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Newspaper Page TextCA Weather Highest temperature yesterday 64 Lowest temperature last night 55 Forecast for southwest Oregon: Fair tonight and Friday; warmer Friday. DOUGLAS COUNT mum "The End ot the ; HomeseekesTraWli zTm' N DOUG LAS jCOUNTY p Consolidation of The Evonlng Newa and The Roseburg Review An Independent Newspap' the Best Interes- VOL. XXIX NO. 54 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1928. VOL. XIX NO. 125 OF THE EVENING NEW3 T TO Farm Aid and Prohibition Issues Calling, Says Ex-Senator Lewis. EVASION IS DECRIED Party Opposed to National Liquor Law, He Asserts on Eve of Leaving -for .Houston. BOURBONS MAKE STAND (Associated Presi Leased Wire) . "CHICAGO, June 21. The dem ocratic parly was advised by form er Senator James Hamilton Lewis today to "avoid trick phrases" and take a clear stand on the issues of farm relief, and prohibition. Mr. Lewis addressed the Press club of V OIiIcuko 011 the eve of his depart ure for. tliu democratic national convention at' Houston. The Conner squalor condemned what he called "seduction of voles by iiiiHtindfrslundiiig ami misrepre sentation." "The republican party managers at Kansas City," lie said, "evaded the farm issue, and to catch votes of the unwary, announced false principles to escape responsibility lor a clear statement of their in tentions. The democyatic party in certain sections now gives prom ise of a similar deception. It Is proposed to condemn President Coolldge for the use of the veto lor the prtended farm relief bill. Demrocray must not descend to the trick of arousing prejudice by . an im-American1 position to gain . misled votes. "Democracy, sincerely opposes national prohibition," Mr. Lewis said. He denounced the 18th amendment and advocated its re peal; if' democracy ' favors the iimcndnumt, it must demand its en forcement, he added. "There must be no avoidance of Jssue by presenting doctrines of modification of the Volstead act," he declared. Al His Own Spokesman HOUSTON, Texas, June 21. Denying he was speaking for Gov. Alfred E. Smith In a statement is sued last night, Norman E.. Mack, national committeeman from New York, pointed out that he was ex pressing his own views when he said Governor Smith stands for state's rights and personal liberty for the Individual. "I was not talking for Governor Smith," said Mr. Mack, "but for myself. In my statement I was expressing my own convictions. I have so stood all along." He said he had had no consulta-j Hon with Governor Smith and his! views were not those of Smith, but j . his own. George It. Van Nnmce, pre-con-! volition manager tor Governor ! Smith, also issued a statement say-! ing no one here is authorized to i speak for the New York executive on prohibition, the League of Na-j lions or any other subject "Governor Smith will take care of that himself," he said. ! On To Houston " NEW YORK, June 21. Tam many's guard was on lis way to Houston today without ' Mayor James J. Walker, who has been se lected as floor leader for Gov. mfth at the democratic conven tion. THe mayor was confined to (Continued on page 6.) TO QUIT CABINET TO HELP HOOVER (AwwHslw! Prctw Wlrr) WASHINGTON. June 21. Sec retary Work announced touay mat he would resign the Interior cabi net port before the end of June In nnler to conduct the republican na tional campaign for which he has been made national chairman. The executive committee of the republican party todny announced the following officers in addition to Mr. Work: Vire chairman, Ralph E. Wil liams, Oregon: Mrs. Alvin T. Hart of Kentucky; Daniel E. Pomeroy, New Jersey. Franklin W. Fort, New Jersey, secretary. Joseph II. Nutt, Ohio, treasurer. HELENA. Mont., June 21. Dr. V C. M. Lanstrum. republican na tional committeeman from Mon tana, died suddenly In his office here last night. He was 5S years old and came to Montana in 1535. Legal Action Threatened To Halt Movie Depicting Al Smith as Wet Leader (AKwx'laifit 1'rcM la- Wire) , tCKW YOltK. June 21. Friends of Gov. Alfred K. Smith today threatened legal action to prevent the use of a news reel of the gov ernor in a film drumatlxalion of two prohibition books by Profes sor Irving Fisher or Yale, The picture, titled "Deliver ance," was mado for Professor Fisher and Hubert K. Corrydini, research secretary of the world al liance against alcohol. It is being booked by the Young Men's Chris tian Association for showhig in V. M. C. A.s and churches through out the country. . George B. Graves, secretary to the governor, has written all news, reel companies which have taken! pictures of Gov. Smith warning them against permitting Improper Use of their films. Counsel has in formed him that a picture cannot be used for commercial purposes without the governor's permission) FEDERAL FARM TO Members of Southern Ore gon Associations to At tend One-Day Session at Moose Hall. Plans aro now practically com pleted for the meeting of the Southern Oregon Regional District association of Federal Farm Loan associations, which will bo held in Itoseburg on Saturday, June 23rd, according to Miss Sylvia J, Brown, secretary-treasurer of tho associa tion. This meeting is to be held in the Moose Hall, the opening ses sion to commence at 10 o'clock in the morning. Among the officers of the Fed eral Land Hank of Spokane who will be present at that time will be Mr. 15. M. Ehrhnrdt, president; Mr. K. K. Shepherd, and Mr. A. S. Goss, directors. Mr. Hugh Sproat, director who represents the asso ciations of Oregon and southern Idaho, will be present. The Spo kane Federal Land Dank Stock holders' association will ulso be represented at the meeting by Mr. Walter Flscus. There aro twenty-one Federal Farm Loan associations in the southern Oregon district, which in eludes Klamath, Jackson, Jose phlne, Coos, Curry and Douglas counties. All stockholders (bor rowers form the. Federal Land Dank of Spokane) who are mem bers of national farm loan assocla tions arc invited to attend tho meeting. Due to tho fact Hint the meeting will not continue fur more than one day, :t will be necessary that it!' questions or complaints from stockholders be placed lu written form and handed to the secretary before the opening of the afternoon session. This Is one of a series of such i:;cctlugs being held throughout tin. twelfth federnl land bank dls tilcl. At these meetings delegates rro chosen to repres-m their re spective districts at a meeting to be held at the Federn Land Hank of Spokane In July. There are a large number of Jin in loan members throughout the southern Oregon district and it is loped that a large number of them will take nil active Interest In this meeting by attending an I car all ft-s.siohs as possible. JUSTICE McBRIDE BADLY INJURED AS AUTO IS DITCHED (AtMocl.trd I'rvM Ipl Wire) SALEM, June 21. Justice T. A. McBrldc, of the Oregon Supreme court, is confined to his home for a lew days with a Rplintered rih, cut on the head and bruises as a result of an automobile accident on the Pacific highway near Amity Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Mcllrlde was not Injured. The Mc- Walla where they had attended Brides were returning from Walla commencement exercises al Whit man collese when their machine was crowded Into the ditch by a passing car. The McUrldo vehicle was overturned but was driven to Siilem by another driver, the Mc- Brides making the trip In the ma chine. HUDKINS OUTWEIGHED CHICAGO. June 21. Mickey Walker weighed 158 pounds, two under the middleweight limit at 3 p. m .today, for his title fight with Are Minikin tonight. Hudkins tipped the weight at lo&ien from Prince carol, pounds, JCrown Prince of Rumania. and that among the commercial purposes of "Deliverance" is the advertising of Prof. Fisher's two books. The governor's friends say the excerpt used, by implication, pur ports to flhow the governor sign ing the act repealing the Mullan Gage state enforcement law ami thereby allegedly contributing to evils which other parts of the pic ture depict. In reality, they Bay Gov. Smith Is sidling an income tax reduction bill. Mr. Corrydini said that anything unfair to Gov. Smith in the picture would be taken out "If ins repre sentative comes to us and shows us we are wrong.' "The story," he added, is not propaganda but a dignified dram atization of American historical events;" He said one scene show ing the governor, along with the title, "The acknowledged champion of tho Anti-Prohibition forces,"' al ready had been deleted. IS OF T Karook Buck Enters Grants Pass 22 Miles Ahead of. -Nearest Rival, 62 . : Years of Age. (Awioclnlod Prow f.pnwil Wire) GRANTS PASS, June 21. One hundred and sixty aeven hours and fifty-one minutes ot of San Fran cisco, Flying Cloud, Karook entry of the Oregon Cavement , In the Redwdod' Indian marathon, breast ed the tape at the flfeish line here at 10:, SO this morning. He came lu strong, finishing at a run through a street lined with thousands of people who had waited since late yesterday for his arrival. Princess Redvood Empire wan waiting with a blanket and as Fly ing Cioud crossed the line she kissed him roundly, the first, to greet him. " Flying Cloud Is a hero here to day for he left his nearest com petitor, Melika, the U2-year-old Zunl, 22 miles lo the rear. Pre sentation of $5,000 in silver dol lars and twenty-dollar gold pieces to the winner, a water bucket be ing utilized for the purpose of hold ing the coins, reading, of the mes sage brought by Flying Cloud from Mayor James Rolph, of San Fran cisco to Mayor George Fox of Grants Pass, the wild, greeting of the Oregon Cavemen, sponsors of Flying Cloud, und personal con gratulations kept the winner busy for a fullhalf hour after the race before he could be taken to a ho tel for rest. Heart Improved Dr. S. (). Coolldge, head physi cian for the marathon, stopped ( Flying Cloud just outside the city limits of Grants Pass and pro nounced his heart In better condi tion than when the boy left San Francisco seven days ago. When the first prize money was presented to Flying Cloud, he picked a gold piece from the bucket, put It between his teeth and then nodded his approval. It was probably the most money he had ever had In his hands at one time. Last year he took his second prize and bought a new automobile. Mad Hull, winner of last year's marathon, Is out of the race at Crescent City. ENGLISH MARINES SENT TO QUELL SHIP MUTINY COLOMBO, Ceylon. June 21. The Australian Common wealth Liner Jervls Bay reported by wire less to Colombo this morning that there was a mutiny aboard. Threats had been made to set the vessel afire, the message said. An hour after the message was received a party of marines was J sent to Trlncomall to embark on the auxiliary steamer Slavol. The j Slavol was ordered to go to the Jervis Bay and bring the liner to Colombo. The British cruiser Enterprise yesterday received a wireless mes sage from the Jervls Bay, which left Adelaide on June 9 for Lon don, staling that the vp.wl was having trouble with "eight desper ate stowaways." PEKING NOW "PEIPING" SHANGHAI, June 21. The Na tionalist government political coun cil today, decided to change the name of the historic Manchu Capi tal. Peking, to Pelplng, meaning "Northern Peace. PRINCE CAROL DIVORCED BUCHAREST. Rumania, .lune 21. The Bucharest courU have granted a divorce to Prlncens He!-. lormer j DEPUTY KILLER OF JUGOSLAVIA CALM IN COURT Ratchitch, Who Shot Down 6 in Parliament, States "Task Fulfilled." READY FOR PENALTY Tragedy Paralyzes Traffic and Business; 10 Mcrt ! in Resultant Riot in Croatia. (Associate) Preu Least! Wire) BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, June 21. Punica Ratchttch, Montenegrin deputy, who shot and killed two deputies and wounded four in the Jugoslav parliament yesterday, lost none of his nerve when ar raigned before u magistrate today, on the churge of murder.. "1 am ready to be taken out Im mediately and shot without trial," he exclaimed. "1 have fulfilled my task," When Ratchttch previously had tried t see the minister of the in terior, Father Korosetch, the latter said:. -" " "I receive no murderers. Surren der to the gendarmes in my ante room." . Hatchltch was asked why he car-' rled a revolver in parliament and replied: "Oh, everybody-in the Balkans carries a small arsenal In his belt, why not 1?" Business Stilled All Jugoslavia is mourning the victims of yesterday's tragedy. The newspapers have appeared In black borders. Many stores, the-J aires, moving picture nouses and cafes are closed; tram cars and trains have ceased to run tempor arily. The peasants, among whom tho dead and wounded men were held in high esteem, are. in a state of dangerous agitation; there are mutterings and high tension, , Thus far only the democratic members of the cabinet have re signed, but It is believed that those remaining cannot long continue in office in the present highly wrought state of public mind. Step to Prevent Riots The government is taking the utmost precautions to prevent out breaks. It has forbidden more than three peasants to congregate In one place and has confiscated the "retch," the organ of the radical peasants for vitriolic attacks. The bodies of the dead deputies will be removed to Agram and burled there tomorrow. The ministers have been requested not to attend the funeral for fear of provoking the Incensed peasants. The government has offered pen sions to the families of the vic tims, but the peasant party has re fused to accept them, saying that the bereaved families would he cared for by the peasants. Riot Echoes Tragedy " SEAGRID. Croatia, June 21 Ten persons were injured, four serious ly, in a clash between police and demons tin tors who had gathered In sympathy for the Radltch fol (Contlnued on page ft t Mrs. Anna Deardorff and her small son received painful although not serious cuts shortly after mid night last night in escaping from their home on South Pine Btreet after fire was discovered In the building. Mrs.- Deardorff was awakened by the noise of the flames in the attic, and found the house so full of smoke that she was unable to make her way to the front door. She broke out the window pane In her bedroom, and helped out her son, who was In the room with her. The two daugh ters, sleeping in a front room, were awakened and were able to escape unaided. Mr. Deardorffs left hand was quite badly cut by glasn and the boy was cut on the leg and arm. They were treated by Dr. Wade. The fire apparently started from spontaneous combustion In the at tic and had obtained a good start by the time It was discovered and an alarm sounded. Considerable damage was done to the roof and attic, while water injured the household furnishings lo some ex tent. The loss Is partially covered by Insurance. EUGENE O'NEILL'S SECOND WIFE IS DIVORCE SEEKER NEW YORK, June 21. Mrs. Eu gene O'Neill, wife of the noted playwright, today announced she had engaged counsel and was plan ning a trip either to Reno, Nev. or Sonora, Mex,, to obtain a dl vorce. She ald her counsel and her husband's lawyer had arranged questions of finance and custody of their children, and thut she would seek the divorce on grounds of desertion or Incompatibility. No other womuu would he nam ed, she suld. A tentative arrange ment auld to huve been drawn gives .Mrs. O'Neill custody of their two children .and the O Neill estate "Splthead" in Bermuda. O'Neill and his wife each have a child by former marriages. Mrs. O'Neill is living in seclusion in a Purk avenue hotel, and her husband Is abroad, his exact whereabouts unknown. E IS EUGENE, Juno 21. A KOodwill enruvnn to bo sent out to adver tise the Amorlcun Legion's Fourth or July celebration in Eugene, July 2, 3 mid -I, Ih being plunned. Willi i,. Hoard, president of tho ,ano County . Credit association an tlpresldunt of tho Eugene Itudlu- loi-s, I . A. Hill, chiilrmun of the chamber of commerce, trndo ex tension board, und J, E. Shelton, president of the chamber of com merce; Inking the Inltiutlve. Hie general committee In charge of the celebration announce!) the caravan would go ns fur uoutli iib Roseburg. No step Is bolng loft undone to give plenty of publicity and avor- llsing to the celebration. Several crews of workmen are out now putting ..up lithographs . and post ers, telling about the celebration and Its many features. They ate being pasted up us fur south us Itoseburg, north to Albany, ami over to Bend and Prlnevlllo, while every community nnd district In Lane county is boing thoroughly covered. , A meeting of the trade extension committee of the chamber or com merce and tile executive board of Hndlulors will be held at 5 o'clock this urtornooii to make more def inite arrangemeiitH. It Ik the plan to have the cara van of Hudlulors, Legion drum corps, and officials, leave Eugene early in the morning, atop at Cot tage urove for breukfust and par ade the streets there. Then con tinue on to Itoseburg where lunch will be eaten. Parades in all the cities nnd towns between here nnd Roseburg are to be made on the main streets. PROPERTY IS EXPECTED RISE Great Increase Noted in Number Inquiries, Ac cording Purchaser Store Building. Sale of the building formerly owned by Earl Powell, and occu pied by the Powell Furniture Com pany, to S. K. Sykes and K. K. Mc- Leudon was announced here this morning. The new owners are buy ing the property on speculation, anticipating an increase In busi ness properly values In thin city In the very near future. Mr. Powell bun retained a lease on the build ing and will continue his business without a change of location. Mr. McLendon, a local real estate dealer, stated this morning in dis cussing the purchase of this prop erty, that there Is a surprising In crease In the number of Inquiries concerning Konehurg business property, and . every Indication points to higher valuations in the very near future, the outlook be ing (he most promising for . many months, He also reports considerable ac tivity In other linen of real estate. He has Just completed the sale of a HMaere ranrh at Days Creek, formerly belonging to Chester Htiltner, to W. II. Turpln and Geo. Finney, of Roseburg. The purchas ers took the land, stock and equip ment and will specialize In tur keys and sheep. Mr. Htiltner has hwnn ealloil In Wanhlnvlnti In spend the summer attending to! business matters. Mr. McLendon has also negotiat ed a deal, he reports, whereby h has traded a highly Improved, 144 acre fruit ranch which he held at Mosher. Oregon, taking In part pay ment tbp home formerly owned by L. L. Crocker, located at 41R Com mercial avenue. HOUSTON PUTS ON GAY ATTIRE DEBTS City's Buildings Bedecked With Convention Only Five Days Away. BIG COLISEUM READY In Deference to Favorite Sons, First Ballot Not to Choose Smith, Manager Says. (AHOclalnl Vrcu lniod Wire) HOUSTON, TEX., June 21. Houston today started putting on itB best dress for the democratic political party, just five days away. Early arrivals found decorat ors decking buildings with bunting, the SI ma and Stripes and the Lone Star rlag of Texas, while windows and stone fronts displayed Hous ton's convention fliig, two steers looking woiulerlngly at the passers by and saying, "Me, too." George R. Vnn Nuineo, pro-convention manager for tloveinor Al fred E. Smith, today opened his headquarters In I lie same hotel where Senator James A. Heed es tablished his offices several days ago. Representative Cordell Hull Is a guest at the same hotel but has not opened headquarters. The Ten nessee congressman strolls about tho hotel lobby standing right In the midst of Ills headquarters. , , Senator Reed wiib the first to , advertise on a largo scale. A ban ner on -hls-hotol--mitldlng an nounced "Hood Headquarters," nnd another on the Inside ndvlBed readers to "Win with Hoed." , 8mlth Badges Appsar Soon after the arrival of the New Yorkers badsoB bearing a likeness of Oov. Smith appeared on coat lapels and placards were displayed on cigar stand counters with the announcement, "(lovernor Al Smith, Our Choice." There were photographs nlso mi dlsplny of Houston' favorite son, announc ing that JesHo H. Jones "Is tho mun of the hour." . Finishing touchoB were being placed on the big coliseum where the convention will be hold und Indications wore that Its capacity of 10,000 would not bo enough for the dedication coremonieB Sunday. The "standing room only" sign probably will bo displayed Sunday for the first time. SoatB for tho H80 delcsatos have been assigned and the men and women who will nomlmito demo cratic candldutos for president nnd vice president will have nothing to do hut rind their places when they reach thrf new hall Tuesday for Ihe opening session at noon. To assist tho privileged portion of the audience n huge corps of usheiH lias been ordered to rehearsal. ' Al's Man Speaks 8oftly Tho arrival of Van Namee, first spokesman for (lov. Smith, on the ground, was rollowed by suggest ions that political history or Kan sas City will not bo repeated at Houston. Van Namee predicted the nomination of his candidate "on an early ballot." He declared that the New Yorkers have come to Houston In a spirit ot good reollng to everybody and with no disposi tion lo Interfere with nny stale's right to vote for Its favorite son. Van Nnmeo's remarks were gener slly construed to mean that the Smith forces with assured votes, Hie New York public service com (Continued on page 0.) POLICE CHIEF IS ANGRY AND ISSUES WARRANT FOR BATES Carrying out his threat that he would arrest llerl Bates If tho News llovlew "ratr.ed" hi in for his hot- headed actions at the city hall following tho raid or the prlt- ate home or Fred Schwartz, Chler or Police Vaughn has Issued a complaint charging 4 tile newspaper man with the crime of resisting nil orfl- cer. The complaint nlleges that the reporter resisted him while he was attempting to place him III Jail. The ' throwing In Jail" piocess fnl- lowing an attack by the nff. cer on the pemou or Mr. Hales, who rought Vaughn orr as he leaped across Ihe table and attempted lo choke him. The officer when he mado Ihe attack said nothing about placing the reporter In Jail but was merely angry bo- cause he had been crossed for his action In Invading the private domicile of a peace- 4 able citizen. )) Lost in Arctic jNOB ILE GIVES m INSTRUCTIONS y& M FOR HIS RESCUE MAS (.apt. l(. Amundsen Noted Polar explorer, who, with Rene Gullbaud, has been lost for three days, after starting from Norway for Spitzbergen in a French seaplane to aid In the search for the Nobile party. While Noblle and five of his crew have been located, tn others of hit aides are lost the three men who started afoot toward land after the Italia crashed, and the seven who remained with the dirigible and were borne away to the east when the gas bag, lightened by the Iobs of nine of Its crew, rose again. REAL ESTATE IIT SUTHE Secretary Chamber of Com merce Reports Several ' : Recent Sales Many Inquiries Received. Sutherlln real estate Is booming and a great deal ot activity Is in prospect for the future months, according to E. O. Kingwell, ot tho Sutherlln Chamber of Commerce. One of the ..big deals recently completed was that of the Suther lln hotel to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Turner, formerly of Cnllespell, Moutann, who recently became resldenls of Sutherlln. This hole! has 40 rooms with bath, five busi ness locations on the ground floor lu addition to a huge lobby. It is otio of the best ; planned hotel buildings on the const. Tho re placement value of the property, fully rurnlshed, Is In excess ot $55,000. The now owners have had a good deal of experience in hotol management, having previously been In the business tn Oklahoma and Montana, They have recently been residing near Klamath Falls, In making the deal Ben Scbmid, the former owner, took In part payment n 400-acre Irrigated ranch owned by Mr. Turner in Langell valley, near Klamath Falls. The properly is all In cultlvntlon nnd is fully stocked nnd equipped. Mr. nnd Mrs. Sclimid are taking Im mediate possession. They came lo Oregon from the eusl about three years ago and are sold on the pos sibilities ot this slate. Mr. Kingwell nlso reports thai a deal has Just been completed by John O'Mara, formerly of Nebras ka, for tho Wallen property nt Sullierlln nnd will take immedlute possession. Mrs. L. T. Horn of Judith Basin in Montana, has located in Suther lln and has taken over tho Suther lln residence on Second Btreet, Mr. Kingwell states. Another denl was recently com pleted by the MethodlBt church, which has purchased the Banker residence for a parsonage. The properly Is located on high ground Immediately north of Fifth Avenue and cominnudB an entire view ot Ihe valley. Mr. Kingwell reports that busi ness In real estate Is now on on upward trend and has a very bright prospect. He is now working on an inquiry for a ranch capable of stocking 300 dairy cows and hopes soon to complete negotia tions. Some excellent trades are also In prospect, ftVi says, for Rose hurg property and Umpnua Valley rarms, some exceptionally fine list ings having been secured to offer numerous Inquirers. LOGGING TRAIN WRECK IN KLAMATH COUNTY (AMOf-l.lnl I'rnw I.mI Wlrfl K I.AM AT H FALLS, June 21. In a Ingelug train nccldent which missed ratal consequence only by the smallest of fortune, five cars, laden with togs, plunged off the grade of the ). C. K. railroad. 13 miles east of Klamath Falls and ripped up a section of steel last night. Two carloads of logs overturn ed, the other three remained up right. Fortunately, no member of the train crew happened to be on the cars that left Ihe track. Cause of the accident wa Bald to be a spreading rail. Traffic was resumed over the railroad today. Communication by Wireless' Is Re-Established With His Base Ship. NEW SUPPLIES CHEER Affectionate Message Sent to His Locators; News of Lost Amundsen Still Lacking. (Copyright by The Associated . PreBS.) '': KINGS BAY, Spitsbergen, Juue 21. Cheered by the 660 pounds of provisions dropped yesterday upon his camp off Northeast Land . by Major Maddalena, Qen. Nobile to day sent further radio directions for the rescue of , his stranded . The general nnd the five men Willi hiin. who have been short of rood and In difficult straits eve? siucu Muy 25, when the dirigible Italia met with disaster on Its re turn from the North Pole, was in wlrelesB communication with tho base ship Cllta dl Mlhuio concern ing the present situation. ; ,. Noblle Very Grateful .- Ho gave some instruction about what further procedure- Is to be followed In rescuing his party and gave details as to what were ; the r conditions on the Ice where ho Is stranded and the exact position of his camp. Before giving these directions concerning the.rescuekplans,. how over, Gen. " Noblle . expressed his " gratification of Major Maddalena and the assistant . pilot of tho Savoia-Marchettl-55 as well ns to Major Morcuntl, director-general ot the Italian aviation department, " who organized the relief expedition and gave up Mb seut in the plane so thut more fuel might bo-oui--rled. , In fact, tho first words l)f. No- bllo's message were: 'I kiBs und embrace tluv-nwo filers and Morcuntl." ' ' ; . No News of Amundsen There was no further nowa. -to- , day regarding Rould Amundsen, the famous explorer who look oft from Tromsoe, Norway, on Mon day night and has been missing since. There were all kindB ot spec ulation about him but no definite Information whatever has reached here and there was no confirma tion of yesterday's rumor thut he wus down on the Ice pack. ' The week of fine weather which has prevulled nt Spitzbergen today was succeeded by roggy conditions which it was feared would prevent Major Maddulenu front starting out ii Kl n In seurch for the balloon party ot seven men and threo miss ing men who originally formed part. of the Noblle group. . n . France 8ends Aid PAHIS, Juno 21. Tho French (Continued on page 0 ) ; "IS TO An attempt on the part of local police officers to eusnare Rose burg druggists by the use of a -spotter was brought to light to day. An under-cover man called this week on a local druggist, stating that ho hnd been sent thero by a prominent physician of tho city, and that ho must have somo grain alcohol or medicinal whiskey for his sick wire. The druggist asked him rnr a prescription but the man snld that he-had none and J I hut the doctor had told him that ne noeueu none at mat drug store. The clerk told him quite plainly that the store had never been en gnged In the sale of illicit liquor and that It would not grant his re quest. The man was trailed and found to be a "spotter." The drug fraternity of Roseburg Is regarded as among the cleanest in the entire state. No complaints have ever been received by any one regarding the sale by them of nnrcollcs or alcohol unless pre scribed by licensed physlclnns. The tactics of officers In hiring "spotters" to spy on the Roseburg druggists la regarded as a serious Insult to the Integrity of the mer chants and as one of them stnted , today. "We are engaged In a legltl- mate business and all of us have been rlt trees of this city for many. years. To think that we would 'jeopardize our future by 'falling' tor a stool pigeon Is beyond me."