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estate Flex Industry Is to Mdlte Its' Own Fulling Machines; Great Advances Shown in i7iePiisoiz Indusirnej Three Military Bands, Two Drum Corps, Several National .Guard Units to Be in Armistice Bay Parade hie w i if l Weather forecast t Occasional rains, Xaild temperature, increasing southerly "wind be coming strong on Oregon coast. Maximum temperature yesterday 54; minimum 43; liver 2. rainfall .07; atmosphere cloudy; wind north vest. V J : r "Who can remember when all grandma did was to clt la the house and knit woolen mit tens for the children' Christmas?- ! 1 f s They don't make many of those old-fash- J toned quilts anymore because quilting can't be done from the rear aeat of an automobile. . , i - . , i i tJrVENTy-SEVENTH;YEAB SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS i: BfiODITHORIS AL SMITH WINS 5 S STATE VICTORY Mayor James HoYph , Jr., Elected H to Succee Self la San Fran cisco Office Two United .States Marines Face Terrific Odds; j Among flicaraguans AIRPLAUE FORCED DOWN Heroism Told of Lieut. E. A. Tbomae and Sergeant Frank Dowcllj Account Accepted am Author! LatlTO . - AXTI-SALOO LEAGUE DE-i REATED IX STATE OP OHIO . SAN "FRANCISCO, Not.-, (AP)' Complete - unofficial re turns of San Francisco's city and county election Indicated early to day that Mayor James Rolph, Jr., had defeated James K. Power in the mayoralty-race by about 30, 000 votes, and that Sheriff Tom Finn, had been defeated for re election by W. J..; Fitzgerald by about 26,000. , The total vote was reported as 163,187. ''-.. 4 . OTEROflTIOOI RED PLOTS PUT U ER RUIVlAisriAN POT BOILING AGAIN CENSORSHIP " " ESTABLISHED f-- OVER COUNTRY 'AGAIN Lieutenant and Wife Arrested at -' Small Border Town as Carol W XV. 1 ' Plotters .. . " Portland Chief of Police Re ceivesHurried Telegram FromTacoma V, :4 ; v 1 MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nor. 8 (AP). Heroism and onflinch lnc courage against overwhelming odds marked the last stand of Sec ond IJeutenaE. -A. Thomas and Sergeant Frank Dow dell, Ameri can marine "aviators. It was re vealed today In advices from the Interior stating definitely that the ,i f missing filers were killed by Out law, juil luunui BgU. - The report, which la believed to be authoritative, came from Nlear- aguan living In Ocotal, important town In northwestern Nicaragua, and the scene of a desperate bat tle some months ago between American marines and NIcaraguaBj constabulary against the followers of the former liberal general, San-1 dlno, - . . Long Search Ends vTb e story. On ting Its way to the coast tt length, it felt t dear np defrsMsfy the ttts of the two fliers who have been sought un ceasingly by their comrades ever since .they dlssppeared In the thickets on Mouat- Chlpote on Oc tober t after their plane 'crashed. One ef the aviators which one v--pt stated -was . said to have wounded serlonslyVp a ma chete soon-after the'". pfane fell, while the other killed the assail ant and dragged his companion to temporary safety tn a cave where finally , they were ambushed and met death before a body of 30 or 46 outlaws, resisting desperately to the end." ! : j: The story, which agreea InjBub- t stance with the known facts as far ' 4as u carries the aviators to ; the i pumi at waicn iney ensnes is as follows; . -V :; :n -'TV-. :"' .Lieutenant Thomas and . Ser- Another victory at the poll for Governor Alfred E Smith of New York and an apparent decisive de feat for the Anti-Saloon league In Ohio, ! crowned yesterday's off- rear elections In a dozen states. These results, together with the gubernatorial--.race in Kentucky and. -mayoralty contests In PhCa deiphia, Detroit and San Trancis co, held the ehief interest from a national point of, view In the state wide voting which otherwise . con cerned mostly local questions. With about half of the state re turns tabulated. : the voters had piled up a majority of more than 100,000 against 4he proposed con stitutional amendment ? ' In New ToTk providing forj a four year term for governor commencing at the next presidential election. V Governor5 Smith opposed ' the intendment on the stump, but in a statement issued last night de clared that while both sides had regarded the change ae absolutely necessary the defeat ''must be re garded the protest on the part of n overwhelming majority of the slectorate against the erection of a governor In a year when presi dential candidates are running." "With one half : of the state's precincts heard from,' a majority of 157.000 stood, against the Mar,- I shall bill In Ohio. This measure, snpportea py me siimirn Aou-oaioan league and submitted to referen dum; would restore to mayors and Justices of the peace authority to collect fees In criminal cases, "in cluding prohibition law violations. It" was opposed by automobile dubs. . . )' . .'. ' The Loulsvlllef Courier-Journal sstlmated that J. C. W. Beckham, democrat, waa ' defeated by Flem D. Sampson, republican for gover nor of Kentucky, being led by (Cvetlnn4 ea pre 2) . " , ' r SHERIFF'S BOOZEH PLOT RECOUNTED JJOOXSIIINERS AND .IJQUOR IMPORTERS PROTECTED Testimony Glvea to Show How :J."flMrasaada- of Cases Shlppe tu Into Aberdeem " r v ; TACOMA. Wash., Nov. (APT. How bond d liquor poured Into Aberdeen : over the waterfront docks by the thousands of cases while ; deputy sheriffs stood by to see that the handlers were not molested, was detailed today In federal court by govern ment witnesses In the Grays Har bor Hqsor contpiracy case lnvolv- ,tng former Sheriff Elmer Gibson I , sad 16 other alleged members of 1 the ring. 1 ,v. same - time protected v"! Aoonsatnera . were tnrnlag, out tnoasanas" or gallons or wnisaey with a- rsvenn of SI a gallon to Vv liquor ring which also covered cost of beginner's lessons In moonshining under . the direction of the 'sheriffs office, other wit nesses declared. , - f 100,000 Traced " i C So far the government . hac traced mors than 11 00.0 00 to the collectors for the booze ring through Its witnesses, close to 1 9 0,000 being accounted for by Win field Huggeft- and" Frank Brail ey today. v POSTPONE: SANITY -TEST ."-f 5 f William Nash Stm Held Without . Bail - Folldwips ' Sensational ' Arrest tn Gruesome ? lprosy Case , ' f- . f - . PORTLAND. Nor. 8. (AP).- Myetery deepened today In' the weird case of William Nash; jailed by police yesterday when his con nection with an International ring for the distribution of leprosy and anthrax germs was "Insinuated in a bundle of letters found in! his room. Nash's connection with the letters has been definitely estab lished. k ' : i f Although .alarm locally over statements in the "leprosy", let ter were largely 5 abated through announcement of medical authori ties the contents of other letters, tending to show ' Nash had com munistic contacts In foreign lands, aroused greater Interest than on the day before. The "leprosy" letter, bearing 'a Rio de Janeiro date, was signed "ANT" and told of the sending by the writer of sufflcient.leprosy germs to Innocu late 200 persons. f'i ,-- Investigator Wires, -i ;. And today from Tacoma came a telegram ; addressed to Chief ; of Police Jenkins from Edward , Bal- tuff who said he was a private in vestigator and gave his address as 753 M St. Heleps Ave., apartment S, Tacoma . , - I r The telegram said: ' ? j "ttbW Nash without bail until I can: reach Seattle federal office. Have all details this international BUCHAREST-, Rumania, Nov. 8.(AP)--Rumania-WM Just re covering from the shock, of the al leged Manoilesca plot to restore former Crdwn Prince Carol to the throne when.tho country was again plunged into a state tot 'agitation and nncertainty, culminating ia the r reestabMs'hment" of "censoif- shlp today, by the arrest in a bor der town of a- lieutenant and ls wife. They t were said to have been In communication with Prince CaroU :-ri lA - ? ;4 One opposition paper, "Adever- NATIONAL GUARD QUICIOLY ; READY SALEM UNITS ; It ESFOND PROMPTLY TO ORDER All But F1t Here' Under Arms; ,- ,3100 In Oregon Ready to . Travel - PORTLAND, Nov. 8. (AP) Ia compliance with' secret war de partment orders, the entire Ore gon national, guard, comprising 63 companies and units In 21 coun ties, underwent Its annual test mobilization tonight, t ' -- No records were attempted. Or ders simply-asking . mobilization with full field equtpmenr-of all the units attheir various armories be tween 6 and 10:10 p. m. General George? A.t White tonight report ed the maneuver quite successful and estimated more than 3.100 FLM 1GHIIS nl." took advanUge of Its last edilmen were under arms, within 30 tion: before the ensnrsHfn Warn of the actual number of officers (Continaed ea page 5.) ! RIGD0NS GET CONTRACT Rrklge at New Era To Replacb ; i Dangerous Narrow One! ; .." effective to charge ; that Premier Bratiano was i preparing to estab lish a dictatorship along the lines of that of General rPrimo de Riv era in Spain. : The paper calls for a denial from the government if its information ; Is . not correct,', de claring that If no denial Is forth-; coming the opposition ' and all democratic Interests should pre pare for a struggle against usurpa tion of the constitution. - Information received here today is that . Lieutenant Teodoru and his . wife, who were arrested at a border city yesterday were search ed and in their automobile "most interesting documents," were found. The pair, who were arrest-1 ed at Ceanat, near Temesvar on their way out of the country, were brought to Bucharest today for further Interrogation by the Ru manian secret police. Teodorn was formerly attached to the aviation section of the nrmy of which Prince Carol once was chief. In official circles here it Is said that Teodoru .had an Impor- (CoBtinaed n pfe 2) strangling: SUSPECTED St- JxHls Police Arrest Youths in Murder Case - CCatBiw4 pZ S. SITE SAID ; UNFEASIBLE Safnes 'Street ; Proposal . Conflicts .Withs IndustJ-ies, Claim The proposed "Gaines street site or the Incinerator is n impossi ble one. Alderman W, H. Dancy ieclared last "night, because the street serves as the "only entry way for the Oregon Gravel" company, and King's Product picking plant Even were it possible for these two firms to use another, street. the city council , would have to go through the process of closing and racating Gaines street. Under the city charter, one half of the street would revert to each of . the two taxpayers holding property along both sides of the streets, he de clared, and the city would lose the site." ' -: k' At, :': " ' . Alderman Dancy Indicated thht the committee had still another site' In mind which they would thoroughly Investigate before making - a report. - In the- mean time the Southeast Salem proper ty will be held in "cold storage pending further; developments.; Rlgdon Brothers of Woodburn, have received the contract for con structing a new highway ; bridge at New Era, according to an-i nonncement made at the offices of the state highway commission The bridge will cost approximately 129.500. M - .The bridge which It Is proposed to replace Is narrow, arfd has been the scene of a number of serious accidents during the . past jfew years." Highway department of ficials said the construction of the new bridge would not Interfere with traffic. ' - v - -. f - ! ST. LOUIS-, Nor, g (AP) j Two well-dressed youths arrested here today confessed, police said, that $27,500 in cash and about 910,000 In : securities '-found T in their hotel room, was stolen frem a Mrs. McKlttrick, . 73" year old widow of Zwingle, Iowa, who fe cently was found strangled to death, - '- -v The youths said they were Leonard Cota, 18, of Bennetts- ville, Iowa,' and Harold Kramer, 19, of Great " Falls, Mont They admitted police said, that on the night of November 1, they bound and gagged Mrs." McKlttrick. who was . Cota's . grandmother, and searched her cottage and found her hidden fortune. They said she was a recluse and distrusted banks. s . Police of Dubuque, Iowa, near; Zwingle, advised that- Cota was sought in connection with Mrs. McKlttrick' death. . and enlisted men. - v - Troops . mobilized included - the 162nd and : the 1 8 6 th Infantries, the 249th coast .artillery; head q.uarters and company A,' 11 Sth engineers; the 167th hospital com pany; company A, 218 th field ar tillery, and headquarter units and detachments of the 41st division as , well as the 86th brigade. , When the surprise ' order for mobilization of all national guard units in Oregon was issued last night, the three local units report ed well up among the first' with only five men not in uniform, ac cording to the officers on duty at the adjutant general's headquar ters. . -f :::"" This means not only that "the men reported, but that they were in full uniform, armed and under full pack Of field equipment before the reports were turned in, and off fleers In charge had made ar rangements for: emergency main tenance, -r : '. In other words, Oregon's citir zen soldiery can all be ready jto move within two hours notice at any time. ; - 'lz: Company B, ; 162nd Infantry, had three toff leers and 61 out of! its total of 68 men under ; arms. Maintenance section of headquar ters company of the '249th Coast Artillery reported every one of its 31 enlisted men and two officers The medical detachment of the 249th reported 11 of Its 12 enlist ed men and the two officers. ;-- WRECK AFTER DROWNING Marshfield Man- Pursued . Beyond Death By Hard Luck " ILL BE BUILT AT PU1UT HERE Patterns for Polling Equip- r ment Being Prepared i rr at State's Shops ; EDITORS VIEW INDUSTRY Knitting of Sox By Women Pris "oners Planned,' Machinery . .' .. -Already Here on Trial;" s Industry Outlined MILITARY BANDS TO PARADE HERE THREE OF THEM IN ADDITION TO TWO DRUM CORPS National Guard To Present Double Usual Strength; Will - - , - Review A party of men and women rep-; resenting the ' four daily news papers of Portland and the dally newspapers of Salem; accompanied by Governor Patterson and Trea surer Kay and Secretary of State Kozer and - Superintendent Mey ers and CoL W. B. Bartram. in charge of the industries there, in spected the Industrial - plants of the Oregon penitentiary yesterday. j.ne state f iax riant They saw the threshing or de seeding -operations In the north east end of the main-' industrial building, where the flax seed "Is being taken from' the straw and the straw hauled back to - the sheds to be ready for retting with the coming of the spring sunshine. necessary for the drying. In order to give the. fiber "life." or spin- nability; resiliency. ,They saw the process of making up the uphol stering tow in. that department. and the work of manufactnfing the stock feed and the ground flax seed for the- drug trade, and the cleaning of the seed for plant ing, and also In that form for the drug trade. if - . ' The Scutching Plant They next visited the scutch ing plant, in the northwestern end (Continued ttm pare 5.) 0HI01DRYS MEET DEFEAT Anti-Saloon League Fails to Put Pet Measure Across ! MARSHFIELD, Ore., Nov. 8. (AP) Fate pursued ; Obed Miller even beyond life ; today. Miller, while . hunting from a rbwboat in Ten Mile lake,, upset his craft and drowned.. His body was recovered many hours later. - v f i O. Peterson of North Bend while bringing the body, te that city to day wrecked his funeral coach and the car plunged over a 15 - foot embankment.. Peterson and .two others. escaped Injury and another automobile was obtained to bring Miller's body to the mortuary. -'HEY, KIDS! SEE MY NICE SOLDIERS! - There will be at least twice the active military strength represent ed In the Armistice Day parade in Salem this year that there has been in any previous similar, par ade, it was stated . last night by Colonel Carl Abrams, who has charge of arrangements. In announcing further details of the parade Colonel Abrams stated that there will 'be three military bands and two crack drum corps. The 186th Infantry band, the Sa lem military band and the Chem awa Indian band wHl all partici pate.' The Salem drum corps and the 40 piece Portland drum corps will also march In the parade. The line of march will be along the same route that has been taken in previous years,; circling - the county- court house grounds on Jhree sides and closing with ser vices In front of the court house. The reviewing; stand ; will be placed south of the-court house on the north side ot State street. In the stand will be Governor I. L. Patterson, Secretary of State Sam Kozer- and Treasurer Ti B. Kay. representing the state of Ore gon, Mayor T. A. Livesley repre senting the city.ot Salem, and the following heads of veterans or- ganizations: J. J.Newmyer, G. A. R.; H. G. Sammons, Spanish War Veterans; A. P. Baker, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Lyle Dunsmoor, American Legion. Dr. .Norman K, Tully, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Salem, will ask the invocation at the services. The Schubert Ladies Octette will sing. ;i Active military : units that will participate in the parade are r Co. B, national guard unit of Salem; Coast Artillery Headquarters com pany of Salem ; Medical . Detach ment ot Salem; Howitzer company of Woodburn. The IS 6th Infantry band will lead -. . r; ' "Public '! scheols have 4rned down an invitation -tQ participate in the parade, Abrams stated last night. SCHOOL BUDGET CLOSELY P1BE! TDM SZ83.D03 Increased Staff of' Teachers Necessitates Reductions : ' Elsewhere DISTRICT TAX $158,9D Indebtedness Amounting to' $73 097 to Be Retired; Taxpayers . v4 Meeting Called Xoveni - ber 30 to Consider OPEN HOUSE ANNOUNCED SLAYER GOES ON TRIAL Kelso Man Says He Slew Individ '' nal Who Held Wife tn Anns , KELSO. Wash.,' Nov. 8.-r-(AP) The largest group that ever Jammed -its way: into a Cowlitz county courtroom attended the trial here today of Charles A. Young, charged with first degree murder for the killing of Rex Lo- Huggett said he imported 7,000'sey at the JYoung home on Octo- cases of bonded whiskey by boat during 1924 while Bratley admit- ted the manufacture of more than 30,600 gallons of moonshine dur- 925 an4 1926 in Grays Har and Mason counties. v xhls Mason county operations -xett said he was associated with Dick Shirely. former Seattle policeman, now a fugitive from i Justice on Similar charges. Dur I lng these operations be shipped t moonshine Into Grays Harbor founty at the fate of 50 gallons a .day to agents of the alleged "ring ' I At the price of $4 a gallon, the re ceivers paying ths protection cost in addition! This wss from June 15 until Labor day 1926. - Questions Put. -"Why did yoa stop then, were ou arrcstel ty the federtl"c"i- ber,, 7.' -Two women and ten men beard the opening of the case to day. ' Young shot Losey'to?4eath, when he says,' he returned home and found Mrs.; Young In Losey's arms. . - '-,'-' " :J.i , r . EUGENE HIGH TO CLOSE Death From Infantile Paralysis - Fcurth In Lane County ' -: 1 ca Ef3 t) EUGENE. Nov; 8. (AP) The Eugene high school w ill be closed tomorrow as a result of the death of William Tan Wagoner, of Al vadore, 6tudent at the school, "who died at his home Monday tight of infantile paralysis. The death Is the fourth paralysis case in Lane county In the past few weeks. -The tish ecLocl will rcraia clo3- I kino MioiASLOf , , lAfnyl - COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. .- 9.- (AP). The Anti-Saloon league of Ohio,!- master, on all' prohibition questions in this state fori many years,' apparently suffered a sting fng defeat in today's state-wide elections. - Throwing its entire support for the Marshall bill .which would place ' justices of the peace on a fee salary basis and thereby imbue those "Inferior courts with author ity to ; hear! and decide canes In volving ' Infraction of the prohibi-l tion 1 laws, the league apparently failed to rally the support- it ha? had In former, battles. . The measure, submitted to ref erendum after being put through the state legislature by dry forces, stood' with a majority of 167,000 votes? against it In virtually one half; the; state's voting precincts The vote' in 4,301 precincts 'out of a total of 8,721 in the state was for the bill 219,1 18, against 366, 168-. Patrons May Inspect, Work at Salem High School Tonight . INFANTILE CASE FOURTH Xo Epidemic, As AU Are Isolated, 4 , ways iieami uiiicer "Open house" at the Salem high school will be an even, tonight, of the National Education week which onened Monday, and. which will continue over next Suifdaj when . special services will be gi yj en in all churches. . .-, J:-! The various department teach ers will be in their class, rooms during the evening, Jand work done by students will be on exhib it for Inspection by parents. The high school orchestra will furnish music between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30. The rooms which will be open and in charge of teachers are af follows": Library; language, 203; mathematics, . 215; history, 229; science, 212; commercial, 217; home economics, .103-105; art. 219; vocational 124; physical ed ucation 222; and .English, 200 220. - Students will act as ushers throughout the evening.. - Only by trimmings expenditure, to the very minimum,' can th school board pilot the system through another year under the 6 per cent limitation, it was found by the citizens committee meet ing last night to draw up the an nual budget In conjunction with the board. . f " - Faced with the necessity of "ad ding considerably to the admin istration, siaf f because of a 6 per cent Increase in student; enroll ment over last year, appropria tions for material, supplies,. main tenance, -'and repairs of school buildings were pared 4o almost an Injurious extent, in order to ktrp within the limit. . : Staff Increased Twelve new teachers, two new janitors. Increases of (salaries In some instances, - a full time ath letic coach and assistant athletic coach, and a dean of. girls have been added to the staff this year, and the result has been an in crease 4n personal services esti mated expenditures over last year of $16,874.50. This was the only Item to be increased except that of emergencies which was boosted $125.50. .- Others were placed at the same t-gnre as last year. x . iiruio wc a v - lows: ,i Personal service, $264, 874,50; materials and : supplies. $22,000; maintenance and repairs. $6,000; i insurance, $2500; mis cellaneous, $1500; . interest on warrants, $1500; and emergency, $265.50. Total, $299,000. Tax to Re 158,OW The - revenue will be derived from sources a's follows: State tehool funds. $9,000; county school funds. $59,000; elementary ichool funds, $32,000; high school ta'tion fund, $35,500; other sour- , (Continntd on paa 5.) STATE TO BEGIN ITS CASE TODAY ATHLETIC FUND SUFFERS h The! newest - case of" Infantile paralysis Is not Indicative of an epidemic even yet, according : to Dr. Walter H.. Brown, director of the Marlon county health demon s tra tion. ? : All the cases r are- iso lated ones, and have developed, in far separated parts of the county.1 Notwithstanding thls"r fact, every precaution Is - being contlued to prevent spread of the disease. Little nine-year-old 1 Agnes Koe nlg, of SublimltyrIs the latest, vie tlml Her case was -reported yes terday.! She ia being attended by Dr. Brewer, a Sublimity physician. ;The little girl has one brother in a parochial wKnol. and two oth ers who live at home but do not attend school.. 4 The family Has been quarantined, i Salem High Foot ball Season Not '- Money Maker This Year" ' OREGON FOLK ARRESTED Police ot Chiro. CalifonU, Sus . ; pect Trio of Burglary CIITCO, Cal.. Nov. 8 AP) Mrs. Mildred Meadors and Floyd Randall of Oregon, are being held In the local" jail on a technical charge of investigation, and police are -hunting for Jack Lamb, also of Oregon, following a quarrel In a local automobile camp In which the woman charges she was beaten by Lamb. There Is a balance in the Salem high school student body treasury of $807.21 as of November first, according to a report ; filed- with the school board last night. Foot ball has not been a money maker this year, on account of the dif ficulty Ot scheduling ; big game? tor the local field. A total of $16 wis cleared on 'the trip to Port land for the Benson game, and only $T9 was taken in when As toria was played on the local field. A total of $386.70 has been spent on football as against a revenue of only $180.20." - v t ; Revenue'- derived 'was'- as fol lows: xGeneral sources such aS tr.d en t bod y fees; $ 9 3 6.3 7 ; Clar ion. $49.55; football $18O:20- Ex pend itures : General. $8.60: Clar ion, $5.95;. football $,386.70. ASSESSORS HERE TODAY Tax Ratios to be DisruHnerl i ! Meeting Called by Fisher at County assessors from all parts of Oregon" will gather'here today to discuss; tax ; ratios: for the year 1 9 2S. -The meeting was- called by Earl Tisher,"state'ti2r commissioa- er. : Other officials who willt at According to her story to thetend the conference are Governor police, Mrs. Meadows met Lamb In The Dalles, Ore., three months ago and has since been traveling with him. She gave police Infor mation, which may connect Lamb with two burglaries here last night. . , . : Patterson, Sam A Kozer,-secretary of state, and T. Bi Kay,' state treasurer. !: "r 'r .. The tax levy of 1928, based on the property valuations for 1927 will' be -announced : by the state tax" commission late ia December, OFEMNU STATEMENTS COM PLETED IX TRICKEY TRIAL Evidence to be lresented TiiU Morning" Against Pretty Youiiff ' '-Cowgirl " LAKEVIEW, Ore., ' Nov, 8. (AP) With the jury selected and the opening statements made tf both the prosecution and defence, all was in readiness tonight for the taking of evidence tomorrow morning in the trial, ot - Lorena Trickey, famous cow girl snd ro deo rider, who stands accused of the murder of jr. P. (Slim) Har ris, her common-law husband, and himself a. rodeo performer of na tional reput.e ; '' Nearly.all peremptory challen ges were exhausted before th Jury was finally selected late to day. In the opening statement to the jury. District Attorney Charles II. Combs touched but lightly on the evidence in the case. He point ed, out briefly" that the testimony of the state would show that Har ris was not intoxicated on the aft ernoon and evening of September i, when Miss Trickey says tl.a plunged a dirk into his heart. It has been intimated that the de fense would attempt to prove that Karris, in a drunken madne, at tempted to attack the girl he call ed his'wife. i. DcfeiMlaut Worried i MI&b .Trickey was nervous tl.3 day of the slaying, the district at torney said, and displayed her ner vousness when she went to a lori 1 hardware store and asked to le shown a dirk. When she was ti 1 1 no knives of that kind were car ried in stock; she selected -a 1 t , sharp'bladed hunting kni'e, t prosecutor taid the evidence v. show. . - ,' Sam A. - Jet more, of C f i counsel, revleweI t?. ? from beginning to csi, a: ed he would show "1 v c wltnese?s that Horn edly, beaten the -:! i fists; that-oa at . I. - t sions, by&tanders ha .1 Li pelled to stop In I i it pull Harris sway fr: i 1 (CfEtinu.! a i