Ocon ::ijljrUal Society
PuLUs Auiltcfluu
THE BEND BULLETIN
State Forecast
Oregon Sunny and mild to
day and Sunday. High tem
peratures 60 to 70 both days.
Low temperatures 28 to 38
tonight.
LEASED WIRE WORLD
NEWS COVERAGE
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
33rd Year
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1949
No. 271
Holliday Scores Six for the Bears
Bend Youth Captured After Skyline
Drive-In Hold Up at Point of Pistol
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Gene llullldiiy. llruln light halfback. In plclurcd on a five yard drive which carried him across the
goal lit i Icir six point In tlw Ihlril quarter of tin- game liiHt night between (hp Bend Imvu Hears
mill tin Springfield Millers. I'uIUiik tin- squeeze mi lliillliliiy an- Phillip Holllster mill Curl Hour,
light ituiii'tl unit quarterback, ri-speellvcly, of Ihe Springfield Irani. Tin- Bears won the came 1912.
In tin- background In Uiyd U-wls, of I'tinevlllc, Kami- referee.
Watchman
Slays
2 Desperadoes,
In Jail Break
By Henry Itk-rrr
(PnlUU lrrM Hrr r.fminlvnl)
I'lioenlx. Al lz., K-t. 22 mi , Mve
pliKiiners Irliil to Hlimit tlielr way
out o the Maricopa eotmty )nll
early toiliiy, Iml a erlppied nlfiht
wiildiinun killed two mid two
others wrre captured l-tore they
could net out of the courthouse.
Tlie fifth man was Jack L. Tu
I in it. a menilx-r of the notorious
Talum B""K which once terroii.
eil the southwest. He escaped
from the iHiildliiK and road Works
were set up to try to halt him.
Ijiter n man officers said was
"positively Idenllfled" ns Talum
was spotted on the southeast
frliiKe of the downtown business!
district, and !W) ofllceis m-kiid -"J i"-""b. -i.i.-k ...... -.-.
makliiK tt room to room check of ' "' Kl'l l)-arlnK sands,
the area. tjimllty HIkIi
Klieiiff Cal Holes said Ihe man) Old-timers saiil the quality and
was weiiiinK n white Tslilii and type of the newly. found lode was
tattered lexis, such as Tattim was lis high, if not liie.her. than the
wealing when he escaped. iKold found in Alaska's first hit;
Sherllf till Holes said that fori
two hours officers thought all
six men In one lank cell had brok
en loose. Hut the sixth man was
later found cowering in the cell,
where he had Ix-en licalen and left
by Ihe others.
The prisoners slugged a Jailer
and a watchman and wounded a
deputy sheriff, In the break,
which Holes said they had care
fully planned for several days.
Hero of the battle was crippled
watchman Tom Stowe, -II). lie
faced the desperadoes alone as
they buret from it ground floor
elevator, and killed two of litem
Instantly with his ..1H automatic.
When tin- alarm first sounded,
every available policeman, fire
man, deputy and highway patrol,
man was called lo Ihe scene. A
cordon of 100 heavily armed men
surrounded the courthouse, pre
pared lo kill the men in their
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Cold Air Heads
For East Coast
Illy lliiltnl I'rma)
A wave of chilly air swept the
midwest today, plunging temper
atures 20 degrees, mid forecasters
said II would creep eastward over
the Atlantic coast.
The cold front was Ihe same
one that swept strong rain and
snowstorms over Hie west this
week and set off. tornadoes in
some prairie areas yesterday.
Weal her experts said the cold
would "moderate somewhat" be
fore arriving In Ihe New York
area.
The weather In most Reel Inns
was nearly perfect for today's
football games except for scatter
ed showers In some sections of
the east.
The cold hud moved eastward
through nil of Michigan, part of
Ohio and south as far as north
ern Texas.
It' shoved Ihe mercury to 37 de
grees during the night nt Chics
ro, 23 degrees below the previous
night's minimum. Many Illinois.
Wisconsin and Iowa cities report
ed lows 20 lo 25 degrees below
the previous night.
Alaskans Excited, Result
Of New Yukon Gold Strike
Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct. 22 (U.I!) Gold fever hit Alaska
iiKain today as prospectors reported findinK ntlKJft'ts "the
size of peas" in the territory's biKKe.st strike since the Klon
dike rush of 50 years ao.
The claim, kept secret until the news leaked out yesterday,
was discovered this week in the Yukon river a bare nine miles
south of the. A relic circle.
Within 24 hours, a tent city comprised of 50 whites and
natives sprung up by the claim, l'rospectors here and at
Circle City. 1G0 miles north of
here and 26 miles east of the
strike site, were lined up to
buy all available equipment
and supplies.
Hush pilots started sliuttllnK
prospectors and equipment to the
scene. An emergency landing
strip was cleared a short distance
from Hie liver.
The Kev. Kdward Raillen. Fair
banks flying missionary, took a
quick trip to the river and re-
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strike at the turn of the century.
Cllflon Carroll, flshtrap opera
tor, started Ihe excitement when
he burst Into the U.S. commission.
ers office at Circle City, clutch
ing nuggets the size of peas and
a small bag of flaky dust. He said
he saw Ihe glitter In a fish box
on a trap.
The rush was on.
Interior airways pilot James
Magoffin said gold in encourag
ing amounts was found several
miles away last week, hut the
news was kept under wraps. Car
roll's find was the spark that IgJ
illicit the flame of gold fever, the
U.S. commissioner's office said.
Prospectors said the quality of
the gold indicated the deposit was
a large one, and were likening It
to the "days of '!)8" when a dead
moose gave George Carmaek the
Idea of trying lo pan for the yol
loy metal.
Cnrmack, "Skookum Jim" Mas
on and Taglsh Charlie killed a
moose and In the process of drag
ging It luicj to their campfiro,
exposed gold In the bed of Kabbit
creek on Ihe Klondike river. Car
mack washed some of the gravel
and Ihe resulting publicity given
the discovery started thu histori
cal "Klondike days."
Since thai time, more than $fi5!).
000,000 worth of "gold has been
taken from Alaska. The Industry
now grosses $7,000,000 a year.
Jail Term Given
In Hit, Run Case
John Engelen, 22, a resident of
Rend, has been sentenced lo
serve 25 days In the city Jail on a
hit and run charge, according to
information from city police. En.
gelen Is accused of being the oper
ator of an automobile that hit
a parked car earlier In the week.
Eugelen was also cited on n dis
orderly conduct charge, with ac
tion on this case delayed until
Nov. 15.
Records also show that Billy
Joe Garrison, Bend, was cited on
two charges, one n basic rule
count and the other a charge of
operating n car while under the
Influence of Intoxicants. Ills case
will come up on October 26.
Power' Increase
Near for KBND,
Cordon Advises
In n telegram received, yester
day from Senator (luy Cordon
In Washington, U. C, KBND was
advised that Its application for
1.000 watts both day and night
Is now in llth place in the files
of Ihe federal communications
commission. The application filed
with the commission In April of
this year was In ISth place when
the filing was completed. Two
weeks ugo it was In 29th place:
With rapid progress being
made cn the application. Frank
II. Logan, station manager, an
nounced today that equipment Is
being obtained to be used In the
enlarged operation. Early last
year KHND purchased a site
north and east of Hend which
will be used as a transmitter lo
cation. With the Installation of
1.000 watts power, KHND would
become the most powerful day
and night station in central or
eastern Cli-egon, Loggan said.
Josslin Visits
Bend Democrats
On an 1800-mllc, six and a half
day trip through eastern Oregon,
William L. Joslln, Portland at
torney and chairman of the state
democratic central committee,
met with menibei-s of the Des
chutes county committee here
yesterday, then headed south late
in the evening. He was In Klam
ath Kails this morning, and was
to attend n noon meeting In Luke,
view, before swinging east to
Burns, Josslin was accompanied
on his trip to Bend by Mrs. Joada
Leonard, Klamath Falls, vice
chairman of the state committee.
Yesterday noon In Bend, Josslin
and Mrs. Leonard met with local
democratic leaders at a luncheon
In the Pilot Butte Inn. Cecil
Moore, chairman of the Des
chutes county central committee,
was in charge. Preliminary ar
rangements for the conference
were made by Mrs. Wilfred Ford
ham, vice-chairman of the Des
chutes committee. Tentative plans
for organization of a women's
group were discussed, and It was
announced by losslln before he
left for the south that a Young
Democrats' club will be organ
ized In the county soon.
On his 1800-mile trip, Josslin
plans lo cover-much of the dis
trict east of the Oregon Cascades,
In the Interest of his party.
IOXAMINKU COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Bend, October 27
and 28, between the hours of 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., at 1050 Bond
street, according to an announce
ment from the secretary of state
office.
Elliott Loses
Sheriff's Post
In Recall Vote
n i 22 mi A recall
Portland
campaign
ui-ainxt Mulinomah
county slieiifl Marlon I Mike I tl
llotl, 27, spearheaded by two
Cortland newspapers, ended In
victory today.
t.iiolflclal returns from all Ihe
county's 511 piecinils 'n KrliUiy's
slM'cial election showed that then-call
won by a vote of 59,059 to
11.H10.
Klliott, who admitted he falsi
fied his age, educational, and
U. S. marine service records to
win office last November, wlU
lie removed from office after an
official canvass of the votes.
The Multnomah county com
missioners will appoint an Inter
im successor who will serve un
til a new sheriff Is elected In No
vember. 19M.
Identity of the temporary suc
cessor has not yet oeen revealed
by the commissioners. Hut the
commissioners have committed
themselves to appoint a demo-!:
crat.
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No Intervention
In Coal Strike
Indicated Soon
(Or Unilnl I'rnu)
Government Intervention
ap-
peared today to offer the only
hope for quick settlement of the
coal and steel strikes but no ac
tion was likely before Tuesday.
With the nation moving swUOyJ
oown me road to serious econom
ic difficulties, mine operators
broke off negotiations, adopting
a "get tough" attitude toward
John L. Lewis' demands, and fed
eral mediator Cyrus Ching said
the steel disputants were "no
closer" to agreement.
White House sources said Pres
ident Truman would take no ac
tion In the critical labor situation
before Tuesday and It was ques
tionable whether he would act
even then.
The president, who was on a
Potomac river crulsp for the. week
end, apparently still hoped that
the labor picture would clear up
without drastic action such as in
voking the Taft-Hartley law.
Ching, It was tcported. had
"some other Ideas" for bringing
peace In the coal industry but he
called off plans for a coal nego
tiations meeting Monday at Wash
ington In favor of a new meeting
with U.,S. Steel at New York
on Monday.
Supplies Dwindle
But even as the steel and coal
negotiations skidded to a week
end halt." the nation's supplies of
those two basic products were
dwindling rapidly to the economic
danger point.
Under orders , from the inter
state commerce commission, rail
roads with less than 25 days of
coal on hand were putting out
orders to reduce coal-burning
trains service 25 per cent Tues
day midnight. Coal-burning loco
motives supply 28 per cent of the
nation's passenger service, rail
road officials said. Thus about
seven per cent of ell passenger
travel would be affected.
At Detroit. Ward's Reports, an
authoritative business renortimr
agency.' said steel stockpiles had
"melted below the danger poim
and that the auto Industry would
have to shut down temporarily
even if the steel and coal walk
outs were settled next week.
Dr. Nourse Comments
Meanwhile, Dr. Edwin G.
Nourse, resigned chairman of the
president's council of economic
advisers, charged that selfish
groups within labor, business nnd
the government were throwing
wrenches Into the nation's eco
nomic machinery.
The labor department reported
that the big strikes apparently
had out run their initial Imnnct
and that new unemployment
among workers covered bv state
Jobless Insurance programs drop
ped 27.000 during the week ended
October 15. t
In other labor disputes:
Railroadmen at The Dalles.
Ore., promised to resnect picket
lines of the CTO longshore union
which struck the nort to prevent
unloading of a barge cargo of
"hot" pineapple from struck Ha
waiian docks.
A union spokesman at St.
Louis charged that a "stubborn
attitude" bv management had
caused a breakdown In negotia
tions to settle the 42-day-nld
strike against the Missouri Pa
cific railroad.
Indian Summer
Makes Belated
Appearance
Indian summer weather be-!
inK-dly arrived in central Oregon'
trwluts f,,ll,u,lrta a nrnlr.nffml i'tl
-" ...ft - , r.
nL'lI'lnihMl.r.
,ture? down to within one degree
me aii urne low, ueiayeu me
iinrveni r.f riiirHi nnri resulted
An Home damace to vegetables
mat han not yet rieen piaceo in
the temperature In Bend was
crowding the 70 degree mark.
I-rosty nights and mild autumn I
days are expected to continue I
over the week end.
The return of good weather j
was welcomed by road contrac-
,tors, especially those who are j
'constructing the new Ochoco
highway over the Blue moun-j
tains between Prinevllle and:
Mitchell.
On the Warm Springs highway,
work is still under way on the
Mill creek gorge and on the for
est section of the road, near the
west end. Rock production work
Is under way on the Cascade
Lakes highway west of Bend, and
11 good weather continues, an ex
tension of grading, clearing and
grubbing work Is planned.
luuigea ury
From the stock country of the
Interior Oregon counties comes
word that ranges are in very poor I
condition, as a result of the un
precedented drouth. In Bend, only
3.95 inches of moisture has been
measured since the first of the
year. Stockmen expect to do
heavy feeding this late fall and
winter, because of the lack of fall
pasture. The range conditions
nave also resulted in a heavy
movement of stock to market.
Arid conditions also prevail in
the midslate forests, bat. tt Is
believed the danger of fire Is over
lor'the season, because of htavy
dew at night. However, the wooas
are still so dry that slash burn
ing operations have been slowed.
The harvest of some 11.000
acres of potatoes in central Oie
gon counties is expected to be
completed this coming week.
Baked Potatoes
Used as Favors
Prineville. Oct. 22 The Camp
Fire Girls organization of this
city has Joined with other Ore
gon communities in preparing
favors for distribution, at the an
nual luncheon at the Multnomah
hotel In Portland tomorrow, to
delegates to tbe national Camp
Fire leaders convention. Huge
baked potatoes were wrapped in
cellophane and tied with a big
blue ribbon and bow. Cooperating
with Mrs. Lewis Gillam and Mrs.
Herbert Post, local Camp Fire
executives, the local chamber of
commerce prepared the potatoes.
They were especially selected by
Roy I. Brown, a potato grower
who is A&;nHatpr1 in nntntn riis.
tribution with the firm of Trim -
ble & Brown.
The Dalles Pineapple Cargo
Taken Off Union "Hot" List
The TJalles, Oct. 22 Mi CIO
longshoremen today lifted the
"hot" label from the disputed
pineapple tidbit cargo aboard the
barge Honolulu, but tied up all
traffic at the port.
I The Hawaiian pineapple com
pany, owners of the barge, filed
I a plea In Wasco county circuit
I court, asking an injunction
1 against the union's pickets.
Giuither Krause, attorney for
the firm, said grounds for the
petition were that there was no
labor dispute between his com
pany and the International Long
shoremen and Warehousemen's
union.
The barge, loaded with $800,000
worth of tidbits, has been moored
at The Dalles since Sept. 28th.
CIO pickets broke up unloading
operations three days later, in
juring six men and damaging a
crane and two trucks.
The ILWU filed briefs with the
national labor relations board
stating that the cargo was not
"hot" and that there was no long
er a dispute between the union
and the pineapple company.
Grain Cargoes lilt
Technically, pickets were post
ed against the port of The Dal
les, tying up the movement of all
Cargo, including the pineapple at
the docks.
Longshoremen at Longvlew,
Wash., refused to handle two car
loads of grain assertedly origi
nating from the port of The
Dalles.
Yesterday, T. J. Carson, head
'of tile Brotherhood of Railroad
Conductors grievance committee
said Union Pacific trainmen, fire
125 AFL Delegates Arrive
In Bend for First Sessions
Of Central Oregon Council
home l! delegates arrived
session of the two-day conference of the AFL central Oregon
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juiniiitt tuuiicu, iimeu uruuiui nuuu ui ttrpemers, Clarence
E- Kr'KKH. council secretary announced this morning
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cluuinif the construction carpenters, the lumber and sawmill
workers, and the ladies auxiliary, opened at 1 o'clock this
afternoon. 1 he conference will
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Release of Man
Held by Czechs
Washington, Oct. 22 W The
United States today planned a
blistering denial of Czechoslovak
charges that five Americans ran
a spy ring from the United States
embassy in Prague.
The United States also was ex-
pected to demand the Immediate
release of one of the accused men,
Samuel Meryn of New York, who
was arrested by Czech police.
A long Czech note to the United
States said Meryn, three other I
American men and Louise Schaff-
ner of Lancaster, Pa, described I
as "unusually attractive" organ
ized a spy network that reached
far across Czechoslovakia.
The note said Czech members
of the ring were equipped with
radios, presumably to relay re
ports from distant parts of Czech
oslovakia, which contains the
largest known uranium deposits
In the communist world.
Linked to Purg-s-American
officials, scoffing at
the charges, linked the latest cry
of "spy" with a growing purge of
Czech and Polish government of
ficials. Reliable inform a t i o n
reaching here indicated that be
tween 12 and 15 employes of the
Polish foreign office and econom
ic ministry in Warsaw have suf
fered sharp demotions or have
disappeared.
These purges comparatively
mild so far and the spy charg
es against the American were In
terpreted here as part of a drive
to widen tne oreaci Between tne
west and the people behind the
iron curtain.
The Czech note, however, re
portedly went into considerable
detail about how the alleged
American spy ring worked. It
said four former Czech cabinet
members were involved.
In addition to Miss Schaffner
and Meryn, the other Americans
involved were Walter cirge, at.
I Louis;
Isaac Patch, Gloucester,
iMncs? nnH Snenrer L. Tappart.
' All except Taggart were regular
1 embassy employes.
men, and engineers would respect
the longshore picket line. A train
crew refused to cross a one-man
picket line to move boxcars with
pineapple from the dock.
Krause said his injunction re
quest did not involve provisions
of the Taft-Hartley law
Thursday company officials
tried to hire AFL teamster truck
drivers to haul the fruit to a Spi
Jose, Calif., cannery. Not one
driver would accept a job.
A hearing on the pineapple
company's request was set for
Tuesday morning.
Final Settlement Near
Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 22 (IPi
Observers expected today that
the Hawaiian docks would return
to normal operations early next
week with final settlement of the
175-day CIO longshore strike this
week end.
Fringe issues in dispute with
three of the struck stevedoring
firms were settled yesterday. Ne
gotiators agreed on an eight-cent
hourly wage increase lor non
stevedoring employes at Ahukini
terminals, Kahului railroad and
Kauai terminals.
The agreement cleared the way
for a return to work of all but
17 employes at the Mahukona
terminals. Bargaining there was
scheduled to be resumed today.
The union, meanwhile, an
nounced that
representatives
would meet with employers to- the meeting of the Western Hos
day In Honolulu to discuss open- pitals association got under way.
lng the five other ports immedi- Discussions on professional prac
ately regardless of the outcome tice and hospital financing pre
of the Mahukona negotiations. (Continued on Page 5)
in Kent! today for the openinif
- close tomorrow with a joint
meetinir of the tfrouns
Among the top matters up
i for consideration by the dele
gates are the proposed CVA
i legislation and plans for the es
j tablishment in central Oregon of
I remanufacturing plants in the
lumber industry.
I Also on the conference agenda
are other important union mat
I ters such as retirement plans,
wage and- contract agreements,
and the ISaO political campaign.
To Debate CVA
The council plans to decide this
week end what stand it shall take
in regards to CVA that is, whe-
ther to support the proposed plan
or to oppose it.
une oi me ieaiure speaKers on
the topic will be Russell Chandler,
a member of the AFL Blue Moun-
tain district, who is a representa
tive of the Hell canyon develop
ment committee.
eonferencT delegates i n e 1 u ri i
Gene Tedrick, representative of
tne Klamath Basin district coun
cil; Walter Peeples, of the Blue
Mountain district, and Ivor Jones,
executive secretary of the AFL
state council oi carpenters.
Conference meetings are to be
held in the Labor temple on Hill
street; the union office at 83 Ore
gon avenue, and )n the Pilot
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Armistice Day
Dinner Planned
The annual Armistice day din
ner sponsored by the American
Legion will be held at 6:30 p.m.,
November 11, at the Pine Forest
grange hall, it was announced
Thursday evening at a meeting
of Stevens-Chute post No. 4.
The after-dinner program will
include an address and dancing.
All veterans, whether or not they
are Legionnaires, are invited to
attend with their ladies, accord
ing to those in charge. Tickets
can be obtained from Legion of-
ticers or at Niebergall jewelry dr
the Smoke shop.
preceding the meeting, the aux
iliary executive committee met
with Commander A. M. Ryman
and post members to work out
the program for the Neewollah
costume parade for the night of
tianoween. A number ot prizes
will be awarded.
It was learned from the
Oregon department headquarters
mat a district convention will be
held in Bend in the early part
of November. It was also re
ported that District commander
William Atlee, who has been as
signed to work in the state of
Washington for the past few
months, will return to Bend.
The local post has the most
unique setup in the adjutant's
office of any post in the United
States, it was brought out at the
meeting. Tom Casey is the offi
cial adjutant, but Mrs. Casey
does most of the book work, at
home. However, they both sit at
the table with the commander,
and both help to answer ques
tions relative to Legion business.
Mrs. Casey, who was In the serv
ice in world war II, is a Legion
naire in her own right, and a
member of the local post. She
attends all regular meetings.
Bend Hospital
Group Attends
Portland Meet
Sister Blanche, sister superior;
Sister Edwards, X-ray technician,
and Max L. Hunt, business mana
ger, all of St. Charles hospital,
and J. D. Donovan, superintend
ent of Lumberman's hospital, re
turned yesterday from Portland,
where they attended the first
joint mid-year meeting of the
Oregon Association of Hospitals
and the Washington State Hospi
tal association. The two associa
tions plan to meet together again
next year, the local hospital heads
reported. After the loint session.
Cash Taken
From Register
All Recovered
Bend's Skyline drive-in, near the
south city limits on highway 97,
was robbed shortly after mid
night last night by a man who
entered the place, with the lower
half of his face covered by a
white handkerchief, and flour
ished a revolver In demanding
the contents of the till.
Officers said the masked man
was Jack E. Neff, 21, Bend resi
dent. He was in the city Jail today,
facing a tentative charge of rob
bery that may be Increased to
armed robbery. His confession is
on file at the city police station.
Neff used a taxi in his visit to
the Skvline drive-in and later In
the night was arrested by a city
officer who was riding in another
taxi Neff attempted to hail. Taxi
operators cooperated with police
jn locating Neff and In checking
his identity.
After Midnight
When Neff entered he drive-in
after midnight, Peggy Smith was
on duty, with Omer Summers,
one of the owners of the Skyline
drive-in and Skyline Steak house
in Bend, In the kitchen. Several
patrons also were in the drive-in
waiting for their orders.
As the youth stepped to the
cash register, on the counter near
the main entrance, with the gun
in his hand and face partly cov
ered with the white handkerchief,
Mrs. Smith apparently thought he
was a prankster. Instead of hand
ing over the cash, as ordered, she
stepped behind the counter. Neff, .
according to his confession, then
reached over the counter, hit the
cash register with his hand, open
ing the drawer, then scooped up
the money with his left hand. He
then left.
Missing was approximately
$140 in cash and an American Ex
press check for $10.
Returned in Taxi
Neff used an unsuspecting taxi
driver, Al Lewis, In making the
trip to the drive-In. He asked
Lewis to stop the cab about half
a block from the drive-in. saying
he would be right back. When he
returned he assertedly pointed
the gun, a .32 caliber automatic,
at Lewis and ordered him to drive
him back to town. Neff reported
ly lett the taxi near the Intersec
tion of Franklin and East Third.
City police, notiflrd of the drive
in robbery, Were on the trail of
the suspect minutes after the
holdup was reported. Officers
acted on Information supplied by
Lewis.
Following the reported robbery,
Neff went to the home of an un
suspecting acquaintance and
threw his coat into the attic. He
then left.
Confession Made
City officers, who had learned
that Neff generally used taxis in
moving around town, suspected
that he would call another taxi.
John Trultt, one of the officers.
got into a taxi, while police cars
patrolled the area. Neff hailed the
taxl in whlch Trultt was riding,
and was arrested.
Taken to the police station.
Neff confessed, to the robbery
charge, with Chief H. A. Casiday
and Officer Truitt as witnesses.
Officers said the gun used by
Neff in the holdup apparently
was unloaded. No shells were
found on his person. All currency
taken from the drive-in was re
covered, with only the American
Express check for $10 missing.
Neff indicated he had burned the
check.
The case will be turned over to
A. J. Moore, Deschutes county dis
trict attorney, for further action,
Casiday said.
Wilson George
Taken by Death
Wilson George, who came to
Bend in 1918 as a machinist and
remained to take active part In
community affairs throughout
the years, died shortly before
noon today at St. Charles hospi
tal, where he had been a patient
for several days. He had been
In 111 health In recent months, and
suffered an attack Wednesday.
A pulmonary embolism was the
cause of death.
Born June 11, 1886, in Franklin
City, Pa., Mr. George spent much
of his boyhood In New York City,
and as a youth, toured with
vaudeville companies as an ac
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