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review is row itc;
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Consolidation el The Evening Nmi and
. Tha Roseburg Rtviw
AH Independent Newspaper, Published lor
th Best Interests of th Peopl.
DOUGLAS jCOUNTYJ
LOCAL SHOWERS
VOL. XXVI
NO. 25 0 FROSEBURQ REVIEW
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IS APPHOVEDI
Representative Hawley In
terested - in Conference
Concerning Road Work.
WILL LEAVE SOON
Has Been Called to Wash
ington to Prepare Bill
for Reduction of
Federal Taxes.
Hon. W. C. Hawley, ranking
member of the Ways and Means
committee of congress, was a visi
tor in Roseburg today, spending a
few hours here in couferejce with
local republicans and seeking in
formation regarding the matters of
public need and interest In this
community. He arrived from Grants
Pass and Medford this morning,
and left on his way north this af
ternoon. He expressed great re-
ROAD PROJEHK!
longer, but is forced to return to:1"" . T.T . . .T . in
Washington soon. He is however. Ie?u,rt ." ,ime Mt fr ,ri' 10
looking over the district which he
represents in congress, r.nd Is in
vestigating matters of public in
terest on which congressional ac
tion Is needed.
The Ways and Means committee
har. been called under a special act,
to meet on October, 19, for the pur
pose of preparing a bill which is to
be submitted when Congress con-
venes on December 1. and conse -
auently his time is very limited.
"The bill is for the purpose oi;oe,n presented if the defendant
reducing national taxes some
1350,000.000," Mr. Hawley says.
"The committee will take about two
months in preparing the bill, In or
der to be sure that making this re
duction all taxpayers will be equal
ly benefitted, andjtyio Iron out any
present inequalities,
"The reduction brought about by
the lfc.vs of 1921 and 1924, has sav
ed to the taxpayers of the country
approximately $.500.0ln.tiOO so far.
For instance, the expenditure in
1920 were $2,009,000,000 more than (disorderly in the cafe. City At
for the current year. I torney McColloch. after an Inves-
"The Intention of congress Is to I ligation decided to press the rase
take from the taxpayers the least on the charge only of resisting an
possible amount of money consis-j officer.
tent with providing revenue suffl- James H. Nichols, of Nichols,
clent to carry on public activities Hallock and Donald, attorneys for
for the general benefit of all people. Ipenator Stanfield, Immediately
"The number of employees in :pr0r to the calling of the case
1919 was M0.OO0 persons. There ,ne c,, Df ilaker against Stan
are at the present less than 640,000 I field, 0n a complaint of resisting
employees, a reduction of 400.000 ! oflcer, stated in open court to
employees whose annual salaries !jd?e Smurthwaite:
amounted to $6y),000.0on. In the I
period since the war we have PW stanfield Is charged with the of
S?"rSoC am of fense only of violating a city or-
$ 500.000 000 ,,,iJlin in resisting a peace of.
"The forthcoming tax reduction ... "mi -oi annear
hill will be the last one of any- L... A .
Urge Proportions B'"
foreign nations begin repaying
their debts to this country, for this
bill will reduce the income of the
i-nrarnmon t In t h lnmrPfti no a I hit
amount on which the government
can be safely operated.
"Public expenditures for the enr
' rent year, are to be $.1,229,000,000.
of which practically $1,200,000,000
in required for interest on the pub
lic debt and to retire securities as
they come due.
The public debt of the United
States as represented bv the Issu-
ance of securities Is a little over
$20,000,000,000. of which almost
$10,000,000,000 represents the ex-
pendmires of the United States
during the war while a little over
$10,000,000,000 represents the prln-l
cipal sum loaned foreign nations.
"The Interest due from foreign
governments, not paid, amounts to
about $3.000 000,000 more; so-that
the principal and Interest owed by
foreign gorevrnments makes obll-
gallons to us of more than $12,000,-
000.000.
"England owes $4,500,000,000,
wntcn nas oeen rerunnea, ann sne
will begin payment of the principal
and Interest in 62 annual Install-
'ments at once.
"Several smaller nations, owing
$750,000,000, have likewise refund-
" ed. This leaves $.760.00O.0O0,
owed chiefly by France and Italy,
which have so far not refunded
and who are hoplug these debts
will be remitted. I
"I think that It la the sentiment
of Ihe country, and I l.now It Is the,
sentiment of congress that all these
debts should be refunded alike, and
steps will he taken requiring sc-
tlon by these nations on their
debts. These loans were made on
the earnest er. trestles of the foreign
nations, Lo pledged their sacred
honor to repay. If those nstlnns do
not refund and repay the people of
the I lltew States will have to pay,
by taxes." '
Mr. Hawley has been selected In
, congress as chairman of the re pub-
' llran caucus In the house of repre-;
sentatlvea. Ihe first lime that such
en honor has ever come to the
coast. '
Following his arrival this morn-
Ins. Mr. Hawley met In conference
(Coatlnued on pace H.J
x GENERAL BUTLER PLANS
110 TIME FOR "WIND UP"
s'k to.- . . r
5 VKLrHtA, sepi. la. w
Sutler will wind up
O. ye as director of
! he .sfe. .Jry.
. "i .v going to have a pis
time b-tore the wind-up In
January," the marine officer
said.
"We are going to forge
ahead up to the last moment "
The general said be bad
been assured by Major-Cener-
al Lejeune, commandant of
marines, that he would be as-
signed to the post at San
Diego, California and added
that he would be perfectly
satisfied. ,
Junior Oregon Senator Tails
to Appear at Hearing
Following- Arrest
Sunday Night.
f .Mnril4 frrm LMri Win I -
BAKER. Ore.. Sept. 18. United
States Senator Robert N. Stanfield
o clock today on a charge of re
sisting an officer filed against Mm
following his arrest last Sunday
evening in a local cafe.
Bail of $50 was declared forfeit
ed by City Judge J. R. Smurthwaite
on motion of Frank C. McColloch,
city attorney.
The charge of resisting an offi
cer was the only one filed, but Mo
!('0ioch said other charges had
I
had appeared.
It was reported earlier In the
week that gtanfleld's attorneys
would ask for a continuance of
rase to October 1, but tbis was not
done. The case Is now ended, said
court attaches. Less than a dozen
persons were in the court room
when the case was brought up.
A city policeman- Sunday about
e p. m. arrested stanfield, whom
he charged with being drunk and
. are therefore at liberty to treat
!' , "? ,
jclo"ea-
i
i his bail as forfeited and the case
! KING COUNTY JAILER
IS SUSPENDED FOR
NEGLECT OF DUTY
fA-ncUtrd Prra lurd Win.)
8EATTLK, Sept. 1 King Coun-
'If"1" "l L"'"-
" ' "" " "
Mo"anJPr fallurB p,u" '"V?I
,,n. the "'"t county Jail when six
pr'spners escaped Tuesday. The
lev" ,would ha,ve "inded an alarm
.at Pollce headquarters.
"It took the prisoners 20 minutes
;to make their get away," Starwlrh
said. "Even after they left, the
alarm would hav j brought out the
motorcycle squad in ample time to
take up the trail and keep ih"lr
quarry in sight. Morgan not only
i didn't pull the lever, but probably
didn't even think of it."
The outlaws are still at large.
j -
.OAKLEY KELLY'S PLANE
IS DAMAGED ON FIELO
m -
(anrUl rm Lrurd Win.)
ARLINGTON, Ore.. Sept.
18. Lieutenant Oakley 0.
Kelly's De Havlland plane
was badly damaged when a
United Statea Curtlss plsne
crashed Into It at the Arllng-
ton landing field late ytaler-
day.
The Curtlss plana waa pit-
oted hy D. L. Jacobergen. re-
serve officer, and appears lo
be almost a total wreck. Kel-
ly's machine- was parked tn
one end of the fl-ld, the other
machine smashing Into It in
attempting to take off.
This was the hist of Ihe ma-
chines lo lake off from the
field after some 20 odd of the
fleet hsd taken ras her en-
mute to Ihe Pendleton Round-
I' p. Lieutenant Kelly secured
trsnsportattnn In Pendleton
by auto. No Injuries were
reported.
I.
SENATOR STAnlFlELD
FORFEITS BAIL II
DISORDER CHARGE
BE
IDE WITH ACID
FERTILIZERS
Phosphate Thought to Pre
vent Cold Weather From
Damaging Broccoli.
TEST PLOTS SET OUT
Broccoli Planted in Various
Sections of State to De
termine Immunity
Provided by Acid.
Extensive experiments are be
ing made this year wltli the use
of super-phosphate on broccoli.
This chemical fertiliser is believ
ed to impart frost resisting quali
ties, and if It can be proven that
this Is the case the use of the
fertiliser will add thousands of
dollars to the broccoli return
yearly.
Last December Douglas county
experienced one of the coldest
winters in Its history. As a re
sult of the severe weather the
broccoli In nearly all sections, ex
cept the southern part, was a
complete loss. Accidentally, how
ever, it was discovered that two
or three trial plots, where var
ious kinds of fertilizer had been
used, were undamaged, and upon
investigation it was found that
each of these tracts, where tho
damage was slight, had been gi
ven acid phosphate In some form
or another.
The check made was sufficient
to convince County Agent Cooney
that the use of this fertilising
agency imparts a frost resistant
quality to the vegetable, and It
l,wss determined to carry the teals
still further this year.
Several experimental plots havn
been established, and acid phos
phate is being used on different
types of soil and In various com
binations. These tracts are lo
rated in all sections of the coun
ty, so that results can be checked
laealnst all kinds of climatic con
dltions.
The results of the experiment
are being closely watched by broc
coli growers, many of whom have
applied acid phosphate even
though they are not yet positive
of Its action.
So far It has proven Itself on a
par with any other fertiliser In
obtaining growth on the plant).
Plants on ground fertilized with
phosphate are showing up equally
well with any others, and much
superior to the check plot on
which no fertilizer was used.
The chemical seems to develop
a stronger growth In the stalk,
giving more woody substance and
reducing the amount of soft pulp,
so that the plant la less apt to
become frozen. It also tends to
firmer, whiter heads, It Is claim
ed and also a better flavor. If
it can be proven that the use o(
the fertilizer will prevent any
great amount of damage by frost
and cold weather the farmers of
Douglas County will be greatly
benefitted.
County Agent Cooney Is being
assisted by J. C. Weiman, of tho
fer.:iizer department of Swift and
Company. In order to have a
compete and direct check on the
experiment, Mr. Weiman has set
out small tracts of broccoli from
the southern boundary of the
state to Portland, checking acid
phosphate against unfertilized
ground. In order tnat It may be
definitely Just what degree of cold
resistance may be gained.
Ten with various fertilizers are
i also being made on cover crops.
the orch ?. of Arthur Marsn at
Looking llass and A. E. Swank,
at Winston having been set out
to these experiments.
KLAMATH FALLS TO
HAVE GOOD TEAM
AMnetetMl rm iMvd Win.)
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Sept.
1 18. The 1925 football season will
,get under wsy here tomorrow f
Iternoon when the Klamath high
i school will clash with the Altura,
iCsl., high school team. The Klam
,alh team has an average nf ia.i
pounds, snd according to Dwlght
French .the new coach, will make
a determined battle for highest
honors In this section of the slate.
LADY GOLFERS TO MEET.
f AOTlatat l-ma IhH Win.)
OTTAWA. Ont., Sept. 18. Mrs.
Alexe Sterling Fraser of Ottawa
aad Miss Ada Mackenxie nf Tor
!eno wfil me' t tomorrow In Ihe
federal round of the fanadlsn Wo
men's open golf chsmpinnship.
Mrs. Frax-r today eliminated Mrs.
(Kdwsrd Raker. Jr., of lloston in Hie
'semi-final ronnd, snd Miss Macken
zie defeated Mrs. F. J. Mulquern of
.Toronto. Doth matches ended five
lup and four to play.
EXPERMENT
ROSEBURC OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER
Conan Doyle Warns World
Against Impending Scourge
Which, He Says, Soon Due
(Amhtrd Trrm Uari Wlt.)
LONDON, Sept. 18. Everyone
Is warned by the spirit world
through the medium of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle that a great catastro
phe hangs over the world.
Sir Arthur says he has Been re
ceiving messages trom the spirit
world for the last three years to
this effect aud that lately they
have become pressing. He says
suffering and destruction which
will result are to be taken as a
chastening for the evils of today.
The nature of the Impending cat
astrophe Is so vague that Sir Ar
thur Is unable to specify It. but he
s the chastening will last
three years.
Sir Arthur announces England
will escape from the catastrophe
more lightly than almost any other
nation. Why, he does not say.
Tha world, he savs. has become
too material and needs a thorough
CE
LEADS TQ
3
tJtara-latnl FM Uunl WlrP.
BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 18.
The San Francisco Call says today
that search is being made for
three children as a result of the
finding Wednesday In a cesspool
at Trary of the body of a child,
believed to have t3en the dausn-
ter of Mrs. Louis Zamora. Mrs.
Zamora and her husband are be-
ing sought by police to explain
the burial of the child at their
old home. . ;
Mrs. Zarmora, the Call anys, vlsi
Ited the home of her sister, Mrs,
Z. Gallegos. in Oakland, elaiiC
days ago and took away with her
Felipa. the 8-year old daughter of
Mrs. Gallegos,
Two other children have beeJ3Tsi -students Rt the old VmtMiuu
searched for since the Zamorrts
left Ihelr home at Tracy two
weeks ago with the announced
Intention of going to Lo Angelns.
They are MBry Johnson, 10 years
old, who disappeared four months
ago, and a child nt five years
known only as Zella, who Is said
to have, dropped from sight sev
eral months aco. Hoth the John
son girl and Zella lived with the
Zamoraa at Trary.
Authorities were endeavoring
today to establish the Identity of
the child whose body was found
In the cesspool, believed to have
been Leonora Aguilar, four-year
old daughter of Mrs. Zamora by
a former marriage.
ACCUSED ROBBER'S
FATE DEPENDS ON
WOMAN'S MEMORY
(Am-lated Prrm Iwil Wire.)
SALEM, Ore.. Sept. 18 On the
testimony of Mrs. Robert Ilrock.
now of Clatskanle but formerly
cashier of the bank at Aurora. Ore.,
will depend whether Clyde
(Whltey) Watson, accused of the
robbery of tire Auroa bank, will be
bound over to the grand Jury at a
preliminary hearing here Saturday,
September 26. This Is admitted
by the state.
Mrs. Urock was In Ihe bank at
tne time tne ronDery occurreu. niie(lan(, Oregon, tied for high gn
has not seen Watson since his ar-tn tne ,.onrt day of the lK'h
rest ami will not be allowed to seesnniII lrB0 , hooting tournament
him until the hearing at which "helor inp Wesley Ilngan's here. Kach
will be subpoenaed as a witness turned In a score of 158 out of
and given opportunity to Identify
Watson. Among other witnesses
will be Lewis Reese and Vernon
Hoy of Astoria, said to be pals of
Wataon, who algned affidavits that
Watson had admitted the
to tliem.
SPICE OF
(Asseclatrd Press
ITAi-IAN PRINCE
RACCONIGI, Italy The Crown Prince Is as snthuslsstle a dsncsr .throneh an amateur stntion at
as the snowbound Prince of Wales In Chile. Humbsrt is delighted Plltsfied, Mass.. said the "enthii
because an orchestra of 80 is to clay dance music every night now for.stsiilr) co-operation whleh Dsnlsh
the guest arriving for his sister Mafalds's wedding. officials snd private Individuals
t ' sre giving ua in our studies of thn
ABOLITION OF FEZ INCREASES SALES. Vlkln mlns Is cans" for profound
CONTANTINOPLE Hatters ar doing a big business bscauss ef sati'-inn "
abolition of the Fex and profiteering has caused a limit to be put on r Another messsse from Ihe aw.
prices. jetv's enrresnondent shosrd the
- . Ipesrv ssid the ship wss awsltfpg
MA FERGUSON. PRESIDENT OF MEXICO. 'the return of the lu.rdoln In Gndt.
NEW YORK Ma Fsrouson is president of Mexico In the vlsw of haah harbor when hoth vessels will
soma school atudenta as rsvesled in
by the Review of Reviews.
MAYOR SHOT FOR WILD BOAR.
CESUARAS. Spain Tha msvor mistaken for a wild boar, has been
shot and seriously wounded during a hunt
LAUGH AT YANKEE QUESTIONS.
ABOARD S. 8. PARIS Memo
amused by United States Immigration blanks, asking if they have any iraitse nf rsrlsl mixture. Is more sn
"vielent Idsaa" against this govsrnmsnt. ihrnn'lsli thsn Ihe term Ksklmn
FORD PREDICTS AIRPLANE STYLE. 1
BOSTON The airplane of the future. In the opinion of Henry
Ford, will be a combination of dirigible, heavier than an airplane, and
halicopther. "We ar working toward that end now," he told an Interviewer.
BOY, PAGE THE CHAMBER MAN.
GALESBURO, III, Three young men ar working their
through Knox college by doing house work and earing for babies.
jshakeup. Messages have ,been
j coming through for several years
;to both Sir Arthur and Lady Conan
i Doyle. First, they were from
many sources, and then, about
i three years ago, from a "very high
, personage," who tells Sir Arthur
j the world Is In for a period of suf
fering unless It repents and
I changes its heart. Various dates
iare given from 1925 to 192. -
The late war was Intended by
!the higher powers as the period
of chastening, but evidently It was
snot severe enough, as the world
;has not liarned its lesson. Sir Ar
thur says he and his wife received
advance information on many cat
'astrophes. Including the Japanese
! earthquake last May and the trou
bles in China and Egypt, while his
'friend, irisa Scatcherd, noted Eng
lish spiritualist, was warned to
leave Santa Barbara the night be
'fore the enrthnske there.
E
OF
George W. Grubbe, a resident ofl...,
Wilbur and one of the county's
best known men. died last night .f-
ter a Inn. illness. Mr. Grubbe hsd
jbren in poor health for tho pastl, "2 c"n ' n be"relvr,d1
'irh,n month. ,nd .raduallv I ,rom. 9eral Rogers. They did
ifailed untll hls deth occurred last;""1 lndlc, ""PS had been
night
, He wa )n Harrison coun-
ly Missouri. April 22. IS44, and
ctm, ,ne pian, wtn n, par-
TOtB n,,,,,,, j. Rrubbe and his
.i.. ... veara The
family settled at Wilbur. Benjamin
rubhe being the second white
man to see what Is now Garden
Valley.
Oeorge flrubbe was one of the
Academy, and following his gradua
tion from school engaged In the
mercantile hrslness. conducting a
storm at Wilbur for 2B years, hold
ing the office of postmaster and
other important positions for much
of that time. He retired In 1900.
He Is survived by a widow,
Frances H. (Chapman) Grubbe, to
whom h" was married In 1 79.
He also leaves a brother. J. H,
Gnibb". of Oakland, and four sis-!'"' I'ngers as nuanermaster-gen-ters,
Mrs. Angle Kngle, Ashland; ," p Hn a colonel In
Mrs. little Flsk. Dallas, Mrs. A. parse Ihe quartermaster Infr
F. Campbell. L.s Angeles, and Mrs. niecllale depot In New York and
Minnie Hlnes. Nairn. Idaho. general auperlntendent of the
The funeral services will he eon-l"rmr transportation service out of
ducted by the Rosebure !ndertak-',n" I,0, ,
ing company at the Wilbur Aca- I" announcing his appnlnlment.
demy at 2 o'clock Sunday after- Seeretary Weeks ssld he had been
noon. Rev. A. P. Griasom. Pastor of tseleeled "not onlv because of Ihe
the M. E. Church, officiating. Mr.lhK, efficiency displayed bv him
Grubbe was one of the oldest ''luring and since the World war.
members of the Roseburg Masonic, because of the uniform excel
lodge, and the Masonic burial ser-u'nr of hl" cn,,r "ervlee as an
vice will be conducted by members
of the order at the Wilbur ceme
tery where the interment will takel,n quartermaster rnrps
place.
PORTLAND SHOOTER
TURNS IN PERFECT
CffDT 1M ajl ATrtl Mates was rone superior omcr at
OLUKL m MAiWri'rtnHion, assistant superb officer
'at San FranrUeo. dertot qnarter-
ATT.ANTIC CITY. N. J... Sept. mHflrr t Norfolk and director of
18 Han M. Rnselle of Atlantic prrhn)1eB ,, .tnrsse In Ihe office
City, and Frank Troeh of Port- nf ,h ourI1.rmasler ceneral In
a possible 160.
Troeh cracked 100 targets for
a perfect score In a speelsl exhi
bition match between Troeh, Htevo
Crothers of Chestnut 1 1 1 II. Penn-
robberylsylvanls, and Fred Tomlln of
Olan.horo. New Jersey.
THE NEWS
Leased Wire.)
LIKE3 TO DANCE.
tests on current history conducted
re of the French debt mission are
way
18. 1925.
CHARGESTFILEDlf
OUST MR i
iiwiiiiiu i iiiiivwii
GENERAL HURT
Predecessor in Office of
Quartermaster Alleges
. Misconduct
STEP IN CONTROVERSY
Move of Major General
Rogers Is Another De
partment in Fight
Over High Post.
(Aan-lalnt ho Itmi Win.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. For
mal charges have been filed at the
war department against Major
General William H. Hart, the quar
termaster general, by bis predeces
sor. Major-General Harry L. Ro
gers, retired.
The allegations revolve aronid
the conduct of General Hart prior
to. and In connection wltb. his an-
ipointment to succeed General Ro-
..... . j ,,
L , , dT,rtmen,1 f
d ,0 ""'""" admitting
taken to Investigate,
The rase Is a further d-partment
'he controversy which rages
about the quarter-master general's
"'"re In the last days of General
lingers' Incumbency. He retired
,ro active service In August, 1-
'or aishmmy.
Oeneral Hotrers was chief quar
termaster of the American Expedl
tlonarv Forces In Frsnce from lu-
lly, 1917 to February. H1. When
ihe mlnrned to duto In-Wa-ahlnelnf)
he was appointed quartermaster
general. His charge against General
Hart are before the Inspector-general,
having r-srhed the war de
partment last Wednesday. Pend
ing Imiiilry, officials will withhold
comment.
General Hart waa selected by
Peerptarv Weeks to succeed Gen-
""" "V"-' "" "'
Isrlty with details and functions of
The present qitsrtermaster-gen-
eral served dnrlne the World war
as quartermaster In charge of Ihe
base section at St. Nssaire, France
and on his return to Ihe United
i Washington.
MrMIU.AN PARTY
STARTS SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH IN NORTH
WASHINGTON. Pent. 1 The
long-plnnned scientific observa
tions of the Norse ruins along the
southe-n Greenland coast have been
started by Ihe MarMlllsn Arctic
exnedltlon with Ihe flagship How
doln cruising about In GoiUhaab
Fjord.
Commander Mai Mlllan. In a ra-
din message to tho Nstlonal Cleo-
graptitc Horietv imiav. aent
ncoreert to eTnlom ihe ruins In
Ijibrsdor, whleh. If similar, "will
cstshlirh sn earlv connection be
tween Ihe old world and th- new."
Nstlres In sotthern Greenland,
the message sdded, are ''awaken
ing to a patriotic or rroup eon-
seinusness and prefer lo he called
Grrenlsnders
term. Whleh ba
hleh should be restricted to the
Smith Sound Irlhe."
t-n
WOIIK'H mS IH ILL.
f A-nH.lM IW Iwl Win.)
WASHINGTON, Sent. 18. flee,
returr Work lefl Indsv for Den-
,ver, Colorado, where his son Is
I 111.
VOL. XIII
FI.IFX AT SPEED OF
auii.3 MIl.Krt AS HOI It.
.
- tAaprtatxt ttrm iMri Win.)
MITCHELL FIVLl). N. Y..
Sept. 18. A it un-offl-
cial world's sneed record was
established today when Lieu-
tenant Alford .'. Wniiams.
navy aviator, flew i. at the
rate of 302.3 milea an hour.
The flight whs a test for the
Pulitzer races to be held here
next month. Williams flew
one kilometer la 7.4 seconds.
The world's record for air-
plane speeding Is 278 miles an
hour, held by France. letter,
without alighting, Williams
flew at an average of 268.3
miles an hour on a- straight
flight. .
BYBUZETODAY
Several Injured in Fire
Which Wipes Out Exe
cutive Branch Offices
in Tokyo.
l.lanrW4 rn Lnarl Win.)
TOKYO. Sept. 18. Fire at S
o'clock this afternoon destroyed
the Diet building, a two-story
wooden structure, which housed
the executive branches of the Jap
anese government. Several per
sons were Injured. The loss Is es
timated at $1,000,000.
Many valuable documents were
lost when a government library In
one of lh,( bnllillngs waa burned. A
big modern building is under con
structlon to supplant the buildings
burned today, but as It wiii not bo " ..VL" ,Z
reaily for occupancy for several Ahnuirn tha request Jhat off!
years. It Is understood a temporary ce !t ,h do1nr,n"B PPer be.
structure will replace those de- '" ,h" mmll.,BS "" J". t'T
stroyed.
A llguled clgaretta or Incendlar- " ie "'"7,
Ism la thuoght responsible for the " miia clear hy board mem
ki, here that he would be called If he
blsxe.
The buildings bn.ned like tinder,
flames leaping 10 feet In. tha air.
j i np jnimncse I linen, issueu an ex
tra edition, telling nf the fire while
sparks fell on the root of Its plant.
Kvery fireman In Tokyo waa out
fighting the blase. Soldiers Joined
with gendarmes in surrnunulng fie
vicinity.
Owuanfa of nearby buildings
mJved their furnishings, expecting
a conflagration. However, heavy
winds which hsd been blowing for
the past week died down Just be
foro the fire broke out and this
prevented a spread of Ihe blaze
which might have wiped out
Tok.-o.
The Diet was destroyed once be-
fore by fire. It waa rebuilt 84.
years ago.
WASHINGTON LIST
EUGIBLES GIVEN
fAnrU(Nl l-r-w Lfivd Wirt.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 18.
Washington's list nf players eligible
to participate in the world series,
made today, includi-a eight pitchers.
Ihree catchers, eleht infelilera and
six outfielders. Three "rookies" are
among the number. The list fol
lows: Pitchers: Johnson. Covele
r.kle, Reuther, Znchary. Ferguson,
Mulberry. Ilallou and Rusaell.
Catchers r Ituel, Severeld and
Tate.
Infleldera: Judge, 8. Harrfs, J.
Harris, Pcrklnpfiugh, llluege, Ad
ams, Scott and Myers.
Outfielders: Rice, Goslln, Mc
N'eely, jcanes, Varhe and Liebold.
BEND MAN IS HELD
TO EXPLAIN STORY
jrroin Medrnrd, Oregon, went down
(-iM rw 4 wia,) ho defeat today at Ihe hands, of
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sepf. Harold Thompson, (llendale, mil
ls. William C. Johnson, auto me- fornla youngster, to the tune of 2
cliatflc, recently from llend, waa .and 1 in Ihmlhlitl round of tho an
arresled here today on suspicion I mini California amateur golf
nf having stolen an automobile I tournament here.
owned by G. Hancock. Johnson
said he had been asked In fix the
car In Itend and then drive It to
Portland. Arriving there he said
he could not find the owner, ao he
continued on to this t-lty. Police
are Investigating his story.
MAY REVIVE TONO WAR.
(Anlilnl Pnm ImA Win.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.
Possibility of a resumption of
w four oavs atier inn signing oi w
a formal truce waa seen hy
the Inrsl police In Ihe killing
today of Young Sue Gumn.
long member In New York's
Chinatown.
riTTSIII'ltGli, Pa.. Sept.
18. Vsrklng what police be-
lleve Is another outbreak of
long warfare, Wah Lee, a
Chinese laundrymsn, was shot
snd killed and his body hack-
ed with a hstrhet at Wllklns-
buig, a suburb, today. Police
were told seversl Chinese rsn
aernas a vacant lot a short
lime after the shooting and
fled In an aulo.
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President's Committee " to
Hold Public Sessions
Next Week.
MITCHELL TO APPEAR
Stormy Petrel Will Be Que.
tioned Plan to Finish '
Hearing Before Next -Congress
Meets.
(Aaorbtel Pras ImjH Win.)'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 Aet-
ing Secretary ol War Davis waa
Invited today to appear Monday
as the first witness before the
president's air board and accept
ed the Invitation.
WASHINGTON, Sept It Act
ing Secretary of War Davis, pro
bably will be the first witness be
fore the president's special air
board.
The board In an Informal sleet
ing today derided to call first up
on the war department for testa oa
aircraft subjects and inasmuch as
It was Mr. Davla who first pro
posed the Inquiry, It Is thought
that he will start Ihe presentation
.,h" "lepartnient's position when
: " -:. " - -".
waa not lucluded In tlie represent
atives appearing tor the army. -
i no noara lonny wnt over Inw
senile of the work that Ilea ahead
of It. It was derided' that publlo
hearings would begin Monday at
10:80 a. m and that from this lima
on thu Inquiry would be expedited
hi an effort to comply with thw
president's desire that a report be
made prior lo the opening of con
gress. Secretary Wilbur today presented
the board a copy of a special navy -board
report on the relative value
of battleships, submarines and air
craft This report, which held that tha
battleship waa still the backbone)
of the navy, waa made public last
winter.
Colonel Mitchell, testifying before
this committee, criticised the aavy
reiairt, declaring It had been draft.
;ed by persons unfsmillar with mod
ern aviation developments. ,
Mr. Wilbur explained today - that
he delivered the report personally
because certain portions of It were
of a confidential nature. . .
The board also received everal
voluminous documents on the find-
lings of the bouse aircraft commit-
tee.
Dwlght W. Morrow, chairman tit
the board left for New York stttr
the meeting and Is not expeatnd
bactt until Sunday. He wag accom
panied by two other members.
VETERAN MEDFORD ,
GOLFER LOSES TO
CALIF. YOUNGSTER
DHL MONTE. Cel.. ScoL 18.
Chandler Kgan, veteran golfer
George Von Kim of Ixs Angelea
eliminated Dr. Paul Hunter ot
Pasadena, A and 2.
F.gan'a defeat leaves "Chuck"
Hunter, of Tacoma, and Frank
IXilph. nf Portland, 2 up lo hold
tho honors of the Pacific North
west At the fifteenth hole, Francis
Drown, of Hswsil. was one down
on Dolp, whllo Hunter and Frank
Talum nf l-os Angeles were all
even at Ihe ninth.
Tomorrow Von Elm will play the
winner of Ihe Tatnni-Hunter
. n,e winner nf
etio
!
the
Drown-Dolp
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TRIP THROUGH WEST
(
CHICAGO.' Sept. 18. Vtce-
president Charles O. Dawes re-
turned home today after a S.000
mile trip through Ihe Western
'states, where he urged modlfica-
!llnn of the rules of the railed
'.Stales Senate.
t He ssld he believed a favor-
able sentiment for th proposed
.chsngea had been aroused.
His next address will be at KIU
saheth. New Jersey, October t
and October U he will speak al
Atlanta, Georgia. . ....
BOARD TO STAn l