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Newspaper Page TextEo Weather Highest temperature yesterday 59 Lowest temperature last night 45 Cloudy Tonight; Sunday Fair and Warmer. IBM Douglas . County' Greatest 1 . BUBE fjkj Newspaper TODAY'S NEWS TODAY Consolidation of The Evening News and The Roseburg Review COUNTV DOUGLAS 1 -mi independent Newspaper, Published for the Best Interests of the People NO. 33 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. .OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927. VOL, XVIII NO. 108 OF THE EVENING NEWS Ul Via) rfufin 1 0 uu u im u ATHLETIC SHOW TO BE FEATURE OF CARNIVAL American Legion to Sponsor Tent Attraction All '-,.., Next Week. ; SMOKER THURSDAY Boxers and Wrestlers Com , ing From All Parts of State to Join in ,. ; Program. The American Legion Athletic Show, which is to be a carnival feature, will open Monday evening on the lot in the rear of the Ump qua Hotel, according to .present arrangements.- The show will op erate every night except Thursday, and will he In progress afternoon and night during the two carnival days. . . - The show is to be located in a huge tent, which Is being shipped from Salem today -and will be set up Sunday -or early Monday morn ing. The ring and seats -will .be placed Monday so that, according to all expectations, everythine ' will be In readiness for the open ' Ing contests by Monday night. -t Boxing and wrestling .matched ' will .he staged ' Monday, ', Tuesday nnd . Wednesday nights, ' and on rilursdoy the : American t Legion smoker will be presented ' at the . ftrmorv. The matches -at the tent will then be . resumed on. Friday jnd Snturday. . ., , ; The wrestling matches are draw ing a great deal of Interest all over the stale and a large number .of grapplera are expected here to go against the wrestlers who will be ( presented as contestants by the American Legion. Joe Reynolds, 170 pound wrestler from Portland, formerly of Los Angeles, and Voting Billy Edwards, 165 pounds, will appear regularly at the tent. Among some of the outside mat men who have signified their in tention of being present to meet the carnival grapplers are Henry Burke, 1G!) pounds, of Klamath' Falls; Cecil Garrett. 158 pounds of GrantB Pass; Wildcat Pete, for mer southern Oregon 'welterweight champion, and Robin Reed, ex wrestling instructor at O. A. C. y With these grapplers present there Is no question but that there will be plenty of fast matches to give thai fans of the city plenty of en tertainment. t . Eddy Lewis of San ' Francisco has been secured as the carnival hoxer nnd will meet all cornel's. Lewis Is reported to be a tough fighter, a boy who can hit hard and fast and can absorb all kinds of punishment. He fights at 160 pounds. Lewis will fight the first threo days and Lloyd James may (Continued on page 8.) DRY CHIEF QUITS .LINCOLN. Resignation as head of the na tional prohibition bureau takes effect August 1. His chief aide. Roy A. Haines, has also retired and his former duties of prohibi tion commissioner have been over by James M. Doran, who has recom mended the appointment of Major Herbert H. White as his main assistant. f' lit' fU ' 6a'f??n ' I One Step Nearer I jw r-Ti.:i,.w JacK,. ; gharry- F: TO START S Congregation, Unanimously Votes to Begin Work as . ; Soon ;as Financial . .. Budget Is Raised. At a meeting o4 the membership of the Christian church last, night, the building committee was auth orized by an unanimous vote of the congregation to proceed with 'the construction of a new church build ing as soon as the financial budget is subscribed. It is expected that work on the new structure will be gin about July 1.. . . . . - The architect, E. T. Hardin, or Portland, will proceed at once1 to complete the plans and specifica tions, the preliminary plans haying already been adopted. The building will be started as soon as the financial budget can be raised. The church already has its site, which is at the intersec tion of Kaue and Douglas streets, opposite the court house, the prop erty being completely paid for and free from debt, and In addition to the land has over $10,000 in cash. At the meeting last night a financ ing plan was presented where by a 10-year sinking fund is to be es tablished to take care of, the bnl ance of. the cost of the project. A large portion of the budget was subscribed at the meeting lust night, and it fs thought that there will be little trouble in securing the remainder, so that It will be possible to start construction at once. The congregation has been work ing on its church building program for over five years, an interest bearing fund having been started and maintained for that length of time, so that the church In In an excellent position financially for this project. f The building Is to be of rein forced concrete construction and will have the largest church audi torium in the city, seating nearly 800 people. It will also have a large banquet hall where church and public banquets can be served, 1 the kitchen and serving rooms be !ing particularly arranged for this work. The building Is to be of a very artistic architectural design with a simplicity of style particularly pleasing in such a structure. The interior arrangement is proclalm bv all experienced church workers who have viewed the plans, to af ford one of the most efficient church plants in the state. Tt Is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy during the late fall or early winter. SPOTTED FEVER CLAIMS ONE TYVIX FALLS, Idaho. May 21 Sootted fever has claimed its first victim of the season here In the death yesterday of Helos F. Swift, well known southern Idaho sheep man. . , ifc-4 Chance at Tunney PILCHER STORE IN S. C. Curdy, Formerly in 1 Business in Eastern Wash ingtbnj" Taking Immedi- ates Possession. mu - - Mj Si C. Kurdy, of Portland, wnor nas operated extensively in merchandising In the Pa louse coun try Western Washington, has com pleted negotiations for the pur chase of the Pllcher store in this city and arrived last night to take over the interests that the Than hauser Hut company had In the stock. For many years Mr. Kurdy has carried on mercantile enter prises east of the mountains, and after building up an immense trade sold his interests and later located in Portland.- Passing through this city enroute to Klam ath Falls, he having large holdings just south of the Oregon-California line in Modoc county, Mr. Kurdy was impressed with the geographic al location of Roseburg, and also with the wonderful country that he saw, and so when opportunity presented Itself for buying the Pll cher stock, determined to again engage in business. Since he came here and closed the deal for the Pitcher stock he has had several telegrams from old business con cerns of whom he formerly pur chased at wholesale, and they all congratulate him on acquiring this property. . The present stock Is being aug mented daily with arrival of sev eral thousand dollars worth of new goods, and just as soon as Mr. Kurdy gets his organization per fected will . announce an opening sale of seasonable merchandise. All of the goods being brought In are fresh from the manufacturers and wholesalers, but several days will elapse before the opening event can he announced. Mean while the storewill continue the regular business course. Mr. Kurdy expects to return to Portland Sunday, hut wtlj get back to Rose burr; a couple of days later, and he expects Mrs. Kurjly to accom pany him here. He will also select his local manager, and has . some of his old employes In view for this important position. Speaking of Roseburg. Mr. Kurdy gave expression of confi dence In the business situation, be lieving that the city is on a sub stantial footing, and that the won derfully productive country sur rounding and tributary thereto will be the basis from which the en tire business interest of the town will always receive cordial sup port. Mr. Kurdy is an Elk. and is also a member of other fraternal organizations. Mrs. Knfdy Is a member of (he White Temple con gregation, Portland, and also an active worker in the W. C T. IT: Visitor Today Miss Bess Clough, of Canyon ville, was In Roseburg this after noon visiting with friends and shopping. SHARKEY WHIPS MAI W. HIT ENDS IN M Winner Introduces Newly Developed Punch That Surprises Crowd. L - TUNNEY AT RINGSIDE Slugging Maloney Defeated at Own Game; Dempsey ' to Be Principal ' in Next Go! (Auoclated Prew Leased Wire.) NEW ' YORK. Mar 21 Jack Sharkey, Boston fighter of Llth- linlan ancestry, loomed today aa a formidable contender for the heavyweight crown. , . With a tigerish two-fisted, attack he battered his way to a. technical knockout victory over his fellow Bostonian, Jimmy Maloney, In the filth round of their battle at the Yankee Stadium last nighjy Lying in wait thru the earlier rounds, the lithe ex-sailor held tho fire of his charge until the fourth round when he sprang with a fury that sent Maloney to the floor . with a smashing right to .the jaw, As MnlorieJ' bounded to ' Ills feet the bell clanged, but his head still was hazy as tho fifth began. " f : - ' Maloney Badly Mauled' The swift' striding Sharkey, teeth clenched; 'eyeB glinting,1' went in for the kill. Another wild, desper ate rush! by the bruised and bleed ing Maloney, then Sharkey's swing-1 ing leit hook shook his opponent to bis- heels-. and an 'overhand rlghtr 1 e ft, landing ' almost " together,' swung him clear off his feet. ' 1 Maloney tried to rise, turning to ward the towering ex-sailor 'whom he .could hardly-see thru -closing eyes. A struggle almost to one' knee, and he fell -forward, all but senseless. The 'referee Intervened. But the' count was over "technic cal knockout" . Uie end. was called, but it carried all the finality .'of a' straight ''kayo," . 1- i;- New Punch Makes Debui ' To 'do 'it' Sharkey had to use a punch which brought gasps of Bur (Continued on page 8.) BY IT THREE Statutory Offenses Believed, Subject Sealed Bills . Joe DeRoss Given Time to Plead. The grand jury's "Hiirprise'' In dictments: cume thlft Morning In the form of five secret indictments against three defendants. While the nature of tho Indictments was not made known, yet the-arrest of Frank Klhold on two statutory charges, in which minor girls are tho state's witnesses, lead to the belief that the other Indictments aro of like nature. The grand jury returned an open Indictment against Joe- De Koss, charging him with placing his wife In a house of prostitution. De Rors has been serving time on a liquor charge, while his wifo Is a state ward. Te Ross wan arraigned this morning and asked for the ap pointment of an attorney, the court naming Attorney Ray B. Compton for the defense. A request of fur ther lime was granted and I)e Ross will enter his plea Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Frank Slbold was accused of cpntrlbutins to the delinquency of a minor and of rape In two separ ate indictments, the witnesses be fore the grand jurv In each case being minor girls. Attorney Compton appeared In Sihold's be ha.lt and was granted until 2 p. m. Monday to enter a plea. .. While the other three Indict ments' returned hv the grand jury were scaled, the defendants not be Ing in custodr. It Is exnected that 8tiHory offene are charged. The grand jury comnleterf Its work and was - excused without making any recommendations. Log Tells i j j Progress Of Dash To Paris ' (Awociutcd Prru Looted Wlra.) - .. The flying log ' of Lindbergh's plana follows: 7:52 a. m. '. (Friday) left New York for Paris. . 9:05 a. m. (Friday) sighted over East Greenwich, R, I.- ! - 9:45 a. m. (Friday) sighted over Halifax, Mass. 12:25 p; m. (Friday) reported over Meteghan, N. S. 1:05 p. m. (Friday) reported over Springfield, N. 8. 1:50 p. m, (Friday) over Mllford, N. 8. . . .. . 3:05 p. m, (Friday) passing over Mulgrace, N. S., and' Straits of Canso for Cape Breton. ; 5:0CU. m. (Friday) cleared Nova Scotia at Maln-Oieu, the eastern most tip. T 7:15 p. m. (Friday) passed St Johns, N. F., and headed over broad Atlantic. '.,:' 6:30 a. m. (Saturday) Independ ent wireless says a vessel reports Lindbergh 200 miles off Irish coast. (Report seems doubtful.) - 8:10 a. m. Cape Race N. F., has wireless from Dutch ship that Lindbergh was 500 miles off Irish coast. 2:50 p. m. (Greenwich time) Lon don Press association says Lind bergh sighted 100 'miles off Ire land. 10 a. m. (eastern daylight time) Redio corporation say its - Pans office reports plane over Valencia. . 10 a.! m. (eastern daylight time), (Halifax received, a - wlrelCBS . dis patch that Lindbergh has passed over Valencia.) 12:30 p. nv (Eastern daylight time). ; Belfast, .' Ireland, . reports Lindbergh over Dingle 1 Bay.. Ire r. ;;uOi p. m. .-ttaBxern aayngni iime). ; Valencia Ireland, govern ment wireless says Coition, Nogl sights airplane near Dingle. 2:18 p. m. E.rP. T.)f.Cork, .Ire land, says civic, guard reports Lindbergh plane, passing over Smerwick Harbor, Ireland, i . 2:30. p. m. (E. D. T,)i New York; French Cable company says official advices report t Lindbergh over Bayeux, France, at 8 b. m., French time. , , ) . - .. . 10:21 p. m, (French time) Llnd bergh lands at Le Bourget flying field safely, completing his flight from New York to Paris In 33 hours and 21 minutes, two and one-half hours ahead, of his schedule. ( OREGON TRUNK'S WORKING OUTFIT IS ASSEMBLING , BEND, Ore, May 21. Departure of a crew--of workmen -to establish a construction -camp, and 'arrival of four' more , cars of railroad con struction equipment', . making six here In all, were developments in preparation here (or beginning con struction -of the Oregon Trunk' extension' to Klninatu (alls. It was believed here that a camp would be located; near Lnplno or Crescent. ' . ,;Knncth D. Hausbriof the Hau ser Construction company, arrived here yesterday and was non-committal when asked , whether his confpaily hnd been awarded con tract for construction of the rail road. . . .'.!-. LONGVIEW SPAN PLANS FINISHED; DETAILS SECRET ' (AMocUtnl I'rcii Leaned Wire,) - . WASHINGTON, May 21. Final decision as to specifications which should be required in construction of the Longvlow, Wash.,- bridge waH reached today by representa tives of the secretaries of war, commerce and agriculture, who were designated by special legisla tion to supervise plans for tho structure. Pending submission of their re port to the cabinet members de tails of the specifications are being withheld. The report will be submitted by E, Lester Jones and Major . T. Colnor, of the army engineer corps representing the secretaries of commerce and war, and )r. H. B. Humphreys, of the bureau of pub lic roads, representing the secr tary of agriculture. They reached their conclusions as to requirements for (he bridge at a final meeting today after go ing over tho transcript of testi mony taken at a hearing In Vnrt innd and Longvlew some time ago. None of the officials today would say whether the specifications thny recommended differed . materially from those proposed by tha bulld- U Is expected lhat th report will be given to the cabinet mem bom early next wpk, and It may he made public nt that time. - 'LONE WOLF OF THE AIR ZOOMS TO HIS GOAL MID GHEERS OFHBGE THRONG EPOCHAL FLIGHT MAKES HIM WORLD'S HERO Ca.pt. Charles A. Lindbergh and tHe i . r ) ". ' i j monoplane "Spjti Ur-oft S(t.. J-ouis" wfiifclj fcarVlpcj him Irom New York to Paris without .a1 stop.1 : , i": ) f : a- , ;.!; -i,-,.r .;. I til Picnic Lunch Taken By "Lucky Lindbergh" On Flight After Two Hours' Nap; Ambition Boundless : ' ' (Associated rreM Lvateit' Wire.) 1 NEW YORK, May 21. Llko a boy bound for ' a day's 4 picnic, "Lucky" Lindbergh took flvo sand wiches to aee him thru to Parla. B. T. Mahoney, tho 2ti-yenr-old 'president of the Ryan air lines, bulldei-H of his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, today told of the young flier's food supply. . "He Is carrying two ham sand wiches, two roast beef sandwiches and one hard . boiled egg, sand wich. .1 had to press tho lust one on him. He said . four would be enough.. . , . .. .. . "Ho carried two canteens of wa ter, about four quarts In all, . but no coffee- or liquor. I had a ther mos bottle willed with coffeo, but he refused to take IL ' Ho never drinks nor smokes." , As reserve rations he took small cakes of highly concentrated . fuod sufficient for ono week. The plane had a device for making water out of the moisluro of one's breath. ( "We were anxious for him to take more food and we tried to talk him Into It before ho took off," said Mahoney, "but he laughed and sadl what he already had would last him a month, flo carried no life preservers and no parachute, and so far as, I know he carried no special Insurance. The plane Is not insured. Ho carried two flares which could be used as a signal for aid in the event of a forced land ing." Little Sleep Before Start NEW YORK,. May 21. If "Lucky" IJndbergh reaches Paris on schedule ho will have passed sixty hours with only two hours of sleep. 1 The rest ho obtained from mid night Thursday to a. m. yester day has been the young flier's only ease In tho strain of the trans-Atlantic flight and Its preparations in almost three days. , . Australia Next Try ST. 3,01718, May 21.Ambltlons more audacious . than the New York to Paris flight, are cherished by Captain Charles A. Lindbergh who hast planned to be tho first man to fly from tho United States to Australia, it was said hero last , - 1 It ! . f f jit , ' y I1 night by Harry , A., Knight, ono of tho backers of the youthful air mull pilot. First, however, Lind bergh planned to return here nnd attempt to break tho endurance record, Knight said. Tho Australian flight, Knight pointed out, would carry tho flier over more than U5Bl miles. Hp would cross tho equator and fly over many groups of the South Sou Islands if the project were at tempted. ' Ah Lindbergh planned . It, the flight across tho broadest of wa ters, the Pacific Ocean, would bo made In two hops, tho' first from the tinltod Statos to tho Hawaiian Islands, and the second from Hono lulu to the western coast of Aus tralia, slightly above Sydney. Frenchmen Pessimistic 1 PARIS, May 21 Captain Llml hergh has the enthusiastic best wishes of threo or France's great est aviators, but from a technical point, of view they are more or less pessimistic. "It's a magnificent attempt," said Sadl Lecofnte today, ."but' trans-Atlantio flight is a terrible thing. Nmtgussnr's experience prohibits any forecast." Captain Pellntler Polsy declared his prayers are with the auda cious flier, but. ho though If Lind bergh arrived, It would he a "fan tastic thing." Kugene Renaux, winner of tho Mlehellit prize In 1011, remarked: "From what I have seen In tho press concerning the mnchlne and the conditions, there Is no chance of gaining the European coast." Visitor Leaving R. N. Smith of ltlvcrslde, Cali fornia, who has been visiting here and at. the const for the past sev eral doys. Is leaving Sunday for Portland to visit for a week. Miss Peterson Here Miss Katherlne Peterson, who Is attending O. A.,- C. arrived last night, from Corvallis tn .spend the week-end so the guest of Dr. J.ucetln Kmltli. TWO AND HALF HOURS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Wire " From President Coolidge Conveys Congratulation -; of America . (Associated 1'ress Leased Wire) LE BOURGET FIELD, PARIS, franco, May 21 Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, America na viator, landed here safely tonight, completing his non-stop ' flight,' from . New' fork to Paris. ; ! His plane, the Spirit of - St. Louis, came down on the field it 10r21 p. m., Paris time, ar riving about two'; and "a half hours ahead of his schedule. . Lindbergh came over Le Bourget flying high, slightly to the east of the field. He clroled twice slowly then settled down two hundred yards west of the main building. 1 He made a safe landing, headed due west With the ground lights flashed on him. the crowd of 25, 000 gave a great roar and rushed forward. Dozens of persons were swept off their feet In the wild ex citement to reach the. wonderful American. - . . . . -The crowds surged around Lind bergh's plane before he could get out of the cockpit. A few minutes before . the .lonoi aviator reached, the ground, ,- the- Ameiljcnn i, Am bassador, Myron T. Herrlck, .arriv ed, witnessing his descent from I the administration- building. I The plane was hauled -In front ! of the building. The daring youth ! uta. llft.H nut anrl carried should er high Into the open where he was enthusiastically acclaimed and cheered for 20 minutes. -. -,-, Tho crowd on the field was so liii'KO that Ihe police.-could not hold them and there was soino doubt whnthor the aviator would bo iihlo to land so densely were they The crowd burst Into cheers even before the plane could be definitely Identified. . ' . .. : ' At ten minutes ufler ten Hie IIrIiIh were trying to locate the plane whleh was clrellnR tho lower ortd or tho field. The crowd was In a ttWicndoiiR uproar and the police were .having utmost, difficul ty. In keeping lliem trom' the dim Iter zone. : . . - . - - DETROIT, May 21. "That's all that matters." In these words Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, mother of Captain Charles Llnd bergh expressed her relief when Informed that her Intrepid eon had arrived safely at Le Bourget fly ing Field, France, after an epochal flight from New York. COOLIDGE CONGRATULATES WASHINGTON, May 21. Presi dent Coolidge In a congratulatory cablegram to be delivered to Chas. A. Llndbernh In ' Paris told the trans-Atlantio flier that the "Amerl. can people reloice with me at the brilliant termination of your herolo flight." ' ! New York Jubilant NEW YORK. May 21. When definite news that Lindbergh had landed safely at Le Bourget was transmitted to radio stations, the nollce department, the mavor's of fice and varlou. other places by the Associated Pren. a deafenlnq roar, arose from whistles, throats and various noise making Instru-m-ete. ' The scenes alonrt feroadwflv by his time had lnereal-l In enter: 9iar were wavlna froei ' of'lee b"'ldlncii. store were decorated with huntlnrt anH alena tHe streets' w. heard the shout. "He's made It!" cnmlnn from thousands of (Contlnneil on page . .