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DOUGLAS COUNTY
"The End of the
Homeseeker's Trail".
COUNTY )a
Consolidation of The Evening Newt and
The Roteburg Review
DOUGLA
v" .uent Newspaper, Published tec
..it Beet Interests of the People
VOL. XXIX NO. 72 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, . FRIDAY. JULY 13, 1928.
VOL. XIX NO. 144 OF THE EVENING NEWS
BONE DRY PARTY
- PUTS TICKET IN
THE 1928 RAGE
W. F. Varney of New York
1 and J. A. Edgerton of
Virginia Named.
HOOVER O. K. FAILS
Resolution Adopted Seeks
Return of Law Putting
Ban on Home-Made
Intoxicants.
(Auoctatfil I'rena Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, July is. Aii Insur
ance mail uiul a farmer-salesman
will head the national ticket of Hie
prohibition party this year.
William F. Varney, Rockvllle
Center, N. Y., was nominated for
the presidency on the second ballot
ut the party convention last night
following a persistent attempt by a
sizeable minority to nominate or
endorse Herbert Hoover,
James A. Edgerton, Alexandria,
Va., an Independence League of
ficial and a former Populist, who
last week headed the Jefferson
Lincoln league move here to mute
the prohibition and farmer-labor
parties, received the vice-presidential
nomination on the first bal
lot. '
45 for Hoover
Ciov. Alfred E. Smith of New
York was placed in nomination by
'lelegates who opposed the Hoover
support, which continued until the
final balloting, when Vnrncy re
ceived (10 votes to Hoover's 15. On
Ihe first roll-call Varney had (S2
end Hoover 42.
Lively scenes preceded the ac
tual voting, including several
manifestations of dissension with
in the prohibitionist ranks follow
ing the rallies for Hoover and
Smith.
In the demonstration over the
sentiment toward Hoover, who was
characterized as one who had ex
pressed no clear-cut opinion on the
prohibition question, two delegates
(rented excitement by nominating
Smith, an avowed exponent of pro
hibition nioillilcation. Hath voted
for him on the first ballot.
Hoover Sell-Out Charged
Delegate John II. Hammond, for
mer chief of police of Des Moines,
Iowa, gave vent to his anti-Hoover
wrath by throwing his badge on
the table, declaring that the party
had been betrayed, and walked
out. Ho charged that the officers
of the convention had "sold out"
to Hoover.
A resolution was adopted by the
(Continued on page 2.)
FOR MAYOR CITES
(AwuvlutM priMg tA'swt Wire)
HOLYOKE, Mass., Julv 13.
Warning the ruling political "gang"
of the lyw that befell the 10,0110
Phlllstl i who wore aught nap
ping nnd smitten by the 3no right
eous Gideons. Mrs. Elizabeth
Towne. Holyokes first woman al
derman, anil nn ordained minister
or the New Testament movement,
has declared herself a candidate
Tor mayor on a policy of a new and
a square deal all around.
"Even the liquor Interests will
get a square deal from me, no
matter what they may be able to
grab off or from anybody else In
power now or In the future," she
snys In her declaration of war on
the "cang" In the saddle I hat had
ridden rough shod through every
administration.
"They say I cannot be elected
because I shall have all the old
machine groups against me. Well,
they may be right. Hut I remem
ber a Bible story about Gideon
and his little band of 300 who were
right, and who with 300 pitchers
and 300 candles, put lO.uno old
war horses to rout."
Mrs. Towne has lived here 25
years. She Is an active leader In
the New Testament movement, be
ing publisher of the organization's
publication.
Born In Portland. OreRon Mav
11. 1S65. the daughter of' John
ITalney Jones, she was educated
on Ihe roast where she began pub
lication of the magazine in J yss.
In lsso she married J. Holt Strti
hie, whom she divorced in I!mn.
Soon afterward she married Wil
liam R. Towne, who Is Joint editor
of the magazine with her,
N. Y. Will Send Rival Olympic Team
Five Athletes Who Failed to Qualify in Try-Outs Will
Compete as Protest Against Committee's Alleged
Unfair Selections, Including' Paddock.
(Axocffltfd I'r.- Wire!
NEW, YORK, July I 3 The New York Athlelic club has
decided to send an Olympic team of its own to Europe as a
protest against the decisions of th eAmerican Olympic selec
tions committee. Fiv emembers of the winged foot organiza
tion who failed for various reasons to qualify for the team will
be sent abroad at the expense of the club in an effort to have
them included in the team.
The five men are Rolund Locke, former University of Ne
braska sprint star, Weems Baskin, crack hurdler from Albany
Poly; Matt McGrath, veteran hammer thrower; Fait Elkins, In
dian decathalon star who was injured during the ; tryouts at
Philadelphia and was unable to compete the ten events, and
Norton Jackson, a wrestler. t
Paddock Ruling Irks
The fight for places on the team
w-ill be under the supervision of
Matthew Hnlpiu, chairman of the
Winged Foot athletic committee.
In addition to the protest against
what hu claims were improper
choices by the selections commit
tee, Hatpin announced that he
would decline to serve ns an of
ficial at Ihe Olympic games ns n
protest against the recent ruling
in favor of Charley Paddock on
the questlun of eligibility.
All of the five N. Y. A. C. ath
letes who will attempt to gain
places on the team are well known
' performers who failed to make the
giade In the tryouts. According to
jHalpin the committee's selections
were unjust because these men
are better than the ones chosen.
No Evidence Submitted
STEAMSHIP PRESIDENT
! ROOSEVELT, Enroute to Amster
dam, July 13. Apparently the last
word on the Paddock case so far
OF
Mrs. C. J. Eiinlt, manager of the
Idaho Turkey ' Growers' Associa
tion, will be In Douglas county on
the 30th and 31st of July to meet
with the growers of that vicinity,
nccording to word received by J.
C. Lcedy, county ngent. Mrs. Brink
has made an exceptionally fine
record In the cooperative market-
log field as n resuU of the success
of the Idaho pool. Starting with an
organization handling three car
loads of birds, the association has
grown until last year II had 70
carloads of turkeys from Idaho and
Eastern Oregon.
The Douglas county association,
which was recently formed and
which is to he perfected at a meet
ing in August, Is patterned after
the Idaho association, with certain
modllicatfons to take care of local
conditions and to provide for tile
future of. the Industry.
Many of the turkey growers of
the county have been exceedingly
anxious to bear Mrs. Brink, but
heretofore it has been impossible
to secure her as a speaker. This
month, however, she Is visiting
the Idaho association's district In 'quested police to halt their Inves
Enstern Oregon and will beat Rcd-.tlgatlon and made ready to meet
inond on Ihe 2Sth. The extension the demands.
service of the Oregon State Col- The child could give only a
lego lias arranged to have her ex- meagre description of abductors
tend her trip to Douglas county Rnd pollce were not hopeful that
and she will speak at Oakland the Information could be used to
Monday night. July 30, Roseburg advantage in running them down,
ruesday nfternoon and Yoncalln nniy wn kidnaped last night
1 uesdny n uht while only his grandmother was In
Immediately following this trip1,,,,, ,,,,, she lu,ril ihe child
Mrs. Brink will go east to make
study of market conditions.
There Is considerable sentiment
among the Douglas county turkey
growers ravorlng cooperation be
tween the Douglas county and Ida
ho growers In rnrmlng their pools
nnd seeking bids. This matter will
probably be taken up In more de
tail with Mrs. Hilnk when she vis
its the county.
EXGOV. PIERCE AGAIN SAVS
HE SUPPORTS AL SMITH
1 Francisco, was perhaps fatally In-
(AwmcUtH Prew UmM Wlr?) Mured near here today when their
LA (iHANHK, July 13. Former jnulomobile. driven by the boy's
Governor Walter M. Pierce Inst! father, crashed Into a Roulhern
night reaffirmed ills Intentions tojpncific electric train. The aeH
Mipporl (iov. Alfred K. Smith, of dent occurred at a Krade crossing
New York, democratic candidate 'about ofur miles norib of Iiickrcnll,
for president. In the coming cam- jneir Holmes Oap.
paign. Pierce also intends to The dead man was an employe,
make n vigorous campaign for a'nf the American Hank of Sn
seat In congress, he told Union
county democrats at an organiza
tion meeting here.
WbetllPC Pierce will carry (he
Smlth campaign outside the spc-lrn but their Injuries were not serl
ond congressional district Is not 0us.
Known, ne indicated, row eve r, j
that he bus made arrangements
for several eastern Oregon
sij'pehotf, primarily in li own
behalf.
o
TRACTION MAGNATE DIES
AurviatM Pi-pm " Wtr
NKW YORK. July 13. Robert
T. Todd. &$, of Indianapolis, presi-
dent of the Terre Haute, Indianap
olis A Fasten, Traction company
and the Indiana Traction and Ter-
mlnal company, died in his sleep
here early today,
as the Olympic committee Is con
cerned has been pronounced by
Major General Douglas McArthur,
president of the committee, in ro
ply to n statement Issued by Gen
eral Palmer E, Pierce, president of
the National Collogiute, upholding
the attack on the famous sprint
er's amateur status.
After an unanimous comniltteo
vote sustaining Paddock's amateur
standlng, McArthur radioed the fol
lowing .reply to General Pierce:
"Ab far as Paddock is concerned
or any other athlete appertaining
to the Olympic team the commit
tee would not hesitate to act had
evidence been submitted preju
dicial to him. The selection com
mittee whose action is In no sense
Judicial and before whom Pad
dock did not appear merely recom
mended to me that Paddock be de
clared Ineligible and that Ills stat
us was doubtful and should be In-
vestlgated before he was selected.
T
(Associated rreM tensed Wire)
MIAMI, Fla., July 13. Billy Mc
Allister, four years old, who was
kidnaped last night from the homo
of his mother here, was found un
hurt in a Coral Gables vacant
house today by persons living
next door who heard him pounding
on the door of a closet In which
!he was locked. The child said his
kidnapers were a fat man and a
woman."
An hour before the boy was
brought home his grandmother, a
wealthy Miami hotel owner, had
completed arrangements for pny
lug $8,000 ransom usked fur his
return.
Her decision came after a sec
ond phone call to her home tills
morning from a man who said the
abductors would return Billy to his
home in an automobile provided
$8,000 In cash was available for
Immediate exchange and no po
lice were summoned.
Fearful for Ihe surety of Ihe boy
the grandmother and widowed
mother, Mrs. May McAllister,
'., n,i ,.,ished to ti,P bedroom
only to find he was missing.
WEST SIDE TRAIN
STRIKES AUTO; MAN
DEAD, BOY DYING
(AiwneiatM PrrM 1-ranvl Wtrf)
DALLAS. Ore., July 13. Oscar
T. Smith. 40, of Snn Francisco,
was killed, and an 11-year-old
child of William G. Pennycook. Snn
Francisco and wore a speclol offi
cer's badge.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Penny-
rnnb worn both hrtilsed nnd shnic-
William 0. Pennycook. driver of
the car. is a cltv electrical stnff
inspector
for the city of San
Francisco.
According In his version of the
secident. he did not see the north
bound Southern Pacific electric
train althouph visibility was good
in hnth directions.
The party was on a vscation
trip over the Redwood highway on
their way to PorUnnd.
Internal Injuries of undeter-
mined extend necessitated fmme-
diate operation on the Injured
'child at the Lllaa hospItaL
a
SEVEN
m PENALTY
ELECTRIC CHI
Law's Hand Deals Justice
to 4 Whites, 3 Negroes
in Kentucky.
TWO 21 YRS. OF AGE
All on Verge of Collapse
as Hour of Death Nears
But Blacks Regain
Their Nerve.
(Asaorlattd Pre 2-cascd Wire)
EDDYVILLE. Ky., July IS.
Seven men, convicted murders all,
were electrocuted between mid
night nnd 1:30 o'clock this morn
ing at the state penitentiary here.
Seven wooden coffins later to
day were placed on trestles near
the prison gates awaiting dispo
sition of relatives of the executed
ones whose bodies, in death house
garments, rested within the liu
cushlonetl boxes.
Four whllo men, three of thorn
very young, and three negroes
made up the seven whose deaths
In the electric cbalr set a record
for Kentucky. Sullen, defiant and
prayerful by turns and during
their stay in the death house, the
condemned men were reduced by
fear to a condition bordering upon
collapse as midnight npproached.
Chills Despite Heat
Although there was no clock
gong to sound the hours, the
prisoners sensed the time and nil
talk died away long- before the
death march stinted at 12:lli. Willi'
heads supported In cupped hands,
they sat silent, their bodies shnken
by chills despite the intense heat
In the squat stone house that had
been their home In the prison. In
plain view was the execution
chamber nnd the chair.
There was no sombre darkness
In the place. Instead, there was
brilliant light and shadow and
polished steel.
. The while men went to the
chair first. Those executed were:'
Mllford "lied" Lawson, 35, who
murdered a neighbor in Ills moun
tain country; Orlando Seymour,
21, convicted of Ihe murder of a
Louisville merchant; Hasciio Dock
ery, 21. charged with slaying two
women nnd a man; Charles Millrn,
23, convicted with Seymour; Wil
liam Moore. 45, negro; James
Howard, negro, nnd Clarence Mc
Queen, 38, negro.
Negroes Ralfcy '
The negroes, apparently crushed
earlier in the night by the near
ness nnd certainty of dentil, recov
ered their spirits to a greater de
gree than the white men before
the time came for Ihem to pass
down tbu corridor of steel.
Howard entered the chamber
Blnglng "Sweet Lilly of the Valley"
and, as he sank back in the chair,
waved his hand saying "gentlemen,
how nre you all feeling tonight?"
( Atnnctfttrd Prcai lasril Wir) j
KI'RIOKA, Calif., July 13.
Charles Carpenter, 40, a deputy j
sheriff, and two unidentified ban-
dlts were shot and killed at Salycr ,
creek, east of here this morning
when four sheriff's deputies and
four bandits engaged in a running'
gtin light following the robbery of!
a store on Willow creek. I
Posses led by peace officers .
from Humboldt, Shasta and Trinity1
counties weio hunting for the'
three bandits who eluded the depu-j
ties after the. fight.
The Tour robbers. In a small au-;
tomobile, appeared suddenly at ;
Willow Creek,' about 25 miles east
ol here. They robbed the Hrlzaid
store and took a small safe with;
them. Four deputy sheriffs from
Burnt Ratlin met the bandits at
Salyer creek and opened fire. Car
penter was killed instantly and
one of (he robberB was shot, and:
killed. The robber's companions'
threw him out of the car and drove
on. Another bandit Jumped from
the machine and escaped in the
woods.
Carpenter leaves Ja widow and
five children, j
John Frederick. Myrtle Creek
resident, was a Roseburg visitor
Thursday nnd wan looking after
business Interests, ,
Scouts Decline
To War Against
Lady Smokers
(Ak4imIIh1 I'm Usurd Wire)
NKW YUHK, July 13. Use of
Hoy Sco tit 8 in a campaign to bait
smoking by women, as proposed
by tlio Cleveland Bcout council,
has been repudiated by Ihe execu
tive board of the Hoy Scouts of
America.
The Cleveland council recently
adopted u resolution condemning
advertisements tending lo induce
women to smoke cigarettes, and
the Scouts were urged to adopt us
another "daily good turn" the cre
ation of sentiment against smok
ing by women.
James E. West, chief Scout exe
cutive, In n letter to Floyd A.
Howe, president of the Cleveland
council, look the latter organiza
tion to task for acting In a matter
which Is not In the province of a
local council nnd which involves
"misunderstanding ns to the real
alms and purposes of the Boy
Scout movement."
"To us here," tho letter said, "it
Ik most unrortunute, and Indeed
absurd that a suggestion should be
made by any representative of tho
Hoy Scout movement that Boy
Scouts- would approach women
smoking in bouses and ask them
to give up the habit.
"It is not within the province of
the local or even the national
council to undertake to pass reso
lutions or leglslato on any of the
many problems before the Ameri
can public. We are obligated by
our constitution lo avoid participa
tion lu controversial and political
questions."
LOCAL AIRPORT
IS PRAISED BY
T
Martin Jensen Says Rose
burg Field One of
Best Visited.
CITY CONGRATULATED
Early Development Wil
Put Roseburg on Air
map and in Line
for Benefits.
Roseburg has nn airport with
possibilities equnl to any of the
fields along the const, lu the opin
ion of Martin Jen son, trans-oceanic
flier, who was one of the winners
In tho San Francisco-Honolulu
)o!e flight of a few months ago.
The famous pilot and his plane,
the same ship that made the rec
ord flight, arrived in Roseburg this
morning on the seventh slop of a
tour that will extend across the
continent to New York and back
to California by way of the south
ern route.
Although Mr. Jensen bad never
alighted upon the Roseburg field
he made a perfect landing and im
mediately upon his arrival express
ed bis praise of the location, par
ticularly because of lis proximity
to the clly and its accessibility.
"We only wish that we could
depend upon such a field every
where wo . are booked to stop,"
iMr. Jenson said. "While, of course,
your field is only improved in a
temporary manner, yet It far ex
cels many that are listed ns first
class fields.
"Its location Is Ideal In every ro
spect nnd the surrounding coun
try is such that planes should
have no difficulty in getting In and
out.
"I am parllculorly glad to see
that Roseburg realizes the import
ance of an airport. Most, cities
have not yet become alr-mimle I
to a degree that, they fully visual
ize the Importance that good air
ports are to play lu the future.
It Is Indeed gratifying to see n
city so fortunately slluated as
Ropehurg alive and aM-ake to Us
own needs ami looking ahead to
the future."
Mr. Jensen complimented the
loeal Amerlr-an Legion post very
highly for Its civic Interest in
putting forth such an effort lo
sernio the flHd.
The Iract. he stales, will meet
every requirement for a first class,
standard airport nnd Roseburg
should hasten with Its develop
ment, for It will do a great deal
to advertise the clly nnd to put
Roseburg on the air map.
Mr. Jensen arrived in Roscbur
about ln:3ft a. m. from Medford,
where be has been spending the
past two days. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Jensen, by Fred
(Continued on page 8.)
0
HUE MORE OF ITALIA'S
STRANDED CREW RESCUED
STATUS OF ITALIA'S CREW
ANO RESCUE PARTIES
( By the Associated Press) ,
Italia's Crew
Known dead Dr. Finn Malm
gren, meteorologist, died at
tempting to reach land; Vln.
cenzo Pomella, motor attendant,
killed in crash, May 25.
Rescued General Urnberto
Nobile, commander, and seven
of his crew, Including Natal o
Ceccioni, motor chief.
Missing, rand believed dead
Six of staff of Nobile, including
Lieut. Arduno. navigator; Prof.
Ponyremoli, Schenclts, and Dr.
Ugo Lago, journalist.
Missing Rescuers
Party of Roald Amundsen,
Norwegian Polar explorer, who
left Tromsoe, Norway, In
French plane and disappeared
June 18, Party Included Lieut.
Lief Dietrlchsen, Norwegian
Arctic explorer; Commander
Rene Gilbaud, French pilot,
and three other men.
Party afoot which tried to
make way over Ice to Italia
survivors: Includes three men.
Rescuers Marooned
Crew of Russian plane from
Krassln marooned near Capt.
Platen: Includes pilot Chunk
hnovsky and four others.
BURNING AIRPLANE
CLAIMS 3 LIVES
(Auoctntcil Prrn I.cnicd Wire)
PALACIOS, Tex., July 13.-
Three men were killed boro today
when it plane In which they were
flying crashed from n low altitude
and burst Into flames on a down
town street. The dead: Karl Par
ker, Texas City, pilot; Max Wein
berg, Huston; Ralph Green, Gal
veston, , .,
FOUR PERISH IN
BURNING AIRPLANE
fAajoelntiM prow Lontwl Wtrc)
CROYDON. .Tnlv 13 Tu-n wo.
men and t wo men wore burned to
dQHtu in the crash of nn airplane
at Purley, England, today. One of
the men was A. Hall, aeronautical
inspector of the Croydon airdrome.
i no pilot was injured and sent
tn n linKiillnl wtiltit n until op mm.
senger escaped with slight hurtH.
The plane dived and then recov
ered slightly, then dovo again and
nriiHberl tn l'1intwu. Dnttiuti'iitit nf.
forta wero mude to get tho vic
tims free but fierceness of tho
flumes prevented this.
BEER RUNNER OF
DETROIT RIDDLED
AT WHEEL OF CAR
(Aitorlnled Pretu LeAiutl Win)
DETROIT, July 13. Joseph Tall
man, 29, wns shot nnd killed at the
wheel of his automobile early to
day In what police believe was the
outcome of a liquor feud.
Tnllmau was cut down by a hall
of bullelH from guns fired by four
men In another ear, his compan
ions, Hnrvey Smith and Max Wues
tcr. told police.
Smith nnd Wuosttr said they
were driving with Tallman when
the other car drew alongside and
the occupants opened fire.
A motorcycle officer a block
away heard the firing and hurried
lo the scene, arriving after the at
tacked had fled. He found Tall-
man dying from four bullet wounds
and Smith and WueHter crouched
behind tho aulomobllo.
Tallman, nccording to police, had
supplied Petrolt-mnde beer to a
large section of tho east side nnd
bad been arrested eight timeH
Hiure 1923, although he was never
convicted.
CARPENTER GETS
$11,276 AWARD IN
MEDFORD COURT
f AwK'latnl I'rem ,mml WlnO
MrcDPrmi), July 13. A Jury In
the circuit court early today re
turned a verdict for 311,27(1 In
favor of It. H. Hnllopetcr, In his
dnimigc suit against Cbnrles W.
Palm. Me asked for llfi.Suo. Hollo
peter, a carpenter, was injured
while working on a building be-1
longing to Palm In May, 12(1. The
case Involved the Workmen's Com
pensation Act. When the const Mic
tion started Palm riled notice that
he rejected the provisions of the
set. The Industrial commission
claimed that, he was under its pro
vision until July 1, 1920, despltn
tho rejection. Judge A. It. Walker
of McMlnnvlllo ruled thaf Hollo
peter was not under the Compensa
tion Act.
The accident occurred Mav 15,
l!t2fi. The case will be append to
the state supreme court.
Harold HoAdman, day clerk nt
the Hose hotel, resumed his work
today after a few days nhaeui?
due to illness.
RUSSIAN ICEBREAKER KRASS1N
PLOWS THROUGH ARCTIC SEA
AND PICKS
Motor Chief Ceccioni Has Fractured Leg Bui
Condition Not Regarded Serious; Search
Resumed For Several Other Groups
Scattered in Frozen Wastes v
Fresh Signals Received by Krassin Believed to Have
Been From Alpine Chasseur Sora and orwegian
Guides Amundsen Party With 6 Drifters
of the Italia's Crew, Moscow Theory. :
(Copyright, 1928, by the Associated Press.) ' ?
MOSCOW, July 13. Spurring on relentlessly in what
now appears to be a winning fight against the Arctic, the pow
erful Russian icebreaker Krassin has rescued five more of the
crew of the dirigible Italia and was pounding on today to make
further rescues. '
Just a few hours after the brilliant rescue of Captains Al
berto Mariano and Filippo Zappi, members of the Italia's walk'
ing party, the Krassin crashed through the ice floes) to reach th
Viglieri group which for 48 days had been stranded near Koyn
Island off Northeast Land. ,
Amundsen Now Sought
With aevun.ot tlio sixteen mon
of tlio Itulla nnt'oly hIiohii), tlio
KniHHln liniiiotlhitoly turned Its at
tention to picking up Bovonil res
cue groups which 'have become
stranded themselves, and kept
lookout tor' tho missing;
Bhnrt)
Krotip of Captain Hoald Amundsen
In tho hope that tho great drama of
the Arctic, which has been In prog
ress for the past soven weeks,
might reach Its climax in one feli'
swoop.
The VIglleri group rescued yes
terday was made up of Lieutenant
Alfredo VIglleri, Prof. F, Kehouuok,
(luiseppl lJln,gt, Fltlppo Trolauo
and Natale Ceccioni. These men
Were In' the (iondola of the Itulla
when the North Pole dirigible
crashed on May 25 and constituted
the main part of the Italia's crew
for which hope had been held out.
General Urnberto Nobile, leader
of the expedition, was a member
of this group until he wns rescued
on June 24 by the Swedish filer,
Lieutenant lOinor Lundbnrg.
Radio 8avei Party
For more than a month the oyou
of the world had been centered
upon the little party off Foyn
Island. Day after day Plogl, the
Italia's radio operator, kept In
touch with civilization and directed
rescue efforts by means of his
wireless equipment. It was he who
first guided ihe rescuing airplnncs
to the camping place and kept the
world informed of the party's po
sition until the Krassin could
pound Its way through the Ice to
reach them.
Ceccioni has a broken leg but his
condition Is not considered serious.
Signals From Others
The first Intention of the Kras
sin Is to proceed lo Foyn Island
Oregon Never To Get Lower Rates '.. '
Until People Rise Against Public
Service Commission, Expert Says
M Tin In! Prw LcsnhI Wlro)
PORTLAND, Ore., July 13. De
daring that Oregon's public ser
vice' commission "long ago censed
lo function In Ihe Interest, of the
people," Kenneth O. Harlan, rate
expert retained by the city of
Portland, lodny Issued a state
ment in which he said that If the
people of Oregon ever sec tiro low
er power rate "nt Die hands of
the Oregon Public Service Commis
sion, they will have lo rise In their
might and demand them." Tho
statement wns made In comment
ing upon the commission's order
yesterday with reference to tho
valuation of tho properties of the
PorUnnd Klertrlc Power company.
"Until Oregon secures a Public
Hervlce Commission that will pro
lect Its people rather than the pub
He utility corporations there is
liltle or no hope of obtaining suf
ficiently low power rates from the
private companies to attract In
dustries to the state," Harlan said.
S (waking of the commission's
order yesterdny. he continued: "In
this order Ihe Public Service Com
mission renfratrs Its lDtti and 1917
valuation of Ihe properties of the
company.
UP VIGLIER
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whoro soverul persoiiB wore slghu
ed who us yet have not heeu Identi
fied. Tlioso men signalled to ilm
KruBsIn uud the Icebreaker sig
nalled back that she would pick;
them up on returning from tho
XlEllerl 1'08c,,' bMeleA tb"l
llie men uih iijiiii wlotohli
who wore sent In search of No.
bile's men six weeks ago. Theso
men wero the Italian Alplno clias'
m; c,""!" s' a,nd ,he,
doKon.
No word had been heard from
this little group which started
afoot for Foyn Island, for many,
weeks, and they wero virtually
given up for dead many daya ago. .
Flier Awaits Rescue
After this group Is picked up tho
Krassin will continue back to tha
group of tho Russian flier, Chukh
novsky, who with four members of
his crew Is stranded along North,
East Land. Chukhnovsky on Tues
day first sighted the Italia's walk
ing party, whose leader, Dr. Finn
Malmgren, Hwcdish meteorologist,
had died, and notified the Krassin
of their position,
Chukhnovsky, on Ills return
flight to the Krassin, became tout
lu tho fog and mndo a forced land
ing near Cape Platen. His landing?
gear waB broken, hut ho aud hU
men immediately set up a camp
nnd by wireless urged the Krassin
to rescue the two meinbors of tho
Malmgren group who wero In a
starving condition.
After Chukhnovsky Is picked lift
the Krnssln will proceed to Virgo
Hay, where the pilot will establish,
a base for further flights in order
to seek trace of Hoald AmundHu.il
and the six men who were carried
(Continued on pnge fl.l
"It Is true that the commission
Indicated In the order a willing
ness to modify or alter tho valua
tion on what It termed a proper
showing, but that was merely nn
idle gesture,
"Moreover, why should It be In
cumbent upon the city of Portland
In make a showing that the com
mission's valuation Is excessive.
The commission was created to
protect tho people and not to fa
vor Ihe public utility corporations,
and it Is tho function of the com
mission Itself to correct the valua
tion. "Oregon's Public Service Com
mission, however, long ago ceased
to function in the interest of the
peonlo. It Is dominated by th-
public lititlly corporations and
whenever the people present a
complaint to it. Against any of
thefe utilities the commission sits
hack end calls on the public to
provo Its case.
"In conclusion let me sound this
note of warning to the people of
Oregon that If (bey ever secure
any lower rntes nt the hands of
the Oregon Public Service Com
mission they will hno to rlso In
their m'ght and demand them"
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