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ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1925,
VOL. XXVI
NO. 20 OI Rv 'VIEW
VOL. XIII NO. 221 OF THI EVENING NEW
" C DOUGLAS COUNTY )a
PROBABLY RAIN "
alsasssssssssssssssssssa. ssssn. U ' '
SPECIAL ROAD
TAXES VOTED BY
40 DISTRICTS
Over $100,000 to B Raised
Outside Regular Road
Funds of County.
PAVING IS APPROVED
Hard Surfacing East . and
West of Roseburg and
North of Glendale
Provided For.
Paving of roads east and west
of Roaeburg, and continuation of
the pavement between Glendale
and the Pacific highway will be
major projects of the coming
year's road work If the action of
road districts In voting special
taxes meets the approval of the
county court In the examination of
the proceedings.
The Dixonvllle-Edentmwer dis
trict has voted 10 mills, the great
erer portion (o be applied to pav
ing east from the end of the Doug
las street pavement. The funds are
expected to continue the hard sur
facing east about a quarter of a
mile. There Is aome doubt, how
ever concerning the validity of this
tax.
The Melrose district Is provid
ing eight mills for the extension of
the pavement westward from the
Soldiers Home. As this road Is a
market road state aid can be se
cured although the amount of as
sistance to be given Is a matter
upon which the state must act.
The Olendale district has al
ready paved a portion of the road
leading from the city to the high
way and a special tax of 5 mills
will provide for at leant another
mile of the pavement which is 9
feet In width.
Many other Important Improve
ments are provided for by various
districts In their 'special tax meet
ings. Forty Districts Vote
Forty road districts In Douglas
county voted special road taxes
Ihls year, setting a new record
and Insuring a decided Improve
ment In road conditions for the
coming year.
The special road tax method of
providing funds for road Improve
ment Is growing more and more
Into use throughout the county. In
dicating a favorable and growing
sentiment toward the Improve
ment of road conditions.
At the outset of the good road
movement in the county the voters
approved two large bond Issues,
which were used to build the most
Important roads of the county.
This has bonded the county almost
to the limit so that no more mon
ey can be raised in that manner.
The road tax Is not sufficient to
maintain the several thousand
miles of road within the county In
a proper manner making It nec
essary to raise funds by some
other means. The market road
money cannot be Used for main
tenance, but must be devoted to
some permanent Improvement,
this means that the smsller outly
ing roads must be maintained by
the districts with their per centage
of the district tax money and If
this la Insufficient then must vote
special taxes If they are to keep
their roads up to standard.
DOuglas county districts have as
sumed more and more of this bur
den In recent years, and a decided
betterment of road conditions. In
outlying sections, .has been the re
sult. This year Indications are bet
ter than ever for, with the large
sum voted for maintenance and
Improvement work, every part of
the county will be benefited.
Under the law road districts may
hold meetings following proper
notice by posting and publication
and at such meetings a special
road tax may be voted, the voters
themselves to specify where val
idity of the proceedings, should
any question arise, and adopts the
protects approved by the voters.
Of course, the greater part of
the money raised In this manner
Is for general maintenance upon
roads which residents use In reach
ing the market. But a number of
the districts this year have speci
fied Improvements of a perma
nent nature.
The exact amount tn be raised
has not yet been determined, ow
ing to the fact that the valuations
of districts cannot yet be definite
ly determined, as the assessor haa
not received the report of the tax
commission concerning the value
of public utility holdings. However,
the sum to be produced by the
special mad tax method In the
county during the coming year will
(Continued on page f.)
Gi n BY
PUBLIC PRESSURE
(AnooUUd IT Uued Win.)
CHICAGO, Dec. I. Vice
President Charles G. Dawes
departed today for Washing-
ton to preside over the senate f
at the new session, firm In his
intention to continue his cam-
palgn for revision of the sen-
ate rules.
Vice President Dawes Is-
sued the following statement:
" "I don't know what the ef-
feet politically will be of this
campaign upon which I Just
entered, on this question of
reform of the senate rules,
tor, If those rules are not re-
formed, I propose, after the
candidates of the republican
and democratic parties are
made for the senate in the
next election, to appeal as
vice president of the United
States to the constituents of
those men who have put them-
selves on record on this ques-
tlon which they have been
dodging to stand up like men
and let their fate be decided
with this great question as
one of the issues-Mf it goes
that far.' " .
E
Special Levy of Ten Mills to
Be Applied on Roosevelt
Highway Three Miles
Are Now Completed.
GARDINER. Dec. 1. (Special
to the News-Review) The three
mile contract of the Gardiner sec
tion of the Roosevelt highway has
Just been completed and this has
Improved the road conditions
through Gardiner and north to
wards the lake country consider
ably. The Gardiner people and also
the farmers of the lake country
north of Gardiner are greatly
pleased with the building of this
stretch of Roosevelt highway and
they have voted unanimously an
other 10 mill special road tax
which will raise about 115.000.00
to be spent on the continuance of
the Roosevelt highway north to
wards Florence.
There Is a strong sentiment here
In favor of completing the Roose
velt highway between Gardiner
and Florence. Lane county is also
getting -ready to work on the
Roosevelt hlRhway towards the
Umpqua. With the completion of
the Coos county line Umpqua
section and the Gardiner Flor
ence section It would open a great
stretch of Roosevelt highway and
connect with the nearly completed
hugene-Florence ' state highway.
This road haa recently been desig
nated as one of the three east and
west roads In Oregon by the fed
ernl government.
The completion of the Roosevelt
highway between Gardiner and
Florence will open one of the most
scenic game sections In the gtate.
This three miles of Roosevelt
highway Just now completed was
the first work done by Douglas
county on the Roosevelt highway,
I SPAIN ON VERGE OF
A NEW GOVERNMENT
(AaorUtM Fm kud Wire.)
HENDAYK. France. Spanish
.Frontier, Dec. 2. Information
reaching here from Madrid says
!"a complete ministerial crisis is
Imminent
! MApniD, Dec. 2 Captain Gen
eral Prlmo de Rivera, leaving the
Royal Palace at 1 o'clock this af
iternoon. Is quoted bv the Havas
Agency as having ronflrmed the re
port that the military directorate
' would be replaced by a new cabl
'net In the near future,
j Prlmo de Rivera said the situa
tion had been sufficiently cleared
jalnce the Installation of the. mlll
ftarr dictatorship to permit the for
jmatlnn of a new government.
"We have the country with tts
(and with the sovereign's approval
,we can do nothing better for
: Spain," he said.
The hew government Is likely to
(consist of the high functionaries of
jthe various ministries as a sort of
'civil directorate, with Prlmo de
Rivera as president
WIM.VHVr:itl.A'l MI-:lOX.
(Ai-erlrte fna U4 Win.)
Hrrv rotjK De. J Directors
of the Willys-Overland Co. tedav
declared a dividend of I2 75
to rleae nn armmnittlnst on
the preferred stock. The dividend
is fisvnble In common stork priced
at f!3 a share.
KIP'S LAWYER
MAKES PLEA ON
RACIAL BASIS
Asks Jury of White Men to
Free Client From Part
Negress Wife.
FATHER IS ASSAILED
Elder .Rhinelander Blamed
for Son's Predicament
by Indifference to
i His Upbringing.
(AasocUttd Preta Utsed Wirs.)
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Dec, 2.
Isaao N, Mills, chief counsel for
Leonard Kip Rhinelander in the
suit to annul his marriage to Alice
Beatrice Jones, part negress, in his
summation today, launched an at
tack against Philip Rhinelander,
wealthy father of Leonard, for his
neglect of his son.
"Philip Rhinelander Is more to
blame for the fool position that thia
young man has brought himself In
to than the young man himself,"
the lawyer asserted.
Mr. Mills said that for years the
elder Rhinelander had neglected
Leonard, citing the fact that Phil
ip Rhinelander had never visited
the boarding school while Leonard
attended. Philip Rhinelander nev
er had aet eyes on any member of
the Jones family. Mills said.
The plaintiffs attorney made a
point of the absence from the
court of any member of Rhlneland-
er's family. Mills said "when the
father found his boy living with a
woman, what did he do? He aent
a lawyer to see him Instead of go
Ing himself."
Mills declared Alice had consid
ered young Rhinelander to be her
absolute slave and that she had
thought he was being kept away
from her against his will. Mills
said she believed that until he had
walked into the court room. She
bad believed that eventually be
would return to her.
Referring to his client's degree
of Intelligence, Mills said:
"I do not claim that Leonard Kip
Rhinelander is a fool but It Ic a
problem how much Intelligence he
has. At the beginning of his ac
quaintance with Alice, although he
was 18 yaers old, Intelligence tests
show that his ' intelect was not
above that of a normal boy of 14."
On the other hand. Mills said,
women of Alice's race mature
early.
Justifying himself against the at
tack of Lee Parsons Davis, de
fense counsel, for exposing the In
discretion In the early life of Mrs.
George Jones, Alice's mother. Mills
Mid that birth certificates showed
that at the time of the Indiscretion
Mrs. Jones had been 34, not 18
years, as stated by Davis.
WHITE PLAINS, Dec. 2 Isaac
N. Mills, chief counsel for Leon
ard Kip Rhinelander, who Is su
ing his mulatto wife. Alice Bea
trice Jones Rhinelander for an
nulment of their marriage, itoday
began summation of evidence for
the plaintiff. Almost with the
first words of his burst of ors
tory. which Mills had Indicated
would continue for a day and a
half, the plaintiff attorney ap
pealed to the white jury on a basis
of racial distinction.
"Leonard will hall a verdict
for the plaintiff as a prisoner on
the steps of the scaffold halls a
pardon from the governor." Mills
declared.
Mills asserted there Is a third
party at Interest in every ven
ture In matrimony: that partj Is
the public. He asked the jury tn
be guided by a consideration of
the effects which their verdicts
will have.
He admitted that subterfuge
had heen practiced by the Rhine
lander attorneys In gaining I-eon-ard'a
consent to reparation from
his wife nntll the matter of her
color could be Investigated.
"The question which started
this battle haa already been set
tled by the defense attornev."
he stated. "That Is the question
of color. It haa been confessed
by the defense but It haa not
been eliminated from the Issues."
Referring to the Interviews
with the newspapers Immediately
after the news of the marriage be
rme public. Mills asserted that
I "Leonard then stood bv his wife.
iHe loved her that la the wonder
of this case.
Mills referred to a letter writ
ten by Rhinelander In September
122 In answer to a letter from
Alice In which she threatened to
break off their friendship Rhine
lander In his letter heated Alice
not to "throw him down."
I "He begged." Mint shouted, "at
jlf he bad been beseeching an al
liance with a girl of the Four
Hundred, or the daughter of a
jqueen."
Ferguson Blames Highway
Graft to Private Deal of
Texas Attorney General
(Anorlltrd Pr-ta Uurd Win.)
AUSTIN. Texas. Dec 2. James
E. Ferguson defended today the
acta of his wife. Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson. In administration ol
highway matters in Texas, which
precipitated agitation, for a special
session of the legislature.
In a statement he asserted the
settlement and judgment In court
in the American Road company
cane was not the Victory adminis
tration opponents Claimed. He
charged Van Moody, attorney gen
eral, with entering into a private
agreement with the road company
and stated that the road company
was permitted to go ''scot free'
with a net profit of $900,000, the
state losing a like sum through the
agreement and with the approval
of the court.
Ferguson said he felt free to talk
IS TAKEN BEFORE
T
General Pershing Accused
by Chileans of Aiding
. Peruvians in Game
of Obstruction. ,
(AaWarUtrtl Vnma Lca-vd WirO
GENEVA. Dec. 2. The 18-yeara
old controversy between Chile and
Peru over the sovereignty of Tacna
and Aries haa been brought to the
attention of the Iague f Nations
by the Chilean mlnlstery at Berne.
Values Mandeville, who has de
posited with Sir Eric Prumraond,
the League's secretary-general, a
memorandum regarding the delay
In holding the pleblxcite, prorlded
for Inr the award of President Cool
Idge as arbitrator to end the dis
pute. The memorandum Is regarded by
Rome an a protest against OenernT
John J. Pershing, president of the
plebiscitary commission, retarding
the voting on the question of the
lsrtiie.
"The commission, says the mem
orandum, "has been sitting at Arl
ca for months and Chile has flit
filled all the conditions laid down
bv General Pershing. Including a
ruarantee fo Impartiality of vot
ing and withdrawal of troops. Nev
ertheless, General Pershing has
convoked new meetings of the com
mission without putting on the
Rernria the questions of fixing a
plebiscite date or voting condi
tions." Continuing, the memorandum ex
presses the belief of Chile that a
postponement of the plebiscite
would Increase the animosity be
tween Chile pnd Peru and says that
therefore Chil ordered Its repre
sentative at Arlca not to take part
In the sittings of the, eommllnn
until General Pershlne was willing
to discuss a date for the plebiscite.
It charrea that Peru Is obstructing
the plebiscite and fomenting trou
hle so cleverlv that General Persh
ing considers Inadvisable the fixing
nf n early date for the voting.
"If General Prshlng persists In
not hastening th plebiscite." the
memorandum adds, ''he la piavlng
the frame of the Peruvians and be
coming the Involuntarily th best
eoHsKorator of Peruvian obstruc
tions." FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MARK SIMPSON HELD TODAY
The funeral services for 1111 late
Mnrk Simpson, who was ploctrorn
teil Mnmisv aflTPorm whll at
work for The California Orpcnn
Power Company, were held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the arru
orr. The rreat auditorium wns
crowded with the sorrowing friends
and the Immediate relative of the
der-eaed. and hundreds of beauti
ful floral offerlnRS were tokens of
love and estepm presented In the
last sad hour. The services were
of a military character, the Ameri
can Teaion belntr represented and
Its rlt"sl helna; nsed. Tlev. Cald
well officiated and music was fur
nished ox the Elks' quartette, the
deceased havlnr been a member of
that order The Interment look place
In the I. O. O. F. cemetery, where
a firing- squad from the national
niard rompany fired the last sa
lute, and tapa were played by an
American J-ealon bual r.
"RED" CARIEN9. INJURED
IN AUTO RACE, IS DEAD
I Amnrl.tMl raanl WlrO
l.riq ANGELES. Pec. e. Tt. T,.
"Reo" Carlens, auto racer. Inju'cd
In the mil rare, culminating
tho 1925 season of the American
(Auto Association Sunday at Cnlver ;
CI'v. near here. Hied at midnight '
rarlena and Jerry Wondcrllrh
crashed In the twenty fourth Ian of
the rae when tha wheels of their
crf Interlocked In front of the
rrr.nd stand, ranslng both tn erah
Into the Inner rail a they went In
to the torn of thai track. Carlens
was hurled BO feet by the collision.
Wonderllch wis slightly Injur M.
Carlens was a former Indiana drlv
if.
, now that the American Road com
pany case had been settled and the
grand jury bad adjourned without
returning an Indictment
He charged that by adding $900..
,000 profit made by the road com
ipany to the probable coat of $900.
)000. that It would cost the state to
iDHKe a secona treatment or me
hlKhways, the state will sustain a
it 1,800.000 loss.
I AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 2. State
iment of James E. Ferguson that
;the slate In the end will lose from
jthe $600,000 judgment he gained
lacalnst the American Road com-
Vany, Is a deliberate attempt to de
ceive and mislead the public. Attor
ney General Dan Moody said to
.day. "The findings of the court
show there Is no basis whatever for
Ferguson's charges." he said.
THREE PARTIES IN
SO. DAKOTA NAME
PRIMARY TICKETS
Convention , Nominations
Regarded Equivalent
to Election One
Nominee Declines. .
(.aWKtattd Pnisi lftMd Wire.) .
YANK TO Mi, 9. TV. Dec. 2- H.
K. Warren of this city, nominated
for governor on the Karmer-lsiihor
ticket at the state convention In
, Pierre, will decline to' accept tho
'nomination, he announced today.
Such action by the Karmer-Lalor
party was unauthorized, he said.
TIKRRE, 8. I).. Dec. t. Prim
ary candidates for congressional
and state offlren wern named and
nl.itforms nflnnled hv Kenuhll-
1 flans. Democrats and Farmr-l.a-bftrltea
of South Dakota In stain
eoirrwntlnmt tWwt continued until
Ian early hour here today.
I Outatandlnar In Iniportanra was
line endorsement for renominntion
I of I'nlti'd Slates Senator PcterNor
I beck and Governor Carl Ounder
son by the Henuhllcans. who
smoothed out early factional ruf
i flea which threatened for a time
j to disrupt their convention.
The convention endorsementa
are considered the ennlvaent or
election, although candidates may
file Independently In any of the
primaries which will be held In
March. Heretofore the conven
tion candidates always have been
nominated.
Pemocrnls endorsed C. J. (Sun
derson of Clay county, a cousin
of Governor tlunderson, for I'nlt
ed Slates Senator and W. J. Hu
low of Berosford for governor,
while, the Farmer-Labor party
named George plat I, a farmer of
Marshall county, for aenator and
H. K. Warren of Yankton for gov
ernor. Effort of the Democrats and
Karmer-Laborltes to agree on a
complete fusion slate failed, al
though a number of "Insurgent
Farmer-Lahorlie Joined with the
Democrat In endorsing Miss Alice
Lorraine Daly, and several olher
candidates. Mis Daly, who last
year waa the Farmer-Ilmr can
dldatefor jSivernor, was endorsed
for congress In the first district.
For congress, the Republican
endorsed the three Incumbent. C.
A. Chrlstnphersoni Kloux Kails:
Roval C. Johnson. Aberdeen, and
William Williamson, Custer.
COP TAKK..H DltlNK WITII
SOLUM IIS; H KMT MVSTI'.ltY
' MwicUtM Vrrm tswd Wlfr.)
i WASHINGTON. Dee. 2. An
'attempted mutilation of Paul A.
iMcDuffle. a White House pollce-
iman. Was disclosed here today.
when MrDuffle walked Into a hos
pital suffering from less of blood.
I McDuffle told hoi-pltal attend
ants 1hat he was slopped last
t night by severnl soldiers who de
clared one of their number hud
been robbed. He acccompanled
jlhem Into a house, taking one
drink.
I Ho said ho vaguely rememher
;ed one of his companions was en
gaged in a fight, but he did not
realize his own Injuries until he
reached hi home. Hospital af
tendanta said the victim wnuld
; recover.
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TWO VETOES SUSTAINED
(WblM fr lys-. Wlr.- )
OT.YMl'IA. Wash.. Dep. J.-The
'house of the Washington legisla
ture again upheld1 Governor Hart
ley today when It sustained his vo
ito on a hill Introduced at the last
regular session, relating to the de
positing of the slate' money bv
-the ntate treasurer by a vote of
M to 0. 16 members being absent.
The lower chamber yesterday sus
tained Governor Hartley's veto on.
the flanker Reclamation measure
whlch would have nnt state reclam
ation work under the elective office
.of state land commissioner.
Mrs. John CrRtendon, of Myrtle
jCreek. spent the morning here vls
luinsj with friends and shopping.
LIVE BRANCH
IS HELD OUT TO
2
Regular G. O. P. Senators
. Prefer Peace With Nye
and LaFolIette.
BIDDEN TO CAUCUS
Attitude at Confab Likely
to Determine Places
in Assignment on
Committees.
(Aastclatrd I'ms lucd Win.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Peace
In the Republican ranks la the ob
vious objective of organization
leaders in dealing with the insur
gent question In the organization
of the senate and house at the
forthcoming session of congress.
Senate Republican leaders In
tend that there shall be no fight
over the Republicanism of Robert
M. I -a Follette and an Inflation
waa forthcoming toil ay to the Wis
consin aenator-elect to attend the
Republican senate conference to
be held Sattirduy.
At the same time thejr have
take step to asaure a senate seat
to Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota,
an avowed Ia Kollette aupporter.
While Ropuhllcan leaders In the
senate were shaping these deci
sions In conferences begun yester
day, on the house aide the olive
branch was In evidence In tha
plan tn let the Insurgent decide
for theuisolvea If they wish to be
considered an returning tn the
party fold by their volaa on or
gazatlon of house, liefore dealing
with them In making committee
assignments." - -
Another tost of "regularity"
will bo the vote on a ruturn to
the old rules of procedure. The
Insurgents forced amendment of
the rules Iwo years ago.
Omlldire Keep lliind Off. ,
The development with respect to
I.a Kollette and Nye were made
known officially after Chalrmnn
Watson of the Republican com
mittee ou committee and Chair
man Krnst of the aenate privileges
and election committee had visit
ed the While House Tcsterdny. It
was later stated there, however,
that President Coolldgo had not
discussed these s'ttblect with -his
senatorial caller and that he re
garded the matter of dealing with
the Insurgents one for the? sena
tor themselves to decide.
Senator Watson also announced
that before the meeting of the
senate Republican conference on
Saturday. Senator !. Folletto
probably would be asked by the
csmmlttee on committee to Indi
cate whether he desired assign
ments to the standing committees
us a Republican.
Distinction Seen.
In Indicating that they purpose
to discourage any attempt by In
dividual senator to rnlfe the
question of Mr. I.a Kollette's parly
regularity at the Saturday confer
ence. Republican lender are
known to take the position that
a line should he drawn between
his statu as a senator nominated
and elected on the Republican
ticket and those senator who
were read out of the party a year
ago for failure to nupport the
Republican national ticket In
Hi'.M.
As to Mr. Nve. who expressed
himself ss "elated" over the turn
of event In his case, most of the
Republican leader have convinc
ed themselves that Governor Sor
lie acted with full authority un
der the North Dakota law In ap
pointing him to succeed the late
Senator Ijidd.
DAMASCUS DUE FOR
ANOTHER SHELLING
TO EXPEL DRUSES
llmWnl Prea ltwrA wln.l
DAMASCI'S, Syrls. Dec. 2. .
The American consul today warn
ed the Amerlran resident nf Da
mascus to keep off the streeta af
ter S p. m.
The fanatical feeling hero I
I running higher than before, the
sanguinary rising Inte In Octo
ber. In a warning to the consulnr
corps of a possible reiumplton of
the homhardment. the Trench
military have Indicated whlrh
part of Damascus will ho safe.
They declare the shelling will
be resumed a a last resort to re
pel tho rebels, who are In the
jrltv to stir up further riving
against the French authorities.
IVDON. Dee 2 The Even
Ins News' Cairo correspondent
sav an unconfirmed retjort
published there stating that the
(rebel Dnis tribesmen In Syria are
,advancing to atark Damascus and
that a big battle Is Imminent.
IX Dime rcellna wjfvsl' osid?uh
INSURGENTS
AND FALL IN BAY
MnwUteJ Pna Lewd Win.) '
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. .Dec. 2.
Captain Harry 11. Shepherd
and Lieutenant John D.
Christian, airmen attached to
rolled States .Marine Avlu-
tlon squadron No. 1. were
killed this morning when the
planes they were flying col-
lided at a height of 3,000
feet over San Diego Bay.
Holh airmen were Hying
Vought single seater planes
and were engaged in combat
flying when their planes co-
Ided.
They were flying at a speed
of about 120 miles an hour
and collided with a terrific
crash. Tumbling end over
end. the two planes fell Into
the bay. Rescue boats were
Immediately sent out from
shore and within a few min-
tiles the body of Lieutenant
ChrlHtian had been recovered
by divers. Tha body of Cap-
tain Shepherd has not yet
been located. .
WILL BE SEEN IN
Opening Session Will Re
veal Many important
Changes in Personnel .
of National Bodies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. (A. P.)
Deaths, voluntary retlremonta
and the voters' recall have wrought
many . changealu JJiu personnel of
congreaa since the last . session
began a year ago. . -
The year hus secli the pusaiiM
nf 92 members of thu house and
senate, and when the gavels fall
at noon next Monday there will be
" new faces In the bouse and II
;ln the senate.
Death has ended tho careers of
five members of the aenate, two
nf them outstanding chacalers
Robert M. .LaFolIette of Wiscon
sin, vetarau of many historic for
ensic battles, and Samuel M. Ral
ston of Indiana, one of the very
few men to refuse a piesldentl:tl
nomination of a major political
party. Other senatora who liavii
died are Medlll McCormlck of Il
linois; Seidell P. 8iencer of Mis
souri, and Edwin F. Laild of North
Dakota.
Of the six house members who
have answered tho last earthly
roll call, two were stalwarts. Jul
ius Kahn. republican, California
and Robert Y. Thumas. Democrat,
Kentucky. Death called also T.
Frank Appleby, of New Jersey;
John Jacob Rogers of Massachu
setts; Arthur II. William . of
Michigan and George 11. Churchill
of Massachusetts.
Tha wives of two of the dead
members and the ons of two oil)
era have been elected to succeed
them. Robert M. LaFolIette, the
youngest man elected to the ach
ate lit more than half a century,
will take the place so long held
by hi father, and Stewart Apple
by will sure I his father In the
house.
Mrs. Florence Kahn has been
electetl to her hushand'a sest as
has Mm. Eilllh Mourse. Rogers.
They with Maty T. Norton, of New
J Jersey will mske . up 11m women
membership of the house, with
Mrs. Kahn and Mrs. Rogers ol the
republican side, and Miss Norton
on the democratic side of I be isle.
Outstanding figure In the sen
ale retired by (he will of the voter
Include Magnu Johnson. Minneso
ta farnierlaborlle; Thomas Ster
ling of South Dakota, an ardent dry
leader; A. Owsley Stanley of Ken
tucky, a leader nf (ho wets, and
David I. Walsh or Massachusetts,
a lender among the democrats.
Among the new senators who
come to their ollice with far flung
reputation are Coleman I..
Rlease. former governor of South
Carolina; Frederick II. Gillette of
Massachusetts, for many year
speaker of the houAc; Thomaa D.
Kchall. Who succeed .Magnus
Johnson after year of service In
lh house, and W. II. McMaster,
republican of South Dakota.
Reside Gillette and Schall, the
house ha lost olher members hu
bad made high , '.daces for litem
selves. They Include John C. Mi
Kcnzlc. of Illinois; Everett San
der. ho retired to become Presi
dent Coolldgc'a secretary; Samuel
K. WiiirOow, of Massachusetts;
Sydney Andersnu of New York;
Isaac It. Kheraood of Oh to and
James V. Ilyrnes of South lamlina.
Visitor In Town
C. 8. M liner. Cottage Grove real
dent, spent yesterday In Ihls city
attending to business affairs.
BOY'S BOAST OF;
C0HE5TS
LED TO MURDEn
Gordon Pi, 20, Relates.
Why He Killed Hi. 19
. Year Old Chum.
BOOZE ORGY DENIED
Chivalrous Nature Did Not
Interfere With Act of -Rifling
PockeU of
His Victim. 1
i
(AMorlatrd Ptm IMSfd Wlra.) '
NEW YORK. Deo. 2. A girt Itf
the background of the killing oC
riAAra fcjwh 1Q hv hi 3u.vMr.nld
chm. Gordon Plrle, haa beenT
found but District Attorney MeQe
haa, wants more Information about'
the habits of the woman before aw
will reveal her name. .
Plrle said In a second confession
made last night that Nye had
boasted of conquests over every
girl whose name was mentioned.
Annoyed by Nye's disparagement!
of a certain girl, he invitea me v r
apend tha oi-wllh Mm and kill
ed htm as he slept He denied
however, mat eitner vioiec smitm
or Plrle's 16-year-old sister Marfan
et, was mentioned.
Violet Smith.' 17. who lad beenj'
going with" Gordon Plrle. bat de
nie she was his sweetheart, help-'
ed Mr. McGehan to get the second'
conf salon from Plrle after a first
t.tMnt that h nluweil a MMitrfnrtf
Irresistible and Inexplicable Inw'
pulse to kill his friend. Urged by.
the district attorney, she advised
Plrln to tell tha troth .,
A sense m""ehlrarry. "perhaps!
tinged with Jealousy, waa the mo
tive that Plrle said led him to bat
ter his friend' head with a hatchet
land then, to hide the body under
nts sister s bed, wnere it was found
Sunday. . - i ( '
"He had a plan for disposing oC.
the body, but It Is too revolting to
tell shout," said Mr. McGehan. '
Sunday evening, after the kilt
ing. Plrln went and took Violet and
two other girls to a moyle. ,
, "The papers are all wrong when)
they talk about our drinking and
wild parties." said Violet In telling: ,
about tt. "Our bnnrh doesn't drink,
and nnt one of us girls smoke,"
At the movie Plrle acted natur
ally and treated the girls to hot
chocolate aftnrward with $5 60 ho
had taken from Nye s pocket.
"I Just can't believe he did It '
said Violet. "I Just can't That'
why I urged him to tell the truth.
Plrle's - "gang" still believe ' In!
him and will stand by him. In ber
opinion. Mr. McGehan expects to
ask a grand Jury for a first degreer.
Indictment Plrle Is now held on
a homicide, charge,
OREGON WILL LOSE '
LITTLE ON LOANS
m iirv it- a 1- n a ler-DC?
iu nnuii RAiociva
fAaxrUtsd Drew Usa-d Wlrv.) "
' BALF.M. Ore., Dec. 2. The to
tal los to the state - on loans)
made to farmers whose whest
wa frogen out a year ago, wllf
not exceed 3 per cent of the total
of :lft.4.1l 3 loaned, says a re- '
nort to the hoard today by James)
Stewart, Investigator for tho
board. Thl wnuld he a llttlo .
under IX.iHin and It la said this
will be cut down by excess Interest
pavment.
All but US. 38. 10 haa heen
repaid the stale. Of unpaid loans
five are In Sherman county, to
taling I.1M0 and tt I believed
thl will he paid this month.
Gilliam county ha' 11 loan,
aggregating $17,3Vf.i;n and Mor-
t-AW . ....nli. A 7 Liana. otn I Hn'-
i28.4ia. 70 that ara yet unpaid.
All loans are flue January !
but a few may have to be cnrrletl
over to await another wheat croa.,
JUNIOR PLAY WILL
BE PRESENTED ON
THURSDAY EVENING
The Junior class play. "Mm.
Ilumnslead llgh." to be offered
by the Junior class of the Rose
burg high school at the Antler
theatre on Thursday. Deo. 3, af
ford a wide latitude for the ex
pression of the dramatic ability for
which several members of the)
clas are known. The present
lunlnr claaa has several member,
who have parllrluted a great deal
In entertainment and dramatics,
and- because of this training thu
rlas was able to select a comedy
which I heavier than usually pre
sented by high school stndents.
i i it- i wni lino ueeii rrnrsmng
faithfully under competent coach
ing and Instruction and Is prepar
ed to offer one of the finest school
plays to be seen here.