' EAo Weather
Hlohast temperature yesterday,. 58
Lowest temperature last night... 52
Forecast for interior southwest
Oergon: Unsettled with rains to
night and Saturday; moderate tem
perature. THE NEWS-REVIEW
Goes Into Over
42 0 0
Homes Every Day .
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c( DOUGLAS COUNTY
Conaelldatloit of The Evening News and
The Rose burg Review
VOU XXIX NO. 173 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1928.
VOL. XIX NO. 244 OF THE EVENING NEWS
ARMISTICE DAY
Local
Post of American
Legion Arranging Fine
Celebration.
SERVICES SUNDAY
Veterans and Ladies Will
Be Given Places of
Honor at Memorial
Program.
The Armistice day celebration
sponsored by lmpqua post of the
American Legion is expected to
b3 very interesting this year. Sev
eral new features are to be Intro
d need to provide entertainment,
and atHO to Rive a more complete
observance of the day. This being
the 10th anniversary of the sign
ing of the armistice, the holiday
is being more generally observed
than ever before.
The Sunday program for vet
erans and auxiliary members will
be one of the big events of this
year's program. The service will
be held at the Presbyterian church
where the veterans and the ladies
11) have a section of the auditor
ium reserved ' for them. A spe
cial place of honor will be given
the Gold Star Mothers.
The sermon will be delivered by
Hev. Roy Achor, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, who will i
speak on a patriotic subject. I
The choir, under the direction of
ElMe Carleton Strang, will sing
"The Flower of Liberty,'
a com-Uhe
pntmiuii ny reiuiinger. r rnoc .
Lintott. church organist, will pro-
viile the accnmnnnlment Annlh.
er special musical selection will be imcome ,ax measure was Quito
riven by the American Lesion irlose. being defeated only by about
Auxiliary quartette composed of;2o vot! but the negative recep
Elsie Carleton Strang first so-tlon for the remaining bills was
trano: Mrs. Clair K. Allen. sec. overwhelming. Particular dlsap
!nd alio. The ouartette will sing 1 Pr0.val 'as expressed for the tour
Mto. and Mrs. Ray Compton. sec ',ower b"ls; Mch we" defeated
end also. The ouartette will sing!1"' votes f three-to-one In each in
Mem e ssohn'l "Lift Th ne Eves."
Mrs. Homer Grow will be the ac-
,
Celebratlon Monday
Monday s celebration will start
pt 9-M with . 7n,m .m. .rhihi.
( j . K ... r. ... i
County Concert Band.
The rinsr nnrl Vtrt race
will be I
held at 10 o'clock and is expected
In be the sports feature of the No - ''612
lav. Already nearly 100 dogs Reduction Auto License Fees
have been entered In the contest, eB '
for (which a Ford automobile Is to,No 2M
be the prize. Income Tax Bill
The race Is ovn to all boys I J0" 2719
unit glrl under the ace of 15 i"0 29?3
Years. There are no ro.trirtlnr,. Restrictine the Legislature
or reKiilsti."s aside from the re -
ilie'
f til"
thn everv nny or girl
-I tp" p.-o ft (jog seenre-
V tl(.l tb cnH ryl ft fnP.fMt 1 '
nd rf a four-foot
leash. There are to regulations
regnMlin- asre. welcht. size or
breed of the dogs or kids.
The race will s'art at the
hrty Theatre pA will finish at
the Antlers Theatre. The first
hov or girl to cross the finish line
with his or her dog will be awanl-
cd the Mitnmohlte. Witt, a Innkful
The runner mnv drse; the dog or
the' do mev drag the runner. It
(Continued on page 21
WIDOW OF ULW
DETROIT REALT03
MURDER VICTIM
DKTROIT, Nov. 9 The body of Damron and "Little Wayne" Dam
Mrs. Jennie Iintr. 51. widow of a ron-
r-putpd weaMhy IVtrolt real cs-t Dnmron asserted that he, known !
ate dealer, was found this mora- In hut home town as "Little I
'ng nrnr tlie furnace In the base-
ment of her home. Her head had
neen crushed and indications were
mif nun ovvu in a struggle.
ine body was found by Mrs. t
rrinciiia Selmis, a neiRhbor, who
said she entered the I -anti home,
to Investlrate became she had npt
8-n Mrs. Lnts since yesterday
afternoon. Near thf body, which
lay In a pool of blood, was one of ,
Airs. l-anti . slippers.
Police said following a pryml-'
nary investigation that they be -
lieved Mrs. Ijints -was slafn yester-
d.iy afternoon. One theory ad-'
vnnced was that me might nave
been slain by a robber, although aCPcted Home Soon
ninuiwr of her valuable diamonds j Mrs. Louis Smirk and son. La
wre found In the house. Werne Sutherland, are expected
Mrs. Laoti had resided alone In ; home within a fw days from San
her home slnre the death of her ' Francisco, where thev hav been
husband. James 1-anU, months,
15-Year Struggle Finds
Ex-Mill Toiler New Star
In Operatic Firmament
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Clara Jacobo. once a mill worker
in Lawrence, Mass., stepped up last night into that golden
world toward which she had struggled for nearly I 5 years the
stage of the Metropoltinn Opera House.
She made her debut in "11 Trovatore," whose tuneful
arias she could sing at an age when most children are learning
kindergarten ditties. After she had sung with Viovanni Martin
elli the old familiar "Miserere -which she used to sing all by
herself as a child, both soprano and tenor could have left no
doubt in the minds of her old friends from Lawrence that she
was a success.
From an inconspicuous seat In J
the gallery, a sturdy little eld
man, with drooping grey mis
tache,. listened intently to every
note uttered by the new dramatic
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
company. Later . he went back
stage.
"Papa!" shouted a chorus of
Italian voices, and he was dragged
up to a place by his daughter's
side in the lights.
Angelo Jacobo, born In Naples,
once a grocer In Lawrence and
now a comber In a woolen mill,
forgot then, all the' English he
had ever known. He could speak
only Italian and not much of that
A Father's Devotion
1, N. F. De Cesare, childhood
friend of Clara Jacobo, who had
come from Lawrence In a delega
tion headed by Mayor and Mrs.
ALL INITIATIVE
All of the initiative' measures on
ballot at the general election
Tuesday,' went down to defeat at
tne hands of the voters of Douglas
county, final returns reveal. The
u. . vine swusm
the Dunne bills also displayed tho
tempter of the electorate of th'
coun' regarding measures that
lwo"ld nrfere with the county's
:ro program. The totals on the
various measures, as tabu
measures, as tabulated un
officially, are as follows.
FV" Csnt Gasoline Tax
:es - 1554
:ea
.2199
No
-.3367
Deechutes River Bill
,lso
' P8
LI-!No
'
,?.'
"
,.
?-e
Rogue River Bill
...1494
Umpqua River Bill
McKemie River Bill
.....H0l
4IU0
INJUNCTION SUIT
OVER "SHOW BOAT"
WON BY NOVELIST i
i
f Acetates Pre. U..1 Wire) j
' ., . t
NEW YORK. Nov. 9The appll-1
cation for an Injunction brought
by Wayne Damron .of Catlettsburg.
Ky. against hdna rerber. novel-1
1 , ..S. 2 .7 , , npr i
IIUVT-I OIIUW uioiiiiKiru
today by Supreme Court Justice
E. V. Gavegan. In the novel
Miss Ferher described the opening
of the "lyack Diamond Saloon"
Wayne." had never been engaged 1
In the liquor husim-ns and he
sought ine Injunction on the
grouna inai nis name .was usea
ft- advertising Dumosea without I
his consent.
In dismissing the application, I
Justice Gavegan said that In his
judgment immron'i name had not
been used for advertising or trade. I
but solely as local color for the i
.story. Consequently, he arid.
Iamron had no redress under the
1 statute under which he brought
his action,
0 .
visiting their daughter and sls-jof
Michael A- Landers, tried to ex
plain how he felt.
"He took that seat Away up In
the gallery," Dr. De Cesare said,
"because he was . afraid he might
get emotional and he, didn't want
to disturb vthose around him. In
the gallery, he thought, it might
not matter, so much.
"You see, Clara's mother who
believed in her long before he did
and persuaded him finally to let
her go to Italy to study died only
a short time after Clara went away.
And tonight he's heartbroken be
cause she can't be here.
"When once he made up his
mind to help Clara become a great
Binger, Mr. Jacobo went all the
way, all right. He's been a iwon
derful father to her and to all his
children."
FUNERAL OF MRS.
SMICK WILL BE
HELD SATURDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. W. A.
Smick, who passed away yester
day morning, will be held Satur
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Instead
today, as previously announced.
The services will be held in the
resbyterian church, which Mrs.
Smlck served for practically all
of her active life, with Rev. R. W
Achor, pastor of the church, offi
ciating. Arrangements are in
charge of the Roseburg Undertak
ing company. Interment will take
place In the Masonic cemetery.
50-YEAR TERMER
FREED FOR TIPOFF
OF FELLOW CONS
(Auocitt I'rwn Laod Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9. The
exiiminer today says that Sid Ken
ford, a convict serving a 50-year
sentence In San Queotln. has been
given his freedom by the state,
board of prison directors and has
been whisked out of the state in
order to defeat a plot of certain
San Quentin prisoners to kill him.
The newspaper said Kepford
and Calvin Howell, a fellow con
vict, revealed to Wmden James R.
Holohan the hiding plaoe of
weapons hidden In the prison by
Fred and Roy Conk, erstwhile San
Francisco "bad men," who had
planned to erane. For ten months
afterward . Kepford was said to
have been kept in a cell In "con
demned row" as protection from
infuriated convicts who had ex
pected to figure in the escape.
Only prison officials were said
to know where Kepford was sent.
PHONE CALL LURES
TWO OFFICERS TO
KIDNAPING TRAP
(Anrltft1 rrrm lvd Wire)
COFFEYVILLE. Kans., Nov. 9.
Karl Hackney, chief of police, and
W. H. McMurtry, plain clothes
policeman .were kidnaped shortly
,"'fore noon ,oda!r by "eTera'
men when they answered a call
' 'he ou,n of t,,e elT to
arrest chicken thieves.
Th, otticm an,wered the call
of , wonian who reportp,, ,he had
n , hl(1,nlf , a imnl
rark)l of chlcken,. when the chief
and his companion appeared, the
woman reported, the men covered
them with their guns, forced them
into a motor car, and drove away.
KILLER'S NAME UNTOLD
(AMocUttd Tnm Ltwwd Wirt)
NEW YORK. Nov. 9 Assembly-
man Menrlre Cantor, attorney for
Arnold Iinihntln a-Hptrd In 4h
dtntrict attomev's office today that
his cam her ri fnt hi nni r..
vealed to him the lrinHtv of tho
man who fatally wounded him.
Cantor was asked If he thought
Roihstein had anticipated his
dth. I being known that he had
made his will shortly before he
was shot In a brawl about gamb-
lng db'S. The lawyer replied that
the gambler had "a very particular
reason for making his will when
he did and thut the will would
"sr-ik for Hsflf."
Police revealed twlsv that ther
wore holding Jimmy Mhan, host
at the crd game at which Roth
stein "dropped his roll." the game
which led to Rothsteln's death, and
that thtT had learned the Identity
the slaver. Meehan was held as
ROOSEVELT
APPARENT SAFE
LEAD OF 25,
Nominator of Al Smith to
Succeed Him as New I
York Governor.
RECHECK FAVORS HIM
Houghton, Beaten for U. S.
Senator, to Keep Post
as Ambassador to
Great Britain.
(AMociatrd Pitm Lms4 Wire)
NEW YORK. Nov. 9 With one
district still unreported Franklin
D. Roosevelt today appeared to
have been elected governor of
New York state by ovtr 25,000
voles. v
Attorney General Albert Ottlng
er, the republican nominee, still
refused to concede the election be
lieving a checkup of the totals
would show him a winner by a nar
row margin.
Errors found in the unofficial
compilation, however, have added
to Mr. Roosevelt's total. A recheck
of the returns in the borough of
Richmond. New York City, added
3.455 to the Roosevelt plurality, in
Suffolk county 731, and in OBwego
county 405. In Oneida county Ot
linger gained 1.670. The lone miss
ing district is In New York City.
The revised state figures com
piled by the Associated Press give
Roosevelt 2.120.151, Ottlnger 2.
o4.Sf7, a plurality for Roosevelt
of - 25.284. Roosevelt carried New
York City by 405,512. ,4
J HouQhton to Old Job "
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. Alan
son R. Houghton, defeated for the
United States senatorship fro'm
New York, In Tuesday's election,
said today that he will return to
London as ambassador, sailing
next Wednesday on the Leviathan.
He made the announcement after
a conference with President Cool
Id ge.
Houghton's resignation, which
was ; resented to the chief execu
tive shortly after his nomination
for the Nn,w York senatorship,
was offered to become effective at
the president's pleasure. In his re
ply to Mr. Houghton, Mr. Coo I Id ge
acknowledged Ha receipt and re
gretted the loss of Mr. Houghton's
services which its acceptance
would imply.
It view of Mr. Houghton's defeat,
Mr. Coolidge, It was learned, pre
vailed upou the former to return
to London and complete his term.
Burleson Hits Bolters
. AUSTIN. Texas, Nov. 8. For
mer Postmaster General Alltert S.
(Continued on page 8)
The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness!
rl rmlmN3 Red mMS? W
'PHONE BRINGS
COPS NOT CAPS;
BEER, $25 GONE
Are l.tJ I'm. Uunl Win)
DALLAS. Tex.. Nov. 9.
Among the many com
plaints from those who got
the wrong number, one Dal
las woman today had a
grievance far above the us
ual telephone miscues.
Calling her hardware
dealer's number she asked
briskly for a pound of bot
tle caps. By mistake she had
been connected with the po
lice station and four hundred
and fifty pounds of copa
were delivered instead in the
persona of Officers Dean
Coss and Charles Burrus.
The woman's beer was de
stroyed, and she paid a $25
fine.
PUNS COMPLETED
FOR MEDICAL
ARTS STRUCTURE
Plans and specifications for the
proposed new Medical Arts build
ing have been completed and are
now being distributed to contract
ors ror examination. Rids are to
be received on the 26lh and it Is
expected that there will be a num
ber of bids submitted as plans
have been called for by a large
number or contractors, including
two local firms.
The building will be three stor
ies In height with a full basement.
The basement and first floor
will provide garage space and
there will be three store rooms on
the first floor. The second and
Viirri floors will provide 80 office
rooms for the use of the doctors
and dentists who make up the
Medical Arts corporation that is
financing the structure.
The plans for the building have
been prepared by Cleo Jenkins, of
Albany. It is expected to cost ap
proximately ISO.OOO. It will be oc
cupied exclusively by doctors and
dentists and will have a central
laboratory and other equipment to
enable the occupants' to give im
proved service to their clients.
i-ORUM CORPS TO BALLYHOO
FOR ARMISTICE DAY
The American Legion drum
corps from Umpqua post will turn
out on the main streets tonight to
give a ballyhoo exhibition, adver
tising the Armistice day program,
and particularly the football game
to be played Monday afternoon be
tween the Medford and Itoseburg
Junior high schools. The drum
corps will give another exhibition
on Monday iu opening .the celebration.
T
ORAL UNMOVED
AT
IN no CITY
Assassin of Obregon Say
Death Sentence Holds
No Terror for Him.
NUN IS ALSO GUILTY
Woman's Penalty Twenty
Years Imprisonment;
Populace Pleased
at Verdict.
(AwnrUUd PtM Lm3 Wirt?)
(AMoctatcd Prrn Lmmd Win)
SAN ANGKL, Mexico, Nov. 9.
Jose De Ieon Toral, under sent
ence of deuth for the assassination
of General Alvaro Obregon. today
remained firm in his assertion tha?
the verdict held no terrors for
him.
Mother Concepclon Aceveda De
LLata, tried Jointly with the young
art student, was convicted of be
ing the "Intellectual author" of the
crime yestorday and sentenced to
twenty years' imprisonment.
One thousand persons cheered
the Jury when the verdict was re
turned. Ever since his arrest on July 17
Immediately after slaying General
Obregon, Toral has maintained
that dm Is willing to die. lie re
Iterated this as the trial closed.
His hope, he addtd, waa that the
Mexican people would forget their
hatreds.
Attorney to Appeal
Attorney Bod I of the defense
counsel announced that he would
appeal to the Mexican supreme
court. He was allowed five days to
perfect this appeal. Should the San
Angel court's verdict be upheld the
date and nlace or Toral s execution
! hv a flrlntr annail will nrnhnhlv tw
fixed by the governor of the fed
eral district.
The rou t ocm iembled a gar
rison when tho trial v.as cjnclud
ed. Reinforcements of guards were
on duty outside the building to
keep buck an ever swelling crowd.
The jury of nine men, montiy
laborers, was out an hour and
forty minutes. The verdict was
radiocast.
The Jury was unanimous -In
Toral'a case.
Mother Conception was found
guilty by a vote of eight to oue,
a majority verdict under Mexican
law being sufficient to convict.
She dropped her eyes and sat mo
tionless. Officers Guard Tonal
When sentences were Imposed
everybody in the courtroom stood.
Continued on para 4.)
CONVICTION
Convicted!
Jose DeLeon Toral (above), as
sassin of President-elect Obregon
of Mexico, and Mother Superior
Conception, accused of complicity,
were found guilty by a Jury at
Mexico City Thursday night. Toral
:nJ ytY.ln
maximum permitted by law.
CHEMICAL PLANT
(AaocUtrd Prat Leued Win)
RICHMOND. Calif.. Nov. . i
Two men were killed, two others
BLAST KILLST1: !
nni
were probably fatally Injured and; mass. Birds which hovered over
a dosen more were seriously In- the rive? of lava were caught by
Jured when the Western Industries ' the fumes aud fluttered down lulu
corporation chemical plant here the fire like dead leaves,
blew up today, bursting the walls! Two poor peasant wonien tear,
of the brick building. fully begged the authorities for
The dead are Jack Chander and permission to disinter the body ot
James Drury. Expected to rile are one of their relatives so as to bury
Jack Caldlrra and Bert Ferguson. Mt In a safer place. The advance ot
Drury's body was blown frontline lava made It necessary that
the second floor of the building me request be refused,
and wedged between two tanks a monument to the war dead
outside. Caldlrra said a flame from which waa to have been unveiled
a l!ow torch re rr.rrled probably iii Hni ita u-u. hnu- rt,iirrM.i
ignited an acid mixture !n a ten-
I thousand gsllon lank.
The blast wrecked the entire In-
, terlor of ihe plant and shattered
winoows wmim a nar. mile ramus.
The chemical plsut was a new unit
of the Western Industries concre
tion and had been in operation
only a few months.
BRITISH AVIATOR
THIRD TO DIE IN
24-HOUR PERIOD
(AMortatfd I'm LcmmI Wtrr)
BRItOKLANDfl, Fng.t Nov.
UfMiunnnt CI. Mndnckst of
9
Ihe
Coldstream guard crashed to death
from a thousand feet today while
flying in a single-seater in the
first meeting of the Household Brl-
gade flying club here.
The club was formed for officers
of (he brigade of guards who are
Interested In flying.
Lieutenant Maduck's plane 'ap
parently stalled and went Into a
spin from which the pilot was on
able to recover.
With the finding of '.he bodies
of two royal air force men. Pilot
officer C. L. Myers and Aircrafts
man H. Chadwlck on the Yorkshire
Moors yesterday after they had
been missing 24 hours, the British
air force fatalities for this year
mounted to 6H against 65 last year.
OIL WELL IGNITES
FROM SPARKS FROM
FORCE OF BLOW-IN
f AMrvl.tH pin. UMrd Wire) ""
I)8 AN0KI.E8; Nor. t.
Threatening the entire west side
or the Hants o Bprlngs oil ills- ' man In the dining saloon of the
trlct, a large force ot men early iMatson liner Malolo here late ves
tnday fought a furious blaze of the 'terriay. Officers made this slate
Hell View nil syndicate's weli I men toH.y.
whlrrf Ignited shortly after three Miss Iieselvo. who was Inime
o'clock this morning when It .dlstelr arretted, was not informed
blew in a "gasser." Ilhat I'lnto bad died from the
The explosion wrecked the well j wound Inflicted by the small re
derrick and shot gravel and mud volver she fired at him.
high Into the air, but workers j "I done It, and no- I am sorry
about the well escaped to safety I didn't do a good Job." she waa
without Injury. Hpaiks caused by i quoted assaying. "Bah! he ran
rocks striking the "walls of (he ' like a coward."
well casing when the gas pressure ( She said she met Pinto recently
exploded, were hlsmed for the In- In San Francisco and that he made
cepiion of the blaze. advanres whlih led her to bellva
Reports indicated that the blaieihe intended In marry her. She
was of a more serious nature than jcame to Portland to meet him, and
that which two months ago envd- th Md he repulsed her.
oned the Oeorge F. Getty No 13 They were talking in a corner ot
welt and raged for morn than 'the dining saloon, and he turned
forty days before firefighters sue-jaway from her with a nonchalant
ceerted In conquering It. flip of the arm. Kite draw a small
Efforts of the force of men Inlckel pluted revolver and pulled
fighting the Bell Vlffc- well flames the trigger. The bullet failed to ex
were confined largely to pro- 'plode and she pulled the triggers
tectlng surrounding property and i second time. There was a siiarn
all available fire apparatus near jcrark and Pinto scumbled. Jle
the field was summoned to the j walked to the elevator and went
scene. The well Is located sp-i'o the next deck above. lis waa
proximately a half mile from the then hurried to the ship's hospital
Getty project. where he died.
CITY IN SICILY
PRE! TO ETNA'S
SPEW OF LAVA
Volcano's Molten Stream
Engulfs Mascali, Once
' Home of 10,000.
THREE PERSONS DIE
Newly Dedicated Column
to War Dead Included
in Losses ; Scenes
Aie Pitiful, t J
(AMoeLftted Vnm Ud WJrr)
CATANIA? 81clly. Nov. 9. Maa-
II ne Lnma a IflitlkA turn.
fooling flames. Three arsons
whose escape was cut orf perished
la the nioken Btream rolllDK down
the slopes of Mount Etna,
The onrush of the three pMncl
pal Java streams which had threat
ened the region between Mascali
and the sea, however, seemed to
have diminished in intensity.
The disaster so stunned the
simple folk of the countryside that
gendarmes and firemen sent to the
scene from Catania some timed
found It necessary to use force to
drive them to places of safety.
Fatal Fascination "'
The spectacle ot relentlessly
flowing lava seemed to exercise
a terrible fascination on men and
beasts. A number of cats were
lured Into Mascali by the fiery
Islght and destroyed by the molten
ut before the lava reached It.
iFascistn performed the rite by
calling the minus on the roll of tho
awltl whle tne crowd answered
,.,,... ,.h .,
caiiea.
Several companies of engineer
troops were trying today to lay
mines In order to form trenches
und thus divert the flow ot the
molten stream.
Lava Flow Slackens
The principal stream of lava was
flowing In the direction of the tall-
(way station at Mascali. Although It
had advanced to within 250 yards
of the road bed, rail service was
c mntiuiug. The stream, which had
be-'n "owing- at a rate of 100 xards
11 diminished in speed and
; today was making only 10 to. 13
y"'s an hour.
Thousands of spectators rame
from all over Sicily and Calabria.
They were obliged to park their
cars far from the scene of destruo
((.'ontinued from page 4.)
SLAI Df UN
PORTLAND. Ore- Nov. 9
Charge or first degree murder will
be filed against Miss lloreene I)e
selvo! 32. of Han Francisco, who
shot to death Gilbert J. I'lnto, yeo-