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Ufe Weather
Highest temperature yeterday..63
Lowest temperature) last night 41
Unsettled with probably showers
tonight and Wednesday.
Full . Associated Press
Leased Wire Service
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VOL. XXVII NO. 142 OF ROEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2 1 j 926'.
VOL. XVII
. NO. 154 OF THE EVENING NFW8
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"DEfiD, WITH CERTAINTY OF AS
I
IY WIORE
Hurricane's Human Toll in Other Florida
Localities May Exceed Total of 300
" Injured Number Around 5,000
PROPERTY LOSS w
Martial Law Governs Miami and Suburbs as Wreckage Is
Cleared From Streets arid Homeless and Destitute -Are
Given Aid-r--Epidernic of Tetanus Feared
Looter at Hialeah Reported Killed.
j (Associated Press Leased Wire.)
With the known death toll in the hurricane that swept over
the lower Florida east coast standing at 375 today and with the
injured still estimated at 4,000 or more and property 'damage
at $50,000,000, interest centered in what was happening to
Pensacola, on the west coast, Mobile, 50 miles farther west, and
in relief measures to bring the stricken territory back to normal.
The known death toll, computed by The Associated Press
from all sources last night at 369, was swelled early today by
a dispatch from Sebring telling of word brought there by
Tampa Boy Scouts of the death of six persons at Rockport.
That the "back country" in the everglades will yield a still larger
toll of dead seemed certain today when the pilot of a Florida
airways plane, which flew to Miami with relief supplies, re
turned to Tampa and told a story of settlements along the
streams with the eversrlades being levelled.
Two Cities Isolated.
Mobile and Pensacola, cut off from the outside world yes
terday when the hurricane, after wandering about over Florida
for two days, hit both places with a velocity of 100 miles an
hour. Last reports were that it had gone inland over southern
Alabama and Mississippi with waning force. ,
What may have happened in' Pensacola early,, today still
y Was unknown, no inkling of the damage that may have been
done and as to whether or not there may have been loss of life
still was unknown. Mobile escaped with comparatively small
damage, according to a dispatch which was carried to Citron
delle, Ala., on a train by an employe of The Register, and there
transmitted to Birmingham over a railroad wire. Preparations
for the storm prevented much damage in Mobile, the dispatch
said. The last wire, an Associated Press circuit, went out at
noon yesterday.
Newspaper men last night were endeavoring to reach Pens
acola but up to midnight had got little beyond Montgomery,
Alabama.
Shortly after midnight this morning, however, a staff man
of The Associated Press got out of Montgomery on a special
train, carrying the private car of one of the general officers of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
Relief By Rail And Air.
Relief trains were speeding from all directions to the aid of
the lower Florida east coast. A train from South Carolina pass
ed through Atlanta last night, pausing for only a few minutes.
A train from Chicago was expected to pass through Atlanta this
morning.
Trains from sections of Florida untouched by the storm,
were proceeding as rapidly as possible to the scene carrying
physicians, nurses, medicines and other needed supplies. The
airplane from Tampa that flew across the everglades took $50,
000 in gold to a Miami bank.
The death list in Miami and Hollywood, the hardest hit
with the possible exception of Moorehaven, today stood at more
than 300 with the probability that it would grow. Moorehaven's
( list still was uncertain, estimates
L t I i j r L i i r , ,
known to have perished. Outlying suburbs of Miami accounted
For 45 dead.
MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 21. While
first relief contingents were or-
continued their efforts at identi-! riania reported 14 dead; Fort I.au
flentlon and burial of the dead, re-!lerdale 13; Homestead, located In
lief of the injured and the greater ithe "e;,1Jr"ds , d'"trI!!,V 1 ml,(!s
.,, - . , , , , " , south of Miami, 10; C ew ston 11;
task or supplying food, clothing Cma Gables. Miami Shores, Little
and shelter to the thousands made I Rover and Hialeah, outlying stl
homeless by the hurricane which iburbs of Miami had a combined
Saturday lashed the coastal area
from West Palm Bench to Miami.
The known death toll early today
stood at 375. This steadily increas
ed as additional bodies, cast up by
the waters of Blscayne Bay and
found In the tangled wreckage of
torn buildings were brought to tern-i the number Injured In other cities
pornry morgues and rescue work-1 where the force of the wind was
era believe the death list will reach isald to have been high,
more than 700. Looters Reported Shot
The list of known Injured was I Martial law. established Sunday
placed at 1,5,12. while It is estimate in Miami, Hollywood and other
ed that a complete check will re-(cities In the storm-torn area, con
veal the injured list to be more i tinned In effect today and national
than 4.000. j guardsmen patrolled the streets.
Varying reports from the entire A number of looters are reported
storm area place the dnmarre atto have been shot at Hialeah, a
between $50,000,000 and $100,000,- j suburb of Miami.
Onn. Miami's picturesque Water front
Scarcely a citv or town In the 'has taken on a grotesque appear
storm area escaped the death toll lance, with yachts, pleasure craft,
left In the wake of the hurricane. ! coast guard boats and ships of all
Greatest havoc was done In Ml- i kinds cast high and dry along the
ami and Hollywood, where more shores.
than 300 are known to have been! In Royal Palm Park, one block
killed and drowned by the rush-; from the water's edge, a large
Ing 'waters which swept In from steamer lay on its side and seat
the gulf stream. ' jtered about the tall royal palms
The known injured In these two was a number of Btnaller craft,
cities alone Is fixed above 600 Scarcely a building In the city
while the estimated property dam -
age has been placed at more than
COUNTS 375
IN CITY'S RUINS
NEAR $100,000,000
running as high as 200, with 56
$50,000,000.
Toll At Other Places.
Fifty-six deaths are known
at
death toll of 45; "while a score of
cities along the coast from Deer
field on the north to Florida City
on the south reported scattering
casualltlcs ranging from one to
seven.
No estimate has been placed on
1 remained undamaged., while every
(Continued on page 6.)
Oregon River
Cleansing Not
To Be Rushed
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept 21.
That the cleansing of Oregon
streams must be undertaken slow
ly was the consensus nt the meet
ing of the executive committee ot
the Oregon Anti-Stream Pollution
league today.
Condition of the Btreams in the
state had been declared danger
ous to irabllo health and detrimen
tal to fish life, but discuBsiou
showed that radical measures
would not be advisable since the
city governments and large Indus
tries affected must have time to
provide for the expensive equip
ment necessary for a sanitary
sewage system.
A motion was carried to appoint
two committees one to formulate
a definite program of action to
submit to the state legislature at
the January session and the other
a committee on state-wide organi
zation appointed with power to
employ a director of organization
to travel over the state. Ralph
Schneeloch was appointed chair
man of this committee, and the
rest of the committee men will be
appointed to tomorrow, according
to Dr. C. J. Smith, chairman of the
executive committee.
MOBILE ALSO
OF
AH Communication With
Outside World Cut Off;
Details Are Meagre.
PENSACOLA HARD HIT
Only Reports at Hand Say
City Suffered Heavily
Two Islands in
Bahamas Ravaged.
Having left a trail of death and
destruction in southern Florida,
the tropical hurricane which swept
in from the Bahamas Friday night
had passed over Pensacola and
Mobile today and was converging
on New Orleans but with diminish
ing force, after striking several
southern Alabama towns.
Feverish efforts were made to
get in touch with Pensacola, which
has been Isolated for more than 4
hours after the wind there had
reached a velocity of 100 miles an
hour. The last word from Pensa
cola a fragmentary radio mes
sage yesterday said property dam
age was heavy but that there had
been no loss of life.
As the hours lengthened today
without word from newspaper men
who started from Birmingham yes
terday for Pensacola, it appeared
that they must have found the
roads impassable for automobiles
as they neared their destination.
They were last heard from at 8
p. m., last night at Troy, Alabama,
about 50 miles from Pensacola.
Mobile, cut off from communica-
tion for several hours1 was heard
from toda( word C3mina that it
had suffered no serious damage.
PENSACOLA ID
PATH
Tl
(Other nearby Alabama towns were
jnot so fortunate, however, reports
(trickling through telling of loss of
tojlife at Jackson and Bay Minette,
while Seminole and Lillian, Ala
bama, remained cut off.
Mobile Not Badly Hurt.
MOBILE, Ala.. Sept. 21 Prop
erty damage estimated at several
hundred thousand dollars, chiefly
unroofed structures and water
damage, and no loss of life, was
the result of a survey of Mobile to
day after a 19-hour battle with the
tropical hurricane.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 21.
Word communicated here through
employees of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad todny. said there
had been heavy property damage
at Pensacola. with probable loss of
life. This was the first word re
ceived from this city since com
munication was cut off there yps
terday morning. The L. and N.
round hou?e and freight depot
were demolished, they said, and the
dorks were In ruins.
These reports, meager and In
complete, said fhe property damage
could not be estimated. Tho rail
road was torn up by a washout be
tween Bay Minette and Klomaton.
The railroad men were not cer
tain as to loss of life, hut they re
ported "terrible conditions."
The city of Pensacola was rav
aged by a hurricane that reached
a velocity of more than one hun
dred mfies an hour.
This report snid "many were In-
jjured", but tho nature of the casu
(Contlnued on page 6.),
ELKS ISLAND IS
OFFERED TO THE
Lodge to Donate Money and
Work Already Invested
' in Property.
MAY REQUIRE LEVY
If City Accepts Plan Voters
Will Probably Be Re
quired to Provide
Funds to Buy.
A prosposltlon whereby the city
may acquire Farqunr Island, com-
. UUU,1U ub uiH jIKS IslttllU.
WallnEto,1,strreetrnt ",e V,
,"s?.'nJ?ton reet, was presented,
last night to the citv cntinrHl Tho
city is offered the island for the
price of $4,000, the amount still
due the original owners.
Carl E. Wlmberly, trustee of the
imks tougo, presented the pronosl-
with the purpose of making it Into
iiaj6iuuun. jjiiierences or opin-l
ion, however, had delayed action
aim naa nnniiy resulted In an
abandonment of the Improvement
plans originally adopted. The
lodge has had several propositions,
he said, regarding the disposal ot
the property, but as tho member
ship hnd generally desired to see
tho Island used for public purposes
it was willing to sacrifice the
money already expended lor the
city's benefit.
The orlgln'nl nurcliaso mice. Mr.
Wimborly stated, was $5,000, of
which the lodge has paid $1,000 to
gether with Interest on. the re
mainder. Several thousand dollars
have been expended in clearing
the land, construction of a con
crete tennis court, erection -of
buildings and other improvements.
The lodge is now willing to sell
the property to the city for park
purposes If the city will assume
the $4,000 still due the original
owners. .-. . i ''
The island, according to Mr.
Wimborly, is ideally located for
park purposes and is ea'fiily adapt
able. Its improvement will require
the construction of n bridge, but I
after that cost lias been disposed
of the expense of improvement will
not be heavy. There is ample room
he slates, for ball parks, play
grounds, tennis courts, etc., and af
ter the cily'3 sewage disposal plant
has been completed as will be done
within the next few years, the
river may be used for boating and
bathing.
tAiri fn el..:..
The council in receiving the
proposition seemed favorably In-
clined, but It was tho opinion of
CITY FDR S4,'00D
the councllmen that before the city!""" "I'Pearou niter a caniuunics
enters Into the deal that the mat -
ter should be submitted to the
voters of the city. It will be ne -
cesaary to raise tho money for tho
purchase of the park and its im -
movement by a special levy for
one or more years, as mo city s
finances will not permit of the pur-, ler stanfield s name on the ballot
chase of the land from the regu-,the wordK "freedom from dlclator
lar funds. The council expects to ship independent." Chief Justice
make a thorough investigation tOj Mcliiiile wrote the opinion. Soc
ascertain just how much money, rotary Kozer so construed the law
will be needed to handle the prop-i (Continued on page 3.)
ositlon nnd will then submit a de-'
Unite plan to the voters for final j with Councilman G. W. Young as
action. chairman. Each of the councllmen,
Mayor Houck .thought that tho prior to next meeting, will make
matter should be considered by the , an inspection of tho iBland nnd it
entire council and so organized the lis planned to give the matter of
body as n committee of the whole! Improvement careful study.
Primary and Volstead Laws Results
of U. S. Habit of Jumping From One
Error to Another, Roosevelt Says
(Associated Press Loaded Wire.)
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept.
21. Intemperance or action
against a known evil has begotten
many ot America's gravest piob
lems. Theodore Roosevelt declared
today at the tenth annual conven
tion of Exchange Clubs. He cltedi
agitation against (he direct pri
mary nnd the adoption of the na
tlonp.l prohibition amendment a.
instances.
"The resentment of the people."
ho said, "at the abuse of tho pri
maries as evidenced In Illinois ami
Pennsylvania. Is tending to carry
us back over the roud we have
travelled to the re-er,lahllHhmeiil
of the convention Hyxtrm. In oth
er words wp sweep from ono nils
take to another.
"Perhaps an even more startling
example If intemperance of
lliousht Is tho righteous emotion
that- resulted In the national pro
hibition amendment anil in the
Volstead law. Our people were
shocked by the evils of Intemper
ance of the corner pnlnon. In
stead of approaching this matter
No University
Of Second Rate
For Prof. Hall
i (Auoclated Press Leased Wire.)
4 EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 21. "I
want the University of Oration to
n)eau opportunity to every boy
and girl who comes to Eugene,"
; Tills Is the greeting ot Dr. Arn
ohl Bennett Unll, president elect
of the University ot Oregon, who
arrived yesterday to take up his
duties as head of the Institution.
(Ho Is unalterably opposed to
limiting educational advantages.
V- In discussing the problems grow
ing out of the great growth iu uni
versity nttondunco, he said:
("There are three alternatives.
We must have a conference with
the Oregon people. Wo cannot de
cide on alternatives until then.
'."First, wo can limit attendance,
and this is personally objection
able. I want the University of Ovo
gbn to moan opportunity for every
boy and girl in the state.
'"Secondly, we can. lowor the
standards of the University. We
can do this by employing poor men
as instructors, men who are cast
off from other Institutions, poorly
paid men. We can let our equip
ment get out of date. All this I
cannot contemplate.
"And thirdly, wo can go to the
U,anln p n.. o.wi ,. i rt
enough money In education
to CIlnblo the university of Oregon
to compete with other institutions.
"I want to say this," the presi
dent interjected, "I didn't come
here to be a second rate president
ot a second rata university. If tho
University of Oregon can't be first
conclusions.
SLOGAN TO GO
ON THE BALLOT
Supreme Court Issues Writ
of Mandamus, Upsetting
Kozer's Contention.'
LAW ADMITTED HAZY
Declaration of 1 Principles
Legal Alternative for
Political Party
Designation.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 21. Appear
ance, of the name of Robert N.
, , . "uv'"'
will furnish a precedent in that it
urn it si tunc tnai a slogan
!"'""" on 11 Renerni election nnnot.
1 ne supreme court loiiny overruled
l demurrer of the defendant and
I issued a peremptory writ of man-
;ntmus in me case oi Htanrieiu
against Secretary of Slate Kozcr,
; requiring me secretary to piaco nt-
In a careful way, wo let our emo
tions get tho heller of us. We
placed In the national constitution
a sumtuary law through which we
understood' to sny that on account
or the evil acltons ot some, we
would ban the harmless pleasure
of all. We jammed the law
through by caucus, by propaganda,,
by every method known political
ly." Asserting that prohibition has
done much to break down respect
for law nnd that "If wo Americans
ler.e our respect ror law the repub
lic is doomed," he continued:
"I believe the moat practical
method of eliminating I lie danger
that threatens the country Is to
modify or repeal tho Volstead law
and substitute fot it some enact
ment raising the alcoholic content
to the highest point permitted un
der the constitution Delimit
at'.Ln thereafter should be left to
the states who could reduce the
jaloohollc content to any point de
i sired." . He declared that as long
as the prohibition Inw remains on
Mho statute books, it must bo en
' forced.
iFOR STAMF1ELD
TRAGEDY HALTS
U. S.-TD-PARIS
FLlfiHT START
Biplane Crashes in Flames
and Two Men Trapped
in Cabin Perish.
LEAPS SAVE 2 OTHERS
Women in Crowd Faint,
Veteran Is Hysterical
Loss Placed at
Over $100,000.
(Auoclated Prcu Leased Wire.)
WESTUURY, N. Y., Sept. 21.
Two men lost their lives this
morning when the trans-Atlantic
airplane of Captain Reno Fouck
crashed In flumes in an attempt
to take off on a 3,600 mile non
stop flight to Paris.
They were Charles Clavier,
French radio operator, and Jacobs
Islamoff, Russian mechanic. They
wore trapped in the closed cabin
of the huge three-motored biplane.
Captuln Fonck, the French ace,
in command of the- flight and
Lieutenant Lawrence W. Curtin, TJ.
S. N American alternate pilot,
leaped to safety before the plane
hurst Into flumes.
Designer Begged Delay.
Igor Sikorsky, Russian designer
and builder of the plane, could
not be located Immediately after
tho tragedy. Ho was reported to
have begged In tears, last night
that the flight be postponed be
cause of a cross wind that en
dangered the take-off. An attempt
was made to take-off last Thurs
day but had to be postponed be
cause .of a, gasoline leakage dis
covered at tho last minute. Aftor
ward Parisian friends of Captain
Fouck urged him to mnke the
flight for the honor of France,
oven nt tho rlBk of dentil. The
crash was caused by the buckling
of a wheel on an extra landing
gear that was to have been drop
ped into the ocean as soon as the
plane got under way.
"I knew the wheel had crashed,"
said Fohck, "but could neither
stop nor rise."
Lieut. Curtin Explains.
Lieutenant Curtin Bitid:
"The plane ' was driven full
power, accelerated slowly, reach
ing a ground speed of 65 miles.
Three-quarters of the length of tho
runway it seemed that the out
board auxiliary wheel collapsed
carrying away tho left rudder.
"The plane veered to tho left,
but It was Impossible to head It
again on a otrnlght course und
the plane wont over the brink at
the end of the runway at a speed
of about 60 miles an hour. Whon
passing over tho brink Captain
Fonck pulled back the controls to
effect a normal landing, at the
samo time Ihroitling down his mo
torB. '
"it seemed to mo that tho right
wheel collapsed when tho plane
curt wheeled on the right wing.
Tho gas tanks wore apparently
uptured. In view oi tho fact that
live gas poured down over the still
heated exhaust pipe."
Extinguishers Futile.
The piano burst into flames an
Instant after the two pilots leaped
fiom It. Heavy clouds of black
smoke rolled upward and the near
ly 1,000 spectators crowded for
ward. An airplane circling over
head sounded a fire siren, und tel
ephone calls brought the West
bury fire department within ten
minutes. They used small flro
exliugulshers on tho flames, but
(heso were futile. There was no
water available In the middle of
the field, and firemen said It would
have been useless ln fighting a
gitHolino fire. There woro 2300
gallons of gasoline in ihn tanks.
Tho plane weighed more than
28,0110 pounds loaded at the tnko-
orr.
Approximately 1,000 persons had
gathered to watcli the start of
what, was to have been an epic
voyage, when tho plane crashetl
the crowd rushed forward but.
could not get within fifty yards of
the plane. The grass was burned
back for fifty feot around It. Wo
men screamed and fainted, and
one soldier, said to have been shell
shocked, went into hysterics.
Tho flro taged for more than an
hour afterward, and It waa Impos
sible to rescuo tho bodies of the
trapped airmen. Clavier hd a
wife and three children waiting to
welcome him In Paris.
New Attempt Planned.
Officials of tho Sikorsky Aerial
Engineering Corporation, buildera
of the plane, exonerated all parti
cipants from blame, and indicated
another attempt would be made at
a non-stop flight.
Michael Gluhareff, chief engi
neer, agreed with Fonck and Cur
tin that the crash was caused by
(Continued on page 6.)
Business Good
In West, Says
Secy. Hoover
(Associated Press Teased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. West
ern busluess conditions are very
good lu general, In the opinion ot
Secretary Hoover Just back from
the Paclflo coast. '.
"Particularly Is the population of
Pacific Const and Rocky Mountain
states In a cheerful and optimistic
mood," tho secretary said.
"Westerners are usually optimis
tic, but they are more so at present
than ordinarily and the general
public psychology out there has
the Impression that the United
States is a good place to live.;'
Mr. Hoover declared the Colum
bia basin Irrigation project which
contemplates the bringing to pro
duction of 2,000,000 acres in onstern
Washington, .should bo carefully
considered by the government in
a nntlonal program of utilizing wa
ter resources. He devoted a week
or ten days to an examination of
the .possibilities of bringing about
the development. l.
"This will be the largest Irriga
tion scheme ever undertaken," Mr.
Hoover said. "It will take ten
years to bring It to completion nnd
will greatly add to the productivity
of the territory. There should be
no difficulty In bringing It about
and It Is likely that by the time
the area Is In readiness for cultiva
tion, tho nation will need a stim
ulation of this production of perish
able agricultural commodities.-
"In spite of the enterprise con
struction can be undertaken In a
piece meal fashion. Tho money
needed will be about $25,000,000,
made available In a revolving fund.
so that . as the first , areas are
brought Into service, the Income
from that accomplishment can be
available In financing the further
development."
RECEIVERSHIP
Champion's Share of Purse
in Coming , Battle Put ,
Under Attachment.
$500,000 INVOLVED
Pugilist Responds With an
Affidavit Referring to
( Kearns as Thief and i
an Ex-Convict.
(Amortatcd Press Leased Wire.)
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21. A
bill In equity to atop the Dempsey-
Tuney tifjnt nere i nursony mans
was filed In common pleas court
number 5 today by . t. Elements,
nresident of the Chicago Coliseum
Club.
The bill asks the Pennsylvania
oourt to recognize the Injunction
obtained in Indiana last week by
r.lHmnis. urhn claims he holds a
oontract with Jack Dempsey to
tight Marry wins, me negro neavy-
weigni ooxer, ocroro no mcois any
other opponent.
Ralph Evans, counsel for Clem
ents, said that he also would file
late today or tomorrow four suits
for damages. Three of them will be
against Gene Tunney, Dempsey and
Tex Rlckard, individually, and one
against Dempsey, Rlckard and Billy
Gibson, Tunney's manager, collec
tively. PHILADELPHIA,. Sent. 21. All
attachnioiit for Jack Dempsey's
share of tho purse when ho fights
Gene Tunney Thursday night wns
ssued in common pleas court to
day at tho request of counsel for
Jack Kearns, DempBoy's former
manager.
Tex Rlckard was named n garn
ishee and the ball to secure Demp
sey's assets was fixed at 5'00.000.
Kearns Is suing for money al
leged to be due him under tho
terms of Ills former contract with
tho heavyweight champion, cover
ing tho last threo years.
Granting of the attachment,
which came as a surprise move,
took place In common plena court
No. 5, while Richard's attorneys
wero arguing In common pleas
court No. 4 against tho Issuance
of an Injunction restraining Rlck
ard from paying Dempsey nnd Tun
ney any money In advance of the
fight In violation of the Pennsyl
vania law. This action was start
l last week by a "lax payer and
ticket holder," representing
Kearns.
Rlckard Offer Bond.
Motion to dismiss the "taxpayers
and ticket holder's" action, made
by Ira J. Wllllnma of Hlckoifl' s
(Continued on page 0.)
KEARNS FORCES
DEMPSEY INTO
ML ANGEL
COLLEGE 18
DESTROYED
Midnight Blaze Reduces. 9,
Buildings to Ashes and '
Ruins a Sixth. ',
STARTED IN GARAGE
Low Water Pressure Balk.
Efforts to Aid Loss '
Is Estimated at
$1,000,000 1
. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) ...
MOUNT ANGEL. Ore.. Sent. 21.
Mount ' Angel College conducted
by the Benedictine Order of Cath
ollc Priests is in ruins today fol
lowing a blaze which started In the
garago ot 12:30 this morning anil
rapidly spread to tho adjoining
structures. Loss was estimated at
a million dollars. .
Five buildings are leveled plies
of smouldering ashes this morning
and a sixth building, the main
college structure, thrusts blacken
ed stone walls into the air, the In'
side being completely gutted. .
The main college building
housed the monastery, the museum
of natural Jilstory, -the 'Chemistry ;!
and biology departments, and oth! i
er class rooms. The . monastery ,
and the monasttc library ' connect
ed with It contained 25,000 vol
umes, many of; them early edl- :
tlons of tho ; Bible written on ....
parchment in 1480.' -.' ?
The huh school part ot the col-:
lege started a week ago and 1IH :
boys were at tho school' j at the
time of 'the fire, and ' 75 to 100
more were expected today to.-reg-fi
lBter for the college course.,, , ,'
. . Water Pressure too Low. : :
' Fire departments-from Silvertont
Wloodburn and Sttlerii were sum-" '
moned and 3,000 feet of hose was-
run to tho fire. Pressure was In--.
adequate1 and tho water would not . '
reach the flames as they rapidly, !
spread from building to building.
Water was played on 'thousands"
of cords of wood piled west of tile;
aohool that had become igiiltod and-!
were threatening homes to tho
west. The postofnee and printing
plant 'were saved. Those two
structures are, located in some. .
woods some distance from the, col
lege proper. : . . .
No one was Injured and all wore
able to escape fropi the buildings
and many articles ot value weio
saved. - ' ' '
The junior boys were tnken to
the.innnlclppl,,auditorlum in Mt.
Angel and housed for the night al
though many homes took some of
the boys In. The lights In ,the
town went out Bhortly after tho
flro started, making it harder tor
those fighting the fire to got or-
ganized.
The college, community propnr
comprises about 80 adult people
with some 200 students. It wan
the opinion of Father Morris thii.
morning that the boys would ba
discharged later today and sent .
hack to their homes. '
The main college building wns
started In 1888 and the wnlls nro ,
made of stone hand-hewn by the
monks with tho aid of a few. of
(Continued on page 7.) . "...
DEMPSEY-TUNNEY
FIGHT RETURNS
ROUND BY ROUND
Starling nt 3 p. m. Thurs
day, September 23, the
Roseburg News-Review will
bulletin returns on the
Dempsey - Tunney cham
pionship fight. These bulle
tins will be sent direct from
the ringside at Philadelphia
by Associated Press tele
graph operators, the import
being furnished by experi
enced editors of the Associa
ted Press Btnff., This service
will be the most complete
and authentic obtainable and
will give an instantaneous
running report on the battle
ns the blows are struck. The
wire will open nt 3 o'clock
with announcements of the
gathering of the crowds nnd
preliminary fight news. This
will be followed by accounts
of the preliminary bouts and
the main fight bulletins will
start at 5:45 p. m., Pacific
const time. The fight is
scheduled under Eastern
Standard Time, which is 4
hours later than Pacific coast
time.
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