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Way NhW PLAN FOR
SEWAGE URGED
j Russian Cabbages
iragement for p
allies.
jr union Samurai.
s for Sale.
Lsjg Feature Synd, Inc.
fi, provides interesting
truthful Walter Duranty
Adolph S. Oflis tnat
ing "extra rich fer-
raises giant vegetables,
L cabbages, tomatoes
L 2 to 3 pounds each,
Lb one yard anu a nan
L-ith plants 2Q feet high,
L 6 feet high, with laU
to each stem, 7 tons ot
Lfto the acre.
L of the vegetables are
on "framework high
the weeds."' The inten-
rtilizine costs $350 an
L lasts five years, about
U acre. And the south
L,nt to know m
"Burbank" named oioioi,
tdticed n average of five tons
L a, m acre, and our wheat
Iran yesterday dropped to new
Muscle Shoals commission, on
Iter lit, will receive bids lor
ml operation In the Interests
Lanr production and of agri-
L to termers at a reasonable
facr, eortcentrated fertilizers as
Lt In Russia, instead of com-
tamers to pay freight on sev-
hdred pounds of worthless
order to get one hundred
ol fertilizer mixed with lt,
be Bolshevism, but lt Is the
Lit would ault the farmer.
m Collins, editor ot the
Vldette, ot Montesano,
utoo, sends this to encourage
igo, William Mooro, married
ilxteen years older than he.
aid "Too bad, he will have
care of her when she Is old."
Voore Is now 84, his wife who
kud her 100th birthday on
k Is taking care of him, an1
Hxt all her housework, all
ft la her vegetable and flower
ud finds life more Interest-
ever.
litter was a French-Canadian
vlth the Hudson Bay com
lit mother a Spokane Indian.
the was bora Britain and
Wd states were disputing the
Non country. California and
ttest belonged to Mexico.
'"J has etght children, ten
"ten. five great-grandchll-
-we great-grcat-grandchlldrcn
to two of her four hus-
-"Wed Moore forty years after
t nuaoand died and her
"all desperandum."
P-AtUntic ship lines Issue new
-ciass to Europe 166 In
nra-cliM" $73.
H-dua" might be left nut of
I American ships.
r son of the pres-
" his associate. Vincent
lr. set a good examplo
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BY .COMMITTEE
Citizens Group Asks Council
Hire Outside Engineer
Build Emergency Unit of
Sewage Disposal Plant
A new plan to take care of the sew
age disposal situation was broached
ine city oiiiclals at last nights
council meeting by a self-constinitcrt
committee of public-spirited and well
known citizens, who believe that the
present septic tank sewer situation
la a municipal menace to health and
an emergency, which must h n.
fled as Boon as possible.
The citizens' committee decided on
the tentative plan at their meeting
June 24. and C. E. (Pool Gates. ttu
chairman of the committee, laid its
details before the council last night.
The proposed plan met with the In
formal approval of the four city
councllmen presentr P. M. Kershaw.
J. O. Grey. C. C. Pumas and Geo. W.
Porter, and Mayor E. M. Wilson. The
absence of Councllmen C. A. Meeker,
w. W. Allen, D. R. Terrett. ana c. C.
Darby prevented the council having
a quorum, and action on the plan
will be taken at a meeting of the
council tonight.
Employ Engineer
In brief, as outlined by Chairman
Gates, the plan Is to have the city
employ the services as soon as pos
sible of a skilled outside sewer ene
glneer of reputation, to draw up
plans and specifications for a new
sewage disposal system, Bnd for the
city In accordance with these plans
to build a possible emergency unit
as the first construction of the new
system, to remedy the worst evils of
the present Inadequate septic tank.
sufficiently to get by In the present
emergency.
. To employ such an engineer and
to build the emergency unit the city
could borrow the money from the
banks, put the estimated cost In the
city budget for next year, and pay
back the money to the banks out of
next year's taxes. Following out of
this plan would avoid any unneces
sary delay, the committee points
out.
Mr. Gates said that the city gov
ernment had borrowed money for
municipal emergency matters in past
years, successfully, and notably dur
ing his own terms, as mayor.
Time ror Actum
'We are up against an emergency,
and it Is time to act." said Mr. Ontcs
In his Introductory remarks. "The
people would be with you In making
use of such a plan."
mo r.,rth,r explained that the com
mittee of citizens had taken up the
sewage disposal situation In efforts
to help the city administration out
of a bad dilemma the city govern
ment not having the money on nauu
to construct a new disposal system,
ahd the bond Issue ot 235.000 for
havlne been defeated.
The committee would co-operate with
the city officials In every way.
pledged, If their services were agrcc-
BbHe told of the meeting ot the 12
public-spirited citizens at which the
plan was evolved. Twenty such Utl
zens had been Invited to the meeting,
but only twelve attended.
It was the consensus of opinion
that committee, he said, that In de
feating the bond issue the voters ere
not opposed to the mayor, councl or
City superintendent Fred Schcffcl.
buifwere "opposed only to passing such
a big bond Issue at this time.
4ol) For Slwl.'"t
He declared that It was an Injus
tice to City superintendent Scheffel
hat he should be called on to outline-
a new sewage disposal system
That was a job solely for a nlU y
specialist engineer, he
such an engineer
. ..... ...,miir,n ot the committee.
to draw the plans and .peclt'catlons
of the sewage system, ol wmi..
ford Is in such dire need.
Most of the cities up and down
the coast are up against this prob
lem of establishing new sewage dis
posal systems." said Mr. Gates, in re-
n-,t.. d j fusaata Prm
OOttV Rnnri uilll - . , . .
. "" v,,jr a quid in-
D.-5r ? a cPtr - the annual
. -..-,,, ur. round up of which
he ie queen.
(Continued on Page Sl'-jLgyi
Round Up Queen
HUNGERED IN S. P.
YUMA, Ariz., Aug. 5. (AP) Two
trainmen, D. B. Steyaert, engineer
and J. W. Moser, fireman, both ol
Yuma, were killed and 18 persons
Injured, eight seriously, when tne
first section ot the Southern Pa
cific passenger train Argonaut, run
ning In two sections and carrying
a number of motion picture no
tables, was wrecked 20 miles east
of here early today.
The engine, two baggage cars and
a day coach turned over as the
train struck a raln-softcned section
of roadbed. Three horses belonging
to a film company, which was en
route to location at Tucson, were
killed and cameras and sound equip
ment damaged.
Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe and
James Bradbury, Jr., actors, con
chlta Montenegro and Nora Lane,
actresses and Director Irving cun
nings wore among the film com
pany of 40 in the second section.
Tills train escaped crashing into
the wrecked first section In tne
darkness by the fact that lt had not
yet gathered full speed on the grade
which leads out of Yuma.
Doctors, nurses and ambulances
were sent from Yuma and the in-
lured returned here, several of them
aboard the Becond section of the
train.
The train came to Yuma from Loa
Angeles In one section and was cut
here to comply with the Arizona law
limiting passenger trains to 14 cars.
All Pullman cars were placed In tne
second section and only baggage
cars and the day coach carried in
the first. 1
VAN BUREN, Ark., Aug. 8. (AP)
The engineer and fireman ol
ift-it, naAsenirer train number 703.
were killed In ft wreck of the train
near here today. The dead are lu
Kclthley. engineer of Monett, Mo.,
and William Weeks, fireman. Fort
Smith, Ark.
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SEEN ON UMPQUA
ROHEBURG, Ore., Aug. 6 (API A
white bear, seen recently on me
.1 rut! nonr Lomola falls by
Jack Wharton of Roscburg. will be
hunted by Perry Wright, trapper
guide. An attempt will be made to
take the animal alive. The bear was
seen by Wharton as he waa returning
from the falls where he made motion
pictures for use In Roseburg theaters.
Ho said he had a good view of the
i . ,hirh woji onlv 35 yards away.
It was reported to be pure white, of a
type most unusual in tne norm umu
Wright has had much experience
trapping big game and has captured
bear and cougars for zoos. A few years
ago he lassooed cougars from trees for
motion pictures. The bear hunt will
start In a few dnys.
NEGRO MURDERS
SOCIETY GIRL IN
HIGHWAY HOLDUP
Citizens Join Hunt for Black
Who Held Three Maids at
Mercy in Wood s Two
Girls Wounded by Fiend
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. fl. (AP)
Civilian possemen today Joined -city
and county officers in a hunt for a
negro who last night killed Miss Au
gusta WlUlams. society girl, and
wounded her two girl companions,
after keeping them captive four hours
following a highway holdup.
Mt&9 Ken Williams, sister of the
slain girl, was shot In the splno, and
hospital attendants called her condi
tion grave. Mlsa Jennie Wood, a
friend, received a bullet in her; right
arm.
The three girls were driving along
the highway when the negro leaped
upon the runnlngboard of their car,
covering them with a pistol.
They were forced to drive into a
wooded section about 100 yards off
the highway. There the negro took
their money from them but refused
to permit them to leave. The girls
decided to make an attempt to es
cape when the negro got "fresh," Miss
Williams said.
Despite her wound, she was able
to make her way to the nearest
home, about three miles distant, to
sound the alarm..
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Today's
BASEBALL
National.
R. H. E
Cincinnati 2 8 a
Chicago - .. 3 10
Batteries: Kolp. Carroll, Johnson
and Styles; Warneke and Hemsley.
R. H E
Brooklyn 6 9 1
New York 2 7a
Batteries: Helmach and Plclnlch;
Hubbell, Morrell and Hogan.
E.
R. H.
Boston 6 1
Philadelphia ....... 3 7 u
Batteries: Selbold and Bool; J.
Elliott, Schesler and Mccurdy.
First same; R. H.- E
St. Louis .....'... ...... 4 " la u
PlttKbur? 6 11 0
Ma lnnlnsal.' ;
Batteries: Rhem, Lindsay and Man-
cuso; French and urace.
American
R. H. B.
New York 1 10 4
Boston - 8 12 8
Batteries: Pennock and Dickey;
MacFaydcn and Berry.
(second game) R. H.
New York - 4 13 0
Boston 16 0
Batteries: Rhodes and Jorgcns;
Llsenbee and Berry.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 8 8 0
Detroit 11 14 3
Batteries: Brown. Harder, Jablo
nowskl, Connally and Sewell: Sorrell.
Sullivan, Bridges and Hayworth. Gra-
bowskl.
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Trees In Parking
Carry Huge Crop
Of Nuts In Salem
SALEM. Aug. 5. (AH) Plana
have been completed here by Earl
Pearcy. local tru'.t and nut
packer, for handling the crop
from the largest franquettc wal
nut "orchard" In the world, and
probably the only English walnut
"orchard" of any size growing
entirely within the limits of a
city. The orchard in question
contains 300 acres of trees, is
expected to produce 25 tons ot
nuts this year.
The trees are situated along
the parking strips on the streets
of the city of Salem and he states
these trees are carrying this year
the largest crop of walnuts ever
grown on the city parking strips.
SQUAD
BUCK LAKE AREA
Seventy Men Rushed to
Scene of 20C0-Acre Con
flagrationFine Stand of
Timber in Path of Flames
T
IN HIJACK FIGHT
Chief of Co-Operative Unit
! in Coma Since Roadside
1 Battle Contents of Car
rier Dumped After Brawl
(VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 5. (AP)
Claude Mariner. 37, of Woodland,
was unconscious in the General hos
pital here today, the result of an
injury suffered late yesterday near
Long view when he and several other
men tried to stop a milk truck, In
order to prevent supplies reaching
black-listed distributors in Portland.
He fell unconscious as he reached
a physician's office shortly after the
altercation and remained in that con
dition today. Mariner Is president of
the Woodland unit of the dairy co
operative. Wounled In Head
Norton Rogers of Woodland, re
ceived a scalp wound In the freo
for-all that rcaulted In the attempt
to hijack the truck.
Tho two men leaped on the run
ning board of a truck owned by the
Ira Bennett dairy. The truck, loaded
with 33 cans of milk, did not stop.
Witnesses said someone on the truck
struck the two men over the head
Thev fell to the roadside. Others In
4&Jtiurty. finally -stopped the true
and dumped ttie contents.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 6. (AP)
At least a temporary solution to the
milk controversy here, which has re
sulted in a producers' -blockade
against distributors who refuse to
recognize the farmers' oc-operatlve
The fire In the Crater National
forest on Aspen butte about six
miles due east beyond Buck lake
in the Klamath section, burning
since night before last In an old
burn had grown into a conflagration
covering about 2000 acres late tins
forenoon. Forest officials here had
70 fire fighters from Med lord ai
work today.
This fire is near good stands oi
yellow pine. This fire, so tar as
could be learned early this alter-1
noon, was still unchecked, but no
more fire fighters were being sent
from here.
Yesterday morning a forest crew
at Lake o' the Woods was sent to
the scene and men from Kiainuth
Falls, and the crew of a saw mill in
that section were also at work on
the fire.
But on word reaching here early
last evening that the fire was sun
spreading; that the Klamath trails
contingent had departed to ii?ht
another fire in their own terri
tory, and that the saw mill crew
had ceased to fight flames for the
day when evening came, many men
were rounded up in Mediord and
transported in forest trucks to light
tho fire, and still others were sent
to the scene this morning, making
70 from here altogether.
The Crater National forest yester
day had another fire to contend
with, a small one In the Sterling
creek section above Jacksonville that
for a time threatened to reach farm
property. It broko out at 4:45 p.m.
and by 10 o'clock lost night was
checked before any serious damage
had been done.
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Associated Hrtsw Photo
George W. Malone, Nevada state
engineer and secretary of the Colo
rado river commission, has an
nounced hi candidacy for the post
of national commander of the Amer
ican Legion.
NEEDED TO KEEP
$500,000 SLASH
IN TAXMENT
Elimination of Half Mill Levy
for Veterans' Aid Bonds
Believed Possible Through
Rigid Economy Program
Ten-Year-Old Killer
Coached In Crime By
Modern Fagin, Claim
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I ' n.r Mdtetlly rip
hi JT" '"very ietler only
H t,, . """ranee lapses
tHtlJJ' farryln bouquets
tJ" nt git yon ny-
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ASOTIN. Wash., Aug. 5. (AP
Sheriff John Wormell. 72. was shot
and killed early today by a ten-year-old
boy who said ,1e had been pro
mised two dollars and a trip to Can
ada for a robbery.
The boy. Hubert Nichols, jr.. was
found robbing the Klause Mercantile
store and was cornered by the sher
iff. Deputy Wayne Be zona and Peter
Klause. owner of the a10-
While the sheriff was searching the
store, the deputy said, the boy. hid
den behind a vinegar barrel, fired at
him from a distance of five feet the
bullet piercing t.he officers raln
Young Nichols threw away his
pistol and surrendered without reals
tance. .
Officers said the boy told a "Pagln
story of being coached In crime by
William Robinson, about 60. who he
stated was stationed outside the
The boy declared Robinson gave
him a revolver, showed him how to
shoot It and arranged the robbery.
IwiiuctUig him to loot the cah
reglter and then take tobacco and
matches. .
Nichols said Robinson promised
him U and a trip to Canada, and
told him to "shoot to kill" If anyone
came In during the robbery
Robinson was arrested at the home
of his daughter and denied any
knowledge of the robbery. The boy
said Robinson broke a window In the
store and then waited In the alley
outside.
Nlclols was unmoved by the shoot
ing and talked freely, saying he
served a 15 months term In the Idaho
industrial school at St. Anthony for
stealing from the postotflce at Oro
fino His mother and three sisters
live at Star. Idaho, where he Is a
sisth grade student In the public
schools.
LEAVENWORTH. Kans., Aug. 6.
(AP) Kansas today mourned the
death of Daniel Read Anthony, Jr..
who served the state 22 years as a
representative In congress, longer than
any other man.
Mr. Anthony, a republican, former
chairman of the house appropriations
committee and a nephew of Susan B.
Anthony, the woman suffragist, died
late yesterday at his home. "Hilltop."
near here, 18 daya short of his 61st
birthday anniversary. Funeral serv
ices will be held Thursday.
He served In the 60th to 70th con
gresses. Inclusive, declining to seek
a seat In the 71st because of 111
health.
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
NEW YORK. Aug. 6. (U.S.D.A.)
(AP) Pear auction market, prices
weaker. 27 cars arrived: 1 Alabama.
33 California cars unloaded: BO cars
on track.
California BartletU, 19.380 boxes:
best 12.35-3.25: few 13.55: ordinary
l.BS-2.60; common and. ripe 11.75
2.15; few 11.25-1.70; average 12.30.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (UH.Ds.l
(AP) Pear auction market, prices
sU-htly weaker. 32 California cars
arrived: 29 California, and 1 other on
track: 13 cars sold.
California BartletU. 6.636 boxes:
11.60-3.10; average 12.20.
K. V. filrl's IVKlr Found.
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Aug. .
(AP) The body of Del ores Onnne,
12, who drowned In Upper Klamath
lake Monday night, waa found today
100 yards from where the tragedy
occurred. The body was washed up
on the shore of the lake.
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fourFblazeis
laid topirebug
The fourth Incendiary fire and the
third vacant house to be fired here
this week was saved by the fire de
partment last night. ' The J ire bug
who is believed to be responsible
for the blazes, remained in the west
section last night, but shifted the
scene of his actions across Main
street, t
The department was called to the
fire at tho end of West Jackson
street about 8:45 o'clock. The lire
started in a large bush at tho corner
of the old house, and then spread to
the building. The corner was badly
charred.
BLAZEDESTROYS
MT. BAKER LODGE
BELLINOHAM. Wash.. Aug. 6
(AP) Mount Baker lodge, pictur
esque resort In Mt. Baker national
park. Heather Meadows, about 400
miles from Bclllngham, burned to
the ground early today. The 32-room
annex was saved.
Tony Daul. comlasary driver for
the lodge, who came to Belllngham
this morning, reported he and other
rmployea were In the kitchen when
a woman came In shouting the roof
was afire. The alarm was quickly
spread and guests hurried from their
rooms, some of them narrowly es
caping and many scantily clad. So
far as known none was injured.
CHAIN STORE HEAD AND
MUCUS RIDER ID
DENVER. Aug. 8. (AP) Mrs,
Katherlne Floto, widow of the late
Otto Floto, and O. P. Bkaggs. prom
inent Denver business man, were
married today at the bride's home.
O. P. SkstfKs is head of a Urge
grocery store system, operating
throughout the -west. The former
Mrs. Floto, before her marriage, was
Miss Katherlne Kruger of Kansas
City. She was a star performer In
the equestrienne ring of the Sella
Floto circus at the time she married
Mr. Floto.
GRANTS PAB8, Ore., Aug. 5.J
(AP) Quiet air and lower tempera
tures combined today to aid fire
fighters in holding a forest fire which
last night threatened to enter the
city limits. The fire line today was
less than a half mile from the west
ern boundary of the city. It had
crawled down the slope of Merlin
mountain two miles north of here
to a point within a few rods of the
Pacific highway. , v . . ,
Communication! 'between tho Sis
kiyou national forest office hero and
the Chetco fire lines was temporar
ily cut off today. The fire has been
raging for threo days In almost inc
ccaslblo brush-covered country.
Four thousand pounds of food was
consigned from here last night to
the fire lines whore 70 men nre sta
tioned. The food will be packed 30
miles by pack train from Harbor, on
the coast.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 6. (API-
Federal foresters said today good prog
ress was being made In checking
northwest forcet fires raging on
fronts totaling nearly ISO miles.
The Priest river fire, which drove
hundreds from their homes to refuge
camps, crept on up the valley extend
ing Its perimeter to from 40 to 50
miles, despite efforts of 1600 fighters.
Major Evan Kelly, regional forester,
predicted it would be surrounded by
Thursday night and mopped up Mon
day night unless the weather became
moro favorable.
8TAYTON Mounts In States Pow
year as compared with A00 last year,
er Co. Installing electrical machin
ery for local service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. (AP) i
Some sort of national council or
planning board to promote continuity
In business and employment is favor
ed by businessmen who have replied
to a questionnaire sent out by a
national chamber of commerce com
mit tco head by Henry I. Harrison of
Boston.
The questionnaire, asking if It were
considered feasible to set up some
permanent body to combat the result
of business depression, was sent to
300 presidents of trado asoclatlons
ovor the country.
Henry P. Fowler, secretary of the
committee, said today that about 50
replies had been received and that the
great majority were favorable to some
sort of permanent planning board.
Among the questions asked were:
Should It be authorized by congress
as a purely governmental agency; as
a Joint . effort of government and
business; or established and operated
by business men without congress
ional authority.
Fowler said the replies to the ques
tionnaire would go to the Harrlman
committee at a meeting early In September.
SALEM. Aug. 5. (AP) Elimination
of the half mill tax levy for appli
cation on Interest and principal of
the World War veterans state aid
commission bonds from tho tax rolls
of 19311, thus resulting In a saving
of more than a half million dollars,
was suggested to the state tax com
mlssicn today by Governor Julius h.
Meier. Tho half mill levy has been
required -by law, but the governor
proposed that by rigid economy and
the use of the invested sinking fund
of the commission, the revenue could
be dispensed with for one year.
The letter to the state tax com
mission, proposing the elimination of
tho tax levy, Is us follows:
Klgld Economy Needed.
"Following a conference with Jer
rold Owen, executive secretary of the
World War veterans state aid com
mission, and Rufus C. Holman, state
treasurer, I have decided that, by tho
exercise of rigid economy and through,
the use of the -well-Invested sinking
fund which has been established by
the commission for bond retirement
and emergencies, lt will be possible
for your honorable body to eliminate
entirely for 1B32 the half-mill tax
levy 'Which Is provided under the law
for application on interest and prin
cipal of the state aid commission
bonds.
An Emergency Measure.
"In view of the situation now fac
ing the taxpayers of Oregon, I there
fore request that in preparation of
the state tax levy for 1033 that the
half-mill heretofore levied to carry
out the purposes of the World War
veterans' state aid act -be eliminated,
as en emergency relief measure.
"This action will save the taxpay
ers of the state more than half n
million dollars during 1033. and lt Js
my bolief that lt will In no manner
hamper the efficient operation of tho
state aid commission during that
year."
NAUTILUS SAILS FOR
POLAR ICE BARRIER
BERGEN, Norway. Aug. B. (API
Sir Hubert Wllklns polar submarine
Nautilus, left Bergen this evening.
Sir Hubert hopes to take the Nau
tilus to the North Pole under the
Ice. She started across the Atlantic
under her own power, but had to
be towed by an American battleship
when her engines failed. Repairs
were made In Ireland and sne
reached Bergen last week.
ir she goes on schedule she will
reach the Ice barrier in 10 days,
Including stops at Tromsoo and
King's Bay for fuel.
Where
TODAY-
AKLAyiK- Junction
oi r Husky and Moose ri
vers which tmpli) ino
Mackenzie, Bay. is I 100
rnihr NW. of Baker Lake.
AKLAVIK, Northwest Territories.
Aug. 5. (AP) By wireless to Edmon
ton) (AP) On the Arctic edge of
Canada's mainland. Colonel Charles
A. Llndberg1 landed his Tokyo
bound plane at Aklavlk today after
an epoch-making non-stop flight
across the barrens of northern Can
ada. Mrs. Lindbergh waved a cheery
greeting from the depths of the rear
cockpit as the low wing monoplane
glided to a landing at 6:05 a. m.
(E. S. T.) on the smooth waters of
Peel channel.
Every resident of the busy little
hamlet on the delta of the ruVilng
McKenzle river was gathered on the
muddy banks of the channel when
the Lindbergh plane soared Into sight
from the east. Shouts of scores of
Eskimos mingled with the cheering
acclaim of the score or so of wrtlte
folk who had been waiting all night
for the arrival of the flying couple.
The flying colonel was all smiles as
he climbed awkwardly from his place
at the controls and assisted his wife
from the plsne after Its nose had
been drawn up on the muddy shore.
The hazardous 1 100-mlle ,iop across
the most treacherous and uninhabit
ed country on the continent had
been made in exactly 11 '4 hours.
The murky twilight of Aklavlk's
"darkness" had Just given way to
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With the Fliers
Reports today regarding ths
whereabouts and Intentions of
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Hern
don. Jr., conflict.
They were reported by the Tasa
news agency as held at Khaba
rovsy by 34 hours of bad weather,
and as having abandoned their at
tempt to surpass the Post-Oatty
record .
Another report says they de
cided to change their route by
taking off for Tokyo tomorrow,
Instead of continuing the Post
Oatty course.
Yesterday's dispatch In a mess
age Intercepted by the Nome sta
tion, reports they left Khabarovsk
at ft s. m. This message contra
C v'ts Tokyo and Moscow reports
that they were still on the ground.
J A. Molllson, Scottish airman,
bidding to beat Scott's record
flight from Australia, arrived at
Athens today and took off for
London.
The seaplane DO-X, resuming
Its long delayed flight to New
York, passed over Victoria In the
state of Esperlto Santo, Brazil, re
ports say, shortly before 10 a. m.
T
IN YANGTSE FLOOD
HANKOW, China, Aug. 8. (API
Thousands were reported dead In the
Yangtae valley today as the great
river rose to record heights, flooding
vast stretches of central China and
threatening pestilence and famine to
hundreds of thousanda made home
less.
Accurate count of the dead was
Impossible, but the Chlneao press
said "aeveral thousand" died In tho
district ot the trl-cltles Wuchang,
Hankow and Hanyang alone, nnd
many bodies were carried away by
the Yangtse.
The refugee problem la becoming
more acute. Already It la estimated
200.000 homeleeaa are encamped on
Hankow's higher places, while dally
30,000 more are Increasing this fig
ure. CRAWFORD APPOINTED
MORROW'S SUCCESSOR
BALEM, Ore., Aug. 5. (API James
W. Crawford, atato senator from
Multnomah county, was today ap
pointed circuit judge to aucceed the
late Judge R. Q. Morrow of the Mult
nomah oounty circuit bench. Tho
appointment was announced by Gov
ernor Meier.
WILL
ROGERS
HEVERtiY ' H I li h S, Oil.
Aug. 4. Hee by the paper they
formed away out here in Sac
ramento a Draft Dwixht Mor
row for l'rcilei)t chili. 1 liopo
lie makes it. All I want out of
it in tho HinluiHHMiloi'Hhip to
Mexho (don't laugh, you have
not seen all our ambaHnadorH
lately, have you I) I could Ret
away .with that job for Mor
row could tell just, wlitit to do
and who to do it to. 1 could
attend the dinners and bull
fights and make spcechcit to
both and listen without lauh
inn (much) to the Americans
saying we got to tako this coun
try over and civilize it liko
ours. Like ours, hu ha!
iaaa at iMi ! " - -fs'sjasjas
vivspvsi
store as a lookout.