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Rose Pages 1 to 4 BUBS Section Two Comolldatlon of The Evening News ' ..The Roseburg Review end DOUGLA VOL. XXVII 'NO. 304 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL I. 1927 VOL. XVIII NO. 65 OF THE EVENING NEWS TSttK"- ... ........... M.... ..... ...... 'iSQVJ IN TP IT ' JHi the Beet Interests of the People. CHICACO MAYOR AT E Three Persons Injured, 4 Others Faint at Jam to Hear Thompson. SNOOPING IS DECRIED Personal Liberty Stressed by Aspirant ; Dever Has Pledged Support of 1 0,000 Women. (Anfwe)ntpi PrpM T.pniwd Wire.) CHICAGO, April 1 Tho first casualties have been recorded, in Chicago's blistering majoialty race. Bystanders were the sufferers. One woman and two men suf fered broken ribs in a crush of crowds1 entering an armory last night for a speech by William Hale Thompson, Republican cnndldate for mayor. Four other women fainted and were passed over the heads of the crowd to Red Cross attendants. Addressing the gathering of former service men, Thompson said: "You men who went to France, know that when you left you could have beer In your own home If you wanted to. Policemen under the Thompson administration devolod themselves to keeping thieves and highway men from taking your purses on the streets and to mak ing It safe for your wives nnd daughters, (o go to a movie at night without being in danger of attack from morons. "And when I am again mayor of Chicago, policemen will bo back doing police duty instead of being snoopers against personal liberty. During the war. But I felt then, ed me Kaiser Bill. But I felt then, as now, that we had no business tangling ourselves In the affairs of Kurope." Women Back Devers The women furnished the fire works yesterday in Mayor William H. Dover's campaign for re-election. A Huong estimated nt 10, 000 gathered in Grant Park, and marched to the city hall to tell, the mayor they were for him. "These women," said Mrs. Kel logg Fairbauk, one of the lenders, "will service notice to the grafters, the dive keepers, the spoilers, and the rest of the crew who sur rounded William Hale Thompson that they aro going to the greatest defeat they ever have yet." The mayor denied Thompson's charges that lie had removed a picture of George Washington from ills private office, "and," lie con continued, "I believe it will be there four years more." Mre Grace Trull, who for the past 10 months has been making her homo In this city, and for the past few months organist at the Liberty theatre, has resigned her position to go to Coquille where site will take a position as organist in a theatre. Prior to playing at the Liberty, Mrs. Trull was organ ist nt the Antlers theatre. She is going to Portland for a two weeks' rest and visit witji relatives before taking over her new duties. v 5800 HANG-OVER OF WAR OFFICERS DEPT. PROBLEM WASHINGTON. April 1. Sug gestions for reducing the "hump" in tho promotion list of army offi cers, caused ' by continuance In Hie service of C800 of the men commissioned during the World war, are to be Bought from the of ficers themselves by the war de partment. The problem, which has long baffled the department and con gressional military committees, be cuuse it has retarded promotion, Is to bo turned over to -preliminary boards of officers In all army corps areas and at service schools. The boards, representing all com mnnd grades, will canvass the views of the officors and turn their suggestions over to a board of generals as a basis for possible legislation. Wholesale resignations and dis missals with a financial bonus ar rangement have been suggested but without the favor of the war department ns it still hopes to hit uiion some promotion plan. V SISTER CANYONVILLE MAN IS DEAD COTTAGE GROVE, Ore., March 31. The funeral of Mrs. Boone Sliorti'ldge, who died Monday at Eugene hospital, will be held here tomorrow. Mrs. Shortridge had gone to the hospital for an opera tion, but died before the operation could be performed. Mrs. Shortridge was born in Ten nessee, January 11, 1873, and came to Cottage Grove in 1890 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. De Wttld. She married Mr. Shortridge August 11, 1917. Surviving rela tives besides tho husband are four brothers, . Charles DeWald, this city; Henry DeWald, Canyonville; W. M. and J. D. DeWald, Montrose, S. D., and one sister, Mrs. Shel'iiian Shortridge, Lorane. E TO BE STARTED : " WIOPIDAY. J1PBIL 4 Demonstrations to Be Con ducted by Extension. Service in Various : Localities. It has been conceded that the livestock Industry of DougliiB coun ty was one of Its spilncipnl indus tries, nnd that the branch of this industry known as sheep raising without doubt brought the most substantial Income to Its follow ers. With this in mind an effort Is being made to put this industry on the most substantial basis that it has been In the history of the county. . ' There will be a series of meet ings for the sheep raisers held tin the county during the week begin ning April 4. Arrangements if"' these meetings have been made w h the extension service by J. Roland Parker, assistant county agent fbr this couuty. These meetings' wjll be conducted by Mr. H. A. Llml gren, livestock fleldmnn, from the extension department of the Ore gon Agricultural College. At these meetings Mr. Llndgren will take up such topics as the cost of production, grades of wool, sheep diseases, and where neces sary' castration and docking. He will also demonstrate type and quality of sheep on animals which may be observed at the time of the meellng. The type nnd market quality of lambs will also come -in for discussion. The schedule for these meetings will be as follows: Monday, April 4, 9:30 n. m. at the IlenJ. F. 'Nichols tnmi, Kiddle. 2:00 p. in, at the Ferguson brothers farm at Days Creek. Tuesday, April h. :3li a. m. at (lie Win. Poller farm a.t, Camas Vallev. 2:00 p. m. at tho Stanley Shienk farm. Looking Glass, those interested In tills moetliiK to meet at the store. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 9:30 n. ill. at the Fred A. Goff farm In Mel rose. 2 p. m. at tho I.. K. Thomp son farm at Umpnua. Thursday. April 7, 9:30 a. m. all the state demonstration fiirm east of Roseburg. 2:00 a. m. nt S. J. Shium farm in Glide community. Friday, April 8, 9:30 a. ni. at the Scott Henry farm, nenr the Steph ens school on lower Calapooia, 3:00 i. in. nt tho John Kinso farm ut Yonenlla nnd near Itoswell Springs. Saturday, April 9, 2:00 p. m. at the B. S. Adams farm in the Elk ion community. Mr. J. C. Leedy, who has been recently appointed county agent for tills county will be present nt each of these meetings. All sheep raisers In the county are invited to attend one or more In the questions which come up for of the meetings and help take part discussion. STUDENTS TO COMPLETE IN FINAL DECLAMATORY MEE SOUTH DAKOTA HAS HEAVY SNOW FALL (Axsocintcd Tri'M Loused Wlro.) ST. PAUL, April 1. Fifteen Inches of snow fell in the black hills of South Dakota yesterday as a farewell from a stormy March. The rest of the northwest, in cluding other parts of South Dako ta, North Dakota and Minnesota, had comparatively mild weather. Rapid City. S. D reported that streets and highways were block ed by the heavy snow full. Class es nt the Washington school were dismissed because of fear that tho roof might, give way. ' The final declamatory contest, In which the winning contestants from the southern und northern part of tho county who contested in the semi-finals Friday, March 25 will compete, will take place on Saturday evening, April 2. at 7:30 o'clock at tho Junior high school auditorium. All entrants' in the contest will this year competo in tho same building. Those from the northern part of tho county to take "part are Class 1 girl, Elna Morris, Drain, boy, Robert Tlllotson, Oakland; Class 2 girl, Marjory Miller, Oakland, boy, Stanley Short, Wilbur: Class 3 girl, Alice Godsey, Wilbur, buy, Stanley llosson, Sutherlln: Class 4 high school girl, Sibyl Avery, Sutlicrlin, boy, Henry Ileckley, hlkton. Winners from the south ern part of tho county to competo will be Class 1 girl, Muxiue Smith, Rose school, boy, George Nichols, Riddle; Class 2 girl. Patricia Neal, Rose school, boy, Barton Drown, Fulleiton schoul; Clnss 3 girl, Greta Wright, Junior high school Roseburg, boy, Millard Doyle, Myr tle Creek; Clnss 4 girl, Ollie Law rence, Roseburg high school, hoy, Richard Muddox, Roseburg high school. Recovemg From Operation Mrs. Louis Howe, of Brownsville, who was taken lo tho Corvallls hospital the first of the wook for a major operation, is recovering nicely according to word received here by her father, J. C. House bldor, the middle of the week. Mrs. Houseolder wont to Brownsville tho first of tlie week to be with her dnitghlct'. She is remaining for several weeks. Mis, Howe hag vis ited In Roseburg a number of times. ' j EGYPT YIELDS EARLIEST 101 YET REVEALED Memento of Third Dynasty of Pharoahs; Estimated Age 50 Centuries. IDENTITY IN DOUBT May Be King Zoser or His Queen or Imhotep, the Founder of Medical and Law Sciences. rock, as though the builders had taken every precaution to prevent discovery. Ho believes, although he has no definite confirmations as yet, that It Is the tomb ot Im hotep, architect to King Zoser, who built the step pyramid, in tho boundary wall of which the tomb is located. Imhotep was considered one of Egypt's wisest men and the found er of the science of medicine, law and other brunches of tearing Another possibility advanced by archaeologists Is that tho tomb might have provided a temporary resting place lor the body of Klnff Zoser himself while tho step pyra mid was being constructed or that It may be the tomh of Zozer s queen. Tunnels branching off from the tomb lead to n series of under ground rooms, which show evi dences' ot elaborate limestone ro llers. The portrait of King Zoser Is part of the decorations. Twelve Alabaster wine Jars were found ill one of the tunnels and othor inter esting articles of the period nro looked for when the oxcavntoru continue the search. (Awtooliiteil l'lvna I.,'ino,I WIro,). CAIRO, Egypt, April 1 What What may prove to be the earliest tomb discovered in Egypt has been uncovered aflor long, difficult ex cavations at tho village of Sak kara, not far from tho ruins of Memphis. Archueloglsta estimate It was built fifty centuries ago in tho time of the third dynasty of the ancient pharoahs. Cecil Firth,' supervising the ex cavations under tho auspices of the Kgyptlnn Antiquities depart ment, came upon the tomb nt the bottom of a deep stairway through a carefully concenled tunnel In the KING FERDINAND REPORTED WORSE '. (ARfloclatcil Urcu Loniod Wire.) LONDON, April 1. The Vicuna, correspondent of the Exchango Telegrnph has received a telegram from Belgrade reporting a "serious aggravation" In the condition of. King Ferdinand of Rumania. Ferdinand's daughter, Queen' Marie of Jugo Slavia, left Belgrade ut midnight rnr Bucharest, the tel egram Biiid. . BUCHAREST, Rumania. April 1. King Ferdinand's condition has taken a serious turn for tho worse. M. C. Williams of Salem was in" this city Thursday looking after business affairs. . ; . i. - Jjy CtniiQ CUisiin !' tf'i FICTION (if JrvlaP' '"' f ' ' ' ' inSitiltil' tsUttf v WHUtm'KW- BZi bj lifA Service Inc THEFXIEi ? . "V vvJ 1 T. Q. Curtis, millionaire department .store owner, tried a strange experiment in philanthropy and conducted a contest among his employes to find the three girls whose ambitions seemed most worthy of furthering. Those three Billy Wells, Nyda Lomax and Winnie Shelton went to his home to live for a year. His money was at their disposal to help them follow their chosen careers. Of the three, only Billy Wells had told the truth about her ambition. The other, two lied, not knowing what the prize was to be. When the girls learned that one of them was to inherit the millionaire's fortune, the home of T. Q. Curtis immediately became a place of jealousy and intrigue. Curtis learned, too late, that money cannot buy ev erything. Before his experiment was over, he had nearly wrecked the lives of two girls and destroyed the happiness of the other. This is the strange story that is unfolded in "Daugh ters of Midas," Anne Austin's latest serial. Be sure to read every chapter. It starts Monday, April 4, in the RosebuReview x , ' - . m " WINNNIE SHELTON NYDA LOMAX "Daughters of Midas" is a thrilling story of the girl of today. Beautifully illustrated from photographs posed especially by members of the famous Theater Guild School, Inc., o f New York.