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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURC, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1 3, 1929. THREE LOCAL NEWS "j Reston Lady Vlit ! Mrs. i nan. r . Wilson sient Tus ill lllia cny. Millwood Vltltoi illT"cher.of Mm.od.!FT SU,h,r" 0reB" 18 a HoHi buiK vlJitor Tuesday i K ntg.ilow and Junh aa a Hotfi'buiK Tuesday! and was looking alter interests. huinesa From Northern Douglas I Mrs. K. K. Ilullock of Ktkton 1 Hpent Tuesday in Ko.seburg: visit iiiK with friends -and transacting 1 From Canyonville Mrs. Elton Hollenhaugh of Can yonvllle a tent yestrdy in iliis city visiting with friends. Glendale Visitor Mrs. K. F. Keiffer of Glendale spent Tuesday in Rise Intra: tiho pinK and visiting with file::-?. Visitor In City Mrs. J. I. Houebrake was a vis! tor here from Kiver.Mlale yent-rday. ! spending the afternoon witinW('"K ,n ' ortland visiting and are friends. I now home. Oak Creek Family Here Mrs A. V. Newport and son. I Chan. F. Howell, proprietor of Laurie, were here from Oak Creek the Tenmile store, v. as In nose Tuesday shopping and transacting : nurR attending to business affairs business. I Tuesday. Visiting Son r,ved Tue.ia7 rtZrZu "V" V? ppendh.g a week In Ifm-burg visit-1 , Kowdnira: from Glide irg at the home of her sou G F ! ,hia morn,n a J-dlna; to busi Stutnp. ' nous mailers and snopping. Attends Fu.ie-al San Franciscans Visit Mra. C. A. Machen. former Koe-I Mr- ttn'1 MrF- rhas- r- Hamilton hurg matron, arrived TiV'sHiiv nf-1' S'n Frnncisr-o were visitors In ternoon from Kugene to attend th. Hnsfburg Monday and today. Mr. funeral of Mrs. J. L. Chambers, well, Hamilton looking after business af- known woman o; this city Going To Eugene Today Mrs. C. A. Mclteynolds and daughter. Miss Clementine McReyn olds, leave today by auto for Eugene. Miss McReynolds has accepted a position In that city. After spend ing a few days in the northern part of the state. Mrs. Mclteynolds will return here. Daoqhter III at School Mrs. C. C. Wamidey just receiv ed word that her daugnter. M'ss Kmma Wnmsley, who is a eta 1 nt at Southern Oregon Normal n nni. nt Ashland, Is ill with measles and Influenza. Miss Wumsley. the m s-fl.-ige staled, is reported to he .lo ing as well jp can be expiVed. Gordon Burnetts Visit Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Burnett, formerly residents of Roseburg. motored here Monday evening and spent the day following, arranging to ship some of their household goods north. Mr. Burnett Is now with the West Coast Air Transport company at Swan Island. Sunt. Portland District Here . II. C. Graham, superintendent of the Portland district of the F. W. Wool worth company, arrived here yesterday from San Francisco and Is spending today inspecting the lo cal store with Paul )l::en, manager. Mr. Graham has been on a tour of stores In the south and from here will return to the northern part of Oregon, The Player&W'9 Is spring's newest iHea of men's wearing apparel. This model has rope shoulders peak lapels nnd has a slightly fitted coat. The trousers arc pleated topped with high waist. T his garment is tailored in the season's newest fancy worsted fabrics. Making an ideal suit for the young man and the man who wishes to slay young. Fashions of Tomorrow ill lm 11 A!bany Man Hers . , r. vpimi.i..v r- ,iI'"w ann Junior I'orter or, Mcmord were visitors on business tin this city yesterday. Anchor Resident Here K. K. Woodward of Anchor was a visitor in this city ti attend to business affairs over Monday. , Here Tuesday Mra. Clyde Hatfield of CMde spent Tuesday in Rose burg visit inij with friends and shopping. From Tiller Charles Parker. Tiller resident, wns in this city late Monday after noon attending to business affairs. Been in Portland Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Detin and son- Junior, spent a few days last Store Owner Visits Visitors Here Today fairs here. Here For the Day Mrs. A. K. nrown, manager of the Glendale store of the Kurdy department store chain, came to tills city last evening for a day's stay on business. Mueic Teacher Visits j Mrs. Otto If. Watzig of Mvrtle Creek was a visitor in Iloseburg ; Tuesday to look after business af i fairs. She is a music teacher In the southern Douglas town. Visitors Leave far North ! Mrs. J. D. Stokes and Mrs. Naoma A. Montgomery, who have been in : the cttv visiting ns jruets of Mrs. John Throne of Fast Cass street. j left last evening fur their homes in ! Portland. To Make Home In Albiny Mr. and Mrs. I,. H. Crow visited here last night. Mr. Crow 1s em plowed by the Standard Oil com pany and Is beiim transferred from Ashl ind to Albany. They have sev en! friends here. In Reedsport for Day Miss . Kvelyn Nelson, county , health nuie. and Mrs. R. A. Post, formerly wi'h the hcnlth unit here, spent Monday in Redsport on county he.-Ifh vork and are expect-; ed home this ntt:rnoon. Visiting at Miller Home Mrs. P. M. Cook of Kugene is In this city for a week She is nt the home of Mrs. Fre t Miller on North Parrot t sir. et. Mrs. Miller, who Pas been quite HI for the past sev-, eral weeks. Is unchanged in con dition. Mr. Miller Piorts. Ex-Rcstdent in City Mrs. Helen Verrell was hire to- rf-iy from Myrtle Creek, visiting. ; She was formerly M iss Helen I Whitaker of Rosehurg and has i been spending the winter in Port- land. ! Leave Tod;y for South Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir Shrnm. ! whoso marriage was an event of last Saturday in this eftv, left this morning for llakersfield. Califor r.ia. where they will make their; home. Mrs. Sluunt was Miss Her-: tlia Rohr. , Mrs. King Better Mrs. S. M. King, proprietor of the Specialty Shopne. has re turned to her store following an illness of influenza lasting the past two weeks. Her daughter, Mrs. K. McDonald, who has been herewith Mrs. Kim?, has return d to her tome in Multnomah. Word of Brother's Illness Mrs. L. C. Davis, clerk at the foamy sehool superint' ndent's of fice, received word this mornin; from Vr. Davis, who ii I:i Modes to, that his brother. A. L. Davis. N very ill with influenza. Mr. Davis went pou:h several weeks aeo to visit his brother and will probably be gone another month. Douglas Co. Folk Visit Eugene Mr. an I Mrs. M. 11. Dm bin, and Mrs. Diirhin's parents, Mr. ai.d Mrs. George Perkins, all of Gardi ner, have returned heme nf for spending a few days in Eutiene ith Mr. Duihin' parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Durbfri. Another w .-ek-end visitor at the Durhin bnie was Mrs. Quintan Rrow n of Klkton. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Durhfn. Eugene Guard. Attractive Ap-earance 1 bis wek the Safeway local store, along with n'hr establish ments at other points In the north west, is specialisms on distribution of canned goods. To facilitate this work the management has made a wrdeful display of these line, snd the local store 1 a the Appear ance of a well ordt red exhibit, si i owing spelally tit tractive pr--riucts. At the beginning of this w k' activities nn canned goods, the Safeway plin nf newspaper ad T MMMn!r was taken up locally, and Mr. George R. Witteri staled to-dr-y tjint tne ptibtle ix responding thereto in a hinhly sat Infant nty manner, and Mies are eotng fine. f'nnet gftods week ends Saturrhiy nit-lit. FARM RELIEF BILL Spok esmen for Senate and House Promise Hoover There Will Be No Loss of Time. GeneralAgreement Reached or Basic Principles of Proposed Law to Aid Agriculture. WASHINGTON. Mar. 10. The legislative program of the coming special congressional session and I the question whether farm relief ( legislation should originate in the ho-jse or senate w as placed before iTesiii'-iii j mover aiuruny oy leaders of both branches of con gress. ! Chairman McNary of the Fenate I Workmen of the Pacific Tele agricultural committee and Chair- j phone & Telegraph company, head man Snell of the house rules com- ed by Mr. Gilbert, foreman of con mi t tee called at the White House ! struction crew, are engaged in re to ascertain Mr. Hoover's views moving the toll line from the In and it developed that both house ! terseetlon of Jackson and Wlnches and senate propose to have a farm i ter streets and it is expected that bill ready for consideration when ! the work will he completed today, the special session convenes on i The line is bebi transferred over April 15. I to Main street through the camp Chairman Snell said that as ! ground to get the poles off the drawn up at present the legislative ' new bridge nnd assist in the -Iin-program of the house Is, first of j provement of Jackson street. nil fnrm mil of tlion tho turiff ' O and later, if a'measum is passed by the senate, congressional reap portionment. He predicted that the house would dispose of farm relief within a week. Chairman McNary said he ex pected his committee also to have a farm hill drawn up by the be ginning of the special session and he predicted. Urn, that his branch of congress could dispose of it in a week. The senator said that hear ings would be Initiated shortly with the bill which he Introduced at th last session of congress ns a basis of discussion. The purpose of this plan Is to en able both branches of congress to make the best use of their time. Dry Stand Praised Another caller from Capitol Hill tOfl;i v wns Kt'ivif nr I larri ili'inn- ernt. flenriria. who ronirintnlim'd I tho president on his stand with re-, spect to prohibition enforcement as he enunciated it in his inaugur al address. The senator assured Sir. Hoover that there would be no partisan ship In his state regarding tiie president's efforts to enforce the prohibition laws. Meanwhile, It was made known that the members of Mr. Hoover's proposed law enforcement commit- for at least a month, alihouirh " it was explained that this was not, to bo constru'-d as meaning tho presi-1 dent will not approach prospective! members within that time. Accord On Farm Bill Senator Urookhart. republican. Iowa, later told the president there was general agreement in the sen-! ate on the fundamental principles Hart ,ey (rf San trnncisco. its ex ton embodied In a farm relief' 'llve secretary, before the fed measure. Sufficient appropriations,! 'r;'1 de commission at its re he said, would serve to make an j ''imptlon of the investigation Into equalization fee unnecessary, but ! pubMHtv activities of public there must be a federal farm board l'wr utilities. to deal with the surplus crop situa-i Hartley declared that the bureau tjnn utilized the radio twice a month "Farm relb f," he said, "hoi!?. down to (his the farmer must be enabled to get enoni'h for his prod ueis to reay him for the time and money expended in growing his cro- s and show a reasonable profit, and the tariff must be ad juste.) to maintain this price level." 1923 IS VISTOi Earnings of J. C. Prnney com pany for the year ended December 31. 192S. were !),r21.217.riK after j preferred stock dividends of ; Sl.etiT.T.II. Earnings (or the pre-; vieus year were J7.;)K:,k;h l after i preferred dividends of $!m;i,k;s. The port inn nf l'lK earnings al locable to the no par common stock is iquivnlent to $11.12 per share as rompared to $12.2 for previous year. At a meeting of the board of di rectors on Ft hruarv Hi. 1 !'.'?, a dividf-itd was deeland of 7.U"t per share on the outstanding common sleek or the c mi pany payable Marr h 1. V.t2'.K to common stock holders of record at the close of business March 7, 1fl29. The total sales of the J. C. Pen ney enmpany fctr were JlTfi. fi!'t.!x!.H. im compared with total salesh for Ifrj" of $l.M f:,;i;r, " u::i, ntint' on the u rea.-d i a i nines rf 1 1n- company for the year l"Ji. Mr. E. C. Sams. nre-J- i d-i.l. said: "The outlook for l'.tZU !:; eqconr- rkIv.k throughout the coimtrv. ie. Store, ft (he end of the year will be t:i kenpinv with tiie expansion pt iniam jinnouneed. BRITISH GENERAL ELECTRIC CONCERN BARS U. S. MONEY Mm.-M1 rrm t. Win-) LONDON. Var. 13.-Dectslon of the directors of the Rrltlsh Gener al Electric com pan v restricting the issue of new share to Rrltfsh fuihiee's wan aptrovd by a I arm ii'(otity of rh irehold'-rs t'day. Tie nieoting wa crov. ded to nverllowfrig when Sir Hugo 1 1 1 rt . the chainmn, xplain-d the hoard's reasons for a-kitig author- Ity to Inerea-e the company's ejpl- tat by the creation of 1 .oneou ordinary C shares. He said that 3 !E0! i the General Klectrlo company had always been looked on as a Ilrlttsh concern and that It was vital that tt retain its Ilrlttsh character In order to secure the continuity of the employment of its 25.UUO work era and their well being and hap piness. For these reasons It was proposed to confine the present Is sue to the Ilrltiwh public. "The American public, who be fore lonn may hold practically all our ordinary shares issued, are barred from giving Us this help by their protective fiscal legislation." he said. The daily Mail today printed an editorial captioned "I'nfalr." in which it said that Great ltrltain needed all the foreign capital it can attract and to repel the for elgn Investor "by mean or un worthy treatment" was to strike a terrible blow at British Industry. The editorial denounced what it called odious discrimination asainst American shareholders in the anion of the directors of the FlrPish Kleetrlc company in re stricting the Is.-ue of new shares to British subjects. MOVE TOLL LINE TO MAIN STREET SICK JUROR HALTS TRIAL OF KLAMATH INDIAN . PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar. 13. A sick juror stopped nil progress in the murder trial of lllurton linker, Klamath Indian, today. Kfforts to obtain a physician's report on the condition of the juror, Jackson C. Willis, proved fruitless and Dr. Hrooks. government doctor, was delegj'jted to make such a report to the court. Willis' was reported to be run ning a liich fever. Court officials said in event the illness Is pro tracted a new jurv will be aecur ed nnd trial started again. The court room today was filled w ith Klamath Indians, some of then wftttpqseq, nnd oih"-r lel.ntlves or friends of Rker or Ilidwell Rid- 'l'1 the man linker Is alleged to havo killed. The f;ii hers of both men were present. In the marshal's of fee during the recess a reunion of the linkers was held. The Indians, snuaws. pa gnoses, braves, wrinkled old chieftains. qjiMlv t,onk possession of the place and proceeded with their morning toilet a procedure Ihr.t consisted mostly of combing each other's hair. ELECTRICAL BROADCAST TO FARMERS EXPLAINED Mm.i..,) IV.-m I..nf.l Wire) WASHINGTON. Mar. 13 How the radio was used to broadcast information about electrical power A,,v ,l,p Hffirnla electrical bureau Wils dicl today by Victor M. ! to broadcast information of the use 1 of electrical apparatus "on the farm.' In reply lo questions by Robert K. H"ilv, coniiltbsfoti counsel, he ! denied tliitt the radio broadcast : dealt with the question of private ownersb'p as compared to public ownership oi untitles. MRS. O. C. WHITIN TO WED BRITISH ARMY OFFICER fAworiatH t'rrm IMtl Win) GENEVA. Mar. 12 Mrs. Olive Crosby Whitin of New York and Whitinsville, Mass., and Major Ger ald (t. II. Abraham, Ilritish mem ber of the League of Nation's polit ical section, are to he married her it his month. Mrs. Whltfn, who is a native of Huston and the widow of Frederick w. Whitin. has been lalson ofiicer between the league, ami American visitors to Geneva, and in charge of Hie work of the American com mittee of the Geneva Inslitule of international pint ions. Last year Io.omo Americans vis ited the leuuue offices. Mrs. Whllln arranged their 1-dts anil saw to It that coinneletit nersons rave biief t:.M;s about thn. nbieels nnd Krone of the leamie. Her work tilled a de finite want and those in charge are h."rd put to find some one to take her place. NO PATIENCE WITH CHILDREN ' Lydul E. Pinknam's VefceUble Patton, Pa. "I was weak, fir oua and run-down b'fore my last Imbr was lom. My other rail dren tired mc I had no pati'-nre with them and they jut won- me out. My im-ther told mn alout someone who took Lydia K. Pinkham's Vege table Comeund and it h'tped her. I took it myself end pt fine rrults. I am ne nf,w, thinks t'l T'J'ir VyHli ComiNuml Mr liin- hnnn and I Uth f-p sure ttist it hHped tr.."-MHii. Ratuo.nu Stage, - 2 IRwn, Pa. 6 S Another of Those Wonderful Super Value Sales of: LADIES' DRESSES Silk and Wool First come, first served. Each sale must be final at this price. MOOTGOMEIYWARM CO. : 315 N. Jackson St. Phone 95 Store Hours: 8 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Saturday: 8 a. rn to 8:30 p. m. RADIO CHAIN FOR i PACIFIC AIRWAYS! ( tmtiHjitfd I'rrm LH Win) PORTLAND. Mar. 1.1. A power-1 ful radio station, one of a chain of I seven lo be built on the Pacific I Coast airways, will be ready for operation ou Rocky Rutte, near here, within two months. W. A. j Cutting, in charge of operation,! announced today. The station Is to cost $20,000 and w 111 be in direct communica- tion by code and the spoken word : with planes in flivht. The stations ' are being built by the airways di- vision of the department of com merce. Six other stations will be located at Medford. Los Angeles, Fresno. Oakland. Redding and Seattle. From the roast chain move ments of planes will be directed by broadcast lug of went her report s and movements of other ships. A 24-hour service will be main tained by the Rocky Hutte station. Automatic printer telegraphs simi lar to thofie used by the Associat ed Press will keep the municipal airport here In touch withjill In formation Issued. There will be a microphone at the municipal airport bo either government operators or airport officials may talk to the planes In flight. -o- SLAYS DAUGHTER RATHER THAN RELINQUISH HER ( AMnrlatiil rtvw Irftttl Win) CARMKL. Calif., Mnr. Lt -Rather than relinquish her child to an other, Mrs. Florence Smart i, 3.1. shot her 11-year old daughter through the head and sent a bullet Into her own brain. Mrs. Sinartt died instantly, while her dahicr is not expected to live. The shooting occurred while the girl's foster mother, Mrs. Mabel ColliiiB, proprietress of a Beverly Hilts tea room, waited to take the child to Ios Angeles. CALIFORNIA SENATE ASKS INCOME TAX DECREASE fAMurlatM Pn-M Uft Wirt-) SACRAMENTO, Calif.. Mar. 13. The senate has passed a resolu tion memorializing the United States congress to pass legislation reducing by fifty per cent the tax rate on earned incomes below the tax on unearned Incomes. Senator C. W. Lyon of Los Angeles is au thor of the resolution, which was transmitted to the assembly for ac tion. BLIZZARD IN WYOMING CLAIMS MAN'S LIFE f AnaortilHt Prrw taMd Win) HELENA. Mmt.. Mar. 13. Con tinuing snowfall, accompanied in some sections by wind, but with tempera! ures not far below freez ing, was reported generally over Montana today. Miles City reported 12 Inches of snow since midnight. One death was charged to the Of cv;ry drurription you (?rt from this store please the exctins! housewife in both the extra quality and low price. Free Delivery Economy Grocery O. L. JOHNSON Th Stors That 6rv.a Vou Btst Phon as 44 N. Jackson t Groceries One lot of 25 only to be closed out at the marvelous price of $95 hllzsard In Wyoming. Henry Fob Bter of Laramie, 3N, died of expos ure and exhaustion on a Union Pa I cific passenger train after strug gling on foot for ten miles through drifts when his truck became stall ed nea r V i i g in ia I a le, 30 nd lea south of liramie. James Smith, who was with Fob ster, succeeded in reaching Her mosa. on the Union Pacific and sent back a relief party for Foi st er. Smith made the last mile lo Hermosa on his hands and knees. Roth men were placed on hoaid the train but Foister died before it reached 1 4t ramie. Smith will re cover. HANGAR FIRE-SWEPT Cl'RTIS FIKLI), New York, Mar. 13. Fire today destroyed a hangar of the Rogers Air Lines In which parts of twenty seaplanes were Mtored. It was believed tho ships would be lust. The hangar was sltunted nt the south end of the field and no oth er buildings wro in danger. The seaplanes in the building were complete except for their mo tors. They were valued at about IIUO.OOU. CUPID HITS ROYALTY STOCKHOLM. Mar. 13. One of royalty's loveliest is to bo a bible if rumor htrue. Princess Ingrid of Sweden, lit, is reported affianc ed to Crown Prince Frederick of iHwitnark, 30. -o- KIP RAISES ALIMONY ( Mwiti Vrrm Wire) NEW YORK. Mar 13. Leonard Kip Rlifnehmder is now paying his wife more than $4no a mouth. Her attorney so announced hi revealing that a separation suit had been postponed. The amount has been Increased $loo. HIT-AND-RUN WOMAN DRIVER IS PENALIZED PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. Lt.A charge of hit and run driving brought Mrs. 1 ena Phelps a $r.u fine, fifteen days In Jail and j. li cense suspension of one j ear when she appeared in city court here yesterday. Policemen testified that she drove her automobile into a parked car and tried to escape but was hehl by witnesses. a iiiisiinmrtn Friday and Saturday The Kini? of all Western Stars makes a triumphant re turn in his master production . TOM ZANE GREY'S The Lone Star Ranger Admission Adults 25 Kiddies 10 Matinee Sat. 2:15 LIBERTY AVIATRIX TO ATTEMPT NEW ALTITUDE RECORD (Awortitrd VrM lued Win) OAKLAND, Calif., Mar. 13. Louise McPhetridge. holder of the women's airplane altitude record. I had her airplane tuned up today for an attempt to break the wom en's endurance flight record of 17 hours, 5 minutes, 37 seconds, aet last February II by Miss Hobby Trout at Lob Angeles. Miss McPhetridge said she would j take off at three 'ocloek this after l noon. She set the women's altitude record of 20,270 feet last Decent j ber 7. n $157,000 STOLEN FROM WISCONSIN AUTO OFFICE ( AuavHatetl I'nM I-vuml Win) MADISON, WIh., Mar. 12. Two men held up the messenger of the Wisconsin automobile license di vision In front of the office in the capitol annex today and took $157, om, mostly in checks and money orders. The amount of cash taken has not been determined. . Robert L. Slebecker, assistant secretary of state, suld the lost was covered by insurance. Officials later said the bandits obtained lefts than $,000 cash. NOW IT'S IN THE AIR See America Learn to Fly NO WAR NO KILLING BUT Thrills and laughs coma thick and fast as you, watch zooming, speed ing, crashing planes, pi loted by the very spirit of youth. Youth in a climax of speed, adventure and romance amid tiie clouds. ALSO Good Comedy Latest Newt AND Wanda'i Music GUARANTEED To be have shown ANTLERS However, there might have been additional negotiable loot,' they said. Mr. and Mrs. A. Zile of Oregon City were In Rose burg visiting over Monday. Good spray hose Is sold at Whan ton Itros. Chiropractor DRUGLESS HEALTH CENTER "Complete Health Service" Mineral Vapor Baths ' 327 Cass Phone 491 TURKEY DINNER I CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FRIDAY, MARCH 15 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. " MENU Creamed Turkey and Dressing Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Cabbage Salad Jelly, Pickles, Relish Hot Parker House Rolls ,, Peaches, Homemade Cake., Coffee ALL FOR 60 CENTS FOR 3 DAYS LouiseDresser DdVid Rollins Sue Carol Arthur I bo Admission Matinees 10c and 25c Evenings 10c and 35c as fine a picture as we this year. .Us , mm aw i