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Editorials
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Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
EWSPAPER publishers in this
country are seeking to Inval
idate, as unconstitutional, a Minne
sota law which makes it possible
to Bhut up newspapers that criticise
public officials.
It may seem to you, at first, that
they are fighting for their own self
ish interests. Perhaps they aie. But
at the same time they -are seeking
to uphold a principle that is of
tremendous importance to the fu
ture of this country.
HIS is not the first democracy
n the world's history. It is not
the first republic. Ancient Rome
was a republic.
The Greek democracy perished
because the various political units
of Greece could not achieve unity,
thus inviting conquest. The Ro
man republic was replaced by a
monarchy. ' rr
Thus, in both, the people lost
their former liberties.
T IS possible that If Greece had
possessed free newspapers such
a community of interest might have
been built up among her various
cities as to make possible political
unity of action, thus insuring de
fense. -1T
If Rome had possessed free news
papers, her people might have been
kept so well Informed as to make
impossible the overthrow of the re
public and the erection in its place
of a despotic monarchy.
IT IS barely possible that if ac-
curate information as to what is
going on in this country could be
suppressed our own liberties might
in time be seriously curtailed.
VfOU will say, of course, that if
the right of the newspapers to
speak out fearlessly in this day and
age should be taken away, there
would remain still the radio to de
pend upon. We are no longer com
pelledto rely upon one medium of
information.
True enoughBut don't, forget
this: If It Is possible to curtail the
freedom of the press, It is equally
possible to curtail the freedom of
the radio.
If public opinion sanctions one
form of restriction of the right to
speak out in public, It will sanction
the other form of restriction. .
INHERE Is no thought here of say-
Ing that the press has the right
to utter libel, or that it should be
permitted to spread malicious un
truths. No sensible person will say
that. But the power of the press to
spread what it believes honestly to
be the TRUTH should never be
limited In this country.
"W
HAT Oregon needs is a vig-
These words are Governor Nor
blad's, and they are true. Here in
Oregon we need to look upon new
ideas witll an open mind. Broadly
i speaking, it is new ideas that bring
? progreES. The business that op
poses new ideas soon falls into a
rut. It Is the same with com
munities. FIVE years ago the turkey crop
of Douglas county was worth
$90,000. In 1929, it was worth $330,
000. Somebody had an idea that the
turkey crop could be made to bring
in more money.
If the answer to that Idea had
been: "It can't be done," the turkey
crop of Douglas county would still
be worth $90,000.
YEARS ago Bomebody in Tilla
mook county had an idea that
if Tillamook 'cheese could he made
Continued on paee 41
J Unpleasantness of Presidential
I fob Has Compensations, Hoover
Tells College frexy in Letter
( Associated Press Leased Wire)
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 1 3. Herbert Hoover finds in
the presidency an "opportunity for speeding the orderly march
of a great people" and "in the inspiration of that moving host
such compensation as is vouchsafed to few This was set forth
i... iL- !n Utter to Dr. W. O. Thompson, presi
dent emeritus of Ohio state university, in which Mr. Hoover
told something of the pleasant and unpleasant features of being
:j . 1 t. in nirturesaue language of those who tor
nartiun reasons are working for
Dartisan reasons are working
Thfir "dally toil Is mixln mud !
pies, tie said ol uiose nu
to embarrass the "resident by
giving publication to untruths and
attain he referred to them as "Ja
berdashes" generously providing
him with "mental hair shirts."
"Somewhere lately I said that
every min has a few mental hair
shirts and that presidents differ
only by their larger wardrobe,"
VOL. XXX NO. 307 OF ROSEBURG
FAIR TRIAL
Hoover's Commission
Presents Report.
Strengthening Suggestions
Affect Legislation and
Court Procedure.
SPEED FOUND NEEDED
U. S. Enforcement Agencies
Deemed too Small Own
Opinion of Statute
Not Advanced.
(Aranclatfd Prou I,pad Wir0
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Re
serving judgment on its ultimate
prohibition conclusions, the law
enforcement commission in a pre
liminary report sent to congress
today recommended that the na
tional prohibition law be immedi
ately strengthened in the interest
of promoting observance of and re
spect for all law.
"If on no other grounds than to
give the law a fair trial," the com
mission said, "(here are obvious
and uncontroverted" difficulties,
pointed out by experience, which
may, and, as we think, should be
met so as to make enforcement
more effective."
These difficulties were declared
by the Hoover commission to be:
division of enforcement between
the treasury and justice depart
ments. Disordered condition of federal
legislation involved in enforce
ment. Possibilities- of defeating pad
lock Injunctions by means of con
cealing ownership of property
used for manufacture and sale of
illicit liquor.
Congestion of petty prosecutions
in ine leuerai courts icHumg iu
wholesale disposition of accumu
lated cases under circumstances
impairing the dignity of and injur
ing respect for those tribunals.
Law and Conduct
"Without prejudice to any ulti
mate conclusions." the repprt said
"we think that in the interest of
prombting observance of and re
spect for law, the national prohi
bition law may well be strength
ened and its effectiveness in
creased in. these important particu
lars." As to observance, the commis
sion declared that "It is wholly
impossible to Bel off observance of
the prohibition act from the large
question of the views and habits
of the -American people with re
spect to private iudgment as to
statutes and regulations affecting
Continued on page 6, Story 1
BOY SCOUT LOST
ON HIKE IN SNOW
(Auoriated Picm Lred Wire)
SAN BKRNARDINO, Cal., Jan.
13. Sheriff's deputies today head
ed a nosse Into the San Bernar
dino mountains to search for
Richard Crawford, 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Crawford,
reported lost yesterday in t he
snow-covered foothills.
Richard accompanied a group of
boy scouts on a hiking expedition,
and when about seventeen miles
from the city he 'was noticed to
lag behind. Shortly afterward hA
was missed by his companions,
who were unable to locate him
when they retracted their steps.
Darkness ended the search, with
the youthful hiker still missing.
Fears for his safety are acute,
as the snow is drifted high In
sections of the mountain area
where he was last seen. The sec
tion, however. Is thickly dotted
with cabins, and members of the
biking party believed the youth
may have taken refuge as dark
ness approached.
his downfall.
hc wro,e
for certain individuals.
newspapers, association and in
stitutions officiate an haberdashes
in this regard with a high gen
erosity which guarantees both hu
mility and urbanity."
Majority Sincere
Nevertheless, the chief execu
tive drew Immense satisfaction
Continued on page 6, Story 2
BOARD ASKS
FOR DRY LAW
REVIEW
Cougar Leaves
Cage And Guns
Waste Charges
(SWi-Rpvlew DouitIm County Special)
GLKNDALE, Jan. 13. Queenle
la a cougar. Queenle has a cage
at the Fortune IS ranch auto camp
wherein she usually yawns while
pop-eyed tourists stop and gaze
at her majesty. The tourists al
most in one accord say, "Gee. I'd
hate to meet a thine like that wild
In the woods." And Queenle
yawns.
One evening last week someone
overlooked locking the door to
Queenie'a case. Discovering there
was no bar to her freedom,
Queenle sauntered forth and her
adventures began. She fit rolled
over to listen to what a couple of
men were talking about. Some
how they paid no attention to her.
Queenle even rubbed herself
against the leg of one of the men.
who first thought it was a dog
and paid no attention. Queenie
was bored. She strolled around
In back of the cabins. Coming
around on the other side she was
seen by someone who immediately
sot up a cry of "Cougar Cougar!"
Rifles and flashlights were hurried
to the scene. Two rifles, scarce
some twenty feet away, blazed in
effectually. Queenle did not like
all this noise so she turned and
trotted Into the woods back of the
cabins. About that time someone
discovered that Queenle was not
In her cage and this put a differ
ent light on affairs. The services
of a neighbor with a good var
mint dog was secured. It was not
long before Queenie was found,
easily roped, and brought back to
her cage in a wheelbarrow. Be
fore being found another person
had seen Queenie and fired at her
with a shotgun. The charge went
wild.
Queenle seemed to be glad to be
hack In her cage. Here, at least,
people are not spitting fire and
making loud noises right iu her
face. Queenie does not seem to
realize just how much thanks she
owes to poor marksmanship.
BY STORM THAT
TIKES 30 LIVES
f Afuwrintctl Vuna IVaiut) Wirf)
LONDON, Jan. 13. Thirty per
sons lost their lives iu a terrific
storm which swept England last
night, twenty of the victims being
members of the crew of H. M, S.
tug St. Genny, which sank during
the night thirty miles north of
Ushant light.
Only five men were rescued
from the 425-ton vessel which was
enroute to Gibraltar for service
with the Atlantic fleet.
There were at least ten deaths
on land where the wind at places
reached a velocity of more than a
hundred miles an hour.
London was- almost Isolated as
Tar as wire communication with
the other large centers gl England
were concerned.
The wind reached a velocity of
120 miles an hour at Eastbourne
and more than 100 miles an hour
at other points.
The storm subsided early today
as suddenly as It had appeared
earlier. Falling trees were re
sponsible for most of the casual
ties and for widespread cutting of
telephone and teleernnh lines and
Interruption of railway and high
way traffic.
On all sides today could be seen
the l.avoc which the hurricane
probably as destructive as any of
the season's extraordinary blows
wrought trees blown down, fenc
es and bill boards tipped over,
roofs stripped and damaged, hous
es in some capes almost demol
ished, nnd vehicles half wrecked
alongside of roads.
The weather bureau said anoth
er high sale was approaching from
the Atlantic and an early renewal
of the stormy weather might be
expected.
SHOTGUN CHARGE
BREAKS MAN'S LEG
f AMnriatM pTMm Lravd Wire)
GRANTS PASS. Ore., Jan. 13.
Rav Dunham of Radio Park, 'vil
lage near here, was In a serious
condition In a hospital here today
after having received both charees
from double-barrel shotgun In his
leg. The shooting was accidental.
The shot entered the leg, breaking
It in two places.
PATTERSON ESTATE
PLACED AT $11,000
MivcIatM Vnm Ja- Wire)
DALLAS. Ore.. Jan. 13 In a
will executed September 17, 1 VfS.
and fild for probate here todav.
the lafe Governor Isaac L. Pattpr
on hwmpathd IS ear-h to bin sons.
Phillip and Lee. and the remainHpr
of his estate to his widow. The
son are both livin In Portland.
The Instrument lNt prop
erty of the estate at tin Ann and
personal fnnertv at IIOOo. b'it noimade bv th
enffmate of te fncree In value
dnrine the 3? yearn sinee the will
was written has been made.
THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY. JANUARY 13. 1930
PANKEY
HE KILLED IN
SELF DEFENSE
..r
Negro Victim, Reputed j to
Have Been Degenerate,
Attempted Attack,
Youth Claims.
Jury Convicts Geo., Davs,
Ex-Roseburger, and His
Pal of Murder in
First Degree.
(AMrtrinteil prww Uic Wire)
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13. George
Davis, formerly of Roseburg a,nd
Albany, Oregon, and Alfred Boss,
convicted slayers of Clifford Carey,
a Sacramento grocery store clerk,
today won a temporary victory
when Judge J. Romeo Hughes post
poned passing the death sentence
until tomorrow morning when ar
guments for a new trial for both
defendants will be made.
The continuance was granted by
Judge Hughes after Attorney Luke
Howe, who entered the case this
morni.ng to represent Davie, an
nounced that new evidence had
been produced which would prove
an alibi for the defendants. Carey
was shot down during the robbery
of a Sacramento grocery store on
the night of November 18. They
were found guilty of first degree
murder by a jury here Friday.
That the slaying of William
Dean, colored cotton picker, killed
by George Pankey, better known
In Roseburg as "Battling Judd,"
was in self defense against the
advances of a sexual pervert, is
the defense made by the 20-year-old
Roseburg boxer, according to
word received from Hanford, 'Cali
fornia, 'to which place the young
man was recently taken, follow
ing his arrest here, on a murder
charge. Pankey has declared that
he was forced to defend himself,
against Dean's advances. The
sheriff admitted that Dean had th-p
reputation or being a degenerate,
Pankey has made a complete
confession of the crime, it s re
ported, and led the officers to the
scene of the slaying, where the
Iron pipe used to batter in the lie
gro's skull was found. Several
putches of dried blood also gave
further evidences regarding the
struggle. .
Pan key's Story
In the presence of Sheriff W. V.
Buckner and court reporter, Lau
rence Short, Pankey is reported to
have made the following written
confession :
"We had been drinking canned
heat. Dean was drunk and when
he attempted to attack me, I
struck him three of four times
with an iron pipe. Jack and I
Continued on page 6, Story 3
MRS. P. C. KERNAN,
EX -RESIDENT OF
OAK CREEK, DIES
Prlscilla C. Kernan died at her
home in Klamath Falls, Saturday,
January 11, at the age of 74 years.
She was born in DeKalb county,
Missouri, and crossed the plains
by ox team with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jephtha Thornton, in
1SG5.
The family first settled In Yam
hill county but came to Douglas
county, settling at Oak Creek in
18G!. She was married to W. II.
Kernan, January 14, 18S3. Mr. Ker
nan died many years ago, and
Mrs. Kernan continued to live at
Oak Creek until 1912, when she
moved to Lake county, and later
to Klamath Falls.
She leaves Uvo sons and one
daughter, John J. Kernan of Eu
gene, Henry Kernan of Klamath
Falls, r.nd Mrs. H. E. Agee of
Klamath Falls; also three brothers,
J. J. Thornton of Eugene, J. L.
Thornton of Portland and S. I.
Thornton of Roseburg.
Funeral services will he held
Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Roseburg
Undertaking parlors at 1:30 p. m.
Interment at the Oak Creek ceme
tery. BOMBING OF HOME
HELD RETALIATION
FOR LIQUOR RAIDS
CHICAGO, Jan. 13 Two bombs,
one at the rear and one at the
front, exploded simultaneously at
the home of Guy C. Guerine. vil
lage aitorney of Melrose Park, a
suburb, early today.
Guerine and Mrs. Guerine were
at home, but escaped injury.
The bomb at the rear of the
houfo was planted directly be
neath a window of a bedroom andlJn mntn(anf,m ,.xistintT roads
inn i"r:H w ine expioHinn iospi-u
loh from bed.
When questioned as to what mo
tives there might be for the bomb-
In"- Guerine said:
"Several times In the past wek
! received letters telling me to
lav off the liquor raids. However,
i I inntiirated
i raids: they wptp
eovernment agents
i and village police. None
; ce. as yet, has come
1 trial."
AUTO AND SLED
; THREE-
Two Girls and Boy Victims
of Tragedy on Seattle
Hill; 2 of Injured
May Also Die.
Driver of Motor Car, Said
Drunk and Responsible
For Collision, Put
Under Arrest. .
(AMwiaU-d PrMia I-aiwii fljre)
SEATTLK. Jan. IS. Two girls
and a boy were dead here today
and seven others were being treat
ed for Injuries received last niht
when an automobile was reported
to have been driven head-on Into
their bobsled as it speeded down a
steep bill.
Ray Whttteman, 15, was killed
outright. Helen Haw, 15. and Mar
garet Chadhurne. 10. died In alios
pital several hours after the acci
dent, . - . ;
Clyde Tucker, 22, and Tess
Matthews, 16, were In the hospital
in a critical condition. Tucker had
a fractured skull and Miss Matth
ews internal injuries. Their recov
ery was problematical. ,
Auto Driver Accused
Kverett A. (Hud) Jensen, lit
whose parents live in Walla Walla,
was being held In jail on an open
charge. Witnesses said he drove
his machine directly into the path
of . the oncoming sled, after ignor
ing a police barricade and piloting
his machine up the wrong side of
the street. Three others, Ann Ku-
gan. 18; Robert Olson, IS, 'and
Willis Van Home, 14. were still in
hospitals today with various in
juries, but were expected to recov
er. Two others, William Walters, 19
and Mildred Rellls. 15, received
hospital treatment, but were sent
home.
. Drunkenness Alleged . -
" Jensen was said by officers to
have been intoxicated when he
was booked . at police headquur
ters.
The sled had traveled two
blocks down a sharp Incline on
Queen Anne bill when Jensen's
automobile appeared In Its path.
Whl tt eiuan. who was steering
the sled, attempted to avoid the
automobile, but It swim toward
them, llenrv ti. Parish', 22, a pas'
senger in Jensen s cur, said the
machine was traveling about 25
miles an hour when the crash oc
curred. Farfsh fled nTter the acci
dent, but reported 'several hours
later.
BECOMES MASTER '
OF LODGE ONE DAY
AND DIES THE NEXT
f.UMK-lnf.il Cr-w ljiwd Win-) ,
' LOS ANGELES, Jap. 13. Sam
uel Horowitz will ho buried today
will be lowered to his final rest
ing place while brother Masons
chant the burial service of Hie ri
tual that the 33-year-old attorney
loved so well. (
1 One of life's greatest ' ambitions
for Horowitz was to he master of
his Masonic lodge, Ionic No. 520.
When he died yesterday. It had
been gratified, althoiiKh bis term
of office was only a few hours.
Horowitz was elected parly In
Decern her, and bis Installation was
scheduled for next week. When
he became ill a few days ago, and
physicians despaired of his recov
ery, fellow Masons arranged an
earlier ceremony.
Last Saturday, propped up In
bed, Horowitz became master of
his lodge, with Hie full solemn
ritual. Wrapped In the regalia of
his rank, he stood for one brief
moment while his brothers paid
him homage.
Sunday be died.
GARDINER SEEKS
OUTSIDE URGING
ON COUNTY COURT
Word has been received here to
the effect that the Gardiner cham
ber of commerce Is sending out
letters to the various chambers of
commerce In coast cities tanped
by the Roosevelt highway, asking
that these chambers us their ef
forts to prevail upon the coiiniy
court of Douglas county to provide
funds for work on the mKt high
way north of Gardim-r. The Iweg
las county court has taken the
stand ihat the eounly has not suf
ficient money to provide anv In rife
amount for further con struct ion
work, declaring that Its small road
fund can tn- uned to heiter inirpone
and
roninleting itroferts already under
taken. CondilT-ible crtHcif-m ha
ben H-ceived tbroiu'h the ores of
the jtsle In stntemeni cnnailnL'
from Hip htchwav fnrrinitlon. but
the cour Ktst Miwt nn'll t conn
i r.MM (.H nf f th hr .
,en mused hv continuing con .
ttuctnji nf the iMtin Ite-dsnort
I ropd. the Tiller on ff nnri other
PERSONS DEAD
of thejftiirh protects alreadv started thj
up for ( it in unable to simply runds lo the
'Roosevelt highway.
"V' VOL. XXNO. 237 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Skates .u Skis Busy in Oregon
As Mercury Hovers Around Zero;
People Cross the Columbia on Ice
THE DALLES, Ore., Jan. 13.
The temperature- dropped to three
degrees above zero here last night.
setting a new low record for the
year, I lie Columbia river Is
frozen from bank to hank, halting
ferry service, and pedestrians are
crossing on the ico.
Hundreds of persons en loved
skutlng last night on sloughs il
luminated by a brilliant mid-winter
full moon.
LA GRANDE, Ore., Jan. 13. 4,a
Grande shivered during the week
end with the mercury at a mini
mum of four degrees above both
Sunday and Monday mornings. A
outer wind whistled through the
city last night. Yesterday's mini
mum was only 17 degrees above.
Oilier minimum temperatures re
ported toilay included Enterprise,
4 below; Meacliam, 8 below; Echo,
7 above; Teleocaset, (J uhove and
Elgin, 4 below.
PENDLETON, Ore., Jan. 13.
A minimum of two degrees below
zero Saturday night, and zero tern
peruture last night left Pendleton
in i ue gi ip oi w mier mnay. a
light mantle of snow still covers
the citv. The weather was clear
and cold today.
UAKElt, Ore., Jan. 13. A new
low temperature record for the
T
Roy scouts of Hoseburg are get
ting ready to observe the twentieth
anniversary of t;coutilig. I n villi
Hons are being given to the scout
troops of nearby communities to
participate in a program along with
the Hoseburg scouts. An invitation
has already been given to the local
Camp Fire girls,- Anniversary week"
begins- February 8 - As that dale
comes on Saturday the ob.scrvance
will be made here on Monday eve
ning, February In, aL the Junior
high schol aduitoriuiu.
Tlie fundamental purpose of anni
versary week Is to bring homo to
the boy the value of the scout oath
and law and to bring home more
definitely to the attention of each
community the value of scouting as
a program for work with boys for
the development of character and
training lor citizenship. Anniver
sary week will be observed In
every scouting community In the
United States. ;
A coniiultiee of scoulmastcra Is
meeting today to decide upon a
program. It is very likely that a He
leclive list of events will be made
up and submitted to the various
patrols to choose from. In order
that the public may more clearly
see what Is being done, there will
be no competitive events. One pa
trol will work ut a time. The list of
demonsratlons will probably In
clude the building of a human sig
nal tower, working u first aid prob
lem, pitching tents nnd making
camp, some cooking, uses of the
Rcout neckerchief, various carries
of injured and many others to be
decided upon. All will be enter
taining and instructive.
The meeting will be open to the
public and no charge made for ad
mittance. Anniversary Sunday will be ob
served on February fl. It is not
known yet whether the scouts will
attend some one church In a body
or whether Ihev will a it end differ
ent churches by nalrols or troomt.
That will be decided at this week's
troop meetings.
BABY GIRLS GAIN
IN STORK VISITS
SntunHv afternoon this pnnor
carried a Httle fen turn storv relat
ing Ihat of the It hahicn horn at
the Koschur? General hospital
Hnce its owning only three of
them bad been girls.
The storv nlto said that of the
11 bovs two sets of twins were In
cludwl.
H began toook as If the femi
nine arrival were to be complete
ly outnumbered. Rut over the
weekend the girts' iota) was in
creased bv three.
Saturday night a dauthler was
born to Mr. and Mrs. I,ee William
of Rofchurg and Sunday twin girls
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Rowinan of Myrtle Creek.
HOLLOW LOG HOLDS
CANINE PRISONER
' ; ihe various churches of th citv.
M-i prM ly-a-t Wifr ,fl) ,(,v ,.nml,,1(. (.r ,.ff,,rtrt for
AJ,KIONI A. Mo,. Jan. H J union enter prices of a religious
"'Jhorty" Hull's dog In recovering nnd morHl miluie. At various inter
hIcmJv thank you. aftr learning vals special programs are held nnd
that "temneranee ln all things" I ! si.eakfi are called to address the
Irtu" more to be coveted than
- eo"oniaMs
i Hunter found the dog vesterdsv
i w,'h lt head firnitv fastened In a
i bot'ow log. nherc It evidently had
fr'f"' " pursue a mbb.t. The pup
'had been mlnsinT ten davs I
Alt linn ;h una tile to wlk when
reir-arnd. th dog milled quickly
after being fed.
winter was established here today
when the thermometer stood at
three degrees below zero. Yester
day the previous record was brok
en with a temperature of two de
grees below. Two and a half In
ches of snow fell over the week
end. It was clear today with no
wind.
SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 13. After
moderat tug slight ly under the
warming influence or a soul Invest
wind Sat unlay night and during
most of Sunday the temperature
here took a sudden drop during the
early morning hours ami reached
a minimum of six degrees above
zero, equaling the lowest, mark
recorded since December, 1UVJ.
when the mercury shrunk to 6 be
low. The protracted cold spell has re
sulted In serious damage to logan
berry vines In (he valley. It Is
feared, although it will be Im
possible to deterniluo the extent
of injury for several davs.
Icu formed In varying thickness
from two to six Inches on sloughs,
ponds and other bodies or still wa
ter Iuih brought the sport or skat-
lug, novel In these parts, Into
prominence and several hundred
people dug their rusted skates out
of Hloragu and put them to use
Continued on page 6, Story 4
STORE LOOTED OF
(Aftwx;iiili'l I'mi I-umhI Win1)
POKTI.ANO, Ore, Jan. 1:1.
WorklliK wilh cari'fiil bii-m1 unili-r
thu cyt'H of imtutiiiK iieilt'HtrluilH,
two infii hclfl up two clerks In the
H. J. AlstocU jewelry nlnre here
today and CHeapeil with Hnel( of
dlatuonilH and WRlehen. Ownein of
Hie store aaid ' the loan . waa' be
tween $20,01)1) and S.'Hi.iioO. The
diamonds were aeooped from n
atreet dlxplay window.
While one of the rohhera hold
two women nlerka ut the point or
a plulol. the other took off his cap.
opened a street dlplay window
and scooped the contents of a dia
mond Hay into a hiruo paper shop
pliiK hax. A lnrcn tray of expens
ive watches was next poured into
the. Iuik. He then hurried from the
hulldlDK.
The man with the Kim remained
at his post and w lien a wouinn
customer entered forced her to
line up with the two employes. A
few moments Inter ho slipped out
of the door and walked rapidly In
to crowded Morrison street.
Each man was about 30 years
old, wore a blue suit and Kray cap.
One, was 5 feet JO Inches lull and
the other ft feet (! Inches. II was
aparent Ihat. their plana had been
laid carefully, and that they lied
walled uulll the two nil! clerk"
were alone In the store.
GENE TUNNEY MAY
GO UNDER KNIFE
CWw-latM pn-m l..'aH W ii.-)
NKVV YOltK, Jan. 13. dene
Tunney, retired heavyweight box
ing champion. Is under observa
tion at tho rresbylerlan hospital
for a kidney ailment. Dr. (ieorge
WIntlirop Mali, Tunney's physi
cian, said he would Issue a bulle
tin this afternoon at which time he
would know whether an operation
to remove a stone from the right
kidney would be necessary.
A. C. McINTYRE SIX-
COUNTY CENSUS HEAD
fAnH.wlfilr.l l'r.M I-hm-.I Win-)
WASHINGTON, !. . Jan. 13.-
Archie C. Mcintyre of I'endleton.
Oregon, has been appointed super
visor for the V.iM census for six
Oregon counties with headquar
ters In Pendleton. The coiiulfes
fiver which he will have supervis
ion are (iilllam. Morrow, I'matiHa.
Union, Ya1loHa and Wheeler.
roseburg'pastor
to make address
AT GRANTS PASS
W. II. HhIh'. pastor of the Fir.i
ihrintt(in liiureh of this (ty. left
this afternoon for titan's I'us.
hi it he Is to speak lnnlir.it be
fore the Ohrwtian llrotherhotd ot
that cllv. The Hro'berhood to
( Irauts 1'nxri Is an oinanizj'l ion
made up of all of the mTi from
ethic. Her. Hal rd is to be the
principal sneaker tonight, plans
are being dfsrnsro'd fur the forma
tion of a similar organization In
Roseburg.
Mi. Skinner Here Saturday
-L.
H Skinner, or wtriston. sr-'-nt sev
eral hours In this city Saturday
aftcinoou on business.
TFe Weather
Highest temperature yeiterday..29
Lowest temperature last night.... 17
Forecast for interior southwest
Oregon: Unsettled and continued
cold tonight and Tuesday, probably
with snow.
BLANKET OF
SNOW OVER
WEST AREA
Blizzard Proportions In
Some Places.
Six Lives Lost, Hundreds
of Cars Abandoned and
Resorts Snowbound.
ROSEBURG 17 ABOVE
Broccoli Crop Unhurt Thud
Far and Able to Stand
More Cold; Lambing
Season Hit.
Minimum temperatures of IS
ami 17 degrees prevailed here Sat
urday and Sunday nlghta, accord'
Ing to the report from the local
station of the V. Ft. weather bu
reau. Saturday nlsht the mercury
went down to IS degrees, and con
tinued at the low point for several
bourn. Shortly before daylight a
stiff, cold breeze added to the dis
comfort and Increased the damage) v
from freezing. A light snowfall
was alno experienced, stopping,
however, nbout ft o'clock.
I-aHt night, about midnight, tho
temperature dropped to 17 de
grees, but remained there only a
short time, as the sky soon be
came cloudy and the thermometer
aiarled to rise, staying around 22
nnd 21 degrees during the morn
ing. A heavy Bnowfatl started at 4
o'clock and continued throughout
the morning.
A great deal of damage has
been reported to water pipes la
the city, but ho far there has been
little crop loss.
Broccoli So Far 8afe
Ilroccoli. It Is reported. Is stand
ing the cold weather In excellent
ahape. Fortunately thu cold spell
came on gradually, giving the
plants a chance to become tough
ened so that they can ntnnd lower
temperature than is uauully tho
case. Little damage Is expected
even If tho thermometer goes still
lower.
Ktocltnicn are being kept busy
looking after lambs. The lambing
season Ih already well under way,
and the severe weather Is requir
ing a great deal or work In provld
Inu protection for the ewes and
ImnbB, an well as dlHtrlbutlng
feed.
As a result of tho cold weather
of the pant few days the North
llnipfjua river Is frozen over Iu
several places. At Winchester the
river is frozen completely across,
and tho Ice Is Biifllclenlly heavy
to bear a crust of snow. In other
spots, where there Ih a little cur
rent, Ice also extends Into the
river.
Three States Ravaged
SAN l-'itANCISCO, Jan. 13.
Continued on page 6, Story 5
"PARROT FEVER" :
INVESTIGATION TO
BE NATION-WIDE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Sur
geon lieneral Cuniuiliigs today
placed J jr. Charles ArmKtrong,
public health cpldemlloglst, in
chrago or a patlon-wide investiga
tion of widely scattered serious Ill
ness attributed to ' parrot fever'
of psittacosis.
('ailing ln all assistant surgeon
generals, hr. Cummlug conferred
with them today to consider unof
ficial reports attributing 25 cases
of sickness lo the rare dlHcasc. Ho
said later Ihat he believed the
situation warranted the public
health service's "uerious atltV
Hon."
Three deaths. In Pittsburgh,
Kaltimore and Toledo, respective
ly, have been attributed to the
malady. Health officials believe
Ihe disease is t ransmit ted only
from birds airlifted lu human be
ings. Ir. (ieorge M. McCoy, director
of the health service's hygienic
laboratory, was In New York, (L
was Hii ill licit, ami with city health
authorities, he will investigate at
a largo pet shop from which It Is
though! diseased birds were
hotmlK, iufcL-ting human beings.
PORTLAND SCHOOL
DESTROYED BY FIRE
MK-M.-.I fr.-o Uum-.I Witv)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13.
Williams school on Wesi Johns
street was destroyed by fire today.
All pupils were conducted to
safely but their wraps were de
stroyed. The fire started on the
roof.
Four hundred and fifty hoys and
Birls wen In the Heboid and most
"f them nianhei our without real
izing that the fire "dtlll" was In
deadly ernf-st. l.oss was estimat
ed at $30,000.
An overheated furnace was be
lieved responsible for the fire
which burned the school to Its
foundation. The building was old
and was soon to have bven vacat
ed and razed.