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Newspaper Page TextlEVIDEW; ' UAe Weather Highest temperature yesterday....40 Lowest .temperature last nighf....18 Forecast for southwest- Oregon: Fair and continued cold tonight; Saturday fair with slowly rising temperature. 12 PAGES TODAY An Independent Newspaper, Published for the Best Interests of the People, v . Consolidation of The Evening News The Roseburg Review end e DOUG II S COU NT Y ROSEBURG, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 1 , 1927.. VOL. XXVII NO. 318 OF THE EVENING NEWS VOL NO. 24S OF ROSEBURG REVIEW PPA-Sl Iks VV qj) 1 Is ' k FINANCE PLAN FOR TEN YEARS AIM OF SURVEY House Passes Resolution Dealing With State ' Institutions. NEW BILLS APPEAR Auto Driver Age Limit to Be Raised to 18, With School Children Excepted. ' (Auoclatcd PreM Leaied Wire.) ' STATU HOUSE, SALEM, Ore., Jah-21 The house thiB morning adopted a resolution by Represen tatives Cramer and Potter calling for a survey of the building needs of state Institutions 'by the com mittee on public institutions, i A survey with recommendations cov ering a 10 year program would be made by . the committee which would be instructed to report back . to the. house by February 10. Final action on the "peddlers' license" law will -likely be taken by the house Tuesday, it was in dicated today,, when Representa tive Graham, chairman, of the auto and roads committee, motioned that house bill 8 and senate bill 15 he made a -special order of busi ness at that timet ' , Age Limit -Raised The house automobile and roads committee has 'recommended that house bill No. 1 raising, the driv er's license ago from-lBto 18 years, do pass. Certain exceptions would be made for -minors driving ma chines to and from school. This . provision .is '.. puTOculnrly nsces- snry. for sparsely settled sections of the state where children come from considerable distances. Cigarette Adv. Bill Representative Mark A. Paulson, Marlon county, has Introduced a second bill providing that no pic tures of a person "real or Imagin ary'' can be used in connection with advertisements on bill sign boards and similar places for cig arettes, tobacco, pipes or any nar cotic. Paulson withdrew a similar bill yesterday. The state board of control would purchase all stationery, office sup plies and furniture -for every state office, and commission in accord ance with house bill 183 introduc ed todav by Representatives North and Bailey and signed by 45 other members of the house. Per Diem Rise Voted , STATE HOUSE, Salem, . Ore., Jan. 21? Following a tropical de bate, the senate yesterday passed the house joint resolution allowing $5 a day for legislators for expen ses. . ' The vote was: " ' For: Banks, Reals, Bell, Butler, Carsner, Davis, Dunne, Hall, Hare, Hunter, Klepper, Mann, Miller, Moser, Norblad, Upton. Against: Bailey, Brown, Hutt, Dunn, Eddy, Elliott, Jones, Joseph, Marks, Staples, Strayer, Corbett. Absent: Kiddle, Reynlos. " Opponents Air Views Senator Butt, opening the fight against the resolution, declared the (Continued on page 3.) ' INDIAN SMILES AS NEUNER DUBS HIM A COWARD rAnflnctAtfd PreM l.oaicd Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 21. Following instructions from Cir cuit Judge Rudkln, the case of Ouy Sconchln, charged with slay ing McClelland Williams on the s Klamath Indian reservation Octo- 4 ber 31, went to the jury at 10:30 Js a. m. today. ' . In his closing argument late yes 4 terday United States District At- ;rj torney Neuner demanded a ver- j diet of first degree murder, clalm- ing that Sconchin had killed Wlll- lams In cold blood. When Neuner J termed the defendant a "monu- 3 mental coward" the Indian smiled. KANSAS LOSES 20 YEARS BATTLE TO BAN CIGARETTES . Meanclnted I'M Leued Wire.) TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 21. Kansas, after trying for 20 years to enforce a law prohibiting the sale of cigar- ettes, nears surrender on this issue. Its house of repre- 8entatives yesterday voted 83 to 35 for repeal of the measure! With a victory in the house, supporters of the bill forecast similar action by the senate, which voted to annul the act two years ago by a three to one majority. Norris Weeps As He Recites i; Chipps Killing (Aesoclited Pme Leaied Wire.) AUSTIN, -Texas, Jan. 21 J., Frank Norrfs, noted fundamental ist pastor of Fort "Worth, on the witness stand here today, told his story of how he killed E. Chipps, wealthy lumberman, in his church office last July 17. Weeping and halting over each word, he related how Chipps had gone to his office, had demanded that he cease attacks on Chipps' friends, had threatened to kill him, and of how. he shot Chipps when he said the latter came at him with his hand on his hip pocket. Before giving this part of the story he had heard himself bitter ly lambasted and warmly defend ed by attorneys In arguments over the admission of certain evidence. He sat silently in the witness box for more than an hour listening -to these arguments in which much of his past was raked over. ' . The jury was discharged while Attorney Moses detiled a conver sation 'with Mayor H. C. Meach am, of .Fort Worth, about a Mrs. Morr employed In Meacham's store. Moses detailed the conversation which dealt with a law suit involv ing RVachain and said they could link It up with Chipps' purported statement that he would build "a graveyard and put Norris In It."- STATE CONTROL' Nearly Five Thousand .Wards in the Various ,. Institutions. BUILDINGS ERECTED Buildings for Widows and Cemetery Improvement. Are Requested for ' . Soldiers Home. SALEM, Jan. 21, (By Special Correspondence to the News-Review) Biennial report - of the Board of Control; just filed, shows the population of the state's insti tutions to be on September 30, 1926 4,809 wards, and to operate these institutions and to care for these wards the board has GS5 employes. : The Board of Control now con sists of Governor I. L. Patterson, Secretary of State Sam A. Kozer, and State Treasurer Thos. B. Kay, with Secreary Carle A 1) rants as ex ecutive officer. This board has under its direct control the Oregon State Hospital State Institution for Feeble Mind ed, Oregon State Training School, Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospi tal, Oregon State School for Blind, Oregon State School for Deaf, Ore gon State Industrial School for Girls, Eastern Oregon State Hos pital, Oregon State Soldiers' Home, Oregon Employment Institution for Blind, and acts as the purchasing agent for the Oregon State Peni tentiary. During the past blennlum it ex 'pended for new buildings and per manent improvements $635,688, and the current and operating ex penses for these institutions amounted to 52,471.504. A Jarge number of industries are conducted at these institutions, the most important of which is farm ing. The state owns and culti vates 3.704 acres. Practically all vegetables and dairy products, and much of the feed consumed, is pro duced on these farms where state wards are utilized for most of the labor,. " ",-:ili:kSl Food is Produced Items and the amount produced run into enormous figures. A few of the more important one are milk 600,000 lbs., green beans 211, 000 lbs., table beets 169.000., po tatoes 153,000 bus., squash 237, 000 lbs., tomatoes 439,000 lbs., dried prunes 140.000 lbs., lard 47, 000 lbs., pork 265.000 lbs., beef 42,000 lbs., eggs 144,000 do.., straw berries 62,000 lbs., dressed chick ens 30,000 lbs., hogs sold 49,000 lbs. The board administers the re estoration . fund,, created by the last legislature by assessing the inventoried value of all state pro perty, whether supported by ap propriation, or self sustaining, suf ficient to produce $25,000 per year for the past two years, and $50. .000 a year In the future until a sum of $250,000 has been accumul ated. From this fund, $25,000 for fire was paid to the Oregon Agri ( Continued on page 3.) BOARD REPORTS OR E Nil COLD WEATHER gripping: THE ENTIRE STATE Mercury in Roseburg at 18 " Degrees Early This Morning. MAY HURT BROCCOLI Eastern Oregon Points Be 'low rZero -40 Below Recorded in Union County Town. The lowest temperature for the past two years, and with but one exception the - coldest recorded since 1919, was chalked up at the local weather- bureau station here this morning, when the mercury dropped to 18 degrees. At the 5 a. in. observation the thermometer stood at 22 degrees, but by eight o'clock it had gone four degrees lower and hovered at 18 degrees. the minimum for the. day. In De cember 1924 the lowest recorded was 11 degrees, but with that one exception - there has been no weather colder than 18 degrees since 1919. , A continuation of the cold, it Is feared, will play havoc with the broccoli erop. The plants are well matured and a. heavy freeze can do considerable damage, particularly if followed by sunshine as was the case today. The one freezing will perhaps do little damage - but a continuation may cause much loss. The prediction is for continued cold tonight -with slightly rising; but still freezing, temperature Sat urday. - - ....;-' .v-V, ... ;,.j.i. : - Frteie State: Wide , t '' ' PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. Si Freezing weather 'still gripped western Oregon today and in the eastern part of the state sub-zero temperatures prevailed. Continued cold tonight, with slowly rising temperature Saturday was the fore cast. The weather bureau "was not prepared to say this morning that the end of the cold wave was In sight. Indications were for freez ing conditions lor several days, said E. L. Wells, local forecaster. With hills snow covered, coasters are having a gay time in Portland. Police have set aside six hills from which vehicular traffic is barred so that coasters may avoid danger; Eight coasting accidents h.ave oc curred. Minimum temperature here last night was 15 above zero. Umatilla reported 15 below, Baker 12 be low; Roseburg 22 above; Marsh field 26, and North Head 22. As Usual in Montana DENVER, Colo., Jan. 21. The extreme low temperatures which prevailed in ' Montana yesterday still held the state gripped in a frigid embrace early today and The War ' l : . A MICE . Frank L. Smith Will Face Another Investigation by Senate Tomorrow; Cyrus E. Woods Will Be Considered - (Anoclittd Prea Leucd Wire.) WAOUlMlfM To., 01 rtontArl ii .1-.:. ....v. . v'-.. u -ii - - - w.. ,iitiinlj a t,ant In lha BDlintn tO which he.bolds a certificate of ap pointment, rranK u. oiiuui, ot Il linois, must await, another Investi gation into the financing of his primary campaign last year and a vote or tne nnuing ueiore leuiu ing whether he will sit in the pre sent congress. . . '; . - i ': The eleotlons committee has, been called to meet tomorrow to make arrangements for a punnc ham-lno- fnr.RmWh ' Hfi Will be given every opportunity, accord ing to Its memoers, 10 auu aaj u talls he desires to the testimony he nova loaf minimor hpfarn the Reed campaign funds committoe regard ing contributions ne receiveu u Samuel Insult ana omer puuuu utility officials In Illinois. 'I AT CHAMPIONSHIP Game i, Tonight Important One to Local School , Senior High. Plays .- 1 , Saturday. j ' f The Roseburg junior high school tonight has a chance to take the junior high school championship of southern Oregon, ana ir tniB is none the school will have the record of having won this title without the loss of a game. The local team will -met the Medford squad to night at the junior nign acnooi gymnasium. Roseburg recently de feated Medford 12 to 8 on the Med ford floor, but tonight will go up against a much stronger team than they faced at that - time. When Roseburg played at Medford that team had been practicing only A. fishort time- and-had- not-yet nil,' stride. , They are now golug good and are out tonight to prevent Roseburg from taking the cham pionship, If possible. Roseburg on the other hand will put forth a desperate effort to win, for much hinges on a victory. Those who have seen the junior high school boys in action freely admit that It is one of the fastest cleverest teams Rnneburg has ever turned out. Although the boys are small In size and weight, yet they make an excellent showing, and look good even against' superior weight. : Because of the fine showing that the junior high team has been mak ing, a big crowd is expected at to night's game, which will undoubt edly be well worth watching. Coryallis . Coming 8aturday Basketball fans will have n chance to witness . another good game this 'week when the senior high school bumps into Corvallis tomorrow night. The sonlor high schol team has been showing up well In recent games and has made a big Improvement. The Cor vallis team is expected to give the local boys some tough sledding. Seems to Be Here The vote denying the former chairman of the. Illinois commerce commission ,a 'seat at this, time found some; of the Republican old gurad, who' had previously been counted upon to support htm, join ing the opposition, which compris ed 15 Republicans,' mostly Insur gents, 32 Democrats and the one -Farmer-Laborer, Senator S h ip stead, of Minnesota. . ' New Chance for Woods '": . The senate today voted to con sider in executive session the nom ination of Cyrus E. Woods, of Penn sylvania to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The senate committee that investi gated charges reflecting on Wood's eligibility for the position report ed , unfavorably because of his holdings in railroads and other corporations. , . JURY REFUSES TO BELIEVE FEDERAL Eight Members of Alleged Kum Running Gang Are Freed; No Verdict on 6 Others. fAMOolfttrd PreM Leaaod Wire.) ;' NEW YORK, Jan. 21 Eight of the 14 defendants In the so-called Costello rum ring today stood ac quitted of charges of operating a rum , fleet between the United States and Canada and of paying bribes to coast guardsmen. , As to the others the jury was unable to agree after deliberating 24 Hours. The trial had been In progress more than two weeks. The verdict, reported late yester day, was swayed through resent ment of "under-cover" methods by Mfie igyerninent in .procuring, cyl-, pence in cue case, wew iorK news papers quote one of the jurors as saying after the jury was discharg ed. This juror, who name was with held, was quoted as laying he would have remained In the Jury room "until doomsday" before con victing anyone on the testimony of "such witnesses ns the govern ment produced." Many of the witnesses were form er coast guardsmen, and defend ants in the case who confessed and took the stand as government witnesses. Several say they ac cepted bribes from the rum ring, and then became "under-cover" agents under A. Bruce Bielaskl, head of the prohibition depart ment's secret agents. in arguing to the jury Nathan Burkan - of the defense counsel characterized such men as "rats" and referred to Bielaskl as "a my sterious and Invisible power" who employed "pirates, hijackers, crooks and 'bribe takers.'' .even on the Roseburg floor. The Corvallis team is reported to be (Continued on pnge 6.) at Home CHAPLIN BEATa TAX AGENTS TO GOTHAM BANKS Withdraws' Half' Million in Cash Fifteen Minutes Ahead of Them. THRICE THAT TIED UP Wife in California ,Pleads For Lifting of Lien So She Can Collect on Alimony Award. (Auoelated Preu Leued Wire.) NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Although Charlie Chaplin's deposits in New York banks, estimated at $1,500,- 000, were tied up by Income tax liens today, the comedian had on hand $500,000 cash which he suc ceeded in withdrawing before tne arrival of faleral. agents, the New York American says. . The money was -withdrawn from. the Bowery and East River Bank just fifteen minutes before federal agents : arrived yesterday, . the newspaper says. . , When the bank opened, the story goes, representatives of Mr. Chap lin were waiting, and immediately presented for payment a personal check of the comedian for $500, 000. It was paid without question. The American says that a repre sentative of the internal revenue bureau indicated later in the day that some action might be taken against the bank on ground that the officials knew of the impend ing Hen., The bank denied, how ever, that it had been Informed of the--pnnnsed -llen-aiia satd-'-evenr though It had known,: It would have been compelled to honor the comedian's check. .' Thfl Hens are based upon alleged unpaid Income taxes. The action was brought by Frank E. Bowers, collector of In ternal revenue in this district, and followed similar action In Los An geles. ." Wife Is Balked. . LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21. Llta Grey Chanlln tugged in vain at the purse strings- of her screen stnr husband today in an effort to col lect $14,400 temporary alimony and attorney's fees while the greater part of the Chnnlln for tune to be uncovered since her divorce petition was filed turned up on the other side of the conti nent. So far Mrs. Chaplin, who alleged her husband had a fortune of $16,000,000, has been balked at ovory turn to collect alimony. Al though Superior Judge Walter P. Guerln yesterday ordered tho re- celvers of Chaplin's property nere0f tn6 telegram from private boup to nay her the $14,400, Income tax Hens filed by the government here tied up available fund amounting to $17,000 and she was prevented from collecting. Her attorneys ap pealed to the commissioner ot In ternal revenue at Washington to lift the lien here so tho alimony might bo paid. Reports Disagree. Informed that Chaplin had al legedly withdrawn $500,000 front the Bowery and East Rivor . Na tional Bank, in New York, tho re ceivers here pointed out that their information showed ho had only a little moro than $10,000 to hla credit. there$3,013.99 In his own name and $7,422.97 to the credit ot the Charles Chaplin Film cor poration. Only one of tho bank balances as reported by the receivers showed anything near the half million dollar mark. This was a balance of $479,433 In the Guaran ty Trust company of New y deposited to tho credit ot ino Charles Chaplin Film corporation. The Regent Film company, anoth er of Chaplin's enterprises, had a balance of $281,1116 In the Guaran ty bank. Accounts as reported by the receivers was $913,000. Apoeal Likely Futile. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 Unless some special reason is given for a change ot front, the Internal rev enue bureau Is Inclined to support the action of the collector of cus toms at Los Angeles In tying up the nvnllshle funds of Charlie Chanlln while his wife. Llta Orey Chanlln, Is endeavoring to collect alimony awards. ' The government. It was said to day at. the treasury, will Insist on retarding Its tax lien against Chaplin's property as superior to others. Tt was pointed out that the nuestlon of Chanlln's taxes nrnbshlv would go through ' long litigation before the department end wind no by a henrlng before the board ot tax appeals. - Frm Gold Beae ; Mrs. 8. K. Cooley and Mrs. P. Kennedy of Gold Beach vlslled overnight Thursday In this city enroute north. 3- .uivau Cities To, Stage Fetes - (Auocteted Prete Leaeed Wl.-e.) -SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21 Tho future of the Pacific Highway which extends for 1775 miles from the Mexican to the Canadian bord er, wns discussed In detail here yesterday by . prominent speakers at a publicity conference held un der the direction of the Pacific Highway association of California. Irving E. Vlnlng, ot Ashland. Chambor - of Commerce, advanced Ore.; president ot the Oregon State the -suggestion that in 1930 all ot the points along the Pacific high way and' in the contiguous terri tory should hold Individual expo sitions and pageants, all ot which would make a tremendous appeal to the sightseers of the world to concentrate on. the Pacific coast and Its beauties In that. year. Vinlng said that travel to the west has shown a decline since the "beauties land advantages of Florida began to be exploited. He urged a vigorous campaign against the easter slogan ''travel north and south on the Atlantic seaboard" to ward the end that more eastern travel be attracted to the Pacific slope. 1 'Florida iff the best friend the Paclflo coast ever had In that Its shown many a business man the advantages ot outdoor lite,'" vm ing said. "The Puclflc coast can take full advantage or mac sit uation." ' .' ; OUT OF HANKOW Growing Hostility Toward ,'Toreigners' Causes'" ait v Exodus of 1,000. WARSHIPS ON GUARD Cantonese Official Admits Inability to Suppress Radical Element of His Faction. (Auoclatcd Treu lulled Wire.) : PEICIN, Jan. 21. Tho anti-foreign situation at Hankow has de veloped seriously, quys a telegram received today from unofficial for eign sources at the Yangtze river city. One thousand American and British men are leaving, it Bays. There is no official confirmation ces of evacuation of the American and British menc who had remain ed at Hankow after sending their women and children to Shanghai and elsewhere for safety, after the riotous demonstrations by Chinese mobs December 3 and 4. Tho British concession at Han kow has remained under control-of tho Cantonese or nationalist gov ernment snce the coolie mobs swept over it early this month. American and British warships He In tho Yangtso opposite Hankow, ready to assist their nationals if necessnry. ' Missionary Exodus. SHANGHAI, Jan. 21. A dis patch from Hankow dated Wed nesday night said 27 American missionaries were leaving Chunk ing, Szochwnn province, for Han kow today. Twonty-flvc other nils: Blonarlos arrived there from the Interior yesterday. The message said It was believ ed in Chinese circles that Eugene Chen, Cantonese foreign minister, had seen the danger in the situa tion caused by the continued antl forelgn agitation, but that he was helpless against the ' radical ele ment of the Kuomlntang party, which Is backing the Cantonese government The radicals were said to be Insisting on continued violent measures against foreign ers despite Chen's attempts to ob tain revision of China's present treaties through diplomatic chan nels. Refuqees Reach Manila. MANILA. Jan. 21. Sixty-five American missionaries, refugees from Foochow. arrived here today abonrd the United States destroy er PlllBhury with stories of the nntl-forelgn demonstration in tho Chinese clly which resulted In violence to American and British women. The refugee narlv was mnde up of 31 women. 31 children and three men from tho Methodist, Baptist end Congregational -missions of Foochow. The majority are Meth odists. ' Among them was Mrs. K G. Price, wife of the American con sul at Fnochaw, and her four chll- Oregon AMERICANS AND BRITISH HURRY (Contlnued on page 4.) SHADOW OF WAR ACROSS BORDER DISAPPEARING Both Senate Committee andj President of. Mexico ' -for Arbitration, i ; C MERELY CONSIDERED Neither Country Has Mado Proposal Nicaraguan " ? Revolt Reported to . -. I Have Collapsed., -.t. (AMOclatcd'PrcBS LcamhI Wire.) WASHINGTON. Jan. l.Tho Robinson resolution merely sug- f gosling arbitration of the oil dis: pute with Mexico was approved to-; day- by the senate foreign rela tions committee, thirteen to threw Action , Mr. the--senate : will; be sought tomorrow. i ., The resolution merely would ex press the opinion of the senate iintl would in 'no way be' binding' oa , the administration.- Secretary Kel logg has disclosed that he is study ing the. possibilities of arbitration and President 'Calles of Moxico has accepted "In principle ' than method of adjusting the present! difficulties, but ' no definite offi cial step to set the arbitration ma. chlnery - in motion has yet been made. --. Two Other Plant Appear. While the committee was meet ing two more resolutions dealing! with the administration's Latin American policy were referred to in from the senate floor. One by Senator Frazler, Republican. North. Dakotar would request President . ' CMMi'not-fotxtnatnrvaiw la Mexico during the summer recess of congress, but to call a special-- session If he thought action neces sary. The other, by Senator Nor- -rls, Republican, Nebraska, wouhl provide for' a committee Investi gation of published reports thnt the state department had sought to spread "propaganda" damaging to friendly relations between tho United States and Mexico. No Definite Step Taken. While neither country has .tis vet approached the other off Ida 1 1 v on the subject of arbitration, the prospects of that principle be ing adopted In an attempt to Bet tie the American-Mexican oil and land law tangle at least have ad vanced a step with the announce ment by the Mexican foreign of fice that the, Calles government accepts arbitration' in prlnclple.- Previous to that announcement, made last night In Mexico Cltv. President Calles hod stated unof ficially that he might consider, or-1 bitratlon to-avoid a greater evil for his country, and Secretary Kel- . logg had said that he had given that formula . consideration tor nossthlo anollcatlon In the present) dispute. Neither has Indicated, however, whether a definite offi cial proposal would be made - to ; that end and both official pro nouncements thus far : have been mado only- in press statements. Diaz Renlme Holds: ' MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 21. Guatemala, through its minister at Managua, has again offered to mediate with a view to bringing nonce between the two factions In Nlcarncua. the conservatives un (Contlmied on page 8.) .... MEXICAN CABINET OFFICER ASSERTS CLERGY DEFEATED , ( AMictritPl PrpM LcahhI Wire.) MEXICO CITY, Jtin. 21. Adalbcrto Tejeda, minister of interior, la quoted by the newRpappr Exrelalor aft de-clai-Int? that the "Catholic relmllton" has passed . Its ppnk. The Cpthollc clercy, he Raid, made a fundamental mistake In attempting to or p"nlzo i-aurh , a movement. Tho tinrifdnKS now helm? put down hv the federal troopfl wrrp thp maximum efforts of vhlph the rlerRy were enp nhi. he p dried. The political and ftocial de fent o' te rlerpv vrp - In" an PttptneH; loelcal'v the nrnmd rebellion w j a due to ffllltire, Howpver. If the armv hd not controlled the altna tnn and the revolution In "tend of hoiufif atnmned out had pained In vleor, the world would hove witnessed all th ievoluMonnrv force rush forth to the support of tb "ovftrnment. ; Rvline of thK the minh tri $pM. was jen In num mm ' rtmnntriiHon bv tho poARahfs. worker nd Hhprl elempt on bhalf of Pru dent Calles throughout the country.