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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1924.
VOL. XII. NO. 238 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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jsrvalory here
horning was w
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Uurd Wii i
t. 17. TODOg-
ke today her-
fcent eastward
a cold wave
in the Rocky
and brought
Ice and mow
td the regions
re hardest bit.
Pacltic Const
border to the
tlons of Cali-
Sashing-
dosed because
oorered about
id enow was
jav desert In
locked trains In
kit's, where the
as far as 32
fat Kails. Mon
In the region
a score to 26
eglstered with
tt any change
Bi deaths yes
r altribuiablo to
J persons were
tram car was
R Northern pas
f blizzard. Two
Iffocated in a
I. while .their
kttmas shopping,
windshield was
pr the deaths of
I and two young
fColo., where a
Vnger 1 r a In
moMle as they
II after a dance,
(were used to
Be Glacier Na
irn, where drifts
Icked trains
i extended Into
forecast for to-
reported as
Ince of hay and
ea to be held
ks In the path
feeling tiroes
ler today. Snow
feral ever Kan
I with railroad
fd roat! travel
P' by the sheets
f thermometers
f ero point,
fke region, rains
Men early today,
I coating .Mud,
nd s'low was
iorrow.
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VTURE IS
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The Antlers theatre should
be crowded to capacity to-
night for the Elks' Charity
Vaudeville. The vaudeville
company arrived In RoBeburg
this morning and the scenery
was taken at once to the the-
atre and erected. ,
The reserved seat section
was selling fast today anil tne
general admission iickbis oi
fl will so like wild fire to-
a Tho T!lks rharitr Committee
desires to make tonight's
show the biggest cnaruy per- w
formance ever staged in the
fttv nnd hoDe for a heavy
fund to carry on the work
among the unfortunates.
a sly hi? acts of vaudeville
and a feature film, with a jazz
orcnesira tnrown in lur bwu
measure is the program to be
dished out tonight
Be sure and be there Bill
and bring your friends.
TAX MEETING
NEXT SATURDAY
County Budget for Coming
Year to Be Considered
by League Members.
REPORTS ARE READY
Committees Have Made In
vestigations and Are
Prepared to Submit
Recommendations.
The Annnnl mpatlnc. rt iha TVitiv.
las County Taxpayers league will
be held on Saturday. 1)pc. 2n.
starling at 10 a. m., and from' all
indications will be onp of the best
meetings the organization has con
ducted fnp Hvrnl vhm U n
Pargeter, secretary of the league,
stated this morning, that interest
Is very keen, and that there will
not only be a good attendance, but
all Indications point to an increase
m memoersnip.
The meeting Is being held for
the mirnnso nf RplnrHntr lha nffi.
ct'rs for the ensuing year, and also
to make recommendations to the
county court concerning the coun-
iy ouugei ror tne year 1325, which
is to be adopted on that day.
in oraer mat the budget may be
considered In a thorough and effl
cient manner, the league hdb ap
pointed eight committees, which
are considering cath department
of the county and checking up on
tho proposed expenditures for the
coming year.
These committees have given
much more time and attention to
their several tasfks this year than
ever before, and a careful study is
being made so that an Intelligent
report may be made at the meet
ing. These committees recently held
a meeting at the Douglas Abstract
office, where they outlined the re
ports which they are to present,
and will have written recommenda
tions to submit at Saturday's
meeting.
The county budget has been!
iMt-rea m tentative form, and Is
to be adopted on Saturday after
noon by the county court. Accord
ing to the law, taxpayers have an
opportunity to make any sugges
tions and recommendations which
they believe may be advisable, and
if these are favored by the county
court they will be embodied in the
budget, which will then be official
ly adopted and put into action.
Considerable interest has been
aroused in the budget, and there
will doubtless be a number of
changes suggested, at the forth
coming meeting. A big attendance
is expected because of this Inter
est and Mr. Pargeter reports that
each mall is bringing In renewals
or membership, indicating that the
work of the league , meeting with
favor among the taxpayers of the
county.
TEACHERS TAKE EXAMS,
ti,!.. te&T December examnla
i ,L ,0T,.(cb-n ere held today
I J?0 "" t County School Hu
J tJ. JiP"t C' nrown- About
11, I " took "aginations to-
OUT. Nnma a . t i
1 .Ln "a!!nA . h''ng ex-
BWUIO BUDjeclS.
WILL BE HELD ON
WRANGLE 0 V E R hwval matt
MUSCLE
SHOALS
BILL STARTED
Proposed Private Lease Is
Scathingly Denounced
by Sen. Norris.
'RAPE OF TREASURY"
Situation Compared With
Teapot Dome Scandal
General Electric Com
pany Is Grabber.
(A0clated Prm Leued Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. As
serting that the Underwood
Muscle Shoals bill would make
"Teapot Dome look like a pin
neaa. ana "Doneny and Sinclair
look like pikers,' Chairman Nor
ris of the senate agricultural
committee told the senate today
mat enactment of the legislation
would later become known as
the rape of the treasury."
"Oh. President Coolidee!"
shouted the Nebraska senator,
how can you. just after receiv
ing the vote of confidence from
the people, offer this great posi
tion at the oars and heading this
great ship straight Into Wall
Street?" ,
The Nebraska senator declar
ed "the skids had been greased
and the steamroller brought up"
to defeat his own bill, providing
for government ownershlD and
operation. The opposition to his
measure, he said, planned to turn
Muscle Shoals over to some pri
vate corporation.
Giving President Coolidqo
credit for his honesty in every
move," he -said, "and (riving
Senntor Underwood the same
credit, it seems the inevitable
conclusion will be that if this
bill is enacted It will be known
as tho rape of the treasury."
He compared Muscle Shoals
"to a great ship," with tho
"American flag swinging at tho
mast" and the "Coolidge republi
cans tugging away.' The General
Llectrlc company would get the
property if the Alabama Power
company obtained It, he asserted.
After two years of consider
ation Senator Norris said, the
agricultural committee had
brought his bill to the senate
where It was confronted with the
orpositlon of the administration.
'It is not fair and its not con
ducive to future efficiency of
committees of congress" he said.
to have the work of our com
mittee condemned at an outside
midnight conference, either on
the Mayflower or elsewhere."
Oh, President Coolidge. lie
exclaimed, "how can you lead
tbese confldlnf, these trusting.
these confiding, these trusting,
arena to use their vote, as jou
would hei sheep In a corral?
"If the Underwood bill Is
adopted," he said, "it will be
poscible for the lessee to defy
every single one of tha state reg
ulatory agencies. It may Mr.
Mellon will manufacture alumin
um there and get a subsidy from
the government as well as a high
la'iff."
Senator Norrij said the Ala
bama Power company and nil
other power companies were in
a trust. "There Isn't a place in
the United ta'es," hu :ild,
'wnere the Influence tf this
in'ghty trus'. itn't felt., aM the
whole contrr! i;jes bact to Wall
Sirtet."
Sv (ion. Fli'd lie's Co.' Hnn.1
Senator Norris traced what ho
termed the Inierlocklng power
corporation?, fi ng nam?s of d'-rc-tors
wh held positions nr.
more than ons company H'
mentioned U. A. Mitchell, vice
president t t'w Alabama Power
ci.mpany, ai lil;g a menb-r ct
the Klectric r'.rnd an 1 Sha:e
company. r'..lrh he said Is owned
by the General L'ectrlc company.
Mlkrhell. ho 9d. was als) a di
rector of various subsidiary I of
tlm Pond a lit! f hire compviy
There Is no place to 1rep this
jreat property In Alabami except
to drop It Into tie hands of thu
Gmeral Klectric companr," ho
said.
Senator Underwood, democrat.
Alabama, author of the bill. In
terrupted " Senator - Norris to
charge that an organized fill
buster Is being conducted to pre
vent action on the measure.
I'ndorwood Ilcplli
"The senator." said Mr. Un
derwood, referring to Senator
Norris, "dreams of what might
happen and .what has not hap
pened. Whet surprises me Is
that he has attacked the presi
dent of the United States. So far
as I am aware the president of
the United States has In no way
violated the constitution of thu
United States as the senator has
charged."
"I da not think " said Mr. Un
derwood. "there Is any danger of
(Continued on page 6.)
T;
(AocUtl rmi Ltutd Win.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Sec
retary of the Navy Wilbur an
nounced today that he had or
dered a naval court of Inquiry to
be convened at the New York
navy yard to investigate the un
authorized publication of infor
mation regarding naval matters
which might be of value to a
possible enemy country.
The secretary said the Inquiry
would deal specifically -.with the
question of how a communica
tion which passed between Cap
tain Osteihaus at the naval war
college, Newport. R. I., and Cap
tain Barry, in charge of naval
recruiting. New York City, came
to find Its way Into a number of
papers recently;
The secretary further 'explain
ed that in the publication of this
communication names of the
writer and addresses and certain
other Identifying sections had
been deleted.
The navy department, he eaid.
Is not contemplating any general
order muzzling navy officers in
the free expression of their opin
ions, but it Is determined to pre
vent the giving out of Informa
tion of military value to another
nation.
On the report of -the board of
Inquiry the secretary will de
termine whether the facts de
veloped warrant the ordering of a
a court martial for any officer
for the purpose of taking dis
ciplinary measures.
INSIDE ON ALL
II
CHICAGO, Dec. 17 Telegrams
from Former Director Charles R.
Forbes of the United States Veter
ans Uureau to members of his staff
and various contractors in June
and July; 1922, were read to the
jury today in the trial of Forbes
and J. W. Thompson, ChicaRo con
tractor, charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government through
hospital contracts.
Marion Edwards, a file clerk in
the veterans bureau, identified a
telegram from Charles V. Cramer,
counsel of the bureau to Forbes,
in Boston on August 3, 1922, urging
him to return to the capital by Au
gust 9, to open bills for the Tupper
Lake, New York, hospital. "Unless
you are here we will have no ar
gument against allowing other de
partments to open bids In the fu
ture," the message concluded.
7
(Annclatrd Pre tmttd Wlr.)
CHICAGO. Dec. 17. A policeman
in uniform who entered a jewelry
store at 612 South State street
while five robbers were looting the
storo today, did not perturb the
holdup men. "Hands up, quick''
one of them told the policeman, and
"don't try to get at your weapon
or it will be suicide," admonished
another. The policeman was
quickly disarmed and put in a rear
room' with five others. Including
the proprietor and his brother, two
employees and a customer, and
then the robbers fled with IjO.uiiO
worth of diamonds, jewelry and
currency.
' (AaanctatM Pra Leutd Win.)
SALEM. Ore.. Dec. 17. A sec
ond action against Henry Ford, his
son and the Ford Motor Car com
pany was Instituted In the circuit
court here today by W. C. Wlnslow
i for the E. A. Mitchell Tractor com
pany, of Washington, to collect
(364,000 for damages alleged to
have been sustained by the trac
tor company when the aefney for
tractors for Washington, Northern
I Idaho and Western Montana were
j taken away from the Mltthi II com
: pany.
The case Is Identical with thnt
! of Vick Brothers, of this city, start
, ed a few weeks ago In which the
I Vlcks seek to recover 2'JO.uo from
the Fords and the Ford company
, for loss of the Ford agency.
i Clifford Wills was In this cliy
i Monday attending to business mat
ters. Mr. Wills is from Portland.
SCUTARI SAID TO
II
, (AaocUtfd Pnm Lcutd "m )
PKLGTiADE, Dec. 17. A dis
patch from Podgoritz announces
the capture of Scutari in North
ern Albania by rebels. The gar
rison of the city is said to have
Joined the insurgents. The lat
e dispatch from the frontier
apak of a fierce struggle yester
day in the Vaiona region. Gov
ernment troops are reported from
thi north by Tsana Hey. His
forces are declared to be in con
trol) of the district of Jrosia, 12
miles from the capltol. Dis
patches say the insurrection Is
clearly a carefully organized
movement directed by the for
mer premier, Ahmed Bey Zogu.
who has issued a proclamation
inviting the Albanian people to
join in Hie "struggle against op
pression." LONDON', Dec.l 7. Albanian
circles in London have thus far
received no confirmation of the
reported capture of Scutari by
rebels. Such an event, however,
is regarded as not Impossible.
It was pointed out the rebels, al
though without funds are well sup
plied with arms and ammunition
and long range guns, which it is
stated, could only be supplied by a
neighboring government. It was
said that the Albanian government
has twice made representations to
Great Britain regarding the atti
tude of the neighboring government
referred to.
(mM it Uued wire.)
jew Yon If". Dec .1 7 Tula
Angel Flrpo again sails the seas,
this time to the eastward.
Having cast off the liiHt ten-
acle of a legal octopus that
caught him at every turn, tho
South Amerlcnn meki rest In
Europe. Behind him is word "Last week more than BOO of
Unit when he conies back to the these same men some dressed
United States he will re-enter In overalls, others attired In
the school of Jimmy Do Forest, shabby overcoats and all wlth
veleran rln master. ut funds again marched through
Flrpo leaves a string of legal the streets of Portland. Thore
misadventures. The' Argentine wero no bands at tho head of
first faced nil injunction on the lhl procession, neither did they
eve of his bout with Kill Bren- receive tho plaudits of admiring
nan. Ono club claimed he had thousands. Large banners car
signed a previous ogreenient. rled by thee men portrayed dls
The application was denied. Fol- tress and in some instances des
lowing his victory over llrcnnan, tltutlon. It was made plain that
Andrew Scott, of Nutley, N. J., these ex-service men were not
filed suit for :i,47, alleging seeking charity, neither was any
Flrpo had retuined him as busi- attempt made to appeal to the
ness manager. jemotlons of tho more fortunate
Then Sailor Mnxted declared of their beings. All thnt was
his rights to moving picture per- asked was an opportunity to
centages had been overlooked to work that they might support
the extent of 00.000. Milxtcd themselves and their dependents,
won an attachment on Firpo's Was there tr a more fair ap
recelpts ill a bout with Jess Wll- Ppal Weed before the employers
lard. of this state than was conveyed
Firpo's meeting with Jack by the men who participated In
Dempsey, tho champion, when he this procession?
went down elht times and the "I have been Informed that
champion twlco, came next, and the unemployment situation in
as he weighed In, Flrpo was Oregon Is acute. It surely be
served with a summons, the na- hooves the employers, for the
ture of which was not learned, preservation of whose Instltn
Andrew I). McCorldmlnl of Long tlons these men fought and died,
lleach, obtained an attachment to at least give consideration to
on the proceeds of tho bout, al-jtho appeals of ex-servico men.
leging tho existence of a on-!who, through no fault of their
tract which called for 25 per-Jown. are unable to obtain em
cent of Flrpci's earnings and de-!ploymeut. ,
mandlng :i,i0 for cxpennes. "The state government, like
Then Luis clashed with feder-prlvate employers, hires Its hun
al oflclals through becoming on dreds of workers. I havo beon
American citizen by courtesy. ' told that In certain state dopart
He said he had taken the action .ments thero are employed at this
under misapprehension. ' tlmo many married women,
He was held up at Key West.lwhose husbands hold lucrative
Fla., for Interrogation as to In- Jobs and are enpable of provld
come statement's but New York Ing for the support of their help
authorities defended him. mates. The combined salaries of
Then .Mrs. lUnnle Swartzland- some of these men and women,
er of New York, was awarded I have been informed, exceds
J"00 damages against the Argen- $300 a month. Is It right that
tine in a suit declaring he had these married women, whose hus
rulned her furniture. ! bands are steadily employed tnd
After a soiourn In the homo- who havo no dependents to sup-
land, Argentina, Flrpo was re-
! admitted to the United States as
a visitor, after being detained at
Kills Island with other members
of his party and a Miss lilanca
I.ourdes I'lcart. who said she
;was a friend of the boxer, but
not one of his parti-. Flrpo was
'allowed to land.
! He was arrested at bis train- present serious unemployment
Ing camp at Saratoga Springs, situation. Would It not bo Het
where he was preparing for a ter to employ men and women
; match with Harry Wills, on a with a war record, If possible, In
warrant charging perjury Instead of married women whoso
statements regarding his rcla-
tions with Miss I'lcarL
Again Andrew I). McCorkln-' "In behalf of fair plav, I hope
dale appeared on the sceno and that you will give this letter
obtained a 125,000 attachment careful consideration, to tho end
upon tho money which Flrpo was that we may reward those men
to receive and New Jers-y mln- and women who fought for our
ister and reform organizations preservation, and at the same
went to court In their efforts to lime nsslst In solving the unem
prevent the Wills bout. Wills, ployment situation in this state,"
however, was permitted to bat-
ter the South American .for 12
rounds.
Mrs. Lllburn Expected Home-
Mrs. A. J. Lllburn, who hns h'en
visiting wllh friends In Portland
i since last Friday was expected
home yesterday.
PIERCE PLEADS
FOR THE NEEDY
EX-SERVICEMEN
Give Them Jobs Now Held
by Married Women Is
Governor's Urge,.
PARADE STIRS HIM
No Plaudits Greet the Idle
Marchers Where Once
Cheers Sent Them
to War Front.
SALEM, Bee. 17. rrrglnfi
against the employment of mar
ried women by etate departments
while thousands of ex-servlco
men and women are seeking
vainly for employment. Governor
Pierce has written a letter to tho
heads of all departments of tho
state government that are under
his jurisdiction.
The letter contrasts the con
dition six years ago when re
turned service men marched
through the streets of Portland
cheered by the throngs who lin
ed the curbs, and that of a few
days ago when 600 ex-service men
marched the same streets, rep
resenting unemployed, dressed
In shabby attire and receiving no
plaudits from the onlookers,
The governor urges the state
departments to employ men and
women with war records rather
than married women whoso h un
hands are capable of providing
for their support.
"Six years ago many thousands
of men and women marched
through the streets of Portland I
neaded by bands ana cheered by
throngs of people thnt itTteft oith-i
" B'do of the curb." says the
, letter. "These men and women
h"d sacrificed their all and wore
lnl!'T way 10 me grim auu
l'ood sonked buttle fields of
France and other foreign lands.
port, should bo retalnod In their
positions while thousands or ex-
service men and women are walk-
Ing tho slreets reccing for an
opportunity to earn an honest
living? In this letter I appeal to
all department herds under my
Jurisdiction to consider careful
Ily when employing help. the
husbands are capablo of provld
ilng for their support?
BORN
FOGF.L Mr. and Mrs. James Fo
I ttel, of Wilbur. Mondav, Decem
ber 15, at Mercy hospital, a boy.
F1NDI.AY Mr. and Mrs R. A.
I Flndlay on Ivan street .Monday,
December 15, a girl.
IB 1-2 DEGREES
The weather took a decld-
edly colder turn last night,
4 and Roseburg peoplo today
had their first real taste of
cold temperatures for the
winter. The mercury kist night
went down to 18 degrees, but
this mornlug with a raw wind
blowing carrying flurries of
fine snow, brought tho ther-
monieters to still lower levels
and at 8 o'clock Weather Ob-
server Wm. Bell reported a
minimum of 161 degrees
above zero. A light, fine Bnow
fell during the early part of
th emorning, but this stopped
about 10 o'clock, when the
sun appeared. At noon the
mercury was up to 24 degrees.
Auto owners were careful to
keep their cars well covered,
while garage men- were an-
swerlng calls of many wearl-
ed motorists who had finally j
dispaired of starting their
cold engines. Plumbers are
reaping their harvest from
broke nwaterplpes which
were reported in all parts of
the city. The cold Bnap caught
many householders before
they had time to wrap ex-
posed pipes, and thawing out
the water systems was a pop-
ular Indoor sport this morn-
ing.
Broccoli growers are consld-
erably worried and damage
is apt to be caused by con-
tlnued cold, as forecast by the
weather bureau. Although the
vegetable can stand some
cold weather, continued freez-
Ing Is injurious. The crop is
well advanced and can be
seriously injured by extreme
colli.
Agreement Reached With
Company Heads Averts
Voted Strike.
FOUR CLASSES BENEFIT
Increases, Retroactive from
Sept. 1, Mean $500,000
More in Pay
Yearly.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. The
ENGINEMEN OF
S. P. RAILROAD
GIVEN MORE PAY
differences between the Southern 'sessions. The Indictments were
Pacific company and Its workers returned In 1917 and alleged that
in engine service, which resulted .Thaw assaulted and kidnapped
recently in an overwhelming vote 'Frederick Gump,
to strike, have been amicably Bet-! Assistant District Attorney Pc
tled, according to an agreement' corn, who waived dismissal of the
made public last evening by tboj Indictments, the last against Thaw,
company. that Gump, the complaining
Tho Agreement will mean a total witness In all three cases was in
wage advance of approximately L
$500,000 b year on the Southern!'0
Pacific system, the company an
nounced. The new wage agreement
is retroactive to September 1.
The company's announcement of
the settlement said:
"Tho meeting of the represent. -
tlves of tho Brotherhoods of Loco-co,irt
motive Engineers and Firemen and
Englnemen with the management !
of tho Southern Pacific company
reached a harmonious conclusion
as to the problems under
sion.
Increases Are Fixed
discus-
"Tho agreement resulted
in In-
creases daily for tho
men of 24
cents In passenger
i.rvicn si;
cents
cents In freight service
In yard service and 32 cents
m
hostllng service. There was no
change made in present working
rules.
"This agreement Is effective
September I. 1924, and is to con
tlnue in effect for a minimum
period of ono year, and thereafter temimony of Frederick Gump, no
until changed upon 30 days' no- prima facie caso could bo estab
tlco by either party. jllslied upon any of the indlct-
"The settlement Increases the merits. There Is no legal pro
earnings of the men concerned cess by which we can compol
about V'.oo.uQO per annum." jsnld witness to appear to test!-
The strike vot recently taken fy " .....
h ii,..m Involved, numbering ap-
proximately 6.000, showed 99 per
rent In favor of a strike, accord
ing to the statements of the
brotherhood chiefs.
Turkey Dance to Be Given
.soiin ih.i ir m w In the way of
dances wil ltako place at tho Arm
ory Saturday night, a turk-y dance
having been nnounceil. A general
n.tniixlKon of ten cents will be
...,! r.o,h itrltet entltllnir the
holder to n chance on one of the
two large turkeys which will be glv-
CONNECTICUT
NAMES BINCHAM
d li: n J r
I iciuuiiwaii Mmcu
Holt, Democrat, For
U. S. Senator. .
COOLIDGE IS PLEASED
Successor of Brandegee,
Former Professor at.. ,,
Yale, Receives
Record Vote.
(Anwtatti! mm Vntri Win.) .
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dee. 17,
Hiram Bingham, republican,
toiur a professor at Yale, now is
Lieutenant Governor, Governor,
.elect and United States Senator
elect. In a Bpeclal election yes
terday he defeated Hamilton
Holt, democrat, by more than
40,000 votes for 'tho seat made
vacant by the suicidal death . ot
Frank B. Brandegee, republican, y
who represented the state in the
sente for nearly twenty yearsv
No man in the political history
of Connecticut has hod so many
honors placed upon him In so
short a time as Colonel Bingham.
After two years service at Lieu
tenant Governor, he was nomin
ated for governor and on tha
ticket with President Cool'.dge
last month he was swept Into of
fice by the largest plurality ever
given a gubernatorial nominee ia
Connecticut.
With the state organization
behind him Colonel Bingham,
within three weeks after he had
been elected governor, was nam
ed by B convention ai the repub
lican nominee for senator.
Holt carried only three of the
21 cities in the sin: and fow of
of tho towns. Hi.."" iue town of
Woodstock was in iue republican
column. Every county showed
a plurality for Bingham.
President Coolidge Is much '
grnilflcd over the victory of Col- -.
onol Bingham, according to B '
telegram sent by his Secretary,
to J. Henry Roraback, state
chairman. Mr. Roraback wired
thu president that the Colonel's
mnjority was the largest ever ro
coivod by any candlate lu Con
necticut nt any election not a
presidential one.
(Anoclitrd I'm, Uwd Wirt I
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Three
Indictments charging Hurry K.
Thaw with second degree assault
kidnapping and conspiracy were
iliHiiilHHf.fi toflnv Tiv JiiflffA Mcln-
,Vrn In the f!,.,,rt nf r.Aiieral
Angeles, and was reluctant
conle hore ,! w""es8:1 Gum?
was 19 years old at the time of
the alleged assault in a New
York hotel. He was alleged to
havo been kidnaped In Kansas
,.,,. : hrh, , v, v,.ric
,)y Tnaw an(, ,w0 prlvnte dotec-
tlVP, Mr Vve0Ta read to the
a Httpr from GumpN
mother in California in whlc i
aim said:
"Such a long time has elapsed
and we are so weary with it all
that we do not feel equal to tak
ing It up again." .
The prosecutor also presented
to the court an affidavit from
Gump stating he was established
tn ousinnss at LAng iieacn, can-
fornla, and that "because of his
ousiue an well IB perauum rm-
. . . . . v. . . i
mi n aiiecuiiK ois peace aim iiai
plness, as well as his home life,"
be declined to proceed further
tho case. Gump Is now married.
"From a careful examination
of tho facts." said Mr. Pecora,
t i. apparent that without the
tpon ins release i w .nay in n
tho Pennsylvania.
hospital for
mental and ner
Thaw caino to
tarlly and was a
i diseases.
York volun
ned on the
three Indictments.
tie pleaded
not guilty and was allowed
hit
freedom on $10,000 ball.
en away. NiitrVrs will be drawn,
the ho'.der of the lucky numbers
having to chase their turkeys over
1 the hnll until caught. There will
he other amusln features. The
Blue Devils orchestra will play.