it
Th. WEATHER
OCT CIRCULATION OVX1
4,20(0)
AND IS STILL GROWING
Highest Yesterday .
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Lowest Lut Night .
Fair tonight, frost tonight.
Thursday unsettled.
Consolidation of Ths Evsnlng Ntws and Tha Rostburg Review
JUn Independent Nswspapsr, Published for tha Best Interests of tha Pecpla
ROSEBURG. OREGON WEDNESDAY' MARCH 18, 1925?
VOL. XXVIt.-NO. 102 O.
REVIEW
VOL. XIII
NO. S Of THE EVENING NEWS
" V
SHEPHERD
FACE
OF 3
Grand Jury Brings Murder
Indictment Against Him
and Germ-Seller.
OLSON CASE PROBED
Foster Father of Orphan
May Be. Accused of Kill
ing Judge Olson and
Mrs. McClintock.
SHEPHERD JAILED.
J
(Areoclated Praj Lreant Wlre.l f
CHICAGO, March 18.
William D. Shepherd was
turned over to the sheriff
today to be placed In jail
nn ihn IniH.lnia.t
earlier charging him and Char-
w it-s v. caiman wild in, mur- o
der of Shepherd's ward, Wll-
liam McClintock. 4
A writ of habeas corpus
obtained prior to the indict-
ment and nullified by that"
tiriVMl1ln. waa ,1 1 . n. I ...... .a 1 a.
Chief Justice Hopkins of the
criminal court when Shep-
herd was taken before him.
e The court at fni ton n a
m., Saturday for Shepherd to
be arraigned to make his
plea and to hear the appllca- e
tlon for bail. . e
fA-mlHtd Pnm Iei-d Wire.)
CHICAGO. Mar. 18. William D.
Shepherd and Charles C. Faiman
were changed with the murder of
William N. McClintock, Shepherd's
foster son, in an indictment re
turned today by the county grand
Jury. -
The Indictment, returned before
Chief Justice Hopkins of the crim
inal court, charged that Shepherd
and Faiman, the latter head of a
science school who has confessed,
the state's attorney has announced
that be taught Shepherd how to
feed "Billy" McClintock tvphoid
germs to get the boy's $1,000,000
estate, inoculated the victim with
typhoid bacilli.
The indictment further charged
that poison in the form of acono
tine Prusslc acid and morphine
were administered.
Judge Hopkins ordered the two
men, who are prisoners of the
states' attorney who took Shep
herd Into custody Sunday night, to
be brought before him at 2 p. m.
for arraignment on the Indict
ment. At the hour of the arraignment,
a habeas corpus writ in behalf of
Shepherd Is returnable before
Judge Hopkins. The writ,. In view
of the Indictments now is futile.
Although murder is not a ball
able offense under the Illinois law
the sourts exercise discretion and
counsel for Shepherd is fxpected
to apply for bond.
Faiman who baa confessed Shep
herd hsd promised him 1200.000
for his part in the alleged plot to
murder by inoculation Is not a par
ty to the habeas corpus action and
although he has been actually In'
custody for several days, no at
torneys have yet appeared In his
behalf.
When the accused are arraigned
It will be the first time William
Darling Shepherd, lawyer and for
mer resident of Indiana and of Sa
llna, Kan., has formally faced in
court the charge that he murder
ed his ward and foster son.
Shepherd has consistently de
nied all charges, and has denied
having seen Faiman prior to the
present investigation.
He contends that the Investiga
tion and indictment Is the work of
enemies seeking to deprive him of
the $1,000,000 estate left by th
orphan millionaire.
The hearing on the will purport
ed to have been executed by iMc
Cllntock shortly after be reached
legsl age, a year ago. directing
' that an annuity of IS, 000 be patd
his fiancee. Miss. Isatoelle Pope,
and the remainder bequeathed to
Shepherd, todav was continued un
til May 1, by Probate Judge Horn
er. Dy an agreement of attorneys
for the counlns, nine of them living
In Iowa, who are contesting the
valldltv of the will. Judge Horner
entered an order finding Bertram
McClintock Eaton of 8an Diego,
Cal a half cousin of the orphan,
to be of a lound mind. William
Faton of San Jose. Cal.. a brother
of Bertram Is. according tn Edwin
I'edrlck. counsel for Shepherd. In
the will matter, of unsound mind
and tn an asylum.
CHICAGO, Mar. H Charge, of
murder by inoculation with ty
phoid germs were contained in
(Continued on page I.)
MURDERS
f
BAD STORM.
Ptm Uexd Win.)
S't
CIS, Mo., March 18
The
unconfirmed reporta
through the Missouri Paciflo
Railroad late today said, a
heavy wind storm had struck
Annapolis, Mo., blown down
most of the houses and kll-
led several persons. Anna-
polls has a population ot
about two hundred.
e
; -
One Man Killed. '
8T. LOUIS, Mo., March Is
One man named Stewart was e)
killed, scores of persona were
destroyed In a wind storm
at Annapolis. Mo , a village e
of about two hundred pop-
ulatjon today, according to
reports brought to Ironton,
Mo., late today by C. E.
Pyrtle of Kansas City.
SPECIAL SESSION ENDS.
f (AjMrtatcd Pro. Louad Wh.) W
"WASHINGTON. March 18.
e The senate ended today ita
special session which began
March 4.
STAKING SITE
FDR NEW STATE
FISH HATCHERY
Fish Commission to Locate
Commercial Plant at
' Rock Creek.
GROUND TO BE LEASED
Kendall Brothers Permitting
State to Put Salmon
Hatchery Near Mouth
of Stream.
Ground Is being staked today for
the proposed new commercial sal
mon hatchery, .which the state fish
commission proposes to locate on
the North Umpqua at Rock Creek.
Attorney Dexter Rice, representing
the Kendall brothers, and Superin
tendent McCarn, representing the
fish commission, went to Rock
Creek today and are selecting the
site which the Kendalls will lease
to the state for an Indefinite per
iod. At the time the North Umpqua
hatchery above Glide was aban
doned the commission pro nosed to
establish a hatchery at Winches
ter, having In mind a wonderful
show place, which, being situated
on the Pacific highway, would at
tract the attention of tourists to
the fishing Industry of the state.
The high water, however, during
the past year, proved the Winches
ter location Impractical, and the
hatchery is now to be located on
Rock Creek, where an Ideal loca
tion Is possible.
The site will be on the east side
of Rock Creek Just north of the
bridge. It being possible there to
secure a gravity flow of fresh run
ning water direct from Rock Creek
with ample ground for feeding
ponds and hatchery buildings. The
camp sites now located on the east
side will be taken by the state and
the entire" flat taken over for
hatchery purposes.
Racks will be thrown across the
main river whore salmon eggs will
be taken.
The commission expects to) ex
pend between $10,000 and $16,000
the first year on this plant, which
will eventually be one of the larg
est In the state. Although It Is lo
cated near the trout hatchery,
maintained by the game commis
sion, It has no connection, although
the two will cooperate In many
ways.
Matt Ryckman. state superin
tendent of hatcheries, has been
making a personal investigation of
the proposed site. He left last
night for Klamath Falls to make
Preparations for the egg taking sea
son at Diamond Lake, which will
start the first of May. The crews
are being sent tin on snow shoes to
put In the racks snd parnphanella
for tfiking eggs. Diamond Lake Is
the largest egg taking station In
the world, and over 20,000.000 rain
bow trout eggs are expected to be
procured there this year.
flABT CHICKS Bi n N KM.
t AHrf Prew imw( Wire.)
P'NTA ROSA. Cal., March !.
Thirty two thousand taby
chirks were bnmed to desth. when
th B. W. Rutherford hatchery at
Sebastopol. west of here, went up
!n flames this morning. The loss
was estimated at $100,000. The
flames melted tne main power
lines Into Pehastopol and left the
town in darkness from four o'
clock until dawn.
'v,
20J00 PEOPLE
HOMELESS FROM
BIG TOKIO FfflE
Three Thousand Buildings
Are Destroyed in Blaze
Which Sweeps City.
NOW UNDER CONTROL
Troops on Scene Tear
Down Buildings in Effort
to Halt Blaze Many
. Casualties Result.
IkmocMti Pre. Lre.M Wire.)
TOKIO. Mar. 18.Twenty thou
sand persons were rendered home
ma,or conflagration
swept northwestern Toklo today,
destroying 3,000 buildings and r
suiting In unestlmated casualties
The fire was brought under con
trol tonight.
.iT0KI.?'vMar- A conflagra
"on which swept jver northern
Toklo this afternoon fanned by a
rale destroyed more than 1,000
homes by 10 o'clock tonight and
was spreading in all directions.
Troops were on the scene, tear
ing down buildings In an effort to
check the spread of the flames
while thousands of residents laden
with household goods streamed to
wards safety. Firemen were al
most helpless In their attempts to
check the blase because of drouth
that had exhausted the reservoirs.
The fire utAi-tAil In a f,nt,
Napnorl Junction In Northeastern
i ok lo. Simultaneous with the
outbreak of the major conflagra
tion, fire started tn the Ohtmachl
and Zoshlgaya districts, detached
areas, but these were s
troled.
cn-jfew
The fire reported In the forego
ing dispatch from Toklo swept
through sn area which was being
rebuilt after the fire and earth
quake which devastated the city.
It started in a factory
fn..iA
untouched bv the fire that came In
jtne wake or the earthquake and
ran Its course through a district
made nn of temporary and recon
structed buildings.
Among the buildings are many
wooden structures.
COL. DENNISTOUN
RESUMES STAND
M-a-a-tattd Pre Lturd Wire.)
LONDON. Mar. 18.Colonel Ian
! Onslow Dennlstoun, resumed the
stand In the trial of the suit for
money which his former wife says
she loaned him. He was some
What haggard, still suffering from
sciatica which prevented his at
tendance in court yesterday.
The French divorce was obtain
ed by Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Den
Inistoun from the colonel in 1919.
Marshall Hall, attorney for tbe de
fense explained he was not attack-In-;
the validity of the divorce,
which he said did not affect the
pending matter but he brought out
by question his client that the rea
son Colonel Dennlstoun would not
permit a divorce in the Scotch
courts was that he did not want to
lose any part of the 10.000 pounds
his father bad placed in trust for
him.
The witness said It was agreed
with his wife that he would not
oppose the divorce proceedings If
she agreed not to take any of this
money. In return he would do
insofar as her settlement was con
cerned. "I had no Intention that Bolln
or any other man should have this
money," Colonel Dennlstoun said.
Bolln Is the Spaniard with whom
Mrs. Dennlstoun, it has been testi
fied, travelled abroad prior to her
divorce from the colonel.
KHfE IN ASTORIA.
tAmnrintM Prea Lrurd Wire.)
ASTORIA, Ore., March 18.
Fire early today did an estimated
damsge of $4,000 to the Louvre
Hotel at 7th and Aatar streets.
Several occupants were forced to
flee from the building.
FEkLEARTHS TREMORS.
MvrliM Pr LmH Wire.)
LONDON. March 1 8. Severe
earth tremors were felt along the
northern coast of the Isle of Jer
sey and other of the channel Is
lands between 2 and 3 o'clock
this morning. Residents declsre
tho shock was the aeverest felt
In the locality for many years.
No damage was reported.
NAME NEW DIPI.OM.tT.
rsanrtofM Fx" Wire.)
WASHINGTON. March 18.
George L. Kreerk of Kansss wss
nominated today bv President
I Cool Id ge to. be minister to I'sra-suav.
WHEAT MARKET
(AorcUtol Pr-M UMt Tin.)
WASHINGTON, March 18.
Secretary Jurdlne today directed
the grain futurea administration
to make an immediate investiga?
uuu ui uiv renui viuieui nuvtu
ations in the market price o:
wheat.
CHICAGO. March 18. Highest
prices of the day Vers reached
In the wheat market after dlsl
patches from Washington werfie
received aaylng the secretary ot
agriculture bad directed an lmj
mediate Investigation of recent
big fluctuations in prices. At to.
day's top figures May delivery of
wheat commanded $1.64 a bushel
Something of a reaction however
ensued before business ended.
The market closed unsettled at
four to nine cents advance com
pared with yesterday's finish, last
prices on May being $1.61 J to
$1.62.
The action followed receipt of
scores of complaints from the
grain industry that the recent
price declines were unwarranted.
After conferences among officials
charged with the regulatory work
of the department thia statement
was Issued.'
"Due to the concern of the de-i
partment of agriculture in the re-',
cent violent price fluctuation on.
i mures grain marseis. particu
larly In the price of wheat and In
response to numerous inquiries
which have been made by var
ious branches of the grain Indus
try Secretary Jardine announced
today that directions had been Is
sued to the grain futures admini
stration to make a full and Im
mediate Investigation and careful
study of the situation which has
existed on grain futures exchan
ges during the past few days. -
CHICAGO. Mar. 18. Wheat
went skyrocketing, today, shoot'.ng
straight upward ten cents a bushel
at the- very outset. May wheat
tuoched $1.63 as compared with
$1.53, at yesterday's finish. A
sharp rise In valuea at Llverpood
preceded the advance here. '
Trading waa on a tremendous
advance scale with fluctuations
correspondingly violent. Within a
minutes the market was back
nearly four cents from the initial
top figures, with prices swinging I
at times one cent between trading, i
Almost a complete famine of of-1
terlngs, characterized the start but !
buying orders were at flood tldo
nnd franttit hlHtlinv anatiorl
until
lKiu
10 cents a bushel had been sdiled
to prices before half of the nrok-
ers in tne pit couia get meir Deal
ings. Then selling turned loose
wildly and reactions followed.
Before the backward Impetus
was checked May wheat dropped
to $.581 but was still five cents or
more above the closing figures of
the previous day. A rally of almost
three cents followed. Liverpool
msrket which opened today at 1 to
2 pence decline had mounted 9
pence net gain.
Blc buvlng here bv foreigners
was an outstanding feature of to
day's dealing In future deliveries
of wheat
The extraordinary right-about-face
in the wheal market today
waa based to a considerable ex
tent on the fact that virtually the
entire stock of wheat In Chicago
available for delivery on May con-
traots here has of late been re
duced to about 800,000 bushels of
hard winter grade in public ele
vators. o
EVIDENCE OP DYING
MAN IN NEW SCANDAL
(Arentlsted Prea Lrered Wire.)
LONDON, Mar. 18. The evi
dence of a dying man, a butler
who for fifty years served the Ws
terhouse family which Is Involved
In London's latest sensational
trial was Introduced today for the
plaintiff In the suit Mrs. Murlsl
Waterhouse has brought agalnnt
Sir David Wilson-Barker, Lady
Wilson-Barker and R. W. Sheldon
to recover money which she al
leges Lady Wllson-Bsrker ex
torted from her late husband.
The evidence was that of Wil
liam Thomas Mills taken by a com
mission ten days before his death.
Mills said he frequently saw the
plaintiff's husband, the late Alfred
Francis Waterhouse and Lady Wilson-Barker
behaving "like lovers."
and he gave a number of Instances
which were said to have borne out
this description.
8lr Herbert Waterhouse, noted
surgeon and cousin of Francis Wa
terhouse, said that Francis suffer
ed from an aggravated type of
rheumatoid arthritis and for msny
years was almost a hopeless crip
ple. Richard M. Sowton, a solicitor,
testified that wlille Waterhoune
originally enjoyed an Income of
more than 1K00 pound" sterling
annually, he died Insolvent.
CnoLIIMiHJMt'.KTH IlllYAN '
ijb..niH rrere imi wire
WASIIINOTON. Marrh 18.
President Coolldge had his picture
taken today with Charles W. Bry
an, the democratic vice-presidential
candidate of last year's cam
paign and his brother. William J.
The oceeton was a visit to the
White House by delegates to a
meeting of the general council of
the Presbyterian Chnrrh, attend
ed by the Bryan Brother!.
PERUVIAN CITY IS
DKiS'litOVKD II Y FIXXHI
(Aaoeiated m Uutd Win.)
LIMA, Peru. March 18.
Official and private radio ad-
vices from TruJIllo, the third
Important city ot Peru say,
the city has been completely
destroyed by inundations
caused by torrential rains.
The inhabitants abandoned
their homes, taking refuge
in elevated fields nearby. Kf-
forts made to erect flood
gates to Btenv the advance of
the rising waters were use-
less.
Advices from TruJIllo are
Incomplete.
TruJIllo founded in 1535
by Pliarro. who gave it the
name of his native town tn
Spuin, is iu northern Peru,
about one and a halt nil lea
east of the Pacific ocean, it
is capitot of the department
of Liberia and lies in tbe
Chlniu valley
Nearby la a vast space cov
ered by ancient Peruvian re
mains. It has a population
of about 11,000.
e
i SARGENT TAKES OATH.
-An-a-blrd Pre Leuad Wire.)
WASHINGTON. March 18.
John G. ISargent of Ver-
e mont took the oath of office
today as Attorneye-Ueneral
e of the United States.
He was sworn in at the
Justice department less than
an hour after he had arrived
from his home in Vermont
In response to a summons e
sent him from the White
House, when his name was
submitted to the senate yes-
terday. e
TEAPOT DOME CASE
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mar. 18.
The statement of Martin W. Little
ton of defense counsel expressing
gratification at being at last In a
court of Justice where the facts
surrounding the leasing ot Teapot
Dome could be presented "in a
M-taiar atmosphere" was a part ot
tne record of the defense In the
Teapot Dome suit here today.
Other proceedings In court In
cluded the deposition of Real -Admiral
J. K. Robinson, head of the
navy bureau of engineering. The
testimony of J. W. Zevely attorney
for Harry F. Sinclair, before the
senate oil committee in 1923
jgnrding a loan by Zevely at Sin-
iclsir's direction of $25,000 to Al
bert B. Fall, former secretary of
the interior, also was offered
court record.
for
(AnAM Prrei Lour) Wire.)
DAYTON, Mar. 18. The Bank
of Dayton waa held up this even
ing by a masked man, apparently
about 22 years , of age, who escap
ed with between $1500 ana l.'.imu
In currency and sliver-which he
, gathered up after driving the em-
pioyes into the vault. The robber
drove away in an automobile wait
ing outside the -bank.
Armed with an automatic pistol
the robber entered the bank while
the president, J. L. Sherman was
alone in the place. He forced
Sherman into. the vault and when
two employes appeared he forced
them also Into the vault. The rob
ber attempted to lock the vault,
but failed, on account ot the time
device.
He gathered 'up the silver and i
currency on the counter and also
took a package of currency from
the vault when he placed the men
inside.
Leaving the bank the robber en
tered a waiting automoblro outside
and drove away. Two or three
persons were In tho bank when
the robber escaped according to
different stories told by persons In
the street.
,Shortly after the robbery a re-
DM BHIS
ROBBED TODAY
was receivea mat a mioi-ui.
this man was released. Laler th
officers sought to again apprehend
. this man.
BALEM, Ore., Mar. 18 Posses
were at 2 o'clock this afternoon re-Trt-i
to be closing In on two
bandits who sbont one hour before
held up and robbed the bank at
Dayton, in Yamhill county. One
man entered the bank, according
to meager reports available here,
and aecured the money at the
point of a gun while his compan-In-.,
stayed outside In a large, grey
auto. After collecting what mon
ey he could with his honds, the
i . ,i . A - n.tt nf tho
Riin wr.iut m ... . , . l
sT ttSXrSZ
UL'Aafaliti hirhwaV.
: ll.,.oi. Gap, 1" mil's south
of iMcMinnvllle, the bsndlts were
forced to abandon the car. j
DEFEAT DRY HILL.
FARRISHi;iIO Pa., March 18.
The house today defeated the
"United Dry" bill providing for
licensing and Inspection oi brew- ,
eries and distilleries.
pon was rmir mov 7 ..work of lha w (' T II
was seised at Monmouth. Ore., but, I ' '?e "' 7: "
COUHTYW.C.T.U.
INSTITUTE IS
A BIG SUCCESS
Splendid Program Given at
Morning and Afternoon
Sessions. .
SENATOR EDDY TALKS
t
Laws Passed by Legislature
Relating to Law Enforce
ment Explained Miss
Jewell Speaks.
The Douglas County W. C. T. U.
Institute opened at 10 a. m. yester
day in the M. E. church south, with
a feood attendance and much Inter
est. The program started with a
song service conducted by Mrs.
Ashcraft, with Mrs. Knotts at the
piano. Mrs. B. L. Eddy conducted
the devotional service, using part
of the 40th chapter of Isaiah, . the
"strenth" chapter, and a very splen
did testimony service waa partici
pated In by many present
The county president, Mrs. A.'C.
Marsters presided over the session,
which started with a talk by Mrs.
Victor Short on the "Purpose of
the Institute," Mrs. Short stating
that the special work of the W. C.
T. IT. Is to show the benefits of
prohibition, teach law enforcement
to the younger generation and to
encourage young people to abide
by the laws.
Mrs. Lillian Davis explained the
budget plans, after which Mrs. V.
J. Mlcelll gave the purpose and
work given out by the official pa
pen the "Union Signal." The com
mittee appointed to work' for the
Union Signal In the county was
composed of Mrs. Brown, Camas
Valley, Mrs. Wood,. Myrtle Creek
and Mrs. Scott, Roseburg.
Mrs. Helen Ferguson gave a pa
per on "Home Training- of Child
ren," trglng the clean environment
of home as a beginning for the
child. Mrs. Fergitson urged the
erecting of a family altar In every
home.
The noon-tide prayer service was
conducted by Mrs. Rummell of Dil
lard. A splendid basket dinner was
served In the dining room, with
Mrs. W. L. Cobb presiding.
The afternoon service opened
with devotions by Mrs. Stewart
O'Dell, using a part of the 11th
chapter of Hebrews.'
A double duet waa presented by
Mrs. Albert Minturn, Mrs. I. N.
Park. Mrs. W. W. AsVraft. and
Mrs. F. W. Chase, with Mrs. Knotts
at the piano.
Mrs. Haley gave a very delightful
i solo, accompanied by Miss Iter-
cher.. Mrs. Haley responded to sn
encore. ' ,
Senator B. L. Eddy gave a
graphic description of the difficul
ties encountered regarding the pas
sing of some of the constructive
legislation of the last legislature,
strengthening the law against the
operating of stills giving $50,000
for law enforcement of prohibition
statutes and the drunken driver
bill, framed to prohibit a person
under the Influence of liquor from
driving in the state; a fine and im
prisonment and cancellation of the
driver's license being the teeth in
the act. An emergency clause
placed It In immediate effect
Mr. KJily also explained the re
ligious Instruction bill that pro
vides for school children being ex
cused lor short time each week
to take Ululn Instruction. A rising
vote of thanks was given Mr. Eddy
for his loyalty and support ot the
prohibition law.
Miss Winona Jewell was Intro
duced and gave a short stirring
talk concerning the necessity of en
listing the young people in the
A thank
offering was taken to aid In this ef
fort. The meeting then adjourned to
the Presbyterian church where
Miss Jewell addressed the Wo
man's club.
A number of oat of town guests
were present including members of
tha Myrtle Creek and Camas Val
ley unions, and some friends of the
organisation from IXIlard.
The following resolution was
submitted and adopted:
Whereas, the W. C. T. IT. es
sentially stands for haw enforce
ment be It resolved that we com
mend our officials for their effort
along this line, and assure them of
Mir hnartv ittiikfirt
; - mm. d scientific Jem-
and urge that clean literature only
be made accessible to our youth in
school and home.
We deplore the advertising of
curettes and other tobacco In the
current magaxlnes and on our pub
lic billboards, as demoralising to
the youth of today, and we com
mend the attitude of our governor
(Continued on page I.)
X GASOLINE FIGHT
LOWERING PRICK
S tAj-orUted Pre- Uutd Wire.) X
PORTLAND. Ore., March
IS.- The Union Oil company
today met the price reduo-
tlon ot one vent a gallon an-
nounced by the General Fe-
troleuiu company here yes-
terday. The retail price ot
gasoline as sold by these
companies Is now 20 cents,
Including a three cent statu
tax. Shell Oil company otfl-
ctals here said they expected
to receive authority from
California at any time to
make a reduction.
'
DIG HOTEL DIRKING.
fArencUted Preal Usred Wire.) 4
WEST PAI5M BEACH, Fla
March 18. Tbe Breakers
Hotel at Palm Beach, Kla
la burning. The flames are 4
visible from, here.
4
e MIAMI, Fla., March 18.
The 800. room Breakers Ho-
tel at Palm Beach la a mass e
of flames, according to tele-
phone Information received by
the manager of the Royal 4
Palm Hotel here this after-
t noon. The telephone message
said. the flames were visible
at West Palm Beach. The
hotel entertains large, num-
bera of persons prominent In
the financial and the social
4 world. , . .
MEN WHO DISTURBED
ANLAUF DANCE FINED,
Lester Glllisple and Robert Gal
loway, both of Cottage Orove,
were arrested Saturday night at
the dance at Anlauf by Deputy."'"- """a u uie county
Sheriff C. H. Daugherty. They were i
charged with disorderly conduct
ailiisple, it waa stated by the gffl
cer, became Intoxicated and forced
a flRht upon Galloway. Both were
arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Brown at Yoncalla and en
tered pleaa of guilty. Glllisple was
rlnml t9 Knnd fftvnn IS davs in the
xnnntv tail hin hrmiiht to Rose -
burg last night to atart hla term. I dy rescue workers would not
Oullonay was fined $10 and costs. the 34 entombed)
o . ..miners in mine 41 of the Bethle.
DA WW WH 1 mi I fW 1 hem Mines corporation before lats
B WUX IT ULLt J VY tonight There has been no Indl
ORIGINAL PLANS cation as to whether any of tha
, miners survived, the blast which
W. C. Knighton, architect who la wrecked the mine last night
In charge of the remodelling of the Rescue crews however, hold out
Douglas National Bank building, little hope that any of them will
left this morning for California to be taken out alive,
attend to business matters. Mr. I' Thousands of persons gathered
Knighton has been in Roseburg for near tha mine and waited anxious
the past two daya conferring with Iv or some word aa each shift of
bank officials regarding the build- the) rescue crew came to the sur
Ing. Mr. Knighton advises against fce. State police stretched ropes
'any addlUonal stories to tbe bank "long tho county highway to keep
building, and the plan to add one the throng from the mine en
or two more stories will probably trance.
not be considered further. The . T. R. Johns, general manager ot
marble slabs have all been order- the Bethlehem Steel corporation,
ed, girders, beams, etc., have all parent comnanw ot the Bethlehem
been ordered to exact site, and if Mines corporation, arrived from '
the height of the building should be Johnstown, Pa.; and surveyed the
increased, there would be consld- situation with Benton MitcbeJL
erable c,hange, as the north wall mine superintendent
would have to be rebuilt and made , Most of Uie entombed men are)
heavier, occupying more space, i experienced miners and officer!
o I hold tn a slender hope that they
Hf"iV QfTMrTQ TH TAiTP may have been able to brattles)
BU .T.TJii; ...ir themselves In a section of the
HIKES THIS WEEK mine before the deadly "black
damp" overtook them. The work
A larre number of scout testa men are believed to have been
I are given In the out of doors and
I now that spring is here and our
' surplus energy Is reaching the
I bursting point, hikes are In order,
i It was originally planned to take
an all night hike this Friday night states riuresu or Mines at ruw
but for the reason that it Is still burg arrived at the mine In charge
pretty wet In the woods and the of O. 8. McCaa, assistant chief en
weather is not yet settled, that glneer. -
plan has been changed.
Thursday evening there will be a (Asrjrlst-4 Pr-J t-rered Wire.)
Kabob can find out by calling on' FAIRMONT, W. Va., Mar. 18.
will be for the purpose of Inspect- Hope of reaching the S2 men en
Ing the camp site which the Klwan- tombed In mine 41 of the Bethle
la Club purchased for the use of hem Mines corporation at Barrack
the scouts. This Is intended only vllle three smiles west of here,
for short trips and not for the regu- this afternoon, was expressed by
lor summer camp. The scouts will members of, rescue parties who
meet at the swinging bridge as were entering the mine that was
soon after school as possible. Those wrecked by - an explosion last
wanting to know the meaning ofjnlght '
Kabobcan find out by calling on No bodies hsd been found al
their scoutmasters or scout head- noon and In a telegram to Oovem
quarters. However, it Is something or Gore at Charleston. R. A.
good to eat. If a Saturday hike is Lsmble, chief mine Inspector of
wanted It will be planned Thursday West Virginia, declared It was Im
evenlng I possible yet to tell whether any or
' o jthe Imprisoned miners would be
MRS. STRAHORN WILL found alive. Ills telegram descrlb-
BE BURIED FRIDAY ie1 'ho situation as bad.
(ArerieUled Preej Lrererl Win.)
SPOKANE, Wssh., Mar. 18.
Tbe funeral of Mrs. Robert 8 tra
il orn who died Sunday In San
Francisco, will be held In the First
Presbyterian Church of thia city
next Friday afternoon. It wss an
nounced today. Rev. William J.,
Boone, president of the college ot
Idaho at Caldwell, Idaho, a friend
of the family, will officiate.
Interment will be made here.
ABOLISH LAND OFFICES
f AreneUtMl Prrej Vjed Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Mar. 18. twenty-eight
local land offices were
abolished In an executive order
signed yesterday by President
Coolldge. The onler la effective
! April 80 and brings to 88 the num
ber of such offices discontinued In
the last two months. Decline In
public land business waa given aa
the reason for discontinuance.
Among the offices to be closed
are La Grande, and Burns, Oregon.
34EfJT0L!BE0lil
WEST VIRGinisV
iifi
E
Rescue Workers Will EU
Unable to Reach Miners
Before Late Tonight
MAY ALL BE DEAD
Frantic Relatives at Mouth
of Shaft Waiting for
Word of Rescue
. Men Arrested.
(AwcteUd Tnm Load wire.)
FAIRMONT. W V. v..
.Three men were placed under ar-
rest today to connection with the
explosion at Mine 41 of the Beth-
lehem Mines corporation In which
,34 men were entombed ' m,T
ren, fallowed the iit n .
slbillty that the disaster had been
caused by the explosion of a bomb.
report was promptly denied
and It waa said that an accumula.
t,on ' f" believed to have
mo explosion, umcerg de-
ciared however that sufficient
credence had been tfven the
J" "L,""8 " 8rre of three
Jr" P""i luruier Investigation.
The mine has been operating on a
non-union Basis since last October.
' Compay officers declared ths
damage to the mine would ap
proximate $500,000.
FAIRMONT, i W. Va.. Mar. 18
,R. M. Lamble. chief mine Inspect
1 or of West Virginia, declared to.
scattered about in various sections
of the pit and hope was still en.
tertalned that some might be res
cued alive.
Rescue car No. 3. of the TTnlted
( A-nclitH Pre t.raM Wln.
FAIRMONT. Va., Mar. 18. A
hundred or more men, frantically
but hopelessly pushed their way
through th underground recessei
of mine 41 ot the Bethlehem Mines
corporation, three miles west of
here today, In an effort lo find 84
miners who were entombed last
night when an explosion wrecked
.the shsft
I Not since a sheet ot flams burst
'up through the opening that ex
I tends 800 feet below the ground
I has any one on the surface heard
from the Imprisoned men. A low
rumbling precejed the explosion,
which wrecked the mine's equip
ment and fans, caused the tipple to
totter and fall Into the shaft and
which shook buildings In Fairmont
broke windows and shook doors
from their binges on houses 300
feu away.
Since that moment crowds ot
frantlo women and children nave)
milled about the mine trylnf to
I (Continued on page 3.)
DISASTER