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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1925.
VOL. XXVI NO. 323 OF ROSEBURO REVI..
VOL XIII NO. 224 OF THE EVENINO NEWS
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FREEDOM FROM
MARRIAGE BOND
DENIED TO KIP
Jury's Answers to Five of
Seven Questions Favor
Mrs. Rhinelander.
VITAL ONE PASSED UP
Mulatto Girl Not Deceiver
of Husband as to Her
Blood Decision
of Court Next.
(Aanclatad rnm M Win.)
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.. Dec 6.
Leonard Kip Rhinelander, wealthy
member of a New Tork family, lost
his annulment suit against his mul
atto wife, Alice Beatrice Jones, in
a verdict today by the jury which
heard the case.
Answers favorable to Mrs. Rhine
lander were returned to all (he
questions except the first and the
seventh. The first, that of whether
Mrs. Rhinelander was of colored
blood at the time of the marriage.
bad been conceded as a fart by the
defense during the trial. The Jtirr
made no answer to the seventh
nuestlon: "Did the plaintiff cohab
it with the defendant after he ob
tained full knowledge that the de
fendant was of colored blood V
The tury In Its answer to the
ether five questions found that
Mrs. Rhinelander did not deceive
lar husband, either positively or
negatively, as to her negro blood:
thst she did pot conceal this fact
to Induce the plaintiff to marry her,
and that he would have married
her even had he known she was of
nearn hlnod.
- After he had received the jury's
verdict. Justice Morsehauser
served decision.
Vsrdlct Only Advisory.
The functions of the Jury were
limited to answering the seven
nuestlons propounded to It. Before
the esse went to the jury. Justice
Morsehauser had Indicated that his
decision relative to the annulment
to be based on the findings of the
iurv. would not be made for sever
al davs. After Justice Morschaus-
er has made his ruling the entire
rase must go back to a special
term of supreme court for final
review.
Immediately after the Jury's find
ings hd been read. Isaac N. Mills,
enunsel for Rhinelander. moved to
have the verdict set aside as being
contrary to the weight of evidence.
Ou this motion. Justice Morsehaus
er also reserved decision. Instruct
ing the attorney to return a brief
within a few days.
The Questionnaire.
The Iurv answered Yei to the
first question
at the time of the
msrriare of the nartles. was the
defendant colored and of colored
blond?"
The answers to the other ques-
Hons follows:
Did the defendant before tne
marrlaee bv silence conceal from
the nlnlnMtf that she was of color
ed blood?"
Answer: No.i
"Did the defendant before the
msrrlare represent to the plain
tiff thst she was not of colored
blood?"
Answer; No.
"Did the defendant practice said
concealment or make said mlsre
nreseniatlon with the Intent there
by tn Induce the plaintiff to marry
her?"
Answer: No.
"Was the plaintiff by said enn-j0f tp. Columbia river as he de
crement or bv said representation ;,rr1 tn. ladder of the steamer
. or bv both Induced to marry the de- jtrnoxvllle Citv to enter the bar nl
frndent?" lint tug last night. This Informstlnn
Answer: No. w!u, rM.elvd from Astoria this
"If the plaintiff had known that mornn(t H. hodv vas immediate
defendant waa of colored blood j)v from the ocean and
would he have married her? rushed to Fort Stevens hospital.
Answer: No. ... iwhere a phvslrlan determined
The Jury did not answer the fol-nH1 instantaneous, pro
lowing auestlon: Ibahly from a heart attack
"DM the plaintiff cohabit with , rsntnln Wood formerly rom
th defendant after he obtained ip,,,, Admiral line shins In trans
full knowledge that the defendant jTspfe trade. For seven years he
wee of colored blood?" i had been a bsr pilot. He wss
Isaac N. Mills, connsel for Mn- !bout M Tplr, oId.
Inner. nrm.niini win m wwi, ...
the Jury be taken, which was done.
There was nn demonstration In the
miirf when the jury's findings were
resd.
Mrs. Rhinelander and her fam
ily were In the room and took the
verdict without any particular
show of elation. Leonard Klo
Rhinelander was not In court to
hear the derision.
Kip Absent From Court
No member of the Rhinelander
family was In the courtroom to
witness the fall of the final cur
tain of this latest act In the drama
which Leonard Kip Rhlnelandrr.
weslthv young desrendst of a
long line of sdclally prominent an
cestors, opened more than a year
so. when the news of his msr-rtase-to
the daughter of a New Ro
chetle hark driver became public.
Mrs. Rhinelander was surrounded
SAFE OF. AN
EXPRESS, v VRD,
BLOWN; .. V'JOTY
'.
a, (Aanrlatad Prm Leued Win.) 4
MEDFORD, Ore.. Dec. 5
About midnight last BlKht the
ante in toe American Express
company office, only a few
steps from the Southern Pa-
cltio passenger depot, was
blown by explosives, but no
e money was secured as the
charge blew off the outer
door and jammed the inner
door so access to the cash
was impossible The explo- i
slon was heard over the entire
business district, but when the
police arrived no one was In
sight. Ten suspects have
been arrested. The only dl-
rect clue Is a suitcase filled
with dynamite and revolvers,
found at the door of the ex-
press office; apparently where
It had been dropped when the
yeggs ran.
SAVES ALL1 BUT
ONE OF MINERS
Rescuer Sacrifices Life,
Another in Critical
. - Shape at Hospital.
DEAD MINER SPARTAN
Cheers Fellows With Song
as He Directs Safety
Measure in Inferno,
Then Succumbs.
(AaaorUted Pwaa Uwd Win.)
NEDERLAND, Colo., Dec.
The toll of dead In the fire
6.
and
cave-In yesterday at the Falrvlew
company's silver, gold and lead
mine near here remained today at
two, with a third man lingering at
depth's door.
Prentice Norrls. one of the vol
"nteer workers, was lying in a
Boulder hospital In a "serious con
dition," doctors declared. Norrls
wns overcome by fumes after he
led the second rescue party into
the mine and succeeded In bring
ing out the miners left behind after
the first rescue party was forced
to retire because of the gases.
Three other men two members
of the rescue parties and one min
er were In Bowlder hospitals and
"doing nlcelv." Internes reported.
The two dead men are Robert
Stephenson, a miner, and Charles
Hernulst. a rescuer.
All of the miners except one In
the Bonlder hospital had returned
to their homes, annarentlv little
the worse from their experience.
The rescued miners related the
Ifortltiid" of Stephenson. He dl-
reeled the task of building the
'bulkhead behind which the entomb-
ed men sought refuge ana saietv
end cheered the mn from time to
ff-ne by bicstlng Into son. Ste
phenson died soon after being Ink
en from the mine.
MARINER DROPS
DEAD INTO SEA AT
COLUMBIA MOUTH
PORTLAND. Ore., Dee. 5. Cap.
tain K. P. T. Wood, bar pilot, dron-
,ped dead Into the sea at the mouth
PAROLED CONVICT .
DUE FOR RETURN i
TO OREGON PRISON
FI'GFVE. Ore.. Dec. R. Don
Wall.' snld lo be a paroled ronvtrt
from the Oregon elate nentteell
erv. was arrested In A'banv last
nleht anil InHred In the ronnty
tall here to await tran.nortatlon
to Medfnrd. where he Is wanted
to answer a charge of automobile
the't .
Hall was bmurht bare fom
.Ihany following hl a'rest there
end the recovery of the
If said to have taken.
enr he
r.r, y MHfmt-
Mrs. W S. Josl of this city. Is
..i.. .. v in Portland
.i.m... m..h
HEROIC
RESCUE
DALRYMPLE IS
DISPLACED AS
... . . r
u i auij
J. W. Lillie, Ex-Sheriff
Gilliam County.
W. E. GOLDEN IS AIDE
Governor Pierce's Action,
Following Immediately
After Dalrymple's
Tour, Puzzling.
UniW Pna Uued Win.) -
SALEM. Ore.. Dec. S. J. W.
Lillie was today appointed by Gov.
ernor Pierce aa warden of the
state penitentiary to aucceed , A.
M. Dalrymple. The change Is ef
fective at once.
Lillie haa been deputy -warden
of the prison under Dalrymple and
prior to that served aa deputy un
der .Johnson Smith, beginning his
duties aa deputy June 1. 1923.
Dalrymple has been warden since
October S. 1923.
Immediately upon his appoint
ment today Lillie announced the
appointment of Captain W. E. Gold
en, a guard at the prison, aa hla
deputy.
Dalrymple returned only last
night from a month's trip to Jack
son. Miss., where he attended a
national prison conference, and a
visit to the Wisconsin remforma
tory at Green Bay and the Misals
elnpl penitentiary at Parkman.
Hla resignation, which waa an
nounced Immediately after a con
ference with the governor early
this morning, la considered a
suit of the prison break of August
12, In which two guards were kil
led, and subsequent publicity of an
unfavorable nature relative to his
adlmlnlstratlon of prison affairs.
- Pierce's Action Puzzles
That Dalrymple resigned at the
request of the governor Is un
questioned here, and why the
change was made Immediately af
ter Dalrymple had been sent on a
long quest for prison Information
in the south, is causing consider
able speculation.
Prior to being appointed War
den, Dalrymple was commissary at
the prison, a position which he
also held about 20 years ago. He
has been active In democratic poli
tics In Oregon for years and under
the Wilson administration was can
nected with the Internal revenue
service.
Mr. Lillie. the new warden, was
formerly sheriff of Gilliam coun
ty, and lived at Condon.
Mr. Dalrymple. the outgoing war
den, said today that he has made
no plana for the future. He was ap
pointed warden to aucceed Johnson
Smith when the latter waa remov
ed by the governor because of
rcltlclsm leveled at the administra
tion on account of many escapes
from the penitentiary.
MRS. W. J. HARGAN
DIES AT HER HOME
IN SCOTTSBURG
PRISON WARDEN
, pm,.ia Itariran one of ! 1 70.240.69 1. during the last fis
Eliia Emmallne Hargan. one or Exoorta to fnr-lgn
tte bet known residents of the
Scottsburg community. passed
away st her home on Wednesday.
December 2, at the age of 32
vesrs. Mrs. Harean was norn at
Elkton January 22. 1-S93. and was
married June 8. 1910, to . J.
Hsrgan. who survives her. Ite
sldes her husband and daughter.
Lucille, she leaves her father and
molher. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hen-
derer and the following brothers
and sisters: Mra. W. A. Clemo.
Mrs. Lawrence Smith. Charles ana
vwrnn rende-er. all of Elkton:
Mrs. Leonard Ross of Drsln. and
Mrs. N. B. WeBtherly of Srntts
buri. besides other relatives and
a host of sorrowing friends.
Mrs. Harenn was an active
memher of the Church of Christ
at Elkton and the whole com
munity mourns the loss of this
Christian character.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
ABOUT TO RECEIVE
HIS SECOND HEIR
M nrfatas' Pnaa taal WW.)
HOLLYWOOD. Cel., Dec. B A
report In motion picture rlrrlrs
that the stork Is to make a second
visit to the home of Charlie Chap-
Iln. comedian, has been partly eon
firmed at the Chaplin studio.
"Well thl Is Just a little previ
ous. Isn't It?" the comedian crmn-
tared In answer to queries. "We
live In hopes, and I would be very
Ihanpv If It were true.
"Come around a little liter and
we msv hsve something to tell you.
u rhaniia la i h. Aa n see.
however"
Nazimova, After 14 Years. Admits
She Was Never Mrs. Chas. Bryant;
Another Woman Allowed Privilege
(Aanruud Pmlwl win.) - i
HARTFORD. Conn.. Dec. 5 The I
Hartford Courant today says that I
Nazimova. tragedienne, has dis-1
closed that although she ana
Charles Bryant, formerly her lead'
lug man .lived together for ,
as man and wife, they never mar
ried.
The admission of a shattered ro
mance apparently has been made
to save the man she loves from
possible prosecution for perjury
and bigamy.
Nailmnva obtained s divorce
abroad from a Russian, whom she
left years ago. Bryant was mar
ried in New Mllford. Conn., last
Verdict of Manslaughter
Based on Charge Death
of Woman Caused by . '
His Treatment. j
MEDFORD. Ore., Dec. 5. A
Jury In the caw of Omar W. Mur-
phy. charged with manslaughter, ,
retumed a verdict Of guilty fTl-
day afternoon, after five hours
deliberation. 8lx ballots were
taken, according to reports, stand- inursctay nigni ana eu net ween
Ing 10 to 2 for conviction on all 15 and 20 feet and suffered the
but the last. fracture of a leg.
Murphy, an old time resident of , The fall occurred about mld
thls city, was accused of having Bight Thursday night on the south
severely beaten his wife, follow- .aide of the city hall. By reason
fng a family quarrel March Slat of It the woman won her free
last, from the effects of which dom-rrom the city Jail, hut auto
she died Mav 22. The defense matlrally went Into retirement
held that the assault was a agHln under the care of a phyai
"spanklng with the open hand.' " l'lan.
Murphv received the verdict Mra. Williams was Incarcerated
without 'anv noticeable show orlin the woman's Jail 1n the city
.mniinn Th. re lusted nine building by Frank Roger, federal
Bj nt ih. ftimnnv
waa devoted to expert testimony .service. The charge against her
by physicians and surgeons. The Was that she was Intoxicated. .
state contended that death was ! After being locked up. she got
caused by embolism arising fromthe window open and tore off th
bruises on the hips and thighs and ; screen that covered the outside
defense experts contended that It lof the window. She then tore
was Impossible to dotermlne theisome small telephone cord from
cause of death. 'lhe wall Inside the room, tied It
i The Jury was composed of ten to the radiator, threw the loose
men and two women. The de- end out of the window and start
r.n.o snnnunparf that an anneal ed to slide down the cord. Her
would be taken to the supreme
court.
RECOGNITION FOR
HAWAIIAN-BORN
AMERICANS ASKED
fAaxrUt"! Vrtm Lmlrd Wlrr.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6 Prompt
nnd unquestioned recognition of
American citizens born in the Ha
waiian islands when they are
Traveling in any ouier pun i un
united States, was urend In the
annual report of W: R. Karrine
ton. Governor of Hawaii made
. . 1. 1 1 ....!.... V. .. CtAnrntavv U'nrll
" i....i ,..,h't .hem!
the report declared, by the re -
final of immigration officials st
Hawaiian norts to accept hirtn
certificates Isaned under territor
ial authority. The territorial leg
islature haa authorised a commls
alnn to come to this country to
rail attention to the situation In
an effnr to obtain relief
The report aaid that conditions,.-- .v. K0y, . practice on be-
generally In the Islands were
satlsfaclory, and that business
with Ik. M.lnUn.l ammmtnl In
rountrira were valued at $1,604.-
5411 and imports $9,657,129.
Activities of the Hswailan
Homes Commission were describ
ed as being so satisfactory In set
tling lands by American citizen"
of Hawaiian ancestry that an ex
tension of Ita work to additional
arena Is believed justified.
Governor Farrlngton described
the Increased number of tourists
visiting the Island as creating a , stark Evans and David John Jones,
new Industry which wss looked Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dorks, ill
upon wllh Interest In the Islands. I rectors of the Pioneer chorus, will
o
n .
WKlA,Kr.K Ur..KAIL,kJJ.
TWO TRAINMEN DIE
MARYVILI.E. Mo.. Dec. 5-a-Ono
trainman was killed and another
probably fatally Injured when a
Burlington Railway wrecker was
derailed near here early today.
The wrecker was derailed while
rnroute from Creslon. Iowa, t"
flolckow. where a freight train had
he'" derailed earlier.
The train
I men were ai-aiut-u.
FIVE PERISH WHEN
U. S. AND BRITISH
VESSELS COLLIDE
rAanHatnl mas Wlf I
LONDON. Dec. B. The British
ateamer Ashton sank today after a
collision with the 1'nlted Slates
D Wltn tne i;nilea wares
Shinning Board steamer Federal In
the Hrheldt River. The Asmon
aynt down witnin few minnies
with the loss of the raptain. pilot,
and three members of tba crew.
month to lilss Marjorle Gllhooley,
r Kii,hih v J.
. .,..,, , .. h
1..
averred he had never been mar
ried. J.ater, when it seemed he
might face arrest because it was
tnou)!htne nad bn married to
Nazimova, Bryant Insisted that his
statement when getting the license
waa correct.
In 191! there was an announce
ment in New York that Bryant and
Kailmova had been married.
"He spoke the truth." Nazimova
told the Courant when asked It
Bryant was single when he married
Miss Gllhooley.
BREAKS e LEG
Phone Cord Snaps Under
Her Weight and She Gets
20-Foot Fall on an
Iron Grating.
PENDLETON. Ore., Dec. S.
When the tensile strength of a
sienaer wire cora proveo inaae-
nume lo near ner wiiini, -ni.
V. limns Williams, lnamn squaw,
succumbed to the law of gravity
officer, who works In the Indian
improvised rope broke near the
top, and she took a thrilling
plunge. Tho descent waa halted
by the iron grating on the ground
directly nndrr the window.. ;
Firemen who aleep on the sec
ond floor or the city building
were awakened by the woman'a
cries for help. They took her Into
the fire engine room and called
a doctor after which she was given
medical attention.
ROTARY CLUBS TO
BE ENTERTAINED BY
EUGENE BOY SINGERS
El'GENK. Dec. B. Announe-
1 Ing the first public appearancea of
the Pioneer boys' chorua. omciais
v.no nave oeen organum
thla
group of younger lads of the city
I said yesterday that they would
slug before the Rotary cluba of
Eugene, Roseburg and Corvallla
here next Tuesday night.
Several songs have been picked
.twM,n now and then and the chor
tle will rehearse these rmiay ann
Monday evenings.
The Eugene rotary club will be
host to the clubs of Roseburg and
Corvallla at a social. It was re
cently announced. luteal Rotar
lana have been urged to wear their
regulation Rotary caps and the wo
men of Rotary their badges.
Esles Snediror. past president of
the International Rotary, will be
I the principal speaker of the even
ling. The program haa been er-
ranged through Walter Fell, John
I conduct this first public sppear
ance and a unlnn
prngram of
Inresentatlnn has been discussed
i The boys will all be In white shirts
'and wearing black neckties. They
will file Into the bannuet room
silently. Mrs. Dorks will lake her
place at the piano aa accompanist,
and at a alenal from Dr. Dorks,
the BO Juvenile yolcea will burst
out In a rollicking song.
Following the sings the boys
will as silently depart as they ar-
- . rived. The entire performance will
I not last more then hslf an hour
snd parents hsve been assured
that their sons will be home short-
ly after 7:W p. m.
wheat trading on sio
BCALL AT ftmuutiura
PENDLETON. Ore. Dec. B.
About a quarter million bushels of
, wami was niR""wi
wheat was disposed of here inurs
I day, according to local grain qeai-
a, price, ranging .." .
si.o-i per ousne. nr.. '-""'"'.;
nf the heaviest days tradings Ihla
I tall In the wheat market.
jfatl In
THREE GASES OP
TRICHINOSIS
Three Children in Rice
Family Suffering From
Dread Disease.
MEAT IS INFECTED
State Board of Health Re
Ports Cysts Found in .
Samples of Home
Cured Pork.
The severe and critical Illness
being suffered by the three small
children of Mr. and sirs. E. L.
Rice, residents of Dlllard. waa to
day Identified as trichinosis,
when the state board of health
made ita report on a sample of
meat taken from the atore of
home cured pork at the Rice
home. The ahoulder from which
the sample was taken waa said, by
the atate board of health, to be
heavily Infected with Trichina
Spirallsrysts and It ia believed
that the Illness la the result of
the eating of tbla meat In3ufflcl-
ently rooked.
Dr. E. It. Derflinger of the atate
livestock -sanitary board arrived
in Roseburg this morning and Is
making a thorough Inspection of
the various herds of hogs in the
Dlllard vicinity. Mr. Rice pur
chased a hog from a neighbor and
after slaughtering the animal
cured the meat, which Is believed
to have resulted in the Illness of
the three small children. The
herd of thla neighbor Is to lie aold
and slaughtered under govern
ment Inspectlon.-
The children who are suffering
from the dreed disease are in a
critical condition,, hut physlclana
state today I hat they will prob
ably recover.
The case waa. discovered when
Dr. Hoover was called to the Rice
home to attend the youngsters.
le diagnosed the case as trichi
nosis, poisoning and Immediately.
called In Dr. llouck. a member of
the slate board of health. Dr. W.
C. Belt of the county health unit
waa also culled In and a sample
of the meat from the family aup
ply waa taken and sent to the
hoard of health laboratory for In
spection.
A report received this morning
confirmed the report of the phy
sicians aa the meat waa found to
be heavily Infected with the tiny
cysts.
This Is the first rase or Its
kind to he reported In Roseburg
since 1907, when one death and
several rases of very severe Ill
ness resulted.
Trichinosis Is a parasitic dis
ease usually resulting from eat
ing pork which Is Insufficiently
rooked. The moi common source
of Infection atarta wllh rats and
mice which are carriers of the
disease. Hogs eatingi food from
barns or other places, where there
are rata or mice In any quantity,
often become Infected with the
trichina anlralls cysts which pass
through the blood ranala and
lodge In the muscle tissues.
Through rooking of the meat
kills the rsts. but when the meat
Is not properly prepared the pa
rasite Is taken Into Ibe human
body where the larvae develops
and causea aevere Illness and
great Intestinal dlaotder for a
period of ahoul five weeks. Quite
frequently th dlsesse proves fa
tal, hut In the IHIlard cases It Is
believed thst the lives of the
children will be saved.
Great care la taken, when anrh
cases are reported, lo trace the
herd from which the Infected
animal cornea. This haa been
done end the entire herd will be
slaughtered under government su
pervision and Inspection. None
of the meat from the herd, so
far aa can 1 learned by Dr. Herf-
I linger, has been placed nn the
public market. A'tcr the animals
have been slsughlerr-d the meat
will he closely examined, and If
the rvals are found the meat will
be used for fertilizer or soap fat.
The only anre prevention from
Infection from this disease Is
through rooking of all pork, phy
sicians state. Meat which has
been suhlerted to sufficient heat
Is safe, .but unless rooked prop
erly Ig apt to prove dangernua.
KII'I.IVO HAH EASY NIGHT.
tAaawlat Pra faaM WW.)
IH'ItWAHH. Sussex. England,
Dec. B. Itudyard Kipling, who
Is suffering from pneumonia, was
declared I li lei morning to hsve
passed tha best night alnre Ills
Illness began.
a n
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lnlman"ind
the mother of the latter, Mrs.
I)rce. mnlorei'to Medford and
Jacksonville today. Mr. Lnlman
la looking over mining Interests,
POISON
FOUND
lo 4'g southern part of lhe itatty
U. S. DRY OFFICER i
FOR OREGON BADLY
HURT IN COLLISION
(Aaorlatrd rrm Uued Win.) W
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Pec.
E. Verden Moffitt. county
motorcycle officer, former po-
lice chief at Halem, Oregon,
and member of the federal
prohibition forces of Oregon,
was near death this morning
in Memorial hospital. Whit-
tier, Cal., suffering from injur-
lea received when be crashed
into a train at a railroad cross-
Ing at Norwalk while chasing
a speeder. The speeder
crossed the track In front of
the train. Moflitt, unable to
atop his motorcycle, crashed
into the train.
PETITIONS FOR
Joe Lyons Expects Election
to Be Called First Part
of January.
SENTIMENT FAVORS
Indications Are That Special
Levy Will Be Approved
by Voters With a
Large Maj'ority. .
An election will be called early
In January on the matter of cre
ating an Improvement district
which will Include all of the lower
I'mnuua territory, according lo
Joe Lyons of Reedsport, who waa
a visit In Roseburg today, tiov-
ernor Pierre has Indlrnted. Mr.
Lyons says, that he will call an
election in the propoaed district
anon aa the legal procedure
can be disposed of, which will
probably put the election some
time during thn first two Weeks
of IJie coming year.
Mr. Lyons, who has been one
of those most active In the cam- I
pnlgn for the for million of the
district, nnd who is one of. the.
heavleat property owners In the
Iteedsport vicinity, haa been
apenddng -considerable time clr-.
diluting petitions in all of the
territory affected securing suffi
cient names to result In a special
election being called.
Two per cent of the registered
voters of thn district must sign
tho petition, several pf which have
already been filed with the Sec
retary of State. The names are
being carefully checked by Coun
ty Clerk I. II. Riddle to make
sure that all who have signed are
qualified, resident electors of the
proposed Improvement district.
Mr. Lyons Is quite positive that
the people will approve the for
mation of the; district and , the
levying of the tax by a large ma
jority. Sentiment, he slates. Is
strongly In favor of good roads,
nnd although the tax burden will
be heavy the Improvement which
will result and the liirmused prop
erty values are of more weighty
consideration.
The election, wheh wll be cal
led by the governor, Is-for thn
purpose of voting a special tax
levy of 30 mills, which la to lie
I est ended over a period of three
Wears, and which will raise ap
proximately $150,000. The mo
ney Is lo he usea rnr tne comple
tion of the Iteedstort-llraln sec
tion of the I'mimiin highway, and
the huildlnr of the Koo.evell
highway from the Coos County
Ine to Iteedsport.
ONE FIREMAN IS
KILLED; 5 INJURED
MaanrlalH Vnm tnr4 Win.)
H1TFFAI.O. N. Y.. Dec. B. One
fin-man was killed and five others
were Injured today when the plant
of the Buffalo Body Corporation
here was swept by fire. Three lad
ders laden with firemen went down
with a falling wall. The loss ex
ceeds $noo,ooo. ,
FOOTBALL
fAanrlatMt Trnw faard Wln.)
COLISEUM. LOS ANGELES.
Dec. 5. 8cors, snd first ptrlod:
Orsqon Agricultural Collage 0;
Southern California 0.
IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ARE IN
Second period: California scored hM prov,n Injurious to young
touchdown and converted It Into a t,n,, r, or where grazing la dam
goal for a total of 7 points. Period I HKg valuable water sources. The
still In progress.
At Mtdford, Or. First period:
Msdford High 0, Sslsm High 0.
On Hunting Trip
Paul Amort. L. Klerker. L. E.
Rlre. nf thU city, left today tor
Klamath Fans snd points nesr
there, where th"ey will be duck
hating over ibe week end.
GRAZING MUST
BE!
Secretary Jardine Opposed
to Granting Siocltmen '
"Vested Rights." : ;
BASE FEES ON MARKET
Says Difficulties Arising
Over Feed Areas Could
Be Easily Adjusted
by Local Boards. .
-i
WASHINGTON. Dec. !. Oppo
sition to conferring any "Tested
right" upon the present users of
the weatern ranges waa expressed
in a statement today by the De
partment of Agriculture.' It de
clared the policy upon which tha
grazing feea are based should be
settled by congress, and that a
fair settlement of the differences
existing between the stockmen
and the forest service would not
be difficult.
The adjustment or grarlng to
the "primary purpose of forest re
serves, that of forest production
and water 8 tied- pgotaet'lnn ," w.aa
declared to be the essential or
any administrative system; but
Secretary Jardine waa said In the
statement to desire to statblllie
use of the national forest ranges
as far aa consistent with puhllo
Interests. He would have no ob-,
lection to legislation giving graz
ing a more definite legal statu
In national foresta and confirm
ing n broad terms the funds- .
Ing In broad terms tne lunaa
mental policiea a the department
Grazing fees should he adjusted
. Adjust feea To Market.
Grazlg fees should lie adjusted . -tn
the economic conditions in the ,
livestock Industry, the statement '
said, and should be paniany or .
wholly waived in time or serlpns -drought.
The creation of local ,
grazing hoards was advocated.
Fees for graziug on tne nation-..
al rurcats now . average 12 cents
per month for a cow and five ,
rents a month for a aneep, ana
the department reports this figure.
considerably above tne- com-.
merciul VBlue of forage, ir, ae
some stockmen advocate, they
were cut to a figure based merely,
on the cost of administration they
111 ha about One third 01 the..
present rate.
While advocating general lawa
by congress nn the matter of fees.'
Secretary Jardine favors permu-
1lng the department considerable
latitude and discretion in dealing
with the question or waiving tees
n time or damage rrom drought.
Including a rurther extenalon ot
the waiver ot grazing feea already
made In drought afflicted regions
during 1925. ' " '
'The secretary of agrlruitore." '
contlnuea the statement, "alao
favors strongly a provision of law
that will appropriate 10 pet rent
ot the annual receipts from.' Eras
ing for range Improvements.
There la great need for such im
provements." he believes, "and a
measure of thla ciiaracter would
he one or the most constructive
steps which the government can
take to Increase the productivity
of the ranges and to benefit their
users. , 1
The policy or Issuing grating
permits for ID years, begun In
1925. waa said In the statement
to he part of the department's
purpose further to stabilize tho
grazing Industry In the national
forests. The secretary was declar
ed -to he ready to go further and
to tlx mora specific limits upon
possible reductions In herds dur
ing life of the 10 year permits.
for any and all puposes. which
will be adapted to the specific
conditions in each locality. .These
10-yenr permlta are not revocable,
and are declared to be as bind
ing upon the department as upon
the users of the range. The sec
retary waa quoted as saying:
Protect Young Timber.
"Any legislation dealing wllh
grazing should give the department
full latitude to eontrol and adjuat
this use of the national rortsts so
aa to protert other vslusble -sources
and manlaln the produc
tlvenesa or the ranges themaelves.
The 10-year permlta or contracts
should be definite guarantees tn
the stockmen: but In issuing and
renewing them complete freedom
must be mainiainen io exciuuw or
restrict grazing In sreaa wheie
department also must be able to
make su h adjustment aa may ha
required lo meet the needa of re
creation and or valuable forms of
wild life."
fin llangf Monopoly.
Secretary Jardine does not re
gard aa tenable any form of law
or administrative policy that
would close the national forest
(Continued on pass t.
SECOHDAnYl
TOFORESTCp
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