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TWO ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22. 1936. HOLLYWOOD. Calif.. Jan. 21 (AP) Irving Berlin's silver jubi lee banquet wan strictly musical. The veljjiau of Till fan alky Vua the honor guent at a parly of 2uo, mostly souk writers, celebrat ing bin twenty-fifth year In the busineifjj of Luriiing out bit tunes (or the nation to whistle and hum. The party adjourned early today after Berlin bad sung the firm song he wrote, "Marie from Sunny Italy." "It wasn't very good," said Ber lin, as be eat down to the piano, "but I remember It well, and the society for the protection of boiik it tern, asflpmbled here, might an ivell hear It." There was llttl speech-making. Most of the spare time. wait given over to playing one song composed by Berlin for each of tils 25 yeurs ft I uce 1911, when his first big bit, "Alexander's Rag TJme Band," was put together. Berlin's first Job was singing waiter at "Nigger , Mike's" In New York. By slides, some -. of the scenes In that barroom were flush ed onto a screen. One of the gugs was the pre sentation of several huge card board boxes, containing "bills" from publishers for the songs of Berlin that railed to "click." 1 Berlin admitted that some of bin songs dldp't tuke. But many of the 1,000 he has written are known the length and breadth of the laud. News of Douglas County STATE TITHING LAW OPINION RENDERED SAI.EM.Jun.' 21. (AP) The l!i;i6 Blum tithing luw will liuvo no effect upon j-ncelplH from tjmbor BHHeHSUIBlUS of foreHt flro putnil, obllgutod by contiactK prior to tho jiaUBUtfe pf tlio act, Attorney (inn erul f. K. Van WVnkle ruled today. , The Hilling oi.t iirovidea tliat 111 jer ceut of all k'ohh receipts of state aetlvltieH be transferred Into the general fund of the alale by (he various departments. Aaaeaa mouls HKulnRt timber lands utter the earlier contracts have expired, would be affeeUid by the luw, the opinion held. John W. Ferguson, atale forester requested the opinion. GAS CO. WOULD ISSUE NEW NOTES PAI.EM, Jun. 2). (AJ) Appll ration for permission U? Issue nHes rfor 1 ,760 JJUII to replace previous ' Issues was made by the North west Cities JJus company of Walla . Walla today. The request was 1111- der consideration by. the public ' Illumes commissioner. - 4: , Tbo notes will bo mude out to the Lone Star (las corporalou of Texas for money previously ud- vauced. The NorthweBt Cities Gas com- pany solves Kugene, Springfield, Pendleton and Astorlu. FRED ASTAIRE NOW : . IN "DADDY" ROLE ; HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jun 21. . ,(AI') Fred Aalalre, ulinblo-fooled dancer, hail sowulhlnx to kick his ' Jieel over today. A sou was born . to his wlfo, the former I'hyllls Uv , jiiKstone J'otkir, New York society ' figure, this morning. The boy weighed lij pounds. Dr. John Vruwluk suld molher -und child were progressing salis--fartorily. GLENDALE GLENDALE, Jan. 22. Olendale's second new business of 1936 is the Central garage, which was opened Wednesday, Januury 1;, by Scott Winched. Mr. W indie I! will han dle Shell products and will manage repair jobs, give battery and lubri cation service and have storage for cars and trucks. Oleudale has had seven new businesses within one year, not includiug the two that have opened since the new year of 1M6 the Domino Lunch being the first to open. The 'Cow Creek Kod and fiun club will bold a bun I liens meeting at the city hall Wednesday even ing, January 22. The purpose of this meeting Is to elect new offi cers for the new yeur of 1926 and they will also count the points In last year's pest hunt. A dinner will be served to those present. Mrs. I K. McCorkle arrived Mon day from Portland. Her husband came Wednesday from Portland to join her. They plan to make (heir permanent home on Mule creek soon. Fred Taylor, of Portland, visited brjnfly with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. It. M. Kberle, here Thursday. OAKLAND t us grandmother Culn -Is quite HI 'here at the home of her daughter. Mrs. KJIa Truitt, Mrs. Cain is past 97 years of age and has been bed fast for the past six years. I Mrs. Hurry Underwood Is act ing ns a supply teacher this week in the second and third grades of the Oakland school, while the regu lar teacher, Miss Gretchen Movlous has gone to her home In Ashland jon account of illness. I Mrs. Walter Manning left Satur day arternoon for Klamath Kalta to spend the week-end visiting with her busbund, who Is working there, j Mrs. Belle Bridges was taken to j the Pacific (Chrfsian hospital in jiKugene Thursday where Bhe will rerelve medical attention. Tommle Garrison, Peggy Joe and ; Ruthella Truitt, grade pupils of ;the Oakland school, are copflued to their homes this week on ac j count of being ill of the measles, j Koine busiuess visitors in Oak ' land Suturduy were Mr. and Mrs. 'Claude Harvey of Fair Oaks, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jones and uncle, Charlie Hall, of Knglish Settlement, jund Bay Clayton and son, of Tyee. Mrs. Me Klaunery returned home ilast week from Provo, Utah, where she had spent several weeks visit ing her son-ln-luw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Broad due. OAKLAND, Jan. 22. Mrs. Pearl Hurvey returned home lute Hat miluy rroiu Portlund where she had Hjmnt the week whopping and vis iting with relatives. Kenneth Miller and sister. Mitts Mm Jurie, mine down from Ku gene and spent the week end here visiting llieir purenta, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Miller. Mrs. Sid Wagner spent rYiday and Saturday in -Oakland veiling and shopping, coming In town from her homo ut the Bonanza mines. MIhb Margaret Kliw-ald. Miss Eliz abeth Smith and Miss Pauline 11 zel were week-end visitors in Koseburg. Mr. and Mrs. Bay Blood and chil dren of Dixonvllle were Sunday vIhIIojb here at I he home of Mrs. Blood's purents. Mr. and Mrs, Churlle McMuhon. Jlmmle Walson was able to re turn to school Monday after being confined to his home the past two wecKs with measles. Alice May Adams has returned to her studies in the Oakland high school arter being absent for sev eral weeks on account of being sick vvilli the measles. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Miller had as their overnight guests Wednesday Iheir cousins, Krnest and Merwln McKlnuny, of Jefferson. The Mc Kinney biuihets were on their way to ItoiLVur. Colo., jto attend to some business Affair and visit relatives. I'Vank (lohell. pf Calapoola, Hi ram Powell, Tyee, Walter Leather wood, rmpjuut and Floyd Watson, of Shady Hell ranch, were trans acting business In Oakland Monday. J. W. bemmer, of HoHeburg, whb uttendiug to business and visiting his brother nnd wile, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lemmer here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. It. 1). Bridges had as their dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. McCliutock and their three children, Richard, Patricia. and Nancy, of Koseburg. Miss pearl Mabie was taken to HoHeburg Krlduy ufternoon to re ceive medical treatment from the ufter-effoetH of measles. Phil PiiiltHlou relumed to his homo lu Portland Suturday after visiting here for several days with his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. K. It. Plnkalon, who have been quite sick. Mrs. Marget Cain, better known MELROSE MELROSE, Jan. 21. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Parker and the former's mother of Buugbmun district, have been guests of George A. Crane for (the pust week. They were return ling home from a visit in California 'and stopped to visit Mr. Crane. On Wednesday of this week 1 Mr. Parker was called back to Califor nia on business und left thut eve I ning. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cederstrom returned to their home at Marsh- field Tuesday after spending sev eral days ut Melrose. Mrs. Amy Cri Letter returned lust week from several days spent in I Portland visiting her sister, Mrs. Kit a Ward, and other relatives. Putricia llolmqulst visited her i undo und aunt, Mr. and Mrs..C. -'Johnson, over the week-end while her purents were in Kugene.; K. U Cooper is building a new garage on his place. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. llolmqulst und son, Bobbie, left Friday after noon for Kugene where they will I spend the week-end visiting and at I .tending to business, j Mr. und Mrs.- Kverett Wheeler jnf Riverside and John Jones of Houeburg visited and attended to I business ut Melrose Thursday. Thty are all former Melrose reBi I dents. ! J. K. Conn and Jits brother, Wood rue. und Kllanu Matthews re turned borne early Friday, moifulug Horn several days Bpent at Klam uJh Fulls where the former attend ed to business. They made the trip on the train by way of Kugene. Word wus receutly received by Melrose people that Mrs. Paul Bruckner of California wus recent ly injured by someone running In to her with a bicycle and knocking bur down. She received a fractur ed leg aud wrist In the full. Mrs. Bruckner Is u sister of Mrs. Min nie Becker and resided at Melrose I lor many years on the place now uh neu uy i. reiui. Mr. aud Mrs. H. P. Conn went to Cauyonvillo the first of the week autl took their small graud duughter, Beverly Worthlngton, home. She had visited her grand- parents for several days. The K leu rose school teacher, Miss Lois Ford, and her pupils and several of the parents attended the show "Little America" ut the Rose Flying Mercy Pries fir "5 pBSv iiU ill $1 20 m 2-30 QUflRT tm " AVAILABLE IN OREGON ,?:im X GolJni B 'tJtinf H frubnnritl Main Mr .in Oklionnti M.,utiun. Tn EXTORTION TARGET Aftr 0,000 miles of plane travel at passenger and co-pilot, the Rev. Father J. M. Couture, 60, jovial Jesuit missionary, flew out of the Canadian nortfa woods to qualify foi pilot's license at Toronto. He'll qm ylana on errands of merc. theater In Roue burg Tuesday eve ning: Mrs. Freeman Williams waB In jured quite badly last Wednesday night when she fell down the stairs at her home. Mrs. J. S. Inscho returned to her home at Drain Wednesday, after visiting the past week with her daughter, Mrs. Art Andrews. George A. Crane, who has been quite ill for several weeks, is re ported to be much Improved. He is receiving medical care from four doctors at Kugene. The road leading from Melrose over the mountain to the Baugb- man settlement wus badly damaged by the recent rain and hard winds, causing several bad slides and blew down a number of trees across the road, blocking all traffic except to come out on foot. George Faris, Jr., who Is attend ing school lu Roseburg, Is spending a few days visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Farid. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21. (AP) The Examiner said today It has learned Eddie Cantor, millionaire comedian, was the target of an ex tortion plot recently which threat ened his five daughters with harm unless he paid $5,000. The Examiner said two extortion letters were received at the Can tor home In Beverly Hills on suc cessive days Be vera I weeks ago. The first demanded, "$5,i00 or else." The second contained direc tions for making contact with the extortionists. Cantor turned the letters over to federal agents and local authori ties, the Examiner said. The sec ond jeuer instructed Lbe singing fun-makjer to enclose $5,000 In an old shoe box aud personally place It beside a large mail box at the corner of Third and Vermont In Los Angeles, the Examiner related. Cantor volunteered to act as his own courier and take the money to the designated spot, but was dis suaded by authorities, the Examin er said. Cantor's limousine, driven by his chauffeur, was used to transport the cash, but the extor tionists did not establish a con tact, the Examiner stated. The Examiner suid Cantor's daughters are reported under guard In the east. The comedian left re cently for New York after com pleting a starring picture, now be ing released. AZALEA AZALEA, Jan. 21 Mrs. Ethel Hale left Friday afternoon for Myrtle Creek .where she visited fricuds over the week-end. Mr. aud Mrs. L. R. .leaky left Friday for Myrtle Point where they spent several days visiting their son, J. H. Jeuks. Mr. Stanley of the Consolidated Mills at Eugene spent Wednesday here attending to lumber business. Harry Cooke spent Friday visit ing Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Howard of Gteudule. Rev. Howard Is re ported to be seriously ill at his home there Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Curtis and son Lee spent Friday afternoon in Grants Pa!s. Mrs. Curals remained NEW YORK, Jan. 21. (AP) "The re' b nothing to it.'J was Eddie there for medical care. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ellingsworth of Portland spent a short time here Wednesday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rollln Johns. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lubbe. Wil liam Lubbe and Mr. and Mrs. Mc Dougal left Friday for their home at McMinnvllle after spending the past week here attending to business. PRAIN DRAIN, Jan. 21 Mrs. Mam Butler of Scottsburg visited last week at the borne of her daugh ter, Mrs. Merle Monson. ' Miss Mildred Wilcox spent the week-end with relatives at Oak laud. Harry Cool and Rufus Pflster were in Eugene Friday ' altending to business. R. H. Wilson of Itosebui'g wus a business visitor in town Monday. Blaine McCormack of Sutherlin arrived Thursday und is visiting at the home of his brother. Grant McCormack. Mr. and Mrs. John Ilentlerer of ElUton were in town Friday trans acting business. Miss Venora Bates, local p i1 mary teacher, spent the week-end with relatives In Myrtle Creek. Robert Kirtly was taken to Eu gene Wednesday where he submit ted to an operation lor uppendi cltls at the Pacliic hospital. It is reported that he is improving nice ly at this writing. Mrs. Philip Brookhart of Black Butte Is vUiUIng several days at the home of her father and sister. L. J. Ritchcy aud Mrs. Lee Loken. Cantor's comment today regarding a Los Angeles report of 40 extot lion plot threatening his five daughters unless f 5,000 were paid. The comedian and his family have been in New York for some time. He declined to say whether bis daughters were being guarded. AMERICAN LEGION MEETING The regular meeting of Umnqua post, No. 16, wijl be beld n the armory Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. . Entertainment after the meeting. Try to come Adjutant. Adv. quickly subdued and healing Resinol Vis ion s of th e Fu ture ! . 79 your boy belong! the future . . , the thrill of accom plishment . , . new worlds to conquer. You want to do , aJJ you can to help him luceeed. 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