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: SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Criticism of Prison Comes
From Discharged Employ
es, Dalrymple Says
GAMBLING IS CHARGED
Guards Say Convicts Gaining Pos
session of Institution and
That Discipline Is Un-
known Quantity
Men discharged for disloyalty,
sleeping on duty and drunkenness
are responsible foV moat of the
criticism directed toward the state
penitentiary. Warden A. M.
Dalrymple stated " before the cor
oner s jury last night. Pick a
man out of the gutter and then be
forced to fire him and be becomes
your enemy, the warden said. '
"If any mistakes . have been
made I-made them and am solely
responsible." the warden said, !
"for the governor gave me free
band in the management of the
penitentiary. . . ;
-PriAr. 9v aiwav Ambled
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been made by men whose duty it
was to prohibit it. Men I have
discharged for . drunkenness have
been called to testify before this
Jury and all I ask is a square
deal,; j Warden Dalrymple de
clared.,' .Commenting upon the matter
of discipline, the warden said that
it is the duty of the deputy war
den at every penal Institution to
assume the responsibility for the
discipline and act as disciplinarian.
If Jones and Kelley, two convicts,
celled together it was without his
knowledge and in violation to his
orders. Convicts ! as individuals
have made requests but never de
mands, be declared.
Since becoming warden October
8, 1923. there has been perfect
order and it has been the purpose
to maintain the best discipline
possible; with , the minimum of
punishment." Handling of convicts
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when men were tied up by the
wrists overnight and flogged is
not tolerated. Lack of - employ
ment is the gravest problem at
present according to the warden.
"Order has been excellent the
last year and an example was of
fered during the legislature when
the prison show played .for an en
tire week. When I took over the
Institution the place was a wreck,
with convicts Joyriding; in state
owned cars and being chased back
to the institution by the Salem
police, j Since that time there has
not been a complaint received re
garding such performances," War
den Dalrymple declared.
That convicts are permitted to
accumulate tobacco and turn this
n-vuiuuw tutu ij-o . . . . .
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In for credit was adinltted,?butlf - . ,.fc .a
not when it was known the tobac
co was" acquired by gambling.
Warden Dalrymple pointed .to 'his
own bouse boy as an examble
This trusty does not smoke but
receives his two-can & week allow
ance from the state. These are
. carefully horded and returned for
credit on the prison books. Or
ders' were given several months
ago prohibiting the transfer' of
money from one convict to another
and in cases of litlgimate barter
the transfer must be made In the
presence of the head chapel guard
and .receive his okey before en
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GIRL i SWIMMER LOSES
AMERICAN LASS DEFEATED
BY ICY WATERS
BOULOGNE. France. Aug. 18
Gertrude Ederle. the 18-year-old
'ImorlAAM arl-I fallad avlm tia
English channel today. : She
matched the strength and endur -
ance of the muscles of her younglFITK ARE HELD FOR WEIRD
womanhood against the treaeher
ous waters in a superb battle, but!
was defeated. I . . -
-.' The end came suddenly six and
a half miles from Dover after SlOakalla Jail here today in connec
hours and 4 nrfeutes of one of I tlon rwith a' "witchcraft' murder
thel greatest exhibitions the old
channel ever! had seen. She had
swallowed great Quantities of salt!
water repeatedly during two miles
of a choppy sea which was en-
countered about mid-channel, and!
she was unable to withstand the
effect this had on her; , . -- -..-.
- Miss Ederle entered the-water
at Cape Grls-Nes at 7:12 o'clock! The Indians ar nomads of
'in the morning and ended her
strenuous task at 3:68 in the af-
. ternoon. She sobbed when she
was dragged aboard a rowboat af-
ter . having been kept afloat by
ishak Helmy, the Egyptian swim -
mer, who, at a sign from Jabes
"Wolfe, the ever watchful trainer,
threw his arms ato'urthe''slnUcs
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PARKING CHANGEBRINGS
BUT LITTLE CONFUSION
MOTORISTS TAKE TO XT.W
METHOD IMMEDIATELY
Police Officer Is 'CnnA Tt
Chief Minto for Barking
! Auto to Curbing I ;
Head in parking became a
reality - in Salem, yesterday jwlth
little excitement or; confusion to
mark its introduction. Two minor
accidents were reported where the
bead - in was named as the con-
triDuting cause.1 ;
During the early business hours
of the. morning there was a lijttle
confusion from motorists who for
sun mai yesieraay was the lap-
pointed date for the change and
parked their cars under the
system, but by noon most of
old
the
machines had conformed to ithe
new regulations. Several drivers.
however, parked their cars accord
ingj to the old j mode consistently
thrhnvKAiit .- . '
Innocent motorists were not Ithe
only ones whose memory of 'the
day of introduction failed, "
Chief of Police Minto accosted
Officer "Walt" Thompson durinr
the. early hours of ?the ;morn.ng
an In a TOlce that bespoke power
authority demanded:
"Whose car is that there. "Who
lever owns mat j?ora coupe evi
dently don t read the papers. I
;ant. to see the man that owns
it and have him turn It around.'
The genial policeman groaned.
I nm sorry, chief." he replied.
but I cannot tell a lie; that; Ford
coupe is mine. I forgot all about
the; new parking ordinance going
into effect this morning." I
A warning was issued by Chief
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Minto during the morning that
motorists must not back their
car to "the left in such manner
thai they face the traffic on the
same side of the street. Several
cases of this dangerous practise
were reported. The drivers had
backed ; to the ; left and then! in
going ahead had crossed to the
other side of the street, breaking
traffic lines on both sides. This
practise is strictly forbidden by
police. ., - ; - .;
Two minor accidents were jre-
ported during the day. Ralph j II
Kletztng- reported having, backed
away . from the curb and stnick
the rubbish cart of the city street
department . In the' afternoon
A. C:,Fleener reported a collision
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Eight accidents were " reported
during the day but in only the
two did the drivers name the new
parking system a a contributing
cause. ; .
Work of painting the. , wh
Ite
guide lines will begin today and
be finished in about .16 days.
PLANT TO OPEN SOON
LIXEX BULL IS TO OPERATE
fWTTHIN THIRTY DAYS
It will be 30 days or longer be
fore operations will begin at the
new Miles linen mill, it was an
nounced yesterday by B J. Miles,
U) uv.n uovc-ucm. uywu m-
with which the rremainder of the
machinery will-he installed. -A
B. Thompson Of Belfast, Ireland,
will he the superintendent of the
factory, with J. S. McNeill, a?so
frani. Ireland, as the .permanent
expert mechanic. P. Clake, me
chanic with the machinery man
ufacturing company, is still on the
Job here.-; l . . 1
ka -and harness thread will
be the first products of the mill.
Miles declared yesterday. - These
a-a Hi&lmnliaf nrrnllIPtfl and SrS
therefore-being Used to brak in
the frorkers. Later fish netting
will be manufactured, according to
early plans. '
About 30 people will eventually
be eiaployed in the plant, he de
clared. They will not be put on
4t opCe but as fast as -they - can
be trained and the operation 'of
the plant smoothed down to rou
tine.
INDIANS ARE 'CAPTURED
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I - VANCOUVER, B; C Aug. -18
I Five. Indians were being held in
I of Wastetia Moccasin, or Atol, an
Indian youth. In March 1923, iat
Thirty-Mile :ba-V on the liard
Iriveri ,V ! . . i i
' The prisoners. Big Alex, Jimmy
Loot, Dan Loot, -Clem -.Loot aid
Eddie Loot, were arrested after; a
I chase by the mounted police over
(about 2540 miles.
primitive; type and - live In -the
Liard , river dictrict of northern
British Columbia, a remote regJon
difficult to access. ..The murdered
j man vras1 suspected ;of hewitchipg
JLoot an old Indian tribesman,
1 After ft council the tribe decided
I that Atol mustdle and.be was Ued
j ttP :bjr;evrat "of - the Indians and
i left oa the ico to ireeza.
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ULLUIMil 1 1 HI I L
JLUl
fl BHEB
Financing Program Is De
clared Solved by Interna
tional Committees ,
COOLIDGE FAVORS PLAN
Assurances Given By President
Wilson Are Declared Bind,
ing fpon Present Ad
ministration -r
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. (By
for funding the Belgian war debt
Associated Press.) An agreement
to the United States with remis
sion of all interest on loans pre
ceding the armistice and part of
the interest on the balance, was
reached today between the Amer
ican arZ Belgian debt commission.
The program, approved by
President Coolidge at Plymouth,
Vt., yesterday was described as
recognizing a "weighty moral obli
gation," growing out of assurance
given by President Wilson during
the Versailles peace conference
and also the right of Belgium to
particular and special treatment
by the United States. Subject to
ratification by congress land 'the
Belgian government, tne agree
ment provides that $171,780,000
loaned to Belgium during the ac
tual fighting with Germany, shall
be paid tree of all accrued or fu
ture interest. The Belgians had
insisted that the loans represented
in this amount should be consid
ered a debt by Germany to the
United States because such a pro
posal "was accepted by president
w llson at the peace conference
fcuch transfer of responsibility
from Belgium to Germany was re
fused by the American '! commis
sion but it declared that "while no
legal obligation rests upon the
United States in the matter, there
does '-continue a weighty, moral
( Coptinqedm xs 1) "
STAGES PROTEST ARREST
WASHINGTON IS DECLARED TO
HAVE NO AUTHORITY
SEATTLE, Aug. 18. (By the
Associated Press.) Right of Se
attle to control stages running
from Portland to this city was'
questioned today in superior court
by the International Motor Tran
sit company. This concern, of
which Guy E. Kelley,' Tacoma, is
secretary, asked an Injunction'
against arrests of drivers.
The complaint recited that the
city arrested J. W. Hartman, driv
er, because he did not have
Washington operators' license and
threatened to take others . into
custody. This action was called
interference with interstate com
merce. ' I
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LONGFELLOW CLUB NOW
LBELNG ORGANIZED HERE
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MEN UNDER SIX FEET TALL
ARE XOT ELIGIBLE
Purpose of Organization to Stake
Life More Comfortable for
Tall Men
The Salem Longfellow club is
being organized. Every man who
is' six feet tall or over Is eligible
Mtn. under six feet cannot be
come members.
This is a new organization, but
it is spreading like wild fire, all
over the country. Its main object
is "to make life more comfortable
for, tall men.". Already new ho
tels being planned in various .ci
ties are arranging beds. and fpr
niture for tall men, and generally
taking stock of the demands and
comforts of the fellows who re
a little longer than the! ordinary
mill run. f
Fate, ' or the organizers, have
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picked on Dr. Ansley G. Bates,' in
charge of the Staples Optical com
pany's place in the Masonic build
ing, to' stand up for the new Or
ganisation and get it started and
on its feet; ' partly because he
stands six feet four and a half In
ches in his stocking feet. So he
is taking the lead in the matter
Already there are lined up the
following UDStandlne Salemitesz
Dr. H. C. Epley, dentist; Mertil
D. Ohling, insurance;', Arthiir
Moore, bicycles and furniture; Joe
Adolph, cigar store; Frank Kel
logg, accountant; Robert Eakin
manager jewelry store; Lewis
Lunsford, sales .manager music
house; Keith Brown, student; Rex
Von Eschen, electrician; John
Orr, collector; Sam Adolph, cigar
store; . Bert Victor, Columbia
tires; Henry Lee, signs; Edward
Potter, salesman. The promoters
have on their list John, Allen and
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FREE RIDES ARE FLAYED
LIFTS FROM MOTORISTS SAID
MAKING MANY HOBOES
Motorists who give "lifts
along the highways "to. boys and
girls came under the severe eon
demnation of E. .Kurtz, police
commissioner of The .Dalles, in
letter to the state public service
commission today. Kurtx wrote
to inquire whether there was not
a state law restricting such a prac
tice with the additional request
that if there was no such law the
public service commission would
take some action. ....
The. ease with which boys and
girls can get free rides along the
highway is making hoboes ; of
scores of youths who would not
otherwise be attracted to this ir
responsible life, he declares, men
tioning several examples that
have come under his observation
The state commission will re
ply that there is no such law and
that the matter is not a fit sub
ject for action by the public ser
vice commission.
Onward, Christian Soldiers
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OUTLAWS GIVE DETAILS
OF FATAL PRISON BREAK
STATEMENT IS DICTATED TO
NEWMAN BY 3IURRAY
Action of Prison Official Is
Described by Three Coo
Tict-ldUers
Giving all the vivid details of
their escape from the state prison.
Murray, Willos and Kelley, mur
derer-convicts sought by police of
the whole state Issued a signed
statement recounting the manner
S7bi2.S? thllL7M r?m
guards and leaving their leader.
Oregon Jones, dead, outside the
wall. The statement was dictated
to C. Lw Newman, their unwilling
host at New Era, by Murray, and
7 " re men a
Biauipea wim ineir nngerprims.
ine signatures ana prints nave
Deen cnecxea oy oinciais ana nave i
Deen round accurate.
The statment which follows was
reieasea oy .me Associated i ress. I
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Some Questions put by Newman
are answered at the end of the
narrative.
"It was our Intention to null the
break Just a stickup, we meant
to get tne guns irom tne turn-
key, walk ahead and open thel
state or else ro throneh the
tovor A a wn. riv.-n.rri."! crafty leadership, outwitted
were waiting with guns at the
gate. They were of regular shift
and on special duty. I and Jones
were the first to slide down the I
rope, and we went to the turn-l
key's office.
'I had a knife only. Jones had
nothing. As I went into the turn
key's office, Dalrymple and two
guards came out. I let them pass
Th.w w - a at (Via ni TVilwmnls I
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m rim aaoma. tn, v. tnin. tn
. o-o. -.--. t-o vi- ir-w
wh mnVin, riroaV. na 1 .. nvr
best to Intimidate them. The
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-Miarrfa wr unarmed also. 1 Hel
(Dalrymple) ran through the
front ifoto ar,A nr tn hi hflnM. I
Where he went after that we dotIcklIn nis -nulder blades, was
- v,-w t tbe wheel.
" aw-rs I
"Rirtt in the turnkey's office I
there was Slaughterhouse Dayid-
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DELUGE' STRIKES ALASKA
4?a INCHES OF RAIN 'FALLS IN
12-HOUR PERIOD
CORDOVA, Alaska. Aug. 18
(By Associated Press.) Four and
one-half inches of rain fell during
a 12-hour storm here which set
in at 10 o'clock last night. The
rain was accompanied by a high
wind. ;
. Two washouts were reported on
ing copper iuver ranroaa ana a
oaseoaii excursion tram carrying
oyiruiiiu-eijr iuu jieupia nuui
were going to McCarthy today
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were iorcea to turn oaca.
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Several slides and other wash -
outs were reported on the Eyak
highway. No damage was done
in this city.
LOST BY POLICE
No Trace of Escaped Con
victs Is Found In Portland;
Rooms Searched
MANHUNT IS CONTINUED
Hundreds of Report. Are Invest!-
gated by Officers; Trio Is
Believed Still Hiding
In Roue City
PORTLAND. Aug. 18. (By As-
sociated PresBl Portland's t-
est manhunt wa at a .standstill
tonight. Though 24 hours had
elansed inc Tom uum th.
worth Kelley and James Willos.
. . a a . i
escaped convicts ana muraerers I
had slipped Into Portland, police
admitted the trail had been lost, I
Despite hundreds of suspect re-1
Ports, telephoned by excited citi-
"n from all parts of the city, no
7 . ' . " i."u ""their "mess" would be served aft-
u u,Jn uunir" "lc BUOr-
-Murray, exercising a cunning
the law and ,ed hIs two comPan-
'"U3 iUl" "1U4Us
Before dawn the city had been
thoroughly combed ; more than
250 policemen, deputy sheriffs and
special officers searched public
buildings, hotels, lodging houses,
homes and yards
It was 7:30 o'clock Monday
night, the-police learned, when the
desperadoes took leave of their re
treat at the farm homi nf Charles
Newman, near New Era. In Mr.
Mwniin small touring car they I
loaaca tneir guns ana wim air. 1
Newman s n-year-oia son isne,
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na on 01 tne iour
'uulu iionuor, ur, ney
8"ea ir roruana. i.esne, with
uxwea . nues ana revolvers
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spreaa tne news." they warnea
the parents -of - Leslie "and the
friends of Wilde, "and we will kill
them both. ' f
The drive to Portland was ac
complished almost without Inci
dent, young Newman told detec
tives. Only once did the situation
become tense and that was when
a guard on the Oregon City bridge
looked threatening.
The desperadoes trained their
I guns on the lone guard, said Les-
I lie, and the car went slowly past.
I They were not recognized and the
automobile was not stopped. J
I Once in Portland, they drove at
i ranaom ior awnue arouna tne
i sireeis. i nere seemea to De a ae-
i.o .uiwa nuiua ana Jiarrif i WASHINGTON AUC IS. (By
as to where they should get of Ma-anna. ... -.' r---fZT-.!.
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ri.tuy, leariug one nue m tne
1 car, but with the rest of the hrms
wrapped in a gunny sack, the trio
alighted at Broadway and Couch
streets, a spot which was identi
fied by Leslie after he had first
(Costlsvt. b pact 2)
ALIENIST TAKES STAND
HEAD OF HOSPITAL TESTIFIES
IN ELUNGSON TRL-L
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.
(By Associated Press.) Dr. J. M.
ScanUnd,; superintendent of jthe
state hospital at Napa. Cal.. was
called today as the final witness
In the case of Dorothy Ellington,
17, on trial for murder ln connec
tion with the shooting of her
mother, Mrs. Anna EHingson, last
January after the elder woman
I had denied the girl permission to
attend a "Jaix" party. Court offi
cials expected that the else would
go to the jury tomorrow.'
Dr. Edward Donnelly, a member
lot Dr. Scanland's staff, preceded
Dr. Scanland on the stand. He
testified that Dorothy admitted the
slaying of Mrs. Elllngston, but
said thafshe merely 'intended to
frighten her mother and that the
discharge of Ine fatal pistol Car
tridge was wholly accidental. Dr.
I Donnelly refused to admit that the
girl was Insane .or a . degenerate.
Under cross examination his 'at
tention was called to a report that
I he made to Dr. Scanland stating
that the defendant had the ten
dencies of a degenerate. He 'ex
plained his testimony today j by
saying that she was not a degen
erate in a flagrant sense. j
The defense announced -that It
would not call any witnesses ln
rebuttal., - r .
Court adjourned nntll tomorrow
afternoon when the cross examina
tion of Scanland will be concluded
and argument started.' The case
is expected to go -to the jury to
morrow night or Thursday.
THEFT AAia ADMITTED 1 -KELSO.
Wash.. Aug. 18. A.' II.
Gordon. exsupriBtenflitit-o! the
Kelso water firpartnient. tonight sPtra.t.er ln, slate highway en
admitted embezzling 81.200 i of l8Incr W. Hoover announced to-
water department funds.
GENERALS OF DRY ARMY
DISCUSS NEW SYSTEMS
ATTACK OX LIQUOR VIOLA
TORS IS ASSUMING SHAPE
24 Leaders Are Yet la . DonM
Over Outcome ol Houserfean
lng In Force
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. (By
Associated Press.) Learvlng ac-
tn1 Woreement of prohibition
officers of lesser rank, the old
field commanders of tbe dry army
assembled here today in council
with their generalissimo, assist
ant Secretary Andrews of the
treasury to consider new lines of
I attack and the Impending reor
ganization of their forces. Before
the conference it was expected
that when taps were sounded in
the enforcement camp tonight.
each of these officers would know
whether he was to become one of
the 24 nowerful administrators be
retained in the service with a less
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tA-m,' mn tvM t
8leep ,na qaand4ry M to -here
er September 1 when the reor
ganization goes into effect.
Coming from every state and
division in the United States and
Porto Rico, the prohibition otfic
ers met behind closed doors in the
Interior - department auditorium
and listened for nearly three hours
to General Andrews and Prohibi
tlon Commissioner Haynes. who
will be the chief's "aide de camp"
ln th.ev nw enforcement army.
It
was the largest gathering of fed
eral drT officers held since con-
stitutional prohibition went into
r "rvl
. "c ui iu umsi-un
-u.cl ua uireciors wno at
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injsuuea as to me
yurpwse 01 ioe meeting, wnne
iney were not spectric In their
comment aiterwara, tney indlcat
led that it went over much ground
I that had been covered before, and
I . .
I ht no hint escaped as to appoint-
meuui in ioe now oBiriii cn
forcemeat organization.. .
Others saw In general Andrews'
remarks an indication that he felt
he was addressing members of his
new staff of 24 federal administra
tors and assistants who will take
over the actual task of enforce
ment and this would mean, of
course, the retention of most if
not all of those who attended for
soma assignment under the .new
policy.
ELEMENT? RAR PI AWPQ
ti.iwtm DHn TI-Mnci
ARCTIC EXPFDrrmv i Tun
i ASSED BY BAD WEATHER
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with exceptionally cold weather.
snow and fog, the MacMIllan Arc
tic expedition tonight faced the
probability of abandoning for this
year its primary object of attempt
ing to discover land in the un
known polar sea between Alaska
and the north pole. As the period
of continual daylight is at an end
mis ween and tne time wnen the
expedition can only operate so tar
north witn winter rapidly ap
proaching is limited to scarcely
nore than two weeks and it Is
rt ill far from the spot selected for
its advance flying base,, indica
tions are that efforts toward com
pleting its major mission win be
terminated.
In the face of a steadily mount
ing file of radio reports from the
expedition telling of Increasing
apprehension over tbe weather
and the short time available for
effective reconnaissance under
great difficulties the entire situi-ti-n
was-canvassed at a navy de
partment conference today,
The result was the dispatch of
a .message to .Lieutenant Com
nander. Byrd, commanding the
navy section, of the expedition di
rccting him . to confer with Com
ma nder Donald B. MacMIllan,
chief of the expedition on the. ad-
vlsabi.Uy of concentrating the im
portant scientific . work awaiting
attention in. Greenland, Labrador
and Baffin island. A reply i$ ex
pected within' .8 hours when a
I definite decision will be reached.
CHINESE .STRIKE OFF
SHANGHAI. Aag. 19. (By thi
Associated Press.) The strike of
2290 postal employes, called ci
Monday in a demand for Increases
of p v and shorter working hours.
was suspended today. The work
ers returned to work pendiag
decision of their demands by tht
fesing . government.
NEW ROADS PLANNED
OLTMPIA, Aug. 18 (JBy As
sociated Press;)- The state .high
wajr committee wm open bias oa
ten additional road t'iurrt...oa
I day.
24 HOE KILLED
IfJ SHIP BLAST
Ten Others Expected to Die
as Result of Bursting of
Steam Boiler
PASSENGERS TOTAL 667
Excursion Party Proves Fatal;
Panic oa Vessel Is Averted
by. Calm Work of the
Ship's Officers
NEWPO RT, , R. L. : Aug. .IS.
(By Associated Press.) Death
had claimed 24 victims in the
Mackinac excursion steamer dis
aster up to an early hour today
and at least 10 gravely Injured
were expected to die.
Most of the deaths came . in the
dark hours Just before dawn from
the effects of Inhaling live ateam.
Up to midnight only tour were
dead. An hour later the death list
had Jumped to 17. and seven more
died by 2:30 o'clock.
Every facility of the naval hos
pital was called into action to suc
cor the Injured. Physicians and
nurses worked with desnerate
haste, while clergymen and priests
nastily summoned , from naval
ships and. from the charches of
the town gave spiritual comfort to
the dying.
The Red Cross set up an emerg
ency - hospital in Washington
square, which within a few hours
became the renter of a frantic
crowd of anxious relatives of those
who early yesterday started away
on the excursion without thought
of misfortune.
fn addition to scores of employ
es of a Pawtucket concern who
were taking a holiday excursion,
members of the third platoon of
Pawtucket police were on the ill
fated ship.
Captain McVey or the Mackinae
said that only fine work on the
part of the crew prevented the
passengers from leaping into the
water when the explosion occarred.
The pilot house became enveloped
in -steam and he could not see.
but as soon as he could see. h
headed his vessel for the short
and beached It to prevent sinking.
Later the navy tags pulled it oft
and towed it to Kinsfty'a wharf,
where an examination showed that
the decks, both lower and upper,
were .warped about a foot from
the force of the concussion.
The boilers of the vessel, which
csrried 677 excursion passengers,
burst when it was .opposite the
naval training station at Naragan
ett sound. It was said that a .
patch placed on the boilers last
night had blown off. The steam
er was headed for the shore and
a distress call was sent to all the
battleships and destroyers in the
nartor. Boatloads of Injured were
taken to the naval hospital.
Passengers on ths first and sec
ond decks In the Immediate vicin
ity of the boiler rooms were tht
more seriously injured."
The final relief skin bearinr ths
remaining Injured docked at the
government pier at 1:20 o'clock
today, beating the body of a dead
nreman. a member of the crew.
A number of children separated
from their parents In the panic
that followed the explosion are
being held at various hospitals.
The fact that employees of a
Pawtucket concern wcts on the
excursion Is believed to account
for the number of dead and in
jured rrom that city. : Most or the
Cmtiam4 m yir I)
SHIP FREED FROM ICE
AMUNDSEN VESSEL - WAITINQ
FOR OIL AT EAST CAPE
2COME,, Alaska. "Aug. 1. (By
Associated Press.) The gasoline
and sailing schooner Maud, dis-
ratehedfrom Seattle June 3.
1S22, by Captain Roald .Amund
sen, to drift. acroeii the north pole.
had assistance when ehe. extricat
ed herself this summer from the
ice. in the Arctic ocean $00 miles
froraher goal, it -was learned her
today. . . . ... - . . '
A .message sent by "the ?fa -d's
raCio and caught here today saij.-
-'"Came clear -of ice svith -help.
Vw lying at East Cspe , waiting
for - oil.; , ; A Russia a - - ate sin er Is
stuck is the. ice,, and has be?v for
s-me days near-be. Maud.-which
was reported at Kast .ape Wed
jesday after, having. ben fry ten
in tbe Siberian islands, ndrt'a of
As!, since aulumu.
-'lie Maud, on lntruct!otj frr-m
Captain Amundsen, -wh left i..
Maud oft -Ala ka -in ,191:2 i.r.1
aumme. attempted to: fly to tr
north .pole-itojnthe-pUiberKcii
Island V north j of Norway, v.s ta
rcl.K-1 (rem a.HiH,ion,Tf 1 r
Ihca !rv:ecd to -tian FracC i t
ko -r nld. - v.- .---Kast'Cape
is tie tctcm ;
Siberia ca tte west tt 1
strait, "