r
-. Markets)
nfly The. .Statesman rwas
detailed market reports
fathered locan y ana over
Che complete wire service of
the Associated Press.
The Weather
Unsettled 'with occasional
rain today, 'Sunday fair;
temperature below normal;
3Iax. Temp, Friday 45, Min. ;
, river 2.7 feet, rala .18.
FOUMDCP 1631
EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, April 4, 1936
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No. 7
Mampll
Borah's Slate
Given Setback
LiN.Y. Ballot
Vote Margin 5 to 1 for
Uninstructed Grou p ;
Aides Undismayed
Norman Thomas -and Left
Wing Socialists Win
in Party Contest
ALBANY, N. T.. April 3.-JP
Kew York's regular reprblicai
organization, unpledged to any
presidential candidate, hailed to
night a victory over Borih-pllged
candidates in .yesterday's primary
fight for seats to tbe national con
vention. Nearly complete returns
from the nine of the 43 congres
sional districts .in which support
era of -Senator Borah of Idaho
entered candidates showed the
"old guard' forces averaged a 5
to 1 margin of triumph. Tlie Horab
organization did not content the
regulars in the other 34 dMrW-ts
The regulars' victory carrif
out predictions made by Siaie
Chairman Melvin C. Eaion that
the republican party in the empirr
state would send an unintructel
delegation to the June convention
in Cleveland. He was in Washing
ton today.
Iett Wing Socialist
Croup Victorious
While ithe republican "old J
guard" won overwhelmingly in Us
convention delegate squabble, the
socialist regulars headed by LoitN
Waldman apparently bowed to th
"left coalition" led by Norman
Thomas, twice his party' candi
date for president. It was the fir'
socialist content since 1919.
Thomaa had declared his faction
favored an ''aggree ioi&t&lfcV"
and "a Tigorous .social?, pari?
, in alliance with the Soelamt Par?
ty of America, not a left wins of
the new deal."
Waldman had aecued the
Thomas group opposition of be
lieving "in action along com ju
rist line."
Borah Supporters .
Look to Illinois
Despite the setback In their ,
first ballot test in tbe east, sujv
poners of Senator Borah declared
their confidence is unhaken.
Carl G. Bachmann. chairman
of the Borah-f or-President ram?
paign headquarters at Wa-hir,?-ton,
said tbe New York primary
test oi streniftn, ana poimeu to
ihe Illinois prlmarv on April 14
a the one that will "tell a dif
ferent story. "t
The Borah organization leaders
In New York state. Rep. Hamilton
Fish, and William Ziegler. Jr..
former republican state commit
tee treasurer, ran far behind the
regular organization in the 1 5th
rongessional district, where the
organization staked its main
hope.
Nesro 'Satisfied'
Says Ere Hanging
'WALLA WALLA. April 3-;P
Barney Flemming. Seattle' negro,
. said he was "satisfied" as he paid
his debt to society tonight for the
murder of his common-law wife,
bnt before he walked that last
mile be left tiehind him a warning
to all youth to profit by his ex
ample. .Flemming, 29 years old. was
hanged at the state penitentiary
here at 9:5 o'clock for the mur
der last October 15 of La Bella
Butler. Seattle negress.
- Before he left bis death ceU he
told the Kev. Arvid Ohrnell. Seat
tle, chairman of the Assemblies of.
Cod and his spiritual adviser, to
give a message to "all youngsters
to avoid drink, women and Jeal
ousy." '
, Flemming in his confession said
he slew Mrs. Butler while In a
drunken rage of Jealousy.
Professor. Is
Honest; Gives
X; Self 'C Grade
BUGKXK, Orv. April
XAVWawtever else - nay Je
Mid, Vrf. Kyer Mrown.
plays Bo favorites.!, ...
He gave his class In arcJxf
tectare at tbe University of
Oregon ' aa r. examination-.
Tfrae hunar heavy a bin
hands ! while . the ( class law
bored over the questions sd
the nrofeftor decided to 1
tbe test himself, r " J
- Hornet I me later he tarfei-grading-
the papers. He com
pleted his marking-and be
gan lo sort the papers. One
had bo name on ' It. He
checked back over, the class
records Every studciiwas
-accounted for. T" "
The pap' f that which
tbe professor had done i
the grale .was -C, . ; T
nan Meciuitecii
Britain Takes Firmer
Stand Against Italy,
Germany, Indication
Will pregs or
Mussolini Won't Listen to Peace Talk;
Hitler Reply Held Not Sufficient
(By the Associated Press)
INDICATIONS that Great Britain is adopting a sterner
stand toward Germany and Italy, indicted by the League
of Nations as treaty violator and aggressor, respectively,
were given in London Friday.
- An authoritative source said Britain, aroused by reports
Italy is using poison gas in the Ethiopian warfare, would
Lamson Free But
Isn't Exonerated
State Abandons Effort to
Convict After Three
Trials, No Result
SAN JOSE, Calif., April Z.-JP)
-David A. Lameon went free but
without exoneration today when
the state ahandoned nearly three
years of effort to convict him of
murder in the death of his attract
ive brunette wife, Allene, on Stan
ford university campus.
The bitterly fought case was
dismissed by Superior Judge J. J.
Trabuceo on motion of District
Attorney Fred Thomas.
The prosecutor said he would
be unable to produce any new evi
dence for a fourth trial and that it
would be impossible to get a Jury
that would convict the former
Stanford prees executive.
"This is the greatest moment
of my life," said Lamson as his
ulsUr. Dr.. Margaret J-amson, led
him from the courtroom.
Lamson's 5-yearrold daughter
Ellene Genevieve, did not recog
nize him at first when he arrived
at his sister's home. She had not
seen her father during his 3-years
imprisonment and had to be "in
troduced." She smiled shyly then
and threw her arms about his
neck, crying "daddy!
Missing Girl Is
Found, Returned
Wanda Rosalee Allen, 12-year-old
daughter of Walter Allen of
Rosedale, who was reported miss
ing Thursday night, was found
and returned to her home early
this morning. Searchers found
her. walking alone the highway
toward Salem, about three miles
south of the Checkerboard ser
vice station.
It was reported she stayed at
a home along the highway Thurs
day night after disappearing
Thursday. She was taken in
charge by a woman member of a
searching party near the service
station at the Gerrais road Junc
tion Friday nlgTit bnt. state po
lice were told, she broke away
and disappeared in the under
brush. -
Death Hrld Natural
MARSH FIELD. Ore.. April 3.-Py-The
death of Mrs. Henry
Christensen was dup to natural
causes. Coroner Russel Keizr
said today. An investigation was
begun when Mrs. Christensen was
found dying in her floathouse
home.
In vestigator
Delve Into
WASHINGTON, April l.-fi)-On
the heeis of a Townsendite
concession that some of the poli
tical force of the piovement had
been shattered, tbe house Inquiry
into the $200-a -month pension
plan tonight took a surprise turn
when a one man investigating
committee was ordered to the
west coast.
' Chairman Bell (D-Mo) of the
special committee conducting the
Inquiry revealed that Representa
tive Cavagan D-Nri weald . de
part shortly for 5 Los-Angeles,
birth place of the Townsend or
gan lxatlon. to take certain deposi
tions desired by the committee. -
This action followed receipt by
the committee of vrhat was term
ed a "hot tip on angles of the,
Townsend organisation heretofore
anknown. , . -McGroarty
Art t
Caaae la Weakened '
Representative McGroarty (D
Calif J, the author of legislation
to put the old-age pension plan
into effect, who recently broke
with Dr. F. E. Towhsendr told
newspapermen that he feared the
current house Investigation might
"shatter the Idol that has been
the good Dr. Townsend."
Meeting and Sanctions if
o press for an inmmediate league
meeting and if Premier Mussolini
is not willing to talk peace, will
ask the adontion of an oil sanc-
j'tion against Italy. i
Germany, it was learned, has
refused to give Britain assurances
that she will not fortify the
Rhineland.
France is anxious also for a
general conference of the Locarno
powers next week to discuss ac
tion against Germany but Britain
opposes this. A French official
said Italy had given assurance
she would attend such a confer
ence. The possibility arose that
Prance would seek to turn the
German problem over to the Lea
gue of Nations for "punishment,"
before peace negotiations are en
tered info.
Italy's soldiers were reported
in Rome to bave reached the
shore of Lake Tana, headwaters
of the Bine Nile and a zone vital
to Great Britain. Officials re
affirmed, however, that no harm
to British holdings is planned.
Bad Debts Small,
Water Operation
Only .0022 Per Cent Says
Report ; Improvement
Over Old Record
Bad debts of only .0022 per
cent of total sales during the
eight months the city has owned
the water department were re
ported to the water commission
by Manager Cuyler Van Patten at
the commission meeting last
night.
Since August I, 1935, the date
the plant was taken over by the
city, sales have totaled $125,
021.29 wit,h bad debts listed at
$274.39. During the years 1928
to 1931 the average sales under
the Oregon - Washington Service
company were 1178,354 with bad
debts of $895 be'ne charged off.
or a percentage of .005.
Operating profit for the de
partment during the month of
March r reported by Van Pat
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Semitic Issue Raised
VIENNA, Apil 3. --Catholic
declarations on the position of
Jews in Austria pronounce
ments which drew Quick respon
ses from Jewish newspapers
j raised the Semitic Question to
one of national importance to
night. Dust Blows in Kansas "
LA KIN. Kas., April 3.-y!p-A
violent dust storm which blew
here practically all day, cutting
visibility to from sero to 200
yards, had practically halted tra
vel by nightfall.
Sent West to
Jownsend Data
"If the investigation continues
as disastrously as it has begun,"
said McGroarty. "it goes without
saying that the confidence of
Townsend club members in their
leadership will be. shaken.
He added that. thejfiisclosures
turned up so far by the commit
tee came Just at a time. "when
we were all set, to elect at least
200 congressmen pledged to tbe
Townsend plan." He predicted,
nevertheless, that very large
bloc" still would be .elected.-:
Probe Contlnnlnc
At Central Offices '
- Cavagan's mission to the west
coast, it was Intimated, would be
to. follow np disclosures - made
by the committee of behind-the-scenes
working of the Townsend
organisation through recent Ques
tioning of Robert E. Clements,
resigned national secretary.
At the same time, Bell made
known that committee agents are
continuing their investigations at
the Washington Townsend office,
which Is national and southern
regionaKJieadquarters. He added
investigators already had ' been
dispatched to central headquar
ters at Chicago and eastern head
quarters at New York."
New Reprieve
Order Ready
But Not Used
Two Hour Discussion of
Governor's Rights
Held, Revealed
Crowd of Curious Waits
for Hours Outside
Trenton Prison
TRENTON, April 3-(,lp)-How
near Bruno Richard Hauptmann
came tonight to getting another
reprieve from death for the Lind
bergh killing was evidenced, an
authoritative source disclosed, by
preparation of an order of post
ponement. Governor Hoffman never sign
ed the order.
While the governor 'conferred
with Attorney General David T
Wilentz on the nossibilitv of a sec
ond reprieve late today, a reprieve
order was drawn.
After two hours discussion with
Wilentz, the governor determined
that he lacked the legal authority
to delay the death penalty longer
From sources close to the ex
ecutive it was learned taat the
attorney general refrained from
advising him upon the legality of
a renrieve at this time. Wilentz
pointed Out that he had already
given an opinion that the gover
nor s reprieve powers expired 90
days after Haupimann's conviction
and sentence at Flemington in
in February, 1935.
STATE PRISON, Trenton. N. J..
April 3.-(jP)-Crowds waited out
side the gloomy brown walls of
the prison tonight for Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann to die for tbe kid-
nap-murder of the Lindbergh
baby.
They waited in the darkness of
cheerless street corners, beyond
the roped off area. They waited in
the pale blue brilliance of search
lights, which sent their shadows
mounting to the top of. the walls
where dimly seen entries paced up
and down.
The thought of Hauptmann go
ing to his death in the bare little
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Austrian, Polish
Editors Critical
VIENNA. April 3.-;P)-New8pa-pers
of Austria the land where
those found guilty of capital of
fenses are hanged three hours aft
er conviction expressed horror
today. In editions printed before
Bruno Richard Hauptmann'a ex
ecution, because of the many de
lays in carrying out the. sentence.
"The American authorities,"
said Der Tag, "made this affair a
ghastly theatrical piece for the
whole scandalized world to wit
ness. "Hauptmann is not a person
deserving sympathy, but the show
put on an Trenton was scarcely
less despicable than the crime of
which he was accused."
WARSAW. April S-HSVPolish
newspapers severely criticized to
day postponements of the execu
tion of Bruno Richard Haupt
mann. one declaring that the ad
ministration of "New Jersey Jus
tice is presenting the world a
shocking spectacle."
Mother Asleep at
Time of Execution
KAMENZ, Germany, April 4.
f Saturday) - (JP) - Bruno Richard
Hauptmann's aged mother slept
early today while the current shot
through the body of her son at the
Trenton prison.
The 7 2ry ear-old Fran Pauline
Hauptmann sought relief in slum
ber from the strain of days of un
certain waiting.
She lost her brother two days
ago. Her acquaintances were anx
iously discussing who would bring
her the news which some thought
might prove fatal to her. " '
Body of Portland Man 1 ;.
r Is Found Near Tracks; I
v fall From Train Fatal
ALBANY, Ore,," April SHPr
A Southern - Pacific train crew
found the body of George K. Wil
son, It; of Portland near the
tracks four miles north of Tan
gent late today. Coroner -E. C
Fisher said one leg was broken
and his back Injured. Officers
said It appeared he fell from a
moving train several hours before
the body was found. ; - :
. The coroner said papers found
on the . body indicate he might
have been en route to work In
a logging camp at Mapleton, Ore.
The, widow resides In Portland,
the coroner said.
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No. Confession or Statement
As He Goes to Electric Chair
Innocent. Says
Convicted Man
In Last Words
Glad He's Leaving World
That Misunderstands,
Clergymen Quote
Mrs. Hauptmann Sobs in
Hotel Room; Charged
Crime to Wendel .
TRENTON. April 4-69)-Here
are Bruno Richard Hauptmann's
last words as reported by his
spiritual advisers, the Revs. D. J
Werner and John Matthiesen: -
"I am glad that my life la a
world which has not understood
me has ended. Soon I will be home
with my Lord. And as I love my
Lord so I am dying an innocent
man.
- "Should however my death
serve for the purpose of abolish
ing - capital punishment such a
punishment being arrived at only
by circumstantial evidence I feel
that my death has not been in
vain.
"I am at peace with God. I re
peat that I protest my innocence
of tbe crime for which I was con
victed.
"However I die with no malice
or hatred in my heart.- The love of
Christ "has 'filled my soul and I
am happy in Ood."
TRENTON, N. J.. April t-JPf
The sound of a woman's anguish
ed sobs came tonight from behind
the locked doors of a little hotel
room when Bruno Richard Haupt
mann's wife learned he had died
in the electric chair.
She fought almost to the hour
of her husband's death, making
a fast ride to Flemington, scene
of Bruno's trial for the. murder of
the Lindbergh baby, to swear out
charges against another man,
Paul H. Wendel, for the same
crime.
Then she came back to Trenton
snd went to her room, confident
almost to the last that her hus
band would be saved through an
other reprieve.
Hysterical When
Word Is KrouRtit
As the death hour aproached,
with still no word, she became
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Nominees For May
Queen Are Chosen
Nominees for Willamette uni
versity's May queen were chosen
yesterday at a student body elec
tion and the queen and her two
attendants will be chosen next
Tuesday at a second vote.
Winifred Gardner, San Diego,
Calif., Esther Black and Esther
Gibbard. of Salem, were high Jn
the vote and will contest for hon
ors as queen.
Miss Gibbard is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Gibbard,
106S North Summer street and
Miss Black-is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Black, 1394
North Summer street Miss Gard
ner and Miss Black are members
of the Delta Phi sorority: Miss
Gibbard. is a member of the Beta
Chi sorority.
When the queen has been select
ed she, will have, the prerogaUve
of choosing her royal consort. An
of the contestants for the honor,
of being queen and of being, her
attendants are from the senior
class.
May day 'exercises will be held
at Willamette university May 1
and I. .
Jym Jamboree Is "
Witnessed by;500
A capacity house of 109 wit
nessed " the annual - "Jym Jam
boree" presented last night at the
high school ' gymnasium by -the
girls letter club of the high
schooL The program waa directed
by-Vivian C Bartholomew- and"
Grace S. Wolgamott. ' t
The program Included '."Tight
Calvary overture" bj the high
school band: grand . march by
girl's letter club and gym classes:
Talse des Fleurs" by the band
and address of welcome by Alice
Swift. : The program presented
groups of arils representing dif
ferent countries who gave drills
and dances, which was climaxed
by the Indian pow-wow and Eagle
dance by Betty Read. "Stars and
Stripes" by the band dosed the
program. - ---r ,
Pays in Full lor Kidnaping and
Muider of Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
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BRUNO RICHARD
Woman Acquitted
Of Murder Count
Vera Stretz Exonerated,
Slaying of Cebhardt;
Jury Out 3 Hours
NEW YORK, April 3-6iP)-Vera
stretz was acquitted by a Jury
tonight of the slaying of Dr. Fritz
Gfbhardt.
Miss Stretz fainted at the coun
sel table.
Freedom for the blond admitted
slayer cf her former suitor came
after three hours of actual delib
eration by a selected "Blue Rib
bon" Jury of professional and
business men. -
The state charged she killed
Gebhardt after he refused to leave
his wife and two children to marry
her.
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Unused Tracks of O. E.
Here Being Taken Out
Removal of the unused portion
of the Oregon Electric railway
tracks on High, north of Union
street, has been startod. The bal
ance of the track aotith of Union
to Trade street is to oe covered.
The work Is being done under
the direction of the aeneral of
fice of the Great NortLern Rail
road company In Portland. It is
understood that the power line
along the street isvalso to be re
moved. Tbe city council request
ed this Action' about a year and a
half ago; ' -
IPfib lie's Duty
Of Police Cited. Meeting
One hundred , members of the
Northwest AssociaUon ef Police
Officers gathered here last night
at the Onelle for a dinner -and
get-together, George Alexander jof
the state police 'department -presiding.
.- . .V i , .
.; PrsJsinx the work . of ; police
officers In enforcing the law, Jus
tice Joseph Bailey of the state
aitrtint ennrt ealled on the nnblic
to do 4ts part In law enforcement
"We think we haT a free coua-try--then
we proceed to do as we
please." said the Judge. "The pub
lic has as great a' duty as : the
officers In' seeing that laws are
enforced. We all know we have
too many' laws hut the public Is
duty-bound .to aid in their ; en
forcement," . . - r - J
.Justice Bailey emphasized the
need for keeping punishment re
lated to the crime committed and
criticised the discrepancies be
sj':f qrf jrw w
-::-.v . . V. S
HAUPTMANN
Jonathan Bourne
Victim of Stroke
Spent 28 Years as Ticket
Agent For S. P.; Rites -Will
Be on Monday
Death yesterday removed a
well-known Salem figure in the
person -. of Jonathan E. Bourne.
CC. who for 28 years had served
the Southern Pacific here as tick
et agent at the passenger station
on 12th street. Mr. Bourne re
tired from the Bervlce of the com
pany four years ago. Mr. Bourne
died at the Salem Deaconess hos
pital at 4:50 p. m. He suffered
a stroke of paralysis early Thurs
day morning, lapsed into coma
early yesterday and neer re
gained consciousness.
Mr. Bourne, with heavy white
hair, red cheeks and with his in
evitable stiff white collar and
shift, was a familiar figure about
town. He lived for more than
Jtwo decades at the Stols home on
court street. 'He came to Salem
shortly after he entered the. rail
road service and made hundreds
friends in performing the du
ties of his office. For a short
time be worked or the Ladd &
Bush bank but returned to the
railroad company's employment.
Active la Klks and
la Masonic Work
He was an active member of
the Elks lodge snd of the branches
of Masonry.
Funeral sen ices are to be neld
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in Support
tween -sentences In vsr ion counties-
for the same offense.,
Kev. Drffl Offers r '
Advice to police u-. . -.
? Rev. Guy Drill ea 14 he -had high
respect for police officers who did
their job but none for the msn
"who gets pay from both sides of
the desk.". .
. 'Officera must enforce the
laws - as they are made; if the
laws are bad, they must be chang
ed by the people, not the officers,"
said Rev. DrilL He urged police
men to be gentlemen and not to
be bullying In their handling of
law violators. - .;v ;v
Many prominent guests attend
ed the dinner. ' ;
Mayor , V. -E. Kuhn welcomed
the - visitors and In introducing
Chief Frank Mlnto of the Salem
police force said the "city was
proud of him.' Sheriff I Martin
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1-1
ner raie
But Unshaken
Something Like Sneer on
Face as He Looks at "
Witness Group
Hoffman Fails to Delay
Action Again Though
Reprieve Expected
By SAMUEL G. BLACKMAN
TRENTON, N. J., April l.-UPr-
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was
executed tonight for the. Lind
bergh baby murder a crime he
refused to the end to admit
He was pronounced dead at ,
8:47:30 p. m. after three shocks
In the electric chair in the gleemjv
stone prison where he so long had
been kept alive through a series
of extraordinary and startling de
velopments.
His death for the kidnap-aur-
der of 20-months old Charles Ai
Lindbergh, Jr., ended the main
plot of the strange story that be
gan to unfold the blustery night
of March 1, 1932, when the son of
America's fsmous. flying couple
was stolen from the nursery of
their HAnewell home. t v
No Word Spoken as
He Gees to Chair
Hauptmann, the man who would
not talk during long hours of po
lice grilling and' during the 13
months he occupied a cell six
paces from the electric chair, went
to the execution chamber without
a word.
Thus vanished forever the oft-
expressed but little - entertained
hope he would confess that he
climbed the rickety ladder, took
the child and exchanged its sleev
ing garment for $50,000 ransom.
The 65 witnesses, who crowded
the little room at state prison
where New Jersey puts Its con
demned to death, sat tense, won
dering whether the stoical Bronx
carpenter at last would break.
Col. Mark O. Kimberling. dark
and soldierly warden, told the
witnesses a few minutes before
they marched silently through the
prison yard to the little red brick
death house that "if Hauptmann
talks, I will handle It"
Lengthy Conference
Indicate Reprieve
Governor Harold G. Hoffman,
who once saved Hauptmann by
reprieve on his execution eve. re
fused to do so aeain. tbongh a
conference with Wilentx which
extended almost up to the hoar
of death led to strong belief ho
might
Hauptmann did not say a word
in the death chamber. Not even
a murmur passed bis Hps. Whe
ther from weakness, fear or a
feeline of futility, he did not
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v .
Changes Proposed
In Taxation Plan
. -
WASHINGTON, April 3.-S-A
strong sentiment for giving debt
ridden corporations "special treat
ment in the new tax bill emerged
tonight even as the American Lib
erty league hammered the nreei
dent's , revenue, proposals as a
"dangerous use of the taxing pow
er to accomplish social ends."
Both democrats snd republicans
of the house ways and means com
mittee were talking of providing .
a flat tax rate for corporations
which are forced to retain definite
amoants of their income to-sneet
existing obligations. N
- That has been the one point oa'
which business spokesmen have
pounded concerted ly in the hear-'
Lags on the $799,900,600 tax plan.
Nearly Five Thousand v
Boy Scout 'sll Tak e Part "J
." In Circus at' Portland
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 3-Py-Nearly
&000 Boy Scoots partici
pated tonight In the fourth annual '
Boy Scout area circus at the Pa
cific International Livestock ex
position grounds. " - f .
The entry, led by the 7th In
fantry - band ' from Vancouver,
Wash,, was followed by 15 acts
picturing, scout activities.
Governor- and Mrs. ' Charles
Martin headed a large delegation
of state and city -officials la at
tendance. 1 - ' -
, .The circus will be jouelnded
tomorrow night -----, - j
In Death Room
i