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CORN BELT MOT By SMITH: Governor to Make Speeches in Tour of 13 Stales ;; Starling Tomorrow Mr. .. Hoover Told North Dakota , Considers His Farm Policy ; Sound. ALltANY. N. Y.. Sent. 1 n. (A) Leaving littrc by spcolnl train to morrow nifihl at 11 ). in., eastern standard time, Governor Smith will pass through 13 Htntea of Iho mid dle weHt, fur ivcnI and northern border slates bnforo returning to Rochester, October 1, for the dem ocratic Htato cttfiventlon. During 'the two weeks, aix campaign ad dresses will be delivered In as many cities, the first at Omaha, next Tuesday night. Governor Smith will make no speeches from his train, but will appear on the rear platform of an observation car to shako hands and exchange greetings with those who- turn out to wish him luck. For tho flrdt week of his schedule, 24 tops hnvo been arrunged for places between tho thrco cities whoro ho will muko addresses. Only tho usual operating stops will ho made between here and Chica go cn routo to Omaha. . The duties of the four-tlmeb chief executive of Nnv Vork prac tically at an end, from now untH -election day, November 6, ho ex pects to devote almost his entire tjmo to an intensive drive fr the ; presidency. Only on raro occa sions, between speaking trips, will he 1 ii ni to slate tasks now left to others. Tho damocrntin nominee hung the "out" sign on his off km door at the stule cnplto) yesterday and smilingly remarked that if any jobs .turned up they should bo turned over to I he "distinguished president pro tern of tlm senate, John Knight, of Arcade, Wyoming county." Senator llnlght, a re publican, will be "acting governor." . "WASHINGTON, Hopt. 1 B. (P) Additional reports on political con ditions in Ohio and North Dakota were made to Hei'bert Hoover to day by Nicholas lungwort h, speak n'r ut lvio house of representatives, lind a dcleKutlon headed by Sena tor rjm-uld V, Jyo. Speaker Longworth. who has jUst returned from New Kngland. said he had no doubt about the vcsuU In Ohio and that Ilia chief Interest In his homo stulo was In he flglit for seats In the house. Henalor Nye, who recently an nounced his support for tho re publican presidential candidate tias accompanied to heudfiuartors by 10. J. Graham, national com mitteeman Tor North Dakota; Mrs. Minnie D, Oalf, national oommlt leowoman. ,and C. t Talbotl, pres ident of tho North Dakota Farmers unioif. . SiMialur Nyo said that Iho op ponents of Hoover were "making a lot of noise in North Dakota." hut that ho believed the state would support tho national repub lican ticket. . "Tho North Dakota funn lead ers who wont to Cedar Itaplds to confer with Mr. Hooxer about farm relief came back well satisfied with his attitude on the leading Is sue In our state," the senator said. ., "Ho proved to them Ills sincerity of purpose and ,hln desire to do something for the farming sections of tho country. Mr, Graham said the farmers of North Dakota consider the Hoover program for relief tp be tint only definite hut sound. s ... . Oregon News in Brief SALKM, Ore.. Sopt. IB. (P Governor Patterson yesterday grunted tho extradition of John B. Dennis, who Is wanted In Los An Boles on a grand theft charge in connection with alleged violation of the corporation securities act. Bonn is Is one of tho group of 21 persona, 19 of whom aro under Indictment. They are accused of fraudulently obtaining half a mil lion ' dollars from the public In connection with the socalled Mon tezuma HclghtH projoct. HA I, KM. Ore.. Sept. 5.-(P) Ilervey Q. Starkweather of Mil- wntiKte yesterday filed an original proceeding In mandamus In the supreme court tu compel Heuretarv of State Kosor to place his name nn tho ballot as a democratic can didate for congressman from tho first - district. Koter refused to put Starkwea ther's name on the ballot after ronsultlng Attorney Genoral van Winkle. The attorney general ruled that the Democratic con gressional committee of the dis trict had no right to nominate Starkweather, for tho reason that there was no vacancy on tho lml Jot He arrived at Ihe latter con clusion for t he reason t hat t h DemocrutH hud no candidate In he primary election, thereby fall ing to utilize ihe legal machinery provided for nominations. ""Tired Foiling "When that tired feeling Is no tlceabte, drink- a cup f hot milk, si hot as can he bnrnV ; It, Is very reroshlng. j This itTnrM ap excel Jpnt rntpWvHrof' slneplowinMi.JH' IIHIM HELPLESS BOSTON BOOSTS GIANTS TO HEELS OF ST. L j By Hrrlnrt . Barker. ( A:T,oclatrd Preen Sports Writer.) If .Inh ii MKiriiw and IHh New; j Vork Giants could spend Iho rnsi ; I of the season In Bum ton (hero would . 1 be nothing to this National league ponnaot Hlrugglr'. High! 11 1 n c In four playing days did John's hirclinga smash the j hapless Braves Into itoieai ami boosted themselves thereby into a poslilon only one game distant from tho league-leading St. Louis Cardinals. , So, John returns to Coogan's Bluff today to face the Brooklyn Dodgers in a single game and then to lake on tho four powerful west ern clubs In succession. It Is scarcely likely lie will find them as docllo as the Braves. Before tho Giants Invaded Bos ton, those four successive double headers with the Braves gave Mc Graw a headache every time ho thought of them. By sweeping the scries, the Giants established a new major league record for victories In consecutive double-headers, and turned what looked like a burly obstacle to their pennant hopes Into a rung by which they might climb to a threatening position in tho standings. Good pitching by Freddy Fllz sfmmons and Jack Scott gavo the ( hints both ends of the final twin bill yesterday, tt to 2 and G to 1, the second game being called in the eighth because of darkness. The Cardinals' kept danger from growing Into actual disaster by turning back the PhlPJIes, 13 to 6. The Cards put the game, on ice In the fifth Inning when Jimmy Ring and Bob McGraw walked six men In succession. Back of Burollgh Grimes' deadly pffecliveness In the pinches, tho Pittsburgh Pirates trounced the Cincinnati Reds, 4 to 1, and tight ened (heir hold on fourth placn. Paul Wanor socked Red pitching for a single, double and triple, Only one game was pltiyed In the American league, the St. Louis BrownH losing to the Chicago White Sox. R lo -t. Inspllo of Heinle Manush's ferocious hilling. The I II U 8 Inngiie baiting champion drove In two runners ahead of him with a homerun in the first Inning and scored tho oilier after he tripled In the eighth. But the Browns made five errors and Ma nush's hitting couldn't atone for them. Reynolds got four hits for thcHnx. Baseball Standings Count V. ...no ...in ...15 ...13 ...II ...ill ...an :..'M ret. .033 .11211 .r,Ri . r. .i t .5 l!l .3117 .3'.lll .HUH Sacramento .... Hollywood San Francisco .Mission Oakland Lou Angeles .... Portland Seattle W. American it. ret. New York Ill .855 .013 .513 .104 .404 .113 .428 .353 Pet. .0114 .51)7 .580 .554 .533 .500 .3'.' I .3114 Philadelphia) '.Ml SI. Louis 78 81 75 WnshlitRlon 115 Chicago 5 , Detroit (12 Cleveland Oil 80 811 Doston 19 VV. National 81 S3 -S'.' 73 TO II 43 SI, l.uii In New Vork 55 58 58 8'.' 0 I 70 113 lilt CIiIchru I'tttshurgll Clnelnnatl .. Brooklyn ... Boston Philadelphia jor League Leaders Including games of Sopt. 14. ( Hy Iho Associated Press.) Nalioiuil. ' Hatting P. Waner. Pirates. .386. Huns P. Waner. Pirates. 131. Huns hatted liv llottomley, t'arilfl, 118. Hits P .Waner, Pirates, lilt. Doubles P. Waner. Pirates. 411. Triples P. Waner. Pirates, 111. Homers Wilson, ('uhs, 30. Stolen bases Cuyler. Cubs, 30, Pitching llenton, lltants, won ill, lost . American. Hulling -floslln, Senators, .380. Ulins Itulh. Yanks. 1 17. Huns halted In (lehrlg, Yankees. 130. Hits Maliusll. Hrowns, L' 15. Ooithlcs-Miiaush, Hrowns; Hchlllte, Hrowns, 43. Triples t'omhs, Yanks, y. Homers Ituth. Yanks. 48. Stolen bases 'Mycr, Hed Hex, 25. Pitching t'lowder, Browns, won 17, lost 5. Sport Briefs HAI.HM, Ore., Sept. 111. UP Kootball suits have been Issued by t'oach "Spec" Keene of Willamette university to ll aspirants for grid Iron honors who will turn out to day for tho first practice. It Is believed the number may reach R0 by ihe llins Ihe first signal Is given at 9:80 o'clock this morning. , Mall Trlhunn ads are read by 20.000 people every dov. tf BEAVERS BEATEN (By the Associated Press) The Seals and Heavera flpent only one hour and minutes nri their game thai went to the HphI3, It lo I. San Francisco got the jump qji the Portlunders with u pal of runn in Urn first and another in the third, ! while WbUur Malls held the Beav- er to one count. Portland h rhunce to Hcore In the second with otio ohi and two on bases waa spoiled by a double play. Batteries: Mails and S priii.; . Knight and I lego; Whitney. Ihe MisshfiiH bunched hits in the third and seventh to win from Oakland, 7 to 4. It wan Krnlo Nov ers' sixth straight victory and he held the Acorns scoreless until the seventh. Fuzzy Hum, Bell out fielder, 'lot a double and salted an Oakland throat in the nit Ii with a pair of fancy catches, flatteries: Novers and Syphon Grnghead, Pal las, Young and Head, Lombard). Seattle was leading at the close of the eighth after scoring three runs, hut seven hits in the ninth gave Los Angeles four nocded runs and the victory, 0 to 4. Lob An geles by its win moved hack into sixth place to succeed Portland, which has fallen twice before the Seals. Hattorlcs: Bar foot, Gahlcr and Hannah; Cole, Graham and Cox. Sacrameno has the undisputed lead of the league, hut it took 10 Innings yesterday to convince Hol lywood that they should occupy the roost. Two Senators contributed chiefly to the victory. Gould wont into the box In the fourth after the stars had taken five runs from Rac hac and held tholti to two hits the remaining 12 innings. Clarenco rfoffman walkod to tho plate In the Kith and connected with a homer to win, G to 5. Batteries: Kaohac, Gould and Koehler; Wetzel Mc Cabe and Baasler. 45 TURNOUTFOR CORVALLIS. Or., Kepi. 15 (Pi A squad of 5o Mien, Including III liMteriiirn, reported In Meud I'oneli I'uiil HelilMHler and tils flvo iiMHlHtitntH toihiy, Ihn openliiR day of Iho fontlmll NeiiHun at OreHon Hliil.i 1'ollene. l''or(y-rivn men were HPleeted for the InilnlnK lalile, ami Oil are exported to lie tin the field early next week. Two praellru aetiHlona dally ure Mi-liediiled until Hie first khiiio itn Septemtier 211. when Hie oranKe tiialil ineeta Hie riilifnrnla Ai;f;lea Kour liack fleldn. ttie flrat ted liy Howard Maple, star uuarter lilirk, openetl trallllUK today wlttl snappy passim? and sliiftinK prae tleo. while more than 30 linemen went through eharKlng and-Htiift-Inir dr II. ' Mpeed and oluslveneHrt Ih enipluo'ized hy Sehlssler and his nliuiorotl:! usslslantH. The Aujile eandlilates appear In (toot! ptiynl'-lll eonttltion. They are well f.-roumled 111 f Hilda mentals as the i ' :utlt of Htronuotm spring; trainlm-r. o. s. v. iti-'.ta'.NTs ni;itn (Oontlnued from Puro Ono.) pllslilnu niueh In the way of lin-provln-; fruit of tho United States throi'KU Increased work along ex perimental lines, ho declared. KullowlnR the' luncheon tlio ffroup visited the Jackson county fair, several of the packing plantH mid other pulnts of Intorest In the vlclnlly. Koine of tho party, ex pected to inspect the museum tit Jacksonville Ihls afternoon. Visit Talent station. The experiment station near Tal ent. In chnrge of Prof. F. ( Uel tner, was visited" today by J. K. VYeathorford of Albany, president uf the board of regents of Iho Ore gon Stato college, B. F. Irvlno of Portland, Senator H. J. Ulllolt of Porrydale, Polk county, and H. K. Wilson of Corvallls, soeretary. all members of the hoard of regents, and .lames ,1. Janllne. dlroctor of experimental stations for O. H. C. under whose direction tho local sia i ion is operaieu. This was their annual visit and all Ihe board were exceedingly well pleased with tho excellent work of the station and highly compli mented Prof. Ilelmer. It Is a well known fact that the southern Oregon station Is one of the most Important In the state, specializing on pear tree culturo and diseases thereof. The entire party were guests of the Jackson t'ounty Kalr associa tion tills afternoon and visited the different lmllttlngs, being escorted by Prof. Helmer. Members of the party say they had always beard j f the womlrrfut exhibits and tho splendid fairs In Jackson county, hut were amazed at the size of the fair, the iiuallty as well as the quantity of Ihe exhibits ami espec ially Ihe up-to-date, well arranged and hciiutiful buildings on the fair grounds: Mr. Irvine Is editor of the Ore gon Journal, lived near Jackson ville as a boy and Is a warm friend of Medford ami Jackson county. Mr. Jardlne Is a brother of Sec retary of Agriculture Jardlne, In President Oollilgc's cabinet. Mrs. Jardlne and Mrs. Weather ford accompanied their husbands on Ihe trip. Orecion Weather riilr tonight and Sunday; wnrmoajf .wiwi low nmniiiny in ino mierinr; moderate northerly winds on Ihe eotisl, - , . . . . .. : FOOTBALL SHIFT PLAY MODIFIED; CHICAGO. HeAi: 1 4. iP) Vcs Irrn conferftice cfjinchRs have oom pletely chained Utc new l'ulo per taining to Ihe shift so as to: pre vent offensive pluyiirs from ha'.vlug too much of an HttvanUiKO !over incjiibers of ijcfpnsle nlrvons. ( Al tlnir nieetlns yestijrilay, tbe cuuehou changed tho rule wherofliy any pluyer m the crrl of tho llrtic, but no other man. may irjovo laterally but not forward wit bout penalty. The rule, which wil!l be invoked only In conform ocn ioon tcsts, does not apply to backs.. When the J G-yarl penalty was placed on all shift plays In which players do not halt; for approxi mately one second, tjlio rules- com mittee desired the ofifcusLvo levon should Jose Its momientuiii. Under the now Ulff Ten 5ntcrJrotatlon, the player at either oind otf the lino may be in .motion before the ball is put into puy. but be must come to an absolube stop before the cen ter passes thd ball. CHAMPAIGN, 111.. Sept. f.fi. (A3) Beware of tho multi-lateral of fense. Bob Zuppke. coach of tho cham pionship University of Illinois foot ball team, has wrought tilio multi lateral offense whatever it Uj to spring on elevens opposing the .Mini's path to Its second confer ence title. But just what that of fense entails Zuppke refuses to divulge. .yiille refusing to talk -at length on tho Illinois gridiron prospects, Zuppke said hi would have something real to offer in. now plays. FIRST' A WARDS OF PRIZES (Continued from Page One.) Mrs. Jeo. P. Martin, Udguc Riv er, Ore. Class 69, potatoes, netted, gam 1!; largest wjuash 2; corn, flehj yellow dent 1; barley, beat peet 1; bats, best peck 1. . Herman Messlnger, Prorolt, Oro. Class 9, corn, field white 1 Frank Moody, Ross Lane, Rl 2. Mod ford, Ore. New Uuina . blotter bean 2. i Earl Miller, Medford. Orc.J Rt. 4. Class 60, cucumber. long d reen 1; pumpkin 1; muskmelon, J; (ale's Best 2. I The Nealon ranch, Rt. 2, Qcntral Point, pre. Class h0, corn, ensll age, any variety 1. , .George Obenchain, Central. Point, Ore. Class 6!); "Banana" table squash 2. ' Kdwln Peters. Rt. 3. Mtwlford, Oro. Class 0U, corn, popcorn, 1U cars 1. i Maurice V. Peters. Ut. Med ford, Oro. Class 60, any other vegetable not listed, lenion 'U cum bers 1!. : A. K. Slratton. Rt. 2, fttndrord'. Ore. Class 71, all vegetables nol listed I; all vegetables not listed 2. K. K. Wlnilck, Ilogue RWor. Oro. Class 6!l, table squash, sweet po latoe 1. ' Warner & Young. Medford, Ore., Class till, corn on stalk 1.; corn, cnslhigo 1!. H. Whltstone, Central Point. Ore. Class tilt, watermelon, Klcck Icy Sweet 1 ; watermelon, Golden West 2. ' Mrs. W. I. Weblur. Rt. 2, Med - ford, Oro. Class 69, vegetables hol llstod, peas 2. Division O Art. Enlco Crubb, Ashlund, Ore., class 120; landscape, 1; land scape, 2, Fred Heuson. Medford, class 120: still life, 2. i Mrs. W. A. Wallers, MedfVrd. class 120; still life, 1; marine, 1. D. A. Chambers, Medford, class 121; landscape. 1. Dalo Randies, Medford, class 123; flowera, t. Ueah Hlgdon, Medford, class 121; still life. M. " - ' - Dorothy Jane Walters, MeiUord, class 121: still life, 2. M. Ii. Miller, Medford, class 121; oils, still life. 2. Graco Holmes, Medford, claws 123; fruit, 2. Kathleen Sellor. Medford, cls3 123: night, 1; marine, 1; head, 1. Mrs. liOreon Poaslcy, MedOord, Ore., class 12!; lamp shaded 1; magazine holder, painted, l; best i. . , . , . hand-colored print, i llert Harwood, Medford. class TJ4: west collection of southern Oregon views, not less than 10.. 1: best hand-colored print, 1. Gertrude. Farnetl. Central rolnt, class 12 fi; plates. "S. Mrs. Kreil Schoffel. Medford, class. 126; cup and saucer. 1: cup and saucer. 2: cream and sugar, 1; salt and pepper, l: It plates. I. , Ht. Mary's Academy, Medford, class 11:7: cups and saucers, 1: plates, 1: dish, 2. Mrs. M. y. Wright. Medford, class 129; pluiiuo, 1; salts and pop- jler ja Mrs. . V. W. Spllver, Med ford. class 127; dish. 1, Mrs. Ilottle Allien. Medford. class 127: six plates. 2. Mrs. Itolaud f. Beach. Medford. class t2s; flowered oil, i;. wild rose, 2. Mis. H. T. Kearey, Medford. class I 'J 3 ; lamp shade, clock she laced, 3. Iiliclle Klson, Medford. class 121; fire screen, 1. Kathryn Kabrlck. Medford 120; polychrome placque. 2. Kslher Hpeneer, Ashland, class class Kill; fish, special. 1. Mrs. 11. W. Clancy. Medford. class 132: small chair. 2. Mrs. F. M. Hordes. Medford. class 1S2; chair, 1. . Medford Is the county aeat and I metro(ll of the Rogue .River i valley and RMewnv tn Crater Lake. ' ' AMATEUR EVENT i OF RACING CARD 10 G. HILL RIDER A loose saddle cinch which de horsed Red Adams, rider In the relay race yesterday, and the spir ited . contest between Lawrence flrauth.im, of Gold Hill und ISdwIn White, ,nf Phoenix for honors In I he. boys' pony race added spice to Ihe Jackson county fairgrounds Ashland flay racing program. The Gold Hill youngster won the onc clghth mile amateur event handily. Tho reluy race which has been going since the opening day, will be finished this afternoon. Yesterday's race results follow: First race; mile, purse $75. 1. Kasler Boy, owner Gitzcn; 2.. Turn -Hurley, owner Webb; 3, Tick ford, owner Redusell. Mota Mills, Nuggett Nell, also ran. Time 61 Vfc sec.' Second race; mile, purse $75, 1, Revenue, owner Oitzen; 2, Miss Hurley, owner, Redusell; 3, Poto York, owner Crane. Maxinc also ran. Time 51 sec. Third race; mile, purse $1 00. 1, Skylark, owner Mast; 2, Miss Sprague, owner Roach; :3 "May Be Rite, owner Redusell. 'Dcad heat ror second place). Also, ran, Spires. Time, 50 sec. Fourth race; 5-8 mile, purso 100. 1, Zinnon, owrer Mrs. York; 2, Koloa, owner Doty: 3. Liheiiv Belle, owner Mitchell. Also ran, jury irisn, inmo, 1:02. Fifth race; 3-4 mllo. purse $125. 1, MissouJa Boy, owner, Ford- i,im'viuo, z, jUy ny owner oiizen; d,' Helen Wood, owner, Roach, Joe Grant scratched; Walter Wood distanced. Time, 1:18. : VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 15. W Vaneouver high school will nrobuhlv deelinn ih. in..ii..in McKlnley high school of Honolulu cnanenging the local team to a postseason football game, to be played In Honolulu on .December 22. W. c. Brown, principal of Vancouver high scbnnr ui,i in,t.,. expeiifies for a return trnniR hei-i. could not be met. The luland learn imu nni-in,. teed IliOOo expenses to Vancouver for the Pacific trip. Brown said Honolulu would de tnnml ,, mliirn gamo and that Vancouver could not hope lo raise sufficient money to 'pay Ihe expenses .r loiuni. eleven. THOLSANIW H(1KI,ESS " (Conllnuod from Pago Ono.) Ten persona arc dead In ponce. Porto Jtlco and 7110 homeless. many w them in hospitals, in jured, us a result of a hurricane WlllcJl SWIMil liinf luh,,,.! n.... una Friday, Iho all-America. Cable company learned from its mana ger .there today. MIAMI, Fia.. Sent. IB. PI Weather bureau reports from co lonial government stntlons ra dioed to tho Miami Dally News t?i day. said galo winds were whipping- the more southerly Islands of the Bahamas. Cat Island. 1:I0 miles tumthnn.1 of Nassau, reported tho lowest burometer rending of 20.80. with a. nortlicust galo blowing. Long lslund still moro southerly and approximately 200 miles from the Balmman capital, reached a bar- omoter of 20.64. with 20 miles of -wind from tho north. San Salvador said It was being buffeted by a northeast galo. AVASH I NGTO.V. spt.""l 5. (P) The weather bureau today said the tropical hurricano center passed a short distance south of Turks Island about midnight, with a velocity of 120 miles an hour. The bureau's condition report said. "The tropical storm Is central In about latitude 22 degrees, 20 minutes north, longtltudo 73 de grees west and moving northwest, ward lit tho rato of about 300 miles a day. Its center passed a short distance south of Turks Island about midnight when the barometer read 28.50 Inches and the wind was 120 miles an hour from -tho northeast." - NEW TOHK, Sept. IS. (iW The steamship Orcoma on which Sir Austen Chamberlain. British foreign secretary, Is salting to Ha vana, apparently did not encoun ter the tropical hurricane. . The captain of the vessel sent this message at 1:40 a. m., Oreen wlch meridian time today, to the Associated Press: "Generally fair, but warm weather experienced." The message was sent In reply to one asking tho caplniu concern ing the weather encountered. In view of the possibility the vessel might have been tn the path of the storm which swept the West Indies. FRANCF. F.NFOIU'KS MW AtiAIXST 1111,1,1'llillTINti VICHY (Pi Kour toreadors who wished to give the fashionable col only of Vichy a losle of real bull fighting ran afoul of the French law forbidding Ihe killing of bulls In bullfights. Antonio Monies, Kmlllo Vldal, Hotlsta and Marti, all bullfighters, were each fined 36 cents for each boll, killed and were sentenced , to three days In AND SLAIN Missing Youths Murdered; and Buried, Charge of Lac, Newly Made Graves Found Man' With Hick man Case Complex Held Workmen Seek Evi dence. LOS ANOISLES, Cal., Sept. 15. W) ChargoB of a 15-yoar-olU youth that four missing southern Cali fornia boys had been hold captive and then put to death on a small ranch near Ulverslde, Cal., resulted today In the detention here of Cy rus Goorgo Northcott. 57. the ranch owner, after detoctlves had visited the isolated place and found three crude graves, one of which con tained the head of a boy. On the Btrength of the story as told by aanrord Clark, who said he had been held captive on the place and had been forced to participate in the killing of one of the boys, n search was began for the son of the rancher, Stewart Northcoot, 21 years old, and his mother, Mrs. Louise Northcott. The officers be lieve young Northcott fled to Can ada after youm; Clark's arrest by immigration authorities here Inves tigating -his entry into the United States. . The elder Northcott was arreBted In Los Angeles, and police believe ho and his wife vacated the farm at the same time the son fled. Detectives said the three graves on the ranch, which Is a half mile from Its nearest neighbor, showed ovldence of having been recently opened and that whatever they may have contained was either removed or treated with quick lime. The head of the hoy was Identi fied as that of a Mexican youth who disappeared at Puente, Cal., some time ao. , The Clark boy declared that Wal ter Collins, who was kidnaped last March and supposedly returned to his mother from De Kalb, III., was one of those killed. The mother, however, has never positively Iden tified the boy returned, to her as being her son. The other two boys were said by Clark to be Louis and Nelson Wins low of Pomona, Cal., 12 and !) voars old respectively, who have been missing Beveral months. By coincidence, only IhiB morn ing, long before Clark had told his slory. tho mother of Walter Col Una had told the police that she now was convinced that Ihe hoy returned to her from De Kalb. III., In a dazed condition was not her son. On their rolurn from Ihe Nm-ih. cott ranch tonight the police de tectives slopped at Ihe home of Ihe Wlnslow youths In Pomona and Ihe lather of Ihe boyB identified a light brown cap round in ono or Ihe graves us that belonging' i() his missing son. Clark was arrested two weeks ago and held ror Canadian Immi gration authorities, but It was only today that he sont for a Juvenile hall matron and told her he wanted to talk to police officers. His amaz ing story followed. The older Northcott was taken Into custody soon afterward. He steadfastly de nied any knowledge of the crimes charged by tho 16-year-old boy. iwo years ago, Clark told detec tives, he came to California with the younger Northcott, a relative, who Bince had mistreated him and kept him a prisoner. '1 helped to kill the youngest of the W'inslow boys because I had to get killed by Stwart, young Clark told the police. He said that young .Northcott had become intensely Interested in the W'llliam Edward Hickman case and talked incessantly about tt. A few weeks later, Clark's story ran, the two Wlnslow boys were kidnaped on the street In Pomona and taken to the RIverBlde farm. "He kept them there tied up for a long time and hurt them," Clark Bald, "and then killed them one at a time with an ato." Before the slaying, Clark de clared, two graves were dug on each side of the inside of tho chicken house and the bodies later placed in them. When the officers and the boy arrived at the ranch tho latter led the way unquestionably to the chicken house and pointed out the spots, although It was after night fall and tho detectives used flash lights. Two recently opened graves were apparent, according to the officers. They expressed Ihe opinion that the bodies had boon removed with in tho last two weeks. There were darkened and crusted blotches at the end of each of the graves which were dug in the lU;ht colored. sandy soil. The stained dirt was taken for analysis to de termine whether It was blood. The Riverside sheriff said that young Northcott came to his office three weeks ago and, seeing n pic ture of young Collins, asked If the reward still was offered for his re covery. According lo Clark. Northcott broiKht tho Collins boy to Ihe ranch about the middle of March, j As a lest of the youth, tho iwllce laid on the table 30 photographs of ! boys and asked Clark lo pick out I the ones who were at the ranch, j They said Clark unhesitatingly, picked out the photographs of the Collins, boy and the two Wlnslow! boys. - , Ttn boy's head found In one of Ihe graves showed evidence of tho action of quick lime,-officers said. Clark, before leading officers to the Riverside farm, had told them that he helped remove the three homes from the graveB. He said Ihey were taken lo outlying dis tricts and lime scattered over them. The elder Northcott. under ques tioning, admltled having bought a barrel of lime, but said he had not known what it wan to be used for. The detectives based their belief that 1 lie younger Northcott had fled to Canada on information that a youlh believed to be he was un der surveillance, by the Northwest Mounted police In Vancouver. The uearch for him originally was based on suspicion of violation of immigration laws. Allhouch iho Norlhrntl farm Is outside of Los Augelrs county, be ing located between the lowns of Corolla and Ontario and near River side, Ihe investigation was carried on hy Los Angeles authorities bo eaiiBo the Clark hoy had been brought to Hie juvenile hoadquar loi'H here In he held for Immigra tion iiutliorlllcK and II was hore that he madn his slalomonl. Two months ago Clark's sister came homo from the Clark home In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Can ada, for a visit. After remaining Iwo weeks she returned to her home. Neighbors of Ihe ranch said they had planned to complain to the au thorities concerning her treat meat at the farm hut refrained from do ing so for "fear of starting a neigh borhood quarrel." , f-i F WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. () The distinguished service medal was awarded today to Newton D. Baiter of Cleveland, war time secre tary of war. I It waB conferred "for exception ally meritorious and distinguished service." "As secretary of war during the world war," the citation continues, "he was responsible for the organ ization, development and comple tion of a military program which brought success to the American arfns. Throughout the war he ren dered serviceo of inestimable value to the country." The award was made on recom- VJLT E want the small 1 1 " depositor to feel as 1 1 I I much at home here as if j his balance were sev- II eral thousands.. ..... and II we hope some, day it ' II will be! II The Jackson County Bank II ' ESTABLISHED 1888 II HI Medford, Oregon I llll Commercial Savings Safe Deposit II HBMBBR IBDBkAL KESBRVB SYST8M REICHSTEIN AND DEUEL WOOD ALL KINDS OF DRY WOOD OAK-LAUREL-FIR Summer COAL 1 PrIcM GREEN PINE SLABS MEDFORD FUEL CO. 1118 North Central Tel. 631 mendatlon of a board 'oj army offl cero which la considering recom mendations for Buch awards. 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