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lllllll BHSBBBSl l HsT"i " 1 ' &a Weather Highest temperature yesterday... 69 Lowest temperature last night. ...36 Forecast for southwest Oregon: Fair, tonight and Thursday; mod erate temperature. DougU ( County' . ! Create J ! iTtifTslrfilft Newipapei TODAY'S NEWS TODAY Consolidation of The Evening News and The Roseburg Review DOUGLAS CPU NT V An Independent Newspaper, Pi"- Aed fo the Best Interests of '' y ' : '". ' - ' .( VOL. XXVII NO. 314 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1927. VO!.. XVIII NO. 75 OF THE EVENING NEWS EfWW TWO THROUGH T RUNS ED Orders Received This Morn ing to Operats Trains 219 and 222. WILL RETURN CREWS Twelve More Men Will Be Needed to Handle Added Trains Order Effec tive at Once. Restoration of through freight service between Roseburg and Ash land was ordered today in instructions- received at S, P. headquart ers here. Tills new ruling is ef fective Immediately and will re store twelve men to the train crews in Roseburg. Coming close upon the announcement that the order removing the passenger ter minal had been rescinded the new change gives additional cause for rejoicing. Trains 219 southbound and 222 northbound are to be restored im mediately and will handle manifest freight between Roseburg and Ash : land terminals as formerly, giving one train each way daily between those two points. Recently the two trains were cancelled and the freight has been handled by local trains between the terminals. This resulted In cutting olT two full "crews or 12 men, some of whom have been forced to move to other localities. The new order, however, wll re store the service as previously - with the through trains operating as formerly and with crews chang ed at Roseburg. This will give re gular employment to. the 12 men recently laid off and will also' pro vide work for additional men when traffic conditions result In extra trains. ... ' , Considerable elation has been Jelt over the new railroad moves, restoring to Roseburg some of the losses' in service incurred by " the changes following the placing In operation of the Natron - cut-off. While headquarters must obviously be retained in Eugene, yet .'it Is believed that eventually the rail road traffic through Roseburg will not be curtailed to any great ex tent, and the moves announced by the company during the past two days ha'vo been Indications - that the service is gradually being re stored to this division point.' The Importance of cooperating with the railroad company in mak ing it possible to maintain freight service through this section of the state is now being stressed by civic organizations. The railroad com pany cannot operate trains' at a loss and .consequently it becomes necessary to provide sufficient freight tq make It possible for them to run their trains profitably. This can best be done by encourag ing local manufacturles that origin ate tonnage. Mills and factories that, develop goods for railroad shipment nre a distinct advantage to any community, not only by in creasing the business of the town, but they also encourage railroad development, which Is the par ticular issue in which Roseburg is now greatly Interested. The railroad company through one of its officials, Mr. J. H. Mul chay, recently pledged itself us being willing to cooperate In help ing the cities and towns of South ern Oregon in their work of de veloping industries. The company is naturally desirous of securing as much freight business in this sec tion of the state as possible and the cities can take advantage of this fact to secure the promised assistance of the rairoad officials In their efforts to Interest concerns which would be of benefit to both . the communities' and the railroads. By such development Roseburg would be assured not only of main taining Buch freight service as is (Continued on page 8.) AIRPLANE SPIN at Rni nisir. FIF.I.D FATAL TO AVI ATOR '( AmtavtnN-il Trcwt l.oat -WifO WASHINGTON, April .13. TTnmer R. Sands, admlnlstra- tlve nisistant in the com- merce denartment's air Ber- vice section, was killed, and John L. Hosch. an aeronautl- cnl engineer of the depart- ment. was seriously Injured when their airplane crashed here todav at Boiling Field. Both men were reserve armv aviators and were flying an army training plane. They went luto a tall spin, while flying at an altitude of 200 feet. FREGH ARE RESTOR Sprague River Tells World Of Gold and Platinum Find After Filing on Whole Area (Associated Press Leased Wire.) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 13. Sprague river, small lumber ing community 40 miles east of Klamath Kails, Is in a fever of ex citement us the result of the . dis covery of placer deposits of gold and platinum. Since Sunday between 40 and 60 claims have been staked out. The entire community joined in a se crecy pact which was rellglouy udhered to until the entire area was staked out. Isolated so far as roads wore concerned and connected only by the infrequently traveled O. C. E. railroad, the secrecy pact was admirably executed. Not one whis per of the activity at Snrague river during the past three days seeped out of the little town, until late lust night. Assay Runs High The placer deposits assay be tween $22 and 125 per ton in gold and between $10 and $31 a ton in platinum. Discovery of the deposits was made by C. W. Ebberts, em ploye of the Campbell-Towle Lum NEW FARM BILL TD MEET VIEWS OF PRESIDENT Senator McNary Decides on Change After Confabs at White House. FEE PRINCIPLE TABOO Agricultural Interests ' to Be Requested to Modify Demands; West Is . ' Given Scrutiny. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, April 3 Drafts ing of a arm relief bill that will compromise, tlie divergent views on this question is the work Chair man McNary of the senate, agricul ture. .committee, hast mapped out for himself this summer. Prepara tory to leaving today for his home In Oregon, he announced he would have the prospective .measure in shape for presentation to the new congress next winter. The senator, co-author of the McNary-Haugen bill vetoed by the president last session, has had a number of conferences at the White House recently,! and ,has reached the conclusion that this measure In the face of presidential opposition would have but' little chance of becoming a law even if It should be passed again by both house and senate. To Meet Coolldge's Views The new bill will be designed to offer real aid to the farmer, he said, and at the same time will be written with objections of the president to the original bill kept in mind. The president has been repre sented as desirous for enactment of relief legislation by rarm lead ers who have discussed the agri culture subject with him recently. Those who have talked with him, however, say that he Is firmly op posed to the equalization fee prin ciple and certain other features that were proposed In the McNary Haugen measure. Senator McNary has given no In timation as to. what features of his original farm bill would be omitted in the new measure, and It is be lieved he will be guided to some extent by conferences to be held in the west this summer. On his trip home, he plans to stop off at Chicago to confer with heads of the American Farm Bureau and the National Orange and expects to discuss the subject with other farm spokesmen on his way to the Paci fic coast. During the summer he also will meet farmers from var ious parts of the country In an ef fort to compose their differences. Concessions Needed The senator proposes to advise agricultural leaders to adopt a give and take spirit as he feels that if a measure can be framed that will meet with approval by the president and a majority of farm organizations It can be passed next session. He plans to submit a draft on his new bill to the presi dent in the hope of Obtaining his endorsement. i One of the senator's last confer ences before leaving the capital was with Chairman Butler of the Republican National committee, who on his western trip also will (Continued on page 8.) : - ber company and former mining man. Specimens of the deposits were sent to Wlnnemucca, Nevada, for assaying. With their claims .staked out and with virtually every foot of the ore bearing district already spoken for, Sprague river resi dents are now devoting their time to filing on their claims. Some of the claims are on deeded land on the Klamath Indian reservation and some on allotted land on the reservation. , Operations Pondered Mining operations would be con ducted by edging and sluicing. Whether or not the deposits are rich enough to warrant an exten sive operation is yet to be seen, residents of the section state. "However," B. E. Wolford, store keeper of the community said over long distance early this morning, "we have the claims staked out and are very optimistic over suc cessful mining operations. Every body kept quiet about It, and not a whisper seeped out of the city until we had the claims sewed up. Now we don't care who knows." HUSBAND SUICIDES AFTER DUEL WITH WIFE'S DEFENDER - - ' (Associated l'reas Leased Wire.) a TUALATIN, Ore., April 13. 4 George Mason ended his lite this morning with a saw- ed-off shotgun after exchang- Ing shots with John Martin, who had been -guarding the home of Mason s wile, from whom he was separated. , A. son In southern Oregon wired Mrs. Mason last night to watch out for his father. Three neighbors Floyd Day, John Martin and a brother of Day guarded the Mason house last night. This morning Floyd Day and bis brother left to go to work. Mason, who had - evi- deutiy'been hiding' in the barn, came' out as soon a the men were gone, but was seen from the house rind1 -Martin advanced to meet him, armed with a small caliber revolver. Mason ordered Martin to hold ,u his handsi but insead1 Martin replied with a shot. Mason then fired with a sawed off shotgun, then, ran behind the woodshed, lay down and shot himself In the head. : j '-; t. ' v , - ' O. 4 C. TAX REFUND FOR JOSEPHINE AND KLAMATH (Associated Press Leased Wire.' WASHINGTON, April 13 Pay ments to Oregon counties,' certi fied to the treasury department on account of the Oregon-Washington tax refund, Include $111,855 to Klamath; $530,604 to Josephine. ' Vernon Moorfi of- DayB Creek was in Roseburg today, spending the afternoon trading and attend ing to business affairs. ' The Flowers v,' ooTfiT" Vt, I WANNA SOVIET s SPLIT FORCES OF CANTONESE Army Now Between North Onslaught and Shanghai -Strike of 50,000. CITY IS IN TURMOIL International Quar.ter Twice Attacked; Affair at Nanking Blamed on Bolshevism.' (Assoetaled Press Leased Wire.) :- SHANGHAI, April 13. One hun dred Chinese were killed and two hundred . and fifty wounded ' In fighting ' resulting from further raids in the native - suburbs of Shanghai this afternoon by Gener al Chiang Kai-Shek's troops en gaged in routing out the reds. - The casualties ' were mostly among the communist supporters. The shooting was plainly heard in the International settlement, caus ing considerable excitement The general strike, called by the red labor unions as a protest against the raids, which began yes terday, has rendered nearly 100, 000 workers idle and delayed a number of Chinese owned steam ers. General Pal Tsung-Chl, ' com mander of the Cantonese troops In the section, issued a" official proclamation tonight dissolving the general labor union. .' - A .. .':.'. SHANGHAI, April 13. Chiang Kal.Rhelt's Cantonese troons indaV.iW as follows: C. C. Colt of Port- found themselves faced with fight ing foes both along the Yangtse battle front'ahd'ln Shanghai Itself. Northern forces, following up tholr recent 1 successful- advance, crossed the Yangtse to the south bank near Klayn, half way between Nanking and Shanghai. At the same time the red labor unions here, aroused by- Chiang's attempt to suppress .them, went on general strike. Fifty thousand men are idle and union leaders claim many more will follow. Disorders broke out In the na tive sections of the city. Two at tacks were made on the defense barriers of the International Set tlement, although the leaders claim the strike is not of an anti foreign character. Parading strikers attacked the headquarters of Chiang's troops In the Chapel native district. The soldiers fired, killing 50 of the at tackers ' and ' repulsing the re mainder. ' ' Official, advices telling of the Crossing of the Yangtse by the northerners said that General 1 (Continued on page 6.) That Bloom in the lUAUMA. ahp mat " ' : ' ; rw i 25,000 ToSee Beavers Make Season Debut i t (Associated Press Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., ' April 13. Perfect . -weather with bright sun shine and mild temperature, usher ed In the baseball season here to day tor the opening game between the Hollywood Stars and (lie Port land Beuvers of the Pacific, Coast league. Grandstand seats had virtually all been sold Just night and this morning 8,000 bleacher seats and six thousand temporary seats went on sale; The grounds opened ut 10:30 to admit the early birds. At tendance of more than'26,000 was expected. Following a parade this after noon, there was to be a flag rais ing and some stunts at tile park before. Governor 1. - L. 'Patterson Pitched, the first bull'. ) : Mayor George L. Baker was assigned th,e job of catching the first bull. ' - Bill Hughes was to pitch for Portland and Yelle to catcb. The Hollywood management was not certain this morning whether Ful- lenon or Mulcahy would lake the mound. Murphy will, catch for the stars. ' ' ' . ' ' ' . PATTERSON OUSTS ' DR. BIRNIE FROM ' OPTOMETRY BOARD (Associated Press Leased Wire.) ' SALEM, Oregon, April 13. Dr. George S.- Blrule has been ousted from the state board: of examiners In optometry by Governor Patter son and replaced by Dr. William1 M. Pearce, who was removed by Governor Pierce on August 6, 1923, and reappointed by Piorce in 1926. j r , - .. ; , Both men are' residents of La Grande. The other two members of the board are Dr. Floyd Daytou of. Portland and Dr. Henry Morris of Salem. Dayton's term of office ex pires the 30th of this month. Mor ris term has two yeur.B yet . to run. Three reappointments to- the board of regents of the University of Oregon weve aunouueed yoster- land, Mrs. G, T. G'erllnger ' ,'of 'Dal las and Henry McKInney of. Baker. All were former members of the board whose terms had expired. Their terms will conUnue for 12 years. . ( ...... . Governor.. Patterson also an nounced the appointment of two new members to the buard of re gents of the Oregon Agricultural College, and the reappointment of J. K. i Weatherf ord of Albany , M servo another term, , State Senutor Herbert J. Elllotl of Porr.vdale. Polk countv. is nam! ed to succeed Sam H. Drown! state senator from Marion county, and J. Fred lates of Corvallls, at torney, is the successor to Mrs. Mary Kinney of Astoria. Both Mrs. Kinney and , Senator Brown were serving out unexpired terms by uppointment by Governor Pierce, and the terms were com pleted on February 15 of this year. The torms ot the new members are for nine years, -o- Mrs. A. C. Marsters Is spending suveral days in Portland visiting with friends. Spring Tra La? " WANNA MEW CAE " m New BicYae Golf CUBS" WANMA. . . new vimq . TORNAhOjSWEEPS TEXAS TOWN OF ROCK SPRINGS; M IW VIKI II (! RnlilKS vi- ii ii KNOWN DEAD ' ROCK SPRINGS, Texas, Apr. 13. The Identified dead taken from the ruins t of this 'town, swept by a tornado last night, are as follows! J. T. Crowder and wife, Em ory Willis and his mother, Mrs. William Phelts, . David McGln ney, Mrs. Ferris and her son, Mrs. Ola Pennington and her daughter, Nola Mae; H. B. Grif fith and daughter, Mona; Gus Henderson, wife, son, Raymond, and two other children; R. Dol lahlte, editor of Edwards Coun ty Leader, and daughter, Mat tie; Charles Baker, Mr. P. T. Wittenburg and son, Peter; Burnett Babb, Two Jbhlldren of Joe Billings, , "Mrs. Walter Adams and ton. Rev. Spiers of the Rock SHM.cMthodlst church, wife ancT7rwo TOiildren; a child Sat theVWnfsV family, and Chalrtes McMdln. Over Score Injured; V 'X t . Floods Follow, i ' BUILDINGS . IN RUINS Three Rivers Again Out of Banks After Receding .. From Cloudbursts - - Last Week. (Assorlafcil I'rrss I.r-asoil Win.'.) ; OKLAHOMA CITY, Oltla., April l.'I. J-'looils today threatened more clumaKO to Oklahoma where a scries of tornadoes yesterday . claim ed at least five lives, and. injured a score of persons. The most severe of four distinct tornadoes, yesterday ripped through a section 1U , miles In leiiKlh In eastern Oklahoma, killing two men and a woman in Haekoll and Lef lore counties.. It jumped into Arkansas-where' it took two more lives at Fort Smith. ' Scores ..of ...wrecked .huildtngs marked Its path across iho Oklahoma-Arkansas hordcr. Three tornadoes were reported in Caddo county III northern Okla homa. Several huildhiKs were de stroyed, hut no ono was known to have heeu killed. Heavy rains accompanied the storms, to send the North Cana dian. Cottonwood and Crand rivers out of their lmnkH. Tlio streams had only started to recede after cloudhursts last week that caused heavy riood dainnKO and in which a scoro of persons drowned. Kusldeuts of more than 20 city blocks In a thickly populated dis trict on the north hunk of the North Canadian, rjver horo were warned to fleo tholr homes today to escnpo the spreading flood waters. Klremen guarded a levee which had become weakened. . TULRA, Okla., April Kl.--Itosl-dents of Cedar Island and Inwlnnd sections of Tulsa and suburbs were warned to leave tholr homes to day when tho flood wntniB of lhe Arkansas river continued to rise today. 2 Killed In Arkansas. ' FORT SMITH,, Ark., April 13. Two women we're killed anil a dozen Injured In the tornado that swept through Clifton Court, hero lust night. Approximately 100 homes were destroyed or damaged and a rain storm soaked exposed furniture nnd other household be longings. Nallnnal guardsmen guarded the damaged property. Mississippi Struck. noONEVll.LK, Miss., April 13. Houses , were torn up. trees uproot ed and wlro communication seri ously Impaired by a tornado that struck . here yesterday, causing thousands of doliurs In property damage. . o H. C; Hhaw, of Portland, man ager of the northwest district for the Union News company, arrived Tuesday night to spend a few days conferring with D. C. Talrott, man ager of the local branch house WEB Mkim BffpOES m m Mm Am r rii m sv 15Q JNHAB1TANTS 20 0 RELIEF PTLY V 1 i , joai rvaising center on Yeet Elevation Almost Entirely Razed ! .,: ' l' TT If' D1... ' Damaging Surrounding Region '7, ; K .... (Associated frees struck this island town last night and injured '.about ISO persons, Mtrous in this section or the state. t i 1 1 ' ',.-.- -;-' e:-.. ...... I LfcJ U.. .ai.a.. f.nm rU minn -33 nr which have been iderttjfjed. : ' - ' 1 ; ; : i, ' . , V I , Of the injured, twenty are expected to die Before night. Most of the unidentified dead are Mexicans. ! ', ' ' 1 ' V V Relief workers took possession of the town early todayand more were arriving! I jRook Springs was lashed into ruins in a few mjn'utes by a torAado from the northeast which razed all ex cept a few buildings, roaring down a two-mile path, t , '' fire broKe out soon oner rant were, burned. Town On Rocky Dome 1 With a population of 800, Hock Spring's;' center' br a Spin'stu sot tied ' goat raisingiBBCtlou In BOtlth west Texas, was one of the most isoluted towns of the state, located on a rocky dome of 2,000 feet ele vation, i lilgheHt county, seat .in Texas east of the Davis mountains. Only tho native stone donstruc tlon of many of Us buildings Is be lieved to have saved the town, "so openly exposed, : from complete razing. ' v . " ' ; The usual Bardonlc pranks of the twlBtor were In ovldence. A baby was hurled fifty fej. through the air and landed safely, almost uninjured! Relief Work Hampered Flooded creoks and muddy roads hampered the movement of medi cal supplies and bedding to the town. Many trucks and automobiles were waiting with relief cargoes for " recession of flood walers. Rosoue work procoedoil swiftly. All of the dead havo been plticed In morgues. Some- bodies were mutilated beyond recognition, r'lre for a time today threatened to add to the tragedy. Tho remains of I lie post office uud a restaurant wore ignited and sent flunks to the debris BUrrounding them. Ef forts of the fire fighters wore fu tile until rain, like u blessing from the heavens, ended the blaze. More that) -100 nurses wore sent to Hock Sui-inuH hv tile hosiittals of San Antonio and Kerrvlllii. The twister which laut night hit Rock Springs covered four miles squuru. Less than Ion hullillnga In the town of nhout 900 population wore left standliig. Houses wero splintered, trees were rammed thru brick buildings and people were hurled thru the air to death or injury, (I. M. Carson, surroundod by friends and IiIh family, was about to cut. Hi" cake of his !) 1 1. birth day when lhe tornado enme. A splintering roof ubovo their heads ended lhe parly. Tho aged mail was blown from the house and moro than 100 foot from the wreck age. He was found stunned but otherwise uninjured. After the storm there was only the blackness of night and the cries of the dying and wounded. Dazed survivors stumbled among the ruins. Finally Dick Perkins, a county cltnmissloner of Kd wards county, crawled to n spot left clear by the storm, and shouted. Then others took up the call and made 'heir way lo tho sound of the first voice. Relief Is Prompt UVALDE, Texas, April 13. Uvalde today became tho base or relief work for the litlle town of Rock Springs. 72 miles north of do last night. Kvery nbio hodled man In Uvalde volunteered to go t.Rock Springs for relief work. Half an hour after receiving news of tho disaster, forty automobiles, loaded with nurses, physicians and relief workers were onroute to tho strick en town. Flood In Storm's Wake Sevoral miles north of here the 'motorists found Indian Creek, nor. many a small stream, in nnou stage. Undaunted, men waded Into the water and pushed some of tho cars across, the flood tide rising to the seats of tho cars. After the Injured mi FATALLY; OF; o rL L nnn rvocity uume ui t,uu Cl - j i,easeu wire.j took' a tbll of at least $2 lives lhe twister was trie most ens nuu mc jjvdiuuivu ,!.. ir the cars BDed on to Hook L-..,.iu,,-,-vi,.n- first uirl klta and supplies, ,, ,. , 1 : . ; : . Lightning and heavy rain iouuw- ed the tornado. The damage ex tended Into the country surround ing Hook Springs but- because ot uncertain communication to the Isolated section, it may be several days before the extent of the dam ago is determined. . . - - At Campwoou, Texas, tne town a only motion picture theatre had been transformed into an emor- aenov hoBnltal. : 1 1 - - At daylight the first two per sona arrived at the hospital by au tomobile from Hock Springs, which IS u nines nuiiu u. i.tiiiii'11 Planes Bringing Aid SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 13. Throe airplanes took off from Kelly Field today to carry sup plies to storm sufferers ot ock Springs. Authorities wera prepared to send any other help noeueii as Boon as one of the plunes could re turn with Information ub to condi tions In the devastated area. APPLE GRADING IN OREGON SAME AS WASHINGTON (Aiunrlatr-il Pn-aa LriBp! Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., April 13 Oregon rules governing . apples have linen changed to conform to those of the stale of Washington. Tho Washington rule governing grading and certifying I of pears recently were changed to conform to those of Oreogn. The Btale board of horticulture made the 'announcement following a two day inccllng. Charles A. Park, of Salem, was reelected president, and Charles A. Cole, of Portland, was re-elected secretary. , MILLICENT ROGERS GETS DIVORCE FROM COUNT SALM (Awlale.t Prfss Lcaswl Wtre.) PARIS, April 13. Countess Halm, the former Mllllcent Rogers, has been awarded nn absolute di vorce. The decree, signed Mondi gave her custody of her child. Tho count filed the first suit, asking for a "limited" divorce. The countess' filed a counter suit fop absolute divorce which was grant- Tho court, however, also granteil Count Salm a "separation." - BOYS DON GARB OF GIRLS TO GET RIDES fAwiirlalrd I'rcts T-caard Wlrp.) GRANTS PASS, Ore., April 13. Ili'tlcr look 'em over carefully now before offering 4 any of these girl hikers a 4 ride. That good looking "girl" on the road ahead who looks hopefully up at lhe 4 passing cars may lie a girl, 4 and then au-aln she may not. The keeper of a road side stand ut Dillard In one day counted four hoys, disguised as girls, who wore hiking along and who hoped by this method to secure rldea from the men as they drovo along. I COMMENCED