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DOUGLAS COUNTY
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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 --
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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
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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.