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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. FRIDAY. AUGUST 7, 1925. THRI For your Groceries and Meats for your Sunday Dinner Try Peoples Supply Co. Where you can -have your pur chases delivered at your door with out extra charge. Just phone your order. For Saturday only we fea ture the following at a saving: Sugar, 16 lbs., 'one to a customer $1.00 Crescent Coffee, 1 lb. can 50c Two 10c loaves Bread .'. 15c Shaker Salt, reg. size '. 5c Cookies, fresh stock, 8c pkg 5c- Cookies, fresh stock, 15c pkg 10c Preferred Stock Peas, No. 2's 20c; 6 for $1.05 Standard Tomatoes, 2 1-2 can ..: 15c Vermicelli, imported, I lb. pkg 2Qc Macaroni, imported bulk, lb 20c Quality Meats Saturday Only Beef Roasts, lb 15c Boiling Beef, lb 12 l-2c Hamburger, lb 15c Pork Sausage, lb .. 25c Heavy Bacon, lb .. 38c Picnic Hams, lb ..:..... 24c Cottasje Hams, lb ...33c One-Half or Whole Hams, lb 35c Heavy Fryers Light and Hsavy Hens Where Your Dollar Has More Cents PEOPLES SUPPLY CO. Grocery Phone 145 Meat Market 363 Free Delivery isewiii.and Biggest U. S. Sub 'A twit. ' : ' r.jf If Six 21-ihch torpedo tubes, a S-inch gun and two machine tuna tomprae the armament of the V-3, newest and largest of Uncle Sam's tubmarinei. Hi 341 feet long, a aurface speed of 20 knots and a nibmcrged speed of nine knot. The undersea boat ia seen belna launched at rortsmooth, K. H. LOCAL NEWS In Portland J. M. Ju.M of this city. Is spend Ing several days in Portland at tending to business matters. On Businses J. F. And rson, a business victor In this rilv vesierday, returned to his home at Me.iojv in the after noon. From Drain Mrs. Jesse Carter spent yester day afternoon fn this1 city visiting with frit nils and shopping. She Is from Drain. In Yesterday Mrs. T. 11. rtusenbark. of MpI rose, visited wllh friends and spent a few hours here shopping yester day. In Yesterday A. Swanson, KUnroso resident, motcred here yvsjerday and spent (he afternoon attending to busi ness mutters. , Don't forest the new Lutheran .chureh dedieatlon at :30 Sunday at Klg arose. See announcement In j yesterday's paper. t From Oakland I Miss Margaret Steami returned I to her home at Oakland yesterday j afternoon after spendina; several tiours visiting friends nere. From Medford Wallace Singleton, formerly of this city, stopped In Uoseburj? this morning and visited friends. Ho Is now a resident of Medford. Returns From Yonea I la Mrs. O. K. Onisa, who haa been a gtit at the home of her parents, at Yoncalla. for the past week, has returned to her home la this city. Visit Thursday F. O. Kwens motored here yes terday aud spent a few hours visit Ine and attendinK to business mat ters. He Is Garden Valley rancher. f Guests Here Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Cor kern m and two daughters, of Yoncalla. were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. (i. K. Cross, yesterday. I . To Portland Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Weekly of Myrtle Point, stopped here yester day and visited, enroute to Port land where they will visit. In Today Mrs. J. W. RusseU was among those from the rural districts to visit and shop In this city for a few hours this morning. She Is from Ruckles Williams In Mr. and Mrs. F. Williams were I among those from the rural dis tricts to visit and trunsnct bu?l- I n ess here yesterday. They are from Wolf Creek. 1 Business Visitor J. S. Smith returned to his home at Myrtle Creek yesterday after noou after attending to business matters in this city for a time yesterday. DRIVE LAUNCHED TO COMPLETE FUND BY SEPTEMBER 30 LOOTING DDNE nunc PLAN IS THEORY Organized Gang of Robbers Is Responsible for Theft in Stores. HAVE LOCAL SPOTTER One Person in Each Town Visited Provides Data Upon Which the Thieves Operate. Visitor This Morning Among thnge from (he rural dis. tricts to visit and writ a short time shopping herft this morning was Mrs. R. Haley, of Hound Prairie. That there Is a Ran of organized Ihleves and robbers preying upon the larger cities of the state. Is the belief of local officers, who in the robbery of tho Wilder and Agee store find parallel to other crimes, of a like nature. It la be lieved that there are a number of criminals who have banded them selves together in a well organised group, and are systematically loot ing business and mercantile estab lishments. Evidence gathered In various towns and cities strengthens this theory and it Is believed very prob able that the robbery of the local 1 store was committed by parties be- Leaves For 'California L. Miller, who has been a guest at the S. J. lliuck home for the past few weeks, left for his home at Corning, California, this morn-Ins. I INDIANAPOUS, Ind.. Aug. 8. I With splendid progress reported from every section of the country. , ,, ( he Ran(, a iinai nnve was launcoeu oy me, The ormniza.ioTli officers be executive committee for the Amer-i ,,. nrov(d(,, , ..9poUer" In each lean Legion $5,000,000 emlowmen , ,own , wnlrn , rln(t workB u rund at a meeting at national i , ,h( of (h8 , oban headouarters here recently to con-!,.., .. n elude the campaign by September I ,,. , wnlcn buslne8Iie8 are ,lt. 30. "The general ptibllc ha been re- ualed, to prepare diagrams Bhow ing doors, and windows, means of spoiling splendidly to our appeal entrance an(1 exltf location of lights jur iiiose wiiu Knv inn muni, iui Uraill f-itiilo fieff I.lrrnsO- A mnrri;it:e lirenKo has hfrn Issued at Kimene to (leorse Wil liam McCollnm and KMen Oraoe Kinlay, of Drain. Mm. Acwo Visits Mrs. Fred AKte wns an arrival, fmm Wilbur and spent yesterday here visiting and shoppinc. return irg to htr home in the evening. etc., and to obtain a check on the movements of the officers at speci fied times, and collect other data for the use of tht crooks. (country, the disabled veterans anil, I the orphans of the war." National j J Commander James A. Drain said. ! "Everywhere they have been meet-i j Iiir the need with the same spirit; The actual robberies, it Is be las then disabled men and the , Heved, are performed by a travel J lathers of these orphans themselves nK group, consisting of two or showed when the went forth to , three men and one or two women. I battle for their country's cause In They visit a town, confer with their the day when they were neeoea Spnd Afternoon M"s. Frank SMnhaiir and fami ly, of Hapny Valley, vlslled with friends and snent n few hours lu rei shopping yesterday. j VUits Short Time . Uliss Heine stopped In this city kfor a 5hort time yesterday and vls j ited If. F. Williams. Mr. Heine is ; with a Portland advertising firm. I and was enroute there from Med- ford. Here From Coast A. Schmldle, of the Keyser and Schmidt firm of heating and nlumbinfr rontrartors. Is fn Hose burg today attending to business mat t ers. M r. Krhm idle Is from Coos Hay. "Complete success Is perfectly ' possible. Intleed, an oversubscrlp i Uon or the total Is probable If 1 every effort is concentrated on I completing the campaign In Sep tember. We urge every department ' and post where the campaign is i now under way to take Immediate steps to complete it by the end of j that month. i "In that way we can po Into the 'national convention at Omaha on : October 5 with the fund completed, our object attained and the welfare of these unfortunates assured. I know that Legionnaires everywhere w ill give this last ounce of enthus j lastlc effort. Let us clear the decks iof the problems of 1925 that we mav eo forward to meet the needs of 1926." A resolution was adopted by the Pork and Beans! We have for Saturday shoppers a very unusual value in Pork and Beans. Fine for picnics, or the hurry-up lunch. All day Saturday, 1 lb. 5 oz. can LIMIT 12 2 for 15c: LIMIT 12 UNUSUAL BARGAINS UNTIL NOON SATURDAY Sunny Monday Soap, 10 for 29c 25 lbs. Sugar, "Cloth Bag" ... SI. 47 Large Fresh Lettuce, 2 for 15c Creme Oil Soap, limit 6, per bar ... 5c Regular Saving Prices Fancy S-Tie 7 On Fresh Shortening, CI OR Broom I Jll 8 lbs QI.0 J Good Broom, rQft Fresh Shortening, OK ft at Job 4 lbs gJb CIGARS A quantity of Choice Cuban Cigars, wrapped in foil 6 for 25c, Box 50 for $2.00 CI 10 1 CBme'8 Lucky Strike, and CI O C 0 1 1 1 tf. Ill's, carton 0 I . &U Chesterfields, carton Complete Line Fresh Fruit and Vegetables at a Saving, HAM SPECIAL, 10 to 12 lbs, per lb, SMOKED MEATS 35c EASTERN BACON, light, 6 to 8 lb., psr lb 42c COTTAGE ROLLS, no waste 35c PICNIC, fancy .. .. 25c 311 WEST CASS ROSEBURG, ORE. looat man, commit the robbery and skip out, the "spotter" receiving a certain percentage of the proceeds. The existence of such an organi zation was hinted at when Lee lxincan was arrested several months ago. Duncan was accused of robbing five Roseburg business houses, and in each case his move ments Indicated that the building In which he had operated had been mmmmm11 mmam carefully studied, and officers were " aaaaaa at a loss to account for the way in which he had obtained this Infor- P J matlon during the short time he HENRY FORD ENTERS had been In the city. Duncan had I THE AIRPLANE GAME hnln In tho mhtwrlna n tuni which 1 W he admitted himselr. and the pres ence of a woman waa shown by the handbag anil feminine articles CALIFORNIA AND OREGON PARENT WANTS GIRL ADOPTED SIX YEARS AGO ! PRUNE GROWERS AGREE TO FORM ASSOCIATION committee asking every denartment and every post to transmit Its en dowment funds to nalonal head- found In Duncan's possession. Duncan also had a number of no tations written In code and follow ing his escape, notes written In the same code, apparently by him, were found, Indicating that he was (quarters as rapidly as possible, so endeavoring to get In touch with (Continued from page 1.) Portland People Visit ' Mrs. J. D. (Jrnnt. of San VinH co, and Mrs. I). M. Kf'rr. MNs V, Kerr. T. Kerr and tJeorne Kerr, of Portland, plopped in this city to vi.nt last nifht. D. M. Krr Is part owner of ihe Kerr-(.iHord flour company at 1'ortlaud. Enroute North Miss Mary Rowley, of Santa Ana, California. Miss Kdna Alger, of Shuate.Fu. China, and Miss Grace Rowley, of Weill;! n. China, were guests at the Hotel Grand last niKht. They are enroute to Port land, Seattle, and British Columbia. New Yorkers Enroute to Lakes Justice and trs. Joseph Pros kauer. Miss Frances Proskauer, Miss Ruth ProskHtier, nnd Richard Prokauer. of New York City, were distinguished intents at the Hotel I'rnpqna last night. Thev have been visiting In the Canadian Rockies for the past month or so, nr. I a:e now enroute to Crater ai.d Dia mond Lakes. FULL LINE Mr. Hopple Visits O. M. Hopple, proprietor of the t ou ri st camp near the Coos Pay Junction, south of this city, was a viwltor here this niornhiK and trans acted business. Mr. Hopple states that the tourist traffic is some what lijrhter ihan It was last year at this time, but that more people from eastern states are touring this coast than heretofore. Mr. Hopple says tha the tourists re well pleased wi'h this part of ()rKon and that they an t 'liih i"ipre.jed with the fine cmn.it u i. tie roads. Camp j Equipment GET OUR PRICES Zigler-Fee Hardware Co. phone 25 119 NO. JACKSON WATCH OUR WINL&W FOR BARGAINS Vilt At Pelknnp Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Vewland and Mrs. Charles Field and ! dauehtT Margaret of Roseburg I Hpent a few hours here yetefNlny viritlnir Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Ilam 'lln. They are on their way to J Pelknap Sprinir-. Mr. Newlnnd j will return Saturday lo his home In Roseburg du to huslnem pres jsure. He is the manager of the ilV.dge aeenry In ImnirlaH Count v. The remainder of the party will jspend a few more dnv on their j vacation. Maurice Newland. a nn of Mr. Newland and a stu dent of the Oregon Agricultural College, is now touring China, but will return in time for tho open ing of the fall term there. Mrs. Newland and Mrs. Fields are sis ters of Mrs. Hamlin. While go ing their destination the party ot a small fog terrier dog be- j i(n Divide and Thurston. rvKitgene Heglfder. the interest for the current year may be available now for the work. The endowment fund corporation Is functioning and investing the funds In approved securities. : "The load of child welfare work Is growing rapidly. Many new cases, : come of them very pitiable, I need for help is immediate, (been brought to the attention of 1 the Legion. We are pressed for means to meet their needs now and the Interest from this fund Is vital ly necessary." i The committee was particularly Impressed by the voluntary action of the Department of Mexico In raising $3.ft1.62 for the fund and j by that of Panama in adding f 1.U00 to Its previously announced total of $fi.0fnf. It was gratified by the 'action of Joseph W. Fordney. for mer representative from Michigan, ; and a nallonal figure, in coming out of retirement to accept the 1 chairmanship of the Michigan cam paign committee. I Richard S. Jones, who Is educa ; tlonal director for the endowment, jwas elected executive secretary of dhe endowment committee. He 'takes the place of National Adju tant Russell Crevlston. whose res- ignation becomes effective on July ;3I. I An airplane tour of southern Min nesota was made last week in the . interest of the fund. This marked! the launching of the campaign In St. Paul. Red Wing. Ike City. Wa- : basha. Winona, Rochester, Austin,' Waseca. Mankato, Faribault and Northfield. . ) I o I I Two jumps ahead of the other' fellow Is the man who reads the classified ads for short-cuts to , economy. the other members of the organiza tion. At Ashland recently the officers were baffled with a series of rob beries which were finally halted when they captured the "spotter," . ' who broke the rules of the gang by have Pu,"n a "Job" of his own. He ad- lllllfll III- t-AI9lii(.-n Ul IIICT tuiK, but refused to divulge the names of any of them, saying that tt would be sure suicide to do so. Officers today were Informed by a railroad shop laborer that he had seen the car loaded with the loot from the Wilder and A gee robbery going north at about 2:30 a. m. yes- DKTKOIT. Aug. T.-Henryl umilluw Ford, millionaire maker or n n, w York than go through principal place of business, and the automobiles, today became an tan idia." Bi,(, snbbvd. "Yes, If I term of the association Is for fifty Independent maker of all-met- had known that this was going to years. The association haa bo al airplanes for the purpose happen I wcuhl have atarved to capital stock, but shall adroit mem- of accelerating airplane de- ,((,.I,u, rather than offer myself f tr bers upon the payment of a mera- velopment. ! adoption." , bershlp fee of $10. Each member Official announcement was j ; Bhall have one unit In property made last night at the Ford; ST tniivqniTiiv v a,.- 7 rights. Certificates of membership. j sales of flees that the Ford j I)wrof hy SimhhlnH ,Irnwn)nK " 9 ar non-assignable. Motor company had purchas- vrjir.oI;, -.lontid daughter of Ed-' The articles of Incorporation are ' iwaril w. Hrownlng. wealthy New 7 w. twiir,, i. r. -r- company at Detroit. 'York resl estate operator, has been hw. B. J. Hallf, U Antlea and U .ill fo- days at the May house, a L. Crocker. summer camn fur glrla nverlroklnr I Owing to the pressure of busl- CrystHl l-ake at llarton. and does nesa and the many counter attrac ARMY AVIATOR DASHED TO 'not know of the controversy re- t ions, the meeting yesterday after DEATH IN AIRPLANE FALL ,gardlng the adopting by her foster noon was not attended by as large .father of Mary Louise Spas. Her lailment is diagnosed by physicians ;as summer grippe. Copies of newspipers containing 'references to the sdont'on have been k'pt from the child, who was taken into the Hrownlng faml y years a so. She told a s so li urn be r of prune growers as was d(s.ted, but enough were, pi'tsent ' to properly repieser-t the district. I Ihe meeting tok the form - of a rttiTuI conference and discussion of h advlsabll'i vt organisation. Kenneth C. Miller, of the market ing cVpartment ol the Porliid (AMnrUtfxt ITrM IH Win-.) LOS ANGKLKS. Aug. 7. Captain Hamptou Zelgler. United Stales army, of Huntington Park, near here, was killed and W. It. Coe of Huntington Park, was dangerously in hired when the airnlane in which I ...,, terday. He noticed the car, but paid ! w,'" riding crashed here late cnun at the ramp that her father Chamber of Comme.-ce was present loiiuy. mad nromlred to aiiopi a little sis-1 unui mvyum aim in 0 iter for her and said she hsd re- tics Indicating the value or organli- celved the same Inrorniatlon from1 'Miss Cohti'n. who conducts the( school on Rlversidn Drive. New. York, where Dorolhv attends. I (AMociitnl Vrrm ittrd Wfw. nrownlnr's last visit to the camp SEATTLK, Aug. 7. Cecil McKeit-jwas on June l, Dorothy writes to le. city fireman, was killed, an- hl'u everv week, but he never re-1 he i other was severely Injured and four 'plies to her letters, she said. he j Among those from out of town no attention to It until he read; the account of the robbery, when he conveyed his Information to Sheriff Rtarmer. He noticed that the auto was a touring car, but was unable to give the make or license number, or a description of the driver, as there was nothing unusual about It, said, to attract his attention. He said that the back end of the car was loaded high, and was covered with a whltec loth. In making a fur ther Investigation of the rohby of the store. It was found that the robbers took a large sheet of hite cloth used for covering racks FIREMAN KILLED WHEN TRUCK STRIKES A POLE yl t.siidling of pr.me-t. Talks were maiie hy It. A. Ilueenbark, J. H. I.ooih, H. W. Cj.T.e U Antles, It. A i i .cher anc' o'licrs. Cook wltn gas. others were bruised as the result receives her Information regarding I points to spend yesterday after- of a fire truck here today crashing ,hr footer father from .Ml?s Knth Into a telephone pole while answer- erlne VHco. principal of Miss Co lng a fire call. burn's schorl. o noon visiting In Roseburg, -was Mrs. D. Falrchlld, of Powers, Enroute South Heat with gas Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Busselment Strike now! Those who are sue-; o 'and family, of North Rend, spent ceeding today were readers and ad-1 OH HOY, bought a bargain and last night In this city as guests at and tables, and apparently covered 1 vertlsers of yesterday's classified there are many more cars adver-'the Douglas hotel. They are mo the load with It and this fact leads j columns In the News-Review. ' nmm Ifesd 'em vonrself toring to Los Ans'les. officers to believe that the railroad mm Heat WUB (a. A Business Man Goes to Bed Happy nd wakes up happi ' if his business is advertised man was correct In his supposition I that the car seen was the one used , In rarrylng away the loot. i He saw It turn Into Oak at the corner by the Ford garage, turn ' east on Oak street, and then! swing north on Jackson, and got north at a very rapid rate. He was on his way home from work at 1 2:31 a. m. when he sow the csr. Only one man was In the car at the j time, hut officers are convinced ( that the traveling party uses two; cars, and that there are at least ' three members. j A further check of the missing, articles at the store, causes the. loss to mount considerably higher, and It Is possible that the thefts! will amount to as much as $2,500 A fine overcoat was taken, and I four very exnenslve outing coats ' are missing. The outing costs were, of fine leather and were silk lined. the very IV' st obtainable to afford ; protection to t& outdoor man. Officers have little to work on In" tracing the thieves, but are doing! all that they can to spread the de scription of the solen goods, so that the responsible parties can b located through that method, which Is evidently the only way that they can be apprehended. NOTICE TO FORD OWNERS The new State Head Light Law declares the Regula tion Ford Head Lamp Is Legal w. Our Authorized Adjusting Station is now open, and we are prepared to TEST YOUR LIGHTS I lave your lights adjusted so that they will meet the requirements of the new law. C. A. Lockwood Motor Co. LINCOLN FORD FORDSON