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ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 192S -' -
VOL. XXIX NO. 325 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
VOL. XX NO. 96 OF THE EVENING NEW 3
.E'eE!w,sr1ritaie
By FRANK JENKINS ,
TIARRY F. Sinclair,, wmlthy oil'
1 operator and lessor of the Tea-!
pot Dome oil reserve, finally goes
to jail.
To be sure, he goes to jail on a i
charge of contempt of court, be-j
cause he refused to answer four j
questions put to him by the senate
Teapot Dome Investigating com
mittee, but the fact remains that
he goes to jail because of his con
nection with the oil scandals.
Justice .In this country some
times works in a roundabout way,
but when something approaching
justice la actually done let us not
complain about the manner of it.
QTE the phrase: "Something
approaching Justice." That is
about the best than can be said of
Sinclair's case.
Compare his three months' jail
sentence, for example, with what
would happen to some small timer
who broke into a store and robbed
the till, or who defrauded a friend.
or who ran off with his employer's j
money.
Sinclair betrayed a trust the
trust that is imposed upon all
business men In these modern and
cleaner days to deal honestly and
openly with their government.
Whatever else may be said of him,
lie certainly did not deal openly
with liis government. The whole
v"black bag" incident was anything;
but open and honest.
Considering the degree of moral
turpitude involved, his punish
ment is light.
OUT do not permit yourself to be
come too cynical and hard. Do
not jump to the conclusion that
things are going from bad to worse.
That is not true.
There was a time in the history
of the world, and it was a long,
long time, when dealing shrewdly
mid sharply and none too honesLly
wilh the government was looked
unou as a part of the regular or
der. If you doubt that, go and read
history not merely American his
tory, but world history.
Modern ideas of business, par
ticularly business that has to do .
tfith the government, are infinitely;
cleaner and more admirable than
Hie ideas of earlier centuries.
'THERE is loud outcry because a
large Easlern paper concern
has acquired an Interest in certain
Important newspapers. This outcry
is Interesting because it reveals the
general belief on the part of the
public that newspapers are differ
ent in a material way from other1
business enterprises. j
In almost any other line of busi-
ness, even that of banking, the par-j
tieipation of a large and stable and'
well-financed concern would be!
looked upon as adding strength.
Hut when some wealthy man who is
not a newspaper man puis his
money Into a newspaper, the pub
lic looks askance. Instead of ap
proving the deal, it disapproves.
That is a reflect ion of the pub
lic's belief that newspapers are
somewhat different from other
business enterprises, governed by a
different code of ethics, and that
they have responsibilities to the
public which other businesses do
not have.
THERE Is talk of government in
terferenre in the business of
purchase and sale of newspaper se
curities. Presumably, such inter
ference would rest upon the belief
that it Is in the public's interest.
This writer has an idea that all
that is heeded Is publicity. If the
public knows who owns the news
papers. It will be able to protect
itself. Public confidence is the
greatest asset that any newspaper
can have, and anything that shakes
puhlic confidence in a newspaper
will carry Its own penalty.
CONGRESSMAN RAINEY
RIDICULES TARIFF BILL
WASHINGTON. May 7 Repre
sentative Rainey of Illinois, a
democratic member of the hou"e
ways and means committee, de
clared today that the enactment of
the new tariff bill would mean a
net loss of J4niWi.miiO to the
farmers of the nation.
The Illinois legislator contended
that the Increases the measure
would bring to the price of pro
ducts the fnrmer has to buy would
cost the farmers of the nation
many millions of dollars more than
they would get out of the chances
on farm products.
"It is just as much a bunk bill
for the farmer as was the farm
relief measure," he said.
PROPOSED
NEW
TARIFF LIIS
CLOSELY EYED
Dissatisfaction and Praise
Mingle as Congressmen
Study Document of
85,000 Words.
Oregon Wool Growers Like
Duties Fixed but Meat
and Lumber Groups
Find Fault.
(AMoclatM Press leased Wire)
WASHINGTON, May 8. The
possible political and economic ef
fects of the new tariff bill placed
before the house by ways and
means committee republicans were
being gauged today by leaders of
botli parties on Capitol Hill.
Such tariff experts of the mi
nority as Representative Garner of
Texas and Hull of Tennessee and
Senator Simmons of North Caro
lina were carefully studying the
85,000-word document preparatory
to general and specific onslaughts.
Some members of the majority
party also voiced dissatisfaction
with various proposals in the
measure, including the duties on
building material, cedar lumber,
shingles, brick and cement and
birch and maple lumber, all of
which now are on the free list.
Party Whip Praises
Praise of tne measure was
voiced by Representative Tilson of
Connecticut, the majority floor
leader; Chairman Snell of the
rules committee which will report
a rule to govern consideration of
the. measure In the house, and
Chairman Ilawley and other re
publicans who took part in framing
the measure.
While Chairman Hawley est!
mated that the actual changes in
protective rates would not exceed
twenty per cent of the total duti
able items, only one schedule, that
dealing with tobacco, was touched,
while an entirely new schedule
was created embracing manufac
tures of artificial silk, officially
termed "rayon," in the bill.
One surprising development was
the action of the committee in re
porting out an entirely new bill as
a substitute for the existing Kurd-ney-McCumber
act.
Full Power to Hoover
President Hoover has suggested
that no general tariff revision law
he placed before congress, but that
(Continued on page 8.)
GRID STAR SLAIN
IN PLAYFUL BOUT
FOR COP'S PISTOL
( .UsoriHtftl I'rviw Loast-il Win-)
NEW YORK. May 8. Edwin
Hill, 24, star halfback of New York
university's great football team of
last fall, was shot and killed last
night in a playful struggle for a
policeman's revolver.
The shooting occurred outside a
police booth near the college
campus, a favorite congregating
place for the students. The patrol
man, Joseph Green, was absolved
of criminal blame by District At
torney John E. McGeehan of Bronx
county but was suspended from
duty.
Green said Hill and John Bun
jyau, a former N. Y. V. guard, had
'stopped at the booth to talk to him
when Hill spied two girls strolling
down the street and asked the po
liceman for his nightstick "to
! chase them away."
The policeman refused and a
! friendly struggle started. During
ithe struggle, G.-en said, Hill grab
bed his service, revolver from its
holster and when he attempted to
remain it the weapon discharged.
The bullet pierced Hill's left breast,
killing him Instantly.
HARVARD STUDENT
FOUND MURDERED
(A.Hintit 1r Ij-ssM Win )
I WINDSOR, Conn., May 8. Wil
I Ham Treadway Huntington, a jun
! ior at Harvard university and the
son of Mrs. Mary Clark Huntington
and the late Henry A. Huntington,
was slain some time after midnight
last night. His body was round
this morning with a bulb't wound
:n his had. in a lot about a quart
er of a mile from the stand nine
of the Windsor water works on
farm commonly known as tne
Murphv farm, which was the boy-
hood home of Governor John, II.
Trumhull.
The body was found fifteen feet
from the highway and from 'he
early investigation it is believed
that it was placed there.
No motive could be determined.
A diamond ring was on the young
mans hand when the body
found. There was no weapon in
jthe vicinity.
Heflin Howls j
Over "Shield" j
For Sinclair
( AtitociatPf) Ptpm 1-eawd Wirt')
WASHINGTON. May 8. The
order of Washington jail officials
barring newspapermen trom Harry
F. Sinclair's prison house, was at
tacked in the senate today by Sen
ator Hetlin, of Alabama, who said
Ii was "time for those in author
ity to stop truckling to millionaire
criminals."
Heflin declared Sinclair, whom
he described as "the thief who
stole from the government," should
be accorded no special privileges.
"The press will not be permit
ted to go to his cell and write about
him," Heflin declared. "Rut a
poor boy would not have such pro
tection or such a shield thrown
about him as has been thrown
about this millionaire prisoner.
"Oh, when will the day come
when our authorities will stop this
deference to millionaire crimin
als? Let them wear the stripes
like any other prisoner.
"Don't you approach the cell of
Sinclair, these reporters are told,
you will disturb him; he's taking
u nap."
Sinclair, registered pharmacist,
settling rapidly into the jail life
he will live until mid-summer,
looked forward today to the pri
vilege of listening over the radio
Friday while one of his thorough
bred pets carries his racing colors
into an American turf classic.
OF SEASON 10 BE
IT
Six bouts furnishing 32 rounds
of boxing will be offered on he
card at the Roseburg armory to
night. Clyde Wiard, local promot
er, announced this morning that ne'
has added a snappy curtain raiu
er to the program for tonight, mak
ing a main event, semi-final special
event, two preliminaries and a cur
tain raiser, which should end the
boxing season with a card that will
furnish plenty of entertainment for
all fans.
The Roseburg fight followers
have been treated to some of the
best fights in the state of Oregon
during the past season, the boys
being brought to the city in mauy
of the bouts having reputations as
topnotchers in their respective di
visions. While tonight's card is featuring
largely Oregon boys, the appear
ances are that the fights will be
about the most furious to be seen
all season. Every bout has the
earmarks of a slugfest.
Nash and Padelford. who meet in
the 8-round main event, are com
pleting an argument that started
at Marshfield where they put up
one of the goriest battles ever seen
in that locality.
Austin Pendergrass of Roseburg
and Charley Wilson of Bandon,
well matched boxers and sluggers,
are fighting the semi-final. Tiger
Dunn and Indian Joe Corbett, both
sluggers, are down for the spe
cial event.
The first preliminary will be be
tween Young Franco of Roseburg
and Kid Rayers. also of this city.
Battling Judd and Kid Franco, who
fought a slugging fight on the last
card are rematched for the second
preliminary.
This is the last rard of a most
successful season, and from all ap
pearances will be a suitable
finale.
LEGISLATORS' $5
EXTRA PAY SUIT
UNDER ARGUMENT
Mnanriatpfl Frew Leased Wire)
SALEM, Ore., May 8. The In
junction suit of W. A. Jones
against Secretary of Slate Hoss
and State Treasurer Kay to pre
vent the payment of $f a day extra
pay to members of the 1!29 state
legislature will be argued before
Judge L. H. McMahan here today
on a demurrer.
Custer Ross of Salem is attor
ney for Jones. Lawrence T. Har
ris of Eugene. W. Lair Thompson
of Portland and Alorney General
Van Winkle will represent the
state offirlals.
The measure under attack I a
resolution adopted by the legisla
ture providing that fn addition to
the 3 a day allowed the members
by the state constitution they be
pain a nay additional for
a'penses The plaintiff contends that
the measure is unconstitutional,
involves about $22,."e.u.
INSPECTING ROADS
A. M. Collins: state mark! road,
inspector, together with Countyi a0 on Troott avenue, did $2,000
Commissioners Clough and Rusen-, property damage and frightened
hark, are spending a couple of days nundreds of persona (n the South
inspecting market road work InlS'de apartment section. Police be-
wasthe county. Several projects areilive the bombing arose from the
j under contemplation, hut as yet no
action has been taken.
"HIDE" GIVEN 3
GANGSTERS IN
CHICAGO S FEUD
Capone Henchmen Slain in
Revenge for Massacre
of Seven Members
of Moran Ring.
of Murdered Men, Aces
of Their Faction, Were
Under Heavy Bonds
to Face Trial.
(AiwnolBtffi Pri-M Leased Wire)
HAMMOND, Intl., May 8. A
treble slaying today terminated the
brief truce of Chicago's gangland.
i nree men, Klentlfleu. by news
papermen as John Scallsl, Albert
Anselmi and Joe Guinta, were
found shot to death on i rural
roadside early , today and the for
feit of their lives was een as the
retribution of their underworld
foes for the massacre of George
"Hugs" Moran 's seven clansmen in
Chicago on last Valentine's day.
Scalisl and Anselmi were reput
ed henchmen of Scarface Al Ca
pone, notorious gang leader, now a
resident of Miami, Florida. Scallsi
had been freed under $ru, 000 bond
only a week ago pendiiTg a trial as
one of the Moran gang execution
ers. Victims Capone Aces
Scallsl and Anselmi. a dread
duet of killers with whom police!
have often had to contend, werej
regarded as aces of the Capone
staff and their supposed execu
tions today were seen as the stroke
ofj avengers for the seven follow
er! -of "Bugs" Moran, the north
side chief, who were lined up
against the wall of a North Clark
street garage nearly three months
ago and swept with machine gun
fire.
Thrice have Scalisl and Anselmi
been tried together for the slaylugs
of two policemen, only to win ac
quittals because they professed to
believe the detective squad thati
chased them was a squad of their
underworld foes.
Toyed With Law
Scalisl and Jack McGurn, "Ma
chine Gun" Jack, were the only
two Indicted for the Moran gang
massacre. Their trials were de
ferred several times at the behest
of slate's attorneys and police who
wanted further time to build up
(Continued on page 8)
FIRE CLAIMS MAN
AND 3 DAUGHTERS
( Anwx'lntfd Prcm LrntKMl Wire)
ROCHESTER, 1ml., May 8.
Lloyd Flitcraft, 36, a farmer and
his three daughters, Mabel, 6. Mil
dred, 5, and Mary, 4 were burned
to death in their home near Akron,
Intl.. early today.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Flitcraft took two
other children and an aged rela
tive to a place of safety. Flllcraft
then re-entered the house in an at
tempt to reach the three girls and
was killed when the upper part of
the building crashed In.
NEWS BREVITIES FROM THE
NOTED CHURCHMAN DIES
HHILAUfcLPHIA, May . Mar
tin Maloney, papal marquis and
one of the foremost laymen of the
Catholic church in America, capi
ta Hit and philanthropist, died here
today. He was 81 years old.
FIFTY-M ILE SPEED BILL
SACRAMENTO, Cah, May 8.
The speed limit on state highways
wculd be raised ten miles an hour
under the terms of a bill passed
by the assembly last night. It
would permit vehicles to travel
fifty miles an hour along straight
stretches. The bill goes to the
senate.
ICE BREAKS, $7,200 WON
DAWSON. Y. T., May 8. The
ice in the Yukon river in front of
Dawson moved out at 2:33 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, heralding the
advent of spring and summer. FlrBt
prize In the guessing contest of
the movement of the ice was divid
ed between Thomas Leach, of Daw
son, and Kennedy and Grace Stew
art of Anchorage, Alaska. The ap
proximate amount of the prize was
$7,200.
BOMBING LAID TO UNION
KANSAS CITY, May 8. A dvna-
mite bomb which exploded today
In a recently completed oublic aar-
of non-union carpenters against
the advice of union officials.
SENATE VOTES
DEBENTURE PLAN
INTO FARM BILL
(AFBOolntnl Pr 1-oaw.i Wiiv)
WASHINGTON, May 8 The. sen
ate overrode the wishes of Presi
dent Hoover today and voted the
export debenture plan In the farm
relief bill.
A combination of democrats and
republican independents defeated
a move by administration leaders
to eliminate the plan voted into
the farm bill by the senate agricul
tural committee.
The farm bill Itself still Is to be
voted upon.
The vote wad 47 to 44.
The debenture plan would pro
vide for the Issuance of certificates
to exporters of surplus crops in an
amount equal to one half the tariff
on the crop exported. It would al
so give the proposed. farm board
the option of invoking the plan. It
would not compel the board to use
A graduated reduction of deben
ture rates would be provided for
use whenever overproduction
might be forecast in debenturable
products.
Hard Fight Ahead
Inclusion of the debenture sec
tion complicates the enactment of
agriculturatlealslation in view of
the strong opposition to the pro
posal by both President Hoover
and the house. That branch of
congress previously decided over
whelmingly against It.
After Hie farm bill is passed, the
debenture section will be discussed
by a conference of senate and
house committees where adminis
tration leaders are convinced it
will he eliminated. What the sen
ate's attitude then will bo is a
matter of some concern to those
desiring early enactment of a farm
measure.
(Annri:itfHl Vrrm IxmiI Wire)
,OS ANGELES. May 8. Frank
J. Williams, financier, was dead
here
today from a self-inflicted
bullet wound and Peggy Troxel, IS,
was In a hospital seriously wound
ed as the result of a disagreement
between thetn at the girl's resi
dence last night.
Williams, who was president of
a securities company here and an
officer in other southern California
companies, had been divorced by
his wife and was infatuated with
Miss Troxel, E. Nell Ames, attor
ney for Williams, said. She Is the
daughter of a Chula Vlsla, Cali
fornia, banker and had been mar
ried, Ames added. It was a letter
she received from her former hus
band which precipitated the quar
rel. Last night Williams went, to (he
home of Misses Phyllis, Ruth and
Helen Grant, where Miss Troxel
was staying, and asked to see her
alone. The shooting followed. Miss
Troxel s left eye was destroyed
and her nose shattered by a bulb't.
Hospital attendants said she likely
Will recover.
Williams hail made a will, leav
ing his property to a young ilaugi.
ter by a former marriage.
"FRAT" PLEA FOR CONVICTS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. The
Call said today that a letter peti
tioning for an unconditional par
don for Thomas Mooney and War
ren K. Billings had been sent to
Governor C. C. Young by Pi Sigma
Alpha, political science honor fra
ternity of Stanford university.
Mooney and Billings are held in
San Quentin prison for alleged
connection with the 1916 prepared
ness day bomb outrage here that
killed ten men.
CONSTANCE TAKES NO. 3
BEVERLEY HILLS, Cat., May 8.
Constanct Talmadge, vivacious
screen actress, was to be married
to Townsend N etcher, Chicago
merchant, at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Natalie Keaton at four
o'clock this afternoon.
Miss Talmadge had been married
previously to John Pialoglou and
Captain Alastair Mcintosh, both
of whom sie divorced. Netcher
had been married to Gertrude Sel
by an actress and divorced by her
recently.
O. S. C. ELECTION VOID
CORVALLIS, Ore., May 8. De
claring that the recent Oregon State
college student body elec;on was
conducted in an irregular manner
and that those elected are holding
office illegally, President Kerr cf
the state college has ordered a new
election, arrangements for which
will be made in cooperation with
a faculty board.
develop
STILL LACKING
IN HESS CASE
Expert Criminologist Will
Be Called Unless Solu
tion Is Obtained in
a Few Days.
Funeral of Murder Victim
Is Held This Afternoon
With Throng in
Attendance.
The investigation Into the Hess
murder case continued today but
with no definite results. The offi
cers are being badly handicapped
by the many wild rumors that are
being placed in circulation, necessi
tating inquiry into numerous sup
posed facts that prove In the end
to be of purely fictitious charac
ter.
The officers this morning were
called to the West Side by tho re
port that a suspicious appearing
man was hiding In the brush along
tho old road. They picked up a
transient but there was nothing to
indicate that he was In any man
net connected with the case. The
officers also went to Cottage Grove
yesterday upon the report that
man who had been seen loitering
In the vicinity of the Hess home
Friday was nt that town. The man
was located, btit was able to show
that he was not In Roseburg at tho
time of the shooting.
The Hess home is being kept un
der guard day and night to pre
vent molestation on the part of
curious visitors ho that no evidence
can bo destroyed.
An expert criminologist may be
called into the case as a lust re
sort, but. because of the heavy ex
pense involved the expert will not
be called in until the local officers
have exhausted their resources.
The authorities have been In com
munication with Luke S. May, not
ed investigator, and ho will prob
ably be called In the event outside
help is required. He demands 9100
per day, and expenses, for his ser
vices. Funeral Today
The funeral services for Mr.
Hess were held this afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Roseburg Under
taking company parlors, arrange
ments being In charge of M. K.
(Continued on page 8)
W. M. FARRIS IS
HURT BY TRACTOR
MYRTLE CREEK, May 8 (Spe
cial to the News-Review) W. M
Farris of this city was seriously in
jured late yesterday evening when
he was crushed beneath a tractor.
He was engaged In plowing a field
on the Johns place In Missouri
Hottoin when the plow hit an ob
struction. The tractor reared up
and fell over backwards, crushing
the operator under the steering
wheel. His chest and abdomen
were crushed. He was taken to
Mercy hospital and placed under
the care of Dr. E. B. Stewart. His
recovery is expected.
PRESS WIRE
"DARK HORSE" WINNING
LOS ANGELES, May 8. John
C. Porter, "dark horse" candidate
for mayor to succeed George E.
Cryer, today had piled up a lead
of nearly 30,000 votes over William
G. Bonelli, running second In a
fie'd of fourteen candidates.
TOM MIX INDICTED
LOS ANGELES, May 8. Tom
Mix, cowboy film star, was Indicted
by the federal grand Jury today on
charges of withholding $100,000
in income taxes and conspiring to
defraud the government out of ap
proximately $75,000.
THE DAY'S SOCIETY LEAD
MADISON, Wis., May 8. Mir
iam Noel Wright, divorced wife of
the architect Frank Lloyd Wright,
is to marry former Mayor David S.
Rose of Milwaukee, according to
a tetter to a friend In Chicago
made public here today.
THE WHY OF IMMUNITY
KEY WEST, Fla., May 8. The
baggage of Conaresiman M. Alfred
Michaelson of Illinois was passed
through the customs at Key West
without Inspection when he arriv
ed from Havana on January 2.
1928, on orders from Washington
extending him the courtesy of the
port. Deputy Collector L. T. Brag
affa testified today at Mfchaelson's
trial for prohibition law violation.
Dies In Crash
8 r-.MS 1
IVAN D. HOUSTON
Air mail flyer and native Ore-
aonian who was kilted last night
when his plane crashed in a Wyo
ming fog while he was trying to
locate an emergency landing neia.
He was a araduate of the Univer
sity of Oregon and starred In ath
letics there.
T
ONE CARRIED OFF
f Amim1uIi-iI Tri'M I.pkmhI Wire)
NEW YORK, May 8. The Chris
tian and Mission alliance today re
ceived word from their mission at
Sunglao, Kwetchow. China, that
the Rev. H. Cchwendener, of Chica
go, had been kidnaped by bandits.
The cablegram announcing his
capture also said that ho and the
Rev. B. A. Truax of 317 Mission
road, Glendate. Calif., had been at
tacked on the road and after being
beaten and robbed tho Rev. Mr.
Schwender had been carried off.
the Rev. H. Schwendener, of Chlca
and returned to the mission.
Chinese authorities had hopes
that the missionary would be re
turned safely, the cablegram said
The wives of both men are in
this country.
Smith Murder Details
SHANGHAI. May 8.Detalls of
the death of Herbert K. Smith,
Seventh Pay Adventlst missionary,
or Zlonvllle. Indiana, at Hwang
taopa. In Welchow, have been re
ceived here In a letter from Rev.
A. II. Ruzzell, of the church's mis
sion at Kwelyang, Kwelchow.
The tetter was dated April HI
and said that Smith was murdered
by bandits April 7 when he, ac
companied by a party of ten Slno
missionaries and coolies, proceed
ed from Kwelyang to llwangtaopa.
He was held up just north of
Hwanulaopa, the bandit leader
commanding the party to halt.
Smith, peeking to idenliry him
self, reached into his clothing for
his name card. The bandit, mistak
ing his action, fired two shots, kill
ing him. The bandits robbed the
body and left It there, his asso
ciates finally taking It to llwang
taopa and Inter to Kwelyang.
SEVEN MILES OF
TELEPHONE WIRE
LOOT OF THIEVES
C.W-iiit'-l rr I. Win )
SACRAMENTO, Oil., May 8.
Daring copper wire bandits, who
climaxed I heir activltieu In Yolo
county by stealing seven miles or
telephone wire strung by the Paci
fic Telephone and Telegraph com
pany were the object of a wide
spread search today.
Sacramento officials of the com
pany received a report, last night
that nearly two miles of a m v
line being s rung near Arhuckle
and Maxwell had licn clipped
from the poles. Four wires, re pre
senting M(W pounds of copper, had
been strung between poles 1.10 feet
apart.
Investigation dlscloied that the
hand its. believed to be those, re
sponsible for other wire thefts In
Yolo county, apparently lelsinelv
climbed the poles, snipped the
wire, rolled them onto spools and
transported them away to await a
market.
Doubt was expressed whether
the wire would be recovered. It be
ing pointed nut that experienced
copper wr(t thjeves rut the wirnj
Into small pieces and singe it he
fore attempting to sell It,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R Miller of
Dill worth. Minnesota, reached
her late Tiiedv afternoon fort
the purpnso of attending the fun
eral of the late fico. M. Ileus, who
was shot down at his home in
West Roseburg at 1 a. m. Satur
day. Mrs. Miller Is a slxter of the
deceased.
VAN
HOUSTON
MEETS DEATH
IN PLANE FALL
Crash Occurs During
Fog In Wyoming.
Air Mail Flyer Native of
Oregon and Graduate
of University.
LEADER IN ATHLETICS
Corpse Found in Wreckage
of Machine; Had Tried
to Gain Emergency
Field, Belief. ,
(.Wvlat.it Prina LcuikmI Wire)
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 8. The
body of Ivan Houston, Denver, pi
lot on the Denver-Cheyenne air
mail route, was found in the wreck
age of his plane ten miles south
of here today by a searching plane.
Houston had been missing since
7 o'clock last night, when he pass
ed over the local air field. He wan
unable to make a landing on ac
count of the dense fog.
Pat Maroney, pilot on the Chey
enne-Salt Lake leg of the trans-
continental ir mail service, met
the Houston plane shortly after he
took off last night and blinked his
lights at Houston but there was no
responding signals... Maroney also
was forced down shortly after tak
ing off. He escaped Injury.
Oregon U. Graduate
DENVER, May ft. Lieutenant
Tvan Donald Houston, pilot for the
Western A'r express on the Denver-Cheyenne
nlr mnll route, who
was killed last night when his
plane crashed near Cheyenne,
Wyo.. during a fog, ramo to Denver
April 13 last from his home In Ku
pene. Ore. He was a graduate of
the February class at Kelly field,
Texas. His widow now Is visiting
nt the homo of her mother In San
Diego. Calif.
Lieutenant Houston was a natlvo '
of Oregon and wna a graduate of
the Uiyjf'trslly of Oregon In the
class ol l!t2I. While a student nt
that university he was a star ath
lete. After his graduation from the
university he engaged In the In
surance business at Eugene, re
maining In that work until ho en
rolled as a flying student.
Officials of the Western Air ex-P'-cKH
here today declared he had
displayed marked ability as a
pl'"i and- Hint he apparently had
cratl (I while seeking to return
to Dover. Colo., where the govern
ment maintain a lighted emerg
ency lauding field.
MYRTLE CREEK BOY
KILLED IN LOGGING
CAMP AT COQUILLE
MYRTLE CREEK, May 8 (Spe
cial to the News-Review) Ray
'imlcl, ageil 1S years, son of Mr.
and Mrs. fleorce Daniel of this
city, was fatally Injured at Co
qullle yesterday evening while em
ployed on a donkey engine In the
logging woods. The young man,
following his accident, was taken,
to Ilandon, where he died within
a short lime.
HeHiden his parents he leaves a
brother. Guy Daniel, who Is also
employed at Cotpillle, and a sister,
Mrs. W. M. Osburn. of Idaho. Mr.
and Mrs, Sain Thackery of Ruck
Eork are an uncle and aunt of the
young man.
JONES LAW CANT
SUCCEED, ARGUES
EX-CABINET MAN
M.lnf-l Pri t.M-vl Wire)
WfLLIAMSRCRfl, Virginia. May
S Ceorge W. Wlekersham, for
mer attorney genernl In the Taft
administration, believes a more
general observance of the prohibi
tion law would result from a legis
lative scheme of small penalties
eunlly enforced,
SM !iking before the students of
William ami Mary cnlletre. tie said:
"The policy of the Jones law,
which seems to compel observance
of the prohibition law by more
rigorous penalties, probably wlll
defeat Itself through the conse
quences it entails It requires the
prosecution by indictment nnd not
by information In every case. This
will mean one nf two things, either
a vry
larse Increase In the num
ber of federal Judges or the con
tinued embarrassment of civil lit i
E.nts In the delays caused by tho
swelling tide of criminal Indict
ments nnd trials under the prohibi
tion act."