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Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1932.
No. 4S.
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Lindbergh Intermediary Confesses Grim Hoax
Crash Victim
RIBUNE
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Mail Plane Falls and Burns
in Landing at.Burbank
Crandall Stationed Here
for Over Two Years
BURBANK. Calif., May 17. (AP)
Going Into a side slip from an alti
tude of about 100 feet as the pilot
was preparing to land, a mall plane
of the United Airlines crashed and
caught fire shortly before midnight
last night, causing death to Its two
passengers and pilot.
The dead are John Johnston, veter
an Pacific Coast Transport pilot, Har
ry Chrlstenson, radio operator for the
line, and the pilot of the mall plane,
Harry Crandall. Crandall was removed
from the wreckage and taken to the
emergency hospital here where he
died.
Enroute North
The mall plane was en route from
San Diego to Seattle, planning to
stop here to pick up mall. Johnston
and Chrlstenson, both employes of
the United Airlines, had been given
a ride from San Diego by Crandall
and were to leave the ship here.
The plane landed about a block
from the boundary of the airport
Observers aald the ship was gliding
Into the field when It started to slip
aldowaya.
The plane immediately caught fire
after the crash. Crandall was pulled
from the cockpit by field attendants
who ran to the scene, but the res-
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MYSTIC FORCE
PARIS, France, May 17. (AP)
Dr. Paul Gorgulov, the man w.ho as
sassinated President Paul Doumer,
told an examining magistrate today
that he was in a "kind of hypnotic
Bleep" when he committed the crime.
"A mystic force armed my hand,"
he aald. "I had no reason whatever
to murder M. Doumer. I waa In a
kind of hypnotic sleep."
Gorgulov Informed Maglatrata Fou
gery that he drank a bottle of cognac
before going to the war veterana"
charity exhibition, where he shot the
president.
"When the president entered the
room," he aald, "I fired without hesi
tation, not knowing what 1 was do
ing." He said he could tell nothing about
the gun he used because he waa too
drunk to remember anything about
Jt.
The prisoner asserted that while
on his way from Monaco to Paris
before the assaaslntton he "tried to
ward off the evil spirit which con
stantly urged me on to murder."
"On my arrival In Paris." he con
tinued, "I went to Notre Dame ca
thedral and prayed to Ood to rid me
of the spirit. I fought to the last
against this obsession."
Medford Rotarlans enjoyed a dou
ble program of their regular weekly
luncheon this noon when James w.
Mott, state corporation commission
er, and Captain Lee Bown of the
Oregon state police addressed a large
group of members and guests. Cap
tain Bown, who was the first speak
er, told of of -the organisation of the
atate police department last year in
order to centralize the various law
enforcement bodies of Oregon. A re
view of last month'a operations
howed over 8000 activities with 200
arrests made and over 61,000 miles
covered, according to CBptaln Bown.
Jamea W. Mott, slate corporation
commissioner, made an Interesting
talk on the activities of his de
partment, telling of the many mil
lions lost by Oregon Investors In
valueless stocks In past years. A
special effort has been made to clean
up and eliminate all financial "rack
ets" In thla state.
Mrs. Everett Brayton announced
the American Lofton poppy sale tins
week and requested the support of
local citizens.
Tarney steward reported excellent
progresa on the Rotary roan sign
campaign and advised that 30 at
tractive signs advertising Medlord
and Southern Oregon would be In
atalled before the opening of the
tourist season.
Visitors at the meeting were Mrs.
Everett Brayton, James w. Mott.
Captain Lee Bown, Judge H D. Nor
ton. Wm. P. Isaacs, and A. I. St.
John of Portland.
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Harry Crandall, one of those killed
at Burbank, Cal.. today was a barn
stormer and motion picture flier be
fore entering the transport field.
AS STUNT FLIER
Many, times cinema, cameras with
their grinding cranks have recorded
Harry Crandall's stunts and night
Journeys Into trn blue that have held
millions in movie audiences breath
less. But the camera failed to
"shoot" the most tragic of his trips
the Jast flight which brought his ship
to the earth broken and burned.
And the death of one of the best
known pilots on the coast was a part
of the "show in which he figured.
..Always master.. ot his. plruiii Xlraii-.
dall was selected by Howard Hughes
as one of the pilots in hla realistic
million dollar war films, "Hell's An
gels," where it was his duty to take
ships Into the heavens, set fire to
them, and return to the field in an
other craft.
Although his night in finished
Crandall's air buddies and friends of
Medford will not forget his conscien
tious enthuslam in flying.
SUIT OVER TRADE
FOR FARM LANDS
SALEM, May 17. (AP) The state
cupreme court, in an opinion writ
ten bv Justice Rossman, today af
firmed the decree of Judge H. D. Nor
ton of the Jackson county circuit
court, in a suit brought by A. C. Bur
gess and Kittle Burgess, to recover
damages from Charles A. Wing Agen
cy, Inc., a real estate broker. The
lower court awarded plaintiff a
judgment In the amount of $1100.
The plaintiff alleged fraud on the
part of the Charles A. Wing agency.
In connection with representations aa
to t.ie value of certain land, which
they accepted In part payment for a
grocery store. '
Tne opinion held that the court
has twice recently held that a fraud
ulent promise to make a resale Is
capable of supporting an action of
this character.
The above action was ba.ied upon
the sale of the Park Grocery, then
owned by the Burgess In 1930. for
land owned oy the C. A. Wing agen
cy. Wing later sold the grocery storo
to the present owner. The plain
tiff claimed the value of the land,
was below that of the grocery store,
and was an Involved transaction.
Attorneys Kelly and Kelly repre
sented the Burgess', Attorney P. J.
Newman and Porter J. Neff, the de
fendant. At the meting of Veterans of For
eign Wars held at the armory laM
night and addressed by James W.
Mott, corporation commissioner and
candidate for the Republican nomi
nation for congress, a temporary po
litical organization was perfected.
Harry Moore was named chairman.
and Don Newbury secretary.
Mott In hla aridrewi oppod a
tax and unnecessary and favored con
fining income tax to the higner
brackets.
WASHINGTON, May 17. f APtFa
vorable reports on bill for compacts
among various western stAtea It uw
of the water of the Snake. Yellow
.none and Columbia rivers were vovrd
today by the senate UrlgaUon committee.
JAP MILITARISTS
TO PARTY CHIEFS
Non-Partisan Cabinet Must
Be Formed to Succeed
That of Slain Premier
Political Plans Upset
By Glenn Babb,
Associated Press Stall Correspondent.
TOKYO, May 17. VP) Tha army
swung Its mailed list upon Japanese
politics today and dictated that a
national, non-partlssn cabinet must
be named to succeed that ot the
slain Premier Inukal.
The army's ultimatum completely
upset the plans of the political lead-
era. During the day it had been vir
tually decided that Klsaburo Suzuki,
present home minister, ahould head
another Seiyukal party government.
Mr. Suzuki waa named head of the
party earlier in the day. The selec
tion waa made as a means of healing
a threatened breach within the party
ranks. Elders or the organization
persuaded TakeJIro Tokonaml, rail.
way minister, to abandon hla candi
dacy.
Demand National Cabinet.
The army leaden served flat notice
they would refuse to aupport any
cabinet formed on political party
lines. They demanded a national
cabinet. General Mazakl, vice-chief
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VOTERS' THINKING
LAS
The electorate of Jackson county
continues calm and unruffled, as elec
tion day approaches, and according to
County Assessor J. B. Coleman, "it Is
the first election in Jackson county,
I could not at least get a line on one
candidate who was a likely winner.
Assessor Coleman also predicts the
primary will also be one election
without a hectic finish." This Is at
tributed to the depreciation of the
value of the canard, as a vote-getter.
Assessor Coleman also figures hat the
voters "are doing some sound think
ing, and looking for the best man
for the Jobs." He further holds that
the voters are not apathetic, "but
simply talking less than usual before
a primary," and have their minds
made up.
There has been less display of par
tisan prejudice, than customary, and
even a family row among the Ash
land democrats has failed to create
any excitement, except among the
combatants. Medford democrats view
the fuss, as "Just one of those
things."
Assessor Coleman figures that "be
tween 10.000 and 12.000 votes will be
cast" out of a registration of 17,338
In both republican and democratic
parties.
The past week' groups of women of
thla city, have been meeting at pri
vate hornet and studying the sample
ballots and discussing the merits of
various candidates.
Candidates who have been traveling
in the rural districts say there la a
change of sentiment from a month
ago, among the rural voters.
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DALLAS, Ore., May 17. (API
After nearly 21 hours of deliberation
without reaching a verdict the Jury
In the trial of O. P. Coshow, charged
with devising a scheme with Intent
to defraud In the sale of stock of
the Empire Holding corporation, re
turned to the clrcut court room at
2 o'clock this afternoon to request
Judge Arlle O. Walker for further
Instructions.
Through W. H. Cockle, foreman,
the Jury asked further Instructions
as to the evidence to be considered
and waa advised by Judge Walker
that "all evidence, documentary cr
by testtlmony of witnesses, must be
considered." and that the "Jurymen
are t,'ie sole Judge of the weight of
evidence."
Xew Jude On Duty
bALEM, May n. (API L. C- Lev
elling of Albany, who recently waa
hp pom ted circuit Judge of the third
'udlclul difttrlct, Marlon and Linn
counties, entered upoo ou new duties
Acre today.
BASEBALL
RESULTS
American.
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 10 4
Chicago - 9 14 0
Holley. Hansen. Nichols and V. Da
vis; Root, Ttlnnlng and Hartnett,
Hemsley.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 2 7 0
New York 3 4 2
Harder and Sewell; Allen and
Dickey. ,
R. H.
7 7
3 10
Chicago .
Boston ,
Gaston and Berry; MacFayden,
Mochaels and Tate.
R. H. E.
Detroit
0 4 2
Philadelphia
2 7 1
Wyatt and Ruel; Eamshaw and
Cochrane.
National.
R. H.
Brooklyn . 18 0
Pittsburgh 3 7 2
Phelps, Helmach and Lopez; Harris
and Grace.
R. H. E.
New York .. 19 1
Cincinnati 2 10 0
Walker and Hogan; Kolp, Frey and
Asbjornson, Manlon.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 11 14 o
Washington 2 10 1
Blaeholder and Perrell: Burke, Rag
land, Freldrlch and Berg.
ALL PASSENGERS
DISASTER; BELIEF
PARIS, May 17. IP) The office of
the Mesaagerles Marltlmes said today
Its latest word of the disaster to the
French motorshlp Georges Phlllppsr
waa tnat aurvlvora were aboard
the Soviet tanker Sovlet-Skla Neft,
104 aboard the British steamer Con
tractor and 134 aboard the Mahsud.
Announcing that thev had received
Information about a possible attempt
to lire tne ship, the police aald it
seemed out' of the question that any
political group waa responsible for
the disaster.
The Georges Phlllppsr was home
ward bound from her maiden trip to
the Orient.
The belief waa expressed that vir
tually all of the passengers on the
ship were aaved.
(The captain of the ship was quot
ed In a dispatch to London aa aaylng
100 of the passengers and crew were
missing. This dispatch from the
master of the steamer Contractor,
said the Contractor had 129 aurvlvora
aboard.)
At Marseilles, home port of the
vessel, It wss announced 'that the
crew totaled 347, of whom 184 were
Chinese, and the passengers were
estimated to number not more than
600.
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WILL PLAN PICNIC
Plans for the eighth annual Mon
tana picnic for former residents of the
state, now residing in the Rogue River
valley, will be formulated at a meet
ing st the chamber of commerce
Saturday afternoon. May 28, at 2:30
o'clock.
The picnic will be held at the Ever
Shady Auto park, June 19 W. P.
Piske of Jacksonville, Is president of
the Montana Picnic association.
BOMBAY A SHAMBLES AS
HINDUS, MOSLEMS RIOT
BOMBAY, India May 17. (AP)
The Royal Irish fusiliers opened fire
Brltlah tanks and troops brought haa-
were looting and burning shops In
the Bhendy bazaar, the center of one
of the worst of the riot which have
resulted In the death of 73 persons
I and In Injuries to more than 800 since
last Saturday.
MOMBAY, May 17. ( AP) The toll
of the fierce Hindu-Moslem riots
which have mud a shamble of aev
rral districts of Bombay for four day
had risen today to 7 dead and 700
njtired.
Seven were killed and 60 Injured
during the forenoon In spite of the
ract that the city was patrolled by
British anks and troops brought has
tily from Poona lM night.
Kxrept for the rioters and t: e troop
sod police, the stteeU were virtually i
Ucacrted. Tba rot ctf pcpulaUon
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IN BANK HOLDUP
Campaign Claim That Prose
cutor Failed to Arrest
Alleged Aide to Robert
Glenn Refuted by Codding
All evidence and testimony relative
to the "woman In the case" of Robert
Glenn, serving 15 years In state prison
for conviction of robbery of the Cen
tral Point bank. September 9. 1930.
waa placed before the grand Jury, at
the time, and that body found Insuf
ficient evidence to warrant an indict
ment, the district attorney said today.
It waa established at the trial that
Glenn waa the bandit who entered
the bank, the man who held the
pistol and the only occupant of the
rented auto hit by a bullet aa It
sped him from the scene. Glenn waa
found the next day tied with a rope
In the Blackwell Hill district.
The "woman In the case," whose
name the authorities refuse to reveal
on the grounds of unnecessary pub
licity, waa Investigated at the time
and proved a perfec. alibi. Joe Flores,
a friend of Olenn's was also Investi
gated and nothing incriminating
found against him, except that he
waa the operator of a still, found dur
ing the search for Glenn. Florae waa
sentenced to state prison for two
years for still ownership. '
Glenn maintained that he tied
himself up. Tills waa doubted, but
It waa never established who did.
The "woman" admitted she waa a
friend of Glenn's, and that she had
tried to locate him on the day of the
robbery, but waa unsuccessful. She
denied any knowledge of his crime,
or plana for It.
Since the Central Point bank rob
bery hoax a week ago, many rumora
nave been circulating throjgh the
north end of the county, setting forth
that Glenn "got the worst of the
deal." Glenn waa tried before a Jury,
and In defense offered an alibi.
County authorltlea thoroughly In
vestigated the bank robbery In all Its
phases and It waa definitely estab
lished Glenn had no accomplices.
At tho trial many local frlenda came
to his assistance. He waa defended
by Kelly and Kelly.
STATE POSITION
J. Alden Thompson, aon of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Thompson, returned to hla
home here last evening and has ac
cepted a position In the state high'
way offices at Klamath Falls.
Thompson, one of the most popular
members of the local college set, has
completed his Junior year at Oregon
State, where he waa a member of the
Junior rowing crew and buslnesa man
ager of the organization this yesr.
His friends will be welcoming him
back to aouthern Oregon this week.
Chinese Insurgents
Massacre 35 Japs
HARBIN, Manchuria, Wednesday
May 18 (API Insurgents under
General LI Tu today massscred thirty
five Japsnese at Iran and then fired
the city. Leaving the place In flames,
they retreated to Fuchln.
Admiral Milliard Die.. . .
WASHINGTON. May 17. Pj--Rear-Arlmlral
F. C. Billiard, commandant
of tha United States coast guard,
died at his horns late today from a
complication of maladies, following
an attack of Influenza,
shuddered Indoors as the blood con
tinued to flow. Along the streets gar
bage and refuse, unattended for three
t'ays, was rotting, filling the city with
an abominable stench.
Bursts of rifle fire broke out from
time to time during the day as the
troops clashed with the rioters.
Auhorltlos this afternoon Issued a
curfew order whlrh prohibits more
than five persons from congregating)
In sny spot. The rioting spread to the!
mill area today, forcing the closing nt
the mills, which threw 40.000 men and '
women out of work.
The tanks rumbled lip and down
'.he streets, but the riots continued
and whole district of the city were.
In a state of virtual siege. j
Throughout the night grest mobs,
cf men fought with iron rods, knives,
(tones and bottles. They swirled thru
the streets In the light cast by hug:
bonfires which blsud from one end
of oii-fuiun rota to ttbtf 1
FEHL IS.JN
CHALLENGED TO
Ex-Mayor Pipes Quotes Can
didate Demands Public
Explanation of Views On
Murder Officer Prescott
To the Editor:
About a week ago through the col
umns of the Mail Tribune wo called
upon Mr. Feul to come forward with
some of his articles dealing with com
munity problems the past few years,
in otder that the minds of the voters
of Jackson county might be refreshed
prior to the date of the primary elec
tion This Is fair to the voters and in
the Interest of good government.
To date Mr. Pehl has failed to
comply with the request or to take
visible public notice of the challenge.
although his weekly newspaper was
regularly published since the request
was Issued. The voter has tho right
to know the character of a man who
Is seeking office of public trust, and
a man's utterances over a period of
years gives some picture at least of
the Inner man.
(Continued on Page BID
To the Editor:
"Certain criticisms of my office
during the closing days of the cam
paign have come to my attention, re
garding the refusal to Issue warrants
on complaints.
"It la the policy of this office to
make Investigations before putting
the county to the expense of trials,
and an Investigation la being made of
charges of Thomas Breechen of Ash
land that Sheriff Ralph Jennings
used profane language In addressing
him.
"This la a matter fully covered by
the city ordinances of Ashland, and
la matter for the police court of that
city, rather than the district attor
ney's office. The chief of police of
Ashland waa present, and If there was
any grave violation. I am sure he
would have taken prompt action.
The district attorneys office U at
tacked for not Issuing a warrant for
the arrest of the sheriff. Only Judges
and justices of the peace have the
power to Issue warrants. Any Justice
may lasue a warrant without the
sanction of th0 district attorney, if he
thinks the facta Justify.
GEORGE CODDING.
District Attorney.
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WASHINGTON, May 17 (AP
The senate coalition backing the
compromise billion dollar revenue bill
drove through quick approval of the
vital Income and corporation tax
schedules today after twice over
whelming attempted changes.
The Increases and Income and cor
poration taxes provided by the meas
ure were shot through without rec
ord Votes.
Plunging ahead, ttie senate In
quick order appoved provisions tak
ing away exemptions from Income
tax payment of those receiving vet
erans' pay and subjecting the presi
dent of the United States and the
federal Judges hereafter elected and
appointed to the Income taxes.
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NEW TOR. May 17. (AP) Call
ing upon congreaa to eschew cliques
and other obstructionist tactics In
the Interests of national rehabilita
tion, Alfred E. Bmlth had his own
program for the alleviation of eco
nomic Ills before the voters today.
In a radio ad tires last night he
advocated a manufacturers' sales
tax, restriction of veterans' legisla
tion, an expanded program of fede
ral public works, action on wsr
debts and modification of the pro
hibition laws.
The first duty of congress, he said,
..aa to find means to balance the
budget
Victim Of Means?
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Associate! Press Photo
Authorltlea were Investigating
allegations that Gaston B. Means
fraudulently obtained $100,000 or
mora for private Investigations for
tha wealthy Mrs. Flnley Shepard
(above) of New York. Means was
Indicted recently on charges that he
swindled Mrs. Edward McLean of
Waahlngton out of $104,000 by prom
ising to return tha Lindbergh baby.
POLICE FOR EFFORT
TRENTON. N. J., May 17 (AP)
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh thsnked
the police today for their effort In
connection with Investigation of the
kidnaping and slaying of his baby.
Ooverner A. Harry Moore made pub
lic the following letter from Col.
Lindbergh:
"My dear Governor Moore:
'l want to expreaa to you my sin
cere appreciation for the great assist
ance we have received from the state
of New Jersey. It Is not possible for
me to express adequately our appre
elation for the consideration by both
state and local officials.
"The untiring energy, efficiency
and cooperation with which Col.
Schwarzkopf (superintendent of state
police) has conducted his Investiga
tion has been of the most help and
satisfaction. I feel that I cannot apeak
too highly of the New Jersey state
police and the officers detailed from
other organisations.
"Sincerely,
"CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.
CURTIS' PARTNER
NORFOLK, Vs.. May 17. WP) The
Rev. H. Dobson -Peacock, a second of
the Norfolk negotiators, when In
formed of the Curtis confession at
Lopewetl, said: "I am still relying
on Mr. Curtis. He had been under
a great strain for the past two
months. This Is the first 1 have
heard of of anything like this."
WASHINGTON, May 17. (p) The
confer I on by John Hughes Curtis
that his story concerning a mysteri
ous vessel supposed to harbor Lind
bergh extortionists was untrue, bore
out the belief of the United States
coast guard.
Captain L. C. Covell, acting com
mandant, asserted today that from
the start the coast guard had be
lieved there was no vessel such u
described by Curtis.
Several sacks of grain and baled
hay were destroyed by fire on the
platform at the Monarch Seed it Peed
Co. on South Fir street at 3:10 this
morning, but before the flames
spread, were extinguished by the city
fire department.
Origin of the flames was undeter
mined. City police patrolling In that
vicinity discovered the fire.
German Floods
Adding To Toll
COBLENTZ. Germany. May 17,
(AP) Floods, which added six known
dead to the 35 killed In varloua dis
asters throughout Germany over
Whitsuntide, apparently had done tre
mendous damage throughout the
whole Moselle valley, according to
report nKtiy4 todtg.
CURTIS DECLARES
KIDNAP CONTACTS
FIGMENT OF MIND
Official Airplane and Auto
Trips All On Fictitious
Quest, Is Revelation
News Story Motive
HOPEWELL. N. J., May 17,
Col. ll. Norman Schwarz
kopf, superintendent of atate po
lice, announced today that John
Iluthes Curtis, one of the Nor
folk Decollators In the Llnd
berch kidnap case, had written
a complete confession" that all
the people with whom he lias
told of negotiating and all tha
boats on which he said he met
them were creatlona of his own
Imagination.
Colonel Sscwarakopf'a statement
follows:
"Ac four o'clock thla morning John
H. Curtis aat down to a typewriter
and himself wrote a complete contu
sion concerning his activities in th
casu.
"He stated that the boats and all
the people to whom he has been re
ferring were creations of hla own
mind snd do not exist In fact."
Claimed Contact
"Shortly after tho kidnaplnk, Mr.
Curtis told a story about having a
contact with kidnapers. A newspaper
representative, according to Mr. Cur
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KIDNAP MOTIVE
PUZZLE IN
TRENTON, N. J., May 17. P-'
Ilea, blanketing tha entire Atlantis
seaboard In their aearch for the kld-neper-murderera
of tha Lindbergh
bsby, find their Investigations handi
capped through inability to deter
mine definitely the motive for tha
crime,
"It Is like looking for aome one In
an Impenetrable fog," one official
working on the case explained here
today. "If we knew the actual mo
tive, then we wouldn't be conducting
the aearch so blindly. .
"Clues that w now hav would be
o' much mora value and aeemlngly
unimportant evidence might take on
a much more valuable aapect If only
we had the motive ot the crime to
hook up with them."
Donena of theories have been ad
vanced and many of them are ex
tremely logical. Tha one given most
credence by the police la that tha
crime waa committed by gangsters.
(Continued on Psge Ten)
vVlLL-
ROGERS
w5ays:
SANTA JIQN1CA. Cal., May
15. Big news in the paper '
was tho different "beer" pa-"
rades held over the country.
New York, the originator of
this unique entertainment, they
had 100,000 in lino. Then there
was 500,000 sitting in "apeak
naturnllys" that was drinking
beer and watching humorously .
the 100,000 that was perspiring
and marching.
Washington, I). C, had one.
Theirs wns an "inaugural pa
rade." They were inaugurat-
ng 23 new congressional
places.
Cliicngo broke the record.
They had only one man in their
"beer parade." It was learned
afterwards ho was a stranger
in the city.
Marching for beer is exactly
like taking an umbrella with
you in bathing. i