TIIE MORIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 19, 1922
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Part of Shipwrecked Tug's
Crew Is Saved.
ALL FOODLESS FIVE DAYS
Survivors of Crash Land on Bar
ren Island; Temperatures Are
Below Zero All of Time.
SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich., Dec.
18. Atter being marooned five days
on the barren Lizzard isle in Lake
Superior, where they were ship
wrecked, with the temperature ever
ranging well below the zero mark
and apparently without food, 23 ot
the 27 missing persons from the
tug Reliance have been rescued by
the tugs Gray and Favorite, accord
ing to a meager wireless dispatch
received here thia afternoon from
the Gray.
Fate of the remaining four miss
ing persons was not revealed in the
cryptlo dispatch flashed by the
Gray's wireless. Search for them
is being continued. Those rescued
include Captain D. A. Williams,
master of the Reliance. Captain
John McPherson of the Booth Fish
eries, a passenger on the craft, still
is missing. The message mentioned
no other names.
Barrier 2Ie In Haven.
Hope of finding any of the miss
ing persons alive virtually was
abandoned here earlier in the day
when the Gray reported the find
ing of two battered lifeboats from
the Reliance. It now is assumed
the boats were washed away from
the island after the marooned men
had landed.
The hardships suffered by the
band during their five days' im
prisonment will, it is believed here,
become new history of the lakes.
"When they left the sinking tug
none of the men had food, fuel or
firearms. The isle on which they
landed is practically barren and un
inhabited except for a few huts
left by Indians and trappers in
past seasons.
Tt probably will be late tomorrow
before the tugs can return to this
port with the rescued, because of
the ice in Lake Superior. Physicians
and medical supplies, together with
food and fuel, werte taken aboard
the rescue tugs before they started
to fight their way through the ice
floes to the wreck scene.
Craft Soon Hlta Rocka.
The wrecking of the . Reliance
was the result of a garfble with
fate on the part 01 those aboard
the tug. After lying to in a shel
tered cove for three days in the
hope of riding out the storm that
was sweeping the lake, Captain
Williams found his supplies of food
and fuel almost exhausted. The
lake mariners elected to tempt fate
and breast the blizzard, rather than
chance death from starvation.
Four hours after the anchor had
been hoisted the Reliance was
dashed against the rocks and her
wheel disabled. The craft filled
rapidly. Just before the wireless
was put out of commission the
operator flashed a single call for
help. It was this call, received
here, that Instigated one of the
most thrilling rescue attempts in
the history of the lakes.
Two Attempt Tail.
All those on board took to the
lifeboats as the tug began to set
tle beneath their feet. Seven of
the 36 aboard reached safety Satur
day night, afer a battle against the
waves and a 16-mile trek over a
white wilderness. Two others, Mr.
and Mrs. John Harten. cooks, were
left at a wayside station when the
woman became exhausted and had
to be carried four miles through
the snow drifts.
The rescue tugs had made two
previous'attempts to reach the side
of the Reliance, but were beaten
back by the gale.
Those aboard the Reliance in
cluded the captain, 13 members of
the crew and 22 passengers.
Belgian Unknown Hero Honored.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 17. A wreath
from American wounded soldiers
was placed on the tomb of
the Belgian unknown soldier by
Thomas V. Fields, vice commander
of the Disabled Veterans League,
during ceremonies participated in
by Belgian and allied veterans. The
veterans expressed deep apprecia
tion of the sympathy thus evidenced
by the Americans.
Kirebug Confesses Guilt.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 18. (Spe
cial.) Andrew Hatfield pleaded
guilty to second degree arson
before Superior Judge Reynolds to
day and was fined $100 and costs.
A conditional pardon was given by
the judge and Hatfield will work
and pay up. Recently, it is said, he
attempted to burn down the Pe-EU
jail following his arrest for drunkenness.
SHOTS POURED INTO
BODES OF BS
Revolvers Emptied as Vic
tims Plead for Mercy.
SHOOTING IS RECOUNTED
Witnesses at Herrin Trial Identify
Defendants as Men AYho Shot
Down Workers in Riot.
MARION", 111., Dec. 18. (By the
Associated Press.) Dr. O. F. Ship
man testified today at the trial of
five men in connection with the
Herrin riot that he had been an eye
witness of the shooting down of six
unarmed men by a mob in front of
the Herrin cemetery the day of the
killings.
Two other witnesses, Mr. and Mrs.
George Nelson, testified that they
had seen a crowd of armed men
drive 30 or 40 unarmed prisoners
from the "strip" mine, where the
trouble started, past their farm near
the mine.
R. O. Greer, ex-mayor of Herrin,
also testified that he had seen the
prisoners brought from the mine
and that there were 48 in the group.
Dr. Shipman testified that he had
followed the mob and its bleeding,
pleading captives a mile and a half
through the streets of Herrin to the
cemetery, that there had been a vol
ley of shots and that he saw the six
prisoners drop to the dusty road.
Dying; Man's Words Q noted.
The witness testified that a man
he could not identify stood over the
prostrate victims and emptied the
contents of two revolvers Into their
bodies. He swore that Joe Carnaghi,
one of the defendants, had fired into
the prostrate body of Howard Hoff
man of Huntington, Ind., and that
blood had spurted a foot into the
air as the bullet struck. Hoffman
was one of the 20 non-union men
killed during the riots. '
"Oh, men, men! What are you do
ing?" the witness quoted Hoffman
as saying.
"If you have ever said your pray
ers, say them now, d ' . you, for
yon won't have much longer." he
testified an unidentified leader of
the mob told the prisoners just- be
fore they were shot down.
Asked if he could tell who did
thej shooting. Dr. Shipman named
Joe' Carnaghi and Leva Mann, two
of the defendants now on trial, and
Percy Hall and Jim Galligan, who
have been Indicted, but who are not
defendants in the present case.
Superintendent Is Recognized.
Under the longest and severest
cross-examination yet given any
state's witnesses. Dr. Shipman said
that he had represented coal com
panies in "about 100" claims cases
in the past three years. He denied,
however, that he was prejudiced
against the miners, and said he had
represented "three or four" miners
in suits.
Mrs. Nelson testified that she had
recognized C. K. McDowell, super
intendent of the "strip" mine, limp
ing painfjilly along among the pris
oners taken from the mine, that he
was taken down a road and that she
later heard shots. She said the only
other person in the Crowd she recog
nized was Mrs. Otis Clark, wife of
one of tho defendants and that Mrs.
Olark said: "They've got old 'Peg
Leg.'"
Jean Burkhart of Marion testified
that Bert Grace, a defendant, had
borrowed a gun from him at his
store the day of the riot and had
returned it the following day;
Dan O'Rourke and three other
mine guards were in court today
prepared to take the stand and tell
of their experiences during the riot.
but were held over until tomorrow.
O'Rourke is the only survivor of
the six men shot down in Cemetery
road.
CONSUL-GENERAL IS HERE
CHINESE OFFICIAL GUEST AT
, SEID BACK DIIfNER.
Growth of Trade Between Orient
and Pacific Coast Expected
by Portland Visitor.
Dr. Koliang Tih, Chinese consul
general of San Francisco, was the
guest of honor at an informal din
ner given by Seid Back, local
Chinese merchant, last night at
which several Portland Chinese
dignitaries were present. Dr. Yih
is on his return trip to San Fran
cisco after having delivered an ad
dress on expansion of Pacific north
west trade in China before the for
eign trade conference at Tacoma
last week.
"Chinese business interests are
prepared to meet northwest busi
ness on a common ground," de
clared the Chinese official last
night. "The people of Oregon and
of the northwest have the good will
of the Chinese people and we look
forward to an immediate expansion
of trade with the Pacific coast."
Dr. Yih has been consul-general
for the western territory, including
the United States west of Chicago,
for the past four years and prior
to that time he held a similar posi
tion in Canada with headquarters
at Vancouver, B. C. He also has
been assistant secretary to the
Chinese legation at Washington,
D. C, for four years. Other dis
tinguished guests at the dinner last
night were Moy Back Hin, Chinese
consul of Portland; Rev. Lok S.
Chan, Chinese pastor of the Metho
dist Episcopal Chinese church In
Oakland, Cal.; Moy Chuck Wing,
son of Moy Back Hin, and Don Wing
Moy of Portland. .
The Oregonian is the medium
through which many people supply
their wants by using its classified
columns. Telephone Main 7070.
THREE DIE IN O'JAHREL
ARGUMENT OVER TURKEYS
STARTS SHOOTING.
Farmer Is Suicide After Killing
' Father-in-law Who Took
His Brother's Life.
HARRISONBURG. Va., Dec. 18.
Three men are dead two of them
murdered, according to a coroner's
jury verdict returned today as a
result of a quarrel over a flock of
turkeys.
The jury found that Ward Mes
sick, 29, a farmer living near here,
committed suicide yesterday after
he had shot and killed his father-in-law,
Lee Bodkins, who a few min
utes before had killed Messick's
brother Harry, aged 27.
Ward Messick's wife testified she
and her husband had a disagree
ment over turkeys, during which he
threatened her life. Frightened, she
ran to her father's home near by.
Her husband, she said, followed, ac
companied by his brother. As the
two drew near, Mrs. Messick said,
her father fired with a shotgun,
killing Harry Messick by mistake.
Ward Messick, the jury was told,
immediately fired through the door,
killing Bodkins, and then went to
the barn, where he later was found
.hanging.
Linemen Busy at Capitol.
SALEM, Or,' Dec. 18. (Special.)
Linemen were busy in the State
house today connecting up news
paper wires for use during the legis
lative session, installing telephone
booths and placing at hand otner
facilities for the convenience of the
reporters, legislators and lobbyists.
It -will require approximately two
weeks to complete this work, it
was said.
Phone your want ads to Tho
Oregonian, Main 7070.
Park Of f iicals to Speak .
The National Progress club will
hold a luncheon today at the Port
land hotel. George E. Goodwin, su
pervisor of the national park serv
ice; will deliver a lecture on "Our
National Parks," which will be
tereoscopically illustrated. George
E. Leonard will preside as chairman
of the day.
Rain Falls in Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or, Dec. 18. (Special.)
Rain began falling about noon
and continued throughout the day.
There is no wind. Sunday and this
morning were clear and fairly warm.
the sun shining continuously. There
were no indications that the .rain
would turn to snow.
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Great Christmas Sale of
Men's Belts and Belt Buckles
A Tremendous Event Made Possible by the Co-operation of the World's
Foremost Manufacturer of Belts and Buckles the Greatest Show
ing and Sale Portland Ever Has Known
Over 5000 Belts and Buckles
All at Extra Special Prices
Leather Belts with
Sterling Buckles $1.85
Rugged leather belts with buckles
of excellent Sterling silver. Sizes
for all men gifts that all men will
be proud to receive.
Belts with Heavy
Sterling Buckles $2.45
Solid leather befts with Sterling
silver buckles in plain, engine turned
and hammered effects. A wonderful
assortment of designs.
Silver-Plated
Buckles at 75c .
Heavily plated in nickel silver that
is guaranteed not to turn color or
scratch. All initials.
The Belts
One-Piece Cowhide Belts 75c
One-Piece Cowhide Belts $1.25
Double-Stitched Cowhide $1.50
Extra Soft Cowhide Belt $1.75
Genuine Goatskin Belts $1.75
East India Oxhide Belts $2.00
Genuine Calfskin Belts $2.00
Genuine Sealskin Belts $3.00
Silver-Plated
Buckles at $1.00
Nickel silver plated buckles with
initials in open-work effects and enam
eled. Choice selection of designs.
Choose now while initials are complete.
Belts with Silver
Buckles at $4.45
Engine turned, plain and hammered
buckles all of Sterling silver. Belts
of real leather.
Mei'i Furnishing Section On the First Floor
Sterling Buckles and
Leather Belts $3.45
Elaborately paterned buckles of
wonderful quality finest Sterling
silver in unusual effects. Gifts men
admire.
Leather Belts with
Sterling Buckles $3.95
Handsome gifts for men quality
such as one can be proud to give and
values that are unexcelled. Great
variety of designs and styles.
Inlaid Gold and Silver
Buckles at $4.00
Buckles that one must see really to
appreciate. Richness and quality that
are unsurpassed. Amazing variety of
designs. : ;
77ies Buckles
Will Be Engraved
With Initial Free
See Big Display
in Out Washington
Street Wlndem '
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Another Lipman, Wolfe Triumph!
Portland's Greatest Shipment of
TOY'S
Arrived Yesterday -on Sale Today
These Toys Were Taken From the Steamer 'Arizona' ' in
Francisco and Rushed to Portland for the Greatest
Display Portland Has Ever Known
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filled to overflowing with new toys dolls, steam trains, flying tops, flower tops, doll trunks, alumi
num kitchen sets, doll houses, games, mechanical toys, doll dishes, doll tea sets, toy furniture, every
conceivable plaything little hearts can desire here, ready for the last five days before Christmas.
We've doubled, tripled and redoubled our salesforce to take care of the huge crowds that have
filled Toyland from the day it opened. Every record in toy selling has been shattered never in
the history of the store has Toyland served such enormous throngs.
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Today we inaugurate a five-day intensified toy-selling campaign more and 'better toys at
LOWER prices than anywhere else in Portland come today and see for yourself this toy won
derland Bring the kiddies, let them enjoy the thrill of visiting the greatest toyland in the west
These Specials Featured Today See the Sketch Atove
23-Inch Jointed
Dolls at $2.45
Beautiful, full-jointed dolls
with sleeping eyes. Wonderful
dolls as shown above.
Doll Houses With
Furniture $3.50
-Complete doll houses as
sketched with furniture for
every room. You've never seen
anything more cunning.
Doll Furniture
10-Pc. Set $1.00
Enough furniture to set any
doll up in housekeeping
every little girl should have a
set for her very own.
13-Piece Kitchen
Sets Priced $1.45
Aluminum sets for the
doll's kitchen ; 1 3 pieces, some
of them sketched above. What
fun for "little mothers."
Brightly Painted
Toy Tin Sprinklers 75c
Little folks can get a lot of fun out of
these practical little sprinkler and be a
lot of help to mother, too. See sketch.
18-Inch Christmas Tree
as Sketched $2.50
Pretty treei ready to decorate they've
candleholderi and good substantial base.
Very attractive.
Doll Bassinette
as Sketched at $1.75
Clever little wheeled bassinette for
dolly just the thing to tuck her into for
the night. Prettily decorated.
Toytown Is in the Basement
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