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FIVE . 1 ' i ) . , , . r-! , . . , TTT7 Pictures Recount Milestones in Life of Charles A. Lindbergh, Hero of the Day Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Mich., on February 2, 1902, to Mrs. Eynngellne Land Lindbergh, the wife ot Charles H. Lindbergh, farmer, and later Congressman, pf Little Fajls, Minn. Pictures above liqw diaries at an early age, his mother, and his late father, and the young man in his first days as an aviator. J)'pur parachute Jeaps saved lm life on four different times, and he .won attention by jiis ikill in handling a machine. .. . , The lure of tie Now orlt-to-Paris flight got into Lindbergh, and on Hay 21 he lioppod off to Paris. JTo mado the flight alone ' ' V-ithout wireless, and with no reserve rations. He succeeded, and been mo the world's hero overnight. France, Belgium and : "'' England paid him tribute, and. now America honore hjui. picture shows Jifiw. h- appeared oyer Paris, a closeup "and part ft one of Jhe many, enthuaiastio mobs that besieged him. . -. : , - - ' - " r Busy Day of Honor Is Bestowed on Col Lindbergh By a Proud Nation's Chief -i V . 1. , . . V 1 -i ". ' It jMliii;ViiTiiiiiiawtiiiiiiitM mmiM miHiiniia w ,. A busy time for Charles A. Lindbergh was planned for his visit to Washington. He was escorted up Pennsylvania avenue, shown at left, to the Washington Monument. There president Coolldge presented him with, the Distinguished Flying Cross, making him the first wparer of the decoration. , ' . From there Lindbergh went to the temporary White Houbo at N o. 16 Dupont Cirole, where he and hit mother, shown with him above, were guests of President and Mrs. Coolldge. There he. attended a C ablnet dinner. On Sunday, after attending church services, Lindbergh placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown 8oldier. at-Arlington. , New York Plans to Outdo Itself in the Reception for Col. Charles A, Lindbergh '. 1 . . I . .- -i. ... . . - : s . - Mavor James J. Walker received the .filer at the Cltv Hall. Th a crowd waa thiekeat at that oolnt. and everv souare foot of around Grover A. Whalen, left, prepared one of the greatest receptions In New York's history for Charles A. Lindbergh, New York to Paris nnt every bit of window space was util.lzed for a view of the flier. ' in connection with the reception, New York will stage one of the hopper. The tug Macom brought him to the Battery. From that point, with Major General William N. Haskell, as grand marshal, Llnd- . greatest aerial parades In history. "Two Aundred planes, of every size and description, flew over the' length of the city,, making a sight bergh moved In triumphal procession to the City Hall, amid showers of confetti and ticker tape and the applause of the crowd. . unsurpassed In the past. : ' ' ' ' . 1 ' ' - VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR PASSES AWAY AT AGE OF 83 YEARS Mr. James Webster Nichols pass ed away at bis home on Roberts silent today after a long illness at tho aEe of 83 years. He was born. In Sheffield, England, on Nov. 19, 1843, and came to this country at the age ot 4 years. During the Civil War he was a member of the 73rd N. Y. Excelsior Brigade, a crack regiment of N. Y. under com mand ot General Sickles and was wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks near Richmond, Va. After recov ering from his wound lie Joined the navy ami wbb In another engage ment under the command of Ad miral Farrugut, at Mobile Bay un der whom he served as Master of Arms. Ho was a member qf Lin coln Post No. 91 of Chicago and also of the Masonic Order. On June 10, 1S97 he was married to Florence Smith . in BuSfalo Gap. S. 11., and came to Troy, Oregon, In 1!I05 and from there came to Roseburg having lived here for the past 10 yenrs. Ho la survived by his wife and the following chil dren Fred R. of Grants Pans, Harold 8. and Webster F. of La Grande, Richard : of ' Washington, Robert T. and Queen A. B. of Rose burg. By his Jfotroef marriage lie Is survived by the following chil dren, Mrs. 1,1111c Ilowra of Chicago, III., James W., Jr.. Mowbridge, S. D; and Charles H. .Nichols, address unknown. The remains are at the parlors of the Douglas Funeral Home and funeral arrangements are pending on the arrival of the children. H. 6. - Stearns ot toe Douglas Funeral Home Is looking after arrangements. Extra good mop stlcjcs 15c, 'at Powell's Furniture store. MODERN PHARMACY FOR CANYONVILLE In none ot tho towns along the highway can ono find a more mod ern or attractive place than Blntt ncr's pharmacy at Canyonvllle, conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Blatt ner, who opened their store there five yearn ago, and are making an unqualified success. Housed in a modern concrete building, tho drug store carries a large stock. The walls are now being redecorated In cream, with touches of Chinese red In the moulding and panels. Just recent ly a beautiful sodn fountain of tho Intest improved type, has been In stalled at a cost ofS1800. It is of Italian marble, with black and white Alaskan marble trim. The fountain has a complete Frldldiaro system, making its own Ico, and keeping all drinks ice cold, Mrs. Illattner la postmaster lit Canyonville.-and has lalely Install ed new office equipment with the most modern steel automatic lock boxes which the government of fers. Postal sales are good In Canyonvllle, and only a Bmall In crease In business would put the office In third class. Both Mr. and Mrs. Blattner are progressive people, who show their fnllh In Douglss county and their city by the Improvements they are making. hlrh makes the pharma cy a credit to a city several ,Umes ttie Bite of CaB) onrllls. TRANSIENT FINED BICYCLE THEFT A transient giving tho namo of Anthony Urlate, was arrested yos terday near Canyonvllle by Deputy Sheriff Ed Singleton charged with tho theft of a bicycle. The blcyclo was the proporty of Gaylord Bow den and was stolen from tho roar of the postofflco- building. Tho deputy sheriff, who had been noti fied of tho theft, was on un auto trip to Canyonvllle and passed Urlate riding tho machlno on the highway and placed him under ar rest. Urlate has been on a long sea voyage which took him to Ja pan, China and numerous . other points, landed at Seattle a short time ago and has been beating his way back to San Pedro. Ho enter ed a plea of guilty when arraigned thiB morning before Justice of the Peace Hopkins and was fined $20. Having no money to pay the fine ho was sent to Jail for ten days. Sunday for a picnic, but the at-1 lair waa postponed until Sunday. June 19. A plcnlc-dinner was en Joyed In the afternoon and sport was found at the riveiv Baseball was tho enlortalnment in the eve ning, followed by supper. Eat barbecue sandwiches and live forevor. Brand's Road Stand. COPCO TO DO I IRONING FREE Lawnmowers and 'garden hoco at Powell's, ? SHELL CO. EMPLOYES ! . AND FAMILIES PICNIC The employe of the Shell Oil company local plant and their fam llieft, utiibcrinK about twpnty-fotir, motored to Dotlpe Inn. an attrac tive spot near Canyonville Sun day and held a picnic wilh enter tainment In the afternoon and evening. The employes of tho local plant and their families wore met . by those from Cants. pu& md Mfcdford nt a halfway point Tho housewlvoB of Douglas coun ty can forRflt all Ironing troubles this week thanks to the Invitation extended by the Copco Klcctrlr. store .which .appears elsewhere in this paper. Mr. T. H. Hess, man ager of the California Oregon Pow er company in this district, has a series of demonstrations of tho last word fn electric Iron era to be held all this week at tho power company's store and Invites all local housewives to bring their week's Ironing to be done electri cally. The demonstrations are in charge of Miss "Nova L. Bridges, factory expert, who will shoy (he ease and simplicity Vith which the average ironing can be done. Miss Tlrldges hns announced that she will be glad to bring out the , new Simplex Ironer and do the! iron in In the home if any I oral J housewife will merely step to Ibe phone and call It is expected' that many Itosehnrg ladles will! Avail themr.elves of this unusual opportunity. . . ' Girls Dance With Joy when they use this new wonder ful French I'roeoss Face Powder called JIHM.O-OU) keeps that ugly slilno away. Women rave over Its superior purlly and qual ity. Stays on longer skin looks like a peach keeps complexions youthful prevents largo pores. Get a box of MHI,LO-ULO Face Powder today. Nathan Fullerton, druggist. zles liaa endeavored to mnko Ills settings, depicting Purls in the Fifteenth-century, actually express the "feeling" of tho various se quences. That ho has succeeded is apparent In tho Btatement of Alar. Crosland. director of the picture, that never, boforo . have such ani mated sots been built for the screen. ' story, "Tho Hunch." composed of seven girls, one iutto young, and a man Thulr costumes, arc very attractive and their num bers which include speciality dances nnd clover acrobatic stunts As an additional feature at the Antlers today and tomorrow, Is one ot tho best dance specialty nets that lias been seen hero foro Bomo!arb well executed and very pleas- time. "The Promenu'lers," aro'fng. Ilont' miss this special treat. Oilcans, S-fcallon, galvanized, spe cial this week, f 1.00 at Powell's. LIBERTY THEATRE Symbolical motion picture set-' tings, reflecting wrth rare fidelity the sentiment and tempo of the ac tion shown against the VRrlous j backgrounds, are achieved lor tho first time In "Tho Uolovod Itogue," John Hnrrymore'a first starring, vehicle for United Artists, which, opened at the Ubcrty Theatre yes--terday, (fredll for what Is deftllneil to bO' acknowledged the greatest piece I of nrt direction on the screen be-j longs to William Cameron Menzles, nrt director for the Joseph M.j Hchenrk organization. Ills stupeu-j dons ami entirely original settings' In the latest Harrymore classic ell-, max all his previous efforts, In j such productions as "Klkl," "The! Thief of liagclad," "Tho Eagle."' "KoBlla." "The Hon of the Sheik." "The Hat" and oilier outstanding screen successes. j iu "Tim Beloved llugue," Mu- MIsb Wanda Hlnkle, a musician of ability, Ih giving special music on tho pipe organ. To hear lior Is a treat. Tho largo audiences at tending are greatly enthused over her wonderful playing. ! ANTLER8 THEATRE "Knockout Ilcllly," Richard Dlx'aj latest starring vehlclo at the Ant-( Inn, '1'l.r..,. I I U r...l- lug cinema record of the fistic ad ventures of a young stool' puddler, who almost overnight finds himself on the verge ot pugilistic fame, and whose career Is ag suddenly blasted by a combination of cir cumstances that land him .In prl-! son convicted of a crlrno of which i he Is Innocent. : . Episode piles on exciting epi sode as Dlx' struggles to retrieve; his good name. A smashing fie- nouucenient results in Ulx's emerg ing a pugilistic champion. The, thread of the story carries a strong 1 theme, with Mary Mrian as the ob ject of Itellly's afreetlnus. Jink Renault Is featured. II Is sad that; dlreetnr Malcolm HI. Hair has sue-1 ceedeil In an unusually perfect blending of liumor, ' pathos ami drama. The play was adapted fioin Albert Paysou , Terhuhe's 1 DOUGLAS FUNERAL HOME , ESTABLISHED 1926 H. C. STEARNS, Manager. . ' . ' Notiivvithstanding the elaborate equipment of the Home , and efficient service, the cost of burial ia no more. Pine and Lane Sts. Phone 112 Lady Attendant Going to Can Some Berries? We have the cholcestitrnwberrles obtainable. Phone us unil say how many crates you can use. Hotter order sugar now, loo. ECONOMY GROCERY "The Store That Serves Voii tiest" 344 N. Jackson St. Phono 63 U. L. Johnson