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1850 .. Department Of ele-
nleHtary school prIcipals. Washington
Auditorium.
5. m. -Departinent Of deans OF
women, wardman Park Hotel.
.. m. --Department of vocational
EDUCATION. auditorium, American Red
Cross Building,
b. educational conference on
educational method, Mayflower Hotel,
b. nl.--National Association OF
High School inspectors and super
visors. committee room. National
3. ii. National society of College
Teachers OF Education, Corcoran Hall.
George Washington University
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willard Hote1. ~
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cation, Powhatan Hotel rya..s
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education. auditorium; Department Ct
stis 5. "a. City teacher training
school section, auditorium. New lsa-
2:16 b. m.--National research 1850.
citation. Masonic Temple.
ais b. f1.---National association Tor
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play school organization. Washington
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secondary school principals. atdiA
forum. Central High school
$3.50 p. m.--National council ~ kin
dergarten supervisors and training
teachers. ballroom, Mayfiower Hotel.
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ARLINGTON c 0 .
NEWS NOTES

ARLINGTON COUNTY. Feb. %.
william III. Duncan, chairman OF
the Shenandoah National Park Com
mittee for Arlington county, an
nounced today that he will meet
the recently appointed chairmen Of
the three districts at the courthouse
tonight, to formulate plans for a cam
paign to raise the county'S quota
The chairmen are: Richard A. Rose
berry, jefferson district; Joseph l..
May, Washington district, and
Walter X. Handy. Arlington district.
To raise. funds for needed equip.
ment, the Falls Church volunteer
fire department will give play
1.-THE Vaudevillians," Saturday night
in Odd Fellows Hall. President r.
E. Hendricks announced today.
A jury in Arlington county cirsait
court, Judge Samuel G. Brent pre-
siding, found against Edward Green.
suing Sheriff Howard B. Fields for
damages OF $1,000. The jury was
out six minutes. 1t was charged
that Sheriff Fields, had, with in
tent to injure the plaintiff, made
a. false return of q writ by en-.
dorsing thereon the words, Not
found in my balliwick."
The Alexandria Light and Power
Company, started yesterday INSTALL
ing the new lighting system for
Lyon Village, which will include
nineteen poles with high powered
lamps.
With nine fiVe-ton trucks hauling
cinders, every effort is being made
to put the roads in the county in
as good condition as possible, said
Harry Whitehead, who is in charge
OF the work. There are more than
200 miles of roads in Arlington
county, Mr.. Whitehead said today,
and the tax money will not be SUI
ficient to maintain the system.
He urges a bond issue to build main
highways:
The Woman's Civic Club Of Clar-
endon Wednesday, between II and
2:30 o'clock, will serve valentine
luncheon at the Community hall.
Those In charge are Mrs. s. b.
Detwiler, Mrs. n. Rex Hunt and
Mrs. C. e. Lightly.
Arlington Lodge, No. 1913. /. o.
o. F., will meet tonight in their
new hall A large class will re-
ceive degrees.
Mounted on wheels to enable it
to be moved readily, a canvas-cov
cred frame has been invented by
an Oregon man to catch fruit that
/ is shaken from trees without bruia.
ing
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BrIlain PIans 81 RsIlrIsaI
FLOODED POTOMAC At
cuMBERL AND SUBSIDIES

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Feb. %.
The Potomac River and WINS Greek,
which rose four feet above normal
stage last midnight as the result
Of rains at headWaters and heavy
kI1aw, subsidized this morning.
Slight snowfall and sudden
drop in temperature have helped
to dispel fears Of q flood. Precau
flood doors and window matches.
1t Is thought the snow, which was
four and five feet deep in the noun
tains, is about all gone.
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FATHER ON WAY TO AID
SON HELD m Staying

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 23.-
Peter Marcopoulos. 524 Boston ST..
West Lynn. Mass. was expected
here late today to aid the defense
Of his son, George, Fl, restaurant
proprietor. who has been arrested
Wright, 65, night watchman.
Police said young MarcopouIous
confessed to the killing. saying he
struck down Wright in a fight
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GUST SALM As
VAGRA|VT PLEA

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win ask to have Salm sent back
!. TO Europe.
tentions concerning Saln. referred
to dispatches from Palm Beach,
which indicated that Salm's hotel
bills, while he was at the Florida
resort trying to see his son under
court orders, were paid by New
Yorker because of Salm,s inability
to meet them.
LaGuardia Gets Data
The New York Representative said
today he had wired Palm Beach
for definite information az to just
how the bills were paid. When he
collects all the information he
wants, then he Sprobably will make
his appeal to the Labor Depart
ment, LaGuardia said. The law
expressly prohibits the residence
here Of aliens without visible means
of support, the Representative
pointed out.
The count and his mother ar
rived at Union Station shortly be-
fore o'clock this morning, follow
ing the trip to Palm Beach. where
the weather was warm and balmy
but the reception accorded him by
Palm Beach society decidedly chilly,
to say the least.
He remained on his sleeper until
after o'clock, when he went to
the hotel There he gave strict
orders not to be disturbed, as he
was Sin his bath" Repeated in
quiries by a corps of newspaper
men at his rooms between z o'clock
and noon brought only the in
formation that the bath was on
still. It's dusty trip from Flor
ida.
Finally Consents to Talk
Finally. the count consented to
talk over the transom.
Would he care to give his opinion
OF Palm Beach society?
Decidedly he would not" came
the answer over the transom.
Is he going to seek a divorce
from Millicent?
Goodstein, his New York lawyer,
would have to answer that
Then. came the question about
probable deportation proceedings
and the courts wall that he would
not be interviewed. Following that
came the sound Of running water
again. The bath, which had begun
\ at z O'Clock, according to hotel at
taches, was on again.
Won't Answer Phone
The count refused to answer the
| telephone In his room, although on
one occasion, his mother did pick
up the receiver. only to announce
that Count Salm is not at home. >"
The hotel detective was sought bv
the count to guard his door and
keep interviewers away The hotel
management also was asked TO in
struct all employees to aid in guard.
ing the counts movements.
German railways have adopted an
air brake invented in that country
for freight trains, dispensing with
- A..
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A patient was on the operating
table when the fire was discovered,
but the surgeon continued calmly
with the operation and when 1t
was finished removed the man to
the street with the assistance Of
his nurses.
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At New Orleans

At New Orleans
FIRST RACE-Burnt Typecutterr.
Old Guard. yucca. DR.. Larabee, Ask
Him.
SECOND RACE-Corn Flower, Bios
som House. Noel. Mervinia, Cimmerian.
Judge Pryor.
THIRD R.ACE--Chloe ID.
FOURTH RACE - Duckweed Lord
Baltimore and Ada Blackjack. Flag
Lieutenant, Mabel c.. Muldoon, Huon
Pine,
FIFTH RACE-Dobson, Bassorah.
SIXTH RACE--Sir Ralph.
SEVENTH RACE--Barristsr Frank
Fogarty.
Weather. clear; track. fast.
At Miami
FIRST RACE-Claudius
SECOND RAcE-Sandhurst who
Knows Me- Wildlane. Cup o'Tea. AMIR.
French Lady.
THIRD RACE-Admirer Rastus
FOURTH RACE-Esden. Miss Foun-
FIFTH Observation-Disclosures.
K At Havana
FIRST RACE-ERster Light. Tax Elk
empt.
SECOND RACE-Cottager
Weather. clear; track, slow.
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Many maternity cases were in the
sanitarium and three babies were
born during the excitement follow
ing removal of the patients to the
nurses home next door.
The fire was caused by an over
heated furnace
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Surgeon Operates as
HospitaI Burns

NEW YORK Feb 23.-Fre today destroyed the Bay
Ridge Sanarium in Brooklyn, nearly fifty patients and
staff attendants making their escape from the burning build
ing with the aid of firemen
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i MAY LET
VERA STAY
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probable here that there win be 8
relieartrg before three iramte ton
inspectors at Ellis Island and the
Countess Viii Be admitted without
restriction
IN the meantime che Countess -
4 b,lev woman: To-Day she con
suited with her New York literary
advisors ana Il Is likely her play
Ashes viii Is produced here be-
fore spring and that she may play
the leading role.
Be1et with Offers
she spent the morning III con-
ferences with agents fetching 81
most as many aliuFing propositions
to her as were offered Red Grange
invariably advised and cOlInselIed
by her dearest friend, Mrs. Gordon
Carr who made the voyage 10
America with her and who worked
irdefatigabIv for her releases
Night clubs fairly ache to ray
her $1,000 4 week tn be il0stes1
vaudeville win let her write her
own price 10 appear in dramatic
sketch Of her own or anybody elsesa
authorship, and Florida real estate
developers have burned the wires
with glowing offers. hints of fat
cash advances, an exclusive Villa
almost anything iii ~ out Of reason
The countess - taking II All -
u half Joke.
Britain plans No RcEn.fsal
LONDON. Feb. % The British
government is not prepared to take
any steps to prevent the entrance
into England of divorced persons
from the United States. an official
announcement said today
Since the action of American Inn
migration authorities In holding
Vera Countess Cathcart AT Ellis
Island because Of moral tsIrpitude9
the insular press has been clamor-
ing for some measure Of reprisal
against divorced Americans.
Reports have been current as we'll
that the British government was
seriously displeased with the treat
ment accorded the Countess
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Today's Scratches

At Tampa
FIRST RACE-F'ifty Fifty and Bag
dad.
weather, cloudy; track good.
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German railways have adopted an
air brake invented in that country
for freight trains, dispensing with
the services of from five to eight
brakeman on each train.
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Mounted on wheels to enable it
to be moved readily, canvas-cov-
cred frame has been invented by
an Oregon man to catch fruit that
is shaken from trees without bruis.
ing.
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Arlington Lodge, No. 1893. /. O..
o. F., will meet tonight in their
new hall. A large class will re-
ceive degrees.
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pupils has changed radically within
the last twenty years, and that the
scholars are gradually adopting the
moral code OF the street.
3 NsxgR -. 81
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The Woman's Civic Club Of Clar-
endon Wednesday, between II and
2:30 o'clock, will serve valentine
luncheon at the Community hall.
Those in charge are Mrs. s. b.
Detwiler, Mrs. n. Rex Hunt and
Mrs c. e. Lightly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-11

Muffled gasping and choking,
mingled with a girls sobs, at
an early hour this morning
alarmed resident of Seaton Place
Northwest, just in time to see
an automobile dash away from
in front of No. rs.
Neighbors are a-buZZ today con-
corning the strange occurrence
Housewives were craning their
necks from many windows asking
each other what it was all about.
None seems to know, not even
Charles Smith. who was in the
house all night.
just Moved in House
Smith said he had just moved
into the house.
Casualty Hospital says that
Thelma Smith, 10 years old, giving
her address as rs Seaton Pl., was
brought to the hospital last night
but won't divuIge the reason; thus
the mystery deepens.
Charles Smith says he's no rela-
ton 10 the girl. that she merely
rooms there with another girl
whose name he thinks is Alice or
Thelma something or other, he
doesn't know.
Could it be suicide attempt he
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Society Here Babies,
SOured on Butler, But
OfficialdOm Is Silent

Social Washington was literally
aghast today over the cocktail
warfare" that Brig. Gen. Smedley
D. Butler, United States Marine
Corps, has started on the Pacific
coast.
General Butler has filed charges
against Col. Alexander Williams,
one of the most distinguished
officers Of the corps, because
Colonel Williams served cocktails
at dinner given in Buffers honor
upon his arrival to take over the
marine base at San Diego.
Buffers unprecedented action
was the subject of discussion at
every dinner and tea table in the
Capitals official and smart set,
and some of the conversation
would have made the generals
ears burn had he heard it.
Society to "Cut" Him
The opinion was quite general
among Washington hostesses that
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Col. Williams Drunk
Butler Charges

IL General Butler was stationed in
washington he would have few In
vitatiOns hereafter.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and
Maj. Cen. John A. Ieieurle. com.
Inandant Of the Marine Corps, upon
whose shoulders will fall the re-.
sponsibility Of deter1nining whether
Colonel Williams is to be tried by
g court-martial, had not received the
formal charges today, and refused
to comment.
However, one high naval officer
expressed the opinion that ''If we
start cOurtmartia1fng every officer
who drinks 4 cocktail we won't
have any Navy, any Marine Corps,
Or any Army. either, for that mat.
ter
Formal Charge Awaited.
It win probably Be 4 week before
the formal charges reach washing
ton through ordinary official chan
nels. They are to be forwarded
from San Francisco. headquarters
Of the Eleventh naval district. with
the recommendation Of Rear Ad.
mtral Ashley p. Robertson com
Tnanding.
Unless Colonel williams served
the famous cocktails on GOyarn-
ment property, the Navy author
tiles can properly take no action,
according TO an informal opinion
secured today from the Judge Adj
vocate Generals office, and unless
Colonel Williams was intoxicated
the legal authorities OF the Navy
prOfessed themselves not able to
see how General Butler could ex-
ercise any jurisdiction whatsoever
In the case.
II Colonel Williams. It was said.
simply partook OF some cocktails
Off the Government reservation, ana
In insufficient quantitiee to cause
intoxication, then the matter be-
came one for the prohibition author
tiles to investigate, and not naval
authorities. General Buffers role
would then be changed from that
Of q commanding officer exercising
jurisdiction to one Of an informant
to the Prohibition Bureau.
The Butler-William feud mon
opolized conversation throughout
Army-Navy circles today and little
else was talked about.
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De IGNORES
D. {. NE EDS

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the whole House on the state of
the Union for the consideration Of
the District of Columbia apprOpria-
ton bin. and again when Repre-
sentative George Holden Tinkham
Of Massachusetts used police crime
figures submitted BY the Metro
politan Police Department As the
basis for scathing prohibition
speech. which dealt primarily with
the national aspect Of dry enforce
nnent.
The House agreed to 10 hours OF
general debate on the measure, To
be controlled, half by Representa-
tive Funk and half BY Representa-
tive Anthony ] Griffin Of New
York, minority member Of the sub
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GOnLlnueQ 1rOm E1Ebe. EhA0sI
.nDe Pacific Coast ports, where
Marines are said to obtain liquor
easily and find the lure OF various
forms OF vice.
Refusing to comment directly on
charges OF intOxicatfon made
against Col. Alexander Williams,
whom he succeeded az San Diego
General Butler said:
Its e rule Of the Navy that no
man gets drunk
Rule Old In Navy
1T doesn't make q bit Of differ
ence whether this country has pro
hibition or not. Navy rules and
Navy traditions say men shall not
drink and 1t has always been 20. Z
While the general beat one Of
his heavy hands in the other In
emphasis. he was asked:
Have your recent experiences IN
civil life in Philadelphia changed
your mind about men and officers
drinking in the service?''
mot bit Of 1t, he shouted.
What learned about vice condi-
lions in Philadelphia has not
changed my ideas at ALL Drinking
hi the Navy Is not done, that's all.
Everyone knows ii, everyone under.
stands ii and it's something that
simply cant be tolerated.
Prohibition. the general said, liz
one OF the most intensely important
matters the world has ever faced.
In fact, he declared, II was such
an important question he would not
discuss IL In an interview.
Up to Washington New
LOS ANGELES, March 1.-The
Navy Department at Washington
must take the next step in the
filing Of charges of intoxicatiOn
and conduct unbecoming an officer
against Col. Alexander Williams,
until recently commander OF the
United States marine base at San
Diego.
That was declared here today by
Brig. Gen. Smedley d. Butler, for
Tner director OF public safety in
Philadelphia, who succeeded Will
liaIns, and as the highest ranking
officer at the San Diego base and
made the charges against the colo
mel
Papers in the case have gone
10 washington anu any OLneE aGLlCu
and any comment in the matter
must come from Navy officials
there"
The general fatty refused to dis
cuss the charges.
1t was learned, however, that
Colonel Williams was charged with
appearing at a fashionable beach
hotel in Coronado, across the bay
from San Diego, while intoxicated.
General Butler, it was also re-
ported, was In the ballroom OF the
Coronado hotel when Colonel Will
liams appeared.
Colonel Williams was placed un-
der technical arrest and removed
from command Of the Fourth Regi-
ment Of Marines, of which he has
been in command since he wac
succeeded by General Butler.
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THELMA. DID YOU REALLY
TRY TO END YOUR LIFE?
All Photos BY international

was asked by persons much con-
mol" he fired back, mo-"
won't believe she has done anything
like that. She's young, pretty and
always as happy as a lark"
On the other hand he is quite
certain he heard Thelma arise at
1880 O'Clock this morning to go to
work, but he's not certain.
Formal and unconcerned with
anything but cold facts, a police
report OF the episode Is filed to-
day at headquarters. 1t says:
Miss Thelma Smith, 10, Of rs
Seaton Place N. W., attempted sui
eide by taking poison at her home
for reasons unknown"
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MODERN Girl IS.
INDICATED
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lionaire's son, charged with
crfminaIIy attacking her.
"I feel said Miss King, that
girls like myself girls referred to
In this case modern girls have
been indicated. It must be terribly
hard on Arthur's parents. But it
was hard on my mother, AMI II
was terrible for me to bear, all
those awful weeks with my jaw
broken and afraid Of going mad
because Of what Rich had done
to me.
Rich was on his way to Jackson
prison today escorted by flying
squadron" Of State police to begin
q life sentence imposed BY Judge
Charles b. Collingwood Haggard
and fray after q sleepless night in
cell of the Anticipated Ingham
County Jail here, Rich partook Of
his first prison fare early this morn
ing.
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SNYDER AGAIN HEADS
MARSHALS' ASSOCIATION

Edgar c. Snyder, District mar.
shall, was elected late yesterday to
succeed himself as president of the
United States Marshals Association,
at the second annual meeting Of
that organization.
The other officers elected. both
to succeed themselves were Joseph
Fritsch, Of New York, vice presi-
dent, and w. Frank Mathues, of
Philadelphia. secretary-treasurer.
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Having ~ strings. a new musical
instrument can be made to produce
the tones OF the piano, harp, gull
tar, banjo and mandolin.
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RUM CHASE
ENDED BY
SHOT
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the liquor war which lire the side
Of the building. 100 quarts of corn
liquor was taken from packing
cases IN the tonneau.
Trap Set for Car
Detective Berry stated today that
the machine passed the station
house shortly after o'clock this
morning, and aroused the suspi-
cion OF officers, who made note
Of the license plate and prepared
to greet the car upon its return.
In the police car, which waited
for the bootleg machine to come
back with its cargo, were Detective
Berry and Policemen John Nicola
and III. L. Dull, while Policeman
j. A. FIeischhauer followed on 4
motorcycle.
The police are unable to say who
fired the shot which downed young
Aebersoli1id.
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May Have Gone Home

In the registrars office Of the
university it was said that the only
student listed there by that name
was Henry Blount, OF Fort Lauder
dale, Fla, and that he was Griiver-
sally known as Hal.
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Surgeon Not Liable
For Sponge Left
II Patient

INDIANAPOLIS March q -
Al physician 81 surgeon can not
b held responsible il ! sponge
II left inside patient upon
whom he has operated, the
appellate court ruled yesterday
ii reversing b decision.
The owen circuit court
awarded $1,000 damages to Mrs.
Arta Bonham Of BickneII against
Or. Vance Al. Funk, Of Vim
cenles.
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STOLE CAT EYES,
IS CHARGE
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another boy whose name he refused
to divulge.


~ SAN AAGS@s
Studying Zoology
Both boys, he said, are studying
zoology as preliminary to taking
up medicine later.
sBlount told me-" he said. .stfat
they had taken the cat and dis
sected It. That, Of course, Ii moth
ing ont Of the ordinary around
here. They were students Of xOOl-
Ogy. and some time during their
cOrIse they DO dissecting a. 4 part
thereof. understand, however,
that the boy I have sent for to see
today admits that they have not
yet reached, nor this year will
reach. that part Of their course.
Blount denied he knew II was the
cafeteria cat or that she had kit
tens, but exhibiting the cat eyes
at the cafeteria puts a different
aspect on the affair. =
No action, Dean Wilbur said, viii
be taken by him against the b5ys
until he completes his investigation.
They both are still in college, ne
added.
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The Blue Beetle!
Up. s. See TOmOrrOw's Times)

iterated today that further French
debt negotiations would be held up
until the Senate had disposed Of
the Italian debt agreement.
Henri Berenger. French ambassa-
dor, has held number of informal
conferences with the Treasury. but
nothing definite in the way Of debt
terms has been discussed.
Mellon said the French negotiae
lions would be conducted with the
utmost secrecy.
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Extreme tests In a United States
Government laboratory seem to
have proved that knots have no
effect on the stiffness of timbers.
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Was Sure Of Freedonl

Within an hour before he was
sentenced Rich was smiling and
planning a vacation in California.
In one.haIf hour his destiny was
changed Within half hour he
was convicted by jury on the first
ballot, sentenced 70 life inprison-
Inent. and jailed
I Its sad thing to have to SEN
tence a man OF Ricl1's years to life
imprisonment" said Judge Colling-
wood today.