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Consolidation of The Evenins0News and
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DOUGLAS " COUNTY
An Independent Kewspsper, Published for
th Best Interest ithe People.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1927. Ugw
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VOL. XXVII NO. 239 OF ROSEBORG REVIEW
VOL. XVII
NO. 31 i OF THE EVENING NEWS
Rose
(WESSKEVIEW
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.TEMQUi
FISH BODIES ON
PRDBEPROGRAM
State Senate Also Favors
Increased .Auto Speed,
Eddy Dissenting.
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
Appropriation Bills Feel
Pruning Knife; House
Boosts Allowance
for Expenses.
(Associate Press teased Wfre.l
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 13. With an
investigation liy a senate commit
tee ot the state fish commission
al reaily arranged to start next
Monday evening, an investigation
of the state text book, commission
and the state board or education
was requested today by Senator
Joseph oE Multnomah county.
Joseph asked that contracts for
text books entered into with the
American Book company and (linn
and company be investigated. The
resolution charged that the com
panies had a virtual monopoly of
the school book business in Ore
Sou. Speed Limit Raised.
Tho senate today passed a bill
introduced by Senator Miller of
Josephine county, increasing speed
limit of automobiles from SO to 35
miles an hour. Bailey, Carsner
and Eddy voted against it.
Senator Hall today introduced
an old age pension bill by request.
Senator Hall's bill to make it
unlawful to drive a molor vehicle
without a muffler was tabled in
tho senate today. . ;.(
A resolution introduced today by
Representative Gordon of Multno
mah county,-aml 41 other house
members, would allow each mem
ber an expense account of $5 a
liny In addition to the $3 per day
allowed by law and 15 cents mile
age. Pruning Knife Used.
The joint wayfi and means com
mittee lust night cut $108,830 from
appropriations proposed for vari
ous state departments and activi
ties. Abolishment. of the voters
pamphlet publishing pictures and
statements candidates for public
office is provided for in a bill In
troduced today by Senator Hunter,
Representative Theodore P. Cra
mer, Jr., and Senator Edward V7
Miller, of Grants Pass, introduced
house bill No. 31 Thursday morn
ing calling for appropriation of
$30,0(10 to be matched by contribu
tion for the construction of an
armory at Grants Pass.
The Tillamook and Washington
county delegations started a drive
for the construction of the pro
posed Wilson river toll road when
they introduced in the house this
morning a bill, providing for con
struclion of toll roads by the state
highway commission.
lloth houses adjourned this fore
noon until 10:30 o'clock Monday.
Without a word of comment (lie
house today passed house concur
rent resolution No. 4 calling for
allowance of $5 a day for expenses
of members of the 31th session.
No roll call was taken. The nay
chorus had but two or three mem
bers which sang out softly.
Insurance Law Tinkering.
Whether a bill shall be Intro
fuced in the legislature to be re
ferred to tiie people, providing for
compulsory competitive insurance
under the state workmen's com
pensation act has not yet been de
cided by the special investigating
committee that has existed the
last, two years, according to Sena
tor Gns C. Sloser. chairman of the
committee. Also the question of
Hospital contracts remains to be
threshed out by the committee.
Other points covered are con
tained in a report filed with the
senate and the secretary of state
today. A supplementary report
covering the other points "will be
made next week.
Several amendments to the com
pensation act have been agreed
upon.
Free Text Book Bill.
The free text book bill No. 30.
made Its way into the house this
morning with Representatives
Hazlett, Fisher. King. Paulson and
Bailey as Its sponsors. The meas
ure would permit school districts
to Include in their annual levy a
tax not to exceed $1.50 per pupil
pe year for the purpose of pro
viding. book? for free distribution.
Districts of the first class would
be empowered to choose their own
books, while those of other classes
would have to take those pre
scribed by the state.
Normal Fight Rei-ewed
Hoping to obtain reconsideration
r,f the decision of the loard of re
gents of stale normal schools to
(Continued on paje 6.)
GREAT NORTHERN
AND NO. PACIFIC
MERGER PLANNED
(Associated Press Leased Wi.-e.) e
' ST. PAUL, Jan. 13. The
St. Paul Dispatch today
quotes New York sources as
reporting definite plans are
now under way looking to the
long proposed merger of the
Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railways. The New
York offices of these roads,
according to the Dispatch's
information, are drawing up a
definite proposal for present-
atiou to the Interstate Com-
merce Commission soon.
With joint stock control of
the Burlington line already in
the hands ot these roads, the
combination of the three
roads would effect a railway
system with a capitalization
of more than 5650,000,000 and
28.000 miles of lines. '
New York. It was indicated
Hulph Btidd and Cliaries Don-
nelly, presidents, respective-
ly, of the Great Northern
nnd Northern Pacific, plan to
leave within a few days for
Ney York. It was; indicated
in rail circles here that their
trip had to do with the mer-
ger plans.
STRICKEN IN COURT,
EX-JUDGE GATENS
DIES IN HOSPITAL
4 fAssoeialed Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13.
Vormer Circuit Judge Will-
iani Gaiens died at a hospital
hero this afternoon after be-
ing stricken this morning in
the court room of Circuit
Judge Ekwnll. He was argu-
ing a properly damage suit
when stricken. Recently he
returned from a trip to Call-
fornia for his health.
S. P. IVES Tl
BUY OUT RAIL
LIMNERS
Sole Ownership of Oregon
Roads Operated Object
of Bond Issue.
AMOUNT 100 MILLION
Will Permit Retirement of
Outstanding Debts Also
and Development of
New Territory.
(Associated Press leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13.
Financing plans announced by the
Southern Pacific company provide
for issuance of bonds not to ex
ceed $100,000,000 to give the com
pany direct ownership of several
Oregon railroad properties, includ
ing those which came into the
system through acquisition of the
(Continued on page 3.)
EfflLI II
CAT A LIN A ISLAND, Jan.
13. Special to News-He-
view). The waters of the
calm Pacific will be churned
to a frazzle on Saturday
when the famous Wrigley
wriggle, or "channel swim"
from the Catnlioa Island to
the mainland is started,
Nearly 250 swimmers from
all parts of the world wfH
take a nose dive Into the
ocean in an effort to capture
Bill Wripley's $40,000 In
prizes. The winner of tho
first prize will receive $25(-
000. Who wouldn't brave a
few sharks for that sum?
Some of the world's best
swimmers are to compete.
Although the welfare sotle-
ties and women's leagues of
Los Anceies have protested'
the entry of swimmers attired
only in grease, it 1s said that
manv of the contestant will
ignore the order and take to
the water with onty a thin
coating of axle grease. But
anyhow, it's gonna be a
mighty tough day for the lit-
tie fishes and It takes a ffi-
low with more backbone than
a jeliy fish to stand up under
the strain. O
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OLD
CHAPLIN FAG
Domestic Woes Rob Screen
Comedian of Wonted
Jaunty Air.
"TERRIBLE," HE SAYS
Movements Started to Ban
Films From Exhibition;
Purviance Salary
Scrutinized.
(Associated Press issed Wire.)
CHICAGO, J a ii. 13 Charlie
Chaplin's first public comment on
the divorce suit of his wife, Uta
Grey Chaplin, was "it's terrible
too terrible for words."
" The film comedian, most of
whose fortune together with his
trick cane, floppy pants, derby hat
and oversized shoes, Have gone
into the hands of receivers in Los
Angeles, had little more to say
than this phrase, murmnrer sev
eral times when he arrived in Chi
cago last night on his way to New
York. ' .
Plainly dejected and barely able
to summon a smile when reporters
besieged him as he stepped reUtet
antiy from a western train, Chap
lin finally posed for a picture after
he warded off reporters with these
words:
"Really boys, I'm sorry. I'd like
to talk or you but this not the
time and place and I shall reserve
my statement for just that the
right time and place.
"it's just simply too terrible for
words."
Strain Effects Show
He war tired, ho said, terribly
tired and lie looked it. There
were circles under his eyes and
his face was grave and grey. There
appeared no spring in his walk,
and his Bhoulders seemed to sag.
Only once was there a flash of his
old humor, and that came when
he was asked what was taking him
to New York.
"I am going there," he said, and
paused while a slow smlio came
to his lips, "to write the conclud
ing chapters to a story of my life,
which is now appearing in a New
York magazine.' .. ..
As attorneys for Mrs. Chaplin
began efforts in the moVFng pic
ture city to trim tho payroll of the
Chaplin film organization, move
ments were started in several
cities to bar films In which the
comedian appears until the divorce
case is disposed of. At Ottawa,
ill., the La Salle county league of
women voters asked motion pic
ture theatre owners not to show
Chaplin films while Mayor Dertha
K. Landes announced in Seattle
that she would ask the Seattle
censor board to decide, whether
the comedian's films should be
barred from exhibition there.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 Edna
Purviance, formerly starred by
Charlie Chaplin, today was cast for
a role In the marital drama of the
millionaire film actor and producer
(Continued on page 4.1
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t tames in Mexico; i roups
Save ConsulateFromMob
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
MEXICO CITY, Jan. J3. Anti
tmerienn sentiment in Mexico Is
being displayed as tho general
pubiie becomes cognizant of the
gravity of the international situa
tion augmented by me concern ot
the American department of state
over the specter of Bolshevism
here. ,
A manifestation against the
American consulate at Guadalajara
was averted only by military inter
vention; the national students con
gress voted yesterday to support
the attitude of President Calles-in
the International crisis, denounc
ing at the same time the "north
ern colossus." while the newspa
pers, particularly El Universal, are
charging domination ot Mexico on
the part of the United States at
the behest of "exploiters who have
invested money in Mexico.
First news of anti-Amarlcan man
ifestations came this morning from
Guadalajara where a mass meeting
of workers was held iast night. 1 he
dispatches said that the mcetiug
was held in protest against "Cath
olic activities fostered by the mt
peratism of the United States."
After the meeting the workers
marched through the streets firing
hundreds of revolver shots into the
air and then started for the Ameri
can consulate. General Ferrelra,
military commandant of Jalisco,
took personal command ot the sit
uation and dispersed the marchers
by a show of military force.
Meanwhile the government,
which is beset by sporadic out
breaks in various parts of the re
public, today announced further
measures to crush the insurrec
tions which already are known, to
have cost the liveB of at least 75
BROKE LEFT :
WILL JUST BEFORE
T;
Beneficiary Is Companion
and Creditor, Who Took
Part in Fruitless.
Hunt for Him.
(Associated Press Leased Wtre.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 33.
Search for Leslie Browniee, lost
on Siount Hood since January 1,
was in official channels today as a
result of disclosure that just be
fore he started to climb to the
peak he had hastily drawn up a
will' leaving $210 to his companion,
Al Feyerabend, The iatter said this
will was made in sport, and cov
ered money which Browniee owed
him. No charges have been made
against Feyerabend.
Questioned by officers Feyera
bend admitted that he had given
false information concerning Ilia
separation from Browniee. He ad
mitted that he had not climbed
to the peak after having separated
from Browniee. New information
given by Feyerabend, caused a re
newal of the search.
According to Chief Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Joe Hammeriy, the
inquiry will not likely lead to any
thing more than further knowledge
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rebels and 24 federal soldiers.
Humors reaching Mexico City
that 140 rebels were seen hanging
from trees . oa a bJghway near
Gtumfea were without fioafiniia
tiou ami are felt to be antrae
sluce such a wholesale hanging
would imply a serious defeat of
the revolutionists, which the war
department would have announced.
The Mexican Catholic Episcopate
today issued a statement denying
the charges coming from the office
of President Caiies yesterday that
the Episcopate had incited the're
eent. disorders.
INTERCITY ROTARY
MEETING TO BEHEL1
Eugene, Marshfield, Grants
Pass, Medford and Rose
burg Clubs to Be
Represented.
One hundred and fifty Hotarlans,
representing the clubs of Bugene,
Slarshfleld, Grants Pass, Medford
and Koseburg. are to gather in
Hoseburg tonight for a big Inter
city meet. The banquet is to be
spread at the Umpona Hotel,
i where the Hoseburg club will en
j tertain the visitors. Charlie Mc
1 Elliinny, president of the Hoseburg
club will preside and the program
I wili be in charge of Attorney Dex-
ter Rice.
j The Eugene club is coming with
10 per cent attendance in a spe
l cial train, which has been charier
ed for the run. The train Is oper
ating under non-stop orders, and
i wili make fast time into this
'City, being scheduled to arrive be-
5 fore 1 o'clock, the hoar set for
the meeting. The Eugene delega
) Hon Is bring the male anariet
from . that city, and will furnish
jsome of the special music,
j These inter-city meetings are ai
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TO GOOLIDGE
Sacasa Denies Campaign in
Nicaragua Receiving
Aid From Mexico, .
PACT IS DISCLAIMED
Declares New York Monied
Interests , Opposed by
Majority of His
Countrymen.
By The Associated Press.
3Dr. Jnan Sacasa, head of the
Liberal government in Nicaragua,
has sent the following message to
the Associated Press in reply to a
request for his views on Presi
dent Coolldge s recent message to
congress on Nicaragua:
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua,
Jan. 13. "I have received your
radiogram referring to the mes
sage of President Coolldge Before,
congress. Many thanks, j
"Once more I reiterate the cate-
garic statement that I have no
agreement with Mexico or any otlH
er government. We ooagiat arms,!
first from the United States, and:
after the embargo, wherever we;
could. We were encouraged in oar :
attitude by the declarations of the !
state dejsartmeijt and the Anierl-;
can minister in Central America
after the Charoborro-Bias coup
d'etat, '
Ceoiidge Disputed.
"The assertion by President
Cooiidge that Mexican officers
fight in our army and that said
government protects as is abso
lutely, erroneous. ..There does not
exist a single Mexican ganeoat on
our shores. Meanwhile several
more American warships are an
nounced lo arrive for the support
of Diaz against the constitutional
president of the Nicaragua!! peo
ple. - "It is also Inaccurate its say)
that Liberal rejireseatatives refus
ed to attend congress when Diass
was designated president and that
I absented myself at that time.
Many Libera! representatives were
away from Nicaragua on account
of persecution, and I was raihless
ly pursaed immediately after the
Chamorro-Diax eeap against the
legitimate president, Soiorzano,
obliging me to leave Nicaragua. S
went directly to Washington and
in December, 1325, presented a
memorandum to ihe state depart
ment. -
"It is strange lhat President
Cooiidge dees not know or has for
gotten these facts and Is making
contrary assertions, 1 remained in
Washington for several months in
ciose contact with the state de
partment. "Later in my character as vice-
president sad in view of the ab
sence of President Colorssano, I re
turned to Nicaragua to re-establish
order, interrupted by Chamorro
and Diaz. Identical conduct would
have been observed by Vice Presi
dent Cooiidge at the death of Mr.
Harding had any citizen without
fConiinned on pare 3.3
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FEDERAL PERMIT
ON NORTH UMPQUA
ISSUED TO COPCO
s fAssocisteg Press leased Wrt. ;
WASH3NOTGN,- Jan. 13.
The federal power commis-
slon aataorteed issuance of a
preliminary pernslt to the
California-Oregon Power oj-
pany of San Francisco, TfBica
proposes to develop live
power sites on the North
Umpqas river Ja Oosgiss
comity. Oregon.
A preliminary permit gives
tlte sisiisiif ation priority rigms
3a event the eosnmlssloa de-
eldes lis project feasible and
not sgainst the pahlie Inter-
est.
MEDFOItD, Ore,, Jan. IS.
The home office of the Call-
fornla-Oreeon Power com-
pany announced' today that
Its application for power
rights In Donglas coast?
would be held to reserve.
Jj
..ARNOLD DALY, NOTED j
- AGTOa-MANASER, iS !
SUfiNEO TO DEATH !
- :
A80ptate4 Tress Iaset "Wire.)
NEW YORK, Jan. IS.
Arnold Daiy, acior and lien-
trical manager, was burned
to deatls In a fire in his apart-
meat on the fourth floor at
2S West Blst street today.
The fire, origin of which
is not known, swept from the
ground fioor up ihe stairway.
cutting off ihe only avenne ot
escape.
Firetaen, breaking into fte
building made several daring
a rescues sat iiiey seemed an-
aware ot Mr. Daly's presence
In bis apartment.
a,
1 WINKLE OF
Letter on Land Grant Tax
Refund Sent to Marion
County Attorney.
STATEMENT GOES FAR
Attorney General Declares
Also That Educational
Institutions Will
Get Portion.
(A:-M:tM Press esmA Wirs.3
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 13 In a let
ter to District Attflfiicy Jslsti H,
Carson for the Marion eoKufy
court, Attorney Oeaeral I. H. Var
Winkle holds that the state is en
titled to a share of the Oregon and
Califoraia grant land refund, eaetil
to what lis share of taxes would
have been had ihe taxes teen as
sessed against the lands after iln-y
were taken over by the govern
ment. The opinion will he for
warded to liepresentatJve W. C.
Hawley. at Washington, who, with
the county judges and commission
ers of the state, has been working
on the theory ihaS the refund
should go io the counties alone.
Act Specifies "State"
It had genoraiiy been supposed
(Continued on page S.J
fAsieis rtes Irfwsetf Wire.3
CALKXICO. Califs Jan. 13.
A heavy earthquake shock
here at S A o'clock this morn-
ine shook windows and rat-
tied dishes but did no serl-
sus dssiago. A number ot
residents rushed from their
homes. Tho shock was follow-
ed by a series of lighter vl-
brat ions lasting several see-
onds. Three minor tremors
were Jeit earlier. Reports
here said that tho shocit. de-
scribed as the heaviest glnee
the major carlho.ke dhv
inrbanee of Jannary 1, which
caused serious damage here
and in Mexlclla, Mexico, also
was felt in Hi Cenlro.
BHAWLKY, Calif., Jan. 13.
Two sharp earthquake
shocks were felt hfts this
morning at 3 o'clock. No dam-
age was reported,
PlliNE
TEMuLOBSlCir
Idaho Senator Argues That
AmiaMe Means Should
Be Substituted. ;:
SOUND POLICY ASKED
Advocates Arbitration as
Proper Way to Settle
Land Controversy
With Mexico.
fAssoctsiea Press 'Lesssa Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Jam 3 i At
peal to the administration tor :
abolish "Ihe sse of force"' la deal-
ing with Central America and to :
seek to establish amity by ami.
able means was made in the sen.
ate today hy Chairman Borah at
the foreign relations committee
This coald he aeeeiaollsfeed. said
the senator, by estahltohlrur cob-
taet with the Central Atseriesn jeo-
pies inesaseives. , ;
"If we do that, he declared, .
"we can follow a policy In Central
Asaerica which will protect ear
rights."
Snbnilsslon of the iaad law eoa
troTorsy with Mexico to abitralioa
also was arged by the - Massi
senator. It was his only reference
to the controversy with Mexico in
an address ei an hoar and s half
assailing the administration's pel
icy in dealing with Nicaragua, sadi
ether Central American eosstries.
Assails U. 8. Poiissy , ; .';
t Dissatisfied with tie Explanation
given congress by; the president is
his special message , Monday ami
anconvjBced hy the snpplemehtal
evidence sabmitfed yesterday to
the foreign relations committee by,
Secretary Kellogg, Mr. Borah ex
pressed to his colleagues to char
acteristically vigorous terms his
dissent fro mthe cearse to which
the Washington government has
committed Itself.
He said at ihe onlset that the
'sontroversy was not' personal.' ;
one, but thai as chairman of th
foreign relations committee, he
eonld not sit by and silently appear;
to acquiesce In what had Been done.
"1 am gratified at the opportun
ity of expressing views on ihe
Mojaragaan situation," Senator
Borad said. "This is a subject
which has been before the senate
since 1918.
"i am also gratified that the ad
ministration has lad oportaalty
to make mtlslie the facts spaa
which it acted. ; . ,
Monroe Doctrine Guide
"This is not a personal ,coniro
versy between the President and
myself or between the secretary of
state and myself.
The Nlcaragnan oaeslien, &e eon-
tinned, was one of "national pol
icy." "It Is not to be confined to ihe
recognition of this or that Indivi
dual," he said. "It involves wha
policy we are to follow In dealing:
with affairs not only in Nicaragua
hat also in Central America.
"in passing, i want to say that
ihe Monroe doctrine does not ap
ply io this ease. There is at this
time no non-American power seek
ing ia gain territory lu ifals hem
isphere. There is no non-American
power seeking lo overthrow
ihe Nlcaragaao government.
"The Konroc doctrine furnishes
as no guide ia deaiias with the
Internal affairs of the countries in
Central America." :
No Hight to interfere
Senator Borah said he reaii-eefi
Ihe eondlthsns in Central America
were a concern of ihe l?niie4
Slates, hut he added that "under
the Monroe doctrine ive have no
right to interfere with the gov
ernment -of any Central American
country." On the contrary the
senator continued, the , doctrine
was designed to ' preteet Latin
American nations from domination
hy foreign countries and was an
nounced at a time when "a strug
gle was going for the domination
of Ihosc countries hy foreign gov-
leruineia."
j "If the Monroe doclrine Is to he
I construed as pernikHng Interfer
j enee hy the United Slales with Ihe
i internal affairs of those coun
tries, then it heroines a dagger and
not a shield," he said.
Kelieag Escapes Grill
By a vnieeof 8 to ", ihe house
foreign affairs committee today re
jeried a motion lo caii Secretary
Kellogg for oaestioning on the
Kiraragnaa-SIexican siiaai km.
Three Republicans, Fish of New
York; M. D. Hull of Illinois ami
Ceepv of Wisconsin, joined with
four Democrats In supporting ihe
move. Seven Republicans voted
against the proposal and Chalr
tCoatlouea on page 3.)
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