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P.OK SIX rKDFOTtD MAIL TfiTBUyn, MflDFOftD, ' Q1M;iONy, MONTATy- .TAS'UAftT IQj.t TRAIN MANIAC KILLED 3 IS EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 20. Pcaco officers In Texas, Now Mexico and ArUoua today wore trying to find out i a man bolinved to be V. M. Hpraguo of Paris, Mo , had any mo Uvo In shooting to death Harry Tur ner of Tucson, Ariz., Herbert E. Drown, Iudianola, Olila., and P. O. Cochran, Joplln, Mo., last Saturday morning when they were passongnra . on ti train with the slayer nt Lanark, N. M., 23 miles from El Paso. The slayer was shot to death Sat urday evening by Sheriff ltodriques Of Las Cruons, N. M., and deputies un tfor him, after ho had fought the fosso for ' ten minutes. The slayer hd In a sand illo behind sagourusli in the dosert 30 miles from where he commuted the triple murder. Ho fired first, carefully aiming every shot, according to Shorlff Hodrliiuez. R'xteon dollars wns found In the Blay rrs shoes and In his pocket was a Hnnk book which bora the name of W. M. Sprague. It was iBsuod by a savings bank in Paris, Mo. In his pocket also was found a rrinted card which road: "I lost my property in rueblo, Colo., June 3, 1921, In tho flood. I tried to raise some money to start in business and fulled " , Tho card was not signed. In tho panic which followed tho Phootlng, some passengers, It wns re ported, said thoy had heard him sny comothlng about a woman. 'iTlin slayer's body was hurlod In Lh Cruces, N. M., today. England to Build Big Sport Stadium Mm,rmtkaM " I I mil ii Mi 1 f 'vW" Hore is tho Imperial Btnrtlum nt Wembley Park as It will appear when completed in time for the next rup tie final in the spring of 1U23. The stadium has been spoken of as "one of tho Hide shows" of the British Empire exhibition, to bo opened In 1024. If the Kientest sports arena In tho world with accommodation for 1 211,000 persons, Is a "sldo show," what will tho exhibition be, with its bucking of millions of Empire capital and Empire enterprise? A qunrter-milo running track encircles the playing field, and a straight 220 yards dash, which will be tho, only one of Its kind in Kurope. is being laid out in front of the royal box Numerous features, hitherto unknown nt English sports grounds, such as a wireless observation tower, a first aid station, a telephone exchange connectiuK up every part of tho arena, dressing rooms of unsurpassed dimensions, showers, a restaurant and buffet capable of accommodating 2,000 are being embodied in tho con struction, on which between 1,000 and 1100 men are continuously employed. on tho premises, was reopened to day. The guard In tho rtclchshnnk brunch at Essen was lifted, but the bank failed to open. MAYENCB. Jan. 22. (f!y tho As sociated press) Tho trial by court martial of Eritz Thyssen and other I industrial leaders arrested In the i bpruguo was a farmer who til ed ,aflt Wl.ct wn bu hcld hpru Wednes- ten acres ot lanu near runs, mo. no dliy- T10 j.-r,.m., authorities on had boen out of work all winter mid nounced that tho triul will last only was despondent, according to tole-.ono day. ' prams reeoivea irom nis menus in Two things will happen almost Im mediately following tho construction of tho Natron cutoff. Klamath will cease to he known as direct shipment, although the distance is three times as great. When passenger train service is es tablished via the Natron cutoff the Paris. Ho was about fifty years old. Ho is survived by a widow and olghi PAKIS, Jnn. 22. (Hy tho Asso ciated Press) The Cicrmnn govern- ehlldren. all llvlne in Paris. Ho was ment has formully ceased particlpa n his way to Los Angeles when ho """ 'he runco-Prusslnn nrmtra killed the three men. SUN YAT SEN IS tion tribunal, because of tho "pres cnt political circumstances." This notice wns served today as the hear ing was about to open In a banking case handled by a Frnnco-Amcrleun legal firm. , "Klamath County, California." It will i Portlander's trip to Crater Lake will bo Identified by its geographic loca-! bo reduced to a week-end excursion, tlon with Oregon boundaries. Klamath j Ho will leave Portland Saturday eve Falls, largest Bhipping point In the i ning and eat breakfast at the lake, state outside Portland, will begin to i He will leave the train at a new sta Pobsoss the business significance to j tion to be named "Crater Lake" al Portlnnd which today t represents to moat at the park boundary and make San Francisco. It is a reasonable ccr- j the remainder of the distance by a ! talnty that when the Natron cutoff is I comfortable 15-mile automobile ride. in use it will no longer be true that He will spend the whole day viewing Strike Is Derlared. ESSEN, Jan. 22. Warned by Ber lin that they would bu Imprisoned if they brought coal to tho surface, the miners added their contribution to the nation's policy of passive resis tance bv vntlnfr to nut down their SHANGHAI, Jan. 22. (Dy the A'sso- picks. Their railway .'comradesi elated Press.) Sun Yat Sen, ex-prosi- already on strike in tho Ilochuni dont of the southorn republic, an- Dortmund, district, laid plans for a nounced today that ho would leave I representative meeting nt Elbcrfcld next Saturday for Canton, his formei Jay to decldo whether they too, capital. Both foreign and Chinese m-1 "oulU refuse to assist In transport !, i m German coal to France. i coio iimio uuch uiriturv mm tv, n" there to restoro'order. His adherents took the city from Peking nationalists last Wednesday, a person may ship machinery rrom Portland to San Francisco and back to a point near Klamath Falls nt a rate three-fourths as much as for the tho scenic marvels of the lake set in a mountain peak, leave Sunday eve ning and get back to Portland in time for business Monday. Port. Journal. hopeful end of the outcome of the French occupation, despito increas ing opposition. It was Indicated they Intend to continue their policy of moderation toward tho German workmen 'believing this courso will eventually win over tho Industrial population and break down the pas sive resistance of thu Industrial lead ers and tho government. l-V ''SACRAMENTO,' Cal Jan. 22. Tho raising of a fund ot J 1.000.000,000 In u period of flvo years to construct a national highway system which would link together every capital and every county seat In tho country is tho aim of tho American Highway association, according to plans outlined in Its ar ticles of Incorporation which, wcro Hied today In the office of tho secre tary of state of California. The direc tors ot the organization aro California men. I. S. AGENT KILLED BY TURKS ATHENS, Jan. 22. Tho execution ot Thomns Jonnnldes, for ten years n representative In tho Near East of large American milling concerns Is reiiorted in messages from Smyrna. Jonnnldes Is said to have been hanged by the Turks with seven prominent (1 rocks after being convicted of giv ing money to Oreek patriotic societies lit Smyrna. ENGLAND FEARS WAR WILL COME (Continued from page one.) between America and England and the growing differences between th" latter country and France are full of war possibilities at a time when .Memt'l, the Balkans, and the Kubr threaten to set off tho powder magazines. IM'KSSELDOU F, Jan. :2-l!y th. AsswJatoiU Press) The Dociwcldiirf Iiinnch of the Kt'lchshnnk. the direc torate of w-hlch refused to ronttnm loislncss hist wrok wblb trnnps won- Oieckitwith VT v Dr.KING'S NEW DISCOVER ' ' ' -' tlit family caisfx syrup Berlin Wants Indemnity. BERLIN, Jan. 22. (Hy the Asso. elated' Press) The picture of Cier many countering future claims of Franco and Belgium with nn Indent nlty bill of her own for tho Huhr oc cupation is nlrcady being sketched in political circles here. In theso quar ters it is confidently believed that tho Belch will not hesitate to model her own statement after the pattern nf forded by her obligations to Hie nl lies. A long list of claims against Franco nnd Ilclgium by German nn tlonals Is expected and to these will probably be added the nation's esti mate of the damages to Its soer- elgnty by the armed occupation. PAItlS. Jon. 22.-r-(Hy tho Asso elated Press) Tho new French rep aration plan, ready for submlscioa to the reparations commission todny. provides for a German domestic loan of threo billion gold marks, guaran teed by tile leading Industrialists. With the exception of 600.000,000 gold marks wbich would be used In stabilizing the currency, the proceeds of the proposed loan would be pilcl on the allied reparation nccount. The guarantees demanded by France are practically tho same as alio now holds. Premier "Pnlncnre, Louis Bartbnu and the other French experts make tho proposal contingent mum the withdrawal of all resistance to Frances ltuhr policy or to nlllcd ac tion in other territories occupied under tho Versailles' treaty. EfSSEN. Jan. 22. (By tho Asso elated Press) Strikes, either partial or complete, were in progress today In nil the ltuhr valley mlno whose directors had been arrested by the French. The state mines resumed operntion tho troops having been removed. Call to Arms Denied. BEItl.lN. Jan. 22. (By tho Asso ciated Press) The. report that the German government was contemplat ing the re-lntroductlon of cotnoul sory military service which is for bidden under the treaty of Versailles, was officially denied today. BERLIN, Jan. 22 French raclr. nun ittoiT siioriinK news Itns oeen added to the German boycott agulnst France. The National Xcltung an nounces that hereafter It will sus pend the publication of news from French sporting events in lieference to the wishes of all decent and patrl otirnlly Inclined renders." German murient fraternities are petitioning university heads to ex clude French, Belgians and Lithuan ians. The theater tnoiiuners' asso ciation has passed a resolution to ex clude Flench plays of all categories. PAKIS. Jan. 22. (By the Asso ciated l'l-eKHl-Premler Bolneare to day began hi twlce-n-day confee- ences With '.'Ibilli't mllllstem .'in,! Marshal Foth. These frequent meet ings, it has been derided are necessi tated by the developments In the Huhr situation. The ministers hear! a report by M. Glllsunie, director of hanks, who returned from the ltuhr. The ofl'ltinls continue to express a SAN D1E0O, Cnl., Jan. 22. Dr. Louis L. Jacobs, Camp Kearney phy slclnn who was arrested several days ago hy tho police ponding investiga tion or the possibility of his having been connected with the mysterious death ot Frttzl Mnnn, was released from custody on a writ of habeas cor Pub today. No effort to fight tho writ has been mado by the police as It was stated that no ovldenco has been de veloped connecting Dr. Jacobs with tho death of tho dancer. CALIFORNIA SHAKEN (Continued from Page One) weather bureau horo today, tails were given. No dc- WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. An oa'rtlr quake described as of "very severe" intensity was recorded on the selsmo. grnph nt tho Georgetown university observatory horo early today. The first shocks occurred nt 3:B3 a. m, tho disturbance reaching its grentest Intensity nt 4:0!) and continuing until 5:20. Director Tondorf of tho observ atory estimated that the disturbance was 2,600 miles distant from Washington. ASSASSINS . STORY DOUBTED (Continued from page one) CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Tho district weather bureau observatory an nounced that earth tremors recorded botween 3:11 nnd 5:40 a. m. today In dicated the disturbance was 1,970 miles from Chicago but tho direction was not indicated. The maximum in tensity wns recorded nt 3:22 a. m. cen tral standard time. DENVER, Jnn. 22. Violent earth quake shocks wero recorded on the seismograph nt Hegis college here this morning, according to Professor A. W. Forstall. Tho shocks continued from 2:10 until 2:31 a, m. The motions of tho seismograph needlo wero four inches long. Professor Forstall esti mated the location of tho disturbance at from 800 to 1,000 miles north nnd northwest of Denver and on this continent. l.llK'lty Bonds. NEW YllltK. Jnn. 22. Liberty bonds closed: 8V $101.30: first 4Vs J9S.7S; second 4 Vs ISS -'O; third 4Vs. JUS.iin; fourth 4Vs J9X.C0; Victory 4Vs 1100.24; V. Treasury 4 V !.S2. 1'ormT raiiRht. ltcllliiRhniii. BEl.I.lNtlllA.M. Wash., Jan. 2. Leo ..laincs, 22. who. according to local authorities, is wanted at Sac ranientw, Cnl., Wapato, Wash., and other cities, was nrrcftrd by the- po lice here today. He was held on a charge of forgery. ( wbb informed that 'someone had call ed him out laBt night.' I notified the sheriff at Bastrop. I also noti fied TeegerstVom's brother. The sheriff came to the plant and talked to ABhcrafL"" ""- "Did Teegorstrom : read the me ter?1: ' ! ; "No, Asmiraff attended to that." "Why had access to the buildings where the meters wero stored?" "Ashcraft and myself." "Do you remember a bunch of keys were handed to you after Teeg erstrom had disappeared?" "Yes, Ashcraft gave them to me. They are at my house now." A bunch of keya was handed the witness and ho was asked whether a certain one opened the meter house. Bennett replied that it was a mas tor key and It would open all the motor boxes. Tho key exhibited to Bennett and a hacksaw were found on tho banks of Lake LaFourcho by J. C. Nettles, a flBherman, tho morn ing after the explosion of a charge ot dynamite which brought the bod ies of Daniel nnd Richard to the sur face. It had been testified previ ously that tho keys were similar to thoso used by the carbon company to unlock and adjust the concern's nat ural gas meters. Handed the bunch ot. keys found at Lnko LaFourcho, Bonnett was ask ed If he knew to whom they belong ed. "I think so,' they belonged to Simmy Harris, a negro, who had chnrgo of the meters about eight months ago." Tho negro, who Pennett said had been discharged because of incom petency, lost tho keys somo timo be fore he left the employ of tho com pany. The witness added that the keys were lost near Spyker, which is two miles south of Bastrop and mora than 25 miles from Lake La Fourche. "Do you think tho keys which had been lost for such a length ot time would be in good shapo " "No, sir." Tho keys were highly polished and boro no evidence of having been ex posed to the wcathgr. They were on a key ring, attached to n leather strap designed to be fastened to the car rier's belt. I I A GOLD IN FEW HOURS "Pape's Cold Compound" Acts Quick, Costs Little, Never Sickens! BY ANOTHER Ml TACOMA. Jan. 22. Officers from1 threo . counties are conducting a search for Horace Hendricks, 25 of Centralia, Wash., wanted In connec tion with the slaying of M. J. Crow der, 29, a Seuttle taxi driver, whoso body was found near Sumner yester day morning with - a bullet hole through the head. Coroner F. J,' Stewart la holding a postmortem over the , body of Crowder this afternoon to determine j if possible how the killing took place. : It Is the theory of the coronor from 1 hlB first examinations that Crowder I was shot from bohlnd, possibly as ' he sat in his taxi whllo driving a man believed to be Hendricks. Thero were no indications that Crowder had struggled .with his assailant. Tho taxi cab driven by Crowder has not yet heeu locatod but It Is be lieved the slayer abandoned it in scmo out of the way place betweon Seattle and Olympla. Natron Cutoff Would "Cut Off" Med- I ford from Crater Lake Decisions of U. S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Jan. : 22. The supreme court today affirmed the de cision of the Nebraska supremo court In a case brought by the Potcrs Trust company of Omaha, agulnst Douglas county, Nebraska, that no deductions are allowed In computing the state tax on capital stock of banks, loan and trust companies and similar or ganizations, for Liberty and joint stock land bank bonds, forming part of the capital stock. Kloctric Hits Auto, 1 Dead. CHICAGO, Ja n.22. One man was killed and eighteen persons were In jured when a Chicago-bound Aurora and Elgin electric train was derail ed after striking an automobile near the city limits. ONLY 2 DAYS MORE A Feast of Thrills Drama and Humor A Rialto Patron said yesterday: "When I saw "The Third Alarm I naturally thought of every glittering su perlative in Mr. Webster's Dictionary volcanic, impas sioned,' warm, glowing, fervid, sparkling, intoxicating, ab sorbing, splendid, poignant-with STUPENDOUS and COL OSSAL thrown in for good measure!" WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU'LL SAY SO TOO! THE THIRD ALAR Starring RALPH LEWIS Johnnie Walker, Ella Hall, Frankie Lee. M RIALTO WEDNESDAY "THE SIN FLOOD" with Helene Chadwick Richard Dix. HERE IT IS, A REAL SALE Our Largest Selling Event of the Year HEADQUARTERS HAS INSTRUCTED US TO REDUCE OUR STOCK. SELL GOODS AND SELL THEM QUICK. DISREGARD COSTS. V Below are a few of the hundreds of articles offered: ARMY WOOL SOX 3 pairs, 0. T. Army Issue 50c ARMY WOOL BLANKETS $2.45 ARMY ALL WOOL OVERCOATS The Warmest Coat Made, While They Last, $2.25 and $3.25 ARMY GAS MASK CLOTH RAINCOATS Absolutely Rain Proof Good Style , $4.35 PEA COATS Made of Navy Broadcloth $11.50 value $7.80 MEATS 2 lb. can Roast Beef . . . 23c 1-lb. can Roast Beef .... 15c Corn Beef Hash 10c Mb. can. Corn Beef 22c WORK SHOES One lot, No. 3942 $2.35 One lot, No. 172 $3.30 One lot, No. 230 $3.65 All Dress Shoes Reduced Heavy unbleached C 1 1 Q Bed Sheets 72x90 T Pillow Cases OQr 36x42 . .VC ARMY RAINCOATS RECLAIMED, Each $1.00 While they last Union Suits . . . 95c Wool Mixed . $1.49 Kvery ilniijl hin pi.irantrr null niu-k.ipp of 'Til'. CoM Compound" to nrrak up any tvhl and end grippe miserv in a few hour or mimrv returned". KtuflineM, pain, headnrhe, feverislinean, inllnmed or eonfti'Oted now and hcid relieved with firt do. Thus safe, plrasaiit t.iUrU cot only few rentn nnd million n.iw Uiko them instead of rketntig quinine, II EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE IS REDUCED MANY WONDERFUL BARGAINS OFFERED. COME IN AND LOOK THEM OVER. UNITED ARMY STORES 34
