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Newspaper Page Text2T Uo Weather Hlgheit temperature yesterday... 92 Lowest temperature last night. ..53 Forecast for southwest Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday, net much change In temperature, , , DOUGLAS COUNTY bum 4 '(The Eiid otthe ', f i IfJomeseeker's Trail' COUNTY 0 Consolidation of The Evening New and The Roseburg Review DOUGLA , jvet .piper, Published Hi .. oest Interests of the People J VOL. XXVIII NO. 102" OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19. 1927. VOL. XVIII NO. 176 OF THE EVENING .NEW Rose mi-met PACIFIC YIELDS NO FAI QF DFDflDTl I flLUL ULI Ull OF FINDING OF DORAN PLANE ! Vessel Seen Turns Out V ? Jap Fishing Craft; $40,000 Reward For Rescues Theories Are That Pedlar May Have Sought Isles Farther South and Frost Flown By. LOS ANGELES, I Calif. Aug. 19 E. W, Leroyy of AI hambra, - amateur radio opera tor", informed the Evening Ex- press that he had intercepted a wireless message today report , ing the finding at sea of a dere lict airplane and a life raft, the latter carrying a man and, fhe f body (of a dead woman. , t ..'- ., . ." SAN ' FRANCISCO, 'Calif.', Aug. 19. Radio Corporation of America, Federal Telegraph company and naval radio re ported they did not pick lip any such message as E. W. Leroy, of Alhambra, reported receiving-' !'''.'' (AMociatetl Press Leased Wire) HONOLULU, Aug. 19. The publication of baseless rumors in a newspaper here, not a member of The Associated Pfess, that a bi plane carrying Miss Mildredi Doran, Michigan school teacher, J. A. Ped lar, pilot; end V. R. Knope, naviga tor, had been found off the north coast of Maui, In the. isolated Keanae section, served to excite 1 residents of Honolulu last night, who filled newspaper offices, de manding more accurate inform a- tion. Representatives of The Associat ed Press, using both automobile and airplane, rushed toward Kea nae only to learn that what ob servers thought was Pedlar's gaily painted plane was a sampan a Japanese fishing boat. -' "i Frost May Have Gone by ! Definite disproval of several ru mors started speculation again as to the fate of the "Golden Eagle." the cigar-shaped monoplane carry ing .lack Frost and Gordon Scott, which left. Oakland Tuesday but has n.ot been heard from since. Army aviators at Wheeler Field, while declining to speak for. pub lication, seemed inclined to the view that Frost might have piloted his plane past the. inlands, during the night, finding himself some where westward, with his gasoline supply exhausted. This theory was made creditable by the fact that FroHt was believed to bae the fastest plane in the race. $10,000 Reward Posted Meanwhile the organized search continued, spurred by the offering of $;io 00f reward bv James Dole and William Mallaska. To this1 was added a 810,000 leward offer ed bv George Hearst, publisher of the San Francisco Kxemlner. spon sor of the Golden Kaefe, $5:000 for the finding of each plane or rescue of its occupants. Craft Scour Ocean Under fresh orders from Hear Admiral McDonald, two destroyers in - the search changed their courses at midnight in order to search the area towards Pala, off the (Island of Maul. They will steam parallel courses, ten. miles nnarL 'When the destroyers changed their course at midnight. It was estimated they were ISO miles from Paia. 225 miles north east of Honolulu. In addition sub marines continued .moving In-line formation from Hawaii, five miles nnart. covering a slxiv mile sween off Kahuku, Isle -of Oahu and starting for the windward side of inland In the direction o' HHo. They expected to arrlv at the lat ter point at 9 a. m.. other submar ines are exnected todav off Kohola roftst. IslRnd of Hawaii, when thev f hare ben ordered to investigate a mvrterious floating obfpet. . The mine sweeper Ortolan and Ocean Holds Secret of Her Fate Miss Miidrca Doran, school tcacner of Flint, Mien., is shown In tho unifornv and helmet she wore just before her takeoff for Honolulu In the Dole air marathon. The airplane, which bears her name, is one of the two for which a search ia now being made. With Miss Dorarj Is the pilot, J; Auggl Pedlar and, navigator, L. v., Knope. . , - ;, , . ' j Joy Turns to Sadness in Home City ; Of.Miss Doran When Rescue Report Proves False; Prayer Services Set (AHorlotod PreM leased Wire) FLINT, Mich.; Aug. 19. Stopped abruptly in1 fhe midst of n joyful celebration following radio reports telling of the discovery of -Miss Mildred Doran and Auggy Pedlar, misslqg Pacific fliers, Flint turned to prayer today, when it was learn ed that the reports were untrue. "Let every resident of Flint re member Mildred Doran and Auggie Pedlar in Ihelr daily prayers and pray for their safe deliverance." was the statement issued by the local ministerial alliance: The or ganization of ministers also an nounced special prayer services to be held in the churches of the city on Sunday. 1 Early reports last night that "Auggle" and "Mildred," as Flint now knows the two last fliers, had been found brought an unexpected celebration. Announced from the stage of a local theatre shortly be-1 fore the close of the last act. the message brought prolonged cheei-s from the audience and a demonstra tion was held in .the theatre. Im promptu parades were staged In the downtown district and the whole town was soon informed that the pair were reported safe. Relatives Grieve William Doran, brother of Mil dred, who had not slept for more than 24 hours. left the newspaper office where he had maintained an all day vigil. After telephoning Mildred's father, who lives on a nearby farm and notifying the 11-year-old sister, Helen, wjiom Mil dred had "mothered" for five years, William started for his home, lie two additional submarines left Pearl Harbor laie Thursday to search the area northwest of the Island of Kauaf. Quest Fruitless SAN' FRANCISCO. Aug. 19. The Jinx which preceded tho take off in the 135.000 prize Dole flight, continued in its wake today. . Out I Into the far reaching expanse of the Pacific went the appealing call of the radio, aided by searching airplanes, destroyers, and submar ines in quest of two airplanes the Miss Doran and the Golden Eagle. - , - f But the trackless wastes of tho Pacific were ntlent to the appeal. Their gasoline supplies exhauiM ed many hours ago, their food suf j was recalled,. however, by reports Newspaper men tried to soften- the blow and succeeded in persuading the younger Doran to return to his home for a few hours'sleop. ' . "Mildred will come through," he Insisted. '''She's too good' to go that way.'" ; Mildred's father refused to com ment on the denial of the early re ports. He continued his work on the Doran fa mi. "It is threshing t'tr.-X out on the farm," WiUlamDorah . the soli, said, "and everyone Is busy, work ing hard and trying to forget until the right, kind of--news tomes." Publio Prayore Said '.. While . the.' Ministerial:; Alliance laid platis lor several services Sun day mornlug, . more .-.than 1,000 workers from a Flint'' automobile factory stood during their lunch hour today in Oak Park; while pub lic prayers were offered for .Mis Doran and the four other missing fliers. '. -.!;,.. At the same time, -150 men," of chairmen of tho-various, religious organizations, were naked to i ap peal to workmen In the cliy's.Tac torics to offer daily prayers atlheir noon shop meetings and to have prayers said In their homes. , , r William Doran broke under, the long: strain of Waiting' for -news this noon.. He left : the .editorial rooms of a local newspaper office where he has mingled constantly with newspaper men working on the story, sobbing audibly. He said he intended to take- a walk and t ry 'to forgot for a while. ' ficient for about two more days; the missing aviators w-re either riding along the waves in t their planes, or had abandoned them for a rubber life raft. Perhaps they were -safe on some isolated (aland far from the llm-s of communica tion or mayhap they were battered down to the depths if their planes crashed Into the na. Weather Favorable The one bright spot in the whole situation was the weather. For the past two days weaihtfr condi tions in the Pacific have ben ideal for . the lost fliers. There was an absence of wind and this would a jfure a. smooth riding, surface-for an airplane -forred down, or a ruh (Coutinucd on page 3.) TRACE OF LOST FLIERS- h. mmmf ....... I ninmrrn imnHnai , TIUBttn nUMHR, DEAD AT ABE 71 Wife of Hon. J. C. Fullertorrf Passes Away This - : 'Morning. ILL PAST TWO WEEKS Funeral Sunday Afternoon at Presbyterian Church Burial in Masonic, ... r Cemetery; : ' Mrs. J. 0. Fullerton. one ol Robo but g s .best known women; passed away at her home in Hoseburg this morning alter:- un Illness which Iiuh been in critical stageB for the past two weeks. Although her health has not been good tor the past two years she was not con fined; to her bed until two weeks ago when her condition, became auite serioUH. Browlm!. wnrsn un til this morning wbn Ueatli red. Mrs.. Fullerton, who before Her marriage w a s r Clara .Bunnell, daughter of Dr. and I Mrs. N. P. Bunnell, was boirt liill Jainesvllle. WiHconini ,71 years fgo. She came to Opo&AiI with hei fartier and mother in 1S71 und since that time made her, home in 'Ijosebufgi'coh-1 Deceniber 16, i8tl,phe' was tfar-ridd- id 3J C.N Fullertbn, 1 who has achieved much prominence in the polftical life pf Jhe state and' for ttiore than52 years she wasa faith ful, lovjng. wife;and a kind mother. She cam4Q Roseburg in Ji& early days of-its history and has had a great part in Its., development, al ways takings an active interest in those civic, enterprises where her work arid:inl1uehce might' he 'for the betterment of ftho ,cily ., ,-t ' For many years" she was an ac tive worker in, ithe i Eastern Star lodge, and has been a life-long member o f . the Presbyterian church. She is survived by her'aged hus band, one son, Nathan 'Fullerton,1 and a daughter, Mrs. 'T. W. Gra ham, of Oberlin,' Ohio." Those most intimately associated with the deceased can ' attest to the wonderful character and kind disposition exemplified In her dally acts. Her life was one of sacri fice to her family and friends and the memory of her loving deeds will long remain fresh in the mlmis of many dear friends of this lit tle pioneer lady. Her great host of , acquaintances will be deeply grieved to learn of her death. The funeral services are to be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian church Rv. It. W. Achor, pastor of the church officiating. Interment will take place at the Masonic cemetery. Arrangements are in .charge of M. E. Kilter of the Roseburg Under taking company., Mr. and Mia. A. K. Glhus and family hve gone to Jiandon where fhey .will enjoy a ten-day vacation. Mr. and Mrs. H; U Doucock will Join them over the week-end. ADVERSE WINDS"" AND STORMS HALT HOP-OFF FOR ROME (Auoelal.l Trm leased Wire) '.NEW YORK. Aug. 1!). A atorm area extending from Newfoundland . to ahout 500 miles front the Irixh coaat to- gether with adverse wind at Hoosevelt Field,, Long Jaland, I ; i t: and a runwny too sousy for a takeoff brought tho official aniiouncfimpnt that tho Old Glory will not take oft today on Ha projected nonstop flight w io Home wnn l-liois j. J). V Hill and Lloyd TJertaml. COLOONK, Germany, Aug. 19 A trial flight of the Can- ;Roiih. The gates aro kept torked at par biplane "Germany" this I nil times. . morning convinced LteutPti- Oj Kvery two weeks the rervora ant -Otto Kounecko that tfnly , (ire emptied and washed. The nose 9 one more maximum weight test would-be necessary be - fore the machine could be de- clared fa condition; for his trans-Atlantic hopr - - Silent Suitor j Buys License; Now He's Out - (ABsoclnted Press leased Wire) CHICAUO, Aug. 1. Love's La bour Lost is more than a play ro A: Ledyard Smith, young million aire archaeologist;' to him it is a bit of sad personal experience. Smith, a Harvard graduate and son of a socially prominent Mil waukee family, obtained at Wau kegan, Ills., 'Wednesday a license to marry Miss Alicia Patterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Medill Putterson. On the same day that he took but the license announcement was .made of - Miss Patterson's engagement to James Simpson, Jr., son of the president or Marshall Field and Company. ,Kor several hours yesterday Chicago society circles buzzed with rumors and' speculations on the meaning of the licen.se obtained at Waukegun, a place where hurry-U-murrlages are ; frequeut. Smith himself finally cleared the mys tery. He explained that,' indulg ing a hope, he obtained The license without Miss Patterson's know ledge or consent. ; When ho founxl hlsL suit was hopeless, he said, he returned the llceuso to the clerk at Waukegan.r i ; 1 ' Miss -Patterson' cortainly did not accompany me to Waukegan," he said, "and she did not know of my plans to ask fora license. If there is any blame to be attached to this unfortunate situation, it cer tainly belongs to me." Miss Patterson, whose father is publisher or Liberty made no Comment. Her, mother, occur-4lmweVer' BaU1 tnat iA) .ot . any. se cret romance wus without founda tion. i i TIDE TO START WATER SCARE IN GIT! Statements' iThat ', Supply Is - Not Pure Deliberately Circulated. RUMORS , UNFOUNDED Tests Made at Weekly In ' tervals Show Water to ; Be Clean and " Pure! Some person' Is deliberately cir culating false statements 'concern ing he city water supply evidently for the purpose of endeavoring to frighten the residents concerning the water1 used lor domestic pur poses. There is absolutely no reason for unxlety concerning the city's wk tersupply.' It Is fully protected In every respect and Is watched with u careful regularity and tested 6nce very week. - " The water Is taken from the North Umpqua- river at -Winched ter. It flows from the rlvor through fine screens .into a concrete well, where the Intakes of the two 7-10 gallon pumps, are. located." lit this well the water Js, chenilcullyy.lre,it ed "to- destroy UH Injurious ba: tefla and is - also treated jito re move sediment and foreign mater ials. Ah a further precaution it U then forced by pressure through filters made of 32 Inches of clean while sand. These filter Hie cleaned whenever the pressure needed to forco the wnter Through increases five pounds, ' ' Tlirniipti unnd Hliivn nt:ifrn thrt WMtr in Minn ll to tho -resiir- voir which have a rapacity 01 mo . million and a niarti'r (tallon". I Tin-so resorvolra aro of coiktcIo, j aro open to tho sunlight, have nroteel lie wn s In keen or Insects from entering. iMid iilrioj have a barrier of barb wire strands to prevent the entrance of peM Purg reservoirs aro emptied and wanned more freotiently than in jany other city in the statQ m inf tne same system, in many piarK the reservoirs are washed only once each yar, but In this city the i (Continued on pag 4.) TTE1P IfVlUNJ KELLEY, WILLOS ESCAPE NOOSE FOR 4TH TIME Habeas Corpus Proceedings ' and Governor's Respite ' Save the Convicts. TIME IS INDEFINITE Kelley Petition for Writ Before Judge McMahan; . Willos; Crazy Plea ...Transferred. (Assoclnlcd Trou Leased Wire) SALEM, i Ore!, Aug. J 9. The death rope on the gallows at I ho stato penitentiary hung, idly this mornlug. There was no exuciillon. Late yesterday' a telegram came from Governor Patterson at Grams Pasa aunounciug a aeven-day re prieve for James 'Willos. .- This' ac- Mngazlne'.Ltlon, by the governor- follow od an fiiuer ,py u uu$o -mcpiuuau1 .:eariier In the 'afternoon Which- aufoniatf. oallyi stayed the execution -of Ells worth 'Kalloy. Disimtohes from Grants 'I'uus Jn dlcatoitliat Gbvernor Patterson de aires to see Kelley and Willos In equal stnhis, and it i& probable that Willos' reprieve will' be extended beyond one week, even if-his attor neys lose in their attempted legil action in his behalf, i ..- , . i-. , . Insanity Claimed .... , In . behalf of .Wlllos, his , at lor neysi Uriidloy A. Ewers of Port land and William H. THndlu of Sa lem, yeaterday afternoon fllod a petition for stay of the death mm lence until, Willos' .mental.. condi tion could, be clotoniilnert. This was argued before Judge McMahan who told the attorneys that the cbeo should go beforo Judge' Percy H. Kelly, who was the trial' Judge in the Kolley-WIUos caHe, and Mc iMaliau postponed action until 7 o'clock last night so. that Judge liolly might be called from Al bany. In the meantime tho Willos reprieve came from the governor, making tho night session unneces sary. , . . The definite. stay of execution in Kelloy's ease came yesterday .af ternoon when Judge McMahan gave his attorneys until 1 o'clock . this afternoon ,to answor a rotiirn by Btate's attorneys on the petition for writ jot habeas corpus. A decision from tho Judge la not expected for several days. ... , Insanity. Affidavits Attorney Ewers' petition' In be half of WllloB was , Hiipporlcd by tho personal, affidavit of himself and nnothor' by".' Hubert' Miller, brother of tlie. convict., Ewcib set out that Willos aiPiii;i(ty, had be come Insane since ho was lam sentenced to 'dealll'July 14 of this year. Ho allegi-d that' WIIIob talk ed incoherently, quoted the Illble, Joked about life and death, and Imagined that certain persons had made appointments ' with him which was not a fact. It further was charged' that tho convict could not remember statements made to him since early In July. Mr. Mlllor'a affidavit was lo tho effect that; Willos had acted pe culiar since July It, when ho was - ' Continued on page 4.) - TWO CONVICTS AND THEIR LIBERATOR ' STILL UNCAUGHT fAiwclati rrr I,rrd Wfw.l PITTHIIUIUJH, Aug, 19. A con victed murderer who boasted liin Henlince of death would never b carried out, a fellow convict and their liberator, today fruslra id ait efforts of westorn PennsylvHiila officers to find thin. after shoe ing their way from pail here yes terday. Armed offlt-ers continued HnmiaN'to cruise all arterial highways an'l watch transportation lines and i even flying-fields in ihrdr search. niiMlireo are Paul Jawarski, De- , trof gangster, convicted murderer, i ami Heir-confessed nutnilM-r of the i "Flathead gang," whirli blew up n ! paymaster's armoiett ear at clov- eruale, March li, and got away with 9104,000; .lark Vassblnder, gunman who. while crazed with drugs, killed a man who refused to give him a quarter and a young, well dressed, good looking, but un known liberator, 0 II IV t 1 SAjCCO . , , .VANZETTl .. Principals of Internationally cele brated murder tcase, whose . last chance to escape the electric chair in Massachusetts has vanished se far as that state Is oqneerned. Their attorneys are -planning a final move in the United States supreme' court and for that purpose have asked a stay of sentence be yond next Monday, the date set for the execution. . i . t r Shouts Irrationally, Looks ; Bad, He States Sacco 'Quits Elating When News Is Told. ' (Aenorifttcrt Pre I.cbiwhI Wire) CHAUMCSTOWNr STATE PRI SON. BoHton.- Aug. .19. -The atatu ment that Hartolomeo Vanettl had become insane was made, by Attor. ney Michael A. Musmanno today to Warden Hendry of tho state prison after he htul visited vanzettt in his cell. Upon leaving Vanzcttl. Attorney Nusmanno called newspaper men into Win don Hendry's office, und with the warden present, said: "Vanzettl look iho news very badly. Ho kept shouting 'I knew It. I knew It, Get (ho million men. Get the million men, Who Is mak ing all that noise?' " "VnnzettI looks very badly,'' MuHinanno continued. ("Hls mind Is In an awful condition. He wants a wireless In his cell so that be can toll his story to the world." Musmanno said that. Siteco look tho news calmly. Ha added: "Sacco was eating when I got there. When he saw me he slopped. I told him that I wits sorry to have In (oil him the had news ahout tho court decision, i ""'Well, wo rutpecled It. I wnnt to write a letter to my boy.' "Sacco pushed away his fond and got up and walked around. He ak ed me to come back to see him again." New York On Guard NEW YORK. Aug.. 19. Police Commissioner Warren today order ed the resumption of pollre guards at public buildings and subways be ginning tonight. New York was placed under the greatest pollre KUftnl In Its history following two subway bombings Auguat ft. Legation Bomb Target LONDON, Aug. 19 The oxplo slon of a bomb last nihf between tho Ainertcan legation in Sofia and (Continued on page 3.) i flnORNEY CLflliVIS Vnitlti'S' 1ID " Ml UNBALANCED i ; '.if'!'' ' i J ' FULL BENCH DENIES WW ERROR Prejudice Allegation Against the Trial ' Judge Are Not , ' Sustained , Motion to Re-Try Accused i Men Too Late Because ' , ' , Filed After They , Were Sentenced. . - (Aisiwlalnl Pren Lttticd Wlro) . -. BOSTON, I Aug. 1 9, TKe ' full bench of the Massachusetts supreme court today overruled the exceptions by, Sacco-Van-zetti defense counsel to decisr . ions by Justice George A. San- . derson of that court and by Judge Webster .Thayer of the superior court and refused to grant a writ of error,, ' i t The exceptions were' to the refusal of Justice Sanderson to ,' grant a writ of error and to the refusal by .Judge Thayer of a new trial,' a -revocation of sen tence and a stay of execution. . 1 These legal steps by cbu!:fe for Nicola Saccd and Bartolo meo Vanzetti, whose respite from execution for murder ex- pires . pt midnight ; on i August 22, were based-chiefly , on .alle gations of prejudice on, the part of. Judge Thayer .who presided at the trial and whose, previous refusal to grant a new, trial, wa upneld by the Massachusetts supreme court last April. .1 Court Ponders Two Days ' . Arguments on the exceptions were . made last Tuesday - before four justices. of the supremo court, sluing, as the full bench i and nt their -conclusion I defense-' counsel filed, a petition for. a writ of error direct, wllh tho full bench. The court; had queried Arthur D. Hill, oil Int. defense .counsel,, us to why this ' procedure Jiad.uot been.'fol. lowed in the first pl'uce.n k. , Ai'Aunionts. for the state wre ramie by. Attornoy Oenernl Arthur K. IleudlnK. . The .four justlqeH were Henry K. Hraley, who pre sided In view of . the' lllnoss-j ot Chief Justice Arthur P. Jtunc: Kil ward P. Pierce, James Bi Carroll and William c. Watt. . . '.,, Motion, Too Late .- . The decision, upheld the- ruliiiir of .Indue Thayer that the motion, for a, new, trial came too late' be cause sentence had., been pro nounced. . . "Neither the Judge nor any of' his associates had . jurisdiction." the decision said, to entertain the mo , , ( Continued on page 3.) . , RIVAL OFFICERS IN GUN BATTLE; " ' TWO ARE KILLED (Associated Preu Teasel Wr) WILLIAMSON. W. Va.. Aug.. 19. Two factious of the Williamson police - force mot in - the. street oarlv today and a gun battle en sued, during which two- officers wore killedi tu, , ' D. V. Tloerfield and Harvev We Ouire woro tho ; , victims, Juliua . LawHon and Jainos Klrkpatriclt surrendered to countv iiilthorltiea and were placed in lull. : . Strife In the police department had existed for some time. Que forco claimed to he the "regulars" while the other was known as the "deposed" officers. . The lat ter, however, continued to func tion. . , ncorfMd nnd McGuIre amonpr these "deposed," attempted todny : to tag n milk-(nick for not 'dis playing light. Lnwsnn and Khk patriek. "regulnrh." were prosonr. at the time. An argument ciihuI and the pistol ftirht followed. The gun fight occurred on a main streit. In front of the offlefl of the Daily News, and was wit nosHcd hv ( Marios Kdwards. a newfpaiier reporter, and Asa Hav nu.'r h garairn man. They said lHerned and Mrdulre approached f milk truck. stanOIng without liebts In front of the newspaper cfflce nnd were about to "tag" It for violation nf an ordinance when Lawhoii and Kfrkpatrlrk npneareil. The latter two questioned the au thority of the "deposed" officers In tag the truck ntul sun y quick ly followed. ! . t .- h.-, SUPREME i