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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1928.
Eat, Drink and Be
PAY THE PENALTY IF
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
Eat, drink and be merry lor to-
liiorfow you limy die!
Yoh, oat and be merry If you
don't havo your stuff to do and
don't care If you die!
i But if your stuff U athletics
tind your game is your dough,
you can eat and merry yourstdi
light out of your job and into your
Tuofegsional domino.
Old lather Time's gauge la nol
only the sand glass on Iho ulhlelu, I
J) m tin scales where the bulging
belt Hue draw a the scythe junt as
'heartlessly as (.Tumbling bones
uud BtiifHiing muscles.
Just a few days ago ihe penally
for excess weight had to be, paid '
.py. one of tho greatest young alh
.lotos the generation liaH produced.
- Karl Sande, ono of the ntoHt eel
"cbrated jockuya in (he world, an-
jioiiiii'.ed that he couldn't meet the
aientunu ana l nut he would nave
-to have the American truck.
"Measured lu years, Sande'a ca
reer was brief. Meeting the meas
ure of bone and muscle alone
Sande might have been able to go
on for 20 yearn and make IiikIk') if
Jraiil tile $2,00u,000 that he already
has won In the saddle. Hut weight
rules the life of a jockey.
- "I can't make tiie weight,"
Sandu said in announcing hie re
tirement. "My natural weight has
Increased to 320 and 125 pounds, I
Jiuvo to kill myself to get down to
.115 pounds and that is (oo heavy
for the American track. If I don't
rjuit I'll have to go tp Kurope and
ride, and I don't want to do that."
Dabe Ruth's battlo with tho flesh
demon several years ago was de
scribed with front-page publicity,
but the Lin be 'h passion for food
was a matter of moro concern
than the burden of bulk on fragile
limbs. Tho Itabe's appetite for in
dlgestibles put his stomach on a
htrlke that only a long siege in u
hospital was able to break.
, All ball players have to watch
Ihelr diets, but none have had tho
horror of weight hanging over
them like Hob Fotherglll, Iho bulky
Detroit outfielder. When lie ro-
' ported to the training camp last
spring ho was told that bis Job and
his pay depended upon Ills ability
to get rid of 40 pounds.
.VYou may be a good ball player
rind you aro a great hitter, but you
cau't weigh 225 pounds and play
. on this club," the manager told
-him. Ho had to torturo himBolf
to got down to tho weight and ho
i.has to keep up the torturo to stay
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CBMERGE' OFFICE
The local A. A. A. Informal Ion
bureau, which has boon located for
several years in tho lobby of tho
XTinpqna Hotel, is being moved to
day to tho Chamber of Commerce
office, and wi in tho future bo
maintained in the samo building.
Miss Welchlein, Chamber of Com
merce stenographer, will be In
ohnrgo of the information desk,
combining these duties with her
regular Chamber of Comtnorco
Hoover Like Grant and Taylor, Never
Ran for an Office Before Nomination
If Hoover Is elected he will
honor of beina chosen president
shown above, taking the oath of
By NEA Service
WAIlNdTON Jonne 2S.If
Herbert Hoover should win In No
vember, ho would share v, 1th
Zachary Tnylbr nml Ulysses .SI.
Grant tho honor of being elocf d
president the first time hn over
was a candidate for nny office.
Taylor nnd Ornnt, both of whom
had won war distinction, were the
only two men elected presidents
In United States history who
never before had run for office.
Watdilngton was It delegnfo to
the first Continental Congress be-
Merry, But
r , fC it 5$t
.JOY Ml IM
down and Hold Ills ol).
Willi tho most porfoct gnmo a
Kolfor over linn hud, Hobby Jones,
ns nn old Scot I lnh pro put it nt St.
Aneo's two yours nso, "oiilit to
bo n elumiplon until he dies."
Hut Iho fllmdow ot tlio Hwoning
wult is throutonlng tlio cnioor o
work. The automobilo a&soelution
will continue tho same work as at
present, providing tho services of
the association for Its members
and dispensing touring Informa
tion to motoristH. In order to
make room for tho Information bu
reau tho Chamber of Commerce
quarters are being rearranged Lo
day. -o
BABE RUTH INJURED
(Aiisoefiiti'd rrt'HS I.inprl Wlro)
liOHTON, Juno SO. Babe Ruth
was removed from tho Yankee
lineup at Fenway Park today after
ho had taken his time at bat in tho
fifth liming of the first game be
tween the Yankees and . tlio Hod
Sox. A Rtrained back, suffered In
Philadelphia yesterday, was given
as tho reason, but the club trainer
said that Babe's Injury was not
serious. Ruth got one ' double . in
three attempts today.
share with U. S. Grant, left, above, and Zachary Taylor, below, the
without ever having been a candidate for any other office, Grant is
office from Chief Justice Salmon P.
fere ho was president. Lincoln
'served briefly In the Illinois legts-
latnre and the national house of
representatives. Gvover Cleve
land stalled his political career ifl
sheriff and later was mayor -)f
Buffalo and governor of Now
York.
M lllifim McKlnloy had been n
congressman and governor before
; going to the supreme offlc
Home-volt had been h, fltnto legis
lator and governor,
AVllllam Howard T ft f t was
elected judge of the superior
court of Ohio before bin election
YOU'RE AN ATHLETE
r si i II ' - i' ': vikii a i iiKi imr , m
tho Kront young folgor. Two yearn I
ago he had to recognize tho prob-1
lni of weight and diet during tho i
big tournuinentu. As ho gets older
ho miturully gets heavier and hla
short franio Ms not of Iho kind to
tako up tho weight. Fat may get ,
lilm.
POMONA GRANGE MEETS
Douglas County Pomona grange
is meeting with Melrose grange,
An nil day session Is being hoid
with a picnic dinner at noon. He
ports from the recet slate conven
tion and Ihe meeting with Wash
ington Ktalo (.1 range were given bv,
delegates foi inlng an interesting
part of the day's program. (
NEW "FRAT" HEAD
, (Awtoclnlrd I'ri'NS enscil Wire) '
HUKKALO, N. Y., June 30.
Harold G. Townsond, Chicago at
torney, was elected president of
Phi Kappa Phi, national college
fraternity, today.
RIGHT IN STYLE
"You have boon a good boy
papa's going to buy you a nice
violin." .
"Goodie! Now I won't have to
Iget my hair cut." 1-lfo.
Chase. Hoover is pictured below, right.
to the presidency, una "Wood row
j Wilson had been governor of New
J ersey
CooHdge, before his was presi
dent. Was successively councilman
and city solicitor of Northampton,
Mass., state representative, mayor
of Northampton, member of tho
Massachusetts senate, lieutenant
governor, governor and vice-president.
There have been 11 first-ballot
nominations by republican nation
ml conventions. Including Hoov
er's, and tho samo number by the
democrats, tip to 192S.
FOTHERCfUw
Denny Leonard had to give up a
boxing championship that whs I
worth $2G0.0U0 a year because- ho
couldn't keep his weight within tho
135-pound limit of the lightweight
class and every fighter today has
tho same dally fight against the
plaguo of poundage.
(Ansoclatt'd Press I.eaaccl Wire)
PORTLAND, Ore., June 30. All
classes of berries were scarce this
morning with strawberries aiU
raspberries In. smallest supply.
Both sold around $2 per crate. Cur
rants were also In light supply 'le
notiug (he approach of the end1 of
Iho season. They sold around
$1.752.00 por crate. Wild black
berries were fairly plentiful at 20
cents por p o u n d. Blackcaps
brought $1.75 to $2.00 per crate.
Peas were also quite scarce
(hie morning, real good ones be
ing almost absent. Most' Bales
were at G, cents to 7 cents per
pound. Green beans were In ampie
supply at yrlO cents per pound
while wax varieties sold about a
cent cheaper.
Local now potatoes aro begin
ning to come into the 'loeal mar
ket fairly heavily and California
receipts are dropping off. Most
sales of new potatoes today were
at $2 per cwt.
Butter and egg quotations re
mained steady and the market
tone today was firm.
Country dressed meats and poul
try were steady except for lamb.i
which were draggy. Best llghtu
sold at 22 cents, hut other less
desirable kinds sold down as low
as 1518 cents.
POltTLAND, June 30.Ca(llo
Compared with a week ago: better
grade steers and she stock mostly
steady; a few sales of good cows
Monday a shado higher than last
week, common nnd cutter grades
of she stock very slow, spots
50c lower; bulls, calves and vcal
ers steady; good steers mostly
$11.3512.00, less desirable kinds
down to 310.75; considerable show
ing of thln-rioshed offerinns $!t.50
10.50; bpsl heifers In loads $10.50;
cows in loads up to $;i.f0; bulk
she stock, medium and lower
grades $S.50 down; low cutters
down to ?5.00; better grade veal
era mostly $13.0014.00, others
S10.fi0ffiU2.n0: calves S10.50 down:
heavies and Ihins down to $7.U0;-
uuns mostly $ts.ifi(r7.50. t
Hogs Bulk light butchers for
week $11.00 (if 11.25; several londs
Monday, mostly to shippers $11.50;
overweights and underweights
$10.75 down; extreme heavies
down to $!i.50; packing sows most
ly IS.0OffiS.no ; slaughter pigs
largely $10,003? I0.2R: consider
ahle movement of feeder pigs early
In week fully steady at 10.00; clos
ing trade very slow, mostly $9.50tfi
$!t.75, basis for all cxeepT. strictly
choice lights.
Sheep Trade extremely dull
throughout the week; lambs and
yearlings now Quoted nominally
steady, ewes f0c down; a few
strictly choice lambs Monday, $13;
bulk for week, medium to near
good $U.oofT2.00. with heavies
and thins $!t.00fff 10.50; wethers
mostly $6.00$ifi.50 according to
weight and condition; strictly
choice light ewes not now quoted
above $5.00 with bulk of kinds ar
riving $4.00 down.
There will be no market here
July 4.
FOUTLAND, June 30. WhMt:
Big Bend bluestem. hard white,
$!.!: soft white, western white.
$1.40; hard winter, northern spring
and western red $1.31.
From Portland
H. L. McDonald of Portland win
a business visitor in this citv over
Friday.
Mrs. Hoover Not
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and the
the Palo Alto, Calif., home which
a recent picture of Mrs. Hoover.
By NEA Service.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal..
June 28. Mrs. Herbert Hoover's
ability to manage her household
never has been rightly emphasized.
It isn't a question which could
ever enter one's head while in her
house. It just Is so perfectly man
aged that one never senses the
whcelB of management' going
DANCE MARATHON IS .
HALTED BY COURT
(Associated 1'resi Loaned Wire)
NEW YORK, June 30. Su-
preme Court Justice Valente
tuduy issued an order calling 4
for cessation at midnight of
the "dance marathon" now In
its 20th day at Madison
Squaro Garden. ' 11
Tho eighteen dancers, who
continued their ceaseless
routine of dancing ono hour
then resting fifteen minutes,
were the survivors of ninety
ono couples who entered the
contest on June 10 for a prize
of $5,000.
The free swimming course, pro
vided under the auspices of the
Kiwauis Club and American Red
Cross will be started Monday, any
person desiring to learn to swim or
to improve his ability as a swim
mer being entitled to enroll with
out cosf;. These free courses are a
part of the program of tho Ameri
can Red Cross in llfesavlng. Non
swimmers are taught to swim. Per
sons already having a knowledge
of swimming are given additional
instruction and are also taught
how to effect the rescue of drown
ing persons.
George Hughling, who for sev
eral years has been engaged as a
swimming instructor by the Red
Cross, will be In charge of the lo
cal classes. He baa been in Rose
burg hefore and Is well known to
many local people. His classes
last year were quite large, and all
who received Instruction from him
last season will desire to continue
the course this year.
There is no cost attached to
(his school in any way. The only
requirement is that every person
joining must enroll upon blanks
furnished by the Red Cross. These
cards are available at the office of
Dr. H. C. Church, where any Inter
ested persons may make all neces
sary arrangements for taking the
course.
There will he classes for all
ages nnd for different grades. Ar
rangements will be made to bold
adult classes In the evening so
that all may attend. Mr. Hughling
will be in Roseburg all ot next
week to superintend this work.
859 HOLDUP ONE DAY;
TEN YEARS THE NEXT
PORTLAND, Ore., June 30. A
pistol and easy money yester
day's dream the "big bouse" for
ten years and not a dream.
Two days ago Sonny Martin and
Bert Lre came north from San
Francisco with a gun and a desire
for easy money. Iast night they
held up three clerks to obtain
$59. They were captured. Today
they waived hearings and were
sentenced to prison for 10 years.
ACCOMMODATING
UK: When Is your birthday?
8HK: When will ft be most con
venient for you? Answers.
ENROLLMENTS ID
BE MADE IU0W FQR
SWUNG COURSE
Only a Manager of
two homes she manages are pictured
is pictured at the top, center. The
around.
Not only Is the commerce secre
tary's wife a good manager, but
both at her Washington mansion
and beautiful Palo Alto home, it
Is evident she also is a competent
planner. She designed the Hoover
house on the Stanford campus
which was built in 1920. Mrs. Hoov
er planned the fireplace on the ter-
COLLEGE TENNIS CHAMP
(Associated Presa Lenscd Wire) .
PHILADELPHIA, June 30. Ju
llus Seligson, Lehigh university
sophomore, today won the inter
collegiate lawn tennis champion
ship by defeating in the final
round Ben Gorchakoff of Occident
al college. The scores were 11-9,
6-0, 9-7.
t LOCAL NEWS J
i i
Moving To Eugene
Mrs. J. Allison is leaving over
the week-end for Eugene where
she will join her husband to lo
cate. '
Visitors In Town
Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Elkton resi
dents, were in this city Friday af
ternoon attending to business af
fairs and visiting.
Drain Visitor
Alfred Teague, Drain resident,
spent Beveral hours Friday In this
city transacting business and shop
ping.
Mrs. Beebe In
Mrs. Gertrude Beebe of Myrtle
Creek was In Roseburg shopping
and visiting with friends Friday af
ternoon. Umpqua Resident In
Mrs. Bessie Edwards was here
from Umpqua Friday afternoon
visiting with friends and trans
acting business.
Spending Week End
T. E. Sturdevant of Los An
geles is spending the week end
visiting at the home of Pearl
Stevens at Brockway.
Back From Camp
Kenneth Lawson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Lawson, haB returned
from Vancouver, where he has
been attending the citizens' milt
tary training camp.
Ex-Residents Here
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bellows and
son, Bobby, are visiting at their
former home in Roseburg. They
now reside in Los Angeles, Mr.
Bellows being In business In tho
southern California city.
Presents Berries to Office
C. E. Munson, resident of West
Roseburg, presented the News-Re
view office today with a box of
fine blackberries of the Lucretla
Dew variety. The berries are t
usually large and finely flavored,
To Visit In Portland
County Clerk I. B. Riddle
today for Portland where he
Join Mrs. Riddle, who has
visiting In the metropolis for
eral days. Hewlll spend a
days In Portland visiting his
left
will
been
sev-
few
son
Julius and other relatives before
returning to his home In this city
late next week.
Teachers Organize at Normal-
Teachers from Douglas county
attending the Southern Oregon
Normal school summer session In
Ashland met Thursday and organ
ized a Douglas county club. Carl
Schneider of Wilbur was elected
president; Mrs. Bertha Blundell
of this city, vice-president, and
Mabel Williams of Myrtle Creek,
secretary and treasurer. There are
twenty-eight members. The presi
dent has appointed to serve on the
social committee. Miss Violet
Inscho of Dlxonvllle, Mrs. Susan
Haines and G. B. Hooaell of Elk-ton.
Homes But She
above. To the left Is Mrs. Hoover
Washington home of the Hoovers
,
race and Insisted
levels of terraces
that the three
be made "liv-
able."
These terraces command a
view, when the weather is clear,
which includes the Campanile at
the University of California, 40
miles distant; the long stretch of
San Frunciseo bay, and at night
the clustered lights of seven
MILLARD W. RICE
NEW COMMANDER
DISABLED VETS
DENVER, Colo., June 30. A
"leatherneck" Millard W. Rice of
Minneapolis, Is the new national
commander of the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans of the World war.
Rice, who was wounded three
times In the battle of" Belleau
Wood was elected iy only sevbn
votes over Joe McQueen of Kan
sas Ctty. but the victory was made
unanimous.
After his election Rice said he
considered the 2,000,000 drive
planned by the veterans to raise
fund for liasion work -was the
most important business before
the organization the coming year.
The. new commander also said he
intended to work for liberalization
of the rules of the Veterans Bur
eau which he believes keep many
veterans entitled to compensation
from obtaining it.
Detroit was selected for tho
noxi, convention.
CALIFORNIA PEACH PRICE
IS CONFERENCE SUBJECT
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.
The committees representing the
Canners League, California Can
ning Peach Growers association
and the conference committee of
Gov. C. C. Young were In execu
tive session today discussing the
price to be paid growers for the
1928 output of peaches.
Reports from the committee
room said that an agreement was
expected to be made public by to
night. NATION TO HEAR
AL JUST AS HE
TALKED TO N. Y,
(Continued from page 1.)
said in relating the Incident, "they
gave me a big bunch of roses."
The governor was amazed nt
the number of telegrams that
poured In on him and consider
ably perturbed that because of
their number he would be unable
to acknowledge each one person
ally. Kindness Appreciated
"In all my political career," bo
said, "I have always answered
every . telegram of congratulations
with a signed letter. I havo always
felt this way about it. You can't
send a telegram for less than a
quarter and some of those from
Houston and other places must
have cost a couple of dollars. Well,
if anybody is glad enough to see
you win to spend money to tell you
so they must mean it.
"I'd like to thank every ono of
them but It would take me months
to do nothing but send letters to
them. So please tell them In the
papers that I appreciate their kind
thoughts."
The governor said today that bo
was very lonely for his wife and
children who -have been at the
convention in Texas and was look
ing forward eagerly to seeing them
again when the special train on
which they are traveling reaches
Albany tomorrow.
Erl,i With Smith
CORK, Irish Free State, June 30.
"Irish folk In whatever corner of
"Irish fol kin" whatever corner of
the globe they are located will be
stirred by the news that Governor
Smith has been nominated by the
democratic party as candidate for
the White House.
"The American declaration of
Independence began by declaring
nil men free and equal and entitled
Plans Them, Too
In one of the Oriental doorways of
is shown below, and to the right is
towns. Mr. Hoover's study Is tho
mos tdelightful room In the house,
and has a single enormous win
dow on each of the two sides of
the room; one looks across the
campus toward the Golden Gate
and Berkeley, and the other fram
ing the end of the bay, its - nearby
low-lying hilts and Mt. Hamilton
in the distance.
to equal rights before the law
without regard to race or creed,
yet for a century and a half Am
ericans have upheld an unwritten
law In regard to the president's
faith.
"Every . Irishman, no matter
what his faith is, will wish him
success."
Nelnhbors Visit Smith;
ALBANY, N. Y., June 30.
Blithelv through a summer rain.
several hundred business men and
neighbors of Governor Alfred w,
Smith carried to the executive 1
mansion today their personal con
gratulations on his nomination for
the presidency.
The governor received his call
ers, who circled tho mansion In a
column of fours singing "The Sido
walks of New York," standing on
the porch.
"D fully appreciate the respon
sibilities placed upon mo," ho
said, as his" bearers looked up at
him from under their umbrellas.
"I hope to give nn account of my
self that will justify tho feeling
of pride that came to my family
and friends and to the people of
this city and state when the word
of my nomination was flashed
from Texas.
"Public life Is hard work, day
and night, but It has Its rewards
in the downright friendship, loy
alty and devotion of many with
whom one comes In contact."
Arkansans Welcome "Joe"
, LITTLE ROCK. Ark., June 30.
"Joe" Robinson came homo to
day with tho greatest party honor
ever accorded an Arkansan the
democratic vice-presidential nomi
nation and several hundred' per
sons sweltered In the hot mornlnw
sun at the union station to give
him nn enthusiastic welcome.
A brass band pl'fylnr; "Dixie"
and the cheers of the crowd shout
ing, "Welcome. Our Joe," greeted
the United States senator who
rose from an Arkansas farm boy
to high political places as ho
came back to hla homo folks with
a new distinction.
Arrival of the specinl train bear
ing the running mate of Gov. Al
fred E. Smith of New York from
tho national convention at Hous
ton and Senator Robinson's nppeor
anco with Mrs. Robinson on tho
rear platform was n "inal. for a
thunderous demonstration.
Senator Robinson In a twenty
minute spec hlhat had all the
fim of a campaiiTii address, paid
trfbute to Gov. Smith nnd to the
Arakansas convention delegation
and expressed hla apnreciation for
the honor of being the vice-presidential
nominee.
Former Governor T, C. McRae,
who boarded the sneclal nt Pres-
Icott and accompanied Robinson M
oblnson to
Idress veil
half of the
Little Rock, made the nddi
jcoming him home in beh:
! state.
! Robinson to Smith
ALBANY, N. Y June 30. Oov-
ernor Smith received the follow
ing telegram from Senator Robin
son replying to tho congratula
tions the governor sent when the
senator was nominated for tho
vice-presidency.
"Your telegram hnpplly recalls
our intimate association In pre
vious campaigns. This message
evidences the reasons why all who
know you hold you In such affec
tionate esteem. Already you have
I rendered services of notable im-
portanre to your fellow men and
your future labors In a broader
sphere will earn the appreciation
'of your countrymen throughout.
! the nation. With a sympathy that
embraces every race and creed
you have sought to be helpful to
humanity and faithful to ever
public trust. Your message will
be cordially appreciated by the
folks at home." , ,
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