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Decorate Yourself With a Poppy in the Cause of Veterans' Welfare Work. The Sale Opens in Roseburg Tomorrow. Come Across for Those Who Went Across 0 AEMffertleto) f L-X THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY THE WEATHER Humidity S p. m. yesterday 6ti Highest temperature yesterday 67 lowest temperature last night 50 Precipitation for U hours .10 Preeip. from Sept. 1, 1935 32.18 Excess since Sept. 1, 1135 1.23 Unsettled; moderate temp. WHO'LL PAY? That's the big question as con gress puts the finishing touches on the new tux bill. The answer may be everybody ilirertly or Indirectly. Rend the NtWS-RK-VIKW for details. . . . VOL. XXXIX NO. 21 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 21, 1 936. VOL. XXVI NO. 251 OF THE EVENING NEWS fIM im R V. DBF AT ws Editorials on the . Day's News By FRANK JENKINS DIOGEST political news of the u day this is written (which is Into Tuesday) is undoubtedly ex President Hoover's flat Btutement that he Is not a candidate for the Republican nomination. Few well-informed observers have believed that he was n can didate, hut the Impression hns per sisted that he might be. This impression hns been nn unsettling Influence. fXPI DENTALLY, very few well informed observers believe that ANY Republican candidate can be elected this fall. About the best that Intelligent anti-New Dealers hope for at the present moment is re-election of President Roosevelt by a 'greatly reduced majority, with the. possibility of an unfriend ly or at least critical congress. aT SHOULD be explained, of course, that this is tho im pression prevailing at the present time, which Is five months In ad vance of the elect ion and with the candidate who will oppose Roose velt ns yet unchosen. Great changes In sentiment can occur in five months.) NOTE, please, that France Is be ginning to talk (for American consumption)' about settlement of the war debt "misunderstanding" Kith -the United States. If you arp a shrewd obsorver of International events, you will draw the conclusion (which will be strictly accurate) that France WANTS SOMETHING from the United Stntes. When nations, especially Euro pean nations, (honest little Finland specifically excepted) begin to talk nbotit tho things they ought to do but privately don't want to It is always safe to look for an Ethio pian In the woodpile. CHANCE tnllts about the war debt "misunderstanding" with America. Sho is wrong. There Is no mis understanding. It is all as plain (Continued on page 4. DUE HERE III JULY Money due from the 1933 alloca tion of (). and C. grunt lund funds will be available soon after July 1, according to word received today by County Assessor llurton Helll well. The federal government pays to the counties un amount equal to taxes on the O. and C. lands, but by a ruling made several years ago payments are only made from funds accruing from sale of tim ber, grazing fees, etc. ,nnd are not advanced from tti'e treasury as In previous years. As a result the federal govern ment Is considerably behind in payments, and the money to be re ceived this year covers the levies of 1933. An earlier payment of fiu per cent of the totul levy of $IIt2,.Vftl. was received in the sum of $79, fifit.fiO, and the remaining 10 per cent &oui to be paid will amount to $r.1.63G.I0. Prison Break Leader Gives Up as Dog Leads Trailers to Hide-Out McALKSTF.R. Okla., May 21. (AIM Claude Reavers waf brought back alive today to tht state peultenlary where he en gineered a savage-like break In which a foreman was killed and a guard wounded. The convict leader, who boasted he never would be taken alive, surrendered without a show of re sistance early today In the Jack Fork mountains southeast of here. "Here I am." he shouted as "Old Boston." the prison's famed blood hound, led five man-hunters to his refuge In the brush. "I give up." he shouted. "I've thrown away my guns," be RQY H. GIBBS ELECTED HEAD 0FI.0.B.F. Other Officers Also. Named by Oregon Lodge; New Rebekah President Is Estelle Weed. Roy H. Glbbs of Oresham was elected grand master of the Odd Fellows lodge In Oregon, as the stute convention went Into its clos ing sessions here today. The state meeting closes this afternoon when the grand lodge will select its next year's convention site. Astoria and Klamath Falls are bidding for the 1937 meeting. Other officers chosen for the grand lodge were H. K. Zimmer man, Astoria, . deputy grand mas ter; Joseph Eckley, Portland, grand warden: Win, A. Morand, Portland, grand secretary; J. H. Nelson, McMlnnville, grand treas urer; F. M. Sexton, The Dalles, re tiring grand master, grand repre sentative to the sovereign grand lodge for the two-year term ; Charles P. Poole, Eugene, grand representative for the one-year term; V. A. Carter. Portland, grand trustee of the Odd Fellows home endowment fund ; F. J. Melndl, Portland, trustee of the I. O. O. F. home. The Rebekah assembly elected Estelle Weed, Portland, president; May Jonas, Prlneville, vice-president; Carrie Rickert, Medford, war den; Ilallie Ingle, Corvallis, secretary ; Kda Jacobs, Portland, treasurer. Ijist night's sessions of the grand lodge and assembly featur ed degree work by teams from Tillamook and , McMtnuville, r,tie ceremonials 'being followed by the Muscovite frolic. The grand lodge session this morning was held at the Indian theatre, which was crowded to ca pacity as the delegates and visit ors displayed keen interest in the selection - of officers and other business brought before the or der. Shortly before noon the lodge was visited by the newly elected Continued on page 6) RAILWAY DISPUTE INQUIRERS NAMED WASHINGTON, May 21. (AP) President Roosevelt today creat ed by proclamation an emergency board to Investigate disputes be tween the engineers and conduc tors and managements of the Western Pacific, Sacramento Northern and Tidewater Southern railroads. The employees .vero reported to have voted to strike next Satur day. Three men were named to the board: G. Staulelgh Arnold, San Francisco lawyer, formerly with the NKA; Macy Nicholson of Ha gerstown, Ind., former chairman of the national railroad adjust ment board, and Will J. French of Berkeley, Calif., who served as a member of the Denver and Rio Grande western emergency board. ASYLUM, PRISON HIGH MARKS SET SALEM, May 21. (AP) Popu lation records were broken today for two of Oregon's slate institu tions located at Sulem. Both the state insane hospital and the state penitentiary had new high marks, superintendents reiwrted. Dr. U. K. Lee Kteiner of the hos pital reported 2.440 inmates at the institution which Is already over crowded. A new addition was fast being completed to relieve the crowded condition. Warden James Lewis reported 9f9 prisoners, ex ceeding by two the high mark of 1931. The Institution ts equipped to handle 1,000 prisoners. added, stepping Into the open. The capture of Heavers left only wo of the eight original fugitives at large. Warden Roy W. Kenny called In all pop semen, saying he was convinced the other two con victs. JulluB Rohnnnon and A. C. McArthur, were not in this sec tion. The tip that led to Ren vers cap- Mire enrae from an old Indian, "Old Boston' was put on the trail, He sniffed along for 12 miles be fore reaching the convict's hiding place. Warden Kenpy said the ring leader would be placed In solitary confinement along with the five other recaptured convicts. Federation Leaders ) jgsy , I VvT.-r - On her first visit to -Oregon as president of the National Federa tion of Business and Professional Women's clubs, Chart Ormond Williams, at top, of Washington, D. C will attend the state con vention of the Oregon federation in Roseburg on Friday and Sat urday of this week. She is to ad dress the convention at Its Sat urday evening session. At right is pictured the state federation president, Winifred R. Herrick of Salem, who will pre side over the sessions. b. p. w, c. Pixy ISSUES MESSAGE PORTLAND, Ore., May 21. (AP) Some 30 members of the Portland Business and Profession al Women's club will attend the state convention at Roseburg, Fri day, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Charl Ormond Williams, el ected national president at Seattle laat year, sent a message to Ore gon club women saying she would uttend the Roseburg meeting. "I firmly believe that we have made definite progress toward our goal of 'effective democracy, " she said. "Without an educated and heal th y ci t i zen ry , en Joying a n econ omic security and security against discrimination because of race, sex or marital status, democracy can never be effective. "We can see ahead a number of vital goals toward which we must strive to attain this high of civili zation. Two stand out in my think ing today: First, educational and cultural opportunities for all, and second, universal peuce." She urged women of the federa tion and other organizations to work "for such goals as trained personnel for public service, health and recreational programs for every community, and better hous ing conditions for the poor." DOROTHY mTfREAR WINS WALDO PRIZE Dorothy M. Frear of Roseburg wan announced at Corvallis today as winner of first honor In the freshman division of the Waldo nrize. The trophy is an award by Clara H. Waldo an a prize for women baed on scholarship, lead ership and qualities of woman hood, and Is awarded to the out standing woman member of each class at Oregon State college. Miss Krear is a daughter of County Koadmaster and Mrs. Floyd Frear. Dated in Roseburg OREGON, ' III., May 21. (AP) State's Attorney S. Donald Crow ell announced today that Guy M. Tallmadgo, 5. an undertaker's as sistant, had confessed that be killed bis. wife. BesHie. M, at a lonely cross roads near here Tues day night. The confession. CroweP said, came after a day of questioning un der the "lie detector" and after Tallmadge bad been confronted with the admission of Mia. Francis llirch. 30, cosmetics clerk, that in had given her a diamond ring and told her he wanted to marry her as soon as he obtained a divorce. Previously Tulhnadge bad chum to his story that his wife had been slain by a tattered holdup man af ter she refused to get into his au tomobile. TRUCKS LISTED FOR PROJECTS BY WPA The Works Progress administra tion In mailing a registration of trucks available for projects throughout the state, according to word received this morning by Franklyn Vot, relief manager for iJouglas rminly. Residents of the county who have trucks they are willing to rent to the WPA are ad vispd by Mr. Voyt to reenter Im mediately ith the Male procure ment officer at Portland. Illanks for making registration may he ob tained at the county relief office in the courthouse. JMNCEDON TAX PROGRAM Senate Finance Committee Agreement Provides for Revenue Below Sum Sought by F. R. WASHINGTON, May 21. (AP) Whipping all hut one member In to line, the Benate finance commit tee toduy reached agreement on a compromise plan for Increasing corporation taxes, but Hcuttled a proposal at the loss of consider able revenue, for boosting the normal income tax rate. Moving along swiftly after days of delay, the com nit tee thus reach ed accord on the vital part of the revenue bill. The compromise would call for a flat 18 per cent tax on corpora tion income, a flat 7 per cent on In come withheld from distribution, exemption of $1,000 from taxation for corporations making no more than $20,000 a year, and retention of the present capital stock and excess nrofils taxes. Smiling broadly. Senator Pat Harrison (D.. Miss.), said the com mittee hud made "very good prog ress" and he expected to bo able to report out a bill early next week. So greatly at odds was tho com mittee during today's session that some members at one time threat ened to leave the committee chain her. One ballot divided the members 11 to 8. Harrison said the compromise cornorntlon tax Plan would raise "unmnwhnra over $500,000,000" and nlsaid tho treasury hatLbeeu asked to submit exact estimates ub to the yield. Below Sum Sought .The indication was It would fall -4r (Continued on page 6) ELECTRIFICATION MEASURE SIGNED WASHINGTON. May 21' (AIM President Hnosevell, signed I hi' Norris U'll today.' nuthorliing ex ppuditure of S41U.DII0.O0.I over tho next inn yours fur rural; elecUIH catloii. I'lio first year tlio reconstruction finance corporation would be uuthorlzcd In make lounx up to Sliu.unn.noo In the aKKienate to the rural elect rlflcallon ndintnlMrntlon. Appropriations of S4fl.nini.ono a year for the nine years following were authorized. The act Is deslcned to extend power lines Into rural areus with Iouk term loans to farm Rroups. municipalities and privale compan ies. While private concerns may bor row, a provision of the new law savs the farm associations, coope ratives ami other non-profit farm units should be Riven preference. HITCH HIKERS TIE MOTORIST TO TREE KLAMATH FALLS, May 21. (AIM Charles On vis of Klamath Falls picked up three hitch hikers this morning- when driving to work at Weyerhaeuser mill. They forced him to continue to Long Prairie on the road to Med ford. There they lied him to a tree anil r.tole bis automobile. fRI FROM THE HEADLINES By Deieon Richmond "'Quiet' Says Mussolini" Mandolin! la the man who doen just ull that one man can, to run the world to suit til rnanlf and Ret control of power and pelf, or course, he really iHii't king of Italy or anyihiiiK; but kiiiKB are really quite )H8hh, when they're compared with II Duce. For he Ik not alone premier, he rtiriH all ililimi both, far and near; he count he eurm In every fort and Kalhern t-ustoniH at each port; he teaches faimcrK to make hay and tells his people what" to hay and, when he should out, "Quiet pleuHU." there's not a Mihject dares lo sneeze. He tolls all people what to drink and e'en prcHcribeft the thlDK they think. Tbts may he good for Italy but It's too murh for you and me. To worship Ood as we desire and fear no (rovernmental Ire and speak our minds without a fear, are things that we all hold most dear. Our greatest heritage, I guess, in free dom of our speech and press. 1 WW Ml EXPERTS SCAN BALLOTS CAST HOFFMAN New Jersey Victor's Huge Vote in Stronghold of Demos Lends Color to 'Deal' Claim. NEWARK, N. J., May 21. (AIM Franklin W. Fort, beaten by Governor Harold O. Hoffman for fourth and last place as dele-Rate-at-larKe to the republican na tional convention, conferred with political allies today on a possible challenge o( Hoffman's heavy poll in Hudson county, democratic stronghold. O. 1). Keen of South Orange, his campaign manuger, disclosed that they were having "experts" an alyze yesterday'B vote and would decide today wbut action to take. loffman got 24.8111 votes in Hud son, 6.K00 more than any of the candidates running with him, while Fort received 7,(1611. All ballot boxes In the county ure sealed and under guard. Keep had charged before the el ection that through a 'ileal be tween Hoffman backors anil Mayor Frank limine of Jersey City, state democratic leuder. d e in o c r a t s would enroll as "one-day" repub licans and vote for the governor alone. Hague and Hoffman denied it. Fort declared In a statement to day: "The fight on the bipartisan ma chine rule began in this primary. It will not end until New Jersey Is unrged of Its Btifllng Influence.' He said his campaign had "ac nOmnllsheil its mnlor Duvnose," since. Hoffman's, flulsh In ..fourth place' waR' viewed "os clear repu diation of his leadership, port nan campaigned jjgainst the governor solely on ine issue oi um imuin mann case, charging tho gover nor's Intervention "drugged Jersey Justice In the mire." Lanaon ereierrea Helurns from 3:i(i8 of the slate's 357S districts in the republican dele- gate-at-large race gave former Am bassador Walter K. Kdge 260.840; ICdward 1). Dllffleld, 244.340; Mrs. ICdnu H. Conklln, 231,279; Hoff man 219.104, und Fort 177,376. Twentv-elL'ht of the 32 delegates elected were pledged to Gov. Al fred M. Landon of KanBas ami F.dgo expressed tho belief all would acknowledge the popular choice of Landon, entered against (Continued nn page 6) TODAY'S BASEBALL NATIONAL MOW YOIIK. May 21. (AP) The HI. Louis Cardinals went back Into the National league lead to day, scoring three runs In the ninth to defeat the New York (Hants 4 lo 2 and break up a pitching duel be tween Paul Dean and Al Smith. At New York H. H. K. St. Ixiuls 7 1 New York 2 8 0 Butteries: IV Dean and V. Davis; Smith and Muncuso. K II 10 Pittsburgh 7 11 1 Philadelphia 4 12 1 Batteries: lllanton, Blrkofer and Todd; Johnson, JorgciiB, 10. Moore ami (trace. At Brooklyn H. II. F Brooklyn 1 0 7 2 Chicago 4 IS I Balleries: Ilensbaw ami llarl nelt; Frunkbouse, Kurnshaw and Berres. At Boston 11. II. 10. Cincinnati 2 4 1 Boston 3 .1 Batteries: Kline and Campbell; Lnnulng and loici!. AMERICAN It II 10 Washington 7 13 1 Cleveland 4 ' X 1 Ballerina: Wbltehlll. Ilussell and Millies; llllili'brand, llali house anil Pytluk. JUDGE CRAWFORD TO PRESIDE HERE SALEM. May 21 (AIM Chief .JiiHlice J. I'. Campbell announced several alignment, changing cir cuit Judges for the JateMy court case h. I hee Included : Judge James V. Crawford of Portland to Iloschurg and Oregon City. Most of Judge Crawford's boy hood was spent in Itosetmrg, where his father, the late A. M. Craw ford, practiced law (or many years. later serving Oregon as attorney general. 92,Fish,.Pen.i,n HOBETM 1 X UNLESS UNDER' n ARREST, SAYS rv3 Patrick E. McQuade (above) celebrated his ninety second birthday by lashing out at the board of education at Albany, N. V., for demanding his retire ment. The aged man Is principal of Albany's public school No. 21. -He has been teaching for more than seventy years. "I am not decrepit and I have no de sire to be on the pension list of 'anyone," he said. uin DIES Word was received here today of the death at Sdn Francisco Tues day nlKht of II. J. IlUnaakeV, fN, for many yeara a resident of Itoae- burg. In lute yeara Mr, HunMtlier had been residing at Eugene, where he was employed by the Southern Pacific lull road enmpnny. He had served ns a enginemuu for more than 30 yeara. Surviving are tho widow, Mrs. Ann llunsaker; one son, Harold HunHnker, Eugene; a daughter, Mt'H. Hobert Taylor, CornluR. Cali fornia; u sister, Mrs. H. W. Thorne, Mvormoro, California, and two brothers, O. (). Hunmtker und Itulph Hu hanker, both of Eugene, The body Is helm; returned to Eugene and funeral aervlcea will bo held from tho HranHtetter-Slinou chapel either Friday or Suturday. BUNCO ARTISTS GET PORTLAND "RUSH" PORTLAND, May 21. (AP) Bunco artists will not he active In Portland during the Itose featlvul, dog races and the north wont police and sherirrs convention If Portland olTlciulH can help It. Municipal Judge Cniin auHpeudod sentences of four suspects yesterday and or dered t hem to leave I hh ci I y , la ter Joining In a statement with Captain J. J. Keegau warning against such activities. SALEM POLICE CHIEF BATTLES ILLNESS SALEM, May 21. (AP) Tho condition of Frank A. Miuto, Salom chief of police who has been ill in lied at his home for several daya, was reported last night to be slightly Improved, ills ailment was attributed to nervous strain. Agreement Protects Rail Workers Losing Jobs From Consolidation WASHINGTON'. May 21. (AP) Successful conclusion of negotia tions on nn agreemcdt for tho pro tection of employees thrown out of work In railroad conHoliilatlnn was announced hv representatives of rail labor and management today after a conference, with President ItooHovelt. The agreement was signed today. Ccorge M. Harrison, chairman of the committee of railway Inbjnr executives, told reporters the coll on Mr. Roosevelt was merely to re port what had been done. Tho agreement provides a scale of dismissal wages ranging up to one year's salary for emnloyes who have been in service lfi years or longer. At their ontlon, workers al so would be entitled to accept par tial salary payments over a period of months. For employes who hud worked Ki years, this latter smlc would provide f!0 per rent of regular sal ary for fiO months. Hurrison told reporters that the Wheeler-CrosHer bill to provide compulsory protection for rnil workers "undoubtedly will be dropped" as a result of tho suc Refusal of Committee td Let Him Read Prepared Statement Angers ' Pension Chief. ) NO MORE TALK 4 WASHINGTON, May 21. Dr. F. E. Townsend, after de laying his reappearance before the senate Investigating com mittee more than an hour, sud denly appeared and requested permission to read a prepared statement. The request was denied. j tn view of the unfair and unfriendly attitude shown by this committee toward me and my organization," Or. Town send then said, "I refuse to tcs- ' tify further and will not appear here again unless under ar rest." lie paused a moment, looked nC the committee, snapped "goodbye turned on hla heelB and walked from the room, despite cries of tho committee members to "clone tho door," and "slop him." The committee Immediately na spectators excluded and closed thq doors for an executive session. Statement Given Out. The statement which Dr. Town, aend unsuccessfully tried to read to tho committee later was distrib uted to newsmen by his counsel. It follows: "In view of the fact that I have stated under oath that I have not profited from tho activities of the Townaond movement, that I have no money in banks npr other places above abouf JSOO,' nor have accu mulated any proprety whatsoever? during tho two and one-half years (Continued on page 8) MARY E. JOHNSON Mary E. Johnson, 1)2, died at hep homo on West Lane street early this morning following a long per iod of III health. She was horn September 9. 1843. at I'ulaska, Tenn., and wna mnrrleil at Slorklon. Mo.. In ISIiil to Thorn, as J. Sluhhloflelil. During the Civil war period her home wus In 111" vicinity of much of tho fighting ot that encounler and ahe lived In sound of I he cannons and aided in caring for many of the wounded. The family came to Oregon In 18711 and settled In tho Citund Hondo valley, whore her husbnnil died. In 1 S !l I she was married 111 Itoseburg lo Isaac J. Johnson. Shu was n resident ot this city for 42 years. Surviving are three sons, Oeorgo W. Slubhleflelil, Nampa, Idaho;' Thomas M. Stubhlelleld. Portland, and Waller Stuhblefield, Hosehurg. She plso leaves two step-sons. It. F. ! ti'liblefleld, Pasco. Wash., and .1. M. Johnson, Union. Oregon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. in. Saturday In the Hosehurg Undertaking company chapel, Hev. W. C. 1'auintte nfrichillng. Inter ment will he In I he family buriul plot at Brockway. cessful termination of voluntary negotiations. The agreement Is for a period oC five years beginning June IS. It provides allowances to em ployes affected by "the Joint ac tion of Hvo or more carriers with respect to unification, consolida tion, merger, or pool." Machinery Is set up In the agree ment for ad lusting any dispute which may arise between employes and the carrier on co-ordination protects. When nn employe is given a po sition paying a lower salary than he formerly received becausp of a consolidation, the agreement pro vides that tho difference must he paid hv the currier for not to ex ceed five years, or tint 1 1 the em ploye receives a regular salary equal to his former one. Emnloyes also would be reim bursed for expenses when they are. reonired to chnngo their place of residence. This would Include mov ing expenses and any loss suffered in the snlo of homes. In the event of disagreement over tho value of property held by employes, machinery would be set up for determining ltd lair value, t
