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VOUXXVI NO. 2M OF ROSEBURO k. ,
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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.
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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.
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))
' 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,
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