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VOL. XXVII NO. 226 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
'HOW CLUBS
OF FIVE CITIES
TO
Inter-City Gathering Sched
uled for Thursday,
January 13.
TRAIN IS CHARTERED
Full Membership of Eugene
Club Coming in Special
Train Fine Program
Being Planned.
Mike Wllloughby and Roy Booth
- of the Eugeue Rotary Club visited
for a short time in Roseburg today
to make arrangements for the at
tendance of the Eugene club at the
big inter-city meeting to be held in
this city on Thursday evening,
January 13. Mr. Wllloughby is
president of the Eugene club and
9 Mr. Booth is chairman of the com
mittee which, is arranging for the
visit of the Eugene Kotarians.
Arrangements have been made.
they report, for a special train,
which will accommodate 65 mem
bers, a 100 per cent attendance of
the Eugene club being anticipated.
The train has been chartered espe
cially for this trip.
The inter-city meeting is one be
ing eagerly anticipated by Rotar
ians who are looking forward to a
great time together.
Members of the Eugene, Marsh
field, North Bend, Grants Pass and
Medford clubs have been invited,
Hid Eugene and Marshfield have
each accepted and each of these
clubs have promised to attend al
most 100 per cent strong.
The meeting is to be held on
Thursday evening, January. 13 at
the Umpqua Hotel, where- the
luncheon will : be served by the
Roseburg club. An invitation has
been sent to the district governor,
James Beatty, of Victoria, B. C,
and it is hoped that he will be the
principal speaker of the evening.
There will be brief talks by rep
resentatives of each of the visiting
clubs. ,
The program is to be in charge
of Dexter Rice of the Roseburg
club. The Eugene Rotarians - are
bringing their quartetto which will
furnish special music in addition
ot the club singing.
The purpose of the meeting is to
bring about a closer acquaintance
ship among the members of the
Rotary Clubs of the southern part
of the state, Roseburg being select
ed as the palce of meeting, due to
the central location. It is felt that
these meetings will bring about a
closer spirit of fellowship among
the Rotary club members and will
be of great' benefit to the cities
represented.
INJURED BOY TAKEN
TO PORTLAND FOR
OPERATION ON FOOT
Owen Walker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Walker, who was injured
a few days ago when his motor
cycle collided with a car driven by
W. H. Fisher, was taken to Port
land today and will probably un
dergo a surgical operation to cor
rect the injury to his foot. His en
tire right leg was badly injured,
the bone being broken in the low
er part of the leg, the ankle dislo
cated and a bone in the foot brok
en, besides bad bruises about the
knee. The broken bone in the foot
lias been giving considerable
trouble, and it was found advisable
to secure special surgical treat
ment, so that the young man is to
be placed under the care of a spe
cialist in Portland. Mr. and Mrs.
Walker and their younger son
went with Owen, the trip being
made by automobile.
JACKSON COUNTY'S
TAX REFUND CLAIM
IS SLASHED $580
MEDFORD, Ore., Dec. 29. Ac
cording to returns received this
morning from Washington, D. C,
Jackson county will receive $1,
151,962.74 from the Oregon-California
tax refund bill. This is $580.48
less than the claim submitted, 'lhe
department of interior would not
allow claims for missing home
stead entries, upon which no final
entry had been made.
FUGITIVE FROM
TILLAMOOK TAKEN
EUGENE. Ore., Dec. 29. Bert
Renfro, who escaped from the
Tillamook county jail a number of
months ago. was arrested yester
day at Florence and was brought
to Eugene. Renfro had been serv
ing a sentence and fine for lenuor
law violation, and ran away hen
employed on a road gang in Tilla
mook county. He will be returned
to Tillamook.
MEET
HERE
j Jap Bogie In
Oil Trial Is
Being Probed
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. The
Pacific "war scare" that figured In
the Fall-Doheny trial has come un
der inquiry by the house naval
COmmlttPa nilfl Hnnfnil.int.lMim TUn.
Cllntic of Oklahoma, a democratic
monioer, said today that Secretary
Wilbur had refused to give the
Committee nnnndnntlnl im.iv i-n.
ports bearing on the subject.
Specifically the Oklahoma repre
sentative disclosed the committee
nau requested the navy secretary
to send it in confidence a report
submitted by Admiral Gleaves,
while he was commander of the
Asiatic fleet, dealing with "the bel
ligerent attitude of Japan a few
years ago."
The committee action was taken
in secret session, during considera
tion of Chairman Butler's proposal
to build a new fleet of light cruis
ers to bring American naval
strength up to a satisfactory ratio
with that of Great Britain and
Japan.
It was Admiral Gleaves' report
that defense counsel in the Fall
Doheny trial sought without suc
cess to secure from 1ha nnw
partment in support of the conten
tion mat me rearl Harbor oil con
tract was entered inrn hv tha
heny oil interests under stress of
a national emergency in the Pa
cific. INCREASE IN
MINT ACREAGE
IS PREDICTED
Success With 1926 Crops
Encourages Extensive
Plantings in County.
GOOD MARKET FOUND
Company Manufacturing
Gum Buys Bulk of
Crop New Product
Now on Market.
Mint growers throughout tho
county are preparing to increase
their acreages during 1927, and
also a good many who have suit
able land contemplate planting
early i.thts .coming spring. The
gorwers here did pretty well with
the 1928 crop, and since they have
gotten nicely started, can carry
on the work of greater production
without any added cost of part
icular consequence.
Probably the first mint grown
here commercially was produced
by A. C. Brown, of Sutherlin val
ley, who distilled about 150 pounds
in 1925. The oil brought a fancy
price,- and the industry was so
promising that many farmers in
that section, as well as sortie in
Camas Valley, at Dillard, and at
other points in the county under
took the raising of the plant, so
that when the 1926 crop was all
harvested the aggregate of oil to
talled around 3500 pounds. The
American Chicle Company bought
the bulk of the crop, paying $5 a
pound for the distilled product.
There were one or two other buy
ers in the field, so that the de
mand was good and mint found a
ready market. All told, Douglas
County growers received close to
$20,000 for their mint. Sutherlin
Valley had the greatest acreage
of any locality, while 80 acres were
grown on the J. B. Stoble farm
at Camas Valley. The latter tract
was grown under the supervision
of Mr. L. O. Herrold. of Salem,
who is the representative of the
American Chicle Co. Mr. Herrold
Is credited with the statement that
there is no better mint grown any
where in the world than the com
modity produced right here In
Douglas County, and he is firm In
his belief that the industry will
become well established in this
section of the state. Already this
local mint is finding its way back
into commercial channels in Ore
gon in shape of mint extract and
a brand of chewing gum known as
"Wild Mit." This commodity is
being-distributed by a local whole
sale house. This gum. manufac
tured by one of the big concerns
of the country, is being sold all
over the east and middle west But
that is only one phase of the uses
of mint, and demand is bound to
increase.
It is conceded that an acre of
river land, of day soil suitable for
the plant, will produce on an aver
age of approximately 35 pounds of
the distilled product. The price,
paid for 1926 crop was $5. This
may fluctuate somewhat, but while
that amount- may not always be
(Continued oa page six.)
O
STRANGLED AT
IRK Iff CITIES
OF TWO STATES
Three Women and Baby
Victims in Kansas City
and Council Bluffs.
CLUES ARE LACKING
As in Pacific Coast Cases,
"For Rent" Signs Were
. Displayed on Both
Homes Visited.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 29.
Confronted with the deaths by
strangulation of two women and a
baby within the last three days,
Kansas City police today were at
tempting to link them with similar
murders in other cities recently.
No clues had been found in the
deaths of Mrs. Germania Harpin,
28, and her 8 mouths' old son, Rob
ert, who were found dead late yes
terday with pieces of knotted cloth
drawn tightly around their throats,
nor in the death of Mrs. Bonnie
Pace, 23, Monday.
At the homes of both women a
"room for rent" sign was display
ed and officers point out that sim
ilar signs were displayed at homes
In Council Bluffs, Iowa, Portland,
Oregon and Seattle, Wash., where
women were strangled.
Trying to Link Crimes, i
Edward Catterlin, chief of police
of Council Bluffs, wired local au
thorities today in an effort to con
nect the Kansas City deaths with
that of Mrs. John Berard there.
Mrs. Berard's body was found stuf
fed; behind a stove W her home af
ter she had been choked aud
strangled to death. -
No tangible evidence connecting
the widely separated strangula
tions has been uncovered how
ever.
Bloodhounds failed to pick up
any trail at tho Harpin home last
night and police said there were no
reports of any one having visited
the Harpin home lief ore the bodies
were found.
A stranger was reported to have
visited the Pace home a short time
before Mrs. Pace was found dead
by her husband. -
Seattle Police Aiding.
SEATTLE, Dec. 29. Seattle po
lice today announced that because
of the similarity of three Kansas
City murders the past two days and
the killing of Mrs. Florence Fith
iau Monks here, finger prints of
the Monks slayer are being sent
east.
The same man is credited with
the deaths of four Portland women
and four California women. In Pa
cific coast and Kansas City mur
ders, houses bore "for rent" signs.
Descriptions of the strangler are
in the hands of eastern police.
JUDGE GIVES BOY
CHANCE TO EVADE
10-YEAR PENALTY
(AsAoctatod Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29. As
soon R3 Verne Carmer, 19, convict
ed ot assault and robbery, con
vinces the warden of the state
penitentiary that he realises that
he "can't beat the law" and Is re
pentant, he can ask the governor
for release and Circuit Judge Ross
man will approve It. Unless he re
pents he must serve a ten year
sentence. Judge Rossman made
this condition in imposing sentence
upon the youth. Carmer maintained
his innocence, thought police said
he confessed to them after his ar
rest.
INVESTIGATION IS
BEING MADE OF
. , RESIDENTIAL FIRE
H. H. Pomeroy, arson investiga
tor from the state fire marshal's
office is in the city at the request
of the Roseburg fire department
to make an investigation of the
fire which destroyed the Royer
residence on Hamilton street. Mon
day night. Fire Chief James
Fletcher stated today that there
were indications that the fire had
been maliciously set by some 'un
known person, so that an Investi
gation of the case was thought
justified. The house w-as unoccu
pied and might have been destroy
ed through the activities of a fire
bug. An official Investigation is
now being made to see if incen-
idlarism can be definitely deter
mined. The state fire marshal's of
fice is to cooperate In the future
with the local fire- department in
the investigation of all fires where
there is any question regarding the
origin.
ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW.
Speaker and Cobb Shown Guiltless
of Betting Charge by, Statement of .
Man Who Handled Joe Wood's Money
(Assoclsted Tress Leased Wire.)
DETROIT, Doc. 29. Fred O.
West, Navin field employe, men
tioned as the man who placed al
leged bets on the Detroit-Cleveland
game of September 25, 1919, that
resulted in charges against Ty
Cobb nnd Tiis Speaker, issued a
statement today denying that any
money wns bet on the game. The
money Involved ill the transaction,
he declared, was bet on a horse
race. '
The baseball bet, according to
West was "Dutch" Leonard's idea.
Leonard, he said, wanted to bet the
money on Detroit against Cleve
land but West, Instead of placing
the money on the game, bet it on
the race, he says. '
"When Ty Cobb, Trls Speaker
and Joe Wood say they did not bet
on the game of September 25, 19
19 the game between Detroit and
Cleveland at Navjn Field they are
speaking the truth; they did not
bet a cent. But neither did "Dutch"
Leonard bet on the game.
"The money that figures in the
case was bet on a horse and the
horse won. The money that was
given Joe Wood by me, and the
certified check that Wood mailed
to Leonard was the original bet,
and the winnings. Cobb and Speak
er had no money up."
Leonard Showing Culprit.
West declared Leonard called
him to the club house on Septem
ber 24 and told him he wanted to
bet on the Detroit-Cleveland game
the following day. "He asked me
if I could get a check for $1500
cashed. I told him I didn't think
I could and that I didn't want to
be responsible for that amount of
money over night. '
He called Leonard by telephone
I
List of Hospital Patients
Also Grows; Government
Formula Blamed by
Physicians. (Associated PresB Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. New
York's Christmas alcoholic death
toll rose to 26 today whilo a stream
oi cases continued to pour Into the
city's hospitals.
Mpnnwllllf rlfV InW mlirnnnfua
have rallied to the defense of the
government in putting poisonous
denaturants in. alcohol in an at-'
temnt tn nrevpnt Hlvprainn nt in.
dustrial alcohol for beverage uses,
which Dr. Charles Norrls, medical
examiner, held responsible for the
neavy ueatn toll.
In Washington, Assistant Secre
tary Andrpn-s whtlo nnl at.nin.rlv.
ing for the use of wood alcohol as
a denaturant, has announced that
the government has ordered an in
ventory of all denatured alcohol
preparatory to issuance of a new
formula for Industrial plants which
will denature alcohol along more
distasteful but less polsonless
lines.
Fourteen flrifliftnnnl lurcnnn cof
fering from alcoholic poisoning
were aumittea to uellevue hospital
yesterday, bringing to 137 the total
cases reported In ; hosnitals In
Manhattan and the Bronx.
This nuniher. health ilnnnt.it.in,.t
Officials said, could renrpapnt hut
a nartial check, ns mnnv ntiiora un
doubtedly had been taken to priv
ate sanitariums or nau been treat
ed at their homes.
Dr. Norrls assorted ihnt Hmo fnr
In 192G, 468 persons had died in
Manhattan alone from poisoned li
quor. The death toll for the month
ho said, has reached 61.
Dr. AleYlinrlpr r P.nttlar l,lf
toxirnlnirfHt nt rtnllnvnn i,'nnni..i
said that the alcoholic deaths in
New York tills venr "htmu.iI th
number who died during the days
in tnw saioon.
Mayor Walker Orders Theatre Men
of New York to
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Mayor
Walker, who recently Imposed a
.1 a. m. curfew law on nlyht clubs,
has now taken up the task of
cleaning up the New York stage.
In a conference with theatrical
producers he told them that legal
censorship would follow unless the
producers cooperated In an effort
to keep their theatres free from
salacious plays.
Promises of cooperation were
made by the producers and It was
generally regarded as possible that
a "Czar of Broadway" might evolve
i from the conference, Iftlding a
position similar to that of Will
Hayes in the motion picture in
dustry. Lee Shubert, William A. Brady,
bavld Belasco, Daniel Frohman,
Arthur Hopkins, Edgard Selwyn,
John Golden, Gilbert Miller and
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
that evening, West said, and was
told to get the money from Joe
Vood: in the morning nnd bet it
on Detroit against Cleveland.
"The next morning I went to
llie hotel and mot Wood," the
statement continues. "He told me
(hat Leonard had left the money
with him and that I was to make
file bet Leonard mentioned. 1 was
to turn the winnings over to Wood
after 'the game aud Wood said he
would send it to L.eouaru.
"I-told Wood I had a good thing
for that day, a hot tip on a horse
called Panama. I also told hiin
that I would like to lay the money
bn the horse because I could get
much better odds. Wood said
(that would be a good bet.'
! "I was prepared to make good
piirt of the bet If the horse lost.
I told Wood that I could not make
good all of it. Wood said he would
niake good the balauce in case of
the horse losing.
I Wood Handled Money.
"Wood gave me an envelope
that held the money," West con
tinued. He then paced oue bet of
$200 on Panama with one hand
book, he said, aud two others of
$100 ach with other bookmakers.
"I tried to get $200 more on the
horse but failed," he added. "All
the money that was laid was $400.
Panama won."
By accepting the lowest odds
quoted on Panama, West. said, he
effected immediate collection on
the bookmakers. "I got $080 in
cash, hustled to the railroad sta
tion and met Wood and 'handed
him the money," West went on.
"I also passed him the two $100
bets and the winnings on them.
(Continued on page S.)
IT!
Conditions Little Better
i and Nashville Due for
, Highest Water in
Many Years.
'(Associated Press . Leased Wire.)
NASHVILLE, Teun., Dec. 29.
The most disastrous flood in the
history of Nashville was predicted
today by the weather bureuu. The
Cumberland river now at a 64.4
foot stage and already spread out
over a large portion of tho lower
part of town, is expected to reach
55.5 or 56 feet, breaking all rec
ords. The total flooded area in Nash
ville was stated at . police head
quarters late today to be 250
blocks with about five thousand
persons made homeless.
MEMPHIS, Tcnn., Dec. 29. A
forecast of generally clear skies to
day brought hope to the areas in
the south affected by floods.
The situation is most tense along
the Tennessee, Cumberland and
Ohio rivers, where more than 6,000
have been driven from their
homes. The death list remained at
16 today, though reports from Iso
lated sections indicated that this
toll might be increased when full
communication was established.
Railroad officials would not pre
dict any immediate relief for traf
fic. Some sections have no rail
service.
Engineers In Memphis announc
ed that the Mississippi was little
more than five feet below flood
stage and expressed fears that
floods when the snows begin to
melt in the headlands, would cause
much destruction in the lowor ba
sin. Several cities have Issued nn-
pcals for funds with which to car
ry on relief.
Nashville, the most severely af
fected of any city In the flooded
area, had mre than 4,000 homeless,
with the crest on the Cumberland
river not reached yet. The flood
mere Is the worst since 1882.
Halt Filthy Shows
Thomas Broadhurst were among
those attending the conference.
Florence Ziegfeld, George White
and Earl Carroll- received Invita
tions, but did not attend.
The mayor told the producers
that nrnhUiitlnn hail nnnm al,n..t
largely through the refusal of the
saioon Keepers to give In to senti
ment for reform and that censor
ship had been thrust upon the mo
tion picture industry after It had
refused to voluntarily act-opt It.
He suggested an organization of
producers to act as their own
censors. The mayor said that un
less the producers took steps to
clean un the stage he would ask
for legSlatlon to give the com
missioner of licenses power to re
voke legitimate theatre licenses,
which power he now has over the
motion picture theatres, . ;
29. 1926.
FREE TEXTS ARE
F
CERTAIN RULES
Teachers Would Let First
: Class Districts Choose
Their Own Books.
ASSOCIATION ELECTS
Roseburg Teacher Named
on Executive Committee;
Music Board and
Turner Clash.
(Associated Press Leuscd Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29.
Complete reorganization of the
state board of education by legisla
tive enactment; provision for free
textbooks, with permission for dis
tricts of the first class to select
their text books indepnedent of tbe
state textbook commission; and
text book commission composed
only of residents in the districts
over which tbe commission Is to
have text book authority these
are the principal resolutions adopt
ed by the representative council
of the Oregon state teachers' I
sociatlon in annual session here.
H. E. Inlow, superintendent of
Pendleton schoolB, was elected vice
president and Mrs. Susanno Homes
Carter, superintendent of Jackson
county schools, was advanced from
tho vice presidency to the presi
dency, succeeding J. S. Sanders,
president of the Monmouth normal
school.
Maybelle Wilson Church, a Robo-
burg high school teacher, was
elected to the executive committee
from District 3; C. W. Boetticher,
superintendent in The Dalles, for
District 4. and R. R. Turner, super
intendent of schools in Dallas and
acting state school superintendent,
was nnraed member at large.
Dr. E. S. Evenden of the Teach
ers' College, Columbia Unverslty,
New York, who addressed the
convention, said that in fixing sal
aries of teachers emphasis should
be put on the quality of work,
rather than on years of service.
The automatic system of increas
ing snlarlcs on the basis ot years
of service does not stimulate the
best effort.
"While I am In favor of tenure
laws, salary schedules and retire
ment laws, they represent only a
means toward an end, and the
sooner the teaching profession
reaches the point where it will
handle its problems itself and dls-
pense with these devices, the bet
ter It will be for the teaching pro
fesslon." R. R. Turner Laughed At
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 29. Trouble
reported to have arisen In the
ranks of the state music commit
tee, when R. R. Turner, state sup
erintendent of public instruction,
was said to have expressed dissat
isfaction with the present commit
tee and a desire for its reorganiza
tion, was laughed at here by Dr.
John J. Landsbury, chairman of
the state music committee and
dean of the University ot Oregon
school of music, and Rex Under
wood, member of the string sec
tion of the committee and profes
sor of violin nt the university.
"1 have had no intimation of the
trouble," Dean Landsbury said.
and he added: "It Isn't worth men
tioning, and I'm not paying any
nttentlon to it. It is nothing new,
petition after petition coming up
tills way in the past. I have had
no request at all from Mr. Turner
to resign."
Hie present d fficultv neemn to
have come up over the annllcatlon
of Mrs. Alvina (E. Druce) Knowl-
ton of Portland for certificate. Mrs.
Knowlton applied for a certificate
In 1924 and was given a temporary
one. She did not ask for one again
until this year. According to Fred
erick Goodrich, secretary of tho
committee, the committee stated
It could not recommend the issu
ance of a certificate until Mrs.
Knowlton had given further evi
dence of her ability as a teacher.
Mr. turner charged that there
were "petty Jealousies and nre.
Judlccs" motivating the work of
tho committee, and that the group
has used unbusinesslike methods
In handling applications which
have come to it. Ho is said to have
suggested that the committee mem
bers submit their resignations.
Mr. Underwood said that he had
heard nothing about the case un
til press notices were bronchi to
his attention.
'I think It Is merely a local case
coming up In Portland," he said.
"I have not heard a thing about
resigning."
o
Returns From Eugene
Miss Velma Purkenson, .who has
been in Kugene .visiting with re
latives over the holidays and at
tended the marriage of her sister.
Miss orma Purkenson, and Tobias
J.i$ohson of Scatte, which was an
event of the holidays, has return
ed to Roseburg,
AVORED
VOL. XVII
Monster Auto
Designed For
Speed Record
(Assoclavrid Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Deo. 29. A big red
mystery automobile costing $100,
000 to construct and believed cap
able of developing a speed of 200
miles an hour, will be sent to tho
United States In February for a
speed test on some Florida beaoti
yet to bo selected.
The car, which Is shaped like a
sea sled and has enclosed tires to
cut down wiud pressure, is 32 feet
long and six feet wide. It repre
sents a sorlous attempt on the
part ot British manufacturers to
capture speed records now held in
the United States.
The car weighs 7,056 pounds,
consumes 41 gallons of gasoline a
minute and is capable of develop
ing 1,000 horsepower. The power
Is divided over two motors, one be
ing slung over each axle. It con
tains a secret transmission and
control Bystem recently invented.
The manufacturers ot the car,
which was constructed secretly at
Wolverhampton, claim that it is
the largest ever built.
The speed tost in the United
States will be held under the aus
pices of the contest board of the
American Automobile association.
In the test It will be driven by Ma
jor H. O. Seagrave, noted British
speed driver.
NEW- GLUE- MAY
HELP SOLUTION
OF PEPER CASE
Police Inspector Says He
Can Identify Gun Used
by the Murderer.
NEW ANGLES APPEAR
Fortune Teller Considered
Tool of Williams, Who
Coveted Wife of
. Slain Man.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
HOOD RIVER, Dec. 29. A def
inite clue which officers believe
will aid In solution of the myster
ious murder of Ray F. Peper de
veloped today in a report by In
spector Craddock, of the Portland
police, that he could Identify the
revolver with which Peper was
slain through the bullet which kill
od tho Mount Hood woodchopper.
The bullet, which had penetrat
ed Peper s heart and body, was
found on the floor of tho cabin
where Peper wns shot Tuesday
night of last week by a man who
knocked at the door. Craddock
said the bullet was a Remington
80 grain and had been fired from
a 32-20 Colt revolver. This has
given officers a now trail to fol
low. Couple Sought.
An effort was being mndo today
to find a "Joe" and a "Maggie"
who were said to have accompan
ied Mrs. Etta Wooster, of Goblo,
Ore., on a trip to Mount Hood, In
tho course of which Mrs. Wooster
told the fortune of Mrs. Peper.
This episode was considered Im
portant by officers, because Mrs.
Wooster told Mrs. Peper of a man
who was "coming Into her life" to
give her love and happiness. Her
description of this man fitted
James P. Williams, who was infat
uated with Mrs. Peper. Officers
charge that Mrs. Wooster was used
as a tool by Williams to promote
his lovo affair with Mrs. Peper.
Mrs.. Woostor said she stopped cas
ually at the Peper cabin while her
companions, on a camping trip.
whom she named as "Joe" and
"Maggie," continued on up tho
mountain to Raid Butte. Officers
now want to get the versions of
thoso individuals.
Investigators have been unable
to find any ono of whom the camp
ing party Inquired its way to the
vicinity of tho Peper home, which
is in a remote section.
Williams Fibbed.
Williams, who has been hold
pending the Investigation, was to
be given a final grilling by District
Attorney Baker and Sheriff Edlck
this aftornoon.
They said they had found he had
told them some lies and they plan-
nod to confront him with the in
formation they had developed In
he hope that ho would tell more
about tho case.
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Raffety Spends Niflht Here
T. A. Raffety, chief of the state
motor vehicle department, ' spent
last night In Roseburg on offlclnl
business. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Raffety. They returned this
morning by auto to their home in
Salem. ;
NO. 298 OF THE EVENING NEW3
TlPSlCKED.
IKS
Modern Artillery Enable sf
Rebels to- Rout Force
of President Diaz. - j
U. S. IS LOOKING ON
Fleeing Soldiers Disarmed
in Neutral Zone; Head
of Insurgents Not . : I
Recognized. .
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Doc. 29.
Victorious in a three-day battle
as Las Perlas on the oast coaat of)
Nicaragua, tbe liberal forces ot Dr.
Jauu Sacasa are now threatening)
several strategic points loading tuj
the interior.
The troops of the conservative
government of President Diaz, who
has been recognized by the Unlti
ed States, were forced to retread
before the liberals. The latter's gov-i
ernment under Dr. Sacasa Is recogi
nized by Mexico.
Advices from; the fighting zonoj
Bay 1,000 conservative troops werej
opposed by 1500 liberals, of whom
300 were alleged to be Mexican
soldiers or officers. j-,
Artillery Wins Day. .
The conservatives ran out , of!
ammunition and found their ma
chine gun fire no match for thoi
12 pieces of light artillery in tha
possession ot the liberals. Tha
retreat was ordered, 400 men be
Ing told oft to cover the rear while?
the main body retired to the neu
tral zone of El Bluft.
Of the 400 rear ' guard, many
were killed while the others worn
surrounded and oaptured. Tha main
body reached. El Bluff where they
will be disarmed by the American
naval forces who are maintaining
the neutrality of the zone. :
. By their victory the liberals
gained access to the Escondlda
river, ' captured Fruta Depan anrti
began an attack on Monkey Ridge.
If this strategic point is taken, ill
will give control of the river, along,
which American fruit companies
operate. Other liberal forces are
proceeding to Rama, where thero
is a small conservative garrison.
Diaz Worried.
The Diaz (conservative) gov
ernment is said to be extremely
short of ammunition and funda
with which to pay the 6,000 men
under arms. Goneral Dinz display
ed great anxiety over the situation
when news of the defeat at La
Perlas was received; rpeated his
assertion that he could not hold out
much longer "against the liberals
if they continue to receive, as ha'
charged, military support from
Mexico.
"Another Mexican gun runner,
named Temporal, loft Mexico sev
eral days ago with more ammuni
tion than this government has, nmt
also some light and heavy artil
lery," he said. "We have a few,
old cannons, but they cannot com
pare with modern guns." -
Landing ot American naval
forces In Nicaragua for the an
nounced purpose of protecting;
American interests by tho estab
lishment of neutral zones has!
drawn a sharp editorial attack from!
the newspaper El Universal oS
Mexico City, which charged tho
United States with a "policy ofi
ruthless Imperialism in Latin
America."
Watchful Waltlnfj.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Hav
ing answered critics of its policy
with regard to Nicaragua, offi
cials of the Washington govern
(Continued on page 8.)
BOOTLEG BOOZE
EATS WAY THROUGH
RADIATOR OF AUTO
(Aiwoolfttod Prera Lcatavf Wire.)
SEATTLE, Doc. 29. If you
must drink New Year's ovc,
drink lea or coffoe, Federal
P ro h i b itton Admlnlfltrntor
Lylc of lhe Pacific northwest
urged here today.
A widespread impression
that liquor is petting cheaper
is fallacious, Lyte declared.
"From the standpoint of
quality, liquor prices are hlfrh-
er now than ever before be
cause people did Ret real
whiskey when they were pay-
ing $15 a bottle. Now it is Vir-
tually impossible to buy tho
genuine article for nny price.
"Believe it or not, in Spo-
kane several deputy sheriffs
tried the experiment of put-
ting confiscated liquor into
their auto radiators to keep
them from freezing. They'll
never do it again. The booze
ate right through the ratliat-
ors. And that's what a lot of
people are going to pour Into
their systems New Year's
eve."
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