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BOOTLEGGERS
CAUSE CONCERN
TO ROOSEVELT
Imports Below Expecta
tions High Prices
Probed Tariff Lower
Johnson Bill Taking State
Issues From Federal
Courts Favored
Washington, Feb. 21 Presi
dent Roosevelt and his aides are
concerned over continued activity
of bootleggers and are Investigat
ing the prices of legal liquor.
This was made known today as
newsmen gathered today at the
president's semi-weekly press con
ference. Joseph Choate, administrator of
the federal alcohol control board,
has reported that Imports are be
low expectations.
The administration Is seeking to
determine If there is a shortage of
supplies necessitating the high price
of liquors, against which many
eomolaints are beinjr made.
A suggestion has been made for
lowering the tariff on liquor Im
ports as one method of approaching
the problem.
Whatever happens, it was em
phasized that Mr. Roosevelt wants
to put the bootleggers out of busi
ness. To that end a serious study
Is in progress.
In response to questions President
Roosevelt said he was very much
(Concluded on page 8, column fl)
EDITOR ELUDES
TWO KIDNAPERS
Chicago, Feb. 21 E. P. Adler,
publisher of the Davenport, Iowa,
Times and head of the Lee syndi
cate of newspapers, was attacked
by two men in a hotel corridor to
day In an apparent attempt at kid
naping. Slugged twice. Adler dodged the
lull effect of the blows and ran
down the corridor from his room,
eluding his assailants. Officers said
one of Uiem was arrestee.
In the room next to Adler's detec
tives found a large trunk In which
air holes had been poked. They
aid it was apparent the two men
Intended to lock Adler In the trunk
and have him carried out.
At 7:30 a. m., today Adler stepped
from his room, locked the door and
suddenly the two men jumped from
the next door and slufmed him with
blackjacks. Bo severe were the
blows that several stitches had to
be taken. Nevertheless Adler broke
away from the pair and summoned
help.
PRIZES AWARDED
IN BUTTER CONTEST
Corvallla, Ore, Feb. 21 (IB Ralph
W. Waggoner of Clatskanle, won
the senior cold storage butter con
test at the convention of the Ore
gon Butter and lee Cream manu
facturers association here today.
J. H. Bigler of Mount Angel won
second place, and A. B. Swan of
Carlton, third.
In the Junior division, A. C. Mad
son of McMinnville was first. Jack
A. Wright of Carlton, second, and
Walter Grwkop of Clatskanie,
third.
Salem Liquor Store
To Open For Business
At 11A.M. On Friday
State liquor store No. 1, the first in Oregon outside of
Portland, will open for business at 11 o'clock Friday morn
injr, Roy Stewart, manager, announced Wednesday aa final
details In connection with stocking
up were being completed, ine
store is located at 337 Court street
in the Prime building. Stores at
Astoria and probably The Dalle
will also be opened at that time.
Because of the legal holiday
Thursday it Is impossible to open
then though the force will on the
Job during the day getting every
thing In readiness. A special imita
tion for women to visit the store, not
only the opening day, but any day.
Is given by Manager Stewart. The
Interior of the store has the appear
ance of a drug store and there Is
nothing that mieht prevent a wom
an from visiting the place, Stewart
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
"Legal Liquors Add Zest to Every
Day Recipes," says headline on the
society page of the once bone-dry
Statesman today. This will be In
teresting advice to earnest house
wives in these parts, who strive to
please. -
However, the Statesman article
gives further warning that "gener
ally speaking, foods to which liquors
of huge alcoholic content have been
added should not be heatea 10 a
high temperature, as the alcohol
will pass off In vapor." This Is a
matter of moment, also, to earnest
housewives who strive to please as
the alcohol passing off into vapor
is sure to reduce quite considerably
the desired sest urged In the afore
mentioned. Zest is the best sauce
for any dessert
Society news should begin pop
ping around here pretty quick, as
soon as the zest gets to working as
it should.
Mr. Pete Stadelman, the new
gether the senate Interim committee
to meet in Portland next Saturday.
It seems tne new secretary 01 state
has Joined in the campaign to move
the capital to Portland.
SAVING HEAT BILLS
John Graber reported In at Harry
Levy's yesterday and ordered some
meat
"My wife told me to go out this
morning and kill one of the chickens
said John. "She said It was time
for us farmers to use a little of our
own meat around the place. So I
pulled out the old gun, spotted a
good fat hen, and blazed away. The
hen took a couple of Jumps and
went back to eating. Next time I
took a good bead and blazed away
again. The hen Jumped three times
and went back to eating. Just then
I happened to notice my car parked
In the yard. Both back tires were
flat. The first bullet went clean
through the two of them. And
then I noticed the spare tire was
also flat. The second bullet took
care of that. It cost me 11.80 to
get the tires repaired and the hen
is still eating."
Atta boy, John. Patronize Salem
stores. Think how you helped out
the tire man, the butcher and sport
ing goods store.
Oregon liquor store No. 1 opens
in Salem, we're advised, at 11 o'
clock Friday morning, February 23.
An auspicious date. George Wash
ington having his birthday set the
date back one day. We wonder if
the bova couldn't let a friend or
two slip through the cordon a day
ahead of time luce sometimes hap
pen at these two for one sales?
Anyway, housewives will be able
to start adding legal zest to recipes
before the week is up.
At last night's wrestling match
950 spectators were counted, ot
which 400 were women those of
the latter sex being admitted free.
Who said bargain sales no longer
hold attractions?
Herr Hitler announces that golf
is the national pastime of Ger
many. That's a break for Graham
Sharkey, who lately became a cap
italist at leisure.
SENATE RESTORES'
SALARY SLASHES
Washington, Feb. 21 UP) The
senate by 41 to 40 today voted for
full restoration of the 15 per cent
government pay cut on July 1.
The action was taken on an
amendment by Senator Pat McCar
ran, Dem., Nev. It was a defeat for
the democratic leadership.
The senate previously had voted
to restore 5 per cent of the reduc
tion now and S per cent July 1.
says. Portland stores report a large
number of feminine callers.
The store will be open for business
from 11 o'clock In the morning until
8 o'clock in the evening daily ex
cept Saturdays, when the hours will
be from 10 to 10 o'clock. Doors will
be locked on Sundays and holidays.
The stock Is not yet complete. Stew
art says, because of the inability of
distillers to send some brands to
the Portland warehouse, but in a
short time a complete stock of do
mestic and imported spirits, Includ
ing tt-rslr.V. Ir.nVinl -HI Kt avail.
able. The present stock is highly 1
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HOUSE PASSES
TAX REVISION
BILL 388 TO 7
Republican Proposal for
2 Cent Postage De
feated 272 to 132
Most Comprehensive
Change In Income Tax
Laws Since Wartime
Washington, Feb. 21 (LP) The
house passed the $258,000,000 tax
revision bill today after defeating
a republican proposal for restora
tion of the two cent postal rates.
The measure, drafted after six
months study by a subcommittee
goes to the senate where lengthy
debate is expected on the numer
ous controversial provisions which
were forced through the house un
der a gag rule.
The house passed the bill by a
vote of 388 to 7.
Just before the final vote a re-
publican effort to recommit the
bill to committee for restoration oi
two cent postage rates was defeat-
ed. 272 to 132. The bill as passed
continues the three cent rate for
another year unless the president
desires to lower it. All the repub
licans present voted for the two
cent postage. They were Joined by
16 democrats and four farmer la
bor! tes.
The measure Is said by experts
to constitute tne most comprehen
sive change in the income tax laws
ever made and had its origin In
senate disclosures of iax evasions.
It was brought up in the house a
week ago under a rule which pro
hibited all but committee amendj
"(Concluded on page Bicol"umn 1
ASK MESSAGE
AGAINST BONUS
Washington, Feb. 21 (LP) House
administration leaders, alarmed by
the soldiers' bonus drive, are pre
pared to ask President Roosevelt to
send a message to congress rebuking
the legislation. It was learned today.
They felt. It was understood, that
only by such action could the dem
ocratic majority be held in line, and
the administration saved from an
outright defeat in the house when
the $2,400,000,000 bonus-inflation
bill comes ud March 12.
One prominent leader of the
bonus group admitted today that
a message "if it Is frank enough"
would carry enough weight to bring
about defeat of the bill.
President Roosevelt's threat to
veto bonus legislation at this time,
relayed to the house by Speaker
Henry T. Rainey yesterday came
too late to stop the bonus petition
from being completed.
House leaders said that some
members who had signed the peti
tion before the presidents stand
was made known, had asked if
there was "any way in which we
can get our names off.
Democrats who have publicly fa
vored the bonus and at the same
time pledged full cooperation with
the president were in a quanaary,
It was this large group that lead
ers hoped to swing by prevailing on
the president to discuss the bill in
a message.
FACTOR IDENTIFIES
THREE KIDNAPERS
Chicago. Feb. 21 (IP) Jake Factor,
victim ot a 70,000 kidnaping plot.
today ldcntilled from the witness
stand three men accused of parti
cipating in the abduction. His story
ol 12 days ol capuvuy was me
state's last major blow at Roger
Touhy, Gustave Schaeiier ana Al
bert Kator, for whom prosecutors
seek the death penalty.
The former Halstcd street barber
appeared almost Jaunty as he re
peated testimony rrlven in the pre
vious trial of the three defendants,
which ended with a Jury disagree
ment. At the beginning of his testimony
he pointed out each ot the gang
sters and named them as members
of the Rang which took him from
his automobile last June 30 and re
leased him after payment of the
ransom.
RARE BIRD DIES
East Lansing. Mich.. Feb. SI (IP)
Death has removed the male bird
in what Michigan State college au
thorities said was the only pair of
trumpeter swans in North America.
The five year old bird was operated
upon here after an X-ray revealed
a gizzard obstruction. The two birds
were brought here from Holland
four years ago, and were valued at
$2000.
Seek Loan Of
$4,600,000 For
Old Postal Site
Portland, Feb. 21 LP The city
council today, by a vote of 3 to 2,
agreed to apply for a PWA loan of
$4,000,000 with, which to acquire tne
old postofflce site at Fifth, Sixth.
Morrison and Yamhill streets, and
erect thereon a civic theater pro
ject.
The action was taken In the face
of a request from the chamber of
commerce that the city allow priv
ate Interests to purchase the site
for an office building.
The chamber's request was made
when it was learned that the trea
sury department contemplated raz
ing the building and leasing tne
block for a parking lot.
30 HOUR WEEK
IMPRACTICABLE
Washington, Feb. 21 (flV-The
opinion that such a flat work week
Limit as 30 hours cannot be ap
plied to Industry was expressed to
the house labor committee today
by Administrator Hugh S. Johnson
of the NRA.
In his first capltol appearance
as Blue Eagle chief, he said the
NRA was a "much more llexible
and intelligent way" to reach the
end sought more employment.
Gerard Swope of General Elec
tric likewise opposed the flat 30
hour week as provided in the Con
nery bill.
"I think something has got to be
done very promptly," Johnson said,
however, "to shorten hours and
raise wages."
He intends to carry hour reduc
tions farther under the NRA.
Swope had insisted it be done
through the present NBA set-up.
Swope favored old age, unemploy
ment and life Insurance for work
ers, with both employer and employe
contributing, and for worker assur
ed of keeping his benefits on chang
ing Jobs a plan he said had been
adopted by General Electric.
Asked If the NRA had not failed
to employ as many as had been
anticipated, Swope said:
"The NRA has accomplished a
great deal more than I had expected
of it. It has done a remarkable
Job."
FOR FEDERAL
HOME BUILDING
Washington, Feb. 21 t7P Presi
dent Roosevelt is believed by some
of his closest associates to the con
sidering a request for congress at
this session to put a xederai-nn-ancing
spur behind home building.
Although disinclined to talk be
cause formal announcement of the
selection of a committee of 16 to
get the legislation ready has yet to
be made, officials said today the
plans contemplate mass production
of inexpensive homes by private
enterprise, rehabilitation of existing
homes, and clearance of slums.
The project would require
penditure of many billions over a
ten year period, while a relatively
new Industry develops to produce
homes to cost as much as 50 per
cent less than at present.
The president was said to believe
the program offered not only an
opportunity to help business but
would be of Invaluable social im
portance and furnish an outlet for
private capital.
The newer idea would call for use
of federal funds in such a way
that part of the risk of building
homes on a mass basis, as con
trasted to the general individual
construction now in use, would be
assumed by the trovernmrnt.
CANNERY DAMAGE
CASE BEING HEARD
Portland, Feb. 21 (LP) The plain
tiff's case In the suit for $24,000
damages brought by Eva M. Palm-
worth, owner of. Spongs landing
below Salem, against the Hunt Bros.
Packing company and the Reid
Murdoch company of Salem, was
completed today and the defense
offered its first testimony.
Mrs. Palmworth asserted that de
cayed fruit discharged into the
river accumulated on the shores i
her resort and made the water
unfit for swimming or recreational
purposes.
As the first witness the defense
railed a chemist who testified thai
the bacterial count In water taicen
near the railroad bridge nar Salem
was 2,000.000 to the cubic centi
meter. He admitted, on cross ex
amination, that the samples were
taken about 25 feet from the out
let of a sewer.
J. C. Fornick. former owner of
Spongs landing, testified that he
did a poor resort business because
of the accumulation of dead fish
and slime on the bank of the river. I
BROWN ADMITS
POSSESSION OF
MORE LETTERS
Former Postmaster -General
To Scan Files for
Removed Missives
Repeats Denial of Illegal
ity In Awarding Mail
Contracts
Washington, Feb. 21 (LP) Walter
F. Brown, postmaster general un
der former President Hoover, told
the senate air mall investigating
committee today that he still had
in his possession "some letters"
which he removed from the postof
flce department when leaving office
on March 4, 1933, and offered to
examine his personal files to de
termine the exact number.
Responding to questions by Chair
man Hugo L. Black, the former
cabinet officer said the letters
which he had not returned to
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley were "extra copies I thought
would be good things to have for
my protection."
Included in the correspondence
which Brown said he removed and
did not return were copies of let
ters written to Senate Majority
Leader Joseph T. Robinson and
Chairman James M. Mead of the
house postofflce committee In Feb
ruary, 1933, explaining the status
at that time of airmail contract
let in the Hoover administration.
"How many more have you that
you did not return?" asked Biack.
"I can't answer that." Brown said,
"but I'll be glad to look through
my files and see how many. I took
only additional copies of letters I
thought would be good things to
(Concluded on page 9. column fl)
PLEA FOR CWA
BY LAGUARDIA
Washington, Feb. 21 (LP) Mayor
Fiorello LaGuardta of New York
coupled a warning against "grave
dangers" from discontinuance of the
CWA with a plea for RFC finan
cial aid to free cities from "the
money lenders" in testifying today
before a house committee.
The mayor testified before the
banking and currency subcommit
tee considering a bill authorizing
RFC direct loans to cities.
"The federal government must
step In and not leave cities at the
mercy of money lenders", LaGuar
dia said in describing the effect of
the depression on municipal fi
nances. "It has got so that we are nego
tiating not with the bankers but
with money lenders who are telling
cities how to conduct their govern
ment," LaGuardia said.
"I want to warn you too of a
grave danger so great that It is
too dreadful to contemplate that
of suddenly discontinuing the CWA
program," he said. "There is not
a mayor but lives in dread of what
would happen. There is not a city
that could possibly finance the
necessary relief."
pii:rce and mott sign
Portland, Ore.. Feb. 21 LP Two
Oregon representatives and five
Washington representatives signed
the petition for a vote on the
bonus bill, according to a dispatch
from the Journal's Washington
correspondent. Major General Char
les H. Martin of Portland, and
Samuel B. Hill of Spokane, were I
the only two non-signers.
Swedish Prince to Wed
Movie Actress Despite
Loss of Throne Rights
(CopjTliM. 1634. bj UnlUd Presi)
London. Feb. 21 (U.R) True to what is becoming a tra
dition in Europe's most romantic royal house, Prince Sigvard
of Sweden, second son of the crown prince, is in London to
day planning to marry Enka patzek
beautiful blonde Geunaii motion
picture star.
King Gustav v., Crown Prince
Gustav Adolf, Count Folke Berna
dotte, a couitn; the Swedish am
bassador to Great Britain, Baron
Palmstlerna, even Scotland Yard,
have tried to dissuade the prince,
third in line of succession to the
throne, to abandon his plan to
marry a commoner.
Though the marriage means not
only renunciation to his rlvht of
succession to the throne but aband
onment of his royal status, Sigvatd
Intimatf'd firmly, and with somr
heat, that he is a prince only by
Abrams, Cheered
By Feelers, All Set
To Enter Primaries
By HARRY" N. CRAIN
The gyroscopic attraction of the whirlpool of Dolities
centering about the office of secretary of state is strong upon
oionei cane ADrams, member of Marion county s house
delegation in the legislature and predecessor to William Ein-
zig as secretary of the state board of control. Since Gover
nor Meier first made known that
he had chosen P. J. Stadelman to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Hal E. Hoss and It was noised
about that Stadelman had no In'
tention of seeking to retain the of
fice by election, Abrams has been
cautiously edging closer and closer
to the rim of the winning tunnel.
Today there were Indications tliat
he is weakening and is Just about
ready to hop in, come what may.
For a week he has been "making
contacts" with a view to ascertain
ing what the reaction to his can
didacy might be. Apparently the
response has been encouraging.
"It's going to be pretty hard to
keep out," Abrams said this morn
ing. "I'm like the prisoner before
the court who said, 'when the evi
"(Concluded-on page 9, column 6)
RUSSIANS BAR
JAP FISHERMEN
Tokyo. Feb. 21 W A new diplo
matic tilt between Japan and Rus
sia over fishing ground In North
Pacific waters confronted Tokyo
and Moscow today.
A foreign office spokesman said
Japan will protest strongly to
Moscow over "a serious breach of
the international agreement," and
will consider steps to obtain a
remedy."
Waters belonging to Russia and
fished by Japanese under the treaty
arrangements perfected mree years
ago were the focal point of the dis
pute. Fishing rights have been i
source of trouble ever since the
Portsmouth treaty was signed in
1905.
A recent agreement fixed the ex
change rate between the two coun
tries at 323 sen (a sen is the Jap
anese cent) to one rouble, and al
lowed Japanese to purchase at an
annual auction In Vladivostok the
right to fish on certain grounds.
Diplomats saw a new menace to
continuation of negotiations with
Russia over sale of the Chinese
eastern railway to Manchukuo,
since the negotiations concern ex
change rates and Moscow was re
ported to be adamant on the new
rate.
RULE OF REASON
FOR NEWSPAPERS
Washington, Feb. 21 Presi
dent Roosevelt wants the rule of
reason to apply In working out the
newspnper code.
In an informal discussion of It to
day at the White House, the presi
dent said the main object was to
work out the newspajXT agreement
in such a way that more people
would be given employment.
He has no Idea of regulation re
garding working periods of long
hours, to be followed by vacations,
but expects the publishers them
selves to work out the situation.
So far as using men 65 or 70
hours a week and permitting them
to accumulate long vacations, he
does not think that would work so
well.
In response to inquiries, the presi
dent said he also expected ncfc-
papcr press associations to work out
a code. He has not considered any
specific ideas for such a code, but
he made It plain he wants one.
the accident of birth and that hi.s
romance is his own idea and a
good one.
Sigvard and Erika wcr In Lon
don today. Sigvard was located at
a small May Fair hotel, and Erika
was believed to be at another one
under an assumed name. Sigvard.
because of the excitement over his
romance, remained in his room all
morning.
His ambition, aside from becom
ing Enka's husband. Is to make a
name for himself in motion pic
tures. It was learned that for months
(Concluded on pRga 9, column 4)
GRILLS TACTICS
OF EXCHANGE
Washington, Feb. 21 (LP) The
New York stock exchange was de
nounced by Chairman Duncan U.
Fletcher, Florida democrat, at the
senate banking committee hearing
today for allegedly propagandist ac
tivities against tne pending stock ex
change regulation bill, scheduled for
hearings by the committee next
week.
Charging that recent evidence be
fore the committee indicated the ex
change was unable to cope with im
proprieties, Fletcher demanded that
representatives of the New York
market "prepare to meet these
facts" with facts Instead of prpoa
ganda. Fletcher said that members of the
exchange "realizing they have dis
credited themselves by their own re
cords" have enlisted the aid of large
corporation executives In th fight
against the measure.
"The representatives of the New
York stock exchange instead of ut
tering glib generalities must explain
away the mass of sworn evidence
showing how Its facilities have been
used by a relatively small group of
men for their own profit at the ex
pense of the Investing public."
Reverting to evidence of successful
profits from the whisky pool last
summer, Fletcher said that these ev
idences of "pools, manipulations, op
tions, puts, calls and market rig
ging, left the public holding the bag
as usual because it was run as a
gambling market for Insiders against
outsiders."
DAWES VISIONS
BETTER TIMES
Chicago, Feb. 21 fT) Charles O.
Dawes, former republican vice presi
dent of the United States, said to
day that he saw "continued better
conditions" ahead for business and
industry of the nation and that he
predicted this belief on a feeling
that President Roosevelt would car
ry through his announced plan for a
balanced budget in 19J6.
General Dawes made this, his first
utterance on national affairs in
more than two years, In an address
before the Association of Commerce
at noon. Before he spoke, he asked
that it be made clear that he meant
in no way to criticise the president.
"Tliis is no time for politics," he
said bluntly.
"In my Judgment, said Dawes, "wo
are facing continued better condi
tions in business and Industry In
this country, I predicate this chiefly
upon my belief that the president
will carry throuirh his announced
propram of a balanced national bud
get in 1936.
I believe he will withstand the
tremendous political pressure upon
him to continue emergency expendi
tures after emergencies have passed.
He dors not strike one as a man
who is afraid."
PAYNE QUESTIONED
ABOUT SILVERMAN
Washington, Feb. 21 (IP) Freder
ick 11. Payne of Greenfield, Muss..
assistant feeretary of war in the
Hoover administration, was called
before the federal grand Jury for
questioning In regard to negotia
tions with Joseph Silverman, New
York trader who has been barred
from the war department.
Payne appeared to testify under
a waiver of immunity from prase
rut Ion after authorities had at
tempted vainly to obtain a written
.statement from him.
He was the first Hoover admin
istration official to be heard by
the grand Jury. Harry H. Wood-
ring, assistant secretary of war, has
been before the Jury twice and ifc
to be called again.
It was understood questioning of
Pavn centered around transaction
with Silverman, to whore funis the
nar department has sold larec
quantities of surplus supplies In
recent years. Authorities alro
wished to question Payne about re
ports that he had engaged In con
ferences with Silverman since the
Roosevelt administration came in.
BLIZZARD KILLS
25 IN ATLANTIC
COASTSTATES
Many Towns Isolated,
Traffic Demoralized by
Heavy Snowfall
Cold Wave Extends To
Florida With No Relief
Apparent
Br th AsaocUted Prtu)
Cold that knifed to the marrow
staggered the east today as it strov
to shake off paralysis caused by
the "worst blizzard since '88." At
least 25 persons lay dead, struck
down by the storm.
Many towns were still practically
Isolated, transportation system
crawled at a snail's pace In num
erous spots, and whistling wind
imperilled shipping. The mercury
plunged toward zero, and the cold
glazed the land with Ice. hardening
snowdrifts that impeded traffic
No immediate relief was in sight.
The frigid wave extended as far
south as Florida.
New England, hardest hit by th
slashing 60-mile gale, was still bur
ted In many places under snow
drifts 8 to 12 feet deep. There
were at least nine dead there, It
in New York City, and six in Penn
sylvania, New York will spend $2,000,000
to dig out ot the snow that ma
"(Concluded" ohpflne 8, column )
FRENCH JUDGE
SLAIN ON TRAIN
Dijon, France, Feb. 21 P Poliea
announced today they were inves
tigating the possibility that Serge
"Handsome Alex" Stavisky, founder
of the Bayonue Municipal pawn
shop, was an International spy sell
ing information to the Nazis in Ger
many. Dijon, France, Feb. 21 (V-The
mutilated body of Judge Albert
Prince of the court ot appeals wat
found today on a railroad track
near here. A blood stained knife
lay nearby.
Police said they believed the Judge
was murdered.
Judge Prince was the former
chief of the financial section of the
Paris courts. Police said they be
lieved his death mUht be linked
with the notorious Stavisky case
the colhipKc of the Bayonne Mun
icipal pawnshop which Serge Stav
isky founded and whose failure
ranged a loss of $40,000,000 to
French Investors.
The slain man was to have testi
fied today in Paris In the Stavisky
ca.se.
Police revealed he ad been lured
from the capital by a fake tele
gram which said his mother wat
gravely ill in Dijon.
Reconstructing nls death, the po
lice said assassins killed him in
the compartment of the train by
which JudKO Prince was hurrying
to Dijon, then threw the body ou$
of the coach into the path of an
other train.
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