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SectionOne
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VOL. XLI JfO. 23
Entered at Portland fOrejron;
Postoffice am Second-class Matter.
' PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1923
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LENJNE IS REPORTED
VICTIM OF STROKE
FIRE AT SHERIDAN, OR.,
WIRELESS FANS GET
RADIO SERVICE BACK
10 AUTO
EX-CAPTAIN IS SLAIN;
TAKES $100,000 TOLL
NURSE SHOOTS SELF
ATS
SOVIET PREMIER SAID TO
TWO ENTIRE BLOCKS IN BUSI
THE OREGOXIAIf TOWER TO
TICKLE ETHER TONIGHT.
WOUNDED WOMAN SATS SHE
HAVE BLOOD ON BRAIN.
NESS SECTION RAZED.
EXPECTED MARRIAGE.
RACER
U. S. BOYS PUZZLE
miss ran
VALENTINO'S FATE
STILLTN BALANCE
Court to Decide Tomor
row on Trial.
AMUNDSEN'S SHIP
SIIRIS FDR NORTH
CRASH
Harry Rhodes Injured,
but Will Recover.
3000 WITNESS ACCIDENT
Two Machines Meet Just in
; Front of Grandstand.
CROWD FLOCKS ON TRACK
Officials, With Presence of Mind,
Flag Other Racers and Pre
' vent More Casualties.
SALEM, Or., June 3. (Special.)
Harry "Dusty" Rhodes, professional
auto pilot representing this city in
the races held today on the state fair
ground track, was injured in a rear
end crash with a machine driven by
Jack Ross of Seattle, in the final
vent on the -programme. Ross also
was injured. Both will recover.
The accident happened in front of
the grandstand, and was witnessed
by about 3000 persons. Many of the
spectators rushed on the track im
mediately after the crash, forgetting
that six other machines were whiz
sing around the oval at about 60 miles
an hour. Several officials had the
presence of mind to seize red flags
and rush up the track, stopping the
oncoming machines and preventing
further casualties.
Rhodes Rushed to Hospital.
Rhodes was rushed to the Willam
ette sanitarium here, where late to
night it was reported that he was
conscious and. would recover. One foot
and leg were shattered and he was
bady injured about the chest.
The accident came at the conclusion
ef an afternoon of racing in the final
and what was to have been the main
race of the day, a 15-mlle battle for
professional cars. The track was made
extremely dusty by the previous races
and this was blamed for the smash.
Maneuver Is Not Seen.
Rhodes was to fourth place when
the accident occurred. He was almost
a lap ahead of Ross, and was coming
up behind the latter when Ross head
ed his machine to the pits and slowed
down. Rhodes, enveloped In dust,1
evidently did not see the maneuver,
nd crashed into the rear end of his
machine.
Both cars were wrecked. Rhodes
was caught under the wreckage. He
suffered injuries to the chest and
head, and one of his legs was man
gled. He was taken to a hospital im
mediately, and at a late hour tonight
was still alive, although his condi
tion was pronounced serious.
Ross had turned toward the pits so
that the mechanic could throw a rag
over the radiator, from which the
cap had been lost. The collision threw
him from his seat to the track, and
he suffered severe bruises, although
his condition was not considered
dangerous.
McDonald Gets First Honey.
The races, consisting of four auto
vents and two motorcycle events,
were staged under the auspices of
the Oregon Auto Racing association.
Frank Watklns of Portland, repre
sentative of the American Auto asso
ciation, declared the race ended at
the time of the wreck, giving awards
according to the position the various
drivers held at that time.
Under that ruling, W. I. McDonald
ef Portland, who led the field when
the accident occurred, received first
money.
Rhodes, who is about 20 years of
age, Is unmarried and lives in Salem,
where he operates an automobile re
pair shop. He has taken part in racing
of various kinds in the vicinity of
Salem for several years, being a fa
vorite with the race' fans. After a
cumber of motorcycle races he grad
uated Into professional automobile
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Condition 'Declared to Be Serious
Because Operation Was Un
dergone Recently.
BERLIN, June 3. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Private advices received
in soviet circles in Berlin today
stated that Premier Lenlne suffered
a stroke last Thursday. Maxim Lit
vlnof f, Karl Radek and other soviet
leaders here left Immediately for
Moscow.
The Lokal Anzelger said it learned
that the Immediate cause of Premier
Lenlne's stroke was an effusion of
blood Into the brain, consequent upon
the operation he recently underwent
for the removal of a bullet from the
neck. This, the newspaper said, was
a delicate affair, owing to a tumor
on ths cervical artery.
WOOLLY INSECTS RACED
Pacific University , Students Are
Amused by "Fast" Caterpillars.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITT, ' Forest
Grove, Or- June 8. (Special) Rac
ing caterpillars, big woolly ones with
black and yellow streaks down their
backs,' has become the most popular
spring sport among students on the
campus. Stop watches, field judges
and all other track equipment are in
evidence as the races are in progress
on the main entrance step to the ad
ministration, building during free
hours.
The caterpillars have been falling
in numbers from the big oak trees
on the campus. A search is made for
the faster insects. Bruce C. Roe of
Forest Grove, with his entrant
"Blondie," holds the record for the
one meter race. The closest second
is "Socrates," a large black and tan. .
DEAF GIRLJS DROWNED
Miss Blanda Alseth Loses Life In
Vancouver Lake.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 3.
(Special.) Miss Blanda Alseth, 17,
pupil of the Washington state school
for the deaf, was drowned in Van
couver lake, four miles from Van
couver, at 2:30 P. M. today. She was
said to have been a good swimmer,
but was thought to have been seized
with cramps, or to have fainted.
A party of 24 pupils from the school
was plcnicing at the lake. The girl
had waded out about 200 feet from
shore into water about five feet deep.
A life-saver from Astoria recovered
the body.
Miss Alseth was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ingborn Alseth, who
live near Everett, Wash.
COOS TIMBER TRACT SOLD
Marshfield Men Buy 200,000,000
Feet of Yellow Fir.
MARSHFIELD, Or, June 3. (Spe
cial.) Two hundred million feet of
yellow fir bordering south of Coos
river, five miles above tide water,
was sold today by Duncan & Brewer
of Duluth to Adelsperger & Conrad
of, this city. The tract comprises
3300 acres adjoining a solid forest
reaching into Douglas county, and
when logged will be the farthest
from Coos bay that has been cut.
Adelsperger & Conrad expect this
timber will be opened by a standard
gauge railroad of six to seven miles
in length and the logs put in the
river at the head of the tidewater.
BASIN PROJECT UP AGAIN
Washington. Senators to Confer
With Secretary of Interior.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, June 3. Senators
Jones and Poindexter, accompanied by
James A. Ford, secretary of the Spo
kane chamber of commerce, will con
fer Monday with secretary of Interior
relative to the Columbia basin irriga
tion project. Secretary Fall has, on
several occasions, expressed a friend'
ly disposition toward the project and
it Is hoped to have his approval of a
bill soon to be introduced, providing
for a federal investigation of the
Columbia basin enterprise.
The bill will carry an appropriation
of $100,000 to defray the expense of
the proposed survey.
jySlIIIyi .a Going away TJx JjMM -L I rtL0N&'l-A,r--. -' Ws Wtckke
Heiress Practically Alien
. in Native Country.
OSER AFFAIR IS ROMANTIC
Medal-Bespeckled Horseman
Domineers Girl's Mind.
ALPINE RIDES AID CHARM
Swiss ex-Guardsman Meets Child
Just Recovered From Illness
and Wins Whole Heart.
BY MARGARET DALE.
(Copyright, 1922. by The Oregonlan.)
CHICAGO, June 3. (Special.) Why
does 17-year-old Mathilde McCormlck
want to marry a middle-aged Swiss
riding master instead of a wholesome
American boy? That Is what the
American public has wondered as tt
read about the strange romance of the
daughter of the Harvester king and
granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller.
Mathilde, herself, gave the answer
today. The truth Is that she does not
like American boys because she It not
at all an .American girl. Seven of the
most impressionable of her short 17
years she has spent in Switzerland
and even her English has a decided
accent.
"I don't like these American ginks,"
she told the writer. "I don't under
stand them. And-though America is
pretty, it Is not so pretty as Switzer
land. And there is nothing to do here.
Now in Switzerland one rides and "
after a pause "one has someone to
ride with."
Relatives Not Enthusiastic.
Mr. McCormick does not want Oser
for his son-in-law. His divorced wife,
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick,
does not want him for a son-in-law.
Her father, John D. Rockefeller, dose
not want him for his grandson. But
the girl wants him for her husband
and she probably would have him In
spite of aU opposition but for a kink
in the Swiss law that requires the
consent of her guardian, in this case
her father.
It is a hard-hearted and strong
willed father that cannot be twisted
around bis daughter's little finger
when she seta her mind on It. And
Harold McCormick has been weaken
ing fast When Mathilde first came
home with her big news, father smiled
indulgently and. told her to wait a
while. A man of the world himself, he
felt that the old saying that absence
makes the. heart grow fonder was "all
bunk," and that if Mathilde had a
chance to look over a few of our
bright American boys she would soon
cease to yearn for her venerable rid
ing master. So he sent her off to Vir
ginia. Hot Springs, New York, and
other centers where all of the socially
approved young men are not "cake
eaters" or "lounge lizards."
Girl Remains eDtermlned.
But Mathilde was not Impressed
with them and she came back to Chi
cago more determined than ever to
be the June bride of her Alpine cava
Her.
When one considers the exotic at
mosphere In which she has grown to
young womanhood the attraction
which Max Oser holds for her is not
surprising, .-.n outline of her romance,
related to the writer today by one
close to the family, might be expected
to win popular sympathy for the
young American girl, brought up in
exile, except for the disparity in the
ages of the couple and the even
greater distance between them in the
matter of wealth. But the American
people have seen so many of the in
ternational marriages land on the
rocks that they are becoming heartily
tired oi toreigners marrying Ameri
can girls "for their money."
While Mathilde McCormlck was still
a little girl ten years old, she was
sent high up in the mountains in
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NEWS EVENTS OF WEEK ARE DEPICTED BY CARTOONIST PERRY.
Telephone Communication Cut and
Light and Power Service Is
Crippled by Blaze.
SHERIDAN, Or., June S (Special.)
-Damage estimated at $100,000 was
inflicted here today by a disastrous
fire that broke out at an early morn
ing hour and destroyed practically
the entire north side of Sheridan's
business ., district. , The losses were
only partly covered by insurance.
The cause is unknown.
The fire started In the White
garage, where 21 automobiles were
stored, and In less than half an hour
It had swept two entire business
blocks, completely gutting the build
ings and reducing large stocks- of
merchandise to heaps of ashes.
The heaviest losses were suffered
by the following:
Portland-Tillamook stage line ter
minal, tools and equipment burned.
Sheridan-WiUamina Telephone com
pany, office fixtures and equipment.
Thomas Undertaking company,
stock and equipment.
The Opera House block.
Robinson's cash grocery.
Thompson's confectionery and
restaurant.
Bell's pool hall. .
Grisham'e pool hall.
Dr. J. R. Barr. library equipment
and Instruments.
The Sheridan Light & Power com-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS .
The Weather. i
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 14
degrees; minimum, 67 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Departments.
Editorial. Section S, page 8.
Dramatic. Section 4, page 6.
Moving picture news. Section 4, page 1.
Real estate and building news. Section
, page id.
Churches. Section 5, page 2.
Books. Section 5, page 3.
Schools. Section 5, page 6.
Automobiles. Section 8.
Music Section 4, page 5.
Garden department. Section 4, page T.
Radio. Section 4, page 8.
Chess and checkers. Section S, page 10.
Women's Features.
Society. ; Section 3, page 1.
Women's activities. Section 8, page 6.
Fashiona Sections 5, pages 1 and 4.
Mies Tingle's column. Section 5, page 1.
Madame Richet's column. Section 5,
page 1. . --
Auction bridge. Secon 3, page 11.
Special Features.
Flapper countess shocks Paris. Magazine
ecuun, page l.
Rich girl teaches poor ones to dance.
' Magazine section page 2.
"Which Twitchcomb," fiction feature.
Magazine section, page 3. . .
News of world as seen by camera.' Maga
zine section, page 4.
Hill's cartoons, "Among Us Mortals."
Magazine section, page S.
Pansy seed worth weight in gold. Maga
zine section, page 6.
Will Marconi listen in on Mars? Maga
zine section, page 7.
Barefoot women dance in church. Mag
azine section, page 8.
Location of old Fort Hoskins marked by
monument. Section 3 page 10.
prominent women- Section 3, page 11.
Bank structures add tone to city's appear
ance. Section 3, page 11.
Margot Asquith hits ban on smoking. Sec
tion 4, page 9.
Mrs. Coo lid thinks women should be
useful. Section 4, page 11.
News of Boy Scouts. Section 4, page 11.
Home arrangement. Section 5, page 7.
Darling's cartoons on topics of the day.
Section 5, page 7.
Spice and gravy ruin complexion. sayB
beauty. Section 5, page 7.
Foreign.
Ireland's fate now up to own people. Sec
tion 1, page 7.
Poincare ministry declared doomed'. Sec
tion 1, page 5.
Further evasions by Wirth feared. Section
1, page 8.
Cheating of tourists by Europe rapped.
Section 1, page 7.
British troops In Belfast reinforced. Sec
tion 1, page 2. -
Lie nine reported to have suffered stroke.
Section 1, page 1.
French premier In 4000-word memoran
dum outlines policy- toward Russia.
Section. 1, page 14.
National.
Anti-western policy of House Majority
Leader Mondell rouses bitter protest
Section 1, page 2.
Americans to help probe Turkish atrocities,
Section 1, page 15.
Domestic.
Six republicans seeks job formerly held by
Senator itenyon oi low a. section l,
page 4.
National society of editors to advance In
terests of journalistic profession. Sec
tion 1, page 5.
Valentino's fate still hangs In balance.
Section 1, page 1.
New angles found in Ward shooting. Sec
tion 1, page 3.
Ex-captain is slain, nurse shoots self. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Church Chorus of 35 Voices to Be
Featured in Programme of
; Music and Song.
The Oregonlan radio service will be
resumed tonight with a concert by
the chorus of Centenary-Wilbur
Methodist church, consisting of 35
voices, and the programme will con
sist of chorus numbers, vocal solos,
violin solos and quartet , music
The radio tower In The Oregonlan
building has been out; of service
since last Wednesday nlgat, due to
the generator burning out. Repairs
have been rushed during the last four
days and J. W. Weed, operator of The
Oregonlan set and local manager of
the Shipowners Radio service, an
nounced yesterday that the broad
casting apparatus would be in order
this afternoon. .
Besides the large chorus from Centenary-Wilbur,
- the soloists will be
Mrs. J. M. Muir, soprano; Fred S.
Pierce, tenor, and E.Maldwyn Evans,
baritone. ' Miss M. Reynolds will be
at the organ, Mrs. J. Reeves at the
piano, and the concert will be con
ducted by J. MacMillan Muir. Miss
Gladys Johnson is the violinist who
will play. .
The first part of the programme
will be a cantata, "The Seven Last
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- Domestic.
American boys puzzle Mathilde McCor- j
mick. Section 1, page 1. 1
Sparks fly again at steel merger probe.
Section 1, page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
J 100.000 fire sweeps 1 town, of Sheridan, Or.
- Section 1, page 1,
Progressives of Idaho charge democrats
with theft of platform. Section 1,
page 4.
Seattle schools face financial crista Section
1, page 8.
Bigger and better Prlneville seen already
rising from ashes. Section 1, page 8.
Petition for reds denied by Governor Hart
Section 1, page 7.
Amundsen's ship sails for north. Section
1, page 3.
Two autoists Injured to Salem races. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
King county republicans on record for re
peal of poll tax. Section 1, page 3.
Sports.
Illinois win western track meet Section
2, page 6.
Two more shows will round up present
boxing season. Section 2. page S.
New York ball clubs pressed by western
teams. ; "Section 2, page 4. .
Coach Leader in spotlight as result of crew
work at Washington. Section 2, page 4.
McG-raw is the most dissatisfied man in
big league, but he geta the money.
Section 2, page 4.
Ousted motorboat club members file suit
for reinstatement, Section 2, page 2.
Jefferson high wins school tennis tourna
ment Section 2, page 2.
Pacific Coast league results At Portland
3, Sacramento 2 (10 innings); at San
Fran cisoo 1, Oakland 1; at Los Angeles
5, Vernon 0; at Seattle 3, Salt Lake 0.
Section 2, page 1.
Six ex-champton golfers to meet in tourna
ment tomorrow. Section 2, page 2.
Twenty events listed on festival water
sports programme. Section 2, pace tS.
Dodgers win two and press Giante. Sec
tion 2, page 1.
Commercial' and Marine.
Oregon hop crop coming on fast and will
exceed last year's. Section 1, page 18.
Wheat lower at Chicago with heavy sell
ing. Section 1, page 19.
Liberties steady and other bonds irregular.
Section 1, page 19.
Welsh Prince wreck may be abandoned.
Section 1, page 17.
Portland export' and Import trade shows
increase. Section 1, page 18.
Industrials and specials reach new high
-levels in New York stock market. Sec
tion 1, page 19.
Portland and Vicinity. 4
Strike committee quits in deadlock. Sec
tion 1, page 15.
Ten thousand clubwomen out to enforce
law. Section L page 9.
Oregon soldiers to go to camp. Section 1,
page 13.
Eighteen city playgrounds to open June 17.
Section , page 12.
Entry list now open for festival floral pa
rade. Section 1, page 10.
School directors ask voters for 14,000,000
to maintain Portland education. Section
1, page 12.
Flapper both hated and admired. Section
2, page 6.
Radio service from Oregonlan tower to be
resumed tonight. Section 1, page 1.
Shrine to turn sod for hospital Friday.
Section 1, page 9.
Two men accused of impersonating offi
cers, section , page v.
Klan takes hand in political game. Sec
tion l, page 13.
Last-minute drive being conducted for re
cruits to attend army training camp.
Section 2, page 7.
Killing resumed in Portland tong war.
Section 1, page 15.
Columbia university to have no commence'
' ment Section 1, page 9.
DEFENSE ASKS DISMISSAL
Evidence Declared Lacking
in Bigamy Charge.
HEARING IS CONCLUDED
Disposition of Case Depends on In.
terpretation of California
. Law Used in Action.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 3.
Rodolph Valentino, hero of film
romances, will know next Monday
whether he must face a Jury on a
charge of bigamy. Justice Hanby
announced this today at the conclu
sion of the actor's preliminary hear
ing on a complaint charging that
Valentino married Miss Winifred
Hudnut at Mexican, Lower California,
and afterwards lived with her at
Palm Springs, Cal., while he was still
legally married to Miss Jean Acker.
Whether Justice Hanby will bind
Valentino over to the Los Angeles
superior- court for trial or dismiss
the complaint, depends upon -Ills in
terpretation of the California statutes
upon which the. district attorney's
office based the charge against the
actor.
Proceedings Are Attacked.
It was contended by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Costello that the fact
that Valentino and his second wife
lived In the. same cottage at Palm
Springs for three days following their
wedding, warranted holding the de
fendant for trial. W. L Gilbert,
attorney for Valentino, argued that
no evidence showed marital relations
had been' produced. Both cited deci
sions they claimed sustained their
points. . .
Frank James, attorney for the TV
mous Players-La sky corporation, at
tacked the validity of the proceedings
on the ground the acts charged by
the prosecution did not constitute
bigamy.
The arguments followed testimony
by Dr. Floretta White, physician of
Palm Springs, that she attended the
marriage at Mexicali on May 13 last,
andi that the couple stayed at her cot
tage at the springs that night. Mrs.
Valentino was ill, she testified, and
asked to have a room by herself,
and Valentino and Douglas Gerard,
best man at the wedding, were as
signed to another room.
Dismissal Is Moved.
When Mr. Costello submitted his
case Mr. James moved to dismiss the
complaint, saying he was surprised
the deputy district attorney had not
so moved. He said It "would be a
great misfortune If this defendant
should be held to answer when there
is no hope of his conviction by a
jury."
Mr. Costello said there were several
points connected with the case upon
which the supreme court of California
had never rendered a decision and he
telt that for this reason. If for no
other, there should be an opportunity
to adjudicate. He said that Valentino
had "willfully and knowingly violat
ed the laws of the state" and "formed
the intent to so violate them before
he went to Mexicali with his consort"
He said Valentino "hurried" his bride
out of the state alter It became
known a prosecution was possible.
Mrs. Valentino Held Guilty, j
"Do you contend Mrs. Valentino is
guilty of bigamy, tooT" asked Mr. Gil
bert. "You will find a section of the code
which says that if any person marries
another person, knowing that the
other person has a nusband or wife
living, said person shall be guilty of
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Ex-Army Officer Already Has Wife
In Kansas City Letters Are
Written in Esperanto.
KANSAS CITT, June 8. Frank W.
Anderson, floor manager in a depart
ment store here, was found shot to
death In a hotel room early today and
Misa Peggy Marie Beal of Springfield,
I1L, was found - unconscious on the
floor, a revolver in her hand and a
bullet in her breast. Her condition
was critical. The two met during the
war, when Anderson was a captain in
the aviation, service and Misa Beal
was an army nurse.
Letters and poems written by An
derson and the young woman indi
cated that she came here expecting to
marry him. Anderson was married.
The letters contained phrases in
Esperanto, the "universal language,
which the two had studied together.
according to the letters.
Miss Beal came here ten days ago
and was Introduced to a number of
people as Anderson's wife. The two
met in Dayton, O., where they were
stationed during the war, it was said.
The police made public the following
signed statement given them, they
said, by Miss Beal:
"My name is Peggy Beal. I am 29
years of age. I lived in Springfield,
111. I came to Kansas City with the
intention of marrying Frank Warren
Anderson. When I arrived I met him
and we went to the Mid-West hotel
together. j
"He told me he was married and
was not divorced yet. Therefore, he
did not marry me.
"There is nothing more to tell. I
shot him because he brought me here
and could not marry me.
(Signed) "PEGGY BEAL."
On the dresser in the room where
the shooting occurred was a novel,
open with the corner of a page turned
down at an. Illustration of a woman
standing with a dagger drawn over
the prostrate forntJbf a man.
AGED RANCHER IS SUICIDE
111 Health and Domestic Trouble
Given as Cause of Deed.
HOOD RIVER, Or., June S. (Spe
cial.) 111 health and brooding over
a separation between himself and his
wife about a year ago, were believed
to have caused the suicide of O. F.
Cunningham, . 70 years old, Odell
rancher, whose body, swinging by a
rope fastened to a rafter of his barn,
was discovered today by W. B. Cun
ningham, son of the dead man resid
ing on an adjoining place. The sui
cide apparently had mounted an or
chard ladder, which he kicked away
after adjusting the rope. No message
in explanation of his act has been
discovered. '
Sheriff Johnson and Coroner SIfton
were called to investigate. No in
quest was considered necessary. The
body was brought here to await fu
neral arrangements.
HEAT DAMAGES WHEAT
Cmatilla Crops Suffer From Blast;
Growers Want Rain.
PENDLETON, Or., June . (Spe
cial.) First reports of the scorching
of growing wheat have, come into
Pendleton. The sudden blast of hot
weather has dried up all moisture and
the crops are now suffering. Farmers,
who a week ago declared that their
crop condition was 100 per cent nor
mal, are now eager for rain.
On the heavy lands the crop is not
noticeably damaged, but in the lighter
lands the growing grain has been
scorched, and with the weather pre
dicted warmer fear is expressed for
the crop.
EX-ACTRESSJ3RAVELY ILL
Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore Passes
, Crisis and May Recover.
PITTSBURG, June 3. Mrs. Lillian
Russell Moore has been very 111 at
her home here for several weeks,
It became known today, when the at
tending physician announced that the
crisis had passed and she was ex
pected to recover.
Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her
husband, Alexander P. Moore, pub
lisher of the Pittsburg Leader, re
cently returned from Europe, where
she visited as a special agent of the
department of labor.
Great Crowd at Seattle
Dock as Maud Sails.
FORT GUNS BOOM FAREWELL
Expedition One of Best Ever
Sent to Arctic.
SCIENCE IS FIRST OBJECT
Famous Explorer Plans to Study
Ocean and Magnetic Currents
and Drift of Ice Pack.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 3. (By ths
Associated Press.) With parting
cheers and cries of "God speed you,"
echoing from docks and hillsides
where 6000 people waved a farewell.
the schooner Maud slipped her cables
this afternoon and headed northward
with her crew of lntr-jpid scientists
who are to follow the leadership of
Captain Roald Amundsen in a five
years voyage of exploration across
the grim white Arctic basin.
Before her as Bhe headed up Puget
sound went the naval tug Mahopao
with band playing, while a dozen
yachts and small craft from the Beat
tie Yacht club bowed their wings and
bobbed about the schooner, forming
alongside In double escort lines. Cap
tain Amundsen, smiling, hatless. stood
at the vessel rail bowing acknowl
edgment of ths cheers that reached
him through the babel of whistles
and honking automobile horns.
Fort Guns Roar Salute.
As the Maud passed the government
forts on the upper sound, great guns
roared a parting salute and ths
schooner was soon after Jott to view
in- the haze. 1
Impressive ceremonies marked tits
departure of the Maud from the Union
Oil dock this afternoon. An army
band played the national airs of Nor
way and the United States while a de
tachment of American, marines .tui
furled the Norwegian flag aft and ran
the stars and stripes up the foremast.
Last aboard the ship was the Canadian
flyer. Lieutenant G. E. Fullerton, who
elbowed through the throng followed
by his bride of eight months who
kissed him farewell for five Ion
years.
Marines Loosen Lines.
At the command of Captain. Oscar
Wistling to "shove off the marines
loosened the schooner's lines, ' she
moved away, the band struck up ths
strains of the Norwegian march. "Sons
of Norway," and the babel started.
Captain Amundsen and his Seattle
agent, H. H. Hammer, left the Maud
opposite the West Point lighthouse
and, boarding a yacht, returned to Se
attle. Captain Amundsen will leave to
morrow on the steamship Victoria
for Nome, where he will rejoin the
party. Leaving Nome three weeks
hence, the expedition will head into
Bering sea, then westward, touching
the northern Siberian coast to drop
three natives who have been with ths
party since the Maud left the Arctic
before coming to Seattle last winter.
After passing WrangelWsIand the
Maud will veer to the north and push
as far as possible into the Pacific-Polar-Atlantic
current, to drift across
the pole.
Expedition Complete One.
The expedition is one of the most
complete and extensive scientific ex
peditions ever undertaken in that re
gion. , The expedition is a resumption of
the effort, begun by Captain Amund
sen in 1918 under the auspices of the
Norwegian government, to drift past
the north pole with the ice floes,
minutely studying phenomena of a
vast area never before visited by
white men and to secure data which
the explorer expects may revolution
ise present-day meteorlological and
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