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Newspaper Page TextNws-Revhew Editorials on the Day's News : ,TFe Weather Highest temperature yesterday. 58 Lowest temperature last nidhi 50 Forecast for Interior southwest Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Frl day; cooler tonight. Coneolfdatton of The Evening News and The Roseburg Review DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent New-paper, Publlihe.d for the Be; interacts of the People By PKANK JENKINS "TTIE weather bureau, matching science against tradition, tells us the old theory that the equinox brings storms in its train is full of holes. That there may he storms on or near the equinox it admits; but when that happens, It says. It Is a coincidencenot a case of cause and effect. The scientists are doubtless right. I They usually are. But those who were out in yesterday's rain, which.! according to the weather bureau, I was only a coincidence, got Just as wet as If it had been the result of; the equinox. JJE It DIN AND Foch, marshal or France, the commander who led the allied armies to. victory in the world war, Is dead dead In his 78th year. We mourn, mourn sin cerely, because a great man is gone. But death Is Inexorable. The great of this earth, as well as the small, pass on. When a truly great man dies, it seems for the moment that the loss we have suffered Is irreparable. But that is not true. Other great men arise to take the place of those who are gone. The world moves on toward what ultimate goal we do not know. TJJITH the victorious armies of Germany sweeping forward, ap arently Irresistibly, upon Paris, Foch, on September 9, 1914, sent this memorable message to Gen eral Joffre: "Sly right is crushed. My left Is In retreat. I am attack ing with my center." He attacked with his center and stopped the German advance dead in its tracks. Paris was saved. The German dream of world dominion was shattered. A leader less truly great would have hesitated in the face of over whelming odds. Foch did not hesi tate, did not falter. The results speak for themselves. Leadership is a thing of tremen dous importance In this world. pOCH is gone. What shall we do without him? What will France do without him? What If another emergency, comparable to that at the Marne, should arise? These are grave questions, but Ihey are capable of being answer ed, and answered reassuringly. The pages of history provide the an swer. . Washington was a preat leader, and his death seemed an epochal loss. Could the nation he founded, deprived of his guidance, meet an emergency comparable to the Revo lution? It could, and did. In the emer gency of the Civil war, Lincoln arose. PRANCE is bowed in grief today, because of the loss of her great leader, and the world grieves with her. But it is personal grief. It Is not tinged with fear for the future. Humanity, which is greater than any individual. Is sufficient for its own needs. IJOOVER pledges federal aid to the Western states in which public land is withheld from taxa tion. That is good news out here in the West. It Is particularly good news be cause Hoovers is the type of mind that can determine intelligently what is needed In the way of fed eral aid. Determining intelligently what is needed is the first step to ward bringing effective aid. X17HAT Is needed, first of all. Is " an accurate survey of the facts. How much land Is thus withheld in the Western states? What is Its value? How much revenue are tne Western states losing by reason of i their inability to tax public lands? "What off-sets are they getting in the way of highway and other ap propriations? Are the public lands, including the national forests, a local re source or a national resource? Are the benefits to be derived from holding them local or national?; How have other states been treat- ed in similar circumstances? j These are questions towhich an- j swers can be provided hy adequate ' research. The facts can be found. They ought to be found before any thing else is done. HOOVER Is a beliPver In farts ' All his life, his method has; ben to find the facts first and then go ahead. If the facts about the public land states of the West can b brought! ...... . . . out, if it can be shown how these states. Including Oregon, are com pelled to go ahead and take care of their own development under the handicap of being able to tax only (Continued on page 4) VOL. XXIX NO. 284 OF ROSEBURG REVIEV IMS CREDITORS OF CUT mm May Pay War Debts at Yearly Rate of 420 Million, Allied Experts Say. Offer, Reducing Schedule Under Dawes Plan, Is Carried to Berlin to Be Studied. f AranriAtrrl Prow Lmkh Wire) PARIS. Mar. 21. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. president of the Reichs bank, will take with him to Berlin tonight, it is learned, the offer of the allied experts on reparations to accept 1.750,000.000 marks (about $420,000,000) as the figure for the German reparations annuities. The allies' offer carried with it various other conditions which were not revealed. Dr. Schacht has given no Indica tion that the German government will accept the allies' offer. He has telegraphed Dr. Rudolf Helferding, minister of finance, to call a meet ing at Berlin of the ereat provin cial industrialists nnd heads of the German institutions so that he may explain the present situation of the reparations negotiations. The German banker asked this meeting deliberately, it was un derstood, so that responsibility for acceptance or conditional refusal would be widely shared not only by the government but by the great leaders of German industry and finance. Dnwes Plan Affected The figure of 1,750,000.000 marks is understood to represent repara tions payments of ail categoiies. This would entail a reduction of the present annuities under the Dawes plan of between seven and eight hundred million gold marks. The 1,750.000.000- marks figure was guarded with the greatest se crecy; consequently, when it was learned, there was no attendant explanation or comment to indi cate the number of annuities, or if, as generally supposed, it was tho I:rst figure of a schedule of rising annual totals. Thus it appeared that the mini mum which Germany's creditors will accept is in fact the equivalent of the fourth year's Dawes annun.7, pavment of which was completed August 31. 192S. MRS. F. E. DRAKE, DOUGLAS RESIDENT. SINCE 1875, DIES Mrs. Frances E. Drake, a pioneer Myrtle Creek woman, died about' midnight last nipht after a short illness. Her maiden name was Frances E. Swartout and she was born July 14. 1845 in New York stnte. She was married January 1. 1SB2. to John Richey, who died poon after their marriage and. Oie was then wedded in 1866 to' W. B. Drake', a biai.-ksmtth. who t nnyed to Myrtle Creek October 10, 187 Mr. Drake died a few years sso and his widow has since been re- snii-.e in tne niu home, which was set in the midst of a most beaml fnl rarden that for yenrs has been a show place in the city of Myrtle Creek. : She leaves a son. C. J. Pichev, j "ho resides at Myrtle Creek, i Funeral services will be held Rat ' tirdar- at 2 p. m. at the Methodist ctiurcn. SOUTH'7 - !? N PACIFIC CRAFTSMEN TO ASK RAISE IN WAGES SACRA MFNTO. Cal.. Mar. 21. Southern PaM'ic labor leaders vp been cn.Vri fr mept n San rranp,rr March 2n to draft a re- inn'oatprf in Parmpnto last ntrbt. rift will b prespntpd to I nnthprn Par-lfic officials at a con- fn' Son Fancico Anrii 1. "nrV" ' Kiny of Sc, mpnto. cWrman of thp rptroti-a- j tin commfttPP nf the railroad's sboncraft association. More than 2.0ft0 machinists, bnil ermakers sheet metal workpr. and -nr men In Pacramento will he af fected. Thev fre now getting a J basic wage of 77 cents an hour. . GERMANY ANNU I Wedding of Future Ruler j of Norway To Princess of j Sweden Welds 2 Nation i J .... r 1 iii.iri ni,iyl riVia-iT.imiiriTI PRINCESS MARTHA (Associated Press Leased Wire.) OSLO, Norway, Mar. 2 I . A firm link was forged be tween the royal families and peoples of Norway and Sweden and two young hearts were made elad todav as the nnlemn words were pronounced in the ...L:L l n y-vl wuitii iiiauu uown rrince wiar tha of Sweden man and wife The Norwegian capital has not been given an opportunity in a long time for such festivity and re joicing. It rose to the occasion with a vast outpouring of the populace which thronged the lav ishly decorated streets and squares in the vicinity and along the route of the wedding procession. Volleys of cheers greeted the 'bride and bridegroom and their entourage as they drove to the church and then emerged after the wedding. The wedding ceremony itself was a comparatively simple ser vice and because of the limited ac commodations of the modest edi rice was witnessed by a few hun dred persons only. The most enthusiastic demon stration was outside where the Norwegian people, who have taken their crown prince's young bride to U.EEDDESCASE 5 The charge brought by Mayor Hoover that A. J. Geddes. city re corder, cannot hold two lucrative positions, is attracting a great oVal of attention throughout the entire state, according to. Information re- ceived from various sources. It seems that the same conditions prevail quite generally throughout the 'state, and state and a great many cities I affected. are In most towns the salary paid a recorder is such that he can not afford to. devote his entire time to the office and so aug ments his income by some other activity. .In many cities of Ore gon recorders are In the identical position with Mr. fieddes. who is also the district school clerk. The fact that the school clerk is an appointive position rather than an elective office, is pointed out by some attorneys as a dis tinction that must be considered, while, on the other hand, the mn. I tention is raised that the office of school clerk is a public, lucra tive position and comes under Hie prohibition of the state constitu tion. Whether e salarv nht.m. from the office of .h.i -iJ could be considered as constllut ing a "lucrative position" or If It would. come under the same classi fication as collection work, writ ing insurance or such other activi ties, usually followed bv city re corders to augment their city In come, is a question upott which there is a wide difference of opin ion. Attorneys quite generally agr-o however, that even If the assump tion is cor-ect that Mr. fieddes enn not hold both the office of re corder and school clerk, that it Is the latter position that is vacated. The fact that the recorder's posi tion was taken last, subscribing to the oath of office and qualifying In the regular manner, would make him officially the city's, recorder, the attorneys claim, so that If he is not entitled to both offices then It Is the school Job that Is open. ROSEBURG, OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH mm UJ CROWN PRINCE OLAF old church of Our Holv Saviour m lr-. . . ot norway and f rincess Ivl their hearts, outdid themselves snowing how welcome was the nuptial event to King Haakon's subjects. Whole Nation Hears All points of vantage, even to the house roofs, were ocennipd liv spectators, thousands of whom hm.y.t"'nI" 1 have retained my honor poured Into tho city from all parts of Norway to pay tribute to their future king nnd his princess. Wireless came into play to give the population as a whole an op portunity of bearing, if not seeing, the memorable ceremony. The Norwegian Itroadcastlng company hnd even rltted loud speakers along the streets adjacent to the church so that the immense crowds were able to follow the en, tire service. Absolute silence reigned at first, (Continued on page 2) 13 LIVES BLOTTED S iir f.Moclatvl I'reaa leased Wire) 1 PAHRY SOUND, Out., March SI. I survivors or tne wreck of to Canadian National express trains neat here told todav how lliev were forced to stand helplessly by wuiie men. women and ch dren burned to death Nineteen dead were accounted for and n score or more were in jured. Wrecklnr searching the debris for' other hmlle. Th. Mi, j trains collided head-on near Dro court, a sidin 46 miles northwest of here, shortly. before dawn yes terday. The greatest loss of life was In a colonists' coach neur the head end of the west bound train, which caught fire immediately after the crash. The flames held rescuers at bay while passengers trapped In the wreckage of the car perished. The colonists' coach was of wood construction and was provid ed with a stove. It is believed the overturning of the stove set fire to the car. The engines of bth trains were piled in a mass of wreckage. A baggage car on the east bound ,r"ln .Was wrecked- " " 'omsi .car and a baggage car of the west bound train. The next two cars were derailed. The only identified dead were six members of the train crews. They were Conductor Darstead. lirakeman J-'erguson. Ilrak'eman White. News Agent Miller. Fire man Smith and Express .Messen ger Strtitt. Paul (iauvresii, engineer of the east hound train, suffered frac tures of both less and severe burns from steam. . V. Alexander, en gineer of the west bound train. Jumped at the moment of Impact and escaped with slight Injuries. The west bound tlain running hy a switch was given by some of the passengers as the cause of the col lision, but A. K. Warren, general manager of the central rilvlslon of me ranroan, said the cause had not been determined. Passengers asleep In the Pull mans escaped. rviio) lMil2) Oklahoma's Executive Held r- Incompetent by State . Senate's Board of Investigation. Verdict Closes Two Years' Political Fight New ; Governor on Job Is W. J. Holloway. (Associated Press Ltascil Win) OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar. 21. W. J. Holloway is Oklahoma's fourth governor in six years to day following the removal from that office of Henry S. Johnston hy a senate court on a charge of incompetency. Holloway, lieutun ant governor under Johnston, had been acting chief executive since the latter was suspended pending trial. Johnston was the second suc cessive governor of the state to be removed from office. J. C. Will ton, his predecessor, was ousted in 11)23. Governor Holloway Is the fourth to hold the office since then although the constitution provides a four-year term. nave lost the office of gov- iiml integrity, was Johnston's only statement after the verdict. Johnston's removal came as a dramatic climax to more than two year's of political turbulence. In December, 1927. when hostile leg islators attempted to meet on their own cull to vote impeachment ar tlclts against him, he succeeded in Uispersins. them by court action. Mrs. O. O. Hammonds, John ston's confidential secretary, drew much of the fire of the governor's political enemies. They charged she dominated' the governor's of fice and ' dictated much of the state's official business. The governor, declaring that at tacks on her were inspired by "disappointed political spoilsmen," refused to discharge her. ATler he was suspended and shortly be fore his trial opened, Johnston ac cepted Mrs. Hammonds' resigna tion. On the witness stand, he tolil (Continued on. page 8) GILES, ESCOBAR HGE SKULL DUEL (Auociatnl I'n-M law-I Wire-) Sharp counter offensives by rebel armies faced the Mexican government today In the north and along the west coast. As General Catles, federal com mander in-chief, continued con centrating his powerful army at Torreon for a drive in pursuit of the retiring insurgents, a rebel movement developed in Sinaloa which may threaten his left flank and rear. Int-urgents descended upon Ma zutian on the west coast and de manded the surrender of. that place, but General Carrillo, de fending it with 2,000 men, pre pared to comt;it any attack. Should the rebels capture Ma zatian, a way would be open for their advance southward into Nayarit and Jalisco where the In surgents hoped for further help against the tovernment. - it also would offer peril to Gen eral Calles' left flank ana rear. Reports that the rebels had cap tured I ii ran co were received but could not he confirmed. A rebel advance on the federal Atroughold of Naco onc the border hfo was threatened. The Insurgents claim that their strategy is to draw General Calles northward Info a trap, to cut him off from reinforcements and then to launch a major drive against him. Ii-bel headquarters reported I he capture of I'uebla and Guanajuato near Mexico City, but there was no confirmation of this. General Jesus Aguirre, leader of the defeated iniursents in Vera Cruz, was captured and Is under stood to have been court mar tialed and executed. H. S." JOHNSTON KILLER RETURNS! REMOVED FROM TO CHICAGO T0 GQVEHLMDRSHIP FACE THE LAW 21. 1929. yuEK.o.wyMEbj John MacKenzte Confesses Deed Which Ended Feud With Neighbor Over "Spite Wall." Troubled Conscience Urges Surrender of Supposed Poor Man Who Shows Half a Million. (AMociutrd Vtcu I.oacd Win-) CHICAGO, Mar. 21. John Muu Kenzie has come back, his tat tered telescope bulging with bonds and mortgages worth $500,000 and with a confession that he killed -man last October. MacKenzle said his conscience had troubled him ever Biuce Oc tober 24, when, as he phrased, it, he was "provoked" to the point of shooting Arthur Glanke after long years of wrungllng, legal and physical, over a "spito wall." More surprising than his con fession was the discovery of his wealth. Always he had lived fru gally. He was known as a real estate operator, but police had no knowledge that his operations were sufficient to produce noarly half a million dollars. Feud Long and Bitter Glanke was slain in front of a wost side Y. W. C. A. after Mac Kenzie had mado a final appeal to him to remove the "spito wall" be tween their adjoining properties. Prior to that Mackenzie had gone as high as the tUato supremo court in a vain effort for relief. The two had brow led frequently on the streets, police recalled. A coroner's inquest Into Ulanko's death blamed Mac Kenzie, but he had disappeared. He said today that he had been In ' Aurora and HI ue Island, ill., and in Milwaukee. He returned to Chicago, he said, to (Continued on page 8) ,E. RESIDENT FOR II YEARS.PASSESAWAY W. K. Cllngenpeel, for 26 years a resident ot Douglas county, died last night as a result of sen ile poisoning. He had been In poor health Tor several years, and nad been receiving treatment for his condition, and bad recently been showing some improvement. Poi soning, however, came as a result of bis weakened condition, and death occurred very suddenly dur ing the night. Mr. Cligenpeel was born June 17, 185"), at Sand Creek, liecatur coun ty, Indiana, where he received his early education. He studied the jeweler's trade und went Into busi ness for himself at Delpbas, Kan sas. He was married June 17, 1855, at Kt.rietd, Illinois, to J.uella Miller, who survives blm. They were the parents of one daugh ter, who died In Infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Cllngenpeel came to Koseburg In 1U03 and he estab lished a Jewelry business here, selling out in 1JJ11 to G. W. Young and I). II. Jlii bar. He then engaged in farming at looking Glass unlit about 4 years ago, when his health made It necessary for him to give up the heavy work and return to his trade. He then opened a small shop in Hosehurg and con Inued In business until a few days agq. He was making plan? to move to a new location when over taken hy death. He is survived hy the widow and two brothers, L. II. Clingenpeel of iJelphas, Kansas and C. T. Cling-eniM-el of Oakland, California. He was a man who had a very wide acquaintanceship and was well -'did favorably known. Fra ternally be was connected with the I. O. O. K. and K. I lodges. Funeral services will bo held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapl of the Itoseburg Cnder twking company and the body will then be taken back to Delphas, Kansas, for Interment. M r a. Cllngenpeel will accompany the body and will remain In Kansas and Illinois for a few weeks to visit with relatives. VOL. XX i 1 .. . ... . CRASHING LEVEE STARTS FLOOD (AMortatmt Presa l.oascO Win) QUINCY, Hi., Mar. 21. Unable longer to withstand the onslaught of the torrent of water which had reached the levee crown, the Indian Grave levee on the Missis sippi river, about five miles north of Quincy, gave way today, pouring a great flood over 20,000 acres of im proved farm lands in the district. GOVERNMENT WANTS MAN HELD HERE ON BAD CHECK CHARGE Charles H. Hodge, who Is serv ing a term In the county Jail charg ed with passing worthless checks at Oakland, is wanted by the gov ernment for impersonating an of ficer, according to word received here today. A complaint against Hodge lias been received by C. F. Hopkins, justice of the peace and U. S. commissioner, who recently sentenced Hodge on the Btate charge. Charle.i W. Krakine, assistant U. H. attorney. In filing the com plaint against Hodge, claims that the man represented himself to be a postal Inspector and cashed a chock on Craven and Son at In dependence for J10 on March 4. The check was drawn on the Dex-ter-Horton bank of Seattle. 1 lodge will probably be i.riulg li ed on the new charge Immediately and will he turned over to the gov ernment for trial. Hall in tho sum ot $1,000 hita been recommended in the case. - Hodge was arrested After pass ing two worthless checks, each in the sum of $20 at Oakland. One chock was given to Mrs. Hnlnes. who operates the hotel whore tho man stayed, and the other was given to C. K. Mansfield, who cash ed the paper as an accommodation. Hodge was In somewhat similar trouble in this city several years ago when he floated worthless checks while representing that he Intended to purchase the Grand drill. WEALTHY STEALER OF. CHILD RECEIVES LONG PRISON TERM (Amoofnlril Prpua laimt Wire) OAKLAND, Cull!., Mlir. 21. David A. IlKniPtt. wealthy Sun I.eanilro manufacturer, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced to Folsom penitentiary today for k!d naiilnK flveyoarold Klulse Wind fell. He was given an indetermi nate aenlence that may extend to Iwenty years In the discretion of the state prison board. Harnett was convicted Tuesday. Since then he has heen under In vesliwitlnn In connection with the layliu of -15-year-old Mabel Mayer in Oakland July 2. 1927. Hecause of Harnett's previous conviction In a kidnaping case in Toledo, the court found there was no alternative to the maximum penalty in his case. Harnett denied all knowledge of the circumstances of the Mayer girl's death. MASONIC GRAND LODGE OFFICERS ON VISIT HERE Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M of Oregon Ilex W. Ilavis of Salem, together with his oftlilal Blaff, vis ited the Douglas county Mnsnnlc lodges hero last night. Due to the Tact that it was impossible for the grand mater to visit each lodge In the county, he called together the nine Mnsnnlc lodges frvm Klkton. Drain, Yoticalla. Oakland. Itose huig. Myrtle Creek. Kiddle, Cnnyon ville and (ilendale, for a Bession here. The firflcers present Included flight Worshipful Deputy (Irani! Master Milton L. Myers of Salem; Worshipful Grand Secretary D. Itu rus Cheney of Portland. Worshipful Senior Grand Steward John M. Throne of Itosehurg, Worshipful District Deputy Grand Master John K. Itlinyan of Itosehurg. A haintuet was served at fi:30. followed hy the lodge seHslon, In which talks were made by the sev eral officers. The addresses were of an educational nature entirely, acipialnllng Masons with the work of the grand lodge, and particular ly tho rinnniial .-.ffalrs. The granil lodge now has over one million dollars Invested In Oregon, about one-half of the amount having been used In constructing and furnish ing (he Masonic and Kastern Star home at Forest Grove, while the rest Is Invested to furnish an In come which Is used for educational and charitable purposcj. NO. 55 OF THE EVENING NEWS f 1 nrimouiuni ih rLNndlLVflN H COAL MINE IS HORROR SCENE Of Nearly 300 Toiling When Blast Occurs, 170 Grope Way to Exterior. Rescuers Braving Fire and After-Damp But Chance of Saving Trapped Men Is Slight. (AMocUttHt Proas Loaacil Wire) PARNASSUS, Pa., Mar. 21. More than one hundred coal miners were unaccounted for today, six hours after an ex plosion in the Kinloch mine ctr, the Valley Camp Coal com pany. One iiuiidicd und sev enty men came up out of the pit in small groups, while rescue, crews were endeavoring to; learn the fate of the entombed. Two bodies were reported seen by rescue men who push ed into the mine as soon as entry was possible. Flames rag ed about the Kinloch entry in to the main heading and dan gerous gas and after-damp was reported in the pit. Mine officials could not say; definitely how many men were at work in the mine. The day, shift had gone into the work ings but a few hours before the blast and under normal condi tions, 392 men were employed there. However, estimates of the number at work this morn ing ranged between 275 and. 300 men. All nt tho minors who escaped cunio out ut a point ubout fivo mllcH from the Kinloch entry, about which tho explosion centi'r imI. Hcscuu men round It difficult to enter the working from the Kin loch opening and it wus believed i hat the miners ut work near there hud no chance to escape. Two leKcim team, of six men. eudt went down the Kinloch slope, hut u'l b,it three returned. They reported that conditions were had due to khh. According to reports, the bodies found were thOHe oC William and Churh'H Oliver, broth ers. They were In the slope at tho Kinloch entry. About Half Escape I'AIiNASSL'S, Ja Alar. 21. Scores of miners were entombed hy an explosion in the Kinlocli mine or the Valley Camp Con I com pany near here today. Approximate !y 140 had escaped two hours after1 the blast and company official K.'tld there was a possibility that many of the others illicit find their way to safety. More than three hundred miners were In the workings. Of these tho greater number wero believed to have been at work near the main heading and rescue workers feared that they were near the center ot (Continued on page 8) . SLEEPING POWDER ENDS THE LIFE OF PORTLAND WOMAN (A-MThit") Pn l-,I Win-) PORTLAND. Ore.. .Mar. 21. Tim victim. It is believed, nf an Inordi nately large potion of sleeping pow der, .Mrs. Kdua Krman, 33, beauty shop proprietor, died at a house boat last night In the Rive-mlalo moorage. An autopsy was ordered Mrs. Krman had been emlpoyed as housekeeper by V. It. lleusner, owner of the houseboat, and usual ly stayed there as there were nn sleeping quarters in her beauty shop. Police wem told that the woman had had financial troubles and hail previously tiled to commttc suicide.. W. H. WHEELER DIES AT MERCY HOSPITAL' V. If. Wheeler, a resident of Itosehurg and Myrtle Creek for several years, passed away at Mercy hospital esrly yesterday evening and was removed to the Iiouehts Funeral Home. Funeral announcements am being withheld pending word from relatives.