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SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ITEM
IS
I11TI0H
CHIEF JUSTICE
Attorney General Receives
Affirmation One. Montn
" After Being Named By
President i
BALLOT IS 71 TO 6 IN
FAVOR OF APPOINTMENT
Senators and ' Members of
House Crowd, Galleries
During Discussion
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The
senate tonight affirmed the nom
ination of Attorney General Stone
'th be a supreme court Justice,. 71
to 6, a month and a day. after the
submission of his appointment by
President Coolidge. The vote was
taken after six hours of debate,
largely on the Wheeler and Own
by cases around which the oppo
sition has centered. The discus-
- sion held the attention of an un
usually large number of senators,
many members' of the house and
crowded galleries. ' : (
Only two senators, Hef lin, dem
ocrat, Alabama, and Norris,' repub
lican, Nebraska, argued against
confirmation, but senators on both
sides expressed opposition to es
tablishment of a precedent in the
Wheeler case that -the government
i could bring an action in the Dis
trict of Columbia that could , lie
In the home state of the accused."
Besides Heflin and Norris, sen
ators voting against confirmation
were Frazier, republican. North
-Dakota; Tram m ell, democrat,
Florida and Johnson and Ship
stead, "farmer-labor, Minnesota. It
was announced that had Senator
La Follette, republican, Wiscon
sin, been present, he, toowould
have voted in tha . negative., '
, senator - . vv neeier, ,, aemocran
Montana, and mis colleagues,- Sen
ator Walsh withheld their votes i
the latter announcing that he did
so because he is cousel for Whell
er in the proceedings brought
. -here -and in Montana. ! : ' ; j!
. While Senator Helflin attacked
Mr.! Stone for the position he took
as cousel In the supreme i court
hearings In the case of the execu-
. tors of the estate of Jr Pierpoint
Morgan against James A. Ownbey,
Colorado mining man. Senator
V Norris made the basis of bis1 op
position the viewpoint which he
said Mr.' Stone must have ! by
reason of his long service as cor
poration counsel. ,.. Paying . high
tribute to the character and abil
ity of Mr. Stone, Senators Borah,
Idaho, and Reed, democrat, Miss
ouri, entered their protests againts
the theory that the . government
had a moral r.ight to compel an
accused ' to stand ' trial far from
his home. They also took, occa
sion to deny that the Stone nomin
ation - had been ; held up because
of an attempt to indict a member
of the senate. v
Senator Bruce, democrat, Mary-
f Continued on pf S)
SHIP IS HMD
Captain of Schooner That
Rescued Crew of Strand- !
ed Vessel Arrested
ASTORIA, Or., Feb.; 5. Cap
tain R. Pamphlet of the schooner
Pescawha brought to the harbor
yesterday by the coast guard cutter-Algonquin
with 1000 cases
of liquor aboard after the Pesj
cawha had rescued the master and
eight seamen of the schooner Ca
oba, and bis , crew of five -men,
waived preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner How
ard K. Zhnmercan here today and
were bound over -to the federal
grand jury.
Bail for Captain Pamphlet1 was
cet at $ 5 0 00 ; Mate . Pete Kenney
at 2500; Engineer -William
Tlckre $2500, and the three sea
men at $1000 each. They were
charged with violating the United
States laws regulating the liquor
traffic. The men' left Astoria for
. Portland on the 5. o'clock train in
custody, of deputy United - States
Marshal Morelock and customs of
fice men.
Captain Pamphlet said that he
believed he was outside any . legal
limit when halted by the Algon
quin and that he believed the re
quired ' bail for himself and his
men would be provided In a f ew .
days.
MnWtlQH
Film City Is Calm in
Face of Declarations
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 5.
The residents of the city of super
feature! films, was quiet' and even
indifferent tonight on the eve of
what followers of Mrs. Margaret
Wi Rowen, self-styled seeress, be
lieves! will be the greatest dram
atic! spectacle of all time the end
of the world. . ;
I Mrs. Rowen will remain in se
clusion in her Hollywood home to
morrow, it was announced, going
about; her household duties as us
ual j and awaiting . with calmness
the event she has predicted in the
following words:!
"On the twenty-third of July of
the year. 1919, I was shown that
God began the work of judgment
-jpOn those who are now living on
! he! earth, i Thus saith the Lord,
probation will close February 6,
1924. (Jesus will return to the
earth February 6. 1925."
! Just how, and with what speci
fic j spectacular accompaniments
the! world will end tomorrow, Mrs.
Rowen does not attempt to explain.
but I her j followers have ventured
to forecast a few of the details.
Destruction of modern civiliza-'
Another Capsule of Strych
nine Found in University
Dispensary
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5
(By
the AP.) Finding of another
capsule containing nothing 'but
poison" was! the chief reward today
in the ' investigation of the recent
sudtjen deaths of two ' Ohio State
university students and the sud
den violent illness of at least three
OthersliifMji !'...!; r"' : '" .
Questioning of 23 students xt
the 64 who have worked In the
pharmacy: school dispensary from
which ! the medicine was Issued,
however, failed to suggest even
the hint of a possible clue as to
how the poison got into the bottle
supposedly containing nothing but
capsules of j quinine. Students
were unanimous in their testimony
concerning the strictness of super
vision under which the dispensary
was conducted at all times.
Other .outstanding developments
of the day were: ! '
Calling fin! of state pharmacy
board 'officials to make a check
of the 'dispensing of the poison in
questlonj in the last year.
Abandonment by university of
ficials of ! any ! independent inves
tigation.j ;f. j! ;
Discovery of an "orphan" bottle
of the poison, covered with dust
and pushed back on a shelf In the
dispensary. i j "
Participation by eounty officials
in the investigation.
Completion of the chemical an
alysis of all eapsules issued ' from
the '.'death jj bottle" . and efther
still In possession of the univers
ity! or; returned to university of
ficials, ill I iilMM i.-
! EIGHT ESCAPK- DBATO
i !!i;j ft 1 1 1 I :l!J ; "u
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 5.
Eight! persons, ! including 6 mem
bers of the family of A. II.1 Hara
don, and a. servant and a phy
sician' narrowly escaped death to
day when a detective gas furnace,
generating carbon j monoxide gas,
filled
the! hotise ! with the deadly
poison
!Bed 1 pffis on
Weighty! Matter Considered by Solons;
When is,a Beauty
and School sExperts ln
r Barbers
M
Committee at Open
. Among : weighty questions of
state jtbat! must be decided by the
solons is i that of i when does a
beauty parlor ! become a barber
shop, orjfcowi far toward being a
beauty parlor -a barber shop can
Kojri:friiii:iiliiiirt3'f'r!
Barbers, owners and operators
of beauty parlors appeared before
a senate committee, last ntght to
plead their canse through John F.
Logan.' Portland attorney. Some
of the! ladies fca4 beea engaged la
lobbying for ' several days. . j
Some time ago the barbers and
beauty shops were engaged in a
bitter controversy regarding where
the rights of one were infringed
upon by; the others. A compro
mise agreement was reached re-
cently in which it was understood
that the beauty priors "were to
of Rowen Prophetess
tion will begin with "a sign In the
sky,' they all agree, but some
say the destruction will be com
plete in a few days and others say
it may take years and years. Tho
dozen followers of the Rowen cult
at College - View, Nebraska, who
believe the world will come to an
end at midnight Friday will not
make any ostentatious plans tor
the event but will calmly wait and
pray, according to Joe Gamnil,
leader of the little group here.
This small handful of followers,
alt avowed members : of the Sev
enth Day Adventist church are be
ing ridiculed by their fellow mem
bers who term the Rowen doctrine
false and contrary to the teachings
of their church.
Although some members of the
group were praying and fasting to
day, many of then continued with
their regular work, despite the fact
that their homes were virtually
iff ripped of furniture, except for
the bare necessities. Gammel
plodded away at his usual work in
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Brigadier General Mitchell
Recalled to Stand; "Muz
zling" Charged
1 ' i! ;
f WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. -The
deluge of cnarges ana contraaic
I tions which ; has engulfed I army
and navy circles over the question
of aircraft resulted today in a de
cision, of the house aircraft com
mittee to recall to the i witness
stand tomorrow. Brigadier Gener
al Mitchell, assistant thief of the
army , air service, and Brigadie:
General Drum of the general staff.
General Mitchell has been cal
led up on by Secretary Weeks to
explain a statement that officer
are afraid "to tell the truth" for
fear of i being diciplined indirectly
while cOenearl Drum has asserted
the war secretary permitted much
freedom to officers in expressing
their views. I . ,
The committee today .also took
up in executive session j letter?
from Secretary Wilbur and Reai
Admiral Moffet, chief of the naval
air service both of whom flatly
denied, charges that the navy de
partment attempted to "muzzle"
the testimony of officers and de
clared they, were free to express
their views. y-
Installation of Drainage
Plan Would Solve Problem
According to Percy A. Cupper,
engineer endeavoring : to inaugu
rate a drainage program here.
East Salem residents who are now
bothered with high water and
flooded basements, could find sim
ple relief if the drainage district
plan was put through,' However,
the plan is . bitterly fought and
high waters continue to flood the
front yards. :
Mr. Cupper states that the plan
would relieve the residents of
southeast Salem, because it would
allow the waters of Mill creek to
be carried away. At the present
time the water saturates into the
gravel soil and is - spread : over a
vast territory. According, to Mr.
Cupper, the installation of ... the
drainage P.Ian would do away with
this trouble and bence , prevent
the flooded condition of the house
holder. : . -: -
Parlor? f it So, Why
cial Arts Appear' Before Senate
Hearing Last Night i .
trim Mi-lady's locks but must not
shear those of men and, children
under 13 years old. I ; I 4 s
The barbers are interested In
the -passage of SB No. 96, provid
ing for a state board of examin
ers and for ; an : examination of
barbers and ' the registration of
apprentices. , Those who appeared
before the committee were a little
rough upon barber school graduates.-
Members of the fair sex ap
peared In behalf of SB No. .108,
regulating and licensing the prac
tice: of cosmetic theraphy and cre
ating a cosmetic ; therapy board
which ; would control the business
and schools. : . J -
When the solons got down to
considering; the-' marcel, the gen
eral opinion - was - long may it
irate! -
RAirJBBIkiGS
FLOOD STAGE;
ROADS BARRED
Continual Downpour for For
ty Days and Nights Re
sults in Flood Conditions;
Damage Slight
HIGHWAYS BLOCKED IN
MANY PARTS OF STATE
Three Feet of Waterr Cover
Pavement Near Eugene;
Spaulding's Close
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb.! 5.
Forty days and forty nights jot al
most continual rain, capped by
heavy precipitation during the last
48 hours resulted today in 1 flood
conditions and blocked highways
throughout Western Oregon, Stage
and automobile traffic Vas ser
iously impaired, railway service in j
several onying oismcis namperea
and from reports made to E. L.
Mills, district weather forecaster,
the entire state subjected to one
of the heaviest steady downpours
of recent years. .ft
Damage has been comparative
ly light, although- the flood was
general in the western part Of the
state. f I
The Willamette river at Esgene
reached a stage of 14.2 feet aud
began falling last night, i reaching
a stage of 13 feet. For three
hours automobile and stage Wrv
Ice between Eugene and Junction
City was prevented by high waters
while for a time there was three
feet of water on the pavement in
places. Later in tha day stages
resumed their regular service;
Because of the high watr at
Salem, the big sawmlM of the
Charles K. Spaulding logging rom
pany was closed. ;
v Heavy , rainfall swept ver. cen
tral Oregon: Snows visited the
higher altitudes. Three Inches of
"ain have been recorded ; in Bnd
n the last 30 days. Continued
rainfall has caused considerable
lamage to roads of mid-Columbia
listrict. Minor : slides j blocked
ravel on the Columbia highway
a8t of Mozier. Trains weref orced
o detour because
lear Lyle, Wash.
of a washout
FORGED TO CLOSE
High Water Interferes With
Logging Operations;
River Still Rising
The rise of the Willamette river
to a height of 19 feet and 8 in
ches, and the Indications of a still
further - rise above normal will
cause ; the paper mill to be shut
down, it Is declared. It is ex
pected that the river will rise to
the 25 foot level Jf the rain con
tinues. f ' -
" Another result of the high
water Is the " inability : of the
Spauldlng mill to get logs and as
a result the mill will be forced to
close down at noon today, officials
of the company stated. It is neces
sary that the river drop three feet
from Its present level, bef pre logs
can be brought down) the river.
Rivermen say that logs; can be
earir handld whn th rivtaoinshd
easier handled .when the river
falls than when it is rising.
, The high water has kept the
"Northwestern" tied to the docks
where she will remain until the
water returnsemfwyeptaoietaoino
river returns to normal. The
locks at Oregon City are unable
to be care for the water that is
coming down the river and conse
quently the river boat cannot get
through.
' - A current began' flowing
through the Willamette slough, a
former channel of the river yester
day afternoon for the first' time.
STEAMER BEACHED
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 5.-Accord-ing
to Captain Henderson of the
Klipsan, Wash., life saving sta
tion, the schooner Caoba is beach
ed about three miles north of
Ocean Park, Wash.
DRY PROBE ASKED
CARSON CITT, Feb. -5.1 A res
olution asking congress to call a
constitutional convention' to con
sider a modification of the prohi
bition amendment was Adopted
unanimously by the Nevada state
senate today, ' .
SP1LD1G PIM
Blffl DEilES
Illll OFFICE
Marion County Sheriff Points
to Record In Refuting
Charges Made By George
LJ Cleaver
PROHIBITION MEN-GOT
LONE STILL NEAR HERE
Deputies Have 13 to. Credit;
71 Cases and 70 Convic
tions Are Scored
In answer to the accusation of
George t- Cleaver before the leg
islative Investigation committee,
delving 'into Cleaver's activities
stating that six sheriffs in the
state were lax In their enforce
ment of the prohibition law in
Oregon, J Sheriff , Oscar D. Bower,
who was named as one of the
sheriffs,-simply pointed to his re
cord. I
During the past year Sheriff
Sheriff jBower alleges his office
has seized 13 stills in the county,
while Cleaver's forces have only
one to their credit. Cleaver's men
tried to plaim this case, he said. "
71 Cases Filed
Records show that during the
year 1924 there have been 71
cases in: the justice court of Sa
lem., and Silverton, with no ac
quitals, and one case trending.
The total amount of money secur
ed in these cases amounted to
$9155 and jail sentences totaling
2130 days. The amount of fines
collected was given as $5700.
City officers and .Sheriff Bower
are credited , with $4570 in fines
collected and the state officers se
cured $1130. Cleaver does not
get the reward for a great amount
of this sum'. - ;
Sheriff Bower claims, that- only.
five arrests during 1924 whic
could be credited to Cleaver's mer
and the (fines amounted to $275
The balance of the work done war
by Burns' men, who hold etatc
stars from the governor's office
and . were used to police the fail
grounds I or on invitation of thf
city marshals.
i iNone Acquitted
Out of a total of 29 cases cred
ited : to the state men in justice
courts at Salem and Silverton, 1C
were made by Burns men, and
the pther 14 by men with state
stars. A total or si,ouo.u wa
paid out. by the county for such
work from the prohibition fund.
and it is claimed Cleaver had
nothing to do with it.
No other, county show a recprd
so good,? declares Sheriff Bower
with 71 (bases, with x70 conviction?
and one case to be tried.
PETTY GRIFT IS
GJE
Irregularities Consist of List-
r..i r I!
mg rnvaie uasuime un
State Account
Mclor Charles E. Gjedsted has
submitted an affidavit to Gover
nor Walter M. Pierce charging
petty graft on the part of Adju
tant deneral George A. White ol
the Oregon National guard. Ma
jor Cjedsted, until recently wa?
chief assistant in the adjutr.nl
general's loff ice when he resigned,
charging I hie chief with the irre
gularities! in the conduct of his of
fice. I The resignation is denied
by the office; which says Major
Ojdsted was dismissed.
In the (affidavit it is requested
that the adjutant general turn
over in the presence of witnesses
to ihe district attorney date books
for the years 1921, 1922, and for
the ; year j 1924, which would be
used ftp substantiate the charges
preferred! by tne major.
The affidavit charges Generail
White with having filed claims
with the secretary of state on cer
tain dates in 1921 for traveling
expenses In connection with the
use of his own Buick car, when as
a matter of fact it is charge Gen
eral White used a Dodge car fur
nished by; the military department
of the state. These claims were
paid to the general. It Is alleged.
Major GJested states that when!
these matters were laid before the
governor fc.e caused an accountant
to go over the books or .the board.
He stoutl denies that be was dis
charged, jbut states that .be" re-'
. signed. I.-'. . . ..
DSTED CHARGE
Fate of Entombed Man
is Wot Known; Death
CAVE CITT, Ky.. Feb, 5. (By
.The Associated , Press.) -Floyd
Collins, if he is not already, dead
In bis Sand - Cave tomb, faces
death - in so many, forms that his
chances of being brought out alive
are exceedingly remote, j
No word from . him or to him
has passed since 4 o'clock this
morning and . he has not tasted
food or coffee for 36 hours.: To
night his Imprisonment, brought
on : when a slab fell on one foot,
lacked only a few hours of being
a week long and his release was
farther away than on the morning
his plight was discovered.
The passage to his cave was
sealed today when an uplift in the
floor obliterated all trace of a
cave' at a point 45 feet or more
from the Imprisoned man. How
extensive the earth movement was
ha3 not been determined.; It may
have iengalfed Collins and crush
ed him. ' It may have : cut off his
air supply and left him to the tor
ture of suffocation.
If he survived these dangers, he
Law Prohibiting 'Financial
Benefits From Position
Upon Boardis Passed
School directors, clerks and
others directly connected with the
schools cannot use their offices for
financial gain in writing insur
ance, selling supplies or doing oth
er work, under provisions of HB
No. 221, passed by the housd yes
terday. The measure! corrects a
flaw in the old law and includes
'.he insurance writing clause.
In speaking for the measure
Representative Woodward told
hat he had ceased to sell cbemi
al supplies amounting to up in
he- five figures when he became
i member of the Portland school
oard. Attention -was called by
Representative Coffey to the clerk
jf the Salem school board, who,
ie said, has written considerable
nsurance in his own company for
chool properties in the city. This
ie held was a flagrant violation
it the law. The measure was ap
proved by a vote of 43 to 16.
Several other measures were
passed by the house, including HB
To.'40, a drainage bill covering
20,000 acres of dike land. in Col
umbia county; HB No. ill 4, regu
lating seining in Coquille river;
No. 112, designating (the boun
dary boards of union high school
listricts as the county Judge, coun
y school superintendent and the
HB No. 112, designating the boun
:ounty assessor; HB No. 162, au
thorizing the governor: to sign a
petition for a drainage district to
save the cost of reprinting the pe
tition; hb No. 186, creating a
nera inspector tor josepnme coun- f
ty and governing tests for cattle;
HB No. 188, providing for the cus
tody and distribution : of - school
funds; HB No. 200, pertaining to
contracts by irrigation districts
and qualifications : by J which re
clamation service funds may be
come available HB No.; 337, a
substitute for HB No. 8 and 89,
relating to the taking of beaver;
HB No. 361, regulating the man
ufacture and sale of milk products,
the measure applying to the state
and similar to the federal regu
lations In inter-state shipments;
HB No. 30, validating the equal
ization of taxes upon ; failure to
give notice of meeting by the
board of equalization l and pre-
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gleiBed
Round-up of Baby Chicks" Planned ' I
By Owner Who Would Brand Properly
ii , . ! II ! I I I I.I III g
Clipping' Off Inside Toe Suggested; Other Methods of Identifying
Fowls Tried But With No Permanent Results
Many losses from chicken
thieves has caused C. E. Davis of
Central Point, Ore., to seek means
by which he can identify his stock.
Several attempts to mark his
chickens have ended in failure, so
a new means was devised, accord
ing to the letter received by H. W.
Lytle, state veterinarian.
Davis desired to know If it
would be within the law to brand
his baby chicks by clipping off the
inside toe at the first Joint. He
would be placing bis brand on the
chickens, bo to speak, and would
be -enabled to identify , them In
case they weTe stolen.
The -Oregon law protldes -that
stock other than goats, sheep and
3?acedin:Many Forms
may starve to death before min
ers, sinking, ax shaft from above
are able to reach him, probably
two days from now He may suc
cumb to the shock' and its attend
ant, utter loneliness in constantly
dripping water or his weakened
strength may prove insufficient to
withstand the -ravages of
pneumonia.
Lieutenant Governor H." H. Den
hardt. In command of a military
detachment .-in charge at Sand
Cave by - virtue of his office as
brigadier general of the Kentucky
national guard knows of all the
odds against the struggle for Col
lins' life, but Ben K. Well of Og
den university, one of the rescue
leaders, has expressed the" situa
tion with these words:
"We do not know wbether Col
lins is alive or dead, but as far
aaa- we are. concerned, he is alive
until we reach him and a pbysi
cian officially pronounces him
dead."
Twenty feet back from the cave
(Continued oo pi;g 6)
Measure to Decrease Com-
pensation Favored; Edu
cation Bills Up
The measure regulating the sal
ary of justice of the peace of the
Salem district passed the senate
at third reading during. the after
noon session yesterday.
, The bill, introduced by Repre
sentative McAllister, and known
as house bill 61, provides for put
ting, the justice court on a f la'
salary basis of $2400 a year. Ar
allowance- of 100 - a month for
clerical help and $50 a month fo
office rent, is made. At presen
the peace justice receives betweer
$4,000 and. $6,000.
The only negative votes on th
measure were cast by Senators Lr
Follette, Eddy and Upton. Th
adverse ballots were not explained
The bill was passed on I to th
house for concurrence on decision
The passage of the "law woulc
not affect the present justice, a:
. (OonU&oad en pt S ,
"Confessions" of Seven Yeat
Old Girl Declared to Be
Revived Stories
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, Alsa
Thompson, 7 years old, who re-
cently startled her family and the
police with a .. series of "confes
sions'' that she had poisoned her
two baby sisters in Dauphin, Man.,
two years ago and had since pois
oned and . attempted to poison
other persons, today was remand
ed to the custody of the. county
psychopathic parple officer, Mrs.
J. A. McCrackin. i
Alsa will be placed in the home
and will be given a chance to for
get her "confessions," Mrs. 'Mc
Crackin said. The parole officer
professed the belief that the little
girl had simply revived stories of
poison murders which . she had
reaoT and had related . them with
a. local application for the benefit
of police.
hogs can be branded by ear
marks. ' But a chicken has no ear
that can be clipped so some other
means must .be employed. Conse
quently Davis bethought himself
of the clipping of the pedal ex
tremities. . i . -'"
Just what can be done about the
matter remains to be seen, but
from a simple glance at the situ-'
ation, hundreds of branding 'de
signs can , be worked out. The
combinations that can be secured
are wonderful, taken from a math
mathician's viewpoint.
- Davis states that he tried paint
ing the feathers of his c&lckens
but' that the thieves would, pull
out the feathers and no trace of.
the stock could be secured.
pSouse
SflFViTY BOARD TO
EST TE
FLOOD LOSS II
IfEDISTRICT
OKERS250.il
Nearly! 3,000 Head of Sheep
and 500 Cattle Drc.vn
When Irrigation Dam
, Breaks; Wo Life. Loss
WATER REACHES DEPTH ,
OF SIX FEET Of J ROAD
Many Narrow Escapes Frcn
; Death Recorded ; Build
ings Swept Away ,
VALE, Or.. Feb. 5. (By The
Associated Press.) -Loss estimat
ed at about $250,000 was caused
by a flood which hit Vale and sur
rounding country in the Malheur
river valley and along Bully creek
early today. No loss of life had
been reported late today, though
there were some narrow escapes.
About three hours after- the
Bully creek irrigation dam, 19
miles west. of Vale gave way with
about 10,000 acre feet of water
impounded, it was estimated that
nearly 3000 sheep, 500 head of
eattle, a number of horses and
hogs were drowned. Several small
dairy herds were wiped out en
tirely, and more than 20 miles
of fence were washed away.
Water Covers Valley
The water came down Bully
creek until It ran into Malheur
river, at the junction six miles
west of Vale. Here the rush of
water spread out across. the val
ley, taking everything before It.
One band of sheep containing
1200 head was caught on the feed
ground within two miles of Vale
and drowned. .The Herb Picker
mttle were being held at a place
aear Vale and about 400 were
Hilled.
" v Carcasses pt cattle, horses and
heep and hogs are strewn , all
long Jbe state- highway from here
to the bead of the valley and th
narks of the high water shot
hat the water was above the toaL
o a depth of five feet in places.
The Oregon Short Line's Vale
3urns branch was cut off by the
.vashing out of a bridge. The ra.il
oad will use automobiles and ,
rucks to transfer passengers and
-xpress over a gap of four miles,
jntil repairs are made.
Men Are Marooned? ;
Ben Jordan nad his son, ma
rooned on theroof of their barn
were carried away by the flood
waters, but were rescued after
they had floated four miles in the
torrent. Word of the coming of
the wall of water bad been tele
phoned to them and they were at
tempting to drive their band of
?heep to the nearby hills when the
water hit them. They then climb
ed to the roof of the barn which
held until the water had risen sev
eral feet, but finally was washed
out with them clinging to the top.
They were exhausted from! cold;
and exposure when rescued.
At 6 a m., the water bit the I
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Scott
but they managed to clamber-to
the roof which suddenly became
a rait wmcn roae m ine torrent.,
for a mile and then struck the
railroad right of way into Vale-!
where it was demolished. The
couple fought their way through
the waters which were pouring
over the right or way na man-
( Con tinned on pact 4)
THURSDAY
IN WASHINGTON
; The senate confirmed the su
preme court nomination cf Attor
ney General Stone.
. -
The house military committee
reported a bill for promotion cf
the world fliers. .
Opponents of the proposed eq-jal;
rights amendment presepted argu
ments to the house judiciary cori-
mittee. .
The house restored the appro
priation for the tariff "commiasic :i
and passed the Independent cf fl
ees appropriation bill.
Brigadier General Mfict
:i
asked to appear before tfca hoc
aircraft committee tomorrow
Brigadier General Druta of tL
general ptaff.
Commissioner Esch told a hc-
etJmmittee a irajorlty cf tha
ierstate eoxaneree cs-icL-ricn c
posed the Goodinj long ax.1
haul bill.