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SIX ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. ORECON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930. Former All-America Football Star Missing Raising the Aid Sign Again TAL INTO CUSTODY II BEESEMYER CJSE 1 - 1 I PORTLAND, Dec. 13. A pro- . gram of the state highway com mission for providing upward of ' l.TuO pick, shovel and whcelbar- row jobs six days a week for three . months was outlined today by If. - B. Van Duzer, chairman of the "commission, to the Association of County Judges In session here. Van Duzer said that with rota- - tion of labor the work on hanks, fills and other construction on highways in every county except Multnomah, will provide jOns lor twice us many men three days a . week. He asked that the Judges and county commissioners certify to the highway commission lists of jobless residents in their communl tie who are heads of families and who have dependents. The jobs Z be filled from men on these lists. The work will be dono as close as possible to community centers bo the men can live at home. The highway commission. Van Duzer said, has expended in the past two years $22,458,936 exclu- w slve of market road funds. Since Its inception In l!tl7 the commission 1ms expended $141, 922, MS. includ ine state, county and federal funds. On the state highway system of 4.359 miles. 4,019 miles have been Improved, leaving only 340 miles to Improve. The county judges today adopted 1 a resolution urging no change In - the automotive license and gaso- line tax laws. Thoy also resolved to submit a Z measure to the legislature chang- lng the remuneration or county K" commissioners, most of whom are now paid on a per diem basis, to a Z flat annual salary. . Gram Asks Cooperation. SALEM. Ore., Dec. 13. C. II. Gram, mule labor commissioner, has mailed to the county judges of Oregon detailed plans for the emer gency employment movement fnlti ' ated by a commission composed of ,.. Governor Norhlad. Chairman 11. 15 " Van Duzer of the stale highway l" commission and Commissioner Gram, which Is to bo cooperative ... between the counties and the state. It Is suggcBled that each county " seat or motropolhi organize at once ., a "general senatorial committee' of delegates from all responsible " bodies. Including chambers of ','! commerce, service clubs, fraternal ... and labor organizations, churches " and women's clubs, and wllh the Z mayor, the county judge and the . district slato highway officer In tho "- membership. This organization would be In charge of tho local movement. City Loans Advised. ' r Not only county and state high way work are suggested as employ- ment, but also private and city work. It Is suggested that a local " loan fund, on a fi per cent basis, be created for relief. It Is said that ,1 $100 for four months would carry Bonie families through the winter, and $10,000 would care for 100 families and keep them oif the charity list. It Is estimated that 7fi per cent of tho beneficiaries would repay tho loans. A quantity of bedding. If ncceB- sary, can bo furnished by Hie nn , tlonnl guard through the adjutant general, It Is said. Huy (urtilmn Hrnlt r Z SPENCER FIVE TO PLAY GLIDE AGAIN Spencer's basketball team has hooked a return game with the . Glide high Bchool team for Tuesday night nt 7:30 o'clock at the Junior high school gymnasium. The game is to be open to to public. Speu cer'H defeated the Glide team 21 lo 20 in a fast game nt Glide last night, tho school team leading un til I he last hnlf-mltiuto of play. Glide has an exceptionally good squad this year, and the local team js look fug forward to a very good contest. STORY 1 (Continued from page 1.) tlon of tho south jelty, he reports, until they are convinced I hut the north Jetty, with channel dredg ing, is Inadequate to maintain suf ficleut depth over the bur. Further Data Asked Two days ago, Senuior McNary reports, he requested the engineers to wire the divisional engineer asking for a report concerning the condition of the channel, nml as soon as that Informal ion Is receiv ed he plans to present the entire matter to the engineers In the hope that he can obtain a changed attitude anil secure a recommenda tion lor the construction of the south Jetly. He declares that the support of the linseburg district In the harbor Improvement in ap preciated. It Is understood, rrom unofficial sources, that the government on pincers are planning an extensive dredging prospect in the rinpn.ua next year, and hope Unit the ac tion of the north jetty will be suf flclent to maintain the channel at the depth lo which It will be dredged. The bud net recently submitted to congress by the board of engi neers auks $110,000 for the com pletion of the north jetty and other harbor Improvement work at the mouth of tho river. storTy2 Continued from r-spo 1.) machine power employed hv the highway commission." Mr. Meier urged the rutting of red tape am) procedural delays In obtaining un employment relief. For State Poor Farm. A proposed legislative enactmentl setting up a state-operated lnstUu- 111 ih M 4 ill rfer ,U V Jtfr V j 'I It j ' j I'ather Mfchnol di Irlsl replacing of the mission at St. Marks place. New York City, which he saved from closing down by selling his jewelry and clothing. His sacrifice resulted in tho feeding of 500 hungry men who had gathered outside the mission. Come Into ny EIXA M. I-KIIR Christmas Presents From the Kitchen Good morning, my dears. May T Introduce Mrs. Santa Claus? You didn't know Mr. Santa Claus was married? You didn't? Now, how d'you B'pose the good man nlways arrives on time, with whiskers neatly trimmed and trousers press ed so carefully if It wasn't for his wife? Of course you never met her, for whilo Mr. Santa Is skylarking about she turns his cuffs In the lean years, lays out a clean shirt and has his slippers and the sport page of tho "Kris Krlngte Kron Icle" waiting for his return! And tho remnlnder of the time. enveloped In a brown checked gingham npron with sleeves rolled to the elbows of her plump little arms, Mrs. Santa Chins spends In her domain tho kitchen mnklng thoughtful gifts." Divinity fudge as fluffy and white as the snow hanks outside her window that for tho little lavendery rgnndmnth er who dreams by the fireside, a handy Utile sewing hnnkot brimful of cookies and quaint Hltlo cakes for the little stenographer who'll have no Christmas at home this year, tlnv jars of Jams nnd jellies and pickles for the helpless young bride, chewy caramels and choco late fudge to the college boy who can't get home gingerbread men and funny little cranberry birds for the tiny boy with the practical parents whose kind give pnnts" for Christmas Instead of '"leclrlc trains." Santa Is so thoughtless. TJke nH not he'd take his grandmother whose tvpe Is so nenrlv extinct a silver elgaret case, a lap dog for the business girl, a useless golden oak what not to the young home makers nnd a hnnil-palnted tie rack to the nrnwnv young football man. Sometimes his taste Is positively atrocious! O what would the world do with out Mrs. Santa Claus? For the Sweet Tooth! Date Roll (Young men adore this.) Mix together 2 cups sugar. 2 tablespoons white syrup. 2 run milk, I package pitted dates. Cook slowly. stlrrltiK occasional ly to firm soft ball 1235 degrees F). Hetnnve from fire. Cool to 110 degrees nnd then beat until thick. Add one-half to two thirds cup i chopped walnuts and some sliced 1 audied maraschino cherries If de-1 t ion to he known ns the Oregon State Farm home, which would sup Ida nt the present county-owned poor farms." was submitted to the onvention by .1. M. Devers, attor ney for the stale highway commis sion. The plan proposed would provide fur a slate levy of one- nth mttl with a provision that the levy in li:t2 be a half mill. Fx penses would be cut In half for are of the Indigent by elimina tion of individual farm overhead. Mr. IVers said. I'lie county judges and commis sioners will end their session today w IMi election of officers. Treasurers Elect. The county treasurers, at their session held here, elected the fol lowing officers for next year: President, W. W. Kverlu.rt." Ore gon City; vice president. Homer C. Parrel. McMlnn vllle; secretary treasurer. Miss Lenore Powell, Al bany. The county clerks meeting was devoted tn a discussion of enforce ment of the dog tax laws, led by W. 11. lnilard of Kugene. Profes sor C. L. Kelly. Oregon university, addressed the session on uniform account ing. NACKER CASE TO GO INTO ANOTHER WEEK t A.i.vtalr.1 rivM laiwd Wlr) Kl.AMATH FALLS. Ilec. 13. I The trial nf Donald Nacker, charg-1 ed with the murder of Fred Imn-I bar, will run Into next week, I the "free meals" aiKn on the door the Kitchen sired. Pour out on cold wet cloth. Roll. Slice when cold. May bo coat ed with chocolate before slicing. Divinity Roil together to 249 degrees 2 cups sugar, ft cup white syrup. 1 cup boiling water. (Tho syrup will crack In cold wnter when it Is ready). Pour slowly over 2 egg whites, well beaten. Beat well. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. When thick pour out on buttered pan. Cut. in squares. Chopped nuts and fruits may be added. Rrown sugar may be used, omitting syrup. Date Bars (These keep Indefinitely If hid den.) Real well 3 eggs. Add gradually, beating well. 1 cup sugar. Sift to gether 1 cup sifted pastry flour. 1 teaspoon baking powder, ft tea spoon salt. Add I cup chopped dates, 1 cup chopped walnuts. Comblno the two mixtures. Pour out on two pans (10x6 inches), well greased. Rake at 3H0 degrees ( moderate oven), for 30 minutes. Whilo still warm cut In long narrow strips and roll in powdered sugar. Rrown sugar may be used, or part brown and part granulated. Two tablesnoons citron, orange or lemon peel chopped, may be added. Gingerbread Men Rift together 2- cups sifted pas try flour, 1-3 teaspoon salt. 3 ten spoons baking powder. 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, A teaspoon cinnamon. Rent well 1 egg. Add 2-3 run molasses and 1-3 cup brown sugar. Miv with drv In gredients and add 1-3 cup melted shortonintr. Chill. Shane or cut in forms of little men. anlmaU. Santa Clans or plain cookies. Rake on greased pan at 375 (lorees (moderate oven) for in to 12 minutes. To Shape Little Men Take small piece of dough, roll with hands into ball, flatten out on greased baking sheet to make the body. Iror arms take another piece of dough about the size of first; roll with hands Into long strips and place across top of body, press ing edges together. For legs, take large piece of dough and proceed as for arniH. For head take a small piece of dough. Roll into a ball flatten out and attach to the body at the neck. Make eyes, nose and mouth with currants or raisins. When baked and cooled, bright colored hats, coats and trousers may be made with colored Icings or powdered sugar. Judge (. F. Skipworth, hearing the case, announced today when It was evident the case would not get to the Jury tonight, and bis annoiinc- i-u (iiiunii ii'ii lit infill nrpnimi. . After more than an hour's rebut-; lal. t he court recessed tint il 1 : 30 1. in. to allow the district attorney! to re vamp bis lengthy hypothetical: question put to Or. 1. C. Ilurkes.j Portland, in which some of the as sumptions were objected to by the defense counsel. The question had to do with Nacker's Insanity plea and his actions at Summit lake prior to and after Dunbar was killed. BUDD DENIES PLAN TO BUILD WESTWARD ST. P.M'I.. Dec. 1.1 -- Ralph1 Hmhl. president of the (ireal North eru railroad, today issued n flat denial lo rumors that the road; planned extension from Klamath Kails, tire., to t'reseent City, t'al..; or nny other westward extension from Klamath Falls Inlo Califor nia. There are no such plans for the Immediate future, he declared, and added there nevr hao been de finite plans for such construction. DRUGLESS HEALTH CENTER Mincrnl Vapor ltalhs Chiropractor 321 Cass rhone 4!1 "Complete Health Service" The noseburK Klwanla club visa ed Glide grange at the Glide school house last night, there beine an excellent attendance of Kiwanians and their families as well as of grangers. The ladles of the Glade community nnrpaH a Hollnn. nhtnl.cn ...... noodle supper In the baniiuet room nt tho school house, and this was followed by a Joint program In the auditorium. The program consisted of n group of violin solos by Miss Naomi Scott, accompanied at the l:.i':o ',.-' .''i';' . Frd"? Irks. v'v shaw: addresses of welcome by Ed Evarts. master of the Glide grange, and bv John M. Throne, president of (he Klwanls club; a son by the primary class of the Glide school: a talk by .1. C. Leedv: whistling solos by Mrs. Howard Priiltt. accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Frances Llntott; a play by a group of Glide hoys; address by Dr. Charles Edwards: humorous songs by Guy Delden or Rosebmg: piano solo and pianologue by Miss Kershaw. Following the program Spenccr'H basketball team of Roseburg play ed the Glide hl?h school team, fur nishing an exciting finish to the entertainment of the evening. The Clldo players took the lead In the contest and at the half were ahead 14 to 8. Spencer's players, however, became more accustomed to the unfnmlllnr tlnnr In Hit !..( ..... of the game and beean cutting down the margin, until with one minute left to go the score was 20 to 19 In Glide's favor and tlm crowd was wlldlv excited. Just before the final whistle, the Tiose bure team dropped In a short bas ket to win the contest 21 to 20 HEPPNF.n, Oro., Dec. 13. Se vern CrltlefHm nf nMUhmnnmnnl nf tho effective dato of the ordered grain rate reductions to April 1 was vuiceu nore iuio yesieruay by zuo grain brmwern nf the n.ialni,. gon wheat league. Arter a duy devoted to discussion Of rilleS. ni'linnaed llllriru nnnmHrm on the Columbia, and the financial situation, the crisis was reached late in the day following the ad dross of Arthur M. Geary, rate at torney of Portland, who announced the postponement of rate reduc tions. Geary charged the railroads with Juggling accounts anil en Id they ale Davlllg Sllhslllllllnl ilfvMemla and laying by "enormous sur pluses. "Postponement of this rale order to April 1 miiv meiin Mm (llrf.,ron..n of solvency or bankruptcy to many giiini growers nils spring.- John Wllhycombe. president of the league, declared when Gearv cnn. eluded. "Ill my own case," lie said, "the rate saving would have paiil my tllXeS." NllW Willi Din il.ilu nnal. poued, all wheat held by farmers win ne inxeu on ftiarcn I neiore the new effective date. "The I'lillrniwlu almnl.l ,..lln that unless growers are afforded llnnieillale roller thousands of acres will be abandoned. Then the ronds will In turn suffer a falling off of business. "We must turn to navigation of Ihe river, and that at once, to force relief." SELTZ FUNERAL IS SET FOR MONDAY Funeral services will he hold Monday nt 2 p. m. nl Hie Ilosehurg I'ndortnlilng company chapel for August Seltz. who passed away yeslerday. ltev. Alexander Mulrden will officiate nnd Interment will take place In the T. O. O. F. ceme tery, with arrangements in i harge of M. K. Hitter. NORTHDOUGLASPAIR WEDS IN ROSEBURG Eiirl Tllluh nt P..f.,lui,.. n...l vn. onil S. Wlsw of Drain were quiet- Iv niarrled this mornlinr nl ttte nf Tiro of (V V llnnl.-iiw I.W..I .,cll..n of tho peace. The ceremony was niieniieii ny immediate relatives ot tin. vmitirr tinmtln Tti.n- ..-111 x.nlr.i their Inline at ltoodsport, u here the groom Is employed. When You Say Say Silver SPECIAL DINNER . . Choice of TURKEY or CHICKEN 50c SILVER NOOK GRILL Clyde Wiard, Prop. l i I.'Au.-ii. tiL:..':-; ilrvaru cihsu of '14, former All-America football star and grandson of Charles lana, sometime editor of the New York Sun, Is reported missing, after an outboard motor boat in which he was believed to have cone due-' hunting was round drifting off Marblehcod, Mass. Faces Indictment as BudrJ Kidnaper Ur. AiDnrt coward Cortheil. a man of many aliases, was brought to New York from St. Louis lo face an Indictment for abduction. luithell ia suspected ff biEf? Ue kidnaper of Grace Uudd, elaven-year-old school girl, who disappear ed from her home accompanied by a strange man. Corthell claims he 1b a graduate of Harvard and a son of n distinguished Doston family. A Study in Tears After She Drowned Babies What emtion la hringin tears to the eyes of Mrs. Ida Twaddle, of Philadelphia, after she admitted drowning to death two of her four children? Mrs. Twaddle told police that she committed the crime be cause she felt that neither she nor her nixly-year-old husband could Kive the children the education she felt they should have. RETURNS $7500 IN GEMS; GIVEN $750 NEW YORK. Dec. 13 Mrs. Evelyn Marshall Field has J7.B00 in jewels, little Mary Donosihue has a $7T0 check and the world looks brighter. Mary is tho five-year-old daugh ter of an unemployed laborer. I lor father, Thomas Donoghue. returned to Mrs. Field a bag of gems which she lost, ns she step ped from her car in front of her East 70th st reet residence. Mary found them in a stroll to Central park. An advertisement located the owner. The Insurance company sent a check to Mary with a compliment Tor her honesty and a wish for a Merry Christmas. DR. DEAN B. BUBAR OPTOMETRIST Specialist In the fitting of Glasses 116 Jackson St Sunday Dinner Nook Grill Get in the habit of coming here for that big meal on Sunday. You will enjoy our well- prepared food, and our courteous service. We shall be glad to see you tomor row. 227 N. Jackson St. If U i "i. if t I.OS ANGELKS. Dec. 1.1 Start ling repercussions were oxpected as state and county officials set tled down today to a systematic and sweeping investUal ion of the activities of Gilbert II. Heesemyer, Gnaranty Huildin? & Loan asso ciation official, who early yester day confessed misappropriating more than $ft 000.000. Although IJesesemyor claimed sole knowledge- of and accepted full reaponsthilitv for wrecking his company and defalcations of fund of two other firms with which he was connected, another man and a woman were taken into technical custody last night. Rupert L. Fleury, vice president nnd auditor of the Guaranty com pany, was taken to jail after he testified hefore the grand Jury, which Indicted Reesemver for grand theft, that for five years he was aware of his superior's misuse of funds. Miss Ethel Flana gan, the firm's head bookkeeper, was sent to a hotel to he held und er guard until she could he ques tioned further. She testified she kept Tleesemver's private hooks. Beesemyer's grand jury testi mony was given In an hour. He said he had converted $7.061,703. 7S of the Guaranty company's fund to his personal account and used it in private ventures. He was be in? held under S2r0,000 hond. Investigators said audits of the books of tho North American Rond nnd Mortgage company and the Guaranty Hold in t? -corporation which companies Reesemyer also said ho had plundered, were under way. They said a shortage of S5C2,- 000 was found in the records of the bond and mortgage company. The guaranty company, in which 2 VOOO depositors had invested more than $7 000.000. was placed in char?e of Charles A. Whitmore, state building and loan commis sioner, whose assistant. Milton O. Shaw, discovered the defalcations. Meanwhile Whitmore and Ms de partment were under fire. Gover nor-elect James Rolnh Jr. said in San Francisco last night he would isk the state legislature to oust Whitmore for incompetency as a resnTf nf failure to discover the defalcat ions sooner. PEAR TREE YIELDS LATE BLOSSOMS W. D. Love, Garden valley fruit irrower, was in Koschurjr this morning exhibit ine: a spur from a Hart let t pear tree. . hearing blos soms. The pear trees usually blos- son In the spring, and occasionally1 bear two and even three sets of! buds, but it is seldom that a blos som is found at such a late season I o! the year. ' Of Course it Isn't Too Late to Order Christmas Cards Santa says: "There's still time to order your Christmas greeting cards from my agent. My agent, of course, is the Roseburg News-Review commercial printing department. The News-Review STILL has a good assortment of beautifully designed cards upon which can be printed any individual message or name de sired. Send your greeting cards with a per sonal message and your own name printed on them as evidence that your sincerity is of genuine, personalized quality." Twelve more days to Christmas. $10.00 a month for an electric light plant. GIVE YOUR HOME A PRESENT Only seven more days to save $5.00 on a Bath Outfit. FarmBureauCcoperativeExchange ROSEBURG MYRTLE CREEK AGENTS FOH L. & H. Eleetrlo Ranges John Deere Plow Co. Mood River Spray Co. Hoosler and Milwaukee Pump Sutherlin Spray Co. (AfiRorlntrri TrPM Lfaspcl Wire) EVANSTOX. III., Dec. 12 A business girl sacking happiness in liiHrriaRe will pick a husband who permits her to audit his finances, if the advice of Dr. Edward Lyman Cornell of Northewestern univer sity Is followed. , "And." he cautioned the univer sity co eds for whom lie outlined For a Delicious Dinner You can do no better than to come here. Our meals are of the highest quality, and are served just as you like them best. ON SUNDAY WE OFFER TURKEY DINNER 50c ROSEBURG HOTEL GRILL Corner Sheridan and Lane Sts. M jf OAKLAND ten "commandments" for a good husband, "if you must live on a budget or an allowance, lteep a fund for yourself that you don't have to audit for your husband." Dr. Cornell, who recently at tracted wide attention by advising young business men to marry their secretaries. nnd that they should look for the fol lowing In pickln? ahusband: 1 He should allow you to audit his finances. 2 He should be healthy enough to swim 25 yards in 30 seconds. 3 He should be willing to rear children. 4 He should be ambitious and industrious. 5 He should be willing to make you an equal partner. A. rr
