Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, March 21, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

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    CapitaiMtoiraal
UNSETTLED
Occasional r&lnj tonight and Sat
urday, continued mild. Fresh south
west' winds.
CIRCULATION
Daily avera distribution for the
tboutb n41ii February 28. IglO
10,627
Average daily net paid 10,1 95
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation
Local: max. 55; mm. 39; rain .IS;
river .3 foot; cloudy, south wind.
43rd YEAR, No. 69
Entered as second elaaa
muter at Salem, Oregon
SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1930 -
PRICE THREE CENTS XJ.lVlMZV&'n
mm
BEJEITS IMIW W
ASHLAND AND
TILLAMOOK OUT
OF CONTESTS
Eugene and Baker Win
ners Morning Contests
at Basketball Tourney
Astoria Clashes With
Pendleton and Salem
With Commerce Today
FRIDAY GAMES
3:30 p. m. Dallas vs. North
Bind.
4:30 n.
m. Astoria ts.
Pendleton
7:20 p.
-Baker TS. En-
gene.
8:30 p. m. Salem vs. Com
merce. With the smoke of battle from
the first two days of the 10th an
nual lnte rscholastic basketball cam
paign still drifting about and with
the casualties mounting rapidly each
hour, the decks were being cleared
Friday afternoon for the drives of
opposing forces which will be push
ed to a final conclusion Saturday
night. The preliminary skirmishes
having been fought, the battle was
rapidly approaching crisis, with
coaches maneuvering their squads
for the crucial struggles which are
in the immediate offing.
The first appearance of "old man
crucial" will be made Friday after-
Concluded on page 14. column B
GUARDS SHOT
IN ALABAMA
PRISONESCAPE
Spelgner, Ala., (flV-Two guards at
the state penitentiary were shot and
seriously wounded here early Fri
day bv two prisoners who opened
fire with pistols as shifts were be
ing changed at the prison cotton
mill-
In the confusion that followed
both convicts fled through the pris
on gates and escaped.
B. F. Baltzer and J. D. Richard
son were the guards shot. The pris
oners. Lee Hudgens. serving a two
to three year sentence, and Tom
Barnes, serving a 35-ycar sentence
for bank robbery, stepped from the
line and opened fire without warn
ing. Four bullets struck Baltzer and
one struck Richardson.
Blood hounds were brought here
from KUby prison to trail the
fugitives.
BOYSlCHOlL
QUARANTINED
T.ie boys' state industrial school
at Woodburn has been placed under
partial quarantine for the next
three weeks, following the discovery
of a case of meningitis, epidemic
type, Thursday afternoon. No vis
itors will be received or boys pa
roled or dismissed from the school
during the period of quarantine.
The case is that of a 12-year-old
boy who has been ill for the past
three weeks with influenza, with the
menlnlgltls symptoms coming into
nrominerce during the last four
days. The case was diagnosed as
the epidemic type Thursday. Dr.
Vernon A. Douglas, county health
officer, was at Woodburn that af
ternoon investigating the situation.
Dr. Hugh Dowd. physician at the
institution, Is in charge of the case,
which has been isolated.
The usual activities of the Insti
tution will continue, with the ex
ception of the quarantine against
Tisitors and paroles.
Dr. Douglas states that there has
been a slight Increase of msnln
rttis of the epidemic type up and
down the Pacific coast during the
past few years. The disease seems
to be transmitted by carrier. Most
people are naturally Immune.
INC0MEi$ IN
OREGON SHOW GAIN
Portland Total of 40.43 fed
oral Income tax returns were filed
at the Portland internal revenue of
fice as against 30.27a last year.
Clyde O. Huntley, collector said Fri
day. Most of the 4.1M increase la in
the returns on Incomes exceeding
15.000. This group totaled 10.250 re
turns with 13,050 Uw figure last
Iar. ..
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Many s business nun has en
his dealt the legend, -"Don't uy
it, write it." But in the case
f Newell Williams we ugftt
he amend it to read, "Don't
write it, say It."
Newell shouldn't be fus 8 1 n g
around trying to run for mayor. He
should write a book entitled.
"Every Man's Ready political Let
ter Writer; or How to Burn One's
Fingers on Typewriter Keys."
Yea, politics makes strange bed
fellows and every once in awhile
somebody gets kicked out of bed as
a result.
But chancing the subject, man
Is a wonderful creature. He has
girdled the globe in 40 seconds; in
less time than that his voice may
be heard by everyone on a conti
nent; time and space are his play
things. But with all he has ac
complished he's never succeeded
yet in getting in the last word on
woman in an argument.
Well be doggoncd If It Isn't
spring. And it begins to look
despite our kidding prophecy that
Old Man March Is going out like a
lion Just the came betore it gets
through with it.
LOCAL NEWS NOTE
Walt Oerth was over from West
Salem yesterday after a four weeks
attack oi the mumps, "im not
halt as swelled on myself as I was,
said Walt, the well known West
Salem admiral.
We wonder what the lum
bermen are going to do now
after the senate approved the
tariff on lumber? If we was
them we'd trot out and stick
our heads Into the w. k. garb
age can. .. .
Whil: all these stories about
Scotchmen being tight are going
the rounds we can't help but think
as we pass a public library in most
any town that it was a Scothman's
donation which made it possible.
"Yeah, the reason you work day
times on this beat Is because you're
afraid to work nights," said Ken
Brown today to Officer Kuyken-
dall.
"Yeah?" came bRck Officer Kuy-
kendall, "but I am not afraid to
put this yellow tag In your car,'
as he affixed the little yellow tic
ket to Ken s car which had been
standing in front of the store an
hour and fifteen minutes.
PLANES
TO HUNTJORSES
Bombing planes to be used in the
war against wild horses are being
talked about In southeastern Ore
gon and adjoining Nevada counties,
according to Dr. W. H. Lytic, state
veterinarian. However, an order
fiom the state livestock sanitary
board would bs necessary before
ranchers could resort to killing the
animals, and such an order prob
ably would not be made unless un
controllable Infectious disease
should appear in the herds.
Many of the wild horse herds live
In the rugged and almost impenet
rable Tuscorora mountains in Ne
vada, and it is believed airplanes
are about the only means by which
they could be reached.
Dourine, an infectious venereal
disease, is said to have made its ap
pearance in the herds and investi
gations are being made to deter
mine whether its prcvalcnca Is ter
ious. To propagate horses suitable for
army service tho federal govern
ment some time ago put a few
blooded stallions among the "bang
tall'' and cayuse herds. The result
ant offspring is said to be very suit
able for army service.
Father Acts to Quash
Second Marriage of
15 Year Old Daughter
San Francisco (UP) The
nretty Dorcia Wilson, 15 year
Madriaga, 26. Filipino, has brought to local authorities
of the most tragic stories ever dls-
closed here." Mrs. Kathlyn A. Sul-
liran. notice woman, said.
Developments slnco the marriage
have been warrants signed by the
girl's father charging Madrlaga
with -threats against life." the
daughter with bigamy and arrest
of the couplo In Bremerton, Wash.
The father, Brwin 8miU, laid
Dorcia had married C. Sears. 02
year old gasoline service station
proprietor in Sacramento, less than
a year ago, and he had determined
the aged man was never divorced
from tin girl.
KAY ASSERTS
OREGON TOWNS
DEFAULT BONDS
Reaction From Issuing
Too Many Improve
ment Bonds Being Felt
Extravagant Policies
Pursued by Municipal
ities are Scored
State Treasurer T. B. Kay has re
dieted would follow the prosperity
that has caused municipalities to
vote heavy bond issues has now set
In, Mr. Kay declared in a statement
Friday. The state treasurer s
marks applied mainly to Oregon,
though he said the condition is gen
eral throughout the country. He said
he did not want to be known- as a
pessimist, but declared the state
must now reap the result of overdo
ing bonds that have been Issued for
street paving, sewers, water systems
and various public improvements.
The state, he said, holds some mu
nicipal bonds that may later cause
trouble.
Kav refused to mention any mu
nicipalities by name. He said, how
ever, that one has recently default
ed on ail its bonds, and the people
In another have refused to vote re
funding bonds to pay off maturing
Issues of street improvement oonas.
In the extravagance or tneir fi
nancial policies Kay said, the mu
nicipalities have been running coun-
(Concluded onpsseM, column 4)
SIX AbCUSED
OF BRIBERY TO
BE ARRAIGNED
Los Anjcles l-JV-Sin persons
named in grand Jury indictments on
charges of bribery and bribery con
spiracy Friday will appear for ar
raignment before Superior Judge
Walton J. Wood, as the next step in
the reopened Julian Petroleum cor
poration Investigation.
Those indicted on Information
growing out of the investigation of
the 1828 Julian juror bribing scan
dal include S. C. Lewis, former
hmd of the oil conroany: Jacob Bcr-
man, alleged Jury fixer: Frank
Grlder and John B. Groves, mem
bers of the Jury that acquitted the
defendants in the Julion fraud trial.
All but Krause made ball o 15,-
000 each and were released from
custodv. Krause unable to make
$25,000 bail is being held In the
county jail.
The two Bermans and Krause
were named in one indictment that
charged them with conspiracy to
commit bribery. Lewis was charged
with giving and ottering to give
bribes to members of the Jury
Grlder and Groves face charges of
askin;, receiving and agreeing to re
ceive bribes.
Mrs. Caroline Love, another Juror
who admitted negotiations with
Lewis, through J. H. Weaver as his
representative for a bribe of 110.-
000. was not Indicted but was placed
under technical custody to appear
for further questioning when the
grand Jury reconvenes next Tues
day. Weaver also is held in tech
nical custody.
Meanwhile Fitts said he will con
tinue an Investigation into the op
erations of an alleged Jury bribing
ring that is suspected of having
"bought the Juries in several major
criminal cases."
recent wedding in Mexico of
old white girl, and Miguel
one
Federal authorities and Chief of
Police William J. Quinn arranged
a conference for this morning to
determine what action might be
taken.
Smith, In statement to Mrs.
Sullivan and in an interview-with
the United Press, said Sears had
married his daughter after an
"auto camp romance" of si year
duration, during which time the
Wilsons lived In' a camp at Brod
rlck near Sacramento. He gave
his permission as reoulred by law.
" tConcluttd on p-c K. c;:unua 0)
Named Justice
AuocUttti Prtu Phof
JUDGE JOHN' J.' PARKER
of North Carolina
TARHEEL JUDGE
APPOINTED TO
SUPREME BENCH
Washington m President Hoov
er Fridav appointed Judge John J.
Parker of North Carolina to the
supreme court. Judge Parker suc
ceeds to the vacancy caused by the
death of Justice Sanford. -
Parker is a . republican r.nd Is
only 44 years old. He had the en-
dorsement of the North Carolina
congressional delegation as well as
tho hearty support of a number of.
other, members of . congress from
the southeastern states. .
Parker has long been prominent
in republican politics in North Car
olina. In 1920 he was republican
nominee for governor of that state,
and between 1923-24 served as a
special assistant to the attorney
general. He was a member of the
republican national committee in
1924 and a delegate at laree to mo
convention that nominated Calvin
Coolldge for president.
Since 1925 he has served as a cir
cuit judge of the federal court by
appointment of President Coolldge.
He is a trustee oi tne university oi
North Carolina and a member of
the American bar association.
Al Capone
Surrenders
In Chicago
Chicago "Searface" Al Ca
pone surrendered to Chicago police
Friday and was in conference with
Chief of Detectives Stcge shortly
before 2 o'clock.
The gang leader gave himself up,
accompanied by Attorney Thomas
D. Naeh. Nash had Informed Stege
Capone was willing to talk to him,
provided he was not put in Jail.
Nash and Capone were accom
panied by Phil D'Andrca, described
as a Capone henchman.
Before giving himself up, Capone
said he wanted to make sure lie
"wasn't going to be thrown in a cell
just so the authorities could make
a showing."
His surrender came unexpectedly
after police had abandoned hope of
finding him following his release
from the eastern penitentiary at
Philadelphia last Monday. A squad
of detectives had been guarding his
home on the south side. Apparently
ho had been In hiding In Chicago
since arriving Tuesday after his re
lease from prison.
Thursday his home in Miami, rut.
was raided by authorities.
Nash would not say where Capone
had been since his release from pris
on but indicated he had come di
rectly to Chicago.
HOOVER MANAGER
TELLS OF PROSPERITY
Unemployment week will be ob
served in Salem next week fol
lowing the adoption of a resolu
tion Introduced at the Lions club
luncheon Friday noon by Newell
Williams, secretary of the Marlon
county republican central commit
tee in charge of the "Hoover and
Proeperliy' campaign.
After Williams had called atten
tion of the club to the great num
ber of men out of work with fam
ilies - dependent upon them for
support, the club unanimously en
dorsed his proposal that efforts be
mad to give this class a few
hours work at least In garden and
spring clean-up activities. co
operation of other organisations
will be solicited and his office used
as a clearing house for odd jobs
during the week.
VEHRS BARRED
FROM HOSPITAL
ASKS HEARING
Board of Trustees Order
Surgeon From Salem
General Hospital
Accused Asks for Rein
; statement and Hear
. Trig Threatens Suit
Faced by a premptory order bar
ring him from the right to further
practice his profession in the Salem
General hospital. Issued by the exe
cutive committee of the board of
trustees. Dr. George H. Vehrs was
Friday demanding reinstatement, a
hearing upon whatever charges may
be preferred against him, and had
under consideration a possible ac
tion against the executive commit
tee for professional and general in
Jury caused him by their action.
Members of the executive com
mittee, admitting that Dr. Vehrs
had been ordered out of the hospit
al, said that no charges had been
preferred against him. that then-
action was in no manner to be con
strued as a reflection upon his pro
fessional qualifications, but that
they had acted because they con
sidered Dr. Vehrs to be a "disturb
ing factor" in the hospital's opera
tion. .
First Intimation of trouble come
to Dr. Vehrs last Sunday morning
when unon arriving at the hospital
he was. notified by Miss Signa V.
Wahlstrom, superintendent, that
she was Instructed by the execu
tive committee to Inform mm that
i Concluded on page Is. column 4)
MILLER REPLIES
TO GOVERNOR
Chairman Miller of the public
service commiss.on Friday after-
noon delivered in person to the
office of governor Norblad a com
munication bearing on the contro
versy between the two relative to
the governors demand that me
commission cooperate fully with
Carey and Harlan, Portland rate
experts in the car fare cose.
Governor Norblad was not in nis
office in the early afternoon, and
Miller declined to make public the
contents of the letter until Norblad
had had opportunity to read it.
Chairman Miller and commis
sioner Bortzmyer have refused
complete cooperation with Carey
and Harlan upon the governor's
written demand that this coopera
tion be given.
A conference followed between
Miller-and Norblad. The governor
asked Miller for certain Informa
tion. This, it Is presumed, is con
tained in the letter delivered Fri
day.
MIAMI PAYS FARES
OF BEAUTIES HOME
Miami, Fla. (JPi More than forty
American girls who participated In
the recent Miami beauty pageant
were on their way home Friday
thanks to a special meeting of the
city commissioners which produced
their railroad fares.
The commissioners, told that the
pageant aasoclaAon had an Indebt
edness of 024,734. appropriated 04,
660 from the city's publicity fund to
help the girls get out of the city.
Some of the forty or more girls
had prize money due them and
others had been unable to collect
travelling expenses from the pag
eant association. .
Among bills unpaid, the council
was told, was one for 10,910.811 for
railroad transportation.
MEDFORD EDITOR
ACPTTEDJF LIBEL
Medford ftv-Earl H. Fehl, editor
of the Pacific Record Herald,
charged with the crime of libel In
an article alleged to have attacked
the chamber of commerce airport
committee and alleging graft on
the part of U. N. Hngan and Frank
C. Dlllard waa acquitted Friday by
a Jury after two hours of delibera
tion.
This It tne second Indictment.
charging libel, of which Fehl has
been acquitted.
STORM WARNINGS
Portland nft Edward L. Wells,
district meteorologist, announced
Friday that southwest storm warn
mgs had been posted at all Wash
ington coast stations. .
Pierce's Dream of
Harmony Fades As
West Strikes Back
By HARRY N. CRAIN
If Walter M. Pierce, former governor and recognized
master of one ring of the state democratic circus, got the
idea out of his chat with Oswald West in a Portland hotel
room Wednesday that West was content in the interests of
party harmony to let "bygones be bygones" for the duration
or the coming gubernatorial cam-
paign the LaGrande farmer must
have suffered a rude shock when
he scanned West's published re
action to Pierce's announcement
that he is "seriously considering"
becoming a candidate for governor.
When Pierce was in Salem
Thursday morning ha told 'of his
hour in close conference, with West,
and stated that he and Os had
agreed to give their hearty support
to whoever the democrats might
nominate for governor, intimating
that peace had finally come to the
divided democratic stronghold.
At- the same time Walter took oc
casion to announce that there Is a
iConcluded on page 15. column 7)
WEATHER FAILS
TO GIVE SPRING
PROPER ENTRY
New York (IP) Spring Is here but
it's a question of whether on be
lieves the sun or the weather man.
Officially, however, the sun re
turned to the northern hemisphere
at exactly 3:30 a.m. Friday after
an absence of six months. Crossing
the equator directly, over the Indian
ocean 500 miles east of th3 African
coast, and extending its beams fur
ther on. It announced the opening
of that annual influx of straw hats
and asparagus. It was a bit cool
here but that shortcoming was ov-
vcrshadowed by a wealth of con
trary evidence.
Circus press agsnts and robins
chirped together. Greenwich vil
lage was awakened by a weauh of
hurdy gurdys; wild geese were seen
flying north by some one who could
see above the skyscrapers; perk
benches became sleeping quanerc,
and 30 boy scouts - entered the
wilds" of mid-town Central park In
scarcn of further evidence.
Chicago (IP) Assorted blizzards.
snow flurries, chill gales and brink
breezes ushered spring into the mid
west. The northern fringe of the cen
tral and near western states, where
snow, cold and temperatures rang
ing to 10 degrees below zero, were
reported in Minnesota and levels al
most as low In tha Dakotas.
The sun was bright in the Chi
cago area but the air was braclngly
cool. Springlike weather was promis
ed for Saturday.
SHIP SEIZURE
HELD ILLEGAL
Seattle. MV-Release of the Can
adlan American freighter Chief
Capllano, seized under a writ of
foreign attachment In tne strait oi
Juan De Fuca last Wednesday by
a United 8tats Coast Guard pa
trol boat, loomed Friday as a result
of a ruling by Federal Judge B. E.
Cushman at a special court .essoin.
Although the freighter was seiz
ed in American waters. Judge
Cushman held the seizure was Il
legal under a treaty which guar
anteed free passage through the
strait to American and Brltlrh ves
sels. He allowed attorneys for the
llbellants until 3 p. m. Friday to
obtain a writ from the United
States circuit court or appeals at
San Francisco prohibiting the
signing of an order quashing the
attachment under which the Chief
Capllano was being held at Port
Townsend.
The ship waa bound from Van
couver. B, C , to the Orient and
had drifted Into American waters
because of adverse tides when
seized. The vessel was libeled by
Dant and Russell. Inc., of Portland,
Oregon, who claimed 020.000 dam
age for lumber cargo lost when
the Chief Maqullla owned by the
same company, foundered off the
Aleutian Island In--128. Another
attachment of 100,000 was later
placed against the ship for ioas-s
also sustained In the wreck of the
Maqullla.
Medford A legal fight Is under
way by the Rogue River valley fruit
Interests to resist the claims of
Broggdln and Trowbridge, Califor
nia chemists, to the patent rights
for use of hydrochloric wash and
other washes, used In the prepara
tion of fruit for the market.
RAINSTORM -
GENERAL ALL
OVER OREGON
Portland (JFhK "million dollar"
rain drenched Portland and prac
tically ail of the western slope of
the Cascade mountains Friday
which was welcomed by orchard'
1st, general farmers and forestry
officials. .. .
Rain fell Intermittently In Port
land and vicinity throughout the
night and this morning turned Into
steady downpour which made
streets m mature rivers and laid a
warm watery blanket over orchards,
farm lands and forests which al
ready had shown signs of becoming
arid. !
Falling like a heavy mist through
out most of ths night the ,0G of an
inch of rain which fell at The
Dalles was declared by wheat
ranchers as being worth thousands
of dollars. Heavy clouds Friday
gave promise of further precipita
tion. Orchard Is ts In The Dalles and
Hood River sections of Oregon as
serted the rain was needed general
ly because of the approach of blos
som time. In some sections the
blossoms already have appeared and
me rain, tnev sam, wiui eventual
sunshine would prove beneficial to
practically all fruits.
Forestry officials announced re
cently that unless a phenomenal
amount of rainfall was experienced
in Oregon within the nest two or
three months, forest fire condi
tions would be worse this year than
the disastrous year of 1929.
They said Friday that if the rain
fall was general throughout the na
tional forests in the state and other
stands of heavy Umber, It probably
would bs sufficient to quench out
several fires already reported burn-
In? and would serve as a damper to
future dangers.
NEW DRY BILLS
BEFORE HOUSE
Washington (IP) With modifica
tions, the entire program of the law
t Worcement commission to strength
en dry law enforcement, has been
laid before the full house judiciary
committee by a sub-committee for
action next Thursday.
Tho sub-committee, headed by
Representative Christopherson, re
publican, South Dakota, Friday re
ported favorably to the full com
mittee the Wfc-kersham bills to
strengthen the padlock law and to
permit state officers to hall uquor
law violators Into federal courts.
The 8tobbs bill to amend the
Jones law to definite misdemeanor
liouor cases, and the Christopherson
bill to broaden the powers of the
United States commissioners to hear
slight and casual labor law violators
previously were referred to the full
committee.
Permitted Flock of
450 Sheep to Starve
To Death on Ranch
Tillamook, Ore. (UP) What waa described as one of
the worst cases of animal starvation in the history of hu
mane law enforcement was told in Justice E. W. Stanley's
court here when Morris Koon ob
juration City, was held to answer
to the grand Jury on charges of
animal abandonment and cruelty
to animals.
It was alleged by Btste Humane
Officer A. L. Cross and Sheriff J.
C. Holden that Koon and his as
sociates allowed 450 sheep to go
without feed for six weeks until
probably 75 per cent of the old
one and practically all of the
tamba have died.
The alleged neglect was said to
have occurred on the ranch of Dr.
O. W. Blddle of Eugene, near
ONE VOTE SHY
0 PETROLEUM
By 38 to 37 Senate Re
fuses Oil Protection
Plate Glass Duty Cut
Senate to Remain in Con
. tinuous Session Until
Tariff Passes
Washington () After the senate
Friday had refused for the fifth,
time a tariff on oU, Senator Watson
of Indiana, the republican leader,
announced the senate should stay
in session Saturday until It passed
the measure.
Prior to the vote of 30 to 31
against oil protection, democrat
and western republicans had . ral
lied and put through, 39 to 30, an '
amendment t3 slash existing rates -on
plate glass which were placed
under the flexible provisions by
presidential proclamation. '
Watson waa joined In his demand
for speedy disposition of the tariff
measures by Senators Swanson ot .
Virginia and Barkley of Kentucky,
democrats.
The senate then by a vote of 39
to 29 approved an amendment by
Senator Hatfield, republican. West
Virginia, to add ten oenta a dozen
pieces to the duties now in tha bill
on all Chinawares. It was the clos-
lConclUded on page 14. column S
BARE HUSTON'S
STOCK MARKET
MANIPULATIONS
Washington (P) Goinj further
into the $36,100 which Claudius
Huston, chairman of the republican .
national committee, collected from
the Union Carbide company, the
senate lobby committee Friday
heard w. E. Moore, Hustons per
sonal representative, testify that he
bought and sold stocks with the
money at Huston's direction.
Huston had previously testified he
did not know that part of the $36,-
100 had been used as margin for
stock purchases uutil ho heard
Charles A. Krlckl, member of the
brokers c firm of Bylth and Bon
ner, give the Information to the
committee.
The money collected from the
Carbide company was given to Hus
ton for the Tennessee River Im
provement association which has
interested itself In Musclo Shoals
legislation.
The senate lobby committee which
began to delve Into the affairs of
the improvement association In con
nection with Its Muscle Shoals ac
tivities, summoned Huston, a form
er president of the association, after .
his name had been frequently raen
(Concludl on page 14. column 4)
RUMANIAN KIDDIES "
NAMED FOR BALFOUR
London A'i lie ports In Jewish
quarters from Bucharest Friday
said that all Jewish boys who are
born in Rumania next week will be -named
Balfour and the girls will be
named Balfouria.
In this manner will the Jewish -community
commemorate the name
of Lord Balfour, who died this week
In England, and a week of mourning
has also been proclaimed by Ru
manian Jews.
Blaine, on the upper Ncstucca.
Cross and Holden said when they
went In there and found the ranch
abandoned, they counted In the
dooryard and around the bam, the
bodies of so dead ewes. Around the
farm they found 75 out of 00
lambs dead. The remainder of the
live sheep, of which only 75 bad
been found Friday, after a search
of three daya, were In a deplorable
shape.
Cross testified that the sheet)
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