Siskiyou Daily News from Yreka, California • 1

QUALITY Sentinel of tlie orth VOL.XLVI No. SR YREKA, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1988 Sheriff Calkins Hits Warm Trail; Bandits Capture in Siskiyou Desperadoes Are Still at Liberty NAWPAliTC fA wialnwM as Search Narrrows to Siskiyou Ia8engen Thrilling Accounts ssf MiswisIaim eaf I7mm Tmiiiwian of Murders of Four Trainmen Imminent NORTH COUNTIES IN ANNUAL MEET Pacific Highway Will Not Closed Daring Construe turn; To Be Pushed One of the most daring train hold-ups in the history of the West occurred at 12:55 last Thursday afternoon when Southern Pacific passenger train No. 13 was stopped by bandits at the southern portal of tunnel No. 13, at Siskiyou station in Oregon. The bandits killed four members of the train crew, blew np the mail car and escaped to the wilderness of the mountains.

It is not yet known they escaped with any booty. The four members of the Sheriff A. S. Calkins, who was the first public official from either Siskiyou or Jackson counties to arrive at the of the murder of the four trainmen at Siskiyou last Thursday, and who has been taking a leading part in the chaBe of the bandits, last night received a call from one of the men he has searching the mountains northwest of Yreka for the bandits. Calkins and Deputy Bay Cummings left Yreka at once.

When asked if the bandits were located, Sheriff Calkins said: I cannot tell whats up, hut we may have those fellows cooped up before night tomorrow. All I know is that my wnm Baid hurry and come. Sheriff Calkins had not returned at 9:30 this morning, nor hdd word been received from him at his home or his office. Nest Meeting to Be Held at Yi Seeltser Again Honda Five Canntiaa Organisation The outstanding item of the annual meeting of the Northern California Counties and the Northern California County Supervisors Associations af Weaverville last week, so far aa Siskiyou county ia concerned, was the announcement that construction work on the Pacific highway to the Oregon state Una would be pushed. This is according to Secretary J.

P. Churchill and other delegatee from Siskiyou county. It was announced at the meeting that in the construction of tte highway, it would be shortened between Yreka and tte Oregon state line about four miles by driving a tunnel in Shasta River canyon. It waa also stated that letting out work in building the highway, stretches of 1600 to 2000 feet would be completed at a time, and no long detours would bo made. Many Boosters There Many prominent men identified with the leading booster organisations of northern California were at the meeting, taking put in various lines of discussion.

Forest, field and mining industrial possibilities Were engrossing parts of the program, aad progressive road building plans were given a studied attention at every aeieion. Weaverville certainly showed us a good time, said Churchill. Especially appreciated was a venison barbecue. The meeting waa most harmonious, and I am sure that a neat amount of good for the northern counties wul result from the WHITE 1L '2 IS SHOT DEAD BY DRY AGENT iuM S. White, dejaty fish sad game Isstaaor ia Shasta ceaaty far-IB years, wep that daad Caa-tolla at 8 o'clock yesterday sftsnsaaa by Jeha V4 ytahibitioB eaferee-at officer.

Yl was shot twice by White, thieagh the am aad ia the hraest, hat araaads are aet rioas. This b'accordiaf to a cial press dispatrh receirsd by The Sishiyee Nears this atoraiac-: Affray ia Barroom The shooting took place in the barroom of the Jack Mattoa hotel. Vails wounds ware trifling. As White sank to the floor dying he said, Its alright, boys. Vau, till able to stand, for tte shooting was over.

Said, He got me, too. Dime Quick as a Flash The rattle of firearms was quick as flash, and came almost without a moments warning. Before those in tte barroom hardly knew what was np Janies 8. Whits lay on the floor dead. Vail and Mattoa had had warm words prior to tte shooting.

Vail lapped Mattoa. White, hearing of the trouble, went to tte hotel. He was a great friend of Mattos. I am a federal officer, warned Vail I am an officer, too," replied White. Tbca the Dual Started Then they opened fire.

Vail afterward waa taken to the Dunsmuir hospital. White, ope of northern Californias best i known characters, leaves a widow in Oakland. DISSOlUTiOPOTE NEARLYfANIMOUS Four Yreluni Vote Against Irrigation District Proposition County Board Will Not Bo Ablo to Dockro Now District Uatil First of Noxt Ysar By an almoafi unanimous vote the people of the KIsmath -Shasta Valliey Irrigation District Tuesday, at the special election called for tte purpose, voted to dissolve the district. Returns from all of tte precincts were not available yesterday, but in Montague and Yreka tte vote was considerably lew than one-fourth of tte registration. The vote at Yreka was 64 for dissolution and four against.

At Mon. tsgue it was 81 for and none against. Unofficial reports from other precincts were to tte effect that the vote was almost solidly in favor of dissolution. Will Aik Court Dacrss Dr. G.

W. Dwinnell, president of tte district, who was in Yreka yesterday, 'stated that the next steps will be to ask the necessary court decree dissolving the district. The legal formalities incident to closing up the affairs of tte district, which includes tte sale of any assets tte district may possess, will take about two months and it will probably be the first of the year before matters will be cleared so tte county board of supervisors can declare a new district In the meantime, however, petitions will be circulated and tentative details providing for the organization of a new district will be worked out, he said. Dwinnell stated that he was very much encouraged over tte prospects of tte development of tho new district and the ultimate selection of storage site. Three Little Shasta farmers, he mid, who sre now irrigating, nave made formal application to be included in the district in order to get water for lata summer.

Farmers in the Shasta View region have also asked to be included in the district. Tragedy of 50 Years Ago Is Remembered Fifty years ago last Saturday one of the most distressing tragedies in tte early history of Siskiyou county occurred when Mias Emily Shepard, 14 year old daughter of a well known Yreka family, was dragged to death when she fell from a horse while riding in Strawberry valley. An account of the accident appears in the Fifty Years Ago in Siskiyou County column on page two of this issue. While searching the files for tte news last Saturday a n.fmW of The Siskiyou News staff ran across the item, and noted tho of Fred Wadsworth, president of the Siskiyou County Bank, as one of the committee signing resolutions of respect. Mr.

Wadsworth was asked if he remembered an accident that happened 60 years sgo that day, and when told that Emily Shepard was killed on October 13, 1873, said: Well, I ought to remember. She eras my childhood sweetheart. PLAYED OCTOBER MORN Deputy Sheriffs Ben Richardson and Frank Dunphy left Sunday by automobile for Napa with an insane man named Georgs Wilson of Sawyers Bar. This man was picked up near Forks of Salmon, sitting on the bank of tte river with all of his clothes off. He had been shipped from an employment agency in Sacramento to Warrens construction camp, which has a contract to build road on tbs highway.

INDIANS DECIDE FULLJUES PLAN Collette Addresses Members Siskiyou County Auxiliaries Sait to Htn Artlcl of Treaties FxlfilUd WU1 Ba Heard Tki. Meath la WaaUagtoa Special Happy Camp Correspon-. donee.) Tuesday evening October 9, Her. F. G.

Coflette, accompanied by four others interested in the Indian ayainst the government, arrived in Happy Camp from Bequa and other coast points, to be present at a meeting of the Petish Karum Indian auxilary of this place. In the absence of the president of this the meeting was called to order at 8 oclock by Peter Grant. Collette, then told about the suit instituted against the government and assured them that although it had been reported the Indiana had lost ttfcir suit, such was not the case, as the matter was to come up in Washington this month. He urged all Indians to pay their dues, which under a resolution adopted by many of the auxiliaries, is $86 for each Indian enrolled, regardless of age, making the expense of the suit fall 3 aite heavily on men with lam fam-ies of small children. The dues are to be used to pay the costs of the suit Pete Williams, president of the Re qua auxiliary, at the close of Collettes talk, spoke a few words of encouragement to the Indians and made this loyal statement: "Yes, we sre suing the government, but I want you all to remember that it is our government and the best government in the world, and I feel sure that we will receive Justice." Others to speak at the gathering were Miss Ellen Norris, a young Indian woman who is taking a course in the University of California and is preparing to be a surgeon, and Mias A.

L. Gladdy, secretary of the Indian Board of Co-operation. Mr. Thomas, a young man who has accompanied Mr. Collette on many of his trips, also gave a brief talk on his experience with Mr.

Collette. At the close of the business session a social dance was held. The next day the party went to Hamburg to hold a meeting and thence to Yreka, where a. meeting was held in the evening. The meetings at Hamburg and Yreka were well attended by Indians and friends of the movement to give the Indians what are generally recognised as their rights and property.

The plan for collecting the full amount of dues, $86, was adopted at both places following a comprehensive explanation by Collette and otter speakers. High School Gives Free Entertainment The music department of the Yreka high school, under the direction of Miss Maxam, will give a free recital Friday evening at 8 oclock. The following program will be rendered Harvest Moon, from Sylvia The Rally, Paul, orchestra; Song of the Brook, Warren, Verna Dudley; Traumerei and Romanic, Schumann, Lucile Jacobs; Hungarian Dance, MacDowell, Elsie Tebbe; I Hear a Thrush at Eve," Cadman, Florence Morgan; The Flatterer, Chaminade, Edyth Dexter; Out on the Deep, Loehr, Ellen Connelly; Narcissus," Nevin, Catherine Butler; I Love a Little Cottage, OHara, Goldie and Blanche Fiddler; "Melody in Rubinstein, violin solo by Crawford Lewis; I Wonder If liver this Rose, Harold Hill; Knight Rupert, Schumann, Bailey Soule: Where My Caravan Has Rested, Loehr, Florence Morgan and Miss Maxam; Liebesteaume, Mabel Kraft; American Legion March, Helen Sousa Overture from Lohengrin, Wagner, Elsie Tebbe and Dorothy Lemay; Carmena, Wilson; Morning, Grieg, glee dub. D.WITT ATTENDS MEETING OF CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS R. D.

DeWitt returned last Thursday from San Francisco, where he attended a meeting of the executive committee of the Democratic State Central Committee. The meeting was called for the purpose of beginning the thorough organisation of a campaign for the national dection, De-Witt said. All Democrats believe the campaign, from a national standpoint, will be a victorious one next year, and so were Just starting preparations early, DeWitt declared. DeWitt said that none of the names of prospective presidential timber was officially mentioned at the meeting. He was accompanied on the trip by Mrs.

DeWitt, who visited with friends in the bay district. DUNSMUIR MINISTER DEMANDS DEATH FOR TRAINMEN SLAYERS Rev. Arthur Child, rector of St Branabas church at Dunsmuir, truck a sympathetic note in his address Saturday afternoon at the memorial service for Sidney Bates and Marvin Seng, victims of tte desperadoes who held up train No. 18 last Thursday, when he said that for those guilty of tte terrible deed he demanded tte extreme penalty, saying that quibbling ever this issue only made possible the repetition of Just such a crime next week: that Americas laws must be enforced to place America Just where she ought to stand in the eyes of tte world. tor O.

C. Merritt called all aboard; the passengers on the got on, and when tho conductor gave the signal Engineer Bates opened the throttle or. his engine and started into fatal tunnel No. 13. Swlif mi CowcAftckar Two awaggart youths, with knapsacks on their backs, were observed by a few bystanders to taring onto tte cowcatcher aa the train neared tte tunnel, but nothing was thought of this as nearly every day men stole rides through too 8100 foot passageway beneath the mountain.

Aa the train neared the southern portal of the tunnel, it slowed down, end came to a standstill with the engine and a part of the tender emerging from the opening. Trainmen tte ears sensed something wrong, bnt had no idea of tte impending tragedy untfl the train was rocked by the terrific explosion. Johnson, who was dead-heading, Conductor Merritt and Brakeman L. S. Grimm started up the tunnel to learn the cause of the trouble.

Fearing that their kerosene lanterns would cause an explosion in tte gas-filled tunnel, Merritt and Grimm turned back to procure flashlights, and Johnson continued toward tte engine. Haldap la Revealed There are many stories as to just what happened from that time on. However, Merritt, Grimm and other trainmen hurried to the front, where after investigation it waa re-1 reeled that the train had been held up by bandits, and tte four men murdered. Following the crash calls for help were sent to Ashland, Hornbrook ana Hilt for doctors and nurses, and word was given out that tte engine had blown up. It was fully an hour later before the outside world learned what had really happened.

Bodies Are Foaad The body of Johnson arms found alongside the mail ear. He was killed with sawed off shotgun, believed to have been taken from the mail coach by the bandita. The charge was fired at close range and entered his left side, over tte heart Seng was found on tbs side of the engine on the ground and Bates was on ths floor on his side of the cab. Both wen shot through the head and evidently instantly killed. Just how Dougherty came to his end is not known, but the prevailing theory is that he was killed when tte mail car was blown up.

The Siakiyox News Oa the Job Members of The Siskiyou News staff, who left for the scene of tte tragedy immediately after word reached Yreka, were told the trials and fears of passengers and railroad men, a few hours after their thrilling experiences. How close tte explosion came to claiming another victim was related in the experience of H. Haffey, helper to A. P. Bonham, American railway exprew messenger.

Haffey was the only man on the train, according to Bonham and otters, who actually saw the holdup men, and was in tte doomed mail car but a few minutes before it was blown to splinters. Haffeys post on tte train was in the express car, two coaches removed from the mail ear. Bonham had sent him forward to help Elwin Daugherty, the mail clerk who was killed in the explosion. Saw tho Bexdita Haffey looked out when the train topped and saw the holdup men. He heard one shot fired ana turned to run to tte other car to give the warning that tte train waa held up by bandits.

I had not made ths length of tte car back of tte one blown np, when the explosion came, said Haffey. I waa knocked down. Glass flew all about me. It seemed as though tte tunnel was caving in on tte train." Haffey, although deeply grieved over the tragic deaths of his fellow employees, was quite composed, end was able to give a dear account of what happened, and furnished tte authorities with a good description of the two bandits he saw. Bonham, who waa in tte third car, aid that he was thrown off his feet by tte explosion.

Explosion Cesaaa ia Five Minatoa We had slowed up in the tunnel and then came to a stop, said Bonham. The explosion came about iva minutes later. I fell to the floor and the door of the ear were blown in, the glam flying about in small bits I thought Haffey was still in tte mail car, and aa soon as I could pick myself up I ran forward to see what had become of him, but tte door was jammed and I could not open it I then ran to tte other end of tte car and was unable to get through at that end. I called out to tte boys in the car behind and they answered back they wen alright. Baraly Escapes Death Haffey had a remarkable escape.

He waa in tte mail car when tte train stopped. When he realised what happened his first thought was of warning me. He cot into tte next car just in time. Then in the mix-up afterward I could not find him and thought that he had been killed." In tte third ear was J. W.

Mitchell. Southern Pacific baggageman. All of the windows and doors in this car were wracked by the explosion. Mitchells papers and orders wera scattered about the floor and after-(OoaUnaed on Pas Bikl) killed veni ENGINEER S. L.

BATES, S3, of Dnamair, aarvivad by bis widow. FIREMAN MARVIN SENG. S3, af Da assail-, aarvivad by his widow aad iafmat child. BRAKEMAN C. O.

JOHNSON, af Aahlaad, aarvivad by Ms widow aad taw ckildraa. MAIL CLERK ELVYN E. DOUGHERTY, af AshUad, aarvivad by bis widow aad ou child. Ill-fated train No. IS arrived at Siskiyou on time.

Passengers were taken on, orders received, tte necessary routinB transacted and Condue- smau sum MEET AT'HBNTAGIIE T6EQEIAUZE PRICES The Siskiyou County Cattlemen's Association had an important meeting Friday afternoon at Montague, where they heard addreaea by Hubbard Ruasoli, president of the state association; Arthur Hebron, the secretary of the Cattle Protective Association; Dr. J. P. Iverson, state veterinary, and R. M.

The chief topic eras the standardisation of beef prices as between Siskiyou county and the central part of the state. The raisers here ban been compelled to suffer through inequalities in prices doe to certain conditions ttst it is hoped ways and means decided upon at the meeting will go far to relieve. The crux of the situation aeema to have been that the cattlemen here have not received the prices that are prevalent elsewhere for the same grades of beef. Passenger on 111 Fated Train Visits With Yreka Friends Mrs. A.

Bonderson of one of the passengers on fatal Southern Pacific passenger train No. 13 last Thursday night, when it was held np and four trainmen killed at Siskiyou station, visited in Yreka the guest of Misses Edna and Alice Cheesbrough over the week-end. Mrs. Bonderson told representative of Tho Siskiyou News that she noticed two men In front of the depot a short time before the train pulled into Siskiyou, each carrying a knapsack on his back. She came up to the station and asked if the train was on time, and as she did the men both turned and listened for the reply from the agent She was told that it was about on time.

Got Good Viow of Faces She got a good view of their faces, but says that the ia not sure she could identify them, but perhaps would if they wore the knapsack they did the day of the robbery. Mrs. Bonderaons husband is a brakeman, working out of Dunsmuir, and her father-in-law is section foreman at Siskiyou station. She was personally acquainted with all of tho men slain. Hoard Johnson Lait Words Following the explosion Brakeman 0.

C. Johnson and other members of the crew passed her seat, and she deed what the trouble waa. Johnson told her they were going; to investigate. His remarks to her were Serhapa the last he ever uttered, for, ut a few minutes after, he fell dead, the victim of one of the most fiendish and cowardly crimes in the history of Oregon. She stated she was not frightened, even in the dark, steam and smoke filled tunnel, while the anxious passengers awaited rescue from the veritable dungeon.

Sha Weald Haa Them "Nothing in the world would suit me better than to loop the nooses from which tte murderer will surely wing if tte trainmen ever get hold of them, Mrs. Bondenon said. Brother and Sister Meet After 24 Years When Mrs. Zells B. Dowling of Detroit, Michigan, arrived in Yreka Saturday afternoon ihe met her brother, L.

N. Dennis, whom she had not seen in 24 yean. Mr. Dennis left the old family home at Montague, Michigan, 24 years ago, came west and never returned. Zella Dennis then, according to Hr.

Dennis, waa juit a little cotton-topped girl of eight. During the 24 years tte little cotton-topped girls hair turned 'to black, and she grew to womanhood. I would never have known her, but for the pictures I have, and the fact that she had previously written description of herself, Dennis aid. Will Lora California Mrs. Dowling will spend two weeks hers at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Dennis, and will continue south to Los Angeles for tte winter. This is her first visit to California. But what I have seen of it eipe-clally hers in Yreka, I know I'll love' it, Mrs. Dowling said.

You have the most wonderful, beautiful little city I have ever seen. Under Sheriff Robert J. Nixon stated after the sheriff left that he was not told where Calkins was going, but was inclined to believe that a warm trail had been hit. Several men on horseback have been scouring the mountains under instructions from tte sheriff in an effort to locate a trues of tte bandits. When W.

W. Lfopincott picked up the tracks of the bandita leading away from the scene of the tragedy toward the Klamath river region, the search began to narrow down to the wooded mountain fastness of northern Siskiyou. It ia believed the men are still in hiding in some deserted miner or trappers cabin. Explosives Stolen The authorities have discovered where the bandita and murderers stole the battery 100 pounds of dynamite, dynamite cape and 160 feet of win used in tte holdup. The material was stolen from an Oregon town the name of which tte officers refuse to divulge.

Gathers Evidence A special agent of the Southern Pacific was dispatched to the town with a picture of one of the inspects to gather further evidence. A gun, overalls, knapsacks and foot pads found near the scene of the crime have been sent to tte University of California at Berkeley, for inspection by Professor Heinrich, noted criminologist of that institution. A representative of powder company examined tte wrecked mail car to determine whether tte explosion was from tte inside or the outside of the car. Blast Carefully Planned Whether tte charge was placed inside the mail car haa not been determined. That tte blast was carefully planned was revealed when a wire, 160 feet long and extending from tte top of the tunnel, wee discovered.

At an advantageous point magneto detonator eras attached to tte wire. The charge was hurriedly placed, tte bandit who set it gave tte signal and hurried to safety. The force of tte blast blew the mail car to splinters, tte next car was badly wrecked, and tte doors and windows broken in tte next three cars. All of the windows on tte right side of tte smoker were broken. Windows here and there were smashed in tte two rear cars.

Many passengers were thrown from their seats by tte force of tte shock, and more than score were cut by flying glass Doctors from Ashland, Hornbrook and Hilt dressed the injuries of tte passengers at Siskiyou. None was hurt seriously, but there were few in the smoker who escaped injury, Lima Were Endanfered The coaches were pulled out of the tunnel by an engine from the Siskiyou station. The thoughtfulness of someone who could run a locomotive is pnably all that saved the hves of many passengers. uiuujr The mail coach was set afire by the explosion, and tte flames had gained considerable headway when someone took the throttle and pulled the engine and burning mail car clear of the tunnel. The train with all of the ears except tte mail car was hooked up to another engine and left thesceneof tte disaster shortly after 6 clock Thursday evening.

The bodies of the dead men, with the exception of Dougherty, were conveyed through tte tunnel and were Veld at SWciyou followingan investigation by the corner of Jack-son county, Oregon, and were later removed to Ashland. The body of Dougherty was blown to pieces, tte only diatinable parts of it being the heajt of the spinal column and a part of the headf and these were charred. Dan OConnell, chief wial fgj hLh watoKlnath FriU when tte holdup oecSnLrakhig ried to tte scene and. an examination, declared that he believed tte full plans of tb robb failed to develop as intended. Plans Mtscamaa withe mail coach tb nnel, leaving the mail coach OConnell broadcasted word to tne the wilderness of the BisnyoM athlete suffers injury I- an examination several bone was uninjured but that several ligaments were tom.

loses had h.dly arm that it was necessaty at Hilt. WATER RIGHTS ON KLAMATH RIVER HEARING IS SET Many Protest Granting Applications of Electro-Metals Company and Jackman Extensive water rights on the Klamath river and its tributaries are involved in three applications which re to be the subject of a hearing to be held in Sacramento October SI before the state division of water rights. Two of tte applications were filed by tte Electro-Metals Company of San Francisco, promoter of the pro- big power project at Iahi Piahi 11s, ana tte third by H. L. Jackman, who is seeking approval of water diversion plans, in connection with a large power project on the lower Klamath.

The applications of the Electro-Metals Company are for water rights on both the Klamath and Bluff creek, and in detail cover much of the same pound of a previous application, which was approved several weeks ego by the division of water This is according to officials division of water rights. Project Is Contested The companys project, including a dam, is still being contested, however, by tte state fish and game commission and landowners and otters in Siskiyou county and in all probability will be fought out in the courts, as tte fish and game commission claims that the project ia years in advance of necessity and will result in destroying tte salmon run in the Klamath. The three applications to be heard on October 31 are all under protest and tte hearing will be held in accordance with a new provision in the law creating tte division of water' rights. Notices of the meeting are now being mailed out to all interested parties. Proteateata Arc Named Official notices of the hearings were received by interested parties in Yreka yesterday, announcing that at least five days notice must be given by those who wish to be heard to H.

A. Kluegel, chief of tte division of water rights. The protestants named in tte notice are Milo and James Young, board of trustees of Crescent City, Chamber of Commerce of Del Norte County, bond of suplrvisors of Del Norte county, Klamath River Packers Association, California State Fish and Game Commission, Klamatt-Shasta Valley Irrigation. District, state engineer, Associated Chambers of Siskiyou County and Nelson A Ricks of Eureka. King Salmon Runs an Angler Up Pine Tree Ed Stanberry of Oakland, traveling representative of the H.

S. Crocker Company, and F. M. Dicky of Vallejo, county recorder of Solano county, spent the week-end in Siskiyou county fishing for salmon and steelheads. They eve piloted to the most favorable spots on the Klamath by B.

J. Neilon. According to Neilon the visitor had tte time of their lives, caught all of tte fish they could carry and had some real excitement, especially Dicky, who was chased up a pine sapling by an infuriated king salmon. Dicky had been easting for sn hour or more without getting a strike. He was using bamboo pole of the three inches in circumference variety.

They wont bite at a spoon hang-- from a dub like this, Dicky ed to Neilon. Let me have a decent rigging. Just let me have that pole a minute, Neilon replied. In about five minutes ha called to Dicky: Como and take your old pole. Dicky took tte pole and was literally and physically taken off his feet by tte pull at tte other end of the line.

Dicky began winding in tte line when tte handle on the reel broke. He pulled up the slack, hand over hand, until the fish was within few feet of tho shore. Forty Poaedor Loads Itsolf A 40 pound king salmon suddenly leaped from the water, landing at Dickys feet. Dicky began backing away, with tte fish right after him. He was half way up a 'ung pine when his companions called to him and said it would not hurt him.

Dicky climbed down, and from then on fishing was good. GREENLEES RETURN 'HOME Mrs. W. A. Greenlee and daughters, who left here August 14 to visit Mrs.

Greenlees mother, brothers and sisters at the old home in Antigo, returned home Monday. They also visited Mrs. Greenlees sister at Rockford, 111., and report that altogether they had a delightful trip. meeting. Officers Are Elected As the two days session came to a dose, officers for the coming twelve months were chosen.

The auperviaon association elected these: President, H. H. Riddles of Susanville; vice-president, Paul Hoffman, Lake Mountain; secretary, Lewis Carrigan, Redding; secretary of tte legislative committee, I. w. Gibbons, Alturas.

Dudley V. Saeltxer of Redding, for' nina years president of tte Northern California Counties Association, was re-elected for a tenth term. Ha started to decline re-election, bnt his talk was smothered. Otter officers chosen were vice-presidents. Dr.

G. W. Dwinnell of Montague, J. C. Brown of Cottonwood, 'Jules Alexander of Suaanville, Dr.

E. Aubel of Alturaa, C. H. Edwards of Weaverville. The next annual meeting will bo held in Yreka.

Legislative Committee Named The supervisors association named this legislative committee: I. W. Gibbons, Modoc county; William Welsh, Shasta J. A. Ager, Siskiyou county; John D.

Rourke, Trinity county; J. H. Hunter, Lassen county. Funerals of Hold-up -Victims Held Sunday Memorial services were held at Dunsmuir Sunday afternoon for Sidney Bates and Marvin Seng, engineer and fireman, who wen killed in the holdup of train No. 18 at Siskiyou last Thursday afternoon.

The bodies were conveyed to Dunsmuir from Ashland by special train Saturday night. Bates had been in tte service of the Southern Pacific on the Shasta division for many yean. He waa prominently identified with tte Masonic lodges of Dunsmuir and had many friends throughout Siskiyou county. His body was shipped to Berkeley for interment. Seng, who was only 23 yean of was married early last year to iss Charlotte Simington ox Duns-mnir.

Besides his widow snd baby daughter, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heniy Seng of Redding, a lister, Mrs. William Mann of Redding, and a brother, Milo Seng of Dunamuir. He waa buried at Dunsmuir Monday.

The funeral of Elvyn Dougherty was held at tte Methodist church in Ashland Sunday afternoon and the body waa shipped to Nevada for interment. LABOR AGAIN STRONGLY ENDORSES WINES, BEERS FOfl AMERICAN PEOPLE Reiteration of its stand in favor of modification of the Volstead aet so aa to permit the sale of light wines and beer, and action refusing women barbers place in organised labor affiliated with tte federation, marked lest weeks sessions of the Federation of Labor at Portland. Vote la OvarwhelmiM After a lengthy discussion tte convention adopted by overwhelming vote a declaration ratifying the former attitude of tte federation for such modification of the Volstead act, as will have the effect of giving to the people beer and light wine, in lieu of the flood of moonshine that now poisons those who are foolish enough to consume it The declaration waa made to "correct an impression which has been ought to be crested by the advocates of the Volstead act ttst former action of tte federation was not a fair statement of the attitude of affiliated organised labor Rash Driakiag Glsiaee "More whisky glosses are now being made than in pre-prohibition days, and they sre not for ornaments, said William P. Clark. Soma men are fully as contrary aa ome women..