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286 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW,
ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1924.
VOL. XII. NO. 187 OF THE EVENING NEW!
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i s Balked
!,nd then by a rising
the Shenanuoan wun
fed at her mooring
n Lewis una "
landing under latest
let be aceonipnsueu
fcck this aiu-riiuuii.
Lntlme the craft is
iruise oier ""ua
icet Sound, including
.,,ii,
l-idoah few over ner
I . fi o'clock
HSl " - -
k spending conslder
fiins to locate it in
l ihen descended and
Vh the mast, but the
fcavy that the attempt
AC limes inu oneiJ
seen by the thou
le on the field.
n tiip field for an
greasing her elevation
vO feet the Shenan
message to the mast
jading was made at
ould be necessary to
duabe helium with
fiiuH timber than
Lape the decision was
toor her late this af-
i-t is now clear and
for this afternoon is
Km weather.
; more than in.nno
l the field and they
h of the ship though
appointed in failing
lied up.
VIS, Oct. IS. The
which arrived over
Mi' from Calfornia.
litirom New Jersey
Coast, was made
fjf, after hovering
day between Camp
itoma, Washington,
r.
arrived at 3 o'clock
instead of 7. we
easily moored," Bald
iacnary Lansdowne,
ae Shenandoah, but
of day warmed our
o much for us to do
Jr load had been
heavy consumption
tracking headwinds.
7 of helium gas is
cannot ntford to
aj to descend, be-
ery Utile of this
n.p Lewis station."
Lansdowne pro
's gas would cool
o'clock to "make the
:is heavier," than in
the d;iy.
to refuel lmnied-
mooring and to start
row morning," he an-
ndoah Is to return to
J . via San Iiiouo
hence she sailed
Camp Lewis, exoect-
'ove settle. Tacoma
fet Sound ronunun-
Oct. is. The giant
nand,.r,!,
, 't'ieureu
.10ri7,in .
f.. ""'iiieasi 01
P ni. ami seemed
:-ost stationary, with
j'-'e tessri si.ghtly de-
Wash.. Ort. 18 n.
nt a messages to hp.
Just t.ef,e 9 o'.
"e would be unable
"ft valvini. l,.u...
""t tie ,,,.,
afternonn
pe from the Sbenan-
h 00r without valv-
ir.par.. to moor
p. m.
I'' the m,rne ma8t
..." ":" Shenan
"ound in this sec-
""ernoon. it
7 Ilia; itic ,r
"ii will
hd -battle be-
;"4h- "t. lg.
kM,'!h';1;!:-r"11 around
Th- r V ' - ni"rr'-
crow,, :. "ray
r of l.. , , . 'a t0
"n" pres-
;'h' of ho automo-
Ei .v.. 'm . "timernus
k Prmrle to pro.
t'n,l the fhlll ln
I M?'-' w clear
I lor " 'urnea
f.. ".iiini J. v
of ,he ,,usj
TO UNO
II
ACCOUNT OF THE HEAVY FOG
T.ma nnd Seattle" Until Femur
fce uver i "
Ck This Afternoon Dirigible Cut Inland
at the Mouth or umpqua ruver
Early This Morning.
Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton
and his staff, together with a lo
cal reception committee. The of
ficial party arrived at the mast at
four o'clock.
Various reports went through
the waiting crowd, but finally it
was definitely learned that the
Shenandoah would not arrive un
til after dawn. Many thereupon
went to sleep ln their automo
biles. The army signal corps station
at the mast was In communica
tion with the . Shenandoah
throughout the night.
When the Shenandoah had not
appeared at 7 o'clock, thousands
of persons who had to go to work
left the field, meeting other thou
sands coming to the mast. The
traffic was enormous, but mount
ed soldiers from Camp Lewis,
kept" the cars moving and pre
vented a Jam.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 18.
The Shenandoah passed over her
northwest mooring mast on the
Camp Lewis military reservation
at,8 o'clock this morning.
The Shenandoah was 800 feet
in the air when she finally locat
ed her mast by aid of a smoke
bomb fired on top of the mast.
She immediately began to man
euver to a landing.
The fog was lifting and the
Shenandoah was visible to the
crowd at the scene. The lights of
the mooring mast were burning
as the Shenandoah turned her
nose downward and prepared to
be tied up.
The Shenandoah at times dis
appeared In tho fog. her silvery
sides being almost the color of
the fog. Tho first good view of
the ship was obtained at 8:15 a.
m. as she came In slowly. Radio
was still being used to line the
craft up.
The Shenandoah circled about
the mast and rapidly decreased
her elevation to 4 00 and 300 feet,
using two motors amidships. The
mast at S:L'0 a. m. was suddenly
enveloped In a new mass of fog.
The craft continued to circle
through the fog at a speed of
about 20 miles an hour. The cir
cle had a diameter of about one
mile.
At 8:32 the Shenandoah had
increased her elevation to 800 feet
and she could be seen against the
sun that was peering through the
fog which was clearing gradually.
Officers at the mast considered
the fog was too dangerous for a
landing to be effected.
As the Shenandoah mounted
higher at 8:40, she began to use
a third motor, maintaining a
speed of 10 to 15 miles per hour.
Ily this time tho dirigible was
visible almost all the way around
her circle of the field.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 18.
The Shenandoah passed over
Olympia, the state capital of
Washington, at fi:52. according
to Northern Pacific dispatches.
Olympia Is less than 2T miles
by air line from the mooring mast
at Camp Lewis.
CAMP LEWIS. Wn.. Oct. IS.
The dirigible Shenandoah of the
United States navy coming to the
turning point of a round trip to
the Pacific Coast to Lakehurst,
N. J., was Bighted here at 7:10
this morning.
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 18. The
Shenandoah had not yet located
her mooring mast through the fog
at 7:55 a. m. Attempts were be
ing made to direct the ship. At
the mooring mast, the Shenan
doah could not be seen on ac
count of the fog, but her motors
were heard from time to time.
(Aocitfd Press l.sM Wire )
ABOARD V. S. S. SHENAN
DOAH. In the Willamette Valley.
Oct. 18. (-By Wireless to The
Associated Press, via Portland.
Ore.) The lighthouse keeper at
Point Gabrielle, Oregon, on the
Pacific ocean, sprinted across his
lawn this morning and dipped his
colors as the dirigible Shenan
doah passed on her way to Camp
Lewis. Washington.
Most keepers had forgott-n as
the Shenandoah battled her way
against head winds north from
Sao Diego. California, whence she
departed Thursday, to pay any
mark of respect.
And 4hs keeper at Point Ga
brielle forgot that the Shenan
doah is a rated cruiser of the
United states nary and that
therefore he should have raised
his eolors when she passed, In
stead of dipping them.
Afu-r terrifying cows and chick
ens across the continent from
(Continued on page 3.)
RAIWS FORECASTED LION YFLLO Wi MflTlOBI
MNG VVEEK
(AasnMated Prem T.eaned Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18.
Tho weather outlook for Wash
ington and Oregon for the week
beginning October 19, was an
nounced here today by the Unit
ed States Weather Bureau as fol
lows: Considerable cloudiness and oc
cassional rains over the western
portion during the first half of
the week and for fair weather in
the latter part of the week, with
temperature at normal. Disturb
ances are due along the north
coast Tuesday.
o
T.
BEND. Or., Oct. 18. The flag
won at the Pacific Coast Fire
men's convention will be official
ly presented to the Bend depart
ment, Monday, by Governor Wal
ter M. Fierce. Bend Sunday and
ter M. Fierce. Bend took third
place at the convention held in ;
Fasadena, California, during Au-1
gust. First place to Los Angeles
and second place to Fresno, Cal
ifornia. The Pacific Coast district
took first place in the interna- j
tional held later in Buffalo. N. Y.
Governor Pierce will be in
Bend, Sunday and will address i
the W. C. T. II. on law enforce
ment and christian citizenship.
Big Show Begins Today
With Terrific Contests
in Many Cities.
COLLEGES PLAYING
Dartmouth and Yale Will
Meet 60,000 People
Will Probably Witness
Gridiron Battle.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. For lov
ers of football, the big show be
gins today, a season's prelude of
international competititon in polo,
track, tennis, golf and racing and
the final appetizer of a sensation
al world series.
Wherever his eye may roam on
the eastern stage ttday the grid
iron enthusiast will hear the
booming of the ball, see the startl
ing dash or an open field run. the
moving picture of a polished
team, and sense the gripping ten
sion of indecision.
At Newhaven. 60.000 people
will measure the threat of Dart
mouth to Yale prestige..an unusu
al situation ot such an early date.
At Princeton another 40.000 will
pack the stadium as navy and the
Tigers struggle back to a place In
the gridiron picture which both
lost last week. In this city the
classic intersectlonal between
Notre Dame and Army will enter
its eleventh chapter.
Cornell who lost to Williams
last week, will take on the polish
ed veteran Kutger's team.
At Cambridge Harvard will
meet Its near-nemesis, Holy Cross, i
which annually almost dereats the
crimson. Boston college will trav
el to Syracuse to challenge the
Orance In one of the toughest en
gagements of the day. Columbia
moves to Pennsylvania, w . ann J.
will meet Carnegie Tech at Pitts-1
burgh. I
Dartmouth and Yale meet for,
the first time since 1900. Colum-j
bla may defeat Pennsylvania for
the first time since 1 !03.
Army which has not scored up-
on Knutc Hockne's fliers since1
1!20 and which has not reversed
the course of the blue comet
since 19H may overcome the.
speed of the fast backfleld Vlb !
ler. Layde, Crowley and Stuhl-,
dreher. I
Holv Cross may material! Its
threat' and shatter Harvard's
dream of returning gridiron su
premacy afler a period of lean
vears.
The number of urnieR-aied
teams will dwindle and the path
to the mythical championship will
narrow. ,
o
Purton Hutton of Rnseburg has
Just been eleeied president of the
4H club, local organization of.
former bnvs' and girls' club mem-,
bers. Vr. Hutton Is a Junior In
commerce and a member of the
Sigma Phi Epsllon national fra
ternity. I
BEND FIRE DEP
FOOTBALL KING!
OF SPORTS Nil
v S .
HBDMIIlSi""L II GHINESEWilH
University of Oregon Jeam
Goes Against Heavy
Stanford Eleven. I
EXPECTING A DEFEAT
Coach Maddock's Back
Field Is Weakened by J
Loss of Ward John
son, Veteran Half.
WKKK'S UltlDIIIOX MKXU
4 (Associated Press Leased Wire.) 4
Stanford University versus
Oregon University at Palo
Alto. Calif.
University of California
versus Olympic Club at
Berkeley.
University Southern Call-
fornia versus Oregon Aggioa
at Portland.
University of Washington
versus Montana at Seattle.
University of Nevada ver-
sus College of Pacific at
Reno.
Occldentil versus Santa
Clara at Los Angeles.
Pomona College versus
California Tech at Pomona
(Claremount.)
Redlands University ver-
sua San Diego Teachers at
San Diego.
Whlttier versus I'. C,
Southern Branch at "Whit-
tier.
University of Utah versus
University of Arizona at
Salt Lake. .
Montana Aggies versus
Mount St. Charles at Bozo-
man.
Colorado Agglea versus
Colorado Mines at Fort Col-
lins.
Denver University versus
Utah Aggies at Denver.'
Colorado University versus
Colorado College at Colorado
Springs.
Wyoming State versus
Colorado Teachers at Lar-
amie, Wyo.
PALO ALTO. Calif., Oct. 18.
The lemon yellow football war
riors from the University of Ore
gon faced Stanford University
Cardinals here td.iy In the first
coast conference game In Cali
fornia this season.
Both teams had come undefeat
ed through the pre-coiiforeiice
games but not unscathed. Ore
con was held to a scoreless tie by
Willamette, but the next week
trimmed Pacific 20 to 0. Stan
ford hnd a hectic time In beating
the Olympic Club by a single
touchdown, yet displayed more
power when It defeated Occident
al, 20 to 6.
Today's game was viewed as a
genuine test for both'elevens.
Stanford had a big advantage
ln weight, but Coach Glenn Warn
er expected to be without the
services of his star fullback. Ernie
Nevers, who has been on crutch' s
since a pre-season practice scrim
mage and may be out another
week or more.
Coach Maddock of Orecon hnd
his back field weakened by Die
loss of Ward Johnson, veteran
half, who sprained his ankle.
Stanford had the larger number
of veteran linemen available.
Most of the Oregon men are play
ing their first year on the Varsity.
The probable lineup:
Oregon Position Stanford
Reed (Captain) le
Mlddleton
II. Shipkey
Swim
Hunt
Neill
John-ton
Bliss
It
Shields
Wilson
Bailey
Gooding
Mautz
Anderson
Vitus
Terjesen
Jones
lg
c
rg
rt
re Lawson (Cup'
q Solomon
lh Cleveland
rh Kelby
fb Itogue
-n-
(Assoclatad Preaa leased wire
SEATTLE. Oct. 18 For the
fifth time In as many years the
University of Washington eb v n
was to face the University of Mon
tana gridiron machine at the st.i
diiini here tnis etternoom '1 tie
huskica have taken eVery cnnt--l
except the first battle, when the
(irlrzlies. trounced the Purple and
Gold lenm 18 to 14 In 192o. It Is the
first Pacific coast conference game
for both teams this season.
Coach Earl "Click" (lark. f
Montana was a former play-r un
der the tutelage of Coach Eno h
Bagshaw of Washington, when the
latter was coaching the Everett,
Watb., high school team.
I" WHiJIPS 10LOiS
IN REV. WT CJSE
(Associated Presa leased Wire.)
MOUNT VERNON, 111.. Oct. 18.
Motions to (uash the two Joint
murder indictments against Law
rence M. llight. former Ilia, Il
linois, clergyman, and Mrs, Klsle
Sweeten, confessed poison plot
ters, were overruled today by Cir
cuit Judge G. C. Kej-n. Mrs.
Sweetin pleaded not guilty. The
formal arraignment of llight was
postponed until next Wednesday.
Mrs. Sweeten began her defense
by filing an affidavit in which
she charged that Higbt, with
whom she was Jointly indicted for
the murder by poison, of her hus
band, Wllford Sweeten and his
wife, Anna llight, was a "willing
tool" of the prosecution. She de
manded a separate trial.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PARIS, Oct. 18. The retirement
of Jules Jtiss4and as French am
bassador to tho United States,
which post he has held since liHil',
is again announced by the news
papers as definitely decided upon.
He will be succeeded, it Is stated,
by Nosky Georges lmesrhner. now
a high official of the foreign of
fice. The change forms part of a com
plete reorganization of tho French
foreign Bervice, worked out some
time ugn but not to be published
until acceptances are received from
the various governments to wiilch
the new nppoliitces will be as
signed. CAUGHT AT LAST
(Assoctnted Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18. A six
months search for Paul Ktrite, al
leged bank bandit wanted by the
police in connection with two Los
Angeles bank robberies terminated
eurly todH.v when a police officer
captured the fugitive single handed
after an automobile race in which
Strite's machine was wrecked. A
second robbery suspert and com
panion of Strife, who gave bis name
as It. J. Ryan, was also captured.
Strife Is said to have given a
fictitious name when booked nt
central station, but according to of
ficers he vas identified by finger
prints as the robber suspect im
plicated in two city bank robberies.
WASIUNGTON. Oct. IS. A
letter from Henry Ford to presi
dent Coolldge withdrawing his of
fer for Muscle Shoals was made
public today, at the White House,
today at the White House.
ln reply, president Coolldge
wrote Mr. Ford tbut he trusted
"that should the congress con
clude that It Is best (o restore
this property to private owner
ship, you will nt that time, renew
your interest ln this project."
KLAMATHFALLS MAN
RESISTS EXTRADITION
(Assoctnted Press Leased Wire.)
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Oct. Is
Extradition to Klamath Falls,
Oregon, where be is sulci to be
wanted on manslaughter charges,
will he resisted by Vernon Le Roy
La Chance, alias Vern Lister, his
attorneys announced hero today.
La Chance was arrested on a t 1
egraphlc warrant here October 1 I,
but details of the alleged crime
have not been received and he
has steadfastly refused to say
anything In regard to the charges.
DECISION IS UPHELD
BY THE U. S. COURT
(Assoclnfed Press Leased Wire.)
ST. LOUIS. Oct IS. The Unit
ed Slates "Irc-nlt court of appeals
today upheld the decision of
Judge John C. I'ollck, of the
United stales dlstrbtt court nt
Leavenworth. Kansaa. In denying
writs ot fiatieas corpus to 4 1 ne
gro troops of the 24th lulled
States Infantry, sentenced to life
Imprisonment by a general court
martial In December. 1917, for
their (ia In a nice riot at Fort
Sam Houston, Tc as, August, 23,
1917.
(i. R. Tbcirlng. II. J. McKeown.
and Claud Niishurg. all of Marsh
field, spent last night in this city,
stopping at the Linpqua hotel.
Orders Issued by General to
Arrest All Suspicious
Japanese. a
TROOPS FIRE PIER
Outer Anchorage of Woo
sung Is Destroyed by
Blaze Believed Started
by Defeated Troops.
(Associated Presa Leased Wire.)
SHANGHAI. Oct. 18. A clash
between General Wu Pei-Fu, mil
itary head of the Peking govern
ment commander of the Japanese
garrison In tho region of Chln-
wnngtno, sbanhnikwan and Lwun-
chow, has resulted nom orders is
sued by General Wu that nny
Japanese soldiers found wander
ing on the roads between the
Shanhalkwan headquarters and
the Japanese garrison station
whose conduct shall be suspicious.
shall be arrested or reported to
tho military police, according to
an eastern news agency dispatch
received hero today.
Two Japanese destroyers dis
patched to Cbinwangtao arrived
there at 9:30 a. m. yesterday,
the same agency reported.
The distorting order. Issued by
General Wu to the Shanhalkwan
chief of police, provides also that
If Japanese were arrested by the
Chinese they would tie held in
custody until tho termination of
the war. now In progress between
the central government and Man
churiau forces.
The order announces that
"special treatment will bo given
to tho Jnpnnese proceeding to
market on tho Naukwang road,
and provides that they shall not
bo detained. -
"Any Japanese rlllzeit whose
behnvliir is doubtful," the order
continues, "shall bo arrested and
reported to the Japanese consul.
If the Japanese consul requests
the prisoner shall bo released
otherwise will be executed."
The eastern news agency also
reported that 30 transports In tho
service of the Peking government
landed 30.000 troops at Cbin
wangtao. Fifteen thousand
rounds of ammunition have been
landed there also and have been
sent to the Shlkensai front. The
town of Sblhkensal was recaptur
ed by Peking forces yesterday, nc-
cording to an unconfirmed rumor
brought hero by the news agency.
SHANGHAI. Oct. 18. The
mint hern portion of Wuosung.
outer anchorage for Shanghai was
destroyed by a fire last night. Tho
blaze, which started soon after
nildnlgbt and burned until dawn,
was believed to have been Ignited
by defeated Cbeklang province
troops.
The fire was the most out
standing overnight development
ln the military situation about
Shanghai, which was recently
surrendered to Klitnrsu troops
representing the Peking govern
ment. General Sun Chtinn-Uang and
other Klangsu military lenders
were endeavoring today to plac
ate and disperse disgruntled de
feated Cbeklang troops who have
returned from the front and are
concentrated . In the district
Shanghai, north of the Shanghai
Nanking railway station.
PEKING, Oct. IS. Fighting
betweea the Invading Manchur
ia n forces of General Chang Tso
Liu and the resisting armies of
the Peking government Is being
carried on with such Increasing
violence and added Intensity at
Shanhalkwan that the outcome
may decide the winner of the
conflict, for control of the central
Chinese, government, according to
observers who returned today
from tho Chlhllan-Manc burlan
front. .
Both sides are using the best
fighting units in the battle for
the Important stragotle lines ap
proaching Shatihaikwan. which Is
located near the Cblhllan-Man-churlan
bonier In Chlbll province
and held by central government
troops.
According to the observers, the
plan of the Invad'ng Mancburlan
forces Is to break through the
linc-s at Shatihaikwan before the
troops in the Jebol rVglon. a sep
eratcd front, become a menace to
the Mum-hut Ian flunking forces.
It Is alvo reported that Getncral
Chang Tso-Lin has been forced to
weaken Ins lines at Jehol and
Chili feng In orcb-r to stlffe'n his
attack around Shanhalkwan. ln
the latter sector the fighting has
been heaviest around tho village
of Sblmcnka which has canged
hands repeatedly under the ar
tillery fire of both sides. Guns
are mounted ln the hills overlook
ing the town. From all appear
ances, the observers re-ported,
neither side has rained a decided
advantage In tlxi lighting thus
VICTIM OF DEATH:
(Associated Press leased Wir.)
LONDON. Oct. 18. Admiral
Sir Percy Scott, 72, noted naval
authority, is dead. Ho was cre
ated a baronet ln 1913, after
engtliy service in the navy,
which he entered In lstkt, nnd
was in chargo of the gunnery de
fenses of London against the
German aircraft attacks in 1915-
10.
He was the Inventor of night
signalling apparatus now used ln
the royal navy and of various ap
pliances for improving tho tiring
of heavy guns.
E
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(Associated Presa leased Wlra.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. The ac
tual condition ot clearing house
banks and trust companies for
the week (five days) shows an
excess ln reserve of 3(!,32!l,080.
This is nn Increase of 128,740.380
compared with last week.
E BODY OF
Pretty Divorcee Strangled
to Death in Her Home
in San Diego.
MONEY IS STOLEN
M.m Is Held Without Bail
After He Tells Story of
Finding Woman
Case Is Mystery.
(Associated Tresa Leased V're.)
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 18.
Almost nude, tho body of Mrs.
Anna Lillian Williams, pretty div
orcee, was found on tho fluor of
II OUND
her bedroom of her homo horo 1 r' ' "g ami i-ercy v. enn. i ne
late last night. Dr. John J. Sben. examination was conducted by I)in
couuty auloposy surgeon, made an i ,rk't Attorney Cdrdon before Coro-
examlnation nnd declared shu had
been strangled to death.
Her wrist watch nnd all her
money, amounting to almost $100
were missing, the police any, when
her body was found by Sloven L.
Richards, 42, a lather. Richards
told the police he had supper
with Mrs. Williams at her home
Thursday evening. After attend
ing a show they retturned to the
bouse about 11:15 p. m. and alio
went Inside by tho back door. Tho
front door, be said, was fastened
with a padlock.
. Last night about G:30 he
again went to her houso for sup -
per.
Upon finding her body In the
bedroom be notified the neigh -
bors and the police. After he bad
told his story to Arthur Hill, po-
lice lieutenant and Detective M
II. lie rrie. Richards was arrested
and held without ball at tile city
Jail for Investigation.
The disordered bedroom show
ed that Mrs. Williams had made
a determined struggle for her life
Mrs. Williams was 35 years old.
She was a native of Canada nnd
lioforo her marriage to leean n n -
Hams tie r name w as a nun in
ThompHon.
October, 19
Sliu was divorced In
CHARGED WITH USING
MAIIC TtTl ruFFPAim
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
MEDFOHI). Or. Oct. 18. Tho
fate of George w. Lalclley of this
city, and S. G. Ebl of San Diego.
Calif., timber loealors, charged
with using the mails to defraud
through the- solo of limber lands
In this secilon. will be In the
hands of the Jury this afternoon,
following the Instructions of f'-cl-eral
Judge I!. S. Bean, which will
be given when court reconvenes
this afternoon.
Friday afternoon was devoted
to tho arg nii' tits of Porler J.
Neff. Httorte-y for Ebl. nnd this
morning's session to the argu
ments lit' Ce-orge M. Roberts,
rnmi". ! fur Laldier .m l tha riot
ing arguments of Allan A. Ilynon,
Assl-tunt United States District
Attorei'-y.
fur. It Is '.'id Hint General Wu
p.-l Fit. military head of the Pe
tri, n. ifiiiiTiimi-nl. has not Vet
launched a serious offensive, be-
Itig satisfied to prcefec-t bis 1 1 ilea I
against surprise nicni-meuts on
the part of the Invading fores
while additional Peking troops arol
belu aeut to the front.
iSIER KILLED
U H I L E SEATED
Parazoo Admits That Step
father Was Not Reach
ing for Gun.
INQUEST IS HELD
Witness Examined Before!
Coroner's Jury Mother
of Slayer Ordered
Out By Husband.
That he shot and killed his step
father, James O. Snider, while tha
man was reclining ln a rocking
chair, was the admission made to
day by Fred Parazoo, who on
Thursday surrendered himself to
the officers, claiming self-defense.
At thnt time he said that Snidor
had started for a gun, nnd waa
standing upright when he was kill
ed, but when shown other5 evi
dences that absolutely disproved
this statement, he admitted that
Snider was still sented when killed.
Parazoo told Sh'-mr Starmer
that Snider had coKl,' him a vile
name, and that he shot him. He re
lltorated the story ' the quarrel,
detailing the conversation, but ad
mitted that when Sulder cursed
him, tbut he fired the fatal shot,
and that the story that the older
man had reached for a gun was nut
true.
Officers aro convinced thnt
Snider was purposely killed by
Parazoo, who went to the house
for that express purpose.
Instead of going hunting, as ha
told tho officers, they have learn
ed that ho spent the day nt tha
Parazoo home, and Immcklintely
following his conversation with bin
mother went directly to the cabin
where Snider was sitting ln the
rocking chair reading and shot him
there.
The trouble between Ills mother
and step-father Is believed to be the
real motive behind the killing, with
probably several other matters
adding weight to the decision of
the young mail to end his step,
father's life.
Many of these faefq brought to
the attention of tho officers during
their Investigation, were further
emphasized by witnesses at the in
quest held this morning.
The coroner's jury was mnde up
of Charles McKlhlnny, Herbert
Ouino, Fred Chapman, N. Rice,
ner Hitter.
Dr. A. F. Sether was tho first
witness called nnd he told of the
post mortem examination made by
him on tho body, lie found that
the bullet struck the right side,
near the chest bono, cutting off the
second rib. It ranged slightly up
ward to the left, penetrating tho
top of the left lung, and cutting
into the pulmonary jirtery, so that
death ensued almost Instantly from
the sudden und severe henimor
rhnge. In the opinion of the
physic-Inn the body was erect when
the shot was fired.
Robert Powell, deputy sheriff.
1 testified that he went to the Snider
I home Immediately following the
i shooting, and guarded the place to
;""" "'at nothing was disturbed be.
fore the coroner arrived. He do.
! "crlbecl the position of the body,
and told of finding, upon examina
tion, a hole In the back of the chair
In which Snider had been seated.
The bullet which killed the man.
afler going through the body struci
a trunk on the floor about two feet
back of the chair. The bullet waa
shaken out of folded sofa cush
ion cover In the trunk.
The only position in which the
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path.
was slouched down in the rocker,
and tipped well back, the officer
staled.
Deputy Sheriff Leas, testified to
naving taken Parazoo into custody.
him by Deputy Sheriff Lilly, and
recounted statements mado to him
by Parazoo that Snid -r was reach
ing for a gun when k ',.
Deputy Sheriff CV d M. Lilly
tolel , of purazoo c r ug Into his
store at Glide a ' telling him,
"Cliff, take me to -eebuig, I kill
ed Ste ve." Lilly n .. fieel t Ii sher
iff's office and stai.ed in wlili the
prisoner and luriieel him ever to
Leas, when he met the latter on
the road to Glide.
Mrs. Elia Pluenre!, an aunt of
Paramo nnel half sister of Mrs.
Sn icie r, gave a description of the
dead man. She says that she saw
Fred I'araoo puss ulong the road
In front of Iht place walking tow-are!
Suleler's e-llbill aleont .1 o'e'ek
in me afternoon. She called to him
hut be did not answer, lie hnd a
dete-rmiiieil ami angry look upon
his race, she said, and did not look
up as he went by. He was carry
ing the rifle In the crook of his
I arm. Ordinarily she said, he was
Pbasant. and always called out to
'"r as ne pa ssimi the House.,
A,""u ,; 'nltintoei after he hnd
Passed she said she heard a shot
fom the dir. -cue n of the Snider
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