaped with diamond valued at $70,000, after binding two clerks. If BIBER SCOTT Mother of Condemned Man Is First to Testify in Effort to Save Son's Life. (Associated Prrai I) Wire.) CHICAGO. Aug. 4 The defense rested In the Russell Scott Insani ty hearing after offering the testi mony of five alienists who said they found the prisoner Insane last week. CHICAGO. Aug. 4. Mrs. Rllla Scott, of Bay Vlllpge, Ohio, moth er of Russell Scott, took the wit ness stand today lo testify In be lli" or b.'r son, whose life is at stake In the sanity hearing before Superior Judge Joseph B. David. Mrs. Scott said Russell was her second child, born 31 years ago. Attorney William Scott Stewart for the defense asked the mother to "describe the birth of Russell." A state objection was sustained. CHICAGO, Aug. 4. Thre will be no testimony of phantasmic but terflys and lions In the evidence of the alienisu upon whom the de- rense relies to save Russell T. i Scott from tne gallows. The effort to prove that he has i become insane since he was sen- i tenced to death, and therefore ! should not be hung, will be con-1 fined to the story of his sixteen months In Jail, his career and Ideas. The state will try to show that he Is mentally cognizant of his ! position and the penalty he faces. I The Jury which will decide his fate and this outline before them! In the opening statements of the defense and state. His guilt or In nocence Is not even a remote issue. ' Indication that spet would be the constant endeavor of Judge David, whose writ for a sanity test saved Scott from the gallows, came yesterday when a Jury was selected in four hours. ' COOPERATION ASKED STREETS CLEAN Sidewalks Now Being Swept too Late in Morning v Council Told. TO ENFORCE THE LAW Council to Stop Sweeping of Rubbish Into Street Hydrant Report Is Received. Charles W. Clark, Noted Singer, Dies of Apoplexy at Show; Shock Takes His Devoted Wife Two Hours After rAamrlated rmi Lwd wire.) CHICAGO. Aug. 4 Affection which bound the lives of Charles W. Clark, well known concert sing er and teacher, and his wife, reach ed across the void of death last nlcht. Two hours after Clark fell fatally 111 In a motion picture thea tre. Mrs. Clark collapsed and fol lowed her husband In death. The dnub'e tragedy came while the famous baritone and his wife apparently were in robust health and the best spirits. Apoplexy was assigned as the cause of Mr. Clark's death. iJist night they sat together viewing a motion picture. Without warning Mr. Clark sank f his "at. Mrs. Clark tried to rouse him. but physicians, hastily sum moned, found he wa dead. Throughout the ordeal Mrs. Clark remained calm, and e f-posseased. but ve,en she reached home she (are wa under ber pent up tor- trow. Physicians trld to revive 'her but she was beyond hope and I within a few moments she died. ! Mr. Clark, who won fame as an Interpreter of modern song, mar ried Jessie Banter at their home town. Vanwert. Ohio, in 1884, and she had been the close companion of his successful career. During the period that Theodore Thomas conducted his orchestra, now the .Chicago symphony. Mr. Clark was a soloist on various programs from 190S to 19n. Of late years he had been llevotlag most of hit efforts to teaching at the Bush conserva tory of music. I He waa born In Vanwert, Ohs, In 1865. I Mr. and Mrs. Clark are survived by three children. ettonald Clark, a teacher of singing In Paris; Mrs. ; Virginia Iwrence, New York, and I Mrs. Louise Gardeniere, of Chicago. The cooperation of all Roseburg residents, and particularly the business men of the city, U asked by the city council, in its efforts to keep the city streets clean and neat. George Orlmm, atreet su perlutendent, appeared before the council last night and said that because of the methods of many business houses that it was Im possible to keep the "main drag" looking good. Many merchants, he said, sweep all the dirt and rubbish from their floors and sidewalks into the street, bringing out an accu mulation of papers and debris which Utter the streets through out the day. This would not be so bad, Mr. Grimm said, if they would sweep out before the Btreets are denn ed. Eight o'clock In the morn ing Is the latest the streets can be swept satisfactorily, and If the merchants would all sweep off their sidewalks prior to that hour the streets could be kept looking much better. .Many of them, however, do not sweep off their walks until much later. Mr. Grimm says. Some pile the sweepings from the sidewalk up Into neat piles by the curb. Others try to see' how far they can throw It Into the street. City ordinances strictly forbid the sweeping of rubb sh from the store buildings Into the street, and the council will endeavor to enforce that law In the future. It also nrges persons sweeping off sidewalks, along the main street, to sweep them earlier in the morning than they are now do ing, and not to scatter the sweep ings any more than they aan help. The council last night had a very busy session, although It con clf'ed t an early hour. The Southern Pacific Company asked for a termination of the lease which the city has held for several years on an old hose house near the roundhouse. The hose house has been abandoned for some time, and In order to clear the records, the termination was requested and signed. A petition to pave Harvard Avenue from Corey Avenue to the dry limits was referred to the s'reet committee for Investiga tion. The committee on fire and wa ter reported that they had In vestigated the petition for -a hy drant on Roberta and Hamilton street, and that they had found the district to be well protected end that a hydrant la not needed there. The committee reported that It had Investigated the petition for a hydrant on E. Lane street, but that nothlnr definite has yet he"1 accomplished. The district for which a hy drant Is needed Is almost as hlrh as the reservoir. A 4-Inch main runs shout half way nn the hill from Jickson street, and It then taper, off to a 2-inch main. This is altogether too small to afford protection and the city wants a lareer malh .Installed. It was recommended by Fire Chief Fletcher that a main be lnld from the south reservoir to the head of the street, hut In or der to do this. It would he necea- snrr to dig a ditch 12 feet deep and 300 feet long, and as the work would he thrnurh solid rock, the cost would he enormous, i The company proposes to run a 4-tnch main on up the hill, but Is Is not believed thnt It would furnish enough water for fire pro tection. The company. It Is claim ed, finds the cost too great lo run an R-lnch main nn from Jack son ree as would he necessary to furnish enonrh ws'er for pro- I per fire protection. Further enn- la'deratlon is to be given the mat I ter. I Mavnr Honck reported the the least of maintaining the North j Roaehnrr parks Is loo great. He 'suggested thnt some cheaper j sprinkling 'sfptn. renitlrinr less I labor, mirht be arranged, and asks ! each of the eounellmen to consi der he nutter nnd see If some 'satisfactory method of reducing the evnense mtgh be arreured. I The parks cost about 110 per 'month for water and labor, he ' aavs. Following la list of the claims I allowed- I RoseKnrr TstI Compsnr. (Continued on page thrar Order Broadcast for Arrest . of California's Alleged Imitator of Dr. Brumfield (Aanciatrd ma Lraard wire.) I day and aa yet no warrant for his MARTINEZ, Cal., Aug. 4. Solu-; arrest has been Issued. Hon of the mystery surrounding ; A police "order,' however, has the death In the laboratory of the been broadcast. Pacific Cellulose company at Walt Mrs. Schwartz stood firm In her nut Creek, first supposed to have declaration that It Is her husband been that of Charles Henrv ' who died in the explosion or waa Schwartz. Berkeley chemist, ad- slain and placed In the laboratory vanced slowly today. before the fire. Schwartz waa recently made de-1 She discredited reports (hat he fendaut In a breach of promise had been a spy in Germany during suit for $75,000 by Miss Elisabeth I lie World war, atating that despite Adams of Oakland. , his Teuton nativity he bad served One piece of evidence before the as a captain in the French Infan authorities today waa the state-; try and waa honorably discharged, nient of Captain C. D. I.ee of the I She indignantly lepelled the sug Rerkeley police force, who said gestlon that Schwarts way have that Srhwarlt was student of stolen In Germany the formula "perfect crime.' Captain Lee aald 1 with which he expected lo manu the chemist had made a study of ! facture imitation silk or that he murders or the past two years and had ever gone under an assumed "seemed particularly Interested In I name. . the failure of criminals to hlde Articles of Incorporation show races of their crimes." The offl-' that Mrs. Schwartx was credited cer declared that Schwartj had with having subscribed for 4200, dropped into police headquarters Oihj of the stock of the Pacific Cel regularly to discuss crimes in the 1 lulose company when it was organ most minute details. j ized. As she is holder of forty pea "Schwartz also professed es-1 cent of this stock. It Is said she peclul Interest In American police ! would have succeeded to an Inter- S. P. SAYS YES TO OFFER FROM CITY OF EUGENE Terminal Site For Three 'Divisions Is Won Away From Springfield. 20S ACRES IN GIFT $175,000 Bonds to Be Voted to Get $1,125,000 Plant and Monthly Pay roll of Over $100,000. (AsaneUteil Pms Uurd Wirt.) EUGENE. Ore., Aug. 4. De finite announcement that the Southern Pacific Rallwnv Com. memous tor caicmng criminals anu em oi approximately su.vuu m uiv . pany will accept the proposed tracing missing persons," said Lee. Insurance policy carried by terminal site northwest of Eugene "He tried to give the Impression Schwartz, payable to the company. I waa made last evening at a spe that he worked as a detective In i Three other policies made In her . dal meeting of Eugene citizens. Europe, but when I asked him favor would have brought her total The promise of acceptance waa about his experiences he waa al-j benefits to 1105.000. contained In a letter from F. L. ways vague in his answers." Sheriff Vea;e reported today that Ilurckhalter, first asalstant gen- It had been Intended to bring the he had secured the names of three jeral manager, body that waa recovered from the I men living near the Pacific Cellu- The text of the letter: labaratory to San Franclaco to pre- lose company's plant who Informed "The Southern Pacific stands serve it on ice pending develop him they had seen two men run- ready to exchange about 255 acroa ments but at ' the last moment , ning away from the plant a few I of land It owna In the vicinity of there was a cnange of plans, seem- j minutes after the explosion and Springfield for about 205 acrea Ingly, for the body still waa here fire last Thursday when the char-1 of land you offered us In the at noon. ! red body waa found. Two women vicinity or Eugene on the basis The Schwartz search has not led officers to ask officers in the Mex ican and Canadian borders to watch out for him, Tinning said to previously had reported seeing a man hurriedly leave the plant be fore the arrival of the fire apparatus. BOOZE FIGHT PUTS TWO IN HOSPITAL AND TWO IN JAIL (Atanrlstnl Pma Itunl Wire.) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4. Two men, both dangerously wounded, PATROL OF BORDER WILL BE ENLARGED AND MADE TIGHTER (AtaocUted Pn-a Levurd Wtra.1 WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. -Immediate organization of a force auffi- were In a hospital today here and . dent to patrol 100 miles from the In Long Beach, and two were held ' lower Detroit river to Port Hudson by the police of the two clllej for to prevent the smuggling or liquor, investigation as the result of whut aliens and contraband from Can officers say was a pitched battle In sada. has been authorized by Assist Long Beach between rum runners j ant Secretary Andrews of the treaa and hi jackers. I ury. The wounded were juke Dm n t. Organization work will be In the alias Jack Collins, San Frnuclsro, ' hands of C. D. Ferguson, collector located in the Seaside hospital. ! of customs at Detroit, who will Long Beacn. 'and C. H. Man-ton, i take over control of Ihe district Los Angeles, found In Clan Kai ton I from the prohibition forces. His hospital here. The two In custody I force will include fast motor boats gave the names of Jack Martin, San j and autos. Francisco, and George L. Brune-1 The action ordering the patrol en man, Los Angeles. j tablisbed, constituted the first step Martin was arrested when he J In a movement initiated by Mr. dashed Into the home of a long ' Andrews to organize the border pa Beach police officer, a mile from . trol work under Individual cua the scene of the shooting and ask-, toms collectors. The result will be ed for water. 'Uruneman, accord-, unification of the several forcea lng to the Los Angelei, police. I now employed on the border by the brought Munsctu to the hospital customs, prohibition and other here. services. From Munson. who had a hnllet There will be one directing head hole through one lung, the polire ' for each district and agreed with you. "If you will cause 'said lands near Eugene to be conveyed to ua within a few months, we will, as agreed, promptly provide track and repair shops facilitlea neces sary for establishing terminal for train and englnemen, and there after establish aucb terminal, and also construct timber treating plant on the property." The terminal under the plana previously announced would cover facilities for the Shasta route (main line of the Southern Paci fic In this district), and would also provide for the Coos Hay branch and the Eugene-Klamath Falls cut-off. In order to pro vide for the terminal site, a bond Issue of $175,000 has been pro posed for the city- of Eugene. A committee of more than 100 re presentative citizens waa named yesterday to further the plana for the passage of the bond Issue. The bond election will be held August 18. The estimated Initial Invest ment for the proposed terminal la said to be f 1.1 26.000 and the monthly payroll more than $100,-000. HEADLESS BODY PUZZLES POLICE fAMorulMl Prcst L-ated Win ) PORTLAND, Aug. 4. Authori ties were trying today to obtain some clue that .would exp'aln the a centrallza- obtained a statement to the effect tlon of responsibility. In line with that hn wa il-lvln- Ininlr lna.1 nf : the new nnllcv a number of add!. liquor from Seal Beach toward Los i tlonal patrols began work today on i J""1 whose decapitated Angeles, when he was shot. He ! the Vermont and New York bor- boy w" found In' the Columbia seemed uncertain Just where the I ders, where reports to the treasury river near the moulb of the Wll encounter occurred. have indicated smugglers have been ; lamette river last night. Deputy N'eiih.r ib. noiiu nor ih. .h.r. ! dolnr a land office business. Coroner Buckley aald the head had Iff "a office was able to locate the I o !" "evered apparently with some truck which Munson said he was :. POLAND MAY BRING uiitiuK, uui ine l-rfJiiK iieacn ponce found a large enclosed car pierced by 35 bullets in fronl of the hos pital where Collins was located. I A"nc!,tl na t wir BERLIN, Aug. 4. Germany still I sharp instrument. The man waa a I little under mlilrtle ate Thn nnlr r-r. a a ht.f ,. .. .... jn K.L. l tLdi l or overalls and a khaki shirt cov ered tm body, which had appar ently been In the water about a week. There were no marks on the BRUSH FIRE SPREADS TO hesitates to order the eviction of body. 8CHOOL AND BURNS IT j Polish residents in Germany, who Deputy sheriffs today went to voted in favor of Poland- In the searcn me oanxs oi tne l oiuniDia above where the unldentiried body was found, hoping to find some marka that would Indicate a strug gle or perhapa the head of the (Asxrlstrd Tress Uurd Wirr.l plebiscites of 1920-21, In upper 811- HILLS BOITO, Ore.. Aug. 4. Th? lesla and east and west Prussia, two-room school house of District ! but have failed to comply with or 78 at Timber, 25 miles northwest iders to leave the country by Au- desd man. The sheriffs office at Vancouv- of Hlllsboro, burned today. The 'gust 1. The Prussian ministry an value of the building was Sn.Ooo nounced today that Germany's ac- and $4,250 Insurance was carried, i tion will depend on whether I'o- er. Wash., waa also notified, aa The fire started from a nearby land forcibly evicts Ihe Germans harbor patrol engineera agree that brush blaze. iwho voted for Germany. Ihe body might have been tossed into tne river trom eitner sine. Deputy Coroner Ross aald today that the dead man's clothea looks as If they had been pulled on after his death. The socks were pulled up under his underclothes and his shoes had not been laced. Thla cou'd have been done to disguise the body beyound possible Identifi cation, he pointed out. Scopes' Attorney Renews Effort to Reach Federal Court Over State's Head (AameUltd Frrai Lrutd Win.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 4. A second attempt to remove the John T. Scopes evolution case to the federal courts was iHuncliiil here today when Dr. John K. Neal. chief counsel for the defense of the teacher, filed a petition with the clerk of circuit court, seeking to restrain state authorities from further prosecution of the case. The Scopes petition Is based on the a legation that the taw Is un constitutional. It contends that the petitioner, John T. Scopes, prepar ed himself for the teaching profes sion, going to considerable expense and effort to do ao, and that the law of Tennessee Impairs hla use fulness as a teacher. While the move. Dr. Neal de clared, haa no connection with his previous app-arance b'fore Judge Gore at Cookeville, prior to the Dayton trial, the petition Is the same used In the previous appeal for federal Interference. I This move by the defense, It was said, established them In a position to continue their fight against the evolution law entirely upon the constitutional grounds In volved In the rase. Should there be a slip In the move to carry tbe original crimin al proceedings Into the hlsher state courts, Dr. Neal declared they I would have the basis upon which i to continue their struggle. A petition by Robert Wilson, a Uxpsyer, seeking to restrain atate authorities from enforcement of the anti-evolution law haa been withheld for the present, pending the addition of four Other peti tioners to the bill. The taxpayers contend that their children are en- 'titled to ''be Uugbt the truth." RULING AGAINST OUSTED BAPTISTS (A-nrUIrd rreal L-M4 Win.) MKDFORD, Ore., Aug. 4 Action In the Baptist church controversy, , which has been the cause of a split In Ihe two factions in the lAsh'and church, will be forthcom ing within a few days aa the result inf a ruling made yesterday by IJudge C. sc. Thomas, overruling the motion of the wing supporting Rev. II. ('. Miller, to strike out por tions of the complaint filed against them by the faction now holding the church. The demurrer to the Icomplalnt, filed br Ihe Miller winy, was also overruled bv Judge Thom as, who demanded that an answer be made to the complaint within ten days. , Thla action will result In obtain ing a pleading from the Mll'er wing In answer to the complaint, and the case will then continue In regular form. RUNAWAY BOYS FROM MEDFORD ARE SENT HOME John and Arthur Hunter, the young aons of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hunter of Medford, who were pick ed up here Sunday by Miss Agnes Pitchford, county juvenile officer, were sent home this morfa'ng. The boys ran away from home no Sat urday and were picked up by a tourist They were aeen at Rest Haven camp by . Miss Pitchford, who ordered the tourist to turn them over to the city police. They were held, here until the officers could get into communication with the parents of the lada, and trans portation was wired to them this morning. They were returned home on the auto stage. The boys were on their way to Canada to visit a brother. The older one bad $44 In hla poaseaslon. f ALEM AUTOS MUST PARK HEAD FIRST (AameUtrd Prm Leased Win.) SALEM, Ore.. Aug 4. The head- In method of parking automobiles on Salem streets will take the place of the present backing Id system In about 10 daya, the coun cil last night passing an ordinance to that affect. Mayor Giesy aald he would aign the bill. BROOKH ART IS NOW 164 VOTES BEHIND (AancUtrd mat Lnurd Win.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Not taking Into account 2,124 contested ballots, which will be passed upon later, the recount of votea In the Iowa aenatorlal contest today showed the following totals, with 29 counties complete: Brook hart, republican 116.983; Stock, democrat 117,147. COUNCIL LETS CONTRACT FOR PVNC IRK . i. North Bend Man Successful Bids on Four,;,. Street Jobs. in PROPOSALS ARE CLOSE Only Two Contractors Bid on Work, Their Offers Being Quite Close. ;,; and Near Estimate. TO BE ARRESTED Titled Sutherlin Resident and Local Woman Accused of Being Intoxicated Man Is Injured. Warrants were Issued today for the arrest of Lord Rldgeway Pax ton, at Sutherlin .and Mrs. Cyril Stevena of Roseburg, the former being charged with driving a car while Intoxicated, and the latter with being Intoxicated on a public highway. The cases grow out of an accident which occurred Sunday night, and which may result In Lord Paxton becoming permanent ly crippled. According to State Traffic Offic er Thurber, who signed the com plaint upon which the warranta were issued, ihe car In which Paxton and Mrs. 8tevens were rid ing, turned turtle near Yoncalla. Mr. Paxton received an Injured back, the seriousness of which has not yet been determined, and one ear waa almost completely torn off, William Gllstrap, who was also in the car, received two broken ribs. Mrs. Stevens and Arthur Rldgeway escaped without serious Injury. Mr. Thurber states that evidence haa been obtained Indicating that both Paxton and Mrs. Stevens were Intoxicated at the time of tbe ac cident. 1 The warrantswere Issued from the local Justice court, and were placed In the hands of Constable Dillard last night. When the offic er went tc Sutherlin to arrest the man he found him In such a serious condition that he could not be brought into court. Ills back Is In jured .and it is feared that some of the bones are broken. He la prac tically paralyzed at the present time, and It la feared that this con dition may become permanent. Mr. Paxton. who has been a resi dent of Kutlierlln for a number of years, holds the title of an English Iord, the title having descended to him several years ago. Paving contracts, amounting to approximately $14,000. were awarded last night to Contractor T. J. Halstead of North Bend, who bid In each job at s price under the estimate of the city engineer. Mr. Halstead waa low In each case, his only competitor being L, W. Metzger. In each case the bids were separated by only about $100. The streets to be paved ' are Riverside Drive, llowen atreet. Farrott atreet, and Casey avenue. With the exception of Parrott atreet, they are all in Laurel wood. The blda submitted were as fol ia ws: Street , Metzger Halstead Riv. Drive. , .$5.27.1.87 $5,130.99 Bowen St. .. S. 127. 87 2,900.67 Parrott 8t... 2.888.08 2.735.2S Casey Ave... 3,145.66 2.994.22 In each case the engineer'a estimate was just between tbe bids Mr. Halstead being below the estimate .and Mr. Metzger a few dollars above. All blda submit ted are on unit costs, and the contractors were about even on ail Items except grading. In which Mr. Metzgor't bids were slightly higher. The council haa lieen letting paving jobs In bunches In order that the large amount of work to be done will attract outside competition and bring about lower paving costs. There is a grat deal of work now being done throughout the city, and there are atlll aeveral contract to lie let. Monthly estimates were pre sented last night on Sykea atreet In the sum of $425.80, Spring street $221.65: Short street. $111.62 and 2nd Avenue. 536.64. These amounts cover the work alranitv rinn. with th. ...... .1 of a small amount which la held nacg until tne jod is rinally com pleted. A petition was presented by the residents of 2nd 'Avenue north, asking a alight modification, of Ihe plans. Where 2nd Avenue Joins Jackson street, the Intersec tion opening is 24 feet wide. The plans call for a 20-foot paving on 2nd Avenue. In order tbal -the curbs may meet without a curve, the residents ask that from 'the alleyway, parrallel with Jackson street, the curbs lie taperedeut ward to meet the 24-foot Inter section, and they agree lo pay, tbe additional coat. . . . The Coen Lumber Company preseniea a communication testing against the grade spring and Short atreeta. council, however, decided the grade bad been properly established and took no action upon the remonstrance. The en gineer reported that because of the fact that the sewer, which taps that district, la now being used to capacity, he did not feel it advisable to drain the surface water into It. The streets are be ing drained Into a natural water way, which crosses the track at the foot of Spring atreet. Lynn Cloud, arrested yesterday for apeeding. paid a fine of $50 In the city court today. pro- i on The that Theories of Murder and Suicide in Opoosition Following Finding of . Body of Woman School Principal fAaanrlilnl Prrai Insert Win.) MATTOON. 111., Aug. 4. Wheth er Miss Anna Htollman, 48 yeara old, former Cincinnati school prin cipal, took her own life by poison or waa murdered Is aa ninth of a mystery as it was last Saturday when her body waa found In Ihe cistern of the farm of her sister, Mrs. Thomaa Seaman, near here. Three days of Investigation of the tragedv have thrown no light on the motive for the death. Find ing the decipherings of notes found j with the body served only to com' i plicate the tangle. I Mrs. Seaman, who with her hus-1 hand, took the body to Cincinnati for burial yesterday, is confident I that her sister commllteed suicide, j Important to the murder theory are aome thirty odd scrawled and j printed letters, most of them at- tacking Mlsa Stnllman. Rome of. these notes, made public by F. 8. Schilling, Cole county coroner, are partly undecipherable. One of them aald: "You are aa common aa dirt and are a regular anob. Your horse is a nuisance and keep him where, he belongs." Another read: "We felt aorry when we saw you cry and felt we made a mistake to make a goat of you. We are on our way to Chicago and want to say three times aome one haa followed your buggy out of the corn field." One note, believed to refer to written demands for money, aald: "Look under your front door for the check. So aorry we made goat of you." Friday night Seaman and Mis Rtollman remained at home during Mrs. Seaman's absence on a boat trip on the Mississippi river. The body waa found about T o'clock Saturday by Seaman after Mlsa Btollman had been dead not over three hour.