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DOUGLAS COUNTY
REVIEW
"The End of the: : !
: , llomeseeker's Trail"
c( DOUGfCOUNTY )i
Consolidation of The Evening Newt and
The Roseburg Review
An Independent Newepaper, Publlthed lo(
the Beit Interetti of the People
VOL. XXIX NO. 55 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1928.
VOL. XIX NO. 127 OF THE EVENING NEWS
I rv r II II I M I ML II II U71 1 m CiSi.fcitlVI I I M IUU n- . o
LIQUOR ISSUE
CRUSHES GATE
f " DEMOCRATS
Al Smith's Reiteration of
Wet View Puts Matter
1 In tst r'nmronrSnn !
DODGING TIME GONE
Qimnnffprc Ti A Hnnniipnls
. of New York Governor
at Houston Lining
Up for Fight.
'' (Associate. Trt'ia I.i'iiMtl Wire)
HOUSTON, Tex., J mm 22. Tim
phnhibitlon question, thrown
Hguarely into the democratic na
tional convention hero even before
the opening of the headquarters of
Alfred 10. Smith, has evoked un
endless round of discussion as lo
(tie effect it may have upon Ihu
convention's, deliberations and (ho
New York governor's candidacy it
self. The governor himself got into
the controversy during the day, de
claring in New York City, In re
sponse to a question, that his be
lief that there should be amend
ment of the present prohibition
provisions had not changed. This
was siezed upon by the drys, who
ulready are arriving here In force
lo demand an ultra-dry plank In
the party platform and to oppose
the nomination of any wet cnndl
ilate. Smith Needs 84
While this turn of pre-conven-lion
events appeared lo give some
concern lo the Smith supporters,
they still expressed full cpnfldenco
that their favorite would he nom
inated early in the balloting, ill
contrast with their confidence,
Smith opponents clung to the hope
ihey could prevent bis nomination.
To win It would be necessary
for Smith to muster 733 1-3 of the
1100 convention votes. The New
York executive's managers are
assuring incoming supporters that
he already hud more than U&6
votes definitely lined up and that
the necessary remainder will be
obtained early in the balloting,
which is exvected to begin next
Thursday, two days after the con
vention meets.
Reed Primed for Battle
The driving force of the Smith
opposition is expected to bo fur
nished with the arrival hero to
night of Senator James A. Heed of
Missouri. He is coming lo press
his own candidacy lor the demo
cratic nomination and has served
notice that he. intends lo. fight to
the finish. j , l
One of the foremost questions
going the rounds of hotel lobbies
and other places where leaders
gather Is where the favorite son
votes In the convention will go
when the break comes iu the buL
lotintr. The Smith men cundidlv
concede that they have little
chance of getting some of this
Blreugth but they are looking with
considerable confidence on at
least part of the delegates from
such favorite son states as Ohio,
Indiana, Nebraska and Kansas. As
Ihey see it, If they can pick up a
hutch of votes from those states
(Continued on page 5.)
ELECTRIC CHAIR AT
TO! D, C,
TAKES 3 KILLERS
(AmnclatM TrcH Leased Win)
WASHINGTON, June 22. Ni
cholas Lee Eagles, 32, Samuel
Moreno, 2D. and John Proctor, 1ft,
were electrocuted today at the Dls
tilrt of Columbia, jail for the kill
ing or Policeman leo W. K. IJuscli
In n pistol battle here In Seplem
ber, laiMi.
It was the second use of the el
ect He rbair In the district, the first
being the electrocution of a negro
several weeks aeo. The district
only recently substituted the elec
tric chair for the gallows.
Knciep went to the chair first,
singing "KH, Kit." ancient Hebrew
chant of woe. Moreno followed
Kagles. Proctor became uncon
scious early in the morning and
had to be carried to his death on
n stretcher.
Policeman "Busch and another
officer had arrested the trio as sus
pected hlph-jnckers the nieht ef
the killing. While they were h
ing taken to identify an automobile
they decided to shoot their way to
liberty. In the battle that followed
Busch was killed.
G. O P. Guide
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DR, HUBERT VQRK.
Chosen chairman of the National
Republican committee to direct the
campaign to elect Hoover and Cur
tis. In orde rto devote his entire
time to that duty, Mr. Work an
nounces he will resign this month
as secretary of the Interior.
CAIVIAS VALLEY
Albert Crouch. 63, Timber
Cruiser of Coquille,
Is the Victim.
BODY BROUGHT HERE
runeral Services will tie
Held at Coquille Where
Man Resided Greater
Part of Life.
Albert Crouch, nged G3 years, a
resident of Coquille, was killed at
Camas Valley this morning, short
ly before noon, when he was acci
dentally shot while taking his
rifle from the corner of the bunk
house In the west end of the valley
where he has been engaged in
timber cruising. Ho was starting
to Bridge to have repairs made to
his auto, and made the remark that
he thought, he would take his rifle
with him. As he picked up the
weapon It was discharged, the bul
let striking him in the abdomen
nnd ranging up into the chest cav
ity. He died in about ten minutes.
Mr. Crouch has been a resident
of Coquille for many yearH and
had frequently spent considerable
time in Camas Valley engaged in
j hi soccupation as a timber cruiser.
iio recently look a contract for a
cruise in the southwestern part of
the valley and has had a crew of
men working In that vicinity.
This morning he decided to go to
Tlridtre to secure rennirs' on his
car, and after loading the ear for
the trip returned to the kitchen
saying that he was going to get a
drink of buttermilk and then se
cure his rifle to take with him on
the trip. -
He walked over to the corner
where the rifle wns standing and
ns he picked it up (he weapon was
discharged. Mr. Crouch was experi
enced in the use of firearms, hav
Imr done a great deal of hunting.
The bullet struck in the abdo
men and apparently ranged upward
Inot the lung. He lived nbout 10
minutes after the accident, but was
not conscious.
A call was sent In for Coroner
flitter who made nn Investigation,
finding that the fncis plainly evi
denced accident and that no In
quest was necessary.
Mr. Crouch leaves three sons,
Charles H. nnd Paul C. of Co
aullle. and Clinton of Salem, nnd a
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Cowan of
foqullle. The body was brought to
uoseiHirg mis anernooii oy i,uro-.
j ner Ititter and was prepared fori
(burial. It will be tnken to Coquille!
tonight and the funeral services
will be held there.
HICKMAN CASE REWARD
CLAIMANT SIGNS WAIVER
( wtriat Pre I.aw1 Wirr)
PORTLAND. June 22 The
'Portland Telegram pays today lhatj
Inne of the Portland boys who gavei
(information leading to the capture;
(of William Edward Hickman, and)
who is one of 30 claimants for re-j
I ward, had slrned a waiver received j
j from T.ob Angeles agreeing not to,
demand a larger share of the
; money than the amount assigned
him by the reward committee.
J. P. Ornves of Pnlem wan ft
business visitor In this oily over
Thursday.
GUN ACCIDENT
KILLS OWNER AT
Ul OFFICERS
DUE TO ARRIVE
IN GITY MONDAY
All
Local Arrangements
Are Completed for
Convention.
GOVERNOR TO COME
State Executive . Will Be
Present If' He Gets
Back From, Trip
East in Time.
Everything is now In readiness
for the CI. A, It. convention lo be
held in lloseburg next week. IT. S.
Lillegnr, depart inent commander
of the O. A. U., Mrs. Nellie M.
Fleck, department president of the
W. It. C, and Charles Fessenden.
department commander of the
Sons of Veterans, will arrive In
Hose burg Monday, according to
present plans, to he on hand to
welcome the first delegations. .
The local committees have prac
tically completed their work so
that the city is prepared to give
the veterans and the affiliated or
ganizations a hearty -welcome up
on their arrival.
The meetings of the Sons of Vet
erans and Auxiliary to the Sons
of Veterans will start on Tuesday
at the armory nnd will continue
throughout that clay. The G. A. It.
department drum corps is expect
ed to arrive Tuesday afternoon and
will play several concerts on the
street. This drum corps will fur
nish fife and drum music through
out the entire convention. - r
The C. A. it. and W. R, O; ses
sions open on Wednesday. At Ihe
same time the Ladles of G. A. It.
and the Daughters of Veterans will
be folding their meetings at' the
Knights of Pythias Hall and the
Moose hall. i
The LTks Temple has been ' re
served "for the veterans nnd the
ladies of the W. II. C.
Thursday the public reception
will be held at the nrmory, and alt
local citizens are Invited to be
present. The reception will open
with a concert by the lloseburg
Municipal Band, which will play
at the armory Instead of giving the
usual band concert at the grand
stand at the courthouse yard. The
band will play a group of. several
selections preceding the reception,
and will also play a couple of num
bers during the program that fol
lows. There will be special musical
features, several stunts, and talks
by the national and department
officers of the six patriotic organi
zations. Ceremonies Friday
There will be elaborate presenta
tion ceremonies on Friday in con
nection with the dinner to be given
at the Oregon Soldiers' Home. This
dinner Is to be served for all of the
visitors In the big fir grove adjoin
ing the administration building.
Long tables are being built so that
(Continued on page 3.)
FOUR OIKS LATE
Chief of Police Vaughn's flat re
fusal to cooperate with Sheriff
Webb's office In the enforcement
of the law, despite the fact that
the chief is holding a deputysbip.
Is becoming rather embarrassing
lo the officer as waa testified in
nn occurrence on the Deer Creuk
bridge last week.
The Chief, all bedecked In his
uniform with glittering brass but
tons, had posted himself on the
bridge and with a telegram In his
hand was scanning the license
plates of each tourist car that
passed.
Sheriff Webb drove up, stopped
and said, "What are you looking
for. Chief?" ,
Vaughn answered, rather eruffly
that he had a notice from the Call
fnrtiia authorities to stop a car
bearing a certain number.
Sherilf Webb asked to see the
number and then smiled.
"Why, Chief." he said, "I've bad
that car In the garage for four
days and the driver Is In jail
awaiting the arrival of the Call
fornia authorities." t
The Chief's Jaw dropped and he
faded from the scene.
Had the Hoseburg officer been
In close touch with the sheriff's of
fire he would have known that
the capture had been effected four
days earlier, but as it wns, !:s? had
no knowledge of the arrest -This
is only one of the many In
stances when he has failed to work
wlib the sheriff's office.
DAYS CREEK PUPIL
100 PCT. IN NEW
TESTAMENT EXAM.
(AKXtcIuttsl I'rvu LfdshI Wire)
SALKM, June 22. Of 3.14 en
trants In the Ilible examinations
held iu the Oregon schools on May
4 there were 137 passed and lt7
who fulled, according to results In
the bunds of C. A. Howard, slate
superintendent of schools. In the
old Testament test there were 176
entrants and in New Testament
169. Sixty-four schools offered the
examinations.
.Miss Luellu Campbell of Days
Creek, Douglus county, made a
grufle of 100 In New Testament and
Miss Delia L. Hanville 100 in Old
Testament. The best school record
was at Yachnts High school, where
Miss Ida Carson received 93, Miss
Martha Howell 1)5 and Miss Ada 1.
Huffman 96.
HIS FIVE AIDES
Radio Query From Nobile's
Base Ship Unanswered
in Bleak Arctic.
SEARCH NEAR START
Effort to Rescue Stranded
Captain of Italia and
His Companions to
Be Renewed.
;. (ABBOcInlnl Prciw Lonsott Wfrc)
ROME, June 22. Majors Mada-
lona and Penzo,T Italian airmen,
made a reconnaissance over the
Mobile party off Northeast Land
today, refound the six stranded
men and dropped additional sup
plies for them. -
News of the second trio to the
relief of Noblle and his five com
panions was received from the
base ship Citta dl Milano at Kings
Bay and Wat made public by the
official news agency Stefani.
The sealer isbiorn arrived at
Kings Bay from Tromsoe, Norway,
and reported that nothing had been
seen of Amundsen's plane. The
sealer traversed the waters over
whfch the plane must have passed.
The Svalbard, which is the gov
ernor's boat ,left Advent Bay today
for South Cape to seek some trace
of the Amundsen party.
Copyright, 192S, by The Associated
Press.
KINGS HAY, Spitzbergen, June
22. While a heavy fog which had
settled upon Spitzbergen this morn
ing was slowly lifting during the
day .the Italian fliers at Kings Bay
were planning to seize the first op
portunity to take off In two large
flying boats to bring further aid
to Gen. Noblle and to seek for the
mlsBing expedition of Roald
Amundsen.
Now that more than G00 pounds
of provisions ami supplies have
been dropped to Gen. Noblle, and
his five stranded companions near
Foyne Island, off Noiiheast Land,
thus ensuring their :uety for tin
present, tha expeditions here have
been turned sharply toward the
missing Amundsen group..
Radio Query Unanswered
The radio operator o! the No
blle base ship, Cltta di Milano, has
been busy Irving to find some trace
of the huge French ph.ne In which
Amundsen nnd five companions
took off from Norway Monday
night, but thus far Hie search has
been fruitless.
The Cltta dl Milano has commnn
Icated with the Ice-cutter Bragauza,
now off North Capo, and with tin'
Russian Ice-breaker M.iligin, which
Is near South Cape In n rough sa
slowly making her way north
ward In nn effort to hmnk through
to Noblle. Nellhcr of these ships,
however, Tuid anything to rcporr
conre-r.ing Amundsen. -
Tlu Mallgln Is laying her course
for Cape Leigh Smith and It is
hoped will he able to reich the
slramled Noblle camp.
Lieutenant Luetzow Holm nnd
Captain Uilser-Larsen. the Norwe
gian filers who have mad, numer
ous air le'-onnalssanos over Hi"
Noblle pn-iy attain flew t the vie
inlty, but wre unablii 10 see the
men. They parly, hoirevi:r, w'm
lessed th'U taey had nigh:1 1 Use
pilots.
Rd'0 Indiipen3bt4
It Is regarded as evidently diffi
cult If not Impossibly to strike
Nobtle's position exac!ly without
wireless guidance. N'.dther of th
Norwegian planes Js equipped with
radio. Major Maddalv-na. who found
the Nobile party on Wednesday,
found If difficult Willi li! excellent
radio equipment to kcate the ma
rooned men.
When Major Maddalena dropped
the supplies Wednesday only one
of the parachutes to which Iho
(Continued on page 6.) ,
I
1
AID
AND
MICKEY
WALKER
TITLE
IN GORY FIGHT
Savagery of Fistic Clash
With Hudkins Has Had
Few Parallels.
DECISION UNPOPULAR
2 to I Verdict in Favor of
Champion Draws Roar
of Protest From '
Spectators.
)y ATTSN J. OOUI.n
( AsHorluli'il Proas Spoi'tH H(llliil')
CHICAIIO, June 22. The Hull
doK In Ht 111 champion bin he has
the marks and bruises of a terrific,
combat with the Wildcat to show
that he came out of the fray far
from unscathed.
After HI slashliiK, sloshing
rounds' that finished in a torren
tial downpour of rain last nlt'ht at
Comlskey Park, Mickey Walkor,
the Hulldog, was declared the vic
tor on points over . Ace Hudkins,
the Nebraska Wildcat, but It will
be some time before the echoes of
protest and dissent from that ver
dict die down.
Walker retained his world'n nilil.
dlewelght crown on a two to one
decision. The two judges, Hnrry
Carroll and Edward Klein, gave
their ballots to the titleholder. but
the referee, Kddle Purdy, cast his
vote tor tho challenger. In tho
soaked and sodden press row,
clear majority credited Hudkins
with being the winner, chiefly on
ills trieiess twotflsteu uggrcHslve-
itesy, iviost-of the .experts , gave
ico a margin in six of the ton
rounds while many credited the
Monde Wildcat with 'as many as
seven, to offset, In a consensus,
the few who figured Walker was
justly tho winner. ,
Crowd Storms Ring
Hut If thore was dissent from the
decision around the ringside It wus
mild by comparison with tho out
burst that came from the dripping
crowd, some 25,00(1 to 30,000 spec
tators, who sat doggedly through
the downpour, fascinated by the
dripping, bloody, ceaseleBS battle
between the Bulldog and the Wild
cat. The roar of booes and hisses
grew, Instead of diminishing. Hun
dreds swarmed about tho ring to
shout nnd shako their fists. Thou
sands, more prudent even If nlso
vehement, went back to the shelter
of the ball park's stands to vent
their vocal wrath. It was one of
the wildest demonstrations of dis
approval any championship fight
has witnessed in recent years, last
ing in minutes in full volume and
a half hour In more sporadic form.
Walker Misses Chance
To most of those huddled urouud
the ringside, ns the rain beat down
in torrenls throughout tho Inst
three rounds, it appeared clear
that the blonde Hudkins, ripping
Into his foe with relentless rushes,
deserved to win with a whirlwind
rally In the last five rounds that
offset Walker's big splurge In Hie
third, rnurlh nnd fifth rounds.
Walker, with a series of vicious,
well-directed clouts to tho chin anil
head, hud Minikins groggy and
reeling backward nnd apparently
on the verge of a knockout In the
fourth rodnd, the most spectnculnr
moment of Ihe fight. Mickey had
victory in ins grnsp Here, but could
not put lludkina down or even pre
vent him from finishing this round
(Continued on page 4.)
SLAYERS DIE Oil
STATK PRISON. Florence, AM..
June 22. Four Chinese mounted
Hie gallowh here early today and
paid with their lives for the mur-
I der of Torn King, a Kingman,
Ariz., restaurant owner. A flfih
Chinese, a I no convicted of the mur
der, had his sentence commuted to
life Imprisonment yesterday.
The four hanged were H. W. L.
Ram, Shew Chin, Jew Har and Gee
King Long. King was alleged '.o
have been killed by them lu a
tong war.
Tho four men were alleged to
have been members of the Iling
Kong tong while King, their vie-
ftim, was a meir-f-rrr of the Hop
iHlngs.
Wong Lung, Ihe fifth convicted
of Ihe crime, escaped the death
penalty by reason of bin youth. He
Ifl 17. t
RETANS
Various Phases Of London Life
Get One-Day Sample Of Amelia
'.I r t . y-"V ATI t Tk
i s narnari s un
LONDON, Juue 22. Miss Amelia I
Caihart, wlio halted lier aoclal
work temporarily to fly the Atlan
tic, returned to it this morning
Visiting Toynbee Hall, one of the
largest settlement bouses In Lon
don, she exclaimed: "There Is no
pluce like home."
After enjoying London society
for a few. days the Huston girl
went to , the other exlremo and
spent several hours among the low
liest In the city.
Miss Karhart went to the slums
In the east end of London after
laying a wreath on the centnpnli iu
memory of Great Britain's warjdor
dead. Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gor
don, who flew with her In the
Friendship, assisted her in placing
the wreath, which was inscribed
with the names of the fliers.
At Toynbee Hall, Miss Earhart
was received by hundreds of wild
ly cheering youngsters, - many of
lliem waving Americun flags.
Boy Scouts and Olrl Scouts
formed n long row of honor down
which Miss tfarhart walked to the
main door of the building. 1. St. C.
Oatchpool, sub-warden of the hall,
mot her and escorted her through
the vurlons departments.
I
Committee - Meets With
Douglas County Pro
ducers in Session
Held at Oakland.
(Merger of Lane and Douglas
county turkey growers Into a, con
Iruli.ed murlcetlng agency, Is ex
pected to result fronv the meeting
held at Oakland liiHt night, when
committees representing the grow
ers of each section met to, discuss
the formation of the association
and the plans to be followed.
The Douglas County Turkoy
Growers association which was
started several mouths ago, Is ex
pected to control over 75 per cent
of the turkeys of Douglas county.
Ihe marketing agreement of this
association provided that It should
become effective whenever 12,000
birds had been signed up. Al
ready the association has listed
more than twice the required num
ber, and additional signers nre be
ing secured every day, so that it
now appears that there will be at
least 40,000 birds and perhaps 50,
000 In the association by the lime
the turkeys are ready foi' market.
At the meeting In Oakland the
organization committee made its
report, Hinting that there has been
u great deal of enthusiasm shown
by tho growers, and that ovory
thJng points to one of the most
complete cooperalvu marketing as
sociations In the statu of Oregon.
The temporary committees are
now working on the details of tho
marketing organization, In order to
have everything In readiness for
the big organization meeting which
will he held In August, when di
rectors will be chosen und Iho
final steps taken to perfect the as
sociation. Lane County Wants In
County Agent Fletcher, of Lane
county, waa present with u com
mittee of turkey growera from that
county, and asked that the Lane
county producers be permitted to
Join the Douglas county associa
tion. While the present agreement ex
tends memberships only to Doug
las county turkey growers, ft Is
bolleved that the request of the
Lane county growers will be grant
ed. This, however, con not be
done until in August when tho
signers get together for their or
ganization meotlng, at which time
they will vote on the matter of til
lowing Lane county growers lo
participate.
The August meeting Is lo he
held at Oakland, which has been
mario headquarters Tor the asso
ciation, due to the fact that the
Oakland district Is more centrally
located In the turkey producing
section and also has the heaviest
shipments.
The new county association will
follow the ldiklio plan quite closely,
a few modifications having been
madf!
siou.
io take care of future cxpun-
The committee In charge of Ihe
county survey to -determine the
number of turkeys for market this
year, estimates that there will be
between 60.000 and 70.000 turkey
In Douglas county for the coming
season.
OREGON'S ODLE8T O. A. R.
8TROKE VICTIM AT 101
EIJflKNB, June 22 Mrs. Kllza
belli flnslou Lyons, of Springfield,
aged lul, who recently suffered a
slight stroke, is reported much
Improved. Mrs. Lyons Is the nMesi
member of ihe Daughters of the
American Itevolullon in Ihe stale
of Oregon.
- ine - uo Koutme
"You are fortunate," Blie said, "iu
liluallng with people who under-
stand your language. In Boston wo
have the difficulty of deullng Willi
a dozen different languages."
Before leaving Tyoubee Hall,
.Miss Karhart signed the visitors'
boni. a full page being reserved
especially for her.
From Toynbee Hull the Earhart
party went to the statue of Nurse
Kdlth Cavill near Leicester Square,
where the Americun girl placed u
wreath.
This waa the tribute of one nurse
to another since Miss Earhart was
a nurse In u Toronto hosptlul dur
ing the war.
This afternoon Miss Earhart and
Mrs. Frederick Guest, sponsor of
the flight, went to Ascot for lunch
eon and the raceB.
Meanwhile Wilmer Stultz and
Louts Gordon, the other members
of tho crew of the Friendship,
were resting today. They plan to
fly to Manchester tomorrow to
place a wreath on the grave of Sir
Juhn Alcock who, with Sir Arthur
Whitten Drown, wiib tho first man
to fly the Atlantic. Sir John died
In an airplane accident near Rouen
In 1919.
ARREST OF FIVE
MEN SEQUEL TO
Governor of Texas Effects
Prompt Roundup; Negro
Once Freed Back
; - ; , in Prison.
(Awmctati-il l'rpiw Lnnmnl Wire)
HOUSTON, Texas, June 22.-
Five men were held without bond
here today on charges of murder
In connection with tho lynching
Wednesday hut, . of Ilobcii Powell,
21-year-old negro accused of kill
ing iu detective., . - , , .
The charges :-were filed after A.
B. Wheeler, n bollermakor, In a.
statement to polico, admitted that
he participated in a raid on Jef
rersou Davis hospital here early
Wednesday morning when Powell
wus taken from his bed nnd hang
ed from a bridge about eight miles
from Houston.
Powell was confined In the hos
pital under guard of a deputy sher
iff to undergo 'treatment ' for tt
wound received in u gun buttle In
which City Dotectlve A. W. Da
vis was killed. Davis was attempt
ing to disperse a group of nogroos
when tho shooting started.
In his statement Wheeler named
six othcru ns members of tho raid
ing party, four of whom have been
arroHted. They aro: John Kent, 27,
ambulance diivor; Charles Old
ham, 2-1; F. T. Shuck, 82, nnd
Tack" Koubo. 2D. a taxi driver.
The others, Identified as "Hubbur"
Kent and Howard Mtnton, ure
sought by BhorlffB and Texas rang
ers assigned to the case by Gov.
Dun Moody.
Negro Back in Pen
COLUMBIA, S. C, Julio 22.
Sentenced to thirty years imprison
ment for nn assault upon a white
woiiiun und purdoned alter nearly
IU years upon tho sworn statement
of the woman herself I hat no wns
Innocent, Ben Bess, u negro, was
back behind tho bars today while
state officials considered what
could be ilnnii nbout a pardon Is
sued under a mlsiiPiir iheiiBlon.
Taking the woman's alfidavit In
good faith. Gov. John G. Wchards
said he felt he could not huvo act
ed otliorwlsi but no v, the declared
In a second eflldavit that she nevi.r
Intended to say Boss wus not guil
ty. She cannot road or wrlto be
yond signing her n.iieo and says
that iu the original Instrument she
Int ended ' merely to convey her lor.
ifiveiiers to Hess lliul thought that
was what the document said when
she signed It.
The county authorities have re
ferred the case buck lo Ihe gover
nor and Iho attorney general of tho
state asking advice as to what
slops should now ho taken. The
pardon which was Issued two
months ago Is held to bo Irrevo
cable and It Is contended that to
bring Bess to trial again would
consilium "double Jeopardy."
Mennwhlle Bess was confined nt
the stale penitentiary today fol
I fear of mob violence after Ihe re
port of ihe grand jury.
o-
PORTLAND GOLF SCORES
M-i.!'-l IVmw l.cawl Wire)
PORTLAND, Juno 22 Dr. O. F.
Willing and Frank Dolph were
snunre at the end of the first nine
holes of the 3 hole semi-finals of
Iho northwest amateur golf cham
pionship tournament lodny.
In Ihe other frnme Rudle Wll
helm, defending champion, was
ihree down to Don Moe. The play
ers are Portland men.
Oakland Lady Vltlted
Mrs. 0. A. Armstrong of Onk
lutid waa In this city Thursday
shopping and visiting with friends.
I LOVE
IS
ACCUSED OF,
Attempt to Defraud Insur
ance Company by Arson
Is Charge.
WILL TEST SANITY,
Deputy State Fire Marshals
Claim Full Confession
Secured Working
on Old Case. ,
Mrs. Jennie M. Love, of . Pros
pect street in North Roseburg, was
taken Into custody hist night, and
is held on u chargo of arson with 1
an intonl to rel'raud an insurance
company, us n result of a , fire
which destroyed her home - lust
Monday. It Is claimed that she set'
fire to the house and then "padded"
her Insurance claim In un effort in
secure money. A test of her Bunlty.
ia to be mnde before any definite-
action Is taken in the criminal
case. An investigation is also be
ing mado of the fire which de
stroyed a home which she former
ly occupied two years ago In North
lloseburg; 1 i
Deputy Fire MnrslialB Maienorn.
and Warren, of the arson depart
ment of the fire marshal's office,
have been spending a couple of
days In Roseburg Investigating
Monday s fire. They have been as
sisted by U. L. Barry, Insurance
adjuster, who was called to adjust
the claim preBented by Mrs. Love
Billowing tho fire. .
- i Confession Claimed
According to the officers . they
secured a 'full and complete con-.
I'osslou from Mrs. Love yesterday
that she had'sot Ihe fire Monday.
The house was the property of
George Solomon, although Mrs;
Love had contracted to purchase It
and had a small equity iu the build
ing. ' ---r
It Is stated that she confessed to
throwing kerosene on the wall near;
the clove pips, saturating me
wall on both sides. Then she went
Into the garden, alter building up
a hot fire in the stove, officers aay
she admitted, au-1 wailed unlit tne
building obtained a. good start,
then took u garden hose and made
a pretenso of fighting .the tire her
self. She wns hysterical wneu uie
fire department arrived.
Suspicion wus urousod when of
(Contlnucd on page 8.)
SUIT IS FILED
Stilt has been filed in the--circuit
court by ltnlpli K. Young linil
Kninllne Young, his wife, HoW
iii il L. Penucll and Ada B. Penuell,
his wife nnd J. I. Leach, agaln-it
the (iolil Leaf Mining comanpy and
It. 7.. Farmer. Tho plaintiffs ..al
lege that they were Iho owners of
certain mining claims Iu the south
ern part of Douglas county and
that Mr. Fanner, a former resident
of Hoseburg, representing Ihe fluid
Leaf Mining comnnpy, contracted
for the purchase of those claims.
It was agreed, the complaint
says, that the mining company was
lo pay $100,000 for the clalms.'Tlio
deeds, It Is Bald, were to he placed
In escrow In the bank until such a
time iib payments had been
made aB agreed upon, and Hint cer
tain royalties were also lo be paid
tho claim owners, i !
It Is the allegation of the plain
tiffs that Mr. Fanner took tho
deeds to Portland to hnvo Ilium
signed there, and Hint Instead of
placing them In escrow, as agreed
upon, had them recorded, Indicat
ing tho company to be sole owners
of Ihe proverly. II Is further charg
ed thai only the first nnd second
payments were made ns agreed up
on and lhat the third payment of
S, 1100 has not yet been made.
The court Is askeil for an or
der declaring the claim owners lo
have title to Ihe land until the
contract for purchase Is completed,
and striking Ihe deed from the
roiinly records until the agreemeut
has been carried out. It is also
asked that a check ho made of the
books of Iho company be audited
to determine the amount of royal
lies due the clnlm owners.
The plaintiffs are represented
by Attorneys Hire and Orcutl.
The claims operated by tho
flold Leaf Mining company are In
the Tiller district anil nn excellent
showing luiB been made so far.
Mercury Is being produced at, (he
mines. . i . .
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