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Newspaper Page TextIS? FAIR AND MILD Consolidation of Tha Evening Ntwa and Tha Roseburg Rtviv t(pou 1 COUNTY 3 WW An Independent Newspaper, Published foe tli Beat interests of tns ftopio. VOL. XXVI NO. 232 OP ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 20. 1925. ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WISE SERVICE WORLD'S NEWS TODAY WHOLLY HUNT POLICE ATSEA FOR FUGITIVES Whereabout Three Escaped Convicts Still Mystery to Northern Police. Husband Puts Brand On His Wife's Friend fAMOotalrd Prea IMUfd Wh.) CHICAGO. Aug. 20. Enraged at the attentions Walter Johnson, 25. paid to Mm. Roue Felecl. 1. her husband, Victor, branded bis Initials "V. F." on Johnson's cheek with a wire heated over a gas flame, as the victim lay tied hand and foot beiore mm. Policemen heard the story when Johnson, his face scarred with the three-inch hl(!h letters, stumbled Into a police station. Felecl could not be found. JOUN GOFORTH RELEASED UPON RETURN MONEY TIPS ARE WORTHLESS Southern Oregon Officers Unable to Find StoleVi Roseburg Auto and Return Home. (AoocUtrd Prea Usxd Win.) PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20. The search for some trace of Mur ray, Kelly and Wlllos. escaped con victs, continued today at several points In the Northwest, but with out result. The local authorities after fol lowing up numberless clues and "hot tips," are as far from getting definite results as ever. Early to day an Oak Grove resident told police that he was forced to take a stranger for an extended auto ride, but police believe the strang er was a local resident and had no connection with the bandit trio. Another Incident police announc ed today was the report last night of a Portland resident that two men had prowled his house, eaten a meal prepared for occupants of the house, then left a note purport ing to be signed by Tom Murray, "escaped convict." The note read: Notice. Thank you for the supper and the " the note stopped at that point The signature did not tally with that of Murray in possession of the police. The prowlers, be lieved by officers to have been boys, took a ninety-pound sack .of sugar, a pair of new shoes and a logger's shirt Grants Pass officers, who late yesterday afternoon rushed out in quest of an automobile reported to have been stolen In Roseburg and containing a man identified by a Grants Pass workman as Kelly, returned to Grants Pass without having found a trace of .the ma chine. Clatsop county officers are guarding the lower Columbia riv er highway Into Astoria on the chance that the convicts might be -neaded that way. Pssudo Kelly Gets Free Ride. PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 20. T. T. Herrall of Oak Grove, a Port land suburb, reported to the police todav that a man who claimed to pe Ellsworth Kelly, one of the trio of fugitive Salem convicts, com pelled him to drive about the cit, from 9:30 last night until 4:30 this morning. Herrall declared that while he was returning to Oak Grove, from Portland last night, he was stopped by a stranger who forced him at the point of a gun to return to Portland, make a tour of the city and then drive down the Columbia River highway to Rain inr. where the stranger suddenly decided he did not desire to con tinue the drive. They then return ed to Portland and Herrall was re leased. When shown a picture of Kelly, Herrall said It did not resemble his unwelcome passenger. Attend ants a a garage where Herrall said he and the stranger stopped for eas today corroborated that part of Herrall's story. $3,000 FINE, YEAR IN JAIL PENALTY FOR BOOTLEGGiNG f Aitnclattd Tnm LMStd Wirt.) PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 20 William Duggan received the max imum sentence one year In Jail and $3,000 fine before District Judge Mears Thursday on plea of guilty to the possesion of a stl I. He was arrested at Errol Heights by deputy sheriffs and police who found a 25-gallon still In operation, a 20-gallon still not yet set up. 160 gallons of mash and 3 gallons of moonshine and five 60-gallon mash barrels. RETIRED FARMER OF SALEM, 72, SUICIDES rAwwtetml Pr fm1 Wlr.l SALEM Ore.. Aug. 20. George J. n.Hn.1 73 retired farmer living In West 8alem. committed suicide at his home shortly after seven o'clock this morning. Despondency over Ill-health occasioned by heart trouble from which he had suffer ed for many years. Is given by members of the family as the rea son for his act. He is survived by his widow, Sarah Parsons, by a daughter. Mrs. ft. S. I.earb of Salem, and one son, T. U Parsons of Dallas. DEATH LIST OF Blood and Sand Turn to Water, Mush-Valentino ' and Latest Wife Separate Charges Against Reedsport Man Dropped When Creditors Are Paid. HAD MONEY CACHED MACKINAC NOW PLACED AT 41 At Least 10 More Likely to Be Added From Number in the Hospitals. Led Sheriff to Oakland Where He Hid Money When He Made i Escape Monday. INVESTIGATION IS ON Official Statement Says Excursion Boat Was Equipped With ' Bad Boiler. (Aaorlatrd Prra Lfued Win.) NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 20 Tha death list In the Mackinac disaster rose to forty-one tbis afternoon with the death of Donald Wilden haln, aged 3, of Pawtucket, R. I." NEWPORT. R. I., Aug. 20. The death toll of the Mackinac disaster was raised to forty to day when three more of the in jured died. Those who succumb ed today were Pauline Stephens, Darlington, R. I.: Jean McCarthy, 20, Pawtucket, R. I., and Mrs. I Mary U. Wildenhaln, Pawtucket, R. I. Four seperate Investigations are under way to determine the responsibility for the explosion of the boiler on the excursion stea mer in Newport harbor Tuesday evening, which has claimed 40 lives already with several other victims fighting for their last slim chance of life, with probabilities against them. Four other persons are still missing and It is believed that they may have Jumped overboard and drowned. Hospital authori ties 'who still have many suffer ers from the scalding steam which enveloped the boat, said that the death list probably would exceed 60. State boiler Inspectors who visited the death ship yesterday said that the boiler which explod ed was cracked and in a weaken ed condition. Their findings are being check ed by the Rhode Island attorney general's office and federal steam boat Inspectors, and the Newport police are conducting an Inde pendent investigation. The state officials will decide whether any persons will be prosecuted for It. Physicians at the naval hospi tal where most of the seriously injured were-taken and at the Newport hospital, said it probably would be a week before It could be definitely stated how many of the injured would recover. Except for the tragedy of the death of Dave Goforth, fatally Bhot by a deputy Sunday In pursuance of his duty, the whole case has ended happily. John Goforth until yesterday held in the county Jail here on a warrant sworn out by Reedsport creditors charging attempt to ab scond with unpaid-or merchandise, has been released. The third Goforth brother, whose assumed name is George Brown has been located In Kulama, Wash. along with the goods which up un til yesterday were missing. Iocal officers are preferring no charges against "Brown" and are having only those boxes and barrels which contained the merchandise under dispute held by Washington au thorities. That he might go free, settle his accounts with a clear conscience and attend the funeral of his young er brother, Dave, in Centralia to day. John Goforth yesterday told the officers he would lead them to the missing money with which he disappeared Sunday immediately following the death of his brother. Following a conference with his Reedsport creditors Goforth an nounced yesterday afternoon that he would take officers to the place where he had hidden the money be fore he was captured for the sec ond time Monday evening at Drain by a train crew and a deputy. Goforth was taken to Oakland by Sheriff Slarmer following his re quest that he be allowed lo settle his hills. There on the race track between two big oak trees, within sprinting distance of the train upon which he had previously made his escape the missing money was burled. In a digger squirrel hole Goforth showed the sheriff an old tin can In which the money was contained. 1 He told the officer that while the train had stopped at Oakland Mon day he had dashed to that spot and concealed the money. There was $1K!0 In the can. Rather than "stick It out" and face the charges against him he would return here and settle in full with his creditors, he told the ! sheriff. This he did, paying In cash the sum of $1557 9'. The merchants ; to whom he owed the money will ! dismiss the complaint against Go ! forth and told Jiim yesterday that thev would reimburse him for any 'of the goods sent hack to them. Immediately Goforth was releas j ed. He left on the first train for , Centralia. Wash., where the body of his brother will be given Its last rites today. Eventually It Is not thought the ! third brother will put In an ap pearance here, although as yet there is no warrant against him. It ' Is hinted, however, that If he does ! appear he will be held to account for liquor activities In the Reeds port country. flmitlW fnm um Wirt.) , NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Rudolph Valentino, original sheik of the screen, and his second wife, Wins' fred De Wolfe Hudunt Valentino, , dancer ani daughter of a perfum manufacturer,, have agreed to sep arate, t The wreck of one of Hollywood's dearest romances was announced early today by George Elliuan, manager for Mrs. Valentino, oui , he emphasised tnat tne rocks were nicely cushioned. I The separation Is entirely frlend i ly. Mr. Ellman said, there being no i Idea of a divorce, no agreement foj alimony, but merely the desire of two artists to pursue their own tal ents In different directions. Ho ! added, however, that he did not see i how It was possible for either of them to run home after the publl-1 city which is destined to be given the announcement j Both will continue In motion plo-1 ture work, Mrs. Valentino as a j producer, and he as a star for United Artists. Mrs. Valentino ' came to New York on business last Monday. The separation agreement was signed in the palatial Valen tino home on Whitney Heights, Hollywood, the preceding Tuesday. Mr. Ellman described the nieellug as follows: "You know dear, I have my work, as you have yours." Mrs. Valentino said. "Yes," he replied, "and I wish you all the success In the world In your venturfs." "I love Rudolph and always will." Mr. Ellman said Winifred told him, "but 1 will never return to him." "The whole case la simply one of two artistic temperaments seek ing the freedom that each finds necessary for life's work, Mr. til man continued. "When they hap pen to met. they will have brak- fast. luncheon and dinner togetner. There Is no quarrel. There is no prospect of one." Rudolph and Winifred were mar ried In Tls .luana In 1822. Seeming Answer to Arizona Ind ians' Incantations for 1 Rain One T ead; . Several Hurt. RIVAL BODIES OF j ! FIRST NINE MADE Rl;. rtvro IN 34 BY EUGENE IjULJ" LK, KU I WIUL $11,500 IN FUNDS (Aaoclatnl Pna Lraaed Wirt.) I SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20 The parent organization of the Ku . Klux Klan In Atlanta, was granted a writ of mandate In theVtate dis trict court here today, permitting I it to argue before that court on September 28. its rlsht to Inter- j vene in an action In Alameda conn-! ty over the disposition of $11,500 ' in Klan funds. The Intervention i action had been thrown out in the Alameda county superior court. Todav's ordr suspends hearing of any phase of the cese until Sep tember 2d. It had been set on the trlel court calendar to open today. The original action was between two factions of the Klan In Alame da count v for possession of tie funds. The parent body also be- Slieved It had a right to the portion of the funds and the suit In inter vention was thereupon filed. . 50,000 BUILDING TRADES I WORKERS QUIT MACHINES j (Aanrhtrd IVra l.r.-'d Wirr.) ' NEW YORK. Aug. 20. The Inns , continued controversy In the build-: ing trades Industry reached a new! crisis today whn 50.000 workers. members of three union locals, left their machines In obedience to an i order from their action committee. I El'GENE, Ore., Aug. 20. The course record for the- first nine holes at tbe Eugene Country Club golf links, made and. tied seven times by Todd Gardner, profes sional at tne club, was finally smashed yesterday by Roy Moe, Eugene's star golfer. Moe made the nine holes In 34, one under the record, and three under par. As a reward for this skill Moe will receive a ' set of golf clubs valued at $90, the prize offered hv E. C. Simmons and Richard Shore Smith for the feaj. The prize comes at an opportune time lor Moe, .since he has cracked several of his favorite cluba In various tournaments this sum mer. . The new mark was set yester day during a match with Dr. J. M. Miller. Moe made -very hole in nsr or under, and on every green was pulling for a birdie. The third and eight holes were made one under par. On the home green Moe came sailing In with an eagle, two under par. for a three for the hole. Club mem bers expect the mark of 34 to be lowered by Moe In the future. Moe played steady, consistent golf, said lils opponent and never muffed a shot. RUINOUS STORM nT NO. 1S1 OF THE EVENING NEWS -'-a't a-sssss SWEEPS AN AREA OVER 5 STATES Corn in Illinois Suffers as Much as Potato Crop in New York. GRAIN ALSO DAMAGED PENITENTIARY DISCIPLINE LAX, FORCE OF GUARDS INADEQUTE, DECISION OF CORONER'S JURY No Blame Attached to Warden Dalrymple for Escape of Convicts or Conditions Which Made It Possible Recommends Arsenal Detached From Main Building Slain Guards Praised. (AMnrlatn Fre Letted Wit.) CHICAGO. Auk. 20. Storms. cloudbursts, hail and wind, damag ing, crops, telephone lines and property in Arizona, Indiana, Illi nois. Iowa and New Yorks dairy country were the seeming answers to the prayers for rain of the Hopl indlanr in their snake dance cere monial yesterday. Today the hot blasts were mov ing eastward, and moderating. Heavy downpours. reaching cloudburst proportions. In northern Arizona, came almost on the heels of the Hopl snake dance, which ended a nine-day relftdoua cere monial. In the ancient pueblo of Waist, the braves and squaws gath ered for the rile, which Is one of the few which Is permitted. 'oisonous reptiles sprinkled with sacred meal were, held In the mouths and wreathed the necks and bodies of the Indian dancers during the ceremony. Prayers were bestowed on them and thev were turned loose, to carry the ''benedic tions" to the ''snake mother" and the "snider woman of the under world.' who Is the "weaver of the clouds." Little damage was caused hv the Arizona downnourH, hut other flec tions were not as fortunate. In the east and PHnols, p-nn damage was considerable. Hundreds, of acres of groin and potatoes In the Nw Yo-k dalrv country wererruln ed bv hall, trees were uprooted, fe'ephone and power lines were put out of commission and auto mobiles unset. Aers of corn In Illinois were levelled. Duinage to property snd power lines near Ciena Falls. N. Y., was estimated at around $0.000. Five persons wer Injured. Wind broke 4t nanes of glass In a sn'e house at Cassville. south of Vtica. One death resulted Indirectly from the storni In Indiana. At Mer om, Mrs. Katherlne Scott. B. waa electrocuted vhn she stepped from en HMtnmohlle on a live wire which hnd h"pn blown down. Two wmen were Inlured when -a tr fell on n pssicngcr train nar Peoria, PL. smashing all windows on one side of a coach. In t,rtland On Labor Day SAtlQUEIIIIIl tAwocltUd Ptmm It id Wirt.) PORTLAND. Ore., Auk. 20. Charles U. Dawes, vice-president of the United States, haa accepted an Invitation to apeak in Portland on Labor Day, September 7, under the auspices of the general committee of civic bodies, H was announced today. Vice-president Dawes will make only one'publlc appearance while In Portland. The length of his atay here waa not indicated In his mes sage of acceptance: NOTED EDITOR CHICACO NEWS IS DEAD AT 75 Victor F. Lawion, Ex-Head of Associated Press, One of Its Founder. IDEALS ALWAYS KEPT Gave Away Paper Rather Than Publish on Sunday Liberal Donor in Charity Field. MOVIE STARS QUIT PENDLETON AFTER FILMING THRILLERS Tl f AawwUtM pm Leturd Wirt ) PENDLKTON. Ore.. Aug. 20 The Ed Sedgwick Universal Film company, that haa been here c i location for over a month, 1f t this morning for Universal City, Cal. Part of the company. Including Sedgwick. Norman Kerry and oth er actors, will return hero for the Round-up In September to finish filming "Undor Western Skies.' which Is built around Pendleton's cowboy show. Parts of two pic tures were filmed during the stay here, "Undpr Western Skls" and "On the Frontl-r." Practically all the exteriors for thp two plrturea have been completed. Among th wll known stars (n the company, were Norman Kerry, Dust In Far num and Hoot Gibson. OF 'COOL! DOE BACK AT WHITE HOUSE TOMORROW ( Awvtfl LM.H Wirv.t PLVHOI'TK. VI.. Aiir. JO Pres ident roolldre's annual pIlKTlmaice to his father's hftm drew to a close today after nearljr a week's stay. He experts to be bsrk at the summer White House by to morrow afternoon. The Chevrolet car belonging to Ofne Schrum of this city, stolen Oak street street yesterday morn ing had not been recovered and no trace had been found of It today. The sheriff's office here, as well as the city police office, had re ceived no word from any authori ties either north or south as to the whereabouts of the missing ma chine. Sheriff Starmer Is Inclined to I place little credence In the report that the machine waa taken by Kllsworth Kelly, the escsped con vict, although he asserts the thieves would have had plenty nf time to reach Grants Pass, where the convict was reported to have been seen, before his office was no tified. All roads out of this ' city were thoroughly covered immedi ately after he was notified of the theft, says the sheriff, and the car could not have gone undetected on the highway. It Is manner's opinion that the thieves did not make their escape on the highway, but drove the machine over some country road, deserting It some where by the roadside. (Annrlittd Prrm Wir.) SAI.EM. Ore.. Aug. 20. 1-ack nf I discipline among the convicts s' j the state penitentiary, Insufficient j guards to properly patrol and In spect the Institution, absence of a guard tower at the main gate to the prison, and the maintenance of 1 the arsenal Insid i the main build ing are blamed for the break and escape of last week, In which two ! guards and one convict were klll'd I and threo slayers were loosed to endanger the public. In the report f of the coroner's Jury. . i No effort to place the respond- j bllity for the lack of discipline was . made by the Jury In the report. ' The four convicts, Tom Murrsv. , Ellsworth Kelly, James Wil os and , ltert "Oregon" Jones are held enually responsible for the dra'n , of the two guards. John 8weenv ' and James Milton lloimsn, who , are lauded for their observan'-n of their oaths. j "Their unfortunate deaths was occasioned by their faithful sd- j herence to their oath and duty , as guards," the report reads. The hearing came to a cW" j late ye.teidar with the testimony I of John ftavfson, the guard who killed "Oregon" Jones, who had been recalled to the stand. I's vlsnn testified that he hsd hen reprimanded by Warden Iialrvm ple for firing over the heads of two convicts who had refused to ' oley orders. i IHsrlpllne Is ! Davison raid the two convll were attempting an attsrk Upon a one-legged youth, a fel-low-prisoner, in a corner of "the Island . and refiner to nriat when he called to them. When a second order was disobeyed he fired over their heads. "The warden told me I had done wrong, and ir any guard waa lint satisfied with the way the prlxon was run he could quit. He said, he didn't want to get the cotiflrts angry, as they might burn the flax In the yard." Davison said he had 18 years of prison experience and the dis cipline at the penitentiary here la the slackest he has ever seen. The penitentiary Is a dangerous place for employees, a menace to the locality In general and an other break Is Imminent, is the opinion of Paul H. Krye, who ap peared lerore the Jury Wednes day afternoon. Frye has been chapel guard for nearly three years. Me admitted that printed rules demanded enforcement and that the officials had never Inter fered with their administration. Guards, he said, were under the Impression lhat they were sup posed lo get by as easy ss pos sible without causing trouble and that they never made any com plaint lo the warden or deputy unless there was a flagrant vio lation of the rules. Discipline In the yard Is good and while there has been occas ional trouble the men In general did what they were told lo do, Ana Fisher. srd cantaln, testi fied. J. W. Ilnhhard at guard post No. 7 the nlKht of Ihe break, said thst he saw Kelly and Wll los with hands raised and was not aware that there was a gen eral break. He refused lo fire at men In. this position and be ene he and tinsrd MrKlnley knew there were oiher guards In the turnkeys office, also refused to fire at random. Discipline is good as It ever was, William Fisher, chap,)! guard and farm boss, declared. LIBERTY THEATRE In a business which has ben pending for the past wiek. K. A. Crosa of Clnnrm k, Wyoming, this morning took ovr the man agprship of the Liberty theatre of this city. H. Marka. owner of the theatre building and until today the manager, said that he had no J announcement to make regarding j his future buslnfss activities. Mr. (iross Is an experle-ced the atre man, having conducted a mo tion picture business In (ilenrock I for the past six years. Mrs. (iross 'accompanied her hushnnd here and they will make thHr home her i In the future. ! The new manager announced to day that he will conduct the the- latre along practically" th same lines as It has heretofore be-n con- ' ducted by Mr. Marks. He plans to secure a number of big feature pic tures In the near future and will en deavor at all times to give high class entertainments to patrons nf the show house, he says. Mr. fiross states that both he and Mrs. tiross ar- pleased with this section of the country and ese clally the city of Itoseburg. They motored here last week from their Wyoming home, finding the trip very enjoyable. MASKED MEN APPLY , TAR AND FEATHERS III'llCKTTHTOWN, Pa., Aug. 2. Itdbert Norrls. proprietor of a cleaning establishment, was tarred and feathered last night on a lone ly road n-ar here, after he had been lured Into an automobile by a group of men, hiding their Iden tity behind maska of burned cork. (Anclatd Pnm lmm-d Wlrv.) THICAGO, Aug. 20 Victor Free mont Law son. one of the greatest and one of the last of America's pioneer Journalists, Is dead. The editor and publisher of 1he Uhicaeo Dally News died last night at hla home here, after an Illness of only three days or heart ail ment from which he suffered fre quently In recent years. Foremost among the exponents of untainted news, one of the founders of the Associated Press, and owner of one of the grealest newspapers successes on the con tinent, his death marked the pasa Ing of a premier newspaper figure of the last century. The same In domitable will and courage that marked his efforts In building a great metropolitan dally sustained the 75-ycar-old publisher In his last hours. Mr. Lawsnn, the son of a news paperman, was one of the first ad vocates of a low priced newspaper and the Idea gained htm both suc cess and wealth. The Chicago Dally News was Ihe first weat:rn paper to .make a success of a pen ny sheet. Ho next gained distinc tion as one of the most vigorous advocates of co-operative news gathering and Is on of the found ers of the Associated Press. From 1N94 to Iftoo, he was presi dent of the Associated Press, when It was Incorporated under the laws of Illinois. From 1900 hn had been a member of the board of directors of the present organization. Mr. la wson waa born In Chicago September 9, IKTiO. He was educat ed at Phi lips Academy, Andover, Mass., and returned to Chlcaao In learn Ihe rudiments of the news paper business under his father, who established "The Scandinavi an." Upon the death of his father, Mr. Tawsnn assumed charge of the publishing business. He was thus engaged when he me' Melville E Hton", later general manager and now counselor of the Associated Press. Built Up Great Daily. Mr. Slone established the Chlca iro Daily News, rented quarters In The Scandinavian office to Ret out his paper and published the first Issue Christmas lav, l7.r. Short ly after Mr. Ktones two partners sold out to him and In July, DHfi. Mr. 8tone In turn sold this Inter est to Mr. Iawson. who took charge of the paper with Mr fllone as editor. To preserve the Inde pendence of the paper, each man agreed to buy no secnil'les of pub lic service corporations from his share of th' profits. He suecped ed In IxSI. started a morning ed it Inn and sev-n years Isler Mr. Isawsnn purr-hased Mr. Stone's In terest, and became sole proprietor. Hnon afterward h chsngtd the name nf his morning publication to the Chicago Itecord. later meralng It with the Tinies-Hera'd. when he called it the Itecord Herald. Ile cause he did not wish to be con nected with a paper publishing on Hundav, he turned over the nron ertv of the Record-Herald to bond holders In lf'14. Tusking them a present nf the capital stock of a Ar value of 12 niMi.noo. One of the principles to M"h Mr. !awon atwavs attributed the success of Ihe Nws was Its wealth of features, particularly those of Interest to women readers. Includ ing short stories, anecdotes and (Continued from page four) CONVICT DASI IS A FAILURE Six Fugitives Recaptured After Killing One Man, Probably Another. TUG USED IN FLIGHT Airplane Directs Officers in Pursuit Callows Likely to Record . .. Last Chapter. SAN OITFVTIW ri ... One Han Quentln' prison employe la dead and a murder charge hangs OVftT SIX COnvlcta tftHnv .... "ult of an escape by the prisoners ..uiu water iront gang iq a tug boat yesterday under the fire of machine sun. nnlv I. H- ... after a spectacular chase In which ixjuce ouais, posses and an -airplane participated. ft. O. Miller elvlllm clerk at the prison, died at the Cot- e nospnai at Richmond early this morning. During the break he Was he.tult with K I -. I prisoners were loading qn a barge iiu ws men taaen on the tug commandeered by. the convicts, presumably as a shteM -aln chine gun fire from the lower sta tion. The guard In rharge of the gang waa renorterf t.... ,t ..n . i. """'red a fractured skull at the hands of tha al men who ham- merea mm with bricks and stones. As soon as the tug put nut from land the police at San Francisco, KiKianu ann oin-r points were no tified. Lieutenant W. R. Sweeley, Piloting an airplane from Crlssev Field, circled over the bay and directed the pursuit from the sir. After a chase across the bay. the prisoners, boat' was trapped In a shrimp swamn at Malate Point, on the Contra Costa county ahore. where armed mu..i ..niitpl ih.ni with hardly a struggle. ran! I.uoe, nne of the convicts; was shot through the arm after the tug left. land. All six men were placed In solitary confine ment and were being nuestloned today by. prison authorities. o - MacMILLAN COMING : , HOME NEXT MONTH f AMnriatea prnt teMed Wirt.) rortTt.ANi), Maine, Aug. 2C- Donald I). MncMlllan, Ihe explorer, expecla to return from Utah, flreenland, next month, he advised In a radio messsge received her? today by Daniel W. Hnegg. manag ing editor of the Kvenlng Express. The message said all were weM and happv on th" Bowdoin and (Vary and looking forward to their return In September. If he main tains his ususl schedule. Liedten i ant-Commander MacMlllan will !-earh Wlscassett, Maine, about i September 20. . I o iORENCO BOND ISSUE I NOT WHOLLY LEGAL, ATTY. MYERS AVERS PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 20. District-Attorney Myers today an nounced that his office waa going ahead with Its Investigation of the city of Orenco bond Issue, tie admitted that the commission of the city of Orenco has power tin der the city charter to Issue bonds without limitation; that "every step In the $500,000 borid Issue, of Orenco was carefully planned.' : and that the commission had been I guided by good legal advice. I "Al this Is true," said Myers, "hut while ! do not care to go linto details now. our office haa uncovered enn tilth, evidence to convince me that everything waa I not done legally. We are going 'ahead with the investigation and expect to get results. That's all I I care to say at this time MEDFORD PEARS IN I EUROPE FOR FIRST TIME; $1.84 MARGIN j ( AarUM press latH Wlr.) ) MKDKOHD, Ore.. Aug. 20. Ac iconllng lo Ouv Connor, local rep re-. (Sentsilve of Simons. Shuttteworth 'and French, fruit brokers, the first (successful shipment and aale of Med ford pears In Europe was ; made yesterday when a car of bart ; let is from the II Van Hoevenberg 1 ranch was sold in South Ampton ifnr tw -nty shillings per box. net- tin a the grower about Sl.fU per i box for the naked fruit. Ixiral ap Iples have been marketed success j fully before In Kurone, says Mr. I Connor, but never pears.