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VOL XX NO 264 OF ROSEBURG
Editorials
on the
Day's News
i
By FRANK JENKINS
HERE Is a pointed, perhaps an
impertinent, question: What
stories are you reading first in the
papers this week?
You OUGHT, of course, to be
reading first about President Hoov
er's child welfare conference at
V.ishington, and what Germany is
going to do about her reparations
payments, going from that to the
state of business throughout the
world.
But if you are a NORMAL, aver
age person, your eye seeks first the
love-nest story involving the Port
land capitalist and his mistress
stenographer. SO don't blame the newspapers
TOO MUCH when they print
news of this sort. If they didn't,
somebody would broadcast it over
the radio, and if it weren't broad
cast over the radio it would pass
from mouth to mouth by the gos
sip route.
People are bound Jo hear about
such things. What Is more, they
are bound to hear ALL THE'
CAN.
SO It is now, In these- modern
days, and pessimists tell us
'that we are getting low and cheap
in our tastes; that the world Is de
teriorating as to its moral fiber
and is bound to end up In a bad
mess.
Before believing that, remember
Tleopatra. Cleopatra was really a
rather remarkable woman, with a
pood brain. But all the world re
members about her is the Mark
Anthony scandal.
So, you see, the scandal habit Is
a pretty old one,
ALL of which doesn't excuse
Bowles and Miss Loucks. They
ought to be ashamed of themselves,
and now that they have been
caught and are facing punishment
they probably ARE ashamed.
Other recreant husbands should
take a lesson from the fate o
Bowles and mend the error of their
ways, but the chances are they
won't. The man who iB fool
enough to play with that kind ol
fire is usually fool enough to think
that he can get away with it.
BUT enough of scandal. Let's
turn to the more serious side
of life.
Here is a hopeful headline:
- Pence Hopes Enhanced. 26 Chi
nese Generals Pledge Support to
Nanking Government."
That Is hopeful because if China
would quit fighting and settle down
to business and go to creating
wealth Instead of destroying it the
outlook for better conditions in the
world would be better.
IN' the current number of one of
the big weekly magazines. Sam
uel Crowther tells us that after :
years of fighting Mexico Is calm
ing down and turning her thoughts
to making a living by peaceful
methods.
Why is that Important to us?
inen! It Is Important because
Mexico BUYS GOODS from us.
The more prosperous Mexico is
the more goods she can buy. And
the more goods she buys the bet
ter it Is for us.
And don't forget this: Mexico
CAN'T he prosperous while she is
fighting.
HERE Is another Item of world
news, not so hopeful: "Mill
tary drill required of all Italians
above the age of 18."
Why are they drilling? Be
cause Mussolini wants them to be
ready to fight whenever HE 1
READY.
This writer makes no preten
sions to infallibility, and' so may
be utterly wrong, but In his opin
ion Mussolini Is an exceedingly
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REVIEW
STEP-FATHER
0FGIRL0F11
E. M. Crockett, 67 Years
of Age, Defendant in
Revolting Case in
Court Here.
One of the most sordid and re
volting cases to be heard in the
circuit court in Rosehurg in many
years came to trial this morning
wnen Ellsworth M. Crockett. 67.
of Myrtle Creek, was brought be
fore the court on a statutory
charge Involving the 11-year-old
daughter of his wife, Mary Crock
ett, 30. The child, born out of
wedlock to the mother and Grock
ett's nephew, prior to the marriage
to the defendant, according to testi
mony brought before 4he court,
testified to relations assumed by
her step-father, which she claimed
existed over a considerable period.
Her testimony concerned immoral
acts in the nature of Improper
fondling and caresses and attempt
ed criminal acts. The mother, on
the witness stanu, told of the com
plaints made by the daughter, lead
ing to the charge brought against
the defendant.
Criminality Denied
Crockett.' brought to the stand in
his own defense, denied any crim
'ti'l ct. although he confessed to
Improper conduct with the step
daughter and recounted unnatural
acts. The family, according to his
sti'dementB, resided In a small
three-room1 home, In which all used
one bedroom, with foul' (rf tho
seven children, the girl and three
younger hoys, occupying one bed.
Witnesses were brought by the
defense to show Hint the girl, who
Continued on page . Story 1
$200,000 FIRE HITS
DENVER FEED MILL
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 21 Fire
swept through the Hungarian feed
mill here early today, causing an
unesthnated amount of damage to
300,000 bushels of wheat stored In
hitti.iitifr officers of tlie con
cern, one of the largest properties
Ol me late .1. IV Mullen, eswmaieu
the total damage, including that
to the mill structure, would ap
proach 5200.000.
Oddities Gleaned
From Day's News
ABORIGINAL FIRST AID
GIVES DOCTOR SURPRISE !
SYDNEY. Australia. Nov. 21 :
The bush lore of an elderly abor
iginal woman, whom his parents
employed as a cook, saved the life
of 20-months-old Jimmy Bowcott.
here.
The baby was playing near a
clump of blackberry bushes when
a deadly trapdoor spider bit hint,
injecting its poison into his foot
and clinging there till It was kill
ed. The black conk cut a piece off
his foot, rubbed In some tribal
herbs, and when the doctor arriv
ed expecting to find the child eith
er dead or beyond aid. he found
the bush lore of the native woman
had been successful.
COURT DECREES MUFFLER
ON BARNYARD SYMPHONY
JERSEY CITY. N. .1.. Nov. 21
Vice Chancellor Fallon doesn't
know how to keep roosters from
sounding off but he expects John
Wehster to find out.
The chancery court granted an
Injunction against Webster yester
day on the complaint of a neigh
bor that the roosters had kept him
awake and made an invalid of him
The vice chancellor instructed
Webster to muffle them between
the hours of 10 p. m. and 7-30
a. m.
"How will I keep the roosters
quiet?" nsked Webster.
"I don't know." Mr. Fallon re
plied, "that is up to you."
HANDICAPPED CHILD GETS
SPECIAL BILL OF RIGHTS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 The
handicapped child, maimed, deaf,
or blind, was given a special bill
of rights at one of the child con
ference sessions.
Included In the 1 f t u-f:
The right to as vigorous a body
as medical skill can Bivc.
The rich! to uperiM education by
those who understand.
The riKht to grow up In a world
that does not set him apart.
The rieht to identical privileges
and Identical responsibilities with
other children.
The right to comradeship, love,
work and play.
FACES CHARGE
Ex-Pupils Might be Welcome
Douglas County
Tax Ratio Kept
At62PerCent
Douglas county's tax ratio has
been fixed at 62 per cent, the
same as for the past three years,
according to word received here
today from Salem, where the state
tax commission has announced the
establishing of the valuation ratios.
This ratio Is the per cent of the
assessed valuation as compared
with the cash valuation of prop
erty, and is used as a basis for
the calculation of the tax to be
paid by public utilities.
Several chances were made by
the commission this year, Lincoln
county having received a cut of
6 points, while decreases of from
one to three per cent were made
in several counties.
The state tax commission fixes
the rate of tax to be applied to
public utilities, and places all
assessments on a cash valuation.
They first secure the relation be
tween the actual and the assessed
valuation of all classes of proper
ty in a county, and then apply this
per cent to the physical valuation
of, utility properties. For example:
A public utility having property in
Douglas county valued at one mil
lion dollars, would be assessed by
the tax commission, under the ra
tion applied to Douglas countv, at
S(i20.UH0, and would pay its tax up
on such valuation.
T
The anuunl meeting of the Doug
las County Taxpayers' league will
be held in Rosehurg Saturday. No
vember 20, at 10 a. m., for the
purpose of making suggestions for
changes In the county budget for
11131. lien Nichols, of Kiddle,
president of the league, has up
pointed commi.ees to talie the
various budget items under con
sideration and to bring n report
at t'lle meeting. These committees
are to meet Wednesday, November
26, at 2 p. m., at the Douglas Ab
stract company office, where they
wiil formulate their reports and
prepare them for the annual meet
ing Saturday. The committees are
investigating schools, county
agent's office, health unit, county
offices nnd roads and highways, in
order to prepare their recommen
dations. The legislative commit
tee has several matters concern
ing proposed legislation to bring
before te meeting. Committees
have been named by the president
as follows:
Roads and bridges C. O. Gar
rett, Olcndalo: John Alexander,
Chile; Arthur Marsh, l.ookingglass.
Sundry Items C. E. Moyer,
Rosehurg; Geo. Bacon, Looking
glass; M. B. Green. Itoseburg.
County offices-E. G. Klngwell.
rtoseburg; L. E. Thompson. I mp
qua; S. D. Evans, Host burg.
School district-- It. K. Clark,
Oakland; .1. A. IVim. Canyonville;
A. ti. Clark. Glendale.
Legislative Fred Golf. Melrose;
I). N. Busenbark, Melrose; ('. II.
Bailey. Dlxonville.
Publicity C. II. Bailey, n.xon
ville; C. L. Chennwelh, Oakland;
Mark Tisdale. Sutherlin.
Municipal--A. F. Stearns. Oak
land: II. I', luce. Myrtle Creek: B.
W. Strong. Rosehurg.
Price List C. E. Banning. Rose
burg; Victor Phipps. Dlllard; G.
W. Burt, Rosehurg.
KIANGSI PROVINCE
WRESTED FROM REDS
vAvu-ivr! Vnv 21 Natlonal-
j 1st Rovprnmpnt military hpadnuar
tprs today claimed me caiiun- m
Klan. Klanesl province, from red
forces which bail held It for several
wppks.
Nationalist antibamllt forres
werp said to have entpred tho city
November IS. The red forces sup
posedly withdrew toward the
south.
i No mention was made nt me
I faie of fourteen Catholic mission
aries captured In Klan by the reds
! held for $2(io.nno ransom.
! PUSHES BARROW 173
MILES TO PAY BET
M"-ldtH ffm 1w4 Wire)
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 Albert
Crockett, Neero republican leader
of Peoria, has trundled a whl
barrow of coal to Chicago 173
miles. The reason was his confi
dence that Mrs. McCormfck would
I be elected senator. His elapsed
time was 74 hours.
ftJ? THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
ROSEBURG. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1930.
12TH0UGHTIN
T
Los Angeles Officers Also
Discover Narcotics and
Get Information as
to An Arsenal.
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
LOS1 ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 21.
Police claimed today they had
broken up a gang of alleged kid
napers, responsible for threats re
cently made against several promi
nent Los Angeles citizens. The an
nouncement came after the arrest
of 12 men and a womau in a series
of raids conducted by Edward
Chitwood, head of the narcotic
squad, last night.
Although members of the sus
pected gang, allegedly organized in
East St. Louts of volunteers from
Chicago and New York were held
on charges of violation of the state
narcotic act, Chitwood said he
had information from the under
world they plotted the kindapings
and actually carried out two of
them.
Chitwood said the prisoners or
ganized the plot to kidnap Harry
Chandler, publisher of the Los An
geles Times, which recently was
revealed by police after the pub
lisher had been placed under
guard. No attempt was made to
carry out threats against Chandler.
Two Pay Ransom
Investigators said two wealthy
citizeiis had been kidnaped and
had paid ransom, but did not make
reports because of threats against
their lives.
The suspects, tuken In raids on
isolated hideouts, will be paraded
before victims of holdups today in
an effort to obtain further identi:
fication. Police said narcotics were
found in the apartments raided.
They said they had information
tho gang members held regular
meetings and maintained an arsen
al for use in crimes plotted. The
cache was not discovered.
Fingerprints and descriptions of
the prisoners were dispatched to
Chicago, New York and Kansas
City authorities for possible iden
tification. . Huy ('hrlilmn Seats
HIGHWAY WORKER'S
ARM DISLOCATED
Frank Trueman, of Camas Val
ley, suffered a badly dislocated
left arm yesterday while working
In the woods on Camas mountain,
when a large log struck his arm.
He was working for the state high
way commission at the time and
was brought to Roseburg for medi
cal aid.
liny ChrJitmsi SmI .
CITY SHOCKED BY
KILLING OF WOMAN
MELHOCRNE, Australia, Nov.
21. The brutiil murder of 25-year-old
Mary Dean, who was beaten!
and strangled near her suburban
home, shoeked the city today. i
Miss Dean, regarded as one of
the most popular young women in
Melbourne, had gone to a theatre!
with some friends last night. She
left them and went home alone.
Her body, with the skull fractured
and one of her stockings bound
about her neck, was discovered In
a lane near her home.
H rhrlom Sml
"PAPA'S CLUB" NEW
BOSTONIAN IDEA
( Anwo1itM Prcii Iawd Wire)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 A Ttos
tonian "Papa's club" was cited
pridefully today by a male delegate .
attending Dr. Louise Stanley's !
fsmlly section of the current child ;
conference. j
He said the husband of a Vassar
alumnus educated In eugenics ;
started the club by remarking too!
much attention was given to the '
education of mothers and better
papas were needed. Other hus-
bands concurred. j
The "Papa's club" made the dfs-!
covery.. he reported, that fathers.
belnK more objective, need a dif-
ferent form of parental education
than mothers
STOLEN AUTO AND
OCCUPANT NABBED
A car belonging to K. K. Knight,
of Myrtle Point, stolen from this
city late yesterday evening, was
recovered last night at Medford
and the driver taken Into custody.
Sheriff V. T. Jaekson left for Med
ford this morntng to brine the al
leged thief, who In reported to be
a young transient, back to Rose
hurl. The officers werp not in
formed of the name of the prisoner.
to Needy Children Noiv. Why
SPECTRE OF
DEBT DRIVES
Aged Sisters, Failing to
Raise Coin on $240,000
Worth of Property,
Perish in Bay.
, (Associated Prem tinned Wire)
LOS ANC.ELES, Nov. 21. The
cold waters of the Pacific ocean,
washing ashore in Santa Monica
bay the bodies of two elderly sis
ters, today had uncovered what au
thorities term one of the strangest
suicide pacts ever recorded hero.
Tho body of n third sister Is being
sought.
Yesterday the bodies of Ada Mc
Keon, a widow (i5 years of age,
and Abba Miller, 63, a spinster,
were found. Abnut. the same time
Ralph Miller, 72-year-old Holly
woody artist, prominent In his
profession, received a S.:.' I'i
forming him his three sisters plan
ned miiclile. Heading In newspapers
of the strange ca.se, he sen! a'
friend, A. Dow, to the K. A-telle.
Cal., mortuary where the bodies
had been taken nnd Identification
was made. Miller said the third
sister was Jessie Miller. fiO.
1 Goaded By Debt
Miller, who lives wllh his fam
ily in Hollywood, gave the letter to
tho police. It was self-explanatory.
"Pear Ralph: Take a good grip
on your courage, dnnr. nnd try to
think that what will hnvo happened
when you receive this Is for the
: best. '
"It is useless to try to hold out.
any longer we have como to the
end. We owe $l,32f and have
no other way to pay H and nothing
to meet expenses nnd live on and
we cannot get work or sell any
thing to carry on.
"We had hoped to die naturnlly
and have our ashes sent bnck to
Mrs. Hazard and she would take
them to Fairmont cemetery. (Cin
cinnati), but that, in not to be and
now we are going to try to get far
enough out so the sen will tuko
cam of us.
"Everything Inside (he bonne Is
yours and while it will not bring
in anv monev (we have tried that)
i It Is vouis to sell or use or do ns
yni please with, wllh the exception
of a few articles wo have marked
for certain people.
"You will find deeds to four lots
Continued on Page 6, Story 3
FIVE KILNS TAKEN"
BY $75,000 BLAZE
( AmoHntc! Pre." T.pniwit Wire)
NEW WKSTMIXISTKR II. C..,
Nnv. 21 I'lvo ilrv kllriH lit Bloo
(Icl, SlowRrl nnd WpIsIi'r mill nt
Ilurnnliv. near hrr 'pi-p (iPHtrny
pd by fin IhpI nit-lit Willi a loss
pstlninlp.l nl STK.nno.
TIip mill llsplf was navpil by
Vanrnnvpr ami nnrnnhv rirp do-
liarlmpiils. Hidnpv Smith, mill
nuinanpr. uni.l n'humnm: opnra
tions would Itp romniPni-n.l ImmP
dialplv. Loss is partly rovir.'d by
inpuriincp.
MRS. HOOVER GUEST
OF GIRL SCOUTS
f AiMioriBtwl PrrM tn"l WfrO
NFW YORK. Nov. 21 The
first ladv of the hind enme In New
York tnditv to ft tend a "pariv
clven In her honor by the girl
fCOUtS.
Mr. Herbel Hoover, honotnrv
nresldent of the trlrl scout will
lie enest n t a dinner tonli'ht at
ibe Hotel Rtltmore which will mark
ih Innufrunitlon of the h1 coet
federation of Greater New Yoili.
THREATENED GRAPP.
MEN SEE NO FOE
Aarwlftlfl Prow Tsawf1 WW
RAN rnNfISfO. Nov 21 -
Police official of bftv dWvlcl
cltteq nid tndnv nntnld form.
nnn?f lug director of (he fit 1 1 for
tfa Vinev''1!st', n-foelntlon. had
not been able to irive (hem any
Informal Ion on the whereabouts.
atlvMin nr reported movement
of A1 Canone. Tblcnrn canrster
trfPfiHv reported (n Cnl'fomia.
The pnlic" learned Conn bad re
ro( ved t b ren 1 1 f rnm person S'l
loscd to be Canno'H lieutenants,
tn pon portion with n'r. n of tb1
Tall forn ti srane ernwer trt mar
ket frntt concent rates In Illinois
an eliehf-re.
Th fan? leafier nald to
have nbtertrrt to ninrkeMne of the
irt-n enncenirpteo nn tbe gronnd
tbev tnnrt Into wine. tbi9 tnter-
-h hl market for Illicit
alcoholic h?verases.
THE
Survey Shows Business Improves,
Manufacturers' Head Announces
(Awootalod PreM I.rnwMl Virc
NEW YORK. Nov. 21 A sur
vey in IS states has convinced the
National Association of Manufac
turers that business conditions are
on the mend.
Discussing the survey, John R.
Edgerton. president of the assicla
tion, told the New York state
chamber of commerce last nluht
that industrialists and business
men generally were unanimous In,
the belief that the nation was1
"only just now taking a breathing!
spell in the tremendous strides it
has made as Its own pace." i
Tho stales surveyed were Call-j
forn la, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky. Massachusetts. Michi
gan, Missouri. New York, Ohio,'
Oklahoma. Rhode Island, Utah.
Wnshiuglon. New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, Connecticut and Georgia,
Twelve states reported Improve
ments, two reported a stationary
status and four reported a decline
ol which one was in the drought
nna, another in an exclusively
mining region, nnd a third in an
exclusively lumber section.
Regarding unemployment, twelvo
stales showed n "fairly encourag
ing situation," M were optimistic
of Improvement in (he late winter
or early spring, one anticipated no
change, and three, which were In
agricultural, mining or lumber re
gions, thought, the situation un
favorable. Industries on the upswing, Mr,
Tho annual iThnnlisglvIng day
union church service is to ho held
Thursday morning. November 27,
at 1 0 : H0 o'clock, In the Maptlst
church, according to announcement
made this morning by the Hose-
burs Ministerial union. Each year1
the churches assicialed In the union;
conduct a joint Thanksgiving wor-i
ship period In one of the churches!
of the group. Rev. Alexander Mulr-:
den, paHlor of the Presbyterian
church. Is to be t ho Hpeaker at
Thursday's meeting. All residents
of Rosehurg and the Rurrottndltig
community are timed by tho union
to join in the service. The program
is announced as follows:
1 lyntn by the congregation.
Invocation, Dr. C. A. Edwards.
Scripture reading, Rev. Perry
Smith.
Hymn by the congrcgalon.
Anthem, "Makn A Joyful Nolso."
Simper, by (he choir,
Prayer, Rev. .1. Frank Cunnlnij-
ham.
Offering.
Vocal solo, "Praise lite Lord, O My
Soul," Holden. Mrs. Charles A.
Brand.
Sermon, "(living Thanks," Rev.
Alexander Muirden.
Hymn by the congregation.
Benediction, Rev. .1. It. I'enhall.
ROOSEVELT TO RUN
AS WET, COX THINKS
f An-iat-l 1'r.m T.0.1M-!! Win-)
NKW YORK. Nov. 21 The
New York World today quoted
James M. Cox, democratic presi
dentlal nominee In lt20. as saying
be believed the democratic nation
al platform In PU2 would con In In
a plank calling for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and the re
turn to fctate liquor control.
It sum) he believed Gov. Roo.-.e-
velt of .V v York. Ills running mate
on tbe ;i:m ticket, would be nomi
nated by the democrats for presi
dent in tv on tho Issues of water
i power, utility i fKiiliil loit, tinetn
J ployment and the working out ol
;a scfenlillc 'arlfr to , place tbe,
I country on a sound economic basis, j
I CHEVROLET PLANS I
j MILLION NEW CARS
i Plans of the Cbevrnlet company
.call for the const rud ion of one
toll lion cats duritm IW.i I . accord ,
ling to Hans T. linnHcii, local deal
! er, w bo returned yesterday from
, Cortland, where he a I tended a
winter conference nl dealers, '"oni-
pany representative, were present
and reported tltat a study of cur
rent conditions nnd a survey of fu
; tare need Indicates n Kood market
for one m!!lion or more cars dur
ing the coming year. Mr. Hansen
' reports. The report Mated that fu
'. (lie first 1 months of IftO Chevro
let dealers sold 1.1 nn.Onfi used ,
cats, an all time record, and that:
used nnd new car stocks are un-j
usually low, so that dealers nrn
much het'er prepared for tbe lato
winter and cprlng business.
CHURCHES TD UnilTE
If' iim SERVICE
Dill THIMIIG
Not Try to Establish Contact?
1 8 N
x 1 ;
f lM If
a.?
it
JOHN E. EDGERTON
Edgerton listed as steel, textiles,
public utilities, shoes, paper, build
lug, beet sugar, stock yards, num
erous specialties railroads In some
sections, automobiles aiul allied
lines, and mining In parts.
(AumipinlfJ Prriwi Lcimcil Wln) 1
SAIjKM, Ore., Nov. 21. Range
cal tie men In Oregon favor pro
posed legislation that will permit,
the grading and marking of meats
according to tho "truth in incuts"
plan sponsored by O. M. Plummer,
secrelary of the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock exposition and
member of the national meat
hoard, says Dr. W. H. Lylle, Htalo
veleriuarlan.
"Thorn Is a complaint by many
of the range breeders who raise
only well-bred beef animals lhat
I hey do not realize, tho true worth
of their product because I hey are
forced to compete with dairy cow
heel' lhat Is sold In many shops,"
Lytic said.
lie said lhat Oregon Slate col
lege has conducted tho educational
campaign for the Instruction of
housewives ill the selection of
men Is. White this has done some
thing toward Insuring a more Just
return lo Ibe producer, Dr. Lytle
said, the fact that most, meats are
ordered by telephone causes much
dairy cow meal to reach the con
sumer's table unless lop prices
art! paid.
"It Is planned to enact legisla
tion," he said, "that will optionally
permll those slaughterers of mcnt
who choose to employ a board-approved
veterinarian to health In
sped the meat and si amp It, and
alos grade and stamp It so lhat the
quality will be shown."
n-itf Chrlnmn - -
LIQUOR VALUED AT
MILLION SEIZED
MweHutril Vrcn t.raw.l Wlf)
HOSTON, Nov. 21. -Liquor val
ued at a million dollars, one of the
larcrd seizures In (he history of
prohibition enforcement, was In
the bands of government ngents
today. This estimate of the value
or i at ones of two liquor laden
barges was given at Ibe office tif
the eastern division commander of
the .-oast' isuard.
The harder and n litir were cap
tun ? bv tlie cnatt r'.ard patrol o'f
the Maine coast Wednesday and
brought to Morton. Nineteen men.
tin' rrwn of the 'ui and barret.
it .en in'n !, iody.
Oo eminent agents who made a
prelim I nary examination of tho
chi-iroe said if all the containers
and canes lhat appeared lo contain
contraband did In fart, the seizure
would probablv be the bigirest ever
made on the Atlantic coat.
KILLS TEACHER THEN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
It TM.
V . Nov
21
Miss
Kllzahcth Itcflnot. 21.
l-Yenoh
tear her In tho Math high Hehool,
wa Rhot and killed curly today.
Lawrence tlulmey. 2. was taken
to a hospital with a bullet wound
under the heart which police said
wait ftrlf Inflicted. His condition
was critical.
Sheriff Frank nartlctt ahl ho
believed jealouny canned the
nbootlng!.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Highest temperature yesterday 49
lowest temperature lust night 38
Precipitation last 24 hours 0
Precip. since first of month '1.30
Relative humidity 5 p. m. (';) 77
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ELEVENMORE i
1 INSTITUTIONS ;
; GLOSEJOORS
Despite Failures in Five
, States, Reserve Chief
Asserts Situation
Basically O. K.
Ily the Associated Press
Eleven hanks In five stales of
the bouiIi unU lower middle west
fulled to open for uumIiiuss today,
continuing the succession of fail
ures of the hist week.
Hanks In Kimllsh, Leavenworth,
Corydon und C'orydon Junction, nil
small communities in southern In
diana, were taken over by tl(p
state bankiiiK department on the
heels of the failure yesterday of
two bunks at New Albany, Ind..'
across the Ohio river from Louis
ville. Hanks nt Paris, Tenn., Doniphan
and JOdiua, Mo., at Creatwood,
Louisville suburb, and Mtidison
ville, Ky. At. Ashevllle, N. C, and
a neKi'o bank in Nashville, Tenn..
were the olbers to close.
Echo of Louisville Crash '
Closlim "f the six Indiana banks
was attributed to the recent failure,
of a group of Louisville banks. Tho
closings in Kentucky today brought
the number there to fifteen in a
week, seven in Louisville and two
In its suburbs. The Ashevllle clos
ing was tho ninth in North Carolina
in two days. The Missouri clos
ing was blamed to heavy with
dra'nls. ,
tiovernnr Iiorlon of Tennesso1
nledKed a "full and complete In
vestigation of all atnto government
departments" as a result of atnto
financial difficulties which follow
ed tho naming of a receivership for
Cantlnued on pago 6, Story 4
DRY ACT'S FATHER
NOW URGES CHANGE
(Aiwirtntfri Pres. I.cwwd Wire)
' OOLU.MIU1S. Ohio, Nov. 21
C. C. Crabbe. father of Ohio's dry
laws und former attorney general
of Ohio, today nnnounced he fnvor
od a modification of the Crahbo
act to permit tho sale of light!
wines and beer.
Crahbo said the enforcement oC
the present Btiingent prohibition
law in Ohlnn was "not satisfac
tory" und .that the people of tho
state had not respected the statuto.
The ronner nltorney .general
raid the law was filed to promote)
n -e temperance nnd that It need
ed l,i he modiried to suit the ma
jority of (lie people of t!:6 stnto.
liny Cliil.hn.i S.si.
PORTLANDER HURT
WHEN AUTO UPSETS
Kred Grllftth, of 712 Everett
street, Portland, was injured short
ly before noon today, when his car
skidded off Ibe road nnd turned
over near Camp View, a mile north
of KoHebiirg. Mr. Griffith was cut
about the, face and head, but not
aeriously hurt. The cur was con
siderably damaged. The injured
man was brought to Uoaehurg,
where bin injuries wero treated.
CHICKEN THIEF'S
CACKLE FAILS TO
DECEIVE OFFICER
KVANSTON'. III., Nov. 21.
I'olicemau Oscar S w a n s o n
claims to be a "cackllstic" ex
perl by which he means he can
tell as much about a hen by her
cackle us a ballistic expert can
about a gun.
The opportunity came to him
to cake a practical demonstra
tion lasi night when Fred lltt
mer telephoned the police that
he wanted them to do something
about the strange noises he was
bearing In his barn. Swan.ton
got ibe ease and there was
cackling uh he and Dlttmer en
tered the barn.
"Those." said IMttmer, "are
my light Ilrahmas."
"Light lira h mas, nothing,"
said the expert. "They might
be Itbode Island Iteds. If you
raised that kind, and they might
be Ituff Orpinglons if the pitch
was a llttlo higher, but since
you have none of thefie the
cackling must be coming from
something else.'
With which remark he switch
ed on tho light and disclosed,
he reported, that the cackler
was Albert Took, 15. who said
he had just dropped In for a
chicken.