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i The Weather Highest temperature y ester da y....65 Lowest temperature last night 44 Forecast for interior southwest Oregon: Fair tonight and Friday; warmer Friday. Editorials on the Day's News BUSG EVDEW DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent ier, Published for Consolidation of The Evening News and The Roseburg Review 0te of the Peopt ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY MAY 9, 1929, VOL. XXIX NO. 326 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW VOL. XX NO. 97 OF THE EVENING NEWS Rose Ily FRANK JENKINS I ft OVERNOR Patterson, urges j preservation of strips of natur! al tiriiber along Oregon's htgh- ways. Give the highway couimis-; siou power, he says, to negotiate agreements with owners of timber, and give the commission also a. little money. ' ( It Is a fine idea. If you doubt it, ' get out in your car and drive at this season along a road bordered by the magnificent virgin timber of j Oregon. Then picture to yourself j what that same road would look like with the timber gone. Do that just once and you will J agree enthusiastically with the gov ernor that the timber along our highways should be prescned. CPE A KING of timber, Governor Patterson urges the jieople of Oregon to give greater attention to the subject of reforestation. It Is good advice. We are proud of our timber wealth, tind we. have reason to be. Oregon has a larger body of virgin timber than any other state of the Union. Upon the foundation pro vided by this timber, a great pay roll structure is built, and this pay roll structure will become greater still in the immediate future. But some day our payroll struc ture will diminish if we do not see to It that the timber, which Is the law material of the lumber Indus try, Is not exhausted. The way to prevent exhaustion of the timber j supply is by reforestalion. 11TE are free enough about pass " ing on to posterity Its share of the cost of great public Improve ments such as highways, liarbor development, public buildings,, etc. We go cheerfully to the polls and vote bouds, leaving the payment of the debt thus created to coming generations. While we are passing these deb Its on to posperlty, let us also pass along some credits something to enable posterity to pay Its bills. One mighty good way to do this is lo begin now to prepare, by means Df .reforestation, for a permanent .stand of timber In Oregon. ' IVAN D. Houston, whose tragic ' 1 death shocked and saddened his! r. took his work as an air mail pilot . with full knowledge of the risks In- volved. Speaking to an Oregon service club just before his departure, he said: "If you read that an air mail i pilot has crashed, don't be sorry fori him. Just kuow in your heart that i he went to his -death doing his best ) In the cause of progress." Lost in the fog, with the cold; fingers of death beckoning him on. j Some vision of this fate must have been in Ivan Houston's mind when ho spoke those words. Hut he fac ed his chosen work wlih calm ! courage, ready to imposed upon hi:n. meet any test A GKI) cynics, shaking their heads wisely, tell us that the j younger generation Is a wild lot, bound for no good destination and iiputtv rxirtiiln In lirinv HUnrPrllt ! .. ' I ui'imi vi if late, Don't believe them. Ivan Houston was of the younger generation. The fields of France are doited with the graves of a generation that was young in 1911. Courage and devo- tion are qualities of which no age has a monopolv. DATES In the new tariff bill. read, are to be raised to afford protection to farmers misers. To this, many will retort that tt "can't be done." The impression is growing among thoughtful people, however, that' the farmer CAN be helped by tariff legislation I hat his situation will be improved If a larger share of the domestic markets of the I'nited States Is reserved for him by means of tariff laws. It is Just possible that the rea son the farmer hasn't been helped as much by tariff legislation In the past ns he might have been is Hint the tariff makers have been more concerned with the benefits to ac crue to manufacturers through tar iff duties than with benefits that might accrue to farmers. T'HE Longview company is spend ing this year for advertising and publicity for the city of Long-: view, in Washington, the consider able sum of $35,000. i In addition. R. A. Long, the founder of Longview, has contribut ed personally, since the city Was t founded, $12r,00rt for national (Continued on page 4) ad- PURPOSES GRANGE TOLD BT DR. G. fi. DALEY Chamber of Commerce Forum Luncheon Pro gram Is Featured by Fine Address. Meetings Between Farmers and City Business Men Are Declared to Be of Much Benefit. An exceedingly interesting ad dress on the grange as an organi zation and its purposes was pre sented at the Chamber of Com merce forum luncheon yesterday noon. South Deer Creek grange wast represented by a large number of its members, but the attendance of Chamber of Commerce members was not as large as had been hoped for. The joint meetings with the granges are proving very tnierest- t ing anu oenenciai, anu u is me ' hope of the Chamber of Commerce that a good representation of its I members can be maintained, j A. C. Marsters, president of the chamber, presided over the pro ' gram yesterday. E. F. Trussell, master of South Deer Creek grange, made a short talk of np ! preciatlon, and Miss Isobel K ar cher played a piano solo, which i was followed by a brief talk by j Fred Cachelin, who told of the community fair to be held this year, extending an invitation to j Hoseburg people to attend. Helen ! and Ivan Branton gave a violin duet, accompanied at the piano by Miss Cachelin. Dr. Bailey, editor of the Oregon State Grange Bulletin, was the principal speaker and delivered a most excellent address. "Nothing, 1 believe, will do more to advance the interests of our community than for the organized business and professional men of lour county seat and the organized) bread tORPtner Dr. Bailey said, "for our interests are mutual, for j only as all classes of Douglas coun- . this favored locality of Oregon de velop economically and socially and become, as it should, the home of many more who wish to live in modern comfort. Willi this end in view, I pledge you the undivided support of every patron of hus bandry in all forward-looking en ; deavors upon which we can mu- tually agree. j "I am proud of being a member of this greatest of all farm associa- (Contiuued on page Z) CTI THFMT FI FCTION AT O. S. C. VOIDED; NEW ONE ORDERED (Awjctatwl I'n'Wi Iaa'il Wiiv) COHVALLIS, Ore., May 9. De claring "gross irregulariies" ren dered illegal the recent associated Student body election. President V. J. Kerr of Oregon State col lege has ordered that a new elec tion be held May 15. This action followed his removal from office of all those elected to student posts. Defeated candidates in the hitteriy-fought contest had demand ed a recount of the 2.7imj votes feast, but the student election board : refused to authorize a recount. ! President Kerr said today new ' r. lnlinno will l,o anfnrpuil In f II. !, aKCmnle aml secret IwllotinK. clerks of the registrar's office .tn..v'wl remi ire dent if cat on of voters to prevent proxy voting and re peating." ! In the recent election Indepen : dent-red-fraternlty party candi dates won most of the important i posts. The recount was demand ed by the associated fraternity-sor ority party. - o- OFFICERS SLAY STUDENT; BOOZE PARTY ALLEGED ( Awx-tntM Pre I.pawfl Wire) IILPEKIELD. W. Va., May 9 The storv of an alleged drinking nartv last Sunday night was being pieced togeth-r today by police i Multnomah county, but that he will investigating the death of J. W. (circulate the petitions In seven Kendrick. 17. college student, who other counties as a matter of form, was sh.ot when, it is claimed, police The referendum will be voted on fired on on automobile in which by the entire state although Mult Kendrir k and two other students j nomah is the only county affected were riding. .by the act. James McRevnolds. Abingdon.) Bylander says be understands 1 Va.. policeman, and J;Oies Crowe and J. H. Worley. deputy sheriffs ' anean witn nis proponed injunction of Washington county. Virginia, i agpinst the referendum. wre under fSOOO bond each on) The referendum against the act murder charges and Paul Phelps ' increasing the salaries of circuit and Sterling Detton. fellow stu-: judges will not be pressed. By dents of Kendrick, were held on lander Raid. Completed petitions bond on a charge of intoxication. for referendum of the income tax Police said the shooting resulted when the youths failed to halt their machine at the officers' command, finS tin's Eclipse III Affords Treat To Scientists I MANILA, May 9. Scientists as ! sembled at iloilo, south of here. ! had an unobstructed view of the j soiar eclipse today. They took photographs and made numerous other observations of the phenoin- enou lu their quest for information about the sun's corona and the ef fect of the eclipse upon the earih. A message received here from Rev. .Miguel Selga, director of tjie Manila observatory, who headed one of the scientific expeditious to Iloilo, declared that the eclipse revealed a beautiful corona and made visible many planets and stars in the direction of the sun. Rev. Selga reported that the United States naval observatory expedition, the University of Ham burg expedition and a group of English scientists carried out their observations as planned under fa vorable weather. Iloilo made a holiday out of the occasion and thousands of persons turned out to see the phenomenon. All roads leading to the observa tory stations were closed to pre vent the scientists from being dis turbed and traffic in the harbor was stopped so the United States naval observatory scientist might observe the effect of the eclipse upon the water. The phenomenon was visible to but a small part of the earth a slightly curved streak about 100 mile beginning in the Indian ocean just east of the African shore and extending up through Polynesia and out Into the Pacific. OF TIFF BILL CAwuviatod PrfM I.eawit Wire) WASHINGTON. May 9. Repub lican representatives of the agri cultural states decided to ask the republican caucus tomorrow to de lay action upon a rule for consid eration of a new tariff bill for a week while they attempt to agree upon differences that have arisen. The dissatisfaction arose over provisions in the new tariff bill af- i fed In if t he lrni-hn-lr rn i Iw.u r failure to impose a duty on hides! cattle and vegetable oils, Kepublfcan members of the house ways and means committee today overrode democratic opposi tion and tormally reported the new tariff revision bill to the house. The in republicans lined up sol idly for the measure while of the lu democrats nlnewereopposed to the bill and one. Hill, of Washington voted present. Senate Chiefs Worried Senate administration leaders were wondering today whether the democrat ir-republiran independ ent combination whieh yesterday upset tin-apparent ly stalwart re publican majority in the first test of strength on (he farm hill would stand together and write the tariff measure. Despite a margin of 15 votes on paper, the forces of Herbert Hoov er in tile senate were shy three voles yesterday on the export de benture roll call which the presi dent and tarty leaders had made an administration Issue. The vote was one of the largest recorded in senate history, only four members not answering to the roll call. The lineup showed I'.i republicans, all hut four of the li'.i democrats, and the lone farmer labor senator standing together for a majority. Both democratic and republican independent leaders declared to day that the farm relief vote yes terdav was merely voluntary com bination In which the republican insurgents voted their "convic uons ami me ucmuuiiis uiu invi wise. PORTLAND FACES PETITION AGAINST 2 NEW JUDGESHIPS (Awviatwl I'rvs I'aM Win) SALEM, Ore., May 9. George Bylander of Portland, circulator of referendum ami initiative petitions, said here today that petitions for the referendum of the act creating two new circuit judgeships in Mult nomah county will be on the streets of Portland today. Hyland- sald that most of the required ' signatures will be obtained in Pike Davis of Portland will go i at are being checked by the Mult- Inoniah county clerk prior to being filed with the secretary of state. FALSE FRIENDS HELD SLAYERS Revenge Theory in Latest Chicago Murders Fades . Under Results of Investigation. Genial Scene at Roadhouse Preceded Crime, Which Was Due to Liquor Trade Rivalry. (Associated Preas Leased Wire) CHICAGO, May 9. False friends, not open foes, were desig nated today In a new police theory as the executioners of the three Sicilian gangsters, Scallsi, Ausel mi and Guinta at Hammond, lud., yesterday. On what the theory was based officers were secretive. It appear ed, however, that they might be In possession of detinue information, because the reconstruction of the crime was in detail, even lo tue number of persons who took part iu the triple slaying. The slaying ot John Scalisi, Al bert Anselmi and Joseph Guinta. according to the new conjecture, followed a friendly gathering of the trio with four friends at a road- house iu Indiana near the Illinois line. The seven had gathered to seek a peaceful settlement of dif ficulties arising out of the fight for the control of booze and vice profits. Judas-Like Greeting There was a table laden with food when the seven met by pre arrangement, they kissed each oth er and appeared lo be on most friendly terms. During the meal, the story goes on, the four killers raked a dispute. Scalisi, Anselmi and Guinta sought to quiet the men. For the moment they forgot their own safety, believing the dis pute in no way involved them. Guns had been drawn, apparently to be used among the four meu who seemed to pay no attention to the other three. Before Scalisi, Anselmi and Guinto could realize there was treachery, the guns were turned upou them, and they were killed. The bodies of Guinta and An selmi were loaded into a coupe parked outside. Scalisi's body was taken in the larger car of the kill ers. By carting the bodies to the little used road in Hammond and abandoning them there, the execu tioners were able to protect the keeper or the roadhouse where the killings occurred, and also were the better able to cover I heir own trail. Proof of Deception There were several factors, no- lice said, lending weight to the theory. They pointed out that the niMiiiK ui nrnuNi aim Anseinu, me Damon and Pythias among Chicago gunmen, would have been virtually (Continued on page 7) OF 3 GANGSTERS Method for Lengthening Span of Life and Benefits of Maternity Recited at Medical Convention (Associated Press Leased Wire.) SAN DIEGO, Cal.. May 9. Medical science docs not have as its goal a race of centenarians, but is vitally interested in assuring the average person a life span greater than the present average of 58 years, according- to noted physicians and surgeons attending the 58th annual gathering of the California Medical association. To this end leaders in the medi cal profession, successful in thir battle against most of the infec tious diseases and Increasingly suc cessful in decreasing infant mor ality by leaching proper care of babies are consolidating their gains along these lines and turning to t he problem of fered by cancer, heart trouble and kidney disease. Much work already has been done along these lines, but Dr. Ro bert C. Coffee, noted surgeon and head of the Portland surgical bos pita), advocated regular physical examination of all persons over 4'i as those who have passed thai mark are the principal victims of these chronic maladies. Dr. Cof fee termed the three classes of ailments "degenerative" maladio because their progresn causes the organs they attack to break down. Chronic Maladies Gain While stating that there has been an increase in the chronic maladies, Dr. Coffen expressed '.he belief that the increase in raused by the fact that more people reach the age of 40 now than before th average life span wat increased In advocating Tegular examina tions Dr. CrAXfft pointed out that by these methods the symptoms of the maladies can be detected and proper steps taken to combat the OREGON CONVICT 1 MAKES GETAWAY i IN AUTOMOBILE (Ao'1jiIi-i1 1'rvM tawtl Win) SALEM. Ore., May 9. Charles ant Williams, 24, au incorrigible i iu the state penitentiary, made a I sensational escape about 11 o'clock todny when he eluded a gun guard. omiuandeered an automobile, aud fled. He abandoned the car at a bridge over Mill creek near the stale prison annex, and has taken to the brush, officers said. A posse of 10 meu iu seejviug Williams, Williams was one of a. gang of prisoners working under guard at dismantling the old stale training school five miles southeast of Sa lem, which is known us the stale prison annex. The automobile taken by the convict belongs to the state. It was driven Into the training school grounds by V. K, Sheldon, engineer at the state tuberculosis hospital. Sheldon left the car iu a roadway. Seeing his opportunity, Williams ran around the building, which put him out of range of the guard, jumped into the car aud fled. Williams was convicted in Mult nomah county of assault and rob bery while armed with a danger ous weapon ,and was given two 10 year sentences, running concur rently. IT (AHwx'lutril I'n-Mi l.i'awd Win-) AMAH1LUO, Tex., May 9. It. II. Hamilton, former judge of the Tex hs supreme court appeals commis sion, was In jail here today under Indictment for the murder of his son-in-law, Toni Walton, Jr. Walton was shot to death In Hamilton's office last Saturday when he went there at his moth er's Instance to tell of his secret marriuge to Theresa Hamilton, IU oar.old daughter of the slayer. Tom Walton, Sr., father of the 2 1 -year-old University of Texas student, yesterday revealed in Me A lest er, Ok la., w here I he youth was buried, that Hamilton had forbidden t tic marriage of Theresa to his son. "Hamilton said he jwould never let his daughter marry beneath him," Walton said, "lie already had refused to let them marry, but the boy's mother insisted that Tom tell Hamilton as soon as she found out they had been married secretly last February lu." Walton indicated to friends his belief that Hamilton, wealihy ami leading member of the bar in Tex as, opposed the marriage because young Walton had no wealth aud was not socially prominent. Mrs. Walton, who had been un conscious from the shock of her son's death, was reported Improv ed at McAlester. Young Walton's widow still was in seclusion at Austin, recovering her mother suid, from an operation for unnciulic If lx. Itimn )ihnr tol.l I of her hiiKhiMni'u tiwiw.inw.nt j Hamilton said: "It Is better that he he indicted, J Now the thing can be seltled for all time." disease. He drew this parallel: "You wouldn't think of driving your automobile if it had a bad knock in the engine. But people Ho around with equivalent of a bad knock in their physical make-up and declare they have the courage to bear it without treatment." Childbirth Benefits Dr. Montrose Burrows, formerly of the Barnard research laboratory and now of the Pasadena hospital, said that maternity does not tend lo shorten t he life of a normal woman. "On the contrary." he said, "child hearing tends lo strengthen a woman. I have just been attend Ing a case of a ninety-year-old wo man, the mother or 111 children. She suffered a broken leg and it mended nicely. That indicated that maternity dos not adversely at fect the normal woman." Not only is the normal woman stronger after the experience of childbirth hut after the conval escence comes the period $i which he is more beautiful than ahe ever was before. Dr. Burrows added. Doctors at the convention were generally In agreement on the be lief that school teaching; Is the most nerve-wrack Ing occupation for a woman. INQUEST HESS! MURDER CASE IS BEING RESUMED Witnesses Are Called to Testify Before the Coroner's Jury at City Hall. No New Developments in Case; Criminologist to Be Called to Aid in Investigation. The official Inquest Into the death of George M. Hess, federal building janitor killed Saturday morning, was resumed this after noon at 2 o'clock, at the city hall. District Attorney Gordon stated prior to the examination that the inquest Is expected to develop nothing to aid the officers iu es tablishing the identity of the slayer. The witnesses called to ap pear have already been questioned by the officers with regard to the affair, so that the inquest is large ly a matter of form in order to complete the official records. The Jury, which consists of Al Kent, J. K. Cassldy, I). It. Sham brook, S. J. Jones, II. C. Darby and Grant Wilcox, was sworn In Tues day aud viewed the body of the slain man and made an examina tion al the Hess home, where Jury man Gussidy, u former state and government special agent, suc ceeded in finding the bullet hole left by the shot fired through the bedroom window, thereby clearing up one of the many mysteries of the case. The officers reported today that they have secured no new informa tion or evidence and are no nearer a solution orllie case than previ ously. They are in communication with several expert criminologists in an effort lo secure a man who has had wide experience iu tracing down perpetrators of mysterious crimes, and hope within a short time to be ablelo secure the ser vices of some Sinn man. As yet, however, no definite arrangements of this nature have been complet ed. FISH COMMISSION TO PUT PATROLMEN ON UMPQUA RIVER Hugh Mitchell and Mike Hoy of the state fish commission are to be In Hoseburg the last of this week lo arrange for placing patrol men on the I'mpqua river, accord lug to John Kweli, president or the Douglas County Sportsmen and Game Protective association, who has just, returned from Portland, where he had a conference with the members of the commission. The patrolmen will be on duly lo prevent illegal fishing al the mouth of the river and also to prevent poaching and- bootlegging of fish above the deadline. The commis sioners will determfite the number , or pal rolinen needed and have 'promised that full protection will ' be given. TEACHER, TOO ILL TO WORK, SUICIDES M-wirfalrtl I'M- I..-hwI Win) PORTLAND. May U - The body or Beatrice Wolgamulh, :SH, a school teacher, was found in her gas filled bed room here today. Phiysicians said she had been dead most of the night. All gas jets lu the room had been turned on. Miss Wolgamulh had beep living with h'r brother who was called from tin city several days ago. She had been In 111 health and was sa id t o ha ve been d 1st ressed be cause she had not been a hie for some time to earn her living. FOREST FIRE IN MEXICO CLAIMS MANY PERSONS M-fir-ijii"t I'H'M 1.-mI Wirf) M KXK'f) CITY, May 9 Many lives nni reported to have been lost in a small village lu the Ochipfla mountains where an extensive for est fire has been raging. Hundreds jof persons were made homeless. Medical aid and provisions were j being ruMied from nearby towns I today. The area destroyed by fire Iv. as mi id to he enormous. - o - BOAT LOST; 50 MISSING TOKYO, May The navy de parttnent today revealed grounding and total loss of a rhartered col ' licr Tuesday afternoon, with fate lot the crew of ftfi men unknown. I A wireless dispatch said the ! ship struck u roral reef near Truk Island and in thft Carollnas group, in the southern Pacific. Strong j tide and many reefs at the sren I of the wreck made rescue of the crew most difficult. CONGRESSMAN ACQUITTED BUT RELATIVE HELD 1 : S - M. A. MICHAELSON (AiuHtrfuttil 1'rtM I.vumhJ Wirt') KEY WEST, Kla.. May 1). Hepre sentative M. Alfred Michaelson or Illinois was free today or charges that he bought liquor into this country from Culm but his brother- in-law, who admitted ownership jf the trunks containing the contra band, faced trial ou thy same charges. Michaelson was acquitted early this morning by a federal Jury ou two counts of an indictment charg ing importation of liquor and Us t raiiHporl at ton from Key West to Jacksonville. W. O. Hughes, acting federal dis trict attorney, announced shortly after Michaelsou's lit qui Hal, that he will biing the same charges against Walter Gramm, a Chicago coal dealer and Mlchaelson's brother-in-law, yho from the witness stand yesterday claimed the trunks which leaked liuuor In a station in Jacksonville and brought the in dictment of Michaelson. The trunks came through the customs at Key West without In spection through "courtesy of the port, granted the congressman. Prosecution attorneys repeatedly liavo termed Gamin "the fall guy lu tlio case, aud whIUi he himself stood on his constitutional rights when asked at Michaelsou's trial regarding the possession of the li quor alleged to have been con tained in the trunks, government attorneys declare that Hince he has assumed the responsibility he win ne prosecuted accordingly. E In keeping w ith I lie slogan of National Music week the local mu sic lovers and clubs have given Hoseburg I he opportunity to "Hear Music Make Music and Knjoy Music". An effort has been made each day to present a delightful program or musical nature, and continuing the practice or the week he Douglas County band will en tertain tonight. The library grounds will he the scene of the hand concert and a rare treat is promised those attending. With Tine spring weather and the music of a snappy and able group of mu sicians such as make up the per sonnel of the band, the committee in charge feel that they are ubly carrying out the slogan of the week. Anyone can hear the mush: of the band, the hand can assured ly make music, and the committee guarantees thai alt listeners will enjoy the program. Tomorrow evening the program of the week will take place at the senior high school under the super vision of Miss Goodwin. A musl cale with many interest Ing and varied mini hers has been arranged, with dances under the direction of Miss Beach. Saturday, especially Tine talent will appear at the (Irani). Pmpipia and Bose hotels during the eve ning hours. In a program which will he of entertainment not only to guests al the hotels hut to local people who care to Httend. Sunday, with its musical pro grams at the local churches com bining the music week program with the services for Mother's Day, will bring to a close National Mu sic week and its observance lu Hoseburg. The program lo be offered by the band at the library park to night will be pk follows: March. "Bravura" Duble Overture, "Gypsy Queen" King Koxfrot, "Just a Little Drink", (lay Waltz, "Knchanted Nlyht" King March, "Washington Greys" Grafulla Waltz Song. 'Diane".. Ha pee Medley. "Memories of Stephen Foster" Arr. by Holmes Gavotte, "Allta" Losry March, "Victory of a Nation" Moses Arthur K. Hall of Portland, sales i epr sentative for the Dupont com pany, Is a business visitor hero. 1 PERSHING-FOGH cm it m MinDi n arm m vvuiilu if! WAR NARRATED U. S. Commander Declined to Scatter His Troops Among British and French Armies. American Force Maintained as Separate Unit and . Fighting Qualities Won Gen. Foch. (.iMnciHtfd I'reu LMM4l Wire) WASHINGTON, May 9. A Christmas day message from Sec retary Baker to General Pershing' in France In 11117, eight months utt er the United States entered Hie World war, Is viewed by army his torians as a "beacon light" on tho pathway of negotiations that were to grow tense over employment of American troops at the front. The cablegram and Pershing's reply are quoted lu part In the monograph, "The Genesis of the American First Army," just-'pub- llshed by the historical section of the army war college. "Both British and French press ing up president their desires to have your forces amalgamated with theirs by regiments and com panies and both express belief in Impending heavy drive by Germans somewhere along lines of western front," Baker cabled. "We do not . desire loss of identity of our forces, but regard that as secon dary to meeting any critical situa tion by most helpful use possible of troops at your command. "The president, desires you to have full authority to use the forces nf your command as you" deem wise In consultation with the French and British commanders-in-chief." Pershing Stands Firm On January 8, Pershing answer ed: "Have expressed willingness to aid In any emergency, but do not think good reason yet exists for us to break up own divisions and scatter regiments for service among French and British espe cially under guise of instruction . Kvery endeavor will be made to arrive at satisfactory agreement consistent with main tenance of our own national mili tary identity." From then on to the eve of the A rgon ne ha 1 1 le, when he tuned Foch wilh ihu unwavering demand that American forces be permitted to light iih an American army un der lis own fluff and lis own com manders. Pershing had no rest from Hie demand for employment of hit hoops lu allied armies. That J : ttiil worn was August yo Willi Foch mapping a "concentric attack" on the wavering German lines. In the Argonne Beetor. "Io you wish to go to the bat tle?" Foch, balked by Pershing's insistence on an Amerlcun army, Ihuiidei-ed at him. "Most assuredly; but as ;m American army." IVrship answered wlthoui hesitation or heat. Sore Heals Later The historians' comment Is that "the decision affected more than a million Americans." When Persh ing, ten days later, won his point the French generalissimo and the American commander were again on the best of terms. In their fin al conference as i thia decision, (Continued on page 7) KLAMATH TIMBER OWNERS MAY SUE TO RESIST TAXES r..iril I'rrwi Lmwil Wlr.-) KLAMATH FALLK. Ore., May 0 Watchful waiting today character ized the attitude of county officials toward the tax crisis in the Klam ath district. Principal mill operat ors and timber holders have re fused to pay their taxes for the first half of 1 ! and are said lo be contemplating filing suit In fed eral court attacking the county budget. The timbermen appeared before the board of equalization last fall and nsked for a 25 per cent reduc tion in taxes. They Indicated they would refuse to pay their taxes and would seek relief in court In event the request was denied. The hoard refused to extend the relief asked. The spokesmen for mill operat ors and timber owners say the htulrot K'HI hi. ufl:ifkil nn Hio ! ground lhat It exceeds the six per cent limitation. They allege that the budget board neglected includ ing In its budget unexpected bal ances and other sources of income, including Oregon & California crant land tax refunds, forest ser vice limber sale receipts, delin quent tnxeand state automobile que nt taxes and state automobile nr
