Tie Salvation Army's
DO YOUR PARTI
Worthy agencies for
charity are making needy
homes happy this Christ
mas; hare yoa done ' yonr
part for this worthy work?.
THE WEATHER
Unsettled with rains, to
day, tomorrow. Wind south
west; max. yesterday 44;
min. 20.
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FOUIMDfZD 1651
EIGHTIETH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, December 23, 1930
No. 233
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.Stabilization Head Keeps on
' Buying Wheat as World
v - Prices Tumble t "
Chicago Market now is far
: Above ; Liverpool, . UsuaK ;
4 ; ly Its ; Superior
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CHICAGO. " Ded 12. (AP)
The government's . IntenUon to
maintain the price of the present
wheat crop st "the present or a
higher level," was reaffirmed to
day as foreign markets sank to
' depths that In some cases had not
' been reached In 25 years..
. While - government sponsored
agencies , were buying enough
wheat to held the Chicago price
25 cents and more shore the mar
Vets, President George 8. Milnor
of the Grain Stahlllzatlon corpora
tion Issued a statement in which
he said:
"Domestic conditions on the
present crop do not Justify lower
prices, and this company will con
tinue to follow the policy of han
dling such surplus 'market offer
ings as may be necessary in order
to-maintain the present or a high
er level."
Old Crop Prictee Held
Up Under -Peg" Contracts
July wheat contracts,- the new
crop which as yet has no support
from the government,, reacted to
lower prices in foreign grain ex
changes and dropped as much as
2 4 cents, hut old crop futures
held stubbornly to the "peg"
prices or slightly above. At. the
close December wheat (new con
tracts) in Chicago was quoted at
76, Winnipeg 60 and Liver
pool 81. The fact that normally
Lirerpool. due to freight rates and
other condition is usually from 15
to 20 cents above Chicago makes
the spread the other way all the
more striking.
Practically the same condition
was found In May wheat with Chi
cago paying 81 to 81: Winnipeg
54 to 54: Liverpool 14.
The Liverpool quotations were the
lowest since 189 5. " '"
The firmness of American mar
kets was attributed directly to the
stabilization ; . corporation's pur
chase in MHnor's statement. "Undoubtedly,-
he said, "the wheat
that has been purchased by this
company had the effect of " pre-
venting a decline in domestic
prices to an unwarranted lower
level." - - "
MAYOR BILL SEEKS
CHICAGO, Dec. 22 (AP)
CoL Robert Isham Randolph, pre
sident of the Chicago association
of commerce, was named defen
dant in a $1,000,000 slander suit
filed today by " Mayor William
Ilale Thompson In the superior
court. .
- The suit is based on a letter
which Coh Randolph wrote to the
federal radio commission, calling
attention to Thompson's "pros
perity" plan and indicating it was
a lottery and therefore Illegal, the
bill charges.
Copies of tne letter were glTen
,to the newspapers for publication,
' the declaration charges, and May
or Thompson was "falsely herald
ed throughout the United States
and foreign countries as a cor
rupt and dishonest person and
public official, and the promoter
of a huge lottery in, violation of
the law of the United States and
the state of Illinois.-
By Associated Press
BAKER -The mercury tum
bled to four, degrees above sero
here Sunday. It was the coldest
weather of tho winter. Monday it
was 8 above.
MEDFORD SHIVERS i
MEDFORD Medford had its
coldest weather of the season
Monday, 10 degrees above sero.
BAKER Christmas presents
for employes of the First Na
tional bank and Baker Loan and
Trust company here will consist
f bonus checks equal to" one
month's salary. x ' J .
MEDFORD - Eighteen men
were added to the crews on the
pacific highway Monday. - Forty
men now are at work.
ASTORIA Each city may
boast of Its climate as much as
It wants to but Chris Isell. of
Astoria. Is satisfied with picking
fresh raspberries la his garden
for his Christmas dinner. .
COUNTS' FARM FULL '
PORTLAND Cv A. Johnson,
superintendent of " the Multno
mah county farm, i announced
Monday there are how 600 resi
dents at the farm.7 This la tho
largest number la the history of
the Institution. 5 t C , ;
" ASTORIA Astoria canneries
are manufacturing a dog and cat
food from scrap fish, cereals and
Tegetabies. - - "
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Oregon Briefs. .
Milk Prices Down;
Producers Fight Cut
I fcPrice
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$2.50 Hundred Should be Maintained, say the
; Dairymen, who Hold Distributors are !
, Paid Unwarranted Profits
y Salem milk consumers
drop m price from the ll-12c schedule per quart now in ef
fect o a 10-llc schedule January . 1, 1931 .while. wholesale
Trkes effective this, morning were at the new rate of 8
xents quart and & cents a pint ' - ..y-- :.j f :
' While the consumer may aet forth a Christmas yodel
of glee, there is war in the hearts of the producers who last
night : were contemplatinjr. some means of keeping their
present price of S2JS0 a hundred for Class B milk in effect.
Shoemakers Kids
Expensive, But He
"Found Many Takers
WElVIIXE, Kas Dec.
22. (AP) It was the
week before Christmas and
a WeUsrUle shoemaker won
dered where he was to get
the next meal for his moth
erless children.
Into m window he put this
sign:
"Children to give away,
cant afford them longer' -
The sign brought results.
Tonight Tom Dorseys four
yonnger children were in
happy, .homes near Wells
Tflle. j
' There are foor older
children In the family, bnt
three have been unable to
find work. The mother died
this year.
SHEPARD WEEPS AS
a sire eunn
Appeal to be Made by Army
Major Facing Life in
. Federal Prison''
KANSAS CITT, Kas., Dec. 12
(AP) A federal court Jury
today found Major .Charles A.
Shepard, 59, army specialist in
pulmonary diseases, guilty of the
poison murder of his second wife.
Zenana, . , and recommended life
imprisonment.
The physician, whose love af
fair with Miss Grace Brandon,
blond stenographer of Books
Field, San Antonio, Texas, had
been bared during the long trial
of the case and alleged as the
nrotlre for the crime charged,
wept silently when he heard the
verdict. :
, His composure regained, he
said presently that he was sur
prised at the verdict, adding: "I
am absolutely innocent and this
ease will eventually be thrown
out of court."
SO to 40 Error Citations
la Ritual Appeal
C. L. Kagey of defense coun
sel said he would move for re
trial listing 30 to 40 citations of
error in the trial. If a new trial
Is not ordered, he said, he will
appeal the case.
"The verdict. said Kagey,
"was apparently a compromise.
If Major Shepard actually mur
dered his wife, ho should be
hanged for it." To this the ma
jor nodded -assent.
The .major, court officials said,
will remain at liberty, under his
125,060 bond until February 2,
at which time he will be senten
ced formally at Topeka, Kas., un
less . further - legal action inter
venes. He planned to leave to
night for Denver to report for
duty at Fitislmmons general
army hospital.
21 5 Cases Booze
Nabbed in Truck
Near Marshfield
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' MARSHFIELD, Ore., Dec 22
CAP) Coos and Curry county of
ficers today captured a large
truck containing 120.000 worth
of bonded liquor. The truck was
driven by George Cook, Portland.
The 21 cases 5f liquor were
believed to have been landed near
Port Orford. Curry officers had
been warned but did not see tho
liquor landed.
Robots Voice
To Call a Halt
LONDON ( AP) No longer
will Londoners hear the cheery
voice of the operator say "Tour
three minutes are up. sir," when
phoning In a pay booth. A robot,
whose voice sounds something
like a dentist's drill, will take her
Place, j., . , '?-'y-h:
CASH BONUS VOTED '
.CHICAGO, Dec. 12. (AP)
Charles E. McSweeney, president
of the American Steel Car Lines.
Inc., anouneed today that the
company will distribute as Christ
mas bonus to all employes five per
cent of their annual salaries. The
American Steel Car Lines operate
a fleet of sere than 120 tank
earn. f . -
Paid Them
were assured last nigiit of a
.Notice of a reduction of the
price paid for Class B milk to
$2.2 S a hundred was served on
producers last week and precip
itated the hostilities. The pro
ducers claim that i the consumer
can get a reduced price and still
permit the distributors to make
a reasonable profit on I2.S0
milk from the producers.
To which the producers an
swered, in no uncertain terms at
their meeting last night with the
consumers, that the ' price is
$2.25 a hundred and there it
will stay as long as retail prices
are down.
Conference Tonight Among;,
Dairymen of This Are
Producers of milk are sched
uled for a quiet conference to
night to determine ways and
means of holding their prices at
the $2.50 figure. They main
tain that other cities, in fact the
majority of cities, are selling
mUk where the producer re
ceives more than $2.60 a hun
dred. National averages show
the average price above $2.60,
they claim.
Leading distributors hold
these figures erroneous and con
tend that the $2.25 price a hun
dred is adequate.
. The producers, after ! last
night's "conference" with the
distributors, were discussing the
possibility of organizing . some
method of distributing milk di
rect. Between 60" and 70 per
cent of tho producers In the. Sa
lem milk shed are said to be in
the recently - organized associa
tion which is affiliated with the
state group.
For some time one local firm
has continued selling milk at the
10-lle basis, meanwhile paying
the producers the same price as
the ll-12c distributors. The re
duction effective January : 1 is
not only to meet lower prices In
other commodities, but to meet
specific local competition, say
producers in commenting on the
distributors' cut. r
Old People
Minus Home
To be Dined
About 30 old people, alone In
the world, will i sit down to
Christmas dinner! Thursday at
the Associated Charities head
quarters at 270; North Front,
thanks to the thbughtfulness of
Mrs. Mae Young- Carson, secre
tary. Mrs. Carson said last night
she is making an effort to get in
touch with all old people past
CO, generally who will be alone
for Christmas, and ' especially
those who have lost their hus
bands or wife since last Christ
mas. All of these are Invited to
have Christmas dinner . with her
at the Charities . headquarters,
whether she has been able to get
in touch with them or not.
Incidentally, Mrs. Carson can
use pies, cakes and even a tur
key for this dinner, and anyone
who is inclined to donate should
call her. - , y.
Archie Holt, manager of ' the
Capitol theatre, has sent passes
for these old people that they
might see at least one .movie
during the Christmas season.
Tree Hunt Fatal
To Little, Girl
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LA GRANDE, Ore., Dec 22
(AP) Virginia Hampton, : I,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
R. Ampton, Portland, drowned in
the Grand Bonds' river Sundsy.
The body was recovered. The
girl was a member of a party that
had gone to find a Christmas tree.
Statesman Busy Working s
For Peace Avers Iellogg
- NEW YORK, Dee. 22 (AP)
Frank B. Kellogg, former sec
retary of state, world court Jus
tice, co-author of the pact of Par
is, and Nobel prise winner, has
faith this Christmas time that
the world will . continue Its pro
gress peacefully. s y
Ne one is going to say there
will be another : war," Kellogg
said .today, as he returned from
Hague with Mrs.' Kellogg on tho
liner. Bremen. . But I will say
this. . There never has : been, a
time when tho statesmen f the
10'SHEl
TOLD HE 1ST
BE HOME FIRE
SOmen, Half of Monte Carlo
Army Defending Their 2
Reigning Prince : ;
Careful Prepared Attack on
Guards Throws Srnair
--Kingdom in Panicj
" By JOHN T. HANSCOM "
MONTH CARLO. Monaco,' Dee.
22. (AP) Half of Monaco's
100 man-power army was camped
tonight at the foot of tho long.
wide flight of steps leading to the
castle of Prince Louis to prevent
the recurrence of rioting and hos
tile manifestations which -marked
the arrival today of the. reigning
prince in his principality.
The bayonets affixed to their
rifles, stacked ready for use, pro
claimed the population's state of
mind had reached a point where
the present troubles no longer
could be treated as comic opera
revolution.
Today's rioting was not particu
larly violent, but it was noisy and
it yielded a big crop of prisoners,
most of whom were later released.
The nrisoners still in Jail tonight.
however, warned that the mani
festation was intended to give no
tice to tho prince he must attend
more closely to the business of his
realm and spend less time in Par
is and other. points outside Mon
aco. Rioters Deny They
Would Barm Ruler
They said no bodily harm to
the ruler was Intended.
How many were arrested In the
free-for-all at the Monte Carlo sta
tion when the prince's train pull
ed In was not announced, but eye
witnesses saw at least 20 carried
or dragged away during the clash
es between the populace and the
police.
The manifestation was carefully
planned. Several hundred men
gathered onietly In side streets
close to the station while the po
lled, reinforced by a line of school
children, protected the main thor
oughfare. Then when the train
came' in the populace rushed from
all directions, overwhelming the
guards. In' an instant a dozen
fights were on. Those who didn't
use their fists used their voices.
More than a dozen persons were
Injured before the police finally
got the prince to his palace and
restored order.
mm ROAD JOB '
sms may hs
Actual work on tho North San-
tiam highway, will get under way
within the next SO days, accord
ing to announcement made by the
Marlon county court. The con
tracts will be let by tho federal
forestry department in coopera
tion with the state highway com
mission within SO days.
Funds for construction will be
provided by the state, county and
federal government. The propos
ed new road will reduce materially
the' distance between Portland
and central 'Oregon points .and
will tap a rich belt of timber to
the Cascade mountain district.
- Marion county already has ap
propriated $100,000 for the work,
and this has been matched by the
state highway commission. .
72 Houses Down
In Japan -Quake
TOKYO, Dec 22 (Tuesday)
(AP) Delayed reports today re
vealed that for the second time
within a fortnight the Tainan dis
trict of southwestern Formosa
was heavily shaken by an earth
quake yesterday.' No fatalities
were .'reported but 12 'persons
were Injured, 72 houses demolish
ed and about 5000 buildings dam
aged. " - " "'.';
SKI JUMPER HURT
BRNn. Or- Dec 22. (AP)
Arved Iverson, ski Jumper,
crashed Into a stump after mak
ing a Jump at the say liners win
ter playground on the McKenzle
highway Sunday and suffered a
compound ' fracture of his . right
leg. - He was brought to a Bend
hospital. - - y
world have taken so many steps
to settle their, differences with
out war as at tho present time.
I don't think the present con
ditions in Europe Indicate war at
all. The responsible states of
Europe are not talking about
settling their problems by war."
One of the important-problems
confronting , the world, . Kellogg
said. Is land disarmament.' y
He said he did not think the
Russian situation and tho rumors
of a great Red army Sa process of
formation, was militating against
disarmament. . y. - . .
Will He Go Over
To Dutch Soon?
noOaod's close to the original
- home of Oregon Swede gov
ernor and yesterday there wa
craiddenUe talk that be might
he V. 8. Minister to Holland.
- The governor eald he wonld ac
cept the appointment were It
' tendered him.
TO
Friends Say Governor
- Proper man for Minis
ter to Holland
is
A number of telegrams and let
ters, bearing the signatures of
state officials and other prom
inent Oregon men, yesterday were
sent to President Hoover urging
the appointment of Governor Nor
blad as minister to Holland to
succeed the late Gerritt Diekema,
who died Saturday. Governor
Norblad said he would accept the
post in case it is offered to hfm
by the president.
Governor Norblad has been a
life-long republican and has been
active in political circles for many
years. Besides serving as gover
nor, he-was state senator in the
Oregon, legislature for. several
terms, and was president of the
senate during the 1929 session.
He also has held other offices of
pttblic trust.
Newspaper Publishers May -Get
Behind Movement
Reports received here Monday
Indicated that the boom for Gov
ernor Norblad already has become
statewide, and that a large num
ber of newspaper publishers will
urge his appointment.
- Among the state officials who
yesterday telegraphed to Presi
dent Hoover in behalf of Gover
nor Norblad were Hal E. Hoss,
secretary of state, and C. H.
Gram, state labor commissioner.
Governor Norblad's term as chief
exeeutlre expires January' 12.
Friends of Gorernor Norblad
pointed out that Oregon has been
slighted with relation to recog
nition in the foreign service, and
there Is no reason why Mr. Dleke
ma's successor should not come
from this state.
Beesemyer Says
He s Guilty and
Will Await Fate
LOS ANGELES. Dec 22
(AP) Gilbert H. Beesemeyer,
who . confessed he embeszled
about $8,000,000 from the Guar
anty Building and Loan associa
tion of Los Angeles, was taken
into superior court late today
and changed a plea of not guilty
to one of guilty to an indictment
charging ten counts of grand
theft.
Beesemyer waived time for
sentence, but. Superior Judge
Walton J. 'Wood said under the
law he could .delay -sentence un
til an investigation' was made
and set. at 10 a. m., Friday for
formal pronouncement of the
penalty. , - . - . -
Man Who Saw Big
Naval Fight, Dead
DUNCAN, B. O., Dec 22
(AP) Michael Finnerty. 101.
who came to New York in 1859
from Ireland and during the Civ
il war . worked on Sandy hook
fortifications and t Jso those at
Fort Virginia, where he witness
ed the encounter between - the
Monitor and the Merrlmae in
1882. died here Saturday. Fin
nerty has lived in British Colum
bia for 87 years, most of the time
on Vancouver Island.
Canada Doesn't
Make Gold Coins
OTTAWA. OnL. Dec. 22 (AP)
The world doesn't want gold
coins, Canadian officials have de
cided, so their manufacture has
stopped. - Not since 1912, it was
revealed today, has anything ex
cept; gold bars been made front
the bullion In ' this - country. Bul
lion In possession of the finance
department now totals-more than
$100,090,000 la value but no
plans have been laid to turn any
part of it into coins, - .
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SAID TO HIE
BACKED LUCAS
Evidence " Before v Senate
: Committee Shows war
- On Morris Waged . u
Funds traced From Bank
"But; EndorsementVbf : Re-1
vpub!icans: Revealed ?f:
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By' HAROLD D. ! OLIVER
WASHINGTON. Dee. 22. 5
(AP) Records showing money
borrowed by Robert IL Lucas,
executive director of the republi
can national . committee,' to help
finance a publicity - campaign
against Senator Norris republi
can, Nebraska, was backed up by
funds of the national committee
were placed today before the sen
ate campaign funds committee.
While the committee was tree
ing the'souree of the antl-Norris
campaign financing. Senator Nor
ris himself Issued a statement
welcoming Lucas' challenge of a
contest on party regularity, but
asking that "my enemies fight in
the open and not like cringing
cowards, hide behind anonymous
names or use methods , which are
disreputable and too dishonor
able for anyone to father."
Lucas promptly issued a reply
to Norrls, denying "that my op
position to senator Norrls was
anything but proper." He said
the conduct of Norrls "has giren
rise to a condition which
amounts to a growing cancer in
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oiEiiraiLi
BAIL PUT AT $3000
R. J. O'Leary, former Salem
restaurant owner who took
French leave of the town and a
number of debts on the night of
Labor day. 1929, appeared in Jus
tice court yesterday . morning to
answer a charge of obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses.
O'Leary was arrested In Los An
geles about two weeks ago on a
warrant sworn out by Joe Bower
son, driver for the Cherry City
Baking company, who says the
restaurant man gave him a $32.23
check that was no good. O'Leary
reached. Salem early Sunday morn
ing in company with Deputy Sher
iff Sam Burkhart, who went south
after him.
In Justice court O'Leary waived
hearing and was arraigned and
bound over to the grand Jury. Bail
was set at $3000. He had llitle
to say yesterday when questioned
regarding hi affairs.
If transcript arrires in time.
the case will be given to the
grand Jury, now In session, -ac
cording to John Carson, district
attorney.
Mail Flier Gets
Record Hop From
Medford, Seattle
SEATTLE, Dec 22 (AP)
Christmas mail was flown he're
from the south today In new air
mall speed record time.
Pilot Russell Cunningham came
from Medford, Ore., 290 miles
south in two hours, 40 minutes
flying time. He covered the Portland-Seattle
division, 152 miles,
in 50 minutes. Both marks set
new records.
The plane left San Diego, 120$
miles south, last night.
BROTHER OP MEDICO DIES
WENATCHEE, Wash., Dec 22
(AP) A. H. Dawson, brother
of Lord Dawson, private physi
cian to King George of England
died here today here today at the
age of 72. A widow, a daughter.
Mrs. Myron Foster, Wenatchee,
and two sons. H. M. Dawson,
Peshastln, and Major C O. Daw
son, San Francisco, survive.
You're Short of Cash
Why JustS
By GENEVIEVE MORGAN -Thirty,
dollars isn't a bad sum
to pick up at Christmas time, A.
B. Syverson of Lyons must agree.
And ! especially when the $ 3 0
comes more or less by accident.
Syverson was driving along the
road between Detroit and Lyons
recently when a cougar came in
sight. Syverson gave chase and
borrowed dogs and gun and fin
ished the cougar. He presented
the skin at the eounty clerk's of
Stateiman-EIxinoro Treat to Kiddies
CHRISTMAS MTmEE
::: y AT THE- ELSINORE k ; ; : ; : : )
V This Coupon and 5c admits an? child op to age 12
f,o the ELsIaore , Christinas matinee . ca Thursday
morning.
Principal Men
In Liqudr Case
V- ' ' - '"v f
V ' ' "t ''y - - '
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Abore t Federal Judge William T.
Clark, of Newark, who explod
ed n legal bombhell when he
- filed a decision holding that
the 18th amendment never be
came a part of the federal con
stitution. He held that the ra
tification of that amendment
by the state legislatures was
not the method preticribed by
the amending; article of the con
stitution. Below: William Spragne. New
Jersey farmer, in . whose case
Federal Judge Chirk ruled the
amendment invalid. Spragne
wae f onnd last. March, with SO
barrels of beer on bis track.
SELF-HELP IS IDEA
OF
A new division of the Associat
ed Charities, the self-help depart
ment, has made lts appearance
and so far response has been
good, reports Mrs. Mae Young
Carson, secretary of the charities.
In this division,. girls who have
no work nor other means of sup
port are offering for sale at nom
inal sums articles which they have
made. ,
Two storerooms have been do
nated for use of the Charities, one
on North Commercial street and
the other on South Commercial.
Here may be fouITd Christmas
boxes of all sizes, aprons of all
sizes, tea towels, paper flowers,
pot holders, cushions, a few. toys
and other articles. While the
idea was prompted by the Christ
mas season, the public response in
the first few days of the sale has
been such that it is probable at
least one such sale room will be
maintained, thus giving girls who
would otherwise be objects of
charity an opportunity to contri
bute ta their, own support.
Creamery, Baker,
Gives Out . Cash
Baker, Ore., .Dec 22 (AP)
The farmers' cooperative Cream
ery company today issued divi
dends totalling 813.000 to 800
iBaker and Union eounty dairy
men, -me dividends cover the
period from April 1 to November
1. the end of the fiscal year. The
creamery plant was purchased
from the Commercial creamery
April 1. .
fice yesterday and collected a $5
bounty. He will collect $25 boun
ty from the state. In addition, he
has the skin, which is worth
more than the combined bounties.-
The animal was six feet four
inches long, and only of average
size.- '. ; . -..- .-
Syverson is the second man la
the county to make claim on cou
gar killing so far this year. J. W.
Myers of Detroit brought in three
at one time last spring.
Tf
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OFFICERS M
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23-Year old Arizona Bcndit
. Kidnaps Warden, sen, ;
- ' Making Escape
Later Robs Cafe, Caught,
Then Draws Knife on
! Patrol Driver
PHOENIX. Aria., Dec. 22. -p
(AP) Raymond .. Stickler, . l
year old convict, was in the
Maricopa eounty Jail tonight aft
er a series of 'daring brushes'
with the law unequalled in one
day by Arizona's old-time baJ
men..
Stickler began his one-man
crime wave today with an escape
from, the state penitentiary at
Florence, accompanied by kld
naplng Warden Lorenso WrUht
and his four-year-old son. Ilia
capture tonight after attempting
to rob a cafe was preceded by,
an attempt to shoot it out vrlth,
officers and followed by an un
successful dash for freedom.
The dash for freedom cam 4
after he drew a knife on police
men taking bim to jail and
started a fight that resulted lit
the driver of the patrol wagon
losing control of the machine
and crashing into a telephone
pole.
No one Hurt in any
Of Many Melees
No one was Injured seriously
in any of the melees, although
one officer received a slashetl
hand and Stickler was gahel
about the head Officers over
took him as he ran from tfce
wrecked patrol wagon and took
him to Jail in irons.
Stickler, who had served three
years of a ten-year to life sen
tence for robbery was the prison
tailor. By a ruse he furnUhed
an opportunity for his escape.
The warden ordered a coat, bat
Stickler hid the material for the
lining and asked to accompany
Wright when the latter went aft
er more. . .
En route he drew a knife sad
forced the warden to surrender
his gun. Then he commanded
the prison official to drive fifty
miles to Chandler llelehts where
be ordered him out of the car
with' the little boy and ped
away with the warden's gun and
money.
Waiter With Coffee pot
Brings Bandit to bay
No trace was found of Stick
ler until a cafe proprietor on the
outskirts of Phoenix reported a
man answering his description
attempted to rob his establish
ment. A waited thwarted the
attempt by ' bitting the robber
on tbo head with a coffee' pot.
Officers who-went to InTestlsate
came face to face with Stickler
in another cafe. He tried to
shoot,. but was overpowered be
fore he could draw his gun thev"
one he took from . Warden
Wright.
In searching . Stickler, police
missed the knife, which StickUr
drew although handcuffed while
enroute to Jail.
The fight in the patrol wagon
unnerved the driver. No one wae
Injured in the craeh. Several
automobile i loads of officer
rushed to the scene and assisted
in bringing Stickler to Jail.
MEDFORD, Ore., Dec. 22. .
(AP) Mrs. Victor Bruce. British
aviatrix, narrowly escaped injury
when her plane ground-looped
and overturned on the airport
hero today. She was flying from
Portland to San Francisco.
Weakened understructure is be
ttered to have been responsible
for the accident. Mrs. Bruce got
out of the overturned plane with
out a scratch, and the plane wa
not seriously damaged. Control
wires were snapped and one side
crashed in, but the motor did not
suffer. -
Mrs. Bruce plans to continue to
San Francisco for the holidays as
soon as the plane can be repaired.
It was possible repairs would b
completed tomorrow.
u After the Ball"
Author Succumbs
NEW YORK. Dee. 22 ( APi .
Charles K. Harrit. mnr writ'
and music publisher, author of
"After the Ball," theme song of
the gay nineties, died at his home
ne toaay arter an illness oi
three weeks. He was 85.
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SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Dec. 22.
(AP) Thomas Ahern, ensUt
ant general manager here of tfce
Southern Pacific railroad, an
nounced today 2282 Sacramento
shopmen who" have been working
part time for - some montts
would be put on a full-time
schedule after January 2. TLU
will make a total of 2.4C2 ma
on full-time
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