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....... '.'' ' ' 6 - i TW Weather Forecafit Cloudy, and etowlr ria Uvv temperature., -,'' Hlyhoat yeMeaday 411 lowest Uila moraine. SO boom' precipitation, 5 . m. ,0a EDPORD Weather Year Ago Highest rear ago today.. Lowest year ago today.. -r Dtllr TwtntMMid Tiu MEDPORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, "JAN ITARY 23, 1929. -A No.-303.vv, TNI til YMT E EXPERTS SElEK GERMAN REPARATIONS SETTLEMENT Bus Crash Victim - Confesses Crimes With Last Breath rnn nm inrA or hhll IMUI Y . 1- -v i ; 1 By Arthur Brisbano You Ask, 'What Is News?' Religion Can Stand It. Beheadjng William, , -; 75,000-000 Rings a Year. CCopyrighti By King Features ' " -v ': Syndicate, Inc.) ' , , - Picking Up a newspaper you ask' yourself, "What really IS ricwls? ,J ' Poi"- instance, - - that very;''revereud Dean Iiirc 'said it' ttitiy be necessary -for ' the countries of Europe ""to com bine to draw Shylock's teeth." Shylock in 'te)o Sam, who modestly asks JBnrope to pay part of a tcn?l)illion-dollar debt of honor. ,'''' ' British cleftrvmert unite to ' . . T ' , , . t-nn -of boards- and commissions : repudiate Dean . Inge 8. state- of th, 1J!UUt! ri,,,nm,.m than to 'lltt'llty ami say 'they.;4Ucfe . US. ;.4.Uro- tlit eonsoliiiaUrm approval jK Thin is hardly news., ' . jn-.ii) tho iPKifintur. Js tho opin ;' Our British friends tried the , in; xprtHiHi by. members of the it. n..u:i ' 'Anno 'i?? huu-u and sonate committees on topth-pulhnj Jlroeess m-37iG. ltuminIf,tml.on and reonmnizatioa. whett UnC ,Sam was small ; ligaiti in . 3812, They are prgbr ably'ttoo kind hearted -to ty it agaiif. r Aihcw vaccine prevents distemper- in dnpR absolutely, "all cases, all breeds. " '. That's not important news. except to doRR. A vaccine that' i!i . rn. .,.;i,.r ! wm.m , ''"''7 -:!,,keleUM,. to . lllied in at the uiad and bitiiijj .children, wonW- ia.ij ixttoii'tiv-'oi.on.: The dif-j t'niniw valnnhlA.' " ;V i-An Englishman with all of ; his stomach rcnioved is back at . . . e work With '-the upper-part-Ot his small intestine stitched to " -jv, .-..-. ;hfj gullet. The digestive elands were loft - in, so he di - t Ai . ' ., fcMrtJ and hVeX :;:'Pr-r" .WliRt WO- iltititl 111 this Dl'OS , peroiisconiitry issomethint; tP j. ' fligestall thefood we put in 0 .,..l,u 1,.. t,.nm th.. stoinauhless Uritisher .that it is7 slomaLniess ihiiisii.i .t important to take care ot our .. , , ' t ,iu(aiiy iauw. - - . ..... i . xi: i them out ;with irrepular tating. l '! -! ; - ',' .,T " ; i .. ijlal'fi.nai. t pen,- nm qonrntrc oondncrinir - illness,', is' out ' of .That's important news,, for; i! Unselfish; patriotism and ability constitute frreat ness; Ifoeh is a groat miilli . ,,,,'. -,' ;.' 7-M-'; "' "'' l?rof essor' Barnes told scicnt-: IKHl-enjoyillg1 llic siKiit "i tut; of tho. stato board of, cmbaimer .scemeu almost a parpoi WenVh' neooltf ' that ' he loves. examlr.rs to succeed V. F. Walker fon- oxaminauori. snowe.i, . a fW!C.' Hoover so recently had JWncn ,.peopiff, nai n ""V"-J, H-rI,1,fiein . i-h, ,vernor nn- dther.takn his life oi'..boen kl led I.Eastward is Miami. Beach, islH BatlteWd ill No York tha,t annual revenues of $4084, ' of '-.' . 4 ' , '-VvjVifhich J39.494 .would be, now money Utffy lllUKt (JhangC tl"J" .V0UCPl were explained .beforo the ways oCflVid Now lie tells Dr. Henry I and means committeo 'last 'night r. 'I n. . . ', X i -1 - 'i ...A'iby.'d." H. Oram, state labor coni-, Faiffit'ld, Osborncy head of , the !;,,,,,,,.; V v - . . amivf..iin A'heiflHnri 7-fop' th'j I , The committee did not , commit '. t ' ' i o i!-.- . ,1 ! AflVftnOpment ot hcienac, ana rwdinar j Caves, wio-' rebuked , '. ,k - ,j ii -i.,; :.; h.ni'rn.l nil t hevelercv in cen- liiriif and all the clergy, in gen cn'd, lluit religion is out of date, liiiitlefrs the progress of ciyilr-. zation Valid'-in "primitive aiid.su pcrshtious." - . ::;'.'''atHti6n,ythia.'..pre!wol AyiioVioaehes' history at .Smith ' Yollegci says the teh eomiiinnd ni tints ' ncctl , revision, orthodox reiigion.. . increases'.' human suf fering,, being based on "fears and, ,s.'iperfitiohs which obvi jOiisly iiavc;not, the slightest Rci. ' cniifia validity, hut terrorize ' Icbnntless millions," ;; , . , -.' v : , 'O.iXevertheless churches will be ofll next Sutiday and' ivHgion'j'deatha. tor 'thVweek ended Jnnu- tvjll cpntiinie to rule the world : (ioiig hftcf- (Krofesspr Bnriies tjnyeis ou.beyrind, to lcarnypcir ; blips, more than he knows how. V ;.Jr two hundred years William , of -".Orange had stood on College Green in Dublin, on nis war norsa, flometlmea .the -Irish' NutlbnaHsts tered It. then the sUtue was put puuou . toe. Biauit! up again. i ,iJTlie other day Irish Republicans i blew up William wttu aynamue, WMia.' tu.it! v w.nnlrid vniit.s I voi.ts ' wb- th i Mniip ;7hop, cut off the statue's and todk. it away.. It .will . never, be erected again, . , . , ' that's a pity. Irishmen of all kinds should keep In Dublin n statue ot good old William, If only . 4 (Continued on Fog Four). ii r nn ii III 1 l t ( G0T0V0TEK m&WW Joint Meeting of Legislative Committees Told Easier to Secure Consolidation ... State . Departments . Thru Pepple Than Legislature -Lynch Reappointed. 7 SALIyM. Ore, Jan. 22. W That' it would-. be' an. easier mat ier to Vecuro the .up.'.ruv'al of- the :'lople on; a plan tor the consoUda- me unit Joint mooting of the two committees, , neici iiiesauy afternoon,- every member, stated that his constituents, were In fa-, vor of some pinn of consolidation or ronrufintitlon that - would, do iiwnv. with tin nl lent iona and use less : hoards and would promote: inbr effie.ency in state iyo ve ru men - . Hector MacPherson, ' representa tive from Unn and chairman oi the -joint committers,, favors th pin of aubiniuinit. a constitutional amendincnt to' tho people, , tho llcuily of -paw.lns -ar Plan ot con- ;;olklation tlirouKlt the - - leBlalatura Sichwniio broaKht to ncnr; ,nya MltcPhoraon, Ilea 1.1 tho piecauro on iu individual leir.aiMora by thuj bOHi'dw and . conun'sslon.s, each .ot . VHIcK'lir'flltlft absorptloh. "Every board will want to be tho haio: -.and -none "will -consent -to playlnBi Jom iincpherson told his com-1 jniH.u. - . ' - v Members of. the committee Jso. !ii'pWsod .-in' uhwllllnsneaH to "liass t line DUCK" tO IIIO IIOHIHI Ul VUIIH",. hv irivihir them tt blanket law per- wre uun. ..v, day reappointed by Governor Pat- a member of tho state : ,. tnr . ,, of 7., " : ' . . . j . .,, , .... nl,t. which no was :appoime to un uui. u'nfIiplred t0'rm, ot jame8 . w. Maloney of i'endletoh, will expire ' Tho - governoir appointed B. a. o-,.i. ihWIn..! n . ,i member Joints;' oiily one .member of this aoanr tne . . . . '.;''. '- ., SALEM, . Ore, Jan. 23. WT-rt Three measures that are designed ! to make the state labor depart- iihent self-sustaining by producing itself on tho proposed measures, W)Jt npptllntert SonIltor Kiddle and- Represtintutive''; Aiigert and Collier' a ul)-coinmltte to draft the bills, r-. ..... ... . ...-., after', which they 'Will ho further considered.- ,'.-.- ' -rf- FLU IS REPORT OF DECREASE CENSUS BUREAU , , : ' ' . . J-ifirly lhl minrniiii;. ho was re ' ' v . porti-d' ;t-jiylnx.. fhe hernme Svor "'" "WASHINGTON, .ran. 21. ried ovr. the' abxenjce . of DavlF. A decrease In deaths duo to In- nrd with tht aid of Alvin Thomp- (luensa wa hown by advices to- aori. a ht'iphbor;. brolce ,'into the day to - the,. eenKiia bureau from mom, finding tile Avo bndltiH on (he Cllien wnit'll viiuin;u , " " uw . 111 ii.ninarpil wtlll l.tLO deathn .he-precedlnK .weeki. ' ! duy 'niht. but that hj-heard tin ,:Slxty-eiKht clll. reported 2274 phot.' - - , . -1 j . " ri ' fU'RthH from pnoumonla , during; jjaylk,- It Wiifl' learned, had been1 latit week and 2463 .during-' the , iwrnted --from hU.wlfe, Mim. Jean former, period.-. The general mor- DovtuV Of -I-oh AnueleK .' for more tallty rate for the eountry at large ttmn a year, and hnd filed wilt for Waa edtlniated at. 18.9 per 100,000 divorce and custody tjf ft flve-year-popuUtlon. compared with 1,314 old daughter, - . , fnK thA t.(fiitr.nilUift' ..linrlod Of I . riuowt inntiKf ! nf Mi T)nviu nnd .ast year The death into for tho weelt ended January 12. was z.5. Public health officials said In- fttienBri 'prevalence ntill ! decrens- Ing . and that reports . from 43 j Htatca' and tho dldtrlct of , Colum- hlo, ishowed Ji9,3Sfi hew wises for the Week ended January 19. com - - ilred Hh 18.18 new nres the preceding week. J . Orejtrm Weather , Orcfton: Cloudy tonlsht, lna unsettled Thursday, becom- slowly rising; temperatures' west portion. Moderate .winds becoming south erly-on-the coast. -' - - - ' ' Members of the International committee of experts who will attend conference In Paris to revise the Dawea-plan and seek a final settlement of the reparations problem. Above, left to right: Owen D. Young, United States;. Dr. Alberto Pirelli, Italy; Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Germany; Togo Mori, Japan. Below: Emlle Moreau, France; Emll Franqul, Belgium; J. P. Morgan, United States; Jean V. Parnu : tier, France; sir Joslah stamp, Beautiful Blonde, and , Me - chanic - Found Shot to Death Murder-Suicide Pact Belief; Upset By Later Pistol Clues. ;: I ........ .... .... .. .... VZ m -J POLICE ADOPT HOOVER RESTS JACKSON'S Fl ! nniinnrn inr ; IDEA IVIUKUtK ;, :.,. -f (n,m,li"""6 " nwma nuu- shot to denih In a Cedar street, romln houao earV this . morninB. later today apparently developed Into a, murder with sdmeono other. than Davis firing ono'and perhaps, both of the fatal shots,. ,i ; Examination pf tho 'unidentified . woman's .body," revealed that she nan. met oeutn .rom a, ouim-ur Into her Load from a small caliber by a . bullat from, a. .-16. -caliber. lls- BeVl!n.-lu)t ;,'.illW' autontauefnocted'with toeVwand bv a cause- plslol found near tho hod on whlci the tyo nude, bodies were cred-hd two. empty shells In (l; bur iote. report .stated that, six unfirod .shells were.. found In, it. : Polico. 'sald the. note, wrlneiv-hy Davia; on -the flyleaf of a brink had been lc,cplp.ii!il, ,aiid road as fol lows:'. 1 ., ; ,' , " ''. !','"',fi - "My -wlf" and l.or family klllefl thisLwoinan-and -it looks bad for me, but' I 'am innocent, They .nay they ar'o KoihK"lt"klll nic 'w:lth';hif own ruii. n bus hot boon slioi J-cf. y, ,y? . . v' .'fSlgneaV "IMV-iK?.1,' .'1 ; ".!. . Killed KUcv-lmv. H ; .,' , , ...f., .'..v..i. . Tde honlleUU hurcou 'if. vorU.nl: onthe.iheory tlitll the ypuiur Iwonif :tn kilied elsevyhen?.. hipUKht th the .rnoniliiK Ihhiho In a (,'ftV nit it Hint her bd; ,wjih druKtfCi, iici'nsr; the poroh nnit. inkfn ito Bnvlrt' roon,. and urtdrosstJil. pth bnilteit Wore nude, wtirn founds lollce re ported .firulln Tn Htn-nk of hlonfl arro" i ihc- poreh. and n pool blond; which hud been covered by a vua in- the room ' DavlH had lived at the roomltid hoiiFe for two yentf. ! Pdlre re, nortt-d Touife AVHnrnM, land'- tndy.-.iiN Raying that , she heard- n eotiplc. )remimabty DhvlM and ihe rjlrl. enter. tbo houe AInfla hlh- woman as saying- that die licnid iini, - iujr, iuiivu ., i l- m mi anmnntin onlur thn hnilun 11 IP Alnn Mrs. .WIIIIaniH, police' nald. hud n.u ftolvod them' of . any eomplleuy AVithout cIuch as to the. popwlbl murderer of either one or .both nprvimv nf''" -iiffi nrt''ivn"lpp' to , establish Identity .of the rtend Kr and locato tho' small giin with whleh .she was killed. ... . - 'GobbV tn Weil "CHICAOO, Jan; .23. HP) flinrles "rt-.hbv" Hrlnett. catcher for the Chicago Cul.s. and .Mlsst Martha i Msrh.ilr'vif';.',:C'hlCMgo are, - to be married January 28, Hnrtnett rtnd I his, brlile ' will - snenrl their, honey moon on Cetallna Island.-' England. AN D PREPARES i President - elect Settled in, J.' C. Penny ' Estate j 75,000 . Persons Staged, Strenuous Reception ; Given Fishing Outfits. MIAMI LEACH", Pla., Jan. 23. Kg'hou a'ro -A day of rost in preparation S i. j . ' Keys had been Settled nt ,b, j, a penney ej. tate on ,)eIle ,,,, , ulscaynn bay, ! nflBr their Lain n.lo fr..m w.h.! .. h .',... i, onmo 7Rnnn- wm. nn Vho... arrival 'In Miami. Mr. anil Mrs. Hoo. ,ver . Wkod forward to a month's ; diversion before their return to the nutiohol capital. . . '- : The- little. liaim-thatchGd Island' tne tropics .' visited, fringed with pAlhi' trees and .dotted, wttli way tbat sti'etchea, three miles dlscov-Jqltross Biscayne hay.' Danled to Florida hv a lareo 8taff I the moetlng Of , secretarloa ' and Sut.vandMis bleated .b,e; would devote himself,' y' ',Ur" f Oregon.-which will be: itinM.' ih'iMK.'.i ia h.n .nlheW the- last of. thin - - month nt; nnni.lomi'l,.n f ..rni.im .1,. win face, lilnv after ' bis- aHsumptlon of office, ( - J . May Tour Indies i . ',' m. No plans bs,ve boon made, but it appeared possible . M r. - arid Mrs. Hoover would make a short tour of tho West indies-before their return, north.:'' : -: - - - - Deep oeo 'flshlr.-i In the "Amitle" or'tlie ''PdHy" was a plettsing pros pect lor the president-elect, who was; presented on hia arrival yes terday with two angling outtltB. , The -arrival of the Hoover train In Miamj was the signal for a celebration.- Crowds tlirniiKed the thnr ouKhfureti and Mr.' Hjoover's auto mobile pasHod between almost , a continuous lino of bands. Official welcomes were accorded hv , Morton Mlli'oid, 1'epreneiitlns Oovernor Doyht Carlton of Klorlda: Mayor B, ft. 'Sewell'of Mlaml and Mayor Louis V.. SnedlKar of Miami Beach, ' ,, .; ... . .Olker. In .the official welcoming party were Mrs, Ruth Ili-yau-Owen, congress : woman-elect ffoin the loiirlh dlslrlct of riorldu; Louis OatKH, llrltlsh consul In Miami, and Domingo Mllford, Cuban consul at Key, West; - ;,"7 - , v PORTLAND POLICE PORTLAND. Ore.. ,Iun. 23. 1 Police here 1 today were engaged In wurfure against safecrackers, at though I be flrBt shot of the war wus yet to. be fired. Plana for a campaign to clear . the city of crimi nals were laid at a conference of all commanding officers lnvt night. Since. Nnvember 1. IS safes have been blasted in Portland. From 12 of these $3500 In .cusli has been taken. A remiit nf the conference AFTERCRIMINALS many puirolinen will be taken from iii m. tho mercury came to a" halt rated ns tillable. -tho day! and, -second night reliefs In lis downward, .plunge at 20 do- l-'rom a population or 8116 In 1883 and placed o$ special duty at nl-sht. I rt.ees-above r.oro. This waa colder I the total has grown to over 25,000 XbesD baye order to arreut all by three notches than at any time in 1929,- with, prospects ot a jood umplcious cliaracteri. : -Uurlng the ulsUt. ' urowtk wery yea ' " f l I - ,-'-7 - 7 ! w- i DATES SET .11 T0 14 Running and. Pacing Races' to Feature Best Fair hooieSAri c"'.a Ror-inn Pir. wviyivn jv iiuvins w.i .. .-: . ,' .. .. cuit Pending Investigation .. ,-... .. ,By,secretary. . The Jackson county fair dalca ! linvo" licun' set for .September 11, i IS "'1 II. ono day surlier than hokl last yeur, and beforo thu state fair at - Salem, which will bo held "f,;.:." know ' that'' nJ. .'"'t LC "oxt-fall fcttti.W i will, bo the best yetneiu, burring iiiHi..weatni-r AUn. h., ........ tu .JVUCl UII.VIM'Vll Mi.'I..i,n--., aa it bi'pws ai-gcr and better an- ii. f .i ... i.h. comlna' fair 'with more caierneas than uruuI,. for after a-lapRe of. I severat years, '.circuit i-unnlttf? and i paCnK races vlll be tho main fea-.j turo,,of tho daily, program.- Such races, could npt be Riven. -at. 'last fall's fulr- because 'the fmillage tax Cor. -the -.county -fair's' support was Iipproved by-the voters top late-for j arrangements -to , bo mado'for clr-j :cultiraces.( '.-I'. i ! -.' ',: j;,-'.-.-l- It will, not be known until after I -Portland 10 fix dates and program features for each fair, Jtiat-'whlch circuit's races. will, bo .-,enff:ffod for the Jackaon County, fair, next Hep- FOR tat y of the local fair, association, I "ovnaling the remarkable growth will attend this, meeting, nnd after U has taken place . In Jackson his return the program "will bo comty since. 1862 is a comparison lined up by the board of directors. Between the assessed value of prop l'rosldont :. Ki Oiuch oU the usso-' "JV nt that time and at. the end ointlon will not be able tn attend Pf 1928. showing a difference or the meeting. - . ' m01' than 126,000,000. The sum- No-mailer what dates for their I mnry assessment roll of last yenr fab-H the various other counties In nn1 u total' of 27,fliH,610, uxcluslve tho state may wnnl.' the Jackson j ''J Ini',"R uUHtles, ns compared to county fair dates are iilreudy li re- 1l ''i,8s I" I'l'W. vocal. ly set! . being Influenced by Af ",ttt time there woro only climatic and fiult harvest tlmo 101,0 Qiinllfled voters, over .12,000 conditions: and other fairs, outside,'""" "'"' l"H present total. How of the state fair, If they want the over, .00,000 bushels of wheat, C7S0 same races or othc,' enterlaltininnl ntlractloiiH must set- their dates be foro .or after the Jackson county fair, so as to enable tlloi-c litli-.-ic-tlnns -to ' .consecutively visit each fair Jn turn. ,l,Ieret..t.re tho. local ' fair has had the. Pacific Northwest-circuit of harness and running .-races. However, '' there ' Is ' n leaning nt present in' Hie minds of the local fair officials, towards having the races of the California branch of the American or National circuit. The latter races have been very satisfactory to the Lane counly fall1 officials at Kugene for a year or so past. 7' . '-' ' i ., As, to which circuit will be de cided on will depend much on the conditions as Heerotary I'Yohbaoh finds;' them at the ' coming - state, lnn,lnu ,.f r.p,.m... UA..a,n..iA n. offlclnls. . . , '' " ' "' t " " ' '-' ''''' ''-' ' DOPTI AKin MfDPIIDV IW riiiil v TAILSPIN DROP TO 20 ' " - - - . i:., ,,, .PORTLAND, Ore;, Jan. 23. 'Tho thermometer ' "Wit I"'" " tollsnlll here this niornlnr. At 7:30 Liner America Heading for Disabled Freighter Florida Search for Teesbridge Abandoned Dannedaikt? .Sets Jury Sails for. Ber muda Attempt. ' A ; NKW YORK, - Jnn.' 23.-7-(P) Tho , UnltiHt Stntva liner nteamnr Ameii lea icpuruxl at. 2:80 1. m. today that' alio was- hnadlhfr ior,thie orlp j pled frelKhtoi' l-'lnrlila- on rartln I lioarlims . and- t'xppetetV "to reneh her at 0 n'liock this evenine. ' 7 NKW VOU10, Jan. 33. A')' Tho Klnrin -laslied ..Atlantic .' today ...waa believed to have .claimed one nhlp whllo It reared mountnlnouH seas asalnst the rencuerH of two othei-H In dlftri-Hn. ... 1 i: 'HOMfch' fon'tho Tlrltlah frelshtoi- .TeeahrldKo. with her crew of 3n' wtiw anantioned when, i-ohcuc vea- i aela could find no trace of her 300 Imllna eaxt of Cape Race,: New- ifountiinnd. ' : 1 On in hp - - rwtcu ships, tho , America, waa ! Captain Cleorue Filed, hero of the I. reacue of the crew of the British . freighter Antlnoe throe years oko. i The other two headed tor the dis-! anted- vessels weee. tho President .Harrison of th Dollar Lino and tho Ocrman fielBhter Vorck. Tho Teealirldce. bound i'rom rZoyAI?nrinw,',J'.hll,a,0,i,i?,! I freighter Affilnn nf hA Transport lino responded, Reach- !"? 'hn psM".n ! iinoKe, t.aptain J. T. Hutchinson Ihrldge, Captain ,J. T.' Hutchinson searched in vain for the ship or her lifeboats, then resumed -his voynRe yesteraay. NEW . YORK, .Jan. 23.-P) "The aloa nislili),f-Ain erica i,.t-opoitsd.,.by radio nt 11 n'etnol,. tltlu ti.i .ho tanker i).,.,,iii,. ; distress 800 miles off the Virginia, i -l". nan-, set up a Jury rig and j'Wi. attempting to. make Bermuda unuer nei-.own steam'. . . NBW YORK, Jan. -M. (P) The President Unrfleld which ,.,, s,.n,i . '. ," "VL """" "" Mantilla Reef, In the Bahamas, flnn.,.l , . . mV. n 7 ""')'', .uup- t,lln Thomas P. Qulnn. the com. '"rte1';. '"formed officials ot the JJollar l.ne. It was not necessary lu ii-iiiuve any or nor .cargo. bushels of barlev nnd BR nun I'.nui. els of onts fere produced.'-There were 11100 horses, 11650 horned cat tle, 1328 sheep and 5000 hogs. Holls of 1HI15 revealed a slight Increase. Ill (hat year tho county had a popu lation ot 29S5 people, divided Into 1701 males and 1204 females. Jn ISSl the .properly value of ih counly Increased to $2,461,362, of which $1,013,851 was taxable. Private lands hud un acreage or 229,1'78, or which 1 13,011 acres wero Improved.' The number of sheep had Increased to 31,332 and hogs lo 0625. The number of -horses and mules had tripled and cuttle had In creased by over 3000,; The tax foils t oi isnz revealed a slight Increase ; and the rolls of 1888 showed nn In-,1 crensu of 20.000 moro ncros ot tax-. able liiiitl.Valued ill S8.25 for lm- j I'lureu aurengo ana si. DO ror Ulllln ; proved. Hotscs and mules tlecreas- ed several hundred, but tho gross value of property Increased by over SuJTJT ,h"B."-d- Today there are 3429 horses In the county, not ns large a dec-ease as would lie expected as a result of the advent of the automobiles and tractors. The number or sheep has decreased irom 81,332 to 11,084 ii.it. ixu ......tijei- .11 .ii..... ...in ill- creased from 9036 to 20,905. There ,nre now 868,976 acres of taxable but the number of rattle has In land III the counly with 108.640 COUNTY VALUE 66 YEARS BIG ' "-. ."- ;.-,'-.'t : BEI.LBVUB, Ohio, Jan. 23. WVfcihakon by his experiences in the bu crash here yester- day, which killed 17 passen- Kfr outright, .Teddj'aO'Braw- (4 ski of Brooklyn, confesed ' 4 during the niK'ht to two bank 4 ' robberies before his name was 1 f added to the death llHt early 4 this niorninpr. 1 . ; , , ; Seriously injured, in a hoa- pltul, . O'Brawaki fought for his ; life uutil ho realized it 4. was , liopeless, 1 and then nd- 4 mttted that ho committed a 4 bank robbery in Detroit last 1 4 summer, and another in Call- 4 4 torn la some time previously. 4 4 , He did not say which hanks 4 4:ho robbed or how jnuch mon 4 ey was obtnlni'd. - - v.:, 4 4 4 ; 44444444 4 44444 . .... h ' ! Cnmw I rormer District Attorney Opens Defense Fight Overfiow Crowd Eager to View Accused Acquain tanceship, Admitted With Julian Oil Case Lawyer. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 33. (fl1) In 31 scene dramatic because of its cusualneas,, f ormei. ' District Attor ney .sa Keyes, on trial for bribery -was placed on tho witness stundin superior oourt today as the defense opened Its fight to clear Keyes and two co-defendants. - . ,, . -,. - i Koyesr'-whu- hus-; lieeli-tho',1 out standing"" figure since 'the ' triai started,,-today stood out In even bolder relief, with the dismissal of charges against three of; the six defendants, Charles Rclmor, Dnvo. Oetzoff and Jack Hosenberg, leav ing Keyes, Ben (ietzoff, the tailor and alleged "fixer" and Ed Rosen berg, formerly a defendant Jn the Julian fraud case, .the trio iwhosu fate will rest with tho Jury. The action of the -defense occn sloned no surprise In the packed oourt room,' for counsel previously hud announced ' that the veteruh prosecutor probably would lead i their parade of witnesses. : j Long lines of spectators were stretched down the halls, leading to tho court room and only a frac- j tlon of those who wanted to see j the prosecutor of William Edward nlcUman and Aimeo Semple Mc Pherson tako the witness stand for ' tho first time In his life, gained) udmltlanco. . j. - Called to Stand ' 7 ' 7 M . As court convened and Presiding Judge Edwnrd I. Butler formally ! announcod tho dismissal ol the charges against three of the . six rt'"frndnnts following the resting of the state's case yesterday, Jud Rush, Keyes' counsel, turned to Ills client, und In wards which had fallen many times from tho lips of ICcyesn his public legal career of 25 years, Rush'snld: "Please take the' stand." , , Keyes ' calmly roso from Ills chair, buttoned his coat and was sworn as ho took the stand. Tho man who the. stato claims received ninny bribes from tho promoters of the defunct Julian corporation to . "fix" fraud charges rtgalnst them, looked evenly at the specta tors and then began to nnswei- his first questions In this new role of defendant. ' "When wero you married, ' Mr. Keyes?" was tho opening question. "In 19H3," ho replied In a loud voice. . , .' . . , , . Tho first reference to tho Julian trial came when Rush asked Koyes If ho Toniombnred the dntn'of the corporation's financial collapse. "Yes, It was .May 9, 1927," Keyes answered. Keyes was asked if he knew Ray Benjamin, a San Francisco attor ney who represented four of the Julian promoters before tholr trial- including Ed Rosenbr-ix-. a.' on. defendant wllh Keyes. Keyes nd- , mlttod he did i CHICAGO, Jan. 2.1.-MA) I'mler. the influence of n stronger ile mand from shippers, the hog mar kot hero today scored the sharpest advance of the season, Closing BOe higher than yesterday's average. A few loads of choice butchers went over the scales at the close fur 9.90, or Ihe highest price paid since last October. Bulk- of run of choice butchers of all weights went at .849.88, while some of tho plainer kinds wero sold nt 9,00 0.40. .''. ,' , Cattle aqd sheep were steady. ASA re k'nl TUDCC l LL I ILL Marine Patrol Has Clash With Rebel Band Monday Only Meagre Details Received SarTdino Re- . ported Planning Big Of tensive. " . . MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. S3. (fl3) Latest advices from northern Nicaragua slate that three' marines of a patrol of seven which clashed : with outlaws northeast of Yall in1 the department, of JInotega ..on Monday, were, killed. , ... .Thoso killed we're privatos Ev-v erett -A, Rector of Des .Moines, ia., whose death Had previously been reported;, Rastus Collins of Lyons, On., and George T.' Oswill .of All ami, Fia. . . . , ., , First word of Rector's death was brought. to marine headquarters by , a messenger yesterday wh(lq ttddl tlooul. advices received, 'today told ot tho doatHs "of the other , two. Only meagorest details' have been , received of tho clash: -'7 : Steps toward declaring .martial law , in. the northern , departments are being taken by tho Nicaraguan authorities and the training of vol unteers for servlco in . the . region is going on rapidly. . , A messenger brought word . 'to marine hendquarters, thaV. Privato Everett A. Rector had 'been. '.killed'-. In action by outlaws. . He .had ho details of. the Combat . 'which'. oc curred northeast of Tall in the de partment of JInotega. It waa.pre-eumed- that a marine ,patrol.. en countered tho outlaws in, the dun-, ' glo.far..from a.tclegvaph ji(je,';','-..; Dr. , 'Francisco Mulrenn, surgeon for-the .i-ebHl forces or -General Augustino-' Sandlno, ..said in. 'Bon- -duras last week thut- tha general' was planning a -big offensive 'In Nicaragua. Abuut,jlhe,j9n4ne 7tlni( President'-- Moncnda . otNicarngua .' turned down a peace proposal from : Sandlno, which ' urged - that . the' northern department- ot 'Ueva Se govia be-separated, front. Nlclragua and turned over- to tho rebel lead ers. . -' -,'- .. ' . ' ... ,. ' -Th last previous . olash occurred oh January. 10 In'-Nueva gegovla when Lieutenant William H, Hmlth ah. American medical-officer, was, wounded and two native, guards were killed.. In the same district, on December 6, Gunnery Sergeant Charles Williams at Astoria, N. Y.. was killed In an encounter with a band of, marauders when, he, was lilt by a stray bullet. .4 1 : ';i GROCERS I0LD 1!MS OF WOMEN AID SALES "CHICAGO. Jnn. 23.-41 Women shoppei-s' Whims that can be capl M'B"d for Increased sales were detailed , before ths convention of the National Wholesale1 ; Grocers asyoc.'ntlen today. . . . .','',"' Carl Wi Dlpman, editor of the Progressive Grocer, said that when a store Is arranged so that women have access to the stock, they will buy from 10 to 60 'per cent more. ' "They buy more freely' 'when goods ore priced on the odd cent. They like the bargain atmosphere" , Dlpman said. ' Will Roger. Say:' NKW YORK;- (fan .23. Only got one (liNtinjtioii7 -l was the original jror'row' fori sberetnry of state, riinii. ' ' It will be of fered lo him. Hope li e tiikoH i!. He is n r e a t fellow. Our j ) tv s e n t friendly rela tions with Mexio nro due to notliiiijr in the worlil 'but the sheer personality , of Hint mull. , t ruined diplomat would' never linve iido'ptcd his plan, aud it wns the onl one Hint would have worked. It would hove been iniiflity easy to spoil tilings down there. Tours. .' , .V ". '.'' ' 77 AVILl, . ROflEIiS. '' V. S, California bad ruin. You give uh plenty of moist ure in the ground ami Flor idu 'eiin linvo nil your IIhoa vers, Morrows, Works, Str'ib liiiKM and Dempseys. 7 -.7 '7