1
! ' Toil can't ' tell. Maybe a .fish gbes.home
md-lies tfbout the size of the, bait he stole.-
WEATHER--Falr;' temperature abore and
tumidity-below normal in interior; moderate
Northerly -winds- Yesterday Maximum 84;
minimum; 19; river,--1.5, stationary; rain,
none. Atmosphere;' clear. Wind, 'northeast.
Syracuse Post-Standard.';
j Anyway, there's a lot of darned good.com
wny at the bottom of the ladder .New.
iaven Register.
.vNTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBERS, 1926
PRICE FIVE CENTS .
Mm?
I
,41
IB DIE It PIT,
FIRE BARS AID
Four Thousand Persons
Await News as 122 Men
- Escape Mine Blast'
FLAMES BURN FIERCELY
Oklahoma Explosion Reports Re
tarded as Mine Owners
Endeavor to Suppress
Disaster Facts
TAHONA, Okla-. Sept. 3.-
(AP) Seven bodies had been
taken tonight from the Superior
Smokeless Coal company's mine
here tonight and little hope was
entertained that nine others be
liered to have been entombed by
an explosion in the -mine this
morning still lived.
i ne bodies recovered were
those of Dennis James, Henry
Berry, Rass Green, Anual Wania,
Bob' Chambers and his son Will,
and Bruce Davis.
Rescue workers continued their
- efforts, to penetrate the place
where the others were entrapped.
They expected to reach it by mid-
1 night
ie o .
POTEAU, Okla.. Sept. 3 (AP)
Bodies of 16 miners who lost
their lives when two blasts
'-''"i, - wrecked slope 7A west in Mine
"v-jf " No. 29 of the Superior Smokeless
Coal and Mining company at Ta
rVL bona, were located by rescue
squads tonight, according to infor-
mat ion reaching here.
4 The bodies were not brought
I out of the mine because of fire
J s which barred the entrance. Res
cue 'squads were reported to be
fighting the flames to prevent
them reaching the bodies and
further wrecking the shaft of the
mine.
It. I"?pected that the bodies
will be brought . to the surface
early Saturday morning. '
An appeals was sent to Fort
Smith. Ark., about 10 miles away
jp1fire fighting apparatus and a
titt, reached here at 3 ociocn
thivafternoon with firemen to
- angtoent rescue parties which, un
der she direction of Pit Boss Her
bert; had worked for five hours,
pushing a blanket in the doomed
entry in an effort to battison off
the flames and bring air Into the
damp filled workings.
Difficulty was experienced by
newspaper men in obtaining defi
nite information as the extent of
the disaster, owing to reticence of
the mine officials and such Infor
mation as could be obtained had
to be taken a distance of two
r Y miles to reach a telephone. Com
V'Jp Pan officials early Jn the day de-
' A " ' clined to give Information and
y permission to use the company
i . telephone was denied.
, f Three bodies had been located
' "v early this evening and rescue
i I 1 squads pushed their way Into the
$ .'shattered workings in search of
! I -j others of the missing men. Hopes
that any of the- remaining 1J men
(Continue B P" 7-
ACCIDENTS CLAIM TWO
I COMPENSATION COVERS MOST
' CASKS REPORTED -
There were two fatalities la
Oregon due to Industrial accidents
during the week ending Sept. 2,
according to a report prepared by
the state industrial accident' com
mission yesterday. The- victims
were , Joseph Keppes, Cornucopia,
laborer, and Robert Grant Balder
ree, Dallas, timekeeper. '
r" Of, the 939 accidents reported
during the week 7 S3 were subject
to the provisions of the compen
sation act, 153 were from Arms
and corporations that have reject
ed the law. and 33 were from pub
lic utility corporations not entitled
to state protection.
BILL LIMITS PRIESTS
MEXICAN UNITY SOUGHT IN
MSW RELIGIOUS RULES
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 8. (AP)
-A measure enbodyihS new re
ligious regulations limiting - the
number of priests, in each, state is
being prepared for submission to
congress by the department of in
terior. . I - ' , .
If enacted and approved by
President Calles, these regulations
will supplant: those -promulgated
by the bicf executive recently
which caused the religions con
traycsy between the government
ffipilie Roman Catholic episco-
VHP-
DRY AGENT IS SUSPENDED
"WIRE 'TAI'PIXiS WITNESS
WILL XOW FACE CIZ
pBATTL, Wash., fiept. 3.
(AP) Roy C. Lyle of this city,
federal prohibition administrator
or the Pacific northwest, today
announced suspension of George
W. Dehner an agent, Dehner tap
ped telephone, wires and 'was a
star witness when 'Roy Olmsted,
former lieutenant of Seattle police
and twenty others, were convicted
here iFebruary 20, ,in a $500,000
international conspiracy.
. Lyte.-stated -that a. -general -!a-tfuiry
into Behner'S conduct Is uo-
I
Wild Horse Tramps Rider,.
. Death Escape Miraculous
Unbroken Steed Falls on Cowboy, Rolls Across His Body;
Vicious Kicks Fail to Intimidate Actor at After
noon Performance
Same fine samples of "buckaroo" riding were offered
Salem circUsans yesterday afternoon and last night when
the 101 Ranch Wild West show spent a day at the 14th street
circus pounds, with a full complement of cowboys, redskins,
buf f alos, steers, and all the other paraphernalia that go with
a western ranch.
An unexpected thrill was given the afternoon audience
when Eddie Rosenberry, one of the circus cowboys, had a
narrow escape from death or serious injury in a fall from an
AHl
HOLLYWOOD: Nils ChrUmitler,
the Swedish motion picturo director
woo lb Here to
make a number f
llOW ABOUT A
pictures, h( had
ltut brief time for
observation' , but
he anioincei, !
hi firm convic
tion, that Ameri
can girls are the
world's . premier
kissers. G'hrigan
ur should know ;
for he ha direct
ed.: kitting ' in
practically every
nation and lan
guage. His observations-
are
summed up as
follows: German
girls suggest the
taste of alligator
pears. French
girls -son ad like
a boiler works,
but , suggest per
fume of crushed
violets. Lips too wet. Eager and ac
tive. Swedish girls rather unapproachable-
for kisbing purposes but
onee you get them they'll remind you
of blooming nasturtiums. American
girls Ah f Strawberries! . . . Wouldn't
it be terrible if you diun't like straw
berries t
JUSTICE m
" CHICAGO. The International Jan
Musician's Association is to meet in
Chicago. But Chicago ia canny town.
Chicago knows that most of the Asso
ciation members are saxophone sur
geons. . . . Be that as it may, and one
thing and another, the fact remains that
the Association has been unable to tind
accommodations in any of Chicago's
'great and luxurious hotels. Now Chi
cago has many hotels, hotels which
make s specialty of entertaining con
ventions. Bat this is something else
gain. A convent ten of saxophone
chiropractors I ... It is now an
nounced that the Jazs Association is to
meet at .the Broadway Armory. Thus
are Truth, Justice,' Poetic Irony and
Humanity served.
YOUTH SUNS THE WORKS
WASHBUKX. Wis. This is the city
of the "kid mayor," Paul L'ngrodt,
who is seemingly
making good. But
more, this is the
city of the Deb
utante Treasurer.
Pretty, shingled
and thoroughly
modern, Afiss
Nora Montbriand
fairly walked
away with the
election for the
treasurer's office
and . is now car
rying on her du
ties in' grand
style. Incident
ally she defeated
men thrice her
age. ... A great
state, this; with
the "Kid Sena
tor" it would ap
NORA MONT 61 A MO
pear that youth
hax a real hold on life in general and
intends to run its world according to
the ideas of youth.
CONSUL FACES CHARGE
LIQUOR SERVED At EDERLE
BANQUET IS CLAIM
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 3. (AP)
If William Corcoran, American
consul at Boulogne, France,
shouted "Hurrah" for prohibition
and passed around champagne to
his guests, including Gertrude
Ederle, in welcoming the latter af
ter her successful swim gt the
English channel as some newspa
per reports said he did, the Doug- .
las county, Omaha W. C. T. U. I
wants him recalled.
In presenting h resolution which
will be submitted to the state con
vention in October and the Nation
al convention In Los Angeles, Mrs.
C. J. Roberts, its author- said if
the news dispatches were true,
Mr. Corcoran 'insulted the con
stitution., COURT DENIES- MOTION
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE RE
MAINS AGAINST GREEN
SAI? FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.
(AP.) A motion to quash an in
dictment ! charging embezzlement
of government property and con
verting it to his own use against
Cotonel Ned M. Green, suspended
prohibition administrator, was
overruled In. federal court here
today. .-.,!
FIVE TOURISTS KILLED
ILLINOIS AUTOMOBILE HIT. BY
PASSENGER TRAIN
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 3. CAP)
Five Rinois tourists were killed
when their, automobile was struck
by af ast passenger train 2 7 miles
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UuurUKeu wuu uui sc.
Rosenberry was. trying to mount
the horse which had never been
ridden before, when it fell with
him beneath it, catching his foot
in the stirrup. The horse strug
gled and rolled clear over Rosen
berry before he could free himself,
also stepping on his sjde.
Rosenberry had attempted to
ride this horse several times be
fore without success; it was stated
last night by circus, of ficlals. The
horse was considered the wildest
one on the lot, and bad injured
Iwo or three otber.jnen who had
attempted to ride it.
Far from being discouraged by
his injury, Rosenberry was up at
(Continued on page 7.) ;
PATIENTS TRANSFERRED
AUTOIST COMMITTED TO HOS
PITAL UOES SOUTH
C. L. Montgomery, who was ar
rested here a few weeks ago
charged -with operating his auto
taobile. at a speed of approximately
60 miles an hour, and later com
mitted to the Oregon state hospi
tal for medical treatment, yester
day was transferred to an insane
hospital in California.
Montgomery formerly lived in
California and was en route to
Portland at the time of his arrest.
Other insane patients trans
ferred from the Oregon state hos
pital Included Ray Wetzel, George
D. Northrup and ' Mrs. Susan
George. - Mr. Wetzel has been as
signed to an institution in Cali
fornia. Mr. Northrup to a hospital
in Iowa and Mrs. Gorge to a hos
pital in Connecticut.
PICKER-SHORTAGE FACED
PORTLAND SCHOOL OPENING
WIfcL HURT GROWERS
As a result of the opening of
the public schools in Portland on
September 7, there will be a seri
ous shortage of hop pickers in
Marion county hop yards this sea
son, according to T. A. Livesley
and other hop growers.
Last year .more than 800 Port
land students were . employed in
the hop fields in this vicinity and
approximately half, that number
had registered for work this sea
son. The early opening of the
Portland schools has made it ne
cessary for many of the students
to cancel their registrations and
leave the yards.
Whether sufficient number of
pickers can be recruited here to
harvest this year's hop crop, is a
question that has not yet been de
termined, yard owners said.
ONE
.... ff
DEATH
QUIZ TO START
McSwiggin Shotgun Murder
Facts to Go Before Spe
cial Grand Jury
KILLING LIST STAGGERS
Of Murderers in First Eight
Month, Only Five, Found
Guilty, Undergo Supreme
Penalty For Art
CHICAGO, Sept. 3. (AP)
A new special grand jury to in
vestigate the killing of Assistant
State's Attorney William McSwig
gin was ordered here today when
Special Prosecutor Charles A. Mc
Donald, a former judge, reported:
"We are in a position to show
who is responsible for the mur
der."
McSwiggin was the victim of a
machine gun attack in Cicero sev
eral months ago, he and two com
panions being sprayed with bul
lets as they sat in an automobile.
The third special grand Jury
which functioned during August
reported 32 additional indict
ments today for election frauds
and appended these vital statics
to its report:
Murder in Cook county (Chica
go) from 1922 to 192G, 1240 slay
ers; executed, seven.
Murdered during the first
eight months of 1926: 236 slay
ers; executed, five-
The August grand jury made no
progress in solving the slaying of
Mcswlggan and two companions.
known gangsters.
Today s indictments brought to
nearly 200 the number of election
officials Indicted for frauds in
corrhection with the recent pri
mary.
7,
Dean 6f Organ Here
CLARENCE EDDY PLANS
THREE CONCERTS TODAY'
Clarence Eddy, who is in Sa
lem, and about whom some in
teresting things are told in the
society columns this morning,'
is the grand old man of the
world in his line.
He was well enough known
in 1873 to be engaged to give
concerts at the ' world's fair at
Vienna. He gave concerts at
tke Centennial at Philadelphia,
and he is to give a series of
organ concerts at the Sesqui
ccntennial in that city this fall.
That is" a far reach over 50
years. Mr. Eddy is 80 years
young, for he retains his youth
ful vigor.
He will give three concerts
at the Elsinore today, at 3, 8
and 9:40. in connection with
the serene picture of Ixm Cha
ney in "The Road to Manda
lay." Percy S. Burraston, organist
at the Elsinore, is to give a
luncheon in honor of Mr. Eddy
at noon today, at the Gray
Belle, to which a select com
pany has been invited.
Mr. Eddy has played at near
ly every world fair since 1873.
MUST PUSH AND ONE MUST
WARP COURT'S POWERS
TO MEET U. S. REQUEST
"EVERY POSSIBLE EFFORT
TO BE MADE TODAY
Importance of American Partici
pation "Beyond Estimate,"
Belief
GENEVA, Sept. 3. (AP) An
optimistic remark concerning the
reservations of the United States
in connection with 'the country's
adherence to the world court was
made tonight by a prominent del
egate to the conference of the
world court members which is con
sidering the reservations. He said
that all the American reserva
tions would eventually be accept
ed. This opinion was expressed af
ter the conference had adjourned
leaving a committee of 14 to
study the judicial points raised by
the American candidate with the
understanding that a report be
made at the new session of the
conference.
Whether it is excessively opti
mistic only the future can disclose,
but certainly the speeches at this
afternoon's session produced a
general impression that the con
ference will go the limit of con
cessions in order to meet the views
of the United States so weighty is
the importance all countries at
tach to its adhesion- to the court.
President Van Eysinga, sum
ming up the discussion, declared
the first four reservations and the
first part of the fifth had been ap
proved on first reading.
Count Rostvorovski, eminent
Polish jurist, even went so far as
to say that the future activities of
the conference involved two stages-
first, acceptance of the Amer
ican reservations as a whole, and
second, examination of the world
court's statutes, with a view to
adapting them to the new condi
tions created by acceptance of the
reservations. He defined this as
a second codification and insisted
that the United States should be
represented at a special conference
to carry through this codification.
CHILD KILLED BY AUTO
DRIVER TRIES TO DODGE
GIRL, ATTEMPT FAILS
RAINIER, Ore., Sept. 3. (AP)
lone Haggberg, 5, was killed
here today when she was struck
by an automobile as she was cross
ing the highway near here.
The little girl is said to have
dashed across the road directly in
the path of a car driven by S. L.
Fields of Woodland. Fields, ac
cording to witnesses, did every
thing within his power to avoid
hitting the child, who died within
a few minutes after the accident.
MAYOR MAY BE OUSTED
KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
PREFERS CHARGES
TOPEKA, Kans., Sept. 3.
(AP) Ou6ter proceedings agaJnst
Mayor w. vv. uoraon oi rvansas
City, Kansas, were filed today by
Charles B. Griffith, attorney gen
eral. The petition charged the
mayor with permitting the manu
facture and sale of liquor, pro
tecting gambling houses, tolerat
ing vice rings, juggling the city's
funds and expending public money
for personal use of individuals. '
PULL
Swimming Banned as Lab
oratory Test Shows Pollu
tion From Sewage
OTHER STREAMS WORSE
Preliminary Report Presented to
State- Board of Control to
be Read at Investiga
tion Later
With swimming banned in Mill
creek, warnings issued that its
waters are polluted, unfit for
drinking purposes, and definite
proposals made to correct a -situation
potentially grave, with pos
sible spread of -contagious disease,
the entire question of scientific
disposal ' of sewage, not only on
the part of Salem, but of all val
ley towns emptying their refuse
into streams' tributary to the Wil
lamette . river,' came to attention
yesterday with the report of Geo.
Jf. McDaniel, sanitary engineer for
the, Oregon state board of health,
made to the state board of control.
Col. Carle 'Abrams, secretary.
Though condition of Mill creek
is better, than "many ofcher bodies
of water," laboratory tests of sam
ples taken at the Twenty-first
street bridge, resulted in the fol
lowing conclusions:
1. The water should at no time
be used for drinking or culinary
purposes, unless purified.
2. The waters of Mill creek are
unsafe for swimming purposes.
3. The sewage reaching Mill
creek from state institutions re
ceives relatively more treatment
and purification than the sewage
discharged into the stream' by
cities and individuals..
Considerable attention has been
given of late to methods of sew
age disposal, looking towards con
version of sewage into commercial
fertilizer which, at the same time
would solve - the contamination
problem. Pressure, brought - to
bear by federal authorities, who
have frequently declared that pres
ent contamination of : Willamette
waters, into which the Mill creek.
among bthersflows, cannot be tol
erated long, and cities of the val
ey will find gome pressure brought
(OonUnaaa a nsn S.)
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MYRTLE ELUDES CAPTOR
ESCAPED ELEPHANT CHARGES
INDIAN iN FOREST
CRANBROOK, B. C, Sept. 3.
(AP) Myrtle, a circus elephant
that escaped a month ago, was re
ported lurking this afternoon in
a thick forest six miles from here.
Searchers are around the scene.
Abel, an Indian, located Myrtle
yesterday. After following her
trail for a week he came to where
she had fallen down a 40 foot
bank, brushing the branches off
trees. When Abel took hold a
chain about her neck, she cahrged.
Abel fled. Newspaper photograph
ers and reporters hurried to the
scene of Myrtle's appearance.
Five elephants escaped the cir
cus here Another besides Myrtle
is uncaught.
NO PAftDOftFOR SLAYERS
LOEB-LSOPOL9 - WILL STAY
BEHIND CELL BARS
JOLIET. Ills., Sept. 3(AP-
Nathan Leopold and ' Richard
Loeb. "thrill slayers" of Bobble
Frank of Chicago, and now con
victs in the state penitentiary
here, will never be pardoned by
Governor Small hi said today.
"No pardon wiir ever be issued
by me for the. slayers of Bobbie
Franks," Governor Small said,
"and as long as I am governor the
two men will be in prison.
"I have noticed the statements
in the public print regarding the
possible pardon of Leopold and
Loeb in 1935 but as far as I am
concerned there never will be a
pardon or a parole tor the two
slayers."
CAMERAS -GREET ACTORS
MARY 1 AND . DOUG REACH
HOME,' CROWD ASSEMBLES'
PASADENA, " Cal., Sept. ' Si
(AP) The familiar cUck of cam
eras ; greeted Mary Plckford and
Douglas Fairbanks when they
.stepped, from an overland train
here today after several' months
abroad. They left immediately by
automobile for the : Fairbanks
homestead In Beverly Hills. A
crowd had. gathered to welcome
the screen stars. . ' -
SENATOR HAS OPERATION
CONDITION IS SATISFACTORY
PHYSICIAN" ANNOUNCES '
: BATTLE CREEK,: Sept- 3.
(AP) Senator Duncan U. Fletch
er of t Florida underwent a second
and major, operation Xor an intes
tinal . airectlon , in a sanitarium
here yesterday,-his physicians an
nounced, today. His condition to
nights was 'satisfactory, physicians
said, and gave every Indication of
speedy rejoyerjr;
Shot Ends Ring: Feud
QUARREL OVER . STONE'S
. SIZE LEADS TO SLAYING y
' LEXINGTON, Ky1., Sept. 3.-
(AP) A quarrel over the size
of the stone in a diamond ring
led to the slaying of a pretty
red , haired . telephone operator;
today by her 70-year-old suitor i
who later committed suicide.'
Kelly t Kirtly, wealthy res
taurant - and hotel man of
Charleston, W: Va., fired a bul
let into the brain of Miss Mil
dred McDaniel, 26, of Brook
lyn, N. Y.. while she slept in
a hotel here this morning and
then entered the bath room and
shot himself two times, dying
before help could be sum
moned. For months Kirtly has been
lavishing his gifts to Miss Mc
Daniel. Thursday night the
two had quarreled over the size
Of the diamond in a ring he had
given Mildred. Shortly after
7 a. m. today. Miss Gregory de
clared, -she was awakened by
a pistol shot. She saw Kirtly
standing at the bed with a pis
tol in his hand and her com
panion dead beside her.
Kirtly went into the bath
room and shot himself twice.
The slaying and suicide were
premeditated in the belief of
police -who found two notes;.
one his will and the other ad
dressed to an undertaker.
MRS. BILL HART PLANS
TO QUIT RENO QUIETLY
mm mi
REPORTS OF IMPENDING DI
VORCE CAUSE GOSSIP
Terms of Odd. Trust Fuml Will
Award Her 9103,000 If.
Remarried
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3. (AP)
Friends of Mrs. Winifred West
over Hart, who last night stated
that the former film actress had
gone to Reno, Nev., for the pur
pose of obtaining a divorce from
William S. Hart, noted western
film character, were at a loss to
day ' to understand reports from
Reno that Mrs. Hart, who has
been living there under an assum
ed name, intended leaving the Ne
vada city. .
. An. annonncement by her law
yers from Reno stated that she
would leave there today on- ac
count of , published reports that
her presence there preceded a di
vorce action.
, Hollywood ' reports said that
Hart did not even know of the
presence in Reno of his -wife and
was not aware that any action was
contemplated. Mrs. Harts mother
and young son are with her.
The married life of the film's
two gun man and tho former act
ress is known to have been un
happy from the start. At one time
it. was believed that the birth of
William Hart Jr. had patched up
the martial difficulties, but sep
aration followed.
At the time of the rift, Hart
created a trust, fund under which
(OoatiBBad a pan S.)
POWER UNIMS APPROVED
SIXNOTT, McNARY WILL TAKE
BILL TO CONGRESS
PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 3
(AP) The introduction of a bill
in the house and senate of . con
gress authorizing the construction
of the. various phases of the Uma
tilla transportation, irrigation and
power project in eastern Oregon
was approved today at a. meeting
here attended ' by the executive
committee and , officers of the
Umatilla Rapids associations and
Senators Charles L. McNary and
Robert N. Stanfleld and Congress
man N. J. Sinnott,
iSinnott and McNary, it was
said, are ready to present the bill
in congress, which will be design
ed after the Poulder Canyon proj
ect measure now in congress. This
provides for the irrigation phase
of the development work to .be
paid for by funds secured from
the commercial development of
hydro-electric power, created, it
being anticipated that such reve
nue would he sufficient to defray
the expense of bringing the water
to the edge of the districts to be
irrigated. .
CHICAGO HOME BOMBED
POLITICS. IN.PIiOT
V AGAINST WARD LEADER
CHICAGO. Sept. 3. CAP) A
bomb exploded in the doorway of
the home of Morris Eller, Chicago
republican leader,:' was attributed
today by police to ' political ene
mies of the twentieth ward lead
er, despite ' filler's insistence that
ho had no enemies that -would ac
count for the .violence. Eller and
his family were unhurt. 'The up
per walls of the two flat buildings
owned by . Eller - were , cracked.
however, and the : interior was
damaged. '
FLIER ENDS LONG TRIP
1 XX) LITTLE GOES OVER ANDES
' PEAKS SAFELY.-1 ,
i BUENOS AIRES.' -Sept. , 3.
fAP)- Lieutenant James IL Doo-
little, American air , pilot, arrived
here today at 3:S& p. m., having,
made- a non-stop flight .over the
Andes. 1.436 kilometers, in a.bont
fliBfiSs
Main BuikJings at Washing-
V ton State Pehitntiary Are
Total Loss :
SPECTATORS BLOCK ROAD
Incendiary Blaze Breaks .Out: in
: Roof of Cell Block in What
Officials Call "Attempt
t Prison, Break,' ,
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept..
3-IAP) Fire Which started in
the Washington state penitentiary
here about 5:30 o'clock, this af
ternoon waa still raging at 9
o'clock tonight. Convict .were
nndei" heavy guard In the recrea
tion yard,: members of Co: F f
national guard having been called
out to prevent! any outbreak
among , the prisoners. ;
The main building which in
eludes the cell houses and the din- '
mg hall .was believed to be a total
loss. Other buildings were not
seriously threatened and fire
fighters believed' they could be
saved, , . , .
The fire which broke out in the
roof of one of the cell blocks, was
believed by prison officials to have
been started by convicts in hope
of an opportunity for escape. The
flames had- been eating into the
building Tor nearly half an hour
before the fire was discovered by
guards and alarm turned in.
Cell doors ' were thrown open
and the convicts herded out into
a separate inclosure away from,
the burning building and placed
under heavy guard. 'Company- F
Walla Walla National Guard unit,
was hastily mobilized and rushed
to help guard the turbulent crowd
of prisoners. ? So far as had been
discovered tonight, no convict had
escaped from the prison walls.
The prison -buildings are old
and largely of frame construction
sad burned rapidly. : Besides the,
main cell wings,; several .work
shops containing machinery were'
virtually destroyed. The office,
building which is of fireproof con
struction had so far escaped the
flames. : i . . '
What is known as Siberia cel
house, where the most dangerous! .
criminals are kept,. Is at some dis
tance from the main building and
had not taken fire the inmatei
remaining in their cells.
Thousands of spectators blocked. ,
the roads 'leading to the prison
but were kept a quarter of a mile
from the walls by guards of mill-4
tia and penitentiary officials.
The main prison building where :
975 men are housed, seemed
doomed from the start as much of '
the building is old and the., fire
went through It with great rapid
ity, having such a start, that ef
forts of city firemen and prison-,
workers were of no avail.
(Continued ea ptgs 1.) t
ABANDON CHANNEL SWIM
MONA MACLAREX, HORACE i
GARY FACE HEAVY SEAS
FOLKESTONE, Eng., Septs 3.--,
(AP) The channel-swim of Mona
MacLaren and Horace Cary Was
abandoned this afternoon,, owing
to a rough sea when they were
seven miles off South .FprelamJ,
on the English coast, near Dover,
They. had taken the water: at Cape,
Gris Nex,, France, early this
morning.- - I
Cary left the .water after 9 and
one-half hours. ""Miss MacLaren
gamely swam for another couple
of hours, but when she found her
self making , no- progress against
the strong tide, she also decided
to quit. I
STORM'S DELUGE CEASES
HARVESTING AT STANDSTILL
MUCH GRAIN UNCUT -
1 '. 1
WINNIPEG. Sept. 3. (AP.)
Although skies were still cloudy,
rains which damaged ' roads, .
bridges, and crops1 In Albertp and
Manitoba since Monday had. '
ceased.
t The Saskatchawen river was 13
feet above Its unual level; but no '
flood was expected. Harvesting '
was at a standstill and much grain 1
remained uncut. About 200 work
era from the Unfred States ; had :
crossed ' the border to aid In the '
reconstruction and harvesting . In .'
response to an advertisement of
the Canadian, dominion; govern- ,
ment In border states.
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