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IEW f'lHil I.VI'HI 44MMI fair. DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent newspaper publlnhed for the best Interest of the people. Onwlldatlok. , A, r.W. RosKjirrtG, onr-GON, i i:u.v, api;h, at, inaa. vou x, xi. :im, ok thi: i:vi:xi.(j xkws. OOfoFMURDEftLJ VICTIM WRAPPED IN A HOP SACK i TAKEN FROM RIVER TODAY lM Hole Through Head Shows Manner in Which Frank Bow F ker Met Death at the Hands of Young Hecker- Weighted with Heavy Stones. S .aai1314 mllos from Portland on the Oregon City road, three miles this . . m c... ..,. f-jtv anil nunr fl, ellV t . in-i-iiVI-UKD. Blue ui viv -- ; 1)01)1 I " HBAVY. Or., April 21. L i,r,at 1U o'clock today SCtd of Frank Bow- rraTheThey ak n 'rem the river about i below the brldee where JWher told the police S, boy had dropped It Sunday Wht Officers who examined ',4 bodv of the dead man stat- W the bullet that killed Bow- er had entered through the tli from the back of his neck. min,- out through his eye aulng mnt death. Hecker In his reported confession said t. ......... iha iindv from the bridt-e in a hop sack - fBy United Proas .1 41.B.JNY7 Or.. April 21. How l's body was found In shallow Mer hen the grappler, almost rr of their search, had been Wing farther and farther uown jr.nn. The body was founil much rtln-r below the bridge than was sjwtod by the searchers and when and was i" a crouching position In bop sack, with bullet wound In trk of head and over eye, Indlcnt tllic shot was fired from 1m 4. the bullet penetrating; the ftainiof hl(HMl found on the hlgh t) mo (.ladstone this morning leTl kp-Jke to believe that the murder committed near the supiiosod limits of Gladstone, Is believed now by the polige to be the place where Frank Bowker was murdered last Sunday night. Captain of Detectives Harms, Inspectors Schulplus, Casou and Barker and Deputy Sheriff Ken dall returned last night from scour ing the country and reported t heir find. If their theory proves correct, the burden of detection and prosecution of Russell Hecker will rest on Clack amas county, as the responsibility will be pluced on the county in which the actual crime was committed. Pool of lilootl Gives Clue. The officers learned of the spot while running down another, report that blood had been found on an other road. L. B. Johnston, an em ploye of the Khan-Herbert company iat Gladstone, found a large pool of PORTLAND TRAGEDY ! RESULTS IN DEATH Or EX-SERVICE MAN Senator I. L. Patterson, Seek jng NominationforGovernor of Oregon in City. (By Assncluted Frasn.) PORTLAND, Oi.. April 21. Mrs. J. I.. Cave, of this city. Is in a serious condition at a lo- COUNTY'S OLDEST RESIDENT DEAD STANDS FOR ECONOMY Believes That Salaries of Governor and of Slnte Employees Should Ho ltexlscd to Pre-War ltiisis and . Commissions Consolidated. cai hospital wan a, buiiet Hardy C. Stanton Dies at Age wound In her heiul inflicted late Oi , ' .. oi Tears runowing a hist night at her Jioine by J. It. Chambers, an ex-service man. who shot himself dead after wounding Mrs. Cave and Harry Post, a guest at .the Cave home. Mrs. Cave la the mother of Chambers' wife, who recently separated from her husband. Chambers sent threatening let- ters to Mrs. Cave and last night appeared at the hitter's home, where his wife wV-a living. Ho fired a shot at Post when he ' went to the door, shattering Post's right hand, and then fired through r. window at Mrs. Cave, after which he turned the pistol on himself, shooting him- Stroke of Paralysis. WAS BORN IN NEW YORK blood beside the road near the city limits at 6:30 o'clock Monday morn ing. He said it was larjre enough to attract notice, but he paid no atten tion to it until he read the news papers later in tho day. He then told about the blood spot in Gladstone and when the officers stopped there yesterday they heard of the find and went to the place im mediately. Iiloa! S)ot for Murder. On one side of the road Is a large timber tract and on the other is the Southern Pacific right of way. It is an isolated place and there is no bouse nearer than a quarter of a mile. Captain Harms said it would be an ideal place to commit a mur der. Substantiating the new th'eory is the report that an automobile was seen standing at practically the samu place, headlights burning, about 10 o'clock Sunday night, approximately . cache, where the two ". hav0 been cotmnltted. Kah.Y which wll Ih-ckcr and Frank Honker, 1(ell tll tho intervening time had sd left lo examine. It Is the opin- washed nearly all the blood away of the officers that a fight took I &ni only a faint blotch, which is very fc. i. i .i . i, i . ! uncertain, was found by the officers met here and that Howker was !,.. ,,,,.' i,j ,., . Fifcht Probably Occurred. Captain Harmes said he thought It entirely probable that Bowker would begin to ask questions after he had been driven out a Utile further than he thought necessary, and that the questions would hnve become pointed before they reached Gladstone. The 1 Body Xear Hunk f,,Fht ,voul1 nnvP occurred In such f (Hv t iiited ITpss). lease at or near the place where the Diooa was rouna. The entire matter will have to rest until the clvemical nnalysis of the gravel is made. The detectives made no effort to question Hecker when they returned and probably will not. talk with him about their discovery until the examination Is finished anil tho .rennrt In received frmn the the suppose bloodstains on the chemist, vri aliere a ixxd of lilwi ,u Hecker Known nt Marsliflehl. n Vondar n .? , 7, T. MARSHFIKLD. Or.. April 21. Z I. ' "' Russell Hecker. the young man who lonimid toward Oregon City, has confessed to the killing of Frank ii Is believed to be the spot where Bowker. of Portland, formerly lived wker na, k.illt-l. in Marshfteld. as well as hid victim. 1 Scene of Vnrl- 11 was """"'"ting of a coincidence JFORTLAM) nrii ii a ,nat 1)0,11 ,no murdered man and f- '- ' 1 8pot the confessed murderer formerly re sided in Marshfleld. Young Hecker when a mere youth came here from Albany and worked as a bell hop at the Chandler hotel Later he was engnged as operator of a moving picture machine for K. M. Thurber when the latter oprated the Orpheiim theater and for a time played with the McCormirk jazz or chestra and part of the lime sold tickets at the McCormlck dances. On a later occasion he visited Coos Buy when a member of McF.lroy'g Jazz band. When he lived here Heckvr had a . , ..nan. proninition oi- i-i'uiuon ana me young man f id iifnrceineiit officer for was QUi'e well known about the cltv. ' uisrnef r.f r..i i u 1.1.... . . .. . .. 1.- ivniueu nere ror pronamy two years. I. ... t r . r ( " ine ueiectioil .i-r i,rnieiiiiienil. r- v ure nf bonze runners" Bowker was a former member of I are a-iticipatlng some bold ,h' 01,1 (:" I!"y Concert Band. He ' -I"" In tninir I. .j ,, . was alan l.ero loci .,,,,, . I,.. " " """ ' ii'iuor lo i v r"' " ' " " " 1 uinnKT." Mrn,.n.k.n ''IK state convention was held In FIGHT RACING FLOODS Senator I. L. Patterson, of Polk Conntv Hi.nnhlirun rnnilirliita fur eovernor of the Kinte rf rireioii. wiis' self dead. a visitor in llosehurg today and ac- f companied by W. J. Weaver, inanag- Z . TZ er of the Fnipquu hotel where Senat-I or Patterson was a guest la3t night, 'Mil f IftN DOLLARS TO tnd A f Mitrtileen nf the burg National liank, visited a num ber of the leading men and wom en of this community. Senator Pat terson is on a trip into southern Oregon and is going from here on to Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland, stopping at the smaller towns and cities enroute. Senator Patterson Is a pleasing man to meet. He has a fine person ality and he impresses one as being a man of much power and ability. He Is a "dirt" farmer and at the same time is a business man who un set lvooonl for Seel In Crossing Plains Making Trip by Mulo Team in Three Months, At That Tlmo An Viitistuil Occurrence, WASHINGTON, April 21. The immediate appropriation of a million dollars to fight the floods along the Mississippi river will be asked In a Joint resolution In the house today. o NIGHT OF TERROR IN STREETS OF BELFAST h ' v v Jf if t "! ',.tmf. v V i i BELFAST, April 21. Hundreds of gunmen participated in street battles during the worst night of ter ror Belfast has known In mouths. Seventeen persona were wounded. Gangsters boldly exchanged shots from the streets with snipers on the roofs. HOSPITAL BE PROVIDED FOR DISA5LFD SOLDIERS WASHINGTON, q Trl 21. Presi dent liardiug today signed the bill authorizing the appropriation of seventeen million dollars for build ing additional hospitals for the care of disabled veterans of the world war. Bed. 'A Woodhurn garage man reported I miw blood on llecker's fingers kiy night anil that the ly np inil very nervous. The isdlce now Here the case is complete ago Inst flng Hecker. iAI.Il.WV, Or., April a'l. When iid the body was within two feet I the east bank of the Ciilaixmia Ifer, and WM (aken to the Albany rgiie, beinu held in the sack un ( the arrival of the Portland offi- The police today arc analjz State Senatikr Iko Paitersou, ltpul liean (intlidate for (iovemor of Oi-egon nt Priniaiy Flection. ?U CHASE BOOZE RUNNERS By RADIO t'mrr.i!,.t..i x- D. k mi , " Apr" 21 The first J, "",!l"n "'Ho station" in the e, a'"?""' " u b-ll-ved. will be -d here atop the federal cus- r n V e ,,""''' and Instal ' of ,he r)allt b),Eln as ' " rornnl approval of the pro- l I"' Wsl""'-'"'n. , .., , Colorado, announced n.- n, !, s,-,em . to tle em- "1 I'r.neir.ll.- ... . . uv . s uiinnee liquor to i ' ' "t-ie ihsi sunimer wnen e 'T litis .!,.,, ., .. . . 'KIU' .i.i. ., v.ii'iiuiiun .. . .. .. - ...... derslands thoroughly business prin cipals and economy. As coll 'etor of customs for eight years and a senator for two terms. Mr. Patterson acquired a wide know ledge of governmental administra tion that equips and qualifies him for the office he now seeks. In both capacities ho acquitted himself with credit. Although during tho tight years or his occup;inry of collector of cus toms the business of the office doubl ed, he succeeded through the intro duction of economies In reducing tlw administration expenses more than one-hair, and the achievement won for him the commendation or the as sistant secretary of the treasury. As a number or the ways and means committee or the 1919 session he led a successful fight on tho tloor of the senate nTair.st a Fiilary raise raid hnt had been precipitated on the trerisury bv the house. In the li2j session the movement was re vlwd on a lesser scale, and while the senator voted Tor practically nil county sahry bills, he balked on most of the salary Increases for slate officers, Including that of tho gover nor. He is the nuthor of the budget law nnsed bv the 10 21 legislature, and which was one of tho most construc tive measures enacted during the session. A "dirt" farmer himself, the sen or supnortecl the farmers' coop' rat nng market 1,111 of the 1921 session, and nts icgisiaine r-.oi.i .... ... TARIFF BILL SHOUED ASIDE FOR BONUS BILL WASHINGTON, April 21. The tariff hill will be shoved aside lo clear the way for the soldiers bonus bill. Senator McCumber annoiinc d today. Tlie finance committee ex pected to start work on (he bill today. ARGUMENTS IN OLIN CASE HEARD TODAY WASHINGTON. April 21 The su preme court today heard the argu ments in tho caw of Charles Oliu against Oregon state officials In which Olin contended that aliens had a right to fish In the Columbia river in Oregon, and that the right was acquired und'-r a compact between Washington and Oregon. Olin's at torneys contended that this right was exempted from the law pass, d by Oregon in mill requiring aliens to obtain licenses. hoards and commissions, and the consolidation oi overlapping com missions. ;i. More II. C. "I'ncle Hardy" Stanton, Douglas county's oldest resident, died at 8:45 this morning-following a week's illness. 'I'ncle Hardy," as he was known to practically every Hoseburg resident, was 9a years of age and would have celebrated his 96. h birthday next September had not death reached him. In spite of his advanced age he was very spry and strong until a week ago when he suffered a stroke of paralysis which resulted In his death this morning. For many years his vital ity has amazed the people of this city, who loved him dearly. He lov ed to work lp his garden and ev ery year has spaded up his large yard and planted It in vegetables and berries. He was an export gardener and his gardens were always an at traction. Ills eyesight was good and he walked much of the time without the aid of a cane, his health being unusually good tor a man of his ad vanced years. He was born In Westcrlo, Green county, New York, on September 27. 1S20. He came to Oregon In 1 S ." 3 and made a record trip across the plains. He always loved to tell of his experiences in coming to Oregon fe.r It was a quite unusual adventure. His party made the trip with mule teams In less than three months, set ting a record for rapid travel In those days. The way was beset with danger and adventure 'and his bril liant memory enabled him to tell many thrilling stories of exciting times of the early days. He r'rst went lo Corvallis and stayed there about a year, and In 1 nr. 4 came to Douglas counfv and took tin a claim In Garden Valley. He had a very Tine rami there until the great rreshet which destroyed all or his possessions and lert him stripp ed or practically all worldly goods. Undaunted by this disaster he went to Idaho where he engaged In mining for several years. Return ing to Rosehurg he became postmas ter, receiving a commission which still has Its place In the famllv home r.nd which bears the date of October 11. 1Sfi7. He established himself In the gen eral merchandise business In 1871 and conducted the post office In ronneeiion with his business. He was burned out In the big fire hut soon reestablished hlmseir and was enin appointed postmaster In 1 S S n. having held the position continuous lv up to that time and continuing for many years following, lie retir ed from business about 21 years ago and has since lived In retirement at his home in this cltv. In the late 5fl's Mr. Stanton took the niteney for tho Portland Oregnn ian rnd continued as Its agent for a number of years and was reputed to be the oldest agent of that, publica tion In Oregon. During his lifetime he devoted much of his time to the Improvement of Rosoburg. A man or progressive mind he was constant ly upon the alert ror opportunities NEWS-REVIEW RADIO SET IS SHIPPED BY EXPRESS FROM SAN FRANCISCO TODAY Radio Engineer Representing News-Review in San Francisco Telegraphs That Set Has Been Received There, Tested, and Shipped to This City Installed at Once. The Westlnghouse radio receiving, view has been extremely careful In set recently ordered by the Rosehurg , tho selection of this outfit as there News-Review, was Bhlpped by express , are so many different makes of sets from San Francisco today, accordingi on the market, some reliable and to a telegram received from the I some not reliable, that It is neces radto englueer who has been repre- si.ry to use great care if good results senting the News-Review in San j are to be obtained. The Westing Francisco. The set has been thor- house coiiip. ny is nationally known oughly tested and has Vroveu satis- as one of tho leading electrical corn factory In difficult try-outs, the tele-1 p .nles of the world and their pro gram reported and will be shipped ducts are known lo be among tho today by express and should arrive in best. Tliev are now anions the lead Roseburg early next week. ers In the radio field and their equip- Thls set is one of the best money nient is considered of the finest qual- ' could buy. It is a high priced set, Ry. TM" eVery dCla" and e,"ull,H The receiving set purchased is one ed with the necessary apparatus to of ,e finest nla(le tne Wcstlng.. nli-lr onI olnnllf.r pnilln Kimnorla . . " i i (i , ' house company and is one of the so that they can bo heard for con- highest priced receiving sets which In order to get a Bet working prop erly and consequently a date for a puidlc entertainment with the set. cannot be announced at this time. I to make lmoroveinents and assisted conomleal administration I In many substantial matters which of the u II air. i of the state institu tions. 4. Redemption of the bond Issues authorized by the state. o. Veto of all extravagant and wasteful appropriations. Need Is lli'l reilcliinent. "Taxes of the state and lis sub- and alien land ownership question . divisions for the year 1 92 1 are in ex- Slanton, In affiliated with COAL MINES CUT OFF WHEN BRIDGE BURNS BlUIHUUItJ UIHlUUCe. .i.,, ,,,,, f n,,-a If ,.ra asilnttarl 1 he set Is equipped with a com- ' NVwB.KevIew by one of the pie e unlng apparatus and detector , enKlnecra of ,he paclflc and three-stop amplifier with large I t a nmn who understands the maguavox and under favorable con- f , d ,g dltlons the s gnals picked up and re-1 lalnte(, wUbai, typ1B and peated should be heard for a I fc of nlachnes. a nag lllor. tiinoe of about one block from the. , tRged the get ))efore bav,ng Nows-Beview office ,. It shipped tnd reports It to be an ex it Is poss ble that such res ul s lonalIv R00(, 'olltfit. It is neces- U.-I11 nrtt Ko ncli ldVf1 t nilpfl with IlllH1 1 " . . ., i,.;;ii. "'TV ' experiment tor some time under difficult conditions. At this time of the year and during the summer months, stat'c Is very bad and Interferes greatly with the oper ations of radio Instruments. Also the fact that Rosehurg is a considerable distance from the lnrgo transmitting stations will also have an eflict in the results obtained. Krectlou or an aerial and the In stallation of such wiring as it neces sary to connect up the radio set, will be started at once and no delay will be experienced in getting tho let In shape for Immediate opera tion. As soon as It Is instaiien tesis wtll be nude and as soon as the nec essary adjustments are made the set will bo turned over tor mo enier talnment of the public. It Is planned to place tne larne iirnavov outside tho News-Review building where It will sound direct ly mio Jackson street and where a large number of people can gather to hear the concerts which it is hop ed to reproduce hero. The radio receiving Pel is one m the most complete to bo Installed In Southern Oregon. The News-Re- DENVER. April 21. A half dozen coal mines near Walscnburg, Colo., were cut off from railroad commun ication when the bridge on a rail road spur burned out last night. Ad jutant General Hamrock said he had a report that tho bridge was first blown up and the wreckage burned. RUSSIA REPLIES TO THE ALLIES DEMANDS BOY INSTANTLY KILLED IN COAL SLIDE SEATTLE, April 21. Archibald Grove, 1 ti years old, was Instantly killed here today when he was caught In a coal slide on eighth level of the Black Diamond Coal Mine. Coroner Corson is Investigating the tragedy. ,. '" "' Practically no bond- run I' "T C"'v ftt " tin... ' runr.in winter from Can f 1 ;' "n,t l,nn,b because of in Wyoming. When Marshfleld. comlnc as it lnemler of the band from Portland. When he resided In MnrsbHeld Bowker at one time worked as n barber In Ano-nat rii-u,', v . v. . lot n, to open' up tt,e north- ' ,ho h''", 8 and twin daugh- nowet-r. th.-re proba'dy w,"'n resided here. i ii-h of i,or from Canaa ! ' He was een not many months urn - rid in will enable u, to CP. !n Portland about the hotel offices i, ,f Ini-.e ndltig excursions : !!r Mar"nn,'l' men. At that time he . " I sued State, ,nd ntn r . I had his vln'ln case wlih him and ' "er the Wyoming Hnp from "r " arrested for p-'dllre I frm ""'"T which he carried about In it e rVi"".r;,;:."proh"",,r,i " -cat-iTiolln taso-. "..rhout Colorado .in hJ ' " 1 :""' Portable, "radio i p C' "' V"r. who has been In Pan , " -p In touch with the i i 11 "r . for ,h" ra"t f'w ' "wr e Uquirters. ln lnp I looking after business matters r-- i turned to this city today. from th" orcanuatinn wnen any miiu Issue was Jeopardized hy Its pro erain. One of the exceptions was the Ms the resulted in tho betterment of Ros Surg. Itefore the city was organized with ft mnvor and councl', he was chairman of the council, the duties being similar to those now devoir lug noon the mayor. 11" was conn oilman when A. C. Marsters wai elected Rosoburg's first mayor and served very efficiently as a rouncll- I .. .,i niih the nlanks In his; ess of S lo.outi.iMio. and with over; man for a great number or years ' .i.(.r.ii on these subjects. 1 le also $ 1 ,0 Oo.oiiu In (b linqu"iit taxes on ! lie also servi d as school director for 1 ot"d for the automobile license tax the rolls, the great need of this stan isome time, i i. in nMrh h.. now recommends be Is retrenchment and tho application Religiously Mr .... mfl.la more eon table to of bilsinesi nrile ioh'S in llio aiiuiln-1 ohrlv life was owners of used cars. ust ration or pumic analrs, says ine. v.etnndisi cnurcn ami uuiiuk in..- I Reared In the old school nt noli- senator In his plattorm in discussing years with the Episcopal church. He ! t:c the nator was always inclined what ho terms the "tax rri.-is." wn! a hard worker In the Methodist 1 'n follow- the organization program "Tlie way to relieve the tax burden church and held the office of Sunday 1 In the senate whenever possible. j is ton-trench." he continues. "Only , school superintendent for a number lie was generally sufficiently pro- j last ye.,r when farmers and business of years. Since affiliating with the cressive, however, to on-as hwhv , nn-n were le-nig oisiressutKiy ileum-j r.piscopai i-inir n u-. nn ... I'd, inn goernors salary was 111- rjiienr auenu.iiii ami won.-, m i,,... rleased from $.Mmi0 and $7."ou an denomiiiiition. Increase of .'-U per cent. I propose to ll- was married in 1 S 7 n to .lennle . . .... . Th. ...... .1. ... .... 1 I .!.... 1.1 (l 1 .. I . .t. n a, 111 Ul. Fl' I'nl I if 1 paving fi ehf oT t be 1 9 1 s session, insiop ine iirni oi naniry laisnm. i .o. nincian, win, nm. !enator was strongly Inclined to Join shall Insist that the salary of the1 -hi, union was born three children. with the senators waging war on th" governor be r-l d to :.nt0. and Mrs. 1". '. Dezemiorf. Waslilngton. I'lviiiK monopolv. hut finally wound , that the salaries of nil state officials ). C: Cole E. Stanton. I'omfret. 1 un with tho opposition. lend employes be revised downward Center. Omn.; and Mrs. Lillian Retrenchment and the application , t the pre-ar b.il. ; Ta'il-of Monmouth, Oregon, or nii-fnes prlnclp'es In the admin- "I pon the go. rnnr rests tlie r"-1 Word of th" death of Mr. Stanton 1st,' Moo of state analrs is ine i-m,..- Hnonsniiiiiy lor iiiii-ruiiein nr cii.-.i:hs i - i mn.-M n " ral ei 'iik ef th" platform on which iagant expropriations of puMi" Sem-tor I I.. Pners"n is seeking fun-Is. Throui-li the single item vdo. ii.o republican guli-rnatorlal tiomln- a prt.ctlcally unu-ed power, he alone n;ion Iran eliminate any wasteful or Im- T!ie s-nator's re'renchno nt pro- prudent Items of appropriations. If gram rontemp'ates: elected I shall f--I a personal ro- 1 Ite-luctl .n of nil ral.irios - In-1 . ponslbllity for nery ap;in.pr:a'lon rlndlnc the sah ry of the gowrnnr of publls fumis. an-l will use tlie p to a pre-war basis. 2. Abolition of all on i!o- Atlantic coast anu inner: i ar - .o -ciin ns are being h- hl up until their arrival. Tncle Hardy" was one of Ros lure's most honored and n-pe te.l rcsid-nts. In his long span or lire bo has never passed an opportunity i.i r, :u b forth u helping hand to th" his Know (By A-la.mrt press. C.ENOA. April 21. If tlie Rus sians aro granted recognition de'Jure and adequate financial help . they nam In their ry submitteu 10 tno entento today, they at-o willing to admit Russia's war and pre-war debts, waive counter-claims and re- oore nationalized property or lor--Igners to the former owners or sat isfy claims of foreigners In cases whero the property cannot be re stored. As Justifying; their conten tion that the nllies could not as a matter of right demand compensa tion for the property, the Russians cite the abolition of slavery in the United States, whero neither Ameri cans nor foreigners were compen sated. They also cite the adoption or prohibition In America, a ensn wherein no compensation was given th producers or alcoholic drinks when national prohibition was adopted. Ileply Covers i'Z Piuses. GENOA, April 21 tlly U. P.) The reply covered 22 pages or type written matter, the general accept ance of tho terms of the allies ex perts laid down at Unidon covered i ho first half of the note, tho second i hair being argumentative. (H f-nillliy Replies lo Propositi. GENOA, April 21. lily A. P.) Germany today formally replied to tho allied proposal that the Germans tako no further part i.'.i..Pegot lallons between the nllies ami the Russians, but the reply does not modify the ef fectiveness of the Russo German treaty. The effect of the Russian and German replies Is to bridge over the crisis which threatened to dis rupt the conference Russia contended that her counter claims should lie recognized. Koreigii financial help is absolutely essential to Russia's reconstruction. Without It, she cannot burden the people with debts they cannot pay, the Rus sian delegation Insisted, following the declaration that Russia would reco-rnlze her ar debts provid-d both debts and Inter, st are -written down." SOVIET AND VATICAN SIGN TREATY TODAY Rome. April 21. What has been Interpreted as being the first move to bring the orthodox Russlnn church into the Roman Catholic church was made here today when Soviet repre sentatives signed a treaty with the Vatican permitting the Jesuits, ETan i iscans and Catholic sisterhoods to enter Russia and carry on educa tional work. TWELVE ARE INJURED WHEN OIL EXPLODES IKUVNEY, Cal., April 21. An ex plosion occurred today In the under ground tanks of an oil station here, followed by an explosion In an oil truck. Twelve persons were serl oush Injured and scores were in jured slightly. o SKIES BRIGHT 0UER UNIVERSITY RACE SEATTLE. April 21. With no wind and the skies bright. Washing ton today matched ll'-r eight oared racing crew with California to de ride the western rowing champion ship for another year. Waslilngton outweighs California hy one pound. The et iit look place on Lake Wash ington, with the northern university the favorite In the belting. The win ner will go to I'nughkocpsln, N. Y., lo row in the Inter-colb'glale cegatta. BURGLAR ALARM FOILS BANDITS t.f of h lloni vi in tn relieve the noetW who came within superfluous1 burden of the taxpayer. " ' . dge. His patl- nro and kindliness In this time of soirow, tin- Assocl.l l-fpi" 1 ItlDGEKIELD, Wash.. April 21 A burglar nlarin foiled four bandits who tried to rob the La Center Statu bank early this morning. The alarm amused th" bank pr. -blent. S. K. Meyers, who with oilier men at- . tacked the robbers. Th" bandits es- and above all his exemplary rharao- raped In a running battle, abandon ter endeared him In tie- minds an! log their niiiumobil". which was hearts or nil nod th" entire common- found here with sever.!' bullet holes Itv Brieves with the bereaved family-In the back. It had been stolen nt Woodland.