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CRIME BOARD
REPORT FAVOR
MODIFICATION
Hoover's Law Commis
. sion To Make Report
Unsatisfactory to Drys
No Pussyfooting or Dod
ging Repeal Sugges
tions Not Mentioned
By PAUL R. MALLOV
Washington U) Those in the
highest authority here expect the
Wlcker&ham crime commission to
make a prohibition report shortly
which may not be entirely accept
able to some dry organization.
The document will be drafted
when the commission resumes its
secret sessions here November 5, the
day after election. It is to be sent to
President Hoover probably about
November 15, and may be forwarded
by him to congress in December.
Portions of the report already
have been agreed upon, according
to those In a position to know. They
say' the commission has decided
there will ne no "pussyfooting or
dodging ' In Its summary of its in
vestigations and in Its recommenda
""(Concluded on pane 1 l7 column 7)
PEOPLE TO VOTE
ON JUDGE'S BILL
The supreme court Tuesday held
that the referendum invoked by
William P. Woodward of Portland
against the 1929 legislative act pro
viding for two additional circuit
Judges for Multnomah county is
legal, and that the measure shall
be voted on by the people Novem
ber 4. The opinion was written by
Justice Brown and affirms Judge
L. H. McMahan of the circuit court
for Marion county. The referen
dum was attacked by W. M. Davis.
a Portland attorney, whose corn
plaint was dismissed by the lower
court.
Davis first attacked the ballot
title on the referendum bill as pre
pared by the attorney general, but
the supreme court held its proper.
In the attack on the referendum
the petitioners alleged the petition
as circulated was .U legal for the
reason that it did not contain cer
tain verbage that appeared in the
petition as filed with the secretary
of state. The supreme court holds
that these words were surplusage
and that their removal diet not de
ceive signers.
It was contended that the refer
endum petition was unlawfully cir
culated because It was circulated
pending the appeal from the ballot
title. The supreme court does not
uphold this contention.
The bill was passed by the 1929
legislature, vetoed by Governor Pat
terson and then passed over the
veto.
GIRL KILLED AT
RAILROAD CROSSING
Oyster Bay, N. Y., A 15 year
old girl was killed at a railroad
crossing Tuesday, and her 13 year
old chum was critically Injured
trying to save her.
Marie GanUnl and Francis Sta
vln, started to cross the tracks on
their way to school. Marie stumb
led and her foot jammed against
one of the rails. Then the gates
went down and the warning bell
announced an approaching train.
Prances refused to leave her
friend behind, and they were still
tugging at the trapped foot when
the train rolled up to tbem with
screaming brakes. Marie was m-
Ins tan ly killed and Frances, tossed
by the engine to one side, suffered
a fractured skull.
To Supply Brazil
With Bomb Planes
Washington 'LPT The navy de
partment Tuesday released con
tracts to buy a number of two
seater airplanes, available for light
bombing purposes, in order that
the Brazilian government may pur
mase them for use in fighting rebel
forces.
TOITH SHOT
Dayton, Wash. U Carl Murphy.
Dayton high school student, was
near death Tuesday following
wounds he received in the abdomen
and lungs by the accidental dis
charge of his shotgun while hunt
ing Sunday. Little hope was held
lor his recovery.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
TELLING UNDER DIFFICULTIES
'John Fisher 'walked near the
window and stood there for a Utile
with his brother at his side. The
opinion Is expressed that he either
was slightly suffocated or fainted.
for he dropped down and out oi
the window. His brother grabbed on
his feet and locked his teeth in the
seat of his brother's trousers and
held on, calling for help." Item In
Statesman.
EXPLAINED IN FULL
'Mr. Meier declared he was an
Abraham Lincoln republican, blu
bblubblubblubblubblu." Marsh II eld
News.
Down In Cuba a barber with his
razor and a shoemaker with his
leather knife retired to the woods
to fight a duel. In a few minutes
the barber emerged from the woods
leaving the shoemaker dead. Con
sidering the circumstances, here
after, before we kid Bill Brietzke,
Louis Tumbleson, "Slim" Hinkle,
Dan Brown, Horace Coursey oi
any of the boys we'll secure a sig
ned writ of consent first.
Just the same we wouldn't
mind seeing: Slim II Inkle and
Varnie Kuhn disappear up an
alley some day armed with
their revpective trinkets. We'd
be Inclined to bet that Varnie
would come out of tbe alley.
Historians have frequently com
pared George Washington to Fa-
bius. And now the Statesman com
pares the Salem city council to
Fablus. Poor old George.
The bill creating a cabinet form
of government seems to wipe out
uie present status of all state of
ficers and we presume puts the
rollers under the life job of our
brigadier general. Such being the
case we're willing to make a small
wager at least one brigadier gen
eral In the state will vote against
In fact if the bill carries It will
probably be more painful than be
ing shot In the windshield.
One thing may be said for the
retired kaiser. He seems to be
nice, kind grandmotherly old thing
as compared to mis cnap Hitler.
FOOTBALL FATAL TO
HEPPNER STUDENT
The Dalles. Ore. (LP Elmer Hoke.
19, Heppner high school football
player, died at a local hospital ear
ly Tuesday from injuries which phy
sicians admit may have been caused
from participation in a game against
Hermiston, Friday.
Hoke, who was married about
week ago, only played a part of the
game and was taken out on account
of a leg Injury. Shortly after the
game, he complained of a headache
and his condition became so serious
that he was brought to the hospital
here after midnight Monday night
An emergency operation disclosed
the young man suffered from a se
vere hemorrhage Inside the skull
cavity. He had been Injured there
In an automobile accident about a
year ago, and physicians feel that
a blow received in the game Friday
may have aggravated the old wound
and caused his death.
War Veteran of
Brazil Dies at 113
Porto Alegre, Brazil JP) Col. Jose
Borges Abreau, veteran of five
campaigns Including the revolu
tion of 1835 and reputedly 113
vears old. died Tuesday.
A few minutes before dying Col,
Abreau said he was sorry he could
not give his services to the present
Rto Grande do Sul revolution.
Ground Glass Used
In Plot To Destroy
An Entire Family
Denver (AP) Habeas corpus action was started Tues
day to free Mrs. Pearl O'Loughlin from jail where she was
placed after the body of her 10-year-old stepdaughter, Leona
OUnighlln( was louna in oersciey
park lake,
Police will have until 10 a. m.
Friday to produce Mrs. O'Loughlin
In West Side court tor a hearing on
the writ.
Taking a sudden turn, the caw of
the strange slaying of the child
Tuesday developed a story of a
plot to exterminate an entire fam
ily. While officers continued to ques
tion Mrs. O'Loughlin. In the early
hours Tuesday, Dennis O'Loughlin.
74, grandfather of the girl, became
SLAYS FAMILY
WITH HAMMER;
CUTSTHROAT
Assistant Postmaster
Kills Wife and Four
Children, Then Himself
Evidently Went Suddenly
Insane as No Cause
Is Known
Washburn, Wis. W George Fro-
seth, assistant postmaster here.
killed his wife and four children
with a hammer and then slashed his
throat at his home Tuesday. The
dead in addition to Mr. Froseth, 60
years old, ire: Mrs. Froseth, 45;
Nell, 10; George and Williams,
twins, 9, and Adelaide, 5.
Robert Thoreson, a school boy
told his teacher, Mrs. E. W. Olson,
he thought "the Froseth kids would
not be at school."
Questioned by the teacher, the
Thoreson boy said he went to the
Froseth home to return a book to
one of the boys, and as he entered
the back door, which was open, he
saw Mrs. Froseth on the floor and
"blood all around her."
The child said he became frlght-
tConcluded on page 10. column 4)
SAYS HOOVER
FAVORS PINCHOT
Washington, Penna. on Presi
dent Hoover stands for the election
of the entire republican ticket In
Pennsylvania in the November 4
election, Glfford Pinchott, repub
lican gubernatorial candidate, de
clared In a radio address here
Tuesday.
"President Hoover has sent word
by Secretary James J. Davis, one
of his cabinet officers, that he
stands for and desires the election
of the whole republican ticket In
Pennsylvania," Pinchot said in his
address delivered over station
WMBO. "Aqd no one who has the
slightest knowledge of national af
fairs .can doubt that the election
of the whole republican ticket in
Pennsylvania Is most necessary
Pinchot said.
Pinchot's declaration was in "di
rect conflict with that made Mon
day at Unlontown by Secretary Dav
is, United States senatorial nomi
nee. Davis said: "The president
nas not endorsed any candidate,
and he cannot endorse me and I am
a member of his cabinet. The late
President Wilson rot himself in i
devil of a fix in this respect sev
era! years ago."
DROWNED SHOOTING
ROGUE RIVER RAPIDS
Grants Pass, Ore. fVP) An at
tempt to shoot the rapids of the
Rogue river at night proved fatal
to Deuts Blondcll, 30, Agness cat
tleman, who drownedwhen a boat
in which he was riding with Char
les Billings, overturned. Billings
swam ashore but Blonde!! was car
ried downstream. Searching parties
had not located his body Tuesday.
He is survived by his widow and
Li our children.
WOMAN HURT
Portland (IP) Jacqueline Hastings,
19, of Spokane, Wash., suffered con
cussion of the brain when a taxlcab
in which she was riding collided
with a machine driven by Ted Don
kers here Monday night.
the center of the plot revelations.
The elder O'Loughlin told officers
he had fount ground glass In the
sugar served at a dinner at his
home at Fort Collins, Colo, six
weeks ago. This Information led to
the finding of glass in the organs
of the dead girl and In the stomach
of her father. City Detective Leo
OXoughlln, who Is now recovering
at a local hospital.
It was later established the glass
In the sugar bowl at the Port Col -
(Concluded on Pftve 11. coluoia &
Backward
Flying Plane
Chases Tail
Berlin JPl German and foreign
press representatives and a crowd
of aviation Jans flocked to Tem-
plehof airport Tuesday and watcn
ed a new "backward flying" mono
plane apparently chasing Its tail
through the clouds.
Actually, It was not flying back
ward. It was the latest Pocke
Wulf "Bite" which carries Its tall
where an ordinary monoplane car
ries Its engine while Its forward
stabilizer protrudes 21 feet In front.
Flying nea- an ordinary mono
plane, the new ship looked almost
like Its companion except that It
seemed to be flying backward. Only
when taxiing along the field at
some distance did the reason for Its
name "Rite" meaning duck, be
come apparent. With the forward
stabilizer scooping the grass the
plane looked for all the world like
big duck with outspread wings
(Concluded on page U. column 0
BLAST WRECKS
TINY DIRIGIBLE
Tom's River. N. J. (VP) Three
members of the crew of the "family
air yacht." tiny dirigible built tty
Captain Anton Heinen, were ser
iously injured Tuesday by an ex
plosion which wrecked the craft as
it was about to take off on a train
ing flight.
The "air yacht" was a small di
rigible propelled by a single motor
and equipped with wheels to facil
itate its landing with only a pilot at
the controls. Monday the craft car
ried passengers on several flights in
this vicinity.
Captain Heinen, who achieved
considerable prominence when he
brought over the dirigible Shenan
doah from Germany, turning it over
to the United States navy, could not
be reached for a statement.
The cause of the explosion was
not immediately determined.
Always a staunch advocate of
lighter-than-air craft. Captain Hei
nen proposed several months ago to
operate a regular airship service be
tween Newark and New York. His
airyacht, a non-rigid dirigible, was
considerably smaller than the type
he planned to use In the passenger
service.
MOUNT ANGEL MAN
INJURED IN CRASH
Oregon City, Ore., IJT) William
Mattoon, 10, of Mount Angel, was
in a critical condition in a hospital
here Tuesday lrom injuries sulfer
ed Monday when his automobile
teas struck by a Willamette Valley
Southern train at Huntley station,
near Molalla. P. W. Drlery of Wood
bum, riding with him, suffered a
broken arm and leg. .
Molalla Two elderly men were
badly Injured, one perhaps fatally,
when the automobile in which they
were riding was struck and demol
ished by a Willamette Valley Sou
thern train at Huntley station three
miles north of here Monday alter
noon at S:30 o'clock. T. W. Briery,
Ml Klrby street. Woodburn, receiv
ed a fractured leg and arm while
William Mattoon of Mt. Angel, re
celved a fractured skull, probable In
ternal injuries and cuts. He may
recover. Briery Is believed to have
been the driver of the machine.
MURRAY'S PARDON
BEING CONSIDERED
Governor Norblad intimated T .es
day that he might act favoiably
on the state pardon boird recom
mendation of a conditional pardon
for Charles A. Murray who was sent
un from Lane county to serve 8
vears for involuntary manslaughter.
The governor said he had not de
cided to advance the pardon and
would not act until time had been
given for protests to be made.
Should a pardon be granted he
said It would not be effective until
early In December and that one
condition would be that Murray re
frain from the use of liquor.
Foster Paroled
From Penitentiary
New York run William Z. Foster,
candidate for governor, and Israel
Amster, candidate for congress on
the communist ticket, were paroieo
from the city penitentiary on Wel
fare Island Tuesday after serving a
sentence In connection with the
March 6 demonstration at Union
Square.
WOODS HEADS
BOARD TO AID
UNEMPLOYED
Former New York Police
Chief Head and Hard
ing Assistant Chosen
Congress To Be Asked
To Remove Restric
tions on Federal Work
Washington Arthur Woods.
former police commissioner of New
York City, who was In charge of
unemployment work on President
Harding's commission In 1021, Tues
day was asked by President Hoover
to assume charge of the organiza
tion which is being created to relieve
suffering during the winter.
The administration was said def-1
initely Tuesday, to be prepared to
ask congress to remove restrictions
upon federal public work already
provided for over a period of years
and to permit this work to go for
ward at once.
While President Hoover believes
the country will be able to take
care of the situation during the
winter, he expects Mr. Woods to de
velop an extensive organization to
create employment, In cooperation
with the cabinet committee which
the president Tuesday called into
session.
The government's estimates of un
employment have been fixed at ap-
(Concluded on page 11, column S)
ASK PROBE OF
ROGUE POACHERS
Gold Beach. Ore. (IP) Sportsmen
and business men of Gold Beach
Tuesday planned to ask Governor
Norblad to investigate aiseriea
statements of Chairman J. E. Cul-
llson and David B. Evans of trie
state name commission that fish
lng laws are being violated on the
lower Rogue river.
Residents contend that the state
ments "evidently were made lor po
litical effect to gain votes for the
constitutional amendment at the
coming election for closing the
Rnaii in rnrnmereiHl ff&hina."
The two commissioners leveled
their criticism at -Deputy State
Game Warden P. M. Brown, who
was assigned to patrol duty on the
lower Rogue at instigation of
sportsmen of Josephine county.
Sportsmen say tiiere nas noi
been a serious Infraction on the
Rogue since Brown's arrival three
weeks ago nor for many months
prior to hi arrival.
Brave Policeman
After Long Chase
Rescues Dummy
Chicago (IP The big sedan that
bore a New York state license ana
which was cruising about on the
northwest side looked suspicious to
Sergeant George Schupulsky and
his detective bureau squad, partlcu.
larly because of a pinkish something
that was wafted from the car's rear
window.
The sedan picked up speed. So
did the police car until It finally
overtook the sedan and drew along
side. Two men were In the sedan.
Beside them on the front seat re
clined the figure of a woman.
"Unhand that woman," demanded
the sergeant. "We're the police; don't
be alarmed madam; you're safe
now."
Came a blank look from the re
clining figure. Sergeant Schupulsky
moved a step nearer, got a better
look and then stepped back with the
remark;
"Well, I'll be darned. A depart
ment store window dummy."
COLLISION DAMAGES
JAPANESE CRUISER
Tokyo V-The Japanese cruiser
Abukuma, while participating
Tuesday In grand naval maneuvers
off the southern coast of the main
Island of Hondo, collided with an
unidentified warship and was badly
damaged.
No casualties were reported, but
the Abukuma was taken In tow for
the Yokosuka naval base in Tokyo
bay. She will be unable to engage
In further maneuvers or the im
perial naval review off Kobe Sunday.
.uoitin o )o n -
Power Bill Offers
Perfect Frame Up
For Wildcatters
By HARRY N. CRAIN"
Approval by the people on November 4 of the prrange
power district amendment, demanded by Julius L, Meier as
a prerequisite accompaniment of his election as governor if
successful war is to be waged upon the "power trust' under
his administration, would be the signal for an epidemic of
wuacattmg promotions such as no
western state has ever before ex
perienced. For the exploiters of popular!
fancy and hysterical public senti
ment It Is difficult to imagine a
more Ideal set-up than has been
devised In the power district I
amendment. Unrestricted powers of
district organization without limit
or reservation upon territory to be
embraced, unqualified contracting
powers by a board of five directors
who need not even be qualified vot
ers in the-district and unlimited
bonding and taxing authority make
the scheme a "natural ' lor proies-
( Con eluded on page 11. column g
SUFFERING IN
CHICAGO GREAT
Chicago (U Appeals went out to
the three and one-half millions of
Chicago Tuesday to give food, shel
ter, clothing, money or work to uie
thousands of unemployed, many of
them hungry and 111 of exposure.
Major attention was given to pro
viding jobs, temporary or terms
nent to destitute men and women.
Social agencies began Investigation
of poverty stricken homes and
found them to be without fuel or
provisions.
Two newspapers turned ther re
sources toward providing employ
ment "A Job a minute" was a slo
gan of the Chicago Daily News,
which donated free advertisements
In its "help wanted' columns for
prospective employers.
The Chicago Tribune speeded up
Its free employment bureau. Both
newspapers urged citizens to make
use of their systems to obtain eith
er permanent or temporary help.
Hundreds of men were turned
away from the shelter houses open
ed bv charitable organizations and
philanthropic businessmen. Many
of the down -and-ou tors walked the
streets Monday night or slept In
doorways, with the temperature
near freezing when charitable
agencies proved Inadequate to meet
the demands.
MRS.WWINNER
OF $5000 AWARD
New York W Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Catt, now In her 72nd year was
announced Tuesday a6 winner of the
1930 Pictorial Review achievement
award of $5000, given annually to
the American woman who has con
tributed most to the national life,
in letters, art, science, philanthropy,
or social welfare.
Percy Waxman, editor of Pictorial
Review, said the Judges, in bestow
lng the award upon her were moved
by her recent efforts In the interests
of international peace and her ac-
tlvlties In securing for women
greater share In public life.
The Judges Included Bruce Bar
ton. Senator Arthur Capper, Mme
Louise Homer, Otto H. Kshn. Mary
Roberts Rhlnehart and Carl Sand
burg.
When asked If she felt that wom
en had accomplished as much since
getting the vote as they should have
accomplished.. Mrs. catt repueo:
"Well, I never expected too much."
MARINE AVIATOR
KILLED IN CRASH
San Diego. Cal. OP) Lieut. C. R
Neil, 26, U. S. Marine corps flier,
was killed and Lieut. Joseph P. Ad
ams. Pilot of a marine corps Fal
con O. C.-2 plane from North Island,
leaped to safety shortly before noon
Tuesdav when the plane crasnea
two miles south of El Cajon. The
cauae of the crash Is as yet un
known, marine corps officers said.
The two officers. It was said, were
making a reconnalsance training
flight over the baok country at the
time of the crash.
TEN FOREST FIRES
Orants Pass cd") Ten forest fires,
some of them burning briskly, were
reported by forest rangers to the
district forestry olflce here Tuesday.
Lookouts, recently called In from
their posltins on mountain tops,
have been ordered to report for
duty.
REPRISALS BY
SOVIET START
Moscow OP The Soviet union
declared direct economic war Tues
day against countries discriminat
ing against Soviet Imports.
The council of people's commis
sars Issued a decree establishing a
series or reprisals in direct answer
to French, Hungarian and Rou
manian restrictions on Soviet Im
ports. The official press empha
sized that such reprisals would be
enforced on products of every
country which In any way Inter
feres with the normal entry of So
viet goods a threat directed at the
United States, Poland and other
countries where there has been agi
tation against Russian products.
Tne decree provided l for com
plete cessation or maximum limi
tation of purchases by the Soviet In
countries which limit Import of
Soviet goods; (2) cessation of use
of vessels of those countries for
transit of good; and 3 cessation
of drastic limitation of the use of
porta, railroads and other facili
ties of those countries for Soviet
commerce.
The decree was signed by Alexis
Rykov, whose position corresponds
to that of premier, and apparently
became operative Immediately
against France, Hungary and Rou-
manla.
TRIES ROBBERY
TO GET IN JAIL
Port Worth, Tex. (U Mrs. Mary
Rom nthal, 53, admitted she threat
ened to blow up the Union bank
with a bottle of milk and copperas
so she would be arrested and put
in jail where it was warm.
Mrs. Rosenthal walked into the
bank Monday, asked for the presi
dent, raised a small vial above her
head, announced that It contained
nltro-glycerine and said she would
blow up the place If the president
didn't give her $3,000.
"Alter walking from one end of
town to the other more than 100
times looking for work, I decided to
get Into Jail by robbing a bank and
It worked grand," she told a police
matron. "I like It fine here. A
long sentence won't bother me:
Ranger Robbed of
$1,100 During Game
Portland (JPt A man who says he
Is Ross Harming, ranger in the for
estry service in the Ryderwood,
Wash., district, reported to police
Tuesday he was robbed of $1,100
during poet-football game fesllvl
ties here Saturday.
"I hadn't been out of the woods
since April," he told police. "I
heard about the big game In Port
land and made up my mind I had
to see it. So I drew out eleven $100
bills.
I came to Portland and had
few drinks. I don't remember any.
thing about the game or much
about anything else. All I know Is
that somebody took my money."
Petty Thievery Wave
Among Small Boys
Riding at Its Crest
With at times an almost steady utream of boys ranijinu
in ages between 12 and 17 years passing through her office
the past month being investigated on petty .areeny and pil
fering charges. Mrs. Nona wnue.T
county probation officer, states
that she has no recollection during
the several years she has been In
the office when so many boys have
been up on such charges during a
similar period.
"While the average age of these
boys Is between 12 and 17 years, of
course a few of them are younger
than that," stated Mrs. White In
commenting on the situation and
warning parents to keep a better
eye on their boys. "Virtually all of
GERMAN COAL
MINE IS SCENE
OF EXPLOSION
Terrific Blast at Olsdorf
Fatal to 100 With 72,
In Hospital
Men Entombed in Low
est Seam of Mine Pit
Rescue Impeded
Alsdorf, Germany uT At leas!
one hundred coal miners and sur
face workers perished Tuesday In
a terrific explosion of a store ot
dynamite In the number 2 shaft o
the Anna coal mine.
The explosion ignited a gasoline
tank underneath the office build-,
lng of the Eschweller Mining: com
pany.
The fate or 200 men on a levei
lower than where the explosion
occured was still uncertain laid
this afternoon, but It was hoped
to save those trapped as the ef
fect of the blast was more severs
upward than in a downward di
rection. The explosion occurred at 7:3a
am. It rocked the countryside foe
miles around. Serious damage was
caused. The air pressure lifted roofs)
off buildings and blew out windows.
Hauling machinery on the surface)
(Concluded on page 11. column
LWESLEY'S VETO
UP OCTOBER 3a
Thursday, October 30, at an ad
Journed meeting of the city council.
Is the time set for consideration oC
Mayor Livesleys veto of the Trad
street vacation ordinance, tbe coun
ell declining Monday night to takej
any action when the veto message
was read. At the date set for tha
adjourned meeting it is presumed
that some of the aldermen wno
were absent Monday night will b
back in the city and that falrei?
consideration of the measure can ba
had.
Reporting for the utilities com
mittee of which he Is chairman. Al
derman Olson read the committee's
rcommendation that the council of
fer the Oregon-Washington Wcter
Service company $875,000 for tha
water plant in Salem. This Is tha
figure at which te engineer firm
ot Baar & Cunningham appraised
the plant. The resolution. If adopt
ed, would also have authorised tha
engineers to make a preliminary
survey of the cost of establishing
(Concluded on pa gel ..column 7)
CONTRACT LET FOR
0. E. EXTENSION
Portland P The Hauser Con
struction company has been award
ed the contract for laying of track
on the Oregon Electric railway's 19
mile extension from Lebanon
through Swett Home, according to
an announcement from W. P. Tur
ner, president of the Spokane, Port
land A Seattle railroad, operators of
the electric line.
The extension will be standard
guage. The new line, primarily a
logging road, will extend up tha
Santlam valley as far as Sweet Homo
and will then cross the divide to tha
Calapooya river, to follow that
stream.
Work on the road will start within
ten days. Lebanon should be con
nected with Sweet Home by rail by
December 1, officials say.
the trouble seems to be petty thiev
ery, a desire on the part at the bnya
to get hold of something. Auto ac
cessories seem to be the main thing;
taken, probably because they ar
the easiest of access and In most
cases can bring back something In
value to the boys If they wish to)
peddle them. But many other Uilnaa
are taken, there la a little breaking
and entering, and raids on cigar
ette and candy counters In store
"(Concluded on "pans 11, column