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: &Q Weather Unsettled Tonight, and Thursday; , Warmer Thursday, Highest temperature yesterday. ...79 Lowest temperature last night....68 DOUGLAS COUNTY Bum "fhe End ot the nit Homeseeker's Trail" Consolidation ol Th Evening News and The Roseburg Review DOUGLAS COUNTY ns$X i 0e8 , Published tor, F ftiM ..." ot the People . . VOL. XXVIII NO. 63 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1927. VOL. XVIII NO. 128 OF THE EVENINU NEWq fUl W M.TY 0 ill ( ' ' ' ) ' M Rose iumUattlrj'7ii.(. fulll m 0 Mm NORTH WQIM S FAVORED ER Takes Trip Over Highway to Bogus Creek and Is Enthused. PLEDGES HIS SUPPORT Declares That North Ump qua Project to Be One of Finest in State of Oregon. Pledging his support in the fight (o secure sufficient funds i from thu United Stales government to complete the North Umpqua high way from Steamboat to tho con necting road at Big Cnmas, which leads into Diamond lake. Senator Fred Stehver, speaking before the . Chamber ot Commerce forum luncheon at noon today was ac corded vigorous applause by the citizens of ' Roseburg. These cheering words, coming from the junior senator from Oregon, was the first real assurance that the Oregon delegation will regard the North Umpqua road project as one of the major programs for tho mate of Oregon and tho audience today let it be known to Senator Steiwer that they, will appreciate nil ho can do in. behalf 6f Douglas county. ' 1 Beauty Unsurpassed "After viewing those deep can yons of the North Umpqua on my trip up the road this morning and' ,' looking down from the great ' hulghts into those limpid pools and rushing' waters ot that great, little river, 1 am deeply impressed by tho , scenic grandeur of ths-. road, and the possibilities resulting from the completion of the project," said Senator Steiwer, "I assure you lliat I will do all within my power to secure funds for the roud and assist you in building a stand ard highway to Diamond lake." Likes North Umpqua -Speaking further, Senator Stei wer said, "I have seen mauy of the , scenic spots of the Pacific coast but thoro are few to equal the North Umpqua country. I was de lighted with what I saw there tills morning. Heaven has given the great county of Douglas a great natural nsset in the wilderness and loveliness of the outdoors and we cannot stress too much the im portance of selling this great scenic wonderland to the visitors. Oregon cannot cling alone to minerals, soil or timber for future prosperity. It is lime for this great state to re estimate the tilings placed here at our disposal and among the things to bo considered, I believe there are two of great importance. First, is tho development of the hvdro electrlc Power aniVThv secmid. tn (Continuedon page 6.) ?n- HENCE HUE TAKES LIVES OF IS (Associated Prrn Leased Wire.; ItOSTON, Mass., June 22. Four deaths resulted from a fire which destroyed the four-story brick and stone residence of William Shearer, vice-president of the 1'ulne Furniture Co., on Ray State Road, In tire back bay district ear . ly today. ..... . The dead: ' ' Janet Shearer, J9, daughter of Mr. Shearer. Hetty Howes. 16, daughter of Henry Howes of Boston. Alice Scott, 32. house maid. Helen McLaughlin, cook. Mrs. Annie Dickson, a govern ess, was rescued by firemen while clinging to the coping of au ad joining house. The two girls and the cook were burned to death. Alice Scott was killed when she jumped from a fourth story window to the pave ment. The fire started in the base ment from an electric iron which nail been left on a shelf. ' Mr. Shearer had gone aboard his yacht last night for a cruise and Miss Howe. a. friend, had come to spend the night with . Miss Shearer. BY.SEN STEIW Senator Visits FRED W. STEIWER Junior United States Senator from Oregon Is today's guest of the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce. This morning he was taken on his first trip up the North Umpqua river and at .noon he delivered a speech 'at the forum luncheon. U. S. STANDS BY RATIO SET FOR Principles Reaffirmed as " Geneva Reports Point ' : to Disagreement. MINIMUM IS REACHED Japan Opposes ,5-5-3 Plan But Shows Willingness to Compromise on: ;' ' , ' New Basis. ' (Associated Press I.ead Wile.) WASHINGTON, June 22 The Slate Department exterted itself today to make clear that the American proposals rresented at the Geneva arms- conference re presented the best' thought of the administration at this time, and that bringing Oe usual conces sions of compromise on detail, the plan should be maintained as the basis for any final agreement.. Despite impressions cabled from Geneva that naval limitation pro posals put forth by the three pow ers in the conference there were so widely divergent as to afford little margin for immediate com mon discussion, the department today clung to its optimism - that an eventual agreement would be reached. Hope was held that the American proposal for extension of the 6-6-3 principle of auxiliary craft would be accepted virtually intuct. U. S. Minimum Given The American proposal had the careful consideration of President Coolidge as well as the Btate and navy department and was held; to represent this country's minimum nnval requirements. Therelre, It was emphasized that It could not readily be scrapped to affect a foreign substitute offering less In the way of naval' protection. The British counter proposals which would revise features of tho Washington treaty concerning ships and aircraft uarrlers it was believed In some quarters hero, would not be pressed to the point of endangering the conference. The Bame view wan taken of the Japanese proposal to maintain the status quo in auxiliary naval strength. Japan Opposes Ratio GENEVA, Switzerland. June 22. Hugh S. Gibson, chief American iieinimtp. held a private conversa tion with Admiral Viscount Salto and Viscount Ishli of Japan today on the problems raised by the big divergencies between Ihe Ameri can. Hrllisn ana Japanese navai limitations projects. The Japanese delegates told Mr. Gibson It was difficult )o dis cuss limitation of auxiliary naval ' vessels in terms of ratio, but as Istired him that Japan earnestly desired to reach an agreement and believed one could be achieved If all the factors in the situations of the various nations were taken Into (Continued on page 4.) IR HOUSEWIVES CITY EN JO YIUSED TO GI1I1KING CLASSiPRISON Armory Packed Today for Second Session of Free School. NEW RECIPES GIVEN News-Review's Free Cook ing School Highly Praised by Women Who Were Present Tuesday. The second day ot the News-Review's free electric cooking school opened this afternoon with a big attendance. Yesterday '. nearly every chair in tho armory audi torium was filled and several hun dred women left the building at 4 o'clock delighted with the ses sion they had just attended and praising very highly the work of Mrs. Sexton, whoso personality charmed all of 'those in the large audience. Mrs. Sexton, gave a number of recipes of a nature that may be used in any home to pro vide variety for the menu, it being the aim in the school now in pro gress to devote the greater part of the time to new ways of pre paring the more common floods or .providing new paBtry. recipes. Iii the lecture which was given in connection with the demonstration Mrs. Sexton gave ', many hints which will he of great aid to house wives in their kitchen work In the future. .' Today's atendance was consider ably larger that that of1 Tuesday and those who came after 1:30 o'clock, at which time, the Concert, given through the courtesy of Oil's Music Store, was begin found all of the front seats well filled. ' These .musical concerts i which precede each lecture, are very en tertafuiug and have added much to the event.. The attractiveness of the stage, which was made more beautiful through flowers furnish ed by The Fern florists, also makes the school more enjoyable. Mra.-Sexton in. her work today continued along the Bame general (Continued on page two.) Dorothy Mackaye Facing Two Less Counts as Result of Court Ruling (Associated Press leased Wire) ....LOS ANGELES, June 22. Dor othy Mackaye of. tho stage scored a signal victory todny in her trial on charges of conspiring to con ceal facts concerning the death of her actor husband, Ray Raymond, in Hollywood last April, when Judge Charle:! Burnell on motion of defense dismissed 'one of two felony-' counts against her ! The count thrown" out of court accused, the actress of being an accessory after the. fact, In the ni leged promulgation of , 4 donsplr acy with Dr.. W. J. Sullivan, who attended Raymond, to make It ap pear as though the actor died of natural causes. J lie state in con victing Paul Kelly, screen juve nile, of manslaughter for Ray mond's death, held that tho actor died from a subdural hemorrhage caused by blows struck by Kelly in a fist fight over Miss Mackaye's affections two days previously. Miss Mackaye still Is charged with compounding a felony in con nection with alleged efforts to conceal the facts In her husband's death. The' state restod its case looay, aucr conipieuiig remuiiR ui t a transcript or miss Aincsayes testimony at Kelly's trial. When tho motion to strike out was granted and tho other motions to delete certain testimony denied the defense opened Ub case by placing on the stand Mrs. Margaret McSweeney. attendant In Dr. Sul livan's Hollywood office. She testified that after Raymond's death the actreBs and her chum. Helen Wilkinson, came to the of fice In a highly nervous condition. I Later she overhead a conversa tion between tho physician and Miss Mackaye, in which Ihe for- j mer demanded payment or his $500 for treating Raymond. The conversation, she said, indicated a thoroughly professional attitude on the part of Dr. Sullivan. slclan, whoso trial Is set for June This testimony was Introduced .27. apparently for the purpose of dls- George Sergei, Hollywood em Droving state allegstlon that, collu- batmer, followed on the stand. Ho slon existed tietween the two. The $500 fee for two day's treat- ment was made the principal basis of similar charges against Ihe phy- DF HUNGER CURE 5 QUELL! MUM - ! Kansas , Penitentiary Head Awaits Surrender of i . 328 Convicts. . BARRICADED IN MINE 1 4 Guards to Suffer With Captors ; ; Riot Starts ', j When Cigarettes i Are Refused. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) i LANSING, Kansas, June 22 The state penitentiary authorities today ordered the "hunger cure" treatment continued for the 32S convicts who barricaded them selves" "in the prison coal mine shortly before noon yesterday as a protest against refusal ot a ci garette Issue. While .officiate expressed regret that the 14 guards held In 'the 'mine hy the strikers would also suffer from hunger, they ' scouted fears of relatives that the guards would be Injured' or . molested in any way. A search of the cell house where 300 nriBoncrs started a riot Iml night was made this morning-WhUo. the men Were at breakrast. No weapons of any sort were found, i Discovery. of, several sharpened files in possession of.Jleaders of Hip, riot .caused JJeputy, Warden R. H. Hudspeth to investigate the possibility of plans i for further demonstrations. Five more convicts identified as leaders' of the riot were ordered into solitary : confinement on. a bread and water diet along with nine, others , subjected to this punishment last night. , ., , in uii,,i.. , i saved ntmseit ny swimming nve As the mutineers neared the ond.miies to shore when the seaplane ot their 24 hours of self-imprison- j tl)0 three WCTe flying from Seattle ment in the mine, Hudspeth gave j , Sf, rjeK0 , crashed Into Uie no indication that overiures oi any kind would b made to them. "They'll: come' out when they ari hnnsrrvr enough." . he told guards.' .Apparently: inspired (Continued on page two.) by DOROTHY MACKAYE isald Raymond's body was cared - for in the customary manner without special Instructions j any one. from It f A I V i. t y t' - Mad Bull Wihs Marathon and . ; $1,000 Prize ; . (Associated Press Letsed Wire.)' GRANTS PASS, Ore., June 22. Flying Cloud, Knrnok runner in the Redwood, highway marathon, from Sun Francisco to Grants Pass, Ore., crossed the finishing line at 8:40 a. m. t . t ; , . ; Flying Cloud was the second In dian to finish the long grind. Mud Bull, another. Karook, came in ut 12:18 a. 'm. to clinch the $1,000 first priae. i : . i ' ; ; ' Stopping frequently for rest. Me llka and Fighting 'Stag are report ed to he determined' to finish and are., running close together about ten miles; from thelr'goal. Melika is the only one of .the three Zunl Indians that started at 'San Fran cisco mighlly less thnn eight duys ago who Is still In the running. The other two, his younger com panions Chochee and: Falcon, are accompanying the 65-year-old New Mexican Indian in1 their trainer's car.' - . . . f ' Mad Bull, tho winner, completed the 480-mlle .run from San Fran cisco In seven days, 12 hours and 31 minutes, the race having Btarted Tuesday, flune 14. Mud Bull was still in bed at a late hour this morning. He was sleeping off tho weariness which was apparent when 'he' stumbled across the line shortly after mid night mid fell In tho arms of wait ing Cavemen; who had sponsored the Karook entries in the race. . 1 SAFE Lieutenant T. G. Fisher' Is ' 1 Able' to Reach Shore in , Life Belt; Fate of . ; . Others Unknown. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) LAGUNA ' BEACH,' Calif.,1 June 22. Two men are missing,' hut may still be floating alive' on ; tho ocean, while a third man, the pilot, ocean off this Orange county beach town late lust night. Lieutenant Commander William B.'Huctor. naval officer attached to i forces stationed at San Diego and Charles Robblns, believed to Have been a civilian passenger: whose home Isint.Snn Diego,. ore the, two missing.' ' ; . f . , ; r ) Lieutenant Thomas G. Fisher, also of navul forces at San 'JJIego, proved tile strongest of the trio, all of whom wore life belts when the nlnne dipped beneath a heavy fnir and struck the sea. reached the beach shortly beforo midnight Inst night. ' -Foa Belt Encountered The plane, which made Its last stop before the crash at Crescent City; Calif. , ran Into the fog belt about 8:15 I), m. lust night. Lieu tenant Fisher" said he dropped al-, tltudo In an oifnrl to skim the oc ean beloiV the tog line. He mis calculated, however, and the ship nosed Into tno Sea, sinking within five minutes. The- three men agreed to slick together and struck out for land. Aftor pulling together for about an hour, Robblns became separat ed In the choppy sea and the two officers Btruck off alone. They kept oloso to each other until about 31 o'clock, when Lieutenant Haclor appeared unable to, keep the pace and after a while was separated from the pilot. ' After searching about and yoll ing for his compnnlon. Lieutenant Fisher continued on alone. An all ! night struggle through tho Beas brought him to lad about b:.iu o'clock this morning, three miles nortli of here. He walked to a camp where several men and children became frightened and refused to aid him, .n..K ... .. .......... ' he came to Ihe camp of Robert Itobert I'ryon, who took him into Lnguna-: ' " ' .Judge In hear the trial of the Beahn. From there be sent word I n, financier, A. R. Marline, twins, hut did not know who It ot the accident to headquarters at! 1,1,1,1 planes would be tho most would be, or the dnln of the trial. San Diego. "luxurious In Ihe country, costing The county authorities, previous to Lieutenant Klsher expressed be-1 f2K,.00 each. this legal move, had planned on lief that tho two men might still They will have porter and dining holding Ihe trial In August, nnd hud be afloat. A seaplane from San service, a wash room, nnd will discussed Ibis phase with all con Diego and scores of craft -of all (ravel at inn miles an hour. Pas-! corned. kinds searched ihe waters In Iho'sengers, sitting lu coniforlnhlo Sheriff Jennings, who called and hope of finding the two men. , chairs "will bo able to get up nml talked to the three do Autremont . , o . t walk around." Marline said. The hrnflicra llils tnnmlno. il- i Mrs. I'e Carter, formerly Doro- thy Vcntch, is vlsillng here for short lime with her mother, Mrs. Anna Vealrh before leaving for Everett, Wash., to make her home. Mi- f'urtrr whs lu .nmlnw.H I.V the Western Union Telegraph corn- pauy, and who has been serving as manager of the office at Baker has been promoted to the mana- jgershlp of the Lverett oflicc. IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE RECOMMENDED BY JURY 'i : 1 ! i Convicted! HUGH DE AUTREMONT FLEE TO Sit; i 3 OF 35 f i i' (Associated Press Leased Wire.) HUNTSVILLE, texas., Juno 22. Three pf (he 35 convicts who es caped from Hie Ferguson . camp near Madlsonvllle, were reported enptured by officials nt the atnte prison here today. Thev said they anticipated little difficulty in rounding up the rest ot tho fugi tives: ' .' .;' ' ! . .; I The remaining convlctH nro :sur- rnunded in the densely ; wooded Trinity Itlvor valley ' near their camp. 1 ' : ' Tile men sawed through their bunkhouse and ran to a highway, whore: they started toward a ferry on the Trinity River, a short dis tance northeast of the farm. Guards hastily took up positions near the ferry and the fugitives were: turned southward boforo they could cross' the river. " Dogs were then turned loose and aided In chasing J illie men- Into thlckefe along tho' river bank. Tho section through which the chase , The. first meeting will probably bo led Is a' virtual, swamp with mud ! Krldny ovenlng when they are ink several Inches deep. It Is lmpnB-.en north, Hugh to Sulem, and Ray sable In many places to anything nml Roy to Portland, whore they except men on foot. ' , I will be held In tho Multnomah Prison offlcluls declared tho emmtv lull, nendliii; the dlsnosltlon dogs would be able to trail tho prisoners and Hint with the guards and volunteers available It was only a question of starving the fu gitives into surrender. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, June 22. - Air travel dc luxe from here to Chi cngo in seven and a half hours and to Miami in ten today was held out as a probability within rour months. (1 ussope M. Bellunca, designer oul yesterday evening, filed an at of tho monoplane. Columbia, In rtdavlt or prejudice, on statutory which ( hamboidln ami Levlne ,.,, Klllnat circlt. judge c lM B) , contract w .I,... IK.IIl IUIA l VMTI lllttll V, Ith a young , vs 1 Htreet hint rot- rt- ,r,tuliii ftnI t ., iy ,.- ,.' ., ' I .,.. ', , .. , ; . . ' """'" j porter will ho Ihe second member if (tie crew anil will probably aid Hm navigator pilot as me' lianicinn j They feared the other thing. Tin am! radio operator. twins see hope lu Ihe verdict, thai Maittue prodlcted hourly service Hugh got a life sentence." to Chicago and thrice dally Bervlre' The mother, wife and brother of to Miami within two years. At, Marvin Seng, one of die slain least one trip per day nt a fare trainmen, who came from their sllghfly below one and a half tlmeslhnme In Dniismiilr, Calif., to ntlend tho regular railway rure Is content-1 the trial, had no comment to make plated at the start. i I upon the outcomo ot the trial, ox- UERDiGT AND THE AGREEWIENT ON PENALTY REACHED IN LESS THAN HALF HOUR ONE BALLO Defense, While Claiming Victory, Declares ; Intention of Appealing to Supreme Court Hugh Exhibits t No Concern Roy and Ray Plead Not Guilty; Will Be Tried in Another County.: , ! : ; (Associated Press Leased WIro.) . - ' MEDFORD, Ore.,: June 22. Hugh De Autremont, , 24, Siskiyou tunnel bandit slayer, found guilty by a jury in the cir cuit court late yesterday afternoon of the murder of Charles O. (Coyle) Johnson, during an attempted train robbery on Octo ber 11, 1923, with a recommendation of life imprisonment, will be sentenced Friday morning at ten oclcjck by Circuit Judge C; M. Thpmasj and will be taken t,o, the state prison,: Friday, by Sheriff' Jennings, Under the Oregon law a,:life sentence recom mended by the jury is mandatory upon the court. : '! The jury was out one hour and 24 minutes and took two ballots. The first: was unanimous for conviction. !The second was unanimous for the recommendation for life imprisonment. M. J. Kearney of Central Point, retired orchardist,. was selected as foreman., ,The actual deliberations of the jury, according to court attaches, occupied less thnn 30 minutes. ;The . delay was qcpasionqd in. bringing the exhibits into the jury room &nnU3i 4'd. . I ' " ' ' Accordtug to 'Fred 'L. Smltli, ot Kiigene, Oregon, chief counsel for the dofonse,. -an appeal will .be made to the state supreme court. Paul .do Autremont, father (if Hugh, of Eugene, after the verdict,. said: "Don't get the Idea we have quit fighting." This morning. Hugh was visited In tho county Jull by his Imollior, whp also called upon ,hpl' other sons,' charged with tho Bame crime -THA'.y.und, Roy, .the twins. ... Twins Say Not Guilty Sheriff 'Jennings this morning wont to the cells of tho twins to tell them ot thd'Bonlence meted to their brother. Ho reported Roy In a talkative and Jovial mood, and Ray glum and moroBO. Hugh, conl'lnod in another section of the jail,, was "tho same as usual," and nccopted In a philosophical man ner the decision of the jury, lie has not seen'his twin brothers. I of their . cases. Yesterday thoy were- arraigned and eutorcd pleas ot not guilty to five Indictments, charging murder in the first de gree and train robbery. United Slates District Attorney George Neuner of Portland, special prosecutor, Atlornoy John A. Col lier of Portland, and Fred L. Smith, o'f Eugene, defense counsol, left this morning for lliolr homes. Tho postal inspectors, depart ment of Justice agents and South ern Pacific agents who Have been here during the progress of the ; trial, wilt leave today, with the ex ' ception of those who will travel with tho three brothers to -Sulem land Portlnnd. Court attaches wero busy today j ro-assembllng the mass ot exhibits I Introduced hy tho stnte, all - of I which will be used In the trials of (Ray and Roy. I Next Trial Elsewhere Fred L. Smith, of Eugene, chief .. counsel for Hugh, who has been retained by his father as counsel r. tl.n -ttl!.. ll.n I..-.. ...nn -.r ,1. wu Juilen T10mn BH, nils morn- lug that he would call In a new ' think they are pretty well satisfied wllh the way Ihlnrs turned out T EA cept that thoy tvoro satisfied. The defense attorneys regarded tho verdict as a victory. "Consid ering what we wore up against, the decision is a distinct victory for tho defense," said Attorney John A. Collier. "We saved the hoy's neck." Hugh's legal aides declared that ' the capture of the twins in Ohio "Just afl the enso. got started, hurt our case." Public opinion in this city hold that it -was a just verdict, on it, case built entirely on ctrcumstnn-' tial ovldence. There is .stilt a strong sentlmoht In this section, however, that the full story of the tragedy has not been told. ... ' The trial' lasted 10 days, over 100 witnesses were cnlled, and was the ' bitterest fought case In the history ot Southern Oregon juris prudence. SUSIE LEWIS, WELL KNOWN RESIDENT, DIES YESTERDAY Suslo Frances Lewis, a woll known resident of this city, pass ed away at her homo 851 . West Moshor street, yesterday evening. She was a native , of Douglas county, being born May 27, 1800 at Brockway. Practically all of her life was spent in Roseburg, . whero she ninde many friends who are grieved to learn of nor death. She Is survived by one brother, C. P. Lewis, mother brother, I.afe Lewis, having passed away a few years ago. She was a member of the Rose hurg Rebekah lodge, and the mem bers of thut ordor wilt he In charge of-the burial services nt the ceme tery. ; The funeral will bo Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from tho Rosi'hurg Undertaking Chapel, Rev. Frank Matthews, pastor of the local Baptist church officiating. Interment will take place lu the Masonic cemetery. Arrangements are In charge of M. E. Hitter, fun eral director of the Roseburg Un dertaking company. PEAR GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA SET 1928 CROP PRICE (AsseelsIM Press f.esseil Wire.) SAN FRANCISCO, Jnna 22" The California Pear Growers asso. I elation yesterday fixed the prices j for this year's pear crop at $44 a ton for grade No. 1 pears, nnd S2S.50 a ton for grade No. 2. The price for this year's pears, according to Frank Swell, presi dent of the association, is 10 per ronl higher lhan last year, show ing Increased soundness In. the market. Last year's low prices was (he result of over production, he said. "The now price Is not unusually hlRh for Oallfornla pears," said Swett. "In 1S25 they went as high as J75 a ton nnd two years ngo they were $55.