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t Maintain Contact With Horseshoes, Sivaslikas And Rabbit's Feet, Or WhatHave You, WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Generally cloudy tonight and Friday, becoming unsettled; no chHnge In temperature. ltoseburg and vicinity: Mostly cloudy tonight; Friday unsettled; not much change in tHm;!v.-r.sU:re. VOL. XXIX NO. 265 OF ROSEBURG Editorials on the Day's News t ' By FRANK JENKINS PRESIDENT HOOVER gives 10 per cent of his annual salary of $75,000 to the Red Cross for the re lief of drouth sufferers. He can afford It, of course. But don't forget this: If everybody who can AFFORD It would do his part. 'j there would never he any trouble 'nhniit vntatnir nupaaaarv i-aliaF funds. IIENRY ILSE, recently convicted 1 of engineering a plot to bomb a newspaper building in Spokane, seeks a new trial, ' He would do better to take his , punishment and get It over with. Deliberately placing a bomb that might take dozens of Innocent lives, is a deed that DESERVES punishment, ' PEVERISH Buying Sends Stocks up." So reads a head line In the news of yesterday. Watch to See whether feverish selling will send stock prices down again. If not, another good sign of busi ness recovery will have been re corded. WATCH the stock market, if you are Interested In what Is going on In the world. But watch It as a BAROMETER OF BUSINESS not as an Indicator of how much you might have won if you had gambled. People who spend their tlmo gambling, Instead of getting out and actually producing, seldom do very well In the long inn. rvONT say: "Abolish the stock and grain markets." They are necessary for the or derly conduct of swiftly moving modern business. But don't abuse the stock and grain markets by using them ab gambling devices. If you use them at all, use them as a medium fo. the purchase of what you regai as a sound Investment over a long period of time. DAISY DE BOE, who robbed her employer, Clara Bow, gets 18 months In jail and three and a half years more of liberty on pro bation. Her employer, who was robbed, gets a lot of free publicity. DulBy, of course, deserves what she gets. Robbery must be punish ed if society is to be protected. Whether Clara deserves her free, and probably valuable, publicity is another matter. THOMAS A. EDISON spends his 84th birthday hard at work try ing to make rubber, which is al ready cheap, cheaper still. If he succeeds, owners of rubber trees In the tropics will be wor ried. But USERS OF RUBBER will be benefited. In the long run, producing cheap ly, but still at a PROFIT, things that large numbers of people use will be of great benefit to hu manity. We are inclined to doubt that sometimes, but by and large it Is true. KIOBODY doubts that is, nobody ' worth while that it Is a fine thing to be so deeply Interested in your life work that you will spend your 84th birthday hard at work. Nothing In the world is finer than to like your work so well that you would rather work than to do anything else. rR. WILL DL'RANT, philosopher and historian, says that Ger many won the war. It Is probably nearer the truth to say that everybody LOST the war. A lot of the evils from which the world is suffering at the present (Continued on page 4) REVIEW State Constabulary Move Opposed by Laborites, . W. C. T. U.. Hossand Game Board. LATEST PROCEEDING AT SALEM IN NUTSHELL Governor Meier's state con stabulary bill, Introduced by Senator B. L. Eddy, opposed by various groups at. committee hearing. House passes free text book bill, eliminating high school stu dents from benefits. House approves bill limiting deficiency appropriations. New senate bill asks ban on trading stamps and other trade premiums. Senator Eddy delivers address on Abraham Lincoln at joint ses sion. (Aunciated Prew Leaned Wire) SALEM, Feb. 12. Opposition to. various phases of the state police bill, chief among which was the inclusion of the traffic department into the constabulary system, was voiced at the hearing before the senate revision of laws committee ia.i nifl)t. The measure, as In troduced by Senator B. L. Eddy, was , drafted by Attorneys L. A. LIlJenvlBt and George Joseph, and carries with It the endorsernetit.fcf Governor Julius h. Meier. Secretary of State Hal E. Hosg appeared before the committee pro testing, as he had done by letter to the governor previously, the plan to transfer the traffic law en forcement from his department to the police system, and filed a long brief with the committee setting forth his objections. Others ap pearing Included representatives of the Oregon State Motor associa tion, Portland labor council, the W. C. T. U. and members of the game and fish commissions. Two individuals, representing Continued on cage o. story 1 G. L. HAYNES DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO George L. Haynes, a brother of Fred W. Haynes, of this city, died yesterday in San Francisco at the age of 55 years. He was born in Roseburg and left here about 20 years ago for San Francisco, where he has since made his home. He was an accomplished musician and was well known In musical circles during his residence In this city. He was never married. Surviving besides his brother are two sisters. Mrs. Percy Kerr of Detroit, .Michi gan, and Mrs. Julian Josephson of Los Angeles. The body is being brought to Roseburg, in care of the Douglas Funeral home, and Is to arrive here Friday night. Funeral servlceB will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Masonic cemetery. Sidelights on EDDY CALLED ON TO DEFEND POLICE Slow Progress Indicates Extension of Session Beyond 40 Days' Limit Adoption Bill Brings Protest From Douglas Soldiers Home Transfer Approved. (By ETHEL FISHER) With the legislature operating at such snail like pace as It has dur ing the past four weeks, it seems likely that the representatives and senators will be laboring consid erably after the allotted forty days and nights and that "without cost to the taxpayer. It is true that heroic efforts are being made each night to speed up matters, what with public hearings and all, but the last ten days will doubt less find a much harrassed body legislating away into the nights. Among the countless battles about to be Injected Into the ses sion Is one centering around one of the so-called child welfare bills. This particular bill provides for the creation of child welfare com mittees In various counties and for licensing boarding homes for chil dren. It will alBo be necessary un der this law to require county courts to give 60 days notice to the child welfare commission for Investigation in adoption cases. One of the main sources of op position to this measure emanates from the county courts of the state. It seems that there has not been any too friendly a feeling be tween the commission and coun Casts Odium On Lincoln's Name Edgar Lee Masters, author and poet, who has penned a scathing denunciation of Abraham Lincoln in his latest book, "Lincoln the Man. Masters states that "Hon est Abe's" emancipation proclama tion was merely a gesture for per sonal motives. In congress yester day, Representative Crail of Cali fornia characterized Masters' book as "filthy and indecent," in pre senting a bill to forbid its circula tion in the mails. .11 Former Roseburg Aviator Succeeds Cunningham on Regular Route. Harold Adams, former Roseburg flier, who has been connected with the Hobi flying service at Eugene recently, has been chosen to suc ceed Russell Cunningham 'on the Medford-Seattle division of the Pa cific Air Transport, according to an announcement made today by the Hoeing system. Cunningham has been promoted to the super lntendency of the company. Adams, who received his army training overseas under French and American Instructors during the World war, has been flying commercial planes in the Tacific northwest for the past four years and has in excess of 2000 hours In the air. For two years he made his head quarters In Roseburg, where he conducted a school and engaged in passenger service. Seeding Plan Pioneer He was the first flier to adapt an airplane to seeding of logged over land. Several such experi ments which he conducted in Coos county attracted nation-wide at tention and proved the value and economy of the system. As a re sult of his pioneer work in that respect planes are being used ex- ContLnued on Page 6, Story 3 the Legislature ty courts up to this time and the courts feel that this Is a further abrogation or their powers In the Juvenile cases. Our own judge, Walter S. Hamilton, asserts that Investigations by the welfare com mission are a farce and that under this law the child would "be a charge of the county for 60 days pending the Investigation by the authorities. It Is noted that the child welfare commission has asked for an In creased appropriation from $6,000 to $35,000. This additional expen diture does not set well generally with the legislators. The brilliant tea, for which the first ladv of Oregon was hostess at the Elks club Monday after noon, was a huge success, almost 500 ladles calling- during the hours from three to six. Mrs. Julius L. Meier was gowned exquisitely In a shell pink lace creation which barely escaped the floor. Miss Beatrice Walton, secretary to the governor, also In the receiving lino. ws stunning In a black crepe riec olletle. Mrs. George Joseph looked lovelv In blue. A long table arranged In the so- Continued on page 6, Story 2 IHt UUUoLAa A.UUN.1 Y DAILY ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. m WORLD URGED TO RETURN TO ABE'S IDEALS Annual Lincoln Mernoria at Springfield Brings ... Plea From Japan's Ambassador. (Associated Prets LaMd Wire) 1 SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Feb. 12 One hundred and twenty-two years ago today a boy was born In the backwoods 'of Kentucky. No parti, cular importance was attached to his coming,, but today, the anni versary of hts birth, an entire na tion paid tribute to the memory of the most famous backwoods rail splitter of them all. In the schools, memorial halls, and other places throughout the length and breadth of the country, Americans talked again of "Hon est Abe" and listened as others extolled the virtues of America's Civil war president. Springfield, focal point for exercises honoring Abraham Lincoln's memory be cause he lies buried here, heard him described as a world figure who had "taught lessons which mankind, whether east or west, must take to heart. Japanese Gives Praise The speaker was Katsujl De- buchi, the Japanese ambassotlar, wno pieanea last mgnt tor a re turn to the Ideals of Abraham Lincoln. "The nations," said the ambas sador, "are now becoming more anjl more interdependent. We can cdnceive: of few . problem, which, though apparently domestic and generally so called, do not pro duce direct or indirect effect upon all nations. In such a world-society no nation, however powerful, how ever self-sufficient, can be hide pendent of other nations and in different to their weal oc woe. To day Lincoln's idealism cries for .rescue, as It did when Lhynlu saw in America a house divided against itself. In saying this I do not refer to any specific country rather I have in mind all coun tries in the world. "Happily for mankind a new era is dawning. From behind the clouds of suspicion, fear and rival Continued on page 6, Story 4 FARM MEETINGS ADOPT PROGRAMS Fred Goff, chairman of the slate grange agricultural committee, re turned yesterday from Jackson and Klamath counties, where he con ducted agricultural conferences to plan county-wide programs. He stated that the meetings at Med ford and Klamath Falls were well attended and very successful, good programs being adopted at both places. At Medford the agricultural sltuntlon Is not good, he reports, due to the poor prices obtained lot apples and pears during the past season. Klamath county, however, has very good conditions, as dairy ing has proven profitable, and the potato growers have had a good year. The mills at Klamath Kails reopened Monday, so that the resi dents there are In an optimistic frame of mind. WALLA WALLA MAN THOUGHT MURDERED WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Feb. 12. Police were mystified here to day over the death of . Thomas Miller, whose badly crushed body was found In a garage. He had been missing for about 28 hours. Police said he had been dead about 20 hours when found and believed he was murdered. Miller, the son, of City Com missioner Dave Miller, was found face down on the concrete floor at the rear of his automobile. His chest was crushed, his nose was broken and his head hadly bruised. River moss clung to his face and his clothes were soaking wet. TRIANGLE TO HAVE SPRINKLING SYSTEM Plans for installing a sprinkling system In the Lions club triangle at the intersection of Jachxon and Winchester streets wore adopted by the cluh members at their regular weekly meeting last night. The Lions have already put shrubs and flowers In the triangle as well as having erected a sign marking the gateway to the North Umpqua region. The sprinkling system calls (or the laying of sv-l eral pipe lines in the plot so that j the entire triangle can be flooded at one time. Oeautlflcation and maintenance of the triangle is one of the malor activities of the I Lions organization here. - IMI TOBACCO TAX BILL SENT TO E Plan Would Yield Oregon $750,000; Every Item of Related Business Is Affected. (AuncUted Pnw. LeaMl Wire) SALEM, Feb. 12. Senator Fred E. Kiddle's tobacco tuxblll, esti mated roughly to yield $750,000 a year for the general fund of the state, received the approval of the joint ways and means committee Inst night and will be introduced in the house today. The measure provides for a 10 per cent privilege tux on cigarettes, cigarette paper, wrappers, tubeB, cigars, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff and other tobacco products. It Is not a stamp tax. July 1, this year, Is made the ef fective date. Retail and wholesale dealers would be required, within 20 days after the effective dnte, to procure from the state tax commission li censes, to engage in the tobacco business, the retailers paying un annual license fee of t5, the whole salers $10. Sales Reports Required Retail dealers would be required on or before August 10, 1931, and on or before the lth of each month thereafter, to file a report with the tax commission showing the amount of gross sales and the wholesale price of the tobacco pro ducts sold during the preceding month. Wholesale dealers - would be! requited, -wilhln 20 dnvs after October 1, 1931, to file with the commission a report of all stiles nutdo to retail deulers from the ef fective data to October 1. Similar reports would be required within JO days after January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year. Asks Privilege Tax Every dealer would be required to pay the tnx commission a li cense or privilege tax of 10 per cent of the wholesale price of the tobacco products sold. Payments of the tax to the'cnmmlssion would be made at the time specified for filing sales reports. Doth retail and wholesale dealers would preserve records of Bales and taxes paid for Inspection by the tnx commis sion. : When entry or statement shows that the tax has been assumed or paid by the wholesaler, wIuikc place of business Is in Oregon the retailer would not bo required to pay the tax. Relative to wholesal ers outside the stirto, provision Is made that they may file with Ihe commission a $10,000 bond to se cure the payment of Ihe tax on to baccos shipped into I lie stale. AVERY ON WAY TO NEW PRISON TERM Richard Avery, sentenced re cently to 10 ypars In the state peni tentiary on a charge ol issuing worthless checks, was taken to Sa lem this afternoon by Sheriff Jack son to begin serving his sentence. Avery has been confined in the Oregon penitentiary on tvvo pre vious occasions and has also serv ed time in prisons in Washington and California, besides several ar rests on lesser charges. Possum Helps Old Pals Boost Sale. of Apples SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. Crowds passed the corner of Market and New Montgomery streets, scarcely noticing It 7T. Newhall or his apples, "unem ployed apples" were no longer a novelty. Along came a man with a baby possum on a siring. Here was something new. A crowd gathered. "fllg red apples," Newhall called. At the sound of his voice the man with the possum looked up and broke through the crowd, hand extended, " Tewee' New hall!" "Joe Farrell, Pin a son-of-a-gun!" the apple vender re torted. Whereupon Karrell and his possum Joined the rank of appln salesmen. "Five cents a look at the trained possum," Farrell shout ed at the crowd. "And an apple thrown In." ; ' In twenty minutes two boxes of apples were gone. Ho was Farrell and his' possum. Newhall Jingled the money. The two were "kids together" down In Fort Worth. Tex.. 23 years ago. if lr TR 1931. IMI IN Millions Listen IAS Voice Is Carried By Radio For First Time In History (AiuiocUtcd Treat Ltucd 1'ire VATICAN CITY. Feb. 12 For the first time in history the pope today sent his voice to millions throughout the world in a radio message of peace to mankind. Smiling and tranquil as though he were a veteran of radio broad casting, he spoke over HVJ, the new Vatican City radio station built for him by Gugltelmo Mar coni and inaugurated in celebra tlon of , the ninth anniversary of his coronation as Pope Pius XI. "Let the first word," the pope suld, "be to the glory of God in the highest and on earth peace, goon will to men." He addressed his message to nil his congregation throughout the world, to the princes of the church, to thn missionaries, and prelates uhroad, adjuring them to continue in their work of propugatlng tuc faith of the church. "He ye diligent," ho urged them, "persevere in your uposlolic la bors." To the rulers of the world he ad dressed the reminder (hat all pow er is from God, upon their subjects ho adjured obedience. The message concluded: "Subjects, he ye obedient. He who resists power resists God and PUIS FOR BUSTS Ex-Senator of Douglas Tells . Legislators ot -L.lash With His Own Bill... (AmocUIM I'rviw LrnM'tl Wire) SALUM, Feb. 12. Albert Abra ham, ex-Hoseburg attorney, former stale senator from Douglas county, threw something of a surprise into the ways and . means committer's heuring last loght, nud possibly nut a dumper on the holies of those who wain to red Oregon reprei:cut cd ir. Ihe hull of fume nt Washing ton by busts or .lason Lee and l:r. Ji hn Mclxiutiliu Abraham appeared before the cnininiilee in opposition to house bill I lit, which piovtdcs for au ap rroprliitluu to io.ur llm cost o' I-Hvlng b'.tsis ol Ihe two historic fuunes prepureu. They were deslg naieil by an net. of tho llllll legMla ture, which, however, made no ap propriation. Hut the surprise came when Abraham told the committee itntl, as a member of the state senate In lllll, he Introduced a bill, which passed, designating the late Ceorge II. Williams us the figure to fill one of the two niches allotted to Ore gon. Abraham had nothing to suy about who should fill the other. He sketched Hie career of Williams for the englllitenment of the com mit teo. AID FUND O. K. FOR FOOD, HYDE STATES WASHINGTON. Keb. 12. Secre tary Hyde today Informed the sen ate there is no prohibition in the drought relief compromise against using the loans for Ihe purchase of rood and elothln;: by farmers "If necessary to effi-ct. tho purpose of crop production nud agricultural rehabilitation." The agriculture secretary's tele gram from Louisville was in re spouse to tho Horn h resolution ank ing his interpretation of the $20, 0(10, OOn drought lonn fund compro mise, nearing a vote In the senate. TEACHER, STUDENTS ON WAY TO O. S. C. trvln St met, former Ttoschurg resident, now engaged as superin tendent of schools at Malln, Ore gon, was In Roseburg for a short, time today, accompanied by three students, Miss Hit a Hundlry, Claude Toyman and Merwyti Wilde, who are to represent th Malln high school at the Kduca tioual exposition In-In if held at f'orvHlllH, 'sponsored by the Oregon State college. The party lft. Ma lln at 7 o'clock this morning and stopped In Itoseburg shortly aTier 1 o'clock for lunrh. GASHES HIS HAND ON BROKEN GLASS lllll MiFarland. Umpqua Intel employe, sulfered a very painful Injury this morning when het gash ed his hand on broken glas. The cut whs deep enough to sever veins and arteries, ami he )nnt a great deal of blood. The Injury was treated by nr. I.. M. Lehr tiHch. who had to takt seven! stitches to close tho wound. Tomorrow-Friday The 13th. ' XXI As Pope's POPE PIUS XI brings eternal diminution on him self. "To the rich wo say: You are the ministers of divine providence; Continued on page 6, 8tory 5 , RoReburg . Chamber Unites .With Other Groups for Favorable Action. The Roseburg Chamber of Com nicrce today wired Governor Julius Meier urging that he give the Hogue river closing hill his endorse ment. Douglns county sportsmoii are vitally interested in this meas uro, as a part of the conservution program In which they are active. and have given every possible as sistance to the Rogue river Inter eats working for the closing of the stream to commercial Hulling. SALKM, Feb. 12. A large dele gation from southern Oregon await ed on (inventor iMeler today, urg ing Unit he nfflx his slKiiuture upon tho Hogue river closing hill. The meiiHtiru passed both houses after lenglhy debates, and recont re ports around the statehouse were Hint Meier expected to veto the hill No statement was tuiide by the gov ei nor of his Intentions. He has un til Saturday to sign tho measure. The Hcnule adopted the house Joint memorial Introduced by Rep resentatives Howard, Nichols and J slier, requesting congress to ini provo the outlets of .silicons and Tahkcnitch lakes In western Lnne and Douglas counties so they may become accessible lo fish. TWO TOLEDO BANKS ARE CONSOLIDATED (AMoclated Prru fonwil Wln) TOl.KIK), Ore, Feb. 12. A con solidation of banks hern brought the First National and tho Lincoln County banks under one manage ment today. Both are controlled by a IfilLOOO corporation. The two In stitutions will have separate iden tities for Ihe time being hut ulti mately will Join under one roof. W. M. Adair, president of tho Lincoln County bunk, and C, P. Moore, cushler of the First Na tional, will be In charge. Oregon Lutherans Exclude Selves From Participation In Any Matters of Slate SAf,BM FVb. 12. Itcpmllallon of the statement made during a re cent prohibition hearing In-Tore an Oregon leglttlalivfl commit teo that "when you attack the mill saloon league, you are going up auainst the churches of Oregon," insofar as It appllcH to thn churches of the Oregon Past oral conference of the Missouri ay nod of the Lutheran church, Is contained In a formal statement Issued by the conference in scunlon here Wednesday, The statement signed by P. H. Schnus and Martin P. Simon, presi dent and secretary of the confer ence, respectively, asserts that as a church we take no stand either for or against prohibition, although we hold that, the laws of the state are to be obeyed by all. WEATHER YESTERDAY - Highest temperature yesterday 47 Lowest temperature last night 30 Precipitation, last 24 hours... 0 Precip.'since first of month.".-.. S1 Fit-dp. from Sept. 1. 1930 11.17 Deficiency since Sept. 1, 1930 10.10. NO. 24 OF THE EVENING NEWS E E Trio Attacks Union Station,' ; .Worker, Snatches Three Pouches and Flees in Automobile, . i (AMOcltt Prm Leased Wire) ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 , : The daring holdup of a mall , truck carrying registered pouches In the union station here early this morning was announced by postal officials " as netting the robbers nothing but mutilated currency. The stolen sacks, taken af tor a mall clerk had been beat en with lead pipe, contained only old bills cut in half for -shipment to the treasury de-' partment. The treasury department said the other halves of the mutilated bills had been re-' ' celved here In a previous mall shipment. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 Three pouches of registered mall said by postal Inspectors to contain consignments from the New York .federal reserve bank to the treas ury, were stolen early today by bandits in a daring holdup at union station. It was not known whether the bags contained mutilated money for destruction, other cash or. .bonds. v '' - " i I Houra. after the three bandits HrndLbualen. .and robbed, the clerk: , who was tran'sportlng 2S sacks of mall from , the station to the postoffice, no trace of them had been reported. Clues were meager". Escape In Automobile Two unmasked men, carrying lengths of 'lead pipe In a satchel attacked a clerk who was wheeling a load of 2H registered mall sacks from tho New York train to Oie adjoining postoffice building. They beat Ihe clerk, named Johnson, with the pipes, snatched three pouches and ran from the con course to a taxi stand under the slut Ion roof, where a powerful automobile driven by a confeder ate picked them up and dashed off. Continued on Page 6, Story f TILLAMOOK BOAT FISHER DROWNS f Auorlntcfl l'rrm Leant wire) TILLAMOOK, Ore., Feb. 12. Theodore Oerdes, 39. drowned yes tenl v when a ia crashed his fishing boat into a wharf here, broke It In two and, hurled him in to the water. KLAMATH BAKERS CUT BREAD PRICE (Awmrlnte.1 Pr'M Wmtt Wire) KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 12.; All bakery owners In Klamath Falls toilay announced an immediate cut of between two and three cents a loaf on bread. The reduction was made on request of storo owners und Is In line with slmilur cuts la other cities. ,' PARSONS, ENGINE INVENTOR, PASSES (Ammelulnt Prex U-1 Wire) LONDON, Feb. 12. A radio message received hero toduy said that Hir Charles Parsons, Inventor or tho turbine steam engine, died Inst night while on a cruise to tho West Indies. He was 7S years old. "As citizens and as church wo cherish very highly the great American principle; of the separa tion of church and state. "We regard the agitation for pro hibition laws on the part of the church bodies hh a deplorable de pari me from this principle. "As pastors we believe that our one and only commission Is the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We regard the agitntlon of a question of laws and statutes by the chti'ch as an unwarranted dtv parture from its divine commission. "The church, In our opinion,' ought to improve the morals of men by preaching the gospel. We bold that the making and enforc ing of laws lies In the province of the state and not of the church." MIS OLDCURR NC if r B.7 V