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o 1 o o o o o U5 o o EDFOED L IMBUNE TheWatW PrcdUlloii rtiilii Maximum yoMordny 7 Mlnliuuiu Uicliiy . 56.5 Weather Year Ago Maximum 84 Minimum 07 Ottlj Twentieth Yew. ITwkty h'ifly.fonrtb Yw. TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD, OKKCiOX. AVKDNKSDAY, S KPT KM It Kit 102.') NO. 152 MM M ES T James Walker, Governor's Candidate, Defeats Hearst's Choice While Waterman, Fountain Pen King, Runs Away From G- 0. P. Oppo nents. NEW YORK. Sept. 10 (A. P.) Mayor John I'1. Ilylan announced this aftornoon that he would 'return to private lire upon the conclusion of his present term in office. "I will return to private life." said the mayor, "with my sclf-rcsjiect un impaired, my conscience clear and with the full satisfaction of having scrupulously lived up to my oath of office." The mayor's announcement was In terpreted at city hall as definitely re moving the possibility of there being an independent democratic ticket in the November election. NEW YOI1K, Sept. JG. (A. P.) The possibility of a third ticket being in the field in November to contest the in u yo r a 1 ity election with Statu Senator James K. Walker, democrat ic ' nominee and Frank D. Water in a n, republican, held the center of the political stasc today as final re turns re-confirmed the decisiveness of yostorduy'a ballot. W 1 1 h all dls t r 1 1-1 B canvassed. Senator Walker huld a majority of VJOMN f, HYLAN flEVlU:! votes over Mavoi- John F. Hy lan. candidate for n third term. I Political obsorvai-3 Appeared to be equally divided today on the ques tion of whether Mr. Ilylan would head nn Independent ticket and tho mayor himself kept his own coun sel. Arriving at city hull this morning, Mr. Ilylan declared he would con clude his term with "nothing to re gret." The New York levelling Journal, strenuous supporter of the mayor in tho pro-primary campaign, assert ed editorially today that there would be n third ticket and expressed hope that Hylun could bo Induced to head It. Republicans I'nlteil. In the republican camp there was no anxiety today regarding the pos stblllty or dl- pvlBMi vlded front in No- I vember. Mr. Wat- J orn,nn rolled up a f f&M insJorhy of 8 to 1 , over John J. Ly-1 HYLAN LOS PRIMARIES T 91 J DOS, HIS nearest!". loin nwtin. ami riuLiiwu ni. inu a Ik. 2 1 opponent, and of expense of an association of the mcr- K . jgijjl I even greater odds chants who have booths (u the bulld- Y ' aT-- Jtm ovcr William M. i ing. arc very effective. Many local Iv wEL M Bennett. I merchants 'and their assistants re- 1 n.,tKTi. i vnn nialned 111 the building after midnight Both Mr. Lyons Bennett and Mr. sent their congrat ulations to Mr. W a t o r m an last night and pledged their support. John M. McCory, Tammany lead - In Brooklyn and supporter of , cr Mayor Hyhtn in the primaries, an nounctd that ho would call a meet ing of the Brooklyn democratic ex ecutives tomorrow to dlsnUHB the nomination of Senator Walker. William H. Edwards, candidate for.clnred by persons who have attended city comptroller on Mayor Hyian's former fairs' here, to be ahead of ticket, nfter conceding his defeat, announced that ho would support the Walker ticket in the final elec tion. Senator Walker carried Manhattan, tho Bronx and Hrooklyn, whilo May or Ilylan won In Queens and Klch inond. In Manhattan Senator Walker's vote was 103,6It. compared with only'1 lp4lrfires; ',e ? .,.. , ' ... .' station at the north end 27.942 for the mayor. His vote in , j ..i 4i A ii Mr ot i i.h man s nulldini? and aucuo the Hronx was 4r,877 compared with tho mayor's 21,311 In Brooklyn, tho mayor's home borough. Senator Walker won 65, 584 votes.' while the mayor's was 60.957. Tho mayor carried ueens with 31.627 to Senator Walker's 28.- 266 and In Richmond the mayor re- (Continued On page two) JACK DEMPSEY TO ENTER WALL STREET AS A N. LOS ANOEI,KS. Sept. 1. (A. P.) 19'portn emanating from tho caat that Jack Dfinpsoy was about to enter Wall street an a fttock broker were modified In an announcement here today by Murray Hhewitt of New York who Mild the champion would be hlfl assistant In n modest under writing firm. O O O Prince of Wales Is Marooned in Snow At Top of Andes (SANTIAGO. Chile. Sept. 16. (A. P.) Tho Prince of Wales was still marooned at Los Andes, the Chilean terminus uf the trans-Andean railway today, lie was cuuKht there yesterday when on his way bach to Argon Una from his visit to Chile by 4 heavy snows in tho mountains and a big landslide which block- ed the railway lino. AT F, CROWD OPENING III ALL , ., . . . ... il -roan oli mo racmc iiiKiiway, r.u In Spite Threatening weatneiLoui8ignot. a neomg motorist, be- I Moved to have been driving a stolen Thousands Attend Medford car. The jury hew mat .mo -officer I acted in the line of duty. Day Celebration Races Make Big Hit Exhibits Are Best in History. TOMORROW'S PROGRAM. Starts at 1:30 P. M. Auto race five laps. Running race 3-8 mile dash. Helay motorcycle raco. liibbon jump M c C 1 e a v e ' 8 trained horses. Auto bug raco throo laps. Hunnlng race 1-2 mile dash. Motorcycle obstacle race. Clown horse M c C 1 o a v o s trained horses. Flat race McClcavo's trained horses. Auto race five laps. Ttunning race-r-G-8 mile dash. inreo sets iiigti jumpers--bio- ' Hack-up auto race. .....v. v . o v.... ... .....oum. - 7:30 P. M. Vaudeville shown in grandstand by Gcorgo and company. Dancing at pavilion. front of Andrews Show in Merchants' building. Willi ruin threatcnim- Hie outdoor events including the rodeo and rae- Ing progrntn. the Indoor shows at too opening of the annual Jackson Coun ty Kair today were well patroni.ed. Two five lap auto races were sched uled at the last minute and if weather permits, two five lap races with local drivers and local cars will oc run each afternoon during tho fair. The merchants' building Is the fln- est. that has ever been seen at a fair In HiIh county. Decorations planned I,,fit "'bt completing their booths. t imieiHiers lor me Hi'mi i-i ti-i-i ivviy fii.,1 n fl tat li'n I Iv Hnni-filnH linntli n i-e numerous. The finishing touch of tho decoration scheme was accom- iillshed vPHtprrliiv when n. nlcturo of colol.s nmtI.hiB tho decorations, was ,,,H ,, ,h .-,,..,,....... ,h merchants' building and tile entrance to the woman's building. Exhibits In the woman's building this year, hi addition to being moro numerous than ever before, are de- former exhibits In every way. The flower section presents a say mans of color and after lcwlnu It no doubt Is left In tho mind of the observer con cerning the pntwlhllity of raising flow ers hem equal to the best In Califor nia or Portland. The food exhibit Is declared to be larger than ever before. Following I the races. C. K. Gates will take his of the wo- lon everything In this exhibit. HoateHHru this afternoon were MIhb Alice Hanley and Mesdames McOrack en and J. W. Wakefield. Hontennes for the eveninff are Mrs. R I lirown nnd Mm. M. J. NorriH. Thursday af tcrnoon Mrs. H. C. Smith and Mrs. It. h, Uoolnaon will servo as hosteHBcn. (Continued on page two) I STOCK BROKER Activities of the firm which -prob ably will be knovni as Dempsry and! Khcwitt. win he contincti soiciy to tnc financing of corporations, a business already carried on at a Now York office. It is probable that a branch office will he opened In los Angoleti han die the firm's operations on the Fa clflc coast, Hhewitt said. C.PJALENT EXONERATED FORIIING Local Speed Cop Within Rights in Shooting Fugitive, Albany Jury Declares Claims Gun Was Discharged By Colli sionGirl Tells Her Story of Affair. ALBANY, Ore.. Sept. 1G. A cor oner's jury hero yesterday exonerated C. P. Talent of Medford. u state traf fic officer who shut and fatally wounded near Jefferson, on a side In an oral supplement to the for mal verdict the Jury stated that It was convinced tho shooting was acci dental, but that there was insufficient evidence to stato this in tho written verdict. Talent claimed on tho wit ness stand that his gun was dis charged accidentally when tho auto mobile in which he was riding with N. C. Chancy, district attorney of Jackson county, collided with another automobile. The members of the jury were C. C. Hall. Dennis Merrill, Glen Junkin. Q. T. Hockensmith, I''. O. Carty and Ud Washburn. Witnesses wore examined by dis trict Attorney Jewelling. Chancy is Witness The witnesses wore Talent, Chaney, Dr. B. It. Wallace, who examined tho body, Wayne Uvoi-housor, Phillip Yagelskl and Gcnia Owen. Over bolder and Yagelskl were in an auto mobile which was overtaken by the fugitive und with which the officers' our collided whon the fatal shot was firod. , Ccnla Owen is tho eighteen 'iyettl, oW, .,, ,a8.vu Loulsig .not. . . . . , I Tho testimony of Chaney, Ovor- 1,.,1-n,. aH Vun-nlukl rtva I .Mi 1 1 V mr. roborated Talent's deposition, though tho two latter wcro not .'certain that the shot was exactly simultaneous with tho impact of tho collision with their car. . Talent said that he had no inten tion of killing tho fugitive, but be lieved he would have been Justified In shooting him intentionally, lie und Chancy testified that Talent fired several shots in the ulr, believing this would stop the fugitive car. iln Tciis Story Tho girl's statements in all respects did not tally, as given on tho witness stand and as given to others outsldo tho inquest. On the stand she said that she, her father, G. T. Owen, her mother, and a brother, arrived at Grundview, Wash., about two weeks ago from their home at Troy, Mont. It was their Intention to pick hops. At Grandvlew they met Loulslgnot. Ho and tho girl left Grandvlew and went to CleRlum where, she said, they telegraphed her father to come there also. Her testimony indicated that she did not know whethsr ho had left Grandvlew, und she said she did not know his whereabouts at tho present ,tln0. She said that sho had lived with Loulslgnot tho lust two weeks. Describing the flight from tho offi cers, Miss owen saiu: I wanted him to atop when tho shooting began, but ho wouldn't. Ho said he was in troublo but he wouldn't tell mo what It was." Loulslgnot told her, alio aald, that his mother lived In Albany and that ho was going thero to ace her. No ono by that name is known horo. After the inquest the girl tola sov- oral persons that her father knew sho and Loulsisgnot wcro going away together and that Loulslgnot had pro mised to marry her. I wanted him to atop In every town wo camo to so wo could be mar ried," sho said, "but ho wouldn't do it." She also said that sho made scv. crul attempts to got away from him A inormcr Convict. SALEM. Ore. Sept. 16. Records at the Btato penitentiary here indi cate that Ed Loulslgnot. who was killed near Jefferson, yesterday hyl viTTSFIKLD. Mass., Sep. IB. (A. C. P. Talent, a stato traffic officer.',,, Herbert Parsons of New. York was a former convict. This is also ani) inox, former chairman and the belief of Harry Levy, a meat promlnent republican party leader in market man here 'who eaya that he f;ovf York, died at the House of once employed Loulslgnot at Forest Mercy hospital hero today, flrove, whero, says Levy, tho Louis-I Death came as tho result of an In ignot family lived. Jury suffered In a motor-lilcyclo Prison records show that Loulsig-, accident at Lenox Saturday. Ho rc not was received at tho penitentiary. eclved a rupture of the kidney. October il, 1904 from Multnomah I Mr-. Parsons had presented his county, to serve three years for lar-Jyoung son with a bicycle equipped ccny by bailee! Ho was 24 years old with a motor driven rear wheel, at tho timo and was listed as a mar-l While demonstrating it to tho lad rled man. Whilo working with a front of his summer homo at Lonox, road gang on the slough road near.lt suddenly overturned. One of tho Salem, he escaped Juno 6, 1905, and handlebars struck him imthn body, wns captured In Portland July 82. Mr. Parsons was lrn In New York 1905 by Charles Hiiddlcaon, a prison October 28. 19. htrnlinv. art. hnlrla Iho nitlnn nnnl-l Hon now. All of Loulslgnot's good' time credits wire taken away from Seymour L. cromwou, inrincr prosi him and ho was discharged Decern- "ont of ijie New York stock exchange w ii nn) inihnriiie. heliev. he and whTuly known hanker aWI bro- serwd a later term Wlr another name, q Loulslgnot ..X. Was again returned to (Continued on Page Two) O o Steps Out of Magazine Cover Kathrvn HiH't htt is her fortune. Countless thousands havo il ir their homes who do not know her name. After having served aa model (or tpany magauint covers by Harrison fisher, she now it winningMamt Ui the movie. , SALEM MAN COUGHS HE SWALLOWED SALPMOre., Sopt. 1C A'n oftl taslilunod gold on point, swallowed by J. F. Young of this city when he was a small child, was coughed up by Young at his home here yesterday. (the tip of the pen point was In good condition but the remainder was badly corroded, indicating that the tip had become lodged in btfi throat. Physicians attending tho case declare that the point must have becomo stuck In his bronchial tube, WINS BY 6 UP IN 1ST DHL MONTR, Calif.. Kept. 16. (A. r.) Captain A. Bullock Webster. Hollywood, dropped his lltlo of stato amateur golf champion hero today when ho lost to Frank Dulu. Portland, Ore., In the match play round of tho state nninteur golf championship tour ney. Tho score was 0-4. Webster was "away off his game," and was particularly poor on tee shots. The Portland player won in handy fashion but faces a field of stiff competition for tho champion ship. Francis Itrown. Honolulu favorite, put himself away up In front when he defeated Krank Kwecney, Hun Bornardlno, 5 and 4. H. Chandler Egan, Medford, Ore., national ama teur champion twenty years ago, won n place In the California champion ship fight when ho defeated liay Palmer, Kanta Barbara. and 4. Hon Stein. Seattle, defeated Allon Moscr, Los Angeles, 6 and 5. The Noted. Dead iu, ""P'- today at his home at. Morris-I i town. IS. J.. Ol injuries suiicreo wneir he fell from a horse moro than t week ago. Death was duo to if CHANDLER EGAN ROUND eusaloof ye brain. - G UP PEN POINT OVER 20 YEARS AGO Young, who-Id now 28 years old has beoti bothered slncn childhood with poor health that hnB baffled every physician consulted. Ilia 111 iieas lias heen marked with frequent fits of coughing, during which blood would appear. It was during an occa sion of this kind that tho pen point was ojocted from Ills system yester day. His mother, with whom ho is living, believes that Young must have swallowed the pen point moro than 20 years ago. Daily Report on the Crime Wave DKNVRH, Colo., Sept. 16. (A. P.) nay Shank. 62, shot and killed two members of his family early today, attempted to take tho life of a third and then sought to end his lifo by drowning hiinsolf in a both tub. Tho dead: Mrs. Marlon Shank, 49, his wife; Paul Shank, 19. a son. The soil was shot in tho head as he lay asleep on a sleeping porch. Mrs. Shank was killed In tho living room. Family friction is believed by offi cers to havo been Iho inollvo for tho crime. . Olvorco papers, filed by his wife and served on him yesterday, were found under Shank's pillow. A daughter, Kulll. IS. escaped by running from tho house. Attracted by her screams, a neighbor camo to her usslstanco and grappled with the father, who broko loose nnd rotlrod to tho house whero ho uttompted to end his own life. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 10. (A. P.) Jack II. Carter, &.r, logger, stubbed his wife, Mrs. Leona Carter. 33, and onded his own lifo by stabbing him self at a rooming house horo early to day. Ho (Hod ut a hospital. Mrs. Carter Is in tho saino hospital suffer ing from wounds In hor buck and right arm, but hor condition is not serious. .Mrs. Carter told tho police that tho stubbing occurred lifter sho und lier husband hud been drinking uioonshluo. Wire Report on the Pear Market CHICAdO. Sent, in. (U. S. Bll reau of Mai'kots) Klevon cars of California pears received; 1 Doltt- waro; 7 New York: 6 Oregon; 6 Washington; 1 Michigan by boat; H2 cars on track. California bartletts. 1313 boxes, $2.50 to $4.20: mostly $3.15 to 3.40. Washington bnrtletis, 51 1'boxes, $2.30 to $2.50: mostly around $2.40. No Oregon bartlctui i not oil today. . Yes orday's Oregon bartlotls wore 3247 boxes, S2.45 to 13.70; . inoslly $a to $3S. Heavy Itiiliu) at Id-nil. 11 F.N I), Ore., Sept. HI. Italn was plentiful all ovor tho Deschutes na- lional lorest yesterduy and lost night, according to reports received at tho maln nrflcn In Hend. A heavy show- er laJ yesterday afternoon In Hand was followed by Intermittent showers during the night, General Wood's Son Sued for Divorce In N. Jersey Court WILMINGTON. Del.. Sept. III. (A. P.) Among the tllvnrco suits listed for trial at the Sep- temher term of the superior ! court today was that of Kather- f f Ine Thompson Wood, aK.tiust fr Lieutenant Oslun-ne t. Wootl. fr ! son of Gilvernor General Leon- I 4 I Wimil nr the I'hliiiiiilneH. 4 Court Is scheduled to open Men- .tiny. Tho suit, was tiled last July. T T BY OF MELON PATCH George Hamlin of Portland Is Dead and Father Dying As Result of Shooting On Mc- Minnvillc Ranch Deny j They Were Stealing Melons-1 Mc.M INN VILI.H. Ore.. Sept. 1 fi. (A. P.) (leorBo llalnlin of Port land was Itilh-d und his father,, V. K. Ilanillll of rmllund was probably fatallv shot last night by .1. S. Trent. diilryinan, who thought tho men wero robbing his watermelon pulrh two ami ono-half miles southwest uf hero oil tho Kheridan road. , Tho. dead and Injured men were inembers of an automobile party of IN SO OWNER deer hunters. Karl llamllu, brother )j,ifolletto in Wisconsin. Young Bob of tho dead man and William Hum-' Wnn with n majority of SB.4IIG over his Hii. nn undo, wcro oilier monibors of tlll.0o 0,,,0onts and a plurality of 85. tlio party. I 4SS over his nearest opponent, noy Trent was arrcHted shortly nfter p Wilcox of Hau Ciairo, tho Coolldgo Ion o'clock last night by Sheriff CI, . republican candidate. W. Manning und held in tho Ynm-( wilcox did not make tho run cx hlll county Jail.- Tho two surviving pected of him by iitn supporters, car Hafntlns also nro held pending an eying only fivo counties. Daniel Imiuost Into tho'shootlng, which Cor- Woodward of Kaugaunn. running with oner Olon Macy said probably would tho endorsement of tho Ku Klifx Klan be held this afternoon. ' I was tho surprise candidate, 'finishing The body of CScorgo Hamlin Is at third, carrying . three counties. Tho an undertaking parlor here, and F. others went to LaFollotto by a wido K. Hamlin is in n hospital horo, margin. ' whero physicians say ho Is not ex- From the first return until the last pected to rocovcr. the oloction was LaFolletto, equalling The shunting occurred about ton the victories of his father, tho former o'clock last night. Trent told Slier-, Badger stnto senator in othor years. Iff Manning that ho was called on Ono of tho surprises of the clcc tho telcphono by a neighbor and . t'on was tho poor showing by Fran- warned that his watermelons wero being raided. Ho said ho procured his shotgun und wont outside. Hear ing a noise, as If soiueono wcro climbing his fenco and seeing an automobile nearby, ho fired both barrels ut the cur, ho said. Trent declared that ho firod point blank, thinking his gun was louded on.y wan r.co. as no na.i n.Hiruciea his Bona to bo rlmrgo it nnd hud cx - Hininod tho hIipIIh jirovlmm to tho shooting nnd wn convinced they had boon oponrd nnd ro-chm-ffcrt. The drad nnd wounded mon, how ever, each received heavy chin'Ren of buckshot, uccordlng to HliurlfC Man ning. Tho dend man haH no vent 1 Hhot In the upper part of hit back, nhoul- deiH and neck, while the ftaher also has ucvcral heavy Hhot In IiIh back. Tho Hurvivhig HnmlliiH deny that they wcro robbing tho melon patch, l'lklnif SKt.liglit, AVitllttin Hamlin, ono of the aur vlvora, In an nccount of tho shoot- Ing said (leorgo Hamlin was driving pendent and will run under that dos tho car ami had stopped to adjust lgnatlon lu tho final election Boptoni tllo spotlight. They had again gotten bcr 29. undor way und hud driven about two I Two othor republicans may enter blocks when a shot was heard. Thoy tho list In tho flnnl oloction. They aro thought their own shells In tho back M. A. Dlthmo. formor lieutenant goy of tho car had exploded. ernor, and Arthur Barry, tho only Tho churgo from ono shot struck avowed candidate. Thoro wore ro- both floor.ro Hamlin ho sat at' tho steering wheel and his father, who was In a rear scut on the oppo site side of tho cur. Oeorgo went into convulsions, Wil liam said, and he took tho wheel and returned hurriedly to McMlnnvlllo with the vic tims. He entered a cigar store to tolo pliono for a physician. Deputy Sheriff Pierre Mend wns In lho cigar storo and on lenrning tho shooting ho went to tho point described by Hamlin to Invcatlgato. Ilriiln as Well uh llrawn. lIBHKKbKV, Col. Helen Wills has been elected lo Phi Heta Kappa. LA OlIANDn. terrific thunder over Union nnd Ore., Sept. 16. A storm which swept Wallowa counties lata yostorday took a toll of ono life, delayed threshing In Wallowa county, and caused an unosllmated amount uf damage to pruno und uppio orch- urds near t'ovo. Wayne Wlllett, 23, of Wallowa, was killed by a bolt ot lightning when he soughiQbelter from tn4 alorm under TERRIFIC STORM SWEEPS EASTERN 0REG0N.0NE K1LLED.CR0PS DAMAGED III FOLLETTE JR. WINS IN WALKAWAY Son of 'Fighting Bob' Beats Father's Majority in Badger State Primary Klan Can didate Is Third Democrats Fail to Get Enogh Votes to Qualify. MII.VAliKi:i:. Wis.. Sept. 16. (A. I'.) Youth outdistanced ull opposi tion at yesterday's senatorial primary. Hubert M. IJiKollctto, Jr.. Just Inside tho ago limit, swept everything before him, carrying all but eight of the 71 counties In tho state and rceolvod tho republican nomination for tho United States sen ate. With but 369 precincts missing out of a total of 2L'69 in tho stato IjoKolletto had 163.584: Wilcox 7i.!i9fi: Woodward 37.227; McOovern 17.R66. The same num- her of precincts gave Hruee, democrat. 16347; itogers, democrat,. 157 and . Work, socialist, 6630; Tho voto today represented some what less than half tho voting strength of tho stale, slightly moro than 300.000 going to the polls, hut Onujn tt.li.i ,11,1 i.n,-ljt At-nrl In tin lltl- ..... limlmr their desire to retain r'8 K. McOovern, former governor. Ho was beaten by Woodward, a man who. when he was governor, ho ap pointed warden of tho stato peni tentiary. Tho election was fatal to the domo cratlo cause In tho stato. William Oonrgo Bruce, selected to make tho raco by tho stato democratic conven tion, wub iinnhlo to poll sufficient , , t Uo lho fUmI l rare. II in count did tint roach tho requir ed fivo per cent of tho democratic to tal in tho liiHt election In 1034 or 15, 685 votes. Thero Is BOtno doubt about tho ability nf John M. Work, tho bo clallHt candidate to nmko tho re quired goal. - Tho voto wrh especially light yestor- day, although the Ihhuo In tho cam- jmln wan utrlctly a LaFollotto and I antl-lJiFollotto fight. IaFollotte made a walkaway of tho raco, but will bo oppoHcd at tho final election by hi moat formidable opponent of yester day, Itoy P. Wilcox, who ran as a rc nubllcan but also filed as an indo- Prta last nignt inanwnma aim d. ry aro considering withdrawing. Young LaFolletto, If ultimately olocted, will be ono o ftho youngest members of tho senate. Ho barely qualifies aa to ago requirements mi lder the const llutlon, having recently turned 30. Ho is unmarried. For a number of years the nom inee was secretary of tho late Sena tor rtobort M. LaFolletto and is chair man nf tho republican stato contra! ot. committee During tho primary campaign 1-a Fnllette mado a tour of tho stale speaking to largo audlencos. Plans In his platform wcro based principally (Continued on page two) a tree. Wlllett's mother, bringing hint a coat to the field whore he and his father were working, witnessed the death. Two horses were killed it few minutes later by another bolt of lightning. Huge halltono fell about Cove, smashing windows and severely damaging crops. Tho storm was not so severe :ui" and no great damage waa reporteu. . Rain has fallen here inoewantly during the last fifteen hours. 4 'cm
