&o Weather Highest temperature yesterday.. .81 Lowest temperature yact night 42 Forecast for southwest Oregon: Generally fair tonight, and Thurs day, moderate temperature. Alivays&L&oZ and Local ; ! 17 Industries -T Iif PSEBTOG EWS-, I I II M dougCSS COUNTY y Consolidation of The Evening News mn4 The Roieburg Review V . ,-.pper, Publleheei ftf .ittereeta of the People. VOL. XXVIII NO. 163 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1927. VOL. XVIII NO. 227 OF THE EVENING NEWS m f.f v y lf TS TO FALL E Sinclair's Counsel Denies That Any Liberty Bonds : Were Paid Over. HEARING WITNESSES Attorney Says $25,000 Pay ment to Fall Was for . 1 Services During Trip to Europe. ; (Aaiwciatrd Press I-caiwd Wire) WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. The taking of testimony was begun to day in the criminal conspiracy trial of Harry P. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall, with a promise by counsel for Sinclair that there would be no evidence to show the wealthy oil operator had any connection with tile Continental Trading company, Ltd., of Canada, thru whom Fall Is accused of having received a. large batch of Liberty bunds'' after the leasing or the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve to Sinclair. . ;Moreover the jury -was told that Sinclair never had a bond . that -this company had fend that he nev er passed a bond the company pos sessed, as the government con tends in the Indictment charging conspiracy in the lease of the re serve. It will be made clear Sin clair never hud. anything to do with a bond of the description giv en ; by the government," declared Martin W. Littleton of New, York, "and that he never passed a, bond to Fall or any one in behalf of Fall. . . . ' Littleton disputed the govern ment theory that $25,000 of Liberty bonds Sinclair gave Fall after the latter retired as interior secretary utter the lease of Teapot Dome tvere of the same kind that passed Ihru tho Continental Trading com pany and of which $200,500 came finally into possession , of. M. ,T., Kverhart, Fall's son in law and some of which went to Full. , The attorney said the $25,000 payment was made to Fall when he was employed (by Sinclair- to go to Europe in 'connection with oil concessions the-oil operator ,waa seeking In Russia; that , there was nothing secret u,bout that trausac-. lion, th bonus being sent tola' bank at El Paso for Fall and that the whole transaction was "entire ly legitimate." Defense counsel claimed that the testimony would show that if was not until the latter part of the celebrated Christmas, 1921, visit of Sinclair to Fall at Three Rivers, N. M., that the oil operator brought up the question of leasing Teapot (Continued on page three.) RUTH ELDER SONG (A (wor luted I'roas Iawl Wire) ' NEW YOItK, Oct. 1!. Tin pan alley has discovered Kuth 1-Jider. The first of what may develop Into the usual deluge of songs has' made Its appearance under the . namu or -"Our American Girl" in which she is com- pured to Joan of Arc. i P IN MADE BEFDR -A PICTURE STORY il UWlF ?rTuston, Ala. in. I90t-. Hr irst mrriLtfc was irosucce - s ful xul sh obtuncd e. divort from Clude Moo in (925 Jj I ) AMERICA'S AVERAGE MAN CHOSEN -..- He's Neither a Leader Nor a Laggard JUST A LITTLE BIT OF ALL OF US (Awxatw. Trees Leased Wire) NEW YORK, Oct. 19. The pro prietor of a one-man clothing store iu Fort Mud I son, Iowa, has been chosen as America's "aver age man" by William S. Dutton, writing in the American magazine. Neither a leader nor laggard In the affairs of his town, Roy L. Gray, the "average" nominee, has an average education, lives in an average home on an average street, drives an average car and is the head of a family of four which 1b the average used by the census bureau. He Is a church member who does not attend services regularly. Ills tastes in ' radio music run from current jazz to light classi cal compositions, and he believes the movies to be not us, bad as they are reputed to be. The younger generation docs not alarm him. He has an average Interest in matters which do not directly affect his home or his business. ' - . A party man in national politics, he is Independent on local issues. His attitude on .prohibition is 'non committal because, he believes neither wets nor drys are giving him accurate information on the issue. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotury STRUCK BY AUTO. (Asswintrd Pms J.cnsM Wire) PENDLETON, Oct. 39. John Ol son is confined to a local hospital with head and shoulder Injuries as the result of being struck by an automobile driven by P. O. Elliott. Olson's shoulder was fractured when Elliott struck him as be was crossing a street. Elliott was fined $500 In police court for driving while intoxicated. , . UMPQUA POST HAS - . . - - . ; A SNAPPY SESSION The meting of Umnqua Post of the American 'Legion held last night in, the legion club rooms at the armory was well attended. The greater part of the evening's discussion centered about the plans for Armistice Day celebration and the, various committees In charge of the features for! -this 'annual event reported, fine progress. From all indications this year's program will be; one of the peppiest ones ever held and should attract large crowds to this city. I - The legion plan 'for securing an aviation field in Rose burg 'was again discussed and great interest nhown In the. project.. Adams and Perkins, two commercial fliers, ap peared before the gathering last J night and outlined the need of a modem: airport in this city. - . .(EXPECT BRIDGE 'DECISION j, i I J ! . ' " ! f 1 IV. I ( (Amoofntnl Prw, Iasmt Win?) '.' LONGVIEW. Wash,, Oct. . 19.-H A special dispatch received by the. Daily News today indicates .decis ion on . the . Long vie wRainier bridge may be expected this week. Wesley. Vandercook, of Longyiew, Warren Lewis and Jack . Under wood, Seattle, conferred witft Sec retaries Davis and Jardine at Washington Tuesday, and were to meet Secretary Hoover today. , Secretary Davis is leaving Wash ington for two weeks, but his ab sense is not expected to delay a decision as he 'has ' asked Secre taries Hoover, and Jardine to act, if In agroement. The three; secre taries were t embowered td pass upon' plans for the bridge, which was .authorized by an act ov con gress. " - ' 'li , 1 1 i C. D. Joy of Bandon was an ar rival here last evening to look af ter business affairs. nonthl ,lter sh - jne.rrita JUyie , Womaclt. ThrvlwW b L&kelud,TI& vnd thr hc bMiCy won first, pme in a b&Lhvri ojirl eontft 14 Club, the Elks and the Odd Fel lows. . : ; "Most of all," he says, "I am In terested in my' home. And next comes my business because my home depends upon It." He likes to read current maga zines better than anything else, but he reads the advertisements first because "they keep me in touch with the latest develop ments." - In the newspapers he reads with Interest about new inventions, then about great disasters or un usual crimes. Foreign news has no appeal for- 1 him, but the speeches of the president or of the governor of Iowa he . will read from beginning to end. The choice of Mr. Gray to wear the title bestowed upon him ended a nation-wide search In. which Mr. Dutton used a map, a weather chart and the census report, di viding the number of cities and towns in the country Into Its popu lation to find that Fort Madison was the average town in popula tion, location, and climate. Once Fort Madison was select ed, its citizens were asked to choose from among themselves the man who best represented the average. The city found that "there Is a little bit of all of us in Roy L; Gray". - - BANDITS KILL EIGHT (AwtocfnU'tl I'rcu Leased Wire) LAREDO, Texas, Oct. 19 Eight persons were killed and ten injured wheu a band of about 100 rebels attacked and looted a south bound passenger train, thirty miles south of San,. Luis ' Pbtosif Tuesday morning, , passengers . ar riving here today -from Mexico City reported. . Two dynamite bombs were plac ed on the tracks, one exploded as the second class coach was pass ing. Another tore up the tracks and the train came to a halt. Passengers on the Pullman, and first cla&s coaches were not, mo lested by the rebels. The 'express and mail cars were looted. It fa believed the rebels' took beUveen 10,000 and 100,000 pesos,' passen gers Earn. Alter the attack the reb elB escape into the niouhtahja. , STATUE IS PLEASING r - f ('AmortuM Prcni Ltfntait Wire) ' ' ' PENDLETON, Oct. Tay lor' Memorial- Statue1 committee1 is pleased with the working model of the1 pl'oposed equestrian ' statue 1 of Til Taylor, former sheriff of 'Uma tilla cbimty, Which 'warf brought here bv A. Phimister Pro'ctor: ln- ternaltdhal sculptor.1' The' working model" of 'the sheriff is four feet high and1 the final work will be 12 feet high and Is to be placed In the TIl'Tdyldr Memorial park. Mr. Proctor titates the work will be fin ished by July 1 and the statue will be unveiled during the 1928 round up.' ' KORELL DEFEATS j W ATKINS BY LARGE .' , MAJORITY TUESDAY .! i f ' 11 .. . t '(, - (Auoclatnl Prou' Leawd Wire)' ( PORTLAND, Ore., Oc(.. 19. Multnomah county yester- day elected Franklin F. Kc- re 1,1, Republican, to. the, pos of congressman from, , the third Oregon district. , . Returns from '525, .precincts out of B32L gave him ft lead of 5157 over,. Elton Watkin,. Democrat. KoreU's vote totaled 17,669 in -the 532 precincts.-. ; ! WatkiuB' vote was 12.512. ! OFi THE LIFE OF -RUTHi ELDER,? 7 k-Tb duties w dettotJy U . , i,fM' ' I I M nrA . bit m- . i Geer4 IHaXclcTran. nthuscd over .tr pt&it ind. -wealthy' PATROL OF 40 FIGHT OUTLAW FORCE Sixty Seven Irregulars Are Killed in Terrific . Battle. : BRAVERY IS SHOWN One Small Patrol Passing . Through Brush Engage . in Fierce Fight, Kill- V ; ing FourOutlawst f' (AuocUted Pres. Loaicil Wlr '.;. MANAGUA, Oct. 19. After se vere fighting with a force of 31)0 outlaws who suddenly closed In on them, a patrol of 40 American, mu rines, and t constabulary has; .es caped from irregulars operating In the Nueva Sergovia department. Sixty-seven irregulars were killed or wounded and four members-of the constabulary were killed In the battle. , . '., i The fighting occurred when the patrol tried to penetrate bandld strongholds In search of two ma rine corps aviators, Second Lieu tenant E. A. Thomas and Ser geant Prank E. Dowdell, who were last Been running from their wrecked plane near Qlliall. ' ; , . One small patrol led by Private Jacon Treen passing through the brush engaged in a fierce fight with the 'bandits, killing four at to cut its way out, but lost horses, them. The patrol finally managed mules, rations, blankets and a compass in. the encounter. The report of the fighting, eej here. t)y the-commaiiaers Qf, .thB'pa- trot, Lieutenant George J. J, O shea, 'commanding l & 'detach ments at .Tlcaro and Lieutenant ll. B. O'Nell,' described' 'two instances which Indicated ithe , intensity ot the battle. Ohe member of the Qtiardln Nnclonal continued to fight afteK his rifle barrel had been shot away and Private , Ken neth Struck' was. credited' with; having saved Lleutenadt O'Shea's life When he, picked off: a bandit who nuu me uron on. u sneo. .at close oiiarters. The; ,' patrol had made a forced tnarcli to (he' region near Qullall lri an 'effort' to find the missing flyors ' who Crashed near Su'rotilla ' , Mountain while dropping- bombB on General, San dirio aiM 'uls followers' early this month. The aviators were seeji running from their burning plane. They Blgnaled that' they' were' not hurt j Since then ucotitlng expedi tions 'havd been uhable to locate the filers. A contingent 1 of 800 constabulary Is now being formed as an- expeditionary1 fdrce agahist Sandino, who Was the .only one of the Liberal General Moncadana'B lieutenants to' reject the Nlcara guan settlement effected by Colo nel Henry L. Stimson. The activi ties of the Irregulars under his, command have lndreased In ' -the mountain region to whlch he fled. July 5 his- forces ambushed a de tachment of marines and -constabulary 'near Ocotai. ; One - ma rine was killed and several of the constabulary wounded. . week before 300 irregulars were killed and: 10T) wounded in an encouiiteii Amnesty has beea-offered to those of Sandino's- followers; who would lay down -their -arms.': -- : j efforts hklm ' bo ibaridon her ied. Mid (he ' nd Hildemirt hoppL of for Paris on Oa IL MARINES 1 1 i III HERE " An extremely healthy, condi- dltion is Indicated In the stute ments of the four banks of 4 this city published during the 4 last week. T,he quarterly re- 4 port of the Roseburg banks 4 are usually considered a bar- 4 ometer on local business con- 4 4 ditions and the reports Just 4 Issued show that the Ump- qua Valley Is enjoydng pros- V perlty. i It is , a remarkable 4 showing and the increase in 4 .flhared alike by all of the four 4 4 banks. A steady growth in 4 4 Douglas county Is shown by 4 these reports. The total re- sources of the four banks is 4 given as 1 $4,123,800.90. The 4 total deposits subject to check 4 ll.820.G45.30. The total cash on hand Is $400,678.31. ! OCTOBER 2B-28 List of Prizes Given Show Hearty Co-operation of Merchants. I FREE OF CHARGE Many Booths 'Will ;Be Ar ranged and Displays Will !, Be Ffnekt , ;EVerf " Ex-lj '"hibitedn : City: f j Thrf ,'lWr'tlhuljural arid ,', orn, tjiiow, wdicn ,if iaKe piuce . uii the' Armory , next ' Wodpesdtiy.! 'DiurHday 'and rlday; Cjciobei? 0-, 27-28. undet1 .the auspices of the ;Oouxia 'Qohnty Horticultural "ho. ciety, and . tne Koseburg notary , Club, bids fuirjto.be as suc,cessrnl as Its predecessor of former years, the Itthd TrpducU Hhoy. Tlero will be ho adinisBlon, cliargo to the siiow..1 -r . 'f ;j ;. ' ; ' , ' ; r C K., Moyer general chairman nut J.1 '0., Leedy, county utfont, bave all, detalja In hand, and the Chairman of, the variouH divisions have, been working; assiduously- to make their particular sections .su perior In display tp ipreyipufi;years. Displays ,wlll be. accepted (Up, to noon . Qn Wodnesday, but, tho , en tries must be, ,made . before , . ton o'clock that day.. , As ; manyeXT hi bits ( as , possible Bl)ould boA orougnr. jiiii J uesuay tne uay . pre- vlous. and some person will be at tne armory ail. that day to .receive, and tag these entries.. This .will., save much , time aim contusion, on the opening day of. the fair. Judg ing will .be dope, the: first day., ; ; Various firms will have oooths advertising their' wares' aud this. will prove an attraction to many, -as well as the niimerous 'exhibits' of fruit; gra(na(: Vegetables aud (Continued on palio twoj)- II 1 CORN SHOW W .Jr J . nearby 'atnLrwcAth,-couple.. . K "' I f. 'I' J i Tit-e.'o'aitroye.L LWe plane when. o ' flit , foe- ' y an attempt wwmidAto ;' Elder. PRES. COOLIE LAUDS VICTOR OF GETTYSBURG Statue of Gen. Meade Is Unveiled With Fitting Ceremonies. LIFE IS RECOUNTED Praises Commander as . a "Responsible and Re liable" Man Had " . ' Great Courage. ; i r. " i ( ' . . ''.... j 1 ( (A4.tutftfl I'rrM IaumI Wliv) ! I WASHINGTON, -Oct. 19. Ac cepting tho monument In memory or Uenerul George uordon Meade from the state oC Pennsylvania on behalf of tho ; government today, President Coolidge lauded the vic tor of Gettysburg as a "rospoiislblo and reliable commander," ;o n e whom Inspired confidence and could be trusted. The monument Is in the botanlcnt gardens near tho foot of the capital, "The conflict in which he toolc such an Important part," the presi dent said, "haB long since passed away. The peace .which he loved has come. The reconciliation which he sought Is complete. The loyalty to the flag be followed In universal. ..Through all of this shines his" own immortal fame." The life of the famous Civil War general was rocounted In detail by Mr. Coolidge who found in Meade a man of "sufficient character to rely on his own Judgment and suf flcent confidence . to do what hp thought was right." -This factor of Meade's character, the president said, was. .denionatrated strongly whop after the winning of tho.ba.t tlc of, pottysbiirR, he, declined (0' send' his men in pursuit of Tee be-' cauHb. ho, bel.lovpd Buclj army dls ' organized although the' best mill-1 tary opinion of. tho moment was thnt.be errod la remaining behind. "VYhenilt is rememfcered that be fore .tils, terrific engagement Meade had been. In command of tho army tlvpe, days,"., Mr.jCoolldgo ilqclared, sneaking of theGuttysurg , battle, '.'b.ls .victory becomes-; tho .Jnore powerful., . ; , .- , . ,"Xho ,more ve sluiljt .thq history Of the war in which he .fought ,the niore General Meade. stands quj. as a lesponslblo ami reljahlp comiuan dor. Others may ljave jhad- more dash, though , none s,urpassed . lilm In courage. ,, ; i . " "He did not, engage himself. In leading hopeless charges. He was rathor, a general -Who kept him self sufflelontly, liuonned as to tho niovomeiits11 -of'1 hlB - enemy ' and muilo su,ch itreparatlrjnK anil wise uJspotU.i()n r..lils own troops that llopsles's1 chargoB wJere not' 'neces sary. It cannot -be Bald that he always won, but ho experienced verv little defeat., . . , "His personality wnB Voll round ed 'out. It appeared to posses 'no lofty peaks', It was not marred by arty, 'deep depression. 1 If ho; v?ns some tlnte's quick of temper be was eminently sound of ''Judgment, tie was a' solid and substantial man, one who' Inspired 'confidence, oiio' who could he trusted." ', I Mr. Dntesj Myrtle Crook banker, was in this city this morning and wax nltendlllg to business nffnlrs. AMERICA'S IS (AiMclatnl l'raa U.d Win) WASHINGTON. Oct. 19. Among 436 elected knights commander by Ihe supreme council of the Ancient and Ac- cepted Scottish ltite Slasona of the southern Jurisdiction here were: , Kay Brlggs Compton, Hose- burg; Carl William Ernst I)e- lering, George Walter Hoi- col nib, Jr., Clarence Roland 4 Hotcblss, Loyal 11. McCarthy, all of Portland. PORTLAND MAN SUICIDE8 (Auoclatnl Vtvu iui Wlrv) PORTLAND, Oro.. Oct. 19. S. J I. Stimson wau found dend iu a gas-filled hotel room here today. Ho bad registered under the namo of C. A. Hoyt. He Is Burvlved by his widow, who lives on Sauvles Is land neat- Portland. Mrs. Stimson had reported her husband missing Monday, saying she had not seun him since September 22. THIEF TAKES, WALLET i (Atwoolut...! I'reiu Lcaioil Wire) PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19. Roy Bohnnnon of Salem Informed Lieutenant Harry Nlles that a thief stole G5 from Ills wallqt while he was attending the NglitH. at the Ar mory last night. .' ' : ' i Wllllaiu Nelson reported, that he lost an , expensive watch - in ' a sfnillar ' manner at -.-Third and CofUch streets late last night. 1 PLOT 18 DISCOVERED (AiMiclatAHl Preu Lcnied Wtrc) . NOQALHS, Arls., Oct. 19. Spe cial dispatches to the Herald to day say a new revolutionary plot against the Mexican government was discovered ..at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Monday, - Severul prominent- buBiness men ot that eity, al leged backers of the , plot, have beem arrested. - . : '-;.. i i o , -, BODY .OF MAN FOUND ... , (AHaoolatfil )'rpw i fouled Wllo) . TWIN!LAKK8,IColo.i iOot. 19.-i-The body 'Of Richard L. Mather,' wealthy- resident of Niagara .Falls, N. who . disappeared October 1 2 after he had startod an ascent of Mount Klborl, I was found ' by ,a searching purtyi today. Mather had stumbled Into a five foot pros pect iholo while - wandering 'In u blinding snow storm. His neck was broken by tho fall. . , TWO MAKE ESCAPE ! AMorfnU'il' I'rm IxWMfd Wlrr) ORROON 'CITY,' Ore.i Out, 10, The county -Jail here had another break uvst night.. Kildie ueii, charged with robbery, and Phillip Woodward,' - awaiting trlul on a churge of attempting to enter a lo cal pool room, : gained their free' dom. They -wore Confined in thq corridor and some time during tho night pried a bar from' tho corri dor door and concealed themselves In tho main room. Whan the sher iff entered this morning thoy niuu aged to evado discovery. ' ' DAWN AGAIN DELAYED. . -.- ' ' ' i (AuoclitiHl PrM MiiwkI wire) ' ' OLD ORCHARD, Maine, Oct. 19. Definite postpone-: ment for today and probably tomorrow wna announced by Mrs. FranceB "Wilson Grayson and her two companions who hope to fly to Copenhagen In their big amphibian, mono- plane, "Tho Dawn". NEWEST HEROINE IS PR0P0SE0F0R Trans-Atlantic ;. Flight . by Chamberlin With 20 Passengers Planned.. - TO BUILD FACTORIES Levine - Announces Con struction to Start on .! "Flivver" and High . ' . Priced Planes. , ; (Aiaoelated Ireu Leued Wire) KV'K VOPIf I npf IQ-iAvinllnn ! today-udvunced a pew year's boom, j program' calculated to surpass tho i unprecedented achievement of thu Benson -now, drawing to a, close. t ynav DiTigram mciuues : t , . A;ii-iitAtluln41cifjlght;' by cinrt"; ence 1J. iulmiii1)6i'lln; in. u huge Bel- I lance plane capable of transport ing 2t),persona. ',';: f j j -' ! Building (of I now i factoripa , by Charles A. Lev tne i and, Anthony H, O. Foltker.-i i I I i I i , I . 1 ' Manufacture by Levinn of planes ranging from a "flivver," priced at $1,61)0 to a multi-motored tvne for ocean travel. , , An alr-Rxpedltlon'into tho'Arcllo. under command of General .Noblle member of' the crew tf tho Norge. Promotion pt ?now ; aeronautical , research by a fund creatod by Harry F. Guggenheim. These projects, coupled with others, already outlined for 1928, were Used as tho Imsis for predic tions that the new season would bring into eclipse a year that has seen the ' shattering , of, almost every aviation record. Levlno said he would soon start largo scale production of pianos of 15 horsepower, to be built in two rnctorles, one at Richmond, Va., and tho other near New York. He1 said tie also plans to bulltl Planes of the Columbia type, nml Is bringing from Europe two de signers to asslBt in the creation of a seven-motors plane, with a 180 foot wln spread for trans-Atlanllo service. ' 1 .' - " Anthony Fokker', by arrangement with buslnoss men of Wheeling, W. Va plans to build a $1,000,000 air plane factory near thut city, tor the' -miinufiiclure of commercial planes. It. 1b understood that thu plant of tho Atlantic alrcrart cor poration at Totorhorough, N. J., operated by Fokker, will be devot ed1 to exporlment and design. Clarence D. Chamberlin ut Phila delphia 'dlsclosod work 'bad start ed on the Uellanca with which ho hopes' to fly to Kurope next yonr with stops at Newfoundland and the Azores. . t . , , . Plans for Nobile's new flight to the top of the world woro advanc ed ut a meeting in Mllnn, Italy. Tha expedition, designed to cover an area of three arid u half million squuro kilometers, Is scheduled for 1928 in commemoration of thq tenth anniversary of the war vio tory. Italian experts and capital are backing the project. - - - Establishment ot Guggenliolm'a fund was disclosed at a dinner in Philadelphia at which Chamberlin spoke of his now Might. Tho pur pose of the fund Is to develop In struments to reduco.lhe hazards of flying. v , PROGRAM AVIATION