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GRAVE FEARS FELT FOR
PILGRIMS TO JERUSALEM
Foreign Tourists En Route to
Ancient Christian Strong
hold Believed in Danger.
..JtWM Pro Leied Wire.)
London, Feb. 24.- Sixtr.'persons
were- killed and- scores Injured 'lnan
Italian bombardment of Beyroot to
day, according to a dispatch from
that clty to Reuters- news - agency
here. The custom house at Beyroot
and several harbor buildings were
damaged during ' the half hour in
which shot and shell rained Into the
city, and several small Turkish gun
boats ., were sunk during the . bom
bardment. The populace of the city
is fleeing. No mention Is made of
any Americans or Europeans being
Injured. v ''',' 1 -
The gravest fear Is felt here for
the Bafety of many foreigners in
Beyroot, where most of the tourists
en route to Jerusalem stop od their
trip. The city has a population of
20,000.
Constantinople, Feb. 24. The Turkish
authorities today received word from
Beyroot that -three Italian battleships
had "bombarded that " city for half an
hour. The- town was considerably dam
aged, f he officers directing the fire
evidently had a map of the city, as none
of the shells fell near the foreign con
cessions. The American undenomlna-J-OJil-QOlBOhfJtS-Was.neyer
in danger..
PRESIDENHANSWERS "
IT HE SI
II
Taft, Through White House State,
menu Denies He Ever Blade Dec
laration That People Are Incapa
ble of Governing Themselves.
TntfM Pri Lrd Wire.)
WaBhlnglon, Feb. 24. Flat denial
"Of charges that -he had eald that the
American people are unfitted for self
Rovernment was made by President Taft
today In an offlciaf statement Issued
from tbe White House. The statement
' follows: - - '
"Amom the falsehoods ' assiduously
circulated by persons and papers oppos
ing President Taft Is one that In his
Uncoln day speech the president. argued
- i li at -the- people are not- f 1 1 ted-for- self
government.' ' - - LTT '
"The president said nothing on that
occasion which could possibly be " tor
. tured Into such construction. The speech
In which the president referred to pop
ular government -was --delivered at a
.banquet of the New York State Bar
association, January 20. What he then
said on this subject-x-and it was cor
rectly Quoted in the newspapers on the
following daywas:..;, -
"Popular government we all believe
In. There are those'of us-who-do. not
believe that all the people are fitted for
popular government The fact Is, we
know they are not-. Some of us -do not
dare say so, but I do, and the question
whether a people Is fitted for self gov
ernment, so as to make the government
for the people, is determined by the
ability of the majority of that people
to place upon Itself the restraint by
which the minority shall receive Jus
tice from the majority. It Is the ques
tion of aelf Imposed restraint that de
termines whether a people Is fitted to
govern Itself.'"-
PORTUGAL PRISONS ARE
-PLACES OF T0RTU RE
' (United Prw Letted Wlrt.J ;
London, Feb. 24. Shocking conditions
prevail In the prlsbns of Portugal, ac
cording to a report made by a committee
of British subjects who made- a per
sonal Investigation of two of the largest
and best equipped Jails In Lisbon,, where
most of the political prisoners are con
fined..." ' , .-,
"The punishment cells, in which pris
oners are kept sometimes for twoH
v.eeks," says the report "are places of
horror, without air or light They have
ttone floors and are at all times in
a most filthy , condition, overrun wltb
rats and vermin. In the larger celli
niany -prisoners are herded together.
These cells contain a sort of slot) sink,
which serves sundry purposes, and which
is often choked, making the air foul
and poisonous."
LOS ANGELES SUFFERS .
FROM HEAVY WIND
i (United Prm Leued Wire.) '
Los Angeles, Feb. 24. Los Angteles Is
recovering from the effects -of the
heaviest wind the city has known in
"SS years. Hundreds of telephone trunk
lines are being repaired, arid minor
damages . attended to. ; Soma 'damage
was done at San Pedro, Redondo and
other coast towns, although , shipping
. tM'jLpot I fiiffff , grp?1y Tha , in ii
gale that blew yester-dAy and throughout
the night dropped to 20 miles at an early
hour today. More Wind was predicted.
VOTER IF
RULE
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HW&iSS ' , wttm' .tamp
tLpm '
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FOR EXTORTING TALE
f I1T.
Attendant at tbe Brooklyn Hospital
Avers That She 'Was "Bulldozed"
Into Giving Alleged Confession of
Toisonlng hy Milk. . , '
(United Prtet tatted Wire.)
New York, Feb. 24. Repudiation of
a confession in which she admitted re
sponsibility for the death of eight in
fants at the Brooklyn Nursery and In
Sonts' hospltal-by -oxalia acid poisoning
was made here today by. Winifred An
kers, an attendant at the institution. In
asserting that the confession was false
from beginning to end. Miss Ankers
charged that the statement was extorted
from her by the "bulldozing tactics of
Detective James Klrby," '
"In" the " confession alleged ' to have
been made by the young woman - last
night she was made to say that she
kiUd-the-lnf ant-byputtrngTxalic- -a cid
in milk prepared for them. The confes
sion was repudiated by Miss Ankers
when a formal charge of murder waa
lodged against her today. .
According to 'the police, the woman,
whom the authorities say is demented,
said that she did not put tbe oxallo
acid in the milk intending to kill the
babies, but to "get - square" with sev
eral nurses. She wanted to make the
babies sick so that tta" nurses would
appear not to have taken "proper care
Of them. --rvr-.-' r-r--yr -TTT-I-rr
THE TAFT COMMITTEE
A new chairman for the Taft cam
paign committee will be chosen next
Monday, Ben Selling retiring because
of his candidacy for the nomination for
United States senator. While several
candidates for the places have been
mentioned,- it soemt likely Dr,- Andrew
C, Smith will be named. ,
-Recognizing the need tor placing a
man of progressive tendencies at the
head of the committee, efforts ' were
made to have Mayor Rushlight and John
H. Blirgard become candidates, but they
pleaded they could not spare the time.
T. B. Wilcox Was passed over as un
available, and W. F. Woodward came In
the same list because of . his having
been at -the head of the Simon commit
tee in the last city campaign. ' -'. .
While Dr. Smith was a candidate be
fore the assembly for the nomination
for governor, he appears to be fairly
satisfactory to members of the differ
ent elements. The committee has been
notified by the president's secretary
that " Congressman Davld 'J. Foster of
Vermont can be sent to Oregon to speak
for Taft the latter part of March. Ho
will be in tha state for a week. Sena
tor C. E. Townsend of Michigan may
also come to the state to talk for Taft
Maid Susplcioned in Jewel Theft.
San Francisco, Feb. 24. Following a
clue furnished by a local society matron,
tfrr-poNce nre working on a theory that
the jewelsvalnedRt $50,000, stolen from
Mr. Eugene De Sabla at her apartments
in 'the Palace hotel possibly were taken
by a hotel maid. The police were In
formed by the society ; woman that she
was suddenly, awakened in her apart
ments in the Palace hotel about three
wseka ago by, Sftrnai parfcoa iniovia
her bed. She found It to be a maid, who
eirplalned her -presence at the unuHual
hour by saying she had brought towels;
MURDER
DR; SMITH MAY HEAD
RIVERS
m
HARBOR
MEASURE TO PROVIDE
Senate Raises Amount for the Work
In Progress to $28,000,000, Even
Though Committee Wanted Less
Amount Appropriated.
(Wellington Burtxa of Th loonitL)
Washington, Feb. 24. The Rivers and
Harbors bill will be reported. Monday
with some increase, due to the Insist
ence of the senate, carrying in all $28
000,000. This is regarded as small Com
pared with demands from all sections,
yet it Is moro than the committee
wished It to be. While the items have
been Jealously guarded, it Is understood
Oregon will fare very well , as far an
Its apportionment is concerned.
Teal Pleads for Lumber.
Wnh!ntm BnrMB tit Tho 3fnrnM '
'aahington. Feb. 24. J. N. Teal of
Portland called on the secretanrf war
yesterday and had a satisfactory Inter
view with him regarding the use of
northwestern lumber on the Panama
canal works. He believes the secretary
Is doing all In his power to solve the
canal rate problem with Justice to the
people. Mr.' Teal left this afternoon
for New York, but expects to be here
Monday to appear before the supreme
court
Committee Passes Hawley's Bill.
(Wtfihlntton Bnrnaa of The JoontLt
, Washington, Feb, 24. Congressman
Hawley's bill to exchange lands in the
Paulina national forest has been ' re
ported favorably by the committee.
:.' Postmaster at Three Rivers.
Washington, Feb. 24. Fred C Farwell
has been appointed postmaster at Three
Pines, vice W. E. Daniel. Rosooe M
Sanders has been made a rural mail
carrier at Bend, vice Max RichardBon.
BRIDGE AT LAFAYETTE
NG 4
MEN TO 1 FOOT FALL
Fred Lnndess Fatally, and One Other
Man Seriously JHurt, When Center
Span of Condemned Structure Sud
denly Gives Way Tills Morning.
(Sptritl o The Joortti.) ,
McMlnnville, Or,r Feb. 24. Four men
were injured this morning when the
county Wagon bridge near Lafayette,
Or,, "Collapsed.'iThe men were repairing
the structure when, the entire center
span fell, carrying . them : down about
40 feet ' ' : ; . . '. ' ...
Fred Landass was most ssriously in
jured and was brought- to the' hospital
here and placed under the care of Drs.
Jttorrlson and,Wood. . It la doubttfal
Whether he- lives through the day.
One other man, a stranger, was also
quite seriously injured but not fatally.
There were six men In all working on
the bridge, but two of them escaped the
fall. , .
the weft edge of the town of Lafayette
4ftd has been condemned for travel for
stoma, Uma, 4
FOR OREGON PROJECTS
TUMBLES
GARRY!
RANCH
HAND
MAKES
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I
Deerate Calif ornlan Makes a Suc
cessful Effort to. Evade Officers
on the Look Out for Him on the
Charge of Attempt to Kill. :
(United .Pi-mih tMKfd Wtre.J
Los Angelea, Feb. 24. After eluaing
officers for six weeks in the Santa
Monica hills, where ho fled after an
alleged attempt to kill his wife, Tra
blzlo Oonzales, a ranch hand.treturrted
to his home near Lankershlrn today,
bound and gagged his wife, threw her
Into a llghtwagon and hetfded for the
hills.
Three squads of officers from the
Hollywood police station were sent in
pursuit at. once In automobiles.. 1 The
woman's fate is unknown. .
Oonzales also carried away his baby
in his wild riieh for the- hills. - The
chTTif waslll,31rs, Gonzales was walk
ing -the- floor-with-it 4n-her-arms- when4
her husband appeared. He tore the In
fant from her, thrust a handkerchief
in her mouth and bound her arms and
legs with a rope he had brought for
the purpose. After throwing the woman
into the wagon he dropped the baby by
her side and left the place.
According to the police, Gonzales has
a hiding place in the hills which they
have been unable to find. He has made
midnight trlps into --the vlllageof
Lankerehim for supplies.
El
SENTENCE DIES IN JAIL
(United Prft Letted Wire. I
San Francisco, Feb. 24. With his wife
sobbing at his bedside William B. Nash,
convicted cashier of the defunct Market
street bank, died today in the eounty
Jail, where he was confined pending an
appeal on a sentenceof five years' Im
prisonment at San Queritln for falsify
ing a report of the bank to the state
bank examiner. Nash, some days ago,
begged to 4e removed to his home so
that he rhight ;be spared the' disgrace
of death in Jail, permission was granted
by Judg Dunne,' but it came too late.
MAN FALLS 21 STORIES
AND IS READY FOR WORK
f United PnM "Wirt.!""" '
New York, Feb.. 24. Charles Frledle,
a derrick man on the munlclparbulldtng
in course of construction, is not suf
fering in the slightest' degrees as the
result of a 21 story fall, and says he
is ready tir return to work. Frledle.
while standing on the edge of the TWen-ty-flrst
story was thrown off hisj bal
ance by tha wind and fell to the tide
walk. As he, was falling he Caught a
rope and his grasp of this lessened the
speed at which he shot downward. The
rope ended 10 feet from the ground and
Frledle dropped to the sidewallf." Heavy
gloves-protected his hands. -
NAVY. LEAGUE FAVORS
FREE AMERICAN SHIPS
(t: nl led Pr Letted Wire.)
Losi Angeles, Feb. 24. Resolutions
dwjUd ly tlip"NBf t lea gus "tt!s 111 fiT
body on record as favoring mo tolls for
Amerfcan . coastwlso . ships passing
through the Panama canal. -
MAD
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CC A ODICnMCD
IILMTIUOUnLI.
BANKER UNO
R PRISON
Effortio Send 50 Children to Philadelphia to Be Cared fop
- Results in Free Ue .of Clubs and Bayonets to Disperse
Strikers' Gathered to Take Leave of Their Little Ones;
.Marshal Orders Arrest of 5 Men, 8 Women, 10 Children
(United Pre tenoed Wll.) i:
Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 24.--Men and
women trttllt strikers whose obly of-
fense was the ' attempted Binding of
their children ' out of Lawrence,' wera
brutally clubbed by two companies of
militiamen and 60 police, under com
mand of Marshal Sullivan, today. After
the clubbing five men, eight women
and 10 children were arrested.
The trouble started when strikers, unable-
to provide their-children" with the
necesslties-of iifensenttn:boyrTand
girls to, the railroad station. Intending
to send them to Philadelphia and Provi
dence, where arrangements for their
cara had been made.
"Not a child shay leave this city,"
shouted Marshal Sullivan to the parents
of the children. -With tickets already
purchased, and believing that the order
given yesterday by the, mayor to the
police that the exodus of children was
not to be disturbed Was still In effect,
the strikers quietly demanded an ex
planation,.,. -J.-,. ? i ' -i - ".. i '(
"Children Are Starving-." .
"Our children are-starving," they told
the police. "We have bought their
tickets, and we think they should be al
lowed'16"'gS The mayor said we migni
send them. What's the trouble nowT'
Marshal Sullivan's answer was to or
der the several hundred , men under his
command to . charge the little band of
defenseless men, women and children.
The police and soldiers, resorting to
the free use of bayonets and clubs,
quickly separated the parents from, their
chlldpen, forcing the latter away from
the station. ,
Surprised ; by , the unexpected attack,
the strikers attempted a feeble resist
ance as th& police made no explanation
s "To what'dlsposition was 16 be made
of their children. This action resulted
In both men and women being knocked
down, the police being ordered to dis
persa -the strikers at any cost;
Then the strikers were ordered to go
i i
EGI
HI
LBERT ADMITS HIS
SEWAS
DU1IES
Federal Jurist Rays That When Tortland Man. Was Engaged in Land
Transactions His Two Children, Wlthont His Knowledge, Acted as
"Entrymenf Declares Recent Decision Upholding "Dummies" Not in
the Lcist Affected by Pact.
(Unlled Prett t-ftted Wir.
San Francisco, Feb. 24. Admitting
that his son and daughter had acted as
"dammv"-entrvrrien in the alleged land
frauds of his wife and brother-in-law, 3.
Thorburn Rosa of Portland, Judge W.
B.' Gilbert of tha United States circuit
court of appeals today explained his
part In the case.
Thorburn" Ross IS the husband of
my wife's sister," he said. "When ha
was engaged In his land transaction both
my son and daughter, without consult
ing me, aeted a s--entrymefl fe-4iimr4-J
They filed '6n claims and paid; their de
posits. I am sure they wero acting
honestly. Upon learning of the matter
I investigated, and finding that, in my
opinion, the transactions were not legal,
I compelled my son and daughter to re
fund their deposits and cancel their
claims." ..; '.;".....;.....:,.
Judge Gilbert denies statements that
a recent decision of his, in which he
held that anyone buying land from en-
SHOULD
PREPARE
IMMIGRANTS TO COME WITH CANAL OPENING
Commercial Agent of Department of Commerce and Labor Tells How the
Lumber Market of Northwest May : Be . Stimulated ; Homeseekers
Should Be Placed on Farming Lands, So That They May Become
Producers, Says Emil P. Seeker.
"To we It appeals that the matter of
the greatest concern to the Pacific
northwest at this time is how to care
for and distribute immigration that will
come to this section following the open
In of the Panama canal and the estab
lishment of regular steamship lines be-"
IFwcen Europe and the Paclflo coast
ports." 'r ' . ... .. ' ' ' . '
This was the statement of Eroll P.
Seeker, commercial agent for thabureau
of manufactures' of the government department-of
commerce .and labor, who
is in Portland today on a tour of the
world. Mr. Seeker arrived here yes
terday and will leave this evening for
tha Puget sound cities.
"I .will explain why I think the im
migration question tha paramount ls-
RESOURCES OF BANKS
SHOW $6,576,552.89 : '
" GAIN OVERi YEAR AGO
t Resources of the 13 banks
In business In Portland show a 4
gain at the close of .business 4
-February 20, 1912, of : J8.876..
652.89 over the xcsourcea re-
ported at the close' of business 4
March 7,1911. -.
Total resources in March last
year were l8,431,85.69, and the e
t t(Harttil5'Tn(7nilrTiiriiriowrf 't)7r"tTifd
reports of business called for by :'.
tho government Is 172,998,409.58.
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home,, and when they refused unless as
sured that their little ones would be
properly oared for, the police again
sorted freely to the use of their clubs.
Women who threw themselves In front
of their husbands in an effort to pro
tect them .were accorded the same treat
ment as the qpen. Then the police
closed In on the strikers and the arrests
of the eight -women, five men and 10
children followed.
The-graVity of -thesituation - is ad
mittedly Increased by the -action of the
police today, and the strikers openly de
clare that In the future they Intend to
be prepared forsimllar attacks,.
The children were to depart on the
train leaving Boston shortly after 1
o'clock,:.; Newaof theexodua , reached
Marshal Sullivan and he quickly gath
ered the soldiers and police and rushed
to the station. The prisoners were sent
to the stay on In a. huge, truck., which
was Impressed into service as a patrol
wagon. The strikers declare the mill
owners were responsible for this latest
attack, declaring they want the chil
dren to remain in Lawrence and suffer,
so the parents will be forced to abandon
the strike..
marshal following a complaint by mill
owners that the, former marshal was not
"firm enough." : i :
Each child who was to leave the city
today was accompanied by either father
or mother, and despite the fact that
their consent to departure had been
given, the police ' ignored' this, ; declar
ing that the children must remain. This
ruling, the strikers declare, Is a direct
Violation of their constitutional . rights,
maintaining that they are well within
the law in sending their children wher
ever . they-may desire,, to long as ar
rangement . for their care have been
made. "' " .:- -'
When Marshal Sullivan, ordered that
the children must not leave Lawrence,
(Continued on Page Three.)
TI
trymen who had obtained it by fraud,
was not responsible for the fraud,
would act as a precedent to help free
Ross, his relative. He also denied that
it would permit tha use of dummy en
trymen by corporations, any mora than
has been the case in the past,
"There may be corporations." herald,
"which will obtain land by fraud through
dummy entrymen, who themselves will
obtain the. land for their company, by
fraud. My decision -simply protected
the innocent buyer of' land obtained
through fraud who wns not cognizant of
the fraud. po matter what my per
sonal optnionrrai"ca3e Tnay-herlTnust
follow the decisions of the United States
supreme court in such matters, and I
did In this. The supreme court had al
ready decided that the buyer of land
fraudulently obtained should not be held
responsible for the fraud. My decision
has not changed tha law a particle, nor
has It' bocn a new interpretation. It
could not possibly! ba used in the case
of Robs." . ,
T
sue, My purpose in making my trip
around the world is to-' Investigate and
look-up new markets for lumber pro
duced In the states.' The, trip will take
me- to all parts of ,the. world, England
and continental Europe, Asia, Australia,
Africa and South America, and in tho
various countries I bope to find Open
ing ,for a market for some, of the ma
terial now manufactured by the mills
of this country.
1 "There is always a ready demand for
the, upper grades of. ltfmber while on
i
DAUGHTER
on
I
the other hand the manufacturers fladJjJ10
themselves confronted with the prob
lem of how' to dispose of the lower
grades which must be manufactured in
(Continued on Page Three.)
SUFFERING
AMONG RUSSIAN POOR
"(t:ulted Prett teased 'Wire.)
London, Fob. 24. A dispatch received
here today from St. Petersburg tells of
fearful loss Of life from the ii severe
weather at Omsk and Petropavlovsk. It
tSepOTTeaTrTartrTpca santsT'w era
frozun to death. Thousands of others
are enluring terrible suffering from the
COld - ' ' . .
Taft and Stimson Convinced
That Crisis Near jn Mexico
and That Uncle Sam's Sub
jects Are Endangered.
EL PASO FORCES TO BE
RFINFORCED AT ONCE
Orozco's Statement Calls Ma
dero Profaning "Lover of
Yankees." -
'(United Press Leaned Wlre. i
Washington, Feb. 24.Convinced that
a crisis is near in the affairs of Mexico,
and that American lives and property
are endangered. President Taft and Sec
retary at. War Stimson today decided to
rush more United States troops to El
Paso, Texas.
Washington, Feb.. 24. Major General
Leonard. Wood telegraphed today to- the
commandant of Fort " Sam Houston,
Texas, orders to send at once a regi
ment of infantry and a battery of flelJ
artillery to El Paso, Texas, for the
protection of American interests then;.
Colonel Steever, in command of the
United States troops at El Paso, today
reported to the -war department a rumor
that brigands had raided the ranch of a
German citizen near Casus Grandcs, ana
murdered the rancher. " i ' A-
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 24 Decrying
President Francisco I. Madero as a
"gringo lover,", and- one who has pro
faned the banners of Mexico "with the
scurrilous hand of the Yankee, and de
claring that American capital 'has backed
him, a manifesto;1 purported to, have
been signed by General pascual Orozco,
Emlllo Vasques Go'mea and others, pro
claiming General GeronlmojTrevlno. pro
visional president of Mexico, was widely
circulated today in northern Mexico.
-Whether or not General Orosco, here
tofore a loyal supporter of Madero, au
thorised the use-of his name is not deft--nltely
known, but It is generally be
lieved hera that ho did as he ia known
to have expressed keen disappointment
at Madero's failure to name him .-govern-. -norand
military dictator, of the state
Of Chihuahua. ...
"cmalflrEnrnei" prominent member
of the cientlflco party, today, according
to dispatches received here, freely ad
mits that he wrote tho manifesto, de
claring that it Is a truthful portrayal
of the sentiments of tha clentlflcos as
well as all other factions hostile to the
Madero administration. .-.
Although nothing official , has been
received in El Paso on which to base
an opinion, it is believed here that the
naming of General Trevlno as tem
porary president was done solely for
the purpose df forcing Intervention by
the United States. It was pointed out
that this action would comnel . th
United States to recognise the serious
ness of the insurrection, and probably
would cause President Taft to sond
troops across the border to protect
American lives and property. .
' General Ines Sulaiar, at the Imd of
IODO rebels, is nearing Juarez, and may
attack the city early next week. Juarts
is practically defenseless, all govern
ment troops having been . ordered to
Chihuahua to curb the actlYities of ths
rebels in. that state. General Salazar,
" reported.- will order; the cltyio
surrender . without- first resorting t.
fore,-and4t la- believed the-clty wtl I
capitulate without resistance.
- Mall advices received here today, con
firm report of. a battle, at San Pedro
last Sunday, in which 257 rebels were
reported killed. :, s .' , -.. ,
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 24. Miss Nellie
Wilson, daughter of Governor Woodrow
Wilson, today is reported to have reached
Pearson, .-.'..Chihuahua, on the way out of
Mexico. She is With a number of other
American refugees. Tho party is ex
pected to reach El Paso tonight The
spread of the revolt hastened their, de
parture for the United States. ".
T
RECOGNIZANCE BONDS
T
Seattle Citizens, if They're Worth
' Money and Aren't Accused of Too
Serious Crimes, Keed Sot Go to
Jail With Officer Any More.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 24. In future,
when constables from Justice Fred C,
Brown's court are sent out to serva war
rants on reputable citizens,: they will
also be armed with personal recogntz-
bonds. This is for the purpose of
permitting' their presence st the trial,
Justice Brown does not bellev in put
ting into jail or subjecting to unneces
sary inconvenience those charged -with
minor offenses unless there is reason to
believe-, they , will ;: attempt to eft-are.
This method was used yesterday for
the first time In the cast's of 14 tohao
dealer's charged with, selling to .minors.
"Mtny workingmen have lost tlirlr
jobs by having' to remain in Jail until
a formal ' bond v was - obtained," sai l
Brown. "Many business men have bn
greatly humiliated and inconvenient!
by the same . process. The law
. . L ....... .,ini..A. ... . ....... 1 - 1 .. .
cent until jiroved-guilty, and surh hi h i
the cast), I believe it only fair for 1 t -sons
charged with ! minor offm t'
be given the benefit of the joitt i t
not KiihliTti-'d to t rouble; nil i"ti...en ..
CONSTABLES
0 CARRY
WHEN MAKING ARRES
nn ut u.at Ik "uuiniii si.sai y. i
criminal and lam ny ra!r this 1
cedur. will not hoM nir will It hi 1 r.
mltted In the canes cf transle' t,"
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