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VOL. XXVI NO. 223 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY. AUGUST 10. 1925.
VOL. XIII NO. 122 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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CHARLES H. SChnrtTZ,
BRUrWS IMITATOR,
Designer Fast
Yachts Oregon
Prison Inmate
JOINS VICTIM IN DEATH
Tragic Finale of Plot to Defraud Insurance Firms Occurs
- as Police Surround Hiding Place in Oakland
Identity of His Victim Still Mystery
But Believed Minister.
fAMOclitrd Pnm Lmatd Wire.)
OAKLAND, Cal.. All. 10. An
Inquest will be held Thursday on
the body of Charles Henry
Schwartz, chemist and murderer,
who killed himself eany yesterday
with a revolver as police broke in
1o the apartment where he had
been In hiding. Mrsx Schwartz will
Re subpoenaed. Coroner 11 rant D.
Miller said today, but cannot be
his wife, Airs. Schwarti, said the
fugitive, chemist had come to fhe
point of saying Rood bye because he
had killed a stranger who had ask
ed him for work and attacked him.
But the investigators brand It as a
falsehood, written in the face of
death, the explanation of the oc
curence made by the man about to
terminate his existence. They be
lieve their proof Is complete that
forced to attend if she chooses not j Schwarti planned the killing for
to do so. No further investigation
with reference to the "wife of the
suicide is planned, District-Attorney
A. II. Tinning and Sherirf K.
It. Vea! of Contra Costa county
asserted today. She will not be
questioned as to knowledge of her
months to defraud the insurance
companies out of more than 1100,
Ooo which he carried In favor of
Mrs. Schwarti and the Cellulose
company, in which she was a heavy
stockholder. Hfs note, the police
believe, was a dying effort to
husbands crime or whether she erase the image of himself
knew ne was alive arrr she had premeditated murderer In
claimed identification of the mur
der victim as the chemist.
"We are through' Tinning said.
'Schwartz, who killed Gilbert War
ren Darbe In the C"Hu'ose labora
tory either July 27 or 28 and tried
to destroy the body on the night
of July 30, is rttad bv his own
hand. Ho has saved the state the
work of trying, convicting and
hanging him for one of the most
diabolical murders in the hlBtory
of California."
Tinning indicated (hut he had
accepted definitely the Identifica
tion of the murder victim as Bar
he, itinerant missionary. Time for
tli Inquest on Harbos body had
not been set today.
Schwartz bought a railroad tick
et to liars tow, Cal., and a'so rent
ed the apartment in which he fin
ally was found, on the day of the
explosion which started the inves
tigation as to the victim's identity.
During the days while he was in
hiding nt the enactment he plaved
cards several times In the evening
with the fsmily of C. W. Ha v want,
manager of the place, and attended
a birthday party for Hayward's 14
year Aid daughter. At this party
Schwartz 'et th- grand march.
The double life led bv tho chem
ist for three years became evident
when it was found that h" had
ben known to the Ha v ward and
a number of others as Harold War
ren for that length of time. He
posed an a structural engineer and
was known to this circle of friends
as a thorough gentleman, a great
lover of music and a good story
tel'nr.
Kdward 8. Bell, attorney for Mrs.
Schwartz, said she wan regaining
her composure today after having
b"en forced yesterday to accept
the belief that her husband was a
sitirlde and that even -h Is farewell
letter to her cortained untruths.
Ttell said she would Immediate1
prepare to go back to employment
pi a stenogrnnher, to care for hr
Ihree boys. It la considered doubt
ful whether she will b able to
collect anv of the insurance he'd
bv her husband. A policy of $25.
foo In her name, was allowed to
lape a week ago. the attorney
pointed out. because Mrs.
Schwarti! was suro her husband
was dead.
OAKLAND. Cat.. Aug. 10. With
Charles Henry Schwartz dead by
his own hand and his "too perfect"
crime plot In complete collapse,
police today worked to establish le
gal proof of the identity of the In
surance hoax victim as O. W.
Rarbe, wandering lay minister
the gospel.
Having, the postive assertions of
as a
the
minds of his wife and children,
when his suicide should reveal his
Plot to fake his own death In the
Walnut Creek fire.
Fate Always Upset His Plana
Through his scheming, fate
worked against the Berkeley chem
ist, who was vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Cellulose com
pany. The explosion and fire
which was to have wiped out evi
dence of the slaying of the man
lured to the plant under promise of
employment failed to accompltsh
itB purpose, investigators learned,
because a night watchman,
Schwartz had sent upon an errand,
returned unexpectedly and extin
guished the blaze. His plan to
escape the same night failed when
he missed, a train on which he had
a reservation for Barstow, Cali
fornia. His hiding place In Oakland
was revealed in a casual way. an
other stroke of fate. The apart-
linen t house proprietor, attending a
dinner party Saturday night, be
came suspicious of his tenant
when Bhown a newspaper photo
graph of the murder fugitive. Aft
er reflection, the dinner guest be
came certain as to the Identity of
bis new tenant and early next
morning he notified the police. The
house was quickly surrounded and
the suicide followed.
Wife Faints at Suicide News
Mrs. Schwartz, who had consis
tently maintained that the char
red body found In the partially
wrecked laboratory was that of her
husband, fainted when Informed
that he had taken hfs own life.
Police have been unable to deter
mine whether she had knowledge
that he hadn't perished m the fire
as at first seemed to be indicated.
A letter written to Mrs. Schwarti
read:
"Last Monday or Tuesday, I was
In the lab. He came straight In.
We talked to each other for a little
while, when suddenly the man told
me that If I did not give him work,
I had to give him money. He at
tacked me. I gave him a blow on
the head. He fell, I gave him an
other. He was dead. I never
thought for a moment to let go.
but I could not make up my mind
to go to Bell (presumably Schwartz'
attorney) and tell him. I decided
to run attay, but made a dirty job
of it. I put the man in the closet,
got ready. Can you Imagine how I
felt all the time, feeling I have to
lose you and the dear boys. Oh,
God, how I suffered
Now, I wish to tell you, my dear
little girl. I do not know the man.
never looked how he was dressed.
of never touched him after that.
The only thing I did was I tried
LUXURY REVEL
F
CLOUDBURST, TWO
TORNADOES WIPE
OUT SMALL TOWN
MENACE FROM
AIRYLAND
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(AanfUttd ma ImH Win.
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 10. Charles
Swift, who claims to have been an
assistant to John B. Herreshoff in
designing several American yachts
that have competed successfully
against Sir Thomas Llpton's Sham
rock yachts. Is an inmate of the
Oregon state penitentiary. This be
came known today when he sent to
the office of Governor Pierce a
replica of one of the American
yachts which he made at the pris
on, almost entirely with a jack
knife and a pin that he used for
drilling holes. He claims to be a
graduate of Harvard.
Swift was received at the peni
tentiary June 20. 1923, from Klam
ath county to serve two sentences
for forgery, one for three years and r:..;ll. J M : 1 1 : - - :
another mr nn. VMr j Disillusioned Millionaire
(Aoirlul.-I I'm lanl Wirt.)
T1I1AWI.KV f'nl Antr 111 A
! The little town of Itockwood,
4 four miles from hero, was re-
ported demolished bv a cloud-
burst and two tornadoes,
which met over the little set-
lenient today. No casualties
have been reported. 4
Tho twisters and heavy
downpour are said to have un-
dermlned the roads and
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Bmummn'. E i U,L IL. U..J ( streets of Rockwood. Packing
rowmng s Lrstwhile Ward, ,.,, ,,arni) all(1 W1W
Happiness Gone, Bitter,
Leaves His Home.
to burn him. to wipe out and go
three persons that It Is Rarbo who go, I do not know where
was killed, authorities feel that thei
Identification Is virtually certain,
but a few loose ends remain to be,
gathered In the writing of the final i
chapter of the grim tragedy to dls-
close irrefutivcly the name of the;
murdered man. I
The end of the mystery that;
puzzled authorities for nine davs '
came dramatically. Trapped In the
Brumfitld'a Imitator
While Schwarti lay dying from
his wound, inflicted but a moment
before the police battered down the
door to his apartment, detectives
found In his possession evidence
which proved almost conclusively
that the crime had long been anticipated.
i nis. togeiner witn me assertion
. .. -1 ....... .UI.W h. hA .,,..... L. II 1. I II . I . r. . I
refuge the night of July 30 after i was student of "perfect crime".
I, ,., V, 7 n.i oiner inaicating circumstances. or har nd n.ntlty of hnl.-d
Pacif c Cel ulose company to rover I led off rers to but nr. rone In. Inn .. ' ' ' . ,
. , , . . . , i , fita. was runnumpj. i.ivphiik'h i
un .his crime .8rhw.ru sent mbul-!. deliberate murder and death hoax , ,. ,,. wm D m.
let through his brain. He chose The blast occurred on the night piovres Mr Durhin was away
dath to rapture and almost ret-: of July 34 and the charred body at the time '
tain conviction, for the officers had found In the laboratory was at first Th. fir. i. h.K.rf in ....!
TRAGEDY SEQUEL
tQ OUTING WHEN
' CAR LEAPS FERRY
Inexperienced Driver Steps
on Gas and Is Drowned
Together With One
of Companions
(AMnrlattvt I'rrat lu. Wirv.)
SAND POINT, Ida.. Ane. 10.
Sherman Bnssett, 30, timekeeper
for the 'Humblrd Lumber com
pany, and LlUle Olson, 30, school
teacher, both of Sand Point, were
drowned In the Peud O'Hoille ri
ver Raturday .nfBht when an au
tomobile carrying six young peo
ple, plunged off the ferry Into
35 feet of water.
C. H. Ilatton, Lawrence Here.
Pearl Kerr and Francis Kerr, nil
of Sand Point, were those rescued.
Messages were sent to Spokane
tonight In an effort to obtain the
services of a diver, the belief of
the officers here, being that the
bodies of the drowned are still in :
the sunken car. j
According to the sheriffs office, j
the party were returning from a j
day's- picnic at lone. When the j
automobile reached the ferry,
Sherman flassett, who was driv
ing and who. It appears, was
none too familiar with the ma
chine, apparently stepped on the
gas Instead of the brake and the
machine leaped through ttie bar
at the end of the ferry Into the
river.
laid low. Telephone poles and
wagons were carried Into the
air.
Emergency crews are being
rushed to Itockwood by all
uublie utilllv rniiinnnlett here.
FINERY HFM RFHINn' Telephone and telegraphic
rinciw, ocavio. puiiras commim!cal!on l8 tlown.
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
PROVES SUCCESS
TYPHOID
TO BE
SERIOUS
Life Termer Is
Author of Book
"Immortality
1F0HEST FIRES
Accuses Girl of Age
Deception; Says
Never Again.
fAMOfUtrd Pre ImmS Wit.)
NEW YORK Anir 111 U'hllia
Mary Louise Spas. 21 years o.d. i Pach to
(Awncl.lH Vnm 1m1 IVlir.)
PORTLAND. Aug. 10. Albert
Wllkie, who ahot himself on the
night of August 1, died at a hos
pital here early today,. In spite
of blood transfusions last week
from two fellow war veterans.
Wilkie when found on the ap-
the Interstate bridge
Bohemian actress, was In hiding
today. Edward W. Drowning, weal
thy real estate operator, who
wished to adopt her, frankly ad
mitted he was a "damn fool."
Before entering a conference
with District-Attorney Newcombe
of Queens, regarding annulment of
Mary's adoption, Browning issued
a statement dealing with the girl's
assertion that she Intended "to
punish" him.
"Mary double-crossed me," stated
Iirownlns.V'i have been a damn
Tool, but I have not done anything
I need to be ashamed of. 1 haVe
forestalled Commissioner I'oler
and Newcombe, by demanding a
physical examination cf the girl be
made.1'
Browning told of a visit Sunday
by a newspaper man who offered
Mnry $,ri)0 for a series of articles.
"I am very sorry to say I am
convinced that a ir.O hill can sway
her very largely," Drowning salil.
"Hereafter If I have anything to do
with girls they wl 1 be Ami r.cans. '
Browning said he was through
with philanthropy forever.
' 'I wanted to give h-'r an edu
cation," he s:ild, ''but I started
wrong. The story that I knew the
told a story of hating been held
up and shot. Lat-r he admitted
he had shot himself in a fit of
despondency. He was said to
have a wife and child living at
Everett. Waah. Recently he had
been living at CarvalllB, Ore.
MONTANA, ALBERTA.
ROCKED BY QUAKES
fAanrtatM Prr taiM Wire..
(iRKAT FALLS. Mont.. Aug. 10.
An earth tremor lasting about
HO ceconds and severe enough to
rock all movuble oblects, shook
Sweet Grans on the Alberta-Montana
border at 9:K5 this morning.
No damage was reported. ,
T.KTIIIUIXJK, Alb., Aug. 10.
fCnnudinn Press) Southern Al
berta experienced a slight, earth
quake at J:3E a. ni. Tremors
were felt at Lethrldge, Tabler,
Coal Dale, Milk Hlvor and Coiitls.
HELEN WILLS WINS PLACE
ACAINST BRITISH RIVALS
$500 FINE AND 6
MONTHS PENALTY
FOR MARK BROOM
f Avriatt4 Pi-cm iMfd Wire.)
f AwnrUlfl I'r Imm! Wire.)
NEW YOHK. Aug. 10 Miss He.
on U'llla nt ltorLrMiv rn! nnttnn-
girl before adopdaa is absolutely a! tpnnhl champion." today was so-
false. t Ipnlixi nn niimhr nnn nluver nn the
A reward of l.Wi was off-red to Umerlcan women's tram which
day by Robert II Dunnet. business I wii competP against Drlllsh rivals
associate of Drownhu. for Inf-imm- flir ,H viKh!man CUp In the Inter
tion of the whreab.is of Mary. Inn(na s,,r,., at Forts Hills, next
He did not explain lh put-pus j Krlday and Saturday,
his search. ' .
District Attorney Newcombe ili-KXlAh (H'KIIATdllS I1KKISK
dared th-' girl wo. makln; a "rt-j TO CH.tM.K (XI.MMITTKK
voltlng" effort to capitalize the no- j
torlety she had oVViud. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 10.
"Ther'j Is nothing romantic nr'gamnel I), warrlnger, one of the
interestlnt! In the lii.'ideni.' In-1 leaders of the anthracite coal
Test of Water in Various
Part of County Show
Much Contamination.
CITY WATER IS GOOD
Roseburg, Reedsport, Oak
land. Sutherlin and Elkton
Water Pass Tests
for Purity.
fAaoruitrd Pm. Vami Win.)
SALEM, Ore., Aug. to.-jack
Laird, a life termers in the Oregon
penitentiary, has completed a book
entitled, "The Hiillmml Proof of
Immortality" In which he purposes
to "demonstrate the fact of im
mortality," by rational means
alone.
J. K. Giles, alias Jack Laird. was
convicted In Multnomuh county of
the murder of a traffic officer af
ter Laird had robbed a bridge
tender of the Interstate bridge.
In the foreward to hs book.
Laird writes:
''The purpose of this treatise la
to demonstrate the fact of immor
tality. There have been proofs of
this proposition, it is true, but the
large number of Intellectuals, who
remain agnostic testifies to the In
adequacy of these proofs. And
those who do believe, probably do
so, not from the excellence of the
arguments, but rather from the
force of Inner conviction. With
them. In the phrase of Kant, belief
Is merely an emotional necessity.
I In this thesis no apptal will be
Extreme caution In using water ; made to Intuitive hopes or pletistlc
from springs, streams or wells, i susceptibility. There will b no
without first ascertaining whether citations from supernal authorl
or not the water Is pure, la urged, ties, and no Interferences will be
bv the Douglas county health unit, drawn from the psychic phenotn-
Three cases of typhoid are now be!ena of spiritualists and clairvoyant
ing treated, while anti typhoid vac- j mediums. The conclusion will be
cine Is being UBed freely In an ef-; reached by rational means alone."
fort to prevent a widespread epi
demic.
Members of the unit are working
diligently In the Cow Creek dls
MENACE CRATER
LAKE LOCALITY
Eighty Acres Burned Over
at Moon Prairie and
Butte Falls
LIGHTNING IS CAUSE
Dense Haze in Lane County
Halts Air Patrol Fire
Being Checked in
Other Sections.
trict, where the situation at pres
ent appears to be worst.
Two Bevere cases have been
found near Azalea, and Mrs. Rich
ard Fairfield, and her daughter,
Mnrv, are very 111 at Mercy hos
pital. The waters of Cow Creek
have been found to be very badly
contaminated, and a warning is
Issued against using the water
from that stream for any purposes.
Mrs. Josephine Jones, public
health nurse. Is In the Cow Creek
district tndav, and Is giving vac
cine to all of the residents of that
district who will take It.
A third case was reported today,
when Carl Kimball, of Roseburg,
was found to be suffering from ty j
phold. His case apparently oriel
nated from spring or creek water'
while out on a picnic. He has been !
camnlng In various places through-
y, OF Oil DIES
Kathryn De Neffe Victim of
Highway Tragedy Eu
gene Youth Killed by
.22 Calibre Bullet.
Mwnctatrd Pitta latnl Wiro.)
EUC.KNB. Ore., Aug. 8. Kath
ryn le Neffe, 20, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. K
said. "My .examination of thi operators. In a left
young woman will pr )v ! to any on 1 Lewis, president of
mat she is designing and no si? tup
ulous and That she wm seeking on-
MGENK, Ore., Aug. 9 Mark My to obtain ease and lumirv.
Broom, alleged moonshine "king," it Is the sain? oil strv un.l. r
was yesterday sentenced by Jus-yinff; erf a.?. lasy money mid
tfee of the Peace Wells to Day ftimmuihinj -, n..thn.- ni ..n
nne or i.uu ana serve six moninsi tContlmud on page 3.)
In jail for transportation or liquor.
and $300 and three months In jail
for possession.
II room, through his attorney.
Paul Dormitzer, filed immediate
notice of appeal.
He had been found guilty earli
er In the week by a justice court
jury of the crime of transporting
liquor, and yesterday was retired
on a possession charge. Monday a
trial had resulted In a hung jury.
Yesterday's trial came near a
disagreement, one of the male
members holding out for a long
time, declaring the state had not
offered conclusive evidence. He
finally voted for a verdict of!
guilty, after he had won from the ,
others a recommendation for len-
lency. This recommendation wasl
followed by the Judge, who dealt:
out but half hfs usual sentence of
six months and $r00.
to John I.
the Tntted
Mine Workers, made public to
day, said that the membership of
the mine workers sub-committee
meeting with the miners, is fully
authorized to speak for the in
dustry and Its personnel cannot
be changed.
1925 Crop Estimates For
United Stales Given Out
By Bureau of Agriculture
gene, died at a local hosoltnl vea-
out the county, and the exact place terday morning following an auto-
trom woicn tne contamination : mobile accident at Judklns Point,
came coold not tv. (earned. Ion the Pacific highway Just out of
The health unit Is endeavoring to 'Eugene, to the south,
make a careful check on all water Miss I)e Neff.t, her sister Until,
supplies. In order that they may I Don Kerns and Richard (Dli-k)
keep jhe public Informed of the; Heed, former football star at the
safe and unsafe streams. Samples , University of Oregon, were In the
of water are sent in frequently and
reports made on the amount of con
tamination. Usthlng In the. South t'mpaua be
low Roseburg Is also reported to be
dangerous. Above the city the
Hanger ip not so great, but even
machine driven by Heid which
locked whee's with another car at
the turn. The Heed car overturn
ed, crushing Miss De Neffe be
neath. Four occupants of the oth
er c-ar and the three oth'T occu
pants of the Heed automobile sus-
there care Rho'ld be used about i taini-d only minor Injuries.
getting water In the mouth. The Miss lie Neffe was a University
bathing bearh near the Soldiers jof Oregon student and a member
Home, and the water at the forks I of Gamma Phi lleia sorority.
ui ioh river, snow a nign rate or Pistol Play Fatal
vno Tvpnoio is apt
contamination,
to result from bathing at those
places, it is reported.
EllOENK, Ore.. Aug. 10. Nor
ton Wlnthell, 12, son of Dr. and
Mrs. George P. Wlncheil of Ku-
DAIRY PLANT NEAR
SAI EM RAVAGED BY
FIRE; LOSS $18,000
PAI.KM. Ore.. Aug. 10 A fire
loss estimated at 111. 000 was
suffered by the Meadow Lawn
dairy ranrh. east of Halm. owned
F. W. Durbla, early Sunday
flwl.M Pm lmwrA Wlrr.l '
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Pro
spective crops of OTs.onn. nun hu-'
shels of wheat and Z.9.r0.000.noo I
huxhels of corn this year were
announced today by the cU-part- j
ment of agriculture. I
Wheat produrtion was forecast '
a month ago at 6SO.0o0.0flO liu-
sheln, last year's crop was 873.-
000,000 bushels. The corn crop j
was forecast Inst month at S,
0KB. 000,000 bushels. Last year s
crop was 2.4:17.000.000 bushels.
These preliminary estimates i
place winter wheat production of (
this year at 416. 000. 000 bushel,.
compared with 404,000.000 hu- j
shels a month ago and (90,000,-
000 beshels last year.
Spring wheat production was
forecast at 263.ooo.ooo bushel
compared with 276. 000. 000 hu-
wlth 54.1 00,000 and 63.400,000.
Ilurkwheat 16.400.000 bushels,
compared wllh 1ii.ooo.ooo last year.
Flax seed 2.'l.r,oo,ooo buhes.
compared with 26.100,000 and 30,
200,000. White potatoes 3f,3,000.000 bush
els, compared with 350,000,000 ami
4M.000.ooi).
Sweet potatoes sfi.Soo.ooo bush
els, compared with 87,600,000 anil
7l.900.ooo.
Hay 91,000.000 tons, compared
wllh 92.6oo.0oo and 112.000.ooo.
Apples 161.000.000 busnels. com
pared, with 157,000,000 and 179,000,
ooo. Peaches 47.400 000 bushels .com
pared with 46,xoo,ooo and 03, loo,-000.
Pears 17.700 000 buaheia, enm-
I he supply for domestic purposes gene, was fata ly wounded here
In the various cities of the county Saturday afternoon by the accl
Indicate that people are being fur-1 dental discharge of a .22 calibre
nlshed pure water for home use. 'pistol. He and Marlon lloyt, 14.
Roseburg's water-supply is tested were playing together when the
several times each week, not only j revolver was discharged. Young
by the health unit but by the wat- Hovt was in no way blamed for the
er company, .which takes dally ml-hap
samples. As an extra precaution I The bullet enterf d below
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HAZARD GROWING LESS
The forest fire situation
here today appeared to h?-e a 4
4 brighter outlook than at any 4
time for the past wees'.-, The
4 temperature took a drop to- 4
day, while tho humidity was
4 considerably hlgner. Today's 4
4 thermometer reading at S 4
4 o'clock was 81 degrees, com- 4
pared with 94 degrees yester-
day at tho same time. The
4 weather bureau forecasts mod- 4
erately low humidity and rela- 4J
lively light fire hazard for the
4 next two or three days. It haa 4
4 been 63 days since Roseburg 4
has had any appreciable
amount of rainfall. The last
4 reul rain was on June 8, tohen 4
.01 of an inch of precipitation -.
was recorded. On July 12 there
was a trace of ralnfull, but not
4 enough to even dampen the 4
streets.
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Today was the smokiest In fif
teen years, according to a state-'
ment by O. C. Houser, central dls-
linlcllMl. fnl I Via lTntniila Hallnndl
De Neffe of Vai I j.-0rest. All over the national for
est the smoke hangs like a white
pall, effectively screening the view
of the lookouts, so that accurate
observations were Impossible. Be
cause of the fact that the observers
are unable to get a glimpse of their
various districts, no definite check
of tht forest is obtainable, but so
far as Is known there are no fires
burning on the government patrol
led area,
Harvey Q. Rrown, supervising
warden of the Douglas County Fire
Patrol, reported this afternoon that
there are ten fires burning In the
county. - .
In an airplane flight over the
county yesterday M. E. Slack, in
spector. was able to spot seven
fires previously unreported. Air
flying was dangerous. It was re
ported, owing to the fact that the
plane was forced to keep so row.
Smoke made It Impossible to see
for more than a mne In any direc
tion, no matter how high the ship
might go.
Four small fires were reported on
Elk Creek between Elkton and
Drain: one fire was found on Para
dise Creek northeast of Elkton, one
near Camaa Valley, and one on the
the w.ler I. chlnrln..rf , . .. ,"' ."i"- - : m.miPBum ana UMM
-light degree, although no, enougn lodging in the Z, of '.he ld! i "th " n',. .
!he'".an,errn,dWbyh.av,'e,n.- i'lfr Th 7,bf dM hU" """ ""' " '
Lvl.t .... r ;ccllent. district east of Dlxonville, and one
musty taste, this is not due to the
treatment of the water, but to a
form of weed which blossoms In
the water, the blossoms finally
floating off and forming the pecu
liar taste and smell which the
water has In the late part of the
summer. This In no way Interferes
with the purity of the water.
Tests show water at Roseburg,
Sutherlin, fnrkland, Reedsport and
Klkton to he pure. At Pioneer Mills
1 near Millwood.
Reports were recelvtd from all
I except the Paradise Creek fires.
stating that the rirea had been
brought under control. Most of
, 1 them were caught while still small,
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Police of and wcr easily bandied by the
the Metropolitan area and parts of firemen.
SOCIETY GIRL, IN
BOY'S TOGS, LOST
AFTER OPERATION
New Eng anil sesri-hed toilny for 1
Evelyn Jacqueline llohhs, lH-yeor-J
old society girl, who vtinlxhul two
Mvl.tM ri twl WlrO
MEDFOI1D, Ore., Aug. 10.
pnni.min.i.,1 .rin ... , deys ago from her pnretil's Park Ten forest fires, two of them mr.
and the indies of the community HV''n1"' opartiuenl, rlad In boy's , Ions, are burning In Jackson
Immedlatelv set to work to provide !n,";,llnit- . . , !ro"n,,y nay as the result of a
good water for their home. Thev 1 Weakened by a recent operation thunderstorm Saturdny night, and
dug out the springs, chlorinated
them, and are now obtaining good
water.
Contaminated water haa been
found In springs at the Deer Lodge
auto camp and at Colwels Auto
Imornlng. The large barn, three ixhel last month and 283.000,000
silos, a water lank, about loo tons lou-ncts last year.
1 ne preliminary estimate or win
ter wheat production by Import
ant producing states includes:
Washington 10.412.0OO; Oregon
32.000 bushels.
reconstructed the happenings In
the Isolated Imitation silk plant at
Walnut Creek too accurately to
leave him any hope.
So when policemen knocked on
his door In an Oakland apartment
house, they heard a muffled shot
and breaking In found him dying.
An explanatory note addressed to
oeueveo to oe Hcnwartt. Doubt as ! ,t,nd In the har loft. The Sa
to tne Identity of the corpse which rm fr department responded
was burned beyond recognition. to the alsrm and br use of
ceept Into the case the next day. I chemicals succeeded In saving
hvioenre indicating that the body I much of the plant and a large
was not. that of the rhemlrt con
tinued to pile up and on August 4.
Schwarti was officially charged
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nuantlty of hay. Mr. Iiurbln said
that the loss was partially covered
by Insurance and that the barn
would be rebuilt.
Forecasts of produrtion of other ley.' 79 3: buckwheat, 90 4
Important crops, based on August
1 conditions. I.ast month's forecast
and last yesr's production follow:
Oats 1.3(7.0oft,or.o bushels, com
paredwlth 1.292 000,000 last month
and l.r,(2.00fl.ofl last year.
Barley 2l4.ooo.ooo bushel, com
pared 2OV0OK.0O0 and 1 h.Wi(ioo.
Hye 62,000,000 bushels comired
paren witn 17 :100.1100 ami ih.mw.ocio. 1 rhm In a spring on the Coos
Grapes 2.22OOO0 buxhels rom-,nd Douglas countv line. A spring
pared wllh 2.3:.o,000 and 1. 780.000. nn the summit of Camas mountain
The condition of the various is reported to be pure. The water
crops nn August 1. was announced of the North I'mpqua liver Is free
as ronowa: I from contamination. It li
npnng near 73 per cent or a
normal: corn 79 8: oats. 79 1: bar-
found.
and can be used for all purposes.
Persons using water from
in. 1 snrinis. streams or we la ,h.r.
seel ?CJ- ..kit. iwl.lna. tlA. !.... I - . , , .1
.--'.,- "-- . U--.-11 mane, nil ,
sweet not n tne. 7.10- h.v 7'i 1 l.h ih. . -i t A. 11.. . . ,in
i""". i.-i i: ppie Di.w; pescnes, ne m flnuht. should boll the water
58 R; pears, f.9 7; grapes. 76 2. before using It.
Oats remaining op farms August Anti typhoid vaccine In a sure
I estimated at 6.9 per cent of last method of avoiding the disease It
year s crop, or about 9l.360.ooo j la reported, and the treatment la
bushels, compared with 5,710.0OO recommended by the health unit
bushels a year ago. Vaccine will be given by the coun-
mr the removal or her tonsil", it is all available fire fighting forces
found that she wandered off with are on the firing line. The two
125 In her pn kets during a period serious fires, at Butte Falls and
of mental ahberratlon. ! Moon Prulrle, have burned oyer
o j about 80 acres and are threaten
SINNOTT CONTENT I '" """meiTlal timlier In the Cra
HMTii I rurm ur1 tec ,J,k" national forest. A saw
WITH LOWER HOUSE mill was burned near Trail Sat-
unlay night and a forest fire re-
I KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, Aug I suited, but It was quickly placed
10. Representative N. J. Hltinoit, under control. The local forest
jof the second tin gon conKres.ioti- service reports all the eight small
lal dltrlrt, will nut he a candidate fires under control this morning.
I tiir 1'nlle,! Uf.tea n.nlltnr hilt -flll .
Seek re-election to the houae.
This Information was cnntslned
letter received from the East-
lern Oregon congressmen today by
Linn W. Ne.mlih. secreisry of the
Klamath county r publican central
committer.
y physician to all who desire It
may be procured from any phys
clan for a nominal cost.
ficneral situation llettcr.
PORTLAND. Aug. 10. Forest
fire fighters combatting a serious
Mnre near Scappoose bad a nar- '
row i .icape from death, when they
uado their way through a flrey
wall and circled around the fla-
men. This crew was safa today
or at Vernonla. Oregon.
The fire near Srapoose has been
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