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VOL. VI.
KOSKllUltG, POUULAS COUNTY. OiiKi.U.V WKDNKHDAV, 1VI.Y II, 1013.
No. 31
GIRL KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Machine Falls Hundred And
Twenty Feet.
OCCUPANTS THROWN WHEN CAR UPSETS
tils'ier Huns Mile mid Half For Help
and Falls Exhausted on the
Steps After Gasping
Out Story.
An accident which resulted in Ihe
death of Miss Bessie ' Hansen, of
Glendale, occurred last night on the
Pacitic highway near Canyonville.
The accident was caused when the
autoi driven by A. H. Hansen, a gen
eral merchandise dealer of Glendale,
went over a bank and fell about a
hundred feet to the banks of the
creek. . .
Mr. Hansen and daughter, Bessie,
and Mary Van Storm, a step-daughter,
had been visiting at Canyonville
and had started home when, after
rounding a sharp curve they saw a,
car coming towards them. Mr. Han
sen stopped his car as near the
edge as he thought possible and
waited for the approaching car to
pass. When the auto came nearer
It was found to be a party of tourists
going to their home at Seattle after
a vieit at the exposition. After talk
ing with Mr. Hanson a few minutes
they started to pass, but as the road
was narrow there was not room. The
road a few feet ahead of. Mr. Han
sen's car was wider and looked good
so he drove onto It while the tourist
went. on. The rdtfS, however, which
looked firm in the shadow, Sva
soft and the back wheels of the car
started to slide down the bank. In
the endeavor to hold the car on the
road, Mr. Hansen turned on more
power, but the auto continued to skid
until it was over the edge and then
turned a complete somersault back
wards and rolled down the almost
perpendicular cliff, stopping on the
edge of fhe creek about 120 feet be
low the road bed. The occupants of
the car were thrown when the car
turned over the first time and they
also fell to the botom of the cliff,
Mr. Hansn's daughter, Bessie, strik
ing her head and shoulders on a log
with the result that the head and
features were battered beyond recog
nition, while the bones of the chest
and shoulders were crushed and
broken, death being Instantaneous.
Mr. HanBen was also severely
scratched and bruised as was Miss
Van Storm. The latter, however,
ELKS LODGE HAS
I
LOS ANGELES, July 14. Only
two contests developed in the elec
tion of officers of the grand lodge
of Elks, which held Its first business
session of the reunion yesterday.
Edward Masters, of Charlerol, Pa.,
defeated Major John B. Jeffery, of
Oakland, for grand trustee to succeed
James R. Nicholson, of Boston, who
was chosen grand exalted ruler. Geo.
F. Cooper, of Knoxvllle, Tenn., won
over William Lown, Saginaw, Mich.
Baltimore won the 1916 conven
tion from Atlanta by a vote of 711
to 259.
A parade of electrical floats dec
orated with the colors of the Elks
wound up a day of entertainment,
which was spent at Santa Monica and
other beach resorts.
Reports of officers showed the or
der to be flourishing In finances and
membership. In the year ended
April 1, 1915,. 43.085 new members
were admitted, bringing the total
membership to 442,658. There were
16,228 members dropped from the
rolls, 232 expelled, 7843 admitted
and 4701 deaths. Thus the net In
crease in membership was 14,081.
Ten new lodpes were added, bring
ing the total to 1326. There Is n
surplus of $649,547 In the treasury
of the grand lodge, while subordin
ate lodges have net assets of $26,-815,739.
.showed groat presence of mind wTfen
she started for aid, leaving, her step
fathrr crazed with the shock of the
fall and grief over the death of his
daughter and powerless to aid him
self. After .climbing the cliff, a
task 'which taxed the strength of men
she ran a mile and a half to the
nearest farm house and after gasping
out her story, fell exhausted and
fainting on the steps.
Neighbors immediately started for
the st'ene of the accident after phon
ing for a physician, and upon arriv
ing at ths spot found the father ly
ing unconscious at the side of his
daughter, seemingly exhausted, aft
er a vain endeavor to revive the girl.
The injured man was taken to tho
home of his daughter at Canyonville
and the body of his daughter was
taken to the home at Glendale.
Mr. Hansen is well known in this
county, having been engaged In busi
ness at Glendale for Beveral years.
He has four daughters, two of them
being married, one living In Canyon
ville and one at Los Angeles, and a
son who Is living at Glendale. He is
a member of the local Elks lodge,
having been initiated at their home
coming meeting.
Bessie Hansen was 17 years of
age and was well known In this
city and in the section in which Bhe
lived. She was a .beautiful girl, a
leader In the younger circles and
loved by all who knew her. The
funeral will be held tomorrow at ihe
home in Glendale and Interment will
probablv take place at Canyonville,
where her mother Is burled.'
The car which was driven by Mr.
Hansen was found In a badly wreck
ed condition, the fenders were bent
and torn from the machine. The
wheels were broken and the steering
gear bent and twisted. The auto
was brought to this city where it
will be repaired. '
The road at the scene of the snd
occurrence makjs a sharp turn, a
cliff rising on one side while It is
almost a straight drop to the creek
on the other. The road is newly
built and had no guard at the edge
BUSINESS REVIVES
; Along the river front at Dlnant today; little shops among the ruins.
Business is almost dead, but not quite, in what was once the beautiful little Belgian village of Dlnant, burn
ri by the Germans in their onward march last August These pictures, just received from Belgium, afford soma
, f Umpses of the unhappy city as it looks today.
LONDON, July 14. The first . rope's most beautiful little cities,
authentic pictures of the little Bel-' After many months the streets
glan town of Dlnant taken since the! have been cleared of their debris.
Germans hurned and occupied thej Following their occupation the Ger
clty in their onward march last' man military authorities called upon
August have Just reached London.
They show the town still In ruins,
but with here and there a little shoo
erected amid the debris of what were !
once lino nusiness pinres.
After the Germans had go!
through bombarding the town and!
fire and explosion had spent them-l
selves It was found thnt the streets'
were choked with the ruins of nnm-'
berless houses. Dlnant cojuld not
longer boast of being one of En-'
ROAD MEETING j
WORKS GOOD!
i
i
State Engineer Makes Clear
The Intentions of Commission.
BOND ISSUE OFTEN MILLIONS FAVORED ,
Systematic County Survey of Muln
Thoroughfares Urged Tills
Kxponse to Ho Met
Ity Comity.
RoBeburg was honored yesterday
afternoon by a visit from the advis
ory board to the state highway com
mission, accompanied by State En
gineer Cuntlne. . These gentlemen
were met by County Commissioners
Nichols and '.Plnkston at Eugene,
who accompanied them to the city,
imincdiately upon 'their arrival .a
hurried call was sent out for a meet
ing of citizens at the Commercial
Club, and within a very short space
of time there was a splendid rep
resentative body of citizens present.
President Pearce, of the Commer
cial Club, explained the purpose of
the meeting and called upon County
Judge Marsters, who thanked the
gentlemen of the board for-the privi
lege, they had given the citizens of
Douglas, county to meet them. It
said that while he was new at the
road building business, he was be
ginning to appreciate the great needs
of the county and was very glad of
the opportunity .of getting sugges
tions and advice from such a com
petent and authoratlve source.
State Engineer Cantine then made
of the curve to prevent the car from
leaving the road.
IN BELGIAN TOWN BURNED BY GERMANS,
.tWtMC r " " ' - ' 1 i 1 1 1 1 " r tm rr(LaiimaK-J-li
tbe Inhabitants to produce brooms,
spades and shovels, and organized
the 'Inhabitants Into bands In order
to clear away the destruction that
naa neen wrougnt. wnen tne roaugi
had been cleared and Bwept the or-!
der went forth, "Now trade and be,
prosperous."
The bridge across the Meusn river
has been restored to traffic, the nave
of the church has been re-roofed, and
the two towers have been tempor -
a very comprehensive talk on the ob
jects and intentions of tho highway
commission in the -near present and
continued future. He said it whs
the duty of this board to look over
the need3 of the state and counties
and make recommendations to the
commissioners. Douglas county, he
said, was one of the problems which
faced them, and alwuys had been,
for of the. 366 miles of the Pacific
highway from Portland down to tho
state line, 106 miles, or 3-10 of tho
entire distance was fn this county
while the valuation of the cour'ry
through which it passed was not in
nroportlnn to the distance. Part of
this Is in Pass Creek and Canyon
Creek, and there wers other bad
stretches. It was the Intention of
tho advisory board to size these up
for further attention from tho state
next year. The state fnglnvrr urged
that a systematic survey of this main
thoroughfare be made so that when
'he tate' was asked for assistance
the board would be able to make a
close estimate' as to 'the cost of such
Improvement. The expense of this
survey should bo borne by the coun
ty and Includfd In the budget for
next year. Mr. Cantine dwelt upon
thls u.t being vrry Impo tant, ns did
tho Dporl.ers whJ followed him.
Mr. Bonson, of the board, coincid
ed with the views of the engineer
on the survey as being highly Im
portant. He nleo elucidated Mhe
proposed ' Issued of ten millions of
state bonds for highway and road
(Continued on page 4.)
SWEEDi
STRIKES A MINE
I STOCKHOLM, July 14. Captain
Strldback and four of tho crew of
the Swedish schooner Daisy were
drowned when the vessel struck a
mine and sank in the Baltic.
arlly capped. A few men a greater
number of women, children and
babks still live among the shattered
ruins of ther former homes. A wall:
through the streets recalls alter
nately memories of Pcmp?ll or Mes
sina, so complete has been the de-
structlon In certain parts, and yet
j hero and there a building will lie
little namagen amid ine surrounu-
ing ruin. Great gaping holes and
gaunt rows of window spaces lt
j, through tjio brilliant summer sun-
Bhlne, and between the masses of
masonry which still stand a few of
the Inhabitants have succeeded In
, eretlng little shops or dwellings.
THAW IS FOUND
TO BE SANE NAN
First Victory in Over Nine
Years of Legal Battle.
IS NOT VET SURE OF HIS LIBERTY
Specialist necluroa llmw Had De
lusions of l'urseciitloii, and
is Not a Sufferer of
Maniacal Iiibiuiity.
NEW YORK, July 14. Harry K.
Thaw, this afternoon, was found to
be aane by the Jury in the court of
Justice Hendricks, which heard tho
evidence in the trial through which
the slayer of White sought perman
ent release from Matteawan. Tho
finding of . the jury Is not final, as
the court has the power to reuder a
di'fferf nt decision. Should Hendricks
find Thaw sane, however, the effect
will not bo to free Thaw, as the
state has formally announced an ap
peal. Hendricks will probably an
nounce hia decision tomorrow. The
verdict is the fist real victory Thaw
has gained in his nine years' fight
for liberty.
No Sign of Insanity Given.
"Has Thaw shown here in court
any evidences of paranoia?" Mr.
Stanchfleld asked.
"I don't think he has," Dr. Flint
j said. "Only to me lie does not act
I like a sane man."
i Dr. Flint wont on to explain that
he did not think Thaw ever was a
"persecuted paranoiac," but decler
ed he 1iad delusions of persecution.
In this disease, he added, the. delus
ions change from year to year.
"But there were, no indications
while he 'was on the stand 'In this
trial?" Mr. Stanchfleld asked.
"No Indication that would be evi
dent from what he said," the wit
ness replied.
Paranoia Not Indicated.
"If you didn't know his history,'
Judge Hendrlck Interrupted to ask,
"would you. think him a parallels
from the indications he has given
here?"
"No," Dr. Flint answered.
According to Dr. Flint, Thaw is
not and never was suffering from
Maniacal depressive insanity. Th3
alienist declared if ho had been, sent
to Mnttenwan for that, ho Was In
carcerated for an ailment he did not
possess. He said he did not consid
er paranoia curable.
FLY OVER ESSEN
LONDON, July 14. Several
French 'airmen made a reconnuls
sanre over KsHen; tho Purls reports
declared, an,d. located the Krupp gun
works In thn .city.
PROTEST MADE BY
BERLIN, July 14. Sweden. Nor
way and Denmark have Joined In a
protest to Great Britain against mo
lesting their shipping, the dispatches
from Stockholm report. '
LIBERTY BELL
3BATTLE, July 14. Enormous
crowds of parlotlc citizens and
thousands of visiting Bhrincrs shout
ed a noisy greeting to the Liberty
Bell when It arrived at 9:1! this
morning. Mayor Gill, Governor List
er and others welcomed the relic In
brief spoeches. A company or ma
rlnes and a company of United States
soldiers, with veterans from the Sol
diers Home, aldod in the celebration.
Almost countlesB thousands viewed
the historic relic, and the patriotic
enthusiasm was Intense during tho
bell's visit.
TISDALFS AUTO
TURNS TURTLE
Arthur Krusmark, a young man
of Slayton, Minn., who has Ibeen,
visiting at the home of Mark Tts
dalo In Sutherlln, met with an acci
dent this afternoon which might have
resulted more seriously. While rid
ing in the Tladale auto in company
with Mr. Spaulding, Mr. TlBdale and
his son Charles about two miles
south of Sutherlln, an auto was met
and In attempting, to turn out and
pass the machine Charles Tlsdale,
who was driving, drove a little too
close to the edge of the road, which
was newly graveled. The auto turn
ed over Into a ditch about six feet
Teep and young Krusmark was pin
ned under the machine, crushing his
foot.
A. D. Bradley, who was follow
ing close in the rear, gave assist
ance to the unfortunate party and
brought the Injured man to this city
where he was given medical atten
tion. At the time of going to press?
an X-Ray examination was being
made of the injured member in or
der to determine the extent of his
Injuries. Mr. Krusmark was on his
way to the exposition and had stop
ped off to visit with the TIsdales,
whom he had known In the east.
MORE BOMB NOTES
BOSTON, July 14. An Unsigned
note, declaring that bombs 'were
planted In the state house and cus
toms house, and that the governor
was to- be killed, was received today
by the Boston Traveler. "There ira
two bom In Ir tha slato liout3, and
one in tifc rumoms hi'se lowec,
tho nolo suld. "Holt was a Oennn
spy, and so cm I." The governor is
to be klllnj. Tho bninua will go. oil
about Friday, and wo have fooled tho
police." T'hp writer e 1 elng souijl t
by tho nuth' lilies.
T
PORTLAND, July 11. Sixty-six .
million three hundred thousand
bushels of wheat, 3:i,000,onn bushelo
of outs and 14,000,000 bushels of
barley, the largest crop of cereals
that Washington, Oregon and Idaho
over produced, is now being harvest
ed, according to estimates of llyman
Cohen, commercial editor of tho
Journal, following a trip of Inspec
tion. Cohen estimated that Oregon
will produce 18,900,000 bushels
of wheat, 14,000,000 bushels of
onts and 4,000,000 bushels of barley.
HltlTAIV TO FOLLOW LEAK
United Htjites Must He I Irnt to Itec
ognlzo .Mexican f;iivernineiit.
WASHINGTON, J'nly 14. Great
Britain Intends to follow the lead of
the United States In the matter of
recognizing a government In Mexico.
This was explained to Miguel Diaz
Lombardo, minister of foreign affairs
In the Villa faction, In a conference
yestorday w"h Sir Cecil Spring-Rice,
tho BrltlBh ambassador.
Mr. Lombardo, formerly Mexican
minister to France, is here on a
special mission.
The decision to follow the lead of
the United States, It Is understood,
growB out of A desire to avoid such
a miKundersinndtng as occurred when
tho British government recognized
General Huerta.
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