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BRINKS ROBBERY TRIAL OPENS The eight suspects in the $1,219,000 Brinks
robbery are shown in Boston's Suffolk Superior Court on the opening day of their
trial. A Total of 169 indictments, including armed robbery and conspiracy in the Jan. 17,
1950 holdup, face the defendants. Left to right: Michael Geagan, 47: James Fahertv,
44; Thomas F. Richardson, 48: Joseph F. McGinnis, 52; Anthony Pino, 48; Vincent
J. Costa, 41; Adolph (Jazz) Maffie, 44, and Henry Baker, 49.
Brink's Jury Choice Continues
Boston U.R) A steady can- egy in the volley of challenges
The eieht men who the state
says eluded capture for six
years after looting the Brink's
North End counting house Jan.
17, 1950, appeared in court for
the first time Tuesday.
nonade of defense challenges bat
tered court machinery today in
the trial of eight Brink's defend
ants accused of plundering SI,-219,000.
More than 100 prospective
jurors were summoned Tuesday
But not one had been seated' to
try the middle-aged men charged
with the nation's greatest cash
robbery.
The defense headed by Attor
ney Paul T. Smith turned down
20 veniremen on the second day
of the trial. Nine others were
challenged by the prosecution
and 18 were excused by Suffolk
county Superior Judge Felix
Forte. Earlier in closed session
Judge Forte excused 37 pros
pective jurors. Seventeen per
sons summoned to the grey brick
courthouse failed to appear.
Smith, who charged that the
defendants cannot get a fair trial
in Massachusetts, denied there
was any unusual defensive strat-
They are Michael Geagan, 47;
Thomas F. Richardson, 48;
Adolph (Jazz) Maffie, 44; Henry
D. Baker, 49; Vincent J. Costa,
41; James I. Faherty, 44,; and
Joseph F. McGinnis 48, all of
Greater Boston.
Portland Property
Involved in Deal
Portland (U.R) Negotia
tions for the sale of one of the
largest property holdings in the
downtown business district of
Portland were reported today to
be nearly completed.
Involved are properties of the
Corbett Investment Company
whose holdings figuring in the
sale run in excess of $6,000,
000. Purchasers will be Henry A.
Kuckenberg, Portland contrac
tor, and Paul F. Murphy, Oswe
go real estate developer and in
vestor. Some other persons may
also be included in the group
negotiating for the purchase of
the properties.
Involved would be the ten
. story Corbett building which oc
cupies a quarter block, the ten
story half-block Pacific build
ing, the south half of the Lip
man Wolfe and Co., department
store building, the five-story half
block Hotel garage and several
other important properties in the
southwest downtown section of
the city.
Principals in the negotiations
said that no final agreement had
been reached as of yet but they
would not deny that negotiations
appear to be nearly completed.
Fire Spreads Over
Grass, Timber Area
Shady Cove Fire which
spread from a trash fire yester
day burned over a considerable
area of dry grass and destroyed
an estimated 4.000 board feet of
lumber at the site of a new home
being built by Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Reed near Long Branch and Riv
er rds.
The blaze was reported to the
Shady Cove Volunteer Fire de
partment by Barbara Charney,
Shady Cove, and firemen extin
guished the fire before it did any
additional damage. Foundations
of the building and a nearby car
and trailer escaped harm from
the fire.
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When "Casey" Jones became
fatally involved in that railroad
crash immortalized in song and
story, he was trying to make up
time. To get the Cannonball Ex
press on schedule again. Too
many railroad, plane and steam
ship disasters have been caused
by frantic efforts to make up
time. It might be wise for all
types of transportation to adopt
a strict policy of "better late
than never." Also there are laws
covering the matter of excessive
speed on railroad tracks, in the
air and on the sea. They should
be as strictly enforced as those
relating to speed by automobiles
on public highways are.
Genius
Chaplin, the baggy pants cin
ema comic, is no genius. How
ever,, Mack Sennett, creator of
the Keystone comedies which
first popularized Chaplin, was.
Once the billing of nearly every
film theatre carried the words:
"And a Keystone Comedy." No
cast mentioned. Didn't have to
be. If a Keystone comedy was to
be shown the film enthusiast
knew he was due for plenty of
laughs. Sennett had a genius for
satire and suspense. Incidentally,
Alfred Hitchcock adapted Sen
nett's comedy suspense techniq
ues to melodrama. Now they are
saying that he, Hitchcock, is a
genius. i
So They Say
t Aries (March 21-April 20) men
are easily deceived. . That's why
so many are victims of the wiles
of clever blondes and scheming
brunettes. The Aries men are al
so careless regarding agreements
or contracts. They sign the docu
ment before reading it thorough
ly. Wives of Aries pien should
present their spouses with pock
et magnifying glasses so they can
always read the part of a con
tract that is in fine print. Every
Aries man needs the protection
and guidance of a smart wife.
One born either under Leo or
Sagittarius preferred. Or, so say
the stargazers.
Information
Do you consider yourself a
well informed fellow? If so name
in order of their height the six
tallest buildings in New York
City? What is the tallest building
west of New York City? What
does UNESCO mean? Who in
vented .television? What's the
fifth amendment to the U. S.
Constitution? Who is your con
gressman? Whafs the weight
limit for a bantamweight boxer?
What is the limited length of a
baseball bat? What three actress
es played the title roles in the
original film version of "Sally,
Irene and Mary"?
Over There
In Great Britain the so-called
"Ladies of the Evening," mem
bers of what is referred to as
"the World's Oldest Profession,"
are required to file income tax
reports. They give their occupa
tion as "renting" f u r n i s hed
rooms."
Passing By
Charles T. Hunt. Dean of cir
cus maestros. Sixty-three years
the owner of a tent show and still
going strong. He reports this sea
son is showing a nice profit. Mr.
Hunt has attended every perfor
mance of his circus since it was
established in 1892. A circus is
fine entertainment but when a
kid my favorite was Buffalo
Bill's Wild West show -and Con
gress of the Horsemen of the
World. What a thrill I used to
get out of that scene in which the
Indains attacked the stage coach.
Remember it?
Get It Right
Recently I reported that Mills
Darden, of Lexington, Ky., the
largest man known to medical
historians, weighed 876 pounds.
I am now informed it is a matter
of record that Darden at one time
in his adult life weighed 1000
pounds. At that time his wife
weighed only 99 pounds.
Bartenders
A Chicago bartender refers to
himself as a "beverage counsel
or." Am asked what I think of
the term. Sounds somewhat
corny to me. I don't care much
for "mixologist" either. We will
have to give the matter for dif
ferent designation for bartender
more thought. For the head bar
tender "bar manager" is good.
Now we need a name for the bar
manager's associates.
Private Sentenced
By Army Court Board
Honolulu U.R) An Army
court martial board sentenced
Pfc. Leo G. Chavez, 19, of Bis
bee, Ariz., Tuesday to five years
hard labor for burglarizing 'the
home of his commanding officer.
Chavez pleaded guilty on July
7 to breaking into the home of
Maj. Gen. Edwin J. Messinger,
commander of the 25th Division.
He denied stealing anything.
Chavez was also sentenced to
a dishonorable discharge and
forfeiture of all pay and allow
ances. He will serve his time at
the Army disciplinary barracks
at Lompoc, Calif.
The young soldier was arrest
ed by military police after the
general's wife and daughter saw
him running away from their
home.
Appeals Court Eyes
Plea for Seamen
San Francisco (U.R) The
U. S. Court of Appeals has taken
under submission a government
plea in the merchant seamen
screening case.
The plea asked the court to
overthrow a lower court order
directing the Coast Guard to
validate the sailing papers of
more than 2000 merchant sea
men once banned as security
risks.
The appeals court ruled last
year the screening process was
unconstitutional. In accordance
with that ruling. Federal Dis
trict Judge Edward P. Murphy
on July 12 ordered the Coast
Guard to validate the seamen's
papers.
CONFINEMENT
Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) Felix
C. Barron charged Hugh Sanders
with malicious mischief Tuesday
because Sanders had wrapped a
heavy log chain around his car
and- padlocked it. Sanders told
Judge Beverly Boushe he did it
because the car was parked in
a lot reserved for customers of
his toy shop. The judge dismissed
the case beoause, "I can't fine
Sanders without considering
trespassing charges against Bar-
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Family
Council
Mrs. M. R. L She asked but
ignored advice.
Constancy I want both hus
band and mother.
Mrs. M. R. L. My daughter
Constance came' to me a few
weeks ago to say that she was
coming back home because she
could not get along with her
husband. She complained that
she found him unfaithful, ir
responsible and unworthy.
I urged her not to make any
decision until thinking it over
some more. I told her she was
welcome to return home, but
that I wanted her to go away
by herself f6r a week or two to
think things oiit, and then to
come back to us if she were sure
she could not live with her hus
band any longer.
She agreed to follow my ad
vice, and I arranged for her to
be with some relatives out-of-town.
But she never went to
these relatives. Instead, she re
turned to her husband, and she
has just come to me to tell me
that she is going to have a baby.
I am terribly shocked and
hurt by this turn of events. I
feel strongly she should never
have married this man, and I
took that position before the
marriage. The only reason I
urged her to give second thought
to the idea of leaving him was
that, in view of my strong op
position to him, I wanted to be
sure that she would not blame
me afterwards if she regretted
losing him.
Now I feel that I betrayed my
own feelings and my daughter's
future.
Constance My mother cannot
understand that I love my hus
band and want him, even though
I complain. I don't know why
my husband behaves the way he
does. I'm afraid that our lives
have become embittered by
quarrels over our families, and
that he has turned on me be
cause of these quarrels. But I
can't believe that all his love for
me has died. I really never want
ed to leave him, but I turned
to mother with my complaints,
I suppose, because I have been
longing for her to take a dif
ferent view of our marriage.
The Council: Mrs. M. R. L. is
not helping matters with her
negative attitude.
She made a mistake when, in
stead of welcoming her daugh
ter, she palmed her off to some
out-of-town relatives. Constance
obviously wanter her mother's
sympathy and understanding,
and failed to get it. She could
not accept the relatives as a
substitute, but she remembered
her love for her husband and
promptly returned to him.
We cannot, of course, hold
that her husband is worthy of
his mother-in-law's regard, but
it certainly seems high time for
her to drop her hostility. Con
stance evidently is made un
happy and difficult to live with
because she is torn by the con
flict between husband and moth
er, feeling greatly in need of
both.
If Mrs. M. R. L. will now
change her attitude and become
friendly toward her son-in-law,
she may relieve tensions and
make it easier for the young
couple to get along. If this ten
sion is the cause of his mis
behavior, its, elimination to
gether with the prospect of a
child may change him much for
the better. '
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Court Records
DISTRICT COURT
James Grant Metternich, reckless
driving, 30.
Robert Dale Dunagan, no motor
vehicle license. S15.
Noel Denny, intoxicated on public
highway. S30.
Ronald Edward Seguin, violation of
basic rule. S15.
Delbert Val Johnson, defective head
lights, $10.
Elwyn Gail Behnke,-no over size
permit. $10.
Bert Leroy Baker, overheight, $10.
Fred Inman Taylor, overwidth. $10.
Gene K. Sorensen, four persons in
front seat. $15.
Leona Annitte Scott, failure to stop
at stOD sign, $15.
Louie Elhert Hutton, failure to atop
at stop sign, $15.
Glen Lynton Dean, intoxicated on
public highway. $15.
Edward Arthur Hinkle, no tail light.
$6.
George Dewey Oliver, four in front
seat. $10.
Rodney Claude Read, inadequate
muffler. $10.
Harold Francis Vrooman, driving
without lights. SB.
Jack Tannehill Walker, failure to
stop at stop sign, $10.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
Walter Lee Rutherford. Ashland,
and Marion Lucille Kiser, Ashland.
Ellis Doty. Jacksonville, and Phyllis
Gail Rudberg. 10 Quince St.. Med ford.
Lloyd La Verne Cottrell. Williams.
Ore., and Billy Irene Towne, Grants
Pass.
James Antie Doren. Sacred Heart
hospital. Medford. and Betty St.
Pierce Stewart. Talent.
Billv Charles O Dell, route 2. box
220, Medford. and Sandra Mae Gerb
ing. 2154 Kings highway. Medford.
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Volunteer Hospital
Worker Gets Award
Pittsburgh U.R) A woman
whose husband spent 12 years as
a patient in a veterans' hospital
has just passed the equivalent of
two-and-a-half years of volun
tary hospital work.
Mrs. Sterling L. Morelock.
Pittsburgh, received a pin of
recognition for more than 5,000
hours of service in two veterans'
hospitals. That would be equal
to two-and-a-half years of 40
hour five-day work weeks.
Mrs. Ida Kline, Pittsburgh,
who also passed the 5,000-hour
mark, is the widow of a career
Army man who died in 1944.
Mrs. Morelock's husband won
the Congressional Medal of Hon
or in World War I.
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CONFESSING SLAYING, according to police, Rodrigo
Jose Castro, 23, points to swfa where beaten body of W. C.
Westcott, 32, socialite publicist, was found in a Holly
wood apartment. With ham are Detectives Mark Holan
and W. C. Schottmiller Oright). (International Soundp)ioto)
A Nichol's Worth of . . .
Comment On This and That
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
United Pikii Fcaturt Writer
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Uirmsn Nicboli
Washington U.R)
new in Washington:
John Foster Dulles, the
world's busiest
traveling man,
is always in a
hurry. In iact,
when he took
off for London
to look into
the Suez "busi
ness, he forgot
to kiss his! wife
goodbye. His
plane was
warmed up and ready whem he
realized his error. The secretary
of state opened the door and
rushed down the ramp toi give
Janet Dulles a fond smac!keroo.
She had one coming, toou The
secretary had scant notice of his
trip and he caught her under a
dryer at the hair dresser's. His
travel kits needed packing and
the phone at home was, .busy.
Janet called out emergency to
the telephone operator and got
trie, the butleron the bai. She
was at the airport 15 minutes
ahead of takeoff.
Writ's during the upcoming campaigns.
"No, he said. "But 1 m going
to make some speeches."
Dorothy Cox, who has one of
the sweetest voices on Capitol
Hill, now. answers the , phone:
"The vice president's offi ce, Mrs.
Charles Thomas Donnelly." Her
new hubby is the Wafehington
manager of a tool company, one
of her bosses. The other one is
Richard M. Nixon, V.P, U.S.A.
Defense Secretary Claarles E.
Wilsbn dropped the ward at a
party the other night , that he
'still squirms" every cmce in a
while when he has to spend a
tew billion dollars of the tax
payers' money. He recalled, dur
ing trie conversation, attout when
he was making $60 a irponth, and
got a raise to $80 when he got
married.
Wilson said that when he re
tires he may write a book which
khe would like to caJIl "Main
springs of Human Ben a vior." He
had in mind, he said, that when
you work for the government,
there are "other things to be
considered besides ttbe money
you have.''
A bystander at the pmrty asked
the secretary if he planned to
make any "political" speeches
Sweet Home Girl Has
Close Call in Mishap
Sweet Home, Ore. ttJ.R) A
nine-year-old girl nairrowly miss
ed losing a leg here yesterday
when it was hooked into a chain
conveyor accidentally turned on
by one of her playmates.
The accident happened in the
Benjo Milling Company plant,
which has been temporarily
closed. Because it vras closed, no
adults were present and several
minutes were required to shut
off the conveyor and, call help.
Ilecia Bowser, daughter of
Mrs. David Bowmen, was taken
to Langmack hospital at Sweet
Home with her leg mangled
from knee to ankle. . However,
hospital authorities said the leg
could be saved.
Several beams in the' floor had
to be sawed through in order to
release the child, who had been
caught by one of the hooks in
the chain and pufiled through the
floor.
CENTURY OF PROFIT
Oplousas, La. (U.R) The St.
Landry Catholic church sold a
250 by 257 foot' piece of land
today for $45,000. The land was
valued at $400 'when it was do
nated to the chnrch in 1855.
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The United Mine Workers
Journal likes the one about the
throat specialist who remarked
that smoking makes a woman's
voice harsh. "If you don't believe
it," he said, "just try flicking
your ash'es on the rug."
More than a lot of Army folks
were disturbed when the order
went out that regulation foot
wear would be black shoes in
stead of brown.
But now on sale on most bases
is a complete kit which "dis
guises," dyes and provides polish
for shoes "of any color," includ
ing brown ones that now have to
show up black.
The kit includes spot and pol
ish remover, shoe dye and boot
polish. Gis, of course were not
fretting, but a lot of officers
were. They have to buy shoes. '
The publication "Motorist"
tells about a fellow who went
into an automobile club office in
Massachusetts. The young man
wanted all of the travel maps
and tour books for a trip to the
Midwest. He insisted on detailed
information about the route he
wanted to take. When the travel
counselor had finished, the cus
tomer asked: "Is this route heavi
ly traveled?" The counselor as
sured him that it sure was. "It'd
better be," the young man re
plied. "I'm hitchhiking."
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