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OurWea.tKerJtta.rt . CONTINUED WARM '. no. is of ROv y: 1 i 'a,. - EBUM Consolidation of The Evening News Tht Roseburg Review and Review e( DOUGfAS COUNTY An Independent Newspaper, Published the Best Interests of the People. for Today's ClrcaUtlon Oyer4a00 A a. d Still Crowing i R06EBCIRG. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 26. 1925. VOL. XIII NO. 87 OF THE EVENING NEWS CRAMPS CAUSED DROWNING OF ARTHUR DILL 'DANGER OF FIRES I IN SILETZ LESSENS1 SOL'S BJiyS OVER STATE REPORTED (AMnciatM l-im Leased Wlw.) SALEM, Ore.. June 26. A cool 'night with heavy dew falling and a north wind blowing the firea . back over the burned territory have reduced the forest firea In the Silett basin today. Yesterday the Willamette Valley lumber i camps were in danger of the rapid , ly spreading flames, but the change Roscburg's heat wave tapered !f wind reduced the menace for the off today, with a much lower tern- time being. Iperature this afternoon than in the I Will Caldwell, ranger lookout at V . ., . I two aweltering days just past. A Pnl- Mountain, reported no new IOUng Man Loses Lire in cooling breeVe made today'a heat fires this morning. The SileU more bearable, and kept the nier- basin where the town or atsetx tury from mounting to record la located is filled with smoke and heights. At 2 o'clock the therniom-1 he old f re burning slowly. A eter stood at 92 degrees with pros- Ismail fire on Dutch creek near pects of going to 93 degrees as a 1 'al18 City ls under control, maximum for the dav. The breeze I The fire at the head of the llt at that hour was stiffening Indlcat- tle Luckiamute near the top of the 'jing that the mercury would noticoaat range was watrhed many climb much higher. The hourly i roues away iusi uibiu. . n - temperatures up to 2 ocloek were ' Burning nnijnuy anu uie reurcuuu as follows: oi me names uu ine.Buiuivy nuuuo 5 a. m. . .... . . . B-i'-n the west was watched by the South Umpqua River Near Dillard. BODY IS RECOVERED Was Crossing Stream With Boy on Back and Sank Without Warning Youngster Saved. o. m. 7 a. m. . 8 a. m. 9 a. m. 10 a. ni. 11 a. m. 66 65 72 75 78 ., 83 12 noon 85 1 P. m .91 2 p. m 2 people of Dallas and surrounding valley towns. BLAZE IN DALLES BURNS WAREHOUSES f A-ecIat-l Pr LMtrd Wl-.) THE DALLES, Ore,, June 26 Fire of unknown origin complete ly destroyed the contents of the Walter Williams Company and Edward C. Pease Company ware house here in about an hour be- be- wind was The first drowning of the sea son In Douglas County occurred last night at Dillard. when Arthur f A-tai-i rr iurd wi-,.1 Dillon, age 21 years, lost his life PORTLAND. June 26. Ocean while swimming In the South breezes sweeping in Inst night eaus. l'.UU Ml-I HCIir lilt- J-MIIUrU .MUliriniuirB 111 .IIIO VHIUIljl LU , . TIJ hriii-e d...... ... dmn--.id-r.M .ih iu ,,t. 1 ginning a t 1 1 : 30 a. m. today. Had swimmer and athlete, recovered that the weather' was less torrid." not been for increased water the body, and saved the life of here today than yesterday, when a ! Pressure from the new city well little inru Vn-h ut,- wo. i-if. new hish i-e-nrd tnr inn v.. . put In use a week ago., the entire struggling in rieen water -.hn talillshed. Th fOTlmiim ve-ter,ln 1 west end of town would have burn- Dillon went Hnwn iwan in! Tsi T. vii wniw nh .d, fire department officials The --ld-ni ...,,. .,. server, said he exnected the maxl- ' lieve- A strong west 7:30 and 8 o'clock last night. mum here today to be about 90. ; blowing. Q'k.n Tallin-. .ik . i -.V-... He -nfd hnvp-nr that lha hot tin.11 Chlnery - r,.i... ' v .. y -,id -,.i ... t. ti.. belonging to The Dalles Chronicle swimming In the river near the --ys- The reading at 10:30 a. m. 'red In the Williams ware- bridge. I!a was an expert swim- ' 76, compared with 90 for the bouse, where the fire started. Cro mer mid nl.iln. in .id'same time vesterrtav . certcs. dry goods and general mer- dle nf the -trem'wiih i itti- i.-ir ! i chandise were in the Pease ware- Noah, carrying the youngster on. SALEM. Ore., June 26. Wiith nis oac-K as ne was crossing the light wind continuing river. ti.....i.-... ,1.1. v j.uunmroi. iiiiiruFlluui IIIU.1V UL till. .rAAA Thev werA nenr lh Mnlm. nf i morninr and the enrlv nnrt nf this the stream when without warn- 1 afternoon, the mercury here today lug or outcry Dillon collapsed and 'was kept down to a maximum of UNIT Qi: Ui NPM'IAI, V. mmm WEEKS' Cups for Attendance and Athletics Won by Local Company. HIGH IN EFFICIENCY Roseburg Made Nearly Half thei Points Won by Regi ment in Brigade Ath- , letic Contest. e temtier notwithstanding Cov- ernor Pierce's veto of the spe- rlul election bill was argued in the supreme court toduy. w John II. MiNury and Waltwr E. Keyes appeared as attor- neys for Swan and Willis 8. Moore, assistant attorney- genenrt, atipeared for ttie state. An opinion in the rase uiay come down next Tues- duy. The petition for man- damus tfets forth an argu- ment that the governor had nu ronstitutioniil right to ve- to the bill. TO C.W.I, .KtTION IS Alttil 1)1) IN tin HT. I , (A-nrlal-J rtn Lt-t-t Wlr.) ! SALEM. Ore., June 26. i The mandamus proceeding brought by L. L Swan of Albany agulnst Secretary of ; Sinte Kozer, seeking to com- pel the secretary of state to call a special election in Sep- e riniirrrn iirrnnl Nihility ILUi ARE DIKED BY SEC. JARDINEI A Little Horse Sense Ap plied Would Be Very Encouraging. CONDITIONS IMPROVED ONE KILLED IN WRECK FIVE PAY WITH LIVES FOR MURDERS ) f AMnriatri! fmm luJ Wlr ) e) STATE PENITENTIARY, EDDYVILLE. Ky., June 26 Oeorgo Farrell, Richard New- house and Elmer Hall, the "bourbon bandits", who killed Frank Btlchan In an attempt- ed bank robbery at Clinton- ville. a year ago, paid In full for their crime today. Calmly, the three Newport Ky., youths 41 entered the death house and were electrocuted. LITTLE ROCK. Ark., June 26. Jack Buster and Perk Flowers, negro and white, were nut to death in the elec- trie chair at the Btata penlten- tiary here this morning. Each 41 was convicted of a murder, v Company D. ,162nd infantry the local national guard unit, re turned to Hoseburg today from the annuul summer pneamnnvent. held this year at Camp Jackson , Rapid Transit Company near neur Medtord. The troon train ; the 35th street station. One arrived in the city at noon ar.d the of the trains caught fire. ( Annrlatett Pro. LeltM WlK '. CHICAGO, June 26. One man, an employe, waa killed and a number of passengers Injured In a rear end collision of two elevated trains on the south side line of the Chicago Head of Agricultural De partment Foresees Increase ing Prosperity Urges More Practical Busi ness Methods. men Immediately transferred their equipment to the armory and were discharged. Roseburg company made an ex cellent showing at the camp, standing high in demonstration and in efficiency at the maireuv- Hardware, farm ma- He said, however, that the hot spell l"'. """ F; " : ers. There was no competition Tor marksmanship, so that the company was unable to contest for scores in that department. The iitn,,.. T?nfh .trtiftiin.. wuru nf 'h a ........ i . a from the ""u" ' - - L. .k.. in- was caiiuitiitru at biwuw sank to tht bottom of the Htreatn ncl did not appear. The boy left struRKlinir In the stream cried out, and attracted attention to hts condition. I'eterHon hurried to his aid, and the boy waa just ko- 92 deKrees, the temperature record ed at 2 p. m. today, Yenterday's maximum was 99. MARSHF1ELD BOYS THOUGHT DROWNED LETTER THREATENS KELSO CRIME EXPERT (AwnrlatM !rM lJ Wlrr.) KELSO. Wash., June 26. Anony mous letters threatening the lives of Luke S. May, criminologist, re- mllitary work was chiefly in de-i,T , ,V v""'" "" guests to the city, explaining the monstratlon form ' !l"!ale 1urer T,om,8 ! importance of the secretary's mls- The local gunrdsmen brought 1 1 unbar are the deve lonmenta in Xn 2 " . n "t rk two heniitlfHi run. won .V ,, . aeveloPm,'n In comprehensive survy of the re nt iwo oeautnui cups, won .the Iiovery murder mystery reveal-i.nnw.ua nf ihi. -.i. .1.. Secretary of Agriculture Jar dine and party arrived In Rose burg shortly before 8 o'clock last evening, and spent the night at the Umpquu Hotel. Some twenty members of the Chamber of Com merce greeted the distinguished eentleman and his associates who are making tire western trip In company with the secretary and an Informal gathering was had and a dinner given In his honor. Lloyd Crocker, president of the Chamber, presided at the meet ing. After a few brtef remarks Hon. A. C. Marsters welcomed the TWENTiY TRAPPED BY BLAST Kansas City Theatre FireS and Explosion Early Today Takes Toll. ( AmnrintM Prewi Lrwed Wire.) MARSHFIELD. Ore.. Jutve 26. June 26. Cool , LeBtcr Jars, 21, and Albert Frame, night and to- .ii, half brothers, sons of Mrs. John EUGENE, Ore., hrpPTPd iliirini- tht "R ,ur. u c lullu UWK, iday cooled the atmosphere .and at 'Frame -of South Slough, are be- 1 " v u . 1 P- m.,this afternoon the mercury Heved drowned In South Sloush. reterson, a utronff swimmer, ! reRistered 84 degrees. The rela-.The coaat guard and moat of the and excellent athlete, took the ' tive humidity also rose several citizens of Charleston, nine miles boy out with only a short strut?- j points and at 1 p. m. a mark of from here, are searching lie head pie. and then returned in an ef,- 43 wa reported at the headquart- 0f the slough for the bodies, using itM-uvrr i-'iKMiB uouy. il ( ers ot tne cascade national -r or- eriihhooka toriav. before the body j,..8t service here. The temnvrature i Th hnv. left Mnminv nivht (n I row boat of good construction, tak- ! ing a few supplies and their dog, MTCPFORD, Ore., June 26. Al- Parting for the head of the slough inougn me minimum iai niKin lo nunt raccoons. The slouch was was some time pouiu no located, and u was in Was 97 at 1 p. m. yesterday i ii w iiit-r lur i 'in y iiiiniiivh or half an hour before Peterson found it and brought it to shore. Kesusltation was attempted, and Dr. Houck was called from this city, but all efforts to restore life wete without avail. Coroner Hitter was summoned and made an investigation of the accident, deciding that no inquest was necessary. It was found that Dillon went Into the water with in a few minutes after eating a hearty meal, and it is believed that this resulted In cramps, which caused his death. He came to this c'ty from Cali fornia last summer and tince last fall has been working for K. H. Davidson nt Dillard. D'is parents, ;was the same as the night before, 'extremely rough Monday night and . aoove, me mercury reauinj? early this morning was practical- back while at camp. One was for the highest attendance and the other for first place In athletic events. The Koseliurg unit had 75 men at camp. This was the limit al lowed for a machine gun com pany, and a perfect percentage was awarded. Captain Marsters atid the other officers put forth a strong effort to achieve this f goal, and through the excellent cooperation given by the niemtrers or the company, the Roseburg company made a showing seldom duplicated in a national guard en campment. In athletics the Roseburg boys ment took first place with Mi points. Out of the &tl points the Roseburg contestants won 1M. Corporal Hugh Whipple was high point man for Koselmrg with (AttMUtd Vrm Louvd Wirt.. CHICAGO, Jun 26. At the and of the first hour of Its delibera tion no word had come from the jury deciding the fate of William Darling Shepherd. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN Whole Building Collapse Blocking Exits Number of Dead Not Known Reports Conflict., the Itovery murder mystery reveal ed today. May received his letter Thursday evening through the mail. The let ter, hand printed and with no name signed, Informed the crimin ologist he had better "lay off" his investigations in this field or he would meet the same fate as Dov- ery. Officers believe the letters are the, effort of some "crank" or someone who knows something about the Do very murder who Is at tempting by these letters to estab lish a theory that the crime was committed by a half-wit. A. Ruric Todd, recalled mayor, sources of this section of the slate. Mr. Jardlne was asked to make a few remarks and responded in a very pleasing manner, bringing out many Interesting points af fecting the agricultural Interests of the nation. "I am making this western trip for the sole purpose of gaining nil the Information possible concern ing the wants of the people gen erally," remarked the secretary. "Instead of talking to you, you should he talking to me.' telling jwhat Is mo3t needed to relieve the m uior nuu hk i iruiiunu line renin ly the same as, yesterday, the local ! weather bureau predicts that tho 1 thermometer will not come within five degrees of the maximum of I yesterday which was 105. For a i wet-k now the mercury has not fallen below the loo mark maxi j mum which establishes a new rec ;prd for continued heat In the Rogue River valley. u is oenpveu neuner or me ooys Corp. Wallace Rapp second and could swim. The dog came back ; Private Swanson third, while a today, wet and whining, and Karl) number of other local athletes nuHHuii, tinuiiir youui, w no as pared In various Avents, naiiiiiK ior inm hi me nenn or FLIER IS MAKING DAYLIGHT ATTEMPT ( AMwiatmt fr lnJ Will.) SALT LAKE CITY, June 26. Advices to Western Pacific rail road officials here this morning the slotigh returned with word that they had never arrived. Itonehnrr -orlnw the hlirlW 'hat I aplaln A. S. llerolU, U. S. A.. number of Dolnts for th.i regiment, had landed at Wlnnemucca. Nev is permitted to kPep the silver cup KLAMATH A light for a period of six months. It irouid not be learned whether be MINER KILLED, SON lis then to be sent to Company A ,hd hopped off again for the west. INJURED IN BLAST j at Portland, which was second 'Captain Herald is making a day MEDFORD, Ore., June 26. R. A. I with 20 points, and after it has light trip to San Francisco and Thompson, a miner, was killed and been kept there for the remainder return. He left Salt Lake at 3:36 lover what tlrey were a few years his son Archie, was seriously in-j of the year, it will go to the re- a. m., mountain time. The army 'ago, and It is my Judgment that last nignt ueparieu tor eauie. it , ,ft,neraiv. i T.hal ,h ,HT. mere needs are and have so far found no complete lemedy. How ever, 1 have suggested a few things that would. In my opmlon. help matters considerably, but j have found no one to agree with ! me. j "There Is no use .trying to legislate profit into tho pocliets of , the farmer. It cannot be accom plished. Hut the government can and does intend to give tire far mer something he hnsn't had, .equal opportunity with other liusi ness men, so that he can make I money for himself. Conditions, Kenerany, are vastly iniprovea ada, about 7:30 o'clock for fuel. It FALLS, Ore., Juno ured Thursday afternoon wind brought some premature explosion of by theiglmental head (mailers to lie plar- officer did not make a scheduled hlsst in led anion? the rezimentnl trnnliit-s. slon at Klko. and it Is not believed Mr. and Mrs. John Dillon, ivside irelief to Klamath tails todny, a tunnel of their mine in the Trail I The Roseburg boys return with he will stop at Reno. nt 1 DS6 Hopkins Street, Oakland. with the thermometer registering district, according to word recelv- j many words of praise for the many California. His father Is secre- 86 at 11 o'clock this morning. At ed by the coroner here this morn- courtesies shown by the people of i RENO, Nev., June 26. Captain tnry of. the Orovllle, California,'' the same hour yesterday It regis- ing. Medlord. Every possible kind- 'A. S. Herrold left W'eso, Nov., Chamber of Commerce. Itered SO degrees. Indications were i o ness and consideration was shown coming west at 8:45 a. m. Pacific The body is being held here un- that the mercury would not go Condition (ironing Worse Jthem, they state, and they were time, according to the Southern til word can be received from the above 85 during the day. The condition of Itay Marsters, very appreciative of the effort put Pacific dispatcher. parents. MF1M MISSINC AFTF.R COLLISION OF BOATS during the Tate' afti who is 111 at Salem, is slow ly get- i forth by Medford people to make ting worse, according to a letter me stay nt camp Jackson inter- PEN'm.TEON. June 26. The of ficial government thermometer in I received this morning from Mrs. jesting and profitable Wyoming Rancher Saves Family and Ranch by Desperate Fight to Escape Sliding Mountain Avalanche of Rock 105 degrees Marsters. He has been 111 for 'ternonn yester-1 many months, and, was recently i Continued on I'ane 2 'taken to Salem for treatment. fA-anc1f.fr. IT Lflri ilT.l PORTLAND, June 26 Two men are missing as a result of two fish ing boats bring upset In a collision ptr tne mourn 01 tne i oiumnia river last night with the steamer West Nomentun, said a radio received today by the Federal Telegraph f'nmnnnv hpre toilnv from the Co lumbia River light ship. Crews I (-ocitM Vrm lo.i wire.) Itnanv of his cattle were killed, two from the lightship rescued two men I JACKSON", Yyo., June 26 Rfio- ranches above his were wiped out from the gas firthing schooner ng ahead of an avalanche with his aml lhat the ranger station nearby Nenamosha. Two others of the ,nf and the safety of his fnmilv Nanamosha crew were missing to- and home at stake, nnd winning by day. a matter of minutes, was the ex- The men missing were Elnar porience of Git Huff, Wyoming ran Olsen. fisherman, and KIdor Nel- cher. whose story of seeing the son, navigator, both believed to benorth side of Sheep Mountain from Portland The men rescued crumble and fall across the C.ros- were John Olsen, fnther of K nar ventre river raliey nar here Tues- Olson, and Alfred K. Olson, not a day, became known today. relative. All these men were on. wlil be submerged by the rising water. His home, which was In the bed of the suddenly formed reservoir now Is under manv feet of water. Despite the fear that has been expressed that another jivnlanrhe ! will descend upon th valley tour ists and residents are rushing to thp scne of the occurence and It For the camp itself there are not so many words of commenda tmn. The heat was terrific, the last few days, and practically all military work had to be aban doned. Only one accident marred the trip. One cf the horses used by the company ran away and Pri vate Cooper was thrown under the ammunition cart and quite badly bruised and cut. He was land up for three days, but wh ah) to return home with the company. hey will continue to Improve. What Is neeeded more than any thing else at this time Is a litttlo horse sense not a barrage of gossip without an definite action and practical business methods must be applied to the farmer's problems just like any big busi ness of the nation controls var ious Industries. "Where there Is no marl et for PROTESTED IN NOTE This can be done, as Is being done in the state of California with excellent success. The raisin In dustry of that state which a few years ago threatened to be entire- ready (AwocUttd Tnm Lrai-4 Wirt KANSAS CITY. June 26. Pep. sons who eacane,! fmm tt,a IIiq.i. CHICAGO. Jun 26. The hour . following the ..nln.ln. .H ti-. for William D. Shepherd to learn ut n.ht were KgTeeA today that his fate drew near when at 3:30 p.not more 20 persona vere , m. the last word for or against him tne thov hou8e Bt tlme o had been said in his trial for the,blast lMt alght ,he theater aud,. murder of "Billy McCllntock. jence was variously estimated at State's Attorney Crowe closed from 15 to 100. How many of the final Jury plea with a demand those escaped from the collapsing that "If there Is any guilt In this building could not be estimated, case you can return but one verdict which would satisfy Justice, a ver- KANSAS CITY, June 26. At diet of death on the gallows.' jtwo o'clock this morning police Judge Thomas J. Lynch declared' and fire department officials esU a brief recess and told the Jury that mated that from 30 to 40 persons upon its return ho would read his had loat their lives In the explosion Instructions. That penultimate act and fire which last night destroyed of the six weeks old drama would the Olllla theater building here, require about one hour. It waa in-1 The officials, however, made It dicated, the Jury getting the caselpian that their estimate was at close to 6 p. m. . 'best guess work and declared that Judge Lynch caused the Jurors 'the number of casualties could not to stand aa he read his tnstruc-:be determined with any accuracy tlona. The court Instructed the Jury that If It had any doubt about whether "Billy" McCllntock caught typhoid fever by eating oysters or until a thorough check is made of the ruins. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 26. ' An unknown number of persona CHINESE FIRING IS ( AeasflitH I'm laMHl WirtO 1 PKKINO, June 26. The Rritlsh minister Is handing a note to the Chinese foreign office today, form-, ly wiped out for want of NATIONAL GUARDS BREAK ANNUAL CAMP.dl"""r"ed b" h police. ,allv protesting against the action of the Chinese at Canton lass j Tuesday In firing on the British I concession and wounding British subjects. ' SHANGHAI. June 26 Several .crowds of Chinese strikers and (rowdies entered the international settlement today, stoned nnd held up street cars. I,ati'r they were the Nenamosha. no report nf any "u" "J ---' " already nas gained tame as a sight survivors of the second fishing '" nio.n...n f interest boat reported In the collision had "'n it negan to move carrying ' 1 ' . , on its bark a section nf the dense b"'n rA .. Foro ., i i nrr tunni CAIC 'riding near his ranch, he ssld. when LAKUt WUUL Sftl-t he saw this. He turned and beenn SETS NEW LEVEL a desperate rtd for safety. The avalanche, with a roar. Huff de- tmnti ikt inn. S The dared, bore down toward him In Ttanchers. forest rangers others who live near the mountain, however, regard the nos. slhillties more seriously, declaring that other parts of the mountain i rA-.Ml.al I'rnw. IammI Win.) MEDFORn, Ore., June 26. The last of the Oregon National Ouanl. men In camp here sinon June 12 left for home this morning at sev-n o'clock. The first of the s:x trains carrying the soldiers departed .it five ociock. A small rear guai-l f.Men '"r' 1, ft b"hlnd " Cl,'n "P mlD ,r rnfnrml'l'l" r"'"n rf..,.ii. ..in ...... .i -.. i,. informatli son. Last night Adjutant-Genera) have been undermined bv 'seepage White, In the farewell event of Ih from melted snow and that It may encampment presented the el'y rive in. ...I. hec.it. nf the with a brlifade flag. i.r..i w'nni te nf the season has the form of a moving wall of boul- looseness of the earth In that nlare. I general White left today f"r been closed, establishing new high ners. irees ana esr.n. e numireu market levels and stimulating In- feet hlph. His frenrled horse terest In the trade. The Portland strurfl by tying splinters and Wool Warehouse sold SSO.OOO stone,, rsn to higher ground af one pounds of fine and half blood at and the big landslide missed prices ranging from 43 to 461 him by only a few feet, he declar rents. Boston firms were the pur- ed. . chasers. I Once clear of the oncoming Today's sale means that the mar- mountain Huff rsced to his home gin between buyers and holders' nearby. He rushed his wife and t.tens hss narrowed down to a daughter to a point of safety and business ha0. and It Is expectea then returned to save as manv or favor of higher ground fearing a to start active buvlng in the conn- his belongings as possible. Most temporary stoppage of the flow of try. Bids out today range from 35 of these he saved by working jthe river would be otlowed by a to 37 cents at shipping point all night, he reported. Huff said . flood. Earth tremors have been felt twice '"amp Barry, Cel.. where he will In the last week. .Inspect the artillery branch of the When the huge reservoir, form- Oregon National Guard in training ed bv the avalanche has brn filled 'here. nv the river. It will have formed a ' According to General Wilte. "th lake six or seven miles Ion. shout encampment was highly successful a mile wide and nearly 200 feet dee-, it Is estimated. market has been so established new markets created where for ! merly there was no demand jthat It Is now one of tho most i flourishing nnd profitable Indtia j tries of that statu. This enndi jtlon has been brought about sole ly by applying business methods : for merchandizing the product. -The fruitgrowers of California are I well organised. They carry out la sensible program of salesman ship. The big interests of the state are Just as much Interested In the mnrketlng of the farmer'a product as they are In their own j particular line nf merchandizing. Close cooperation has ii"en estab lished between the farmer and the big interests and they are pulling together for the good of ttie en tire state. This must be done In Oregon if you ever expect to en tirely relieve present conditions In the agricultiirf.1 depression that has lieen prevalent for the past i few years." Secretary Jardlne, In closing his jAi--urr empnasirea tne ne l or COFFMAN-8TARKEY MATCHED business sense and sound meiho.'s ln agriculture, maintaining there was no panacea but that hard because of the epidemic extant at were killed .ml imn. i.,(,.ro.l the time of his death, that doubt when an explosion, followed by should be resolved In Shepherd's fr(,, destroyed the Olllla theater, favor' 1 a burlesque bouse, here last night. He Instructed that the Jury An audience variously estimated should weigh the testimony of any from BO to one hundred waa -lew-witnesses and Itself decide the Ing a motion picture film, proper measure of credence. I This morning, hours after tho "The Jurors should not he Influ-'destructlnn of the five-story the. enced by talk of a will contest, but Btr building, no definite estimate decide the case on Its own merlta.'idf dpaij coid De -,aae, although he said. police aNI fire department officials "The law requires that the prose- said they believed from 30 to 35 of rutlon prove Its rase rather than the hundred or more persons In the defense refute It. the theater and restaurants and "A defendant cannot be forced stores of the building had been to take the witness stand nnd If trapped In the debris, he docs, then his testimony should Early today firemen had organ he weighed the same aa that of zed a volunteer party of 100 men any man. to search the smouldering wreck- "Doubt to Justify an acquittal age for bodlea. , should be reasonable. A reason-1 They predicted It would take able doubt would not mean mere ' many hours of digging before an possibility of a doubt jaccurate appraisal of the dead "To warrant a conviction upon Icould be made. circumstantial evidence alone. no A fireman. John Dugan, waa fc 1 11 theoriea to be proven should be left led on his way to the acene when for the Jury." s fire truck overturned. Two other "An acquittal would not mean the firemen were Injured. - - defendant was not guilty," said I The explosion came with startl Judge Lynch, "but that the state Ing swiftness at 11 o'clock. Flamen had failed to prove hla guilt." enveloped the structure almost The four forms of possible rer- Immediately following the blast and diets. 14 years to life, life imprison- the roof and the floors of the an. ment, the death penally, or ac- clent building, constructed 42 years eiiittal concluded the charge after ,ago as the city's finest playhouae, 30 minutes of reading. collapsed. Those who were able to make) CHICAGO, June 26 Denouncing 'their way out of the building did William I). Shepherd aa the perpe- ao almost miraculously, according trator of a new species of murder to eye witnesses, who hud slHln his foster son, Wll-1 Exits of the theater which was Usui McCllntock with typhoid located on the second floor were germs to obtain McCllntock'a mil- few. There waa the main entrance lion dollar estate, District Attorney .and a rear exit behind the atage. Robert K. Crowe today asked the Both led down a confusing ar Jury to return a verdict of guilty ranRement of hallways and atalra 'thnt would carry a penalty of 'Of wood, which crumbled in a mo hnnglng. 'ment under the fnlllng building. Shepherd. Crowe charged, was a The rear exit waa cut off first, "shiftless panhandler", who had Stories gathered from aurvlvors been content to live sixteen years indicated the front exit must have BRITISH SCHOONER IS . SEIZED FOR LIQUOR I ( (1.11 Vt I i rl Wlr.) 1 MOBILE. A'a , June. The Brit ish schooner Marion Adams and six motor hosts have been seized In the gulf of Mexico off Mobile by Board vessels, according to on received by federal authorities, together with 6.000 cases of whiskey and 23 prisoners. The vessels, men and liquor are (being towed to this port. i In plenty provided bv another The proseculor defended him self. Judire Harry Olson and Alex ander F. Relchmnnn against as sertions of the defense counsel that the trial wss simply a sten In been cut oft by the collapse of tha theater floor, but none of those who reached safety by that avenue Icould tll clearly how hfc got out. j Bleeding and torn, men were seen running trom tne ouiining. Residents of Kelly, Wyoming. four miles below the newly formed lake, have vacated the town In M-n.1t fr . 1-4 Wire.) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. June 26. Joe f'offmsn of Portland and Kid Starkey of Chlro, Calif., will meet In the 10-round main event of the Municipal boxing commis- ithout a slnrle case of serious slon smoker here next Tuesday Illness, no arrests for disorderly night. The boys are welterweights conduct and while the weather wn 1 o hot. It la a condition," he aald, Msrrlage License. "that prevailed over the entlt" Elbert Roy Strong of Douglas sole purpose of acquainting work and Intelligent merchandls Ing would do for sgrlrultiire what It had done for other branches of business. The secretary is a very pleasant gentlemsn to met and most sin cere in his -ffnrts to establish a, better foundation for the farmer and his western trip Is for the hlm- i northwest". j county and Matilda M. Hill of Red- self with conditions generally General White also staled ths. 'mnnd were Issued a marriage II- that be may act more Intelligently , In all probability the encampment I cense Tuesday from the office of. for various agricultural sections j would be held here again next year, jthe county clerk. Bend Bulletin. (Continued on Page t) vicious conspiracy against Shep- and anme were dragged out of the herd to prevent hla Inheriting Mc- debris. Cllntork's estne Crowe said the reason he put Judee Olson on the witness stand was to gve Defense Attorney Wll-lls-i Scott Stewart and W. W. O'Brien, an opportunity to make good their statements that "we will show this rase a frame tip: that Olson has a financial interest In it." "What do you Ihlnk of tactics of that sort"" demanded Crowe, ss he accused Stewart and O'Brien. "You esn often tell whether or not the Ofw.dsnt Is rullty by the kind of defense he presents." Fire Chief Alex Henderson said 30 or 35 persons must have (Continued on page 8.) .rn Monday Mr. and Mrs. Ceeree tf. T un renherr, roests of relsMvea here for the psf two weeks, leave next Mondsv on their return o en Jose. California. They will be arcomosnfc-d bv his mother. Mrs. Ellratieth Langenberg. who will spend throo weeks with them. -Hie Weather m-, Fair and Con tinued warm to night and Satur d-y. HlGhest ttmp. yctttrday 102 Lowest temp, last night 55 'lid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, By flosh! when U s raining there's no place like home. ,
