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IOG ARRESTS MADE F()LLOV|!YG GnAVQ
 JURY INDICTMENTS

SEATTLE, Dec. 17.-One hundred and six were arrested last night and today on grand jury warrants charging them with conducting gambling houses or with being common gamblers. All were released on bonds ranging from 5000 to $10,O00. The most prominent of those arrested were Frank Fall George Butler both former Nome and Klondike men; Eddie Shea, Jack Shears, Wm. Erb, c. J. O'Donnell, Jes- sic Talconer, Eddie Mundore the Misses Grace Daley and Clare Neil son, charged with being jointests and released under s7,500 bail each.
 Mayor Brown and Chief of Police Severyn, under whose administration the conditions indicated in the indict- ments obtained, are greatly disturbed. Other warrants are being issued and a general shaking up of vice condi- tions is expected.
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WELL KNOWN MINER
 DIES AT BOISE, IDAHO

Henry P. Daley, former Valdez mining mine, who left for the states about two years ago, suffering from bad health, died at Boise City, Idaho, November 24. Mr. Daley was 63 years of age and was born in Marys- vile, California, and was one of the pioneers of the Boise Basin having gone there with his parents in 1867. With the discovery of gold in Alaska Mr. Daley joined the stampede and spent about twenty years mining and prospecting. He is survived by son, Dewey, of Idaho City, and three sis ters, Mrs. Jos. Penrod and Mrs. Reid of Boise, and Anna Daley of Tacoma.
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MUST PAY $1O,OOO
 AS GRUBSTAKE FURNISHED

OLYMPIA, Wn., Dec. 17.-A recent decision of the Supreme Court sus- tained the King County court in al lowing Henry Embola $1O,OO0 for al loan of s32O to John Tuppella Tuppe- la, who was committed to the insane asylum at Portland after he had dis covered valuable mining claims in Alaska was willing to pay the money but his guardian refused. Tuppella borrowed the money to fight for the mining property and the court held that 1t was a grubstake and not a loan.
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SEVEN DROYl|N N!HE!! STEAM SCROl|NEB
 DRIVEN ON JETTY

MARSHFIELD, Ore, Dec. IT, Seven men who chung all last night to the wreck of the steam schooner, c. A. Smith, Capt T. Blimburg, which piled up on the north jetty at Coos Bay, yesterday, put off in one of the ships boats early today and were picked up by the tug Oregon.
 Seven others of the crew were res cued by the government coast guard crew, while seven others were drown co when one of the lifeboats swamped.
 An additional casualty of the wreck was the drowning of C.. N Prescott, of the tug Oregon, one of the mates.
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DISTRICT Al 10RNEy
 TELLS 0F HUGE BR|BE

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 1.-The chargeI fic and slot machines in the city of Mobile had offered him a $15O,OOOI bribe to slow up the work of his office was made in public statement is sued by Federal District Attorneyl Boyles today.
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GOVEn|vMENT L]eSEES
 MILLIONS I! O'L N
 TEAPOT DOME LEASE
NAVY HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF OIL BY ACTION SECRETARY
 FALL SAYS WALSH

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. IT, The government has lost 3S5,OOO,OOo barrels of oil valued at $2OO,OOO,OOO through the leasing of naval oil re- serve lands to private interests, Sena- tor Walsh of Montana charged in a preliminary statement on the result of the investigation of the leasing of Tea pot Dome to the Sinclair interests.
 Had the leases not been made by ex-Secretary Albert Fall the govern ment would have received the money and the navy would have had oil for reserve purposes in times of emer- gency, Senator Walsh declared.
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|D|TAROD CLEAN UP
 ARRIVES IN SEWARD

The seasons cleanup rom the idlt arod district amounting to several hundred thousand dollar,, reached Seward Saturday night and will be taken to the States on the Northwest ern tonight The gold tram composed of 15 persons, left Iditarod November 20, in claree of Ira F. Wood ard w. S. Wood. ol the firm of Woo F Trans Ter Company. They cane over the trail to Nenana from Mc,i att and experienced no trouble until after they passed Tacotna, from which point the trail was very rough.
 The Woods Brothers operate gas boats on the river.
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COOLIDGE GRAT|F|E:D OVER DAKOTA SHOWING
 MI II 1 :. .

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-PresidentI Coolidge has written letter to Sam-I uel Elrod, former governor of South Dakota, expressing his appreciation of the recent action of the South Dakota proposal convention in granting him the preferential presidential endorse ment.
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EARTHQUAKES CAUSE IF MANY DEATHS
 IN SOUTH AMERICA

BOGOTA. Colombia, Dec. 17.-Many persons have been killed by earth quakes in Colombia and Ecuador. AL ready S5 bodies have been recovered from the ruins of Cumbal, which with the town of Chile suffered most se- verely. .......
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ARRESTED FOR LARCENY

In the U. s. Commissioners Court at Mccarthy last week Chas. G. Lan- ell alias Chas. Gilbert, alias Charles Olsen was charged with being an ac- cessory to felony by concealing and aiding in the theft zof $60 from Arvid Anderson. Defendant was bound over to await the action of the grand jury
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GERMANY ASKS FRANCE
 G|vE OUT INTENTIONS

PARIS, Dec. 17.-M. Won Soesch, German charge d affaires, in an inter- view with Premier Poincare today asked if the French government were willing to engage in conversations with the German government regard ing occupation of the Ruhr and the Rhineland.
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RADIO HOUND PICKS UP "..are'-''
 BROADCAST WITH -DiSHPAN

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 14-A radio receiver which with a dishpan for an antennae catching broadcasts from a 5OO-watt station 1400 miles away has been developed by a Washington ra- dio engineer.
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JUNEAU TRAP ROBBERS GET
 THREE MONTHS IN PRISON

JUNEAU: Frank Harris, w. K. Beach and Arthur Caret, indicted for fish piracy, were found guilty of per jury by Judge Reed and given three months each in jail. The jury disa- greed and was discharged. The court and District Attorney Shoup claim to have seen the vessel at the trap the day it was robbed, and the court took judicial knowledge of the facts known to him.
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SELECTION OF PREPARATIONS
 COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Selection of Owen D. Young, and Charles G. Dawes to serve. on, a committee inves tigating the German budget was re- ported officially to Washington today i, by James A. Logan, American obsery- CT with the separations commission.
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SENT
 D SE:|YATE TODAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. I7-Nomina- tions were sent to the Senate today including those of Col Saltzman, to be chief signal officer with the rank of major general. The confirmation of Walter L. Cohen, negro, as comp troller of customs of the Gulf states is bitterly opposed by Senators Brus- sard and Ransdall of Louisiana.
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BRITAIN MAKES
 PATNiIEIvT (jII.DE5T Of F0UR BILLIONS
Sixty Million Dollars Interest and Twenty Three Million Dollars
 On the Principal

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-Britain made her first payment On the princi- pal of her $4,6OO, 100000 debt to the United States today, paying twenty three million on the principal and $60,0OO,O00 interest. The debt is to be paid off in semi-annual payments.
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MAN CONFESSES COMMITTED CRIME FOR WHICH ANOTHER
 IS SERVING SENTENCE

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Joseph Sayelos of the Fillmore Hotel, San Francisco, confessed here today he committed the crime for which George D. Pteri- otis, Greek banker. has Served B months in a Federal penitentiary.
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Capt. Lamont, of the steamer St. Joseph, operating between Holy Cross and Dikeman, arrived in Seward Sat urday night as one of the guards with the gold train. He will g. outside with the party.
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SEAT HE WOMAN
 P||INED UNDER

ASTORIA, Dec. 17-Burned and oth- erwise injured having lain twelve hours pinned under an overturned auto alongside the Columbia river highway, Mrs. George B. Meyers, wife of a Seattle merchant, is in a critical condition in a hospital here.
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CLOSE FRIEND HARDING
 a; {1 sf3N3& HEADS OHIO CAMPAIGN
N T " ! \ hE@ !

WASHINGTON Dec. IT, -Hoke Donithen, of Marion. Ohio, a close friend of former president Warren G. Harding, has been selected to lead the Coolidge campaign in Ohio.
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RUFUS ]. DAVIS DEAD

Deceased Was Recent Visitor to
 Seward in Company with Manager
 KETCHIKAN, Dec. 17.-Rufus J. Davis, engineer and marine superin- tendent for the New England Fisher ies Company died here yesterday of pneumonia.
 Mr. Davis only recently returned from a trip to Seward and Kodiak in the interests of his company.
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LOUIS HERTLE FOUND GUILTY

Louis Hertle of Anchorage was found guilty of having intoxicating liquor in his possession last week. On the second count of running place of public nuisance the jury hung.
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CLEMANcEAU INJURED

< PARIS, Dec. 17.-Former Premier Clemenceau was injured in an auto accident yesterday on the Nantes and
 Paris road. ;
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SENT T0 CON13RESs TAX REDUc T|0N PLAN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Mel lon tax reduction plan has been put in the form of proposed act of congress and sent to the House Ways and Means committee.
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CRISIS IMMINENT IN GREECE

ATHENS, Dec. I.-A dynastic crl- sis is imminent in Greece and the de parture of King George is regarded among the possibilities.
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DAMAGE DONE: IN JAPAN
 TOTALS FOUR BILLIONS

TOKYO, Dec. 1.-The damage done by the Japanese earthquake disaster last September amounted to four bill lion dollars Finance Minister Inouye advised the diet today. .} >..t.
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J. J. Chisholm, representing the West Coat Grocery company and c. w.. Chamberlain & Co.,, Seattle, who ar rived on the Northwestern, left on to- days train for Anchorage.
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GREAT BRITAIN WILL LEVY TOLL
 ONP PRODuCTsOF SOUTH POLAR, REG|0N
GREAT BRITAIN WILL ATTEMPT TO COLLECT TAXES FROM SEAL HUNTERS, WHALEkS AMI OTHERS IN NANTARCTIC-COUNTRYC CLAIMED BY RIGHT OF DISCOVERY

PARIS Dec 17.-Le Matin says that England has raised the British flag the whole Antarctic territory including the South Poe and will collect customs and taxes from seal hunters whalers and all other England claims the territory by right of discovery.
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AoUAPLANE AERIAL LIMOUSINE TO FLY TO POLE SOON the three almeta Dornel flight North Pole be Amundnthe
  Haakon Hammer Seattle landing yachts withstand lowest Northern Spitz
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f0R RI LEASE Of DISLOYAL
 " T00GREAT FUR PRESIDENT WITHSTAND
OPPOSITION OF AMERICAN LEGION AND OTH- FER PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS -VIOLATORS OF WAR LAWS FINALLY LIBERATED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17-President Coolidge today ordered the reeas eof all remaining imprisoned vo ators of war laws Under this ruling about thirty per- sons will gain their liberty They were convicted in Chca go Kansas City and Sacramento.
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The steamship Starr will sail west January 10th, connecting in Seward with the steamship Northwestern.
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REvOLTS IN MEXICO
 ARE SPREADING RAPIDLY

FL PASO, Dec. 17.-Revolts against the Obregon administration are in pro- gross throughout eight states and are spreading rapidly. H.
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I.S N0T A CANDIDATE
Idaho Senator Denies Any intention
 Running for Presidency

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-I am not candidate for the presidential nomi- nation by any party" Senator Borah declared tonight.
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SEA.II. IF: PIONEER DEAD

Relative of William Lloyd Garrison, a
 Noted Abolitionist
 SEATTLE, Dec. 17.-Julia Garrison, S4, Seattle Pioneer, and kinswomen to William Lloyd Garrison, noted abolitionist in pre-war days, died here yesterday. ...---.....-...
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THIRTY THOUSAND
 ME:X|CANs FIGHTING
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17.-It is est1- mated that a total of thirty thousand troops are engaged on the various fronts. a"
FRENCH ACCEPT PLAN.

Occupancy of RhineIand and Ruhr to
 Be Discussed
 PARIS, Dec. 1.-The French gov- ernment has accepted with limitations German proposals concerning conver- sations Germany desires to enter Into with France as we'll as Belgium on the Ruhr and Rhineland question.
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Prosecution In Fox Trial n,pcates Kx Kan In The Murde
| NEW CONTROLLER
MAY BE BUSTED


Continued from Page 0ne)
McLendon believes he Will be able to
find an expert In city finances who
will be willing to come to Birmlng-
ham, and whose election would be
unanimous.
Most of ALL" said the commission
head, II want efficiency plus har-
mony in the comptroller's depart
ment from now on, and | intend to
have 1t. 1 will get in touch with
highly recommended men Saturday
and try to have the right man To-
Gated by Tuesday"
Mr.. Armstrong; friends continued
their activity in his behalf. and there
were indications that commission
members would seek to convince
President McLendon that his election
would make for efficiency.
II acknowledge his efficiency"
said Mr.. McLendon, when advised of
this. but l want efficiency plus har-
mony."
Rumors Of a rift between Conn
troller Taylor and Mr.. Armstrong
during the days prior to the former s
resignation were current and Mr.. Nc
Tendon was said to hold the view
that the best course would be the
elSCtioH VI q COuiPli oiic' iot ~ INV "
connected with city political af-
fairs.
After Fridays conferences, Com
missioner Harrison said he strongly
opposed the election of Mr. Glasgow.
He expressed the belief that Mr..
Armstrong could adequately fill the
vacancy, but did not appear inclined
to fight for his election unless Presl-
dent McLendon withdrew his obJec.
lions.
Until Tuesday. Mr.. Taylor will sit
in the saddle. His pay will be con-
tinued until January /.
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RUM LANDINGS ARE
DELAYED BY GALE
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lied with the rum running profession.
having captured a Keyport woman
and turned her free again after hav-
ing confiscatcd a coupe full of liquor
she was driving toward the cities.
o o o
On The Border.
MALONE. N. ", Dec. 1z.-(By Asso-
ciated, Press Enforcement agents
along the northwestern frontier. OF
the state tonight believed they Mad
stopped most of the leakage of holt
day liquor over the Canadian border.
While admitting that perhaps
some fleet liquor-laden automobiles
had escaped their vigilance on little
travelled roads during the snowstorm
of last night, the agents were con-
WINGED that the drivers of the larger
cargoes were unwilling to take a
chance, knowing that the highways
were exceptionally wei guarded.
The bootleggers were said to be in
downstate contracts with financial
losses in sight. The agents would
rot be surprised to see a concen-
trated dash over the line by half a
dozen machines, the theory eng
that while some would be caught
others might escape in the confusion
Weather conditions also are caus-
ing anxiety among the smugglers.
Shipping yir Lake.
Reports reached the authorities to-
day that the bootleggers were ship
ping some of their illicit beverage
mostly beer and ale, down through
Lake Champiain. The enforcement
officers at Rouses Point have beer
watch for
ugglers. however, and it is be-
lieved that the number of boats es.
Gaping detection was much smaller
this year than in the past
Reports that "hijackers' had beer
operating against the bootleggers
were confirmed today when two al
legged highwaymen, one an Indian
were exceptionally we'll guarded.
Canton to await the grand jury's ac'
ton.
Many of the "hijackers" are mere
youths the authorities say, ant
some of them are reported to be for
mer New York Ct nmen. Quite few
of them were born abroad and I
number have known criminal records
All Of them were at one time en-
gagged in the Legitimate" bootleg
profession, but were declared out
casts because they "squawked" oil
double crossed their agents. The
lure of the game Is strong Win
them, however, and they still follow
their calling after a fashion.
The big bootlegging agents will
not hire them, the ''hijackers" dis
dain lawful work and SO they ekt
out an existence by preying on the
bootleggers knowing the inner Sc
crets of the smugglers' organiza-
ton they know where to lie in wal
and when to strike. When hi
jackers" meet bootleggers CUR
fight is in prospect always, unless
the bootlegger is caught off guard
The authorities say that much o.
the liquor confiscated recently con
tanned denatured alcohol. The label!
are faxed in many cases. Even thu
supposed real. beer and ale is eth.
erized in many instances.
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BOTH HOUSES OF
CONGRESS- IDLE
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from other members of the commit
tee, regardless of length of service
either in the Senate or In the com
mittce."
IN order to break the deadlock
therefore we have decided to follow
this suggestion Senator Norris
added and when balloting is re-
sumed next Monday We expect 10
cast our votes for Senator Howell,
a member of the interstate com
-merce committee with the nope tnat
our effort of chairman will be ac-
ceptable to our associates and the
deadlock broken. IL Senator Couzens
is more satisfactory than Howell, we
will be glad to unite on him.
For a time today it appeared prob
able that a coalition would be formed
between House insurgents and demo-
Gratis to displace two republicans Sc
lected for membership In rules COM
mittee and to elect as members an
additional democrat and one insur-
gent Conferences were held through
out the day between members or the
various factions, after which repub-
4 ican organization and democratic
leaders said an agreement might be
reached whereby the minority would
be given an additional seat, making
the committee membership seven re-
publicans and five democrats.
This is che ratio democrats insisted
upon when Congress convened, with
the republican majority In the House
greatly reduced. The republican COM
mittee on committees, however, de-
cided that the apportionment which
prevailed in the Sixty-seventh Con-
press should continue, and the revolt
today on the part of the democrats
largely was the result of this action.
Unable to muster majority when
the question of approving the per-
a
number of democrats proposed that
an alliance be formed with the insur-
gents--a proposal that was welcomed
by the latter, who suggested that an
agreement be reached to place an
out-and-out insurgent on the COM
mittee as well as one more democrat.
Conversations between republican
organization and democratic leaders.
however, developed Willingness on
the part of at least some of the re-
publicans to give the democrats a
fifth committee seat, the understand
ing being that the minority as a unit
would not align itself with the in
surgents to disturb further the pros
pective committee personnel
A meeting of House insurgents has
been called for tomorrow to deter
mine what should be done If it APP
peared that such compromise was
likely. Democratic leaders generally
were inclined to be satisfied with a
seven and five apportionment. and it
was indicated that if such plan
were worked out the insurgents could
depend only on scattered votes from
the democrats in any attempt to cap
tufe a seat on the rules committee.
Such support, 1t was agreed even by
insurgent leaders, would be insuffi-
| cient to upset the republican organi-
cation program.
If only seven republicans are
placed on the rules committee it was
predicted that probably Bixler Of
Pennsylvania, one of the eight on
the majority committee slate, would
be dropped. as he is at the foot of
| the list
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rested at a local hotel with a woman
and taken to the police station, where
he threatened an officer and re-
minded him that he was member
Of the Ku klux Khan and would have
killed the policeman if ne had a
dirk" was the next question pro-
pounded.
Did you know that short time
before the tragedy Fox engaged in
common brawl and threatened a
woman with a revolver?" was Mr..
Boykins next question.
The congressman's answers were:
NO, l know nothing of what Fox
has done since he came to Atlanta"
Alter w. H. Duncan, a reporter for
the Dallas (Tex.) Times Herald, had
testified for the defense that Fox
was insane" and that the only, mo-
tive in his opinion he had in shoot
ing Coburn was that of insanity So
licitor General Boykin brought out
the alleged motive for the Staying,
declaring in propounding questions to
the witnesses that the affidavit in
Coburns possession was the basis
of the plot.
The Defense objects.
The defense entered an objection
to the question which brought
shout from the prosecutor: I'VE
know it to be the case and we are
going to bring it out in the evil
dence."
While E. X Meade, city editor of
the Dallas Times Herald, was on the
stand, Mr.. Boykin injected the Ku
Klux Khan into the case for a brief
time.
The witnesse was asked whether
he had met several ranking officials
of the ku klux Khan in Dallas
while they were attending the khan
celebration during the state fair
there last summer. His reply was
in the negative, and Mr.. Boykin fol-
lowed with a question:
Don't you know that Fox and H.
w. Evans, imperial wizard of the
Ku Klux Khan, had a fight in a ST.
Louis hotel over woman?"
The witness replied that this was
the first ne had heard of it.
Glenn Pricer, managing editor of
the Dallas Dispatch. was asked about
Fox's connection with the Ku Klux
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NE GROk|LLS THREE
AND WOUNDS EIGHT
Fugitive Keeps Up Running
Battle With Posse In
Canebreak

DREW, Miss, Dec. 14.--(By Assoc
ciated ss)-Three men were shot
to- death and eight were wounded
two of them seriously-in a man
hunt which began shortly after
noon today when Joe Pullen, negro
tenant farmer, rum amuck with
pistol and shot gun after fatally
wounding W. 7. Sanders, planter,
and battled with posses which drove
him Through canebreak for several
miles and into a draining ditch east
of Drew, where he still held fort to-
night.
In addition to Sanders the two men
listed as dead are Il. l.. Methvin So,
and a man named Hess. Both were
members of the posse, which took up
the pursuit shortly after Sanders
was shot to death when he went to
the negros cabin to arrange bust
ness settlement.
The known wounded, all farmers
and members of the posse, are:
A. l.. Manning, 80; Kenneth Black
wood, IS; Luther Hughes, 40; G. A.
Hammond, 80; Robert Stringfellow,
40; j. B. Ratliffe, B. A. Williams,
Robert Kirsch.
Manning and BlacKwood were seri-
ously wounded. Both were given
emergency treatment and rushed to
hospitals. Manning was sent to
Memphis and Blackwood 10 Green
Vile.
After killing sanders. Pullen ran
to his home, OBTAINED shot gun ana
supply OF ammunition ana TOOK 70
the canebreak. Posses were quickly
organized and started in pursuit, but
three times the negro outshot hia
pursuers when attempts were mace
to rush his place OF am push ana each
time gained another place OF -sdVant-
age when ms parrlcaue WAS Iusileu'
Naming, shot uoWh "lie,i ne dp-
proached dllen where tne neg 70
had taken feiugeHie,i INTO tne uitch
and 1t was several hours peloTe ne
could be rescued py party OF zen
men VINO We're Iorced 10 advance