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Newspaper Page TextROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY, OCTORER 30. 1928.- THREE fl Thursday-Fr i day -Saturday November 1-2-3 U OUR AMERICAN BIRDS. I Popular Home Lessons in Natural History THE BIRD OF THE WEEK (BY LOUIS ALBERT BANKS') (Cut out this block each week and you will soon have an Interesting bird book of your own.) THE CROSSBILL ! The crossbill Is a queer looking bird on account of his peculiar crossed bill from which he Rets his j name. He is a pretty bird six ar.d j onehalf inches long, with plump I body and handsomely colored ' plumage. He is dull red. which is brighter on rump and browner on back, with Indistinct marking; wings and tail are dusky and un marked. The females are entirely different in color, being olive preen, which becomes yellow an the rump. The head and back have indistinct black niott lings, and there Ih white mixed in the under plumage. The young all take after the mother and red and preen markings. have , Tlie young all take after the mother and have red and green markings. The young male dwg not show his sex until he is two years old- They scatter all over the United States, hut are erratic and do not have very regular migrations. The I lov'o the tops of tall pine and fir and spruce trees, the seeds In the cones of which form a very large part of their food. They may be very abundant and yet not he seen unless looked for with a plans in the treetops. Their strange cross bill is exactly the tool required to cut a cone to pieties and get at th seeds so hidden away and protect ed. They are specially abundant in the Const Iluuge Mountains In Oregon, where there aiv spruce forests which they dearly love as feeding grounds. They build from twenty to one hundred feet above the ground in coniferous tt-een. The nest is fade of little ereon i twlES pulled from the tree and it ( is lined with hair and other soft substances. They have from three ( to four greenish white eggs spot-j ted with brown. Its call, often re- pea ted. Is. "Kimp. kimp. kimp." ' ZEPPELIN HALF lit a. y t - m r- A TW WAI nUML,LAlL h MESSAGE SAYS fContlmied from page I.) on her first .crossing. His only possession, a knapsack; containing a few pieces of clothing j and trophies he had picked up on ' '.UTS Aspirin Tablets When Puri-ter.t Aspirin Tablets are taken for the relief of pain, you inn depen 1 on their quick action; they are usually dissolved with in 30 seconds. Tliesi tahlet3 are made from the highest quality of prue. true aspirin. We recommend ihe pur chase nf th' bottle of 1 0 0 tablet bera'ise Hit ret eat Aspirin Tab lets have so many uses that it is wis to have a supply handv. 69c Bottle of 103 Nathan Pullerton Th KeevK4 Drug Stan Roaeburq. Oregon TAXI SERVICE and we mean REAL SERVICE with a smile JUST PHONE 21 FOR DAY OR NIGHT SERVICE and we'll be seein' you. Station at Ben Goodmin's Cig?r Store "BABE" RAPP M THE CROSSBILL'S SONG From out the tail spruce trees I A voire that's sweet and fullofiHere Monday Afternoon cheer. TIs falliug through the branches green From birds afar, as yet unseen: nut at my ieei ran suverec cones As full the lumps of shivered stones From out a highway crushing mill It tells the tale of your, crossbill. "Kimp. kimp. kimp, kimp," that voice so free , From out the top of tall Ppruce tree! "Kimp. kimp. kimp, kimp." goes on your chatter. And s'ill the dropping spruce eones chatter. I train my glass upon you there. .a iui ft i ici our uriiiium euiors flare. You spiiyhilv, flashing red cross bill. The while you crack and eat your lill. It must be happy to have wings. And flit around among green ! things; - - - - l To spend one's life in treetops ! high. t Always behold the bending sky: j To find you've just the tools you I need ! To ope for you life-Riving seed l Kadi, bird Is lifted J'or his phur i "i'is part of Cod's abounding grace. And po. you handsome cheerful rre:iture. You are to me an earnest preach er. I got from you this nol of pluck: To use my tools', not trust to luck. I'm glad I heard your cheerful tones . lp there among those treetop cones, You send me forth wlfh courage strong To be myself, for:vt the throng. : his wanderings, he ; Donnelly's. They'll left at Mrs. t bp wailing if ever goes hack to claim them. I I'm Lrnlntr tn keen t hKt ihltici! until the boy comes back and tells me u huuiu .B .up, tiiie haiu. STKAMSHIP MACRKTANIA. Oct. an Uiy wireless to the As- yociated Hressl Just been In corn- niiinicHhion with the Craf Sleppel.ji. All O. K. Think he is a hit north hut not more than fifty mi.ej au ay. Our position at noon C7:e0 a. in. eastern standard time! was -15.r4 north and 41. 4M west. A modeiate southeast gale is blowing. The above dispatch as radioed 1 from Ihe Maureianla to the Asso- I i iii;iMi i i' i,n ny suy oi i-oriisnean. it nau neen Hied at p. ni. 1 7 : 1ft a. in , eastern standard timet. - j The position given by the Mau l retania would place the flraf Zeit-i P din approximately 5) miles east I of Cape Race. Inasmuch as the ' Maureiania was only in radio com-j munication. It was not definitely known bow Tar north the dirigible was. An area within fifty miles north of the Mauretania would place the Craf Zt ppelin some where due east of Cape Race, probably somewhat south. Speed Cut Down This would Indicate that the Graf ZfppHin wai swinging south ward ai::iin to take a course along 1hf 4 t ti parallel as was expected by Cermi'.u aviation experts. A . course along this parallel would carry her towards central France. Inasmuch as the Mrfuretania re-1 ported a moderate southeast gale, it would appear that the Craf Zep- ! pelin had lopt the aid nf the favor- : I Itig tail winds which thus far have fennhled h'r to make good flped. j j The average speed from the tim I she was last reported 250 miles ' noriheant of Cape Race was ap ' proin aiely 4 miles an hour, j KrAI-iNi;. Ta., ut l. 3"- A tadi( ' gram delivered to Mrs. Hans ; Nohle today, from her husband on i board the Oraf Zeppelin, says: i "Knjoyinc trip immensely, ev 1 erytbiiiK in fine shape; nothing to worry about," I The m ssage mas plrked Up at j the Chatham. Mass., radio station. : For both qualify and quantity, 'fry the J. R. Watkins goods. 12') W. Ijne. I'hone 177. HOME WRECKER SLAYS HUSBAND OF INAMORATA (Continued from page L) but Cunningham was dead upon ai rival, according to her stale m nt. Vrn. Cunningham said her bus hand had found Liggett in thir home last March and warned him . not to return. I LOCAL NEWS i l ' : i Visitor From Tyee ! Scott llrtn wT).r a in this: Mrs. II. H. ThiiritiK of Coos Day yi-sterdjy aftt'inooti looking aft'i-! kkk in this city yestvi'iiay and to busin.'s.H .affairs alii purchasing ' ,iay visiting It 1'iHs. su:ipns. Melrose Viaitora Mr. and Mis. fl. Oleson were here from Melrose yesterday af ternoon iranac'iin business and shopping. Koss Lovelace of Ittxonville was here late Monday afternoon look ing after business matters and trading. Mam rrnm Mrs. J. I). VanDyck of Drew spent the afternoon here Monday i trading and aUciiding lo business , Interests. From Camas . Mrs. J. li. Russell of Camas Val ley w as in Host burg Monday af ternoon attending to business af fairs and visiting with ti lends. From Southern End of County- Mrs. K. V. Weaver, resident of Myrtle Creek, ppent several hours yesterday lrtue visiting friends and looking alter business matters. Austin 'lints, resident or Marsii- brother brought me to Koseburg. 1 field, was in Ho.selmrg over Mon-,a told that Miss Kdwards had Return to College 'day lo.il. ing after business matters ' been taken to The Koseburg hospi The Misses Vesta and I.olsjand visiting. j tal and it waa not 'until later that Eeckley, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. II learned of her death in Suther- P. v Ileekley, have returned to O. S. C. after spending the end In this city. week- Riddle Folk In - Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Kockhil! of Riddle were In Koseburg on Mon day afternoon looking after mat ters of business and visiting with friends. - ! Here From Southern Douglas Mrs. Thomas McCoveru, resi-1 dent of Myrtle Creek, was in this city for a few hours on Monday looking nfter business malt and visiting friends. Home From Corvallis 1 ! Mrs- John Zlmrick and daugh ter. Miss Helen SSimrlek, returntHl home Monday from Corvallis after . spending th week-end theie wllh j their son and hrotlirr, John Zim- j rfek. who Is a student nl i lie state j college. Leaves for San Francisco Mrs. Kthel DeM!iutz. who has been- here inun Spokane for the past week visiting her moMtw and OIhpr r,..ulv,,s i,.f, yesterday att- erin on for San ri ancisco, where she inten'ls t) locate and will be .l,.,.,! I.tr ll... Ill .i.r.-.U f'lh. cuialinK company. Visited Over Week-End Mrs. John Koenig returned home Monday from HortJnnd where she ! nlH.M ,iU! weik end with- her daughter. Miss Lucille Kowiig Mim Koenig ts attending Henkhe Walker Ituslness college, having entered this fall, and will complete hirr course before the holidays. Washington Kin Local Man Dead Alvin S. ickerr-'ham, b' year old Nez Herce county pioneer in Washington and a brother of Hi-! ram L. Wit kersham of Hosel-urg. ' passed aay this wet k and funer al S'-rvice were held for him yes-; terday, according to word received here. Mr. W'ii kersham came to the . northwfst from bis blrtiiplace, Hlr-, niiiigbam, low a. w ben a young man and bad lived In Nez 1'erce comity since that time ATTHfERfAKCDAWU CRTIiEGUMMtR TWILIGMT GOLDEN WEST IS ALWAYS GLCRIOLSLYG00D Goldet&Wcst mm Htm From Coot Bay Over From Oakland Mrs. J. Hit k r of Oakland spent Monday atleruoon in Kusebu-1; shopping and met ting friemU. Hera From Corvallia Ora M. Nelson, resident of Cor vallis. spent yesterday in this city looking alter business matters. Here From Southern Oregon It. M. Keed. resident of Medford, was here over Monday looking an- r business affairs and visiting, From Cooj Bay A. C- Smith, resident of CoquIUe was here over Monday looking alt- ; er business affaiis and visiting i with fiiends Went Pheasant Huntino I Hoy Young and Ivan HrosI left last uinht for Sludd, 1m the Wil I laniette valley, to c:ijny a day of Ipmasant hunting. 1 Over From Coast Hel-e From Melrose .Mr. ami Mrs. K. Kdman of Mel rose were here yesterday nfter I noon shopping and looking after I business matters. ;. Visiter Today Mrs. J. lieHolt was here from her home on danleii Valley road this morning looking aftjcr husl- ues:? al'tniis and shopping. Mr. Wright Here Terry Wright, resilient of AlMe i i (-strict, was in Koseburg , Mod- ! day aiul today looking after busi- tnesj f niorc.ns and i ra J.i;- Here From Susan Creek Mr. and Mrs. Carl f, Messing of Susan Creek were Hoseburg vifsit ofij on Monday and were shopping ;md looking after busiii"ss atl'rJrH, 1 . Motor Transport Officer Here . It. liowman .traffic manager oi ine huiiiiiern rat: mo .-uouir Traiuport coMipany, is here from .'ti'nd today unending lo otii - cial du:ies. Drain Resident Here i Among i he Hoseburg visitors j from the notthern part of Douglas j ! county here this morning was Al ' hei t Teague. who was looking aft I er business affairs. School Clerk In City M. A. Manley, clerk of school dist i ici iiiifiiher S. was here tills morning front. Oanyonville look ing after affairs o. business. Back to Roseburg Mrs. Marion Lilly left today for ; her home in Ho:(.-burg. Mrs. I.iliy had been hern several davs as a guect of Mr. Lilly's and Mrs. Lt -die Lilly, Cot valll t Tiiyn. parents, and frit Mr. :ids. In New Quarters The Hodgci;- real estate pauy. whiih has had an otfh North Jackson street, near Deer creek btidge, lias opened newt quartet by the strei t. s in the building oc Valet shine shop on u;ied Cass Going to Rose City County Am icultural Airt-nf I'edy anil it. V. Coov.t y i city will leave Thtndi.y foi lantl where il.'-y wiil I..- th" i Hac iftc lniernatlou.il Liv Fpo.tf Ion, Mr. Ledy assist the iMnr.'las cou:i'y d1 uy. J C. I liiis I' .Il ls I Hie CJL.Ck 111 Returns to Sai Jose After spending the past three weeks iti Hoseburg. his foi iner home. vNStini: with n hit ives and frh-mls. ! i D. MatthAs l.-ft yes terday for Sin Jose, California H plaiiii t reiuiii hero lor tin holi days. Leave for North Two Pncifin Telephone and Tele- graph men, J. m, Iunh. di1 rlet plant chief from Kugeiie, atn ;. F. Woodward, s u p e rtn'endci.t of mal.-iteiiance of Cortland, hit 1o lny for the north after a brief -top he-e on t!i ir tout (if southern Ore gon. Mr. Smick Here Mrs. J. H. Snilck of Canhv is here for an indefimy stay with friend and relatives. Mr. Smirk, who in a con of Mf- Helen O. Stni, k of I his city, has ret n: tied to his wotk after spending a few flays here. Me In jn charge of the Southern Hatific signal Mia'ioned at Can by. now Mr. Garrett to Exposition C. O Carrett. Vej r-.-ewn C Irn dale man. r;i:nn to Cii1; l:y lat evening to an a fire fur the Ioug las county .vi;biis to te i i to Portta-d f.,r tho lr;' n-i.'.n tl I.ivitfKk L'xpi)fior,. Mrs. dpr left Jp, I,, r l:iV.n:l here iff i;iy In i-O if, the Hoe 0 V Tho ex'dblm Will h fettt (ft fi u.l.iy ar.d will (e in charge of Mr. Oar it diiritir t'n- exiKixrion r-n N i vein Imm- 3 JURY FINDS NO ONE TO BLAME pr)R ArPIDFlMT 'x or rlghl dirties. I rmild liear lion to tne kiiui menus ami neimi rwn. nciULii i i . . ... uml,.,. (;. tv.o'bors for their help anil sympathy (Continued from pace I.) betore we arrived at the runes Passed a Pedestrian ' "As 1 rounded the third on the hill road." Howden con tinmd. "I got out on the gravel on the P ft side of (he road. 1 saw a man along the shouider of the road and I imagine Miss Kdwards saw him at the same time, lor she evidently became excited, fear- inn that 1 would hit him, and grabbed the w heeL Thi rmiH.H the) car to swerve sharply lo the rinht ; Na said, "It was going about 4a and alter the wheels which w ere or 50 miles an hour. I think. I can out on the shoulder of the road, i not say exactly as I have never bad regained the pavement, she j driven a car." let loose and the car again swerved He said that Bowden had made to the left. It was then that it left.no statement to him at that time 'he highway and went otr the and that he In company with Mr. embankment. lFlane,y left for Oakland to get a Had Not Been Drinking I doctor. I had not been drinking at any time during the evening and there was no liquor In the car. I do not ; remember anything much after the ear started going over the grade. I W hen someone ran up to the car ; af:er we lilt 1 was still in the seat. , 1 got out and found Miss Kdwards. "I saw no one around there that ,1 kmw excepting Alonzo Denn 'who brought me to Sutherlin in 1 his truck ar.d front there my Nin. Claims Speed Slower When questioned regarding the rate of epeed at which he was ne gotiating, the curves, Mr. Howden said, "I think I was going about miles an hour. The pavement was dry and the night was clear. When I first saw tiie man along fdde nf fh rnwil I think h van about 35 feet ahead of me." Mho tracks found in the dnt shoul- He declared that he did not be- tier of the highway, lieve the accident would have oc- Traffic Officer Thurber's testl enrred had not the girl grabbetl ! niony was much the same as that the steering wheel causing the car to turn abruptly across the road, This dculural inu was in answer to a quesllon put hy Juror Kidder. ' Stage Driver Testifies Frank llallj stage operator for the Oregon Stages, was next called. Mr. Hull testified that h wan operating a northbound stage on : flu night of the fatal accident and ( had left Sutherlin at 10:30 o'clock. i As he inareu ihe hlil curves just north of Sutherlin he said that the, ! Howden car passed Mm traveling i at an estimated speed of 45, miles ,j per hour. i "1 was going about 34 miles an hour, said Hall, when I saw a light flash behind me. I pulled over and t lie Ford coupe passed me. A lm x nt bv he vent out on (he dirt to the left or the load hut soon steered the car back onto the pavement. He placed his arm around the girl in the scut beside him us I could see when my lights picked him up. He was going pretty fasl when he rounded the first curve ahead of me and then I lost sight of him. I did not see the car again until 1 drove up to the scene of Ihe accident. There were two cars at the wreck which had arrived Just before I did. The southbound stage also arrived at about the same time. Bowden Was Dazed "Howden was badly dazed and om-i wanted to take the injured girl in me i.nf couniy ..,.- . on j bis wrecked car and take her to i with the Itouglas county asso .ti the a doctor. The door of the car was; Hon. they arranged a tentative open and It was pretty badly l smashed. Hall stated that In his opinion the car was not under proper con trol at the time It passed hitn on the bighw-ay. Dr. I A. Dunlap. of P:;nerlln, ft stiffed to giving the injured girl emergency treatment when she was brought to his office in Suth erlin. He stati d that her death was caused by a crushed jkull, evi dently caused by striking her head ieg:iin.-t a sharp rot k near where tlii- car landed. Oakland Merchant Talks Haac h'lHiiary. retired merchant of Oakland, was n xt ealleil and id that he was drMtig along the curves at i he south enlranoe of ihe hill road between Sutherlin pud Oakland on Saturday night Me testified that Howden passed him on one of the first curves and j was going rapid rate of speed, estimated by him to be about 4T. miles per hour. "I pulled over to the side of the ro. u l..t ,tT;i .ass," raid Vr. j a WeathM Pureau orttr Flanai y, "and as I rounded the ROPph,rr Oreioo Data repnrteil next curve saw hi Wghts flash ny r Fletcher, Meteorologist lo ahead of me. Soon I was at the Vharaa. scene of the ncrtdent and found Unnmiefrtr presnr Iremieefl the hoy and flu Injured girl. After ( ,n nvK ,.Ve) r a. m. 3" 02 they had taken the girl away I ex-. Relative humldltr 5 p. ro. yes- anilned th pa vein tut around the) terday (per rent) 2 wreek. It looked to me as If h" p-clp. in Inches and Hundredth" hail gotten off on the wrong aid" Highest temperature, yesterday tin of the roatl Into the dirt and could lowest temperature last night 40 not get hack on the pavement." la vera an temnerature for th Pedestrian Testifies I j The most Important witness at j the inqueKt was WeHley Neas, the ; onl ee witness to the accident. j Neas was walking along the runiway on ine ntgnt oi ine acri dent . etnonte to Hut hei lin from Oak and. lie md that he bean) a car coming towwriH him and caw 'he ligh' k f laidilng around t he curve. "I was on tl:!eft ide of the roatl goinir tionii at ihe tlm," he 1e-'ifi d. O but liuniefliately wt-nt he right ride. The rf ot wn cf-ming right at me and I out. on tiie shoulder, about fi feet from the pavement. Just as I I far as possible. The car was rlcht upon me anil onlv misseU me about outside wheels. It passed in ' and 1 I.iooii still, afraid to move. Alter It I had Rone by It seemed to swerve! lout onto the pavement again anil then It looked like me timer nau wavs and started over the embank ment and then turned over. I ran buck and found Howden in the car and Mis Kdwards in a pool of blood." Savt Soeed Wat Rapid In testifying regarding the speed of the car at the lime he saw it. Amnio Denn. of this city, test! f.e(, tnat nt ar'rived at the scene drivlnK a tnick am! picked up Bowden and took him to Sutherlln where his brother picked him up and took him on into Hoseburg. Denn said that Howden made no explanation to him as to what caused the crash. Youth Not Intoxicated Sheriff Wbh emphasized the fact that no liquor was found in the car at the wreck and that How den showed no evidence of having taken a drink thnt night, in com- nanv with --Coroner Hitter and Traffio Offleer Thurher. a thor ough search was made around the wreck that night and soon atter- unrilft thev returned to thht -tt' and questioned Howden. He talked rationally and there was no trace of lluuor oil ins breath The sheriff substantiated prevl- I ous evidence concerning the point at which the wrecK occmieu aim iMven hv Sheriff Webb. Officer Thurber produced a map w hich tte had drawn, showing clearly the scene of the accident. This enabled the jury to obtain a graphic de scription of the spot. The city hall was crowded for the inqueHt hearing, a large num ber being present from Oakland. OFTURKEYS TO .MeKlnley llillitllittton. president of Ihe ImilKlna '"Ullty fooperulive Turkey tlrowers ansnelntlon. nnd J. ('. Leeily. tounl y Hrenl. returned yesterday from llolse, ldiilio. where (hey met with the dlleetorn of the Idaho turkey pool to work out n Joint snles plan and arrange for co operation In the activities of the two big associations, which will control Ihe bulk of ihe turkeys of (the I'acittc normwesi Together with O. S. KM r her. 1 county agent of Lane county, and : C. W. Cod love, representative of lpi-re'ment willed will he sunmiiTeu meeting to be held Monday. Turkey Demonstrations Start. Starting today, a series of meet ings for turkey grower, nrranged hy the tutkey growers association and the extension service of the j Oregon State college, will be held I in various parts of the county. At I ! -an this morning a meeting was j held at the K C Hrown place at ! Dlxonvllle. and nt 2 o'cloi k In the afternoon a demonstration was gtv i en at the J. A. I'eim fa.ni at Can yonvllle Two others will be con ! ducted Wednesday, at the Ceo , ( henow'th farm. Oakland. 9:30 a lm. and at the It. W. Davis store, j Yoncrtlla. at 2 p. m. j MeKlnley Huntington, president j of the turkey association, was In i charge of th meetings which were j (leMened to Illustrate the time and j methods of preparing turkeys for market. DAILY WEATHER REPORT 50 fin I 3S 'Normal lemperatura for this ,jate precipitation, last 21 hours . Total nrecin, since 1st month Normal p reel p. for this month 2 11 t"2x, to date 2 21 Avrrng prct. from Sept. 1, 177 .. . H 7.r, TnfTl deficiency since 5ept. 1. I'2 l.a?. Avera"p seasonal prt-ctp. Sept. to May. Inc'njfdse SI 16 Fort cal for interior southwest Oreron: I'nsettM with rain to night and Wednesday; ncMprat PLIIN FOR SALE ivoipeiatme. CARD OF THANKS Wo. the iinderMicned, wish to esc. press our gratitude "1 appn cla- from the loss of our dear wife and 'sister. Mis. Mary Fox. nlsn to thank them for the beautiful floral oflerings. We especially wish to ..n.-.. j.iiip, .ma. i.iiiih ami kindly assistance. Albert Foxv , t . W. K. Vinson. OIKe Anderson. Jamie Scidtunre. FOR 3 DAYS TODAY "THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER" A. ' ! vr-( With Marjorie Becbe A big butter and egg man tiie city is made into a cheese in the country.-, Mm sSp f ST-r.-, -- LIBERTY I JHjl H - ' - AND WED. jlp Guaranteed "T the b;st melodrama II, ft of the year! ulTH CUVEBJlopK MARY w? : WILUAfiPOWEU BACLANOYA Faces! Faces! Faces! Hundreds of Faces. Faces peering from the past. Ac cosing faces. Sinister faces. "Forgotten Faces," a melodrama of fear. Unseen, unfathomable fear that moves, that thrills. ANTLERS 'IX-' r , ' TV. X-''flTl OBERLIN HONORS HALL, INVENTOR OF ALUMINUM PROCESS (Continue, from page 1.) tion led to the court action, which Hall won, mostly because oi! tho testimony of his old professor. Hall loved his Alma Mater w-ith a devotion In gifts, and wbua Jio died the great sum wa willed to iu For real taxi service phoue'Sl. FOR 3 DAYS 1 L A --v.. I I ill from big ' ' ; lftHlii.irtlSrt Also Good Short Features Admission Mnlinea 10-25 Evening 1035 Admission 1025 toifSiiy J TODAY-