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MEDFOliD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEUUUAlJY K,, 1921
NO. 280
1
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GRATER LAKE HIGHWAY BILL
KILLED, APPORTIONMENT BILL
INJURES JACKSON COUNTY
Se'nato'r.Thomas' Bill for Aid to
' While Two New Roosevelt 'Highway Measures Make Ap
pearahce With Approval of Committee Apportionment Bill
;- z'Wo'uld Take Away Jackson County's Joint Representative,
! and Allow Only Half a Senator With Josephine County
! Sheldon Resolution Passes House.
' ! SALfEif, Ore.,' Feb. 46-Retiresenta-
tlye SHoldon announced today be had
V(0n "his" fight for, the Incorporation In
the iUHcl, license bill of a provision re
batljs jtenty-f ive oar cent of, license
lew mi uic va'9 wuivu cuuiea up 111 iuc
hQUBgtljns.aJteinoon, v '; ;
' SALEM, Ore.. Feb. . 16. f he senate
coirimlttee on rdadfc and" highways to
day Voted to recommend passage or
the two new 'Roosevelt; highway bills
Vhlclr will be introduced as committee
measures. Eddy opposed the bills.
One of the bills provides for the
creation of highway districts by groups
of cqUntleB by single counties dr por
tions of counties, ''"'i
The other provides that any district
formed, by the coast counties for pur
pose, of constructing the 1 Roosevelt
highway may set aside money in place
Of the government to match,, state
funds for construction of the highway.
;, The committee killed Senator Thom-riii'-blll
providing , for a million dollar
bond Issue for construction of, the
Crater Lake highway. .
f On, motion, of Eddy "the committee
voted, to return' an adverse report on
the . Sheldon-Wright .bill to regulate
gasolinesa!es and fix the quality. '
;,Tho Eddy-8ta'iiles bills. designating a
road , irt i Douglas county- and another
bill. designating a roadjin the Nehalem
: valley," proposing tbats.both 'be- added
to the state : highway', niabv' were killed.
I Two bills drawri by 'the highway de
i partment, one allowing contractors to
i BSign , their olalm' 1,6 fanks loaning
them monos,' a measure' protect 'the
banks .and : another antffdrizlng the
highway commission to' issue short
term lioiids will bei reported on favor
ably by vdte of the! committee. ,
SALEM,; Ore., Feb. 16"'. Tho senate
today, killed by indefinite .postpone
ment the bill. Introduced by the joint
committee on roads and highways giv
ing; the state highway", commission
jurisdiction and control of all highways.,-:
' -'.
! SALEM,. Ore., Fob. 16 Sold.ier
bonus legislation was made a special
order in the senate for twq o'clock. this
afternoon. '.-;.''-. '.-',,''. V'.Vt.
' t 8heldon Bill- Passes
SALEM, Ore.', I Feb.;;. 16. A house
jpint iresoliitlbtt ilntrpdueed. by Repre
sentative 1 SHeldon i providing' for the
appointment i of a . senate;: and , house
committee to Investigate the ..necessity
for legislation i gorerning , the (guaran
tee of ibank: deposits; waspassed: yes
terday; afternoons. by . the: house. The
committee is tcrfrepoi't- at the next bos-
,; Reapportlbnment Up
: SALEM, Ore:; Feb.- ' 1 6, The re
apportionment bill to re-arrange the
senatorial and' representative districts
In the state, made Its appearance in
the senate yesterday, introduced by a
joint Bpecial. re-apportionment commit
tee ofjwhlch SenatoV Bruce Dennis is
chairman.
The senate also. haB before it the
i Thomas resolution to have the special
comniittee investigate the next two
years and to Introduce a bill the first
week of the session of 1923.
, The ' re-apportlonment bill proposes
the following changes:.' ' ,
' One .senator is taken from Marion,
leaving i Marlon one senator alone and
a joint senator with Clackamas.
. Clackamas has one senator.
The Benator from Multnomah, Clack-
; aulas, aha Columbia 'would hereafter
BEATEN IN
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16. Major
Walter F. Lineberger'bf Long Beach,
was today( preparing to take his seat
fn the house of representatives March
4 as the duly elected member from
tle ninth California dlBtrict, where an
election was held yesterday to choose
a successor to Charles F. Van de
Water, also of Long Beach, congressman-elect,
killed in an automobile acci
dent shortly after the Njpvetnber elec
tion. .
Returns from HO of the 84 pre
PROHf CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS IS
Crater Lake Dies in Committee
represent Multnomah and Columbia,
Clackamas county being omitted.
vTillamook and Lincoln would have a
senator, leaving out Washington and
Yamhill on this joint,
One Senator In South
Jackson and Josephine would have
one senator, abolishing the Josephine
district as it now stands.
Counties of Klamath, Lake, Jeffer
son, Crook and Deschutes would have
one, more senator, joint; giving them
two joint senators, i
The joint senator from Lane and
Linn would, be changed to a joint be
tween Lane and Benton.
Marion county would lose one repre
sentative.: ' . ,
The Polk and Lincoln joint district
would be changed to Lincoln and Tilla
mook, leaving Polk with only one rep
resentative. . , ..
' Jacksotn Loses Joint 4 -The
joint between Douglas and jack
son would be eliminated and also the
joint between Yamhill and Tillamook
Is eliminated,
The ' two joints now elected from
Wasco and Hood RIVer as a district
would be changed to a representative
for each individual county.
Malheur County would have one dis
tinct representative alone, ..;..-,-
Harney and Grant counties would be
combined in a joint district, 'thus re
moving . Grant -from Klamath,-, Lake,
Jefferson, Crook' and' DeschuteB dis
trict. ' - ' , . ' '- . v;
: Klamath, Lake, Jeffersdn, Crook and
Deschutes would have three joint rep
resentatives instead of two. . . ' ' -
Multnomah county would have four
teen representatives which adds one
and a half to ,t'io number it already
has. .... . 1 - ;,.'' ;
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 1G.-A bill mak
ing it a .crime to "throw" a baseball
game was passed, today, by the state
house of representatives after consid
erable debate. The bill now goes to
the senate. ..,'-.
A measure authorizing and regulat
ing practice -of druglcss therapeutics
which was passed by the senate was
killed today by the lower' house by
indefinite postponement..
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 16. After a leng
thy debate in the senate today on the
question of adopting , a . minority ad
verse report on the co-dperatlve mar
keting bill, the minority report was
killed and the bill goes to third read
ing. Edwards, Ellis, Hume and Moser
voted to postpone the hill indefinitely.
Horse Racing Favored
SALEM. Ore.., Feb. 16 HorBe racing
in Oreeon under the supervision of a
state racing commission similar to the
commissions now supervising boxing,
would M authorized under the provis
ions of a bill introduced in the legisla
ture by Representative McFarland. A
racing season is established between
Mav 11 and November 1 and restric
tions are placed upon Sunday horse
racing, book making, -pool, selling anu
other gambling methods.
SALEM, Ore.,-Feb. 16. Dealers in
investment bonds are placed under the
supervision of the stato , corporation
commissioner and the "blue Bky law"
is given a new set 01 teeth to apply to
that particular business under the
terms of a bill passed by both houses
of the state legislature and now ready
for the governor's signature.
The recent crash of the Morris Bro
thers, lnc in Portland, precipitated
the introduction, and passage of this
bill. '" '-.,'
cincts in the district gave Lineberger
26,888 votes;' Charles H. Randall, In
cumbent, the only prohibitionist ever
elected to congress; 17,496; and John
J. Hamilton, former chairman of Los
Angeles county board of supervisors,
1660.
Little more than a third of the .105,-1
418 registered voters In the district
went to the polls..
There was no party designation at
yesterday's election, but Lineberger
had received organized republican
support . .
SPECIAL L. A. ELECTION
TRADE CRISIS
PAST, STATES
BANK LEADER
Governor Harding of Federal
Reserve Board Tells Con
gress Great Need Nov? Isi
Long Time Credits to Europe
Edge Act Is Aid. ,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. War time
'expenditures and the profound modifi
cations of the country's economic sys
tem, make It imperative, Governor Har-,
ding informed congress today in the
annual report of the federal reserve
board, that "the utmost care he taken
to conserve our credit and , preserve
the Basis of our prosperity," to avoid
V. 1 J. Harding, Governor of.tliu
Federal Hoservo Hoard, who accord
ing to announcement' will be tender
ed; tho presidency of ; tho -'.proponed
foreign trade) financing corporation.
a $100,000,000 concern. , .
the extrehie conditions prevailing hi
other countries". . , . . -
"Upon the United States In a large
measure," the" governor declared, "the
solvency' and financial stability of
many other countries depend.
i In readjustment of 'business, thi
country. Governor Harding asserted, Is
generally recognized as having passed
the crisis and in looking to the future
"a spirit of greater confidence .' pre
vails." " ' ." ,'. .
"Bccauso of the accumulation of
foreign commodities, however, for
which thore 1b a market,'- Govornor
ticorgo M. Reynolds, of Chicago,
who is mentioned in connection with
the governorship of the Federal lt-
scrvo Hoard, succeeding W. I., il.
Harding. Ho Is chairman of the
board of directors of the Continental
and H'ommcrclnl National Hank' of
Chicago. ,-, '
Harding, continued, "countries yhlch
have been sending us their surplus
products find the havo nothing mar
ketable with which to pay for their
imports from' us.
Restore Europe's Credit
'We find ourselves therefore," he
maintained, "with a large export trade
which Is being paid for only 'in part
by a great portion ot the world, and
this trade Is fast approaching a point
whore It may he cut drastically to the
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g&r Pi
CHINK TONG
OUT, CALIF.
Three Killed and Five Wounded
in First Skirmish Bay Cities,
Los Angeles, Stockton, Red
lands and Santa Barbara
Effected Police Reserves
Busy. .
SAN FRANCISCO,. Fob. 10. Tho
pall of a, tons war hovered overbite.
Chinatowns of Callf6rnla cities today;
narrow streets were strangely silent;
liouses wore barricaded, with windows
hidden behind . mattresses, and aug
mented police stiuads were virtually
the only occupants of the sidewalks.
"-Thewar, latcnf for some .time, flut
tered "into flame last night, In Snn
FrariciBco. Los Angeles and .Stockton,
with threo deaths and five men
wounded. Many theories . wore ad
vanced for-its," commencement. Santa
Barbara police, . taking extra precau
tions against an outbreak in that city,
expressed belief , that the, activity of
certain tongrAcn In southern Colifor
nia who had located opium, dens of
rival tongs for tho police, resulted In
the outbreak. ,,. . -.
The theory that 'the' disturbance
grow out of the., recant killing of two
Chinese in Los AngolOB, which, led to
a ' triple . disagreement ' between tho
ning Kong, Hip Hlng and Four Fami
lies torign, wns discounted, as, police
said indemnities had boon paid for
the two deaths. . ,
The San Francisco Chinatown sciuad
placed on a 24-hour shift,-' Inclined to
..the belief, nevertheless, thut tho kill
ing, here of one Chinese wiis not the
result of a tong wai'., Police said the
dead man was -.not' to-mcmbor of 'tho
contending iongs. - ,'Chow Chuey, Hip
Sing tongman; 'is 'herd -pending investi
gation,' however.' Chief : of paiIhA
O'Brien said., he 'was contemplating al
strict uiockado of Chinatown. In the
event of further shooting. .- '
'2 Killed liW-Aitg-ek-k' .' ,
.Fourteen Chlni'se. at 11 1 11,1 ,,f
whom were bellevod to Ira Han Fnin-
cIhco. residents, wtere hold in Los.'An
gelos as the result of two' cleat Mh and
ono other man woundod thoro last
night. ; Thq dead lnen' wore members
of the Hop Sings. Tho wounded man
was a Four Family member. Four
of the arrested poisons were. Bold to
have drawn revolvers on tho police in
resisting arrest. Thby wore over
powered. . . , - ' .
Stockton police wore endeavoring to
clarify the mystery surrounding- tho
shooting of a tong momber who. wus
wounded by a -rival tongman as ho sat
playing domliioos with two friends.
The wounded man received three bul
lets in the head., but will llvo, physic
ians said. 1 , 1' ,. ; 1- ,,' '...,-
At Rcdlands, .Cal., n closo watch was
keptton the Chlneso quarter as tho re
sult of rumors that Chinese had; left
lasi 'night from San Bernard(no' for
Hcidlands. They had not arrived this
morning, .police said. Reports ot a
feudj between the Chinese of tho two
cities were received. , , - u '
Police have been 'handicapped in
their Investigation throughout r the
stato by. tho disinclination of Chinese
to reveal tho reasons or details of tho
shootings. . Fear that they, too, Will
be attacked by gunman,- as well as a
feeling that tong battles aro without
the province of tho white man's law,
are said to bo responsible for their
reticence by the police. ,
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 Port
land's Chinatown was carefully guard
ed by police today following the tong
outbreak in California cities. Chinese
displayed nervousness, j, police said.
Last- night, before news from Cali
fornia had been published here, mem
bers of one tong who were holding n
meeting asked for police protection
on the way home. ','--!.
Daily Record of
the Crime Wave
OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 16. Using the
handle of a spoon as a screw driver,
Helen Brewer, 15 years old, of Preston,
Idaho, who was held fn the county Jail
hene, removed a heavy panel In the
woman's ward last night and escaped.
SPOKANK, Feb. 16. George Bait-
lett, aged 16, pleaded guilty to man
slaughter In superior court here today,
and was, sentenced to serve an Inde
terminate sentence of not more than
ten years In the state reformatory af
Monroe. Bartlett was charged - with
causing the death of A. D. Allison whoh
an automobile which he 'was 'driving
on the Apple1 Wily, east of thla'-city,
struck Allison last Sunday.
SEATTLE, Feb. 16. The Rackcr
8tate bank at Lake Stevens, near
Rvfi.Tdtt: Wnsh nna pa!iHa,1 .vn-ti
after noon'' today by 'three men, who
held up the cashier, Harold Bell, and
escaped in D automobile with $4200.
uccoruing t0 word received, here.
ENRICO CARUSO
FIGHTING HARD
HIS LIFE
Famous Tenor Suffers Severe
Heart Attack and Sacre-
ment Is Administered
Relatives Called Science
Powerless Doctors Declare.
IMEW YORK,' Fob. 16. Tho con
dition of Enrico Caruso, opera star,
suffering from a sovore heart attack,
was pronouncod as slightly Improved
this afternoon. Another consulta
tion of his physicians will bo held to
night, It was announcod. .
When the Rev. B. 'E. iMolinelli, of
the Church ot the Sacred 'Heart of
': UNIUCO CARUSO
Who Is 'Fighting llatt'o with Death
, ' . 1 - Today. . , .. . ,
'.', '; i ; '.''':'
Joriis, culled at the' Caruso apart-
- merit early today and administered
the'1 sacramonto of extreme , -unction,
it 'was learned that- th tenor was
conscious and recognized tho priest,
"'What's the matter? (What are
you doing' hero? I am' not going to
die," said Caruso, who then thunkod'
the priest for hlB visit.:
iMrs. Caruso who has beeri nursing
her husband since lasf lilght, refused
to loave-hlB bedsldo today..., ,.
"Caruso's caso is out -of tho handB
ot science and the noxt 12 hours will
decide tho vordlct," ono of his physi
.clans said. - ,
,' 'Park Benjamin,' Jr, Mrs. Caruso's
brother, mado a second visit. to Mr.
CaniBo's bedside at 3 o'clock.
"Mr. Caruso Is sloeplng peaceful
ly," he said as ho came out. ' "W aro
now In hopes that his constitution
will pull him through." .
: Opera stars assembled In' the hotel
listened to an effective compliment by
the hotel orchostra. In . the lobby
strains of an aria from Pagllaccl.
Eyes of noted soiighlrdB, remember
ing"', Caruso as Canlo his moat fa
mous role welled with toars as they
listened., 1 ,,
' NEW YORK, Fob. 16. An official
bulletin issued by- Caruso's physl
clans at 11;30 o'clock Bald:
"Caruso, has rallied from a vory
severe relapso. His condition is not
satisfactory but thcro Is, some 1m
provement.'; . 1 r ", ' . ' .
: Caruso's condition was admittedly
critical but his physicians declared
he was holding his own after a Bllgh.
rally this morning. Since then, how-'.
ever, he had several spells of semi
consciousness. At on tjme he was
able to recognlsse his friend, Antonio
Seoul, but he wus too, weak to talk
to him. ' ',..,''.
IXEW YORK, Feb. ,16. -Oxygon to
day was being administered to En
rico Caruso, world famous tenor, who
Is waging a fight against death after
having been qtrlcken last night with
a heart attack that caused his physi
cians to fear' he would succumb be
fore the dawn. . , . ....
Shortly before It o'clock more
oxygen tanks were taken fa the
singer's apartments in the Hotel Van
derbllt, where the tenor is lying sur
rounded by relatives and comrades
ot the Metropolitan Opera company
A consultation of doctors has beeri
called. , . , . .,.'-.'. v.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Tho condi
tion of Enrlquo Caruso, tenor, who
suffered a grave heart attack late las'.
night waa reported to be slightly Im-
, (Continued on Page Eight)
FOR
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MOTHER
BURIED IN FLOWER
GARDEN BY
DOESN'T BELIEVE IN DEATH
Body of Missing Chicago Woman Found in Rear of Daughter's
Studio After Long Search Strange Story Told by Daughter
and Grand-daughter Devotees of Strange Religion No
Money to Pay for Cemetery Plot or Expenses of Funeral
Woman Died Natural Death Declares . Doctor Believe
Spirit of Dead Woman Near. . .., .
CHICAGO,- Feb. 10. The body of
Mrs, Nancy Chamberlain, 111 years old, j
whose mysterious disappearance from
thO'homo of her daughter and grand
daughter in an artlsts's colony has
been under investigation, was found
early today, burled In tho back yard
oftho studio where tho family lived.
Two ' days of questioning brought
from Mrs. Ruth Townsond, the agod
woman's daughter, and Miss Marian
Townsond, hor granddaughter, cryp
tic answers, such as "mother Is happy
In love." ,
Early today Miss Townsond con
fessed to a reporter for the Chicago
Herald and Examiner thnt tho aged
woman: died of nntural causes last'
Juno und had been burled by tho two
womon In. tho back yard-flower bed,
whore the agod woman had carefully
tended her geranium plants. ' ' -.'
Dlro poverty caused thetwo women
to bury the body secretly, Miss Towhs
ond told a police matron. One by
ono the prized possessions Of the fam
ily were sold; -until,, only, the grand
piano, on ..which Marhui developed an
unusual musical ability, remained.
"Wc had nolthoi" coffin nor bur
ial permit," said Miss Townsond. "Wo
covorod up tho body and placed tho
geraniums ' over .tho ' impoverished
grave. To us ,sho; is,. not ; dead, just
burled. Mother, and I sworo nover to
uy anything, about It bocnuso we wore
happy in, love." .,
-,. Mrs. ' Chamborlain, ; her - daughter,
and granddaughter had been. . well
known. ,'lif musical circles and thoir
studio had boon the scone: of , many
Social affairs. , Frlonfls said that after
tho ngod -woman'S'dlsnppcarance, Miss
Townscnd ceasod to sock engagements,
withdrew from, social activities, and
with thMr source of Irfcome Bono;
gradually becamo dcstltuta. ;
Evidence that -tho -, women ' ha-1
delved irt tho occult wns found by the
polloo. ' Cryptic n'otos .and dlagranut
wero numerous, somo relating theo
ries , advanced by tho ancient Egyp
tian sun' worshippers aiid others to
tho modern system of, splritunllum
mixed with Chrlstlantty.f . ,
I But no fceroinony or rites had bocn
performed at tho burial of tho grand
mothor, .'according to Miss Townsond,
because, of their beliof that, thoro is
no death. Sho said that spiritual com
munication was started In the studio
Immediately after tho burial. - '
! "The body is nothing." Miss Towns
end told tho police matron. "CJrcnd
mothar Ib still with us for lovo and
tho powor of God Is always present."
, Dr, Joseph Springer, coroner's phy-
slclan, after an examination of the
rbody, announced his opinion that the
aged woman died from nntural causes,
i When informed of hor ' daughter's
a'dinlBslons, Mrs. Townsond said she
was pleased, that the story had' been
told. . .. - :
; She was then asked concerning the
whoroabouts of hor son " who disap
peared about two years ago and was
last heard from In Grnnd Kupids, Mich.:
:. "There is much more to tell," was
the cryptic reply, "but It would not be
understood at this time."
i Mrs. i. Townscnd ' described : her
mother's death and Bald the body was
not disturbed for two days.
"in the morning of the thlrd day
at 1 o'clock Marian and I moved her
out In the. yard. In perfect silence
we burled'her In a flowoi bed where
she' had often picked flowers.
.', "The burial of my mother was tho
most beautiful, and sacred thing I
have ever done. Only a child's hands
should bury a mother.
"It was by direction, of The One.
Oneness Unity Is all powerful, in
everything. '
LABOR NIGHT RIDERS
.. FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 16.
Ono hundred Mexicans fleeing from
"night riders" i who yiisted their
quarter In Ranger Monday and Tuesday,-
arrived hero early today. The
masked men had beaten and fright
ened the foreigners, ordering them
to leave and not to compete with the
American labor.
'. RAiNOBR, Texas, Feb. 16. At
tnnks on Afnvlpnn Inhnrnrn Drnwllin
but ot an alleged attempt to create a
tolgn of terror here will bo pre
vented, peace officers announced to
day, . , ,
MEXICANS OUT OF TEXAS OIL TOWN
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DAUGHTER 10
Mrs. Townseud said, her mothor.
had expressed a wish to bn burled -in
tho back yard flowor bed., although .
Mrs. Townsond owned a lot in a citv
cemetery. , ;,v , ' ' ' '; '
Tho woman said she bad 'been sep- .
arated from her husband for 17 years
but did not know whether he was yet
alive. She said she had a daughter. .
Caroline (Elizabeth Comstock, living :
In Santa Barbara, Cat., and another
daughter, Sarah Irish,' . In Belllng
hnm. Wash. ,,, ',,,,'
Mi's. Townsond docllnod to explain ,
her creed or tho belief In splrlt'com-.
municatlon with her dead mothor.
"I .have studied every cult and all
the' dlfforent faiths that evor exist-;
ed,"' she said. "I know them all but ,
1 cannot label my own religion."'" -
IS
I
PEOPLE KILLED
v CORK, ' Feb, IB. Five , niaio . passen
gers, and one .woman passenger and '
two members of. the Irish republican ,
army were killed today when a passen-
ger train carrying troops was ambush-
ed Hear Keisald by .republican forces
armed with bombs and rifles; Six sol
diers, two railway ' officials and two .
women : passengers x wore seriously
wounded and sovoral , otlierB . slightly -woundod.
, ;'.'.-
' BELFAST, Feb., IB. A" passengor
train carrying troops from Cork' .- to
8klbboreeri Ib reported , to' have; boon .
ambushed .between Hulllnhasslg. and
Kinsale by Slnh FelnerB armed with
bombs and rifles. It is believed there
were many casualties on both sides.
. BELFAST, Feb. IB. Twenty mem-
hers ot the Irish Sinn Fein delegation
to tho British parliament are now In
custody; The twentieth member; was
apprehended in Dublin yesterday When
N. J. Crowley; membeflt for rth' north la,
division of Keroy was. -arrested; a ovl.li;.-n.
CORKi Fob;15. 8treotl ofhausoilelip.n
nrtiiRn in mnr nnai Tfir . mnnfffi lon'Huwiiii.'
purpose have been prohibited ibyeMaJooi -i
General ' Sir.'Edward StTleklandjtanllK;
tary, commander of British forces; In
ireianu out it :s moicateu inai pBimiB-,iiii
slon! will be granted in certain caaos. -
" The body of an unknown man was
found In the outskirts yoBlrday. , On
the clothing was pinned O' placard v
bearing the word, "spy." . - - '
DUBLIN, Feb. 16. A case of sleep
ing Blckness was reported yesterday ,
from Mount Norrls, county ; Armagh.
This Is the first case of this disease
to be reported In Ireland.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Feb. 16. The
Union Trust and Savings bank;' a
small state Institution, tailed to open -today.
. A sign on the door said tho
bank had been closed by order of tho
state bank examiner. No. statement
Its to liabilities and assets has boon '
made. - , ' i - -o ,; , -1
; DRIVE 100
!
' Agitation against " the' Mexicans
started ten days ago.- Oil field con
tractors yosterday laid the matter be
fore Mayor Hagaman, after Mexicans
In a noarby oil camp had been badly
maltreated by-a score of maskeri r
men. Women and children went)
dragged from thole homes, men badly
beaten and furniture destroyed, the
contractors Mid. . , - . '
. Tho mayor conferred with police
antl Ranger officials and then an
nounced the laborers would be pro
tected. - . : i .- . .-' '. . C '
The contractors also announcod
they would employ armed men to
protect their employes, ,