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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-18
For County Clerk.

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce JAMES ]. OWENS as a can
didate for reelection to the office OF
COUNTY CLERK Of Mason county,
subject to the action Of the Democratic
voters at the August primary election.
The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce LESLIE II. SMOOT. as a
candidate for COUNTY CLERK OF Ma
son county, subject to the action OF
the Democratic voters at the August
primary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-18

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce MR.. R. B. ADAIR as can
didate for reelection to the Office of
CITY CLERK at the approaching No
yember election.
The Public Ledger Is authorized to
announce FRED A DlENER as a can
didate for the office Of CITY CLERK
OF the city Of Maysville at the coming
November election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-18
For Collector and Treasurer.

The Public Ledger Is authorized to
announce WILLIAM r. SMITH as a
candidate for the office of COLLEC-
TOR AND TREASURER of the City Of
Maysville at the coming November
election.
The Public Ledger Is authorized to
announce CONRAD P. RASP as can
didate for the office of COLLECTOR
AND TREASURER of the city Of
Maysville at the November election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-18
For MayOr.

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce THOMAS M. RUSSELL as a
candidate for reelection to the ONCE
Of MAYOR Of the city of Maysville in
the November election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-18

Frankfort, KY, - The first candi-
date to enter for the August primaries
was Circuit Judge Roscoe Vanover,
Pike county, who is a candidate for
the Republican nomination for Judge
again in the Thirty-seventh District.
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ty white weighing machines for the
use of the women customers are being
forced to change the ables printed on
the scales. You know those tables
one column giving heights and the
other the number of pounds proper for
each one. BY them you learned that If
you are five feet si0 you should weigh
las pounds. Fancy that! 1t was all
right few years afo. But today! You
look for a tailor clever enough to de-
ceive the public If you weigh a pound
over 1872 at that height. I'VE certainly
had heard enough about those tables"
said the manager of one Fifth avenue
shop the other day. 1--WE had five let
tiers in one month from customers pro-
testing that we owed 1t to them to
keep up to date on such things. Final
ly we got new tables made out and |
hope we'll have peace" The theory
that health demanded all those pounds
has ben exploded, too. women are
healthies today than their plumper
mothers and grahdmothers Were in
sists DR.. Newman. $50 Fifth avenue
who is specialist in the matter OF
making his patients willowly and well
simultaneously. 1.-THE five foot SIX
woman who weighs 1872 Is undoubtedly
in better Snaps physically than the
145 pound one Of the day before yes
terday."
A debate is being arranged. to bt
held at our big Town Hall between
the Rev. John Roach Straton, of Cal
vary Baptit church, and some mem
bers of the Actors Equity Association
on the questions of the moral isflu
ence of the theater today, The Rev
Mr.. Straton has been attacking tn
present day stage for several Sunday
from the pulpit and Francis Wilson
and various other members of the act
ing profession have expressed thei
disagreement and resentment. So tn
clergyman came forward with chal
lenge for free and open and publ
discussion; and plans are being com
pleted. LUCY JEANNE ffiNh'
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Public Ledger charge for political For
district offices, SIS; county Offices $lO city Offices S. Candidates
will please bear in that CASH with order for insertion
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29

touching his short fly, 'Gainor scor-
ing. B. Brooks scratched a safe
hunt to Zennman and worked a
double steal with Tate, the latter
scoring. Conrey threw out Muir
ply.
Six Hitless Innings.
Only one Augie athlete got to
first base in the first six frames.
Pierce working Brooks for a pass
in the fourth. Their first safe hit
was a scratch when Peterson beat
out hit to Murphy in the seventh.
That was Augie's best inning at the
bat. Peterson followed Peterson by
forcing the latter, Benson to Muir
ply, whose relay to first was toe
late for a double play.
Swanson, batting in the same
| frame, fouled to Tate. Wickstrom
dropped a Texas Lacquer in. right
i Swanson was almost to second on
the hit-and-run play and was cred
/ tied with a stolen base, nothwith-
standing Wickstrom's safe hit, or
which he got to third. Wlckstrom
went down on a slow play on Swan
! son at third, but Fahlstrom famed
tipping the third strike.
! Pierce led off for Augie in the
! ninth with a clean hit to right
Peterson scratched hit to left
Francis, who had relieved Burke
F, in the seventh, holding the drive te
a single by a great one-hand stoI
in the air. Swanson then famed
and Murphy threw out Bengston
lending the game.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
BIG 10 BASEBALL
TEAMS HAVE HARD
GAMES FOR TODAY

Chicago, April 29.-The Univers-
ity of Iowa will meet Purdue al
Lafayette this afternoon and In
diana will engage Ohio State at
Columbus in the first of the week
end Western conference baseball
games, while Wisconsin meets
Northwestern at Evanston. The
latter teams will play second
game tomorrow, while the Hawk
eyes will journey to Urbana and
contest with Illinois.
The Iowa-Purdue contest and
the lowa-Illinois game will, in the
opinion of observers, feature the
several engagements.
Chicago, with Fritz Crisler in
form, is expected to give Wisconsin
an interesting contest tomorrow
and at the same time Michigan will
play Notre Dame on the latter's
field,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
YANKS DRAW POOR
PLACES IN FIRST
OF BIG GOLF PLAY

London, April 29.-(United Press
American candidates for the Brit
ish amateur golf championship
tournament drew no soft position
in the opening rounds of the tour
nament.
Francis Ouimet will oppose C. E.
Dix, who is regarded as one of the
most promising young amateurs in
England. Bobby Jones will oppose
G. c. Mansford, runner-up in last
years Scottish championships. ].
Wood Plat was drawn with Major
H A. Boyd, former Irish champion.
Chick Evans will meet D. s. Crow
Their. winner Of the St. George Hill
championships. Thompson drew
R R Burton, Oxford star. Hunt
drew A. c. Crichton and Wright
drew W. Seymour, half-brother of
Abe Mitchell. James H. Douglas
was paired with R. W. Crummack
and Paul Hunter drew E. ]. Carter
OF the Royal Dublin club.
Guilford and Cyril Tolley, the
British champion, drew byes and
will meet in the second round.
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THE sCOREBOARD
YESTERDAYS HERO = Uh

YESTERDAYS HERO = Uhle.
Cleveland pitcher. Effective in the
pinches he helped defeat Detroit, IL
to 5, with q homer and two SIN
giles, driving in six runs.
OTHER HURLERS attempting
to emulate Babe Ruth, reformed
pitcher, was Bill Hercy OF the
Yanks, with two doubles and a sin
gle, and Spec Meadows. Philly, with
a homer and a single.
PERCY helped defeat Washing
ton, 9 to 5, and Meadows mauling
helped clean the Boston Braves, IL
to 6.
WITH the other big leaguers
trying for record scores the Giants
and Dodgers mingled in a skinflint
affair from which the Brooklynites
emerged with a to l victory.
THIRTEEN players failed to help
Connie Mack, whose squad was set
back by the Red Sox, 6 to 2.
THE HEAVY hitter of the day
was Joe Wood, Cleveland. Four
hits in six tries against Ty Cobb's
Tigers.
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RAIN AGAIN STOPS
TRACK MEET, KNOX
VS.. HEDDNG TEAM


NoPoCA 70 Inc ArguS.)
Galesburg. ILL. April 29.-Knox
college is having hard time keep
ing up spring athletics on account
Of the excessive rains in the last
two weeks.
Hedding college was to have been
represented at Galesburg yesterday
afternoon by a squad Of athletes
bent on upholding the track and
field sports records of the Abing-
domains. Then the deluge and aft
er the deluge the soggy ground
prohibitive of any time at all on
the track. No advance date has as
vet been set. but it is hoped that
the college authorities can sneak
up on a nice day and take it un-
awares for the next date of the
meet One postponement of this
knox's opening track meet, had al
ready been made on account ~
rain. two weeks ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
BETTINA WINNER
IN CLASSIC RACE

New Market, Eng, April %
Omitted Press. w. Raphael's Bet
tina today won the 1000 guineas
race here.
W. c. Lark's Petrea and Lord AS
tors Pompadour finished second
and third. Twenty-four horses ran.
Despite restriction on special
trains the attendance was large,
King George and other notables
witnessing the race from the
stands.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
STALEY OFFICIAL
ATTENDS CONFAB
OF GRID CHIEFS

Decatur, ILL.,, April 29,-Morgan
P O'Brien, secretary of the Staley
baseball and football teams, left
Thursday night for Akron, Ohio.
where he will attend meeting of
the managers of the leading profess
sional football elevens on Saturday
The Staleys expect to have an
even stronger team than the one
that won the western title and tied
Akron for national honors last fall.
It is just one hundred years since
parasols same into general use in
the United States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
penn ATHLETIC !
CARNIVAL BEST
HELD IN Years.
Former Olympic Stars and On.
of College Talent Clash Tsdsy
ut Philadelphia.
RY HENRY L. FARRELL.
United Press Staff COrresponae,,

\NMtUN AocS Ot@h NViIo0pOu0cDfAI
Philadelphia, April 2s.-Phn,
delphia presented today an Amert,
can edition Of the Olympic gam,. !
Three thousand American athle,s.|
from 500 schools and colleges ans'
sextet of Frances best athletes
were on hand for the Penn relavs
Thirty-one members of Un.lsl
Sans Olympic team were on ths
program. Three Olympic chamn.
ions were carded as one OF n.
many features for two days of ral.
sport starting this afternoon ON
Franklin field.
A heavy mist was falling tin
morning and should, it continuo
through the day the athletes vim
have to perform this afternoon a,
heavy track.
Some Star Entrants,
Allen WOodring, the Syracuse
sprinter who beat Charley Paddock
in the 200 meters at Antwerp.
Charles Thompson, Dartmouth
holder of the worlds records for
the hurdles, and Dick LandouI
Yale, who set a new Olympic rec.
ord for the high jump, were the
headliners.
Other star members Of the Olym-
pic team to compete were Earl Eby.
Pennsylvania; Harold Barrol.
Penn State, who was on Thompson's
heels in the hurdles; Frank Shea,
of Pittsburgh, who placed in Tho
quarter mile; Jenne, the Washing
ton pole vaulter; Eddie Curtis, the
navy miller, and Bob lie Gendre,
former all-around champion Of
Georgetown.
Feature for Today.
The feature events of today's
program start with the American
college championship relay race in
which are entered Lafayette, 0hi0
tate, Nebraska, Penn State, Maine
Carnegie. University of Paris, Mis-
souri,, Kansas Aggies, Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania, Chicago. Georgetown
Minnesota and Princeton.
The two-mile championship start
ing at 4 80 will be battle between
Grover Nightingale, West Virginia
winner of the three-mile race las,
year; Romig of Penn State: Berna
Cornell, and Higgins of Columbia.
In the American championship
distance medley relay race at $40
the crown will be fought for be-
tween Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
Iowa State. Illinois, Syracuse. Della.
! ware. Pittsburgh. Ohio Sta,e
Princeton, Columbia. Georgetown,
Kansas Aggi.s. Yale, Penn State
and the navy.
Special events include the throw
ing of the 56-pound weight at
o'clock and the running hop. Steu
and Jump at $40 O'Clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
PLEAD FOR ROUSH,

St Louis, April 29.-(United
PressD 1T was announced here
that application for the reinstate-
ment 0f Outfielder Roush has been
made to Judge Lands by Manager
Pat Moran of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals. Roush has been a holdout
and automatically went on the in
eligible list for failure to sign a
contract before April %.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
KIDS
| EXTEND Moline
TO WIN BY 81


Mark Devlin's st. Ambrose COL
legians were defeated by the Plow
Boys in q practice game at Brown
ing field yesterday afternoon, s to
z. Although the Mackmen estai-
lishedA a safe lead in the fourth in
ming and were never in danger
thereafter, it was as poppy and
thrilling q contest as one would
expect to see in 4 regular league
game.
|. Mack's proteges showed more
pep than ever before and we're in
there husuing for all they could
get with the exception of the last
two innings. In these sessions they
seemed to want to get it over
with.
'Gootch Stars With Bat.
Lee Gooch, the smuggling garden
er from the Virginia league, whose
only accomplishment on tri-city
diamonds until yesterday was an
undeserved hit over first base at
Rock Island last Sunday, delivered.
In the fourth stanza, with the
Eases loaded, Lee smacked a two
lager to center and cleaned the
bags. He scored on a single by
DEUEL.. Again in the fifth he bif-
fed one to left for two bases, sco--
ing Jones. sGooch driving in four
of the six runs for the Plows and
making one himself.
Kids Press Plows.
Devlin's kids were a nifty bunch
Of ball players, the Flows getting
only five hits off their two hurlers
il as many innings. Bowersox held
the Saints to two singles for eight
innings. In the ninth the collegians
must be given credit for three
Dagger and a single in the box
score but both of these were an !u-
justice to "Sox" as they could have
been prevented had his team mates
exerted themselves.
The Fort Wayne youth had good
control. He hit the first man Up
but found himself and allowed only
one free ticket to first during the
entire melee The score:
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STALEYS TO PLAY
SANGAMO TOSSERS

Springfield. H.. April 29.-1lli-
nois Sangamos will open a two
game series here tomorrow with
Joe McGinnity's Decatur Staleys.
The Cincinnati Reds play here
Tuesday, closing their series in st.
Louis Sunday and opening in Chi
cago on Wednesday.
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DODGERS CLEAN
Up n. Y. SERIES
Win 4th Straight Game on Triple.
Two Singles in 7th-Phfls Beat
Braves-Cubs Idle,

Brooklyn, N. Y. April 29.-The
Brooklyn Dodgers made a. clean
sweep of a four-game series with
the New York Giants, winning the
final game yesterday, to l. A
triple by Johnston. followed by a
pair of singles. in the seventh in
ming, brought victory to the Ma
tional league champions. Score:
r. H E.
New York O0000-1 7 0
Brooklyn ..000O0020 p 4 0
Batteries Ryan, Sallee and
Snyder; Reuther and Miller.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
ALEX HAS BAD ARM.

Chicago, April %. = UNITED
Press. Grover Cleveland Alexan-
der, star, twirler for the Cubs. went
under the care Of a specialist today.
His arm has been sore since the
opening game Of the season which
he pitched.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
TEXAN LEADS BABE.

Fort Worth, Texas, April %
Omitted Press.)-Clarence Kraft,
king slugger Of the Fort Worth,
Texas, league team. still led Babe
Ruth with home runs today. The
Texan put another over the fence
yesterday, making his total seven.
The major Lacquer has Knocked five
so far.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29

Two-base hits-GainOf CD, J.
Brook, Ttate. Stolen bases-Tate
~, J. Brooks, Mclnerney, B.
Brooks, Swanson. Sacrifice hits
Francis, J. Brooks. Double play
Benson to Murphy to ]. Brooks
Struck out-By B. Brooks 10 (Fahl-
strom 3, Zennman 2, Pierce, Peter
son, Swanson, Wickstrom, John
SOM; by Zennman (Emmer). Bases
on balls-Off B. Brooks (Pierce)
off Zennman 2 murphy, Benson).
Left on bases-Rock Island 9, Au-
gustana A. Hit by pitcher-Benson
Time-1:22. Umpire-Vandine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
PA. MA SEE CHICK.

Chicago, April %. - Charles
Evans, ST., and wife, parents of the
amateur golf champion, left today
for the east to Join their son. who
leaves May 4 with the team of
American golfers who invade Eng
land in quest of the British laurels.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29

Three-base hit'Gibson. Two
base hits-Gooch, 2. Stolen bases
Buckley 2, Runser, Mack. DEUEL.
Double play-Mack to Lord. Strutk
out-By Bowersox, 8; by Nor.
riesy, 5. Hit by pitched ball
Landrigan. Wild pitch-Morriesy
Passed balls-Phelon, 2. Hits
OF Morriesy, 5 in five innings. UNI
pire--WoOdhead.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
PADDOCK ENTERS.

Los Angeles, Calf, April %
Omitted Press. )-Charley Paddock,
Olympic sprint champion, an
nounced here today that he would
compete in the American intercol-
legiate track meet to be held in
Chicago June IS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
Phillies IL: Braves, 6.

Philadelphia. April %. Two
four-ply clouts with the bags load
ed on both occasions gave the Phil
lies the final game of the series over
the Braves yesterday, II to 6. Ralph
Miller clouted the first circuit in
the first inning with the bags load
ed and Meadows duplicated the feat
in the eighth inning with three men
on the bags. Meadows was hit hard
by the braves but was steady in the
pinches except in the eighth inning,
when Boston pushed over three
runs on four hits. Williams added
the third homer of the day in the
third inning.
r. H. f.
Boston ...110OO003 6 Is |
Philad phia 40100114'-11 II
Batteries - Scott and O'Neill;
Meadows and Bruggy.
All the News-All the Time-The
Argus
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
LOADMAN WINS.

Boston. April 29.-United Press)
Dick Loadman. Buffalo, easily
won a i0-round bout here last night
from Dutch Regan. Regain couldn't
stop the two-handed attack.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29

SPORT FLASHES

New York. - The Dempsey-Car-
pentier bout will start at 2 o'clock.
eastern time, July 2, Tex Richard
announced.
Los Angeles. - Charles W. Pad
dock, coast Splinter. will compete
in the Harvard invitation track
meet June Is, and the Chicago ma
iional intercollegiate meet June
Is, he said.
Portland, Ore.-Leach Cross. vet
eran New York lightweight. fought
hard fought 10-round draw
against Joe German Of Portland.
Detroit. Of the 100 UNI
pires who applied for positions
with the Michigan Ontario league
have been ordered to report here
Sunday to begin a course OF in
struction. The showing made in
semi-pro games will determine the
men selected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29

There was an old belief that any
child born in the last seven DAYS
OF April would dye a wicked
deathe."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
SPEAkER'SMEN
CRUSH TIGERS
Cleveland Wins, 1875. o. 3 Hits
Red Sex Beat LAcks1YMks
Trim Griffs- Sox Idle.

Cleveland. April 29.-Clevelaad
made it three out of four from De-
troit by winning here yesterday, Is
to S. Pitcher Uhle practically won
his own game by hitting for a home
run in the fourth inning with the
bases full.
r. H. Z.
Detroit ...... 002 900 OIL S II
Cleveland 80. 103 500 27x-18 % )
Batteries - Leonard, Cole and
Bassler. Manion; Uhle and ONeill.
Red Sox, 6; Maeks, 2.
Boston, Mass, April 29.-The
Ped Sox took the last game Of ne
series from the Athletics, defeating
them 6 to 2. Scout Perry started
for the visitors and was knocked
out in four innings, the locals gath
ering six hits for four runs. Joe
Rush, who started for the Red S0x,
was put out of the game in the
first inning for questioning a close
decision at the plate. Myers re-
lieved him and held the visitors
safe with the exception of the sew
enth inning, when F. Walker hit a
home run. Score:
R. H. E.
Boston ....... 100 100 20x-6 10 Q
Philadelphia 100 900 1902 s
Batteries-Bush, Myers and Rue! ;
keefe, Hasty, Perry and Perkins.
Yankees, 3; Griffs. ).
New York. April 29.-The good
all-around play of Bill Piercy, re-
cruit from the Pacific Coast leagne,
enabled the New York Yankees to
emerge from their long losing
streak. They won the last game OF
their series from Washington, 9 IL
3. Piercy pitched good ball after
the first inning and batted 1000
hitting two doubles and a single
Score:
R. H. f
Washington $40 900 o10-5 10 j
New York :. 140 ITO 02x-9 II l
Batteries - Zachary, Erickson
Courtney and Charity; Piercy and
Schang.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS,
National League.


National League.
Brooklyn. 2: New York. /.
Philadelphia, II; Boston, 6.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, rain.
Chicago and Pittsburgh, not
scheduled.
American League
Boston, g.; Philadelphia. 2.
New York, 8; Washington, 5.
Cleveland. Is; Detroit, 5.
St. Louis at Chicago, wet grounds
American Association.
Minneapolis. 3; Milwaukee, 2.
Toledo. s; Louisville, Z.
Kansas City, s; St Paul, i.
acknowledgements, postponed
by agreement.
International League.
Toronto, 5; Jereey City, 4.
Newark, 4; Rochester, 2.
Buffalo. IL; Baltimore. 5.
Syracuse. 6; Reading, 5.
Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles, 10; San Francisco, 4.
Vernon, Z; Oakland, ?.
Seattle. Z; Salt Lake, /.
Southern Association.
Atlanta, 8; New Orleans, 4.
Little Rock, s: Birmingham, 4.
No others played-rain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29

The crying of weasles and the bay
ing of dogs are considered evil
omens by the japanese.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
GAMES TOMORROW.
Eatinnal J,eapup

Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Boston at New York. Ia
American League.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
New York at Boston.
Washington at Philadelphia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-31
Accident Victim :
GiUen Treatment
In City Hospital

Albret Il. Loomis, young man OF
Anadarko who was accidently shot
Sunday morning, is confined in a
local hospital and is in serious
condition, although he may recover,
hospital physicians said today.
A serious operation was necessary.
The young man, age Il, Is a son OF
B. 0. Loomis, manager OF the Steph-
enson.B Browne lumber yard in Ana
darko. The young man was spend
ing the night with his brother-in-
law, who Is deputy sheriff in Ana
darko. The officer had disrobed and
had laid his clothing on a chair. He
then laid his gun on the clothing
The following morning, the young
man started to remove the clothing
when the gun dropped to the floor
and was discharged, the ball pass
ing through his abdomen.