SIX ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY I, 1937. Douglas Current Year's Levy Paid Up 75 Pet., Large Gain Over Past Periods. Tax rnllertlins In Douglas coun ty for l!u! year liill'J were far tn excosH of the per rent of receipts for Into current years, according In J. Hail I'leUcns, chief tax col lector. The aiiifilllit collected ex cceded by approximately Sso.iioo Ihe huiii levied fra' llii' current year, more than KilliO.iNH) IipIdk received to apply on delinquencies of the Pant eleven yours. Approximately 7f per cent or tho current year's luxes were paid liy the more than lo.noo tuxiiayern In Douglas cnuniy, .Mr. i'ici;ens re ports, n eimipiireil with 4" anil no per cent colleetlotlH which have been general for. several yearn. The total lax levied for 192H, Mr. I'lekcns reports, was Sl.o:i2.- 078.3:1. The lotul tlinount collecteil was $1,112,511,115, of which S72, 149. S:i was on the -current rolls anil $:H!M.::iir,. 12 wan for taxes due In nrevloi;s vearH. In uddition to lax money receiv ed, the county realized SS3.S5H.2& from the sale of lands taken 111 on lax foreclosures. This year's tax collections, total ling more than $750,111)0, compare with ShTo.lKI.1,1, received last year on the rolls, and a total col lection last yum1 01 approximately SSOO.noo. 'During the your, the tax depart ment records show, is, 401 re ceipts were issued anil nioro than 10,0110 pieces of mail handled. The sum received 011 delinquent tnxi's''fus applied lis follows: l!i:ir, l2S,u:i7.os 19,14 50,74:1.72 1032 4:1,227.49 10:11 . 44,012.25 10:10 S4.IIS8.1 1U20 17.1H3.1 192S HI.S20.27 1027 11,(011.112 1112(1 G.OJO.IU 11125 .; 1,0.111.71 1,)24 1,13,.U6 The uhove figures, It will ho not nil, skip toe year l:i:i:l, as In that year the mot hod of designating tne tux 10IU was dimmed. Previous to thiit time the rulis hum t.ie title of the year preceding the col lection. Since .IMS, however, t.ie rolls have been dislW-utod ioe ln year In which collection was iniiuc. HILARITY AND WAR GREET NEW YtlAR (Continued from pane 1) .'its "Jnsiz" bands, the celebration i owed. Liquor flowed, too, In the same ratio na tho crowns, uiu wunu thuro was pionly of drunkenness, thoro were only a few dozen acute alcoholic eases ronorteu ut nos piliilB aB compared, with the hun dreds every New year's duy dur ing uroh b lion. An unusual birthday annlversnry wiih celebrated by two men, In lClora, Ont. Tiiey wore horn in dif ferent days, dilTorcut months anil different years, but they aro tlje Connors twins -Joseph and Pat rick now 7(1 years old. Joseph was borp shortly bwl'orn midnight, Vec 31, 18(10; Patrick was horn a fow mlmites Inter on ,lnn. J, 1H(H. Moscow Revela Arter 20 years in which- high jinks woro frowned upon, soviet Hussta cut loose in pre-revnlutiou-nry gaiety. Tho prices In Moscow's )iot spots were enough to make a Hroadway night dub operator green with admiration and Mos cow reported tho hut spots rilled. It was a lonely New Year's day Tor the Duke of Windsor tn his Austrian exile. However, he talk ed en the long distance lelcnhone with Mrs Wallts Warrhdd Simp son In (.'unties at midnight. King flimrge Issued lo Iho llii tlsh empire a New Year's greeting In which he spoke of his "brother whose bill 1 1a nl ouuUlicit gave prom ise of another historic reign -a reign cut short hi circumstances upon which, from their very sad ness, hone of us would wish lo dwell." Nazis Stress Culture Relehsfuehrer Hitler, in his New Year's message, said Cennany In tho futur" will be "more nnd more a bulwark nf Kmopemi cuPure and civilization aalrst the btjfi'ievlst enemy of mankind," Miehael Cardinal von Kahlhiiber, tn Munich, deplored "the aliena tion of (leiniany's youth from the church." Nlenrnttun hegun the new year with llm lunugurnlinn of n new president, (Jen. Annstanlo Sopmiji, who Innt year overthrew Prestd -nt Juan 11. Sacasa in a coup d'eint. The observance was nolsv but controlled (hrnughooi the phiiip. phies. romuionwenllh President Manuel Quezon extended oxerntivo clemency to lufi, in-mlnr prisonem. in EXPI OSIVFS KILL GANGSTER, JAR CITY tTontlnued froipage 1) Plate plass windows In more than a score of business houses here wore broken by the resultlm? con cussion which was felt for fin miles around and threatened panic momentarily to thoufnnds of New Year's reveler. Her leps and feet frozen. Miss Seller told Crlll she had boon marked to die with Haker In the blast but that she recovered con sciousness before the explosion oc curred nnd ran. She managed to crawl into n roadside ditch Just before the hlnrt. Cassias molortats brought her to n hospital here. A 1 1 hmmh her coniif t ton was de scribed ns critical, physicians said she had a chance to recover, Dased on the woman's story, po lice laid 'a dragnet for Kdward County Tax Collections Show Increase Tobln, 61, Harry "Slim" IteeveH, -lo, uinl William Neslmta, :i,-wlio Ilny believe lied tow u id Sionx City, Iowa. If. V. Haker, police identifica tion officer, Haiti 'i'oiiin recently was released from t lit1 Sou i h I ) kola penitentiary and that he be- Hi' veil the other two alho were eX-COIIVfclH, Miss Holler ha id she mid linker were entiecd Into the country hy tlieir three '(omUHlioHH to ''K"t nonie soup" lor a hnleejurkintf joh. She mild Maker was le-alea and uliot mid that nhc mia hi nick over I lift head with u hammer ami Kliol. "I was not entirely tiiicnnrtciou,'' Oill said kIiii related. "I knew wlien l hey shot ine and when they Hhol Haker. I Haw them 11k Ut u fiiHe and llieli I rrnwled nt of the IjuilflillK. The hex! tliinif I knew I saw lights and then a man picked me up and brought me to liie hos pital. "I wanted lo (urn myself over to the Sioux l.'ily policu. I kuchh lluit Ik why lliey wanted lo klH Halter and nie." Pollen today planned lo scour the urea around the II r-fool crater canned hy the blast In an effort to locale parts of linker's body. The powder storehouse belonged to a Sioux Falls hardware coin puny. Effect Widely Felt Wfndov.H In vlrluully every farm roKidnic.d near the powder house wen.' broken, hot the principal damage waH canned In Siotix Kails where dozens of panes of Klaus in downtown stores were shatler ed. A kIhsk con) puny, called lo make repairs, estimated the dam age at. J;,t)(tii. The lerriflr; hlant knocked plo lnres from walls, rattled dishes, started clmmleliei's BwliiKinR. Uownlown celehralini crowds as well as residents in outlying dis tricts rushed lo Iho streets. Ueputv Sherilf 10. II. Weidon- Imch, afler visltiiiK the scene of the exulo.Hion, said the bla it ex euvated a ciater .'15 feet Ions, 25 teel deep and 25 feet wide. SlRns a mile away were blown down by the blast, he saul. An Inventory ot the explosive depot, he said, show- id it had contained three hundred 2f-poiind cans of powderand Il.tiOu pounds-of dynamite. in I'fill Rapids, 20 miles away. conio windows were broken by the force of the cxplo.don. The bhvit ahn was fell In Pipestone, 51 mil's nwav, and in Doon, lown, 'loj -o- A. McPHESSON DIES HERE AT AGE OF 84 Alnxnnder McPfcoraon. 84. died In Rnseburg Ihls morning after a long illness. He was horn In Scot land January IS, 1S52, and had resided In Itosclnirn since 1X99. lie yns nevor married. Knneral ar-niniinm-ntH, In charge of the Hose burg llnderlnklng comiuiny,. will ho nnnounced liner. Pamela Barton, fir tt Enxliih frl In deeadei to win both Brlthh and American National VTomen'f golf , . thamplonthipt. . i 1 " . : 1 mi i i i t w fi.I 1 .f f. j, -ho defeated S S :7 . i Aflll) racing driper, 1 i If-1 Tony Canto- , f w,, -.lAVy UV Kho neepl the fT""' S k! A ' I'll 4. nerl for In. f t! , V field In Ihe mfk y-v ' "v Tf o,w. nthu : :m .. nder. VSw2r I ' a ' '""w out Cup race gJJ ohnn Tlx her. of Cincinnati, Htn. RlWwW jf A v . -ts4 V fmdrL I" tier of the National Amateur Coif W f ' sfrf& CT V l Jr4i f I ' I t1 H mt LhamPion.h,PT,,rnm,rn,hrlJat f" W. ' vgrk 33 I 11 I , A Garden City, L.I. S0 A . 1 i . .! f S' !tW Jetie 0ent, aultlanding athlete of the 1936 Olympic! UggT t, - " . " I, ' X V V.i , at Berlin and hifheu indiridual icorer for the Ameri. fKJl A:-.,, ,4 1. 1 . -J-l v-jr'l- -Jf-i hi longrud, Norway, l f f 1 & A ITL til4CC 1 Rt3i " rn .mU W I f III l Marhrle Cntrtn,. ' I tiY ,l'yt I CI BUILDING PERMITS REVEAL INCREASE (f'onl limed from pae 1) tion covor only the actual bulldinji eostH and do not( Include tho tar riihliliiK.4( rixturcH or equipment, which in several c::ses exceed the construction figure. Progress Study Offered A corn jHir icon of records for for mer years offers an IntorcHtiuH breakdown for study of ltosehui'K'H building pro-'i-ess. A five-veur inniod from V.i'1'1 to I!I2 Hhow.1 it yearly uveraso VMMj'M. At that time the city wns Ki'owfnK rapidly in poptilalion and n -ached tiie peak In building con struction. inniiiK that period there was a particularly largo iiumber of residences and apartment bouses built to accommodate tho steadily increasing number of people inak ff?Ur up the population. ' In 192") began the movement of tho railroad terminal, resulting In the los;', during tho ensuing few years of morn thai; 2fj(J families. Tho records for the years from I!I27 to VXll, inclusive, show an average of $1:11,054. This five-year average was material iy raised by tho construction of the county court ho tun, the Medical Arts build ing and the ('hristir.n church In Ihu year of l!2H, tho average for the other f ur vonrs of the period being 5'l,(i2i. The drop in popula tion wiih tthowii y a great reduc tion In permit! for residence con struction, establishing In that per iod a py.cn which, lias been very cloiidy maintained in r.uhscqueiit yearn, Depression Felt , Then ('111110 the deproHFlon! The BUILDING PERMITS FOR 1936 Month January February March April A:ay Justness and Public 8,000 , 2,000 2.01)0 5.5U0 3,000 .... 10.000 Residences 1,000 4,001) 1,700 2.S00 1.500 3,000 June July August Sent ember October .... November December . Totul ;. ..$30,500 $17,000 COMPARISON Mntiih Januury tt'uoi uary 1936 1JJ35 $ 1,720 8,:iuo 3,:!uo 1,415 8.100 12.D5S 725 7.H0 1,075' 3,220 200 3,l2i 3,000 li.Oilll 240 2,475 1,150 1 March ... April i ay I JIIIlU July ZZ AllKUSt aeiilember .'. 12.06IS Oi tobor , 3,900 November 1,180 December ; 245 Total $01,045 520.530 $19,050 $36,082 55.9!0 $41,190 Totals lor previous yours: 1920, $117,610; 1921, $126,380: 1922; $218,8110; 1923. $279,710; 1924, $347,770; 1925, $511,516; 11126, $114,830; y'.is.i, tm.i:,n; liizx, y.)3,in; :i, J!.,!IM0: 1030. y07,7N. - Aliee Marble, California ttnnfo Mar and holder of the National Women Singlet Championship, contideted one of the finett ol American feminine net perioeudiile; years In which financial stringency becuuio most keenly felt are most clearly shown In the htndy of rec ords for the five-year period from VJZt to l'J'M Inclusive, when the average dropped to SuK,5.t5, reach ing tho low point of $19,000 in lyiJ-l. Uoi-larations of ii.i proved Condi tfons and u return of proHjterity urn Kixsiaritlutcd by the WHi showing of $(U,uir, which - lucks but little of being double the uv- orage of $:i2,'Jlo for the other four years of tho period. .Activities of the federal govern nu nt through tho Home Owners fjUtan coriforatlon, tho Kodorul Housing Act ami other such legls Intion, Is believed by observers to buvo had some effect upon tho condition existing during the pant your, particularly through stlmula tion of interest- In homo building, improvement and furnishing. Federal Plan Little Used A survey of financial intuitu tions, dealers tn material, fur nlshings, etc., however, would in dicate that dcnpUo tho Increased building activity thorn has been comparatively little use made of tho federal avenues of home fi nancing. Koseburg has lnged fur behind other comparable cities of the state, not in total volume of con struction, but in ine of funds made available through federal financing. Plans are already boinu; made to mom uctivoly present phases or the Federal Housing and kindred acts to home owners ami prospec tive home owners, in the expecta tion that 13:17 will show u still greater growth. Compnartive fUuros for the year l(J3(i and previous yours are .as fol lows Minor nidgs. & Alterations 720 300 1 .son 1,-115 2,100 2,755 725 1,340 505 ' unit 1,1 HO 245 Total i 1.720 8,300 3.300 1,415 8,100 12,9f5 725 7.110 12,005 3.900 1,180 2 46 501,016 1931 ' $ iioO 1.950 lo,t50 2,jO 30U 1.16P 1,30,0 6,015 800 4.77S 200 11.000 $13,545 BY MONTHS , 1934 . 11)33 - 1932 t 1,350 1,000 11.755 1.425 0,200 640 l.llOO 3,030 1,685 18,000 45 4,580 $ 200 2.X00 100 4,000 2,735 2,1145 500 20 1,000 1,080 13,200 6'6 5,000 500 "47 6.C50 5.000 1,050 , 2,050 BUDDY ROGERS "PA" TIES 20 COUPLES OLATI1R, Kas., Jan. 1 (AP) Probate Judge Hert Roger, father of Mary Piekford'H fiance, Huddy Hogers, bousted a new mar riage record today. I.axt night he officiated In 20 wedding ceremonies before mid night. His previous record, set ex actly u year ugo, was 18 tn one night. - ... -0- STRIKE PARLEY NOW ONLY BICKERING (Continued from page 1) and the longshoremen's lenders. U. 6. OPERATION OF SHIPS ASKED BY GRANGE LEADER PORTLAND, Jan. 1. (AP) A proposal for federal operation of ships until peace In Uib maritime strike vent forward to President IlooseveM. today from Hay W. (lill, Oregon (Irauge master. 'The present tieup of shipping hy tho slrllce la seriously affecting agtlculturo and industry nf Ore gon. Its continuance Is a menace to the general wel.'aro of the state," ho said. ' Gill will go to Washington Boon to discuss strike and agricultural matters with grange leaders, RT. II ELKNS, Jan. 1. (AP) One hundred and fifty employes will not return to work at the big .VeCormick mill tomorrow. Lumber operators announcing elosing the plant until the end ol the maritime strike. BASKET BALL SCORES AND GOSSIP I,OS ANOKLES, Jan. 1. (AP) Ohio btate's DasKetball prestlRo ! Louisiana's undefeated south- Mrs. Gforgp E. Houck chief die was upheld today by the record of , eastern conference ehaninlona were tlclan nt tho Voio, n i .1 !,... twin victories in a pair of double-! r " SoulhermCallfnrnla nnd U. C. L. A. The barnstonnlni! Buckeyes, whoSvau sot tnt i-.m n m if. h ti heat Southern California 40-3S Wed-, licsday night, overwhelmed U.. C, Ij. A. 48-39 on New Years eve. Washington, which edged out U.- C. U A. 62-61 In an overtime con test in the first doubleheader, was humbled by Southern California, 5:61, In the wlndup program. Washington's Huskies nuneared eff form, while Southern California piled up a 21-7 advantage in llio first half and kept at least 6 points ahead throiiKhont the final period, ;: Marforle Cettring, 13.year.old winner ; . v, of Ihe Olympic . r prtnpoard chawf. J pionthlp, and one 4 " 'he youngrU end j fine of American t mthlrtet. High School Asn. Decides On 8 Semesters; Will Prune "B" Schedule. PORTLAND, Jan. 1 -i- (AP) The Oregon High Sehool Athletic association - persuaded John L. tiary, secretary, to reconsider Ills resignation nnd stay on until June 1. The veteran secretary and sup- eriniemiuitt of schools at west Linn previously announced he would withdraw at the winter meeting held here yesterday. He recommended employment of a full time secretary wiih offices at Portland. Representatives from every dis trict in the slnte approved llmlia tion of interscbnlastle athletic eli gibility to eight semesters Instead or nine. Tho ruling goes into ef fect January 1, 1938, A special committee will Inves tigate an insurance .program to protect young athletes in high school contests. William E, King of Echo, whose appointment ns d el egate-n Marge brought the number of "legislat or!" ,to 129, and Fred Wolf ;of Salem received appointments to the executive board. Other mem bers are President Lynn Parr ot Marsh Held and Secretary Gary. The association ordered mem her schools to employ its certified officials nt all contests except in isolated districts where they may not he available. Delegates also approved a move to reduce tho number of "H" teams onipetlng at the tournament held annually nt Southern Oregon Nor mal school. In the past as many as 45 teams have entered with nearly 70 eligible. A preliminary elimination schedule will be orga nized. LOUISIANA STATE RULES FAVORITE ' NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1. (AP) Footballers from Santa Clara and Louisiana State prepared to do their part in ushering In the 1937 sports season today by clash ing before a record Sugar Bowl crowd of 42,000. 1 rated a 2 to 1 favorite over tho mice ueuLen nruueus uom mo cuasi ul Tulane stadium. The klekoff , 11 wiii be tho third Snenr nowlidow s':n at her lm n s giime. Tulane boat Temple in the first and T. C. U. nosed out L. S. U. 3-2 last year. DUQUESNE RATED OYER MISSISSIPPI IVHAMi. Fla.. Jan. 1. (APW Fla., iJuiuieEiiG anu ivussissinn stale sec out tndav tn tMm-tninA wlilfli wn I the better football team in MiamlV Bold Venture, winner (he MitorJc Ken(acHcy Derby and the outstand-1 ing thoroughbred ofl American . racetrack In . 1936. He later won Preahneu, another great m Ihe Poughkeeptle Rrnoiia in -5'KfC2rlrfE?f!L - , nith the Olympic sun-drenched orange bowl. ' The glam-kllllng eleven from Pittsburgh was mado a slight fav- Ul IIU UtUI 111(1 RIOIHUU uui.b, chleflv on tho strength of unset victories over unbeaten Pittsburgh nnd Maniuntie during the regular season. Eisinn SAN FHANCISCO, Jan. 1. (AP) -Colleulato football stars, repre sent inn the gridiron greatness of nearly every section nf the nation, linn up hero toilay In a plKskin classic founded and fought out. for the common cause of charity. The gaum opposed east against west; squnda of 22 players from encli half of the continent. They come from !12 colleges nnd univer sities nnil represented 41 cities tiirnugnnut llio United States. Outcome of Iho game, twelfth since tho first was plnyed In HILT,, was overshndowed by the cause. Proceeds of tho contest go toward the annual upkeep of l he Slniii- ois' hospital for er lin ed children lOach aqund numbered soino of the greatest college players of the 1936 season. Each one bns com pleted college competition. The eastern team, coached bv Andy Kerr of Colgnto nnd Dick Ilanloy, formerly of Northwestern, listed nlno men who won nil-America recognition last season.. Western forces, drilled by Orln (lollingbery of Washington State college and Percy Locey. formerly-: coacn or uonvor university, In cluded two stnis ranked ns of nil- American calibre. Outnumbered in names, thp west nevertheless presented an array of talent calcu lated to gladden the heart of any mentor. Mainly hecnusc of the monv stnrs In Its line-up tho east moved Into action ns the 10 to 8 favorite. In every oilier department the two teams shaped up on even terms. Last year's game went to the east by a 19 to 3 count. Over the years, however, tho west holds a ilnciiimi advantage with seven victories ;igainst four. MRS. GEO. E. HOUCK INJURED IN FALL tion facility. Buffered a deen' Eiish uer ner len eve yestertia after-1 noon, when she ciir,no,i ,.n,i r.n I atrlkinir ihn, ci,n,i, t Stephens street. Although It was necessary to take stitches to close the wound, Mrs. Houck expects to return to her work at the facil ity Monday morning. Return fiom Portland Mrs. T. n. Virden and daughters. Miss En- Renia and .Wins Louise, returned hern vphIoi-i nv t-.-n i3Vn.,.,,i who.-o tUa a ,.:I.iJ' Inir friends. nl 1 inn The Vnitenity of U ailtinchm flOOr n fll III mTP ; U ILL U 1WI hliHS ' flUuL UUllL i ULU Huskies Have Advantage in Weight, Panthers Given Edge in Ability. PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 1. (AP) The new year and tho Pasa dena Rose how) offered a new re cord toiluy either to the football Panthers of Pittsburgh or tho Hus kies of Washington. Neither has won a game In the historic arena and each went on ihe field of com bat believing traluy is the duy. There were plenty of sound rea sons for the conflicting beliefs. Not in muny years huvo two teams so evenly matched clashed in tho rose bordered stadium. The ruilhlrils had to given Wash ington an advantage in tho fine arts hut conceded a distinct edgo to Pittsburgh in power and the abil ity to "rock 'em and sock 'em" as the late Knuto Itnckno called good old fashioned hard driving foot ball. Pittsburgh can not match tho towering punts of Elmer Logg, Washlnglon quarterback. It may he that tho Seattle outfit has three or four passers better than any Pitt can uncover. Hut the east erners have a sturdy lino nnd backs who can either smnsh or carry the ball. So it all adds up little to choose. Washington hns an eight-pound ndvantnge In weieht. j Pitt was making its fourth nn- nenrance in tho howl sineo 1928, wnen it lost to Ktnntord 7 to II. Southern California heat tho PHiithern 47 to 14 in 1930 and 35 to 0 In 1933. Washington lost to Alabama 20 to 19 in 1926 after coming through a deadlock with Navy at 14 to 14 In 1924. Durim' the season's nlnv Pills- burrh w" beaten bv nuquesne and ' tied bv P (Ilium. Washington lost to Miprn.-ta and had to he satis fied with - ti at Stanford. The buble llneiin for tho """c siii -'lng at 2:15 n. pv: Pmshurgh P"R Johnson "edd'o IT i.r. r'v II T HE , nn qhb IjHd 'ni p Markov Slnvcevich Wlntmk SlivlnsW Dond Peters lav Cnin Haines Nowogroskl Matisi ninssford Adems Dnlle'ezze nnnlell Hoffman Miehelosen !noldbol'S l K Patrick DICK APPOINTED TO FEDERAL BANK BOARD PORTLAND, Jan. 1. (AP) Paul S. Hick, president of tho UnitPd States National bank, re ceived an appointment as member of (he federal advisory council rep rsentng the 12th district of tho federal reserve system. He sncneedfi M. A. Arnold, presi' 'ipnt of the Seattle First National bank. chamoionthln trem. ,hlrk America and ran ateay title, . to I