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WEATHER alltki:ev;3Tc:.v; Highest Yesterday . Lowsst Last Night . Rain tonight and Sunday, alight ly warmar tonight. " Th Evening News and Tha Raaaburg Rsvltw, : OA.YO. VOL. XXVII NO. 99 OF K''c ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW SATURDAY. MARCH 14. 1925.. VOL. XII. NO. 110 OF THE EVENING NlWt I . rl llk I VJi l'M II J If I Vr?-i5ftiKW;Vi ''" "1 Li I W VV I S a'Wf Ma l II I LJ G L . C LJ N HT y3 An indapandan Nswepapsr, Published tr the lirtereet at Hi Meal. SECONDVQTEOIM WARREN'S NAME DUE ON MONDAY Senate Grants Request for Postponement Mads By President Coolldge. DEFEAT IS INDICATED New Head Pension Bureau Nominated Disarmament Conference Soon to Be Called. (Aaoclated Press Leutd Wirt.) WASHINGTON. March 14. Announcement was made today at the White House that President Coolldge will offer Charles H. Warren of Michigan a recess ap pointment as Attorney-General if his nomination for the poat Is not confirmed by the senate. In such an event all that the senate could do would be to suspend payment for his services. The following statement was Is sued by Secretary Sanders on be half of the president: "Notwithstanding various re ports and rumors the president 1s malting every possible effort to secure the confirmation of Mr. Warren. As the .time is very short and to accommodate the senate he has consulted certain men and cer tain aenators, aa to what should be pursued In case Mr. Warren ia not confirmed. "He has decided on no other ap pointment. He will offer him a re cesa appointment. He hopes, - however, that the unbroken place of three generationa of permitting the president to choose his own enhlnet will not nnw tiA rhunsred and that the opposition to Mr. Warren on further consideration will be withdrawn In order that the country will have the benefit of his excellent qualltlea and the president niay be unhampered In choosing his own method- of exe cuting the laws." WASHINGTON. March 14. President Coolldge asked today that a second vote nn the nomina tion of Charles n. Warren, to be i Attornev-General be deferred un- ! til Monday., His request was granted. Some senators said the presi dent had been convinced the no mination could not be confirmed and that he wanted time in which to make another selection before the senate adjourned. There was no Indication, how ever, that the president would withdraw the nomination. On the other hand It was aald he still was Insistent that a full state ment on Mr. Warren's qualifica tions should go into the record In reply to the charges against him. New polls of the senate were made by leaders on both sides, but they were said to have shown no change In the situation, with an Indicated majority against confirmation of from three to six. New Ppntrioit llureaa Chief. Wilder H. Mecalf of Lawrence, Kansas, will be nominated today by President Coolldge as com missioner of the bureau of pen sions. Hoffman Philip, of New York was named today by President Coolldge as minister to Persia. Kmoot Remains In lied. Senator Reed Kmoot of Utah, who was taken ill on tho senate floor yesterday and removed to (Continued on page 8.) Dynamite Slays Rancher Under Suspicion of Murder and Who Was Prosecuting Alleged Love Pirate ( Anr!atd frtm l9m4 Wire.) SALEM. Ore., Mar. 14. Fred Swarti, rancher, 48 years old, was killed at his ranch 12 mllea south of here on the Pacific highway slon of dynamite which he waa us-j Inar in blowing stumps. His opera-1 tfbna being within a few feet or; the heavily traveled highway, ' Swartz was using fuses not over six Inches In length so he could touch them off when the highway was clear of cars and secure a rapid explosion. Investigating offi cers believe a defective fuse caus ed almost Instantaneous explosion killing him before he could get awav. rajtrkT Attorney Caajjin stated tfiat probably an inquest would be, Teld at w hich time phases of a neighborhood fud or over a years tending m?" be aired. Hugh Kf 'imli. brother-in-law of Swartz. a little over a year ago waa found dead In hla barn, half a mile from the Swartz home. A bullet wound in the top of his head so located as to make suicide seem improb-1 fo..SF0(lll T (AnocUted Pna Lnurd.Wm.) KANSAS CITY. Mo., March 14. Maurice L. Gibson of Prather Hill, Mo., near North Kansas City, killed his four children with an axe early today while his wife was in another Dart of the house and then hacked himself with the axe and later slashed his wrist. He Is expected to live. No rea son has been assigned for the quadruple killing. The children were Maurice, Jr.. and 'Marjorle. twins, seven years old; Hazel, five, and Helen 1 years old. Following the slaying Gibson ran to the home of bis sister-in-law, a hundred yards away, wtere he hacked it.m&eU with the se. Later when search was being made for him, he went to another part of the house and slashed his vrlst. DEFEAT IN 2ND BATTLE First Half Closely Fought, But in Second Visitors Have Easy Time. FINAL SCORE 32 TO 17 In State Tourney, Franklin Comes From Behind in ' 2nd Period, Nosing Out Pendleton. RESULT OF GAMES At Con-nil is California 32. O. A At V. 17. Salem State high . school tourney: Salem 22, Astoria 12: McMinnvllle 37, Arago 16: Eucene 39, Hood River 6: Franklin (of Port- land) 18, Pendleton 13. rAswWfttMt Press Inm4 Win.) CORVALLIS. Ore., Mar. 14. The California Bears got revenge ! last nlrht for the defeat handed i out to them Thursday evening by the Oregon Aggie basketball quin tet, winning the second of the thrae game series for the coast title, 32 to 17. The final and de ciding game will be played tonight with both contenders on even terms. o-i..' .n jt.i.. .! much different brand of basketball In last night's game than on the previous night. The Bears, by close checking, almost completely BIIIlll!-lBU AFKifl V o.. holding their opponents to three field cnala for the entire game The Aggies made up the bulk of their scores from free throws. Rid ings, star. Aggie forward, whose baH i necialtv Is looping the thraugh the basket failed last night to get a single field goal. The game was rough, with rouls aplenty. Early in the game O. A. tuontinuea on page b.i able, caused private Investigations to follow an Inquest of the coro- ners jury wnir rouna n.eunzu dled by his own hand. A man nam- ed Sharp, private Investigator from I Spokane, after a long Inquiry, de-1 dared before the county court here and In a letter to Governor Pierce that Swam, victim or todays 'rag- edy, waa responsible for the death of Keunzll. Following this Swarta swore out a complaint, followed by an Indictment by the grand Jury CALIFORNIANS AGG ES cnarging anotner neignoor, je"rKPltnat np .dd not want to De mixed Slaughter, with Intimacies with ; Swaru'a wife. This case Is atill pending and the district attorney today stated the death of Swarti will undoubtedly result In quashing i the proceedings against Slaughter, i aa Swarti waa a vital witness to- the case of the prosecution. While stating on the fBCe or It that the killing of Swartx today was purely accidental. District At- torney Carson said that investlga - tlons would be conducted at. once aa to the possibility of fuses hav- Ing been changed on Swartx in hia I stump blowing operations. CASE AGAINST FOSTER FATHER ER Shepherd Identified as Man Who Paid $50 to Learn About Typhoid. CALLS ACCUSER LIAR Heir of Dead Millionaire Boy Also Denies That He Stole Tubes of Deadly Germs. (AssocUted Pro! Leased Wirt.) CHICAGO, March 14. William D. Shepherd will remain In the technical custody of the atates at torney until 2 p. m., Wednesday,' while States Attorney R. E. Crowe continues his investigation of the death of William N. McCllntock. rich orphan' and foster son of Shepherd, whose heir Shepherd Is by a will now being contested. By agreement of Shepherd'a coun sel and the state's attorney hear ing on a writ of haoeas corpus In his behalf was continued until that time. Information the state's attorney' has obtained In Investigating the death of young William McCltn tock will be placed before the grand Jury Monday. Shepherd was taken Into custo dy early today on a forthwith su poena. Should Shepherd be freed on the habeas corpus writ formal charges would Immediately be lodged against him. CHICAGO. March 14. Ou- t'oned for hours early today af'.or rr. Charles Fnlman, head of a germ culture school said lie 'ind sought information on administer. Ing typhoid germa without trace to a person. William D. Shepherd, foster father and chief heir of William Nelson McCllntock. "mil lionaire orphan" who died of typhoid last December, was held in technical custody for further Interrogation. Drought from home at midnight to the offices of Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney, Shepherd was confronted with Dr. Faimnn and flatly denied hla story that he had asked about methods of in troducing the germa into the hu man body. Ills wife, a co-guardian- of young McCllntock, was later taken to the prosecutor's of- ihci uuv milieu iu iniuiu uuuia after an hour's questioning. Slate's Attorney Crowe planned to renew the interrogation later 'oaT na "o ? ,aRe means to diock pians 01 me aiiorney ior Shepherd to apply for a writ of habeas corpus if his client was not released. Dr. Faiman, who also was held for further questioning and who was subjected to nearly 26 hours of steady examination before he told his story, said Shepherd had posed as a lawyer seeking infor- "atlon on germs In defense of a ; client accused of administering them. Later Shepherd had given him $50 for a letter he had writ ten to tbe school Inquiring about . , . , l tA r..Vin. WIS . Beyondi asking If they had warrant Shepherd offered no re sistance to detectives who went to his homo. Mrs. Shepherd be- came hysterical and declared "this is persecution. She was calm several hours later when brought to the state's attorney's office and told assist' ant utate's attorney that 'If thev GETS STRONG real'zed how much I loved Billy reruiRr nnsiness transact-, ously elected president of the McCllntock the case would have I J' A' T' 'RWI','r"' "as an Invlt-: Trade and Class Journal o;gai.lza been dropped." "'' and addressed the chih tinn of Oregon here today. Jer- Ttnrlnff the miestlonlns' of Shen- 1 rnembeHi on "honestv In biislne " mlH rt,n u.olri. I uinn olitn- herd, state's attorneys and police I rounoea np a numoer or witnesses who had been prominent In testl- fylng before the coroner's Inquest ' Into McCllntock"! death. They sought Dr. Fosherg who told the I n,,,,, by shepherd about the I coroners Jury that he had been ffp.t, of jerms on subtle poisons I Rnd probabllitr of their detection ! , , ,, and John p, Mar. chand, former agent of Fatman. have been written to the school bv Shenherd. ! In excusing himself for with holding his Information during the Inquest and lengthy question- n(r jralman told the prosecutors lrle ra,e and that he was atlhsim - rl of the fart that he only KO, 50 rnr (he letter. The letter ha said, was taken from his flies by Shepherd short- iy nfinr McCllntock's desth. In- vestlgatnrs hsve since been nn- ! alil to locate It. ' , "If shepherd had merely asked for the letter. I never would hire thought mnch of It." Faiman said. ; "I don't psv much attention per- sonilly to the correspondence and J di not get suspicions until he: handed me 150. I knew then i (Continued on page 1) . (AssocUted Press LaH Win.) PASADENA, Calif., March 14. It was a bitter diaan- pointment to detective Lieu- nant Robert O'Rourko. eleven yearn ago when the burglar he thought he had captured eluded him neatly and left him with an empty pair of handcurfa, so bitter, in fact, that In the years that follow- ed he could not forget the fugitive's face. Yesterday he came fare to faco with El- mer M. Gow, and without a w moments hesitation arrested him as the man who had slipped out of his grasp back In 1914. A search of the suspect, hla automobile and hia home revealed thousands of dol- lara worth of loot from re- 4 cent burglaries, according to the police. The Roseburg Rod and Gun dub! 5f"Jl.?5 " the office of A. T. Lawrence. Plans ZltfZ'?? J.-lu""' departure from those held In the past, In that all prises will be cash. It waa decided to hold the annual u... ia salmon bake on May 10, at which time another prize shoot will be given. Sever merchandise and prize ahoota will be held on dates sill be held on dates and the time for the , n bake, one of these! between now annual salmon being on April 12, at which time a marksman from the Winchester company will be present and put on an exhibition. Arrangements are being made to bring a special game protec tion film here for a public showing In the near future. One of the lo cal theatrea will be secured for this picture, which will be of an educational aa well as Interesting and entertaining nature. HOLBEIN LEAVING FOR BISMARK, N. D. Will E, Holbein, secretary of the Roseburg Chamber .of Com merce, who resigned his position short time ago,, and who leaves the office tonight, will leave the first of the week for lllsmarrk. North Dakota, his former home, where he has been called as a witness In an Important civil ac tion. He is uncertain of his business In the future, having several offers of positions, but having accepted none up to the nrenent time Kn nftnoMn, in the office here has been selected ag yej RUTH MILLER IS WF.D IN LOS ANGELES AiT:::i wv zvJ.e Miller of Dillard. and Mr. W. H. Blair of Los Angeles, the cere mony being an event of March 12, at Los Anreles. Rev. B. B. Jar- ques, an old friend of the fnmllv ' read the service. After a honey- moon at San Diego. Mr. and Mr.- Blair will return to" Dillard where If- "lair Is arent for the Southern Pacific company. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. , Mlller of Dillard. and Is a former student at Roseburg high school, where she had many friends. I YOUNG BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB MEETING A meeting of the Tonng Busi ness Men's club was held Thuirilav evening at 6:30 o'clock at Uin Ter- mlnal Cafe. Dinner waa served Mjr.l TH KAIH M.1.1 w WHO KM'ArKli HIM KLKVKX YEA US AGO Tne 'a"1 ws an Interesting sndiwg elected vice-president; . C.' i ,,TT,i"ul emoven nv 'now present, i no club is pin- nln ' n"To n Indoor baehnll . team, and have arranged for prsc-. lc,,s ney week, at whlrh time . win oe cnosen. as soon ss Practice haa begun the club will arrange ror games with other nr- gsnlzations. , GOOD PAINTING. BUT WRONO BUILDING: OF COUR8E HE SWORE """ '' BERKELEY. Calif.. Mar 14. C. M. Gates, painting con- .rector, put nine men to work on n apartment house here yesterday and at the close of the day surveyed the J0" wl'h great satisfaction. Then the owner of sn apartment building across the street stepped over Bnd hsd a few words wllh him. after which the air about him be- came sultry and he wlpd beads of sweat frrm Ms brow. He had' painted the wrong house. 4)ls a resident of Bandon. tAssorlated I-rea Leased Wln.l MARSHFIKI.D. Ore., Mar. 14. Ray liowron, about 36 year old, well known Lakeside business mail and proprietor of the Lakeside hotel, was shot through the heart early today aud died enroute to North Rend, Ore., on a Southern Pactric train. First reports stated that liowron killed himself, but according to a hurried ex- amlnation by Dr. Phil. Kel- aer, coroner, no powder signs were found on his clothing. liowron had evidently been cleaning the lobby of his ho- tel when the tragedy accur- red. liowron was the son of a pioneer family of the Lake- side country. He la aurvlr- ed by his widow and several I Bicy-vuiiureu i ' w ' ! AP"?."'JION OF call rern Itmooo 1 SALEM. Ore.. Mar. 14- ! J Jhn9v b''veI Pak,M'ne" ??,m: ! ?.y Portland haa filed T eng meeruig ue- Partment an application for ! f"t;:"y, ,t1 PPPrte water I 'rom Mlddl Creek for mlDiaf I " " concentration near Rld,dle; Do""" W. t a 59?' of' approximately 100,- vuv, nuu iw uie construction w of a reservoir for storage of water from Middle Creek and tributaries, also at a cost of about 1100,000, the stored wa- ter to be used for mining, mil- ling and ore construction. YOUTH TO FftCE (Amcbtrd hn Leutd Win.) LOS ANGELES, Mar. 14. Har- ry (Sonny) Willis, 14, will face a murder charge in Juvenile court here March 25 In connection with, tho killing of Dr. Henjamin Bald win for which his mother, Margar et Willis, was sentenced to life im prisonment. Superior Judge Archi bald made this decision today. The boy's confession that he killed the doctor Is characterized Dy ,1,e district attorney's office as a aeiense eiiort to save his moth er from prison. The district at- itorncy Indicated today that at the March 25 the Judge will be the juvenile court. usaea 10 mane naroiu a warn ui three killed as AU IU JLfcAVtO KUAU (Amocfetrd PrtM Lraan Wirt.) TAFT, Col., March 14. Three persons were killed and one ser- lously injured when the automo- bile In which they were traveling left the highway at a turn near here and was wrecked. The dead are O. F. Dollarhlde and Mr. and Mrs. C E. Smith, all of Los An- geles. Mrs. Dollarhlde suftered a fractured skull, but physicians at the West Sldo Hospital hor, whero she was taken, said she would recover. KDITOK.S KLKCT (JlMnclatH Prrm Vnwnl WlrO El'GENE. Ore., March 14. Ralph Morrison, editor of the Western Farmer, was unanim- .valey. Oregon Voter, secretary- t-easurer. and Stephen Hart, Commercial Review and Cji Us L. Heath, Pacific Northwest Hotel Nea were elected trusieus. I i CABINET OFFICER COMING TO OREGON I 4 (JUsuctoud trim Lhm Win.) WASHINGTON. Mar. 14 i 14. i Secretary Work of the depart. mnnt the lnlHr leUI il PRrt MonHay for a month's In- A ..oi,. .,.- .1,. ...h.m , reelntmitlen nroleela. nation al narks and Indian reserva- ton, accompanied by KM- a. wood Meade, commissioner of reclamation, and Stephen T. Mather, director of the na- tlonal park service. The projects to be visited Include Klamath, and Oregon. From Coast Among those to arrive here from coast points yesterday and visit overnight was C. D. Ash. Mr. Ash QUEER ROBBERY CASE IS BEING INVESTIGATED Jack Weaver, Restaurant Employee, Held on Vagrancy Charge. VICTIM WAS DRUGGED Myrtle Point Logger Doped, - Assaulted and Robbed According to Story Given Sheriff. Jack Weaver, local restaurant employee, waa arrested last night on a vagrancy charge, .and Is be ing held In the city jail while an Investigation is being made Into the alleged robbery of H. W. Long, a Myrtle Point logger, now report ed to be in California. Long ap parently la for some reason averse to returning to Roseburg to make out a complaint against Weaver whom he charges with assault and robbery, and unless a formal com plaint la lodged the matter may be dropped. ' The case haa several "fishy" as pects, and the officers are endeav oring to discover Just what really occurred. Long, It is stated, came to Rose burg from Myrtle Point on Thurs day. He waa reputed to have about f 1500 on . his person, and was seen to flash a large roll of bills. During the day Thursday he waa seen in company with Weaver and another young man of this city, and that night called Sheriff Starmer from Granta Pass, stating that he had Been "stnek -up ' and robbed on the Oak street bridge, a small amount of money and a cheap watch having been taken from him, according to hla statement. Sheriff Starmer informed Long that he would have to return to Roseburg and swear out a com' 1 plaint against the young men, but I Long protested that he had Imme- diate business in California and could not return, but finally agreed to come back Friday morning. The officera waited all day for him to mnke an appearance but he did not show up. Sheriff Starmer traced the call and fopnd that the man who called was actually the Myrtle Point logger. Chief of Police McLaln of Grants Pass had talked to the man and had advised him to come back to Roseburg, but Long Insisted that It was impossible for him to do so because of Immediate business In California. According to Mr. Mo Lain. Ixing was suffering from a deep scalp wound, apparently made by a blow from some blunt instru ment, a cut on tne face, several bruises on his handa and a skin ned leg. In further investigating the case Sheriff Starmer learned that Thursday afternoon Weaver and L"g rode to Glendale wllh H. D. Shaw and L. R. Ross, local auto mobile salesmen. Weaver approached the two men as they were preparing to leave and asked where they were going, according to Mr. Shaw. When In formed that they were on the way to Glendale he asked If there was twin for two others to go along. When permission was given he and Long got Into the car. Long, Shaw says, did not show at that time any Indications of havlnr been assault ed. There was no- blood upon him and he appeared in a proper frame of mind, except that he appeared drugged or doped, and slept prac tically all the wav to Glendale. After reaching Glendale the four Wflnt ,0 clear store where Long pain ior onnss ior ine crown, ana then the two salesmen went out In the country a short distance to attend to some business. Upon their return, Bhsw states, they found Weaver waiting for them and he asked to return with them. He told them that Long had gone on bv train. Long boarded the train at Olen dale. Conductor II. E. Allison told Sheriff Starmer. He appeared to be under the influence of a drug or some sort if "done" and was daz- led. He had a large welt on his besd where he nari neen struck, and was rut about the face and hands. Mr. Allison asked him If he had been In an automobile acci dent, and at first he said yes, and then contradicted himself and said that he had been "stuck up" at Roseburg. He left the train at Grants Pass and It was then that he called up Sheriff Starmer. Ixmr had a large sum of money npon him. hut whoever It was that assaulted and rohhed him. failed to find the roll of bills. While In Ro'eburg he cashed a tr0 bill, and made a few minor purchases, and when be reached Grants Pss'a he did not have any of this change not have any of this change (Continued on page 2.) ROCKIES 10 MID (AaoeUted ftim but win.) CHICAGO, March 14. A typi cal March blizzard, laden with rain changing to snow and borne on a 60-mlle wind, was moving Into tha mid-west today, with warnings of a sharp drop In temperature. Already It has the West, par ticularly the Rocky Mountain re gion. In iia grip, and waa sweep ing two ways, through tha North and from the Southwest onto Chi cago. Snow blanketed large portion! of Colorado, while in Iowa heavy snow and high winds were accom panied by a rapidly falling ther mometer. In Sioux City snow plows were needed to clear street and rail way trackf. Nebraska waa swept by gale. The snow was seen aa a bene fit for spring crops through the territory affected, as the soil waa said to be badly In need of mois ture. INTO A FRENZY OIER TAX CASE Couzent' Feud With Mellon Almost Leads to Fight Among Members. HOT WORDS BANDIED kTenfitr1cv Senator RisoiiMf rventucKy senator Requests Leave to Call Comebody Liar, Then Bedlam Breaks Loose. Mmtsted ha Usse Win.) SE ATETHR01 WASHINGTON, Mar.' 14. The nine aa well aa the football teem row over Senator Couzens' chargea and played four years on the vara a gainst the treasury department lty baseball team. Ho was honor threw the senate Into bedlam to- ed with election as captain of the day and before order had been re- varsity eleven. After gradautlon stored personal motives had been from college he entered the medl Impugned: sizzling allegations of cal school and while a student misconduct had been hurled across there waa chosen baseball cap the chamber and finally one sena- tain, but declined tha honor as he tor had sought to apnly to another I did not approve of graduate cap the epithet of "wilfull. malaclous. talncies of varsity teams. For a wicked liar." It was Senator Ernst of Ken' tucky who brought 'the battle of words to Its climax by Inquiring whether he could call another sen ator a "Mar" under the senate rules, but In the confusion that fol lowed be never had an opportunity to explain to whom he referred. The Kentuky senator opened the argument with an attack on Sena tor Couzens, who he said had been prompted by "personal antmua" against Secretary Mellon. Senator Couzens replied with a reference that Senator Ernst Inter preted as an accusation that he bad helped pilfer certain Important rec ords of the committee. Then Sena tor Glass of Virginia, a former democratic secretary of the treas ury, assailed both Senator Ernst and Secretary Mellon In s speech loaded with biting Jibea at the re publicans. . Just as Senator Glass concluded a colloquoy with Senator Moses, republican, New Hampshire, Sena-1 Ing camps. For this work he re tor Ernst who previously bad . celved the thanks ot Brigadier sought unsuccessfully to Interrupt I General T. C. Lyster of the medl- the speech of Senator Couzens, ' (Continued on page 6 ) I Aversion to Selling Liquor Made Calvin Coolidge Lawyer Instead of Druggist, as Father Intended (iaxHiM piwa Lnasd Win.) ' NEW YORK. March 14. The aversion of President Coolldge against selling liquor now Is re vealed as the one thing that pos sibly started him on the road to the White House. At a banquet of Amherst alumni last night President George Dan iel Olds of Amherst said that John Coolldge wanted lo appren tice hla son as a druggist clerk at the age if fifteen until a terse objection was made by the youth. , The stof came from colonel Coolldge while bound to Wash- iCaj.taln L. P. Hosford, 63, pioneer Ington with Mr. Olds, for the i rlr steamboat man and native Harding Inauguration. jOn gonlsn. died at his home here As Mr. Olds told It: i early today while asleep. He had "Colonel Coolldge said he waa suffered no previous Illness. Cap not sure his- son waa the right tain Hosford waa president of the type and that he finally decided he had better apprentice him to j pharmacist. At that time all he had better apprentice mm to WALTER COP IS DEATH'S Iff 66TH YEAR Father of Modem Football, Foremost Authority in World of Sport . WEAK HEART CAUSE Made Notable Record While Student at Yale, Later Becoming Mentor of All Athletics. '." IMHSM I UUN W ITS. J NEW YORK, Mar. 14. Walter Camp, noted football coach and critic, died today of heart failure. He was 66 years of age. Although a man of varied activi ties. Walter Camp waa best known through hla connection with ath letics, particularly football. To the great American college game he had devoted a large part of hia time alnce hla graduation from Yale, and he came to be known af fectionately as "The Father of Football." He earned this title be cause the numerous amendments to tha playing code, which he sug gested and which were adopted, not only revolutionised, but virtu ally re-created the game. As a player on Yale football teams for six years Mr. Camp'i In terest in the game extended tar be yond the goal posts and the Im provements in the gam which he evolved were readily accepted by the Intercollegiate football com mittee. It waa during his incum bency aa chairman of the commits tee that the game waa extensively mnlHed slnnv thjk linn An which lit la played today. i Mince ixss a feature or escn row ball aeaaon baa been Mr. Camp's e,ecUon of All-American football u,. .,. thu. selected for the mythical teams being re Igarded by him as the beat of the seaaon In their respective posi tions. . ' While he was more Interested In football than any other sport, Mr. Camp waa an all-round athlete nt( Yale. In his freshman year re was captain of the class baseball time he rowed with his class crew and with H. W. Slocum, represent- ed yle the "rat intercollegiate tennis tournament In Yale gamea he won the high hurdles event and second place in the quar termlle run. Mr. Camp had written extensive ly on football and other s porta as well aa on bridge of which he was an expert player. Hla two years of medical atudy together with his Athletic experience enabled him ot write aa an expert on training and health exercises. He was the au thor of Camp's Dally Dozen, a ser ies ot setting-up exercises which were recorded aa phonograph rec ords and through which he la said to have started more persons tak ing regular dally exercise than any other individual. During the training period of American troops for service In tbe World War. Mr. Camp acted as physical director for the air ser vice and also aided tbe navy as di rector of athletics, at naval train- cal corps and Josephus Daniels, then Secretary of Navy. drug stores bad liquor In store and after the colonel told Calvin ot hia derision, hla son thought for a moment or two and then said: "Father, sell ruml" That ended It. Calvin Coolldge was graduated from Amherst in 169G. CAPT. H08FORD PASSE8 (Ajaoctuted hM UmmI Win.) PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 14. Harkina Transportation company, ;operiing steamers un ui iw ; operating steamers on Ui Willamette and Columbia :
