Seasonal Protection of Douglas County Forests From Fire Has Made a Good Start, May it End With a Minimum Loss Mark
WEATHER FORECAST
OHEGOt: Fog on coaat; fair ain't
moderately warm In Interior to
night ant Wednesday.
lioaeuurn and vicinity: Moderate
ly warm tonight and Wednesday.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Highest temperature yesterday 88
Lowest temperature last night 60
Precipitation, last 24 hours II
Total precip. for month T
Deficieney since Sept. 1, 9.75
Relative humidity 5 p. m. () 25
THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
VOL XX NO. 160 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY. JULY 22. 1930.
VOL. XX1XNO. 91 OF THE EVENING NEW;
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Editorials
on the
Day's News
liy FRANK JENKINS
IN' an Associated Press dispatch
from New York outlining
cliarges by u former soviet official,
you read this statement:
"Soviet Russia Is laying the
ground work for a revolution
among the twelve million discon
tented negroes and farmers of the
United States."
That is funny.
IF you know anything at all about
the negroes In this country, you
know that discontent isn't their
outstanding characteristic. They
are TOO EASILY contented.
That has been the South's great
trouble. Her labor, largely negro
labor, has been so easily contented
that it just stands still, instead of
pushing forward to find some
thing better.
AS FOU Amerlcau farmers, tlwy
will bring about a revolution,
ill right, if they continue to be
iliscontenled, but II will not be the
kind of revolution soviet Russia
would like to foment. It will be a
bloodless revolution, brought about
ly the ballot.
RUSSIA'S masters, having spent
the money they took away
rom somebody else at the time of
(he revolution, are looking around
for more. Here is one way they
plan to get more:
Confiscated forests are lo be
sawed Into lumber by convict and
semi-serf labor. The cheap lumber
thus provided is to be dumped on
the markets of the world, UNDER
SELLING ALL OTHER lumber
producers.
That will bring more money in
to Russia.
B
UT it will bring no prosperity
to the lumber-producing
gions ol the Pacific coast of
the
United States.
If our government permits the
dumping in this country of this
Russian lumber, sifwed from con
fiscated forests by serf labor, thus
ruining an American industry that
gives employment to American
workers. It will make a mistake.
It will be making a SERIOUS
mistake.
ACCORDING to the latest estl--
mates obtainable, tourists
(Continued on page 2)
NEWS BREVITIES OF OREGON
"fAmoclitH Vtpu
EX-WIFE ASSAILS DECREE
SALKM, Ore., July 22. Martha
.lane Sleeves, ex-wile of Dr. I.aban
A. Steeves of Salem, has filed a
motion In circuit court to have re
opened the suit which resulted in
n divorce decree for Sleeves last
month. She demands that the de
cree be Riven her and alleges that
she did not content the case origin
ally because of threats made by
Steeves. Amone other alienations
is one lhat he forced her to enter
a Portland hospital as a student
nurse under the name of Muriel
Sleeves, the maiden name of his
sister.
GIVES TEXT BOOK COSTS
SAI.KM. Ore.. July 22. firado
schools of Oregon had 142. OM
children on their rolls durine the
year 1!2!-1MI and hl?h schools
43 S72 says a report hv C. A. How
ard, state superintendent of
schools. Grade school books sold
during the vear totaled 210 12S at
a cost oT S1512M90 and high
school texts 5S.14S at a cost of
J2.6i'2 10. Text hooks adopted hi
the state cost grade pupils an
average m tr ciiiiu nnu
school hooCs $1 63.
FIRE PERILS PRISON
f-AI.EM Ore.. Jnlv 22 Indus
trial buildings at the state peni
tentiary were threatened yesterdav
when a fire started accioentsnv in
the "hog fuel" bin near the boiler
room. A bole wan mirnen in iuiniE-i, u u.-
roof of one bulldinR, but no further j sattlt was placed arafnst him and
damaee was done. I he is under Itond.
One woman has accused nun of
PAD. 96 WHIPS SON, 57
PORTLAND, Ore., July
22.
OUTLOOK FOR
GOOD PIES
UNFAVORABLE
Oregon Minus Quotations,
California's Slightly
Above Expense of
Harvesting.
Buyers Willing to Handle
on Consignment Basis;
Wages in Orchards
Will Be Low.
Uncertain conditions of the
prune market were thoroughly dis
cussed at a meeting held last night
by the directors of the Douglas
County Prune Growers' association
with representatives of the pack
ing concerns operating in this ter
ritory. H. S. (file and company re
cently submitted a proposal- to
handle the prune crop of the asso
ciation on a consignment basis, but
some of the growers did not ap
prove of this plan. .' preferring a
cash program, such as was fol
lowed last year.
Assurance was given last night
by the California Packing corpora
tion and Rosenberg Brothers that
both of these concerns will be in
the market with cash offers, but
the representatives stated that it
is 'impossible at present to moke
any prediction regarding the price
that will be paid.
A. G. Sutherland, local manager
for the California Packing corpora
tion, and .William Fisher, district
representative of that company.
Continued on page 4, Story 5
AUTO WRECK KILLS
"PADDY" HARMON
(Associate Press Lonsed Wire)
CHICAGO, July 22. Patrick J.
(Paddy Harmon, builder of the
. $7 nftO (Htft Phir!tfn elniHtmi nnd
't' rnmntm. wnn tni!,nv in.
jured today when his automobile
left the road and turned over as be
was driving to Chicago from his
j summer home in Crystal Lake, III.
Harmons wire ami ir. r-. j.
Brand of Chicago, a guest of the
Harmons, were seriously injured.
The car. with Harmon at the
wheel, was reported to have been
traveling at a high rate of speed
when it hit a bumn. The automo
bile turned over, pinning the oc
cupants beneath it.
Harmon was Internally Injured
and died a few minutes later. His
wife. May Harmon, suffered frac
tured legs and internal injuries.
The extent of Dr. Brand's in
juries" was not immediately deter
mined. Leased WIrel "
When J. Bbusard Jr.. B7, used a
word forbidden In home since J.
Housanl Sr.. !)f, established that
home 70 odd years ago. the elder
IJousa'rd proceeded to chastise him.
When police summoned by neigh
bors arrived, they found Bousard
Sr. had subdued his fiT-yenrold
"boy" and was still master of his
home. No arrests were made.
FIRE LOSS SET AT $300,000
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. July
22 Officials of the Ewauna Box
company announced today loss
from Saturday's lumber yard fire
would amount to approximately
?300.oftft. More than twelve million
feet of lumber was destroyed. Lofl
to the Southern Pacific railroad
through burned box cars was es
timated at $:!.ri.0M0. Cause of the
fire had not been delermined to
day. TH IFF NEARLY DROWNS
PORTLAND. .Inly 22. Chased
by poHp Ptitl a proiin of irat ciii-.
zptis, Wilfred Martinson, 20. ac
t,UOv r.v.i.'rY.cr, r,p"'l down I
toward tlip'rivpr front, and prpspd j
hv his pursuprs, p!tmrcd Into Ihf
VUI?mettp rlvor. That he did nil I
drown was dup to ptteedy work of j
the rrew of the firehottt David
Camnbell. H- was barHy ron
scious when taken from the water.
Martinson -ir arrested and last
attempted attack, and two others
of purse st
aling.
Growers and Packers
BOY SLAYS NURSE FOR "THRILL"
Mil fe-
cm ; it? J
Fourteen-year-old Harry Woolsey Jr., son of a wealthy New Jersey
manufacturer, has been held on a charge of murdering his pretty nurse,
Anna Miller, of Scranton, Pa. The boy, who it Is alleged Is mentally
defective, described to authorities the "thrill" be got through the slay
ing, lie is shown above with his victim. The youthful "thrill" slayer
has been held without bail awaiting action of the grand jury.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN
At Cleveland
New York
Cleveland
n. h.
5 0
6 7
Batteries: Johnson. Pipgras and
Die-key; Mudlin and Myatt.
At Chicago It. H. E.
Boston 4 :) 1
Chicago 3 9 3
Batteries: Caston, Durham and
Berry, Heving; Jlenry, Lyons and
Tate.
NATIONAL
At Brooklyn R. II. E.
St. Louis 0 3 1
Brooklyn 1 6 1
Balteries: Haliahan and Mancu
so; Thurston and Lopez.
At New York U. II. E.
Chicago 5 15 1
New York 4 9 1
, Batteries: Root and Hartnett;
Donohue and Hogan.
At Philadelphia R. II. E.
Pittsburgh 5 12 1
Philadelphia 1 17 0
Balteries: French and Hemsley;
Collins and ltensa.
(Second game)
At New York R. If.
Chicago 1
New York f 8
(Called end of 7th, rain.)
Batteries: Teachout. Bush and
Taylor: Walker and OTarrell.
MESSENGER BOY
HURT IN COLLISION
Chester Dairy mple. Western
Tnion mefiseiiKer hoy. whs Injured
this mornini; when his bicycle col
lided with a truck helonirini; to the
ItosebtirK Garbaiio company. Dal
rymp'p was thrown for consider
able distance by the force of the
impact, and one hand anil bis lep
were very painfully bruised. Me
was taken to Roseburc General
'hospital where his injuries were
treated by Dr. C. II. Wade. It Is
not believed that, any hones were
brok'-n. Me will probably be in the
hospital for HPVPral days. Me was
injured in a similar accident a few
months axo.
From Aurora Dilhr and his
children. Miss Mary Dilfr. Sta
men. Walter, and F. C. Diller, and
Miss I.o:iife Mezfc of Aurora,
stent Sundav In Roebtirjc vlsitine
relatives and friends. They were
aeoomnanied back to Aurora by
Mrs. K. C. Dilb r. who had been
visit ine here with her parents.
Rev. and Mrs. R. B. Shoun.
STATE RIFLE TEAM
Roseburf; will have four members
on the Oregon civilian rifle team at
Camp Perry and two members out
of the four reserve marksmen to
serve as substitutes for any mem
hers of the regular t?am who can
not attend the national matches to
be held August 24 to September
14, according to word received this
morning by Hugh Harrison, presi
dent of the Roseburg Rifle club.
James Wolford, Steve and Kugli
Pearson and J. V. Leltzel, all mem
hers of the Roseburg club, have
been chosen among the ten shoot
lug members of the state civilian
team, Mr. Harrison has been in
formed. This is the largest num
ber to be selected from any club
of the state. Harrison and C. D.
Palm are reserve members.
The Rose burg club, whfle having
a comparatively small membershii
has the largest number of expert
shots of any club in the state. Sieve
and Hugh Pearson are this year
making their third consecutive triji
Continued on page 2, Story 2
MAIL PLANE FLYER
KILLED IN CRASH
(AiwK'iatrf I'rcM ,far Wire)
HURON, Ohio. July 22. William
Frederick Martin. 2fl. of Pontine
Mich., was killed early today when
his plane crashed on a farm near
here.
Fog, rain, and darkness, coupled
with engine trouble, was believe'!
bv aviators to have caused the
fatal crawb. Martin had dumped
t ho gasnlf ne short I v before t he
plane hit the ground, but had in
sufficient time to attempt to use
his parachute. It was found still
folded In Its pack.
Martin's wife resides In Fresno.
Calif.
PLANE PROPELLER
KILLS MECHANIC
rv(almi pr-M Iynrd Wire)
HKTON, Middlesex Kng . Jnlv
22 11' fortune caught up with the
p round Km rone air race here to
rlav v-hen MVenanlc Von Redern, o
Ute Oermnn plan piloted by H. K
Von Oertren was Mruck in the
bepd and kHIed by a propeller
bb-rie
Tlili was tb firrt serious mis
ban of the flleht which started
frcn Germany on Monday.
Von Redern was killed as be
climbed out of his plane.
COMBINE OF
PURPLE VETCH
r AREAS URGED
Visiting Californian Tells
Umpqua Valley Raisers
,. of Attempt Made
v. to Cut Price.
Cooperation of 2 Favored
Localities Necessary
to Prop Market,
He States.
Cooperation between purple
vetch growers of the Umpquu val
ley and Humbolt county, Califor
nia, for the purpose of defeating
efforts now being made to beat
down the prices of vetch seed. Is
the plan of R. F. Fisher, president
of the Humbolt County Vetch
Growers, who Is spending a few
days in this city looking over the
conditions in this section and
meeting with various growers rela
tive to the proposition ho has In
mind.
j Humbolt county, California, and
pouglas county, Oregon, produce
practically all of the purple vetch
seed marketed on the coast.
Purple vetch is used largely for a
cover crop and the chief market is
&r southern California, with Los
Angeles as the distributing cen
ter, the seed being purchased by
the orchardists of that section of
the state.
Cost Higher Here
Humbolt county has about 1.000
acres in vetch, producing from
1,000 to 1,800 pounds of seed to the
acre. Douglas county has approxi
mately 420 acres .producing at the
rate of from 500 to 800 pounds per
acre. The Douglas county harvest
ing costs, however, are consider
ably less than in California, due
to the fact that there is not such a
heavy vine growth, making it pos
sible to harvest with combines.
The Humbolt county growers,
according to Mr. Fisher, have
formed an association which mar
kets the entire crop, as there Is a
100 per cent membership of the
growers In the organization. The)
association, Mr. Fisher says, colJ
Continued on page 4, Story
HIJACKERS STEAL
RUM WORTH $80,000
(AranrlatH Pn-mi Ihm1 Wire)
CHICAGO. July 22. The mince
meat mnv seem a little weak next
winter. Hijackers made away with
the rum last night.
Forty barrels of liquor, used in
the manufacture of mince meat,
was stolen last night from the
warehouse of Ubby, McNeill and
Libby In th union stockyards. Th-i
bootleg value of the stolen rum
was placed at $Sp.0u0.
Seven robbers, wearing overalls,
held 14 employees at hay, spent
an hour in rolling the barreled rum
to a truck and escaped after ex
changing shots with a special ro
liceman. The robbers apparently
had entered the warehouse In mH
afternoon and mingled with the
workers until quilting time. They
produced pistols, herded the em
ployes Into an office and then de
tailed one of their number to ac
company the watchman on hi
rounds, to make certain he ran
his boxes regularly.
FRENCH FLYERS SET
FOR ATLANTIC HOP
f AiworlDtH pniM T.ruv Wire)
PARIS. July 22. Dieudonne
Coste was all set today for his
trans-Atlantic flight to New York,
accompanied by Maurice Mellon te,
and is held up now only by unfav
orable weather.
"The Ouestlon Mark Is tuned to
a fine point, everything Is working
admirably, and we are ready to
go." Cnste said todav.
Weather bureau officials saw no
hope of Immediate departure be
cause of wf at her conditions, hut
Coste commented "over the Atlan
tic weather can change In 21
hours."
Coste and FtelJonte have agreed
to fly on from Nw York to Dallas,
Tex., If they succeed In their pro
posed jump acrosH the At Ian I lc
Colonel W. K. Faster wood Jr., of
Dallas, announced fodav.
Should thev carrv out their nronn.
ise. they will receive the X25.000
nr.'ze which Fa? terwood has of
fered for a Paris-New York Dallas
flight.
Confer
E SEEN
OF BARRETT
Verdict of Coroner's Jury
Puts J. W. Hamm's Case
Before Grand Jury
for Disposal.
Self - Defense Declaration
Doesn't Conform With
Details Described
by Officers,
J. W. Hanun, self-admitted slay
er of li ba n Barrett, his partner in
the operation of a small farm at
Drew, was found guilty of u crime
by the coroner's jury which last
night conducted a hearing into the
killing. Hamm, it was found by the
jury, was responsible for the kill
ing, and the verdict declared "that
a crime was committed thereby."
The degree of responsibility will
he a matter for the graud Jury to
decide when It. meets prior lo the
uext regular term of county court,
which meets in September.
The coroner's Jury was com
posed of S. J. Jones, Story lies,
Oliver Johnson, Lyman Spencer, S.
J. Shoemaker and Harris KUs
worth. The inquest, was held at
thel courthouse last night.
Self-Defense Claimed
The. principal testimony wua
given by the slayer, J. W. Hamm,
who repeated in detail the state
ment previously given the officers,
In which he declared that Darrett
became enraged and attacked him
following an argument over the
measuring of a wheat field.
Hamm, in response to questions
by District Attorney Cordon, stat
ed that he was 70 years of age and
came to Douglas county in 1908.
Me made several I rips lo California
after 1U12, returning to Melrose
two years ago and became ac
quainted with JIarrett, and togeth
er they moved onto the Downey
plate at Drew in 1929.
Hamm's Tragedy Version
"We had a piece of wheat for"
sale," Mr. Hamm told the jury,
"and a neighbor offered us $25 for
It. We wanted $10 per acre and
figured there was about 2& acres
in the piece. He finally agreed to
pay $;'0, but later decided he
would rather have the field meas
ured, so I agreed that we would
meHsuro ft for him.
"Friday morning, after wo -completed
our chores, Mr. Hurrett
brought in bis tape line. A part of
the end had been broken off and
he started to repair It with a piece
of string. I sat down and began
mending a shirt.
"Ho began to complain about
Continued an page 4, Story 3
CROOK DOES MUCH
WITH BAD CHECK
PORTLAND, Ore., July 22.
Thomas 11. Hansen was sought In
three states today as Portland po
lice revealed what they considered
an "amazing" check scheme.
Hansen is charged with issuing
a fictii'.nis Iherk for $10,000. With
this check be Is said to have ac
quired an interest In the West.
Hearing company of Portland. With
the same $10,000 check be obtain
ed the position of secretary and
cashier of the rompany, a position,
police declare, enabling him lo
conceal the woitlilessness of the
$10,000 draft.
The same position also gave him
the npport unity lo write mot e
checks which, police say, he did
to the extent of $725. on the West
tearing company. In addition, he
Is charged wit h having extended
operations t the preparation of
pay drafts lo himself, and to have
over paid himself $:;oo in wages
and dividends.
Mans") disappcaid Saturday.
BEER POSSESSOR
PAYS FINE OF $100
A fine of lloit was imposed In
i the elty court today on Roland
Hover, charged with possession of
Honor, Moyer was arrested Sat
urday night following a raid made
hv fit v Officfr Rausch. who con
fiscated two bottles of beer found
in Pover's possession. Poyer ap
peared in the rlfy court this morn
ing through his attorney. J. T.
Ionv, nnd entered a plea of guilt v
and paid th fine imposed by Re
corder (ieddes.
1
PART OF FLAGLER
MILLIONS GOES TO
STUDENT'S WIFE
4 jdftf1""
Sr I
11
f
'
Mih. Ruth Tiiylor l'ontlua, wife
of a mi'clloil Htuclpnt nt Northwest-
Mill unlvi'rHtty, whose home is
rcvHHHton. north Hhorp Hiihurh of
Clilriiuo, 111., hnu ut fiillon heir to
$5,01)0,(1(1(1 of (ho $15,00(1,000 estute
of hiM' mint. Mm. 'Ida Plaitler, wid
ow of the Into Henry M. J'liifiler
oil and nillnmd niiiKimte.
GAS CO. OFFICES
LDCATI
The local office of the Southern
Oregon (las eorpartatlon has now
been moved to the new locution in
the Pi'rkins building, where it oc
cupies one of the finest salesrooms
that the company maintninrt at
any place within its territory. 'I he
room now occupied by the office
was completely remodeled to meet
the concern's needs, nnd provides
a well-arranged and most attrac
tlve place fifr the regular business
and the display of gas fixtures and
appliances.
tender the direction of V K
Brown, the local manager, the bj.si
ness of the company has been
ureal ly expanded, and many very
substantial improvements have
been made, so that patrons of the
utility are enjoying most efficient
ami courteous service.
The line of appliances and fix
tures has been increased, as a re
suit of the additional floor room
for display purposes, ro that gas
users may now examine the most
modern equipment for use in
homes, offices and other places.
Mr. Prow n has completed ar
rangements with Mrs. (trace L.
Sanders, economist for Ihe Spark
(las Himge company, lo be In Hose-
burg Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of this week to demonstrate
Hie use of ens appliances. These
demonstrations w ill be of great
value to Kosehurg housewives,
whether users of gas or not, and
the company Is invHiirr all Indie
of this city and BUiToundtug terri
tory to visit Ihe office and attend
the demonstrations.
Sweltering East Welcomes Rain
Prediction to Halt Toll of Death
And Save Remainder of Grain Crop
NKW YORK. July 2:V-The end
of a three-day heat wave was in
sight today as the sky beraM?
clouded and the weather bu'Sr.'J.
made positive predictions of thun
der showers this afte? 'irxm.
Rain Ml last nlgnt ami this
moininc throughout !ie reit of the
plate anil a light si owet dampened
Central park, bill the ciy in gen
erel was not so foitune.Je.
The temperature at 10 o'clock
was 7f decree, five under the
mark at the same hour yesterday.
The huntld'tv. however, was eight
de"rePH higher.
Following the hottest day of Ihe
summer yesterdav. wiih a peak of
0!1 degrees, the itonutace spent the
most uncomfortable nicht of the
vear. Thousands took advantage of
the city's Invltntion to sle'p on
BOOTY S20 IN
CASH, BATCH I
OF C1GARETS
One Unmasked Man Covers
Proprietress With Gun ..
While Pal Rifles
Money Till.
Getaway Made by Robbers,
Believed to Be Those
Who Staged Theft ; ,
in Eugene. i
A well-planned and executed
hold-up occurred last night at
Stell's confectionery on Sheridan
street, netting two unmasked
young men. apparently profession;
al slick -up artists, about $20 ill
cash. The two men escaped cap
ture. despite immediate action on
the part of Sheriff Jackson and liU
local deputies, who were on the
scene within a few minutes after
the hold-up.
Miss Slella Melfeu, proprietress
of the con feet louery, was held ul
at the point of a revolver, while
one of the young men emptied the
money drawer of the cash register.
and was then forced Into the back
room of the place while the man
with the uun made his escape.
Job Carefully Planned
Tlie two men were seen loitering
In the vicinity of the confectionery
Sunday and Monday.. Thev were
evidently then planning their hold
up and spent, considerable lime In
spec ling Ihe place nnd determining
the best chance to make the at
tempt. They were In the store to
make small purchases previously
so that they knew the location .of
the cash register and the arrange
ment of the ron nl irs.
Lust night about 9:30. whlhi
Miss Pelieu was standing outsldu
the confectionery, one of the younic
men entered ,the plnce nnd asked,
for a couide of packaces of els
arettes. As the proprietress en
tered, the other man followed hi
In. When she laid the cigarette
on the counter, the man who hart
entered first seized her hand, am;t
pointed a revolver across the couiv
ter nt her. -
"This Is n hold-up, lady, he snid.
"Just koM quiet and don't ha
afraid. We are not going to hurt
you; all wo want Is your money."..
Cash and "Fags" Taken
Miss Pollen snatched her hnmt
Continued on page 4, Story 0
BANK BANDITS GET
$100,000 IN BOOTY
f.vIntM Prow Loruu! Wire) -
HARTFORD Wis.. Julv 22.
Three men robbed the First Nn
tional bank here of about SIhO.OOO
short Iv before noon todav nfter?
slugging the cashier and threaten
ing customers.
Two customers and four em
ployes were in the bank when thn
robbers, all young men, walked In
shortly after 11 a. m. The leader
strolled over to tne cashier. H. W
Parley. and without warning
slugged htm over the head witH
the butt of a pistol. The two others
took positions on opposite sides o
the lobby and stood guard. Th
lender then ofdered the assistant
cashier, II. L. Radke, to open the
safe "or we'll open you up." J
The robber leader then made a
hurried nip llirouuli the sute and
Ihe cages, picking up $ir,U00 in.
currency nnd 585.000 in securities,
nearly all of which were nego
tiahle. He was joined by his two
nils and all of them escaped.
t benches ami in parks and children
frolicked in street hydrant show
(ers 'jntll after midnight,
j Lives and Crops Taken
As heat records toppled there
came reports of fatalities and
widespread suffering. At least. 30
deaths were attributed to the heat
in New York. Philadelphia, Palti
more and their environs. There
were si-ores of prostrations.
In some sections of New Kng
land and New York state, relief
came in the form of thunder
storms accompanied bv winds of
hurricane for which unrooted
trees and tore away roofs and
chimneys.
Podily discomfort was over
shadowed In mnny plaeoR by tbo
Continued on page 4, Story 4
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