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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. FRIDAY. AUGUST 21. 1925.
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EVIDENCE BEGINS
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The tliorouphlircd racing world Is interested in the acp.mp of a new million-dollar race track '
yy John H. McMillcn at North Randall, near Cleveland. The tint meet is being held from July
. 20 to Aug. 8. McMillcn built the track as a memoriul to I'lintstonc, his favorite horse, which had
to be destroyed when it broke a leg in a race at Piinlico track, Aid., in 1U24, after a brilliant rarcc.
iMcMillrn plans to stage a derby rivaling the famous old Kentucky classic in lU-'G on (lie n-
track, which takes rank with the leading eastern courses. Photos show the truck and grnndst.u.u,
jPbotos show the track and grandstand, front of the luxurious club house, McMillcn anil I'liutstonc,
Via beloved horse.
FALL SHIPMENT OF
iCATTLE LESS; LOTS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. The
department or agriculture estim
ated tuduy that 250,000 fewer
cuttle will be marketed from the
range country thin fall than lat
fall with Ihe principal reduction
In the southwest. The number
for market Is placed nt 4,077,000
head compared with 4.H22.000
lat fall and 4,208.000 n the full
or 1 92:i.
Excellent feed supplies In Ida
ho, Oregon, Washington and
Utah will remit in more ml Ho
for market this winter than luat
year, with most of these cattle
moving to roaat market. A shor
ter hay and beet crop In Colora
do Indicates a reduction In cuttle
feeding.
"Early indications aro that the
feeder cattle demand will be
strong. lurlng .Inly prices on
feeders and sloe kern steers ship
ped from Chicago were higher
than during July. 1S24. feient
Rains of heavy, well finished cat
tle have hIiowu iop prices.'
LAST OREGON DAUGHTER OF
( REVOLUTION PASSES AWAY
I
(AK-latr.l I'rrm leased 'Win.)
MAKSIIFIELD, Ore., Aug. 21.
I Mrfl. Madeline M. Bmllh, said to be
I the hint living peraon in Oregon
I whotie futher fought In the Revol
I utionnry war, died here late last
! nluht. Hhe was born In Wales Cen
ter, N. Y November 23f 127. nnd
came to Oregon in 1K7. Children
surviving her Include Mrs. It. Y.
Downer, Murrfhricld, and W. W.
StoHh. RntfV.
(AudcUIH l'r lmi Wire.)
LOS ANOELK3. Aug. 21. Mm.
Dorothy Mahan, formerly Dorothy
Leopold, office assistant to Dr.
Thomaa Yountr, a d-ntiHt, on trial
on a charge of murdering hl wife
and entombing her body beneath a
h'bo of conereto In a cistern, tenth
fEed here today that the dentist
produced documents giving him the
powtr of attorney to Rdminlater
his wealthv wife's etttate ahorlly
after the all' ged crime was com
mitted. Mrs. Mahan declared Bhe was 111
nt a beach cabin on February 21
lat, the date of the allcgnd mur
der. A few days later, phe said.
Dr. Young came to the cabin and
renueHted her to wlliiesg a Rlgna
ture of Mrs. flrace firotfan Young,
formep widow of Patrick Origan,
ml'lionafre "olive king," whU'h was
ntlached to a "powT of attorney"
doriiment. She complied with his
reouest.
Then, phe Bald, Tr. Young told
her that his wife had dHapoeared
after a quarrel, hilt that he had re
ceived a letter from her stating
that she was in New York. Mrs.
Mahan Bald the btter was written
on her private stationery which
nhe kept In lr. Young's downtown
effice.
During the morning session the
state called William Unruh, the
workman who dug the clHtern
which was later Mrs. Young's
tomb. He said Dr. Young did not
want concrete In the bottom of the
Dl t, and It was lert open. That wan
four weks before the woman's
dlHnppearance.
In an argument the state dls
e'osed the evidence vaa Intended
to show that the dentist, "plunned
the murcer weeks in advance."
Reduced Camp Goods Prices
atnWe&ernAuto"
SturtUy, August 29th, is the last day of these reduced prices. Buy now for your Labor Day
Ou&ig and tor next year's trips. Quantities on some items are limited so come early.
"Western Auto's" guarantee of satisfaction goes with every article. Many other camping ne- -
csasitits oot shown in this advertisement also offered at special prices.
t Folding Skillets
ore easy to carry
FOREST FIRE WEAR
A personal message
to YOU;
Every advertisement in this paper
is written to you to help you
choose worthy products to save
you money to give you some
worthwhile item of business news.
Read the advertisements. Con
venient, courteous information is
yours at a minute's glance. Style,
variety, price, where obtained.
That minute's glance may mean
the difference between buying un
worthy wares and the best the
difference between getting the
new and the old; between the
improved and the ordinary.
Advertisements protect your
purchases read them
P
RoseburgMNews Review
DOUGLAS COUNT
PASADKNA. Cal., Aug. 21. Five
thousand acres have been burned
over by the big Tujunga canvon
brush fire which since Tuesday has
raged uncontrolled In the moun
tains hack of T'asadena. Hack fir
ing Inst nlcht and earlv todnv on
an eight mi'e front Is hc1ifvd by
forest rnneers to havo nvd the
Arroyo Heco nnd Pasadena's water
shed. Two casualties were reported to
day when Harold Knott. 10, was
taken t' his home at Sierra Mv
Idrew wllh a severe cut on the
arm, hnvirg ben struck by an
axe, and Charles Ha.fn, of Los An
geles, fell ovr a stnep enib.'ivk
nn'nt ami vns brought here for
tn'-'tm'nt of Injuries.
Three mib'S of dense bru.h sn l
pontp trees ror" renortt'd swtt
ele;n by the flames last night, fan
ned hv ocran hreczes. Fire breaks
were hHnu constructed today, and
fir1 fighters expeeted to confine
the flemes to the back country and
savo tiio watershed areas.
The 25 men reported trfipTH'd
yesterday In Pave canyon fnnht
their way out last nteht. a number
of them beinK slightly burned.
rASAOKNA, Cat. Aujr. 21.
The brush fire which has burm-d
over more than 4.000 neres tit the
HI Tujiinga canyon today, con
tinued sweeping beyond control
In tho mountains north of Van
dene. rnmpletlon of a 4 2-fmtt
fire break In the ridge between
the bit,' Tujunga canyon and Ihe
Arrovo Seco earlv today was ex
pected to keep the flames out of
the Pasadena watershed.
A force of approximately 7"0
fire fiirMers nt work earlv today
comliattlnif the blaze will be stin
menied later In the day by other
contingents, federal forest offi
cials announced.
Ga-Oil Wuer
for an en;rfet?y
Ok th ria-m: bixd o yo.ir
oa.' Jri rAy. three one
rmJtMi cmu -d for. Kasoline,
Uiue Tor uli mi gray for water.
Complete unit CO OH
;wlucd to 9baOU
T!e handle folds across
the back, making a flat, com
pact peckajre. No outfit le
complete without one or two
kllleta. Buy them durlur this
week at greatly reduced prices.
K-lnch elze
reduced to
10-Inch sice
only
50c
60b
Restful Sleep It t
Necessary
This all-steel bed wilt not sar
or bend. It is very strong and
substantial. It is an exceed
InKly comfortable bed -accom-niodatlnpr
easily two large per
sons. Folds Into a small unit.
Our regular low price $12.45.
only .. $10.13
V J
ThU Tent Hat a Side
Door
A peciU feature ot thl tent im
the ld door. For day ue, the
front flap can be extended to
make a eun porch. The tent im
substantially made of 8-os.
white, 36-Inch duck In a 7x7
foot size. Complete with roles
Si. $8.90
Again We Offer Exceptionally Low Prices
Only $1.15 for This
Luggage Carrier
Out ot slsht when not In use. This
strongly built disappearing- luggage car
rier folds flush with the running board
(see lower Illustration). Its full length
Is 45 Inches enough to hold your lug
gage. The height la ad
justable. Specially
priced at
$1.15
And a Palmetto Tent Is
$29.70
Reduced from $38.75
One person can erect It In a few minutes
no guy ropes are neceesary. Only one
pole, which is Jointed. It is equipped
with screen windows, pockets, floor and
two doors (front and back). The size is
Sxll feet. It la made of
U. S. shelter duck. Re
duced from $38.75 to...
Extra curtain for the above tent reduced
from 5.00 to $3.75
$29.70
A Better Quality Carrier
for Only $2.60
g
Made of steel with full endgates. Adjus
table from 10 to 60 Inches. Three clamps
hold it securely and prevent rattling.
Easy to attach and take off. Folds up
compactly when not In use.
Our reirular low price
$3.25 reduced for this
week to
" $2.60
An Important Part of
the Equipment
60c
up ipi
There should be as many
stools as there am members in
the camping party. These
stools are of durable durk seat
and hardwood frame.
. Price without back.
With back 72o
Same stool with steel braces
and without back 72o
With back ........3o
lurK neat
60c
Canteens
With
Shoulder
Straps
These heavy
sheet metal
canteens cov
ered with wool
blanket mate
rial will keep
the water cool.
1 -gallon size
reduced to
$1.45
2-gul. size re
duced to 91.75
TONE!
Clear, sweet, flexible,
preserving all the nat
ural hading of Toice or
Instrument. The highest
or the lowest notes are
received with equal fi
delity, and with such
clarity that you may
close your eyes and be
lieve that the artists are
in the same room with
you.
Detailed Announce
r ment Will Be Made
Flat
Bottom
Canteens
Three - Kallon
size, blanket
covered Ideal
for croea
country trips
as well as
short tours.
Price refluced
from $2 J 5 to
$1.72
Same canteen.
2 - gallon size,
reduced from
J1.95 to. .S1.55
Piping Hot or
Icy Cold
Keeps all foodstuffs at the orig
inal temperature. The extra
wide mouth is a feature. The
capacity Is one gallon. It Is
known as the "all-purpose Jer"
and the price is (PO Q7
extremely low P.m.W I.
Only a Few at Thim Priem
Buy Youtm Early
OREGON STORES '
ALBANY SALEM
ASHLAND
EAST PORTLAND
EUGENE
OREGON CITY
PENDLETON
PORTLAND
t ROSEBURG MEDWJ1UJ
More than 125 Stores la the West-
VYiCSllOL 'JlIIjHLIULULI'
Supply Co.
Main Store -1100 South Grand Ave-
MS
WIMO mm t
For Your.
Convenience
Open Till
Saturdays
WKNATCIIKK. Wash.. Anr. M.
Nln foM'st f:rs wt slrntr.l hv
vt'cti'nlav's H'rtrlc:i! storm nt (lie
ht'U'i of Tjke Clt't'tmn. tlw lor:il
forestry nffire was mlvLsrd lol:iy.
If you don't believe what y'rlnAN miTflD ICi
MS Jill a a . x a
read, never seek opportunity
through the classified columns.
Called Capital's
Czar, Hits Bach
TODAY'S BASEBALL
NKW YORK. An. 21. Rain t,
iluv railHiMl lh 1'onlponi'nn'nt of
the n(Mnln?r of lh ntl-lminit:vit
niTlt'- li.'twpen 111-' riltMlmrilli Tin.
iilen anil Ihe New York (limit!. ilo
wt ri' lo have played n ilnnMe
hrador. Two names will lie playi ,1
tomorrow.
It npprnriw! probable early IMs
afteruniin that rain wmiM pmipone
nearlv nil of Ihe srheriuted tam.-s
III belli leaRUeA.
American League.
At Chlrsitn: It. II V..
IMillaili'lphU I T 3
Chliaico S 13 1
llalletleff- llinitnel. (Irnvex anil
i nrnrnne: raur ano t.n K
At ( leelaml:
New York
Cleveland
Itatterle: Jenei niul
HueVeve and Malt.
At IHHoll: R H K.
!hltii:t(n 0 ft
! troll 1 II ft
llatterhs" (NlVel-'sKle. Marlveriv
and Hurl: Whllehlll ami Hauler
Yrter.lajr'. Sre:
At Salt l.rke 11: Portland H.
Al Oakland : Sin Kranri'eo 4.
At Vernon ft: Los Annele ft.
At Snirnnientn 5 .1; Seattle "i.
H IT. K.
... 1 1
. . . ! S ft
llenrnnrh;
4 v:
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SLAIN AND COURT :
BANS THE EDITION i
IV
Aorim(et rm Iwh1 Wire.)
HAVANA. Cuba. Auk. 21 On tho
complaint of Secretary of Sanita
tion Daniel disport, trxlay's itlitijn
of th newspaper Kl Dla was taken
from news boys and other vwniom
by police who acted under court or
ders. Secretary Olspert objected to a
1 cartoon published In today's Nsue.
i A libel suit was filet against El pia
I yesterday In the name of President
Marhailo, based, on an article mail
ed '.coward. "
VA Heialdo, aKaliiHt whirh Secrc-,
, tnry Cif"pirt filed a libel mil mv-
eail .luvs afto, has not resume.! pub- ;
1 nation. I
i The 'nly of Armando Kdre Al- !
itttiated yesterday wan buried to- ,0fay.
day. Many political friends headed
by former Premier Menocal attend
ed the funeral.
Folks neci Id vntt for their hfp
to romn In. Today ibey read tli
Newsiterlew ctaMlfled ai.
( AMocUtrd rms Lfnin! Wtrr.)
SALEM. Ore.. Aug. 21. Text
books that will b used In the
public schools or the state dur
ing the. next two years will be
considerably higher In price than
the old books. It was Indicated
nt the tneetintr of the state text
book cominl?irion In Reunion bore
The morninr seiwion wa
irlven over to a dlii!"lon of
books and prices and the hearing
of arKumenH by snme forty hook
vnlesmen who aro binc allotted
. . l five minntf pnr-h in dlrim lhf
if " ? 'rirSfC ft I Kead the Classitted ads. merits of their books. Indications
"! jr. I in The News-Review. Thev hat noPtios will not be
" " ' ri..'-i vY I i ii .made before Iat afternoon with
f jtoT 1 H tRy I mean dollars to you." ftbe possibility that the session
' - M ' " " I will carry over until tomorrow.
' narv oritanlatlons occupied the
V. R. Weather Tureau, local of-! entire day Thursday. Tentative
flee. Koseburs;, Oregon, 21 hours ' selections were made of the wub
enillns: 6 a. tn. Meets that will bo adopted for the
Precipitation In Inches and hun-'two and four-year periods, but
dredths: 'these were ltelni; revised today ns
Kikhest temmrature vesterdav SS the commisinn rot down tn tlm
Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sher- ! Lowest temperature last night !4 . work of considering the books
Jill (above), upcrintendent of ' LTC P"pn. last st noura
i: i i . Total precip. since 1st of n
I'u.'.ii.- uuuini no paras, in
j companies bidding for tho text
j book contracts, mem hers of the
; commission vaid that a compari
son of the prices revealed that It
i would be cheaper to retain, tho
1 old text bonk, even at he nd
1 vunco In prices of from 10 to itO
r per cent asked, then to substi
tute an entire new set of texts.
It Is likely, members of tho
commission intimated, that some
substitutions may be made, as
they f,.pj that a paving can be
1 affected by puhstltuting modified
I tests In rome subjects.
I Formal action to re-establish
the texts now In uso in tho
school as standard for at
.another year is expected
afternoon.
least
thM
HARVEY SCOTT'S WIDOW
LEFT S503.000 ESTATE
rliidinir the White House. Is d
scribed as "Caar of Washington"
Ity Rep. Thomas L. Hlanton of
Texas, who is agitating for vari
ous reforms in municipal govern
went of the capital city. Coi
Sherrill, answering the eharire
labels BlantooJ'a mcddJcsom
0 available In each subject.
precip. since 1st of month 0i
Norma! precip. for this month .33 !
SALEM. Ore.. Anr. 21.
dictions that few chnnren
pre-
rould
(AmortiMl Pni Imi Win1.)
POHTLANf"), Ore., Aug. 21.
An estate valued at $."it3,1 :10.93
was left by Mnrcaret N. Scott,
widow of the late Harvey V.
Scott, editor of the Oregonlnn,
according to the inventory and
appraisement filed In circuit
court by tho appraisers. M. J.
Campbell, A. C. (.'a linn and It. L.
Me nicer.
Mrs. Scott's will, dated Novem
ber 2'). 1!24. designated her sons,
Leslie M. Scott. Ambrose II. Scott,
as executors to srve without
bonds. Leslie M. Scott. Ambrose
Scott. Judith a. Fields, a ilanrh
ter, and John H. Scott, step pon.
share e(ual)v in most of the
holdings of Mrs. Scott, under the
"w?7
JACKSfVfl.K-MKlt'r'OICi
lt )Li;o Ml AltlNti.
Total precip. from Sept. 1, !
1524. to date - 41.91 be msde In the text books In ue !
Average precip. from Sept. 1, In the schools of the stnte wtre SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 22. The
177 81 ?1 mnde here this non by members snte public service commission
Total excess from Sept. 1. 1124 7.78 of the state text book commission has set September 9 as the date
Average precipitation for 44 meeting here to solve the problem for the hearing of the petition of
wet seasons, (September to arising from the refusal of book the Med ford coast railroad for
Way. Inclusive) 31 4 publishers to furnish hooks ex- 1 permission to abandon Its line
Cloudy and mild tonight and Sat-icept at an advance in prices. Af- between Med ford and Jnrkson-
urriav, !t.r thoroughly canvapning th vllle. The hearinr will be held
$ WILLIAM EELC, MteoroloicUL books and prki,
&fered by all ,at Bedford,
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