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o oo oo o O. ft o o o o o o o o o 0 O O Mebfoeb M ml Tribune Weather Year Ago Predhaloii Kuir nml mild MjiaIiiiii in yesterday ".. MIhIimuiii today 42 Minimum Datty Twntith Tir. ftVrkly Kilty fourth Vmt. MEDFOUP, ORKOOX. FKMIUY. Al'OUST 2S, 1Vr no. inn 3 CONVICTS 1 INDICTED FORMUROER Grand Jury Holds Murray, Kelly and Willos Equally Guilty-of Killing Two Prison Guards in Escape Each Convict Indicted Twice Ask Death Penalty. SAJ.F.M, On., Aug. 2H. Tom Murray, 2'J yitir old convict mid hade i' of the trio who shot llii'ir way out of tho pi-lnon, killing two guards was granted an extrusion of lime mil in ( Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock when he was la ke n iK-fore Judge Perry It. Kelly In I lie eireult eourt this afternoon lor arraignment. Inability lo .secure an attorney oh yet was given by .Murray as his reason for asking lot- the ctcn shtti. HALKM. Ore.. Auk. 1!S. The Ma-, rhm county grand jury reporting hero just after noon today rem mod six Indictments charging Tout Murray. Klls worth Kolly and James Willos. convicts who shot their way out of the state penitentiary on the evening of AuRUst 1 2, with the murder of James Sweeney and Mill Holnian, guards who were killed in the break. Kach of the three , convicts was twice indicted, once for the, killing of Sweeney and once for the murder of dolman. Local attorneys see in the double indictments an indication of the trend of the state's case against the trio. The death penalty will he asked for all three on the mound that they wero all parties to a conspiracy to break, thnt the killings were a result of the conspiracy and thnt, therefore, all nre equally guilty. -. . . .-v Whether the gntrid Jury's investiga tions will extend into the causes con tributing to the break and general conditions at the penitentiary has not yet been determined. The jurors are all being hub! in attendance, and will not be dismissed until a later date, according to District Attorney John Carson. The district attorney also announced that the three convicts might be ar raigned in circuit court before Judge Percy R. Kelly to enter their pleas this afternoon. Onlv one of the prisoners will bo brought to the court room from the prison ai a time. Murray will hp to be arraigned, nn 1- .l ..all linriU'O either of the other two are brought 01U. Murray will be minacled and es- corleil l.v a sufficient guard to make, sure that he (toes not escape, war."-., iJalryniple said. .11 u ITU. V, with the same calm and cool demeanor that, has marked his attitude toward his recapture and re turn lo the prison, was taken from the automobile, thnt had brought him from the prison and Into the court house at 2:o o'clock. He wore the regulation prison garb and was hand cuffed to Guard Harnett. Accompany ing them were Deputy Warden l.llley ami lluard W. 1-:. Golden. As they entered the enclosure be fore the bench the deputy warden stooped over and removed the hand cuffs from Murray's wrists. The pris oner smiled. When Judge Kelly explained that he was entitled lo counsel and asked him whether he wanted the court til ap point an attorney to defend him. or select his own attorney, Murray an swered : "No, I wish to get my own counsel." The court then explained the differ ence between an arraignment nnd a formal pleading, but Murray appeared not to understand, which brought a sharp reprimand from the Judge. The Noted Dead HAN FRANCISCO, Aur. 28. (A. P.) Morris Brown. 14, pioneer California merchant and one of the founders of the New York nnd Han Francisco firm or Itrown Urothers and company, the Oregon Woolen Mills and the Or pheum Theater and Realty company, died nt his home here today. the first one to m nmiignou. ""!.. Pnnin.pSKm!in Mndden stonned U. S. MARINE GUARD AI WHITE COURT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TWO YEARS WASMINOTOX. Aug. 28. (A. P.) Private Oenrge K. Ilenm. a member of the marine guUrd of the summer White House In Swampscott. has been nentenced to two yftr In the naval prison nt Portsmouth N. If., dishon orable dlsch-BO Involving conduct to the prejudice nf good order nnd disci pline, being nbse. without leave for fourteen hours, slander. Inelttding re marks deiOBatnrv to the seri- q breaking arrest OAl refusing to bath 'X"1" 'S1'"" arO,, o OThe original offcliifi, that. f being False Teeth Save Owner of Whiskey From Paying Fine SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S. e (A. P.) False teeth may have S many drawbacks, but they saved f Frank (ilasor a possible sentence fur possession of liquor, Olnser was arrested because n cup of whiskey wiis found in hit kltch- 4 f en, lie wan called to police 4 h court today. fc "What did you have It for?" f" tiski'il the prosecuting attorney. r "I keep it to .stcrlli.c my falsi? fr teeth." said (ilasi'r. p The explanation seemed plans- ihle and the ease was dismissed. I A LOCAL VISITOR Prominent Illinois Representa tive, Chairman of Appro- . priation Committee Is Taken to Crater Lake By Local Committee Toy PrnhlpiYl Declared Most Important .Martin P,. from Illinois, Madden, congressman MARTIN MADDEN CONGRESSMAN IS chnrman of the ,.?, 'I1.1" "'!? "iS",.Pl"f piniirii.ui.il coiiiiiiiiM e i.nu ..in- the republican leaders of the- .,.i,i,n .,i r. rived in the city clock" from Port-' .... u ...... been attending the. meetings stales Western Taxpayers enliven 7' ,, ' " ' nt WlUtn was one of ' the congressman .mho-. den. by reason ot his committee l'-j M.B.MAODEM sition is the house treasury." The trip from Portland was made by auto, and this Is the first visit of Congressman Madden to Oregon. He came in the car of Paul P. Melveo nf ,np Oalifornia-OreKon Power eom- 1"... at Salem and called upon Governor Pierce, Secretary of State Sam A. Kozer and stale Treasurer Tom 1!. Kay. The party stayed at Albany an iiour ioi- iiuiv... I'pon his arrival In this city, Con gressman Ma. Men denied himself to interviewers, except to Hay that taxes and taxation, and their solution wna the biggest problem of the day. He was tired from the Ions trip, but said he had enjoyed every minute nf It. and was high in his praise of the i scenery alonK the route. This morning at eight o'clock. Con gressman Madden left for Crater Lake, accompanied." by local citizens, which included Arthur I. Hill. Harry Walther,' H. Kumpter Smith and others. Representative Madden If the guest of Paul It. McKeo on the trip. At noon today he will bo the speaker at a luncheon at Crater Inke bulge. After the trip over the rim road, the congressional party will re turn to this city in time to catch the Shasta Limited south, where Congressman Madden will speak once in Oakland and once In San Fran cisco. Calif. Congressman Madden Is "0 years otd, ihe personification of geniality. At the ago of ten ho Htarted work In a stone quarry. Ho Is now president of the Western HtOno com pany, one of the largest concerns of Its kind in the world, and an of ficial In other business enterprises of Chicago. For eighteen years, Congressman Madden has represented the Chicago district in the lower house, being as tin beatable there as Congressman Hawley Is here and the two are done friends. absent without leave, wns committed In June. The pfison sentence wan fix ed by a general court martial at three and a half years, but was reduced to two by Hecretary Vhur upon recom mendation of Major fleneral IJcune, commandant of the marine corps. Milltau prisoners nre required to batke r-;ularly and- the chaif,'H de- claied the man had rftisd to wiimi In the most convenient place, th y Oyrhn. tvhen ordered to do so by his superior officer. Dean Ahome Is in Lebanon, Pa. r n MIltD IN CRASHES Portland Flier Victim in Ghi- cago Accident While Three British Flying Officers Are Killed When Planes Collide in Mid-Air Capt. W. L. Heftig, U. S- R., Also Killed CHICAGO, Auk. 28. (A. 1'.) Two aviators In one piano were killed in a collision of two United Stales army airships .100 feet above the May wood air field late yesterday. Pilot of the second plane escaped uninjured, al though his ship was partly wrecked. Lieutenant Talcott P. "Happy" Smith of Portland, Ore., and his pas senger, Captain William L. lleptig. aviation reserve officer, former army colonel, a member of the Chicago board of trade and president of the Chicago chapter of the National Aero nautical association, were the victims. They were in u Dellaviland plane front Chanute field. Kantoul. HI., and were returnlug from an air tourna- ment at Camp Grant. sillier uuuKias, u mcniiiei in iuc ridge field. Mount Clemens. Mich., was flying in front and above Smith's ship in a Curtis pursuit plane. In attempting a lauding Smith made (ninpr 0f m q-le ueHaviiniid over- turned when lls tall cut shnrulv against tne sine or me citrus snip ; hurtled toward the ground. Smith made desperate efforts to right his flames. Ills parachute failed to open nnd he was crushed to death as he landed. Hn leaped when the , faljlnB Brounrt. grmum. i lie uuiimis inane imui'mj missed liundredK of Kpeotutors who wftnaftted the accident. The propeller - n.lfri-Bi 0ui alionrwl almost of Douglas' shin was sheared almost off by the Impact, It was found after a milUnl.y investigation of the acci(lent WM Bttenit to determine whether the pilots of the colliding ma- first pursuit group stationed at Self-!nnd watchdog oi iiie.clmcs were "stunting for the ueneni of the spectators nnd why the para chutes failed to open. Captain Heptlg s wife, formerly Hess Sullivan, an assistant state's attorney, was in Greeley. Colo., when notified of her husband's death and left for Chicago last night. PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 28. (A. P.) Lieutenant T a 1 e o t Proudman Smith, killed in an airplane accident in Chicago, graduated from the Port land high schools nnd was well known here. 1 1 Ik parents. M r. a nd Mrs. Frank H. Smith, reside here. A brother. H. Mather Smith, is president of the Falls City. Ore., bank. i nvnnv Ann- 9 t PI Tbrnit living officers were killed and one Injured today when two airplanes of the royal air forces collided in mitl-air nnd fell. Nntlonnl. At P.rooklyn R. H. K. Cincinnati 12 13 0 Brooklyn 7 13 0 Benton, Brady and liar grave; flrlmes. Khrhardt, Ilubbell, Brown and Taylor. At Philadelphia Jt. II. K. ir, 0 15 0 O'Nell. Pittsburg- 10 Philadelphia 9 Morrison, Oldhnm, Adams, sheehnn, Kremer and .Smith; Ring, t Pierce and Wilson. At New York R. H. R. St. Louis 3 6 1 New York 4 11 2 Sherdel nnd OTarroll; Kitzslm mons and Hartley, At Rnston Chicngo .". Boston ,. Cooper and Gonzales; Gibson. R. 11. R. 8 It I 4 9 2 Cooney nnd American At Clevelnnd , R. It. 15. Boston 2 6 0 Cleveland 1 !i 1 Zahnlier and Stokes, Plclnlch; Mil ler nnd L. fietvol At Detroit n. it. Philadelphia 1 6 Detroit . 8 14 firm- HrnvM TTnmmpl. ?tn timenrt-1 ner nnd Cochrane; Holloway and Bassler. ' At Chicngo R. It. R. Washington 3 S A Chicago Ferguson nnd and Hchalk. q .2 8 o Ruel; BASEBALL SCORES lilankcnshlp P.. It. E. . n 1 .1 3 C Cilnrd nnd At fit. Lou If O (ew York St. Louis O. Bengough; Hovt nnd (fcar&ivc, Yale Football Star Weds Star of Stage ( t H' L EMMA A NKW YOUK, Aug. 2S. (A. I'.) Kdwnrd (Tod) Coy, handsome Vale blonde gridiron hero of other days, Jeanne Bugles, actress star of 'Rain." are honoymooniiiK at her $75,000 summer home in the Itriar Hills cliffs, near Ossining. on the Hudson. The secret romunce, whispered for months after the first Mrs. Coy ob tained a divorce in Paris last De centber, was revealed yesterday, mere " n - l'ny nntnter, nciress. near Staniford, Conn.. Miss Painter her husband, and a few iutl- 'male friends being present. Tho bride said she was supremely 2 PORTLAND, Ore.; Aug. 28. One man was killed, another probably fatally hurt nnd another badly bruised this morning when a special Southern Pacific red electric train ran down a. handcar on the trestle near Second and Hamilton streets In South Port land. John Costas, 3fi, single, was killed instantly. A fellow worker, known only as "Steve," about F0. suffered probably fatal Injuries. Hospital attendants say he has a fractured plevis. both I snouinf'rs are nroscn. nis hkuii mi I h. fractured and he is suffering from shock. His death is expected. Mike t'npto, 4i. was seriously bruis ed. CHICAGO, Aug. 28, (A. P.) Ir ving Kchllg, suspected n the myste rious airplane bontlegsor plying be tween Canada nnd Chicago and Har ry Herman, identified by the police ns a gunman and robber, were found shot to death near the Ashhurnc avia tion field In the southwest corner of Chicngo early today. Schllg. held reHponsible for some of Chicago's spectacular and daring holdups nnd robberies. Is believed to have been slain by rival bootleggers who feared his siiccchh In brlnning In good whiskey nnd other liquors might lend tto him acquiring n monopoly In the bootleg trade. Death Toll of the Automobile PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 2S. O. M. Brltton, 3!i, was fatally Injured early today when his automobile skidded off Ihe imvement nnd crashed Into b heavy air compressor on Handy road, 1 near here. He db'd 15 minutes after 1 bclniF riixhed to the hosiiltal. Police declared that the air com- prcxnnand n s'cilm of the road near the machine wh'-re the pavement Is I belngQ widened, were not properly )iKhtd. (ficrs who Investigated aid there was a red lantern on Ik" barricade KUanlinK the air cumpres- m,r. ,ut that It could hunl he seen. Iltrillnn'n dcalh was the twenty, seventh traffic fatnllty since Decern. her 1st. O Mrs. Kd Wciton M' Klnnuith Fulls Is visiting friends nnd relatives In the city. O happy and In Inve. "Retire from the stage?" slip said "No not just yet." Coy until recently was connected with a brokerage firm, lie received $300.0(10 from his mother a few years ago and is reputed to be worth $10, 000.000. In his marriage license he gave liis age as 37. Miss Fugles is now married for tho first time. The license gives her age as 17. She has been on the stage since she was 1 0 I leu i oy is snown noove in tootoaii togs, with his first wife. Soplilo d'Antlgnuc Meldrlin. from whom he was divorced in Paris several years Ifugo. ALSO FAILS TO DOVER, Aug. wS. SetHti Mshlimiru. Japanese long distance swimmer, abandoned his attempt to swim the Engl inli channel today afUM being In the water only two hours and flvo minutes. Setsu Nfshiinurn. said to he the cnanipinn long distance Hwinimer oi Japan, has attracted atlentlon in "K laud since his arrival there in June. uy uiu unuu..i i n m.- nu in training for his attempt to swim the Knglfsh channel. He ato only vegetables and ogKH, Instead of the usual heavy heat-producing foods favored by most channel swimmers. The weather was 1'air hut n smart breeze was kicking up n seaway. The swimmer wore n costumo en voloping him lo the ankles and this was covered won a um u onimfi ui grease. nori-OuNK, France. Aug. 118. (A. P.) Gertrude Fderle, unsuccessful in her nrst attempt to Hwnu inn iMigiisn channel, nas tixeu ftepiemoer . as uie limit nf lmr fdav hern wafting for fair weather and favorable tides for an! other attempt. She hopes to get nway next Monday or Tuesday, hut the con tinned roughness of the sea is dls- cnuraKlnft Tillla. H-irrl-on Aruenllne star Lillian Harrison, atm nitiiB sinr. deck to wait unlll September 15. feellnn sure site will have an op portiinily liy that dale. CROP 10 BE BUMPER PORTLAND. Ore., A.UK- 2. Wllt the cranberry hm-vost al hand In the lower Columbia river bogs, growers now place their total yield at ap- proximately r.o.onn boxes. This n. the largest crop that has ever been In sight for the const nnd It will not only set up a new production record, but will nlso see the realisa tion of dreams oi pioneer growers, who years ngo thought that some time the crop might reach BO, 000 boxes. Wall Street Report NI:Y YOltK. Aug. 2K. Contrasting price movements again characterized today's stock market. American Can a number of recent speculative fawirltes. yielded to selling pressure. but bullish cip.-riiiliins continued In n number of the pipe, steel, nmtnr, equipment nnd shipping shares. Total sales npriOdniatcd 1 ,200,000 shares. American Airmen Make First Sortie; Score Many Hits 4 Ql'K'AN'. French Morocco. ! Aug. L'X. (A. P.) The entire group of American aviators here made their first fighting flight over the enemy tribesmen's camps today, dropping -40 kilo grams of bombs and scoring h many direct hits. ! The aviators also dropped fond 4 l and ammunition In one Spanish and five French outpusis stir- ! rounded by the enemy. ! Highway Commission Decides to Sell Large Block to Re tire Short Term Issue and Saup lntprp:r spvpml Cnn - Odve IlllClbbl OCVtMdl lUII - tracts Are Let. W MILLIONS IN OREGON ROAD BONOS ARE SOLD they thought might lead to solution POUT LAND, Ore., Auk. 2S. The of lhp ., mystery. Investigators state highway commission today de- said the place had been scrubbed out elded to sell $2,000,000 worth of bonds recently and that a mattress was mlss and use the money to refund a short l"g from one of the cols. Otherwise, time issue of that size which matures everything appeared lo be in order. September 1. Rowe was released lust night after The commissioners pointed out that moreVinii eight hours grilling, during they should save ubout 1 per cent which police said he made a number interest on the existing issue, it's it of contradictory but not particularly was put out when the commission hud significant statements. They said in , r. ..i I,,,- itn,iv Tim now Rowe probablv would be called for gs0 )s a!slpite( to He. llt interost yj,, o- p,.,,!,,,!, 4 14 percent. Tl. . 1 ' llM ...,1 1... i l.,.(,H0 ie total state bonded indeht' ednosH. whtlu it will redtieo. to a the case yesterday when letters and marked dugreo the amount paid out oiher documents found In Mrs. Lo in Interest. J reu's trunk were revealed, were Qlies On September 1 11m commission will Honed yosierday, hut declined to dls nuy orf $100,000 worth of highway 'Hiss the letters purporting to have hondfl and on October 1 $411,000 worth, been written by them to Mr. Loren With these two payments t ho com- or to answer any questions hearing mission will have paid off nearly on their alleged association with the $N. hi OUO worth of bonds I his year Several contracts were let ns fol lows: DcHchutos county Hend l.ava llutte Hection of The Dalles-California high way, i.0" mlleH of grading, let to F. L. Ilrown of Portland. $4S,!H.S.riO. Lnno county Sutton lake-Florence section of. the Roosevelt const high way, li.la mllcH of grading, let tn the Rarker SeharHchnuth company of Baker, $ra.7:i2.50. Washington count y Paving ap proaches of Dairy creek bridge on Tualatin valley highway near IIIIIk boro, let to W. D. Andrews Construc tion company of Portland. $10,110. I'matilla county Bridge over the tTmatlUl rver nt R(.M0 lK to j. u Tobin Portland $'' ?rr Hr,(jK0 at stanfield, let to C. J. Mon- U(f por,nn,( $18,745, The bridge over Klamath river nt Keno was reported in dangerous con dition and the Klamath county court, which was present, stated it would repair the bridge nt once. "When we have n bridge that is unsafe, there should be no argument regarding tho closing of It, and Its ninie,nnte repair." declared Highway . Commissioner Van Duzer. "We OUK lt not to quibble ns to who should pay for Ihe repnirs." Chairman William Hit by announced the slate was willing lo pay for these I)Bp(lm! rP,IljrHt bnt Klamath county 'nnnounC(,(, ,t wm,( mako thpm nt it'i,.....i. nnrnna n t..n tin. I ( nnft tnwanH a now i,ri,gfl at Keno. The esllniuled cost of this structure is :!!!. (loo. The (litest Ion was taken U!"l,r ,,llvlHe,""',t r?r "? ""T!- 1 , R v 80on Tnp ,.PHr tlK 0f rlelit-of- v ,lamnlh.Ukevicw hlKhway under ndvlsernent for nn answer to he j way on Klamnlh-UMievicw niKiiway between Illy nnd the Lake enmity line will he done this fall. Ye Oregon Sportsmen mm if . ft f may Hunt uaimuies WASIIINOTON, Auk. 28. (A. p.) Sportsmen In Idaho nnd Oregon can hunt coon, ciiliinulefl. iatksnlnn. black- bolliprl and Rolden plovers, greater B, i,,Bser yellow legs, from Octohef 1 t0 January ir.. but they cannot hunt t nny tluin wood duck or swan, tho biological survey said today In an- nouncing changes In the migratory regulations " ' L rUvAMI'HCOTT. Mnss., Aug- 28- i ntolor from Hint place lo Cohnsset A. P.) The Mayflower, with presl-'for luncheon with C. W. Hnrron. pub dent ni Mrs. Cooliilg" aboard, salted j Usher of ihe Wall tltreet Journal, today for Plymouth, vflsn., where thef before returning to White Court. pilgrim fnl hero lauded more than 30 years ago. ' The trip was arranged tn permit the execuilve to visit historic points In uSl around Plymouth and 9 SUSPECT NURSE CASE I RELEASED Gordon Rowe Given Liberty When Questioning Fails to Secure Damaging Evidence Oakland Doctors Refuse to Talk Search of Swamp Is Continued. OAKLAND. Cnl.. AilK. (A. P.) Systematic search of every hunting loilKe and dlli-k blind ulollK the shores of Sun Francisco hay nnd possible drUKulUK "f ihe waters In the vicinity of I'ozy rove, near Point Richmond, t'onlra I'osla county, was lo be under taken today by officials of the San l-'ranclsco bay counties. In the esnroh for t hi hotly of Mrs. Hessle Loren. 'kla"l ","m" ,iml ,v,c,lm ,,f l,,e Kl ' s"a,,'l, """ ""'lu "r "w hunting .i,,,.,, of (i..,.,..,., uawe. s,i Prancisco accountant and former employer of Mrs. ljoren, at Klvlso. off Ihe shores of Santa, rlara county, officials said, revealed Utile or no Information which further questioning, I Dr. J. J. Moyer, Oakland physician, ml n,-. J. l.ornn Pease. Oakland den- list, whose names were brought inlo Oakland nuiso. Both retained attor neys and declined to answer certain questions on advice of counsel. Conclnved that Mrs. Annie Fergu son, mother Of Mrs. Loren, is with holding Information which might as sist authorities in unraveling the swamp mystery, Assistant District At torney James F. Hoey of Contra Cosui county today was to subject her to further questioning. Uowe admitted under "questioning that he made an automobile trip to Los Angides with his brother Robert, leaving here August 13 and returning August 17, officials said. Authorities have been unable to trace to their satisfaction tho movements ot Mra. Loren during thnt period. Rowe to day continued to deny that he vitdled Mrs. Loren nt her hotel In San Fran cisco between the dates of August 17 and Auifust 19, whtn hotel employes declare a man whom they Identified yesterday as Howe visited the woman and on one of the two alleged visits accompanied her out of tho hotel. Latest developments have caused investigators to lenn to the theory that the woman was kilded outright. Instead of dying from the effects of an operation. Wire Report on the Pear Market flllCAfto, Auk. 28. Arrivals, Cali fornia 3ii; 3 OreRon; 9 enrs sold: callfornlu Hartleiis, fiOOO, $2. K0 to ". "'"""V 3- fi-" OreBons, $2 , ,.,,. ', ,., or. lo " -0' uwr"BB 75 NKW YOniC, Auk. 28. Arrivals: 7 Oregon; 3 New York by hnnt: 24 New York; some California, sliRhtly stronger. California Ilartletts. 31 cars. 1 13 to $3.30; mostly 13.10; ordinary $.75 to l.fir; common, 9!i.D() to $2.7()i ,ipe, ius to fi.w. nvcniKo I $2. nil; Oreon Ilartletts, 6 enrs, extra !J.ri0 In Tew at f .1.40; nveraito '3.7fi; fancy 2.35 to 3.1li, aventKo 12.71. '" Wood In All Clicap Mqimi; ' NHW YOltK. Dr. A. O, Oettler. Heileviie toxlcologlst. says wood alco- h"l Is now being found 'In all cheap lliiuor; more persons are dying from It than ever before und It is respon- slide for a great ninny crimes. ' sa: ICAL Mr. and Mrs. Coolldge had as their I guests Hecretary and Mrs. Sanders, . Colonel H. A. Cheney, military nlde and Major James F. lesldent'a physician. Coupal, tha - i i i 1 o o o 0