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ROSEBURG, OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1925.
VOL. XXVI NO. 261 OF ROSr'Cjf. EVHW
VOL. XIII 10 OF THE IVtN'N4) "
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Lai TFzrT?r?r
GONFEREflCE ON
FRENCH DEBT tS
fl
Proposed Settlement Terra
Given by Caillsux to
Secretary Mellon.
4 BILLION INVOLVED
Details of Proposals Not
Divulged, but Hint Is
They They Are Not
' Satisfactory.
(Aanrlatnl fna Uaard Win.)
WASHINGTON. 8ept. 2. Docu
ments which In effect constitute a
French offer for settlement of that
nation's $4,000,000,000 debt to the
United States were submitted to
the American debt commission to
day st tho first meeting between
the French and American negotia
tors. .
Although the character of the
proposal was not made public. It
was established that to stVeeat
some members of the American
commission It was not acceptable
NOW UNDER WAY
as drawn.
(AanrUtnl trrm Vnmi wire.)
WASHIOTON, Sept. 24. The
French and American debt com
missioners, meeting here today to
effect a settlement of France's
$4,000,000,000 war debt, pledged
themselves to face the issue as
practical men. recognising the
problems of each other and de
sirous of reaching a quick agree
mnt. .
France's position stated by
Joseph Calllaux. hergtlnlster of
D - finnnceMwss that France has not
forgotten "what .we owe to Am
erica for her splendid work to end
victoriously the wsr and for the
generous help our people received
. from citizens of the United Sta
tes." ....
Secretary Mellon, head or the
American drbt commission de
clared he Ttwignlzed the influence
the present conference might have
oOth peace of the world, and de
scribed the American desire and
duty aa one in the direction of
a settlement that would be fair
to all and. In the practical test
ft of time, workable. .
" M. Calllanx spoke very briefly
explaining that the hope of the
French was to "resch a settle
ment that would not only be
practicable insofar as material ln4)
teresta are concerned, but ones
that would be worthy of the past
of the two great nations." He
said the discussions between the
two commiss.ons should go for
ward in such a way as "to fortify
peace and help the economic sti-
btllzation In the world."
"I have come from France."
aid M. Callanx, "Intrusted by my
government to meet the obliga
tions of my country toward, the
United States
"Highly af9'0(rd members
of our parliament, belonging to
all parties, chairman or reporters
of the financial and trade com
missions of the upper and lower
hi0e fauf been so kind as to
artompauT me. Like mvself,
these gentlemen have the-eat-est
desire to reach a settlement.
"W do not forget snd no one
In our country will ever forget
what we owe to America for her
splendid work to end victoriously
theQir and for the generous help
pur people received froA citizens
of the I'nited States lir time of
need. We neither forget and we
feel snre nobody on this side of
the Atlantic forgets the ties knot
ted between both our countries
at the end of the eighteenth cen
tury. "Now. If you wish we'll go to
work as practical men, desirous
to come to a settlement satlsfac
tory for all material Interests,
worthy of the pkst of the two
great nations, combined In such
a way as to fortify peace and help
the economic stabilisation In the
world." "
Mellon'. Statement. -
Replying to the French minis
ter. Secretary Mellon said:
"One by one the world la over
coming the effects of the war
which so long after Its termina
tion linger with the United States.
The UawVs plan la a forward step
toward economic stability In Ku
rope. The re-construction of de
vsstated areas approaches conclu
sion: governmental expenditures
are becoming more regular, more
certain of estimation . and mora
positive bf being met through the
transaction and bud geta approach
ing equilibrium. .There still re
main, however, loose ends to be
gathered in. War and post war
governmental debt In many cases
rem-ln unsettled..
"To establish , the binding
character of an International
promlie) and to protect lis ewa
r'M-ena th creditor nation must
seek adjustment. To keep good
(Continued oa page I.)
"THOUGHT
;VV AVE HIM;
STORIES
I
a
v s
(lam-Us. X -MaedWh.)
PORTLAX -5re.. Sept. 24.
William Hkilin. 27. dived
to death today from the third
story window of an apartment
where he was living. His
skull was fractured when he
bit the concrete pavement
and he died at a hospital.
Police were told by Mrs.
Pearl Billings, 19, that Hick-
lin, who had shared the kit-
chen of an apartment occu-
pled by Mrs. Billings and
Claire Heine, apparently be-
4 came jealous when she re- 4
marked that she was thinking
of going bsck to' her husband.
' "Not while I'm alive," he
was quoted as saying. He
then left the room and Jumped
4 through the window. 4
4
DATED FOR OCT. 7
Fast Coast Welterweights
Will Clash in 10-Round
Headliner Local
Men to Appear.
The first fight card to he held
In Roseburg fider the sanction of
the city's newly created boxing
commission ts dated for Wednes
day night. October 7. at the ar
mory. Promoter Charles H. Clough
announced today. The headliners
will be two of the fastest welter
weights on the coast, Cal. Her
mann, of Oakland, California, and
Krnle Woodward, of Portland.
They are scheduled for ten
rounds.
There will be a semi-final of
six rounds between Battling Mit
chell, well known local lad, and
Kid. Kirk, of Tacoma, each weigh
ing 'around 155. Two four-round
preliminaries between local lads
who have demonstrated their
ability In try-outs will complete
the bill.
Promoter Clough has 'been de
luged with applications for wetVn
from top-notch scrappers anxious
to show their wares In n local
ring, but he has proceeded care
fully In order to he sure of billing
men who could be relied on to
deliver the goods In a clean man
ner. In the principals of the
main event, heas two opponents
with flattering records and who
have never clashed with each
otherefore. ,
MlMiell is well known to local
ring followers as A-l material
for a good performance, but so
far he has never faced an anta
gonist 0io compelled him to ex
tend himself. His opponent on
the coming card will supply this
need, according to all accounts of
hi. career, and the fan. can look
forward to an exciting battle.
Mitchell has been trainlngateadf-
i'V 'or a long time ana is in tne
best nt condition. Kirk arrived
In city this week from Ta-
coma and has begun conditioning
himself, a task that does not
seem from his appearance to re
quire much effort.
OPENING CARD OF
BOXING BOUTS IS
Kver since the creation of the
but Promoter Clongh wished to
make them as low as possible,
especially for the opening card,
conlstent with the expense In
volved. KE
T!
o
OLVMPIA, Wash., fiept. 24.
The American Security bank
or
Kennewlck was closed this morn
ing by It. board of directors, ac
cording to a long distance tele
phone message to the state super
visor of bsnklng here.
The closing was due to a hevy
shrinkage of deposits following the
failure of the Bank of Pasco whlrh
Is located Just across the Colum
bia River and the directors took
sctlnn In order thst the Interests
of all depositors might be fully
protected. F. J. Arnold, nresldent
of the defunct Institution. Inform-1
boxing commission the local fight !UD Market street and official wel
fans have 0-n eagerly looking icum by Mayor James Rjlph. Jr..
forward to the opening bill, snd a cltljens commit!, Com
Promoter Clough Is certain that m.nder Rodgers and crew win be
he has one that will surely saftfy auests at a luncheon at Ihe Com
thera. The frequency and quMty Imerclal club. Women will have
of future hills will depend of " Inn ng at S:45 p. m.. when the
course on the patronage. For the 111""1 'P a at Ihe St. Fran
Initial card the prices will be !' hotel as guest, at the local fed
Ill. 10 for getCal admission and !""''"" of won"'n " r!"w- ,
11.(15 for ringside seats. These I The big event on the welcoming
charges are jery reaonable com- ;home prosrsm will be the banquet
pareSwlth pVes charged In other " t at the Hotel St. Francis, at
cltieVof the state for fight bills. Ihh former 8-ntlor Jnme, I).
d Ihe banking department. C. H."s1l will be made before Janusnr.
Moodr. assistant state supervisor
of hanklnr. In chrge of the linnld
stlon Is now In rharre of the Ken
newlck bank, official, .aid.
The fleeurltv Bsnk ws organis
ed In 11. and was rsnlt.llred at
IMonfl; en June SO. the bank re
ported deposits of 195,604.
RESCUED GREW
OF PLANE GIVEN
ELG01
Golden Gate Echoes With
Cheers as Rodgers and
Aides Come Back.
FRISCO IN GAY MOOD
Two Days' Festivities Are
Planned Aviator Is
' Eager to Attempt
Flight Again,
(AanrlstM Pras Lnurd Win.)
U. S. S. IDAHO. San Francisco
Bay. Sept. 24. Commander John
Rodgers, and his crew of the his
toric seaplane PN1. No. 1. return
ed today from San Francisco. , the
city from which their world-famed
flight was begun.
"I want to make the hop to Hon
olulu." Commander Kodgers told
newspaper men who boarded the
Idaho off the Golden Gate this
morning. ''I can't stand any kind
of a boat now. but an air boat. I
don t know whether they will let
me try again, but I sure want to
go."
The skipper of the PN-. No. 1.
and his men were asleep when the
newspapermen climbed aboard the
battleship, but the five aviators
soon arose to face the barrage of
jquerles and cameras. Commander
Kodgers presented a wide smile to
ths picture-takers. Despite his re
cent desperate adventure, be look
ed fit for any test the navy might
put tn-Jilm.
Aa TOa battleship made her way
toward the harbor, Commander
Rodgvrs,-with the aid of a chart.
told the news men once more the
narrative of the flight.
Rodgers sad that in his opinion
a flight from Honolulu to Austra
lia could be made with little dif
ficulty, for there would not lie
any hop of more thsn 1.000
miles in this test. It would be
much easier than a flight be
tween Honolulu and the main
land, he said.
Thousands Give Wsleotne.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 24.
The battleship Idaho bearing Com
mander John Rodgers and four
members, comprising the crew of
the naval seaplane PN-9. No. 1, en
tered the Golden Gate at 3:30 a. ra.
today and headed for Man-O'War
Row along the Embarcadero. The
Idaho was convoyed by a fleet of
small craft, while overhead cir
cled and dinted a fleet of aircraft.
The Jtolden. Gate along both
shores v?s lined with cheering and
!'!" w"vln cirown'
'h ,lrl '"e1.0"' ' tomn!
Rodsers and his crew, while the
Embarcadero and Market street
"'T "" ""'" '
'I . J . tK ,
l'r"D,d wh, "'"""J he,r "
through the Golden Gale more
than three weeks ago on the at
tempted flight to HonnluliQ
following me forenoon parane
Phelan will preside.
Tomorrow's round of receptions,
luncheons and dinners will culmin
ate with a dinner at the. Ran Fran
cisco Pres. Club, the concluding
feature of Ihe entertainment pro
gram In honor of Commander Rod
gers and his men. Present p'sns
call for the departure of the filers
rarly Saturday for Washington, D.
C.
Mitchell Mistaken.
SAV FRANCISCO. Sept. 24.
Asked by a newspaperman todsv
whether he had any comment to
make on the charges msde by Col;
"1 ",."... ,"." r'Z".Lr
' : ;:v t.
mnmrr. hiu Him uv uiu iiui ivi," -
of the charges.
"If he said that Ihe failure of
the Hawaiian flight was due to
mismanagement, however, he Is
mistaken," the commander ventur
ed
I was responsible for all of
the flight arrangements and know
that no more could have been done
than was done."
Further Flights Deferred
WASHINGTON. A-pt. 24. No
further attempt to make a non-
ston fllsht from California to Ha-
Secretary Wilbur announced todsv
The aeanlane PB-1, with which
It la planned to make the flight,
has been ordered sent back to the
factory at Seattle from Ran Fran
cisco for modification. In It. en
gines based on recent test, and
(Continued on page I.)
Odd Fellows Grind Out
Important Business and
Give Prises in Contests
AMrUtl Vrrm Uued Win.) ,
PORTLAND, Ore-., Sept. 24.
The sovereign grand lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
In annual convention here, decided
today that before any Rebekah a
aembly may withdraw from the as
sociation of Rebekahs assemblies.
It must secure the permission of
the sovereign grand lodge. j
The action was taken In uphold
ing the protest of minority of the
Rebekahs assembly or ManltoDa
Panidi. aaalnat the motion of the
majority of that aasembly In vot-
Ing to withdraw from the assoclsr
tlon.
The sovereign grand Sdge de
feated a proposal to admit men
over IS years of age and under 50
to non-beneflclal membership In
the order. Under the lodge rale,
only men over fifty arv admitted
Vn .TRi AS
IT BREAKS i:j TWO
(Ambtnt Fm traard Wlrr.)
PENDLETON. Ore.. Sept. 14.
Harry S. Grove, of Ia Grande,
freight conductor on the O. W. R. ! kind ever held In this section the
A N., was Instantly killed Wednes- 'new Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., got
day afternoon west of a tunneUnnder way in definite form lodav
neer Meacham when a freight
irain Drone in me mianie, n oe- :et nv-laws, named the board of
came known here today. There director, and started the project
were no witnesses to the man's with a push that Indicate, a corn
death, according to Justice N. Iplete success for the enterprise.
Berkeley, but the train broke west 1 T. B. Kav was elected president,
of the tunnel and Grove, body T. A. Llvesley, vice-president, and
was. enfthed under the wheels, m, o. Snelling. secretary-treasurer.
Justice Berkeley was sent to Mea- and directors elected were: T. A.
cham as acting coroner to hold an Llvesler. Salem: .lsme. Rlddell,
inquest, but a brief survey of the Monmouth: Colonel W. R. llart
sllustloa convinced him that no In- rum. Salem: T. B. Kav. Salem; M.
quest was necessary, sn he-return., nnndsrsnn. Stlvertnn: Julius L.
ed to Pendleton without calling Mv-ler. Portland, and John H. Mc
any witnesses in a formal Inquest. Na: v. Silem. Two other director.
Grove. 1. said to have been about
50 vesrs of age. He Is survived hv
a widow.
DUES ESTATE
NEW YORK, Sept. 24. Ths
will of the late Reginald C. Van
derbllt, who died at his summer
home at Portsmouth, R. I., Sep
tember 9. was filed there today.
It created a trust fund of 15.
OOO.OOO for his two children and
bequeathed the re-Hue estimated
a more than 17 000 Ofln to the
HJklnw. Mrs. Gloria Morg.W Van
dTrhllt. The widow, and James R. De' r
Ing. of New York, ware named
eifMiM-i
STr.'i
anderbllt's first wife w:
Miss Cathleen Gehhard Nellnn.
danghter of Mrs. Frederlrk Nell-'
son. from whom he -was divorced
In 1919. By his first wife Mr.
Vanderbilt had one daughter.
Cathleen. horn In 1904. She will
share eqnslly In the 15 000 lino
bequest with his second child.
Gloria, born to Mrs. Gloria Mor
on Vanderhllt In 1924
Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderhllt. j two years ago. Is Ihe daughter of
who as ta vers old when -helllenrv Hays Morgan. American
and Mr. Vnnderhllt were married eonj general In Argentina.
SPICE &F
(Aasoclatrd Press Ls.ssd Wire.) .
HIGHER COST OF CHARITY.
MARSEILLES The Beggars union is declining offer, under five
cents.
' ACTRESS TO CONSULT "KIM'S" CREATOR.
NEW YORK Maue Adams I. leaving shortly to visit Rudyard
Kipling regarding the filming of "Kirn."
WHEN IGNORANCE WAS BLISS.
CONSTANTINOPLE Disguised by the shaving off of his heard,
hslped Prince Ahmed Self El Pine to get here after eecaplng from an
asylum In England. Ha has Just learned about ths great war.
DEMOCRATIC TRAINING FOR PETE.
6ELCS. Juob Slsvia Baby Princ Petsr, hair to th. throne, I. being
entertained at the American home for ehildren.
CAILLAUX WANTED WHOLE STAGE.
NEW YORK Hope Hamilton tried to horn in on a picture of th
French debt commission, but M. Calllaux would not permit It.
OFFICIAL KILLER CLOSES SWITCH.
OSSINING The Sing Sing electrician, who ha. electrocuted 140
men, I to retire ehortly.
WHAT PONCE OE LEON MISSED.
NEW YORK Or. Fupcne Steinaeh has a nsw proce for rcstor.
Inq youth, consisting of heat pads, aopllsd ey mschln, ssy. Dr. Harry
Beniamln, who has lust returned from abroad. He has found th
Steinsch operstlon affective In 70 per sent of cases. Two women to
on man ar having It don.
CERMANY WILLING
BERLIN, Sept 74 The cshlnet
of President Von Hlndenburg. today aeaspted th alll-s Invitation to; son today at the natlonsl business
security pert conference, on the ssaumptlnn that th German note ef conference at Rahsnn Psrk.
July to will b adopUd aa th basis for th negotiations. I Th surest way to select aecurl-
(Th German not maintained her right to strlv far ravislen of , lie. In whlrh to permanently In
th oescs treatise to mast changed circumstance..) ivest I. to follow Jesns' principle.
Chancellor Luther and Foreign Minleter Stresemann will be the of forgetting self and consider th
German deleostes to th canferenc with Dr. Freiderlch Gauss, chief service that one'a money la to
legal txpsrt of th foreign office as artary-gnral. render, he said.
lo non-bcneftclal membership.
The prize committee today an
nounced the following awards:
For Patriarchs militant: Depart
ment having largest number of
men In full dress uniform In Une
first prize 1300. Washington state;
second 1 1 SO, Oregon outside or
Portland.
Regulation canton traveling the
lungest distance first. 1150. Potts
town, Pa.; second 1100 Sacramento
California. ,
Subordinate lodge coming the
greatest distance with not less
'hsn 25 members: floo prize
lo
imperial l.odse. Spokane.
Patriarchs militant degree team.
the prise to Sacramento canton No.
No.l. 250.
Ladlea' auslllary P. M. degree,
first prize I2H0. Capital City Lodge
.No. 8. Seattle; second 1150. Capl
tsl Cltr Ijvlse No. S. Salem. Ore.
MILLS AT Ml
i
I (Aanriatnl rna tuH Wife.)
I SALEM. Ore.. Sept. 14. In the
'most enthusiastic meeting of its
when Ihe stockholders met. adoptO
j pre to be named. on hy the Cana-
Ainn tnt(,resta and the other to be
whoever Is hamed manager of the
mill. .
I Smr litM Vrrm 1,Nad Wlrr.)
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sent. 24
The paralyzed man In the hospital
at Rldgefield, who gave bl. name
a. Dr. Nathaniel Reich of Phila
delphia, after being picked up on
Ihe highway esrly this week, was
cared for at Kel-o. Wash., bv
Cowlltx county authorities for sev
eral months last year, the Even
ing Columbia wa. rh formed today
bv Miss Ilulh Englehorn, Red
l'rs ex"cnilve st Kelso.
The man was picked up In a s:g
nor at Kelso in .July of last 0-ar,
she said, and he gave the t.ame
name, lie said he was In this part
of Ihe country enraged In .re
sesrch work. He leftelso for Se
attle. At the hospital at Rldgefield.
the patient allll Insists that hla
name Is Dr. Nnthanlel Reich.
THE NEWS
TO TALK SECURITY.
council, under the chairmanship.
TOM KAY TO HEAD
PROPOSED LIKEN
CITIZENSHIP
ISGRnlJTEflM"
rQNGALLAMAN
Stiff Examination Given
Applicants for Final Nat
uralization Papers.
THREE CASES FAIL
One Un-.ble to Pass Test
and Two Lacked Wit
nesses to Prove Resi
dence; Character.
Rer. William David Fullerton. of
Yopcalla, waa admitted to cltlaen
ship In the naturalization cere
monies held In thMclrrult court
this morning. Rev. Fullerton was
the only one of the four applicant.
before the court vha aiicceHrf In
j passing the barriers. I Mar Rala-
vilte. a native of England, was an
able to produce a sufficient num
ber of witnesses, and hi. rase waa
continued. Marion M. Clemona
waa nnable to satisfy the rourtS-e-gardlng
his knowledge of the gov
ernment, and hi. case was con
tinued until November to give him
an opportunity to advance further
In his studies. John M. Clemona
waa nnable to produce the deposi
tions of witnesses and his case was
set for th future.
Examinations were conducted by
V W. Tomlinsnn, district director
of naturalization, the oath being
sworn to and signed before Circuit
Judge Hamilton.
The examination was very (Wr
ought, and Rev. Fullerton. a native
of North Ireland, was able to an
swer :he questions In a very good
manner, although showing a few
weaknesses In his knowledge of
American history.
Following his admittance Judge
Hamilton welcomed hfm Into citi
zenship, and spoke briefly of the
responsibilities which will de
volve upon him. Mr.. W. A. Smlck
spoke on behslf of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, and
Carl Wlmberly welcomed him aa a
representative oQhe clllzeiiswip
committee of the American Le
gion. The eiamlnatlon regarding the
formation of Am-rlcan government
and It. hi. lory N quite thorough In
the naturnllzalQ1 court. A few of
the questiona were a. follow.:
When was the declaration of In
dependence nlgned?
Give five of It. most ImportiQ
principle..
When wa. Ihe Constitution
tigned? t
What form of government did vlc
have before the ConstllullonT O
What kind of government does
the f institution create T
Whet are Ihe three departments
of government?.
How many aenatA In congress?
How many senator, from Texas?
Who helps thiresldent enforce
laws?
How are cabinet member, se
cured?
nre ranine, appoimmenis suivi PolfI. who I. Justice of the peace
Ject lo ratifirstlnn? Oat Sflso.
Who Is Jhe chief Justice of tliei n,.,.!. r-. ..k . h.A.
u. n. rupreme roun
Whst Is the term of tho Chief
justice?
How does he secure his office? ,,. nor ( jice J. R. Ruth In
How doe. . circuit court Jmltte (,nH nock. Jusllco Polsnd ln.ll
.eeiiro nfrire jcaled Ihe transfer would he nOle
Who makt-JThe HW, fr Dougla.jio Jintlre Kerr a. the law .llpul
co"n,y? ales rhsnae to Ihe nearest Justice.
Examiner Tnmlinson was quite j Todd sdvlsrd acquaintances In
thorough In his essmlnntlon re-jnire Kerr's court today that a
gardlng Ihe history aurround'ngihrolher who Is an attorney In
American Independence. "When
encsn imippenoence. "wnen i Mlnm-annHs Is coming lo Kelso lo
celebrate the nation'. blrlMnv spirl In the prosecution of Ihe
July 4th. I believe we jdjMild jmurdi r rherge whlrh Todd has
w why we areQlebrnllirS?'' he! made against Nnrrls.
the court, "anil thai Is why 1! ' Todd's Trial Todsv
we ceieorate tne nation . bin
on
know
told
ask these questions. The five great
principle, brought nut in the Mi'
clsratlnn of Independence: the
right of trial by Jury, right of ha-
hee. corpus, freedom from search
snd seizure, freedom from quarter
Inr of soldiers, and no taxation
without icpresenlatlnn are a. Im
portent today as they ever were In
Ihe hlslory of our government. II
was these five reasons, named In
Ihe declaration, th(it brought about
tne war or ?ne revolution, and Am.
erlcan hlslory and American gov
ertment surround these five prln.
clples. Because of their Importance
I believe every applicant should
know them thoroughly before be
ing admitted Into the responsibili
ties or citizenship.
SURE WAY TO POVERTY. ,
WEI.I.F.KLKY. Mass.. Sept. 24
The nrohahle altitude of Jeans lo-
ward modern business Inve.lments
was discussed hr Roger W. Ilsb-
SALEM MAN KILLS
WOMAN THEN TRIES
TWICE TO SUICIDE
(AaawtateJ Pna UW wile.) ' 4)
BAN. ANTONIO, Tex.. Sept.
A second attempt to end
hla life wa. made at a hospl-
tal here today by Arthnr W.
4 Meyers, who waa In a critical
condition after .hooting to
death Mrs. Belly Candler
aud then wounding himself. 4
The man leaped from hla bed 4
and attempted to bailer hi. 4
4 bead wl;h a pltchur. The 4
4 nurse called for help and he 4
4 waa overpowered. 4
A aeries of note, written by
Meyers. Indicated hi affec- 4
tlon for the woman caused the 4
4 double shooting. In one note
Meyers requested hi. body be
burled In Salem. Oregoa, 4
4 where hi. father lives. 4
The couple were found IT 4
4 hours after the time neigh- 4)
4 bora heard shot, fired at 4
4 Mrs. Candler, horns.
CITYELDOF
BAIL OF 54XC:3
Faces Charge of Murdering
Editor Dovery Seen
Running After the
Shot Was Fired.
r.tarlatel lms Uiard Win.l
KP.LSO. Wash.. Brut 14.
George H. Norrl.. city engineer.
wss bound over lo Ihe. superior
court on a charge of conspiracy to
muraer Thomas Dovery, Kelso ed
itor, at a preliminary hearing last
night before Justice W. W. McCoy,
at Castle Rock. The hearing was
not marked by any demonstration.
Norris waa released on 140.000 ball.
Mrs. Julia Price, who conducts
an auto catnp at Kelso, waa the
principal witness last night, testi
fying that after bearing the .hot
Which kltlmit IViv.-v T..k-
saw a man run through her nark.
and recognized him as the Kelso
city engineer, though she did Dot
know his name at Ihe time.
The hearing la.t night was con
ducted by Prosecuting Attorney
lllte Imua.
Prosecuting Attorney Imiis said
the case against Nnrrls was week.
Attorney Tom Flsk. addressing
the court, said Luke S. May.
criminologist In charge of the
Doverv murder Investigation, and
Sheriff Clarke Studebaker, had
told him 1 the presence of Pro
secuting Attorney Imns that no.
evidence ha. been subsSMtlaled
connecting Nnrrls with tTo case,
and Fisk said further "as a matter
of fart we ran show that Norrl.
wa. miles from the .erne of the
murder that nixht was right
here In Castle Rock."
Mrs. NorrQ broke down follow
ing the hearing. Norrl. showed
lll'le effects of the ordeal.
Following 0 return to Kelso
last night. A. Iturlc Todd, deposed
mayor, and complainant lu the
charge filed against Norris, wss
served with a fourth warrant
rhtarglng mslirious persecution. He
arranged for bonds, and waa re
leased at mldnlKj
Othrr rnmplslirr? were filed by
K. K. Brown. A. R. Rrvam and
George il. Norris, through G. A
of rHn, frnm p,,and'a court, an
,tniHted that the change be mail
, l
j",
n.illhcr In Juallre .'nrr In Ijin
vinni.spolls Is coming lo Kelso to
KKLSO. Wash.. Sept. 24. Trial
of A. itiifle Todd, deiosed mevnr
of Kelso, on a charge of malicious
prosecution, on eomnlslnl of O. A.
Polsnd of Kelso, scheduled for 10
o'clock Ihht morning before Jus
tice M. P Kerr, here wss post
poned until 2 o'clock I his .flernooo
al Hie request of It. J. Qulnn, dep
uty proHeruflng attorney, who de
clared that material wllneasea In
Ihe case would not be able to a-
Attorney John T. laser nf He-1
allle, will represent Told at the
trial this sfternoon. Charles R.
Iwls of Sbellon, prosecuting at
torney of Mason mnniy. Is here
lo asulst In Ihe "case If railed upon.
Three other complaints on the
same charge have been filed
against Todd by prominent Kelso
men.
Hr Todsv
Miss Kvsngellne Knox, nf Grants
Pass. Is visiting here todsv. Miss
Knox Is enroute to Kugene and
Portland to visit.
In Today
T. H. Thompson, Looking Glssa
rancher, motored here today and
!
apent several hours iransacllngihall and other .thistle activities of
business.
OPuO&i
SHOW OPES
EXHIBITS FQ
Wonderful Display of Fare
Products Offered by
vkvala and Grangt,', ,
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Douglas - County Concert
Band to Offer Program
Tonight; Motion Pie1""
tures to Be Shown
Free admittance Is to ka pro
vided to the Douglas Coast -V oaa
and Land Products .bow. 'which,
started this eiiernooR at the am.
than kj. fc.fw with - - - -
display of prod arts ef all ktwam
Oraagea at Ike ecsawty tovs
wy all day rutin- tbetr ka a
with exhibit, which wawM ds are-i-tt
to a Bach bigger evwa. Ta a..
play, are featured by wide errer
slty of products, and font aa ss
soiule proof of the ability of Doaa
las county Mil. to prodaee a wide
variety of crops la most success
ful way. ...
Compel II Ion for Ibe (rang arise.
appear to be extremely keen, and
ihe exhibits are gong lo be Sift
cult to Judge, aa all show -aeep-tional
quality. The deccratleo ml
each booth has been left lo the In
dividual or organisation, and tba
color scheme la very attractive and
In some cases aiU-To.
Thu Industrial display are als
exceptionally Rood. Betauos of tba
limited amount of apace some re
tliiitoiu were necessary. "4 W
was the decisis of the oaasailtao-
! ,f confine tho cmnierolal display
iWctly to manufacturing or whole-
jsrb distributing eonterna
community.
Individual farm exhibits ara also
unusually attractive and It laf -sally
remarkable to see '.be vast aaaoanl
of produce which some of th large
farms of the county are putting on
dirplay aa sample of th treat
number of different klada of pro.
dura brought forth on one farm.
Till show opened this afternoon
at IW'rlnrk. with an address by C,
J. Iluid. former county agent and
new market gwciallat jor th Ore.
gen Agricultural CoVeg. Thl
evening the prog rem will bo fur
n I. tied by the Douglas County Con.
I'fW Rand, assisted by Mrs. . Jred
Srf'ing, soprano soloist, who i will
sin, with band areompanlmenL
Other cumbers Include atb)IP4
dance by Mlas Marjorle Miller 'of
aklund. and a saxaphone d-4 bv
Mrs. Donald Giobs and Mrs). Iff
man Spencer.
. During t"-e evening The Callfor
i.ia Oregon Power Compart, wll
show Interesting motion plfiures,
bowing power development In
southern Oregon, and also Inter
esting pictures of scenic llsQe and
sport activities In the state,,,.' '
Prof. C. C. Ing, extension spe
cialist In horticulture at tlfe Ore
gon Agriculture College, arrived
Ihls morning and will Judge the ex
hibits at the show.
sir. Apnea recvivt-u a irif-nreu
Ihls morning from W. D. "Boon"
Imdson, manager of the Portland
chsmber of commerce, that tiosrtll
be a visitor on Saturday.
A bright atmnphere Is gtVen to
Ihe show by the Immense flower
display which has been arranged
tinder the direction of Mm. Pon
I sier. nuniireiis upon nnnnrejs, or
i bright blossom, were taken to tho
armory today and are being arrang
ed on the long table, provided for
that purpose. These flower have
brought comments from all.,, who
have visited the armory during the
day, and are worth solng a 'great
distance to aee. . '
AMERICAN SCHOOLS BURNED
IN NEW RELIGIOUS WAR
JKUUHALKM. BepL 24. Urgent
appeal, for .Id have reached tho
Near Kast Itellef office here .from
a rapidly Increaalng group, of
Christian refugee, gathered along
Th(.y , rhr,nil ff whn
,, hHm), nf ,be f,nc, Mo..
Ihe northern borders of Palestine.
lem Druses, now In revolt agalust
Franc along Ihe Kvrlan fronlw.
An American missionary. Mis
M"rv Fonl, makes the following
official report : ''Nearly all . the
Christian towns In the district
called Hauran have been burned
snd the ponnlstlnn driven ''not.
American mission eht'rf ties and
schools were 'destroyed. Thla I.
the first dlaturhsnee In Ihls area
for more Ih.a twenty year..'" ..
ABC RUTH AN OFFICIN.
!FW YORK.
Ruth was sworn
Sept 14 -TUb
la today aa a
lieutenant of the
hoi Ice reserve.
with anthnrllv In aanervlea bee.
lh, Nrw York department