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o The Weather FOivcoMt UttiKT and cloudy to night; uuiiCTnucl vool. lxwvt tonight, about 30. Htelirst ycM.'niajr 29 IjmvrM this morning 560 r o Weather Year Ago L TRIBUTE SDFORD Highest IxmcM. . 4H 22 Pilr TntT-Uilrd Ymi Wertly Kihy-wventh Ytr MEDFOKD, OHKUOX, TL'KSDAV. DKCKMMKK IS. liL'S. Xt.269. o MAI SK Today By Arthur Brisbane The Sea Islands. ' Long Staple Cotton. The 'Bloody Marsh' Georgia's Beautiful Coast (Copyright, 1928, by Star Co.) ' ST.. THOMAS ISLAND, lia., Doe. JO. Tliis ik one of the beautiful sou islands lyiug close to (Georgia's coast, near Hruns Avick, forming an inland water way along the Atlantic. Here grew originally the "sea island cotttm" with long staple, known over the world. It grows now in far-away Ari zona and across the ocean in Nile Valley. You have it in your rubber tires. On this island Oglethorpe fought the battle of "Bloody Marsh" that settled for all time lio Spanish claim to these lands. Spaniards laudod from their ships, which had just defeated the British, and marched in land. Oglethorpe met them and defeated them. Local tradition says the Span ish troops came from their boats without shoos. Oglethorpe spread branches of prickly pear all over the bloody marsh. Any how, he won. TIL. fn-i if I,..-. I inn. Kort thorpc, still stands in ruins at the water's eilfje in the little limnlet of Frederiea. Its walls of oyster shell masonry several feet thiek, defy time, and stand with the old rusty cannon on top. The walls were built in mo.. ' : . Close by, is the clmrch bitilt 'jy .lohn Wesley, who eiimc rmm. Kngland to uarry out his religious ideas and. although lie didn't know it at the time, to establish the Methodist ehureh, with uiie possible, exception the .. ii.. t..!i...i HIOBl. ptiwerutl 1)1 me l-hiilu , States. , ,. , At the end ot two long rows of live oaks, llbollt 300 yetirsithor hostll.tles has been largely old, you see ruins of the resi deuec of Colonel King, where Aarou Burr went into 'retire ment, after killing Alexander Hamilton. Slave quartern and the old house in ruins arc also of oys ter shell masonry. Natives tell you they know the live oaks are M0 years old lieeituse "it takes them H0 years to trrow, their prime lasts 100 years; then it takes them 100 years to die." Oyster shells arc still abund ant. Men don't go to the mar ket for oysters here. They go to the edge of the water with a hammer and knock oft as maiiv oysters as they want. This oli'. island comes to life j in u modern way, thanks to De troit, and Howard Coffin. He made' his millions in Hudson and Kssex automobiles. In stead of taking his money to JHiropc as some do, ha decided ty go on building. IJc joined Carl Fisher in building up Mon tauk Point, the far end of Long Island, with golf links, polo fields and a fine big hotel. He has just finished building another fine hotel, nftrc golf links, airplane fields, polo fields.'tc, on this island. Georgia is rnuch obliged to hiin for this proof that he ap preciates as fine a coast resort as there is in the world. - - The Rood Lord givos to human bein-ts tho beautiful earth. It takes individuals with energy to make It available for the big crowd, as Flagler dcvoloped Flor idsACarl Fisher developed Miami, the Prince of Monaco developed Monte Carlo, and aa Mr. Coffin i (Continued on Pact Four.) MEDIATION ACCEPTED Pan - American Conference Has Clear Path Toward Conciliation South Ameri can Belligerents Strive to Terminate Warlike Ac tivities of Republics. t WASH 1NOTCX, Dec. 1 8. ttPy With Ha offer or mediation in the J Bolivian - Paraguayan controversy accepted by both d.sputlng coun- j trcs, tho way was clear today j for the Pan-American conference on nrbLratinn to take affirmative ! steps, to reconcile tho two nations.! Ur. Victor Mnurtua of Peru, I chairman ot the special committee j appointed hy the conference to h u k b c h t conciliation procedure. conferred immediately today with othee mpiiihiiH f it c ommittee ' and planned to call a meeting, ae Kfion nt Itnlfvl'u oi'cciit.inrA uhnuhl be received hero. i Although no concrete steps have been siiKKcsted to remove all dan ger of war between Holivia and Paraguay, it Is understood that the comm ttee will strive to havo both countries cense all warlike activities, uvkIiik Paraguay to de mobilize and Bolivia to calm its people. Kven partial settlement of the controversy will greatly facilitate tho other labors of the conference, which so far has been Kroatly OiilH-l1""""!)!' IjV Hi" throat u( wiir hoverhiK -over south Amoricu. jjeifiTHtt's 11:1 ci ho ar uvouuii. ii ' far hs iiusxlhlo, tiny niectlni; ut whli'h tlie cllsputf inlnht huve bet'n brought up linil given rise to honied Uobuto. Tlie . statu department sliowed Kront pnilifU-ntion at tho an-J nouncemont of lloiivla's aetlon. J,A I'AZ. llo'lvla. Dec. 18. (IP) The Holivlan-raraguayan crisis nido a uulck shift In the direc tion nf nnHci Itidfiv W.lh the HC- eeiminco l.v Hollvla ot tho good 1 offices of the nan-Aiiierlcnn eon-! fi-i-enco ot concU atlon and arbi-' trution. the nils oecision lonowco oo me , heels of a llollv an order to .the cnminander of the liolivlan fron-lin tier fiirces to eeoso attacks on Parugnsyan troops In the disputed k'haoo region, where tension Has !run high for the past 10 days. (1,al.aKny yesterday announced acceptance of the Pan-American with 180.853 In laso represenllng offer of mediation, thus lndlcatnB,an Increase of 11. Ill, or 6 2 per 'toeether with Itollviaa action that'eent. There were 4252 marriages ,,.,... of lmnlPd:alo fr- .annulled In 1!:7. us coinpaved , ' . . . . averted ). The acceptance by ltnllvla ot the conference's'good offices, for warded to Secretary of State Kel logg, who sent the original offer, was liis.de public til a communique irsued In Lti Paz at un curly hour this morning. This commun'quo was signed by Tomaso Kilo, minister of foreign uffalrd. KELLOGG TREATY TO BE RATIFIED WASHINGTON, Uec. 18. W'F Prolilent t'oolidge Is of tho opin-1 Ion Hint the Kellogg treaty to' 1326. ranged from decreases of outlaw war has sufficient support ' 35.3 per cent In Vermont nnd for Its rntlficat.on without any j ID. 3 per cent In Delaware to in reiervatlons or accompanying res-! creases of 52.1 per cent in the olutlons. ' I District of Columbia and 913 per The senate foreign relations (cent In Nevada, committee today voted. 14 to 2, to : The ratio of divorces per 1000 report senate. the peace treaty to the;of the pnpolat.on In the inoi v'doal states In 11127 ranged from 4 0.27 In the District of Columbia l'OHTLANi. Ore., IJ(;C. 18. W1) j Tho stato hlshway comntifion J diounccd here today that It hal ! dlpapproved bounrtarlpn proposed j lor a fuper-road district planned In Douglan county to flnam ron-l stmctlon of the I'mpqua highway: to D'amond lake. It vran paid that another hearing on the sub ject would bo held. The cutiimttvlon recently held a hearing In Iloseburg nt which ob jections to tho proposed bounda ries were voli-ed by delegations from parts of the county nnd by reprecentativen of timber interest nnd the Southern 1'aciflc railroad. Ballots Heat Italic. It ETHAN V, Mo. Ml "Habe" Adama was knocked from the box on November by a barrage of ballots. 'The former Pittsburgh pitcher lost the race for sheriff of Harrison county. GOOD WlL President-elect Hoover and hit party Just betore leaving Amapata, be seen in the center of the picture. ni inn innnrn mninnn taw dLIINU AKbntK lUdAbbU IMA LAZY IN 1927 Marriage Decreased 1880, 1 Compared With 19Z6 Figure Divorces In- j creased 6.2 Per Cent i Both Increase in Oregon WAHlllXUTOS, Dec. 1T.- -The ! 1,1 P"i'tmcnt tX conitiierco riounces that, accorillnir to Ihu returns received there we.re I - aOO.S4 marrlaires performed in the I'nitecl sta.es during the year MUST, as compared with l.202.i:i i I!i2ti. These figures represent la dci tenso of IH80 marriages, of about onc-flftl, of one per eel. uuring tne year iiui ineie were 1 1 Ij . 0 3 7 illvorct?s granted ill the fnlted States, es. as compared r ... I REPORT SHOWS wun d-o in i:zo. " - - , i-i -- - ---- The estimated population ot'ay believed that If the throe and no real property mentioned, continental I'niled stales on .lu.y "U-Jgestlons It proposed were adopt- The real property Is said to have 1 19"7 was 118 628.000, and on ed the property tax burden could henn deeded in 11124 by W. S. Itar Julv "l" 'IS2G I I 7,1 nti. 000. on . lie reduced at least $3,600,000. num to hlH wife. The deed was the basis or" these est'inates I he I Abolition of tho market road lax, ! delivered to her during the life of number of niarrlages per 1U"0 1 I' "eld. would cut off $1,200,000; rii-jthn decenned and ngaln by the f'lrRt nf the nopuletlon was lo.l'j In ! verling 25 per cent of the auto ll-i.Nntlonnl Imnk after his death. 1927 as agninM io.i'T iii lure, niul' eenne fcoB to payments on eounly Seven months ago a controversy the 'number of divorces per 1000 road bonds would save $1,260,000; laroso ovor whether or not the real of the pomilatlon was 1.62 In and a tobacco tax In lion of a 1 -m 111 jp.oporly nnd bonds, not heretofore 192'. us ag:ilil'it l.r,4 In 1 2 G While !lin net decrease In 111" 1 t iiumber of marriages performed ill thn country as u whole was 0.2 per cent, tho relative cluing! In jlho different st-ues ranged from a decrease ot 25.4 per cent In Flnrlda to an lnciea' of !ir..3 per cent In Nevada. (This Increase in Nevada, us well as the increase In Arizona. Is due largely to a change in the marriage law of California requiring three days' ! notice to be given before the Is suance of a license, which law be came effective July 29. 1927.) The changes In the various stales as regards tho number ot divorces compared with the year land 0.44 In New York to 3.50 i in Oregon and 2.V2.1 in Nevada. Oregon had marriHucH in i"? nnd 70KS in with 3117 divorces In 1IC7 und nK4 In 19iU. IM ASSOCIATION WILL SEND GOLFERS 10 PEBBLE BEACH I'OltTl.AND. Ore.. Dec. tK.MI: Oregon mate Clolf association will j defray the expenses of 'a golfing: team to participate In the Oregon-j California clash to be played Janu- i ary 2 and 27 on the Pebble lieach ; course at Ijel Monte. The team I will be selected from the follow. I Ing players: Dr. O. F. Willing, captain of the Oregon teagi last season; Itdule! WUhclm. Wink Dolp. DiQ Moe. I IT. Chandler Kgan (Mcdfordi. lloy! Moc, Vincent llnlp, Kddlc Hoganj and John Itobstock. , , I PARTY VISITING HONDyRAS " . l AMONG PLANS STATE RELIEF! Market Abolition One Road Tax Use of County Auto Revenue Idea of Re lief Body Sub-Committee I ruKTl.ANU, Ore., Dec. IS. (A') A tax on tobacco, abolition of the t i.n.,1, ,rkel rnn.l Inv. end use of I 1-mill market road tax. and use oPj the counties share of the slate an-' tomnhlle license revenue for pay-' Ins interest and principal on county road funds are three recommenda- Hons made hy a Bull-committee of ; siyie iuji'hj uu unci m-; mission. I Tho suh comniiltueA reporting Miller a conference. Here late yes er- "... .... '""I" cuiiiiiunsiun Willi in iu nmoi ; nere i nursuuy. rrmny lino saiur-jina un to lorinuiaio suggesuons to uie i legislature for property tax relief, i ' nreo otner suo-comnmiees gestions also will he considered. I he Hllli-cnmmltTep rennriltlir ves-I uiiu a luimt.u m. in hum ui n J elementary school tax would yield QUIET AFTER REBEL RAIDS LONDON. Dec. 1. (I'l Distur bances at Kabul, capital of Af ghanistan, on Sunday were de scribed In a telegram received to day by the Afghan legation here which stnted that Kabul was now absolutely quiet. The telegram said that a band of 4011 brigands led by the Itiidcha Muquoll attacked one of the Kabul I suburbs on Hunday. (Jovernnieiit , forces enpaKi-tl the rebclH in n flftht which lasind nvrHi hurt during which the leader of the fnttaekei-H wet killed or captured I und tho dlKltiri.Hnce in.nU. ?int omy m hiinui funi, uie irn--grum Huld, hut the situation wan normal uIho In tho eastern pro vince f Jain In bud win-re n-ient dlsordi rs have taken pluce. . i 11 it 'ml70;';m"' made on building occupied by the "t""r- Read Dr. William Brady's Article on The "Flu" Epidemic Today on Page 4 APQMANIQTAN ni unnniui nn (111, Till T ' Honduras, Mrs. Hcover can WILL RECEIVE $29,000 SHARE mm o i lodging In the wall. Compromise Reached inB1!- JTwrVKy m!ru: R;u rrn ight Of Minor UrandSOn P.ash Sfittlp.ment in LlGU of Bonds, Cash and Prop erty Share. l-fl'V. """m l.a It'll (Mill) Hnriimn, grniidson of W. S. Harnuni and son of William Hnrniim, docensed. will .reeelvo ?"91ono us his share of tho ha.num estate, as a result of Hie settlement of a controversy which " uroii iieiiuniK iui niu i seven months, following the donth of V. 8. Harnuni, Pebrunry US. vjm. , . .v. iiwrc,,, iiiitvanuii leaving no win, Hie. iei- n. j arnum, tne widow; .lonil iiainum ana ueorge iiarnum, sons, and William Laird llnrnum, grand- hiik-ibou. a minor. In the petition to probate, the nsliiln wnn nimrnluitil nl Sll ooo. p.uperiy UIIU IIUIIIIS, iiuv II-JI ennui k I included In tho estate, bIioiiIiI be Included before any settlumcnln i I were mnqe. i no poini us io wuin-i : er or not tho delivery ot tho deed j was made Willi the Intention lo pass title to the real property or I ! whnlher It was Inlonded to retain control of the property until .Mr. ; Htirntim's dcuth, was alao under , dispute. Cash Settlement I Yesterday a compromise was reached between all parties con- I cerneti, wncreoy jcbsio a. r.ioriugc, jus guardian and mother of the boy, William l.alill Hainum, received a 'cash settlement of 2!i.00ll for the ; minor's shuro wlif h. through the right of representation, would be ti e share of Willlum ilnrnum, his ! father. Man Who Knew His Groceries Makes Millions CHICAfiO, Dec. Is. II'l Twenty-five years sgo .lnbu . uM,.y hnd un idea. Vch , inrinv iu. cnMhed In on it for iK.2fiO.nou. Honey started a grocery store on the south side 111 1SU3. The Idea he had was 4i to1 sell on a smaller profit ..,..,.i 1...I In l,..,p nni.iill. 4. ties. The one store grew to ((,n ,rhH ymr ,,,,. . I nucleus of a chain of 4 1 units known ns the I'onsum- 4 era' Ktore, operating thrunut the entire rhlcugo metropoll- I 4 tun area. : Halo of the f'onMUiners' Htcrcs to the Kroger Orocery ami linking company for 8.2lj0,000 was announced last night. Fuel f'utal l'OJtTI,ANI. Ore., Uen !. (A'l V. CI. It Id ley, 17, died at the polles , emergency hospital today, a a re- suit, physicians believed, of drink I log fuel alcohol. COQUILLE ; ! BANK RAID ' ! is foiled; Y(uth Shot and Partner Is Captured After Holdup ' Attempt Pair Flee to ' Residential Section-Ex-! change of Fire Brings ' Bandit Down. i. COyril.l.i:. Ore.. Dec. IK. (fli One youth vnn Bhot u'ond in a sun flKhl and another captured by of ficern and citizens today after an j I attempt to hold up tho First Na-1 I tlonal bank of Coqiilllo. Heptilsod by a revolver Hhot from I ; tho cashier of the bank, two youth- I j ful rohberB fled in a car and were! I overtaken in a residential district.! i wliero one of the pnir was killed j in a mm flt;hl and tho other cap I tured. Tlie name of the dead man I was believed to be Mhrlnn llube. Dud McCSow'iin was the name Kiven ! by IiIh companion who wiib ar rested. The pair drove to the Rldo door of the Firm National bank this moiniiiR , limit rappiiiK on the door, one of thein ordered tho bunk clerk who opened It to "stick up" Ilia hands. Thu clerk slummed the door in the robber' tace. O. ('. Sunfnrd, vice-president of I the hank, who was HtandlitK be hind the clerk, fired a revolver shot through tho Klnss door and the rob ber returned t;.e lira, tho bullet KlancliiK on the Iron cimlng and e tlzens. A nuiiei iireu oy w. U(1BBpn Morgan. Coqiilllo attorney. . . .1 ..1. it... -.... BUu nf llm fleeli.,r .-nr. A sherlrr'a fmen and imsae followed the trail or the mn-; receiveu who grout iiim., chine to Knowlton Heights, a real-1 boarded the U.ah this mornltiB dentlal section, where It was park-jw.th his party. ed hi a private tlrlvewuy. The vol)- Concluding his visit to Uruguay, i. i i.i,,.,, i n,i,l TliprnlMr. Hoover carried from thla re- was an exchas'vo of four or five shots. Tho robber, who gnvo his nnmo as MeOowani Biirrendnred and .. .. .' i ..i.... AllirlOn ItUUO WaS lOUOU lyiHH HirU Ml UH.; ... .... I IIUHI "UU .. .. 111 the road. MoCowun's revolver eliango of speecliea wltl l'resl- whlle Scully was being killed were: had not been fired. dent I'amplstegiiy at a farewell Narccno dl Dlmonlco, restaurant Officers reported that Kiiho an- luiniiuei. which win intended by owner; Joe. Malone, aewer con awered the description of a man a distinguished company of I'ru- tractor (as was Scully): Jack De who coinmllted a holdup al Kor- guyans uml North Americana. vlto; .loo Habello; and Krnnk Pan ttina. Ciil.. In maa. and oHcaped After leaving itlo Janeiro on taUino. Devlto Is a brother of with several IhoiiBund dollars. This Chrlsinuis eve, Mr. Hoover will do- Miko Devlto. another atato wit robber waa pniBiiod 111 the hills for c.ide h(s future Itinerary. Appar- ness Is tho Rntilerl trial. nionlliB and later was captured and cully he 1ms decided to ollmlnalo The men had come to the ree-; sontonced to Han tiuonlln prison, boiiiu West Indian slops, which tuurant from a funeral, riding In When working on a road crew ho were originally planned and pos- scully'ii car, which they parked escaped. slbly Havana will bo excluded outsldo. Suddenly the door flew Cook county officials wired San from the re. urn voyagu. Mr. Iloo- open and four men entered Three fiiinniln nffielals to doteniiluc tho vor Is believed to be unxluua to carried pistols the fourth was identity ot tho slain man. Texas Rangers Search for Alleged Victim of Dis gruntled Liquor Gang- Rolioverl I oft til Difi ifl perron fill Pniintrv Ddlieil Wll wuuiuiv. . AV1.NKI.KH, Tex., Dec. 18. (Pi Texas Hungers and border patrol men bonded a party of 100 men today In it search ovor the barren tians-l'ecos oil country fur I1. O. "Denver lllac.kle'' Hnreham, local j restaurant owner, reported to havo I been kidnaped and left to dlo by rum runners. Iliirehani has been missing since last week. A youth known only us "The Itlue I'unK" told the au thorities tho alleged klilnuplng was In revenge for the hl-Jiicking of n ; Mill. Ono cargo of lliiuur, the rum runners holding the rc::taurulil man responsible. The searching party yesterday located a watcr-lroimh In tho near desert where, according to til" youth's lain, llurcham wn bound and left to die. There was evl deuce that he hud, broken Ills bind ings of rope- nnd wire. lills of burned rope, wii nnd bloody flshllue were found III the trough, 'and It was thought the victim bod niHttngeil to iRtllte the Inflammable purls of Ills fasten ings, then escape tho who bind ings. "The Iiluo runk" told officers Ihnt the act was In revenge for the hljiicking of a half million dollar cargo of lliiuur Inst Krlday, for which tho leader of a whiskey run ning gung held IUrcbam respon sible. Oregon W'Mitlinr. Oonemlly oloudy tonight and Wednesday; continued oool. Gen tlo variable winds. Rl RUNNERS 1mMAD PUIEX IMUIIHI UII'LI I OF HIJACKERS, Quarai Legal i DivorcK y Forces yand Out In oouse o tfl fll IT I AW l.KWISTON. Mala. Pee. I I I II I 1 I Mil 1 s.- uV A smallpox uuarun- L W W I Lll 1 I tine was forcinK ft woman to , reniain iimlci' the name rof I with her divorced husband. ! 4- while her h'K'il husband wan ! ki'iit outsldi. hart developed bi-re. Wlirti Kay Karrar came to ' V the hftinc of Mt. John Mall. J hi fnrmrr wife, to brliiK top to h! daiiuhier. he became t j i III. lie returned to his hotel, 14- but city health officers, ip"rninKliinit"hel hui Hnmi"- wtx t'.tvci'il lilm In rt'iurn 10 r ii'"--"'' iunrnn- lino whs I'suiljlUlw'd. X'""r' X t r L CURTAIL TRIP 10 GET HOI HOOVER WIL In picking a Jury to try three men ., , n. T.rl-.w'f"1' abduction of tho 10-year- Sails for Rio Janeiro Today , ,,uy. lt hua ch0sen caretuiiy, , I for It wanted 12 men who would ' Retlim VOyage ShOrt- not hesitate to Impose the death '. I sentence It Is asking for tho men ened for Conference With n tnai AnKeio l-etuu, Andrew Cuppcllano and Tony Cappellano. Party Heads On Cabinet " J. Plans "snprial Spssinn "el lloffmiln ha,, s"l c"Plic1 rldllb iptJlildl OebblUII. ,,, 0,)t.nI11 ntHtement to tho Jury when this message was received In " Judge Itobort 15. OenUel's court- MOXTKVIDIIO I'ruguuv. 1AC. ,-uom: IS. (ff) The U. H. nr. Utah, car- "o,, Scully was shot dead, and rylng I'residen. -elect Hoover on the heads or arms of fivo of h! the Aliunde stretch ot his good companions wero broken with w.ll mission to I.iitln-Anierlea, baseball bats by fivo men who sailed for Kin Janeiro at 10:5U followed them Into a rastauranl o'clo.-k Ibis morning. on West Taylor street." The president-elect, leaving' ti.o messugo created a sens- Montevideo, whero he had hcen ' public den? impressions or n slru to contribute to tho peaco of tho Americas, lie gave expression i. i ..uul..nu l. ,. iv. get to Florida for conferences with jrmed with a baseball bat. ' party leaders on the makeup ot -Who owns that car in front?' h s cabinet, llu Is also thought they demanded to know. to bo noxious lo make pinna for Scully and his compantona do his own adiiiliilstrul'.on, Including pled knowlndgo of the car, whero Ihe tusks to be set for tho apodal upon the man with the bat, cura-. session of the new congress, which ng began bcat'ng thorn. Scully. Is to be called primarily for tho defying th guno, ran for the solution of the lurm relief pro- front door, TrlggerH were pressed , ulu reached it. and he fell dead. The man' with tho baseball bat Ilt KNOS AlltKS. Dec. 1 8. (A'l rtood over Heully's body and sirdcK Police announced today that jt wvral times. they had definitely confirmed Hint Even with a dead man on tho tho recently frustrated bomb, plot fiU(r Und tho sound of their re was aimed at the special train on volvera echoing down the street, which Herbert llouver and liiem- 1)lo mon not run. They ot, bers ot his party wero riding. Tho UI)on th0 others, using the bat and eonrirmuiion camo ns a resuu ui nl, Intuitu, liintn tll'tlllls fl'Olll till! men who aro under arrest In con- noillon with tho finding ot tho bombs noil other equipment In tho li..w. ,.r i.r tltetti. ' The police said that tho plot- time and plueo wliero the bomb- ling was to havo boon carried out. In wai agreed that when tho train 'passed a sign by tho sldo of tho I'lillwin- with the word "action" written upon It a bomb was to bo exploded. 4 LONDON, Inc. IS. II') King Oeot'ge's pli'yiilclans tonight issued Iho following liulletln, lime 11:10 p. nt., on ins majesty s condition ....... i .. ..i!.i The day ami the progress noted this morning has continued (Slglledl "Hew'elt. ;ltlgby. "Hawson." LONDON, Dec. IX (Pl The long j and patient straggle lo savo tho life of King tlcorgo and restoro him to health und strength wit- ni.wni.il nniithi.r of Its ti-einulollH . PKlMtto Ur KING GEORGE j It1 HUM ft III II ! lObUmiUULU fluctuations In tho last 24 hours 'has kept many Cblcagoans of Hl but thu latest udvlcoa from the clllun birth In constant fear ot sick room this morning indicated un upward turn ngaln. Tho morning bulletin of the doc tors said that both tho king's gen eral oonditlon and tho condition around tho Infocted lung area had Improved overnight, If only slight - ly. H II Star Witness in Mafian Kid- nap Case Shot Down Companions Beaten With Baseball Bat State's At torney Sees Challenge to All Law No One Safe. I'MR'AOO. Dec. 18. P) Tht) ; kidnap trail of little Hilly Rant-. ; eri, dusty from weeks of court jioom tedium, today wat wet with i human blood Ole Scully's blood. Two bulle.s through tho head, another In the body as he ran Mile gauntlet of guns In a West Taylor Htreet restaurant lato yes- iterday. and Scully was dead. Tho prosecution In the Kanlerl kid ' milling case had lost one of Its ' most Important witnesses. I The state had been six week ti0. na una miia, "None of our Uvea aro safe, exclaimed the proaeoulor, "ours or the witnesses." "This Is a challenge to all law GANGSTERS IN CHICAGO ue-.0ni'ori.f mmi sam maie Aworncy swaiiaon, "and it will bo answered as such." ' - ' ! w. ...U.. ...ava kAnlnn anVerAK" tno butts of tnoir piston as ciuuo. U,i .it a li.nu t.ixnnuett til TCactl the ' Mtreet, Bc-rcamlng: "Help! .. Miir- , dc,.! ono of tho gunmen jabbed, a pistol against him and told Jiltn i.. "uhi,l hltt trmi." Tho other gunmen came running out, got into Last Friday Scully counselled wuit AsBlutunt State's Attorney Hoffman. -: -pvo got plenty of money," Hoffman nlloted Scully as saying. "and I'll spend It all to keep i Petlltl In Jail tho rest of hl life. My life Won t be worm a nicaci. i If Petlltl gets out. Taku Pivcaiitlons, Tho extent of alarm felt In of :'. lug was ovidi-nod today Dy mc , -I.. ....nnollnna llllnn In safeguard Iho lives of all persons Involved In tho trial. Assistant Slate's Attorney- Hoffman an- uounceu uiui no umii'i mcdlnte steps to send his children. oiit of thn city and tbat he and Mrs. Hoffman will movo lo a hotel until the trial Ik over. liounio HUUI1I9 WU11J iai.vu "fc . the It.inlorl home, protecting every npprouch. Almost ot tho time Hcully was bolng snot oown. a I..I .Inllllnrv InllBP .." U m,..IVlll bv ltunterl Ihreatcnlng his lite It. ho persisted in the prosecution. Ii.. II..,. .ri.up.ld warn nlven JllftlTO rientsel. all stato witnesses and m.iiiiii.m r the nrusecutintr staff. Tho precautions against harm' were described as tue mosi umiw into ever tuken by Chicago po lice. The Kanlerl case Is down in, tho police records us tho climax lo years of Mafian extortion which the r Jives. Ton-yeariold Uliiy.was snuicu- ed into an automobllo on his ivsy home from school last September, taken to tha country and kopt prisoner 10 days. He was released 1 shortly after Petlttl had been r Irosted,
