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HACK WILSON ; COES FISHING _ ' ! b Chicago, Sept. 11. — (U.R) Hack Wilson, one of baseball's biggest \ riddles, departed today for his home nt Martinsburg. W. Va., wondering! ■■ what final punishment the Chicago Cults would me'e -t. ‘ > him before they wrote "finis” to his career. 3 Already suspended and fined SG.- t COO within four months, Wilson ad- a mitted he would not be surprised t if the Cubs tried to railroad him I back to the minors whence they t picked him up for a song in 1325. | “I'm a hell of a long way from . through,’ said Wilson. "I've got four or five more years of maj >r league baseball in me and all I w .nt ! , is a chance to prove 1 can com > [ | back. If I have to start in the ' f minors. I can do that, too.” Wilson admits he broke the Cubs’! ( training rules but believes he was I singled out from the rest of the ; team because of his big salary and | failure to play up to his 1930 stan-' dard when he led the majors in ' home runs and drove in more runs than any other player in history. * "Yes, 1 broke the training rules 1 but no more this year than last,”! ' said Wilson. "They say I started ' ‘ breaking training rules when wel were at Catalina in the spring, Well. Hornsby told us then we 1 could take a drink as long as we l I were in bed by midnight, and 1 < didn’t violate the rule any more! than some of the other players. r "When they suspended me, I’resi- | dent Veeek said the charge was be-' v ing drunk. Well. 1 wasn't any more ’ e drunk than I am right now. They say 1 caused Pat Malone to hit a 1 couple of newspaper men. I just j happened to be there ami had noth- » ing to do with Malones actions, t They say I should have stopped I him. Well, he weights almost 200' pounds and is bigger than 1 am." Wilson refused to blame any of his troubles on Rogers Hornsby I 1 and admit that he had any person- j al dislikes or likes for the Cubs' , manager. “All I know is that when 1 did something wrong when Joe McCarthy was manager of the team . he told me to cut it out and 1 obey- , ed him. When 1 did anything i I wrong this year Hornsby told me < to report to the front office and they always plastered a big fine on me.” Wilson hasfno explanation for his: decline from the status of home run 1 king in 1930 to one of baseball's ! ’ biggest flops in 1931. but many oth- ' ers attribute it to two things: I (1) The less' lively ball and Hack's inability to adjust his free-’ swinging style to it. (2 Impaired vision and incoord ' ination of mind and muscle caused 1 by his lapse.: from behavior becom-

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ing an athlete. "I just couldn’t get going and things went from bad to worse,” aid Wilson. "But next year is going to be a different year whenever I play. The Giants sent me l ack to the minors in 1925 when I was batting .233 and I finished the . ason witli Toledo batting .313. What 1 did once 1 can do again." When Wilson was suspended last Sunday ho was the second highest paid player in the National league, drawing a salary of $33,000, but his conduct and .251 batting average are apt to cut that figure down to the average player's salary of around $7,000. The consensus is that Wilson will wind up with the, PhillieS or Brooklyn if he stays in the majors. Is Sentenced To Die Chi ago. sept. 11—(U.R) Howard Bonham. 29-year-old .Evansville, Ind., convicted slayer, was sentenced today to be electrocuted at the Cook county jail on Friday, October 23. — — o Blast Wrecks Building Rochester. N. Y.. Sept. 11—(U.R) A terrific explosion demolished on -of the buildings in the Eastman Kodak Co., plant here today, with loss of life and high property damage. Casualties included three dead and 20 injured. The explosion occurred in building No. 35. known.- as the coating department. It wrecked the building. The roar of the detonation could be heard for miles. Windows over a wide radius in the vicinity of the explosion were shattered. Ambulances were rushed to the Eastman plant to care for the injured. It was feared more dead would be found in the debris of the smoking, shattered building. o ! — Safe Topic, at Least Another egotistical man Is the one who thinks his remarks on the | discomfort of the weather are orig- - tm-il and interesting.—Washington Star. o Wisdom Teeth There is n<» stated «ge which ’ wisdom teeth nppenr. They may ■ be cut any time l»-«tween tiie ages ' •>f sixteen and forty —o Ceylon Pearls Lustrous Although nut of (lie largest size, tiie white silvery pearls of Ceylon, ! most famous of all pearl fisheries, dating from .he Sixth century. B. C.. are rated as having the finest luster.—< Jas Logic. o In a Class of Your Own Middle ace is ihe period when n stranyer of your age seems old and the fellows you grew up with still are bnvs San •’ ran* <*h’*onlr!e

TONY RETAINS WORLD TITLE New York. Sept. 11—'U.R>—Although he proved himself superior in every respect to Challenger: Jack i Kid) Berg cf England. Tony i Cnnoneri today owed his retention jof world's lightweight championI ship to the rules of the New York [ athletic commission. Canzoneri scored a clear-cut victory over Berg in their 15 round bout at the Polo grou'vls last night, but if the bon* had teen staged in London, whore it was : scheduled or'ginally. the championshin would have changed hands when Berg went to the floor from i, n foul in the eighth round, i Under the New York commission's rules a fighter cannot win I or lose on a foul and despite the j protests of the 18.000 spectators. | Referee Patsy Haley counted over Berg just rs though he had boon =ent to the floor by a legitimate ’ j blow - . Canzoneri made no attempt to take advantage of th® foul, even though, also under the rules it cost him the loss of the round. He : stood back after Berg rose at the | eight count, and gave the Briton a chance to recover before resuming the attack. Except for the round given h m by the champion’s low blow. Berg w-onu only one other round and held Canzoneri even in onjv two. His best rounds were the fifth and sixth in which he earned a draw and the seventh and eighth whicn j he won. Canzoneri won the first four, and then took every session after the eighth to earn the unanimous decision of Referee Haley ami Judges Chas. F. Mathison and Joe Agnelo. Although ringside writers agreed that Canzoneri clearly, was entitled to the verdict, the spectators—captivated by Berg’s mid-fight rally and game stand against a superior foe—greeted the | decision with boos ansi shouted for a draw. Canzoneri demonstrated his superiority in the opening round > when he floored the Briton for a ' . nine count and had him staggering I about the ring. From there on ft I simply was a question of whether! I Canzoneri could score a knockout. I MURDER CASE TO BE PROBED; BAILIFF NAMED — • CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) jury as “probably guilty.” A day after the shooting, the gun ' with which Werling is l>elieved to j have been killed was found near i the tragedy and Everett claimed ownership of the revolver, a 25 1 calibre. The gambling to which the Court i referred is believed to lie that of slot machines, which are not uncommon in parts of the county. Another point stressed by Judge Erwin in his instructions was drunklen driving of automobiles. The Court’s instructions follow: “Oentlement of the Grand Jury: “From information that comes to I i this court there has been a considerable number of violations of the criminal law in this community. I "Recently there has been a larger number of prisoners in our jail than for some time. ’T.n our neighlmring counties and in our neighboring states there have been some shocking and distressing tragedies. Fortunately in tl}is county there are but few charg-' 'es of extreme violations. Most have i been of minor offenses. However, :we are not wholly wiothout serious ■ offenses. "Some of these crimes, committed in our neighboring counties and states have been so deplorable that shame and disgrace are felt by the .citizens of those localities where , committed. The conviction of those i guilty has resulted too, in the imj posing of long terms in prison. | "The commission of these crimes has brought everlasting sorrow and grief, not only to the cr-minals but | to their friends and the friends of i the victims as well. "Likewise great expense has i come to the counties and state;) 1 where these crimes occur, for ■ every man, no matter how appar- 1 ent. his guilt may seem, is entitled to an adequate defense, even at the 1 expense of the public. "We are fortunate that so few (extreme crimes have been committed in our county. From reliable information we are led to believe that some agencies contributTng to crime are carried out in this county. If so they ought to be eradicated and those guilty of maintain-

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ing them punished, before innocent I lives are sacrificed, sorrow and I grief are multiplied, and added bur- ’ dens are imposed upon our taxpay [ [ ers. "From recent developments there seems to be some bootleggers' opi erating here, some gaming devices (known as 'slot machines' have been operating, where young men and [even women and young boys ape allowed to waste their much needed money. Some outside agencies seem to be assisting in these vio-1 iations of law. "But violations are not confined ; to 'bootleggers' and 'slot machines' but there seems to be offenses of larceny of house wives poultry. | automobiles, and property of alii kinds, as were, as the passing of [fraudulent cheeks, perjury, contributing to the delinquency of minor children, both boys and girls, and operating cars while intoxicated. I have no specific charge to make against any person, officer, or grand jury who is charged with I the enforcement of the law, but l[ | instruct you that before the law I all men are equal and the law i knows no favorite citizen. It is as ! I much the duty of a police officer or grand jury, to file an affidavit against or return an indictment against one person probably guilty as any other. "They have no lawful right to hide behind or make the excuse that no person comes forward to make the charge. The person who violates the law has often no one but! himself to blame. "I have no specific case to which I desire to call to your attention [ except to the cases of those who I are confined in our jail of these I the prosecuting ’ attorney will in-1 ■ form you. "It is youp duty however, to spare i no effort in making a complete investigation of any and all violations of law, but 1 instruct you to use I caution that no innocent person, !be made to suffer punishment or ■ inconvenience as well as that those guilty may be brought to trial and punishment. It is often less expensive to the state to prevent I erme than it is to punish the guil-l ty. It is too late to lock the stable latter the horse is stolen. i "In the discharge of your duty 'as 1 have outlined to you. you will I haVe the cooperation of the prose-1 mtor and all other officers of this’ ;court who are charged with the ad-' I ministration of the law." BANK TO PAY DIV 1 DENT SOON tCONTINUED FORM. PAGE ONE) | the faint for $7,000. Mr. Walters state dthat all the real estate, except the bank build ing. owned by the institution was sold and stated that several propositions were under consideration for the sale of the building. line oL the farms was sold at i public auction last month. TEMPLETON IS CAUGHT TODAY CONTINI lit ROM PAGE tixi? threat of violence. On Wednesday morning Temple I ton entered the Eccles home, shot , | his estranged wife, then turned the gun on Mrs. Eccles, killing her in-1 stantly. His wife ran to tlm yard! and was followed by her husband. I who fired two more bullets at her When she feigned deatli he threw her into a barnyard lot and fled ! She will recover, despite her three I bullet wounds, physicians said. Templeton had been before a ■ sanity board on two occasions, and [ was believed by relatives to have! committed the slaying in a moment I of insane jealousy. Funeral for Mrs. Eccles were to be held at the home at 2:3dj this afternoon. Convict Is Returned Indianapolis. Sept. 11.— (U.R) — John Handley, alias Hundley, was returned today to the Michigan state reformatory, whence he escaped while serving a sentence’ on a burglary charge. Handley was [arrested when he visited his father, i Claude Handley, heA. Handley told police that he and [another prisoner escaped three months ago by stealing the auto of .! the prison physician. o > Watson Against Changes • Washington, Sept. 11. —(U.R) — The administration position on tax -[ levislon became Involved in com>l plications today when Republican ‘Floor Leader Watson of the sen- > ate emerged frpm the White House i- and announced he would oppose any tampering with taxation. Watson said he was opposed to

It‘s in the Blood | 1 1 ' XZjshO 1 ’W' r Show a Scotchman a bagpipe and he’ll enter a contest. And that applies regardless of age. Here are the extremes in the Scottish music 1 festival at Banff. Canada. Six-year-old lan Inkster vies with Neil 1 Sutherland, 6 ft. 4 in., for the honors. What the little fellow lacked in atature he made up in wind power.

i the tax plans of Senator Reed. | Repn.. Pa., and Rep. Bacharach, N. J. as well as to all other proposals to increase government revenue at the coming session of congress. “1 think Uncle Andy can take [ care of the treasuiy situation,’’ he said, referring to Secretary of Treasury Mellon. Card of Thanks We wish to express our apprecla- ! tion to the neighbors and tri mis. —

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for the floral offerings, ami to all who assisted during the illness, death and funeral of Mrs. Anls Ray. Josiah B Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Templin Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Ray ami son o Large Language Family Indo-European Is the term used to Indicate the Aryan family of [ languag-s. which embraces Indian. ! Iranian, t'nltic. Greek. Italic. Slavonic and Teutonic

IOWA OFFICERS SEEK WAY TO REDUCE TAXES Legislative Mandate Order Cut During 1932 And 1933 Des Moines. Sept. 11. -(U.Ra -Public officials in lowa are scrutinizing their revenue sources to com ply with a mat-date of Hie legisla , titre for a tax reduction during 1932 and 1933. The legislature passed a bill which decreed that counties, cities, school districts in fact, all taxing bodies of the state, with the exception of the state government proper pare their tax levies so that the collections will show a five per cent I reduction below amounts collected ' this year. Sponsors of the unusual law. urging its enactment, declared that existing taxes are conficatory and i that the only logical way to r -duce : taxes Wes to restrict the expend:- , ture of public money. Defeated One Plan The legislature defeated an income, tax-replacement tax plan of tax relief advocated by the administration ami passed the mandatory reduction hill as the only major tax relief measure. i The law left mechanics of reducI tion to officers of the various tax ing districts. In many instances, the amounts to be spent for certain purposes are fixed by statute, and consequently, the levie for those expenditures must remain ‘[constant. likewise, payments on bonded indebtedn ss are fixed, and levies to procure that revenue can- : not be lowered. [ However, all optional levies are susceptible to paring, and it is to these revenue sources which the five per cent reduction provision

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