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EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1923.
NO. 39
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S OFF FROM
;j FRANCISCO
Dash
A way on Modern Pony Exp
ress
Miss Helen Wills of Berkeley, 17 Year
Old Women's Tennis Champion of America
W Leg of Journey
L Nevada With Loss
$ One Minute; Mail
tored Every 200 Miles
Uco, Au..2l.-At o:. a;
11 tbia luoruius, '
his first attempt to
Li's champion long distunee,
, j nlane. piloted by
AViulow hopped oft at tliat
I ih air man " ud,
I nouches of first class mail
r. ( nnpniive flowers for
,twa Iteno, Nev., und New
111 ceremony mnrked the get
,utk nearly a doseu postofficc
,re present to see the mail
ii and the pilot well on bu
?wiy" perfect Willi a bril
rfuuinc the fog wraiths from
, of the buy und fnir weather
inds proraiRed at lenst as fur
btre the plane is scheduled to
Wiver its first pouch of mail
., Pacific time.
Iffllow will carry the mail an
a when another plane, piloted
, f. Bismhfield, will hop off
Msttnund pouches for Elko,
Mtbound pouches for Klko,
lie City, Utah, the mini plane
n by Paul H. Scott. At Suit
Robert P. Kllis will take' up
iltb another plane and fly as
rk Springs.
i of the following points the
mikpouches will be speedily
d to the care of a new plnne
Ruo, Klko. Salt Lake l.'lljv
isrs, Cheyenne, North Platte,
Iowa City, Chicago, " Byron,
idiod ami Bellefonte, Pa.
I mint Longest Flhjht.. '
irmnirwl Hint no nilot or plnne
lam than eppcoxhualKljCSlW
order that me nignest speeu
ciotained. ' - ,
in class mail was enclosed In
Lut poaches and weighed 40
biej of orchids one for Mayor tprn; ftlicr-in-law
V7'r iM k t!
ifi it
EASTERN FLYER
LEAVES MINEOLA
AT NOON SHARP
Second Zone of Trip West
ward Will Be Made During
Night With Aid of Strong
Beacons all Along Line
MEETING
FAILS TO STAVE
OFF MINE STRIKE
The new American tennis champion Is seen her shaking hands with Miss
Kathleen MlcKana, of England, just before their match at Forest Hills,
N. V., in whioh Miss McKane was defeated. A little later Miss Wills
(on the right) played and defeated Mrs. Molla , Mallory, seven times
champion.
FAMILY'
Ihland of New York as a gift
a. rearson, niayot or niuiiu
L ind the other consigned to
wk florist, completed the ship-
Ilk pouch, placed In the fuselage
is moment, contained motion
kU of the airplane's start, for
ud development in New York
r from Mtiyor .Inmea ttolph Jr.
I'nnrisco to Mayor Hylan of
k tod from Postmnster Jnmes
of Son Francisco to Postmns-
fcil Harry S. New at Washing-
Salt Lake. Cheyenne, Omnhn,
ud Cleveland, pouches will be
I (or district addresses anil
ktn on for eastward addresses,
ske exception of the legs between
' and Lhicugn, all flying will ne
dir. Powerful electric beacons
I erectad to guide the planes
mgnt route,
fly I Nlstit Lata at Reno.
Xev, Aug. 21. Air mnil pilot
Winglow arrived here with the
lod transcontinental mail shortly
MMocloek, Pacific time. He left
muco at 5:ri! a. m.
fported the flight of 200 miles
iraacitco had been devoid ot
WIIHlm V TJI..l.eUTJ In an.
PfBivilaad, was waiting' at the
'wra ana as winsiow g plane
I ttfin IIia alvltt iuiikJim nmM
rftd tO th nilav nl.nn .kli.!, in,.
W took off for'the east with the
a tew moments.
' reached the binding field at
. Paniri. : w.-n
mil Hum uuu ai I ;v
f'W avooned owav nn hia past-
to KJko. .
"When of mail were taken on
9 SOe dmttniul ntt n..l
ft pouches in Illanchfield's care.
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Jt
i in v- '"i" ".,t. nniMv. tviun niiKK m - . k .h.i ih (nunirv &n.i . it. itm villi annihr tnfin in i icrnnir "
Newman. Oa Aug. 21. John W. lin
rn7 fiithcr-in-lnw of Millard Trouton,
who wns killed on the niuht of August
10, confessed to the slnjing, officials un
nounced Inst night.
In his confession Slintern took all the
blame for the slaying. Ho said mistreat
ment of bis daughter, Troulon's wife,
which hesaid she had received at the
hands of her husband, preyed on hi"
...;nH mt l final v lie culled ins sons nnu
sons-in-lnw into conference and planned
the killing us "the gest to settle the
mutter."
W. M. Feltinnn, the confession states,
was employed for f 15 to decoy Trouton
from his home so the Miiiterns would
kidnap him.
Mintern said following the abduction
I. I.-. Ooodrum. a son-in-law. drove the
nuto to a woods. While his sons and
sons-in-lnw held Trouton Slintern said
be fired five shots into the victim 8 body
und it was then thrown into a creek
where it won discovered five days later.
Those implicated in the confession
against whom charges of murder were
filed include:
Ben. John, Jeff and Cirady Mintern,
sons of the confessed killer: Boodrum, B.
F. Wlelson and Claude Washington, sons-in-luw,
nnd Feltmun.
Caving of Mud Bank
Causes Water Famine
Omnhn. Neb., Aug. 21. A serious wat
er famine was caused here today when a
mnil bunk in the Missouri river caved in
just above the intake pipe" at the rior-
ence pumping uueu -t
mains with muddy water. ....
The mud was so thick all laundries in
the citv were forced to close down
Many other industries will be forced to
"MAPnenV riot occurred at Elmwood park
where several thousand persons gather
ed around the seven nrtesiun wells there
for drinking water.
Police reserves were rushed to the
park to maintain order. "
- All packing houses, barber shops,
..i. h.,.. nml laundries were forc
ed to close throwing 10.00(1 men out
of employment. There was much
suffering nt hospitals. especially
among; babies, because there was no
water to hath patients.
Many restaurants were unable to
serve eoffee and other drinks. There
was a rush for distilled wa.cr. cu.
o ,i.r,,lBin..l serious shortage.
Tn some mains the water was two
thirds mud. causing the ciiy im.
to warn against unnKinn iu
nv circumstances." .Boiling
good, the physicians said,
continue to keep order at
wells. Jlolels am hauling
from Council Bluffs.
Flagship Is
Floated Off
Sand Bank
Seattle, AMasli., Aug. 21. The cruiser
Seattle, which went aground in Pugct
Sound nt 2:30 this morning, at MnrroW-
stbne point, was floated aliortly after
noon.
Five navy tugs pulled the flagship off
the sand and are towing her into Seat
tle.
The hull of the flagship was not dn lu
nged, reports said, but her engines stop
ped when it grounded nnd remained Idle
us the trip to Seattle waa resumed.
The cruiser- remained in no. upright
position after she struck. Her bells con
tinned lo strike ns msual and there was
no commotion about, according to the
postmaster at Fort lagler, an observer.
'under
did no
Police
artesian
waer
Grounded In Foa.
Seattle, Wash.. Aug. 21. The cruiser
Seattle went ashore early this morning
on Murrowatone point, near 1 ort f lag
ler, In Puget Sound, in a heavy fog.
Itenorta from the Bremerton navy yard
say that the big cruiser ia not in dnnger
and will he floated at hign tide.
The Seattle, flagship of the north
squadron of the Pacific fleet, was hend
itiir a aniiadron Into F.lliott bav for a ten-
day stay here, nfter maneuvers off Port
Townsend, when the accident occurred.
Tim flnrsliin went fnzround at 2:30 a.
m., according to the report from the
commandant's oltice at tne remenou
nnva varii.
MaTrowstone point extends for a long
distance into the sound at rort riagier.
nnd is about 15 miles northeast of Port
Townsend. A lighthouse Is located there.
In heavy fog it always is regarded as a
dangerous point and ships proceed with
the utmost, caution. This morning the fog
was snid to be unusually dense and hung
Inn. nmp the walep. '
One side of the point la rocky while
the other is sandy. J ne Seattle srrucs on
the snndy Bide, according tn report from
Fort r higler ami reBuiien in uui angm
if nnl. flnniRVA
The' navv tugs Pawtucket, Cntnuck
r,,l.nRr left Bremerton limited!
ntely ami were prepared to render all
..nUvil.lA assistance.
The Seattle waa stenming nn hoiirj
ahead of the transport t utiumoiii, mt
r.viug the house naval affairs ciajnmittee,
fiir A tmir of inspection here.
nn. t'haiimont nnssed tlie point, with
out knowing the fule of the Seattle and
i- iUPn,.,i n-hat had hnooened iust be
fore reaching Bremerton. She continued
on to the navy yard.
Mltchei Vield. Mineola. I.. I.. Aug. 21
The mudera pony express takes the
air todav. Currying 500 pounds of Im
portant luggage, a liuited Slates wail
plane will leave here on a trip that is ex
liected to tenniuate safely in Sun Frnu
Mii in tift hours, carrvina letters from
coast to coast in the fastest tima on rec
ord. An east bound plane hopped off
from Salt Francisco at 6:5!) this morn
ing. ' '
Tha Innovation, of the postofflce de
partment recalla the days of pionoeriii"
when men rode swift steeds in a. mad
tubU to tarry the United States mulls
across; the plains.
The pony express rider of old flutig
off one horse and onto another at the
relay stations, continuing his mad gal
lop with hardly a pause for a fresh
mount. The pony express rider' of lb"
B.n u.lll nxaha similar f-hnnlTeB. At SeVCI'Ul
Nations across the continent the mail
plane will descend and ita cargo will lie
' . t i. ..!... with n nnu'
irausierreu to o irri-u i'iy -
pilot. No one pilot will make the entire
trip. The first stop will be at 4. levelaud,
Ohio. .
Flight to uontiBHo n .
The second none of the trip-from
Cbicugo to Cheyenne will be "own in
the night. Strong beacons of light which
will mark the path to fields arc provided
all along the line. "
Over tne plains oi i" .",'" V "
trl u-est the mail will be hurried while
the nation sleeps. As dawn peeps over
the shoulder of the westward hound
carried he will be in the territory which
Indians and bandits were enemies of the
The iant lap over ""'""" J i '
bring the messenger of Uncle Sum Inlo
Sim Frnncisw. At approxlinately. the.
same time mail from the 'fir west will
be landed in New York. ,
The achediile will be- maintained for
five days. If it is successful, the service
will be continued, . '
Westbound Piano Start, at Noon.
Mineola, h. I., Aug. 21. The Mineola
plnne with a cargo of letters
reacu rtuti r ruw-o . -
rapid relays, left here nt noon sharp.
The first scheduled stop will be Cleve
land 4S5 miles, i
C. Eugene Johnson wa the pilot' or
the plane, which circled the field once
and then headed into the west He was
scheduled to set the plane down in ( leve
lund nt 3:45 eastern standurd time.
' Flyer Taken Nlek
Cleveland. Aug. 21 Twenty-nine
minutes behind schedule. C. Eugene
.tnhnson. piloting a west bound air
plane on the new 28 hour const to
coust mall flight, arrived In clove-lan-t
nt 4:14 o. m. today. .
Pilot Art Smith took off four min
utes later, making up, part of the
lost time. , , .
A fifteen mlnuto rest here had beon
planned. '
Johnson was sick when no lort
New York and became worse on the
trip. A doctor was summoned upon
his arrival here.
Miners Refuse to Continue
Present .Agreement and
Plan to Strike; Aid la
Asked of the President
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 21. The
coal conference called at the request of
President Coolidge to prevent nn anthra
cite strike September 1, broke up with
out n decision being reached this aft
ernoon. - - ,
"It's all off, boys," said President
Lewis of the Vnited Mine Workers of
America as he cume from the conference
Hall Crashes
Do wnbn New
YorkFiremen
- New York, Aug. 111. Two fireman
w'ru killi'd um! 47 hijtiml IimIrv whu
the old MjtHuiiif j hall iu Urouklyn cul
1iiihihI while bur nl im.
Tim dfiul ui.'U me Kayiuoud Furrcll
ami .In lues Stillivun.
Wlifit the wall und rctot fell, 40 fire
meu wrp burii'd tn dobrin or hit by fly
hifC uuHsilfS. There were.iuouy rtMuaik
ble eciipe nnd resotiea.
The building mvoriul a city block ifbd
wrr boiiijc lined uh a dtiuee ball ut the
tlpie of tin Mf'e.w' i1
The old Ma no ii I c was a Brooklyn lnnd
mark. Fire wag discovered iu it wbortly
after midi.-Kht.' Aftep the blase-had beeu
fouxht (or two houiH, the ntrueti.ro col
lapKcd. When the roof went- dowp in a cloud
of sparks many, firemen went with H.
OtherK were ion light beneath howera
of brlekti aa portion of the walls top
pled Into the utreet. I J
Flrgt reports wero that oO had been
killed. Then the rehcuo S(unda be-fau
....n: ..... ...... f i il,..t
room. - ... ' MJii-miK uui wv uaiii- uuu wuu
Uwin Raid there would be a RipeDion most of them wero alive. ,- , , .
of work in the anthracite field Mtartiutf I Some were fnud huddled beneath
uenp or lire upptiruiuH wuii'ii uuu nvrvru
SPENCER BAND"
SLUG TRAINMEN
ANDSTEALMAIL
Bandits Flag Train
Among Hills In Os
age Co., Oklahoma.
Firpo Signed for
liuenos Aire! uuui
New York. Ail. ' 21-I.uls Anaol
:r ...i. .i.rnnnn sJkiiciI a con
tract with Tex Itlckar, to Bht liar- ve
ry Wills In Hueno. Alrc.nc-,1 April I be
r,r e of whether Klrf-.-wIn-, f-r of
Snldiers in Tulsa
Relax Martial Law
n. i ro,ia a. Military
i..s Lehevinr Ihev had obtained
.'.i, fs ivsilable In their in
vesication of whij.piiigs and floggings
ere. nl:ixeo imnj u n.c v
uufrtinl ln reguiaiwn". x
Jack IWiipvt '1 weniy onrr ... '1 " .;
l fhe Polo homes at Misgee. t'"-"'"
i, - innweo on lor
Grounds here feP''1"' ". . : lh, ,nT . .,iout being questioned.
in his bout with
for the championship
after midnight
as.ore.1 that '" . ' f llrrAen Arrow,
uji,o ki been assurol mat
,uT in which .-' V wei questioned today by 'the
a? will '!"M!..".Vll S, rlfri.l 'he many
... , i.rn p.iniv.
,a lnSS' 1 -------
September 1.
. Wanes Causa Trouble.
The rock on which the conference
split was the question of wages, the first
one taken up. The miners demanded 20
per cent increase, i ;
The operntora ' then suggested the
present working agreement be continued
until April 1. out me miners vuieu ui.
down; it was stated after the nieellug.
A' suggestion that the mutter be re
ferred to the United Slates coal commis
sion, made also by the operaiora was
voted bv the miners. -The
conference then adjourned sub
ject to the call of the secrelary.
Tins is a tormniiiy nnu mere win u
no further session unless tha govern
ment again Intercede. . '
' May Demand Wasnlagton Meet. '
Washington, Aug. 21. The operators
and miners who failed to reach an agree
ment nt their Atlantic Clly conference
mny lie nsked to meet here to compose
their difficulties, John lluyu Hummoud,
cluilrmnn of the United fttutcs coui com-
missiim, indicated today alter a unit
hour conference with President Coolidge.
- Hammond called a- meeting of the en
tire coal commission tirimedlntely nfler
leiivins the exeoutive office. He snid the
next step by the government would be
after the whole commission had discussed
the situation.
to sliie)-l them wien the walla fell into
the street.
. Others were discovered under heaps of
hot wreckage which 'bud fallen in such a
wny ns to form a sort of canopy and save
them from being crushed to death. ,
Weak and staggering, smenred with
blood and grline, other firemen extricat
ed themselves from the debris and tot
tered in to report to their superiors. The
resets gangs worked at feverish speed
through the dark hours before iluwn
while a big crowd watched from behind
the fire lines' and ambulances nnd deud
wagons stood waiting. -Home
of the Injured suffered hurts
which may result fatally. Many were ser
iously burneil and cut by flying gliiss-
WOOD'S APPOINTEE IS
FX-C01CT
Manila, P. I., Aug. 21 Native news
papers opposed to the regime of (.over
nnr general I.eonnrd Wood loday tossed
a bombshell in the democratic party
camp with the claim mat r.uiogio "ouri
guer., Wood's appointee as major of Ma
nila, is nn ex-convict.
According to the clulma advanced by
it,, nnwstiniiers. Itodriaucs was known
as "Convicf lO!!"'" in Hilibld peniten
tiary. He was convicted in 1IHXI, charged
i.i, iDndin. a hand of ladrones in the
shclm-tinn of a woman, and being the
cccessory to the murder of an American
oMloi-
Rodriguez was sentenced to one year
in the prison nnd a tine or i,ow.
He served the full sentence, two peti
tions for pardon being refused.
fanl niMKnn. president of the sen
ate, todav wired Secretary of War
Weeks at Washington reciling the claims
of the daily papers ami aovaisnns iu.
ls f,i- an order to fioremor Waad
requesting the mayor's Te.lgnet'oo -
cause oi tne- oppomnon i iiuunu upm-ion."
finvernor Bryan May
Undersell Coal Men
Hammond Sen President.
Washington. Aug. 21. Jolin nays
naminond. chnlrinnn of the. TJiiited
Stutes coni commission, on being Inform
ed loday by the United Press of the
breakup of the Atlantic City conference
between nnthrncite miners nnd operators
leciiired tbnt ne would go at once to tne
White House to confer with President
Coolidge.
Hammond went into conference wita
President Coolidae late today.
Upon tne meeting will depend the rtrst
moves of the administration to avert the
threatened strike September 1 ,
Operators Resist Cut.
Ambassador Hotel. Atlantic City, N.
J.. Aug. 21. Anthracite miners and op
erntora hnve reached another deadlock
on the first question brought up for dis
cussion in their renewed negotiations
the wage scale.
The demand for a 20 per cent Increase
for cutters and a 92 a day raise for la
borers met with strong resistance from
the operators. Raimiel I). Wurriner,
chairman of the policy committee of the
employers, announced .today that his
conferees' could not possibly accept the
ware demands m nresenled. John K.
T,ewis. president of the United Mine
AVorkers of America, said the Increase
must, be granted If a suspension of mm
ing September 1 Is to, be avoided.
No Progress Yesterday.
A report on developments sent to the
United Htates coal commission for trans
mission to President Coolidge by the
secretary or the joint conference stated
that waffcs were discussed nnd no prog
ress made In the first meeting, held
here yesterday.
The two factions resumed their delib
erations hero ut 10 o'clock this morning
In state suite on the tenth floor of the
Ambassador hotel, high above the rolling
surf, where viuntlon crowds are frolic
ing. Him suite is luxuriously furnished
with plush . purple lounges and easy
chaira.
The Indications are that the factions
will continue to fight out the wage ques
tion for several days. Twis has advanc
ed statistics claiming that the nntliraciio
mine workers are mining under condi
tions that, must he Improved. Thl bnr,
ardous oocunatlon should pay the mi
ners better. Lewis contends.
His position Is that the 20 per cent In
crease must be granted or the men wjll
automatically walk out of the mines Id
eleven days.
Wurriner Insists on behalf of the op
erators that living conditions in nnthra
rite coal fields do not warrant an In
crease. He told lwls thnt the present
contract must, be continued. He Insisted
that the miners agree to tha exlsiing
ftfnaldn Cspelllnl. president of district
number 1, told the United Press that he
would never agree to a new contract
that does not grunt some Incrense to
the workers.
16 CENT GASOLINE
SOLD IN SEATTLE
.' Sentfle, Wnsh., Aug. 21. Oasolln
being sold at 1(1 cents a' gallon In-scattered
spofs about Scuttle, although the
price . remains unchanged by he four big
distributing compnniea here.
The North Park garage nnd the James
Feed store, across the street, are selling
at this flguro, following the precedent
set by James recently, after which the
garage, mot the cut.
Other gnrages around tha clly arc re
ported, to have given the lower rate to
customers purchasing a certain amount
dnlly. ' . .
The men selling at this figure are
mnltlng no profit, however, as this is
the price at which the big companies sell
tn tlio retail trade.
The majority of rilling stations In the
city malnlaliiliig their price at 111 cents
cash or eighteen centn In books, although
reporls of cuts of one or two cents were
current this morning.
Parks Finds Eugene
. Above Average City
After Tlsltl'ng all dllea of the stee of
Eugene and larger in western Washing
ton anil in llritlsh Columbia, Mayor K.
It. Parks believes that this city is much
better improved than some and has a
total debt below the average of those on
which he collected data, while hobnob
bing with mayors, and city officials to se
cure Information about their municipali
ties. With Mnyor Parka on the six-weeks
tour were Mrs. Parka and their children,
Lawrence and Dorothy.
On the trip Mayor Parks attended the
session of the Northwest Association of
Sheriffs and Police in Scuttle, happening
into that city the first duy of the af
fair. In this line. Parka saw the brake
testing places in operation there for the
first time.
Down in the manufacturing district
he saw cara and trucks traveling along
nt fair speed suddenly check In the mid
dle of a certain block aa though they
were about to collide with something.
Investianlion nroved It to be two broad
lines across the street at a certain dis
tance apart at which a vehicle should be
stopped when traveling at fair speed, If
the brakes were in good condition. Those
who neglected to test their own ehicle
brakes were liable to have the city po
lice do it, at some cost if founil defec
tive. '
In Canada, where the law of the road
used to be to keep to the left side of the
thoroughfare in passing, the rule is now
keep to the right, ns In the United
Stales, he reports. The greatest courtesy
is extended to tourists In Heattle, Van
couver, H. C, and other northern points,
he found.
Lincoln. Nebr.; AuaT. l. Governor
rh.ri.. w Rrvan. a brother ot Wll
Horn Jennings Hryan. today notified
coal dealers that unless their price
are lowered be will furnish coal to
the oubllc at .26 a ton and protect
he public Ilka In the "gasoline com
liln. "
Hrynn also directed bla ultimatum
which expects to sell coal costing ; millet riddled body of his wife In the
IS. 50 f. o. b. rallroao in corn. ""hack sear or nis biiiohhmmi.
Kills Wife: Takes m
Body to Sheriff
Charleston. 111.. Aug. 21. With thej
at It.SO. Hi said It Is not coaling tne
city more than l2.Su a ton to deliver
1h. fuel.
Great quantities of coal are ueingi
man. 40. drove up to a farm house near
here today and aaked occupants to call
the sheriff. ... ,
WVinan told an'norines mat n. nsmn
Japanese Submarine
"Kobe" Flounders
Toklo, Aug. 21. The new Japanese
submarine Kobe has foundered at sea
in a gale and the entire crew of 1110 men
and officers are believed to have per
isln.rl ar-cordlm to radio advices to the
japiinese navy department here today.
The Kobo was the newest type of
Japanese submurine and had been In
commission hut a short time. Hue was
nn a trial trip.
Court Enioins
New York K. K. K.
Albany. N. Y-. Aug. 21. The Ku Klux
Kltin nnd the Kamella. Its sister order,
were today permanently enjoined from
Inning as inemoersinp corporal iiiii.
vnen me final oruer
Justice Htalry was
tbe county clerk
Express and Mail Cars Out
From Train and Engineer
, Is Forced to Move Forward
to Where Robbery Was Safe
llertlesvllle, Okla.. Aug. 21. AI Spen
cers notorious "Will o' the Wl.p" gang
wus credited by authorities today' with
the daring hold-up and robbery of Mis
souri, Kansas and Texaa passeuger train
number near Okeaa at midnight.
Tbe robbers, after slugging four mem
bers of tbe train crew, disappeared Into
the landless of the Osuge county hills
with 20 pnekages of registered mail.
The bandits slugged fireman B, D.
Towers and Kngineer W. O .Miller over
the heads 'with revolver butts -as the
train rolled to a stop. A volley of bul-
luts was then sent through the door of
the mail car, forcing entrance. - ;
V. U. Weiss and. w. Buret null clerks,
true to the traditions of their service
attempted to bold off the . robbers hut
were severely puuuneled.
After rifling the car the bandit fled
westward through the hills, amid a part
ing volley of shots from the .train crew.
- Train I Desolate Country. '
The truiu waa ueariug the end 'of m -long
grade and curve, moving alowly
through a desolate country one mile east
of Okesa when the euglueer aaw red
lantern-waving Bcrosa the' track a abort'
distance ahead..,' ' -, '
Hrnkea were aunlled with a lar nml the
train jolted to a ileucl stop within a few
leet. .-.-! .'. . r- ..''--''
A dor.en masked men, all heavily iCnT-"'
ed, begnu' firing as they covered the n'
fine crew, express messenger and mail
clerks. i ' ' -, v .-. - . :
Tbe exnres and mall car was cut
from the train and the engineer, with a
revolver pressed against bis back, obeyed
the bandits' orders nrtd drove the en-'
gine about ROD yards from the coacjiea..
The spot picked for the hold-up waa
Ideal In every respect for the hold-up.
The country around has few settlers.
Several outlaw gangs make their hiding
places In the rocky hills that extend for
miles on either side of the railroad
tracks. Autos are unable to go close to
the scene of the holdup, back from Oke
sa, because of the rocky roads.
HOBDery Tnoroajb. i .
Able to work without fear of Interrup
tion, the bandits took their time and
mid carefully went over the contents of
the car. Io orricial estimate of tb loot
was obtainable but it was said to Include
at least a score of . packages ot register
ed mail. - I - . -
A constant revolver firing waa mall
tnlned while the hold-nn wns in progress.
After obtaining their loot from the '
mall and exoreas cur. the bandits an.
pnrently were satisfied and did not fur
ther disturb the passengers. They warn
ed the engineer to take his time about
coupling onto tbe main part of the train
again and dlsanpeared into the darkness.
Aumortttea neueveti tne roiiner - nave
a well stacked cave hidden in tha ra-
cesscs of the hills where tbey took re
fuge. -
is scon the train, bound from
Ksnrns CHy to Oklahoma City reached
. ' nhrm was spread and quit
pursuit was organised. -
Kherlffs of surrounding countleg were
called upon for sssistenc.
Heads Bel Quarts1. . '
All roads surrounding tbe hilly conn
trv where the bandits are believed bid
ing were guarded. Deputies were eta"
tinned at nusrter mile Intervals. The
authorities believed there would 0 lit.
tie use In attempting to storm the roh
hers' stronghold Immediately. The hold
nn men hnve undoubtedly fortified- their
position well and are prepared to fe.
slst an attack.
Plans were mnde tn keep the outlaws
bottled no In their den until they at
tempt lo leave for provisions; to cash In
on their loot or to senarate in order
to avoid detection. Itnilroad detectives
who arrived on tbe scene earlv today
were confident that It would be hut a .' rt!
short tjnie until the robbers become--,'.,
tired of their desolate surroundings enif.V
attempt to make a break for Ilarlleavlll ,
or Okesa. . j:'
AI Jenalaar Gives Advice. ' i''.'
Wichita Palls. Texas. Aug. 21. "Loot '.
for local talent." waa the advice AI Jen '
nings, famous reformed train robber, to '. - .
day gave authorities bunting for robbers ','
who held up Missouri Kansas and Texas i,
piisscnircr train number 29 at Bartles- ,':
ville. Okla., ...,, ': ". :
"Tbey workrid tike amateurs,", said ;
Jennings. "They slopped the train In
regular old time style, but after that
much of their -procedure was violation '
of the professional ethics ot train rob- ,' -hers.
"They slugged the train crew, for In- .
slanee. In our days we always showed
the greatest, consideration and had
sympathetic feeling for the train crew, ".
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