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MEDFORD, ORKOON, MOXDAV, Of'TOBKIl lit!. 1!2.r
NO. 18(5
SUNDAY GALE
EAST COAST
LEAVES RUIN
Atlantic and Southern States
Suffered 500 Homes In
Woburn, Mass., Destroyed
Tornado Racks Alabama.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2G. (A. P.) A
disastrous Sunday gale swept the
middle and north Atlantic states.
An 85-m lie ' an ' hour rain-bearing
wind canned seven deaths and uiucli
property damage in rive states. At
Woburn, Mass., 600 houses were shut
tered and troops were called out.
Seven navy seaplanes were strewn on
the beach at Baltimore, with seven
demolished. Ocean and consul ship
ping was demoralized.
The fatalities were:
. New York City Expectant mother
dragged from fifth-story window by
wind-whipped clothesline. Mother and
child died after Caesarian operation.
Two fishermen drowned in a capsized
motorboat oft Rockaway Point.
' Baltimore Child killed by fulling
tree.
Paterson Child killed by fulling
walls.
Woburn National guardsman killed
by falling tree while repairing auto
mobile. Several towns were In darkness last
night and others were cut off from
wire communication.
Greatest damage apparently was in
Woburn, Mass., where Mayor Thomas
11. Duffy has issued an appeal to. con
tractors to cease their regular build
ing work and concentrate on repairing
shattered homes.
Mayor Curley of Boston has tele
graphed a relief offer..
With 500 houses unroofed or with
walls caved in and the streets a muss
of tangled wires and wreckage, looting
began in that -city,. a .residutlul and
manufacturing1 suburb of Boston, and
out to keep order.
Two women are In a hospital, oue
seriously injured by the falling spire
of Unitarian church.
Seafaring men in New York said it
was the worst storm known in years.
The two-masted schooner Columbia
was saved by the coast guard cutter
Karitan In New York harbor, less than
100 feet from the rocks of Governor's
Island, after both her anchors were
torn away. The tug Deltardelf re
turned to port after losing In the storm
a drydock she had in tow. -
Two women and 15 men were res
cued by a coast guard patrol off Sandy
HoHok after drifting for hours on a
string of 12 empty barges, which were
abandoned.
Forty feet of shed over a Brooklyn
elevated railway station were torn off,
the roof of a five-story tenement was
pulled off and a 24-lnch smokestack
weighing several tons toppled from n
five story office building without In
juring anyone.
TROY, Ala., Oct. 26. (A, P.) Resi
dents of many portions of Pike, Bar
bour and Crenshaw counties today
were endeavoring to brin-? order out
of chaos that resulted from a tornado
which claimed a known toll of 17 lives,
injured many, rendered hundreds
homeless and left thousands of dollars
damage In its wake.
Troy Red Cross forces and local phy
f Ida us were ministering to the needs
of injured and were assisting the
stricken people to orient themselves.
. A relief fund was subscribed here
yesterday afternoon and made avail
able to the relief workers who went
into the field.
The tornado seemed to have its
origin In Crenshaw county, where It
swept down with tremendous force,
tearing its way across the breadth of
Pike county and on eastward Into Har
bour, where it appears to have spent
Itself. '
Near laiveme, county seat of Cren
shaw, two were killed, both of tlteni
aged, and one past 100 yeurs of age.
The death list could not be com
pleted as to names owing to the widely
scattered districts, some of them re
mote from telephone and telegraph
communication and the general Im
pairment to wires by the tornado. .
TVtntlnn "lis
OtD TIME "PETTERS"
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Washington, Oct. 2f.. a. p.)
Modern American youth was scrutin
izedand his ways were deplored
yesterday at various group meetings
forming part of the 42nd International
convention of the Youns Men's Chris
tian association. Anionic the cljirch
destroying influence which delegates
said were besetting youth were listed:
The family automobile: too "little
woodshed" discipline: . American ad
Terllsic-T which creates desire for
things not needed: purchasing on the
liiKtnllment plan: lack of proper sex
education: sulaclons maga!nes; danc
ing, gambling, drinking and drugs; too
O
Believe Suicide Fake
To Cover-Up Death
From Bootleg Poison
EUREKA, Cal., Oct. 20. The'
body of Gustave Bearson, 56, a
retired farmer, was found hang-
Ing to a tree In the Sunnyside
district, five miles north of here,
today. The authorities believe
that Bearson was hanged after
he hail been poisoned and killed
-I- by bootleg whisky, the hanging
havlu.? been done by the man
who gave him the whisky.
Pearson's feet were touching
the ground and there was no evl-
denco of strangulation. Nearby
was found a whisky still and at
Bearson's feet was an empty
whisky flask. The man had been
niisHing for ten days.
ASW ESCAPE
WITH RIFLE IS
Tf. IT ftl Hill
f! 1 1 M A I I nUlnl
Lfirll 111 I. Until
rllLll III UnUfll
Cyrie Siegyrst, 22, Defies
Oden Brothers Sheriff and
.
Deputy Wreck Car En Route
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Cinnnnrinn At rtitilinht Bu
ouiiciiuci m uajHuiu j
Insane Man.
Cyril Hlfgyrst, 22, nn escape from
the state Insane asylum at Salem,
committed from Mnrshfield, was cap
tured by the sheriff's office yesterday
morning throe miles above Bybec
Springs, whore ho had taken posses
sion of a cabin used .by W. J. and
James Oden ns riding headquarters
in rounding up stock. Siegyrst will
be taken to Salem tomorrow by an
nsylum nttendnnt.
According to the sheriff's office.
Siegyrst had threatened to shoot the
Oden brothers when they returned to
the cabin Saturday night after riding
range that day. W. J. Oden arrived
first. Siegyrst was sitting on the
calif n porch leveling at him a high
powered rifle belonging to the broth
ers. "Come one step closer." the insane
man yelled, "anil I'll kill you." Mr.
Oden then left.
A short time later James Oden ar
rived. To hlni Siegyrst made the
same threat, but weakened when he
noticed that he carried a gun also.
However the Insane man did not lay
the rifle away. The sheriff and two
deputies were then summoned. j
Arriving at II o'clock that night,
Sheriff Jennings, with Deputies Lynn
Korncrook ond Lewis Jennings, not
knowing wlwlher Hlegyrust was still
in the cabin, threw several rocks on I
the house to sscertnin. Immediately I
the insane man fired the rifle through
one of the windows.
The men decided to wait until day
light and at that time advanced to a
rear door and knocked. After watting
a short Interval Siegyrst came out
unarmed and surrendered himself to
the officers, who then brought him to
Jacksonville. The man stated he was
going to Washington to harvest
wheat. However, he was taking a
Houthern route to reach that nor
thern state. In the county Jail Sie
gyrst has resigned himself to his fute
and at times talked Intelligently and
at other times dnett not. Me Is not
violent.
The officers were delayed enroute
to the ruhin. having suffered a wreck
when Sheriff Jennings car failed to
ninkp n turn near Wimer. The car
fell down an 10-foot embankmen, hut
was not so badly damaged that It did
not continue, to run. The top was
smashed and the windshield shattered
but- none of the occupants, were In
jured. Just Hoys
OAKLAND A desperate- attempt
fnr freedom by youths at the Alame
da county juvenile detention home,
was frustrated after one of the boys
armed with a piece of iron pipe seri
ously Injured James Page, 66 year old
guard.
MORE CAUTIOUS
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much spare time: lack of religious
teaching In the home; too Tew family
meals together and the "propensity of
parents to travel without their chil
dren." A few delegates, however, asserted
that some of the older folks had "had
memories" when It came to their own
I
youth, and- William D. Murray of
Plninfield, N. J., went so fnr as to say.
"I believe In the younger generation."
"The fact Is." he recalled, "that the
young fellows of your day and of m!0
had petting parties Just the same as
they do today, only they were more
under coveinnd we didn't say so much
about It." W
IPURGHASEOF
I J'VILLE ROAD
IS ADVISED
If Buyer Does Not Appear By
Nov. 10, Owner Given Right
To Dismantle, By Findings
Citizens Urged To Take
Action.
8AI.KM. Ore., Oct. 2d The public
servire commission today issued an
order for disposal of the Medford
Coast railroad, owned by W. S. Bar
num, holding that Mr. Barnum must
offer the railroad for sale nt a price
"nt to excee" tnB dismantled value,
lf 11 buyer does not appear on or
before November 10 then Mr. Bnr-
nunl wl" have tne lrlvlleK8 of dl8-
mantling tne roaa. jteceni attempts
by Barnum to cllemntle the rond wero
stopped by Injunction.
"The record shows," says the or
der, "that by extending the line Into
the mountainous section a distance
of eighteen or twenty miles a large
tract of merchantable timber Bome-
thing m excess of 2.000.000,000 feet
would be made available for manu-
future: that some few farms and n
verv nromisine mininr venture would
be served.
"This is, therefore, a matter of
public interest and it . 1b highly im
portant that enterprising citizens of.
Medford and Jacksonville should take
such action as may be necessary to
seoure the very desirable manufactur
ing industry of lumber for which
there will be an enormous demand
In the very near future.
"Mr. Barnum has stated in the re
rord in this case that he is willing
to sell the road for $12,000 to the
citizens of Medford and Jacksonville
and ..that this , sum- Is less thun the
scrap value of the road." , .
VET WHO KNEW
GRANT, AND IN
1845 WAR, DEAD
ROSEBURO, Ore., Oct. 26. Robert
Stnrkey, 97, the oldest survivor In
Oregon of the Mexican war, died at
the Oregon Soldiers' Home this morn-
Ing following a stroke of paralysis. Mr.
Stnrkey eame to the state institution
about a year ago from Marshfleld.
He was born In New York state in
1828 and enlisted in the United States
navy while In his early "teens, sailing
the seas for the greater part of his
life. During the Mexican war he was
In transport service and was aboard
the vessel which conveyed the troops
out of Vera Cruz.
U. S. Grant, then a lieutenant, later
the great general of Civil war fame,
was aboard the boat and became per
sonally acquainted with Mr. Starkey.
As a sailor he made a number of
trips to Europe and Asia. He was
around Cape Horn four times. Al
though he had circled the globe he
had never been on the eastern coast
of Amelrca. his service In this coun
try having kept him on the Pacific
coast.
He was possessed nf a remarkably
clear memory, even up ot the time of
his last Illness. He was quite well
known In. the southern part of the
state in recent years for historical ar
ticles written In various newspapers.
Death Toll of
the Automobile
SAL.EM, Ore., Oct. 26. A. B. Han
Hen, employed by the Rodgers Paier
company, has lain unconscious for
more than 30 hours In a local hospital
as a result of injuries received when
an automobile pitched Into the ditch
on the Snler"-Dallas highway between
Kola and Derry early Sunday. Mrs.
Hansen received a broken arm arid
K. O. Jewett of Salem was unconscious
while being brought to Salem from the
scene of the accident. He is at his
home an-J Is not In a serious condition.
Hansen's skull Is fractured but his
condition was more fft volatile today.
MADISON, Conn. A golden headed
eagle seven feet from wing tip to wing
tip, caught in a rosebush while steal
ing chickens and killed after a fight
i with a farmer, is to be sent to the
'Museim of Natural History In New
.York.
PARIS New now lenkN nut that
Reed Silftjnt put his feet on the 0ible
fiM ie Krrgch debt negotiations In
Washington ended.
V I K N N A The score of A m n ss
compom'd by Carl Maria von Weber
and thought to have been lost In a
fire In 1803 hai come to light,
Has Smith Another Wonder TeamP
"That's What Coast Critics Pondei
1 Glenn "Scoop" - K I
ROBKPT
GRIFFIN
The early season successes of Coach Andy Smith's team at thfi
University of California lead followers of that team to ponder as
to whether or not Smith hss another wonder team, such as he pro-'
duced in 1921. Three of his big stars are "Scoop" Carlson, quar
ter; Robert Griffin, fullback, and Jimmy Dixon, halfback and
triple threat man.
MEDFORD UPHEl D I
FEDERAL COUR
IN STALEY SUIT
Motion of City Attorney to Dis-
. - -
miSS' Granted StatUe Of
I IUaCama n Mrt Dnn neelalon on the financial program.
LliDltailOnS UOeS WOt nen- Whllo the ministers adjourned wlth-
!out definite action and the meeting
deP SP6Cial LeVy Void- W0l- 'with tne President was postponed un
r itil tomorrow, the breach between Fi
verton Rules.
PORTLAND. Ore, Oct. 20 (A. P.)
United States District Judge C. K.
Wolverton today decided, in favor, of
the city of Medford In n suit in which
William Htnley, a property owner, at
tacked special assessments levied by
the city for certain improvements,
Stnley contended that the statute of
limitations which outlaws tuxes after
six years had rendered the ttsaesH-
ments void. The assessments had been clnred vehemently that he would not,
attacked In slate courts und Medford ' by resigning, let it appear to the
had won. The Htnley suit was then country thnt ho wns In nny way nc
hrmiirht In federal court ralsliiK the 1 countable for the ministerial crisis.
question of the statute of limitations.
Judge Wolverton decided that spec-
inl tax levies do not come within the
statute lhat defines ihe voiding of tax
levies after six years of non-puyment.
"The section cannot, by the utmost
stretch of the rules of statutory Inter
pretation cover assessments for local
Improvements )n cities and towns."
Judge Wolverton said. "They are not
tuxes levied . upon the properties
designated by the net, nor within the
sense and purpose thereof. They are
speciul assessments authorized by the
municipality, und not in pursuance of
the general system provided by tin
levy and collection of taxes."
He' sustained the motion of City
Attorney J. 11. t'nrkln to dismiss the
suit. .
6 VILLAGES BATTLE
OAKLAND, Cal.. Oct. 2.-f A. ' P.)
Residents of six villa at the north
niornmg aiu-MipuiiK 10 oring I it
control a fire lhat swept over Ihe
countryside during the nlght nnd
burned over more than 0II acres of
Wooded Bleu. . .
The fire slnrted yesterdny nn tho
ranch of (I. . I.mmons nnd early . witti. llnsinussen wns Instructed to
today the residents of fJowcll. Alallin. pnvB tho lnI)npy m ,ox ,lelir I'owell
Dnnvllle. flayton. Walnut .'reek nnd Volley road mist of the city.
Concord were called out to fight tho Oovernor Pierce pardoned KlmKren
blaze nwny from ihelr homes. Worn- lon lh(, atrenKth f the parole allowed
en are In Ihe field administering- first ,y Kc,ernl Judge lleon after Klmgren
aid to Injured fire flghlein ami sup- hll, triv In federal court, arenrd
plylng food. . Ing to Henry M. Westhrook. Kltngrcn's
A. M. Kllcheninuller, fire chief nf
OaiWllle, Is In a precarious condition
and may die from burns sustained
when he mtemptcd lolean through
(lumen which hemmed Vim in.
Central fit,, Phi(to "
HUBBUB, CA1LAUX
PAUIS, Oct. 26. (A. P.) The In
tor nil 1 riiMJUPimtrtn tn thn 'PnfnlnvtS onlt.
Inet came to a head today at a meet-.
" Ing which had been called as the pre-
H'n"y to one under the chalrman-
, ship of President Doumergue for dlnal
nance Minister Calllatix on the one
hand and Premier Yainleve and For
eign Minister Krtand on the other
reached a point considered by politi
cal circles as beyond healing.
M. On i llii u x this morning is reported
to' have flatly refiiHed a request by
Premier Pa in leva for his resignation.
The finance minister said he. bad
come to the meeting In pursuance of
his duties to present his projects for
the flnnnclnl restoration of the coun
i try.
le had no Intention of being mndo
a scapegoat for the whole government,
which was equally responsible with
him for the present situation, lie de
I The cabinet then listened to his
( plnns for stabltaillon of finances, but
, put over action on tbcin until tumor-
. row.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 26. (A. P.)
Krnest J. Klmgren, Portland tailor,
who .pleaded guilty In circuit court to
a chars) of extortion und was sent
on cod to one' year In Jail was granted
n pardon by (iovernor Walter M.
Pierce, It became known here today.
; Judge Tucker, District Attorney Myers
and Sheriff llurlbur! said the gover
nor's action was tnken without con-
(suiting them.
I Klmgren obtained 0 stay of execil
'i',0" .B"r S'V "l"n,,0. "nd!".t.!lf
rPVmlIily Klmgreu hud pleaded (tullty
In federal court of misuse of Ihe malls
.,,, ,- ,vn ,l,i irA
,,;)IK,ron ont threatonlng letters to
j p Hasmussen, local pulnt denier,
(emI1(1inB $000 nnd stilting that ho
U - milrf ant flro tn lt,iulniiSBii' nrnn.
' -,v ,h .inm WB , enmnlled
nii.,mnv
! ".lodge Mean paroled him tn II. C.
Morgan, who Is prominently connected
with the Apostolic Knltll mission,"
Westhrook said.
Chicken Pickers Union
Battle Over Art Of
Correct Fowl Picking
SAN' KIIANVISCO. Oct. 26.
(A. 1'.) KlU.lflll (lirftM-tMUM'H Oil
the correct method of picking a
chicken brought (1. O. Dt'lhonta,
Oakland chicken picker, to thu 4
Ou k html receiving hospital.
all happened til the Oak-
In ml chicken picker's union ball.
1 IX' 1 bout a Insisted that the otho-
dux way to pick a chicken was
f to Htart at the Htrht center In-
4 stead of the lower left center. 4
f Proponents of corroct picking 4
4 proceeded to make the feat hern 4
4 fly. Delbontn, won sadly van- 4
4 ulxhcd In the more direct meth- 4
oil of niKUinent. 4
PEACE MOVE IN
Greeks Dig In For Long Stay
In Bulgaria Refugees Suf
fer In Downpour Sporadic
Warfare In Mountain Dis
trict. LONDON. Oct. 26. (A. F.) The
Exchange Telegraph AthpnV correB
pondontu reports that the CI reeks und
Hulgarlarm acting nt the Instance of
liouniunla will withdraw tlu-tr troops
behind their respective frontiers.
VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 20. (A. P.)
Ailvlnea from Hofla,, (lie Ulilmuliin
capital, declare (htu the Greek trooifs
,u( nil points are . dlKfflnir In., nnd
strungtlHuiiui; their positions, nptmr-
. ently for a long Btay on Bulgarian
HUll.
I Knrly thl siunrnliiK they nre report
ed to hnve nt-cupled a new position
south of Petrich, whli-h hlthorto had
been In the bunds of Hungarian troops.
I A number of persons were killed or
'wounded in the Greek bombardment
of Plpernltssa nnd Petrovo, about IB
; miles north of DcmlrhiHsnr.
i A henvy rainfall Is milking the
-plight of the refugees pitiable as many
of them are forced to camp in the
open without the slightest shelter,
j The Hofla authorities again glvo
categoric deninl that there la a single
Bulgarian soldier on Greek soil.
LONDON, Oct. 2C. (A. P.) The
Dally KxprtHH prints a dispatch from
Levonovo, Hulgarlan headquarters,
four miles from Petrich, dated Hun
day, saying that the Bulgarians and
the Creeks continue to wage Intermit
tent warfare. The correspondent,
however, confines the details to the
doings of the Greeks, not mentioning
any Bulgarian retaillatlon.
Ho says that on Hunday' he could
see Greek shells falling upon one of
the Bulgarian mountain batteries
which arrived Frldaynlght but which
had not been used. The Greeks were
said to greatly outnumber the Bul
gars and their artillery, machine guns
and airplanes, to make un easy task
for them, especially as Bulgars are
under strict control and ordered not
to retaliate.
"The Htrumn valley' rays the dis
patch, "Is dotted with refugees wait
ing to take their cattle to safety. Pet
rich Is awaiting Its fate. The Inhab
itants are leaving In terror. The at
tention of the 9rPtKs now seems to
have been diverted from Petrich to
Pepernltm, which is eonstantly shell
ed. The food problem Is becoming
serious. The only blessing Is that
tho weather s fine which heartens
the population."
II K P LI N Need Ing mo n ey , Fried
rich August, erstwhile king of Hhx
ony, is sending some n in-lent tapes
tries from his castle to th United
States for sale.
BKRLIN German research has re
vealed that Kurope discovered the
'Umbrella 1 7 f years ago this week.
I The first was brought to london from
i.nina.
Itl'.RI.lN I'rlendrlch Wllhclm. f
mer crown prince. Is Ihe defendant
In n suit by n newspaper editor for
libelous defamation. The reason Is
that Krledrlch denounces as libelous
news statements about a girl held In
his castle.
RAiN AND MINOR
BALKAN THREAT
PORTLAND SCRIBE BALKS AT RACE
FOR SENATE TIL REAL DEMAND
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 2 I A. P.)
A committee headed by I'nul T. Hhow
today presented Marshnll N. Dann
with a petition with 2H0 signatures,
asking finnn tn runfor the United
Mtutes senate. Dana replied that
DEADLOCK
IN CONVICT
E
Salem Jury In Willos-Kelly
Still Out After 49 Hours
Ask For Instructions Jur
ors Refuse To Eat Dinner
For Strange Reason.
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 26. A disagree
ment in the case of at least one of
the defendants in the trial of Ells
worth Kelley and James Wlllos, con
victs changed Jointly with Tom Murray
in the murder of Guard John Sweeney
in the prison break of August 12, was
strongly Indicated at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon when the case had been in
the hands of the Jury for wore than
49 hours.
At 11:20 this morning the Jury,
weary from its long deliberations,
filed into the courtroom for further
instructions. They asked to be in
formed lf they could under the law
bring in a verdict in the case of one
of the defendants and report a dis
agreement on the otner.
Presiding Judge Percy R. Kelly in
formed them that they could and the
jury again retired.
The case went to the Jury at 12:14
o'clock Saturday afternoon and except
for about six hours of sleep Saturday
night and less than that last night,
the jurors have been in almost con
I stniit deliberation.. At noon yesterday
they Informed Sheriff Bower that they
did not desire dluner, saying that they
!did not feel that they deserved.lt.-
Thls morning they were up and at
their ' discussions ugaln shortly after
3 o'clock. .i
Judge Kelly announced this, noon
that he would not cull .the Jury, ia to
'dlsmla) it so long a Mtru . was h
chance of an agreement being reached.
The long deliberations have thrown
about the WIUos-Keiley trial an In
terest that it did not command during
tlie progress of the trial. Telephone
calls to the newspapers and to the
various officers In the courthouse
! hare been almost continuous , since
, yesterday.
' District Attorney John Carson wan .
not prepared to say this afternoon
i whether a new trial In the case of a
disagreement would be held Immed
iately or turned over to another term .
of court. He said, however that In
lease of a disagreement on tne parts
of either or both defendants, would
mean a trial on the same charge.
1027 FOREST FIRES
TO
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 26 (A. P.)
Nineteen forest fires, 13 in Oregon
and six In Washington were reported
to the forest service between October
10 . and 20, bringing the -total fires
for the season up to 1(165. This U the
first time in n number of years that
rangers have been forced to- make
regular fire reports this late In. the
! year.
J Two of the October fire, ope In
the Hlusluw national forest and the
other In northern Washington, were
.serious. The country Is still dry ex
cept In high altitudes nnd fire danger
Is great..
Of the total fires for the season In
the national forests of the two states,
I 1027 were lightning caused and 600
were man caused. Two hundred and
sixty were caused by campers and 182
by smokers. More fires than usual
resulted from hunters' operations,
(Twenty fires were Incendiary. The '
forest service hus obtained 147 con
victions In connection with the setting
of fires and hns a number of case
pending.
,hisi l.lke Asliland '
HKDI.ANDH, Cal. Police Interven
tion was necessary both yesterday and
last night when a climax was reached
. In the dispute between factions ot the
J First Christian church, growing out
j ot the demand nf a group of members
I for the removal of the pastor, tho
Kev. H. (llenn Kriwnrda.
while he appreciated te committee's
request, he felt that he must "ask
such evidence of the publlo desire
for my service In puhlle- office as
would satisfy my must hostile crttlo
that the proposal Is truly spontaneous
u4d genuinely state-wide." .. .
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