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Newspaper Page TextROSEJBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1930. - FOUR SL TO OPPOSE BILL, f Awodut"! n ti ,catM Win;) . PORTLAND, Oct. 21. Charles C. Hulet, muster of Urn OroEc:: State Grange, and Bertha J, J)i-k, secre tary, loduy filed with the public service commission three com plaints aiiainst electric utility cor porations of Portland chaiRliiK ex penditure of an alleccd slush fund to defeat the grange power bill, and with charging the outlay to operat ing expense. 'r. The corporation? mentioned are the Pacific Northwest Public Ser vice company, the Pacific Power Light company and the Northwest ern Electric company. .. The specific charge Is made that the three corporations "for sev eral weeks past have been expend ing large sums of money In adver tising and for propaganda purposes in an endeavor to defeat the Ore gon Stale Orange power amend ment, officially known us the peo ple's water and power utility amendment." "Such expenditure," the com plaint says, "is In reality a huge slush fund made for political pur poses, and in an effort to control volos and in the interests of cer tain candidates, whose election the said utilities are desirous of ac complishing." . o MRS HAPPERSETT DIES IN PORTLAND Mib. Alice Happersett, former resident of Itosnburg for many years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Jamleson, In Portlai"' on Monday of this week ut the age of 88. Besides MrB. - Jaiuieson, also well remembered as a former Iloseburg resilient, M in. llanneisctt leaves two sons, Wil liam P., of Portland, and Charles E of La Grande. S!io Is nlso sur vived by throe sisters anil a broth . nr. She was a member of the Ilun- ,. tist church. The funeral and inter , inent will occur In Portland tomor row. Mrs. llapporsett's husband, now deceased, was a Southern Pa cific employee in thiB clly In the daily days of the railroad's opera tion In southern Oregon. The fam ily lived at the situ now occupied by the Methodist Episcopal church, South. TRAIN KILLS GIRL; COMPANION HURT ' (.tnHitflillcil 1'ri-fc l'UWil Wire) OYSTER HAY, N. Y., Oct. 21 A 10-year-old. girl was killed" at a railroad crossing today, and lier 1S-yoar-old chum was critically In jured trying to save her. Mario (Jantlnl and l'Vunces Stuv t it started to cross the tracks on their way to school. Marie lum- Ihlvd and her foot jammed against one of tljo rails. Then the gates went down and tho warning bell 'announced an approaching train.. Frances refused to leavo her . friend behind, and they were still tugging at Ihe Hupped font when the train rolled up to them with , screaming brakes. Mario was In slanlly killed and Frances, lossed by the engine to onu mu., suffered a fractured skull. SCHOOLS ASKED TO HONOR NOTED WOMAN'S BIRTHDAY Observance of I ho birthday, Oc tober a I. of Francos K. Wlllai d, i.iiiiiiIoi. nr tlln W. C. T. 1'.. Is be- " ing proposed to the schools of the i-imtiiv liv Mm. Filith Ackert. coun ty school Bupcrlntcndcnl. Sunday schools are also being ank. il to make some observance of tin' birthday at next Sunday's pro grams. Schools are not being ask ed to hold any extensive pro ' grams, but urn urged to present ' u.mwt of hln ri'iiihiiLi material be ing liimislied by Ihe county super intendent's office, or to muke some general recognition of the day. Cunt To Point! in ::WAS HIN6TON NORTHERN IDAHO And Parlt of " BRITISH COLUMBIA New reduced roundlrif tickets bv train arc now on sale to destinations in W ashington, Northern Idaho and to some points in British Columbia. A few examples: TACOM A $10 00 SEATTLE 1200 SPOKANE 33. OS VANCOUVER, B. C 3130 Similar reduced mundtript ar in effect to orher poinu. Kctitrn limit of these tickets ii 30 days. Atk four agent jot jurlbir information. :. " PaeISS J. E. CLARK, Agent j Phone 11 Roseburg, Or. CARRIE C. CATT WINS PRIZE FOR NOTABLE DUTIES NEW YORK, Oct. 21 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. now In her 72nd year, was announced today as winner of the 193Q Pictorial Review achievement award of $5,000, given annually to the Amer ?vn woman who has contributed nijHt to the national life. In letters, art, science, pbllantnropy, or so cial welfare. Mrs. Catt lias devoted herself to the cause of suffrage and Inter national peace since (she began her organization of the suffrage movement in Iowa In 1890. Her identification wllh the peace move ment began during the war when she served as chairman of the woman's peace party. After the close of the war ehe called a meeting in Washington of the largest national women's organi zations which resulted in organi ' ''.af. tit ibt" n.ific???:! cnmmltte lor the cailfce i'.t tare ol war. SANTIAM RAILWAY CONTRACT AWARDED PORTLAND, Oct. 21 The Hau Bor CoiiHlructton company lias bvon awarded tho contract for laying oi track on the Oregon Klectric Hallway's 29-mile extension from Lebanon through Sweet Horn"?, ac cording to an announcement from W. F. Turner, president of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail road, operators of the electric line. The extension will be standard guae. The new line, primarily a loaning road, will extend up the Sunt lam valley as far as Sweet Home, and will then crons the di vide to tho Calapooia river, to follow that up stream. Work on the road will start within ten days. Lebanon should be connected with Sweet Home by rail by December 1, officials say. OREGON GAINS OVER 18,000 ELECTORS SALICM, Ore., Oct. 21 Oregon has 410,937 rotors reentered for the general eloction on November 4, according to records at the of fice of Secretary of State Hons. For the primary election last May the reglHtratlon totaled :i!8,740. Hy parlies the regiHlration for November follows: Republicans. 2!7. J 7K ; Democrat s, 108, 1 08 ; Pro gressives, 311; Prohibition, 93ft; Socialist, 1311; Miscellaneous, 8,971. Since May the republican regis tration has Increased 12,937 and the democratic 4,873. HENRY KELLOGG TAKEN BY DEATH Henry Kellogg, living hero for past two years, passed away yes terday at the itoseburg hotel. He was fill yeai'H old last Thursday and came here from Idaho. He was born hi Iowa. He is survived by ono son, Roy Kellogg, of Spokane, Wash. Services will he held In the chapel of Ihe Douglas Funeral homo tomorrow afternoon at 2, Rev. It II. Shoun or the Kirst Hap tist church officiating, Intmnient will take piuce In (ho Civil Rend cemetery. S T OR Y 1 (Continued1 from page 1) ten agreed to Ihe definite site, but the lull committee on military af fairs had never specified a defi nite location for such an Institu tion, and did not desire to set a precedent, so declared only for tho district. In all the hearings before the committee and elsewhere, how ever. It was understood that the homo would bo placed a Ilosehurg. "Chairman Hamsley of Pennsyl vania is a personal friend of mine at TOR good cooks, who like things just a little hit nicer, the Wesson Oil people nuke Snowdrift. Pure, sweet and fresh, Snow drift is creamed from an oil as fine as a delicious salad oil . . . and nothing else. for whom I have formerly render ed some service, and he was very friendly to the project from the beginning. ! Work Reviewed j ' TtuHebui k was particularly ac I tive in the project. Dr. Stewart came to Washington with a jtreat mass of very valuable information,! some of which I had requested.! and additional .data he had ar ranged himself. We had several conferences prior to the hearing and worked out a plan of presen tation. Dr. Stewart made two trips to Dayton, Ohio, and made a inos excellent statement before the committee. His assistance was a very great factor in the success of the bill. "When the project camo before the house an effort was made to sidetrack It until the comm &es sion on the grounds that the or ganization of veterans' activities should first be completed, but I presented the argument that It would be to the advantage of the new organization to know what horn- 'hey bad to deal with. This position waa accepted and the bill was passed in the house and later in the senate. Roseburg First Up "Since its passage the bill, car rying an appropriation of two million dollars, has attracted the ambitions of other places. So far as I am concerned, I am for Hose burg, as I have always been. I have told our friends in Wa.shlng on that they have absolutely no claim to this home, as they did nothing to assist in the passage of the bill. "It Is my opinion Iloseburg will be selected and I am sure that, the delegation from this state will leave nothing undone to secure the home for Roseburg. Urgent Need Cited "The Institution will have a pa tronizing territory of a million and a half square miles. Fly the time the buildings are constructed there will be a soldier population await In? to enter of more than 3.000. The home will be designed to ac-1 commodate 4,000. ; "Sawtelle, California, has the only home for soldiers serving a territory that extends consider ably east of the Rockies. The Saw telle home is badly overcrowded. It was intended to accommodate only 4,000, but owing to the pros sure for accommodations, tempor ary barracks have been built to take 1,500 more and an equal num ber of applications have been re jected. DecaiiHO of the demand for accommodations. I am sure tlmt construction will begin soon after 1 the site is chosen. I "As to the selection of a site. the Oregon delegation will prosen Iloseburg generally, and will leave tho exact location to the board of managers and the engineers." Tracts Inspected Mr. ITawley was taken on a trip yesterday afternoon' to Inspect the seveial proposed sites, and found any of the tracts shown suitable. Yesterday evening he met. with a number of the county's republican leaders at a dinner at the Umpqua hotel, where political matters were discussed, and this morning went to Oakland and Sutherlln to meet residents of those places. He was scheduled to leavo this afternoon for Orauts Pass, whore he speaks tonight. Roseburg Car Owners Your Auto Insurance at Regular Farmers Rates Call eFVor'see FRED A. GOFF District Manager Farmers Automobile Inter Insurance Exchange WTt cenn A- Oil e i Si is as sweet as STORY 2 (Continued from pace and Baker In the order named re tain the same positions fx. deposits as a year ago, though all nave shared heavily In the decreased total. Among the major cities out side of Portland only Astoria and (Jrants Pass show greater deposits than a year ago. Astoria shows (3,1X3,145.11 against $3,031,310.64 a year ago and tlrants Pass $2,358,- 62S.35 against 52,223.923.61. Among the typical cities de posits on the latest call are shown as follows: Portland, $107,nf(2,fil(i.n4;i Salem, ?11,J!)1,6I5.16; Eugene, $7,323, 5U5.S7 ; Pendleton, 98,6(12,601.71; Klamath Kails, $5,91S.600.34; Med ford, $5,418,508.80; JJuker, $3,731, 101.37; Corvallls, $3,249,704.34; Uoseburg, $3,222,922.79; Marsh field, $2,909,879.05; La Grande, 12, 533,395.23; Ashland, $2,017,917.76. STORY 4 4U"uuuuea from p&ce tt $8,500 was also unchanged, being distributed as follows: fire depart ment allowance, $1,200; salary day truck driver, $1,800; night driver $1,200; supplies, $800; water. $3,600. The health and police depart ment win receive $4,520. the same as last year, apportioned as fol lows: chief of police, $1,800; night police, $1,680; special police. $300; dump ground, $240; supplies. $500. The money provided for city Im provements was increased from $8,860 to $9,100, the Increase be ing occasioned by the Increased allowance for street repairs. The Items included are library allow ance, $2,500; band allowance. $000; aviation field, $1,000; streets, $5, 000. The street department budget of $6,000 is unchanged, the salary for the street superintendent be ing $1,500; helpers, $4,000; sup plies, $500. Bond Items In tho bond fund $1,333.34 will be collected lor the library bond sinking fund and $1,666.06 for the fire truck bonds. Serial bond pay ments will be made in the sums Wednesday and Thursday October 22 and 23 POWDERED SUGAR 170 2V2 Pounds RICE Fancy Blue Rose Rice, Large heads, 1 Ofl I 3 pounds pure It is creamed for you to an even, spoon able, easy-to-blcnd smoothness. An air-tight scaled pail brings all its goodness to you. All its rich freshness comes to your table as part of the nice things you bake and fry. of $3,700 on the Deer creek bridge, I $2,500 on the aviation field, and $9,(00 on refunding bonds. Interest cn all bon.li Including j the $2,iU0 allowance for the delin quent Ilancroft law payment, amounts to $11,977. Other budget appropriations are, lights, $7,600; printing am sta tionery, $300; elections, $200; mis cellaneous. $400. and emergency fund $2,000. Total Near 14 Mills This makes a total budget of $72,077. Of this sum the budget for administrative purposes amounts to $42,300 as compared with $40, 460 last year. Tile money for bond payments and interest amounts to $.io,677. Under the 6 per cent lim Iiadon the city could have raised $73,576.50. Receipts for the com ing year are estimated at $6,950, leaving $66,027 to be raised by taxation, requiring a.grand levy tor city purposes of approximately 14 mills. . The budget committee was com posed of the members of the coun cil and J. A. Harding': A. C. Mar kers, Bert Wells, v,. rials:' R. W. Mariners, Yv. 11. Fisher, j. M. Throne, N. Rice.. N. Rice was made chairman of the meeting and Uert Wells was secretary STORY 3 (Continued from page , remained, either dead or awaiting rescue, the other lot) having made their way to safety. Forced ventilation imd been re stored, It was said, and the chance 01 escape for all who still remain ed alive in the mine was consider ed fair. The explosion roclied the countr side for miles around. Serious dam age was caused. The air pressure lifted roofs off buildings and blew out windows. Hauling machinery on the surface at the pit mouth crashed into the depths. Fortunately many of the men working below were able to es cape through galleries Into adja cent pits. Blast Kills 7 Girls PIIESSHUUG, Czechoslovakia, Oct. 21. Seven young girls have died from internal injuries and burns caused by an explosion In a cartridge factory. BEANS California large white beans, CCp 3 pounds L Ju MATCHES Take advantage of this low price. . Cn 2 boxes JU ana i Attractions AT THE MOVIES INDIAN Today Ramon Novar ro in -Ihe Call of the Flesh"; Wednesday and Thursday, "Uoou News," with Bessie Love and Ulitt Kdwards; Friday and Saturday, Zane Orey's "The border Legion, with Jack Holt, .Richard Arleu and Fay Wiuy. -OOD NEWS," which will vl come tomorrow to the Indian theatre, was one of Broadway's greatest stage hits, establishing a record run of more than a solid year of continuous showing. It was irougm to tne screen intact un der uirection of Edgar MacUrogor 'and Nick tirinde, witn Bessie Love in the featured role. Included In the supporting cast are Stanley I Smith, Alary Lawior, Gu Shy, Lo Ua Lune, Cliff (Ukelele Ike) Kd I wards, Frank McGlynn, Dorothy MNnlty and Billy Toft. MASS MEETING PLANS PREPARED Arrangements have b on com pleted for tile mass niu.uj to be held at the armory fluursday night, at which time the measures sponsored by the grunge appear-' ing on the November election bal lot will be publicly discussed. Spe cial invitations have been giv.t-i the city civic clubs, and a large at tendance is expected. The meeting is one of a serieB being held throughout the county, and all residents of Iloseburg and vicinity are urged to be present. Fred .Uoff, who is in charge of the local ar rangements, Is securing a fine mu sical program to be given in con nection with the speaking. Arundel, piano tuner. Phone 189-L Umpqua Turkey Fattener Umpqua Egg Mash Umpqua Combination Laying Mash Quality Feeds in Cube Form That You Can Afford to Feed Vumpqua n iP0ULRY i I da Try -j f Douglas County! Flour Mill a p R05EB'JR6,0Rt6ON rick cream IJresi as, ?iezv laid eggs Produce N Cheaply! That is the first commandment in business today no matter whether it is matches, machinery, or sales. Farming can do no less if it is to survive as a fit business for Americans to follow. John Deere tractors will lower your costs, and we can prove it. Only nine more days on our Special Offer on' Tractors. x FarmBureauCooperativeExchange ROSEBURG MYRTLE CREEK- AGENTS FOR L. &. "i- , i.'.iU-!t-!n9e.- Hood River Spray Co. Sutherlln REAL ESTATE LOANS j Long time loans on Improved ranches. Liberal repayment i privileges. Prompt service. Monthly payment loans on Rose burg residence and business property. We are loan agents for Equitable Savings and Loan Asso. elation and Commeice Mortgage Securities Company of Port land, Oregon. CONSULT US ABOUT YOUR LOANS G. W. YOUNG & SON, Loans no tass street COMPRESSED Douglas Flour (To r l.".v" ' ! 1 '""V. ,..!!. Vl.il (j wim? OAKLAND Johr Deerlniv Co.. Hoosier and Milwaukee Pumps Spray Co. mono tu County Mills Roseburg and Myrtle Creek 1 v