The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 29, 1937, Page 1, Image 1

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of Former. Husband
Is Under Probe
Coincidence of Fire at
That Town Recalled;
: Indictment Asked
PORTLAND, Oct 28-(P-Stlll
maintaining her Innocence ana
complaining of a stomach ailment,
.Mrs. Agnes Ledford remained in
the Multnomah county jail to
day while InvestfgationsAin to -tb
deatha of her two step-daughters
and a former husband continued
in two .counties. : , 5
: The Columbia county sheriff's
office said informations charging
her with first degree murder in
connection with the death Sep
tember 6 of. Ruth Ledford, 13,
her husband s daughter by a for-"
roer marriage, probably would be
presented to a grand jury Monday.
Ruth's death, followed two days
later by that of her sister, Dor
othy, 15, was attributed to ber
ries coated with wind-blown spray
after an autopsy on the older girl
disclosed traces of arsenic poison.
Meanwhile, Linn county author
- ities Investigated the death at
BrownsYille In 1932 of John Mat
son. Mrs. Led ford's former hus
band, ascribed by his physician
to gastraentarites and by the then
county coroner to "inflammation
of the stomach due to food poison
ing." Coroner E. C. Fisher recalled
that refusal by the county court
to prorlde funds prevented an
autopsy.
' Officers -recalled also that Mrs.
Ledford, then Mrs." Matson, wax
taken to ah Albany hospital claim
ing to be suffering from food
poisoning, ' returning homo the
next day.s- T"" ; , "
Reports from Linn county In-'
dicated that some attention was
being paid to the fact that the
disastrous Brownsville fire oc
curred September 27, 1932, just
the day before Matson died.
Among the buildings destroyed in
the fire, belleTed incendiary at
the time, was the Dunlap drug
store, owners of which said ,they
recalled a sale of arsenic to Mrs.
Ledford, then Mrs. Matson. Rec
ords of the eale were destroyed
in the fire.
ALBANY, Oct. 28 Mrs. Agnes
Joan Ledford, .who is being held
in Portland on first degree mur
der charges in connection with
the alleged poisoning of her two
step-daughters, resided Just west
of Halsey several years ago, it
was recalled here. In 1928 Mr.
, Ledford, who at that time was
Mrs. John Matson, was the chief
figure in an alleged kidnaping
case. The Matsons continued to
live near Halsey for some time
. afterwards and then moved to
Waldport. Matson, however, re
turned to Linn county, and died
at Brownsville in 1932. Burial
services were at Waldport.
The alleged kidnaping rase In
which the former Mrs. Matson
figured occurred on July 17.
1928. A party of Calif ornlans In
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DALLAS, ; Oct. 28-ff)-EliJah
Jones. Nerro. will face trial
Saturday In Justice John Bald
win's court on a cnarge or steal
ing the pulpit, from the Inde
pendent Baptist church.
The complaint . against Jones
was sworn out by M. Gilea; as
sistant to the pastor, - who told
AsstDlst. Atty. Bill Bowen that
Jones stole 'the - pulpit out of
revenge because the congregation
had kicked him out of the church
for "religious contempt."
WATOVA, OkU Oct. 28
(yP Mr. and Mrs." John Tand-
- felt. , already blessed : with six '
- girls no boys awaited a new
arrival. - -
It came last nlght-twln
girls. . .- ;
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28-iffV
Hallowe'en "protection" la the
nM( wrinkle offered br Tooth
ful celebrants in South Minne
apolis. ' - ' ; . :
..Residents In the vicinity an
swered their doorbells last sight
to be confronted by a group of
vntnt- - The -deader.' about 15,
suggested Jthat occupants might
like ' to assure themselves oi 1
aafa and sane Hallowe'en br con
tribntlng to a defense fund. Po
lice were told no one contrio-
oted. -r -'.-. -r ,': '.
TJXIONTOWN. TaJ Oct. 21
(JP)-A giant crane caused 900
miners to lose a day's work
today; - - '.- -V- WX--v.
, Tne . bir(jf trith -. m r wtng
spread ' of six feet, flew into
high tension electric wire,
dying and shutting off power
to the Nemacolla mine. -
z Studied
FORMER LINN
Mrs. Agnes Joan Ledford, 85, Yankton, Ore., mother of two smaH children, suspected of poisoning her
two stepdaughters, Ruth, 13, and Dorothy, 15, last September. Charged with murder, she is shown
here in custody of Sheriff Millard
at Portland where she stoutly denied her guilt. UN photo.
Silence of Plane
Owner Criticized
Coroner's Jury Declines
to Bring in Verdict on
Four Deaths
TACOMA. Oct. 28-;p-3)eclar-
lag A. H. Walker, of Kansas City,
Mo., guilty of criminal negligence
because of his failure to testify
as to the air-worthiness of tbe
airship in, question," a Pierce
county coroner's jury today re
fused to bring in a verdict in
connection with the crash of
Walker's tri-motored monoplane
at the Pierce county airport Oc
tober 23.
Four persons, including Pilot
Leonard Rhiner, of Kansas City,
died in the crash, which came as
the big plane was taking off for
a sight-seeing trip over Tacoma.
The jurors, after being in
structed to decide whether there
was negligence in connection with
the accident and whether such
negligence, if any, was criminal.,
returned with a statement that
"we wish to go on record as find
ing the testimony inadequate."
The jurors objected to the fact no
testimony from government (de
partment of commerce) inspectors
or survivors of the crash was off
ered. Walker, subpoenaed along with
department of commerce inspec
tor Len Nell, of Portland, failed
to appear at the inquest. He was
reported at Tacoma field to have
left for Portland witji the second
plane used in his barnstorming
tour which began at Kansas City
August 1.
- In addition to Rhiner, three
Tacoma passengers, ' Fred Wil
liams, 19, Mrs. Helen Momblow,
78, and Roger Jones, 19-, died in
the crash. Seven other passengers
were Injured.
- Under questioning by Coroner
T. H. Long, four-pilots asserted
they did not know the cause of
the 100-foot crash.
Indian Airman Killed
ROUEN, France, Oct. 28.-(irV-
G. P. Nair, Indian airman, was
killed near here today as the air
plane in which he planned to fly
the south Atlantic lost a wing and
crashed.
D wight Moody
In Centennial Meeting Here
"Ministers are not clerical
Charlie Chaplins but: men sent
from God to preach God's word,"
nor are churches intended to be
places of entertainment, declared
Dr. Herbert Lockyer of Liver
pool, England, in addressing' a
union mass meeting of 800 per
sons gathered at the armory here
last night to pay tribute to the
work and person of D. L. Moody,
whose centenary celebration - tha
gathering recognized. --
Dr.- Lockyer appeared here in
substitute for Bishop Taylor
Smith.. Dr. Will H Houghton,
president of the Moody Bible In
stitute of Chicago which is spon
soring the centennial observances
on both sides of the Atlantic,
spoke briefly, paying significant
tribute to - Moody's life and
work. He characterised Moody
as a "humanologist" because he
knew ; the ' needs of the human
spirit and . the remedy for Its
ills.' 'rW; - ,
Dr. Lockyer drew from Bun
jan'a "Pilgrim's Progress," which
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Salem 10 Minutes
From Portland on
Eyston's Schedule
BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS,
. Ttah, Oct. 28-i-Capt. George
' E. ;T. Ej ston roared hia mon
strous automobile "Thnnder
bolt" over this glistening, sal
f 4ftft' worse today at 809.60
miles ' per hour the fastest
man ever travelled on land.
,' The intrepid Englishman ex
ceeded Sir Malcolm Campbell's
world land speed : record of
301.1292 m.p.h., but the seven-ton,
24-cylinder car broke
down on the return journey,
leaving Intact the record, chalk
ed up on the same white
straightaway in 1935.
American Automobile associ
ation rules require runs in both
direction within one hour to
qualify for measured mile rec
ords.
If Captain Eyston had trav
eled his 309 miles an hour over
the highway from Portland to
Salem he would have made It
in approximately 10 minutes.
Logged-of f Lands
Will Be Restored
Agreement Is Made With
County Court in Long
. Conference Here
North Santiam highway lands
logged off by private concerns
without authority to do so will
be cleared of debris and made
as presentable f r o m a scenic
standpoint aa possible and the
timber taken paid for In addition.
a group of loggers agreed after
a lengthy conference with the
county court yesterday morning.
Cleaning the right-of-way en
croached upon - by the loggers
was ordered recently by Engineer
H. D. Farmer of the federal bu
reau of public roads, which con
tributed much of the money tor
constructing the North Santiam
highway.
Cost of cleaning up the dam
aged lands was estimated by the
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Paid Tribute
he termed next to the word of
God,: one of the " outstanding
books of. literature, to show the
characteristics of Moody . and - of
those who would be great pres
ences. y-.W'.-f - '
These essences he pointed from
the sixfold passions of the great
presence Interpreted to the - pil
grim Christian :, from - candle-lit
picture: Passion for prayer, for
the bible, for spirituality or the
law of truth, for separation, for
aouls and for reward, f : v
He urged Christian leaders to
call men and women, back .to the
position of prayer , In, Christian
service,- and 'declared that "the
supper room has taken the place
otatne upper room." . . - i .
"We must not only apply our
selves to the bible but must
apply the bible to ourselves, Dr,
Lockyer - pressed in his plea for
spirituality.
Again be declared. In enlarg
Ing upon the passion for souls.
that "we are growing used to
. ' (Turn to page 2, col. 3)
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Code of Practice
Adopted, Brewers
Cooperation in Sobriety
Movement and Support
of Law Are Pledged
PITTSBURGH, Oct,, 28. -, UP) -
The United Brewjrs" Industrial
foundation, whbs members pro
duce nearly one-half of the beer
and ale in the United States,
adopted a "code of practice" to
day. In addition to pledging them
selves to follow the law, coop
erate with authorities, maintain
high standards of production, and
to promote practical "moderation
and sobriety" the brewers stated
they would:
Support constituted authorities
for the elimination of anti-social
conditions wherever they may sur
round the sale of beer to the con
sumer. Encourage retailers who sell
beer "as law-abiding citizens."
Cooperate in preventing sales
to minors or persons Intoxicated.
Tell only the truth in advertise
ments.
The foundation elected H. J.
Charles of St. Paul, Minn., chair
man to succeed Jacob Ruppert of
New York city. Ruppert was re
elected today as president of the
United States Brewers association.
Other foundation officers in
cluded: G. L. Becker, Ogden,
Utah, and Adolph Coors, Golden,
K3olo., directors.
Montague Denies
Signing Contract
ALBANY, N. ! Y., Oct. 2 8
Hollywood golfing John Montague
declared today he has yet to sin
A contract for motion pictures.
golf exhibitions "or anything
else..
The man who Tuesday was ac
quitted of a 7-year-old robbery
charge emphatically denied re
ports here he had signed an agree
ment with Everett Crosby, Bing's
brother, fo manage bis affairs or
with the Paramount studios to go
Into the "movies."
"I can't help what news has
come out of Hollywood, the goir
inir wisard friend of well known
moving picture folk said. "I don't
know where they got that."
Will H. Hays said at Hyde
Park, N. Y the question of Mon
tague's, appearance, In motion pic
tures has not come before the
Motion -Picture Producers and
Distributors association which
Hays heads. ... t
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Rime. Chiang Hurt
In Auto Accident
SHANGHAI, Oct: 2s-(Fr!day)-
(JPV-Iniury of Mme. Chlaifg Kai
Shek in an automobile accident
while traveling .between Nanking
and Shanghai was disclosed offi
cially today.'.- - ; . ,
Mme. Chiang; Wellesley-educat-ed
wife of the head of the Chi
nese government and army and
secretary general of the Chinese
national air force, suffered a frac
tured rib -nad'anocK'J:.?::--;'
: The accident occurred" last Sat
urday midway - between Nanking
and Shanghai when a rear tire of
her automobile burst.
Storms Cause
IT
damage;
Flood in East
One Man Known Drowned
in "Washington ; Gale
Severe on Coast
Maryland, West Virginia
and Pennsylvania Hit :
After Heavy Rains
(By the Associated Press)
One life was lost on the west
coast and more than 200 families
were driven from their homes in
the east last night by torrential
rainstorms and flooded rivers.
A 0-mile gale lashed the coast
of Washington, disrupting com
munications on the Olympic pen
insula and causing one death.
In the east, a steady downpour
swelled the rivers of Pennsyl
vania, Maryland and West Vir
ginia, threatening a repetition of
the floods In those areas early
this year.
The situation at Cumberland,
Md., became so menacing a com
pany of the national guard was
ordered out there for flood duty.
The main business street stood
under eight inches of water. The
Potomac river continued rising,
although at a diminishing rate.
Half of Ridgely
Is Under Water
Half of Ridgely, W. Va., across
the river from Cumberland, was
under water. Up and down the
Cumberland valley, towns were
inundated, schools were closed
and residents were quitting their
homes.
The river rose at Hancock and
Williamsport, below Cumberland,
and at the upriver mining towns
of Mitzmiller and Shallmar.
where 120 families were forced to
seek higher ground.
A similar exodus was under
way in eentral West Virginia. The
towns of Buckhannon, Weston
and Sutton were virtually Isolat
ed. Fifty families quit their homes
at Buckhannon.
Reporting virtual cessation of
rains throughout West Virginia,
the weather bureau at Cincinnati
announced last night there was
little danger" the Kanawha riv
er would go beyond Its 35-foot
flood stage at Charleston.
PORTLAND, Oct. 20-tiP)-Rain,
measuring .61 inches at Portland,
drenched western Oregon today
and caused two sawmills at As-
toria and Port Orford to change
operations.
The Crown-Willamette Logging
camp on the Astoria city water
shed was shut down, although the
company will continue cutting on
lower hills.
At Port Orford, storm condi
tions prevented landing of the
steamer Port Orford and forced
suspension of operations at the
trans-Pacific mill until lumber
can be cleared.
PORT ANGELES, Oct, 28-UPV-
Hampered by broken communica
tion and transportation systems.
northwest Washington and Brit
ish Columbia took stock of last
night's gales, rainstorms and
flooding streams.
Anxiety was expressed for the
safety of Edward Cripe, 34, of
Port Angeles, and Ted Roschert,
of Grapeview, who left an elk
hunting camp a mile end a half
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Jeffrey Opposed
To Wade's Policy
PORTLAND. Oct, 28 - (ff)'
Tnira congressional district
Townsend plan adherents have
not stopped fighting for a special
session of the legislature, John
Jeffrey,' their ehlef. said today.
Glen Wade of Pendleton, sec
ond district - manager, previously
said no further pressure would
be brought upon Governor Mar
tin, and Townsendites might use
the Initiative to get pension
changes. ' - : . .y:-..
"We are going to take oft our
coats, not our hats." Jeffrey said.
In refutation of the statement and
challenge of Wade's 'right to
speak for, the third district."
; "I do not believe that the .view
expressed by Wade is the view of
the second district," Jeffrey add-;
ed. ,..
1 Noted Educator Dies
PALO ALTO, Calif.;: Oct. ' 21-
MV-William Martin : Proctor, (2
Stanford university professor of
education and regarded as an an
thority on vocational guidance
and curriculum, idled today after
an illness of several weeks.
i Vandals Break Window
' A stick of stove wood .was
thrown through a window of the
Golden Pheasant restaurant early
this morning, according to a re
port ' made to city police, who
started an immediate Investiga
tion. . .
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Imi&t&.jt-i Occupying
; 5 Nofthern- Provinces
Stocks Bought
ueto
Acti
ion
Stimulant Is Effective
Immediately; Shorts
Scurry to Cover
Gains of $1, Some Much
as $6 Are Recorded;
Ruling Held Wise
NEW YORK, Oct. 28-()-The
federal reserve board stimulant
to margin buying' of securities
found a willing patient today in
the stock market and the prices
of leading issues gained f 1 to 4
or more a share.
The board's action in lowering
margin requirements for buyers
from 55 to 40 per cent, and im
posing a 50 per cent requirement
for short selling, filled the stock
exchange with buying orders at
the opening of trading.
Some favorite issues rose 3 6
or more in the first hour. Blocks
of 1000 to 15,000 shares changed
hands as the "shorts," those who
had sold stocks they didn't own
in the expectation of further de
clines in prices, bought at the
best price they could get to make
delivery on their own commit
ments.
Short Covering
Demand Is Heavy
The "short covering" demand
In some issues was so heavy it
was 30 minutes or so before open
ing prices could be determined,
The first transaction in Chrys
ler was 10.000 shares at 35 up
from yesterday's close, and the
opening sale of United States
Steel was a block of 15,000
shares, '-" $4.
More than 1,000,000 shares
changed owners in the first hour,
The pacetben quieted down, but
buying resumed in the last hour
and closing prices generally were
not far under the highs for the
day.
The change in the reserve
board's policy on margin require
ments was quickly approved in
Wall street. It was regarded, how
ever, as a factor for the short
term improvement of the stock
market, rather than an element
for the long term betterment of
business conditions generally.
The financial district seemed
to feel that in the long run the
market would follow the lead of
business, and not business follow
the market.
Find Last Bodies
In Blasted Mine
ANCHORAGE. Alaska., Oct 28
-)-Raisfng the death toll of an
explosion in the Evan Jones coal
mine Tuesday to 14, bodies of
Pete Olson and Joe Lucas, miners,
were removed from the mine tun
nel today.
Twelve other bodies had previ
ously been removed. Five workers
came out of the mine alive.
Attending physicians said Fore
man Victor Raide, only survivor
injured, had a good chance to re
cover from burns.
Heavily D
Board's
Restoring German Colonies
Demand Voiced by Mussolini
-ROME, Oct. 28.-(fl!-PremIer
Benito Mussolini today celebrated
the 16 th anniversary of fascism's
rise to power with an open dec
laration . for treaty revision that
would give back Germany the Af
rican colonies stripped from her
at the end of the World war. -:,
"Peace!" Mussolini; declared,
was the watchword for the ICth
year of fascist power. But , he
added:-' ' ..
For a durable and fml'W
peace it la necessary that bolsne
vism be eliminated: from Europe,
starting with Spain." . It is neces
sary that some clauses of the
peace treaties be revised. . '
"It is necessary that a great
people, the German people, have
once more the place to which they
are entitled and which they once
possessed in the African sun." .
.. The speech at MussOllni forum.
In celebration of the 15th anniver
sary of the historic fascist inarch
on Rome, was the first-time Mus
solini clearly s and openly had
thrown his weight behind Reichs
fuehrer Adolf Hitler's renewed
Fight Shifts,
Foreign Area
In new Peril
SHANGHAI, Oct. 29-(Friday)
(JP)-Tb9 tide of the great battle
for Shanghai rolled westward to
day, bringing new perils to large
sections of the international city
in which many Americans and
other foreigners have their homes.
Victorious at Tazaag .and
Chapei, Japanese army and ma
rine units were being steadily re
inforced all along the northern
bank of Soochow creek, the new
front west of the international
settlement.
Apparently they were awaiting
the sero honr of an offensive
designed to drive the Chinese
back to strongly entrenched new
defense lines running through
Hungjao, southwestern suburb
which already was under Japanese
artillery fire.
The indicated area of the im
pending battle .is a strip some
five miles wide, from Soochow
creek on the north to the Whang-
poo river on the south, including
fine residences and country clubs.
Some of this territory is inside
the British defense lines.
Along the bank of Soochow
creek forces which had retreated
from Tazang and Chapei, ' key
points of their old front north of
Shanghai, were preparing for a
determined stand in a maze of
trenches.
Hungjao airdrome, about three
miles southwest of Shanghai, was
one of the principal Japanese ob
jectives. It was there a Japanese
naval officer and sailor were
killed the night of August 9, a
prelude to the Shanghai conflict.
. The Japanese command as
signed its capture to marine units,
so they could avenge their naval
comrades.
Simple Schedule
Of Rates Sought
May Be Uniform for City,
Co-ops and Industry
J. D. Ross States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. -(Pi-Administrator
J. D. Ross said to
day he hoped to apply "about the
simplest rate schedule you ever
saw" In the sale of power from
Bonneville dam.
He indicated municipalities,
cooperatives and Industries prob
ably would be treated on the same
basis.
The former securities commis
sioner, visiting federal power of
ficials before returning to Wash
ington state to take over his new
task, said he believed rate sched
ules of the past had been made
unnecessarily complicated.
"Our Job is distributing the
government's power," he explain
ed. "We're not Interested in giv
ing special favors to any partic
ular group or Interest In the west.
What we want most is a wide
distribution of the power, so that
all the people can get the use of
It to the utmost."
Ross, in response to a question,
said he did not contemplate a
single rate for all power sold, but
that he wanted to make his list of
rates as short as possible.
He expressed the belief the rate
schedule might be ready for sub
mission to the federal power com
mission within three weeks.
struggle r for colonial possessions
for Germany. . i
7 (Hitler first demanded return
of Germany's colonies at the nasi
'party conference at Nurnbergin
1936. Concentrated in Africa and
the western Pacific, they form an
area six times greater than the
present Germany in Europe.) ,
- The. African colonies to which
Mussolini referred : are now., gov
erned under League, of Nations
mandates by Great Britain,
France, Belgium and the union
of South Africa and are German
East - Africa. - German Southwest
Africa; the Cameroons and Togo
land.) - .
v (Other former German colon
ies, which with those In Africa
have an area almost six times that
of the present reicb, are: the Car
oline And Marshall islands in tbe
Pacific, under Japanese mandate;
Kiao-Chow, . China, y returned , to
China in 1922, Japanese - man
dage; Maura Island in tbe Pacif-.
ic, British mandate; New )Guinea
in the Pacific, Australian man
date; and German Samoa in the
Pacific, New Zealand mandate.)
United States
Aid Welcomed
Envoy Asserts
International Police for
Neutral Zone Sought;
Spokesman Heard
Cutting off China From
Russia Frank Aim of
Newest Proposal
PARIS, Oct. 28 -(P) - A high
Japanese source disclosed to the
Associated Press today what were
said to be the minimum condi
tions on which Japan was willing
to negotiate peace in China.
This informant suggested inter
ested powers, particularly the
United States, start conversations
looking toward an armistice,
which he indicated the Japanese
would like before intense winter
cold begins in certain sections of
China.
Japan, he said, was disposed to
accept friendly conversations on
peace in China and suggested the
nine-power conference on the Chinese-Japanese
war called for
Brussels November 3 give inter
ested nations" a mandJtte to sound
out the Japanese and Chinese
governments on their minimum
terms. The Japanese terms ..were,
said to be: ,
1. Temporary occupation by
Japan of China's ' five northern
provinces. . ... . .
2. Creation of a neutral tone
from which troops would be ex
cluded and in which order would
be maintained by an internation
al police force of Japanese, Amer
ican, British, French and Italian
troops.
Views of Army Are
Not Ascertained
These terms, the Associated
Press was informed, represented
the views of Japanese diplomats
in Europe and presumably those
of the Tokyo government, al
though the views of the powerful
Japanese army leaders were not
ascertained.
Tbe significant point was that
Japan intended to keep her armies
on a line to the south of China a
five northern provinces. The
frankly admitted object of this
was to prevent Russia from send
ing troops to China through Mon
golia. The statement was considered
important because it is known
several delegations are going to
Brussels with the realistie idea
of trying to determine the mini
mum terms Japan would exact
and the maximum conditions
China would accept.
Non-High Budget
Session Is Today
. The Marion county non-high
school district's annual taxpayers'
meeting, at which a 1149,534.03
budget will be presented, 'will be
held at the courthouse at 1:30
o'clock this afternoon. The budget
was prepared recently by a citi-sen-director
committee headed by
E. G. Wiesner as chairman with
John T. Bauman as secretary.
The budget calls for m total
tax of 394,332.40. Receipts other
than the new taxes are placed in
the budget at 355,153.63, of
which $33,213-75 is the district's .
cash carryover from the 1936-37.
school year -and 321,939.33 .is -listed
as coming from other
sources.;' " -
The expenditure budget of ,
3149,536.08'' is broken down as
follows:
Tuition, 395,324: postage, sta
tionery, 36; printing, 325; elec- .
tion expense, ' 36; travel, 3150;:
clerical expense, $25; .warrant
principal, $50,000; warrant interest,-$3000:
emergency, 81Q00.O8.
- Ernest Werner is chairman of
the son-high, school board and ' -Mary
L. Fulkerson as county su--: J)
perintendent is ex-officio clerk. '
B
A L L A DE
of TOD Ay
By R. a
The Japanese are willing to
discuss some terms of peace
provided Chinese claims to nor
thern . regions are foregone
but possibly the reason they
suggest that fighting cease may
be found in the undoubted fact '
that winter's coming on. ,
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