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MEDFORD, OKKUOX, TJIUHHDAY, MAY 18, 1922
NO. 40
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une
GOVERHT
PROBE Fill
CARRIAGES
U. S. Dept. of Justice to Inves
tigate Marriages of Frank
Mayo and Henry B. Wal
thall in Addition to Rodolph
Valentino White Slave
Act Is Said to Be Involved.
I .OH ANOKLKtt. Muy 1. Tim
fvitrrnl government, through tho tin
imrttncnt of Juml' bureau of Inves
tigation snt here wilt Inveatlgst
the mnrrlsgn of Rudolph Valentino,
sereen nrlor to MIm Wlnnlfred Mud
nut f New York In Mrsb-all, Mexi
co, It became known here today.
I.OH ANOKLKM, Msy ID Inve.tl
lint ion of nrrlug of two prominent
motion picture ai-lor who took thin
step nfler obtaining an Ititnrlm-ulory
decree of divorce and without tilting-
fur a final decree, U under way
In addition l ths rr"t of the mar
ring of Itodolph Valentino, It was
announced' at the district attorney's
uftl.e here today,
Th actors are Frank Mayo and
Henry II. Walthall. According to the
dltttrlrt attorney' announcement,'
Mayo was married at Tijuana, Mad-
to, after the granting of " Inter
locutory decree of divorce here. Wal
thall km marrtrd at Tijuana to lag
mar Oodoweky, daughter of Ir. Leo
pold Oodwonky, noted planlat.
Valentino will h quemloned by
federal officer. It via at a ted at the
federal building and an effort will
he made to Interrogate the bride aa
aoon aa the ran ha reached at some
tiolnt lietwetn her and New York.
tti reported destination.
Frank M. Hiurgia In charge of the
.department of Jiimlr bureau hra,
aatd that tha Investigation Into the
Valentino marring waa prompted by
reporta made to li In office that Val
enllno had violated tha Mann white
alava a-t.
I'rolm Valentino's I'aet.
I.OH ANUICLiSit. May II. The
anieoedrnta of Itodolpli Valentino,
tha motion plrture actor, whoee mar
rlace at Mexican waa recently an
nounced, are elated by hla frlenda
bore to be unUeatlonably Italian, lie
waa born In Italy, they aay. and there
la no record available here to how
that he haa even loat hla Italian
rltlK-nMhlp by naturallxallon, al
thouah It waa ataled at hla atudlo
that he waa commonly underatood
there to be an American cltlien by
adoption.
Valentino waa martlrd here In No
vember, Kit, to Mlaa Jean Acker,
from whom he wae given an Inter
locutory decree of divorce on Janu
ary 10, l33. ilia name Wag given'
In the marriage application aa Ho
dolpho Uugtlelm, and hla place of
birth aa Italy, He wna than 14 yeara
old.
At the atudlo where he la employed
here. It waa aald that the record
dlacloee that Valentino had been
born at Canted, province of Anita,
Italy,' and tlmt ha waa educated at
t'eruajla. Hn mine to America aa a
youth and waa employed In New York
and rlaewhere na a tango dancer. He
entered motion picture work about
tha time of hla miirrlugu to Mine.
Acker In ll.
.WrorkiMl I loat Howtus!.
8KATTI.K, May IK. Word waa re
rclvod lime I bin morning that tho
power arboonor Ozmo which struck
tho rocki off Capo Illanco, Oro., yes
terday, had been reacued by the tug
Daisy whlc liwai towing the dlanblvd
veaael to the mouth of the Columbia,
river. Tho Ozmo wua pulled from the
donao fog In which alio waa drifting.
MOT INCREASES
ALTER; NOMINATION NOW CERTAINTY
PHILADELPHIA, Wujy 18. (Clif
ford I'lnchot, republican candidate
for nomination for governor and ap
parent victor In Tuesday's primary to
day received a congratulatory tele
gram from Mrs. Edith Roosevelt,
widow of Theodore Roosevelt, under
whom Mr. I'lnchot served as national
forester.
"Hurrah for Pennsylvania. Your
friends ure delighted," tho telegrum
read.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18, A
stondy Increase In his lend over At
torney General Uworgo IS. Alter for
the republican nomination for gov
ernor of Pennsylvania wua main
tained today by Clifford I'lnchot, for
mer state forester who was promi
nent In tho piogii'sslvo parly move-
Trick Hen Presents
Evidence Leading to
Sentence of Thief
OMAHA. Net)., May 18. The
happy song of a conU'iilad lift)
arnt Charles (Irmly to Jail for
sixty day at Hultn. Neb,
flrady wu on trlitl In the Hoy A
county ttlNtrlct court chsrged
with stealing chicken from hla 4
nttlKtiUir, Andrew Uinnneti, llv-
4 Inn near llutte. Among the poitl- 4
4 try, aabl t have been found lit it 4
4 butcher shop, allll alive, waa a 4
4 llttln Inn. whlrh Lun-nsen and 4
4 lila anna IiihIhI'mI UdonKitd to 4
4 llii'in anil which, they contendod. 4
4 had been trained tn do various 4
4 atunta. 4
4 Accompanied by the dlatrlct 4
4 Judgo, the Jury went U view tho 4
4 chickens at the eonrorn whom 4
4 l-nriMinmi'e sou mil I tha ban 4
4 would My to anyone's arnia If 4
4 rulled. and sing a song. Juror 4
C'llno dm bled lo try It with tho 4
result that tho Jnll sentence f l- 4
lowed. 4
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LASKER STAIES
Chairman Shipping Board De
dares Government Through
With Ship Business Ship
Subsidy for Private Owners
Or No Merchant Marine.
WABIIINOTON. May 11 The gov
ernment Will build no more ahlpa.
Chairman l-ker of the ahlpplng
honid ri.H'lnred In an nddreM today
before the annual convention here of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
t'nlted Htatea. Trealdent Harding
haa placed before congreaa a program
of leglalatlon that undertakee to over
come the dlfflcultiea facing private
operation of ahlpa, hn added, and
uiiIcmn that leglnlatlon la enacted the
art of ahlpbulldlng "In America will
wither and die."
Mr. linker aald that the proponed
ablp aulwldy leglalatlon admittedly
cuKilted of "artificial mean to meet
the attuntlon, but It la only through
the temporary une of artlflckil meana
that the attuatlon can Im permanently
anved and thla admlnlatrallon de
clurra Ita belief that the adoption of
the program which It prnpoaea will
save the altuatlon and make America
potent In Ita own rlghta on the aeaa."
America numt have merchant
marine romparnblo to that of Oreat
llrltalt), the apeaker added, If It la to
have a naval power potentially equal
to that of tlreat ilrttaln.
"It al! the naval ulilpi In the
world were arrappod," Mr. Laaker
aald. Oreat Hrltuln, through Itor pre
ponderant ificrihant marine, would
be more aupreme on the aea than
ahe could evtr hope to be otherwlae.
Certain typea of merchant ahlpa are
aa eaaentlul to the operutlon of a navy
In tlmea of war na tho capital ship of
the navy ttaelf. In the typei Amerl
ra In nndty deficient compared with
tlreat Hrltaln at a ratio of ' almoat
five to one In fnvor of the latter. And
there can be io, thought or hopo of
the I'ulted Ktatea keeping a nnval
parity with Oreat Urltaln unleaa we
creute merchant marine power to
('tiiiulixn thla difference."
Mr. Ijtnl(i aald hla experience aa
chairman of tho ehlpplnx board had
convinced him that government
owncrahlp or oporutlon of ahlpa la na
"polaon Ivy In the garden.''
Stanford Team Ready
STANFOKD UNIVERSITY. CtfJ.
May 18. Stanford's track and field
team will leave tomorrow for .Cam
bridge, Mass. hopeful of winning ninny
points In the Intcrcolleglnta nsHorla
lion of nmntour athluten of America
I LEAD OVER
menta led by Theodore Roosevelt In
1012 and 1014. rimhot Jumped Into
tho load early biHt night when ubout
7200 of tho 7034 districts In tho state
hud reported their unofficial return
from Tuesday's primary. Nearly
every additional district heard from
Increased bis majority.
With 482 districts missing Plnchot
early today bud a lend of 7(130, th
unofficial, voto In the 7508 districts
reported glvliiK lilm a total of 495,
442 ngnlnst 4H7.K03 for Alter. As
most of tho nilHslng districts are In
sections where I'lnchot showed tho
greatest strength, his advantage was
expected to grow ns additional re
turns' wore received.
Returns this morning from 7848
out of 1034 election' districts shows ft
majority of 8,027 for rtnehnt. With
201 districts missing 1'lnchnt's total
was 400,080 und Altvr'g 488,059.
NO MORE SHIPS
WILL BE BUILT
QUIT U OR
NATIONAL GO
W. D. Stephens, Governor of
California, Issues Procla
mation to Guardsmen and
State Employees No Good
Citizen Can Have 2 Masters
BACKAMKNTO, Ch... May 1
(Hpeclul J On the theory tint no one
run aerve two mualera un r liiul
man In the atate aervlce or national
guard cannot live up to hla oath In
the Ku Klux Klan, (lovernor William
D. Htepbeni of CallfornU haa baurd
an order anklng for tho wlthdrawa
of every guurdHinan and state em
ploy who pereUte In hu alliance
with the Klan.
The atalemeiit of the governor pre
liminary to the order be had Adju
tunt tleneral J. J. liorree laoue for
Iowa
"I have thla day approved an ord.;r
ent to nitlonal guard offlcera re
quiring all mombera of the Calif or
lila national guard who have Joined
any eerret organlxatlon, the outh ot
which la apparently meant to be held
uperlur to tha oath to aerve their
vtate and nation, to withdraw from
the organization or reelgn from the
national guard
"No one can serve two masters.
and any one In the state service
should consider his oath to aerve the
tate paramount to any other or
leave the slate's employ."
Tha order of General liorree was:
"During the lust few daya rumor
have reached thla office and
what purporta to be proof has been
furnished that one or more officers
of the national guard have become
affiliated with the avcret organlia
tlon knawn aa the Ku Klux Klan
"It la sincerely hoped that thla Is
not true, for no national guardaman
can serve atate and nation In a aplrlt
of loyalty and singleness of purpose
contemplated by his oath If he
bound by allegiance to set-ret or
ganisation that apparently has for Its
purpose the compelling of the Indl
vlduul cltlten to conform to the
moral, political or buslnesa ideas of
hat organisation wlthut regard for
the law of our country and consti
tutional rights of (itlsens.
"Tb national guard la organized.
equipped snd trained that the atate
and nation may have a force of loyal.
disciplined men Immediately avail
able should It be -needed to enforce
the law and preaerve order when the
Ivillan authorltlea have proved
themnvlves unable to control a altu
atlon. Thla being true, no member
of the national guard ran afford to
SMume any obligation pledging alle
giance to any secret organisation
which may compel htm to choose
between such allegiance and hla oath
to hla atate and nation.
"There Is no room In the national
guard of California for any man who
doea not hold supreme hla oath to
the atate and nation. If there are
any members of the national guard
of California who have become In
volved by membership In any orgunt
wtlon whoso purpose or principles
might conflict with their dutlea to
the atata and nation they must
sever membership In such organise
lion or resign from the' national
guard, lly direction of William U.
Stephens, governor; J. J. Ilorreo, the
udjutunt general."
' Prssb. Moderator Elected
DI53 MOINES, la., May 18. (By As
sociated Press). The Rev. Dr. C. C.
Hays, tor 31 years pastor of the First
rreabyterlnn church "of Johnstown.
Pa., was elected moderator of the
Presbyterian church In the United
States of America at thla afternoon's
session of the 134th general assembly
here.
Miss Ryan Wins
11RUSSEL8, May 18. (lly Associat
ed Press). Miss Elizabeth Ryan, Cali
fornia, tot)ny defeated Miss PeamUh
or England, In their match 1a the
women's singles of the International
hard court tennis championship, 6-2,
6-2, By winning today Miss Ryan j
reached the semi-finals. .
Election Day Hours ' '
Tho polls for the primary election
tomorrow will open at eight o'clock In
the morning and close at eight o'clock
in tho evening,,
Thore are two ballots one for state
and county officers, and one for the
spuclul recall election against two
public service commissioners.
Amcricun Iawgue,
Deli'olt-Woshlngton, New Tork
Clevelnnd, Chicago-Philadelphia, St.
Iiouls-lioston games all postponed;
lain.
. N National Ix'tigup.".
C 1 I o a g o-IJoston, Plttnhurg-New
Ynt-k, Clnclnmitl-riilladelphln games
postponed; rain, ' , , .
SAYS V
1
BASEBALL SCORES
WINS SUIT AGAINST A GRANDMA
FOR THE ALENIATION OF HER
HUSBAND'S AFFECTIONS
Mrs. Sally Goldberg, twenty -seven
of New York lias been awarded $100.
000 In her suit against Mrs. Kay Rur-
k-n, forty-five, the mother of eight
children and a grandmother, (or steal
ing tho love of her husband, Kdward
Goldberg. She is also suing for di
vorce.
,. 1 - , . " !., ' ' ., I
UTILE HOPE
WASHINGTON, May XI. Moat
control banks' In Europe are today
"In varying degrees of Insolvency,"
Frank A. Vandeillp. New York
banker, declared in a cable review ot
the Genoa conference aent to the an
nual convention of ihe Chamber ot
Commerce of the t'nlted States. The
plan for a conference at London of
such bunks therefore promised little
of Immediate re.ulis. he added and
their proposed co-operation In the
solution of Kuropc'a financial dlffl
cultiea," would be difficult to real
ise." Describing the Genoa conference
aa a "clinic" . which waa circum
scribed In the "type of diseases"
which It might discuss Mr. Vander
Up recommended that the United
Statea enter the proposed London
conference but only with the under
standing that ."our federal reserve
syatem be kept free from alien com
mitments." He commended the Washington
government for the attitude it has
maintained toward Europe snd said
the chamber should refrain from era
bsrrasalng it by suggestion.
"Offirlslly tho conference was not
permitted even to examine the more
serious diseases." Mr. Vanderllp aald.
The diseases ot fantastically ar
ranged reparation alma, military ex
penditure! causing unbalanced bud
gets, of boundary lines that outrage
economic and ethical principles, of
governmental debts so vest as to de
stroy the hope of solvency, these
diseases could not be officially stud
led and dlugnosed. The disease of
the economic situation ot Russia
(Continued on page elRht)
UP
III
RUSSIAN
MESS
OREGON FACES A CRISIS.
SALEM, Ore., May 18. Governor Olcott has issued the fol
lowing statement:
"Oregon is facing a moraeiitous crisis in her history. It is to
be determined whether honest Americanism or blind fanacticism
is to prevail. ,
"As far as I am concerned personally I have no interest in any
religious controversy whatever. I am a Protestant, with no ac
tive church affiliations. My wife attends the Episcopal church
and my children the Congregational Sunday School and are being
educated in tho public, sehools-of Salem. There is no religious
issuo before the people of the state. It is not a question of
Protestant or Cutholic, of Jew or Gentile. , It is a question of
whether honest, whole-hearted Americanism is to rule or be
ruined in Oregon; whether all citizens shall enjoy equally the
rights guaranteed them under our government.' It is a question
of whether the spectre of intolerance is to lurk behind an auto
maton in the gubernatorial chair, dictating his every move, or
whether free and open government for all of, the people is to
continue. , :
"I have never in any way, shape or form sought, asked for,
bargained for or received the secret endorsement of any clan, so
ciety or organization. I say, with all sincerity, I would rather
meet defeat iu the primaries on Friday and be a free American
than to serve another term in tho governor's chair with the mill
stone of such an endorsement hanging about my neck.
"The issue is real Americanism against secret conspiracies
and cowardly, hidden hatreds. One stands for progress. Victory
for the other would set the clock of government back two hun
dred years. i
"So long as I am governor, the principle of equal rights for
every citizen will be held sacred. )'.., "HEN OLCOTT, '
"Governor of tiio Slate of Oregon." -
GRAND
MASTER
1
MASONS
FLAYSBIGOTRY
Frank S. Baillie Issues Notice
to All Oregon Masons Simi
lar to Proclamation kuipd
lar io rrociamauon issuea .
Rw Palifnrnia firanH Master
" ' "-"v.
Against the K- K. K.
PORTLAND, May IS. "Ominous
snd forbidding rumors" fulm-ly in
timate that the Masonic fraternity Is
sllgned In approval of "a movement
Inciting religious bigotry and racial
discrimination," according to an of
ficial statement issued Tuesday night
by Frank S. Malllle, grand master of
the Oregon grand lodge of Masons.
This Important message was In the
form of an official circular address
ed to all the grand officers and to the
masters and wardens of constituent
Masonic lodges. It was signed by Mr.
lialllle and attested by James F.
Kohlnaon grand secretary.
"Every Mason ahould condemn and
suppress the menace to American
Institutions which Ilea in "these new
allgnmenta In political matters fos
tering such sinister appeals to preju
dice and discord" according to the
statement.
While no mention waa made In the
document ot the Ku Klux Klan the
circular follows closely on the Issu
ance of a proclamation by Dr. Samuel
E. Purke, grand master of Masonic
lodge. In California in -which the ac
tivities of the klan, specifically men
tioned, waa declared to be contrary
to the American ideala ot liberty and
Justice, and In which -the taking Into
membership In the Masonic order of
members ot the klan was discounte
nanced.
The proclamation here, which is
considered as directed against all or
ganlzatlona which may be "inciting.
religious bigotry and racial dlscriml-l
nation," waa sent out last night by !
Oraod Master BallUe to the 157
lodge throughout the state, thus to
be transmitted to the 13,750 lodge
members In Oregon and was as fol
lows : .
"To all grand officers; to the mas
ters and wardens ot all constituent
lodges, and for the benefit of whom
It may concern:
"Ominous and forbidding rumors,
provoking dissension and strife,
falsely intimate that the Masonic fra
ternity, aa such, la officially aligned
In silent acquieaence and approval of
a ' movement inciting religious big
otry and racial discrimination.
"These new allgnmenta In politi
cal matters, fostering such sinister
sppeals to prejudice and discord be
get a menace to our American insti
tutions which every Mason should
condemn and suppress.
"Your grand master takes this oc
casion to record his positive disap
proval ot all such acts as unbecoming
and foreign to the spirit of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
"Believing that such unseemly ac
tivity is contrary to the ancient
charges, your grand master places
before you his positive interdiction of
such acts and I therefore give you In
charge to govern yourself accord-
Ingly.
Fraternally.
"FRANK S. BAILLIE.
"Grand Master.
(Attest) MAS. F. ROBINSON,
"Grand Secretary.
"May 18, 1922."
Chambers Commerce
For Participation
Foreign Reparations
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4 , 4
4 WASHINGTON. May 18. Hep- 4
refutation of the United States 4
4 on the reparations commission 4
4 was urged by the chamber of 4
commerce of the United State in 4
4 a resolution adopted today at Its 4
4 annual meeting. The resolution 4
4 adopted recommended that all 4
4 necessary measures "Including 4
4 approval by congress, should be 4
,aken i111"'-
Tha chamber adopted
declaration urging that "our gor- 4
eTnmnl prompti, wke ju place 4
with the other nations of the
world in the International court
of Justice."
4 4
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SIGN PAC1 FOR
E
Non-Aggression Resolution Is
Adopted 'at Genoa arid
Final Arrangements Made
for Russian Conference at
. The Tague in lune.
GENOA, May 18. (By Associated
Press). The eight months non-aggression
pact wag adopted unanimously at
a plenary meetmg of the political sub
commission of the Genoa conference
today. The pact was not signed, but
adopted in the form of a resolu-
tlon, each atate pledging Itself to re-
gpect tt. -
Reuter's today states that a reply
has been received from the United
States with reference to participation
in the projected commission, at The
Hague on Russian affairs saying the
Vnited States reserves ita decision
pending a further investigation and
until the situation becomes clearer.
The agreement contains six clauses.
summarized as follows:
Clause 1 provides for the appoint
ment of a commission by the powers
to examine again the divergencies ex-
isting between the soviet government
and other governments and' with a
view to meeting a Russian commission
having the same mandate.
Clause 2, not later than June 20 the
names of the powers represented on
the non-Russian commission and the
names of the members ot this commis
sion will be transmitted to the soviet
government and reciprocally, the
names of the members of the Russian
commission will be communicated to
the other governments.
Clause 3, the questions to be treated
by these commissions wMl comprise
debts, private properties and credits.
Clause 4, the members of the two
commissions must be at The Hague on
June 26.
Clause 5, the two commissions will
strive to reach Joint resolutions on the
questions mentioned in clause three.
Clause 6, to permit the commissions
to work peacefully and also to re
establish mutual confidence the soviet
government and its allied republics.
on the one side, and the other govern
ments, on the other, pledge themselves
to abstain from any act ot aggression
and subversive propaganda. The
pledge for abstaining from any attack
of aggression will be based upon the
present status quo, and will remain in
(Continued on pag eight)
F.
NATIONS Oft
PEAC
1
UN.
DOWN, SCORES REPORTED KILLED
ROME. May 19. (By the Asso-,
elated Press.) A disastrous fire
swept the historic hospital at Santo
Spirlto, one ot the most ancient and
picturesque chaltable Institutions in
Rome early today. Collapse ot the
pavement isolated the. chronic ward.
Twenty bodies have been extricated
from the burning ruins at 7:30
o'clock.
The Institution accommodates
nearly 5,000 Inmates and includes a
hospital, lunatic asylum, foundling
home and a refuge tor aged and in
flrmpersons. The fire broke out at midnight In
the laundry. At first it seemed In
significant, but spread rapidly.
Nurses -and doctors carried out the
bed ridden from one ward and in the
next ward three ot the patients crawl
ed out.
As the immense woodun beams of
the hospital tell, there was a heavy
KlAUAFl
ADNSIHE
OAIH CH'GE
E. A. Abbot of Bakersf ield,
Member Ku Klux Klan Tells
Judge . Oath Higher Than ,
Law Refuses to Testify ,
Locked in Jail for Contempt
of Court.
RAKER3FIELD, May . (Special,
Law and order as embodied In tot
person of Superior Judge Thomas N.
Harvey, and the Ku Klux Klan, It
perigrlnations, by laws, oaths and off
shoots clashed and as a result of tt .
clash E. A. Abbott was pat la Jail fc .
contempt of court on Wednesday.
Abbott admitted before Judge liar- 1
vey that he Is a klanaman. It is tho
first time since the probe has beet
under way here that information as tj
the identity of any klansman haa be a
made public.
The clash occurred yesterday la
Judge Hanrey's courtroom after "Ab- 5
bott had refused to answer question a
put to htm by the grand jury of Kern
county, the question being pertinent
to the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
The clash came when the grand Jury
attempted to get from Abbott tht
names of persons who attended a r '
cent meeting ot the klan. ;
Refuses to Answer
H refused point blank to answer
the question, and at the instance' of 1
District Attorney Jesse R. Dorsey ha
was placed under detention by Chlet '
of Police Stone and brought to Mr.
Dorsey'g office. , He wss then brought
before Judge Harvey and placed on '
the witness stand and he again refused
to answer.
Judge Harvey asked him his reason, !
if any, for refusing to answer th
questions put to him by the grand Jury. '
"I cannot answer the questions,' re- '
plied Abbott, "because It would be
violation or the oath of the Kn Klur. s
Klan."
"That is your reason tor refusing
to answer a question or questions put
to you by the grand Jury?" asked 1
Judge Harvey.
"Yes, your honor, that Is the rea
son." "Well, if that is your reason," re
marked Judge Harvey as hla brouit
compressed, his eyes narrowed and his
words came from him as Incisively in
though chiseled, "If that la your rea
son, and you hold the Ku Klux Klan,
or any other organization higher than
you do the laws of the sovereign statn
of California, I will commit you to Jail
until you answer the question or ques
tions propounded to you by the grand
jury, and in Jail you shall remain until
you answer that sworn body and arm '
of the law, the grand Jury. Mr. Bailiff. '
take this man to Jail," concluded Judge
Harvey.
Issues Statement
After the incident. Judge Harvey
consented to make a statement regard
ing the action he took, in the case (C
Abbott,, and as to what course ho
would pursue tn all similar cases.
"You can say for me," said JudK'
Harvey, "and I want you to stress P.
when an organization like the Ku Klux -Klan
and the law of the sovereign
state of California come into conflict, -and
one of them has to give way, it
will not be the law of California. The
law ot the state of California wilt not
(Continued on page eight)
ROME
BURNS
grinding noiBe and the pavement col
lapsed, burying 20 of the chronic pa- '
tients and rendering access to tin- -
wards Impossible. Carabineers, royal
guards, nurses and doctors made he
roic efforts to save the patients, rush- .
ing through tha smoke and fire and
bringing out 12, all ot which, how
ever were dead from suffocation.
Several ot the rescue parties were in- t
jured. The two wards were destroyed-
but-the firemen saved the other build-
Ings. v
Sixteen bodies already have been '
recovered Four other patients weni
burned badly and one dangerously iu- '
jured. ' . ,
The hospital ot Santo Spirlto Ik -situated
on the banks of the Hlver Tt- ',
ber, not far from the Vatican grounuV
It was founded by Pope Innocent III.,
in the twelfth century, enlarged bv
Innocent IV In the 13th and rebuilt
under Sextug IV In the 15th,