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Newspaper Page TextUNSETTLED Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; becoming unsettled; cooler Satur day. Variable winds. Local: Max. $4; mln. 44; rain t; river -l.fi feet; clear; north wind. 1L Hinnflnr AOwl VP A 1 XT 1 Q.4 Entered as Mcand elua SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931 noP PRICE THREE CENTS 0fcVsV2DcKS? -uiu ni,tter , Balem7 Oregon X3 rorvn iniA'Tf'M nrn Ann rtn Ji CIRCULATION pally nmn distribution for th month ending May 11. mi 10,795 Average daily net paid 10,116 Uwbu audit Buimu f emulation SG9AS rami MM WOMAN KILLED BY WALKING IN FRONTOFTRAIN Mrs. Alice Holcomb, 65, Of Hubbard Dies Un der Car Wheels 29 Freight Cars Pass Over Body Which Is Ground to Pieces Hubbard Mrs. Alice Elizabeth Holcomb. 65. met Instant death be- . neelh the wheels of a southbound Southern Pacific freight train at fl:35 o'clock Friday morning when she walked directly In front of the train at the crossing by the rail road station. Her body was drag ged ISO feet and 29 of the 36 freight cars passed over the body before the tram was stopped, mere were sev eral eye witnesses to the accident. Mrs. Holcomb was crossing to the east side of town and from the main business street. According to D. J. Sldwell. 456 East 26th street. Portland, who was driving west and slowing down for the approach lng train. Mrs. Holcomb apparently became confused as there Is a pass ing track beside the main line, for she looked up. quickened her step almost lo a run for a few feet, and then slowed down only to be struck by the train. Other witnesses, most of whom were In front of the stores paralleling the railroad track, agree In their accounts of the tragedy. Concluded on pave 10, column 6) COUNTYBUYS SILVER FALLS Marion county Is now owner of J00 acres of land In the Silver Falls country containing some of the finest bits of natural scenery In that great natural park. A recept from Hammill A. Canady, register of the United States Land office at Roseburg. has been received by the county court which seals the bar tain. The county court plans to redeed this property to the state, mem bers said Friday, as soon as the deal Is finally closed up whereby the state highway commission com pletes purchase of around 600 acres more of park land contiguous to the 200 acres taken by the atate. The county land Is cut up In two tracts, one of 60 acres and one of 140 acres. One of these contains one of the best falls and the other holds the confluence of North and South Silver creeks. The price paid was 250 an acre or 500 for the 200 acre tract, the purchase being made at the lowest figure allowed under the federal law and the land Is withdrawn exclusively ac a rec reational park site. In the meantime the county will also continue to do Its share to "wards development of the park by completion of the market roads into It forming a loop from 8alem to Silverton. It will probably be two or three years, however, before these toads are finally completed. IRENE AS FARMERETTE PROSECUTES FARMER Morton Grove. 111. Irene Cas tle McLaughlin, the famous former dancer, went to court Thursday as a farmerette. Attired in blue overalls and a blue ihlrt. open at the throat, -she ap peared as a complaining witness against William Schroeder. accusing him Ok cruelty to animals, maintain ing a nuisance and disorderly con duct. Mrs. McLaughlin, a member of the Cw.l-.mr fro. ,t,- Dwi-antinn et f!rnel- ty to Animals, said that when she sought to investigate reports that Schroeder did not adequately feed his stock, he shoved her off the premises. MAYORS PAY VISIT TO BATTLEFIELDS Arras. France ifv-America's vis iting mayors Friday made a brief Tlsit to battlefields near here and returned to receive the honors of the city and to attend an official luncheon. They came here from Lille -Where Thursday the president of the au tomobile club of the north bestowed the "accolade" on Mayors George L. Baker, of Portland, Oregon, and James P. Pope, of Boise. Idaho. The two thereby attained the distinc tion of being the first of the party to be kissed officially linos they reached Franc. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Eugene Is trying to steal the sol diers' home from Roseburg. Now comes Corvallls trying to steal the university from Eugene. A few years ago Woodburn swiped the state boys' school from Salem. And now comes the calamity of calamities with the highway com mission telling Woodburn to get its world's berry center sign off the highway. But Eugene should worry If Cor vallls steals the university. It can now come Into the field, tender the government use of Its university buildings for the federal soldiers' hospital and gallop away with the plum. Eugene will have the plum and Roseburg will still have Its prunes. The temperature looked this a. m. as though it would go up 10 or 15 degrees and the girls appeared around town shorn of half their clothes. If It goes up another 10 degrees tomorrow we haven't the slightest idea what may happen. Opportunities are being furnish ed local people to get on the honor roll of the Beaver Centennial World Exposition, Inc., scheduled to take up people's time In 1936. All that is required to get on the honor roll Is to pungle up $100 and In return the contributor will "have his name placed In the corner stone of the great central administration nuna- ing." And what's better, you'll get your money back with interest. Honor forever with money back at Interest is about the finest road to glory we could figure. Here's the plan: 140 of the (100 will be put In a trust fund at compound Interest and In 27 years you get back 116.32 plus the honor and the glory of having your name In the cornerstone of the great central administration ouuu' ing. We don't know whether a fellow could aet his name In the corner. stone a couple of times for a couple of hundred bucks, but mat woum be too much glory for any man, f nVTIIlMTIOV "I drove up from 8t. Paul to Sa Um ctw4au In mv new sedan." innwar Utllman ftttf.cted tA US tO- day. "Last evening I read In your paper where Jim Smltn naa oeen ahead of me on the road with 130 head of white faced cattle. What ever you said In your column about this great migration of cattle I at test to as true. We understand Orover will have his sedan lying In state over the balance of the day to show that our column hews to the line let the chips fall where they may. LOSS OF $7500 IN CANBY TRUCK FIRE A loss of approximately 17500 was sustained late Thursday afternoon by the Salem Transfer company, when one of its trucks, carrying a heavy load of merchandise from n nnA ,rt Raiom w&jt destroyed by fire near Canby. The fire, which evidently originated in me mercnan dlse, had gained considerable head- ....... lurnM it njoji riixenvpred bv the driver. The truck and Its load were destroyed. Fire equipment irom Canby and Aurora was unable to save the machine. The cargo of merchandise was fully covered by insurance. The truck was partially covered. Tralfic was held up nearly an hour until the flames died down STATESMAN SUED FOR $80,000 BY HARLAN Eighty thousand dollars are asked ...,..,.. in a lihel action lnsti- t ....... -i.,.tt nmiri hv Kenneth ujura m v-ui ,.".- -.- . Harlan against the Statesman Pub lishing company of this city. The action is based on alleged libelous assertions made In an editorial pub lished In the statesman m 6, 1930. U.rlon h ttatU In MS CCIT1- plalnt he' Is employed with the firm of Carey ttarian as a iuuvu engineer and valuation expert and ia ttwuirt cava the editorial caus ed his firm to lose a contract with the city of Salem In connection wnn purchase of the water plant and he asks 5000 for that and the other $75,000 for Injury to his reputation and prestige as a valuation engineer. U. mvmrm th th edltOTtfll. teXt of which Is set out In the complaint, meant mat tne piainuu un-vm- petent ana not quanuea as a iu- tiAn at rt .inert: that he Is dis honest, extravagant and disreput able, ana tnai ne engagru i uw honest and disreputable practices In the past and It was Intended to weaken tne puonc irust ana coiui denct In Us Integrity and ability. BIG SEAPLANE REACHES NATAL ENDINGVOYAGE Trip Across South At lantic Made Safely and Without Accident D0-X Started Its Trip In Switzerland Stop ped Fernando, for Gas Natal. Brazil UP) The seaplane DO-X, arrived here at 3:10 p.ra. Fri day (12:10 p.m. EST) completing her trans-Atlantic voyage from Al tenrheln, Switzerland. The last lap of the ambitious flight took her across the south Atlantc from Porto Praia, Cape Verde islands, a stretch of 1429 miles In 12 hours and 26 minutes. She descended here In the Pon- tengy river and almost every man, woman and child In Natal was on the river bank to cheer. A half holiday had been declared and the municipal authorities were on hand to extend Natal s official welcome. Commander Christiansen expected to stay here several days while the plane Is overhauled. Then he will fly down to Klo De Janeiro, nearly a thousand mues to tne soutn. Fernando Noronha Island, Brazil ijpl The giant flying boat Do-X (Concluded on page 11. column 8) POPE REJECTS PEACE OFFER Rome m Premier Mussolini made a gesture of conciliation In the controversy between his govern ment and the church Friday, offer ing to permit reopening of Catho lic clubs for women and girls. The Vatican refused, however, replying in effect that all or none of the Catholic clubs recently dissolved must be restored to good standing. The premier's offer was regarded as the first tangible result of the unofficial negotiations In which diplomats on both sides have been seeking a solution of the present troubled situation. The pope's refusal was regarded as a reiteration of his expressed determination to stand by the Catholic clubs. The newspaper Osservatore Ro mano, which Is edited In the Vati can city, carried an editorial Fri day condemning a statement is sued on Wednesday by the fascist directorate counseling all fascists to defend the achievements of the re gime against all attacks from what ever source. ' The editorial described that pro nouncement as "Indicating a threatening way of thinking which remains unchanged." The pontiff still awaited a reply to a note of protest filed with the Italian minister against dissolution of the Catholic clubs and attacks on Catholic Institutions by fascist students. WOMAN BEHEADED BY BLASTED PIPE Qulncy, 111. (P) A 100 pound sec tion of drilling pirn was hurled from well Thursday following de tonation of ft quantity of dynamite by ft well driller. It leaped high into the air. hurtled ft three story building and the crushed the auto mobile In which Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bosarth were riding. Mrs. Bosarth was decapitated. Her husband, ft retired farmer, was but slightly Injured. They were return ing home from a visit with their son at La Orande, Mo., at the time. Workmen, a block from the tcene , said the pipe travelled at least 600 leet from ft wen situated in me rear yard of ft bottling plant. Oscar McOingley, a well driller. who discharged the dynamite, said he could not account for the pipe's flight. He was not held by police, but wax ordered to appear at an In quest Friday. Farmer and Wife Are Killed by Robbers Cartervllle, 111. t&t The bodies of Marshall Richardson, 60. poultry raiser, and his 33 year old wife were found late Thursday nignt in tne ruins of their burned home and poultry houfe, near here. Apparent ly they had been shot to death by robbers who burned the buildings to conceal the crime. Deputy sheriffs who Investigated the killings said they suspected one or more of four prisoners who sawed their way out of the Williamson county )all Monday night. McNary Back For Rest On Salem Farm Portland. Ore. (Uv Senator Char les L. McNary halted briefly here Friday on his way from Washing ton, D. C, to his farm near Salem. Oregon dvew appropriations of $16,000,000 for the next year, he said. Federal buildings at Astoria, Bend, Corvallls, Klamath Falls, Marshfleld, Oregon City and St. Johns will cost a total of $1,700,000, he said. McNary Is working on a plan to finance a new state capitol group of buildings by using the state's equity in the Oregon and California land grant refund money to underwrite the cost. WILKINS' DIVER ON FIRST LAP Boston Vft Sir Hubert Wilkins' submarine. Nautilus, bound for Eng land on the first lap of a trip to the north pole, Friday reported her position to the coast guard as 50 miles east of Cape Cod light at 8 a.m. The craft was making seven knots In a smooth sea with good weather overhead. The coast guard cutter Ponchartran was accompany ing the Nautilus as far as the Orand Banks, In spetd tests Thursday the sub marine proved itself efficient at 11 knots, speed which will take her to London In 20 days. From England 81r Hubert plans to go to Spitsbergen, Norway, where the voyage through and un der the Polar Ice will start. The route will take the Nautilus across the pole to Alaska. Before starting, Sir Hubert said he hoped to be at the pole In time to keep a rendezvous with tne Ger man dirigible urnf Zeppelin, which also plans a polar trip this summer. The Nautilus Is equipped with ra dio and apparatus for making tests and observations In the Polar re gion. She carries food supplies for 18 months and sufficient fuel and oil for a cruise of 4000 miles. At Bergen. on the mainland of Norway, a stop will be made to take aboard addi tional supplies and equipment need ed In the Arctic. PHYSICIANS TO EXAMINE FALL Washington WP) District Attorney Rover said Friday he planned to ask the District of Columbia supreme court to name a physician to exam ine Albert B. Fall, former Interior secretary, to see whether his phys ical condition would permit him to come to Washington to begin serv ing a prison sentence of a year. Fall now Is In Texas, and four physicians who examined him there said he was determined to attempt the trip if the government "says to come ahead. He is under sentence for bribery In connection with the leasing of naval oil reserves. Members of Fall's family said he has been unable to walk more than a few feet without assistance for months and that he Is now sick In bed. There Is a probability the former cabinet officer's Jail sentence would be suspended If he came to Wash ington, in new of his age and 1H health. FEVER ABOARD Dutch Harbor, Alaska (U Four cases of scarlet fever were reprot ed on board the U. 8. 8. Boxer, de livering supplies to government schools In the Bristol Bay region, according to wireless Information received here Friday. Round Trip By Air Plan Of Lindberghs On Hop Across Pacific Ocean Copyright, 1931, by United Press New York (U.R) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife plan to make their forthcoming aerial "visit" to the Orient a round trip by air, he told the United Press Friday. The "visit", as ne terms nis new ven-y tur Into the air, wm announced at the state department as fight to China and Japan, but It was not stated whether he would come back In his plane. "We hadnt contemplated coming back any other way," he said Fri day In revealing his plans contem plate a round trip Journey. Lindbergh Is now equipping hl plane with pontoons at the north beach airport fir the over-water Jumps on his Itinerary. The Itin erant Incidentally Is not yet com plete, but Lindbergh saw that be Is NEW STATUTES GO INTO EFFECT ATMIGHT At Least 335 Laws Writ ten at Recent Session Become Operative Referendums Hold Up Two and Possibly Four " Of Measures Enacted Midnlglit Friday will see at least 335 and possibly 336 new laws writ ten upon the operative statutes of Oregon. These acts, passed by the last legislature, become effective 90 days after the close of the legisla tive session, which time expires Fri day. Oregon residents will have new restrictions, new changes, and new regulations placed upon their activ ities beginning Saturday. All of the 335 measures will be come operative without doublt. The 336th the legislative appropriation for higher education Institutions may be delayed a year and a half by completion of the referendum pe tions which must be filed before the statutory "dead line" at 12 o'clock midnight. Five of the acts passed by the legislature have been attacked by referendum moves, and two of these laws have been delayed as a result until the next general election. The two against which referendum moves have been successful are the closing of the Rogue river to com- menclal fishing, and the 10-cent tax (Concluded on pnfre 11, column e) CAPONEHELD ON TAX CHARGE Chicago IP Scarf axe Al Capone was Indicted Friday by a federal grand Jury on charges of evading payment of Income taxes on the hundreds of thousands of dollars he wrested from Chicago rackets. Simultaneously William F. Waugh, one of Capone'a attorneys, reveal ed that he had approached the district attorney's office with nego tiations for the gang chief to plead guilty to the charges. The Indictment charged that Ca pone took $015,552.95 In underworld profits during the years 1925, '26, '27, '28 and '29 and that he owes the government $182,591.24 in taxes. The Indictment charges six sep arate felonies and two misdemean ors ftgatnst the gang chief In a total of 23 counts enough to re move Capone from the gangland picture to a prison cell for 32 years if convicted. It was reported at the federal building half an hour after the In dictment was returned that Capone would surrender Fridn afternoon and plead guilty. WALTER TOOZE JR. SUED FOR DIYORCE Oregon City, Ore. (IP) Suit' has been tiled here Friday by Ruth Belden Tooze against Walter F. Tooie, Jr. Toore, prominent Portland at torney, was formerly secretary of the state republican central com mittee. Recently he was acquitted in federal court of charges of con spiracy to violate the prohibition laws. Desertion was charged In the complaint. Mrs. Tooze asked $76 monthly alimony and 125 monthly for support of a minor child. planning to start within a few weeks. He declined to Indulge In direct comparison as to the relative safe ty of his trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris and the forth coming flight to the Orient. "Of course, this trip Isn't over or ganized airways," he admitted. "The situation Is altogether differ ent from th eother trip. There has been a vast Improvement In equip ment since then." Mrs. Lindbergh; will do her share (Concluded OB pf 11, Mluma t) Claim Success For Police And School Bills Referendums Success for the referendum movement which would postpone the effective date of organization of the state po lice department authorized by the last legislature until after the general election in November, 1932, was claimed at noon Friday by Ed F. Averill, former state game warden and sponsor for tne reierenaum peu- tlons. The completed petitions bearing the certified names o;' 10, 680 legal voters must be filed with the secretary of state by midnight. The same claims are made by spon sors of the referendum upon the higher educational appropriation bill. At noon Averill estimated that a few more than 10,200 "good names" had been attached to the petitions, although certification of all of them had not been completed by the coun ty clerks of the counties in which they were gathered. "Counting the petitions that have been certified, those that have al ready been filed with the secretary of state and the petitions which yet have to be checked, together with the additional names to be gathered (Concluded on pime 9, column 0) WAR ON BOOZE CLAIMED WON Toronto, Ont., (IP) The war against alcohol Is being won, Miss Anna Adams Gordon of Evaaston, 111., president of the World's Wo men's Christian Temperance union said In a message to the organiza tion's convention here Friday, Branding alcohol as "an enemy that must be conquered," the mes sage as given for reading by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, of Brooklyn, N. Y . vice president, called for renewed effort toward a goal of world-wide total abstinence. We affirm," It said "to the mil lions of earthly children, made In the Image of their creator, that al cohol Is an arch enemy of the hu man race, and neither by Indivi duals nor by governments should It be treated as a friend or busi ness partner. We broadcast this fundamental truth alcohol, whe ther found in brandy or whiskey, in beer or wine, is an enemy that must be vanquished. 'The founder of our Inclusive ln- ter-raclal organization. Frances E. WUlard, early reminded us that our purpose has worldwide united wo manhood and Is to make the world a larger home. We are covenanted together to carry forward, with the blessing of God, our spiritual, so cial, educational and legislative pro gram. We are winning our fight." ARTHUR Y. SWIFT, LEGISLATOR, DIES Baker, Ore, (P Arthur V. Swift, 57, member of the Oregon legis lature for the past two terms, and former national vice president of the farmers' union, died suddenly here Friday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lillian Sheppardson Me Buffered ft heart attack. Swift gained fame by visiting every county In the United States while representing the xarmers' un ion. Me was able to name the coun ty seat and boundaries of practi cally every county In the nation. He was born In Baker and is sur vived by his widow, a sister and a brother, I L. 8wlft of Baker. He was a member of the ways and means committee at the recent le glslatlve session. In 1912 he was ft delegate to the republican nation al convention. He was a personal friend of President Roosevelt and Governor Plnchot of Pennsylvania, AUTO SMASH-UF HALTS MARRIAGE Portland (IP) A Vancouver mar rlage was halted Friday when the prospective bride, groom and best man were taken to hospitals, Injur ed In an automobile wreck. Henry Van War Icon. 31, Hood River, the prospective groom, and Miss Gertrude McKlssen, 31, the bride-to-be, suffered Jace rations. El mer Van Blartcon, best man, was under observation to determine whe ther his skull was fractured. Ormond Held to Jury for Murder Portland (IP) A coroner's Jury Thursday night ordered Ira H. Or. mond held for the grand Jury on charges of murdering his wife and two children. Ormond on May 31 killed the children by asphyxiation and stabbed his wife to death with a bayonet. BANDITS STEAL WIFE AND CASH Delavan, Til. (IP) Four gentle manly bandits kidnaped Mrs. Wil lis Crabb, wife of the Tazewell County National bank's president, Friday, held her hostage for two hours and escaped with $6200 from the bank. Mrs. Crabb was released from the bandits' automobile at East Peoria, 111., nearly 50 miles away. Her hus band had not spread an alarm of the robbery because the bandits had threatened to kill Mrs. Crabb If he did so. The bandits entered the Crabb home at 9:30 p. m. Thursday night ana Kept crabb, nis wile, and two youthful sons under guard all night. Two of the bandits remained in the house and others took Crabb to the First National, which is Del avan's largest institution. At 7:30 a. m., Friday, the bank's time lock released the vault door and the bandits scooped up all of tne casn in signt ana leit. one oi them telling Crabb: "Please don t spread the alarm until you hear from us. We're tak ing your wife with us, and if the police are notified too soon we will be forced to kill her." The bandits then drove to the Crabb home, repeated their threat to the two sons and departed with Mrs. Crabb. Crabb waited until his wife telephoned him from East Peoria at 9.30 a. m., before ue not l ilea po lice. PANTAGES' 'GIRL' FAINTS ON STAND San Diego. Cal. (P Lydia Nitto, 17 year old complaining witness, fell In ft faint as she left the witness stand during recess, after testifying at the trial of Alexander Panto ges. and three others on conspiracy and morals charges. The Jurors were fil ing out and several sprang to her assistance. She was revived and tak en from the courtroom. The girl returned to the witness stand after 15 minutes, pale and nervous. Her voice was as strong as Deiore, nowever. After relating her story of the ho tel party which resulted In the charges being filed atralnst the weal thy theater man. Jesse H. Shreve, Investment broker, and Olive Clark Day and William Jobelmaiin. alleged operators of a Hollywood "girl mar ket," Jerry Gelsler, attorney for Pantages, began cross-examination. He asked her If she wlfihed to de lay the examination; as a result of her collapse. Miss Nltto replied "Oh, I'm all right. You can go ahead." MRS. STILLMAN DIYORCED, REWEDS New York tA The Brooklyn Eagle says Friday that Mrs. Anne U. Still man Thursday obtained a divorce from James A. Sttllman and was then married to Fowler McCormick, of Chicago, grandson of John It. Rockefeller. The divorce decrpe, which came as a surprise to friends who be lleved that the marital troubles oi the Stillmans had been patrhrd, was entered at Poughkeepsle Tlnrsday Mrs. Btillman and McCormirk who Is the son of Harold F. and Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormlrk were married by Supreme Court Jus tice Graham Wltschief, the Eagle says. McCormick Is 30 years old, his wife is 51, and the mother of four children. A daughter, Mrs. Henry P. Davison, became the mother last month of a son who has been named James after his grandfather. Fowler McCormick in 1926 mas credited with being responsible for the reconciliation of the Stillmans after their bitter court fight. Mrs. Stlllman referred to him as "the man who taught me how to fight.' and later credited him with chang ing her mental attitude so, that she agreed to ft reconciliation with Mr. Stlllman, then head of the Nation al City bank. SENTENCED TO DIE Yunnanfu. Chin ftp) Two Chin ese servants were sentenced to death Friday for the murder last March of Mrs. vera White ana Mrs. Victoria Miller, Amerlcar. 4 TRAPPED ill WRECKED CAR DIE III FLEES Woodburn Truck Crashes Light Auto on Curve Near Oregon City Wreckage Catches Fire And Car Occupants Perish One Injured Oregon City OP) Two women, ft 15 year old youth and ft three year old child were burned to death near here Friday when their automobile was struck by a heavy freight truck and destroyed by fire. The dead: Mrs. Rose Johnson, driver, wife of Walter O. Johnson, Astoria court reporter; Mrs. A. a. Johnson, mother of Walter Johnson; Walter O. Johnson, Jr., 3 years old; Earl Johnson, son of Mrs. A. O. Johnson. The Injured: Joy Norton of Wood- burn, helper on the truck, who was brought to a hospital here uncon scious. Coroner R. M. Ho man said the bodies were so terribly bumed identification was extremely dlf fl int. Walter O. Johnson of Astoria left at once for Oregon City with a deputy sheriff. The light sedan in which the Conclidffdh"pftgeIoTTOlumn""7)'" ROAD BOARD TO MEET IN SALEM Portland LP) Changing a preced ent of years' standing, the Oregon state highway commission will bold its meetings at Salem in the future. Decision was reached by the com mission Thursday. At the first Sa lem meeting, terms of the chair man, vice chairman and secretary wlH be fixed, and those officers elected. Commissioners C. K SpaiUding and M. A. Lynch voted the pro posals against the opposition of H. B. van Duzer, chairman of the com mission. Lynch said the action did not forecast a reorganisation of the commission. He declared he fav ored having officers selected for definite periods. Van Duaer ha? been chairman for' four or the eight years he has been a commissioner. ROBBERS KILL PAIR AND FIRE BUILDINGS Herrln, 111., IP Belief that rob bers shot Marshall Richardson, el derly fanner, and his wife to death and then set fire to their farnt. buildings Thursday night to destrc? their bodies, was expressed by au thorities Friday. Richardson's body was discovered by passing motorists In the blazing hen house. Firemen later found the body of his wife, charred almost be yond recognition, in tlie kitchen of their home, three miles south of here. Richardson, according to author ities, kept large sums of money In his home because of his distrust of banks. It we believed that Richard son resisted bandits and he was shot after being beaten. A shoUtun and two rifles were found near the body of his wife by firemen h succeeded In putting the fire out after battling it for four hours. CLARA BQW TAKES RENO REST CURE Los AiiroIos iu Clara Bow, screen actress who suffered a nerv ous breakdown while working on a picture at the Paramount studios several weeks ago, plans to leave late next week for Nevada to un dergo a rext cure, it was announced Friday. Miss Bow left the olendale sani tarium, where she hsd been under going treatment by Dr. Wesley Hommel, several days ago and la attending to personal affairs before leaving for Nevada. Bardwell Fruit Co. Sells Equipment Medford (in Sales of all equip ment, leases and machinery of tn Bardwell r"ruU company to J. M. Thornliey and Son was announced Friday. The Thornliey Interests op erate several Rogue ralley fruit ranches, and are active aa buyers and shippers.