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Show Thankfulness Jor Escaping Snow Shoveling by a Premises Clean-up to Match Climate When Gem Wool Visits mBsswr c. . rm .c.-v r WEATHER FORECAST Oregon : Cloudy east and rain late tonight or Wednesday; no change in temperature. Roseburg and vicinity: Unsettled with rain late tonight or Wednes day; not much change in temp. WEATHER YESTERDAY m Highest temperature yestenlay 4 Lowest tHperai?s Jsgt BSgfei 32 j'recijritattoa, tast 24 hoars T Jrerfjj. since flrst of month S.S2 leIMelicy since Sept. 1, 133$ 1 THE OOUGlRS COUNTY DAILY VOL XX NO. 245 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931 mi mjrdrUfl MIT IIIIIIVlIiHaii 1IU1I1I IIIIIJ I iixz&FSi&Mi uiLiutru juiviuiiriuw iutr- mrr Twr rr rr rr w w i 1 ., O1 VOL, XXX MO, 4 OF THE EENiNQ MEWS SE DRV Ml mm Editorials on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THIS Is Thrift, Week. Thrift Week Is a good time to get tills fart fixed in our minds: The fellow who gets ahead in the world is NEARLY ALWAYS the feilow who has had the good sense to lay by a part of his earnings, so that when the chance to get Into something good comes along he will have the capital with which to go into it. THERE are rules and rules for business success. Nearly every body has a different one. But if you will follow THIS rule, you can't go very far wrong: "Spend, all the time, just a little LESS than you make." IP you are a good listener, you have heard many, many people make this statement: "If 1 ONLY had a little money, I could go in on that and be sitting pretty." That raises this question: "Why do some people have the money with which to get in on the good things, while other people don't?" Here is the answer: "Because tome people have the good sense to spend a little less than they make, thus accumulating capital or the time when it will be need td, while other people DON'T." IF you want to be among the luctiv ones who get ahead in the world, fou will HAVE to form, just as ariy in life as possible, the habit of spending just a little less than you make, so that when a good business opportunity conies along fou will have the money with which to take advantage of It. IN the month of December, which is certainly a poor month for new immigration In Oregon, the state chamber of commerce reports 138 new settlers located in this state. These 138 new settlers invested $425,884 In 8312 acres of Oregon land. That is certainly a good record for a midwinter month. ONE of Oregon's outstanding needs is more popnlntion that Is. if it is population of the RIGHT kind. This "ev copulation must come from other states. The way to get this new popula tion we need so badly is to tell people in other states about the great opportunities to be found In Oregon. if we are going to bring people to Oregon, we must ADVERTISE Ore Ron. tJTWO Dead. One Injured in L Auto Crashes." So reads a Auto Crashes." headline telling of the weekly Sun day toll on the highways. More careful reading of the story accompanying the headline discloses that in both denths CARE LESSNESS was a factor. YOU read in this column the other day that In 1930 there were more than 32.000 automobile fatalities in this country a total approximating the number of deaths of American soldiers in the World War. if people would only use a little more care In driving automobiles, there would be fewer deaths. IP you drive an automohilo reuc at night, yon have probably had several narrow escapes from hit ting pedestrians on the pave ment. The pedestrian who wai: on the pavement at night takes long chances. When two cars are ap proaching In the darkness, there Is a moment when the drivers of both are practically blinded by the lights of the other car. If a pedestrian Is In between the two cars In this moment of blind ness, the chances of his being hit are extremely itrong. fHIS writer has sn Idea that th A time Is coming when, as a safety (Continued on paga 4) Eddy Site Bill ENABLES CITY TO BUY PLACE FOHVETSHOME Donation of Land Acquired to National Government Also Provided in the Measure. (AMOriatd VretM Xsasrt Wire) SALEM, Jan. 20. Senator Eddy's faUl to permit cities to acquire property to present to the federal government for the location of sol diers homes was passed by the house of representatives this after noon without a dissenting vote. The bill now goes to the governor. It was introduced on behalf of the city of Roseburg. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. A. P.) The senate yesterday passed Sena tor Eddy's biii authorizing cities and towns to acquire streets and other properties by eminent do main. Senator Kddy explained that this hill was of unusual importance lo the city of Hoseburg, which is waning a campaign for the national soldiers homo to he located some where in the Pacific northwest. Vender the provisions of the Eddy bill a city or town may acquire streets or other properties by pur chase of condemnation, and then donate them to the federal govern ment. He declared that the bond feature of hte bill had been safe guarded so as to' prevent the Is suance of securities for purposes other than the national soldiers home. OREGON CITIES LEAGUE ASKING UNIFORM CODE SALEM, Jan. 20 Enactment of a group of ten bills sponsored by the League of Oregon Cities as its present program will be asked of the 36th legislative assembly, William Hriggs, Ashland, chairman of the legislative committee of the league and a former member of the house of representatives, an nouncd yesterday. , The measures include the enact ment of a state-wide building code, affecting plumbing, heating, wir ing and general construction. They Continued on page 6, Story WHEAT RELIEF36lE MEASURE APPROVED ( .nfK-iatc1 I'r-w l,twuHi W;n WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. The senate agriculture committee to day approved a hill to authorize the federal farm board to devote 20.000.000 bushels of wheat pur chased by its subsidiaries for re lief purposes. The bill, a modification of a measure introduced by Senator Capper, republican. Kansas, would authorize President Hoover to des ignate the agency which would dis tribute the wheat. Curious Indians Routed by" Fright Upon Seeing First Mirror in Douglas County fPv GLENX RADAnAUGH THE first mirror and the first dresser ever to be brought Into Douglas county belongs to Mrs. Dee E. Aiken, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Florence Aiken, Banks, at 243 So. Main street. The mirror is In an old eiock. the works of which are all made of wood. The old clock still keeps good time. This clock and mirror saw the first religious service ever held in this county. The service wb held t Winchester. Manv Indians were frightened awav from the Chapman home stead by this old mirror. Mrs. jMken recalls that the redskins often ho'dlv ram to the home and peered through the top half of the door. The old min-nr was hnne direct! v onoostte the door and wherever an Indian looked in he saw his own reflection and scam pered awav without doing anv harm. Sometime the Indian would Meal back to the rear of the house to try to determine what the mir ror's secret was. The late John C. Aiken, the local woman's husband, brought the ffrt dresser into the court v from Sal em. He brought two of theae pieces of furniture and one of them Is still in possession of Mrs. Aiken, FILM FLAPPER'S PRIVATE LIFE AIRED BY HER ACCUSED EX-AIDE Alleged revelations or the life and loves of Clara Bow, rod headed flapper of the films, regaled ca pacity crowds in a Los Angeles, Calif., courtroom during the testi mony of her former private secre tary. Datiiy HoMoe, on trial charg ed with embezzlement of $;i5,nu from the actress. Clara and her "boy friend," Hex Bell, screen cow boy, are pictured at the top, while a likeness of Miss DeBoe appears at the right. Miss JJeBoe declared that checks she drew in Miss Bow's name cov ered the actress' costly presents to male friends, gambling debts and liquor purchases. Answering testi mony of Miss Bow accused her ex-, aide of attempting to extort $125,- 000 for silence. ' - CHAMBER ELECTS W. B. STRAWH HEAD Appreciation Expressed for Services of Secretary W. C. Harding. W. B. Straws, manager of the Roseburg General hospital, for many years an active worker in the Roseburg chamber of com merce, was elected president of the chamber at the meeting of the directors held last night. Harris Ellsworth was named vice-president; Glenn Wimberiy, treasurer, and W. C. Harding was reelected secretary. The meeting of the directors was given over almost entirely to or ganization, there being aiso a short discussion of the prepara tions for the hearing with General Wood regarding the site for the projjosod branch of the national soldiers home. The directors adopted the fol lowing resolution: WHEREAS, this board of direc- Continued on page 8, Story 2 who values it and the old dock very highly. Mrs. Aiken's parents, Andrew and Sarah Chapman, came across the plains by covered wagon from Johnson comity. Iowa, in 1S.)3. bringing with them a rosy-fard little two-year-old daughter. They settled Immediately on a farm near GHde where they reared thir chil dren and spent the remainder of their lives. Both Mrs. Aiken and hr young er brother. John I. Chapman of Wilbur, have lived in Douglas countv ail their lives. Mrs, Aiken has lived in the same block for the past 50 years and has many changes take place in Hose burg and the ITmpqua valley. Hot husband, John C. Aiken, died in 19H. He aluo was of pioneer par ents. His father settled hre and for many years ran the ferry at Wfftch ester. Many, many years aeo fMrs. Aiken does not know just how manyi her father brought some snpies into Roseburg and planted the seeds from them. The trees which grew from those seeds are still living and bearing fruit. They are somewhere in the neighbor hood of Winchester. Passes Both ' ft ..3 " I sun GIRL KILLS MAN IHOl Maid, Fearing Jury Would Acquit, Shoots Accused Slayer of Father, AoHaied Pvcm fawti Wire DEW ITT, Ark.t Jan. 20. Having shot and killed the accused slayer of her father In a crowded court room, Mrs. Helen Spense Baton. llr was In the penitentiary to day. i With dramatic suddenness, she rose from her seat yesterday and! ! firpd four hnlitit into Jh hrwlv oi ! Jack Worls, 30. just as the jury j nranorarl tn file fmm tin rmiln to deliberate charges of imirdir against him. Her action ended a White river episode that cost the life of her father, Cicero Spense, and event u aliy brought death to her mother. As Worls slumped to the floor, panic developed with women and children screaming and fighting in get ot, Mrs. Eaton surrendered and was taken Jo the slate penit-n tiary at Utile Rock. Worls was accused of woundinc Spenee and throwing him from a boat into ibf White river whih' still alive. Two other men and Mrs. Spense were in Hip boat. Mrs Spense died two weeks ago in a Memphis hospital. "I'm not sorry for H and I'd d It again." was Mrs. Kn ton's ram ment at Lit I le Rock. "1 vas afraid that jury was eolne to free him. Woris claimed h killed hi father in self-dffensp. hut I stmt him down like he did my father -in the back, or at least from b hind. YOUTH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN JAIL ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo J3n 20 Arthur Luff, a youth from Bend. Ore., was taken to the hospital here today after officers found him hanging from a bar in the Rock Springs jail. He waR taken Into ciistodv Satur day on suspicion he was ment all v deranged Officers who cut him down had a terrific struggle ami Luff had to 1m subdued before be was taken to the hostdtal. A Ivoth er who lives in f siifomia was summoned to take chaise of ih youth. womanIglled by rolling log TAFT. Ore., Jan. 20 Mr Kfth er Silver was killed on the hrh near levHn lake yesterday when Bhe was thrown from a iog on which h had lieen standing. The log roiled on her and crushed her CURFEW ILL SOUND AGAIN Council Orders Fire Siren Sounded Nightly at 9; J . Street-Lights and Signs Ordered. Strict enforcement of iho city curlew Jaw, which has been entire ly disregarded for several years, was- ordered by -I he city council at it regular mid-monthly meet ing held at the city hall last night. Curfew will be sounded hy the fire siren at 9 p. m. every night start ing Thursday, and ait children under the age of IS years will he required .to he off the street un less 8Ccoffi,piiied by their parents, children ; returning; form the shows'-or places of entertainment after the curfew honr will 1m re quired to go home promptly and will not be permitted to loiter on the streets. The action of the council was taken after Miss Agnes Pitchford, county juvenile ofiicer, recently appointed city police matron, slat ed that much of the difficulty with juveniies is occasioned by ihtir be ing permitted to loiter on the street after hours. Mayor McCiintock, In bis message st the' time he aesmn edvsffice, recommended to , the eottnell that the curfew ordinance he resurrected, and at last night's meeting arrangements were made to use the fire siren as s signal each evening. The police officers were instructed to see that u ordinance Is enforced. Children imder It years of age will-, not lie permitted In public places of amusement aft(r S o'clock unless accompanied hy their par ents, except for attendance at shows, basket halt games, school entertainments, etc., and will he required, upon returning from such places, to avoid loitering aio the wav. Street Signs Ordered The council also took action to Continued on Page 6, Story 3 FARM CONFERENCE IN DOUGLAS DISCUSSED Fred Ooff, chairman of the agri cultural committee of She stale grange, and J. V, Iedy, ramify agent, chairman of the agricultural committee of l&uglas County Po mona grange, are meeting today to outline plans tor the annm;! agri cultural conference for l3ougls eounly. This will he a meeting f the agricultural rmHlmitts of all of the granges of the state, togeth er with the agricultural committee of the Kiwanis chib and other such organizations cooerathig with th1 grange in agricultural activities, and representatives of cooperative association. The conference is held each year fort he purpose of ionsortng activities to Improve ae rlcajtural conditions and has prov en very valuable in past years, FATHER IN SENATE; SON EVADES JURY t BM ai.f rr-w ir-ai S ft f SOCTIf HKXf. ind.. Jan. 2 -Snmmonei for federal jury ser vice, A. J. Ballard of Marion, ld., gave thift escrose: "My father is serving a txty dav sentence In the stste senate " Ballard fort iter explained that h& is SHSociaied in business with his father, Jese liallard, state senator for irant comity, n fann er, packer m! hanker Judge Thomas W. Hiick excnsd him. CORVALLIS COUPLE PERISH IN RIVER rOHVAf JJS, Oi.. Jan. 2 - A IrsmteBt wiii he he id tndny into the deaths of Mr, sod Mrs l.arence Heudmeyer whose iis-s cif found in Muddy river, I miles aonth of here, iate yesterday, 1'fte yfnmsr conpie wre last ?en Saturday ntEht after they pat their 3-year-old hoy to bed and placed their car in the sarajie Why the coupie went to th1 river Is not known, it is ronsideied posslhie. however, that Mrs. Sued meyer f eH or pd into t in stream, and hr httaband drowned while trying to rescue her Mrs. Seodmeyefs grandfather, wilh whom thf couple lived, said they had quarreled receaUy, Houses FAVORS FURTHER DRY LAW TRIAL G. W, W1CKERSHAM Former attorney general of the fulled States vho acted as chair man of the Hoover law enforcement commission, whoso rcjiort on the prohibition law was submitted by the president to congress today, Mr. Wickersham Is one of the com mission groiip opimsiiig repeal or modification of the law uml urging thai further steps be taks to en force it. Bi-Partisan National Board to ' 4 Control Traffic in liquor Urgrf " By Six Members of fommission WASHINGTON, 4ait. 20 Here is the glMt at the jslan for modifi ratUm f tim prohibitum amen! fisent imMtd hy Henry W. An Person, mid rwmmimmied far con sideration hy law Mni'orcemciit com missioners Kenyan, lMHh Mack imosh, AifCfimkk and POttad: "i is proiHgu! Ihat as nmm as prscticahie, hy antrprHil action of congress ami of the jUnia, the eighteenth amemiiiieiit he mmiifivti or revised . , , . as loHows: The f-onsress shall havo miw er to restate r to prffhfhit the manufacture, raffi in or traits- jmrtathMi of intoxicate ih;uoi within, the importation thermit in to, ami tin exportation thereof front tiie I7nili! Hiates ami all territory nbjeit to the jurisdiction thereof, for feeveras? purposm. Ftexihie Uw Advised "This mtHmUurttm hring into coaformity vMii the I rsdit ton al principles of mtv system of jjnv ernmeiif, Hy conferring iower mmn congress it voultl niv to the I CALIFORNIA FRUIT GROWERS SMUDGING UiH ANfJKLKS. Jan, 2 SmudKe iMs horned in southern "afiiornia cftrns proves umHi eaiiy frtiay. It was the second time teniiwra tana iiave tallen below th 1wz ism point sltiee tise hist coid snap which enie Jan, 2, Yesterday a low of 27 degrees was offset by the stmjdru pots, nit it no dnmssje re spiting and thin morning's nip as no Jtaoe severe. Isolated proves ere iitlnred miodderaMy In the jm-vions cold sp-df hieh lasted !2 days, the longest In a dade. The eff!i!K civp this year is Jaree, ever, and the total avre was less than five per eeof. how ioss $7S,000 GEM THEFT BECOMES KNOWN cfHfAOO. Jan 2l Tim rhl-i-Sirfl Tiihiif wUi itKisy H had 1,1,1 . , , nnwiiii "iwidir iwalh.ii jsbs imw , ,., ,, ,, rouimf H gr,.n,. f oiMraHll(I. tlT.mm ,i jrwHrv in a daring! riu, iS:llim) ajij.mpriaJMl hv hiMmt iasf N'nwmlMT 25. No rP-1 rnm,.?x s,mM. K fr Sh jn of tl. roMwry. which winrroi! wnrk is now avnilW' Appro!- a) Moiitniw avimm an.! Ms.- ofilwrl imi,,iv ninmho !) all! be !k.. Xhmv Jriv. a jiwrtc in,,j,,;j tnr ,s, w,fc, )Si- (!,ii., th -ii-f biWmI. A Vizmm rsinf M la 1ml IHTklaCf Of 3 JX-ails W) iiBUli S f,n.J,il.l ,,i,l,n, tin la ,a in. jSfmiiii- lh,. unit-Urn, whirl) Iimtfcii. i MURDRR EVIDENCE FOUND ON CORPSE! j vrmr mohoav, oio., Mn, ss. i Three huljet wounds wr found today in the body of Miss Enid j Marriott which was recovered yes I terday from the ice in fhe flijou .irrigation canal near Fort Morstan Tarker said Miss MaiTioit had been murdered. WICKERSHAN COMM MAJORITY. HOWEVER, POSSIBLE Report Submitted to Congress 835 President! Hoover, Who Praises Recommendations For Enforcement, Which Is Held at 1 Present to Be "Inadequate." (Associated Press Leased Wire) WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, Congress iearaed today six oi the eleven law enforcement commissioners recommend a de parture from- national prohibition as it stands. The commission's majority report opposed outright re pel of the dry amendment. Two members Baker and Lemarsn advocated that recosrrse. Four urged revision of the constitutional clause, Miss Comstock, Anderson, Loeseh and Pound. The remaining five Chairman Wickersham, Crabb, Ken yon, Mackintosh and MeCormick favored further trial and strict enforcement. They were joined by ail the others except Lemann, who did not sign the majority report, in proposing strengthening of enforcement agencies. The commission opposed return of the saloon or federal or state governments going into the liquor business. Elimination of the constitutional provision giving the fed eral government and the states concurrent jurisdiction over n forcemcnt was advised. Hoover 23ves Praise Th lYjKN-t ss submiltiHi to coo-p-is by I'rwrtdMit Hwnwr, who mMsi qu&Ut!! raie. He mid he cora-am-d in ihe comraaaaton amendmettl ihs tiewjsssry flexibil ity." Tite iowcr to iiroUieit sitouhl im given Jo ihi end that 1f tii pmjsosed modification Is adopted Urn national prohibition set would fottllmta in fores ihcratamlar aniii ctmgregg ensued smmi oiiaer piaB, Itoes avoid any iireak in the sysieai of oiMrI and prevent in$; Urn reatran of the gaioou aay wher in ibo VmHtni Stuim, "lender ths opsed amctidtneni as modiiieti, tsingrej wm$M have foil power m o cmtlmis the present ystm of aljsmso natbia- ul prohibition, or i2i to remit the master in wiol or in smrl to the states, or 131 t& adopt any svaif of effective vtmivtih Sifiee gnater HslbiiMy Is om of tise satstand log iieerfs of too present system, thin pHaiiflcaJion iiHiid h mad cTcii if the oli'y of Bbmlvtit na tional prdiitfids is to &s sistin- Control Body Favored "That congress shwiid llten Continued &n page 6, Stsry 4 PLANE HITS EAGLE; TWO FLIERS KILLED LAHtJHK, India, Jan. 2 Two military slimes were feliied st iiisaipur taiav when their plane roliided at a height of jm ft with an eagie with iis wings resell ing eight iei Uimt tip Ut ilp, t?n airman jumped bat bis parachute tailesl to opes. The other ss kiii ed in tiie f-rah. The plane s as coming down from a formation, fhseht when it stfm k tile eagie at the SO fet height and hrose a ing, Flieht Kerseaat Wfen a-- kiill when the machine erasiied and 'rpori Jeff (i.y hes his psr&cligtt fail ed to oin. COOS BEGINS ATTACK ON HARBOR BARRIER 3IA3lS!ft'iftM4 Jan. 2 -- The first at-taal step in tin removal of iitterti Point ref was taken tlay w!m dolphin were driven tte;i r toe J ,,, hartwr an i m Itav. j ; THIEVES OUTRUN VOLLEY OF SHOTS MAilHKfiCf,n Jan 3 foliee tmlay were srchiOK for highway njen who last night took $3au frsm safss of a hardware atore, porsl hall and drug store in Power, a logging ! icommnaHy, and escaped while of- : flrei Hred at least IS hots at ; them, I RtVISIO finding that the amendment slsoald s?ayjand di not reconssd any prsseat effort is amend It, He made no direct reference to tlm fact that sis of the eunsnalsidGners asked for rtfai or msdlfkatioef er to the decasmtloa of tne w tiols eoimissles tbat & re vision of ths efense giving cacar rvmt iKjffT is lie state mi sauuu he Kim Toe cmm)gglcri asre1 that it thei ffifdiisenih amendment - is re--Yif-i tli farm should be is eat imwer congrsis& to reeaiate tee lienor traflle as It sees fit, Vtal&r an atnendmeat suggested lo thai tnds Amlersoa advanced m . plsn for federa-ciittrolisd ni'lvate-ly-oia'rated sjercsntlle llqnsr estab H$Ummas. Leoseh, Maslcinth aa4 Vmm4 endisrg the idea, hich si- . so as rtssnjmemied tsr jasid ssraiou ith ssiiitcations ny Ken asd HtCernjkk. The. commission ope4 Vol Btfad modification to allow isht wiua ami ler. It sdvicstd remov al of limitations on how mack llqr dmtrg caa prcs'?ib. "i'Uf&v in y&$ bo adqsie ob sc(rvaace or eBforccmenl it said. nfereSRt Strtsssi Mr, Hoover described the report as n iemjierate and jnsyhit pre ssniation," mphassscd itn ree otn"5ndations for better nfais tant, and ssld lie hoied law nsakera sould them ssddera iimz at an apptirlate time, "My own dsiy and tnni of all eseeaflv? eft trials is elrar" bs Cefitirued &n pas s Story 5 HUNGRY UNEMPLOYED RAID GROCERY STORE f AwiMi l'r; i W3j- OKI-AHCSMA VtTW Okla Jaa. Nearly a ihonsand enemploy "d men raided a grocery store with in three biocfes of tiie r&y hall here ttalay and s?dzr-d food, A hnndi'd iailhe mi sspres oi? other city and county fffe-ers took charo of iht station ad mado whoksalo an-esis, 'i'ise riot oceurre! after a dfllo gaHon of mvn visited fity Manager K, M. ry at th city h< and de Uisndei that h furnish food for th nnstnidoyed. Fry promised to aid tlie men hut he raid eesnjd a few 2nintes later, Cffiiai asid uttofflclal relief agencies are jeeetinjf Ibe seeds of Unities and persons without fool im? tise "mmy of unesfiplojd has maintained its sjranixathsn Usr ey ejai wej-ics. LIQUOR ISSUE OF TO PEOPLE BORAH WASHINGTON. Jan. t Wav la asido ihs Wkkersnam r lairi, Hesator Borah, a 4r sal Jssiay In a sJalement ibe Issaa was "rejBl er bo repeal of the eighteenth amendment mid that was itp lo the nipie alone, ! sbouid lllse to s e ihoss op pssil to thp eighteenth amend rnnt print their alternative and let Um pefde ehoosg b& tw"n tlie tfo pronjsitioss in an orderly and proper fashloB he said. i KrwT "H1 sdmit. J sap pose, thai sotnn system io deal with fh liqttor problem we snnst have. Thereibre, if we ras tsave the question sf neal and what tbose who sdvocalfi renesl pro pose la plaee of oor present iaa then let the people decided N PLAN
