Cfta Weather
Forecast for southwest Oregon:
Generally fair with normal tem
perature tonight and Saturday.
Highest temperature yesterday 92
Lowest temperature last night 94
DOUGLAS COUNTY
"The End of the
Homeseekes Trait"
DOUGLACOUNTY )a
Consolidation of The Evening Newt and
The Roteburg Review
An Independent Newspaper, Published fed
the Beet Interests of the People
VOL. XXIX NO. 108 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1928.
VOL. XIX NO. 179 OF THE EVENING NEWS
J. IW. FLETCHER,
RESIDENT HERE
48 YEARS, DIES
Rancher, Drayman, Mer
chant in Turn; Ex-Head
Fire Department.
OF PURITAN ANCESTRY
Served as Councilman and
Deputy Sheriff; Was
Prominent Member
1 . . Odd Fellows.
James M. Fletcher, Sr., identi
fied with the early progress of
lioseburg and highly respected
and well known In the county, died
this morning at about 3: IB o'clock
nt the age of 72 years, at the home
of his son, Thomas Fletcher, near
Brockway. Mr. Fletcher had been
in poor health since the death of
his wife several years ago but had
not been bedfast until yesterday.
He had been visiting at Coyote,
California, since last May and on
ly this week returned home, being
accompanied by his botliei
Charles E. Fletcher, of San Jose.
In early manhood he was among
the successful business men of the
city and assisted in the upbuilding
of Itoseburg, being actively Jdenti
fleil at that time with Its mercan
tile Industries; lie had been re
tired for fifteen years or more.
A son of Benjamin Fletcher, he
was bprn In Haverstraw, Rockland
county, New York, on October 16,
, 1856. He was of Puritan ancestry1
and of Revolutionary war . stock,
ins paternal granatatner, Benja
min Fletcher, having been a sol-
1 filer in the Continental army, His
mother was Sarah Wright Fletch
er, who was born in Massachu
setts, the descendant of an old
New England family. - She sur
vived her husband twelve years
following his death in 1886, dying
while on a visit in Roseburg., in
1898. James M. Fletcher, Sr., was
one of a family of seven children,
five of whom are In the east.
Reared in Massachusetts, James
M. Fletcher, Sr., ucqulred his early
education In the public schools of
Chelmsford, where he afterwards
sorved as apprentice at the car
penter's trade witli an uncle,
Stephen Fletcher. Being desirous
of enlarging his sphere of action,
he came to Roseburg in 1880 and
assumed charge of a 110 acre fruit
ranch belonging to his brother,
Charles E. Fletcher, who had
come to Douglas county a few
years before. The ranch later was
sold and Mr. Fletcher engaged in
the dray business in tills city. In
1897 he erected a large building on
the corner of Lane and Sheridan
Btreets and soon nfter Its comple
tion engaged in the grocery busi
ness. Later lie operated a cigar
store on Jackson slroet, being
head (if the firm of Fletcher and
Ream. Seven months later he sold
this business and In Mnrch, 190.1,
began modeling his block for a
double store.
For many years Mr. Fletcher
served in the Roseburg Fire De
partment as foreman, terminating
his work wllh the department af
ter seven jiiars. His son, James M.
(Continued on page 8.)'
WENDELL HALL
GETS WET AND
7-LB. RED HEAD
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.
Wendell Hall, composer of
"It Ain't Gonna Rain No
Mo'," had the "blues" yes
terday because it rained and
poured, then belched forth
in a deluge, and soaked him
good.
He continued his wander
ing in the rain, finally heav
ing to at the Ravenswood
hospital, the picture of utter
wretchedness.
Then a nurse greeted
him, and a ringing roar
served as an echo.
"Dog gone, a seven
pound red head, huh . . .
and a boy . . . guess I'll call
h i m 'Orchestra' H a I 1,"
shouted the composer.
Hall and his wife, the
former Miss Marion Martin,
were principals in the first
"radio wedding" four years
ago, when cards were re
ceived from more than
1.000,000 persons who list
ened in on the ceremony.
Albania, Republic Since
191 7, Reverts To Monarchy
With Ex-Chieftain As King
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
LONDON, Aug. 24. Ahmed Zogu, 33-year-old former
mountain chieftain, more recently president of the republic
will become king of Albania Saturday when the constituent as
sembly announces restoration of the, monarchy. Albania has
been a republic since 1917.,
Zogu will ge known officially as Scanderbeg HI, preserv
ing the endeared name of the ruling house founded by tlie
prince-general who led the country's, successful revolution
against Turkish rule in 1443 and ascended the throne as Scan
derbeg I. , - :
Dissension Evident
Announcing that 'Zogu will be
proclaimed king Saturday has
been made at Tirana, the Alban
ian capital. Public demonstrations
were staged in various parts of
the republic to show that the peo
ple are in sympathy with the
movement.
That this consent Is not unani
mous, however, is indicated in a
dispatch from Belgrade, capital of
Jugo slavia, which asserts it is
possible that tribesmen of eastern
and northeastern Albunla may at
tempt to interrupt the enthrone
ment ceremonies. These tribesmen
are declared to be bitter enemies
of Zogu and to be in sympathy
with various former deputies and
ministers now Imprisoned. .
Three Religions
Albania is divided into three
main sections, comprising the Ro
man Catholics of. the north, the
Moslems of the center and the
Orthodox Christians of the south.
Ahmed Zogu is a Moslem and it is
considered doubtful here whether
the other elements .of the country
are wholeheartedly for him as
"King Scanderberg III."
The population of the country Is
about equal to that of the city of
Cleveland, O. The area is some
what smaller than that of . West
Virginia.
Fed by U. S. Money
The country is mountainous and
.'strongly' Impregnated with the in
fluence of Albanians who emigrat
ed to the United States, saved
Liquor Found in Car That
Kills Woman; Actress
, Terribly Hurt by
Motor Stage. , '
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 24.
Drunken driving is believed to
have caused the death of one wo
man and the Injury of four persons
in an automobile collision near
midnight, police said today. 1
Mrs. Charles Aueutt, G9, A'ltfco, :
Wis., was killed when a machine
driven hy Loren Beatty of Green
Acres, nenr here, hurtled heid-nn
Into a car containing Mrs. Aucutt
and five of her relatives.
Beatty suffered several fractured
ribs and possible Internal injuiios.
His condition wan declnred to he
critical.
Others hurt were; Mrs. Hazel
Basket. 34, Antigo, scalp almost
torn off. possible internal Injuries;
J. E. Aucutt. Millwood. Wrish,
thead, eye and hand cut; Mrs. J. E.
Aucutt. lacerations: Robeit Au
cutt, 17, driver, their son, loss of
memory.
Witnesses said the Beatty car
hit the other at a high rnto of
j speed on a highway near Spoki.mo.
A sheriff's deputy said a gallon
jug of moonshine was In the Beuity
jcRr, and that one man ran awny
j from the Bcene. Young Aucutt was
I found wandering about, asking
j what had happened,
j Actress Badly Injured.
I SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 24. Mrs.
! Effle Pugh of Portland, actress,
I whose stage name Is Effle Johnson,
j leading woman In "The Best Peo
ple," now playing at the Elsinore,
j Is In a local hospital with both legs
' broken, fractured ribs and other in
juries resulting from an nutomo
j bile accident on the Pacific high
i way near Hubbard late yesterday.
Mrs. Pugh is a member of the Man
hattan players. ,
I Mrs. Pugh was on her wav to
Salem with J. F. Barnes of Blue
Lake, near PoHlnnd. Barnes was
.lacerated about the body.
; The Barnes automobile was be
ing driven southward toward Sa
lem, and Barnes attempted to pass
another car driven by E. J. Heed
ing of Hubbard. In the opposite
direction was coming a stage of the
White Arrow Motor Coach com
pany of Portland, driven by E. J
Manning of Portland. Barnes' car
and the stage collided.
DRUNKEN DRIVING
BLAMED FOR FATAL
CRASH OF AUTOS
Here From Glide
I Mr. and Mrs! S. T). Chapman of
Glide were in Roseburg Thursday
afternoon Tisftlng with friends and
(transacting business.
AHMED ZOGU
most of' their wnges und then re
turned to live on tidy competences
in their native country. Alban
ians still in the United States re
mit 100,0(10 lo relatives and
friends at home each month. The
American Influence, it is 'Consider
ed here, also may have an effect
upon' the future of 'the country as
a kingdom. .- .
SUICIDE MAKES
GOOD PROPHECY OF
FORTUNE TELLERS
' (ARsoclIert Press Leased Wlro)
LAKEVIEW, Ore., Aug. 24.
Roscoe Cole, 38, a ranch hand,
made good the dire prophecies of
three fortune tellers late last night
when he gulped down several
ounces of poison to die in agony
shortly before midnight. .
During the past year three for
tune tellers had told him he was
to die during the week of August
20, he confided to numerous
friends here. These words of warn
ing apparently had preyed on his
mind so much that he decided
there was no escape. After telling
good-bye to several of his friends
he walked to the courthouse lawn,
taking with him an old can of
poison he apparently had obtained
from a sheep camp where it had
been used for poisoning coyotes.
He put a quantity of the deadly
poison on his 'tongue and washed
it down from the bubbling foun
tain. .,
Cole was found half an hour
later, but died just as he was re
ceived at the LakevleW public hos
pital. He asked Josse Turner, a close
friend, to have the authorities noti
fy relatives living at Cottage
Grove, Oregon.
OFFICER'S BULLET
KILLS ELKS SCRIBE
(ABiociatrw) Pren leased Wlfo
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 24.
Jacob D. Hanson, 43, secretary of
Niagara Falls Lodge of Elks, died
today in Memorial hospital of a
bullet wound Inflicted by United
States coast guardsmen last May
0. He was shot In the head while
driving alone in his automobile.
Glen Jennings, coast guard alleged
to have fired the fatal shot, and
Frank Beck, boatswain in com
mand of the Fort Niagara Coast
Guard station, are under tndtct
diclment for second degree ansault
In the case.
DRY AGENTS FACE
GUN PLAY CHARGE
f Aisocinteii from t.enwd Wire)
CHICAGO. Aug. 24. Orders for
the arrest of the three federal pro
hibition agents who shot and seri
ously wounded a man during a
raid on a loop office building three
days ajto, were issued today by
John Stege, deputy police commis
sioner. The police department's decis
ion to prosecute the federal agents
was reached after Corporation
Counsel Sam pel Ettleson ex
pressed an opinion holding the
n hooting in violation of the Illinois
statutes if the wounded man.
Merle Adams, was not resisting
the federal officers In the service
of a warrant. No liquor was found
in the raid, '
PARTY WDHKEH
I i
HEADQUARTERS HOSPITAL
Campaign Advice Pours in
on Democratic Nominee
' at New York.
SOUTH REPORTED O. K.
Daniels' Old Letter Make
O. P. Fodder; Hoover !
to Get Ovation '
at Capital. '. ;
(AiwodnTed Treu Lenwtl Wire) i
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. For a
while today Governor Smith ant
behind a big desk reserved for him
at democratic national -headguur
tors and personally direct ad. Ills
campaign for the presidency.
In New York for an overnight
stay before proceeding to Sou Girt,
N. J., for a big democratic rally
tomorow, the nomineo was be
sieged at headquarters by hun
dreds o party workers and well
wishers.' A steady stream of. men and
women flocked into his office on
the eighth floor of tho General
Motors building. All wished the
governor success and many at
tempted to get Ills ear for a mo
ment to give suggestions as to tint
conduct of his campaign. "
Among those who greeted the
nominee was Justus S. Wurdwell;
democratic candidate for governor
In California two years ago and at
present director of finance in that
stale for the democratic national
committee. .,s , v ,,
J Governor Smith told newspapr
men time no nau conterreu .. tor
half an hour last night with Hoke
Smith, former democratic, senator
from Georgia, who, he suid, as
sured him that "everything Is all
right" in the south. The Georgia
democrat was the only political
leader the governor saw last night
after his arrival from Alb'"y. ;
Jolt For D.tniels
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 24.
Facsimile, copies of a letter dat
ed April 22, 11)27, quoting former
Secretary of tho Navy Josoplius
Daniels in opposition to Gov.
Smith wore distributed today by
the publicity department of the re
publican national committee.
Addressed to Mrs. Nelly Hall
Boot, 333 Carroll Park West, Long
Beach, Calif., tho letter denied
published reports that Daniels had
endorsed Smith.
"I think It would be a fntal mis
take for the democratic party to
nominate a man with tho wet rec
ord of Gov. Smith," It continued,
"and I could not stand for any
wet."
Ovation Awaits Hoover
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.
Friends of Herbert Hoover will
stage a big homecoming show to
night when the nominee returns
to Washington after an absence of
more than five weeks.
As expressed at. republican na
tional headquarters, lle celebra
tion will be the result of a feeling
"that be belongs as much (o
Washington as to Palo Alto and
West Brunch."
Delegations of patriotic and
civic organizations will greet the
(Continued on page 8.)
pin u, s,-
CiESE Gil; SEE
T SHE FACES
f AmncUtM PfMW waned Wlro)
WIIXIAMHTOWN, Mass., Aug.
24. The problem of the Ameri
canized Oriental was discussed
before the Institute of Politics to
day by Prof. H. D. McPenzie of
Washington University, St. Louis.
He said there are 12,000 Chinese
and 04,000 Japanese in continental
United States, largely In southern
California, who are Oriental in
race, American In culture and citi
zens hy virtue of being born in
this country. Their loyalty to the
country of their birth is beyond
dispute, but adjustment to Ameri
can cultural conditions often
brings serious problems.
He pointed out that a Chines'
girl In America has the following
choices in matrimony: to marry a
China born boy and scare him to
death with Yankee style; to marry
an American boy. In violation of
the biological laws; to marry a
white man and ostracize her chil
dren; to remain an old maid; to
go to China and starve, or to com
mit suicide.
FISTIC BATTLE
SMITH PUTSONEUNDER
E
C. D. Talcott Comes Out of
f Road Encounter With
Broken Skull.
FLOURNOY IS SCENE
Chas. Dysert, Antagonist,
Declares to District ;
Attorney, Worsted
Man to Blame,
C. D. Talcott, ' a resident of
Flournoy Valley, r is in Mercy hos
pital suffering from a fractured
skull and numerous other injuries
sustained yesterday afternoon in a
fight with Charles Dysert, a mem
ber of the road crew engaged in
making repairs on the Flournoy
valley rotul. Talcott Is In a serious
condition, although his Injuries
are not expected to prove fatal.
According to the information
gathered by the officers who have
been investigating the case, the
trouble occurred shortly before 1
o'clock while the members of tho
road crew were at lunch. Thoy had
left a pile of rock In the middle of
the road, and Talcott, who en mo
by In his truck, remonstrated
iigainst the blocking of the road.
Various accounts of what fol
lowed are given by the partici
pants and spectators bo that the
officers are continuing (heir In
vestigation In au effort to obtain
the true state of tacts.
Charles Dysert, who Is said to
Jiayo, inflicted the Injuries on Tal-
district attorney and sheriff's of
fice - yesterday ovenlng. Ho
claimed that he hud Just finlsho
eating his lunch when Talcott
came by und begun abusing the
road foreman. Talcott called tho
members of tho road crew a num
ber of vile and unprintable names,
Dysert said, making the terms ap
plicable to the entire crew.
"I asked him If we were all In
cluded," Dysert said, "and ho said
1 could take it that way If I warn
ed to." "
Dysort said he started over
towards Talcott who removed his
glasses and unit they then en
gaged In a battle. Dysent said that
Talcott hit him twice, once on tho
nose and again in the eye, evi
dence of which is borne by a gasdi
on the nose and a dark "shiner."
Talcott Knocked Out.
Dysert, according to his story,
finally succeeded in knocking Tal
cott down and then fell on top of
him and lilt him twice more,
knocking him unconscious.
According, to the statements
made by Hill Stephenson, Win. Dy
sert and George Barter, other
members of tho road crew, who
claim they saw the fight, Talcott
seemed to recover from the blowH
and walked over to a log beside
the road and sat down. Win. Galla,
one of the two members of the
crew who did not see Ihe fight,
went to a telephone, It was stated,
and had a message sent to Till
(Contlnueo on page 3.)
LB.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 24.
Backed by a nomination received
at a mooting of citizens held here
last night. Loynl H. (iraliam, For
est drove lawyer and member of
tbe state legislature, was In Ihe
field today as a candidate for the
supreme bench at the election No
vember fi.
Under the Oregon law action of
this kind is nccetmary to nominate
one who was nut a candidate at
the primary. Mr. Oruliam has been
a I iff-long republican. He will be
designated as an Independent can
didate. ,
Announcement from Mr. Gra
ham's headquarters today ha Id:
"Dlssatlsfaation on the part of
many voters with the nomination
of Judge Rand In the primary caus
ed tbe citizens to meet and nomi
nate Mr. Giuliani for this position.
It Is fell that Mr. Graham's long
experience in the law and his rec
ord as o legislator render him an
especially desirable man for the
supremo bench. He has served aa
representative In six flps.ilons of
the Oregon legislature, where, as
a member of the road committee,
he made an outstanding record."
CAR
Gene Given Erin's Record Ovation
'
Drive From Docks to Capitol Triumphal Procession in
Spite of Downpomr Dublin Populace From the .
President Down Welcomes Pugilistic King.
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
DUBLIN, Aug. 24. Gene Tunney today was in the land
of his ancestors and he was accorded a welcome greater than
any king ever has received at the hands of the Irish.
Notwithstanding a typical Irish downpour, thousands of
persons waited on the streets to welcome and cheer the ex
champion boxer. .
When the steamer from Holyhead arrived at Kingstown
nobody was permitted to land until the reception committee,
which included John McCormack, the tenor; Major Fitzmau
rice, trans-Atlantic flyer, and General O'Duffy, chief
of police, had gone aboard to wish the visitor "Gead mille
failte" an hundred thousand welcomes.
Gene lnnded amidKt tbe strains
rendered by a band of pipers, and
entered one of a fleet of decorat
ed motorcars displaying the stars
and .stripes and the Irish tricolor.
Despite his expressed hope to be
allowed to enteV the city quietly,
the people insisted upon their hero
worship and Tunney's drive to
Dublin was a trlumphul procession
with tbe greatest of excitement
munifest everywhere. The cur had
to push Its way through dense
packs of cheering people to the
0 realm m hotel, where the former
champion Is staying.
Honored by President
Hardly had Gene entered the ho
tel when he received an invitation
from President Cosgrave to visit
him at the government building.
Tunney promptly , responded and
was received cordially by Mr. Cos
grave and his cabinet ministers.
He then was presented to t,he
council of the Tuilteann games
teams, which gave a banquet In
his honor. He will visit. the games
Over 25 Dead
In Bf. Y. Wreqh
(AMnclntcfl Lramnt Wire)
NEW YORK, Aug. 24
The j New York City . News as
sociation says an unofficial re
port from a police official at
Times Square, states that . be
tween 25 and 30 persons
were killed and about 50 in
jured today when the rear car
f a subway train derailed at
lie height of the evening rush
lour.
PEACE JUSTICE IS
SPARED JAIL TERM
BY HIGHER COURT
(Afwoplulcrt ITpsb 1.'(inp1 Wire)
PORTLAND ,Oro., Aug. 24. Wil
liam Uarnes, elderly Justice of tho
peace at Klamath Falls, will not
have to serve tho 60-day sentence
imposed when he was convicted by
federal authorities of liquor viola
tions, for IiIb apepal has been up
held by the federal Court of ap
peals at San Francisco.
The mandate reversfng the de
cision of Die local court was re
notvi'it ii nd Kiiread unou the records
tnilnv Tim f'rinvlntinn (if A. T).
Lambert and L. D. Hlce, Jointly
charged, was affirmed by tlie
higher court.
The charges grew out of llijiior
transactions in "The Smoke" cigar
store at Klamath Falls. .1. 11. K Ver
non and .lack Miller were uIho ar
rested, and are now Bervlng 1.1
mouths sentences at McNeil Island,
Hoth entered pleas of guilty.
Lambert was sentenced tho bIx
montliK and Hlce fined $500 at (ho
time of conviction.
COSTLY FIRE HITS
CALIFORNIA TOWN
(AMoclatPd Ir-H Tinned Wire)
PORTOLA, Cal., Aug. 24. Firo
that started in a bakery hero to
day destroyed offices of tho Griz
zly Klectrlc Co., Golden Hotel, a
garage, Porlola pool room, Sstelby
cafe, ten dwellings and the mo
del bakery.
DKNVKR, Colo., Aug. 24. Fire
in a store room of tlie Auditor
ium h Ml nl I nil ii v triuitioil !f,0 intnutu
!nll (if whmn wern rrmrnml hv fl ru
men, and caused damage of $10,-
(100.
FAIRVIKW, Ky.( Aug. 24. Flro
today razed the business district
of this village, birthplace of Jeffer
son Davis. The Iobb was $15,000.
Visitor In Town
Mrs. Otto Matthews of Melrose
rwas n thin city yesterday after
noon visiting with friends 0nd
shopping.
NORTH DAKOTA CHILL8
f AMTlatnl PrcM f-Mvd Wlr) 4
IMRMARCK, N. Dak., Aug.
24.--Kree7.lng lemperatures
were reported yesterday by
many North Dakota points.
4 nt 2H docrnoa. hnrt tho InwoRt
mark In the state.
today and . present prizes to the
winners Saturday.
Interviewed upon his arrival at
the hotel, Gene said: "1 never
before have had such -a welcome.
Look at those thousands out there
in the rain. All they can hope for
from mo in a glance. They can't
even hope for any conversation."
Hero Worship Disliked
President Cosgrave's reception
delighted hint, Tunney said. "Ho
was very kind to nie and gave mo
a great welcome," ho said. "He Is
a perfect gentleman."
In a quiet moment at tho end of
the day the former boxer confid
ed to friends that ho would be
"yory glud when all this hero wor
ship is over" and ho 1b able to get
buck to a retired place to OBcapo
public notice. It Is understood he
intends to return to England Sun
day, postponing his vlBit to Mayo;
the birthplace of hla parents un
til ' his mother arrives in Septem
ber, , - .. .
IN QUICK TIE
City Marshal Gives Chases
and Arrests rugitive
Without Struggle;
Loot Is Found.
(AwioctntiHl I'rcM Itfnipfl Wlro) -
VliltNONIA, Ore., Aug. 24. HIb
face masked wllh a handkerchief,
a lone robber entered the Bank of
Vernon la today and held up four
person? whom he forced Into a
vault. Ten minutes lulor tho man,
who gave his name ns R. 13. Doone,
ago 24, was arrested outside tho
city by Marshal Harry Phelps,
who chased the fleeing robber
The money taken waa believed to
have )oen recovered.
Aa ho entered tho bank Doone
trained IiIb gun on Frank Heath, a
customer; Alma Pulllnger, assMt
atit cashier; Miss Helen IIoIIxm
and Lowell Roberts, clerks. Tho
gun was discharged but did not
harm anyone. He forced the four
Into the vault and closed the door.
A hurried search of the cages
failed to reveal any money, and ho
then directed tho persons in the
vaults to pass out currency, which
they did.
Robber Makes No Fight
Running from the bank the rob
ber slopped Tony Norlno's car and
forced Norhio to drive him out of
lown. Marshal Phelps; who had
beard the report of the gun, gave
chase and overtook tho car outside
the city, Doone did pot resist,
Doone was taken immediately
before Justice of tho Peace Hill,
who ordered him held under $8,00()
bond. Blierlff Wellington was to
tako Itlm to St. Helens today.
DOone gave a Portland address ns
his home. He had been working
for a week and a half In a restaur
ant at Vernon in.
Judge Hill picked up a roll of
bills dropped by tho rubber in
front of tbe theatre.
SHIP FUMIGATION
KILLS SEVEN MEN
MMoHatPd rrt-M I,mI Wire)
fiALTIMOHK, Md., Aug. 24.
Hixteen HtowawayB from South
America were overcome and aeven
of them at least, were reported to
have died when the Hleamtdttp
Steel Inventor, from ilrngfl, waa
fumigated at quanmtlne here today
with hydro-cyanide acid'- fumes,
Tbe fumigation wan given be
cause yellow fever la raging in the
ports from which the Steel Inven
tor had eonie. All Bailor were or
do red off the boat during the fumi
gation, and the flrat intimation that
there had been anybody in the hold
came when offloera Inspecting af
ter tlie fumigation was over, atum
bled over the bodiea where the
Htowawaya had Bought pure air.
Marshffetd Lady Visited
Mrs. Alice Dubay of Marahfleld
stopped over hero Wednesday to
visit on her way home following a
may in Portland as tho guest of
ner boo. ana raniny.
SOS REPORTS
LOST FLYERS
ON AN ISLAND
Near Newfoundland Itf
Unverified Call V
Wireless Experts Question
Genuineness of Message
Signed "Hassell."
TAKEN BY AMATEURS
Signals Announce Rockford
Pair Safe But Request '
Help Hoax Means
Heavy Penalty. r.
' (AmhIaIp(1 Vtftm !caacd Wire) . . -
CHICAGO, Aug. 24. OuS
of the air early today therei
came a wireless SOS signed
"the Rockford flyers."
It said the Rockford-to-Swe-den
plane, ; missing since early
Sunday morning, was down on
a small island off Newfound'
land and that the flyers, Bert
Hnssell and Parker Cramer,
we're safe.
Joy born of what apparent"
ly .was first definite ' informa.
tion of the planes fate quickly
faded, however, when wireless
experts began casting serious
doubts as to the message's au
thenticity. 1 It seemed certain that a mes:
snge purporting -to come from
the plane was actually broad
cast, for two amateurs, one in
Chicago, the other in T'e'
O., made independent reports
of hearing it. On the other
hnnd it appeared very improb
able to experienced radio men
that the message was sent
from the plane's small set.'
"KHAH." 1
Pick-up at Brooklyn.
NEW YORK, Auk. 24. Erlo
Palmer, Jr., of Brooklyn, nil uinn
tour rurilo operator, roported this
afternoon that lie hud Just, ucn
In communication with a stutioa
repreuentlng luelf as that of tho
missing piano. Greater itockford.
The message he received 'confirm
ed the communication Intercepted
last night at Chicago.
The message us copied hy Pal
mer rend: "Hollo, old mun, wo are,
on nn iHlnnd ahout fifty miles north
of Newfoundland. Our food supply
Is gutting low. . Using wind genera
tor for power for transmission.
Talked last night wllh 11CD.I, -Chl-
(Couilnued on puge 8.)
1. 17. SWIMS I:
CHMELBUITOO
SLOW FDR PRIZE
(AmwH-lrtlrrt VrtM Lphiw.I Wire) .
. DOVER, Eng., Aug. 24. MiaS
Laddie Sharp, 17-year-old Iondou
girl, Bwnm the English channel to
day, arriving nt Dover fromi Capo
OriH Nez, France at 3:55 p. in. af
ter 15 houra und 6 minutes Jn tho
waier. , :
Minn Sharp Is the fifteenth per
son to swim tbe channel and tho
fifth woman to accomplish the dif
ficult feat.
Tbe London girl, seeking it
1,000 prize offered by a newa
paper to break the woman's record
established by Gertrude Edertn of
14 bourn and 31 minutes, was un
able to better the mark.
Another woman, MIhs Ivy Hawko.
25 years old, conquered the chan
nel only five days ago, completing
the swim in 19 hours and lit min
utes. Miss Sharp trained on a diet of
raw stenk with an occasional glasfl
of stout. She said these made hep
fat and thus added to her buoy
ancy In the water. Her special
boast is that the ciretimferenco of
the calf of her leg 16 Inches is
the same ns the measurement of
Gene Tuimey's celebrated under
pinning. ,
Miss Sharp said she had tint
worn stockings for years becauso
the sunshine strengthens her legs.
She is double jointed, which fart
enabled her to n.se a double scis
sors kick stroke. This is her spe
cially In swimming and she doefl
25 full strokes a minute.
She has been swimming since,
the age of ten.