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LOS ANGELES. July 5- (AP)
Mayor James Walker of New
York attended a luncheon given In
hi, honor by the democratic
luncheon club today but he was
mere than two hours late. - Al
though the luncheon had been
erred without the mayor, and
several speakers had said their
say, a large and enthusiastic
'gxeup of democrats remained and
cheered, him when be arrived at
:15 o'clock. i
Mayor Walker's j secretary tele
phoned just before' noon that "his
honor" still was In bed, but that
hm would be at the 12 o'clock
Incheon by 12:30. By 2 o'clock
the luncheon had beenserred and
the after dinner. speakers had fin
ished without the principal guest.
An alibi for his tardiness, that
of traffic congestion between
downtown Los Angeles and his
; Hollywood hotel, was the opening
remark of Mayor Walker's ad
dress. He lauded the "Abraham
Lincoln of Oliver street." Gover
nor Smith, the democratic presi
dential nominee, and also took oc
easion to deliver several caustic
comments regarding Herbert Hoo
ver.
An announcement that he was
checking out of his Hollywood ho
tel was made by his honor today.
who revealed that he was going to
the San Simeon ranch of William
JLr Hearst, near San Luis Obispo.
to spend several days.
ELSINORE TODAY
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Jack La France Now Declar
ed to be A'dolph Rosenau,
Film Star
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Manhattan Players
Mystery Shrouds Death
Of Prominent Financier
RflIK STILL KEEPS
UTTIDICE SMALL
LONDOX. July 5. (AP) The"
mystery of the tragic death of
Captain Alfred Lowenstein while
flying over the English channel
caused an unexampled sensation
throughout Europe because of his
huge financial interests. Added
to these was the appeal of his
hobbles racing, boxing and avia
tion. .
The newspapers devoteo coi-j
nmna tn th dramatic end of this
picturesque character, his extra
ordinary rise from obscurity, his
ixrh modtt of livinx and the ef
fect which his sudden end is like
ly to have on various financial
concerns.
The National Beige says that!
Captain Lowenstein first came to
notice at ) the age of nineteen,
when ha iwas a' broker on the
Brussels stock exchange. He al
ways was 'Interested in questlona
of electricity na rapiaiy nuut im
portant connections tnrougn.
whieh he became interested in en
ternrises in Canada. Brazil. Mex
ico and other places. j
One of his greatest enterprises
wan RarrAlona Traction, a com
pany which later 'gave birth to the'
International Hydro-Electric row
er company. . 1
Artificial silk also! captured his
Imagination and through interna
tional holdings he was able to
unite all lh is silk enterprises into
one great trust which only recent-,
ly was irausicrreu iu a uuauiau
regime.
Another Belgian paper. Le Soir.
saya that the financier devoted a
rnndlv nortinn of hi time to rid-
n . r -
ing and boxing. His personal in
terest In horses led him . iq ae-
QUirement of a racing staoie ana
one of his animals, Maguelonne,
won the grand steeple chase at
Auteull this year.
Hks greatest! hobby, however,
was that by which he so fatef ully
met his death, namely, aTlatlon.
He possessed j several splendid
planes. -
ha nsed these airplanes to con
vey from one end of Europe to
the other himself and the large
staff of secretaries and typists
which he maintained. He settled
much of his business in mid-air,
making the most out of every hour
of th eday and night.
His associates were treated gen
erously but sometimes brutally.
He had an impulsive, curious
temper, and at times soundly
boxed the ears of employes who
had offended him. Twice he was
fined for assault In Blariits,
where he owned the Ville Begon
ia. It was at this villa that Mrs.
Lowenstein was robbed myster
iously of Jewels worth millions of
dollars.
.His business operations were so
widely extended in Europe ana me
Americas that he held himself in
n)inM to era anv nlace at a
moment's notice. Wherever he
went he entertained on the most
lavish scale and seemed to delight
in displaying his riches.
di dtc tnv k fAP Wheth
er Captain Alfred Lowenstein Bel
gian financier, reputeaiy one oi
v.. riHsst moii In the world, de-
tuu .
Hberately hurled himself from the
n..t niinA which was bearing1
him across ' the English channel
mr-w tvrf.v or was 'the victim of
V tragic mistake was unknown to
night. .. r "
in nollce lnves-
ligation was held today at Boul-
3gne-Sur-Mer wnere w
whn it was discovered that
Ua wealthy owner had disappear
ed. The investigation conducted
only by a police commissioner
without power to do more than
merely ascertain the obvious
facts, resulted in no conclusion.
Th niiot. mechanic, two sten
ographers and valet, who were in
the plane on Its transcnannei
nh tMtlfled to their belief that
Captain Lowenstein's death was
the result of a tragic mistake.
Tn minr financial circles
throughout the world, however.
the theory of suiciae was siruusu
urged, its adherents pointing out
that rtnrinr the past month many
of the stocks In which the Belgian
-nagnate was interested naa Bar
tered severe reverses.
It was reported on the Paris
bourse that Captain Lowenstein
had been seriously worried recent
ly over his financial affairs and
that his failure to arrange loans
within the last weeks for some
-.f hi Reltian companies had
preyed seriously upon his mind.
Captain Lowenstein naa Deen in
th habit of traveling between
Rniftsels and London almost every
other day, and it was on one of
these regular trips that he board
ed his plane at Croydon last night.
When it was over the channel the
banker went to the washroom. Ten
minutes later, his secretary, Hodg
son said, he still was away from
the main compartment. Hodgsoc
went in search of him and fount;
the exit door to the plane, on the
far. side of the .washroom, open.
The banker "was missing.
,Thi nlana nut back over its
course in an effort to sight the
body but-the search was unsuc-
uDn1 and THInt TtrAW hmiirht it
jlo-Boulogne-Sur-Mer, the nearest
landing Held. It had been travel
ing at a height of about 4.000 feet
when Cantaln Lowenstein's dis
appearance was discovered.
In Paris. London. Brussels and
Berlin stock exchanges reacted
quickly when the death of the fi
nancier became known. In Paris
every security In which he was
known to have been interested
dropped sharply. A few wild re
ports that the report or tne aeam
was merely a spectacular trick un
der cover of which Lowenstein,
still alive, was arranging some
business deal, fantastic as. they
sounded, received some support
and helped to save the stocks from
further declines.
SPOKANE, July 5 (AP) A
Seattle woman, whose name has
not been revealed by officers,
was held today as a material wit
ness following her statement that
she saw Jack La France, stab
Harry Warner to death, while
Warner pleaded vainly for mercy.
The killing occurred at a road
bouso near Spokane. After quar
reling early yesterday morning
with Warner, La France chased
him outside with a butcher knife,
to return shortly with bloody
hands, persons at the inn said.
The Seattle woman, who had
been attacked shortly before the
murder, saved herself, she told
Prosecuting Attorney C. W. Green
ough by hiding in a bathroom and
locking the door. From there, she
said, she saw the deed.
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HIGH POWERED FLORIDA
REALTORS GO OX ROCKS
MIAMI. Fla.. July 5. (AP)--;
Listing claims aggregating 14.050,
three creditor companies today
asked a receivership for the Cor
al Gables corporation, developers
of the largest subdivision project;
in Florida. j
Hearing on the Involuntary
bankruptcy petition which was
filed in federal cutrict court here,
was set for next Tuesday in Jack
sonville.
The petitioners were Walton
and Spencer company, Chicago,
claiming $3,600 on three mission
ary notes; Annln and company.
New York, listing 1200 as bal
ance on a promissory for 1350;
and the Four Seas company, Bos
ton, $250 on three promissory
notes.
Officials of the corporation and
the larger creditors have waged
a long fight to refinance the or
ganization and continue without
liquidation.
Financial interests headed by
Seneca D. Eldredge of the New
York banking firm of Eldredge
and company and Major Lynn H.
Binkins of New Orleans recently
took over the development and
announced plans for refinancing
and completion of the project.
Funeral Services Today
For Pioneer Surveyer
morrow for S. W. Lackland, pio
neer surveyor- of the northwest
and a distant relative of George
Washington.' , Mr. Lackland w
found dead in his rooms hero
three days ago. He was born ami
raised In Virginia, near Mt. Ver
non, and a sister married another
relative of the Washington fam
ily. Mr. Lackland came to Ore
gon In 187 and was engaged in
government surveying in the Ore
gon territory lor many year-.
Among surviving relatives are tw
sons, both officers In the army,
and two sisters in the east.
TO
DISCUSS
PLAN TO REORGANIZE GRANTS
PASS IRRIGATION' PROJECT
Rond holders of the Grants Pas
Irrigation district will discuss re
organisation plans at a xneetliiK
to be held at Grants Pass next Sat
urday. Members of the state recla
mation commission will attend. .
Under an agreement with the
bondholders committee the recla-"
matlon comlsslon has $1,056,000
of the district bonds deposited
with the state treasurer.
Th a reorganization plans art'
being worked out under an act of
the last legislature Increasing, t ti
powers of the state reclamation
commission.
VISITS PORTLAND
NORTH SANTIAM. July 5
(Special). Mrs. Stanley Mc
Laughlin went to Portland Friday
to assist her daughter, Mrs. Roy
Maple, In the care of Grandfather
Maple who Is seriously 111 and
nnDTt xr T.,i k aim j Unt oTncrtpd r recover. Mrs. Mc-
runiiiAiv, ..uij . - - .
Funeral services are to be held to- Laughlin returned home Monda.
SPOKANE. July 5. (AP).
Jack La France, alleged slayer of
Harry Warner. 33. gardener, in a
tavern murder, was identified late
yesterday as Adolph Rosenau, a
former motion picture actor of
Los Angeles and a former mem
be of the Seattle police force,
having served with the depart
ment in 1919 and 1920. officers
Investigating stated tonight. I
Persons who' admitted they had i
witnessed the slaying, told police
that while Warner prayed for his
life Rosenau killed him by plung
ing a butcher knife through his
heart on the lawn of the Colonial
tavern, west of the city early to
day, before friends could save
htm.
The alleged slayer continued to
elude officers tonight while hfs
wife was lodged In Jail after beg
ging to be placed there for pro
tection when she heard that her
nasband had escaped after the
murder. Officer stated that
gaests at the tavern who knew
Rosenau said he "would go on a
rampage and try to imitate big
scenes in the movies when he was
nder the influence of liquor."
Warner was a World war vet
eran and has relatives living near
Colfax, Wash. Investigation
showed that he came here to get
light work because of his health.
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- NORTH SANTIAM. Ore.. July
ft. (Special). The Bond. Gnen
Bel and Reeves families chose a
trip to Newport as their way of
celebrating the fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beal and
children Robert. Florence and ba
by Muriel of Rickreall and Mr.
aad Mrs. Ercill Reece of Portland
" spent the Fourth with Mrs. Reece.
Elton Bond returned Wednes
day from Idaho, where he has
been employed on a ranch the last
several months.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wltcraft
ad little son Murl of Palouse.
Wash., who have been visiting in
the Wltcraft home, and Helen
Witcraft, left Saturday to visit
Mr. .and Mrs. Ray Fisher in Eu
gene, and Mr. and Mrs. Roe Wit
craft at Triangle Lake.
North Santlam was well repre
tented at the Stayton celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tucker and
baby Gwenyth spent the Fourth
with Mrs. Tucker's mother, Mrs
Nannie Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Witcraft
and children Harold. Mary, and
Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Staple-
ten, visitors in the Witcraft home.
and Myrtle Griffin, went, in a par
ty, to visit friends, Mr. and Mrs.
,A. M. Ward of Salem. Sunday.
Mrs. Leland Kelthly of Mill
City is overseer of the Wisenber-
ger berry yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Porter,. Mr.
and Mrs. Len Gibbons, and Dar
win Calfee, all of Salem, and Stan
ley and Ona Maple of Portland,
spent Independence day with Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley McLaughlin.
51 r. and Mrs. Ralph Neuman of
Seattle ipent a fewadays, includ
ing the Fourth In the home of Mr.
Xeuman's sister, Mrs. Pearl Ste
phens. "
? ; ELLA McMCN'X HOME
LAKE LABISII, July 5.-(Spe-
elal.) Ella McMunn and her
"mother returned. late 'the evening
t the Fourth from southern Ore
gon where they had been attend
ing the annual meeting or the
state editorial - association at
Crater Lake. "Weary but happy"
was Ella's brief comment.
"Jupe" Pluvius will have some
rough going if his path crosses
that of Louie Anderson and. his
five assistant playground direc
tors, for the activities of Jupe's
sprinkler and the constant threat
of further sprinkles have to a
large degree disrupted the rou
tine of playground work.
A few children continue to come
regularly despite the presence of
rainclouds. but by no means a
normal attendance has been had
for over a week. The directors are
still hopeful and continue to plan
Interesting work for those who
come.
This afternoon Yew Park and
14th street will have a double
header in baseball at 2 o'clock.
The small boys will play at Yew
Park and their, bigger brothers
will mix at 14th street. Yew Park
boasts several good hitters.
In the baseball throw for ac
curacy test yesterday Bill Hart
made a perfect score of six hits
In six throws. Jack Causey did
nearly as well with five hits out
of a possible six. The Senators
should keep their eyes on these
lads.
The girls at all three grounds
will have a doll dressing contest
next Wednesday afternoon. Plans
for the individual grounds may
vary, but at 14th street there will
be two classes. Girls at 14th
street under 11 will provide their
dolls with a dress, a coat or cape,
and a hat or cap. Girls over 11
will desgin an original costume for
their dolls.
Work of organizing a girl'3
baseball team is now under way,
and It is planned to have girls'
games similar to those of the
boys.
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JACK LA FRANCE NAMED AS
SUSPECT IX CASE
SPOKANE. July 5. (AP)-
Authorities here today have ap
pealed to police officers through
out the west to aid in the hunt
for Adolph Rosenau. alias Jack
La France, alleged to have mur
dered Harry Warner by stabbing
him with a butcher knife at the
Colonial Tavern, near here yester
day. Further questioning of witness
es of the slaying revealed that
Rosenau became wild with "an
ger" when he realized he had re
ceived a blackeye at the hands of
Warner during a scuffle.
The quarrel is said to have
started over tips Warner gave a
member of the orchestra. The
two men fought first with fists
and then Rosenau is alleged to
have attempted to hit Warner
with a spade after they had been
put out of the tavern by Archie
Cook, the proprietor. When
others intervened, and took the
spade from Rosenau, Warner is
said to have blackened his eye
Rosenau then rushed to the kitch
en and returned with three butch
er knives and began chasing War
ner. He caught him on the lawn
of the tavern, and there, while
witnesses heard Warner "begging
for mercy Rosenau stabbed him
through the heart.
Negro Runs Amuck When
His Mother Called Names
OMAHA. Nebr.. July 5 (AP)
Running wild with a gun in the
basement of the Woolworth five
and ten-cent store; Bill Lewis, 23,
negro porter, today shot and
wounded two women clerks and
sent a bullet through the coat of
Leland Bunten, assistant manager.
Lewis said the women had
"called my mother names?'
PUBLISHER DIES
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July ft
CAP) Captain William Thomas
JBheehan, .former editor of - the
Montgomery Advertiser, died to
night at 1 0 : 4 0 o'clock following
tt AIAhi Mh first attacked him
in October JMB. Ha was 64 years Pl was taken by C. A. Lamont,
IdV-1;- ""'"-' , Asiona, in a noun a ft minutes.
State University Student '
Wins Hike to Hillsboro
, HILLSBORO, Ore., July 8.
(AP) J. F.. Ramsey, student' at
the University of Oregon, . hoofed
It from Portland to Hillsboro In
3 hours 10 seconds' Wednesday
and won the July. 4th race from
a field of 6 starters.
Ed V. Harsh,' Portland, was sec
ond In 3 hours 2 minutes. Third
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