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PRESIDENT SIGNS
3.2 P. C.
Stroke of Midnight On April
6 Marks Breaking of
Long Drought Fourteen
States to Enjoy Return
WASHINGTON, March 33. (AP)
Attorney of the industrial alcohol
bureau said today that under the
new beer bill the effective hour
would be istmultaneous over the na
tion, with the earliest hour control
ling. James M. Doran, the commissioner,
has yefc to rule on the question but
his counsel said that when the brew
becomes legal in the east at midnight
April 6, it would become legal every
where. This would make it 9 p. m., of
April 0, In San Francisco, and 11
o'clock In Chicago, with intermediate
points operating on the same basts
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. (P)
president Roosevelt signed the 3.2
per cent beer and wines bill Into law
today. Immediately on receiving it
from the capltol.
It legalizes the beverages to be
sold where not otherwise prohibited
as soon as the clock strikes midnight,
April 6. Fourteen states allow the
beer, which must be held to 3 per
cent alcohol by weight, or four per
cent by volume.
Wasting no time on the aot to
which he looks for fit least a 126
000.000 tax contribution toward bBl
anclng the budget, Mr. Roosevelt
as soon as the bill reached the wnite
House crossed over to his cabinet
room to affix his signature, along
with that of Vice-President Garner
that had been put on two minutes
after the senate, met. The President
went to the cabinet room by pre-
srrsTigements to enable photograph
ers to record the scene.
The President signed the bill at 2
n. m.. eastern time.
From congressional halls It had
been taken to him. done up neatly
In red ribbon, by Representatives
Cul'.en and O'Connor of New York,
MoCoimack of Massachusetts and
Parsona and Sabath of Illinois, all
Democrats.
(By the Associated Press.)
State capitals report that:
There are at least 14 states in
which beer can be sold following Its
legalisation, which will be It days
after President Roosevelt's signature
to the 3.2 per cent bill.
In others a varied situation exists.
In some beer can be sold after a
specified time: In some It can be sold
in certain localities: In others pro
posed action to license or regulate the
beverage is pending: In still others
at least 10 states neither has there
been repeal of prohibition laws nor
la oflolal action pending toward
licensing beer.
The 14 in which beer can be sold
Immediately after United States le
galization are: Arizona. California.
Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky. Missouri.
Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, Oregon. Pennsylvania, Wash
ington and Wisconsin.
In North Dakota oeer can be sold
after July 1; In West Virginia after
May 8. and In Wyoming after May 18.
contingent on legalization by the
federal government. Maryland and
Delaware laws permit sale In certain
psrta of the states. Some states hare
repelled their prohibition laws, but
will not permit beer sales untll con
trol laws have been passed. In others
that have passed repealers, beer can
be v.-ld without such control legisla
tion. Many states have licensing or
control proposals pending.
WASHINGTON, March 23. ( AP)
President Roosevelt's next message to
congress will recommend a program
of farm mortgage and small home
mortgage relief. Including method of
refinancing. It will be ready for pre
sentation in a few days.
The farm mortgage program will be
embodied In a bill on which Henry
Morgenthau. Jr.. the farm board
chairman, and Dr. W. I. Myers, bis
assistant, sre working.
By the time congress Is ready to
consider the bill, Morgenthau's plan
for consolidating frderal farm credit
agencies will be complete. Most of
this will be accomplished by execu
tive order.
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GIVEN RELIEF LOANS
WASHINGTON. M ir. 22 R
fief .cans to Washington and Oregon
and sewn elf-llquidittng loans weie
approved today by the reconstruction
corporation.
The relief loans were: Washington,
74.725 for five count tes. from March I
18 t3 April 30.
Oregon. H5;.8 for two counties i
during 3-U:ch and AprlL
New Chairman
... . .
Senator Key Plttmon of Nevada
it the new chairman of the eenatt
foreign relations committee. (Asso
ciated Press Photo)
S
BE
EYED TOMORROW
. In the event that Circuit Judge
W. M Duncan of Klamath county
returns tomorrow, ss planned, the
hearing on the petition seeking the
suspension of Sheriff Gordon L.
Schermerhorn will be called In circuit
court. The governor ordered the
hearing, upon charges of the two
county commissioners that Sheriff
Schermerhorn was not fulfilling h'.s
autiej properly, showing favoritism
to "congressmen" In and out .of Jail,
and .thai, his suspension .. was neces
sary for the conduct of county Jail
ariairs.
Under the law, the circuit Judje
win near tne evinenca and make rec
ommcndatlons to the governor for
final sctlon. The law gives the gov
ernor power to call such hearings for
peace officers.
Schermerhorn Is represented by
Attorney Frsnk J. Newman, who filed
a petition for delay last Saturday,
on the grounds he did not have suf
ficient time to study the case. A
postponement was granted until to
morrow. Petitions to the governor, asking
that Sheriff Schermerhorn be retain
ed In office were circulated yesterday
in tnis city and a number of coun
try districts. Including the Apple-
gate. No figures as to the number
of names signed were given out. They
win te directed to the governor. It
was reported the petitions were be
ing clrculsted by .nembers of the
Good Government Congress.
Sheriff Schermerhorn, among those
Indicted for the bsllot theft and
burning. It at liberty on 7,500 bond,
with Jens Jensen snd T. L. Taylor
as sureties. The official has been a
resident of this county for nearly 40
years and la widely known, particu
larly among tne older residents.
DUCE ON PEACE PLAN
PARIS, March 33. (API Premier
Daladler of France, It was believed
today, may go to Italy to meet Pre
mier Mussolini of that that nation as
the next step In efforts to organize
a four power peace club.
It was thought the two may meet
in northern Italy, as II Duce is sttll
unwilling to leave Italy.
BOY FLOODS SCHOOL
TO ENJOY HOLIDAYS
RUSSEL, Ky.. Mar. 22 7F An in
genious sohoolboy opened the flood
traps In the basement of the grade
and high schools, flooding both.
School authorities dismissed 800 pu
pils as a result, snd classes may not
be retimed for several days. 1
Beer Wagons Awaiting
Zero Hour for Delivery
WASHINGTON, March 32. (AP)
Using your Imagination, here Is a
picture you might vlsuallre on the
night of April 6, as interpreted todsy
by Dr. James M. Doran, commission
er of Industrial alcohol.
11:50 p. m.: Strings of trucks, fully
loaded, lined up on the premises of
breweries In states where sale of beer
will become legs',.
11:55 p. m.: Drivers climb to their
places and start the motors while
inspectors of the bureau of industrial
alcohol stand by with vat-ch In hand.
Midnight: The trucks shoot out
ever the city, f.rst lo the downtown
restaurants, carrying the newly legal
ized beverage to those places toat
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1S0BJECT1VE IN
First Steps Taken to Control
Sale As Advent Looms
Committee Named Draw
Up Regulatory Ordinance
First steps to regulate and control
the sale of beer and other alcoholic
beverages in Med ford were taken last
night at the meeting of the city
council with the appointment of a
committee to work with the council
llcenre group In formulating regula
tory laws.
The committee named by Mayor E,
M. Wilson Is composed of the follow
ing persons: W. W. Allen, former
member of the city council; J. F.
Fllegei, local attorney; Col. W. H.
Paine, retired and of particularly pro
hlbltional sentiment; M. B. Jarmln,
representing the druggists: E. G.
Brown, representing the dispensers;
D. O. Fredericks, as affecting whole
sale olstributors, and Ted GeBauer,
with valuable knowledge already se
cured from outside sources.
Cooperation Asked.
"For the thorough understanding
of tlie question from a local stand'
point It is my deshe to secure the
cooperation of citizens interested In
various ways. Mayor Wilson Inform
ed the council and the numerous
guests who gathered at the city hall
last night to await news of action
on the measure. ....
The council license committee,
composed of C. O. Darby, chairman:
D. R Terrett, Fred Heath, Jr., and
City Attorney Frank FarreU, will work
with the citizens' committee to draft
an ordinance to be presented for the
council's consideration.'
(Continued on Page Three)
!IT
Showing a hint of prosperity's re
turn to the building trade, the first
permit In many months involving ex
penditure of any Important amount,
was Issued by the building depart
ment of the city today. It went to
the Rogue River company at the
corner of North Central and Mc
Andrews road and was for remodeling
to cost S00. Damage resulting
from a recent fire will be corrected
In the cold storage department and
a porch constructed.
Babe Will Sign
For $52,000 Year
ST. PETERSBUROH, Fla., March
32. (AP) Babe Ruth came to terms
with Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of
the New York Yankees, here this
afternoon and will sign a one-year
contract for (53,000.
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
IS DELAYED IN HOUSE
WASHINGTON, March 33 (AP)
President Roosevelt's reforestation
employment program met at least a
temporary delay today when the
house labor committee decided to
hold hearings instead of acting Im
mediately.
Din In Milwaukee
Greets Signing Of
Beer Legislation
MILWAUKEE. March 33. (AP)
Hundreds of sirens and whistles
Informed Milwaukee that Presi
dent Roosevelt hsd affixed his sig
nature to the beer bill today. The
fire department contributed to the
clamor with belli.
Now the city looks forward to a
half holiday, officials decreed by
the city council, the day sale of
beer becomes legal.
have arranged to stay open to wel
come the re-entry of beer.
This picture was portrayed by the
man who la charged with regulation
of the brew as he worked busily at
his desk to make possible the sale
the moment It is leRslt7ed.
While tne beer bill became law to
day with the signature of President
Roosevelt, It does not become effec
tive until expiration of 15 days after
enactment. This, as interpreted by
Dr. Doran. means midnight April S.
But wnile the brew can not leave
the premises until then, the bottling
wtll begin Immediately and enter
prLMn? brewers will be ready to speed
their prod net out to any who might
he waiting up for the occasion.
AIR-TIGHT CASE
AGAINST BANKS
POLICE BELIEVE
Grand Jury Continues Probe
As Special Prosecutor
Wm. Levens. Eyes Evi
dence Prepared by Police
The grand Jury convened again this
afternoon to consider first degree
murder charges against L. A. Banks
agitator, and former editor and orch
ardlst, his wife, Edith R. Banks, and
E. A. Fleming, Jacksonville orchardlat
for the ambush slaying of Constable
George J. Prcscott, last Thursday
morning, while at the Banks home to
serve a warrant.
Assistant Attorney General William
S. Levens, named by the governor as
special prosecutor of the murder and
criminal syndicalism cases, spent yes
terday and this morning going over
the evidence and confessions collect
ed In the murder and various other
cases. He was assisted by the district
attorney's office and state police.
who have assembled what la charac
terized as "an air-tight case."
Two Indictments Hinted
The grand Jury was reported as
finding two Indictments yesterday in
cases connected with the murder.
They will be presented to the circuit
court tomorrow when circuit Judge
W. M. Duncan is expected to return
to the bench here. The grand Jury
Is expected to be in session for a
considerable length of time investi
gating the large amount of matter,
in the" restoration of peace In Jack
son county.
Banks is still confined in the
county Jail at Grant Pass, and
maintains his defiant attitude, with
out a stgn of regret or remorse. He
is reported as spending his time
Justifying his crime to his Jail mates
and guards, and reading. The state
will contend that his act was pre
meditated. Evidence has been found
tending to show that Bajs expected
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WOMAN IS SLAPPED FOR
SLUR ON GEO. PRESCOTT
Although It could not be learned
today how many names had been at
tached to the petitions for retention
In office of Sheriff Gordon L. Scher
merhorn, it was learned that one of
the circulators got slapped yesterday
Mrs. May Murray.
Mrs. Murray, according to the story.
called at a certatn borne, asking for
a signature to the petition. She was
greeted with words of condemnation
STATE'S PAYROLLS
TIEO UP BY LACK
SALEM, March 33. (AP) State
payrolls and all accounts drawn on
the general fund of the state of Ore
gon were tied up here today as the
treasury department refused to sign
interest-bearing warrants and make
them negotiable at banks.
State Treasurer Rufus Holman was
en route to Mexico today to spend
a four weeks' vacation, having In
structed his assistants before leaving
that they were not to sign the war
rants. Meanwhile affairs of the treasury
office were In a "chsotlc condition"
to use the expression Holman himself
; used at a meeting of the board of
; control Monday when he agreed with
! Governor Julius L. Meier and Hal E.
Hoss. secretary of state, that the fi
nancial affairs of Oregon are In auch
j shape ss to Justify going on a war
rant basis.
At Monday's meeting Holman
agreed there was nothing else for the
state to do but to resort to the powers
conferred upon him by the recently
enacted house bill No. 343 and start
endorsing warrants '.'not paid for
want of funds," from the date of
which endorsement the warrants
would stsrt drawing five per cent In
terest. The meeting was held Mon
day morning, but Monday afternoon
and Tuesday went by and still the
treasury office declined to cash or
sign state warrants.
FARM RELIEF BILL IS
WASHINGTON. Mar. 22 Y4V-Tlie
farm relief bill, integral part of
President Roosevelt's emergency pro
gram, was passed by the house to
day by a strong bl-partisn maorlty.
Th vote wss 315 ?o pa.
Speaker Rainey voted lor Ute bill.
Lives Charmed Life
Doctors said George Frisbie of
Versailles, Mo., had only one
chance in a thousand to live but
he's back at work after 110 injec
tions of blood had been used to
keep him alive during a serious
illness involving three operations.
(Associated Press Photo.)
E
E
The state will probably take ac
tion today for the forfeiture of the
$5000 bonds of Walter J. Jones, mayor
of Rogue River, Indicted for ''burg
lary not In a dwelling" in connection
with the ballot thefts. State police
are endeavoring to locate Jonea in
Portland, where he has been reported
as 111.
J. T. Thomas of Ashland and Nick
Rossi of the same city are listed as
the bondsmen. -
Jonea, through , his attorneys, yes-
(Continued on Page Three)
for supporting the proposition, she
Insisted upon the signature and in
return got her face slapped, she Is
quoted as telling acquaintances. The
woman who did the slapping later
appeared at an officer s home to see
if a complaint had been filed against
her. She said Mrs. Murray slurred
officer George Prescott and refused
to divulge her name.
FAR FROM OB IS
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 22. (AP)
On the basis of calculations complet
ed by Senator Joe E. Dunne, not less
than 94,500.000 will be spent in new
construction and Improvements on
Oregon highways this year, and the
low license fee and Increased gas tax
will return approximately as much
money as did the higher auto license.
Senator Dunne, chairman of the
senate roads and highways commit
tee, said today a formal report he
issued yesterday was In reply to criti
cism that the highway fee legislation
would effectively halt all new road
work.
"Out of the total of $4,500,000.
contracts have already been let and
work Is already under way for about
$4,000,000." ht declared. "If the fed
eral government authorizes the regu
lar federal aid appropriations for this
year, which up to now have not been
forthcoming, or If additional emer
gency funds are made available, the
new construction work will be in
creased by whatever new money Is
made available."
He said about $1,400,000 will be
spent on the forest highway system
by the federal government, bringing
the total of construction and Im
provement In Oregon to about
$6,000,000 for this year.
SALES TAX CONFAB
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 32. fAP)
At a conference with Oovernor Meier,
Senator Ktddell. president of the
nste, and Representative Snell,
speaker of the house, today It was
decided to call a meeting of the
members of the taxation committees
of the senate and house at the gov
ernor's office at Salem Monday after
noon at 2 p. m. to consider a pro
gram of support for the sales tax re
cently enacted by the legislature.
P
LAID KIDNAP PLOT
Codding, Neilson and One
Other Slated for Elimina
tion by Good Government
Congress Inner Circle
Authorities admitted today that
they had knowledge and affidavits
that the so-called "inner -circle" of
the "Good Government congress", of
which L. A, Banks was honorary
president, planned to kidnap District
Attorney George A. Codding and hts
assistant, George W. Neilson, and a
high county official whose resigna
tions they demanded. The meeting
was held at the home of Banks, and
the affidavit was made by O. H. Goss,
of the Jackson County Unemployed
Council.
Many of those present at the meet
ing opposed the kidnaping plan, and
were afterwards ostracised as active
workers In the "congress." At the
organization meeting, held in the
courthouse, some of those who op
posed the fantastic criminal venture
ran for offices and were defeated.
They claimed that Banks stationed
.15 or 16 of his aides, who voted solid.
It was at this meeting that Henrietta
B. Martin was elected president, over
the objections of some "who thought
a woman should not lead us."
At this same meeting It was prc-
(Continued on Page Four)
ESKIMOS ENJOY
CiVILIZED LIFE
HOU.YWOOD, Cal.. Mar. 22.-H7P)
wotea as a seeker of movie thrills in
out of the way places, Col. W.S. Van-
Dyke, movie director, arrived here
from -Alaska today, bringing three
famines of Eskimo walrus hunters,
who lie said had never seen civiliza
tion until they were enlisted In the
mating of a film and brought from
their homes.
Cnl. VanDyke hss been away eight
months, traveling 13.000 miles to ob
tain "shots" for a movie. .
DR. BRAY AN OLD
FRIEND OF LEVENS
Dr. Jouett P. Bray and William
levens. . special prosecutor sent by
Oovernor Meier to Jackson county,
renewed old friendship and revived
old daya at Baker at a luncheon at
Hotel Medford today. Dr. Bray says
Mr. Levens Is the first man In east
ern Oregon that put him next to the
best trout stream In Oregon. They
planned a ateelhead fishing trip this
summer on the Rogue, as Dr. Bray
knows the river for 60 miles.
The two fishermen had not met
In 18 years.
BINGHAM NOMINATION
CONFIRMED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Msrch 22. (AP)
The nomination of Judge Robert W.
Bingham of Kentucky as ambassador
to Great Britain, was confirmed to
dsy by the senate.
BANK LOAN BILL IS
SUBJECT TO DELAY
WASHINGTON, March 22. (AP)
The senate recessed late today until
tomorrow without acting on the state
bsnk losn bill. Senator Robinson of
Arkansas. Democrstlo leader, pre
dicted passage early tomorrow.
nnndlts Loot Bank.
OHIOAOO, Mar. .2 (JP) rederal
agents Joined police today in a hunt
for all oracksmen who . dynamited
their wsy Into the Argo State bank
In early morning, looted 4ft of the
150 safety deposit boxes and took
money and securities estimated un- j
orflelaliy to be worth as much as;
I5OC0O.
Memorial to prescott
Gets Council Approval
Definite plans for the Establishment
of a permanent memorial to Con
stable George J. Prescott. slain last
Thursday by L. A. Banks, ex-edltor
and orchardlst. were made last night
at the regular meeting of the city
council, following a prorWsl intro
duced by Jsmea H. Owen. The plan
was referred to the committee on
public safety with instructions for
Immediate action.
The project, as recommended by
Mr. Owen, following Interviews with
various business men and civic lead
ers, will utilize labor furnished by
the governor's relief committee, of
which Mr. Owen Is local chairman.
The cost will be minor and will Inter
fere In no way with the trust fund
being established for the family o!
the slain man, Mr. Owen emphasized
last night, urging ail parsons to con
Sued For 'Stolen Love
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., (above),
Hollywood motion picture actor,
was made the defendant In a $60,.
000 alienations of affection and
falsa imprisonment suit by Jorgen
Dletz, chemical engineer. (Aasocl.
ated Press Photo)
EVASION OF TAX
NEW YORK, March 33. (AP)
Less than 34 hours after his arrest
was ordered by the attorney general
In Washington, the case of the federal
government against Charles E.
Mitchell, former chairman of the Na
tional City Bank, arrested last night
on a charge of income tax evasion,
went before the federal grand Jury
today. . .
FederaWAttorney.aeorge Z. Medallc,
his chief asslfltsnt, Thomas E. Dewey,
and Assistant Federal Attorney Mur
ray Gurfeln, presented to the grand
Jury before noon- the charge that
Mitchell, by selling to his wife at a
loss stocks which he later bought
back had wilfully evaded an income
tax of 6S7.153 In 1030.
Med a lie did not comment today on
the grand Jury proceedings or give
any Information concerning witnesses
called.
In evening clothes Mitchell, who
until his recent resignation as a re
suit of his testimony before the sen
ate Investigating committee, waa one
of the country's most powerful
bankers, was arrested last night in
his Fifth avenue home and taken In
a taxlcab to the federal building,
where his ball was fixed at $10,000
and a hearing set for March 20. A
surety company furnished his ball.
and he returned home.
WHEN AUTO IS DITCHED
GREELEY. Colo., March 32. (AP)
It takes more than an automobile
upset to stop Louis A. Johnson, na
tional commander of the American
Legion, when he's en route to make
a speech,.
The commander was on his way
here in a rainstorm late yesterday
when his car skidded on wet pave
ment and overturned in a ditch.
A physician - said Johnson had
sprained and bruised his right fore
arm. Paul Lauterback, Denver Legion
naire, driving the car, and Joseph
Hannemann, commander of a Den
ver Legion post, were slightly hurt.
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To Ke-enart On Tax.
WASHINGTON, March 22. (AP)
Representative Byrna of Tennessee,
house Democratic leader, today told
newspapermen that tne one cent ft
gallon gasoline tax would be re-enacted
at the special session of con
gress.
BANKER MITCHELL
IS CHARGED WITH
tinue their donations to that very
worthy project.
. The memorial, through the use of
southern Oregon materials, which he
assured the council will be forthcom
ing, will be a thing of, beauty and
permanency, Mr. Owen stated, and
Is to be accomplished In a manner
which will exert a fine Influence in
the community. Children, who knew
and loved Oeorge Prescott will be en
abled to participate In the plans, as
Mr. Owen and others have visualized
them. The memorial. In accordance
with the preliminary suggestions, will
be located In the city park.
Mr. Owen promised to aid the coun
cil committee In any way possible,
following the Invitation of Council
msn C. C. Furnas. "I am so Inter
ested In seeing a monument, estab-
. Continued on Page Three)
INTO QUICK VOTE
Roosevelt Threw Beer Meas
ure at Congress When
Long Debate Threatened
On Expense Cut Power
By PArirMAU.o
(Copyrighted, by Mo-lure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
WASHINGTON. Mar 22. The fin
esse with which Mr. Roosevelt trap
PM I congress on his program was not
eMrtcnt to most conessmen or the
general public
His game Increased In skill as he
cont.nued to play it.
A drawn-out senat debate was at
one time theratened on the economv
Bill. There seemed no way out of It.
Democrats rerused to be bound In
caucus. Enough Republicans wore
revolting to make the situation look
bad.
The strategy of throwing a beer
bill at them was wlftly sdopted
Most of those opposing the economy
bill wanted beer as faat as they could
Kt It. There 1 no question that
submission of the oeer bill shorten
ed jenste debate on the economy bill
by at least three dsys.
relief' WOI,' on flirm
What mnpr... .... -i . .
n- -v-i.uiurina lor
was human reaief. Mr. Roosevelt:
held thst back. He knew that If he
... ninn pass the numan relief bill
first he wnuM h.v. nu-t . . .
with his farm bill. Indeed he might
. . mm UP tn "ro
bin first, with rwisv. th.,
.i. v mi wn
as they did what he wanted on that
he would let them have their relief
bUl.
It was sort of an animal act. i As
soon as the seal did the trick he got
th3 fish not before,
IrwJders oredit Vice-President Gar
ner with working out the legislative
strategy with Mr. Roosevelt, if so"
1 1 U a secret between those two'.
Garner walks around all day ss tf he
were doing nothing. Close' friends
y they will get him some jig-saw
puiauea to pass tha time. :
Each afternoon he wanders back,
over to the house, to sit around and
talk with his old cronies. He Just
can't get used to senators.
Th boys are just playing a little
pontics with the nomination of
Judge Bingham as Ambassador; to
Britain. They had no serious idea
of blocking it when they first delayed
confirmation. ' .
It was Republican Senator Robin
son's idea. The Indlanian acted in
dividually. He always does. His re
cent activities caused the cloakrooms
to believe he aspire? to prominence
in Republican leadership. 80 far all
he has lacked is a following.
It waa great stuff politically to
suggest Bingham was pro-British,
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ROPE, RATHER THAN I
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
oni.PAX, Wash., alar. 23. (yp)
Admitting that he slew an aged pool
hall owner for 14 cents, " Renold
Brown, 17, of Towner, N. D., esked to
be hanged Instead of sent to prison
for life, In superior murt here today.
In rural parto of Sussex;, Bngland.
men are making house-to-house can-
VBSS for SOVerelffna. tnr nrtlfh f V.w
pay 31 shillings.
WILL
ROGERS
BKVKRLY lUhhS, Cal., Mar.
21. There is no end to the
blessings that this fellow
H o o s o v c 1 1 has' indirectly
brought about. Orlando, Fla.,
has saw (or has seen) tho light
and have suspended six civic
eating clubs and one chamber
of commerce for CO days. (Now
there is an injunction that
should be made permanent.)
This country just c i v i e
lunchconed itself into, depres
sion. If they will all go home,
and eat. with their own fam
ilies they will not .only get
their first good lunch in years
but will be surprised how mitnh
more, intelligently their own
wife can talk than "the spenk
er of the day." God bleRS Or
lando, Fla.
Yours, " '
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