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SECOND SECTION 3SWS-REYIEW SEBUM Pages 1 to 4 DOUGLAS :OUNTY)ii Aa Indapandant Nawapapar, Publlahad fat j tha Bt Intaraata Qf lha Paopla. 4 , Canaolldatloa M Th tvanlnp, Nawi ant: Tha RoMburf Ravlaw VOL. XXIX NO. 153 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1928. VOL. XIX NO. 224 OF THE EVENING NEWS ,i 1 Is This a Cabinet Romance? a J A i If there isn't a romance between these two "children" of prominent cabinet officiate, at least there ie always a chance. To th left Is Miss Alice Davis, daughter of the secretary of war; to the right. Allan Hoover, son of the former secretary of commerce and republican presi dential candidate. The picture was taken at Aberdeen, Md., where .both attended an army exhibition. PROTECTION IS I ASKED FOR BIRDS ON ELKS' ISLAND FOR COUNTY JUDGE A number of complaints have been received by the Klks lodge and the city officers that hunters are shoot ins pheasants on the Island at the foot of Washington and Douglas streets. This ts Inside the city limits and shooting there is prohibited by law. The people of Laurehvood have been feeding the birds and have been trying to get them as tame as possible and they greatly resent having them hilled off. The lodge has asked the city to arrest and prosecute nny person found hunting on the Island, which is owned by the lodge. As democratic nominee for the office of county judge, I solicit the support of the voters or Douglas county at the general election to be held Tuesday, Nov. 6. 1923. (Paid adv.) Walter S. Hamilton GRAFT EXPOSE; INCREASING PHILADELPHIA Late Charges Involve Old Raiding Squad Formed by Gen. Butler. EXTORTION RAMPANT Men Already Placed Under Arrest Include Police Commanders and 30 Subordinates. R. A. HERCHER ! Rpniiblican nnminH for fount I Judge for Douglas County. Youl , lupport and vote respectively so , Ucited. (Paid Adv.) , j PERCY A. WEBB Republican nominee for sheriff of Douglas county. General elec Ition November 6, 1928. (Paid Adv.) (AuorUtrd Vrm laad W'.fr ) PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 16. A special grand jury investigation In two months has resulted in the ar rest of half a dozen district com manders of police and more than 30 detectives and patrolmen on charges of accepting bribes from saloon-keepers. And the end is not In sight. Dis trict Attorney Monaghan. who Is conducting the investigation, said today. The latest squad to be accused of collecting bribes for permitting the bootleggers to operate is Unit No. 1, organized especially for liquor raiding by Brigadier Gen eral Smedley I). Butler when he was director of public safety here and disbanded when Mayor Mac Key went Into office last January. Three former members of the unit are already under arrest. Big Sum Grafted Testimony that one of the six ! groups of this unit received more ban $25,000 in six weeks during 926 was given by Eugene H. Tabbutt. a patrolman and former member of the .raiding squad, and Frank It. C. Keutuuer at the hear- jing of Samuel Grluin, also a form Ter member of Vnlt 1, on charges of i(BTtnrHpp( bribery end fcnr''' 1 Griffin, formerly known as the "millionaire cop' and now a hotel proprietor, was held in $25,000 bail for court. After his resigna tion from the police force in May. .1826, he is alleged by the district attorney to have deposited more 1 than $356,000 in four banks. I Griffin Go-Between KeuDauer, wno was a ciern iur former Magistrate George C. Row land. testified that he had acted as igraft collector for the raiding i squad and had collected appro! imatelv $4,000 a week. Of this sum. !he had received between $400 and $"00 a week from Griffin, whom the witness termed the "collector land pay-off man" for a group of south Philadelphia saloon men. Neubauer was the principal wit jness against Rowland when the i latter was convicted last year for collecting about $SS,000 In graft. Tabbutt told the court that he 'had joined Unit No. 1 to gather I evidence of bribery on orders from : George W. Elliott, who succeeded j Butler as director of public safety. I After collecting $595 in cash j from saloon-keepers and detailing' facts concerning the methods ot; 'graft collections by members oti I the raiding squad, their names ami i the names of protected bootleg, i gers, Tabbutt said he had round i himself unable to make use of the ! evidence. Tabbutt Joins "Crowd" He declared that Elliott had re turned to him the reporW and the cash with the advice that he turn 'the money over to a charitable in 'stitutton. Tabbutt said he had told ihis story to various organizations and finally had spent some of the money, although in the beginning :his purpose was honest. "I got disgusted," he explained. "I decided to go along with the crowd. Everybody was doing it." Tabbutt said he also had re ported the situation to the present 'director of public safety, Harry mm HE STOOD TRIAL FOR HIS CRIME Acquired Religious Fervor Brings Contribution on Condemned Youth. SERMONIZES IN CELL Attributes His Evil Deeds to Disregard of Cod's Teaching and Flaws in Schooling. Thursday M MfeiilClP Thursday 0cLl8thlfiBgMMK 04184 THIS "$2,000,000 SALES EVENT" Is ttse "Feahire" cf Brcicr's Cwsircctivs Vslssns Crr.psin. It is fte cario! offering of tht grsst sales program that has caused wide-spread interest for the last five months. THIS INTEREST has not been confined to the consumer alone, who has benefited so immensely, but has been shown by many manufacturers who have been eager to make us price concessions fpr a quick turn on large orders. rf ut fTen Brwrr a tremendoiu buying power wja ilrctchm bf all aurh hnite purchann. Ktrrn Breirr'l big chain outlet ia r not nnfficient to turn thrtt tiggeriaf quantitiea of gooda unlrta unuual amies effort is made. A FEW OF THE OUTSTANDING PURCHASES FOR THIS EVENT e, trirrerore, Iiarc the GIJOUS, W ruvtr.K and the UhSIHK to give auch Tamo that a new nigh aalea record will be hung up and thouaanda of new cualomera will be added to our growing institution. 1009 DOZEN LINGERIE" 29.612 PAIRS PAXT3 ,6I2 PAIRS BLAXKP'S 8,100 DRESSES Come! Get Your Share Department Stores IN THE E 1,000 YARDS MILL ENDS 8,358 MENS Sl lTS 26,000 PAIRS OXFORDS 8,000 BED SPREADS 24,000 PAIHS 5e SOX Remember! . Thursday, October 18tK seal (Attoriatr) Pr Ltawd Win) SAN Ql'KNTIN PK1SON, Cat.. Oct- 16. In what probably wan the last Interview William Hick man, Los Annolfs slayer, will ever ........ It.,. hu lla lu. Huciated PreHs ihis afternoon tliur. he was sorry lie UUi not plead guilty and "make his peace with tiod." "I am really sorry that I plead ed not guilty by reason of Insan ity." he declared. "I see now where It would have been best If I had stood up like a man, plead ed guilty and made my peace with God the way I should have done and paid the penally." Hickman Issued a written state ment, among the features of which was a pica for leniency for his mother, whom Hickman assert ed was not insane as certain testi mony at his trial had seemed to indicate. The youthful slayer declared that the reason such damaging testimony entered the proceedings against his mother lay In the strained relations between his pfuUer and mother ut the 4 trae. -Blame Oddly Fixed Hickman lay his troubles to his previous belief that he was too highly educated to conform to the established social code. , "in high school I studied so ciology and kindred subjects,' he said. "I began to get the idea that the smarter a man was the i less ho had to depend upon God. 1 began to think that men like II. Or. Wells and Hubert Ingersoll were seirsufflcimt and did not need Cod. "1 became an egotist, hateful and con l ra ry amuDil the h ou se. "(loud grades and honor In school are worthless unless you have good morals." Hickman quoted President Cool idge: "'The country cannot stress too much the spiritual development of the young people during high school'." Religious Fervor Hickman's statement written by himself In his cell, and Issued to four news services, follows: "Crime and other evils are signs of Ignorance and death. "All criminals and unrighteous men are struggling in thn clutch of satauic error. Iiy wilful dis obedience to Cod's law they be come ignorant of the laws of truth and life. Alt creation la based upon positive force, ur li is the will of God. However, the devil Is exerting his influence, up on the minds of men In order to tear down the work of God. Ity the work nf Sntan crime and Tio lenre come into the world. "Men who wilfully reject Christ and deny the grace of God Invito ultimate damnation and torment. Thus It is said 'they walk In dark news rather than the light.' "God Is the author of light. Sa tan is the Hiitlmr of darkneNS. "Let men realize that there are Invisible forces for good and evil ever picKent and ever working upon the minds and hearts of mor tal. "The angels of God and demons of hl! aie absolutely controlling the lives of all people- The Im portant fact Is for a man to open his heart to Christian faith and so live In the spit it of Jesus Christ 1hil he overiurrien me law of sin and denth. "The reason that I became such a horrible criminal was because I allowed a demon of bell to lead me on. "I praise God for lifting me up out of this pit of darknen and cor ruption. I was most Ignorant." Hlckrnnn's con vernal Inn with newspapermen was an elaboration of his signed statement. He said he had nt one time Intended to Havi. as late as Inst April, but that so far ns he knew the direc tor had taken no action. Judge Kdwin O. Lewis, before whom the hearing was held, se verely criticised Elliott and Davis, savins;: "I will be glad to bear what they have to say if they choose to come hffnr m anrl r.loln h thev failed to act on the damaging evi dence Policeman Tabbutt obtain ed " write an article embracing his re-1 ligious ideas. Ho declared that when a stu- j dent he believed the world was spending too much money on re ligious work. He JVIieved that money spent on minister's sal aries should he used to build syitinasiiima and community cen,. leis. Why He Slew Child Hickman said that when he was graduated from high school in Kansas City, Mo., he planned to become a minister and cany on a life of crime under the cloak of the holy cloth. He said that "lie wanted to be come a fiend and a "demon incar nate" to test his philosophy of life ami self-sufficiency. To test his capacity to deliber ately take a human life under the most revolting conditions, be said he stew Marian Parker in Los Angeles. t While going regularly to church he said he had a sincere desire to become a minister That de sire remained with him until he studied atheism, he (old the inter viewers. Then he combined the Idea of becoming a minister with the am bition to be an arch criminal. Says Life is Warning Asked if he thought he had serv ed any purpose in living he said: "Yes. I have been most weak and criminal and an example to he avoided. Now. at last, seeing the great error of my way I can show the people tho danger of rejecting God. "My life proves that God's love should be embraced." He added that most young crim inals come from broken homes and asked that young people be given religious training by their parents. "f don't want any youne man to study my crimes. My life has been I most deplorable." he said. "I i think the publicity given to crooks and crime bad a bad Influence. It should be given to men and wo men of high purpose who de serve It." he said. Commenting on girls of today he said the greatest attraction of young girls Is "good old honest simplicity," which has real beauty. Young women spend too much time on their looks he asserted and criticized girls for use o( rouge, powder, and dress. Hickman said he never used li quor or narcotics in his life. He denied "that sex repression had any effect on his urge to commit crime. "I believe T will have everlast ing life. I have confessed my sins In all sincerity." he concluded. Hickman snld he would not per mit his body to be given to science. While he had no person al objections be declared, ho be lieved such an net would give his mother pain. He said he was nor mal and not Insane and bad no abnormal glands. For scientists lo experiment with his body would serve no useful purpose, he reiterated. "Alimony Sam" Free; Sheriff Is Fined fnmmrmpm- , I,,!, miiiiiHmfliiiHHg I, I mil, , - ! I? il I if ; .oJ E- " 1 - " ' uMa . ,-. .... MB OF F The Glenn county (California) oatiTe over and Gam Reid, known throughout the United States as "Alimony Sam," It free. But when Sam won his freedom. Sheriff Roy Heard was fined $250 for contempt of court. The trouble started when Sheriff Heard (left) took 8am (right) to San Franciaco to attend the reunion of the 363rd Infantry Association. At the reunion Sam's buddies persuaded him to pay up his back alimony and obtain his release. When the sheriff returned to Willows, California, with his prisoner. Judge J. C. Luttretl fmed Heard $250 for violating the commitment. The charge against Heard was filed by the Glenn County Bar Association.' The court house at Willows, where the legal battle took place, is shown above. 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Mr. Mires is a pioneer lawyer of Kllensburg having hunted here in June, ISS3. He Ih a graduate or the law depHrtment of the rntversltv of MichiKan in the rlass of 1 HS J. He was the first major of the rlty of Kllensburg and has served as city treasurer, city attorney and school adireclnr lie was a member of (be con stitutional convention that framed the fonMitnllon of our stale In lxV). He has served as prosecut ing attorney for Kittitas county and also as representative in the legislature. He was supervisor of I the r. H. census for the second dis trict nf the ntate of Washington In U0 and was president of the Washington State lr association ' In l!to2. I His appointment In for the uiiex i pired term of Judge Iravidxon and : it Is probable he will be a rami! jdate to succeed himself at the No j vemher election. His many friends ai enthusiastic over his appoint ment, Announcement Get Acquainted Prices This Week Only. 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