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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-01-14
Judge McElroy Replies
to Letter of Professor Dick

Editor, Producers News.
Dear Sir:
The lengthy letter which appeared
in your columns last week over the
signature of Professor Dick of
Homestead reminds me of the noun
tain in labor that brought forth a
mouse. He utterly failed to show in
any logical way what he set out to
do, viz: prove that there was any
valid reason for the school teachers
to use the children entrusted to their
care to solicit dimes and nickels and
quarters from the people of this COM
munity for an (some kind of insti-
tuition in Helena. The teachers did
this without the consent of the chill
dren or their parents and l still as
sert, despite anything the Homestead
professor has said to the contrary,
that this is a reprehensible practice
and merits the severest censure. 1t
is social crime and a scandal that
will not down. To use innocent chill
dren who are unable to resist, with
out the knowledge and consent of
their parents, is indeed a novel
scheme of public beggary and 1t is
no wonder that Professor Dick had to
make such a labored attempt to prove
that it was justifiable.
Professor Dick used up much print
er's ink in a vain endeavor to show
that the Montana Children's Home,
under the management of the Rev.
Hawk, is an undenominational orga-
nization. But he lets the cat out of
the bag when he quotes the afore-
said Rev. Hawk as follows:
The Montana Children's Home So
clety Is not denomination institu-
ton. 1t is non-sectarian and non
partisan, but is under PROTESTANT
management. 1t is a church auxil-
larry working thru all the churches
including Catholics"
A novel kind of undenominatfonaI
society truly!
Further down Professor Dick en-
umerates the salaried employees as
follows:
"Then there are ten workers be.
sides office help. Of the ten, nine
are men. They are state superfn.
tendent, five district superintendent
office director, superintendent OF
Boys Home, matron of Girls Home
and an attorney. Of the six superin
tendents, one is a Methodist minis
ter and three are Baptist ministers
The ONLY CATHOLIC employe is Z
stenographer.
And despite the above facts tn,
learned professor wastes a lot o.
good English trying to prove tina
Catholics are just topping over eacI
other to have their children beg fo
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the support of such an institution in
preference to the one they maintain
themselves.
Now the State of Montana main
tains an excellent institution at Twin
Bridges where homeless children are
cared for. Why should the public
school children be used to cage
money for protestant or any other
private institutions in preference to
an institution set up under legislative
sanction.
Why should homeless children be
put in UNCONVENTIONAL institutions
and have their minds moulded dur
ing their tender years to follow one
sect or creed or another? The right
to choose ones religious views is one
of the most cherished rights of man
and should be preserved sacred from
cradle snatchers who may have a diff
ferent religion from that of the
child'S parents.
The problem of the rights and OBJ
legations of the individual and the
State has been discussed in the sol
emn councils of the Iroquois Indians,
IN governmental halls, and in ali
places where men have come togeth-
er and have considered their rela-
tons to each other. Socrates and
Plato discussed it with their disciples
in the market place; it was the chief
concern of the philosophers of the
French Revolution, and the 10Th Cen
fury witnessed the birth of many So
cial philosophers which ATTEMPTED to
define the place and goal of man.
One OF the more important of these
was the American Constitution which
gave our citizens the right to have
public schools free from dogmatIc
control. Notice that whole hordes of
preachers and others live off this.
the pennies collected for the support
OF this so-called Montana Children's
Home Society. Isr't it time for the
people to tell those professional
money raisers to go to work at some
useful occupation instead of sponging
off the charitably inclined?
While l have seen so-called pubIic-
minded citizens put on "drives" for
Near East relief" Sending mission
aries to China" and saving the child
rem OF The poor starving Armeni-
ans" fail to see any move amongst
such people to raise funds for the
children whose fathers are vicitm1zed
IN the class war. There are bread
less children in Passaic tonight whose
fathers are jailed by capitalist con-
trolled prosecutors for daring TO
bring about condition of affairs
where the children of today would
grow up into a better tomorrow
where there would be no need for
Homes" and "Asylums" for waits
and orphans.
l would not advocate the use of
school children to collect money fol
even such worthy cause, but |
would like to see some of these peo-
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NO SMALL FRY
By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press


Dwight Morrow of J. P. Morgan & Co. is
spreading the idea that host of small investors
are joining the American money lenders who will
levy their annual to 7 per cent on the workers
of Germany, Japan any country where capital
is scarce and labor cheap. With great show Of
figures, he suggests that school teachers steno-
graphers, doctors and clerks have enough left af-
ter paying the butcher, the baker and the land
lord to put from 500 to $4,000 into these loans.
That the average saver throughout the coun-
try not merely small class of international fin
anciers is interested in the safety of these mort
cages on the peoples of other lands is the moral
Of Morrows tale. 1t rests on a misinterpretation
OF his statistics.
His figures covering recent foreign loans show
that bonds were purchased by $3.50 investors in
the $25,0O0,O0O Austrian per cent bonds of June,
1923, and by 38,412 investors in the $15O,OOO,OO0
Japanese 612 per cent bonds of February 1924.
The average investment per buyer varied from
$2944 in the case of the Austrian loan up to $4335
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in the 900 Argentine per cent bonds of
June 1925. The figures show further that from
42.7 per cent of the total loan in the case of
the Argentine issue to 629 per cent in the case of
the Austrian loan went to investors taking $4,000
of bonds or less.
The average investment shown in the case of
these loans does not represent the investment of
the average wage-earner or salaried person in
any single security. 1t represents rather the
investment of a person with a relatively large
investment income who varies his investments for
safety. If Morrow had compared his figures with
government income tax statistics he would have
discovered that half the individuals with incomes
of more than $4,000 year could have provided
the 3444O buyers of the German issue, while half
of the individuals with incomes over $4,000 could
have provided all the purchasers for the Austrian
Argentine or Belgian issues
Morrow has not shown that these foreign bonds
are being purchased by small investors He has
shown only that they are being taken in small
blocks according to the habit of members of the
privileged investing class who regularly have a
large surplus of property income seeking invest
ment Glance at the estate of some deceased mul-
timilliOnaire and you will find that, except for
large blocks of U. S. bonds and certain major
corporations in which he has a personal interest,
his investments were spread thin over a wide
area.
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COME TO D. B. G..
FOR "HELP"

Modern business men haven't
time to break in unframed office
workers. They prefer to pay better
Startingsalaries" and gethelp from
Dakota Business College, Fargo.
This school not only gives AC-
TUAL BUSINESS training (copv-
rlghted -unobtainable elSewherel
but accustomS pupils to 8-hour day
ando-dayweek. FirstNational Bank,
Fargo, recently engaged their 23rd
Dakotan"-E. T. Kounovsky.
Northern States Power Co. took
on their 19th-R. B. Buckley.
Watch each week. "Follow the
Successful" -Monday Write FL.
Watkins, Pres, 800 Front ST., Fargo.
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP
By Lewis, Federated Press

Kellogg now positively declares there
"is no censorship at Puerta Cabezas."
Kellogg has affronted the majority
of correspondents in Washington by
his persistence in denying obvious
facts about his raid against the con-
stitutional liberal government in Mic
aragua.
These men gathered around Vaca,
eagerly made copies of his docu-
ments, and discussed Kellogg in
terms of ridicule and contempt, while
predicting that the whole country
would soon be aroused against his
stupidity in throwing away the last
claim of the Coolidge administration
to international morality.
One of the absurdities of the stu
alton is the webbing attitude of
chairman Borah of the senate for
eign relations committee. When he
emerged from one of his talks with
kellogg and assured the press that
he was no longer sure that anything
more had been done than afford pro-
lection to American lives and proper
ty in Nicaragua, he was questioned
as to what evidence Kellogg had Civ
en- him. He admitted, reluctantly
that he had mot thought to ask
whether any American had been in
jured or even threatened by any of
the liberal regime whose territory
has been seized by Latimer's force.
4
Sen. Wheeler has again promised
to offer a resolution, after the holi-
days, calling for withdrawal of Lati-
mer and his marines from Nicaragua.
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Washington-(FP)-T. S. Vaca,
Washington agent of the Sacasa gov
eminent in Nicaragua, which has
been virtually taken prisoner by adj
mlral 'RougEneck" Latimer, called
at the state department Dec. 80 to
make protest to Secy. Kellogg.
lie was etCorted to the waiting
room. There he was met, after some
deldF by helloGg's private secretary.
CItsldc the docr s;ucd the veteran
PRIV ate re sSrhger to VtU1 had been
handed the formal letter of pro-
test lay ei.+iIo, kellogg mai
denied, in /. rs w':I TIE press on the
29th and Both, that the department
had "ever received any communica-
ton from Vaca," or that a censorship
existed at Sacasa's capital, Puerta
CabezaS, which had been "neurtaliz-
ed" by Latimer.
Vaca showed the private secretary
Z 'etser from the WashingL n mira
ger of the Postal Telegraph Cable
c. with dispatches from the Tropi-
tHl Gable Co. and the Intl. Radio
gTaph Co., declaring that censorship
II !~uc1ta Cabezas has prevented oe-
livery of all messages to members nf
the Sacasa government thele. The
messages reach the town, but the
censor SCI up by Latimer does not
permit delivery.
The private secretary smoothly as
sured Naca that he would inform
Kellogg of this evidence. When ask
ed to take the documents to Kellogg
he declined, saying it was not neces-
sary. A few minutes later the press
relations officer of Kellogg's depart
ment informed newspaper men that
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pie who show such an interest in lo..
worthy causes, take an interest IN ~
children of the martyr of labor w.
are fighting for the preservation ~
an American standard of iyin.t
against fearful odds.
In all such matters the doctrine 81
self determination should apply TSa
children should be taught the eien'aD
tary tenents of democracy bv allow
ing themselves to decide whether tber
should dc such things or not. To or.
der children to go out begging for
something they know nothing abont
is not only tyrranical on the part If
the teachers but it is subversive of
that democracy which all the great
patriots of the republic taught.
Professor Dick calls this "solicit-
ing" but on sober reflection he win
realize that no matter by what name
he calls it the use of children for
such purposes is subversive of demo-
cracy, has a degenerating effect on
their self reliance and tends tn
break down that self respect which is
the foundation of all the virtues of
manhood or womanhood, in the grow
ing child.
Yours truly,
JOHN J. McELROY.
Plentywood, Mont, Jan. II, 1927.
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1ZNaRo8

Letters intended for publication In
this column should reach the Producers
News the fore part Of the week They
should not be long and should bear the
name and address of the writer. Com
municat1ons written over a nom de
plume will be published only If accom-
panied with the name of the author.
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weapon Of class hatred, and a cover for private
malice and vengeance" The pamphlet may be OBJ
tanned by writing to the California Committee of
the American Civil Liberties Union, 473 Mills
Building, San Francisco California.
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The Farmers Diemula--Ifs Cause and Cure
By Morton Alexander. Editor Humanity.

Ut matters who eyO
0 ad eryy
o her toll
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If you want the news while it is
news, read The Producers News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia--Increasin
cloudiness today followed by showers
tonight and tomorrow morning fol-
lowed by fair and cooler tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Maryland and Virginla-Increasin
cloud!ness followed by showers in ex-
IRENE west portion today; tomorrow
showers and cooler,
West Virginia-Showers and thun.
der showers today; tomorrow fair and
cooler.
Record for 81 Hours.
Observation-Disclosures 76; 2 am.
10; am, Y; am. 20; 8 am, 76; 10
am, 81; IL noon, "a; 2 pm. IS: 4
pm, 81; pm, sc; pm, 81: 10 pm,
"a Highest, 81; lowest, 10.
Temperature same date last YEAR
Highest, So; lowest, So.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic SurveyD
Today-Low tide, 1900 am. and
12:41 M; high tide, SAB am. and
6;l4 pm.
Tomorrow--Low tide, 0:42 am. and
1'l6 pm; high tide, 6;3l am. and 500
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today--Sun rose 4:42 am; sun sets
7.34 pm.
Tomorrow--Sun rises 4:4l a. m;
sun sets 1884 pm.
Moon rises o:U4 am. sets 3.0I pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have t4cn issued to
the following
Edward A. Role of Richmond. Va, and
Carnl.r i Major OF Stormont. Va.
Leslie c. Wise and Ruby Lester both
OF Arn"tOn. Va.
Harvey 7 Rogers and Isabel L. Cumhcr-
land
Ains}ia W Dyer. and Bessie L. Davidson
Eckton +. Letro OF Goshen, Va, and
Lorecn c. TAYLOR of this city.
John /, Shoher Of this city and Ida
Edward B. Robinson and, Mary A. Cor
Charles Nv. Johnson, ir., Of Cambridge,
Mass. and Nathalie V. Cole of this city.
Clarence $ Bassett and Theresa o, Bush
not, r.od Of c, RiCIhmond VA; uow..,
Harry Hamme and Eva B. Davis both
Clyde NJ Lockhant of Dumharton. Va.
and Mary l.. Wright of Richmond. Va.
Garland S. Wooding and Charlotte A
Lemoine.
Herbert p. Griffith and Marguerite NJ
>einn both of Upper Marlboro. Nd.
William NJ Sheppard and Julia B
Tlmpley.
Joseph L. Holmes and Mozelle Martin.
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Deaths.


MURRAY 5ans u i RsPss ed BIZ ri ls co Sg sd
at 2 am. after brief Illness. Will
pa bore VIII aR GsHsi'1 aer iS5s'u. scn y
TTstbsr ard JSns M RroD and qyT
the late Edna Murray. He leaves Il
mourn their loss loving niece and I
Monday, June IS 1927, at pm. froG
the Nineteenth street Baptist Church. coI
friends invited IL"
0sTERHAUs. Suddenly. Saturday. June II
ostcrhsns, United states veteran H los Ms
sTkRm%rsN RsaT rc Ad%ra FB MTGs
from st. johns p. f, Church. Washington
at Arlington with military honofs' 'e'" eBaI
timore and New York papers please copy.i
CELIA PAYNE tnee Muldooni. beloved
Snr fe late Gs T Samfs o + FuncEa ITSs
day June =. az $50 o'clock thence e
invited to attend. 13s
SEAMAN. on Friday, june 10, 1927 MARI
WI, William H. se1,m1ss9. Funeral from hs'
day june 10. at pm. Interment Glen
wood Cemetery. 12'
SCOTT. Friday. June 10, 1927, at 7:55 pm,
DONALD POWER, beloved husband. Of
Hlda Z Scott, Funeral on Monday, Jun!
Street Christian Church. Intprment a
fienGs Invited e to attend Relatives :n'
sMACKrM. saturday. June II 1ae7 al
81, NV. MARY. +. SMACKUM. beloved
Of funeral hereafter. Providence. r. I.
papers please coDy.1
THOMAS. Departed this life. Thursday,
oysd husband az Of s 3e O Tbom5s sSG
father OF Bernice Bailey. Dorothy Hicks
Lewis end William ThomaMs .. He is als S
Runner ard one brother, William n
Thomas. Remains may be Syiiewsd Al
ave. Sc Funeral from Mount Airy Ban,
fist Church. l. st. between North CAPITOL
s nd 1st 5t 1s ny Rev T ococS 2c'fi 1,er
ment at Th0rouEhfare. Va.
THOMPSON. On Thursday June. Q. 1927. al
son mG Of John h9 and ADELAIDE rhSmrson. n
sq dsyo and sa1a4
mains restng at John n T RHines Co.
funeral chanel Sd and Eve SITS; s.w. FL;
pfral Monday at 100 pm from 1877
TIPPETT.. Entered life eternal. suddenly,
Friday, June 10 1927; at the residence Of
Claiming i, re- CHARLES NJ, husband
at o'clock nm. Relatives and friends in.
vited. Interment lprivate) Cedarville. Nd,
IL
yOLANDT. Friday. June TO- 1927. al
caSR il q Tor TEpHh f Hospitsl
ing at Lees funeral parlors, 382 ,Pennyl.
vania ave. NV. Funeral from Lees flu
neral parlors Monday June IL. at . pm.
Interment at Gehwood Cemetery.
WHITE. Saturday. June IL. 1927 at Sib.
lev Memorial Hospital. JOSEPH T.
WHITE. beloved husband of Marsaret G.
White. formerly of Boyds. Nd Funeral
will he held from Zurhorst's funeral par
lors. 301 East Captol st. Tuesday. juno
IA. at IL am. Services and iutermnnt az
the Monocacy Cemetery Chapel. BeaIls.
vile. Md. Tuesday. June II. at ! p.rn.
baltimore sun aud MONTGOMERY Comfy.
Nd. paDers please coDy.1 IS,
WILLIAMS. The officers and members of
the. observation-disclosures Ushers' Union and
Ladies' Auxiliary of District Of Columbia
are requested 10 attend the funeral OF
Brother HENRY F. WILLIAMS from tAe
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church 10Th ard
Gale SITS. ne. Monday. June 13 at ! pm.
Remains now resting at 1908 Wylie st.
ne. w. II. DAVIS. Presidentsl
A E. SMITH. Secretary
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In Memorianl.

DE LATX NE SaSSgd t2 the ,, memoTy Of my
died one year ago. June IL. 1925.
MY thoughts so often wander
To grave not far away.
Where they laid nv dear wife
Just one year ago today.
think of you in silence
Few ewes ever see me weep;
But many q silent tear / shed
When others are fast aSleep.
HUSBAND. PAUL +. DE LAUNE.-
dear husband HENRY W. DUcKETT.
day, June 12. 1921.
had precious treasure once
He was my 10y and pride:
HIS S,r LOVING WIFE. SARAH E DUCK
our dear mother FLORENCE a. 'RoSYE.
who died three years ago today. June IL,
DEVOTED CHILDREN. GEORGE AND
LEE. Sacred to the memory of my beloved
husband. ORLANDER LEE. who departed
iis Sse. life one year ago today June II
A precious one, from. US has gone
A voice we loved is stlled:
"A place is vacant in my home
That never can be filled
asaS Srsb In dIoving remembranCs q or
MADISON. who departed this life one
year ago today June IL. 1925.
/ miss you at MORN
l miss you at dawn:
/ miss YOU here
/ miss you there
l miss you everywhere
ROSA MADISON.
Life doesn't seem the same since YOU
went away DEVOTED CHILDREN
SMALLWOOD. Departed this life June 12
1922. VIRGINIA SMALLwOOD
If ever children needed mothers c1re.
your Children need Won. Virgie. dear.
LOUISE BECK AND CHILDREN
WATTS. 4 tribute OF love 10 the memory
Of our dear husband and father PERCY
NJ. WATTS. who departed this life two
years ago today. June 10. 1925.
Sweet is the memory that never shall fade.
Sweet is the grave where you laid:
Part of our lives are buried deep
Under the sod where he sleeps.
May he rest in peace
WIFE AND SON. LILLIAN AND PERCY
WATTS. JR
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SERGT. WILLIAMS DIES.
Former Washingtonian Succumbs
in Ell Paso Hospital.

Sergt Mort Williams, former Wash
ingtonian and veteran of the Span
ish-American and World Wars, died
Friday following a long illness at Will
liam Beaumont Hospital, Fort Bliss,
El Paso, according to word received
here yesterday by relatives.
Sergt. Williams, who was As years
old, was born in this city and edu-
Gated in Georgetown public schools,
and enlisted in the Army in 1900. He
was the son of the late John McGill
Williams and Flora Williams.
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. John +. Killeen, Mrs Ernest
Mcintosh, and Mrs. Leon Arnold. and
one brother. John Williams. all of this
city.
Funeral arrangements will be COM
pleted by officials OF the American
Legion.
lnterment Will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
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caught me at the railroad station and
showed me a copy of the speech. AS
read it saw he advocated the same
thngs ] stood for.
Never Wanted Reward.
Later he sent for me to come and
see him at Princeton. l was afraid
to go alone, so l took a friend with
me. | was impressed by the visit,
and from that time he struck me as
being a man of the highest type. He
was criticized often because he never
gave me any reward in the shape of
an office. The reason dates back to
that visit to Princeton. l told him
that l never wanted any office from
him.
Mr.. Wilson's eyes flashed when !
said that. and he grasped my hand
firmly, saying. / like that That's
the reason he never gave me any
appointment"
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported t.
lc Health Department in the past ~ hours
Alfonso and Josephine Canoraletti boy.
Joseph p and Edith T. Gauzza. boy.
Albert, n. and Leona Il McWilliams giri
Patrick j. and Teresa A. Cook girl.
James J. and Mary NJ Burch girl.
David and Celia Bregman. girl,
Kenneth End Beatrice G. LSplman. boy
James A. and Teresa f. Natal boy.
Hunter G and Mildred NJ. Bourne, boy
Paul d. and Glare Taggart, boy.
Ralph W and Elizabeth Lee. hoy.
lanes X; and Lqrena Grim. hoy;
William $. and Flcnoro Aud. boy.
loan and Jean Roy boy.
Cecil V. and Eva J. Naudln. hoy.
julius NJ and Otrlia l. Nielsen, boy.
Aguinaldo and Mollie c. Perry, girl.
Clifton and Rosa Turner, girl
Fred and Maggie Dent. boy.
Milburn and Bessie f. Johnston girl,
RAYMOND r. and l:eoua Harr' son. girl.
Victor and Cassie Johnson girl.
Ernest and Annie Burnside. boy,
William and Martha Adams. girl.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the Health Department in the past "a hours
Dora Fisher. 81. ZIG 9Th st. ne.
> James 0. Watts, 30. United States Naval
HOspital.
Augusta P. Gillette. n. 253s Wis. ave.
Yeita, Arenstain. rs, 1125 Spring I'd.
william p. Welsh 32 United States Naval
Hospital.
Franklin p. Dove 10 3404 ST.
Josephine b. Hail. SO. George Washing
tor University Hospital.
Louise Fowler /. Children's HOSPITAL.
Nicholas Speropulos. /. 133 9th St
Pattsey L. Tippett, 50. 1909 S. c. ave.
Samuel ]. Alexander. AZ, 307 NJ ST.
Isabel McMurtrv AZ. 1921 st.
Elmer Lewis, Il months. Children's Hos
NJ al
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INSULT, "FIRST BLOW"
Judge Overrules Lower Court, Up
holding Right to Guard Wife.

RALEIGH, n. c., June IL R).-An
insult to a mans wife is equivalent
to the first blow, the Supreme Court
reminded Judge Stack today in grant
ing a new trial to Thomas w. Nancy.
who had been convicted of assaulting
a man who embraced his wife and
made improper advances.
Stack is said to have instructed the
jury that the husbands redress was
point of law and that he was un-
justified in knocking down the
offender.
Says Justice GARRISON:
IF true, he acted from the highest
impulse and should not be held to an
accountability by the law"