Medford Mail
The Weather
Temperature
HiKlMt yesterday 79
loivot this moniliie 40
rrii'ipltiuiim:
Tu S p. in. yoMerdny 00
To ft ii. in. Ihls nmrnliiK 00
p-ecast: Tonight and Run day,
frloudy and unsettle:!; cooler to-
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD. OIvMiOX, H.VlTh'DAY, if AY
No. G3.
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121. i!t::o. .
DIFFICULTY
f OR TIFF
. INI1ZFD
i
Smoot Sees No Prospect
jReopening Entire Bill for
-pebate Opponents of
Bill Planning to Raise
: 'Points of Order.
if
WASHINGTON. Mny 24. MP)
In ft tie opinion of Senator Smoot,
Republican, Utah, there is no
protapeot of the entire turiff bill
betyiK opened to chnnBO by points
of irder raised asulnst rates.
Opponents of the 1)111 plan to
rau)e points of order against the
ratfrs on cherries, cheese, rayon
watches, contending' that the
tariff hill conferees exceeded their
naUiority in fixing these . rates.
Fairs have been expressed that re
opinK of th
ycojwrence w
-len;ment.
jr. iotit, chni
ins of the hill to chanpo In
would Jeopardize Its
lirman of the senate
flaftnce committee, said today that
th4 upholding of a point of order
would restrict the conferees to act
onlhc .single item in dispute.
fe argument also has been
marie that return of the bill to
conference would permit of a sep
arate vote in the house on the
lumber duty, which tho house once
turned down.
leaders Preimrw
Republican house leaders were
preparing for that eventuality.
Tttty pointed out that in order to
ge$' this separate vote the house,
wot Id have to defeat the supple
maVital conference report omlirnc-
in lumber nnd.sond it back to
COOiertMUJf wjlii iotn utkiuiie. i inn
defeat was hardly possible, they j
Contended.
pesenmng me mil unany agreea
upon as a ' splendid
- - i
expressed the opinion its provisions
arf in line with 1'resident Hoover's
limited revision program.
It! HAL Ul urn
ision as made public today '
iveu no sunstantiai cnange irom
rough draft approved yester- !
except that It provides that
where the president fails to np-
ortlve or disannrove a tariff com-
mfc-ion recommendation for
chiige in n statutory rate within!""" "' " "' ",
btty days period laid down, the ! " .M-'Oeorge company was agent
eon. mission rate becomes effective. I ""1 'hp "'tg'''" years of
I
FATE SILL TOG
.N' FRANCISCO. May 24. (,V)
-Jy
alqco
Her whereabouts a mystery
Monday when she crossed 1
th Columbia river bar in the
fMte of a heavy gale, the tug
V.ilante was reported to be still
"rtusing" today by the marine de- j
PWI merit of the: chamber of eom-
nrtrce here, thereby materially t
hMi-Jitening fears she may have
I "i.-.mi.-iui.k .'
S iid.'rcd. T
4 Btaln Harry
1 ii five, hud
I t- nnd waf
The craft, manned by
ry Johnyon nnd a crew
an empty barge in
was due at this port
lte Thursday.
BETTERED BY BLOCKS
' 3.1NCOLN'. Neb., May 24. Wl
Hubert Meier, of Iowa State, was
clicked at 9.4 seconds by three
timekeepers nnd 0.3 by the fourth
for tho 100-vard clash In the big
I meet here today. He used
suiting blocks, but otherwise bet-
tr.'d the world's record of bridle
TiJIan, Michigan star, at 0.6 sec
onds. Abe Martin
1
iOne thouun', five thoutan', ten
ruan', the newpaper ..
hind figure In reportln 'Chinese
i&ualtiet. Recall when it used to
goin' tome to beat a puttal card?
Jurist Is Missing
lisot:a!fit Pint P.'iolo
Judge Edward W. Eng3 of Alame
da county, Cal., disappeared from
his home May 16 after presiding
over a conspiracy trial of Oakland
officials for seven weeks.
Head of McGeorge Terminal
Company and Editor of
Courier Charged in In
dictments. MAUK11FIK1.I). Ore., May 24.--
Two sensational arrests, with
nlhnrs exoeetcd to follow, resulted .
toduy ont of He(.rel indictments '
l-nturnofl nv I nP I nns coillliv L'lUIIU
jury yesterday. J
li. A. McGeorge. general mana-
ger of the McUeorge i ermmai ,
l-ir,,,!.
Inc., Marshfleld, was ar-
V
rested' on two indictments enarg--,
I,.,, mtariMi.i.i of 112.000 and
Issuing a check without sufficient 1
fun.ls in the nans. lor -i.e... .
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criminal suit brought i.y tne ici-
litigation ana i.iiiihi iiiuc.v ipi--"- i
Ings brought by the steamship j
company. !
W. 15. Hassler. editor of the j
Coos County Courier, was arrested
on two indictments charging crlm- j
inal libel and violation of the cor-
! rupt practice!, act. The case is j
'the outgrowth of nn election cnm-i
Milan In a close rare between can-
.iUiIlto or the sheriffs office.
Baseball Scores
American.
It. 11
I
F.. I
Philadelphia
13 2
New York 1" I"
Qulnn, Shores and Cochrane;
Perkins, Pennock and Dickey.
Second came: li. II. !'-
Philadelphia 1 "
V..W York 11 1
W.ilberg. ltommell and Coch
rane. Hihang; Itufflng and Hen
sough. n. H. V..
Iletrolt 7 12 2
(Jhlrugo S 11 0
Mogsett, Sorrell and Margrave,
llayworth: Thomas, Illankenship,
M. Kaln nnd Herg. Autry.
It. IT. lC
St. I-nuis 2 7 2
Cleveland 5 9 3
Oray. Kimsey and Manion; Iluil-
lln and I
Sewell.
National.
New York 0 12 1
Philadelphia 7 14 3
1'ruett, Heving and O'Karrell;
Sweetlnnd, Collard and Davis.
First name: II. K.
Cincinnati 1
St. Louis R
10
1 MARSHFIELD
BUSINESS in:
UNGER ARREST
Final Wire Flashes
WASHINGTON, May 24. (r More, and perhaps better, fiih
are assured with'the siflning by President Hooverof the White bill to
establish 31 additional fish cultural stations at a cost of 1,735,000.
BELL FIELD, CORVALLI3, Ore., May 24. (Pi The University
of Oregon track team was leading, 21 to 6, over Oregon State college
in their annual meet here today at the end of the third event.
LONDON, Eng., May 24. Wl Archbishop Lord Davidson, former
Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Church of England,
lapsed into unconsciousness today. He is not expected to live
BELLINGHAM, Wash.. May 24. (Al A resolution urging a na
tional referendum n prohibition seemed assured of passage late to
day at the Republican state convention here.
SALEM, Ore., May tPl Census returns from the Salem dis
trict will put Portland safely over the top In its drive for an enumer
ated population of 300,000 people, according to an announcement to
day. O
WASHINGTON, May 24. (Pi Answering the demand of esi
dent Hi over for immediate consideration of the London naval limita
tions treaty, Senator Johnson, P,yubllcan of California, said today
the American people would "overwhelmingly repudiate" the pact if
given to understand it thoroughly.
SLAYS FOUR
WHEN WIFE
UNFAITHFUL
' !
Husband Broods Over
Wrongs Since December
Ambushes Man and
Wife Returns Home,
Slays. Wife, Self.
C1CXTIEAUA, Wash., .May 24.
P) Aliening improper relations
between his wife and Cliff Tur-
vey
in letters which he left, Lloyd
Duffy, 40 of the Oak C.rove neigh
borhood near here, yesterday shot
and killed Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Tur
vey of Tenino, returned to his
home, killed his wife, Kuniee, then
inflicted woundn on himself that
proved fatal.
Letters left by Duffy Indicated
he had discovered his wife was
untrue to him last December.
lie had brooded over the situa
tion until yesterday afternoon
when he secured two automatic
revolvers and hired B. V. Todd,
jitney driver, to take him to the'
Turvey camp at Tenino. At the
camp, according to the story told
by Todd, Duffy laid in ambush, i
awaiting the departure of the I ur-
veys. I
llntlt Killed.
As they came down a trail to
fwft 1
get her Duffy opened fire.
bullets entered Turvey's head and
one pierced Mrs. Turvey's neck.
Whether Duffy intended to kill
.Mrs. Turvoy cannot be mirmised
from the dead man's letters. At
the noint of h drawn revolver..
I tinrfc ni..iiin.i Tmlrl tit li-lvfi him
. ; .i,.. i, fnuml bis
.ir ; ihnir vnnl ultb their
nilie.year.oUi son, Kendall talking
... t -lnr..a f'nt u 11 nolL'fl-
)or
nuffv opened fire at his wife.
tni,ee nuUets striking
her.
He
,..(, fi,.,,,) three shots into his
uwn ),udv.
',...nB i,.imiwlt-i
.MrM. tUltlS immPllI-
..., ., ,h niie. hot Todd
, ".. .... ,
,,' !llrpndy arrVed nt the station.
unrt officers' were on the way.
lurvey mi. ....i I
of nla wounds. Woodsmen wn
Me,un
,()lmd h,m al, nllve He was
n,sn(,,, lo ,he ontralia hospital.
lut ctiea wlinin an n.iur.
,
EUnr.NK. Ore.. May 24. P)
Dr. A. P. Watson, Portland, was
named president of the Oregon
State Dental association nt the
closing session of the convention
here. The 1931 convention will he
held nt Portlnnd.
Dr. II. C. F.pley, Salem, presi
dent elect, will take office In 1932.
Dr. C. H. Murphy, I.a Grande and
Dr. Frank II. Hollister, Portland,
2 l were selected secretary and ireas
0 . urer.
Doctor Stricken.
EtTC.KN'i;. Ore., May 24.
Dr. K. W. Comings, prominent IOu
Kene doctor, was today reported t )
have been stricken on a train en
route to Ottden, Utah. Friday nigh:.
M iks Herthn Coming, his duUKh
ter, left last niht tor Ogden.
Hixey, 8. Johnson and Sukeforth;
Haines and Wilson.
R. H. K.
Chicago - ft 10 1
Pittsburgh 3 11 J
Malonc and Taylor; French nnd
Cool.
n. ii. k.
Hrooklvn 5 11 1
Boston 2 6
(Eleven Innlnss.)
i I Phelos and l.nnoz: R. Smith ana
0 Bpohrer. .
Win Western
- mi EM w?
r vwll k$$SK Mil
f t pgl w . .
Denver Garner, Oregon State
western uinc finals of the national
stitiitioii and Hut-old 1 IVHeclr., Pomona Cot lege, was second,
anil nnniel as alternate lo ooinprte hi the finals at Los Angeles.
The scmf-linals wpiv held at CorviilHs, Ore.
DIAMOND LAKE K.F. P0ST0FF1CE
SEASON OPENSiTO BE BUILT BY
FIRST OF JUNEIPORTLAND
i
i
The Diamond lake season wlllj
open June 1, arcordillK to Man-;
i'Kor Cleortie Ilownrd. and pre)ara-;
tions to this end are now undei
way, with a crew of 23 people al- j
ready on the ground.
The Union Creek road to the:
resort will be in good shape in j
five or six days, but Manager How-i
ard does not advise that nnyone
attempt to make the trip now, as
thereis some soft snow, which is
being cleared away, and Is melting
fast.
This summer 'the resort company
wiil maintain a $2500 pleasure boat
tin the lake. It is now being bui'ti
.In Klamalh Falls. ;
Tllu Hl:ilA fluU nnil e-mrtn f(tm.l
.
m nn n nntD m,,ur m I-.
" . . .1 1 .. .
iion iiesn wuier siuiino ... i.ie ...ki-.i
aa fpe(," tor the tl.out F(ipil llor!
,lre aLso now ,t,nB constiucleil fov
tno trout try. wnicn will Do rc-
eUseil mi soon iw they
are finger-
lings, and able to take care ef
themselves. o
Commissioner Matt Kyekmann Is
now at Diamond lake superintend
ing the fish work.
'The fishing season at the Ink"
will open Juno 1, and a large num
ber of fishermen will be on hand
to try their luck.
CHICAGO, May 24. )
Tho1
home of John Sheridan, secretary
of the Chicago Teamsters and
Helpers' I'nfon, was bombed early j
today lor the second time in niuoj
months. '
Sheridan, his infant son and two'
daughters, were tossed from bed
and showered with plaster. Mi s. j
Sheridan.-' ho was absent at the;
time, became hysterical when she i
returned to find the lower front
of the dwelling wrecked nnd allj
windows shattered. The front
door, at1 which the bomb had been
placet), was blown to pieces.
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., May 24.
J! (!) Nearly 200 Oregon cattle
i men and Portland and Klamath
Falls hitslncstt men gathered ut the
....... .,.,
I cowboy breakfast cooked by dtrei -1
tton of tho chamber of commerce
It was a feature of the Orotson
Cattle Kaisers' convention. A "real'
banquet tnnlKht ends the conven
tion. IE
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 21.
(I) The Harvard track team dis
played its experU'd power in the
running events and defeated Yale,
74'ij to fi'ds. More today hi the 37tli
dual meet staged by these rivals
Hince D!(l. The rlmson athletes
won first places in eight of the l'
romiM'titions and oIrj scored a tie
for top honors In tho polo vault.
Sues laKT Mill.
OREGON CITY. Ore., May 24.
iVPt C. Hrhttehel. Oregon City at
torney, todsy filed niiit against
the defunct Northwent ern Pulp
and Paper Mill company, Astoria,
Ore., to collert $500 he is alleged
to have paid for atock.
Oratory Test
CoHjrgc won first ihuo In llm
ttiuioi Ii al contest on the con-
F
WASHINGTON', n. C., May ?!
(Pi A ld of $107,130 by (leol'K
Jackson of rortlun.l, Ore., was th'!
lowest of 13 bids for construction
of a postofflce at Klamath Falls,
Ore., opened by the treasury offlc
here.
The other bids were:
I, L. Young, Portland, $lS4.4Vii:
Harry Jlojvr Son A Co.. Olymph.
Wash., $lit3,tKM); Schuler & Me
Dotnnd, Oakland, Cal., $2 2'i,0o0;
15. Hutke, Omaha. 521ti.2r.il; Will-;
ter Peterson, Omnha, $183, 2211:; It.
II. Hammond, I'oi tland, 1 88.911 1 ; ;
Jiunos A. nass. Minneai.olls, I!I4 -
4115; V. D. Lovell, .Minnenpol's,
$179.11)11; Charles Weltz & Hon-,
1 lo, nr.u &.7RIHU.. Wlllliim Xfr,.
, v. ,HV "
Il..nl,l Ul ...,,u tITJ .-IV.
.. . ."' .'. .TT" .?. ..'7.'. 1.', V-
v. union, iviamain jiaiis. i:i.i.ii:
H,'enKt.r llr,ls , irllti ntl. JI7.1
XOIl.
ABE GETS TWO
T CLOUTS
NKW YORK, May 24. (A1) Hahe
Ruth hit his thirteenth and four
teenth home runs today In the
Vankee-Athletfc double header to
take the lead in the major leagueH
and break one record for home-run
hitting. The first was in the npen
ening ganm and the Hucond was
I made off Walherg In the fourth in
I ning of the second contest . The
1 two homers game him a record of
eight In six games, one more than
j (he previous major league mark,
. '
IN POSSESSION STILL
HILLSnORO, Ore.. May 21. (A3)
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew .1. Free-
rnnn of Huxton wove in Jail here
toduy charged with possession of
a si HI and possession of liquor.
Sheriff A. W, Connell and a deputy
rallied their farm Into yesterday,
They snld they found a 40-i;allon
still ami 2 gallons of liquor, l tux-
ton is 16 miles northwest of here,
IRM
TEMPERAMENTAL STfcHH
I.OS ANCKI.KS, Cal., May 21.
1 (A') Jetta Ooudal. motion picture
actress, is in a sanitarium here re
cuperallng from u complete nervous
breakdown. It was learned toduy.
Hospital attendants said her con
dllinu Is not ci ileal.
I Miss Oondal, known as Holly
wood's "most temperamental ac
tress," was awarded n $.U,Ouo judg
ment ngalnst Pathe Studios. Inc.,
a year ago for back pay after she
i I ad been discharged tor an alleged
"temperamental mil burst."
i0 PENDLETON', Ore., May 24. (P)
i Tho sheriff's office announccMl
Jloday that a Jail break In the coun
,ty jail had been frustrated yester
jdi by finding three men diguing
'thrown the court house wall with a
j piece, of Iron Btrap, a pair of pliers
I and a can oitener.
The men were R, J. Itlewftt Ver
non Mickle and Bernard Carter.
SCENIC HOP;
BY GRAF TO'
HO JANEIRO
i
Zeppelin Leaves Pernam-
buco on 1250-Mile Trip
Crowd in Frantic Ap
plause As Ship Takes Air!
Arrival Indefinite.
rHUXAMIIl'CO. llraail. May 21.
(Pi The Oral' Zeppelin sailed
southward today alonj; onu of the
most beautiful coasts in the world
on a i:'")0 mile trip to llio Janeiro,
capilnl of llra.il.
On their left passengers had the
blue of tin- Atlantic, dotted Willi
vessels in the coastwise trade, and
on u.eu ,,K, .,,u. ,. im ....... ........ ,
ous ami now rolling hut a ways ,
green and sparkling in the tropic
au!'' , , .,, rr
Departure ironi here was at 1 1 :aii
p. ni. (9:55 p. in. 14. S. T.l, several!
hours later than the (.ruf's master,
Dr. Hugo Kckener, had calculated.
the Intense heat making hazardous '
replenishment of the lifting gas till-i
til the air had cooled. I
Almost as large a crowd as Per-
nambuco hns ever seen witnessed
the departure, cheering frantically
as tho ship rose gracefully In the
air. It circled the city, with flash
lights playing on its sides, at 12:20
a. m" disappeared among the stars
U0 u southward.
Two Men Injured
In gassing the hag prior to its
leaving two workmen employed at I
Camp (liquid were burned slightly.
At lii-st it was believed that they
were (wo members of the (.inif's
crew but this Inter was dented.
Dr. Kckener'a plaim were. In
doubt. While he might bo expected
t n,aie the trip ordinarily In nhout
i() hours, which would bring him to
Hlo jlllluir ut about 8 p. m. (ti p.
,,, K s T l lo.lav there wns rell-
1 Hftt. )n i.pltnVH he might continue
tl.rn neb Siitllrdav night to Sao
. . ..... , ... n,m. i,....
iK i ito, isinni ' -iiuoai. ,ioo nines,
. . . , .
I where it largo unmoor or i.oima is
lira engaged in coffee growing. In
that event ho would return to Hlo
Janeiro on Sunday.
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ADVANTAGE OF
SCHOOL LOANS
SALEM, Ore., May 24. P)
That the farm lands of l?nlo:i
county are considered by the. stale
land board as hlh nnide loan
FARMERS TAK
risks is indicated by the fact that(tM. Jn u,er districts.
out of a total of $..r.(i,0J4.8ii tnntj A jtani(H, who controls 700
has been loaned from the state ir- acres of fruit In this valley, testl
rcducible school fund loans aggro-1 fi(.,i IlH tw marketing trends and
gating $456, 21VJ. 21 are In tho hands h uyjnK conditions, as did It. Q.
of Union county land owners. The (jnrdwell.
farmers of no other county havoj Howard Hill, grower, was slated
borrowed as heavily from the fund.) t hP onlleil as a witness.
Wheeler county stands next wnn
$:U3.342,
and Marion third with
$2f.4.32S.
The Irreducible school fund to
tals $7,f42.4ori. III. Atde from the
loans, other Items In the fund In
clude cash $r:,l 1 1.34; bonds $1.-
2K2,fIfl!i.7 0; certificate of sab
$ I X 1 ,22.03; timber certificates:
$107,000. Loans from the fun. I
bring 0 per cent interest, and the
. income Im apportioned among the
school districts of the state on a
school population basis. The aver -
at:o annual income in trto nisi six
$394,275.
the fund are out
standing In every county In the
state. Amonit them, besides thowe
mentioned above, are the follow
Iiik: Itakor. $22.K97. Benton. $33,
30.1 1 ; Clackamas. $227, 2M .40;
Douglas, $4!t,I T2; Jackson, $117,
fio.'t; Josephine, $ 1 ."i., 3H 4 ; Klamath,
$104.3'i7.ri7; Lane. $10tt.R2H; Mult
nomah. $82.4!i; Polk, $l47,27!.2fl;
Umatilla. $1112,050; Lane, $100,
K2H; Polk, $1 47,270.25; Umatlll-i,
$12,0'.5; Wallowa, $208.I1H7.
Loans are limited to $5000 for
each borrower.
Bride and Brokendown Automobile
Disappear as Husband Seeks Help
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 24 -(rP)
A bride of five weeks and the
automobile In which she was re
turning with her husband to their
home fn Carnation, Wash., disap
peared myfltcriously from the road
side on the Lincoln highway near
here todny. Hesrching for hours
on the h I g h wn yn and In garo ges
j east of hi.O, state officers and
police of nearby towns, were un
able to find any trace of the young
woman or the machine.
The inlying bride is Mrs. (1. C.
Kirk, 24. who was left in the auto
mobile while her husband sought
aid to repair the car ufler it hod
Buys Poppy
mm
,..,,,,., 1,M1V,.,. sinlllllKlj- m'eives
,.ppy of ihe lli:to ui.naal
, Amvrlmn u.Kln Allx.
lllary from little Ionise .luiio Allen.
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FOR LITIGANTS
Price Trends Told By Koo
zer, Hall, Banks and
Bardwell in C. and E.
Pear Contract Case.
Uebuttal testimony was offered
by the plaintiff, this morning In the
circuit court In the suit of the. O.
and 10. Fruit company of this city,
against, the Pacific Coast Canncrs,.
Inc., of Oakland, Calif., and tho
closing arguments are scheduled
for this afternoon, with tho case
going to tho jury lato this after
noon. Tho C. and 10. company is
suing for $(130 alleged to be due
for pears delivered on a contract,
A counter suit seeking $(1200 was
filed by the cannery organization
for alleged non-fulfillment of con
tract. 11. E. Koozer, manager of the
Itagley Canning company, testified
t h is morning that "t he eastern
market decidedly affected local
pear markets," and that tho New
York price- was strongly reflected
locally, during , tho time of the
contract In litigation.
Court i lull testified along the
samo lines, ana that in ivzx he
had not purchased many local
Hart lefts for canneries, because
the fruit could be procured cheap-
Tn CIIHO naH jnMtm tnrP0 (i.,y-
and because of tho Issues involved
has attracted wide attention
among growers an dshlppers.
Tho plaintiff takes the position
they were unable to nbldo by the
terms of the contract,, "owing to
the rigid and technical grading of
the No. i pears."
The defense alleges that they
went to considerable expense to
provide for handling of tho con
tract, anil that the rising price, not
j ,nMatlsfactlon with tho grading
methods, Induced the alleged abro
gation of tho contract.
LILA LEE SUED FOR
LOS ANOKLES, May 24. (P)
J nines Kirk wood, veteran movie
actor, today filed suit for divorce
against LI la Iee, his actress wife,
I charging desertion.
broken down. The husband said
tho automobile could not have
been drlvv) away, nnd the only
way he could account for Its dis
appearance was that ft had been
towed. 0
Kirk said he is a sen of CI. C.
Kirk, an official of the Carnation
Condensery company, milk manu
facturers '( Seattle. He came to
Pittsburgh after notifying author
ities of his wife's disappearance.
He was without fund?, since his
baggage and coat were In tho
automobile. He went to the offices
of the representatives of the Car
nation company here to Identify
himself.
FRUITMEN TAK
WITNESS STAND
E
STEAMSHIP
Moslem Passengers Cut One
Another's Throats As
Death By Fire Looms
200 Lives Lost in Holo
caust in Jeddah Harbor.-
PA1HS. May 24. (fl) A dih
prvtch from Jeddah, Arabia, to th
P. tlt Parisien tocl-.iy said th:1.. 5'
1 Moslem pilgrims aboard tho burn
j ing steamer Asia In Jaddah har
bor Wednesday cut one another'
II throats rather than face death in
the blaze.
Their act the dispatch, which
purports to be an eye-witness ac
i count of the disaster which is now
said to have taken 200 lives, tooK
place at the foot of the companion
way, and before the cry "Suave
qui peut," or "everybody for him
self." was heard.
The blood of the suleldes flowed
as If at a sacrifice. Their bodies
blocked up the exit and prevented
others praying, with their faces
toward Mecca In the dining saloon
finally from reaching the outside,
causing their death, too.
The fire, origin of which hns
not been determined, spread so
rapidly that It was possible only to
lower boats on the starboard, sldo,
those on the port side blazittf; be
tween the davits. Two boats low
ered were sunk immediately by the
pllgrlniH who Jumped, about 80
Into each craft.
KcHcued by Boats,
Most of. these were picked up
by boats from eight shlpa In the
harbor which approached as nea.
the blazing vessel as was possible.
Captain Marchiando and the ship's
doctor were said to have remained'
aboard an hour after giving the
order for everybody to save him
self, and then themselves plunged
Into the sea.
Just before they jumped poasen-
ger s In nearby " boats could heat
their shouted conversation: "They
have drawn their dagger."' A rno
mont after It was added: "Thpy
are praying In the dining saloon.
They won't jump."
Vhen finally it waa thought ,
nothing remained alive aboard tho
vessel a boat from the British
Hteamer Arabistan heard cries, and
approaching, its crew saw figures
right at the ship's bows. They .
called to them to jump, but In- :
stead they backed into tho flames,
Two young British officers scram
bled a hoard, seized the pilgrim;),
and passed them down to the boat.
They were the last five persons
to be saved.
Eyewitnesses reckoned the toll
at 200 dead. Thirteen hundred
believer were saved.
START WORK MONDAY
ON LA GRANDE DEPOT
LA GRANDE. Ore., May 24 (fft
Work will start Monday on tho
Union Pacific $160,000 union de
pot. Tranchell and Pare 11 us, con
tractors, have 180 days to complete
the huilding.
Will Rogers Says:
HKVKRLY mtAM, May
24. We finally (,'ot the low
down on tlic intellifEencf); of
the senate.
T li e capitol
IniiltliiiK put
in dial tele
phones nnd
out of !)fi
in c m hers
only t w o
knew enonph to work 'ein,
and both of these members
were men who had. been de
feated at the last election,
allowing thpy knew entirely
too miieh to bo in there. Car
ter (ilass thought it was a
rat trap and baited it w,th
elieese, so they are going to
have them taken out. There
is nobody to put the blame
tm but yourself if you 'get
the wrong number. They
want nothing connected with
the senate in anyway where
the responsibility can't be
shifted. Yours,
WILL ROGERS.
I', S. : Los Angeles census
is not out yet. Our survey
ors are still annexing more
territory." "We had Mexico
City but the League of Na
tions made us give it back.
GRIM EN
ON BURNING