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v- CIRCULATION
Dally average net pa la circulation tor
month ending June 30, 1925
JUL Cb la
GENERALLY FAIR
Near coast and fair In Interior tonight
and Saturday, continued mild, gentle
variable winds.
Local: Max., 77 ; mln., 56; rain, none;
river, -1.4; atraoe., part cloudy.
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6729
Average dally distribution 70S9.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations.
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 175
SALEM, OREGON,' FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1925
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'Sage of Lebanon" To
Seek Democratic Nom
ination; Means Pierce
To Ask Reelection.
Declaration o friends of Sam
Gurlauil uC Lebanon, tstuto senator
from Uim cuuiuy, tliut lio would
announce li iu candidacy for the
democratic nomination for United
Btates senator In Portland today,
shared lionora with the retirement
of I. L. Patterson ycsl2i'day from
the position as chairman of the
republican elate central committee
uh a topic for speculation umong
the political proKnosticators
around the state Capitol today.
The announcement concerning
Garland's candidacy was general
ly construed us tatamount to a
declaration by Governor Pierce
that he would remain out of the
senatorial contest and seek re
election to his present office, con
sidering the close political and
personal fellowship between the
twr.rr n,l f I:i rl:i n il .
Patterson's retirement from the
party organization in generally
Interpreted as the opening gun in
bin i-!iniii:iin for the republican
nomination for governor, and if
being contrasted with tho an-
hminKnminit millln nPVtt lllfit Sot-
urday night by unarles Hall of
Mai'Hliliold, also meniioncu us an
D.-nlrnn f,M llln rcilllllliciin gUllCl'-
hatorial nomination, that he has
not authorized any announcement
of his candidacy. Hall declared
that "friends have been urging
me to run, and I have been con
sidcring tho suggestion, but re
ti,t T liiivn ilefinitnlv de
cided to enter the race are not
authorized."
Prospects of a three-cornered
race for the republican nomina
tion for (rovcrnor are contained in
the position taken by Sam Kozer,
rnt'iru nf t:,tl who ll nfl let it
h.. Irnnu-n tl,rm1G-h frifllfl tllUt he
Is "not adverse to being mentioned
as a possible candidate.
r'orlnTwi'a nrnnoiincoment ha
put to rest the local tnlk of Ex-
Governor uswaui west ueins .
nn.ii.intn tnr tlin democratic nom
ination for United States senator
In tho advent that uovernor
Plerco should decide to ecck thai
honor.
Seattle, Wash., July 24 Lloyd
t,. Hudson, 20 year old sailor on
the U. S. S. Arizona, was being
held incommunicado in the city
Jnil today following his alleged
confemion to Captain of Detectives
William E. Justus that he had kill
t Charles Earl Anahle, Seattle
rent car driver early yesterday.
Captain Justus sold Hudson told
Mm he killed Anable because of a
Blighting remnrk the rent car drlv
er made concerning Mrs. Hudson,
Ms 18 year old bride, on July 11.
Mr. Hudson, when located In an
apartment hero denied to the po
lice Anable hnd Insulted her. Mrs,
Anable, widow of the chauffeur,
told the police today her husband
did not work on July 11.
Police said they believed the mo
tive was robbery.
Visitors Like City
But Assert Parking
Plan Is
"Thlx ;s the ft mi plncc I ever
nw wb'ie they have Fueh a park
ing system," 'ts the comment
made this morning by O. A. Shlp
utend, cmifln of Senator Henrlfk
Shlpftcnd of Minnesota
Mr. Hhlpstc.id, his wife, slster-in-lnw
and four ye.tr old son Milton
Henry Shlpstcad are visitors at the
Ptl'ni auto p.irk. hrwin? arrived
h"re J:ist Tuesday front Sobey,
MiMila:t.i, They n-ide the entire
trip from ffcrtbey by anto-n-ibile,
pacing through mini'i ol: ie
i.nd towns on the way, but did not
re a inle car paiVcd with
bn. k to the curb unMI they ar h -ed
(n S.ilcm, they i i! rt:i'f.
' So far as I kntvv ihy don't use
Annoyed
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MISS.CONSUELC VANDERBILT
A mini characterized as a "bold,
insolent stranger" accosted Miss
Consuelo Vanderbllt, of New York,
on the street and demanded an in
vitation to the Vanderbilt-Church
wedding, late this month
HHinmoi
Swampticott, Mass., July 24.
t a i' j rresiuent coonuge is ue-
form t iieil tn irivn Asii am Rprrn
tary Andrews of the treasury de
partment a iree nana in ins ei
forte to enforce prohibition.
Washington, July 24. (AP)
Tho present proliibition enforce'
ment fivstem will he continued
indefinitely. Officials have ad-
vised that a reorganization can
not be inaugurated as planned on
August 1.
Assistant " Secretary Andrews
and the others directly concerned
have encountered unexpected ill f
flcultiee and delays in drawing
up the details of the reorganiza
tion and in the selection ot per
son n el.
Mr. Andrews Raid today he In
tended to allow the present Pro'
gram to continue until every
phase of the reorganization, in
cluding selection of 22 new ad
ministrators, has been worked out
His decision was reached after
a meeting with hie board of
"strategy," which Includes Prohi
uition Commissioner Haynes and
other officials of the prohibition
unit. The assistant secretary said
be wanted to talk over the matter
also with Acting Secretary Win
ston before any further announce
ment was made.
THREATEN LIVES OF
3 MISSIONARIES
Washington, July 24 AP)
The lives of three American mis
slonarics, representatives of the
Central American missions at
Granada, NIc, have been threaten
ed and their residence has been
stoned and the mission bombed.
Tfiiffp PJr "Rnnortefl.
London, July 24. (A. P.) An
Exchange Telegraph Agency mes
sage states a great fire is raging
in the new harbor of Odenso, Pen
mark. Four warehouses and ;
numher of ships are in danger
Thousands of tons of grain an
burning. The military forces hav
been called out.
All Wrong
this method of parking anywhere
except Jut around here," said
Mrs. Siitp-stend. Her hub.ind was
oauth'Us ennui;:i to remark that at
least S.i Inn's y.:n of parking
made It only n little iiinre danger
ous comlfiiT -In, flf mfi,f, irrib wIMi
the oilier nieihrid of coming out
Inckwanl.
Fi'-it fi-.r (lie pn-. king sten-.
tiip Ship if;.d in' liy liU's Prl"iTi.
iui.1 intends to uf.'.lo in the city
for the tinier. N'-vi spring they
in'.enl to i-'Mtti to Her-bc-y, located
in 'h" it.trthfn--.frn pirt nf M'n
Inr.n, and v.bli'h ''' enThusli.stlfal
ly -If. is ' :ic s:e.tut wheat
-ihlpp ;iy center n tie uOild."
DITCH FILL
COMPROMISE
IS FORSEEN
New Paper Concern To Be
Asked To Help Defray
Cost of Filling In Old
Power Stream.
With over half the properly
owners along Division street pres
ent at a meetinc in Attorney Uuy
O. Smith's office last night, nlso
attended by Alderman Hal Patton,
member of the special council com
mittee on the Division street ditch
matter, the property owners
framed their ultimatum for deliv
ery to Alderman Patton today.
In a nutshell the ultimatum :s
this:
That the Division street be fill
ed by next fall, work on the fill
ing ol the ditch to start witnin ju
:lays and paving work to start next
spring. Property owners want
the ditch put In such condition by
th0 beginning ot winter that they
can be assured the paving win
start in the spring when the pav
ing season opens up. 1 hey desire
to have the street put in such con
dition that the paving will cost
them no more than it would If the
ditch were not there.
With the delivery of the proper
ty owners ultimatum to the spe
cial committee, that committee
will be able to submit the matter
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VAN GELDER IS
Grant of extradition which yes'
terdny authorized the return to
Los Angeles of Harry Van Gelder
to race charges o embezzlement
was today recalled by Governor
Pierce after information had been
received from California author!'
ties that the criminal charge
against Van Gelder was an at
tempt on the part of a Los An
geles brokerage firm to secure set
tlement, by intimidation, of a dis
puted debt. Shortly after, Judge
L. II. Mcliaban. ot the Marion
county circuit court, granted a pe
tlon for a writ of habeas corpus
and Van Gelder was dismissed a
free man.
The charge that Van Gelder'c
prosecutors were attempting to
press criminal charges for a pure
ly civil dispute was made at the
extradition hearing ycsieruay, uui
was contradicted by telegraphic
advices from I.os Angeles author
Ities addressed to the governor
asking that he disregard any su?n
claim. Van Gelder was arrested
in Snlenl several weeks ago by lo-
rni nollco while In company with
a motor party of three others. His
companions were released the nnj
following the arrest.
IN II ROLE
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 24 Vice
President Charb s O. JMwes ex
tended the ranse of his versatility
this morning when he directed the
filming of a scene of ft western
motion picture ftt "Julesburg,
Wyo." four miles from Cheyenne.
The vice-president, coached by
James Cruz and with arc occasional
pointer from Hetty Conipson, ap
nenred to enjoy the novel role
which he assumed.
Mr. Dawes, accompanied by Unit
ed States Hrnator l"rancl K, War
ren, Mrs. Wnrren ami a commit
tee of prominent local folk, left for
ihe Julesburg location at 8 o'clock.
Surrounded by a throng cf Sioux
Indians In war paint and fraudery,
kri?4 a. 'rt In tbe pit: :nvyie
V.irt characteristic trt (He weirt two
I thirds of a century ago. and ae-trfv-c.
ir. iV.c tiffbt bounce Mid
voluminous sh.'rM nilob
I fait In the 60's, they inspected the
movie villa iff. a re production of
Jul' imrtr, Colo., as. It wan In the
days, of the pony express, which Is
doomed to go up In smoke next
uf k whfn It will be "attacked and
jfirtd by Indians."
R FF FORCES
FLEE BEFORE
Fl
Tribesmen Are Pursued
By Light Artillery
Keeping Up Shelling ;
Peace Offers Spurned.
Paris, July 24. (A. P.) Vig
orously shelled by pursuing French
artillery the rebellious KifCian
tribesmen in Morocco are hasten
ing their rotreai from the Ain
Aicha and Ain MatouC regions on
the center of the Hue, taking with
them the civil populations of vil
lages and their flocks.
Peace terms aiieged to have
been made by the Hifiian leader,
Abd-el-Krim, have been published
in London and Paris newpapers.
but the French foreign office
makes it clear that unless such
proposals are made through au
thorized diplomatic channels, no
cognizance can be taken of them.
General Stanislaus Naulm, the
new French commander-in-chief
is making plans for an offensive
with the object of bringing Abd-
el-Krim to the point where he will
have to sue for peace.
General Naulin intends to pro
ceed to Taza immediately. It Is
exnectcd the French offensive will
be made from Taza, about 60 miles
east of Fez, instead of from Ouez
zan, as called for in the original
nlans.
The government is determined
to take drastic measures against
the communists who are particu
larly active in connection with the
campaign in Morocco. They have
even mode attempts to burn titc
gre.t nlr service depot at Casa
blanca, Following the example of the
group of American aviators who
volunteered for service lor ranee
in Morocco, several Belgian pilot:
who served in the Kuropean war
have made it known that they aiv
desirous to fight "for the cause of
France, which is also that of civil
ization." They have met with the same
difficulties as did the Americans
and more besides. Not only were
they refused hy the French war
oftJcers unless tney enlisted for
five years service with the for
eign legion, but the sultan's army
declined to enroll them. They
now are appealing to the newspa-
nors to help remove the obsiaeies
The American aviators who will
pilot their own planes to Morocco
next week are joking about, full
drew uniforms they will have to
wear by the order of the sultan
They are grateful, however, that
thev will bo permitted to wear
khaki, fiuch as Is used by tho
French colonial troops, while fly
ing, as their official -Moroccan
uniforms consist or roomy red
trousers, blue tunics, set off with
red fezes and hip boots of Moroc-
r-nn Ir-nther. Al of them will re
ceive one franc daily tor their
services.
SAW FILER IS HEIR TO
$20,000,000 FORTUNE
Springfield, Mo., July 24 J. C.
Hucker, C3, who spent his life
sharpening saws for a local meat
shop, cited documents jeuterdny to
prove to friends that ho Is one of
the heirs to a $200,000,000 estate
In Ireland, which has been In lit!
cation for 75 years, lllfl "hare of
the etate amounts to 120,000,000.
Itucker recently rereived a com
municatlon from his uncle, former
Congressman Nelson itucker of
Colorado, mating, no he way, that
the J200.000.000 litigation had been
favorably settled and that two of
the largest banks In Kngland had
guaranteed payment of the money
In 1927 and that any money need
ed by the heirs would bo advanced
before that time.
Itucker tells of an estate left by
hi great great grandfather, Pat
rick Kucker, In Ireland, which wan
converted Into money at his death
In lfciiO. Mucker's parents canto to
this country before he was born.
PAYROLL ROBBERS STEP
INTO TRAP; FOUB CAUGHT
Venice, 1U Ju iy lOftoen
policemen, deputy eherlffs and
rullroad watchmen la wait meur
tht CM?Mff ft AtU CeM fcr ts
anticipation of an attempted pay
roll holdup, captured four robbers
today, wounding one of them, aft
er the robbers had tnken a park
ace containing' no money, trom
Hunter Itiley, cashier ttf the Ven
ice State bank.
ECU GUNS
MOONSHINER
SAYS BLQCH
MADE BOOZE
Paul Muno Says Failure
of Bloch To Make Good
On Worthless Checks
Lead Him To "Squeal."
Harry Blocli. suspected by offi
cers fur a long time of bootlegging
operations in and around Salem,
went on trial today In circuit
court charged witn operating of
a still and lJaul Muno, confessed
nioousliincr, alleged partner hi
Uloch's operation), went on the
utand as principal witness against
him.
Bloch, in his defense, sets up
tho contention that Muno in a fit
of insane jealousy over attentions
which Jluno had alleged Ulocli
had been paying to Wuno'a wife,
reported Uloch to the officers and
caused his arrest. Muno haa plead
ed guilty to operation of the same
still which it is charged was
Uloch's still.
Tells of Deal.
According to Muno s story on
the staud, Bloch approached him
in company with a rancher, Lloyd
Talbott. one Sunday morning In
February on the street near the
nubile market nnu proposed that
Muno permit Blocli to run off five
gallons of mash on Muno's place,
proposing to pay Muno $25. Muno
(Continued on l'age Five.)
FIRE 10 ILLS
Bend, July 24 Aidc from
spectacular display of electric
flames shooting through both mills
wires melted to a pulp, damage to
the BrookH-Seanlon millH, A and
H, yesterday estimated by T. H
Foley, general manager of the
Bend Water, Light and Power
company, who answered ft call to
the plant, at $100,000 was said by
him today to be much lewt than at:
first anticipated.
Lightning arresters, said Mr.
Foley no doubt saved the mills.
Damage Is confined to tho switches.
At first appearance, with flames
shootlmg In spectacular manner
through the mills, It was believed
both turbine were damaged. Later
Investigation, however, showed
that the arresters had saved the
turbines. Each attempt to con
nect the water power's wlro with
tho mill resulted In spectacular
displays of electric fire. No esti
mate of damage In actual figures
were announced today. Mr. Foley
said the damage would be nominal.
Telephono connections were dis
rupted for more than an hour as
a result of yesterday's storm, the
worst experienced hero in years.
Fears Is expressed In this section
that heavy damage may have re
sulted to crops ns a result of the
heavy rains which fell yesterday,
precipitation being one half Inch.
The storm did not last an hour.
KEARNS HOPES TO
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Los Angeles, Ci., July 24. (A.
P.) llop.-s of smoothing over the
differences which bav0 arisen in
a so-called "spilt up" between
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham
pion, and his manager, Jack
i earns, were t'.n :s.ed by the lat
ter hcvn tffl'-y a f'-w hours before
tlic ficlicrtul' d aiiival of the cham
pion from the eai.t. J( ny recep
tion commit! ?e has planned to
greet DcniMf "P(i nl arrival at
Central Matlon Ir.ey face a possi
ble dlWippoiiiUiu'itt because Kearns
did not km wfctftirtr tha etiam
plon would ride boldly into the
city or leave the train at some sub
mUin autlon.
' WJU "Mab: to
day. or toomrrow 1 ahull h c
conference with Demp-'
thresh this wholfl thing ' " 1
believe the dlff'npee w, i b
mioothed over all r rht.
"Mr looks to me like r.n oi Tiuu'j
business mistinrtcratandtng."
Scott Saved From
Gallows Again On
Eve of Execution
Chicago, July 24. (By Associ
ated Press.) Almost at the hour
of his death march, Russell Scott
yesterday escaped the gallows for
the second time within a week.
The former Canadian financier,
twice reprieved from paying the
supreme penalty for the murder of
a Chicago drug clerk in a holdup.
dodged the noose for the third
1 i 111 o less than four hours before
ho was to have been executed
when Judge Joseph B. David
granted a stay ot execution pend
ing a hearing into his sanity.
A week ago, Bix hours betore he
was to hang, uovcruor small
granted a one week's reprieve,.
which expired this morning.
Judge David, called out of bed a
few hours before the time for the
execution convened a special ses
sion -of court and granted the stay
after Governor Small and the slate
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DECLARATION OF
Astoria. Or., July 24. (A. P.)
Baptists of Oregon, in annual
convention hero, engaged in revis
ing their cov.atution, adopted a
nreunible which declares belief in
the virgin birth of Christ, tho in
spired authority of the scriptures.
and in the personal visible return
of Christ.
Tho declaration of faith was
adopted as a preamble to tho con
stitutiou after a spirited debate
last night. It was presented as
the second article of the constitu
tion. The split was largely healed
v!mi declaration was made the
preamble instead of a separate ar
ticle. To the declaration of faith as
presented was added that tho Bap
tist church "constitutes a regen
eration of church membership, be
lieving In baptism by immersion."
STATE LOSES IN
SUIT FOR TAXES
Portland, July 24 (AP) The
stale of Oregon, which sought to
collect Inheritance tax on the
$1,000,000 estnto left by C. D.
Bowles, Hcattlo shipbuilder, who
came to Portland In 1918 to build
fihlpfl, can collect only cn half the
ofltate, under a decision today by
Circuit Judge Tazweil, ot tho pro
bate division.
Tho court held that as Bowles
had never legally glvon up his resl
deuce In Seattle, tho Washington
state law, under which the wife Is
owner of hali of hor husband's
property, rules, nnd that the wife
holds possession of her hah In her
own rlKht, and not as an Inherit
ance. Under the decision the heirs of
tho other half of tho estate must
pay an Inheritance tax, nmountlng
to approximately $20,000.
Tillamook, Or., July 24. (A.
P.) Four of seven alleged hool
legKcrg who wero trapped by Dis
trict Attorney Claude Barrlek and
Sheriff Joint Aschhn while, mak
ing deliveries to a supposed com
pany of movie actors, pleaded guil
ty when arraigned in district
court yesterday. Tho three oth
ers wore bound over to tho giund
Jury.
Carl Leach and It, J. Urantnor
wore fined $600 each. Louie
Buhlcr and Carl Chance were
fined fGOO and sentenced to 91
daye In jail. The three bound
over to tho grand Jury are C. K.
rvp,nt U W. 7Tvta ad
Williams. TrYl' bait im f!1
at $2000, Be I "or da and Williams'
at $1000 each.
Tbe ma wh caJUd himself
"W. il. Francis, technical director
Nr the Film corporotlon of
'ollvwood, here to film 'The
laughters the Bea,"' and wh.i
worded with Patrick and Aschlm
in framing tho trnp, has left 1 ilia
mook.
board of pardons and paroles last
night at Springfield refused fur
ther clemency.
This morning the gallows trap,
set fur springing a week ago, stood
without its victim nnd jail offi
cials who had left it standing dur
ing the week of grace, were consid
ering touring It down.
The sanity hearing will not
come up for several days, Judge
David Indicating ho cannot hour
it before Monday, August 3.
Scott's escape from death today,
like that a weelt ago, came after
he and his relatives had virtually
abandoned hope. Thomas Scott,
his father, hud called at tho jail
three hours previously to bid him
a last farewell, the second such
visit In a week. V
Mrs. Catherine Scott, his faUMul
(Continued on I'ago Four)
FOR RATE CASE
STAY GRANTED
By posting $!i,000 In bonds, mil
road companies operating la the
slate have been granted a .stay in
circuit court here of the decree
denying an Injunction against tho
public service commission to res
train It from enforcing a 15 per
cent freight rate cut on Interstate
rates covering grain, grain pro
ducts, potatoes and onions.
Tho O.-W. It. & N. and affiliated
roads posted a $2.1,000 bond, the
Southern Pacific a $25,000 bond
tho Spokane, Portland & Seattle
and affiliated roads o-JlO.OOO bond
and tho Portland Klectrlc Power
company and "Willamette Valley
Southern a $5000 bond. Under the
bonds the railroad companies agree
to rebate- any overcharges If the
higher courts sustain the service
commission order.
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Waupaca, Wis., July 24 (AP)
Dr. CleoiKO K. Hunt, pastor of
Christ Presbyterian church, Madi
son, Wis., today stood clear or all
charges of heresy laced against him
by a group of clcrKymen of tho
MadlHon presbytery, following the
sustaining of a report made by a
committee of forelRn ministers and
laymen to the Presbyterian synod
of Wisconsin In session here.
Tho committeo report sustained
the findings of tho Madison pres
bytery which cleared Dr. Hunt of
heresy charges laM November. The
synod immediately adopted the
committeo report which censured
tho Madison group of clerk y men
for brhiKlng tho charges ngainst
Dr. Hunt on what it termed in
sufficient evidence.
Charges on which Dr. Hunt was
freed Include:
Affirmation by him of evolution,
with a declaration that life devel
oped on earth long before appear
ance of man; statement that Cenc-
ls Is n crude yet noble conception
of Clod, as the creator, nnd signa
ture of Dr. Hunt to a petition ask
ing support of Dr. Harry Kmer-
son I-'osdlck In his religious views.
135,000 IN BRITISH
TEXTILE MILLS STRIKE
Biadfoid, Kng., July 24. (A
P.) A shut down In tho wool tex
tile Industry over wage dispute
affecting 135,000 work em oc
curred hero today.
Free for nil fighting occurred at
Barkerencd mill, whe.ru many girl
workers, whoso wages havo not
been reduced stuck to their posts,
A crowd of 2u0 girls from otht-r
concerns marched upon tho mill
and demanded that all workers
leavcM. Xta 4)ors wkt slur mod
tho buildings were nttneked,
WILL NOT ATTEMPT
REVISION OF TARIFF
Pv.'rMiin.ienlt, Mnw., .Inly 24.
(A. I'.)--I'll'slih'llt Coollillio will
11 it FiMirtinn nny RltPtnpt t revise
lie tariff act (it the next congroiM.
P I ERCE ACTS
TO PROTECT
CLAIMS
Federal Comptroller Re
quested To Postpone
Approval of Ladd And
Tilton Deal.
Governor Pierce has asked the
federal comptroller of .the treas
ury to institute a thorough inves
tigation of the consolidation
whereby the United States Na
tional bank and the Ladd & Tilton
bank of Portland have been
merged before approving the mer
ger, ft became known here today.
Inquiry on a rumor that tho
governor had protested the con
solidation brought the reply from
him that he had simply suggested
to the comptroller that an inquiry
be made.
The governor declared that he
telegraphed tho suggestion to
Washington nfter several appeals
had been made to him by creditors
of the Ladd & Tilton bank who
feared that their claims against
the nlsorhcd institution would bo
jeopardized hy the merger.
While refusing to divulge the
names of those who had complain
ed to him the governor Intimated
that they were persons Inlereatcil
in claims ngainst the Ladd & Til
ton bank that pro now In litiga
tion nnd those Involved In prospec
tive litigation growing out of tho
bank's pat financial operations.
Alrenrtv Annroved.
Portland, Or., July 24. (A. P.)
J. C. Ainsworth. president of the
United States National bank, eaid
when informed of the action of
Governor Pierce that tho transfer
of the Ladd & Tilton deposits and
assets had already been approved
by the treasury.
"The comptroller approved It
on .Saturday, the flay tho deal was
made," he said.
Ainsworth explained that the
deal was not exactly a merger.
The Ladd & Tilton hank retains
its entity, but the United States
National has bought its deposits
and liquid assets, he said.
In other words, the United
States National simply took the
lepositors accounts of Ladd &
Tilton bank and the cash securi
ties that represent them, he added.
The Muted Statca National
thereby become responsible for
the payment of this money to the
.'.epositors, and Ladd & Tilton la
relieved of this responsibility, he
explained, but Ladd & Tilton still
retains ity own Identity to liq
uidate all other claims against It,
BAFFLES POLICE
Hudson, N. IL, July 24. (A.
V.) investigation of the murder,
of Miss II, Ceurglana C ill is, 77,
and her 80-year-old sister, Helen.
in the house they occupied alone
here teemed balked today by the
omplWc absence of any motive
for the crime. The bodies of the
ngcd women were found lying on
the floor by Mrs. J, A. Locke and
Mrs Kugeno Center, neighbors.
who had called and received no
:insv:er to their knocks nt the un
latched door. Tho skulls of both.
women had been crushed with
souiq blunt instrument. No trace
of nny such weapon was found In
the house. Officers were pressing
a search for Demetriog Papponl
krlous. who escaped last Mondav
from the state asylum at Concord,
40 milee r.way, vbero ho had been
confined for five years for homi
cidal assault on a man.
C'tutus-i, Tfttik, July St. i
10:30 o'rlork this niornlim from
Itockwood Ni'ws state tliat the en
traace to UrysonM il ' been
sealed wftti a nmttk'a a! that all
clforla tn recover tho remaining
clRht boiliea before the fire burin
itself out hove been abandoned. It
may be a month before tho flames
subside, in the opinion ot the w
cie workers.