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VOL. XXVI
NO. 2!9 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 5. 1925.
VOL. XIII NO. 11 OF THE EVENING NEWS
FOREST FIRES
ARE REPORTED
TO BE SERIOUS
&r. '
V CL'O. ANDERS START
" W'aO referendum
'ys, NAL PROHI LAW
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Warning Issued by Weather
Bureau of Danger Today
and Tomorrow.
8A.-5. '? ,Aug. . 5
S-eklng Mon of the
Volstead Jretron Pro-
hibilloD Re. - Jun Corpor-
atlon has filea article of In-
corporation. The purpose la to
promote a law for a referen-
dum on the national and mate
prohibition act. and to advise
voters of the stale and nation
as to tho evil effects of the
18th amendment. There are
! no assets nor propfrty and
! the sole revenue is donations.
Incorporators are C. W. Ster-
ling. W, D. McMUutr. T. H.
Compte, Frank Schegel anil
John C. Shlllock, all of Port-
land.
PRUNE MEN TO
MEETING
MILL IS BURNED -
Machinery and Equipment
of Mill Near Glendale
Burned Today; Many
Fires Reported.
FOREST FIRE SITUATION.
Vaughan Harold Mill at Glendale
destroyed by fire at noon today,
with loss of aoproximately $10,000.
Incendiary fire burning on Nlc
kle mountain near mines east of
Riddle. Fire covering 40 acres.
Two bad fires on Lane-Doualas
line, threatening valuable, Douglas
county timber.
Fifteen acre fir burning on
Brush Creek'near Elkton.
New fire starting on Middle
Creek east of Riddle.
Weaher Bureau issues warning
of extremely low humidity for
next few days, creating grave f-
dangr.
Campers ani tourii warnH to
use extreme care with campfires,
matches, pipe, ashes, cigarettes
nd cigars.
With fire springinn up all over
the countv, with the lookouts
blanketed In smoke, and the weMh
rr bureau lsrfnq waminos of a
-rooninq humidity, th eforest tire
situation assumed grave propor
tions here today.
"For G sake tell the peoolA
to be careful with matches and
camp fires." was the aooeal made
by Suoervlsinq Warden Hsrvev
Brown to the News-Review thU af.
te'noon. as hi telephone rno time
after time with report of an- in
creasingly serious condition.
At 1 o'clock today three serious
fims were burning In the rountv.
ard a rawmtll near Cfendale was
renorted in a?be. while fires In
neighboring county were menac
Ino. Two Incenrtlarv flrs wore burn
ing this morning. on1 of fifteen
tm oq Hush Creek, located near
Flkton. This fire in locet-d In sn
old burn, and Is dofri Mtt'e dam
age, but If not controlled will soon
reach valuable timber. A larre
crew in on the tUt. and It is be
lieved tht It t bin? siicespfu'lv
eombatted. The othe- Incendiary
blaze la located on Nick moun
tain east of Piddle. This fire
started last night at 8 o'clock, and
covers over 40 acres. It Is In th
mining district and threatens val
uable pronerty.
A new fire wasreported at 12:40
p. m. today on Middle Creek
east of Rldd'e. It la In good tim
ber. A crew of men immediately
left for the scene, and until thev
report this evening the magnitude
of the conflagration cannot be de
termined. A serious nitration exists near
the boundary between Douglas
and Lane county, in the London
district. Two ires are burning
there, one of more than 100 acres
In extent, while the other one, two
mites away, is smaller, but la a
large and dangerous fire. They
are both in the Lane county dis
trict, hut It is feared that they
will reach the line, as they are
only a short distance from the
boundary, and appear to be gain
ing headway.
A renort from Glandate at 1:30
this afternoon contained the nws
of the destruction of the Vaughn
Harold mill, on Qufne's Crek.
The mill, which had a capacity of
between fifteen and twenty thous
and feet. It raught Ire before
noon today, and the entire plant,
machinery, buildings and a con
stderable quantity of lumber ware
destroyed. The Ins will probably
run around $10,00.
The fire sit nut Ion on the na
tional forest is not so serious
at present. Ranger O. C. Hon nr.
central dispatcher, reported that
there are no fires burning on the
forest now. but the lookouts are
instructed to be on the alert, as
the conditions are right for the
starting and spread of fires.
The lookouts are greatly handi
capped by smoke, he reports. The
atmosphere Is so thick with
smoke, that their vision Is ex
tremely limited, and It is a diffi
cult mat'er to spot small fires, so
that they are apt to gain good
headway be ore beingdlscovered.
Yesterdav and today have been
extremely low in humidity, and
unless there Is a shift In the
mind, whklf 1 not expected, to
morrow will be even wor?e. the
wea'her bureau reports.
As a result of this condition
people going to the forests are
urged to use extreme care with
fire. Camp fires should be care
(CoDUuueO. on page three).
E SIEZED
Officers Capture Biggest
Importer of Drugs in
Middle West in An
Oriental Den.
(Aaorlatad mm Lnurd Wlr.)
CHICAGO, Auk. S. A fortune
In narcotics, found in an apart
ment which had all the fixtures
of an Oriental drug den, was
seized by federal agents last
night. They arrested Kitty Gil-
hooley. who, with her husband.
Willie, they charged with carry
ing on a wholesale traffic that
would handle nothing less than
1500 sales. The value of the
drugs confiscated was. variously
estimated between $141,000 and
1250.000 with an additional 110.
000 worth of pipes and weighing
and measuring requisites.
Pat Roche, ace of the "pedal
intelligence unit of the internal
revenue department, who led the
raid, said the woman had been
the biggest importer of drugs In
the middle west and could supply
any amount on short notice.
Pour men were arrested as ped
dlers and search was started for
twenty more. During the fort
night the government men watch
ed the den. they said. .more than
100 nationally known underworld
characters visited it.
The contraband seised which
Roche thought represented only
a ten days' supply Included:
74.700 grains of morphine,
valued at $1 a grain.
37,500 grains of cocaine, $1 a
grain.
100 pounds of gum opium,
Si 75 a pound.
75 pounds of cooked opium,
1200 a pound.
COOLIE HOPES
COAL MINERS CAN
. UJIufEMENT
SWAMP8COTT. Mass.. Aug. 5.
Concerned but not alarmed
over the break between anthracite
operators and miners In their
wage scale negotiations. Presi
dent Coolidge kept close tab on
the situation today without Indl
I eating what action. If any, the
; government would take If suspen
sion of mining operations on Sep
1 1 ember 1 becomes a certainty.
Indications are that the presi
dent sees no necessity for Imme
Idlate action on the part of the
! administration. He Is still hope
j f nt that an agreement on wages
still will be reached.
THURSDAY
P.
MRS. COOLIDGE IS
SWIMMING PUPIL
(AMnrtatH Prw WlrM
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass.. Aug. 8.
Finding the waters of an ocean
swimming pool near White Court
to her liking, Mrs. Coolidge Is
learning to be a real swimmer.
t'nder the tutelage of Miss
Mary Hernan, of West Medford,
Mass., an expert swimmer, who
la spending the summer on the
north shore, the wife of the pre
sident today went through the
elementary stages of the side
stroke which she Is attempting
to master.
Co-Operative Organization
Along Lines Recently Pro
posed Is Expected.
Son Kills Father and Dumps
Body Into Well; Officers at
First Fooled by Falsehood
TRUSTY ESCAPES
FROM OREGON PEN
OAKLAND MEN ACT
Complete Incorporation for
Purpose, of Packing and
Bargaining Prune Crops
of Members.
Definite steps looking toward
the organization of the prune
growers of the Roseburg vicinity
into an association, to work for
the collective packing and bar
gaining of the prune crops of the
members, are expected .to - be
taken at the meeting to be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the City Hall. The
Oakland growers have already or
ganized, with T. 11. Garrison, F.
Fortln and A. L. Mallery as In
corporators the name of the or
ganization being the ITmpqua Co
operative Prune Growers.
This organization Is the out
growth of the campaign being
fostered by the Portland Chamber
of Commerce, meetings having
been held throughout the county,
only a short time ago. by R. II.
Kipp and Kenneth Miller of the
marketing department.
It la the belief of the Portlnnd
Chamber of Commerce that the
prune Industry, Id order to show
a aultable profit, must be placed
on a co-operative basis. Growers
should operate their own coopera
tively bargain and sell their pro
tlvel ybargln and sell their pro
duce, and cooperate In every re
spect In the handling of their
own fruit. It Is contended.
Statistics have been presented
showing comparative costs thru
the present method and the pro
posed cooperative system, and the
basis for organization has been
outlined.
Growers In practically every
locality have met the proposition
with favor, considering the co
operative basis as proposed by the
marketing department of the Pbrt-
land chamber of commerce to be
satisfactory.
The local Chamber of Com
merce has been quite active In
furthering the organization effort.
and has arranged for the meet
ing to be held tomorrow after
noon. Mr. Miller has wired that
he will be present, to advise and
aid in any possible way. It is
expected that preliminary action
will be taken to perfect an asso
ciation and to Incorporate for fu
ture activity of a cooperative nature.
(AMncUtrd Pna Win.)
LINCOLN, Neb:. Aug. 5 Adolph
S. Smetak. 22 yean old farmer
youth, was being held at the Ne
braska state penitentiary here to
day pending probable charges of
first degree murder. Smetak. j
county officers say, confessed last.
night that he bad killed his father,
John Smetak. 67, and had thrown
the body In a well on the farm on
which they lived near Wahoo.
The body was found by county
officers Tuesday afternoon and
placed In a tool house in the Wa
hoo cemetery awaiting burial. Late
last night, however, the building
was mysteriously fired and the bo
dy waa burned almost beyond rec
ognition. The elder Smetak dlsappared
last March 12 and the aon told
farmer neighbors that be had gone
to Europe. Neighbors and county
tuthorltlea accepted the explana
tion temporarily, but later began
to doubt the story, especially as
they suld they previously had com
plaints from the boy's father that
"he was afraid" of his son.
Tuesday, the county attorney,
sheriff aud several other county
officials came to the Smetak farm
with a liquor aearch warrant and
found the decomposed body of the
elder Smetak in a well on the farm.
Confronted with the body, he waa
accused of the murder and con
fessed, the county attorney aald,
that he and his father had quarrel
ed and that he had struck his fath
er on the head with a hammer and
then dumped the body In the well.
He was rusnei to the state peni
tentiary here for safe keeping as
feeling is said to be strong at
Wahoo. 1
GRANGE FLOWER
in
ON AUGUST 8
The Drain Orange flower show
for August will be held In the
Drain park pavilion Saturday, Au
gust 8. To accommodate people
living out of town the entry clerk
will receive flowers ua late aa one
o'clock.
Mr. Howard Church, of Roseburg,
noted floriculturist, is giving a dis
cussion at 2:00 on growing Chrys
anthemums. Hia remarks are not
based on theory, as he has grown
some of the finest specimens ever
exhibited in the Northwest. Mr.
Church will allow a short time at
the close of his discourse for ans
wering questions.
The Judges chosen for this show
are Mrs. Henry Hedrlck, Mrs. Jake
Sawyers and Miss Minnie AYiUo'n.
Light refreshments will te serv
ed from one to four.
COTOURRI ARRESTS
GOLD HILL YOUTH
(AnncliitMl Pm. Lwd Wir.)
MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. B.How
ard E. Dorn, 20 years old, was ar
rested at Gold Hill today by Chief
Special Officer M. M. Cotturri of
the Southern Pacific, on a charge
of breaking Into a trunk In the
Southern Pacific station at that
city and stealing women's apparel.
Dorn was held tor hearing under
$500 bail.
BYRD NOMINEE IN
VIRGINIA CONTEST
BARLEY AND WHEAT
SHOWINGS ARE O. K.
(Aoorl.tnl Prn. Lmtri Wirt.)
PORTLAND, Aug. B.Wlth tht
harvest well advanced and con
siderable threshing already done,
wheat yields are proving all that
was expected, says the weekly crop
report Issued here today. Reports
coming in from sections where
threshing Is completed show an
avtrage well around 25 bushels to
the acre. Barley yields, too. are
good In the principal producing
sections, although there-are some
fields of both wheat and barley
that are poor.
The hot weather during the past
week has caused rapid ripening
but the continued dry weather has
facilitated harvesting and thresh
ing. Corn Is doing well where ir
rigated, but unirrlgated fields need
rain. -
Pastures are dry and the grass
badly burnt.
SHIP SINKS: CREW
SOMEWHERE AT SEA
(AwnHitf-a Pn-M Iawd Wlf.)
RICHMOND, Va.. Aug. 5.Harry
Flood Byrd, of Winchester, was
nominated for governor by the
democrats of Virginia, In complete
returns from yesterday's primary
giving him a majority over G. Wal
ter Mapp, of Accomac, estimated
at between thirty and forty thous
and. ' '
Mr. Byrd Is 38 years of age, one
of the youngest men ever to re
ceive the gubernatorial nomination.'
5 KILLED. OTHERS
OF A BRICK HOUSE
(AMTJclltHl Ptms Lswd Win.)
KANSAS CITV. Mo., Aug. S.
Firemen digging today In a twisted
mass of rubbish and debris recov
ered two bodies, bringing the total
to five persons who lost their lives
In the collapse of a three-story
brick rooming house yesterday.
Near.y a dozen persona were In
jured. The building waa being remodel
ed Into a cabaret. The weakened
condition of the walls and sup
port due to the alteration, la be
lieved to have caused the two up
per floors to cave in.
The second and third floors of
the structure were occupied by
tenants.
PC
INSURED
IN
IRQ
RE
E
AIDE, THEORY
Unknown Who Answered
His Advertisement Likely
Charred Corpse.
EVIDENCE IS STRONG
Brumfieldian " Chemist,
Insured for $100,000,
Sought by Police '
of Berkeley.
CARS COLLIDE IN
FOG; 10 INJURED
CHICAGO, Aug. B. Two street
cars -collided In a fog on a single
truck line on the far south side
and only a few miles from the
Indiana state line, resulting In
injury to ten persons, two per
haps fatally. The crash was head
on, neither motorman being able
to see the others car until too
late to stop.
BODY MAY BE THAT
OF A RUM RUNNER
f Amrlatf1 Prrat LMawd Wln.)
PORTLAND, Aug. 5 Police to-
day advanced a theory that the
man whose headless body was
found Monday night In the Colum
bia river near here may have been
a rum runner slain and mutilated
by bootleggers or hl-Jackers. An
autopsy proved that the man was
murdered, as no water waa found
In his lungs, said Deputy Coro
ner Bennett Qulbrandson.
The only distinguishing marks
found by a careful examination of
the body were a wart on the In
side of the rirst Joint of left In
dex finger, and a one Inch long
scar of the Inside of the left wrist.
Outside Meddlers Scored,
Christian Faith is Upheld
By Governor of Tennessee
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla., Aug.
5. A wireless message was re
ceived this afternoon by the Palm
Beach Radio Corporation that the
Spanfrh schooner (Jabrfel Palmer
has runk off the Bahama Islands.
The messare was broadcast .by an
unidentified vessel, giving warning
to other ship to be on the lookout
for the crew of the sunken ship.
SALEM, Ore., Aug. B. Floyd
Hall, a tnity at th state prison,
escaped last nleht while he was t
work n th nriion lawn. H was
ern about 730 but was missing at
the H o'clock count. He was re
ceived at the prison September 2.
11922. from Umatilla county to
serve slv years on a charge of as
sault with Intent to H I. He was
recommended for conditional par
don December 4 last
FALL ON MOUNTAIN
KILLS PORTLANDER
JACKSON. Wyo., Anr. B.
Theodore Teepl. of Portland.
Oregon, was killed hv a fall down
Grnnd Teton mountain near here
today. He was descending from
the top of the peak which he had
climbed witA a group of compan
ions. Rescue parties late today
had been unable to extricate his
body, which had dropped over a
cliff onto small ledge.
BATTLE CHEEK. Mich., Aug. 5.
Governor Austin Peay of Tennes
see, in a statement here today, an
nounced that the State of Trunin
see will employ counsel from this
time forward and combat every
question that can be raised on ap
peal of the John T. Scopes case.
! "What the effr ct of the evo u
(Hon trial at Dayton will have In
the long run. Is for the future," the
I governor said. "Surely It will
cause a more wldespresl Investiga
tion of the whole theory of evolu
itlon that wl.l go a long way to
j clarify the atmosphere.
I "The reckl"ss teaching of a sub
ject which has been clarified on
.until now and until being uncor
rected and undigested, has been
j steadily making agnostics and un
bf-lievrrs among our youth in
shocking numbers.
I "(Jura from the beginning has
bfn a Christian nation. Its doom
is sealed and Its descent towsrd
oblivion will btan whenever we
embrace infidelity and agnosticism
las a people.
"The strry writers and sensation
i mongers who crowded Dayton dur
ing the trial as if they were having
!a Roman holiday, made great soott
jof It and some of thm were bltter
'ly unlust and unkind to the peo
ple whose hospluillty they accept
jed, and of whose noble qualities
they knew little or nothing. The
'fsct Is they were among a clear
' aeelng and thinking people who
have no superiors In natural Intel
ligence and excellent qua'itles In
the world."
"The people of Tennessee," Gov
ernor Pcay said, "know that evo-
, lutlon la and In the very nature of
i things, must always remsln a spec
illation and a theory. They be-
lleved that the Bible Is the reveal
ed and Inspired word of the Crea
tor of all things and are unwilling
, for their children to be taught the
contrary."
! The ro'-ernor said that there Is
I no federal question in the Hcoprs
. case.
I "Tennessee Is sovereign state
j and except as forbidden hv the
f'-deral constitution, has absolute
and exc'uslve authority to regul
late Its lo'-sl concerns and to em
! ploy its police powers without snr
f'rferei Interference." he said,
i "Wiethe, the law. when properly
! construed, prohibits in our schools
the Ih'ory of evolution, remains to
' be seen. It certainly prohibits Its
' tearhtne a a fsct. No state shnn'd
' permit thst. In anv event Tennes
see would not presume tn regulate
the schools and methods of Instruc
tion In other statea and beyond
treating with meddlers from else-
where who undertake to tell her
I how to run her own achools, she
will give them no attention."
(AYriattd Prea Lned Win.)
MARTINEZ. Cal., . Aug. B.
Search of a safety deposit box be
longing to Charles Henry
Schwartz, chemist of the Pacific
Cel ulose company, for whom a
warrant of murder has been Issued
In connection with the explosion
In the laboratory of the plant.
which led to the finding of an un
identified body In the partially de
stroyed room, revealed today that
Schwartz had left two unsigned
wills.
Both documents bearing recent
date left all of his property to his
wife or to their children In the
event that ahe remarried.
Th search failed to disclose any
fofmula for the manufacture of
silk .which Schwarti waa aupposed
to nave perfected.
Efforts to Identify the body, first
thought by the police to have been
that of the chemist, aa that of an
Itinerant laborer believed to have
come from New York, continued.
The polio theory now la that this
laborer answered an advertisement
In a San Francisco newspaper and
went to Walnut Creek to aeek em
ployment at the factory only to be
come the victim of a murder plot
to collect Insurance carried by
Schwartz. ' Attorney E. S. Bell, re
presenting Mrs. Schwartz, aaid to
day that she Is still confident that
the dead man is her husband.
MARTINEZ, Cal., Aug. 8. An
unidentified workman from New
York Citv was tentatively accented
by authorities today as the murder
victim whose charred body waa
found in the laboratory of the Pa
cific Cellulose company lust week,
after an explosion and fire aa the
result of which Char'ea Henry
Hchwartz. Berkeley chemist, la be
ing sought on a warrant charging
murder.
Evidence gathered yesterday re
vealed that Schwartz, who at the
time of the explosion waa believed
to have met hia death, had adver
tised for a helper about the plant
expecting a man from New York,
pectlng a man from New York.
I Working upon this theory. Sher
iff R. R. Veale and Dlstrict-Attor-'ney
A. B. Tinning, hoped to es
tablish the Identity of the dead
I man, whose body waa burnf d be
yound recognition, and aolve the
case which Is believed to be an In
surance hoax plot.
Hchwartz carried Insurance -oil-clew
in excess of $100,000, payable
to hia wife snd the Cellulose com
pany In which Mrs. Schwartz waa
heavily Interested.
The re-appearance yesterday of
.toe Rodriguez, Portuguese farm
hand, who had been virtual y sc
Icepted aa the desd victim, left the
i Investigators with few clues upon
j which to work.
I A description of the man from
Vew York wss given officlala bv
Theodore Benldls, who lived near
Walnut Creek, where the plant was
located, snd tallied c oselv with
that of the dead man In regard to
both siature and clothing, pieces
of which were found In the labor
atory where the crime took place.
Henldls said he picked up the
workman In hia automobile near
Walnut creek. Th- man ssld he
waa on his way to the "silk plant."
to answer an advertisement for
wnek. This occurred a few davs
hefnre the exp'oslon, Benldla de
clared. Pieces of a blanket In which the
victim was believed to hare been
wrapm-d. after his dsth. wss
Identified bv Renldls as a part of
the one csrrled hr the workman.
The warrant for Hchwartz'a ar
rest wss Issued yesterday after
five d.v. of Investigation, which
revealed conclusively thst the deed
msn hsd been murdered and the
corpse wss not thst of the chemist.
Mrs. Hchwsrtz. however, remains
nnchsnsed In her ststements tht
he bndr Is that of her husband.
Permission to hurr the remain
has been repeatedly denied her and
'he bodr now resta In the Han
Francisco morgue.
COUNTY COURT MEETS
TODAY IN REGULAR
- MONTHLY 8E88ION
The county court met this
morning In Ita regular term,
the greater part cf the day be-
lng apent In auditing the
usual accumulation of bills.
Tomorrow Is road day, and
several delegations are ex-
pected In. A delegation from
Tyee la expected to appear to
secure the services of the
county court- In arbitrating
a school district boundary dls-
pute. Aa boundary changes
can be made only once each
year, the court cannot make a
change at thla time, but it Is
hoped that a settlement be-
tween the factlona can be
reached. As there are only a
few matters of Importance to
come before the court at this
time. It ta expected that the
term will be abort Consider-
able road work la now In pro- s
gress. and reports will be re-
celved from the various jobs.
SCOn SANE SAY
State Taking Inning in
Resisting Attempts
to Save Life Of
' Murderer.
(AMOcUtej Pm. Lcuet Win.)
CHICAGO. Aug. S William Wal
lace, a jail officer who guarded
Russell Scott In the death room,
testifying for the prosecution in
Scott's sanity, healing today, said
he found the pildnner "as sane aa
anyone could bj under the ctrcum-
slunces."
The court ordered the quallfca
tlons stricken from tht lecord on
the ground that a laymat. Is not
competent to qualify ills observa
tions of a person nanny.
Four other Jnilera tea-'fled that
they believed Scon was vane.
Assistant State's Attorney Har
ry N. Prltzker hat. a list of fifty
Jallora ready to tewtlfy, tout Judge
David limited him to 10 lay w It
witnesses and five alienists.
lh probably another day a jury
will consider nhe;ier Russell
Scott Is sane and should be hung
or mentally detl-lei.l ani there
fore Immune ficm the execution of
the death sentence, from which he
twice narrowly ha aescaped.
The defense alienists hare fin
ished their testimony that he suf
fers from delusions, paranoic de
mentia and la not oriented to bis
surroundings In Jail.
Evidence aa to hia mental con
dition haa been limited to matters
tending to establish development
since February 14 last, when be
was sentenced to die.
This restriction. Imposed by
Judge Joseph B. David, waa made
when attorneys for Scott sought to
bring out by testimony that he had
an hereditary baais for mental dis
orders and that circumstances at
tending hia birth were unusual.
The nroterred testimony - of Mrs.
inula Scott ,hla mother, waa held
Incompetent.
, o
CASE IS SET BY
Mrs. Cyril Stevens, arrested
yesterdsy charged with being In
toxicated on a public highway,
today entered a plea of not guilty
In the Justice court, and furnish
ed bail In the sum of $50. Hall
for Lord Paxton of Sutherlin,
charged with driving a car while
intoxicated, was fixed at 1400.
Ills physician, however, declares
that It will be same time before
he will be aMj to appear In
court, as he was quite beglly In
jured In the accident which oc
curred near Yonralla Sunday,
when his car, In which he and
Mra. Btevens, together with Wil
liam OHstrap and Arthur Rldge
way, were riding turned turtle.
It Is understood that ha expects
to fight the charge of intoxica
tion.
WILL GET F1.1
DATA FOR USE
AT
CO EIH
Extension Specialist Here to
Gather Information for
Coming Meeting. ".
BE HELD IN NOVEMBER
Complete Census to Be
Made of Agriculture in
County and Program' J
Developed. .
DAUGHTER ITALY'S
PREMIER HEROINE
Toorlno Northwest Coast-
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ashton and
son. of Shelton. Nebraska, visited
In this citv Isst nleht. The Ash-
tons are friends of W. J, Weaver,
having known him when Mr. Wea
ver made his home at Shelton.
Mr. and Mra. Ashton are making a
tour of the northwest by auto.
I f AawlatM rrta lH Wlr.)
i CATTOUCA. Italy. Aug. II tol
!da. the fifteen-year o'd dsughter of
j Premier Mussolini, saved the life
of a girl awlmmer durlne the se.
'vere storm which swept this coast
yesterday evening.
The premier's daushter reached
the helpless girl and supported her
; until a life guard boat arrved. Af
ter the rrscue the heroine dlsnn
ipeared Immediately, escaping fnni
an enthusiastic demonstration by
I vacation crowds.
W. L. Kadderly and Win. P. Mul
ligan, of the Oregon: Agricultural
college, arrived In Roseburg last
night, and remained here today ta
start preliminary work on the coun
ty agricultural conference to be
held In Roaeburg during the month
of November of thla year.
The firat ateps for the 'confer
ence were taken In meeting on
June 20, at which time R. A. Bu-
aenbark waa appointed as general
county chairman, and the various
projects to be considered were out
lined. Tha actual preparations are)
now under way, and Mr. Mulligan
will apend tha enaulng two weeka
working In the county securing the
necessary statistics and informa
tion for the coming conference.
The county conference Idea or
iginated at the Oregon Agricultural
college In January of 1924.
At that time the extension serv
ice called together a group of rep
resentative men and women from
all parta of the state. Previously
the department bad gathered a
great mass of statistical Informa
tion pertaining to agriculture, In
Oregon.
The conference waa attended by .
over 600 delegates Including farm
ers, merchant, bankers, railroad
representatives, commercial secre
taries, end professional men, being
the most representative body ever
brought together for the considera
tion of agricultural problems.
The data gathered by the exten
sion service waa presented, and
from the Information, through care
ful atudy, complete reports were
formulated, covering all of -the
principal commercial crops of the
state. These reports were then
printed la bulletin form, together
with the recommendations of the
Committees and these formulate a
basic program for the development
of the agricultural Industry of the
state.
At this state conference the val
ue of the work waa ao keenly, ap
preciated, that It waa propose. to
hold a like conference In .each
county of the atate, and fourteen
such surveys and conferences have
already been held. ... .
Aa Douglas county haa already
advanced ao far In Its work ttong
this line, the first conference for
the present year la to be held In
Roseburg, followed by similar,
meetings In Coos, Columbia. '. and
Morrow counties.
Aa a reault of the work Under
taken by the Oregon Agricultural
college, other atatea are adopting
the plan, which waa original In
tills state. The U. 8. Chamber of
Commerce haa likewise followed '
the lead of Oregon, Ita regional
conferences, such as the one . re
cently held In Portland. -following
out the Idea of the atate college,
only linking up the agricultural
problems with the commercial
work of the nation.
In the county conferences - the
work becomes of a more definite
and specific nature. A county gen
eral chairman is appointed, who In
thla county la R. A. Buaenbark.
I Several projects, covering the com
' merial cropa and baste agricultural
; products are then outlined. For the
; coming conference the projects
I will Include horticulture, livestock,
farm crops, dairying, poultry,
vegetable growing, fishing, fores
, try and lumbering. C. A. Brand la
! chairman of the committee on
; horticulture: C. L. Beckley live
stock: O. W. Burt, poultry: and
Carl Neal, forestry. Other chairmen
are yet to be named.
The chairmen will call together
I the various representative men en
gaged In each of the respective In-
duatrles, and a preliminary con
I ference will be held by each of
I these groups, taking up matters re
I latlng atrlctly to their own project,
j They will consider the statlslcal
uata wnicn win oe rornisnea them
by the college, and with such In-
I formation aa may be obtained cov
ering Douglaa county, will formu
late a program, which will Include
, not only a census aa regards the
county, but will also take In recotn
mendatlons for future action.
The general conference will be
divided Into sections, and those
I Interested In any definite Industry
j will Join the committee In consid
ering the preliminary report. At the
I general gathering a final report will
be prepared, which will take Into
consideration the national, atate
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