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VOU XXVI NO. 285 Of ROSEk. .
ROSEBURC OREGON. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 29. 1925.
VOL. XIII NO 1M OP THE VINIK" '
S-51 GIVES UP
BODIES OFTWO
OF DEAD CHEW
First One Recovered That
of Oregon Man in Navy
Only One Year.
SEA BEING SCANNED
Thought Collision Hurled
Overboard Three Men in
Addition to Those
Picked Up.
(Aanclitnl fnm Lraard Wirt )
NE WLONDON. Conn., Sept. 29.
In the air and under the sea
men worked today in" their search
for the bodies of victims of the
S 51. which went down Friday
when she was rammed by the
steamer City of Rome 14 miles off
Block Island. The first body re
corered was that of John L. Gib
son, engine man, second class,
and was found in the battery room
of the ship by deep sea divers who
resumed operations this morning
after being forced by strong tides
last night to stop their work.
While - these - men prowled
through the submarine, the hum of
seapiane motors could be heard
overhead as naval aviators flew
over the surrounding waters in an
effort to find the bodies of three
men believed to have been washed
overboard with the three survivors
who were picked up by a City of
Rome lifeboat.
The body of William T. Tesche
macher, seaman, first class of
Bangor, Pa., was the second to be
found on the 8-51 by divers today.
Tescbemacher's twin brother,
Frederick, also was aboard and is
believed to have been lost. Freder
ick was thought to have been at
the helm when the submarine was
(truck and was one' of those wash
rd overboard. Tbei boys were 19
fears old.
Williams' body was taken aboard
the Camden and it was reported in
mt message irom near-Aumirai ; the seven-day conference.
-- Christy that all bodies would be Robert A. Booth of Eugene will
taken to the naval hospital at I give the welcoming address for the
Newport, Instead pf being brought: city at the welcome service -this
to New London. - evening. Rev. Melville T. Wire will
No Hope That Any Are Alive' give the response. The annlvers
The message did not state In laay board of temperance, prohlbi
what compartment the youth's jtion and morals will be presided
body was found, but Indicated that lover bv Rev. Frank U Moore, and
the diver who entered the sub-1 an address will be given by Ray
marine may nave gone In through I mond V. Johnson, secretary of the
the conning tower hatch instead jboard. An Informal reception for
of the battery room hatch, as first I visitors to the conference will be
reported. The latter message said
he was working toward the battery.
room trom the torpedo room.
Today it was a search for bodies.
Last night Al was a search for
men.. Little hope, that any of thelh. ... .. ,h. .ii.r. i ho i.v.n !
33 in the crew could be alive was
held out by officers at the naval
HrfJ ZZ ?hf, ,w ZS? hP" n
hifr th,.. J " J 1 T i 8,1
lh s?.'p,e We d?i, El"1
when word wss received that
twetity coffins had been ordered
from Chelsea naval hospital to the
Newport station. Lieutenant Com-
mander H. A. Flanagan, executive
officer of the base, stressed the
nolnt that nrt of the vnrk r ih.
divers was to make sure that all
possible air was being pumped into
nny compartments that might hold
survivors.
The divers, said a message re
(Contlnued on page 8.)
PLAY BY PLAY
BULLETIN OF THE
WORLD'S SERIES
A direct wire from the ball
parks In Pittsburg, Pa., and
Washington, D. C wlrl give the
baseball fans of the city a play-by-play
report . of the world
series games starting en October
7th. A loop will be installed at
the News-Review, placing the
telcgrapboperator and his In
atmmenMin full view of the
crowds and as each click records
a play of the game it will be an
nounced to tbe waiting throngs.
This will be the quickest bulle
tining of i-limi ever accom
plished, in Rt&cburg. - i .
NO DELAYS!
There can be no delays, as this
langthy circuit with experta
watching it at downs of points
along Its wsy, will be kept Intsct
until the last nun Is retired. The
Nsws-Revlsw office, which I
headquarters for all sporting
events of the world, will main
tain its reputation In this series
snd will give Its bulletin board
fans and thousands af readers
complete report dally of every
contest. - -. .
BOXkV RDTO
BE Ns 5 TONIGHT
BY'CTTY COUNCIL
A special meeting of the
city council was called for
this evening by Mayor George
E. Houck for the purpose of
appointing a boxing commls-
slon. The council has never
ratified any . appointments.
and before ihe scheduled
bouts on October 4 can be
put on a commission must be
established. Mayor Houck an-
Bounced this afternoon that
he will - recommend the ap-
pointment of t. B. - Bubar,
chairman, B. R. Shoemaker.
H. C. Darby. T. H. Ness, and
L. L. Crocker. At the time the
ordinance providing for a
commission was passed the
mayor stated the names of
those whom he would appoint,
but after the date for the or.
dinance to become effective
no further action was taken
and the commission has never
been formed. Bouts have
been arranged, however, and
everything is in readiness for
the opening card. .
GATHER AT EUGtNE
FOR BL MEET
Southern ' Oregon District
Head, Having Served 6
Years Limit, Must
Go Elsewhere. -
(Aanrkltd ftwm Win.)
EUGENE, Ore., Sept 29. With
imore than 500 visiting 'ministers
and laymen of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Oregon pre
sent, the 73rd annual conference
of the church in the state will get
under way here this evening, when
the welcome service will be held.
Examination of . undergraduate
ministers started yesterday and
will continue through today- The
annual meeting of the board of ex
aminers - Is scheduled for four
o'clock this afternoon and the re
sults of the examinations of the
undergraduates will be announced
tomorrow morning. '
Three hundred ministers and 200
'laymen of the church are to attend
held following the evening meet
ing. A successor to Dr. S. A. Dan
ford of Eugene, superintendent of
the Southern Oregon district, will
up at the confeence. Dr. Danford
has been superintendent of the dis-
,rl ' and according
tbe code of tbe church, must
now leave the position,
I . ' .
L, Tha ProPel merger of the
Methodist Episcopal church and
"he ' Methodist Episcopal chnrch
'South, will be voted upon, and the
iMmb" of 'Tmen and clerical del,
legates to the annual conference
vill also be decided.
DOG'S BOARD ITEM
IN LEGAL BATTLE
. ; BETWEEN MINERS
lAmnrUtM hM LMMd Wr.)
' MEDFORD, Ore., Sept. 29. In a
counter suit and reply filed In the
circuit court Monday, Thomas
Delsrh. filed a claim for $135
against the plaintiff. Frank Men
xog, alleging the same to be due
for food furnished Menzog and dog
on a stay of a mining claim In Sis
kiyou county. M"nxog two weeks
aiQsued for the return of two gold
nuggets, valued at $40 for board
and room and blankets, amounting
altogeQ-r to about $400.
Relative to the food alleged to
have been furnished to Menzog and
his dog, Delsch seta forth that he
purchased mining clams from Men
log, and In July. Mentor, requested
permission to stay on the property
while Investigating other mining
property In California. sltuQ-d
nearby, "snd the plaintiff remain
ed for a considerable time, accom
panied by a large ring. whlrQrie
fendsnt wasequlred to feed si his
Inconvenience and annoyance."
DISPLAY MEN COMPETE.
Airtalrit Prea lrmm4 Win.)
PORTLAND, Ore,, Sept. 29
Phil A. Detmer. nf Yakima, Wash.,
spoke this morning at the seconl
annual convention of Ihe Pacific
Coast Displaymen'a Assnclsllon on
o-operailnn betwen display men
and advertising men. George A.
Phillips of Mpokane la to spesk this
afternoon. A prize contest In
dressing a window with bsthlng
suns, ana a signt seeing trip made
jup the rest of the day's program.
RAITi AND COLD
MAR PROSPECTS
AT STATE FAIR
Hope for Record-Breaking
Attendance Gone, but
Events Don't Lag.
SHOWS BEAR QUALITY
McMinnville Post First in
, Drum Corps Contest of
Legion Jockey '
Hurt in Race.
(Asn-litcd Pnn Uuej Win )
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 29. With
four contenders in the field, the
drum and bugle corps of the Mc
Minnville post of the American
Legion won first award In the
competition at the state fair sta
dium last night. Portland placed
second and Eugene third. Hood
River failed to get into the mo
ney. All prises were in cash.
The Salem organisation as the
host did not compete.
While the Sheridan Post did
not enter the competition it had
a band on the grounds, the only
legion band in the state, which
furnished music In the grand
stand and elsewhere throughout
the day.
Judges of the competitive event
were Al Slrpa, Corvallls, Mayor
Tom Rilea and Oscar Steelham
mer of Salem.
Attendance yesterday Is estiin-
ated at alwut S.000. and was ex-
who entered the grounds on Sun
day, when a half admission was
charged.
Today broke rainy and cold.
Uhrowing a damper on the hopes
and enthusiasm to state fair of
ficials and cutting down the pro
spect for a record-breaking at
tendance which yesterday was
bright. . .
SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9.
Straight heats for first, second
and third horses was the order In
the 2: IE feature pace at Lone
Oak track yesterday afternoon,
the opening day of the state fair
races. . The special trot was dif
ferent, offering much opportunity
for speculation. Mack Watts tak
ing first money after coming in
fourth in the first heat.
The "wild horse mesa," run
ning race, a 2-year old stake for
Oregon and Washington horses.
went to Cleo's Rochester, owned
by B. J. Bagley of Vancouver,
One of the five furlong races was
marred by an accident that be
fell Jockey Herman Rettig. when
his mount ran off the course at
mfenced point, stumbled and
pitched Rettig on his hesd and
shoulders. He bled profusely from j
the lungs but declared he would
ride today.
.Summary:
2:16 pace, every heat a rare,
purse $1,000; Carolyn Logan
(Montgomery! 1; I: 1. General
Paxton (Keener) 2; 2; 2. Gale
L. (Woodcock) 3: 3: 3. . Amy
Bond (Williams). 4; I: Thel
ma R. (Huber) E; 4: 5. Polly
anna (Smllh) 6; 7; 6, Edna M.
(Dennis) 7; t: drawn. Time
2:11; 2:11!: 2.13J.
Special trot, every heat a race,
purse $150:
Mack Watts (Burwell) 4; 2; 1.
Wilbur Daphne, (Wallace) 1; 3;
4. Dick Dudley (Ireland) 2: ;
3. The Cavalier (Merrill) 3: 1;
5. Mundello. (Williams! 5; 5:
2. Time 2:211: 2:22); 2:291.
Four and one half furlong run,
2-year old stake:
Cleo's Rochester (Donnvan)
first, Baby Doll (Rettig) second.
Jolly Virginia (Buell) third. Time
6 flat.
Fire furlong run, for 1-year
olds and upwards, opening atake
purse $100:
Daydue (Glpson) first, Clclly K.
(H. Rowe) second. Little Pointer
(Rettig) third. Time 105).
Lomond Jr., (Gipson. first.
State (Donnvan), second, Woolday
Otnell). third. Time l:03.
Varl-Featured Program Today.
SALEM. Ore., Sept. 29. The
thousands who attend the Oreson
State fair mainly for the night
horse show, which Is featured each
night except Monday, will have
their first thrills at the - opening
program tonight. The entire Pa
cific roast will again be represent
ed In the entries.
James MrCleare, the popular
Canadian, who Is a veteran boost
er for the horse show in Salem la
here again with his strlne. . The
Portland Hunt Club Is well repre
sented and the Wflch brnthers of
Cetrnrv arrived vesterdsv. Other
entries are In from Oregon and
California. -
Jav Revnnlde nf forvallls la
jmanager of the show snd George
A. L. Muer of gesttle Is ringmast
er. The Indies are A. R. Hunter
of i.iand City. Oreson. Joe Wool
nt nmH. and l r. ui mi
(Continued on page 1) -
State Highway
Meet At Elkton To Bound 1
'.'.
' Reedsport Drain Road
,xv : ' -".iV , . t; ' .
(Aanebted Pma Utmd wirt.) i.eral read money, but was Informed
PORTLAND. Ore.. SepL 2.-r 'by Commissioner H. B. Van Duxer
The State Highway commission to.
day opened bids for grading me targe amount ot forestry money to
Euchre Creek-Rogue river section be slipped to this road, and that it
of the Roosevelt highway. This is, i cannot agree to more being given
the last .section of this road be- out of any other federal funds al
tween Cons Bay and the California lotted to Oregon,
line on which the contract bas not Tnc improvement district con
been let. The new work extendi taM a property valuation of 15,
10.99 miles. Thirteen contract ooO.OOO. and has between three and
are bid for this work which Is in. four thousand people.
Curry county. . A delegation from Mnpleton
Another last link Is the Crooked ; headed by John Beck, asked that
River section of The Dalles-Call. ;. Willamette Valley -Florence
fornla highway, 4.55 miles In De ; highway follow along the- Slualaw
schattes and Jefferson counties. ; r(v i,.e,. of ,ionr the north
When this grading contract Is let.
it will be the last grading to oe,((.r Wn) be Investigated.
done on the Fremont Trail. Bixj Comty Ju()w Adklsson of The
bids were received. Palles appealed for state aid on
The commission agreed to noldtne. Waptnltia road to connect the
a meeting at Elkton, Douglas couo-1 Mt. Hood loop with The Dalles
ty in the near future to set the (California highway,
boundaries of the proposed road j Th(( ,.,,,, lnformPd him
Improvement di'frlct to extend u had , llo0-000 of roaa
from Reedsport to Drain. ... . , (im(lg he h(s , the countv
It Is proposed to form this dls-ury n building a new bridge at
trlct In order Ho vote $150,000 juaupln on the Fremont trail,
bonds for" Improving the Umpqua i A(t(P listening to George F. A.
highway. The entire Douglas coun- Walk(,r ,,, F g Godfrey speak
ty court agreed that It the pro-' lh8 proposed 150.000 sta-
posed Reedsport-Drain Improve- l(Be t0 b ,n nonor of prM.
ment carries, the county ul 'ent Roosevelt on Battle Rock,
operate with the ,'0 near Port Orford along the Roos
Roosevelt highway between Keeda-. hlhw,T. the rommissloners
port and the Cooscounty line o,rodonMl (he prok(., Th(l monll.
the extent of 1115.000. - J-iment is to be built by popular sub-
Spencer Hinsdale oi k'P
who explained the J"Pow
the Umpqua' highway receive fed-
TIMBERMAN SUES
WHEN BUYER FAILS
TO BUILD RAILWAY
(AMnrUtMt Ptm ImW Wirr.)
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. J9.-
o nr i) V.. ziioH .,ii i. olr-
cult court to recover $282,000 from
!. '., ,r:.i"u
OOO.OOO feet of timber In Grant and
Harney counties.
The complaint sets forth that on
June 16, 1923, Barnes was the own
er, or held under contract to pur
chase 80.000.000 feet of timber. He
also owned., according to the com
plaint, a suitable right of way for
a railroad In the two counties and
owned much land adjacent to
Burns. ' On Herrlrk's" promises to
build a railroad and mill, the com
plaint states, Barnes sold him all
of his timber, worth at least $2.50
a thousand, at $1.4X1 a tnousano
feet and conveved to Herrlck his
railroad right-of-way and a mill
site of 320 acres, including the 40
acres on which the Warm Spring
is located, and the water rights
thereon. . '
Barnes alleges that only a seo-
linn nr ih. nrnlprted railroad has
been built and 1hat no. work has
been done on the proposed mill or
nnnrf lie further alleles that he
j believes that Herrlck does not In-
tenu to complete me prujrcu
REEDSPORT TO
. HAVE BOAT LINE
TO SAN FRANCISCO
(Sanrtelrd Prta ttvl Wire.)
PORTLAND, Sept. 29. Freight
. . n iw k KJ'od from the final statement as a
'."J1? l"P0.. V "satisfactory compromise. The re
instated by a line out of San on J , are
Francisco, accortlng " f thm chamber In opposition to the
celved by rtie Portland Chamber of d ,ne0 0t by
Commerce from J. George Joh ison memhm , th9 boay.
of the Oregon port. Mr. Johnson ...., .. k-n..hr nn
suggested that Portland alo
ahmiM naUA a knat Una in 17 r! A-
- w
P0"'
Service from this clly to Reeds-1
port was carried on until last year.
when the loss of the vessel engax
ed In that trade took. Reedsport
off the list of calls of vessels oper-1
nulla iiuui roriinnu. i. riri,irijgninfgr IO a queaiii'u nn
that steps will be taken to re-
tablish water communications with
the coast port.
ROW DEVELOPS IN
UNION'S ADVANCE
(Aaavtettd Pre LmQ Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 29. J Sena
tor William B. MrKlnloy of Illi
nois today was chosen by the
council of the inter-parliamentary
union aa president of the confer
ence opening In Washington on
Thursday. His selection must n
approved by the full conference
membership after the session
opens In Washington. Q
After a four bonr session be
hind closed doors, the council ad
journed this afternoon when dif
ferences among the delegates de
veloped. .
None of the delegates wonl 1
explain the cause of the sudden
verbal battle within Ihe council
. . . . .... . .
? " u,en ,n" ""' "a
was adjourned until tonight.
j n
STEAMER CATCHES FIRE
. IN ENGLISH CHANNEL
(tnnrialnt UalM Win.)
U)NiK)N. 8ept it. A report to
Lloyd's shipping agency from HI.
Catherines Point, near Soul ham p
Ion, aays the llrltl.h cargo steamer.
Iondnn Marines, which sailed from
New York. September Id. for ln-
don. Is afire In the English chan
nel and la asking for assistance.
Board To
It list the state haa allowed a very
f01.k nnte proposed. The mat-
isrrlptlons sponsored by the Oregon
I department of the Vailed Spanish
War Veterans.
JAIL BREAKERS ARE
TAKEN FOLLOWING
ROBBERY OF BANK
' (AwwIatH I'm ImH Wtr.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 2. Two of
three men who held up the Queen
iCIty Hank In Seattle today and
obtained $5,000, were captured
snd identified as T. H. Johnson
snd James Hums. Johnson and
llurns, with four other prisoners,
broke from the King county Jail
here. September- 15. The third
robber waa raptured later.
EUGENE ENDORSES
SOUTHERN PACIFIC,
BUT RESERVEDLY
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 29. The
railroad development now under
way he the Southern Pacific com
pany In Central . and Southern
Oregon was unanimously endorsed
!by Jhe Eugene Chamber of Corn-
inierre at us annual meeting ib-i
night.
The resolution passed by the
chamber waa one adopted hy the
board of directors yesterday. In
place of a previous resolution
(adopted July 6th. The first reso-
liuuon aeciarou kuii
Hon of Investment in and dupli
cation of operation upon railroads
where ever snch duplication could
be avoided without injury td pub
lic Interests.
' No names of roada were men
tioned in the former resolution,
but several members of the cham
ber olijerted to the clsuse bear
ing on the duplication of rail
roads and It waa therefore omit
. n CnaInhRr , , ,,fort ft
... ....
.show Ihe Southern i-arinc com-
'pany, that It Is In favor of the
wor, which will place Eugene on
a new r0ad to the east, which Is
several hundred miles, shorter
.than existing routes, said K. 1-
Chambers, retiring president,
in
the
to
purpose of the resolution.
The Hill lines are not mention
ed In the resolution and the
Chamber shows no opposition toe
any road through tha resolution,
isaia nr. loaiuuers.'
MODIFICATION OF
DIVORCE DECREE
ASKED OF COURT
Th domestic trlnli of 1ttr J.
nd Wllm MmJlih ww alrwi1 In
court strain lo!af whpn Jurix Ham
ilton h-arrl ihe petition of Mr.
Mt-redlth for a mortlflrailon of thf
divorce decree cranled some time
I Mo. The mothfr waa awarded
ctiKtody of the two minor children
In the complaint, and an effort In
now be I nit made by Mr. Meredith
to have the decree chained to give
cuniodr of the children to hla par
ent, claim In ir that they would be
aiven better treatment and care
innii
than the mother la afford I nit them
The rase was contested, Attorney
Marstnrs siearlng for the plain-
tiff and Attorney Oorge Joies for
the defendant.
.After hearing the testimony hy
noin sines jimge Hamilton aecuiea
that the children are being properly
I cared for by the mother and declin
ed to make a modification of the
decree as requested.
LEON BOURGEOIS DEAD. -
PARIS, Sept. 2 Leon Bour
geois, eminent Frenrh statesman
and former premier, la dead. .
11(1
PIERCE ON TAX
ASSESSMENTS
Urge : Assessors of State
. to Allow No Escape of
Personal Property.
SEES GLOOMY FUTURE
Says City and Farrrt Values
Face Extinction Unless
, Present Burdens Are
Made Lighter.
(AMoctetod Prta LnmA Win.)
SALEM. Ore., 8ept. 29. Gorern-
nr Pierce today made public a let
ter to tbe assessors of the state
warning them that at tbe assessors
meet! nit to be held In Salem In the
near future the governor, as chair
man of the atate tax commlsaloii.
will ak them If they have complied
with tbe law requiring; the assess
ment of personal estate and per
sonal property.. Inasmuch as. the
assessments appear already to
have been made, state and county
officals here says the governor's
letter Is probably too late to bring
any. results. Whether personal
property Is being asseaaed general
ly hy the assessors of the state la
question that could not be 'ans
wered here today.
The governor quotes "a promi
nent and well-informed banker In
the state of Oregon, of oppoalte po
litical faith' who Governor Tierce
sava. tecently said to him:
within a venr abort time there
will be practically no value left In
city or farm pronerty unleaa there
la a more equitable dlatrlbutlon of
taxes. The present avateni of col
lecting principally from land all
the money neoensary for mainten
ance of schools and rovernmenf
simply means the confiscation of
all value therein.'
I have been saying this for
years, writes the governor, "and
to have It confirmed by a man of
opposite political faith, a twin In
whose bank there are large
amounts nf stocks and bonds nf
municipalities and business enter
prises outside of Oregon, confirms
me In the belief that owners of
farm and city property are facing
a crisis In the stale of Oregon."
The law cited by the governor
readv.
' 'Hv the terms personal estate'
and 'personal property shall he
construed to Include nl thlnss In
action, household furniture, goods,
chattels, moneys and gold dust, on
hand or on deposit; aH boats or
vensels. whether at home or
abroad, and all capital Inveated
therein: all debts due or to become
due from solvent debtors, whether
on account, note, mortgage, or
otherwise, either within or without
this state; all public stocks: all
bonds, warrants and moneys due or
to become due from this atate, or
any county or municipal sub-dlvl-slon
thereof; and stocks and
shares in incorporated companies
liable to taxation on their capital
as shall not be Invested In real es
tate; and all Improvements made
thy person.
1 1 h am u twin is tha
lands claimed hr
them under the Ihw of the United
Htates, the fee nf which lands Is
still vested In the United Htati "
Rlnce the enactment of the above
provision household goods have be
come exempt by law.
The governor adds that an opin
ion of the attorney-general has
held that the statute as quoted is
to be Interpreted Just aa it reads.
He declares that repeal of the
state Income fix law from which
$2,670,000 has been collected with
mnre to come, has Increased the
burden on real property.
"I feel that aa governor of thla
state." Ihe letter concludes, "I
wnuld be derelict In mv dutv If f
did not continue In every honor
able way to brirjr about a more
equitable distrlOr'nn nf he bur
den of taxation. I kno full well
that the prennt assessment laws
are not equitable, and lhat the tax
burden Is not txdng Justly distribut
ed, f know nf no better way to
bring about the repeal of a bad
law IhsnQ-Qiforce It. As county
assessor you have no alternative
except to enforce the law aa ynu
find It."
FIRE IN HOTEL IS
SEQUEL TO QUARREL
POrtTI.AVI). Ore.. Ripf, 2.
Connie Mnnlag, aged shout 110, wss
held bv the police today fnrmslly
Icbarged with drunkenness while
Identity fire marshals were In vest I-
rating a report that he hsd set
fire to the Denver hotel here lasl
nlaht in a fit of rage, after a quar
rel with Ihe proprietor, Mrs. A. r.
Wilson. Reversl guesls were forced
In flee from their rooms undress
ed. The dsmsge to th hn,e was
WARfJffJG FROM
estimated at about ft.noo. The
fir was started under some piling
which supports the rear end of the
hotel.
e
WISCONSIN'S VOTE
TODAY MAY ELEC
LA FOLLETTE'!
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Sept,.
J 8. Votes cast In a state-
wide election today will de-
cide whether Robert M. La.
Follette, Jr., la to succeed
his father aa United 8tatea
Senator or whether oae of
the four other candidates will
be elevated to this high na-
tlonal honor. The others are
Edward F. Dlthmar. William
George Bruce. John M. Work
and George Bauman.
La Follette is Ihe repub-
llcan nominee, but baa an-
nounced himself aa endorsing
the platform of the La Fol-
lette-Wheeler party In 1914
and haa attacked tbe Cool-
idge administration. Dlth-
mar and lirure are running
as Independents. .
Work Is the socialist no-
minee. - Hauman Is the so-
ctallstflabor nominee, but has
made po campaign.
mwiE
ashu::d BAPTISTS
Ousted Adherents of "New
Movement" Suing for
Possession and Rent
Money.
(AnorUUid I'm LtueJ Win.)
MEDFOKU. Ore., Sept. 2$. An
swer 'has been filed by the First
Baptist rhurch of Ashland to tbe
amended complaint of tbe Ashland
Baptist church, of Ashland, aaklng
for a dismissal of the complaint,
possession of the church edifice,
damagea for selsure of the church
house of worship last July, by Ihe
Ashland Baptist church and rent
at the rate of $75 a month, "since
the selsure by stealth."
The legal document Is another
chapter tn the factional differences
that have split tbe Baptist church
at Ashland sine last - November.
The Ashland Baptist cliarrh ad
heres to the established faith, and
the First Baptist church follows
the "Alruee McPhersnn four-siUare
gospel," new movement.
The complaint charges that the
action of Ihe Portland Baptist min
isters In upholding Ihe Ashland
Baptist church was In an advisory
capacity for Ihe purpose of restor
ing harmony only, and not binding.
It adds that the action of the
Rogue River Baptist association. In
"attempting to withdraw the hand
or fellowship from Rev. R. C. Mil
ler, acting pastor of the First Bap
tist church. Is presumptuous, un
authorised, uncalled for, and un
precedented." The answer further alleges that
the Ashland Baptist church, now In
liossession of the church edifice,
has 1150 of the First Baptist funds,
which It refuses to return.
It Is held that "every Baptist
church Is a law unto Itself, except
when not following the Holy Bible,
and subject In ita decisions nf a
clerical nature to the majority
rule."
The answer chsrges that the
complaint has "not set forth in
particularity, wherein the Almee
Mcpherson four-square gospel new
niovement differs. If at all, from
the regular Baptlr.ttc teachings.
nid that teachings of Almee Mc
pherson conflicts with, or Is an
tagnnlsllo to the Baptist teach
Ings."
HERDER, SLASHED
IN ROW, REFUSES
OTHER MAN'S NAME;
HKNh. Ore.. Hept. 29. With
five knife wounds, one of them on
his jaw, Henry McCoy. 40-year-old
sheep herder. Is at a local hospital
as the result of what he terms a
"Krudite riKht." Much Improved In
health this morn I nit, he refused to
Hive any explsnatloi of the fight
or to name the sernnd party.
MoCoy was brouRht to the hos
pital by his employer, fllalne Ihv
ers, of HMept. Ievers says he
he flcLt
nds'wM'
knows nothing of how th
happened. The knife wounds
considered serious at first, but
MeOuy la considered out of dsnjter
today by attend. n physicians.
HYLAN WONT RUN
AS INDEPENDENT
NEW YORK. Sept. 29. Mayor
John P. Dylan today made a mat
ter of formal record his Intention
to retire lo private life at Ihe end
nf his present term and thus vir
tually eliminated the possibility nf
an Independent tlrket In Ihe No
vember mayoralty election.
PENDLETON WOMAN HIT
BV AUTO IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 29
Mrs. Anahelle Hart, 2!, of pendle-
Ion, wss slightly hurt
last night
when hit by an auto on a down
town street. Hhe was taken to a
hospital and treated for Injuries to
her side and head. Hhe left the
hospital thla morning, saying she
was going to return to her home.
fl SEOUICE
HED im
mm .oil
Colonel Mitchell fU: x
Critkum at Inoy;-
in Washington. ' "
ARMY STAFF TAT.-i
Aviation Unit Inadequ&tJ
Because Controlled ty;
, Incompetents la
Declaration.
(AanchteJ Pnas LsueJ Vbs4 - ' .
.WASHINGTON. Sept. 2 Gal
one! William Mitchell, who prerta
ltated the aircraft row, today poar
ed anoth'er bvalaacbe or criticises
on tbe head of those charged (Tills
aaministenag tbe aUoos air ser
vices. -
Testifying before Ike srisHial's)
air board, be assailed the ' Tmy
general staff, declared It lasseas I
lent 10 sran air pouckn aa4
placed a dob Its offleera the sl- -for
what k described as aa tia-
poverlshed and Inaoeauale air de
tense.
The colonel also droDoed verbal
bombs on the aavy, charging lla
ranking officials with looking epos
avlatioa aa a subordinate adjunct
of defene. He advocated paiblng
ihe fleet to sea to fight "where It
betoBga."
Colonel Mitchell, called after
Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin I).
Koulots, commandant of ' Mitchell .
Field, Long Island, had testified,
reiterated his demand for a depart
ment of nations! defease, which be
declared should be established by
tbe nest congress. '
- The policy forming body of the
war department (he army geweral
"lair wss blamed for tbe bands-
caps placed upon army air aerviee
by Lieutenant-Colonel Fouiola, who
Is a pioneer in the army air serv
ice. ,
Colonel Mitchell told the board
that adequate defense of - tbei
United States by antl-alrcraff .tire
from the ground could not be car
ried out and statements that re-;
Bulls In this regard would be ber
ter than those during the World-
"war were Inaccurate.
War Theories Kxplataed.
Discussing In detail the Paclfle.
situation, Colonel M Itcbellaald :
'On the coast of Asia we ind
Japan, owning or aspiring to own
all the Islands from Kantrlintka.
to the Straits of Moloea.-r Tho
aspirations of thla people are to,
control all ingress and egress to,
the continent of Asia, half (B
population of tbe world, and to
hold Asia for the Asiatics pew
fectly laudable ambition. North
of them lies the territory belong
ing to Rursia, the eniginja o( Jhe
present civilised world. t .
"It Is not by way of Honolala
that an adversary Is coming" to
this country, because the. broad
sea area la too great to Insvrej th
safety of surface vessels agataat
air and submarine stacks; ' -
'If wa are required to 'dersnd
ourselves against an Asiatic power
nr combination of Asiatic powers.
led by Japan, their line of opera
tions wnuld certainly extend
North along the Kurile Islands,
to Kamchatka and serosa-m the
Henna Sea to Alaska by way oC
the Aleutians and Herlng Strait..
"Supposed that we are attack
ed both nn Ihe pacific and oa tha
Atlantic by a combination of both
Knropean and Asiatic powers,, Aa
air force can be used aloas-lfca
Atlantic coast and within 3 hour
ran be applied on tbe Pacific
coast or vice versa."
The Colonel declared . there
"was almolulely and unqualifiedly
not seeking for governmental
position, no political affiliation or
hidden purposes' behind my
stand."
Noiseless airplanes, he asserted
will be used In tbe next war-to
make detection more difficult
and they will drop aerial torna
does and gliding bombs.
"The anti-aircraft gun'.1" ha
said, "Is no good In battle.'
At one point during the- Colo
nel's testimony an elderly woman
left the room In hysterica,
"t rant' stsnd It: I can't stsad
It, - " she cried, presum
ably referring to the wltnssssa
vivid riencrlptlnn of an air battle
In France. ,
WASHINGTON, i Sept. 2. .'
Colonel William Mitchell today re
sumed his onslaught sgalnst Iba
nation's air policies before Presi
dent Cool luge's Investigating
board.
lo the click of cameras, and
flashing of photographic appara
tus, the former asslstunt chief of
the army air service began hla
testimony first asking that ha be
swnrn. He had spread before him
a large map of the world and two
Idea carried voluminous docu
mentary eihlblts. ... i ,
The board declined to plaoe hla
(Continued ou page. !.