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Newspaper Page TextFather OUR CIRCULATION TO D 4200 AND STILL CROWING r...- Fair Tonight f ,d I Saturday- Consolidation of 1h Kvanlne) New and Tha Roseburg Review. DOUGLAS 1 I 3 An Independent Newspaper, Published for the Best Interest of the f eopte. X V i in rTT-n OF ROSE' i REVIEW : 1 a f17 - ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1924. VOL. XII. NO. St OF THE EVENING NEWS ' -K " LffJ Wire.) n. Running Mate for lidge, Convention De cide Last Night. h)EN FIRST CHOICE td to Accept Nomina mi Brigadier General aj Elected on the Third Ballot. NTs. . June 13. Cover- nor Sm. '.yaded the pre-con- vention U mx of democratic leaders for the democratic na- tlonal couventlon. He arrived last night. Today he plan to w comer win i-ranmin Roosevelt, chairman of the convention for v ms nomination ror the presl- dency. James D. Brennan, will arrive Monday It la expected that William Gibbs McAdoo will ar, w nve next Monday. Hlg cam- v paign manager, David I.. Rock- wen. wno nas oeen In Cleveland as an observer of tbe'republican w convention is on the way hers. I'ordell Hull, national demo- cratic chairman arrived yester- uay anu toon charge of the na- tlonal headquarters. ( 1. P. NOMINEE mmm ! LOOT MAIL Will WBSTH tMri Prei Leased Wire.)' ETTA. Ohio, June 13. and without oratoriat Hour- jijier-Onerul Dawes. In his lic aduress since ne was d by the republicans as presidential candidate told hit friends and neighbors that I ,have gratefully se nilis nomination, resoivea lerer it entails, I will do Irtted Press Leased Wire.) ELAND. June 13. The L to elect President Cool- jccecd himself and Charles tof Illinois to be vlce-pre-at formally under way to- organlzatlon or the repuu- iunal committee. Republican national conven- h itarted with almost de ttlm. worked un steadily be three days of its ses- b s roaring, precedent-set- kn last night and ended ies that soothed the hearts bmers. 0. Lowden of Illinois had tnated by an overwhelming had declined. That had ppeDed before In the par ti, not was it in accord- tie convention manager's ae, ifter a recess to con- He list time Mr. Lowden's reiterated declaration. nd maria" general from u iwept Into the noml That too, had not been br leaders. i-mon ot coolidge was ac- i at the mnrnins- HPRsInn Jrous enthusiasm, only the n and .North Dakota fol- fl Senator La Kollette dis- tverybody knew what was happen, and it did. Then bminess of selecting tho dentlal candidate. Nobody 'at was going to happen. fome thought they did. wa taken after the nnm. f President Coolidge to give r anotncr opportunity to her on a vice-presidential When the afternoon rps- n however, sentiment was r crystallization and the carried 15 names, only wnicn dad been placed In nomination. delegates gathered for the easlona. handhllla P and other campaigning appeared. The floor soon Kred. atill nuzzled leaders heads together, rieloirn- fcucused, individuals and re urged, beseeched. ar- ard that Juricn winiam s ot Iowa, was the favored Others heard tho aama "'Jt Senator Charles Curtis out while the nomina ting placed before I ho n- the name n fn. n. a r Lowden. presented In spite aroused the raonstratlon. first ballot Mi- i..j.. 22J Totes, Judge Kenvon 'ral Dawes 149, and Re r Theodore E. llurton ralnLtratlon leaders made nominate nenreumoiiv. fl the second ballot. W ti nnier, campaign manager 1nt rooliHe. . .i 'or him. " """"" le. however swept over r toward Lowden on the 10- and snnn 1. ih. oo usion. delegation after " "'riving for recogni anre vote i-st . u . The fln.l -nnt ' votes. Representative hen on 74, and Dawes Frank ft U'lllta -1 ALL n.- uowaen nomination sociated Press despatch sent from Oregon. Illinois, Mr. Lowden's home as "the most recent and authentic Information." In his possession con firming the formers statement. Great disorder ensued, while the leaders tried to decide what to do. Charles B. Warren of Detroit, chair man of the resolutions committiua eventually managed to enable chair man Mondell to get a formal and final declaration from Mr. Lowden. This was done. Mr. Lowden's reply being presented to the chairman through the Associated Press and also by commercial telegraph. ' While the delegates the last session to receive the Low den reply and elect a candidate, the caucusing and maneuvering was is-" sued on the floor. The drift was sufficiently toward General Dawes to cause convention managers to put in telephone calls for him at Marl- eta, Ohio, where he was visiting bis sister, iney wanted to make sure no would accept if nominated. Mr. Butler, meanwhile, told Sena. tor Reed of Pennsylvania: "It can t be Dawes; it must be Hoover. Senator Reed replied: It can't be done: It must be Dawes. 1 The convention war called to or der shortly before 10 o'clock. Mr Lowden's decision was accepted and the third ballot began. Mr. Hoover s name appeared in the voting when Alabama, the first state on the list cast Its ballots for him. The Dawes sweep was over- against 234J for the commerce sec retary, i Governor Cox of Massachusetts and Senator James E. Watson of In diana moved that the general's nom ination be made unanimous and again only the La Follette support ers dissented. .. Chairman Mondell then was sel ected to head the -committee to no tify President Coolidge formally of his nomination, Representative Bur ton was made chairman to call on General Dawes and motions were adopted .and the convention was ended. Both Mr. Lowden and Dawes were among those known to be satisfactory to President Coolidge as a running mate, and Butler In a statement issued after adjournment said he was well pleased. Four Autoloads, of Robbers Halt Express and Mail Train Last Night WAS A BOLD ROBBERY AmouAt Taken First Estimat ed at Between Qne and Two Million Dollars But Probably Less. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) MARIETTA, Ohio. June 13. Flooded with congratulatory tele grams from all parts of the country and surrounded by his family and by the friends of his boyhood, Brigadier-General Charles G. Dawes, nominated republican vice-presidential candidate last night Is planning to leave Marietta this afternoon for his home in Chicago, where prelimi nary i)ans for his participation will be made. The nominee was enjoying a quiet reunion In the old Dawes homestead here with other members of his family, whe word of the new honor came to him. The first word of the nomination came over the radio through which the family circle were listening to the convention proceedings. As the landslide of votes started in his di rection on the tbifd ballot, the gen eral pulled a little harder on the famous inverted pipe which played such a prominent part In the recent proceedings of the allied repera tions committee but vouchsafed no hell and marlas. When the voice of the announcer officially declared his nomination his only comment was: "Well. I declare!" The general held a short Informal reception with Marietta friends af ter the nomination, but denied him self to interviewers and refused to talk politics. CLEVELAND. June 13. Most of the 2.000 delegates and alternates who attended the republican nation al convention were on their way Hflanimr.. ai convention were on mm " from ,h J e onl)r als- home today or were ready to start "m tne U'i,.n.,i. i . ... . , n Bor. ,.. :. T . " " neeaea ana n Vn.a.11 ioiiowea. quota of sleep Mondell, manareri n w Hi - i , . . .1 . , ...... ... . i : . l.n 'rr anrf , -- i vt un nunareos oi viiwr u Kn, 7 ' -u unaaiea came to Cleveland to see tne oik r pr.... , " ' snoi 'presentation In event he ntv tatnl they began pouring out of the tthln an hour after me con- it (. - .1 .1 . . . a I "-Mlon "uureen , vention ended on special ana renumi ' th. v. .' "P';d appre-, trains and In automobiles. The first ration a a"ned special train leaving depsrted be- or enin. . . midnight for rsw ors, ,M a irnt n lai other points In the esst. VaVtrfL'. "i""1"-! rlag-draped buildings (Associated Press Leased Wire.) MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. June 13. Liberty bonds valued at ntn nnn which we're consigned tn tho iJa al reserve bank here, were a part of the loot stolen by bandits during the robbery of a Chicago. Milwau kee and St. Paul train near Chicago Thursday night it was revealed here today. (AsioclateJ Press Leased Wire.) CHICAGO. June 13 Amiinriiii of several counties were watching all roads today for traces of four automobile loads of train robbers who robbed a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul express and mall train last night, carrying away a fortune in registered mail. Postal and hank officials, however, said the amount would be much less than early estimates which had ranged from SI, 000,000 to $2,000,000. Although the holdup was one of the most daring in railroad history, and was executed with precision and by a large band, the exact number of which has not been ascertained, A. E. Germer, chief post office in spector here, declared the loss would not exceed 1100,000 in his opinion. Federal reserve bank officials said all shipment's or currency and se curities from the federal reserve bank of Chicago aggregated S75 000. The train, en route from Chicago to bt. paul was stopped at Round- out, 111., 32 miles north of Chicago The train carrying eight mail coaches, and two express cars, left Chicago at 9 o'clock last night. Fifty minutes later the bandits took possession of it. In 65 minutes more they gathered between 40 and 45 pouches of registered mail and sped away Into the darkness. Only one man was sstot. He was a mem- er of the robber gang, mistaken y one of his fellows for a member of the train crew. Although the train carried more than 70 mail clerks and guards, all armed, only those In three coaches were compelled to face the guns of the robbers. These coaches carried the registered and first class mail. The robbers forced their way tnto the cars by breaking the coach windows and throwing bombs filled with chlorine gas. The clerks and guards, nearly overcome by the deadly fumes were forced to open the doors and allow the robbers to enter. MILWAUKEE, June 13 Sheriff's deputies and police, on motorcycles and in automobiles are patrolling all roads leading from Milwaukee In an effort to Intercept the men who held up train number 67 on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad last night at Roundout Illi nois. Engineer Steven Walte, In telling of the holdup, said, he over heard one man say to fireman E. J. Dibble. "We're going to get the soldier's bonus. We want that money and we're going to got It tonight and not wait 20 years." WAVKEGAN. III.. June 13. A man giving the name of Charles Al len, who recently came here from Janesville, Wis., was held by the police today for questioning. In con nection with the robbery of a Chi cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul mull train last night. 4 (Associated Press Lased Wire.) 4k PORTLAND. June 13 The state couventlon! of the Oregon department of I the American 4 Legion held business sessions 4 today. Tonight the unnual promenade of La Socleje dcs 40 Homines et 8 I'lievaux will be held ana state oificers will be elected. I 4) The drum corps from the 4 Roseburg post o( the American 4 Legion won first' prise, a silver cup in competition with other 4 posts of the state. Euene drum 4 4 corps won second place and La- 4) Uratide third. Roseburg scored 45 points. Eugene 42 and La- Grande 40. . The Judges were Captain Hayes. Vancouver, B. t, Charles Starr and Rudolph Shutze. v Commander Stewart wired to Toe News-Review early this 4 morning announcing the victory 4) by the I'mpqua American Legion 4 drum corps and the word was 4 soon passed arouno to those in- terested. Several telegrams were 4 sent to the Roseburg Legion men congratulating them and one message signeu by 30 promt- nent citizens was wired. Plans are under way fop a homecom- Ing reception for the drum corps. 4 The Associated Press office In Portland wired to The News- 4 Review this morning that the Roseburg delegation bad Just passed by The Telegram build- ing wearing their blue smocks and tams and blowing bugles and beating drums. Lives Snuffed Out When Gun - Flares Back on Dread naught Mississippi. SUYER-DF GIRL IS HANGED TODAY George Whitefield, Who Killed Ten Year Old Girl Pays Death Penalty. LEAVES A STATEMENT Holds No Resentment Toward Anyone Walks to Scaffold With an Unfalter ing Step. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) WALLA WALLA, June 13. With resentment ' against none and with steady, unfaltering nervo, George Edward Whitfield, 20 years of age, convicted murderer of Anna NoHko. 10 years old. Battleground school girl, went to his doom on the. gal lows at the state prison this morn ing at 4:38 o'cloik, lust as dawn was breaking In the east. He was pronounced dead ut 4:44. Whitefield was accompanied HAVING TARGET DRILL APPEALS SCHOOL BILL. 4 (Associated Press leased Wire.) SALEM, June 13. Attorney- General Van Winkle Is today for- wanling to District Attorney 4) Stnillev HI vuru .f v. : - ......... .iiiiiu.iiiiuii county notice of appeal to the w i uiteu Mates supreme court In v m anii-pririiie anil parochial school bill casP, together with bonds, and with his and (lovr- nor Pierce's signatures attached to the papers. Both' the Hill Military Aoademy and the Sis- ters of the Holy Names cases are covered iu the notice und bunds. Is the Fleet's Greatest Peace Time Disaster Not Known How Fatal Explosion Occurred. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) SAN PEDRO. June 13. U. S. S. Mississippi, self wounded giant of the Pacific fleet, in one of whose forward gun turrets. 48 men died in an explosion yesterday, toduy lies anchored outside the harbor break water. Trained by their calling to face death, unexpected and sudden, her officers and men are removing the traces of the terrific blast of T. N. T. that swept their comrades Into eternity. Naval traditions, of the kind that cluster about the names of Faragut. DeCatur, John Paul Jones and other American sea fighters of the past, courage devotion to duty and mo desty, flared brilllatly In the midst of yesterday's smoke and carnage. A slim lad from Spokaue, EnBlgn H. D. Smith, was first to crawl into the shattered gun turret that had be come a tomb ot the dead and a pocket of deadly gas in an effort to save anyone who might have escap ed the explosion. Today the little ensign will 'not talk beyond saying: "I did oily whnt any other man would have done." (Associated Press Leased Wire.) SAN PEDRO, Calif., June 13. Friday, the thirteenth, and navy mourns Its dead. Forty eight of them: three officers and 45 enlisted men. their lives snuffed out on the daeadnaught .Mississippi, the fleet's greatest peace time disaster, a dis aster that brought to tragic climax a week of sham battles and target practice. Aboard the hospital ship relief lay the dead, killed by a premruure explosion in the Mississippi's num ber 2 turret. Abonrd the U. S. 8. New Mexico, flagship of division four of the battle fleet, members of a naval board of' Inquiry prepared to open ut 10 o'clock this morning. Aboard the Mississippi, anchored outside the breakwater, officers and men watched the flame-shattered turret where a fourteen Inch gun. with an as yet, unexploded chargo Jammed in Its breech, meant that the danger of still another explosion! had not yet passed. ' It was the flareback from one of; these guns that shot death In flumes and poisonous gases back Into the; turret of Its open breech. A second, the breech locked, let loose In the harbor here as the Mississippi steamed home with Its dead and Injured from the drill grounds, and hurled a steel project ile dangerously near to an outbound Dassenger liner. Should the third fPRDGRAM SUNDAY I . t i 4j Exercises to Be Given at X ! Court House Yard on the Jj- Evening of June IS. 'CROWD IS EXPECTED lug the guns suffocated In the at mosphere of flame, gas and poison ous fumes. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) SAN PEDRO. Juno 13. Heroic efforts to save the lives of the men In the turret number 2, as flames burst out, were made by Lieutenant Thomas E. Sellars. one of the three officers whose lives was snuffed out with the progressive burning of smokeless powder. n hen the rescuing parties entered the death chamber they found the (Continued on page six) Annual Observance of Flag ' Day Will Be Featured by Out Door Ceremonies Canaday Speaker. I COMMITTEE ELECTS Glenn V. Wemberly has been re elected by the Democratic Central Committee as county chairman for another term. Mr. W'linberly served 1n that position very successfully dur ing tne past term and was the unani mous choice of the committeemen again this year. In spite of his pro test ngnlnat taking the office. The meeting was held in the City Hall, and the other officers elected were, Mrsj Christina Mlcelli, secretary; J. E. McCllntock, treasurer: J. It. Laswell. of Oakland, state central committee man, and C. L. Chenoweth. of Oak land. Congressional committeeman, The meeting of the democratic cen. tral committee, was well attended, committeemen being present from a large number of Uie precincts of the county. The chairman and secretary were authorized to fill in the vacan cies and appoint committeemen in precincts where none were elected. This work is now being done. Although no formal speeches were given, the members of the committee appear to be very enthusiastic over the party's chances for placing candi dates in office during the comliut gen eral election. The party has practlc ully a full ticket for county offices, and will mnke a vigorous campaign to put these candidates into office. The county organization will also do its best in fostering tho state and na tional ticket. The annual Flag Day exercises will be held at the Court House yard on Sunday eveniug, June 15. at 7:30 o' clock. The services are conducted under the auspices of the- local Elks lodge which each year sees that the day Is observed with proper ceremon ies. This year It is expected that the program will be better than any pre sented recently, and owing to the fact that the eveut will take place out of doors. It is anticipated that the crowd will be large. The committee In charge has ar ranged a good program, and will have tlie assistance of the Duuglas County Coucert bund in addition to the other numbers to be preseuled. The main address is to be made by H. A." tanaduy, register of the Rose burg land oftice. Mr. Canaday is an excellent speaker and his message will be well worth hearing. The official program for the flag day observance Is as follows: Selection Douglus County Concert Band. Introductory ExorclBes Exalted Rul er and Officers. History of the Flag S, J. Shoemaker. Selection Baud. Song Miss Gertrude Wlckham. A liar Services Esquire and Oificers. Iteadluc, "A Song For Flag Day Miss AUeime Stewart. Song Miss Gertrude Wlckham. Elks' Tribute to Flag L. J. Barnes. Reading, "A Forelguer's Tribute to 'The Flag," Miss Adeline Stewart. Patriotic Address Hon. H. A. Cana day. Atlirmatlou ot Pledge to Flng Elks and Audience. "Slur Spangled Banner" Band. Miss Edna Davis left this morning for Salem where she will spend the remainder of the week visiting wtth her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Davis. William 'Dolan Is spending several days In Portland visiting with friends and attending the Rose Festival. Mr. Dolan made the trip by automobile. MILWAUKEE. June 13. Engin eer Walte said the first Inkling he had that anything was wrong was when be felt someone slide Into the seat behind him. "Someone climb ed Into the seat and something hard was prodded Into my back," he said. "I turned to look Into the faee of a hard shelled fellow who ordered me to stop the train. Fireman Dib ble was covered also and there was nothing left to do but comply." Walte said he brought the train to a stop and obeyed the orders given him by the robber who was cover ing him. . irt E. J. IJIDDie. iuc ... inclined to firht until hel the scaffold by the Rev. Father gun's charge explode before It can lie removeu, nowever, u is ueiiuveu that precautions already taken will render the firing harmless. Just how the fatal explosion oc curred was still under-determined, though from witnesses aboard the Steven Buckley, his spiritual ad vlser, who has been with him con stantly for the past few weeks. Just before the noose was slipped around the doomed man's neck be was ask ed If there was anything he washed to ssy. and replied that he had no j Mississippi and aboard other vessels statement to make. He had prev-1 near ner. a tairiy raiiiii.' lously written out a statement for picture of the accld.-it was i Obtained, the newspapers. The battleships Mississippi.. Ten- r, , ... ... i . ' nesice. Idaho, and California, the . D"rln5. .,h ?"r"".part'?t Jr'.MaTtcr towing the target were 45 went to sleep attain arousing at 3:30 o'clock. Al 4:15 o'clock he asked for breakfast, and ate an egg, toast and coffee. He walked to the gallows and mounted the steps with a steady and firm step. Only the two attending physicians snd members of the of ficial hanging party witnessed, the execution. Whitefield left the following statement with Father Buckley lr publication: "As I go to met my God, In whose mercy and soodness I trust. I wish to express the following feel ings In my heart I firmly trust that the good Gt will forgive me all wno nave in secret gunnery practice. The firing was under way. It was about 1 o'clock. In the plotting room of the Mis sissippi, electric bulbs flushed one by one their signal and each gun was fired and reloaded. Eight of twelve scheduled salvos had been fired, each rocking the great ship as the guns belched their steel at the target. After the eighth salvo other guns In other turrets re port'd ready for the next volley, but no flash came from turret number 2, near the bow of the ship. In the plotting room anxiety grew. Attempts to communicate with the turret failed. Then came a terse com mand : heard shots firea. wnen wiu.., fw, that lhPV UIU wnat iney first shots sounded. I must have, thr),1((ht was right, moved my hands a bit higher for .., am T(,rT grateful to my attor- h rohber wno was oeuuiu hit npT Mr ine. wno nas siooci u; ... n. I TnrviVM wnn int. ..,, wwA Bnr1 t Iw.nA that all whom! "Flood the msgSZirles" I have injured will pardon me. I It as half .n hour before any at There is no bitterness in my heart tempt could be made to enter the toward a single ene of my fellow doomed turret. beings. I absolve from blame all j There were eighty odd men there l . 1- n raw trial Mali I i l, . . , . . m n.rlih.il II U (Ulia poll i m- - an'l 1 "I .u.. When the flareback from tne rirst 14-Inch gun came officers say It may have been caused by a prema ture sternal to throw the electric fi B. :U thereupon an As- the engine crew to a point In front of one or their automobiles and wuarded them there after cutting l u,i..i.. i- i- hotels, lhei... .ir hose so that the brakes k.-. i h. hnv. hold 'em nice snd i 'ihmn h all mv troubles and to awith aettln&r off the charge or by hleh " Dibble ssio tne roumri i all others who have Derrienne.i mr. , atill glowing .TTagment ien in ine . Hni. I. Irnnf . ... ... it: i . . . i . .-I .. f I -1- cleaning f te of iZ , .. '"'nois crews In the huge auditorium, rapia- (Continued on page six.) (Continued on page 1.) nd also to all the officers of this breech, after the previous firing - prison for they all treated me very , the only avenues of escape were soon kindly. I lsh no one ill luck, but j c,lt off by flames. Four men leaped to the contrary. I wish one and all: through hatches to safety. All others .Continued on pago 1.) a that part of the turret outalo- LATEST WIRE NEWS (Associated Press Leased Wire.) SALEM, June 13. Phil Jackson of Portland has been appointed by Governor Pierce as a member of the board of regents of the University of Oregon. Ha succeeds the late Charles H. Fisher. NEW YORK, June 13. Three bandits today bound a Bronx jeweler and ' his salesmen snd then ransacked the store, escaping with merchandise and cash valued at $43,500. KLAMATH FALLS, June 13. Eight vents emitting natural gas have suddenly opened In the dry bed of Tule Lake, 30 miles east of here. Tests by J.D. Howard, locsl geologist, show gas to be of paraffins variety. Flames mors than a foot in length burning with Intense heat are reported to have been obtained in tests. Tha vents, or chimneys ranged In dismeter, six to thirty Inches and are seversl feet deep, Howard says. Between August 5 and 10 last year, water disappeared from eight sec tions of Tule Lake bed. Howard contends thst nature is now disproving some geologists' statements that this area is burnt out by volcanic action. Three oil companies sre now drilling on the ssme structure running through the lake bed. KLAMATH FALLS, June 13. Walter Tanksley, 18, son of G. W. Tanks ley, special state prohibition officer, is under arrest here charged with hav ing 20 gallons of liquor In his possession. Roy Tanksley, another son, wss re cently arrested and pleaded guilty to possession of a still, and was fined 1 1,000 and sentenced to 10J days In Jail. Walter declared to Sheriff Lloyd Low when arrested that he was aiding his father bait a bootlegger. Tanks ley, Sr., appeared at the time of the arrest and made the same statement. Tanksley Is sn appointee of Governor Pierce. PORTLAND, Jun 3. Charges by police officers that he had thrown red hot pennies to children y&terday caused Or, Cyrus P. Johnson, dentist, to be sentenced to ten days in Jail and fined 1100 by Municipal Judge Stadler today. Johnson explained that it was a "common practice" to watch children Jump when the pennies burned their fingers. Police reported two children with badly burned fingers and seversl others burned less seriously. HARVARD STADIUM, Cambridge, Mass., June 13. Charlie Paddock, sensational sprinter and Olymplo 100 meter champion, won his first race In the trials of that event today, but was force! to equal the Olympic record of 10 60 seconds, but George HIM of Pennsylvania, intercollegiate champion, by inches In a thrilling battle. Paddock was off like a flash but Hill matched stride with the famous Csllforman and it was only by the width of his chest thst the champion broke the tape first, thus clinching his plsce in the seml-finsls of the Olympio tryouts tomorrow. "Soapy" Waters, Harvard ace. and Intercolleg'ate half mile champion, hung up a brilliant performance in winning the first heat of ths SOO-meter trials in 1:63 1 10. Larry Brown of Philadelphia, former Penn stsr, and Ray Oodgs of tha Oregon Aggies, captured the other heats. HARVARD STADIUM, Cambridge, Mass., Junt 13. Charley Paddock, California flash and Olympic champion, austained a running set-back today In the Olympic trials when hs finished fourth in a 100 meter semi-final heat won by Jackson school, New York.