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in
Car j Crash Friday is
Revealing Factor ;
Man Badly Hurt
Move to Return Pair
to Oklahoma for
Probable Trial
ROSEBURG. Ore., Not.
Alrin H. Scott. 46,. tonight re
gained,! $eml - consciousness, but
did not' know he was charged with
conspiracy for helping conceal
ran lorn money In the Charles P.
Urscbel kidnaping case.
Federal agents charged Scott
possessed $1360 "hot" money
when he was found near death
after his automobile overturned
near here Friday. Margaret H.
Hartleane, Scott's reputed house
keeper; who came here the day
after his accident, also was charg
ed with conspiracy in helping con
ceal Urscbel ransom.
Feared Shock Would
Kill Suspected Man
.Fearing any shock might prove
fatal to Scott, federal agents with
held intormatloa of tba thftrges
from him. .. ,
w T.he government already has
convicted IS persons of complicity
in the Drsehel kidnaping, but not
more than bait the $200,000 ran--Eom
furnl8hed by Urschel's rela
tives has been recovered.
C. C. Spears, federal agent from
the Portland office, said the
money found in Scott's possession
checked with serial numbers of
the Urschel ransom.
Removal Complaints
Prepared at Portland
Removak-complaints from Ore
gon" to the western district of
Oklahoma, where Scott and Miss
Hurtlenne are wanted, were
sworn out in Portland and
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.OPTO. P.,
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-0T)-Rep-resentative
Hamilton Fish, a re
publican survivor of the Roosevelt
landslide, declared today "the un
mistakable mandate of the elec
tion is that the republican party
must humanize and liberalise Us
policies'
Fish, a vigorous opponent of
the Roosevelt new deal, was re
elected from the 26th district,
which' Includes the president's
home county, Dutchess.
."The old guard reactionaries,"
Fish said, "were 'slaughtered by
the voters all over the country.
The republican party must reaf
firm Its early principles enunciat-
. e1 by Abraham Lincoln tbat hum
an rights are superior to property
rights and that labor is prior to
capital."
Protection for
Non-Striker ' is
Demand j Roper
WASHINGTON, Not. 7 - -Secretary
Roper tonight demand
ed protection for the worker who
chooses not to strike and urged
that labor, as wgII as capital, be
held strictly accountable Ito the
public for Its actions and policies.
. "It we wish to exercise the right
of not working, that Is to strike,
this right should be safeguarded,"
he said In the Washington Star's
national radio forum. "Btft in so
doing we shonld defend the right
not to strike, that is the right to
work without molestation."
J. T. Jones First
, To Report Costs
1 Honors for the first candidate
to report nis election expendi
tures i went yesterday to J. t.
Jones 'Of Jefferson. Jones report
ed that his race for constable
had qost him - the total sum of
nothing. He was unopposed save
for scattering , write-in candidates.
Jones filed his report, as requir
ed by law. at ths office of the
counts' eierk.
IM1K LAMD ;; PMBIP'PHii
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Pair - Held at Roseburg, Kidnap Case, Suspects
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Election Stolen
Sinclair Charge
Concedes Defeat
(By The Associated Press)
California governor: 8721 com
plete and incomplete precincts of
10.721: Merriam (R) 1,032,889;
Sinclair (D) 764,288;- Dempster
Soc) 1,011; Haight (P-C) 267,
397; Darcy (Com) 2,097.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7.-(JPy-Upton
Sinclair, democratic candi
date for governor of California,
late today conceded he bad been
defeated by Governor Frank F.
Merriam in yesterday's election,
but he added a qualifying phrase.
' The statement, issued at his
campaign headquarters, ' merely
stated:
"I concede that the election has
been stolen."
"5 WON. 15
PBHULXJSSERTION
Congratulates Martin and
Pledges Support for
" Good of State
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. !.-(&)
-Arthur W. Priaulx, republican
state chairman, tonight hailed
the outcome of Oregon's vote on
congressional candidates as afi
outstanding republican victory in
the face of the strong democratic
sweep nationally.
Chairman Priaulx congratulated
General Charles H. Martin on his
election as governor and extended
"the well wishes of republicans of
Oregon in his victory and to as
sure himthat we are solidly be
hind him In his purpose to devel
op Oregon for her people."
"The voters of Oregon still
have confidence in republican
principles as evidenced by "the
election of a majority of the ma
jor candidates from the republi
can ticket in the Tuesday elec
tion," Priaulx declared.
- "While we feel keenly the loss
of a republican governor and the
defeat of Senator Jay Upton in
his congressional race in the sec
ond district, the splendid vote giv
en other major republican candi
dates Is an outstanding victory.
"The re-election of Congress
man James Mott and the election
of Judge William Ekwall to con
gress from the first and third dis
tricts are particularly outstanding
in view of the sweeping victory ac
corded the democrats in most
states in the nation. Oregon. Is
now one of the outstanding re
publican states, having two repub
lican congressmen out of a dele
gation of five."
SACRAMENTO VOTES BONDS
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. 7.-
(5-With nearly 2000 votes to
spare, citizens of Sacramento
eounty authorized today the is
suance of 112,000,000 In bonds
to provide Sacramento city and
county with a municipal power
plant.
VICTOR!
Oregon Flax Best in U. S.
Avers Eastern Linen Man
Oregon flax Is the best pro
duced anywhere In the " United
States and compares very favor
ably with that grown In the most
fertile sections of Ireland, John
Wilton, representing the Klear
flax Linen Looms, Inc. of Duluth,
Minn., declared here yesterday.
This is the fourth year that Wil
ton has inspected the state flax
plant In behalf of the concern, he
represents. " - k
"The Oregon flax Industry la in
its Infancy", . Wilton declared,
"and there Is no reason why this
state shonld not have a number of
the largest doth mills In the
United States. These mills would
turn ont a product which would
be sold everywhere and wonld add
materially to the state's payroll"
Wilton said his company re
cently purchased- seven carloads
of flax tow from the state of Ore
gon and this was found to be far
superior to the flax produced In
Wisconsin; Minnesota and the Da
kota s. Much of the flax produced
In those states is used in the man
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TINSPUflS
WORRYING iVIFN
"UNDER DOME"
Several Department Heads
May Rue Leanings Toward
Camp of, Joe Dunne
Hanzen, Thomas, Einzig and
Carey Mentioned as in
Danger of Ax
By SHELDON F. SACKETT
The rains descended and the
floods came and the day was
gloomy yesterday at the state cap
itol where Oregon officialdom.
still liberally republican and sprin
kled with Bullfrogism, pondered
the returns of Tuesday's balloting
and looked lugubriously to 1935
and the coming of the state's own
New Deal.
It is no secret now that official
dom the heads of the score or
more state departments at the
capitol had strong republican
leanings in the last campaign, do
ing the few bits which seemed ad
visable for the Dunne movement.
Some of the more astute political
heads sent friendly overtures to
General Martin, thereby playing
both ends against the middle in
case of the democratic victory.
Already speculation is running
the rounds at the capitol over
the exodus to be expected when
General Martin's spurs clank
down the marble corridor Jan
uary 14.
Hansen, Thomas First
In IAne of Martin Ax
First of the group expected to
shuffle off is the Hansen coterie
among whom are the budget di
rector himself, and Charles M.
Thomas, utilities commissioner.
Hanzen, in the last month of
the campaign, threw all h& subtle
force behind Dunne, therein end
ing his long personal debate of the
republican's chances as against
Zimmerman, whom Hanzen in
mid-eummer thought was a real
contender for the election. In this
decision Hanzen, for once, guessed
wrong, Dunne running behind the
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ELECTION OUTCOME
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Nov. 7
(JP) President Roosevelt headed
back to the white house tonight,
obviously cheerful but silent over
the election -which gave an al
most unprecedented congressional
majority tor Is new deal.
He offered no comment on the
election returns at his regular
semi-weekly press conference.
There was a Jest about reports
as to how he had voted and that
he had voted the straight demo
cratic ticket. He declined to dis
close his vote, bnt some were In
clined to speculate that perhaps
once again he had given a mark
to some Individual republicans.
Tomorrow the president will
have luncheon with Senator La
Follette, Wisconsin republican in
dependent on the progressive tick
et, who won yesterday.
Very apparently, presidential
attention Is centered on the un
employment and budget problems.
There 4 was one observation by
the president on the election.
ufacture of linseed oil, he said.
The visitor also commended the
flax plant management during the
past four years. "There is no
doubt but that great strides ave
been made as far as the plant
management is concerned", Wil
ton continued. "The physical plant
has been improved; the product
Is better than four years ago,' and
there is evidence of expert super
vision". -
Wilton expressed surprise when
told that the state flax fund had
increased from five dollars in the
year ltSl to approximately 1175,
000 at the nresent time. -
"That is a record not surpassed
by ' any Ind ustry in - the entire
United States". Wilton declared.
Records show that the state
flax industry lost a total of $95
000 In the year 1 9 J 0. . approxi
mately 123,000 In 1931, but is
now-on a substantial profit: basis,
' Wilton said his company would
continue to purchase Oregon flax
as long as the product "was kept
un to its present aUndard.
ROOSEVELT SLEi
FOUNLDEP
Salem, Oregon, Thursday
Division in Congress
To be A long Economic
L ines Now, F orecast
Senate Almost Three-Fourths Democratic, is
Indication; McNary Still G. O. P.'s
Leader but Aides Missing
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. (AP)A new division in con
gress along- economic rather than party lines, regardless
of whether there is a realignment of parties themselves, was
foreshadowed by the democratic sweep in the off-year elec
tion. With the senate almost three-fourths democratic, the
0kle which has separated the par
DEFEATED
DOCTOR
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Arrested on Suspicion of
Santa Barbara Murder;
One Badly Wounded
SANTA BARBARA, Calif..
Nov. 7-(;P)-One woman was shot
and killed and another critically
wounded today and shortly after
ward Dr. William J. Jacobs, 45,
prominent physician, was placed
under arrest on suspicion of
murder.
While walking arm in arm
down the sidewalk, Mrs. Lillian
N. Newlon, 45, was shot through
the head, dying later en route
to a hospital and Miss Adelaide
E. Flint, was shot through the
right shoulder.
Doctor Jacobs, who was de
feated in the recent primary elec
tion as county coroner, asserted-
ly drove by in his automobile and
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H. Martin
Out After
House Job
Mrs. Hannah Martin, Salem, re
elected Tuesday as state represen
tative from Marion county, is a
candidate for speaker of the house
at the 1935 legislative session, she
announced here yesterday.
Mrs. Martin s announcement
followed receipt of press reports
that Lowell Paget of Multnomah
county had been defeated for re
election to the house and tbat
George Winslow of Tillamook
county was running neck ana
neck with his democratic oppon
ent. Both Paget and Winslow
were avowed candidates for
speaker and recently announced
that they had garnered consider
able support.
"I have received many letters
urging me to enter the contest for
speaker of the house," Mrs. Mar
tin said, "but I naturally delayed
any definite announcement until
after the general election. Now,
that the election is" over and I
was reelected, I am definitely In
the race for speaker." Mrs. Martin
said the requests for her to en
ter the contest had come from
widely scattered sections of the
state.
Mrs. Martin served during one
regular and two special 11 32 leg
islative sessions.. She was chair
man of several important com
mittees and played an important
part In the unemployment relief
legislation.
Earl Hill of Lane county, also
a candidate for speaker of the
house, was successful at Tuesday's
election, according to reports re
ceived from Lane eounty.
lliEHi
(Copyright, 1934, by The Associ
ated Press.)
BERLIN, Nov. 7. Naxldom
took vlgorons measures today to
still the rising clamor against
higher costs.
Harried conferences were held
and "profiteers" stores were clos
ed. In Kassel, Fulda, Berlin and
other centers a number of meat
and grocery establishments were
forced to cease business because
the owners, facing mounting
costs, defied the Nasi command
not to change quotations.
So creat has been the popular
alarm because of the pressure of
low and nearly stationary wages
and economic trends against
which the Nasi dictatorship seems
helpless, that rumors were circu
lated in reliable quarters the joo
of HJalmar' Sebacht' as economic
dictator- may be at stake. -. -
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WOMEN
NAZIDOM
BATTLING
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Morning, -November 8, 1934
ty seats for many years will be
largely obliterated figuratively as
well as literally.
The disregard of party lines
which marked the voting on so
many issues at the last session
will, in the opinion of most ob
servers here, become even more
apparent in the new congress.
With the party lineup apparent
ly destined to remain about the
same in the house, there will not
be the noticeable change there
that is assured in the senate.
Maintenance of the democratic
majority in the house, the there
fore of the power of the speaker
ship, will add zest to the contest
for that post, vacated by the
death of the late Speaker Rainey.
The Increased size of the sen
ate democratic majority will
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 7.-ffV-Re-
turns from anti-Ritchie strong
holds in the counties early tonight
shoved Harry W. Nice, republican
candidate, ahead in the Maryland
governor's race and brought vic
tory In sight for him.
With only 68 of the state's
1376 polling places unreported,
Nice had a lead of 1,585 votes
over his ancient political foe, Gov
ernor Albert C. Ritchie, candidate
for a fifth term. The vote was
Nice 227,470; Ritchie 225,885.
The governor had swung
through Baltimore city with a
lead of more than 20,000 votes
but this apparently was not
enough, to counteract steadily In
creasing strength Nice garnered
in the counties.
The prospects of a close vote
with the republican candidate re
called another hard fought polit
ical battle between the two men
15 years ago. In 1919, Ritchie tri
umphed over Nice by 165 votes to
begin his long career as governor.
KEYSTONE STATE IS
STRONG. NEW DEAL
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l.-m-
A smashing new deal victory
straight down the ticket com
pleted the route tonight of re
publicans from control of their
keystone state for the first time
in more than a half century.
On top of a stunning defeat of
the stalwart Senator David A.
Reed, republicans were toppled
from the governorship, other
states offices, several concession
al seats, and control of the state
house of representatives, only the
state senate clung to republican
control.
Reed, unrelenting critic of the
new deal, conceded the victory of
Joseph F. Guffey, who helped
swing the 1932 democratic con
vention to Roosevelt.
The jovial Pittsburgh oU man,
who calls the president "God's in
spired servant," had rolled up a
lead of 119,694 over Reed in al'
most complete unofficial returns.
Six States Vote
Repeal; Kansas
' To Remain Arid
(By the 'Associated Press)
Traditionally arid Kansas
clung to prohibition in Tuesday's
elections which sav six other
states apparently vote for repeal.
, West Virginia and Florida vot
ed wet by sizable majorities., Ne
braska, South Dakota, Wyoming
and Idaho voters appeared to be
headed for a restoration of legal
liquor. -r ;: r
Scant returns left the fate of
the half hundred other proposals
that were put before the voters
oft 26 state in doubt, sw-;
HITCKIE BEHIND IN
M1LMD CONTEST
WEDGE H
DEAL DRIVEN
37 Demos, 23 Republicans
Sent to House; G. 0. P.
Still Leads Senate
Martin's Plurality Rises
to More Than 20,000
Over Zimmerman
By JAMES S. NUTTER
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7.-P)
-Returns tonight from the few
unreported precincts further em
phasized that the new deal wedge
was firmly driven into Oregon's
state government in yesterday's
general election.
For the first time since 1922
Oregon elected a democratic gov
ernor, Major-General Charles H.
Martin. His plurality was more
than 20,000 over Senator Peter
Zimmerman, "fighting progres
sive" independent. Trailing more
than 7000 votes behind Zimmer
man was the republican candi
date, Joe E. Dunne.
50 Years Precedent
In House Shattered
Into office with Martin was
swept a distinct majority in the
Oregon house of representatives.
shattering precedent of 50 years'
standing. The state senate re
mained predominately republican,
although democrats gained.
Republicans made one- gain in
the Oregon congressional delega
tion as William A. Ekwall won
the seat vacated by General Mar
tin to seek the governorship. The
other two congressional seats
were retained by James W. Mott,
republican, and Walter Pierce,
democrat.
Republicans retained other
principal state offices such as sec
retary of state, which wenf to
Earl Snell by a commanding ma
jority; superintendent of public
instruction, retained by .a com
fortable majority by Charles A.
Howard, and state commissioner
of labor, retained by C. H. Gram
by a slight majority and substan
tial plurality.
Nearly complete unofficial fig
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DDUMER6UE LEAVES
(Copyright, 1934, by the
Associated Press)
PARIS, Nov. 7. Premier Gas
ton Doumergue "papa" and
"Gastounef to most-of -France
leaves office at 10 o'clock tomor
row morning.
The aged premier, his nine
months old truce cabinet wrecked
by radical socialist opposition to
his plans for reforming the na
tion's constitution, announced to
night' he would present his cabi
net's resignation to President Al
bert Lebrun.
Doumergue came to power
amid storms, the bloody Stavisky
riots of January and February.
He steps down amid political
storms and dire forecast of new
strife to come.
A peaceful day that' followed
upon the wrecking of Doumer
gue's government did little to still
the capital's fear of rioting, based
on grim memories of the bloody
days that brought the aged pre
mier to office, after rival com
manders of political "shock
troops" accused each other of
planning to start trouble.
Courtly Vote
HUM
OREGON
PREMIERSHIP TDDAr
Varied by Complete Count
Returns from seven scattering
Marlon county precincts made no
changes in the outcome 'of any
of the state or county races as
reported early yesterday in The
Statesman,.
On the basis of official figures
for the entire 79 precincts. Coun
ty Judge Slegmnnd waa reelected
by a 316-vote plurality over W. C.
Pettyjohn, Independent and run-ner-up.
j Slegmnnd picked np
some strength as the returns came
in from the southeast portion of
the county. . - a-
Leroy Hewlett won handily s
coanty commissioner on the re
publican ticket, having an 1176
vote plurality over ,Paul , Hen
dricKs, Independent, who ran
strong In Salem but failed to keep
pace with Hewlett In the rural
districts.'? V v ' ' -
Marion countv elected four re
Republican in
Arizona Leads
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ALBUQCEKyuE, N. M., Nov. 7
(JT) On the basis of complete
unofficial returns from S98 of
the 785 precincts in the state,
Senator Branson Cutting, re
publican, tonight led his demo
cratic opponent. Congressman
Dennis Chavez, In the rape for
the long term senatorship.
ARE DISTRIBUTED
Marion County Farmers Get
$28,140 This Week is
Riches' Report
Cornrfcog; checks representing
tne ursi oeneut, payment to o?a
Marion county farmers and total
ing $28,140.30 were received at
the office of County Agent H. L.
Riches this week. Checks were dis
tributed yesterday to 96 farmers
in the Salem district at the county
agent's office in the postofflce
building.
Additional checks will be dis
tributed to farmers in the Hub
bard and St. Paul districts at the
city hall in Hubbard today. Sim
ilar meetings to distribute checks
will be held at the city hall in Mt.
Angel Friday morning and at the
city hall in Silverton Friday af
ternoon. Distribution will be com
pleted at the Stayton city hall Sat
urday morning and the Masonic
hall, Jefferson, tbat afternoon.
The second corn-hog ' benefit
payment to cooperating farmers is
expected in late December and fi
nal payment after proof of com
pliance In February. The total for
the 1934 program of production
control will be slightly in excess
of $70,000.
Notice has been received by
Riches that wheat checks repre
senting final payment on the 1933
crop and first payment on the
1934 crop totaling more than
$30,000 will be ready for distribu
tion within the next two weeks.
There are 289 farmers cooperating
with the government in the wheat
production control program. As
soon as the' checks arrive, meet
ings will be held to distribute
them in the various communities.
Ellen McAdoo Gets
Permission to Wed
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7.-0V
The parental bar to the marriage
of Ellen Wilson McAdoo, 19-y ear
old granddaughter of the late
President Wilson, was lifted to-,
day, and the young girl was In
formed that' it is up to her to
set the date for the ceremony that
will nnite her to Raphael Lopes
de Onate, movie actor twice her
age.
01
HOG CHECKS
Outcomes not
publicans to the lower house and
two republicans to the senate, be
ing one of the comparatively few
counties In the state to stay sol
idly . republican In its legislative
choices.
: Peter Zimmerman, Independent
candidate for governor, carried
the county by 1766 votes over
General Martin. . .- final - returns
showed. Zimmerman's tote ' was
820 J to 65J7 for Martin to 4(32
for Senator Joe E, Dunne.
Congressman James W. Mott
won Teadily over R. E. Turner,
receiving MS) rotes, to (056
given Tnrner.i-y -:V ;'
All three ballot measures were
turned down in the eounty, the
grange power bill getting the
largest yes vote and the proposed
healing arts amendment to the
state constitution being the most
decisively defeated. v;-..fc
, THE WEATHEU -Cloudy
'with sbowers to-
tdaf and Friday; Max. Temp. ;
Wedaesdar SO; iUn. SO; raia
J toeb, rtrert T'- .feet.J
cloadj, aoBUierljr wfaids. . ;
No. 1$1
Last Seen Working on Lawn
at Annex; Known as One
of Smartest Inmates at
State Penitentiary
Convicted of Murder, 1919
Through Circumstantial
Evidence, is Recalled;
Pardon Sought Lately
Jack Laird, 39, sentenced te
life imprisonment in the state
penitentiary for murder, escaped
from the state prison annex a
farm seven miles southeast of Sa
lem between $ and 7:30 p. aa.
yesterday.
Known as one of the smartest
inmates of the state prison, Laird
through "good time" has received
the position of trusty for the past,
seven years. He was working '
the lawn when last seen at tke
annex. Prison officials estimated
that he had been gone upwards
of an hour when his escape be
came known. '
Eight officers formed the
nucleus of the searching party
which began a statewide search
for Laird early last night.
Three Scars on
Head Identify
He is described by prison au
thorities as weighing 140 pound,
being five feet ten and three
quarters inches high, with dark
brown hair, and grey eyes. He car
ries three scars: one on his right
forehead, one on the back of his
head and one on the top of his
bead.
Police authorities throughout
the state and the northwest were
immediately notified by radio of
his escape.
Laird was born in Tennessee.
He was convicted of murder ia
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COUNTY BUDGET TO
The connty budget board com
posed of the three members ef
the connty court and three ctt-
sens "representing various sections
of the county, convenes at 9 '
o'clock this morning to prepare '
the final draft of the 1935 eewn- ;
tj outlay of expenses. The board '
expects to complete its work to- ;
day so the budget may be nab- 9
lished Friday. It will come mp
for pubHc review at a cititenV '
meeting held later this month. ,-;
Named on the board yesterday
by the county court were Dr. A. "
W. Simmons of Silverton, Ray '
Glatt of Woodburn, E. lu Welder
of, Salem, U. G. Boyer, county
clerk, is ex-of ficlo , clerk of the
budget meeting:
The court has made up a
preliminary budget which keeps
the total estimated cost of ran- '
ning .the eounty for 1935 at- the
same total as the current year's
budget. While additional money
is, budgeted fr old-age pensions,
ether budget items are reduced '
to prevent a gain In the total
outlay.
LIFERS
MI
ALARMS
BE inn
Coryallis Truck
Driver Severely
Injured in Crash
ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 7-JP) "
-Guy Morrow, Corvallis, was cri
tically injured this morning in
an automobile Wreck two miles '
south of Sutherlin. v V v
Morrow, driving a large track
and semi-trailer, apparently fell
asleep, state police officers, who
Investigated . the accident said, -and
the heavy machine went Into ;
the ditch beside the highway and .
struck a dirtVM.
The trailer dy was jteleacop- .
ed Into the ca&, causing Mor
row to suffer a crushed chest and ;
Internal Injuries. He was brought
to Mercy hospital here, where he ,
was reported to be In a. critical'
condition
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