ROSFHURC NFAVS-R F.VIEW, ROSFRURG. ORF.CON, MONDAY. JANUARY 7,
THREE
TOLD JIT MEETING
Six States Represented in
Combined Protest That
May Eventually Go
Into Congress.
(AaorUtnl Prm Lmnl Wire)
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 7. De
scribing the Pacific Telephone A
Telegraph company as ihe parent
of a -ranged child." Thomas J. L.
Kennedy, corporation counsel for
the city of Seattle, declared at the
opening of a coast-wide conference
here today on telephone rates, that
"Every ntKht the American Tele
phone & Telegraph company as
the opulent parent, goes through
the pockets of its ragged child.
"The Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company was created to be
hard up," said Kennedy. "If the
parent company company operated
direct, it would be held to a reas
onable return on Its investment.
"The Graybar Electric company,
yie Western Electric company and
the Western Pole company are
owned 99 per cent by the American
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, which also owns 99 per cent
of the stock' of the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph company."
Huge Profit Margins
The equipment used by the Pa
cific company, Kennedy declared,
was bought from the first three
companies through the American
company at an exhorbitant price,
sometimes from 160 to 600 percent
increase over the actual cost of
production.
"The selling price on this ma
terial," he stated, "which the
American company sells to Itself
is limited only by the imagination
of the man who makes the sale."
Kennedy declared that Ihe ac
tual cost of producing a telephone
instrument has been found to be
about $1.41 yet the frame of the
instrument is sold by the Western
Electric company to the American
company, and by It passed on to
the Pacific firm for $3.14, and that
the operating mechanism or "in
sides" of the phone waB not sold,
but leased at a price that at a
rental brought several times its
value each year.
"We have told the telephone
company," he stated, "that the on
ly difference between them and
Jesse James was that Jesse had a
horse."
6 States Represented
The hearing was opened by
Mayor George L. Baker. He turned
the gavel over to John M. Mann,
commissioner of public utilities.
Mann called on D. It. Holm, special
rate counsel of the city of Hnn
Francisco. Holm told of a fight 'In
the bay city to prevent the tele
phone company from Increasing
rates in that vicinity a percentage
that would amount to $7,000,000
annually.
Otto Case, chairman of the com
mittee on efficiency, Seuttle, de
Just Received
Another Shipment of E
Crosley
and Console Cabinets
Open evenings, come in and hear them.
A-C Electric Prices, Complete
$113.75 to $200.15
EASY TERMS
Radio Service and Repairing
RU1TER RADIO SERVICE
Union Oil Service Station
Stephens Street Phone 559
aissisi
M&ieiKjixTO
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CONDENSED REPORT OF
The Roseburg National Bank
ROSEBURG, OREGON
At the close of business
RESOURCES
Loan
U. b. Government Bonds 186,200.00
Other Bonds and Securities 95s450.59
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures.... 45,200.00
Cash on Hand and in Banks 230,601.09
LIABILITIES
Capital $ 50,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 33,668.10
Circulation 10,695.00
Deposits 879,777.66
$974,140.76
RHnaHHIOTIHI2EHHHCCCC
clared that the only .way results
can be obialned In the fight for
rate reduction. Is by a concerted
acjtlon of all states included In the
I Pacific division of the i'acilic
I Telephone A Telegraph company,
I aimed to get access to the books of
j the supply companies.
it was expected that m plea to
congress, asking an Investigation,
may grow from the Porlluitd con
ference. Washington. Oregon, Idaho,
Ttah, Nevada and California were
Interested.
CLAIMS ACCUSER
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AorMd Prm ltrd Yir)
R!VKHSIIK. Cal., Jan. 7. The
Northcott "murder farm" case, de
scribed by police as "ihe weirdest
mystery' in California criminal
history, today had taken another
strange iurn, with the declaration
of Gordon Stewart Northcott on
trial for the murder of three miss
infc boys, that his accuser and
nephew, 15-year-old Sanford Clark,
was not his nephew, but bis
brother.
At the county hospital detention
ward, where youn Clark and Cy
rus Northcott are held as material
witnesses, both laughed at North
cot I's assertion. Mrs. Sarah Louisa
Northcott, now serving a life sent
ence at San Quentin for the mur
der of little Walter Collins at
the sinister chicken ranch, recently
stated that "an English lord" and
not Cyma Northcott was the father
of Gordon.
Northcott today had made an
other bitter denunciation or alleg
ed "third degree" methods used
against him. "They used the same
methods on my brother, Sanford
Clark, when they got him to accuse
me of murder," Northcott said,
"and the same methods that caus
ed my mother to make a confes
sion and take a life sentence. She
thought I was guilty when so much
presKure waa put on her."
Northcott' statement was de
clared by officers to be a last min
ute attempt ta repudiate previous
confesKions with an "insanity
background."
As the trial resumed today Depu
ty District Attorney lied wine hiyl
announced that evidence against
the accused 22-year-old Canadian
of the three murders would be
presented In chronological order.
GAS STOVE EXPLOSION IS
FATAL TO UMATILLA MAN
(AfltoclatM Ptcm Lrawd Wire)
PENDLKTON. Ore.. Jan. 7.
Bernard Pahl, 30, of Pendleton, waa
burned fatally Saturday morning
when a' gasoline Move in his shack
exploded. covering him with
flames. Pahl walked a mile through
freezing weather to a neighboring
ranch for aid.
He waa rushed to a local hos
pital where he died Sunday morn
ing. Practically every part of his
body was burned in the explosion.
Radios!
fit
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December 3!( 1923.
$416,689.08
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$974,140.76
family later at J'alo Alto.
LOCAL
Oakland Visitor Saturday
-Mrs. R. !. Harvey of Oakland t
spent the afternoon here Saturday
looking atler bunue affairs and
tttuippitiK.
tn Eugene for Weefc-End
Opai Cordon and Tueliua Cordon
of South . Pine biiwP went to Ku-
gene ove the week- end to inil
with friends.
In From Di Hard
Mrs. L. lwrence and daughter
of inilarti spent the afternoon
here Saturday shopping and visit
ing with frieuds.
Spent Afternoon
Mrs. Charles Javidson was
here from Green Valley Saturday
afternoon shopping and transact
ing business.
Mr. OWvant Visitor
Lige Olllvant, rancher of Look
ing Utass valley, was in ltoseburg
transacting business and visiting
Saturday afternoon.
VUitor From fteston
Mrs. Charles P. Wilson of Ros-
ton was in this city Saturday aft
ernoon visiting witht .friends and
transacting business.
Spent Afternoon-
Mrs. Robert Harvey of Oakland
spent Saturday afternoon in Rose-
burg visiting with friends and at
tending to business affairs.
From Brock way
Mrs. Martin Ilruker or Brock
way spent the afternoon here
Saturday visiting with friends and
attendiug to business affairs.
Go to Modesto
Mrs. A. F. Wilson and family
of Coquille visited in this city Sal
utlay afternoon on their way to
Modesto, California, for a stay.
Returns Home
Mrs. S. C. Woodward, of New
port, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. W. Leeper, left this
morning for her home at Newsport.
Mrs. Osborn Home
Mrs. J. D. Osborn returned- to
her home in West Koseburg Sat
urday afternoon after spending
several days in Portland visiting
with friends.
Business Visitor
Robert h. Chamber! in of Look
ing Glass valley 'spent several
hours Saturday tn this city trad
ing and attending to other busi
ness matters.
Divorce Proceeding Withdrawn
Divorce proceeding by Mrs. Ka
therine O. Hugh against Ramey W.
Rugh will be dropped and with
drawn, It was made public lust
night. Eugene Heglster.
Ex-Resident Here Weck End
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tollefson
Opal Noyer) of Portland spent
the week-end In this city, where
they formerly resided, enjoying a
visit with relatives and friends.
Canyonville Visitor
Mrs. A. J. Kenn of Canyonville
was a Roseburg visitor Saturday
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kenn's
new home Js n earing completion
and will soon be ready for occu
pancy. Fred Rowley Visitor
rred Rowley of Portland ston-
ped here on Saturday afternoon lor
a Drier visit iiih mends on ln
way to southern points on bus!
ness. His wife Is a sinter of .Miss
Mattle l'erry of this city.
Visited In Eugene
Rer. and .Mrs. F. K. Crook of
the Uible Standard Mission and (i
U Koyer. trustee of the church,
were in EtiKene for a hrlef time
last week and visited at the home
of Key. and Mrs. Fred Hurnshuh.
Visiting Parents at Riddle
Mrs. B. F. Nichols of Kidlle and
her daughter, Mrs. Alva Klcmlnx.
of Aberdeen, Washinjiton. ' were
here Saturday visiting friends.
Mrs. Fleming;, who was Mildred
Nichols before her marriage, is
visiting her parents for some time.
Recovered From Flu
H. S. 1'urcan, who has been a
Visitor ItCtfa ft.niunll. at ll.A
ihorne of Mr and MrB Tom Whar
J ton, has returned to his duties as
assistant postmaster in the Kugt ne
postoffice, aft
some time, his
n iliness of
s friends here will be
glad to know.
Returns to Gfendale
tS, ; Mis. Veraa (iillam returned to
g her home at tilendaie Saturday
g afternoon. She came here with
iltf her hiinband the day preceding
g Mr. Giliatii was admitted to Mercy
hospital for medical attention for
tg j a broken leg rfceived in an ncri
g dent. He was f-eliJig better. .Mrs.
uiiiam reported.
In Portland Few Days
fraiK Marstirs. who has born
here from Aberdeen, Washington,
during the holidays vlsitlne Itts
father, I.yle K. Marsters of HaMiy
Valley Kanth. and his grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Manners,
returned home over the week end.
He was accompanied by his grand
father, A. I'. Marnier, as far as
Portland and the latter will he
there on business for a few days.
Left For South Sunday
Mr. and Mis. W. K. Molne of
this city left Sunday for Medford
where .Mrs. Uoine will attend the
executive session of the olflrers
of t he I'resnyterfal. Vr. and Mis.
Boise will also Tlslt with their son,
H 8. Moinc, while fn the southern
Oregon city. Monday ereiiirig
they will continue on south to Pa
cific Grove. " California. There
they wiii remain a number of
, weeks and will Tlslt with Mr.
Itoise's sister Knit the! nMl.(
NEWS
Visitor Here
Carl Wievesii-k of Portland waa
a bunine.13 visitor in thia city ovur
Sunday.
Hera From Corvallia
J. N. Shaw nt CorvniHs was In
(his city over Sunday transacting
business.
Riddle Man 111
Iorenzo Jtall, a resident of Rid
dle, U reKrteU to be critically ill
at the county home.
From Days Creek-
Miss Dolly Knight of Days Creex
wh iu Kosehurg today visiting
and transacting business.
From Medford
M. M. llopan of Medford was in
Roseburg over the week-end, visit
ing with friends and on business.
Visitor Saturday
Mr. iMt'k of 'nmas Valley
was in It os burg Saturday after
noon visiting with friends and
trading.
From Kellogo
Mian Elizabeth
nnllork of Ke-I-
logg spent Saturday afternoon In)
ioseburg shopping and nun-ting ,
friends.
In From Cleveland
Mra. O. Trou-lle of Cleve
land was a visitor here Saturday
to shop and look after business
matters.
Southern Oregon Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. F. Wood of
Medford were in Roseburg over
the weik-end visiting and on busi
ness. Miss Winston Has Guest
Miss Alice Harber, of Medford,
is here for i week as the guest
of Norma Winston at her home in
Winston.
Portland Family Here
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rassmussen
and family arrived here from Port
land Saturday evening for a brief
visit in the city.
To Oakland
Miss Florence Moore, Oakland
telephone operator, who has been
residing here, returned to that
city today.
Principal Visits
R Jlniley, principal of Ihe
Wiiliur school, waB in this city
Saturday attending to school mat
ters and other business.
To San Francisco
Miss Mildred Ohman. who has
been home for a few days visiting
ner parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. w.
Ohman and family, left Sunday for
San Francisco. '
Over From Oakland -
C. H. Davidson and dmightnr,
Jeanette, were here from Oakland
for a few hour today transacting
business and shopping.
On Way to Coast
R. L. Harry, Medford insurance
adjuster, and Mrs. Barry were
here over Sunday, visiting. They
left this morning for the coast.
Home From North-
Mrs. Walter S. Hamilton.
has been visiting with friends in
Portland through the holidays, re
turned home Sunday evening by
motor.
Leave For Timber
Mrs. Charles (J. Stanton and son,
George, who have been viniting
relatives in this city for the past
two days, returned last night to
their home at Timber.
Appointed Inspector
V. A. Chauiberiin, well known
local contractor and builder, has
been apiointed inspector on the
new Medical Arts building now in
process of construction.
W. C. T. U. to Meet
Glepgary W. C. T. U. will meet
Wednesday afternoon, January 9,
1 nt 2:30 o clock at the home of Mrs.
j K. P. Croft. All members are utg
; ed to be pieaent.
Returns to School
Miss Hfh-n Puterhaugh, who has
hw-n spending the holidays h.-re
with ht r parents, returning yester
day to Kugene to resume her
stud at Kugene Rible university.
Ross Guiley Hers
Uop. tlillley, f-hl s'TP!ary for
the Oregon Christian Ktliie.'ivitr
1'tiion. was h'r Sunday to routt-r
with county union orrit-nrs in re
gard to tlip comitifC Slate Slid lia
tiontil convi nlion.
Returns After Illness
Min.i t'iaudli lIotiHeolder, who
has in-en ill at her home on South
I'itm street with Inrlttenra for the
past three weeks, tills niornlnic re
fijnied her duties at tiie i V.
Wooiworth company store.
Ex-Resident Here Sunday
f'lark K. .M-I1r,n. forjuer resi
dent of this rity and manager cf
the Shell company plant here now
hoiuliiR a similar position at
Marnhffeld, acfvjmpanied by Kei1h
Jenkinrt, also with the enmvany,
yifiilel hero Sunday.
Woman' Cfub Meets Jjn. 15
The reKiilnr meeting nf the Itotie
hnrit WnntHn' flub will be hM
on Tuf-mlay afternoon, January ',
Mnnleati nf January $, ba irviriuji-
ly Announces!. Th day will
S holarnhin !xan Fun.) day Bud
will be featured by a tea.
I W. O. ( lintrT. bo hn tcn in
Mhis clly and at coatt point ihe
j pat aerern) tiny looking a:er
; bnilneas Interim, went to la
Orande Sunday. He fit owner f
J thf. nr-w ia (;rnnde boi (()!..
j Mm. ;)Jnrer will remain here in
chance of the f.rand hotel, hhh
thy recently tKtk oyer.
STANFORD'S FIRST
GRADE A GRADUATE
STANFORD I'NiVKRSITY,
Jan. 7. For the first time In
the history of this unlwaity
a student has shot academic
par throughout his arhoinBfic
earner. Arthur F, Scotten has
graduated with a straight A'
in evnrv unit of the J HQ re
quired for a diploma,
Scotten made the varsity (
fencing team, waa a member
of l'hl Beta Kami, national
honorary scholastic fratern-
ity, Jis home Js in Pasadena.
Returns to Yoncalla
ivputy Sheriff C. H. Paugherty
returned to Yoncalia this morn
ing. Visitor In Town
Miss Edna I)oree of Camas Val
ley spent thp afternoon here Sat
urday shojjwlng and visiting.
From Will wood
Mr. T. Hrown and Mrs. Wagner
of MiMwood were visitors in tht
rity Saturday afternoon and were
shopping.
f f!ams VI if n r
Mra Chnr.es Creasv and daueh-
w wpre j,prp frnm (nmBS Vailfv
Saturday afternoon visiting with
ft lends and shopping.
To Join Familv at Reedsport
Deputy Sheriff W. C. Grobbe ia
leaving for Reedpport .to join his
family, who returned to that place
a short time ago.
in Saturday
Hirrv Park and famliv, resMents
of Camas Valley, werfe in this citv
Saturday afternoon transacting
business and shopping.
District Sales Mqr. Visits
C. R. Rralev. district sales man-aa-
for the Grnernl Fleet ric, with
he'x'quTters in Medford. was a
vi -Jtor !r today on business.
Returns to. Bay
Miss Fva -Akert. rtnnchter of
Mr. and Mrs, Kltt Ackert of this
city, returned Sunday to Winches
ter Ray where she Is teaching this
winter.
McN.ibb Viftiterf
Wlss Alice McNubh. who Is teach
ing at. Sulnhur Spring, near
Roedsnort. snent the week-end in
this citv attending to school mat
ters and visiting friends.
In Mvrtle Point
N. W. Perkins, night clerk at
the Terminal hotel and owner of
the Roseburg Cleaners, has open
called Mvri'e Point bv the
serious Illness of his little daugh
ter. She 1b reported quite ill
with pneumonia.
ROSERURC, Will:
PI AY NORTH RCND
HERE NEXT FRIDAY
The Roseburg senior high school
basketball team will play its first
conference game of the season
with North Rend high school at the
local gymnasium Friday night,
January 11 at 7:30 oVIoclc. The
Roseburg team is thought, to be
the best the local school has turn
ed out for several years. Tho bnvs
nre doing particularly well with
teamwork, and Coach Turner Is
welt pleased with the prospects for
the season. The boys played a
game last week with a group of
all-stars, made up of former hlnh
school and college players, and
won very easily. Roseburg is a
member of the Coos district league
tills year Instead of the southern
Oregon conefernce. The chftmplon
ship of the district will be decided
at a tournament to be held in
MarRhfleid at the cioe of n regu
lar season, which will be In Rose-
j bnrg'i
favor as It will give th'
new members of the team time tn
gain needed experience.
American fence is sine Insulated.
It will reslnt rust loncer Is one
rftson thit It has been used in
thin locality for the past 25 years.
It t !.( WHTftn Rrrt
Used Cars
Chevreiet Sedan, 1928 model,
Chevrolet Coach, 1928 model.
Chevrolet Coupe, 1928 model.
Chevrolet Touring, 1928 model.
Chevrolet Coach, 1927 model.
Chevrolet Coach, 1928 model.
Chevrotet Touring, 1926 model.
Chevrolet Roadster, 1928 model.
Chevrolet Coach 1925 model.
Chevrotet Truck, 1928 model.
Chevrolet Truck. 1926 model.
Star Delivery, 1924 model.
Ford Truck, Warford and Cab.
Ford Touring, 1926 model.
Ford Coupe, 1923 model.
Ford Touring, 1924 model.
Ford Roadater, 1924 model.
Ford Tourtnge I4 good order from
S25.0Q and uo.
Ease Coupe, 1928 model.
Eaeex Coach, 1925 model.
Dodge Touring, total price, $50.00.
Dodge Touring, 1921 model.
Overfand Serfan, 1926 model.
Overt nd Coupe, 1926 modef.
Overtand Touring, 1924. p r i c
$69 50.
Oldamobife Sedan, 1926 model,
HANSEN
Chevrolet Co.
Wesley Eager in City
Wejtiey 1.. Kgger traveling pas
senger agent of the Oregon Stages
system, is a business visitor In-re
today.
Joe Denn in Salem
Joseph A. lenn of the Penn-Oer-relsen
comjnny wni 1o Salem
thia morning and will be in the
capital city for a few day on busi
ness. Taken to Veteran's Hospital
N. F. Hannah of Tenmtle, a
World war veteran, was sent to
Veteran's Hospital mniber 77 in
Portland last night. He will under
go treatment there.
NEWLY ELECTED
COUNTY OFFICERS
ARE SEATED TODAY
(Continued front page 1)
Jackson assumed his new nosltloo
mis morning.
Webb Is Retained
Percy Webb, the retiring sheriff,
is to remain as first deputy and
will be active in the field work. It
was the request of Sheriff Jackson
and of District Attorney Cordon
that he remain in the office, at
least until after the February term
of circuit court where Mr. Webb
wiii be required to appear as a wit
ness In several important cases.
W. J. Boone of li rock way has
been appointed as a deputy in
place ol Wm. Rranham, and will be
connected with the office In the fu
ture. Mr. Roone has been a resi
dent of Rrorfcway for the past
three years. He formerly was con
nected. In the capacity of deputy,
with the sheriffs office in iwis
county, Washington. The sheriff's
office has two field deputies In ad
dition to the office deputy, the lat
ter place being retained by Harry
McCahe. Tho extra deputy was
added some time ago due to the '
volume of prohibition enforcement
work. j
Things are rather quiet in the,
sheriffs office at present, but there '
will be plenty of work in short !
time, as the February term of j
court Is expected to be an extreme-!
Iy busy one, for the January term
waa cancelled due to inability to !
use the courtroom because of the i
noise connected with the construe- I
tion of the new courthouse. '
H. C. Stearns, the new county '
coroner, also took over his duties '
today, and will in the future be in :
charge of that department of the
county government.
City Council to Form
The new city council will be or-
ganized and sworn in at tho clly1
hall tonight. A meeting was held
Friday evening in the office of
Dr. Hoover, the new mayor, and
the connriimen at that time were
made familiar with tho proceed-1
ings and arranged the program for ;
taking over their. positions tonight.
t'onsiderablo interest is being
shown in the appointments nnd
policies of the new council, hut as
yet Mayor Hoover has declined to
make any statement, preferring
that his policies fhnii firt he an
nounced to the council for consid
eration,
MR. WEISENHE1MER
APRIL: ! your husband clever?
JUNK: Yes, very. He remembers
my birthdays and forgets nty age.
Answers,
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PKNULKTON, tre.. Jan. 7. Kd
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LIBERTY
attempted Jail break, died in a lo
cal hospital Saturday, night. When
Knnis attempted to escape through
a corridor of the country court
house Herman liepart, a deputy,
shot hmt the bullet lodging sear
the spine and causing partial paralysis.
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AND TUESDAY
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