ABLOID
Unsettled today. with
probable rains Normal tea.
peratmre.. Max. - tensperatare
Friday 44; Mia, 26; Rain
fall .1; River 0; Cloudy.
INTERVIEWS
Brief Eipreaiion of the Per
sonal Opinion of Reader
f tk New Stateeman
No Favor Sways Uiu No fear Shell Awe" 2 fi'SE
ING GEORGE, well or iU,
'hm an influence that is
felt even fa Salem, aa the clerk
of Marion county testifies in
today's Tabloid Interviews.
This, together with the fact
that Influenza has not reached
the proportions of an epidemic,
and other in teres tins; bits of in.
formation and belief, make oat
the column for today.
DR. 'VERNON A. DOUGLAS,
county health officer, said: "I
do aot believe the greater num
ber of cases of the Influenza
now being reported means that
there is a more pronounced epi
demic. None of the cases are
real severe and are not the type
that was in evidence in the epi
demic of 1918."
WALTER LOW, street com
missioner, said: "After the
North High street fill is com
pleted, the city should not con
sider paving over it for at least
two years, to allow it to settle
thoroughly."
FRANK MINTO, chief of po
lice, said: "The police station
smelled like a saloon for a
while this . afternoon, but we
weren't dispensing drinks. We
had just poured out some mash
that had been seized in a raid
a few weeks ago."
TURFIELD SCHINDLER, a
visitor from Cloverdale, said:
"Some people have been having
good luck fishing on the Nestuc
ca this season and there are a
lot that have not been, catching
much. Some people just natur
ally can't catch fish while oth
ers have all the luck or abilty."
U. Q. BOYER, Marion coun
ty clerk, said: "We have a
rubber stamp bearing King
George's name that we use in
making out some of our citizen
ship papers. It looked for a
while as if we might have to
get a new stamp made .before
long, but now I guess we'll use
this one for eome time yet. And
aside from the matter of the
stamp, we're glad to hear that
the king's getting better."
J. C. SIEGMUND, Marlon
county Judge, said: "The pro
jected road over Hogg Pass to
connect Salem directly with the
central Oregon section, pre
sents one of the most difficult
problems this county has to
face. Within another year Mar
ion county will have a road ex
tending past Detroit up the
Santlam as far as Whitewater
creek, which marks the boun
dary of the county. Obviously
we cannot extend this road on
through Linn county, and it is
equally obvious that Linn
county will never do it. The on
ly way that seems possible to
get the road Is through state
action. This county could not
finance construction of a high
way of the type that should be
built, even if we had the author
ity." -
HAROLD MILLARD, auto
mobile salesman, said: "If it
gets In and rains good for a
couple of days, there should
be good fishing over at the
coast. Of course, you can never
tell what Is going to happen In
the fishing game until after it
has happened."
MANAGUA, Nlc.. Dec. 7.
(AP) A gunnery sergeant was
fatally wounded yesterday when a
marine patrol under Captain
.Maurice G. Holmes, of Pontotoc.
Miss., was In contact with bandits
In Nueva Segovia. The sergeant
was Charles Williams of Astoria.
N. Y.
The bandits had assassinated a
defenseless peasant south of Oc
otal. Capt. Holmes Intercepted
them between that town and Tele
panca and sent them fleeing in
every direction. Serg. Williams
was wounded in the head by a
chance shot and died an hour
later. This was the first Marine
corps tragedy since August 6.
Intensive patrol of the northern
areas has been in progress since
November 17. Marine headquar
ters today stated that there had
been three other contacts with
bandits. On Nov. 19. the patrol of
Capt. George Hall attacked a band
of 20 near the Coco river, killing
two, wounding three and captur
ing rifles, bombs, ammunition and
other supplies.
On November 21, a group of six
bandits fired one shot on a patrol
east of Chipote. There was no cas
ualty. On Nov. 28 Lieut. Humph
rey wounded one of a band of ten
near Murra.
Marine headquarters In making
public these skirmishes today said
that banditry had not yet been
completely extirpated in the nor
thern area and that rumors of tha
early withdrawal of the Marines
were probably the greatest factor
in keeping the marauders in the
field. .
Salem "Surrogate"
Gets Big Lot If
He Is Identified
The "Surrogate of Salem,"
whoever that Is, has been
banded a Herculean task.
Mrs. Mary Wright of
Brooklyn, N. Y., haa written
to this non-existent official,
asking him to assist In find
fng her annt, Mary TCole,
who came to the ' United
States from Ireland about
1860. Mary Rale was mar
ried shortly after that time,
and Mrs. Wright doesn't
know 'whom she married
nor where she jived at any
time subsequently.
K
SKIRMISH RESULTS
MINE'S till
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
OPERATION FOR
KING IS TALKED
BY PHYSICIANS
m
Further Consultation to be
. Held at Royal Palace
This Morning
Doubt Held as to Ruler's
Strength to Pass Surgi
' cal Ordeal
LONDON, Dec. 8 (AP) The
Express this morning says it un
derstands that after yesterday's
radiological examination King
George's physicians and H. Gra
ham Hodgson held a long con
forming an operation on His Ma
jesty.
The newspaper says It was
feared that the length of his 111
ness had so taxed his strength it
was doubtful whether he had suf
ficlent vitality to sustain such an
ordeal. It was said that ' a fur
ther consultation will be held to
day to decide the future course of
treatment.
The Express further states that
It understands a sedative was ad
ministered late last night and the
physicians hoped that after some
hours of restful sleep the heart
would regain strength.
RESTLESS DAT IS PASSED
'Fairly Favorable Development
Is Reported In Bulletin
LONDON. Dec. 7 (AP)
King George had a restless day
in his struggle against the illness
which he has been combating for
a fortnight or more. Tonight's
bulletin from his physicians made
that statement, but brought out
that the patient had undergone a
radiological examination this af
ternoon.
The examination corroborated
previous exploration of the pleur.
al cavity by needle which showed
that there was no appreciable ef
fusion. Yet on the whole the day and
evening bulletins together gave
evidence of fairly favorable de
velopment In the king's condi
tion. The morning report an
nounced that his general strength
had been maintained, and the eve
ning bulletin said that the general
condition remained unchanged. '
From these facts It waain-
f erred that the king's heart action
was, for the moment at least, noj
giving any added 'anxiety to his
attendants.
SMS Oil CHIU
SEATTLE. Dec. 7. (AP)
Aided by chivalrous humane so.
ciety officers a rchool teacher
mother rejoined h baby daugh
ter and was started on her way
back to Oregon before her es
tranged husband realized that he
no longer had possession of their
six weeks old child.
Mrs. Elsie Lamp Tillamook
Ore., school teacher, wanted to
Ifave her daughter with her, pend
ing the outcome of divorce pro
ceedings, but didn't know how to
get the child from her husband
until W. G. McLaren of Portland,
superintendent of the Pacific Pro
tective society, came to her aid..
Acting on the theory that "pos-
esslon Is nine points of the law,"
they came to Seattle 'where they
joined another humane society of
ficer. The trio visited the husband
at his home. While McLaren en
gaged Lamp In conversation, the
mother stepped into the bedroom
and lifted her baby from Its crib.
She wandered back into the
room where men talked, out of the
front door and Into the automo
bile. The motor roared and moth
er and daughter were reunited
while the father still talked.
is
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 7.
(AP) Dr. P. H. Jobse of Wllson-
vllle. Ore., was elected president
of the Western Nut Growers as
sociation in a business session of
the organization here today. W. R.
Osborne. Amity. Ore., was elected
vice president for Oregon; L. F.
Russell, washougal, vice presi
dent for Washington, and 'C. E.
Shuster, Corvallis, re-elected sec
retary. At today's session S. Ames of
SUverton talked of walnut blight
control, advising growers on the
best methods to prevent blight.
J. O. Holt, Eugene, discussed
current development of the nut
industry, other speakers Included
Earl Pearcy, Salem; John Trunk.
Dundee; A. M. Gray, Milwaukle.
and J. A. Thornburgh. Forest
Grove. .
it UDerts grown in western
Washington and Oregon are eaual
io. me oest imported nnta, A. A.
Quarnberg, Vancouver, .told the
growers. The yield per. acre and
the length of time required for the
trees, to come into full bearing
varies wua eacn or the CO -odd va
rieties he has experimented with,
he said.
Maintenance of high prices was
declared to be secondary to the
maintenance of a bigg grade of
uMiciia uib uaraei at come
and abroad. . ,
TLUMOOK Will
wren
era 10 OFFICE
Northcott on Grill
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Climaxing the greatest murder
man sensation, Gordon Stewart
pieaoea -not guilty" to a charge
4i
can youth, on his father's ranch, known as the "murder farm," last
February, where five boys were reported slain. Northcott la shown be
Ing grilled in a Los Angeles Jail
apprenenaea m uanada, bis cheery
"I Didn't Kill Your Son"
Northcott Tells Mother
Of Missing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 (AP)
Brought face to face with the
mother of one of his alleged vic
tims, Walter Collins, Gordon
Stewart Northcott in a police hos
pital late today, told Mrs- Chris
tine Collins, "I didn't kill your
boy, Walter."
"1 never saw him." Northcott
declared. "I didn't kill any of
the boys they said I did."
Mrs- Collins appeared before
HARD TOJEIL WITH
Officials Have No Success
.With "Third Degree" Meth-
- ods Used on Woman
OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 7.
(AP) Adamant in her refusal to
talk about the murders of which
she and her son. Gordon Stewart
Northcott, are accused, Mrs. Sarah
Louisa Northcott arrived here to
night, in custody, en route from
Calgary. Alta., to Los Angeles.
Sheriff and Mrs. C. A. Sweet-
ers. of Riverside county, admitted
that Mrs. Northcott is one prison
er on whom the vaunted "railway
train third degree" had failed to
work. Detectives said Gordon
Northcott confessed when bom
barded with questions as the train
lurched south over the same route
during the night, but the mother
seemed made of sterner material.
Her custodians confessed that
Mrs. Northcott had refuse dto an
swer questions, or even to discuss
the alleged murders In detail.
Reporters Unable
To Get Any Results
Newspaper reporters found her
just as difficult. Her jaws set no.
ticeably when they questioned
her. and her eyes had a steely
glint, but her -tongue remained
under control.
"I have nothing to say," she re
iterated. "It seems that every
thing there is to say has been said
by the newspapers. They have
crucified my sou and myself. We
have been adjudged guilty withr
out a chance to prove our inno
cence." Told that her husband had
threatened to "tell all," she
showed Interest. Asked by a re.
porter if she were guilty she re.
plied Indignantly: "That's a sil
ly question. Of course I'm inno
cent. I know Stewart had noth
ing to do with It."
Mr. and Mrs. Sweaters said the
prisoner had shown little emotion
during the journey. When ques
tioned, tjiey said, she denied all
knowledge of the crime, and her
only outburst was one of anger
when asked if she were Gordon's
mother.
"What difference does it make
if I am not?" they quoted her as
saying.
Later, they said. Mrs. Northcott
insisted that Gordon is her son.
Officials hare suspected that he
is not her son. and were especial,
ly eager to question her on that
point.
Sunday School
Is Planned At
Salem Heights
Under the direction of Profs.
W. H. Rertzog and C. I. Andrews.
96 homes on the Salem Heights
district were visited on Thursday
afternoon to determine the advis
ability of organising a community
Sanday school.
Most of the persons Interviewed
gave hearty approval to tha pro
posal, and a Sanday school will
be organized Sanday morning at
10 o'eioc In the community hall.
Those In charge of tfi orrui.
nation work , nave
work have requested all
f fixing people and adults interest
ed ahd . willing to assist In the
ww.i 10 oe present at ice ounoay
mbtnlni meMlhg.
MS
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Salem, Oregon
r
ease of the west since the Hick
Northcott, of Riverside, CsJL has
that he killed Alvln Gothea. Mexl
where he was taken after being
smile Indicating little worry.
Collins Youth
Northcott as the accused slayer
lay 111 from a severe cold. As
she walked toward his cot, North
cott turned his head and a smile
showed on his face.
"This is Mrs. Collins," a jail
attendant said.
"Oh, I'm so glad to see you."
Northcott replied. "Believe me.
Mrs. Collins, I never knew, never
saw, nor did I kill your boy."
It was the first time North
cott had seen Mrs. Collins and
the meeting was arranged at the
request of Mrs. Collins' attorney
in the hope that some information
leading to the disappearance of
her son last March might be- dia
closed.
As she left the hospital she
said: "I believe he told me the
truth," and added that she still
was confident that her son was
alive somewhere.
The scene of the Northcott
miles to the desert wastes Of the
Mojave today on the slender hope
contained in roughly pencilled
lines on an automobile road map.
The marking on the map found in
the Los Angeles home of the
Northcotts "might lead" to the
graves of the 22-year-old youth's
alleged victims, he once told
authorities.
After admitting that the lines
covered too great an area to per
mit an Intelligent search, Captain
William Bright of Los Angeles
county, decided today that some
thing might turn up and sent two
deputies into the desert with the
sketch.
They were told to hunt for a
group of three Joshua trees, one
of them formed like a cross and
at -the foot of which, Northcott
has said, the body of Walter Col
lins was buried.
TURKEYS SHIPPED
ROSEBURG, Ore.. Dec, 7.
(AP) Seventeen carloads of tur
keys, representing net returns to
the growers of more than $110,.
000, with the possibility of addi.
tlonal profits if the market im
proves, were leaving the Umpqua
valley today in a special train
bound for the east- coast.
Fire cars were loaded at Rose
burg, -one at Riddfe, five at Ton
calla, four at Oakland and two at
Eugene. Ten carloads were fur
nlshed by the pool created by the
Douglas county cooperative tur
key growers association, and
seven carloads were obtained by
independent buyers.
The new loading in transit re
cently put into effect by the
Southern Pacific saved the grow
ers several hundred dollars, as
the receipts made uneven cars at
each loading point, making It ne
cessary to move the cars from one
place to another to complete
loads.
One Marriage And
Two Divorces Is
Ratio For Friday
Issuing ' one marriage license;
granting four divorce decrees and
beginning two divorce suits was
the record made, in circuit court
here Friday. The marriage license
was the first to be issued from
the Marlon county clerk's office
since December 1. Divorce de
crees handed down Friday by Cir
cuit Judge McMahan were:
Ida L. Loudon vs. 8. T. Loudon,
Clarence Robert Coheen vs. Flor
ence Coheen; Hasel Mae Geno vs.
Harry M. Geno, and Ira Dahl
heljnTs. Albert B. Danlhelm.-
Frank M. Dorland brought suit
against Basle M. Dorland, alleg
ing that she deserted hint. Clar
ence E. Wiles filed divorce suit
against Rhotfa 8. Wtfea, cjalmjng
cruel and inhuman treatment.
511010 WORTH OF
Saturday Morning, December
FIGHT APPEARS
POSSIBLE UPON
ANTIWAR
Move to Effect Reservation
Reported in United
States Senate
Monroe Doctrine May be At
tached as Rider to
Treaty, Report
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (AP)
The possibility of a move being
made to attach to the Kellogg
anti-war treaty a rider reaffirm
ing -America's Monroe doctrine
was indicated today while the
state department head was being
questioned by the. senate foreign
relations committee about the
pact
Appearing before the commit,
tee for the first time to outline
the administration's views on the
proposal, wheih would declare
against war. -as an instrument of
national policy, the secretary was
questioned by a number of sena
tors who Indicated considerable
interest in the possible effect the
treaty might have upon the tradi
tional' policy of the United States
regarding Latin America,
Borah Is Confident
Of Favorable Action
After the meeting was over,
however, Senator Borah, chair
man of the committee, expressed
confidence of early and favorable
action on the Kellogg pact in the
form in which it already has
been signed by 60 of the 64 major
nations of the world.
Mr, Kellogg, who with Presi
dent Coolldge, is whole-heartedly
in favor of American ratification
of the pact, was before the com
mittee for about an hour. He was
quick to express his belief that
the treaty would in no way inter
fere with the doctrine of Presi
dent Monroe that this nation re
served all rights to protect or sup
ervise the affairs of the north and
south American continents.
Chairman Borah joined him in
this contention. The point was
raised by a paragraph in the let.
ter of Great Britain written prior
to the negotiation of the treaty
asserting that the British Empire
accepted the pact "upon the dis
tinct understanding that it does
not prejudice their freedom of ac
tion" in defense of the territories.
"The treAty is precisely the
same jas-ii no vote bad been writ
ten by Great Britain" said Senator
Borah. "The- British correspon
dence doesn't change the mean
ing of the treaty In the slightest
nor is there anything in the note
which needs to be offset by an
American reservation."
Senator Borah announced he
would oppose a reservation to the
treaty which would require nego
tiations all over again with all
the. powers who have signed the
document. Nor did any member of
the committee declare he would
demand a reservation.
Frank Shedeck
Here 35 Years
Dies At Age 80
Frank Shedeck, 796 South 25th
street, died late Friday morning
at a local hospital following a
paralytic stroke suffered several
weeks ago. He was 80 years old.
Mr. Shedeck was a native of Bo
hemia, coming to this country
when quite young. He had lived
in Oregon 37 years, stopping In
Portland a year and a half before
coming to Salem, where be has
since resided.
Besides his widow, Anna, he is
survived by four sons, Joseph and
Frank H. of Salem, and L. C. and
Rudolph of Portland; and one
daughter, Mrs. Emma Donaldson
of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
the Terwllliger funeral home Mon
day kt 10:30 o'clock, the Rev. H.
C. Stover of the Knight Memorial
congregational church officiating.
Interment will be In the Cltyvlew
cemetery.
Brief Summary Is -Given
of Friday's
Events in Capitol
By the Associated Press
Senate continued debate .
on the Boulder Dam bill.
House passed the bib.
lion dollar treasury-posU
office supply bill.
Secretary Kellogg out
lined -his anti-war treaty
to the senate foreign re
lations committee.
The house ways and
means committee approv
ed the $34,630,000 Aus
trian debt settlement bill.
Robert S. Tally of Ari
' gona elected president of
the American mining con
gress. Prohibition enforce
ment appropriation redp
ltated annual row between
bouse wets and dryswets.
. beaten. v : ;
United States assured
: by the Colombian govern.
ment that American Inter.
ests will be protected In
-the banana strike gone, i ,
: Advisability of extend
i ing the life of the federal
radio commission beyond
March If discussed at
;' Capitol and " commission
-conferences.
PACT
8, 1928
Country Lad Gets $6.75
Per Pound for Champion
Steer at Stock Exhibit
Kfeith Collins Prefers to Sleep
in Barn Rather Than
Stuffy Hotel
CHICAGO. Dec. 7. (AP) A
boy who would rather sleep in a
barn with his prize cattle than
stay in a "stuffy city hbtel," comb,
ed the straw out of his hair to
day and walked out into the
auction ring of the International
Livestock Exposition to collect
about $5,000 for his grand cham
pion steer carcass, at J 6.7 5 per
pound.
He is Keith Collins. Marshall
county, Iowa, farm lad, who sold
his prize steer, Benny, for $4,
873. SO to a New York market. The
steer was one of two which made
livestock history at the 1928 ex
position, 3enny winning not only
the grand championship for the
best carcass beef, on the hoof, but
the same grand prize for the best
carcass dressed.
Keith has been staying in the
'cattle barn with his stock. He said
he tried a hotel the first night he
was here, but couldn't sleep.
Later In the day he sold two
champion steers to the champion
he had raised, one of them netting
$20 per hundred and the other
$18. He raised the animals In the
Junior feeding contest of the four.
H clubs.
Clarence Goecke, 12 year old
Marshall county, Iowa, livestock
king, whose yearling steer, Dick,
won the grand championship of
the show, sold its two companion
steers, one netting $19.50 and the
other $18.25. They were half
brothers of the champion, which
he sold for $700 per hundred.
BV ZEALOUS POSSE
Group of Citizens Attempts to
Halt Newspaper Employe
as Suspect
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (AP) A
tragic error of a zealous posse
took an innocent life today as the
sequel to the asslnation last night
of LeRoy Gilbert, south. Chicago
Heights police chief who forfeit
ed his life; police believe, when
he handed over to the government
two suspected alcohol runners.
The new outbreak of the liquor
feud in the south side suburb,
long recognized as a, transfer sta
tion on the 'underground railway
over which Chicago's bootleg al
cohol supply trickles, drew prom
ises of a thorough cleaning pro
cess by federal, state and local
authorities and late today squads
of detectives filtered through Chi
cago Heights in, search of Chief
Gilbert's assassins.
When .the manhunt began early
this morning Thomas Scanlow,
unsuspecting the ambush that had
been set for Gilbert's killers, was
shot down on- the outskirts of
Chicago Heights. The sharp
commands to halt went unheed
ed and Scanlow's companion.
fearing a holdup, only sped the
faster as he neared the group that
stood, armed with flashlights and
shotguns, patrolling the highway
intersection. Four loads of gun
shot tore through the car, and
one, striking Scanlon in the head.
wounded him fatally.
He was 23 years old, a pros
pective bridegroom and coinci-
dentally a typesetter for the week
ly Chicago Heights Star whose
plant was bombed some weeks ago
in reprisal, police believe, for
Its fight against the liquor traf
fic. The other men were fired upon
from the same corner, but luck
was with them and the shot
punctured body of their automo-
bilewas the evidence of their
good fortune. The members of
the citizens' posses are known, po
lice said, but they would not di
vulge the names.
Woman Injured;
Truck's Wheels
Lock, Auto Hit
When the wheels of the truck
Robert A. Johnson was driving be
came locked, it. collided with the
touring car in which Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Worley of Baker were rid
ing, and threw Mrs. Worley out,
breaking her right shoulder. The
accident occurred a short distance
the other side of Hubbard, from
where Mrs. Worley Was brought
to a local hospital by the Golden
ambulance service.
Mr. and Mrs. Worley were on
their way to Grants Pass to make
their home, having recently trad
ed their holdings in Baker to go
to southern Oregon. Johnson
operates a truck line between Sa
lem and Portland.
Fruit Outlook
ChamberTopic
Fruit, a subject of nerennlal
importance to Salem 'I pros pertly,
will be the topic of discussion at
the Salem chamber of commerce
luncheon Monday noon. Robert C
Paulas, president of the Paulus
Bros. Packing company, will be
the speaker. Mr. Paulus is ex
pected to give a comprehensive
tutllne ef the crop and market
outlook In al) line of fruit pro
J need In the Salem vicinity.
mm Ml KILLED
Champions
( &
I i sy
-.5, ' 'Xs
4 , - -Ji
FBI.. '
These two young persons are
the champion leaders of boys' and
girls' four-H club work in Amer
ica, for 1028. They are Miss
Frances Reed, Veedersburg, Ind.,
and Edgar Grimes, of Harrlsburg,
Ore. They were chosen for . the
honor at the. club, congress, in
Chicago.
IS PUN OF LEWIS
Former State Engineer Re
veals Broad Project
for Rivers
Establishment of seaports at
Roseburg and Grants Pass
through the construction of a ser
ies of dams in the Umpqua and
Rogue rivers, was proposed by:
John H. Lewis, of Portland, for
merly state engineer, in applica
tions for the appropriation of
water and other improvements
filed in the state engineering de
partraeut Friday.
In one application Mr. Lewis
has requested permission to con
struct a reservoir at Diamond
Lake, for the storage of 150,000
acre feet of water. Thls.waVer
would be used for power, manu
facturing, municipal and naviga
tion purposes.
Another application seelts the
appropriation of 6000 second feet
of water from the Umpqua river.
This development contemplates
the construction, of four dams.
Freight consigned between
Roseburg or Grants Pass and the
ocean would be transferred at the
site of each dam by means of der
ricks. It was said that the develop
ment has the approval of the citi
zens of Roseburg and Grants
Pass, who discussed the plan with
Mr. Lewis. The cost of the de
velopment would be large, and
probably would have to be made
by the government rather than
by the state or any of its subdi
visions, it is said.
Local Attorneys
Attend Meeting
Of Oregon Bar
Delegates from the Marion
county bar association in attend
ance at the two-day meeting of the
state bar association in Portland
Friday afternoon and today, are
James Heltzel, Walter Keyes.
Clare Inman and John Bayne.
Several other lawyers from Salem
ind the county are expected to be
n attendance today.
The state bar association is
neeting in the federal "court room
n the old postoffice building at
Portland. A 6 o'clock dinner and
dance will be held at the Mult
nomah hotel tonight for the dele
gates and their wives. '
At the last meeting of the lo
cal bar association the following
new officers were elected: James
Heltzel, president; John Bayne,
vice-president; and Hannah Mar
tin, secretary.
Large Influenza
Total Traced To
Better JZeports
Forty-seven cases of Influenzal
were reported In Marlon county
for the first six days of the week.
It was . announced last night at
the Marlon county health center,
fore eases are being reported be
cause, special requests have been
sent to the doctors to report In
fluenza patients ' Immediately,
rather than because the severe
colds are gaining more headway
fn the eonnty, . according to Dr.
Vernon A." Douglas, of the demon
stration.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
STOCK DIET
DROP IS WORST
IN ITS HISTORY
Thousands of; Speculators
Lose AH Accumulated
Profits In Crash
Billions of Dollars Lost as
Spectacular Bear Move
ment Launched
By STANLEY W. PRKXOS1L
Associated Press Financial KdHw
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.(AP
For the second successive day.
the stock market today went-
through the throes of a major re- .
action, which , carried scores of is
sue down f S to f 28 a share.
In two days, paper profits of
thousands of large and small spec
ulators have been wiped out, an or
aggregate quoted values of all
isted securities4 reduced by bil
lions of dollars. The market value
of General Motors common stork
alone has dropped more tha
$300,000,000 in two days,, while
U. S. Steel common. Anaconda
Copper,, Radio Corporation, Mont
gomery-Ward and many otne
popular industrials and rails have
depreciated 925,000,000 to 109
000,000 in value.
Reaction Most Drastic
In Market's History
Measured bv the Associated
PrdBs averages, the current reac
tion is the most drastic In the
market's long history. The aver
age of 20 leading Industrials
dropped 19.4 5 a share yesterday
and $7.35 a share today, wipmg
out two thirds of the gains record.
ed in the series of wild "Bull"
markets since election day.
The average of 20 leading rails
dropped only $1.13 a share today
against $4.38 yesterday.
Heavy liquidation of impaired
ed marginal accounts, necessitat
ed by yesterday's drastic break.
produced declines of $3 to $15 a
share at the opening of today's
market. With this selling out ef
the way, the "Bull" forces threw
in large supporting orders and
brought about a general rally
which carried many isues $1 to
$10 a share above yesterday's fi
nal quotations.
Bear Move Follows
With Terrific Effect
The public was slow to.Xollw
up the advance, however, and.
then the "Bears" stepped in and
started to hammer at the general
list with the result the buying
support was withdrawn, and prices
fell in rapid fashion.
Although yesterday's reaction
was generally attributed to the
marking up lu the call money rate
from 9 to 10 per cent and then
to 12, the break today came after
call money had been reduced from
10 to 9 per cent and bankers held
out hope of easing credit condi
tions. Standing room was at a .prem
ium in most fo the leading com
mission houses all day. With the
ticker half an hour late at midday,
widespread confusion developed in
many offices and increased when
word was passed back from the
floor in the late afternoon that
prices on the floor were $2 to $
a share below those appearing on
the tape. .
Narcotic Ring Of
Big Dimensions
Nipped By Police
NEWYORK. Dec. 7.-(AP
Two 'trunks full of narcotics
valued - by -federal agents at sev
eral hundred thousand dollars
were taken to the federal build
ing tonight from a mid-town ho
tel where they had been checked
for shipment to a western city.
The agents said the seizure- was
an outgrowth of a search conduct
ed last Thursday of offices con-'
nected with the activity of Arnold
Rothstein, slain gambler.
United States Attorney Tuttle
was waiting at the federal build
ing when the confiscated material
was brought in.
"This seizure," be said, "is a
very large fraction of the drug
supply of the biggest drug ring ie
the United States. The papers wc
have seized, and the evidence In
our possession indicate that Ar
nold Rothstein had to do with fi
nancing this ring..
He said he expected an. arrest
would be made soon and that be
would enlist the aid of the feder
al grand Jury on Monday.
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