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Lynching of Ratliff
In the glow of the Yuletlde season, Marshall Ratliff
was lynched by a mob of 200 in the city of Eastland
while a thousand people looked on “including many
women and girls.”
This newspaper Is for the law of the land, the law
of the courthouse, the verdict of the Jury of 12, af
firmed by the high courts of the commonwealth.
This newspaper looks with a feeling akin to that
of horror In mob outbreaks or mob vengeance.
Judge Lynch is out of place in a commonwealth
where murderers are sent to the chair and hijackers
are given life terms.
As for Marshall Ratliff, he lived a life of violence
and he died a violent death, inflicted by enraged
citizens who took the law into their own hands.
It was the day before Christmas In 1927, when five
bandits, one dressed as Santa Claus, entered the bank
at Cisco.
They were armed to the death. They wounded the
cashier, they scooped up all the money In sight, they
fled taking with them two little girls who had been
attracted to them by the Santa Claus make-up.
They engaged In a running battle with officers.
They used the children as screens. An officer was
killed, an officer was fatally injured and one of the
bandits Injured and captured.
All five were captured In the course of time and
convicted.
Harry Helms died in the electric chair. Marshall
Ratliff was convicted and sentenced to die in the
electric chair. He appealed and the court of last re
sort sustained his conviction.
Then he feigned insanity. A trial was ordered.
He awaited an opportunity to break JaiL He shot
».nri he dangerously wounded Officer Tom Jones. Pub
lic indignation was aroused to the highest fever heat
A mob was organized. And the Santa Claus bandit
was taken from his Jailer and was strung up by a
new grass rope to the nearest telephone cable.
Of course, his punishment fit his crime, but the
law of the land should have been permitted to have
taken its course and this daring criminal should have
met his death seated in the electric chair, a warning
to outlaws of all degrees that courthouse and not
Jungle Justice is meted out under the skies of Texas.
Sinclair on the Outside
Harry F. Sinclair is on the outside and not the In
side of prison walls. He has served three months for
contempt of the American senate and six months for
contempt on an American Judge.
Now it la announced that the merger of the Prairie
Oil and Gas company with the Sinclair Consolidated
Oil corporation will take place in the near future;
that the Prairie Petroleum corporation will be the
holding unit and the merger will see the passing of
the several Sinclair companies.
In the amalgamation the 50 per cent Interest that
the Standard Oil company of Indiana has in the
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing company and the Sin
clair Pipe Line company will be Increased by selling
the remaining 50 per cent Interest to the Standard of
Indiana by Multi-millionaire Sinclair.
Not many years ago it is said Sinclair needed ready
money. Standard loaned the money and took the
50 per cent in the Sinclair Pipe Lino. Now absolute
ownership of the Pipe line will be vested In the!
Standard.
Those who are behind the scenes say that it will
take months to wind up and perfect the proposed
merger. Now unless Albert B. Fall wins his appeal,
or unless death calls him away, the deposed republi
can boss of New Mexico and the personal friend of
the late Waren Q. Harding, will find himself behind
the ban to do time for selling oil leases to Doheny,
no, for accepting a bribe of $100,000 from Doheny.
As for Harry F. Sinclair he is said to have millions
at his command and in future will play the game
just as daringly as he played it in bygone years.
A Man From Boston
A man from Boston is swinging around the circle
In wool and mohair regions. His name? J. M. Lea.
He is a buyer for Boston wool merchants. While
swinging around he purchased four and a quarter
million pounds of Texas four and five month fall wool
at around 20c a pound.
There Isn’t a woolen mill in Texas. There isn’t a
mohair mill. Boston buyers get the Texas crops of
wool and mohair. New England manufacturers make
the finished goods. These goods are shipped to Texas
and sold to the natives.
New England gets the velvet; Texas sheep and goat
menv in the sale of the raw materials, receive that
which the eastern buyers are willing to pay.
There Is a reason why the manufacturing states
are the wealthy states of the union.
Jumping on John
National lawmakers are clamoring for additional
appropriations for the prosecution of violators of the
prohibition laws; college boys In many states have
been given heavy fines and two or three Jail sentences
for peddling whisky; 29 football fans were turned
loose at Dallas for carrying flasks while the big game
was on; a congressman and his secretary are under
indictment In the city of Washington for carrying
whisky in their bags; raids are being conducted in all
of the 48 states and Sen. Morris Sheppard has a bill
relegating misdemeanor cases to U. S. commissioners
for final action. John Is Jumping.
Funds For Rivers and Harbors
A Washington dispatch lets it be known that a bill
will be introduced early in December by the house
rivers and harbors committee calling for an appro
priation of $125,000,000 for improvement of rivers and
harbors, including the Hoover plan for the expansion
of the inland waterway development which calls for
Improved channels on the Missouri river and its trib
utaries. Texans are interested. If there is to be
a fat pork barrel put over the top by the national
lawmakers, then the river and harbors of Texas should
not be overlooked.
Ban on Fruit Fly Unlifted
Rep. John N. Gamer, minority leader of the house,
has made lower Rio Grande Valley growers happy
by a wire carrying the news that the federal ban
against the shipment of Florida citrus fruits Into
Texas would not be lifted until Feb. 27, 1930, the end
of the winter fruit shipping season. Why should the
ban be lifted in February. 1930, unless there has been
a complete extermination of the Mediterranean fruit
fly In Florida and elsewhere?
An expedition has set out to make sound-pictures j
of animals in the African jungle. The result should
a movie which could honestly be proclaimed as a
howling success —Detroit Free Press.
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Scientist proposes in a history of mankind to dcm- |
onstrate that men didn’t descend from monkeys. The
work will be, in a certain sense, a detailed account.,
—Arkansas Gazette.
A film company advertises its latest product as
"the last word in talki- ; pictures," but that, of course,;
is almost too good to be true.—New York Evening
Post.
We suppose that th® beauticians also have their
days when they feel that their work is almost futile
in some cases.—Albany Evening News.
A compaign is to be made in New York against
unnecessary noise. And right in the face of a muni
cipal campaign!—Christian Science Monitor.
No, no; the ass that spoke in Bible times didn't
spend thirty minutes introducing the speaker of the
evening.—Brooklyn Times.
A luxury is something that usually costs more to
sell than it does to make—Louisville Times.
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PERILS OF THE TURKEY HUNT!
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Rosalie March, seventeen, after
the death of her mother, secures a
position at the hosiery counter of
a store. She is helped by Kenessa
DuBarry. an actress, v.ho has a soft
heart. Rosalie is adored by her
landlady. Mother Murphy, and little
Tim O’Hara, comer newsie. Rosalie
takes a pair of silk stockings until
payday, and is observed by Alberto
Martino, hard-boiled store detective.
He does not arrest her. but threatens
to unless she hides some suitcases
in her room. Rosalie is frightened,
and when Martino's gang kidnaps
Roy Andrews, nephew of the store
owner, who has asked Rosalie to
marry him, she threatens to expose
Martino. Martino is furious, and in
a scuffle is shot mysteriously. Ros
alie is arrested, and Tim O’Hara
confesses that he shot Martino to
protect Rosalie, but the police do
net believe him. Rowdy Dow, ]K>lice
reporter, and Kenessa DuBarry de
cide to help Rosalie. Kenessa tries
to solve the mystery and takes Ros
alie's room at Mother Murphy's.
She discovers the suitcases left by
Martino. Rowdy decides Kenessa
must get a position at the store to
secure information to help Rosalie.
(NOW OO ON WITH THE STORY)
CHAPTER 40
Rosalie fat in her ceil the next
morning like a statue. When she
as much as lilted her hand it was
an effort that made her feel weak
and listless.
Dully she stared at the bars that
confined her and wondered how
long it would be before something
would happen. It seemed like years
since anyone had talked with her.
Was it only yesterday that the
newspaper man had been to see her?
Would he be back again?
He had promised to help her. But,
could anyone possibly help her? She
remembered an old expression of
her mother's — something about
• making her bed and having to lie
on it." That’s what she had done.
And she was a thief and had killed
a man.
Rosalie raised her hand and
pressed her aching head. If only
she could think. Remember. Mar
tino—he had rushed at her—and
she had opened her eyes, and there
was Mother Murphy and all those
people..
There was nothing to do but ad
mit she had killed him. But she
didn’t remember. She had heard
that people killed in a blind rage.
Insane passion. That was what she
had done. She had been insane with
fear—and she had fired to protect
herself. The “law of self-preserva
tion.”
And yet—no one would under
stand. They would send Iter to the
electric chair, no doubt. The suit
cases? She wishe- te newspaper
man who looked like Tim would
hurry back and tell if they were
still there.
She shuddered and reached in
her waist and took out the crump
led note that she had found in her
cell the evening before. Right at
her feet. Where had it cotr.c from?
She had - :en no one except the
matron and a guard.
On dirty, cheap paper, read:
“Your friend is not dead. Keep
your trap shut and we will not do
nothing to him. Tell and be will
be bumped off at once.”
The writing was in a amped,
childish hand and at the bottom
there was a small black hand
drawn very ba. 7. Her heart .am
mered painfully wi4* foreboding.
She had meant to trust the
newspaper man. But she couldn’t
now. They would kill Roy if they
were really telling her the truth.
Maybe, if she gave him a little
more time before she told he would
fir 1 some way to get away.
Her mind refused to function. She
dropped her head on the ugly little
cot and was lost in despair.
It was six o'clock when Rowdy
arrived at the prison. Word had
been sent ahead that he was an at
torney with permission to visit her.j
She gasped with fear when she
heard him call her name and looked
up to sc* a strange dark man.
•Don* be frightened.” he smilingly
reassured her. Tm Sherlock Holmes.
Then he explained the disguise.
Rosalie smiled weakly for the first
time since Martinos death.
"Oh, how did you ever make your
self look so different?”
"I didn’t,” he sat dose to her so
that no one would hear, "your girl
friend Du Barry did it.”
"Du Barry!” Rosalie's eyes opened
wide with amazement "but—where U,
she.”
"She is at present holding down
your old Job at the hoisery counter
at Boggs and Clark’s. I have Mar
tino’s Job.”
Rosalie could hardly believe him.
He saw her doubt and smiled.
"A well-known detective called
me this morning and said they
wanted to put a man in Martino's
place. Sounds like a real detective \
as falling off a log. Kcnessa told ’em
she was a hoisery slinger from Chi. \
It Just happened—the Lord is with
lis, I guess, that she was put in your
place. Sounds like a eral detective
thriller, doesn't it.”
••Oil,” tears of relief catnc into
Rosalies eyes, "maybe you will be
able to help me. Did you sec about
the suitcases?”
“I am now the occupant of your
late room. The suitcases are safe
under my virtuous couch. Kenea*a
has the room across the hall. Last
night we opened the suitcases and
found about a hundred thousand
dollars worth of loot from the store.
Today, I checked up on the missing
stuff and that’s where It came from.
Now. all I have to do is round up a
few racketeers. That ought to be
easy.”
Rosalie began to cry half with re
lief and half with fear.
“Oh, please be careful. If they
catch you they’ll kill you. They're
such bad people—■*'
He laughed her tears away.
•'Don’t fret your little self, honey.
When they get Rowdy Dow they’ll
have their hands full. I know every
cop and every crook in Phillie. If
they grabbed me and I let 'em know
who I was they’d drop me like a
barrel of TNT. The wisest and the
bravest of 'em know better than to
knock off a police reporter.”
She smiled whitely and held to
his hand.
“I hope not. I—I’d feel terrible
if you got into trouble over me ” j
He stayed with her half an hour
and when he was ready to go a lit- j
tie color had come into her face.
Several times she had started to
tell him about Roy. But the note
came before her eyes and she did
not dare.
He turned at the door of her cell
and grinned: i
“Maybe you’d like to kiss me |
good bye?" s
He was like a big brother. Rosa- (
lie held up her arms and was glad
to feel his strong airms holding her 1
close. She buried her head in his 1
shoulder for a moment and clung
to him. He was a rock of safety In j
a world that seemed to be full of
horror everywhere she tumed.
’ “Don't you worry, baby, Papa ,
Dow won't let anything worse hap- j
pen to you. I’ll find a way to get
you out of this mess or blow up
every crook In this man's burg.” j
It seemed that she had known
him all her life. Could it be only j
yesterday that he had come to ner
with his red hair and hia freckles
and his happy-go-lucky grin?
• • •
Rowdy lay In Rosalie’* room, his
thoughts In a turmoil. What a
little darling she was. There must'
be some way to get her out of her
trouble.
A shadow crossed the floor. Some
one was climbing In the window.
Scarcely daring to breathe Rowdy
reached up to the switch and
flooded the room with light.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
BATHING CENSORSHIP
* DEAL, Eng.—R. H. Matthews was
refused admission to the municipal
pool on “family bathing" day be
cause the woman with him was
not his wife.
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THE GRAB BAG
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Who am I? What cabinet ffice
does my husband hold? What pro
minent Missouri office did he once
occupy?
Who was the “lily maid of Asto
Iat?’*
What country sometimes Is call
ed “the Hermit Kingdom’”
“Better is a dry morse!, and
ouletness therewith, than a house
full of scrilices with strife ” *, ’here
is this passage found in the Bible!
Today’s Horoscope
Persons born on this < ay are
morose and mr:>iy when their ef
forts are not appreciated. They
are very sensitive to the slights of
others.
.
Answers to Fore'oing Questions
1. Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde: secretary
of agriculture; governorship.
2. Elaine.
3. Korea.
4. Proverbs, xvil, 1.
1 Star Lore]
THE MOON’S -METROPOLITAN
FORMA' ON”—TACUO
By Arthur DeV. Carpant r
Tycho is a ring plain in the south
1 polar region of the moon, made
very conspicuous because of the
rays or streaks that radiate from
it in all directions, extending far
out over the lunar globe. At full
moon Tycho and Its rays are the
outstanding feature of the entire
lunar surface. This magnificent
‘ crater" is 54.28 miles in diameter.
Its circular broad wail displays many
terraces within its Interior and also
shows a mass of terraces and but
tresses on its exterior. This circu
lar wall rises on the west side,
17,113 feet above the interior plain.
Tycho’s central mountain is 6,000
j feet in height.
* (More tomorrow'
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL 8. COPELAND, M. D.
V. S. Senator from New York.
HEALTH is natural, disease is anaataral. 8eme cweaty-Ahree
eeoturies age, Hippocrates said, “Natars is tAs cars if
disease.** Ho pointed out the fact that diet la better than
Irugs, and prevention better than care.
1
Today the prevention of omasa ■ <M ex
On most vital of all isaaea. It Is than wo
mom keenly realised the tmportaaoe «< sight
living and the art of keeping well*
Civilization haa brought with it many, many
ills. These are ills which nature awes intended
f should exist.
Sir W. Arbuthnot Lena, famous consulting
surgeon st Guy's Hospital, London, has mid:
"Approximately 90 per coat nf om physical
defects, disorders and diseases would appear So
be preventive . . . and are due in the main
to faulty nutrition, lack of fresh air and exer
cise, stagnation of decomposing intestinal con
tents. and other simple matters which eaa easily
. be corrected."
Primitive raeee, though living nahygteaieally
and unscientifically, nsaaUy have excellent teeth,
strong and straight bones, ruomy jtws, throats
azid noses. iney art free from dental decay, eatarm tonsutna,
indigestion and so many ills which affect mankind today.
But primitive mao Uvea near to Nature. He excreteee freely,
lives in the fresh air and sunshina, and eat* *f Nature's foods.
Most important of aU things
mat people snouia uve more nat
ural Uvea They should get buck to
eating the more hardy foods. They
should seek to manuals the terms!
condition of jody and mind. Most
ef our disease are caused by faulty
living. Tbe only way to have good
health M by taking the right diet,
getting tbe proper amount ef reef
and sleep, and absorbing plenty of
sunshine and fresh air.
The ancients recognised the value
ef sunlight. Everybody knows about
their worship of the sun-god. We
should pay more attention to svn*
shine. Ultra-violet rays are better
understood now and we appreciate
that they are essential to th phys
ical welfare ef the race.
Tuberculosis is a disease ef faulty
living. Innumerable drugs and se
rums have been used la fighting It.
But it Is cured, not by these meth
els. but by changing the method
ef living. Tbe remedy lies in the
right kind of food, sunlight and fresh
air. with proper exercise and rest.
The body has great reserve power
to counteract the work ef germs,
which are preecnt everywhere. Here
Nature has provided for us. We
should do everything to olid up tbe
body tissues to a healthy state, so
that we shall be In condition to
withstand the wily bacteria.
A noted physician has said. “Tor
the body to keep healthy It Is of
course, necessary that all the organs
and tissues should be In a fairly
normal condition. There are vari
ous vital properties which make the
healthy organism. One of these Is
the strong natural Immunity of the
body to infection." This comes from
right living.
I Answers to Health Queries |
THANK TOU. Q—What should
a boy of IS. 5 feet 4% inches tall,
weigh?
—Can the waistline be reduced
by wearing a rubber belt?
A.—lie should weigh about ISO
pounds.
S.—No. not to any extent. Exer
cise and proper attention to the diet
will accomplish results along this
line.
• • •
WM. J. Q.—Is it possible ta care
the annoying whistling sound which
generally accompanies this conditio*
aad bronchitis?
first af all important "ts'1 iocate^th!
source of Infection. Tho whistling
sound will disappear when tho tubes
nro free of mucus.
e e s
M. F. Q.—-Whnt should a gtrt
weigh who Is It years old and I
feet t inchss tall?
ttoaf °W *** cousttim.
A.—For her ago aad height ah»
should weigh abort US pounds
S.—First of all tho diet must ho
corrected. Avoid foods uaduly rich
in fata aad starches.
e e o
MARJORUS W. Q.—What to yaw
sdrlso for sa add eondlOea of the
stomach?
A.—The diet should ho given ah
tantion.
o e o
M. F. Q.—What
weigh who is IS
7 Inches tall?
2.—How can I
tlen?
A.—Far hsr ago and height *to«
should weigh about 1SS pounds.
S.—First of all the diet must b«
corrected. Avoid foods unduly rich
In fats and starches
see
C. N. H. Q—Is It possible to cor
rect a slight cans of knock-knees la
a girl of IS? If so. how?
S.—What causes twitching af tha
eyelids?
A.—It may be.— mm orthopedist
for bla advice.
2.—This condition is usually doe
to nervousness. Improve the health
la general and make sure that the
eyes themselves are la good ooa41*
tion.
e s o
r. Q.—What should a girt 11%
years old, S ft- 6 Inches tall weigh?
A.—She should weigh about 1S4
pour 1'.
Arab Fire* On
Jewish Official
JERUSALEM. Nov. 25—{/P>—Nor
nan de Mattoa Bentwich, attorney
teneral of Palestine, probably will
ecover from a flesh wound receiv
ed when he was fired at yesterday
jy a young Arab messenger in the
x>llce department.
Three shots were fired, but only
he first striking the Palestine of
tcial. The second went wild, and
he third, strangely enough, struck
:he assassin himself in his thigh
de is held.
The attack occurred in the corri-J
ior of the government offices, not
far from where Bentwich has prose
cuted vigorously those Arabs he be
lieved responsible for antl-Smltte
rioting.
Bentwich is the only Jewish offi
cial who holds a high post in the
government here. The Arab execu
tive recently demanded his removal.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
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417 Eleventh—Phone 438
1911
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when jon buy.
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