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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
ErN1rEn PRESS LnAsnn w1Rn1

Oroville, Cal, June 29.-Working
on declarations by physicians that
only a sudden jerk by a strong arm
could have broken the neck of 49,
year-old Helen Rumball, whose dead
body was found hanging in the home
of her stepmother near here, District
Attorney G. F. Jones and Sheriff j. B.
Webber today are seeking evidence
for tomorrow's preliminary hearing
that murder was done.
If the statements Of the physicians
are corroborated, charge of muir
der, already found by the coroners
jury will be formally made at the
hearing against the girls step moth
er, Mrs. Emma L. Rumball, and her
brother Archie Lewis, both of whom
are held in Jail here in connection
with the girls death. That this will
be done was practically admitted to-
day by District Attorney Jones, who
declares he has already discovered
some new evidence which he believes
showed the girls neck was broken
either by Lewis or the stepmother
jerking the rope while the child, her
hands bound before her, was unable
to maintain her balance. AS she fell
Jones believes, the two left the attic,
not realizing until later that the
child was dead
That bitter fight will be made tc
save, Mrs. Rumball and Lewis was
made evident today by their reten-
ton of Attorney Guy R. Kennedy tC
work with Attorney j. R. King in the
defense. Kennedy is anxious to have
several days to work over the evi.
dence and probably will ask tomor-
row for a postponement of the pre-
liminary examination.
Their DemeanOr Gallons.
Both Mrs. Rumball and Lewis still
maintain their innocence of the girls
death. Their demeanor is callous
and neither has even asked what ar
rangements have been made for the
funeral of their supposed victim.
The slab in the morgue at Gridley,
where the body of Helen Rumball
awaits burial, was covered with
MOVERS by the residents of that town
today. Public Indignation at the
childs piteous end still runs high
and generous response is being ac-
corded subscription through which
She VIII be given proper burial. Hun
ureds OF persons visited the childs
Oler today and threats of vengeance
against her supposed slayers are
freely made.
One of the chief witnesses for the
prosecution when Mrs. Rumball and
Lewis come to trial will be Harriet
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29

Plantz, the first outsider to visit the
Rumball home after the tragedy. She
declared today that the child's cloth
ing was soaked with perspiration and
that the temperature in the attic
where the crime was committed was
at least 13O degrees when she arrived
Tied hard and fast as she was, the
child's last hours, Miss Plantz de-
clares, must have been a time of
fearful torture, the intense heat. ad
ded to her sufferings from the
wounds Mrs Rumball inflicted in an
admitted beating, making a combina
ton that would be almost unendura-
Bile, even by the strongest man.
Denial was made here today by At
torney King that the Rumball woman
had sought to exclude the dead child
from participation in her fathers es-
tate. 1t was reported that Mrs. Rum
ball sought to have her own two
children. the sole heirs of her dead
husband. King, however asserts
that an apparent attempt to exclude
the girl was caused by an omission
of his own which was afterward rec
titled with Mrs Rumball's consent.
Woman Tells of Torture.
Her own story ofthe torture and
death of Helen Rumball today was
told by Mrs. Rumball at the jail. AT
ter declaring that she was married
to Rumball seven years ago after
coming to California from Braddock,
N D., the woman said:
Helen was naughty girl in the
morning Of the day she died and |
decided | would have to punish her.
We were in the barn and | took her
by the arm. AS | did so she threw
herself on the floor She refused to
get up, so | took a strap and gave
her few slaps on the legs Then
/ dashed some water on her and Ar
chic got some.
"She was naughty again in the af-
ternoon and would not do anything
right. Then she told me some false
hoods. decided to punish her by
taking her upstairs and tying her to
the studding. | just put the rope
over her right arm and under her
left arm and tied her hands in front
with the same kind of rope.
thought she would soon give in and
be better girl,
"This was about half past four
Several times after that I went up to
see if she would be good. but she
would not give in About 20 minutes
to | went up again and found her
in a heap on the floor The doctor
says her neck was broken. She must
have gotten her head under her arms
and the rope in some way"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
SHOW
GOING TO Be
A HUMMER
THIS CROP IN SALEM PUTS EVEN
THE CHERRIES IN THE BACK
SEAT, AND THE EXHIBIT WILL
BE A REAL PRIZE WINNER.

From all indications the baby show
and parade is going to be a great
success and the big event of the Cher
ry Fair. The souvenir prizes for the
beauty show are on exhibition in one
of the windows of II. w. & NJ. L.
Meyers.
The committees appropriations
having been increased, the cash prizes
for the parade will also be increased,
and a revised prize list will be pub
lished in a few days.
1t is very important that entries be
handed in at once, so that the neces-
sary arrangements can be made, and
proper announcement given in the
papers.
The committee has worked out sew
eral unique ideas for the parade and
will be glad to make suggestions and
assist in every way possible.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
sIvTY.THREE FAMILIES
LOCATE IN CROOk COuNIl

That much activity is being shown
n tbe @ reclamation of lands in the
atote 81 is evidenced by the fact that %
sopnilies s.r,T have signifed their intention
Of taking up homes in Crook county
The land purchased by them pc
,onged TO the Central oregon lrriga--
tion ,Gnr land company and the sale OF 1t
~ t,o Tho settlers was approved by the
stats sf a. desert land board at its meet,
ing yesterday afternoon. me 20 lana am
was va sold by the company for S4O,OOo'
and the states share for the he guar
sntee fund amounted to $500
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
WILL START STRIKE
ON THIS SIDE

New York, June 29.--Matthew
Tearle, delegate to the seamen's
union announced here today that as
soon as the British strike Is settled
President Hayelock Wilson and Cen
eral Secretary Chambers, of the Ma
tional Sailors and Firemen's Union
Of Great Britain, are coming to the
United States to engineer a strike
which will tie up all traffic between
New York and southern ports.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
OPERATED on TRAIN
WITH PAIR OF SCISSORS
UNITED PRESS LEASED wInEl

Los Angeles, Cal, June 29-Dele-
gates to the American Medical asso-
citation in convention here are talk
ing today Of an operation performed
with a pair Of scissors by DR.. James
Eaves. Of London, England, while en-
route from Denver TO Los Angeles, A
passenger recovering from an opera
ton was suffering great pain, his
wound having closed too soon. Dr..
Eaves had no surgical instruments
with him and as the mans condition
was critical, borrowed a pair OF
scissors. The scissors were steril-
lied. the patient stretched on a berth
and while the train was in motion the
operation was successfully per-
formed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
Counterfelter Confcsses.

San Francisco. June 29.-Charles
Bush, arrested yesterday in Oak I'D
with John Tilton charged with coun-
terfeting made full confession to-
day to Thomas Foster head Of the
secret service here He admitted
that he and Tilton had been manu-
featuring bogus dollars and passing
them in San Francisco, Some Of the
smaller towns around the bay, he
said also had been visited
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29

pearance in Portland by putting in
the low bid on a 100000 contract.
The bid Of the Universal Construc-
tion company was $1,000 less than
that of the Barber Asphalt company.
"Our company will bring competi-
tion in asphalt paving work to Port
land" said r. p. Lamson yesterday.
1.-THE corporation is strongly organ
lied. the capital for the most part be-
ing furnished by Salem men There
are a few local people interested in
the company, ! being one Of those.
We have done very well so far, -
smiled Mr. Lamson IN answer to a
question as TO whether his company
would he able to stand another rate
reduction such as was used to drive
out the New York corporation two
years ago
The Universal Construction COM
Dany mentioned IN the above article
Is the paving company having CON
tracts 10 lay El-Oso pavement on
North Summer street and in Oaks
Addition in this city
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
Gets Money for Canal.

Washington, June 29.-Secretary
of War Stmson this afternoon di-
rected the release of the appropria-
tlon for the construction Of the canal
between Lake Washington and Puget
Sound. The engineering department
was ordered to begin at once.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
ROBBERS HOLD UP EXPRESS TRAIN
IN THE WILDS OF COW CREEK CANYON
Steel Men Indicted.

New York, June 29.-It is !
I reported in financial circles to- I
! day that the United States /
I grand jury has found indict- 4
: ments against leading officials 4
! of the United States steel cor 4
+ poration-the steel trust-and 4
I of the Independents as the re- 4
, suit of a "gentleman's agree 4
+ ment' between them whereby 4
r prices have been maintained. 4
+ United States District Attorney 4
+ Wise refuses to discuss the 4
+ rumor. but it is stated on ap- 1
, parently good authority that 1
+ indictments will be returned 4
= this afternoon or tomorrow. 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
+ +++%+++++++++ = =
A Pathetic Story.

? New York, June 29.-Weak- =
! ened by loss of blood, which she :
? had sacrificed to save the life s
: Of a dying woman, Mrs. Ida :
? Schiff fell in q faint from the :
: balcony of her tenement home :
: today and was killed. Mrs. 4
? Schiff and her husband had 4
? been saving money for two :
! years to bring their children 4
7 from Russia. But a month ago Z
: Schiff lost his position, and has 4
? since been unemployed. 4
= Hearing of a woman whose 4
= life might be saved by means%
: OF blood TRANSMISSION, Mrs. 4
= Schiff last week underwent the 4
? operation, to obtain money =
= with which to pay her children's I
? passage across the ocean. 4
r Schiff said today that the woman =
: died, and his wife did not re- Z
: ceive the money promised her. 4
= L = = 4 4 L 1 L 4 L ~ L L 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
THE MAIL CAR WAS LOOTED
NOTHING ELSE DISTURBED
FIVE MEN DO THE TRICK

outlaws Boarded the Train at West Fork in Cow Creek Can
yon, Covered the Train Crew. Compelled Them to Cut Off
the First Three Cars and Run Them Up the Track--ROb-
berS Failed to Enter the Express Car and the PASSENGERS
Were Not Disturbed 0nly Loot Was That Taken From
the Mail Sacks, and No Estimate of Sum Can Be Made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
Crowds Not There.
[rNIrEp rRrss LrAsrp wLNE ]

UNITED FKENN LEANHD WIHF1I
London, June 29.--Publlc interest
in thu royal progress today was not
great, and the crowds were OF the
most meagre description There were
more troops than spectators in the
stree's through which the pageant
passed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
First Woman Aviatnr.

sroo onoston, Mass, June 29.-The first
asroeul aroeSsIul flight ever made in an
aioUppi ai,Opiane in America by woman
nv % mas Just been made here by
tha James v. Martin. She was in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
EVIDENCE NOW INDICATES MURDER
RUMBALL GIRLS NECK WAS BROKEN
China Prepares for War.

= Victoria, B. C. June % :
= Hsinchian, in Northwestern !
= China, is strategic point of 4
great importance to China in !
event of hostilities with Russia, 4
? and is being hastily fortified, 1
= according to advices brought by 1
the steamer Panama Maru. I
? which arrived from the Orient 4
+ today. !
+ Russian newspapers in Man !
: churia are daily printing alarm /
= ist reports of alleged aggres- 1
: siye preparations by China. 1
= Chinese troops are pouring into 4
: North Manchuria and Mongolia, 4
: 1t is said, and the Chinese gov 1
= ernment is evidently making 4
+ ready for war. 4
= 4
+ = + +++++++++ + + - = !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
A Full Days Mail.

San Francisco, June 29.--Although
no definite figures could be learned
as to the amount of registered mail
carried on train No. 16, local postof-
fee officials today say that 1t carried
practically all the registered matter
which accumulated at the San Fran
cisco office during the preceding "a
hours.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
DOCTORS SAY THIS WAS DONE
BY A SUDDEN JERK ON ROPE
WHICH WAS AROUND HER NECK

COrOnerS Jury Accuses Girls Sepmother and Her Brother
Archie Lewis. of Murder Both Seem Utterly HearIess,
and the Woman Tells Cold Boodedy of the Punishment She
Inflicted on the Child Temperature of Attic When She
Died Was Like Furnace, and Body When Found was Wet
With Sweat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
nend From Carelessness.

San Pedro, Cal June 29.-Paul
Fletcher 4, is dead here today OF
burns received when he fell into a
tub of boiling water.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
81 LOVE THE WOMAN ..,,,,,c >,
AND WILL SAY NOTHING"

Santa Barbara, Calo June 81
1--we the woman, and will say noth-
ing against her o,..,,on,s on
swar - when asked by the Judge If ne
had anything to say relative ,i,0.on TO- ms
wife's u, charges in suit for divorce, aa
Mrs Mrs. sherman was granted a decree de nNS
and a. given property valued at F1VOO'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29


Glendale, Or, June 29.-Boarded
by three outlaws, the California ex-
press was held up at West Fork, in
Cow Creek canyon at 9:1O last
night.
The mail, express and baggage
cars were detached and the mail car
looted. The passengers were not mo-
Tested.
Three cars which were detached
from the first section of the train
were heard from by telephone from
Cow Creek station, four miles east of
West Fork. 1t was reported that the
mail car had been gone through, but
that Express Messenger Robb kept
the robbers from entering the ex-
press car.
After halting the train the rob-
bers ordered the mail, express and
baggage cars detached and drawn
some distance from the passenger
coaches.
Roar Of the explosion OF the dy-
Mantle set by the train robbers
aroused West Fork residents, and a
posse was formed here Immediately,
the operator at West Fork telephon-
ing news of the holdup. On a hand
car Deputy Sheriff Lawson, Con-
stable Hanks and Leroy Jenkins,
with other armed men, left for the
scene of the robbery, Is miles west
Of this place.
Boarding the first section Of the
fpnf M 1a ho1 hn ttlI tra In
crew under complete control imme-
diately, the highwaymen so training
their guns that none dared move.
The train was halted at 9:10, and
the engineer was ordered to pull the
train to a point about a mile north
of Westport station.
The mail clerks were forced to
stand In line with the engineer
brakhmeu, fireman and conductor
Portland, Or, June 29.-The post
Office department today offered re-
ward of $1,000 for the capture Of
each Of the three robbers who rifled
the mail of the northbound Oregon
express, near West Fork last night
and the Southern Pacific announced
a reward of $500 for the capture OF
each of the trio, making total Of
$5,4OO on their heads.
According to ]. G. Van Gross, mail
clerk in charge on the express, the
bandits made off with the contents Of
three packages of registered mail
Two of the pouches were consigned
to Portland from Medford. The value
Of the contents is not known
The express pulled into Portland
this forenoon without Clerk I'm
stead, who left It at Eugene to re.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29

II after sweeping a room the
broom is accidently left in a corner
strangers will visit the house that
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29

President Charley Somers OF the
Cleveland club will send his star out
fielder, Joe Jackson, to college next
fall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29

Johnny King, the former cup a9 nj NOW y.
with Boston. has been appoiH'eu 'p
tain OF the Rustlers'
The copper era., 1911-09-15
MOISTURE STORAGE IN So!l
Conclusions Given as Drawn FrOn Experiments Conductee aS the
 North Platte Station.

Conclusions drawn from expert rnents conducted at'the North Platte Neb., sub-station:
 T. That land which is under thor ough cultivation absorbs water much more freely than land not under cu1ti- vatioD, or which Is covered with grass or for aEy reasons has a hsrC surface
 2. That land under thorough cultj- vation loses but little water from be low the first foot by surface evapora- good condition.
 2. Tbat a growing crop uses water from the land in proportion to the growth ot dry matter in the crop
 4. That land under summer t1l1aFe or thorough cultivation from May ] to September 1 on the Nebraska sub station farm has accumulated from BE to inches more water in the frst six feet of soil than similar land grow ing a crop. The water so stored bas been eQOal to from to 50 per cent of the rsintsll, for the same period The moisture content OF nUmmer titled land increases below the six foot area and Is apparent to Il depth ot at least 10 feet.
 D. Tbat water stored tE The snb- soil to < depth of at least s'z feet 1H available for the use O. farm crops and that alfalfa Is able to oTs~ water from much deeper areas.
 6. ThRt abundance Of water in the sdbso;l is A great protection fG the crop ssstnst drought. and that mOis- ture in the surface soil. while it may favor the immediate growth Oi the plant does not protect 1t against pro lopged drought. The protection of the crop against drought is iD almost exact proportion to the total available soil water within the reach o1 the crop.
 z That grass crops t&ItAbE nno brome grassD dry the sul.sO2l tC such an extent that the first croT following grass is wholly dependent or the EeA- sons rainfall for its moisture supply
 &. That rainfall of from l. ouar- ter to half inch may have q decided Iy beneficial effect upon q growing crop, and is of great assistance in se- curing a good stand at seeding time Such q rainfall has little or DC effect fin increasing the water ip the lower soil unless the surface is already moist from previous rains. Less than haIf-nch of rain falling or dry oil mulch does not wet the soil below the mulch and is soon evaporated by the sun aud wind.
The copper era., 1911-09-15
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Hog lice do not infest cattle or horses.
 Nothing better or cheaper thnn raw cabbage for sheep.
 Most vicious habits Of horses come from an incompetent trainer.
 Pigs have to grow that are fed milk and shorts and little corn 10 crack.
 Hogs going down some, but good price yet. Used to have three-cent hogs.
 It's sure sign that horses teeth need looking after if he avoids whole grain.
 Hogs look better and do better if those of abomt same size are kept to- pether.
 CaDnct srord to feed hogs in the n,ud these days. Corn too high. Al wxyE
 u is poor policy to feed inferior grain to the horse-especislly to the work team.
 The value of horse depends first, upon his breeding. and second, upon his first years keeping
 The sheep barn must be dry and well ventilated Foul odors and too much heat bring on pneumonia.
 Young pigs are liable to contract indigestion, where they have but little exercise and no access to the ground
 Large-boned but smoothly built mares bred to a good-sized jack of good blood will produce the best mules.
 If dusty hay is fed. sprinkle with water and it will save the horse much annoyance; but better not feed 1t st all.
 As to the best time to market young stock, it is, as a general proposition, when they are in finished market condition.
 If the horses mane is heavy and in cnned to work under the collar, thin if out because 1t will almost eer tatDJy cause 8 sore spot
The copper era., 1911-09-15
Graham County News
Important Events ChronicIed by Our
 Exchanges in the GiIa Valley

Probate Judge J. 4. Woods and
 Mrs Woods have issued cards an uouncing the marriage of their
 daughter, Miss Cornelia. to Donald | Brown of Hayden. Ariz., the ceremo- ny will take place at their home in l Solomopville on the evening of Sept. i 10th, 1911.
 Mrs. Julia Fitzgerald and her county seat visitors Wednesday, they have just return from their summer outing Ou the coast. Mrs. Fitzgerald 1 left Thursday tor her home in Cliff ton.
 MT. and Mrs. w. A. Gillespie re- turned to SolOmOnville from two weeks outing last Sunday. They spent most of their time in the Stock ton Pass country but made a visit to the gold mining camp near Wilcox in which Mir. Gillespie is heavily in tere5ted.
 The second annual Graham County fair promises to be the best county fair ever held in Arizona. The people everywhere in the county are giving valuable assistance to the fair com mission and there is DO doubt but that the fair this year will be successful in every way.
 Frank AIiranda, who is employed at the Stafford four mill, had a narrow escape from death Saturday morning. While at work in the mill putting q belt on the alaiu shaft. he slipped and fell op the sbaft, set screw catch ing his shirt sleeve and the rapidly revolving shaft whirling him around until his clothing gave way, when he fell to the floor, a distance of nine feet.
 Gila, Graham and Greenlee coun- ties W II hold a joint teachers insti- ute. at Thatcher, beginning Tues day, October 10th, and continuing for four days.
 The Graham County Central Dem- ocratic Committee met Saturday afternoon at Brier's Hall in Stafford, for the purpose of orga nizarioD and elect q chairman in place of Ben Clark. resigned. John Birdno was chosen to lead the committee as it's chairman.
 Frank Dowdle was arrested Sunday evening by Deputy United States Marshal Harpham at Stafford on 2 warrant charging him with fornica- tion. The complaint was made by Miss Minnie Davis. Dowdle appeared betnre United States Commissioner Colon for nearing Monda V Snorn- ing As result of the h+aIing, Dowdle was bound over in the sam of 800, to await the action of the United States grand jury at the Nov ember teUm of court in Globe.
 The disipcorporation @~rm at Saf- ford iS still rampant among the fol- lowers of those who seek to put the town on par with q suburD Da n burg. entirely dependent on the people of the entire county for road and other im mprovcments.
 Ten democratic candidates have their political aspir ations in Graham County. They include:- For Recorder, D. H. Giaridge: Su- perior Judge, A. G. McAlister and We k. Dial: for Representative. w. C.. Myers; Road Superintendent. John Hancock and Dolph Foote: Treasurer. Ben F. Thurn and J C. Robinson; for Shel if T. G. Alger and Ned Ussher.