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Newspaper Page TextnlTCEnr;:3T:: iY ilked v;::z onwIMatlen of Ths Evening News and An Independent Newspaper, Published th Best Interest f th People. DOUGLAS COUNTY ths RewMirg nsview CLOUDY TONIIiUT '"Vl VOUXXVI NO. 2M OF ROSEBURO k. , S5 V "It TORNADO TAKES LIVES III ALABAMA: GALE IN KORTHER W STATES ALSO FATAL Twuter Renders Hundred Homeless in Three Southern Counties Five States in North Swept by 85 " Miles an Hour Wind That Kills Seven Persons Ten Planes Wrecked. 4.j-v - Tnm Vmmt WtrO TROT, Al.. Oct U. Resident! of many portions ef Plks, Barbour and Crenshaw counties today were endeavoring to bring order out of chaos that resulted from a tornado which claimed a known toll of 17 lives. Injured many, rendered hun dreds homeless and left thousands of dollars damage In Its wake. Troy Red Cross forces and local physicians were ministering to the needs of the Injured and were as sisting the stricken people to ori ent themselves. A relief fund was subscribed here yesterday after poon and made available to the re lief workers, who went Into the field. The tornado seemed to have Its origin in Crenshsy county, where Jt swept down with tremendous force, tearing Ita way across the breadth of Pike county and on eastward Into Barbour, where it appears to have spent Itself. Near Luverne, county sest of Crenshaw, two were killed, both of them aged and one past 100 years! of age. The death list could not be com pleted as to names, owing to the widely scattered districts, some of them remote from telephone and telegraph communication and the general Impairment to wires by the tornado. Children Among Victims. In addition to two dead In Cren shaw county there were eight dead In Pike county and seven In Bar bour. Of tbe eight wbo lost their lives In Pike county, tour were their father and mother were aerl usly Injured and are pot expected to live. Two other persons of the same family name. Knight, were also Injured. In Barbour county, six negroes were killed. Residents near the path of the tornado were aroused by the roar of the twister and the cries of the Injured. They rushed Into the stricken area In a deluge of rain, working for hours In a search for the dead and giving aid to tbe in jured. Northern Oale Kills Seven. NEW YORK, Oct 26 A disas trous Sunday gale swept the mid dle and north Atlantic states. An 85 miles an hour rain bear ing wind caused seven deatha and much property . damage In five states.' At Woburn, Mass., 500 houses were shattered and troops were called out Seventeen navy seaplanes were strewn on the beach at Baltimore, with seven de molished. Ocean and coastal ship ping was demoralised. The fatalities were: New York City Expectant moth er dragged from fit tit atory win dow by wind whipped clothesline. Mother and child died after Cae sarian operation. Two fishermen drowned In a capsized motorboat off Rockaway point. Baltimore Child killed by fall ing tree. Patterson. N. J. Child killed by falling brlckwalls. Woburn. Mass. Nstional guards man killed! by falling tree while re pairing his automobile. 600 Houses Unroofed. Several towns were in darkness last night and others were cut off from wire communication. Great est damages apparently was In Woburn, Mass., where Mayor Thomas H. Duffy has Issued an ap peal to contractors to cesse their regular building work and concen trate on repairing shattered homes. Mayor Curley of Boston has tele phoned a relief offer. With R00 houses unroofed or with walls caved In and the streets a mass of tangled wires and wreck age, looting began in that city, a residential and manufacturing sub urb of Boston and a national guard company waa called out te keen order. Two women are In a hospital, one seriously Injured by the fall ing spire of a Unitarian church. Pranks of the Storm. Seafaring men In New York said It was the worst storm Known in years. The two masted schooner Columbia was saved by the coast guard cutter Rarltan In New York harbor less thsn loo feet from tne .home today from Stanford, fans rocks of Governor's Island, after here are anticipating the hnmerom both her anchors were, tors away. ng game with Montana next Sat The tug De Bardelen returned to lurday. as orte of the most colorful Sort ofter losing In the storm S and spectacular contests of the sea rydock she bsd In tow. lion. Stanford scored 2f points. Two women and IS men were Though the Aggies could not rescued by a coaat guard patrol off bold Stanfo-d's powerful drive Sat Sandy Hook after drifting for rday. they showed a flashy offen houra on s string of 11 empty bar- .ire In scoring their 10 points, ges. which were abandoned. which brought even ' l home Forty feet of shed over a Brook- tesm atands to their feet. Montana lyn elevated railway station were ton. hss a speedy, colorful tesm torn off. tbe roof of a five-story ten- fighting to maintain Ita lately ae ement was peeled oft and s 14-Inch quired standing In the coast confer smokestack weighing several tons fnce. SEVEN ItM fell from the top or a five-story office building without injuring anyone, although heavy traffic bad to be detoured afterward. Trolley and other traffic was re' ported halted or delayed In a score of places In the Metrppolitan and suburban areas. Havoc Among 8eaplns. BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 28 Ten United States navy seaplanes were battered Into shapeless heaps and seven less seriously damaged yes terday, when under the butfetings of a terrific southwest gale, they dragged with them or broke loose from 475-pound anchors and piled up along several miles of seawall and beach at Sellers Point, near the mouth of the Patapsco river. Six other machines safely rode out tbe storm. The planes were a double de tachment from Hampton Roads, 10 attached to scouting squadron VS 1. six to torpedo squadron VT-1, while the aeventeenth machine wrecked, was a staff plane. All had been at anchor off the point since last Friday when they were brought here to take part in an aerial pageant In connection with the Schneider seaplane trophy race at Bayshore Park. Worth $24,000 Each. Commander Ellyson. in charge of one seaplane squadron, said that some of the ships could be repaired and flown back to Hampton Roads. He believed that the motors of the. other 10 could be salvaged. Tbe planes hsd been in service only about 10 -months and comprised a boot one-sixth of the navy's craft of their particular class. Exclus ive of the value of the material, the casualties represent a loss of $24, 000 per plane. The moorings for the craft had been chosen by Commander Ellv son and Lieutenant Commander G. K. Smith, commanding the second squadron, as the most suitable to protect the planes, from a south east stoyn. warnings of which had been received from Washington. When the gale blew no out of the southwest, however, the expected safe anchorage was turned intq an open roastead and the protecting land became a treacherous shore. One of three planes anchored off Bayshore Park. Baltimore, also broke adrift. ' and was blown Into the bay. tt was renorted to he a ashore near Rock Hall, Md.. this morning, apparently wrecked. Rescue At Sea. NEW YORK. Oct 28. Thirty two members of the disabled Nor wegian steamer Elven's crew were rescued In mid-ocean this afternoon by the American merchant ahlp American Trader. The Flven was one of several vessels hit bv the storm that hss raked the north At lantic during 'the past few days. O'BRYAN. PARTNER OF MRS. HARPER, IS UNDER HEAVY BOND LOS ANGELES. Oct. 2fi Mrs. Ena Harper and W. H. O'Brysn, accused jointly In a federal indict ment of defrauding a- number of residents of Washington and Ore gon out of approximately S350.000 in a colonization scheme on an Is land off the Mexican coast, pleaded not guilty to the charge in federal court here todav. Both were re leased on $10,000 bonds. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Oct. 2R. W. H. O'Bryan, accused with Mrs. Ena M. Harper of defrandlng a number of residents of Oregon and Washington In a colonisation scheme In an Island off the Mexi can coast, today surrendered to federal agents and posted a $10,000 bond with the united States com missioner after officers hsd spent severs! dsys searching for him throushout southern California. Mrs. Harper, who already Is out on bond, will appear with O'Bryan for arraignment in the United States district court here late today. ACOIEs SATISFIED WITH SHOWING AGAINST STANFORD I t AnritMi rr tMH wiro I COTtVALLlS, Ore- Oct. 2s With j Coach 8chisaler snd his Arxles due COMMITTEES ON CITY AND COUNTY BUDGETS MEETING The Douglas county budget committee met today with the county court to organise for 4V an examination of county ex- penditures and the arrange- ment of a' proposed estimate 4 of expenses for the coming year. The work will require several days. Each office baa submitted Its own proposed budget and the committee will recommend any changes deem- ed advisable. The city budget committee Is to meet tonight at the city ball and will arrange the city'a list of proposed expen- ditures. This work is expect- ed to take only a short time. as the city is limited as to the amount of Increase, and the budget will fall tar short of the actual amount needed. PURCHASED TODAY R. A. Pilcher Chain Store Concern Buys Well Known Business House. The Bellows Store, one of Rose- burg's best - known ladiea' outfit tings establishments, waa sold to day to the R. A. Pilcher Co. Inc., comparatively' new chain store organization, whlrh is entering the Had no coaat territory. The store is closed today snd will remain closed for a week, while the stock Is rearranged. Announcement will be made In a few days of a sale for the purpose of disposing of the present stock to make room for the goods which the chain store organ isation Is sending to Roseburg. The R A. Pilcher company la a New York corporation, and Is now operating stores in Oregon, Wash ington and California. Stores are located now In Tacoma. Bremerton. Yakima. Monroe. Eugene. Pendle ton. Roseburg. Klamath Falls and Stockton. The company, organ ised last July, expects to have fifty stores In operation bv next vear. It Is canltallted at 12.000.000. . The business acquired here has been- In existence In Roseburg for a number of years, snd has always maintained a high standard of busi ness relationship with its patrons. The store, under the new owner ship, will be directed by Mr. H. K. uorr. Who In accordance with the policies of the company, has a part nership Interest In the business. Dr. Dorr has had seven and & half years of experience In the chain store work, and has been with the new company since its inrentinn. Recently he har been traveling for in corporation out of Portland. i ne exact ante ot tne reopen ni ... ... . ii buicc wtnnoi oe siatea at present, owing to the fact that It will require considerable time to rearrange the stock preparatory to tne opening sale. At a later date U Is the plnn to remodel the store building somewhat to meet the needs of the new owners. PIERCE PARDONS MAN BEFORE PRISON CAN CLOSE ON HIM ftwWH Pra ImmI Wlfr.) PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 26 Er nest J. Elmgreen, Portland tailor. wJio pleaded guilty In circuit court to a charge of extortion and was sentenced to one year In Jail, was granted a pardon by Governor Walter M. Pierce, it became known here today. Judge Tucker, district Attorney Myers and Sheriff Hurl hurt said the Governor's action was taken without consulting them. Elmgreen obtained a atay of ex ecution after his sentence was Im posed, and In the meantime the pardon was granted. Previously Elmgreen had pleaded guilty In federal court of misuse of the malls and was given a suspend ed sentence. Elmgreen sent threatening let ters to J. P. Rasmussn local paint dealer, demanding $2,000 and ststlng that he would set fire to Rasmussen's property If the de mand was not complied with. Rss mussen was Instructed lo lesve the money In a box near Powell Valley road eaat of the city. Oovernor Pierce pardoned Elm green on the strength of the par ole allowed by Federal Judge Bean after Elmgreen had been tried In federal court, according to Henry M. Westbrook, Elmgreen's attor ney. "Judge Bean paroled him tn H. C. Morgan, who Is prominently con nected with the apostolic faith mis sion." Westbrook said. ALLEGED BEER EIZEO NEW YORK. Oct. W. Police - " "- club in West 43rd street today and aehted nine kera nf allesed beer snd arrested the driver of a waron lice has obtained HT convictions In (today. His official time was an- "J" advertised -i. hi-.i. . v. - w . I,. .i I,, i I . ,, i . . i .. i i iiw BniiniiMt aa 2C 2 T, 7 3 miles Der MfiHT. -" mr '-' ... been delivered tn the club. ROSEBURC OREGON. MONDAY, OCTOBER NO VERDICT BY J inn SESSION Conviction of One Convict, Disagreement on Other Probable at Salem. QUERY SO INDICATES Told That Either Kelley or, Willos May Be Adjudged Guilty If No Accord on Both 'of Them. Mavirlatrd Proa UuM Wlrr.1 1 SALEM, Ore., Oct 28. A disa greement in the case of at least one of the defendants In the trial of Ellsworth Kelley and James Willos, convicts,' chsrged jointly with Tom Murray in the murder of Guard John Sweeney in the prison break of August 12, was strongly ' Indicated at 1:30 o'clock thia after-1 noon, when the case had been' In the hands of the jury for - more than 4ft hours. At 11:20 this morning, the jury, w.eary from its long deliberations,, filed into the court room for fur ther instructions. They asked to be Informed if they could under the law bring in a verdict In the case of one of the defendants and re port a disagreement on the other. Presiding Judge Percy R. Kelley informed them that they could and the Jury again retired. The case went to the jury at 12 14 o'clock Saturday afternoon and except for about 6 hours of sleep. Saturday night, and less than that last night, the Jurors have been In almost constant deliberation. At noon vesterday thsy Informed ; Sheriff Bower that they did not de sire dinner, saying that they did not feel that they deserved It. This morning they were " and at their disrnsslona shortly after 3 o'clock. Judge Kelly announced this noon that he would net call the jury In to dismiss It so long as there wss any chance of an agreement being reached. The long deliberations have thrown about the Willos Keller trial an Interest that It did not i command during the progress of I the trial. Telephone calls to the newspapers and to the various of fices In the court house hsve been almost continuous since yesterday. District Attorney John Carson I was not prepared to say this after-1 OUR noon whether a retrial In the rase .record In this case that he Is of a disagreement would be held; willing to sell the road for 12,- Immeriiatelv nr rarrleif nver tn the I 000 tn the cltixena of Medford November term of court He said, however, thst disagreement In the. rase of either or both of thp dp-J 1W III -..u retrial on the same charge. Judge Kelley, In his original In structions to the Jury last Saturday charged that In the event It waa proved that Kelley and Willos en tered Into a consnlracy to commit the crime charged In the indict ment, and assisted In the commis sion of the unlawful act, they would be guiltv of murder, even though they did not fire the shots I that killed the prison guard. . TWO MEN BREAK OUT SM7 I (ill a T d A fro Ur JAIL. Al BArVLK f A vatH ttis ImwI Wlr. . pv '-K.ro e-both "",' Wv'rnfThne BAKER. Ore.. Oct Smith and Albert Lee. attle. escaped from Jail bv picking the lock of their cell Sundav morning. Thev lower ed themselves from the top of the court house by bed clothes. Both were faring rharges of passing forged checks here. LIGHTNING CAUSE OF MOST FIRES IN NORTHWEST STATES MMnrbtMt Pim tv.l wiro PORTLAND. Ore, Oct. 2fj Nineteen forest fires. 13 In Oregon and six In Wsshlngton, were re - oorted to Ihe forest service he- tween October 1! and 20. bringing 1 Heals. 1 2 .1 title holders of tbe formal statement todav, denied ra the tntsl fires for the season un tn : Pacific roast league. 'ports current In Wall street for IMS. This Is the first time In a number of vesrs that rangers have been forced to make regular fire, reports this Iste In the vesr. Two of the October fSra. one In the Slnslaw National Forest and the other in northern Waahlngton. were serious. The ennntrv Is still drv except In hlrh altitudes and fire danger Is great. Ot th. tnl.l fir., for the season In the national forests of the two) states. 1027 wer lightning caused snd son were man caused Two I hundred and slvtv were rauaed hv nZ 2 VsmoVera More ni" u.n.i i 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 i ' i hunters nneratlons Twentv fires nr. Ine.nrll.er Tt.. fnr..f .rv. nmiinjiiun wnn m. iiruiim in in-. .nrl h.m m nnmher nenitlna- CITY TAX LEVY IS ; NOT AFFECTED BY LIMITATION LAW (Associated Pirn Leunl Win.) PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 26. United States District Judge C. E. Wolverton. todav decid- ed in favor of the city of .Medford in a sun In whlrh William Staley, a property owner, attacked special as- seasmeats levied by the city for certain Improvements. Staley contended that (he : statute of limitatlona whlrh outlawa taxes after six yeara rendered the assessmens void. The assessment had been s attacked In state courts and 4V Medford had won. The Sta- ley suit was then brought In federal court raising the question of the statute of 4 limitatlona. w Judge Wolverton decided that special tax levies do not 41 rome within the statute that defines the voiding of tax leviea after six years of non- 4k payment. FATE IN BALANCE Citizens Given Chance to. Buy, Otherwise Road Will Be Junked. Court Rules. ' SALEM. Ore., Oct. 16. The public service commission today Issued an order for disposal of the Medford coaat railroad, owned by W. H. ilarnum, holding that Mr. 11a mum must offer the railroad for sale at a price mot to exceed the dismantled value. It a buyer does not appear n or before No vember 10. then Mr. Barnum will have tbe privilege of dismantling the road. Decent attempts by Ilarnum to dismantle the road were atopped by injunction. "The record shows, says the order, "that by extending the line Into the mountalnoua section distance of 18 or 20 miles, a large tract of merchantable timber, something in excess of 2,000.000, 000 feet would be made available for manufacture; that some few farms arid a very promising mln ling venture would be served. "This Is. therefore, a matter for public Interest and It la highly Important that enterprising citl- sens of Medford and Jacksonvlie should take such action of lumber for which there will bsl an enor mous demand in the very near fu- ture. "Mr. Ilarnum has stated In the and Jacksonville and that this I sum is less than the scrap value of the rood." CHINESE STUDENTS CREATE RIOT WHEN BANNED FROM MEET (Awnrtatnl Vrrm l.raapd Wlrr.) PEKING. Oct. 26. The de msnd of 2,000 Chinese students to be admitted to the customs conference today resulted Inji riot 1 outside the conference building. . In which more than :0 police and several students were Injured. The students held a demostratlon 'outside the building, demanding admission. When this was refns- ied they attacked the police with '"tudent. were arresM. and order iwas restored. I . i TKKIsn. Oct. 26.-hln. open- 'ticks and stones. Several of the ed the Chinese customs service here today with a proposal that the powers restore to her com plete tarrllf autonomy and agree to form a Chinese national dia toms law beginning not later than Jasuary 1, 1929. HV..MM I1K.AT MH IHVII IS A IHM Itl.K IH HKADKIt (AOTUInl frtm Wlr ! RAN KRANCISCO. Oct. 2. j The I,oulsvilla colonels, champions 'of the American Association faced today what they knew might 1 prove Ihe deriding game of their serlea with the Ran Kranclsco I Oul-I.atied and out-pitched in the five games already played, me American nasociBnon .cnam - plona were under necessity ot winning today or seeing tne poi "son series go to San Kranclsco by a score of 5 games to one. The Seals won a yesterday 9 to 0 s ilnn ilhMrinF nd tn 7. IHH.LITTI.r) WINS AIOIV Alltl'LAXB CMHMJf . IIAVSIIOIIK PAItK, llaltlmore, Oct. 2. Lieutenant James II. DoolK.le. United State, army, My- - - w. world s sespisne racing ciassw,.y - "- i-r the Jaque. Schneider trophy here'w big event ana tn. play " " ihour. 26. 1925. ROOT. STARKEY MEXICAN 1 VET DIES AT. W Last Survivor in Oregon Victim of'' Paralysis This Morning. CAME FROM COOS BAY Brought to Roseburg About Year Ago Following Ac cident in Which Hip Was Broken.' Robert Starkey, .aged 97 years. the only survivor In Oregon of the Mexican war, died at the Oregon Soldiers Home this morning follow ing a stroke of paralysis. Ur. Star- key came to the state Institution about a year ago from Marshfield. He was born at sea Dec. 22. ISIS, and enlisted In the U. 8. navy while la bis early teens, sail ing the seas for the greater part of his life. During the Mexican war he waa In transport service and waa aboard tho vessel which conveyed the troops out of Vera Crux. V. 8. Grant, then lieuten ant, later the great general of Civil War fame, was aboard the ooat anil became personally ac quainted with Mr. Starkey. As a sailor he made a number of trips to Europe ami Asia and was around Caiw Horn four times. Al though he had circled the globe, he hBd never been on the eastern roast of America, his service In this country having kept him on tne pacific coaat. Poaseased of a remarkably clear memory, even up to I he time of bis last illness, he was quite ' well known In the southern part of the state. In recent years, for historical articles written In various newspa pers. He Is also Ihe author of s book of poetry. He leaves only distant relatives. hut has many Intimate friends, par ticularly in Coos and Curry coun ties. In his will he leavea the small amount of money, accumulat ed from his pension, to several of these friends. His will also pro vides that his body be sent to Port- land for cremation and that his i ashes be scattered on-the waters of the South I'mpqua River. Mr. Starkey was a remarkable man In many resperta. Born on shipboard while his parents were on the way to this country from England, he was able to obtain lit tie education b-fnre he entered the service of his country. In spile of his environment, snd the hard life to which he was subjected, he dill genlly strove to Improve his edu cation. He was well n ail, a fluent writer and speaker, and was able to quote freely from Hhakesiieare and the best of lllernture. After leaving the sea he rented a small farm near Marshflelil, and there he resided until a little over ayear ago, when hla hip was brok en In an accident. He recovered somewhat from Ihe accident, buti his health becan lo fail rapidly and he came to the Oregon Soldiers llonie In this city, where he was very popular, even though con fined to a w heel chair much of the lime. About a week pgo he silatained a aechleVs 1" aiwtn"! n'r' "V "!!,-r "',' dJ,r' h'"B,d;e";H,( 'nZ .The wrote his stroke of paralysis, which left him ( will and left -it with Attorney C. V. Hopklna who is named as execu tor. Mr. Hopkins will arrsnge-for the funeral .and for the disposition of the remains In accordance with the veteran's request. Mrs. Ship pets, of Coos Hay, a close friend of Ihe deceased, is expected to ar rive today. GENERAL MOTORS CONTROL NOT AIM, DURANT ASSERTS NEW YOHK. Oct. 26. W. C. Durant, automobile manufacturer and stork market operator. In a f,n t few weeks that he was seeking control of Ihe (lenerat Mo- : ,r, Corporation, of whlrh he was .formerly the hesd. ; 7Y7777TTTTTTTTT )) ' lv unr sminniurn a ' ' ' ' 1 ' - A rumor was sflnat this af- w ternnon. aisrled from some un- w s known source, that "Smiles.' s the muslrsl extravagansa lo ! be played al Ihe Antlers theatre this evening, had been n, ' 'A ,i t , iiaii i. ik. rll.la from Ill -TO- , I, - - . 1 (SJlnftne promicuon. VOL. XIII SECRET SOCIETY CAUSES STUDENTS TO BE SUSPENDED .. ' (AanrUltd Fnas Uunl Win.) , 8ALEM, Ore.. Oct 26. Twelve boya attending the lo- cal high school were this v morning suspended for be- longing to an organisation which school authorities de- O clare to 'be a secret society. The organisation, which uses the name Friars, the same name used by s club banned by order of tbe school board last summer. Is claimed by the boya to be an organisation outside of high school. School authorltlea bave ordered the boys out ot school, pending w decision of tbe school board on tbe question. The board meets Tuesday night "- Dead for Twenty .Four Hours Before Body Is Found in Grove Near House. Thomaa Chlpman, for the past eight yeara a resident of the North Myrtle t rees vicinity, waa lounil, shot through the head, late Satur- day night. Death waa apparently self inflicted and he had been dead tor about 24 hours when the body was found by a neighbor. He had been residing alone on hla 20-acre farm on North Myrtle N. MYRTLE GREEK MAN KILLS SELF IN FIT DESPONDENCY Creek, for the past eight years and!u'sarian representative In open recent Ir has been in very poor .contradiction ss to tha fact ef th heallh. He was in the local hns pltal for several weeks during the summer but never fully recovered from his ailment. A neighbor called on him Friday evening, finding him In a despond - ent frame of mind. Saturday n'KhMlI V il Ua Ihe same neighbor raillefl ' attain. flmiTIl '.w tr and railing o rind Mr. Chlpman ,r",',j,hVh d fh.lr riaellv. flinT In the house Parted a search for PS bshlnd thslr respective fron. k1 were. I Both SidSe Defiant. Across the creek was a small PAn8 0c, M.Mutu,i deft- m.y,iL.iOV,, ,.nd ""rch n? '"'"J' ance marked Ihe attitude of both' the body, was found seated on lh,nili g.rla and Greece today before ground and support. In an upright tnB nprnlnK , lne ,pec,al aessloq position sgainst three smsll trees. of t(B IaKne of N,tona council. He had placed the muttle of a 12- convoked lo settle the new Balkan gunge shotgun behind his ear and conflict. . pushed the trigger with a forked! iiulga'rla sent a fresh note to the stink. Death was so sudden that ; rgue announcing her refusal to the reflex action of the muscles enter into direct negotiations with set the arms in the position In'rireece and the latter, contending, which the gun was held, the body that she -had Invaded Bulgarian , being found froien In the attitudelsoll only In self-defense, msde 1t assumed for the suicide art. clear that she would not withdraw. Mr. Chlpman waa about 70 years Untll Grecian soil was free of Bui of age, and so far as is known had jgnrian forces. . no relatives other than a .sister. League: officials said the actuaJ -Mrs. Hattle McAllister, at illoitn-! military situation waa obscure, dary, Washington. . They believe solution of the eon Coroner Itltler was railed lo the flirt may require several days as scene Saturday night but deemed (both the tlulgarlan and Greek re no inquest necessary. The body prosentatlves who are to appear waa brought to Roseburg and Is be - lug held here pending receipt of word from the sister. STAGE ALL SET FOR HOME TALENT SHOW TONIGHT (stance of Iloumsnia. will withdrew i 1 1 heir rronps behind their respective The stage Is set and everything frontiers Is all ready for Ihe performance 1 rcrpemiltM Shelled tonight of the home talent show.) LONDON. Oct. 2M. The Dally "Smiles." at the Antlers. Because I Kxpress prints a dispatch from of Ihe length of the show. Ihe cur-1 I-vonovo, Hulgarlan headqnar laln will rise promptly at S:15. Asters. lour miles from Pelrirh. dat the a lull's nf Ihe thcalre are used led Sunday. Hiving that the Ittll- for part one, "The Children's Slum - " P""" "r"d - '1 he cUlldma l.rt i. no small part of thy, per - !""'?"" " "'" h" "J ifiVfMl hv eveiv one. and nnlv those who are seated In time for the be- He says that on Sunday he ginning of the act will he able loiCould see flreek shells railing np enjoy II.' I'alrniiH cnnuiit be seated on one of the llulgurlan moun dnrlng the act. lain batteries which arrived Krl- The stage of Ihe Antlers has day night, hut which had not lieen been changed Into a beaiitlfiil tied. - Tho tlreeks were declared "Hnilleland" under the direction of and their artillery, machine guns Ihe director, Mr. Ileorge M. Hall. ,and nlrplunea. make an easy lask A e in in II ten haa been at work two, for them, especially aa the Hul days building the artistic stage set-Igarlans are under strict control ting. Carloads of natural foliage, hundreds of chrysanthemums, palms and other plants have been used In Hi decorallona. Magnifi cent sland lamps and other prnti- ertles from Ihe Jmld Furniture Co. add much lo Ihe scene. It Is said tale. The inhabitants are leav tn be Ihe most elaborate stage set- j lug In terror. The attention of ting ever seen In llnsebiirg. The the (ireeks now seems to hsve costumes are elalwraie in the ex- been diverted from Petrlrh, to Irenie, not a thing being left tin- IVrnernltrn. which Is constantly done for a complete success. Hoar-shelled. The food problem Is he burg people who ll witness the coming serious. The only bles- PIM iHluctlon "tonight, have s great treat In store lor them. Mm l.ncv II. Ilalcv Is the hostess of "Kmll.s." Mrs. Frank Lllhiirn Is the prlnrliiKl or "Itosebud,". Miss VIKNNA. Austria, Ort, 2. Klilress Jinlil. "Dude" Davis. Doro- Advices from Sofia, the Dulgar thy MrlNinald. Marlon Weather-, Ian capital, declare that OreeK ford. Mlra Kathleen llltney. MtssUrugps at all points are digging Itmh Haul (iimilwln. Mis. Naihan In mid atretigthtenlng their posl- Fullerton, MIsiS'Kiinlce llaney, Mlsa Jane Hrhitlls. Miss Virginia svnunt, r. Frank I"-";"' n-Jen. ihe guest arllsla from Kugene. Madame Arab llovt Itae. . Myma L. Itarger and Mr. nirhard , SI ml ley are some of the principals NO. Iff OF THI EVENING NtW LEAGUE CALLS HALT 111 M III BALKAI1S Greece and Bulgaria Givenj . 24 Hours in Which to V Recall Troops. 60 HOURS FOR REPLY Creek Artillery Reported Shelling Another City -Without Meeting . . Resistance. (AaucUtnl Vnm Uaafa Win.) PARIS, Oct 2 In m private nation 0f 33 minutes, held today, the council of the Lsague of Na tions adopted a resolution (iving Greece and Bulgaria 24 hours In which to Inform the council that order have been fiven for Um withdrawal ef trees IneM abate frontiers and SO heura te Inform R whether the evacuation has actual, ly been carried out. Later resuming. Ita subtle ssselon thai council decided that military representatives ef Ureal Britain, Francs, Italy and the court triee nearest the scene ef tha conflict should proceed thither to see that j Ita Instructions were carried out and report tharson. The council meeting was drama, and eloaed with the Greek and conflict and th praaant stat of affair on th International border. Fortign Minister riaetd, who had recovered from hla lndlspl. tion sufficiently te precis, aaKed 1 """v. " wjw"r "w"- -""- lefore tne council win proDaniy oe- sire ! confer frequently with 8 fla and Athena before commirjlnY their respective governments. . w LONDON, Oct. 2. The Ex change Telegraph's Athens corre spondent reports thst the O reeks ! rarlana and the Creeks continue . " Intermittent warfare The icorrespondent; however, confine 'the. dlall: to the doings of .he , "Tl.rrniDlU ", aur retaliation. land ordered not to retanaie. The Struma valley." says the dlepairh. "Is dotted with refugees In greatly outnumber the llnlgnr waiting tn lake their rattle to safety. Petrlrh Is awaiting Ita slug l that the wnatnrr la line. hlrh heartens tne popuiauon. Mud Plight of llefmcrr tlona, apparently for s long stay on Hulgarlan soil. I Karly this morning they ar. lno.ll Ion aouth of Petrlrh. whlrh hitherto had bran In tne nanus or Hulgsrlan troops. A number of persons were killed or wounded, (Continued on page I.)