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Newspaper Page TextEtta Weather Highest temperature yeterday....7S Lowest temperature last night.... 67 Forecast' Tor southwest Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday, cooler tonight. , , . DOUGLAS COUNTY BUM "The End ot the Homexeekefs Trail" ft. oV Jasmw DOUGLAS : - UBl'Y o Otegon UnivewV .: ...wspaptr, published taj ' tha Best Intaraata of tha Peoplt Ji , Consolidation ol Tha Evening News and The Rcseburg Review COUNTY p VOL XXVIII NO. 96 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 12. 1927. VOL. XVIII NO. 170 OF THE EVENING NEWS Rose tif6r T L Committee of Nine Starts Move to Sign Up 90 Per Cent of Acreage. OCT. 1ST TIME LIMIT Snlem Banker Says Oregon Agreement Must Stick Despite Collapse in California. (Associated rrcta .cascil Wire) ' PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12. Efforts :to sign up 90 per cent' of the prune acreage ofOregon and southwest . Washington will be made as a result of decision late yestorday nt a conference of the committee' of nine representing prune growers and packers, head ed by Henry Crawford of Salem. Organization in line with the committee report to the second Cnrvallis conference held July 9 was decided upon and a contract ' to put this into effect, will be sub mitted to parties interested. Contracts of packers must be signed by October 1, 1927, and will then be put, in' escrow until Jan uary 1, 1928. If 90 per cent of the prune tonnage of the area is not signed by the first of the year, the contract will be void. It 90 per cent is signed, -the contract will be in effect' permanently though V withdrawals will be possible after 1929. . ' ,,; "This action was unanimous," Mid Mr. Crawford, "In spite of the 1'uct that the Parker plan has fallen down in California. . The comniit .tea .feels there .are-samany-tliings; to be accomplished by, organization ' ' here ih Oregon.' that they must.pon ' ' lii'ino t6' piisti,.(hs grower-packet ! plan ' regardless j of the .California j all tuition:.", ,' . ' , , .. .. , ' ,' , . '. (f "Mr. .Crawford is cotnie,cted' with tlt'e I.ndd & Bush bank; at , Salem.. MONEY ALLOTTED FOR COOPERATIVE . FORESTRY WORK i Over ninety thousand 'dollars of federal funds have been, allotted under tlie Clarke-McNary refores tration act to Oregon and Washing 'ton for cooperative forest protec-, tion during the current fiscal year, according to the district forester's office, Portland, Oregon.1 The .Ore gon, allotment will he $47,455 and the Washington allotment $44,242, a total of S91.6D1 This. Is a sub stantial increase , oyer ,1!)26 which .shows expenditures lor Oregon $:tit,i:i9 and Washington 533,220, a total of $72,35!). The present al lotment is the largest yet made under the Clarke-McNary. law. ; The Clarke-McNary law enacted by Congress, June 7, 1924, author izes federal, appropriations to help . guard state and private foreBt land from fire. The act is a recogni tion that the federal government, the slates and the private Umber owners each has an interest and a ( responsibility not only in the pro tection but the perpetuation of the forests ol' the nation, and that each . should hear his share of the re sponsibility and cost. on PRUNE MEN IS NOT CHANGED KING BEN ADMITS NEVER DIVORCED FROM FIRST WIFE (Ajtfnelated Tress Ltom-iI Wire) ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug. 12. "King . Benjamin" Purnell, on the stand as a witness for himself In the state's dissolution suit against the House of David, today admit ted that he had never secured n legnl divorce from his first wife, st "Eighteen or nineteen attorneys told me 1 didn't need one. I was only an Ignorant boy then," he said. "It has been the contention of the state that Purnell was a biga mist. His wife, "Queen" Mary, had previously Insisted that Purnell bad obtained a divorce and that she was legally married to Pur nell. The admission came after a com paratively brief examination by Purnell's own counsel, in which, in a monotone of "noes" and "I never did," Benjamin categorical ly denied charge after charge that has been laid against him by state witnesses. Purnell was brought into court on a stretcher and permitted to testify from the cot. He denied flatly auy mistreat ment of girl or women members of the colony and also denied having offered "hush money" to Ruth Kwanson, a state witness, to per suade her not to testify about mis fc treatments alleged by the state. BROTHERS MEET IN STREET TILT fAisnelnteil 1're.i Leascl Wire) WEBSTER, Mass., Aug. 12. Two brothers who had not seen each other In years, are reunit ed today, but they haven't got xn over the shock of the Itrange way in which they met. "You must think you are on a speedway or going to a fire. It's against the law to speed In this town," was the greeting given Peter Sattl when he ar rived here to visit his brother, coming from Oklahoma. Sattl explained he was on his way to see his brother. "Old stuff," commented the cop, but when he asked the name of the brother being sought, found that It was his own. Portland, Eastern Oregon and Rogue Valley Get Relief; Willamette V at New Level. (AMOcluted PreM Leaned Wire) .- PORTLAND, Ore., Aug.' 12. Bright sunshine today followed a rainstorm late yesterday which registered a precipitation of .19 Incites. ' '..-- ' . The shower was the first since July 3 and ended a warm spell of 19 days, during which tempera lures ranged higher than 80 de grees. The rain was general 'over western Washington . aud -- north western Oregon.'. - -, - GRANTS PASS, Aug. 12. The hot weather, which bas gripped the Rogue river valley for the past three weeks was broken late yes terday when rain visited various parts of the valley. A fairly heavy downpour was reported at Gold Hill.. Yesterday's maximum tem perature was 86 degrees,.,,', ,.',. LA'GRANDE1, 'Ore.',' 'Alife, 12.- One-hundredth of an Inch of rain fell here last evening, xbollng the air and breaking a dry: spell that has endured for more, than a' fort night: The-shower cleared' the val ley of-a pall of smoke that' appar ently drifted here from1 1 forest fires in Washington or southern Oregon.,-! i ,. --. v ' PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 12.' Yesterduy . and last night' Pendle ton experienced the first rain of the summer since June 22 ' 'When ten-hundredtlui of' an inch fell, the .flrst-'in 50 daysi The temperature for the, first time In 2G days drop ped below (90 degrees, when the' mercury registered 82. Harvest ' in most sections -of the county ' was not hampered .extensively by the rain a later start this morning be ing the only Bet back. By the imtd dle of next week harvesting will be about 80 per .cent completed.- ! EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 12-.-t-W.U-. amette river has reached a new low level here .of minus nine tenths of -n- foot, this being a- record, ac cording to markings kept here for the past 14 years. Last year the low level was minus eight-tenths of a foot In September. Last year was the' first time that the river level dropped below the "zero" mark which is 399.3 feet above sea level, and was established many years ago at a time of low water. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Aug. 12. Overhanging clouds this morn ing threatened to give forth a heavy ruin before the day ends. Grain farmers are hoping that the precipitation will be light. WILLS BEATS JOAN FRY FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 12. Miss Helen Wills of Berkeley. Cal.. scored America's first victory in Its defense of the Wiglitman Cup, international women's team tennis trophy, today when she crushed Miss Joan Fry of England in 20 minutes, 6 2, 0 0. SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., Aug. 12. George Lott of Chicago today de feated Rene Lacoste of France by 6-4, 6-3, 6-1, after William T. Til den had downed Jacques Hrugnon, another Frenchman, by 6-2, 6-1, 6 0. In the other seiuirinnl of the invitation tennis tournament here. ANOTHER ENTRANT IN DOLE DERBY KILLED (Aunelilrd Preu Lesterl Wire.) LOS ANGELES. Calif., Ang. 12. Arthur V". Rogers, taking his Dole Pacific flight plane, "Angel of Los Angeles," into 4 the air for the first time to- day waa killed when the craft crashed to the ground two miles from the Western Air Express Field at Montebello, from which he took off. This Is the second fatal crash and the third fatality to mark the preliminary stages of the hop. THREE FLIGHTS DUE IW 2 DAYS One French and 2 German Planes Are Prepared to Dash for America. OTHERS IN THE OFFING English Ship to Hop When Weather Is Favorable ; Dole Derby Put Off Till Tuesday. . , (By the Associated Press) 'If announced schedules are maintained, at least three traus Atlantic flights will be in pro gress In the next two days. The three cornered race from Paris to New York Is waiting Intel weather reports. Although Leon Glvon was ready to jump today,, his takeoff in the "Bluebird" was tentatively set for tomorrow morning, as was that of the Columbia. Two Junker planes at Dessau were reported ready for the take off, in the New York flight at 6 a. m. tomorrow- morning. Otto Koenneck plans 'to jump sometime uhead of the Junkers Dh the same route. Two others are iu the offing. At Southampton, Courtney 1b reported waiting more favorable weather reports, and start of the aerial der by from Oakland, California, to Hawaii, bas been postponed by agreement of the entrants until next Tuesday. ' ,. PARIS, Aug. 12. Rumor brought a small gallery of enthusiastic flight fan'-dut'td:-E6bnuYget flying field 'in the early i hours of tills morning, lni the 'hope of 'seeing bug or two, or, it was even -saldi Hire planes take off for New York, but they liad their .vigil i fori nothing: Neither pilot,: navigator, nor '-passenger appeared,! aiid townri dawn most, of the watchers, reiuctuutly left. , - w , ... , i i , : I I Fresh trouble ; between Charles A- Leviue, owner, of the trans-Atlantic plane Columbia, -mid Maurice Drouhin, enguged to pilot the 'craft back. to. New York, has caused con siderable, stlr ln the air world. The trouble developed when: Drouhin, on making an inspection of the Co lumbia yesterday afternoon, found that .tlie contact points had been removed. He did not conceal his displeasure, according to the stor ies, when the owner said he had removed them. Levine is reported to have referred to rumors tiut a scheme was afoot to take the plane out for a flight without his know ledge or presence,- - - ' German Ready to Hop BERLIN, August 12. Otto Koen necke's hop from Berlin to Cologne where he plans to take off for u trans-Atlantic flight, has been postponed until tomorrow. The 'filer waa unable to complete his ar rangements in Berlin toduy. Dole Derby Tuesday AIRPORT,. OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 12. The James Dole ?'!6,00(l prize aerial derby over a 2,400 mile course from San Francisco Bay to the Isle of Oahu has been postponed from today until 'next Tuesday at noon. By unanimous consent agreement last night, nine entrants with planes at this starl ing point, resolved to advance the date. . The agreement was made In or der to permit all signets tbi pass federal tests required of all en trants in the race. The, original list of 15 entrants has narrowed down to eleven. A crash of the trl-plane piloted by J. L. Griffin of Long Beach as it moved to a landing place in the Oakland airport yesterday almust cost the lives of Captain Giffln, his pilot, Ted Lundgren, and Law rence Weill, Bakersfleld capitalist. The plane was a total wreck. It fell 100 feet when the engines failed to (Continued on page two.) AUTO COLLISION PROVES FATAL TO RAINIER WOMAN (.Wstoclaffil Pr' Iv.aM-t Wlr) LONGVIKW, Wash., Aug. 12. Mrs. A. f. Clark, 60, wife of the postmaster at Rainier, Oregon, died today following an automo bile accident on the Columbia Itiver highway, two miles east of Rainier. Cars driven by Mr. Clark and J. A. Martin, of Rainier, atoppfd after a minor accident. Ah Mrs. Clark stepped out from behind the two machines, cars driven by Mrs. L. Kaufman, Portland, and Mrs. J. W. Kelly, Portland, came from op posite directions. Mrs, Clark waa caught by the rear end of Mrs. Kaufmans-car an 4 pinned to Ihe bank. Her chest and skull were crushed. LA FOLLETTE SAYS I CAL "BUNK" USER (Aftoclalit) I'M- tUtuf Wire) ' MADISON, Wis.. Aug.. 12.- Senator Robert M. La Folletto in u statement today declared the as. sertion of President Coolldge that "1 do not choose to run for preslr dent in 11)28," was a clever plecd of political maneuvering. j "Hlnco the announcement has been made," Mr. ha, Follette said "many interpretatlona have been placed upon his carefully selected words. The president's most Intli mate friends evidently think th6 announcement is pure political bun combe. "William M. Butler, ex-seuator from Massachusetts, chairman of the Republican National commit tee, the president's closest political adviser, says that Mr. Coolldge wil take the uominutlou It' it is hand ed to him. . I "The great army of federal job holders, the purty henchmen una the hangers-on have taken the It cue from CluUrmun Rutler and the campaign Is on to create u 'de mand' for Coolldge whlth will -bf Irresistible, . ... TO LOS ANGELES TO RESIST SUr - (Aisoclaleil l'reM l.enneit Wire) . CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Churlea Chaplin todny was enroute to Los Angeles from New York pre pared for a "fight to the finish for the sake or my name and the In' ture of my two bubles," iu tlie di vorce suit brought by his young wife, Llta Grey Chaplin. I The screea comedian halted here between trains lust night just long enough to make known that he had, definitely instructed his it- torueys to withdraw all offers of settlement out of courts and aiv range for the court fight set for August 22. ' Chaplain said he had made many offers to settle the suit; but ridi culed report that he, had offered tola ..wife Sl.000,000. .. . '. ' "i ani weary,, q( It nll,""lie said: "apd have ; decided to i go back' lo Los'. Angeles, .and! , right for my mime and foiiune L do not oue fo' Ihe money, but I, want ,myi name cleared so piy, babiea iwlll be proiiU jf ll-", , . , : ,. t ...111','.' I I .am, , ready, to go .'into court and face all the charges myiwlle lias brouglit agansl iine..'..Thei'ei I shall let the public decide my lute for J am sure, I shall be nindlcatetl. 1 can easily disprove, the 'Charges." Chaplin appended tanned fromi his vacation in the east and' said lje had regained his. strength ready ror.ine court .right. He, slipped in fo! Chicago, unannounced. . COOLIDGE ASKED ' TO INTERCEDE FOR I SACCO, VANZETTI ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch today tele graphed president Coolldge urglug him. to intervene, in behalf of Sncco and Vahietti and to open the records of the Department ot Justice to "show the relation ot the government to tills case." "The Succo-Vanzetti case has reached a point where, in our opinion, only the intercession or the president of the United States can save the country , from dls-' honor in the eyes of the civilized world," the newspaper telegraphed. "We respectively ask you to re quest of Givernor Fuller that he reprieve Sacco and Vanzetti for the period of a year. We further' request you to assure the governor (bat If he will do this, you will open the records of the Depart ment of Justice and give justice Itself the benefit of whatever those records show the relation of the government to this case to have1 been- This phase of the case, Mr.! President, is a scandal." The newspaper referred lo "the, grave doubt of their guilt," and added: "Guilty or innocent, Sacco and Vanzetti have long ago assumed a political importance that cunuot be Ignored." AIRPLANE NOSE DIVES - INTO HUD80N RIVER I'OUOHKBBPHIB, N. Y., Aug. 12. Thea Itascbe, German avlutrlx, made a sudden descent into the Hudson River here this afternoon when she was returning to New York from the lllnghampton, N. Y., air carnival. She was In a Flamingo plane, accompanied by her mechanic, H. P. Kreudner. Just after she fiew under the- central spant or the Poughkeepsie railroad bridge, the engine went dead and the plane nose dived Into the river about SO tot trom shore. Allen Lcroy, a ferry watchman, ani Robert liarrett, a boatman, hurried out and rescued the pair, saving all of their baggage. Neith er Frauieln Rasche nor her me chanic was Injured. The plane, however, sank pvcept for the tall nnd the damage could not be ascer tained. Tuga and several rowboata attempted lo raUe It without im mediate success. ' BURNS FATAL TO SUICIDE'S WIDOW '(Atioetatnl l'rM l-etied Wire) ' ' PARIS, Aug. 12. Mrs. Ruth MII hollaiul, an' art student of Spo kane, Wash., died In the Ameri can Hospital at Neullly today from burns received Wednesday when her clulhes caught fire while she was lighting uu alcohol lamp. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. "12. Mrs. Ruth Milhollaiid, who died in France today from burns, was the widow or the late John 11. Milhol laiid, who committed suicide af ter his brokerage firm, Milholland and Hough, had become Involved In financial difficulties. His partner. Jay Hough, served a term in. the stute penitentiary on a charge of embezzlement. For five years after her hus band's death,. Mrs. Milholland re sided In Palm Beach, Flu. She went to Paris last March to study art, her sister, Mrs. Frnnk I). Som niers sntd today. ..ii- ! , .' (Auoelutetl Prew Lenleri Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., ' Aug. , 12. Showers yesterday and last night which proved a blessing lo flre: fighters in several Washington dis tricts passed up the Rook Creek lire In Yaoolt. burn completely. This was Bhown. by reports to dis trict; forest service headquarters here today, Forty mere men were sent out this morning to supple ment the large crew alieady at work there trying to keep the fire out or the Wind River' watershed. Cloudy weather prevailed ' over the Rock Creek district in Colum-. bla forest yesterday and. the hu midity was, high in the afternoon but the change i was not great. en ough to hinder a fire of such pro portions. No news of the lire's advance other than the call for more men waB received here. Other Columbia fires are understood to he about as they were yesterday. V.We Storm King fire ill Olympic' forest -was' slowed 'down' hut not stopped i bw the showers. 1 1 Reports on other 'Washington1 fires had not been 'received this morning'. Moiilit Baker and Chelun forests and parts of Wenntchee and Snoqualnife for ests In Washington' reported good rains. Olympic had showers. Paris of . Mount" Hood -'fbreflt 'were well soaked' while others were' untouch ed by 'the ruins which 'dampened Portland' lawns aiid 'gardens. ', . . : The "fire iweatlipr forecast fcjr Oregon today said "humidity nenr, or above' normal Willi fog near the! const and northwest or west wliuis.; There is a possibility ' of show-, era. the weather man said. , Ahou-23;OSO acres on Barlows aud . Badger creeks southeast of Mount'- Hood Iu Mount Hood Na tional; Forest were closed to all persons except by permit yester day. A. L. MILLS, BANK " ' PRESIDENT, DIES i (Auoet.letl PreM Leaned Wire . , PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12. Ab bott Low Mills, president of the First National Rank of Portland, died last night at his home, fol lowing a heart attack which lie suffered ten days ago. Born in 1858 In Brooklyn, he came to Oregon In 1882. He en gaged In banking for a time at Col fax, Washington, returning to Portland in 1890. Ho was one of the organizers of the Security Savings and Trust company, and in 1899 beenmo vice president of the First Nutional Bank. He was made president In 1903. He was one of the organizers of the Ore gon Life Insurance company. Mr. Mills was active in leading a fight against tuberculosis, and was prominent In establishment of the Portland open air sanitarium and in 1909 prepared the bill passed by the legislature establishing tlie Oregon State Tuberculosis sanitar ium. MOUNTAIN CRUMBLING ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., Aug. 12. Tourists and owners or summer homes on Fremont Lake, 110 miles north ot here, bring word that the big mountain abovu the lake is still losing Its bulk in dally slides. Another -lake is being tunned but up to the present there is no dan ger or rurlher floods, slmllur to the Gros Ventre deluge last spring as the water is finding its way out through crevasses In the rocks. NO FIRES ON UMPQUA . , The Umpqua forest Is free or fires although tlie rain which was of o much benefit In other sections of the state did not reach the Umpqua forest. O. C. Houser, central dispatcher, reported this af- ternoon that the forest Is. en- tlrely clear with nil previous fires extinguished. The cooler weather was greatly welcom- ed by Ihe fire fighters who have been very anxious dur- Ing the prolonged dry spell. 4 FOREST FIRE IN YACOLT 001 IS .' MISSED BY RAIN !' i' ' . i r- : SAGGQ HUNGER STRIKE ENTERS ITS 27TH DAY Condemned Anarchist Still Refuses Food; Collapse Report Is Denied. , WALKS WITHOUT AID Vanzetti Breaks Irregular Fast by Accepting Good Breakfast; Court to . Sit Tuesday. i (Auoclnteil I'reu Leaded Wire) . BOSTON,' Aug. 12. Warden William Heudry of the state pris on took occasion today to. say emphatically that Nicola Sacco, who started the 27th day of his hunger strike ; by refusing his breakfast, was not In a state of collapse. It was explained at the prison that so long' as Sacco. was -.bio to walk the prison, physician. Dr. Joseph McLaughlin, would not consider attempting forcible feed ing. ' ' ' ' Bartolonico Vanzettlr who. with Sacco Is' awaiting the outcome uf the last legal moves by their coun sel to prevent Uiolr oxocutlun, now sot for tho early morning of August 23, broke his, Intermittent fust af ter he received word of his latest respite. Under the physicians ad vice he Is gradually working back toward a normal diet and this morning he had some beef tea und. broad with his coffee. "Sacco Is not in a Btate of col lapse," said Warden Hendry. "He did not collapse yesterday at any time. He walked alone ' from the death house to tha prison proper and up the' stairs-to the second tlertof cells in the' Cherry Hill sec tioni When he arrived ho ant' down on- Ilia sot " ' ' ' ' 'I , "Lator he walked from the cell .to the bnrben shop where he had a conference iwith one of.hlff 1 coun-. sol. He walked back- to the cell un assisted by any officials and he did not collapse afterwards." ' Dr. McLaughlin on' Ills morning visit touud Vanzetti asleep and Sacco writing. -. Sacco'- rose and came to the door of the cell where lie 'remained in conversation wlUi the physician for five minutes: He said Sacco stood -without ' uilpnr ent .efforti , i - m ? ' 1 1 ' , . i i Hearing Tuesday .-. ' The full bench of the' 'supreme court, or as much' of it as available, has been summoned to ' meet next Tuesday morning to hoar argu ments by defense counsol on the lust two Hne3 of legal recourse left open to them in the stute courts. ' . . The way to both of those was paved yesterday when Judge Web ator Thuyor, superior court judge who presided at the original trial, and Justice George A. Sanderson of the Bupreme court, consented to allow unpotils from ' previous ad verse rulingB. Miss Vanzetti Coming PARIS, Aug. 12.LuIkii Vanzet ti, sister of Bartolomeo Vanzetti, will salt lor New York tomorrow aboard 1 lie Aquitania rrom Cher bourg, "to seek Justice" us she said to i a correspondent of tlie Pe tit Paiisien. 1 Hlgnoiina Vanzetti, who has been detained in France a week on ac (Continued uu page two.) DISABLED VETS . OF PORTLAND TO GIVE UP CHARTER ( AwwwIjitM Prcs saiy Win-) PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12. Portland Post No. 4 or thn Dls aided Veterans of the World War, haa voled to Hiirmider Hh charter. Member of the pout, viumlierltiK forty, will organize n now velor anK organization, to tic known an the Dlmihlml World War Volornns. Alfred P. Kelh commander of pOHt number 4, mild Hutt Hie DIb ablod World War VoterniiH will bo an Oregon orFcnnlznllnn, and whlln formed primarily lo hold toif ether tho members of tho dlHhnndod pout, It would Ihs exfpndod an thf occa alon a roue, to ntatn-wldu and even nation-wide ncope. The action of nont number 4 Is the culmination of a lonir aeries of dlfflmiHIoR within PotVlnnd pot number 1 of the organization, which later reunited In tho with drawal of a lartfe portion of Uip memliprRhln and Ihe formntlon of the now poFtt. Tho nroloHtln membera charged (he offlclnlH of the nont with th abuse of the county Indigent fund, flbuwn of the privilege of Holletling funds from tho public and with a mallclotiM attempt to correct tho ab"Ke complained. The national organization re cently placed ltn Rtainp of approval on the action of orffclatn or pout number 1. and voted to "dlnolpllue" official of pout number 4. LABOR LEADERS WANT COOLIDGE, DAVIS TELLS HIM . (Auoelutiil l'reu l.eaie.1 Wire) ' RAPID CITY, S. D., Aug. 12. An impersontil uml unoffl- 4 ciul survey conducted by of(l- clulB of the Labor Department on their own behalf disclosed that lubor leaders were virtu- ally unanimous In regretting 4 4 President Coolldge's an- 4 4 nouueement that be did not 4 choose to run for re-electlou, 4 Secretary Davis declared to- day upon his arrival or a visit at , Ihe summer White House. "Our survey showed," Mr. Davis said, "that the labor leaders 'were sorry Mr. Cool- Idge decided not lo run. They had learned not to expect any 4 ravora rrom him hut believe 4 he gives them a square deal." .' There 'haB been an Increase 4 iu unemployment, he said, 111 4 some divisions or industry, but he declared conditions generally wore favorable. t - STOCKHOLDERS OF II Largest Melon Sn rjistory of American Industry; j. ,!':' Readjustment of Capital Aids. 4, ' ' ' (Aunrlnltil l'nru' .T.caieil' Wire),. . -' NEWi.YOIlK, Aug. 12. A $783, 000,000 "melon!" establlflhed - G record profit, for American Indus try, Iq to. he distributed ' among holdei'8 of Btock ln the General Motors Corporation,, the spectacu lar Imnauzn of Wall Stroet. - . Plana for the distribution of the "melon,", tho second to be declar ed by the corporation .within- a ,year, will be submitted for the ap proval, of stockholders ut a meet ,1uk Soptembey , 12 when directors wilt propone the. -declaration of , a 100 nor cent fltock, dividend. . t , , Thtsf tn, effect will dje the 'result of a. capital readjustment iby which" two shares of newi par stock will be Issued for each share bf, no par common, uouuung me pres ent S. 700,000 share- of common- out standing. iii i ' i , While no dividend ' rate on 'the new stock was announced ' It Is said in Wall Htreet that It will pay $5 per Bhare; or $10 annually Ip.- Bieau or m at tne present rate.- , On this basis the' market value of the now stock may be 'theoreti cally established, until issued, 'at 591' a. share, malting the "meldn" worth .more Mian three quartern of a billion dollars. This far exceeds the distribution of a forty per1 cent stock divldeut InBt. yeir by thd U. 8. Steel Corporation! 'Gene-nil Motors' nearest ' rival,1 which was vii Hied at 5245,000,000. Clentu-nl Motors last year declared ii 50 per cent stock dividend. COACHES PREDICT , POOR SEASON FOR OREGON SCHOOLS (AMOclutci! f'n'H I.CHKH1 Win1) EUGHNK, Ore.. Aug.. 12. Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon Ag ricultural college will . finish no higher than sixth place In the coust conference football race, and Stanford again will win the cham pionship, in the opinion of throe of the ill no conference, conches, ling shaw of Washington. Rnhlsslor of O. A. C. and Erli of Idaho. Bo llvolng that, the Oregon line will be no strongor than Inst year, and In sidle of her expected hncltficld reinforcements from the ' fresh men. Hiigshaw has picked Oregon tn finish In n tie for sevenlh with the Aggies, while Schissler expects the Webroots to rinlsli seventh with the Aggies eight and Krli rates Oregon sixth, with the Ag gies seventh. FIRE DEPT. MASKS HELP IN DIVING t,OH ANOIOI.ES, Aug. 12. Klro department gas musks unw nro being used successfully Dor diving holnmls. Captain C. II. Vlrdln of tho cllv fire department lodnv was rrodlt "d wllh having discovered the ef ficacy of the regulation gas mask for under water exploration. Tn an experiment he remninnd under water In a iwentv foot deep pool for twentv minutes. He renorted that the mask contains surriclent ox'-e-cn to allow a man to stay uii'ler water ror an hour. The department rescue quirt bnrcaft'T will ime the mask I'nr divine Inlo murt'lv pools nnd ponds to reMcuo drowning nersnns. Can tain Vtrdin predicted Its uo would nvo the lives of manv drowning nersoni whereas In the nast de lay in lor-ntlnr and recovering piih hnrt resulted in deaths that might have bene prevented by tlie gas mask aid. o Mli Wlnullred Snrinper went in Medfnrd venlerdny nrternonn arter n visit here. NETS TWO Third Prisoner Leaps From Automobile, Handcuffed, and Makes Escape. , FUGITIVE IS B. BOYCE Sheriff Starmer and Aides Bring in Earl Elliott and E. R, Murray in j v .Night Drive. I ! . - J - "' Sherirt Staimer and his rorce ot deputies spent a busy night last night and as a result ,or Ihelr er forta have 'Ear Elliot of 'CoKftx,. Wash., Biid'E. ft. Murray of! HOsc-i burg under! arrest together, with a) large quantity of liquor and two are searching for B. Boyce, or Mel rose, who jumped rrom the nutnuib bile'iii which he was being brought, to Roseburg nnd made his escapn despite the (act that he was haml curred. : . .-. ' : ,-:''. The .ofricers were out all. night working on these cases, the final arrest being-made about 8 o'clOClc tlilst morning, i ' " Boyce, who la believed by Sherltf Starmer lo be a booze runner, wmt ; taken into custody late last night. . The bfficers have suspected him ot running liquor from. Portlnnd . to southern Oregon! cities tor severnl months. Sherirr Starmer aald, but, have been- unable to j obtain evl-j dence against hliii. ; Last night they received Information that h was bringing Iu another loud und they trailed him to hlB home about a mlle west of 'Melrose, where,he drew up beside another cuiy which, had Jiesn parked, there, appear., ances indicating lluv.t , there was- to be: a 'transfer or the liquor to the other' car.1 Sheriff Starmer and Deputies Leas. Hodges and Dangli- ertyacIoaed in and arrested. Iloyee, uuu sucuieu izv uuiues iu mtiuii-- shlne 'which were carl-led lb sacks in the car. As there was no liquor In the parked car the drlyorvoC thathhachinc was. not held. ' l4" t. Leaps 'From- Auto- r I "Tn Boyce's bar he bfficers found 4 1 loaded rifle, which according t the Btate law automatically makes the,, vi Ime a felony. The car nnd lla contents was confiscated and with Deputy I.eas driving Hoyco was handcuffed und placed in the front seat wtl) Deputies Hodges and Daugherty behind. , When they, reached a point al most opposite the Soldiers' Home, Boy'cb, who had succeeded lu open ing the .door with his knee, slid denly plt'uecl forward on his (aeo and rolled out ot the auto. Deputy Hudges gnibbed for him. but hm Boyco was in Ills shirtsleeves the officer only caught the shoulder of Ihe garment and was unable. , to hold the man, who rolled out on to the pavement, laving there for mi instant as It stunned. DefuVo the car could be stopped, however, he jumped to his feet und dashed, uff into the durkuess, making good time despite the fact that his hands were frmly cuffed. Three shots wore fired by Officer Lena In an effort to slop him. but they did not reduce his speed. - An nil night search was made fur him hut he was not located, ,U is believed that he has friends who will help him rid himself of the ltnudciiffa, which are the properly, or Mr. Leas, but the otllcers aro, quite sum that they will eventual ly be able to recapture him. Booze Car Captured Itcturnlng to town early in ,tla morning the olficers saw a car standing on Oak street and became convinced that It contained liquor. A guard was maintained and when Earl Elliott, who gave his addres as Colfax, Wash., unlocked theinu chlno and started to drive away tlle officers stopped him nnd made an examination of the car finding a case or gin and two gallons nt alcohol. The nmn .was arrested and his auto and cargo conllHCiit (Continued on page 6.) WARRANT ISSUED FOR MISSING GAS PLANT MANAGER (AMwIalrri I'rrM Lent! Wlrel QUANTS PASS. Aug. 12. War rant has been Issued for tne arrest of Roy E. Johnson, former mana ger of the Ornuts Pass plant of tho Southern Oregon Gas company, who was supposed to have been drowned at Hell Gate on lloguo Hiver on July 25. W. II. George, general maunger of the gas com pany, has sworn to the compluint, which charges Johnson Willi for gery. Some time ago a shortage waa found In Johnson's uccounts at the gas office anil doubt was cast on the report that he had been drowned. Search for bis body waa immediately abandoned. His hat and flshln rod were found hut thero was no trace of the body. RAID cues mm BATCH DF-BODZE