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QUEEN SHIP OF CUNARD • INFLAMES * J -— / BY FORBES W. FAIRBAIRN, _ Special Cable Dispatch. Southampton, July 26 (Telephoned to London).—The Mauretania, queen of the steamships of the Cunard line and full sister ship of the Ill-fated * " Lusitania, is in danger of complete destruction from a fire which started from a clgaret spark at 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon. It is midnight as this story is tele phoned to London and though the firemen claim they are controlling the outbreak the magnificent Atlantic grehound Is still a fierce cauldron. Three decks have been completely destroyed, half the length of the ship from the bow aft. Eight hundred men of the crew and the firemen are still battling the blaze. Was Being Refurnished. The Mauretania, which came into her berth here on the run from New York Friday, was being refurnished for her next trip to America. An em ploye of an upholstering concern was cleaning the carpet In a first class state-room on B deck. He was using petroles smoking. An ash from his cirgaret dropped Into the petroles which started the costly blaze. The man ran to Chief Steward Say ers who rang the fire gong and sound ed bugles warning the members of the crew who ran to their stations on the steamship and connected the hoses to the hydrants. To the dismay of all there was no water. The ship, however, by this time was In flames which secured at least 10 minutes headway before wa ter could be directed to the danger point Port Holes Were Open. Here apparently Is the reason £he conflagration gripped the vessel be cause measures to check the blaze could be taken. According to the rules of the board of trade when a boat is docked the water tanks must be filled and the port holes closed. Not only was there no water on th* Mauretania but the port holes were also open and smoke belched from them in dense masses. Captain MacNeil, dock superintend ent of the Cunard line, attacked the outbreak from the Mauretania’s dock while tugs poured tons of water Into the ship from the harbor until the Southampton city fire department ar Tlved. xne names cenunuea to Durst out through the port holes, but they never topped the ship, the boat deck being untduched. The liner was a red hot mass short ly after the outbreak of the fire and the fire fighters were unable to ap proach her. Stages were then flung over the rails of the decks while fire men, wearing smoke helmets hanging on them and directing the hoses to ward the flames which worked be tween the steel bulk heads and the wooden wainscoatlng. The fire spread both latterly and upwards. A couple of hours after the fire started the liner listed heavily under the tons of water poured Into her and she was in imminent danger of heeling over. The pumps were or dered manned and the Mauretania was righted after several hours of work. Famous Saloon a Charred Ruin. The whole of the famous dining sa loon with Its costly carvings and paintings Is now only a charred ruin. The lounge also was destroyed. The staterooms aft of the saloon were gutted as well as all the cabins on the E and L decks. The flooring of four other decks was warped so much as to make the decks resemble the waves of the ocean. The electrical plant In the fore part of the ship was wrecked, rendering It most difficult to continue fighting the flames after night fall. The firemen claimed at 5 p. m. that tl>e blase was being controlled but an hour later there was a renewed out break of flames. The vessel as this Is sent Is so hot that if Is uncertain whether more than the hull can be saved. Green Stewards Are Blamed. The members of the stewards' union who lost their Jobs during the re cent dispute with the Cunard company watched the conflagration from the docks, and said the fire would not have spread If there were properly trained stewards aboard the liner. They pointed out that the bulkheads would Immediately have been closed and that the fire would have been Isolated. Furthermore, the water tanks would have been filled as required by the port regulations and the port holes would have been closed. Officials of the Cunard line de * dined to make a statement regard ing the fire Monday night. It was announced hn inquiry by the board of trade would be held. Olympic In Danger. The remains of the Mauretania will - be taken into New Castle and the re conditioning of the pride of the At lantic likely win occupy fpom six to 12 months. Captain Roetron. present master'of the Mauretanta, was not at Southamp ton Monday and did not learn of -the fire until hours after It started. A portion of the cargo of the Maure tania destined for the United States, was salvaged by the Mauretartla's crew. WATERSPOUT KILLS TWO. Del Norte, Ookj., July 26.—M>«. Ernest Giesecke of Honolulu -and Mies Bertha Giesecke, of Denfer, tourists, were killed near her^*Sunday when the automobile tn which they were riding was struck by a waterspout in Wait Creek Pass. AND BOYS' THIRoT Iowa City. Ia., July 26.—Boys are third in the thoughts of co-eds at the University of Iowa, they said tn answer to a questionnaire. Parents come first and their home seoond. SUNSHINE HIGHWAY TOUR IS COMPLETED Brandon, July 28.—The fu. mal opening of the Sunshine high way was completed here Saturday when a party of 86 persons from Iowa, North Dakota emd South Da kota concluded a 700-mlle trip from Sioux City, la., to this city. It was the first trip made by the Sunshine highway officials over the route of which Sioux City is the southern terminal and Brandon cut the north ern. The party left Sioux City last Tuesday. They will be guests here of the Provincial fair officials until Thursday when the return trip will be started. -—- j TO ARREST SMALL FOR ORJFLTOD1T? Now Says He Won’t Call Out Troops for Present—But Has He An Ace Up His Sleeve? Springfield, 111., July 26.—Will Gov ernor Small, of Illinois, be arrested for embezzlement and conspiracy to defraud Tuesday? Springfield Monday night awaited developments with breathless inter est. Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock Judge E. S. Smith, before vifhom the indictments of Governor Small, Lieu tenant Governor Sterling and Vernon Curtis, banker, were returned last week will rule whether the governor is immune from arrest because of his high executive position. Judge Smith was reported writing his opinion Monday night and It was said he would hold the governor is subject- to arrest. If this decision is rendered the next move will be for Sheriff Mester to attempt to serve the warrants. Ever since the indictments were returned reports have been flying thick and fast that the governor would call out the state militia to resist arrest. But Monday night. Gov ernor Small said he would not take that action—not for the present at least. When asked Monday night what he intended to do if the sheriff attempted to arrest him, Governor Small said: “I shall not attempt to waive the constitutional exemption of my of fice. To do so, my counsel advises mfe, would amount to a practical sur render of the sovereignly of the state in violation of my oath of office. It Is my duty, under the constitution, to decline to waive the independence of the executive department.” In well informed circles about the state house Monday night it was strongly intimated the governor has "an ace up his sleeve." It was ad mitted his statement did not wholly clear up the situation as to his con templated plan of action. In some quarters it was thought he would merely protest arrest when the war rant was served upon him. BONUS FOR EX-YANKS COMING, AFTER ALL? After Conferring with Harding, Fordney Says He’ll Intro duce Bill Soon. Washington, July 26.—Efforts are to be redoubled for soldier legisla tion at this session of congress. After a conference with President Harding Monday Chairman Fordney of the House ways and means com mittee announced he would bring out Ifis adjupsted compensatftm bill soon. The soldier bonus is not dead, al though temporarily sidetracked by the action of President Harding in asking that it be postponed for the present. Representative Fordney and other congressional leaders believe it was made clear Monday. Mr. Fordney indicated bonus legis lation may bo considered along Wfith the taxation program, which shortly will occupy the attention of the House. By combining the twp, it would be the object of congressional leaders to arrange thd tax schedules to provide for initial payments of the bonus. It has been suggested that a tax of 1 per cent on all sales be Imposed to provide money for the soldier bonus. That suggestion is meeting with growing approval. | Advocates of the sales tax to pay the bonus assert the success of the tax would lead to its adoption for ail taxation purposes in place of the present complicated system. The legislative committee of the American Legion is hard at work on a plan to devive the bonus issue in con gress and already sees indications of success. Gilbert Bettman, chair man of the committee, will confer with President Harding Monday on the subject to ascertain the presi dent’s plans on tho subject. TEXAN SLAIN; THREE HELD. Galveston, Test., July 26.—J. E. Hayes, Perry McFadden and J. H. Ross, of League City, were arrested by Sheriff Henry Thomas Monday in connection, with the killing of M. C. Benson in League Otty Monday morn ing. Benson. 20, a stockman, was shot to death on the main street ot League. Benson was a brother to G. C. Ben son, of Dickinson, who was flogged by a party of masked men last week. MH-LJNG COMPANY FAILS. Topeka, Kan., July 2Ek—The Asso ciated Mill & Elevator -company, of Kansas City, Mo., which operates the Liberty Mills of Kansas City, and more than 20 Kansas elevators Sat urday went into receivership under an order ot the United States district court here. J. N. Roliwy, of Topeka, was appointed receiver. For the first time In several years the waters of Lake Superior in the vicinity of Duluth have been sufficiently warm this aunfmer to permit bathing. War Clouds by No Means Dis pelled, Peace of Europe and Of World Continues to Hang By Thread. London, July 26.—Despite offi cial denials, it Is reliably learned that Great Britain has informed France she will not oppose the dispatch of French reinforce - menta to Upper Silesia but will not participate in the movement and will not accept the responsi bilities arising from their pret ence. The British foreign office ia moving cautiously and is anx ious not to encourage Germany to resist the French, thus stirring up further'trouble. BY C. F. BERTELLI, Paris, July 26.—The Ruhr—the rich German industrial region—came to the fore In the International situation Monday night. Again it was indicated that the re gion, the occupation of which was threatened by France during the rep arations squabble last May, will be invaded within the next 24 hours un less Germany withdraws her note denying French troops ttie right of Way across German territory toward Upper Silesia. Whole Division Before August 4. Prance Monday decided to give Marshal Foch peremptory orders that a whole division of French troops on full war footing reaches Upper Si lesia before August 4 at any cost. Such a decision, it was stated in diplomatic circles Monday night, is to be altogether against Great Brit ain’s wishes. Nevertheless the vanguard of the French division Is already on Its way to Upper Silesia on French transports which are heading for the Baltic port of Danzig, thus skirting German ter ritory. Simultaneously with the dispatch of the additional French force to the disputed plebiscite area-a compromise hag been reached with Great Britain regarding the meeting of the supreme council which will deal with the Up per Silesian territorial division be tween Germany and Poland. The meeting has been called for August 4. This explains the haste of the French In getting the divlaion*bn its way to present a fait accompli to the other allies. Where’ll Council Meet? The place of the meeting of the su preme council, however, has not yet been chosen. Whild the French government was obliged to give In to the British-de mand for an immediate meeting of the supreme councM, Premier Lloyd George met France half way, It was confirmed "Monday night by agreeing to the point that the plebiscite ex perts are to make a new investigation of the Upper Silesian problem. The experts have been asked to speed up the matter in order to report fully ou August 4. France, It can be stated, rejects the Italian and British Joint suggestion to allot Germany and Poland tj>e re gions already clearly defined as the result of the recent plebiscite, the re Jeption being prompted because such a division would give Germany prac tically the entire valuable SOesian territory which France instead wishes to give to Poland. Would Mean Final Break. While the entente'cordiale appar ently has been saved for the next few days, the greatest apprehension is felt among Paris diplomats, as should Germany decline to let the French troops cross her territory the Invasion of the Ruhr would follow immediately, thus deciding the final break between England and France and throwing Germany Into a state of revolution. As an ambassador of an allied na tion.declared to me Monday night: "Tne war clouds by no means have been dispelled. The peace of Europe and indeed the entire world continues to hang by a thread." The Matin Monday declared Eng land is quarreling with Prance be cause Britain promised Upper Silesia to Germany if she signed the ultimat um of May, dealing with reparations. In any case the Matin adds: France refuses to be bluffed and Intends to dispatch the necessary troops des pite Lloyd George’s veto.” FIGHT PROMOTERS INTO COURTOVER PICTURES New York, July 26.—Tex Rickard, promoter of the July 2 fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier in Jersey City and P. C. Quimby, mo tion picture producer, were summoned to appear before the federal grand jury today to testify eonceming the ■ alleged transportation of movies of the tight into this state from New Jersey in violation of federal law. Mr. Rickard has declared he knows nothing of the transportation of the pictures or of plans to show them here. Mr. Quimby also has denied any part in their transportation, though cdmlttlng plans to exhibit them. His contention is that the federal law pro hibiting interstate transportation of pictures of a prize fight does not ap ply to the Dempsey-Carpentler bout, ae that historic sporting event was a voxing match and not a prize fight. AIR PASSENGER KILLED. Washington, July 26.—Carl Kreitci), this city, was kHleH today in the fall of a commercial airplane in which he was a passenger. The machine crashed after its engine had stalled at a height of 200 feet. Bertram M. Stewart, Grand Junction, Colo., the pilot, was seriously injured. * A former warden of Sing Sing prison !« now a prisoner in that institution, having been committed recently far ■ playing an oid bunco game Ih Rsar j York. !y Legion News. I The following are tli" objectives of a campaign outlined recently at a conference of officials of the Ameri can Legion and the National Educa tion association held at Dee Moines, la. 1.—All teachers. In public, private and parochial schools, must be Ameri can citizens and must take the oath of allegiance. (Exchange professors from foreign countries not included.) 2.—English must be the basic language in all schools whether priv ate, public or parochial. This in cludes no objection to the collateral teaching of foreign languages. 3.—There must be greater empha sis laid upon patriotic exercises and teaching of history and civics in all schools. 4.—School attendance must be com pulsory through the high school age. Members of the American Legion at Do<Vte City, Kansas, have chartered a special train of Pullmans to carry them to the annual national conven tion at Kansas City. They will sleep on the train during the convention, thus avoiding crowded hotel condi tions. Iowa ranks second In the number of units of the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion. Minnesota leads by five units. To overcome this lead members of the auxiliary units in Iowa tevo been called upon by their president, Sirs. Donald Macrae, to Join in a week's campaign to in crease the number of auxiliary units In the state. The campaign will be gin August 1. William Cree, auditor of Davts county, la., who gave an arm in the service of his country in France, and Miss Beiilah E. Bennett, county nurso (if Davis county, were married recently. Cree served in the First division and was wounded at Sois sons. He is an active member of the American Legion. The American Legion post at Am boy, Min*., has designed special au tomobile tags bearing the name of their town in large letters. When the American Legion and .Auxiliary at Chisholm, Minn., de cided to raise a fund to be used for sick and disabled soldiers' ^very civic end social organization in the town assisted in putting on a benefit en tertainment which netted $900. Iowa and Pennsylvania led tho field In contributions to tho fund for deco rating the graves of overseas veter ans in Franco. Iowa'e contribution amounted do $2,895. A statewide membership campaign has been started by the Nebraska de partment of the American Legion. Of the 55,000 Nebraskans who served during the war, 18,000 are now mem bers of the American Legion. The campaign is to he in true army style. Commander Robert’G. Simmons or dered the leglonaires to advance and take as many "prisoners" as possible. The prisoners will be taken before a court martial and sentenced to b year’s membership in the American Legion. » The Nebraska department of the American Legion has begun investi gating, the charges of John Beltz, an ex-service man, who says he was re fused admittance to the llhlted States public health hospital at Kan sas City, Mo., after he has been sent there by an examiner for the govern ment. John G. Emery, national comman der of the American Legion, p'laced a memorial wreath on the casket of his former “buddy.” Private Gresham, one of the first three American sol diers to fall in Franco. They served In the same brigade. Private Gres ham’s body was among the 7,000 bod ies of American poldiers recently re turned from France. Memorial serv ices were held In the capitol bulldlpg of Indiana, Private Gresham’s native state. Tho burial was at Evansville, Ind. ________ Refused food and a place to Bleep by a farmer near Carbondale, Kan., Jacob Miller, of Melba, Id., formerly of tho 164th infantry, A. E. F„ died of exposure and hunger. John G. Emery, national comman der of the American Legion, has defi nitely announced that he will go to France with tho American Legion “pilgrimage” which sails from New York, August 3, for a tour of the war zone. , Major Emery at first an nounced that stress of legion mat ters probably would keep him In the states, but urgent requests from the French government have resulted in hlB decision to make the trip. Stubby, a mute hero of Selchprey, who was recently decorated with a gold medal by General Pershing, has been invited as a guest of honor to the annual convention of the Ameri can Legion to be held In Kansas City, October 31 and November 1 and 3. Stubby Is a brtndl Boston bull terrier, wounded in the St. Mlhtel drtve. - • With co-operation of tho American Legion and the Red Cross. Col. Charles R. Forbes, director of the bureau of war risk Insurance, has started a “cleanup" campaign to dis pose of the case of every disabled service man and woman In the coun try. Colonel Forbes said the cam paign Is in effect a housec leaning of every file In the great government Insurance office. The Mississippi Valley conference of the American Legion which Is to Include 18 states of the middle west lion been organized for the purpose of securing more effective co-opera tion between state legion depart ments. Thomas Lee, Kansas, was elected temporary chairman and Rob ert G. Simmons, Nebraska, tempor ary secretary. A fins of more than 3330 has Just been Imposed by a London court on the mak ers of lemonade who advertised It as being “made from Messina Tamoes.” I when hi fact U contained no lemons at ; ell. I Tells Them to Agree to Attend Disarmament-Far East Con ference and Then Talk “Pre liminary.” BY MATTHEW F. TIGHE. Washington, July 26.—Accept President Harding's Invitation to the disarmament and Far Eastern con ference and talk preliminary confer ence afterwards. This Is the burden of a note ad dressed to Japan by Secretary of State Hughes, It was announced of ficially Monday. The communica tion was In reply to Japanese inquir ies as to the scope of the forthcom ing conference, and made it plain that this government has no intention of forcing any particular program upon any nation. At the same time Secretary Hughes is understood to have emphasised the point that the likelihood of a successful conference Would be enhanced were no hard and fast program to be laid down before hand. No Objection to “Preliminary.” Coincidentally with the announce ment that such a note haB been sent to Japan, government officials let it be known that there are no object ions to a preliminary conference In Washington, after all of the invited powers have agreed to discuss the two plain propositions of the presi dent's Invitation. In other word*, they must subscribe to this govern ment's contention that disarmament and the Far Eastern question are so closely related that they are lnsep . arable. So far as Great Britain is con cerned, government official^ said today that the "ghost of her efforts to have a prellriiinry conference in London before all the invited nations have agreed to come into the Wash ington meeting has been laid." It is believed hero now that Great Britain is reconciled to a "preliminary con ference of her own.” What’ll Lloyd George Do? Otherwise stated, It Is believed thpt during the present and closing week of the imperial conference in London on the defense of the realm. Lloyd George will ascertain the premiers’ point or view wun reierence to tne Washington meeting. Though If the premiers are unable to attend the opening sessions, Lloyd George will be In a position to speak for them. It was hinted here Monday that Lloyd George would not be disap pointed very much If the-dominlon premiers were unable to attend the conference at all. There are reasons for believing also, that he Is dis pleased with the rather frank refer ences to the Anglo-Japanese treaty and America's relation to that pact by Premier Hughes, of Australia. Situation Is Explained. On the face of the note sent to Toklo, it is explained that Japan now will agree to enter the conference on tthe same basis as the other Invited nations. When she has done so she, with Great Britain then wtll be In a position to advocate A preliminary discussion. Such a meeting, provided It were held In Washington, would be a netural preliminary to the larger undertaking, officials pointed out on Monday, and, therefore, would not be opposed by this government. Should the preliminary or program making meeting materialize Japan may, If sliff phooses, -raise the ques tion that Siberia, Shantung and Yap shall not come within the category of "Far Eastern" questions on the ground that they challenge her “sov ereignty." Japan, It Is recognized, maintains that It Is for her alone to discuss Siberia, with the new Rus sian republic of Chita, Shantung with Germany and China and Yap, not with the United States, but with the pow ers that "gave" her the Island. Franoe and Italy With U. 8. The most important of these con tentions, as they concern the United States, are Siberia and Shantung. France and Italy already have taken sides with the United States against Japan as regards Yap. A’s to Shantung the United States Will insist that the question Is de batable under, the broad proposition that China's territorial Integrity must be preserved without any reference whatsoever to the treaty of Versailles or other acts of the allies. , In the case of Sllberla the. United States Is ready to give ample proof that the question does not concern Japan’s sovereignty In any way. Ja pan may protest .and enter reserva tions, but present Indications are that the sense of the conference will be expressed with or without her con sent. Primarily' on Par Eaat. It was pointed out In official circles Monday that President Harding had called the conference primarily to set tle Far Eastern questions and that this government "knows precisely" what these questions are. Officials reiterated Monday that postponement of the conference is net officially before the state department, and is "an academic question for the reason that no date has yet bee>n agreed to.” BROKERAGE FIRM FAILS. I New York, July 28.—The failure of ! the firm of Chandler Bros. A Co., was announced from the rostrum of the stock exchange today. REVOLUTION l00MS IN CENTRAL AMERICA? Mexico CUy, July 28.—The long peace In Central America Is threat ened by another revolution, according to reports in the Central American i colonies here Monday. | These reports wiki opponents of the Central American unions which re cently accomplished the federation of Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica and San Salvador, were planning to over throw Its leaders. j j ^ 4 ■ | ‘BLACK SOX’ • CONFESSIONS DISCLOSED BY EARL L. 8HAUB, Chicago, July 26.—Two smashing defeats were administered Monday to the "Black Sox" on trial here In con nection with the 1919 world’s series scandal. The first blow came when Judge Hugo Friend ruled tho confessions of Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Claude Williams could be Admitted as evi dence. The second came shortly afterward when they were admitted In the form of testimony by Chief Justice Charles A. McDonald of the criminal court, before whom the confessions were originally made. He told how the three confessions had been obtained and what they con tained. He was careful not to men tion any names except those of the three who confessed. Contradiots Players. The chief justice was twice on the stand. It was his first story, told during the argument In the absence of the Jury, that led to the ruling to admit the confessions. He testified players had not been promised im munity for their confessions. This flatly contradicted the state ments of the players themselves. They admitted the confessions, but said they had been promised protection. When asked why they had signed the Immunity wavers Jackson answered "because he was drunk" and the other two “so they could get out of town." The waivers, like the confessions and other papers In connection with the case, have disappeared. That Is one reason Justice McDonald was called to the stand. Ban Johnson Causes Sensation. Ban Johnson, president of tha American league, caused a sensation Monday when he offered an expla nation for the disappearance (Tf the waivers and confessions. He charged they were bought from an attache of the state’s attorney’s office, under the previous administration of Arnold Rothsteln, of New York, for $10,000. When Rothsteln found the confes sions did not implicate him in a crim inal way, Johnson charged, he gave them to the editor of a New York pa per who offered them for sale. Robert E. Crowe, state’s attorney, promised a complete Investigation of Johnson's charges and said he would place the bribe talker, if there is one, in the penitentiary. Judge McDonald testified the men had asked him for immunity but de nied emphatically that they received any encouragement. Rather, he said, he warned them that they would itava to take their chances with the grand Jury. Jackson Urged Protection. Jackson made a plea for protection, he said, on the ground that “he was afraid that some of his teammates would bump him off.'** The chief Justice said Cicotte had attempted to make a deal with him regarding the testimony but he had told him bargaining was out of the question. >,* "I told him I couldn’t make any promise and that If he didn’t tell his story before the grand Jury we would have to get along without him as a witness,” he said. “I told him I didn't believe he was telling the complete truth. He thought It over and de cided $6 take his chances with the trial court. The witness said he had made a partial promise to Williams but that If was one of slight leniency and not immunity. He said he had done this when he had learned of his baseball career and the fact that his salary was only $2,800~a year. Refused to Help Cicotte. “When Cicotte was brought into my chambers he was weeping." the chief Justice testified. "He told me a good deal about his life, his wife, his babies and then about the world's series. “I told him he could expect noth ing and that he would be Indicted and would have to give the Same bond as anyone. ^ „ "Mr. Replogle Made no promises in my presence. I was In the grand Jury room with them and nothing was said In an Immunity way. "Nothing was said In my presence to Joe Jackson about Immunity either. I told him ha would have to sign a waiver and give bond. I heard Mr. Replogle read the waivers to them and saw them sign.” Clcotte'a story was different He said Replogle and Attorney Austrian for the W'hite Sox club told him they would Bee that he was freed if he confessed. “Indict This Fellow.” “Then they took me before Chief Justioe McDonald," he testified. “The Justice said I was not telling the whole truth. When I did not answer he said 'go ahead and indict this fel low.’ . "On the way to the grand Jury loom , I asked Replogle 'don’t this go about what you and Austrian tojd me?* and he said 'sure It does.’ Then I went before the grand Jury.” SHIP LOST IN STORM. Montreal, July 26.—The steamer St. Louis, plying between Caughnawaga and Lachlne, was grounded on the rocks in the St. Lawrence river last night and the l'O passengers on board were taken ashore In life boats. A Violent storm caused the accident. “WILD MAN” TERRORIZES WOMEN IN NEBRASKA Albion, Neb., July 26 (Special).— Search for a “wild man" near Bart lett, continues by Boone and Wheeler county officers, following reports a “gdant’^terrorlaed women when their husbands were away. Mrs. McVey, who lives In the Band hills, hae re ported ttre man several times.