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Newspaper Page TextOurWaafher -Man jiTuic:.::: 1 1 associated r: LEASED WT3 E-T.7.: b dougSas Bounty ja Consolidation of Th Evenln. Ntwa and Th ROMburg Revlsw An Independent Newspaper, Publlahod far Via sst Intsrstt at the People. HAIN TONIGHT AND SATUR0AY NO. U4 or noser7 eviEw ROSEBURG. OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925. VOL. XIII NO. MS OF THE IVININO. MtW Bjisewa COLJITCHELtS GUILTY BY ARMY COURT Suspension From Service for Five Years Is the ' Penalty Imposed ' CASE UP TO COOLIDGE Flier Expected to- Resign and Become Candidate i i for Senator From Wisconsin. (AwliM Fna Uul win.) ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Vigor ous methods pursued by Colonel Mitchell In ten years of criticism of what he considered an inade quate air defense hare resulted in an army court martial verdict find ing him guilty of insubordination and suspending him from the serv ice for fie years. Still under technical arrest, the Colonel marked time today while the court's decision passed through regular channels to the secretary of war and thence to President Coolldge for review and approval. After deliberating less thsn three hours late vesterday. the court found Mitchell guilty of viol ation of the 6th article of war. "to the preludlre of good order and military discipline." Eight apecl . flcntlons In the charges were based on the Colonel's published state ments of September 6 and 8 In which he accused the war and navy departments of "Incompet ency, criminal negligence and al most treasonable" administration of the national defense, "and dis graceful administration of aero - panties." - . Mitchell Unperturbed. In suspending Mitchell from "rank, command and duty," In the armv for five years, the court view ed the "military record of the ac cused during the world war" as a mitigating factor and described the sentence as "lenient." . With the same nonchalance that has marked him during the' long controversy over the air service. Colonel Mitchell received the ver dict with a smile, his wire standing beside him. While the court was deliberating, Mitchell had munched chocolate with Mrs. Mitchell and her father and mother. During the Interval he was noti fied by Major Harry Leonard. Judge advocate of the 8henandoah court of inquiry, that he would be asked to testify Monday when the court reconvened. The colonel, who oe before refused to appear before the court, said he would testify. It la likely that he will be asked concerning his chargea that the Shenandoah waa poorly condi tioned for her last trip. May Run For U. 8. Senate. Colonel Mitchell's friends believe he will remain silent until Presi dent Cooldge takes final action on the army court's verdict and that he might offer his resignation .If the suspension Is upheld. If his reslgnstion should be accepted these friends think Colonel Mit chell might consider entering poll tics next year in Wisconsin and possibly try for a senate aeat In opposition to Senator Lenroot who Is un for re-election. Although the trial of Mitchell which began October 28 was con cerned mainly with his published charges of last September.-the of- fleer's record of opposition to con duct of the national defense dates back to the pre-war days of 1915, running a course nnparalleled In American military history. These are hleh lights of the controversy. In 181S. as a captain on the gen eral staff, Mitchell publicly pro tested that the United States mili tary establishment waa unprepared for war. In the World war he won distinc tion aa an aviator and at one tints commanded the largest air force ever assembled over the western front He returned aa a brigadier gen eral and was appointed assistant chief of the army air service un der Major General Charles T. Menoher. Differences grew between Mit chell and Menoher and In October. 1919, before the house military committee where Mitchell began his crusade for a separate depart ment of aeronautics. Publicity Ban lonered. By .Tnne. 1921. the Mitchell-Men-oher dispute over a unified air service had become so acute that General Menoher nnpealed to Sec retary Weeks to remove Mltrhell as his assistant, but three months later General Menoher, at bU own reoneet, waa transferred to Hawaii. Major General Mason M. Patrick succeeded Menoher and after, a lull Mitchell resented his criticism of the air eenrlce. la magasinea he charged that facta concerning bombing testa held off the Virginia capes hsd been suppressed bv the (Continued on page two1). FOUND SEATTLE V K A - . w U 'A Prm laaatd Win.) . 4 8E.JlE. Dec. 18. Kim- ball School of Theology of Salem will be transferred to Seattle If the recommends- tions of 100 ministers and laymen of the Methodist Episcopal Church In Wash- Ington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, meeting here y eater- day, are carried out. The proposal will be laid before the board of trustees of the school at a meeting in Portland Monday and next spring will be presented to nine district church confer- encea. Under the proposal the school would be invited to make Ita permanent home here In a $100,000 building to be provided by the Uni- versity Methodist Episcopal church and would be requir- ed to pay only janitor ser- 41 vice costs, heat, lighta and other Incidental expenses. T MITCHELL SAYS Determination to ' Improvev Nation's Air Defense Is Not Affected FRIENDS STANDING BY Counsel Accuses Court of - Arbitrary Procedure '. ,. . ...ttBUI in House' One Outcome. , . . (aaaxtated Pna Laura Win.) WASHINGTON, Dec.- 18. The friends and defenders of Colonel William Mitchell set out today to discredit the methods and overturn the verdict of the general court martial which yesterday stripped the air crusader of rank and pay for a period of five years. Representative Frank K. Held of Illinois, who waa the Colonel's chief counsel during his long trial for Insubordination, charged open ly that the court martial proceed ings had not followed ordinary rules of procedure but that at the beglnnln gthe word had been pass ed down to "get Mitchell." Another Mitchell supporter In congress. Representative La Guard la of New York. Introduced a bill to prohibit court maruala from sua heglnning the word had been pass those found guilty under the arti cle of war which Colonel Mitchell waa held to have violated In pub licly attacking government aviation policies. . Problem For Coo lido. Another proposal which will come before President Coolldge. who must approve or disapprove the findings of the court martial, contemplatea reduction of the sus pension sentence to two years to expire at the time Colonel Mitchell becomes eligible for voluntary re tirement from the army. This feature of the situation, however. Is surrounded by many legal technicalities. There la some doubt whether the years an officer Is under suspension can be counted In fixing the time of his retirement. It also Is discretionary with the President whether an application for voluntary retirement would be granted or refused and the army's legal authorities are not willing to pass on the legality of an actual resignation from the army during a period of suspension. Colonel Mitchell himself Is not disclosing his plans, except to re new his determination to secure a greater air service. Through his counsel. Representative Held, he told the ' country today that the fight would not be Interrupted by the verdict of the court. Colonel Mitchell haa put in near ly 28 years of army service, which counts toward retirement When an officer has served go years he may apply for voluntary retire ment, but the application need not be granted. The possible status of Colonel Mitchell ahould he decide to sub mit his resignation la debatable. There Is some doubt as to the le gal authority of the President to decline resignations of army or navy officers In time of peace, but br custom he had exercised that right in many cases In the past. Reld Accuses Court WASHINGTON. Dec 18. Charrea that "ordinary military procedure" was not folowed In the court martial of Colonel William Mitchell and that the "court was convened la order to 'get Mltrhell' and get him quirk," were made to day la a statement Issued by Re- i (Continued on page two). VEHDICTNOTTO HAL CRUSADE DISARMAMENT CONGRESS J Cooperation of All Nations Deemed Necessary to Success of Plan. COMMON NEED VOICED Agenda Synopsis Submitted With Invitation Shows ! Scope Omitting No Vital Factor. " (AanrUttd nta Lel Win.) WASH1NOTON. Deo. 18. The Washington government has re ceived from the League of Nations council aa invitation to participate officially In preliminary discus sions at Geneva for a disarmament conference and with It a notice that solution of the problem will depend upon Ita consideration "in Its entirety and with the coopera tion of all nations." ' - An amplifying document, mailed from Bern by Minister Gibson, giv ing details of the workings of the preparatory commission, is due to arrive here next week and It is ex pected that formulating of a reply by President Coolldge and Secre tary Kellogg will await Ita receipt. The invitation disclosed that every direct and related phaae of land, sea and air armaments Is to be studied by the commission, making It clear that if an American delegation attends the session It must stake with t a large technical staff of military and civilian ex perts. . . . t i , Outline Of Agenda.' Specifically mentioned In the' In tfiatlbn are the following' subjects to be discussed by the preparatory commission: ', Factors upon which the . war power of a country depends. Whether ultimate war strength or peace strength should be con sidered In applying disarmament measures. Various forms of limitation of land, sea and air forces; hence rel ative advantages and disadvant ages of each form. Possible standards of armament of one country against that of an other. Possibility of ascertaining wheth er a country is armed purely for defense or In a spirit of aggres sion. Principles under which a relative scale of armaments might be drawn up considering such factors as population, resources, geograph ical situation, communications, vul nerability of frontiers and delays necessary to convert peace arma ment to warfooting. Possibility of distinguishing be tween military and civilian avia tion. Estimation of military value of commercial fleets. Relation between regional secur ity and disarmament and between regional and general disarmament wants U. S. Cooperation. The Invitation, bearing the sig nature of M. Scialoja, acting pres ident of the league council, declar ed the league council believes the time has come for studying the practical possibilities of the reduc tion and limitation of armaments under the guidance and responsi bility of tho governments. It expressed the hope that "at the moment when all the nations of the world are conscious of a common need. It will be able to count on the full and direct coop eration of the government of the United States for a work whlrh so closely concerns the peace of the world. "- One Congress or 8everal? GENEVA, Dec. 18. Whether one or several disarmament confer ences will emerge from the forth coming preparatory study to de cidedly open to question, League of Nationaa officials declared today when the league published the texts of the communications sent to the United States, Germany and Russia. The texta are identical, except for the titles. Indications are that differences of opinions exist over the advis ability of holding a separate con ference on naval armaments, England la believed here anxious to please W aldington on this question. ' The recent statement given to the Assoclsted Press by Afranlo Mello Franco, Braslllan member of the league council, has attracted great Interest as proving the prob lem haa yet to be definitely Ironed out by the members of the prepara tory commission. Senior Mello Franco advocsyd an entente cor dial between the league and the United States and the holding of two conferences, the first a gener sl land disarmament meeting In Europe with the cooperation of the United States and the second a na val conference at Washington with - (Continued on pate 3.) - Frozen Livestock Credits and Big ' Runs Close Two National and Three State Banks in Denver in Two Days (AaneUUd rM laaeid Win.) " DENVER. Cola, Dee. 1 18. Two Denver banks the Capitol Hill State Bank and the Metropolitan State Bank failed to open their doors today. Three other banking institutions. Including two national banks and a atate bank, were closed yesterday. . j. ' State Bank Commissioner Grant McFerson announced that his de partment's examiners had taki charge of the Metropolitan Capitol Hill banks. Both" ai small Institutions. ' Steady withdrawals from the Metropolitan during the week and a run on the Capitol Hill yesterday. TAKE ACTION TO EFT IMF US wa aa fi w i Alr rl,f : n : J Ship Juice Instead of . Crapes Prunes Are Given Attention. ' (Aanetattd fnm Leiard win.) S MEDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 18 what Is declared on all fides to be the largest and moat aucceesful horti cultural meeting ever held In the state of Oregon and probably in the entire nation, closes here .to day after a three day aesslon. In wmcn matters of vital Importance to the pear Industry of the United States were discussed, and resolu tions adopted looking to Its im provement and stabilization. .' The folowing Important resolu tions were adopted today by ac clamation : That the authorities at Washing ton. D. C. and the grane growers of California do all In their power to secure the lutein of nn.. tn ICalifornia before shipping, thus J.Wrnl rf. ni'Ml welfare Judge nesslng refrigerator cars for the-i'-'enWns characterized . the entire smpmeni or other perishable fruits along the Pacific coast . . Amendments to the horticultural lawa of the state of Oregon tn . orce orchard sanitation. . . - tontinuatlon of the Purnell fund J hat third degree methods had under which harvest, storage, and forced his confession of the mur irrigation investigations r n der. .... being conducted at the state exnor- Iment stations. .... Favoring the establishment of standard rrariea In nmn.. . ages will indicate to the purchase ihe aid- forced him to drink nreclsely the quality and size of!" ""on ' vtLir without stopping iron in me package purchased. ""u 'V', i . , j i Urging the home consumption of ,he ,n,IS. -'onr window and an prunes In Oregon - nnunce that he had committed sul- Reouestlng Ihe'boaM nf. ni. lcld', "Br confessing. of Oregon Agricultural Colleee to! nrovlde adeouate i.n.i. . cultural and economic experiment - atlon at the eollege. . inviting- the pomologlral society of America to attend sessions of the Pacific Coast Horticultural so cieties in the future. ' Endorsing the work now being carried on at agricultural experl- DIIUI BtailODB. WOMAN CONFESSES SETTING FIRE TO NEIGHBOR'S HOME MEDFOBD. Ore.. Deo. 18 Mr. Oeorge Whelpy. of Ashland, 60 years old. confessed todsv. ac cording to Prosecuting Attorney Newton Chanev, that on the night of December 12, she set fire to the home of her neighbor. Mrs. Jane McCoy. 70 yesrs old. because she wanted "to get Mrs. McCoy out of town." The fire, accordlnr In Mr. Whelpy, was set on the bark porch with. kerosene, during Mrs. Mc-j from where she hsd been staying. Coy's absence. The fire waa ex-t9 hla own home last night Local tlngulshed by the Ashland fire de-1 suthorltles. on hearing of the ac partment after daman, eatlniatiwt I tlnn aeenrpd an order from the at 8125 hsd resulted. Mrs. Whelpy u nem io tne grand Jury on a1 tody of his cniid ana sne was re charge of arson. Kn .vnl.n.tu- tnmH tn remain with friends. Er of her enmltv .toward Mrs. McCov 'ven otner than that she did not like the woman. ; Today's Features in Congress . . '(Associated Press Leased Wire.) v WASHINGTON, Dee. 18. Investigation of the project to dam the Columbia river near Priest rsplds, for a power plsnt, was ask ed today by (snstor Stsnfisld, wha asserted that the proposed dam would destroy half the fish spawning area of the whole river. , Extension for five yesrs of the time for converting war risk Insurance has bean recommended to the house veterans eom.nlt tee by Director Hinsa of the veterane bureau. Under existing law war risk policies, carried with the government en a monthly pay. msnt plan, would expire July next unless) converted into policies with commercial Insurance eompsnlss. The house today approved the following Items ef the tax ' bill; Reducing the alcohol tax Zi ner cent en January 1, 1(27, and an additional 29 per cent a yssr later; taxing confiscated alcohol from other countries; imposing a tax of ene tsnth of one esnt a ' gallon en eereal beversgsa A resolution U restore Colonel William Mitchell to his proper rank In the army, and to suspend for five years Major Oeneral Patrick Nolan and Brigadier Oeneral Hugh A. Drum was Intra. duced In the hovse today by Representative! Blanton, democrat, Texas. . were Instrumental In the closing, officials said. The banks closed yesterday were the Broadway National, the Drov: ers National and the North Denver Bank, the latter a state In-tltu. tion. These three banks had de- iHUllta nf B nnrnvllilalulu t. RltO AAft The Broadway National waa the 'B"t. wiiu uepoBiia totalling about S2.6OO.O0O. Impairment of Capital and froi en paper In livestock loans were ascribed as the reasona for the dosing of the two national banks. Gordon Hollis waa president' of the two national banks and his wife, Mrs. M. E. Hollla, waa presi dent of the North Denver bank. Diabolical Third ' Decree ; Methods Used on Him Bring Criticism . . From Judge.' CHE8TEH. 111.. Dee. 18. Ira' r. Perry, Jr.. son of a Chicago manu facturer, waa back in the peniten tiary today after 47 days of free dom, on parole, from a life sen tence for murder. Fearful of being killed by detec tives hunting him on old Indict ments and afraid of possible ven geance by five youths sentenced with him, he sought and obtained Incarceration In the Statevllle pri son here rather than the Jollet penitentiary, to which he was ori ginally sent three years ago. ' Paroled to Iowa after his release, Perry was returned to prison un der arrangements made by his father with Judge Chauncey R. Jsaklns, director of the atate do- 'affair as a "Chicago 'cops' Roman I holiday" as the 26 year-old prisoner s stsrted .for. Statevllle last night after making charges In iJudge Jenkins' Springfield office Perry . declared that he ' was starved and beaten by Chicago de- !,ec,lvM a,l8r nl" rre,t. eleven months after the murder. Once, fa,n8r' wno .uTd .... . confess to escape further III treat- mmi - w ,0 bl" tm' ,,orJr- Judge Jenkins asserted his be- lief in Perry's Innocence. He said the methods used In obtaining hta confession were "as diabolical aa the ingenuity of a policeman could contrive." Perry'a father atarted for him with Illinois parole officers Sunday night They went to Des Moines and learned he bad fled to St Louis. Iieavlng a message for the father In St. Iuls. ypung Perry went to Hannibal, Mo., where he waa found. Hla surrender to state parole officers at Qulncy followed yesterday morning. WIFE SPANKER MUST ' GIVE UP DAUGHTER MEDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 18. Omar Murphy, local resident out on $4. 000 bail pending his appeal to the state supreme court on conviction of manslaughter, as the result of the death of his wife following Isonnklna administered by himself. 1 look his daughter Erlene, aged 11, j court forbidding Murphy the cus- lene was the only member of the Murphy family to testify against 'her father at his recent trial. PAROLED YOUTH PREFERS PRISON TO PERSECUTION COAL STRIKE IS BASIS FOR RAP AT PRESIDEHT Senator' LaFollette Uses Magazine to Denounce Do-Nothing Policy. UNFAIRNESS ALLEGED On Othei1 Hand. Owner Charges Pinchot With ' Prolonging Strike for Own Ends. ' Oam-tated Piws Laiead Wire.) MADISON. Wis., Pec. 18. Pres ident Coolldge is criticised by Sen- ator Robert La Foliette, Jr.. Wis consin. In an editorial In the cur rent Issue of La Toilette's magazine for hia reported attitude toward suspension of anthracite coal pro duction. Another editorial, signed by Senator La Foliette, sets forth refusal of the Wisconsin delega tion In the houae of representatives to compromise or to bargain" with Speaker Longworth or with "any other member of the house." After reviewing the anthracite situation briefly. Senator La Fol iette writes: "The possibility of a soft coal strike hangs over the country. President Lewis haa written Cool ldge In strong but respectful terms, calling attention to the critical sit uatlon In the soft coal fields by violation of the so-called Jackson vllle agreement by many operators. ."Mr. Lewis directs the . Presl- oenrs attention to the fact that the administration waa made vir tually a party to this agreement through participation, of Uscretsry of Commerce Hoover and Secre tary of Labor Davla. As a matter of fact, the Coolldge administration has proclaimed the Jacksonville agreement as one of the greatest achievements. Mr. Lewis proper ly asks the president whether he win use his Influence to maintain the validity of this contract for which the administration was re sponsible or whether the coal min ers are to be forced to take steps to secure Its enforcement. President "True to Form." ' "President Coolldge baa not an swered. Through the mysterious 'White House spokesman' It la an nounced that the President was terribly Insulted that he should be asked Jhls embarrassing question. It Is announced that he intends to do nothing to Influence maintenance- of the Jacksonville agree ment "In this entire coal atrlke situa tion. It is clear to those who know the true history of the Boston po lice strike that President Coolldge Is running true to form. At that time, according to an official re port of a committee headed by James J. Storrow, the Boston bank er. Coolldge persistently refused to act until riot and bloodshed bad aroused the atate. Then, when or der had been restored by Mayor Peters, Coolldge sent the militia and claimed credit for restoring law and order." " "Anthmclte rosl cannot be had at any price. Bituminous coal sells at famine prices and heaps up rich profits, particularly for non-union operators In Virginia and Kentuc ky. These operators have been granted low freight rates by the Interstste Commerce Commission. Meantime the commission gravely considers whether It should raise the freight rates on far products. "The irony Is that John L. Lewis wss the only labor leader of nation al prominence who supported Cal vin Coolldge In the last campaign." Pinohot Is Criticised. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 18 'The only practical effect," of Governor Plnchot's course In offering his proposal to end the anthracite sus pension and in making coal one of the subjects for consideration by the extra session of the legislature. I "Is to prolong the strike. Increase : the public's Inconvenience, add to the distress suffered by Ihe mine I workers leaders, whom he has industry and the whole anthracite region." said a statement Issued today by William W. lnglla of the j operators. j "He assumes aa he has done In I the past." said the statement, "that the office of governor carries with It the rlsht and privilege of sum marily disposing of Industrial dis putes from the standpoint of polit ical expediency." "The simple and effective way of ending the trouble." the atatn ment concluded, "would have been for the governor to advise the mine iwlrkrrs lesders, who mhe haa 'merely huoved up by falsa hopes, I thst their best course waa to let the men go to work at the old wages snd leave disputed points to .arbitration. If thev could not be 'settled In negotiation between Ihe , parties." , I Union mine workers are pre pa r llnf for a finish flabt with the an ' (Continued on pas L CROSS WORD PUZZLE I ADDICT SHOOTS HIS WIFE AND SUICIDES - . ' - - - (AHoclstfd rraai Utiad Wtn, ' NEW YORK, Dee. 1. Angered because his bride or e 17 months would not help him solve a cross pussle, Theodore Koerner, an ardent devotee of the pastime, sen- ously wounded her and kll- led himself. ' . Koerner laat night asked Mrs. Koerner for help in solving a particularly dim- e cult combination of letters.. "I have a headache." ahe replied. "I think I'll go and lie down." 4) , A moment later as she waa In the bedroom of their apart- ment Koerner appeared at 4 the door with a pistol In his e hand. He fired without apeak- ins- and the bullet struck v Mre. Koerner in - the right temple. ' As she fled Koerner . fired another shot at her. 4 which missed Its target, and then turned the pistol on himself. . w 4) He had had two nervous 4 breakdowns since summer and waa on atck leave from his work. . . GUILTLESS OF VEILED CHARGE State Banking Board Putt O. K. on His Action in Case at Issue., HAINES' BANK WAITS Board Will Rule Later dn .' i Its Application ' for Charter to Handle . State Moneys. (Aanelatn! Freai Utmi Win.) SALEM, Ore., Dec. 18 The atate banking board late yesterday clear ed Frank c. Bramweii, state bank superintendent, of Inferred charges brought by Portland National Bank officials, that he had been arbitrary and coercive In hia ef forts 1o reorganize a certain west ern Oregon bank that waa on the verge of collapse. On the Question whether a charter will he Issued by Bramweii to the Portland Na tional Bank to serve; aa a .-eserve depository for atate banks, no de cision hss yet been reached. Bram weii aald that he would act on hte application as soon as It Is com pleted. Should his ruling be un favorable and the bank wishes to sppeal to the board, the latter man ifested a wlllngness to take np the case without delay. Bramweii was cleared relative to his business dealings with the uni dentified bank when the board un animously adopted a resolution prepared bv state treasurer Kay. The incident that brought Bram well under fire was a letter sign ed by himself aa superintendent of bsnks, proposing thst the waver ing bank be revived by placing members of this department In charge with a 12 months' option to buy the bank, hla aalary to be 8200 a month and the bank stock to be placed In escrow with the state hank superintendent During the forenoon aesslon yesterday Bram well revealed the details leading np to the letter and showed that It was a proposal that could be either accepted or rejected by the hank. In the afternoon he showed that It waa not accepted and that other means of readjusting the bank, were agreed upon by his de- nartment and the bank officials. He al'o Introduced testimony to show thst similar steps hsd been taken with respect to snother wsv- erlng bsnk, and that It hsd made much Improvement In the two two years since. When Will B. Haines, president of the Portland National Bantr. waa placed on the stand, he said he still believed "there are dlscrep- sncles In the hanking department, but ssiil he could not give hla res- sons bersuse of the confidential nature of the Information coming to him. Although Governor Pierre voted for Ihe resolution exonerating Bramweii he dictated a statement for the record mildly reprimand ing llramwell and cautioning him In the fut'ire to exercise greater rare In official letters, to avoid bringing suspicion upon the depart ment. F. T. B'VNOtDS Hr-ADIS - OREGON FRUIT GROWERS rAanelalfd rl UaaNf Wk.t MEHFOHD. Ore.. Dec. IT. At this afternoon's session of the Ore gon State Horticultural oelet an nual meeting here, Floyd T. Reyn olds of Salem wa elected preat- B1IELL1LQ TIS:iEl3 HELD BY LED OFFtTODl Over Thirty Million Feet o , Timber in Two Counties , Dupoaed Of. ; ; ; VALUE ! OVER tSO.CCi Nine . Tracts ' in Coos and Lane . Counties Sold Today Edggest Sale ' j' Be Held Jan. 18 ' Timber from ihe tract of landa In Coo and Lai eountlea waa sold today at the government land office here, the govern meat disposing . of over thirty aaillloat feet of timber and realising $,- 280.83. . I Approximately 1.000 acres or ta be exact .J acres of land, were Involved la the transact!. The largest purchase wa asadat by The Coo Bay Lumber Coat pany of Marahfleld, which boagkt ten and one-half mllllc feet C red and yellow fir and whit ptwei from 280 acre of wagon ro 1 ' grant landa in Coos County. Ta price paid waa 22.tlS.8. A. H. Powers personally represented the i company In making this purchase. The W. A.. Woodward Lam bar Company of Cottage Orove boagkt two tracts, each containing ISO ', acres, the first bearing 8,870.009 feet of fir and eedar timber, which sold for 17.818.11. Two second tract had 46.000 feet ( rea nr ana eeaar ana soia tor 88.T4t.80. The tracts are adjoin ing In Lane county, . The Lewi Petera. Lumber Coew pany procured 1,850.000 feet of ' red fir. white 'fir and cedar locat ed near Dearer In Lan conctyt paying $3,880.11. . ' ' Mast Brothers of Lee, Coo County, purchased 3.480.001 feet of fir and hmlock timber a 40 acres of waa-oo road (rant lands. paving is.fiQ.ij. : Snellston Brothers of Noll, -lar Lane county, were purchasers nf 820,000 feet of timber on 49 acres, the purchase pries being 11.043.88. .- Oeorge J. Steven, of Walton. Lane county, paid fl,808.80 for 000.000 feet of fir timber on 78.83 acre of O. and C. lands. Fred Fischer of Mareola bought 4.870.000 feet of fir and cedar timber on 120 acre of railroad grant land tn Lan county, Frank Heath of Marahfleld pur chased -1.020.000 feet or fir and cedar timber on 40 acres of wa gon road grant land for $2,414.--$2. ... ' The biggest timber sale ever held by the Roeeburg land offUe Is now advertised for Jannary IS. The timber at Ita an praised vahfe will bring over 8400,000. . ', , ACCUSED ARMY OFFICER " FOUND BADLY WOUNDtf SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 17.--Lleutenant Beard J. Dnpree of the California National Guard, who is facing court martial on chargea of having posed aa a war hero and for Wearing the distinguished service cross and the crolz de guerre with out authority, was found shot and severely wounded laat night In the stste armorv. Nearby lay en army revolver. Dupree waa rushed to Laterman General Hospital and la being attended by army surgeons. dent; C. A. Reed of Hood River, vice president, and Clayton L Long of Corvallla waa re-elected sec. -treasurer. Paul Bcherer, Bert Anderson and 8. M. Tuttle. loeat orchardlst. were recommended to Governor -Pierce as three out of which one Is to be appointed trus tee for th- society. 8TATR INCOMR TAX TO IIH T.AKK.N IS CWTJiTT. Names of fifteen Donglae 4 4 County residents aj?d corpo- 4 rations delinquent In their state Income tax, have been 4 presented to the county clerk ' to be entered npon the Judg- ment docket. Sums ranging all the way from 81.14 to $380 are given, the total s amount dellnnnent In the county being $970.03. The state tax commission haa Instructed all county sheriff e to collect the amounts due. 4 The sheriff after receiving the notices of dellnnuencv e 4 Is required to file a ropy of esrh with Ihe county clerk. who enters It on the Judg- ment docket. The tag then becomes lien against the property and can be collected the same as though the Judg- ment hsd been obtained through th naaal form of legal execution. : v$vmm( 1 ;