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Capita CIRCULATION CITY EDITION Occasional rain tonight and Sal urday; moderate ttmperaturt. Local: Max. 75: min. 44: rain 0: rlv.r -2.4 teet; cloudy; Mutherly wind. Dftllr mvrrave distribution for th uo&u ending wptcmotr u, iwa 10,338 Average daily net paid 9,784 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation 44th YEAR No 252 Ent.d u .econd el.aa HtUl 1U. matter at 8alrm. Oregon SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1932 IsTANUS FIVK OAT" ranfnVTfnrMifP fMnwnirD'T? OEFVTBI mm u uuviis wwuij PS PROGRAM FOR FARM RELIEF BY ROOSEVELT Properly Adjusted Tariff Reduced Taxation Aid for Mortgages .Candidate Speaks To Capacity Crowd at Springfield, Illinois Springfield, 111., Oct. 21 iPj Be fore a throng winch filled the Springfield arsenal to Its official capacity of 10,000, Governor Frank lin D. Roosevelt asserted in a cam paign speech today that "as prcsi- CAMPAIGN BROADCASTS Tonight (Friday) pacific Time KGW 7 p. m. Gov. Roose velt from St. Louis. KOIN 4:45 p. m. Repub lican Mrs. Thomas A. Edi son, Mrs. Margaret Culkin Banning, Mrs. Silas H. Strawn and Mibfi Marion McClunch. dent' he would "propose to congress a definite .plan for the refinancing or farm mortgages. "I shall recommend legislation to congress," he said, "for the scaling down of amortization Installments of federal land bank borrowers when In the Judgment of bank directors conditions Justify such action, with provision for deferring such un paid amounts to the end of such amortization periods. . "And I shall enforce such legls- (Coucl tided on pane 11. column 6) YOUNG INSULL OFF TO LONDON Paris. Oct. 21 (IP Samuel Insull, Jr., departed for London today alter Issuing a typed statement saying his trip was private and that his plans to return to the United States In November were unchanged. Insull travelled in an ordinary train, spuming the luxurious Golden Arrow and saving $10. His mother remained at the Ho tel Lincoln here, where she has been since Samuel Insull, Sr., left France lor Athens. He is fighting extra dition to Chicago on embezzlement charges in connection with the col lapse of the Insull utilities interests. Samuel, Jr., said he would spend two weeks in London, making head quarters at the Park Lane hotel, He refused to comment on any phase of his father's affairs. Insull, seeking to break the siege of his hotel by reporters and pho tographers, announced he would re ceive reporters, by telephone, be tween 8:30 and 9:30 a. m. "Samuel Insull, Jr., will not ac cept without protest in London his being shadowed as in Paris by rep resentatives of the American presss, but he realizes he may be unable to prevent the press from doing many things to which he objects," Insull's statement said. FREYDIG TO HEAD PACIFIC LOGGERS Tacoma Wash., Oct. 21 &) The Pacific Logging Congress last night reelected Paul Freydig of Seattle, president and A. Wishnant of Port land, secretary, selected Portland for next year's 24th session, and made J. J. Donovan of Bellingham one of Washington's outstanding lumbermen and a former president of the congress, an honorary life member. The session followed a day spent near Shelton viewing the latest log ging methods at the Simpson Log ging camp No. 3 In Mason county, New member added to the board of directors named last night In cluded J. W. Forrester of Marsh field, Ore., Roland McDonald of Vail, Ore., Norman Boles of Bend, Ore., and Geo. L. Drake of Shelton, EARTHQUAKE FELT IN LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Oct. 21 (LP) An earthquake shock sufficiently strong to shake buildings was felt In the metropolitan district at 9:30 a. m. today. The quake apparently centered be ween 15 and 20 miles distant from the Carnegie Institutes sets mological station at Pasadena. San Pedro reported the shake as "s?vere but no damage resulted. Few persons felt It in Los Angeles. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN "Pretty Girl Asleep for Over 6000 Hours Shows Wakening signs," says Capital Journal headline. Folks around here should give the little girl a hand. She's darned near up to Steve Stone's record. We understand "Spec" Keene has been working up some trick plays to launch against Albany college tonight by listening intently . to Amos 'n Andy the past few nights. In fact It is reported that like Andy and Kinglish, "Spec" and Fred Zimmerman have been re tiring to the office for signal prac tice after each afternoon workout. We hope "Spec" has got the boys down on the triple lateral pass and the signals worked out by Madam Queen. Mail clerks report that the first two Santa Claus letters have gone into the mall. Maybe one of them is from Hoover and the other from Roosevelt. WOULD LOOK WELL ON WALT THOMPSON Glendale, Cal., Oct 21 tlP) Red wasn't the proper color to describe the faces of Glendale motorcycle policemen today. They were scar let. They learned that effective November l, they would have to wear pink trousers. And forest green coats. "What do they think we are sissies?" wailed the squad in chorus. Patience and perseverance will overcome a lot of difficulties. We sat down to the radio at 7:15 last night and began turning the dial. At 10 o'clock we ran into a pro gram that wasn't a political speech. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL Back in Michigan tomorrow the great American game of football will be played between Hone col lege and St. Mary's. Included in Hope's lineup will be Korsanje, Kronemeyer, Zwemer, Van Zander and Klomparens. St. Mary's will have Szczygiel, Siemienkiewicz, Gizinski, Mrowca, Krauklis and Jendzejcmskl. We bet even Gard ner Knapp couldn't broadcast that contest. WAITING AT THE CHURCH The young ladies of the force slipped away yesterday afternoon to the Presbyterian church to be present at the ex-society editor's wedding. They sat on the curb un tiil 5 o'clock when the event was scheduled to take place and then found on inquiry it already had transpired at 4:30. We trust they are more careful at their own. HOOVER BULWARK OF PROHI CAUSE Portland. Oct. 21 iff) President Hoover was pictured as a true friend of the dry cause and as a bulwark asainst destruction, in a speech here last night by Fred A. Ramsay Cincinnati manufacturer and dry leader. "The drys are back of Hoover." he declared, adding that the allied forces for prohibition are working for the president's re-election "because he Is the best man to combat the moral, social and economic evils of the liquor traffic. ' "He is a godsend to us in these times of stress, ' Ramsey declared. "He has -been tested by the fires and the perils and he has been su perbly equal to the occasion." And he added "President Hoover was no more to blame for the condition (the depression) than you or I. He stood against the terrific forces of the aftermath of the war with cour age, thoughtfulness and sagacity unsurpassed by any president in any crisis of our nation." KELSO WEDDING MAY GIYE CLUE Longview. Wash., Oct. 21 UP) Deputies under Sheriff G. H. Oray today were seeking E. T. Sherwood of Los Angeles, who yesterday se cured a license at Kelso to wed Sylvia E. Wilson of Seattle, In the belief Sherwood may be E. B. Thomas, missing Redondo, Calif., school superintendent lor wnom California authorities have been conducting an extensive search since Tuesday night when he dis appeared. 8herwocd is thought to have been married at Kalama last night. Officers are checking this phase of the case now. if Sherwood is Thomas and if he was married to Miss Wilson, California officers have said they would wire a war rant of arrest on a bi?amy charge. Thomas, at first believed to be the victim of kidnapers, was last seen at his home in Redondo Monday. SHIPS FOLLOW WAR FLEET TO SCANTACT1CS Mystery Ships Butt In On Maneuvers by Ameri can Battleships Tankers Flying Foreign Flags Blunder Upon Scene Angering Men San Pedro. Cal., Oct. 21 (IP) Ships have been trailing the United States battle fleet to sea during the past few months, possibly with the intent of spying upon maneuvers, it was learned here today. Naval officers, who refused to be quoted, have been frankly angered by the persistence of a number of oil tankers flying a foreign flag which have "blundered" upon the scene of maneuvers. Unable to escape the prying eves. naval headquarters have announced maneuvers for a certain date, and then have gone through their exer cises a day in advance. Only then, it was learned, has the navy been un molested. One "mystery ship" in particular has followed the fleet to battle grounds off San Clemente island. It resembles a tanker, flies no Hag Concluded onphpe iircolumn 8)' FIRST LADY IN RELIEF WORK Washington, Oct. 21 m Mrs. Herbert Hoover is the honorary head of a national woman's committee for relief and welfare mobilization, formed at the request of Newton D. Baker to assist his national citizen committee. Women to be prominent in its ac tivities in Washington to participate in the ceremonies of launching the work today included Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady, chairman of the national board of the Girl Scouts, who will be active chairman of the new re lief committee; Mrs. Frederick M. Paist of Wayne, Pa., president of the Y.W.C.A.; Miss Mabel Boardman, secretary of the National Red Cross; Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, presi dent of the general federation of women's clubs; Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, who will represent the nurses of the country and Mrs. Leo nard Schloff. director of the Nation al Council of Jewish Women. The group to assemble at the White House today were to be the nucleus of a committee of from 500 to 1000, to be chosen from every sec tion. "In selecting women for the com mittee, neither party lines nor poli tics were considered," said Mrs. Bra dy. "Only one qualification was nec essary, community interest and lea dership in social work. "With millions of men and women out of work, thousands of boys and girls leaving school and no Jobs available; character-building organ izations cramped by lack of funds when need for their work Is great est; the services of public health nurses, and hospitals being drained by demand for free help these is sues transcend all others at present." TRUCK OVERTURNS KILLING OPERATORS Walla Walla, Wash.. Oct. 21 'VPV- Charles Palmer and Thomas Hamp hawk, both of Walla Walla, were found dead beneath their overturn ed truck five files east of here on Russell Creek road today, bringing to three the fatalities from wood truck mishaps in the past 24 hours in this county. Mrs. Elisha Davis of Waitsburg was killed late Thursday when she jumped from a truck in which she and her husband were coming out of the mountains with wood. She was dragged by the machine, which was out of Davis' control. Billy Munroe Can't Bequeath His Body San Francisco, Oct. 21 (LP) Plans of Billy Monroe, 23, scheduled to be hanged Octob?r 28 at San Qucntin prison, to bequeath his body to the University of California for scien tific reasearch were halted by the state supreme court. The tribunal ruled that a person has no property rights In his dead body. Consequently, prison offi cials announced Monroe's will would be ipnored and his body turned over to relatives or burkd in the pnscm ciflPt?ry. Offer To Trade Young Lion For Pelicans Klamath Falls. Oct. 21 UP) If Klamath Falls wants a lion for the city zoo, It can get one by crating up Its six pelicans and sending them to Oklahoma City. The chamber of commerce here today received an offer from the Oklahoma zoo superintendent for such a trade, stating that the Okla homa boo has a beautiful seven months old lion to give away and is anxious to get some full grown peli cans In the bird cages there. Local chamber officials were some what Indignant at the suggestion that the trading value of a pelican Is one-sixth of a lion. The pelican Is the traditional bird of the Klamath country and local boosters are Jeal ous of its reputation. NATIONS PLIGHT DUE TO TAXES Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 21 WFV-Ex cessive taxation was blamed for the economic depression by Col. Robert R. McCormlck, editor of the Chicago Tribune, here today. Colonel McCormlck spoke before the 39th annual convention of the Ohio chamber of commerce. Assert ing that "we have reached the ex traordinary situation where the ownership of property has become liability, not an asset," Colonel Mc Cormlck said that excessive taxes had prevented industry from saving surplus funds or raising new capital and thus had thrown millions or men out of employment. "The evil talk of tax strikes is heard throughout the land," he said. "But far more serious than strikes Is the growing inability of taxpayers to pay. Strike no' strike, It Is ab solutely impossible to pay the taxes assessed. "The taxes piled on industry have risen to the point where Industry is on the road to ruin . . . Our tax laws have destroyed more than half nearly two-thirds of taxable in come, forcing tax-eaters to search elsewhere for their spoils." Declaring that nowhere In the world has any form of industrial en terprise carried on by the govern ment been anything but an added method of taxation on the people, the editor said "we must remove the paralyzing hands from the controls of our ship of state, both the clum sy, frenzied hands of the majority in congress and the unseen hands of their vicious leaders." COSTIGAN ASSERTS WEST FOR ROOSEVELT Portland Oct. 21 Pj Franklin D. Roosevelt will carry the western states "in his sweep of the country Nov. 8," in the opinion of Senator Edward P. Costigan, Colorado demo crat, a Portland visitor today. The senator said that although r.3 has not traveled through western Oregon, he is sure this siate will go democratic, on the basis of Roose velt strength he said he found cast of the mountains in what he spoke of as normally republican strong holds. Senator Costigan predicted that Washington is safely in the Roose velt column and said Idaho might be found there too, due to the re fusal of Senator Borah to support President Hoover. "The country is going Roosevelt," he said. "Make no mistake about that. The great humanitarian in the White House, held up to us as the savior of Belgium, turned out to be a granite front. In the crisis when people were starving in our land of plenty, he seemed not to hear the cries of the hungry." Bank Of England Head Says World Depression Baffling To All Leaders London, Oct. 21 U.R Montagu Norman, governor of the Bank of England who usually speaks in monosyllables and thinks in millions, has broken his traditional silence to picture the world helpless, in the np of an economic depression "outside control of any man, any government, or any country." Norman was governor of the bank for 10 years before he spoke a single word for publication. The historic occasion when the "sphinx of Threadneedle street" broke his si lence was to announce that the bank had formed a company for the rationalization of Industry, call ed the Bankers Industrial Develop ment company. Last nifrht, at a banquet at the Mansion House given by the lord mayor to a group of distinguished RESTORATION CHIEF SUBJECT OF CAMPAIGN Economic Plight Looms Largely In Concluding Weeks of Oratory All Other Topics Consid ered in Relation to Cure for Depression Washington, Oct. 21 UP) The ov ershadowing stature of the country's economic plight how it came about and how good times can be fully re storedlooms larger and larger over tne political scene as the campaign attains the full fury f Us conclud ing weeks. This Is one Instance In which an issue accepted as paramount by both sides in the very beginning, actually became paramount in the more mature utterances of later weeks, and promises to so continue until the end. To the economic Issue, with Its many ramifications, Mr, Hoover and Mr, Roosevelt now are dwoting almost exclusive attention. Only a very small percentage of any of their speeches takes notice of any thing else. When they or their principal fol lowers have mentioned the tariff. they have catalogued it in Its re lation to depression or recovery When they have talked of farm re lief, or labor, or the budget, or currency, or the soldier bonus, or even prohibtion, they have put all of these things against the back ground of the one central question of economic restoration. This theme has been the burden of Mr. Roosevelt's speeches on his (Concluded on piiite 11, column 6) FQLQUET SUIT AIRED IN COURT Arguments were heard by Circuit Judge Lewelllng today in the case of Paul Folquet, Jr., against Wood- burn school board, a case which has created considerable interest in Wood burn. The court took the mat ter under advisement pending filing of a memorandum by Pol quel's at torney. E. J. Allen, chairman, and Paul Mills and Henry Chapelle. members of the Wood burn school board were present at the argu ments. Folquet filed stilt against the board for damages for abrogation of a contract for transportation of school pupils entered into between Folquet's father and the Woodburn board. The contract was for five years starting in 1930 for remunera tion at the rate of $125 a month. Folquet, Sr., died and the contract was canceled July 31 of this year. Folquet, Jr., as administrator of his fathers estate sued for $2890 in damages, $1000 for loss of use of bus, and $1890 for balance on the contract. Custer E. Ross for the school board contended that the contract was a personal contract between the board and Folquet, the board de pending on his carefulness and abil ity to drive and his general qualifi cations and that when he died the contract ceased. He also contended that driving of the bus Is a business and that an administrator cannot operate a business. Clarence E. Yea- ger of Portland arguing for Folquet took the opposite view to these pre mlses. bankers, he spoke again. "The difficulties are so vast, unlimited, that I approach the whole subject not only In ignorance, but in humility, Norman said sol emnly. "It is too great for me." The distinguished audience was astounded at the words of the fi nancial genius with the little, point ed beard, sympathetic eyes, and del icate features. "I wonder if anyone In the world can really direct the affairs of the world, or of his own country, with any assurance of the result his ac tion will have?" Norman said sottly. "Concluded on page 11, column 1) Campaign Queer In Oregon; Candidates Shun Hoover Tie-Up Republican Aspirants for State and Congres " sional Offices Conduct Own Drives for Elec tion; Democrats Show United Front and Confidence in Outcome By HARRY N. GRAIN It is a queer campaign, and no fooling, particularly for Oregon and Oregonians who for the first time in 20 years find the majority republican party actively on the defensive in a presidential campaign and openly and admittedly fear ful of the outcome two weeks before election. There is none of the cock-sure confidence which usually forms the backbone of the grand old party's campaign strategy. There Is none of the old "climb-on- the-bandwagon" talk. There Is lit tle serious or organized effort to discredit the 2 to 1 lead shown for Roosevelt In Oregon In the Literary Digest straw vote, which four years ago republicans proclaimed as a true and accurate picture of the trend. Recollections of promises made by Hoover four years ago and sub sequent results have developed an obvious reticence on the part of his sponsors here to even mention similar promises he Is now making. The most reassuring word they have for inquiring standpatters is tConcl udedon pa g"ci Ccoiumn 4) HOOVER DRAFTS DETROIT SPEECH Washington, Oct. 21 (P) Last hour efforts to complete his De troit address occupied President Hoover today, as he prepared to leave the capital tonight on his third westward campaign trip. White House aides said the presi dent was anxious to finish this speech in order to leave a crowd ed Saturday with thirteen stops of his special train scheduled in West Virginia and Ohio, as free as possible. They indicated also that the president may choose this ad dress in Detroit tomorrow night to talk about the soldiers bonus, a subject just discussed in Pittsburgh by his democratic opponent. But no definite statement on de tails of the speech was forthcom ing. Last night Mr. Hoover worked late In the Lincoln study of the White House, assisted by Walter E. Hope, a New York banker and for mer assistant secretary of the treasury, and French Strother, of the presidential secretarial staff. They also assisted the president with his Cleveland speech when he discussed the wage earner and employment, Hope and Strother did not leave the executive mansion until one o clock this morning. A newspaper writer, also a close friend of the president, was with them HANGS SELF FROM WOODSHED RAFTER Ca.stle Rock, Wash., Oct. 21 (AV- Despondent and lonely Dan C, Johnson, 71, former resident of Coos county, Oregon, ended his life last night by hanging himself from a rafter in a wood shed at the rear of the apartment house where he had resided since last spring. Cor oner Cecil C. Hallin pronounced it suicide. On a table in Johnson's room. was a note scrawled on an empty envelope. It read: "This Is for Orace. Goodbye to all. I am in the wood shed." "Grace" is a daughter, Mrs. Grace Burt is of Am go, Ore. Another note attached to a box contained papers and personal ef fects read: "Grace, goodbye; I am only in the way.' READY TO RECEIVE LOAN APPLICATIONS Washington. Oct. 21 A The ag ricultural credit corporations are now ready to receive crop produc tion, harvesting and marketing loan applications. This announcement was made by the reconstruction corporation Inst night, and was accompanied by a statement saying Henry E. Clark, di rector of the crop production loan section of the department of agri culture, has been appointed assistant rhief of the agricultural division of the corporation. Clark, it is said, will devote his time to formulation of policies of the agricultural credit corporations in ronnrction with crop, harvesting and marketing loans. BLADINE TELLS OF FARM STRIKE The farm strike situation In Iowa is rapidly clearing and little more , trouble Is anticipated from this source In the belief of Lars E. Bla dine, editor of the McMlnnville Telephone-Register, who Friday noon told of conditions In the Hawkeye state to members of the Salem Ad club. Farmers who were faced with the loss of their property through foreclosure or who already had been driven Into desperation through fi nancial reverses were largely re sponsible for the continuation of the strike, the speaker said. In reality the movement was started by mem bers of the B.E.F. on their return from Washington. Farmers of Iowa are divided Into two groups, Bladine said, one affil iated with the American Farm Bu reau federation, a conservative or ganization, and another with the Farmers Union, somewhat radical in Its make-up. It was the last nam ed organization which sympathized with the strikers to a large extent. Bladine told of land selling under foreclosure as low as $30 an acre which changed hands during the peak of the boom for $600. The speaker lived In Iowa for many years where he was interested in newspaper work. He served as collector of Internal revenue for sev eral years. THOMAS CAMPAIGN ENDS IN MILWAUKEE Chicago, Oct. 21 iJPh-Socialist national campaign headquarters announced today Norman Thomas, the party's nominee for president, will wind up his campaign on Nov. 7 with an, address at Milwaukee. The decision to finish the drive in Milwaukee wns reached, it was announced "partly as a result of the endorsement of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt by Senator Robert M. LnFollette." "Senator LaFollctte's endorse ment of Roosevelt," said a state ment by Clarence Clarence, senior, director of the socialist campaign, "shows the progressives are play ing around In circles. "We may now behold the sicken ing spectacle of the heir to the great La Folk tie tradition riding in the bandwagon with Owen Young on his right, Vincent A.stor on his left, and prize fight promtcr, Jim Farley of New York holding the reins." RECOGNIZE NEW CHILE GOVERNMENT Washington, Oct, 21 (LP) The United States government through Ambassador William R. Culberson at Santiago extended formal recog nition to the present government of Chile headed by Senor Oyanedel, acting president. Ambx'-sndor Culbcrtson delivered a note at tlie Chilean foreign office at noon communicating the deci sion of the United States to carry on friendly relations with the new government of Chile. The state department In explain ing the United States' action said the present Chilean regime, estab lished after a series of govern mental upsets, appeared to have the general acquleacenec of the peo ple, it pointed out also that the new government had promised to respect Chile's international obli gations. CAVE-IN KILLS MINER Medford. Ore., Oct. 21 ia) Char les W. Pursel, a miner, was killed this morning when he was buried beneath a rave-in of a creek bank, beneath which he was working. Pur sel was encaged in cleaning up his r.Iuice boxes when the earth toppled. Pursel died en route to a local hospital. GUARDS HELD DY PRISONERS AS HOSTAGES Threat of Slaughter Keeps Artillery Out of Canadian Penitentiary Rioting In Progress Since Monday, Renewed Briefly This Morning Kingston. Oct. 21 (LP) Guards tightened their lines around the Kingston penitentiary today to en force a "starvation siege' against 210 mutinous convicts still holding out after a series of riota within the grey walls of the priton. Ignoring shouts of the convicts that they would set fire to the prison unless granted favorable terms for surrender. Brig. Gen. D. M. Ormond directed his men in cutting off the convicts from all food supplies except a few loaves or bread. The convicts have had no food since yesterday noon and authori ties believed they would surrender soon. There are 906 convicts, in cluding the mutineers, involved. The military was asked to rein force guards where needed and of ficials said the situation was welt in hand. Gen. Ormond's strategy of star vation was in line with government (Concluded oh" page loTcolumn 7) SAYS BUSINESS RECUPERATI8 Chicago, Oct. 21 (P Secretary of Commerce Roy D. Chapin reviewed before the Illinois Manufacturers' association today reports from score of sources indicating improve ment in general business. Chapin referred particularly to re sults of a department of commerce survey in 200 chambers of commerce. trade associations, and other busi- rness groups. Reports from 70 percent of the groups said business was bet ter, Chapin asserted, and an even greater number said public senti ment had improved. "Some very important organiza tions reflect the opinion that genu ine improvement has taken place, he said. "Among them are the cot- Cotton Institute, the Associated In dustries of Massachusetts, the chamber of commerce of New York States, and the Motor and Equip ment Manufacturers' asrociation. "Expressions of this sort, I believe, mean the renewed confidence so evident for the last few months, is sufficiently well established to give us the backing we need for the fight still ahead.'1 MORATORIUM FOR THE DALLES BANK The Dalles. Ore., Oct. 21 (IP) The First National Bank of The Dalles, with deposits of $1,591,0696 at the last call, today closed its doors un til November 1, under a moratorium plan similar to that adopted this week at Pendleton. The intervening period was de clared a legal holiday, in a procla mation issued today bj' Mayor Fred F. Thompson. Heavy withdrawals due to unrest caused by Pendleton, La Grande and Mitchell bank closings this week, necessitated the moratorium in the interest of depositors, it was said. The move also was prompted by s desire to save wheat growers from the necessity of selling their crops at present ruinous prices. L .Barnum is president of the lo cal bank, which is capitalized at $200,000. celluloid'rings cause of blaze Jefferson When celluloid rings on some harness became overheated from a gasoline lantern hanging nearby, flames burst out and Ignited some hay with the result that the large barn and contents, located on the William Eppner place in the north or here, burned shortly after 6 o'clock Thursday night. The loss Is estimated around $2000 and includes 26 tons of baled and 30 tons of loose hay in addition to 1200 bushels of grain, a binder and some small farm implements. The barn was partially Insured but not its contents. There was some livestock in the barn but war taken outside.
