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Qxxre atherMn jJ 'M'tfl's 1 FAIR AND WARMER VOU XXVI NO. 247 Ok Consolidation of Tho Evening Ntwt and Tha Roaaburg Ravlsw iw242-'.t'.V'-ii DOUGLAS COU NT V VIEW An Indapandant Nawapapar, Published lor tho Baat Intaraata of tha People. If IT WILL HILR DOUQLAt COUNTY OR THI STATE OP OREGON THI NCWt- REVIEW IS FOR IT GOOD and strong :: :: ROSEBURG, OREGON. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1925. VOL. XIII NO. 14 OF THE EVENING NEWS KIDNAPER N MURDERER IS ASYLUM INMATE Father Had Promised to Be Responsible When Son . ' Was Given Freedom. SLAYING IS ADMITTED Wrong Child Stolen, Then ' Shot to Death After Killing of Negro to Obtain Auto. (Asuriatrd PrrM Lrmd Win.) '' MONT CLAIR, N. J.. Sep. 8. In dictment against Harrison Noel, al leged slayer of six-year-old Mary Daly and Kayniond Tierce, negro taxicab driver, may. be asked to morrow of the Essex county grand Jury, Acting Prosecutor IVAloia an nounced today. The prosecutor said today that Noel's case would proceed with the assumption that he is sane. Mean while, the Essex county board of freeholders prepared for a meet ing today at Overbeck hospital for tho Insane to Investigate Noel's record there1. The Investigation will determine. It' wag announced, whether anyone Is to be held re sponsible for the release of Noel, who was committed to Overbick early this year and Is said to have walked out June 29. Noel is listed at the hospital as an "eloped patient." It was said he went to Now York where he was picked up and sent to Belle vue hospital. He was released from the latter institution, officials there said, on tha promise of his father to bo resnonsfble for him.. Noel, who Is 20 years of age and a member of a prominent fnmlly, yesterday pleaded guilty to kidnap ping the Daly child and Inter told the police he shot her to death. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering Pierce. In an earlier confession Noel said that he had killed Pi "roe In order to obtain an automobile for the kidnaping. In West Patterson he still faces a charge of atrocious assault anil batterv brought bv John Sandin, the chauffeur wound ed by Noel as the latter fled with tho child in the car taken from Pierce. v Noel had Intended to kl!nnp the niece of a wealthy banker and took the Daly child by mistake. He did not learn of his error nntll he tel ephoned to the banker's house af ter his flight, demanding a ransom of $4,000. First reports of the af fair said that the murder and kid naping had been done by a negro. ITI The handicap tournament and f rlul occasion at the Country Club yesterday wan one of the most en joyable events since the club was organized. Nearly two hundred members and Mends were present, and all were greatly pleased with the day's entertainment. The tournament started at 9:30 a. m., eighteen holes belnn played. Dr. Shoemaker won first prize, a a-olf club presented by Zlffler and Fee, and W. O. Broadway took sec ond place, being presented with a half dozen (to If balls. Thirteen prraduated prizes were awarded. The handicaps provided each play er with an ual chance for the prizes. During the day the Udfes enjoyed ranis, with picnic lunches belna served In the club house at noon and In the evening. Late In the .evening and during I he early part of the night dancing was enjoyed, music being furnished by W. E. Ott; It la planned to make these tournaments and social events a regular thing In the future. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cuiley left for Ashland on Saturday noon and fpent the week end at that place. On their return they brought hack their son, Donald, who has been p'tidfnff his vacation on his grandfather's farm. " o Mrs. C. II. Davlea. owner of the Vogue Millinery, has moved to her new quarters, formerly occupied by th a!"p. and ! complet ing the arrangemtnt of her fall millinery stock In the store. Mrs. M. Saul, owner of the Hat Shop, recently sold out her business here to move away from Rose-burg. v MEFAND 0 KILLED a. "e XCIDENT (kmo m Lcunl Win.) MARSH. ilD, Ore.. Sep. 8. E. P. Elllngsen. sheriff of Coos county,, died last night from Injuries" suffered in an automobile accident late Sun- day in which his father-in- law, J. B. Sweet or oanuon, w was killed. ,The automobile in which hey were riding turned over six times after leaving the road when an at- tempt waa .made to turn out for another car near Ariiona Inn in Curry county. A heavy rain waa falling at the time of the accident EXTENSION OF GRAZING AREA OREGON'S NEED U. S. Public Lands Board Receives Arguments at State Hearing. TWELVE KILLED IN CLOUDBURST AT WENATCHEE Damage Reaches $500,000, Over Half on Apple Crop Alone. BIG ACREAGE SWEPT Debris Being Searched for Bodies of Four Persons Missing Railroad Tracks Cleared. STANFIELD PRESIDES . Government's Unreserved Domain Over Thirteen Million Acres and - Use Is Desired. Mwnrlsr-d Pttm T-i1 Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., Sep. 8 What to do for the best Interests of the state, national government and the people, with 13.420,221 acrea of un reserved government land within the boundaries of Oregon was the matter before a sub-committee of the United States public lands -ommittee, which opened a public hearing here today with Senator Robert N. Stanfield, acting as chairman. "At present there Is no law whereby the government can lease the unreserved public lands for grazing purposes," said Stanfield. "Much of It Is used for grazing, but the government gets nothing for It. Only mineral lands on It can be taken, or timber sold, but it Is us 'tally good for little else save graz ing. "It is to gather data for the sen ate to use in discussing a grazing bill that will he presented at the next session of congress that these hearings are being held In the west. There is no reason whv the federal government shouldn't be receiving returns for the use of the while domains. W. S. Rover, district Inspector 'or the department of the interior for Oregon, Washington and North ern Idaho, was before the commlt ee a greater nsrt of todsv's hear ing. He stated there are 13.420.221 s.eres of unreserved federal lands In Oregon that cannot b leased for Trszlng but which are being used for that purpose to a great extent. "In manv cases tracts of this 'and have been enclosed by ranch ers." said Boyer. "but this is against the law although it works an improvement on ie land." There are only 1.209. 3S5 acres of 'inreserved lands in Washington, he said, and only something over 100 000 in Northern Idaho. Mover favors a law that will per mit these lands to be leased for trazlng purposes If the owners of msll adjoining tracts shall be pro jected. He thinks this land should snnraised, then offered for sale, the adjoining owners to be favored 'n these sales. Area Leasa Favored "Do you think a leasing act would bette- protect the small 'nd owners?" asked Senator Stsn-l-ld. who. with Senator Ralph H. '-ameron. of Arizona, are conduct ing the Portland hearing. -"'Yes. If certain provisions are -nsde for his protection," replied (lover. "Do yon favor sn area lease or s. per head lease?" "An area lease." Mover told the senators, he thought a law should be passed al 'owing present homestead owners 'o purchase adlacent puhllc lands 'n 320 or 640 acre tracts Instead of onlr ISO acres or less as the pre sent law permits. "If this was done. It would great ly aid in getting a lot of land now lmost a waste on the a'ste rolls," th district Inspector said. He staled that the cutting of ap propriations br tha last congress greatly Impaired the usefulness of the work of the land sections of the Interior department. Of the public domain remaining In Oreeon In the nnrerred tracts, most If It la mountains or arid land that cannot b used unless water la p oo It. Boyer said. "Thn this unreserved lind la almost worthless for nomesteadlng (Continued on pace I.) ( AssocUtsd Pros Lostd Win.) WENATCHEE. Wash.. Sept. 8. Workers continued their afforta today to uncover bodies of vie tims. believed to be buried under the debris of the cloudburst which swept West WenaUhee late Sat urday, taking a known toll of 12 Uvea and causing damage estim ated at $500,000. Four persona are atill missing. A force of 150 workers baa been added to the crews that have been digging into the debris. Steam shovels, cranes and der ricks have apeeded up tile task. Two objectives are being cen tered upon today, one a pile of rubbish which accumulated near the Great Northern railroad roundhouse and the other a pile of debris against a string of freight cars. Most of the bodies have been found near the roundhouse and one haa been found by the freight cars. Another search is being made along the bars and shallow places of the Columbia river. The main line of the Great Northern has been cleared and tralna are again running on acheduled time. Approximately 600 car8 of ap ples have been damaged ten to 100 per cent, according to George E. Harter, district horticultural Inspector, who, with E. Solomon of the Independent Fruit Shippers company, has made a complete survey. The damaged fruit covers an area of between 600 and 600 acres, mostly in East Wenntchee. A large section of Delicious ap ples, owing to lateness of the sea son, will not recover even to mnke n fourth grade applet It wo Mut ed. The loss in money will be beiveen 2200.000 and $400,000 to the fruit section alone. Many of the hailpecked Delicious will have to find a market by having a tpecial grade and aomti of lite apples will not even be salable. W. C. T. U. Leader Slain By Unknown Murderer on Eve County Convention (AmxMti Pre LMd Win.) VINTON. Iowa. Sept. 8.t-Mx. C. B. Cook, president of the Hen- ton county W. C. T. I!., waa anoj to death in her home lat night by an unidentified assailant. Friends expressed the belief she waa the victim or a bootlegger or rum runner, as she had been ac tive In furnishing Information leading to the arrest of many I liquor law violators. i A bullet, fired through a win- dow on the first floor of ber home as she sat sewing about 11:30 o'clock, ended Mrs. Cook's . life an hour and a half after It passed through her left arm and side! Wilbur NaUs Mitchell's Charge on Shenandoah Trip Search of Pacific for Cost Plane Goes On (AndiM rna lal Kki.1 ' l Wilbur Nails Ona Charge WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. Colo- WASHINGTON. Sept. S. Sec re net William Mitchell's latest critic- tary Wilbur today replied Indirectly ism of the administration's air sr-, to one charge made by Colonel Wll- She died without regaining cons ciousness. The county .convention of the W. C. T. V. wus to have opened today with Mrs. Cook, aa the pre siding officer. An inquest Is being held this morning and while no official opinion as to the probable motive for the shooting has been ex pressed, the woman's acquaint ances believe that her anil-liquor activities were responsible. Mrs. Cook not only waa prominent In the prohibition movement In this couutry, but waa well known for her actlvitiea along thla line In other parta of the atate. - vice policy waa referred today to the Inspector-general of the army for investigation and report. The action of the war depart- liam Mitchell in his attack on the navy and army air servlcea. The secretary said the Shenan doah had not been sent on her ment will not be determined until j western trip in an effort to make this report haa been received, up for failure of the Polar flight Should grounds be found for dis- and the Hawaiian flight. A west- elplinary action. Acting Secretary ern voyage had been planned some Davia then will decide whether court martial proceedings shall b initiated. Mitchell Now Advisee.4 SAN ANTONIO, Tex.; Sep. 8. Colonel William Mitchell, deposed assistant air chief, now eighth corps area air officer, broke hia at lence of three days again here tl months ago, he said, before the Ha waiian flight waa arranged, and about the same time that the Arc tic expedition was agreed upon. Pacific Search Continues WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. The navy will continue Its search for the missing plane PN-8, lOHt near Hawaii, as long as there Is the day, issuing a formal atatement In ! slightest hope of finding its crew. which he recommended creation by the next congress of an aeronau tic bureau undea a secretary of air and auggested plana for the bureau'a operation, Secretary Wilbur made thla state ment today after reviewing re ports from the west coats and the- searching fleet, detailing the futile efforts to find Commander Kodgera He saya that the entire national , and his crew. defense should be consolidated un-j The navy not only wants to find der one head who would be held the men, but falling that. It wants responsible, but that the depart- to find the aeaplane to determine ment should be divided into three possible what caused the accl- sectlon under suD-secreianes.'.'nent, armv. navv and air. Major-General Helmlck. the, inspector-general, presumably . will Ships engaged in the search have been ordered to go over again the territory covered and to spread out call upon Colonel Mitchell for the i to mcUde new areas. The Pacific facta. On receipt of a statement nm novr approaching Hawaii has been ordered to spread out fan- shape as It neara tho islands in or der to overlook a greater area. from the colonel that he did make the charges against army and navy offlcera contained in Ihe state ment Issued at San Antonio Satur day, General Helmlck will be In a CREENVIM.E. Ohio, Sept. 8 position to formulate his recom-. impressive funeral services, at mendations. 'tended by distinguished citizens of The action of Major-C.eneral Ohio. -were held at St. Clair me Hlnes, the chief of staff, in refer- mortal hall here this afternoon ring the matter to General Hel- Uor znrhary Ijinsdowne, comman mick is in line with routine pro- der of the ill-fated Shenandoah, cedure. who died with 13 members of his MajorGeneralJohn A. Hull, judenlcrew when the dirigible crashed advocate general of the army, prob-i near Ava, Ohio. Thursday, ably also will be consulted. It si- AM i,hines was suspended for peara probable that aeveral days,n noIlr ,, ,h(. tnw0 folk crowd will elaspe before there Is a final prt lne na along before the ser decision. j vices opened. In a last tribute to The war department maintained j Greenville's illiislrous citizen. Mrs. complete silence except for an- Elizabeth I-ansdowne, mother of nouncement that the Mitchell case I the dead commander, attended the had been referred to General Hel-1 last riles with members of her mlck. family and Intimate friends. f.tMxr-Utr.1 preM lanl Wiry.) 8AI.EM. Ore.. Sep. 8. W. II. I.loyd, former convict in the Ore gon state prison who is alleged to !have shot and killed C. I. Raun, ln j dependence taxi driver, on a lone ly road nine miles south of that j city on the night of September 1 and stole the latter'a automobile, j waived formal hearing when he jWaa arraigned before Justtc" of the Peace R. W. Raker, at Inde pendence, this morning and was bound over to the Polk county grand Jury without bond. A special session of the grand Jury to consider the case will pro bably be held next week at Pallas. I Lloyd was taken to Independence !from the Multnomah county Jail for the arraignment secretly, and 'his scheduled appearance there iwas known only to the authorities. J Immediately after the hearing, he waa rushed back to Portland by au tomobile. Fear that If the people of Independence had known of 'Lloyd's appearance there, they I would have made an effort to take Uhe law Into their own hands tprompted the secrecy surrounding the arraignment. Due to the defects of the Polk county Jail at Dallas and the strong public feeling against him. Lloyd will be kept In the Portland jjall until the time for his trial, f Lloyd haa confessed to killing Maun, giving as his reason his de 'slre to secure the tail driver's car that he might visit his parents ! near Springfield. ! On his war bark to Portland I Lloyd was tsken to Dallas, where he ate lunch. During his meal, he 'was asked by a newspaper report iter. whether or not ha intended to 'repudiate his alleged confeaslon. "I don't know thst I have made a confession yet," Lloyd replied. BANK PRESIDENT'S FORTUNE FAILS TO SAVE INSTITUTION ( Aa-wlitfd Prm Ltiw. Wire ) OLYM7MA, Wash., 8p. 8. Ow ing to difficulties grow) riff out of poor crop conditions and Inability to realize upon frozen assets, offi cials of the .Slate Hank of Pasro today turned over their bank to (he division of banking for liquidation, supervisor of banking Harry (. Johnson Informed the Associated Preaa over the lonn distance tele phone this morning from Pasco. Deposit liability amounts to ap proximately $380,000, Supervisor Johnson said. The bank waa or ganized in April, 19HS, and the cap ital stock was Hated at $.".0,000 with $10,000 surplus at the time of tin) last call atatement. MONEY WANTED TO PROTECT FEDERAL TIMBER IN OREGON INFORMATION security pact to ,iiruiv mm nr. PRECEDE NEW PLAN ln h IlU I 0 H I J lit FOR DISARMAMENT! I' Llil I Willi Ul t ON SCHOOLS IS GIVEN PARENTS City Superintendent Ar range Data for Aid of Pupil and Patron. TEXT BOOKS NAMED (Aaaorlattd Pim Usanl Win.) 8 W AM PSCOTT. Sen. 8. Still hopeful that conditions soon will be propitloua for the calling of an other disarmament conference. President Coolidge la concerned chiefly with having a conference held that glvea promise of results and does not care particularly where It is held or who calls It. Comment waa withheld at the While House today on the an nounced intention of Premier Paill leve of France to urge the league of Nations to sponsor another con ference as soon as the security pro blem is settled. President Coolidge takea the po sition that It would be advisable for him to discuss this possibility, although It waa made clear that he does not want the United Statea to interfere in any way with action by European nations. List of Materials Required for Each Grade Work for High School Pupils Wanted. SAI.KM Ore., Sep. 8. The need of a congp'sslonal appropriation of about $26,0110 a year of protection ! against fire of timbered govern ment lands In Oregon will be placed I before Ihe public lands committee of the United SlateB Senate In .Portland today by Lynn 1. Crone- miller, deputy state forester. Fed leral lands on which there Is stand ing timber In this stale total about ' 975.00 acres. Not all of it is mer chantable tlmb"r. W. 8. Smith who haa been quite III at the Umpqtia hotel for several days, Is reported to be considerably Improved and Is leaving for his home at Glide today. SPICE OF THE NEWS PLEASE PAGE VALENTINO PARIS "W really love but onc," aaid Rent Vivian). Stephsne Lauzanne haa recalled thtse words of the great French orator in telling how hia health began to fail from the time of hia wife'a death. Vivian! died Sunday. THOMAS HARDY YIELDS TO MODERNITY LONDON Thomaa Hardy, who for 30 yeara refused to permit hie "Tea of the D'Ubervilles" to be produced on the stage, la to tee the first production tonight. WHEN LIFE IS DEAR STILLWATER, Minn, Three Civil War veterane, with a last toast, disbanded a club formed 20 years ago with a gift of wine to be drunk by the laet survivor to departed nembire. DARK MEAT DISPORTS FOR HONORS HUNTINGTON BEACH, Cel. Mildred Boyd won what Is believed to be the flret negro bathing beauty contest on the Pacific. Vestibule Jackson emerged winner In the Juvenile class. George Godfrey, although not a contestant, was given an ovation when intro duced aa the "next heavyweight boxing champion of the world " KEEP SLEEVES OUT OF GRAY .TUCSON, Arit Whether the .Southern Pacific railroad can re quire a male paasenger to wear hie coat while being eerved In the dining car will toe passed on by the Arizona corporation commiesion. T. L. Wooding, a -steward, refused to allow Nearly Pennington of Tuc son to din In a new $4.M shirt and no coat Nealy wrote to the com- miaaion. To aid atudenta and n a rents In planning for thla year's school work fit. Superintendent M. S. Hamm haa apent a great deal of time In compiling a great deal o( Interesting and instructive data. Thla Information follows: SCHOOL CALENDAR 1925-26. First Semester. September 14-18 Registration of hlah school students. September 21 Recitations be gin. October 30 First term enda, November 11 Armistice Pay. November 20 Visitation !ay. November 26 and 27 Thanks giving holidays. December 11 Second term ends. December 24-January 3 Christ mas holidays. January 25-29 Examinations. January 29 Third term and first semester end. 8econd Seme iter. March 12 Fourth term ends. April 23 Fifth term ends. April 23 Visitation day. May Vjl-June 3 Examinations. June 4 Sixth term and second semester end. June 4 fommencement. GRADE SCHOOLS. Section 439 of the Oregon State School Code, provides thai, every parent or guardian having control of any child or children between and including the agea of nine and fifteen years, shall be required to send such child or children to school during the time It la In ses sion and for the failure of comply ing with this act on the part of any narent or guardian he shall be lia ble of a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00 or by Impri sonment in Jail not less than two nor more than ten days. All persons of school age whose parents or guardians are registered voters In school district No. 4. Douslaa county, Oregon, are en titled to attend the public schools free of charge. Those who live outside of District No. 4 may be admitted to the Rosehurg grade schools upon the payment In ad vance of. each semester's tuition, prior to September 21, 1925, and January 3. 192ft. to the school clerk, at (he rate of 122.50 per semester. Pupils permanently withdrawing from school for unavoidable causes shall have refunded to them the tuition which would have been necessary for Ihe remainder of the semester or year. New rlnssea in the lowest grade of Ihe primary department shall bn formed at the Rose and llenson schools at Ihe beginning of 'each semester. No pupil commencing Ihe work of Ihe first year shall en ter school dfirlng any semester la ter than the second Friday. Any pupil becoming six years of ane prior In November 1st, may enter the Fall class while any pupil be rimlng six years of aire prior to June 1st may enter the second semester beginning class, provided there Is room for tho laller pupils. II class pupils living west of the railroad tracks shall attend school 'at the Fiillerton building. A class pupils shall attend the Rose school. VupUs In all grade who live on the Hinjlh side of Washing ton street and south of this street land east of the railroad tracks I Khali attend school at the Rose jhulMlng. Pupils living on the (north side of Washington street, land north from this street and east iof the raH'osd tracks shall attend I school al the It non building. Pu (plls on or nar these boundary lim its may be transferred from one ! school to another If any grade be I comes congested. I Kach pupil shall be furnished by his parents with hooks and other materials needed In the grade to ! which he belongs. A pupil should consult his teacher before purchas ing supplies. TEXT BOOKS. The following text bonks are lined bv grade pupils. Other sup plies should not be purchased un- jtll afier school ocna; such as tcrayolas, tablets, pencils, pens, I theme paper, art hooka, etc. Ink lis furnished free hr the district. and no other Ink should be brought to school. I First Grade n" New TV-aeon Primer. F.leon Primer, Palmer's Wiling lessons Primary, Crartv U-onunueq on peg i. PRUNE PICKING STARTS SOUTH HALF COUNTY Rain Over Week End Force Grower to Hurry Plans for Harvest. DRIERS ARE STARTED Indications Are That Large Part of Crop Has Been Sold to Packers for Fair Price. YESTERDAY SET A NEW REGQRO Heaviest Precipitation Ever Recorded in September for 20-Minute Period, LIGHTNING STRIKES Cupola on Mt. Hood Looks out Station Destroyed by Bolt; Wet Roads Stall -Many Tourists. Roselturg and surrounding; com munltiea yesterday experienced the heaviest rainfall ever known in September for a 20 mlnnto period according to Win. Bell, local meteorologist. Yesterday's, rainfall was also near tha record for the heaviest precipitation for any one day in September, but fell .04 of an inch of reaching; that mark. . . During the 20-minute period yesterday, from 2:65 to 3:16 p. m., the rainfall as recorded at the local weather bureau station was approximately .70 of an Inch, During the entire day the preci pitation amounted to 1.12 Inches, The normal tor the months I 1.04 inches, ao that the month la already in excess, the total re corded rainfall being 1.53 Inches. The heaviest daily precipitation ever recorded In September, oc curred on September It, 1914, when the total waa 1.16 Inchea. Thla, however, waa scattered out over a 24-hour period, while yes terdays rain came within a very short space of time. ' Prone harvest started today In the southern part of the county, hastened considerably liy the hiavy ruins of the week end. The tendency of prunes to develop brown rot following warm ralna has forced the growers to hurry the ripened fruit Into the driers, and no time Is being lost In get ting picking started. Most of Ihe growers had not expected to start the harvest until the last of the week, but hurry-up calls for pickers were sounded Sunday and Mnndity, and today picking is In pronress throughout practically all of the southern part of the county, which Is usually a week or ten days ahead of the northern half. Indlcatlona are that the county will produce about aix million pounds of prunes, slightly less than a half crop, this year. The sites, however, are running hig her than usual, so that the grow ers anticipate good returns. One peculiar fact noted this year is that the Krench and Ital ian varieties are ripening togo tiier, while itsuully the Krench prunes are from one to two weeks parller. The fact that the two varieties are ripening simultane ously is disrupting plans of grow ers somewhat, and is resulting in some difficulties In orchards and driers. A large part of the Douglas County crop has already been sold. Packers have been nuito vigorous in their buying campaign and growers have been selling at Ihe prices offered. Prices are quoted at ii cents base on petl tes and fi centa base on Italians. Moth the Kiddle and Myrtle Creek pools are understood to have been contracted. Several driers, are now In operation in the Myrtle Creek vi cinity. Thla district is usually earlier than other sections In dry ing, but by the middle or last of the week It Is anticipated that there will be a large number of the driers around Kiddle, Myrtle Creek, Canyonvlllo and Winston going full hlsst. while those III Ihe northern half of the county will start soon also. Orchard labor Is being procur ed In most instances with little effort. The Jobs are being tsken quite rapidly as offered, and al though growers were forced to send out emergency rails for help In their orchards, the places were filled quickly. It will not be ne cesary to Import any large num ber of laborers for work either In orchards or In the driers. JACK WOODS WINS FROM COOS BAY MAN In what Is termed as the great est wrestling bout ever staged In Marshficld, Snilor Jack Woods Hcorcd a victory over Tom Kay In that citv in the evening of l.abor Day. Nearly lino persons witness ed the combat. Itsy look the first full with a leg split In 21 minutes. iW(hmIs rspiurrd ihe second fall In 19 minutes with his favorite h4i. the wlnglock, and won the third 'and deciding fall In 26 minutes 'with a toe hold. I In the prellmlnsry contest, Char les Davis, MarshMeld niatman, rte- jf..ated Chet 8tll-s of Portland In two straight falls. - '- Holt Mirtfce I . POItTI.AND, Ore., Sept. ft. Lightning struck and shattered the cupola of the Mount- Hood forest lookout station In the storm that awept Portland and sur rounding country lata yesterday. Fred gchmelllng, lookout on duty, happened to be down below the cupola at the time of the crash, and escaped Injury. - Lightning, thunder, hall and rain came to Portland all at once about six o'clock last night, flood, ed the streets, stopped street care and deluged thousands of return lug holiday vacationists. The weather bureau measured .30 of an inch which fell In fif teen minutes. The total precipi tation .or the day ending at, five a. m. this morning waa .71 of aa inch. Street cars on several linea were stopped when their motors were put out of commission! '.by lightning. No other damage frpui lightning was reported here.i Accident Near fHnitoclc.k' KI'UKNK, Ore., 8ept. 8. After drenching rains of yesterday, and last night. Kugene awoke twdae to rind skies somewhat lighter, though there waa some Indication of further showers later In tha day. - Hop picking is being held J p t the rain, and It la checking p;uh picking as well aa the prune arop this year Is practically negligible, however. It 1 not expected to do much damage there. A number of automobiles of Willamette Valley people, -who Journeyed to Florence, on , the coast, for Labor Day, were' ma rooned on the road between Flo rence and the roast range ot mountains yesterday. A scant few cars with chalus made the return trip, and some of the car owners came home on the train, plan, nlng to go back for their ma chines later. Others laid over for the day, hoping for drier roads today. One serious automobile 'acci dent was reported yesterday. The rar of I). L. Kngland of Dorena lert the road near Comstock, when one of the front tires of the ma chine blew out and Ihe driver lost control. The car was wreck ed, and Kngland suffered a bro ken roller bone, bruises snd pos sible other injuries. His two sons, who were with him In the car, were not hurt. - DROWSY GUARD IS REINSTATED AT PEN SALEM, Ore.. Sept. s. Joe Weaver, who was discharged as a guard at the state penitentiary several months ago, when he wa found sleeping on duty In Iho prison yard, haa been re-instated on the payroll and Is now employ ed as a guard at the prison. It hecsme known hero this sfter nonn. ' a renlt of the dismissals by Wsrde-i Dalrymple of guanls who testified agslns: his administra tion before the coroners' Jury In vestigation the Murray-Keller-Villus break of August 12. there are now only three guards at the prison whose services dales bark prior to the present administra tion. In all there are 22 guards employed regularly.
