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Voluntary Freight Reductions of Southern Pacific Company Will Make Lime Cheaper o; Farmers Using It Chfcrry Duto r - 1 .- . . . , . ... , v -j . . . . - , - . I I WEATHER FORECASTr "Cloudy In w-est A correspondent to the New Tork "World wants to kndw what is wrong with mr schools. Maybe too many or the professors are busy trying to find a way to wipe out tho European debt. . ; - I ! ami increasing cloudiness in east portion; I 2 humidity below normal: senile southerly .1 winds. Maximum temperature yesterday, ! I 7i; minimum, 4; river, .., aiiiuwimru-, j cloudy; wind;' west. i r '' - - ! v-v: -. . aKVyfTY--SiXTa YEAR - - - SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS A. - HER CHERRY TIIFFIMI ERDIRS'IED hm ; . . ' . . , i Attitude Friendly to Produc ers': Problem Shown by Investigators HEARING HELD IN SALEM .... iS Even .tit (Vnt Increase nw Po- ! ,it. Knoupli To Allow out tuition Tjrn , JVm;os tuni ,4 Ikm-t j , Trmlo Fiiiros tirosenicd to the inves- !is:i(ors foit'the tariff om mission, II I. Lou tp and L. (!. Connor, Thursday, j-flative to the ofs of jirndiK'fns Cherries in the Salem lisirii t. wiBl he tonvlncinK proof . ih unimission that even the out- i nt additional tariff which an n. i w he t harged on imported . n. rri s wljll not be sufficient to j.roic. t th?Krowers here and -else-uh. re on ifte Pacific coast in their f fori to cojinpeto in the processed 4 In -rr.v trade, it was believed fol luwiiiK the hearinj?.; held In the i li.imber of commerce rooms. These statistics, Riven to the in vestigators by Glenn Hops, secre tary of the Salem Cherry Growers .ismk i;itioni showed the average ni of production lo be 8.24 cents n pound; but after discussion this jtlre;niy conservative figure was placed in the report at 7.24 cents. Diffci-rotiaf Too Great Kven if ithis latter figure i-a true average, the differential in favor of Italian cherries, sold re tently on he coast at.SVi to 9 rents a potind. Is staggering, for the final jcost of the , cherries frown here, counting the cost of pitting and stemming and allow ing for shrinkage, is over 17 vents. j . ,. The inrestlgator showed an ex .tfemely friendly attitude t to the v , awers case, me locat cnerry n Teirortfed," and at a laactteonTbHt were driven from the deck lit the Marion Hotel at noon, pledged cooperation in the effort for an increase in the tariff, inso far as-theitf duties a.s impartial in vesticators'will permit- iloe For Success Speakers! at this luncheon, in eluding Senator Charles L. Mc Nary. Congressman W. C. Hawley and (Joverntor I- L. Patterson, ex pressed thfrir belief that the in erease now: being sought would be fort hcomi tig. The governor veri fied the association's figures on ost of production, speaking from ntiit imipd on pa; 8.) THREE ON BALLOT FOR VALEDICTORY ri.ASS TO VOTE OX CANDI DATES AT NEXT MEET I. NO Fred C. Taylor Elected i- Baccalaureate Sermon ' for School to Ili'V. F. C. Taylor, pastor of the First Methodist, church, will de hv( i the baccalaureate sermon for SaUni high school seniors this year. ThM was decided at. a class meeting held yesterday afternoon. Three candidates were placed in nomination for election of the Mudent who will. deliver the vale dictory at the commencement ex-ri-ises. They were Edith Starrett, Jak Uatnage and Earl Fisher. Miss Starrett is a debater, while Uamage arid Fisher are prominent iti dramatics. Tii is is the flrat time for a num ber of years, it is said, that a girl 1-as ipn nominated for this honor. TWO KILLED IN WRECK Four Seriously Injured; Train leaves; Rails, urns.Ovcr I PORTLAND, April 22 (AP.) Dave Howerman of Gresham died here this Imorning -from : iniuries received in a logging train crash near Clatsikanie yesterday, fbring ins; the number of deaths to 'two. Kroii Can nie of Portland was killed in tjhe wreidi. Three other mn are Sn hospitals here seri ' ii-ly injured. i - t'LATSKANIE, Or., April 21. f ap. ) Fred Cannie, 36, Portland, inspector IToreman for'the Noyes HjlMr LoKRing company, was .J& foxr others" were seriously fVred ad 50 workmen escaped unhurt late today when a Jogging 'rain leaped the track, crashed along the right of way.fpr a short distance and then turned orer. The accident occurred 12 miles irom KerJ-y. The cause was not determined. ,. . ; - . The following Injured .were taken to Tort land, hospitals: Dave Kowermaij, Gresham,1' Bkuir frac tured, may tile; Brie Asplund, Portbind. head and thigh injuries; Tom Robinson, Clatsjcanie. head injuries; iNick Jantry, Portland, rtvero body Praise's; ; ' MILLION-DOLLAR LIBEL SUITAILS INTERVIEW GIVEN BY AtOMAX JUROR CAUSKS MISTRIAL Nowspftpcr, Oticr Involved May Be CharlVith Contempt of Court DETROIT, April 21. (AP.) Aaron SupiroV $1,000,000 libel suit against Henry Kord and . the automobile manufacturer's weekly newspaper, f the Dearborn Inde pendent, Tell h? the wayside today when Federal Judge Fred M. Ray mond declared a jniatrial. He held with the Ford attor neys that the Jury had een con taminated by newspaper publica tion of an interview with a juror, Mrs. Cora : Hoffman. "Apparently this case mustTall at this time," the court regretfully announced!. "It falls to ' a large extent because justice has been crucified upon the cross of unethi cal and depraved journalism." ' , He discharged the jury, and im mediately called John A. Baxter, iitting federal district attorney. and instructed him to investigate ana it contem his findings warranted. Hie: ot proceedings against the Pr fit thp nlrnit TimAt. publishers of the Detroit Times. the reporter who interviewed Mrs. Hoflman. and any others involved in that newspaper. Judge Raymond stated from the bench that there seemed to be nothing to support other charges against Mrs. Hoffman and Sapiro. made in 15 affidavits, mostly by Ford detectives in support of the motion for a mistrial. The outstanding allegation was that Mrs.' Hoffman frequently had been seen and overheard in con versation with J. "Kid" Miller, who in turn had been observed talking earnestly with Sapiro, and (Cotinnrl on nar 8.) TRY TO SEIZE STEAMER -Attorneys Driven From Deck Of Federal Ship By Coast Guard SAN FRANCISCO, April 21. (AP) Attorneys for the steamer Federalshlp, rum carrier seized 270 miles off the California coast with a 51,000,000 liquor cargo recently, today made an attempt to take possession of the vessel, by the United States coast guard. Captain S. S. Stone and his first mate, joined the attorneys' in the attempt, but left their ship meekly when- coast guard officials an nounced that they would be ejec ted by- force If they resisted. Captain Stone and his crew of 19 weFe released from jail yesterday after the federal court dismissed the charges against them, render ing a decision which denounced seizure or tne r eneraisntp as "sheer aggression and trespass, like those which contributed to the war of 1812." CHARGE FAULTY METHOD Stale Upholds Millage Tav Answer to Oi-egon Stages in Any financial loss that has been suffered by the stage lines operat ing in this state was due to the method of operation, and not be cause of excessive or unfair li cense fees assessed against the operators. This was set out in the state's answer to the complaint in the suit filed by the Oregon Stages and Parker stages to test the con stitutionality of the license law under which the stages operate. The answer averred that the fees collected from the stage operators fel far short of reimbursing tbe state for the damage resulting from their operations. It cost the state approximately 6 cents per ton mile for construc tion and malntenence of the high ways. used, by the stages, accord ing to the answer. ASK HIGHWAY REHEARING Timber Interests Oppose Falls City Valseti! Koarf Project Rehearing of the proceedings to create the proposed Falls City Valsetz highway improvement, dis trict in, Polk county was requested In a petition. filed with the state highway commission here yester day by the Willamette Valley Lum ber company, Charles K. Spauldlng Timber company and the William W. Mitchell company. The boundaries of the proposed disject were approved by the high way commission last week, but the special election to establish the district has not yet been called. -"The timber companies alleged that the road which the district proposed to constructfrom Falls City to Valsetz was not practical, and that the cost would be exces sive. '. , ' ' , , I CHERRY CROP DAMAGED Lane County Production Reduced , i W Per Cent By Frost EUGENE, April 21. (AP) Sixty; five per cent of the cherry crop of Lane county has been de stroyed by the; heavy frost of Wednesday morning In the opinion of -C E; "Stewart, , county' fruit in spector, who made a survey ot the situation. Prunes are. not badly harmed, 'he said' ' ; - 1 ! '-.-.- DUETBROODS ' j h - ' Eighteen LiVes Reported Lost When Government Launch Founders OTHERS MAY BE SAVED ReI Cross Sends Call for Ronts; Steaioci-N Capsize in Itusli of Water, As Ivee CoHops at .Many Points HELENA. Ark.. April 21 (AP) Kighteen people were reported ' drowned when the government launch Pelican was pulled through a levee . break at Knowlton's x .. .... Landing 50 miles south of here on the Mississippi river early this i morning, according to messages received here late this afternoon. The boat was said to have been caught In the swirl of water out side the break, , . i j. . ting to deliver, refugees from the bank Di-niuri ti auasn which was passing up the river. It became definitely- known here late today that the levee had broken at Knowlton, but noj com munication could be established with that district which is isolated from telephone for 25 miles pr more. Local Red Cross officials dispatched a boat at 6 p'clock to night for Knowlton. hoping to j save others reported to be maroon i ed on the levee top1 there and in immediate peril. People Cry For Aid The levee was caving, it was sam. ana peopie ere cryiun iur r aiu n iitrii me with hundreds crowded onto a barge and its decks. fThey were unable to, take on additional refu gees, according to the reports' re ceived here. , Major H. J. Monroe, govern ment engineer was .satisfijed to night that the reports' of the Peli- (Continued ou pa(e 8.) KLAMATH PAPER SOLD Morning News Purchased by The Herald Publishing Company KLAMATH FALLS, April 21. (AP.) Bruce Dennis, publisher of the Evening Herald, today an nounced the purchase of the Klam ath News, a morning daily. Pos session was taken today. The pur chase price was n,ot announced. No change will be made in the rews or editorial policy, it wr Si; id. Dennis, in effecting the transfer, first formed the Inland Publishing company, which in turn acquired the stock of the Herald Publishing ccmpany and the 'Klamath News Pu hi i.shing company. ' ' - -. - - . . ' - , r . ,. . . . GREAT NORTHERN TAKES INITIATIVE MAY m iLD 1IXB iS'TO KLAM ATH FAI.I-S OX OWX HOOK;. lank Jtiver . Canyon Route Indi cated by Purchases of Property There 1 rnnnivn Anrit i r.p ' ' " ' ' Developments of the last few j Kozer .fi,ed re(.ently to the com. days, the Morning Oregonian will j piaint in the mandamus proceed say tomorrow, have made it per-4ings started by I. B. Smith of missable now to refer to phases J Portland to compel the secretary of the proposed Oregon Trunk iof state to rpfer tne so-called prop- railroad extension into south cen tral Oregon, that could not "with out violation of confidences, be discused before." The article says: "The Great Northern railway, acting on its own responsibility, j ago refused to assume original has for some time taken the ini- jurisdiction in the mandamus pro bative in the extension program, j ceedings but allowed the petition- "The Great Northern railway, er to file the action in any other itself may build the proposed line j court having jurisdiction. The into the Klamath Falls country. proceeding, will now go to the su- "The Norihern Pacific rallwayi prerae court on appeal from the' which together with the Great ! decision, of Judge McMahan. "The Northern owns the Oregon Trunk:, J supreme court, in this case." read possibly may not participate in ; Judge McMahan's decision sustain- the proposed extension. "In view of the Great North ern's willingness to assume the responsibility for the Bend-Klam-ath Falls extension, it is seen that the building of the line does not depend solely on the outcome of the proposed merger of the Hill- ' " , nuii. 11 will uc 1 1 11 LU tne c. c for lts aDDrova, Jl h 1 v- trio o r1 1' pare oi May. A Klamath Falls dispatch says information has been received that the Oregon Trunk railroad will enter Klamath Falls by way of the Link river canyon. The line will leave the Southern Pa- cinc main line at Pelican City, the.!tified in entering a pro formo de- uispaicu aaas, anu continues: , "This is clearly indicated in wholesale purchases of property in Pelican City. Klamath Lake and j uucua ini udaiiiuns uunng tne past week. Although the iden tity of the purchasers is riot known, according to information received by the Evening Herald (hp mirrhawre nf tho Ion are t agents of the northern lines." SILVERT0N YOUTH HELD Responsibility for Death in A.utw Accident Placed PORTLAND. April 21. CAP) Walter Sheirman. 24, of Silver ton, was today held responsible by a coroner's jury for the death of Thurman L. Parker, 31, of Seattle. Parker died as the result of Injur ies received in an automobile ac cident here Sunday. The jury re commended that , Sheirman be held for further investigation by the grand jury. Testimony at the inquest was to the effect that Parker and his wife and child were in the ma chine hit by a car driven by Sheirman. Officers Leavens and Hammersly who investigated the accident, testified that Sheirman had been drinking and that a small amount of liquor was found in a bottle in his car. .Sheirman, who is under $1000 bond was at the inquesttoday but made no statement. WHO SAID "LUCK"? DEMURRER GETS FAVOR OF COURT PRO .FOR .MO DKCISIOX MADE J.OOKIXCJ TO APPKAIj Application for Hal lot Title Re. fused by Secretary of State Kozer rr-1 , i . . L i-riy assessment measure passea at the 34th legislative session to the. people; was sustained in a pro Se L."? McMalinf th? Mar ion county circuit court yesterday. The state supreme court a week ing the state's demurrer, "could have taken original jurisdiction. Whichever way the case is- here decided, it will be appealed. For some reason the supreme court declined to take jurisdiction in the case and it was therefore filed in the circuit court. "It is necessary for this case to be decided here immediately so ithat an appeal can be taken in 'time for the petitioner to invoke the referendum if he would pre vail 'in the supreme court. For this reason, and in view of the necessity of immediate final de termination of the case, I feel jus- i cision sustaining the demurrer. i "I cannot take the time neces- ! sary to give the case due consid- (Continued on pace 6.) CLACKAMAS TO GET AID Forestry Boartl Will Assist Count y tn Dii tiding Tower The state Knur A of fnrptrv or a meeting here yesterday decided to cooperate with the Clsjckamas cqunty fire patrol association in the construction of an 8"5-tbot steel lookout tower on Highland butte, 10 miles southeast of Oregon Cjly. The lookout will command a view of virtually all of the timber area of Clackamas county, east ern Multnomah county and a part ot Marion county. It will be used as a central dispatcher station dur ing the summer months. The Oregon forest nursery, eight miles south of Corvallis, has been enlarged and will have an output of 150,000' seedlings dur ing the year." according to a report submitted to the board. The dis tribution this spring was 44,000 trees, with Requests for five times that number. The trees were sent to farmers in eastern Oregon. The nursery is operated in co operation with . the federal gov ernment. The distribution of trees is limited for purposes of estab lishing shelter belts, woodlots and (windbreaks.' WTOD TO SUFFERING Water No Longer Rising on Upper Mississippi, Lower Towns in Peril : , I WORKERS HANDICAPPED I Disease .Spreading Anions Refu gees ; lloorly Protected From Cold Weather; Arkansas , Situation Accute -MEMPHIS, April 21. (AP) The Mississippi river levee at fJreenvjile, largest city in the Mississippi delta, .went' out at iu id night, according to long dis tance operators liere who said the operator at Greenville had broadcast first news of the dis aster. MAYERSVILLE, Miss.. April 21. (AP) Water is Douriuc ' over the top of the levee ten inch- j es deep for a stretch of six miles at Albemarle Bend tonight and a break is momentarily expected More Towns Threatened MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 21. (AP) The Mississippi flood had extended into the lower valley to night as a cold wave came in from the west to add to the discomfort of the 50.000 homeless and placed I added handicaps in the wav of the men along the levees. The main levee on the Mississip pi broke at Stops Landing, 18 miles above Greenville early today and let through waters upon an area fifty miles wide and 75 miles long in eight Mississippi counties. Greenville faced inundation, as did a score or more smaller eom- munities before fjood waters again reached the main stream near Vicksburg. Arkansas. -wKh-its thousands of refugees, many ot them ill, hud dled in improvised camps little prepared for warmth, was in the path of the cold wave. Cold weather overspread other parts of the valley, while winds created waves on the river, adding to the (Continued on par 6-) SEVEN JURYMEN CHOSEN Judge Says He'll Get Jury Today If it Takes all Night NEW YORK. April 21. (AP.) Five jurymen needed to com plete the 12 to pass on charges that Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray murdered Albert Sny der, will be found at tomorrow's codrtt session. Judge Townsend Scudder. presiding, announced at recess tonight that the jury will be completed tomorrow even if necessary to hold the court in ses sion "until the next day." Three jurymen were added to day to four previously accepted. The three today were selected from a total of 83 talesmen who passed in review. When the seventh and final group of talesmen was exhausted tonight 244 prospective jurymen had been examined and the supply for the moment was completely used. One hundred additional talesmen will be summoned until the 12 have been passed by the district attorney and the defend ants. GOVERNOR TO TAC0MA Patterson and Steincr Wfll Be Guests at Rotary Banquet Governor Patterson and Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, superintendent of the Oregon state hospital, will leave here today for Tacoma where they will be guests at a Rotary club banquet Saturday. Governor Patterson will pitch the first ball at the opening game of the Timber league at Tacoma Saturday afternoon. The officials later will inspect the Washington state hospital for the Insane. Mrs.PaUerson and Mrs. Steiner will accompany their husbands on the trip which will be made by automobile. PAIR BELIEVED DROWNED - 1 . " ' ' j Launch ' Sinks; Portland Child ' KiUed Beneath Truck ST. HELENS. Ore., April 21. (AP) rJesse Trickle, 22, of the Lewis river. -district, and his ne phew, -Clarence Johns, 5 years old, were, believed to -have drowned to day in the i Colombia river near the month of Lewis river, when a launch In which they set out for St. Helens sank after, springing a leak. v i . PORTLAND, April 21. -(AP) Marian -Jsj-eaj, f out ; yew i old. was '.; in jared 4 perh apa fatally, - to day when she darted in front of a-truck driven by Chesley Ronne. The front wheels of the machine passed orer tae child's body. USE LAW'S LIMIT AND CURB GRIME TENDENCY OF SOME TO GROW LAX! IN THEIR DCTY Fresident Poney Believes Less ' Drinking; Now Than In Years Before "If I were an enforcement of ficer, t would use the law to tha limit for a while, said President Carl Gregg Doney. "of Willamette university, last night. This, believes the . university head, is the only way effectively to curb the activities of bootleg gers and others of the criminal ilk. "There is a tendency on the part of officials to grow lax in the per formance of their duties when active support of the community dwindles,"" said the president. "Pressure for greater leniency in penalties is continually brought to bear by the other element; and if this is not counteracted by pres sure from the better, influences, officers become lazy." Hence, the present upheaval in favor of law enforcement brought about by , an interview accorded Professor J. C. Nelson, of the senior high school, is a good thing, the president believes- Different groups are hreaking 'down bar riers. Citizen is becoming ac quainted with official. New ways (Continued on pin 5.) POLLUTION CAUSE GIVEN Need of Sewage Disposal Plant in Portland Emphasized PORTLAND, April 21. (AP.) A report -on stream pollution in Oregon, prepared by a special com mittee of the City club, made pub lic: here today, declares "One of the most serious problems of stream pollution . in Oregon is caused by Portland's use of the Willamette river as ija.inay trunk sewer." Members of the committee sign- ins: the report are Dr. A. A. Know! ton. chairman? R. E. Koon. M. E. Reed and Dr. H. H. Foskett. Speaking of the danger-to the public health from the pollution of streams, the report states that "more than one-fourth of the ur ban population outside -of Port land is exposed to danger from polluted water." In addition to, stressing the ner cessity for a continuation of pub lie Interest in the matter and the support of investigation now under way by the state board of health. the committee stresses the need here for a sewage disposal plant. "SHOOT TO KILL" ORDER Seven Holdups in Siugle Night Heighten Wave .of. Crime , PORTLAND. April 21. (AP) With Portland still in the grip of an unprecedented outbreak of outlawry, L. V. Jenkins chief of police, today issued terse orders to his men to "shoot and shoot to kill."- , . The orders came following a night marked by a series of dar ing robberies and holdups, five. of which were cleared np by the ar rests of two youths who were, tak en into custody after they had led police, through the " city at a breath taking pace in a stolen automobile. . ; The most daring holdup last night took-place when two men entered a cafeteria, forced the sole employe of the place into a large refrigerator, and ransacked the cash register While the hold up was in progress, a squad of policemen detailed for night duty passed the place but did not per ceive what was taking place. Seven holdups topic place dur ing the night. . ' , SHORT CUT ROAD -SURE First Issue or .Bonds for Salmon ItiverOlia Route Sold McMINNVILLE, April 21. (AP). rWith the sale of the first issue of $125,000 in bonds by tbe Super-Road district commission. Immediate construction work on tbe salmon river-Otis short cut road to the coast has. been assured it was announced today , by the backers of the project. The sale of the bonds to a Portland firm, J was made known today. . O. D, -Wolfe, .contractor, whose bid of $80,0-00 for grading! the first six and one-half roiles of. road west from New Grand Ronde on the phort cut, has been tpld that he would receive the con tract about May 1 when funds are expected to be in the hands of the state .treasurer. . . ' CHIANG RESUMES DRIVE Nanking Government, Formed Ad Tance Northward, -Continued. .!' SHANGHAI. 1 April ? 2 AP ) -With the new Nanking .govern ment launched and civilians super Sing the details. General Chiang 1-Shekr leader of the moderate Section of the nationalists, has suddenly resumed his campaign to the north, Chinese reports assert. His : f orces are ' advancing by two routes, t They .nave reached Llnhweikwan, on .the southern section of the . Tientsin-Pukow railroad. -Their objective " is Suchowfu, where there is a rail road crossing. IRIIPPIWE Lift PL1ID Southern Pacific Company. Voluntarily Offers to Make Changes . 15 PER CENT REDUCTION State Lime riant May Make Cn in Price of Product, to Formers Some Time ; in NearFutnre ' The Southern Pacific . Railroad company has voluntarily offered -lower rates, on lime rock shipped from the quarry in Josephine county, and on the ground lime rock shipped out to the larmers from the state lime plant at thw penitentiary. This offer is made through the public service com mission, which 'has held several hearings In a suit filed several months ago, asking for. still great er reductions than are now vol untarily offered by the .railroad company. ' 15 to JO Ter Cent The reductions offered amount to 15 to 16 per cent on the rates on the . rock, coming 'to the plants, from the quarry, and also on the i ground product going to the farm-, ers. ' " . The rate on the-rock from the quarry has been 1 2 , a ton, reduced some time ago to that figure from $2.05 a ton. .The rate on the ground rock has varied from $2.10 a ton from Salem to Astoria, $1.70 to Marshfleld.r f 1.20 to Cottage Grove, and 9 Qi cents to Portland , to 40 cents to -Turner, 50 cents to Woodburn. 60l cents, to Albany, etC. ,:-if- The offered reduction will go by distances and districts, and it makes up quite a table, which is j being worked out by the clerks of the -public service; commission. ! Cheaper to Farmers " The reductions offered will al low the state lime plant .to make a cut in cost to the farmers using the lime, of perhaps -25 cents a ton. The price now is $4.75 for loose lime .and . $5,50 for sacked lime, at the prison, the sacks to be returned. . - . 1 This is not definite, but there will be. some, cut, to be decided upon when, the whole thing is worked out.which will likely be very soon; in the next few days.', (Continued am pM 7 WOMAN BEAvTEN; ' DURESSCLAIMED INDEPENDENCE ATTORN EYrt SEEK TO RECOVER LA XI) j Son and Daughter of Aged Invalid -, Alleged Responsible for . - Injuries , INDEPENDENCE, Or., - April 21. (AP -While Mrs. M. E. Stansberry lies badly bruised and in a serious condition at the homo of a friend, a suit has been tiled at Dallas , by attorneys interested in the cose, to attempt to recover property deeded by .Mrs. Stans berry to her son and daughter, Edward Stansberry of Pendleton, and Mrs. .Hattie Hewett, Monte- sano. Wash. The deed was declared In the complaint to have been signed by Mrs. Stansberry under duress and after a series of indignities and cruelties which included blows ' that still show their. marks on the face and body of the aged Invalid woman. , . A month "ago the son and daugh ter arrived! here and immediately. .barred friends of tbe woman from the house, and dismissed the nurse who had been caring for their mother, neighbors report. Sunday they, took their mother. whose body bore marks and bruis es, to the home of a friend, de claring she had fallen down stairs. -The mother charged that her chil dren had forced her to sign over several thousand .dollars worth o f real and personal property. She exhibited bruises on her arms and cheeks. . - An injunction has been obtained in the circuit court by friends of Mrs. f Stansberry, preventing the children from removing or dispos ing of the property. Mrs. Hewett and , Stansberry have departed, ostensibly for their homes. -v.- . . - i '.. : POLICE KILL! HIJACKER 'Mfl Away Thomas TTallrs Into , Trap, Riddled With Bullets - LOS ANGELES, April . 21. (AP) Harry "Mile Away" Thorii as. notorious hijacker, was shot end killed here tonight when 'fc walked into a police trap. Offi cers who" had fceen tlrpcd cf ta a liquor raid, were la hiding rar :s. garage and opened fire wiiii f -machine suns when Thorns cm up on the scene. Ills body v. . riddled with bullets.