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the Best Interests of the People.
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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. ,