Medford Mail Tribune
The Weather
Forecast: Tonight ft ud Tucstliiy
clout)- and unsettled; uo chauge
In temperature.
Temperature
Highest x-su niiiy 3S
lowest IliU luoruiiiff 20
lnxf)ltatlon .
To A p. in. yOhicnlay 00
To ft a. in. today 00
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, ORlXiOX. MONDAY, PKCK.M IJKIi I!t:i0.
No. 273.
Todav
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By Arthur Brisbane
The President Wins.
Fable of Seven Faggots.
Mr. Gifford Saves Words.
Wanted, a $300 Car.
Copyright King Features 8ynd., Inc.
As Congress prepares for
plum pudding mid a rest it
realizes Unit Mr. Hoover under
stands politics and. congress
men, after all.
The Senate, vowing it would
ne'er .consent, consented to
everything the President want
ed. It even forgot the terrible
insult contained in the Presi
dent's request: "Pleace don't'
squander public money to ad
vertise yourselves politically."
The President's relief meas
ures are passed and signed. His
nominees arc, or will be, con
firmed. If Mr. Hoover could now get
rid of the prohibition problem,
with the crime wave, and ad
just taxes so as not to discour
age employment in new enter
prises, the road would be
smooth.
The railroad brotherhoods
arc considering a merger with
the American Federation of
Labor, suggested by Mr. Green,
head of the federation.
An old farmer, dying, called
his seven sous about him, and,
handing each a fagot, said:
"Break it." Each broke easily
the short piece of wood.' .
Tim farmer tied seven fagots
together- h'anded' the bundle to
each .son in turn, saying:
''Break that." Capitalists seem
to understand the meaning of
that old fable. Labor seems not
to understand it.
Mr. Giffird, head o the big
A. T. & T., experts, reason
ably, to live in history as one
that perfected a telephone sys
tem around the world, and the
greatest corporation e v c r
known.
He may be known as the nb
brcviator of the English lan
guage. At Farmingdale, X. J.,
the central's soft voice, speak
ing to another operator, says,
"li. Y.," meaning "busy."
We may eventually have let
ters only for many ordinary
words, the public learning to
say "h" instead of ""sorry."
Saving billions of syllables
every hour, the telephone would
add thousands of years to the
total of American life.
Sir "William Morris, British
manufacturer, offers a ear for
$."00 and England thinks he has
stolen a march on Henry Kuril.
That depends on the ear.
Someone should produce here
a car, plain, rugged, to sell for
(Continued on Pago Four)
Abe Martin
at ivioteori HMi.
OfAtW&IOH O li
l nor no iom iikr n inniiirr
hive, bul my. Iimv Mir ktI up
mi steps nut when a ilmiffliifr
marries an sit jeIim Hip fM'ld
hprwlf airin. Whjr rail ll thn iin
derworld when lt ougfon?
AIRWOMAN
CRACKS UP
AT AIRPORT
British Round - the - World
Flier, Mrs. Victor Bruce,
Uninjured When Ship
Ground Loops in Med
ford Landing.
All eyes followed tno Ulackburn
Blackbird through the air as lower
and lower the little plane swooped
not far behind Ita .scarlet escort,
the Stundard Oil plane then a
shout pierced tho air as tho plane
failed to follow the escort through,
and tho crowd dashed through the
stickers and mud cross country,
where tho Honorable Mrs. Victor
Bruce, famous aviatrix of old Eng
land, landed bottom sldo up, but
not Injured, at tho Metlford air-1
port about 2:50 this afternoon. j
The landing gear of tho "honey
moon" model gave way and so tho
little ljngliah gentlewoman, -who
has dared and conquered waters,
snows and air. will probably spend
Christmas In Medforw,
For it will take several days
to repair the damaged wings of
her favorite plane, which is on itsi
way around the world with her.
Pilot Shown Thick.
Attired in brown tweeds and
fur with saucy head topped In
a blue helmet, tho Honorable Mrs.
Bruco Bteppcd from tho plane,
whoso wheels wero reaching hea
venward, to greet the startled au
dience with u mnllo, characteristic
of tho Kngllsh pluck, histories
talk about.
"But vou surely didn't think 1
would bo hurt," sho answered
with a Jolly laugh, which brought
more sparkle into her blue gray
eyes, as Mis. J.v A. Martin, a
school friend of many years ago.
stepped til) to clasp her arm. Mr.
Martin motored to Mcdlurd this
morning from Dunsliiuir to meet
Mrs. Bruce.
She ran round the plane, view
ing it from each angle. "After
coming all theo miles, what did
I do? What do you think hap
pened?" she turned to Dr. R. C.
Mulholland, who also comes from
the British Isles. "What do you
think?"
And nobody seemed to think any
thing except that the little woman,
who Is on her way round the
world and has flown her plane -In
solo flight from London to Tokyo
over tho hazardous Persian gulf.
Jungle and Yellow sea, has enough
pluck anil good hunmr tu do still
greater thing.-.
A'iltnrH Allllized.
Mayor A. W. l'lpos. T. (1. Tra
vis, district manager of the Stand
ard Oil company, with headquar
ters In this city, and all other
members of the reception party
stood with mouths open, while she
declared, with her hand on the
most dilapidated wing, Well,
she's mendable. easily mendable.
The same thing happened to me
in the Persian gulf, but It w
a lot worso there, nothing but
savages. I hail lo wait three
days for aid. Then a small res
cue nhip came." Her conversa
tion was interrupted by her es
cort, who bundled her into a cor.
"I'm not hurt at all." she called
back. "I hud Just strapped my
safety belt. I.urlty thing for me,"
and she was whisked away In an
auto.
GOLF KING 10
HELP DUBS BY
ATLANTA, Oa.. Dec. 22. (!')
Bubby Jones wilt go on the air
once each work for 15 minutes of
advice to tho nation's aspiring
golfers.
Th winner of nil four of tho
world's outstanding golf titles In
1930 todHy confirmed the signing
of a contract with n pharmacal
company for weekly broadcast h
over a nation -wide hookup. 1 1
will speak from S:00 to :15 p. m.
caHtern standard time each -Wednesday
night for a period of 26
weeks.
Hobby will make his debut on
tho air January 14, working from
station W'SB in Atlanta until he
leaves for Hollywood wbciu he is
to make a series of ilueational
golf picture?.
Part of Hobby's weekly talks
will bo devoted to interesting
phases of the various tournaments
In whirh he has participated. It
Is Hubby's ida to makn this radio
series a combination of entertain
ment and inMruetlon. in which the
entertainment will predominate.
Oregon Wmtlirr.
Cloudy and "at times unMled
tonight and Tuesday: snow flur-
p In the inountain; probably
t rains on the coast: no chang? In
j temperature. Moderate to freh
southerly winds on tho coast.
RADIO
HOOKUP
Family Row Over
Home Brew Ends
in Wife's Death
WHKELI.NG, W. Vil., Dec.
22. &) Itocuuse her bus-
bund Instated un sampling a 4
butch of liuinebrew they mude H
for tho Christmas holiday,,
Mra Anna Mars. 54. broke
the bottles over the furniture 4
in their home last night. Tho
husband. John, a painter,
fled.
4 Iteturning nn hour later.
Mars found his wife dead on fi
the class-littered floor, her
faeo und the upper part of
4 her body rut In 8 e v o r a 1
places. She hud bled to death.
F
Forest Highway Prograrn In
cludes $138,000 for Work
On Union Creek End
Tiller-Trail Route Also in
Fund Allotment.
PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 22. (P)
Fund for forcttt highwayd of Ore
gon, amounting to $1,210,000 luivo
boon allotted for now progrum of
cxpanHton nnd Improvement and
actual construction is to atari as
aoon as possible ufter tho opening
of tho fiscal year July 1, stated
W. it. Lynch, district enplneor for
the bureau of public roads.
The tentative program of con
struction was outlined yesterday
by Mr. JLynch, who stated' that
Oregpn'8.,-Bharo, was taken. from
tho recent congressional appropri
ation of $12,500,000 for forest
roads and trails. Tho progrum
will push roads into new areas
during tho year.
Twelve portions of Oregon's fed
ora,! highway system huvo been
singled out in tho skeleton pro
gram for immediate attention, and
recommendations will be forward
ed following a conference with the
state highway commission. The
tentative program affects many
parts of the state.
Tlller-Truil Funds
A proposed extension of the
Tiller-Trail highway from u point
at the end of tho Douglas county
construction southward to a point
near the nu in in ft probably will be
financed by tho bureau, the pro
gram indicates. Tho completion
of this, project would provido a
highway connection between can
yonvillo and Trail. The bureau
will equal a sum of $35,000 of the
county for this project.
A section of tho Diamond Inkc
route extending G.3 miles from the
junction at Union creek toward
Diamond lake will bo cared for
will) an appropriation of $138,000.
The project will also Include
clearing a portion of the road from
the vicinity of Diamond lake to
The Dalles-California highway.
f
10 CITY
ARM AT
SLOWER STRIDE
WASHINGTON. Hoc. 22. M'l
The march of America's millions
from the furm to the city con
ll! 1. hut' at m tsomcwhiit nlowcr
pace, through the lut decade.
On April 1. n total of e S.K r. .1. r, 2 1
pci-MOUK or Mi. 2 Per cent of the
natlvn'K population were llvlim un
der urhan conilllioiiH ftH comparei
with u per cent of 51.4 In U'-'l.
The i-en.UK hurenu announced
the dlvihioiis today. '
The trend to the cllicx In for
i lhly IIIUKtrated hy a comparlnon
with th.? lirhan perccntape ff 28.6
In 1XX0. Over the Intervenlnc Pe
riod of exactly half a century, tin
urhan proportion hat ulmosl dou
bled. YULE TREE HUNT
LA G It AN DM, Ore., Dec. 22 oVi
Virginia Hampton. years old.
'daughter of Mr. noil Mrs. James
1 It. Hampton of Portland drowned
In the Grande Rondo river near
. HllKHr yesterday, fhe fell In the
i water and was carried under the
! Ice. The girl had been visiting
relatives here and went out to find
Christmas tree. Although warn
ed against going near tne waier
she apparently went to get a drink.
The body was recovered five
hours later.
DIAMOND
AK ROAD
UMUU VI-I
MARCH
M
CIO DROWNS IN
ACCUSED SLAYER AND FATHER
1
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M " 1
I
Charles Bannon frlohtV 22 - year
it), 22 - year
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Haven and
-farm home near Schafer, N. O. His, father James F. Bannon (left);
was arrested In Toledo, Ore., and formally charged with first degree
murder although the son is alleged to havfe admitted he alone killed the
Havens after a quarrel over chorea at thje farm. ,.
INJURED
IN SERIES OF
Collision Near Beall Lane
Puts Two Grants Pass
Men in Hospital Others
Less Hurt.
A car crush curly yesterday on
tho Puclflc highway ut tho Beall
lano intciKoction north of .Medford
rcBUlted in Herious Injuries to
Gilbert Hianehard, CirnntH Push,
Dwlght Fulton of tho Bumo city,
a pajuicnKor In lilulichurd's cur,,
also sustained Injuries. Both men
were patients today at tho Com
munity hospital, where Blanch
ard's injuries wero still undeter
mined this afternoon. Two other
auto crashes over 'tho week-end
resulted In injuries to two pel
sons. Stato Traffic Cuptnln C. 1'. Tal
ent reported this afternoon thai
Blanchard was driving a coupe
which skidded Into an Independent
stago company bus, causing dam
age around 800 to both cars. An
investigation revealed that four
persons were in one seat of the
Blanchard niachlno und Ik given
ns a cause for the crash. The
stage was loaded with passengers,
ono of whom Is reported to have
suffered slight injuries.
Other occupant of the Blan
chard machine wero Walter Kn
trlker and I'at Shut, both of
Grants Pass.
V. II. Hansen, Central Point,
driving a touring car and accom
panied by his wife and flvo chil
dren, going east on the Central
Point cemetery road, collided ne.iu
oil with a car driven by Mrs. I
II. Carlton of Kagle Polnl. wreck
ing both machines. Captain Tal
ent reported Hansen to bo driving
on tho wrong side of the road.
Mrs. Carlton was cut by flying
glass from the wlndHhlcld. Nei-
...... t..,.nf,.i nvnr. Hansen
was arrested by tho officer for
recklcHs driving.
f..,.nn.,nii incut car sales
man. sustained several broken ribs
Saturday evening when a new
coach he was driving collided wilb
a touring car driven by M. I''1"1'
of Talent. Tho crash occurred tvJo
miles south of Phoenix. Botli
cars were badly damaged
AUTO CRASHESjNEAR MEDFORD
Final Wire Flashes
POKTLAM), rv.. Doc. Ti. W Tim etiuiily grallil Jury In-vi-,1
tailing tho Howie limrilcr casr. ronoswl today lifter having
boon In session tno hours. The Jury will iiimrne lit III li.m. to
morrow. SX FKXNCISCO. Dor. 22- A young limn In-Ill l Hie
Wurflplil theater here today mill r.ihlH-il II sure or " '! ""-
railed. The money rei'rc-"'1''' the million plcturo hoiii-o s Katlir
ilny anil Nninlu.v n-cclpt-.
MSTI;HDAM, Holland. Hit. 22. M'l Sewn hundred unlive
were killed and 15.IMKI (utile Mr,ed III Mil! rivrlll eruption of
Mcrapl, the voIimiio In .lava. ' ,
mir;l. Do'. 22. ' Mayor William Hale Tluiliinwin nslny
Marled suit aaalll-l Colonel Robert Ishlllil Randolph, president of
Hie Chi... A Hlallon of Commerce, ftsklmr $1.1 .M daliiMge.
A ItB.pHge brief, filed I" superior court hIIckoi, biiioiib other Ihliuts,
t-lnndrr.
WASHINGTON. IHt. 22 !' I'rciddelll Hoover Uslair signed Iho
bill npiimprlnlliur tlflO.IHIO.IMMI for thn farm hoard.
CnurresH rnarted the. appropriation Knllinliir. II tiring lo $ Mill..
HlMl.nmi llio nmoiint mado aviillnlilo from Hit; $r,lHI,tHlll,OIMI author
licit for tho board's rrnilvlmr fund.
VVSIIINUTON, Her, 22 lift A simtIiiI session of congress nrter
Man h 4 was aiUm-alisI t.Mlay by Sinalor Horoh, republican. Idaho.
Mornh said there arc "leltlmalc ri-asons." for a special session nsldo
from Iho world court iirobleni. He inenlloiied li-glslNtlim for tlm
rcculiitioii of biiKsos. imair and mllruiilx. Iho eiirt delirnliirn ror
farm n llef nnd the bill lo regiilalo the uw of liijiimllolis In labor
dlopules.
WI- WOK . llkla.. Hit. 22. Ol'i The liiirninic No. 2 A. II. Iloliglas
ra well In Hie Wmwika field was snuffed out today Willi 4.1 I"'""'!
shot of nltro-irolatlii, but Ms w'l'l " "f ' " '"'""'"'
erente a nienaiT.
....,.- t,M o.t llli blends Bllioulltlllff to $13,000
J Here paid today by thn Fanners'
(lay to ouo uairynicn m uncr
ir-tmiii. "HI
(mi
Associated Press Photo
- oldl fa
- oldl farmer, confessed he killed
their four children at the Haven
ADD MORE IN
ON ROAD WORK
Eighteen Given Jobs With
Widening and Repair
Crews in Plan to Aid Un
employed. Tho stato highway commission
made arrangomcnts today to put
18 additional men on tho Pucltiu
highway, north and south of this
city. This will bring tho total to
40 men.
Arrangements havo been com
ploteifrf.l;t rptulu tho worlmrs, n
details of 411. to give all tho. 242
men registered for work a chance
to earn tho $3 per day stipend.
Registration includes Jobless men
In this cily and Ashland, und
somo from the outlying point".
Tho men will bo placed on work
as near their homes as practical.
Tho first detachment of work
el'H will ho paid off, ho they can
havo somo money for Christmas.
Tho work will bo suspended for
that day only.
As an emergency measure, tho
stain highwav commission has
made arrangements to pay off the
workers as noon as they are
through. Instead of walling the
usual extended period that 11 takes
lo mako payments to stato work
ers. 'They will bo paid upon iiull
tinff. Tho work Is expected to last for
ihreo months, und widening and
repairing of the Crater lake high
way, wherever needed, will start
soon after tho flint of tho year.
LEADER OF CATHOLIC
WOMEN SUCCUMBS
MT. ANGKL, lira., Dec. 22. VP)
Mrs. (iortrildo Kebor, 09, stato re
gent of the Catholic Daughters of
America, died Sunday evening
after an Illness of nearly a year.
Kuneral services will ho held from
the St. Mary's church Tuesday
morning at 1 o'clock.
Cold III Im (iraiKlc.
LA GKANUK. Dei'. 22. (IV
Christmas week opened with the
coldest weather of tho season. The
temperature dived to nine degrees
above zero yestrday morning, and
was 10 dgrees abovo this morning.
f'wiperollvo Creamery rommny to.
..........
SAY LUCAS
THREATENS
GOP. LIFE
Statement Against Senator
Morris Must Be Quickly
Repudiated By Party
Heads, Avers New Mexico
Solon Battle Looms.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 22. (71)
Watlo 1 1. Cooper, president of the
Commercial National bank, told tho
snnnto ciimpulgn funds committee
today that tho $1000 loan given to
Robert 11. Lucas, executive direc
tor of the Itepubllciiii national com
mittee, to lielii finance tho cam
paign against Senator Norrls of Ne
braska, was "backed" by a letter
from the Republican national com
mittee asking tho loan.
WASHINGTON, lieu. 22. W")
Senator Cutting of New Mexico, a
Itepubllcan Independent, declared
today If Robert 11. Lucas" latest
statement against Senator Norrls
"Is not Immediately repudiated by
those higher up. it means that
national Rcpulriican organisation
has ceased lo exist."
"Tho statement signed by Mr.
Lucas (cxecutlvo director of tho
Republican National committee).
Cutting said, "ca4ls on Republi
cans, in the namo of Lincoln, to
throw out of their party tho man
whose attitude toward national
problems Is probably more closely
akin to Lincoln's than that of any
man In public life today."
Lucas issued his statement yes
terday. Jlemiinils have been mude
that ho be misled from tho com
mlltco poHl.
Itatllo Irtioni.
The Issue Is drawn for olio ol
the most Involved Itepubllcan bat
Ilea slnco the spilt of tho parly
In nil Chairman Kess of the
national committee, has declared
a hands off policy on the row,-but
Senator Howell of Nebraska, ban
called for ejection of Lucas.
Hero is tho Lucas sland:
' To accept office (it tho hands
of this parly and then viciously
otmnse its nollclcs. principles and
leadership' brlngH an Intolorablo
hltuatlon. and one which must lie
oiadlcated If tho party la to live.
"Such conduct by Senator Nor
rls ias been revolting and until
tho leaders of tho Republican
party not only fail to support, but
civo their active opposition to men
llko senator Norrls, they aro not
doing their full duly lo tho. party
which has como down to UB from
Lincoln.
In bin reply to tho Severn con
demnation heaped upon him by
Senutors Norrls and Howell in tho
senate on Saturday, Lucas yester
day denied ho had sponsored cir
culation of "scurrilous" llteiaturo
against Norrls. He denied also tho
Ku Klux Klnn had un.'tlilng to do
with tho literutnro.
PARENTS LOSE
HAN KIIANC1HCO, Dec. 22. VP)
A mother died for hor daughter
and a father sacrificed his Ufo for
his son, both fulllcly, In flics
which destroyed two central Cali
fornia farm homos yesterday. Tho
other two parents, seriously burn
ed, wero In a critical condition to
day.
Tho dead aro: Mrs. flraco Bmllh,
40, Pleasant Vulloy, Holnno county,
Minion Hmllh 8: Hoy Hutchison,
42. farmer living near King City.
Monterey county, Hubert Hutchi
son, IX.
Klres slarlcil In each homo
while tho family was asle ep.
Mrs. Hmith was burned to death
when sho ran back Into her flam
ing homo to snvo her daughter
who wan still in bed. Dr. Hmllh
was burned, perhaps fatally, when
Iin plunged through thn flro In un
effort to savo them both.
AT FORI 0RF0R0
M.MtHIII'IW.D. Ore., Dec. 22.
)JP) Twenty thousand dollars
worth of bonded Canadl.n liquor
was seized hero toilay by Coos and
Curry county officers who cap
tured a hugn truck driven by (leo.
Cojik of I'orlland, who was accom
panied by Oln Hanson of Hcattle.
The men aro held In tho county
Jail and thn Honor Is under gard.
Tho truefc. was seized on the
Myrtlo Point road. It was believed
tho cargo una destined for Port
land. Tho liquor Is believed to havo
been landed from a bont ut Port
Orford.
LIVES STRUG
SAVEC1DREN
iB M CARGO
Changed Her Mind
ft US
Associated I'rcas Photo
Wilda Bennett former musical
comedy star, became the bride of
Anthony Wettach, Elberon, N. J.,
sportsman, after dropping a 820,000
damage suit she brought against
him tor Injuries In an automobile
accident.
L
T
BY EXPLOSIONS
Heating Stove in Flaming
Dwelling Scatters Bits of
Iron at Early Morning
Hour,
OKNTKA Ij VOl NT, Ore, Dec. 22.
(Hpl.) Kiro attributed to a defoc
tivo fluo at 1 o'clock yeHtorduy
mornlnt; raxed tho homo owned by
Mrs. Hollo DuvlH on MnnKunita
Htrcot whh Iohh oHtlmated nt over
$1000. Tho volunteer flromcn.
Michael Snyder and Harry Haertlc,
Mustaid piilnrully Injured liands
when a heuttnut hovo exploded,
sendlniT b!tn of Iron through opun
windows.
Ono end of tho dwelling was In
flumcH when the blazo 'was dis
covered by two or threo Central
Pointers u few hundred foot away,
liy tho tlmo tho flro truck, driven
by an inexperienced volunteer, ur
riyed, tho entlio building was a
Heethlng mans. However, quick
work of volunteers Boon had tho
situation under control.
KirefighlorH had Homo difficulty
due to water slriklng a 220-volt
electric lino In tho house, sending
short circuits down the water Into
the hand. of the nonzlo holders.
Tho heating slovo exploded when
Hlruck by water, rallying a detona
tion beard several Murks.
The loss was covered by Insur
nnco and tho furniture of tho ton-
ants, Mr. and Mrs. V. Harlan, was
saved with tho exception of dishco
and ono slovo.
TO WED BLONDE
KAN.IAS CITY, Kail., Dec. 22.-
(A') Major Charles A. Bhopard was
convicted today on a chargo of Jiav
lug fatally poisoned his second
wife. Tho lury verdict carried a
sentence of lifo Imprisonment,
specifying thai capital punishment
should not ho Imposed
Major Khepard will remain at
liberty" under his 125.000 bond,
court officials said, until February
2, at which tlmo hi will bo acn
tenced.
Defenso counsel said a motion
for a new trial would bo filed Im
mediately.
The major, a specialist 111 pul
monary diseases, had been por
trayed by tho prosecution as a
criminal who, making uso cf his
medical knowledge, had removed
an unwanted wife by uso of a slow
acting poison which would produce
symptoms suggesting natural 111
ness. It had alleged he did tills
because ho was enamored of Miss
Craco llrundon, blond stenogra
pher.
PHUT TOWNSKND, Wash., Dec.
22. (I) Shot through tho bead by
his wlfo whom ho was reproving,
(icorgo H. Hllsinger. 45, warrant
officer at Fort Wordcn.was killed
Instantly last night. Mrs. Hllsin
ger was III Jail hero today.
Hllsinger returned to his quar
ters to find hlsfvlfo entertaining
threo men friends.
Ho upbraided her and the wom
an seized an automatio pistol and
fired point blank.
V'.-wSllniriniMiivMi-iiiiiit-1
CENTRA
POINT
FREMEN
WW
MAJORiGUILTY
P0IS01G1FE
RESENTFUL WIFE
SHOOTS HUSBAND
HOI HIS
AT
IN J'VILLE
Sheriff Says Saturday Night
Affairs a Disgrace Boys
Get 'Oiled Up' Pro
moters Would Utilize Old
County Hoosegow.
pplicutton was made today by
promoters of the Jacksonville
dances, which operate until 1 a. ni.,
for lUe right to use the old county
Jail to "cool off" the dance patrons
who become too hilarious and bois
terous. Councilman Dunnington
made the request and was told by
County Judge Alex Sparrow to re
turn Wednesday, when the matter
would be presented lo the county
commissioners.
According to Sheriff Jennlng.1,
"the Jacksonville dances are a dis
grace, and I am ashamed of them,
but the city council wants them. If
the county had any jurisdiction I
would close them up right now.
But our hands are tied." a
Sheriff Jennings further declar
ed: "Jacksonville dances beat
those held at Eagle Point and Gold
Hill and how!" ,
The head peace officer of the
county said: "I have no objection
to Jacksonville using the old coun
ty jail if they got thoBe who de
serve It in the cells and keep them
there." i
Boys Gef'Olled"
Councilman Dunnington admitted
"that some of the boys got oiled
up a little bit." The sheriff claim
ed some of tho dancers "got drunk
er than lords and wero proud of
It." -
Sheriff Jennings flayed condi
tions In the former county seat on
dance nights In plain English.
"I saw the marshal go half a
block down the street and arrest
three hoys who were, .throwing '
matches In the street-when he could'
have reached out whore he watt
standing and grabbed four drunk"
men. That was the worst piece of -torn
foolery I ovor saw In my life,
und 1 hope I never take another
breath It .it's no tho truth." Tho
boys were later brought to this
city, according to the sheriff, "la
an effort to start a hullabaloo."
Councilman Dunnington explain
ed that the boys were throwing
matches under automobiles, play
fully trying to set them afire.
Sheriff Jennings further Bald the
way the (lancers speed home from
the Jacksonville dance "Is nobody's
business and you can hear the en
gines purr for threo miles.
People Will Rise
Ho also said that the conditions
"are getting so bad at Jacksonville
that the people will riso up and
close them before very long."
According to the authorities, tho
Jacksonville dances, owing to their
nearness to this city, have leaped
Into popularity recently and havo
become a Mecca for those who can't
got enough dancing before mid
night, a groat attraction for young
boys and girls.
Councilman Dunnington talked
tho matter, over with County Judge
Sparrow and said: "It puts me in
a bad llgt to have the Bheritf
throw bricks at me."
Sheriff Jennings . said tho old
county jail was not faring very
well, as tho bars had been sawed,
the locks broken and Inst wlntor
tho Janitor forgol to turn off tho .
water and tho wator bowl frozo up
and burst. He also said that seized
liquor stored In the padded cell as
evidence had been stolen by gay
Jacksonville spirits. -
IN FASCIST COURT
IIOMB. Doc. 22. (IP) Mrs. II. J.
Debosis, American-born .widow of
tho noted Italian poot, today was
acquitted by tho special tribunal
for defenso of the stato of charges
of anti-fascist activities.
ItOMH, Dec. 22. (IP) With an
air of detached dignity and appar
ent Indifference, tho whlto-balrcd
Mrs. H. J. DeUosUi, born Lillian
Vornon of St. Loul. sat In the wit
ness chair In Homo's big palace of
JtUttlce today to answer charges of
ut.ti-fasclst activities.
Yuletide Tragedy
LOH AXOKLKH. Dec. 22. VP)
An nperoita It would' be, with
Yuletldn spirit gay; their parents
all would como to soe those chil
dren of tho play.. And yosterday
rehearsals found wee Marlon
Townsend then, for midcip
dances brightly gowned, ft gar
land In her hair. A plrotietto
sho deftly turned: her tinseled
costume flared: qolto clono bo
sldo a heater burnel the swirl
ing garb was snared.
Tho operetta won't b seon: the
stago Is dark and c.Mll. The
bright gown Is but iMackened
sheen, and Marlon's dance "
still.
DANCES
AMERICAN WOMAN