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Newspaper Page Textalltkekotc::; BY ASSOCIATED TZZi: leased sky::: CenMlldatlen el Tht Ivanlna; Ntwa an4 Tha RoMburf Revlsw c( DOUGt AfeH CPU NT Y An Independent Nwppr. Published lor tha BMt Intsreata th PMe, PROBABLY RAIN ROSEBURG. OREGON. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1925 VOL. XXVI NO. 30 OP Bf '.BURfl REVIEW VOL. XIII NO. 207 OP THE EVENING NEWS ' IBIS - - lUIIUnLLn I I il L MORNING BLAZE J P "J j . Jncendiarism Evidenced in Fire Which Destroyed Two Buildings. WIRES WERE BURNED Sheriff Asked to Investigate Source of Blaze Cloth ing Store and Billiard Hall Razed. A bad fire which destroyed two leading places of business In Yon calla, and for a time threatened the entire business district, early this morning, resulted from the activities of a firebug, officers who are Investigating the ruins believe. Two bad fires in three weeks, both bearing evidence of Incendiarism, are believed to point to the presence of a pyromaniac or arsonist in Yoncalla, and Sheriff Sturmer anil tha stata lira mar- shall are being asked to aid in I III. I UVOBUStttlUU. I Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning fire was discovered in J the ladies' furnishing store con-1 ducted by Mrs. O. 11. llnnyan. The t store was located in a one-story frame structure on the main street nf the citv. and sdioined A the Billiard hall and confection ary owned by Joe Lutz. The fire soon spread to the billiard hall, and the fire depart ment bad a hard struggle in pre venting further spread, the entire business district being threatened for a time. With a hard wind blowing the volunteer department . accomplished a real feat in bald ing the blaze In check and pre venting further loss. The telephone wires, "which passed In front of the burning structure, were burned Jn two, shutting oft all communication until shortly before noon today, when temporary repair were made. The damage and loss are estim ated to be in excess of 115,000 with very little Insurance. The fire had a good start be fore being discovered, so that It was Impossible to save stock or fixtures in Mrs. nunyan'a' store or in the billiard hall. hall. Mrs. Bun-I yan carried $3,200 Insurance, while Mr. Luti's property was up Insured. A small amount of In surance waa carried on the two buildings. This Is Yoncalla's second bad fire In three weeks. The first was in W. F. Rup precht's general merchandise store. "That fire bore outstand .;uMu. .i inia,i.m h,it BUG BLAMED FOR the perpetrator of the crime could viring and opposing the retent on not be located.. Although the; of Edwards aa pastor, attempted second fire also appears to have 'to quell the tumult by hastening been started Intentionally, yet the I to the pulpit and. with her hand total destruction of both build-ion the llible. appealing for peace Ings has destroyed practically all ' Her voice was. lost in a sea. of cles shouting, hoots and cat-calls. Deputy Sheriff C. H. Daugherty I Quiet came eventually when accompanied by Dale Cowan, gar- about 100 members walked out of ageman. made a hurried run to! the church in a "peaceful demon Hoseburg shortly after 3 o'clock ;stratlon." this morning to report the fire Later Osdlck announced he and to Sherlff.Starmer. the telephones other members of his faction having been put out of commls- would go to San Bernardino to sion by the fire. Sheriff Starmer day. "to seek a criminal com and Deputy Sheriff Shambrook j plaint" against the pastor ana left this morning to make a thor-i three elders charging them wltn ough investigation-and the state disturbing a religious meeting. .. " haii i. .i.. ..... i He declared that Edwards and "'" U...n..., '"" - to assist In the probe. SEVEN YEARS FOR MELON RAISER TOO HASTY ON TRIGGER McMINNVILt.E. Ore., Nov. 16. James F. Trent, McMInn- ville farmer, today waa sen- 4 fenced to seven yeara Im- 4 prlsonment and fined five nun- 4 dred dollars by Judge Will- lam Ramsey, following Trent's conviction on second degree murder charges growing out ot the death of George O. Hamlin. Portland. Defense counsel immediate- ly filed a motion for a new trial, and the court granted a ten day stay of execution, dur- Ing which time Trent will be 4 at liberty under bond ' $10,000. 4 The prisoner heard the.w . Merrill, railroad officer. court pronounce sentence W not ,n(j dangerously wound 4 without a word. He was led by a man giving the name of siigntiy paie as n. lumen w from the bench. The killing 4 of Hamlin took place In front of Trent a larm nome orw w night several weeks ago, while A . I - 1 1 . . n .( hi. falh.. MM 4 fixing tha anlnmnhlle in a A .hlnh Ih.. v.M flravelllna A ml.lnnk lha man for av raidera of his melon natch. a ao n cHinni, aou ur"i , .n ha claimed, and f eed at 4 them with a shotgun, killing the younger man and wound- 4 Ing the father. 4 4) 4 4 4 RMALDEHYDE IS BALMING USERS V eiOTLEG HOOTCH i r& - . j n ! Uasid Wire.) ! v Nor. Chi- ! cago. 7v Albtng bootleg 11- I quor a, Vlrlnklng formalde- hyde, ordinarily used to em- balm the dead and thereby are gradually embalming or pickling themselves. Dr. William D. McNally, coroner's chemist, made the statement yesterday after ex- amlnlng hundreds of samples V Dl liquor sou inamiis man? post-mortem examinations. Formaldehyde. He said, can- w not be separated from alco- hoi easily and as a result la being peddled and Chicago tipstera are gradually em- balmlng themselves. "Deaths from alcoholism here are on the Increase and now average one a day. The formaldehyde," Dr. McNally said, 'has a pickling effect on the human system. The Internal organs gradually be- come embalmed. Death or serious consequences is the penalty for Its use over a long period." 1 1 CHURCH RESULTS Minority Faction, After Upsetting Services on Sunday, Will lake Case to Court. REDLANDS. Cal., Nov. 16. religious quiet settled down over this orango belt city today as participants In yesterday's near riot at the -first Christian Church prepared' to shift the scene of ih.ii. ennfllr. frn Han Rernarrilno. the county seat, where opponents tempt In the house, aa threatened, of the Kev. R. Glenn Edwards, i to go beyond the committee's pro formerly of Yuma, Aritona, hoped posal for reduction in the automo- to obtain the assistance of law officials In their efforta to oust him from the pulpit. Sunday morning services were thrown Into an uproar yesterday when Garner O. Osdlck, son-ln law of Justice P. G. Mclver. lea der of the forces opposing F.d wards, arose from hlB pew as the pastor began to preach. Reminding tne congregation that at a meeting last Friday Mr. .further called attention to the Kdwards "had been voted out of )nee(j 0f B federal building program the pulpit by 14.1 members," Os- and the additional demand on gov dick inquired pointedly of the I eminent revenue this would 'im clergyman whether he Intended to jbow to the will of the 143. The'j pasior reimeu umi u.u Plaining mai since mere a. members of tne cnurcn, me '"1Decau,e of their large dependence are In the minority. business conditions. The fact Ills remarks were maae inrougn shouts of "throw him out," sit down," "let him speak." and the singing of "Nearer My God To One f the few women present at the services which were expect ed to be stormy In view of 'month long clash of factions ra ...I.." h. nis BiippurieiB l7 Clliri .i. .. church after the pastor had been "deposed", were to blame for the resultant uproar. SALT LAKE CITT. Ptah. Nov. 1. The smoking compartment of a Western Pacific Railroad Pullman car was the scene ot a gun battle between a special agent n .1 t wn Mhh.. aiLnaeta here this : morning as a train nulled Into the local vards from the west. Stanley M. Smith. 23. or users . Z3. Ot pscra - memo. Cel., and Merrill In turn jshot 8mlth and a aian giving the i name of A. N. Kelfre of ew ! York, believed to have been a-likl. ...-.M..II.. 1. II.. .nnkar. nf . h nt.l U'.nrfn.r I lan. .a m . .(.. .Mlarili. M.relll rlrilna Ih. Iraln la Salt Lake from Nevada nolnts. had received a telegram tn take tne, rvtwi.w. m irivaiatn 10 two suspects Into euitody. All three men are reportea in a critical condition aa a result of ' tneir wounas. L IT SLASH GOVERNMENT TAXES REACHED Reduction Not to Go Under 304 Millions, Says Head of House Committee. ONE ITEM FACES TILT Proposal to Lower Rate on Auto Vehicles Sure, to Meet Opposition at Coming Session: tAaaxUM ha Usatd Win.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Chair man Green of the House Ways and Means committee believes the fed eral revenue for next year has been sliced to the limit of sound policy la the reductions already voted by the committee in the new revenue hill and Indicates he will oppose any attempt In the house to In crease the tax cut. In a statement Issued aa the committee prepares to complete the drafting ot the bill, Chairman Green announced that the book waa closed there to any further pleas for tax relief. The treasury, he aaid, could not stand any reduc tion beyond the 304,000,000 esti mated under the revisions already approved. This Is taken to mean that the committee Intends to stand on the rate schedules as now adopted and furthermore, that vigorous opposi tion will be Interposed to any at .bile tax from five to three per cent. Referring to proposala for total reductions ranging from $350,000, 000 to $500,000,000, as compared with the 1300,000,000 limit recom mended by the treasury, Mr. Green said he waa opposed to the use of foreign debt proceeds for ordinary expenses Instead of reduction of ;the national debt as contemplated in some ot tnpse proposals, ne Mn (jreen especially emphasized the opinion that government reve- ;,,, should not be cut too closely , ,n , . redll. tlon In revenue has been propor tionately less than the reduction In tax rates he ascribed largely to Ich.nglng business conditions. F. W. HAYNES DRUG STORE IS OPENED The new drug storeowned and operated by Fred W. Haynes was opened this morning In the Haynes building on North Jackson street? The building has been thoroughly renovated and remodeled and pro vides an attractive place for the new business. Mr. Haynes, an ex perienced pharmacist. Is putting In a full line of usual drug store sup plies, prescription department and soda fountain. FAILURE OF WATER SUPPLY RESULTS IN $40,000 FIRE LOSS fAnrlatnl lma I rrd W!n.) SPOKANE. Wash.. Nov. 16. An early morning fire, fought by citi zens In a bucket brigade, owing to the failure of the town's water sup ply, wiped out a block of business buildings, about a third of the com mercial aectlon of 8;. John, In Whitman county, today with a loss estimated a tabout 140,000. The elecrlc power failed about midnight and the pumps were out Ji. .7 "".":7.k. . 'i,vV. h.; VrT nn7n;i!h y"ng scion of an ar and tht reserve storage waa drain ed. TAX TITLE HOLDS GOOD IN LAST TEST I1.wI.IhI Vb,l I triguiuiiTiiu v. it Tk. -..-4 .nnnMnMaMl tnAmv It. refusal to review the question of the title of land In Oregon claimed L. Lealherman and Otto E. i b . j l.i , l . t , . . conveyed to Ihe ..... of Oregon br the Pnlted , I States government for the construe i tlon of wagon roads and was sold . "' ' " ' " " company. .Subsequently congress tne lands from that com- Purchased P" opened them to entry , . - - 1 rcmpanj uu .quent in taxes and tbe lams in ; question nan awi aoiu ior Mayse whoa title to them waa j gooa oy me nvntwr German Search For Sunken English Vessel With Secret Device Puzzles John Bull (Aanriatrd ho UuH Win.) . LONDON. Nov. 16. The people of London feel that there is some thing piquant In having German deep sea divers aid In the attempts to locate the British monitor aun marlne, which last week In the English channel made a dive wltn 68 officers and men on board and failed to come to the surface. Whether It Is a business propo sition on the part of the Germans or voluntary service la not quite clear; but some persons prefer to regard as a ''striking act of hu- manlty- and worthy of being consld- ered the first fruits of the Locar- no pact." The newspapers today are tinea with descriptions and pictures of the wonderful apparatus of which, jval officials say they will not be the Germans are the sole posses- surprised if the Germans locate sors. The machine weighs halt a lone or more of their own submar ton and is equipped with an electric .lnes sunk by the British In the light and a telephone. The area, neighborhood where the M l went aome 12 miles off Start Point, down, after they had taken toll of where oil rose to the surface on 1 HOLD RATE MEET SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. Proposed revision of westers freight ratea Is under discussion here today by some 400 representa tives ot shippers and carriers at an adjourned meeting of the Interstate Commerce Commission. W. H. Wagner, examiner for tho commis sion Is presiding. Chief among the problems to be threshed out are whether 84 west ern railroads are entitled to a five per cent Increase in freight ratea, aa requested in an application pending before the commission whether ratea should be reduced on livestock and agricultural pro ducts, as petitioned by shippers: wne ner easioounu rates on can- fornia deciduous fruits should be miuccu, aim wnai Kfut-iHi retm- iSS.K0' JSSS?. r11eS -!!1iBy b8 IliaUIT .1111 I.IIUCH IU DUIIIUeiB, carriers and the public. The hearing Is being held In pur suance to the Hock Snilth resolu tion calling for a congressional in vestigation of western, freight rates. Interested parties from Ore ion Waahlnrtnn Nn.H. lrl.n. -nrf K.. Meim ...onrfin. ih. sessions. Rll I nivca IS A DDI i? n WOMEN WIDER RIGHTS OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 16. Un-1 der a bill introduced in the upper 1 House this morning by Senator L. L. Westfall, Spokane, married wo - men owning shares In corporations ill be empowered to transfer such shares, collect earnings upon iiivriu aim (uiierwiBe nanuio uiw shares totally independent of her. husband "Just as though she were unmarried," to quote the bill. ALICE WROTE KIP TO SHE COULDN'T Mamrbird Prrm ImaM wiro WHITE PLAINS. N. Y., Nov. 16. stage celebrities whom she had ,ment ship oiieratlnns In Ihe opln- The fervor of the love letters met, and to rivals for her hand. In ion of Secretary Hoover, Is the which Alice Beatrice Jones, riaugh the fall of 1923. she wrote another .most pressing need for progress In ter of a negro taxi-driver, first sent letter complaining of Leonard's ab- the nation's merchant marine le to her husband Leonard Kip Rhine- sence and telling him frankly that 'velnpmcnt. lander, during their courtship, ho would have to marry ber. I The secretary presented his gradually changed to an Insistent threat that he would lose her un less he married her. Today's series of letters. Intro duced a resumption of the trial nf young Rhlnelander'a annulment suit, are filled with demands of marriage and at the same time Promise 'he greatest secrecy until Istocratlc family should have at- talned his majority. On November 4, 1922, Alice wrote: "If you can't come homo, I will have to go awav with aome one I else." 1 It was at this time that Leonard was attending school. Two months I"""! nm- waa rrai more oin- !"'" "You are going to be no" or ." ."rote. n"T" on iwo cnanccs .n w..u..i aM niiiiaa a "n" "M"'t- er you are mine 1 kn I"1'1 nn,n T0U our own ooss. Aealn on Mar 15, 1923, she wrote: " deserve everything I get from you. I had hundreds of chances to maka dates hut I hare turned evervthlng down." Suitors Numerous. i i ma uipmn dv ine oiaiamia This attempt by the plaintiffs lawyers to show that Alice sought to make young Rhlnelander jealous WM , continuation of hie same ef- i fort of but week when ber letter! the water on Saturday, seemingly Indicating the probable location of the submarine, has been marked by bouys and it is here that the first attempt to find the submarine will be made. It Is understood this will be the first time the German apparatus has been tried In the open sea. All previous (tests have been made In the still waters of an Inland lake land It Is therefore thought possible iihat the present experiment may not be successful. In any case, the location of the M l Is considered problematic as she may have trnv- jelled some distance under water oefore she became Incapacitated or may have drifted with the current I in tho channel since she sank. Na- British shipping. ' EUGENE SATURDAY ' . . . i 8urprlBlng their many friends Inj this city. Mr. Glenn Smith and Miss ' Mary Reams, both well known and popular young people of Roseburg. 4 were quietly married Haturday af- !4 ternoon at Eugene. The ceremony 1 4 was performed at the Episcopal , rectory, the young couple being at- tended by Mr. Charles Pickett and Miss Eva Rice, both of Roseburg. They left by automobile for a short , tour In Washington unil Canada,: and will return to this city the last of the week to make their home at the Kohlhagen building. , S Mr, Bmltn (B , n)pcs of P, .d Mrs. R. Hamburg, with whom she haa been making her home for sev - eral year, Rh Kmuated from Ro,eb , ,choo, wh the tlln ; .a n i ..i,aki0 ! Uit In nmslc and dramatic; .he hna via it ulnar ml In niantf snhnnl and home talent entertainments ," ',e.,.e u iieri r, na and plays and Is very well known ." Oemocratlo shipping board In the city commissioner, whose resignation Mr. Smith Is a graduate of the I 'l"?'!?' u1?0.1!'' "TJ1 I'nlverslty of Oregon where as a ! member Of the football team he was very prominent an athletic way. He Is the son of M-s. McFkr lane or rjugene, wno wnn ner nus band, was, a resident of Roseburg ,or ""ve' years, being Interested j In the theatre business here. . - ..'to continue In office. A. B. Kosenbaum. uistrict ireigiu ana passenger agent lor me nouin - , ern racitic, wnn neaoquaners in Medford. was a Roseburg visitor : touay. naving come norm on tne ; train bearing the Washington state " no,. ,,, where they defeated the I'nlverslly of California 7 to 0 In the coast championship game. HURRY IF HE WAIT MUCH HR contained references lo various "I am not going to remain fo belv'ews on Ihe question In a recent true," she wrote, "because I have '"'Iter lo Chairman White of the had a miserable summer. If you ."iniae Committee on Marine and are as mean to remain away long .Fisheries, which he made public In snd forget me completely. I lovean address to the shipping confer yon, but you will have lo come and "n convened here today by the marry me." In March, 1923, she broached again the suggestion that they marry secretly, saying It was the .mi.. ..J LI.. -,ib.-(m.-ii. i ma inn. ' ii.riiT.. i i..-. .... r.l,n'J Li"" won yoU- 1 1 n -n i i , u r : d i a rW..jr a.....w..a.H. Money affair, also made their -J'l- -m 111 i'-i ' i . lean uninj. Alice at lime bewailing her pifver - ty. Complaining especially about "-r ..,...,,, . i.... inp in uniu .n was a rich girl. The Importance of Ionnrd's he- coming or age crops out in anotner letter In March, 1924 when she wrote: "When yon become your own master, what are yon going tn do with your Alice? When are von going to lake her? I am look- Ing for you more this Msy as you are going to be your own boss.' It was In May of this year Ihat young Rhlnelander became of age, their marriage taking place five j monuia later. HANEY'S VIEWS THOSE OF 1ST. E TOLDiI Senator McNary Discusses Shipping Board Case With President . OUTCOME NOT HINTED Senator Is Not Insistent and Ready to Submit New Nominee If Necessary, COOLIDGE INFORMS " McNARV THAT HANEV 4 WILL NOT BE RENAMED 4 (AanrUIH Tnm I mi Wir.) 4 WASHINGTON, Nor. 16 President Coolldre trxlav in. I formed Senator McNary, re- I publican, Oregon, that he would not reappoint B. E. Haney as commissioner of the 4 United States Shipping Board. The President requested the Oregon senator to aubmlt for his consideration in connec- ton with the post held by Mr. Haney, the names of a repub- llcan and a democrat In Ore- gnn who would have the unl- tied support of the shipping and business men of that sec- tlon. ' The President's refusal to reappoint Mr. Haney Is the Be- quel or a controversy center- ing around the authority of the shipping board and the eel corporation. Mr. Haney. waa among - those opposing the President's ' desires to 1 have the operations controlled w oy me r ieci corporation. a s' ( AsMrvUtM trrm I'varxl Wirr.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Com- . republican. Oregon, told the execu tive today that Mr. Haney repre- I Bents the Pacific- Coast's view of the way the merchant marine law should be enforced. He declined to aay, however, whether he had urged the president to submit to the senate Mr. Hnney's nomination The Oregon aenator said he was ;.., lnten.li.l In nerannalltl... am indicated that If the president deemed it unwloe to submit Mr. Haney's nominal on to the senate. :he would propose the name of some uuiit urniiicrai inini in. norm- i west, who would generally be In . accord with tho present- commls- I sinner's views. I Mr. McNary also discussed the lagrlcultural situation with the president, offering some sugges tions for use by the executive In his speech In Chicago December 7 uji the farm question and In his an nual message to congress. He said he had noldetermlned whether he j would reiiiirouuce ine McNary Haugen bill, designed lo facilitate sale of surplus farm products abroad. Obey President, 8aya Hoover Kndlng of the present system of divided responsibility under the shinning board's control of govern- Chamber of Commerce of the I'nlt ed Slates. Referring to Ihe board's refusal to follow the views of President f'oollilge by vesting operating a li the orporatlnn, Mr. '"'"'' " i --,,. sonnel had "denied responsibility lo the pre.ldent. Ihe one responsl- i . , . -.ii-ia .1..- m"y w""" "T. ",,"""m,::ivlll" rnbivry. wnn rrntnrA lh. llTK'f f OT .IIP 111(711111 11.101111 acknowledge under the spirit of hi- rui,-w, initio. 1 Mr Hoover proposed hat In the exercise of such authority the rim . ...H.ru..n n.-.u -""" -.. ' posed of cabinet officers and the rhslrmsn of the shipping bosrd. i unvernor siippon oi snipping should he maintained, he said. hut attempt should be made If enlist : regional aid In meeting dcMclla with the ultimate aim of getting private ownership to assume the burden. fMle Halfleld. of Irltonvltle. stient R'tnday In Roaeburg visiting I with friends, returning home In the evening. WOULD NAME JEW OR CATHOLIC TO KILL PREJUDICE 4 (Junctor Vnm Uaanl Win.) NEW YORK, Nov. 16. James W. Gerard hopes that 4s one ot the major parties will nominate either a Catholic 4 or a Jew tor president. Presiding at a meeting of the Jewish meeting forum last night, he said such a condition would "do away with the miserable spirit ot Intolerance which has grown up In the land,'" ' With the expression of his hopes, the former Democra- tic ambassador to Germany gave the following warning: "When any one race goes to a political convention and demands recognition tor one man because ot this religion or that race, it Is increasing Intolerance." ' Program for Agricultural Conference Will Take ' Up Many Farm and Other Problems. . In connection with the Douglas county agricultural economic con ference which convenes in the armory at Roseburg next Thursday morning at 10 o'clock there will be special features for the women of the county. All of the problems which affect the different phases of agriculture have an Indirect bear ing uimn the farm home, and It Is deemed that a conference of this nature would not be complete with out a division wherein, the home problems were discussed and an effort made In work out some pro gram whereby the farm homes wnnld be biimtfUcd. The women's group have as their leader, Mrs. Henry Lander of Rose- burg, and will meet In the council chamber of the city hall Immediate ly after the opening talka ot the conference. tin Thursday, November thi Ifllh, there will be a talk on food and health by Miss I.uey A. Case, specialist In nutrition from (. A. C. The program In Ihe afternoon will consist of a talk on "Clothes Lines", (not Ihe usual laundry equipment), by Mlns Esther II. CiHiley, specialist In clothing. There will also he a general discussion of the home economics program for the county during the coming year, an analysis of the survey which has been made and the prepara tion of the rciort o the general conference. The work on Friday, November the 2nih, will Include an Illustrat ed talk on labor savers, a talk on the feeding of children, and also a talk on "Vou and Your Clothes." Mm. Jessie H. Met'nmb. stale nome iiemonsimiion leader, will be growth fir and 2.515.000 feet, of present at all of these sessions and , hemlock. The prlre paid waa $69, give her able assistance along j 17. ftii,- many lines In connection with The Owen Oregon Lumber corn home problems. pany or Medford bought 995.0(h) The basket, get logelher dinner feel of pine and 710,000 feet of fir at Ihe armory w ill also be a feature j tlmbt. . situated near their present of the Friday program, and It la holdings In Jackson county. The hoped Ihat a large number of wo-i timber was on 12X.27 acres of O. men will come prepared lo help In I and C. grant lands. The pnmnanv making that one nf the best fea tures of the conference. Thcp special sessions lor Ihe women have been arranged for through the office of County Agent Conner, and all of Ihe women In ine county are invited to be pres- ent and take part In them. (A-irlatnl 1-r.ai tn4 Win.) ItKND. Ore., Nov. 1(1. John iuei, unner inaictmeiii in Kla-i math county for burglary, and who was arrested last Thursday i'" " Mend as a suspect in rlne- , , . ,. a, L. u.. . i,,,.. " ' " '.. "h " In 1'rh.r.MU -I I .. . 1....L U.... ,l.u !,Prnon. VVhl.n ,,, -., walking "".along (lie highway 20 miles east ' or I'rMievnie hound ror Mitchell, where hl wife's family are said tn renlde. Officers were on their way h.rk havlna ajjfio.f alven iinl4 . the search. The uacane waa not discovered until 9 o'clock last nlghl by Ihe cniinhoiiHa Janitor. Tuet aay Ihe only prisoner In the' Jail iui a l.arw lie Is said to have broken onlhe window which hsd been broken In a previous Jail break and not well repaired. Tuels wife la said lo M Klamalh (time. Falls at the present TlflBER FOOLl LANDS in THREE COUNTIES SOLD Eleven Tracts Disposed of Today by Government Land Office. BUYERS PAY $134,CS7 Ben Chandler of Marshfield Buys Largest Amount, . - Paying Over $78,000 -"-.for Fir and Cedar. '. One "of the biggest limber sales to be conducted in recent yeara by the Roseburg Land Office waa held today, when the government dis posed of approximately M.SO0.0OO feet of timber on 1.K54 1! acre of land, located chiefly In Cooa, Jack son and Lane counties. The sale brought In $134,067.40. The largest purchases were made by Hen K. Chandler of Marshfield, who bought two quarter sections df Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land In Coos county. The tout amount paid was X7H.702.10. The Booth Kelly Lumber com pany of Kugene, bought 15,700,'OiK) feet of fir, cedar and hemlock tim ber on 4S0 acres of O. and C. grant lands In Lane county, paying. a to. Ul price or 123.230.12. Ivan and C. M. Miller of Marcola. Oregon, also purchased O. and C. . grant land timber, buying 790.000 feet of fir on 28.44 acres In Lane oounty. ' Henry Fischer ot Notl, paid II, 442.SH for 720.000 feet of fir tlm. ber on 41.44 acres in Lane county. Vara million feet of, fir . and l.l:W.,(K) feet of cedar timber on 3H5!4 acres of wagon road grant lands In Cooa county were sold to Jesse I). Clinton ot Myrtle Point, for tl3.532.01. Prank and George M. Overholser. or Cottage drove, bought 400.000 feet of fir Umber from 40 acres ot O. and C. lands In Lane county. - The timber from 10 acres of O. and C. lands In Lane county waa aoliT to C. W. Cone of Cottage Grove. The tract contained 450.0IMI feet or red fir and 475,000 feet of yellow fir, and a small amount of white fir. The sale price was 037.(12. (ilia, half section purchased by Ren H. Chsndler or Marshfield, con tained 4.20(1,000 feet of old growth fir; 3,245,000 feet of second growth, fir, 125,000 feet of spruce, 750,001) fret of hemlock and 475.000 feet ot clnr. The purchase price waa SIR, 774.KX. The other half section which he acquired had 1O.470.imio feet of old growth fir, IK.imiR.imio of second Mill $3,203.90. Richard N .McCarthy of Marsh Meld paid $10,376.00 for Ihe timber on 12" acres of wagon road grant lands. He araulred 1.700.000 feet of yellow fir, 2.225,000 feet of red Mr, atxi.ooo feet of white fir, 125- nod Imt at hemlock and 125,000 lieer or reu cedar. Four hundred and eighty thou sand feet of fir timber located on 'nil wres or wagon road grant (Continued on page 3.) FORMER DRAGON OF 'I KLAN SENTENCED TO PEN FOR LIFE ' . NOBLE8VILLE. Ind.. Nor. 1. David C. Stephenson was sentenced to Hie Impri sonment loday by Judge Will M. sparks for Ihe murder of Madge OIerhnltxer. The former grand dragon of the Indiana Kn Klux Klan chewed an unltxhted elaar as j4 sentence was pronounced. He was found guilty of see- a a.,l J Z . . ' :4) whl. h r.nori.rf i..- a...,,. I .aV riav a. Stephenson delivered a -hort speech before he was sentenced. In which he de- I ciaren: "Time will unfold the cold, white light of truth4 and show this honorable court and the world that D. C. 4 Stephenson Is not guilty of this or any other charge 4 brought against him." 4 , Earl Klenrk and Karl Oen- 4 try. alleged conspirators with 4 .4 Stephenson In the sbductioa ,4 and kidnaping ot Miss Oner' 4 boiiser, were found not In guilty. - -