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Lytiching of Ratliff
In the glow of l. <e Yuletide 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 ail the money in sight they
lied 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
and 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 liave been permitted to have
taken its course and this daring criminal should have
met his (Jeath 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 wails. He has served three months for
contempt of the American senate and six months for
contempt on an American Judge.
Now it is announced that the merger of the Prairie
Oil and Gas company with the Stnclair Consolidated
Oil corporation will take place in the near future;
that the Prairie Petroleum corporation will be the
holding unit and the merger will sec 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 Line. 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. Pall 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 G. Harding will find himself behind
the bars to do time for selling oil leases to Doheny
no for accepting a bribe of $100000 from Doheny.
As for Harry P. 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. It 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
men 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 j
are the wealthy states of the union.
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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 arc being conducted in all
of the 48 states and Sen. Morris Sheppard has a bill (
relegating misdemeanor cases to U. S. commissioners
few 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 $125000000 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 trit-
utaries. Texans are interested. If there is to be j
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 fruit* into
Texas would not be lifted until Feb. 27 1930 the cu.’t
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
of animals in the African jungle. The result should
a movie w’hich could honestly be proclaimed as **
howling success.—Detroit Free Press.
Scientist proposes in a history of mankind to dem-
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 talk j pictures.” but that of course
is almost too good to be true.—New’ York Evening
Post.
"We suppose that the beauticians also have their
days when they feel that their work Is almost futile
in some cases.—Albany Evening News.
A compalgn is to be made in New York again;!
unnecessary noise. And right in the face of a ir.wi-
cipal campaign!—Christian Science Monitor.
No. no: the ass that spoke In Bible times didn't
rpend 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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SCAR/DERR^«i
Rcsalie 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 who has a soft
heart. Rosalie is adored by her
landlady. Mother Murphy and little
Tim O'Hara corner 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. Rcsalie is frightened
end when Martino's gang kidnaps
Roy Andrews nephew of the store
owner who has asked Rosalie to
marry him site 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 police
reporter and Kenessa DuBarry de-
cide to help Rcsalie. 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.
i NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY!
CHAPTER 40
Rosalie sat in her cell the next
morning like a statue. When she
I as much as lifted her hand it was
an effort that made her feel weak
and listless.
Dully she stared at the bars that
confmsd 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 bark again?
Hr 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 anc*
pressed her aching head. If only
she could think. Remember. Mar-
iino— he had rushed at her—and
h > 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
hid done. She had been insane with
tear—and she had fired to protect
h.rself. The "law of self-preserva-
tion.”
Ana yci—no one wouia unaer-
3tand. They would send her to the
electric chair no doubt. The suit-
cases? She wishe e 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 hai found in her
ceil the evening before. Right at
her feet. Where had it come from?
She had - :cn no one except the
matron and a guard.
On dirty cheap paper ti read:
“Your friend is not dead. Keep
your trap rhut and we will not do
nothing to him. Tell and he 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 be Her heart am-
mered painfully w*‘b foreboding.
She had meant to trust the
newspaper man. But she cc.:ld:i”t
i now. They would kill Roy if they
were really telling tier the truth.
Maybe if she gave him a little
mors time before she told he would
fi- sn~*e 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 ©clock when Rowdy
| arrived at the prison. Word had
been sent ahead that he was an at-
torney with permission to visit her.
She gasped with fear when she
heard him cal! her name and iooked
up to se« a strange dark man.
‘Don’t be frightened." he Emilingly
reassured her. 'I'm Sherlock Holmes.’
Then he explained the disguise.
Rosalie smiled weakly for the first
time since Martino’s death.
“Oh. how did you ever make your-
self lock so different?"
"I didn't." he sat close 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 1s
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. Kenessa told 'em
she was a hoisery siinger from Chi.
It Just happened—the Lord is with
us. I guess that she was put in your
place. Sounds like a oral detective
thriller doesn't it.”
"Oh” tears of relief came into
Rosalie’s 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. Kenessa
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-
tle color had come into her face
Several ipnes 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:
“Maybe you’d like to kiss me
good bye?”
He was like a big brother. Rosa- i
lie held up her arms and was glad
to feel his strong arms holding her
close. She buried her head in his
shoulder for a moment and clung
to him. He was a rock of safety in
a world that seemed to be full of
horror everywhere she turned.
“Don’t you worry baby. Papa
Dow wcn’t let anything worse hap-i
pen to you. I’ll find a way to get
you out of this mess or blow up
every crook in tills man’s burg.’*
It seemed that she had known
him all her life. Could it be only
yesterday that he had come to her
with his red hair and his freckles
and his happy-go-lucky grin?
• • •
Rowdy lay in Rosalies room hisj
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 switr*i and
flooded the room with light.
I TO BE CONTINUED i
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BATHING CENSORSHIP
DEAL. Eng.—R. H. Matthews was
refused admission to the municipal
pool on “family bathing" day be-
cause the woman with him waa
not his wife.
THE GRAB BAG
Who am I? What cabinet nice
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 Kingdom1"
“Better is a dry morsel and
quietness therewith than a house
full of scrifices with strife ” \ 'here
is this passage found in the Bible?
Today’s Horoscope
Persons bom on this tay are
morose and rr.::dy when their ef-
forts are not appreciated. They
arc very sensitive to the slights of
others.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde; secretary
of agriculture; governorship.
2. Elaine.
3. Korea.
4. Proverbs xril 1.
Star Lore
THE MOON’S "METROPOLITAN
FORMA" ON”—TYCHO
By Arthur DeV. CarpanUr
Tycho is a ring plain in the south
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
n\x>n Tycho and its rays are the
outstanding lecture of the entire
lunar surface. T’ is magnificent
•crater’’ is 54.28 miles in diameter.
Its circular broai wall 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
; feet in height.
1 (More tomorrow*
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL «. COPELAND. M. D.
U. S. Senator from New York.
_
HEALTH is natural disease is unnatural. Seme cmenty-three
centuries ago Hippocrates said “Nature is the cure ef
disease.” He pointed out the fact that diet is better than
Irugs and prevention better than cure.
Today the prevention of disease is one ei
the most vital ef all issues. It to time we
more keenly realized the tmpertanct ef right
| living and the art of keeping well.
Civilization has brought with it many many
ilia These are ilia which nature never inteu'ied
should exist.
Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane famous consulting
surgeon at Guy's Hospital London has said:
“Approximately 90 per cent of ouj physical
defects disorders end diseases would'appear to
be preventive . . . and are due in the mala
to faulty nutrition lack of fresh air and exer-
cise. stagnation of decomposing Intestinal con-
tents and other simple matters which can easily
be corrected.”
^^^™*~*«*B* Primitive races though I mug unhygientcally
DR COPELANTk *nd unscientifically usually have excellent teeth
strong and straight bones roomy Jaws throats
and nosea They are free from dental decay catarrh tonsil itu
indigestion and so many ills which affect mankind today.
But primitive man lives near to Nature. He exercises freely
lives in the fresh sir and sunshine and eats ef Nature's foods.
Most un; octant of all things •
mas people snouia uve more nat-
ural livea They should get back to
eating the more hardy fooda They
should seek to maintain the .ormal
condition of jody and mind. Most
of our diseas are caused by faulty
living. The only way to have good
health is by taking the right diet
getting the proper amount of rest
and sleep and absorbing plenty of
sunshine and fresh air.
The ancients recognized the value
of sunlight. Everybody knows aboc:
their worship of the sun-god. We
should pay more attention to gvn*
shine. Ultra-violet rays are better
understood now and we appreciate
that they are essential to th phys-
ical welfare of the race.
Tuberculosis is a disease ef faulty
living. Innumerable drugs and se-
rums have been used in fighting It.
But It is cured not by these meth-
ods. but by changing the method
of living The remedy ties 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 of germs
which are present everywhere Here
Nature has provided fer us. We
should do everything to ulld up the
body tissues to a healthy state so
that we shall be In condition to
withstand the wily bacteria.
A noted physician has said. “For
the body to keep healthy It is of
course necessary that all the organs
and tissues should be in a fairly
norms) 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.
| Answers to Health Queriw |
THANK YOU. Q—What should
• boy of 15. 5 feet 4^4 Inches tall
weigh?
2—Can the waistline be reduced
by wearing a rubber belt?
A.—lie should weigh about 130
pounds.
2.—No. not to any extent. Exer-
else and proper attention to the diet
will accomplish results along this
tine.
• • •
WM. J. Q.—Is It possible to cure
asthma? Is thars a prevent* tic# for
the annoying whistling sound which
generally accompanies this condition
and bronchitis?
A.—Yes In asms tints n res it h
first af all important to locate tb«
source of Infection. The whistling
sound will disappear when the tubes
are free of mucus.
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M. P. Q.—What should a girt
| weigh who is If years old and b
! feet 7 inches tall?
1. —How can 1 overcome const)pa*
| tlon?
A.—For her age and height she
should weigh about 132 pounds.
2. —First of all the diet must bo
corrected. Avoid foods unduly rich
in fats and starches.
• mm
MARJORIH W. Q.—What do you
•dvls# for an acid condition of tbs
stomach?
A.—Tbo diet should ha ghsi ah
hatha.
0*0
M. F. Q.—What should a girl
weigh who Is It years old aad S toot
7 Inches tall?
2—How can I overcome const!na
tlonT
A.—For her ago aad height sb«
should weigh about 122 pounds.
2.—First of all the diet must t*
corrected. Avoid foods unduly rich
In tats aad starches.
see
C. N. H. Q.—Is It possible to cor-
rect a slight cum of knock-knees la
a girl of It? If so. how?
2.—What causes twitching of tbo
eyelids?
A.—It stay be.see an orthopedist
for bis advice.
This condition la usually duo
to nervousness. Improve the health
in general and make sure that the
eyes themselves are In good condi-
tion.
• • •
F. Q—What should a girl UVi
years old. I ft. 5 inches tall weigh?
A.—Sbo should weigh about 124
pounds. ^ vwaw«
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Arab Fires On
Jewish Official
JERUSALEM. Nov. 25—<JP>—Nor-
man de Matte* Bentwich attorney
general of Palestine probably will
recover from a flesh wound receiv-
ed when he was fired at yesterday
by a young Arab messenger in the
police department.
Three shots were fired but only
the first striking the Palestine of-
ficial. The second went wild and
the third strangely enough struck
the assassin himself in his thigh.
He is held.
The attack occurred in the corri-
dor of the government offices not
far from where Bentwich has prose-
cuted vigorously those Arabs he be-
lieved responsible for anti-Smitic
rioting.
Bentwich is the only Jewish offi-
cial who hold§ a high post in the
government here. The Arab execu-
tive recently demanded his removal.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
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1911 1929
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