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The Roseburg Rsview
An lnaenenenl Newspaper, Published tar
tha Best InUraaU o( lha People,
ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1925.
REVIEW
vol. xiii no. m or thi evening new
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GENERALLY T'On .
VOL. XXVI NO. 25 U f- SV
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CHEST DRIVE
STARTS TODAY
WITH BIG RUSH
Early Return Indicate
Marked Success ' for
Roseburg's Attempt
RESPONSE IS HEARTY
Teams Find Cenerous
Spirit Manifest on Part
of Majority of Busi
ness Men of City
The community chest drive
darted in Roseburg this morning
with an impetus which it Is be
lieved will keep it rolling briskly
. na steadily on toward lta ultimate .
ennl nf IS nnn Th. Mmmlou. '
reports at headquarters early this
morning, and within a few min
tes arter the pledge cards were
placed in their hands the workers
were ducking in and out doors
of the business houses of the main
AtVllnn nf Ih. ellw a n rl within
a few minutes pledge certificates
were to be seen, hanging in many
of the principal windows.
The progress this morning was
even greater than had been an
ticipated. Loaded down with
cash contributions, and pledge
cards, committee after committee
returned back to headquarters
during the day to deposit their
receipts, turn over their cards,
and load up with new cards to
rontlnue their work.
There la no question but that
the community chest idea has
been sold to Koseburg. The old
hit-and-miss method of benevol
ence and charity la in the future
to be displayed by a systematic
and efficient plan, where proper
supervision of funds is one of the
principal factors.
Workers today found on every
hand a general sentiment In fa
vor of the plan. Business men
appeared to he glad to welcome
this new procedure, and gladly
contributed their portion to the
fund. If the results from the
canvass or the residential section
. f.vnr.hl. tha ..rlv re.
turns rrom the business district
the Community chest la a success
Persons giving to the Commun
ity chest have a wide latitude in
their method ot giving. They
may pay cash, giving the money
to the solicitors; they may pledge
a specified amount to be paid at
some certain time. They may
make pledges for quarterly dona
tions monthly or In any one or
more months of the year. Any of
Ihese options may be exercised, i
space being provided on the pledg
card to show the method of pay-
ment desired.
Four teams of solicitors were st
work today. V. T. Jackson was
assisted bv Fred Chanman. Krsnk i
Churchill, Lloyd Crocker, John
Runyan, Lester Bell. T. H. Ness, the centrai Oregon irrigation pro- The banquet which preceded Ihe
Earl Pickena and O. L. Johnson, ject, recently sold for delivery at ' husiness meeting was a very en
The team headed by A. B. Craw- ,npamona thrPe caroa,i, ot pota- j Joyable alfBir. being served in Ihe
ford and Kenneth Qulne was com- ltoeg at 3 50 r nundrwli f,eld run. hisual perfect ntyle maintained
posed of Ben Zigler. Alvln Knudt-' , :hy tho Itinpqun Hotel. During the
son, Herbert Qulne, Storey lies, . 1r. r evening C. II. Arundel entertaln-
Charles Lockwoori. Leon McClln-, EASTERN OREGON led the musicians wilh severs!
fork. Frank Middleburg and J. M.
Judd. O. C. Baker and L. B.
Moore had as their assistsnts Os
car Barrie, C. 8. Heinline, Lymon
Spencer. Foster Butner, J. M. Ar
thur. Phil. Harth. W. B. Strawn,
C. W. Parker and C. W. Clark.
The team headed by W. O. Clin.
.r .nil Walt nv is ranitiiii.il nf
Irvln Brunn. Nathan Cooper and
Gary Rapp
Community Chest headquarters
are located In the First State and
Savings bank building, which has
been donated for the purpose. The
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company la donating a telephone
fn. Ih. 11. . nf th. enmmltte. Anv
person desiring to get In touch
with the committee to obtain In-
formation or for any other pur -
pose should call Community
Chest."
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BANDITS ROB 14
AUTOMOBILE LOADS
Ur INlUtil UACfc.rO
aiiM ri LssH ww.1
SAN FRANCISCO. Not. S Four-1
teen loada of sightseers and "pet-
ters were groupea logeiuer oy
chance on the Twin Peaka boule-
rard last night to see the lights of
the city twinkle below Ihem In Ihe
clear November dusk. Three young I
automobile bandits took full ad- j
vantage of the opportunity, and
went through the 14 cars collect-
ing more man izoo at the points I
rich loot thereby. .
To block pursuit, thee threw
away the switch key of each car.
A shotgun enuad -as o. on Ihe
scans, but the bandits had fled.
GE AND
V .HEAD CROS
J SING IS OPEN
The new Oakland highway
bridge and overhead, which
have been under construction
for several months, were
thrown open to traffic at 4 D.
m. yesterday. The bridge, a re-
Inforced concrete structure, ts !
architecturally attractive, and
la well built. L. W. Metxger
of this city, was the contrac-
tor. The fills at the approach-
ea are now being gravelled
-V HIU WIU1III WtTR Will HO T
fully completed. The task of
tearing down the old tee
structure, which has served
as a highway bridge for a
long period of time, has been
started and the spans will be
moved to Round Prairie.
SETTER OF FOREST
F
Clarence Gould Admits
Burning Over Logged
Off Land to Provide
Better Hunting
Charged with having malicious- i
ly started the forest fire which i
last month burned over 10.0 acres i
of land on Camp Creek near
Scottshurg and on the border or
the Slualaw National Forest. Clar-
ence Gould was today fined 'aO
by Justice of the Peace George
Jonea when he entered a plea of
guilty In the local Justice court.
Gould's arrest was made by T. M.
Talbott, special Investigator who
has been working with the Dou
glas County fire patrol. Mr. Tal
bott la to remain In the county
temporarily, Investigating every large hands over the country, the
fire which occurred during tha only changes being for local adap
past summer and' If possible Bp- lion. '
prehendlng those guilty of start- A few minorchange's were made
Ing them were Incendiarism or ln the constitution, one of the
carelessness can be uncovered ,, imporU, MnK ,hat tw0
Gould, according to Supervising', ,he ,nree Trn3tee, pire to De
Warden 11. Q. Brown admltled kuslne8!1 men known have
starting the fire for the purpose ve ,ntcr(.st , tne bandi an(1 the
of burning over logged off land (n,rd trgtee to bo n member of
tn innkn hfttpr hunt. no-. Ho f a'al. s
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rt?snieni ui aiu'kiihu;, miiu n us
hunting tn the Camp Creek vicin
ity at the time of the fire.
Tho ftrA humeri nver n lnrfTA
area or land belonging to the
ri.rriin.p Mill rnmnanv hofor. it
wail Mtinuinhed by force of theM"oney
: Slualaw National Forest, under
contract with the Douglas County
iFire patrol.
SPUDS WORTH REAL ,
MONEY ARE. STOLEN
r.Um-itpd rma l l Wi.
BF.Nn. Ore. Nov SFnriv cV
of potatoes were taken from the
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-nril,n tn Tpnort.
5"0.r f.,0It!I IV. tr, 2
. . .. . d .11(Bmnh.
trades In the yard after dlscovei-
inK the lo 0, tne potatoes Sunday
morning.
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UNDFR LIOHT SNOW
U"ULR UUn 1 ariUW
f Aw
ton and most of Umatilla county
lies under a white blanket as tha
result of anow that fell here early
tha morning. Nearly an inch of
'. ' waslng shortly
after seven o'clock. This snow
Xt'. h.T hTi' tHZ
l?'lh?18 ha 1,8,1 'r ,0m6
mon,ns-
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K M11?r1AIjJ'S' 0r; NPT;ii
!A iwo:'m:n.1,l ' now btnnkeM
"ra"' '" morning.
'i".";!"" "i". "If'0" Jl'tnents and plea'ed with the ser-
was every '"Ration hf vll. that hH, been glv.n locally,
, J"" w"u'd r The present outlook for the
?hVTih, predicted for!blnd tnT DIIiny
jIne nlnl- . I Although no provision was made
i r.iitnr n In the city budget for the band.
Mayor Houck slates lhat the osu
.n In imJ '.L'tt . . Z .Howanc, of 1600 will he con-I-l.
J T " '.J u tlnued. The money will he paid
weeks, descended on the vslleyi. , ,,- .,
this morning. Snow began falling
wan rlllnv '
i" anout 7 ocincg witn tne temper-
!ature below the freezing point.
Hardly discernible at first, the
'flakes began growing larger until
the!
"'".'"".''"" "-" " " "'iwhl e at the some time a move-
"" '""red L Grande, with the ,. ,., , ,v,ri. . ... :
snow - fall increasing. No win was
noticeable.
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NO TRACK MISSINO CREW,
f t.snrtai.rt hn tur. wir.)
N0RF1I.K. Va.. Nor. J The
re-
Coast guard
sets from Norfolk and New York
have '"ou, to selrVh fo7 liem
and other Teasel, that have sought
them failed lo find trace of the
ifrelghler's lireboaU.
NEW
OFFICERS
I'ARE GHOSEM BY
CONCERT
. J . - J
!" " AppletlOtr Ejected As
New Director At Meet
ing Last Night
ADOPT CONSTITUTION
Organization Put On Firm
and Permanent Basis for
First Time; Trustees
Are Business Men
Permanency of the Douglas.
County Concert Band and the
settlement of difficulties were in
sured last night at a special meet-
!inl "J!".?"?' '"W."
banquet at tbe Cmpqua Hotel
An organization was perfected,
officers elected, and constitution
and by-laws adopted.
For several weeks the band has
been an a rather disorganised
basis, following the nresentatlon
of the resignation of A. T. Law-
rence as business manager. The
differences arose during the state
I fair the policies of the manager
iand some members of the organi
sation were in conflict. In order
that no future trouble of this
kind may be experienced the hand
has procured a set of by-laws, dis
tinctly specifying the duties of
each person connected with the
organization. These by-laws are
of a character uniform with other
int? uanu.
The following officers were
elected: Musical director, F. H.
Applehoff; assistant director, V.
"" mrango, pre.uCui,
Hunter: vice-president, Arthur
secretary and treasurer,
Fred Strang; trustees, O. C. Ba
ker. T. H. Ness and Horace Berg;
business manager and drum-major,
A. T. I.aw rence.
The hand feels fortunate In se
curing the services of Mr. Apple
horr, a first-class musician and
director, who has had many years
of experience in dlrecfing Lands
land orchestras. He had charge
,he Koseburg band, a number
n f years ago, but la best remem-
lie red for the high standard con-
:cert orchestra which he developed
lamong local musicians In this
lty. In recent years he has been
directing the band and teaching
tn Grants Puss, and still has a
number of pupils in that city,
where he gives lessons two days
lout of each week.
Dlann '"' and .lack Shields.
.formcr dlrw.tor of the band. made
IHAi HO .mil n....... ....
prie of Ihe bund from unpre
judiced sources. The band made
a fine nhowlng at 'the slate fair,
he said, and lis retaliation has
been spread throughout the stato.
The ract that th hand has
settled all nf Its difficulties and
Is to go forward with Its same
determination to give this city
one of the best musical organiza
tions of the state. Is met with
grest approval and delight by the
residents of this city, who are
, ,h .. ., .M.lev..
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usnsl. tne ruy continuing i
... . ..., , ,h. he.t of Its I
irL. ,.- i- .V..ui in this
. .
amniinr a sum 01 snnn is nuns
Included In the community chest,
ment Is on foot, to provide
re'rn
'"
I
rial mileage tax tn Insil
tl.nl aiinnnrl In th. fntl
" ' I
irnring me receni years, minor
nn uisn.Kf-11-...iif ' n. . - - ,
reiirr, tow onii-i iih" if" ..lur- .)inan ner uncie, r.mmett C astle,
organization nf great Importance ' who had appealed from a court or- i
In the city, and residents ne.lts'e
iscior in rnmmunny ine. it is ,
res-;Ceervlns of much support and It
Is honed that Its future growth
..d T pTiperl" 'wll Z l , np
lo the expectations sronsed bv
..he perfected and completed cr-
ganUallon.
Operatic Premiere Magnet
That Assembles Votaries of
Sartorisiii
(A-nrUt-d hn fount wit.) '
NEW YORK, Nov. J. Opera la
a great occasion for sartorial die -
play, but it ts appreciated without
regard to social position. Society
leaders in daiillng gowns, shop
girla In the plainest of frocks and
clerka In working clothes, vied last
night In applauding at the opening
of the Metropolitan Opera. Through
a damp mist the capacity audience
was on an equal for the night on
common love for music. Some
were in array for the ''golden
horseshoe;" others in business
clothes were glad of standing
room; still others, unable to gain
admission at no matter what orice.
buttoned up their collars against h and cut on slim lines. A few
the penetrating rain and watched : "r long, but they were long In
In envy the fortunate ticket hold- earnest, almost aweeplng the
era stream In. (ground. Pearls seemed to be favor
Whara East Meats West. ed 0( Jewels, harmonising with the
8llver alone and toned Into del- delicate lints of Ihe dresses. Al
lcate shadea of green and blue gave though opera night Is not usually
a glowing background to the par- - night for the debutantes, many
terre boxes and the dress circle de- ' the younger generation were
spite the background of sombre present. They wore ermine wraps,
dress suits worn by the men. East ' light blue sail velvets, further
and west were represented in fash- softened by fur.
ion and color, Chinese mandarin
larani hein. iwisslhlv I h tnnat v
l,n color- ne ' ,he mMt trikln
or customs was an au wniie uoio-
nial atyle full length gown, reach-
Ing to the ankles, modernized by a
NTY C. E. RALLY
TO BE ED HERE
A Douglhs County Christian
Endeavor rally will be held in
this city at the Presbyterian
church tonight. Representatives
of societies at Drain. Oakland,
Myrtle Creek and Glendale in ad
dition to Roseburg. are expected
to be In attendance. The rally
will start with a banquet at the
church at 8:30 p. m with tlio
main meeting at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. DrIIus C. Rice, field sec
retary of the Christian Endeavor
Tnlon of Oregon, Is in the city
and will be. the chief apeakar at
tonight's meeting. An Interesting
program Is to be given Ih con
nection with the rally.
PIERCE COMMUTES
SENTENCE FORMER
CA3Iilt.K Of tSANtVhome of her daughter, Mrs. A.
Barnes, of Ten Mile, this morn-
8AI.EM, Ore.. Nov. 3.-It became In at 1 o'clock, following a
known here tnlv that P H Bell
rormer cashier of Ihe Bank of Gold I
Hill, who was In Ihe state penltn
llary. doing time for embezzlement
was discharged under a commuta
tion of sentence on October ill.
Bell Is In Portland where he may
locate. '
Bell was originally sentenced to
in i i, ....
. rl,. , ynsrs in prison, uecenny s,x dallK,ers, Mrs. A. Barnes, of
Governor Pierce commuted the sen-; Tpn M .(h whom .,)e had
lence to two years, which he had ; bPen niiiklng her home, Mrs. Car-
served mlnns good time credits, orwn. t )Hker. Oregon. Mrs. Belle
a total of IS months. .
It Is understood here thai the ex- vllle. Miss Bessie Newland and
ecutlve clemency extended Bell has Mrs. Carl Howard, of Casper, Wy
ihe approval of many prominent omlng. and Mrs. peler Mlnnegul,
southern Oregon people. of Ten Mile Ijike, Coos County.
While at the prison Bell was a I She also leaves two nephews. J. O.
trusty employed In a clerical rapac-i Newland and Frank Newlaud, of
lly In the prison office.
.
FUNERAL MISS
JEAN MADDOX rniilA- IA ,
.J!.T!DfiFRiCEISSTILL
Jean Maildnx were held this arter
noon at the Koseburg Undertaking
Parlors. Rev. McCullagh, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, officiat
ing. As Miss Maildox was a Junior
In the Hnsebtug high school, all
clsrses were dismissed before S
o'clock so that her classmates
might atu-nd Ihe services. One en
tire end of the rhspel was baiik.il
with Ihe floral tributes of Ihe sor-,
rowing friends and relatives of the
deceased. The Interment took
place In Ihe I. o. O. F. cemeterv.
CHILD ACCEPTS HOME
WITH ENGINEER AFTER
TRAIN KILLS PARENTS
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. J. Eve-
t astle. 9. orphan, whose nsr-
j " '-.' "" ' . v.. . Y"
. . .. . . . . wnen
'""f"iie in wnicn. iney were
thev were
riding wss hit by a train near Har-
rlsburg. Ore., last August, was to-
aaY Dv , . rt . - .
"'' "y Jnrr ." made the ,
Uurh"'r by "(lop,",n ' ,h engl-!
heerofthat train.
The jury derided lhat Harvey
tne jury nerioeo mat Harvey
t arpenter, tne engineer, and his
wue, snituiu nave ine cnim rather
,der through which Krelyn had i
The ens neer who w.a h.M
blameless ror Ihe accident, had
Th. t Lt!l .1.1 LTa , i! .
In, her a h"me Wnenl
. BOJnr!S Ev.??n nut her
,, ,Zd Mr. r n,. ."'
.then around r-.mi.
Dazzling Array
short, black boyish bob that
lta
wearer affected,
1 The bob. In fact, predominated,
Ideaplte edicts and pronouncements
0f the beauty experts. Though
here and there were elaborate
coiffures of long hair, chiefly gray
or white, the crisp bob was most-
,iy in evidence. Feminine heads
appeared cropped closer than aver
and occasionally an almost man
nish hair cut presented itself. Ela
borate hair ornaments were few.
Milady's Gown Long.
Tarlslau gowns, by which the
west was represented, were In soft
Ptel shades, still Bhort anil boy
- I .a Cloconda" was sung.
TWO
nf th thru ImMti... w ......... . 1-
ed ,or lp",l,n -ricken
wim coins and were unable to an-tin
pear. Rosa Ponselle sang the lead-
Ing feminine pajj.
1 mnir.1 wim tiarry
Moore, tbe democratic candidate,
0 ' declaring for modification of the
PROPHET OF DOOM ! Volstead act and repeal of thestate
SAYS PEACE TO END " jnfnrcement act and Slate Senator
ON ARMISTICE DAY. 'Arh'ur Whitney, republican, favor-
t enforcement of both ot those
NEWARK. N. J.. Nov. 3. ' Tne Ku Klu Klan Issue has
Robert Reldl, Iing Island falsed in the mayoralty
' apostle of doom." who pre- i''lhl, ' Detroit and Louisville.
dieted that the world would ifty' Prohibition also baa figured
end on February 8 last, today ,;" " lrolt contest. The cani
announced In Newark that the Paln ,or mayor of New York waa
present
"reign ot peace" would
Armistice Day.
id he waa preparing
ml on A
lie said he was prenarlna
t move at 300 miles Inland to
escape Impending destruction
of the metropolitan area. .
-AiAA
Mrs. Anna Newland, a resident
of Douglas County for tho past
sixty years, passed away at the
nri nf seventy-five v.nn at the
eeKa Illness
Mrs. Newland wss born In Iowa 1
and at the age of seven years (election with the republicans seek
crossed the plains to this country ,ng , ,,,,, cntr OVPr ,nat froln
with her parents settling In llou- tn8 thrd N,,w jri(ev AMrtcl ,nd
glas county with Ihem. She was 'he democrala seeking to keep that
married to Thomas Newland. who from ,h 1bM K.nllK.ky ,,Htrlrt.
passed away almut a year ago. and Krank T. Appleby Is running In
I,,' ' ' " ,." Z " . .i .1 :
"'-'.7 ifi in.,, , mi,.,
leiark. whn la teaching In Prlne.
this city. I
funeral arrangements have not
jheen announced as yet.
Mll, Willi
DEBTSttlCEjS
f Aawnrlatt-d I'rrw lml U',r.)
PARIS, Nov. 3. Th parllampfi
tnry icroup of th Hoc 1 list parly
I hlai mnmlna alawlilakd Ira atrMliilfl
from voting when the motion or
rnnn.iu.. i.. ,i.. iii.. ,..
ernment comes up In the Chamber
of Deputies
Th. .ffnri ih.t th. n.tlnn li.eir
will n.k. tn ..v. ll.lf .III .1 Ih.
same time be the best guarantee
for the success of Ihe ne.ntl.linn..
Solution of Ihe final crisis, the
awrnment holds,
depends upon
, sacrifice
national, exceptional
""'". ' '"' 'hat h-
debta be induced, the franc slabl-,
U"d and Ihe budget balanced.
'" m-m me Duogei osisnreci.
'or retiuction or tne debts, the
or reouciion or tne debts, the
s".ernnieni prnoosts taxaiion nn
trnroenl prone... taxation nn
ftirm. of wealth, the proceed,
e applied nutslne or any bud-
t'
be
get rajulreme-ts solely in debt re-
St. mntrn
lafant I
Dies . .
'ssy this mnrnln' a
'B7,.l 'l. T r ,".'" .V
i- 1. ' 7 j" Vii '
KLAN
TO FORE
ELECTIONS
Mark Lines of Division in
Municipal Battles in
- Thirteen States
2 CONGRESS RACES
Boston Has Ten Candidates
For Mayor Frisco May
Buy Railroad For
35 Millions
fAaaalatnl rm Uaacd Witt.)
WASHINGTON. Nor. S Pr.,1,1.
bltlon and the Kh RIiiv k'lan f..rn.
lh lh Iuiim Im th.
, . ... .
l - et which ire to b. decldeS toX
13 states
The wet and dry question la right
t the front In tbe New Jeraey gu
:TT'"",u senator James J.
k8r- democra . and Frank V.
aterman. n-publcan.
nwra vwni vingisns, 1
In the Detroit non partisan elec
tion, supporters of Mayor John W.
Smith have accused Charles
Bowles. Ihe opposition candidate,
;wllh being a Klan candidate.
ni..iu . . . .
a utmc. nf. is jiiniiuvr Ol
the Klan and charges that Detroit
Is a "wide open" town which he
promises to "clean up."
Injection of Ihe Klan Issue In the
Louisville mayoralty fight had an
unusual result, William T. Baker
withdrawing as Ihe democratic can
didate wllhin H hours of the elec
tion after Ihe republican coinmit-
'tee had offered a reward of 11,000
If he could prove that ha was not
or never had been a Klansman,
Joseph O'Nell, former judge of
Ihe state court of appeals, roplaced
Baker as the candidate against Ar
thur A. Wills, republican.
Races For Conarasa.
Two seata in the house of repre
dilutive. ... t i... i..
:''W Jersey lor the seat niado va-
trsnt hV the death nf his futhev nnrl
TS" '" h " 'V "
I by J' ''le Klnm'"'lh.
,',' . ,, , .
LIlT ul ! !
uonn w. Moore, republican, are
contesting In Kentucky for the
place In Ihe House made vacant hy
Ihe death of Hubert Y. Thomas.
New York, Kentucky, New Jer
sey and Virginia are to elect mem
bers of Ihe stain legislature, while
the voters of Pennsylvania will fill
one slate office. Constitutional
amendments also were voted upon
In New Ymk and Ohio.
Boston rurnlahea a special may
oralty contest unique In Ihe num
ber of candidates offered for Ihe
place seven democrats and three
republicans. At one time 17 were
in Ihe field.
Kansas City, Indianapolis and
Pittsburgh are among the. oilier rl
lies where contests for mayor are
nun Kan Francisco Is tn de-
queslliin of Ihe purchase
utilclpat street railway for
.000 and Heel supervisors
and Ihree other officials.
Liquor lasua In New Jersey.
NEWARK. N J.. Nov. 3. The
antl saloon league and the demo
cratic organization of Hudson coun
ty. In the opinion nf niinoslns: can.
i1"""'?' wrH 'U,,n' slnat each
other In today's hallle fur Ihe gov
,,,r.n."r"hl1n V"rT "lr"
which since Ihe days of Wondrnw
Wilson In 1011 has been held hy
" ......im ri ami one repunil
""'h republican ,n, demo-1
I' '""I . -'""', ne ngni
, " i n". u I
'Ti. T." J...
n.ht rf th. ,,rlin -.iM.
men.ee of Ih. antl .alonn "ague."
H,.,B ,.,. Arthur wi.llney,
his republican opponent, who waa
his republican opponent,
waa
supported by the league, saw Ihe
supported by the league,
the
outstanding Issue In the campaign
., ,,at of "fonlldg. government
opposed lo a machine spoils ays-
outstanding Isi
tem."
Bitter Contest In Detroit.
acrlmonlou. and uncertain muni-
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ISSUES
BOOZE WORTH $3400
AND TWO FINE CARS
TAKEN IN JACKSON
. (Aaxotatnl PcM Lawl Wiro.) 4
MEDFORD. Ore.. Nov. S.
Three Klamath Kails men
with 170 gallons of moon-
! shine, valued at $3,400, were
captured by Jackson county
officers last night and are Ian-
gulshing In the county Jail,
with their two seven passen-
ger 1925 model cars conflscat-
ed. J. J. Travera wa a first
caught about midnight In the
Sisklyoua after a short chase
and two hours later Waltor
Byreborg and John Bughner
were captured on the Urnen
Springs Mountain road. Offl-
cers said Travera bad 120 gal- 4
Ions of moon and Byaeborg
and Bughner had fifty gallons.
The three men will be given a
hearing late today,
TAX LEAGUE TO
Advisory Committee . to
Collaborate With Court
on Large Items of Ex
pense Proposed
Formation "or an advisory com
mittee to wnrk with the county
court on matters requiring large
expenditures, where a petition of
len or more taxpayers request such
collaboration,. ts proposed by the di
rectors of the taxpayers league and
will be submitted at the annua)
meeting nf that organization to be
held on November IK, the date aet
by the county court for the adop
tion of tbji county budget ...
The proiwsal nf the league Is that
upon the petition of ten or more
taxpayers that the county court
submit any proposed expenditure of
more than K.immi to ihe considera
tion nf a special advisory com-
mfltee of the laxpayera league. This
committee would have no power
lo direct ihe action of the court.
nui - would
he able lo investigate
the tirnpoKed exnenillinre .n.l ,l.
lernilne whether or not some lessiI,veD ,re """d ,B threshing out
expensive and enuallv felhlel,ne wnol aircraft controversy In
way coulil be developed lo handle
the situation. This proposal will
be considered at the forthcoming
meeting.
In order that Ihe budget may be
prnperly analysed prior Ic Ihe date
nf the annual meeting Ihe follow
ing commit lees have been ap
pointed: Cnunlv offices ! i.
Chenoweth. W. K. eilngenpeel. K.'
h. Lnllree; Sundry Items lienrire
Baron. Arthur Marsh. H. A. Her.
cher; Hchool Districts . W.
Burt, (ienrge Baron, II. W. Cooney;
Itoada and Bridges-W. L. Cobb.
On Ihe roads and grldgea com
mittee Mr. Cobb, who was namerf
chairman, will have the assistance
nf one resident of each road dis
trict. A cnniinlltei. t'omiHised nf tienrge
nacon. A. F. Warns and H o. p.e.
geler. has been apiiolnted to Invea-
llgalP Ihe hill lirnposilia the In.-l.i.
slnn, w llhin the national forests, nf
ami i:. grant lands Inside liel"'" wl" be carried over Into Die
forest boundaries. next session ot congress, whlch'be-"
The mailer or having Ihe noMe-!"'n" early nfxt month. The Preal-'
burg library opened tn th. n..i,i..m. dent's air hoard, which already has
r Ihe surrounding rnmmunltles la
In be InvesllKaiiil by a commit ire
""e
mane up of S. D. Kvans, J
A Fenn
ami i (come llacon
ltst vear th.
eotinty dlKcnnllnued Ha apiirnnrla. i on fnn"rM, '"nvenes.
Htm for Ihe library nse... n lv Diamlaaal Motion Denied,
became neeessHri Z th 7 , WAHHINflTON, Nov. J.-Colonel-board
I'o rharJl , . rl . .b,"ry William Mitchell agarh waa over-
snns iiatrnnizlna ihe lihrar ....
residing outside
appropriation of ,2M. however! will
.in iiiiiiih. An
open Hie library lo any resident of
me coil lily. Hurli an mii.riu,, lu.i.,
he Zl 1 K T1" "' '
the Hem In the budget.
II irMz? c-iA.T,ZZT. .
JUDGE SKIPVVORTH
IS NAIUrn PFrriMT
U nmcu KEAjtN I
uaivu TT" . .
HALr.M. Ore.. Nov. 2 Ju.l.. tl
K ULl . . ' .. u.
. Kklpwnrth nf hugene was today
appointed hy Covenmr Pierce as a
niemher nf the hnsnl nf regents nf
he I'tilyerslty nf Oregon, succeed-1
.... ,n,e ,., r,. nmmson nr nep-
pner, whose death ociurred re-
--u..,. jiiiixh nKipwnnn Has tor
many years occupied the circuit
. n in n s nisinct, naving
succeeded Judge L. T. Harris when
Ihe latter was eleled lo the su-
premn coiiil
,. .... ..'
lOnn.AM). Ore., Nov. C. K
Woodson, 51. prominent attornev
f Heppn. r and member nf Ihe I'n-
Iversliy of Oregon board nf regents.
died at Hi. Vincent's hospital last
night from Internal com plication,
which followed s general failure
representative frm llmalllla and
TV" T'lt
h " a"? 'Tl bLh" .
2! Sh. ""'
7," .. " . '. " ",witn any intent to bring discredit
MITCHELL IIS
II
TO HIS DEFENSE
Three Cabinet Member)
and Coolidge's SecreUrjr'
. Must Testify
saaaMMasiaaaw
COURT GRANTS PLEA
Uncertain as to. Whether
Demand for Official
Bureau Files Will
Be Recognized ?
(AirUI-.l I'm Iroaei Win.)
WASHINGTON. Nor. I. Tha
court martial trying Colonel Wil
liam Mitchell held today that ha
waa within bla righta la asking for
the testimony of a long list of wit
nesses. Including three cabinet olfi.
clala. In defending himself against .
tne disciplinary . charge growing
out of. his attack on the govern
ment'a air policy.
After the court had examined th
list. Major General Robert L.
Howxe. president of the tribunal, .
directed the prosecution to "taka
Immediate steps to proceed to fa
cilitate the defense by securing the
witnesses and docuraenta called
for."
An adjournment then waa taken
until Monday, tn permit preparation
anu service ot sutipoenaa. on tha .
list are Becretaries Davis of th
war department, Wilbur of th
navy department, and Jardlne ot
the agriculture department: Ever,
ett Bandera, secretary to President
Coolldge and -many high ranking?
army and navy officers aa well aa
others in civil lire who hare bad
contact with aeronautics. '
Rome of those named are in Hon
olulii and other distant places and
it waa indicated that no decision.
had been reached as to whether all
of them would be 'brought here.
The actlnn nf the court apparently
meana that Colonel Mitchell will be
court, In an attempt tn prove that
he waa justified In charging that
the army and navy air service- -were
being administered with crlm-'
Inal and almost treasonable neglect
nf the best Interests of the coun-
try.
Long Trial Forecast,' ;
Voluminous documents now In
Ihe government's files. Including
war and navy department records .
and copies nf such letters aa may
have been written and received
by President Coolldge In regard -to.
Ihe air controversy, are called for
aa a part of Ihe case of the defence
Whether the right of the coast,
martial to demand arresa to all of
these documents will be recog-'
nlred by the While House and th
departments concerned remains -,'
disclosed.
A trial running Into several
weeks now seems certain, and, as
result the dehsl over tha .no.
ernment's aircraft program dovbr-
I0""" niurn of Krund to be
lr"v'"'n: 1n Mltrhell defense.
k j ,j ,
ume-r i-ipiiniiirrniiua report
u " " n"n noPeH to auomit pe-
'ruled by Ihe general court martial
trying hi mlnday when he sought
. .. w . i. . . , . ...
'X.XZJZi'I'VlZ? ,Z
prnserullnn had presented no proof
'.
"'honl delay after an argument of
counsel during which defense coun-
sel declared the prosecution had
rested yesterday wlthnut producing
selntllla" on proof that the
air ofricer violated army discipline
bv nl" utterances In the air eon.
tw.vv Thi. . ,k
.,..,.-,n7. iiiw vi'llirsiiuu IDq UrW
secutinn denleil.
Asserts Charges Unpreven. "
! Representative Held of Illinois,
Mitchell's counsel, armed that no
defense lesllmnny will he nnces-
sarr. because the nn.inln. k.A
rested Vestrn SV Wllhnlll nrn.ln.
I the charge that the Colonel's ntter
snces
In Ihe air controversy
'amounted In an Inlracllnn of army
discipline. "In a criminal case.
hlrh this Is," Mr. Held argued.
I "the burden or proof Is alwaya on
,lhe prnserullnn lo establish Ihe
mitt nr th. n.d '
"The elements which con. Mini.
Ithe offense charged In thla rase
tare the same aa In even- criminal
n eu,erlted in the
!m.n, f, ro,irt martial "
I "Not one scintilla of evidence has
,h "H" P""
,h,t Co,1"1 M,'rn", ll"nenf.
'T. made, oi.ered .nd published
POIHTVITfJ
, I ,-- - r . - ,,,, u. . I, i, ri , I IVVBIigON VU page S.
j University ot Oregon.
(Continued on page I.)