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Highest temperature yesterday.... 54
Lowest temperature last nlght....33
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ROSEBURG. OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1927.
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VOL. XXVII NO. 293 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
VOL. XVIII NO. 64 OF THE EVENING NEW9
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KANSAS MOB
LOSES FIGHT
TOGETNEGRO
Militia Rallies to
Aid of Officers.
Attack on Two High School
Girls, Provokes Riot
at Coffeyville.
SUSPECTS ARE FREED
Second Story of Jail Last
Scene of Clash; Troops
. : Now Patrolling the
Negro Quarter.
(Assoclnted Press Lensed Wire.)
COFFEYVILLE, Knn., March 19.
Coffeyville awoke today with
uncanny feeling that the storming
of the city jail here last night In
an effort to wrest a negro prisoner
from the law was but an unrealized
dream In the dark. ,
Patrolling national; guardsmen,
three Injured men- and a badly
damaged city hall, however, testi
fied to the . stark reality of the
night's events.
At daybreak four men were un
der arrest on charges of looting a
hardware store, the negro sought
by the mob after his arrest in con
nection with an attack on two high
school girls, was free and county
and military authorities were con
fident there would be no repetition
of mob activity.
Officials said they did not have
enough evidence to hold the negro.
. Neither girl could identify him as
one of the attackers. ' '
W. D. McCrabl), sheriff of Mont
gomery county,, announced that
three negroes, answering the de
scription given by the girls, were
under arrest in Humboldt, Kans.,
and would , be questioned today.
Mob to Be Probed.
City officials declared their In
tention of starting 'an Investiga
tion of the mob, and friend3 of one.
of the injured men declared a
damage suit would be filed against
the city immediately under the
Kansas mob law which holds the
city responsible for mob violence.
Three men constitute a mob under
the law and there were virtually
2,000 men, women and children
about the city hall when three at
tempts were made to take Curtis
Smith, the negro,, from the offi
cers. A feeling of tenseness permeated
the town all day yesterday follow
ing the report of the attack on the
two high school girls. Groups
'gathered on porches and discuss
ed the affair.
Hounds Are Believed.
Yesterday afternoon bloodhounds
were put on the trail of the at
tackers. A crowd followed the
hounds and the officers to a house
In the negro quarter. There three
negroes were found. They were
Smith, Vanges Harden, 20; and his
(Continued on page 6.)
OFFICERS ELECTED
OUD OIL CO.
Tft annual meeting and election
of the Oakland Oil Company was
held at Oakland yesterday. There
was a fine attendance of the stock
holders, the representation being
the best the company has ever
been able to secure. Reports' were
given by the officers showing the
concern to be in good financial
condition despite the litigation in
which the company was recently
Involved. The reports of the work
show that good progress has been
made, while all indications for
eventually finding oil were report
ed to be very favorable.
The two directors' whose terms
expired, F. E. Merrick of Medford
and S. E. Ferguson, of Dunsmuir,
were re-elected, while the same
officers were restored, A. F.
Stearns, prsident and R. O.
Bridges, secretary.
The drilling contract vith W.
C. Currier was cancelled and the
continuation of drilling was taken
over by the company. The stock
holders ordered that work be Im
mediately resumed and the crews
are back at work today, according
to Manager Cobb and the actual
drilling will be pushed as rapidly
as possible. The crews are fish
ing for the drill which was dropped
In the hole when a cable broke re
cently and it is-'believed that the
tool will be recovered today.
Indian Doesn't
Need Passport,
Court Decides
' (Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PHILADELPHIA, March 19
For the American Indian no bound
ary exists, says a decision handed
down by Federal Judge Oliver B.
Dickinson in the case of Paul
Diabo, member of a Iroquois tribe,
whom the United States sought to
exclude for crossing the Canadian
border without proper immigration
visas. Judge Dickinson ruled that
Indians are not included among
the members of alien nations
whose admission to this country
is controlled by existing Immigra
tion laws. .
Diabo, structural Iron worker,
was deported to Canada last March
and Intended to "forget' 'the inci
dent, but, the Six Nations, the con
federation of the six big Indian
tribes of North America, looked
upon the action of the United
States authorities as a breach of
faith under the Jay treaty. The
confederation influced Diabo to
come hack to the United Slates
several weeks ago to he rearrest
ed, so that a test case could be
made of the issues.
George Hinkle, Who Escap
ed Arrest by Swimming t
River, Surrenders
' Self Today.
, Tom Leatherwood, of Sutherlln,
was given 60 days in jail today
after entering a plea of guilty to
the charge of possession of mash.
He was arrested yesterday by de
puty sheriffs W. A. Brauham and
C.-H.- Daugherty who confiscated
four barrels of mash and a portion
of an alleged still.' George Hinkle
who was clamed by the officers!
to have been with Leatherwood at
the time the latter was arrested,
surrendered himself voluntarily to
day after having escaped yester
day by swimming the river. .
The sheriffs-office last week re
ceived a tip that math was hidden
in the ruin? of an old sawmill
about 10 miles east of Sutherlin
and Deputy Sheriff Branham went
to the scene and located the mash
barrels, one filled with prune mash
being in the old mill and other
three barrels, filled with corn
mash, being in an old cabin about
a quarter of a mile further on.
Thursday afternoon the' two of
ficers' went to a spot near the
scene and established a cold camp
in the woods, remaining out in the
snow and rain over night. Friday
morning, shortly before noon
Leatherwood and Hinkle, accord
ing to the officers came and visit
ed the mash and Leatherwood was
apprehended. As the officers de
scended upon them, however,
Hinkle jumped into the liver and
swam across the ice cold stream.
The officers fired several shots in
an attempt to stop him, although
they did not attempt to lilt him.
Leatherwood was brought to Rose
burg late, yesterday evening and
this morning entered a plea of
guilty before Justice of the Peace
Hopkins, who imposed a 60 day
sentence and no fine.
This afternoon Hinkle- appeared
In the sheriff's office and volun
tarily surrendered himself. He
admitted being with Leatherwood
at the time of the arrest, and said
that he had helped him carry in
the outfit, but that he had no in
terest in it.
Late this afternoon Hinkle was
arraigned on a charge of possession
of mash and entered a plea of guil
ty and was fined 5200 by Justice of
the Peace Hopkins.
CHICAGO GUNMEN
GET PAYROLL OF
CAN MANUFACTORY
CHICAGO, Mar. 19. Seven
men armed with shot guns to-
'day raided the offices of the
Continental Can company and
after terrorizing 35 employes,
escaped with a payroll of $12,-
462.
The robbers entered the of-
fices shortly after the em-
ployes had arrived for work.
The leader walked to the
cage of Henry Schwerleseger,
paymaster, where pay enve-
lopes were being prepared,
and thrusting his gun between
the bars, fired. Then he .hot
off the lock of the cashier's
door. Women employes
screamed but were subdued
by the six shot guns leveled
by as man robbers.
Two of the raiders rushed
Into, the cage and seized a
heavy steel money box. with
which they hurried to an auto-
mobile. Two others tore
loose the telephone switch
board connections.
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DISILLUSIONED
GOLD SEEKERS
T
Inexperienced Element Has
Learned Fortunes Not
in Plain Sight.
DESTITUTION STALKS
Ladies Wire Reservations
For Claims; Transfers .
. Presage Work on
Large Scale '
(Associated Press Loosed Wire.)'
TONOPAH, Nevada, March 19
Rainbow chasers who believed that
flstfulls of gold may be picked up
in the mistaken claims of the Wee
pah gold fields are coming in here
to be caught in the jnirage of dis
appointment.- ' "
. wlille skilled .and experienced
engineers and mining men moved
about with the knowledge born of
years spent with grubstake out-'
fits, the tenderfeet learned that
cold may be found in Weepali, out
not in plain sight.
Word of the crush for locations
in the new Weepah fields has
eached New York where two as
tute daughters of Father. Knick
erbocker, accustomed to dealing
with head waiters', telegraphed
their reservations for claims' today.
They asked that a few :be reserved
for- theni until their arrival a few
days hence. 1 'I . : i
The young women', whose names
were not made public, also asked
that thev be furnished Iwitlt a
hand book of directions' and other
literature ' on how, claims are lo
cated.
Many arrivals at weepan come
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GIRL OF' 14" OAIL-Y ' - ' '
4 STUDENT SU1CIOE
' .
. (Assoctatell Press Leased Wire.)
JACKSONVILLE, Flu., Mar.
19. Leaving . a note which
said only "Good-bye Mama,"
Dorry Mae McLeod, 14-year-
!.! o'llllonl llPrA.
killed herself yesterday by
firing a shotgun' charge Into
her chest. The girl's parents
could assign no reason for her
act.
HRONGWEEPAH
These Two Boys Can Stand Lots of Heat
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AUTO LEAPS ROAD
NEAR DRAIN; MAN !
. FATALLY INJURED
" EUGENE, Ore., Mar. 19.
Decora Billings, 51, resident
of Sawtelle, Calif., Is in a crit-
ical condition at the Pacific
Christian hospital here as the
result of an automobile ncci- K
dent near Drain last night. '.
Chances for his recovery are;
remote, according to hospital.
authorities.
Billings is suffering from a :
fractured skull, 10 broken ribs i
and internal Injuries. ;
The accident is bellevod'to '
have resulted from faulty
mechanism of his car. The
machine plunged off the high-
way and turned over, pinning
him beneath.
ID IDC:
MIL
E.L GILES' HOME
A fire starting shortly nfter 6
o'clock this morning caused con
siderable damage at the- E. L.
Giles home on south Main street.
Mr. Giles had Just started a fire
In the furnace a few minutes be
fore flames' were discovered in the
attic and on the roof, so it is be
lieved that the fire started from a
defective flue.
The blaze was confined chiefly
to the attic and was extremely dif
ficult to reach, making it necessary
for the firemen to chop several
holes in the roof and siding In or
der to reach the seat of the flames'.
The great,,volmne of smoke made
the . fire ' finite ''spectacular, but
greatly handicapped the ..firemen
in their, efforts.' , ,
Considerable damage '.was. done
to'i the . buildings and furniture,
chiefly by.water. The loss is cov
ered by Insurance. . . , ., .
COUNTY COURT LETS
BRIDGE CONTRACT
The .county court held a short
meeting today to consider minor
matters'. Bids were received for
the construction of a bridge over
Catching Creek nenr Riddle the
contract being let to Hill and
Outhridge, who presented a pro
posal In the sum of $732. A new
set of plans by a Chehalln archi
tect for the proposed -court house
building were presented and care
fully examined by the court. A
number of these plant' have been
submitted, and examined but (he
court is taking no action until the
j O. and C. money, from which the
I funds for construction purposes
are expected to come, has been re
ceived. ' '
CPCPTflPII!
Ill LUIHUULHII I
TMSKKUT
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SHANGHAI AREA
Seizure of Richest Prize
of Civil War Expected
Within 48 Hours.
CITY CUT OFF INLAND
British Troops on Defense
in International Zone;
: Fugitives Arriving
.'.-. From Nanking.
By Associated Press
The Cantonese war machine' is
closing Its pincers about both
Shanghai and Nanking, overnight
dispatches indicate.
Nanking, on the Yangtse River,
Lis being approached both from the
west ana soutn, wnue a similar
'encircling movement is in progress,
against Shanghai with Cantonose
thrusting from, the southwest, at
the same time' attempting to cut
the railway between the two cities,
nortl.east of Taihu Lake,
i One report, through London, is
that tho drive from the southwest
toward - Shanghai h a & ; reached
Sungkiang, 20 miles away, while
(in : exodus of panic stricken
Chinese fro m Nanking lends
Velglil.to the Cantonese claim that
they are ten miles from that city.
Peking advices are that the gen
eral strike set for noon today in
Shanghai, to continue ''until the
nationalists' occupy the City," fail
ed to materialize on schedule time,
the unions awaiting military de
velopments. . ' - : ' i i 1
SHANGHAI, March 19 Tho left
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GASOLINE DOWN TWO
CENTS IN COAST WAR
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SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 19.
Tho Standard Oil company
today announced that In or-
dor to meet competitive pile-
es 'It, would immediately cut
gasoline two cents a gallon,
effective on the Pacific coast.
The General Petroleum com-
puny today announced they,
too, were cutting gnsollno two
cents n gallon. Oilier oil com-
panles are expected to follow.
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CANTON
CI
SO
CHARGE BREAKING
QUARANTINE WILL
LEAD TO ARREST
A warrant was issued (his
morning for the arrest of A.
Spulinger, who Is charged ill a
complnlnt, sworn out by Dr.
Richard Thompson, county
health officer, with breaking
quarantine. According to the
healtlr authorities Mr. Spali:'-
ger, while suffering from a
case of smallpox, left the
house to which lie had been
confined by quarantine regit-
lations. Ho cannot be placed
under arrest while still suffer-
ing from the disease, but will
be taken into custody as soon
as he recovers, the officers
state. The caso has been filed
In the justicu court. .
. The county health unit has
beon receiving numerous com-
plaints recently of persons
breaking quarantine, but this
is the first -prosecution. Be-
cause of the great amount of
sickness the quarantine work
has been extremely heavy and
tlio-unlt has had little oppor-
tunity to give time to actual
enforcement. Evidence has
been secured, however, of sev-
eral infractions of the qimrnn-
tine regulations, Dr. Thump
son states, and other arrests
may follow. '
DE
TOLD BY
TO KEEP SILENT
Fred E. Smith, Attorney,
Says He Sent Message
to the Transport. ? :
TO PROTECT CLIENT
Forced Confession Would
, f Be Disadvantage ; , No
I Word Comes From
; Accused Man.
RUGKNB, Ore., March 19. Fred
12, Smith, KiiKeno attorney, today
stated that it whh he who nent the
radio men hiiro to the United SfatOH
trmiMport ThonuiH to be delivered
to JliiKh do Autremont ikIvIhIiik
the hitter to say nothing until ho
had consulted hl attorney.
Mr. Smith nan been retained ns
couiiHel for' Hugh do Autremont,
who in charged with participation
In tho SfHkiyou train holdup In
1923. Paul de Autremont. father
of Hush, short!.' after tho iiirnst
of hiH hop at Manila, employed Mr.
Smith as attorney to defend Himh.
M r. Sm i t.h todfcy a d mitt ed that
when he sent the rndio iiiohhucg
to HuKh do Autremont he had hut
little hope that it. would over reach
tho man who wan naid to bo under
heavy guard on the boat at tho
time.
It. whh Ha Id hero that Mr. Smith
had Hunt two meHHRKfs by radio
but ibe attorney HliUed that only
one had been sent and that tlifn
whh for the purpose of protecting
his client. "It fa common practice
for officers at times to attempt to
force a confeHslun, thus placing
the defense at a disadvantage oven
if tho confession Is untrue. It was
to prevent this if possible, thnt the
radio mesHaRe was sent by me,"
tr. Smith said.
Smith said that he had made no
plans as yn to Interview his
client and that he would mnko no
move until he wns notified what
action vfun to he laktsn In regard
to having de Autremont turned
over to Oregon authorities for
trial In Jackson county.
SAN FRANCISCO, March
Hugh de Autremont. was still be
ing held in the army's Alca trass
Island disciplinary barracks today
by the federal authorities who are
questioning him in connect f on
with the part he is accused of ploy
ing In the fatal Siskiyou train hold
up in 192:t. No Information, oilier
than tie Aiitremont Is still on Ibe
Island; could be gained from fed
eral authorities.
FUNERAL W. A. ADAMS TO
BE HELD SUNDAY, 3 P. M.
On account of relatives, who are
arriving to attend tho funeral of
William Anthony Arams, who died
at his home near Fair Oaks Thurs
day night, the time of the funcnfl
ban been changed Biightly. The
services will take place at 3 o'clock
Sunday afterMon at tho Fair Oaks
church under the direction of H.
C. Stearns.
AUTREINT
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SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND ,
innTiiuirn-rrnii in iiinin inr I
LASHED DURING THE 'NIT '
Green Forest Area Yields Heaviest Toll T
Storm, .Which Followed Twister of Day
Before That Claimed Ten Lives 1 '
INJURED NUMBER
Homes and Business Structures Are Destroyed or Badly
Damaged and Accompanying Hail Spreads Ruin in
Farm Districts Power Lines Paralyzed and :
Rescue Work Is Rendered Difficult.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Mar. 19. Successive torna
does today left areas of death and suffering in southwest and
central Arkansas. At least 29 and probably more, were dead.
' 'The latest and ns' yet not thoroughly checked disaster oc
curred last night when a twister curved through Green Forest,
Arkansas, like a boomerang from the north, v
, .Visitors leaving the isolated town todayv bad heard of 18
bodies found and of 50 to 75 injured. Twelve of the dead were
identified. , : ; j -
Neighboring settlements of Coin and Denver were report
ed destroyed with loss of life and near Marshfield, Mo., two per
sons were injured and buildings damaged and in Howell and
Oregon counties, Missouri, there was 'destruction from hail and
high winds. .... - ' . '. Si -.;
,,.1 Thursday night's tornadoes left two persons seriously in."
jured at Delight, Ark., and then skipped 45 miles to bring death ,
to 11, persons in Saline county, southwest of here. Nearly fifty
persons were hurt, several seriously, in a half dozen small com
munities. : ' ':..;, ., ! ;. , ,
Another death occurred in Conway, when a man was struck ,
by lightning, as he sought safety in a cellar from a storm that
did not materialize. .
The National Red Cross at Washington authorized $5,000, ;
for relief work. : 5 : 11 '
About 12 persons were injured by. a' tornado that swept
across Kay and Osage counties, Oklahoma. In that state, at Bur-.
bank, several houses were destroyed. - - -
' Ponca City, Oklahoma, was hit by a heavy rain that flood
ed low sections. - .-- i .'. .i',.- I.T
..(AsHQCliu'ed'Pi'OBa teased Wire.) .-
JOPL1N, Mo.,' March 19. More than a score of persons
were killed and at least seventy-five injured many severely, by
tornadoes and high winds which swept southwestern Missouri
and northwestern Arkansas last night. , ,
Sixteen were known dead,' twelve were reported missing
and thirty were injured at Green Forest, Arkansas, by a torna
do which wrecked the business district and devastated nearby
farms. Fire broke out following the tornado, destroying a can
ning factory and several houses.
Nine were reported killed at Denver, Arkansas, a village
about 1 2 miles' northeast of Green Forest, which is 1 00 miles
south of here. .
Two persons were injured and buildings were damaged
by a tornado near Marshfield in- Webster county, Missouri. Hnil
and high winds also damaged buildings and' crop9 in Howell
and Oregon counties, Missouri. 1 '-' . ' '
Green Forest Storm Center
Iloiiorts indicated losses would
run heavy throimhout the (ireen
Forest territory. Special trains
woro . mirouUi' to the area today,
carrying doctors, nurses and sup
plies. Tho torm apparently centorod
lit Green Forest where upwards of
700 houses and stores were de
stroyed or hadly damaged. Streets
were filled with debris which ham
pered rescue crews.
Two churches were converted In
to slalions and one Inter ns de
slKiiatecl as a nioiKiie. Slxieen
boilles had been recovered early
today. -
Property Loss Large
As the storm severed power
llnep ns well as telephone and tele-
......I. u-l,..u I lw n.urim-fit-M sltltll-
bled about wit li lanterns, tranhiK
the cries o injured or ninrmnK
spots where people were believed
pinned or buried by stone and tim
bers. IVrsons arriving a t Karelin
ai.rlm.u ArkiinKHM. miles liorlll-
west of Green Forest, said the Mis
souri and north Arkansas -railroad
station, a n elementary school
house and bank building wero
among structures virtually de
molished. Hull shattered windows In al
most, all business buildings and
residences. No effort was made
to combat the fires as the survi
vors milled about the streets, wait
ing for daylight to carry on relief
work. 1
Identified Dead
Women appeared scantily clad
carrying crying children. Many
became hysterical, adding to the
confusion. Men with lanters guid
ed stretcher bearers to the church-
ESTIMATED AT 75
oh with the den'd anil Injured.
Included In this known dead . at
(li-eihi Korost; . Mrs. -MV T, Jones, ,
Mis. It. B. Oallowuy,' Mrs. Faniilo
i (Continued nniuge 3.)
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JEFFERSON STATE
S
PORTLAND,' Ore., Mar. 19.
The Oregon Stale llanlt of
Jefferson, Oregon, was closed
today by order of tho state
banking department. Kxamln
er It. V. Davis was In charge,
but had made no detailed re
port up to noon today, SHid
Frank C. Uraimvell, superin
tendent. . The Tillamook County Bank
al Tillamook, Ore., was closed
today. Assistant State Bank
Superintendent Guy N. Hl
kok was In charge. The bank
was the smaller of two banks
in Tillamook. Superintendent
Bramwell said frosie assets
which would not permit the
bank to carry a largo enough
reserve forced the closing.
A good' percentage of the - de
posit money will be paid im
medlaiely, said nrmnwoll. IT.
T. Holts was president and
W. S. Nichols cashier. Tho re
sources of the bunk approxi
mated tnOft.OftO. . -'. -.'J