VOL. XXVII NO.-244 OF ROSEBURG REViEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY,' JANUARY 19, 1927,
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NO. SIS OF THE EVENING NEW$
TEBRITY OF U.
ISSUE RAISED
OF ILLINOS
Deneen and Bingham Plead for Admission of Governor's
Appointee, While Reed and Walsh Contend Against It,
With Support of Insurgent Republicans Slush
Fund Expose Stressedby Missouri Senator,
WASHINGTON, Jan, 19. The senate recessed until to
morrow without reaching a vote on the question of permitting
Frank L. Smith to take the oath as a senator from Illinois.'
There were multiplying predictions that the vote would be
dose. ", . . : !i llt.'f'M'!
, WASHINGTON, Jan: 19. His eligibility questioned
from both sides of the chamber, Frank L. Smith of Illinois,
waited on the threshold of the senate today for a decision which,
"at best promised him little satisfaction.
With few exceptions, the senators divided into two groups,
one bent on denying him admission pending further inquiry in
to the financing of his primary campaign. The other asking that
he be sworn in as a senator and his fitness investigated afterward.
As the fight developed, those contending for temporary
admission appeared to be conceding that they were beaten.
They were led by Deneen .of Illinois and included many of the
other republican regulars. The exclusionists were led by Reed
of Missouri, chairman of the campaign funds committee, and
included in their ranks most of the democrats and republican
insurgents. .1. ." .,'''' ' . .- .
Deneen Speaks For Smith
Smith's certificate of . appoint
ment from Governor Small was
presented. by Senator Deneen; who
moved that the applicant be admin
istered the oath. . . . .
Included in the motion was a
proposal' that all objections against
the appointee be referred to the
elections committee for hearing.
"Colonel Smith is present," said
Deneen, "and I ask that he be now
. sworn in. He was appointed by the
.governor of Illinois to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of
my late colleague, the Hon. William
It. McKinley, who passed away
December 7, 1926.
"The . credentials nf ' flnlnrml
Smith, are In due fprm. .He pos-
sesses the qualification prescribed
In the constitution for the. office
of senator." . . . . , ,
The Illinois senator cited 39 cas
rs in which objection was raised
to senator-elect or designates tak
ing their seats and said that in 23
of them the oath was administered
before a hearing. The precedents
in this class Included the celebrat
ed Newberry case from Michigan.
Reed Stresses Slush Fund -When
Senator Deneen finished,
Sfmator Reed of Missouri offered
his resolution to deny - Smith the
oath until the election committee
had given him a-hearing.
Senator Deed said the present
case was different from all of those
. cited by Deneen. - . .
"And the line of demarcation is
so plain," he continued, "tha't in
my humble judgment it needs but
to bo mentioned to be recognized.'
This was the first case, said the
Missourlan, where there had been
a showing of evidence before the
senate prior to the presentation of
credentials. He referred to the
preliminary, report made by his
campaign' funds committee' on
Smith's primary contest.
"The credentials in this case are
In .proper form," Senator Heed
sniil, "and If that were all the in
formation the senate had before it
the ordinary course would be to
accept the prima facie showing and
allow the oath to be administered.
"But in this case tlvj senate has
official knowledge of tacts gather
ed by a select committee of the
senate. The evidence was taken un
der oath. It is here."
Iteed urged that this overturned
the prima facie case made by lh$
governor's certificate.
"It is absurd to say," heidded,
Dry Senators Scrutinize Brace
Of Questions Prepared As Basis
For Referendum On Prohibition
Amtorfttcfi Frt-M Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. A
studied effort is- under way here
to interest dry members of con
gress in a nation-wide referendum
on the prohibition question.
Of all the proposals -advanced by
the wets, this one now is looked
upon by the wet leaders as the
most promising means of solving
the wet and ry problem which has
agitated both houses, for sterol
seasons to the exclusion of press
ing public business.
Dry senators and representatives
have been told by the. wet leaders
that congress cannot effectually
Rettle the controversy without a
direct expression from th people,
who, the wets contend, never have
been given an opportunity to pass
on prohibition either before or
since the ISth amendment was rat
ified. Removal of this subject from lie
field of national polltlc-j would be
welcomed by leaders of both of the
major patties, but they do not be
Uleve It can be done through the
medium of individual state refer-i
endums such as thoa hplil !n the
last general election before lhe
different forms in which the ques
IE
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SMITH
DS SEAT
"that the oath must be administer
ed and the case heard,"
, "It seems to me," said Reed,
"that fraud taints the entire trans
action, and imt.-L.Hs challenge and
Stain on the credentials here pre
sented." , . ..
Senate Honor at Stake 4
.Smith eat calmly looking at (he
speaker as Reeilmade his charges
of fraud. He followed the Missouri
an intently, as he argued that the
provision of the constitution -al
lowing each house of congress to
judge the qualifications of Its mem
bers was "an unlimited' grant of
authority. .
"From it there is no appeal." he.
snld. "The .courts cannot interfere;
luid' the .'executive cannot ' inter
pose." ., -. . ., . . . :
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
inquired if Heed, regarded Smith
as a member of the senate now. ,
"Technically, yes,'.' Reed replied:
"But I doubt if nuy senator except
the senator from Idaho had thought
of that."
Borah replied he was simply
quoting one of the most illustrious
senators of the past. .
"Perhaps," replied Reed.
In concluding, Senator Reed said
the senate must do justice not
only to Smith, "but to the United
States of America." .' .. '
"One thing Is certain," he said.
"If this body does not protect its
own integrity there Is no power
outside of the senate that can pro
tect the integrity. We have- the
power and we "must exercise It so
that all may know that he who en
ters here must come with clean
nanus.
"And if that can be certified to
this country, made known to all
men, then senatorial elections at
least to some extent can be kept
pure, wealth no longer will ba
able to purchase seats of honor and
ipower in this body."
senator Keed asked that Ms reso
lution be substituted for the De
neen motion to administer the
oatn to smith. 4
Bingham Would Admit -Senator
Bingham, Republican,
Connecticut, said the journals of
the constiutional convention dem
onstrated that it was not the In
tention of the framers of the basic
law to bestow unlimited power up
on the sante in the matter of qual
ifications of its members. He de
scribed as "extraordinary" Reed's
(Continued ou paee 3.)
tion would be presented.
Senator Edge, Republican, New
Jersey, leader of the senate wets,
has prepared two questions for
submission to the voters which are
being studied by a number cf dry
senators. They are: : 1
"Shall the congress amend the
national prohibition net so as to
allow the manufacture, sale, trans
portation and possession of bever
ages containing as great an
amount of alcohol as is lawful nn
der the constitution! provided that
such amendments shall not inter
fere with the constitutional powers
of the several states to legislate
with respect to Intoxicating liquor
as each state may deem proper?
"Shall the 18th ami-ndment to-
the constitution be re-Bubmittivl to
the several states as provided by
the constitution with swh changes
as will legally permit thr- mnr.uff.15-
ture and sale of InfnxteatmR II-
ouors if such manufacture and
sale are nermitted by st'Ua law,
such constitutional amendment to
further prohibit drinking of Intox
icating beverages on premise
wtrtre sold and to provide for ef
fective governmental " supervi
sion?" ..-'..:.-
5.
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DIN
HINES MOVES TO
AID VETERANS IN
QUEST OF LOANS
(Araociited frea T-eued Wire.) S
WASHINGTON, Jan. ID Au
thority for making direct loans on
veterans bonus certificates ,wlll
be sought by Director Hlnes of the
veter&DS bureau, who made plans
today to have the necessary leg
islation introduced In congress.
After a call at the White House
today, General Hlnes said he would
confer immediately with Chair
man Green of the house ways and
means committee, and Chairman
Smoot of the senate finance com
mittee. . .
Under the plan discussed today
at theWhtte House the .veterans
bureau would serve merely as aj
supplementary . agency co tne
banks, making the loans In local
ities where veterans are unable to
obtain money from the banks. Gen
eral Hlnes, however, would place
no limitation upon the power of
the bureau to grant the loans in
any Instance, If the veterans pre
ferred to deal with the govern
ment rather the banks.
It would he necessary, the di
rector said, for the bureau to eharge
a rate of six per cent Interest so
as not to jeopardise transactions
already entered into by the banks
at a similar rate. He told the
president that 17,000 loans had
been made by the banks on the
three million certificates which ac
quired loan values on January 1.
WOUNDED BOY
SHOT BYTR1EKD
AT PiSTOL PLAY
Orville Hallett, Aged . 17,
Confesses His. Part in
Near-Tragedy, -.
WAS FASTER ON DRAW
Virgil Meredith, Injured
Mock Duelist, Adheres :
to Tale of Having
Shot Himself," '
l
Virgil Meredith, who was taken
to Mercy hospital Monday, night
suffering . from a gunshot wound
which hoi claimed was self inflict
ed, was shot by his friend, Orville
Hallett, officers learned today.
Meredith stuck to hi3 story that
he had wounded himself, when in
terviewed by officers, but Hallett
freely admitted that he bad fired
the shot, - . ' .
According to Haliett's story the
two boys were playing with revol
vers, each having a gun, and were
fContlnuetf on page 3.1 '
EXPLAINING OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS
t" ' -.-"T sMeeteR . ft
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senators - the considerations behind tho administration's attiinde In the Nlcara
GiHette and Wheeler, as pictured by Dortnan 11. Smith, NEA-fiervice gnan situation. Smith caught "Big Bill Borah of Boise," the eons
artist, the day Secretary of State Kellogg explained to the committee mittes chairman, in a particularly characteristic pone.
Mice Horde Puts Towns In ;
California On Defensive;
Oil Wells
fAMociiiiri Pm raipi! vn. f by the scores of thousands with
BAKERSK1E1.D. Calif., Jan. .19 1 poisoned grain sprinkled in newly
State and federal officials whose;! plowed furrows across the path
help was sought by residents off or their migration. They are be
the lowlands or Kern county tol ihg counted and burned la huge
repel hordes of mice which have ( piles
been migrating to higher ground f Whit- C. Barber, horticultural
in search of lor-n, decided today! commissioner, last night received
that Bakeraflelrt tud nea.'by citiesj reports -that the nilee seetnedto
erv 111 no (IBii.-or of an iva ira-
ef the rodents and turnei their at
tention to x;Tin!nting them.
For several days the hiee have;
been moving- out of the old Buena;
Vista Lake bed which had - been,
turned into a grain field. The
mice were robbed of food when a.
great flock of sheep were turned!
into the fields. The situation ,ee-'
came so acute yesterday that eouu-;
iy authorities yesterday called for
help from the United States dis
trict biological survey and th
state bureau of pest control. ; .
E. Raymond Hall, University of.
California loologist, after inspect
ing the infested area, declared con?
dltions were "unbelievable." All
clothing must be. snatien before
Its owner dare 'year It; ha -said-.
An oil field driller declared he
arose one morning ami discover
ed that the mica had fatcu all -his
clothes. -. 7
The mice migrate over the' land
like a moving carpet and have
made automobile travel in certain
spots impossible. , :
Poisoned Grain. 'Put Out
The rodents are being cheeked
ECHOES ' OF THE BIG SHOW
AT ,SALEM:
SALEM, Jan. 19 (By Special Cor
respondence to the News-Review)
Senator Willard- L,. Marks of Al
bany has not introduced many bills
thus far, but has kej t an eye on all
that passes. ' What measures hs
has sponsored have In view of
e erection of weak PQlyta raewTTV-ta traveling li-
lntion' of methods and' 'taking up
the slack wherever It showsjla
legal or executive affairs. , - 0
, He, introduced, senate bill 10,
with "the .object , of . limiting the
time that may elapge after judg
ment before 'appeal Is taken. , In
criminal cases it has been possible
to appeal at any time within a
year after trial and verdict. His
measure makes ,slxty days the pre
scribed time for appealable actions
may be' carried to a higher court.
It Is provided also that no such
appeal can he heard more thau one
year after the judgment or order
appealed from was given or made.
' Rural Library Service
SALEM, Jan. 19 Value of rural
library service is shown in ,ths
biennial report of the Oregon state
library to the legislature. It gives
a concise review of . circulation
work and the necessity for the
amount asked in the budget now
before the ways and means com
mittee. The library touches every
county in the state according to
the report. ,
The counties of Deschutes, Hood
and Autos Halt
sj reports-that the mice seemed to
4 be headed toward the hills of the
-I Midway oil fields. ,
Despite the heavy -toll takes by
the poisoned groin the mice have
forged ahead. Some towns have
settlements in the threatenei area
have surrounded themselves with
trenches, jspriakled with poisoned
gratoj s , - '
Why They increase -
Professor Hail declared that the
plague was aggravated by the fact
that for years unceasing warfare
ten been waged on the natural en
emies of mice, such as coyotes,
wildcats, hawks and other preda
tory beasts, and birds; - He report
ed that hawks and owls were
swarmed over the mice hordes in
increasing numbers, . being at
tracted, from far off points. Thou
sands of ducks "also were baiting
In their mlgratlGas to drop, down
on the rodents; v a - - . .
Despite all the efforts of men
and ;beasts,,-Professor -Hall said,
the Invaders were swarming over
oil derricks In the Kern oil Holds
ranking fatperetlTO a o??3aH.ia ot
: ail nativities; while the oil Wirk
ers fotigM the m'ce.
River,' Jackson,' "Malheur, Multno
mah arid Umatilla do not maintain
traveling library stations. Every
county in the state, however, haB
mail order patrons. Books from
the state library are sent to pub
lic libraries to, ail counties except
brary stations, Lane county leads
with 83, Clackamas second with
and Marlon fourth with 2.' Linn
S3 and Washington third with 45.
and Lane have each 39. There 1ms
Tjeea an Increase during the past
year of the number of mail order
patrons to 22,314, an Increase of
State Librarian Cornelia Margin,
gays the library Is handicapped is
its work because 'the .supreme
court building In which It Is lo
cated Is not satiable for library
purposes. On three different
floors, the rooms are dark, clerical
work difficult. Employees do most
oi their work by artificial light
Funds are needed for printing a
monthly bulletin of new books,
reading and study aids and state
school library list. More help Is
necessary and more1 books needed
The , traveling library units were
all out December 1, 1929. None
have heeti brought since 1924,. and
there is immediate need of 100 un
its, there being only 804 units to
(Continued ou cage .
OKLAHOMA BANDIT
DODGES POSE AND
APPEARS IN TULSA
I i i (AuorUird Fm Lj1 Wire. i "
TULSA, Okia.,' Jan. IS Armed
with a machine gun, and ' four
pistols which be took from the
county jail from which be escap
ed Sunday, John Mayo, convict
ed bank robber 'continued to tsr
rorlie Oklahomans with his unei
pected appearances in tleftEr.ee of
heavily armed posses assigned to
trail him.
Enraged because of leports that
his wife had received attention of
another. Mayo declared shortly be
fore his escape that he would fur
nish "a wikl story." He Intimated to
had little objection to remaining
here as a witness In the Osage In
dian murder trials, growing oat of
the "reign of terror" in which
nearly a score of persons were kill
ed four years ago, but said he fear
ed to return to Leavenworth where
he was serving a 21-yesr sentence
for robbery. His first act was to
threaten the life ot a maa he found
in a room adjoining that of his wife
in a hotel here. Ha then disap
peared until Tuesday night wken
he called a reporter to Bis hiding
place near here ana annouMea
he was headed for Mexico, Last
night J. L. Sykes, tsn attorney
who had been retained by Mayo,
reported the fugitive accosted hlra
on the street here. '
Sykes declared Mayo asked -him
if he owed him anything and, threat',
ened to shoot him. , The attorney.
replied In the negative ami Mayo
left him. . . . , - 1
RETURN OF FAIR
GROUNDS TO
COUNTY URGED
Model Farm Conducted by
State Considered of
; . ..No Benefits ..
REVESTMENT WANTED
County; ' Has , Use t for
Grounds for Fair Pur
- poses Letters Sent -Representatives.
.
A proposal to have the old fr,!r
grounds, now occupied by the
state's model farm, deeded hack to
the county, or an organization of
individuals, is being submitted to
the state legislature at this ses
sion, through the efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce and the
granges.
The fair, grounds are located
about a mile and a half east oi the
city on the old XHxonviile road,
At one time 'they were used each
(Continued on page 3.)
THREE INVESTIGATIONS TAKE ,
FRONT RANK IN ACTIVITIES
OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE
School-Book and Fish Commissions and Telephone Rate
and Practices Due for Thorough Inquiries Six Per .
r Tax Limitation Raises Question Bill Appears v
on "State's Share" of O. and C Tax Refund.
CAjKcuted Pro Iud Win,
STATE HOUSE, SALEM. Ore,;
Jan. 19, Legislation 011 education
took s MOiMBrot pace to toe tors-
ground today with Senator Cor-
bett's appointment of the special
eonradttsj soder the Joseph, reso
lution, to Isvestigste the state text-book-
comralsiloB, and with an
soaBceffleat by Seuator Butter,
chairman of ths committee on ed
ucsttojs, that pubiio hearing will
be held ta the aoaate chamber
next Tuesday night on the Eddy
bill. This measure provides tor
the sppotatnaeBt, ol a board ot 'ed
Mcatksji, widely empowered, that
vjonld supplant the present test
book eoniiatostoo, the ooarf of etf-
iicaUsn ana tao state Beard of
fclgSej carrlEata,
Ths monbora of the investigat
tag omialtts8 : appointed today
are; Senators Bailey, Ha!i, EUistt,
Dunne and Jones.
To Sift Turner Charges.
1 The taveatlgation promises 10 go
deeply into recent text book, af
fairs. I It . will inquire Into pnv
elaule!tateeEi!s by former
Stats SuperfateBdaat H. It. "Turn
er, that he had been " approached
by another member of the tests
book i commission , who. Turner
claimed, promised to exert Influ
ence in his behalf with the gover
nor, It he would vote for a cer
tain text book, and also Turner's
action after he became superin
tendent in causing the commfBelon
i to . reconsider . the adoption ot a
Itext, in bookkeeping. By tnis ao
Jon oE Turner the stats gat the
text at a much lower figure than
the bid on which the commission
hsei njeviouaiy ae:td.
The Investigation win also look
(into the actios of Secretary of
i State Kozer - and Superintendent
Turner la refusing to .sign con
tracts with, tha , book companies
1 for ho adoptions made - b' the
1 text book commission. These, as
I a majority of tha board of educa
tion, held np wis cotrttsota and
complicated litigation that was at
ready brewing, . -'-'" '''.'
Fih Probe ta So Dees
A f Wit to open the Itaa Investi
ga'Sou to tactatta all ramifications
of past as weSI as present ftoh
consmtaalons and te fishing Indus
fay generally will be restsraed by
Senator Joseph, anther oi th res
olation calling tor the probe, when
the committee resameg, its bearing
tonight J.' ..
Representative James Molt of
Olataop cosaty, has served notice
on Senator KorMad chairman,
that he wants adaiUonal subpoenas
Issued for the appearance of
Frank M. Warren, W. I. Thomp
son and Bert Faireil before the
committee, Mett explained that at
least two of the men, all of whom
are packers, can throw some light
on his charges that Senator Nor
Wad haa lobbied tor listing Inter
ests. Senator Mortlsd declined lis say
whether the requested subpoenas
weaid be Issued,
I will tako It np with the cora
mittee tonight," ha, said, "If the
commutes ftssls that these 1 men
should be callert, then each sub
poenas will be Issued, "
t t Phone Insnhy Atked.
A 'nation-wide Investigation ot
rates, practices and combinations
of telephone companies by con
gress and the department of jus
tice, was demanded to a memorial
iBlroancea In the senate today, by
Senator Dunne of Portland.
Two Mils sponsored by Uie Ore
gon reclamation congress appear
ed ta the house today. One could
ereate a commission to be known
as the state reclamation commis
sion and oltor would provide s
plan for refunding of outstanding
indebtedness o Irrigation districts.
togtaiators considering lhe. mat
Raid Bg Federal Officers Nets
Country's Counterfeiting King,
Who Bleached Real Currency
(AwwHsiesi Prw- tested Wirt,)
SAW UBAWfflfifiO. Jen. in
complete counterfeiting OBtHt,
which federal officers declared had 1
turned out thousands ot dollars of (The secret service men dpf-is-ei
aparioas federal reserve notes, was I that Edwards spcelaHssed in the
sshted last night ta a raid by se-j production ol $10 and $i0 sotwf of
erst service men and police. Har- j the federal reserve banlc of San
ry H, Edwards, characterised by j Francisco, Mora than tlSMt of
Captain Thomas Foster, of tnelthe noles have been picked an by
United States secret service, as (federal officials and In banks fn-.ns
hs most sWHfal coanterfeiter taiSpokane io Minneapolis and as far
the Hatted Stales, was arrested,
wSlh his wife and a man whosaid
he was Chester A, Ciubis. .
Federal officials said Edwards
engraved his counterfeits on genu-j
ine government paper, obtained by
ter of Increasing "revenues (or
stats purposes and grappling wiih
me problem of taxation, were dis
cussing today a suggestion that a
test case be submitted to the su
preme court for an opinion eon
cernlng the six per sent limitation
la tha constitution. 1 This provide
that taxes may not be Increased
siore than sis per cent over the
amount levied the year previously,
money for payment of bonded In
debtedness and Interest iheteji
being excepted.. --'-.;
The dnestion has bees raised
whether this Itmttation woaid ap
ply to new forms of taxation, snch
as the proposed tax on Intangibles
and corporate excess, or npou an
Income tax. - . ,i
A second Income fax measure
has, appeared, Hepreseniatbra
Maw MCAtiuier nag introduce! s
Mil -with a property! offset Tni
Is a duplicate of the- bii! repert,!
by the people ft tfer KoveTrili,!'
elecUoovJReprese'stetiTfi: Haifett"!
has a duplicate ot the Orange iii
coma tax bill,' and sill! another in
come tax bill is expected to bs in
,trodoeed.i !
i InvMtlsatora Named, - J .
The house late yesterday adepS
ed a resolution providing for an ta-
jvestlgatlon ot telephone rates and
ipracuces, AiEoraey tenerat van
i Winkle, ex-Governor'Orsrald West,
IColonsl A, E, Clark, and four mem
(tiers of ths house will conduct tho,
j Investigation. r - .
The bouse adopted' & resolutioo.
by Represvctstivij , Kec-tor -Mjc-jPherson
of Ujtu cokatri for a
(special com mission of five - meaj
jbers to study administrative reorv
iganiKatioa and report to the next
(session of tha .legislators.
1 0,tC, Refund Bill, '
I Funds derived from the Oregon
land California land grant refunds
; would have to be applied to- in
debtedness of the various ccuutlts,
school road and port 4istricts aod
other sub-dlvlsioos benefitltig, i
house - Mil number S5," Introduced
by ... Representatives Howard, l!ot
tar,- MeCready, Cramer and Schnl
merlcb and Senators Bail and Bali
ley, passes. Money deitved Irom
the refund would have to go into
special funds and invested a law
tut securities. - .' -.
- ' County Seat Bill, : ;
Representative William M.
Brlggs, of Jackson county, today
Introduced a bill transferring the
county seat of Jackson county
from Jacksonville to Sfedferd. His
bill would repeal conflicting' sec
tions of the law.
The shift la county- seats was
voted at the November etatsttoa
but the supremo court found the
election void due to failure to is
sua the voters pamphlet,
1 Petition Change Asked. ' -
A radical change in the methoSs
6f obtaining signatures for initia
tive and referendum petitions wilt
be brought about if a bill intro
duced today by Bepresentatlve 3.
S. Norvell ot Umatilla county be
comes a law. The sponsors of
such proposals would be compeKerl
to file their petitions' with the
county clerk of their county and
have published In one or more pa
pers of their county a full copy
of such petitions. Persons desir
ing to aiga their names on these
petitions would be compelled to
come to the court boose.
To Abolish Doctor's 0. K. '
Bepresentatlve 1 I Swan today
Introduced a bill which would re
peal the premarriage medical ex
amination law and substitute lor
H an set calling tor production of
an affidavit by each party to a
marriage to the effect that th?y
had bees free from communicable
diseases for a period of one year
prior to application, for marriaeo
fContrnued on page 3,)
l1"' o"s- "nety ot toe mesas-
ed bills were seized in 111 e rU.
south as Albuquerque, N. M.
Seventy-six $10 notes and a like
'.numbpr of 120 noies were scire:!
S by the raiders. The prisoners
were held for government authori.
Jilt.