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The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Ht urdav; not much chanfe In tempera ture. Highest yesterday lowest this morn In j JO M EDFORD Mail Trjbun Watch th, TRIRCNE'B I kD JTT 1 CLASSIFIED APS . . 1wS?r ' Lots of food bargain, that mean genuine gfMz I MTlnft. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OKEGOX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1931. No. 2RS. tfflETi cumaaip m is aiiiii I 1 GORDON ALCORN !2Zr. I CWA EXTENSION Xssm OF GOLD nSSS IKNOX BILL TEST BBkml ADMITS HELPING K. UP MONDAY FOR I MJZ TO U. S. FOLLOWS lit k f c t ARGUMENTS SET I W-MIIIIflflnrlBI I H3 " quwiion or wnetner Aaam ami lst. ajaui ii i ..a... t r viBiiattiAiiAr-ii EHjffi SNATOHROKEK J - y AUIHINJN HUUSt IL"'" mum ar i.-annaHaiii I JMav. - By PAUL MAIXON". Copyright, 1931, by Paul Mallon Weakness WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Even Mr. Roosevelt's most ardent admirers cannot quite stand the CWA. Administration Inner circles gently grasp their noses now when anyone mentions It. Their descriptions of It run from "bad" to "awful." It has become the common curbstone Joke of the capital. Complaints continue to pour In on Mr. Roosevelt's desk. They concern the ridiculous manner tn which the .Idea la being adminis tered by underlings, rather than the graft angle. It la a foregone con clusion that the president will do aomethlng further about It. This something will probably be an order confining CWA work to those who are In actual need of re lief. Symptoms The president's original plan was to establish the CWA only for those who were on relief rolls. Later, some one and everyone took part In It. That la where the trouble started. The result Is children are running away from .high schools to get soft snaps under the CWA. Poor ones who really need the money do not aeem to be as successful In getting jobs as those with letters from their senators or congressmen. Certain steel workers in Pennsylva nia quit the Carnegie mills to take softer Jobs at more pay xmder CWA. until recently, when they were barred. Negro cooks In the south left the kttchen and started quilting for the CWA at 12 per week. A law school graduate passed .his bar examination and got a Job here as a PWA lawyer at $350 per month, looking over PWA contracts. Irate citizens are writing that the CWA workers they observe in their 1 local communities perform their tasks J with slow-moMon picture speed: that personal and political favoritism are shown In selections for positions; ' that the CWA, Is becoming a haven for those w,ho do not want to work, as well as those In need. Theory One of the brain trust boys who thunders on the-left recently made a trip to New England. He was ap proached by an Irritated conservative who saya he told the brain trustee: "I am trying to be patient with all these newfangled Ideas, but would you please tell me why It Is necessary tor CWA workers to rake up t.he leaves outside of factories that are closed?" The brain trustee ts supposed to have replied: "We think It might Inspire the mployera to hire those men." Farming Better yet Is the yarn behind the delay In the homestead tng plan. A congressional representative from a western copper state was strong for the copper plan. This represen tative went to certain wealthy copper men in New York and painted a bright picture of what a nice thing It would be if they would contribute the land ao that unemployed miners of the west could go to farming. The government would furnish the money for home construction and outfit ting of the farms. One of the wealthy copper men decided to chip In $5000 for land purchases. Several others were also persuaded. Suddenly their western managers started calling on the long distance telephone, suggesting that western copper lands were hardly ideal for farming. In fact, the only crop In the particular region under discus sion Is alkali dust and cactus. The wealthy copper men decided to atop payment on their checks. Pairing? Such stories have Increased the ag itation of alarmists who fear that the government Is throwing away money beyond all reason. They sug gest that quite as much good would V be accomplished If Messrs. Ickes and Hopkins were permitted to toss away hundred dollar bills from the dome of the capltol. The fact seems to be that the fed eral spending program Is accomplish ing an enormous amount of needed good. Purchasing power Is being artificially created. But the spend ing is not being as carefully planned and llmlied aa it should be. You may expect to see Mr. Roose velt start paring down shortly. Wsgea It Is now possible to estimate the results of t.he NRA from the govern ment's own figures. The rodes generally started going Into effect la.t September. Statis tics (by Secretary Perkins) show em ployment then was 74.3 per rent of normal. In October that figure slip ped off to 73 0: In November to 72 4; In December to 71 8. So under the codes employment was reduced from 74.3 to 71 8 In the first four months of operation. The second Idea of the codes was to improve waees. Statistics (also by Secretary Perkins) show the fac tory payroll tn September at 57.6; October. A7.4; November, 53 6; De cember. 51.1. So under the codes factory pay roll have bee n d r on ped I rom 57.8 to 53.1 in lour month of operation T.'iov Hemes may be a Mstle too (Continued on Page lea) Federal Operatives Claim Evidence Shows Second Kidnaping of Boettcher Planned $6000 Reward CHICAGO, Feb. 3. (AP) Ten gov ernment agents surrounded a house at 3125 Addison street at 11 o'clock last night and nabbed Gordon Fran cis Alcorn, last of the kidnapers of Charles Boettcher, II, of Denver. He was found In bed. made no re sistance, and the department of Jus tice men said he confessed readily. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. (AP) Cap ture at Chicago laat night of Gor don Francis Alcorn, last of the al leged kidnapers of Charles Boettcher 2nd. was announced today by . the Justice department. The department said Alcorn had confessed the kidnaping of Boettcher, a Denver broker. Verne Sankey. now in federal custody, also has confessed, it announced previously. Alcorn married Birdie Angcllne Chrlstopherson at Chicago May 9. 1933. She was a widow with two small sons and Is living with her parents at Corson, S. D., about 15 miles from Sioux Falls, the announce ment said. Revolver Found In the house occupied by Alcorn a .22 calibre automatic pistol was found by the federal agents. A reward of $6,000 for the arrest of Alcorn was outstanding. The department said Alcorn claim ed that after the $60,000 ransom money was obtained from the Boettcher family and waa hidden, he obtained It but that It was taken from him by Sankey. Alcorn wa known In Chicago as "Walter Thomas" and waa rapidly making arrangements to move, hav ing heard of the apprehension of Sankey Wednesday. Planned Second Kidnap The department also announced It had obtained evidence purporting to show that Sankey at one time enter tained the Idea of kidnaping Boett cher a second time. (Continued on Page Nine) TO Word has been received from Theo. Roth, secretary of the atate food and grocery distribute code authority, that an organization covering the food stores must be set up 1n Jackson county within the next 10 days, it waa announced today by W. A. Gates, who has been designated temporary chairman. A meeting of all the grocers In the county will be held In the ChambeY of commerce Monday. February 5, at 8 p. m.. when the code as It pertains to food stores will be explained In dtall. At this meeting It will be necessary to select 'from the group present, rep resentatives to serve on the local code authority. The groups which will ob tain representation are lndepend-nt retail, voluntary croups, chains. Inde pendent retail and wholesale. All grocers are urged to attend the meeting so that Mr. Roth can be ad vised Immediately that Jackson coun ty has assumed Its responsibility in the matter. BANK ROBBING EPIDEMIC BREAKS OUT IN 3 TOWNS ! NEEDHAM, Ma., Feb. 2 (AP) j One policeman was slain, three other ! men shot and $10,000 taken from the Needham Trust company today by I four bandits, two of them armed with what bank employes described I as sub-machine guns. Forbes Mc- Leod. policeman, shot through the stomach as he answered the bank's burglar alarm, died shortly after ward. I As they fled from the bank the i robbers compelled Arnold Mrlntosh. treasurer, and John H. Rlordan. tel j ler, to climb on the running board ! of their touring car to protect them against possible pursuit. niordan Jumped as the ear sped through the square and escaped un I wounded when the bandits fired at . him. Mcintosh was thrown out of i the machine. ; The other men shot were Walter H, Bartholomew. 75-year-old vault attendant; Policeman Frank Haddock, , and Timothy Coughlln, a fireman. They were not believed seriously ; h::rt. PFENSGROVE. N.T. Feb. 2. (APl Pour men stole tl 30.000 from two bank employe!! today as they were entrrlnit the Pnimrrove National t hank wit;, the ninry In three pack aces and a mall &a k. I I Eddie Schroeder of Chicago won :ho senior men's North American ipeed skating title over a crack Meld at conomowoc, Wis., scene f the International meet. (Assocl ited Press Photo) E NEW HIGH LEVEL DETROIT, Feb. 2. (UP) Automo bile production approached peak schedules today as the motor makers entered the month of February with hopes encouraged by orders far in ex cess of the number on hand at this time a year ago. B. E. Hutchinson, chairman of the Plymouth Motor- Corp., board, an nounced a total of 65,000 orders on hand, 500 per cent greater than at this time last year. The Plymouth factories producing 1500 cars a day compared with 550 a year ago. Chevrolet, with 120,000 orders on hand, reached a dally output of 3304 units, President M. E. Coyle said. The company has 53,203 employes on their payrolls compared with about 30,000 a year ago. Ford'a January production totaled 57,575 units, an Increase of 10,791 units from the original production for the month. RETAIL SALES UP NEW YORK. Feb. 2. (AP) Im provement in retail sales was nn out standing feature of trade and busi ness trends In January, which dis closed "a definite revival In all branches." Dun & Bradstreet raid in their Weekly Trade Review today. In many sections, aald the agency retail business reached the largest totals for any January since 1929, with volume "distributed more even ly to all department, Instead of be ing confined to those where clearance events were in progress." "The seml-stablllzatton of the dol lar," continued the review, "has al layed unrest on that score, and will allow business to proceed with more surety. The retail gains of the pre vious week not only extended, but a steadier broadening spread benefits to a greater diversity of merchan dise." - A survey of rural housing condi tions la being made by North Caro lina State college to determine the needs of farm homes in that ataU. The cash was to be used to meet the demands of employes of E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Company which pays Its men by check. The bank gong and ftrc siren were sounded and within five minutes 50 automobiles earning residents of the town and vicinity started In search of the robbers. Harold Anderson, bank teller, and W. H. Addlngton. bank runner, walked to the postofflce and obtain ed the money. As they reached the I sidewalk In front of the bank an ! automobile drove up and three men, j all with pistols, got out, while a ' fourth stayed at the wheel of the car. The bags were aeired and tossed Into the back of the enr, which ; quickly sped away. COLEMAN. Tex.. Feb. 2 (AP) . Four men robbed the First Coleman j National bank of a sum estimated , at 135,000 today. The sheriff said four men entered the bank, waylaid four officials as they entered through the rear door and waited until the vault tlmelock permitted it to be oened. The officials were: P. W. Muthill. ire-pietrient: Charley Woodruff, as sistant ranhler. P. W. Mmhlll, Jr.. teller, and Jake Lemay, bookkeeper. Postponement Brings Meas-. ure to Floor Under Pro-i cedure Forbidding Amend- merits Need More Coin WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (AP) House leaders today decided to post pone until Monday consideration of the $050,000,000 CWA-relief appro priation. No reason was given Immediately, but It was understood that the meas ure would be taken up Monday un der procedure forbidding amend ments. Had the resolution been brought to the floor today, It would have been subject to amendments, and a number of members had Indicated they wanted to Increase the total appropriation so as to assure a longer extension of the CWA. The resolution authorising the ap propriation earlier was approved by te appropriations committee. Won't Lost Long Simultaneously the committee re leased an account by Harry L. Hop kins, CWA and relief administrator, that even with the civil works re quest $100,000,000 higher than origi nally Intended It was Improbable the CWA program would last through May. Hopkins told the committee that unless Immediate action waa taken the $400,000,000 originally allotted for the CWA would be exhausted on February 9 and there would be no funds for that huge payroll. . The present rat of expenditure (Continued on Page Three) KEITH WILL MADE IN 1931 1SSH0VN LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. (AP) An other wlllf executed Just one year pre vious to the time she made one leav ing her entire estate to Albert C. Allen. Jr., Medford, Oregon, rancher, was Introduced today in the trial of the contest of the will of late Mar garet A. Keith, wealthy spinster. The will Introduced today also left prac tically the entire estate to young Allen, a nephew of Miss Keith. Contestants of the will have claimed Miss Keith wrote still an other will. Just a few days before her death, which they contend contained a revocaory clause revoking any and all former wills. The will Introduced today was dated December 25, 1931. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 2. ( AP) George C. Sabln, manager at the Oregon Caves resort, was here today, he said, arranging with Portland business houses for delivery to the new hotel of ilO.OOO worth of furni ture, draperies, carpets and kitchen and dining room equipment. Sabln said the new six-atory struc ture In Cave Creek canyon will be opened In May, He said the resort company, composed largely of Grants Pass business men, has been two years completing the building, the exterior of which Is finished In Port Orford cedar bark. A part of Cave creek has been di verted to run through the center of the dining hall as an artificial brook, TROLLEY WAGE RAISE L PORTLAND, Feb. 2 JP, The new j higher schedule of wages for street car company employes In Portland, ordered in effect today by an arbi tration board, wilt cost the traction company 1400,000 In increased oper ating exprnse. It was declared by Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Portland Electric Power company, op erators of the streetcar system here. "In the past," he aald, "we have been able to increase fares to off.-t Increased costs, but it Is now doubt ful that further relief could be e cured in that direction." January Drinfzing j Below December i Fewer people were arretted In Med j ford during the month of January on ! charges of being drunk In a public plac. then last December, file at the Medford city police station show. Last month there were 24 such arre..-. while !t December there were 38 In Jni'ary, 1013. ther we-e 15 arrets by city officers, for drunkenness. NEW FURNISHINGS FOR CAVE RESORT CHICAGO. Feb. 2. (UP) The question of whether Adam and Eve, the original nudists, were guilty of Indecent exposure in the Garden of Eden, reached a police court here today. Fred Byron was cast as Adam and Miss Want tar Shelley as Eve In an Adam and Eve dance feature of the Chicago Artists' Equity as sociation Jungle ball scheduled for February 10. A preview by the board of 1 rectors broke up In a fist f&ht when one of the directors de nounced the act as "perverted." The principals were haled before Judge J. W. Brooks. Eve, he waa told, appeared fully clothed at first, but as the dance progressed Adam plucked bits of chiffon from her person until she was easily recognized as the first lady, OF By IIAKItY FriK.l'SON (United Press staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (UP) Senator Huey Long, supported by an advance guard, a patrol on both flanks and a rear guard, tested hl. fighting strength yesterday by hit ting a newspaperman with a cane. He then retired in good order to a previously prepared position on the senate floor, where he Is immune from all attacks except those of a verbal nature. The skirmish was hailed by mili tary strategists last night as an un qualified triumph for Huey, because he and his bodyguard succeeded in slipping out of their hotel and evad ing battle with New Orleans' strap ping mayor, T. Semmea Walmsle?. Walmsley, In Washington to confer about New. Orleans' public works projects, has announced he intends to "thrash the daylight out of Huey" If they meet. Huey, with the military strategy he acquired in the battle of the Sands Point washroom, planned his cam paign with the cunning of a Na poleon. He knew Walmsley was In the same hotel, and that there was a ralr chance that they might meet In an elevator or In the lobby. So he sent out a scouting expedi tion, consisting of a paunchy man with a gray felt hat tilted over his eyes. The scout patrolled the hotel lobby carefully, looked behind potted palms and tested the revolving doors. Then he went back and reported that the coast was clear. The elevator descended from th- fourth floor. Out stepped Huey and the four guards, looking very grim. Behind a flying wedge Huey dashed out the door to an automobile. Up stepped Ray Moulden of the Washington Daily News. "Senator, can I ask you a question?" Huey was half-way In the automo bile, but he turned and said: "Get the hell out of here." Moulden didn't make a move to gt the hell out of there, so Huey lifted his cane and whacked him across the shoulder. Alert bodyguards slammed the door of the automobile and it sped away. Arriving on Capitol Hill, Long went to the senate cham ber, and refused to reply to notes or to come out to the lobby at the re quest of newspapermen. Huey's troubles, it developed today, are not confined to the presence in Washington of the 200-pound Walms ley. The senate elections committee announced it would begin hearings In the next 10 days on a petition of Louisiana citizens, asking the re moval of Long snd his colleague, John P. Overton, from the senate. The petition alleges both men were elected fraudulently. WIFFY COX RETAINS LEAD AT CALIENTE AQUA CALIENTE, Mex.. Feb. 2 (AP) Wiffy Cox shot a steady 35-36 71, par figures, to hold his lead In the Agua Calient open golf tourna ment today with a 54-hole total of 2)0 strokes, three to the good over bogle. While some of hla closest rivals still were out, there was small chance that they could catch the Brooklyn pro. COOS BAY GROUND.HOG TROTS BACK TO HOLE MARSIIFIELD, Ore., Feb. 2 (API It waa altoRether too nice on Coos bay this morning, and Mr. and Mrs. Oroundhog and family, If any, trot ted right hack Into '.heir burrow to await six more weeks of "winter" weather. Southwestern Oregon has enjoyed one of the mildest winters experienced In many years. REEDSPORT BANK TO PAY 30 PCT. DIVIDEND MAPSHPIEI.D. Or,, Fffc. 2 (AP A 30 per cent dividend on com mercial and aavtnjra deposit, of the Bank of Reediinort. amountlnft to about tHiOO. will be paid Kebruary 9. It wm announced today by 8. J. Prtera, Jr., the receiver. The bank eloaed July I, lat. FLOOD OF GOLD TO U. S. DEVALUING EDICT $7,668,000 Leaves France Millions More On Next Boat London Operators See Wall Street Boom PARIS, Feb. 2. ( AP) The rush of gold to America from France because of President Roosevelt's devaluation policy began todHy with shipment of 1U0.0O0.000 francs of gold (approxi mately $7,668,000.) Seventy million francs left aboard the Berengrirla and 60,000.000 on the Bremen. The shipments are con signed to the federal reserve bank of New York. Two hundred million more (ap proximately ai2,780,0O0) which had been neatly boxed missed the Bre men and will be shipped on the Eu ro pa February 10. Within a week 280.000.000 franca (approximately $17,802,000) of gold have been sent to the United Stages. By the Associated Press. The United States dollar climbed up in relation to foreign currencies on foreign exchange markets abroad today. The Improvement followed Presi dent Roosevelt's announcement that the United States would pay $15 a fine ounce for gold. Operntors Immediately began buy ing gold. In London they bought. French gold francs heavily, gold stocks went up in price, gold bullion itself sold at 130 shillings, 8 pence, the highest price In history and approxi mately the same as the American offer. London, financial circles said the gold purchases would be shipped to the United States as rapidly as pos sible in order to permit operators to take part In what they anticipated would be a boom In Wall street. , The value of tho dollar In relation to 'the-pound rose 4 cents In Lon don; tn Paris ix gained 2 centimes. Traders In Shanghai turned their at tention to the French franc, saying they believed France might at last go off the gold standard. They sold francs short. ROSEBURd. Ore., Feb. 2. (API A. charge of assault and battery brought In the Justice court Tues day against Raymond Rauch, city poll co officer, was dismissed today upon s motion filed by District At torney Guy Cordon. The district at torney stated that, in his opinion, following an Investigation, proof was not sufficient to secure a conviction upon the complaint brought by Roy Campbell, who claimed that he was severely beaten by the officer fol lowing hla arrest on a charge of drunkenness. The district attorney stated that In his opinion Vie officer used un necessary violence, but that he doubted If a Jury would bring In a verdict for conviction In view of the fact that Campbell was reported to have been In a combative mood both before and after his arrest. LEGION LEADERLEAVES FOR REGIONAL SESSIONS PENDLETON, Ore., Feb 2, (AP) Harold J. Warner, commander of the Oregon department, American Legion, will leave tonight for a aeries of Le gion conferences at Salem, Albarly, Rose burg and Medford. ROSEBURG DROPS CASE AGIST COP MR. GROUNDHOG POPS OUT EARLY AND SEES SHADOW He ,aw hi, ahadow? Of coutae he did. What chance had a poor ground, hog to do otherwise In an Oregon, which haa been donning ,prlng finery for the paat month. It waa In evitable, and If hla reflection on the Medford od today brlnua forth ,now or rain, the poor woodrhuck should not alone be blamed. The temptation to evolve from his winter home has been growing alnce Christmas. The pussywillows were all tagKrd out. The frogs had been crosk Ing for several weeks In marshea. neighboring Bear creek. The Jasmine had bloomed and ahed and In the woods many alder treee were sending out tss, heavy with pollen, so out came Mr. Oroundhog. and 1ha first thing that he saw (provided he was as alert of eye as legend would have hlmt was hla shadow. "8U more weeks of foul weather," the old-timers shouted this morning, keeping faith In their weather prophet. Doubt waa expressed by -everal skeptics, and agrlculturlsta ad vanced the hope that the funny little animal would be right again and i KM ; N' 4 When John Dlllinger, noxonoui gangster, was returned to Lake County, Indiana, from Tucson, Ariz., where he was captured, he waa guarded by a woman sheriff. She la Lillian Holley, shown above at Crown Point. (Associated Press Photo) LOCAL SPEAKER Frederick Vining Fisher, notional field representative of the NRA, who arrived here this afternoon following a luncheon meeting sponsored by the city of Ashland, spoke at tho senior high school at 2 o'clock. He will be able to upend only the afternoon In this city, continuing on .his official tour this evening. The progress and operation of the na tional recovery program were fully explained by tho visitor this after noon In his address be for 0 a mixed crowd of service club members, school-goers and representatives from all lines of business. MIAMI BEACH. Ha., Pel). 2 ( AP) Leander Hamilton McCormlck, 74, of Chicago. Internationally known au thor and Inventor, died at a hotel hero today following a llngrrlng Ill ness. Death came to McCormlck. who nlxo was a world traveler, aculptnr and art collector, while one of his sons, Alister, was en rotite here by airplane from Santa' Barbara, Calif., to bo at his bedside. He was credited with moro than 100 Inventions, Including devices for alrplnnes, aerial torpedoes and motor cycles. MRS. CANNON SUFFERS PNEUMONIA ATTACK Mrs. W. H. Canon, wife of Judge Canon, who whs recently appointed to a ponltlon In the federal land of fice at Roaebiirg, was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital this afternoon, suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia. Her condition waa de scribed as critical and she was placed in the oxygco tent for treatment. bring pprlng rain. What influence his shadow will cast upon the wearing of spring chapeaux remains to be , seen. I i . f ESi )K) I 111 ; OUT M Vi , fish Sf FOR FEBRUARY 6 Supreme Court Ignores Ef forts of Klamath Attorney to Hold Up Hearing Decision in Week Possible SALEM, Feb. 2 (AP) Ignoring ef forts on the part of the city attorney of Klamath Falls, A. L. Lcavitt, to hold up . hearings on the constitu tionality of the atate liquor control act, until the city could submit brieT, the state supreme court set Tuesday, February 8, as time for argu ments on the appeal In the test suit. The matter was settled today by Chief Justice John L. Rand based upon an oral understanding pre viously had with attorneys In the case that arguments would be heard a few days after the two main briefs were filed. Elton Watklns filed his brief today for the city of Klamath Falls, while George Neuner, attorney for the commission, filed hla brief several days ago. Watklns1 brief was accompanied by a letter in which he stated Iavitt had written to Rand setting out that he had a right to file a brief and requesting the case be held up until the brief waa filed. Leavltt had pre viously declared he would file a brief with the Marlon county court on the original proceedings, but Judge L. O. Lewelllng handed down his decision upholding the constitutionality of the act before he received LeavHt's arguments. Klamath Falls contested the le gality of the legislative act on the basis that It conflicted with the home rule amendment of the atate consti tution. lwelllnp held the act waa a criminal statute and therefore did not violate that clause of the consti tution. Ncuncr also wrote to tho court to day urging the matter bs expedited and expressing Irritation on the part of Leavltt to delay the final proceed ings. It waa announced by the court. A decision might be handed down a week after the arguments were heard, it was indicated. s. IN AUTO SMASHUP Mrs. Jamea C. Ross of Central Point Is tn the Sacred Heart hospital with a badly Injured right knee aa a result of an automobile collision at 0:15 o'clock last evening at the corner of Sixth and Front streets. Reckless driving charges are to be filed Ma'nst Mary Virginia Connor, operator of the automobile which crushed Into the Ross car, city police said today. Mrs. Ross and her 11 -year-old daughter, were thrown from the ma chine by the Impact. Mr. Ross, who was driving, was not Injured. Mre. Ross was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital, where It was necessary to take several stitches in the severe gash on her knee, The daughter suf fered loss of a tooth and a cut lip. Scores of unemployed men have been put to work planting oysters In Mobile bay off the Alabama coast. WILL- ROGERS S ays: NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Ev- erjtliinjt is l)Hsctl on psychol ogy and I believe that Ogdcn .Mills, as clever and as able as he is, picked a bad day to ex plain to the country that, they wero prostrate under a tax which they couldn't possibly be able to pay. Why, in 6000 cities people had on that very day to lay aside Ofdon's speech in order to dress in silks and plush and enter expensive limousines to i;et to the bull. No, Ondcn, tliero was too ninny silk hats showed up that niht to make a tax collector be misled by the cry of pover ty. That speech just didn't lianmuiizo with ermine and chain riii cue. Your, OlMI HH,at tm4lwu, b
