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VOL XX NO. 246 OF ROSEBURG
Editorials
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
DOWN at Salem, a 1)111 to be in
troduced soon proposes a
Btute department of agriculture.
It may surprise you to know that
of the 48 states in the Union 43
have state departments of agricul
ture. Included in the 43 are Cali
fornia, Washington and Idaho.
It Is worthy of note that Califor
nia, Washington and Idaho are GO
ING AHEAD of Oregon in agricul
tural development.
MERE creation of a state de
partment of agriculture will do
nothing toward promotion of agri
culture In Oregon. You can't make
tanning prosperous by passing a
law.
But If an able department of ag
riculture wore backed by an Intel
llg?ntly administered grading stan
dards law, so that in time only the
HKST products were going out or
Oregon under standard grades,
' arming might easily become much
more prosperous here.
HERE Is an Interesting para
graph from a European news
dispatch:
"December's events were only a
prelude to the great battle that all
republican elements of Spain will
tight in the near future In order
lo overthrow. Alfonso and the mon
archy, establish the republic on a
solid basis and at last make Spain
one of the European democracies."
It will take more than a buttle
lo make Spain a SUCCESSFUL
democracy. That can be done only
by raising the general standard of
Intelligence in Spain so that the
Spanish people will be qualified to
govern themselves.
mm Mm
1 CAPTAIN ROBERT DOLLAR is
I operated on suddenly at San
Francisco, and the entire Pacific
if Coast is interested In his comli-
i lion and hopes for his recovery.
A Why? The answer is simple. It
is because Captain Dollar has been
n iiBerul and vaiuame cur.eu u...
ing his long life.
We can't afford to lose citizens
of that sort, and so when their
health Is endangered we are inter
ested, keenly, and hope for their
recovery.
HERE is a statement nbout busi
ness conditions that is repeat
ed by nearly everyone who talks
on that subject: "The Pacific
Coast is better off than the East."
Why Is the Pacific Coast better
off than the East? Well, It may
because the Pacific Coast GAM
BLED less during the big stock
boom and so has a narrower gnp be
tween Its present condition and Its
IMAGINED condition while the big
boom was on.
You feel rich while you are
gambling and winning, but you
feel mighty poor after you LOSE.
FRANCE, we read, is planning to
stabilize the price of wheat at
$2 a bushel. In order to do that,
presumbaly. Imports will be abut
out and the country will be com
pelled to depend upon its domestic
production.
But here is the interesting part
of the story, as told in a dis
patch from Paris: "Even at $2 a
bushel, taking into consideration
high costs of production, French
farmers will just about break even.
In the opinion of the minister of
agriculture.'
THAT is to 8R Franco Isn't
adapted to the growing of
wheat on an economical basis. Hrr
farms are too small. Too much of
her labor la done by hand. So her
costs are exceedingly high.
This writer, who doesn't pose
as an authority, has an idea that
In the long run France will SI'F
FEn. Instead of gain, by subsldii
Ing the growing of wheat under
(Continued on page 4)
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REVIEW
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Senator Eddy's Advice to
Eliminate Clause Finds
Favor With Framing
Uroup at oalem. i
(Associated rcr Lonwd Wire)
. SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 21 Fearful
of the reception that the public
would give a new intangibles tax
act, with retroactive clause lo
forestall- a refund of taxes paid
under the act of 1929 recently de
clared unconstitutional, the house
and senate committees on assess
ment and taxation, meeting joint
ly, indicated that a bill in this
form will not be offered. A tenta
tive bill including the retroactive
clause had been drawn and was be
fore the committees.
The decision on the meeting was
an agreement, on motion of Sena--tor
B. L. Eddy, not to attempt any
intangibles tax legislation until the
supreme court lias disposed of the
petition for rehearing of the case
in which the 1929 act was invali
dated. Should a bill be passed with
the retroactive clause included,
Senator .1. O. Bailey- declared that
the. -people, 'having been fooled
once, might refuse to pay their in
comes taxes.' Senator E. W. Miller
v-'s nfflie same opinion, declaring
that the poopleof Oregon, "are on
the v&rge.of resistance. against; the
payment of any fax."
Renctor Eddy said the present
legislature" would "be "a" failure ' if
it did not do something tor the
relief of the, people who pay taxes
on. real estate. "There is a vast
number of people in the state," he
said, "who are in such distress that
Continued on oaae 6. 8tory
LEEPER DOME WORK
WILL BE RELAYED
Directors of the Oakland Oil
company met at Oakland today to
consider plans for renewing drill
ing operations at Leeper Dome.
The directors have n plan under
consideration, but It was decided to
give the matter further study and
investigation before making a final
decision. Work will not be start
ed for several weeks at all events,
it was reported.
WIFE'S PETITION
ALLEGES DESERTION
Suit for divorce has been filed
in the circuit court by Ida Dean
against Elmer Dean, alleging de
sertion. They were married at Eu
gene, April 18. 1928, and have one
child. The plaintiff is represented
INTANGIBLES
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Bullets Prove Better than
Prayer in Resisting Reds,
Pioneer of Douglas Recalls
By GLENN RADABAUOH
Q V. CARLILE, pioneer resident of Oakland, believes in the
old admonition: "Trust in the Lord and keep your powder
dry." The reason for this conviction is that when he was cross-
thetrJn f)
in which he
travelins foucht
off Indians for two days without a casualty while a caravan
composed of a certain religious body just behind was annihilated
when its members prayed instead of fighting.
The train crossed the plains In
'64 and the first Indiations encoun
tered were peaceful. They were the
Pawnees and the Sioux and were
anxious to trade and beg from the
whites. They were incurable thieves
Mr. Carllle remembers. It was when
the caravan met up with the Snake
Indinns that the first and worst
battle took place. Renegade whites
had helped the Redmen locate the
party and had given signals for
the attack to begin.
The Snakes, armed with rifles
sold them by white men. were dan
gerous foes. The Inaccuracy of
their aim accounted for the poor
success they had in their battle
with this particular train. From
nnon of one day until lu o'clock
the next morning they circled the
train, firing upon It without killing
one while man. woman or child.
The only real damage they did was
to kill stock and wreck some of
the wagons.
A little farther on the Journey
the party met a band of soldiers
,who, with most of the men of the
train, went back, encountered the
Should Include
WILL HEAD U. S.
NAVAL ACADEMY
A portrait of Rear-Admiral
Thomas C. Hart, commander of the
control force ot the , United States
fleet. He has been designated by
the navy department to succeed
Rear-Admiral S. S. Robison, as su
perintendent of the U. S. naval
academy at Annapolis . The latter
will retire from active service May
15, when he reaches the age of 63.
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Two" Billion Necessary for
Cashing - Certificates
Held Impossible.
" WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 Secre
tary Mellon today reported to the
house ways and means committee
enactment of the Garner hill to
pay cash on veterans' certificates
would seriously affect national fi
nance and "our general economic
situation."
Several hundred American le
gionnaires marched today in a dem
onstration urging legislation to
authorize the cashing of the World
war veterans' adjusted compensa
tion certificates. -
They were addressed by Repre
sentative Pat man of Texas, Ran
kin of Mlssissippia and Connery of
Massachusetts, democrats. All
three have boon urging legislation
to authorize cashing of the certifi
cates. The secretary did not specifically
disapprove the measure but stress
ed the problems he said it would
present.
Mellon said the Garner measure
would "have far reaching conse
quences, not only in its practical
destruction of the endowment in
surance plan, but in its effect on
the finances of the nation and our
Continued on page 6, Story Q
Indians and killed many of them.
During the battle one of Mr. Car
llle's sisters narrowly escaped be
ing killed when she waR making
bullets. A bullet ripped through her
clothing.
Bridge Has to Be Built
Hardships were plentiful, but
none were more arduous than
ferrying acrosB the rivers. At Green
river It took two days to get the
wagons torn down, floated across
the stream and put hack together.
Another place on the trip there
was a stream whose hanks were so
straight they would not permit
fording until a log bridge had been
built.
At one place on the long trek
the caravan came upon a train that
had been attacked by Indians. They
found eieht men dead and scalped
In the tall prairie grass and the
wRgons looted and wrecked. At an
other place two entire families,
(fourteen persons) were found
buried In one grave. The bodies
Continued on pag (, Story 2
Chamber of Commerce Support Financially.
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THE'DOUGLSSXOUNTY daily
ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 21.1931. ' - QjgyP- -
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UNEXPENDED '
HMDS
More Than Two-Thirds on
Bond Redemption Item ;
$5,270 Saved From
Annual Budget.
Douglas county, on December 31,
1930, had $643,295.63 of unexpended
funds, according to the annual cash
balance announced by County
Clerk Roy Agee. These funds were
credited to the several accounts
as follows: General county, $73,
511.94: u n a p po r 1 1 o n e d tax.
$2,233.69; general road fund, $27,
356.77; market road fund, $43,
899.72; road districts, $17,451.81;
special road tax. $26,940.91; court
house fund, $5,727.32: motor li
cense fund, $6,3K2.3a; forest rent
als. $7,318.21: bond redemption
fund, $433,469.91.
Nineteen of the county's thirty
six budget accounts were under
their allotments for the year, with
fifteen above the allowances while
two were exactly even. The total
budget was $193,851.03. The tolal
expenditures were $188,580.59.
Funds In which the total budget
allowance was not UBed left a bal
ance of $16,888.92, while those over
the budget created a deficiency
of $11,618.46. leaving a net amount
under budget allonces of $5,270.46.
Court Statistics
The report for the clerk's office
shows a total of 258 cases tiled In
the circuit court, of which 53. were
dWorces and 205 Involved other
complaints. There were 45 di
vorces granted during the year.
Marriage licenses totalled 255.
There were 120 cases filed In the
probate court, 3.358 Instruments
recorded, 1,559 dog licenses sold.
81 beekeeper's licenses sold and
16 dance hall licenses Issued.
The clerk received $4,172 111 rec
ording fees: $3,454, circuit court
fees; $1,060.00, probate court fees;
$765, from marriage licenses;
$133.75. Torrens fees; $220.95,
miscellaneous fees; $81 from bee
keeper's licenses, and $3,398.00 dog
licenses, making tolal receipts for
the year, $13,285.20. Of this money
the clerk paid $9,042.20 to the gen
eral counly fund; $81 to the bee
keepers' fund; and $3,398.00 to the
dog license fund, making a total
of $12,521.20 turned over to the
county treasurer. He paid to the
state treasurer $479 for the circuit
judge's salary account and $285
for the district attorney salary ac
count, a total of $764 paid to the
state. The expense of operating
the clerk's office. Including salaries
Continued on Page 6, Story 3
COLLEGE HIT BY
$1,000,000 BLAZE
(Awioclaled Prw t-eawd Wire)
CAM HHinGR SPRINGS. Pa., Jan.
21. The main building of the
Polish National Alliance college
here Including the school's fine
museum was a mass of smoulder
ing ashes today, and faculty mem
hers estimated the loss In last
night's fire at close to $1,000,000.
Many valuable relics, including
letters exchanged by George Wash
ington with distinguished Poles
who aided him in the American
revolution, were prey of the flames.
College officials said today the
Polish government once had of
fered the school $50,000 for these
letters.
No one was injured. The 500 or
more students, who were In the
chapel when the fire broke out.
were not Informed the building was
ablaze until they had filed out.
Origin of the blaze was not de
termined. LOCAL CLERK NAMED
AS STORE MANAGER
James Geil, clerk In the local!
Safeway store, received word last
night of his appointment, as man-1
nger of a branch store in Oakland !
California. Mr. Cell, bis wife, and
their four-year-old son are leav-j
Ing this evening for Oakland where!
he will take over his new duties
immediately. Mr. Cell's advance
ment comes as a recognition of his
fine service here in Hoseburg.
WOMAN KILLED BY I
GASOLINE BLAST
M.vl.tM pro UM Virr)
MT. VERNON.. N, Y., Jan. 21
Gasoline with which she was clean
ing her glOTPS exnloded and fatal
ly burned Mrs. Lorraine Abbott,
40. wife of F. O. Abbott, an exe
cutive of McKesffOn A Rohhins,
wholesale druggists.
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01 E.
TD GET SILETZ
O. BLOCKED
Federal Examiner Sullivan
Finds No Necessity for
Sale Unless Made to
Southern Pacific.
(Awoolnted Tli'M Utittil Wire)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Plans
of (he Great Northern, ami North
ern , Pacific railways to extend
their operations in Oregon In com
petition with the Southern Pacific
system met with a preliminary ob
stacle today before the interstate
commerce commission.
Thomas F. Sullivan, examiner
who Investigated, advised the com
mission to disapprove purchase ol
the Valley and Kilotz railroad hy
the Oregon Klectrlc railway, a sub
sidiary of the northern companies, 1
at $2,000,000. He urged the commis
sion to refuse the. Oregon Klectrlc
permission it had sought to con-1
struct a connection with the vallof
line Ht a cost of f 465.000.
Sullivan advised the commission
to allow the Southern Pacific,
which opposed the program of its
competitors at all points, to pur
chase the valley Hue at a reason
able price.
The controversy, together with
recommendations, will be submit
ted to the commission for final ad
judication. The Oregon Klectrlc purchase
and construction proKinin wTUeh
Sullivan b report tentatively re
ieated, is only one of a series of
colttested extension projects In
which the northern roads, the
Great Northern being particularly
aggressive, have sought to enter
Southern Pacific territory.
Although the valley road Is only
40 miles long and all located In
Polk and Benton counties, Oregon,
the projected extension hy the
eectric company from Orovllle to
Independence to reach It would en
tail construction of an expensive
bridge, Sullivan held. He said ser
vice to shippers could be rendered
with existing facilities without new
Investment if the Southern Pa
cific should acquire the valley Hue.
Offer "Not Justified"
The report observed that "pub
lic convenience and necessity would
be best served by ownership of the
Valley and Sllelz road by a trunk
line, but consummation of the
plan presented by the Oregon Klec
trlc is not the solution of the prob
lem. It added thai "the proponed
price of $2,000,000 for, the valley
Continued on page 6, Story 4
LEGION POST WILL
HOLD SMOKER FEB. 6
A large group of Itoseburg le
gionnaires and auxiliary members
drove to Canyonville last iiigbt.
where a joint meeting was held
with the Grants Pass groups. Kach
organization held a short business
session. I'mpqua post fixed Febru
ary 6 as the date for the annual
smoker and arrangements were
placed in charge of Ihepast com
manders, with J. A. Soules as chair
man. The smoker, which will fea
ture several good boxing matches,
will be given Tree for all ex-service
men.
Due to the late arrival of the
Grants Pass delegation, there was
no formal program, but following
the business meetings a social
dance was enjoyed until midnight.
GEN. WOOD VIEWS
WALLA WALLA SITE
General Georee II. Wood, head of
the national soldiers home bureau,
made bis Inspection of the Walla
Walla site yesterday, and left In
the afternoon for Yakima, where he
Ik to look over ft site offered there
The Walla Walla site in connected
with the grounds of the 1. S. Vet
erans hospital. General Wood Is
nitoted as stating thnt the Walla
Walla site Is ideal "If the depart
ment wishes to try the experiment
of combining locations for a hos
pital and soldiers home "
ELK KR.I ING TRIO
FINED AND JAILED
thrmrW- f'ttf tH WirM
PRNflMCTON'. Jan. 21 Don
Varm. I.mirne Tlmmnns and
Kyl Cowles. nil of Milton-Rree-wafpr.
' wre fined S2"0 eah and
"entered to 30 rfvs In (all when
they pleaded gulltv todav in 1ns
tlcn rnnrt to a chant of killing
cow elk.
The minimum nnaltv waft given.
The maximum Is $1,000 fine and
one year in Jail.
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MEET SUCCESSOR
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SylVia
Sflm
Ilecausc (Mara Mow is at. present cast in a discreditable role in a
spicy criminal action against her former private secretary in a Los
Angeles court, Sylvia Sidney will take the red-headed screen flapper's
place opposite Gary Cooper In "Cily Streets." Official announcement of
this change of co-stars comes from the Paramount studios, which ex
plained that the change was made for reasons "within (ho organiza
tion." Pictures in which MIhh How appears have already been banned
In several cities, and agitation against them prevails in others. Miss
Sidney, recently brought to Hollywood from New1-York, is regarded as
a sensational screen "discovery,"
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Joe Payne, Geo. Burt Local
Selections for Seat on
Cooperative Board.
Joe Payne and G. W. Hurt, local
poultry imm, were placed In nomina
tion for the office of director of
I he Pacific Cooperative Poultry
Producers at a. meet lug of the
Douglas county poultrymuu at the
clly hall in Hoseburg yesterday
afternoon. J. H. Clark, who has
served two terms as director of
the cooperative, announced that he
would not he a candidate again.
Douglas county growers, who de
liver a large percentage of eggs to
the cooperative, are. naturally, de
sirous of being represented on the
hoard and will make an active cam
paign for their candidates.
The matter of erecting a build-,
Ing In Portland, through federal
farm hoard aid, was discussed and
approved. This matter Is being con
sidered by t tie directors and w tit
probably he submitted to the grow
ers for their approval or rejection
in the near future. At present the
association is quartered in a rented
building.
Short talks were made by J. C.
Tweedy and J. II. (Mark. There was
n very fine attendance or the mem
bers. MAC DONALD REGIME
DEFEATED BUT SAFE
( AfcPKMjitffl I'nwi J .'(? Wir'
LONDON, Jan. 21.- The Mac-'
Donald government was defeated
In the house of commons today on
an amendment lo t he education
hill, but Prime .Minister Ma. Don
aid said no vital principle was In
volved. Thus the government will
not be obliged to resign.
The bill wns moved hy John
Sciirr. Roman Catholic iHbor mem
ber, who previously had moved an
amendment which would authorize
the use of government funds to en
uble denominational schools to
meet expanses Incurred by the pro
vision in the hill raising the school
leaving age from 14 to lf years.
Ho said in making that motion
that this provision meant that the
denominational schools would need
$r.uoo,000 to enlarge their buildings.
Offer it; There'll be no Drive
VOL. XXX
TO CLARA BOW
1 ' 1 1
Sidney
CLARK'S DRY ACT
U. HELD Mi
18th Amendment Legally
Adopted, Thacher Tells
U. S. Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Tho
Chirk decision holding the eigh
teenth amendment invapd was put
lo test today In the supreme court.
Oral argument on the govern
ment's prompt appeal began short
ly after noon.
Chief Justice Hughes wlthdrew
from the case, announcing ho sub
mitted a brief to the court when
prohibition was before it In 1!I1MI,
and thus considered himself dis
qualified. The decision of Federal Judge
William Clark of New Jersey, was
based on a contention that the
amendment to be valid should have
been ratified hy state conventions
rather than by slate legislatures.
After brief preliminaries. So
lid lor General Thac her launched
Into the government's argument.
He said It seemed clear that ar
ticle five of the constitution had
conferi o(l ample authority upon
congress for Its determination lo
refer Hie amendment to state legis
latures. He added the article was a man
date upon congress and left It free
to use Its own judgment In de
termining whether (H prohibition
amendment should he referred to
state legislatures or conventions.
The court In plain language had
supported other constitutional
amendments against similar at
tacks, be said. In closing, be said:
"This attack against the eigh
teenth amendment falls utterly and
completely to the ground hcrausc
based upon a fundamental miscon
ception of the character of Hie gov
ernment which hud been created
by the constitution."
FIRE PROTECTION ;
LEVIES ARE UPHELD
( rtr!al.t Pi cm l-wd Wtr-
8 A MOM. Jan. 21. Assessment
for fire protection Is to be levied
against all timber lands, regardlens
of resident exemption unless specif
ic areas are designated and pa
trolled by owners. This was thn
opinion rendered today hy Attor
ney General I. IT. Van Winkle to
day on the request of the state for
estry department.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
HlKhest temperature yesterday 40
Lowest temperature last niifht 311
Precipitation, last 24 hours. . 0
l'reclp. since first of month 2.88
Deficiency since Sept. 1, 19:10 6.87
.87 j
Relative humidity 5 p. m. ()
NO. S OF. THE EVENING-NEW3
Findings as Whole Favored
Revision, One Member of
Board Says; Hoover t
Definitely Dry. ;
(ArmvIhII Vreta Leaned Wire)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 The
growing tumult of discussion, dis
pute and speculation over the
Wlckershum prohibition report
centered today around two salient
queries: . .
How far did the commission,
mean to go toward recommending;
revision of the eighteenth amend
ment, and what will be the politi
cal effect of President Hoover's
opposition to such a step?
So aroused were the commission
members over reports that the
president had Intervened to fore
stall nn unequivocal modification
proposal that the following state
ment was isBued by Chairman
Wlckershum.
"The statement this morning In
the Washington Herald that the
president, persuaded this commis
sion to abandon a tentative recom
mendation in favor of revision of
the eighteenth amendment is ab
solutely untrue nnd without foun
dation."
Inside Story Is Secret
Neither the chairman nor any
member of the commission now in .
Washington, however, was willing
to tell tho full story of the weeks
,of discussion within the cominln-
biimi. or expmiu now or wnen, wq
decision against an ,out and out
revision proposal was reached.
As it appears In the combined
commission report, signed by all
of the members but one, the sug
gested draft or a new eighteenth,
amendment was preceded by art
"If," and by a statement that opin
ion among members was divided
Yet at least six of tho eleven
declared In appended statements
t hat I hey favored either revison
or repeal, and at least two of these
Continued on page 6, Story 5
OLEO COLORING BAN
IN OREGON FOUGHT
f AMortitod I'reM IMwd Wire)
PORTLAND, Jan. 21 Coloring1
of oleomargarine to the likeness,
of butter Is defended In an attack
filed on the Oregon law In .federal
district court here hy Durkee
Famous Foods, Inc. The suit seeks
to restrain tho state dairy and
food commissioner from enforcing
tho law prohibiting manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine artific
ially colored to imitate butter.
Making its own product, the Illi
nois corporation declares ihe word
"Oleomargarine" Is printed In bold
face letters on the package, and,
contends this Is sufficient to let
the consumer know the nature of
the product.
EX-PUG HELD FOR
MURDER OF GIRL
f AMoeinleil Pre IrwiI Wire)
I.OCIXVH.KK. Ky., Jan. 21
Miss Mildred Meyer, 24, was shot
and kilted on the front porch ot
an apartment house here early tin
day. George W. "Newt" McCas
land, ex pugilist, was arrested and
charged with murder.
Two Chicago youths. Gordon C.
Keith, 2.1. and Donald Muck. 2(,
who were stopping at the apart
ment house, were held as witness
es. Police said the killing was tho
result of a sweetheart's quarrel
ami that McCasland ktlled Miss
Meyer In a row over a date she
had with lluck recently.
Pays to Rid Himself
ot MineiThen it Yields
t .iat.l fn Leiiml Wire)
ALAMOS. Sonora, Mexico. Jan.
2t. L. S. Patterson, an Amori
st) farmer who lived near Chi
'lad Ohregon. purchased an old
mine. La Frouterfa. from a Sy
rian, f-'cllpe do Iza, and went to
work looking for gold.
After six months, when all his
money was gone, he decided to
qufi. He paid Ira a sum to can
cel his contracts, and the Syrian
look the mine hack, Patterson
returning to the United States a
month ago.
Ira, curious to see how much
work Patterson had done, went
to the mine and hacking at a
rock with a small hammer, dis
covered a vein of gold which is
paying off at the rate of $2,000
a ton.
mm
WASHINGTON
ECHOES
ORAL TUMULT