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VOL. XXIX NO. 92 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY, AUQUST 6, 1928.
VOL. XIX NO. 164 OF THE EVENINO NEWS
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ISJIST
B. S. BEITZEL
Taxicab Driver Describes
Prisoner's Visit to
Girl's Corpse.
PURPOSE TO EMBALM
Cartridges, Revolver and
Garments Also Added
to Evidence Held
by the Police.
(Associated PrpM Leased Wire)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 0 Tlie
return of the murderer to the
scene of his crime a favorite
theme of fiction wus enacted in
MURDER
mi
real life, In the opinion of police,!01 "o Americans in the 100 and
a week arter the body of Miss Bar -
hara Manger was hurled more
Ihan a month ago into a canyon in I
tne Hills aDovc Hollywood where
it was found.
Russell St. Clair BelUel, who
brought Barbara Mauger from
Philadelphia, lived with her un
wed in Hollywood and now is ac
cused of her murder, wns identi
fied yesterday us a man who a
week utter the slaying, was taken
hy a taxi driver to within a hun
dred yards of the body's rocky
resting place.
Driver's Story
R. T. Ttedell, the taxi driver,
told police that ou the day which
they say Beltzol chose to fulfill
the age-old adage of the murderer
and the place of his crime, a man
. Btopped hfm in downtown Los An
geles and asked him to take him
to the hills -to see how his "liquor
plant" was getting along. He said
that this man, whom he ldeutitied
as Beitzcl despite Heitzcl's flat de
nials of ever having seen him be
fore, left the cab with a package
smelling like creosote, but re
turned without it. Then, he says,
lie asked to bo driven to "any
damned place, but get out of here"
after cupping the climax of his rc
vliilt of the lonely spot by literally
embalming the Aidy of the girl
Willi whom ho eloped from Phila
delphia, leaving a wife and two
children.
Tell-Tale Shells'
An eleven-year-old boy yester
day gave police n box of cartridges
of tho same caliber as the pistol
found in Heltzel'a office desk. The
boy said he had found them at a
spot near where the body was
found.
The box bore the name of . the
store which on his own testimony
sold rtoitzel some shells for "tar
get practice." There were 43 shells
in the box..
On Sniurilay doloctlves found n
lni'Kn caliber pistol wrnnned In a
towel l:i n i:::x!'s desk at his ot
flu 'I iio H.uil.i brtmivht to the
pon frori the vleiiil'y of tho
ninii are of the caliber required
for tills weapon. ,
- Other Evidences
Tod::y a package was expected
rrom Phoenix, Ariz.,
containing
Miss Manger's clothes and other
garments. Police believe some or
the clothing torn from tho body of
. (Continued on pngo 6.)
(Amnrlntpd I'rtM I.eapxtJ Wire)
ENGUOWOOD, N. J., Aug, G
The murder of a man, whose body,
shot through tho head and hack
and then burned almost beyond
recognition, was found by a berry
. picker along a well traveled road
atop the Palisades, was a mystery
today to police.
They laid the murder to a gang
feud, bellevin? the dead man had
been "taken for a ride." posslbly
from New York, and that after he
had been killed, his body was tak
en to the spot where it was found
and the clothing
was saturated 1
with gasoline and fired
The murder was the second In 1
six months in which an attempt j
wns made to destroy the body by
but nine. Miss Margaret Ilrown.
governess for the children of a
wealthy New York frailly, was
found dying on a road near Mor-
rlstown, N. J., her clothes In ,
flames. February 21. She had been I
stunned hy a blow on the head and
her clothing imlted. The slayer
, was never found, although securi
ties she had with her when killed
were returned to police In a letter
from the unidentified killer.
UIHHIS
FOiDHQ;
CORPSE BORED
This Youngster Cleans UptOlympics
I' ' v t 1 ' Vjp -mart
ir
Air
The folks up (n Vancouver, B.
Percy Williams was a smart, fast
K OS
OlvmnlC flames and showed his haelfi to Paddock. Wvltnff and thm heitt
1 "owg aooui tne lu-year-oia scnooi
!
SENATOR AVERS
Quotations Really Upheld
by Nominee, Brookhart
Tells Iowans. -
PEEK IS CONDEMNED
Senator; Denied Permit to
Address Farmer Union,
Indulges in Fling
at Opposition.
(AMwlatcii prpiw Leaned wire)
DBS MOINES, In., Aug. C De
claring himself In full accord with
Herbert Hoover and condemning
George N. Peek of Mollne, ill.,
chulrmun of the committee of 22,
for supporting the candidacy of
Governor Alfred E. Smith, United
States Senator Smith W. Brook
hart of Iowa yesterday sent an
open letter to John E. Brenner of
Mnpleton, Iowa, In answer to Mo
nona counly farmers unions' refu
sal to permit Senator Brookhart a
speaking engagement.
"You would not he in the slight
est disagreement with me about
the present situation. If you knew
the whole Irulli." Senator Brook
hurt wrole Mr. Brenner. Ho added
tli,it l,n lu "k........ ...... I r..l....
...... ..u ... nw,, juu iinvK 1'tm'ii
Int otlie hands of this gang of
lammany Al Smith's boosters."
Hoover Upheld Prices.
"Peek told you farmers that
Hoover held down your prices dur
ing the war," Senntor Brookhart
wrote. "This was absolutely un
true, I have the documents with the
signature of Charles S. Barrett,
nallonnl president of your farm
ers union, which we have every
confidence, anil, Instead of holdln,
down the prices. Hoover livid them
up during Hie war."
"I am in accord wllh Mr. Hoover
on all propositions." (he Iowa senn
tor declared. "On mnny Important
propositions I will he against him;
but I would also be against Smith
en the same propositions. George
W. Norrls was my first choice for
president and If he were a eandl-
nnnwrn ninii'T
nuuiLn umn i
SLASH PIES,
date on a third ticket, I would bejof Sheriff Floyd Urower, missing
for him now. Bui be Is not a c!tn- for six months, won found yesler
dldale nnd under these clrcum-ldny In the Spokane river, nine
siam-w 1 wnuM he a trnllor to i miles below Spokane,
everything I have promised the Mrs. Brower had been sick and
farmers of Iowa If I did not sup-uder nervous strain for some
port Mr. Hoover." j,mp before she disappeared Feb.
run Blame on bmltn.
Tho Brookhart letter continued
with the statement Hint "Smith,
himself, is the man who tried to
deflate the farmers after the war
and 'he would have succeeded but
for the emphatic Interference of
?": Tarter Glass, then secre-
tary or tne treasury.
"Peek nut out Uie false storv.
that Hoover wrote the v.n r th i
.VrNarv Hnugen bill. I have per-
sonnl knowledge myself tint this
story is false,'
Senator Brookhart
declared.
Returned Prom Two Weeks Tri
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Coleman re !
turned Saturday from a two weeks
trln to Salem, Portland and Se
fttle. and also visited Crater Lake
They report the roads in good con
dition but. experienced some hot
weather during the trip.
1 ' ?&S:.4 H
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A.
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C, have insisted right along that
sprinter. But since he went to the
zou-meter dashes the whole world
ooy.
MEAD, YOUTHFUL
MURDERER, TO GET
TEST FOR SANITY
(Associated I'resa Leaned Wire)
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 6. Rex
Mead, 15-year-old confessed slayer
of his employer and benefactor E.
I). Dewey, asked in Jail today:
"Where is my mother? Why
doesn't she come to see me?"
His mother, Mrs. Dora Van Nor-
den, had been to visit ' District
Judge Hendiickson Saturday, and
hud arranged for counsel for the
lad's defense.
Lord & Moulton, defense attor
neys, announced today that the
hoy would be examined by Dr.
William House, ' Portland .alienist,
and the court is to be asked to ap
point a board to examine the boy
with a view, to establishing traces
of Insanity.
An inquest Into the death of
Dewey was set for late today.
Hearing on an information charg
ing first degree murder has been
Hel for Tuesday nftemoon.
Dewey was shot to death In his
farm cottage near Portland lust
Wednesday, and the boy was cap
tured at lteedsport Friday morning-
MAN AND 'WIFE DIE
IN AUTO'S PLUNGE
(Asuociated 1'roM Leased Wire)
WILIlUR, Wash., Aug. 6. Her
bert K. Scheibner. 32, and hifi
wife, 22, of Wilbur were drowned
yesterday when their auto went
ofr the Keller ferry Into the Col
umbia river, a few miles north of
hero. Mrs. Scheibner was driving.
Miss Evelyn Taylor, 16, sister of
the drowned woman, succeeded in
escaping from tho closed car.
Doilies of the two victims were,
locked in each other's arms when
lound.
ONE-LEGGED BOY
DIES LIKE HERO
(AwKrlnted I'ren laarf! Win
8ICATTLK, Wash., Aujf. 6. Ed
gar Guest, 21, one-leKfied Seattle
youth, paid with hlH life when he
made a vain attempt yesterday to
save his cousin, Edna Coleman,
Hi, from drowning In a little lake
near Seattle. The -boy's mother
saw the pair disappear beneath the
! hike s surface.
Karl Hamilton Smith, 8, was
t killed trying to. "steal a ride" on
a wagon loaded with wood near his
home on Vashon Island Saturday
night. Ho fell under the wheels.
RIVER YIELDS BODY
OF SHERIFF'S WIFE
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 6. The
body of Mrs. Jessie Drower, wife
IB Fnollirinln were found lending-
to the river bank.
FLIES PLANE HOME
Harold R. Adams, local aviator.
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, , , , ; . .
T"1 .making repairs to his
I'l-Tne. wnicti was wrecked a short
time ago nt Orants Pass. He flew
"" "h,n Daclt " ,hl" cl,v at"l
' . .. HHiiim ii ib i milling courses anu
nerlnl Jitney work here. The piano
was wrecked when II hit a ditch at
the edge of the Grants Pass field.
the inndin-? pear being damaged
end the wings somewhat torn The
landing gear has been complMely
repaired, the wings were taken
off. Inspected and all necessary re
pairs made, after which the ship
was repainted and put In first
class condition. -
U.S. ATHLETES
WINS
Rowing Crews at Olympiad
Vanquish Oarsmen of
Foreign Lands.
LOSE POLO CONTEST
America Given First Swim
Championship as 400-
Meter Race Goes to
New York Girl.
(Araoclatml Frew Lasel Wire)
SLOTEN, Holland, Aug. 6. Two
victories and a row over, the lulter
caused by the French four scratch
ing, sent American oarsmen
through the fourth day of Olympic
rowing without casualties.
. The United States double scul
lers scored a three length -win
over the Austrian pair from the
Wlcking Linss club, Vienna, and a
little later the American pair
oared combination without cox
swain heat the English representa
tives from the Thames rowing
club by a scant length in the hard
est fought race of the day.
C.Hungary defeated the Hulled
Siutes today by a Bcoro of 6 to 0
in the Olympic water polo, compe
tition.
Swimming Results
, Martha Norelius of New York
brought the United States its
firBt swimming championship of
the Olympic games by winning tho
400-meter1 free style swim lo
women today.
. Behind Miss Norelius In -second
place came Miss Braun of Hol
land while the youthful American,
Josephine McKIm, of Homestead.
Pa., was third. Miss Norelius'
time was not announced as offi
cials went Into a huddle but it
was said to break both tho world
and Olympic records.
Miss Norelius led from- the
start. At 200 meters Miss McKIm
was second hut was unable to hold
her advantage against the power-
luoiiunueu on page 6.)
Salo of nine tracts of grant Innd
limber located in six different
counties brought a total of $12,
77 to the U. S. luncl office In this
city today. A good deul of excite
ment prevailed over the HiirehaKe
of one tract in Coos county, three
bidders competing for the timber.
and raising the price to ill mom
twice the amount of the govern
ment appraisal. The tract con
tains a large amount of Port Or
ford cedar, for which there is con
siderable demand. Dennis Mc
Carthy of Mnrshfield was the suc
cessful bidder.
The purchasers were as follows:
Archie M. Matlock, Netieta. Ore
gon, 6E0.000 feet of timber on 36
acres, O. and C. grant lands, Tp. 17
a., n. b w, soc. 13, Lane county,
,102.20.
Conrad Lumber Co., Marshfjeld.
acres O. and C. grant lands, Tp. 29
,i.02u.iiiui reet of timber on 160
H R. 10 W, Sec. 16 Cobs county,
$13,750.00.
Dennis McCarlliy. Marshfleld.
1.260,000 feet of timber on 80 acres
Coos Bay Wagon Road grant
lands Ta. 28 8., II. 12 W.. Sec. 13.
Coos county, $0,613.00.
C. R. McCreody, Corvallls. 2.860.-
000 feet timber on 40 acres O. and
C. grant lands Tp. 13 8., R. 6 W
Sec. 19, Denton county. $6,016.
Pioneer Lumber Co.. Curtln.
Ore., -1.200.000 feet of timber on
240 acres O. and C. grant lands Tp.
21 8., H. 6 W.. 8ec. 1. Douglas
county, $6,312.60.
Van Hundel and Mertz. Stnvton.
Oregon, 970,000 feet, of timber on
loo acres O. and C. grant lands.
ip. ju h., it. i b Sec. 1, Linn
county, $1412.82.
V. A. Woodward Lumber com
pany, Cottage Grove, 985,000 feet
of limber on 40 acres O. and C.
grant lands, Tp. 22 8., R. 3 W., Sec.
is. jine counly, $1,480.46.
"Willamette Valley " Lumber Co.,
Dallas, 636,000 feet of timber on
40 acres O. and C. grant lands Tp.
7 S., R. 7 W., 8ec. 31, Polk coun
ty. $597.44.
Charles Snellstrom. Eugene, 3,
390,000 feet of timber on 120 acres
O. and C. grant lands Tp. IS 8. R.
6 W., Bee. 7, Lane county,
$6,793.56.
WATER
conns
ENCOUNTERED IN
GOV. TIMBER SALE
IN LOS ANGELES
Victim, Killed With Beer
Bottle, Socially High
, and Rich; Friend
. Is Arrested.
LOS ANGKLKS, Cnl., Aug. 6.
Another gruesome murder Willi a
woman as the victim the second
case in four days In the Los An
gelcs metropolitan urea kept po
lice detectives busy here today.
. The nude body of Mrs. Myrtle
I.. Menus, wealthy and auoially
prominent, was found on a bed In
her home yesterday by her hus
band, Frank MellUB, Los Angeles
clubman. Apparently she had been
slain with u beer bottle lu a fierce
struggle. As police from three sta
tions mid newspaper reporters
swarmed Into the house, Leo
("Put") Kelly, 29, wbb found hid
lug In a closet of the home.
Kelly attempted to escapo. ' The
police soon learned through his
mother, Mrs. Josephine Kelly, that
a friendship had existed between
Mrs. Melius and her son for some
time, and that she had warned Leo
that It might "lead to trouble."
Under police auspices Kelly soon
began to tell his story, admitted
having given her a beating, but
stoutly denied having killed Mrs.
Melius.
Police found empty glasses and
empty nnd partly empty liquor
Dottles about the House. Although
there were no signs of a struggle.
lu the maid's room, tht police be
lieve It wus there that Mrs. Mel
ius was struck down. And that the
slayer then carried the body to the
woman s own room.
When Melius appeared after
Kelly's capture, the prisoner made
a lunge at the husband .Melius
made a leap for Kelly, screaming,
"I'll kill him."
:,nKelly later made v another at
tempt to reach -Melius. "Take
these handcuffs off," he shouted
"I'll kill him, too."
POLISH FLYERS
FAIL IN ATTEMPT
LISBON, Portugal, Aug. 6.
Major Kaslmlr Kubala said today
Hint a broken pipeline forced him
and his companion, Major Louis
Idzlkowskl, to turn back after they
had flown 21 of the 42 hours which
they estimated It would take to Ny
from Paris to New York.
The airmen were tcscued when
found In the. sen near the wreck
nge of their plane, tho Marsznlek
Pllsudakl,- bj tho Oorman steamer
Snmos Saturday and brought to
Lexicon'! near Oporto. Portugal.
On board the ship, Kubala slipped
and fell, culling his forearm on
broken glass.
Damage Devolopl
Kubala, Interviewed In tuo Opor
to military hospital, said that nft
or they had llov.n 21 hours lb?
tube feeding the oil stopped work
ing. The all men thought It would
be Impossible therefore to con
tinue flight nnd decided to return.
When they were 70 miles of
jCape Flnlstorre, westernmost point
I of Spain, they noticed additional
damage. This caused the plane to
'capsize and the heavy Sesqulplune
piungeu lino the sea near the Sn
mors. The wings broke and the
plane was damaged lu other re
spects. The wrecked plnnc. which was
I valued al a million francs, was
found to be so seriously damaged
that It was thought It would be al
most useless.
E
HELD AT TAFT. CAL.
8herlff Webb was Informed lo
usy that the authorities nt Taft,
Cal., have arrested Lyle C. linker.
wanted In this counly on a charge
I of larceny, nnd are holding him for
uie meal orricers. linker was em
ployed. It Is claimed, at Circle II
IrfMlge on the North Umpuua nnd
took Frenrh leave from the place,
taking with him a valuable saddle,
bridle and a pistol. It is also stated
that he took a car that he was
purchasing on contract from Mr.
Hopkins, owner of the ranch. Of
ficers succeeded In locating him
In California and hrought about his
arrest at Taft. Extradition papers
to secure his return to this county
are being requested.
SMITH FOES IN
TEXAS
NO VICTORIES
Names Stricken by County
Conventions From The
Party Ballot.
HOT CLASHES OCCUR
Battle for Right to Obey
"Conscience' Will Be
Carried to State
, Assembly.
rAuorlatNl l'rowi taml Wire)
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 0. Tho
anti-Smith row has broken out lu
stute circles UKaln with Indications
that the showdown for those who
oppose the presidential candidacy
of the New York governor will
come at the state democratic con
vention here September 11.
Tho threat of a party split, which
has flared ami simmered since the
Houston convention, assumed Im
portance again Saturday when har
mony did not prevail In county
conventions in the mute's three
most thickly populated counties,
Dallas, Harris and Tarrant
1 Opposing state convention dele
gations, one favoring endorsement
of the ticket from the president
iown, the 'other asserting th
right of the individual democrat to
follow his conscience, were named
In these counties. This threw even
tual settlement of the issue upon
the credentials committee of the
state democratic convention.
Fist ,Flght Ooeura.
- The chief barrage of a day of
conventions was laid down at tho
scene of Governor Alfred E.
Smith's nomination, when factional
differences culminated lu a fist
fight which precipitated a riot call
'o quiet the 200 men and women
delegates. t
The outburst came when W. W.
Smith, Jr., a Smith man, and Atvln
S. Moody, an antt-Smith leader,
spurred by differences of opinion
regarding the presidential nominee,
9iigaged in personalities. The llo
was passed when each accused the
other of previous membership In
the Khm. .
The Smith elument dominated,
nnd a resolution pledging support
tlown the lino from "president to
constable" was shot through.
In Other Counties.
Heated exchanges of words
marked the gatherings nt Pallas
(Dallas county) and Fort Worth
(Tarrant county). .
In the former, opposing stato
candidates became the standard
beareru of the oposltlon elements.
Thomas 13. Love, candidate for
Meutenant governor, was named to
head tho county's anti-Smith dele
gation, while leadership of ' the
regulars was entrusted to Iteuton
unt governor Harry Miller, who op
poses Love In a run-off primary Au
gust 2fi. Lovo was tho only aellve
mil-Smith mail to survive last
month's state primary, he running
second to Miller in1 n field of six.
Itusk, Galveston and Harrison
counties voted to omit from the
run-off ballot unmes of candidates
who had refused support to the
(Continued on pago 0.)
ESTATE ALLEGED
rAMOrlated PrrM foaled Wir)
DRNVEI1, Colo., Aug. 0. John
M. l'Yench, alleged to be one ot
the signers of the disputed will of
the Into Mrs. Lcona Fnrilhnm,
wealthy divorced wife of I)r. W.
O. Fordham, Denver chemist, is
under arrest nt Kaguache, Colo
rado, today, police are. advised.
Kldridge Price, Texas oil man,
claims that Fordham and threo
other persons forged a will or
Mrs. Fordham tinder which Ford
ham obtained the greater portion
of her million dollnr estate.
French is one of the persons J
named by Price.
Dr. Fordham was arrested In
Hot Sulphur fipriiiss. Ark., Hat
unlay on Information filed by
Price. Extradition of Dr. Fordham
will be sought nt once hy the dl
trlet attorney's office.
Dr. Fordham, who furnished
bond Immediately afler his arrest.
Issued a statement charging that
Price had calmed his arrest In a
spirit of revenge. Fordham denies
(hat the will of his former wife
was forged and said that ho In
herited her eatate In return for
financial assistance he had given
her during her lifetime.
GAINING
REVENGE THOUGHT
BACK OF ATTEMPT
TO BURN TRESTLE
Annotated Pma UutM Win-)
MEDFOHD, Ore.. Aug. C Fire
discovered on u Southern Pacific
trestle in the Siskiyou mountains
near the Oregon-California stute
line Saturday night, was believed
by local officers to have been a
bunglesome attempt at revenge by
either vagabonds or disgruntled
section workers.
The fire was discovered as the
Shasta limited came around a
sharp curve. The blaze was locat
ed about 18 feet from the north end
of Mm trestle and had gained no
headway. A small amount of wood
had been piled on the ties and the
damage was negligible.
The engine of the train waB halt
ed on the trestle, and the fire ex
lingutshpd by llm crew, lu the
Mlu re of the. headlights the engine
crew reported they saw four or five
men scurry awuy In the brush.
Sheriff Andrew Calkins,-of Sis
kiyou county, first on the scene,
said today that the attempt was un
doubtedly the work of a gang seek
ing revenge. A force of special
ngents bended by W. Q. Chandler,
of Punsmulr, Cal., arrived yester
day and began gathering clues. A
checkup was made of all extra
section workers.
Tl
U.S. DEMAND FOR
Self-Exiled Oil Magnate,
Fugitive 3 Years, Key
Witness in Teapot
' Dome Affair.
(Aunrlatrd PreM LcukhI Wlrn)
DENVEH, Colo., Aug. 6. A spe
cial attorney representing the
United States government la pro
pared to present official papers
coding on the French. jovernRiont
iu iiuuvt'i iiuury ' mauitniei -,
missing key witness In the Teapot
Dome case, for extradition to
America.
United States Marshal Richard
C. Cnllen has revealed .that the at
torney sailed last week on his
mission to return Dlackmer to this
country. The papers that lie took
with him will be used If necessary
to guard against delays In appre
hending tho inlHBlni; oil trlnl wlt-
uesn. -
Under tho existing Franco
American oxtrndltion treaty, per
jury Is one of the offenses for
which exlrudillon proceedings
mny ho instituted and France may
decide, under the provisions of the
treaty, whether Hlnclimor should
be extradited.
Blackmer was Indicted hero
January 15 by a federal grand
jury. He has continued himself In
Imposed exile In Franco slnco he
wont there several years ago when
the govornmont began its Investi
gation of tho lease of the Ton pot
Dome.
PAWS, Aug. 6. Formal domnnd
for extradition of Henry M.
Dlackmer, missing Teapot Dome
witness wanted In Denver for per
jury wns made ton days ngo by
me American emuassy acting uu
instructions from tha state depart
ment.
The legal department of the
French foreign office considered
no action could be taken until the
documents In the caso had arrlv
od and been examined.
These have now roacliod Paris.
They wero sent by special messen
ger and have been transmitted to
the foreign office. It wns said
there that a decision might bo
reached speedily.
Meanwhile, lllackmer will bo
kept under a sort of surveillance
by authorities, who nro not dispos
ed to arrest him until a decision Is
reached.
Waekmer returned to Paris from
Trouvlllo today going to his resi
dence, the Hotel Plaza Athenee.
Ho had read a newspaper nnd
came to consult friends.
THREE DRY HEADS
ARE REAPPOINTED
WASHINGTON, Aug. (I. Threo
acting prohibition administrators
were appointed to the positions
they now hold today by Seymour
Lowman. acting secretary of treas
ury. Thoy are: Hoy c. Lyle of
Heattle. for Washington and Ore
gon: Hlminll II. Vale, Ht. Paul, for
North Dakota, Houth Dakota, Wis
consin and Minnesota, and Ram H.
Haley, t. Louis, for Missouri and
Arkansas.
BAKER FUNERAL TOMORROW
The body of J. J. Maker, who
passed away In llakersfleld. Calif.,
last week, will arrive on this af
ternoon's train and will ho re
moved to the Douglas Funeral
Home. Funeral sorvlces will be
held in the cemetery at Camas
Valley, Tuesday, August 7, at 11
a. m.. and will be In charge of the
I. O. O. F. lodge of whlcn order
Mr. Daker was a member for over
35 years.
II
WRECK FATAL
TO 7 PERSONS
Ca8tiron Pipe Thowi
Cam From Track
Struck by One Train Then
Falls Before Another -;
Just Passing. i
INJURED TOTAL 200
Fifty Taken to Hospital,
, Some in Serious Shape
, Hoboes Set Fire ,.
to a Trestle.
(Auocl.tnl Pre lKd Wire)
MOUNDS. 111., Aug. &.
Seven passengers were known
to have been killed and ap
proximately 200 injured when,
two fast Illinois Central passen
ger trains were derailed one
mile, north of here today.
Fifty injured, included 19
white persons and 3 1 negroes,
were taken to hospitals nt
Cairo, nine miles south of here,
some were critically hurt.
D.tallt ot Wreck
CHICAQO, Aug.- 6. An ofriclal
statement of the doublo train
wreck near Mounds today follows:-
"Trulll No. Id, the Chlcashaw,
northbound between Memphis and
-St. -Louis,- lu-charge -if Conductor
Whalln and Engineer Abel, atruolc
a castlron pipe 24 Inches In dia
meter by 20 feet In length," the
statement said. The pipe struck
the south track and threw It out
just as the No. 3, Chicago-New Or
leans limited in charge of Conduc
tor Itceder and Engineer nanke,
passed. ,
"The engine and ten cars of No."
3 : derailed. The derailed ' earn
struck tlie Chlcashaw while It wan
standing still, resulting In derail
ment of seven ean -..
"Relief trains wero dispatched
to MouiuIb from' Carbondalo and
Cairo, III." -.
Hobo's Damage Trestle
SAN FRANCISCO, . Aug. 6.
Southern Paclfla officials here re
ceived word today that a flra
which spread from a "Jungle"
camp fire set by hoboes dumageit
six ties on a trestle east of Orcal,
near Gregory, Cal., Saturday night.
Tho dainago did not 'dolny the
Shasta limited, officials said, add
ing that tho ties would bo re
placed. ;
Train Hits Truck .
BAKER, Ore., Aug. .0. A. T.
Smith, of Hermfston, suffered a
broken leg and bruises when hit
delivery truck loaded with products
was struck , by a west-bound mall
, (Continued on puge 6.)
HEATlSiS -KILL
AND INFLICT
(AMm-htM I'r-M ttawl Wlrrt
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. The heat
wave under which tho easlern
states have been sweltering since
last Saturday look nine lives yes
terday before electrical and wind
storma brought temporary relief
and much damage to several aec-
tlnns, especially In Massachusetts,
Two died from the heat In New
York, two In Philadelphia, one lu
Reading, one in Albany, N. Y.
There wore several drownings ami
many prostrations over tho week
end. The wind and electrical storma
did the most damage In the Con
necticut valley near Springfield.
Mass. I he storm centered at
Chicopeo where houses were un
roofed, trees blown down and elec
tric light and power service -dis
rupted for several hours. Ho yoke
also wns hard hit.
Paul Under, a captain In the Sal
vation Army, was struck by light
ning nnd killed as he was herding
several small bathers out of tho
storm at Sharon. Mass.
Four people were Injured and
three automobiles destroyed when
a huge tree was struck by light
ning in New York and topped over
on them. The storm touched only
the northern Hp of the metropoli
tan district and then swept on out
over Long Island where much
damage was reported,
DOUBLE
RAN