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SIX E , f , -'V..' C t I iLUIi.U SEA SERPENT IS VOUCHED FOR BY B. C. OFFICIAL Yank Soldiers of Fortune Fiht for Dime a Day ."" The grave of William Jennings Bryan if in Arlington national ccmciery, near me imra ihown in tin picture. The Arlington amphitheater is In the foreground, at the right is the matt head of the ill-faled battleship Maine, marking the resting place of sailors who died when the Maine ai Mown up. Arlington is across the Potomac from Washington, D. C. WORLD'S GREATEST HOME BUILDING CONTRACT IS LET MIAMT, Fla., Aupf. 6. Announco-nit-nt of a $75,000,000 home build in program, the largeHt slugla housH construction operation In hlntory, has just been made by CeorRB E. Merrick, owner of Coral (Jables, ten thousand acre real estate development adjoining Mi ami. . The first hundred houses of the one thousand Included In the project, will be constructed Imme diately at a coat of IB.000,000 for occupancy March 1, 1926. .Contract for the first section of the work, which la the largest home building contract on record In the United Stales In point of value and quality of construction, has been awarded to the American Building Corporation, a $2,000,000 organization formed by a group of Cincinnati capitalists. The build ing will be done by Myers Y. Cooper company, of Cincinnati, who will send their own staff of engi neers and workmen to Florida for the purpose. Twelve well known arehllect of New York and Miami have been retained to work out an Interest lug general plan which will make L. - . this development unique In arehi- fl.va. tectural history. All buildings now) at Coral (iablea are restricted to SAL KM, Ore., Aug 6. Fires the Mediterranean type, which la a , whicn were ratin y(,Hterday in composite of the styles native to the neiKhborhood of Silver Creek semi-tropical countries bordering W(,re under contrnl t(lHy Bo rur along the Mediterranean sea The a8 hoUUnKn of Btftmnng timllW new dwellings will be built In 13 1 WHre concerned, It was reported new but allied ty ton. Including j (hlfJ aft(,rnonn by ffrials of the Neapolitan baroque, Persian. Dutch Sllver ,,,, Tlmbflr Company and South African, trench Klghnth L,he aUv(.rton Lumber company. In Century. Mexican Pioneer Taller ;whoge no,(Hn(f8 the fimi iave Bazaar. Italian Village, etc. Coral been burning (iables as an Incorporated city thus I Thft fIn ; whrfc , led t affords the only example in the lh s,lver h n Tjmber rompany.s world of an organized community ; c , d lpa constructed In accordance with a ; rtll,V.nu. A very Interesting meet- Ing of prune growers started thlt afternoon at the City Hull, the meeting being held for the purpose of discussing VKTOItlA, B. C, Aug. . John , r. iiuucuch, urjjuiy iin comniis fioiinr of lir tt in li Colunmbla. today r.'ielvfd an official report that a xt-a xerpent, which children In the Qut'n Charlotte Islands, In the Pa cific ocean, off the province, ln-l-iMi they saw, was real. "Vh-n I saw th animal going dwn the Inlet,' wrote John Van Valkenburg. who made the report, "h was traveling with the tide. Ifn made a s ow, wriggling motion, like a land snake employs when and formulating plans for the HwlmmlnK ashore. Thn head and organization of the growers 4 of this district for the co- operative handling of the prune crop. The meeting was addressed by Kenneth Miller, of the marketing de- partment of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, who gave statistics Indicating the advantages of cooperative marketing. Mr. Millar states that the Portland Chamber of Commerre believes the cooperative packing and bar- gaining of prunes to be good business, and for that reason Is urging growers through- out the state to organize. It 1t prohnMy too late to do much with this years crop, j he says. but recommends that a pool he formed at least. In order that the best market price he obtained. six or eight feet of the body were above the surface. - 'When the' serpent submerged H't body came up In a long spiral like a rope b-Ing dragged over a subint-rged object. 1 did not see ihe tail. The body was round, or a short oval, dark green, almost black on the back, growing lighter underneath, with splotches of blac k. The iead was rather long and I flaw knobs that I took for eves and nostrils." Hit brock said that the report "to me bears every mark of sincerity,' thuuKh "nothing like that Is known to science," and he was "at a loss to understand what the Queen Charlotte Island people have n." by fire late yesterday. It was re ported today. The residence, pack ing shed and stable and other buildings were burned. The loss Is estimated at $10,000 with about $6,500 Insurance. About fifty 20-year-old apple trees were destroyed. PARENTS ASKED TO CONFER WITH preconceived and unified architec tural plan. slderahle damage there, had today burned their way south Into some slashings owned bv the Hilverton FOREST FIRE Lumber copany, and situated just CITI T A TlM IC aoove menama. ine same ground ai .A,.r 5 ! which the fire was burning this BETTER TODAY j afternoon was burned over last year, and Is not considered to (Continued from page I.) fires Is has not been learned. Officers of the Silver Falls Tim ber company announce they have undertaken the extensive job of trenching tround their complete holdings to keep the fires within check If possible. ine logging crews of the com have any great value so far as the timber is concerned. -WENATCHKB. Wash., Aug. 6. . The fire In the Kntlat valley was still uncontrolled today, It was an nounced at the forestry office. More than 70 men are on the ground. The or. 'hard and home at John pany are all still working flghtingnickle. of Peshastln was destroyed I.' i r Tr r t T" A a T1 n;sttoinBT.h "cum; ! j-tT:LZ" was considerably relieved this . ,. ... ' , mornln. Two or throe fire, at;".' L,,,VJ " 's, Lake Steven had burne.! out. The "'"t hfi w 11 ,b? '? ,,h? ci'y n, third wa, burning west of the lake ur .a 7 c .clock on i hat day ai rsr ,-n,h,,hepaa;ne,8orh8o considered danKerou. , K,ni.a.ion. known aa the Outdoor MARSHFIKI.!.. Ore.. A,.. 6 - ' ",?" .J"8, V'?? P.?"T.2 Klre in the tar heel district west ' haye of here last nlKht on properly be. romnletlnz the details Mr. Britton desires lo blaze was principally In slashing. Ih,.n, , h , h, nffi' . ,hP Fire Warden Walsh has 34 volun- ,,, , - m . o.r,inv If teer flrem'-n thrnwlnic lina around .hlA the fire and cutting brush. It has "ia,u,- . been burnlns 36 hours. longing to the city of Marshfleld, State Press Comment COAL OPERATOR IS STILL HOPEFUL OF AVERTING STRIKE philadkMmiia. Aug. 6. Runuiel O. rrner. chulrmnn of the coal operators conference, in a reply made public tonlirht to the last communication of Presi dent John L. Lewis of the I'nited i Radio Breaks the Spell. I Coincident with Ihe news ac count of Dr. MacMillan'n exchange of communications betwee htah, Creenland, and Canada comes a story that Sydney, Australia. Is now in touch, also by radio, wnn tne Gilbert Islands, on the equator, not far from the ISOth meridian. The significance of the two events Is that the remotest situations In the "I see by the papers . . ' We all do. It's a national habit Newspapers open and close the day. They are a vital part of our daily existence. Take them from us and the wheels of progress stop. We must have the news. And news about merchandise ranks with news about current events. As a matter of fact, it is even more personal. It concerns you and your daily needs. Food. Clothing. Shelter. House hold necessities. The newspapers bring you this vital news of merchandise. The advertising columns of this paper are a business guide-book to guide both foot steps and expenditures. They tell you what, tell you who, and show you where. Pilots of the family purse. Read the advertisements. Every day. Buried in small type may be a bargain that was born fqr you especially. Known before you go to buy, just what you want and what you will have to pay for it. "I buy by the papers" is the twin of "I see by the papers." You consult a time-table to see what train to take. Consult this newspaper to see what goods to buy. Newspaper advertisements are buying beacons to light your way to wise expenditure. Mine Worker, said tnat in sp"" wori have been made equally ac- or tne rerms or nis ieu.T ami ine w8slnp to lhe Voic from afar. In breaking orf or negotiations. ti , ,fi0 vpar8 Blnce the Gilberts was hopeful that means would I ,ii.rf mav he sure be found to compose the differ- ' that no epsoue ao fn of meaning has occurred to their lnnanitants. g.ji aJtlmJLLtiLSMii uw n i mitt "t tsw-tn fi tab . nU-.ssi Ata.fc Tiinmvintr the iJt that modern warfare has made the soldier of fortune a romantic thing ol the past, the seven Americans shown here, world war heroes, are risking their lives for 10 cents a day to fight for France in Morocco. All of them have fought in the uniforms of several countries. They are, left to right: (seated) K. H. WeUer, Edmund L. Gros, Charles Sweeny, Lt. Col. Parker, Lieut. Col. Kerwood; (standing) Major Pollock, Graham Bullon, L. C. Holden. Sweeny, son of Seattle millionaire, has been. in Mexican, Ecuadorian, French, American and Polish armies;.in.the.latter as brigadier-general. IT you don't believe what you read, never seek opportunity through the classified columns. ts a chance now to atone (or rome "BRIDGE OF THE GODS" of the harm that has been wrought SITE FOR MODERN SPAN i in the past. Portland Oregonian. i I . O j (AaocUtrd Vrrm Iwed Wir-.) Proof or tn Duddlng is in tast-' WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 6.1 ing whether buyer or seller read i The Oregon and Washington the classified ads. , shores of the Columbia river at the o I point wb.ere Indian legend says I once siood the liruige or tne j Gods," are soon to be connected by I the hand of man, it was revealed i here today by local incorporators of the Wauna Bridge company, in vestors who are already interested in the Trl-County bridge company which connects Pasco and Kenne wick over the same river. The Wauna bridge will be locat ed near Cascade Locks, but Hood ' River and White Salmon are the I principal points to be connected bv I the span, which will be a steel, i cantilever bridge, instead of a sus- ! pension bridge as first planned by J the enpineers. i ne uoiumuia river and the North Bank railways will ! also be connected by the bridge. thus permitting a new loop drive I out of Portland. Umpqua Klin No. 5. Meet Xn4 and 4th Mondays ot each month. Address P. O. Box 885, Rose burg, Oregon. K. O. T. M. .Meets eacn second and fourth Thursday of eacs month, in Maccabee hall, cop ner Cass and Pine streets. Vl lting Knights always welcome. L. C. GOODMAN, Cm. O. W. RAPP. R. K. Hasn't Forgot His uPoor Relations" ences between them and avoid suspension of production.' "Kvery consideration demnnds thnt this be done," Mr. Warmer added. Mr. Warmer wrote that Mr. Lewis' statement that the opera Polvueslan and Eskimo, enter al most simultaneously into fellow ship with the world. The Kskimos and the Gilbert Islanders are nearly as far apart as It Is possible fur two peoples to he tors nepotla'lng committee is nn- on ,1C (U(.e of tne globe. Yet the der Instruction to refine ennoes- , aily not (ar jtant when. If they slons la untrue and said thnt 'thvi carv . ,hev win oe au)P to talk operators committee is no m"r" i Kh each other. The point In each bound by Instructions than your i intance is that the radio is widely committee is bound by the de mands adopted by the Scrnntim convention." CORONER'S JURY ADVISES recognized as an Indispensable ad junct of the new era. The mission aries who have been Instrumental In obtaining radio sets for the na tives of the Gilberts are said to rr.xic vim nr. Eagles, Hosaourg Aerie Meets II Maccabee hall, on Cass street, on second and fourth Wednes day evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock. Visiting brethern In good standing always welcome, GLKNN WOODHM-V, W. P. THEO. W. ALTHAUS, W. P. B V OOOHMAW. Sec Two jumps ahead of the other fellow is the man who reads the classified ads for short-cuts to economy. a v rrtrv rtinrorftnv I A. F. t A. M. uurai uoCae No 13. Regular communications second and fourth Wednesdays each month, at Masonic Temple Rosebarg, Ore. Visitors wel come. M. S. HAMM, W. M. W. F. HARRIS. See. PROBE AUTO FATALITY! have had in mind the educational j possibilities of the scheme. It is (Aanrtatrd l'rm tunl Wii j c,.rtn to bring a new conception SEATTI.K. Aug. 6. A coroner's f th(. world they live In to a peo lury totlity r'COinmended that Ihe t pj(, whQ until now have judged It prosecuting attorney Investigate l ,y the annual (or less frequent) Ihe death of Thomas II. ount. whom an automobile driven by Klovd T. Perrln killed. Perrln tes tified that his lights reached fifty feet. State law requln'S 1T.0 fret. Automnblles have slnln 37 per sons In Seattle (his year. OH nOY. bought a bargain and there are, many more cars adver utnns. Reail 'em yourself. visit of a trading ship. What is being done In the arctic that the radio will become an In and at the equator Is capable of ex tension anywhere. It la improbable that the radio will become an In strument for the degradation of the natives In these quarters, In which respects It contrasts with other agencies of so-called civilization that have been Introduced. There Biggest "Old Glory" 1 a 1 1IP ' tt,(tl ', h h m ' ! C. G. Rodes of Fort Lauder dale, Florida's newest real estate millionaire, hasn't his wealth make him forget his poor rela tions. In two chartered pulliuan cars, with diner and observation sections, he is taking fifty o them on a 80-day sight-seeing trip to California and Mexico. The bill will be at least $23,000. United Brotnerrwoo of Caroenteri and Jointers of America. Meets at 476 S. Main second cud fourth Tuesday evenings of each mc lh. All carpenter! wer corned. T. F HOL1TR.1, Rec See. EMERY COLE. Pres. Neighbor e Woodcraft, i-lla Circle No. 49 Meets nn first and third Monday evenings, lo K. of P. hall. Vlaltlnc neighbor! Invited to attend. ALVIA WETHERELU O. N. MARGARET WHITNEY. Clerk, Br.an u. T.ve of Death I tif Irti tit'Kl Aim-tUrt 0 Um. a. b ! turn UeilK lit til' LK)t- nfflct building In WahinKion, mt roumtwl by lb bannrra of the 4S latva. It tiUa 90 pouutla. 4aJ -'i j j r c J'i 'H - i . i " . . . ! .!,' '. 1 ; :c Laurel Chapter No. 31, R. A. M. .Veeta every third Tuesday of each month in Masonic Temple. All membera requested tn attend and visiting- companions wel come. A. A. WILDER, High Priest W. F. HARRIS. Secretary. Woodmen or tne worio. camp No. 125 Meets In the Odd Fellowl Hall In Roseburg every first and third Monday evenings. Vlp lting neighbors always welcome. JOHN DELL HESS. C. C. M M MILLER. Clerk I. O. O. F, Proletarian Lodge No, 8. Meets In Odd Follows Tens pie every Friday evening. Visit Ing brethern are always wel come. DONALD YOUNG, N. 0. A. J. GEDDE3, Ree. Sec. J. R BAILEY. Fin. Sec. Knights of PytniasTAIphj Lodfl No. 47. Meeta every Wednes day In Knights of Pythias hall, 130 Rose street. Visitors always welcomed. SAM CHRISTENSON. C. C. ROY O. YOUNG. M. F. E. B. WIMBEPJLY. K. R 8. ROSEBCHO LODGE NO. 103T Li O. O. M. Meeta every Wrdnesdaj night. Moose Hall, 248 N. Jack son St. Clnb rooms open 7:80 to 10 p. m. Visiting brothers wel come. W. A. BOOARD. Dictator. H. O. PAROETER, Secretary. JNO. M. THRONE. Treasurer. Pythian Sisters, Umpt,ja Temple, No. 4 Meets the second and. fourth Monday evenings of eack month, at the K. of P. halt Vis itors alwavs welcome. MARTHA CHRISTENSEN, M.E.G EVA MARKS. M. of R. C. MAY E. PARKER. M. of F. W. B. A. O. T. W Roseburg Re view No. 11. -Holds regulai meetings on second and fourth Thursdays a 7:30 p. m. Visit Ing -slaters Invited to attend r views. Maccabee ball. Pine ant Cass streets CLARA BONETJRAKE, Com. JESSIK RAPP Col Uf.ited Artisans Sleets In Mac Cabee hall first and third Thura days. Visiting members al wavs welcome HKLEN WHITAKER. M. A. MILDRED McCULLOCH. Trees. BKLLB STEPHENSON. Sec. Union Encampment, No. . t. o. O. F. Meets In Odd Fellows Tens pie on 2nd snd 4th Wednesday! of each month. Visiting Patrt archs alwavs -welcome. FRED MILLER. C. P. W P tCBTHrFM. OcetM B. P. O. fti. Rossnurg Looas No. 828. Hold regular comma, nlcatlons at tb Elk's Temple os each Thursday of everv month All members requested to at tend regularly, and all vlsltlns, brothers are cordially Invited ts attend J. O. TtAV. Jr., E. R. J. T. GOODMAN. Secretary Roseburg ReBekah Ledge No. I. O. O. F. Meets In Odd Fes lows Temple every week OS Tuesday evening. Vlsltlns members In good standing an cordially Invited to attend. ANNA WICKHAM. N. O. GERTRUDE HATFIELD. R 8. EMMA LENOX. F. 8. This is one of the lsst pffotos of W illism Jennings Bryan. It was taken In Dayton, Tcnncsiee, whg: he was occupied In de fending the anti-evolution law. . C 8. Ros.ourg cnapter No. g, Holds their regular meeting en the first and tJ-d Thursdays tn each month. 411 sojourning brothers and sisters are respect fully Invited to attend. CORA B. SINGLETON. W. M. FREE )H.N-SON. Secretary.
