nn
EDFOED
The Weather
Forecast I'nsettlert and warmer
lonlcht and Sunday.
IRIBUNE
Temperature
Highest ycsterrtny ; 51
Mnvcst this itinrnliur
rjillf Twtnt; fourth Ycir. .
Vfeuif Klflr-littitb Yr.r.
MEDFORD, ORK(.OX. SA'iTRDAY. NOVE.MUEll Hi, 1929.
Xo. m
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MAIL
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Today
By Arthnr Briabant
Something Was Done.
Prices Up, Loans Down.
We Make Good Rugs. ;
Women's Colleges . .
. oiaiveu. ,
(Copyright by Kins Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
Brokers' lonns, borrowed for
Rtoek investment mid specula
tion, dropped seven hundred
million dollars in n week, a
very "bull-? point.
.. General Motors declared an
extra dividend o DO cents tbaf
will give stockholders in a few
days $12,000,00(1 more than
they would have had ordinal'!-'
ly.' That was cheerful news.
The powers of government
mid finance did something
.about it he shrinkage in stock
i fiilues and public confidence
Thursday. A lower income tax
was announced, and later came
n lowering of the rediscount,
rale! lo per cent. All that
will help. . . . . '
The important thing is for
the public to come out of its
hysteria and realize that thi?
foolishness of a few gamblers
' does not justify throwing away
securities for less than their
value.' j
Don't, gamble, and don't be
panic stricken, r
.AH kiiids of plus signs -appeared
in the stock list. Tp !),
up 10 1-4, up J3 7-8, up 17. It
was a rogular up, up, dnjV a
sort of ''Kxcelsiov" poem- in
Wall .Street. . , - f i
Those that had mourned re
joiced. .And some of tile bears
that, bad rejoiced mourned. '
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By wny 'tif, comfort, n'-Wrill
Street writer tells you : "The
panic of 10:S7 came to an end."
The panic of 1S."7 came to an
end. 1 ' '
The panic of 1873 came to an
end.
The panic of 1803 came to an
end.
Th epanic of 1007 eaiue to an
end.
And the panic of 102(1 will
come to an end.
Certainly it may have ended
now. It wasiv-'t a panic based
on bad economic conditions
that usually cause panics. It
was a toppling over of pyra
mided gambling that had to
topple.
J'anics come to an end, but
unfortunately human foolish-!
ness docs not come to an end.
The governments of Turkey
and Persia protest against
"misrepresentations by Ameri
can rug and carpet manufac
turers 'marketing products un
der Oriental names.!' .
No American merchant or
fContlmiPcl on Page four)
Tho meanest thing Is drsgitln'
ft llttla rhilri through a S an'
r, -. .-... i..,in' niiTihliii.
Vew crtllrluc larmrr for ilriv-l
' In an anlomontlc. fcr mrbnc lie;
tnhrrtird Uw money.
RAIVIBLERS Raiirads Fight to Link westcrnUnes iyy pyy
limn in in rvET".. ' jU&rsi .M-SPm mnmnorn
Western Squad Bows Before
Crowd of 123,000 in
Spectacular Game
Saunders Makes 95-Yard
Run Trojans Outplayed
Michigan Is Winner Little j
Brown Jug. ,
SOLDIER, FllU.n, Chicago, Nov.
10. .V) Notre' Dame swept ' on
toward Its goal of a national foot
ball championship today, ronquc
nquor- 1
to 12 j
inK Southern California, 13
In a spectacular battle before a
crowd estimated at 123,0011. It was
the seventh straight, victory for
the Kamlilers of Knute Hoekne
who directed the game, from his
traveling bed on the side lines.
Notre Ijaine clearly outplayed
the Trojans from the far west,
nltho they won only by tho margin
of a single point, represented by
the place kick of Frank Oarideo.
star quarterback, following the
second touchdown.
Russell Saunders, Southern Cali
fornia quarterback, turned in the
most spectacular play of the game
when he dashed 95 yards from
kickoff In the third period. The
chance to tie the score went flim
mering when Musick's placo kick
off went wide of the posts. ,
Michigan 7; Minnesota 0
MEMORIAL STADIUM, Minn.,
Nov, Hi.-W) Aided hy the too of
Joe Clembis, sturdy hackficld man,
Michigan won its f-lrst big ten
game of the year here 'today by
trouncing Minnesota 7 to 6 in their
annual bnttlo for the possession of
tho "little .brown .log.!''. It was
Gemhis' plaeoklck for point- after
touchdown which provided tre
margin by which tho 'Wolverines
marked up their, first -conference
victory tiils year. ' '
lln (month 18; Cornell 14
11ANOVKH; N. H., Nov. 1 6. (PI
A thrilling rally that netted two
touchdowns In tho final quarter,
Kuve Dartrnnutii a HenHittmnal vic
tory, 38 to 14, today over a des
perate, fighting Cornell team that
was forced down to Im flint defeat
of the Hcason.
The pasting and plunelng of Hill
j Morton, sub for the Injured Al
Masters, finally turned the tide In
itirtmoutii'tt favor.
ltirriiie 7 ; town O
ItOSSADI-; STAD1CM, Lafayette.
Ind., Nov. Hi. fP) Purdue defeal-
I ed Iowa t to ft, before n capacity
! crowd of 26,000 today nnd moved
in notch closer to the western con
ference grhl iron championship.
Pittsburgh tt-f; Carnegie 1.1
PITTSUCKCJI, Nov, lti. (P)
The undefeated University of
Pittsburgh Panthers swept over
Carnegie Tech, 34 to 13 here today
baffling the Tartars with reverse
plays and forward passes. Tech
counted its touchdowns in the final
period alter Pitt had run up a
safe lead, counting three times In
the first period and being awarded
a safety. .
A crowd of HO.OftO watched the
fast contest, featured by long
run by Uunsn and . Wallnchus,
Puuthcr hacks.
. Y. V., I I; .Missouri, 0.
NKW YOI1IC. Nov. 1(1. (Pi An
Alert New York university eleven
today repelled tho invasion of tile
Mifsomi TlKcm. wlnninir. It to .
before a crowd of 30.000 at the
Ynnkee stadium. It wns New
York's second consecutive victory
over the mldwesternerH.
Vnlp, IS; PrliuiMoii, 0.
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YALE llOWU NKW HAVKX.!mnn- "nl, today . -prospects were
Conn.. Nov. m p) Yale de-Brt in,,t " rompuny wou:rt in
feated Princeton. 13 to 0. In n!a,'rnte lhft "rut American flag
game In which tho Ulue did all
its scoring without the service?
of AlMe 1 tooth. Us star hack, whj
was out of the game with Injuries.
Yale did not need Booth for it
hd Don McLennan, a high step
ping substitute, who placed the
winner In position to score both
touchdowns. A capacity crowd of
78.000 Haw the game.
Finals.
Pittsburgh, 34; Carnegie. 13.
Allegheny, 14;! Waynesburg, 7.
Itrown, ; Norwich,' fi.
fieorgclown, 0; West Virginia, 0
Pennsylvania, 20; Columbia, o.
Illinois, 20; Chicago, 6.
Dartmouth, 18; Cornell, 14.
llucknell, 27; Penn State, 0.
Washington and Jefferson, I
Wlttenberff. 0.
Colgate, 21; Syracuse, 0.
Now Hampshire, 13; Hpringfie'd
0.
Korrtham, 40; Thell, 7.
Harvard. 12; Holy Crons, 6.
Klamath Man Found
KLAMATH FAI.I.S. Ore.. Nov..
16. (P) Henry Janaen, gardener
here for 40 years, who disappeared
I from hia home last spring after
drawing large amount of money
1 innn a nanK. has been found in
southern California, where he Is
now living. Foul play was first
tnrri when he disappeared.
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,..':' " -. ' "' '. Associated Press Photo.
Interested persons at the hearing before the Interstate Comme -co Commission Examiner, Charles
D. Mahaffie, as the Great Northern and Western Pacific presented ectimony in San Fcinciseo to show
that construction of 200 miles of railway in northern California, connect in the two systems, was a pub
lics-necessity. The Southern Pacific opposes the plea.
IN F.STEVENS CUES!
AT S. P. HEARiNG'AMOUN
Mail Tribune's Special Cor-1
respondent Impressed by
"Panama John" Thinks;
Hearing Will Be Over in j
Couple of Days. ;
I With the receipt, oi Hoveral good
SAX ' KRA-NCIBOO. Nov. 16. I sixe,! contrllmtionH thiu forenoon,
(Special to Mnll Tribune) Tho tno tolu 0f lne Community Chest
Great Northern hearing before jjrive ,hnrt ; Hwolled to $10,12(1 thU
Chief Kxamimu- Mahaffie, 1b ,rac- afternoon donated by 2026 Hub
inr lonff'--,and-r um .hfornied''j MCrib&i'H.-" lerfvmR lest tnuii " one
that nnother 10 dayh will nee It thousand dollnrt to go before the
completed. If all tho lnwyerfe, ofjBOal has been roaehed. Jlnmllton
frhom there are nt ' leaHt' five Pntton. chairman of tho drive, who
dozen, could acree to refrain from
flskInf foolish quoHtlnnH, I think
they could ro homo '- about to-;
morrow night. ' afternoon that contributions may
Aa, far as a rank outsider can, be made all next week,
see the question Is ' lio Oregon j The donations, cither cash or hy
and Northern California belong by pledge, may bo left at his office
Divine right to the Southern Ta- with the Southern Ituilding and
clfle railway?" I always havo Loan company on Kant Sixth
had a sneaking liking for the! street. Mr. Pulton, together with
. 0. They gnve us the very besfolher officials of the chest, extend-they-
had in "Itosey,"- hut that'od thank to the public for the
really doesn't seem to r be the
nUeMtion
Of course moronic Port-
land opposed the Great Northern
request nnd that will be brought
dut when the S. 1. presents . its
case. Also all of our courageous
shippers who signed S. P. cards
last summer will be used to help
dam progress. The S. P. needs
all the ammunition that it can
assemble for the simple reason
that It can not paint rosy pictures
of what is about to be.
Mr. Gardiner, an economics en
gineer of Portland, entered
an exhibit some .two dozen 'aero -
plane pictures of . Ibe . country
(Continued on I'iiko Kim)
LOS, ANOKLKH. Nov. HI.
(Pj
Kenneth I. Dawson, vice-president
of the Slates Steamship coni-
pany, with headquarters in rort-
service between the Pacific coast
nnd Kurope.
The proposed line would use
eight lJifscltztd shipping board
ships now assigned to the ltooe
velt line nd would carry passen
ger and cargo. ,
Mr. Dawon said he wns consld
erlng no change' In pcisonncl.
OREGON 'U' LEADS
AT END OF HALF
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HAYWAHn 'FIKI.IJ. Ore,, Nov.
16. (i-.lnhnny Kitmiller, ntlar
terlinck nnd fnmed "Flying Dutch
man" of the rnivcrslty of Ore
Ron foothall ' team. ' suffered n
broken nnkte In the game with
Oregon Htale College here today.
Tiu'kleil viciously, KltKinlller wns
crushed to the ground nnd car.
rled trom the field, npparcntly In
had condition. Londnhl replaced
him.
Conch McKvan's wall of grecn
rhlrttMl wnrriors march, d down
the field of Imttle tndni- In sren 1
fashion and were leading 9 to
nt the hnlf.
STEAMER SERVICE
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SOON
I AS HUGE
Total Now $19,126 Donated
By 2026 Subscribers-
Less Thousand Needed j
Put Drive Over Top -Workers
Cheerful.
! has been ; malntainlhH: hend(uar-
tor.s nt the chamber of commerce,
since the drive opened, said, thin
- whole hearted cooperation that
has been shown nnd to the vnrlous
learns that were out In the field
putting the drive across. It Is
expected that the present amount
needed may ho received dining the
early part of next week. Kven If
the coal is reached, Med ford citi
zens and thosft of the surrounding
community, 1io have not contrib
uted, ure urged to do so to increase
the efficiency of the ehest work.
View -With lrlV
' With every Indication that Med
ford's Community Chest is a com-
1 P'cto pieces, the accomplishment
! is li.'iny vleivofl with Kmnn m-lih
by client workers, as well as by the
citizenry, in view of tho fact that
chest campaigns In other cities in
Oregon and Washington have not
gone over so successfully In hiicIi
short length of limn.
Through tho aid of the chest,
the Red Cross nn4 Salvation Army
; will bo enabled to reach out to
; those in distress and without
t funds. Christ mns cheer will be
enlivened through these agencies,
which havo functioned sowell In
charity work In Med ford nnd
southern Oregon.
lioy Scout work will also bo en
couraged thru tho contributions to
the chent. as wt:ll as tho Jackson
TSGIVEN SUICIDEJ5AUSE
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County Health association, the Y. nlng to do so. In view of the wlde
W. C. A. ami Girl Scouts. spread cooperation with which tho
There are several good nizcd chest drive has met.
Fewer Wonien Find Way to Jail ; '
Model Prisoners, Says Dunford
j ;.'oi bo had at the worst wompn through the year, only one woman
j are Rolling 'better. This la the to every 40 men who took up lenv
I opinion of Jailer Ike Dunford, who pornry lodging In Jail.
! took a long nntlt4il trek serosa the i Forgery In one of the moat acjrl-
pages of hia ledger this morning oua 11 lines common to women of
In search of feminine offenders. , fenders. Hhopllltlng and bunting.
They were few and far between
! within tho course of a year, and
were II not for tho quantity of
i"had hoys" whoso names appeared
j therein, the crime ledger, he said
would be
a record of great open
spaces.
i The last "lady" to grace the
county Jail was I-orrnlne Morton, variety are aid to throw tantrums
arrested November 3, in company ! tear their hair, swear, cry copl
with a gentleman frlentl and'ously. threaten to kill themselves
charged with Implication In a for
gery case. Before that Carroll
Kitrgerald of Ashland held the cen
ter of the stage In tho women's
cell, accused of possession of In
toxicating liquor. That waa on Oc
tober 19.
From there Ike traced the paires
away back lo June 29, whero lie
found another f'tnlnlnn liquor vlo-
1 lalor, who was fined 'iO snd spent
nl15 ,lny ln Altogether, only
'0"r nncn In six months and,
LOSSES
ARE BELIEVED
Civil Engineer Touches
Match to Oil Soaked
Clothing Produce Mer
chant Jumps From Win
dowExchange Closed
Today. :" ":
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SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 16. (P)
Qarl 8. Molnka. a prominent civil
uSi:iea.r Van tutally burned today
when polieo and tiienfflcinlH said
he poni ed KliKOllne .on his clothing
and sot himself on fire nt his home
hero. Ills wife,' who-attempted to
prevent , tho act, wns seriously
burned. -' "
Pnlleo said thoy liatl Informa
tion that Motlskn had lost heavily
in slock market speculation nnd
had blooded over his financial af
fairs. NEW ' YORK. Nov. 16. (P)
Losses lu Wall ' street were said
to have prompted (leorRc Cutler,
GO, wholesale butter and ettK mer
chant, who lived in Mount Vernon,
X. Y., 'to kill himself toduy by
Jumping qui of the window of his
lawyer's office on the seventh floor
of a 'building In the financial district.-
He had been in lite butter
and egg buslnoss for 25 years.
NKW YORK, Nov. 1(1. (P)-JThe
New York Block exchange, curb
exchange and loading security mar
j kcis m uiu country are ciuseu to
I day to permit employes of the va
rious member llrms to complete
the work accumulated by tho henvy
finding of tho past few wcekH.
I'OllTLAND ') William Hol
tin, 4H, Portland, struck by n truck
si-veral days igo, riled lu a hospital
here.
contributions still exported. At
yesterday's noon luncheon of chest
workers, discussion disclosed that
chain stores doing business In
Mod ford had cooperated in tho
chest drive, with one. or two repre
sentatives of such concerns com
ing to chest 1iead(iuarlers to. make
oluntary con tit but Ions. I lowever,
nt yesterday's mcellng. the oil
companies here were declared' to
havo mude no move to contribute,
kiii iv nun tuiMiK'ii mi'jr wn r piiin-
King especially the latter- am
two others which result In Hi em
sleeping on a cell cot.
As n rule, Iko said, wonien are
model prisoners oncont when, like
'lea little girl with the curl In the
middle of her forehead, they are
bud they are horrid. Tho latter
-and Indulge In a variety of out
hursts, none of which do them any
j good. . .
I A number of them pnnl and sulk
nnd refuse lo eat. Others treat the
'episode as n Joke shrug their
shoulders and ask for magazines
to read. Hut the majority of the
women are philosophers or maybe
they ore Just women so they put
ion their sweetest smile act very.
j very sorry, and get off with Hie
minimum.
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Prisoners Under Rigid Guard
After Discovery Whole
sale Delivery Plan Tun
nel Dug, Weapons As
sembled for Second Dash
to Freedom Master
Mind at Work.
CANON CITY, Colo., Nov. 3 0.
(PI Discovery of an elaborate
plot to effect a wholesale delivery
of prisoners from the state pi'Ikoii
here, unit evidence that u guard j
probably aided prisoners In the Oc- j
tober mutiny which cost 13 lives.
toduy hud Jed to solitary confine
ment of five convicts and Institu
tion of rigid precautionary meas
ures. The new escape plan fell ju.nt
short of completion, penitentiary
officials said. It was frustrated by
discovery yesterday of n nearly
completed tunnel lending from a
cistern near the prison boiler shop
to the base of a wall not far from
the west gate, where two days of
sanguinary fighting occurred dur
ing the riot lat month.
After two days of thorough
search of tho penitentiary, during
which guards and prison offlclnls
unearthed a large number of mnke- I
shift weapons dc.ggei'8, clubs and
blackjacks the latest attempt to
escape was brought to tho atten
tion of the warden by a convict
"stool pigeon," who talked with n
newspaperman.
. Five In Solitary.
Five convicts, whose names War
den F. E. Craford refused to re
veal, were placed In solitary con
finement In connection with the
discovery. He said others likely
wore Implicated. ;
The tunnel discovered late yes
terduy started nt a point only 100
feet from the odrnlnlslTRtlon build
ing where Clov. V; H. Adams'
special Investigating committee 's
holding its investigation of tho Oc
tober mutiny.
Tho work gave evidence of a
"master mind" in tho prison, of
ficials snld. The cistern in which
it started N 25 feet long, 20 fet
wide and 14 feet deep. It Ix cover
ed, with entrance through a man
hole. At times the 1! prisoners work
ing In the penitentiary holler shop
were without supervision, officials
said. This was duo to tho large
number of convicts engaged In re
construction work and the short
age uf guards. One guard was on
duty until 0 o'clock nnd the holler
shop was unguarded until the next
morning when a new guard went
nn.
Planned Want.
Dirt from the tunnel had been
piled n round the ledge nnd Borne
of It dumped Into the water? A
small can, wedged between the
stones in the cistern wall, held a
small quantity of powder, carefully
wrnpped In oiled paper. It was
evident, guards Bald, this powder
had been taken from cartridges
imuggled Into the prison. It could
havo beenised to blast out Its wall
In the final break for liberty.
Discovery f evidence that a
guard was the "Inside man" In the
October mutiny was announced by
Warden F. 15. Crawford.
Criminal charges probably will
he filed against tho man, tho war
den ha i d , and at tho sa m e time
charges will be filed with the state
civil servico commission again.it
several other ftuards.
William Oreen, deputy wnrden,
who testified nt the final session
of the governor's hearing late yca
terday, said freedom Is the single
aim of the prisoners, t'nder the
present gubernatorial policy, every
man is serving his full sentence,
without hope of commutation of
sentence or parole, and a great un
easiness has been manifest, he said.
Green nlso charged some guards
were dinloyal, and said others were
not strict enough.
JOl.IKT, III.. Nov. Id. W
Warden Henry ! Hill today Issued
a denial of published stories to the
effect that guards nt the new
ftntcvllle penitentiary 'had been
doubled 'Upon the discovery nf fi
plot of prisoners to shoot nikd dynii-.
mile tholr, way to- freedom, , i ! ;
I'rlson guards at the penlienllnrv
renewed their vigilance upun. re
ceipt of warning from 'it paroled
convict thiil fl plot Wns tinder 'way
to dynamite the wnllt". .1! i A
ASHLAND LEADS190
END THIRD QUARTER
At the end of the third quarter
this afternoon, the score wns 19 lo
0 In favor of Ashland high school.
In a game with the Klamath Fulls
hlith school.
Crane, Central Oregon Tele
phone company Installed new
switchboard at central office In
this city.
Ncbilit, ling
in for cheting
in i us Way
LONDON,' Nov. 10. (JV
The Prince of Wales and hit
brother, Prince George, have
taken u)r knitting and cro
cheting ii pastime that Is
becoming increasingly, popu
lar among the. nubility- nnd
tho gentlemen of the select
upper social circles in Great
Itnln.
'heir f!rst efforts consist
ed of three scarves each ex
hibited today at Queen Mary's
needle, work guild. The guild
secretary remarked that tlte
prince always sent articles
to tho exhibition, but that
this was the first illno he had
contributed his own personal
efforts. ' They are exceed
ingly well done," said' tho
secretary.
Ri HEARING
BY NOV. 28
Examiner Hastens Work of
Petition Entry Despite
Lure of Gridiron May
Conclude Supporting Tes
timony On Monday 65
Intervenors Have Been
Heard to Date.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Nov. 10.
(IP) No football entertainment
could entice western railroad men
today from the interstate commerce
commission hearing of. the Kreut
Nortliorii-VV'estorn Pacific petitions
to build it new line through south
ern Oregon and northern Califor
nia. Exumlner C. D. Mahaffie or
dered them to continue tho case,
not only this morning, but this aft
ernoon, and up to 6:110 at that.
More than G5 representatives of
states, railroads, local government
and civic llnilles hnvn nimenrfwl nn
Intervenors. Those supporting the
petitions will be henrd today. It
Is hoped to qoncluclo their testi
mony tomorrow, mid immediately
thereafter the Southnrn Fuclfic will
present its aide, and then will fol
low the Intervenors for tho oppo
sition. The case may be complotod
hy Thanksgiving day.
All efforts are being; nindo to
eliminate Irrelevant testimony.
"Intervenors who haven't any
new proof of necessity for the line
shouldn't tnke much time," Mahaf
fie said significantly, -
The case of tho (ireat Northern
nnd Western Pacific, as thus far
developed, consists of evidence to
show transportation benefits ex
pected to follow uniting the two
systems over the Klamath Falls
Keddlo lino. They are: Cheaper
ralos, morn connections,' stimula
tion of commerce and Industry by
expanding markets, development
and uso of natural resources here
tofore unused on nccount of lack
of rallrnud contact, and strengthen
ing of tho Western Pacific.
8. P. 8oores ,
On the other side, the Southern
Pacific had mnde tho petitioners'
Witnesses admit that It could fur
nish much of tho service, lower
rates, connections anil other advan
tages sought hy building tha line.
Its lines surround the territory In
which tho construction would he
mnde, serving much of the region.
All other territory points could ho
served over the Southern Pacific,
or connecting lines, Its attorneys
have asserted in the records of the
hearing. Also the record contains
statements that much of tho unde
veloped territory to bo served by
the connecting linn may he reached
through existing highways and log
ging roads, and that others may he
built to reach other parts.
Homewha disconcerted hy tho
order to continue tho hearing today
the intervenors had not completed
a-'progrnm for the day in advance.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1(1. (P)
A slight Improvement In the con
dition of Secretary Hood was re
ported late today by attending
physicians.
GOVERNOR NAMES DAY
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING
SAl.F.M. Ore., Nov. id. (IP)
Governor Patterson's annual
Thanksgiving proclamation was Is
sued Friday, setting apart Thurs
day, November 28, for the celehru
tion throughout Oregon. t
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KIDNAP COP
FOR SHIELD
IN ROBBERY
Kansas City Officer Forced
to Accompany Bandits in
Raids On Store and Bank
Abduction Is Seen On
Busy Street Officers
Scour Countryside, for
Captors.
KANHAS CITV, Nov. 10. MP)
Hack, in tho saddle of his machine,
today, Ktlgat' 10. Wlllcut, ti motor
cycle patrolman, listened morosely
to the jibes of fellow policemen
who nffected to see something
funny In the fact that he was kid
nnped yesterday hy two motorists
he stopped for questioning nnd
forced to accompany them while
they robbed a bank nnd a store
and committed n street holdup.
To add Insult to Injury, "Wlllcut
wns compelled to stand in frunt of
Ills nbtluctnrs in the bank, the
store and the holdup, preventing
any attempt ; of the victims to
shoot. .
tie was released three i hours
after his abduction with only his
feelings injured. .
Wlllcut wns watching at a busy
Intersection for speeders when he
saw the car which ultimately
proved his prison. Something nnout
its mud-splattered rent' made him
suspicious and he raced aftor It. As
he pulled alongside the car stop
ped with a shriek of brakes and n
gunglistened over a window sill.
-Meekly tho- pntrolmnn surren
dered his revolver and entered tho
car.
"Won't this he rich," snld the
man covering tho' officer with vis
pistol. "Taking a copper on a JoV I
Oh, boy,' won't the town laugh V" -y
- Abduction 'Seen -
Severnl persons saw tho ahduc-'
tlon nnd phoned pqllce hCiidquar
Iterf.,' Desplto a, jiet of motorized
police thrown abo'ut the city how
ever, WlllcUtV ctt0tors 'drove ?out
of the city on a principal thor
oughfare to Independence, then to
Hickman Mills, Missouri, suburbs.
"Now llBten, Copper," snld one
of tho two men in the car, "you'll
be lucky to get out of this alive.
Yo do what you're told."
Then, Wlllcut mud, tiioy decided
to hold up a grocery, hecnuse tha
grocer "had the only rifle ln
town", nnd then to rob tho bunk.
. Twenty minutes Inter tho threo
i entered the store, Wlllcut walking
ahead. Stick 'em up," said ono
of the men behind.
Oeorge Lorlmer. propr i e t o r
grinned. The uniform proved It
wns only a Joke. . Then he nnd n
customer saw, two revolvers. They
obeyed orders.
flub Hunk ...
After ward Lorimor and tho cus
tomer were added to . the little
cavalcade as it headed toward the
hank. .Miss Sylvia Hamilton, as
sistant cashier, was on duty.
"Stick 'em up," sang the rear
guard. Miss Hamilton also smiled
und then compiled. . She didn't
know how to open tho safe hut
Just then Robert Unrry, the cashier
entered. He did. anil tho robbers
scooped up $1100. ' , ....
Abandoning their other captives,
biff still holding the policeman, the
robbers drove next to Leeds, nn
other, suburb nearer tho city.
There another enr was stolen nnd
Wlllcut changed his prison. The
occupants of the stolen car were
robbed of $109 whllo' Wlllcut
again looked on.
Hack In Kansas City Wlllcut was
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Will Rogers Says:
HKVKRLY Hlf JiS, ' Cal.,
Nov. Hi. The somite is nioet
iiiK at niRlit. There wns n
lot of tliinifs they eo'liidn.'t
invi'stitinte in the dny time.
c life ro
inn to. Ret
lower ' taxes,1
just thin k,
too, lower!
taxes ' n n tl
not n .presi
dent int year.
Twenty thousand people
in Missouri' gathered to sec
12 farmers in the , world's
eliiiiiipioilship corn husking.
No wonder the farmer has
nothing. If ho had lieen
smart enough to put these on
under the guise of ' college
athletes, hired a coach nnd a
stadium, why then the farm
er would ho, sitting as pretty
as Notre Dame. Yours,
'WILIj ROdRRS.
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