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VOL. XXVI NO. 299 OF ROSfc e'Q v ;
TWO IINBFHTFN'l-jnlBBwHEF'ii IRK
ELEVENS
ON GRID TODAY
Washington and Stanford
. In Only Crucial Game
of Coast Program
OREGON U. IS RESTING
Aggies, Favored to Down
Varsity Next Week, Is
Battling Pacific
With Subs
(AocUta ltoa. lari wlra.)
SEATTLE, Waih, Nov. 7. After
a scoreless first period, Washington
scored In the second Quarter on a
loucndown by Guttormsen, who
then failed in an effort to kick
goal. Score 5 to 0, .
First Period Oregon Aggies
Pacific' 0.
I (Amriabd Rn Usual Tin.)
8AN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. Mid
season football activities on the
Pacific coast today found one
"crucial" game listed with a num
ber of other colorful engagements
rounding out the schedule.
Overshadowing all other ronte.ta
Is the meeting" at Seattle of Wash- !"menL he said, to concentrate on
lngton and Stanford. Both teams I ,ne """re"1 ot unnly of ""ci "fl
are undefeated in the Pacific cot uor "nd ,0 encourage the resump-
uuueieoieu lu me racilic coast 7. . i. V Z j
conference race, and traditional'"0" of ,hom bv ,,a," "nrt i
rivalry adds zest to the encounter.
tiesides each team has a proposed -"" u""" "o-s.
candidate for ail-American honors "Th ProhibltloT! department Is
fleorge Wilson, of tne Husky back- not oleljr "'"onslble for enforce
fleld and Ernie Novors, the Card!- ment-" he said. "It shares this
nal battering ram. equally with the department of Jus-
At Berkeley. Calif., California ,,ce' by which the prosecution of
third undefeated member of the eaaea.niuet be bundled.- The en
conference, pits Its well groomed ,wwn"'1" rf Volstead Ibw Is
eleven and tremendous reserve solutey deiiendent upon the exlR
atrength against Washington State i tPnce of a Public opinion which re
College. It is a conference clah "lre faithful and vigorous action
Idaho, smarting under a terrific I b' tno"e in P"0"" office In legal
beating administered by southern l"lce much as In police.
California last week. Is all eet for yPT c,,"ar to m" 'ho'
Its attempt to regain conference i successful outcome of the prohl
prestlge at the hands of Montana jbl,ln law depends on the antl
The game will be played at Mos- saln league and on all other or-
cow.
St. Mary'i meets Mulnomah
Portland. :
me last scoring snurnem t all-
fornla eleven takes on Santa Clara
at Los Angeles. . .
California Tech and Occidental
battle at Pasadena while Redlands
meets California, southern branah,
at Los Angeles.
- Odds Against Oregon U.
EUGENE. Ore., Nov. 7. While
nth. . i
tlon today, the University of Ore-'"'
gon football squad took a rest and
enjoyed it all the more after the!, J,r- mreaeia was norn in i.iv
two hard games of -the past (w0 ngston county Kentucky, and
Saturdays . , , . .was eighty-eight years old at the
Next week will be homecomlne. i.in" f.drH,.h- I,.url,1K !nB
and the Oregon Agric'uliural Col-!"
lege men will furnish the opnosi
lion ior ino nnmecomlng game.
Since the Aggies are given odds
of six points to win. Coach Dick
Smith Is planning to put hla Ore
gon warriors through their hardest
paces of the .'season during the
first part of the week. Then a dav
or two of rest, and the big game
of the year.
Aggie Subs Work Today.
CORVALLIS. Ore.. Nov. 7. Con- j
trary to expectations, Coa-h
Schissler announced that he would ,
send a team of subs against Pad- j
fie University at the start of th
football game this afternoon. Only
three of hia first string will get
ine can, ne snia.
Schissler gsve nn reason for the
change though It is known he Is
more concerned with getting the
most experience out of the gsme
rsther than amasl:ig a high
score even were that possible.
FAMILY DECLARES
DEATH ACCIDENTAL
MILL CITY. Ore., Not. 7. Fun- j
erai services tor If. I.. Hallev, who
met death here Thursdav from a
rifle shot, will be held from the
church at Palestine, about five
miles north of Albany, Sunday.
First reports said Bally committed
suicide, but further Investigation
would Indicate that the death was
accidental, fsmllv members say.
They say Bailey drove his car In
the garage, closed the doors, start
ed for the front gate to close It,
nn the way. laying his gnn nn
pile of lnmber. After closing the
gate he came back and plrked the
gun up by the muzzle, the hammer
nrohnbly aeraplng on a board caus
ing the gun to go off, shooting hlnf
Just over the heart The rifle had
a shell In the chamber when Tlsll
ey borrowed It. Mrs. Bailey Is In
a serious condition as a result of
the shock.
Bailey's desth occurred about 15
minutes after, bad signed a con
fession of having stolen fS from
the Hammond Lumber company's
store, where he had been employed
s a clerk.
Yals 43,'Maryland 14.
.Notre Dame 0, Penn State 0.
"Pittsburgh 6, Wash. - Jeff. 0.
Northwestern 3, Michigan 2.
Maine 28, Bowdoin 14.
Columbia 6, New York 6.'
Dartmouth 62, Cornell 13.
Pennsylvania 66, Haverford 0.
Fordham 17, Holy Cross 0. ,
Ohio State 7, Indiana 0.
Georgetown 40, Lehigh 0.
Navy 27, Western Maryland0.
League Also Hears Andrews
Point Out Necessity
For Local Support
of Liquor Law
CHICAGO. Nov. 7. The voice of
William Jennings Bryan, once In
the forefront of the war against
rum, carries a message to the anti-
saloon league convention today
! through a phonograph record. The
services of the Great Commoner in
I the victory of prohibition were
Igerat. according to Rev. A. J. Bar
ton, Kansas City,
the Bryan speech
who Introduced,
A p-omlse of vigorous action In
prohibition enforcement was given
in an address prepared for delivery
todax. by. General Lincoln C. An
drews, assistant secretary of the
treasury, the Hew fle'.d marshal of
the federal dTT forces. It Is the new
' po"c)r ths enforcement depart-
! communities to release the federal
igamzatlons to bring about a state
,t!of mnd which not only believe, in j
prohibition but insists upon Its ob
se rvance and enforcement.'
DftCrOl IDO MAM
VWlJ1-'AJV-'1XVJ IVICllS
PASSES TODAY!
I
WIUIs M. Threkeld. a resident
of this city for the past three
and a half years, passed away I
tliii morning nt about A o'clock. .
,ne hnme of his daughter, Mrs. j
!W' W' Pe,cr-
resided hern he made many
learn of his death. Surviving him
are three daughters, one at La
mar, Missouri, nnd one at Holt
vllle. California, and Mrs. Peter.
of thlR rllv. Funeral aervlrea will
he held at the ffbseburg I'nder-'",
taking Parlor Sunday afternoon j
at 2 o'cloi-k. Hev. H. L. Caldwell, ,
offlciatini;. Interment will fnllaw j
In the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Probes Use of
"Leaded Gas?
Dr. William H. Howell,
physiologist of Johns Hopkins
University. U investigating
whether there are any "health
hazards' involved in the use of
tetraethyl leaded gasoline. The
U. S. public health service, with
srhon many protests against th
isc of the jras by motorists haw
heca lodged, is co-operating.
I
GIVES CHICAGO
T DEFEAT
Illinois Gridiron , Star
Principal Performer
in Close Game
FINAL SCORE 13 TO 6
Princeton Downs Harvard
By Superior Playing .
in Annual Meet,
36 to 0
(Aitorlitrd hra Leawd Win.)
Final Illinois 13, Chicago 6.
Final Princeton 36, Harvard ti
STADIUM. CHAMPAIGN. 111..
Nov. 7 Prom 6S.000 to 70.000 spec
tators, undismayed by a persistent
ImnoU olum lodar , pay lri.
but to Red Grange, making bis
last championship appearance on
the gridiron- that started his fame
three years ago. Because of the
wretched condition of the field, a
quagmire of slippery mud, dotted
with ikioIs of water, Chicago with
to lu ni..nntnn ,.
i i, ul ,rt ,,'
eu tlie game a slignt favorite
IRS
it.. , Li"7Lar,.. 7k8iPc' ' now confidently expected
,V?ri"JL. ,.se. by house leader,.
v-mcato munition, unueiemeu in inc
biir ten. upholding the affirmative.
ami ininn!:. ri.iin ih hioh iu. nf
ita rldlmn rreer ...nnnrtlnr mi
emphatic negative.
Those who came from Chicago
desired that the much maligned
proteges of the veteran, Stagg.
would pass the lie to the critics by
c,inTn th. ,,niamn.i ,nn
.Ti.i..... '"I".. nave wuraeu out ineir. uiiier -
i .I-.I. iT.. ..... .k
"lam t uauir ui itt-
n. .....
relegate Chicago Into the discard
and that is its objective.
The Game.
After Britton kicked off nt the:"'"'''' in tne approval in mom-
. . . i . . .. f i iflml fnrm nt the nmnn.nl nf ltnnpn.
a,,.. a7 n-.un.n, it ...
gos zs-yard line but soon punted
to Grange who was downed after a
. , M . " , -
hani Arii.r an ovr-han.. nf m,...
(Green fumbled at Illinois' 30 yard
Hue and Chicago recovered, Three
'r'l,t... ln.u. f.ll.J ...I r....l.
attempted a field goal from his 35-
yard line but sllnned In the mud
and missed the ball, Illinois recov-
'ering it. Brltton's punt went only
ten yards lo Illinois' 20-yard line,
From here McCardv nmde a
yard plunge but fumbled shortly
afterward and Illinois recovered on
)U own ftve-yarrf lino,
Brlttin puntrd oi:t from behind
the final posts to hla -H-yanl line
am! .i patw, pal 'i Mi 11 yanlti Tor
Chicafro. lui:hTty lnt'rrppted
th nfxt pas and ft an IMinnlH
ballon thfir 24-yard line. (. range
lost threi yardi and fumblfd aa
th" Tri1 rndfd.
Second quarter:
McCariy Kuimd 13 yard a hi on ail
end. tnkhiK the ball to Illinoia
three-yaid line and went ovit tor
a tow'hdown.
j A paNS Curley to LeamtK failed.
! Srore: ChicafEO 6; Illinois 0."
! K'-rnweln returnefl nil t ton's
Ikirkoff to hln 34 yard line, thn
! fumbled a kick a.d recovered the
ba'l nt a Im of 20 yards. Hit trifd
apaln but fumbled and Illinois re
covered on Chicago's ten-ard line. i
(rranco fumbled, but recovered,
losing peven yards and three times
failed of ynrlatce and it wft Clii
catro'a ball on their own ten yard
line.
Shortly after Kernwein tried to
punt out of danger from 'In back
of hla own con I posts, b.it fumbled,
lliino. reeoverlns; the ball on Chi
cago's two-yard line. Hritior, went
over for a touchdown but failed at
a placement kick.
1 Gran (to took Lampe's kick-off on
hla five-yard line and ploughed 22
yRrda before being downed. Hrlt
ton punted 70 yards, the ball roll
ing over the goal line and It was
put in play on Chicago's 2)-yard
line. Chicago was penalised for
clipping and the ball was placed on
(Chicago's 10-yard line, In thMr own
! TK.Krte.pfnn. A p!lt OUt took the
j bill to Chlcairo's 21 yard line, where
Illinois failed to gHn and lost the
bait on downs. After Chicago had
worked the ball to Its 34-yard line
i they lost It on a fumble and the
p?-;nd ended with the ball near the
' middle of the field n Illinois pos-
i session.
Princeton vs. Harvard.
I PRTNCRTOIV, N. J.. Nov. 7
J Cnahle to stop a brilliant forward
pftNsIng attack, punctuated by off
jraekle thrusls, a bewildered Har
; vard eleven went down to their
j worst defeat since Hs9 before
Princeton In their annual gridiron
truggle here today, 36 lo 0.
PRINCETON. N. J . Nov.
(Continued on pace 2.)
ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1925.
American People Riding on
High Tide Of Prosperity,
Secretary Hoover Reports
(.VaaUtnl Pr Utni
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Mater
ial conditions of living for the
American people during the last
year have been the "highest in ail
history," Secretary Hoover said dallars and the secretary noted the
today In an economic review made results as "for the most part well
public as part of annual report of calculated to meet the permanent
the commerce department. aid g rawing needs of the nation."
Factors listed by the secretary Illustrating the situation by In
as contributing to this condition in-1 dev. figures. Mr. Hoover's review
eluded a practically complete ah- said that taking the 1919 output as
sencfl of unemployment, high j 100 during the fiscal year 1925,
wages, efflctent railroad operation, ' manufacturing production In the
an equitable balance of prices as country was 118: mineral produc
among the greater producing tkm 121: railroad freight haulage
groups of the population, and a 110: factory employment 82 and
gradual return to Blablo currencies building contracts let were 111. Re
and normal business operations , tall sales on the average showed a
among the nations abroad. 'substantial gain over 1919.
Mr. Hoover's review took In the Considering prices of 1913 aa
banking situation, and noted the lfto. retail food costs for 1925 were
investment abroad by Americans found to be 150 and the general
during the year ending June 30, cost of living to be 172. Farm
1925, of ll.3S2.000.O0O, and the net products had an index number of
gold export from the country of 153. fond and clothing 169, metal
$115,000,000 as further contrlbu- and metal products 130 and build
lions to general stability. Ing materials 174.
DEMOCRATS AGREE
- (Awiale-,. FT- I. . V'irr.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Prac
tically united support both in the
House and Senate of the tax re-
iiuciiuu uiu in uit'ipuinuuii uj uiv
jHouse Ways and Means commit -
, almost unnreceriented nros-
Wlih vlrtnallv nil nf the vital ni1 '
I ,". f f., -h,,,?1
! v" " I""."- i"" -
,lre.d)f by the com-
mittee, Chairman Green said today
that a non-partisan measure,
"bearing almost unanimous sup -
port" seems certain.
For the first time since the war,
renubllcana and democrats in com -
' , t,.M
I.V " , r Bl . KrPva
iju IIIW Illtlin . jirilVIUIUIlS Ul H rt'VtJ-
m?. ,n noin,""s me com-
imaln proposals of Secretary Mel-
antrt nf ,m , , . f wiw
A . j i r .
renected in the approval In modi-
V,-"r"l'.. -. " .
-"' uiun u. . , i ana -
; 'or ,n'"'"i1 t-r-
. , , . .i
t Aflniinlat rallnn ti.nnnpi nf the
changes so far approved seems cer-
tain, despite the rejection of Secro-
.larv Mnllnn'a aiiB-v..allnn fnr v..t,.nl
of tho estate or Inheritance tax.
After disposing yesterday of sev-
' main provisions In the bill, the
icommlttee rested today to give
sub-committees opportunity to
l-,work out specific rate schedules on
'thr Income surtax and inheritance j
.levies. '
Steps Out of Magazine Cover
v St . . 4
A.". ' i'l 'm
Katbryn Hill's fare Is her
it in thelf borne who do not know
model for man, maga.ln, covrr, b, ll.rr.son Fi.hcr, ,b no j
ll Viniung lanif In th movie.
The greatest volume of construc
tion operations on record, was also
proceeding internally In the Unit
ed States, representing an Invest
ment for the year of six billion
Henri
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t i wiiM m Uni win.)
I. LITTLETON, Colo., Nov. 7.
After placing only nix witnesses
on the stand the state rested Its
n.ac i-any mini jii tno I'aoe til
; Harold Elmer Blazer, who la
charged with the murder of his
daughter. Hasel, 34-yearold "child ,
(woman-who never grew up. !
, a. .1
Joe! "v0"9' rTospcutlng attorney.
:miNi me case wnn araiuatic sua
denness. after Dr. George A. Mo-
Denver phvsirlan and alien-
,nt, declared that Dialer's insanity
Ural "probably simulated" and
icassed either by "an opiate or
chloroform."
1 v.. r
t 1i'w prectMii'u uy ir. it. it.
All,mlK)i wn milmblr(i 'ome-
thing about chloroform and
let-
ters." Previously he saM
niaser'a
, r(,mark wa. Ine word ..yft-. ,n
answer to his inquiry when he ask-
ed the defendant If he slashed hl9t,rliig flouts of various kinds, so
own ,hron'' AlrIge said he
fresnea nts memory overnigni oy
.,,,,,. ,-i, i rr.,,H
.,a,n, tn(. testimony I offered
. . . ' ..
0"nr" "", coroner a jury. .
, . rDld Inssnliv cause the stupor
, whIch r. Blazer was found?"
" V . nmhali . k- u . , a ,i ,f
either by chloroform or opiates
the doctor answered. "Such stupor
rmild result only from Insanity In
the 'most advanced stages.1
.
re nt,
From Tiller
J. I). I4ffer. Tiller
snent several hours here today vis
iting with friends and attending to
bu.siness matters.
fortune. Countless thousands bare.
her name. After bavin served
BIG PROGRAM
ARRANGED FDRf
iiiiih mi n if T
nKnim mil ii n .
HIIFUII.I I II II II U 11
IllllllaU I IUU U II I
; . . ..!
the northwest. But he was,
All DeUU. For Celebration1: a hT ' ci", t
Being Completed By
Committees
rAKAUL lO rtAI UKty tle, und)r ,he nanie of Kie
Football Came in Afternoon
Will Also Be One of
Main Events of
The Day
Everything la In comnlets res.
dlneas for the Armistice Day cele-
oraiion to oe nelu on November
1 1. The varioua commlttoes of
I'nipqua post of the American Le
gion have the details well in hand
for the general observance of
the day and it is believed that
there will be an exceptionally
targe crowd in town for (he en
tertainment. The program starts off at
o'clock with a salute and a group
f street stunts Under the direc-
I lion of Dr. Church. Suitable
Iprisea will be offered for winners
, In the varioua events which will
i be of an athlello and humorous
nature.
The annual fiarade will start at
10 o'clock. The parade promises
to lie one of the beat In years, and
will belong. ml will coillaln
many Interesting features,
All of the patriotic organi
zations of the city will lie re
presented, and many of tlio fra
ternal orders will be Included.
The Industrial and commercial
section ot the parade will be one
of Its biggest features. Automo
bile dealers are arranging entries
of a unique character. In ninny
Instances, and there will be the
'"' mouHis or neuriy an manes
of cars, represented here. In the
line. A large number of business
houses and corporations are en-
re-lt,at there will bo an exceptionally
good represesentatlon.
.. .. . .. . ..
hollowing ine paraoo tliere will
,,. . B.trloli. oroIrttm . Ihi, Ar-
., , .i,ii, ",, .
j,, ,he ."hlef siwaker: 8pe-
ciai musical niimnera win oe gi-
... . .
yen In conjunction with this part
or tne auy s colouration.
During the morning hours thorn
will be other fuutm-es, such as the
Country Worn, which opens at
I Cass and Jacknon streets at nine
!aniv . and stunU of
I At noon there will he a free
i"chow" Tor all ex-service men of
1 Hie county.
i At 2 p. m. the local mai-hlnn
Jgun company will give an cxiilhl
It Ion drill at Klnlay field. This
lex hi lilt ion will Include target irur
l-e. liin guns being used In dl-Ion
rect fire on targets to be placed 'faring of 1.4 miles, on the norlh
on Reservoir hill. fork of the Hiualaw river nf the
This will ' be followed wllh a willametle vallev-,Klorence Na
fonlbull gHtno between the Pmp- tionnl Forest highway. Tho bid
qua post team and tho I'. of O. WBg $2.7I3.r0. 'i'ho district engl
rreshman. Although the local noor will make reconiinendallona
team has been organized for only ;on the bids and the award of Ihe
a short time, It Is showing up well Contract will be made at Washing
and a good contest is assured. iton Ti,B next lowest of t.n other
In the evening the celebration
will conclude with a mardl grass
dance at the Armory, preceded by
a vaudeville entedtainment. at
7:46.
ROTES ON CATTLE
E
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. Rat-a
nn 1 1 v m t nt" Ir mnv i ii m in Tirnnia and
jHeattle from central and eastern
I Oregon and notilhern Idaho were
(held by the Jntnraiate Commerce
U-'omnilflainn today to be unfair an
cotn ia red with ra t e to North
Portland, Oregon.
The comnilitHlon laid rinwn a,
rale of rat en to North Portland
baaed on distance, making the
charge 153 per 'r for dllancen nf
loo nil lea , and $156.50 for 1.000
'mllea.
! The Tacoma-Keattle rates ahnuld
jbo batted on thla acale. tho decision
ssld. but might eiceed the rate to
North Portland by $20 per car
from polnta west of Umatilla, Ore.
Tiwrence (inux, manager of the
Antler Theatre, today announced
a apeclnl attraction for the Hun
day evening program. Iionald
Parker, one nf Ihe leading violin-l-la
of Ihe alate, who haa fre
quently participated In radio p ra
ft rami from the Oregnnlan eta-
p,., p., ,.
Inx f . eirellent motion picture
feature to be presented Sunday
VOL. XIII
CAL HERMAN USES
K. O. PUNCH TO WIN
WRESTLING MATCH
Al.trl rna lAanl Wlrr.t d
PENDLETON, Nov: 7.
When Dee llalton was key-
oed laat night In his wrest-
ling match with "Bobby Krle-
ger, welterweight grappler,
who gave his home address aa
Incoln, Neb., he didn't know
be waa getting a left hand
awat from one of the clever- e
est and best known boxers In
Herman, Salt Lake City, who
recently knocked out Ernie
Woodward, Portland fighter,
at Roseburg, and later deel-
sioned Duke Evans there.
It seems that Cat boxes nn.
ger, a name borrowed .from d
hla manager. He is proficient
In both sports but boxing
seems to be hia best bet In
the match last night each
man won a fall and then
"Cal" or "Bobby" forgot him-
self and slipped over his kayo
punch.
When Hatlnn waa Informed
of the identity of his oppon-
ent he declared: 4
''Well, I got knocked out by
a top notcher, anyway."
-
SALE OF LIQUOR
CHARGED AGAINST
PIERCE BY CITY
O. V. Pierre of this city waa ar
rested last night by Officer Vaug
han, charged with the possession
and sale of intoxicating liquor.
Pierre's arrest followed an alleg
ed sale to J. D. Allen, a travel
ling salesman. -who was placed un
der bonds to appear as a witness.
Pierce entered a plea of not
guilty before City Recorder R. L.
Whipple this morning and will
stand trial following the forth
coming term ot Circuit Court.
McADOO JUNIOR IS
TAX DELINQUENT
(AawUlnl trnm Lmxl Wll.)
LOS ANGELES, Nor. 7. The
name ot William G. McAdoo, Jr.,
son of the former aecretary of thii
treasury, was anions- IIiimm atrnlnal
whom Income tax liens were filled
lyesterdny by Income Tax Collector
iitnv it iiofaleell
The governnient claims there la
.r.8.3 due on young McAdoo'a 19
24 tax.
Through an error, the name of
the elder McAdoo waa at first as
sociated wltb the tax lien, but a
re-check developed that It waa the
aon of the former treasury sec ro
ttary against whom the lien waa
. " v "
directed, i
Reported III
' O. 1). Nimhaiil, of this-city, Is
reported to he qulln . Ill at his
home today. Dr. Wade la In atten
dance. R08EBURO FIRM SECOND
LOWEST OF 12 BIDDERS
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7. Th
bureau of public made announced
today that Itust and company, of
lllachley. Oregon, were low bidders
the clearing, grading and sur-
iton
niuiiera waa Harness and Colby, of
Roseburg, $27,6711.
'Richest Bachelor
ym"400""fDenies
y He's Love Victim
Due to the linking nf his name
with several heiresses, Harold
Vandcrbilt, richest and "most
eligible" bachelor member of the
Inner "400," Is again denying
that he baa any plans to marry
soon or ever. Hi fortune la
estimated at 1 40.000.000.
: T
'll
j 21si in hi in ' -''-- m ,
NO. 200 OP THE EVENING NIW
V .
F
BOTTLED UP DVi
Rail and Wire Connection
With Damascus Cut Off;
City Under Siege
ARABS JOIN NATIVES
Non-Combatants Flee To
Safety Zones Holy .: .
War Edict Drives
Out Christians
(Aanclatrd PfMi Laued Wirt.) ' -,
PARIS, Nov. i Holy war against
the French In Syria threatens. Thn'
Arabs are reported to have Joined
the DJebel Druse tribesmen and ara
prepared to fight to t be death In
a crusade against the, mandatory
power. Unofficial advices related
that the rebellious movement is) .
Increasing In strength, and that,
provisional governmenta are beta .
established by the Insurgents In
various sections of country wher
they are in control.
At Damascus It la said a provi
sional government has been set BP
with Ramadan Pasho lbn Shellaah
as military governor and Messld
llakry civil governor" -" -a.-
Tho French have evacuated tho
large fortified camp of Mousaeifrl
in the Djebcl Iruse territory south
of Suedla. The Heifa-Damaactu
railway has been cut and the town
nf lierat, several mllea south -of.
Damascus, la In the hands of Dru
ses. To the north of Damascus a
largo part of the country Is report,
ed id be nndeT'th" fontrot of the
rebels.. The Horns district Is held
by lliein. The city of Horns la be
sieged. The withdrawal of the French
from Mousseifri. according to
French official advices, took place
without Incident and was due to a
regrouping of the French force.
- Meanwhile Damascus Is sorely
beset. The DJebel Druses still sur
round Ihe already battered city
with which communication la re
ported to have been completely,
severed by the cutting of the rail
way, telephone and telegraph lines, .
The Druses at Intervals continue,
to fire. Into the city and those of
the populace who are able to do so
are fleeing toward Jerusalem, Alex
andria Ray and Aleppo. All
street traffic has ceased and shops
are closed. - !)
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ROSEBURG TEAM
The Roseburg high school foot- -hall
team lost a rough and tumble
contest with 17 faow wow tlim
school yesterday afternoon by a
score of 32 to 0. The game waa
played on Cottage Grove's new
athletic Held and In spile of the
one-elded score was quite inter
esting. The Cottage Orove team
was much heavier than Roseburg,'
the local team ulxo being crippled
by tho absence of five of Its first
siring men. Ilrutnn was out of
thn game, with a severe rn'.d, May
nard Hell Is still out with an In
jured hip. Talmr Is suffering from
a broken nose sustained in tho
Ashland game, Forrester has a
bad ear, while Agee is suffering
from a strained leg.
During the first quarter the
Roseburg line held fairly well, but
after thai time the Cottage drove
heavy barks tore ragged ' hole
llirougli. ,
Roseburg made several long;
gains on passes tossed to Don
Ferguson who played an excellent
game at end. but nearly every
gain wa lost by a fumble.
The local hoys play their next
game at (iranta 1'ass on Armistice
tuy.
LOYAL EMERY PLEADS
GUILTY OF FORGERY
Mam-lalrd Fma ,j ' .) X
EI'CKNK. Ore., Nov. T. -
Loyal Ktncry, nf Hulherlln,
4 charged with forging a check,
appeared In circuit court here
this morning and changed his
plea nt not guilty to ono of
guilty. He will appear at 9
o'clock Tuesday morning lo
receive sentence. .
nriinn Tnnnr
tlt ibil I MUUl 3
HORDES