CIRCULATION
Daily average distribution for ihm
month ending December 81. 1229
6,656
A'vrrKa daily net paid 0.105
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations.
WEATHER
Cloudy today and Satur
day; continued robl. Max.
temperatvrr Thursday A4 ;
min. 1; wind north, 10
milea per hour; rain .04.
FOUNDED 1651
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR
Winter Retains Icy Grip
On State With Immediate
Chance Of Relief Slight
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COOLIDGE SAYS
li. S. PROGRESS
IS ASTOUiil
RILEY'S BILL
FOR GH1P0EG
PARK TB PASS
Delegates
Start For
Big Meet
Famed Peace Propagandist Dies
Suddenly of Acute Heart Attack
Former President Makes Ad
dress at Annual Session
Of Insurance Firm
Accumulation of Capital Is
Also Lauded by New Eng
land's Native Son
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan.
t. (AP) Economic life in
America has made astounding
progress since the birth of the
Republic and the cause have been
the character of the people and
the accumulation of capital,
Former President Calvin Coolidge
t aid here tonight. He spoke at
tlie annual convention of a life
insurance company tonight.
"In any estimate of the power
of a country, we find the chief
asset in spiritual values," said
Mr. Coolidge. "Without them all
else is vain. In this respect we
are still equipped. The heart of
the people is sound. ; j
"Civilization always has its
camp followers. We are not with
out a fringe of Idle, vicious, boist
erous wastrels. But they are con
spicuous chiefly by their contrast
with the great body of sober, in
dustrious, thrifty, intelligent, hon
est. God-fearing men and women
of high courage and abiding faith,
who make up the great body of
our people.
Financial Wealth
Held Great Asset
"The material welfare of the
country also depends upon the
amount of capital it can com
mand. It is not merely the super
iority of the American people that
enables them do to about one
half of the world's work it is be
cause each operator has greater
facilities, uses more improved ma
chinery and is supplied, with sev
eral times more horsepower than
the workers in other countries."
Declaring that the rapid in
crease In accumulated capital 1b
indicated in part by the records
of banks and insurance companies,
Mr. Coolidge Bald that in 1910 the
deposits in savings banks were
about four billions, in 1920 six
and one half billions, and. at pres
ent ten and one half Wiltons.
TO TOTAL SUA
Warrants . drawn from Marion
county road funds for work dur
ing the month of December will
total $23,219.46, according to fig
jyes compiled by the county clerk
"Thursday. Clerks in Mr. Boyer's
office are busy getting out the
checks to the mails today in order
that county workmen will receive
them by Saturday.
A considerably smaller amount
of money will be drawn from the
road funds this month, Roadmas
ter Frank Johnson declares, be
cause the present cold weather
has caused all maintenance grad
ing to stop and there is very lit
tle road work going on in the
county at this time.
Due to a mistake in shipping
the parts of the big snow plow
recently purchased by the county
for use in the Detroit district, the
snow plow has not yet been pat
into use because of a missing
hoist oil-pump. Roadmaster John
son said that all parts listed on
the shipping bill were found when
the snow plow was assembled but
the oil pump which lifts the snow
blade had not been shipped.
d i ens
Of arvvt"i Pand Hockey Gab Defeats
VrCgOIX Vancouver lions; Brodie Is
TJ 1T Appointed American Minis'
JDlTLCrS ter to Finland, Report
Bnckarooe Win
PORTLAND Ore., Jan.
(AP) Portland climbed to with
in two points of the league leading
Vancouver Lions tonight, defeat
ing Seattle S to 0 In a wild Pa
cific Coast Ice Hockey league con
test at the Coliseum here. "
Bandit Gets $420
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 9
(AP) The fbromo seltzer" ban
dit, who for the past two weeks
has terrorized local store owners,
struck again tonight, and this
time walked out of an east side
delicatessen $450 richer.
Fred Walther, clerk, was his
latest victim. After taking Wal
ther from behind by surprise, the
bandit extracted the money from
the unlocked store safe. He then
locked Walther In an Ice chest
and departed.
Walther, who found the tem
perature In the ice chest some
what colder than the frigid wea
ther outside, kicked upon the
doors of the chest until the occu
pant of an adjoining store went
to his assistance and freed him.
Brodie Named
PORTLAND. Ore., .Jan. ft
(AP) The Oregonlan, In a dis
patch from it Washington cor
respondent, tomorrow ' will ' tar
that President Hoover will ap
point E. E. Brodie, Oregon City,
Oregon, publisher, as American
minister to Finland, Brodie, the
newspaper will say. has the en
dorsement of Senators McNary
and Steiwer or Oregon and Ralph
Rio Janeiro Hard
Hit by Heat Wave
With Two Killed
RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 9.
(AP) Two persons, on a
rhild of 4TTO years, died to
day from the heat which
continues at lOO degrees
Fahrenheit. Both wafer and
Ice arc in insufficient quan
tities for the population and
several districts in the sub
urbs are entirely without
water and dealers are deliv
ering only half of the
amount of Ice ordered.
FRANCE ID ITALY
2 Countries at Loggerheads
Over Demands Planned
' For Naval Meet
ROME. Jan. 9. ( AP) The
Franco-Italian negotiations for a
prelinimary naval understanding
before the opening of the five
power disarmament conference in
London came to a standstill today
with the announcement that
i France had rejected Italy's pro
posal for naval parity between the
two countries.
The Italian foreign office re
garded the French reply as a rup
ture of the negotiations which
have been going on for many
weeks. Italy's efforts to reach an
agreement by negotiations on the
question of parity are considered
to have failed.
It now is inferred here that
Italy and France will go to the
London conference without a pri
or understanding, unless Foreign
Minister Briand and Foreign Min
ister Grandi of Italy, who will
meet in Geneva, shortly for the
league council session, can achieve
something by personal exchange
of views.
The French answer to the last
Italian communication on the lim
itation of naval armaments, which
had been sent to Paris on Decem
ber 21, was delivered to the Itali
an ambassador on January 3. It
rejects the proposal of naval pari
ty, which was a fundamental
point In Italy's thesis.
Mechanic Comes
To Senses When
He Hits Frisco
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 9.
(AP) Fred Blschoff, automobile
mechanic employed by Oregon
Stages, Inc.. who vanished Tues
day morning, came to his senses
suddenly in San Francisco this
morning without a recollection of
what had elapsed since he called
his wife to say he was on his way
home from work with $84 in cash
in his pocket. His wife Informed
police today.
The message said further that
Bischoff had applied to the San
Francisco office of the stage line
for transportation back to Port
land, but had been told that his
employment had ended when he
left his Job here.
LEAGUE DECADE OLD
GENEVA, Jan 9 (AP) The
League of Nations will be exactly
ten years old tomorrow.
E. Williams, Republican national
committeeman. '
Metschaa Not to Run
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. I
(AP) Phil Metschan. republican
state chairman, will not be a can
didate for the nomination for gov
ernor in the coming primaries, he
announced today In a formal
statement.
Campus Talk Plentiful
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
Eugene, Jan. 9 ( AP ) Despite
the denial from Dr. C. W. Spears,
Minnesota football coach now at
Minneapolis, that he was In Eu
gene last week to confer with Ore
gon officials over the coaching va
cancy left here by the resignation
of Captain John J. kfcEwan; the
rumor still persisted today, some
observers declared the bulky mid
westerner was a conspicuous fig
ure while others said he was in
the city under the assumed name
of "Dr. Morgan."
Oregon officials still maintain
ed their policy of silence concern
ing the athletic situation.
Rashlicht Laid to Ret
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan.
(AP) With tUgs on all i city
buildings at half mast and: the
city hall closed for one hour, fun
eral services for Alien uoiaen
Rushlight, former mayor of this
city, who died January ttr
brief Illness, were held today in
the commander? room of the ma
sonic temple. Interment was at
n
H
rivcrview cemetery.
Most of Oregon Still Buried Under Covering,ofi
Snow; Highways Mostly Passable but Dan
gerous; Klamath Mercury 5 Below
By the Associated Press
CONTINUED cold weather but clear and with sntm oome
sections was the weather forecast for Oregon today.
The day found, a large portion of the state still buried
under a coat of ice and snow varying in depth from a fraction
of an inch in some sections of the Willamette and Columbia
river valleys to four, five and even six feet in the highest re
gions of the Cascades.
Highways in general were open, but the going over some
was extremely dangerous. "9
Multnomah county officials
advised against use of the C6
lumbia river highway be
tween Crown Point and The
Dalles unless travel over that
road was absolutely necessary. A
thick sheet of ice covered the
highway in many places and auto
mobile travel was extremely
hazardous.
All roads were open between
Oregon and California.
Cold Weather Keeps
Snow Upon Ground
In Portland, depth of snow
from the recent storm varied from
nothing in the down town section
to six and seven Inches in the
outlying districts. No new snow
fell yesterday, but freezing tem
peratures kept the snow on the
ground save where it had been
swept away by the street car com
pany and municipal brooms. A
warm sun in the afternoon mere
ly attempted a thaw when the
night cold thoroughly frose the
city up again.
A seasonal minimum record of
21 degrees above sero was estab
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Weather Expected to Con
tinue Below Normal for
Several Days
Cessation of the cold winds
which had been bearing frigid air
from the north, resulted in a no
ticeable moderation of Salem's
cold spell this morning, although
the forecast said "continued
cold!" Clouds, predicted for to
day, were expected to contribute
to less severe cold.
Downtown thermometers reg
istered 26 degrees at 12:30 this
morning, in contrast to the 19
above recorded on the govern
or e n t thermometer Thursday
morning.
A still higher minimum was
forecast for Saturday, along with
a promise of more snow. The
light fall of Tuesday and Wednes
day night was diminished by
Thursday s sunshine, but the
white covering was not entirely
melted away.
T
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. t.
(AP) Suspicious of a telephone
message which requested him to
go to an east side intersection. Dr.
R. O. Woodbrunn, Spanish-Ameri
can war veteran, slipped a revolr
er into his pocket' when he left his
home.
Dr. Woodbrunn drove to the
designated location 'and atepped
from his automobile. As he did
so a man approached, revolver in
hand, and ordered the doctor to
"reach for the moon."
Instead of complying, the doc
tor drew his weapon and lirea
twice at the robber. The man
turned and ran and Dr. Wood
brunn entered his machine As
he drove away the bandit tired
twice, once at his car.
Neither the doctor nor the ban
dit aoDarentlv were worse tor
their encounter, police said.
Laundry Owners
Plan Meet Here
E. I Weider of Salem is secre
tary of the Laundry Owners Pro
tective association of Oregon.
which will hold its quarterly
meeting at Corrallia Saturday
About. 2 5 laundry owners are ex
pected to attend.
VANTAGES HEARING SET
LOS ANGELES. Jan. t. (AP)
Presiding Justiee N. P. Conry
today set January 27 as the date
on which arguments on the appeal
of Alexander T. Pantages, muiu-
mlllkraaire vaudeville magnate,
from a conviction on a charge of
assaulting a young dancer, would
he heard In the district court of
appeals.
HUSKIES BEAT WHITMAN
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan.
9 (AP) The Washington Hus
kies defeated the Whitman eagers
41 to 28 in a hot, if one-sided
game here tonight.
Sill CESSATION
ID COLD OBSERVED
1 TDTTH
W TTLI
iin
or
Worst Blizzard of Season is
Reported in Middle
West Area
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9 (AP)
The winter's worst blizzard,
which dumped record-breaking
snowfall over much of the middle
west, tonight moved slowly to the
east and south, leaving in its wake
zero temperatures and demoraliz
ed transportation. Six deaths
were attributed to the cold.
A snowfall of approximately 15
inches in Kansas City was believ
ed ended In swirling flurries. Less
er snowfall extended In all direc
tions. Iowa. Nebraska, Oklaho
ma, Missouri and Texas all felt
the brunt of winter's attack.
Westward, sub-zero tempera
tures were reported in Montana,
Wyoming and Colorado. In Win
nipeg, Canada, the mercury drop
ped to 35 degrees below zero, the
coldest since 1922.
The snow storm today forced the
second postponement of the ar
my s proposed midwinter test
flight of 22 planes from Selfridge
field, Michigan, to Spokane,
Wash., and return.
Deaths attributed to the storm
were reported from Missouri, Ok
lahoma, Kansas and Colorado.
Miss Maude Adams, a Kansas
City telephone operator, died
from over-exertion after strug
gling two blocks through snow
drifts, en route to work. Mrs.
Elgie Brown, 24, of Fordland,
Mo., was killed when two snow-
blinded motorists collided.
REPUBLICAN FIGHT
PATCHED UP AC1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. (AP)
Recognition of the western in
dependents and the young
guard" in the new senate republi
can organization was assured to
day and appeared to forecast a
harmony meeting for the party's
conference tomorrow.
There were . rumblings ef dis
content among some of the old
guard republicans against the ap
pointments of Senators La Foil
ette, of Wisconsin, and Thomas,
of Idaho, to the powerful finance
committee, but the decision seem
ed to point the only way out of a
threatened party dispute of far
reaching proportions.
Senator Watson, of Indiana,
the republioan leader, called
conference tor tomorrow for rati
fication of the new organisation
worked out by Senator McNary of
Oregon, and his committee on
committees.
Senator Bingham, of Connecti
cut, one of those who opposed La-
Follette's appointment to the fi
nance committee, today called at
the White House. He said the
senate's party row was not the
purpose of his call. It was believ
ed he expressed his views, how
ever, to President Hoover.
Civil Service
Test Planned
For Janitors
The United States elvll service
commission announces an open
competitive labor (Janitor) exam
ination for filling tbe position of
laborer in the custodian service
in Salem, at a salary of $1,200
a year. Receipt of applications
will close February S.
For further information and ap
plication blank, those Interested
may apply to the secretary, board
of U. S. civil service examiners
the Salem postoffice, or to the
secretary, 11th U. 8. civil service
district, 207 Postoffice building,
Seattle, Wash.
LAREDO STILL BOYCOTTED
MEXICO CITY, Jan. . (AP)
The newspaper EI Universal
Grafico said today It had learned
from official sources that Mexico
will not reopen its consulate at
Laredo, Texas, until District At
torney Valla of that city modifies
this attitude toward Mexicans. The
foreign office meanwhile refuses
to discuss tbe matter further.
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STORM
$125,000 Memorial Project
Expected to Be Favored
By Committee
"Plymouth RockTof West" to
Be Recognized by U. S.
Government
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. -.
(AP) Milton A. Miller, who
heads the movement to erect 'a
memorial at Champoeg to the
memory of Oregon pioneers, to
day received word from Repre
sentative Hawley that the Oregon
congressman expects his bill pro
viding for the erection of the me
morial to be reported on favorably
by the committee on building and'
grounds.
Miller reported the Jackson
club had added its voice to the
list of organizations in the slate
favoring the erections of the me
morial. The bill which Congressman
Hawley has introduced provides
for a $125,000 appropriation from
the government, which is to be
matched by the state with the pro
viso that the valne of present
buildings and the memorial park
hich the state has created at
Champoeg will be considered a
part of the state's share.
Judge Peter H. D'Arcy of Sa
lem, has been a leader for many
years in the effort to obtain rec
ognition for Champoeg as the
Plymouth Rock of the West,"
and a history of the Champoeg
episode of 1843, written by him,
was made a part of the congres
sional record last year.
ITS MI'S CLUB TO
BE
Event to Occur at Banquet
Here Tonight; Tully is
Main Speaker
The Salem Y's Men's club will
receive its official charter at a
banquet which will be held to
night at 6:45 o'clock at the Marl
on hotel. Members, their wives
and a few guests will attend.
Dr. Norman K. Tully will be
the principal speaker of the ev
ening. Short addresses will be
presented by Ben Rickll, Dean
Roy R. Hewitt and C. A. Kells.
Dr. Edward Lee Russell, president
of the club, will be toastmaster.
The local Y's Men's club is one
of the 165 Buch clubs scattered
through five countries. The club
here was started about a year
ago. with Mr. Rlckli and Dr. Wil
liam DeKleine, thn head of the
local child health demonstration,
as leaders in its organization. Dr.
Carl Miller was another of the
original members. Dean Hewitt
is the advisor of the AJswa'A
is the advisor representing the Y.
M. C. A. board of directors.
The club now has a member
ship of 15. Its activities are ath
letic and gastronomic, the pro
gram each Thursday morning con
sisting of a 45 minute workout in
the gymnasium followed by a
breakfast and program at 7
o'clock.
EUGENE. Ore.. Jan. 9. (AP)
Howard McAllister, Y. M. C.
A. secretary, who disappeared
from Eugene in IS 2 4 after alleg
edly defrauding Eugene people or
about Jl.OOO tnrougn asserted
bad checks, larceny and the con
fidence game, has been arrested
at Dunkirk, New York, and has
confessed his crimes, it was an
nounced today in a letter receiv
ed from Dunkirk police by the lo
cal department.
MeCallist.er has been sought by
police all over tbe United States
for the last six years. While here
he passed a check tor $500 and
several for $50, records revealed
A $200 board bill owed E. C.
Mann was Jumped when he left
the city after persuading Mann
to cash a $50 check, police de
clared. Another $200 was said to
have been obtained by gaining
the confidence of a woman he was
supposed to be aiding in locating
her husband.
WATER PLANT -BOUGHT
MONTESANO. Wash.. Jan. S.
(AP) After long negotiations a
price of $75,060 has been agreed
upon between the city of Mqnte-
sano and the Paget Sound power
and Light company for the water
system here, it was announced to
day by Mayor Edward weppie.
PARROT CARED FOR
WASHINGTON. Jan. Jan. t .
KAP) The "Old Soak.' pet par
rot owned by Secretary Stimson
has been entrusted to the Pan
American Union during its mast
er's absence at tbe naval confer
ence at London.;
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Edward W. Bok, author and philanthropist, is shown here person
ally broadcasting the winning award of his peace plan contest, the
winner of which received 9100,000 from Mr. Bok. Bok died sud
denly at Lake Wales, Florida.
Hot Fight Starts
On Sugar Tariff
Increase in Rates Argued on Floor of Senate
With Heated Arguments Presented by Both
Sides of Bitter Controversy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.
ate debate on the sugar tariff
swept four divergent viewpoints into the controversy at the
outset and promised to carry
EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 9. (AP)
Teday noon marked the begin
ning of an Influx of high school
student leaders from all parts or
the state into Eugene for the 10th
annual Oregon high school con
ference to be held on the Univer
sity of Oregon compus Friday and
Saturday.
For more than a month, stu
dent and faculty committees at
the uinversity have been prepar
ing for the visit of about 500 high
school students who will be pre
pared to thresh out problems af
fecting high school activities.
Registration of visitors began
at the administration building at
noon, the delegates to the confer
ence being housed over the week
end at various living organiza
tions on the campus.
The conference will officially
open Friday morning wnen uni
versity students will hold a joint
assembly with conference . dele
gates. Tom Stoddard, president of
the associated students ot the uni
versity, will welcome the visitors.
and then will Introduce presidents
of the various sections of the con
ference.
Arthur L. Stone, dean of the
school ot Journalism at the Uni
versity of Montana, will deliver
tbe main address of the confer
ence. Following Dean Stone's ad
dress, the conference will divide
Itself into sections.
O. S. C. Reports
New Addition
Dean's Family
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. .
(AP) The first birth in famil
ies of Oregon State college deans
in more than five years has occur
red here with the birth of a
daughter to Dean and Mrs. Clair
V. Langton.
Dr. Langton, dean of the school
of physical education and health,
is the youngest member of the
administrative staff, and this Is
the family's first child. The last
former addition of thia "rank"
was the addition of a son to the
family of Director James T. Jar
dine, head of the experiment sta
tion. Slugger Pleads
Guilty in Court
SEATTLE. Jan. t. (AP)
Lloyd L. Fathers, the "perfumed
slugger" who was identified by a
score of girls in Seattle and sur
rounding towns as the man who
forced his way Into their homes
at night, today pleaded guilty to
(Tor entering the home of James
E. Dvndo here.
HIGH SCHOOL FOLK
GATHER AT EUGENE
(AP) The long awaited sen
opened today with a blast that
it onward for several days be-
fore a decision is reached.
So great were the differen
ces at the end of the first
day's proceedings as to the advis
ability of voting an increase of
duty that so one would hazard a
guess as to how much of a major
ity would decide the issue.
Senator Harrison, of Mississip
pi, a democrat member of the fi
nance committee, who had pre
viously objected to consideration
of the sugar schedule today, with
drew his opposition on the condi
tions that an amendment by him
retain the present rate of 1.76
cents a pound on Cuban raw sugar
be made the pending question.
Chairman Smoot of the committee
agreed and the contest was on.
The 1.7 cent rate was in
creased to 2.40 cents by the house
and to 2.20 cents by the senate
finance committee. The world
rate of 2.20 cents now in effect,
but which is rarely effective be
cause most all imports come from
Cuba, was raised to three cents in
the house bill and to 2.75 in tbe
finance committee.
Superintendent
Hug Given Okey
For Huntington
- Confirming the policy of the
board of control of. the state high
school athletic association an
nounced last Saturday, with re
spect to existing coaching eon
tracts which did not fulfill the
association's newly adopted rule
requiring the coach to be a full
time teacher, a letter was re
ceived .by Superintendent George
W. Hug of the Salem schools.
sanctioning the continuation of
Hollis Huntington as coach at Sa
lem high.
The board of control asked Mr.
Hug to submit a letter asking of
ficial permission to continue Mr.
Huntington's services, so as to
complete the record of the case.
Cops There
SILVERTON, Jan. i. (Spe
cial) Charged with stealing two
automobiles in a single afternoon,
getting them both stalled in the
mud of roads near here, and be
ing brought into Silverton by an
irate farmer in one of the stolen
cars, Henry Balcom of Cosmo
po'u. Washington, languished in
the city Jail here tonight recov
ering from what police declared
was a drunken pree.
The alleged thief If entered on
the police blotter aa Henry Bal
com, pending more definite word
regarding hi identity. A driver's
license bearing that name was
found in his possession, police de
clared. - The man first came to' the at
tention of Chief of Police Henry
Slorlie early this afternoon. On
itrr'ng him on the street, Rtorlle
defined that h wall under the !n-
Ifluence of intoxicating liquor-and
American Representa
tives on Way to
England
High Hopes Held for
Success of Com
ing' Session
By C. P. WILLIAMSON
Associatpd Prss Staff Writer
ABOARD S. S. GKOROB
WASHINGTON', at sea. Jan. 9
(AP) Bearing the American Af-
legatlon to the Loudon Naval con
ference, all the member of which
are most hopeful of attaining
their aim of limiting sea arma
ments, the steamer Oeorgf Wash
ington was headed toward Europe
tonight on her third peace on;
age. '
Twice before ia 19 IS and 191
when President Wilson went to
Europe in connection with neg
tlons for the treaty of Versa ill,
this ehip left Auiericon shores
carrying government representa
tives who were hopeful of further
ing world peace.
Confidence Kpreiveil
Of Ultimate Surcoss
The present party is journey
ing to London confident of fur
thering the work of the Washing
ton conference of 1921 when cap-,
ital ships and aircraft carriers
were limited. They have receiv
ed many messages supporting this
purpose and expressing hop-
that the labors of tiie parley will
be successful In ending competi
tive naval building and thus re
duce the economic burdens of the
world.
Secretary of State Stimson and
members of the delegation stewd
on the bridge deck during the trip
down the harhor from Hoboken.
They heard the mighty siren ot
the George Washington respond
thrice to each farewell salute
from ferry and tug and they saw
passing vessels dip their flaps in
greeting.
S ! Of J
ASKED FOB SPEIGHT
Manslaughter Charge is Ex
pected to Await Quiz
By Special Body
A request will probably I
made to the couaty court by the
district attorney's office here th
week for the appointment of a
sanity commission to examine Erf
ward "Scotty" Speight, it ust
learned Thursday. While it ws
not definitely decided by the -tate
as to what course it would folio
in dispensing with Speight's ca
it is believed that the effort to. de
termine Speight's sanity will );
made. If it is found that the ma
is sane, he will be tried on ths
manslaughter charge under wIiU r
he is being held in tbe county
jail in connection with the deuiit
of little Lawrence Walker, whe
was killed by an antomobite
owned by Speight, several moi.il..
ago.
Speight was committed to iie
asylum shortly after bei
charged with manslaughter at the
time. of the accident which prove
fatal to the Walker child. He was
! adjudged to be lnaane bat wan re
leased by hospital authorities
when he declared that he would
go to Canada to live.
The promise to go to Canada
was shortlived and it was not log
before he returned to frequent hit
former haunts here. When k v
eral complaints had been made to
local peace officers the old !
warrant for ' manslaughter v.
gotten out and about 10 days ao
Speight was arrested at Roseltm g
and brought back to the coi.:y
jail here.
Merry Chase
attempted to place him under er
rest,
The attempt met with faiinre.
however, as the suspect broae
away and dashed down a street at
a pace too fast for the more ma
ture officer.
A short time later Storiie .
Balcom driving a car along an
other street. The auto looked fan
iliar, and the chief decided it be
longed to L. F. Tucker, pub
school Janitor, who customarily
keeps his car in W. T. J ack'x gar
age. A check was made which dis
closed Tucker's auto had fe
stolen, verifying Storlle's Identifi
cation of the machine.
By this time a distress eafl wan
received from Evana Valley, a Hs
trict three milea from here. 0a
Loe of that section telephoned !
ay that his automobile tad been
stolen by a man who left anethPV
(Turn to rage 5, Tlesse.)
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