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fields town of Earls boro. his home Indication that the defense would shortly after noon was seen in the court's directiono defense attorneys to have witnesses ready to take the stand at 1:30 p. m. 3 Youths Caught After Attempted Prison Escapade Ellsworth Dlngman, 19 year old Springfield youth, and George Z. Scott, 28, and Erwtn Scott, 22, of Calico Rock, Ark, were captured Wednesday morning within a half hour after they had drawn guns on Jailer J.

C. Weatherston at West Plains to escape from the Howell Jail where they were prisoners. Immediately af ter theli eapture, the Scott brothers were taken before Judge H. D. Greene, who added 10 years each to their 15 year prison sentences for burglarizing a store at Moody, last fall.

Dlngman, the Springfield lad. Is one of three youths arrested by police here recently for burglarising three Willow Springs stores. Oeorge Scott, from his cell, drew the first gun on the Jailer as the officer reached through the bars to get some money from Sylvester James, accused Pomona murderer. who had asked for some tobacco. Dlngman, who was not locked 1H a cell, approached the Jailer from the other aide and also flashed a gun.

The cell of the Scott brothers was unlocked and th Jailer placed in side with a dozen other prisoners who refused to take advantage of the chance to escape. The trio commandeered a truck and left West Plains on the Dripping Springs road. Sheriff C. R. Kelley and West Plains Police Chief James Bridges were notified by passersby whose attention was attracted to the im' prisoned Jailer.

The two officers recaptured the fugitives ln a field a mile from West Plains. THROWS SELF IN FRONT OF SWIFT SUNNYLAND Dewey Bowden, Jl yeax old Craig' head county Arkansas man who re cently waa released from the Ark' ansa state hospital for nervous dls eases, threw himself ln the path of the Frisco' Sunnyland passenger train near Jonesboro, Ark, Wednes day morning and was killed in stanUy. Hut relatives blamed de spondency over his. mental break' down for his act. He Is survived by a wtfa aa4 three childrrn.

continues, colleges will enter intOi competitive bidding for athletes; It Institutions," he asserted. Effect an the Bey activities. The difference between college aid to athletes who are worthy and needy and outright subsidy was stressed by the speaker, rrhere are two ways ln which an athlete may be helped through school" he point ed out. First, through employment bureaus which aid needy students who want part time work. Athletes or non athletes.

This, he explained, is legitimate. Then there are funds which are raised by alumni and others outside, and offered aa in ducements to players. The he said, is disastrous. If football players are to be paid. according to the sports mentor, it should be done regularly, on a basis of their earning power.

"Under such a system," he added "members of the Big Ten conference and perhaps SO other colleges could afford to Da? the salaries, at i cost perhaps, of curtailing the Intra mural activities, and stopping plant. The 550 others would have to give up athletics." "Woold Decline" "The result would be comparable to baseball," Orifflth said. "The big schools could offer attractive programs, but there would be a decline in intercollegiate athletics generally." He explained that the reason so much criticism to directed toward football to that it Is the only one out of IS or It college sports that, I I. Vam I naa earning ijuwci, fore it to termed "commercial" and "a profltabto' professional enter prise" whereas the others are not Major Griffith waa optimistic about the general situation, however. "My faith in the jeople of this nation convinces me that it to only necessary io call their attention to an evil, and they will remedy the situation." Concerning the criticism of athletic directors termed "professional coaches," and the allegation that they are paid salaries out of proportion, the speaker suggested that the day la past when "ministers, college professors, and athletic coaches are expected to work without pay." In a survey which he made of 40 0 ft ft 0 ft ft IB ft THE SPRINGFIELD LEADER THURSDAY" EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1930 SIXTEEN NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST RUM OFFICIAL Federal Complaints Againsl Former Oklahoma Prosecu tor Provide Startling cy max to Probe of Liquor Ring It Tin inMll4 Frttf OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb.

Flltnc of state and led ral charfea afalnst W. Oscr Gordon, former assistant attorney general of Oklahoma, provided a tlartltng climax today to the already sensational trial of the Pottawatomie county lkjuflr eowplraey aa In United States district court here. The federal complaint, In which Gordon war charged with extortion, was disclosed shortly after the government rested lta case In the trial of 28 defendants, Including Randall Plttman, county attorney, and Frank Fox, former sheriff of Pottawatomie county. Is Not Defendant Gordon is not a defendant in the conspiracy case, In which the government Is attempting to prove ex istence of a vast ring, including numerous city and county officers, which it is charged controlled the "liquor racket" in the oil fields of Pottawatomie count? with a ntron hand. Both charges are the direct result of testimony given for the government by Homer Knappenberger, former mayor of Earlaboro and a confessed member of the "liquor line." In which he said he had paid Gordon a total of 12300 to escape prosecution In connection with activities of the conspirators.

State Charge Second The state charge, filed in Semi nole county by Homer Bishop, county attorney, was revealed late last night when Frank Graul, "evU dcnce man" for Bishop, arrived In Oklahoma City with a warrant charging Gordon with a conspiracy to obtain bribes. Graul did not krrest Gordon, Bishop stating that no such action! would be taken without permission I Gordon been arrested on the federal warrant, late last night. Youth Testifies Ttoy St. lewis, fruited States district attorney who has been eon ducting the prosecution of the liquor conspiracy trial, brought the government's case to a close late yesterday, with the testimony of Chester King. 16 year old youth 1 PRETTY FIGURES AT SKATE MEET fJ j'vS.

ik fs xk' gw i. They cut pretty figures on the ice at famous Madison Square Garden, New York, when the United States played host for the first time in history to the amateur figure skating championships. The lone defending champion at the meet was pretty Sonja Heine of Norway, pictured here in the center. Only IT years old, she had won the laurels In the women's singles for sev err consecutive years. Other fair skaters shown above are Mallta Brunner of Austria, upper left; Cecil Smith of Canada, lower left; Susanne Davis of Boston, upper right; and Marlbel Vinson of Boston, lower left.

Head At wno wsuueo. vo naving purcnawa km th, of 'Big JO' Hits 'Ringer') Athletics Sees Destruction of College Sports if Charges of Subsidy Are True and Are Continued; Thinks Athletes Should Be Hired Honestly "Athletes should be hired honest men In athletic work In the big con and openly or not at all." John ferences for 20 to 40 years, not one L. Orifflth, athletic commissioner of the. Big Ten conference, and last night a speaker in the Drury college lecture series, in his discussion of the Carnegie Foundation's charges of subsidy in college fparU. Htr'own opiniorj, made whisky at various dives in the morfJ flbw 0, our made enough money to retire at the age of (0.

About Eapensea As for payment of trip expenses, he said: ''In England, where the majority of boys in private schools families, there 1 torn Justice In very evident, to that they should not Xrom wIthT be hired at all. ptylng atMe0c cogts but ln "If the present atate of affairs. Amtricli oemocrlcy. where we lam cure oy me iuunuimn icpurv. hold t1 some opportunity, it would be im I possible for some boys to engage in sports ir 'they were compelled to pay for uniforms, plant facilities, and trip expenses." Major Griffith drew a comparison The, fact which he lamented most; between modern sports and those of waa the effect on the boy made a party to the deceit, the athlete or "ringer" as they are termed who is aware of the subterfuge.

He expressed himself as extremely grateful and said that colleges should be the Greeks which were the subject of a marked contrast in the report. "It wasn't Just for health's sake that they performed. The honor and prizes awarded to Olympic winners rer exceeded any homaae nald Indebted to the group of investlga athletes of today." lora wno "lurnea uie iignt on aucn; there is some correlation between I the progress of a country in fine arts and in athletics. The backward nations of the world are not the athletic nations." Praises SporU In Paper Criticism of the space devoted to athletics in the daily press, he described as almost ridiculous. "For one he sald.J!romeof our best sports writers have develoned .50 Per Ton Leas 25c for Cash such individual styles, that they I could be compared favorably to: Homer and Virgil, the sports writers of another epoch." Another phase.

he said, is that the front pages are filled with accounts of men who have won; there is no room for the i failures. One of the charges made ln the report of the Carnegie investigators, I called in by the National Collegiate Athletic association, was that the moral and social qualities claimed I for intercollegiate athletics have not been proved. "Neither have they been' dis proved," Griffith pointed out. "Ant! as long as we feel that the qualtles of good sportsmanshlD and fine spirit may be absorbed on the foot ball field, we will go on insisting. I that there Is value in athletics, that the playing field is a laboratory for good manners and good morals." i Weak, Skinny Girl Recovers Quick wr AJ Th caa of well known Mia Oolda M.

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