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. MEDFOHD, OltKOON, SATURDAY, MAY G, 1922
Dally Hevsntesnth Tear.
Wsehly Hfty-Hecoiui Ysar.
NO. 39
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KIRVIN, TEX.
Mob of 500 Men Burn Three
Colored Men at Stake Fol
lowing Murder of White
Girl One Man Confesses,
Others Maintain Innocence
Authorities Powerless.
KIKVIN, Texxas. May 8 IHy the
Associated , Press. I -Three negroc
tr burned to death at tha aame
slake hera at & o'clock thla morning
b mob of boo men following their
alleged Implication In tlm criminal
assault and murder of 1?-) ear-old
Kula Awaley, white Irt. whoan mu
tilated body waa found near here
Thursday night.
Alt threa negroes wer employed
on tha farm of J. T. King, prominent
farmer of thla roiiiinunliy and grand
father of the dead Kir) with whom ali
lived, both her paront being dead.
Mr. King waa present at the rrema
Hun and tha mod leader ar aald (o
hava obtained hla approval thereof
before lighting tha lorchna.
Tha lynrhliiM were carried out de
'ibralely, There wnno discharge
at firearm.
It wan reported, however, that the
negroes were mutilated before being
tied to the stake, with the exception
o( few ahouta and (he screams of
tha condemned mm. there waa I title
to disturb the early morning quiet of
tba backwooda community. Tha In
cineration took place In a amall open
plot directly In front of two amall
churches. One of the negroes la aald
to have died singing church on
them, -'
Klrvln la a town or about 500 In
habitants altoated In Freestone coun
ty east central Texai. about SO ml lot
south of Dallas.
,tlr. King realdea at Klrvln.
Mlaa Awaley waa riding her hone
home from tha achool which ahn at
tended aeveral nitlea from Klrvln late
1 huraday when aha waa attacked. Her
body later waa found near the road
with 23 knlfa wounda Inflicted lit the
heed, neck and cheat. New of the
murder apread quickly and lute
Thursday a band of aeveral hundred
man from Freestone and Limestone
rountlea and a large aherltf'a poe
were acourlng the neighborhood.
Wlfo Gives Kvblence
Snappy" Curry, tha first negro to
be lod to tha stake, waa arreted
when hla wlfo told offlrera lie had
coma honift with hla clothea covered
with hlood on the night of the mur
der. Curry waa taken to Wortham
end Imprisoned In a bank for safe
keeping where It la alleged thut he
confessed lo tha mot) that ho had aa
t til ted and murdered the girl and
that In hla confeealon he Implicated
two other negroes. J. II. Varney mid
Moaa Jones.
Mo waa taken from the sheriff a
he waa holng conducted to another
If wit for tafety.
A mob gathered about and threat
oned to atorm the hulldlnK, where
upon officers spirited the primmer
' through a rear window and started
with him In an automobile, toward
Mexxla, apparently en route to Waco,
Resistance seemed useless and tha
piiaoner waa surrendered.
t The mob took from the sheriff hla
keys to tha Freestone county Jail
where Jones and Varney wore held as
suspects, unlocked tha doors and took
(Continued on Page six.)
"BUD" BALLEW, FAMOUS TEXAS GUNMAN
MEETS HIS MASTER
WICHITA KALL8, Texas, May .
(By the Associated iPress.) Chief of
Tollce J. W, McCormlck was the cyno
sure of all eyes here today. For yes
terday he matched tho draw with the
famous muster of, guncraft, I). M,
(tlud) Hallow and won. Aa a re
sult Uullew, survivor and hero of
ntuny perilous situations Is mourned
by admiring friends. Chlof McCor
mlck had word that Dallew was no
liaVlng in a dlaorderly fanhton In a
soft drink parlor. He walked up to
Hallow and charged htm with drunk
ennoHS, demanding thut he hand over
his pistol. Thla wus something new
io Hallow, With the contemptuous
retort, "you'ro out or luck," Hallow,
according to witnesses, reached for
big gun, but McCormlck, eoiiMlng Hal
low's apparent Intention, flashed his
own gun und fired from the hip. Vive
Willows, California,
Legion Denounces
Klan Unanimously
WII.LOWH, May (l.-Moluilon
adopted uminlinoualy at a rocent meel
Iiik f Willows post of the American
l-eglon condemned tin Ku Klux Klnn
aa an uti-Atnurican organisation ami
oik lo which members of the Amer
Icon Legion cannot belong.
The action followed announcement
ly H. W. Poland, commander of the
Iih(, thai Iia had been approached at
lila place of business last week and
sounded out a to hla sentiment
toward the Klnn.
1'olnnil und others have stated their
belief that there already are members
or Ku Klnn Klun In tho county
llii'lr statements being based on qu
llolta asked by a mini whose Identity
haa nut been determined,
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GETS 3 MONTHS
Sentence was pussed by Circuit
Judge F. M. t'ulklna this morning
upon James (Hhlne) Kdwarda, found
guilty hint week of aelllng Intoxlratlng
liquor, and II. J), llldea, former vice
preoldetit of the Hank of Jacksonville
convicted on a r ha rue of making
false reKirt lo a bank examiner while
tie was left In i-liarga of the Institution
while V. II. Johnaon was on a trip
rant.
lllncs was senU nccd to serve two
years In the penitentiary and a Judg
ment for coal returned. A atay of
execution was taauod for a week, to
give the court time to consider num
ber of petitions filed, bnaeechlng leni
ency for Mines. Some of the Jury who
found him guilty sinned tha petition.
tCdwarda was sentenced to serve
three months In the county jail and
pay fine of Hon, Kdwarda waa tried
three tlmea. the flrat two Juries being
unahla to ait roe.
I
HAI.KM. Ore,. May . Decision In
three bonus suits brouaht to deter
mine the constitutionality of differ
ent phases of the bonus law, agulnst
the Velemn's state Bid commission,
were given today by Judges lllngham
nnd Kelly of the circuit court, follow
ing n hearing thla morning.
In the ruso of a soldier enlisting In
Oregon und now residing in Oollfor-
nlu, the court decided that tho sol
dier wiis entitled to tho bonus.
In the second suit the court' held
that any qualified relative of de
ceased soldiers Vns entitled to loan
privileges.
In the third case the decision of
the court was thut where a soldier
dies before payment of the bonne
the loan is n personal matter wltu
the relatives and does not apply to
the est ute.
Navy Iteatu 1'ilnceton.
HOBTON. May 6. Tho naval ac
ademy varsity eight won tho trlangu-
tur race of ono and seven-eighths
miles on the Charles river basin to
day. I'rtneoton was second, six
lengths behind, and Harvard was
third, two lengths behind the second
aholl.
IN CHIEF OF POLICE
btillols ontored Ballew's body. He
died, as he hud predicted, with hln
boots on.
McCormlck was arrested nnd held
under f 10,000 bonds. Dallew's body
was taken aboard an airplane to hi
old stamping grounds at Ardmore
Okltt., the scene of muny of his dar
ing exploits.
McCormlck, when a member of tho
Toxas rangers, wus uhhIhjukI to "cleun
up" the oil fields during their most
lawless days. He arrested many
Ramblers and alleged "bud men," an
had a' reputation for holng cool an
fourloHB. Ho also served with th
runners when war threatened between
Texas nnd Oklahomu clulmnnts to the
Rod rlvor bod oil lands two yours
ago, As a result of hln work In this
section, he wna selected as chief of
police for Wlchitu Falls less tlmn
YEARS
SHIN
BONUS DECISIONS
HANDED DOWN BY
COR
SALEM
mouth ttgo.
CLAIMS TARIFF
BILL INCREASE
TO TAX BURDEN
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Senator Simmons of North
Carolina, Files Minority
Report On Fordney Meas
ure Denies Protection Is
Needed People Must Pay
WAHMIXOTON. Mny . The
taxen I hut would lie Imposed by the
pending tariff bill would be as rrul
ll K Hidmi imposed by the revenue bill
and probably a greut. from three
to four billion dollm-m Henutor Him
luona r .North Carolina, ranking
(temiMiBt on the Semite finance coin
mlite iH lures In a minority report
filed today In the senate.
"They roust be paid by all the
people," the report aaya. "Juat aa
those In tha revenue bill must be
paid by alt the people and not by
ths beneflrlarlea who have demand
ed and got them. The people must
not only pay the tnxea on Imports
which go directly into the treasury,
but they must pay the resulting In
crease in prices on all the thlnga they
buy and consume. Uroadly speaking
the views of the special Interests who
asked these taxes and got them and
of the peoplo who pay them differ
widely In their pralsement of this
measure and Its effect upon national
prosperity.
I'eiipte. Are OpiMmed.
"So far aa the special Intereats are
'concerned. It goes without saying the
tuxes Imposed are both satisfying and
romfortlng.
"On the other hand, the people
view this Mil sa a means of mischief
and loaded with Innumerable bur
dens for them and their posterity.
"When the Fordney bill passed the
ouse the general public regarded It
s a monstrosity so grotesque and ab
urd that they took ll more aa a Joke I
han aa a serious attempt at tarltl i
revision. It did not excite In them
ny great degree of alarm because
hey felt sure tha senate would vwvls
and they expect from this body
saner action In their behalf.
In these expectations the people
hove been grlevloualy disappointed.
That disappointment has been grow-
ng as they studied the bill, first into
urnrtse and Indignation at the au
dacity of the assault kipon their
pockethooks and is finally culminat-
ng Into a grim determination to re
sist to the utmost thla attempt at
spoliation.
in these circumstances the people
will be satisfied with nothing less
hurt a full expose through discussion
of this attempted outrage Inspired by
he desire to placate the aubsldlsed
nteresta !n their expense. No con-
piracy of silence, no threat of long
sessions, no charges of filibuster or
lot ure must be allowed to smoke
screen nnd divert the exposure Of
he Iniquities which lurk in the tax
laden schedules and paragraphs of
the 438 pages of 'the amended Ford
ney bill, an act lf properly entitled)
o merge the country and its re
sources to the protected and mono-
pollsed Industries."
218 NAMES OF
K.K.
ARE PUBLISHED
LOS ANGELES, May 6. A list of
18 names of men doclared to have
taken part In the raid at Inglewood
near here on April 22, which resulted
In the shooting of Constable M. B
Mosher and an Investigation bf the
Ku Klux Klanwas made public today
by Paul Barksdale d'Orr. attorney for
for several persons alleged to have
been connected with the affair.
According to d Orr, the persons
whose names were on the list signed
statement admitting their partlclpa
tlon in the raid. These Included both
members) and toon-members of the Ku
Klux Klan, he declared. Seven were
persons who had been connected with
tho raid by testimony at the Inquest
over Moaner's body.
Four signed themselves as peace of
ficers, one of this number being N. A
Baker, kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan
who recently made a public statement
admitting participation in the raid and
declaring it had been orgunlied by
officers to. wipe out a "bootlegging
resort.
LOS ANGELES, May 6. Final pre
parations for the presentation to the
new county grand jury Monday of evi
dence relating to the activities of.the
Ku Klux Klnn were mado today by the
district attorney's office.
It waa state approximately fifty
subpoenas had been Issued and that
the totnl number of witnesses to be
u summoned durliiR the investigation
WD
J might rouclt 200.
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Henry P. Davison of i
J. P, Morgan Co., Dies
On Operating Table
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HENRYJf. DAVISON,
NKW YORK, Hay 6. Henry P.
DaVlson. of J. Pt Morgan and com
pany, dld on tho1 operating table to
day
A few minutes after the flash of
Mr. Davison's death reached the Mor
gan office the following statement
presumably dictated by one of tba
physicians, but unsigned wss recelv
ed:
"Mr. Henry P. Davison died shortly
after the ct-ncltislon of an operation
on Infiltrating tumor of the brain
which could only be partially rcmov
ed."
Mr. Davison waa under the Influ
ence of ether when the end came
Only the white clad doctors and
nurses were In the room with blm
Members of his family and Intimate
friends, including J. P. Morgan, were
In the bouse waiting anxiously tor
word from the surgeons
A notable financier. Henry Pome-
roy Davison will best be remembered
perhaps, aa tha man who at President
Wilson's request directed the work
of the American Red Cross in allied
countries for the two years the Uni
ted States was at war with the Cen
tral Powers. Tis.au out of the hurly
burly of Wall atreet. one of the moat
active of tba 15 partners In tho firm
of J. P. Morgan A Company, tha man
who 28 years before had walked the
streets of New York looking for a Job.
directed the first "drive" of the Amer
ican Red Cross for funds, raising
$114,000,000 and within a few weeks
had the Red Cross workers at their
tasks In Italy. Belgium and Switzer
land as well as war torn France.
In 1919. be was one of the advis
ers of President Wilson at the Paris
peace conference.' That same year,
when the war council's work had end
ed, ha was elected chairman of the
governing board of the World League
o( the Red Cross societies at its meet
ing In Paris.
The New York career of the man
who waa to figure so prominently In
Its financial district began In 18SS
when young Davison, then 21 years
old. went to that city from Troy, Pa.,
where ho was born on June 13. 1S67
I'nable. to find a position in iNew
York, ho went to Bridgeport, Conn.,
where he started work as a hank nies
senger. Three years later he was
back In the city of his dreams and
was made paying teller of the Astor
Place bank. ,
One day a stranger came to Mr
Davidson's window with a note for
1 1,000 in one hand and a revolver In
the other. The note read
Astor Place Bank. They promise
to pay to the order of Almighty Uod
the sum of 1 1.000 when tireoented bv
Charles Freeman. Penalty If forfeit'
ed. death."
Mr. Davison, smiling and Imper
turbable, calmly remarked: "You
will have to be identified."
Bank detectives pounced upon the
Intruder before he could fire a shot
Then the teller resumed his work as
though nothing had happened
Mr. Davison soon attracted the at
tention of George K. Baker, preslden
of the First National bank, who In
1894, made him vice president of
that bank. He was president of it
when he bacame a 'member of the
Morgan firm.
Some persons in Wall street con
sidered him to be the most active man
In the House of Morgan. He had vast
responsibilities but he never seemed
hurried and never showed excite
ment.
Mr. Davison's wife igas MIbs Kate
Trubee, of Bridgeport, Conn. The
have three children, Henry P. Davl
son, Jr., and the Misses Alice T, and
Frances Davison. Their home la at
fe90 Park avenue. New York city
They ttl80 own a 8Ummer home at Tea
cock Point, Locust Valley, Long Is
lund
Escaped Convict Caught.
SAN RAFAEL. Cal., May 6.
Elmer Murphy, who escaped from
Han- Quentln prison last night, with
Leo Brennan, was captured by
night watchman on' the streets ot
Sun Rafael early today and return
ed to tlio prison. Both were serving
term for burglary, Murphy from
Yolo and Brennan . . from Alameda
county.
Murphy hud discorded big prison
uniform for overulls.
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BELGIUM ARMY
111 GERMANY
IS REINFORCED
2000 Men Rushed Across the
Border Because of Recent
Aggressions Genoa Con
ference at Breaking Point
France, England at Outs.
IIHfSKF.LS. May 6 (V,y the Asso
ciated l'rese) Iicliclan forces in
(Jermuny are being reinforced. Two
thousand men. , their staff officers,
and 1.100 horses are to leave for the
occupied area today and Monday.
The movement Is due to the recent
series of frequent aggressions in
which Helglao soldiers have been
victims.
r.EXOA. May 6. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Prime Minister Lloyd
(leorge of Oreat Britain and Vice
Premier Barthou of France held a
conference at five o'clock this after
noon after which It waa stated that
their meeting offered no relief of the
strained situation of the economic
conference. Nothing will be decided
definitely, however, it waa stated.
pending Russia's reply to the allied
memorandum.
Situation Is Critical.
The chief stumbling block. It waa
indicated, was the clause relating to
the return of foreign property na-
tlonaltzed by the soviet government.
ItUKsia regards the provision of that
clause as a distinct attempt to in
fronge her sovereignty and will not
accept the plan for a mixed tribunal,
which M. Tchitcherin said would
mean the establishment of "a flock
of little reparations commissions" to
interfere with Russia's internal af
fairs.
The most critical stage of the con
ference was reached today, arising
through the differences in the ranks
i.f the allied delesrates over the
memorandunj to Russia and the atti-
tude of the Russians themselves, it
was declared this afternoon by an of
ficial Italian spokesman.
Thla crisis." he said, "It more
grave than the conference has sus
tained after the signing of the Russo-
ermnn treaty Easter Sunday.
"The Russians ask billions of gold
frans and they do not ask them In
the form of credits with which they
can buy goods."
PRESENCE.PREST
COLUMBIA. S. C, May 6. After
threatening to shoot Dr. W. S. Cur-
rell. president ot.the University of
South Carolina, Ben Hale, university
marshal, today shot Professor M. E.
Good homes ot the faculty ot the
school ot engineering and then shot
himself to death.
The shooting occurred In the uni
versity treasurer's office In the pres
ence of President Currell, who after
the shooting Issued a statement to
the effect that for a long time there
had been bitter feeling between Pro
fessor Goodhomes and Hale growing
out ot their contilcting duties at the
university.
Professor Currell said that Marshall
Hale, enraged, asked a stenographer
present, to leave, and began shooting
Indiscriminately about the treasur
er's office and then shouting "you are
responsible for this," pointed his pis
tol at the head ot the president. Hale,
however, a minute later, turned his
gun on Professor Goodhomes and shot
him and then shot himself.
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 6. More
than 250 Oregon pioneers, their
children and grand children, today
attended the annual reunion at Cham
poeg, historical spot on the Wtllam
ette whore In 1843 a government for
the territorlalregio n of Oregon came
into existence.
A program was carried out under
the chairmanship of Judge P. H
D'Arcy, a past president of the Ore
gon Pioneer association.
Lumber Mill Opens Up
EVERETT. Wash., May 6. Weyer
haeuser mill B, for the first time since
1920, will put on a night Bhift next
Wednesday nifilit. About 200 men will
be added.
U" PROFESSOR
S MURDERED IN
OREGON PIONEERS
HOLD A El
Grand Jury Gives
Out Ku Klux List,
Bakersfieldt Calif.
BAKERSPIKLD, Cal., May 6.
(By the Associated Press.)
Twenty-four officials of Kern
county, John R. Qulnn, com-
mander of the California depart-
4 ment, American Legion; Chief of
Police Charles H. Stone of Ba-
kersfield; Stanley Abel, chair-
man of Kern county board of su-
pervlsors, and approximately
350 other persons were named
as members of the Bakersfield
and Taft provisional klans of
the Ku K!u Klan ""realm of 4
4 California." In official docu- 4
4 ments seized In the raid on the 4
4 office of Grand Goblin William 4
4 8. Coburn recently In Los Ange- 4
4 les, made public today by the 4
4 county grand Jury, which baa 4
4 been conducting an Investigation 4
4 here. . 4
4 4
z
A Jury in the circuit court Friday
afternoon returned a verdict of not
guilty In the case of John Goodwin,
charged with selling intoxicating
liquor. The Jury deliberated tlx
hours, and was the second trial of the
Indictment the first resulting in a
disagreement
According to court house reports.
six ballots were taken, the first re
sulting in seven for acquittal, four tor
conviction, and one not voting. The
j ond ballot stood eight to four for
1 acquuiat, ine intra nine to three for
I acquittal, the fourth ten to two for
acquittal, thermit eleven to one for
acquittal, and the sixth in an agree
ment.
The defense was represented by At
torney George M. Roberts, and the
state by District Attorney Raw les
Moore and Special State Counsel
George Nuener, Jr., prosecutor of
Douglas county.
The case was over an alleged sale
of liquor to A. B. Gates, s special pro
hibition agent, on August 3rd, 1921.
American
At Boston.
Washington
Boston
R. H.
0 4
1 4
0
0
Batteries: Zachary, Johnson and
Gharrlty. Plcinlch: Pennock and Wal
ters. .
At Detroit.
R. II. E.
15 2
8 11 2
Chicago
Detroit
Batteries: Hodge,
Leverett, and
Schalk, Yaryan; Pillette and Bassler.
At Cleveland. R, H. E.
St. Louis ; 2 11 1
Cleveland 8 9 1
Batteries: Schocker and Severeld;
Coveleskie and O'Neill.
At Philadelphia.
R. H.
2 5
0 2
New Y'ork
Philadelphia
Batteries: Mays
and . Devormer;
Harris and Perkins.
National
At Pittsburg.
lt. H. E.
Chicago
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PIANO TUNER KEEPS
JOHN GOODWIN
ACQUITTED ON
BOOZE CHARGE
BASEBALL SCORES
UP IN SMOKE HOUSE FOR TWO YEARS
BUCYRUS. Ohio, Ma'y 6. Sheriff,
Edward J. Knappenberger of Crawford
county today continued his investiga
tion Into the imprisonment of Miss
Irene Merges, 20, released yesterday
after confinement ot at least two years
in an abandoned Iron sheeted smoke
house on the farm of her father, Jacob
P. Menges, near Crestline.
Prediction that developments ot a
startling nature would be forthcoming
today was made by Sheriff Knappen
berger, who with Marshal Charles
Crawford of Crestline arrested Menges
after they liberated the girl from
prison.
Investigation of the case began some
days ago after neighbors of the family
had informed .the sheriff of the situa
tion. Menges and his family voiced
opposition to the sheriff's interference
declaring the girl to be mentally In
competent, which necessitated her be
ing placed under restraint.
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President Hsu Issues Mandate
Ordering Arrest of Premier
Liang and. Dissmissal of
General Chang Charged
With Conspiracy to Pro
mote Civil War.
PKINO, May (.(By the Asso
ciated Press) Sweeping" govern
mental changes followed today ti n
success of General Wtt Pel Fu irt
winning the military mastery at Pe
king.
President Hsu 8hlh-Oiang Issue 1
a mandate dismissing Premier Liar
Shlh-Yl and ordering hla arrest.
Finance Minister Chang Ha ar t
Minister of Communications Til
Kung-Cho also were dismissed ani
their arrest waa ordered. '
General Chang Tso-Lin, defeated
by Wu in the campaign Just ende-i,
is dismissed from his office of In
spector general of Manchuria
Premier Liang- Shi Yl, who la now
In Tien Tsin, where he has besji on
leave for several months, la charge!
with conniving with Chang Tso Lin
to promote civil war.
TIEN TSIN. May 5. (By tha Ai -sociated
Press) Chans Tso-Lin' t
defeat fast la becoming a debacle.
Hordes of Fengtien soldiers art past '
Ing through Tien Tsin. some cllivglr
to the outsides of the overcrcwUe i
railway cars and motor trucks ,anL
filling all available space on the U .
comotitves. " i
General Chang Tso-Lin left hit
headquarters at Chun Liang Cheng,
presumably (or Mukden, early today.
The troops passing through Tleu
Tain are orderly.
PEKIXQ, May . (By the Asso
ciated Press) China's civil wit
appears to have ended with the flight
of General Chang Tso-Lin toward
Mukden and the recognition by thu
Peking government of General Wu
Pei-Fu as master of the military
situation. ,
Chang Tso-Lin who brought 100,
000 troops south of tho great wall, 1 .
believed to have abandoned any ilo i
of offering organized resistance. Th"
Peking gendarmerie disarmed ll.OOo
ot Chang Tso-Lin's soldiers outsio
the city walls. Wu Pel Fu is said to
have paid each ot the men 110 for
the expenses ot his trip home.
Peking, after witnessing battle
Just outside its walls for tha 1st;
five days, remained tree ot the pres
ence ot large bodies of troops from
either sl. No foreigner was hurt
while inside the walls, and the prop
erty of foreigners was respected.
An accurate estimate of casual
ties is impossible, but 2600 dead or
wounded were counted near Tien Tsin
alone. Foreign doctors said ther;
were similar casualties at Feng Tul
Pittsburg 7 14 . ;t
Batteries: Aldridge and O'Farrell;
Glazer, ZInn, Hamilton, Yellowborn j
and Gooch.
At New York.
Philadelphia
New York .
Batteries: Hubbell
R. H.
a io
3 10
i:.
3
0
and Hanllne ;
Douglas and Smyth, Snyder, Qastou.
14 Innings. ,
At Brooklyn. R. H,
K.
I
Boston a 7
Brooklyn ... ..15 , 17
Batteries: Oeschger. Flllinglm. La li
sing and Gowdy; Reuther and Hung
1 ling.
DAUGHTER SHUT
Officials at the Toledo state hospi
tal said the girl was discharged from
that Institution June 30, 1915, and
mentally Incompetent after eight.
months treatment.
Taken to Bucyrus the girl ! bel.v
cared for by the sheriffs wife. HUu
made no attempt to speak and mereiy
smiled slightly when spoken to. 8U
ate heartily. ;
, The prison, a six by eight structur ,
is hidden from view ot the road, belt-;
directly back ot the house occuplt'i
by the family. The building had t
windows or ventilation and only a
single shaft of light cams from a amall
hole near the roof. Furnishings eon
slated of a cot, small table, an oil
stove and a lanteru. A comb, waa tho
only other article found la tha room,
according to the sheriff.
The Menges are considered well-to-do.
Menges Is a piano tuner.
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