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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULYX 1926
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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IHSISKE
fj STAGE CASE
Dancy, Pattort and Giesy
Clash Over City Attor
ney's Competency
WILLIAMS DEFENDS SELF
Places Full Facts" Concerning Con
nection With Parker Stages
Before Council in Con
fidence Appeal
"I am not afraid to look . the
stage companies in the eye and
tell them they should Day the $20
fee demanded of them by the city,"
said Fred A. . Williams, city at
torney, in defending his position
in the matter of the suit brought
by the Oregon Stages, Inc., against
the city of Salem, at the meeting
of the city council last night. 'I
assure you all, as a man of honor,
that I do not feel stall embarass
ed in fighting this case for the
city before the supreme court,"
"la this matter there should be
no misunderstanding, stated Wil
liams, in answering the charge
that he was employed by the
Parker Stage company at the
presents time, and hence, would
not favor the city ft he represents
it in the case. , "I informed the
stage company in February that
the city would collect the fee.
"John F. Logan, the company's
attorney, then stated that he
would seek an injunction in the
courts.
"As for my association with
the Parker stage company, I once
argued a case for them against the
city of Silverton. I do not sym
pathize with the stage company,
and my connections with the
Parker company at the present
time are very slight. When you
asked me for an opinion, I did not
wish to say that we could enforce
this ordinance and find that after
t'ffted made such a statement we
would lose out in court, and hence
I did 50t--Commit myself definite
' ly." v . . '
The-irsteterafcnCTfcr Williams
came s a result of a motion
brought by Alderman Hal D. Pat
ton to have an assistant employed
'for Williams in fighting the stage
caae in the courts.
"Inasmuch as this is likely to
be .a Jest case," caid Patton, "1
think we ought to hare assistance
-for the city attorney. As you
know the city attorney has stated
.publicly- and privately that he
does not think the ordinance can
be enf oj ced.
fit would be advisable for us
to engage an assistant for the city
attorney, as I believe the ordi
nance can be enforced. It is up to
s o see that It is enforced,"
'- After making this speech, Pat
ton moved that the mayor or the
ordinance-committee be instructed
to secure the services of an at-
tomey to carry this case through
' the courts.
"I am opposed to this." stated
Alderman W. Hi Dancy. " I (think
that City Attorney-Williams can
take care of this, matter. I have
every confidence In him. He can
nhly represent ns.
"The attorney; for the public
"service commission told me that
$20 is only a regulatory fee," said
Mayor John B. Giesy. " I am sat
isfied, with' due respect to Wil
liams that he .cannot handle this,
as his sympathies are on the op-
(Coatiaa4 - 5.)
Tuesday
In Washington
Senator Borah announced, a
countrywide Anti- World Court
'speaking tour.
President Coolidge left for the
summer White House In the Ad
irondack. Commerce, department . asked
the: attorney general for advice in
the Radio control tangle.
Assistant Secretary Andrews
has, promised to remain prohibi
tion chief until the dry enforce
ment program had been complet-
vsHhorough investigation of the
alien property custodian office
tras promised by Chairman Borah
pf the special inquiry committee.
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A recess appointment as
Georgia district Judge wa given
WiUiam J. TUsoa, by -President
Coolidge who recently "had with-
,p-.wn .ne nomination i
1 .' --"7. . i .- . i
John D. Rockefeller Jid.bi
on were disclosed as the heaviest
tcntributors to the Anti-Saloon
,egne and two -womew were -the
jacst liberal donors to the'associa
on against : -the prohibition
State Hospital Crowded,
Patients Will Be Moved
CoL Carle Abrams, Secretary Board of Control and Acting
Superintendent of State Employment Bureau for
-Blind, Reports on Broom Industry
The Oregon state hospital is considerably overcrowded at
the present time, according to a report made by Dr. R. E. Lee
Steiner, superintendent, at a meeting of the state board of
control yesterday.! The number of patients was ,1886 at the
end of June, he stated, and the capacity is not over 1800.
The board intends to correct this condition by transferring
100 patients to Eastern Oregon hospital at Pendleton as soon
as the new wing being added there is completed. This is ex
pected to be able to receive patients not later than Sept. 1.
' i Orders for furniture and other
PHILADELPHIA. Germny pre
sent, at the SesquI, n machine which
khoald be of jntere&t to the shade, if
any, of Omar Khayyam. ! The machine
i on which prpducea brrad and alcohol
at the same time thua providing two
of the elements for which the poet
pines in his well-kncwn plea:
A Book of Verses underneath
the Bongh,
A JtM? ot Wuw, a Loaf ef
Bread and Thou.
The machine utilizes the vapor from
the baking bread, cools it and con
verts it into 98 procf alcoifcol.
LONDOX. Prince Henry, youngest
brottuer 01 me
Prince of Wales,
has always had
respect for Wales'
horsemanship in
spite of or per
haps ! because of
' hisj many falls.
And pew he, too,
has taken a glori
ous fall. During
the Army jump
log contests at
Aldershot his
mount was fright
ened by a dog and
jumped erratical
ly, r throwing
Prince Henry to
the ground. Ha
got up again,
again, practically unhurt, remounted
and later won one of the prizes.
NEW YORK. Dr. Milton J.
Raisbeck, specialist in the ' diseases of
the heart, believes that we moderns
work too hard, eat too much and ezer-
else tor little. Less work and mora
play makes Jack brighter, not to men
tion a healthier brfy, U tbe Doctor'
idea. Long hours in the office (are
positively dangerous.
WHEAT LOST IN BLAZE
TOTALi OP 360 ACRES BURNED
NEAR PENDLETON
PENDLETON, Ore., July .
(By Associated Press) -Insurance
adjusters today were checking up
losses on the E. M. Temple wheat
ranch, six miles east 'of here,
where fire last night, believed to
hare started from sparks from a
train engine, destroyed 140 acres
of wheat. An adjoining 160 acres
of wheat was saved only after
strenuous efforts by approximate
ly 100 neighbors and Pendleton
citizens. The grain was said to
be a total loss.
Approximately 120 acres of
wheat owned by R. G. tilon. Dry
Creek, a combine machine, a large
barn filled with hay and j 40 sacks
of wheat also' were destroyed yesterday,-
it was learned here today.
The fire started from sparks from
the combine tractor. j
ANDREWS OFFERS! PLAN
tfrixA. NOT RESIGN UNTIL.
TASK HAS BEEN COMPLETED
WASHINGTON. , July 6. CBy
Associated Press. ) -Geneiral f Lin
coln C. Andrews chief of jthe pro
hibition force, outlined his plans
for reorganisation of the dry army
to Secretary . Mellon toaay ana as
sured him he would-stick to his
post until that task was com
pleted, i
After conferences wun ne sec
retary just prior to his departure
for London, Mr. Andrews! said he
had withheld his resignation And
wAnirl not alter his decision-until
he completed jhe, reorganisation.
'We are going aneaa iuii uii,
he said, ."and I arill be huay en
rolling the 906 men authorized by
congress. I hare not resigned ana
will Botwrastder sncn'aciiion nn-
Afl " AVsV S!Vr I Is afAlTlTi1flt Afl f I
think I xan finish that wor earty
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JftgeptemeiiM
amounting to more
than $6000 hare been placed by
Col. Carle Abrams, secretary of
the board of control. The equip
ment ordered consists of beds and
other furnishings for 250 patients.
The new wing of the Pendleton
institution has been constructed
at a cost of $225,000. It was
formally accepted by the board at
its Pendleton meeting on July 9.
Dr. W. D. McNary, superinten
dent of the Eastern-Oregon State
hospital, reported that John Ras
mussen, a patient, committed sui
cide by hanging himself on July
1. He tore up the bedclothes to
make a rope, tied it around his
neck with the other end fastened
Xo the window grating above his
head, and jumped off the bed.
Hospital attendants found Ras
mussen 30 minutes later, but
were unable to revive him. He
had been committed from Wasco
county in 19 24.
Construction of a garage at the
state institution for the feeble
minded was ordered by the board.
The garage will cost nearly $1000
and will house 20 cars. It will
also have storage space upstairs
for farm produce.
It developed at the meeting
that Carle Abrams, secretary, had
been appointed acting superinten
dent, of the state employment in
stitution for the bind, to act dur
ing the illness of W. J. H. Clark,
the superintendent, who suffered
a paralytic stroke recently. Mr.
Clark is in a serious condition,
but is expected to recover.
The first report presented to
the board today, by CoL Abrams
showed ah attendance of 54 blind
at the institution and the opera
tion of one of the most successful
and prosperous broom factories
on the coast. A new roof on. the
institution's garage and other
minor repairs asked for by the
acting superintendent were ap
proved by the board.
J. N. Skaife of Salem, owner of
the building which houses Wil
Bon's Buick garage, applied for
permission to connect the drain
age for the building's basement
with the state sewer which runs
down Center street. The plumb
ing is connected with, the city
sewer system, but the sewer is
not deep enough to drain the
(Continued on
equipment
RANSOM STORY
TO BE PROBED
McPherson Case in Hands of
Grand Jury for Thorough
Investigation
CALL MANY WITNESSES
Subpoenas Are Issued for All
Those Who Came in Contact
With Evangelist in
Border Towns
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 6".
(By Associated Press.) The
story told by Almee Semple Mc
Pherson, evangelist at Douglas,
Ariz., of being! kidnaped, tortured
and held for ransom below the
Mexican border In accounting fofr
her 36 days absence trfrm her
Angelus temple here, was in trie
hands of the county grand jury
here tonight for a thorough in
vestigation. District Attorney Keyes, formal
ly laid the entire matter before
the jury todayj issuing subpoenas
for Mrs. McPherson, her mother.
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, daughter
Roberta Semple and numerous
others identified with Temple ac
tivities to appear before the in
vestigating body next Thursday.
Requests were also forwarded
to officials of Douglas, Ariz., and
Agua Prieta, to come here and tell
of the independent investigations
conducted' at the border.
Those asked; to come here in
cluded: Chief of Police Bowden
of Douglas; Ernesto Bubion, may
or of Agua Prieta; Sylvero Villa,
Agua Prieta chjef of police; A. 8.
Murchlson, police sergeant of
Douglas; A. R.j Hinton, mayor of
Douglas and Miss Merriba Si:
nurse at the Calumet, Ariz., h
pital at Douglas where Mrs. Mc-
Continued on page 2.)
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JEFFERSON
MAN PASSES
E. B. SMITH DIES SUDDENLtf
Following operation
E. B. Smith,; 43, for several
years cashier of; the Oregon State
bank at Jefferson, died suddenly
last night in a local hospital fol
lowing an operation. He was ad
mitted to the hospital on- July 1,
and is survived by his wife, Jessie,
one son, Edwardj Doyle, Jr., 8, a'nd
one daughter Margaret Ellen, 6.
Announcements of funeral serv
ices are temporarily withheld in
anticipation of the arrival of Mrs.
Smith's sister, a missionary in
India, expected iu reach here by
Saturday. Mrs. Smith is the sis
ter of George Griffith, 575 Court
street, ' Salem, assistant state
treasurer.
NO PLACE TO PARK HIM!
SUPREME COURT GRANTS
EX-SATC MEN BENEFITS
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WERE PART OF U. 8. ARMY,
- HIGH COURT DKCLAKES
Several Thousand Added to List
of State Aid and Bonos
Eligible
Men who served in the student
army training corps during the
world war were members, of the
United States army, and as such
are entitled to all benefits enjoyed
by other ex-service men under the
state bonus act, according to an
opinion handed down by the state
supremo court here yesterday.
The court held that the provis
ion of the Oregon statute prohib
iting members of the student
army training corps from partici
pating in the benefits of the state
bonus act is unconstitutional.
The suit to test the constitution
ality of the ntatute barring mem
bers of the student army from re
ceiving state aid was filed by Ken
ceth Bell, an einploye of thS state
industrial accident commission.
It was said that the ruling of
the supreme court would result in
adding several thousand young
men to the list of persons eligible
for state aid under the bonus and
loan act.
NEW YORK STRIKE HOLDS
BOTH SIDES FORESEE VT1C-
TORY, REPORTS INDICATE
NEW YORK, July 6. (By As
sociated Press.) Impending ' vie
tor' was seen by both sides as the
first day of New York's subway
strike drew to a close.
The Interborough Rapid Transit
company, operators of the city's
principal underground arteries,
announced that 592 men were in
jobs vacated by the strikers and
that 72 of these places were-filled
by strikers who had returned to
work. The total number of motor
men and switchmen ordinarily
employed is 750. The general
counsel for the IRT announced
that service had been cut between
40 and 50 per cent.
LEHMAN SAVES SWIMMER
R. DC. MEYERS, CAUGHT BY
CRAMP, IS RESCUED
R. X. Meyers, of Salem, lived to
go swimming again on Monday,
because of the quick action of U.
J. Lehman.
Sunday afternoon Meyers fell
into 16 feet of water at Hagger's
grove, was paralyzed by cramps
and called fCT help. Lehman, in
the water, went to his rescue and
struggled for some moments to
support the sinking man, though
both were submerged frequently.
Finding that he could not save
him alone, Lehman also called for
help.
Carried toward shallow water
by the current, others succeeded
in drawing Makers from the water.
CIVIC 1RKET
CROUP CHOSEN
Feasibility of Establishing
Retail Produce Center to
Be Studied
ZONE COMMISSION HELD
Application to Build Combined
Theatre, Store and Apartment
Building Sent to Com
. mittee for Ruling
Possibility of establishing a
public market in Salem, where
actual producers of food products
may sell their goods direct to the
actual consumer, will be 'invest!
gated by a committee composed
of Alderman Watson Townsead,
chairman; Alderman E. B. Grab-
enhorst, J. M. Devers, Edward
Schunke, and H. . D. Chambers,
Mayor Giesy, announced last
night. .
Experiments conducted in cities
the size of Salem have revealed
that public markets have been
financially profitable and have re
suited In increased profits for
the farmers of the territory.
The new members of the city
zoning and planning commission
to replace those who resigned at
the last council meeting will be
named in two or three days, ac
cording to Mayor Giesy.
A letter from the attorney for
Mrs. Andrew Ditmar, Btating
reasons for her not removing a
house which is partly built on the
ground intended for North Pine
street, was read to the council.
The city decided to have the city
attorney go on with the case.
Rules were suspended by the
council in-order to vote on a bill
introduced by Alderman W. H.
Dancy to regulate the cleaning up
of premises on the city and to
compel property owners to keep
them cleaned up. The bill was
passed.
An application to build a com
bination theater, store, and apart
ment house on Capitol street be
tween Fairgrounds Road and
Hunt street was read to the coun
cil. The proposed building is to
be of reinforced concrete, two
stories high, and 50 by 100 feet
in size. It was referred to a spe
cial committee consisting of Alder
(Continued en page 6.)
FORMER RECORD BROKEN
PENITENTIARY AND INSANE
PATIENTS TOTAL GROWS
Reports submitted to the state
board of control yesterday showed
that commitments at the Oregon
state hospital for the insane dur
ing the month of June broke all
records in the history of the in
stitution. There were 98 patients
received at the hospital during the
month, which brought the total
population up to 1S86.
The state penitentiary with 'a
registration of 684 prisoners, also
has the largest population in its
history. Warden Lillle said that
as a result of the rapid increase
in population it had beeome neces
sary to house two - prisoners in
many of the cells.
In most Instances the prisoners
received at the institution during
the past few months are under 25
years of age.
All other states institutions,
with the exception of the schools
for the blind and deaf, reported
increased populations.
CRATER LAKE POPULAR
HOLIDAY CROWDS BREAK ALL
PREVIOUS RECORDS
BEND, July 6. (By Associated
Press). Crater Lake .national
park broke all previous attendance
records on the Fourth of July
week end when 6077 people visit
ed the, la,ke on Sunday and, Mon
day, according to the report made
by Will G. . Steel, park superin
tendent, to Bend people visiting
there over the week end. Four
teen!, hundred, and thirty-four au
tomobiles were counted.
DRY" AGENT LOSES POWER
LOSES COMMISSION FOLLOW
ING FIXE FOR JJUlXKING
, Governor . Pierce yesierday re
voked of ficlally the commission is
sued to W. M. McMillis, state
agent, who was arrested' recently
at Roseburg charged With being
drunk . and having "liquor in' his
possession. McMills pleaded gull'
ty to. being Intoxicated )n the Jus
tice court at "Roseburg and;. was
fined 1 100. ,-7-.. ' -0 ' t . " v J; ; L
.Atihe . time ' of Jbis arrest Mc
Mills! was working ont of the dis
trict attorney's office at Klamath
raua, '
Put Federal Pen Here!
i
The Salem Chamber of Com
merce and other local organisa
tions are . to be requested to
support a movement looking to
the establishment of a federal
prison. In' Salem. Reports ' re
ceived here indicated that the
government has decided to
arect a new federal penitentiary
on the Pacific coast and that
Oregon would be considered at
the time of selecting a site;
It was said that the federal
prisons are filled to their- ca
pacity and women prisoners; are
being "farmed out" to state in-
y ititutions. There are now eight
federal prisoners in the Oregon
state penitentiary. For the
housing of these prisoners the
state receives $40 a month each
fn m tha mronilnAfif
COOLIDGE PARTY LEAVES
FOR TRIP TO MOUNTAINS
STATE CARES LEFT BEHIND;
RELAXATION DESIRED
President to Return to White
House Early in September,
He Says
ON BOARD PRESIDENT COQL-
IDGE'S SPECIAL TRAIN. BALTI
MORE, July 6 (By Associated
Press) Leaving the heat and hu
midity of "Vashington, President
Coolidge aped by special train to
night toward the north and the
cool woods of the Adirondacks for
avacation which is expected to
keep him away from the national
capital until late August or early
September.
So far as possible, cares of
state have been left behind with
the intention of obtaining o thor
ough rest after a hard wlflter and
spring, and in preparation for an
other' difficult year with a con
gressional election in the spring
Relaxation is desired and : the
seclusion of White Pines camp on
Lake Osgood in the woods which
stretch to the Canadian border has
been sought as the best way of ac
complishing that end.
The vacation atmosphere : was
Quickly apparent as President and
Mrs. Coolidge . lef t.hohe
nouse vo ooara we train ai a
o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. uoonage was wearing .a
dark grey sack suii and Panama
hat while Mrs. Coolidge, attired in
a yellow and brown georgette
dress with a rust colored hat, car
ried a bird cage with four yellow
canaries. The two white collies
Rob Roy and Prudence Prim, were
( Co tinned - on paga 7.)
AUTO SMASHUP IS FATAL
CHILD DIES AS RESULT OF
ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 6. (By
Associated Press). Jean Hallo
well, four year old girl of Wake
field, Ore., who was brought to
Portland suffering from a frac
tured skull and internal Injuries
Sunday afternoon following an
"auto Accident seven miles south of
McMinnville, died today.
Neil Robinson of Eagle Creek,
who was Injured In a traffic acci
dent here yesterday, had not re
gained consciousness tonight after
39 hoars cf coma at St. Vincent's
hospital.-' Robinson is suffering
from fractured skull and Is not
expected to live. J
A heavy stage on. the Portland
Salem line overturned a short dis
tance south of Oregon City last
night, according to reports' re
ceived here today. None of the
24 passengers in the machine was
injured. Lee Davis, the driver.
reported that he was compelled to
swerve sharply as he rounded a
bend in the road to avoid striking
a group of persons gathered about
two wrecked care on the highway.
Before he could gain control the
heavy vehicle had turned over into
the ditch. The stage was travel
ing at a moderate rate of speed.
LAD DRAGOEP Tp DEATH
LAD, 8, IS DRAGGED ONE-
QUARTER BULK BY HORSE ;
ALBANY. Ore.. July 6.(By
Associated Press). Gordon Don
ald, 8 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon C. Pike of the Plain-
view neighborhood, was killed to
day when he tell from a horse and
was dragged one fourth of a mile
by the halter rope which, became
entangled around his. tody. i
RALPH INCE WILL MABRY
FILM .PJIOPUCER ; GETS .LI-
CENSE TO WED ACTRESS f
LOS ANGELES.. July C (By
Associated Press.) : -Ralph ; W,
Ince.; motion picture .director and
producer, . brother of ' the "late
ThoofSs ILv Ince, obtained a; li
cense here today to marry Lttcila
Mendes. film -actre- wince .wo old,
not indicate when the' ' ceremony
would Jake $lace, -
FOUR C01ICTS '
AflEGAPTUHEOT
AG! J 10 CELL
Youthful Fugitives, Poured
Off, Are Taken by Pcss3
Near McMinnville ';
TIRED AND HUNGRY SHOW
NO SIGN OF RESISTANCE
Stolen Guns Are Thrown
Away In Flight Through vt
Timber ' "
DOG LEADS TO CAPTURE
Collie Dps: Discovers Convicts,
Barking Leads to Capture;
All Four Wen Sent to "
"BnH Pen" y
mcminnyille, or., July a
(By Associated Press.) Af
ter four days of comparative
liberfyy Richard Hoore, Elliott
Mitchener, Richard Franeen
and Walter Fisher, convicts
who escaped from the Oregon
penitentiary last Friday after
noon were again behind prison
bars tonight.- '
The fugitives, who had been
the objective 'of a man .hunt
involving at" times more than
100 armed citizens and offi
cers, were captured hear here
today after: they had split up
in pairs. " 4-'li ' '.'.V. '
Moore and Franzeen were
taken about 8:45 a. m.v in a heav
ily wooded ravine about two miles
northwest . of here. .Their . "two
companions gave up when appre
hended early this afternoon fn a
thick clump of bushes, not more
than 100 yards off the main high
way on .the northern' outskirts pf .
McMinnville.: Neither : pair offer
ed any resistance. "' r -.- i-. . :
aThe youthful desperadoes,' hag
gard, sleepy and without -food
since Sunday - afternoon, seemed
glad that the hunt waa over, v
"Me? I'm -feeling4 tine . and
dandy," .said fisher, declared . ta
be the leader of the .quartet, after
the , handcuffs were snapped ,over
his, .wrists. "But ; when do iW
eat?" he added! ': ' ' s ?
To Rover, the collie dog, owned
by tferbert Chegwin who lives two
and a half miles north of here,
goes the credit for nncoverin g the .
first definite clew as to, the con
victs' whereabouts this morning.
Last .seen near the 'McMinnville
high school about 10 2oclock. last
night, the , fugitives , disappeared
and the posse coujd locate no trace
of ' them; until Rover .spotted
ays m
'x or -i:-. I 1
. Lewis ,G Mitchell rocte;,8,.a- i
lem, was arrested; Monday, night
by the Salem police on a 4 charge -of
speeding. .' r (
Sylvester Sch'arback .of t Salem
reported to the4 Salem police that
his car was struck; by another one .
at Market and North, Winter
streets yesterday.' No serious dam
age waa done, he said.'' V
The- axle" was 'absent on ..a r car
driven ; by .T.; U. ' Humphrey of
Monmouth when it struck another
car on 'Summer ' atreet Tnesday,
according to ?a. report . Humphrey
turned in to the local police.
Orison Cummings was injured
In. an automobile f. accident : JMon
dy, according to a report turned
In to' the Salem police. No de
tails of the accident were Includ
ed In 'the report. ' ;
Herman Feddera of rcu ta 7,
Salem, was. fined 1 5 for speeding
yesterday to the -police court.
William . H.; Kipper was , fined
$ S . In police court ; Monday on . a
. t ' ' ' 1.
charge of reckless, driving. . ;. ,-
, ; N.: Ishlda. route. 9, Salem,."ras
arrested Monday night for faiiura
to stop at a itop sign. T . .
'A Chevrolet coach belonging, to
Daa Sweeny .was. stolen on. Ferry
street between 8:30 and 16 o'clock
Monday mighty he reported to the
Salem police.i4 ; .'
, Fines assessed to men arrested
on-r speeding t.-chargts 1 yesterday
amounted to, 13 C. . W VoaIs t
fined, $10 and T.,F Jljher ac II. :
Packet $$ tttiluz ,..; 'i1 ..
1 Ralph,' Wilson Route z. fTilem,
reported? to 4 the police j yetterf'y,
that the .truck, he wasj dlvlag w f 3
struck, i.hy an otter ;car. The
amount of damage done was set
mnatioued, . ,,. . - .