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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1936.
No. 128.
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By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright, 1936. by Paul Mallon.) "
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. It round
ed like serious International business
Then Hitler sent a dozen, warships
to Spain. Under
the outmoded
rules or 1014 dl-
diploma oy, It
would have
meant war. Na
tions then talk
ed less and
fought more.
Now, however,
we have phonetic
d 1 p 1 omacy. In
measuring the
1 m p o rtance or
the dally crises
in Europe, it Is
necessary ' to distinguish between
Bound and substance. .
Der. Fuehrer has learned from II
Duee that it is cheaper to talk than
to fight: that the one who talks
loudest frequently does not have to
fight, He has had no opportunity
to show off his navy since he built
one. Nor has he had an opportun
ity to display his newly assumed Im
portance for Germany In world af
fairs. The parade of German vessels to
Spain was accompanied by the goose
stepping of grayclad nasi troopers
at home. The people ate it up. Ger
many again had a place in the coun
cil of nations I Der Fuehrer was in
deed the little glantl Hell Hltlerl
Otuslde diplomatists rightly dis
cerned the purpose, paid unexclted
attention to the move.
Britain even gave Hitler a reason
able time to Impress the world and
the people at home before stepping
Into the picture. .
The British seem to understand
the phonetics game and go along
with It, but do not play It very well.
It Is not easily adapted .to the spirit
of constitutional governments. You
cannot fool the people easily unless
you control the press and all the
avenues of their Information.
The Importance of Hitler's grand
stand play faded under Britain's sol
emn warning that she would not tol
erate anything resembling a block
ade of Spanish port. So did the
erlsls. Italy promptly notified Brit
ain of her acceptance of the French
proposals for a Joint neutrality pact.
This left the Hitler cheering sec
tion suspended In mld-alr, but only
for a moment. Britain promptly of
fered a helping hand with the face
saving suggestion that tho Spanish
government offer an apology for hav
ing searched one of Mr. Hitler's ships
on the htgh seas.
Note The only thing which really
worries the -diplomatists. In this sim
ple game Is that It is being plsyed
with real ammunition Instead of
blanks. '
The abject confessions wwen Rus
sia generally produces from her po
litical prisoners are olways amazing
to American government officials.
Usually the accused politician in
Russia not only glibly admits the
charges at hlsjrabllo trial but Insists
that his crime was twice as big. The
custom Is not widespread outside
Russia.
Authorities here have no direct
line on how the Elnovelff-Kameneff
confessions were obtained, but they
(Continued on Page Pour.)
LONDON. Eng.. Aug. 35. (AP)
The Dowager Countess of Brsdford.
one of Queen 'Mary's oldest friends,
died today. She was T7 years of age
and lived at Castle Bromwich, Birm
ingham. SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Frank Rogers saying he'd be glad
to see the new gas station going In,
because the way it Is now a body's
get to drive at least nil! a oioca to
get petrol.
Shades of the hunting season: Vern
VanDyke filling the Lamport vrlndow
with guns, hunting knives, camping
equipment, rule ahells snd other ac
eouterments of the chose.
Republican n a k es-ln-the-weeds
sneaking Into A. Moore Hamilton's
private sanctum and pinning a Lan
don sunflower on the bottom of
Moorc'a pitcher of President Roose
re!t and Moore strongly susn'lng
those two stalwart gops. Ce'' fld Vic
TengTTOld.
Dkk MoEIhoee mi'inerlnfi a pro
longed wail on sccount his picture in
the psper didn't look as good as he
thinks he does.
Coach BoTrerman seriously consid
ering enjainc Fossil (17 boys) for an
ear.y season football game so thit he j
can build up a record of wins com
parable to those turned la by up
TRIALS FOLLOWED
BY QUICK ACTION
OF
Terse Statement Announces
Deaths After Appeal 'for
Mercy Denied Reason
Hasty Action Unrevealed
By CHARLES I. NUTTER ,
(Associated Press Foreign Staff.)
MOSCOW, Aug. 35. (&) Death
before a firing squad ended today the
careers of 16 confessed conspirators.
many of them once high In the ranks
of Bolshevist leadership.
They had been convicted 24 hours
before the death sentences were car
rled out secretly.
A terse statement announced the
executions after the central executive
committee of the Soviet Union de
clined an appeal for mercy.
Shot In Bark.
It was believed the execution tooX
place at detention prison near the
foreign office In the heart of Mos
cow. Executions of this kind gen
erally are believed to be carried out
Individually, with each prisoner sho'
in the back.
All had confessed their participa
tion In the plot to which the exiled
Leon Trot2ky, former minister of war
and one-time revolutionary eealot.
was linked as leader.
The communique announcing the
fulfillment of the sentence, "the
highest measure of social defense-
death before a firing squad," stated;
"The presidium of the central ex
ecutive committee declined the ap
peal for mercy of the persons (the
10 conspirators herewith named) con
demned by the military collegium of
the U. S. 8. R.. August 24.
Place Unrevealed.
"The sentence In regard to all has
been carried out."
The soviet officials did not state
where or how the executions were
performed, a customary procedure.
The communique also did not ex
plain, why the action was so sudden.
A previous announcement had said
the prisoners would have 72 hours of
grace.
Included among those who died
were Leon Kamaneff and Gregory
Zlnovleff, once members with Dic
tator Joseph Btalln of the trium
virate at the head of the soviet un
ion during the Illness of Nikolai
Lenin.
PORTLAND, Aug. 25. (AP) Sher
man Elsworthy, Seattle, shooting five
birdies, three of them on successive
holes, turned In a sub-par 70 today
in the first 18 holes of the 36-hole
qualifying round for the TJnlted
States amateur golf championship to
day. BROOKLINE. Mm, Aug. 35 (AP)
Johnny Fisher, Cincinnati, cracked
the course record at the country club
today with a 67 In the first round of
the 30-hole sectional qualifying test
for the national amateur golf cham
pionship. MAMARONECK. N. T., Aug. 35.
(AP Ray Billows, former New York
state amateur champion from Pough
keepsle, today broke the Winged Foot
east course record by four shots with
a 66, six under par, to take the lead
In the first round of the 36-hole
metropolitan qualifying test for the
national amateur golf championship.
MEETINGS CALLED 10
T AT P-l
SEATTLE. Aug. 25. Striking
mhr of the American Newspaper
Guild, the Pacific Northwest News
paper association and the Law and
Order league today planned meeting!.
to be held this week on the Seattle
Post-lntelllgencer s U-day-old strike
The guild called a mass meeting
lor tonight to hear 10 speakers, in
cluding U. S. 8ertnr Homer T. Bone.
Gov. Clarence D. Martin pleaded a
previous engagement after the guild
announced he would apeak at the
rally at which they said reasons and
circumstances leading up to the strike
would be explained.
INJUNCTION HALTS
COLUMBIA CLOSING
ASTORIA. Ore.. Aug. 3S. (API
The Columbia River Packers' associa
tion obalned a temporary Injunction
today to prevent the Oregon fish
commission from enforcing a closed
season on the Columbia river.
The Injunction, returnable Monday,
visa signed by County Judr Guy
Boyington in the ebtence or Circuit
Judge Howard K. Zimmerman,
QUALIFIERS CRACK
COURSE RECORDS m
Lawyers Shout "Liar" At Townsend
Carter Glass Comes Out For
Burke Quits Demo. Committee
PAST CRITICISMS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 35. ,7P) Af
ter a conference with the president.
Senator Carter Olass of Virginia aald
today he would vote for Mr. Roosevelt
nest November, but was undecided
whether he would speak in the cam
paign. Glass, who has differed with the
chief executive on some New Deal
policies, particularly spending, told
a group of reporters that bis doctors
had advised him not to apeak. But he
added they similarly cautioned blm
in 1933 when be made a radio speech
for the Roosevelt-Garner ticket, '
The 78-year old Democratic chair
man or the senate appropriations
committee and one-time treasury sec
retary, aald:
"ir you want to know whether I'm
going to vote for the reelection of the
president, I am.
"I never had any other Idea."
Asked If the president requested
him to mske a speecn, Olaas aald:
"He did not."
A busy round of conferences mark
ed the president's day today prior to
his departure late tonight for a 13
day Inspection, trip of the western
states badly bit b; the drought.
It was still undecided, meanwhile,
where and when the president would
deliver his drought tour radio address,
giving his impressions of the trip.
In his talk with reporters, Olaaa
volunteered tbe statement that the
president was "probably Indignant"
over published reports that attempts
to make it appear that Glass wss
"Ironic and sarcaatio" in Introduc
ing Mr. Roosevelt when he spoke re
cently at Montlcello, home of Thomas
Jefferson, 1
The senator termed "dark nonsense"
reports that Virginia might go Repub
lican. "It may go Republican in the sena
torial race," he said with a smile,
"Inasmuch aa the Republlcane have
practically endorsed my candidacy."
1LLACE BEERY
El
BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 38. JP) Wal
lace Beery of the fllma "hasn't any
good reason to kick about the con
duct of Idaho officials Is their deal
ings with him." the pretty chief clerk
of the state department Mra. Luclle
V. Bailey declared today.
"I have Investigated Beery'a charges
or last Sundsy to the effect that our
deputy wardens 'pawed' through bis
things three or four tlmea to find
cut If he had a fishing license when
he was over In Fremont county last
week, and I can't find any founda
tion for bis complaint," Mrs. Bailey
said.
"The trouble with Beery Is that
he'a still thinking back two years
to the time when one of our boys
caught him without a license..
"Even then he had no reason for
complaint. Our deputy warden waa
a gentleman. He reminded Beery of
the flahlng license law and sold him
a license before Beery actually caught
any fish. There waa no arrest and
no trouble."
Beery entered his complaint against
the department In a statement Sun
day when he stopped here en route
to Mearora, ore., auer iu oars in
Idaho.
Eradication has been completed of
poisonous tall larkspur on 300 acres
of grazing land In the Varney creek
section of the Klamath horse and
rattle range. It was announced to
day by the Rogue River national for
est service. Work was done by an
ERA crew under supervision of Hugh
Rltter, district ranger.
Tne eradication opens up the area
to cattle grazing, providing 100 cow
months of feed, H. C. Obye, assistant
supervisor, said. The area was used
for cattle grating for the first time
two years ago snd of 100 cows reed
ing on this part of the range 13 died
from larksgur Doisonlng. b aald.
Landon Sees
Democratic
By OVID A. MARTIN
Atsociated Tress Staff Writer
RIPLEY, N. Y., Aug. 35. (AP)
Gov. Alf M. Landon moved deeper
Into New York today for conferences
on presidential campaign strategy
after declaring that "widespread use
of the machinery of the federal gov
ernment to maintain the present ad
ministration In power," created a
propaganda danger.
The Republican nominee, who In a
speech at Chautauqua last night
called for freedom of education, ress
and radio, turned toward Buffalo to
discuss with party leaders plans to
win New York's 47 electoral votes.
THREE NEBRASKA BOYS
BELIEVED NOT GUILTY
OF
Following talks with Gilbert 8.
Dickinson. Lloyd Bongee and Lloyd
Seabury, Plalnvlew, Neb., youths held
Ip the county Jail, on minor charges,
pending Investigation of the water
melon throwing episode on the pa
cific highway near Talent last Thurs
day which resulted In serious in
juries to Mrs. Joe N. Marsh of this
city, Sheriff Byd I. Brown expressed
the opinion the trio were not the
culprits.
"I talked to the boys yesterday,"
said Bheriff Brown. "They told a
straightforward story, snd are likely
lads. They freely admitted they shot
a water-gun, but dented any water
melon throwing. - Their story dove
tails In every particular, and X don't
believe they are the parties we want."
Bongee and Beabury were sentenc
ed last Saturday to serve so days on
a disorderly conduct charge, and
Dickinson waa given 10 days for
driving an auto with Invalid out-of-state
license.
Mrs. Marsh was reported today as
Improving rapidly,' and will probably
be discharged from thefeospltal to
Cay. A piece of watermelon, hurled from
a passing car, struck the windshield
of the auto In which she was riding,
shattering the glass. Bits of glass
struck Mrs. Marsh In the throat, In
IT 1c ting a deep wound.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 35. (p)
Alarm over the condition of the sec
retary of war, Oeorge R. Dern, was ex
pressed today in official Washington
after army doctors reported a setback
in his fight to recover from a heart
complication .
At the White House It was revealed
that an almost constant check was
being kept upon the cabinet officer's
condition with Walter Reed hospital,
where he has been oonflned for more
then a month after an unsatisfactory
recovery from an influenza attack.
Close friends of Dern made known
that most of the members of his fam
ily were gathered In Washington.
Wandering Porky
Calls On Strongs
In Small Hours
Shortly after Mr. and Mrs. Fred
L. Strang retired late last night
they heard a scuffling sound on
the front porch of their residence,
418 South Central avenue.
"It's a burglar." said Mrs. Strang
according to formula as she
aroused her husband.
Mr. 8trang gathered his biggest
flsiihlight and sullied forth Into
the darkness of night. All on the
porch waa still. Then he spied a
porcupine hunched up near the
front door. read to use Its arsenal
of nuiils at the slightest provoca
tion. Mr. Btrang decided discre
tion waa the better part of Talor.
He called the police.
Patrolmen Walter Rienklng and
James Mauldlng responded to the
call. With a pole of safe length,
they prodded the pority until it
left the porch and disappeared Into
the nleht.
Dangers Of
Propaganda
He will deliver the third and final
formal address of his eastern trip
there tomorrow.
Governor Landon prefaced bis
speech In the Chautauqua amphi
theater where three other presiden
tial aspirants have appeared this
month with the statements:
"In Kansas we believe that our
schools public, parochial and private
must be kept free of all control
by the federal government.
'In Knnus we Insist that no
teacher should be required to take
any oath not required of all other
cltlrens, ; In Kansas we believe in
academic freedom and we practice
it." '
F DRIVI
WOBURN, Msss., Aug. 34. (API
Judge Arthur E. Eno of Lowell today
acquitted Robert H. Ickes. 33, foster
son of Secretary of Interior Harold
Ickes, or driving while under the In-
uuer.ee 01 uquor, '
Young Ickes, employed on a public
worka administration project, plead
ed Innocent to the charge and de
clared he had one bottle or beer sev
eral hours prior to his arrest the
night of August 10.'
Sergeant Charles Harrold, who ar
rested Ickes, testified he showed no
signs of being intoxicated after his
car bumped another machine In
parking.
Harrold said only after questioning
Ickea about hla license and .registra
tion did he amell hla breath and
believe he might have been drinking.
Several other witnesses testified Ickes
appeared sober.
Ickea' arrest brought from his fos
ter father the charge that his foster
son waa the victim of unfair pub
licity Inspired by "unfair political
reasons."
4
FOR BILLY STRANG
An operstlon on the right knee of
William Strang will be required and
will be made within the neat few
daya. It was stated today by Dr. LeRoy
C. Jensen, attending physician. The
youth, high school student and son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Strang of
18 South Central avenue, was severe
ly Injured Saturday night when he
rode hla bicycle Into a parked car.
The patella, or knee cap, waa spilt
In two. Dr. Jensen explained. It will
be necessary to suture the capsule
and thus draw the bone tightly to
gether, he added. There will probably
be no atlffnesa In the Joint after the
youth has recovered from the opera
tion, he said.
AFTER FALL IN HOLE
PORTLAND. Aug. 25. fyp, Walter
L. Small, a California resident, filed
suit for 910.000 dsmsges In federal
court here yesterday against the Ore
gon Caves resort.
Small alleged he sustained a blow
on the head, wrenched muscles, se
vere shock and bruises when he fell
Into a 10-foot hole In the Oregon
Caves,
NATIONAL AIR WEEK
OBSERVANCE ASKED
SALEM. Ore Aug. 36. (AP) Gov-
i ernor Martin today Issued a letter
I urging the cltleens of Oregon to ob
j serv "National Air Week," Septem
I ber 6 to 19.
I Governor' Martin called attention
! to the rapid developme.it of air
! transportation during the past few
years.
4
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 23. (UP)
Postal employes had a "buzzy" af
ternoon until they finally triumphed
over a swsrm of bees, let loose In the
mall room when a crate cracked open.
The bees interrupted postal service
lor K.'tzal hours,
Roosevelt;
In Protest
Li
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 25. (;p) Res
ignation of United States Senator Ed
ward R. Burke of Omaha as Demo
cratic national committeeman -for Ne
braska, was announced here today.
Senator Burke said he sent a let
ter to James A. Farley, national chair
man, notifying him of hla decision.
In his letter. Senator Burke repeat
ed his opposition to "oertAln admin
istration measures" and "some doc
trines" which hs considers "neither
democratic nor tor the best Interest
of the country."
"Some loyal and sincere party ad
herents feel it Is the duty of a mem
ber of the national committee to bend
every effort to bring about the elec
tion of all nominees of the party,"
Senator Burke wrote.
"I reoogniro the merit of this con
tention, but find myself unable to
proceed along that line.
"X cannot work for the election of
any candidate masquerading as a
Democrat, who Is a Democrat In name
only, and who neither understands
nor cares at all for the fundamental
principles, adherence to which has
made the Democratic party such a
vital force la upholding our nation'
The letter made no mention by
name of Terry carpenter, sootts Bluff,
Democratic nominee for senator from
Nebraska. Senator Burke recently said
he was seriously considering resign
ing as national committeeman because
be did not feel he could support Car
penter In the campaign.
E
TO START AT ONCE
The Montgomery Ward company
was today granted a building permit
to remodel their building at tbe cor
ner of Central and Eighth streets, at
a cost of 120,000. Work will start
Immediately In the space formerly
occupied by the Studio theater, and
In the corner building, as soon as the
Oregon liquor control commission
store moves Wednesday night.
The e.20.000 permit does not cover
the cost of plumbing, heating, elec
trical work or fixtures, It was stated
by Frank Rogers, city building In
spector. C. 0, Hodellsay of Chicago, Ward's
general construction superintendent,
will be in charge of the work, and will
employ hla own foremen. All work
will be done by special Montgomery
Ward employes. Hade) 1 say la also In
charge of work of a similar nature In
Salem and Roseburg.
RAGES IN COOS CO
MARfiinTELD, Aug, J8. (P) One
of the worst fires In southern Coos
county since the city of Powers was
threatened by flames last fall broke
out today.
Fifty employee of the Moore Mill
and Lumber company were battling a
00-cro blare In slashings across from
rtlverton, A email amount of timber
waa endangered,
Forty men at Camp ' Walker were
fighting another fire, effecting about
100 acrea four miles north of Co
qullle. PEAR CANNING STARTS
AT BIG OLYMPIA PLANT
OLYMPIA, Aug. 26. tf) A erew
of about 76 workers went to work
today at the Olympia Canning com
pany to start processing the fall per
crop, Ivan Moor chouse, sales mansger,
1d.
The cannery has been shut down
since August 0 when the manage
ment announced "unsettled labar
conditions" prevented operation.
bout 30 percent of the state's four
lion doJlar pear crop will be taken
by (he loci l cannery, Moorohouse sjII
Income Shares
Maryland rund. bid 0.68; asked
1047.
Quarterly Income, bid 1.70; aakod
1 (7.
T
AGED PRIEST IN
FASCIST PURGE
Former Confessor to Alfonso
and Victoria Held As
Swift, Relentless Justice
Is Planned for Fascists
Copyright, 1930, by the Associated
Prees
MADRID, Aug. 2fl. (VP) The Span
ish .Socialist government arrested the
aged Father Jose Pernandea Montana,
who ministered to the former royal
family, In a, new purge of fascist sym
pathisers within Madrid today.
The former confessor to Alfonso
and Victoria waa arrested as a new
"people's summary tribunal' Inaugu
rated a "swift and relentless Justices
for fascists." -
Four rebel officers were executed
upon sentence by the new tribunal,
created after a fire and attempted re
bellion in the capital's "model pris
on" Saturday.
On the battle front, loyalists pre
pared to move up reinforcements In
the mountain terrain outside Madrid
won from the enemy yesterday.
Far into the night, flames from the
Continued on Page Eight.)
STATE CONTEST AS
Moore Hamilton has withdrawn
from the race for the state house of
representatives and Ralph O. Steph
enson has consented to enter the
contest In his place, it waa announc
ed today by J. R. Marshall, chair
man of the Jackson county Demo
cratic central committee.
Mr. Hamilton's withdrawal was pre
sented to a meeting of the executive
board of the central committee last
night In Democratlo headquarters,
317 West Main street. Mr. Stephen
son was then drafted to run for the
office and he consented, Mr. Mar
shall stated.
Mr. Stephenson's formal nomina
tion remains to be confirmed at a
meeting of the central committee
which Mr. Marahall aald he would
call Immediately. It waa expected
the committee would meet within
the next ten days and Its nomina
tion certified to the secretary of
state.
In explaining his withdrawal Mr.
Hamilton said: "After taking care
of the state's business for some time,
X now find It necessary to take care
of my own business. There are sev
eral matters pending which will re-
(Contlnued on Page Five.)
STRAUS RESIGNS AS
ENVOY TO FRANCE
WASHINOTOrf. Aug. 28. (yp The
resignation of Jesse I. Straus as am
bassador to France because of 111
health was announced today by
President Roosevelt,
BASEBALL
National
R. H. E.
.30 35 0
Boston
fit. Louts
8 11 3
Chanlln and Lones: Johnson. Heus-
ser and Ogrodowskl, Davis.
R. II, B.
Brooklyn ............. .......... 4 7 3
Pittsburgh 18 3
(Oame called at end eighth ac
count rain).
Butcher snd Phelps; Lucas, Blrk
ofer and Padden,
Philadelphia at Chicago, postponed,
rain. Doubleheader tomorrow.
American.
R. H. B.
Detroit 5 13 0
Boston Q 9 0
Rowe and Myatt; Wilson, Walberg
and R. Perrell.
. R. R. I.
St. Louis ....
New York
1 4 1
13 39 9
Thomas. Vanatt. Llebhardt and
Oulllanl; Oomea, Murphy and Dickey.
Jorgens.
R. H. I.
Chicago
Philadelphia
11 10 3
.. 13 16 0
Cain, Shores, Btratton and Gewell;
Plythe, Bullock. Oump.rt, O, bodes
and r. Kays.
Hearing
COURT ADJOURNS
AMID WILD SCENE
UNTIL OCTOBER 27
Judge Threatens to Have
Rowing Counsel Thrown
. Out Bodily Doctor Sure
Pension Plan Will Work
CLEVELAND. Anp." 1 I ,T
shouts of "liar," hurled by one at.
wmuy ai another, Dr. Francis g.
Townacnd'a appearance on the wit
ness stand In a receivership suit
against his pension organisation was
cut short today by adjournment un
til iciooer af.
After postponement had been uni
unon, Lawrenr.. A. Tn,irr ,
for Dr. Townaond, proposed that At
torney charlea H. Hubbeli accompany
f. oscnarow, attorney proaeout
llur the an 1 1. In n .v.mi.,nM .
records of the Townsend movement.
oacnarow objocted.
lawyer On Feet '
Hubbeli Jumrjed from hla rh.ir
asserted Sacharow waa In the employ
of R. E. Clementa, resigned national
ecreiary or tne pension organisation.
And he (Sacharow) called me a,
'liar' yesterday," said Hubbeli.
Thla broueht suhnmi. fct.
shouting:
'And I'll call you a contemptible
liar and a peddler of perjury today.
"Stop It, both of you, or 111 throw
you out bodily," demanded Common
Pleaa Judge Kerr.
Order waa restored and the court
room emptied, Dr. Townsend depaiV
Ing to return In October U called, '
The proceeding waa a deposition
hearing In the suit of the Rer. Alfred
J. Wright, ousted Townsend director,
to throw Old Age Revolving Pensions.
Ltd., into receivership and obtain an
aocountlnff of l.fwo.nno tM
Sacharow la Wright's counsel.
Sure Plan WIU Work v
The gaunt, whlte-halntd rn- t..
send aald from the witness stand he
was "absolutely sure" of the suooea
Of hla Dlan to havn the ffnv.rnm.n
pay everybody over Do a 3O0 monthly
pension.
'Don't TOU know It la WMnflmLiM
Impossible and financial autoM"
asked Sacharow.
'Of course. I dont know it." m.
plied Dr. Townsend sharply.
Sacharow asked what the Prosper
ity Publishing compsny, publisher of
the Townsend weekly, was worth.
"About ejo.000," aald Dr. Town-
send.
"Didn't VOU tell the mnmulAMl
Investigators It waa amrth I.VM nrtn
Dr. Townsend aald be believed hi
answer at that time wa that "I pre
sumed It might be worth that."
Sacharow asked Dr. Townsend If ha
owed the O. A. R. P. any money, .
"No, I dont owe any at all," Town
send replied.
'Did von know tha rMmvta In rrM.
oago ahow you owe 1800?"
no."
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2 1-2 YEAR JOLT
Robert J, Healy entered a plea of
futility In circuit court yesterday to
lorgery, and was sentenced to two
and one-half yeara In state prison.
The prevloua record of Healy, In
tluding a one to 14-ycar sentence In
Sen Quentln prison, weighed against
him, the court aald In passing sen
tence. All Healy's arrests have been
for check forgery. The court wa
Informed ha was a ' tlrst-clasa me
chanic and a good worker. He has
been a frequent resident of this city
for the past several yeara.
With Howard Dorman, formerly of
Oold Hill, under a two-year sentence
for larceny, Healy will be taken to
the state prison tomorrow.
111 LOCAL OPTION
SALEM, Aug. 39. (AP) Local op
tion may be invoked with an election
In November In attempt to prohibit
the Ht.le of alcohollo liquors In Mar
lon county, it waa learned here.
Pctltlona, backed by dry leaders of
the county, were In circulation In aa
effort to get the question on th bal
lot. Signatures of 14C3 voters are re
quired, j
The stato liquor act of 1933 eon
talna legislation which deala with
local option, allowing cities or coun
ties to vot dry. .