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ftOSEBURft NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 15. 1937. SIX U.S. TO PROBE JiP WASHINGTON, Juno IS (AP) 'Nib mtitH ilepnrtiw-nt nnnoiiiir- oil trxluy Kovcini it ri-pn-snimi- Uvea woiilil liu Hi-ill 10 IIib I'aciTic coast iiml In Aliwkun wati-rn lo invi-Hllt'iK" H'n llttlvitii-ll or Jllp IHH'MH finhlliK Imam ii-)orli-il 10 liu opi-i-alhiK iii-li r HiIhIoI hay but out- Blilii or Aninrli'iin kiiiuiiiiii vhu-c-i-K. Tin" lulion wan ilonliliil upon af-tm- Ainorlriin risliliiK liiti-r-ntn In tliosn ainas hail ailvlmnl WiiHlilng liin Unit llii-rn wern III Alaakan vvatern an "iinimiiiilly Iiiiku num ber or Japanf-si! riKlillii? vi-sshIb." Tim i-oiiilninili-allolis, i-wmiIvimI about a wi-i-k ntw ami uililmnHed In I'ri-Blili'ill Hoobi-vi-H iiml val ioim iiialora, i-xnrmiw'il apirnlinn rlnn I-hI llm llrixiol bay Halinon riBhiuiua In- Invuili-ii by lln! JI a iii'Be. Upon receipt or Hie ri-portn tlm (rovornini'lil onliiri-il an IiivobiIku Hon by llm count isiiaiil. This on-tahllabi-il, I liu slalo ili-pai lini'iil nil iioumiMiii'iit wild, tlml J"l'' niir-mi Kovi-iiiiiii-nl llb(!iliia vex- Rl.lH. Ull:0lllpallll'll hy llllliml'OIIH liavvli-in anil lailliclioH. with oi riithiK Jmiu !l mar Hi'lalol hay but pii-HUinably worn iMkiikimI In crab blni! Hlncw liu- salmon run lor llils B'-ason Iiuh not nturli'il. VIOLENCE MOUNTS IN STEEL STRIKE (Continued from pngo 1) out the country. Speculation im mediately arose concerning now demands the HAW will present to General Motors corporation on ex piration or a "truce" agreement on August 1. The demands under considera tion reportedly include: A blanket wase increase of 10 cents an hour, which would add $50,000,000 to the corporation's an nual payroll; a 7-hour day and & day week; and sole enllciiv bur KaiulriK rights for tliei;AvV in all (ieueial Motoi'H plants. BILBAO BRACING FOR "LAST STAND" (Continued rrom pngo ) HWi-pl ilnwn on lilin. M was pull imI rrom Dim car anil rluhhiMl. Ktono anil alalia worn thrown at the nil-net ear by the shoulliiK crowd, ohllvloua or the ilrlvlni? '"i"- , . i . The police ran up, bwIiikIhk not BtlckB. Four pii-liets were arreat eil on chaiKC-a or aaaault anil lmt tiiry, dlHorderly conduct and Incit ing to riot. Track Dynamited At Warren, Ohio, flteel moved from the Itepnhlle Steel plunt for the rirat time In three wei-lia. lln-di-r the Kiinrd of railroad police, 35 carloaila of raw malerlalB were ahunted into Iho mill, anil 35 car loads or stool wont out. No effort was made at the pick eted Kates to restrain niovemenls. Jjiler, however, the I'oniiBylvanlu railroad said (hat an hour nfter the removal or the cum, SO root or troclt on the Aflhluhiilu-Nllea branch of the rullroiid was dyna mited. SubBoquently, JuiIko I.ynn u. Orlfrilh In common plons omul at Wnn-nn, 0 qrderod the nnlllmoro mill Ohio, Krlo anil I'ennaylvanla rnllroada not to inovo rurlher cars In or out of Ilopubllc Stool plantB ut Warren or Nllcs. JiiiIko Orirrilli Bald the order would remain in offoct mil II ho oonelnik'B a hearliiK on Huiuuliu'a pot il lull ror an Injunction lo cur tail pIcliolInK at thu two plunla. Rival Factions Bnttlo Mennwhlle, here In hlatorlc Coneniauuh valley aceno or the grout flood of 18811 halo and four boiled to tho top aa linril-flnlail Bteol workers and atliUors ball led over tlio rlaht lo return lo work. From llntlormilU l''alls. at the enal end or ihn valley, where rioml watera swept around tlio bond lo doatroy .lohiialowu limit iiko, down BoviMi anil one-half miles lo the point whero Iho rlood IiuIkihI UKalusf a liuijo alone InldKO. eltl zona KUlhered loilay in sullen Ki'oiips. One aroup elloored tlio strikers and pickets, urninK I hem on. Another hurled ilonunelulions at them, holiliiiK tliem ri'spoiiBlhlo ror Hie torroilBin which swept the 7-mlle Caliihriu planl area lasl llllihl. Noulral rosldenls ot Iho valley called ror police and an end to bloodshed. Ill Johnstown, they orMnnlzed a moup ot "vl!llnM"" lo support Mayor Daniel J. Shields. The mayor telephoned tl o v. (ii'oi'BO Unrle that unless lie look the nitllatloli In hand at nneo. he would appeal to tlio American Le gion to protect the city. Thousands watched the disord ers last nlulit. while acalnst tlio nlcht skv (ho red Klaru ot the mills and showers or yellnwlsh slurs lold thi-ni tliat steel was still being niaile. Mine Tie-Up Complete The el'foi'llvcneRs of the strike in coul mines owned by llelhle. hem, Itoiuibllc Steel Corp., and tho Younastown Steel i- Tube Co. was announced hy John I.. Lewis, CIO chief, as "one hundred per cent." At Hly, Minn., Iho I'lekunda. Matlier ciimnaiiv announced loilay 1 ho shiittlni! down of Its Zenith iron mine, duo to lai-lc of doninml I roill mills III Hie east, liepuhllc Sleol and YiniiiKslown Shoot v Tube. Tho tiliutilowu nffecls Sill men. Itetiuhllc Steel's planl at troll bled Monroe. Mich., and several of Its oilier lawr mills operated as usual. The llotlilehem plant here, niirmallv ctuploylnn la.iloti nioli. Is lo be keel operalliiK, of llclals said, as lent! as they can ao( men inside. . The oilier corporation Involved In addition to Younaslowu Shoot li Tube Is Inland Steel, the hitler riioliiK nalliiuiil lalior b o a r d charges or having refused to bar llatll collectively. Haek-to-work movomellls tnlshed ronvnrd In YnuiiKstown, Ohio, and llnrralo. N. V.: the nuivor or Moil roe, .Mich., announced bo would permit "peaceful picket Iiik"; and ('. I. O. strike In tlnind Itnpld. Midi., fiirnltuie rnelorles was sol lied. sondliiK l.OUil men back lit their Jobs. Hut there was no Renornl baric to-work movement, no strike set . tlement. Peace Outlook Dark A movn for peace went forward fll Colombo-, O.. where floverlior Mnriln 1.. Pnvov soukIiI lo brliiK steel and C. I. t. lenders toRether In BRreement. Hut the pre-ronfer-onoo nlmosnbere was ulooniy. In Detroit. Ilmnnr Martin, head of tho llnlleil Anlotnojille Workers or American, conferred with rep jreiitatlve of 17 locals through- city completely heroro launching a final drive Into tlio streets. Hy ex lendliiK their Hues across tho Ner viou near (ialilacano, south or 111 iao, Insurgents could liult com iiiuiiicatiuu to government Sautiin dor, to the eusl, ami coiiimaud tlio west side ol llilbao as well as the east. President Defiant "Illlbilo never fins been cnplitred IhrouKlloul li Ioiik lilBtory of sieues anil I swear In you It. will not fall now," said Masque I'reaidonl AkuIitii. who has louu-hl with bis soldiers ill Iho front Hue trenches. Aaulrro .pleaded Willi non-cum-lialanls to iacililatn the evaella llnn of Iho city. "Woiaeti, children and naed: You uro in tho way. (Jo where there is morn peace. Leave the men to fluht. iiKiiluBt the enemy now at (lie city's Kales." Dosplle Iho city's population of Mn.uno. officials said sunluiry con ditions were Kood and tin-re was no diuiKor or epidemics. Hospitals were rilled with the wounded. Auuirrc appealed to Great Brit ain to Inlervono to keep tho rehelB rrom cuirj'liiK out a reporleil Ihreat lo doatroy Ihn center or llllbiio Willi warplaiies and artil lery, llrltlsh KorelKii Secretary Ellen expressed (he "earnest nope and convict leu" that the InsurKeiits would not devastate the liuaqiic capital. SIGNING OF "SOPH" ' DRAWS PROTEST LOS AN'GKLKS, Juno IB. (Al) Di'wirluro or John IJerjinllno, Hopliomoio outfkddiM' or the Unl voiKlty of Soutlnn-n Ctillfnrmti baseball team, lo Join tho St. LouIk Krowua, drew a fdiarp protest to day from Coa'h Sam Harry. Harry trnid he would complain to Haselnill (omnilHHloner Knuaaw M. Lundis nKuliiHt thu rnactlce ol1 ni Kill iif,' college Hlarri boforo they liiiirfiunl tichou. KIDNAPING CASE "BREAK" APPEARS (Continued from page 1) very suspiciouH uspeclH of this cane have developed, but 1 can not d lacuna them now." oniilley said the men's story wan Kttllifi the "must careful con- Hlderaiiou," and another police of ficial, who asked that hiH name be withheld, said "this may prove lo bt the liifcl ltr.uk lu this case. Mrs. 1'iir.HOiiH vanished shortly before noon and a note, demand- jiik $25,000. was found tucked in ihn trout of the rai-Hons car uouin later at the farm house where M TM. I'lii'KiiiiH unit her husband. William II. Parsons. Yale Kratlu-1 ute and retired New York buslneHS man, lived quietly raisinK chick eiiH and pieonH. Search Intensified A search of the wooded area cut and around tho I'urmjus' TL- aero estate, was renewed today. overnight a fnmh coutlnixeul of I'edend ugentK arrived, hrlugiiiK lo about f0 the number tieokliiK to break the catte. Two biK truckH rolled Into town this morning, carrying forty civil ian conservation corpH men and Ighl forest rangers of tlte ulule cotiKervallon department. As the search went on ;onnei- ley reiterated tlml he believed pj-ospecu for Mi-h. I'arHoiiH' safe return were wanlnt;. Howard W. MclJonell, brother of .Mrs, 1'arsons, arrived hero to day after a flight front Ills home lu ( alifnrnla. He said he believ ed his Hlster was abducted by amateurs, who are awaiting a fav orable opportunity lo communi cate with her family. Such a contact, il was believed, may already have been establish ed. The New York Herald Tri bune, in its personal column in lay, curried ibis message: "O. K. Kend friend. N.IC.n.II." TAX DODGERS TO BE PUBLICIZED (Continued from page 1) after only perfunctory debate to end them on Juno 30, UKiH. liy a 7 to 7 lie vote, It rejected a proposal by Senator Lalollette (I'rog., Wis.) to rewrite tlio whole bill lo include a drastic broaden ing of the Income tax bac, in creasing levies on "middle bracket" incomes. Tho excise bill approved today would produce about $200,000,0011 by a continuation of tho ihree-cent postage rate, and an additional flfiO.000,000 hy extending the Im post on commodities. Most lucrative of thu "uuUaiw$c laxe" would he thai on gasoline, vIjIiU Ik bringing an it:uiuuM (196,000,000 iulo I tie federal lieas jry in the current fiscal year and is b.vuecied lo produce Oi.UOO.OUO in m7-1938. Outer levies are on telegraph and telephone servicw, cosmetics, mechanical refrigerator-, mutcbua, spoiling goods, nmiu ets. furs, brewers' wort und mall :y.'up, anU cameras and lenses. Tho bill also would extend for uii'i year u small group of aulo and motoring accessories taxes, expir ing July 31. They would produce an estimated $112,000,000 revenue Administration chiefs srid the) expected to call the "nultunce tax' bill to the Henate floor late thh week, as soon as the senate fin ishes consideration of -the $l,Sno,- ooo,oi)0 relief bill now before it. They predicted its speedy enact ment. Revision Planned Tho leaders said that treasury and congressional experts aireaOy are engaged on n thorough study of ttie whole tax system, and vould bo ready to recommend a top-to-bottom revlsloi.i of the revenue set up by next November. Then, committee members (mid, the admiulsliution expects lo "throw open t.lie whole tax fues tlon," Including possible revision of Income lax rates und the cor poruliui undistributed surplus levy. CHAIN STORE LEVY HEADS FOR BALLOT SAUCM. June 15 (AP) A pre liminary petition for an initiative measure lo levy a tux on chain stores was on file willi the secre tary of stale today. ' The measure, tiled by H. R Curl Kon, manuger of the Independent Kelail (irocei'H association of Port land, provides a graduated license tux for all wholesale and retail es tablishments in the stale, ranging from one dollar upon a single store to a maximum of $7f0 on stores numbering more than f0. operated by a single company or individual. Proceeds would go for old age assistance und aid to the blind und dependent children. SIX-MONTH TRUCK LICENSES ISSUED Issuance of half-year truck li censes was started at the sheriff's office today, under authority from the Btate motor vehicle depart ment. The hull-year license is par ticularly Important to farmers, mn nt' nf uliniii niilivo tlietr IrilfltR 'only for the six-month period when they are principally needed for farm purposes. ROSEBURG ECONOMIC ; j s i SITUATION SOUND (Continued from page 1) 401; Ilidule, ioG; Oleudulo, altJ, and jUmin -197. AH of these com munities uavtj learned lo comu to Hoseburg for their marketing anu supply of necessities for farm mm urban maintenance ot tinmen. Tills city is located "00 miles southwest of Portland and la the county seat of Douglas county. It is served by the Southern Pacific railroad, Greyhound bus lineti and several independent transportation Hues, including freight Hues on the Pacific highway, Coos ltay high way und North Umijqim highway. The principal industries include (he U. S. Veterans home, sawmills, prunes, fruit, packing and diversi fied fanning. Thore are two whole sale grocery houses in Hose burg, produce, candy, tobacco; dairy and buttling. The number of retail out lets for nationally known merchan dise is more than 170. Itoseburg has churches of all de nominations. Many of these oc cupy beiuttirul edifices located In tlm downtown sections of the city. The social ami cultural life is un usually high. There are lodges, and soeleties of importance. The city presents exceptional educational facilities with five school buildings thai are modern und well equipped for teaching liie firm six grades, lu three of tho buildings, and one of the most mcdern Junior High schools in this section of tlio slate. Kour years of high school l:i given the stu dent; with u corps of Instructors who uro well tiuined in their chosen profession. Tim city ha.i a council form of government. It has among Die low est power and electricity rales and adequate utilities, Including a com petent fire deptirtmeut and police personnel. It has u wide variety of recreational facilities. There are tenuis courts, golf course and ft is the center for fishing In the Ump (pia river whero large trout are available and within a few miies are mountain streams, beaches on the Pueific ocean, where tho sports of hunting, fishing, boating, swim ming and hiking may i;e enjoyed. Koschurg Is in the heart of one of Oregon's famous recreational cen ters. The subject (if progress is one that can almoMt be called techni cal, and to those capable of analyz ing this subject It is evident that Itosebuirt's future Is as much a matter of expansion as acquisition. There are located in the com munity many small Institutions that have before them unlimited opportunities, anu by careful nurs ing on the part of the public these Institutions will grow into Hie merits of their products und their I paper, which would be a credit to methods of doing business. It will ; a city several times its size, and 11 be history repeating Itself, because i radio station, handling attractive Hoseburg, today. Is comprised i and Interesting programs, are two largely or Institutions that have factors which contribute much lo been orlirtiiatod here. One dally the popularity of Hnsehurg New Idea Club to Meet The li.,.. ,.i.,h u-in t entertained at a one. o'clock luncheon Wedueadn iut the V. a. Buckingham home with Mrs. Iluckinghuiu anu airs. r. H Amdehoff a Joint hostesses. NOTICE! , To Elks and Friends See the thrilling safety movie to be shown in our club TUESDAY, 5:30 P.M. by the Elks Good Will Tour irr.rri I try in ffri graftal piiBalffla aoiDQiBOCBDQM? It's the wrinkle when you apply the brakes that eliminates skid swerves and tail spins. IB HEALV TIRE CO. Just back of the postoffice on Stephens St. (or why Julia Lee Wright's Fresh Bread is winning new boosters every day!) (Ta th7,tch5 fxcosTp: TICKET V . ( FIGURE A-oomta AUtT CLORIhiE MEJ EOT FOOL 'EM BY BREAD ua-tp ' EV'RVBODV . VWAMTG X SHOULD x GOTTA RON A W NOT I NOBODY MEEDS I V THAT? 7 KhAOWS TV errand! JM -Gom. in! Ato gmowole! ' THE TASTSFRESH BREAD J . , S00DER THAN GOOD ViO USVfeN JM VftOWl J i' IWIM I ' BREAD YOU GET WMf . StilCCS S WW SURE FRESH ilkmS ... i ii il-. rs THt-s it- ; xnsr- ii - We checked with housewives by the score And got their thoughts on bread Then baked this most delicious loaf . 's like homemade I", they said ,: : ''. So then we took another step Which women think is grand We see to it each loaf, each day Comes fresh into your hand I You must prefer bread baked our way Or all your money back we'll pay Come try a loaf this very dayl At your neighborhood grocery . . . SAFEWAY X Fun for boys and girlsl Cut out and color "Little Folks" drawings - start a scrapbookl