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' Tha Roteburg Review
An Indepi ..ned for;
th t , ' , cf tho People
VOL. XXIX NO. 17 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1 928.
VOL. XIX NO. 90 Or THE EVENING NEWS
Today
A Pure Senator
Wild Bill Leads
Hoover Also
Ask Mr. Babst
By Arthur Brisbane '
(Copyright 1928 ay Star Company)
One man at least in the sen
ate is financially pure Senator
u Norria of Nebraska. His presi 1
dential candidacy cost him $6,
and wouldn't have cost him a
cent except that he paid for
"an unauthorized advertise
ment." Gentlemen from .Illinois,
Pennsylvania and elsewhere
wonder at the simplicity of Ne
braska's inhabitants.
. "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn of
America led the British open
T golf championship yesterday
afternoon with 18 holes in 72.
That interests more people
than the arrival in America of
Professor Hugo Junkers, build
er of the airship Bremen, that
recently brought flyers across
the ocean.
The important man makes
the airplane ,but the world is
interested in those that run
risks. i
Secretary Hoover's friends
are cheerful about the remain
ing state conventions and
presidential primaries. In In
diana, Virginia and elsewhere,
Mr. Hoover must compete with
favorite sons.
Vermont's eleven delegates,
, of course, will vote for their
native son, Calvin Coolidge,
until the lights go out,( unless, he
tells them they mustn t.
i '- ' ' '" ' V '
Secretary Hoover is the
strongest republican candidate
today, as far as actually ex
pressed public opinion is con
cerned. But high finance sits
within the shadow, keeping
watch above its own. Its own is
NOT Secretary Hoover.
The League of Nations wor
ries about the sugar industry,
and is much distressed about
the coal industry in England
especially.
Belgium wants "a new sugar
convention" to put that indus
try on its feet. The league
might send delegates here to
consult with Mr. Earl Babst,
head of the big American Sug
ar Refining company, and
some other Americans.
American business men are
learning how to manage trade
abroad as 'well as home trade.
Eight years ago President
Wilson said. "The .United
States waives its extra-territorial
rights in the Kingdom of
Siam, and it is an act of jus
tice." .f That didn't hurt the United
States. The French discovered
that American business is
growing in Indo-China, Aus
tralia, Malaysia. The King of
Siam urges native Boy Scouts
Mo imitate and follow the spirit
of America. It's great to be a
creditor nation, with tons of
gold and credit unlimited.
Dorothy Dix, wise young
woman, first cousin to Hypa-
tia and Portia, says, "Consis
tency is the sure sign of old
age. 1 pray my opinions may al
ways be flexible.
X Accused of being inconsis
tent, Dorothy Dix says,' . I
hope to goodness I am. I
should hate like poison to be
consistent.
Many mistake for consis
tency what is really' old age
dullness.
When Harvey announced his
discovery of the blood a circu
lation, giving proof that a child
might have understood, his
proofs were rejected by every
doctor of reputation past forty
years of age.
Even Napoleon, old physi
cally but not in years, did not
use the improved rifle that a
German had invented. And he
had no time "to give more than
(Continued on page 4)
JAPANESE KEEP
TS NAN
UNDER
THEIR CONTROL
Additional Troops Enable
Them to Make Chinese
Obey Ultimatum.
FIGHTING IS HALTED
Dictator of Northern Army
. Pleails for Cessation
of Civil War for
China's Good.
(ARgorlatrtl Prew trawl Wire)
PEKING, May 9. The Japanese
In Shantung were determined to
day to enforce the demands of
their ultimatum to the Chinese na
tionalists ut all costs, official ad
vices from Tsinan indicated.
Fear for the safety of one Am
erican, who was captured in the
nationalist sweep across Shantung,
disappeared when a dispatch from
Tientsin told o his escape. L. C.
On born of Columbia, Ohio, a mem
ber of the staff of the Nazarene
mission at Chaucheng, western
Shantung, sent a telegram to
Tientsin saying he reached Kal
feng, capital of Honnii province,
safely.
An official Japanese advice from
Tallinn this morning said a lull had
occurred In the fighting which be
gan when the nationalists rejected
the Japanese demands yesterday.
Japanese Not Idle
Taking advantago of this the
Japanese were vigorously strength
ening their defenses. They cleared
nattonafst troops from the zonu
along the railways and around the
settlement which General Fukada
had marked out in the ultlmatttm
to be evacuated by nationalists.
The Japanese asserted they were
using "offensive measures" only
when armed nationalists resisted
their attempts to clear the zone.
Further reinforcements arrived at
Tsinan during, the night from
Tslngtao. These were immediately j
deployed and entrenched on eleva- j
lions dominating the town. I
Interference Denied !
The Japanese legation at Peking '
said that Gen. Fukada's order ap
plied to the entire Tsinan-Tsing-j
tao railway. It would not be inter
preted, however, as interfering
with traffic on the Tlensin-Pukow
railway, which meant that the na
tionalists were free to continue
northward as they desired as far
as the Japanese were concerned.
With American, British and Jap
anese flags flying, an international
train ran from Tsinan to Tsingtao
carrying 17 Americans, four Ilritish
civilians and an Italian and French
citizen from the war zone. It was
operated by a German-Japanese
crew.
May End Civil War
LONDON, May !). Chang Tso-
IjIii, the northern dictator, sent out
a telegram to a 11 civil and military
authorities throughout China to
day, a Ueuter dltpatch from Peking
says, proclaiming n temporary cea-
( Continued on page 8.)
,10
The West Coast Air Transport
company Is resuming lis resulur
schedule this week and lis planes
will make regular Irlps from Port
land lo San Francisco and from
Portland to Seattle. Service was
Interrupted for a brief period be
cause of bad weattier. Glenn MP
Aliisler, manager of the Terminal
hotel at Hosobnrg, In a conversa
tion with officers of the company
at Portland yesterday, learned that
the company Is very anxious lo
have the Rosoburg airport put in
Immediate condition for landing
the big planes, aa It is desired to
make Hosebnrg the refueling stop
on the Portland to San Francisco
trip. The planes of the West Coast
company are not using the Med
ford field and consequently take on
gas and oil at F.ucene. It is pre
ferred to come to Hosebnrg for re
fueling, however, and just as soon
as the Rotteburg field Is properly
prepared, so that landing is safe
here the big planes will be brought
into this city regularly. Mr. McAl
lister has been assured.
Ttoseburg has already turned
considerable bustnenn to the air
lines, and this tact has also been
appreciated. Three passengers are
lo make the trip lo Sao Francisco
Friday and will go lo Kuyene to
board the plane.
In the Day's
News of China
WALTER B. WILSON, JR.
L . sura- M
dcnci-al Chiang Kwl-bhck
The body of Walter B. Wilson,
Jr.. American vice-consul at Shang
hai, missing 'since May"' 1, was
found in the river at Shanghai yes
terday. He had been despondent
for some time and left letters in
dlcating he planned suicide. Gen
eral Chiang Kai-Shek Is commander-in-chief
of the southern Chinese
(national) army, which Is now at
open war with Japanese forces at
Tsinan,' Shangtung, following tne
refusal of his soldiers to respect
the neutrality of the foreign quar
ter of the city.
JUSTICE RAN
IS
E
Charges Filed by Senator
Joseph Are Declared to
Be Unjustified.
COURT ACTIONS O. K.
Joseph Repeats Attack on
Harris and Announces.
Case Follow-Up
Via Radio.
(AMnctatnl pre !..mi1 Wirr)
PORTLAND, May 9. The com
mittee of lawyers that Investigated
charges mado by Senator George
W. Joseph against Chief Justice
John L. Hand, returned a unani
mous report Inst night summarized
In the declaration:
"Our conclusion Is that no Justi
fication whatsoever existH for any
of the clinrges made by Mr. Joseph
agi'lnst .Itidgo Hand."
The report was signed by Law
rence T. Harris, chairman, Harri
son (1. Plott. A. C. Spencer. Karl C.
; Tlronougli, Arthur L. Veasie, George
ij. iiuiunu, wiinam ;. Mcculloch.
Hall S. Lusk and John K. Kollorh.
The report will be filed with the
state bar association.
The decision reviews at length
tho testimony which was brought
out iu connection with the liifgu
Hon over the estate of E. Henry
Wemme, over which .the charges
against Judge Hand developed.
Tlie report declared Joseph's at
tack upon Judge Rand was "abso
lutely unjustified." Regarding an
option which Attorney Thomas
Mannlx held on a mine In Maker
county owned by Judge Ttand, the
committee said the option was
given two years after Judge Hand
had decided in 1923 against conten
tentions of Mannix In the Wemmf
I riise ami that thprp nn Man in.
(Continued on page j.)
0
EXONERATED
POLITICS ARE
WARMINC UP AS
Voters Show Increasing In
terest in the Various
Contests. 1
BALLOT TO BE LONG
Many Conflicts on Republi
can Ticket But Demo- -crats
Have Only Few i
in the Field.
With the primary election only
n few days away the In tort's t In
political affairs is Hearing a white
heat. Judging from the way in
which voters registered and the
great amount of discussion that;
surrounds the various contests it
Is evident that there Is going to be
an exceptionally I urge turnout for
the election and that there will,
perhaps, be a record vote.
Chief Interest, of course, cen
ters In tho county political cam
paigns, for lu the national and
state positions there are only a
few of the offices In which there
are hard fights In progress. i
n the county are race for county
judge and for sheriff appear to be
holding the center of u time lion, nl-
though there Is some tulle concern'
ing the other offices as welt.
Onthe democrat ballot there tire
very few contests, and for county
offices the only contested office Is
that of county clerk where there
are two aspirants.
The republican ballot Is n
lengthy -(Ono and 'carries 'the., fol
lowing names: , ,
For Delegate to the Republican
Convention, State at Large
(Seven to elect) :
Ellsha A. Baker of Multnomah
county.
Lawrence N. Blowers of Lane
county.
William A. Carter of Multnomah
county.
Floyd J. Cook of Jackson county.
Lane Goodell of Multnomah coun
ty. Russell Hawkins of Multnomah
county.
E. V. Hoover of Douglas eounly,
Door E. Keasey of Multnomah
county.
Fred E. Kiddle of Union county.
Sam A. Kozer of Clatsop county.
Levi T. Pennington of Yamhill
county.
S. D. Peterson of Umaatillu
county.
j. B. Sandblast of Multnomah
(Continued on page 6.)
Is It To
IR
NE
Family Bible
Jug Pedestal
In Booze, Still
OfNoers who have been engaged
tn the upprehenslon of violators, of
the I l(iu or law havo found many
nmisuaL things iu connection with
their work. Many devices have
been uncovered and many schemes
have been disclosed by their ef
forts but the use , of the family
Uihle as a part of a moonshlno dis
tillery Is something new even to
these men who have hud much ex
perience in law enforcement ac
tivities. When Sheriff Webb and some of
his deputies made a search -of
the Kendal) property at Fernvale,'
near" Glemhtto, yesterday, Ihey
found a lare and most complete,
still, showing evidence of consid
erable use. The jug into which the
moonshine dripped from the ap
paratus sat on top of the family
Bible, which had been used to
give the container sufficient ele
vation. The old Bible, torn, dirty
and abused, containing its record
of family marriages, was confis
cated along with the rest of the
equiimient to he used as evidence
In the event tho caso comes to
trial.
Gerald Kendall, together with
his two sons, Harold and Emmltt,
was arrested last week, the father
and older son being accused of
possession of a still, and the young
er son of driving a car without a
license.
ROSEBURG ROSE
SEASON AHEAD OF
REST OF STATE
Hoscburg residents were
amused todny to see a front
page announcement in the
Portland pupers that 'Medford
is soon lo hnvo roses. Hose-
burg has boon enjoying an
abundance of roses for tho
past month and evory yard In
the clly Is now showing a
great mnss of beautiful bios-
soma. Won ther conditions
have been excellent' to pro-
tiuce roses this year, and tho
.bushes and vines hafe a lux- 4
-urlnnt' growth and ail abund-
mice of flowers. The Umpqtiu
Valley Is always from two to
three weeks ahead of any oth-
er section of Orogon with its
v roso season and this year the
flowers nppeared locally fur
4 ahead of any other section. 4
The News-Review offers
4 tho suggestion that during the 4
4 coming conventions and carnl- 4
4 val that local merchants make 4
it a special duty each day to
4 see that a bouquot of choice 4
4 roses Is on display in every 4
4 window and that flowers are 4
displayed upon the counters
4 in the places of business.
. J. Klrkwood, editor of the West
ern Out of Poors Mugnzlne, is here
from Portland for several days.
Mr. Klrkwood Is assembling ma
terial for the next issue of the
mugazlne, which will bo a Douglas
county number.
Be Just Another Rainbow?
LIEUT. T
01
AND
MECHANIC
DIE IN CRASH
Plane in Which Flier Made
Endurance Record Dives
at High Speed.
PLANNED NEW EFFORT
Vaughn Weatherby Fellow
Victim Bremen Crew
Starjs on Tour of
American Cities.
(Amorlutnl PrcM I.NMCtl Win-)
TETHRIIORO AIRPORT. ' HAS-
I1ROUCK HKIllHTS, N. J., May !).
Lieutenant Royal V. Thomas,
who recently tried for an endur-
auce record in tho Ilellanca mono
plane Reliance, and Vaughn
Wentherliy, a mechanic lu the em
ploy of the Wright Aeronautical
corporation, were killed today
when tho plane crnahed near this
Held. ,
The crash occurred rtvor Moon-
uchle, just northwest of the field.
Thomas' plane had been at the
Teterboro service field for two or
three days, undergoing overhaul
ing In preparation for another en
durance record attempt.
Word o( the crush was ' tele
phoned lo the field; by George
Ilrankeroff, superintendent of the
New York cemetery at Moonucliie.
Ho Bald the plane waa flying over
the town ul high speed, umt sud
denly went Into a til vo.
tloth men were killed Instantly.
NfcW YORK, - May .. Lieut.'
Royal V. Thomas, former nrmy
flier, of Dunlin, okln., who was
killed at Teterboro, N. J., today,
last week broke Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh's solo flight record
when he remained In the air ;1G
hours 25 minutes and G seconds
while trying ror a new endurance
mark. Ho was forced down at
Roosevelt field, Long Island, in his
endurance effort when his guso
Huge gauge was broken.
Thomas was a graduate of
Georgetown University and was
Btudylng at the Harvard Bchool of
business ndnilnlstinllon at tho out
break of tho World War. Ho en
rolled in tho army, flying school at
Kelly field and after concluding
Ills course was made an Instructor.
Bremen Crew on Tour
CURTIS FIELD, N. Y Muy 9.
The German-liish crew of tho
triins-Atliintlc monoplane llremeu
took orf In a sister ship, the F-lll,
today for Philadelphia, tho flrsL
(Conllniied on pngn 8 )
Gold Hunting
Baron's Title
Loses Its Lure
(AMQrtntcd l-fanetl Wire)
NEW YORK, May D. The title
which Huron Giorgio Mario Murium
of Italy had ofrervd tu sell at one
time for SIOO.UIIU has been refused
by Miss Winifred Harry, Ill-year-
old English actress, who was to
have acquired It in marriage.
Neither MIbs Harry nor the
barbn uppeared at the little church
around the corner for their , an
nounced marriage yesterday, dis
appointing some 200 pcrsuus who
hud guihered there.
Miss Harry, who arrived for her
evening performance in a hysterr
cal slate, delaying the rise of tho
curtain twelve minutes, Haiti :
No, 1 will not murry him. Not
only did I not know that he had
advertised his title for sale, bin 1
learned, after I got over the shock
of seeing about him In tha papers,
that he had been engaged to an
other woman fur the last year.
Well, she can have htm. I don't
want him. Anybody cun have lilm."
Suriaiil and Miss Harry met re
cently In Denver, and Mnnduy took
out a license lo wed. The nows
papers, however, printed that the
liarnn hnd advertised Ills title for
sale and that lust year he admit
ted three engagements In one
year, nono of which hud gotten to
the altar. Tho actress said that
was the first she knew of it.
Last March, no takers for his
title coming forward, the baron
was quoted as saying he expected
to get at least 5100,000 In mar
lingo. HARD PROBE BY
Reports Reflecting on His
Presidential Campaign
Labeled "Slander."
NO "PLUMS" PLEDGED
Telephone Bills His Only
Expense So Far; Reply
to Many Questions
"I Don't Know."
(Awiorlatt'it I'n-M LruM-it Wire)
WASHINGTON, 1). c May 0.
Horburl Hoover, candidate for the
republican prualdentlnl nomination,
told the senato .campaign fundB
committee today that on tho "ex
penditure side" of IiIb enmpnign
he hud made "no personal expeudl
turcB, except pcrhnpB for some
telephone calls."
Tho secretary of commerce, tes
tifying under oath, aaid his friends
had made a campaign for him lu a
HOOVER
STANDS
SENATE BOARD
number of stales. In 10 of which
prlmnrles wore cnlled for.
James W. Good, a former mem
ber of the house from Iowa, has
charge of the Hoover naUnnal or
ganization, the witness said, nud
George 8. Lock wood, former secre
tary of the republican national
committee, waa connected with it.
No Patronage Pledged
"Have you made any promises
of patronage?" Chairman Slelwer
asked.
"Certainly not."
"Anil nono will be made during
the campaign?"
"Certainly no promises will be
made," Hoover said. He started to
soy more but slopped.
"Go right ahead, Mr. Secretary,"
Hie chairman said. "Wo are grate
ful to you for your cooperation."
"Welt, If any one had suggested
Hint lo mo outside of nn Independ
ent Inquiry I would regard It as
rather offensive," the secretary
said.
Senator McMnster, republican,
Soulh Dakota, took over the In
quiry. Hoover told him Hint ho
personally hail spoilt only fiuo or
t'MO for telephone calls.
No Journals Bought
"Is there any one In your em
ploy authorized to pay campaign
expenses?" the South Dakota Sena
tor asked.
"1 would be usioiiished at Hie
suggestion." Hoover replied.
"Have you loaned any money or
Invested any money for campaign
purposes?"
"I do not understand thai,"
Hoover said.
"Well, such as buying news
papers?" McMnster explained.
"No, sir."
The secrotary said he had made
no promise to make up a deficit in
the campaign rund.
"Are the International hankers
opposing, your nomination?" Sena
tor McMasler continued.
"I have no knowledge of thai. I
(Continued on page 8.)
WATSON LEADS
HOOVER 25,000
IN STATE VOTE
Republican Delegation -'oil
Indiana Conceded to
"Favorite Son."
ROBINSON WINS, TOO
Alabama and Texas Declarq
for Dry Delegates to
Bourbon Conclave , ;. .
at Houston.
' ' (AwwinlMl Vrom latc Wire)
INDIANAPOLIS, May D. Unti
ed Slates Senator James 10. Wat
son grndunlly pulled away from
Herbert Hoover for tho republican
presidential nomination in In
dlanaGs primary election as ro
tuniB filtered In (odny.
The votornn Hoosler solon hail
155.837 to 130,605 for Hoover when
2,720 ot the state's 3,610 preclnctii
had been counted.
Although unopposed for the de
mocratic presidential nomination
ill Indiana Evans Woollen, Indian
apolis banker, was given 78,412
votes In 1328 precincts.
Robinson Also.' Wins
Senator Arthur H. Robinson In- :
creased IiIb lead over Attorney
General Arthur L. Gllllom and
Solon J. Carter for the republican
senatorial nomination. Ills voto
from 2.678 out of 8.610 precincts
was 149.377 to 65,448- for Gllllom
and 46,992 for Carter.-, . .
Albert Slump, Imllanapolm at
iorney, forged farther ahead In.iJia
democratic Bonntnrlnl race. 89,
674 votes from 2,112 precincts giv
ing him 31.889 more than tho com
bined lotnl of Wallor- Myers anil
i.-William Curry. ''
Convention - chosen candidates
for tho governorship nppoared
more cortnln as additional returns
gavo no contestant anything ap
proaehtng a majority on either the
renfibilcan or democratic ticket. '
Frederick L. Schorteimler. sec
retary of Btnlc. led the republican
field ot 10 with 60.286 votes (rum
2.452 preclnctB while Prank G.
Dalley lopped thn seven democra
tic contenders with 09,930 from
2,198 preclnctn.
John Frederick prosldont of tho
Indiana Slalo Chamber of Com
merce was second among the de
mocratic gubernatorial aspirants
with 41,585 votes.
Hoover Defeat Admitted
Admitting defeat, Oscar G. Fosl
llnger, manager of Herbert Hoov
er's campaign in Indinna, issued n
statement congratulating Senator
Watson upon Ills victory and call
ed on tho senator to release tho
delegation "after Watson's infine
Is dropped" nl tho nntional conven
tion. " From the viewpoint of actual
votes cast," Foelllnger said, "Hor-
bert Hoover has been defeated,
but considering tho fight ho waged
and against whom, ho has won a
great victory. , -
As opposition ho met not only
one of the most powerful strength
of nil other presidential candi
dates. That ho lost by a small
number of votes Is a tiiliuto to his
popularity as a mnn, an executive.
(Continued on page a.) ''
! OurWeatherMan
t looked liinda cloudy IhiH a. m.
but Just as soon an Hi French trot
ted out on tho main stem with hi
deputy sheriff bud no pinned on biff
bosom, the sun,
pepped out from
behind the hi nil
fog nml gloom
was immediately
dispelled.
Now HI Is get
ting all timed up
for the Odd Fel
lers convention
and ho IpIIh tlm
I Ofrire Cat that If
his badRo count h
. t,.w nnutl.lt.iv hfl'tl
see that we havo
real weather during that week.
The Office Cat tells .us confi
dentially that Hi and his badge
will probably produce sunshine for
the convention and berry carnival
but doubts his ability to do It un
less the Cat grants permission.
Now we'll see Just what III and
our Office Cat can do for the community.
'