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1 HE NEWS-REVIEW Goes Into Over 4200 Homes Every Day It Uho Weather Highest temperature yeiterday .. 51 Loevt temperature Ij night 42 Forecast for inferior southwest Oregon: Unsettled with rain tate tonight and Wednesday, normal tempe-rturc. s ! "!sss4i" Consolidation of Th Evening Now and DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent Newer-- Published for The Roteburg Review the Best lnt .t , i ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY. JANUARY I, 1929. VOL. XXIX NO. 216. OF ROEBURG REVIEW OL. XIX NO. 216 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW j1 J ) ,1 FINE CONDITION IS SHOWN BY CITY BUILDING PERMITS TOR PAST TWELVE MONTHS Total Expenditures For Building Year City Has Ever Enjoyed. I COURT HOUSE YEAR'S BIGGEST ITEM Many Business Expansions Indicate Favorable Condition for Coming Year; Improvement Over Last Year Is Noted in All Lines cf Construction. Building permits for the made the oast twelve months year with the single exception or was $51 1.513. Although the courthouse, representing $1 3,utm tU- tntnl nmannt wn rUir-( ir-m fif the- Construction nro- ' gram, there was a general improvement noted in all lines over last year, which was the pooreat sine 1 920. The present indications point to a revival of building progress and the year 1929 will unquestionably bring forth im portant development along construction lines. Particularly important during ) the past yar has been the erec tion of buiidings lor public and business purpue3. ThU gives a : most favorable outlook, indicating ; the confidence of investors in the j business future of this city. The lad that farseeing business men are willing to invest heavily in ex j punsiou and preparing for more ex- j n n.-iKe operations, indicates a spirit that U certain to bring about a much better state of affairs fori the coming year. Courthouse Leads The largest single expenditure! on the building program for the year is, of course, the new county I tourt house, which is now in proc-1 t.-ia of construction. This niagnifi tent building, which will be a de lided credit to the county, is being paid for from funds received from tlie government under the O. ami C. refund, so that tne taxpayers are not being required to rai.se any r itdditional lunds ta eliminate l"- ' iuso.eie uuuuing auu iiretrap in hhicli the county records and ot-j ner's are now housed. The new building is entirely of reinforced! concrete, with tile partitions and metal window sash, doors and door frames. The county court has or-dt-red all steel furniture, su that there is absolutely nothing withlu the building or its fixtures that can in any way cause a fire to en danger records. A modern steel and concrete jail, on the top story oi the buihl Ing, replaces ih, old "pnruusknit ' ji;ii from whica bo many prisoners have made ineir escape iu tlie pat. 'ihe new jail is of the most mod el a b I'o tii-d u so ac:'.i l a i.i a 3 a e; y mu iuifo-ilble act. placed that; difficult if 1 The arrangements are being' made for beautifkaticu of ihe l grounds surrounding the building ' to provide an appropriate setting, I creating altogether an improve-1 ment of which the county ma well : be proud. j Church Builds Another important construction Item during the year was the new iiniU'A U lilt DUIIllfl til Lilt. II. IlilV- ing ouigrown Ha church building, flie congregation erected a thor oughly modern Bible s hool piant uiid ivi-reution hall which was only recently occupied. The new struc- the church s educational aeiMtles plarn for recreation. Ihe New Servue Sundry on V ne and Lane street-, the new in 11 and warehouse erwte.l by L J W. MetCKer on the site of the old DynliwiT mill and the more bit Id- iik i..:. III., lll.uil.-u by Andy Velfne on North Jackson street, are three other m-Jor im provements of a business naitite. Additions to existing structures were built during the year by the Farm Hurcau Lxcllange and the i aiifoinU Oregon power company. till of these buildimrs being of re- orced concrete and arranged for rehouse purposes. numlM-r of improvements were e in the way of sen lie sta 4 'the Klrbfield station waJ (instructed at the corner of Hose E,nl Oak streets, th" Nash station' rWl()i built at IrtMiglas and Main, and L. W. Kngles is comnlettng ai iliird station in North Koneburg. j At the South Knd station ix ca!-! in were abided to the camp round - fi( flities. 1 New Building Started j The last permit to be Issued this - fur !ii that for the Im. wo modi-, ral rrts building to oe consirnn-u lor t lie u.-e of the dw-tors and den lists of Kseburg. Work on the b ;i!Iine. which is to be located at M.iln and ok streets, nas airean i started and the structure win All Purposes Reached j year 1928, totaling $439,165, Roseburg's bigcest construction IViJ, when the sum expended j ARMY'S GIVING PLANE; MflTfin 'J I Ml SUPREME -TEST n.i:t rVU-L- I T ) as Long as ner engine Will Fiinrinn uiii,-.iuii. j TAKE-OFF PERFECT First Refuelling Made in 8 Minutes p rom Supply Plane at Altitude of 2,800 Feet. (Awmclatfvl Prrtm liiwl Wirf) METROPOLITAN Alltl'ORT. Los Angeles, Jan. 1. The army's trt- motored Kokker en turance plane. Question Mark, took the air nt 7:24 o'clock this morning in an attempt, by means of aerial refuelling, lo re main aloft until its engine wears out. The army refuelling piano, pilot ted by Lieutenant Odas Moon, pre coded the Question Mark into the air. Captain Ira C. Eaker was at the controls of the endurance plane as It taxied down the field and swung aloft. observers of the army air service pronounced flying conditions ideal this morning. The night visibility was 30 mile and the day visibility ath the take-olf was pronounced Perfect. First Refueling. The giant plane, upon which the war detriment has spent much ef- 1 fort preparing for the test, beaded northward into a 30-mile wind-. It circled the upper half of the valley. I rapidly climbing to an altitude of J 3.000 feet. At that elevation the j firnt refueling was begiiii. Cnder strict orders of the I nit P" .... .7 . 7.7 7 , , , f h( eIrnp,lnn wa, rup KhBn .,, . mluim glv(, llle ,.,v,lan pholol;rn ph(.r., ,nnP t0 co wilh,n 2,pft (1H, of , rfplln(( for ww, rP, and COIurnercii hoto),raih- er. i As Long as Motors Work. The five fliers nlHard the ship were Major Carl Spars; flipht com m:ihdir; Captain Ira C. Eaker, chief pilot, who wis at the con trols at th hop-off; Lieutenants Harry A. Halverson. and Klwood H. Qucfada, pilots, and Staff Ser- treant Hoy . none, mecnanir. j Thee men went aloft dressed in j gold toes, and prepared to live In-1 defiritelv nboar I the shin, for j weeks if the motors continue to ( fiiic-tinn. Three whole days aloft wiil e-itabliph a r.-cord. however, shattering the mark established by t lic'tlan s.lrmen A turkey dinnf-r. prepared by wo men of the Van Nuys. Ca'., church. near by the airport, and a hearty breakfss for the crew. omiH)sed the food taken up with th plane. Two hot meals a day will b serv- ed aViard the Question Mark. They 1 vii b tflken annnrn at tne morn ing and evening refusings. The Question Mark took off with a minimum amount of ganoline and inil aboard. The light load w car- ni to innure a saie iK-mi. At Wlm Star Too Wild At Home, Court Is Told (Astwclutnl PrrM Icaatx) Wire) LOS AN(. KLF.S, Jan. 1. Alma Rubens, l i I nt actress, facing arrest today on u warrant charging her wit it UiHt urbln k the. peace, has de clared she uiil light the charges and "hold to sliict accountability all persons nuking them." On complaint of Mrs. Elizabeth 'M- J unicipal Judge Georgia Li til ls sued the warrant late yes terday. Mrs. I hl In statements to Deputy City Prosecutor Chollner, a&serted that Miss Kubeus several t times has disturbed the peace of j tenants in the court in which the film actress lives, and which Mrs.1 I' hi owns, by peering into their! Una ..y .urmVoif ia "int. mW! homes at night with a flush light, j apartment u court at me main on the nicht of December switch. 15 Miss Ruben a staged a "wild party" at her apartment and threatened to "get' Mrs. Ihl, the apartment owner complained. She uuseried iurther that Miss Uubeus frequently used profane language in the presence of other fteuauts and that she had refused to move when requested to do en. Among witnesses scheduled to appear against Miss Kubeus are Una Care we actress and her hus-1 oanu l-orry Mason, who complain-1 ej or being disturbed by ioud parties at Miss ituuens ---lt. apart "1 am a law-abiding woman," Miss Kubeus said, when she learn ed of the warrant for her arrest. "All those charges are untrue and I will hold to strict accountability an persons making them." .iss lium ns nas beeu in court seveqral times recenlly. Her pr-y j ious appearances, however, have I been chiefly as complaint or wit ness. On December 15 she filed complaint that a negro janitor at her apartment was prowling under her window. DOROTHY MACKAYE. FROM SAN QUENTINI (Awnottil I'rcfj Lnil Wire) ' SAN QVKNT1N l'KISON,. Cal., Jan. L Dorolhy Mackaye, Los Angeles actress, left the prison Here tclay after ten months be- hind Its walls, accompanied by Miss Josephine Jackson, superintendent ",e women's prison. Miss Mao kHye pft f()r aan Kl(ae, declaring j slie was going to Denver to visit her baby daughter, After that, she said, she might think again of her stage career and possibly attempt to return to the theatre. Miss Mackaye was convicted of j concealing facts concerning the death in Los Angeles of her hus- , band. Ray Raymond, former stage comedian, tor whose death Haul Kelly, stage Juvenile. Is serving a I term of from one to ten years In j I San Quentfn. The prison board re-1 cently fixed the woman's term a one year, v hlch through good lie-1 ' navior. mane 1-er ejthle for re - ! lease today after ten months, V. S. 1-reschein of Melrose was a visitor in this city Monday on business. xnru-UVXjyVnruxnjxruL' j-i.i--.rrri i NEGRO GONVICTiUSUAL HILARITY RWWO F BT MOB iUUIIIaUM L 11 MISSI mm e Gasoline-Soaked Log Pile Slayer's Funeral Pyre After Surrender, 2,500 WATCH AGONY -r . v't ci i- i 1 rusty Who Slew Employe or rrison and Carried Off Girl Dies With Curses on Lips. (AwnHatnl I'n LmuM Wire) PARCH MAN, Miss.. Jan. 1. A verdict of death from causes un known, was rendered by a coro- ner's jury today in the case of Charley Shepherd, negro convict, who was burned to death last night neap Rome, after having confessed to murder and abduction. ROME, Miss., Jan. 1 Slow death on a funeral pyre after being at the mercy of a mob for seven ' hours was the penalty exacted of I Pl.urlai- Ul,ul.u-rt ll.rogpjiM tin. Kro convict, for the murder of J. n n.-vall enu.lnve of the slate rUnn fHrm. and the abduction of ' his lS-vear old daughter, Kulh. Shepherd, cursing his captors almost with his last breath, was lynched a short distance from a road near here last night, whllo a crowd estimated to number 2,500 looked on silently. He was pin ioned to a pile of logs, over which applied. Ueports were that life was not extinct ior nimosi an nour after the flames first bgan to lail at ins clouting. The negro took full blame for his crimes, absolving his two bunk-males who had been suspect ed or complicity. Attempts to Break Free His last act was an attempt to escape. VhMi the long linn ol automobiles stopped at ihe place where he was to be put to Heath. Shepherd was sitting between two men. one holding a rifle and the other a pistol. With a sudden movement, he seized the rifle, but his attempt was cut short by a blow over the head with the pistol. He then was carried to the pile of logs after some of the members of the mob were said to h..ve slashed him with knives. First re ports were that several shots were fired Into his body, but these v.-i-e contradtcted. No coherent staie- ' ment came from his lips, but his mutterlngs were punctuated with curses. Itefore the embers had died out, the mob had disnersed. After eluding hundreds of pur (Continued on pae 4.) The Annual "Drowning of n - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - IN 1929 CITIES Snow Storm, Tragedies and Traffic Jam Mark the Night in Chicago. BOOZE IDEAS DIFFER Press Disputes Assertion of Less Liquor; Great "Whoopee" in N. Y. and Frisco. (Auociited 'rtM laied Wirr) CHICAGO, Jan. 1. The New Year, slapping celebrants with a vicious snow full, got itself en tangled up shortly after midnight In uuo of the worst winter truflic jams the city ever has seen. Automobile horns that first were coimded only to add to the general bedlam of other noisemakem, took on a petulant, business tune as mo torists, bound to or from bright spots in tlie storm, found them selves stalled in a mad maze of machines. Streets were soaked with a half frozen sleet. An unusually large number of motor vehicles were caught in the storm, havhig b?en beguiled from garages by the Lore lei piomise of early evening mild ness. The snow plastered itself upon windshields, hindering visi bility, and lay a thin white cov erlet quickly upon the city. The predicted frigidity did not make Itself felt until most of the revellers had gone. Fewer Casualties Considering the weather condi tions, ihe deaths and accidents in cident to litl'K's wake and Wi'J'm chintening were not as numerous as police lisd feared. Two women were killed when struck down by an automobile, and a hit-and-run motorist fatally injured a patrol man. Stray bullets from celebrants who preferred guns for noisemak ing resulted in several persons be ing wounded. A woman, standing looking from a third story window, was struck by a bullet lired in the street, and was wounded possibly fatally. A street car conductor was shot in the left eye as he stepped from the platform or his car. Bootleg Poison Palls Kiom the standpoint of liquor law violation. George H. Hurlbuii. first assistant to the prohibition administrator, called It "the quiet est New Year's eve I ever have witnessed." Hour after hour pro hibition agents telephoned that there was "nothing doing." . "I think the people are tired of (Continued on page 8.) 'Wt)vvWA the Cat" USHERS Receives Life Term ' Secret Of Her Above is Mrs. Sarah L. North- cott, mother of Gordon Stewart Northcott (at right), who received a sentence of life imprisonment at Riverside, California yesterday fol lowing her plea of guilty to the charge of murdering Walter Col lins, one of the five boys alleged to have been slain by her son. Mrs. Northcott also confessed that Gor don Northcott's father was an English lord, now dead. W eDY ENGLISH Liaison With "Only Man' of Her Heart Narrated in Jail; Husband Tcld for First Tims. l Amnriatcil PrfiM I.phmhI Wire) ItlVKIiSIDK, Calif.. Jan. .imiiii v iriu nnri-ii'in. .ill wiiii,i wllli, his wife and Chief Deputy District Attorney Karle Kedwine of Hiver- side county, listened to the con fession of .Mrs. Sarah Louisa Northcott Saturday night, told the Associated Press yesterday that the woman had confessed that (nrdon Stewart was the so.i of anf Kngllsh lord, whose identity she withheld. "When I was !. years old." Mrs. Northcott told Sheriff Sweeters, he said, "I met a young Knglish man about to come into a lordship at Saskatoon. Canada, my home. "We fell In love with ach other and were married, but I persuaded him to return to Kugland without me, as the sai rlflce of the mar riage would he gn at to him. He is the only man I ever loved, Adultery Admitted "I-ater I married tleorge Cyrus! Northcott. To us was born ai dttiiKluei mid a son. The son died! while a baby. Ijiter (Jeorge went j from Canada to California. While; he was gone, the young Kngllsh-j I man returned to Saskatoon. Otiri I old love blossomed anew and we) lived together for a week. Only mvl llnrn ,i,.,. i ' l i,initu i. i.i j .w. ....... ... mr Twi.Mpt, uii limn. young lord was called to New' York by the Illness of Ills nlnter. He re-, turned to Kngland with her but I died of heart failure enrotite, and . was burled in bis homeland with out any of the details of our rela-i tloiiahip becoming known. "When Mr. Northcott returned : from California," Mrs. Northcott j told the sheriff and the older present, "I was cold to him for a year. I "He thought finrdon Stewart was his son and I never have told. 1 him the truih " i Several times yesterday Mrs. 'Mrs. Northeott told the officers.1 "That Is the truth. I'll rwear It is.". Husband Thankful Cvrus Nor'hcott many times has told offic ers that he never had any kind of control over Cordon Stew art, "Mrs. Northcott," Sheriff f Sweeter said, "told ns she be lieved this fo be due to the fart that the young man sensed thej difference in relationship." When (Jeorge Cyrus Northcott 1 Van told th Mrant story in his n t th nr-i.nn -vut-H a(' th Hiv. endd county hospital vrsferlayl ihe th-inkerl Sheriff Swseters ' "i v..nL ...... v.. KAttnm nfi my heart," Mr. Northcott said. "It is hard to know. In a way. hut ! nm thankful that I am not ' th and Reveals Son's Parentage AL SMITH QUITS AS N. Y. GOVERNOR; ROOSEVELT IS IN C m UI.-.I I'n-u l.-uw l -Wir.- ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan. L Frank lin 1). Itoosevelt became governor of New York today. He In a demo- ; crat A previous governor Hoose Theodore, m relative of velt Franklin was a republican. Alfred K. Smith, four tlmca gov ernor of the state ami candidate for president In the last campaign. retired to private life. The public career of "the happy srrloi end ed with completion of his th!m consecutive term as governor. What he Intends to do has not been disclosed. There have been reports that he will be a banker after a vacation somewhere In the south. It was Ilimsevelt who christened Smith "the happy warrior" at Houston. It was Smith who per suaded his friend "Frank" to run for governor. Before his family and guests at the executive mansion, Mr. Kooso velt last night took the oath of of flee, which became effective at midnight. The administration ol this oath was a precaution against leaving the state without a gover nor overnight, prior to Mr. Roose velt's inauguration today. um ' Mr- Buckingham II I Mrs. V. It. Buckingham Is ported nul 111 at her apartments .. ,11,Ui.w Mil I " '"K from fin MHtk o( in flueliza. TILLER M 15 Henry Arcliamhraii or Til 4 Jer wan at rested yesterday on a charge of threatening to commit a felony. A com plaint mhs )odi;ed In the cir- 4 ( ult court SKainHt Arctium- 4 beau, claiming that be had threatened to shoot a neigh- 4 bor. hs a result of a quarrel 0 between th two men. Slid that he was gunning" for the i enemy. Aflmmof j wss ntsc- d under srrst end spprrd i before justice Of rne I'esce w A tlnnkin where he wulveri ex- I amlnatlon and furnished bail In ih -um nf fl.nnM. ? - fk C. V. ODEN ENDS LIFE WITH GUN Home Near Dixonville ' Suicide Scene. Despondency Over Domestic and Financial Affairs Cause of Deed. FARM LOST BY DEBT Divorce and Leg Fracture Part of Troubles; Body Found by Relatives This Afternoon. C. V. Oden, a well known resident of Dixonville, was found dead at his home east of Dixonville this aftennoon hav ing committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a .48 calibre Luger revolver which was a part of his large collection of modern and antique weapons. He was last seen alive on Friday morn ing, and it is believed that he killed himself on that day. The body was not discovered until this afternoon when relatives went to call upon him and found his body in the den. Despondency over poof health, financial worries, and domestic trouble is jbelieved to have caused him to take his life. Was Well Known . .Mr. Oden, who was one of the best ;:mwii residents of the North. Deer Creek community, had been, having a great deal or trouble ami worry for several years. Iomestio trouble a few years ago led to sep aration from his wife and a di vorce. Following that he suffered a severe Injury - in an accident, and then sustained heavy financial losses, which resulted In his fan: being sold for the mortgage only a, rflmrt time ago. These losses caused him to be :nmu subject to trpells of despond ncy, and it Is believed that it was n one of these spells that he de ,ii i to end his life. Weapons Were Hobby le has for many years made a hoLby of collecting guus, and la the den of his home, where he liv ed alone, he had a great number oC weapons of various makes, togeth er with trophies that represented his ability as a hunter and marks niHii In his earlier days. He a seen by neighbors Fri day morning, but was not seen again after that time. Helatives, falling to hear from him went Ub his home- today and, falling to ob tain any response to their knocks, finally entered the house and. found th lifeless body on lh floor of the den. The Luger pistol besldn the outflting hand plainly Indicated that death was self inflected. Coroner Investigates Coroner Hitter, who was called Immediately to ntake an investi gation, was of the opinion that Mr. Oden killed himself Friday, shortly arter he was last seen. Mr. Oden was very well and fav orably known throughout tho county where he made his honin for a great many years. He was one of the Mint farmers of tho county to enter Into the loganberry production on a large scale. A brother. Herman Oden, re sides on South Deed creek. Mrs Wm. Bogard of Itoseburg Is a daughter and a son r-sldes In San. Framisco. The body has been removed toj the Kosebiirg I'ndertsking parlors No arrangements have as yet been made for the funeral services. THREE KILLED AS TRAIN HITS AUTO; 4TH FATALLY HURT M.. 1.1.4 rir I..-.-.! Wlr. ) MINNKSO TA 'I"Y, Minn.. Jan. 1- Tlirw pvrnons er In.lanlly kllli-l Hlicl fourth an Clltllly Iniuml parly lo'Uy when a nt. hnunil f hlinRo. Wllwaukp. St. I'n'il ami I'ailflc fast mall train ntrurk th.lr automobile. Thoji Mlled wrn: John Rrhumiinakl. 37 yar nM; Inna Venr, 19 and r.lailya BtoU, :i. Orlrtule Paire, 21. I not rip'l rt to livo. All four ar from Continued on page 8) ) (Continued on page 8) father of the boy." Winona. ,
