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TRIBUNE
The Weather
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Weather Year Ago
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Daily Twentieth Vr.
Wet kly fifty-fourth Xw.
MEDFORD, ORKfiOX. TUTRXIUV. AHU'ST 27. 10J.
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Medford Mail
DEFENDANT
ENDS TRIAL
. BY SUICIDE
Dr. Thomas Young, On Trial
in Los Angeles for Murder
of Wife, Kills Himself in Cell
With Piece of Wire, Smug
gled to Him By Unknown
Persons.
I .os axoklks, Aug. 2 7. (a. im
Dry Thomas W . Yoiink. dentist t 1 1
tri:il here fur the murder (if his wle
and the burying of bcr body in a cis
tern, killed himself in the roiiiiiy j:til
here early today.
County jitil employees discovered
the dentist's body in his cell where In
had strangled himself with n piece of
wire . He had been dead for mime
time when the hody was found.
Thomas W. Young
Dr. '
The wire used hy Dr. Ynpng was
prol)a1ily smuggled in to him, the
eotinty jailer ald. Permission had
lieen asked several days ago to lake
a eoil of wire into Young's cell, osten
sibly for use in rigging a radio receiv
ing set, hut ihis was denied. The den
tist had twisted the wire aliout his
n'ck and then turned it tightly with :
stick.
Assistant County Jailer Oenrge
Palmer visited Young's cell at five
minutes to six this morning and rous.
ed him with instructions to prepare
himself for court where his trial is in
progress. An hour later County Jailer
Crouvhorn was Hitnnnoiipd to the lank
hy the prisoner's distress signal. When
he reached Young's cell, the dentist
was dead.
Ibnt'i lie So Lazy, Doc.
The jail physician arrived short ly
and after an examination announced
that Dr. Young had heen dead for
nmre th:in a half hour, indicating that
he had garroted himself a few min
utes after the first call.
I Harry It. Foster, cellmate nf Dr.
Young, said that the dentist appeared
in hlnh spirits after he was awakened
as t! o'clock.
"I am going to sleep n lit tie
longer," Koster said Young told
him. "Call me when breakfast
is ready."
Dr. Young then pulled the blankets
over his head. Forty-five minutes
later. Foster said, he called his fellow
prisoner and there was no reply.
"Don't he so lazy. Doc. Mere's your
ham and eggs," Foster (railed to him
again.
When a reply was no had the sec
ond time, Foster said lie threw back
the covers, to find that the wire about
the dentist's throat had bitten deep
Into the flesh and 'the mun who was
on trial charged with murdering his
wealthy wife in one of the outstand
ing crimes of Los Angeles county, was
dead.
HMorr of Case
Dr. Young was on trial charged
with suffocating his wife February
11 last, with n lethal gas and hiding
her body in an uncompleted cistern
at their week-end cabin at Beverly
(Men, near here.
Then, the state charged, he poured
concrete over the body a few days
' ' later. lie was assisied by Patrick
(Jrogan. Jr., the slain woman's son,
'Confirm nr P Wthn
FLAG SHIP OF SAN FRANCISCO YACHT
CLUB SEIZED FOR CARRYING LIQUOR
llONnt.ri.f. Aug. 27. The yacht
Kims. Jlugshlp of the San Fni nclsCo
Yachting eluli, homeward bound from
Tabaill after rarlnP fi nm San Fran
cisco, was seized note last night after
ku i.oiti.. r liMiioi- uere found aboard.
Winn the yacht put in at Ikmoluiw
Commander John
lVer
de-
Britisher Afraid
of Bringing Pet
Monkey Into U. S. A
M'ASIIIN'fiTO.V. Auk. 27. (A.
P.) Apparently having heard of fr
the evolution controversy in this fr
fr country, a Londoner has written
the depart ment of ngrlculi ore in-
miiritiK if It would he safe to
bring a pet monkey into the
! Tolled Slates. Hi- said he dan-
tied to bring it in through Cnn- 4
ada hot had heard there was
danger of his monkey being
M-it'd.
I
SHOT. SANTA FE
HOLD-UP, DIES
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bullet wound received last Monday
night by Kliner Campbell, 2 year
old express messenger, during the
holdup between here and Ocean-
side of the combination mail and
express car of Santa Fe train No.
7.1, caused his death here early to-
day.
Campbell had not regained con-
si-ioiisness since he was found lying
in a pool of blood when his train
reached here .Monday night. He ap-
parently had been shot by the rob-
hers from the roof of the car thru
n ventilator.
Police detectives working on the
case had made little progress up to
this morning In their efforts to ap-
prebend the robbers whose loot, ac-
cording to postofflce and express
company officials amounted to but
?2T.
EXPRESS AGEN
press messenger, goes back to the cium-nmdiij nmnuKfu ami oper
days of big gold shipments and fre- at? cost with a fair profit on the
nuent holdups, was known as one of valuation. Since the railroads arc to
the best two-handed gunmen In the
employ of Wells Fargo Kxpress com
pany, his da lighter, Mrs. Patricia C.
Anderson, of Los ' Angeles, related
today. 1
"Father idiot as well with bis left
hand as with his right and was a
terror to train robbery," she said.
"When I,.- wti h ii young man ha ro.lo
with money HhlpmcniH almost con-
slantly. Whenever
Mr shipment
ol gold was to be sent out from the
mining country, father was called
on in .ifcompany It.
"lie was sent Into the territory t,e a,vlsory boards which reflect the
infested i.y the .hiniea brothers to n(,p,s of eacit (iHtrict. the cars can be
aid -In. their capture and spent days m01e equitably distributed to meet
and nighls trailing them. Father the needs.
also aided In the chase after old "This Pacific ' northwest board can
Chief (ieronimo when that Indian gauge the requirements for this dis
leader was at Ihe height of his ea- trlct." ho continued, "nnd nrrange to
reer or outlawry. iliave cars brought here from other
"I know my father was shot down sections to handle your vast quanti
in cold blond for, if be bad gotten ties of hulk commodities. Even with
even the slightest chance he would an adequate car supply we ought to
have killed a robber before lie, him-'keep in close touch with the situutfon
elf was shot."
Ei
tion, in an address declared the advis
1 ory hoard will prove of tremendous
I importance in bringing about better
TOKYO. Aug. 27- (A. P.) Floods transportation conditions of the Pa
Hint eausfd 2u.fiti0 houses in Tokyo cjfjr northwest.
and lo.oiio In Yokohama to be ne explained In detail how the
partly submerged were partially sub- hoard can be of service to the north
siding today. west where the problems differ greatly
I.irge areas of the Saltama prefec- from those in other sections hy reason
tore were flooded. News of the dam-J of the tact tbot the northwest pro
age in the outlying district is de-, duces for more carloads of freight
layod hy the Interruption of com- than we consume nnd that this section
miinication. The floods were due
to heavy rains and thunder storms.
PEACEABLE WEATHER
IHVKKYK LAKH. Ohio, Aug. 27.
(A. P. A discussion centering
around the subject of right of peace
able nsscmhly constituted the most
important Issue today before state and
regional heads of the Ku Klux Klan
who arc holding their national toutn.il
here.
Other topics for consideration In
cluded "separation of church nnd
state." and "deportation of criminal
aliens.'
dared he had 12 bottles aboard. These
(were seized after customs Inspectors
found he baij no permit lo possess
liquor. q
When 'jrtj bottles addi'fial were
found later ihe officials summarily
sdiT'd the yacht. Sixty-two of the
unWc
hired but i left were found In the
L-ra of tho crew.
'luartei
RAIL SHIPPERS
IN OREGON FGRlvl
AN ASSOCIATION
Hood River Apple Grower,
Elected Chairman of New
Advisory Board Closer Re
lations Between Railroads
and Shippers Are Planned
PORTLAND. Ore , Auk. 27. The
Pacific northwest regional advisory
hoard of the American Railway asso
ciation was organized here today for
the purpose of promoting efficiency
of service in transjMii tation and to
bring ahout a better understanding
and- closer co-operation between rail
roads, shippers and governmental
agencies controlling transportation.
More than three hundred prominent
railroad officials, producers, mer-
li-.nru ol.ln.mvu ,.,) ,
interested in mil transportation at-
tended the organization meeting,
- a. F. S. Steele, general manager of
the Apple Ci rowers' association of
Hoed River, was elected chairman, and
Edward J. Kingsley, president of the
West Const 'Lumbermen's association,
was chosen vice-general chairman,
I Ralph lludd, president of the Ureal
Northern, briefly told of the purposes
of regional advisory boards n'nd of the
splendid success they have achieved
In regulating distribution facilities of
the rail lines in bringing producers
and transportation agencies into closer
co-operation for their common good.
all of which has resulted in reduction
of car shortage and a reduction in the
('st of transportation which, he said,
1b reflected in u like reduction In the
ireigni cnarges,
"The transportation act of 1920 Is
backed by public Bentiment," he paid.
'Ihis act provides that railroads shall
operated nl cohi. everybody should
he interested in keeping the' cost of
operation down. If we can keep costs
down It means lower mtofi to. tin1
shippers. -
I'his organization In designed lo
bring about, a better understanding
between tho railroads anil the ship
pers. 1 hrough personal contact with
cac , if ficult ie can be oasllv
..n..,,.,.,. ,,. .,., lrt
,,, Irnnsiinrlatlnn sieivtno "
Ho said that one of the bltf prob
lems Is the distribution of freight cars
I in m..t i, rennlremenls and thi-onirh
I so as to be prepared to meet any
emergency which might arise.
"There Is one thing of great im
ttortance to transportation, that of
taxation. 1 believe that this idea nf
regional advisory hoards can be ap-
plied to organizations for checking
anil controlling public expenditure."
I Donald CI. Conn, manager of the
public relations section, car service
division. American Hallway associa
is remote from the largest markets.
The "transportation problem Is
therefore vital to your prosperity," h
said, "nnd you feci more closely asso
ciated to the problems of the railroads,
perhaps, because of the greater dis
tribution problem which confronts
your shippers."
rcrfiRXn, Ore., Aug. 27. Mayor K.
n. Parks of Kugene, and J. A. Mc
Lean, local hotel proprietor, were
slightly injured yesterday afternoon
when the hen vy ca r in which they
were riding was struck by another
machine at Corvallls. The car driven
hy McLean was overturned and was
badly damaged.
Mayor Parks escaped with slight
bruises and a few cuts, while Mc
Lean's back wan wrenched.
Indian Dance Fatal to Hoy. I
ATLANTA, fin., Aug. 20. After Cntlforntn Bnrtletts. 3S cars: Best
he and several playmates had kindled tL'.ftii to 3,3o; ordinary. 2.ir. to
a fire around a gasoline tank and $2,t0; common, $2.i to 12.00; ripe
Hlng9 an "Indian dance." hero yes- Mnd over-ripe, $ 1 .70 to $:ir.; mostly
terday. James Kdward JJeal, in, wos .nh to ?:i.O0; average, $i.K:.
killed when the tank exploded. IBs Hards, one car 92.10 to $3.0T; aver
companOnN were unhurt. Mige, t.'.ltfl.
si- I
OV.OMINOTON. Aug. 2(1 One mnn
was killed In on explosion on the
battleship Oklahoma while en route
with the fleet from New Zealand"
Samoa, q O
Discovers Way
to Harden Lead
mil, m
R. S. Dean, above, metallur
gical engineer, an W F. Hud
son, both of Western Electric
Co., Chicago, have iliscovereil a
new process to harden and tem
per lead, it is amioiiiiced. The
process involves the uc of a
small percentage of alloy i''
treatment bv hcatiim
IS SENT TO ASYLUM
SALKM, Ore., Aug. 27. "fncle"
Hilly Hawkins, 0 years old. who over
10 years ago shot and killed Harvey
Ogle, local bookstore clerk, in a quar
rel over a woman, was taken from the
Marlon county poor house today and
committed to the slate hospital here,
Hawkins was a drug clerk when the
shooting occurred. He served u num
ber of years in the penltentinry and
was pardoned by Governor Lord.
A fter bis pardon he was said to
have moved into the hills near Stay
ton, this 'county. About a year ago
ho was brought to Salem and com
mitted to the poor farm. During the
past year tt Ik miliarias been fulling
rapidly, staled the examining phy
sician, and he gave Hawkins only a
short time to live after bis reception
at the stale hospital.
American,
At Chicago: Tt. H.
New York 5 11
Chicago , fi S
Shawkey, .Jones nnd
Itengough,
Luehbe; Lyons and Crowe,
At Hetrult: R. II
Boston 4 S 2
Detroit fi S 1
Khmke, Ruffing and Utshoff; Dauss
and Hassler.
At St. Louis I!. II. K.
Washington .0 1 I
St. Louis !i 9 1
Johnson and Severuid; Hush1 anil
Hargrave.
National.
At Uoslon: U. II. K.
Tittsburg l 4 1
Itoston 0 4 0
Aldrfdge and Smith; Itenton and
O'Nell, Oihson.
At Philadelphia: R. II. K.
Chicago 0 0
Philadelphia 4 10 0
Itlake and llannett; Carlson and
Wilson.
At New York: It. 1L L
Cincinnati 3 K 0
New York 2 I
J. May, C. Mays and Hargrave;
Oreenfleld, Winner and Snyder.
At llrooklyni H. II. K.
St. Louis 0 1.1 'I
Itrooklyn 10 !5 2
Oyer, Hickerson. Malls. Haines and
O'Karrell; lb own, Hiibbell, Petty,
Oesehger and lelerry.
HROOKLYN. Aug. 27. (A. P.)
Rogers llornsby, manager of the St.
Louis Cardinals, hits his thirty-fourth
home run of the season In the seventh
inning of the game between St. Louis
and Hrooklyn today. No one wuh on
base.
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
ClIICAflO. A UK. 2. (IT. H.
ltd.
reau of .MarketHl Arrived today: 10
r'nllfornla; 7 Ori-Kon: 5 llltnolff.
Twenty-three on track, Including
hroken. Heventeen mild. Callfnni la
and 'Orecon llartlitla, $2.40 lo 1.1.40;
mostly $3 to $3.15.
NIOW YORK. Aug. 27. Yesterday's
arrivals: 29 California; 1 Colorado;
7 Oregon: 23 New York by boat:
slightly stronger.
BASEBALL SCORES
Oiftmn P.artletls. nine cms extrns.i.n stx fiuti
$2.3n to $3.10; average $2.70; fancy,
$j.3o to .:,; av'nige, I2.C4. I
Colorado Flemiv, one car extra,
2.I0 to $2.25; nverage. 12.12; fancy,
$1.00 xo $2.05; averago, $1.70.
OREGON SENATOR
STRESSES NEEO
,. . ......
Senator Stanfield Sees Millions
of Acres Needed Under Cul-
tivation if Growth in Popu
lation Is to Be Cared for
Govt. Aid Essential.
SALT I.AKK CITY, Aug. L'7 (A.
I.) Reclamation will du- if tin, public
domain is turned over to the stales
as advocated by many persons as a
remedy of present it at ional regnla-
lions, declared I itiled Slates Land
Commissioner William Spiy In an ad
dress liere. M r. Spry is a former
governor or t'lnh ami is in Salt Lake
City in connection with the senate
public land committee hearing.
"The states are not able to support
individual reclamation projects, which
would have to be the case if the public
domain is relinquished to the states,"
he said. ;
The commissioner then pointed out
that of the $155,000,000 spent on re
clamation, $i:!5,000.0tit) had been front
federal land office funds and he ad
vised residents of the west "not lo
burden themselves with something
thev might not be aide to take care
of."
Senator K. X. Stanfield of Oregon,
chairman of the public lands com
mittee, said that with the population
of the country steadily increasing that
by 1950 millions of additional acres of
land will have lo be put under culti
vation. He stressed the need of this
development beginning ns early as
possible and urged that the west not
let down its reclamation endeavors.
Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada,
a member of the commission, also
sounded a warning against any effort
to abandon new reclamation efforts.
FATHER KILLED !N
EFFORT TO SAVE
HIS SON'S LIFE
ASHLAND. Ky Aug. 27. (A. P.)
An unsuccessful attempt to save the
llfo of his son yesterday cost William
Moore, 3S, father of seven children,
h is own 11 fe. M no re wit h h is son
Hubert, 14. attempted to reach a
natural spring at his home near here.
After attaining a depth of 23 feet
Moore set off a charge of dynamite
to loosen bits of rock. After the ex
plosion Moore let his son down into
the excavation to fan away the smoke
and fumes.
When Hubert reached tho floor
of the well he smelled gas and called
to his father to mil him out. Moore
started to extricate his son, hut half
way Up Hubert became unconscious,
released his hold on the rope and
fell back Into the, pit. Moore started
lo descend but was overcome by tho
gas and fainted.
When rescuers reached him he was
dead. His son died five minutes later.
SPOKANK Aug 2? A. P )
. ". ". .. "
1'ive miiioinKH on me main mreei. m
Hope, Hnho. were destroyed last
night by a Ure of unknown origin.
They Included the Farmers Union
hall. two stories; the Odd Fellows
building, three stories: N. Ci. Tyson's
general store and his resilience ahovo
it; Twin Wo's one-story store and
OF RECLAMATION
vnnint oni-Mnry l.tilMlnir. All wnro V" V ' "
of frame. X .s.hnnto of tho ilanuiBC," IV?' ,,., .,.,. .,., ,,..
.. .. ini hriiii rnunil liy Allmiiy rnKlilnntn I
Tl,r ih.l lhrnl,.n.l Prlo.t "V"r '" rr'lwfn"'- "'" '"
Tho flic th.it throai.mo.l F rli-nt ,.,,, ln ,.VPr f(.,., f ,
Itlvi r. Idaho. j,.Sto,-,lay littornoon wn vol(,,n. h. IMoro toK...l.r the , Hull
hro,,h. under ..ntro lr. nlh, after Tl.whWll ,, nt Ih, mtlif ,h....l-
, , ' ' . .' " " ,
mi- i.n i'" "": iiiim""-
Kloii line nut of inmnilHslon. .
The farm home and nut Imllrl tneff
of . l . Hpeni'i-r near l-iimemere,
nhout veven nillen eimt nf I'rlent
Illver. were dentroyeil hy a fire whlrh
threatened tin f-amp nf the llumlilrd
l.umlii'r rompany. Two nillen eawt
nf 1'iicnt Itlver anothi-r fire hilrned
20 acres of slashings and
nt wood
belonging to Frank Malo.
Wall Street Report
NKW YORK. Aug. 27. Stock
tiriPeH former rlccld wlK- rfiirl ImunV
this morning when selling pressur
was executed against the high prlc !
speeliiltfes, sevemt of whfch()rokc two
but they gathered
later radimr. South-
Strength In the
western tails, motors, shlpidnat and
tHiulpmciwt presented several points
of Mrengi
1,600,000
ngth. Total sales au4roximaled
HhUICtl.
Special Report On
Penitentiary to
Be Out Tomorrow
S.M.KM. Ore.. Aug. L'7. The re-
port of the special committee 4
appointed by (iovernor fierce as
f a result of the recent break at
1 the. state prison, in which two
guards and one convict were
killed, will probably be made pub-
He tomorrow morning, u was
, V announced at tho office of the
" arienmon.
JURY EVIDENCE
SALKM. Ore.. Aug. 27. The Mar
lon county grand Jury examining
into the charges of murder against
Tom Murray. Klltworth Kelly and
James Will oh, convicts who killed
two guards In shooting their way out
of the stale penitentiary, may re
port some time Krlday, but probably
not until Saturday, it was slated
when adjournment was taken for
lunch this noon.
The Jury is delving thoroughly into
all the evidence during the break
nnd the shooting of the guards and
before it reports it is expected h
will have examined more than thirty
witnesses. Those who appeared be-
fore tt this morning were:
W. M. (lard tier, guard who rushed
t rom t he una ids ana rt era a t t n
SANDEFER GIVES
OF GREAT SPRINT
time or the mean to tower numner voluntarily this afternoon, say-
one and secured a shotgun from one lK ,)(J imnI.Ml00tl poHco wiBhed to
of the guards who had been shot. ,lUpstion him.
(lardner claims that the shotgun was immediately after Tanner's state
shot from his hands before ho had monli ,lmvp W(1H t)etained for fur
a chance to use it. j tn,T questioning. Late today he was
L. T. Murphy and George Robin. eloHeted with Under Sheriff W M.
son. chapel guards. I Vealo of .Contra Costa county and
s. it. Hummer, guard who testified niombers. of tho. San Frunelsco nnd
before the , coroner's Jury that ' (laklan.l ' pollco forces.
raced abend of t he fleeing convicts . , m
to the state hospital to warn thn at- V'UA NClNCO, Aug 7 (A
tendaniH there of the break. I P.)The' name of 'tho. "prominent
There weru no new developments Han Prancls'co businessman'.' . nought
in the situation at the prison today rr questioning In connection with tho
and reports from there said tho three KJ Cerrllo swamp murder myfitery
convlcts were talking little and hold- was revealed here today hy Under
Ing steadfastly lo their original story. Sheriff W. M. Vealo of Contra Costa
(iovernor rieree and Warden Dal- county, ns Cordon Rowe, proprietor
rymple were in conference for nearly of the Cordon Rowe company, public
two hours in the governor's offico accountants, of this city. Rowe Ih
this morning, but neither had any- married and lives with his family
thing to say regarding what trans- here.
plied during the session. W. A. Dal- Questioned today, Rowe readily ntl
zell, secretary to tho governor, told milled knowing Mrs. Loren, nnd said
newspapermen that the conference she called him by telephone last Wed-
relatcd to parole matters.
STATE GEOLOGIST
ALBANY. Ore.. Aug 27. A find of
considerable quantities of volcanic
sand or Ash, and fragments of a hu
man skull, which when put together
gave semblance of one of the lowest
orders of man. has led J. CI. Crawford,
local geologist, to believe that he has
foundu possible buried civilization on
the Calapoidu river near Albany.
Tho Is much finer than ordlnnry
sand and Is not water worn, having
sharp knife like edges. Being on the
river bank, it Is not possible that the
deposltH could have been washed
there.
I Whether the sand was deposited
,,f'''1 after the valley was an in-
land lake, as most vallev ccoIoiIhIs
- -
w agree was the case. It Is not
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X"Z nn "P"!""- , t f ,
' Thp v,,l,'"''" ' frm near
" I ,
tlip mouth hi Allmiiy. Ami for n run-
mrtiTiiMi- llKlnni-(- nwny from Iho
Hvnr ftn lifitl, ulilita Ih. n.h lu of tri-mit
eoiimry piiircu in rroni in,.
nun to zri.llilll yeara iibo.
criiwfnrd him unioveied ninny re.
lin denllnn wllh the hlmnrv of (iieunn
A BILL TO STATE
SALKM. Ore., Aug. 27. A damtige
claim against the ktntc of f'l was
filed with Secretary of Slate Sam A.
KMM,r VHlcrday by C u Newman,
unwilling host to the three escaped
convicts of the Oregon stale prison
who spent Ihe day at hi farm near
New Kin before (heir daQli Into Port-
land.
Declaring tb.ff It was bis under-
standing thai the staio would pay
damages Cur c Injury done by one
FARMER HOST TO CONVICTS, PRESENTS
PROMINENT
IN HELD IN
NURSE CASE
Dr. J. Loran Pease, Dentist
and Dr J. J- Moyer, Physic
ian, of Oakland, Held As
Suspects in Murder of Mrs.
Bessie Loren Gordon Rowe
of San Francisco Named.
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 27. Dr. J.
Loran Pease, a ueuilst. and Dr. J. J.
Moyer, physician and surgeon, both
prominent in Oakland, were detained
by the police for interrogation today
In connection with the death of Mrs.
HessU Loren.
SAN 1-RANC1SCO. Aug. 27. (A.
P.) H. C. Tanner, clerk at 1 the
Antlers bote) here where Mrs. Bessie
Loren was registered just prior to
her disappearance on August 19, to
day identified Cordon ltowe, public
accountant of this 'city, as the man
of "professional appearance," who
called on Mrs. Loren at tho hotel on
,ia, ,riv
nin p0stve owe iH the nmn
who vjHim Mr!1 , orpn t the notei,
Tanno. Ilfu. confrontinir Rnwo
in the corridors of the Hall of Jub-
1 to wo came Intn nnlb-n hnndniinr.
nesday, the day of her disappearance.
and Informed him lhat she was about
to leave for E?uttle on n vacation trip
and that ahn "probably would need
a Job when she returned."
Howe said ho promised to assist
her In getting n position upon her
return from Seattle.
Rowe said Mrs. Loren worked In
his office several years ago and that
he had seen her at Infrequent Inter
vals during the last few years. Tho
last time, he said, was ahout six weeks
ago In front of his offices. "She told
me she was employed as a nurse, hut
she didn't say where nnd I didn't osk
her," Rowe Is quoted ns saying.
Rowe also told Investigators that
Mrs. Loren's mother, Mrs. Annie Fer
guson, called him hy telephone last
Monday and asked him If he knew
where Hessfe was.
"I told Mrs. Ferguson Just what
Bessie had told me that she had In
tended to go to Seattle on a vacation
trip."
Under Sheriff Venle said Rowe
would be questioned further
OAKLAND. Cal., Aug. J?. An
nouncement by Under Sheriff W. M.
Veule of Contra Costa county that
he had wrung from Mrs. W, T. Fer
guson, mother of Mrs. Bessie Loren,
nfier a four-hour grilling last night.
the name of a "prominent Han Fran-
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cIsco businessman," who he In aeeklng
ior iiurmiunmK unci me pircing to-
gether of bits of evidence which in-
vestlgntnra tended to establish that
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i with oi-ourroil plthor in Onklnnd or
smo oihn- ent hny city, compline
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Contra Contn nnd Alnmedn county
offldlllH ho hint nlKht Mlbmlttcrt
.,, ,01. nf MrH i.oien'n fnmllv to n.
J . , " a h Berkeley n""e head"
""."V M "ndn, ,h.t they h.d
),,, Infnrmed that Mm. Loren,
n di
vorcee lonn Heparated from hur hlia
(Onnllnued nn Pv Rllrhl)
OF OREGON FOR $21
of Its wards, Newman Itemized his
claim against the slate an follows:
One pair shoes, $tf; two pair silk
socks, at f0 cents each, $1: one pair
corduroy pants. $3; three palm new
garters, fiO cents; board of convict,
three meats, $4,110; board of four men
brought by convicts, $6; total, $21,
The claim will bo presented In tho
usual form to the next legislature,
KoKer declared, and It will rest with
that body whether the hill will bo
paid.
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