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jour door every morning
vrhea the New SUtcamu Is
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carefully.
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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, September 15, 1928
PRICE FIVE CENTS i
Rowland Wins Transcontinental Derby
What they
Think Of
Secret Societies In
Oar Public Schools
And Their Effects
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Special Privileges Given for
Exploitation of Mines
and Industries
MOSCOW. Sept. 14. (AP)
The Russian Soviet government to
t nirht announced a sweeping
1 chance In 1U policy of granting
concessions abroad. Several rieias
nf indtmtrv which the state for
merly held for its own exclusive
Mnloitatio'n will he opened and
many handicaps under which con
rMsionairea have suffered are to
bet eliminated.
Tonight's announcement says
"to popularize foreign concessions
and attract foreign capital, a list
of available concessions will soon
be published in various foreign
languages."
The decision to widen the door
for foreign capital was made by
the council of peoples' commissars
after a lengthy report by the main
concessions committee.
Privileges listed
l"t The fields named for special
JSwriTtleren include the exploitation
Jot mines, and construction oi ma-
, i chinery, and manufacture or paper
iVpulp. automobiles, artificial Bilk
. "and tanned leather. Other conces
f sions will be available in the fields
of transport, mining, fuel produc
tion. electric plants, timber, cot.
ton and sugar growing,, dairying,
and building construction.
The concessionaires will be al
lowed to import raw materials
duty free for the construction of
their plants if the materials are
- not available in Russia. All cap
S ital used by them for plant estab-
i lishment must come from abroad
in the first instance but there-
s -: after they will be permitted to
' utilize a part of their profits for
further development.
' Permission to export foreign
- ' currency will be -'facilitated" for
' 1 concessionaires in the future and
the payment of taxes will be sim-
t plified by making then) payable in
& 1 a lump sum to one organization.
' I Heretofore eoncessionnalres have
f found Irksome the laws requiring
- payment of various taxes to dif-
t ferent organizations
The way of private capital in
the anion of socialist soviet repub
lics has been hard and foreign
concessioirnaires often have found
ivJ their contracts thorny in the past.
Xt All industries, including many in
fv which foreign capital was invest
ed, were nationalized and made
communistic after the revolution.
Gradual Change Seen
As early as 1921, a departure
from this state policy in the form
of a foreign concession was re
ported. Since then there have
been many but their status has
not always been certain and sev
eral have fallen by the wayside.
In August, 1925, Leon Trotsky,
at one time chief of the conces
sions committee, in announcing
that the Soviets were to be more
liberal in treatment of foreign cap.
ital, said that of 103 concessions
granted abroad up to that time,
only 13 had either expired or been
annulled. He listed those In ef.
feet as 22 German, 17 English, 8
American, with the others scat
tered. Famous Aviator
To Circle Over
This City Today
Salem is due to see a celebrity
of the air today when Jimmy Rine
hart one of the foremost aviators
of. the world and just now a resi
dent of Oregon, circles and loops
and side-slips and does other diz-
KAty stunts over this city along about
a: so mis aiternoon.
V jimmy, who incidentally holds
the World's endurance flight rec
ord for light planes, has opened
his own flying field at Jantzen
Park, In Portland,; and plans to
teach aviation and also to do com
mercial flying.
After flying over Salem today
he wil make a landing at the av
iation field near the fairgrounds
before, returning to Portland. His
trip here is of a business nature,
Jt was announced lata Friday.
Rich Woman's I Body Is
Slashed By Assailant
DENVER, Sept. 14. (AP)-
Mrs. I. Ruby of Tulsa, Okla re
puted to be wealthy, who was
refund unclothed and "with ' more
f Jsuan 50 knife or rator slashes on
icvher body, in her room at a hotel
here this afternoon, died in a hos
pital tonight. w ' V
Mrs. Ruby, who wasnear, death
jr hen 'she was taken' to a hospital,
was asked by a nurse: "Did you
do this yourself sJji .V
1 Unable o speak tha 'i woman
ghook her head. "The ; nurse then
asked if It was a man and she
rAAmA m fflrmitlval
CT- The numerous cuts on her body
I't ' were said by detectives apparent-
-17 to hare been mad with a razor,
;; they - could find no weapon - or
knJ hs rooms. -
Announcement by Prof. J.
C. Nelson principal of Sa
lem's high school, that the reg
ulation forbidding membership
of his students In secret socie
ties would be rigidly enforced,
occasioned so much discussion
In Halem Friday among young
and older persons, that the New
Oregon Statesman undertook to
obtain a cross-section of public
opinion in the matter. A num
ber of persons were requested
to state briefly their views upon
this subject as one which touch
es closely all persons who reside
in this community. -This Is what
they said:
HENRY J. MILLIE, local at
torney, said: "While there is no
question in my mind that high
school organizations of this kind
are objectionable and detrimen
tal In every way, I am inclined
to question the advisability of
this'pledge system. There is, as
everybody knows, a state law
prohibiting fraternities and sor
orities in high schools. The
pledge is to the effect that this
law will bo obeyed. Why sign a
pledge to obey the law? This
agreement is of no more use
than one to refrain from steal
ing, bootlegging, or anything
else illegal."
HERMAN CLARK, professor
of chemistry at Willamette uni
versity and former Salem high
school instructor, said: "There
is no question that unsupervis
ed, clandestine secrot societies
in the high schools are bad.
Fraternities in the colleges may
be a valuable Influence in the
student's life, giving him more
intimate contact with his fel
lows and experience in coopera
tion. When the members do not
take their responsibility ser
iously, even the college frater
nity may become a nuisance."
MRS. WINNIE PETTYJOHN,
realtor. 145 North 14th street
said: "I think they are most
undemocratic, and they cause
too much class distinction. I do
not approve of them."
MRS. GERTRUDE M. PAGE,
realtor, 411, North Cottage,
street said." I do not believe In
high school fraternities or sor
orities. They have already caus
ed so much trouble here that I
can not believe in them until
they have shown me the other
side of the question."
MRS. CARRIE CHASE, 39
Center street, said:-"I think
they are a nuisance."
MRS. MILDRED B. BRIGHT,
house mother at the Salem Y.
W. C. A., said; "Personally, I
am very much opposed to, secret
sororities and fraternities in the
high schools. There are many
more necessary things , that
should occupy the high school
student's time. College gives
ample opportunity for young
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San Francisco In
Grip oi Hot Wave
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14.
(AP) With a temperature of 90
degrees today. San Francisco ex
perienced the warmest weather of
the year, the next hottest day was
last June 6. when the thermom
eter registered 85. The tempera
ture at Sacramento was 90 degrees
also, while at Red Bluff it was
102. The prediction for tomorrow
was cooler and cloudy. v ' ;
Requisition From
Here Is Honored
AUSTIN. Tex., Sept. 14. (AP)
-The Oregon governor's, requisi
tion for Maria Adams, alias Franc,
charged in Washington county.
Ore., with obtaining money under
raise pretenses, was honored today
by Governor Moody. The woman
believed in custody in Amarillo,
allegedly caused the bank of Sher
wood a 17,000 loss zut the indict
ment charged her with obtaining
only $290.
The door to the room was nat
tered: down after a maid at the
hotel had heard moans coming
from within. The key was found
in tha lock. The door to tha bath
room where Mrs. Roby was found
lying In a pool of blood, also bad
been locked from the inside. -
"v'fUIjSA. -Okla.i v -, Sept. ilr"
(AP) Mrs. I. Ruby, of Tulsa.
who was fonnd slashed and mu
tilated In a Denver, Celo.; hotel,
today, left Tulsa sibout August 1,
to go to Colorado In search of re
lief from hay fever. Mrs. Ruby Is
reported to- be ; wealthy, and has
two sons here, who have not yet
been Informed of the tragedy. No
further ; information . concerning
her could be learned here until
bar sons can. be found.;
Hoover and Curtis Hold Final
Conference Before
Speaking Tours
Republican Presidential
Nominee Will Invade
fast in Few days
By W. B. RAGSDALE
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. Sept 14.
(AP) The two standard bearers
of the republican party Herbert
Hoover and Senator Charles Cur
tis of Kansas held a final confer
ence today before plunging into
the strife of the closing weeks of
their campaign for the nation's
highest offices.
With many miles and speeches
behind him. Senator Curtis, the
vice-presidential nominee, brought
to his chief on the ticket a report
of the political sentiment which
he had observed in his recent tour
of New England. The senator now
faces westward for a sally into the
corn and wheat states of the mid
dle and northwest.
Conferences Held
With the preparation of his
Newark,-N. J., labor speech com
pleted, Hoover gave the morning
over to conferences with Curtis,
Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the
republican national committee and
Pennsylvania party leauers. w. w
Atterbury, national committeeman
for Pennsylvania, and Edward
Martin, chairman of the state com
mittee. declared themselves confi
dent that the national ticket
would be given a majority in their
state and said their only concern
at this time was the election of
the state and congressional candi
dates of the party.
Itinerary Enlarged
The presidential candidate also
concluded his plans for the trip
to Newark next Monday in a con
ference with Senator Walter E.
Edge of New Jersey. He enlarged
his itinerary to Include an auto
mobile trip Tuesday afternoon
from Newark to Trenton, which
will carry him through Elizabeth.
New Brunswick, Princeton and
various other smaller places. He
will attend a noon day luncheon
at Newark on Tuesday as a guest
of Senator Edge, meeting at that
time the republican state and
country .leaders.
It also was disclosed that Hoov
er now plans to make his last
speech in the east just before he
leaves late in October for the long
journey across the continent to his
California home to vote. The ad
dress will be made in Boston at a
date vet to be fixed.
No speeches are contemplated
bv the nominee in addition to the
four he already has set for him
self and he has been forced to de
cline an Invitation to speak at the
Massachusetts state fair at Spring
field when he visit that state
When the details of his itinerary
for that trip are worked out. It
may develop that he will be able
to visit a number of towns in the
vicinity of Boston. Just as he will
do next week In New Jersey.
While the plans of Hoover's
Newark trip were being formulat.
ed finally. Senator William E.
Borah, of Idaho, disclosed that a
win into Tennessee and Ken
tucky has been added to his route
from Detroit, where he will open
his campaign speaking tour. Two
TMMche are contemplated by the
votorait Idaho orator in each ofl
the states.-
POLICE GET HDTTIP
tyv .ANGELES. Sept. 14.
ipi Information wfiich police
and private detectives termed as a
"hot tip," late today sent mem
out of the city in two directions on
tha trail of Clinton S. Carnes. fu
ritive . and alleged absconding
treasurer of the Baptist' Home
Mission board of .Atlanta, Ga.
Search bad been conducted for
him here as the result of two for
mer Atlanta rls admitting
Carnes had aided them financial
ly In seeking motion picture car
eers, but this search was declar
ed yesterday to have seen zruiuess
and was discontinued.
Although each group of detec
tives tonight stated they believed
they . had reliable information
which might lead them to the
missing churchman, both declin
ed to reveal the nature of It or
tha direction of their search.
War Mothers Aid
Men In Service
Salett chanter. American war
mothers, is taking an interest in
the project of tha Portland chap
ter of the American Red cross to
tenLto .Uacle ; Sam's soldiers and
sailors "Christmas presents," con
sisting of knives and pocket
combs, shaving ."cream and safety
razors, pencils and other articles
that will take, up little space and
will be appreciated by" the boys
far away from home and In their
country's service. - Salem residents
who wish to contribute articles to
wards the packages that art being
made ap in" Portland may send
ahem to Mrs. J. A. Bernard!, 458
South High street. r i
Oil CLINTON CUES
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Earl Rowland and his" speedy monoplane Cessna were tOje first
try derby from New York to Los Angeles. The Wit cbita, Kan., pilot
for the shortest elapsed time. The general view shows'his reception
Mines Field, official terminus of the flight.
SUIT FILED BY
STI
Miiwaukie Man Seeks Order
Placing His Name On
Official Ballot
Original proceedings In manda
mus were lnscuuiea in iae su
preme court hero Friday by Har-
vey G. staraweamer, oi uwu
kle, in an effort to compel Secre
tary of State Koser to place his
name on the November ballot as
the democratic candidate for rep
resentative in congress from the
first Oregon district.
Acting upon the advice of At
torney General Van Winkle tne
secretary of state had refused to
file Starkweather's nominating
petition, presented by the congres
sional committeemen of the first
district.
Kozer's refusal to recognise
Starkweather's candidacy was bas
ed upon the holding that as there
never had been any democratic
candidate for the office in the; first
place there war no vacancy for the
congressional committeemen to
All. -
Starkweather's name was writ
ten in by friends in the May pri
mary but he' nas defeated for the
nomination by James Mott of As
toria, republican, who in turn was
defeated for the republican nom
ination and thereby made ineligi
ble to accept the democratic en
dorsement, thus leaving the dem
ocrats without a candidate.
II
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A. W.O.L.ISREPOFIT
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. Sept.
14. (AP) While Prinee-eeorge,
fourth son of King George, was
visiting Hollywood as "Lieut.
Windsor of the British nary" and
was being entertained fcy the stars
of the screeadom', his commanding
officer aboard the H. M. S. Dur
ban at Santa Barbara thought the
royal officer was attending a house
party in Montecito.
This became known today short
ly before the ship sailed for the
Bermuda Islands. The officers told
newspapermen that the Prince had
asked permission to go to Holly
wood but the request was denied.
Later he asked permission to at
tend a two-day house party at the
home of William Slater at Monte
cito, fashionable Santa Barbara
sufburb. This plea was granted.!
But Prince George and his host
dashed by automobile . to Holly
wood where the Prince again met
Lily Damlta, French actress, whsm
he had known in Paris and had
danced with a few days before
while his ship -was anchored off
Monterey, Cal. He was entertained
also at the home of Douglas Fair
banks and Mary Pickford. News
papermen who trailed' him found
that the dinner at the Fairbanks
home broke up about midnight
and the Prince and a few motion
picture friends then went to a
cafe near the beach and "did not
reach his hotel until 7 o'clock in
the morning. His presence In Hol
lywood was unknown aboard ship
until fellow officers read of It in
the newspapers.? s K
No announcement as to wheth
er "Lieut. Windsor would be dis
ciplined for the .Hollywood trip
was made by the commanding of
ficer of tha Durban before sail
ing. : . ;. - . , "
Roma Prepares
fTo CrossFOcean
OLD ORCHARD." Me- Sent. 14.
(AP). The. Roma. Bellanea Ses-
Qul plane, scheduled to- make a
trane-AUantle 5 night, landed on
the beach here' today carrying
Roger Q. Williams, Cesare Sabel
11 and ? Dr." L: ' M. - Pfteulli. -W The
night from Brainered Field, Hart
ford. Cann was ; made v la two
hours, IS minutes, bucking strong
head winds all ttit vw. f '
RKWEATHER
PIC
Youth Bares Story
Of Hideous Crime
Costing Four lives
RIVERSIDE, CaL, Sept.
14 (AP) Possible so
lution of the mysterious
disappearance of tlireo
boys, and the murder of a
Mexican youth, was .made
by Stewart Clark, 15, who
led officers to a spot
where he claims Stewart
North cot t, 21, slew four
boys and buried the bodies
of three.
; Among those Clark
named as slain are Wal
ter Collins, 0. The subject
of a nation-wide search,
and Louis, 12, and Nelson
Wlnslow, O, of Pomona,
'who for months have been
the objects of searches
over the Pacific Coast and
into Mexico.
3 rqUNB BANDITS
SEATTLE, Sept 14. (AP)
Three youthful bandits, apparent
ly intoxicated, shot a policeman,
possibly! fatally when he attempt
ed to cut off their escape after
they held up eleven persons in a
drug store in the university dis
trict tonight. The trio then pro
ceded to hold up three other phar.
macies, two gas stations and a
grocery store, and finally eluded
policemen who took up their
trail. '
Patrolman E. R. Sherard was
shot in the head by one of a vol
ley of bullets that were fired at
him before and after he had fall
en. Physicians at the hospital
where he was taken said he prob
ably was dying.
Clerks Herded Together
Two of the bandit trio entered
the Jamieson drug store at 8:45
o'clock and one of them herded
three clerks and five customers
into a., back room where he rob
bed them. As the other was rifl
ing the cash register three more
customers walked in. They were
robbed.
Shepard passing on his beat saw
the tableau and rushed for a side
entrance to the store. A man at
the wheel of the robber's car
shouted a .'warning and his com
panions came out shooting. Sher
ard fell ; as the machine roared
away, the bandits still shooting.
Reports of other robberies poured
into police headquarters so rapid
ly that they:' could not be relay
ed to prowler cars.
Cop Loses Trail
Their trail was picked up at
10:15 by a patrolman who Com
mandeered an automobile and
gave chase only to lose the fleeing
trio. But he located the direction
of their flight and every available
officer was put on their trail with
orders to "shoot first.'
The big Individual loser in the
series of robberies was -William
Pondehliof Cleveland, Ohio, who
was robbed of $500 at the Mon
roe pharmacy where the bandits
found but $5 in the till.
Portland Man Is
Winner of Bout
i CERRITO, Cal., Sept. 14.
( afj Ted Rockaway Fortiana
welterweight,; knocked out Billy
Wells of Los Angeles, In the fifth
round of a six round bout here
tonight. Wells had taken tha first
four rounds by a comfortable mar
gin when Rockaway, finding -.an
opening, an corked a right to the
stomach that; toppled the Los An
geles scrapper. . x
Net Group Turns
BillTilden Down
NEW .YORK. Sept. 14, CAP) .
The executive committee of the
United States Lawn Tennis associ
ation trfnlght voted to table "Big
Bill Tuden's request for rein
statement as an amateur player.
This decision; In effect, shelved
the matter possibly until the next
meeting of the' committee, "act tor
Deceater.1
to finish the Class A cross coun.
(inset) won 93,000 as first prize
in front of the grand stand at
DEATH GALLS
Johnathan J. Newmyer Dies
in Portland Hospital
Friday Morning
Jonathan J. Newmyer. civil war
veteran and past commander of
Scideewick post. Salem, of the
Grand Army of the Republic, died
early Friday in the United States
Veteran hospital in Portland.
Mr. Newmyer had been in ill
health for a number of years and
two weeks ago was taken to the
hospital for treatment. Mr. New
myer was with the 16th Pennsyl
vania volunteers during tha Civil
War and participated in Sher
man's famous march to the sea.
He was 81 years old and a native
of Pennsylvania. Twenty-nine
years ago the family moved from
Pennsylvania to Oregon and set
tled on the farm at Chemawa
where he since had made his
home.
Mr. Newmyer was a senior vice
commander of the department of
Oregon Grand Army of the Re
public. He was a member of the
First Baptist church of Salem.
Mr. Newmyer had been com
mander of the local post of the
Grand Army for six years and re
signed last winter because of ill
health.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ida Newmyer, one daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Taylor of Sedro Wool
ey, Wash., and by three sons, Dr.
Phillip Newmyer, assistant . physi
cian of the state tuberculosis hos
pital, William R. Newmyer of Sa
lem and Paul Newmyer of Ogden,
Utah. Two sisters and three broth
ers, an 01 iseDrasna, aiso survive
him.
The body Is in charge of Clough
Huston and funeral announce
ments . will be made later when
word Is received from the daugh
ter and son. Members of Salem's
G. A. R. will conduct the last rites
for their comrade.
HOPE EBBS FIST
FOB LOST CHILD
CHICAGO, Sept. 14. (AP)
Doubt that 10-year-old Billy Ran
ierl, kidnaped a week ago and
held for a reported $60,000 ran
som, will be returned to his par
ents alive was expressed today by
one member of the well to do Ital
ian family although others seem
ed' hopeful that the lad would be
bad with his parents none the
worse for his experience within a
few hours.
A. Frank Ranlerl, Italian con
tractor and other members of the
family continued their efforts to
obtain the boy's release indepen
dently of the proferred aid of the
police who in turn were ' conduct
ing th'eir-own Inquiry. The father
has asked the police to take no
hand in the search, declaring that
police interference might, result in
the ''abductors killing the boy.
The police, however, have made
two arrests and are making a vig
orous search for the lad although
the boy's family has refused to
give any information. Of the boy's
relatives, the least hopeful today
was Tony Ranlerl, his grandfath
er. . . j ;
Denver Aviators
Show Up Best At
Airplane Contest
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LOS ANGELES. Sept. 14.
(AP). Two Denver t national
guard aviators swept tha first two
places in the 50-mile event . for
fliers of that branch of the serv
ice, at tha national air meet here
late this afternoon. ' Lieutenant
Eddie Brooks of Denver captured
tint place with an average speed
of 124.88 miles per houi over the
ten laps of the fire-mile course.
Lieutenant Dan 8. Reams of
Denver turned In . tha second best
time witb. a rata at ,121.17 miles
per hour.
TflN
Tornadoes' Death
Toll Reaches 43;
Loss Two Million
Crops Ruined, Buildings Demolished, Telephone and Tel
egraph Lines Torn Down as Twister Tears j
Wide Swath Through Mid-West
(By the Associated Press) j
Forty-three persons were reported dead, scores Injured,
many seriously, and property valued in excess of $2,000,000
was damaged by tornadoes in Nebraska, Illinois, South Da
kota, and Wisconsin, Thursday and Friday. i
Illinois and Nebraska were hardest hit, with the death
toll in Illinois estimated at 32 today. Rescue workers mi
Rockford searched the debris of buildings for additional bod
ies. Nebraska and South Dakota reported 11 dead late yes
GAilBEAN HIT
Devastation Reported in
Wake of Gale Sweeping
Over West Indies
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-
Borne on a hurricane's
desolation and death rode
-(AP)
back,
ruth
lessly across the sunny nalm-deck-
ed islands of the Carribean today,
and it was feared that when the
dust and debris of the storm's
fury settled the spectres of famine
and disease would be found stalk
ing in its wake.
The seriousness of the situation
was emphasised when the Ameri
can Red Cross dispatched its na
tional director of disaster relief
to Porto Rico, which bore the first
brunt of the lashing storm and
suffered untold damage and loss
of life. Shortly afterward the navy
made ready to send several of its
ships should a request for help
come through.
Porto Rico Devastated
Across Porto Rico the storm
swept, levelling all in its path, up
ward along the northeast coast
of Santo Domingo, and on In the
general direction of the Bahamas
and southeastern coast of the
United States.
Around noon today there seem
ed to be a tendency . toward t
curve eastward, the previous
storm center direction of west
northwest being variously report-J
ed to have altered to northwest
and northeast. This seemed to
promise immunity to Cuba and
possibly even the Bahamas and
Florida, but storm warnings were
kept up and nothing was taken
for granted.
If the curve eastward should in
crease damage ashore would be
enormously lessened, but the men
ace of wholesale death would
probably be transferred from land
to sea. Should the storm change
its path and miss the Bahamas
and Florida it would cut directly
across the course of canal traffic
in the open sea, a crowded lane of
shipping that would be largely
helpless before a storm of such in.
tensity. .
There was no assurance, howev
er, hurricanes being the freakish
phenomena they are, that the in
cipient curve would increase ,or
even hold its own. In late after
noon the national boservatory at
Havana estimated, on the basis of
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Youth Run Down
By Woman Driver
Arnold Kahlor, 12, of 1080
Hood street, was knocked from his
bicycle by an automobile driven
by Miss Gertrude Breyen, 1955
South Commercial, a nurse em
ployed at the Marlon county child
health demonstration, Friday af
ternoon about 2:30 o'clock at the
corner of State and High streets.
LThe boy suffered minor bruises.
He was riding on the wrong
side of the street, witnesses said,
and Miss Breyen, becoming' con
fused, was unable to stop her ear
in time to avoid hitting him; and
the lad was prevented from pedal
ing out of danger when his wheels
became caught In the Oregon Elec
tric tracks. The bicycle was slid
for about 10 feet, and was badly
wrecked.
HURRICANE
Auto Wrecking Plant Hit j
Fire (Musing Heavy Loss
Loss estimated at between $10,
000 and 112,000 was occasioned
at tha Scheelar ' Auto Wrecking
company's used parts department,
1085 North Commercial street, in
a firs of undetermined ' -origin
which swept the wooden structure
and destroyed three automobiles.
Tha loss was partly covered by
insurance. r i-
Tha concrete building ' housing
tha new auto pans, tires and aces
sorles department, adjoining I the
frame -building on the north; was
not damaged, although for a few
moments the lira broke through
to this building - by way f a
wooden door casing. " ' '
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; The fire was noticed by; some
one passing the building- who
broke a window In ; the office to
get to tha telephone and turn in
terday.
Magnolia Corners, Wis.
suffered chiefly from proiw
ty damage today, although'
one farmer was reported ser
iously injured.
The southeastern district cj
Rockford bore the brunt of the
Illinois tornado, which swept
north into Wisconsin and along
Lake Superior. Hundreds -of -buildings
were demolished in Ne
braska. Among the dead were
several school pupils. Tales ot
heroism were recounted by work
ers in the devastated districts
where the tornadoes spent most of
their fury.
Crops, buildings and telepaoae
and telegraph lines were vs
over a wide area in Illinois, Ne
braska, and South Dakota.
Over 50 Buried
ROCKFORD, 111., Sept. '14. f
(AP) Coroner Fred C. Olson es
timated tonight between 50 ad
100 men were buried in the wreck
of the Rockford Cabinet company
factory, demolished by a toraado
late today.
Searchers reported 20 to 25
men dead in the debris, but ef
forts to remove the bodies were
balked by the darkness and coa
fusion. Only seven bodies tuul
been collected and identified ix
hours after the storm struck,
while 125 were reported injured
in hospitals.
First reports said most of the
100 buried in the factory were
killed or severely hurt, but police
estimated 50 had succeeded in.
crawling from the building. j
Rescue Work Slow j
The wind twisted the shattered,
walls in an almost impenetrable
mass over the wreckage of -the
brick foundation and made reecjue
work slow and difficult. The fewr
story frame building contained
150 men when the storm struck.
Three men on the third floor
are known to have escaped
They were hurtled to the is -
ment as the building crashed.
They crawled from the ruins, cov
ered with varnish and shellac
which had poured over them as ;
they fell.
It was thought that about '20 ;
in ail crawled irom tne aearts,
many without serious injuries.
But the police said it would take
many hours to cneca up on tae
men. entrapped.
200 Houses Desaolished
More than 200 houses and out
buildings, according to early re
ports, were torn down. Sreety4
were littered with debris in which
was tangled a mass of fallen wires. .
It was almost impossible for a
time for the rescuers to reach the
demolished factory and there were
several narrow escapes from Mgh
power wires.
Rescue work was handles pass
by the gloom that continued usstll
nightfall. Fortunately, fire M
not break out and the fire depart
ment added its efforts to the weak
of rescue. ! '
Hospitals Crowded -
It was not long before all the
hospitals were crowded with
Injured. How many were sev
ly hurt it was impossible to leatm. :
the police" believed the
would reach 200. ;
Several smaller factories .was
wholly or partially demolished anst !
In most cases, it was reported, the
occupants escaped. More taaa V
score of houses were unroofed 4a
two blocks on ISta - avenue aasl
three residences were moved sC
their bases. One house was car
ried 20 feet and toppled over.
After a three-hour check, petit
announced 30 persons were ki
to be dead, although they
gone through only part of the
wreckage.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Sept. 18.
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an alarm. By that time the fire
had spread htroughout the wood
en building to such an extent that
it was impossible to save any of its
contents.
The fire department controlled
the blase with difficulty, due ta
smoke and the presence of a
large number of storage batteries.
Much Stock Moved
- Employees of the estahllshraest
carried ' a large quantity of tires,
parts 'and office equipment out f
tha concrete building, and later;
carried' It back In again. -; w
Lawrence Scheelar, the pro
prietor; said that he would not be
able to tell acurately how - mach
loss he had suffered, until a mora
thorough examination is made to
day. One of the automobiles la the .
burned building was a wrecking
carr and an&ther was being bail;
into a tow. car, - - .,'..