OxirW tvt h rMnn
iLTi:i:r:3T;.
mv7 ?
c( dougIas county
LtLswa.3 V.Z 'Saw Sr.-.
.Consolidation el The Evening Nwi and
The Roseburg Review
Aa Independent Newspaper, Fvbllehed far
lb Bt Inter el lb Feeale.
FAIR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1925
VOL. XXVI
NO. 27 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
VOL. XIII NO. 1M OF THE EVENING NEW
BEST FRIEND
MiifHiFRFfi mn
IIIUIIUUIIL.U .III. II
LODGED IN JAIL
...
i
Intended to Run Away
With Victim'. Widow,
Police Assert
WIFE HAS CONFESSED
$2,000 Alleged Saved For
Elopement Hammer
Used to Dispose
of Husband
(Aanrbtnl Fm Itttei Win.)
NEWARK, N. J.. Nov. B. Wil
liam J. Clark's best ' friend is in
jail at Hillside. N. J., on suspicion
of murdering him with a hammer,.
and Harks pretty young widow
has admitted, police say, that she
and the friend had a $2,000 elope
ment fund" on deposit in a Newark
savings bank.
Clark, a gold beater, died early
yesterday after being beaten on
the head at his garage with a
stonemason's hammer. A few hours
before the attack, according to
Mrs. Clark's signed statement as
given out by police, she had prom
ised the friend, an unemployed,
handsome young iron worker
named Joseph H. Cowen, to follow
him next week to Florida.
with him.'
P,lre ar Mrs. Clark,
told them.
"But I refused. Mon -
HOW hn nA 4m . , . .
Z,.Z. l. ' i .
. .... . .
uiRRiiiB, - nail, way prumiseu lo
iumuw nun nexi weea.
noVice that Swlh.dtelS!IIw!fceU cer,a,n ,hat U vo,CM ,ne keep pace with the develop
J (k. M b 8 - D h "entlment of Koseburg and Dou-iment In Europ
... , L t - n
'I did give her money," Cowan
la quoted as saying, "but only to
to
save for me." '
Cowen has been a jewelry sales-
man and insurance agent. He was
arrested four years ago charged
wun aoanooning nis wue ana tour-;
yrar-uiu uauKnier ana is unaer
bond to give them $8 a week. Un-,
ler New Jersey law he can be held
vu Buspiciun unui live
e p. m. to-
t little from
;er prints on
morrow. Police expect
an examination of fingi
the hammer as it had been hand
led by several persons. Clark was
attacked when he got out of his
automobile to open his garage door
after spending Monday evening
with friends. Mrs. Clark and ner
mother were in the car, but did not
see Clark's assailant, they say. , feels certain that It voices the eminent departments and not That
Samuel Clark, the murdered man's j practically unanimous sentiments of a direct subsidy, which the re
father, has asked police protection j of Koselntrg and Douglas County ;port opposed as "unwise and nn
for his son's funera' today. Police: In urgently requesting the mer- necessary." In thl. connection. It
say yonng Clark was a Ku kluxiehant body of Portland to united-
Kiansman, and Klanamen are ex
.pected to attend the funeral.
ALLEGED AIDE OF
MURRAY DEMANDS
RETURN OF PISTOL
(AwwUtH Pm ImH Wir..)
SALEM, Ore., Nov. . 5
Snrhns of Portland, belrtg held
nBrB cnargea wnn nav.ng "-
tempted lo place a revolver on the
penitentiary grounds during the
trial of Tom Murray, sentenced to;,,, own problem, but that It
hang for the kiling of a prison greets the entire state of Oregon
guard during an escape, filed a ; as those boys iwlong to us as .well
petition In circuit court here de-1 a. . you "
mandlng the return to him of the
revolver and a letter and a map.
The letter and map were taken bv
officers from his room In a Port-
land hotel. They were aent to
Snrhus by Frank Fallon, a convict.
and are alleged to have dealt with
the delivery of the gun on the
grounds, the map indicating the
spot where Sorhus was to have left
It. Sorhu. alleges In his petition
that the gun, letter and map were
all seized by officers without war -
rant or authority and that his con -
stltutional rights have been Invad
ed.
Clarence Darrow Now In Role Of
Counsel For Eleven Negroes Who
IV:1I 1 XI71:.
IValiCU TT 11IICS IU HUIU 1C31UCI1
niiM rt ..) 'Klan which hovered In the hack j (tuogestlon Foe Procedure.
DETROIT. Mich.. Nov. 5, The ground, csme sharply forward yes- ,Oiher recommendstlons of Ihe
state of Michigan today begin the terday when Mr. Hays asked 'he. committee on the side of govern
introduction of evidence bv which Jury pare! If snynne of the number .meet aid were:
It hopes to convict Dr. and Mrs. O. was a member of the Klan. Clirn-s ! "That Ihe government ettend
H. Sweet and nine other negmee D. Klnree answered In Ihe sllirm- .Its ne of aire -aft In nnnmllllary
of the murder of Leon FT Breiner.
11 Drills w i.li.1 u ii-1 u 1 11 .1 (.u mi
.u. c . i. o. k . .
urV VaV chosen yesterday af.'er a
four-day effort. '
The death of Breiner was Ihe
climax of several racial dlsturban-
res, all centering around the Inva
sion of white sections by negroes.
Clsrence Dsrtghw. noted defender
of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leo
pold, Jr.. tfhjgyigo, and of John T.
Scopes of Dayton. Tenn., heads the
defense counsel. Associated with
him are Arthur Garfield Havs of
New York and five other attorneys.
The phantom of th Ku King
TFICATION TWO
ISS'THODIST BODIES
.'sy KS IMPOSSIBLE
Nji ''C Tenn.. Nov. 5.
1 Inclum- vote of three
eonferenci v yesterday, the
combined vote ot 30 annual
conferences in the Methodist
Episcopal church, aouth. to-
day stood at 2,968 favoring
and 2,171 against unification
with the Methodist Episcopal
ohurch, making final passage
appear improbable.
Yesterday's votes were:
East Oklahoma 140 for, 18
against; North Mississippi 43
for, 168 against; Louisiana
117 for, 74 against.
Three-fourths ot the total
vote in the southern church is 4
required for unification to
pass. The vote Is now 886 be-
low the required majority.
Thirteen conferences are yet
to vote, the total vote being
expected to reach only about
8,000. 4
'
EO
I "
i Ifiuion;. I"M,,U f Drt.U,,w
IKiwanisUub of Koseburg
TASKS merchants Ot rort-
land to Cooperate
With -Legion
Urging Portland merchants to
give support to the members of
tbe American Legion in their
a plans for the observance of Ar -
jniistice Day, the Roseburg Kiwa-tof
mi viuii in a resolution adopted
,h,ch nnT. ., . ,,,
. ... .... ,. " ,
" ' " " " VI IU. UU.IIIt-BI, 111 t'U
American Legion is not
a local matter,
but concerns the
entire state
"Th. ttnuhnr. Vl.nl. flh
!g"as county in urgently request
;)n, th. merchant body of Port
ind t ni,,iu. n.r.i. .1,1
land to unitedly coope'rate with!
h ii.nri.in l ..in. .i ih.i .i
(for Armistice Day," the resolu- (licensing of pilots and Inspection
jtion declares. ' .1' Planes, the proposed bureau
a few years ago the boys wereiw"''1 De authorized to "develop.
patted on the hark and given
.promises - of anything thev miltht
desire upon their return, the re-
solution says, but now nrotests
are made about even closing the
'place, of business and "ota ng
, with them in the celebration of
their victory.
The full resolution adopted by
the club and submitted to the
Portland business men through
the Portland Chamber of Com-
merre. Is as follows; 1
"The Rosebttrg Klwanls Club
ly cooperate with the American
Legion of that city for Arnittle civil aviation had not worked to
Day. We respectfully submit that.the best interests of the Industry,
as we view it, the boys are not . In the legislation to create the
asking the impossible nor the un- proposed bureau. It was rrom-
,", " " ;,:; .... . . V ., '1.1
. - - ....i.
wpnlHer ntie. .rn nnttliiir thpm
nn th.. hail, an.l nrnml.in. ih.i.
,'all that heart could desire when
eldln i"""' r,,urned If they ever did
- " im-hi'o. .......
return, and we folk, down here
feel that the faith should he kept
, ... , ,, lhi
1 !!'.. ",., I,',
I . i
Chamber of Commerce WIlliilniWH
PORTLAND, Nov. 6. Itecom-
mcndatlon of the Chamber of
Commerce thst business houses
onH inn.fri.i i.i,ii.n,..i. f
the cltv remain ooen on Armistice
Dsv was withdrawn ar a meeting
;f the board of directors -of the
chamber yesterday.
Wlthdrswal of this resolution
leave, the matter entirely with
! the Individual business houses.
1 The original resolution favor-
Ing remaining open on Armistice
(Continued on page (I.)
s. TJ.ljrj : J
atlve, tut aaid thst did no un vnl
11 m. . hit- 1 1 11 ft m mir iii iiiilkii ii.i.t
! Vh. 11 negroes on trial are
-charged wllh having barricaded
themselves in Ihe Sweet hom ) Sen-
tember and lo have flreJ a volley
of shots that klllnl llrln. i- nd
wounded Krik Hohers. The de-
fens maintains thai. Bretner an I
lloirg were members of a crowd
of while iWhnn. wltlrh frallver-d
rnune lh K.Ml hnm. r..i. n : fu I
of the fact that the negr jes hsd
taken up then? residence ir a
neUhborhood la which up lo that
llni no, negroes bad resided.
TO
CRAFT HELD
FEDERAL DUTY
I n vestigating Committee
Shows Why America is
Far Behind Europe
NEW PLAN SUGGESTED
Government '. Should Put
Air Service in Conrol of
Civil Bureau of
Aeronautics '
' (.(wclalnl hta Uutd Wirr.)
""WASHINGTON, " Nov." 5. Crea
tion of a bureau of civil aeronautics
in the Department of Commerce,
with broad powers to regulate and
promote all civil and commercial
i flying in the United States, forms
the central recommendation of the
'committee on civil aviation which
wa, aDDOlnted by the Twmi.
land the American council last June
to make an exhaustive study of
the question.
The rommltfre. of which J. Wal
ter Drake, assistant seoretary of
icommerre Is chairman declares In
I's report made available for nub-
Union today, that the possibilities
j which it sees for the development
commercial aviation In the Unit-
en .states ran ne realized: only
through a definite and continuing
plan of gnveVnment assistance for
the Industrv.
Lack of this and of a definite le-
'gal status and government control
!fnt thtt tmliiatrv It fnnnri have
U. ..... .nj ... .
' I Supervised Routes Imperative.
'
"addition to nftlon of
'regulai
" !" '
estamtsn or taxe over ana "isin-1
TH,n air routes ana air navigation
.facilities."
': The provision of essential
lr
navigation facilities, such as pro-
P-r!y marked airway, for both day
and night flying and emergency
GREATER
and terminal landing fields. the,"?n Th d,l,,11 " b
Committee holds to be a "public
responsibility." .
I Government aid Is souEht to take
this form together with adequate
provision for research work In alr-
crsft design and ue bv the gov-
declared the direct subsidies grant.
ed by Kuropean governments to
niiiii. ii, put nir iiiiTiKniii'ii till inn
r..ii.. - - i..i
. . . .
mf.in n oiner inrms 91 imiiKpiir-
tatlnn.
i The
mmmlftp wrnmmpnHfd
(h, ,h .ov-rnment enr.ae In no
nnn.m fivnr sctlvltlo. which
nnn "iiinary nying ariivitin. wnicn
.'an be "properly performed by
private operation."
Better Conditions Needed.
Summarlilng conditions in the
Industrv. the report declared that
"notwlthtam!lnr nsst and present
hsndicaps. the industry ha. .ur-
vlverl and made progress creditable
under the adverse conditions It has
encountered. "There Is no donht."
u ih.i ..n,iu. mil. t.vnr.
ahle conditions its ereatest hotya
will h received"
The committee ascribed to
ihn
'envernmenl's failure after the
lArmlstlce to "formulste and put
into operation a continuing avla-1
jtlon pollrv." the fact that the 24!
arrnlane plants In the country
jmg rlth a capital Investment of
Jmore than 122.000.000 have now
'.shrunk In number to 14 plants, re
presenting canltal of about $1,000,
:000. While these 14 plants, have
Ian estimated annual capneitv of
.2.000 planes, even this rate nf pro-
'diictlon could not be stlslned In an
emergencv. the report said, within
Ifour lo slv months.
scttltle. to sll nrsrlichle fields:
" .'uii-nw m u- n m
.,.ki. .... i . ... .
'and sir mall Held, for comme'rclal
.alrcrsfl;
"That lh p-onosed transfer In
nH..' r....r.tlnn as rsnldlv as
nnnlhl. Ill nf II. ilr ni.ll wnlrM
.nr1 te-n Ihem ewe to the nr.
posed bnresn of civil sernnsuflr
Its lrwv enulnment:
1 "Th.l -.. 1 fnr(-a M..H.
l nt
. civil aircraft and enulnment. 'de-
, simed and eonstructed bv prlste
, Industrv nnder the Joint direction'
(Continued on page 2.)
Increased Tax Exemption
' Voted for Lowest Incomes
And Children in School
(AaorUtrd pm Uurd wire.) present limit Is 18 - years In all
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. Wide-: scs.
spread reductions la Income tax i The forly per cent maximum sur
rates were yoted today by the j tax rate now applies on Incomes In
House Ways and Means committee,
The committee, which is drafting
a new revenue bill, decided to rec
ommend reduction ot the maximum
surtax rate from 40 to 20 per cent.
Personal exemptions were in
creased from $1.0(10 to $1,600 for
single persons and from $2,500 to
$3,500 for married persons.
The normal rates were reduced
from two per cent to 1 1-2 per cent
on the first $4,000 of taxable In
come ;from four per cent to three
per cent on the next $4,000 and
from six per cent to five per cent
on taxable income in excess of $ii,-
000 .
The committee also voted to ex-
dents to apply to children who are
dents ta apply to children who are
In school up to 21 years of age. The
WHITE MAN DENIES
uiAKiib ur HAVinu i
KM I FD AN INDIAN
.
A-a-rlat.il Tnm Wirt.)
PORTLAND,
llara H. Hart.'
Ore Nov 5 Wll-
s Umatilla cowboy. '
pleaded not guilty to first degree
murrier rhin in federal court to-'
day and his trial was set for De
cember 8.
Hart is accused of killing Mat-
thew Shoeships. an Indian, on the
Umatilla reservation September
10.1924. Hart is white man.
... , , ,
Shoeships. a prominent Indian.
disappeared. Several days later
Hart, found his body. Suspicion
was directed against him because
of known bad blood between the
GEN. WOOD'S SON
NOT TO CONTEST
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
(AsnriiM freta tm4 Win..)
WILMINGTON. .PeU.Nov. tr -
After a conference today between
nnnuil tit I lilananl DannHi. r
Wo ,OB
i a rd Wood, and for Mrs. Katherlne
Mrs. Katherlne
WV T. Wood, it
was announced
tnat tne lieutenant would not con-
test the divorce action brought by
j,!, w),p
It was said amicable arrange-
jments regarding the custody of the
!....rrn. opportunities lor i - ieu -
t!"1 ".'"I'S
P"lnt .
ed out later.
Lieutenant Wood, who came here
last night, returned to New York.
I'ltlSOMOIt TAKK.N AWAY
Chan Garner, federnl prisoner.
who has been held In tile rltyierlcan legion Minstrel Itevue and
lull since his arrest last. Salurdny
by federnl officers, who conflc -
Irated 101 gallons of alcohol,
which he-was said to have been
transporting, was taken to Port-
land last niaht. He was arralun -
ed oetore I. 8. Commissioner C. j ly taken. All are urged lo se
K. Hopkins yesterday and waived cure their tlcketa ss soon as Ihny
preliminary examination and was
bound over to the federal grand
il.
1 "
Inry at Portlend, his bonds being
TITCO St
82 500.
)4w44wAw4A4wAvw
a a
i ki.ci. aa-r.p.fi-r .. 1
i
SEEKER OF ADVICE
'
t.i.ii r,. wiie.t
, WASHINGTON. Nov. 5
Apparently lmpresse.1 by the
, multitude of advice giving
pamphlet. Issued by the agri-
eultnre department. Robert
O. Dentins; of Oswego, Kan-
"as. hss snpesli-d to the .-
partment for information on
"how to put nn a shirt, eat an
apple, peel potatoes, adjust a
! dog rollsr, shovel coal, wash
a dog and pick a chicken "
The department did have a
bulletin on how to pick
chicken."
a
ii!ftttt't4
Doctor Faces Murder Charge
After Painlessly Killincr Child Of
OO Iirf w.T
J WnO leVer
riarutnt riN.iH vrt
LITTLETON. Colo.. Nov. 5 Lit-
;t'e prosress hss been msde up to
,: , ,K. ,v . ..",,, " ' " '" , " " Mesrhsm. Ore. 21s mile, wesi of
n't '" rittJ? ,hAm ln n,,J"l1D: "if' " ' Tnl " ,B ,lrM '"
seTp Krta. Hrrh.rwi m r.t,,er.rghThDrr,:;,dr rro ,:r:',h;r rppor"Hl ,n ,h"
slsylng hi. 32 ve.M.d daughter. l!nbZ ttomU&.',nu th" ,,M- .
iHssel. Ihe "child woman" whnrdp. 0
nevar grew from Infancy.
, ' 1 in. 1 11 ' 1 1 11 nrnrn nripni-
.j .. .
had bn igred upon Ta, "a juVy-
rns.
j Fsrl T.. Metle-Uern was excused
when he declsre.1 thai for 20 years
k. h.rf k. ....ln iln.
tn..lv Miiiln. In H...h mheHle.
an-i other Irresoonslbles.
Defense Al'nrnev Mnwrv sn-
nnnti... Via , tbamII mI.a Ti.
Tlt.. mm h -, -n.1 I. 1.1. mm,m
fense.
I "We will conlend." th allornev
said, "that the defendant feared
jh wonld die "leaving that helpless
excess of $200,000 but the twenty
per cent maximum set by the com
mittee would apply to Increases of
over $ 100.000.
The graduated scale ot surtaxes
applying on incomes Is yet to be
worked out.
' The committee also voted to re
tain the present 25 per cent reduc
tion for earned Incomes up to $10,
000. The Increase In personal exemp
tions was estimated to remove more
i than one million persons from the
j income tax rolls.
The total reduction approved In
. these rates was placed at $200,-
ooo.OOfl annually. Secretary Mellon
had recommended a reduction of
about $140,000,001) In (he revenue
from Income taxes.
! ITALY READY FOR
- hivtip.niiiiin r,rn
(..mrbtnl rma Ldnl Win.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. S. Reports
11 tentative agreement fer set-
'fa o' ' Italian war debt was
, ,,"","n"1' were current uie loaay
,n egresslonal circles. Members
commission de
clined to comment.,
, w",
I?'.' ?,L ?.h OU''1 "
, m.uc mC"";l .'""""T "nt-
'.7tt'?S ! ""J
i commission being impressed with
1M ,howlllir Ue by .lh(. ,,,,
coaimlssilon of Us n.ilv. i.mi.
.n , ,M .k. k..i. . .....
8n settlement
i . ' I
ROBIN REED AND
TED THYE VICTORS
ON PORTLAND CARD
. (Aamrlatal Tnm Uaanl Wlr.)
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. B. Rob-
T1 R isr4 Av.arnalnns wi.tlna
bwisiatnsh Club, wne.wni. 4h
(world's welterweight titte at the
i .m . . . .
future match of a wrestlinr ahow
m. ,.k , ."
.here last, nleht. need tnni. i..
,IT,-ht fa, fri)m nls oplonent.
,hH f)rt,t in 34 minutes and the
second in 17 minutes. He used an
.arm scissors for both falls. Ted
jThye, Portland light heavyweight.
; won iwo straight alls from George
0hl0h,0'n bM
" ""l nialn event.
TICKKTS KOII HIIOW
AUK HKI.LI.XtJ FAST.
The two nights, November 9th
and 10th, next Monday and Tuen
day. will sen the Antlers Thea'rn
parked to capacity for the Air.-
1 Vaudeville according to Mill Ger-
I relsen, manager of the show, lie
jslates that the ticket, are sel-
ling rapdly and the reserva'onr,
;whch open at the Antlers Snimlny
' mornng a 10 o'clrk, wll he quck-
,can.
The reliearsal will be held lo-
night at the legion rooms In the
Armory, starting promptly at 7;:!0
nrtock. -
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a
- - - -
MARSHFIELD MAN IS
ARRESTED FOLLOWING
t FRACAS AT ASTORIA
.
. HHM i'. Il wir.. w
t MARSHFIELD. Ore., Nov.
S; R. Ferguson ha. been ar-
rested here on telegraphic In-4
structlons- from Astoria In
connection with the death of
Robert Crsham. who died yes-
terday from knife wounds.
Ferguson was wanted here on 4
eharges of pssslng a
.... a
check, but will ne taken in
Astoria to face the charge
there. Craham while dying re-
fused to divulge the name of
his assailant. 4
r we
tt'CW r-t-Otr, inranCy
irreatitre In the world as a burden
In the rnmmiinltv The defense
fMriher claim Ihst wllh this
Mslntalnlng
that Dr lllazer .
. , . . , .
Ive for her prompted him to com -
CrTZ ""'d I
" V ld" " , T' t J
"If that Is murder, (hen go ahead
! nlah Ihe old man who msde '
no OIBer error in.n 10 OO Wnsl no
Ihought wss right."
District Attorney Joel Stone.
prosecutor, of Ihe esse, will con-
lenrf thm hlnrnfnrmtnv nf fls.pl hv
thn In-lw ... m n.llhraln mur-
der. The state will resist. Mr.
Stone announced, the defense's In-
tltnatlon that Ihe "rhlld woman"
bad no aoul.
T
FILE SUIT
T TODAY
Basis of Settlement Green
Fruit Sales I Not
Satisfactory
FIFTY-ONE CLAIMANTS
,
Prune Growers Ask Nearly
$7,500 Said To Be
Due in Payment
For Fruit
Irritation growing out of an
alleged unsatisfactory settlement
for several thousand bushels ot
green prunes culminated herd this
afternoon in the filing of a ault
by W. T. Craven, prominent lxu
glas County fruit grower against
Sgobel and Day, nationally ituowa
fruit buyers and wholesalers. The
plalnlltt in this suit holds the
claims or 51 Douglas County
growers, who allege that full set
tlement has not been madj for the ;
fruit delivered to the local re
presentatives of the Sgobel and
Day company, and who claim a
balance due ot $7,427.31.
According to the 'complaint In
which Mr. Craven - appears aa
plaintiff, the local agents of the
Sgoliel and Day ounipanr pur
chased green prunes, ufferiiu the
growers 85 cents per suitcase less
a fee of 21 cent, handling charge.
A suitcase is a box used for the
shipment of this class of fruit,
and holds about ouo-thl.-d o! a
bushel.
Approximately twenty carloads
ot green prunes were shipped out
of the county by this MUiumiy .'id
settlement was offered to the
growers on a basis' whlh they
allege Is considerably under the
figure, originally agreed upon.
The orlgnal Value of the Inilt
was estimated at about $12,000,
and (he money paid so far in
settlement amounts lo approxim
ately $40,tioo.
Mr. Craven ha. secured the
rlaims of the 51 growers who are
contesting the basis of settlement
and Is bringing the stilt In the
Circ uit court In collect the amount
alleged lo he due.
The plaintiff is represented by
Attorney li.' L. Eddy.
OREGON CITIES
FEEL COLD SNAP
(Aasmlalrd I'rrM lrir. Wirt.) '
K1TGENB, Ore.. Nor. 6. It
n.Kht wan thn coldtmt of the lull
her, when the mercury slumpt'd
to 30 d?icri. On October 13 the
tenippralure of 33 dfurea wan n-
rnnlod, the next coldest night of
ne seAson.
PKNILETON. Nov. 5. The mer
cury descended below the freezing
nolnt here Inst nlsht for the see-
L.n.l tlma thiai tvisolr svhon It Hrniu
' . s i . sii-
ed 30 above wllh the wealherclear
n.l lh .un shlnlne hrlthllv Unn.
'day night the mercury dropped to
:'6aliove.
I
I KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Nov.
r5 The coldest weather of the fall
season was felt here last night
when the mercury dropped to 16
.hove sero. The weather Is clear
,Bni( tn& tndsy, wllh a prophecy
of continued cold again tonight.
i ..............
aimirwitii. lire., wnv. o. .vieo-
Ore.. Nov. S.Med-
frd and the Rogue Itlver valley
had their roldest weather of the
....son last night with a minimum
of 22 degreea, which temperature
froze still water In pools and some
;oM-n plies. It Is cold and clear to-
' rlav with more cold predicted for
tonight.
HEND, Ore.. Nov. E. The mer
rurv iltnpped lo 22 above sera last
night In llend, according to the
.government weather observer.
LA finANDE, Ore., Nov. B. Two
degrees below sero and about an
Inch of snow wa. reported from
Mearham. Ore . 21s mile, weal of
NEGRO CONVICT IS
i- :
1 cf t-tTIC trorHg PtTrM
i-rw-l .-.-d V '.r. )
,.,..,..,...- Nov R
W ALLA WAM.A. vv ssh.. "
niliiiin . -J "ui ...-"-
laid usrd. while eng.sert In lav-
Ing the new pine In- In th .sate
GROWERS
..nii.nit.rv .Knot o'clock iM.'.. '. .,.i.Hn riissolnilon nf
'" . ..'. V, j -
mornlne. Peter Shields, desperate
negrO criminal, escsped
the dl
rectlm of this city preclnltstlng
msn hunt wnicn m still neing
conducted this afternoon. .Shields
I la regarded as a dsngeront msn.
I PILCHER CHAIN ON
PACIFIC COAST TO
j TOTAL 23 STORES
iS (AasorUtet rWma lMr4 Win.) X
SEATTLH Nov. 6 Early
establishment of a chain of 23
department stores on the Pa-
clflo coast by R. A. Pllcher,
4 former department store exec- 4
five id Los Angeles aid New s
York, was announced here to-
day. Eight stores are already
4 In operation. Including one In 4
Stockton, California, which
has been made advertising
s headquarter.. 4
The name of the chain Is H.
A. Pllchor Company.
Stores in Tsconia, Bremer-
ton, Monroe, Roseburg and
Pendleton have been purchas-
ed and news store, opened in 4
Yakima, Klamath Falls and 4
Eugene, besides the one In
Stockton. ,A site has been
leased in Aberdeen and iocs-
tlona am sought In Seattle
and Everett, announced J, E.
.Wood, formerly of Dremerton, s
who has been appointed 4
Washington state manager. 4
Pllcher purchased Paulson's 4
4 Inc., In Tacoma and Wood's
4 stores In Bremerton and Mon-
4 roe. Wood said. 4
The It. A. Pllcher Company 4
has Included Roseburg as a 4
link In Its chain, having pur-
4 rhssed The Bellows Store In 4 is raging around Damascus, says
4 this city a few days sgo. The 4a telegram from La sreee's spe
4 new owners are now In charge 4!c'al correspondent tonight, and th
and are making extensive Ira- French column under General
provements In the business. 4 ,
E
o;iseco;m
Half-Way Mark Passed
Last Night With One
V- Squad Only Half
' '" ' Finished
The Community Chest drive
reached the half-way mark with
the reports made last night, while
there is still considerable money I nat me rrencn are using ail efforts
due from other committees. W. I 'ri' Jr'l.'
O. dinger's committee, which
hss many of the lesdlng business
of Cass street to solicit, has not
yet made Its report and 'when thai
money Comes In, It Is expected
that the total receipts will be
near the Sit.oiin mark.
Archie Crawford's learn at last
night's report was lesdlng with
subscription of SI, 7 23. V. T.
Jackson's workers were second
with St.eH0.no. O. C. linker's
siuad has romplotcd only about
one-half Its' canvass, owing to the
fact that Mr. linker was out of
town when the drive Started. Its
rlrst day's work netted 1759.85,
bringing the tottal receipts up to
ll.m.xo.
W. O. dinger's learn la hsrd
at work today and will make Its
report tonight.
The bag ends of the drive In
the business districts are now be
ing drawn In. It la the aim of
the worker, to complete the can
vass in the business section before
entering the resldellal districts.
Indications are that the start of
the last lnp of the drve will find
the fund almost two-lhrlda com
pleted, as the work In I he busi
ness section is meeting wllh such
excellent results.
Plot to Kill Dictator of Italy ;
Leads to Two Arrests and Quick
Action to Prevent General Riot
n ,uii iv. i.r-w-ii wire.) On several occasions recenOy'
ROME. Nov. B. Announcement
'.v,.-n.. ...
lor tne rrtistrsiinn or a:i mrnn
'against the life of 1'remler Mus- tempi waa neing preparea against.
Jsollnl, which was lo have been ithe Premier. A few daya ago tney
made yesterday while Rome was obtained confirmation of tnese re-
celebrating the seventh annlvrrn.jprl and the added Information
ary or tne Armistice wnn Aiisina,
create)!
POIIIirai SCnSHllOn
throiiKhniit Ihe country today.
In Home the former Hoclallst At 9 o'clock yesterday the police
deputy, Znnilinl, waa arrestol, j entered a room In the Hotel Drag
Just at Ihe moment, police said, 'on nesr Chlginl Palace, where tht
when he wa. leaving his hotel In 'ministry of foreign affairs Is .Un
make the attempt. At Turin the iit and surprised and arrested
retired general, Ixiuls Capcllo. a Zanlhonl at Ihe very moment he
1 prominent Mason, was srrostetl oniwss staiut to leave ,on bis alleged
la train leaving the country. Zant-1 mission. ' '. . "
bonis secretary lso Is held. I A, ,h Mltie lime authorities at
1 As a result nf the affair Ihe gov -
1 As a result of the affair Ihe gov-
-mment has onler. Ihe prefect,
,'' tnv.iy
u lZ"ln' "S N 1
Jr"?d . L . .IT.?' 1""ll"n'"
nes.liliariers lor me orue..
. . , , .
' ROMR. Nov. B. II la seml-offl.
rta'"11 'hB J""
Isnclsllst deputy. .7'h"nl' J" ""J
arrest on a rn"'J .PJJ
an attempt against the life of I ro
mier M USSOIint.
. Hicfsnl. Ihe semiofficial news
,nry . ssys the igovernnrent
h. ..rnnnl Is
.irnn.ij nmiarins , . '
. I , ' 1 1 .1 .. I a 1 la I
in-" I II 1 1 I I I . ...I-"
The government also Is said by """"""
Stefsnl to hsv ordered the pre- Premier Mussolini also has sent
fects Immedlstely lo occupy all; order lo the prefects lo take en'!
Ih Masonic lodge, subsidiary tojergetlc measures to prevent rtJ"t
th Orand Orient In Rome. prissls. i
SYRIA fsDLTJE
WITH THE FIRES
OF REBEL LI D O
French Troop in Datiwactiii
. Erect Barricades And .
Await Assault
CITY IS NOT SECURE,
Defenders Prefer Death
Capture by Natives
Eager .to Avenge .
Oppression i .
to
t.
' (AaocUUd rm lewd Wkw.)
PARIS. Now 5. A Ditched battle
Oamelln la in difficulty. The Orueo
effectives engaged in the fignting
exceed any force they hay Mtttatv I
ta put Into the field, ha adds. r??. '
DAMASCUS, Nov. STlie rrencaj
column under Oenerg I assess i In, .
which left the eiur yesterday t
olear the netftiborlng district cf
rebels, bae' engaged strong rend
forces' immediately aouth of , Da '
asaacua. -
The French military sutherrtlea
hsve warned the population that It
may bs necessary to fir artillery
ever Damascus to disperse greupa
of rebela gathering In th suburb
and threatening Ceneral Oamslln'a
rear. The pecpl ar requnlsd tot
remain calm. - , '('''..
LONDON. Nov. 8. Th situation
In Syria still Is tense and appar
ently fraught Vlthgrave Doeslb't.
v
Illes. ni'pnrts reaching ranflon
serf Ihst there has been fighting in
the eastern outskirts of Damascus
between the French and rebela and
Barricades. Including wire entan- -glemenla,
have been erected In the
streets of Damascus by the French,
who are declared to be short of
troops and are enrolling Kurds and
other natives to aid them.
TO the north of Damascus it 4s
reiiorled that rebels have concen
trated and from various -section '
come aclvlnSj that the sltustiioa la
growing worse. The entire area
from Damascus northward to Alep
po is declared to be held by bri
gands and Horns is said to be seeeh
ing with insurrection. , ,
"I'nrontrolled rebellion," says
one corresondent, "seems to be 1
sweeping over the entire country.,
r'rcnrh forces cannot possibly cope
wllh Hie situation owing to Inade
quate numbers. No Improvement
seems possible until reinforcement
arrive. Even the 'defenses of Da-1
niaacus could not resist a Strang'
organized attack.". . .
The French are using both arUL
lery and airplanes against th
tribesmen. Twenty miles west of
Damascus nn Mount Hermon, ' the
French esrhanged rifle shots with
a band of rebels, and aouth of Da-'
masciis there was another affray
(Continued on page (..,.,
! the police received information.
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snri irj r- iw
.mi in- -.
(M1II1HK Hie VHUtw. 1, n.n.MBJ
; celebration of the Armlstlco.
1 Tu. ,rr,,Hi (tcneral Louis a-
Turin arrested tleneral Louli
' ,J "
Er
TI '" '
1 of the courts.
gedly
Both
action
. ,,, . became
known Klgnor Farlnaccl, aecretary
general nf the Fascist party, la.
sued a inanifesto ordering , the
Fascist, throughout Italy to gather
at their respective headquarter!
this evening to carry out demon-.
nations of rejoicing over the pre
niters escape inrni me assassins
bullel." Slgnor Farlnaccl also or-
idered Ihe Fasclnts lo refrain from
1 a
asV"-V""