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DOUGLAS . CPU NTY
buna ay
Consolidation of The Evening Newt and
The Roseburg Review
An Independent Newspaper, Published for
the Best Interests of the People
XXX NO. 152 OF THE EVENING NEWS
ROSEBURG, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 1 3. 1929.
VOL XX NO. 72 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ny FRANK JENKINS
1JRRE Is the latest estimate of
general business conditions to
be offered by the great National
City bank, of New York:
"The record-breaking pace of
. American Industry and trade in
1929 has been maintained to the
close of the first half year. Al
though a reasonable recession is
I p wuftcu iui una Buuinifi, il is tum-
I JS later than usual this year, and
confidence as to a satisfactory au
tumn trade Is becoming more pro
nounced." These statements refer particu
larly to the East. Dut always in the
past good business in the West
has followed shortly after good
business in the East. Unless all
signs fail, business will be extreme
ly good on the Pacific coast this
fall.
pnOM the Bame authority, we
quote this further statement:
"The marked recovery of agricul
tural prices from the extreme low
points and the prospects for good
crops now indicate that decrease
In farm purchasing power will be
nowhere near so serious as was
feared a short while ago."
AND ALSO THIS: "It Is note
worthy that the recovery In farm
prices has come at the very begin
ning of harvest, enabling the farm
ers to receive the full benefit and
refuting the oft-repeated charge
that prices are regularly lowered
at harvest time."
TPHE statement that some myster-
louff Influence, usually1-aTTSerted
to be "big business," malevolently
manipulates farm prices to the
farmer's detriment is repeated year
after year by the demagogues, poli
tical and otherwise;
This fact, for It is a fact, makes
it pertinent to inquire: "What
benefit has the farmer ever derived
from the activities of loose-talking
demagogues?" .
Here Is the answer "None at
all." Self-seeking demagogues have
(Tone more harm to the farmer thaj
oil the wise men have been able to
cure.
THE demagogue's argument that
big business seelTs the impover
ishment of the farmer is silly on
its face.
What does big business want,
above all else? Answer: "A market
for Us products."
Who provides the market for the
products of business? The public,
of course. -And in this country
farmers make up about half ot the
total public.
Only tK simpleton could claim
hat business, big or otherwise, de
liberately seeks the Impoverish
ment of the people who buy its
goods.
piIE problem of business today is
to find a market for Its Trod
uets. Given a market, it will take
care of production.
What is It that creates a good
market for the products of indus
try? Why, a fair degree of pros
perlty among those who buy the
products of Industry, of course.
Farmers make up about half of the
total buying power of this country.
The next time anyone tells ycu
that big business deliberately Jug
gles prices, in order to ruin the
farmer, who buys what big busi
ness has to sell, laugh in his face.
OIO business looks after Us own
interests. The tariff is a"h ex
ample. It can not be denied that
the tariff has been made more use
ful to business and Industry than
to the farm.
Rig business looks after Its own
Interests FIRST. It is nobody's
charitable institution.
IJut It doesn't.set out deliberate
ly, as the demagogues brazenly tell
us. to ruin those who buy half of
what It has to sell.
o
MONEY POURING IN FOR
OREGON U. INFIRMARY
MmnriaeH Ire Leawtl Wire)
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 13. Mrs.
W. II. Crane, chairman of the cam
paign to raise $50,000 to match a
like appropriation from the state
for construction of a new infirm
ary -at the University of Oregon,
announced today that subscriptions
are coming steadily from all over
the state.
Mrs. Crane" said that every day
the campaign becomes more im
porta nt since construction work
must begin soon.
The campaign was organized by
mothers of students at the univer
sity. The recent legislature decid
ed to contribute $50,000 If a similar
amount was raised through popular
subscriptions.
im plan
Clifford Shinn Drowns In Umpqua River
BOY, UNABLE
TO SW1M,G0ES
OVER HIS HEAD
First Local Drowning
Of Season Occurs
Near Foot Of
Teniplin St,
Other Youths Call Aid But
Resuscitation Efforts
of Three Doctors
Are Unavailing.
Clifford Shinn, 19, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Shinn. of
Templin street, was drowned
shortly before noon today while
playing in the South Umpqua
river near his home. The boy,
unable to swim, waded out on
a ledge of rocks, projecting in
to the river, and fell off into a
deep hole. His younger brother
who was in the water at the
same time, called for help and
Bill Gawler, a boy scout, living
across the street from the Shinn
home, ran to the river and dove
fpr the body, finally locating it
and bringing it ashore. Shinn
was in the water about 1 0
minutes before the body was
located. Physicians had been
called and arrived soon after
Gawler had brought out the
body and had started applica
tions of resuscitation methods.
Fire Chief James Fletcher was
also called and rushed the city's
equipment to the scene, but it
was found impossible to restore
life.
Shinn, it was stated, has been
going to the river frequently with
the children of the neighborhood,
but had not learned to cwim. To
gether with his brother and anoth
er boy residing nearby, he went
into the water during the middle
of the forenoon. Whim the otiiur
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Ti
(AsiwtntfMt I'ri'M Loused Wire)
HUTCHINSON, Kan., July 13.
Flood waters pouring into Hutchin
son from two directions had Inun
dated the city early today causing
damage estimated at $250,000.
Members of the first battalion of
the 130th field artillery, Kansas na
tional guard, have been- ordered In
to action to protect lives and
property. No loss of life had been
reported tills morning.
Cow Creek, ordinal ly a placid
stream ten feet wide, transformed
into a raging torrent by recent
rains, swept through the business
district shortly after midnight
Merchants avoided heavy damage
to their stocks by moving them
from basements and low shelves
yesterday.
A washout on the Missouri Pa-
ciric main line cut off railroad ser
vice. Salina, north of here, was con
fronted with a new menace when
Dry creek broke over the Missouri
Pacific tracks In the west edge of
the city. The residential district
was flooded.
THERE AN. Ppraia. July 13. At
least 375 persons wore killed and
several villages wiped out in floixlK
at Tabriz on Thursday, understood
to hare been caused by a cloud
burst Inasmuch as the number of dead
report ed represen t ed on ly tb e
number of bodies recovered, there
were fears that the loss of life
mieht he preater.
Tabriz, next to Teheran, is the
largest city In Persia and has a
population of about 180,000.
Rancher Bars
Railroad Spur
And Triumphs
(Aisoclatnl Press I .on tod Wire)
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July
13. Frank Stiles, Slalu lake ranch
er, defied two railroads for five
hours yesterday and finally won
his point.
The O. C. & E. railroad, jointly
owned by the Great Northern and
Southern Pacific, had maintained a
spur line across Stiles property
for years. Yesterday a locomotive
was sent out on the spur to tear
up the line and remove the rails.
hTe engine puffed out to the end
of the' spur and a short time later
started to back out. Hut ft stop
ped suddenly. Stiles had driven
his automobile across the rails.
"Now," he said, "you can either
run . over my automobile or you
can pay me rent for the use of my
property all these years."
Pleading and arguments by rail
officials were of no avail. The
district attorney was consulted, but
he refused to take part in the con
troversy and pointed out that the
spur was on Stiles' properly and
that he was free to drive his car
wherever he wanted on his own
land. .
Hours passed and the locomotive
remained.
Hut as day closed, there came an
order from the head office to pay
Stiles. Triumphantly the determin
ed rancher removed his machine
and went away.
S, AUST
KILLED " BY
AT
Klamath Falls Matron Hit
While Crossing Highway
on Errand Driver
Not Blamed.
Mrs. Austin C. Green of Klamath
Falls, aged 22 years, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Davidsou of Dll-
lard, died at Mercy hospital at 5:15
p. m. yesterday, as the result of
Injuries sustaine d earlier In the nf
ternoon, when she was struck by an
automobile driven by Hugh Carr of
Los Angeles.
Mrs. Green, who with her two
children, had been visiting with her
parents, had gone to the Dillard
store to purchase provisions, and
was returning to the home when
(he accident ocurred. According
to the statements of witnesses,
she apparently did not look up ns
she stepped out on the highway.
and walked directly in front of the
oncoming car. I he occupants of
the auto, Hugh Carr and son, Rob
ert, stated to officers this morning,
that they did not notice the woman
until they were too nose to avoid
hitting her.
She was knocked down and drag
ged about 10 foot, the left side of
her chest being crushed, causing
internal Injuries that resulted in
death at the hospital two hours
later.
Two girls, who had been swim
ming at Dillard and were waiting
at the store for a car to bring them
io Koseburg, we-e witnesses of the
accident.
A thorough Investigation was
made by Coroner Stearns, Sheriff
Jackson and E. R. Thurher. state
traffic officer, and the witnesses
were examined this morning by
Guy Cordon, distrirt attorney. It
was decided to hold an Inquest
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The
driver of the car was not placed
under arrest, voluntarily agreeing
to remain in the city until the In
quest is held.
Mrs. Green, whose maiden name
was Geraldine Lucile Davidson
was Imrn February 6. Ilw7, She
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RIDDLE MAN SENT
TO STATE PRISON
FOR WIELDING GUN
William HendrirltH of Riddle, ar
rested last week on a charge of as
sault with a dangerous weaiKin, was
sentenced today to one year In the
penitentiary. Hendricks, according
, i(j the officers, apparently had been
drinking, and fancied a grievance
with his neighbors so took a pistol
and threatened to kill one or more
of them. He was finally subdued
and placed under arrest. Informa
tion has been given Sheriff Jack
son that Hendricks killed an offi
cer several years ago in West Vir
ginia. Hendricks told the officers
that he was acquitted of that
charge fn a self defense plea.
HOOVER-FREW
FEUD FINALLY
T
Street Commissioner Files
Suit Against City and .
Two Officials to
, Collect Wage.
Refusal or 1 reasurer to
Cash Warrant Lacking
Mayor's Name Is
Action Basis.
Climaxing a six months' feud be
tween Mayor E. V. Hoover and
GeoVge Frew, street superintend
ent, or commissioner, a complaint
was filed in the circuit court to
day by Frew as the head of the
street department to secure a de
claratory judgment in the matter of
salary warrants. Frew, who has
held office since the first of the
year with the consent of the coun
cil and in opposition from the
mayor, has been paid his monthly
salary by city warrant, issued by
tne recorder, but without, the en
llorsement of Hoover.' Opinion -"Is
divided as to whether a warrant
lacking the mayor's signature is
valid and the suit is for the purpose
of having these warreuts declared
legal.
Frew, who had served as street
commissioner or superintendent,
under Mayor Houck, retained his
position when the new administra
tion was seated. His right to the
office has been in contest since
the first of the year, the mayor
contending that the office ended
when the term of the old council
expired, while the present council
held that Frew's office could not
be declared vacant without council
consent. The mayor wanted to dis
charge Frew and the council ob
jected. While the executive and
council have fought Frew has Te
nia ined on the job.
As the office or street commfs
sinner is an appointive office, the
council, by resolution, employed
Frew as street superintendent,
leaving the office of commissioner,
according to their procedure, va
cant, ret using to ratify any appoint
ment for commissioner. The mayor
has claimed that this action Is
merely a subterfuge and that the
council has exceeded Its authority.
and that Frew is actually attempt
ing to hold the office of commis
sioner. .Will Settle Contention
The action brought by Mr. Frew
Is expected to settle the conten
tion between the mayor and coun
cil, and determine the legal status
surrounding the office which h
now fills.
The complaint Is filed against
the City of Roseburg, as a murmi
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OREGON LIFE NOW
MUTUAL COMPANY
f Awnrint1 IriM I;nwl Wlr1)
PORTLAND, Ore., July 13. C.
F. Adams, president of the Oregon
Life Insurance company. Issued a
statement today In which he an
nounced that policy holders had
voted to mutuulize the company.
"The action taken at the meet
ing of stockholders," the announce
ment read, "will make Oregon Life
the only mutual life Insurance com
pany west of the Hocky mountains.
The company's capital stock of
$100,000 will be retired at par."
The Oregon Life Insurance com
pany was founded In 19'ifi by the
late L. Samuel and statements
have shown the company made
substantial gains.
TENOR INJURED IN
PROGRESS OF PLAY
CIIICAOO. July 13. Jimo M
JlcH, tenor of thp CIiI'-hko Civic;
Oppra company, was painfully In
Jnrod IhkI nlt'lit during a perform
anre of "The Jewess" at the Ila-
vinla. He fell as he altemplei!
leap thrnueh Ilie wlmlow to evade
the Irale father In the seenm! art
MoJIca apparently misjudged I lie
height of the window. Ills arm was
wrenched and he was unahle to
continue, his part belnn taken by
Desire Sclera, stage director.
They're Racing
Above you see the huge Amiot bi
plane, "'Marshal Pilsudski," In
which Major Casimir Kubala, left,
and Major Louis Idzikowsky, Pol
ish aviators, are contesting with
two French airmen in a race over
the Atlantic ocean from Paris to
New York. The race is an intend
ed non-stop hop by way of the
Azores and Newfoundland. If all
goes well, the rival planes should
reach New York tomorrow after
noon, the French first by reason of
an earlier start and a faster craft.
FOULED TAIL GROUP KEPT REINHART
AND MENDELL FROM REALIZINGHOPE
TO PUT RECORD TIME AT 300 HOURS
Motor, Still in Excellent Shape, Could Have Continued
Air Duel Indefinitely Ordeal Leaves Aviators
Only Slightly Weak; Presented With Airplane
and Money as Rewards for Great Feat.
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
CULVER CITY, Cat.. July I 3. The epoch-making en
durance test of ten and a quarter days between Pilots Loren W.
Mendell and Roland B. Reinharl and their Wright whirlwind mo
tor today had been declared a draw. A fouled tail group which
threatened disaster, forced the fliers to land their Buhl nirsedan
at 2:13:02 p. m.. yesterday after 246 hours, 43 minutes, 32 sec
onds in the air.
Debris whirh collected on I he
stabilizer of their plane, coupled
with a blow from the' hatch cover
which was torn from tho cabin of
the AnKclcno,, all but forced the
endurance craft out of control,
abruptly ending its unprecedented
flight before either pilots or motor
had Riven any Indication of null,
ting.
As the pairWimbed atlrtly out of
their plane, a hazard sort of
smile on their hcwhiKkcrcd, oil
spattered faces, their lips spoke
praises for the motor which would
not ult. and protested the turn of
I'ate that had declined them the
opportunity to test their prowess
In the finht to the finish with the
second-hand power unit.
The end came shortly after Men
dell and Keinhart had messaged
requestiiiK a thirty-seventh refuel-
FLORIDA BANK, 40
YEARS OLD, CLOSED
( AKMoHnfM IYcm Inwl Wire)
SANFORI), Fla., July 13. The
First National Hunk, oldest bank
ing Institution In Siniinolt county,
was closed today. A notice said lis
affairs had been placed in the
hands of the comptroller.
The First National bank was
more than 4M years old. It had re
sources of ?2.2iMi.Ooo and -d'poHits
of 8l.soo.000. Only one other bank
remains here, the San ford Atlan
tic National hank.
Sanfoid is in the heart of the
celery growing belt.
MAN'S BURNED BODY
FOUND IN FURNACE
rillCAOO. July n. The body
of Theodore Ilanimel, 5o, was
found last nfplit in a furnace,
burned beyond recognition.
Police todv were unahle to de
termine whether It was murder or
tmicidc.
Hammers wrists had been hound
loosely t nee' her with telephone
wire and his hodv wiappeo: fn bur
l:.p. which had been soaked with
kerosene.
Police learned that Ham met re
cently had experienced financial
dirrf'ulten and that, the vacant
huildibg was mortgaged for $;:G,00Q.
OVER
French Aviators To
Ill" contact. As the nurse Bhip took
the air and Kained its position
over the endurance biplane, the
Anuelenn, with tall Kroup wobblliiK
badly, slipped away and landed
shalply before the &.0II0 persons
who were walcliinc tho rcfucllnn
attempt, were aware that the
hardy adventurers had come to the
end ot their journey.
The world's endurance record for
allplanes, so recently set by llyron
K. Newc h and Hoy I,. Mitchell
of Cleveland, at 174 hours M sec
onds, had been eclipsed by 72
hours .'IS minutes 3 seconds.
Ordeal Weakens Pilots
"The controls seemed to he
Jammed," Mendell explained as he
climbed from the plane. 'Tor tho
sake of the reoyrd. I thought
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KING OF BELGIANS
ROBBED AT RESORT
i
(Amuk-IuiH l'n-.w Litiwil Win )
HI(i;SSKI.fl. July YA, King Al
bert was robbed ut his Rnld watch,
a pocket book containing 000 francs
and it wold penknife while havliiK
an enjoyable swim In tho sea at
Marliikerke and today returned to
HriiMneH anything but pleased
about II.
The kins did not conceal IiIh HI
humor at the robbery ami the fact
that Helium's first sea resort did
not enjoy better supervisory serv
ice, wlille the Ostend authorities
have hastened to offe rapolOKlcs.
MURDER SUSPECT
CLAIMS "DOUBLE"
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo..
July l.'t. Shackled in an "Oregon
boot" and handcuffed, Alfred A.
Oliver. :il, suspect fn the Ijunar
bank robbery in which four men
were slain, was brought here today
from St. I-ouis. (
Oliver, who had waived extradi
tion, denied that he had any con
nection with the Urnar robbery and
declared that persons who had
Identified him had been mistaken.
He asserted (hero was another man
in Colorado who was a perfect
double for lilra.
ATLANTA
United States
AIRPLANE SWIPES ,
JTRUCK WITH TAIL i
AT SWAN ISLAND
MMHwIiitrol VreM Leaned Wire)
PORTLAND, Ore., July IX
Add this one to the perils of
progress:
'Die tall of a small monncoupe
crashed Inlo Port of Portland
truck ut Hwun island late yester
day as tho plane attempted u.
landing near the cetilur of the
Held.
i, Andrews, truck driver, suf
fered Hcn.tches.
The aviator alteinpte;'. 1o tarn
the nose of (lie iiirpkne sky
wi.nl but failed.
It's the first trucknindaue
cg! 11k Ion on record here.
FRANK J. MILLER
SUCCEEDS BEAN ON
STATE COMMISSION
SALKM, Ore., July 13. Frank
Miller of Albany yesterday whh up-!
pointed by Governor Patterson ns
a member of the stato public ser
vice commission to succeed L. K.
lleau, chairman, who died suddenly
at his homo here last Saturday.
Mr. Miller waH elected secretary
of the old stato railroad commis
sion In 1S!).1. He nerved in that
capacity until 1010, when he was
appointed a member of I ho com
mission to succeed Oswald West,
who resigned to become governor.
.Mr. Miller continued as a member
of the commission until 1!HS.
Inning the past few yearn Mr.
Miller hun served as a member of
the board of regents of state nor
mal Hchools, mid has lield other
positions of public trust. The board
of normal school regcntH whs abol
ished, OVERTUTnG CAR
FATAL TO WOMAN
M. lali.l Pn'M Inft Win-)
SA I. KM, Ore., July 13. Mrs.
Henry Mehl, IS!), was killed near
Dallas Kriday afternoon when her
automobile stalled on u grade nun
overturned when she attempted to
steer il into a bank. She. was on her
way to pick berries vn the acci
dent occured. Two daughters and a
woman friend, passengers in the
machine, were not injured.
twcTsla1nVn1ow
OVER BARTENDER
Mm. laird Prow Unm, Wire)
NKW YORK, July Rt. An armi
meat starting over a remark that
the bartender was low In "setttuir
them up" resulted In a free for all
pistol fichl at I he llntsy Totsy
ulKlit club in III rind way, at 45th
ftreet, today In which two men were
killed and another wounded.
Simon Walker. 3.r, an cx cnnvlct
and William Cassidy, '.U, were the
victims, and Peter Cassidy, brother
of William received a scalp wound
Mr. and Mrs. J. I). l"ririiz of
Portland were among the out of
city visitors here yesterday. They
registered at the l.'mpqua aai evening.
JUT
POLES
VERSUS
FRENCHMEN
DASH FOR U. S.
Vying Aviators Start
From Paris, Taking
Route By Way
Of Azores.
Barring Accidents and Bad
Weather, Contestants ;
Should Reach N. Y.
Tomorrow P. M.
(Aonoclfttod Pivw leaned Xro)
PARIS. July 13. The air min
istry nnnounced this afternoon
that a Brlttsh steamer, then oft
Cape Fiulsterre. heard the French
trans-Atlantic plane Question Marie
at 12:0ft p. m., Greenwich ttm
?:0H a. m., eastern standard
time).
Cape Fiulsterre la on the north
western tip of Spain and Is tho
last place on the European coast
for tho French filers on their
flight to New York.
It is about 750 miles from Le
Tlourget on the course followed by
the French airmen. They covered
It In seven hours and forty min
utes, thus Indicating an nvernge
speed of 1 00 -mires on ' hour nr well
up to their expectations.
Poles Also Sen
LONDON, July 13. The steam
ship Cara Informed the Associated
Press by wireless today that it had
sighted a crnv airplane, believed
to be the Polish plane. Marshal
Pilsudski. about 2r0 miles off the
French const at 8:20 o'clock this
morning, Greenwich time (3:20 a.
m. eastern standard time.
This "as the ftrst word received
of the Polish fliers since their
take-off from Ie Ronrget at- 4:47
a. m and Indicated that the Polish
airmen also were well out to sea
with their French rivals on- their
race to New York.
The Polish plane, when reported
by the Cnra. hnd been In the air 4
hours and 33 minutes and was then
nnnrnximately 500 miles from
Pur'-, indicating that she w-as
making about lno miles nn hour,
f rhot the same speed as the
p'-'if-h filer.
Tl" Pollen position wns several
hundred m'tes north of the route
followed by the French fliers.
From all appearances the ' plane
was following n more direct route
to Halifax and New York than tho
Frenchman. The Polish plane is
somewhat slower than the French
one and apparently Majors .IdzI-(
kowskl and Kubala were plnmitnn;
to make up for their less spceflby
flying a shorter route. Z
First Ocaanlc Race
I,K ROPRGKT, France, July13.
Two rival airplanes, one heading
the color of Poland, the ot.hr r
those of France, today were speed
ing swiftly, so far as known, west
ward over the Atlantic In thejlrst
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SOCIETY GIRL HITS '
AND RUNS IN AUTO:
DECLARED DRUNK
SAN JOSH. Ciil., July 13. Miss
Josephine Grant, San Francisco
society girl, who three years aeo
was presented at the court of St.
James, was Indued In Jail here
last nicht. pending the filing of hit
and run driving charges. An nuto
mnhlle she was driving collided
with one driven by Charles E.
Smith of San Jose.
Miss Grant, who Is 2fl years old,
was taken Into custody after Smith
bad pursued her In his own car for
five blocks following the accident.
Traffic Officer Clinton Moon toolc
her to police headquarters, where
a search of her car, pollen said, re
vealed three bottles of liquor.
A report filed by Dr. Paul Snn
ford, who was called to examine tho
girl, stated that she. wns under the
Influence of liquor.
Tho accident occurred while Miss
Grant wan believed to have been,
driving from her father's ranch
near Mount Hamilton. Smith told
police she sped away after her car
hnd crashed Into his.
Miss Grant mode nn effort to get
In touch with her family or friends,
and was placed in the matron's
quarters of thfl in 11. where sho
went to sleep. Smith sold he would
file charges In the morning. Her
bond was set at (1,000.
its-