' : i . T5ho Weathtir
Highest temperature yesterday . .44
Lowest temperature last night . .38
Forecast for southwest Oregon;
Unsettled tonight and Saturday,
probably with rain; not much
change In temperature
DOUGLAS
llHOOUNTY
FIRST, LAST and ALL THE
TIME
Consolidation of The Evening Newt and
The Roeeburg Review
DOUGLAS COUNTS
An Independent Newspaper, Published tor
the Best Interests of the People
VOL. XXVIII NO. 310 OF ROSEBURG RFVtEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1 928. .
VOL. XIX NO. 74 OF THE EVENING NEWS
J
Today
The Answer Is "Vodka"
The Booming South '
Von' Huenefeld's Story
A. P. Sloan Cheerful
By Arthur Brisbane
(Copyright 1928 oy Star Company)
Celebrating Easter in Mos
cow many were killed' and
1500 were nrrested. Some
started with vodka and ended
drinking kerosene, and fighting
savagely at Easter parties.
Others, drunk and helpless in
the streets, fell under automo
biles. Russia's Easter celebration
begins with sweet religious fer
vor, but doesn't end that way.
The czar abolished vodka,
then the Russians, sober and
thinking clearly, abolished him.
Now vodka comes back.' Bol
shevism realizes that to rule, it
is wise to discourage thinking
in the crowd I
The south is energetic and
growing. Governor Smith ' of
New York chose well in select
ing North Carolina for his golf
holiday. He is studying one of
the most amazingly progressive
states of the union.
These fiye men, northbound
from Miami, got off the train
at Asheville. N. (, the other
day to pay their respects to the
governor: Judge Olvaney, Sur
rogate James F. Foley. Bernard
F. Gimbel, George le Boutillier.
president of the Long Island
railroad, and Arthur Foran, all
of New York.
They 'all agree . that North
Carolina typifies the south and
American progress generally?
"The whole state," said B.
F. Gimbel, "seems as closely
built uo as the area between
New York and Philadelphia."
'
The Cannon Towel mill, big
jest on earth, employs 5000
men and women. The well
known. B. V. D. gentlemen,
and the grent Chicago firm of
Marshall Field have enormous
manufacturing plants in North
Carolina. Other manufacturing
institutions spring up daily.
The state has water power
practically unlimited, at low
cost, an energetic working cop
ulation and extremely good liv
ing conditions.
Don't overlook North Caro
lina in your plans.
i
The story of the westward
flight across the Atlantic, told
by Baron Von Huenefeld, will
be read today with intense in-
terest. Those that go down to
the sea in nirships will note that
if the German air boat had not
been most powerfully built the
three passengers would prob
ably have been killed when
they landed on the ice-covered
pond.
President Alfred P. Sloan Jr.
of General Motors, is not exact
ly discouraged about the auto
mobile situation. His compnny
in March. 1928. sold 35.91 I
more cars than in March, 1927.
a gain of 22.2 Dcr cent. And
March broke all records for all
time, total sales, 197,821 cars.
Mr. . Sloan expects General
Motors to break 'his record in
April, usually a bigger month
than March. There is nothing
the matter with this country or
its orosDeritv. nothing to fright
en us, except our own foolish
ness, "Man's best friend," the
dog. occasionally gets mixed in
his friendshio. Mrs. Jane Mc
Cormick told Policeman Dunn
that Terrace Dillon, in whose
apartment she lived, put her
out. When the policeman
escorted the ladv to the apart
ment, Dillon's dog leaped at
Dillon, bit him on the right lest,
bit the policeman on the right
hip. bit Mrs. McCormick on
both legs, and then rested. A
"police dog" would have done
the iob more thoroughly, but
Mr. Dillon's dog did as well as
it could. There wasn't anybody
else to bite.
China announces a enmpeti
(Contlnued on rage 2.)
RETURN TRIP BY
AIR PLANNED BY
Capt. Hermann Koehl Says
fi:l, c m v I.
a 115111 iuiii new i urn
to Germany Aim'.
TALKS TO REPORTER
Fliers in Good Health and
Spirits and Delighted
With Hospitality
Shown Them.
BY JAMES STANTON,
(Canadian Press Correspondent)
LAKE STE. AGNES, MUHHAY
DAY, Que., April 20. (Canadian
Press.) The German-Irish crew of
the trims-Atlantic monoplane lire.
nien hope to fly their plane back to
Germany after It is repaired, Cap
lain Hermann Koehl told the first
regular reporter to reach Greenly
Island.
This reporter, who flew to the
Island with the first news reel
cameraman to make the journey
last Wednesday, returned here .to
day. "As soon as our machine Is re
paired," Captain Koehl told the re
porter, "we will fly to New York
as first intended. Knroulo we shall
very likely call at Murray Hay anil
at Montreal. After that we hope
to be able to arrange a flight from
New York to our homeland."
The reporter, James Stanton of
the. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
who was loaned lo the Canadian
Press for the assignment, and Hay
Ferustrbtn, : o- New -York, - Para
mount News and Associated J'ress
camera man, landed in a Canadian
Airways plane piloted by Konieo
Vachon on the ice close to Greenly
Island. -
Captain Koehl and Baron Ehren
fried Von Huenefeld were delight
ed to see them and.walked dowu to
the shore lo greet them.
They posed for pictures, which
were rushed to New, York by air
plane today, and talked freely with
the reporter.
Health, Splrits'Good
The Germans were in excellent
health and high spirits. Captain
Koehl received a slight cut on the
forehead at the bump of the Bre
men's landing on the island's res
ervoir, but tlto wound was of no
moment and the baron escaped in
jury entirely, as did their Irish
companion, Major James Filzmau
rico. "It did not even force my mon
ocle out of its place," the baron
boasted with evident pride In his
careful English.
The Germans were busily engag
ed in doing what they could to re
pair their plane, damaged in the
lauding and were happy in being
(Continued on page 4.)
(AnoniatMi t'rM Leattxl Win-)
LOS ANGELES, April 20. An
other film couple has taken tho
divorce trail trod by three other
pairs of screen folk connected with
a romantic marriage- trip Inio
Mexico.
The last divorce action connect
ed Indirectly with that wedding
junket across the border wbr an
nounced yestprday when Dolores
Rel Ttio, Mexican film atar. board
ed a train here for Nogalea, Son
orn, with the Intention of filing
suit to dissolve her marriage to
Jaime Del Rio.
In May, 1925. Edwin Carewe, the
director, and Mark Aiken, ncreen
nctrena, were married in Jaurez,
Mexico, while the wedding of Dert
Lytell and Claire Windsor, both of
the films, who accompanied them,
followed the next day. The party
was chaperoned by Manuel Ren
chl and Apnea Ayres, the film act
re? H.
Since then Tteachl and MIrs
Ayres as well aa the Lytells havo
bppn divorced. Carew'a suit for
divorce, recently filed In Maza
lan, Sinaloa, Mexico, still la pend
ing. Del Rio. who went lo New York
fire months ago, in a "trial sep
aration." will not contesthe ac
Hon and will be represented mere
ly by an attorney.
Boh are members of wealthy
famlllea of Mexico City. Th-y
were ma. -led seven years ago,
food after Dolores, then 15. bad
completed her education In a convent.
BREMEN
S GREW
ROUTE OF FIRST WESTWARD
C AHA DA
r
-
The upper dotted line indicates how widely the Junkers plane Bremen was forced from its planned
course by strong winds, a blizzard and dense fog, in which it groped for four hours before crashing Into
an Ice-encrusted lake on Greenly Island. '
E
FIRE FATAL TO
S
5 Dead Taken From Ruins
of Alexander Plant
Near Denver.
. I
SCORE IN HOSPITALS
j
Victims, Clothing Burned
Off, Carried Out of
Blazing Building
by Rescuers.
f Assncfutod I'rpM Leaned Wire)
DENVER, COLO., April 20.
The bodies of five victims three
men and two women were recov
ered early this afternoon from the
ruins of a burned section of the
plant of Alexander Industries rock
ed by an explosion shortly before
moon. The women were identified
as Effie Harkin and Mrs. John T.
White, employes at the airplane
manufacturing plant. The others
could not be identified. -
DENVER, Colo., April 20. Sev
eral persons were reported killed
and a score or more injured to
day whpn a aeries of explosions
rocked the plant of Alexander In
dustries, in Euglewood, a suburb.
Fire followed the explosions and
several girls employed were re
ported trapped lu one section of
a branch building set afire by the
blast.
Several automobile loads of In
jured were brought to the general
hospltnl here, hut the extent of
thelr injuries could not be imme
diately determined. Crowds flock
ed to the scene and authorities
had difficulty preserving order.
Paint Shop Thought Origin
The explosions are believed to
have occurred In the paint shop
where highly inflammable sup
plies used for airplane wings wero
stored. The Alexander Industries
manufactures alrplalnes in addi
tion to conducting a number of
other enterprises at ltd plant.
Hescue workers working their
way Into burning sections of the
plant brought out several victims
who appeared In critical condi
tion. Twenty-six persons were em
ployed lu ihe building swept by
the fire. Clolbes had been burn
ed off the victims carried out of
tho building by rescue workers.
Hard Task for Firemen
Flames shot fifty feet out of tho
building with the first explosion
which was followed by two oth
ers in rapid succession. Tho
jmalh building of the plant was not
(touched by the fire up to 12:30 p.
im but firemen from Denver were
called by the Euglewood force to
jhelp prevent the flames from
spreading.
' Nnt all of the persons In the
building could be accounted for
early this afternoon. An emer
gency first aid station was provld
'ed near the plant and a number of
i badly injured were given tre.it
Jment there. In the confusion, with
(crowds beslpglng the scene of the
explosion, it was Impossible lo
ivnrlfy the reports that several had
:bepn killed outright.
Some of the victim carried out
'by rescuer were believed fatally
injured.
OEMP9EY VS. KEARNS
Mkvi-M Prm Lso1 Wir)
NEW YORK. - April 20 Jack
Denvmev. former heavyweight
champion bnxr. look the witness
stand this afternoon to testify in
tho suit of .lark Reams, hU for
mer manager. ' eeainst hlra for
$701.0153, alleging breach of .con
tract. ' '
FACTOR!
TEST FLIGHT TO 1
COPY LINDBERGH'S ,
FEAT IS FAILURE
(Associated Prest Leued Wire)
PAltlS. April 20. Ueutnn-
nnt Michael De Troyat. who
Tailed to make . a non-stop
night tt Alglera anil return
to test the plane la which ho
ho)t'H to he the first to fly
from Paris to Now York, was
wealherhouixl in Altera to-
day. He. was forced to land hy
a gale and ft was understood
thiit his hackers wura dlmiu
pointed in the performance of
his plane.
On the flight, he mum-
tained an average speed of
only 93 miles an hour, widen
wus considered too slow for
trans-Atlantic flying.
GRANTS PASS TO
VOTE ON AIRPORT,
NEW WATER PLANT
(Awwiated Pren Uxted Wire)
GRANTS PASS, April 20.
Grants Pass will vote upon con
struction of a $100,000 municipal
water syBteni at a special election
cidli-d by 'the' -city ' council ' lust
night. The election has been set
for May 18 ut tho time of the pri
mary elections in tho statu. A
measure also will be presented to
the voters of the county to author
ize the county court to proceed
with acquisition of land sultnhlo
Tor a landing field and develop
ment of an airport.
ILLINOIS DELEGATES ARE
INSTRUCTED FOR SMITH
(Aftwlatcrt I'rcHH I.Hiitoil Wlrr)
SPRINGF1KLD, Ills., April 20.
Illinois' fiS delegates to Ihe na
tional democratic convention t
Houston. Texas, was Instructed to
cast their ballot for Governor Al
fred E. Smith or New York hv the
state democratic convention in ses
sion here today.'
Visiting In Portland '
Mrs. liny U. Compton went to
Portland yeslordny nrternoon nnd
will remain In the metropolis until
Sundny for n visit with friends.
CROSSING
EASTERN FOREST
T
(AMnrliitnl Prrna Lraiwl Win1)
NEW YORK, April 20. The toll
of forest and gruss fires today
reached two lives, thousands ot
acres of woodlands and close to a
hundred homes In central Neiiv
York, Los Anseles, eastern Penn
sylvania, southern New Jersey and
northern Delaware. The flames
were spread by winds which at
times uttalned a velocity of sixty
miles an hour. '
1 The deaths occurred In fighting
the flro about Harnegat, N. J.
Frank Eayres of Wurotown, was
burned to death when his home
was destroyed and Vincent Clay
ton, a member of the United States
coast guard at Spring Lake, was
fatally injured when he fell from a
fire truck.
The most Berlons fires In Penn
, aylvania were in the Iehigh Moun
'tulna near Allentown; where scores
of homes were abandoned to Ihe
flames. Other fires occurred In the
timherlands In Chester county and
near Royertown, Pa., a 10-mfle
strip being burned over at the lat
ter place.
On Long Island near Rnyshoro,
the pine Torest belt of approxi
mately 30 square miles of timber
was burned over.
STUDENT FLIER
DIES OF INJURY
(AMOolnlnl PrpM l.rn.ol Wlrc
EUGENE, Ore., April 20. Re
Rlliuld Smith. ' 22. Unlverslly ot
Oregon student, nnd student filer
tit the Eugene Airport, died yen
teril.'iy nfternoon of Injuries su
slnlnod In tin airplane crash Wed
nesday evening.
Wm. Sutherland. Southern Pa
cific traveling freight and passeir
ger agent, from Medford, Is a husl-
nesH calH'r In (his city today.
SUNNY SIDE UP
T
EMBLORS END
EARTH AND TAKE
TOLL OF LIVES
Greater Part of Bulgarian
. City of Philippopolis
I .Now Heap of Ruins.
V ' ....
100 CORPSES FOUND
Water Gushes Thru Newly
Made Gaps, Hills Moved
and Inhabitants
Go Insane.
(Auortatftl PnNU li'.iMtl Win?)
SOFIA, Dulgarla, April 20.
Death, . destitution and insanity
s'ulked through southeastern . Uul
gurlu today in the wake ot a series
of earthquakes which have devas
tated the region. ,
More than. 100 bodies were count
ed la Philippopolis and tho neigh
borhood. How muny were buried
beneath the ruins was not known.
To culculate the number of Injured,
many of whom were in a critical
condition, was impossible ns the
population fled panic stricSen to
the countryside,
It was bollevod that Philippopo
lis, which Is the second city in sue
In Bulgaria, would ltselt furnlBh
tho highest casualty list or tho
pluces affected. Only tho higher
part ot the city, about a Quarter of
u mile across, was undamaged. The
remainder of the city was destroy
ed or too dangerous to occupy.
In many vlllngcB in the region
only a few houses . stood gaunt
among tho ruins. Tho people were
in destitution. Alaiiy were driven
lnsuuo by what they have witness
ed lu the last few days. t
Earth Badly Torn
HIHb were moved. Their contours
were altered. Underground reser
voirs broke through in places and
water nnd sand gushed forth.
At Sntybogovo and Mnuole fis
sures were opened in the ground.
Water spouted from the clults to
the height of three feet. Thorulns
und the countryside were flooded.
Tho population of Sofia continu
ed panicky. Many families left the
capital overnight with their bed
ding and slept in the open country.
Others fled In automobiles and all
sorts of vehicles which they UBed
as sleeping quarlors.
Government nnd charitable insti
tutions struggled to bring order out
of chaos. King llorls personally
went to the devastated region as
did Premier LlnptchotC and Slave!
co Vnsslleff, minister of public
works.
CITY TURNS OUT
TO HONOR HOME
TOWN SONGSTER
1 '
(Auoeiitnl Prua M Wliwl
GARY, Ind April 20.
Knthryn Witwer "sung like
a gol-durn angel," ns her
father proudly told her, be
fore a packed auditorium
last night. It was the high
spot of "Kathryn Witwer
day," set aside by mayoral
proclamation to honor a
dnughter of Gary who has
won a place in grand opera.
Miss Witwer, winner of a
national contest for young
voices, made three appear
ances last season with Mary
Garden in the Chicago civic
opera presentation of Car
men. She has been paying
her way to a musical educa
tion by acting as typist.
With the $3800 taken in last
night she will study abroad.
SINNOTT APTTD
SERVE OUT HIS
PRESENT TERM
Congressman Indicates He
Plans Withdrawal Only
From the Primary.
KOZER GETS INQUIRY
Secretary of State , Offers
Economy Suggestions ;
Roy Ritner Urged
to Make Race.
(Auoclalptl Trou T.eaicd Wire)
SALEM. Ore., April .20. If It
becomes necesBnry Tor Itoprosentu- men tlint they wore not guilty :",of
live N. J. Slnnott of tho seuond ' the crime of murder. Willos .was
Oregon congrimslonul district to re-1 visibly nervouB, but Kelley was up
sign in order lo accept appoint- jpnrontly unmoved at bis impending:
mont us Justice of ! the ' court ot ' fate.
claims, Secretary ot State Kozer Keney walked up the thirteen,
urges him to do bo early enough . stuI)s by tll6 Bje of Father Thomas
that Governor Patterson may cttllly. Keennn, unassisted. Two guards
n Bpoclul election for tho selection I followed. Ho said nothing, but grip
of his successor on Mny 18, lite j Ded the leather Btrap on Ills huudtf
date of the primary election. This
Is urged us a matter ot economy.
In telegram to Kozer laBt
night, Sinnotl asks that Kozer
confer wllh the attorney' general
and then Inform him ot the last
duto on which ho mny withdraw
his name rrom the Kupubllcan pri
mary nominating ballot. Mo suys
nothing about resigning. But Kozer
In his reply advises iilm of wnut
Bhould he done In both cases.
May 8erv Out Term .
The fact that Slnnott says noth
ing about resigning mny meun that
he will servo out his present term.
It he resigns It will bo necessury
for the congrosslonal committee of
Ihe second district to nominate
both a candidate lo succeed him on
the primary ballot and a cantli
dalo lo competo In a special elec
tion with any others nominuled lo
fill out his unexpired term. It
would be possible, Secretary Kozer
snyn, for the same man to ho nomi
nated for both.
In his reply lo Hinnnlt Kozer
Bnys that a candidate tor nomina
tion for any office may withdraw
nny lime up to the date or Ihe pri
mary election. To simplify matters
and make 11 possible tor the con
gressional committee to namo his
Buccessor In time tu have his
name certified to the county clorks
and placed on the primary uuiiut
Kozor suggests that the cnngrcBB'
man withdraw an soon ns possible.
In Ihe emergency, howover, he
says It can be done lu four or five
days.
Roy Ritner May Run
PENDLETON, April 20. Al
though he has nnt definitely de
clared himself, Hoy Illtner of I'eu
dleton, former Blate legislator, has
been urged by friends to seek the
congressional sent of Nicholas
Hlnnotf should he accept the ap
pointment to the court of claims
recently announced by President
Coolldge. At present Illtner Is
seeking the republican nomination
as Joint represenlntivo to the state
legislature from Morrow und Uma
tilla counties.
Kiddle "Considering"
LA OHANDE, Ore., April 20.
State Senator Fred E. Kiddle,, of
l.slsml City, llourer's campalgu
manager In Oregon, arrived in La
Grande today from his Portland
headquarters. When . questioned as
lo wether he will consont to be a
candidate for congress to succeed
N. J. Blnnolt, Mr. Kiddle said that
he was considering tho matter but
would have nothing definite to say
for several days. Friends of Mr.
(lontiuuod on page 6.)
KELLEY AND
WILLOS DIE
ON GALLOWS
Final Chapter in 1925
Penitentiary Break
Willos, Puffing Cigarette,
Ascends Scaffold With
Nonchalant Air.
KELLEY IS UNMOVED
Both Deny Guilt Shortly,
.Before the Execution,
Which Is Over in :
1 35 Minutes.
, Mwwwlnlfit 1'ri'tt LrnwHl Wlrnl
SALEM, Ore., April 20.
The lives of Ellsworth Kelley
and James Willos are ended,
and the crime record of the two
conspirators which has been on
the legal stage of Oregon for
'nearly three years is closed.
Society, this morning, exe
cuted these remaining member.i
of a quartet of convicts who
shot their way out of the Ore
gon prison August 12, 1925,
killing two guards.
Kelley was the first to enter
the gray walls of the death
chamber. He dropped through
the trap at 8 :3 1 ' o'clock, and
was pronounced dead by Dr. '
R .E. L. Edwards, prison phy
sician,, at 8:43. Ten minutes
Inter, at 8:53, Willos was exe
cuted and pronounced dead a
9:05. ,
Both Deny Quilt
i Shortly before tho execution too!i
nlnce. both men told newspupoi1
tightly as the black cap wan
thrown over his head and the noose.
adjusted. .
His fellow conspirator, Willos,
assumed a nonchalant air' and
mounted the stops with a cigarette
in bis mouth. A guard walked at
his side. Falhor Keenan and an
other guard followed.
Just before tbe hood was placed
on his head, Willos spat out him
cigarette, surveyed the faces star
ing up at him and said, dramatt'
cnlly: '
"Well, I hope you will nil be sat
isfied." '
The double hanging wns accom
plished In 36 minutes.
Kelley Composed
When newspaper men wore re
celved In the death chamber ante
room Kelley declared he had noth
ing particular to say but would an
swer any questions.
Just before tho Interview ended,
however, ho volunteered the stnte
incnt that, In his opinion, he had
meet that, In his opinion, ho had
not committed murder, and that
never in his lite had he been guilty,
(Continued on page 4)
Dire and unmontlnnablo things!
hnvo been Ihreatened against our
Office Cat If ho doosn't tie a can
to Jupe PluvluB
and produce
some sunshine. '
Undaunted : the
Cat promised ono
more day ot rain,
nnd then
81'NSHINK!
"It won't be
long now," soys
the feline nnd we
believe him, fof
he said It would
rnln and It did
Bright AN HOW I
Hut now wllh the prospect of sum
shine only one day away we can.
smile through Ihe raindrops and
cheer upl
Leave It to the rat, folks, he'll
hnvo 01' Sol out dnln' double duty
lomorrow. -,