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Highest temperature yesterday. ...88
Lowest temperature lait night. ..5a
Forecast for southwest Oregon:
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday,
normal temperature. '.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
BUM
"The End of the .
ffomeseekeh Trail"
Vx" ' -piper, Publlihed fo
...urssU of trie People- . j
Consolidation of Thi Evening Nowi and
.- Tho Roseburg Review
DOUG L.
COUNTY
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the
VOU. XXVIII NO. 80 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 25. 1927.
VOL. XVIII NO. 154 OF THE EVENING NEWS ;
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CONGRESSMAN
CRUMPACKER
ENDS HIS LIFE
Jump Into 'Frisco Bay
Results Fatally
Would-Be Rescuers Fought
; Until Consciousness
''' Leaves Him.
PULMOTOR USE FAILS
Suicidal Act Follows Dose
of Poison and Hospital
, Statement of His ,
. Death Intent.
(Afieorluti'tl TreHa Leaned Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, 'July 25. -M.
12. Crumimeker, -ll, representative
la coimrcHB from the third ;Oregou
dhttrict, wus tiead hero following a
plunge yesterday in the waters or
Ha a Francisco bay and u desperate
BirugKle with rescuers who sought
to dins him out. Efforts to resusi
late ' him with a pul motor after
taking him to ' a -hospital failed.
!' iCiiimimcker.i who came . here
front Portland Friday with Nich
olas Long worth, speaker of the
house of representatives, had been'
reieusbd from the Emergency hos
pital a few hours previously after
treatment for heart S disease nnd
poisoning. He had been taken to
the hospttaU Saturday -night when
ponce lounu mm sitting oii tne
61 reel curbing, in I ihe downtown
district. . ! i 1 j ). i '
Ho declared then he had taken
poison, and was .determined 'ttj die.t
tV huge' man," he gave police and'
liospJLal attendants a stiff battle'
before he was siibdued. 1 v " V
Aftor a1 few hours Crumpacker
demanded his - release from' 'the
hospital.- The physician 1 in charge
telephoned the police, and on
learning that there was no charge
against the patient, allowed him to
leave in company of friends. , The
congressman went to a hotel, but
refused to retire; ;
Resists Rescue r
Friends found him wandering
around tho lobby la a dazed condi
tion ami Induced ' him to go to a
private home where he slept for a
time and then ' asked -Thomas
Smart, newspaper reporter . from
Seattle, Wash., . to go for a walk
with him. They strolled to the wa
ter front. As they reached the-.
Golden Gate company's lauding,
Smart said Crumpacker suddenly
shouted: "Tell everybody good
bye!" and rushed toyard the wa
ter. Smarf sid; he .grappled' with
the congressman, but being a small
man, he was unable to J hold Crum
packer. They rolled together on the
ground, but Crumpacker tore free
and plunged Into '.the bay. 'Smart,
called for help and several' ' men
leaped into the water to attempt
a rescuei' Crumpacker ' had - sunk,
but iad risen; and was swimming.
Ho fought off the .., would-be' res
cuers, but finally one of the ine'n
slipped a rope around the con
gressman and he ( was pulled to
(Continued on page 7.) ,
TO PAY KEARNS;
TiHiinirv iq Qi
rAwtocintofl Proi LwtM Wire
NEW YORK, July 25. Unless
there is a settlement of his financ
ial differenced with Jack -Dcmpsey,
the hitter's former manager, Jack
Kearns, will take logal- steps to
block tho proposed, Dempsey-Tun-ney
return fight in September.
Kearns made -ibis announcement
today before leaving for Chicago
where he said he will prepare his
legal cards and be ready to meet
the flpht "with a brand new set of
Injunctions and lawsuits," If nec
essnry, in his effort to recover
nhout SliOO.OOO'he claims Dempsey
owes him under their old contract.
Prospects of a settlement, how
ever, were seen in tho i disclosure
that Kearns conferred yesterday
with Leo P. Flynn, DempseyB
manager, during a golf match.
NEW YORK, July , 25. Gene
Tunney, the heavyweight cham
pion, and his manaeer, Billy Gib
son, were named today in an ac
tion begun in supreme court by
Tim Mara, New York sportsman,
who is suing - under an alleged f
agreement for ten per cent of tne
? ji,'u,wuu wmcn runney Teceivea ,
for defeating Jack Dempsey last!
September and for 25 per cent of
the money the champion has made
since then.
CRUMPACKER'S
NOTE SHOWS HIS
PLOT DELUSION
(Auoclatcd 'firm Uwl Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25
A suicide note apparently writ
ten by Congresiman Maurice E.
Crumpacker of Portland, Ore
gon, shortly before he leaped to
his death In San Francisco Bay
yesterday, was round today and
Indicated that the representa
tive was suffering under the de
lusion that he was the victim of
3 plot.
The note which ' was turned
sver to the police read In part:
"I'm sorry I can't live to
help protect my family that
they might hear my side of the
jtory. Goodbye Cully (his wife),
Jim, Ted, Peter. I've' tried to
sail you by phono but they will
lot connect me.
"They have killed me. Take
lood care of our fine boys. I
nust get this in some one's
land. Every employee Is against
ne. God bless you. Maurice."
PAIR CHARGED
WHITE SLAVERY
Man . Confesses Theft of
' . Car in State of
- Wisconsin.'
CHASE' WAS EXCITING
Was Apprehended Trying
, to Steal. Spare -Tireand .
V 1 AfcrSt
George Ray, alias Hairy .BoJidoi??.
and a' WrinVn'who gives' the name.
of Katherine Bulsom are under ar
rest here and are being held for
investigation by government au-
thonlLieai According' to : thB'' city
police officers Ray has confessed
to' the' theft of aii' automobile ill
Wisconsin , and to. numerous petty
thefts along the way to Oregon.
The young .woman, aaopmpanled
him from Wisconsin, it is claimed,
poping as his wife., k , .. ,
. Ray was arrested early Sunday
morning after, an exciting auto
chase. ,. About 5:45 a. m. Sunday,
Mrs. H. h. Scofield at, G32, South
Cobb street saw a man -in their
garage taking .the cover. oft'; a
spare tire.- She immediately call
ed her husband, who took after
the man. Ray jumped into his'
car, which his woman companion,
had been driving around the block,
and .Mr. Scofield then started In
pursuit in his own machine. They
raced across the Oak street bridge
into West Roseburg and Ray then
tried to dodgei back, but Mr. Sco
field again followed him and upon
reaching town picked up Ofricer
Dielsch. They trailed Ray south
on Flint street to Lane street and
then east on Lane to Jackson street
and then north on the highway.
. After strulghtening out ;on; the
highway the race took on the pro
portions1 of a speed contest in
which the two light cars reached
the speed of 63 miles an hour.
The two cars were Just about
evenly matched for speed and Mr.
Scofield was unable to gain on
Ray while Ray could not increase
his lead. "
Officer Dltsch climbed out on
the running board with his revol
ver in his hand to make an effort
to shoot a tire on the fleeing ma
chine and when the girl In the
leading car saw the weapon she
forced her companion to stop their
machine. She tried to reach a
loaded revolver, but Ray command
ed her to leave the gun alone and
both submitted to arrest.
Their car was found to be load
ed with tools, accessories . -and
boxes of confections, indicating
several potty thefts. They claim
ed at first that they had purchased
tho car in Wisconsin and procur
ed a California license. They wore
kept separate, however, and when
questioned by officers each told
different stories, so that they were
finally broken down.
Ray confessed that the automo
bile he was driving was stolen in
Wisconsin about four months ago
and that he and Miss Bulsom drove
to California where they stole Call
fornia license plates and registra
tion certificate and changed their
names to Bender to conform to the
registration and license records.
He also confessed that he served
21 months in a reform school in
Wisconsin and was later sentenced
to 1 year for robbery. He Is 25
years of age.
The government has been noti
fied of the arrest and will probably
place charges of white slavery and
(Continued on page 6.)
AND AUTO THEFT
TO
TO
Special Election for That
County Alone Will Be
Set by Governor.
JOB NOT APPOINTIVE
Nominations Lawful Either
by Party Assembly or
. Petitions of Non-
i '
Partisan Color.
(AMoclatrd Press Leased Wire)
- SALEM, Ore., July 25 Under
the constitution of the United
States it will be incumbent upon
Governor Patterson to call a spe
cial election for the third Oregon
congressional district, comprising
Multnomah county, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Re
presentative - Maurice E. Crum
packer. , The governor does not
appoint .to fill the vacancy Tas is
done in the case of United States
senators. . . , . - '
When the special election will be
called Is, of course, not yet known,
but doubtless it will he before the
next regular session of congress
which convenes in December... The
federal constitution, in article 1,
section 2, says that "when ;vacan-;
cies happen in the- representation
from any state the executive au
thority thereof shall issue writs of
election to fill such- vacancies."
Tis is ; reiterated in v the . Oregon
code. -i : ; : '-' '.')' ';,
Nomination Problem
Some confusion, it is expected,
will arise as to the method of nom
inating candidates. This' may by
law be done by-party, assembly or
by the petition 1 of individual elec
tors. The latter method is non
partisan, ' Nominations made'by
party convention or assembly, must
bue filed with -the secretary of state
not more than1 100 nor less than 55
days before the day fixed 'for the
election.' IT1 nomination Is ' made
by individual electors It shall 1 be
filed with the secretary of state
not-more than 100 nor less than 40
days before the' election. "'
The death 'of Representative
Crumpacker created 'the first va
cancy in Oregon's congressional
delegation since '-the death of
United States Senator Harry Lane,
May 23, 1927 Charles L; McNary,
present senior ' senator' was' ap
pointed by Governor WIthyeonibe
to; succeed ' him. Once before 1 U
vacancy occurred by death "in the
Oregon senatornliip. 'This 'was
December 8, 1905, when John H.
Mitchell, Republican died.' '
John M. Gearin, a Democrat, was
(Continued from page 8.)
AHWclutcd Trctu Lcnactl V!rr) V
KUGKNE, Ore.; . July
buny Hellene gets tho annual meet
ing oC the Oregon Preabyterlun
Synod In JS28 by action taken this
morning at the synod holding ses
sions here for a week.
Sarcastic remarks were thrown
about this morning to the effect
Portland ministers and elders were
not showing the , interest of pre
vious years In the meeting and
that of the committee chairman
were Portlands who were not at
tending meetings, but having oth
er delegates or other membors of
the committee give reports.
Rev. James Aiken Smith of
Portland declared the only reaRon
was that a multiplicity of city du
ties was causing many to stay at
home, when asked concerning the
situation.
Kev. George H. Proctor of Mil
ton said following this morning's
sessions that the Portland delega
tion last year had backed the reso
lution introduced then to cut the
synod to four days In order that
they could sandwich the meetings
between Sundays and because -the
move was defeated they were this
year showing some resentment.'
Stanley J. Van Winkle of Heeds
port and reporting clerk of the
synod thinks it merely a case of
lack of Interest.
Rev. Mr. Snydei" of North Bend
before Introducing a rejected res
olution to cut the number of days
withdrew his previous resolution
to meet In the fall instead of tho
Bumemr time. The giving of the
conference to Albany practically
eliminated a fall meeting anyway,
as the regular 'session of .school
would be on iheru
CRUMPACKER UP
MULTNOMAH
PRESBYTERIANS
WILL HQLD 132SF
I , ,1.
Widowed Queen Marie Has Tense
Moment A t King's Burial When
She Recoils From Her Own Pit
(Awoctattd l'r.j. L.ftl Wire)
BUCHAREST, Rumania, i July
25. One of the most dramatic mo
ments at the funeral of King
Ferdinand at Curtea de Agrees yes
terday took placa when Queen
Marie, following the coffin Into the
little church, caught sight of her
own prepared grave Immediately
next to that of her late husband.
She first gazed tremblingly into
the deep pit dug in the floor of the
church for Ferdinand's body and
then with a noticenble shudder of
recoil glanced at her own tomb
which the church authorities pre
pared long ago to receive her' as
the consort of the king, . r i .
It was the most Intense moment
of the whole ceremony. A .pro
found quiet gloom enveloped the
church and those who were prlvl-
leged to witness the ceremonies of
entombment felt a sense of eternity-
The kiug's grave Is -the tomb of :,
Carmen Sylvia Queen Elizabeth j
for whom Marie has often openly
expressed dislike. When the cere
monies had ended, the queen,
speaking to the correspondent for
the Associated Press, referred to
the tomb .waiting to receive . her
some day. ; . . . , . 1
"Of course, as queon," Bhe said,
"the state and church authorities,
will bury me at Curtea, but If -1
could gratify my own heart's dei
ulro, I would like to rent at a spot
which I have fancied as the meet
ing point between the east and
west and thus end my relgn: as
OAKLAND MAN
Douglas ahoney. Choked
;' ' to Peath Underneath ')
' Light .Car,! i,
COMPANION IS i HURT
Machine Skidded on Loose
I ; Gravel as Men Were 1 1
. " on Way to , English '
; I Settlement .
!
' Douglas' Malionoy, a well known
resident' of Oakland, was killed
this morning in1 an automobile ac
cident on.ithe English Settlement
road about six--miles northeast of
Oakland. The car was driven by
Mr. iMahoney and was occupied al-.
so by Frank Spooner. . It skidded
in loose gravel and turned com
pletely over pinning both men be-
neatn 11. . Air. mauuney uveu ,iwi
several minutes and talked with
Mr. Spooner. The car was press
ing upon his neck and . he was
choked to death before help reach
ed them. MK Spooner received
minor injuries. ,
The two men were ..going to
work, having obtained employment
at English Settlement, and were
travelling at only a fair rate of
speed when the accident happened,
Mr. Spooner told Coroner Hitter,
who Investigated the accident. The
car belonged to Mr. Spooner, but
as he does not drive,, Mr. Mahoney
wns nt tne wneoi. 'ine latter,
however, was an Inexperienced
driver and in. making the turn pull
ed out too for and struck loose
gravel, causing the car to Jackknife
and turd over. .
' The edge of the seat caught Mr.
Mahoney across the neck and as
it settled he began choking. He
talked with Mr. Spooner, who was
also pinned under tho car, a Ford
roadster which had been, cut over
Into a truck, and the two men tried
to find some way of moving the
weight, but neither could move
enough to lift the machine or re
lieve the other.
' Finally Mr. Mahoney said, "I
can't stand this much longer, It's
on my neck." After that he was
silent and apparently be died a
few minutes later.
'Mr. Spoonor says that It was
about twenty minutes after the ac
cident before help reached them. A
woman and her son, taking a load
of wool to town, were the first to
reach them. They tried to move
the car but could not do so an I
went for aid. They returned quick
ly with several men who turned
the car over and released Spooner,
nnd removed Mahoney'g body.
Coroner Hitter was called and
after Investigating the accident au
thorized the removal of the body
I to Oakland. Mr. Spooner was
taken to the Haines hotel at Oak
land where his Injuries were treat
Jed.. He was found to be suffering
'from a crushed and bruised side
nnd cuts about the face but noth
(Contlnued on page 6,)
KILLED TODAY NOOSE A
WiEi
queen of my beloved Rumania. I
liuve already In my mind's eye
placed u cross upon this imaginary
spot. Perhaps some day my fancy
Vill come true." . v
Undertakers Forget Ropes
' King Ferdinand's funeral, al
though carried out with magulfl
clent precision and order, was
marred at ltB close by an incident
which temporarily at least, made
it impossible for the authorities to
place the king's body In the sepul
chre. i At the supreme moment of ac
tual Interment of (ho body, when
a profound hush had ; fnllon over
the little church and when Queen
Marie In her grief and physical ex
haustion seemed about to totter
Upon her husband's .grave, It was
auddeuly discovered by the church
authorities that the undertakers
had rorgotten to , provide the cus
tomary ropes with which to lowor
the coffin into the grave.
It was an Intensely . dramatic
moment and undoubtedly gave
acute pain to the queen. , The time
was too short and jhe occasion too
embarrassing, however, to send to
the town for rope, and tho authori
ties decided to lower the coffin af
ter the royal family had loft.
. Queem Marie appeared, on tho
verge of collapse several times dur
ing the ceremonies at the monas
tery. . She swooned earlier in the
day after kissing her husband be
fore the coffin was sealed at the
conclusion of the service in a royal
chapel adjoining Cotrocenl' Palace.
SHADOWiDETHE
T LAST
Wotoioiw Illinois 'Gurtirikn
Convicted of f Murder1
of Joe Adftrns.
BOASTFUL AIR i GONE
2 Former Henchmen Also1
Found Guilty, Get Off
With" Imprisonment
for Talking'
'( Associated Prow Leasef! Wire) ,if;i,
BENTON, Ills., July: 25 Charles
Bfrger, leader of a; fdrmidable
band of soulhem Illinois gangsters,
who once boasted that no law was
strong enough to hold him, looked
today to the state supreme court
to save him from the noose of the
hangman. -
Convicted yesterday, along with
two of his former henchmen, for
the murder of Mayor Joe Adams,
of West City, last December, Blr
ger paced his cell in the county
jail, the strain of 15 days of trial
showing plainly on his haggard
countenance. He places his only
hope to escape the gallows on an
appeal to' the Bupreme court, in
caee Judge C. H. Miller overrules
a proposed motion lor a new trial.
Hts attorneys annoprced they
Mould seek a new trial, nnd it Is
likely that the motion will be filed
In a day or two. ( j
Pen Awaits Ex-Aides '
Meanwhile lllrger's two former
henchmen. Art Newman nnd Ray
Hylaud, also convicted with the
gn'ig clicflitin and sentenced to
life in the penitentiary, are being j
held in the county jail with Blrger,
awaiting Judge Miller's dfcision i
on a dale for their incarceration
at Ihe state prison at Chester
Their counsel has indicated that.
th(?y may file a motion for a new;
trial, although it generally Is re
ported they are satisfied with the
verdict. '
While awaiting the next turn of
events in tho case, counsel fori
Birger and Hyland made the an
nouncement that tho two ganstcrs
had confessed to them their guilt:
to the crime and admitted that
the slate's case was identical with
the happenings from the time Bir
ger is alleged to have planned the
hired hilling of the mayor thru
i the actual slaying itself. The at
torneys said they told the two
gangsters before the trial that un
j less they "came thru" with the
true story of the killing, they
would not represent them.
Newman May Tell All
Counsel also said that if New
man, who confessed as to his part
In (he crime and implicated Birger
and Hyland, had talked any more
of the case, (hey would have with
drawn from (he trial. Public Bentl
ment has swung to a certain degree
to nNewman, because of his will
ingness to make a clean breast of
the crime. Reports were in circu
lation today that action might be
(Continued pa page 6.),
BIRGER
FOREST FIRES
RESULT FROM
EXTREME HEAT
Electrical - Storm Starts
Widely Scattered Fires ,
in Reserve. ,
ALL UNDER CONTROL
Situation ' Today ; Reported
to' Be Improved Sat
urday Set Heat
! Record for Year.
The extreme heat of Friday and
Saturday resulted In a serious for
est1 tire situation Sunday, between
25 and 80 fires were reported fol
lowing one of the most severe
electrical Btorms ever known upon
tie umpqua Ntmopui forest, The
storm broke Saturday evening fok
lowing the hottest day of the.yoar.
The mercury at the weather bureau
union' In Roseburg Saturdny ivent
to 98' degrees, : the highest point
slnre! the first nf the ver; nnd as
the . humidity 'was low the forests
werp ; i extremely ' dry when, the
stortjbrdke.- ' , ; '' . - ; ' . - .
The ielectrloal storm covered the
entire '-foresti. and ' the lightning
titruck: frequently - over t the entire
reserve, b t ar tl n g . innumerable
(ires. . Most of those fires were .ex
tinguished by tho rain- which fol
lowed, but on Sunday the lookouts
spotted between 25 and 30- fires
scattered over ever ydlslrlct.; Men
were promptly sent out and yester
day evening the situation wus well
In. hand. ., : l ( ..j I , -;
i. Fires ,AH! Smll y '
O. 0. Housoiv coutral disphtohof,
whOi Is, In: charge of : the, fire pre
ventloni.and 'suppression organiza
tion,, jreportcdrthls , morning, that
so far as is known all of the fires
are , under : control. . None have
reached more than , an nore In size.
The organization Mr. . Houser,
stated, Is working perfectly and
very, efficiently, nnd within .a few
hours , following tho reports of tho
lookouts , every fire., had been
reached by flro fighters., Tho sit
uation today was very satisfactory
and while ninny of the fires were
Btlll burning the most of them were
I'ully-undcr control.. ..... , ' : ;''
One new fire was; reported In
the: Bohemia (llutrict, but It. was
quickly : reached and was reported
under . control. Mr., Housor says
that there will probably , he other
fires found during the next two
or three days, as often lightning
flres-do not show up tmtll three or
rour oays auer tne-siorm. now
over, the force, of fire fighters ,1s
sufficient to handle the . situation
and it Is believed that ; there will
be no great damage. .
The DotiglaB County Fire Pa
trdl reported two fires , yesterday,
both started .by lightning. '.One was
in a slashing west of Reaton and
tne otner was near I'jiKlon. uotn
(Continued on puge 8.) , .
IN OREGON HELD AT
LWAUKEE,
Richard II. Gssllnger, alius A.
J. Nelson, alias C. M. Clark, alias
It. 11. Kchles, wanted In nearly
every city In Oregon for Issuing
worthless checks, Is under arrest
for rorgery In Wllwaukeo, Wis., ac
cording to word received this morn
ing by Sheriff S. W. Starmer. A
search hns been in progress for
Ihe man since early In the year
wnon ne passed a check on a local
hotel for the sum of $1)5, the
sheriff says. The man passed
through the state, going south, and
left a long string of checks, each
amounting to 1(15, It Is stated by
the officers, moHt of the checks
being passed on hotels. Among
those In Oregon mid California
upon which reports have been re
ceived aro two given the Crocker
l lrst National Hank of Ran Fran
Cisco, California, for $U5 each. Ono
given the united States National
Hank of Kugnne, one to Ihe Mult
nomnh hotel In Portland, one to
the Marlon hotel In Salem, one to
the Henton hotel In Corvallls. one
to the Mihla hotel In' Ashland,
one to the Medford hotel In Mod-
ford, one to tho Rose hotel In
Hoseburg and one to a hotel In
(rants Pahs. In each case Ihe
amount of the check was $65.
Sheriff Starmer Is advised that
the man Is In Jail charged with for
gery and Is to bo tried In Wiscon
sin for that offence. A message
was also received staling that rela
tives are willing to make settle
ment If the charges In Oregon are
dropped.
Flier Battles , .
Flames To Save
I Useless Record
732i' J j; M ;
WASHINGTON. July 25 After
battling flumes on bis airplane to
proteot the, records; of aiii unoin-
clal world's record altitude flight
'estimated -at 48,000 feet, lieuten
ant C. C. Champion, naval officer,'
received the stunning news -from
the bureau of standards today that
on preliminary reading his batter
ed barographs would show , only
30.000 feet. Unless revised read
ings should change this result,
Champion must for the present at
least, leave to Calllzo, the French
man, tire official honor of having
flown highest 40,820 feet.
The barographs were badlyidanl-
aged by the fire which broke out
on the plane during Champion's
descent and he risked his life by
remaining with the plaue In. order
that he might Biive them.1
Fighting the blaze with his own
hands to save Ills precious record
ing instruments. Champion landed
In a corn field two miles from the
naval ' air' at Anacoatia after hav -
lug ueeu uiuil less uiuu iwu iiuuia.
On the descent the engine caugnt
fire ,on four dllferent occassions,
and at ope time tho pilot was half
way out of the cockpit preparing
to Jump. When he thought of his
barographs, however, no deemed
to remain' with the ship. 'The
iumn would have meant the crash
Ing Of ithe plane and the proDauie
complete destruction of the Instru.
ments. ''. 1 , "'''.
IN GIFT OF
',', '-.',,, I !
Joe Welch and - Jack ' 'Boa
' f Get Sunday Surprise
on North Urtipqua
RECIPIENTS
PLEASED
Will Return Often to Whip
' Ideal Stream and Give I
Endorsement of Its :
Advantages, : ,
Joe Welch of California, nation
ally known originator and mnhn-
tncturer of fishing tackle, and his
fishing companion oil the North
Umpqua river of the post week,
Jack Doaz, angling scout for n
largo sporting goods firm, arc
now the Joint possessors of a now-ly-bullt
log cabin, a surprise gift
from the Douglas County Kports-'
men's club. Formal presentation of
the gift was made Sunday at the
site of the cabin on the North
Umpqua river, four miles above Us
Junction with Steamboat creek
und about forty-seven ines from
Rosoburg. The site was 'obtained
from the forso service. on a lease
that will run from year to year as
long as the owners desire to re
tain It,
Mr, Welch nnd Mr. Uoaz havo
been camped at Steamboat creek's
mouth, While they were enjoying
good luck with rod and line, mem
bers of the sportsmen's club se
cretly arranged for the construc
tion uf the cabin and obtnined the
lease for Its ' locution. Sunday
morning a sinnll group of local
sportsmen went to Steamboat In
automobiles nnd then enticed the
two Cnllfornians on a foot Journey
to the cabin, where the glad news
wns broken to them. Holh men ex
pressed their delight with the gift
and gave the assurance that the
cabin would bo their hcadquurters
for many fishing seasons to come,
lluslness compels their return to
California late this woek, but they
plan to return In the full to try
their skill during tho seasonal run
of steelhends.
Token of Appreciation
On behalf of Ihe sportsmen's
club, the presentation of the cabin
was mado by Hon. A. C. Marstors,
In a few appropriate words. He ex
plained that tho gift wns a token
of tho club's appropriation of the
visit of Ihe two recipients and
of tho great benoflts In the way
of tourist trade which would ac-
cruo from their endorsement of
the North Unipqua's recreational
advantages. Mr. Marstors briefly
reviewed tho efforts of the sports-.
men club to conserve the riHh
nnd game resources of Douglas
county and predicted Ihe ulllmate
success of the long fight to abolish
commorclal Mshlng so that, all of
tho fish would be equnlly available
to ovorybody. Douglas county
wants to share her fish and game
resources with all pastime seekers
who visit her forests and streams,
Mr. MarBlers told Ihe two guests,
and he urged them to broadcast
that Invitation to oil of their
friends and acquaintances.
(Continued on page 7.)
SJ0
T HOUSE
PROJECT MUST
STATUTE
Attorney General Says
Notice Required
Taxpayers Entitled to 60
Days to Petition for r
Vote on the Site. ; I
COIN NOT : INVOLVED
Wf
No Election Is Desired
on Location for New
Building, Court ' . . , a
May Go Ahead. ' ''
(AMOctuted Tre. LcuBcil WlnO . .
SALEM, Ore.,; July 25. Although;
tho county court of Douglas - coun
ty hnB In Its treasury, . from the
Oregon-Calltornta land grant re
fund, uuftlclouli money- to build a
new Court hduBd, It will be neoes-
sary for 'the cpuuty commissioners
to, comply wiii; a law qnacieu py -the
1923' legislature relative to the "
building iofi hew , court Xuses, In
cluding tbq palling j ot : a publlo i
meelhip on Uht ' -question. , Also,
shou'id the -people petition It, the
courtl 'pul(l ' be requred to cal ii
special' election on the question of
ii site tor, Uib building. . , ?
I This' is1 the 'holding df Attorney
General Van Winkle in an opinion
don, jdlatrlct attorney for IDo'uglas
county. ,mr, vjoiuuu; uhkuu vnemei
It would be necessary to follow tho.
act In quostlon, Inasmuch ' ns -the
court already has the money on
hand. '. . '; . : ...
Provisions of, the Law
The act urovldes that whenever
the-county court or board of coun
ty commissioners doem . it advis
able to build a new court house
they may make a levy or in some.
other lawful manner provide the
funds, provided that they shall
give notice to the people 1 of the
county not less than til) days be
fore the date ot making tne levy
or otherwise providing the funds.
The notice must. definitely uescrioa
the site, give the approximate cost.
the approximate date on which the
proposed construction Is to begin
and-the date on which a public
hearing will bo held upon the matter.-
: , "-'.' ;- - :r"-'
In case a levy Is to be made Pe
titions may be presented at tho
- (Continued on page 8.)
BIG TIMBER SALE
15 HELD MB,
Twelvo tracts of timber in Lano,
Linn, Coos and Benton counties;
wore sold today by tho U.' S. land
offlco nt Roseburg for the total
sum of $104,308.97. The purcho'.
ers and the amounts pnld were as ,
follows: . j
Snollstrom Rrothers, Eugene, 411
acres O. und C. grant lands In
Lane county containing 840,000 feet
of timber, $1,683.36.
Fischer Lumber comoany, Mar
cola, 161) acres O. aad C. grant
lnnds In Linn county, containing.
6,600,000 foot of timber, $11,385.23.
Wesley J. Miller, Monroe, 80
acres O. and C. grant lands In Pen
ton county, containing 1,275,0011
feet or timber, $2,235.71.
Floyd Wilson, Dextor, Oregon,
80 acres O. and C. grant lnnds in
Lane county containing 920,000 feet
of timber. $1,961.41.
C. 1). Rorer, Eugene, 40 acre
O. and C. grant lands In Lano
county, containing 1,780,000 feet ot
timber, $2,240.40.
Pacific States Lumbor company
two tracts Coos Hay Wagon lloait
grant lands In Coos county, one uf
40 acres containing 6.400,00 feet nt
timber and one of 160 acres con
taining 11,450,000 feet of timber,
$35,671.00.
Penn Lumber Company, Me
Glynn, Oregon, 40 acres O. nnd C.
grant lands In Lano county, con
taining 1,085,000 feat of timber,
$2,219.43.
George II. Chancy, Cnqullle, 41
acres Coos Rsy Wngon Road grant
lnnds In Coos county. coninlnlnR
2,270,000 feet of timber, $3,366.72.
Kdmund Hall dinner of Port
land, two tracts of O. and C. grant
lands In Cons county, ono of 8H
acres with 3,635,000 feet of tlm- ;
bor and one of 180 ncros contain
ing 7.5:jO,ono feet of timber, $38,000.
W. A. Woodnrd. Cottage drove,
360 acres O. and C. grant lands In,
Lane county containing 8,690,00(J
feet ot Umber, $12,880.71, ,
COUR
OBEY