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... WVWI Estniilisiicu in iH7t
VOL AAAVl. M Tho const Mall.
istnbllslicd In 1878
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1913 -EVENING EDITION-SIX PAGES.
k Comol Illation of Times, Const Mnll Rfn OKI
and Coos liny Advertiser. u' fe'al,,'
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MEXICAN FEDERAL
BLOWN UP BY
Reoort That Over 240 Soldiers
Were Killed by Rebel Out
rage Near Sonora.
insurgentsTlanted
mines al0ng tracks.
Nearly 2,000 Yaqui Indians
Join State Troops in Coa-
huila Revolution Now.
n; AmocUIM I'rett to Coo Hay Timet 1
NOOALKS. Mexico, Mny 8. A
troop train bearing 2 10 Federal hoI
dloiB was destroyed by ilynnmltu and
most of li passengers killed tmlil nil
official statu report reeelveil hei'o to
day. The disaster occurred nuur So
nora on the Coulniln state lino.
Tho Federate wore on tbelr wny
from SanbliiB to Alamos when 'lntor
coptoil by tlic Insurgents who lind
planted nilneH nlong tho tracks. "Near
ly 2000 civilized YiimhI Indiana Joln--cd'tlic
utato troop, wild 'tho report,
& POLITICS
IN P. 0. Hl'E
Republican Senators Condemn
Sec. Burleson's Plans .for
Civil .Service 'Exams.
ID; Attoclale.1 Pmi to Con. Hay llmM.J
WASHINGTON. I). C. Mny 8.
Republicans SenntorH linvu begun to
look Into I'oBtmiiBtor (lonornl Iiur
leson'n plnu to lequlro T0,000 fourth
elm postmasters, on tbo civil Hcr-
tlcc I))' ItOOHOVOlt U7l(l Tllft, "tO 'IIIBB
(ompotitlvu exnmlnntlouB or I oho
their Jobs. Homo of tho SonrrtorB,
ho liavo looked Into Uiirlesou'H
pUrf and luivu rend tho Pros'ldent'B
eiecutlvo order requli'liiR such ex
amination, nro not curtain that tho
persons already In the uorvlco can
It nindu to Btnnd m competitive
leit to retain the positions they hold
Wholesale oppoBitlou to tho con
firmation of iinrHmiM u'hn u'111 lin
chosen in Htich examinations prob
ably will not bo resorted to, but
Republicans will endeavor to ron-
nnce tho country that the order
ti, entirely political.
TOT
LA SHELLE OUT
U. S. Deputy Marshal to Ar
rive Here Today for North
Bend Alleged "Slaver."
llarslml ii.iin... t..,.. ,,
m rccelied a telegnm from United
Matei i Martial Scott at Portland nUiU
'5 that a Deputy .Marshal will nr-
ii .o erinuu toniRiit to taKo
" f. LaSllelln lo PnrMnn.l In nn.
,!iri,h. "wIto Blavory" charRo. La
Shf "e Is still kept In jail there.
nln t ""irsi0d "t tbo chargea
v..vi ""0,,(:0 nro irom uayion,
InrVi"8',0"' Mnrehal Anderson hav
ti. .len ln co"epondonce with par
cfMifJ8 abo,lt I'OShello. LaSbello
if T ",s BU,lt but declare that ovon
oS'nyon. .he will not
Ti. . l0 ortn iiemi.
Andor. blloI1 ,n talking to Marshal
IknoV. ', Biaie mat alio did not
iialn.iniyty.nR.nbout nny 8UCh chargo
- i.uaiiune,
STAY IS (IIUXTEI)"
"'Pfrs, Mitchell ami Morrison to
BfW1,T,..Cb?-.. . .
U am!ii''GT0N' Mny 8. Pending
sLZIeaJ t0 tl'o ' United States
Mltcheii , V; eounBel for Gompers.
aitii, ,u -""rnson touay socurea
t2ta ?Vltlon of 15 l,a'8 t tbo
Ull !?, of Gompers to 30 days In
'hill , 0I &0 eacn "
' and Morrison.
clitm:CY cp soo.v.
llou
"e Will Take Up Revision Aflcr
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ii., "iiihiq L-ooi nay Times. j
CncIJ,&T9X'. D' C" May S'
f, V..c(. If Slslation will be taken
T,ls ann Uo,1Be Rhmt Juno !
'i- Oh,7 ""'"'I'lu was maue touay
")nfrrnrman I'ndorwood, aftdr a
.He Procn 1"1 "'io uoiise wun
'tiknl (lf"tl w'o urged that tho
t tho Whlto Houbo with
lu Drr . ,n,s b0 considered at
p io ;. . b "on n nt now
i'f ii possible,
u. -
th Tlm0uorffl Printing done
FLAN
TRQOP TRA
DYNAMITE TODAY
Eight Flying Machines Invol
ved in Plot at Los Angeles
to Help Rebels Arrests.
Illy Auoelatp.) I'rcn to Cool ltr Timet.)
LOS ANGELES, Mny 8. 'Eight
men, IiicIuiIIiir several American avi
ator entlitiiilnHtH, nro Involved In an
alleged plnn to furnlHli tho Mexican
rebels with mi uornplnno eorpB .Which
resulted yoBtordny In tho arrest of
Uldlor Maisson and a miuililnlst,
Thomas Donn, on tho eliurgo ff Vio
lation or tho neutrnllty lawn, lloth
men nro foreigners. Dudley V. Rob
inson, assistant United States Attor
ney, who ordered their nrrcflt, BtiyB
rebel ngotitH offered $r.fi,000 'for tho
horvlcos of an nVlntor nnd noroplnno
for thief montliH In Sonora With
which tonight tho Ilucrtn regime.
Proposition to 'Raise an ;Army
of 3,500 for Government
lis 'Rejected.
(Ily Aiioclatr I'rett lo Com Day Timet.)
EAGLE PASS, May 8. Thu 'Con
BtlttitionfitlBtB have refused thu offer
of Sechl Sogatnnl, tho Japanese, to
raise an army of 2000 to UfiOnttoins
BlBt tho fituto troops.
IS STILL ON
Takes Stantl in Own Defense
Today Miss Yoakanfs
Testimony Salacious.
(Special to 'Tho Times.)
OOQUILLE, Or., May 8. TheiBe
of J. 8. Ilarton, on trial for assault
on J1Isb Madgo Yaknm, Ib atlll oooii
pylnR tho nttentlon of tho District
Court and Incidentally Is furnishing
so mo salacious entertainment for a
omirlrnnni full nf 1MPI1 (111(1 WOlnell.
It Ib not likely that tbo coso will be
completed before etimo time tonitrr-
J.S- Unrton was on the Btand In hU
own defwiBo today and ntored n Ron
eral denial of tho cluirgcH modo by
MIbs Yonkam.
It was expected Unit tho defense
M-niiM ntt.imnt tn slinw bv Ilenrv
Seng8tneki and others, thot Ilarton
had called MIbs voaKiini uowu lor
buying a book and charging It to the
firm while sbo kopt It nt lior homo
for her own convonlonro r.-d also had
arranRed to dlschargo lior sovoral
days prior to tno aiiegea iibshuu.
This, tbo defenso oxpected, would bo
a trump card, showing that tbo rela
tions between Ilarton and Miss Yoa
kam were not friendly enough to
mnko any such an action probable.
Miss Yoakam was on the stand yes
terday nnd gave aomo decidedly sa
lacious testimony,
Cameron Is Fined,
Judge Coke denied Frank Cameron,
convicted of bootlegging on South
Slough, n new trial and fined him
$300. It Is stated thnt his caso will
bo appealed to the Supremo Court
and that ho will furnish bond mean
while. WILSONS ARE PIIESIJYTERIAXS
President's Family to Attend Central
Cliurcli in Washington,
(Dy AMOiUiel TreM to Coot llty Tirait.l
I1ALT1MORE, Mil.. May 8. Pres
ident Wilson and family have decided
during their resldenco In Washington
to nttend tho Presbyterian Church of
which Rev. James Taylor Is pastor.
Tills Information Is contained In a
letter recolvod hero today from the
President's family.
.MOTORCYCLE CLlll .NOTICE.
A meeting of the Coos Bay Motor
cycle Club will bo hold Friday ovon
Ing at 8 o'clock nt Dr. Horsfall's
ofllco and all motorcyclists aro re
quested to bo present.
JOE WILLI VMS, Sec.
USE AVIATORS
IN MEX. WAB
JAPS OFFER AID
TD MEXICO
BARTON CASE
I1AXI) DAXCE SAT., MAY 10.
SUFFRAGETTES COSTLY TU ENGLAND
Damage to Property Over $5,
t)00,000 Number Growing
and Cost of Guards Is $25,
000,000 Yearly.
tlly Aiiorlallj l'rctt to Cooi liny Time.)
LONDON, May 8. Tho damage to
property In the HrltlBh Isles catiBcd
by militant surfrngettos duriiiR the
last three months amounts to more
than $fi, 000.0O0, nccordliiR to offi
cial estlmntra of Scotlnntl Ynrd. To
this Bum must be ndded tbo Increased
cost of prnteftlnR lives nnd property.
Three detectives hnvo been assigned
to wnteh over each member of tho
Cabinet nt nil times, while nil bub
peeted persons nre shadowed by plain
clothes men nnd nil public bulldliiRS
hnvo been placed under Riiard. It
Ib flRiired nt this rate that tho 'suf
fragettes' nctlvltlea arc costliiR tho
Former Head of United 'Mine
Wofkcrs Chosen by Pres.
'Wilson for Post.
(Ily AMnrlit! I'rrti 10 Coo. Iliy Tlmm.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mny 8.
Varying reports as to who origin
ally proposed John Purr "Mitchell
to bo collector of tho port of Now
York brought today from thf Whlto
House n statement that "Wilson
himself had requested Mitchell to
tnko the oillcc. It hecamo known
thnt Sunntor O'Gorman and Secre
tary MuAdoo both concurred In tho
solectlou after the President pre
sented Mitchell. If confirmed, Mit
chell Wfl tako ofllco June , prob
ably. AWFUL DEED OF
"Mrs. Mary Kulasa Cuts In
fants' Throats While Asleep
Father Also Slept.
ny AitorltiM mil lo Coot ny Tlmu.) A
"PHILADELPHIA. Mny 8. Arising
GIVE MITCHELL
BIG POSITION
INSANE MOTHER
from a bod In which she. her bus-, Twonty-llvo murdera, comnilttod In
'band and two Infnnt daughters woro the last three years In Missouri,
sleeping In their homo, Mrs. Wary Kansas, Colorado, Jown and Illl
Kulasa. 24 years old, got a butt'hor o!s by means of blows of an nxo,
'knife nnd cut tho babies' throats. She, nro ascribed to Henry Leomoro, now
iicconipllshed tho deed so quietly that, sorvliiR n llfo term ln tho Missouri
irr Hiiiiuuui iiih iiiiDutiim un uui t
uroiisod. The woman was 111 and Is I
suppoued to have gono suddenly Uu-
Etrne.
MANY IN I!
IN
trifcp nf Flpntrinifln? Fflih to
OlIIKL 01 CILUUIUIdllb rctlU IU
ile up rianis or racmc uas
and Electric Comptny.
(Ily Aitorlatiil I'ret. io Coot tlay Timet.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May . FIr
ures Riven out today by the Callfor
nln T.lpl.t. nnrl Pnwnp f!nnnp11 Bliowe.l
fewer men bad obeyed tho Btrlko or- !?'..,Mon",?uth' ni" 9ctour. l?n;
dor Issued yesterday against tlio Pa- William Showman, wlfo and three
clflc Gas and Electric Company than children. Elsworth, Kan., Octobor,
appeared in tho estimates of last 1911: Ro"ln Hudson and wife, Pa
night. The unions estimated that ola, Kan., June, 191 lj J. II. Mooro
1-100 of the 2100 subject to tho call nnd four children, nnd two Rlrl
walked out. More men will quit Ruosts, Vllllsca, Iown, Juno, 1912;
work when they receive news of tile and those of Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
strike, a number of men at distant Mooro at Columbia."
points being affected. At tho offices McLnughry was called to assist
of tho company tho situation was said In tho investigation of tbo Villloca
to remain favorable. General Man- murders, nnd slnco thon dovoted
ngor IVrltton reported no tie up. Tho much time to tho study of nxo
company estimates not more than crimes. Ho calls attention to tho
9-15 men aro on strike. facr thot tho first series of mur-
dors did not occur until Mooro's ro-
MORE WHITE SLAVERY. 'nse, fron the state reformatory at
Hutchinson, Kan,, whoro ho sorvod
llndielor'h Club In Tis Angeles IJeliiR n term for forgery, Mooro's nil-
IiivestlK.itc(l. mission that for years bis mind hns
(Dy AwoeUM Tre.. lo o. Day Tlm l . ,)e(m mnier8ed ,,, t,,0 Btu,,y of ,,..
LOS ANGELES May 7. Tho Rnch- rt,i0 crimes McLnughry says Influ-
olor's Club, an organization of ence,j nm Breatly to tho formation
wealthy men quartered In tbo ex- 0 i,s theory.
elusive Bcctlon of tho city, was sub-
Jected to pollco Investigation today,
following tho disclosures of a 15- I TAK J,T,,);M,',nT, .
voar.olil clrl of certain alleged acts ' Arthur K. Peck will go to I
of somo of Its members. On tho state-
mont of Irene Hagborg, the girl in
tbo caso, a warrant was Issued for
tho arrests of one person whose Iden
tity was not revealed.
I,OST Either lu MarMilleld or Xortli
nend, man's new brown suit.
Phone 209-L or 321-L.
country at least $25,000 n year. Tho
militant section of the Hrltlsh suf
fragettes Intends to liinuRiirnto a
cnmpnlRii of even greater violence to
avongo tho defeat of the women stif
fmgo bill Tuesdny night nnd tho
prosecution of tbo central militant 01
Ranlzatlon. There is no question but
that the number of mllltnnts is grow-Ing.
GEX. DRl'MMONR FAINT.
.Militant Suffragette Lender Collapses
In Police Court.
ttly AitoOMPil 1'reu lo Coot llty Timet.
LONDON, Mny S. "General" Mrs.
Flora Drummond suddenly collapsed
nnd fell In n benp on tbo floor of tbe
prlBoners enclosure In police court
today when proceedings under the
ninllclous dnningo net wore resumed
ngnlnst tho suffrage leader. Sho was
carried out of court by n Jailer nnd
wardens,
IS
Private Interests Say Federal
Railway Will Drive Them
Into Bankruptcy.
lily AmorUlrJ Prrn lo Coot Hay Tlrnf. )
WASHINGTON, B. 'C, .May 8.-
Opposition to Rovornmcnt aid for
Alaska railroads was expressed to
day to tho Sonnto Territory Com
mittee by O. I.. Dickenson, manger
for CIobo Hi-others nnd other Eng
lish debenture holders of tho exist
lug route from SknRwny to tho In
terior. Ho declared that tho com
panies In which his principals are
Interested would open a water and
railroad route to "Fairbanks Juno
1, nnd n government lino, ho said,
would send them 'Into bankruptcy.
BY
Twenty-five People in Four
States Killed by Harry Lee
Moore in three years.
Illy AttocltleJ I'i lo Coot nay Timet.
LEAVENWORTH. Hob., May 8,
imiiinnij, uiwiutiir, i" (i meuij
nnnounced today by M. W. Mu-
Laughry, a special nent of the Do-
partment or Justice, artor nu ex
haustive study of the so-called axe
murders.
(Dy Ataoclatrd I'rrtt to Coot nay Tlniti.l
LEAVENWORTH, May 8. Henry
Lee Moore went to tho penitentiary
at Jefferson City, nfter being found
guilty of tho murder of bis mother
J and grandmother, .Mrs, Mary Wilson
I nnd Mrs. George Moore at Columbia,
Mo In December of last year. Moore
wbllo on trial uiado many damaging
admissions nnd contradictory state
ments. Ho said ho had mado a
"tudy of famous murders IneludliiR
,, noctor Crlniieii case In Ent
the Doctor Crlppen case In
land.
Tho nxo murders ascribed to
Moore by McCluughry are "II. C.
Wayne, wlfo and child, Mrs. A. J.
llurnlinm nnd two children of Colo
rado SprliiRs, Colo., Sept., 1911;
Wllllnm EdllWEOIl, Wlfo Bllll dllURll-
I Coqulllo In the morning to tnko
default Judgment In tho case I
of tho Modern Woodmon, who I
I attached all of J, C. La I
' Franco's belongings to recover '
$3,000, which they paid Mrs '
La France on tho bogus Inaur- '
- nnco claim.
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M
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STREET ORATOR'S
0 BY IB TIL TO
GET SUFFRAGE
IN ILLINOIS
Passes Senate and Is Fa
vorably Reported by House
Committee Today.
(Ily A.ioelMfJ ITf. lo Cooi llty Timet.)
SPRINGFIELD, III., May 8. A bill
by which the women of Illinois will
be granted suffrage on nil stntuiitory
offices was ordered today favorably
reported by tho elections committee
or the IIouso of Representative. The
measure passed tho Senate 29 to lf.
Governor Dtinno Iibb not yet Indicated
his attitude.
SUFFRAGE IN LOUISIANA.
Campaign For It Opened My Women
Today.
ttly AttodtltJ I'rrii lo Coot llty Timet.)
NEW ORLEANS, May 8. A cam
paign to secure equal suffrage In
Loulslann was launched today by tho
womon's suffrngo party, organized
nlonR tho lines of tho major parties.
It Ib announced that militancy will
hnvo no part In the plans.
BRYAN'S STAY
Returns From California This
Morning and Will Leave
Washington Tonight.
(Ily A"xl'.1 I'rrii to Coot nay Timet.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mny 8
Secrotnry W. J. Ilrynn nrrlved In
Washington this morning, but when
ho got to bis desk ho found such
an accumulation of routine business
thnt ho was unable to confer with
tho President as expected, and tho
Japaneso question will not bo taken
up. Secretary Ilrynn left for Ilaltl
moro, where tonight ho Is to bo tho
guest of Charles II. Grasty of tho
linltlmoro Sun. 'tomorrow night,
Ilrynn will attend n banquet In Now
York and will visit tho National
commission, arranging for tbo con
tennary celebration of tho treaty.
Later, It was arranged that a
brief conference between Ilrynn nnd
the President would tako place late
this afternoon. Just boforo Ilryan
leaves for Daltlmoro,
11RYAX IS I1USV.
Meets Jap Ambassador After Con
ferenco Willi the President.
Ily AuoclalKl I'rnt lo Cooi Hay Timet.
WASHINGTON, May 8. Secretary
Hryon propnrod to recolvo tho Japan
eso Ambassador Immediately afdor
his conference with President Wil
son, JAPS AFTER POIXTERS.
Four Offl'cis Conio lo America lo
Study Undo Sinn's Xavy
fly Auoclatod I'reta lo Cooi nay Timet
WASHINGTON, Mny 8. Acting
Secrotnry Roosevelt of tho Nnvy De
partment recolved today four officers
of tho Japaneso Nnvy who havo como
to this country to study Amerlcnn
naval affairs. Thoy will visit tho
Washington Navy Yard nnd havo laid
plans to spend six months visiting
other yards and naval stations.
REPURLICAXS TO MEET.
(nr Aiioelttcrrreii lo Cooi Day Timet )
WASHINGTON. I). C, May 8.
Tho House Republicans will confor
tonight about tho reorganization of
tho Republican congressional com
mission. The call wits circulated
by Republicans who urge a reor
ganization of tho congressional com
mltteo nnd favor tho election of
Roprosontntlvo Garduor of Massa
chusetts as its chairman.
M'ADOO IS FIRM.
(Ily AModtlel rreti io toot Day Timet J
WASHINGTON, Secretary McAdoo
took anothor stop today In his cam
paign to keop secrets of tho Treasury
Dopartmont from going to outsldo In
terests, whon ho forbade any of the
treasury records being shown to any
ono outsldo tho Dopartmont, Con
gressmen Included, without Ills per
mission, it is announced that ho In
tonds to doal summarily with Infrac
tlons of tho now order.
NOTICE.
Tho Doronuis Coos nay Employ
ment Agency furnishes nil kinds of
skilled or unskilled labor on short
notice. A tilal will convince you.
Phones 2G9L and 324 R,
A OM
CASE HELD
Claim Made in Their Defense
That City Ordinance Is
Unconstitutional.
RECORDER BUTLER TO
DECIDE THIS EVENING.
No Attempt Made to Hold A
Meeting Last Night Ru
mors About Others.
After hearing tho arguments on
demurrer In tho case of tho b:vm
men arrested night boforo last liv
speaking on tho street In vlotuttatixi
a city ordlnnnro, City Recorder Rut
ler this nfternoon took tha mattfl
under ndvlBement. Ho wilt render-a
decision nt 7 o'clock this evcutnr.
Tho demurrer whb on the grouui
that tho city ordinance was- uncon
stitutional, being too broad and"-giving
tho pollco too much power. Njw
orotiB decisions Wore cited. .StoH
and Ilarclay appeared for the-accuHoa
men and City Attorney Gods for 'Oe"
city. Tho hearlnR was to have been
held this morning but was postpone
until 7 this evening, owing to C!ty" At
torney Goss beliiR In Coqulllo.
Tho Roeordor'H office was .crowded,
most of tho Soclnllsts being, present.
No Meeting Ijist Nlghr.
No street meotlnRs were held last
evening and no trouble of any h,ltitl
occurred. Front street was yctfcsc
well thronged during tho evnoltiKU
ninny coming down town with the itx- .
pectnncy of seeing soniethlng unppen.
It was stated today that tho Social
ists were waiting to seo what una
dono ln the test cases.
Whether thero will bo nnynttemtC
to hold a meeting tonight coufil oi.
bo learned.
Thero woro reports that anotjiex i4
tempt to hold meetings would Vt
mndo tonight nnd others clnriiuirV
thoro would bo nothfug clolugi milH
Saturday night, when u nuniBrr'aX
logger members of the I. W. W una
snld to bo coming to town, 8n (Urdus;
bolng payday in most of tho campa.
Not An I. W. W.
Early last evening, Mayor Straw
and C. II. Ellis, thu Soclalfht ot
ganlzor, had quite n confarcnoft.
Ellis declared that ho was not 'an 2.
W. W. worker and that tho rcportt
that ho was started from an.cnnniy
of his (Ellis) Informing the 'MRU
Ownera' Association that ho vaa
aiding tbo I. W. W. cnuse.
Ellis declares that -he Is. nutcLv
a Socialist-. Ho says that !io uU'l
not pay any flue and If puiifshed villi
stay It out In tho city Jail, "ttftm
thor they will mnko any further at
tempts to hold street ineMfngti wUl
depend on the onlconio of the caau,
he says. Ho Is not certain whetlura
they will appeal the caso, If thoy
nro convicted. n0 snyH thnt Bo , y; ill
try to nppenl to the peop.o n Rtt
tho city ordlnnnro changed and'iiuyti
ho does not condemn Mayor f?traw
or tho pollco for enfoiclug It.
Mayor Straw Informed Mr. Ellis
that ho was koIiik to enforce ttio
ordlnnnro so long as It was In csrs-
tonco and that he could not bo
forced to back up. Ho snld thnt Ito
would like to havo It done as peace
ably as possible.
Xot .Matt Rnukllii.
Matt Rauklla, n well known
Marshfleld man and Socialist, stated
today that ho did not want to bo
confused with n man named Jtan-
klla, who was reported to havo sent
out it hurry up call for I. V. W.
inoinbers to come to Marbbflelil. Mr.
Ranklln hayn ho Is not an I. V. V.
and had nothing to do with (bom.
Ho says that there Ib no one by thw
nntno of Itauklln, except IiIk f;iul,
around hero and If sotno I. W, W
Is going under that name, he Iri an
Impostor. Mr, Rnnklla Bays that liu
tried to send a messago In FJnni.sti
to u Finn paper at Astoria about
tho arrest here the other night and
thought that maybe this led ta tbo
report that Ranklln had sent out
a message for I. W. W. members
to come here.
Li MAN IS
BADLY HURT
J. S. Bristol Falls Twenty Feet
From Pole at Fourth and
Elrod This Afternoon.
J. S. IlrJstol, a lineman of tho
Coos Day Homo Telephone Company,
fell 20 feet from the top of a polo
nenr Fourth nnd Elrod this afternoon
and was critically injured. He watt
taken to Mercy Hospital, Ho wns un
ablo to walk and It Is feared that tilt,
back was seilously hurt.
Tho accldont wns caused lj tlio
top stop pulling out whon lu throw
IiIb weight on it preparatory to put
ting his belt around tho top ol tlio
post. The top of tho polo bad evi
dently decayed mound tho steel tip.
Drlstol Htartod to work for tr
company Monday Ho Is u nrr'cl, u
wlfo being at Ilandon,
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