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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928.
No. 182.
HURRICANE-SWEPT STREET IN WEST PALM BEACH
LYNIiilG i APE" FLED
Today
By Arthur Brisbane
HEELS OF
10 SHIELD
Governor Smith Travels.
Buy Good Land.
Don't Imitate Nature.
Our Best Customer.
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The Weather
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Governor Smith, in tlie farm
belt, offer tho farmers "im
mctUuto and adc(Uiito relief."..
That in what the farmers
furmera want. If Governor
Smith can supply it they will
want Governor Smith.
ThoiiKandK lined the streets
of Omaha to welcome Gov
ernor Smith'. lie nnderstamU
polities and voters, and was
particularly pleased, to hoar
workers from the packing
houses culling out "Hello, Al."
With Henry Ford's eo-opera-lion,
a Kroup of men interested
ill, flyillK Imve butlgllt U 1'bUw-1
dclphia airport for more than
1,(K)0,(XX. That will prove an
excellent investment, although
the present object is not profit.
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Men bought eoruers for beer
saloons, years nixo, and made
millions without planiiiiiK it.
Then men bought corners for
chain riuar atrc and tlruu;
stores, and made more million.
Next came oil companies for
unsoline stations. Standard Oil
of California some clay ' will
have in its (ins station real es
tate a profit almost equal to
its profit. in oil.
liny Koiid laud in this conn
trv, tHKO carp of IT fllltl ll will
,!, ....... ,.f vmi lint linv (' "e iruin is uiHiinia paper.
take eare of J on. Hut uuj I lhe TlunlllllIiy nlltlml orgHnU
ll(H)l) land. '' - "'""HmUlOttr sent-a-fonmW dot&tivo to'
A few years au;o Lord North
rliffc paid t.VMXKJ to lilt-riot,
first that flew the KniilUli chan
nel. A new kind of plane called
the, "Autouirn" or "Wind
mill plane," has just flown the
channel, iiiukintf a "sensational
advance in aviation." Invented
by an Italian, De la C'ieeva, this
Hew plane went from London
to I'uris in four hops.
A few days auo Henry Kord
said: "The riijht kind of fly.
inir machine wilt tn straight
up and down."
Thnt if what the autouiro
dues.
Men do not solve problems
by IMITATING nature, but ly
improving on nature. Whips
snread out like those of a bird
' will not solve flyinir. . I'la'ies
will be as different from a fly
inir bird as a locomotive or au
tomobile from a running deer.
A machine is comintr with
which you will arise vertically
from the roof of your home,
sail through the air, nnd de
scend on the hotel roof, across
the continent or on the Either
side of the ocean.
Uncle' Sam's best customer
today is our (rood neighbor.
Canada.
Kiirht hundred and fifty-two
million dollars in a year Canada
pays the Vnitcd States for
uihhIs iniHirted. Old Mother
Britain, our next best custom
. cr. spends with us 30!,0lX,0W.
We In turn an fairly good cus
tomers of Canada. On Labor Hay
1.000.000 thirsty American travel
' era visited Canadian soil, tearing
money and thirst. fluyiM liquid
roods ea whlcbere Is a big proftL
Canada spends with us IJ40.000.-
000 more In year thsa wa spend
i.h c..a. 4 .r .honlri be
found to eren that mi. and doubt
Inn will bo found. Thlmty trmrel
will hell-, and win Canada let
tho RoTernment take profit! on al
cohol. Rootle Kern don't gel thrm.
Clerfvman In torn, plana are al
IkH to dlntrlbute "anti-Smith
pledge cards," reqaeatln church
membera to pledite thamoelTem to
rote ajralnat OoTernor Smith be
cause he U a Catholic.
O (Continued oa Pace Fear.)
Tammany Lady Spy Con
- cocts Flimsy Frame-Up
Mr. Hoover Silent Upon!
'Whispering' Claims
Smith Flays Intolerance
In Oklahoma Address.
By Jimics Ij. West
Associated PresH Stuff Writer.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. ()
Her bo it Hoover would make no
comment today on tho address last
night of his Democratic opponent
for tho presidency, Alfred K. Smith
In which rotlglouH intolerance and
whispering campaigns wero dis
cussed. address, to which ho listened over
ino rauio, mv. mo over wan ioiiow
Ine a policy adopted at the outset
of tho campaign against engaging
In such exchange.
While Hoover himself was silent
Horace A. Mann. In vhurge of the
southern division of the republican;
I campaign, issued a statement in
which he took Issue wllft Governor
I Smith's charges.
I "Uovernor Smith stated in his
I speech last night that un inquirer
for literature attacking Governor
Smith because of his religion was
directed by the head of a bureau
of the Republican national com
mittee to the offlco of an anti
Cat hollo periodical (The Fellow
Hhlp Forum) In Washington,"
.Mann uldv "Senator Robinson, his
running mate, in a speech the
HfltiH) night at Owensboro, Ky.,
stated that I conducted a seeker
J after such .material to a source
where It could be obtained.
"I have already denounced this
story as a falsehood In tho columns
nt Ihn tintinr- wlilnh nr-lntfr1 It t
days ugo. I repent this denuncia
my office to procure
office to procure some evi
dence along this line. Misstating
her Identity, she called three times
and was told we hud no such
literature and did not know whero
It could be obtained. The fourth
time . she asked n clerk at these
headquarters to look up for her
the address of u publicutlon sho
named In the telephone book,
which as a courtesy he did for her.
In other words, this wns an at
tempted frnmo-up through a de
tective which fulled because there,
wan nothing for her to find, and
the flimsy story which t have pub
licly denounced was the result.
"This detective In her statement
specifically disclaimed seeing nic.
Yet Senator Robinson says thut I
directed her to a place where sho
could get anti-Smith religious
literature, nnd Governor Smith de
clares thnt 'the hend of the bu
renu,' evidently meuning me, 'put
her In an automobile.' This Is an
Improvement on the original can
ard In the direction of further mis
representation." By HAROLD O. OLIVER '.
Associated Press Staff Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Sept.
21. (yp Governor Smith wants
the American people to decide the
November presidential election on
the records of the two major, par
ties and their nominees and not
on religious grounds.
llefore a demonstrative audience
that packed lhe city's coliseum last
nl-Tht tho Democratic presidential
nominee mtneed no words in an ef
fprt to drive home this point.
Declaring he had been forced to
drag the religious question c.ui Into
the open because of "an apparent
widespread attempt" to distract the
American eople froth the "real is
sues" by circulation of un-American
secret propsganda Involving his
Catholic faith and moral habits, the
governor struck a blow at thoso he
believed responsible challenged his
opponents to find a single "scan
dal" in his long legislative and gu
bernatorial record and appealed to
tho people not to be swayed by re
ligious prejudice in casting their
ballots.
The Republican national commit
tee: .Mrs. Mabel Walker Wllle
branrit, assistant attorney general:
the Kit Klux Klsn: tho Fellowship
Forum,' a fraternal publication of
Washington. 1. C and former Sen
ator Owen of this slate, a Demo
cratic bolter all were mentioned
by name In the address, which the
governor said would be his last on
the subject of "whispering." toler-
w probably win be
,h(( ,, ,Wrd ,peeCh
the western tour and today he
turned toward Denver-
will deliver that address tomorrow
night.
With the Rer. John Roach Stra
ton. New York Baptist clergyman,
and the Rer. Mordecal Ham. Okla
homa City Baptist minister, two of
his critics, on the platform, the
norernor told his audience last
ntaht that "one of the mean things
he bad seen In the campaign was a
circular Jint to him by a Masonic
i friend of his and purporting to be
sent out "under Cat hoik auspices
i (Continued on Tajc r'our.j
Women and Children Leave,
As Men Remain to Fight
Disease Financial Aid Is
Badly NeededRed Cross i
Issues National Appeal.
Each succeeding day brings
' additional reports of suffering
and death from the stricken
areas comprising Florida, Porto
Rico nnd the Virgin iBlands.
The citizens of Medford have
contributed $275 toward the
Red Gross emergency fund to
date. Yesterday whtiin addi
tional reports of the need for
immediate relief was broadcast
both in the newspapers and by .
radio additional contributions
were made locally. - The quota
of the local chapter is $750,
and small contributions are ex
pected' to bring the first hulf
by Saturday night,- Local head
quarters urge that money be
sent to the Mail Tribune, Daily
News or the First National
bank.
WEST PALJJ HEACH, Fla., Sept.
21. (IP) The plague spectre today
appeared over the Florida Ever
glades, scarcely five days behind
the hurricane that took between
500 and 800 lives.
The immediate problem was're
covery and burial of bodies. Liv
ing conditions in several refugee
camps have been made as nearly
impossible because of their pres
ence that complete evacuation with
in 48 hours was considered unless
some disposition was made of the
dead in that time. -
Already evacuation of women and
children from Pahokee, Belle Olade
and refugee camps along the east
ern shore of Lak Okeechobee was
nearly completed. They left their
men behind, consrlpts in the battle
against diseaser.' r ' ?
All efforts to check the death list
had been abandoned today as offi
cials came out of the glades with
confirmation of orders to bury as
fast as possible.
But Governor John VI., Martin
came from an inspection tour with
national guard figures showing the
soldiers had put 537 bodies in rough
graves. Howard W. Selby, chair
man of tho Palm Beach county Red
CrosB committee, estimated the
dead at between 700 and 800 after
his trip yesterday, while A. L. Sha-
fer, state disaster relief director,
for the American Red Cross, who
accompanied him, said his original
estimate of 400 dtvl was certain
to be raised.
The call for outsiCv help went
out from Selby first. "We need
financial help badly to the extont
og $500,000." he said. Governor
Martin conferred with officials here
then Immediately issued a call upon
every mayor of Florida for all the
help possible. In one paragraph
he told them this way:
- "There are 1G.000 homeless, 8000
without a change of clothing, prop
erty damage of more than $uO,uoo,
000. and Adjutant General Vivien
Collins of the state troops has al
ready accounted for 537 bodies dead
and burled. Seventy-one bodies now
are stacked in piles at Pahokee
awaiting burial and conservative
estimates are that the death list
will mount to more than 800.
"Ninety-five per cent of the
homes and business property Is
either destroyed or damaged. The
situation in the storm area beggars
description."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. PV
The American Red Cross today
called on the American public for
a minimum of $5,000,000 to provide
relief for sufferers from the hurri
cane in Florida, oPrto Rico and the
Virgin Islands. - t -
John Barton Payne, chairman of
tho relief organization, based his
request on reports from the Strick
en areas indicating that 400.000
persons in Porto Rico and 15,000
families In Florida will need assist
ance. 1
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
NEW YORK. Sept. 21. (U. S. D.
A) Twenty-fonr cars California, 1
Idaho. 2 New York. 20 Oregon. S
Washington received: 25 California
cars on track, 11 others Oregon
Rartletts. 6880 boxes ordinary best
$.1.S to H.0S, few small (2.15. some
poorer $205 to $2.80. tops $1.15.
average 11.93. Cornice. 520 boxes
extras $3 to $3.35, average $.1.15,
fancy $2.55 to $2.80. average $2.71.
Washington Bartletts. 255 boxes ex
tras $2.55 to $3.10, average $2.65.
fancy small $1.95 to $2.10. Idaho
D'AnJous. 865 boxes extras $2.55 to
$3.15. average $2.3. California
Bartletts. 8500 best $3.80 to $4.45.
,few $4.60. ordinary V3.40 to $3.90.
i common and ripe $3.65 to $3.25. few
$3.45. average $3.63: 1S45 boxes of
! Hardy's best $2.25 to $3.5, com
mon $1.85 to $2.15. average $2.45:
TSS boxes Roars, best $3.15 10 S3.30.
i ordinary $2.$0 to $2.60. average
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Business center of West Palm Beach, Florida, as left by the West Indian hurricane. Photo trans
mltted to Pacific Coast by telephoto. 1
CENSORS
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Junior Red Cross News Sup-j
, 14 n ' U 1
preSSed BeCaUSe It rUD-
lished Extract From Hoo
ver Speech, and 'The
Menace' Barred
Mails. -
From
NEW YORK. frtfiH. 20. Sup-
liroiplon of J Uiti Heptenibjsrup .tA,
tho American Junior fted Cross j' .
News was decided on j today be
cause Dr. William J. O'Snea,
superintendent of schools hre. ob
jected to the appearance on the
back cover of an excerpt irom
Herbert Hoover's message to the
Kansas City convention.
Dr. O'Shea made the announce
ment after he had conferred with
H. B. Wilson, director of the
Junior Red Cross, who came here
from Washington to see tho super
intendent. T.ie News is an Illustrated mairn
sslno distributed among school chil
dren throughout the country, unci
Dr. O'Shea protested against the
Hoover quotation on tho ground
that it Introduced politics lit the
classroom.
"Mr. Wilson 'agrees with me
whoiiy," he suid, ufter the confer
ence. The extract read:
"This country gave men. as it
gives overyboy and girl, a chance.
It gave me schooling. Indepen
dence of action, opportunity for
service and honor. In no other
land could a boy from a country
village, without inheritance or
influential frleuds, look forward
with unbounded houe. My whole
life has taught me what America
means. I am indebted to my coun
try beyond any human power to
repay."
Dr. O'Shea explained that he
thought circulation of thV quota
tion among school children to be
unwise. " i
"The issues should be settled by
the grown ups." ho. wild. Ho added j
he had recently refused tho re-1
quest of a Democratic leader to t
allow a teacher to accept a posl- '
tlon at national Dnocrutic head- j
quarters.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2 1 .(A1) Ctuis.
Murphy, editor of the New Men -
ace, anti-Catholic paper published
at Aurora, Mo., expressed belief
here today the September 2 issue
was barred from the mails for
reasons other than alierrea inue-
r p n t statements about Governor
Hmlth of New York and the pope,
the reason - announced by the
Aurora postmaster.
"That Issue." Murphy said In a
statement, contained as its leud
article a scathing rebuke of the
postofflce employes at Baltimore.
Md.. who Just a week ngo hud
barred from the mails 100 antl -
Smith post cards presented fr
mailing by some Individual of un -
known Identity.
HICKMAN WANTS
NO DEATH CELL PAL
SAN QfRN'TIN. Cal.; Sept. 21.
iVP William F.dward Hickman,
sentenced to be hanged October 19
for the murder of Marian Parker
In Ios Angeles, anked the San
Quentln prhton warden not to give
him a cellmate. He has had a
cell to himself nince he gave Jo
seph Troche, wife murderer, (.
beating lout summer. The deia'i
cell population ha grown o that
two prisoners must cnpy nmn
4of th cafe.
nnr
Will Provides Funds
' For Kin to Buy
Rope to Hang Self
W) Provision for and with 4,
which several of his brothers
and slstc-rs could "purchase l
i ropes to hung yourselves," j
was contained fn the will of
John P. Sporting, farmer llv-
Ing near.Peetz. Colo., which
was filed for probate hero.'
Sportmg'a entire estate ls i
. brothers, Fred and Henry. His t (
1 other hrotherH anil ulsters, the
fr-will states, "have been dfs- 4
honest and unfair with me."
ATHLETICS SLIP
BACK HALF GAME
AS YANKEES WIN
DETROIT. Sept. 21. (P) Robert
Moses Grove',' ace of the Athletic
pitching staff, was the choice of
Connie Mack to work against the
Tigers In the seebnd game of the
series ' today. Threatening Grove's
chances to keep Philadelphia in
its presont position a game behind
tho Yankees was 331am Vangilder,
long , regarded as the nemesis of
the Mackmen. Ruin threatened as
the game started and a high wind
promised trouble for tho
fielders,. . '.
out-I
CHICAGO, Kept. 21. (P) Some
30,000 Chlcngoans turned out to
day In the hope of seeing tho Yan
kees clubbed into a tie with tho
Athletics. Miller Hugging gambled
un old Tom Zachary, a . former
Washington and St. JLouIs isouth
paw while Lena Blaokburne pre
pared to start Grady Adklns for
Chicago.
Tony Lastzerl resumed his post
at first place In the batting order
and Ruth moved to third ahead of
Gehrig. .
Baseball Scores
American
R. H. K.
Philadelphia - 4 7 I
Detroit 9 15- 3
I Grove, Rommel, , Orwoll nnd
J Cochrane. Vangilder'and Woodall.
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j NoW York 6 7 3
Chicago 2 8 2
Zachary and Bengouglr; Adklns
ana ucrg.
First game.
Washington
Cleveland
Braxton and
and Autry. :
R. H. K.
2 8 1
1 9 2
Underhill
m.conii Rnnlc .
Uvashlngton .
cPV(.Bn(i
; JonclI Bnd 'T'ate:
t jiyult.
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... 2 6
... 1 4
Moore and
n.
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' 4 - '
Hofmann:
H. E.
. 2
- 1
- Ogden
Boston
St. Louis
Ruffing and
and banning. .
National,
Second game: '
R. H.
Cincinnati ....... 3
.6
Boston : t 8
0
and
Rlxey and Plcinlch: Lrsndt
Clarkson and Spohrer.
- R. H. E. j
Pittsburgh 6 12 0
Philadelphia 5 10 S ;
Kremer. Dawson and Hargreavea;
Sweetland and Schulte.
R,
H.
, Chicago ....j. I 2
j Brooklyn '9
Nehf and Hartnett: Vance and
Jl berry. ,
fc: s,?3'l Y.
giytlfj'-s -ahiV
Aitocutcd Prcu Tclrpholo
SCARFAGE SHOT
BOTH LEGS
OWN PISTOL
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WBdpUn Tdllb UlU Ul
Hip
Pocket On Way to Play
Golf, and Chicago Gang
Chief Wounded Dances
to Disprove Report.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21. (TP) Re
ports that "Seurfuco Al" Capone,
notorious Chicago gangster, who
takes:.jUtiornt'4M'eeaulioji8vto-'oe-
thut ho Is not shot by others, had
actually Bhot himself were unveri
fied today because those who came
In contact with the wounded man
'were not acquainted jvith the fea
tures of tho gangster.
Capone, grinning policemen
said, started out to play golf last
week and when clambering Into an
automobile, accidentally discharg
ed a pistol he carried in his hip
pocket, Inflicting flesh wounds in
both his legs.
, Officials said that a man suf
fering from pistol wounds In his
I legs was brought to the hospital
Sunday for treatment and was dis
charged last night.
Tho man. hospital attendants
said, was accompanied by two
companions who remained with
him while there. He gave the
name of Robert Geary.
I A reporter said ho had found
Capone in a hotel last night and
Cup one, denied having shot himself
and did a dance to prove It, but
hospital authorities suld the man
they knew ns Geary had left that
Institution last night in time to
reach Chicago - although they
doubted if he would care to dunce.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21. W) Two
thousand students, of Fenger high
school declared a strike today and
refused to attend class In protest
against transfer of a group of ne -
gro pupils from Morgan Park toilU or 15.
Fenger.
So riotous were the strikers that I
a detail of police wan summoned j
ot patrol the school district. j
Thomas C. Hill, principal of the
school, railed a meeting of the stu--dent
body for later In tho day and
said he hoped to dispel any Ill-fell-'
Ing. He declared the transfer of
the negro students was unavold
able. Inasmuch as they could not
I Ret the subjects they desired at
"FLORIDA HEADLINE
SAN FItAXCISOO. Sept. 21. (PI
' Oeorce Pnshtash. .0. died of h?at
I prneeratlon when the mercttev
climbed to 95 degrees here, the
hottest temperature recorded since
j October $. 1st 7. when It reached
1 . . Kresno and Sacramento re
: ported S. Ited Bluff nnd IOO. nnd
Sun Jose fifi. Han DIcr-o and Ku
rekft reported maximums of 68, the
lowest In the slate.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept 21. VP)
Pulled from a vat of quicklime
I Into which she had full en late veit-
j terdar. Kvelyn Warner. 4, wm in
B. a critical condition today at a ho
3 pital. Wt 11 tain Payne, foreman for
1 t the- rertlfiert Mwar Company, saw
' th girJ'n arm ptoirudtn from the i
Tt and pulled, tier yui
Brutal Slaying of Kidnaped
Boy Stirs' Hawaii, As
Island Combed for Fiend'
Hint Citizens Form Vig
ilante Committee Fif
teen Suspects Held.
HONOLULU, T. H., Sept. 21. I
(P) Indignation meetings and hints ;
that a vigilance committee was
being formed to hunt town and
lynch the kidnaper and slayer of
10-year-old GUI Jamieson- were
added to the burden of peace offi
cers today as they continued their
The body of the boy, a son of
Frederick W. Jamieson. Honolulu
banker. waB found on the banks of
the Alawal canal near the fashion
able Royal Hawaiian hotel yester
day. Physicians said the boy died
of suffocation by strangulation. Po
lice Surgeon Robert C. Fans said
that an autopsy Indicated the hoy
had put up a terrific struggle with
Ills abductor. Gill's neck bore the
imprint of fingers, many bruises
covered his body, and there wero
rope burns on his wrists and
ankles.
Physicians said he probably had
been killed Tuesday night, a few
hours alter the frenzied father had
handed $4000 to a man who prom
ised to return the hoy unharmed.
Impetus was given the search
after the body had been found.
Honolulu met with horror its first
major crime and began organizing
police, military and volunteers Into
workable units to seek the abduc
tor. Indignation meetings were held
by citizens in all quarters of the
city.
The chamber of commerce re
ward fund reached- $10.000 . last
night and was expected to exceed
$20,0.00 ,ly tonight.; - -? 'irr": -r-.-;
' At one of the citizens' meetings
newspaper men were barred, giv
ing rise to the reports that a vigi
lance committee was being formed.
There is no record of a previous
lynching in Hawaii because crime
has been practically negligible. The
low crime rate is attributed to the
isolation of Hawaii and the impos
sibility of long flights from the
.scene of a crime.
Every possible avenue of escape
was being closely guarded by sher-.
iff's deputies. All ships leaving
the port are being searched and a
watch Is being kept on smaller ves
sels. Miss Mary P. Wlnne, school prin
cipal, visited the city jail last night
and was unable to Identify any of
the 15 men under arrest as the
person who called at GUI's Bchool
YTuesday who took him from his
classes on the pretext that Mrs.
Jamieson had been Injured and had
asked that her son be brought to
her.
FIRE HAZARDTN
8ALBM. Ore., Sept. 21. (JP) The
fire hazard In Oregon forests to
day Is extremely serious, the situa-
tlon probably being more danger
ous than nt any other time this
season, it was said at the office of
State Forester F. A. Klllott.
A report from tho weather liti-
mldlty today Is extremely low and
lthis afternoon is likely to drop to
T SUITES FOR
'S
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. vP)
Forty-flvo suites In a hotel here
have been reserved by the New
York Hoover-Curtis club for the
Inauguration oeremoniei next
March.
Matthew Quay Glaser, organlxer
of the club, upon reserving the
rooms, said that "Tammany hall
will be much surprised to wake up
and find that New York has given
over 2(f0.000 majority to Hoover."
SAMPLE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT
I intend to rote for-
for President at the November
I am registered as a. , ,
Signed (Name)
Addresa
(Fill oat and mail to Straw-Ballot-Conteat-Editor, Mail
Tribune, Med ford, Oregon).
Northcott, in Jail, Bitterly
Denies Murder Charges-
Eager to Give Statement
Describes Eluding
Search at Boundary
Bitter Against Newspapers
VANCOUVER, IL C, Sept. 21.
(flj) In a copyrighted story, written.'
by a staff representative of tho v
Vancouver Daily Sun, Gordon Stu
art Northcott, held here on "mur
der farm" charges, was declared
to have said ho fled because he.
wanted to shield his "poor little .
mother" from the pain of knowing
he waB charged with monstroua
crimes. .
Thus Northcott explained, to the
Sun reporter the reason for his
flight. He bitterly denied being ,
guilty of the Riverside, Cal.,
charges and declnred he will fight
extradition.
"There have betfti a lot of stories
circulated about me," he said.
"They are all untrue. What awful
things to say about a man. Some
people have been suffering from
i too much imagination, and a lot of
1 people will be sorry when this case
is cleared up."
He was asked to explain why ho
had disappeared.
had to protect poor little
mother from this," he said. - "1 sim
ply could not tell poor little mother
of this. I simply could not toll
poor lltte mother of what they wero
accusing me.
'If poor little mother had known
of theHo charges it. would have
killed her.
So I kept it all from her, news
papers and everything. I. was
forced to hide them. I wanted to
get away to a safe place, then I In- -
tended to come back alone and
light this thing." .. i
'Mb" talked -"more"" about dis
charges, suggesting they had been
"framed up."
Commenting on the disappear
ance of Mrs. Wtnnlfred Clarke."
his sister, he offered a contemptu
ous smile.
"I suppose they will say I killed
her, too," he said, glancing at a
newspaper headline which stated
that MrB. Clarke was suspected of
having met with foul play.
During the interview it was not
necessary to ask him for a state
ment; he started speaking of his.
own accord.
The youth betrayed nervousness
onlv In his frequent use of a tube"
of salve with which he touched his ,
dry Hps.
"Well, take a good look al tho
horrible criminal. Does ho look as
terrible as he is painted?" ho
asked.- m
Northcott is a good looking youth
and haa a disarming manner His
fair hair sweeps back In an asy
wave from tho parting on the left,
and there Is a ready smile on tho
Hps beneath his well modeled Ooho.
His eyes alone aro peculiar. They
are deep blue, but possess a fixed,
staring quality, as If their owner
was In a thrall.
On the train he woro a smartly
cut brown tweed Bull with a dark
brown stripe. Ills tie was brown
with cream-colored spots and I here
was a thin brown stripe in his
shirt.
"Well, I suppose you are sur
prised not to find me armed to-the
teeth as they said about poor llttln
mother." he remarked with a trace
of bitterness. "Heading all thcmi
storleB about myscir has certainly
given me a lot of amusement."
Then he continued with his de
nial of the charges and the reason
tor his flight.
On his way to Vancouver North
cott took groat delight In telling.
train officials how he had eiuueu
capture several times.
On Monday after his trail whs
lost at the Pentlrcll street rooming
house in Vancouver he drove to
Blaine, Wash., Intending to recover
his automobile, which was In Hie.
hands of customs autnorltles there.
He used a "big blue car" on till?
trip, he said, hut, according to Col.
H. O. McMullln, head of the llrltliili
Columbia police, ho was driving a
light car.
Twice on Monday nlchl while he
was believed to ho still In Vn
couver, he crosned and recrosscil
the international boundary til
Blalno.
On the first occasion, he said,
after reaching the L'nlted Slates
side he found himself fourth or fifth
election.
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