The Eugene guard., December 20, 1924, Image 1

hee DuyiuB yj. . men Uinstmas There is Still a Chance for Belated Shoimers Do Your Rnvincr Tndav
About PePle You
VOL. 67
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON", SATl'l.lUY EVENING, DECEMBER 'JO, 1924
TOl'.AY'S NEWS TODAY
NO. 143
.ur WEATHER
FMl
i- cloudy warmer lor
. . .... uiih rain or
.. ib west portion; fresh
tast to northeast gale
(H 0051-
...i.nni. 17 degrees:
t1', 4- direction of wind,
r,t Stage oi n.r, ..o
9
m
V' Ja Jill
J
L.il
Vault
B" 1 ttla nr tin
.jf TSUI., - --
.... niitnirlo who knew
1 rtnli. tvn nrettv
li!lOT0' " ' '
VnmpanyJ 'rllis w"8 tlie cx
Lit Bill Clubb of .the cily cu-.i:.-
T.uerdav afternoon.
! . i nincc, "
rh jiigs Grace Drogoo and Miss
Shafincr were wwnwg uu luu
the tis vault. Along came
ij&bs who closed tUo door,
. ... n-.-ia insh'.o. The trio
W . .... u".
riolt lei" 0B wording, lun
,ne of the girls gave a little
...ti;nw Hill itiln the reah-'
jfwbat hau nappcucu. i,auu."
, rfiaoed outside. Throe per-
Cf life like t"3' would rapidly
the oxygen, ana Boon- iney
tbwoae unconscious, fcflineboay
It Bill Alexander, who once
lie combination, but forget :t
L ,y nineties. Just about the
ju Nusbauni was getting ready
l,lBiU Judkins to crack the safe,,
(Mb. remembered a little trick
Letting the vault from the in
itio toe doors swung outward,
imjcme breathed' a sigh of re
Jr. aubb is keeping his method
a secret, as be thinks lie
lilt! rise for it again some time
. ffi sb ss ss m . ss s ''as .'
Tule Lake Man Is Murdered
. RUN Nfll UN IQ
UUIIII IIULilll
IU
LEFT TO DIE IN
ISOLATED CABIN
Vq li Opened1
5, first official opening of an ice
Uriak in Eugene was yesterday
Li crowd of enthusiastic young
look possession of the outdoor
fciiif pool at the Carl G. Wash-
Ln.'iderjcc on Fairmount heights
nrtcd their play. The pool "is
fret deep and fears were ' ci'
W b; Mr. Washburne that tl)
rdi break and the lads were ad-'
kdd not to attempt it again.
feet wide and 40 feet
lud makes an ideal circular rink.
boys hud 6no. pair of skates
them, this pair having been
Hit from Ohio by one lad. They
lams in uso uf tlieni,"' Mr.
Mme said.
Dissert Popular
:r Eugene housewife has discov-
u unusually attractive, dessert
result of the low temperature of
it icvcral days. She whipped
crcara, aililed plenty of suptr
nill", and set it outside until
lor use, "I found it frozen solid
Scream and we' served it that
ai it proved to bo an excellent
Nrt," the housewife declares In
t tbe suggestion on to others.
Miei freezes
'frttring of the mill race from
k bink nt Judkins 1'oint is
' 'a unusual sight and many
-t's who havo spent many yenrs
'iiricinity declare that they never
fwa the rare covered villi ice.
ibit mialit have happened when
1 not see it. thev reiiort.
'5 ice mi the Willamette river
wry rare occurrence the old
r"w.
f"CM Inactive
Bunphrry, state traffic offi-
'! Jlelvin Turuhull. muniv ot-
m bavins an easy time on the
''lds wiih the heavy snow
N donn Irnffic to n minimum
S ail speeders. A. H. Shor-
IContinuod on page five)
ifiEJCHES4
Stabbed Through Heart Pol-
lowing Argument With
. . . . James. Howard .
Alleged Slayer Tells Park
Dyer That Doctor Might
Be Needed
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec. 20.
Stabbed through the heart and de
liberate left to die unattended in an
isolated cabin op the west shore of
Tule lake, was the fate of .Tobn No
lan, 50, who was found dead yesterday
i afternoon, after his alleged assailant,
James Howard, 61, waited fu Aiearly
24 hours colore getting word to a
physician that his services wight He
needed. ,
Accordiug to inforinnti"n gathccJ
by Sheriff Lloyd Low and from statu
incuts made to Dr. !. U. I'littursuu of
Ulis city, culled to the lonely cabin
after residents in Merrill bad learned
of the tragedy, the two men aud Cou
Sullivan were drinking bootleg !u tne
cabin about six o'clock Thursday night
when Nolan and Howard became en
gaged in an arguiiK'nl. Sullivau, ac
cording to his story to Dr. Patterson
parted the two men after Howard had
shoved Nolan into a cjrurr ond drflwu
his knife'. Kollowiug this, Siillivau
claims to have leftor his own cabin,
a mile or so distant, believing that Uu
argument was settled. v
Yesterday afternoon however, How
ard is said to have seen Park Dyer of
Merrill driving olong the west lake
shore and told hiin that Nolan nilff.it
need n doctor. Dyer informed ti ly
Merrill when reaching Merrill and Dr.
Patterson was summoned only to find
that the man had heen dead for hour?.
Two knife wuml were found in th-
region 'if the .'icavt and one In the ab
domen. "I am inuorrut of the murder of
Jelm Nolan. I would just as soon kill
my own father or mother as .lohu,
with whom I. have eaten and slept for
ninnihn.''
Willi tears streaming down his face,
.lauii's Howard, aged 03, made the
above Nhitfment in the waiting room
of the S. P. station this morning. He
was being taken to Yrcka under sus
picion of having stabbed John Nolan
aged oO to death in his lonely shack
t.E the west shore of Tule lake Thurs
day night.
Howard was arrested last evening
at his home at Cnnby'a Crossing by
Deputy Sheriff John Clyburn, who
acted under the orders of Sheriff A.
S Calkins of Siskiyou county.
Drop lit Mercury
Cuts Business, Is
Report At Banks
That the drop in temperature
reflected in business circles is indi
cated by a drop in bank clearings
during the past week when expecta
tions were that a big rise was comin;.
Thfct this1 drop is the prelude to a
record 'week starting Monday when
delayed shopping is started, is the
opinion expressed by local bankers.
The clearings for the week ending
today were $441,117.65 and for th-?
previous week tiiey were $50S,514.
and for the first week in December r
total of $534. SS2 was reported. Al
though the clearings have shown a
drop during the week they are far
more thin the normal total for the
week previous to Christmas last year
when the clearings were" $.J01).803,
"We are looking for a record mon'.h
in clearings in December and the
three weeks already reported ehow
that the best previous month will bi
bettered conalderubty if next week
up to expectations and iudicatious
now are that it will be." is the opin
ion jof the clearing house representa
tives of the local banks.
The checks representing the fast
depleting bank mils of "Ma" and
"Dad" in their Yuletidc shopping ex
curHioiis are expected to be clearod
during tho first three dayh of next
week and a rijcnrd duy also for this
city in the" way "of cletfrirgs may T5v
enjoyed, is the opinion voiced in bank
ing circles.
'V'-hins a depth of four in
ll? this afternoon, is proving
I fa TittTnnn et mm: .
! State Routes l(lay
HaVe SnOW I'lOWS; frown water pipes and automobile
Xtj'l
"M tne tra.ks of the car-.
Hie Iraetton -Sind hildiiu
t from their regular sche-
Zero weather ended in Eugene this
morning with a lisht flurry of snow
and a steadily risin? temperature.
The snowfall began' at 5 o'clock.
The freeze had lasted days, and was
the severest experienced by the city
in five years.
For several hours the nowflnkes
were dry and powedry like flour. As
the temperature steadily rose, how
ever, the bejrnn to take on more wat
er content, giving indication that the
weather was moderating and thnt the
frigid spell was broken.
Tbe minimum recorded by the the
mometer today was 10 degrees abive
ero. The maximum at 8 o'clock this
morning was 15 degrees above, show
ing thnt tlie temperature was ap
proximately six degrees warmer lhi.i
at the suae time Friday morning.
Wind Chllti.
Wind today was from the north
west, and shifted once or twice durlig
the morning. It is showing no disposi.
lion to return to the south, eceordinj
'to l.ec Cnelschius, who said that th?
freer.c mny persist, even though th
snow continues.
Rising temperature eime as a relief
to many no ttt -
While there is yet no thaw the trou-
V . . . i .1 ...i..- ..K
If the nresent fnow keeps up tnero , We is minimneo as i"' , ' .
is likely
I erates. Many automobiles were left in
ly st:t"i (bpsrtment is keep.
rf f D,en buy rtth, brushes
'( ta.- nw from clogging uii
In .
meet this
gineer Walsh,
the sMte highway department, hi en-
tA Ka cnn.ulernhie of
'l the Southern Pnoificl mudc on the stale highways amMheir garages yesten ay nen,,rse s-v.
Plow I. I,ei. fc...,r' , heln, made to eral had frosen in spite of the slcoh .1
"II linrs in the cUv. Thi, ...nu-1 ..:. ; tr i, fWs. Ku- ! compound m radiators.
Kual rrpiesmt.tive of! The jivr w " "...--
river nt tn r Try pim-pi urnif ir
deavoring to' obtain, the use .if a , irrn
' nt-hPi Mlir K. rrnmi i-r w .n-i. t , . it AA . . t
Hcraper ami a cfw oi mru iu om ..m ,rPTrr T'lJfi ,n,t linn,ln 1110 mn,,rr " H,,,
hnuge improvement niny rrmiu in
AMNUAL REPORT S5.381.R43 IS
I bill
Thirty-Three Former Ser
vice Men ,Of County
Placed In Hospitals
One Hundred And Thirty
Two Disability Cases
Are Cared For
Thirty-three Lane county ex-ser
vice men disabled during the war have
been admitted to government hospi
;als for observation and treatment as
a result of efforts by the Lone county
::haptef of the American Ited Cross
the Jast year, Miss Grace Norton,
secretary, reported this afternoon at
the annual meeting in the court
house' Heading of the secretary's an
nual report was one of the first items
of business takeu up at the meeting.
At the present time only IS men
arc receiving treatment, it being nec-et-sary
for some of them to stay only
a short time, it was reported, 'iwcuty
e.'ght cases of men iffofjug . fwui.u-
herculosis, i:i from Khcll-eliock, 7 from
keeping Hicknens and 7 from epilep
sy had'clainis filed through the ,lled
Cross. ' - . (,,
Many UlsaulMtlcs. V '
"There ore uppioximately U10 ex
jifrvice men in the county," said Minn
Norton, "of whom 24. J nro disnhled
i:.eiu handled 3!t2 disability cases
durnig the year, and, 2Jt3 general
cases. This office has filed claims. for
!02 men for adjusted compensation or
the soldiers' bonus, thin figure includ
ing men from South Linn and Hciilon
counties. Twenty-eight Oregon and
other state bonus applications were
filed. , Fourteen 'claims for compensa
tion luivo been allowed during the
year, 3 l' of which came under the
Iteed-Johnson bill. Six letters were
received this week by men who will
enter the hospital in the next 10 days.
More than JlWlO in war risk insurance-was
reinstated."
Civilian cases numbering SO were
handled during the year, according to
Miss Norton, this including financial
problems, sickness, etc., of persons
ASKED AS TI
Mrs. Coolidgc Is
(liven Degree
(Continued from page two)
I
YEARS' BUDGET
Reduction In Budget Shows
Nearly $500,000 For
Two Years
Penitentiary Increase Has
Highest Mark; Decreas
es Proposed
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 20. (Special).
A total of ?5,!IS1,IM3 will be reiluir.'
ed In 11123 aud 1D2U for the operation
of all state departments and institu
tions for which the legislature author
izes appropriations, according to esti
mates of proposed expenditures ap
proved by the 'state budget commis
sion. The report of the budget coin
misaiou was completed Friday and
copies will now be sent to the leg!,
lators for their consideration.
A comparison of IJic proposed ex
penditures for lllL'.i and llf.HI, us com
pared with the aetunl appropriations
for the yeara l!)2.'l and J'.KM, ukI'icW
JnivtiMjyii llui-wifxt Jjii'utii'um of
?tf,T.:2. For the current blenuiui:)
the actual appropriations for the con.
duct of state dcpji-tmeijU and ius,i.
unions by the legislature totaled .ftl,
I(IIJ.(I75. Pe.iltcptiary Increase biggest.
The moL drastic increase in esti
mated expenses for Hie years W2."i
nod UlL'Ikwhrn compared with the n-:-tu.il
appropriation for tho current
biennium, involves (Jie Oregon stale
penitentiary. There was appropriated
for 'the maintenance of this institu
tion by the last legislature the amount
of J.'WI.Ooo, while the estimated ex-
9 Are Dead; Many
lnured When Coach
Topples Into River
Two Reported Drowned In Icy Stream After
Clearing Selves From Wreckage; Tem
perature Is Below Zero.
Jlrs. Calvin Coolidge, wife of the
t.reaident, is shown here in cap and
gown with f'resident Lemuel M, Mur
l:n. president of Itoston college, who
conferred upon her an honorary LL.
D. degree In the old South Church in
'lloston.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Dec. 20. (A. P.) Nine per
sons arc dead or missing and eight are at a hospital hero
jn n serious condition, tho result of a wreck on the' Minne
apolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroad here to-,
day when the cafe-observation car on a pnssiM ger trflin
plunged into Wio icy waters of the Chipcva river.
Tho thermometer registered ten degrees below when'
the wreck occurred.
LIQUOR SEIZED BY
E
Continued on page three)
."U is hoped that all T,anc county
taxpayers who may have anggestions
to make in regard to tho budget or
who desire Information as to why cer
tain Items have beAn placed ' HW
will attend the meeting to be held
Tuesday, December flO," said Judge (
P. Harnard of the county court to
day. "Thia annual meeting will provide
an opportunity for the court to hear
of the desires of .the taxpayers and
to adjust any matters that may be
necessary," tbe Judge said.
So far thrre has been but little
indication that there will be many
change asked at the taxpayers meet
Several cases of diphtheria have
been reported at Pakddge and it nviy
ho that the moving picture theate.
and the dance hall there may be closed
tonight until such time ns it is be
lieved there is no d:inger of n spreul
of (Jie disease. A telegram was re
ceived at tiie sheriff's office tins jjft
ernoon from 1, J. Spats, deputy
sheriff, asking for instruct ions. Mr.
Kerron, county health officer, lute
this afternoon wa gi'ing to coaruunS
cate with Dr. Wilson at Onkridge to
ascertain the extent of the disease.
PORTLAND, Oife., Dec. 20. (P)
State Prohibition . ConiniiNKionor
(Jeorgfl I. Cleaver, Imving returned
late yesterday to the Itritiyh steamer
London Merchant the liquor taken
from the vessel by Cleaver Wednes
day night and Cleaver having made
apologies, to the captain, the charges
lodged against Cleaver when he was
arrested Thursday night accused of
violating the "twelve mile treaty"
with (ret Itritniu will be dropped if
recommendations to Altorney-tienenil
Stone by United States District At
torney Coke nrn approved.
Cleaver was to havo appeared to
day before United Slnles Commission
er Frnzcr for preliminary hearing, but
this was waived In view of District
Attorney Coke's recommendation.
Check made by lingers MaoVngh, at
torney for the ship, showed (hat every
bottle of liquor taken by Cleaver's
men bad been returned unopened.
--ewer lines.
Dozen Rprpivp
Senses to Marry
"rriace license was issued
"' of Ihr : l.k ....
' late hour this afternoon
it and it may be placed in c"mmn-i
on the Pacific highway tonight, if th
. i. .mi continues, it is reported. If i
, .u. ... .n.l then an- ' of rur.nir.g
tw .on.... ...v .- .e,l from
....... fr.... .he I. ihna.vs would be . ",l0
traffic, the tng.oeer ..n i". . -
I The "ame condition is true
' ilT. nnllrace. where the stream
I nited Stilt's welljies. Sli-erver,
river Is frozen along Ihe harks on
both' sides, "id on'-1' mnll stream
wnter in the center is th-
0 to
bad condition f
states.
..rent tlslting delegations, it is un
derstood. '
STUDY COURSES OIVEM '""h' '"b ' h"V'T
W nter rt.idv courses (or emiiloj-conter,!.
t'a..,le n.-i -na. tore-, w,re Skiing Popular.
low ,,grc compared super.,, r ..I tne : p,j f kii. were aeen
( ''-r lumber las, year of district fM T , ''. , , , morni,11,
K Tk . .. ' l" "" . . ... . .. ,.,. .nior Ihe -port on the foothill, near
""Mil, W"" frl' '","","l":rV .:',.. toin Tbe change in weather hi. do:
.. 'r of Portland ami (ila.iv. . tt e super, ist down, who arc em '"" . ... .
Elene. ' .,,..,. on . full-year b.ai I 'I'oi'rd sluing w .
FREEZE g COSTLY
Ttetsil hiiisness to the mount of at
at least ?.V),000 day for sn (lays Is
Is ' the prl'-e Eugene businesJ Including
theaters, stores and all retail tirum.
is paying for the cold and snow that
hss been here for the past week. The
concensus of local d'alera today is
Chas. Wiltse Dies
After Long Illness
Charles t. Wiltse. 71. died at hU
home, 1112 Might h avenue west, l.iit
night, sfter a prolonged Illness.
Mr, Wiltse was born in New York
and has traveled about considerably
ihe last few years, seeking In regal i
his health, lie bad tvee in Eugene
f"r five month.
JtesideH bis wife.Vrs, Anns Wills',
he Is survived bf the fnllowirg chil
dren: Mrs. W. M. Dillon, Eugene;
Mrs. ,1. A. Aiidrrsf.n, Alberts, Chi
B'Ih; Mrs, J. K, llodney, Kansas;
Mrs. C, C. Schwingle, Kansas Cit v.
Mu Sirs. ll. It. Cramer, Long Iteacli,
Cal.I Mrs." (Jeorge Kytone, Long
Heach, Cal.; Linn Wiltse, Inrrioii
Wiltsu, Alberts, Csnsdn; and Fred L.
Wiltwe, of Eugene.
The b dy is at the nranstetter
baptl, and funeral nrraiigemeiits w U
be announced Ister.
GOVERNOR SILENT
KALKM, Ore., Dec. 2(1. Silence
continued to.be the reply of (Jovernor
Pierrt to iiiquiries put to him today
regarding what action, if any, he con
templated In regard to the raid of
Oeorge Cleaver, state prohibition
commissioner upon the Itrltihh steam
er London Merchant Wednesday
night, and in regard to Cleaver'a lat
er admission that he had exceeded. his
authority and the return of the seized
liquor.
CONDITION OF D0Y SERIOUS
The 'condition of Holler Jnrvii, II.
that the storm to far as daily rior ' who was injured wheD he fell on the
on the cah registers of business isjl-enear the MM Onk school Thursday
concerned is the most costly ever to j afternoon is still serlou, according to
visit this city. Coming right in theln, report from Dr. H. M, Kerron this
hi purchasing perif Chritmas j alternoon. The lad hss regained eon
it is hitting bard, tht merchants rriousness, however, tbe doctor re
state. I'"'-
MR. CLEAVER AGREES
PORTLAND, Ore., Dc U0.
(ieorge Cleaver, state prohibition
rommiifdoner,' who Wednesday night
led 2. officers on a raid here of the
Krtish vessel Loudon Merchant, sein
ing a quantity of the ship's liquor, aud
I who on Tbursdiiy was charged by the
federal government with illegal senrcb
I and seir.ii re, appeared before Viiifed
States Attorney Coke ind agreed to
do the following:
Itetuni all liquor seized. Write a
letter of apology to Captain Ander
son of (be Itritish vessel, FurneNs
Withy and company, Ltd., and Fur
neHN (Pacific) Ltd., owners and op
erators of the London Merchant. Ad
mit he exceeded his authority.
Admit a mistaken view of his pow
ers as state pinhihition commissioner.
Admit that his mid watt not based
on any evidence of law violation by
either officers or crew of the ressel.
A letter of apology was drafted
which the commissioner agreed to
sign awl which attorneys for the
shipping interests would be signed
vheQ the liquor received aboard the
ship. They preferred, they said, to
Lave tbe letter signed after the li
quors nvre restored.
Th government Is not expected to
pre us the charges filed against Mr.
Cleaver Thursday,
Among those rescued who are at
the hospital hero nro Harry Jones of
Sioux City, Iowa; Kenneth Ilendcr
hou of Moosejaw, Sitsk.; Juhu Henry
Dunne of New York. None is expect
ed to recover from iujuries nnd ex
posure. John Lewis, a porter, is In
a critical condition.
Hospital physicians here said the
condition of thoso rescued is pour,
the majority arc suffering from ex
posure and injuries.
The honpitnl list of injured as given
tr. The Associated Press,' did tiut in
tlude any one from went of Sioux
City- 9
Dam Gates Closed. .
The gut ob of the Wizota dam, three
miles up the, rivof, , (were ordered
closed as- soon ns the news of the
wreck reached the nulhorities. This
will lower the water level and enable
c( archers to definitely determine if
other bodies are held In the wreckage.
One of (hi; firm bodicH removed was
tout of n hitby hut up to 2:0 p. m. no
identification bud been made. TIiohc
who witnessed the efforts of the
passengers to escape from thy river
raid that two men went down while
(Continued ou page five)
STATE TAX LEVY .
FOR 1925 IS SET
In in eflort to obiiin data on t'i"
cost of prod'icllon of cherries thn.ujl.
out Ihe state to support movcmci.1
for a protective tariff ou this fr lit,
tho Eugene Kruit tirowers' nssocis
tiou is sending rpiestioiinnires to eajh
of the -IDO cherry growers of Lane
county. The movement Is helnj hacked
by T'le Palles (.rowers' association
and the co-operation of the Kugeno
organization has been enlisled. The
blanks now being aent out will he
sent to TJie l'nllrs from where th'.
national campaign w'll be cirrlid on,
according to .1. I'. manager of
the Eugene Krult (.rowers' asssoiia-tion.
Lane county's general stale tax will
he otl" ,70...-1 tor this year, occor.1"'
lug to a telegram recei$'cd lute thin
afternoon from l-'arl T,. r'lahcr, state
tax cnuimiHtioucr, - :,y It, S. Itrysun,
I.UUC county clerk. Last year tho an
poriioiinicut for Lane was folCSW.
52, .Mr. llr.vsou slntes. The general
tax allows only an ucrenso of k'?. ,
Urn n IfolKHVover thnt of list year.
STATE TAX FIXED
SALK.M,' ore,. Dec. at. The stato
lax levy for ltl-5 as arrived at by lb.)
stntc lux comtiit,'siou tsulay, is- $7.
4!d,7tlt.l7, ir'?.T.,,."!ll 17 in excels of
tho levy for Hlil which, aa 7.tUH,
171). (if Uic total levy lf."..."i(i!l.71-.lli r. u
rrsenta mlll.ige levies outside the it
:pcr cent tax liuiitalion amcnilineiit
the stain culialiltltii.a, Icj.'it'g lil'!,
(IIS.7I) to he rained by direct ley
nilhln the fix per cent liiiil'.ali.ui.
This 1st I .-r fii'iirc also rc rcM'tits '.l. i
diffir.'nce between l,7".7,I.VI.7H m
total estimated elite cii-tu.es f r I'l-J
within Uie (I per '-i.t limitation, mil
$'.!.s;SI,i).YI1l in isioiialed reie p. a
mid unrspenilej biilKiccs. The
7,"i7,ir.l.7:i t ikes inlo coiisidcratl u
the income tax .v.'t line 'II. x led
oinounling to uround (ini.OUU.
Tho lax levy i made to cover soma
items that were not included ill rii;.
uinmendaiiona of the state budget
cominisaioa. I'or rs.implc build :i
prngram of (."itlO.iKJI) U iii. Iud.-il, ii."..
tXIO for Ihe public aerii. e commissi 'ii
and fjfl.OOO for the industrial acii
dent colnmiKsion.
The total U be uised tor general
slate purposes is sf5.:i7o,UUO and fur
elementary s.hool purposes i.lll,-701.17.
TODAY5
Anicricnn Mountr.tns
Gnivo Ncitr it Ilnngnr
The Old turn tho Acw
By AHTIILIl 11U1SBANB
(fopyriglil, lH'-f. by Hlar Company)
ON TUB SllUTllI'.ItN PACIFIC
I.IM1TKU. This train carries you
alone the ton of American nioiintnius,
everything covered wllh snow, height
above se level ranging from IO00 t"
7000 feet,
Where tbe train screeches by, start
lira heavy cattle, the old emigrant
trail may be seen, leading up from
,(lravelly ford, on the Humboldt river.
Along that trail, slowly, painfully
wllh their ox carts, their wives aud
children, men traveled in IS Id.
It vttit only 73 years ago A-hen4he
flrat gold seeking Immigrants came to
that ford in the river, watching tor
Shoshone and I'lute Indiana, childrea
playing and laughing in the Jolting
wagons, Ihe women going because tht
men wsnted to go, the men plodding
on because there was gold ahead.
Looking from the window first to
III right, Utile later to the left
you rraliie that this earth moves rsp
Idly, with science pushing It sheed.
To the right, between Cluro anJ
Ueowawe on a low poiut tunning out
into the 1 Iuitibol.lt river, stsuds a
while cross. On one side is written.
"The Maiden's Crave," on the oth.-r.
the young girl's nsme, "Lucinda Dun
can." She Is asid to be Ihe first whi.e
girl dead in the emigrant rush, not
killed by the lo. liana, but by Ion. I n. i,
homesickness and fear.
As you reach Klko. you s.'i- o.i t'i
left grest bangara. with reU. of f,
Ing machines ready. There t
States flying mail carries ian.1
find i fresh machine to carry lue
opi And there the pony mail r.i-1
old stopped and changed their uio1
pouches to fresh ponies.
...
There is contrast between the ltd
and the new trnlted States; with only
7,1 years between, the lonely grave of
the emigrant girl on the, right and on
the left lbs hangnri tor flying mi
dlines of the modern null service.
Tht days of emigrant ox cart, stag
coach, fighting Times and Shoshones,
snd the days of romance are gone.
The proud cltiaen who gets on at Uen
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