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SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY JUNE 18, 1926
f WEEKLY EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS'"
GROSS ONI
Hew Facts Justify Reopen
f'"''
; ihg Case f6f : East-West s
Line Is Claim '
AMPLE 2rRAFflC :IS'SEEH
Orison Faille Service' Commission
Raests Wght to' Present
1 ;;Tetimany In Contlnu-
V V atlon at Pie'. T
DIES STOPPING TRUCK
s
, ..ThevOregQtt public service com
mission, n.; petition filed here
yesterday, has requested thetriter
tat: commerce commission td re
open . the caae iiol jirfg the prb
poaed Central Or6n railroad- de
TtlQVxa.enLrezAm totlwad that
testimony nay be Introduced look
ins to theonstructlon of an east
and west 'line across the state, as
sought 'In the; original proceeding
of tb . Oregon commission.
'"Important developments and
changed conditions occurring, since
this proceeding? was submitted, in
- dndlng completion of the Roger
' eon-Wells cutoff, approaching com
pletion of the Natron cut-off, and.
other " concessions " hare preventrd
this commission from passing upon
.', the merit of thri eotnblaint hnraln
in the light of such changed con-
dltions," reads the petition of. the
Oregon commission filed Wednes
day. r i ; ,.' -
"The -complainant desires, an
opportunity to supplement its re
cord in. the light of such deTelop
menta and changed conditions and
to bring the same down to date. ;
"Tha eamnlftinut siM to in.
I .-t- .
tlcular '"reference -totie -proposed
line of railroad between Harrlman
; and OdU for the purpose of show
.' - Ing that the 'present and .future
public eonrenience and necessity,
cren in. the light dt the, changed
conditions -aboTe referred to, re-
i jit lfiM tha'iAAfnA4fAft m4A linn
Vjvaflnarf ' ' mr A ffiAf rtj.K T-
'tructlon will not Impair the abil
ity of the defendant carriers, or
either or any of them-ta serre the
public. ;- - ;" " r
JThe complainant desires to in
troduce new eTWence shoiring that
by reasonable and proper, traffic
arrangements between the South'
era faclflc company, Oregon Trunk;
Itailway company, and the Oregon
Flectria Railroad. company , on the
om. hand, -and tne T3rgon-Wan-Ingtoiv
Railroad V Navigation om
pany on the-vojher hand, and with
reasoaable and'eempon'satory dt
, TlsionsK autticient, , traffic-can .bo
obtained tor the cross-etate - line
to place Kon a. pas ing basia'itb
out seriously impairtitg'the reven
ues of th ..ccouiecUpg:- carriers
above named.f.' J
' "PetiUoner Vfmrthar j aaks that
the abcre mattec-ha eetdwn for"
hearing Jointly wlth vthe apjl'ca
tlon of the Southern pacific com
pany to acquire control by lease
and by stock ownership of the Cen
tral Pacific Railway company, pe
tition to reopen which has hereto
fore been AtrzTc?
The interstate--eemmerce. com -
m lsslaa) aUttna time.f annoanrins
(Contintt4 par
Wednesday
In Washington
The senate declined to recon
sider passage of the Pittman sil
rer bllL . . ' r
I House commerce committee de
ferred action on ill eeal legialat
tion' until December, v ,y j. .
, " -'.".,'. ::,V ifjfli
Assistant Secretary Andrews dV
fined the coast guard's use ot guns
in rum running duty. , '
s -.v f " t
Vare political lieutenants were
trilled at the senate'r-wPenasyl-Tania
primary expenditures- hear
ing.. ' '
' Denial .that AmMlcai interfered
In the Brazil league of nations con
troversy was made at the state de
partment. ' , ,v-'r
' Senator Schall, , Minnesota, de
Glared entitled' to his aeavasaail-
. House lelrs,ifctofmedthe sen
: ate there w.oul4; e jhf d JoimU
- xnont until ,-tasas efTirers -and
, harbors legislation. ; ; , .. 4
Testimony inrolring bootlegging
house committee by VUliam "C.
IUIfAWAY' HALTED AS MAN
FUNGS JJQD Y ' IN t PATH
Dr. Heiuy Morris Fails'
to GetNameiori4 Ballot
Mark' McCallister ifliani Gahlsdorf and Dr. C' A. -Downs
mainrcntt Understood to Result'From
.- Decision of Present Directors . v
S' 'With candidates for; the two vacancies as school director
A!rrowed 'down -to .three, as a result of the failure of Dr.
nenry:E.;i;oiTis to file his official declaration in time to get
his name on the ballot, voters will'choose between Mark"Mc4
Callister, ; William - Gahlsdorf and Dr. C A. Downs at the
regular school election on Monday, June21. ' 1
' Dr. Morris' name may be' written. in on the ballot by the
voter.;, ,-t -. ; -. .r ; ;. -. , , V .
Review of the situation leading up to the declarations of
candidacy shows that the ; two ' di
rectors whose terms expire were
understood to hare declared they
had no Intention of becoming can
didates. As a result, 'representa
tives of substantial business in
terests 'and many school .'patrons,
seeking to interest a man of 'train
ing and sound educational convic
tions in placing his name on the
ballot, ' became active ; In ; urging
Mr.. McCalilster ' to undertake the
duty. -Mr. McCallister discour
aged all attempts to push bis can
didacy until his -obvious support
forced him to lay aside his 'own
preference and allow his name to
appear upon the"balIot. ;
No 'attempt was made to com
pete wlthvthe two directors whose
terms are , about to expire, and a
contest developed only, when it
was later learned' that these di
rectors had decided to come be
fore the people in a request to
succeed themselves, t
v - Personalities ; hare no place in
a contest of this character, In the
opinion of ; all candidates. ,,The
presence of Mr. McCallister's name
upon the ballot is in response to
the conviction that his standing as
a consistent, reliable and capable
man; conservative but in favor of
progressive development of schools
In keeping with; the district's in
come, 'rendered him particularly
available at a time when no con
test was foreseen,' and when men
of his ability were needed as can
didates. ?.V '' ' i'; '.(.
I 8EATTLE, Jnne 16. (By
AocUted, Press). --A. 'B.1 511
rer.JSeattle. was killed here to
day when, he ran in front of his
truck which had ; started , down
a hill dtiverless and attempted
to halt it with hia hands. . The
machine hurled ' him to the
street" and one of ' Its wheels
'"iiassedT"bverT bis "body. "He"
I slowed the car sufficiently to
and apply a brake.
Witnesses said Silver hurled
his body in I the . way i of the
truck when he saw a baby car
riage pushed by a young moth
er at the foot of the bilk
MASONS JOIN IH SERVICE
JUDGE ' KELLY ; PllESIDES AT
CORNERSTONE LAYING
PORTLAND. June 16.(ByA.
P.) Nearly; 400 delegated fr dm
the Oregon grand lodge of AP &
AM, representing the entire state,
were present for the laying, of the
cornerstone-: of Portland's million
dollar M asoklc temple tod ay.
c Judge Percy . Kelly, grand
master of the Oregon gTand lodge,
directed the stone Into .place and
Intrusted to the- ears of Architectf
Harrison JV, Hiney, completion of
the buihlingi ; . . . ; .
' In a brief address following the
placing of the cornerstone. Judge
Kelly ? symbolised the; building of
the temple to the growth of the
order" .
: The grand master and the blue
lodge off icial were escorted to the
torn pie; by the grand cominandery
of the ' Knights Templar, . Oregon
commaidery No. 1, and Washing
ton com mapdery No. 19,' in full
regalia..' , i ' . ' ;
- The , ceremony at the temple
cpened with prayer - by Dr. J. . R.
Bell of Corvallis who, for 5Q years
was grand chaplain of the grand
lodge of Oregon.
DENTIST IS FINED $500
ALCOHOL OBTAINED ON PER
- jMITS USED UNLAWFULLY
PORTLAND, June Xs. (By As
sociated Press.) A - warning to
dentists and physicians In the hab
it of using part of the alcohol they
receive on government permits: for
the' manufacture .f ..liquor -was
sonnded by'MlHar E. McGllchrtat,
assistant United States district at
torney today following the cony
victf on , of Dr. B. L. Carter, den-:
tlst.,on prohibition- charges. Car
ter pleaded guilty and was -fined
$500. Carter's arrest followed a
check -on the amount of alcohol
he .had been drawing -on govern-
rment permits, officers said. ; "v
WRECKED PUNE FOUND
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BELIEVED THAT OF ILLFATED
NON-STOP FLYERS'-
VICTORIA, B. ' C.; June ls.-
( By Associated Press.)- Police to
day, reported that they had, found
part 3 of a seaplane at. San Josef
Bayi- tadenting the northwestern
end of .Vancouver , Island.' ; Belief
was , expressed 'that - the wrecked
plane was one in which M. B. Fa
vor and John S win hart,-mechanic,
left Seattle May 14, on. a non-stop
r.ligh(.to Ketchikan. Alaska The
wreckage included two pontoons,
a "radiator,; engine parts, propel
ler blades and a rubber overcoat.
GYRO CLUBS. MEET .
f.t .; .
, NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C,
June'l R. More than 80 delegates
fim ,Tacoma,Yaklraa. Seattle,
Portland Astoria,- Nanalmo," Vi
torla. ; and Vancouver; . opened , a
'' I convention- of the Interaaaonal
Association lot . .Gyro ,,cluba fh
Washington, ' Oregon and British
Columbia; here-todayr-;";;i 1 "f V
J: j: f CREW IS RESCUED
' TOKYO, June jlTAU mem
bers ef the crew ot 64 men or the
British freighter CUy of Naples
Wee rescufld. early Upday t by the
Japanese cruiser Kasuga and. De
stroyer Urakazs, the Kayo jra re
ported by wirelesa to the" navy dc-
STEAMER T0"BE ALTERED
"OKTHWK8TKBJf" ' WILL ' BE
XIGHTEXED FOR SERVICE
-it ' -
"DeUils of the repaiss to be un
dergone by the Northwestern, the
river steamer owned and operated
by the Salem Navigation company.
were made known Wednesday by
F. W. Karr, head of the company,
before he left for Portland to at
tend to the matter.
To make the boat water-tight
In ' every way, the hull will be
carefully repaired. Some parts of
the upper 'structure, including the
ladies' cabin, will" be torn off to
make the steamer as light as pos
sible. ' .-. , - , ;
Mr Karr believes that by mak
ing the boat lighter, it will draw
several inches less of water, and
wui allow the -carrying of. that
much heavier cargo .As-soon" as
the boat 'repaired, it 'will be put
in td use on the Portland Salem
run again. Mr.' Karr-has express
ed the belief that: the Bervlce will
be able to continue all summer
TDGIVEFAGTS
Wayne ; B. Wheeler, Anth
1 Saloon League Counsel,
Will Be Examined 1 i
HEALTH ACTION
2,833 Children Submit to
Dental Examinations, Dem
onstration Shows
WET MONEY IS CHARGED DISEASE CARRIERS FOUND
i,
Senators, in Storaiy. Sessien, Seek
' Source of lavish Funds
, Spent In Fighting Penn
5 sj I vAnia Election
Pennsylvania during the recent re-'
publican primary were bared today
by the senate campaign fund com
mittee.
Leaders ot both the Yare-Beid-
leman and the Pepper-Fisher or
ganizations were subjected to a
rapid-fire of cross examination by
Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri,
and other members as the commit
tee continued its search for the
sources of funds in thofS2,000,000
primary.
Harry A. Macky, chairman of
the. state-wide organization - of
Representative Vare, the success
ful senatorial candidate; Joseph
N. MacKell, a Vare leader in Pitts
burgh, and Mayor Charles A. Kline
ot Pittsburgh, a lieutenant of the
Pepper-Eisner organization, were
the witnesses
INVENTORS TO MEET
PORTLAND, t June 16. The
National Inventors' exposition will
open here tomorrbwJn connection
with the second anifual convention
of tie-NationalAs8ocIati6n of In-
venters.'--Visiting; inventors will
be'-. Welcomed V'bere1 tcthrorrow by
Mayor-Baker afid. Governor Pierce.
WASHINGTON; ane ? 16. Dy
Associated Press. ) r vV ayne
VtTieeler; seneral : counsel of t
Anti-Saloon league,'! is i to be? su:
moned before the senate ca
paign fund committee.
In directing that a. subpoena qe
issued lor Mr. . Wheeler, Senator
Reed, democrat, Missouri," said he
prpbably would be placed on the
ttand tomorrow.
Since the senate investigation of
the Pennsylvania republican prim
ary began, Mr. Wheeler has made
formal charges of the expenditures
of large sums for the Vare-Beidle-raan
ticket ' by the brewery -and
liauor interests in the Keystone
state. - He will , be questioned on
the basts of .this statement and al
so with reference to expenditures.
if. any,, by -the Anti-Saloon league
in that campaign.
Senator Reed 'will now.have' the
opportunity, denied him at:the re
cent ' prohibition hearings, to
iijine Mr. Wheeler: with , respect
to. the expenditures of the Ani-
Saloon league to influence sena
torial elections. -'
, Some inside details ot the work
tags of the rival : political ma
chines In eastern and estCrl?tgam,i-to. prevent commnnieabte
Marion County Diphtheria, Small
pox and Typhoid Declared
Preventable in Reports
Made fu "Group
' .i;'... ' ' -; '"
Dental xaminations have fbeen
made of 2358 .children in Maries
county, -.according, to ;Dr. ,J3 , L.
Brunk, dU-eeior ,of the dental .unit
of the Marion county child health
demonstration, speaking at .the
monthly meeting - of the Salem
council ot organization, held last
night at the chamber of com
merce. .
During the summer the work
vill be continued at the several
health centers in the county. For
the children of Salem there will
be dental examinations at the dem
onstration headquarters,. 4 3 4 N.
High street, Monday mornings and
Friday afternoons.
Dr. Brunk, who has just re
turned from the east, reported that
Minneapolis was spending 25,000
annually for dental education of
children and that . Cleveland had
40 dentists at work at all times
in its program of dental help and
education for the children of that
city.
' Dr. Vernon Douglas, deputy
county health officer, said that the
work of the demonstration for the
coming" year, would include a pro-
diseases and also efforts to im
munize those who had contracted
a communicable disease
Referring to the many cases of
smallpox and diphtheria in Marion
county during 1925, Dr. Douglas
said that all thsee were prevent
able. Special efforts will be made,
he said, to .reduce . the number of
diseases that are communicated
one to another. He referred: to
eight cases of typhoid in the coun
ty last year, each of which could
have been prevented. To segre
gate carriers of disease will also
be included - in the program of
county health officers.
. Mrs. John A. Carson, chairman
of the nursing committee, said the
work was progressing at the seve
ral school centra. Mrs. E. E.
FishW, chairman of the loan clos
et committee, reported a generous
response from the many civic or
ganizations who were asked to
help in securing loan closet sap
plies. ; Mrs. Fisher made an appeal for
donation "of toys, especially cellu
loid, that, would .come in Conveni
ent at demonstration headquarters
' '(Continued on paff 5.)
ft CrvwnePrine&?tiud8 Ericsson at Monument? Unveiling
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y Snag, Interviews
Delay in Pavfngr Denounced bv All Groups Seeking to Speed
' . Up Work; Lack of GravevMen, andj Want of Water
. .With definite ahnoancipanent that gradinsr, curb layipg,
or paving of new streets cannot be commenced before July
26 at the earliest possible date, and therf only in case proper
steps are taken at once in order; that legal technicalities may,
be complied with, consideration of methojds to speed up Salem
street paying continued yesterday, all groups agreeing that'
paving should proceed as fast as possible,; but differing on
the possibility of achieving that end through the addition of
an extra shift of men. - j ;
The case for and against the double shift for street paving
construction' presented in Statesman interviews;
Paying K'ecd Felt
"Salem's growth is definitely
retarded; by Inability to lay street
pavements as rapidly as required
by the needs of Individual and
groups of , property owners," said
E..B. Qrabenhorstwho has advo
cated the-double shift merely In
his ' desire j tQ -see . that any plan
which may meet tbis need is care
fully considered w ': v . '
J "In the. minds! of many persona
closely connected with the grow
ing sections of Salem,t there is po
doubt , that the ; persons whose
names appear on petitions want
the paving at the' earliest possible
moment Jn keeping with good con
struction and reasonable .economy.
"When any private organisation
finds itself lagging behind in
meeting the demands for its pro
duct which, In this case, is paving,
it checks up tq see how this un
satisfied demand can be met. That
is what lies behind . the agitation
for the faster laying of street sur
faces. No criticism is reflected in
this i desire to speed things up.
"A double shift of workers has
(Oontinacd on ps 4.)
Doable Shift Bit .
George jr. Wentworth, chairman
of the street committee ot the city
council, Walter S. Low, street
commlssiober, and others convert
sant with; the practical problems
of pavement laying, while admit
ting that no avoidable delay in
laying of needed street paving
should be tolerated, joined in de
claring that the double shut sug
gestion was rendered Impossible
by practical difficulties.
Prominent among these dlffl-
cultlea were : inability to secure
gravel ; In increased quaatity at
short notice; impossibility of se
curing trained men as the person
nel of the second shift; impossl
billty of flaying surface on roads
that had not been graded long
enough to be broken in, and im
, practicability ' of paving .until
water and sewer pipes have been
laid.
"Jn case the city council wishes
to direct pavement of certain
t streets, preparations can . be made
as sboa as legal technicalities have
(Qontinoad m nt 4.)
TERRIFIC STORM THROWS
TOWN IN HEAPS OF RUINS
COT IX INDIA REDUCED TO
WRECKAGE BY TORNADO
Two persons Jri Iowa Are Victbna
r of Twister; at Least 15
Are Burt -
BANKS! SAID INVOLVED IN
DEALS' WITH LIQUOR MEN
UEFOR5IED liOOTLEGGER" 13
WITNESS IN BEARING "
FIVE 01E I'JHEH
FIRE GUTS Ci
LONDON, June 16. (By Asso
ciated Press). A, pally Mail dis
patch from Kurachi, British India,
says that a great storm has re
duced the town of Dhandhuka
near Ahmadabad, sto a heap of
ruins. Not a , building within a
mile of the town escaped destruc
tion, and it. is feared the casual
ties are numerous.'
Two children were carried 100
yards, the. roofs of houses were
whirled about like feathers and
railroad cars were blown along
the tracks for miles. -
"The gtoeet of honor at the dedication of the monument in Washington which is to perpetuate the
memory of John Ericsson, Immigrant designer of the Monitor, , was Uustav Adolf, Crown Prince of
Sir!en. He r-?. ov rf,e-.rrtc!ral i??ealiers.of the day and is shown, here addressins the Vast crowd
which attended tho ddlication ceremonies On the platform at the extreme rlht are seen President
CLARINDA, Iowa, June 1 S . -(By
Associated Press). Two per
sons were killed, at least 15 per
sons injured, five of them seri
ously, and property damage esti
mated at $150,000 caused by a
tornado which ripped across Clar
lnda ant outlying sections late to
day. ,..The dead:?' i". n"Yt
Dennis Usher, 13; J. A. Doug"
las, about ' ,f 3
Usher was killed .when, the tor
nado caught him and two other
boys - in pasture ' He was car
ried for several blocks and his
head crushed.
Douglas, who,-was a paralytic,
was 'fatally - injured when the
storm struck .the . home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Lyman. -
r The tornado swept a. -strip .be
tween three and' four mile's long
on the southwest outskirts of
Clatinda. Residents aay two fun
nel shaped Tclouds, one from the
north and ' the . other from the
southwest met just southeast of
town. . " .
Refused pty jUiaw
Cress Examination; Banks
Deny Charges . -
WASHINGTON, June 1 . (By
Associated ' Press. ) After teljing
the house alcoholic liquor traffic
comtnlttiee an 'inside story" ' o
alleged bank ' trahsactions with
bootleggers throughout the coun
try, William C. Davidson, styling
himself ja reformed bootlegger, re
fused td undergo cross examina
tion and ha Quit the witness chair
at tonight's session.
James J. Britt, counsel for the
prohibition unit, had just been,
permitted by the committee, after
a row, . to question Davidson ; con
cerning j his testimony when the
witness i rose . from his chair and
said to 'Britt: .
''I refuse to answer your ques
tions. I don't know who you are,
brotherj I've had a Sar.ta Claus
pulled en me too. many times.' ,
Withj that he etepied aside and
Britt began a recital designed to
'r:(ontiBd from py 1.)
unR i iTDCMniiTe - rorrcrn
SUSPECTS HELD IN AtASKA
NOT OREGON. .ROBBERS
jp ..If -.t--
i JUNEAUV Alaska, Jne 16.
(By 'Associated 'Press.') -P. L.'
Neil, postal Inspector .who arrired
here today from Portland, Oravi
announced after , kn t exam In at Ion
that two suspects " held here are,
not Ray and - Hugh D'Aatremon t.
Local officers: bad declared the
two men. and a third whft eluded
arrest were the. ; three . D'Autre
moats who . held up a i Southern
Pacif train In Oregon in 19 23
and' ltlTied four, members of the
train crew Albert Erlckson, one
of the prisoners, was retained, on
a bad check charge and the other,
John Martin ' for, ' inquiry aa ta
whether he has a right1; to be, in
American territory i -i '
HAUL NOT BOBBED - "
' BRUSSELS, -Jnae H.-rrBy. Ar
sociated iPreaa) Queen - Eliza
beth's hair ia not shingled, bobbed
or cropped. Count fP." Delannoy,
grand master of the .house, of the
queen of the Belgians, has issued
ah7binclal2ehlal of the "insistent
REPUBLICANS
TO MEET
CONVENTION OPENS IN LONG
VIEW, WASH., TODAY i
I
LONGVIEW, Wash.. June 16.-
( By Associated Press. ) Leaden!
of the bpposing camps of the re
publican party were busy with
caucuses here tonight outlining
activities for the convention which
opens here tomorrow.
Forces opposed to Governor
Roland j H. Hartley were incBned
to advocate a policy which would
prevent! an open rupture, contend
ing that the welfare ot the party
as a whole Was paramount. ;
- The Hartley forces ' claiming
control of .the. convention were
planning the organisation of the
conrention..No definite announcer
xnent, however, ; was 'made con
cerning the selection of the tem
porary j' chairman, who will de
liver the keynote addresa.'.' ' ; -. '. J
The jsub-committee of the plat-'
form committee jwhleh was work
ing on a. draft of the platform an
nounced at 8 o'clock when' it, was
schedui
not be
ed to report that. lt would
ready until an hour later.
SALEI.T MAN HELD IN EAST
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A. -G. SPENCE TO BE RETURN-
I: i E TO VACK CHARGE ,;.f t'J
: j $yt-a ; v, -:- ).
PQ RUTLAND, June l.(By A.
P. ) A. G. S pence of Salem in-f
dieted in the f td era! district court
here about a year ago on criminal
charges growing out of the alleged
cutting of government, timber ta
the, vicinity of 8ilvertou, is under
arrest in Knoxville. Tenn., accord
ing - to VWoi"d - received by federal
agents! here today, o He will b re
turned, 'here for trial, vi'i r I i i
Spence .waa Indicted with Wil
liam. R. Smith . ia June, ' IS 2 S.
Smith was recently tried, convict
ed "and sentenced to six months in
jail asd py ftse of f i.o.u o. ;
'.it .v. ..
Bride Among Victims as
Steeper Bursts into Flame .
in Early Dawn
HUr
TS MATE IN FURNACE
Thirty- Tonrteta FEcane ., .Wbea
B.laaisff Trap Ms , Cat From 4
Train Between Loa An-", ;
geles and Salt Lake ;
. HELENA, MontM June 10.
4(Bjr - AasocUted . Press) .
iUn.. J.i O., King of prnm
mond, Mont., reported burned
to death in sleeping car fire ,
near Crystal. Siding, Nev., was
a; bride of nine days and with ,
her bnsband: m" dork forv the .
' Northern .-- Pacific , mi Dram
mond, - left' recently on
bioneymoon trip to California,
according to Northern PaciXio t
officials here ' ! .
' LAS VEGAS, Nev., June 1 6.
(By Associated ' Press) -Inrestl-gations
of the burning; of a Union
Pacific tourist sleeper . at Crystal
Siding, east of here this morning,
which, f cost i of the live i of. .five
passengers, were put 4 under way
tonight by both Coroner, Breese of
Las Vegas and ' officials of the
railway, i Of the fiver daad, only
one, Mrs. J. 4 P.. King, if ;DrtinV
mond.'llont.,? has, been identified.
The record '-of- tickets ' sold is ex
pected to, aid in . the identification
of the othera, two.wpmen, a taan
and a child. ; "V
vi The man may sbe W.5H.;Mc
Creery,1 who Wai travelinr to, Estea
Park, Colo., with bis wife and two
granddaughlersy accordinV to the
Conductor " who vild ? ha ' sold "
tickst to McCreery? missing since
Coroner Breexewhor, arrived at
the scene of te fire within a. few
h6urs, impanelled, a jury of three
at once to aid in his investigation.
The railway investigation la being
directed by B. A. Cahooa, head of
the . Ujalon Pacific fire prevention
dfpastment, who waf a'paiseoge;
on", the train, v The, boilies were
brought rto .Las .Vegas where -tha
inquest, will be held tomorrow. ,
i The fire was discovered, accord
ing to passengers; In the ceil ing . 05
the - women's dressing f room -a
about five o'clock this' morning .
about an hour, after leaving- La
Vegas. While there is much con
fusion in . the stories Of the ; pas
sengers it , la said that - the , train
w a s stopped, ' the passengers
aroused -and -taken 'from the car.
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YOUJHr
BUSTER -KHIATON IJrWTED, TO
; : Jf "Us CII4EFS ' ptEET ;
' ' ' - - . 1 . . ..' ',, ' ' '
Buator 'Keaton'movlasr rjictute
itar who is nqw "on location", at
Cottage Grove, .has been lnvited
to attend the annual convention
and banquet of the Oregon State
Fire Chiefs association' to be held
Jn Corvsllls Joine t3. The Invita
tion,, was signed , by ; Goyenv
Pierce, Will Moore, stats fire nir
ahal; George Denxnan, mayor 'of
Corvallis and .Tom Graham, chief
Qt the fire department there. :
: Another invitation was sent to
Jay Stsyens of San Francisco, in
charge of ? the fire underwriters"
bureau foruhe. Pacific .coast. ;,
POISON VICTIM RECOVERS
DAVE SlflTli DENIES ATTirsiTT
TO END HIS LIFE
Dave Smith, Clare meat Tavern
robber, - who while in charge of
thejitate penitentiary, drug store
Tuesday night, swallowed a quan
tity ot poison with suicidal Intent,
was reported as recovering yester
day, ami th js in the prison' hos
pital where' he is receiving medi
cal treatment. S;
. The convict bas denied that the
poison was. taken with suicidaj (n
tent. - . --' . '
VICE TOLEHATED, CHAHGE
PORTLAND PASTOR ASUS GOV-
nnxcr, to t?.i;e action :w
' Governor Pierce yesterday re--'
Ceiretf a ltter Irom Rer. Cleaent
CClairJc,-Portiaad miiister, charj-
ing that certain vices were allowed .
to thrive there apparently with the;
knowledge of Ithe .municipal . of
ficers. t "x ---..-
Govfraop rrcs FaU'he wouii
refer the, letter -to the attotn v
general fcr laveit!:at.-St