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ROSEBURG, OREGON,' FRIDAY, APRIL I, 1927,
VOL. XXVII NO. 304 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
VOL. XVIII NO. 65 OF THE EVENING NEW9
AS
CANTON jjlUENP
QUARTERUNDER
SIEGE, REPORT
Paris Also Told Agitation
Against Foreigners Is
Widely Spreading.
AMERICANS GET OUT
England Drafts Demand for
Apologies and Damages
for Nanking Affair;
Japan Joins In,
(Awwelatr-il Prpsa Leasr-d Wire.)
PARIS, April 1. The Anglo
French concession at Shnmecn,
the foreign quarter of Canton, Is
reported to have been strongly for
tified and Is In a vertlble state of
, sclge, in a special dispatch from
', Hongkong to the Havas agency.
V Anti-foreign i agitation is said to
lie 'increasing throughout the whole
district. Anti-foreign agitators in
vaded - the French hospital at
Hongkong yesterday, i but their
visit was without Incident. -. ...
Official advices from Canton
say that a brigade of whito Rus
sians serving at Shanghai has been
exterminated. ; .
Pierre Dorlt, French communist,
is reported to have left Canton for
Hankow after a violent Bpeech in
which he demanded that Indo
china join the Nationalist revolu
tion. England Prepares Demand..
LONDON; April 1. The cabinet
k loday approved the government's
draft note to the Cantonese author
ities in Chipa. It is understood
. that the note demands punishment
'.of those 'responsible, for the Nan
king' outrages,; Hn'demnlficatiofi of'
Ihe victims or their families, and;
apologies to the governments
whose consulates were looted and
whose officials were attacked.
Hope Is expressed here that the
United States and Japan will join
in the British action, but The As
sociated Press is authoratatlvely
Informed that- Great ' Britain In
tends to play a lone hand if neces
, sary.
Japan Favors Move.
- SHANGHAI, China, April 1.
Acting on Instructions from Tokyo,
says a. telegram from ,a Japanese
source in Peking, the Japanese
minister called on the British min
ister yesterday .- and . suggested
.sending a joint commission . rep
resenting the powers concerned'
and competent Chinese authorities
to Nanking.
The commission would Investi
gate laRt week's outraees, take
steps to secure punishment of
those responsible, and demand
from . the .nationalist government
, an apology, indemnity and gunr
(Continued on page 3.)
IE
STATES KILL SIX
(AuocEatcd Proea Leased Wire.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 1.
Thunder storms of cloudburst pro
portions and swollen streams had
laken a toll of six lives and caused
heavy property damage in central
Missouri, northern Oklahoma and
southeastern Kansas as farmers
left lowlands today on reports of
new flood dangers.
The floods followed heavy rains
throughout the southwest Wednes
day and, yesterday. Waco, Mis
souri, reported 5.6 of rain within
48 hours while precipitation at
some Kansas points reached two
inches.
While Kansas points reported
most , streams apparently had
reached the crest, warnings to mo
torists were issued In 'Missouri
and several Oklahoma streams
threatened further rises.
Ray Dunch, 22, M Fairfax, Okla
homa, was drowned yesterday
when his niotorboat upset in Salt
Creek. Lee Russell. 7. drowned
when he fell from a bridge over
the Washita river near Mountain
view. Three persons were killed by
lightning. Joe Burroughs, 45, su
pervisor of (he Gypsy oil farm near
Davenport. Okla., was struck as
ho entered his office. The build
ing burned before his body was
recovered. Elvis Trustv. 17, Mus
kogee, Okla., was killed while
leading a mule from a barn yard.
Leslie Jones. 17, Springfield, Mo.,
was the third victim.
Continued unsettled weather was
forecast for loday.
King l-eidliumd of It u mini in
(Aosociatetl Prosi -lnscd Wire.)
BERLIN, April 1 Reports
reaching here from Bucharest and
other Balk?n points Indicate that
the death of King Ferdinand, of
Rumania let imminent. i
VIENNA, April 1 Belief Is
widely expressed here that King
Ferdinand of Rumania died during
the day. Messages arriving tonight
from Rumania bore evidences of
stringent censorship. The Ru
manian legation here is . without
news concerning the king.
EE BUfLDI
' Hi FIRE
Business Structures on Cass
Street Hit by Stubborn
Blaze-7-Repaira to Be r
v Made at Once.
A fire, :whicjh 1 destroyed "' the
building occupied by the V Not
Eat Cafo' and Ladies Exchange- on
Cass street near the depot, and
which caused considerable damage
to surrounding buildings, occur
red shortly before three o'clock
this morning. The blazo was ex
ceedingly stubborn auH the fire
department had a hard job to ex
tinguish the fire and save the
nearby business buildings.
The fire apparently started in a
shed in the rear, of the .restaurant
from some unknown , origin' and
had an excellent start? ; before : It
was. discovered. As the bulldihgs
are of frame construction and are
very old they burned rapidly and
the flames spread-quickly into the
structure occupied by the D. P.
Fisher pajut shop and the Depot
Barber shop. Because of the na
ture of the construction of the
buildings the firemen were forced
to tear away portions of the fronts,
nnd also break through the roofs
and ceilings in order to reach the
seat of the fire and it was more
than an hour, before , they com
pleted their task. , - ,
The restaurant . and exchange
building was almost completely de'
molishcd and' the contents will bo
a total loss. In Mr. Fisher's store
there was a remarkably small loss
to the stock, considering Its na
ture, but the building was quite
badly damaged.
In the barber shop, operated by
Ray Shupe and Fred Miller, the
greater part of the damage was
done by water, although it was
necessary to tear a hole through
the ceiling to reach fire In the at
tic. The three buildings were owned
by H. Wollenberg, who states that
the loss was fully covered by In
surance. He is making plans to
day to start immediate repair
work. Insurance was carried on
the stock and fixtures In the har-
ber shop, but there was no Insur
ance carried in the other stores.
BROWNLEE FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER
OF ESTON HOOKER
fAMOclatcd Prpsa leased Wire.)
EUGENE, Ore., April 1. A ver
diet of guilty to a charge of first
degree murder was returned by
the circuit court jury here last
night in the case of Albert Brown-
lee, charged with the murder of
Eston Hooker, posseman.
Brownlee turned Bllghtly pale
wnen ine verdict was read. He
sliced his finger across his throat,
and smiled. "It's kind of hard on
me. isn't It, hoys?" he said.
"The verdict would not have
been the same If I had not been
an ex-convlct," he said later.
The Jury was out almost six
hours before reaching the verdict.
Six men and six women composed
the jury list. Sentence will be
pronounced Monday morning. Mur
der charges against Dewey Russell
will be dropped.
Russell will go on trial today on
a charge of robbery, for his alleged
part In the holdup of the Veneta
pool hall, In which the proprietor
was shot, not fatally.
LEGION'S DAYS
OF '48 SHI TO
OPEN TONIGHT
Band Will Give Concert at
7:30 and Will Play
at Armory. . ;
VAUDEVILLE AT 8 P. M
Program of Music, Skits and
Stunts to Be Offered
by Local Talent
Dance at 9.
Judging from the interest shown
by Hoseburg people in the plans
Cor the J)ny of '49 show to be
staged by Unipqua Post of the
American Legion tonight - and to
morrow, the attendance is to be
exceptionally good. The show - is
expected to be one of the best the
veterans have ever otfered for the
entertainment of the residents of
the' city and will be well worth
seeing.
Starting at 8 o clock each eve
ning there will be a vaudeville per
formance given entirely by local
talent. These acts are to be un
usually good, consisting of music,
stunts and skits of various kinds.
Immediately following the aude
vllle the Days of 49 Bhow and
Barn Dance will open and continue
until midnight, offering dancing
and amusements of all sorts.
Games of all kinds will be provid
ed, candy booths, refreshment
stands and various attractions will
be. combined to give an evening of
fun and merriment.
Music for dancing will be fur
nished by an augmented orches
tra; which will play some, of the
latest of the dance hits.
As an added attraction to the
show the. Douglas County 'Concert
Hand bus: volunteered to play . a
streot concert starting at 7 i 30 and
will also play at the Armory each
evening.
One of the persons attending the
show is to be the -winner of a 6-
tube Atwater Kent radio set, which
will be awarded to the person
holdinfe the lucky number . Satur
day night.. Each admission ticket
will have a stub number. The
stubs will be used in a drawing
Saturday evening and the person
holding the ticket .bearing . the
lucky number will be given the
fine radio set, which Is now.. on
display at the pftice of Dr. H. C.
Church.- -
The vaudeville show starting at
eight o'clock tonight will be a riot
of fun. The stage has been built
to represent the interior of an old
time bam, with baled of hay, har-'
ness, pitch forks, lanterns and
everything necessary to add to the
realiiy of the scene. .
The show under the direction or
'(Continued on page fi.)
One Thing Flappers
rTf A:-?
"MURDERED" MAN '
APPEARS; TRIAL
OF SIX HALTED
-
4 (AwMH'tutMl 1'reaa Loused Wire.).
EUTAW,. Ala., April 1 Six
persons scheduled to face
trial today tor the slaying of
J. J). Lou, traveling painter,
a year ago, are at liberty be-
cuuse of Lott's sudden appear-.
ance lu Kutaw yesterday..
Miss Thelnia Wilson, Miss
Lottie Wilson and Mrs. Mat- 4i
tie Reynolds, sisters, . and
William and Chnrlea Up-
church and Hal Lee,' were in-
dieted recently by n grand
jury on testimony that, al-
leged Lott had been killed
and his body had been dump-
ed Into the waters of the
Black Warrior river.
After Lott's disappearance
12 months ago, authorities
began an investigation which
revealed bloodstains beside
the highway several miles
from here' while other signs,
of a struggle and apparent at-'
tack were discovered on a
raft on the river.
e:
, OK TAX MEASURE
Emergency Clause. Prevents
Popular Expression, He
. Holds; Matter May'
: Go to Court.
'. (AfifiwlateU Press Leased Wire.)
SALEM, Ore., April 1 Refusing
to grant a request looking toward
a referendum of the law under
which, county assessors are using a
confidential statement sheet in
fixing assessed valuations this
year, Secretary of Slnto Sam A.
Ivozer today made a decision deny
ing' the Greater .Oregon associa
tion of Portland tho right to have
a ballot title nrenared In invoke
tho 'referendum on house" bill 72 of
the 1927 legislature.' , iv
Kozer indicated thati "I am of
the opinion that it Is without the
province of .the secretary of state
to accept such request nnd refer
the samo to the attorney general
In order that ho may prepare the
ballot title therefor." ; . .
Pie based his decision on the con
stitutional provision providing for
enactment of legislation with tho
emergency clause. The bill iu
question carried the emergency
clause and has already gone into
effect, making a referendum Im
possible, he indicated. .
Reports from L. B. Smith, sec
retary of the Greater Oregon asso
ciation, . indicate .that the matter
will be carried Into the courts for
a final adjudication.
Opposing Views
That lite secretary of state is
vested with authority to set aside
a decision of tho legislature upon .
his own belief, even if he hold the
belief that the legislation was un
constitutional, Is the gist of the
stand taken by Kozer. Smith had
contended that tho net In question
(Continued on page 6.)
Absolutely Refuse
CUT
E
L
0
T
Removed From Hospital to
Estate, Wifh Back and
Chest in Splints.
GUARDS ARE DOUBLED
Motor King Comfortable n
Prostrate Position,; His
General Condition
Said Improved.
1 (Associated Press Leased wire.)
DETROIT, Mich., April 1 Be
hind the carefully guarded portals
of his great estate at Dearborn,
Henry Ford, , reputed the world's
richest man, (flat on his back In
bed today, began a long period of
absolute 'rest which his doctors
said would fully restore his health.
: Chafing at the restraint of treat
ment in his own great hospital,
Mr.. Ford tenderly Was returned to
his home last night, a ton mile am
bulance ride.
Splinted back and chest, to min
imize the suffering from injuries
received whim the little coupe he
wns driving was sideswiped by a
larger motor car Sunday night, ihe
manufacturer could be comfort
able in no position . except pros
trate. ,,. ' ,
- ' Far From Nolso ' :
Mr. Ford returned to spend the
period of recuperation within a few
hundred yards of the spot at which
he nearly lost his life. Standing
at the River Rouge bridge; over
which he just had passed when his
car was hurled down tho embank-
,'ment; the roof nf the home .la vis
ible over a high wlro fence and
well beyond towering tree tops.
Far from the busily (raveled,
i Michigan Avenue from which Mr.
Ford plunged, none of tho wruck
;ing city noises which might have'
disturbed him In the urban Henry
Ford Hospital will be hoard.
The 'Ford seat 'normally Is Im
pregnable with "gate keepers,
guards and a hott of other serv
ants, and with the master lying In
jured and fighting for Ills health,
tho confines of tho : vast . estate
were doubly guarded.
Condition Favorable
With the removal of Mr. Ford
from the hospital, official bulletins
concerning his condition ceased to
be issued.
The last waR made public last
night at about tho hour the injured
manufacturer was being returned
home. It recounted' nn improved
condition, normal pulse tempera
ture nnd rospirnlion. .
From the vei'y outset, when
Symplons which usually tiro re
garded as extremely serious in a
man of Mr. Ford's 01 yours, wire
(Continued on page 5.)
to Economize On.
EOWN OR EVEEVirWQ.
NTERSON
ABSOLUTE
Winter Plays
April Prank On
W MidWest Area
Hi!' '. .
' (AiwocUitHl Vrfu Loawd Wire.)
CHICAGO. April I Winter play
ed a cold all-fools day prank on
middle America today, . pouring
snow down the back of thinly clad
spring and roaring his glee with
winds of gale ami Artie chill.
Rapid City, S. D., saw 18 inches
of snow when it threw back the
shutters this morning and the
ground wat unseasonably white In
other parts of that state and in
western Nebraska.
, The red fluid In' thorniometorn
crawled downward In Kansas and
Oklahoma and in tho northern
Rocky mountain region. It rain
ed over the wide area of the plains
states and there woro thunder
storms and high, winds.
Chicago, loo, had come snow,
but its chief- weathor complaints
were biting rains driven by a gale
that picked up biting chill us It
swept over Lake Michigan. . The.
Chicago temperature dropped to
35 degrees.
Some parts of the northwest had
comparatively mild weather, con
trasting with that in South Dakota
where the blow was so strong that
the roof of a large barn was lifted
off.
FIRST S
DE AUTRE
F
T
Movies' Made by Copco
Cameraman to Be Re-
leased at Opening.
CLOSE - UPS INCLUDED
Views of Other 1 Southern
Oregon Events Will Also
' ':' Be Shown Starting ''', '
at 7 :30 P. M. '
Rosebiirg will have the distinc
tion of seeing the premier showing
of the Hugh de Autremont moving
pictures, which were taken upon
the arrival of this notorious train
robber suspect 'n Medfovd last
Saturday. This will be the first
showing of the films on tho entire
Pacific Coast as far us can be de
termined and it is expected that
a large crowd will be on hund to
see. these pictures which will be
shown at tho Copco ' opening to
night. These films which were taken
by H. L. Bromley, Copco camera
man, cover tho arrival of Sheriff
Jcuulngp nnd his prisoner on the
Shasta last Saturday when de
Aulnmiont arrived for. his trial In
Jacksonville. ClosO'Ups of de Au
Iromont, manacled to Sheriff Jen
nings District Attorney. Newton C.
Chuney of Jackson 'County, who
will try the case, Fred E. Smith,
attorney for the defense and Paul
tin Autremont, lather of tho pri
soner, are Included In Ihe contin
uity. A big scoop on the regular
news reel was accomplished
through the taking of these pic
tures by the "Copco Current
Events" catnora-mnn, nnd It Is an
ticipated that wide' spread Inter
est will be shown lu these distinc
tive films.
In addition to tho above thore
will be shown several local current
events such as the 192(1 Straw
berry Carnival mint growing near
Sutherlln and other happenings
of local interest. Tho recent south
ern Oregon and other current
events of moro than ordinary In
terest will also be exhibited.
These pictures will be Bhown as
a part of the qiillfornlaOrcgon
Power Company's opening at the
Copco Hnllding on West Jackson
St. tonight from 7:30 to 8:110 p. m.
JUDGE DEARTH IS
FOUND GUILTLESS
INDIANAPOLIS, Inn"., April 1.
Judge Clarence W. Dearth, of tho
circuit court, today was acquitted
on all seven counts nf impeach
ment charges by the Indiana state
senate.-
The Impeachment charges al
leged restriction of the freedom nf
tho press, appointment of an un
qualified Jury commissioner, con
fiscation of newspapers, Impanel
ing of unqualified Juries and other
alleged corruption nnd high crime.
The judge aald he would he back
on the bench tomorrow.
MINNEAPOLIS GET8 ROTARY
CIIICAOO, April 1. Minneapo
lis, Minn., was selectod (oday as
the host city for the 19th annual
convention of Rotary Internation
al Junge 18 to 22, 1928.
Ml
INT
ILMSTONIGH
NATION WIDE COAL STRIKE
LAUNCHED IN PENNSYL
SI
Organization's ' Struggle Centers on Pittsburgh Coal
Company,' Which Keeps 6100 Non-Unionists Working
in
22 Collieries Mass Meetings Will Be
: Held to Celebrate Eight-Hour Day.
FACTS ABOUT' STRIKE
' OF SOFT COAL MINERS
Within ten years there have
been six strikes In the . coul
Holds. . ;
The present battleground in
cludes Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
nnd western Pennsylvania fields
where therei are 11)0,000 bitumi
nous miners'. . . . ' -" ,
In nineteen other states nnd
two Canadian provinces 200,000
more union miners are employ
ed In bituminous blelds, making
a total of 300,(100 oft caul min
ers.' " i' ; , .' !
; Anthracite minora, unaffect
ed bv the present strike, num
ber 158,000. ; ' '
The most widespread of pre
vious '''strike- was: in 1922-23
when' both anthracite and bitu
minous mineral were called joui.
President John L "Lewis insist
ed on "no backward step" at
tlmo; when many industries
wore adjusting wages, ami the
minors held out on this ground
for. many months,' until they
won.
(Aaabclatcil PrcM Leaned Wire.)
1HTTSHUHGH, Pa., April J.-,
The Pittsburgh Post today quotes
Ellis Senrh'S, editor of the United
Stul 03 Mine Workers Journal, as
BULLETINS: APRIL 1
THE WORLD'S NEWS AS IT HAPPENS
'' ; ' ONLY TODAY. .. ;''
. LETS TAX SLIP PAST 1
NEW ORLEANS, April 'L Tho
head of a million-dollar buttonhole
corporation today was acquitted ol
failuro to. file any .Income tux ro-
turn. The judge sultl that since thla
was the first offense, (here would
be no penalty.' The manufacturer
asked the reporters not to print
his name, please, and they readily
acquiesced.
TAKES BORAH'S HINT '
WASHINGTON. April l.'-Sec-
rotary Kellogg today announced
tho withdrawal of American ma
rines from Nicaragua. Ho said he
acted on tho advice of Senator
Borah.
COOLIDGE PARADES
WASHINGTON, April . Tho
Rlalto was rifo today. The ' rife-
noss wns caused when President
Coolfdge appeared on Pennsylva
nia avenue with a poodle dog on
a string. The president woro his
usual Oxford bags.
' JUST FOR FUN
NEW YORK, April 1. Edward
W. Browning today Hlgned over
all his estate to Frances (Peaches)
llccunn Browning. Tho only ex
planation ho would offer wus that
she deserved it,
HOMAGE TO HEFLIN
WASHINGTON, April 1. Sena-
lor Tom Heflln wns puzilod to
day. Tho Alabama anion received
a handsome wilst watch. In lis
raso was Inscribed: "To nur dear
Tom from the Knights of Colum
bus." Heflln said he never had
heard of Ihe organization.
PASTORS HONOR LEWIS
1III.O, Hawaii. April 1. Sin
clair Lewis, popular American
novelist, was elocted unanimously
today president of the Hawaiian
Ministerial Association. Mr. Lew
is will be Invited to apeak on his
religious views here next April 1,
MKM
'
t-THA,-f tMUSf
ee a swell)
IS
saying that the Pittsburgh Coal
company Is (he main objective oC
the nationwide union miners utrlkt
which began lust midnight..
The Pittsburgh Coal company,
nominally the largest producer ot
bituminous coal In the United,
Slates, severed relations with tho
union two years ago and. began
operations on a'non-union basis.
Of 45 mines owned by the con.
oeru in '' western Pennsylvania, .
eastern Ohio and Kentucky, 22 are
now operating on tbut busls, the
othors bolng idle. Nineteen of the
mines working are. In the Pitts
burgh district, two in Ohio and:
ono in Kentucky. ' '
. Opposing Statements .
' Searles Is quoted by the : paper
ns having said that the Pittsburgh
company "started to .break up the '
union, but it has failed to do si
and It. is. now going to get licked.
Whouever we lick tho Pittsburgh
Coal romnanv. tho rieht. is over.
I No one can say how loug it will
I take maybe ; a month, or six
months, or a yera or more.'' '
I C. E. Lesher, executive vice,
president of tho coul company and
Its spokesman, when his attention
was called to Searles' statement,
aatd "our 1 operations cannot be
affected in any appreciable degree
by this strike." He added that hlH
concern was ready for any eventn-
(Continued on page 6.)'
; JOHN D.;THROWS PARTY
ORLANDO, Fla.y April. I. John
I). RaokefeHer today assumed the
role. of Death Valley Jim Scott. He
lipped a porter a $5 gold piece. Or
was It u dime? .. i ;
MELLON DOESN'T CARE
, WASHINGTON, April L Sec
retary of the Treasury Andrew W.
Mellon tetany declared 1 he was go
Ing to quit trying to collect the
French war debt. It' was only a
small sum, he said, and not worth
while. " '
KING CANS IL DUCE '
' ROME, April 1. Declaring that
there are loo many . dictators In
the world today, King Victor Em-
Ol5T- rTk
niunuel ot Italy gave' Benito Mils.
sollnl his Walking-papers.. Musso-
llnl thanked the king for his pa
tience lu giving him a good start
In life. s . - - ,
' BOOMS CALIFORNIA .
PALM BEACH, Flu., April 1
Urging residents of , Palm Beach
to move to California, .the secre
tary ot the chamber of commerce
hero today declared i Florida wan
on the down grade, while thlngaj
wero Just beginning to shake uti
lively lu Los Angeles.
SLIM TAFT SPEAKS '
WASHINGTON, April 1. Five!
thousand women cheered former.
President William H. Taft follow
ing nn address loday i.i which tho
president outlined tho diet wherti
by ho had been so successful ut
reducing. The popular supreme
court . Justice weighs only, 135
now. . '
ANOTHER LAUDER GIFT
KANSAS CITY, April 1. The
gift of a new public library wad
announced today. The cost is es
timated to be $1,000,000. Tho
donor was said to be Harry Lau
der. OR "EVERYBODY HAPPY" .
WASHINGTON, April 1. Im
portant now radio rulings were an
nounced loday. A fine ot not least
than $1000, with a sentence of not
less than 10 years in federal pris
on, was decided upon as the pro
er penalty for any radio announcer
who snys "Nlghtlo Night."
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