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Now That the Americas Have Agreed THE WEATHER Humidity 4:. 10 p. m. yestenlay 61 : Highest temperature yesterday 4ti i Lowest temperature lust night -ir, Precipitation for 24 hours. 13; Preclp. since first of month 2.I11-' Prerlp. from Sept, 1. 39:IR.,.'...10.11 , ' deficiency since Sept. 1, 1938 1.S3 Probably Rain. VOL. XLIII NO. 210 OF ROSEBURG REVI Musica Probe Switches To Murder Case Unsolved ' Slaying of Two Brothers Forms Fresh Angle; Roundup Nets New Arrest. NEW YORK, Dec. 21 AP The F. Donald Coster- Philip Musica ' mystery, al ready involving millions and international duplicity, took a new and more sinister turn to day as Brooklyn detectives be gan investigating the swindl er's pcssible connection with the unsolved murders of Jo seph Cohen, wealthy poultry ' and fish dealer, and his broth er, Barnett. Police Inspector Michael S. Mc T)ennott ordered detectives to question members of the Cohen family as well as Costor-Milsicu's three brothers fieorge Vernard Muslca, Ceorge E. Dletrlch-Muslca and Robert Dietrlch-Musica who are being held In $100,000 ball each on charges of violating the securities act of 1934. Hrien lic.Mnhon, assistant U. S. attorney, said yesterday the Mu sica brothers apparently frittered away millions of the corporation's dollars and probably used great sums to hush blackmailers. inspector McDerniott''' testative theory, calling for tt reopening of the slayings of the two Brooklyn men, followed the same line. - Hoth the Cohen brothers had known Coster-Musica in the lean days before' he became a corpora lion president with a palatial Ital ian villa-in fall-field anil a lilMoot yacht. . Old Crime Reviewed Joseph Cohen spent a year. in Hie death houBe at Sing Sing ns the .slayer of Barnett Baff, poul Iry merchant In 1914. after Coster Musica, then working as nn inves tigator for the district attorney, lad been instrumental In getting an affidavit from two gangsters confined ' in Sing Sing Implicating Cohen in the cuse. There was some doubt, however, as to whether the truth had been told and Cohen's (Continued on page 3.) VIZETELLY, WORD NEW YORK. Dec. 21. (AP) Dr. Frank H. Vlzeletclly, 74. wide ly known lexicographer, died to day of pneumonia. He hud been dissociated with Funk and Wagnalla Tor 46 years ns editor of the reference depart ment. Survivors Include his widow and a daughter. When he went to work for Funk and Wagnalls that organization was compiling its "standard dic tionary." His part of the job em braced the training of definers in the art of drafting definitions of words. Vizetelly was a native of Eng land and for a time was a special correspondent for French publica tions.. His father was a master printer. . : He was the author of more than a score of volumes on the Eng lish language and philological subjects. Editorials on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS TTNISIA (on the Mediterranean coast of Africa) is much in the news these days because of Mus solini's latest bluff. Tunisia in cludes the site of ancient Carth age. What happened to Carthage Is interesting in the li lit of much that is happening in the world to day. NT the third Tunic war (the first nnd second Punic wars "were fought with varying fortunes) the city-state of Carthage was utterly destroyed by Rome. Of the Carthaginian population of 500,00n when the struggle be gan, only 50,000 were left when the city finally surrendered, and theso were sold into slavery by the vic torious Romans. The city was razed to the ground and ti e ground Itself was plowed in token of conquest. The site of ft Helen Gould Shepard Of y. Philanthropy Fame Goes To Her f inal Rest at 70 Daughter of "Hated" Vfall Street Financier Gave, Away Most of His ., Huge Fortune, .-(, . . : iCgi ' i- MARQARKTVIIXE; N. Dec, 21; (AP) Mrs. Helen , Could hepnrd, 70, daughter of tile late Jay could, railroad builder, tiled at her summer home today. One of America's pioneer phil anthropists, Mrs. ' Shepard had been 111 for the past two months. Daughter of a capitalist who nt his ilea(h said he wusi the most hutedi man 111 the United States, Helen Gould a short six years la ter was hailed for her philanthropy as the "best-beloved woman in the country," Jay Could, Wall street "plunger," stock "depresser," "wrecker and railroad builder," made millions 911,000,000 once, Indeed, In a day and his daughter gave them awuy. "I do not know how much money I gave away," she testified In 1921 at an accounting of the Sxfi.ooo.OOO estate left by her father to her and Her brothers to administer. "But I think I gave away most of.it." Helen Gould spent fortunes be ginning her charity work soon aft er her father's death In 1892 when lit 24 years old she Inherited one sixth of his fortune and part man agement in the family's railroads. Married At 45 BOrn in New York June 20, 1S6S, and rrom her early girlhood a not ably serious person, she did not' marry until her forty-fifth year. OREGON'S NET DEBT SHOWS DECREASE SALEM, Dec. 21. (AP) The net debt of the state of Oregon ami nil Its subdivisions Is $136,400, 809, about $50,000.0.00 less than the all-time peak of 1930, State Treas urer litlfus C. Iloliuan said today. The figure is $15,000,000 less than two years ago. The bonded indebtedness totals $156,901,267, while warrant indebt edness amounts to $18,735,844. the the tet.nl debt being $175,637,111. However, about $39,000,000 In sink ing fund assets reduces the net debt lo about $136,000,000. 'J'lio t.cmled Indebtedness has b-H-n reduced $01,000,000 in eight ye:i!8. while warrant indebtedness has Inci eased by $6,690,000. ARSON SUSPECTED IN MILL BURNING EUGENE, Ore., Doc. 21. (AP) Officers were Investigating the burning of the Roy Swenson shin gle mill nt Horton, small commun ity weBt of here, today after re ports were circulated that the fire was of Incendiary orgin. The mill was completely consumed by flames. No estimate, of the dam age was made. SCHOOL BOY DIES OF AUTO'S BLOW WOODBURN, Dec. 21. (AP) An automobile driven by Max Fisher of Falls City struck and fa tally injured Albert Hoffman, 8, near here last night. The boy, on his way home from school, was re ported to have stepped directly in front of the Fisher machine. Carthago was condemned by the most rolemn imprecations to "lie desolate forever." It has come near doing It. IT was Cato who whipped the Ro mans into fury against Carth age, croaking hoarsely every time he nros'i In the senate that famous line that every high school stu dent remembers: "Dclenda est Carthage," (Carthage must be de stroyed). Cato hr.d made a tourist trip to Carthage and was so Impressed by the city's prosperity that he J came to the conclusion that Carth !age must he destroyed if Rome (was to remain secure. So he came home and started 'his historic campaign. CARTHAGE was dcntroycd all right, hut the Punic warB so (Continued on page 4) to Resist Propaganda, Let Theo. Roosevelt's Words be Heeded: 'Words are Good When Backed by Ml Helen Gould Snephard Many of her acts In life she ascrib ed to a strong sense of duty. While her four brothers and her sister, later the Duchess de Tally rand, had their railroads and so cial life, Helen Gould, upon her in heritance, centered on how best to' give away her share of the income from the great Gould estate. Always interested in the rail roads she helped " manage, she made frequent Inspection trips and on one tour she met ; Finloy J. (Continued on, page (1.) INSANE MOTHER SLAYS OWN CHILD WATERBURY. Vt., Dec. 21. (AP) Sheriff Henry C. Clnwson announced today Mildred Bowers. 38-year-old widow, had confessed bludgeoning to death her slx-ycur-old daughter, Carolyn Willi a 15 pound Iron mnllet. The woman. In what State's At torney Webster E. Miller describ ed as an apparent fit of insanitv. struck the child becnuse "she felt two older children would be bet ter taken care of it she did some thing to Carolyn." The woman's husband died about a year ago. No charge was placed against Mrs. Bowers immediately but she was placed under the surveillance of nurses. The other children are Prlscllla 13, and Marilyn, 10. TURKEY SHIPMENTS MAY SET RECORD PORTLAND, Dec. 21 (AP) Approximately 340 carloads or tur keys representing about 10.200,000 pounds have been shipped from Oregon this season. Handlers said the movement probably would es tablish a record. The figures were compiled from November and December statistics and did not include previous move ments. A shortage of birds, especially hens, continued here with prices still advancing. An active resale was reported at 30 cents for hens and 27 cents for toins . Offerings have been limited at the higher prices and retailers have tuken only a few birds at a time. NEW ARRESTS IN THEFT RING LOOM EUGENE, Dec. 21. (AP) Fur ther nrrpNlfl (n un li,t,nuil,.,ln,.. ... a. suspected merchantlle theft ring ii nui uiwifsi cuies were expected toilay by state police.- who said they held warrants for two per sons. Several persons already nre held In Eugene, Salem, Portland ami Vancouver, Wash,, jails. ' Paul Bidwnfleld. service station onerntor reni.'tlnnrl In lull ,,.A . able to furnish $3000 bond. TOWN MOVING IN GOLD SEARCH PLAN MARYSVII.LE. Calif.. Dec. 21. (AP) The town of Hammontan prepared to move building by building and resident by resident today from the place It has occu pied for thirty years, to make way for an ISOO.000 dredger seeking gold. The dredger, launched yesterday by the Yuba Consolidated Gold Field and capable of digging gold gravels 150 feet below the surface of the earth, will move in on Hammonton next May, ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 1 . flCGDRD KB HI Legislation , Drafting Ban Issued by F.R. . . 'i Administrative Units Told to Leave Such Work to Congress; Forecast of Bills Given. I WASHINGTON. Ilea. 21. (AP) President Roosevelt was - rejiort ed in informed quarters today to have forbidden administrative de partments to draft legislation for submission to congress. ; Congressional leaders, asking their names be withheld, said the chief executive had advised them he had udopted a "definite policy?' of leaving the jobs of hilt drafting up to the senate and house- com mittees, i The president's forthcoming mes snge to congress, they said, mere ly will make "affirmative sugges tions" for legislation. . Mr. Roosevelt's decision presum ably would prevent future bill drafting by such government offi cials as Thomas Cocoran nnd IJon jit min Cohen, who have been cred ited with writing much, new deal legislation. This practice has been criticized by anti - adminstrntion congressmen. i There have been . other indioa Hons the president Intends to rec ommend only broad principles nt this session and let congress work out the details. He told his presti conference yesterday such would he the case with expansion of the social security program. Revamping Bill May Win R also was understood on capl ,tol hill, he would leave parliament iitry strategy on the government reorganization program to his house and senate leaders. He dis cussed It yeslerdav with Represen tatives Cochran (IX, Mo.) and War- (Continued nn page 6) NEW YORK, Dec. 21. (A PV Mnrv Martin. 22-yoar-old Tcxhp redhead who rose to stardom in her first Ilroadway show, fe't something was wrong Unit night when she danced in lo tho wimrs after singing her hit fong "My Heart Belongs to Daddy." Rut she wept just tho same, when Veteran Actor Victor Moore, told her what the audience already knew that her own father. Pres ton Martin, an attorney, had died in Weatherford, Tex. Word of his passing was witli held from her more than 11! hours by her secretary, who was fearful the shock would he too great If she were told before tho perform ance. Members of the cast "Leave It to Me" helped keep tho secret. Tonight the vivacious little ac tress will perform her usual role, a routine that includes a burles que of a strip tease dance ns well as the sentimental song about a '"sugar daddy." She said she would be unable to attend the funeral. "I can't leave the show now dad wouldn't want me to," she, said. PLEDGE BREAKER HAS TO PAY WIFE $5,000 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dpc. 21. (AP)- Drinking was a eosy Imbit for T. Jack Stauffer, Sacramento sportsman. A superior Judge, granting a di vorce to Mrs. Ksther I). Slaufl-.1!-. yesterday ordered Manner to pay her Ifj.Oiin which Staulfer promis ed to rorfeit if he broke an a! stint nre pledge made evral years ago. Stauffer's reply that his wife "In duced" him to take Tumor d!d not sway Judge Peter J. ShiehU lor Stauffer had made his pledge in the form of a promissory mite. BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS In Huge Swindle i?ff mi Mm fa&y ML At top Arthur Musica, alias George Vcrnard, and, at bottom, Georqe Musica, alias Dietrich, brothers of the self-slain F. Don ald Coster-Musica, who, with a third surviving brother, are held by federal authorities in the swindle Involving millions of dollars pirated from the Mc Kesson & Robblns Drm corpora tion. Fee for Month's Care of Comedian Fields Ruled Conscience Shocking. . SAN BKRNARD1NO. Calif., Dec. 21. (AP) Comedian W. C. Fields, charged $12,000 for a month's medical , treatment, doesn't have to pay because the amount "'shocks the conscience" the ytate appellate court itiled to day. Tho court reversed a $12,000 judgment granted by Superior Judge O. K. Morton of Riverside to Dr. Jesse Citron, who treated Fields when he was ill of imeu mnnia In Mt'Mi. Judge Morion erred, (he appel late court said, when he refused lo hear cross-examination as lo thei Hemet, Calif,, physician' reartinigs and his usual charges in such cases. With a reported Income In VXifi of $S2.0im. Fields "'was hilled o-i his ability to pay and the v.'ihir of the services rendered." "The measure of the value of Hervlies Is not fhe value to the patient but the reasonable value of the services In the community where they are rendered, by the persons who rendered them," the court said. "The very large judgment . . . must shock the conscience until supported by more substantial i vl dence." A new trial was ordered. TINY RADIUM CARGO VALUED AT $200,000 WASHINGTON, Doc. 21. (AP) The bureuu of standards beenn unpacking todtiy a one-rifth ounce carso received- In a half-ton wrap per. II consisted of $200,000 worth of radium for Hie National Cancer In stitute shipped by truck from New-York.- The bureau will subject the radium- lo ( -sts for about sli hiontha, i . . : 1938. Ickes Draws Attack From Nazi Journal Secretary Trying to Bring on War, Angriff Asserts; Criticism Also Hits Cummings. RKRLIN. Dee. ; 21. (AP) Pro paganda Minister CloebbolH' news paper Der Angriff accused Recre- ary of Interior Harold I. Ickes to day of seeking war and the, dis ruption of relations between the United States and Germany. Instead of keeping order In his own laud, he conducts unti-(!or- maii agitation which is aimed at nothing else than war," the paper said of (he Putted States oHicial who declared during a radio sym posium November 14, referring to to nuzl anli-.lewfsh violence, that "the time comes when neither man nor nation can llvo without the de cent respect of their fellow-men." "Ickes is traukly the evil spirit present in American policy," Der Angriff said. "If It is now represented In Washington that Ickes spoke as a private person, wo must ask: What shall we think of a democ racy In which a minister never in in agreement with the chief of state? "In any case we are of the view point that the president .was not without responsibility when one of his cabinet members makes that kind of agitation and the speech finds lis way to the public and gives tho press an opportunity to attack us. - J'Or. shall we hellevy jhat .Provi dent Roosevelt Is in 'political iso lation .;,.. i t r K ' : . The newspaper nddtd that the viewpoint Ickes spoke without au thority "seems childish to us." Past Attack Recalled (The National Zettung of Essen. tli' newspaper of KIclH Marshal flooring, directed an editorial at tack against. Secretary Ickes on iNovember iti, and against "conces sions of the American govern ment lo American Jewry." (Mr. Ickes on Nov. 2Ii suggosted Alaska as a haven for Jewish refit- (Continued nn page (i) T LAMAH, Colo., Uec. 21.-(AI') I.oiik overdue snowfalls which ranaeil up to sovimi inches brlaiil- eued the winter crop outlook in Hie one-time dust country and itdjoln- Ihk ureas today. Winter's welcome onuliiiiKht erased visions of h return of the vast pulls of wlnrl'brirnu dust that snuffed out winter wheat Iioiiph hi Hie southwestern "dust bow!" ' in 19:1-1-3.-,. -,. . . : The storms covered much of Colorado. Kansas and Oklahoma nnd pails of Texas, New Mexico) and Arizona. Ill Arlzoiiii, where ihree months of drought hud depleted seriously the contents of water reservoirs, two days nf rain and snow copious ly fulfilled prayers for moisture orrered In .Mormon clillrclies Sun day. Southern California, meanwhile, was rlndiliK relief toilay from a five-day di-liiKo that lilollrlil 10.70 inches of rain in the San Kei niindo suburb of l.os Angeles. Waters nf the l.os AliRi'les river began lo re cede last night arter preaiallilns had been made lo evacuate rail) per sons from homes in the C'anoga Park section. Trees were uprooted by a ir,-minute storm ut PiikimI i lust night. Snow ranged up to I'i Indies In the San llernardlno moun tains. Ilecause of the kiiowh in Colo rado and stormy weather extending across Wyoming and Utah, rnlteil Air Lines cancelled nil flight ,e. I ween I leaver hud the west coast yestenlay. Service east hound was maintained. DRUNKEN DRIVING BRINGS FINE OF $100 A ' fine of smo was Imposed In city court today upon A. K. Karl tnger, who pleaded guilty to a charee of drunken driving. Ar rangements were made to pay the fin. His lifeline to drive an anto- ' moldle was revokr-d for a period ! of one year. A Hft-dav .Sail sent ence was sieuicnded due lo a phv Hiclan's certiorate muling that eon ffnemenl would prevent medical treatment mW lieinc n-rnkeil hv 1 the defendant. VOL. XXVII Youth (Plus) Won Youngest queen ever selected to rule the Pasadena Tourna ment of Roses Is Barb?ra Vir ginia Dougall, above. She is 17. Yield of American-Owned Wells Involved; Daniels . Called to Report. WASHINGTON, llec. 21. A1) Another phase of llenniin-Aitiorl-1 can relations came to the fore front toilay with . arrival of .lost phiis Daniels, ambassador lo Mex ico, lo report on whether Mexico is sejllng Germany oil seized from American-owned wells. Daniels rhino here lo conTer with Sumner Welles, acting secre tary of state. Nearly a mouth ago Welles asked him to Investigate reports Mexico bull entered ' into a deal with Germany to supply up lo $25,000,000 worth of petroleum.' It was mado clear then the stale department had no concern In Mexican sale of IIS own petroleum, but any disposition of American pclnilcun'i before all adjustment Is reached with the producers would cause deep concern hero. The Mexican, government last March took over all Mexican prop erly of American und Drillsh oil companies after tlicy had refused to accept a supreme colli'l'verdlct In a labor dispute. Alilerlcnn losses have been placed by , 'the companies concerned at . about $lf,o,iiO0,0O0. Mexico places the valuation much lower. Mritisli demands for compensn- (Continued on page 6.) - ijl SS l A'' Canned Dried Prunes Meet Ready Sde, Riddle Cannery Finds; Test For Best Adapted Types Planned A test by the Riddle Valley can nery to determine lypen of dried pi unea - mo.st auilablo for cunning will he made starting lec; li nnd niitnlng through the month of January, I,. A. Hinilh, manager, announced lodiiy'. Mr. Hinilh re cently Htarled canning dried ptuuea and ban found ready- Hale for IIiIh new product, he, report h. Although canning of the dried prunes h a verv new proecHH. the demand, he ntnteH, in growing much more rapidly than produc tion. Tent runs lo date, however, re veal that many pniiieH received I at the cannery cannot he prore.Hji- ed. In fact, from pruncH delivers! I by nine growers, only tour had fruit which could he canned Hal Ixfactoi ily. Mr. Smith h of the opinion that the re:iKon Home ptnnoK may In; processed fiat 1st act ol lly while others are not nuil:ihle may he due to methods of drying, the fact that fruit wan not rl)M- enough when dried, or. possibly, due l Die type of Hoil on which the prunes ueie grown. Cooperation Asked Tire cannery manager Ik a.sking cooperation of growei-H In making tents to endeavor to eliminate pos sible future failures, (irowers are a Kited to eit her deliver direct or by mail to the Itlddie ranuery. one or two pound Hample. Mulled Deeds and Only So WORLD'S TOP NEWS It's nil here before your evsL ;Told accurately ami ' fnipni'tiii,,y. It's a sample of unfailing dully .-jiv vica by your home-city -paper, iiu X:VS-REV1KW. Awujb Hint in the local field.. .. . .. . NO. 120 OF THE EVENING NEWb-.i 21 Republics Lined Up For Resistance Will Be vj.iade Even Against Menace of . j -Force and Politicist Propaganda. ; T.IMA. Peru. Dee. 21 (AP) I The principal delegations to rlie. -Piln-Aluerlcan conference ' iiitrend : Indny on n deelnrntion of t'Otra-: tlvo action against aggressing vdi ; lug a ten-day dispute on Wf.Vl'itK; ' between tho United States uiii'ti'-, I gentlna. t 1 1 The declaration, highly! MlhiWo!.; conferenco Informants said; YiVtK; j' vide8 for consultation ngaitist ag-' ; gresslon, the menace of force, ' and; subversive political propaganda. , Argentina won her point, in thnt ; lOiiropenn or othor non-Amerlcnn I nations were not named specuicai- ; ly. The United States nttnlned Its purpose, however, tlotegains saio, in obtaining a declaration to which : all the 21 Amcrlcnn republics coulil subscribe. Many of the delegates held It was fear of propagandist Incursion by , Eurnnoan totalitarian, dictator stales which Inspired the rosolnllon In the first place: thnt even ir it did not specifically contain the nlirnse "aggression from without'" lis warning was evident. A most reliable source, said tho United Stales, Argentine, rtrnzil Inn nnd Poruvlnn delegntlon chlers agreed to a flnnl draft nt confer ences lnstlng until early morning. Home Approval Needed The Argentina Insistence tho declaration be agnlnst all aggres sors wns based on the contention Hie Untied States- might nun dat aller the good neighbor policy and be herself n potent hil aggressor. The resolution now nwnlls the nliuroval or homo governments nnd, with the prlnclnul dispute settled, llkelv will bo adopted unanimously (Continued on pnge tt) 63 "REASONS" FOR DEI 'CLEVELAND. (API if W. J. O.; Dec! 21. irnnimiU cunt solve tho HRxt depression It won't be for a luck or reasons, j Tho 89-year-old . retired teacher of, accounting had gathered m rea sons today to which nssorttd ex perts have ascribed recent econ omic setbacks. Tho list Includes such '"reasons" ns over-production, sun spots, wo men In business, Willi street, tho '"brnin trust," weather cycles, in stallment buying, low farm in como, European unrest, the nuto. mobile, wrong kind or money "Landlordism," thn. World wnr, underconsumption, m o n o p o I les, growth of corporations, tho unbal anced budget nnd fulfillment of the lllhllcul prophecy of Timothy In his second epistle: "In tho last, men. shall ho lovers or themselves, covetous, haughty, proud." packages should hear thn f.mni of the grower.-the type of drier used, and Information concernl tho type of mill t i ' si; The enirtiWy will mako u test run each Tuesday durl'g the month of January and wllj deter mine from these testa the prunes most suitable' for canning, nnd al so may discover facta wh:?h nut aid the grower in providinf Unit which will meet the requir-MniitH of this new market outlet. .: "The canned dried prune is A most deliciouB food product," IWr. Smith declared, "and doub'h as, within a few yearn, we wU'wnvo a market which will take a hirgo ptiii of the surplus dried fruit. We can kKc asHitranco that t'ned fruit tnnud acceptable for can nlng net season will bring ore ntiutn price to the grower." Ho is urgently requesllD f thn cooperation nf growers in s ndlng in the fruit. No charge w .1 bo made for the tests, he Htate Mr. Smith also reporte i the award of a fi prize to Mra llllia heth Kigsby, one nf his r inner employes, for excellent Wi kman ship during the tomato tnntnt? season. The prize was a wnr led by Mac's Market, which recent y ooii traded with the Htddle c innery, for a lame part of its butjUr, tho prize being given on a basis ut tho most workmanlike pack during ttnj p;ut season.
