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THE NEWS-REVIEW
Goe Into Over
4200
Homes Every Day
Ow Weather
Highest temperature yesterday... .76
Lowest temperature la it night... .43
Forecast for Interior southwest
Oregon: Fair tonight and Satur.
day; warmer Saturday; low hu
midity. KB!
sure
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Consolidation of Th Evsnlng Nswt nt
Tho Rossburg Rsvltw
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ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 . 1928.
VOU XIX NO. 202 OF THE EVENING NEW
r VOL. XXIX NO. 131. OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW
KIDNAPED SON
OF HAWAIIAN
BANKER SLA
Body of Gill Jamieson, 10,
Found in Honolulu Near
Fashionable Hotel.
WHOLE CITY AROUSED
Murder Committed Despite
$4,000 Ransom Paid by
Father; Fiend Still
Eludes Police,
(AnnclatMl Vrt-m Uml Wire)
HONOMXr, Sept. 21. Indigo
lion meetinga and hints that
I
vigilance committee was belli
formed to hunt down and lynch
the kidnaper and slayer of 10-year-old
Gill Jamieson were added to
the burden of peace officers today j
' as they continued their efforts lo i
find the abductor. j
The body of the boy, a son of ;
Frederick W. Jamieson, Honolulu j
banker, was found on the banks of
the Alawai canal, Dear the fash-1
ionubie Royal Hawaiian hotel, yes- -
terdy. Physicians said the boy
died of suffocation by strangula
tion. Police Surgeon Robert C'
Fans said that an autopsy indfeat
. ed the boy had put up a terrific
struggle with his abductor, (Jill's
neck bore the Imprint of fingers,
many bruises covered his body,
(here were rope burns on his
wrists and ankles.
Physicians said he probably had
been killed Tuesday night, a few
hours after the frenzied lather
Handed $4,000 to a man who prom
i Pd to" ret urn the boy unharmed.
Citizens Aroused
Impetus was given the search
After the body had been found.
Honolulu met with horror its first
major crime and began organizing
police military and volunteers In
to workable units to seek the ab
ductor. Indignation meetings were held
by citizens in all quarters of the
city.
The Chamber of Commerce re
ward fund reached SlU.ooO lant
night and was expected to exceed
SiItMMW by tonight.
At one of the citizens meetings
newspaper men were barred giv
ing rise to the reports that a vigl
' lante committee was being form
ed. There is no record of a pre
vious lynching in Hawaii because
crime has been practically negli
gible. The low crime rate is at
tributed to the Isolation of Ha-
wail and the impossibility of long
flights from the scene of a crime.
Ciose Watch Kept
Every possible avenue of escape
was being closely guarded by sher
iff's deputies. All ships leaving
" (I'onlinucd on page 6)
PLAGUE MENACES
STDRM-HIT AREAS
. AID CALL URGEfllT
f tMorUtM Print iswn WirM
WEST PALM URACIL Fla..
Sept. 21. The plague sjtectre to
day appeared over the Florida
everglades, scarcely five days be
hand the hurricane (hat took be
tween 5oo and .H) lives.
The Immediate problem wirs re
covery and burial of bodies. Living
conditions in several refugee
camps have been made so nearly
impossible because of their pres
ence that complete evacuation
wlth'.n iH hour '.va n.rM rtd
unless some disposition as made
of the dead.
Governor Martin has Issued
call uiKn every mayor of Florida, j
for all the help possible. In one
paragraph be told them why:
"There are Iti.tXM) homeless, 8,
Ooo without a change of clothing,
property damage of more than
If.o.fHMU'OO and ninety five per i
cent of the homes and business
property is either destroyed or
damaged. The situation in the '
storm area beggars description.'
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21, The I
American Red Cross today called
on the American public tor a
' minimum of S5.UOO.00) to provide
relief for suffers from the burn
cane In Florida. Porto Kico and
the Virgin Islands. i
John Barton Payne, chairman of
the relief organization based his
request oo reports from the strick
en areas indicating that foo.ooo
f persona 'in Porto Rico and 15.000)
families ia Florida will require)
assistance. 1
Business in Roseburg on the Upgrade i
"
Banks and Mercantile Establishments Report Sa!es
to Be on Increase; Indications Point to
Future Prosperous Period.
' General business conditions in Roseburg are showing a
steady improvement, according to local business men who are
I in touch with the situation. While the city, together with otheni
of the coast, has been going through a period of depression, in
dications now point to an upgrade moement, and it ts believed
that a material improvement will mark the fall and winter
months.
Banks report a very healthy state of affairs. The past few
months have been featured by an unusual volume of business in
the cancelling of old debts, particularly on the part of farmers,
many of whom have retired notes of long standing.
A general Improve meat of condl-iing sections. A great many new
lions in rural districts is evidenced school buildings have been erected
by the large amount of construe-1 and grange halls enlarged and r
itim work now irnine on in tliose ! alred. tmlicatinc that the farmera
sections. The local firms handling
building materials report that they
have been making a record volume
of sales to rural residents who am
building new homes-, or remodeling
old ones. Local carpenters have
found their services in constant
demand and have all been kept
unusually busy during the summer
iiud fall months working in outly-
FLED TO SHIELD
MOTHER, CLAIM-
OPIORTIGOTl:
.... .
Arrujtaiion of Murtlertnff
Boys Untrue, Prisoner
Tells Interviewer,
i never could have for the boy of
jJH7, or even 19IS. and a new fas-
"FRAME-UP" CHARGED rina,itm tOT aIi of U8 who &re now
l able to appreciate how close Mark
.-- - -- " " - t'l'uttln came to foretelling the act
iuatltieg of directed human flight.
V L Tti I'L! lL 11
a,., .
Fouth Jalks Lihblv in His
Celt and omiies at w ay
He Fooled Officers
Hunting for Him.
CAMnriatrd Prrsst lawd Wire)
VANCOtrVER. B. C, Sept. 21.
In a copyrlghtett story, written by
a staff representative of the Van
couver Daily Sun, Gordon Stuart
Northcott, held here on "murder
farm" charges was declared to
have said he fled because he want
ed to shield his "poor little moth
er" from the pain of knowing he
wass charged with mount rou
crimes.
Thus Northcott explained to the
Sun reporter the reason for his
fltKht. He bitterly denied being
guilty ftf the Riverside, Calif., "mur
der farm" charges and declared be
will fight extradition.
"There have been a lot of stor
ies circulated about me," he said.
"They are ail untrue. What awful
things to say about a man. Some
Ieople have been suffering from
too much Imagination, and a lot of
people will he sorry when this,
case Is cleared up."
"Poor Little Mother"
He was asked to explain why he
had disappeared.
"I had to protect poor little
inutlier from this," he said. "I
simply could not let) poor little
mother of this, f siinntv cnnlrf not
lell poor llltli mother of what
they Wlre accUttillK IIH". f (Aw-htM i'rvm tst Win-J
"if poor little mother had known j XK1V i'fRK, Sept. 21 An In
of these charges it would have I ten.lv e study of Antarctic condl-
kliled her.
"Ho I kept It all from her, news-
papers and everything. 1 was
forced to Mide them. I wanted lo
net her sway lo a safe place, then
I Intended to come back alone and
fight this thing."
He talked more about the charg
es, suggesting they had been
"trumped up."
Commenting on the disappear
ance of Mrs. Winifred Clark, his
sister, he offered a contemptuous
smite.
wm my w, , mHu;.mani. oaaea ior Tne esrao.isn- i-ague njsy W asked f.r a reem
her. too. he saxl. glancing at a J tuent of meteonduelcsl stations; ntendallon.
that Mrs. Clark was suspected of
ur-wiHN'r iifBfiiinf wiiwfi ststf-u
having met with foul play.
.hiring the interview It was not
even necessary to ask him for a
statement. He started speaking of
his own accord.
The youth betrayed nervousness
only In bis frequent use of a tule
of salve with which he touched bis
dry lips.
"Weil, take a good look at the i tic and he hopes to see 12 opened
horrible criminal. loes he look asjln the sntarctic.
terrible as he is painted?' he said.' Conditions In the extreme north
Eyes Peculiar i and south have a direct influence
Northcott Is a good looking
Toum nu nu aisarrriDK manner. :
His fair hair sweeps, barg in an
easy wave from the parting on the ;
left, and there Is a ready amile on
the Up beneath his well modeled
note. Hla eye alone are peculiar,
They are deep blue, but possess a
fixed, staring qualltv, as If their
owner waa in a thrall.
'Well I snppose you are sur-
Continued on pac 12
jlmve alter period of depression,
bettered their condition to a point
where they are able to improve
their surroundings.
As the city is dependent largely
ii (ton the agricultural district
about it, this condition is materi
ally reflected in city business.
Several stores have hud to in
(Coatfnaed on page Si
TOM SAWYER 50
YEARS AHEAD OF
WORLD, BYRD SAYS
,.
(Awnriatwt rv I--inJ Wire
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. Com
mander Richard E. Byrd, writing
introduction lo a new edition
of Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer
broad,',' published today by Har-
& Brothers, says It has taken
world fifty 'years to catch up;
Tom Sawyer's chronicler.
j Tom and his friends set out from
SL Louis and flew across the At-
llnntic, a feat that was accomplish
d in fact by -Charles A. Und-
Derail.
"The account of their air voy
age," said Commander IJyrd, "has
a thrill for the boy of 1S2S that it
'I yovi question mark Twain'!
It V(Hi nifxficin niMrk Twain
. Z t .h
.to imagine what the air vessel of
ltS wm De tme. I mu would oe an
easy task compared to what the
author of 'Tom Sawyer Abroad
did."
o
I FAVFQ FIINn tri
. . . vm . j earning the law.
KIN TO BUY ROPES,, lw may be (aw, but orders are
(orders, and Mr Gilmore had or-
AmnriattHi I'rt-M istt Wiw)
SIDXKY, Nebr., Sept. 21. Pro
vision fr and with which several
of his brothers and sisters could
"purchase ropes to hang your
selves," was contained in the will
ot John F. Sporting, farmer living
near Peetz, Colo., which was filed
for probate here.
Sportings entire estate is to be
d i v i ( I ed bet w een two brot hers.
Kred and Henry, His other broth
states
ers ami sisters, the will
have been diBhoncut anil unfair
with me.'
AltfTARGTiCS ROLE
DAY S WEATHER
ILKlS'STOOIf
Itloim to dermlne their Influeme1
Ion weather throuKhotit the world;
is the chief aim of an eipeiiilhin f
headed by Captain Sir (ieorice Ho- i
. !ert W ilk ins. The members of the
expedition with
their
i the
sail tomorrow
;T,, u,m r ' ; n ,m,7miv.'"
that port they will board a
weglan whaler for their Antarctic
base on OrahamJaml.
(aptnln ilkins who last spring
in rtpiiznrgen. sam n noma seea
men ne nopeo nanons oi ine.
southern hemisphere would erect.
Seven years apo. he said, me-
teorologists told him his idea of
stations In the arctic and antarc -
tic regions was a fantastic dream
but asserted that with the advent
of radio and fast planes hit dream
ia nearmg reamy. i ne Aero-Arctic
society of Berlin ts to establish sr
meteorological stations in the arc-
on'the climate In all other parts of
ine worm, ne neiieves.
"Todsv forecasters at best hare
but a SS per cent accuracy," he
said. "With thene meteorological
stations we could expect 50 per
cerrt and later even greater. This .
would be.rp la the raising of crops
and do away with the present
speculations n foodstuffs and?
clothing, thus benefiting con mi m j
'era all over Ibe globe."
BUL6IH SEEKS
S500 DAMAGES
FNSSINGf
Abusive Treatment From
Road Patrolman Claimed !
in Letter to County, ;
CONNECTIONS MISSED i
Was Returning From Hunt:
ing Trip, He Says, and !
Was Denied Passage j!
Over Bridge.
K. J. liHlsln. not1! evansrf listv
wt-II known III RusnlmrK where lie
ht-M tut vanseliaUt nitwlis a few
y.tra ttfco, has filed a ehma
aKtttrirtt the comity for damages in
jthe Btim of which lie claims
rightly due him for standing for
la "cussing" delivered by John Gil-
more, road patrolman at Tiller.
tUlmare, questioned by county of
ficers, admits the cussing and ad
ded a few more expletives that he
forgot on the first round.
U appears that the evangelist,
who was recently in Portland was
hunters who went into
the Tiller district before the open
ing of the deer season planning to
kill a deer on the opening dy.
lie starieti hack on Monday, Hep-
temer 3t, of'1 this year when ilnt
season was not opened, anc fonmC
that Mr. Gilmore had caused th
nrtdge over lumdt creesr to tP
torn out while a new one was be
tng const racfed. The creek js
about 34 miles alove Tiller on the
South Lfmpqua road-
' Acrordin in Ctlniore'a state
ment, the evaneelittt. who tJt?l
for the law before becoming a pro-
fessional exhorter, arrived at the
creek at a time when there was
t no way across the siream. nut
i'iruwieij t nw vtvi w
pre.mre mm a paMKey. urn
ro patrolman onjeciett, tne
lolttcers were told, the evangelist
proceeded to inform Mr. Gilmore
Ulw ners oi the crew eou -
dent to put in the bridge. Whvn
the evangelist instructed the crew jceived the report, he said, th:t
to fix the bridge so that be and itiiev were hunting at nfttht with
his party could get across, Mr. isfotllehts. He htgestlgated the re
( riim ore told him to go to a plae? Spu'ts and remained in that viciuiry
thai the preacher is endeavoring I for three nights In an effort to
to prevail upon people to avoid, apprehend them hunting at night.
In fact, Mr, iiulgin argued that he iaiid while he saw the men in the
had an immediate appointment m
Sacramento where he was to at-
tempt to steer 5,0f. people away
from that very place, and if he
thottW he delayed he would miss
! cnnec(ron ana ra.no meet his
....
Mr. Gilmore accord nK to forth-
fit IPWIHUtUHtWtl ( (lie (itTHIHlr
proceeded to instruct the evangel
ist tn a new arrangement of word
quite frequently used by )
preacher but having an aliogeiher
,,, , , , t t .
I never can think in my whole
life-time of having to suffer more
unnecf'ssary tticonvenifnce and
annoyance than caused by thin !
mans treatment, ' fr. fmrgm , . . " . . . , J f". - --
wri.es In a letter to the eomvy . n',,lrl"f tim hUU OT hwiw apparently had been sent to the
court "In 1 minutes" he con- ',,f a"m,l', Ui hp wn a proof l Masonic order in N-w York he
Hum d "I could have' fixed a of RPX Mi p ,lif mmrf mUftt I M nuitif member of that
passageway and have gone on-r iV aKged. He filed a, charge ( order are trWnA of mine ami have
it hut inyfi.u.i i i..u u.tit Knot ..
eral miles, costing me tie loss of a
day. mimg cmieiion and fail
ing to meet oblfgattons,. and l
srond for mrwt i.i.iwii p rtihnr
"The language was f.mt. Insntt-
Ing and threatening In the pse-t-j
ence of women and children.
Iteraune if the instill, the block-
efHiftmefflfe of Ul(, highway and the ficiiut"
steamship , ... fcllit. s..,.- i.,-.v...
Itulgln. -tells the count v court he
should be paid damage In the sum
o( $;V(0 Bn(l a!sf r(fromm.niB thal
(1m ro:.d crew's wages b with-
hfI(f a( ptnjliy for tiw trtJttm,w.
f made payment. The
taxpayer's
j
COUNTY HEADQUART-
; RS FOR G. O. f.
' ARE OPENED TODAY
'
The county ti. O. I. central
a commute. h onened head
) quarters in the !Vgnrd Realty
company office In the Gram! !
hotel building, having rented i
quarters there until after the
coming general election. The ;
central committee U making
f arrangements to
conduct a
very determined enmpaiga
throughout the counry on be-
psrty, es strong contests ore
tr
national offices. Georga Ba-
Con, secretary of the central
mmmUie will be in charge
f ih of (ire
SONG OF LOVE
BECOMES DIRGE
FOR CLOWN, 60
iatwt I'TfTM t.-d W-f)
CHICAGO, "Sept. 21.
Tl love theme of Paysliacci
wound itsett about Tony
Peri, the 60-year-otd clown
who leaped seven stories to
his death yesterday.
Peri, years ago, was a
good clown and "weixht
man. l ie played "double"
with his wife, and their
weekly earnings ran up to
$300 a week not a lot as
stage pay goes, but it satis
fied the Peris,
One day Mrs, Peri ran
away with a banjo player.
Peri, a broken-hearted Pag
liacci, continued to clown.
The golden weeks of $30(!
pay envelopes turned to
weeks with no pay at alt. In
recent months Pert has been
clowning with wagon show
and carnivals.
He finished his last en
gagement two days ago. He
went back yesterday to the
booking agents who told
him there was no more work
in sight. Peri walked to a
window and leaped out.
HUNTERS FINED
FOHFAILURETD
TftS DEER WIEATil
. P. mwntiTK, Carl Ohton and
Jairy L. Robinson, residenis &;
iieaverton, Orexoii, were fineii
j?Ht ach t hp local justice court
'today for having untagged ventsort
,m weir possession, jney entered
t- .
t nwui8 ,n, i-tJ
jiie ganm nwrierr. waa mu un
arrt-sw,. ne recetirea wora a. t
jdayf ago that these hunters wcr
in the vicimiy of Giles camp. 53
iimies aoove 1 liter, ana tmu tney
i etc shooting everything tht
fumred up and were slaughtering
er rythlng in sight, lie also rf-
'woods with flashlights, he hjfud i
ir.o shots and so was able to mak
mo arrests on that charge,
S ji .,.
!fo mak aH invMlijia'tion nif
fmlm( ,ie carcassea of five
deer
ail on the smoking rack cept
one Qn (our of ,b, ,h)re m
no mark of sex. Hides could not
ibe shown and the hunters claimed
flMtt Ihev did not bring Iq the
horns. The game warden stated
(that he t'tiund shoulder blades
off
ItwQ fawns near the camp.
. ,w att-.
Having no definite pvmf that
the aniniitls on the racks were
d or fawns, he was sttll able to
hring a charge of violation of thetml of the country" fle said it
"-n grounns an eacn oi im(ien votrtig nr me itr ns ast
, ;" 8 a pa o guniy. ;
JiUiKt "'H" hrfnK the.
ra n Wt wh.
if'br with the murt costs. The
mprw tam-
PENDLETON RODEO
AUDIENCE GIVEN
THRILLS APLENTY
I'KNHLKTON. Ore.. Sept. 2i.
Round up crowds, thrilled by stfv
lUt U-A frin aV Ui. U ItU Iud
'several aptll in ncrtt with h4r-
i'9 to performers, were on hand
for more sensations tlay.
fvmna ard. row air I relay rid
er, fell twice with her mount and
the anint-ii rolled over hc eter-
dv. but she came back from the
field hospital to ride the second
timf b-fore iniuries put her out.
llrk Mheon downed Ms steer
yes ten-lay In 14 and one fifth sec-'
tmds while Jake McClure roped in
19 3-5 seconds bettering Wedne
dny's time by 2 seconds.
In the northwest burking chsm-
plonnhlj nerly half of the riders
tamtt.A A,, at In tt,a -nrt.t Kv.
:nionhh mirklnr content V t?
Qtn,tit.y .,( 4-- t, u
W)tr , Urmm Ca mWered Jack
on! of th wo(
BENJAMIN SNOW DEAO
MAHIROV Wis, Kept. ?t.
Benjamin Warner Pnow, . frnf
vershy of Wisconsin professor and
Tltieiy known physjetat, la dead.
CHURCH a
DRAGGED INTO
OPEN BY SMITH
Democratic Nominee Flays
Religious Opposition
in Bold Address.
"WHISPERERS' RAKED
Republican Chiefs Blamed
for Propaganda; Defi
Issued to Scandal
Distributors.
Wf KAROKD OLlVKlt
I fAsttoclated !ress Staff Writer
t 4)K1,AIHJMA CITY, tkta.. iJeH
21. tlovernor Kmith wants the
1 American people to decide the So-
vetubtr presideatUu electloa qb
the records of the two major par-
: ties and thetr nominees and not on
: religious grounds.
liefore a demonstrative audience
: that packed this city's coliseum
la at night the democratic presi
dential nominee miaced no ward
in an effort to drive home this
polit. j
ieclartng he had ben forced io
drag tite religious question out in
to itt open because of "att appar!
Sent widespread attempt to dts
f tract the American ieople from
the "real issues by cireutaliB of
& American iteereS mpaKanda in
ing hfa Catholic faith, and
moral hatdts, the goveraur struck
blow at ihs h believed rs
J spiijjHtble. civaSRjEed bis opiseis-
i en:s to fiud a single "scandal" in
; hi lon legislative and nulern
tuHal record and anuealed to tha
ufople not to be swayed by
hgions prejudice in casting their
ballots.
! Thf, r.pbHcas national commit-
: tee, sirs. ftiaiei vvaiaer wme
Drantiti assistant attorney general;
tnfr Ku Klux Klan, the Fellowship
j.'oraro, a fraternal publication of
j Washington, IX C, and former
1 senator Owen or this slate, a
democratic belier ail were men!
tioned by Bame iu the address,
which the governor said would be
his last on the subject of "whis
pering, tolerance and Tanmany.
Water power probably will be
the theme of his third speech of
the western tour and today he
turned toward Denver, whre he
will deliver that address tomorrow
night.
Circular Is Assailed
With the Hev. Jim Hoarh Strai
on, New York Baptist clergyman,
and the Rev, Mordecat Ham, Okla
homa City Baptist minister, two of
his critics, on the platform, the
governor fold his audience last
night that "one of the mean things
he had seen In the campaign, wat
a circular sent to hlro hy a Ma
sonic friends of his and purport
ing to have been sent out "under
t'athollc
auspices to Catholic vot-
era.
Ouothts from it. he said It "tolls
'how we have control in New York,
stick together and we'll gt con-
y. ars.
!! ttKiwm-d any connection
with the circular and said he
would ts a chance that "nobmiy
I inside nt the Catholic, church has
leea stupid enough to do a thing
ilike that."
Non-Church Votes Asked
t And tl(-n, a the crowd cheered,
he added: "lt me make nsyself
perfectfy clear, f do not want any
fTatholic In the Cnited States of
America to vote fr me on the
sixth of November because I am a
Catholic. If any Catholic
foaiitry b IU v ii.ut ffc
tn this
;fa;c,
the wellheing, the proierlty, the
grrwth, and the expansion of the
t'nlted Htate is tiest romwrvei
and be promoted by the election
(Continued on page 4i
o
NFGRO STUDENTS
CAUSE OF STRIKE
( i"J Ff-m J-! Wir-J
VtnrAtUh Bept. 21. Two thou
sand students of Fenger high
school dt-claied a strike today and
refused to attend class In pmtmt
against transfer of a group of ne
gro pupils from Morgan ?ark io
Kenger.
S riot one were the etrlkera that
a detail of police as eumrooned
to patrol the school district.
Tboroas C. Hilt, principal of
school, called a meeting of th
eutdent body for later in the day
and aatd he hoped to dispell any
ill feelings. H eclared the trsa
fer of the negro students was ub-
voidable Inasmuch as they eouhi
not get th eubiectt they dited
at the Morjsr. Vsri school.
Page Mr. figgs-
Here's TheCluh
He Should Joinl
CROOKSTOX, Mtaa SepU 21.
Subservience at woman to man
Is the, purpose of a club or united
hr by a grouj &t romineat mar
rid men of this city.
Indicated to Urn UaHait nremfer,
Mussolini's, credo, ?hVMlt U the
duty of the wufsutts to acred to
utandatvH of the man, the new r
KaHization cabled Pr-sivr Muss
ttiii yesterday its congratulations
on an artiel apirerimc in na
tional maKszin.
in th article the premier pro
mulaates his principle of women s
obefiien1 to man.
Humors were current her today
that a counter oncatitsattaa Is b-
injc planned by th& wives of th
ma who are charter members of
ih club.
The men expect to erect a fit
ting monument ta the Italian lead
er who is styled by the club mem
bers as the "VhsmfdeB of the hus
band's cause.
lfeo Schaeffert at young married
masv heads fiSlubv
BABY BURNED TO
DEATH IN BUGGY
CHJCAUO, Sept 21, "Some
kith are burning the baby buggy'
was the excited cry of Jsck Mono
ghsn, Jr., to his mother yesterday.
When the mother reached the
street, the baby carriage was ia
flames and ttaby Frank Monoghan
ws dead of barns.
A lighted cigaret, carelessly
tossed into the carriage netting,
was blamed for fh fire.
TOT FALLS IN QUICKLIME
roBTI-AKiJ. Or.. Bpt. SJ.
3Hiiwl from a ui of quk-kHnm in
to wMWt aJw imti faitftt tale yes
trtlay. EvVya Vamr, 4, tts io
critical ctmtUtion todsy t a hos
pital. WMUam Payne. for?i.ian ivr
the (VrttrN-d Mortar fomiwny, saw
iiitt kJiTs arm uroiruiiiivK flwnv ifltt
vuf am pullpti iwr out.
OIL 111 WW
FUGITIVE IS FQUniD
DEAD IN DIRT PILE
Body Near Scene of Auto
Wreck in Which Banker
and Wife Also Met
Their Deaths.
r .tMMt-UIrd Fmt IMd Wtrt-V
J.OS ANKKLKttt Sept. 2!. A
mathematical caicniatlon and a
fftrce of men armed with shoveU
have cleared away the mystery ot
the disappearance of a wealthy
Michigan banker, his wife and a
California oil operator
Finding of the body of F. J. Wal
ter. La Jolia. Viif.t oti man, be
neath ton of earth In a mouutaia
ravine near Sandherg, Calif., after
authorities already had come upon
the remains of jvfr. and Mrs. Albert
La Httfa of Keefamf, Mich, told a
plain story of a car which pttmgfd
from a highway to the bottom of
a canyon, carrying to death its
three passengers.
!iy estimating where a road crew
and steam shtfv-l waald dvmp the
rargest amount or mn anu tnea
calculating the lugU-at tocafloft of :
the bMiy. sheriff depulie were?
jabie to direct searchers to the er -
aci jocai m ot waiter a body yea- f
teroay. nemama m me osnaer ams
bt wife had bees found beneath
the wrecked ear.
Swmdie Ciafm Refuted
The three hatj made a trip In
Jiakersfield, Calif., from Loe Ange
ie to inbfct reported Investments
of 1 ilni in the Uskersfield oii
section. They wre last seen alive
af ihtkersfield August IS. Werfner-
t day anthoritiea learned of a
Att.cVea tr tte VBdherc, hmlti
way between ms Angeles and f
wstfrf i of (he hmtfM, sort Wat- ifi'J JB h !?
d-m.,lfhl raachi;.,.. A road f fari" " f"!otmlnss mt llct
cr-w warkln the hteh hxl on-!1'"" Mm tttt": K- Siffr'
wlitlnclr thrown ton of dirt Into: !rmro'.n ks '
too r.vliw. birfin. W.llrr' 6otfy. .Mwmtste rer! ln
until 1; wss ftmiifj yestHrdsy. i istKft.
Th flmllr, of . ot! rt.r!or' ! "hfKmM (h ft rtttttttt to
ixxly ctoM-d rt Utlvs of the t -." Pr , "tt f w
man's H- Hu..-!i R. Iirtnkwai. r.
ta snrionn-t h would dmnti r -
tr.(.-tltms frm liui' .tlir-
h.r. Hlchitrti tlodttl. wbo ss
trtrd bpferrtr tti bmlttnt wr
foantl thst !. Hats hsit triTc!
!7R.9ix In oil laud thrmixh Witfr
ffst Per alee Fatp aad Victor t
Ph,!pa, her brother, are expected:
hero this aftemoos from EmiJ
Misa Pheins will ba tba housa
f guest of Misa H&ea flatee orerC HartUulaK former fecregsry ot
tha weeJc-t4 aci br brother will
)U with Ralph Church and other
friends. Bout wiH enter the south
ern Oregon Normal school at Ash
land; next wej-k fer th winter
term. .
irflDCCT riDC
lUnLUl IIHL
CALlFORNlft
Thousands of Aires Swept,
flame Out of Control
in Several Areas.
RANCHES IN DANGER
Families Getting Ready to
Abandon Homes Five
Persons Reported .
to Be Trapped.
SAN FRANC IS.OO-, Sept. 21-
AUhough tslifwrnl'a fire seasa
ended officially SVptember It. the
state today facetf new oatbreakrj,
with the flame out of control ia
severs! sections- iitgh wind atwl
dry weather aggravated the dart
ger.
Two mea were burned serious
y, several cabins werr destroyed,
and 4,iKf acres f Jand on whicil
there was some valuable tlmberr
waa swept by a fire between ftter
UlHg: city and hlnsklp 35 mile
out ot contnd late iast night, with;
LT5) men attempting So prevent
spread of the flame to a wld
front.
Crews Kept Busy
Fire destroyed the camp of A
Drake and his fomtty. 12 mite
weat of Ueddig on Clear ereek
and spread Into heavy b'sh and
timber. KMfvsters repwted tha
blaze out of coivtrti iast niKht. A
fire on Kleiner KiL in Trinity
icesmly,. waa r3?nl -itpretiiig,
while another blase between tKtte
Htm and Clover creek wa dw
srr:3ed as the wnral is Ibat vc
Hon .sinre a recent airm damas
ed the woods.
Foresters hoped to have a bla
on the Napa-Sosssma county Una
under control today. The bmiv
oil the Lewis Nolasco ranch Rrtff
sr, unoccupied house on the Juti
StcFarUn ranch; were deatroyeel
yesterday and the fJames inp:r
iJed the viiiage of Kellogg.
Idaho Area Swept
In the lclflc northwest a fir
smith of Wailaee, Idaho, bad;
swept S,.HM acres on Slate creek.
The fire started Samiay and was
blamed on careless camper, K
force of 2t0 fire fighters was dis
patched lo the scene but forester
feared either raia or a favoraM
wind would be necessary for -caa-cjuest
of the flames.
Flva Parson i Pari!
SAX fJlKGO, CaJif., Sejt. SI.-
Hre fighters abortry before miff
Ft i -Sit last night were making
desperate attempt to rescue a wo
man and four meft ssmmnded by
a forest fire on Ileanty Mountaia
which wm reported "burning t?ver
25IJJ' acrea and headed rapMiy
toward Warner's ramh.
J. K. Kliitrtt, supervisor , of
Cleveland National Forest tfv
phoned last night that hta mmi
had hopes of rescuing the quintet,
two of whom he said are tiers
S. Mareoek and h wife. TJve
f her three men am fire fighter
whsmi ynpr-rvtsttr Klhiatt could not
$ trtttfy.
mt wW tbftt tbe. fim hai
Jmi.Ilwi m a mff( fmit, ta
fuihh tK y,r,i..
,4i Han ,,te4:a iUvswde
Th hrf .5,.5,J-1 nikrf nf
CTeveJand S'ationai Foret fat
ftaid.
ad Is burning imcntrdU'd
Ranches Threatened
This fire ttarted on Meant r
smnJaSn one mile mnf of itm
Han iego-Hlveraide eaettfy lln
and i threatening mtmeraus ranch
houses, timber iand and acre ot
brush. X? nigh? H had rtmibifl
Jsack nn wepj diret-thm an-t
was hum Ing fiercely towards tiie
mrminir rancr,s m tiie iitirft-f
P
111 b ia drritr.'
Tim ranrr satel m&ny (rf th
fsmtlUt in thf .rp wr. jErriPr
Injr tsrptb.r nvovaM rlfiiRK.
and makintt ratiy m Kwuittis t
tt'outlnaod on
MICHIGAN G. a P.
LEADER SUICIDES
DETROrT. Sfs?, 1. rrf-drlcit
. ttat and tor massy year promi-
xtnt in &!chl(as rauMlcan poii
tics, was ffmo'l shot to death ta
bia home here tfela mor-uug.
Prjllce said th-jr belived Mar
tlndale klUed himself.