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STORMS IN TWO STATES
FATAL TO FOUR PEOPLE
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Kansas City, Apr. 25.— (A.
I*. ) Tornadoes lit Texas und
Oklahoma today killed at least
four persons. The aiorms oc
ciirred near Colt. Texas, ti nd
Slick, Okla Three of th« vic-
tlms were children.
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IN U.S.CONTEST
ENGLAND VIEWS WITH
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Vt'AKEH %N’I> III tVV It tINS
Sil l*E IM1WN I.IHBON IIOI
HAMMER USED ON ONE VICTIM
Empty Shells Fourni Near Cabin.
Slayers Relieved to Have Occu
pied Cabin Iflcr Killing
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Lisbon, April 25.—(A. P. ) — IJs-
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lion threatens scon to become n cliy
of ruins, unless something can be
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done to save its collapsing dwellings
For a variety of reasons, Including
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clay, a series of heavy rainstorms Biu-e Stxrtcd I. h M
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Hundreds of families have been | Sanborn, Minn.»
balloon
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and »oin« 50 teuenients have been de landed here today.
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clared dangerous. Th« dwellers have1
Des Moines, Apr. 21.—(A. P l- ♦
been moved Into convent* and bar
racks.{ The first house went (low n An electrical storm In northern ♦
nbout two weeks ago. during a heavy Iowa today brought down two of the ♦
balloons In the national elimination ♦
rainstorm.
! balloon race which started at San ♦
' Antonio. Texns, on Wednesday. Tlie ♦
only other balloon still In the race ♦
early today was the "Honeywell," ♦
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.piloted by Captain II. E. Honeywell.
HONEYWELL IN MINNESOTA
Bend. Ore , Apr. 26. —(A. Pl —
The three trappers killed at Little
Lava lake were slain by a shotgun
ii nd revolver, and a hammer was
used IO batter Dewey Morris' head
Roy Wil-
practically to a pulp
■on's shoulder was torn by n shot-
guu charge mid a bullet entered his
head back of the right «■ar.
Ed.
Nichols' Jam was torn by u shotgun
charge and he had a .38 calibre re
volver bullet wound In his throat.
Empty shotgun and revolver shells U 111 losciuM« in l<>»M.t>iirg on Molt* KOPOLOS IS FREED
di.) for B uh I iic ' ui Meeting
were found near the cabin. A blood
FROM ALL SUSPICION
stained hammer was found In the
cabin. Tile slayers are believed to
Fairfield. Calif., Apr. 25 —(A.
have occupied the cabin utter dump
Ö. —< A. P. I I’.)—John Kopolos has been freed
Roseburg. Ore., Apr. 25.
ing the bodies in Big l-ava Lake.
—It Is anticipated that approxi j of nil suspicion in connection with
mately 200 members of the various the killing of (»leva Hamlin at Krn-
booster clulis of the »tate will attend ! nett more than two weeks ago.
Portland. Ore., Apr. 25.—(A. P.) the conference to be held In Rose
Held here since his arrest a week
—The bloody trail which »tarts burg on Monday, at which time the
I after the crime, Kopolos steadfastly
along the shore of Isolated Illg l.avn Umpqua Chiefs will be hosts to all
has maintained his innocence. Mon
lake In the foothills of the Cascades, the other organizations. The meet
day Sheriff W. W. Sublett telephon-
where Dewey Morri», Ed Nh hols and Ing will last throughout th« day.
|ed from Redding to the Fairfield au
Roy Wilson, trappers, were murd nnd will end with a social time in
thorities that the finding of the
ered last January, ends here in Port the evening.
i body of the slayer in the river there
land, at the store of the Schumacher
The purpose of the gathering is , had "cleaned up the case" and that
Fir rompany. Third and Main street».
to bring all of these live-wire bodies ’ Kopolos could be released from cus-
There it was. three months ago, together to map out u systematic ' tody.
that tile suspected murderer, posing und uniform plan for attracting and
Because of his irrational behavior,
as Nichols, sold four fox furs uud entertaining the tourists who will however, the Fairfield authorities
then dropped from Kight, Beyond flock to the west during the sum- will continue to hold Kopolos on an
the »tore, the authorities have not mer months.
insanity charge. lie will be exam
been able to pick up the trail of the
ined
us to his mental condition.
The meeting will be called to or
killer.
der at ll> o'clock at the armory.
STI DENTS PLEDGE I I NDS
Carl Schumacher, a member of
Chief Umpqua George Neuner will
FOR UNIVERSITÀ BUILDING
the firm, remembers the man well. open the meeting by welcoming the
For a half hour, on the morning of visitors to Roseburg, and the re
University of Oregon, Eugene.
Jnnuary 22, tho suspect sat in sponse will he made by It. O. Snell
April 25. (Special) At the close
Schumacher'» office, haggled over ing of th« Cherriims.
the price of furs, discussed trapping
It is anticipated that there will j of one and a half days of campaign
and woodsman's subjects, received | be 100 delegates from the various ing students subscribed >84,OSO for
money for the fur», then dropped clubs and organizations
There a student union building. The grand
from Hight.
will be no restrictions regarding quota set as the goal is >200.000.
Schumacher and hl» partner. G. those who attend, nnd It is expected At a banquet captains of teams
Bolinger, were shown circular» that there will tie fully 200 persons submitted reports of their progress,
The freshmen workers soliciting
carrying the photograph of Charles in attendance at the business session.
their
class members reported the
Klmsey, ex-convict nnd desperado,
The orgiinhcat Ions to be represent
and while they »fated that Kimsey ed include: The Llthlana, of Ash pledging of >23.025 toward the
Amounts pledged by other
resembled tho man who came to land; Craters, of Medford; Pelicans union.
their store, wore unable positively to of Klamath Fnlls; Cavemen of classes yesterday and today are:
identify him.
Grants Pass; Pirates of Coos Bay; Sophomores, >21,710; Juniors. >23,-
Kimsey'» past Is well kuown to Gobblers
of Oakland; Umpqua 525. and seniors >15,220. At least
Joe Koller, of the Pacific const un Chiefs of Roseburg; Radiators of one of the senior teams today an
derwriter»' conference here.
Last Eugene; Pheasants of Albany; Cher- nounced that it had signed up 100
summer and fall Keller nnd his aides rians of Salem;Berrlans of Newberg; per cent of persons interviewed and
were hot on Kimsey's trail and Kosarluns of Portlnnd: I’runarians asked for subscriptions to the gen
drove him from Bend to Boise, of Vancouver, and Lava Bears of eral fund. Oilier classes are doing
Idnho, where he dropped from sight. Bend.
BOOSTER CLUBS TO MEET
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CALVIN S. PAGE
Bucharest, npm
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April 25.— i«.
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P.) —. , that
A new mining law of very consider- ! ized,” whieh moans that such com
able Importance to the foreign oil panies must be controlled by Ru
companies operating in Rumania, is manians, and that Rumanian sub
now being prepared by the govern jects must own a majority of the
ment, and will shortly be presented stock. Those companies not already
"nationalized" can be granted con
for parllntentary ratification.
Tills law Is Intended to give full cessions to drill on proved lands on-
legislative power to that part of the ly on condition that they agree to be-
new constitution which provides for i come "nationalized" within a periml
the "Nationalization of the Sub- i of five years. This ruling Is very Im
Holl,” meaning the takiug over the portant fn that It will affect a num
state of all the sub-soil mineral ber of big American, British
wealth not actually leased or con- I French companies which are
cessloned a.t the time of the adoption considered as forelgn-owned and
of the new constitution. The state, trolled, and whose shares are
state, therefore, now owns title to readily available for purchase by
very extensive areas of proved oil ■ Rumanian subjects.
land», and the new mining law will' In the hands of a government hos
determine the conditions under' tile to foreign capital, or to the for
which these lands can be leased for* eign capital of any particular count-
exploitation, nnd what production try It la felt that the law as pro
royalties must be paid to the state. | posed would apparently permit of
From official announcements It Is considerable discrimination being
apparent that under the new law exercised against the operations of
innceeelon» to exploit proved lands companleti controlled by such foreign
will only l»e granted to companiescapital.
Calvin S. Page of Chicago has been
nominated for the Nobel 1924 prize
for scientific research. He is known
for his theory of “Rx,” and says that
Sir Isaac Newton's theory was wrong.
He has placed his theory in a book,
"Rx, the Life Atom.”
IHIDAY, APRIL 2.1. I IK.'I
London, Apr. 25.— (A. I*.)
From th« depths of cockney
London as from the drawing
rooms has arisen a desire that
th« heir to the throne should
use the soft pedal when he
goes Into th« hunting field.
Th« long series of tumbles from
his horses which are credited
to his royal highness and which
terminated with th« narrow
escape from serious injury
which he experienced when his
horse kicked him in he face,
has been too much for the
t ra n«t it 1111 y of the English peo*
pie.
The newspapers were the
first to take up the matter,
They printed columns impres
sing upon the people tile dan-
ger confronting the prince,
and featured a long list of
hunting and racing accidents
which have occurred to him
during the last two years.
A h a result of the public feel
ing thus aroused, numerous
clubs and societies have adopt
ed resolutions urging the prime
minister or someone, to im-
preHS upon young Windsor that
he should not indulge HO freely
in this dangerous sport.
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TAMMANY
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New York. Apr. 25.— (A.
P.i—Charles F. Murphy, who
succeeded the late Richard
♦ Croker us leader of Tammany
♦ Hall, died today. He was born
♦ in New York in 1858.
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JARS SEATTLE
RESIDENTS
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REPORT TEMBLOR .ABOUT
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MIDNIGHT
LUMBERMEN RECEIVE WARNING
Two Blazes Are ite|M>rtc<l Near Bat-
tieground and Lucia—Humidity
Is Relatively lamer
Olympia, Wash., Apr. 25.— (A.
P.i — With relatively less humidity
than at any time since the big for
est fires of 1922. and one serious
fire already reported to have swept
more than one section of timber in
southeast Cowlitz county and nu
merous smaller fires throughout
western Washington, Supervisor of
Forestry Pape today issued an ur
gent warning to lumbermen and
railways to watch over the fire sit
uation.
Salem, Ore., Apr.
There will lie no relaxation of quar
antine restrictions against Califor
nia products offered for shipment In
to the state of Oregon until such
time as a special committee sent to
California today to investigate the
foot and mouth disease situation
files its formal report with the
executive department.
This was set out in a telegram
prepared here by Governor Pierce
in reply to a communication received
from H. C. Wallace, secretary of ag
riculture. urging that the state of
Oregon accept from California fruits
and vegetables produced outside of
the infected areas, which are accom
panied by certificates from the fed
eral government.
AUTO DRIVERS ARE WARNED
NO DAMAGE IS REPORTED
Extended for Badins of Almut .'UW
Miles—W ms Not As Hani a SI kh k
as One in December, 1012
Seattle. Wash., Apr. 25.— (A. P.J
—A severe earthquake was felt
here al midnight. Residents pro
nounced it the most severe In many
years. No damage was reported.
The seismograph at the t'niversity
of Washington showed the qnake
lasted 59 seconds. The disturbance
occurred within a radius of 390
miles, according to Professor Saun
ders. The quake was much leas
marked than the one felt here Christ
mas day. 1912.
Must Not I‘ark Close to Water Hy
Vancouver, Wash., Apr. 25.— (A.
drants I'scd for Fires
P.)—Two forest fires are sweeping
Oregon Agrieitlural College, Cor the area in the vicinity of Battle
Drivers of automobiles are warn
vallis. April 25.- B. T. Simms, pro ground and Lucia. 15 miles north ed by the Grants Pass fire depart Official I Ms patches Contain No Men
tion of Rumored Heaths
fessor of veterinary medicine at the of here.
ment that they must be more care
college, left Thursday for California
ful of parking their machines near
Waauington. April 25.
25.—(A. P.) —
as technical representative for the
where they will interfere with the
Oregon State livestock sanitary
firemen when they answer calls. At* Overnight advices contained no of
board. A committee of prominent
: the recent fire at the Walker resi- ficial word of any casualties among
Oregon men will make a thorough Ten Per Cent Tax Will Not Be Im ■ dence. some trouble of this nature the naval forces in Honduras, as re-
investigation of the foot and mouth
was encountered and caused a lit I ported yesterday lainofflcially from
posed on SO Cent Tickets
disease. Professor Simms will re
tle inconvenience. Cars should also i San Salvador.
main In California until the dsease
Washington. April 25.— I A. P.)—• I be kept out of the way during a fire
is well in check, and will advise he The provision of the tax bill, exempt as the firemen need all the room
Oregon board as to conditions and ing the 10 per cent admission tax possible to carry on their fire fight
date when it will be safe to »•aise on all theater tickets selling for less ing operations. Arrests will lie Over-confklrnce Proves Downfall—
the quarantines on California pro than 50 cents was agreed to by the made If a better observance of the
Hear Creekers Will 11 to 10
ducts.
laws in this regard is not obtained.
senate today.
Ninety per cent of tne fires at
Over-confidence again
proved
this time of year are caused by the downfall of the local high school
burning out chimneys, it is pointed athletes when they ran up against
out. I*ocal people are urged to get the baseball nine from Medford last
President Coolidge Tries to Favor their chimneys cleaned out liefore night. A sloppily played game end
sparks from a burning chimney seta ed with Medford getting the long end
Restriction anti Appease Japs
fire to the house.
of an 11 to 10 score. The locals
The adjuster is here today mak- had the game won on several occa
Washingon. April 25.—(A. P.) —
Milam and Oregon Jones have met
In the mountains somewhere in the President Coolidge is attempting to ing an estimate on the damage done sions but loose playing at critical
moments gave the visitors the game.
That work out an arrangement respect to the Walker residence.
vicinity of Grants Pass,
The
Bear Creekers ran in three un
opinion has been gaining ground ing Japanese exclusion which will
earned runs in the first inning.
fast with the officials of Jackson and satisfy those favorable to restriction
The high schoolers had l>een hav
Josephine counties, who had a meet and at the same time avoid any af-
ing exceptionally good luck and had
ing here today, it ,1s believed that front to Japan.
taken every game played.
They
Oregon managed to get into this part
slacked up during the week and as
of the state and was then joined by
the result of too little practice and
Milam, who had been informed of
too much self-confidence, dropped
the meeting place. Evidence which
their game. Local fans had been
has been coming to light tends to Cashier of Granite City Bank Loses
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hoping that a championship teain
Washington.
April
25.
this belief, according to the officers.
*03,000 in Currency
The selection of the grand jury be might be developed this season. The
Sheriff Charlie Terrill and Deputy
fore which will be presented the next game will be played here next
Sheriff Forncrook. of Jackson coun
Granite City. Ill.. April 25.—(A.
criminal charges growing out of the Friday afternoon with Klamath
ty. spent part of the day here,
P.O—-Bandits today robbed T. D.
Falls. The first game with Klamath
Tlie last heard of Milam, after his Gradinaroff. assistant cashier of the senate’s oil investigation, was com
Falls resulted in a victory for the
pleted
today
in
the
District
of
Colum
escape from the Jackson county Granite City National bank, of >83,-
locals.
Jail, was late last night when he was 000 in currency which he had Just bia supreme court.
sighted on Forest creek, The offi- received at the postoffice. Several
cers searched all day yesterday, fol shots were fired by Gradinaroff and
lowing his trail and picking up the bandits, but none were wounded.
strings from his clothing where it
had caught on the brush and unra MRS. H. B. MONTGOMERY
velled. Milam, according to them,
would go a short distance on a trail,
then would go off at right angles
Tokio, April 25.—(A. P.>—The this number, although the problem
the thickest brush he could find
leaders of the Japanese army are of training enough aviators is a ser
at times crawled on his hands
planning to modernize the organUa- ious one, probably more serious than
knees. The officers finally
tlon. Lieutenant-General Kazushige the shortage of funds at present, for
track of him. The brush is so
Ugaki, minister of war, has appoint the Japanese have not proved them
thick that it would be practically
ed a commission with the vice-min selves good aviators, and the high
Impossible to find the fugitive, even
ister of war. Lieutenant-General casualty rate among flying officers
though they got within a few
Ishisuke Tsuno, as chairman, to does not make the service attractive
of him, say the officers.
study the question of bringing the to young men seeking a military
It was almost a miracle that
equipment of the land forces up to career. However, the authorities
officers are not seeking Jones
date. Its report will be ready by are considering an aviation expan
murder, they say. He snapped
March of 1925. In connection with sion program to spread over approx
revolver twice at Jailer Robinson
this work a party of Japanese army imately five years.
but tlie hammer fell on the only two
Chemical warfare Is almost a
officers has gone abroad to study
empty chambers in the revolver. He
modern organization in France, closed book to the Japanese army.
flourished the gun at Jacksonville
Great Britain and the United States. Although Japan has no Intention of
residents and caused them to stand
Tt is pointed out that genrally the nullifying the Washington submar
aside. Jesus Gomez, the Mexican
equipment of the Japanese army has ine and poisonous gas treaty, her
who escaped with Jones, was secured
changed little since the Russo-Jap I army leaders plan extensive research
without trouble by a hoy with a .2
anese war. At the same time it is into the employment of and defence
calibre rifle.
realized that the question of money against the latest chemical weapons.
is one of the most difficult involved
I all
Japan is without tanks, to
Will Atend Convention—
In the problem. Earthquake recon practical purposes. A few were
Accompanied by 10 members of
struction is keeping the army appro brought back to Japan after the
the Epworth league, Rev. D. l-ester
priations to a low figure. The mod war for study purposes, but there
Fields, of the Newman M. E. church
ernization program, in the beginning, is no branch in the Japanese army
will leave In the morning for Ash
must be paid for largely out of econ corresponding to the tank corps of
land to attend a convention of the
omies effected within the army.
the American and European forces.
Epworth Ix'ague. The meetings
Japan’s military leaders consider Motor transport also is backward in
»tart with a huge banquet tonight for the past five years on a revision
and extend over Saturday and Sun- or tne Sc. tptures and has completed their greatest deficiency to be in arj- the Japanese army. The use of ar-
I day. Rev. Fields will return here her vercion of the Four Gospels, ation. The army air forces ww con mured cars also will receive <«u»i-
in time for the Sunday «ervires at translating them Into Enf/ish from the sist of six flying »quadrous. Th« deratlon from General Tsuuo's eopt-
high command would Ilka to double mittec.
original texts.
his church.
NO CASUALTIES REPORTED
THEATRE
TAX
EXEMPTED
HIGH SCHOOLERS DROP GAME
THINK JONES BROTHERS MEET WORKS ON JAP EXCLUSION
GRAND JURY IS SELECTED
ILLINOIS BANKER IS ROBBED