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FROM ATLANTA OFFICE
By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY Nov. 16
Defense counsel In the impeach
ment trial of Governor J. G. Wat
ton announced today that It was
prepared to go to Atlanta to pb
talti records of tho Ku Klux Klin
in Oklahoma If a subpoena issued
yesterday for N. C. Jewett. grand
dragon of tho Klan in this state
falls to produce them.
Jowett was Instructed to nppear
boforo tho court with alt Oklaho-
ma records of tho organization In-
cluding a complcto list of the
membership of tho realm- Tho
jubpocna had hot been served at n
lato hour today. D. B. Howard
JpwcU's office manager was given
tho 'subpoena and- Instructed to
deliver it to Jowclt.
Defense counsel said that In
event servico could not be obtain-
ed hero they would go to Allat ta
and tako Jowett's deposition there
hut did not indlcnto tho basis foi
their belief that Jewett would b
found there "they explained that;
"all material records" would bo at-
tached and mado a part of tho
deposition.
During tho martial law regime
In this stalo it was roportcd U
Klart Tccards hero had been re-
moved outsldo thn Jurisdiction ot
tho Oklahoma national guard and
it was presumed they had been
takon to Atlanta.
FORBES ENTERS
iL TO ILL
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1C Tho
sharp plow share of tho senate vet-
erans committee driven forward
ngnln today through tho affairs of
former Director Charlos It. Forbw
turned up another collection of
Charges. denials and counter
charges.
With Forbes under cross exam-
ination the inquiry traversed a
wide field of subjects ranging
from hospital contracts to alleged
drinking parties and pleasure
trips. Tho former director contin-
ued to deny generally and specif-
ically the accusations of miscon-
duct that hav0 been made ngain
h(m.
The codo which Kllas IT. Morti-
mer testified was arranged for the
use of certain contracting firms
and some officers of tho veteran
bureau figured largely today in
tho cross examination.
Forbes reiterated his donial of
conducting any such code which
Mortimer had wild was arranged
during tho I'neifle coast trip of
Forbes and his party in tho sum-
mer of 1922 for tho use of O.B
Hurley of tho JIurley Mason co.
Of Tacoma. J. W Black of the
Black-Thompson company of Chicago-
and others.
5000 SHHINI5H.4 AT
OKLAHOMA CAPITAL
OKLAHOMA CITY Nov. JC
Moro than 6000 Shrlners are ex-
pected to lake part this afternoon
In a ceremonial at India temple
here. A parade In which most of
the vialtorH will participate will
feature tho gathering. The first
assembly in the new India temple
was held thta morning hut tho
structure Is not complete and the
fprmal dedication will be held lat-
er. A delegation of 100 Shrjnors
arrived today from Tulsa and were
closely followed by a number from
Wichita Falls
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Had Too Much Cash.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 10 Fed-
eral agents today were endeavoring
to trace the activities during- the
past two months of Alberto
Hiohofsky self atyled Polish count
who was taken into custody here
last night with more than 1 36.000
In currency and J 15000 in dia-
monds concealed about Ma person
and carrying rara rugs anil tapes-
tries valued at $90000 wrapped in
a brown paper bundle.
aiiofopposB
BONO ISSUE FOR
SOLDIER BONO
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16 Wil
liam G McAdoo's suggestion for an
Issue of fifty jar government
hop da to pa' a soldiers bonus was
assailed today in a. rormai state-
ment by Senator Snaoot republican.
Utah who will be chairman of the
senate finance committee in toe
new session of congress.
I am la favor of decreasing aw
bond issue not increasing it" said
Senator Srooot. Ttoe near future
will brtss an additional tx ouruon
unon the American people of $1-
G9JM100.99Q per annum to mt
the payiaeat of pensions to he
granted to the soldiers 4-d wid-
ows of the recent war. We wl
need every taxable resource at tho
government's com wand to rose
this burden.
"If political exigencies demand
a bonus bill .vvhieh I cannot sub-
scribe to then by all mt-uii let
osngEesa provjas tne way o pay
it and -Ot hvsua more getnm-t
den
MAIN
QUESTIONS
twnas to meet it"
Oh Boy!
"Woman t Ou liUe to be pfes dent
of the Lnitrd Static Mrs T. M
Jackson of Nidhiim. Mus 1'
shown waiving rlotli clip will send
to tho .chief cxemtlvo She used
a hand loom nearly 200 ycari old.
Beckon Mr. Coolidge soon will bo
sporting a now suit of clothes.
ABILENEHI AT
CISCO TO PLA!
STR01GL0B0S
Staff Spcolnl to The- lloportcr.
CISCO Texas Nov 10.
Arriving here at 2:15 o'clock
ten minutes late this nricrnooii
the Abllcno "bunch" which
iicciiiiumnlcd the Aliileno High
School football teum to this
city to elieer them In their
game with Cisco High paraded
the streets here led liy tho
Simmons College Cowlmy
Hand. The pnrude was t-tiignl
for nomo Mv or wu'H block
ending nt tliu Daniel Hotel.
I 'mm theie tin delegation
went to Ciiesiey l'alk to wit-iio-
the gaie?
There are some 00O Abllcno
fans here most of whom took
part in the big mriule.
The Abilene team went oil
(lie field at i!:jft o'clock for
pinetlee and th game was to
-inrt t 3 o'clock The Abi-
lene " hlineii" was showing
worlds o'f pep and raising a
constant noisy elieer for their
(cam.
Knrili Shocks Heconleil.
WASHINGTON Nov. 16. Earth
termors of sharp intensity were
recorded on the Georgetown Uni-
versity seismograph last night be
ginning at IL SS p. in. The dis
turbance wnicti continued uain
midnight was estimated by I'lrec-
tor Torndoff of the university ob
servatory to have centrpd abtut
1000 mile from Washington. U
appeared he said that it might
have been within the United State?.
Wlllio Is Welcomed.
By the Associated Press.
OBLS. Silesia Nov. 16 Tele-
grams welcoming him home and
ixtendiog the lt wishes for the
luturw poured in upon former
Crown J'rlnce Frederick William
at Ills Cffate here today-
JIOOlOFl
II OIL FIE
AT CORSICANA
CORlCANA Texas Nov 16
Loss estimated at $looo was
caused by fue earl tudj at the
Humble Oil and Refinmst mmp-
ny's loading racks one mik south
Of Mildied Tne blazt btUtved to
have Ueen started by sparks from
a passtaf locomotive -ettiro4
bout 60 per cent of the load la
equipment.
Heat cuaed the explosion of sev-
eral tank cas. the flames spre4
ins to Trinity 4 Braxos Vjiliey
railroad property where a locomo-
tive wis defctroed .nj tn ri
freight AnJ oil cars danu-i-d The
Imrnlng u d to oil fcm iit
tanks which consumed we raturoaa
tls and the iuctiuw hat twisted
the rail for severo.1 buadred
ar(ls Auxiliiry pipe liss wet
twitd iuto ' ttnks"
Workmen fruccudtyj finally In
cowrtiig tne niazing uasie on wun
So.aU d prt'.u.i.l i iv. ixtto-
FRANCO-BRITISH
RELATIONS
NEAR
BREAKING POINT
london opinions Aanr.n
THAT PAItTING Of THIi
ways is m;ah ovek ques.
tion or ritisNcic agghks-
SION.
LONDON Nov. 16. Indications
are multiplying that England nnd
l'ranco are approaching tho part-
ing of tho ways on the question of
how to deal with Germany.
France's threatened penalties
against Germany If Berlin does not
recede from lis position on tho ex-
tradition of the former Crown
Prlneo and the r-cstabllshrrient of
full nJ! d military control in Ger-
many are declared in government
quarters hero to bo wholly unac-
ceptable to Enrtland
Tho penalties nro understood to
be:
Firt nelzuro of more railroads
east of the occupied area which
would probably Include tho even-
tun! ot Minntlort of Frankfort by
tho French.
Hecond. consolidation nnd exten-
sion of tho Frnnco-Belglan milita-
ry position in tho Ruhr.
Third occupation of Hamburg
and Bremen.
(Pari3 dispatches today said high
officials of tho French foreign of-
fice declared thoy knew nothing of
any plan for French occupation of
Hamburg and tho ground for this
disclaimer would seem nlso to ex-
clude Bremon.)
Great Britain hotda that all these
threatened sanctions rjot Only vio-
late tho treaty of Versalllea but
would plungo Gormany into n
dconcr economic nnd political mlro
from which it would bo impossible
to oxtrlcato her.
Colonel llnrdt Dies.
CHICAGO Nov. 10. Colonel H.
Jt IJardt. 71 professional exposi-
tion nromoter. who holned stngo
the 'Worlds Tair hore in 1803 is
denn m Seattle according to word
received hero.
"
Settle riuino Dispute.
BELGADE Nov. 16. Tho
somt-official Vrcmo announces that
Italy nnd Jugo-Slavla havo como
tb an agreement over Flume. Tho
solution adopted it Is understood
cedes Flurno proper to Italy -while
a Jugo-Slav freo zono is creatod in
tho port of Flurno.
Wreck In Germany.
BERLIN. Nov. 1C Sevon per-
sons were killed nnd twenty injured
today in a railway smash near
Stuttgart A locomotivo collided
with n passenger train.
PLAINS GQTTDN
GSL
LUBBOCK Nov. 16 The con-
tinued wpt weather of the patt flf-
iotm days has slowed up cotton
picking throughout the plains sec-
tion but with tho clear woather
now prevailing all gins will be run-
ning full blast beforo the last of
the week
Many cotton pickers nro coming
Into (he section from other ports
of th state where the picking is
already finished.
Tho estimate of 150000 bales for
the Plains country has been cut to
approximately UO.000 bales as a
result of tho weather but the yield
is generally good throughout (he
section.
COOK DEFENSE
TO END TRIAL
PORT WORTH Nn 16 More
progress was made today In feder
al jgtetrlet court where Dr Fred
erick A. Cook and thirteen co-ue-fendants
ore being tried on charg
es of nromoting fraud than at any
previous morning session since the
trial began nearly five weeks ngo.
Ten witnesses testified and the de.
friio announoott Rat-It will conv
plete its direct tostimony probably
tomorrow mornfllg-
Mueh of the evidence offered by
the defense toda.y was in confirma-
tion of the prospects of the Petro-
leum Producers Association for
bringing in wells at Kosse and at
Corsicana
When the session began Judge
Killits advised counsel to eliminate
amplifications when exceptions
were taken in order to bring the
case to a close saying that he
probably was to blame as much as
tho attorneys. As tho morning ad
vanced. Jude KillBs proewmed to
carry ut tW policy promptly
cutting off any teadeacy to argue.
with the result that the court ad
former Senator Bailey hail a few
tilts
I II have no more remarka. ftom
you lu aituijjn of this eouft."
Judife Kiluts i t R Phmt to
which statement Bailey took eje-
ceptlou. M L. Moore Corslcana Imm
broker and J T Garner Corst-
ctiiii. driller testified as to e(k94i-
uona in toe Powell field where the
Petroleum Producers Asportation
owns some property Thm Kfsikey
Fort Woxth. ad Ftd MrrK testl-
fied a to the Kesse coadltioat.
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nt Ools This shows some nicmho rs of his family Top shows his
wife and two daughters inset lo ft to right Prince Wilhelm hnd
I'rlnco Louia Fordlnand.
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IS ENDORSED
J.PERS
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By Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS Nov. 1C Am-
erican" citlzons must be educated to
accept their fundamental national
responsibilities if they are to con-
tinue in tho enjoymont of their
rights as Individuals declared Gon-
eral John J. Pershing in a state-
ment Issued here today through the
American Loglon. Statistics ot the
franchise. General Porshtng oald
show that less than half of tho
eligible voters actually cast tholr
ballots.
After declaring that the people
nf ihn ITnltml Ktutou nra nroerflSH-
ing toward a fuller ronlrzatlon of
the obligations of national citizen-
ship but do npt yet meet their na-.
tional responsibilities to perfection
Gcnornl Pershing's utatement con-
tinued: "It is here that education has its
greatost oppottunlty for achieve
ment vuai con onticaiipn no i
make sure that when young men
nn.l Yirmnan nntor unnn cttizenidlifl
they are as oager upon citizenship
respansiDjuiios as inoy are iu onjuy
the privilege. How can the living
objectives stated In tho preamble
to tho constitution bo so instilled
Into them that they will consciously
strive to realize them'
Thftdo nrA nnrrtA nmnni tho mOBf
vital of our educational problems
national development uepenua on
their successful solution The
can be progressively solved if Am-
erica determines to do it Educa
tion week is a gooa time to oegin
work directed tivard this moat
significant end "
Tlfe totement was issued as an
appeal to observe American edu-
cation week November IS to 54
which the Legion js fostering la co-
operation with the national educa-
tion association and the U. S. bu-
reau of education. .
U 8. Department or Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU
For Abilene and vicinity: Tonight
fair and colder Saturday fa'r.
For East Texas. Totttgfet fair
colder frot in interior urday
fair
For West Tex- Toeight fair
colder in t portion f roat xi ept
in south vit-ut portioa. Saturday
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WASHINGTON Nov. 1C Argu-
monti were heard in tho supremo
court today in tho injunction suit
by which tho federal government
sought last spring to put an end to
dealings In sugar future on the
Now York cffeo and sugar ex-
change. Tho attempt failed in thiv
lower courts.
In Its argument today the gov
eminent charged that tho cx
change "is tho tool of conspira-
tor" and that "Its maintenance
and operations to fix the price of
sugar" is a conspiracy- While con-
ceding thnt natural CAUses to some
oxtent affect th price of sugar. It
was insisted that tho operation or
the oxchango contribute to prlco
fixing.
Counnel for tho exchange and
for -the New York cof feo nnd sugnt
clearance association Insisted that
tho government hod failed to prove
a-n.'onp!racy or combination in re-
traint of commerce and that
grave results would follow in tho
migar trade should the exehangs
bo forced to close.
poLiisrit
. TO BE HOTTEST
DAYS
LONDON Nov- 10 It is pre-
dicted that the coming election
will b ono of the fiercest politico'
lights seen in Great Britain in
modern times.
The opposition parties foel they
have a deep grievance against the
priwo minister for "playing a
confidence trick upon the public"
in concealing his intentions ana
forcing uiiecsary election. Mr.
lialdwm's supporters resent this
and warmly defend his "honesty
of iMrooier
Labor admits itself short of
funds and attributes its poverty to
tho fact tliat unemployment ami
under-pymnt have emptied ho
poikets of the workers Its chief
woman oigftnUer Dr. Marion Phil-
lips says this election represents a
daring example of da ttrugsle
of tho rich against the poor
The decision of the Uborttea to
adhere to a capital lvy as th. fea-
ture ot their campaign is welcome
to the other parties. I-dbor it is
predicted will suffer from its re-
fusal to make aay arrangements
with the liberate with a view to
Avoiding split votes.
Mr Lloyd George's Jibe i the
h04 of commons )itriUy that
the in in Users worH Koiu- to (he
country with tlu cans ilea ia their
taiU iu a.-k a blank chock an al-
iusioB io the propowd preference
I duty on mnwyi sljBoii has taf-
s tb. naey of ti mierai press.
The failure of tho plans to bring
Austea Chhi-hrUiR a4 Lord
Iiirkliead into the gov onus it
rjuiks m deplored by the coar-
vativtr who think the low of tlisg
&tatema will prove a great injury
) to the party s ctoe The incident
iin fait i fcequfeiLtly refrreA to
'as a split In tht Tory raoku.
S
XCHANG
ARGUED
XRNMEN
1 MODERN
BAPTISTS ALTER
FINANCING PLAN
OFTEXASGHURGH
sr.PAnvris pli-.dcji: and rrxn
SVSTKM IHX'ini I ON WTKIl
OLD SYRTUM WAS DKCLAR-
K TO 1115 A lAILL'RH.
OALVnRTON Nov. K Drastic
chances In tho financial arrange
ments of Mi Baptist church in Tx-
ni were decided on at today's ses-
sion of the 76th annual convention.
following the submission of rooom-
mendntlrtns by Dr. B. W. Vlnlng
head of tho commUteo On steward
ship and budget.
Dr. vming cnarncterizcu "
present flnsnclng systom of tho
chur'-ti a failure Ills proposals
.1.rn1. .t.nn n.lrinlnit (nf-llldrt tl SAtl .
nri to plcdgo and fund system the
iinmiinr. nf aimrnln nccntints. one
local nnd ono stato nnd n budget
system for each churrii. tiio siew-
ardihip lionrd ot onch church is to
oonslt of tho pastor ono repre
sentative from tho woman s mis-
slonary union a layman tho Hun-1
day Rcliool miperinientioni nnu i
chairman of tne mTvvnris.
WOMEN'S CLUBS
CLOSING UP ALL
ROUTINE WORK
WICHITA FALLS. Nov. 18
Tho Texas federation of women's
clubs nt tholr session today accep-
ted tho offor of Fort Worth of n
permnnent homo for tho organisa-
tion heard an address on Illitera-
cy by Miss Annlo Webb Dlanton a
talk by Mrs. Kdlth Wllmans Tex-
as' only woman legislator nnd
adopted a number ot resolutions
passed over at tho provlous ses-
sions. District Prcsldpnt also
made their roports ot progrcsi dur-
ing tho past year tho naturo ot
which Indicated ono of the most
Buccesnfurycara 'In tho history of
tho organisation.
Three conferences aro being held
this afternoon In An effort to com-
plcto tho work of tho fedorntlon
prparatory to Adjournment Satpr-
dny. Tonight Governor Noff will c;ii-
euis "law enfoccomont" and Mrs.
Carrlo Chapman Cntt will speak on
"peace or war It was first an-
nounced that the governor would
speak In tho afternoon on "conser-
vation of Texas resources. hut a
change was made in tho day's pro-
gram. (
MOTOR CARS IN
WORLD TOTAL 17
WASHINGTON Nov. 16 By
January I the world will havo lu
operation 17000000 automobile
passenger cars and trucks accord-
ing to an estimate today by M. H.
Hoeplll chief of tho automotive
division of the commerce depart-
ment. Of that total he says 14000.000
will be running" in the United
States or about ono to every eight
persons whereas In the rest of the
world the proportion will ba nbout
ono to one hundred and twelve
persons- The number of cars tn
operation Is expected to show on
January 1 an Increase ot 17 per-
cent over the same date a year ago
MUKDEli CHAUGK IS
1'ILKD AGAINST TWO
VBBNON Texas. Nov 16. A
charge of murder has been fllod by
.Sheriff Frank Bdmondson again!
Ityan Norrls and Slim Woodward
in connection with the death ot
Jim Hodges on Novsinher ii-
Hedges was found fatally hurt
Monday on the highway near here
Woodward and Norrls Rre ehargod
with having rundown and struck
Hodges in an antamohile. Both
men are held here.
. - i
rireman Dlea
GAINSVILLH Toaas Nov. 16.
B. T. Starnas. fireman of Cleburne
died in a hospital here last night
of injuries received when a Santa
F locomotive exploded Monday
night. .
TESTIMONY IS IIKAKD
IN TIILL AT AVST1N
AUSTIN Nov 16 Trt4many to
the offset that Foster Bell struck
tho firs blow in tho fatal irt
fight at Sealy on tho DJgUt of Si-
Umher i 1981 In which four men
were klild wa gv hr tarawt
Schaffaer. soa of Frfctx Schaffaor.
In the trial hare of Boh aad Joha
MtiUr chained with murUr. latvhi
lloIr another vvitaew u3q test-
ified to this.
1. 1 .
Auto Clubs in Saltan
WASHINGTON No. i-Thre
hundred d wvpaty-four (iHe-
Ml ciuta In the Uatted ikaiea w im
HMMMberfhlp assjrKatUuf 5
moiorW wer represented at th
QPAHiPS here today of th t-ouvn-tlan
of the National Moturus A-
Mlat:oB The .onveut.uo will
tortjojjUte policies foi ib; -x
j ear.
MILLION
NOW
SLAYER LEAVES LETTER
CONFESSING CRIME AND
TAKES TO THE FORESTS
Memorial
On tho spot of this iiipiik it.it m
the ro-rreatcd Amerh t tho last
Confederate troops surrendered. It
Ix nn thl llnnnrlt ltnpm. ttifnn
miles west of Durham N. C. Tho
chimney of tho farmhousa still
xtrmilN. Thr Iwn rnlnmna rnnro.
sent tho North nnd South and tho
caption ovor tiicm renua Unity."
" JURY I
FRIDAY P. M.
Out since 8:45 o'clock Thursday
night the Jury In the cases of L. J.
Brian and Floyd Smith who'woro
Irlcd In federal court under an In-
dictment ennrging misapplication
nnd cmbozzlement of funds of tho
First National Bank of Caddo had
net reached n verdict at 2 o'clock
Friday nftornoon. Tlioro wns no
indication at that hour when tho
Jury would make its report it wns
said.
Tho motion of defonso cotinsor
for tho quashing of tho count In
tho Indictment In which a fnlso en-
try wnl charged wns sustained by
tho court. J. M. Wagstaff. of de-
fense counsel. In his argument de-
clared that there waa no fnljje en-
try citing a United Statos supremo
court decision In which a. correct
entry of an alleged fraudulent
transaction was not n false entryj
within tho ruling of that oourt. Ills
contention was sustained by tho
court. It was contended by tho
government and alleged In tho In-
dictment that no deposit of $25000
had been made in the Firy No'
tional Bank at Caddo by the Sto
phens County Water company it
was contended hy tho government
that tho first ontry was made in
tho handwriting ot L. J. Brian und
the final ontiy by Floyd Smith.
Tho motion of tho defonso nlso
for an Instructed verdict of acquit-
tal ni to FJoyd Smith was sustain-
ed by tho court and the jury was
so instructed.
The Jury was Instructed to ren-
der their verdict us to Count No.
Two of tho indictment which al-
leged embezzlement. It is alleged
in the Indictment that the sum of
ja247.fi0 waa mlsappropriated.and
defense counsel nought to show
that of this amount there was only
one item of $5U0 on which case
could likely bo ptade. Government
counsel declared tliat the books or.
tho bank showed misappropriation
'of these fund.
ii i i i i
.400 Billions u Louf.
By the Associated Pros.
BERLIN Nov. 16. A further
increase today in tho price of brwtd
to 180000.099.000 marks tho loaf
led to renewed food riots here. The
liolice were obliged to charge
crowds threatening to storm the
oakeries in a auburn or cnar-
iottenburg many shops were plun-
dered. There were numerous ar-
rests. CONSOLIDATION
OP LINES URGED
BY TEXAS MAN
WASHINGTON. Nov IS Pre
tentstloK or final evidence was be-
un today in tin interstate com-
Hiwce eemuiiwlon's investigation
of nulroad consolidation proposal.
Walter SpUwn member of the
Tojmu railroad ctnmtolon. argud
for a syston of large seaie ooasol-
idaUou which would throw th
UKtoc Pscilh; and the Mlanouri.
Kiu3-T-saa ito .oiaa group ad
tk Kansas City SouiUwn and the
Muwouti Pacific Unto sMtsw;
would tombin certain mhSter f-
thwestfrfii hoe with tho Sajjrta. Pe
and the SouiUrn laeiiie xmi
would h..f the I'hugo Bwrttng-
toa and Q-nj.v Crat NorthMfc
Northern Pj. its an 1 Colorado ac4
SOth.WK as oe systowu '
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BANKERS
UNDECIDED EARLY
KELLIHEIl. Minn Not lo
While posses which sot out at dawn
from several towns Jn th's vicinity
searched the highways and wjod
for Leonard Porlano slayer ot
four person after quarreling over
Iha affections of M!m Myrtl San-
ders tho latter lay In jv hotel room
hero today under enre of a phi si
clan prostrated with grief.
No ono except the phyalrian. Was
permitted to sue the girl who was
dragged along by Portano and
forced to witness all tho killing
Only in brief lucid Intervals has
she been able to tell. p'e- tnea
tho detail- of her dnyot horror
when before her umvlltliig yes
she aw Portano shoAt dowrt her
parents and two other men
After the slaying Portano drag-
ged her to Mi cnhln 8 miles from
thli city where he loft her after
writing a statement of h!a crime.
Hearehers found her In tho cabin
ilmost insane and brought hor lo
Kclllhor.
ICnLLHIEn Minn.. Nor. 18
A madman slayer of fou.. Is flea
lhg through tho north woods to
day beforo a poso formed hero A
which took up tho search at dawn M
Leonard rortano 33 yesterday
slew Mr. nnd Mrs. John Sanders.
CO of whose 15 year old daughter.
Myrtle he was enamoured Oscar
Tlmmy 30 farmer nnd suitor ot
Iho girl nhd J. A. Wilson. Manhal
of this villngo and deputy sheriff
Who nought to arrest him.
Tho shootings occurred at scpa-
rato times in tho morning nnd af-
ternoon. Boforo fleeing tho mur-
derer went to n timber cutting
plant ho operated and toft a signed
confession of tho crimes with a
list of tho dead.
Early yesterday Tlmmy and Po-
tano engaged in an altercation over
Myrtlo during whclh Portano drew
a revolver and shot Tlmm through
tho leg Tlmmy cAmo eight miles
from tho farm whero tho shootlrg
occurred to Ihti vlllago nnd had r-s
wounda dressed nnd roportcd tho
case to Marshal Wilson.
While Tlmmy was gone. Portano
went to the Sanders' homo and shot
dead tho mother of his sweetheart
Whll i ho was going down tho road
f.om tho Sanders' homo ho root tho
husband ot hi first victim took
Sarldsrs to a nearby cabin bound
him to a bedpost and shot his head
off.
Portano kept on toward tho vil-
lage nnd not far from hero met
Marshal Wilson who had left to
arrest rortnno for wounding Tlm-
my Portano shot tho officer dead.
This was nbout noon.
Not fur from tho spot where Wit-
sort wns lying dead tho slayer met
Tlmmy who wns going to the vll-
lago to loarn what had been done
toward arresting Portano for
wounding him. portano met him in
the road nnd ngnln his revolver fir
d a fatal bullet. Tlmmy falling
dond In tho highway.
Althongh'Myrtlo Sanders is miss
Inir it wad dlflnltely stated last
night that she waa not harmed or
kidnapped by the desperado. It Is
believed some neighbor has shel-
tered her In an attempt to help ltr
bear the sorrow caused by tho loss
of her parents and sweetheart
Moro than S men gathered tn
Kelllher last night to form posses
and many moro ware on their way
here to Join In a hunt.
Tho killer was avoided by local
people because of his hasty tern
per. Ho recently was beforo a
grand Jury as a result of a contro-
versy wttli his brother a nearby
farmer and his only known reu-
The grand Jury returned no In-
dictment however nnd the natu-e
of the cose was not disclosed Th
man la only nbout five feet tall.
ANSON Llv'GION KLKCC
Ol'l'lCEKS FOR YEAH
ivsnv Knv. 16 Tho American
T nn nt AlMBn met last ntKht fOI
thp regular election of officers ani
tho following were electee i.t in'
ensuing year: Chas. E Newtor
Mnut nnmtnnniler: M. X! Hudscn
Adjutant; Kv. W. E Hamilton
honorary chaplain. Dr. A Mck
Jones A- Heindenhelmer and
John Halo wero elected execuuve
rnmmtifdamHit. Shannarii E
monds was elected finance offlctr
Die. In Colliaou.
DBNISON. Nov. l When a
truck collided with an automobile
hero thbi afternoon Nell Barnett
Carl Jr throo-year-old son of Mr
and Mrs. Neil Card waa instantly
killed.
ABILENE SCOUTS
TO CHOOSE CITY
OFFICIALS SOOP
Th 6fatian at rftv of f -era b5
Jthe Boy SouU has been postpecei
until Saturday ovomiwr ;
was annUMd hy Johnny W P- ""
Scout MxwUv? JrWy ic
Scouts are going to elect n K'31"
chief of nHe and four c.c--
whvsloBWs front om of the-
troon. and the -Kicsr w. i
run th aifai of th ry sovtrc-
mt for ono dy. rh-bly ncs.
Saturday That M to say they re
Uelnjr to tk chars jHrnIcd cftT-
cnt auiHoruy w s - .-
k is espccMKl it w4H -
Somm wh 4Mir to vt m t-
eieiiM shMM ft tiwAr bail; 3
X Beii&j" & liSiWMMW whcr ba.-
lt ttx vvtti h- kti. The a
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