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WEATHER BARS
WORLD SERIES
Rain Force Postponement
After Capacity Crowd
Jam Forbes Field.
MAY PLAY THURSDAY
Additional Needed Rest Is
Given to Johnson and
Aldridge, Who Will
Duel on Mound.
(AmpUM Ptm Uued Wire.) ,
FORBES FIELD, Pittsburgh, Oct
14. A downpour of rain washed
out the seventh and deciding game
of the World Series today between
Washington and Pittsburgh. Com
missioner Landis called off the
contest until tomorrow, after a
steady downpour had drenched the
field and a good share of the
crowd. The postponement was
made at 2:30. I
Commissioner Landis delayed bia
decision as long as any uncertain
ty remained, but after more than
an hour of steady rain the uncover
ed parts or the field became a
quagmire and play was obviously
Impossible.
"I bate to call It off," Commis
sioner Landis said, "knowing that
fully 15.00uof this crowd are from
out of town and under heavy ex
pense In staying over another day.
At the same time, the field's condi
tion Is such that the players would
be risking Injury to get out there.
I regret to do it, but there la noth
ing else to decide than to postpone'
the game until tomorrow."
The crowd stayed almost intact
until the commissioner's decision
was made, although It was appar
ent even at 1 o'clock that there!
was op chance of the game going1
on. Spectators , utilized every
available means of protection, but i
they got pretty well drencrft-d so
tar as occupants' of the bleachers ,
nnd exposed parts of the grand
stand were concerned.
Boon to Pitching Aes
Although ft was a disappoint
ment to fans, this postponement,
the second of the series, was re
garded as a benefit to the star
Pitchers of both teams, Walter
Johnson and Vic Aldridge. These
two mount aces, each victorious
twice so far In the series, had been I
5 H-i,? "?l.bM'V;
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rest.
Now, however, If the weather
permits play tomorrow, Manager
Harris will be able to send John
son to the box with three days
rest, as much as he had between
his first ' two victories over the
Pirates. Aldridge, who - won the
fifth game for Pittsburgh Monday
in Washington, would be able Jo
pitch tomorrow with wvo days In
terval. Johnson Against Aldridge. -
FORBES FIELD, Pittsburgh.
Oct 14 Under overcast and
threatening Okies, the greatest
crush of fans that has yet attempt
ed to see the 125 championship
games eddied and swirled about
Forbes Field to gain their places
In the bsckground of the seventh
and deciding game between Wash
ington and Pittsburgh.
It started to rain a trifle at 1:17
o'clock with a slight breeze com
ing up to stir the clouds. Only a
few scattering drops came down at
first, but It was enough to cast
doubt on whether the combatants
would get through their game.
Overnight it developed that the
rival hoards of strategy had pinned
their chief hopes on these two aces
despite the fact that Johnson had
only two days or rest and Aldridge
but one In which he pitched the
Pirates to victory In the fifth game
at Washington today.
As game time approached, it was
certain that play would not begin
at S o'clock, even if postponement
were held off until that time. The
players stayed In their dugouts and
the crowd stuck to its seats with
such protection as could be master
ed hastily in the form of umbrellas,
newspapers, oil clothes and rain
coats. ,
Outside the park, thoussnds still
were gathered around the gates
and the steady flow into the
grounds was uninterrupted.
LancNs Takes His Time.
8hortly before I o'clock Commis
sioner Landis announced be weuld
wait another ten minutes before
passing final decision on the game.
Tbls official utterance had no more
than been distributed when the
clouds opened a bit wider and sent
a fresh downpour. - Affairs were at
a standstill altogether. As the rain
Increased steadily In force - there
seemed no chance whatever that
Conditions would permit any play.
Additional tarpaulin was spread
over seme unprotected, spots, but
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VOL. XXVI
DECIDING GAME
REVIEW
v !
VERNMENT
TODAY IS
VS PICTURE
' (A-noUI-d rna Uurd Wire.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. Frank
O. Lowden, former governor
of Illinois, declared that
America's governmental ma-
chinery was hopelessly out of
date in an address last night
at the University of Chicago.
"The government Js mort-
bund with bureaucracy, en-
4 meshed helplessly In its own
4 twining of red tape," said Mr.
Lowden.
"Taxation's growing burden
has been the only stimulus
that has awakened our people
Into the fearful knowledge
tbat democratic government,-
as America is practicing It, Is
a failure at the moment"
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BIG BUSINESS OFF
SOUTHERN STATES
Stock Kept Replenished by
Motor Boats too Fast
for Craft of Coast
Guard Service.
rAaocbted hn buri Wtrt
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 14: Hum
Row, tbat moveable mart for Illicit
trade in forbidden beverages, Is
now more or less firmly established
in southern waters. - Present activ
ities there are so extensive, It Is
believed, that the trade Includes
most of those former operates
who managed to escape the sharp
shooting coast guardsmen's cam
paign to break urt flourishing busi
ness of Boston, New York and Aa
lantlc City shores.
Run runners have accepted lit
erally the admonition of' Colonel
Luke Lea of Tennessee, to "come
south, young fellow," paraphrased
from Horace Grecly's famous afl:
vice to young men.
And they have come fleets of
them. Many have been lured to
Florida by tales ot fabulous riches
and of an orgy or spending by win
ter tourists. - Others have been
driven to Florida by Uncle Ram's
Intense efforts In other southern
waters. ,
Three branches of America's
combat service are represented In
Florida by Colonel B. I. Simmons,
retired army office, state prohibi
tion administrator; Commander P.'
F. Harabsch, retired navy officer,
his assistant, and Captain John O.
Berry, active commander of the
coast guard forces.'
Colonel Simmons .has set np
headquarters at Tampa with
.branch offices at Miami, Jackson-
vllle and Pensacola. Key West Is
headquarters for the coast guard.
4 Commander Hambsrh has dis
covered tbat a gigantic English
rum running syndicate Is operati
ng In Jldrida waters. In the syn
dicate's fleet are ships carrying
cargoes of 15.000 to 20.000 rases,
valued at $500,000 and retailed in
Florida for 13,500.000. There are
seven vessels six schooners and
a , converted yacht In the fleet,
which keeps Its supplies replenish
ed by fast motor boats capable of
outdistancing any craft In the coast
guard service.
YONCALLAMAN
DIES AT EUGENE
EUGENE, Oct.. 14.
Joseph
McCourt, resident of
Yoncalla, i
died at the Pacific Christian Hos-
pital at 6 o'clock this morning. I
He was brought to Eugene for I
treatment Sunday, but medical at-
tentlon failed to revive him suf f I- j
.i.mw i ,vnr Funeral er.
vires will be held in Yoncalla.
Mr. McCourt. who was 70 years
old, Is eurvived by his widow, two
daughters. Mrs. T. M. Warner,
and Josephine E. McCourt, and
a son, Edward J. McCourt, all of
Yoncalla.
The body o? Mr. McCourt ar
rived In Yoncalla thle afternoon
and Is at the Stearns Chapel. Re
quiem mass will be said at 10
o'clock Thursday morning, and In.
terment will be made in the Yon
calla cemetery. The friends of Mr.
McCourt are Invited to attend
these services.
SALEM STILL NO. 2
IN OREGON CITIES
AnrfatMl pr-a knwrf Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. The
census bureau today made public
estimates of population of cities
having on Jan nary 1. 1920, 10.000
or more Inhabitants. The estimates
are based upon the assumption that
the annual Increase In the popula
tion of any city since liiu is equal
to the annnal Increase between
110 and 1920 as shown by the re
turns of the two federal censuses.
The estimates for Oregon are:
Astoria
11.5ns
fcugene
Portland
Salem . .
2M.JS3
, 19,701
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VOTE ON TIAMEIi
FOR ATHLETIC!
FIELD ASKED
Former Students and
Alumni of High School
to State Preference.
TEN NAMES OFFERED
Titles Typical to Commu
nity or Honoring Persons
Active in School Ath
letics Are Proposed.
Ten names have been suggested
for the Roseburg high school's new
athletic field In West Roseburg
and all former students and alum
ni of the school are asked to ex
press their preference by voting
on one of the names proposed. The
names offered are King Field, Rose
Field, ITmpqua Field, I'mDrose
Field. Flnlsy Field, Seely Field.
Fin-See Field. Nebo Field, Hunt
Field and Horner Field.
Four of the names suggested are
tvpical names. Rose Field, Vmpqua
Field. Nebo Field1 and TJmorose
Field. The later Is a title made up sell, of Portland, was held In Kel
from the names Vmpqua and Rose. so. Washington, as a material wit
two 'of the typical names or the ness In the Thomas Dovery mur-
rnmmiinitv. All orhers are names
of persons prominent In Roseburg
school activities.- -
The name King Field Is proposed
in honor of C. A. "Dad" King.
Roseburg's first paid athletic
coach. It was under his coaching
that football returned as a major
snort In the Roseburg bigh school.
although previous to that time stunell incommunicado In the worn
dents had made an attempt to rln of the county Jail hero
the snort "Dad King was the
naldPcoatch the district em
d. coming ID Roseburg f.um
vive-
flint
nloyed. coming to
Corvallls where ne was a member
of the varsity football team.
Flnlsy Field Is the name pro
posed by a number of the older
graduates In honor of Dr. O. C.
r iniay. wno pernaps naa ooue more
or ainiencn in noaeDunc man
any other Individual. Dr. Flllay, a
clean idl-around athlete came to
Roseburg fresh from dental college,
ant found the itv schools practi
cally devoid of athletics. The stu
dents had made attempts to keep
athletics alive, but were having a
ha)l time. Dr. Ftnlay volunteered
his servic and for year gave of
his time and money coaching and
directing athletics. He produced
some ot the best teams Roseburg
has ever knon. some of ails ath
letes later making great records
for themselves. Wlllard Ackley,
one of the bovs developed under
bis coaching, was chosen for the tell the people the facts about
All-American football team, while jrecent political events at Kelso
playing with Syracuse, after leav-land the murder of Thomas Dov
Iti Roseburg. The impetus given ery. newspaper editor. Mr. Todd
athletic endeavors under his direr-
lion nave conaianuy Brown anujtrrj wh nui kiiibu uj runucin wr
CUJIIlMUttl, B1IU HIIUUUKll "IB
Icea have not been In such great
demand since the district secured
a paid coach, yet he Is frequently
sought as an advisor and has wll-1
llnely given help whenever
sine. He naa continued atnietic
work with the Boy Scouts, has
sponsored twilight league baseball,
and has otherwise stood for the
promotion of clean sports In the
city.
The name of Seely Field Is like-
"m,," ' H.reH ,h.
u fo." services rendered the
' recent years, par-
tlcnlariy since football has been
revived In the school. Dr. Seely
baa acted as medical adviser for
the founcsters. During football
and basketball season his practice
! takes second place to his attention
to the Injuries of the boys, for bis
office Is frequently filled with the
school athletes suffering from
minor Injuries which he treats
without cost to the boys or the
school. He exercises a personal, .Crated, he said, because his wife,
fatherly solicitude In each of the . Margaret, refused to give up gay
boys and In the team aa a whole, companions and trips to road
accompanying the athletes on their houses with other men, George
trips, watching over their diet and Winters, 22, a New York post of
their physical condition, encourag- flee clerk today hacked her to
Ing from the sidelines and eontlnu- death with a butcher knife while
ally aiding and uplifting the morale police waited for him to "finish
of the players In all athletic con-1 dressing 'and let them In. Winters
teats. Not alone have his efforts then stabbed himself over the
been directed to the care of the heart with the same knife. He Is
students In. a physical way, but he
has taken the lead In
providing I
he young-
educational facilities for the
stem of the city. He was one or
those most active In sponsoring the
new hlah srhool building and ath-
letlc field. At the time the students
prnpoaeu ouying eunimi in
wbh u:w oi inuH! mum tyu-n in ing orner men wniie ne was worr
thelr support, and- at all limes has )ng nights In a radio store to get
worked for belter educational ad- enough money to support her ond
vantages for Roacbars. , he tfc!!d.
The name Fin-See Field Is pro-' At four o'clock litis morning, no
posed as a contraction of both lice were called to Winters' ansrt
names Flnlay and Seelv. ment. but be refused to let them
The nsme Hunt Field la offered In. asking for time to get dressed.
'In memory of Donald Hunt, one of
ii.vfinne rieanesi ana nesi ainieies tneaonr ana said:
Roseburg high school hss
ever
(Continued on rage I)
ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14. 1925.
INDIANA SENATOR IS .
XKAKIMI UKK's EM
(AaoMattd Pna Uaar Wire.) ."
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Oct.
14. United Slates Senator
Samuel M. Ralston, suffering
from heart and kidney trou-
ble, lapsed into unconscious-
ness early today. Dr. John M,
Cunningham, attending phy-
sician, announced.
. .
COL REED ARRESTED ,
Col Reed, who has been lr
custody on aeveral occasion
In recent months, was arrested
about 8 o'clock last nigh by ,
Officer Vaugbn and is being
held In the city jail charged 4
with drunkenness. Reed, sc- J
cording to Mr. Vaughn, was In-
toxlcated and was carrying a
bottle partly '.filled with II- 4
quor. At a- late hour this at- )
ternoon ueeuya case naa not w
been heard by Recorder Whip-
pie.
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WOMAN UNDER BAIL
N DOVERY CASE;
TODD STILL BUSY
SEATTLE, Oct. 14. A die
patch published In the Seattle
"Tlrnei today said that Velda Rus-
ier case.
Bail was set at 13,000. Re
ports here said the woman was
taken to Kelso a week ago from
Portland. Dovery. was alaln on
June 19. . ,
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KELSO, Wash.. Oct. 14. Vllda
Russeg of Portland, was being
r under 3.0O bond, as a
l' - ' "
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editor, who was slain June 19
Deputies in the absence of Sheriff
Clarke Studebaker refused to
state what connection the woipan
had with the cafe. Apparently
no effort had been made to raise
,a Don(j
The woman's name had not
previously been mentioned in con
nection . with the caae and was
not Included in a list of 45 wit
nesses in the joint Information
charging John W. Smith and
Frank T. Hart;' Itinerary prlie
fight promoters, with the murder
of Dovery,
EUGENE, ,e., Oct. 14. A.
Ruric Todd, former nyyor of
Kelso, Wash., was 1 Eugene to
day, making arrangements for a
mass meeting, which he said he
.nrooored to hold here Thursday
.evening, at which he Intends to
(declared that In his opinion "ov
i m us. ,u ........ ...... .j
political plot. Mr. Todd said that
,although he recently filed suit to
contest the resujt of the recall
election, whereby he-was removed
pos-j'fm tne omce or mayor oi kciso,
-
"I have no
again," he i
desire to be mayor
lid.
BUTTERFLY WIFE
E
rAerlatn1 Prrm Wire.)
JERSEY CITY, N. J.. Oct.
14.
expected to die.
Lvlnr In . crib a few feet .ar
fiOh Mr.. Winters' borfv. was her
son. Conrad Williams, by former
marriage. Winters had written to
his wife's mother, telling her h-
could no longer atand her frequent j
irips 10 roannouse and entertsin-
In a few minutes, ha onened ths
"Too can come In now; I've de
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CHURCHILL FINDS
TEACHERS HARD TO
rrr. nivTAAirau
r.lancUlnl hfa Uurd Wire.)
SALEM, Ore.. Oct 14. Salaries
of normal school Instructors .nd
department heads In the middle
west range from SO to 60 per cent
higher than In Oregon, consequent
ly it la difficult to bring Instruc
tors from those states Into Oregon,
says J. A. Churchill after t trip of
inspection or normal schools. Mr.
Churchill Is state superintendent
ot schools and president-elect or
the new normal school to be estab
lished at Ashland. He visited nor
mal schools in Minnesota, Wiscon
sin, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and
Iowa. Mr. Churchill says he glean
ed many valuable Ideas for normal
school operations while on the
trip.
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GRANT B. DIMICK,
OREGON FUGITIVE,
SEEN IN WARSAW
(AmrUM Pre Uuxt Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct 14. C. T.
Haas, Portland attorney, who has
IJuat returned from a tour of Eur-
ope, reported today that while In
Warsaw be saw Grant B. Dlmlck,
formerly financier and attorney of
Oregon City who Is a fugitive tram
i I Justice on a charge of forging mort
'za
gages. He said he saw Dlmlck In
1
the cafe de L'Angelterre In War-
I saw, and that when be approaslied
"I Dlmlck, the latter aelzed bis hat
jaod disappeared in the crowds out-
me. naaa esaea me proprietor oi
the cafe regarding Dlmlck and was
told tbat be waa a wealthy Ameri
can, and had frequented the place
daily.. Haas returned the next day,
but Dlmlck (ailed to appear again.
MARINES AND TWO
WOMEN BEING HELD
FOR INVESTIGATION
Lew Sander! and William Haw
ley were arreBted here early this
morning by Officer Wm. Vaughn
and are being held for department
of justice authorillea for an alleged
violation of the Mann white slave
act. Both men paid fines ot 126
each in the city court for posses
sion of liquor and were then turned
over to the sheriff's office to be
held In la a until the arrival of gov-'
investigator.. . y
nanX.Th Ln." V?v Fnin"
trnTiffi tl!?.
com
Frances
Crump, young married women, who
were on their way to Seattle to
join their husbands.
Sanders and Hawley are both
marines, while the husbands of theJ
two women are mess of I leers on
the boat where Sanders and Haw
ley have been stationed, act-oidlng
to the story told the police officers.
The two marines obtained share
leave and permission to Join their
boat at Seattle, and leftaSan Pedro,
Cal.. on the 10th.
They were travelling In Mrs.
Vay's car. Following their arrival
In the city, Officer Vaughn learn
ed that they had liquor In tnelr
rooms and procuring a search Ar
rant found a bottle of moonshine
which occasioned their arrest., Af
ter the city's charge had been dis
posed of by the payment of fines,
the young men were taken Into cus
tody by Sheriff Slarmer who no
tified the government asking 'Jiat
an Investigator be sent. Although
the women wer not arrestoj) the
are Being detained aa wltnesr.es.
WHITMAN TO FACE AC
WITH A NEWLY BUILT TEAM
' f AMncUtH Prom twwd Wire.)
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 14
Whitman College will send 21
players to Portland for the game.
against Oregon Aggies, university
coach Borloske said today. Of this
inquau, only one man wno tacea ine
Aggies at Pendleton in the 1924
game will start and he will be in
a new position. The only survivor
is Captain Con'ey. who has moved
from tackle to fullback, '
UQftKIM'IMI TO IM.AY
O.IKLAXD I-'OOTIIAM,
'.J.''V.'t'' . TRAI HtlDAV.
Roseburg and Oakland high
arhnnl fnAthnll tnmm will n I Q v n
'this city on Friday of this week.
jThe game will take place at 3:30
o'clock In the afternoon on the
high srhool field. The team had,
a vacant week and so arrange
ments were msde for a game with
Oakland, as the cnarh and team
leaders are endeavoring to secure
as much experience for the boys
as possible before they reach the
hard part of their season which
starts nest month.
KKiK.NK eftiSllOW DEAD,
LONDON. Oct. 14. Eugene
Sandow. onre hailed as the
"world's strongest man," died
suddenly today In London, where
j?,' T.". h.:! .IT. Til
'! " .he."'"L ,p"r ""'. ''i''
!"". " ."c Wen" In
" C..n ured ome years
""J" " w" ,n""rra ,om r"n
MKTHOHITK WKHJHH 7 TOXH.
ABERDEEN. Srotlsnd. Orl. 14.
The third largest meteorite in
the world has Just arrived here
from Greenland aboard the Dsn-'part
lb schooner Ho son gen. Captain
Pedersen of the Sokongen says It
weighs seven tons. Eskimos ssld
the meteorite fell In 11 and)
tbat they had been dragging It
teward the coast on nog sledges
since 111.
MURRAY SANE
OPINION GIVEN
BY PHYSICIAN
Mental Soundness Proven
, by Manner in Which He
Planned Escape.
DRUG THEORY UPSET
Smoking Merriwauna Dulls
Faculties Instead of
. Inducing Extremes
ofConduct,
(Alttd Pms Umd Win.)
SALEM, Ore., Oct 14 Tom Mur
ray, convict on trial for the killing
of Guard John Sweeaey In the pris
on break of August 12, was per
fectly sane at the time he fired
the shot which the slate alleges
resulted In Sweeney's death. In the
opinion of Dr. L. R. Griffith. In
sanity eipert of the Oregon state
hospital for the Insane, who this
morning took the witness stand
as a rebuttal witness for the state.
Replying to a hypothetical ques
tion ot the prosecution as to the
mental status or a convict who
could have planned and executed
a break such as Murray has ad
mitted, Dr. Griffith aaid:
"To carry such a complicated
and perilous plan out successfully
would Indicate to my mind that
the convict was perfectly sane. I
would say he was In full possession
of Ms faculties end entirely cap
able of distinguishing between
riatit and wrong."
The question propounded to Dr.
Griffith was one or the longest
known to Oregon court history.
It covered the entire testimony giv
en In the trial by Murray and other
witnesses as to the planning and
execution or the break. A
second
hypothetical question as to Dr.
Griffith's opinion of Murray's san
ity at- the time he dictated the fu
gitives' version or the escape to
Charles Newman at the latter'a
home In New Era, brought the fol
lowing reply after Dr. Griffith had
read the statement as submitted In
evkfrnce by the state:
"The statement shows no evl
detc of insanity. It would Indicate
the convict was sane."
Drug Theory Falls
Testifying as to the effect or
merrlwaunna, which he said waa
the same as what in the medical
profession Is known as cannlbaa
Indica, a derlvlfave of the flower
and leaves of the hemp plant. Dr.
Griffith said that It waa at one
time used by the medical profea
slon aa a sedative drug, but that It
had fallen Into disrepute, because
of l uncertain effect upon the
subject. He ssld that It might, If
used lightly, serve as a stimulant
for a short time, but thai the real
effecta would be to numb the aensb
bllltles and slow the physical ac
tion of the uaer. Replying to a tie
rect question to the ability of a
person under the Influence of the
drug to execute such an escape as
Murray had engineered, Dr. Grif
fith said:
"It would be Impossible to carry
out these complicated acts ac
curately If under lh Influence of
rannlbas Indies."
In eroas-eiamltlng Dr. Griffith,
Will R. King, chief counsel for the
defense, sought first to elicit from
uie witness whether or not Insan
ity Is dependent upon the degree
of Intelligence of the subji-ct. This
line of questioning w,as abandoned
when Dr. Griffith replied that It
did not.
At the noon recess, Jiida-e King
said that he would probably keep
Dr. Griffith on the stand during
the aftrnoon, which will preclude
of any possibility of the case go
Ing to the Jury before tomorrow af
ternoon. Questions For the Court
..SALEM. Ore.. Oct. 14. Three
questions of law, arising from mo
tions of counsel, were to be derided
upon by Judge Percy R. Xelly In
me iom Murray murder trial today
before arguments before the Jury
were begun by the attorneys. The.
last witnesses lo testify in the
case were heard yesterday.
District Attorney John If. Car
son moved yesterday thst all test
imony introduced to Indicate that
Murray Is insane and all testimony
Introduced lo Indicate that condi
tions at the prison were such that
the bloody break of Murray, Jones,
Wlllns and Kelley waa in the na
ture of seir defense be stricken
from the records. Will n. King,
counsel for Murray, moved that all
testimony offered by the stale de-
algned to show conspiracy on the
or the four convicts be atrirk
en. These were the three points lo
he decided by Ihe court early to-
day.
Mrs. Charles Newman and her
son Leslie Newman of New Era,
the borne where tbe three survlv
(Continued on page 2.)
VOL. XIII
SPREADING RAILS
WRECK FAST TRAITTf
if n i rn 9n miidt
(Aa-x-Uttd Pmi Ll Win.)
WHEELING W. Va.. Oct.
14. Three trainmen were kill-
ed and upwards ot a score ot
persons were Injured when a
southbound, passenger train
on the Pennsylvania railroad
waa wrecked about a halt mile
north of the Warwood depot
this afternoon. A apread in
the rails la aald to have
caused the accident.
,
is ra;;G after
El
Posses Comb Region About
Eureka ' on Belief She
Is Either Dead or
Held Prisoner. '
tAMiM mm Uttti Win.)
' EUREKA, Cel., Oct. 14. Miss
Carmen Wagner It, Ferndale beau
ty shop proprietor, missing since
the bullet punctured body of Hen
ry Sweet was found beside his au
tomobile, was being bunted today
by posses In the hills ot four coun
ties on ' the northern California
coast
The motive for Sweet's death
was not known to the authorities,
the only purpose of the search for
Mlsa Wagner being based on the
belief that she was kidnaped after
Sweet waa shot.
Sweet was found besate his park
ed automobile In front of a ranch
house near Fortune?, a town aouth
of here. Reports obtained by the
authorities said that Miss Wagner
waa a companion ot Sweet .on a
bunting trip to the mountains
which started .on last Thursday.
Other persons who Joined in the
hunting expedition have not been
named by the sheriff. ;.
Tbe search at daybreak today
was based on the bope that Miss
Wagner might be found alive, but
feara were evnreaaeri that ahn
jnilght be the victim ot the suppos
ed abductor a bullets.
Miss Wagner was seen here on
Friday night. She visited a beauty
parlor her and had a friend dress
her hair. She discussed the hunting-
trip and said she ws going
with Sweet and a married couple.
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f AMnpUled l'r 1,-tar.l Wire.)
SAN FKANt'ISCO. Orl. 14.
One of lire's tragedlea, Indelibly
linked with the playing of tiia
World's Series, wss being enact
ed in San Francisco this week
as Washington and Pilttsburgh
struggled for baseball supremacy.
It waa learned today that Itutli
Naomi, (-year old daughter of
Walter Ruether, Washington
pitcher, waa in a hospital here
critically 111. Suffering from
pneumonia, pain racked, obvi
ously disinterested In llfo'a dally
routine, nevertheless Die little
girl had one great thought In
mind next the World's Series.
".What waa the score?" waa her
fathwr pitching? It waa the first
time In night years that Ruth
had not attended haehalla annual
classic with her father.
Every day, however, has come
a telephone call from Washington
or Pittsburgh to St. Mary's hos
pital, where the child lies with
lack lustre eyes. Each time a
soh choked voire haa anked for
the latest word from the bedside
of the child.
Each day brings a bouquet of
flowers bearing the namea of
many or baseballs greatest play
ers. Hut better still each day
brings a message of love and af
fection from a father whose
thoughts. If nut his person, are
In Kan Francisco.
A. C. CHEMISTRY STUDENT
HURT BY FLYINQ GLASS
Manrlatnl rl
CORVALLIS, Ore., Oct. 14.
Charles W. llowan, a freahman at
Oregon Agricultural college, regis
tered from Ontario, Oregon, wai
painfully though not dangerously
Injured last evenlnr. when some
apparalna with ahlcb he was
working in chemMry laboratory
exploded. Flying glass cut deep
gashes In his face and punctured
the skin en his rhest. Ills eyes1
and other vital pans escaped In-1
Jury. The explosion Is thought to,
have been caused by a clogged ne-1
livery tube In some oxygen making
apparatus.
Margaret llnlman, of this city,
left this morning tor Medford,
where she will spend a few days
visiting with friends. , ;
NO. 177 OF THE EVENING NEWS
1 r
STATE TIEIEii
E ILL Ell
Development of Oregon,
Not Row Between Rail.
- ways, Chief Concern.
ATTITUDE IS NEUTRAL'
... -, -' ' - -I ' y A S
Eugene Lumberman Asserts ,
Progress Made Easier ;
by Competition in ,
Rail Servic.
(AamUtad tnm Lfmi Wirt.) . .
PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 14.
The hearing on applications for
railroad development in Central
and Southern Oregon and North
ern California, which haa been la
progress here since October i.
waa concluded at 12:3 today,
when the atate public service rom
mleaion completed Its caie. De
cember t waa set as the date
h.n krlMfa mna K In A
ments will lie heard at time
to be aet later by the Interstate .
commerce commission.
Someone started to sing the dot-
oiugy wnen tne, case enaea out,
was hushed by the rush to the
door by railroad presidents, gen
eral managera, rate experts, com
missioners from state boards aSd
a corps of attorneys.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct 14. Full
development or Central and South
ern Oregon should be the aim ot
tbe Interstate Commerce commis
sion in deciding what rail exten
sions and Improvements are to be
allowed In the Klamath. Jalla ter
ritory, according 1o the testimony
ot Robert A. Booth at the rail bean
Ing today.
Booth is head or the Booth-Kelly
Lumber company with Interests lit
Multnomah, Marlon, Benton. Lane.
niouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klsm-
atn. Lake, Crook and Wheeler
counties. .
Hegave his testimony before
Charles Mahaffle director ot fi
nance of the Interstate Commerce
commission, who is gathering evi
dence on which the commission
will determine the rival claims -of
the Southern Pacific and Northern
lines for rights In the Klamath
Falls district.
"I do not wish 10 be understood
aa a party In this rail dispute oth
er than to uphold tbe entire Inter
ests ot the atate,'' said Booth. .."I
am Intensely Interested In thn de.
veiopment of Oregon. At no other
time In my life have the railroads
been aa active to develop the state
as now.
Highways Teach Oregon.
"Oregon baa been kept back be
cause ot lack ot transportation" fa-
cillltles. This has been natural.
because the northern lines wished
to develop their Interests in the
northern part otS.be state while the
Southern Pacific was naturally
most Interested in the southern
part. . . ... ....
' In the early days neither syste'm
I had little behind stub roads Into
Oregon. People of Oregon know
their state better now than ever
before on account of our Improved
highways. Our people have visit
ed various parts of the state In re
cent years and know the Interests
of each secthSi as never before.
"The railroads are now anxious
to do what the people ot Oregon
have long wanted them to do, and
I hope Ihe railroads will be given
the opportunity to carry out their
plans.
"It Is very much easier to devel
op Industries where there Is more
than one railroad.
8. P. Attitude Wrong.
''I do not wish to be considered
as opposing the Southern Pacific
In any sense, but 1 do think they
are wrong In trying to keep the
Oregon Trunk out ot the Klamath
banln.
"I feel very friendly toward tbe
Southern Pacific and If I had to
build myiJnduatry on any one rail
road I would be as glad to have the
Southren Pacific aa any I know.
"It Is contrary to the publlo
good In have one railroad or a
great Industrial system dominate
tlie state.
"There Is moro timber In Lane
county alone than In the whole ter
ritory the railroads are fighting;
over,
"Virtually all the. fir In Western
Orejinn Is under the Influence ot
the Southern Pacific." Then he
referred to the proposed line serosa
he stale, called the Crane-Odell
.rnnte.
He said that the fnlon Pa-
rifle would
not be Instilled In
building this line nnless allowed to
go .Into Ihe Klamath basin.
Booth paid a very bigh tribute to
! Robert E. Strahorn and hit both
northern and southern railroad
forces by saying:
"It Strahorn had been sustained
In his original plan by the rail
roads or by any other source, anna
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