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VOL. XXVIII NO. 293 OF R0SO6URQ REVIEW
roseburg, oregon; saturpay, march 31, 1928.
VOL. XIX NO. 67 OF THE EVENING NEWS!
Today
Poor Tired Finance
Ford's Easy Answer
Accessible Solitude
The Spartans Tried It
By Arthur Brisbane
(Copyright 1928 ay Star Company)
Poor Wall Street brokers!
Another 4.000.000-shBr ri.v
yesterday. Harassed financiers'
XrW'!
How financiers would howl
if men working in steel mills,
subways, etc., demanded a I
live-day week.
1 he senate will ask Henry
rora now he can pay coal
miners more than experienced
mine owners pay, wages higher
than the unions demand. Ford
could answer, "I have brains
and a heart."
,
Lindbergh, seeking rest from
everlasting praise and to be let
alone, simply flies away. Sci
ence confers the blessing of a
solitude. First the bicycle,' next
the automobile; now it's the
flying machine that has made
solitude accessible.
Only recently the Osserva
tore Romano, mouthpiece of
the Vatican, spoke hopefully of
nn understanding between Mus
solini's ruling party and the
pope.
I. .
A sudden change puzzles
Europe. Mussolini, in rather
plain words, threatens to sup
press Catholic organizations for
the education of youth, saying
the government must control
and prepare the mind of future
citizens.'
The Spartans did that, taking
children from their parents.
Sparta did not last.
if
It is not the present pope's
intentions evidently to accept
Mussolini as a former pope ac
cepted Rienzi. A few years will
show what chance one power
ful man has against Vatican
diplomacy, built up through
centuries.
One hundred congressmen
indorse Mr, Hoover's candi
dacy. Fully half the 247 re
publican representatives will
. . .
J,'lhe Moover committee or,
UUU.
Senators are less i friendly. !
bo are some big men that
occasionally buy senate seats
for deserving individuals. Mr.
Hoover probably realizes that
those big men with influence in
the senate will have a good
deal to say in the republican
convention. Ask George Har
i vey.
J
White Australia is the!
popular rallying cry. An Am
erican negro jazz band has
been deported by the house of
representatives of New South
Wales. And negroes are to be
barred, as well as Chinese and
other Asiatics.
f
Mr. Smith, iron manufac
turer, of Milwaukee, 19 building
107.000 tons of electrically
welded pipe to connect south
ern oil wells with northern mar
kets. President Kinesbury of Stan
dard Oil of California has two
Pittsburgh plants turning out
1 5.000 tons of pipe. The oil
business has grown since the
day when its best customer was
the kerosene oil lamp.
Henry Ford also cheers the ater the preferential primary, Clar-
Ateel business by placing heavy ence J. Brown, secretary of state,
a , Mlion.ncr Vallev rulp(I to1ay- He paid Senator Wll
orders in Mahoning vaiiey Qn
steel mills for strips and sheets. lot
He is a heavy buyer also of.
bnr nnd cold finished steel,
Evidently his "production line"
is regaining spsed.
PIERCE MAY RUN
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PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar. 31
The Portland Teleirrsm. tn f
litical review by Henry M. Han-
en. tnr'iv n'- lliit devninnments inat you have a competent chemist, SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 31.
In the Woir Ploree snuab'ilp this in whom you have confidence toi Connotl'i-llon sir the Crown Wllla
week Imllrnt" !" former Cover- examine the contents of his stom- mette Paper company and Zeller
nnr Wslter M. Pierce is likely to ch." j bridi cornoratlon with combined
again be a candidate for governor. . Senator Heflln said It wn gen- asets of nout $100,000,000, was
In his remy to n letter from us-
wnltl West, n former governor.
Pl-rre set forth a platform of five
c political principles.
FRANK WILLIS.
OHIO
SENATOR
DIES SUDDENLY
u t n i
Hoover s Rival m
Hnm'
State Stricken on Eve
, Campaign Speech..
BRAIN HEMORRHAGE
Quits Stage for "Breath of
Fresh Air," and Expires
Audience Gives
Way to Tears.
(Associated Tress Leased Wire)
DELAWARE, Ohio, Mar. 31.
United States Senator Frank B.
Willis, Ohio's favorite son candi
date for the Republican presiden
tial Humiliation, was eliminated
from the contest by death last
niiilit, while attending an old
fashioned homecoming demonstra
tion. He was stricken n few minutes
befoj-o he was to deliver a cam
paign address to his fellow towns
men at Oilo Weslcysn University
liiuik Willis
and just ns the Columbus Republi
can glee club was singing "A Sol
dier's Farewell."
While the glee club wns singing
the senator left the stage, telling
friends he ''wanted to get a
breath of fresh air," His death,
which five physicians said was
caused by cerebral hemorrhage,
occurred within five minutes. He
en .......... u ,.,
e 8i;cret ' . Charles A.
Innos ho wn "fnnllnir vurir hn.l".CtltS Slid briliseS.
Soon aftor the senator collapsed.
crt nfim. ti.n ,n,.tn,. w.i'i c MO,i
Mrs. Willis, called from the stage
whore she had been sitting with land Broadwny Limited trains, uoui
her husband, reached his side a, of east bound and running
few minutes beforo he died. about 30 minutes apart.
Friends Deeply Moved Shortly after six o'clock tho
The audience first was Informed Broadway Limited, which was bo
tlie senator had been taken III aud hind schedule pulled up alongside
would be unable to speak. They a signal tower to await orders. A
sensed something more distressing general sleet storm over northern
had happened and ns they lingered Ohio had struck Lima, playing
to learn the truth, ninny of his old havoc with telephone and levelling
friends, both men and women, i telegraph wires until means of
cried. Somo women become almost
hysterical
National guard troops that had
participated in t he parade aud
demonstration, took charge and
dispersed the crowd, which be
came excited but was orderly.
With the senator when the end
came, besides Mrs. Willis, were
his brother, Duell V. Willis, his
father-in-law, John Dustln, of Ga
lena, tiiree brothers-in-law, his pri
vate secretary aud a few personal
friends.
Telegrams, expressing sorrow:
and sympathy, continued to pouri Twenty of tho more seriously
in today to Mrs. Willis and relu-1 injured were removed to hospitals
tlves of the distinguished senator. :here while physicians gave medl
Political opponents were unani
mous in their praise on the sena
tor's character, ability and sincer
ity. All declared they had the
deepest regard for Senator Willis
in every respect.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Mar. 31
The
death of Senator Frank Willis, can
didate for the republican presiden-
i WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.-A sug-
JKJhlhKlS
B. Willis
that she have the contents of the
stomach of Senator Willis of Ohio
examlned by a competent chemist
was made In a telegram sent her
today by Senator Heflln, democrat.
A,bllrnll.
Senator Heflln described the
senator's death as "strange" since
he was "so well and strong." and
ndded: "Pardon me for suggesting
eraliy known among senators mat
Senator Willis had told Mrs. Wll-'
Us that If anything happened to
(Continued on page
FORDS LEAVE FOR
TRIP THRU EUROPE
(Associated Tret Leased Wire)
NEW YORK, Mar. 31. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Ford left Europe to
day aboard the liner Mujestlc.
The Majesties destination Is
Southampton, England, and Mr.
Ford said his visit would be con
fined to England, Scotland and Ire
land and he didn't think there
woul be "any business connected
with it."
"Oh, we are just going on a llt-
j trip. Just a little trip," he said
i when interviewed in the "regal
suite" aboard the liner shortly be-
HUtO OHO milCU UV .u u. .... .. y
have no plans at all. We're Just
going over and I don't think there
will be any business connected
with it. My last trip in England
was In 1913."
q
LOGGER TO SHOOT
WILLAMETTE FALLS
OREGON CITY, Mar. 31. A
crowd was gathering here today to
witness an attempt this afternoon
by Al Faussett, Monroe, Wash,,
lumberjack, to shoot the Willam
ette river falls in a specially con
structed 30-foot spruce boat.
TRAINS OF PENN
LINE MEET; 63
T
Liberty Limited Crashes
Into Rear of Broadway
at Signal Tower.
COACHES TELESCOPED
Ohio Sleet Storm , Prevents
Communication Needed
to Halt Effort to'
Make Up Time.
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
LIMA, Ohio, Mar. 31. Sixty
three persons were injured last
night in the wreck of the Broad
way and Liberty Limited, fa3t
Pennsylvania railroad passenger
trains, four rMlles west of hero,
road officials announced today.
Of those hurt, 44 wore passeu-
6er " la railroad emp oyes.
Twenty persons weie in nospit-
His tnilnv. sufferlne from severe in
Juries, while others were nursing
The fortv-four
The forty-four injured
pnssen-
!Kors were riding on the Liberty
communication had been lost.
3 Cars Telescoped
Running 30 minutes behind Ihe
Broadway Limited the Liberty was
speeding along at AO miles an hour
trying to make up time it had lorft
because of the storm. Apparent
ly the train crew was unaware
that the Broadway had stopped
for ordeds.
The Liberty crashed into the
rear end of the first train, tele
scoping ciub car, a mail car and
parlor car and derailing some of
its own coachos.
cal attention to . others In th
coaches. The track was clearei
quickly and the two trains weia3
consolidated for the remainder of
the run from Chicago to Washing
ton and New York. The Broad
way left Chicago at 13:40 p. m..
yesterday.
MARCH RAINFALL
IN EUGENE RECORD
(AssncUted Press Lessed Wire)
EUGENE. Ore., Mnr. 31 A total
of 7.81 inches of rain fell In Eu
gene In March, a record over the
period of 11 years that tho tabula-
tion has been kept at the local
weather
office. The nearest ap-
prach to the figure was In 1922,
when 6.28 Inches fell.
i MERGER OF PAPER
FIRMS ANNOUNCED
rAwvisted Pre tossed wire)
announced here, subject o ap
proval of stockholders. The mer
ger con" -is will b known an the
Crowr .I.erbach Corporation,
PERSONS
Bill IDEA
nrWAFI BARRIER
SUITS FRANCE
Briand Willing to Submit
Tentative Agreement to
Four Other Powers.
RESERVATIONS GIVEN
Aggression by One Nation
to Automatically Free
All Others From
Obligation.
(Associated Press Leased Wire) '
WA.SHIN OTON, Mar. 31.
France today announced her readi
ness 10 submit to the Gerinun,
British, Italian and Japanese gov
ernments all the Franco-Americau
untl - war correspondence uloug
with the draft of a general treaty
pleading them uot to resort to war.
The purpose of these submis
sions, as outlined in a note hauded
to Secretary Kellogg by Ambassa
dor Claude), would be that the four
governments might "Join in seek
ing, in the spirit and in the letter
ot the iust American note, any
analysis may' be forthcoming with
respect to the possibility of recon
ciling previous obligations with
the terms of the contemplated'
treaty." .-..''
French Reservation
While the new French nolo
nbamloiis previous insistence that
the anti-war pledge be restricted
to wars ot aggression, three points
nre outlined as necessary, lu the
Fiench view, if an agreement is to
bo reached. They are:
X.: That the treaty be open to
thei accession- of all governments
of the world and to come into force
only after "universal' acceptance,?
unless the powers which had sign
ed or acceded "should agree upon
its coming into force, despite cer
tain abstentions." . ,
2. That if 0110 signatory state
"should fail to keep its word" oth
er signatories be released automa
tically from their engagement
"with respect to the offending
Btnte." - .
3. That the war renunciation
to be proclaimed in no way do
prlve signatories "ot tho right of
legitimate defense." '
Would Condemn War
The new proposal of Foreign
Minister Briand is that the signa
tory power of such a multilateral
treaty "while not prejudicing their
lights of legitimate defense with
lug the frame work of existing
treaties should make a solemn de
claration condemning recourse to
war as nn Instrument of national
(Continued on pnge 8.)
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1
GERMAN PLANE IS
STILL IN HANGAR
DUBLIN, Mar. 31. The
Gerniuu plane Bremen was In
its hangar at Uuldunuel Air-
drome today because of ad-
verse weuther. The three fly-
era regarded a hop-off on
their fll&ht to New York be-
fore Monday as unlikely.
Free State troops guarding
the plane prepared for a long
siege against the weather.
They dug themselves Into
trenches, with a shelter over-
head, as a protection against
the prevailing wind, rain and
cold.
Baron Ehrenfrled Gunther
von Huenefeid, leader of the
flight, said:
"We do not Intend to make
experiments, but will wait in
all calmness the development
of weather conditions until a
favorable period comes to
us."
DOUGLAS GETS A
LARGE APPORTION
MENT OF AUTO FEES
(AuoeUtod Preu LcubJ Wire)
SALEM, Ore,, Mar. 31. Mult
nomah county's Bhure in the ap
portionment of receipts from mo
tor vehicle registrations for the
period from September 16 last to
March 15, 192S, was $525,233.03. ney for tho world hoavywolgtit
Next came Murlon county with 'championship in July, Tex Itlckard
$93,Sti2.74, and Lane county's j announced here today after a con
Bliaro wns $74,257.30. iference with Charley Harvey, the
Among mo receipts oi uinur'Now Zcnlaiulor s manager.
counties were linker, $17,326.01
'Douglas, $2!),lcr,.t!U: Jackson, $4S,
604.04: Klamath, $36,043,26; Uma
tilla $36,867.19; Union $111,879.63;
Josephine $16,160.34
The apportionment is under the
law whereby 75 per cent of the
net rocolpts from motor vehicle
registration Is given every, six
months to the state highway fund
and 25 per cent to the counties.
The total received by tho highway
fund on the March 15 apportion
ment was $4,011,000 and by tho
counties $1,337,000.
Totul gross receipts were $5,571,
S35.33, and tram this, before tho
apportionment was made, nn ad
ministrative expense of $223,835.33
was deducted.
The apportionment is shown in
a statement, by Secretary of Stale
'Kozcr.
MRS. GOODHUE IS
SLIGHTLY BETTER
(Associated Press Leased tfita)
NORTHAMPTON; Mass., ' Mar.
31. As Mrs. Calvin CoolldEO today
nearod tho end of tho first week -
of her stay here at llio Tetiitrae of
iiur uKtiu iiiuuk!.-, mm. uenitrti
Goodhue, the condition of the pa -
VI V-111, IIUU III! M 1) T ULI O lift II 11 J BillUU
her mid-week relapse.
FORMER COMMANDER
OF G. A. R. IS DEAD
(Ansoclated Press Leased Wire) '
ALBION, Mich.,. Mar. 21.
Washington L. Gardiner, 83, for
mer nuTTonal commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic and
commissioner of pensions in tho
Harding ndmintstrallon, died at
his home this muriimg, following
a heart attack.
It's a Great Life if You Don't
TOM ENEK TO
FIGHT TUNNED
Tex Rickard Announces
Today Hhat Battle in
July Is Planned.
N. Y. TO BE SCENE
Fight Will Probably Take
Place in Major League ,
Ball Park Somewhere
Near July 4th.
(Associated Press I-cascd Wire)
MIAMI BKACH, Fia., Mar. 31.
Tom Heeney will light Gone Tun-
Selection ot the big Now Zeal
ander conforms to tho New York
Boxing Commission's edict that
Tunney must except tho challenge
nf Alll.nH Ui,n,.n.r Inlinnu Dlnbn
,,., a,,i,D.. ,.', rr..Aa.inv
T" " iiiiki i ,,Z, ILi
be ruled ineligible in that state,
Tunney had agreed with Itlckard
to meet the opponent the promoter
picked nB the most Ukoly candi
date for the heavyweight crown.
Tho match probably will be held
lu London, Itlckard Indicated.
NEW YORK, Mnr. 31. Tho
world's championship match bo
tween Gene Tunney and Tcuu
Hceuey, announced In Miami
Beach today by Tex Rickard, prob
ably will take place in one of tho
two Now York major leuguo bull
purlts around July 4.
Matching of Heeney with - the
champion automatically shelves
Johnny Rlsko, the Clovoland bak
er boy, who fought ills way up to
the ' elimination i finals Willi the
New Zculandor. 1
Chairman .lames A. Farley, of
the New York Slato Athletic' Com
''mission told tho Associated Press
when Informed ot tho match, that
' "D nuo hw uai iu oiii&uit, uiu
, bout here.
While I'd rather not discuss tho
matter until the commission meets
on Tuesday, personally I Bee no ob
jection to tho mutch. Heeney is i
one of the three accredited chal-
lengers In Now York stnto and ap -
patently nil the provisions of tlio
board would bo complied with If
Rickard made this match."
o
Miss Bthol Marks, who Is teach-
Ing nt Ashland this year, Is ex-
peeled today for a week-ond visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C,
E. Marks, at Riversdalo near this
city.
Weaken!
CROWN
MURRAY SENTENCED
SERVE EIGHT YEARS
(Assoclsted Press Leased Wire)
EUGENE, Mar. 31. Carles 'Mur
ray, convicted by a circuit court
Jury on a charge ' of Involuntary
manslaughter, today was sentenc
ed to a maximum of eight years In
the state penitentiary and u fine of
$50, by Judge G. F. Skipworth.
Tho case followed an automobile
accident In which Wllllnm Martin,
,11 pedestrian, wns killed. Murray
jwiis charged with having driven
the death car while he was Intoxi
cated.
$660,000 WORTH OF
EGGS CONSIGNED
(Associated Press Leased Wirt)
SAN FRANCISCO. Mnr. 31.
SlXtv thousand crisps nf psirfl fl
total of 21,600.000. with a value es
timate nt $860,000, were loaded on
steamers here. Fitly thousand
cases were destined for Buenos
Aires and 10,000 cases for Now
York.
IS
BUT CREW SAFE
Fights Elements for
Days Off Hecta
Head.
Two
SCORES ON BEACH
Storm Continues With Un
abated Fury andLife
Saving Crew Stand
By Ship. . .
(Associated press Leased Wire) .
FLORENCE, Ore., Mar. 31. buf
feted and tossed for two days and
a night, the human cargo, ' of the
! sailing schooner Helen B Sterling
j of Seattle, stood oft Hoc'ota Head
today to await abatement of
storm that seemed to have no end.
Seas that dashed sixty foot high,
washed tho stranded vessol and Its
crow. SOS distress Biennis could
bo soon Btill from tho bonch whoro
throngs of Lane county coast peo
1 pie gathered to watch the battle of
, men agnlnst the elements.
The ship, one of the few six
masted sailing schooners in Pacific
waters, appeared to bo about one
. and one halt miles off shore. Fight
i i"K the storm that kept up this
morning, Captain Stewart and
throe helpers rrom tho Sluslnw
const guard station reached tho
' Bchoonor bofore noon nnd fully ox
pected to got tho helpless boat out
ot danger by mid-afternoon.
A cutter from Eureka, California,
Is racing up the const, sont out yes
torday avonlng. It is expected to
rench tho Helen B. Sterling nt 3
o'clock this afternoon. Captain
'Stewart and Coast Guardsman Joe
Dornhnrt, Clyde Deel, and Elmer
PotorBon nre staying by the boat
until the Eureka cutter arrives.
The coast guard station tried
frantically to got the distressed
boat to nnswor signals but until
the guardsmen arrived thore this
morning thoy wero unable to got
them to understand signals sent by
the gnnrdsmen.
No llvos wore reported loHt at
noon today. The schooner had lost
n mast nnd sail. At that time It
stood In no immodiato danger but
tho coast guardsmen wero standing
by giving assistance and waiting
for anything unexpected.
Groat excitement gripped tho
folk along the Sltislaw nnd Hocnta
Hend districts. Throngs lined (ho
shores this morning waiting for
nows of the floundering Bhlp. The
Btorm was tho worst natives have
seen In years.
This morning the storm had sub
aided somewhat but waves dashed
unusually high still and made it a
tricky business for assistance 16
Ignt past tho bar to tho schooner,
i There wns no Indication that -the
boat was drifting to shore.
SEATTLE, Mnr. 31. Tho Helen
B. Sterling ,a six masted schoon
er, carries a crew ar 12 men. com
manded by Captain Gustav Nelson.
Severn! daya ago the ship's Jib
waB broken.
Officials of the Sterling Slcam
jshlp Corporation of Seattle, ownera
t of the craft, said that the probable
Iobb of her rudder would account
j fur her position. She should have
I boon farther north and farther nut
'In sea. She was sailing from San
iTedro to Seattle tinder ballast.
I In January, 1927, when returning
from the Orient, the Helen B. Sterl
ing wa reported lost off Vancou
ver Island after A half dnten ves
sels covering her supposed route
had been unable to find her. Two
weeks after It was generally admll-
J ted the craft wbb lost, sho turned
'tip safely in Columbia river wllh
her rigging badly damaged by
heavy, seas,
SCHOONER
STORM
TOSSED
SMYRNA ROCKED
BY EARTHQUAKE
38 KILLED
Houses Crash Down
Temblor Shakes a
: Wide Area.
RED CROSS AIDING
Telegraph Poles in Stricken
District Hurled Down
and Communication
Has Been Cut Off.
(Associated Press Leased Wlrel
CONSTANTINOPLE. Mar. 31.
Thirty-eight persons wero reported
dead and fifty-five injured In a
series of seven Bharp earthquakes.
which shook Smyrna beginning at
z:au o'clock nils morning.
The city, fumed Blnce nntlniiity
for Its ninny disasters, saw houses
rebuilt since the terrible fire of sev
eral years ago and tho ' Turcor,-:';
Greek war, crash down. ii"
Halt of the neighboring village,
of Tourbull was destroyed and in
the village of Seldlkoul 10 dead
and 40 Injured were reported.
The Turkish Red Cross, society
Is rushing help to the stricken dis
trlct. '
All telegraph poles In the Smyr
na region were hurled down ami
communications wore cut off com
pletely. Nows of the dunke ronclletl,
Constantinople by wuy of Konia.
Smyrna In Asia Minor has been
hit by dlBoater many times in its
long history. In 178 A. D.. it was.
destroyed by earthquake and wr?s
restored by MaruUB Aurellus. In the
15th century it was Backed by the
-innar conqueror, Timor. . . .t
since then other disasters have
struck it, one ot the latest being-
the great fire of 1922 when the city
was virtually destroyed with the
loss of more than 2,000 lives.
About 2500 buildings wore de
stroyed and all the American prop
erty there wiped out. L.
All the bnnks, business houses
and consulates In the European
quarters wore destroyed and for.
many days the terrified inhabi
tants suffered untold misory front
shortage ot food and water.
The fire, which broke out a few
days after tho Turkish entry Into
the town, first appeared In the
Armenian quarter and only the
Turkish quarter on Mount Pagua
escaped.
Greek troops had occupied the
city in 1919 and it wns not until
iuzz tnat Smyrna and tho sur
rounding sone reverted to full Tur
kish soverelnty under the treaty of '
Lausanne.
UNDINE, Itnly, Mar. 31. The in
habitants of Tolmszzo, barely back
at their homes after an earthquake
Thursday, were again shaken last
night by five distinct shocks.
Property damago In Tolmozzo Is
estimated at more than 50.000,00(1
lire (approximately $2,500,000;.
KOGGIA, Italy, Mar. 31. An
earthqttako shuck of unusual vio
lence was felt at 1:65 a. m. nt tho
local observatory. The Bhock,
which lasted six seconds, was su
violent that It shook the indicat
ors out of the detecting npparatuu.
LONDON, Mar. 31. The Kew
observatory recorded a violent
earthquake nt 3Ti minutes nfter
midnight today. The epicentre was
estimated to ho 1000 miles away,
probably between Greeco and tho
Island of Crete.
HAMBURG, Germany, Mar. 81.
Tho observatory here rocortled a
violent oarthqitako the epicenter of
which wns 1,304 miles distant,
o
OLD TYPE PLANE
CRASHES, TWO DIE
LOS ANdELKS, Mar. 81 A
twilight flight In an old army typo
airplane early last night canned
tho death of two persons, an In
structor pilot and a student just
lenrnlnt? aviation.
Flying over Compton, a suburb
of Los Angeles, tho plane, a JN-4-D
type, commonly known as a "Jen
ny," was said to have crashed to
enrlh from a 400 font olovation.
Tho pilot, John S. Hrnfth, nn 'mh
student passenger, Frank O'Con
nor, botli of Los Angetes, wer
burned beyond recognition.
Several persons who braved the
peril of the flames that ongulfrcl
the ship suffered slight burns.
MAYOR THOMPSON
SUED FOR SLANDER
(AMftclsled Press tossed Wire)
CHICAGO. Mar. 31. Mnyor Wil
liam Hale Thompson today was
made defenrlnnt In a 1100,000
slander suit filed by Chester B.
I Cleveland, a former, political
AND