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MEDF0RT1, ORROON, THURSDAY, AUfiUST 20. 192.")
NO. 120
1EIBUNE
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Statewide Search Fails to Find
to Find Trace of Murray,
Kelly and Willos Car
Stolen at Roseburg Is Still
MissingIdle Rumors Run
. to Ground Prove Valueless.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20. (A.
P.) The search for some trace of
M urra y . K el ly and Will oh, cscn pcd
convicts, continued today at several
points In the Northwest, but without
result.
Tho local authorities, after follow- -Ing
up numberless clues- and "hot
r tips," are as far from getting definite
results us ever... Karly toduy an Oak i
Grove resident told police that he
was forced to take a stranger for an
extended uutomnhilo ride, but police 1
believe the stranger wuk a local resi
dent and had' no connection with the
.bandit trio.
Another incident .police announced
today was the report lust night of a
Portland resident that two men had
prowled his house, eaten a meal pre
pared for occupants of the house, then
left a note purporting to be signed by
Tom Murray, "escaped convict." The
note read: ' ' '
"Notice. Thank you for the supper
and the '
The note stopped at that point. The
signature did not tally with that of
Murray in possession of the police.
The prowlers, believed .by officers to
have been boys, took a ninety-pound
sack, of sugar, a- pair of new shoes
nnd a' logger's' shirt. "? '
Grants Pass officers, who late yes
..torday ftffWnoQii ruahed out in flues t
of an aulomohlltfFJ"r"eporr7d to have
been stolen in Roseburg and contain
ing a man identified by a Ovnnts Pass
workman na' Kelly, returned to Ornnts
Pass Without haying a trace of tho
machine. .., " v- r
Clatsop county officers are' guard
ing the lower Columbia . river high
way Into Astoria atv the chance that
the convicts might' be , headed that
way.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20. T. T.
Herrall, of Oak Orove, a Portland
suburb, reported to tho police today
that a man who claimed to be Ells
worth Kelly,. one of the trio of fugitive
Salem convicts, compelled him to
drive about the city, from 3:30 last
night until 4:30 thlu morning.
- Herrall declared that while he was
returning to Oak Grove from Portland
last night he was stopped by a strang
er who forced him nt the point of a
gun :to retur nto Portland, make n
tour of the city and then drive down
the Columbia river, highway to Rain
ier, where the stranger suddenly de
cided he did not desire to continue the
drive. They then returned to Port
land and llerrnll was released.
. When shown a picture of Kelly,
Herrall said it did not resemble his
unwelcome passenger. Attendants nt
a garage where llerrnll said he and
the -stranger stopped for gns, today
corroborated that part of llem-Hs
story. ' ' ' '
.'. NEW YORK. Aug. 20. The clos
ing was irregular. eHavy selling of
the motors was rosttmcd in the
final hour when Mack Trucks broke
twelve points below lost night's close.
Operations for the rise continued,
however. In United States Cast Iron
.ripe common and pfefcrred and Sav
age Arms up 6 '.4 to a points.
Price movements lacked uniformity
In . todnV's stock market which was
featured by a 'revival of activity and
strength in the oil shares. Large
buying orders also wero distributed
among tho coppers, steel and low
priced rails. Total snles approxi
mated 1.500,000 shares.
SEATTLE, .Aug. 80. Delegates of
forty chapters in universities nnd col
leges all over the United Stntes con
vened hero todny ID the 01st gather
ing of tho Delta UpBilon fraternity.
The convention Is to end Snturdny.
Wall Street Report j
ROY MOE BREAKS GOLF RECORD AT
EUGENE CLUB
EUCENE, Or. Aug. 20. The
course record for the first nine holes
at the Kugene Country Club golf links,
made and tied seven times by Todd
. (htrdner, profesnlonal at the club, was
finally smashed yesterday by Roy Moe,
KugeneK slur golfer. Moe mode the
nine holes In l, one under th record,
knnd three under par.
As a reward for his fklH Moe will
receive a set of golf club valued nt
$0. the prlite offered" by K. C. Pim
tnons and Richard Shore Smith for
Find Missing Girl
in Swamp With a
New Born Baby
ASTORIA. Ore.. Aug. 20.-
Seeking for a lost girl who dump- fr
peared the dny before from the 4
field where she had been work-
ing near her fnrm home, Deputy 4
( sheriffs yesterday . dlBCovered $
the girl in the ferns and rushes 4
8 he.sido a tldelund Plough, a new
horn baby in her arms.
The child had been born la the
lonely mother the night before
in the dump recesses of the t
4 marts).. 4
4 The child and Us mother were 4
4 removeil and given care.
4 will .survive.
Both
SCREEN SHIEK
AND WIFE 10
Mrs. Valentino and Handsome
Husband Agree to Separate
and Pursue Independent
Careers To Remain Best of
Friends Still in Love.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (A. P.)
Rudolph Valentino, original shlek of
the screen, his second wife, Winifred
DeWolfe Hudnut Vnlentino, dnncer
and daughter of a perfume manufac
turer, have agreed to separate.
The vreck';of one of Hollywood's
dearest rfimatipfij) was' announced early
today by fleorge Human, manager tor
Mrs. Valentino, hut he emphasized
that the rocUs were nicely cushioned:
The separation is entfrely friendly,
Mr. Ellman said, there being no idea
of'a divorce, no agreement for ali
mony, but merely tho desire of two
artists to pursue their own talents in
different directions, lie added, how
ever, that he did not see how It was
possible for either of them to run
home after the publicity which is des
tined to be given the announcement.
Both will continue in motion picture
work, Mrs. Valentino ns a producer,
nnd he ns a star for United Artists.
Mrs. Valentino came to New York on
business last -Monday. The separation
agreement was signed In the palntinl
Vnlentino home on Whitney Heights,
Hollywood, the preceding Tuesday.
Mr. Ellman described the meeting
ns follows:
"You know. dear. I have my work.
Just ns you have yours," Mrs. Valen
tino said.
"Yes," he replied, "nnd I wish you
all the success In the world In your
ventures." , . .
"1 love Rudolph and nlways will,"
Mr. Ellman said Winifred told him.
"But I will never return to him."
"The whole case Is simply one of
two artistic temperaments seeking the
freedom that each finds necessary for
life's work." Mr. Ellman continued.
"When they happen to meet, they
will have breakfast, luncheon and din
ner together. There is no quarrel.
There Is no prospect of one."
Rudolph and Winifred wero mar
ried in Tia Juana in 192:!.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 20. Burg
lars last night took $200 In , cur
rency and scattored blanks nnd
naner nil over the building after
cracking tho safe of the West Coast
Mortgage company In East Port
land.
Admittance was gained by remov
ing the casing of tho back enlrnneo.
The thieves overlooked $300 In on-
other compartment of. tho snfe, ,
CHICAGO. Aug. 20. (A. P.W
Four robbers lato today held up Ihe
offices of the Lazarus and Well conv
pnny, manufacturing Jewelers, herded
the proprietor and several employes
Into r corner, rifled five safes of
Jewelry valued nt. 1250.000. mostly
dlnmonds and made their escape
AND IS GIVEN PRIZE
the feat. The prlee comes nt an op
portune time for Moe, since he has
cracked several of hhi fnvorlte clubs
in various tournaments this summer.
The new mark was set yesterdny
during a match with Dr. J. M. Miller.
Moe made every hole In par or under
nnd on every green was putting for
a hirdle. The third and eighth holes
were each made one under par. On
the home green Moe came sailing In
with an eagle, two under par, fur a
three for the hole, q
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The above plintograph shows Mr.
bride's family hi New York City. Tho
reason st. .
DEBATE DR
JOHN R. STRATI
CHICAGO, Aug. 30. (A. P.) Dr.
John Roach Straton, fundamentalist
leader, snys Clarence Darrow has
consented to debate publicly with
him on evolution.
Dr. Straton who Is pastor of Cal
vnry Baptist church, New York City,
has wired Mr. Darrow in Greeley,
Colo., that he will take tho negative
aide of the question; "Uesolved, that
the earth and man come by evoiu-
tion."'.r .;;r, -
Ho has asked to have the date ar-'
ranged early la the -flail nnd prefer
ably in Chicago. -
The Now York pastor has been
hailed by many as the successor of
William Jennings Bryan as the cham
pion of fundamentalism.
GREELEY.. Colo.," Aug. 20. (A.
P.) Denial that he hns accepted
a challenge to debate the question of
evolution with the Rev., John Roach
Straton In Chicago was made here
today by Clarence Darrow, defense
counsel nt th eScopes trial in Ten.
nesaee. "I will not make a definite de
cision in the rrtatter until after I re
turn to Chicago," Mr. Darrow Bald,
but declared that "since I have re
ceived an actual challenge. I will
tako tho matter under advisement.
Boy Breaks Neck
in ! Dive; Operate
To Save His Life
' 'if4
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 20. Se
rious and perhaps fatal injuries to his
spine nnd neck were suffered late
yesterday by 10-year-old Edward
Lincoln of Carrols, Wash.,- when he
struck hla head on a rock while diving
into the Coweeman' river near his
home. He was rushed to a Portland
hospital where X-ray photographs arc
being taken to determine if he has a
broken nock.
Physicians Ihls afternoon said Lin
coln's neck was broken. They are op
erating in an attempt to save his life.
Ills condition Is critical.
Salem Farmer Suicides,
III Health Is Cause
HAM:M, Oro., Aupf. 20. Oeorue J.
ParsonP, 72, retired farmer livlnfi In
West Salem, committed suicide at
his homo shortly after seven oVlork
this morning. - Despondency over 111
health occasioned by heart trouble
from ' which he had suffered for
mnny years Is given by members of
the fflmlly an the reason for his act.
Me is survived by his widow.
Sarah Parsons, by a daughter, Mrs.
It. H. Leach of Kalem, and one son.
T. L. Parsons of Dallas.
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Auction
Thursday: Thirty aCllfornla: one
Oregon: 34 New York, (by boat.)
Market slightly weaker.
California Bartletts. 45 ears: 12.60
m.Ofi: few M.004JS.SS; ordinary
$2.25 to tt.it: ripe to over ripe 11.40
2.16; mostly 2.40 2. TO; average
2.S.
flaftlys In boxes, one oar $1,604
2. GO; average $2.02.
CHfCAOO. Aug. 20 25 California:
one New Mexico; one ttnh: two
Washington; 31 on track Including
brokers, fourteen sold.
44 boxes California TaVtletts
$1.04Jf2.6: mostly $2.40y,5. ' O
CLARENCE DARROW
Mr. & Mrs. Valentino Agree to
-
and Mrs. Valentino tnncn shortly after tnerr marriage when visiting tho
screen idol uiul his talented wile ha ve asrei'd lt separate for art 1st le
,
1
FAMOUS
PASSES
Publisher of Chicago News
and One of the Last of Pio
neer Journalists Succumbs
to Heart Attack One of
? Associated ftress- Founders.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20, (A. P.)--Vlc-
tor Treemont Lawson, one of the
'greatest and one of the last of Amert-
Ica's pioneer journalists, is dead.
The editor and publisher ;of the
Chicago Dally News died last night at
his home hero after an Illness of only
three days, of heart ailment from
which ho suffered -frequently in re
cent years.
Foremost among the exponents of
untainted news, one of the founders
.of The Associated Press, and owner of
I one of the greateat newspaper ' suc
, cesses on the continent, his death
marked the passing of a premier news
: paper figure of the last century. The
same indomitable will nnd courage
that marked his efforts in building
a grent metropolitan daily sustained
the 7 ii-year old publisher in his last
hours.
. He fought off III health for years
In order to. go daily to the downtown
office of his paper. Mr. Lawson be
came seriously ill only three days ago.
It was a recurrence of myocarditis, al
though his associates said overwork
had contributed to his condition.
Ilefuscd to Quit
Olven strict orders by his physi
cians to remain in bed he was unable
to stand the enforced Inaction.
On Tuesday, npainst the advices of
doctors, he Insisted on getting out of
bed nnd sat up for a time. YostcrdiLy
morning he had a relapse but rallied
and it was not until late last evening
that he suffered a Kinking spell and
died.
Mrs. Clnrk N. Taxene of Chicago,
a. niece: Iver, a brother, of San Dlog.i.
Cal., and n brother-in-law, William
Harrison Bradley and two nieces nil
of Hldgcfield, Conn., survive Mr. Law
son. Funeral arrangements will not be
mnde pending receipt of the wishes
of these relatives.
Mr. Ijiwson's wife died In 1021.
They had no children. Mr. Lawson.
the Bon of a newspaper man. was one
of the first advocates of a low nrleed
'newspaper nnd the Idnn gained him
both success and wealth. The Chi
cago Daily News was the first wentern
( paper to make a success of n penny
sncei. lie next gaineu nisiincunn ns
one of the most vigorous ndvocntcn of
I cooperative news gathering nnd ps
one of tho founders f the Associated
Press.
. President of V V.
From 1804 to 1 'too he was president
of the Associated Press when It was
Incorporated under the laws of Ill
inois. From 1000 he had been a mem
ber of the board of directors of the
present organization.
Mr. Lawson was born In Chicago
September 0. 18 SO, He was educated
at Philips academy, Andover, Mass.,
nnd returned to Chicago to learn th
rudiments of the newspaper business
under hla father, who established The
Scandinavian. I'pon the death of his
father. Mr. I-nwson assnme.1 charge
of the publishing hus'iic. He was
thus engnged when 'he n.et Mehllle
E. Stone, later general manager rnd
now counsellor of 'ho Avoolatei
Press.
Mr. Stone established th Chilian
Dally News, rented 0, ters In The
Scandinavian office to on his pu
ner. and published the firrt ' ltie
Chrlstmns day. 1H7S. Shortly aPer Mr.
Stone's two partner rld nut to him
and In July. 1870. Mr. Stone In turn
(Contlnued on pageilx.)
VICTOR
AWSON
EDITOR
AWAY
Disagree
F
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20. Dis
trict Attorney Meyers torlny an
nounced that his office was Rolng
ahead with its investigation of the
City of Orenco bond Issue. J-le ad
mitted that the commission of the
City of Orenco has power under tho
city charter to Issue bonds without
limitation; that "every step In tho
$500, 000 bond Issue of Orenoo was
carefully planned." and that tho commission-hud
been .Huiitcd .by jfood Le
gal advice. '7
"All this Is true," said Meyers, "but
while I do not care to go into details
now, our office has uncovered enough
evidence to convince me that every
thing wiis not ilnite lmrullv. Wo are
'going ahead with tho Investigation
nnd expect to get results. That's nil
I care to sny at tblH time."
RELEASED BY POLICE
' noSEBURH, Ore., Aug. 20. John
Goforth, recaptured Monday following
hla escape from officers Hundny after
his brother Dave had been shot to
death when the two attempted escape
from officers, was released today. Af
ter recovery of $1,800 missing money,
which he had hidden during his lib
erty Sunday afternoon and Monday
and payment In full of the debts
which brought about the warrant for
hia arrest, t he ma n waa loosed by
authorities and left for Cenlralia,
Washington, immediately, to attend
bis brother's funeral.
National
NKW YORK, Aug. 20. (A. P.)
PltlHbui;h'resumed a three-game lead
in the National League pennant race
today by defeating Brooklyn 2 to 1,
while the (Hauls were losing to Chi
cago, 6 to ,1.
At New York . . It. H. K.
Chicago .'. fi II' 2
New York 3 B 2
Kaufirfhun nnd Hartnett; llenllcy
and Snyder.
At Brooklyn , R. H. K.
Pittsburg , a U 0
Brooklyn 1 6 0
Kremer and Hmlth; flrlmes and
Taylor. ' J
At Philadelphia , ' ,R. If, H.
Cincinnati 8 IB 2
Philadelphia v 10 8
Rlxey and Hnrgravo; Pearce, Couch
Knight and Henllne.
At Boston' R. H. H,
Ht. Louis 3 7 3
Boston 0 1
Malls and O'Farroll; Barnes, and
O'Nell.-
; AMF.IUCAV
At Cleveland
Washington 1 13 1
Cleveland 0 8 2
Zachary, Marberry and Hevereld;
Miller and L. Hewell.
At Chicago . i
Boston 7 11 6
Chicago II 16 1
Huffing, Knhnlxcr nnd . Ilevlng;
Blnnkenship, Connnlly and Hchnlk.
At Detroit
New York-Detroit postponed, rnln.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (A. P.)
Stock exchanRe were held today by
the treasury to bo subject to tho rnpl
tal stock tax and income tux which
applies generally to corporations.
25 Fire Fighters
Trapped in Canyon
Near Pasadena, Cal.
PASAPKXA, riil.. Aug. 20.
(A. P.) Twenty-five ttn were
bi'lleved to be trapped in Park
Canyon, ten miles from i'nsade- 4
na, by roaring flames burning
i the mountain sides In the vicinity
of Tujuuga canyon and Arroyo 4
( Seco It was reported by a l.os 4
Ang'les county fire warden.-
The men, all of whom wt're on- 4
4 gaged In fighting the firo In 4
command of Ranger Vetlcr. np-
parent ly were caught, tin war-
4 den said, when the wind shifted 4
4 In this direction. 4
ONE KIUED IK
Prison Clerk Beaten to Death
and Convict Shot in Daring
Escape in Boat Six. Con
victs Captured. Will Face
Murder Charge. .
SAN QUENTIN, Oil.. Aug. 20. (A.
P.) One Rnn Quentln prison em
ploye Is dend and a murder chargo
hangs over six convicts today as the
result of an escnpo by the prisoners
from a wnter front gang In a tug-
boat yestorday under the fire of ma
chine guns only to be captured after
a spectacular chase In which police
boats and posses and an alrplune
participated,
H. O. Miller, civilian shipping cleric
ntthe' prisBn; riled- at the cottage
hospital at Richmond early this
morning. During the break he was
beaten with bricks which tho pris
oners were loading on a barge and
wiffl then taken on the tug comman-
! deered by the convicts, presumably
na a ahlcld against machine gun fire
from the tower station.
Tho guard In charge of the gang
was reported near death, having suf
fered a fractured Hh till at tho hands
of the six men who hammered htm
with bricks nnd stones.
As soon ns tho tug put out from
land the police at Oakland nnd
other points were notified. Ueuten
nnt W. It. Sweeley, piloting an air
plane from Crlssy field circled over
the bay, and idlrected the pursuit
from the air. After a chase ncross
the bay the prisoners' boat was trap
ped in a shrimp swamp at Malnto
Point, on tho Contra Costa county
shore, where armed posses captured
them without a struggle.
Paul Luce, one of the convicts was'
shot through the arm after -the' tug
left land. All six men were placed
in solitary confinement nnd were
being questioned today by prison au
thorities. WILL TRY AGAIN
nolTUKINIS, France, Aug. 20. (A.
P.) Gertrude rcderle, American girl
swimmer, has decided to have an
other try at tho English channel,
probably on August 31 or Septem
ber 1. ,
"Old mil" nurgess, tho English
veteran who swam tho channel In
l!)ll, lias been engaged to condition
ond handle Miss Kderlc. .labez Wolfe,
whn trained her for her unsuccessful
attempt last Tuesday, left Boulogne
today for London.
There has been considerable fric
tion between Wolfo and both Miss
Kderle and her chnperonc, Miss Elsio
Vleta of the Women's Hwlmmlng as
sociation of New York. Hoth women,
however, have full confidence In Uur
gess. The captain of thn channel tug
LaMnrlnle, which convoyed Miss
Mderlo In her attempt last Tuesday
has been Instructed to keep In readi
ness for another attempt on 48 hours'
notice.
PRISON BREAK
AI SAN QUENTIN
RETURNS BRASS STAR STOLEN Ft
YEARS AGO TO FRIGATE CONSTITUTION
IIOSTON, Aug. 20. (A. P.) A
brass star from the pedestal of "Old
Ironsides' " steering wheel came back
today to be placed In Jts original po
sition from where It wns token forty
years ago by a young midshipman,
who, "because of the devil In my
early yott)i riiu often take up his
residence with me, did unscrew and
pen poucy
IS BLAMED
FORJPK
Coroner's Jury Scores Man
agement of Penitentiary,
But Mentions No Names
Arsenal in Building, Absence
of Guards and Slack Disci
pline Declared Responsible.
HAI.nM. Ore.. Aug. 20. Tack of
discipline among the convicts at tho
stale penitentiary. Insufficient guards
to properly pu t rol a nd Inspect the
institution, abtcure of a guard tower
at the main gate to the prison and
the mnintenatU'e of the arsennl In
side the main building are blamed
for t he hrea k a nd escn pe of lust
week In which two guards and one -convict
were killed and three slayers
were loosed to .endanger the public.
In the report of the coroner's Jury
last evening.
No effort to place the responsi
bility for the lack of discipline was
made by the Jury In the report.
The four convicts, Tom Murray;,
KUsworth Kelly, James Willos an4
Bert "Oregon" Jones are held equally
responsible for the death of the two
guards, John Sweeney and James
Milton Holman, who are lauded .foe
their observance of their oaths.
"Their unfortunate deaths were .
occasioned by their faithful ad- .
herence to their oaths and duty v
as guards," the report reads.
The hearing came to a close lat
yesterday with the testimony of Johi
Davison, tho guard who killed "Ore
gon" Jones, who had been recalled
to the stand. Davison testified thai
he had been reprimanded by 'War
den
uairymple for Tiring over th
heads, of two convicts-.who., had re
luseu to obey orders, "',." ""'"f A;
Davlsnn said (he two convicts, .wi'4
attempting it criminal attack upon
a onn-legged youth, a fellow prisoner,
In a corner of "the Island" and re,
fused to desist when he balltd to
them. When a second order was
disobeyed ho fired over th!r heads,
"The -warden told me I had
done wrong and If any guard
was not satisfied with tho Way
tho piiHon waa run he could quit.
Ho said ho didn't want to get tho
convicts nngry ns they might
burn the flax In the yard."
Dnvlson said he had 18 years of
prison experience and the discipline
nt the penitentiary here is the Black
est ho hns ever seen.
Tho penitentiary Is a dangerous
place for cmployeos, a menace to
the locality In general and another
break Is Imminent, In the opinion of
Paul 8. I'Vye, who appeared before
the jury Wednesday afternoon, Prye
has been chapel guard for nearly
three years. He admitted that print
ed rules demanded enforcement and
that the officials had never Inter
fered with their administration.
Guards, ho said, were under the Im
pression that they were supposed to
get by as easy as possible without
causing trouble and that they never,
made any complaint to the warden
or deputy unless there was a flagrant
violation of the rules. ,
Discipline In the yard Is good
and while 'there has been occasional
trouble the men In general did what
they wero told to do, Asa Fisher,
yard captain, testified,
I. H. Hubbard, guard lit "post num
ber spven tho night of the break,
sold that ho saw Kelly and Willos
with hands raised and was not aware
that there waB a general break. Ho
refused to fire at men in this posl:
tion and becauso ho and Ouard Mc
Klnley know there were other guards
In the turnkey's office, also refused
to fire at random. . t
Discipline Is us good as 'it evpr
was, William Fisher, chapel guard
and farm boss, declared. v
Woman Poisoned, 8ayt Jury,
MIAMI, Klu Aug. HO. "(A, P.)
Mrs. H II. Hunt, who died Id a hos
pltul hnre yosterday, came to twr
deuth from poison administered by
John OoIibI, wealthy Florida realtor,
a coroner's Jury declared late today.,
PAItlH. Aug. 20. (A, P,) Horry
Wills, American negro heavyweight
pugilist, will sail for New York, .All
gust 20, according to his present
plans. He arrived In Parle today
after several weeks In Germany, v
i
pry from her wheel nhaft tho qtisr
I lerdeck a brass slar."
I The name of the culprit who re
turned the star and wrote the so
rompnnylng letter was withheld by
Admiral I,. R. Htelgiter of the
Charleston navy yard who 'Is Inter
ested In restoring nnd repairing the
nlil' "U. H. 8. Constitution" to Its