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. Assessments Carry From
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to 90 Per Cent of True
Value, Statement
CQUfJtiT ASSESSORS
HIT
Thomas II. Kjr, Erl FlslicrJ I, M.
1SIU ruttias Force Iatoj
Ircsent Lair i
Pointing oat ttat la some jcoan
ties propergr assesemcnta were a
low u 4ft per eent of the true yal
uatlons,, while ; in other counties
thJkwer.a high as S0f peri cent,
county assessors were scored yes
terday at the all-day: session of
the state tax tnrestlgating J com
mittee created by the' last legis
lature, j - J - '
Thomas B. Kay aaa Earl FisHer,
members of the state tax commh
sion, and X. Van Winkle, Attor
ney general, .were appointed to
draft the bill putting teeth in the
present assessment law.;
This committee also will
pare a bill limiting the amount
f money that would be Talsed by
muiage leries In event the
. ations are increased . through a
more unlformV system of assess
ment. It was said that this 4ction
would be necessary in that a re
vised system of . levying assess
ments would increase 1 property
valuations in the state morel than
$500,000,000.- v j j
Mr. Kay declared that his in
vestigations as a member of the
state tax commission showed; that
many of the county assessors had
been delinquent in their, duties,
and that the different classes oi
property had not been assessed on
a basis of equality. , j, -J-
- "What.weJi4lT:'-6aId atrKat,
"is legislation making It possible
for the state tax ' commission to
j remove or suspend from Office
' county assessors who; refuse ' to
comply with the provisions ot the
assessment laws. At the present
time many of the assessors inake
no pretense offollowing th4 .la;
with the resnirthat the state .has
been deprived, of many thousands
of dollars in taxen. which would
'"r have been raised had the valua-
V Mr. Kay pointed out -thit I ltt
some- counties the property as-
uvouuiv-u o w w m. w o r a-
cent of the true valuations, while
In other counties they were asihigh
as SO. per cent. Variance of as
sessments on different classes of
property also was pointed out by
,Mr. Kay. It was contended by
Mr. Kay that, ; the M assessnients
jshould be as near uniform as! pos
sible and should not be less than
50 per cent of the true valuition
of the different classes of proper
ty. . i. s "j -I I'
Special mention - was made- by
Mr. Kar of the Inequality thai ex
ists In connection with - levying
assessments :: oft manufacturing
plants and other lines of indus
trial actlrttyiHe pointed out one
concern which he said owned prop
erty valued at more than J 2, 000,
000, with dividends exceeding 10
per cent annually. He saidj tbs
company's property was: assessed
at J400.000. J.-'' i I
Through a uniform system of
assessment, made possible ' by
CobUb4 oa pat S) J,.
MOB KILLS AMEtlldAri
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ATTACK I1Y Kll TO
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TOKYO, JanV 2S. -(Byt Assocl-
lated Press.) Dispatches; to ! the
Vjfapanese new s papers from Haiko
,tnnrt - fii " ! American.
John Burn ham.: attacked jby a
Japanese mob on Sunday and idled
yesterday from' his injuries. It is
said that Burnham a stoker on
the steamer. West O'Rowa,' w:hich
is undergoing repairs at Hako
date after having been disabled on
her trip across therPaciac quar
reled with an Interpreter, whom
he struck: Thereupon it JttOl at
tacked the American ith clubs; .
The American consulate here
has not yet received acrepox on
the killing. It is understood the
iroirnriatn uol Ice have arrested
several persons who it Is explain
cd took parv in ice
SAFETY PARLEY ASKED
; COOLIIK1E TVAXTS FIVE
i TO itLritCSKXT OKEGOJi j
"X President' Coolidse h 8601
' 'letter to Governor Pierce requests
.. . !(ina nnt tflf eX-
, os mat cuium"vv: -v-
cced Ore memoers w
to represent the state ot Oregon
at the national conference, on
street and highway safety to he
held In Washington on Marcll
24 and 25. ' ' '
The letter was referred by the
rnrnnr to tho EtatO fcishwaT
t - r ; r?
Rumrunners I
; By Insurance Protection
Unique California Organization Pays fines and Bonus of $20
l a Day Spent in Jail for Bootleggers Who Pay ,l
j Small Weekly Premium
; "!.',' i . MODERN PIRACY ; ',' .' -l,f:
Oh, what do; I care (runs the bootlegger's lay) . I ;
i If the fines get tod heavy, my insurance will pay.
I If the judge gets severe beeause I selljbeer, f '
; My cohorts will pay me some 10 Sucks a day; :
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" Tales ,of the roaring main, of bold pirates and t storming
buccaneers become mere nursery rhymes in the light of the
latest revelation, an Jnsurance company for bootleggers and
OFFICER WQUNDS1YIAN
. DURING LIQUOR RAID
Im W. MONTGOMERY RECEIVES
FLESH WOUND IX LEG
Work Encl in Takfaig Gallons
of SXoonsbine, Second Man
In Jail ; :
L.. W. Montgomery, or Albany,
once convicted on a liquor charge.
Received a nesh wound in, the
right leg last night when shot In
a raid which, it. is said, netted ap
proximately 10 gaUons of moon-
shine 'and ; landed another man
who garnet his .name as Overton.
iu tu twuiitj ja.ii. muuLgumerj
was taken to the Deaconess hos
pital, where the ballet was re
mold. The injury was said to
be comparatively .slight. j I
According ta the story told bv
Sta.te Prohibition Agent It. E.
Amy. It was- known. Montgomery
would pass a point near Belle
view street. In company with
State Prohibition Agents R. A.
Young and C W. Hill, a trap, was
laid in the belief that Montgom
ery would approach from the side
near Amy. t - j
VI was waiting." said Officer
Amy in telling ; his story, "when I
heard shots. . I. could not see. but
I thought one of the officers had
been fired upon. Then I heardTthie
cry, 'stop him -Amy. I saw a mah
running. I called out to him to
stop. I warned him I would
hoot.. I shot 9-ncejatahaJKt9,M.nd.
ne Kept on. t tnen snot at. nut
legs. - - - ' " I
"He was still running.
?JLd Z,
afterjjiiavand he:
into a i sort of ditch beside the
road. I Jumped in after him, and
held him.- ;Wben t retttrned with
him. and I did not know yet that
I had actually hit him; I found
that a man; who gave his. name as
Overton had been held : by - the
other officers. They had approxi
mately 10 gallons of moonshine.!'
The man who is said to have
given his name ; as Overton was
lodged ' in - the county jail, while
Montgomery was taken to the
Deaconess hospital, where the bul
let Is said to have been removed.
The patient was reported to be In
no danger. : ,y ;'i i j
Montgomery was .sentenced in
justice court last fall on a liquor
charge to six months and J S5 00
fine.
URGE SCUTCHING PLANT
FAK.MERS OUT TO MEET SOOf
ACRE QUOTAREQUIRED
SILVERTON, Or., Jan. 25.-
( Special to The Statesman) Couf
siderable enthusiasm was shown
at the flax meeting at Sllvertori
yesterday afternoon. ''Those tires
ent I signed up for - a number; of
acres and the committee will g(j
out as field men in the Silverton
and: lit. - Anrel districts ta set
farmers to complete the q.uota ot
600; acres, which amount will "as
sure Silverton of a scutching plant
ana an aaaiuonai .payroii.
At the meeting yesterday a good
representation, was also, present
from Mt. Angel. Joe Bernt, a Mt.
Angel man, reported' that he has
grown fax for a number of years
for the penitentiary. ,
Colonel Bartram was also presi
ent and spoke on the growing of
flax. " ' T:;s
MURDER IS CHARGED
WALLACE, Idaho. Jan. 23. J
(By Associated Press ) Lee.Foytc)
alias Morrison Hanson and Arbertj
TimraeL St. Joe river logger, were)
formally charged. with, murder ton
day in connection -with the deatu
of James Montgaraeryweu to aos
St. Joe rancher, . whose body was
found concealed In a hollow stumpj
hear Herrfck, Idaho,, January z i
SWINDLER IS BOUGHT.!.
SEATTLE-. Jan. 25. (AP.)-r
Seattle police were tonight search
ing for. J. K. . Fronk. declared , bjf
Los Angeles autnortties to nave
swindled eight California banks
out of $387,000. Information was
received here today- that Fronk
has been in Seattle. - i -SEEK,
RADIO LEAKS ;
SPOKANE, Jan. 25. (AP.)-j
vmninrmcnt of T. W.' MacLean.
an employe of the General Elect
trie company ana repuiea a rauio
interference expert to make a surf
f it icvstem for "leaks" that
hamper radio reception, was anf
nounced today Dy oiuciais ui ih
YVnahintton Water Power couit
pany. ' .'
GRID PRACTICE SOON
CORVALLTS. Ore., Jan. 25. r
t in y IV 7-Try 1 is f-9
Hazard Gut
rum runners.
Ope ration of such aa organisa
tion in California was .made
known yesterday. In, which more
than 1200 men, and more I than
100 women are policy, holders.
They pay a weekly premium rang
ing from $2 to 15. depending up
on the protection- they, desire
They seeu-e partial or? complete
i rotection against the hazards at
tending their illegal liquor oper
c irons. Premiums of, the com
pany. ?viehjts .believed; to be
tigh!y successful. for; the year
1925 were estimated at; $500,000.
" Virtually every smuggler, rum
ramer, i distributor . and bootleg
ger in the district ; In which the
compsny operates pays for protec
tion," according to information re-
, veai'ed by win Moore, state insur-
, un.k.Ainninner. refiferdilV.
Protection accorded to patrons
of the company, together, with the
fees charged for such protection,
folkw: . :' '
Accidental death while in the
Hue of duty, $10,000 polity; $10
peweek premium; $5S00 policy.
17.50 per week. t i
For time spent In jail; certain
policies pay $5 per day, premium
for" this protection $2 per week
If the bootlegger considers hi
tine more ' valuable, .be may re
ceive ? 5.0 a day, by -Payment of a
$4 w;jkly premium.
To uotchers, .who want $20 a
d'ny f r ilm behind the bars, ia v
a weekly premium of $5.
Acco-dinp: to information there
are various combinations -of poli
cies available. 1 ;'i
This entef prising California or
KanUaii a nj?parently operates on
plans: laid down as successful " by
isonihs, offerediirotectiv...
coa-Jt at a early charge of $50.
Cr.der the forms of this i
pany, any member, tr poiicy hold
er was prot'-f ted against all sjrt
Imprison m-ht? So Ion? as his
dif v.'c re c paid, ' should he c
rautLt. i.- iri-ctiv services .if-jp?:
pe?t tounst-1 ni.ufcfrd..fot the r
pany's excluKlre Vork.-. - ; i
t tht dPfendan: were sentei-cttl
his fino-'jras met from company
tuudn opd -he --vived 'arr.k
check 'credited '.to $uspendel
tarnlngs:' " . . ' , ' " -1 ' ' -
The organization functional
Much as certain automobile clubs
which furnish counsel and pay
fines, or damages, sustained by
active members, -'-''i' .M-B.i
With the break-up f famous
"rum row." -the New Jersey : con
cern st,riered lapse .buainess and
withdraw its activities, ndr
piessure of law. Now comes "tb
latest survival on the Tacific
coast.
DALLAS, Texas. Jan. 25. Mac
Donald Smith of New i York an
nexed . his - second open golfr vic
tory -in fexas ,in two week's by
winning-the Dallas . open cham
pionship here this afternoon with
a;... - i -
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WDRLD COURT. :
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Senate Vots 6E to .26 to
Lirtiit Debate: Will Vote
Before Wednesday
BITTER FIGHT STAGED
Fiiuil Ityll Call May. Take Place
Today ; piHUkn Ktrcugtli
' Comes as Distinct
Surprise
WASHINGTON, Jan." 25. (By
Associated Press. Entry of the
United.States Into the world court
was made; certain today by a sen
ate vote of 68 to 26 to limit de
bate on the issue.
Leaders! : on both sides in the
now bitter; straggle predicted a
final, roll call probably tomorrow
and certainly not later than Wed
nesday.. ,!.!;-' -
It was conceded generally that
the vote for adoption of the much
modified Swanson resolution of
adhesion ' would be even more
overwhelming than was that to
day to apply the drastic cloture
rule for the second time since its
adoption In 1917. I
Cloture! came! to the test after
last minute efforts to hold the
olive branch of an unanimous
consent agreement to limit dis
cussion had been swept brusquely
aside.
Kvery senator except two was
in his seat, the floor was crowded
by members of the senate and the
(CoDtjaued on page 8) .
ASK MCAMANT -HEARING
OREGON riKife HAS CxlxFftR-
f XCNviTOKIDGEJ
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (Hy
Associated Press.) Wallace Mc
Oaraant of Oregon, whose appoint
ment to the ninth federal circuit
jourt Is opposed; by Senator John
sdn, republican California, arrived
here todajr to appear personally
before the senate judiciary com
mittee. The judge's friends ar
ranged tor, a public hearing for
fctai for tomorrow,' but after It
developed ithat the ; senate wguld
be voting jJtomorrow on reserva
tions of the world court, the date
for opening the hearing was post
poned.'' j'-k'
The - committee probably will
meet Thursday.- Accompanied
from Chicago by .Senator Slant leld
republican. Oregon, Judge Mc
Camant went to the White House
soon af tejf his Arrival to confer
with President cioolldge. whdm he
nominated! for the vice presidency
at the 1920 republican national
convention!, at Chicago.
Judge MrCamant was given a
ro.-css appointment by President
Colldge last summer. His nom
inution -vas sent to the senate last
ri nth, after. a hearing before a
fct b-committee t was v ordered
fu orably reported ; to the senate.
HINDENBURG'S VOICE!
RAjRE CDINSVALUED AT
$6000,JAKENRY THIEF
HOLD AND SILVER PIECES
STpLfaN .PROM; W.OXER Hp.ME
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PjiUh City Man Loses Collection
Coinage Value Alone
Over ?2J)00
PALLS CITY. Ore., Jan. 25.
Special.) A collection of rare
and valuable gold and silver coins,
valued at $6000, was taken from
the home ot Henry Wagner Sat
urday evening while Mr. Wagner,
who lives alone, was absent. Ac
cess to the . house was gained by
t forcing two doors, one secured
with a hasp and staples clinched
through the wood, the second
double locked. The marks Indi
cate that a crow bar was used in
breaking the locks. The collec
tion was valued at $6000 and was
worth, in actual coinage value,
approximately $2000. Many rare
ft pieces from foreign countries was
included in the collection.
J The robbers evidently knew
just what they wanted and just
where to find it as none of the
other rooms were entered, the
thieves going directly to the living
room' at the front of the house,
where the hinges, of heavy brass
and the lock, on a heavy walnut
chest made by Mr. Wagner was
forced, and from this a tray was
removed, set aside without open
ing, and a case of walnut; wood,
with plate glass top, sides and
ends, also made by Mr. Wagner,
Which contained the collection of
6f coin3. was lifted out. At
tempts were made to open this
fuse, but the locks were obdurate,
and one end of the plate glass was
broken out. The entire contents
of the case were taken, a small
cabinet inside this which con
1 ained the most valuable gold
i oins, being taken out to the sofa
1 or emptying. ,
The gold coins in the collect
gjbn numbered .oyer ; -fifty of JUnJfc-
ed States mintage alone, and also
included some from Austria, Ger
many, England, France, Switzer
land and Mexico. In the silver
coins was a "Pine Tree Shilling"
with others from ; all over the
world.
The living room of Mr. Wag
ner's house is a wonderful mus
eum, containing Tare and beauti
ful 6bjects of many kinds. A
writing desk and book-case with
glassed doors ; which contained
many rare objects was not dis
turbed. None of the objects upon
the walls had been touched. Mr.
Wagner's bed room, as well as the
Ubed room occupied by his moth
er during her (life time, were left'
undisturbed. !
"BUXK," SAYS GOVERNOR
YAKIMA. Jan. 25. Rumors to
the effect that Governor Hartley
would dismiss the board of reg
ents of the University of Washing
ton were declared unfounded here
tonight by the governor. "That's
all bunk," the governor shot back
at a reporter. "I have never said
a word about throwing them out."
BIRL'5 Sffifl.,
liTS GRDE
Philadelphia 'Chiropractor
Says He Strangled Worn-
an After Argument
MYSTERY NOW CLEARED
Itavkl Ii. MarsLall llrcaks Down
. Following Iug: Grilling by
Police; leclart! He
"Was Crazy" .
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.
(Ry Associated Press. ) David L.
Marshall, Philadelphia" chiroprac
tor, lonight confessed that he had
strangled Miss Anna May Dietrich
to death before dismembering her
body in his bffice last Tuesday
night.
Marshall said he had killed the
woman after an argument which,
he asserted, had followed an at
tempt to extort money from him.
He made his second confession to
night in the office of District At
torney Fox after being' under a
severe grilling almost continu
ously since 6 o'clock last night.
Marshall broke down after an
all night grilling at Media, Dela
ware county, and gave authorities
the apparently complete details of
Miss Dietrich's death.
. Earlier he had said that she had
taken poison while he had stepped
otu ef his office for something to
cat. Finding her lying on the
floor, face upward upon his return,
he had tried every means to revive
her and then had become panic
stricken.
He said he went home and upon
reaching the office the next day,
decided that he must dispose of
the body.
"I used a hack saw and a knife,
to near the Rose Tree Inn where
I left the body with her potse and
all her clothes," Marshall said.
"I must have been crasy. I was
trying to protect my family."
; Marshall said he discovered that
he had overlooked the head, which
he wrapped up and disposed of
the following night, hiding it un
der a railroad trestle. In his con
fession at Media before it was re
peated and taken down by a sten
ographer, Marshall said Miss Diet
rich had been dejected over a love
affair. She had mentioned to him
a wealthy man named Nichols liv
ing in New York;
Miss Dietrich was 35 years old..
She had gone to parties and dances
with different male .acquaintances
and was not known jtohave any
love affair. Friends! said today
that she had decided to "step out
and be a modern girl." . 1
Marshall said Miss Dietrich. had
tried to obtain money from him
under threats of exposing, his
double life to his wife. He told
how he had been out with her and
later went to his suite of offices,
where the quarrel started. His
last confession, as given oat by
the police, said she repeated her
demands for money in the wom
en's retiring room. Seizing her
by the throat, he strangled her;
he went on, until she dropped un
conscious to the floor.;
PLANES LOSE IN BLAZE
NINE SHIPS AND TWELVE EN.
GINE8 ARE DESTROYED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (By
Associated Press.) Fire at Boil
ing field, army aviation station
here tonight destroyed nine air
planes, 12 unmounted Liberty mo
tors and the hangar housing them.
First estimates by field officials
placed the 'damage at $350,000.
Four planes . wece relatively
new; while the others wero of ob
solete types, i - : .' ,
The tire was discovered by a
sentry after vlt-had made consid
erable headway in the hangar. In
which 'grease and oil supplies were
stored; : Faulty electrical wiring
was thought to' have been the
cause.- - .
SAYS STATIC: DEFEATED
INVENTION," WILT. ELIMINATE
. ALL DI.STURIklNCjEf "SAID
SPOKANE.;"Jan.25. (By As
sociated Press. ) K. A. Sturglx. a
r.iilroad rwitchman ot this city
announced today that he,, has ac
cepted r.u offeKot.lleoOOO for
an invention to eliminate static
froiii a tadio set. . - ,
v Chides the cash payment, Stur
gis announced, his eastern attor
uk had inlormed hint he wtil rn
ceive e t rovalty which they pre
dicted would net him $150, 0CC
more.: He said his invention-was
a slrnpl i one and could be manu
factured for, about $10 each. ;
PIIHILERS TO1 COMPETE
EUGENE, "Jan. 25. Old-time
fiddlers and "callers" will vie, in
an old-time' dance ta e glvensat
the armory" here late ta February
and the - call' was sounded state
w! lo'tf'rht for entries. "Violin-
WILLIAMS TAKES PLACE
IN CITY COUNCIL MET
ATTORNEYSHIP ISSUE I AP
PARENTLY -FORGOTTEN
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Couinilttce Will Draw .Bill for
Insixrtion of House Wiring J
'In Salem .
Fred A. Williams, apparently. Is
now city attorney for Salem with
out dispute or question.. At the in
formal meeting of the council last
night he was present and Chris
Kowits was not. j s
First task, assigned to (Williams
in a council meeting was the read
ing of the newly drawn-up elec
trical ordinance.; the Ordinance
has to do with things electrical.
To fuse or to. refuse seemed to
be the" issue at stake- After disser
tation by various electricians of
the city upon the matter of fusing,
the matter of hiring an electrical
inspector to be paid from $150 to
$175 a month, for the $lty was
brought up. !.V' w
This matter was the cause of
the principal discussion of the
evening. Electrical men of the city
bad been invited to attend the
meeting. There was-a. goodly, rep
resentation of them there.
The claim was made by several
of the electrical men' that better
work can be put out by them if
there is an inspector. One of the
greatest problems confronting the
reliable dealer is the fly-by-night,
or curb-stone electrician. He will
come into the town, under bid the
dealer, put out a poor job, and
skip with the money.
Local dealers would have an
electrical inspector. They would
have the ordinance read' that no
juice could bej thrown Into a job
before that job had been approved
by the Inspector,
The ordinance read by Williams
provides for an inspector. But it
provides that the inspecting shall
be done1 by the sanitary and
plumbing inspector.
One electrical man ventured the
assertion that an electrical inspec
tor might make a passable plumb
ing inspector, but a plumbing in
spector would never do as an
electrical inspector. .
The discussion was finally end
ed when the council passed a mo
tion that the chair appoint a com
mittee of threejcouncihuen to. eon
rer with a 'committee ot- three
electrical men and state labor
commissioner Gram. The object
of the conference, to be. held in
Gram's office at " 7:30 o'clock
Wednesday evening to draw up
a wiring code and plans for an In
spector."1 , ' : ' -r
Councilmen appointed on the
committee are L. J. lmeral.' chair
man. W, W. Rosebraugh, and W.
II. Dancy. Electrical men appoint
ed were . A. .Fleener, L. Johnson
and P. Brownell. : i .
Labor Commissioner Gram was
present at the meeting last night;
and explained the status of the
slate law. It Is probable that the
council 'will pass a law conforming
with the state law. Mr. Gram, ven
tured the prediction. that !tn :the
course of two or three years the
national law would conform Mith
Oregon's state law, which is con
sidered of a higher standard, t
f WILLS CONTINUES 1WIN8
CANNES. FRANCE, Jan. 25.
Suzanne Lenglen remains between
Helen Wills and the championship
of France, as the California girl
today, after a strenuous battle in
the finals, of the Metropole tourn
ament, defeated Mile. Vlasto, who
ranks No.; 2 among- the women
tennis players of France by a
seore of -3, 7-5. . On Saturday
she defeated Mile. Contoslavos,
ranking No. 3. She now has no
other opponent worthy of her re-
Quest until she meets the mighty
Snxanne.
Statesman Prizo ..Con?
Information for those Joining The Oregon Statesman's
Automobile Campaign j
Inquiries are being received from all quarters a The Oregon
Statesman Contest office as how to join this profit sharing
campaign and how to win - the Dodge Sedan, - the Chevrolet
Touring, the Ford Touring and the other prizes offered in con
nection with the competition. - ' ? '
V" The Jlrst Tiling To Do :
To enter, The Oregon tatesman's Automobile Campaign. Flrtt
clip out the nomination blank which will be found elsewhere in
this paper. Fill In the blank with your name, address, etc. If
you wish to nominate; yourself or a friend be careful to write
plainly tff that there wM he no possibility of an error bcins
made. Only the first nomination received for eat a candiJato
will count for 50,000 votes credited thereon. -,
C -".- i Second Thing To Do; ' . I ' -'
' Bring or send in the nomination blank to the Contest Editor
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TERRIFIC DIE
HITS fiTLi'
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II. I Id
Most Powerful Trans-At-!
lantic Ships ;Are Tossed
I About by Huge Waves
LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED
Brititih FrelghteriMay Have CJone
Down With Forty on Roard;
Property Damage Declared
NEW YORlCf Jan. 25. (By
Associated Press.) Taking toll
of llfe'and , property, a powerful
gale was sweeping trans-Atlantic
shipping lanes tonight. The steam- '
ship Leviathan, greatest structure
built by man to defy the might of
an angry sen wal barely able to
make, progress against the storm,
inward,bound. f
rTbe Aquitanla, ne of the fast
eft trans-Atlantic liners was battl
ed almost to a I standstill and
biiading snow and fog were added
to-the perils of the gale.
rwhile several! liners limped
into Halifax, at least 12 vessels
carrying nearly six thousand
s-fpaT8, are reported in the grip
of the raging gale and the Anul
tahia will - be two; or more days
late. . 1 ; s
News of one disaster, which It
1st feared, may have resulted tit
the loss of 40 lives was received
by radio from the liner President
Roosevelt. The steamship report
ed having picked up SOS signals
from the British freinhter Antir.o
but after reachint her, side lost
her In the fog and snow.
: Cryptically, the; message. d
yrjbedthe. pllghtpf the. strlckeu
vessel:, , - t
Number three IiAlch stove in,
iH boat? gone, water In the flrj
room ted radio out of coniiris
slan." ..:-( -; .'- - -
; iThe Antinoe cairled wheat, a
car. to dreaded by Severy jeamsn.
Mkrinera, point onl lhat, , with
hatch stove in, the cargo would
undoubtedly get wet, then prob
ably, swell and burst open "th "
ship: . Further messages from th
President Roosevelt said that nl.
though she was cruising about the
area where 'she lost the Antinoe.
no trace could b found.
Among other liners In the sform
are t.e Caledonia, Columbus Dui
lioi. Edison, France Giuseppe Ver
di, Lithuania, Mont royal. Ilcgina,
Translyvanla and Zeeland. The
Ltihulana and Zeeland, du in
Hi llfax today, were held up by
the rough weather; off, the N-va
Scotia coast. , I 1 ,
SALEM GIRL I ARRESTED
MILDRED' WATT 19, IS HELD
? . IN M EDFORDr" JA.IL;
f MED FORD, Or.; Janr25. (Dy
Associated Press. )4-Mlld red Watt
1, of Salem., is being held in the
county jail for alltged complicity
in burglaries' committed at Gari
baldi, Ore., with two men, who ar
said by local police to have been,
arrested. in Bend.. The girl wax
in Medford for several ! days be
fore being arrested last night with
stolen goods In her possession, the
police, say. w ; . ,
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