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ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1924.
VOL. XII. NO. VJi OF THE EVENING NEWS
EVIEW
r
WASH
UN
ti Hlncps on
fry tjev""" -o
lidge, Power Ques-
ion "u "
Us HEATED
School Bill Backed
Klan Forms High
Light in Race for
Governorship.
Itpd Pre Leased Wire.)
TTLE, Sept. 9. ine .!
Klan. president luuiiuH
contest between advocate
ate and public control of
lectrlc power were msuco
fore today in a primary
throughout Washington
Registration 01 voters
-d at 4:!5.O00.
Klan. through a Din iu
private and parochial
and the hydro-electric
' throueh a bill to permit
,,,Mti in sell electric cur-
litsiiie their limits withour
a and to condemn proper
Ihe development and distri-
of hydro-electric power,
Irish lights in the general
I: .November 4, and tno
of personalities ana poi
ih urinary campaign.
larly among those seeking
mbliian nomination for
ir, have been shot through
earns of these two Issues.
ie ten candidates for the
an gubernatorial nomina-
lonel Roland H. Hartley of
declared himself "whol-
olidse and Dawes republi-
hvith both feet planted
y on the national and state
ira9."
all candidates, the Klan,
a state-wide political or.
,oa sttMated with it,
questionnaire. -One ques-
fcas whether the candidate
ned tbe petitions which
pu'rlio school bill into the
election. Answers of two
I'-an gubernatorial candl-
liecame public. Lieutenant
or William J. Coyle of this
iswered flatly that ho had
kned the petitions and that
squarely against the Klan,
mer state .Senator W. H.
mus, of ruyallup, stated
nan signed them and was
r of the Klan, though he
belong to it.
ndidato known as a con-
ve was E. L. French of
iver. who resigned as state
r or agriculture to make
npaign. Mr. French has
ed himself as an advocate
d-boiled economy in public
candidate. Edward Clif-
aeatile. who resigned as
irector of labor to make his
en. has b.'en officially en-
o.v tne state federation of
He has been said fo divide
upport with Senator Paul-
.e P. T.nmnlrln o CodMIj
'nmissinnpr ia an n,, n,1
lvorate of the power bill.
OthtT rnnrltdnloo ,1, n
Place on the state ticket
1 niter! states District At
Thoraas P. itevelie Spnt.
fes Kullerton of Port
ll: Frank Pierrn nt fiont.
Peter Ivcrsnn nf l,,i,ii.
wers of Washington poli
ce marked a contrast be-
"e outer contending cf
or the republican guber-
- ""nnn;ition and a secm
'lendlv rivalrv nf f.,. ,i
t0 be the stanriarri hanmr
fjarty. All the democrat
Haates fr governor are
ters nf tt, Lin ,.
leading plank of their stue
' candidates were M.-.vor
Hill, nf u-.ll. ivi,.
Arisen. (,f Spokane, organ-
... nnuu, lurmer
, ' HUM Ul
'asm. and v. v uioi :.t
t. one of the organizers of
"imbla H:,sln lrr(n.l A.
"n- ' R. Oman, of Taco
" "nopposed for the farm-
' nomination for governor.
toe f.v.,n, 1 . .
' ' "l primary nay
n" fiiure of Senator La
isconsln. through a
luinnr his. supporters to
"e 1 V rnnvn,l
i ' nf Participating in
oecnuse they did not
- nanot as a part in
1 fneral election. Three
nf thou.. . . .
ii . uiuriers r.aa
'"""' here today; ono to
.-atiai c!.t,,r. only:
eer, -.u ,
. -nuniini electors
? "V ,,rk'',: one pre-
i.Ia . ")r Pre-'identlal
"id for congress from the
oistrict.
'be nin. ranrticntp, for
'""'llc.m nominations for
no.e of representatives
iortv.,eventh district. In
PKared Ezra Meeker.
JL- who wss s In f-
otinued on page 2.)
'inTfiRi- mcnxcu
iQmorrow
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 9. Last min
ute preparation! for tha final
acene in tha legal drama, inci
dent upon the sentencing to life
Imprisonment or to death of
Richard Loeb and Nathan F.
Leopold,. Jr., for the kidnaping
and murder of Robert Franka,
were under way today.
When court convenes tomor.
row morning, Judge John R.
Caverly will announce the ver
dict he reached after ten days
of pondering over the evidence
brought out in the trial of the
youthful "supermen," and col
lege youths, who confessed the
crime,
ENGINEERS APPOINT
LA FOLLETTE GROUP
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. Co
ordination ot organized labor's
campaign activities in behalf of
the La Follette-Wheeler ticket
will be in hands of a committee
to be appointed by Warren S.
Stone, head of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. The
committee also will endeavor to
conduct the systematic financial
campaign and to turn over to tha
La Follette organization the re
sources of trade unions In the way
of organizers and speakers.
Flans for systematizing union
labor's efforts in the campaign
were made at a conference attend
ed by 22 labor leaders
which came to a close here late
yesterday. Senator La Follette,
addressing the group, declared he
believed he and his running mate,
Senator Wheeler, of Montana, as
the situation now shapes up. have
an even chance to win in the com
ing election. i.
MILLION GALLONS OF
KEROSENE DESTROYED
(Aisoc'ited Press Leased .Wlre.l
WILMINOTON. N. C, Sept. 9.
More than a million gullons of
kerosene oil was destroyed here
early today when lightning struck
a storage tank of the Standard
Oil company.
Spreading flames quickly trans
formed the 70-foot-high tank in
to a gigantic bio wtorch which
bored a hole through the dark
noss and shot a wall of flame up
ward fully 20" feet above the top
most rim of the tank.
Tho plant was a total loss.
DAVIS IS SECLUDED
AT PEAK OF MOUNT
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
ESTES PAItK, Colo., Sept. 9.
At a retreat in a little valley,
nestled here at almost the very
summit or the Hoc ay niounia.ns,
John W. Davis, democratic pres
idential candidate, rested today
after his strenuous campaigning
in the west.
Before returning to Denver
Thursday, he will complele the
mapping out ot the address he is
to deliver. In it he will treat sub
jects of great moment to the peo
ple in this section of the cmintty
conservation, reclamation and
Irrigation.
Mr. Davis already has given
much study to this subject and
on his trip here from Denver yes
terday, where he got a close-up
picture of possibility and the
fruits -of development of the la
turnl resources found in these
mountains. The ninety mik-s
from IJenver was made toy auto
mobile and a wide detour was
taken In order that the candidate
mdrhl rat ernwda At I.oncmont
and Loveland. He had not in
tended to maKe a sperm, uui.
found such a large gathering at
Loveland that he spoke briefly
from the tonneau of his car after
he had shaken hands with several
hundred men, women and cnild-
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
FEATURES PRIMARY
' (Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Sept. 9. Ar
izona voters today will select two
gubernatorial candidates from a
field of five, two republicans and
three democrats.
The Colorado river compact Is
sue has been sharply defined In
the campaign, with Dwlght H.
Heard, publisher of The Arizona
Republican, and Thomas Mad
dock, former state highway en
gineer, republicans, favoring the
rompact with modifications. C.ov
ernor W. P. Hunt, democrat
seeking renomlnatlon for his firm
term as state executive, Is an an-ti-pscifist.
,
Aliened against Covernnr HunJ
are Sidney P. Osborn. of Phnesix.
who favors a submission of the
rompart,to a referendum, and l..
W. Samuel, former state highway
engineer under the Hunt admin
istration, who favors the compact
aa It stands. . .
The Ku Klux Klan lsue has
hern Injected into the democi.ii.
' .... s- tinnt and
comes! wnn iu-i'" - I j
Mr. Osborn denouncing the hood
ed orgnnlzation. Mr. Samuel Is a
SEEK DAUGHTER
ROSEBURG III
Thirteen-Year-Old Daugh
ter of Harry Eippers
Missing in Vancouver.
POLICE MAKE SEARCH
Mystery of Disappearance
of Girl Puzzles Detec
tives No Clues .
Are. Found.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
VANCOUVER, Sept. 9. Police
officers today are searching for
Ruth Eippers, 13, who disappear
ed from the home here of her
grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Eip
pers. late yesterday afternoon.
After returning from school in
the afternoon, the girl was left
alone while her grandmother
went shopping. She said sha
would prepare dinner, but when
Mrs. Eippers returned, the girl
was gone and the house was in
disorder, chairs overturned and
general confusion apparent, lead
ing to the belief ot officers that
the girl might have been the vic
tim of foul play.
A pan of potatoes over a light
ed jet of the gas stove was burn
ed to a crisp.
Mrs. Eippers, thiuking '.he girl
would return later, said nothing
of her Uitappearauce until 10:45
o'clock, when she rousid the
neighbors. The authorities vera
not notified until nearly inl l
night. The search was continued
during the night and early todnv
with no result.
The girl's father. Harry Eip
pers, resides at Iloseburg. His
address is box 803. A brottior
William, lives at Dee, Ore.. The
mother is dead.
WAR DECLARED UPON
PICTURE OPERATORS
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9. War
on what they termed tho "mo
tion picture distributing trust"
was declared here last night by
Warner Brothers Studio, with the
announcement by H. M. Warner,
president of the organization,
that plans had been completed t6
Invade the largest cities of the
United States and Canada with a
string of 22 independent theatres,
costing $11,750,000. The cities
where the battle for the screen
business of two countries will be
staged are: New York, Los An
geles, San Francisco, Portland,
Oregon, Seattle. Denver, Omaha,
St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis. Cleve
land, Boston, Atlanta. Memphis,
Philadelphia. New Orleans, Dal
las, Vancouver, 11. C. Montreal.
Quebec and Toronto, Ont.
COLORADO SENATE
RACE DRAWS VOTES
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
DENVER. Colo., Sept. 9.
With the prospect of a record
breaking republican primary vote.
Colorado voters today wilt go to
the polls to nominate both repub
lican and democratic state tickets,
including candidates for two scats
in the United States senate.
United Slates Senators Law
rence C. Phipps, republican, and
Ai..n li Al.tmu rienmcrnt. are lin-
opposed for the nomination of the
stx-year senate lerm. in
for the unexpired term, caused
by the death of the late Samuel
D. Nicholson, nnd now filled by
Senator Adams, there are two
democrat and three republican
candidates.
Interest centers principally,
however, around the republican
puliernatorial race which Is a
three cornered aTfalr between C.
J. Morley, district judge from
Denver; Lieutenant Governor
Robert F. Rockwell and former
Lieutenant Governor Earl Cooley.
Judge Morley Is said to have the
endorsement of the Ku Klux Klan
while Coolev has made the race
on an anti-Klan plank. Lieuten
ant Governor Rockwell has de
clared himself neither pro-Klan
nor antl-Klan.
Governor W illiam E. Sweet has
no primary opposition to succeed
himself In office.
A heavy Influx of democrats In
to the republican primary elec
tion over the Klan issue is ex
pected by both democratic and ro
ll nMIciin psrty leaders. .
Klnn endorsee.
i Cary Harden. Arizona s i"n
congressman. Is unopposed on the
I democratic ticket. No republican
I candidate has been put forward.
I . , la forecast br lo-
A nj - - -
litical observers.
o
Former Resident Visits
Mrs. K. ('. Herrlck, of Oailen,
Utah a lurnier resident of this city
for riianv y.-ars. will arrive here
. rr m faro months' visit
mm i- - - -
j with her daughter. Sirs. Earl
I T 1 1. 1 . m
INEWS - REVIEW will
Hound bv round returns on
the Wills-Firpo fight on Thurs-
day evening, will be bulletin-
ed by the Roseburg News-Re-
view for the benefit of all
fight fans In the city. ' The
fight starts at 8:30 eastern
standard time, which would
start the battle news here
about 6:30 p. m. sharp
Thursday. Direct communlca-
tlon with the ringside, through
the News-Review Associated
Press leased wire will give
fight fans in this city a quick
and accurate account of the
fight as it is flashed " from
Boyle's Thirty Acres over the
country. Keen interest has
been developed over this
fight, as the winner will un-
doubtedly have the oppor-
tunlty of meeting Jack Demp-
aey for the world's champion-
ship, and consequently the
outcome will be closely
watched.
MICHIGAN PRIMARY
CONTAINS CONTESTS
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 9.
With a record vote for a primary
election forecast by political ob
servers, voters of Michigan are to
day choosing candidates for thi
republican nomination for United
States senator and seven aspir
ants for the republican nomina
tion for governor. On the demo
cratic ballot there are no contests
except a last minute opposition in
the gubernatorial race, where it
has been announced a "stlckor"
vote will be sought.
Stnto Senator James Couzens,
Incumbent, is opposed by Judge
Arthur J. Tuttle, of the United
States District Court, for the re
publican nomination for the
short term made vacant oy ap
pointment of Couzens to fill a va
cancy, while Judge Tuttle and
Daniel W. Tassing, of Lansing,
are opposing the senator for the
full term. Hal Smith, Detroit
attorney. another republican
withdrew from the race after tho
ballots were printed.
Governor Alexander J. Gro.s
berk is running for nomination
for his third term.
CABINET MEETING
HELD IN CAPITOL
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. Pres
ident Coolidge met with his cab
inet In regular mid-week session
this morning, with several govern
mental problems up for consider
ation. While awaiting reports of the
reaction of his two speeches of
last week, and of primary elec
tions to be held this week, Mr.
Coolidge plans to devote his at
tention principally to the setting
up of machinery to put Into oper
ation his proposed investigation
of agricultural conditions and to
the closing up of other official
matters. White House officials
were gratified over reports re
ceived yesterday from Senator
Bruce, democrat, Maryland, and
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
chairman of the republican sen
atorial campaign committee, that
the president's speech In Balti
more Saturday had made a favor
ably Impression.
SPANISH FORCES ARE
BEATEN AT GARRISON
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
MADRID, Sept. 9. The Span
ish forces In Morocco have Buf
fered another reverse, the gar
rison at Zinat having withdrawn
In the face of rebel tribesmen,
according to an official announce
ment made today.
Seventy Spansh regular troops
were killed or wounded In a vio
lent fight when the left flank of
a convoy, on Its way to provision
tho troops at Benlsalach, was at
tacked by rebels.
The communication says the
rebel rasualities In recent fight
ing were about 300 men kill' rl
and 500 wounded. The estimate
is based on information obtained
from prisoners taken by the Span
lards and spies.
VETERAN OPERATOR DIES
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND. Or.. Sept. 9.
Lewis R. Fields, veteran P'mtli
ern Pacific operating ofiiclal.
died at his home here from a
complications nf ailments. He wi'
a native of Milwaukee, Wis., and
In bis youth he served as a tel
egrapher with the Chicago. Mil
waukee and H; Paul rnilroad
Coming to Portlnnd In 1S75. he
enter, d the employ of the South
ern Pacific nnd ultimately becam ?
general superintendent of the
system's lines In Oregon.
When he wss retired nnd placed
on the Southern Pacific pension
roll in 1914 he had been In Its
service forty years, larking thr-e
months. Mr. Fields celebrate!
his SKth birthday annlversniy
August 9.
HALT FIGHTING
tS RI POURS
Chinese Armies Suspend
All Activities Along
Contested Fronts.
ADVANCE IS STOPPED
Two Major Battles Cease as
They Reach High Pitch
Railway Objective
Nearly Reached.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9. A tor-1
rific rainstorm which continued
several hours and flooded Shang
hai streets to a depth of two feet,
late this afternoon, raited fight
ing between the Cheklang and
Kiangsu armies west and north
west of th'3 city.
Chinese military custom de
crees suspension of hostilities
when the weather becomes bad.
Reports received nfter the rain
Interrupted the war, showed that
the Cheklang forces defending
Shanghai, who started an active
offensive against the Kiangsu
troops today, had ma'de slight
gains at some points, merely hold
ing their own at others.
In addition, meagre reports re
ceived from the western front
where Cheklang troops, assisted
by some from the province of
Kukien. ure fighting northward
along the western shore of Tallui
(lake.) Indicated that they wore
nearing llilng which was being
defended by two brigades of
Kiangsu soldiers.
SHANGHAI. Sept. 9. The
Cheklang forces defending Shang
hai against the Kinngsu troops
have regained all the ground they
nad lost In the Lluho sector,
northwest of this city, It was an
nounced here Into today. The
heavy rain stopped the fighting
this evening, In accordance) with
tho Chinese military tradition
that fighting can bo done only In
gootl weather.
Announcement of the success
ful coiinter-ntlack near Liulio was
made at tho Lungwhu head
quarters of the Cheklang forces
after two major battles had en
gaged the troops for several
hour.
Both battles representing
counter-attacks by the Cheklang
troopa against the Invading
Kiangsu forces, were started at
noon. One in tho Shanghai
Nanking railway sector, was
started between Nanslng and
llwangtn, with Anting, 20 miles
from Shanghai, as the objective.
The other was at Liulio, on the
coast northwest of Woo Sung. An
observer, who returned from that
front at four o'clock this after
noon, reported that he had seen
the Cheklang troops push foi
ward their fighting line for a
gain of two miles.
The rainfall which stopped the
fierbtine started very shortly af-
i terwards. at about 4: IS p. m.
Tho Lungwha announcement
i referred to the counter-attack
along the railway as a "tremen
I dous effort.''
I Almost nt the same time the
I fighting started, defense units
i mounted guard at the approaches
to the International settlement
and French concession, making
effective In those parts or Hie
cltv the "state of emergency,"
! which lias been declared to exi.-t.
' CHILEAN PRESIDENT
I RESIGNS POSITION
(Assorlntcd Tress Leased Wire.)
SANTIAGO. Chile, Sept. 9.
President Artnro Alessandrl, of
Chile, has resigned and has been
sun-ceded as president by General
Luis Allaninrlno, bend of the
military cabinet which assumed
power Friday night. president
Alessandrl tendered his resigna
tion after It had been requested
by the cabinet and the leaders of
the military group who asked him
to absent himself from the coun
try and asserted they would guar
antee his own personal safety and
that of his family.
j VERMONT VOTERS TO
I BACK NATIVE SON
i
j (Asoclnlefl rre T..i1 Wire)
! MONTPELIER, Vt Sept. 9.
! Vermont voters were expected to
1 attend In unusually large niim
I bers the opening of the polls th's
morning for the biennial primary
! election. The candidacy of a m
' live son. Calvin Coolidge, for the
presidency, has aroused citizens
throughout the state to a high
pitch of Interest In polities,
i There are no democratic con-
testants. The republicans are
i called upon to choose between
candidates for governor, lieuten
ant governor and congressman
from one of the two districts.
Letter Received At Prison
From fOregon9 Jones Says
lie Is Returning To Pen
(Associated Tress Leaseo Wire.) i
SALEM. Or., Sept. 9. A letter 1
from 'Oregon'" Junes, who es-1
eaped from the Oregon prlscn j
March 2S, believed by Warden
Dalryniple to be unquestionably ,
in his handwriting, received hero
this morning, declares that he is
married, and will return volun
tarily to Salem within the next
few weeks. The letter was sent
to W. H. Fisher, nnd is potsmark
ed in Buffalo. N. Y., the text of
of which follows:
"Dear Sir: "I guess this will
be a kind of a knockout to you,
but nevertheless It is true, I am
coming back there within the next
few weeks. I would como now.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
ta rmvnn- nr 5.nt 9
LA GRANDE. Or.. Sept 9
Flames destroyed the main saw-
mill of the Grande Ronde Lm-
ber company at l'"r''lrnn' '
west of La Grande, last night,
causing a loss estimated at ap
proximately 1 50.000 to 1200.
OUO. The loss was covered by
$70,000 insurance. The cause of
the fire was undetermined. The
blaze, which started about five
o'clock had gained such headway
that it was Impossible for fire
men to save the main building.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nlcar
auga, Sept. 9. General Gregor
lo Ferrora, leader of the llondur
nn revolutionary forces, Is march
ing on Tegucigalpa, where the
government is preparing to hold
tho city against attack.
BEND, Or., Sept. 9. J. H.
Hughes, a traveling salesman,
was seriously injured this morn
ing near Redmond, when his au
tomobile was hit by the O. W. H.
& N. train at Trail Crossing, Just
beyond Terrebonne. . The injured..
man was taken to Kcdmonu
where It was found he was Inlem
nliv Iniiircd. although nlivslcians
would not say how serious the In- I
jury might prove until a further
examination, according to word
from Redmond.
The car which Mr. Hughes was
driving wns binned up Immed
iately following tho nccideut. He
was a traveling salesman for tho
Roberts Art company of Kansas
City.
BATON ROUGE. La., Sept. 9.
Three persons wero killed, ono Is
dying and one was seriously In
jured today In an election riot at
Plniiucmlnc Point voting pre
cinct in St. Landry Purish.
Tho dead are: Joe Cooler, Tony
Chillies nnd John Chlldes. The
fourth, Getty Chlldes is reported
dying.
The riot started from nn old
election feud.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 9 The ten
round contest between Genu Tun
ney, light heavyweight cliamplitn
nnd Harry Greb, world's middle
weight champion, to have been
held at the Olympic arenn to
night, was postponed toduy be
cause of rain.
PASADENA, Calif.. Sept. II.
Mount Wilson observatory, ono of
the moHt famous astronomical
plants in the world and Monrovia
city watershed are In danger from
the rapidly spreading brush and
forest fire In San Gabriel and
Roberts canyon, according to a
statement today by C. (). Dun
wood, president of the Los An
geles Protective Association.
I ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. A. Ken
ntor Wheeler of Montana, Inde
, pendent vice-presidential candi
date, left Albany today to speak
in I'tlca nnd Waterlown.
His night uililress at Albany
took up tbe news topics Introduc
ed by President Coolidge's Balti
more speech, which criticized the
proposals of Senator La Follette
for limiting the power of the su
preme court to declare laws con
st It ut lonal. Senator Wheeler de
clared the new political move
ment would stand for "sunn re
building of the Judicial system,"
and attacked tbe supreme court
for declaring child labor laws un
constitutional. 1 SALEM. Or., Sept. 9. Heath
i by drowning Is believed to have
' been the fate of Eldon Oulnbind.
14. only son nf Mr. and Mrs
John Quinland cf Halem, who left
j his home here yesterday In search
' of work In the hop yards nnd
whoxo clothing and bicycle were
, found on the blink nf the Will
amette river directly across from
Salem. Ills disappearance did not
arouse suspicion until today, as
his parents believed that lie had
; found work and did not return
home for tbe night. Campers
I found the clothing and a search
! was undertaken for their owner.
Rlvermen will begin dragging tbe
river this nfternooti. John Quln
, land, father of the missing lad.
Is chief engineer at the state pris
on here.
ll T w4-rx 1&7a'Sl TVT.OMC ill
but I am married and don't want
to leave my wife broke. I was in
Niagara Falls yesterday and Tor
onto, Canada the day before,
and I am leaving here tonight for
Chicago. My wife is here with
me. but is going to stay here with
her folks. And when I mnk a
few dollars I am coming to Salem.
Give Dewey and niy gang my best
regards.
"Oregon Jones."
Dewev Is his brother. The con
victs referred to as his gang are
Murray, Jackson nnd Kelly.
Jon was received on Junuary
20, 1923, from Josephine county
to servo 20 years for assault and
robbery.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 9.
3arob l)M- n,ion,l"y known
hflre ,aal , ,,t Tn9
1 ', , be ,1(,,a Thur8liay. He
'"" "' k, , J ,
Buffalo. Omaha and Wichita, and
r1,11i Refining company
of the Capitol Refining company
of Washington, 1). C.
Death was due to pneumonia.
FUEEPORT. Maine. Sept. 9.
Captain Donald McMillan, return
ing from his Arctic explorations
and scientific work of tho past
year, In the schooner Bowdoin,
has arrived on the Labrador
coast. In a message received to
day by his sister, Mrs. Letltia N.
Fogg here, and sent via New
Foundlnnd, he said:
"On Labrador coast. Be at
Battle Harbor (Labrador) Wed
nesday. All well."
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 9.
Having confessed, according to
the police, that sho killed a sweet
heart four years ago, after sho
helped him hide the body of her
eighth husband, whom he had
slain, Mrs. Euphemla Mondieh.
1M beJjvc qutuitloasd by the au
thorities today, in an etrort to
ilete-mino where her others hus
bands nro.
Information furnished by the
I woman's ninth husband three
davs ago, led to he arrest. Mrs.
Mondieh told the authorities she
did not know the name nf the
man she killed except the ho was
known us "John.' A skull and
other bones believed to bo those
of "John," wero unenrthed yes
terday under a house formerly oc
cupied toy Mrs. Mondieh.
According to the police, Mrs.
Mondieh, under grilling, confes
sed she hud killed "ihn." with
his own revolver, n week nfter
she had seen him club her eighth
husband, Joseph Sokoloski, to
death In an automobile.
E
M"'-iclnted Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 9.
Ralph Build, president of the
Great Northern Railway company,
who was hero today, confirmed In
part the reported preparations of
his company und the Northern
Pacific to extend the central Ore
gon rail linn from Bend thrum;1!
Klamath Falls to Marysvilie, Cali
fornia, connecting with the West
ern Pacific.
This would provide entrance to
San Francisco nnd an nutlet to
the east via Salt Lake City over
the Denver and Rio Grande rout'i.
President llndd would not sug
gest when this contemplated con
struction will be started or to
what extent tin- Union Pacific
and he Northern lines will co
operate in carrying through a
program of railroad construction
which will provide central Oregon
wlih railway facilities contem
plated lung ago.
The decision rests with the di
rectors of the companies concern
ed, he aid. and they have the mat
ter under advisement.
NOT TO HALT FIGHT
( A s''-lnt'l l'r.-HS I.enst-d Wire.)
O TRENTON, N. J . Sept.
O 9 Governor Sllzer today
announced that he would
tnl:e no step to halt the
V llls-Flrpo fight In Jersey
(liv. Thursday nlcbt.
I AI.I. srSTM.NKIf
I (AF' l.'ite'l I'teM 1,oj)sm1 Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.
Allu rt It. Fall's objection to
til" presence of a steno-
graph'T In the room of tho
gr;un Jury Investigating
nnvy oil leases was sustain-
e.l torlav by Justice Slild'Uia
of th District of Columbia
i'unn vie Conn, but his at-
t'ifv's plens to stop the
A pro ''(dings were denied.
FLIGHT MADE
TO WASHINGTON
Uneventful Journey From
New York to Capital
Made in Good Time.
TELL STORY OF OGDEN
Flyer Continued Trip After
Severe . Injury Wash
ington Welcomes
Adventurers.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. Tha
army world flight air squadron,
arrived over Washington from
New York at 2:54 p. in. today.
They circled over the city with
field guns below booming la na
tional salute, then headed for
Arlington cemetery to drop flow
ers on the tomb of America's un
known hero ot the world war.
With all tout three thousand
miles of the first air route around
the earth safely completed, two of
the nrmy world fliers landed to
day at Boiling Field here to re
ceive a greeting in the name ot
the American people from Presi
dent Coolidge. The president.
Secretary Weeks and other high
officials of all departments were
present ill person to pay honor
to Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith,
flight commander, and his daring
comrades. Lleutenciit Nelson,
piloting the New Orleans, was
forced down by a Btrlpped gear
10 miles south of Baltimore.
The first plane, commanded by
Lieutenant Smith, landed at 3:03
p. in. Wild cheering and the
sound of sirens and auto horns
greeted the filers as they camo
down.
The two planes were brought
rnp-Jn line formation before tha
preTuirt'Hr. -- -
Lieutenant Nelson lntor joined
his comrades at Boiling Field,
coming In an escort plane. Lleu
tenant Harding. Lieutenant Nel
son's mechanician, remained with
the disabled plane.
President Coolidge received thti
fliers as they alighted from their
midlines and came up to the re
viewing stand. He smiled as ho
shook hands with each man. IIu
made no address to them al
though he asked a question or
two as to the other machines and
was assured by Lieutenant Smith
for himself and his comrades
that they were "glad to be here."
There were ton plnnes In tha
squadron as It reached Washing
ton Just as a. tuundcrshower
broke. The world cruisers, flying
abreast, were in the center of the
group with the smuller escorting
planes flunking thcin on each
side. As they appeared the chimes
nt Epiphany church In tbe city
below rang out first In "My Coun
try, 'tis of Thee," nnd then-' Il'l
a Long. Long Trail." Above Boil
ing Field tho escort plnnes drop
ped from the formation to a land
ing, whllo the world cruisers pro
ceeded on up tho Potomac river
toward Arlington to drop thilr
floral offerings on the Unknown
comrade below.
MITCH KL FIELD. N. Y., Sept.
9. The United States army
round-the-world filers hopped off
from Mltchel Field for Washing
ton nt 9:35 o clock (daylight sav
ing time.)
The fliers took off from tho
field In the face of a 35 mile
wind. The departure had been
delayed for half an hour whllo
Malar General Mason M. Patrick,
chief of the air service, obtained
weather reports from Washing
ton by telephone. Although theso
reports stated that the skies wero
overcast and rain was threaten
ing, the fliers decided to hop orf
After ho had received th
weather reports. Major Genera
Patrick conferred with Lieuten
ant Lowell Smith, lender of tho
world fliers. Lieutenant Smith
ii,l ih. fliers were anxious to bo
i off. Major General Patrick then
I gave his approval to the plans to
I hop off without delay.
I The airmen expected to reach
Washington In three - or four
hours unless the head winds
shifted or other unfavorable
j weather conditions developed.
As the globe circling machines
attained altitude nod headed
! southward a squadron of seven
smaller nnd speedier planes, head
ed by Major General ;i:rlck. took
! w ing to accompany t tourists to
j Boiling Field.
I Tho Chicago, N Orleans anil
! Boston II, were 1 ' n with flow
em, !;. ii It '!" l "i n "!(!! '-'j V.el'0
I Intended to be scattered over thrt
! grave of the Unknown Soldier, as
the machines passed Arlington
Cemetery.
Lieutenant Otden boarded tbe
Boston 11. at the last momi nt
with the permission of Mltchel
Field hospital chiefs. After hav
ing been rescued from the North
Sea, when the Boston I, was
foundered, he sustained severe
(Continued on pugo 2.)