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FATE OFAIRMEN
DEEP MYSTERY;
REPORTS VARY
wmvonT) wkttY TRTmTNT!, MTPFOTflV rmmoyr, tttttrsday, October 3, 1920.
Seen Oyer Manchurian Bor
1" ' der s Claim . ; Gasoline
efficient ' for Only 50
'I" HqSJ Hoped to Break
f - Present Record.
", MOSCOW, Oct. 3. (!) A Chitn
MSPBtch today to tbo Bovlot civil
aviation authorities unconfirmed
eiiewbere auid Captain Dluudonno
JVottp; French aviator, wan BiKlUeU
Vpver the Manchurian bmdor" Sep
tember 30, three days after he left
. LeBourget with Jucquos lielloule,
' machanlo, for Vludlvoutok. ,
. '; .At the same time the author!-
' tics recclvod a dispatch from Kl
rehsk on the Lena river, 500 mlleH
northeast of Irutsk, denying that
the two aivators In their pluue, the
'Question SI ark, had been aeon over
that city Sunday morning no had
been reported previously.
The upshot of the conflicting re
' port was that more mystery than
' ftvap wan thrown ahoilt. the wlinrn-
' ribouts of the two men who left
with gasoline enough to koep them
'. In the air only for about CO hours,
that Is until noon Sunday. They
hoped to fly 0000 miles eastward
to Irkutsk, Siberia, before refuel
ing, breaking existing records for
long distance flight.
-. The previous record was that of
4358 miles established by the Kal
ian - aviators, Delpreto and Forra
Tin, in a flight last year from Rome
10 Brazil.
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Long Shot Nag .
Brings Janitor
, Owner Fortune
,
CHICAGO, Oct. 3. (!')
Tnul Rovoro flushed around
tho fields yostordiiy to win the,
fourth raco, pay 115 to 1, and
ma'ko John Hoclun very, very
huppy. ' '
lieclan Is 60 years old. For
25 years ho has been Junltor
at tho Hydo Park polko stu-
tfon. He gots $120 a month
and occasional small tips from
prisoners. Ho owns I'aul Ito-
voro.
Heelan bot 10 on Paul Tie
's voro across tho board 110 to
win, $10 to finish second and
10 to finish third. Paul Ho-
vero. won, so tho Bray-heniled
4 jnnltor won nil his bets bo-
Sides tho $900 purse. Tho
grand total was $2,011.80.
ACCIDENTS KILL
THREE HUNTERS
Mule Fire Engihe:PH' J
Balks at Critical
Moment of Blaze
WASHINGTON
Opening of Season Marked
By Trio of Gun Fatalities
Woman Writer and
Lecturer Dies By Own
Weapon 'On Mt. Walker.
COXKTANT'INOl'I.E, Oct. 3
W) DJelullo, in the prov-
ince of .Slllvii, a small Uluck
S Sea town, depended upon a
mulo to" cany water for its
fire department. .
Today, In a period of urjr-
ency, tho, mule balked andso -I
delayed combatting a' small
I blaze. It developed Into a con-
n flagratlon and destroyed 62
houses, 20 granurics and many
cattle.
Relics of Once Famous Capital Belle
Fought Over by Rabble When Hoarded
Treasures Carted From Spooky Home
pilFiir
NAMES OFFICERS
CROP YIELD LESS
BY SIX PER CENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (IP)
' 9tif department of agriculture In
Its pctober 1 report on tho agrl
'cultural situation today said tho
,.7totfti'yield of crops this year prob
; ably will run about six percent
below tho ten-year avcrago bo
cuo of sovere drought most of
tlie summer.
, Although September rains ' fln-
"r broke tho long dry spell the
situation in tho Pacific Northwest,
the" department said, Is still scr
' lous and ranchers havo had dif
ficulty, preparing their land for
ttinter wheat, . ,..
:' The potato crop Is estimated n't
about 350,000.000 bushels which Is
one ot the smallcHt crops In ten
years. Total car lot shipments of
: this, season's fruits and vegetables
during i August and Buptcnibcr
' ranged around. 15 percent smaller
than last year.
.iThe commercial applo crop, w.is
):f6raoast by the department ' last
.month aa 29.5uO,000 barrels which
Jp. about 6,000,000 barrels less than
Ja'year ago. Applo prices, the tle
Jpartment said, this year have been
TUniilriff about 50 percent higher
. than last year.
JpGSEIN0V.11
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (II
Hearing on the application of the
' Orot Northern and Western 1'a
oiflo railroads to construct a 200-
ratio lino betweon Klamath Falls,
Ore and Paxton or Koddio, Calif.,
will bo bold Jn Ban Frunelsoo Nov.
II before Charles 13. aiuhnffln. ll
faotor of the intorstato commurco
"ttomtttlssion's bureau of finance.
Hhe announcement was made lute
- yesterday.
WwiaMaims
MIOENLV, Ore., Oct. 3. (Spec
ial.) Tho Junior cUims at tho high
Bchool ctillcul a mcetlrifj luHt week
to I elect offlccrH fur the comltirs
yefir, as folio wo: Huth Puttus,
prosldont; Gludys Kerns, vlco-prosi-dent;
Tholmai Lyoiin, Bocrotary;
Myrna Pettus, treubut;or, and Mr.
Mort, claaa advisor.
The junior class contt'ihpIaU'tt
publishing a paper, to bo called tho
"Junior Owh" Junior Knglthh thin
year deals largely -with journulisin,
and the publishing of tho paper has
been considered as a part of the,
junior English work. Tho Btaff of
tho paper Is as follows: Itebccca
Rose, editor; Mildred Coats, nHHlst
ant editor; Gladys Ferns, sports
editor; Huth Pettus, social edltoc,
and UMlio Cottrall, cartoonist. !
There aro eiRht reporters, whoso
duty It lu to bring the school and,
local nowa to tho staff for publish
ing. ,' . .
Tho first isauo of the papor will
bo circulated this week.
ELECT HAROLD TEALE
BKATTLK, Wash., Oct. 3. (IP)
OpenliiK of the hunting ueuson ill
Wasliiimton yestcrduywas marred
by the loss of throe lives.
Frank Catriotll. 17, of Port
Townscml was killed at Tarhuo
May on floods Canal when Hurl
Unos, 17, also of Port Townsend,
shot lilm full in the i'ui'o when he
atteuiplcd to shoot a deer. Knos
was lining held unci faced the pos
sibility of beiiiK tried on a charge
or reckless shooting. John Flsk,
HI, the third member of the party,
was Jield as a mutorlal witness.
Sirs, ltulli Hhodes, 32, widow of
Marvin Woods, world war veteran,
was found dead on Mount Walker
near her Qullcino ranch on the
Olympic peninsula from a bullet
wound which Iho.coroiier , reported
was self Inflicted and accidental.
Bho was well known as a writer
on aviation ami as a lecturer oil
travel. Hhe Is survived by her 11-year-old
sou, Marvin, mid other rel
atives. iucludiiiK an uncle, W. P.
Bouncy, of Tacoma, secretary of
the state historical society.
The third liuntlnR victim was
Korubi Hollandl, 27, of Tacoma,
Wash., who bled to death from a
shotKun wound Inflicted accident
ally by his companion, Caspar Ken
nel), also of Tacoma.
ASHLAND, Oro., Oct 3. (pl.)
Tho Ashlund club, inndA up of
former Oregon Slnto CoIIcko stu
dents,' met last week at the huni'j
of Mr. and Mis. II. H. Kllmrt, on
Nub Hill street. During a short
business - session, an election of
officers was held, which resulted
In the choli-o of Harold Teale,
president;- Uiilpll IlillltlKS vice
president mid Mrs. It. II. Klluu't,
secretary-treasurer. , plans woro
also discussed for the coming year
mid Jolly houn was spent In the
singing of-college songs. The dun
presented a handsome vase to .Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Tealo, who were
married late In the summer. At
tho close of tho pleasant evening,
dainty refreshments woro served.
Tho next meeting of tho club will
bo with Mr. and Mrs. ' Harold
Tealo.
I.KWH8, KiiKliind, Oct. 3. (P)
(irciit llrltiiin mill Hiissla today
agreed lo an exchange of ambassa
dors, thus paving the way for full
resumption of trade and commer
cial relations between tho two
countries. Tho agreement, which
Is subject to parliamentary ap
proval In lOiiglaml, was reached In
tt secret meeting hero between For
eign Secretary Arthur Ilendorson
ot Oreat llrltiiin and Hussion Am
bassador Valerian DovgalevsUy,
who caino from his Paris post.
CHIEFTAIN P0UIE
KOI,OZSVAR, Transylvania A')
After a gang of highwaymen
hud ro blind a group of wealthy
men near here, the muskod captain
bowed politely ui(l maUo this
speech:
'IOxcuho me for; having robbed
you. I lined to be a government
official but was unable to live on
3,U0O lei a month (about $18).
ChindeHtino , stealing was repug
nant to me, coiiHequently 1 decided
to practice open robbery.
"I am very much indebted to
you that you) did not resist und
that I was not compelled to kill
you. I leave you sufficient money
to buy your tickets home, and I
beg you to give these 100-lci notes
tv the next policeman you meet,
because ! think ho won't bo will
ing to risk his life in pursuing mo
for his miserable pay of eight lei
(about five cents) a day."
By Suo McNuinaru
(A. P. Feature Service Writer)
WASHINGTON V(P) Hlanchu
Magruder, Washington hello of thy
Mixtion, .went to tho district poor
farm while a rabble fought over
the trash carted away from her
mysterious shuttered old George
town homo.
More than $2000 was found Su
cre led in old books, newspapers,
bundles of rags and buried cans.
Thirty-six wagonloads o4 trash and
rugs wore carried away in three
days.
iljiwycrs and Mrs. Mario Clark f
u niece of the spinster, worked
with musks in the dim recesses
of the old homo searching through
yellowed papers and Btirring up
tho dust of decades. Kvery scrap
of papor was .carefully inspocted
for money.
Utile negroes dived Into t ho
Junk dumped from upper windows.
One bobbed up with a faded old
picture. Another seized a copy
of tho National Intelligencer dated ;
J8-IG. An antinuo dealer tried to
get something from the wrockagoj
1'eople p e r e d into tho dark, I
spooky looking back yard where
mure treasure was reputed to be I
burled. Negro helpers eyed each
new lood hopefully.
But the money was being care
fully salvaged. '
, . Not so tho ' lovo letters and
mementos, which the belle had
hoarded as eagerly as she had
wealth. Those were ruthlessly
oust to the wind fur - tho mob to
pounce u pun, None, cared for
faded evidence of a once pretty
woman's popularity..
A negro, whitened with dust,
dumped another baskctload from
an upper window.-, The crowd
surged eagerly in before the stuff
hud time to settle.
A bit of paper fell at my feet.
It was a poem, written In fine,
small letters and dated George
town, February 14, 1858. It was
signed "Your Unknown Valentine."
1 cannot help but dream of thee
All through- tho silent hours
night
Your laughing eyes, your spirit
. free,
Your voice tho language of do
light. In the district poor liou.se an
old women with dim eyes lay
and commented in a cracked voice
whilo the green shuttered house
gave up her treasures.
Miss Magrudcr is said once to
havo been engaged to a dashing
army officer. in her girlhood
she was nicknamed "Fair." As
she grew older she became "queer"
but the fanciful name still clung.
An old woman paused on tho
sidewalk to watch the scrambling
mob and the masked figures flit
ting about upstairs.
"Thought I'd come by to sec
Fair's cottage once more," 'she
said. 'I lived beside .her for Z
years. She was a funny one.
Saved everything. JJoys used to
follow her on Ihe streets and
call 'Fair, Fair' until she turned
and chused them." j
A white card engraved AJt. Ia
Tld Ireland. 79th regiment, N. Y.
S. M eddied down from the win
dow. Another boro tho penciled
iiamo Lieut, import D'Ueorgo 11111.
lUlh regiment.
And they called her Fair.
1 2-NIOTOR SEAPLANE
AUIO CRASH NEAR
PASS TAKES LIFE
OF 0. S. G. STUDENT
FR1KDRICHSHAFKN, Ger., Oct.
3. (P) Tho Dornler airplane
works announced today the new
huge 1 2-raotorcd Dornler Uox sea
plane, recently constructed by tho
compuny, would attempt a flight
In America in mld-.lanuary, WHO.
The route of tho flight project has
not boou fixed hut it Is believed
it would ho across the South At
lantic to South America and thence
to the United States.
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Practice Kight Days
LA GRAXDIS, Ore, Ort. 3. Wl
Kciuippod with only clKht days of
concentrated practice, tho Kastern
Oregon Normal school football
team, coached by Hob Quinn, will
make Its debut Into collego grid
iron circles here Friday afternoon
against tho College of Idaho coyotes.
i til i ANTS PASS. "-Ore., Oct. 3.
i (P; Herbert Judson, Los Angoles,
i Oil., student at tho Oregon Slatu
College, was killed and Arthur
. uinri-w ii noimianion. was in
jured seriously: today when tho
automobile': In which thoy wero
riding plunged : .from' tho Pacific
Highway, north of hero, into a
creek bed.
Judson was drowned, but Illnck-
I Icy managed to koep his head
above water and his calls tor aiu
brought help from deer hunters.
Hinckley snld a tiro blew out. on
tho car.
POWDER BURNS EYE OF
JACKSONVILLE, Ore, Oct. 3
(Special) Nathan Smith had tho
mlsfortuno of budly burning his
eye with powder from a gun while
hunting Sunday and his eyo is- in
quite a serious condition at ' tho
present time
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BALLOT TITLES
ARE CONTUSING
HAI.KM. Ore., Oct. 3. Secre
tary of Statu Hons is dlssutlsried
wilh ballot titles prepared by At
torney General Van Winkle for two
amendments to existing laws that
will go oii tho ballot in November,
l!.3u, find has written tho attorney
general about it. Tho attorney
general advises that whilo it Is too
late to change the titles, It will be
permissible to tho secrotary of
state to append footnotes to the
ballot explaining the measures in
i more detail.
j Uoss claims tho ballot titles are
j confusing. One of thenl reclassi
fies propery tax purposes, includ
ing aulomublles. Tho other would
j glvo Ihe legbdatuer authority in,
' providing for an excise or privilege.
; tux. to lake Into consideration tho
use value and depreciation of
i property without specfilc assessment
Medford's Largest Furniture Store Is Now the Most Beautiful
1 New Standards of Style, Value and
Quality Presented Now at Lower
Prices Than Ever Before
CEDAR CHESTS
We have some exception
ally beautiful creations in
cedar chests, finished in
natural cedar or walnut
going at these surprising--ly
moderate prices.
$
17
50
to
$32
Closing Out Our Open Stock Dishes! English Serai-Porcelain Wear
at Less Than Domestic Ware-See Our Windows
IDENT
PORTLAND. Oct. 3. (!) The
condition of Judge U, T. Harris,
former Justice of the Oregon su
premo court, was said by hospital
HttendnhtH todny to bo "very en
couraging." Judgo Harris, promt-j
nent Kugeno nttorney, wns ope-j
rated upon yesterday for goiter,:
Ho was admitted to St. Vincent'.r
hospital Saturday,
His nurseUuday said Judgo liar-1
rls came through tho operation in ;
splendid fashion anil that his eon -!
itttlon this morning was "must j
H'ltlyfjii'turv." 1
ORGANIZE BOOSTERS
FOR COASTAL HIGHWAY!
A8TOKIA, Ore., Oft. 3. -OP) I
Formation of an Oregon Coast:
Kmpiro association for tho purpose i
of building a permanent organ issn-i
tlon to work for completion of ;
the coast highway, was started '.
liercyesterdny. '
The. organization will bo pat-;
terned nrtrr tho Ki-dwood Km -j
asNoclallnn and the firt.
grmip to be lined up will be hole!
men and resort owners.
nosfcnuna ore Oct. 3. ury
John T. Jloss, 39, Tort land,
driver f,or Oregon Stage line, was
kilted yesterday in 1 an automobile
accident when a car driven by
Louise Yoeum with whom he was
riding crashed into a telephone
pole.
Miss Yoeum wns driving a small
touring car and Itoss was riding
in tho car 'driven by her at his
own request, it 'In said.
PLAN RELIGIOUS STUDY
! . vori.An Bmw. Mo. (rv if
there Is- nn "emjurunoe" ohtim-
trtonahlp fur quilt-mtiltiiiK. Mvit.
'June Long rltttms it! Situ luiH.iniiilo
'tl lUllt comnlnillK 38.000 )li'-i'n.
vWhoii-another woman .nwult' a
' iillt of 21,840 nlooos, .Mi-m.' I..iik
heard of It and wont to work, tm
;!hcr sovonty;DlKh(h Ithllulny annl
t'Vemnry, five inonthn Intt-r, i olie
completed her quilt. She m woil It
'nttrcly, by hand, lining 20 ttpoolx
ot thread.
-' "And rot only that." nhe Innlntii.
;VI()V ffleccd -over 200 qulltn In
SAFE
KKLDMK
. I'HOKNIW Ore., Oct. 3. (Wpl.
Full plans have been completed
for the week day school of re-
I IIkIoii lo bo held In tho commit
! nity thin winter In which the first
j eluht grades of the public school
'wilt have tho opportunity of meet
ing for one hour eaeh week for
jibe study of the llible. Although
i all meetiuKS'of the school will be
held In the Phoenix Presbyterian
church, it 1h interdenominational
In nature. IMans for the school
have been made by the committor
chosen from the community who
represented different denomina
tions. Misn Powell of Ashlon
lll be the InNlruetor and the
first session vl begin Monday.
Ochibvr 7.
Mtirh uredil is to be given Uev;
Woodbrldgo O. Johnson for the
present extensive plans of the
school, as it in under his lender
ishtn nnri planning that it has been
psninio for the extension of this
work.
ORONITE
CLEANING FLtID
VARNEY PILOT UNHURT
BY LANDING MUD FLAT
I'OllTt.ANM), Clro., Oct. .1. (,)')
Waller Kefwn. Halt Ijikn City.'
iillnt of Vnrney nlr line mall plane,
escaped Injury luxt nltilit when ho
wn forced to land hln plane on
Ihe niurt flam nnrlh nf n harhor
terminal. The plane flopped over
on ll nark. An mnhulanee ma
ru.hcd t Hie neeiin, hut Kefem n
viawld from Uie plune unhurt.
ii inn " .
Main and Pacific Highway
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