BotweenSalem and Eugene, the Ancient Rivalsls"On
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Salem, a XSood, Convention vCity, iRiust Be a .Betteri One, With a Big Auditorium and Several Other Thing
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WEATHER FORECAST: Unsettled and .
mild weather with, rain; northerly gales
on (he coast.' Maximum yesterday; '57; ,
minimum. 44; river, 5.0; rainfall, .08; 'at-
mosphere,, cloudy; wind, southwest.
said to nave invented, a ntue or wnica wui
pat you to sleep for a few boars, 3 made
oat of synthetic .gin. . - -.'
SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CHILD WANDERS
STREETS SIX DAYS
OLYMPI A SESSION
WORKS OVERTIME
FIREMAN KILLED
IN HUGE BLAST
SHLEMGEf!E
HTOTKLE
LOCALS TRIUMPH
IN SECOND TILT
PORTLAND fJIKL, 11, ROAMS
, - city aw lfmyrs
WASHINGTON- LEGISLATORS
ADJOURN IN" AFTKRNOO
lO OTHERS INJURED, 2 MA V
DIE, BY EXPLOSION
SALfcM TEAM! TAKES MEASURE
OF LA GRANDE-MEN
FlIIIITS
Hard Problems Riven By Teacher
- CitUMe EKtendl "Hoiikey"
l'eriotl
longest Period of Illegal Exist
ence in HLsfory of State
Is Claim
Chemical Plant Blows Up After
Engine Companies Control
Flames
Victory Gives Red and Black the
. Right to Meet Eugene for
Championship
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Explosive Under Highway
Wrecks Payroll Truck and
Escort Machine
DRIVERS KNOCKED OUT
One Man Comes to Senses, Has
Pistol Held at Head; Po.
Ilee Scour Count ryslde
for Daring Robbers
riTTSmrnOH. March 11. (Ry
AP. Planting dynamite bombs
expertly under a ' highway, nine
bandit today wrecked two arm
ered automobiles bysetting off the
rxplosdve'as the machines passed,
and eseaped wkh a $102,000 pay
roll of the Pittsburgh Terminal
Coal Company.
Most of the five drivers and
guards of the two cars, an armor
etl truck parrying the money and
a lighter" escorting- car, were
knocked unconscious by the blast,
but one of them, regaining his
Bfnses, hsd a pistol held at his
head by one of the robbers until
tfce others had gathered up the
money. All the custodians of the
payroll were injured, one serious
ly, v .
The daring holdup occurred as
the payroll cars neared the Clover
dale mine, nine miles from Pitts
burgh. Castle Shannon, three
miles from Coyerdale, was the
tcene of a holdup, on Christmas,
1925, when a ?48.000vpayroll of
ihe same coal concern was stblen.
A guard was killed in that hold--
np. . . ' . . "
All officers in western Pennsyl
vania! tonight ought the robbers,
who were rcpd?jed to have made
their escape in two automobiles.
tetpolerTtt:JUleeotinty
SetecUvear augmented by groups
of other olticert, sped . along the
principal highways searching, for
them, while police in all towns
wore instructed to be on'the look
out. Cutting of all telephone lined;
in the vicinity of the holdup gave
the robbers more than an hour's
.start. , '
The robbery apparently was
carefully planned. Starting out
with Jt?5,000 In the armored
truck. $73,000 had been delivered
to two mines when ' the two ma
i Lines, the second acting as an es
cort, left the Library road, a main
(Continued en sage 8.)
LAST OF INDIAN
SCOUTS PASSES
l-SEK-O THOUGHT ODDEST
SOMMKIt IX -U. S. ARMY
Kiowa, rtctween 75 and 80 Years
Old, .Sergeant, on Active
Duty
FORT RILL. Okla., March 11.
(AP) 1-See-O, who although
between 75 and 80 years old, was
a Herxeant on active duty in the
United States army, died today
on the military reservation herei
He was the last of the, Kiowa
Indian scouts and believed to be
the oldest active soldier in the
army. The latter distinction comes
through his work in putting down
a Kiowa and Commanche upris
ing in 1891. "Because of his suc
cess as a peacemaker, he was
awarded by special act of con
gress the unique position as reg
ular sergeant as long as he should
live.
Scorning a comfortable cottage
tke army built ; for him on the
reservation, I-See-O spent most of
his time in tepee, cooking his
meals in the open as did his fore
fathers. He made a picturesque
figure seated "before his camp
fire, his long braids of hair draped
over his shoulders. The cottage
did not go unused, however, for
I-Se?-o found It an ideal store
house. He is survived by a widow and
three children.
JJMBER WORKER KILLED
llioker Setter Xer Longvlew Dies
wuck By Cable
LONGVIEW. Wash,, March 11.
( AP) George Wayno, 19,- of.
Kelso, Wash., was killed here to
day when he was struck by . a
heavy steel cable. . He was em
ployed as a choker, getter by the
Ostrander Railway arid . Timber
Mmrpany. The body 'was brought
TO A.eiso.
PORTLAND, March 11. (AP)
After aimlessly roaming strange
streets for seven days and sleep
ing in barns and woods for six
nights, 11 year old Catherine
Mary Melvin, missing from her
home here since Friday noon, was
found today by Mrs. K. O. Bur
noon ot Portland. The girl was
clad in a blue raincoat, hat, and
oversized galoshes and was riding
a bicycle she had appropriated.
The child had been sought by po
lice since her disappearance.
Despite her experiences of
sleeping in woods and going with
but little food, the girl appeared
in good health. Her hands and
face were clean and .her hair
though slightly disheveled, was
tucked neatly under her pilfered
rain hat. Her stockings were torn
from falls at night and the ga
loshes were covered with mud.
"When taken to police head
quarters, the girl at first cried,
then, assured that her father was
on his 'way to get her, she told of
how she had played truant from
school because of too many tests
and then became lost.
"I walked a long way from the
school and then asked a man for
a ride. He took me way out and
then I became afraid. I told him
I wanted out. "When he stopped
the car, I ran. That night I slept
n a big, empty barn."
The child, her big. blue eyes
dimmed with tears, told how on
her second day away she went
into a store on the outskirts of
the city and purchased some gro
ceries, having them charged to
some people she knew.
.The rest of the food the girl
had for the remaining four days
was purchased with money ob
tained by selling milk bottles
which she took from porches at
night. Her supply of money ran
out this morBln4whejthe bought
three biscuits. .
, Catherine told Inspectors Nel
son and Wescott that she had
gone. Into a cloakroom at a school,
(Continued bn page 5.)
RUM CREW HEARING ON
Motion' to Release Men From Fed
eralship Argued in Sourt
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.
(AP) A motion to release the 19
members of the crew of the sus
pected rum runner Federalship,
seized by force on the high seas
recently, was argued in the United
States district court here today,
counsel for : the defendants con
tending that the court lacked jur
isdiction to handle the case. The
arguments will be continued to
morrow. . ,
Harold Faulkner, appearing for
the 'defendants and their employ
ers, contended that the Federal
ship was seized 300 miles out;
that she was committing no overt
act against the United States; that
she. was under registry of the Re
public Of Panama; and that neith
er .by treaty nor by domestic ,law
could her seizure be justified.
HOPE FOR VESSEL GONE
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JTapanefle Training Ship Believed
Sunk "With 72 on Board
LONDON, March 11. (AP)
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Tokyo says search has been
abandoned for the Japanese train
ing ship Karishima Maru, which
was reported in distress off Cape
Inubo Wednesday. She is believ
ed 16 have sunk .with all hands,
totalling 72, and Including 40
students.
NEVADA SEEKS GAMBLING
tate Assembly Passes Bill to Leg
alize ti lde Open Play
RENO, Nevada, March 11.
(AP) The state assembly in Car
son City late today passed a bill
to legalize wide open gambling in
the state. The vote was 20 to, 11
with a spirited debate preceding
the roll call: It now goes to the
senate. '
YESTERDAY ,
INIWASHINGTON
Japan .accepted the American
arms conference proposal. .
The senate campaign funds com-:
mlttee considered going on ahead
on its own funds.
. :, ;,
Rejection of the. treaty propos
als ot 'President Diaz of Nicaragua
was toreshadowed,
Convicts Flee as Equal Num
ber of Companions Battle
With Guards
CHICAGO THOUGHT GOAL
Murderers Sentenced to Die for
Slaying Deputy Warden In
voIvd in Spwtucular
Prison Break
CHICAGO, March 12. ( IP)
Two policemen were hhot early
today by a man believed to Ik'
Bernardo Bon, one of three
Mexican convict! who escaped
from the county jail at Jolii't.
The policemen were members
of detective squads sent to Chi
cago outskirts to search for the
convicts. Reserves were rush
ed to the scene.
JOLIET, 111.. March 12. (AP)
Three men under sentence of
death for murder of a Joliet pris
on warden during a break from
the penitentiary last summer es
caped from the county jail here
early today while three sentenced
to die with them battled guards in
tlicjail bull pen.
The men who escaped were re
ported headed for Chicago heavily
armed. The six men were under
sentence to be hanged for the
slaying of Peter M. N. Klein, dep
uty warden at the model new pen
itentiary at Stateville, in a first
short-lived prison break May 5
last. They had received several
stays of execution.
Three, ot the men are Ameri
cans and three are Mexicans.
The Americans- are . Charles
Duschowski and Walter Staloski
repnted leaders f the first prison
plot, and Charles Shader, a triple
slayer at the age of 19 years.
Sawing their way from the cells
where they were waiting to be
hanged, the three who escaped
(Con tinned on par 5.)
BARBER BOARD CHANGED
Patterson Appoints Three New
Examiners At One Time
Complete reorganization of the
state board of barber examiners
was provided yesjterday when Gov
ernor Patterson named three hew
members of the board to succeed
those who have served hereto
fore. The new members are Roy
Neer of Portland, Ed. L. Johnson
of Oregon City and Clarence D.
Winston of Corvallis.
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OLYMPIA. Wash., March 11
(AP) The senate of the Wash
ington state legislature adjourned
sine die at 5:33 o'clock this
afternoon and the house one min
ute later, after they had Worked
overtime for 17 hours and. 3 4
minutes.
This was the longest period of
illegal existence recorded in the
history of the Washington legisla
ture, veterans declared, although
the Journal will show that -the
body adjourned exactly on time.
Mistakes made in engrossing
the supplemental budget bill, the
horticulture bill, and the road bill
necessitated in part the long ses
sion. The senate had a quorum
present at adjournment but the
house had scarcely more than a
baker's dozen.
After the president of the sen
ate and the speaker of the house
had signed the three engrossed
bills, committees were appointed
from the house and senate to in
form Governor Roland H. Hartley
that the twentieth session was
ready to call it quits.
Going next door into the insur
ance building where the governor's
office now is, the committee in
formed his excellency of their wil
lingness to stop. He replied that
he had no more messages to de
liver and thanked the session for
its courtesy to him.
Compromises averted a threat
ened deadlock after an all night
vigil over general appropriations
and highway allocations.
WANDERING COLLIE ILL
log Who Came From Indian! to
Silverton Now in Hospitaf
PORTLAND. March 11. (AjP.)
Bobby, celebrated collie, lelJo
won fame a Tew years ago by mak
ing an overland trip alone from
Indiana tojiia,home -atSU4Lon,
is ill in a veterinary hospital liere.
Dr. Huthman, who is caring for
Bobby, says the dog's digestive
system was so seriously Impaired
during the fatigue of the long
journey afoot, that he never since
has been in good health.
About three weeks ago the dog's
owner, G. F. Brazier of Silverton.
brought the dog to the hospital
fot treatment. Bobby then regis
tered a temperature of 104. He
semed to recover, and was taken
home, but this week he suffered
a relapse and was brought back
to the hospital. Today his tem
perature was 101. The only food
he would touch was raw beef juice-
The dog's exploit in walking
home to Oregon when he became
lost in Indiana, has been described
in a book by Charles Alexander,
Oregon novelist.
A CANDIDATE WITH REFERENCES
CHICAGO, March 11. (AP)
The ranks of engine companies
numbers 3 and 6 were depleted
late today when an explosion
killed one fireman and seriously
injured ten others, two probably
fatally.
They had controlled a fire in
the plant of the Daigger Chemical
company, just outside the down
town district, when a terrific ex
plosion occurred and was fol
lowed by several of Jesser degree.
The fireman killed was Edward
Hichikorn. Thomas Bender was
so seriously burned that hope of
recovery was abandoned- Patrick
Kelley inhaled flames and was
burned about the hands, face and
body.
All the other injured firemen
suffered serious body burns when
their clothing caught fire.
The firemen killed and injured
were trapped in the basement.
Fumes filled the air and the men,
bruised, shocked and burned,
were bought out only after com
rades had donned gas masks.
Five firemen collapsed at a
street door as they sought to es
cape from the gas-filled basement
and were dragged to safety by a
bystander.
Max Woldenberg, president, and
several other officials of the
chemical company were taken to a
police station for questioning.
Twenty-five employes of the
chemical company fledthe build
ing just before the "explosion oc
curred. More than 200 workers in near
by buildings fled to the street
when they were rocked by the
explosion.
Carbide of sufficient quantity to
damage the building in the en
tire block was found in the -fc'ase-
( Continued on page 5.)
ROAD EMPLOYE KILLED
George Hinkle Struck by Car Two
Miles From Roseburg
ROSEBURG, Or., March 11.
(AP) George Hinkle, 64, state
highway employe, was killed two
miles north of Roseburg this af
ternoon, when hit by a car driven
by Jess Shambrook, Umpqua farm
er. Hinkle attempted to cross the
road in front of the Shambrook
car and became confused, said a
report received by local officers.
He was killed instantly.
Hinkle had been a resident of
Sutherlio for many years. He
leaves a widow and large family
of grown children. Officers are
making an investigation of the
accident. ,
Franklin Turns Down Offer
of Averill for Friendly ' "
Cooperation
OLD CUSTOM BROKEN UP
Two Commissions Have Inter
changed Deputizations Since
First Separation In 11)21;
Practice Ended
PORTLAND, March 11. (AP)
A movement toward ending law
enforcement cooperation between
the fish commission of Oregon and
the Oregon state game commission
was made today by A. W. Frank
lin, master fish warden, when spe
cial game deputy commissions sent
to Franklin by E. F. Averill, state
game warden, for the use of dep
uty fish wardens were returned tO
the game warden.
Since Jan. 8. 1921, soon after
the departments were legally sep
arated, the two commissions have
exchanged special deputizations
for the use of deputies in terri
tories where both game and com
mercial fishing might be practiced.
Fish commission deputies were
made special game commission
deputies, and game commission
deputies were accredited special
officers of the fish commission.
Under the agreement 75 per
cent of the fish commission's rev
enue from fines levied on fish law
violators who were arrested by
( Continued oa PC 5.)
2 HURT IN PLANeTcRASH
Fliers Run Into House While At
tempting JForced Landing
QLENDALB, Cal., March 11.
(AP) Two men were injured to
day, one of them seriously, when
an airplane 'crashed into a house
near the Glendale airport in mak
ing a forced landing.
Earl Lee ot Glendale, owne'
and pilot of the plane, was un
conscious tonight and it was be
lieved that he was injured intern
ally. Clarence Peterson of Port
Angeles, Wash., his passenger,
was cut about Ihe head and could
not remember any details of the
accident. His injuries are not
considered serious.
Reports to the police Indicated
that the plane's motor stopped in
midair.. The plane went into a
slide slip and the pilot evidently
was unable to bring it back under
control.
SHIP SELLS AT AUCTION
White Flyer Vessels Disposed of
to Meet Company's Dills
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11
(AP) George Wi9ebaum, who
yesterday purchased the White
Flyer liner Fort Bragg at public
auction, today bought another of
the freighter San Antonio, for
the company's vessels at auction,
$5250. This is the fourth White
Flyer vessel to be sold to satisfy
creditors, and the last ship, the
freighter Cleone, will be disposed
of tomorrow. None of the pur
chasers of the vessels has intimat
ed into what service. It any, the
vessels 'will be placed.
BOATS HIT, TWO DROWN
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Fishing Schooners Sink After Col
lision in San Diego Bay
SAN DIEGO, Cal., March M
(AP) Two members of San
DIego'js fishing colony were
drowned and the 60 ton fishing
schooners MK No. 1 and Invincible
were sunk as a result of a collision
between these , two vessels 4 5,
miles south ot Point Loma early
today.. ; The victims were Law
rence Bagalini, 19, and C. Aguilar,
21, both of the Invincible.
3 WORKMEN LOSE LIVES
i 3 - ..
Total Of J525 I ndustriaT Accidents
Reported In Week
Three workmen lost their llvtes
through ' industrial accidents dur
ing 'the week ending. March 10,
according, to - the report of the
state Industrial accident commis
sion. I They -were Geo. Myles, log
ger, Portland; J. J. McElroy", steel
worker, Portland; end.F. M. Wallace,-carpenter,
Medford. . A total
of . f2 5 accidents subject .'.to the
provision ot the workmen's com
pensation act were reported to the
commission, during the week. .
Basketball played by teams from
the, larger high schools of the Wil
iamette valley outside of Portland
ib superior to that played in Port
land or in any other section of the
state, it yrtH demonstrated Friday
evening when Salem and Eugene
high schools emerged victorious! in
the semi-finals of the state tourna
ment, defeating the strongest quin
tets from two other sections by
decisive scores.
Salem won from La Grande, the
best team that eastern Oregon
could produce, 29 to 11, and Eu
gene defeated Marshfield, the
coast's representative,-38 to 21.
Salem's victory, as shown by the
ecore, ;was overwhelming, but in
reality t was nothing of the kind.
There was a lot ot the factor that
is called "psychology" by people
who know more about sports than
they do about the mental sciences,
mixed up in it.
The teams started at high ten
sion, and for the tfirst eight min
utes they tore up and down the
Poor, fighting like madmen, but
too highly keyed to do any effec
tive shooting. Zundell of La
Grande sank a free throw, and
then Duffey, the only man on the
f.cor wno had kept his head, loop
ed the basket from the floor. At
the rate that they were playing,
( Continued on &e 2.)
McNARY TO TRY AGAIN
Oregon Senator to Draft a New
Farm Relief Measure Soon
WASHINGTON, March 11.
(AP.) Although defeated twice
in an effort to obtain farm relief
legislation, Chairman McNary , ot
the senate agriculture committee
already has turned his attention
toward drafting a new measure for
presentation to congress when" It
convenes in December.
He plans during the summer to
confer with agricultural leaders
from all parts of the country in
an effort to devise a proposal that
will meet the needs of the farmers
and at the same time avoid an
other presidential veto.
The Oregon senator will make
a particular effort to get around
the controversial equalization fee,
which he. believes caused the fail
ure of the last two bills which
he introduced jointly with Repre
sentative Haugen, republican, of
Iowa.
FUTURE TO BE DISCUSSED
Mayor Lives ley And C. P. Uishop
To Be Chamber Speakers
' !
A 'double header program will
be given by the chamber of com
merce at its weekly luncheon Mon
day noon, which will be devoted
to discussing Salem's future, and
the prospects for municipal
growth.
T. A. Llvesley, mayor, will
speak for the. first 15 minutes. He
will tell what he hopes to do dur
ing his administration as mayor,
and why he has confidence enough
In Salem's future to 'erect an 11
story office-building here.
C P; Bishop will speak for the
second 15 minutes, telling why he
paid $80,000 cash for a corner
lot in Salem, and also what' he
thinks should be done to Insure
a big future development for the
city.
YACHT BELIEVED STOLEN
Vessel Disappears With Two Per
sons Who Inspected It
SAN PEDRO, Cal., Marcn 11.
(AP) A -yacht owned by Rob
ert F. Belcher of Los Angeles and
valued at $20,040. was reported to
the police to have disappeared
from its moorings here .today
shortly after It had been Inspect
ed by a man and . a woman who
said .they were considering - par
chasing It. A radio set 'said to
have been purchased by the couple
was delivered to the boat, which
was well stocked with provisions.
A description of. the yacht was
broadcast to coast , guard Teasels.
FIRM'S HEADS JAILED
Violation of . "Blue 6ky - Ziaws
Charged to Sugar Refinery v
p6rtLAP March 'li-(AP)
-Charged with , selling corpora
tion .securities without first quali
fying under ? the ' Oregon "blue
sky Iawj Gerard Gerritson, presi
dent, adn Ross W. Watt, secretary
of the Oregon-Washington bugar
Refinery company, Oregon corpor
ation with Sl.500.00O capital
stock, went to JaU - lat etoday. fn
default of balL . . t . ,
Valley Quintets to Battle for
Title In Second Stfcces- ,
' ive Year :
INVADERS GIVEN EDGE
Erratic Start' of l.;cal Squad
. Against , La Grande ;rLoweri
Stocky With .Dopojitci-ii- :
Hard Fight Forecast ' s
TODAY'S PROGRAM AT
STATE : TOURS A3iEXT
- Consolation Series "
9:30 a. m. Astoria vs. Med
ford. 2 p. m., Tillamook - vs. r La
Grande.
3 p. m.. Astoria or; Medford
vs. Marshfield. . ..""tP ''
Evening Program
7:30 p. m., Consolation finals.
8:30 p. m.. State champion-
ship finals. Salem vs. "Eu
gene. ' "
Friday's Scores
Championship Series
Marshfield 34, Franklin 26.
Eugene 21, Medford 13. : -Semi
Finals-
Sale m 2 9 . La Grande 11. .
Eugene 38, Marshfield 21.
Consolation ,
Tillamook 50, Pendleton 23
Astoria 43, Wasco 17. '
Medford 30, Franklin 13. l
Once more it is Salem or Eu
gene for. the state high .school bas
ketball championship, and the vie
tory will be decided tonight at
8 : SO in the final game of the state
tournament which has bfeen.'draw-
ing record crowds At. the Willam
ette university, gymnasium. ' v ,
To the 2,300 people who saw
both of these teams perform in
the semi-finals Friday night.
there is hot a shadow of doubt
that tonight's championship con
test will be a battle such -as has
never before been waged between
high school teams in Oregon. -
- Eugene is the favorite, -due' to
Its steady playing against Marsh
field as compared to Salem'a er-
(Ooatiaaad & pig 3.)
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LACK OF LIGHT
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DOOMS STEAMER
STATUE OF LIBERTY HOLDS
TORCH ABO VK WRECK
Vessels Collide In Thick Fog That
Settled Down Over New.
York-Harbor
new YORK, March 11. (By!
AP.) The Statue ot Liberty en-l
lightening the world held high her
torch tonight aud stared out over
New York bay with unseeing eyes
while At Tier'fee.t "th water rtrmlnri
over the projecting . spars of an:
ocean freighter that had sunk fort
lack of light. ? : J ; ; - ,
A million dollar cargo sank with;
the freighter after it was in col-j
lision with another, in a fog, butj
the crew of 44 men were rescued,
with one exception, -a ship's earn
penter. 'who Could not swim.
El Sol, ot the Southern Pacific
Steamship company, and Sac City
of the American Diamond line
were nosing through the channel'
off Robhins, reef, one la and one;
out,-when the tog swirled In from
the . MeaC - It looped ' around the
base ot the Statue of Liberty on'
Bedlbe's - island, enveloped : the
freighters and Winded the look-
ats,;aeaaenmg -even tne snrieas
8
i,
of the fog sirens.
". Head-on! the boats came togeth
er and both were torn open. Sa
(Itv . va ahlA to limn to a safe
anchorage, but through the rent
bow of El Sol the waters of the
bay cascaded In a flow that could
not oe stemmed- - I
ElSol sank in SO feea of water J
flush In dne of the world's most,
congested "ship lanes, as her crew
plunged into the hay,' many of
them haying not even time to pro-i
cure life preservers. '
.Wireless messages ' soon., sent,
every arallable craft In the har-j
bor to feeling its "wayto the rea
cue; --The Morgan line tug El Ami
go was the first to arrive and 42
shivering .seamen "Were pulled
aboard. - John -Brown,-ship's earn'
penter. was last seen by his mate
clinging to the boat's rail as ii
went 'down. 5; t