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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-02
Rail Fatalities
Feper In 1919
Than Since 1898

Washington, Nov. 2. - Fewer
Uersons We're killed on railroads
ssnrfng 1919 than in any year since
mar and fewer were injured than
- any year since 1910, said a
uueatement publishedt oday by the
Snferstate commerce commission.
During 1919 total of 6s7s per-
~ens were killed and 149,05s in
lbsred, compared with $3.50 killed
- 1898 and ll,507 injured In 1910.
4>f the killed during the year 27S
syere passengers and OF the injured
3456 were passengers Employees
Hiiied during 1919 numbered s13SI
shd 1sls01s were injured.
During the war Mrs, treae
Cockefair of Bloomfield, New Jer-
maG just turned one hundred and
mne years old, knitted one hundred
<1nsh cloths for the Red Cross with
noedles whitfield out of wood by
Her husband many years ago. The
uenerablel ady attributes her long
11fe to daily exercise and regular |
1koprs FOR eating and sleepirg.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Court Scores W omen Who
Play for High Stakes
Says They Bring Sorrow TO Hus-
bands; Hostess Held on Charge
OF Maintaining gGambline Room

Women card plavcrs--those who
gamble Tor high stakes-werc handed a
bit Of pointed philosophy yesterday by
Magistrate Tobias in the Washington
Heights Court
The Magistrate had just heard the
evidence in the case o. Mrs. Florence
Schlessinger, who was charged with
maintaining q gambling resort in her
number of women were arrested there
in a raid on Wcdne sday night.
Card playing by women for high
stakes should be stopped" the court
declared. ut brings sorrow to many
husbands. When woman has lost at
cards She is Guarrc!some and bitter
Her husband finds her Disconnected and
then there are Quarrels, with the re-
suit that homes sometimes are broken
up"
After detectives OF Inspector Caha-
lanes staff who made the raid testified
that they found nine women at a card
table IN the Schlessinmer apartment.
each with chips before her, they told
The court the players had paid $50 Tor
$l6 worth OF chips, Mrs. ,Schlcssinger r.
tanning the So difference for refresh
ments. The accused woman, however
said the women came to her home for
social game, and she denied maintain
ing a gambling house.
1T has been my experience,' the
court ruled, "that when person in
vltes others 10 MS or her house for a
soclable game Of cards. the host gen
orally provides the refreshments with
out charge
And he held Mrs. Schlcssinger in
5000 bail for trial in Special Sessions.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Mike CiIhooley's Foster
sHoiiler Says She's Broke
li;rs. s'arian Curry, Who Adopt
CD Eesgsan Stowaway, Tells
Plight 10 Court

r. Mrs. Marian Curry. Of 142 West
Filty-seventh Street, Who adoptcd Mike
Dilhooley. the little Belgian stowaway
Whcn the government was about to de-
port him, now has other troubles. She
2dm1tted in County Court Yesterday
tnat she is penniless. Edward B. Toole.
broker, of 3l76 Broadway, had OBJ,
tanned Judgment AGAINST hey for ST.
200 money she had borrowed.
But mere $1,000 isn't worrvinfr O.
Mrs. Curry. She told the court thai
a!thouGht her last dollar had vanished
and her third husband is in China. She
IS confident that she can make GOOD
The borrowed money. The court con-
Sented to an adjournment Of her ey
animation in supplementary proceed
ings until August II.
While Mrs. Curry may be havinr hoy
dliicultics in the city, her fiftaen-year-
OF oid ward has been getting the best of
things at the country place of Mr.
cQrry's sister at New Milford. Conn
MRS. Curry now has two purposes in
mind-to avoid further leral tanglas
by, paying back the $1,000 and to nro-
ylde Ny Gilhooley with all the com
forts cf life. N''''-
Alter Nike was placed in the cara
Oh Mrs. Curry he sojourned for a while
at the Hotel Vanderbilt later hero
sent to the country place in Connect.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Guilty Of Suicide Note?'
for Beneath His Genius
Harry Reichenbach, Press Agent Extraordinary, In.
suited That kie Should Be Accused of Drowning
Japanese Lady in the Park; HE Does BIG Things

Harry Reichenbach was one of the
most deeply insulted press agents this
side Of the Golden Gate when District
Attorney Swami assumed yesterday
that he might have had something to
90 with the "suicide note" found in
Central Park, which kept policemen
dragging the lake for mythical Jap
anese lady when they might have been
solving the Elwell mystery, arresting
Eugene LIE Roy or selling tickets for
the police field days.
1t was small time stuff" Mr. Reich
enbach opined and quite beneath his
genius. Purely for rhetorical effect,
MY. Reichenbach demanded to know
VINO 1T was that -agented Presi-
dent Wilson so successfully in italy
that the Pope had to play second fid-
die; who it was that smuggled lion
INTO Broadway hotel; who it was
that ACCENTED the United States
IN German trenches during the war,
and who it was that established fc-
tltlous sheik of Arabia at the Hotel
Maj
Then, for the benefit of the Pope. the
manger of the Hotel Belleclaire, Amcri
canned German war veterans, O. O.
mcintyre, District Attorney Swami and
the assembled newspaper mon, to saw
nothing of the reputation of that prince
Of press agentry, Harry Rcichenbach.
nc announced that it was no less a
parsonage than Harry Reichenbach
himself. Everybody except the Pope,
the German war vterans, O. O. Nc
lntyre and Harry Reichenbach looked
politely astonished at the information.
How He Worked on Italians
Yes said Harry Reichenbach, re-
fectively. "the effect of the ripht sort
OF propaganda may be judged by the
fact that | got the Italians so worked
up that they would fall down and
worship Wilson'S picture every morn
ing before they gave the Pope a
thought
1T was the same sort Of work that
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Bedtime Stories
The Old Briar-Patch Seems Deserted
BY Thornton W. Burgess
appearances so oft deceive
'1'is hard to hno1o achot to believe.

When Sammy Jay left Reddy Fox be
was certain that Rcddy knew nothing
OF what had become of Peter Rabbit.
and this was a relief But, of course.
it left Sammy no wiser than before
"The next thing to do is to visit the
Old Briar-patch and see if | can find
Peter there. If he isn't there, perhaps
little Mrs. Peter can tell me what has
become of him." thought Sammy.
To think is to act with Sammy JAY
and he headed straight for the dear
old Briar-patch. 1t just happened that
little Mrs. Peter was peeping out from
the edge of the dear Old Briar-patch
and saw Sammy when he was still some
distance away. Mrs. Peter wasted no
time. The babies were taking nan
we'll hidden as usual. Peter was doing
not far away. Mrs. Peter hurried over
to him and gave him poke. "Follow
me and hurry" she commanded
sharply.
Peter long ago learned to do as he
was told and ask questions later, so he
obediently followed little Mrs. Peter.
She led the way to an old hole in the
ground in the very middle of the Old
briar- patch. 1t had been dug long ago
by Johnny Chuck's grandfather. Peter
and Mrs. Peter sometimes used il in
led the way, with Peter at her heels.
Once they were inside Peter ventured
a question.
What's the trouble now ?" he asked,
Sammy Jay is coming" whispered
little Mrs. Peter.
pooh! Is that all?" exclaimed
Peter. Sammy can't hurt ANYBODY"
perhaps he can't, but once he dis.
covers our secret the whole world will
know it," retorted Mrs. Peter. and
once the secret is out our worries will
begin. Now, mind you, keep still.
Wen make him think no one is at
home"
When Sammy reached the dear Old
brlar-patch he flew to a certain little
tree close by the place which he knew
to be Peters favorite resting place
Or course, Peter wasn't there. Then
sammy flew to where he usually found
little Mrs. Peter. Of course, she wasn't
there. After that ne flew all over the
dear Old Briar-patch peering into
every part of it with those sharp ewes
Of his. All the time he made no sound
But when he became sure that he
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Aeronail Trail
Blazers Land
AT Cleveland
Three Planes Which Left
Long Island Field Yester-
day Morning Complete
First Leg to the Pacific
Ceremony Marks Start
Four Persons i'm Each Ma
chine forTranscontinental
Route Mapping Journey

CLEVELAND, July 29.-Pilot Bert
Acosta, driving one of the three mono
planes that left Long Island this morn
ing On a transcontinental aerial mail
flight, landed here at 8 p. m.
The two other machines arrived at
the Cleveland landing station at $3.50
and 7:15 tonight. The flight from New
York was without unusual incident, &C
cording to the several pilots.
The flyers will remain here tonight
and expect to leave in time to reach
Chicago at noon Tomorrow
The three all metal ]. l.. monoplanes
took off from the flying field at Central
Park, Long Island. shortly after 10
O'Clock yesterday morning to blaze the
now aerial mail route across the CON
tnent. Each carried four persons and
approximately 100 pieces of mail.
An elaborate aerial ceremony marked
the start of the momentous flight
Eleven other airplanes took the air
and clrcled around, while the three
monoplancs were climbing for altitude,
while on the ground crowd of army
officers and civilians watched the start
The three planes will follow in a
general way the course of the great
- '.iis con Htillenlal ar race which was
held last October by the United States
army The first stop was scheduled
at Cleveland. The other stops will be
Chicago, Omaha, Cheyenne, Salt Lake
CITY, Reno and San Francisco. This
Will be the route Of the United States
mail air service to be opened in Sep
tember.
One of the planes belongs to the
United States Army air service and
the other two to the j. l.. Aircraft
corporation. At the conclusion Of the
nIght the army plane will proceed to
iortland Ore, whore it will engage in
forest llre patrol work The other two
VIII attempt to make o one-stop FIGHT
from San Francisco to New York. Win
the stop at Omaha
lhe personnel of the three planos
when they left Central Park was as
follows: "N' as
- Plane No. (army plane)+Pilot. II
~ i. Lewis, ar mall service; CAPTAIN
Harold Z. Hartney. United States Air
Service; Major Leon B. Lent, general
superintendent air mail service. and
Captain Eddie RickenbacAer, American
premier ace.
Plane No. Pilot, Emil Mons: John
N. Larsen, +. f. Allyne and Ernest
Buhe ~ ~
Plane No. 3: Pilot Bert Acosta,
Gould Dletz, member of the HARDING
NOTIFICATION committee and president
OF the Nebraska Aero CLUB; Lieutenant
Charles r. Colt and William b. Stout.
inventor OF the batwing type Of air
plane.
Among the letters carried on the
Ihree rlanes were some from Second
assistant Postmaster General Otto
rraeger to the Mayors of the cities
along the route.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
--S0mn3y jag.

couldn t find either Peter or little Mrs.
Peter he tried calling them.
Peter! Peter Rabbit" he called
then cooked his head to listen. Of
course, Peter didn't reply.
Mrs. Peter, Oh, Mrs. Peter I've
got news of Peter for you" called
Sammy.
Mrs. Peter chuckled SOFTLY. "He
thinks that if you are not at home I'll
be so worried that I'll be sure to an.
swer to that" whispered she in one
of Peters long ears
Sammy called and called, but all in
vain The dear Old Rriar-patch seemed
deserted. 1t gave Sammy queer feel
ing. Somehow, he couldn't ima-ine the
dear Old Briar-patch without Pate~ or
Mrs. Peter there. He knew what a
homeloving body little Mrs, Peter was
ana TO ind her gone quite upset him.
Either something dreadful has han
pened to both of them or they have
moved away" thought Sammy. at ia
queer, Very queer. | don't like it.
don't like it Bit
Then he started for the Old Orchard
to spread the news that the dear Old
brlar-patch was deserted.
Copyright, 1920, by T. W. Burgsss)
The next story: "Peter and Mr..
Peter Hear Many Nice Things"
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Raritan Bridge Closed
TO Automobile Tourists
Parties Headed for Jersey Shore
Points Forced to Use Round
about Routes
Motorists light lamps to-day s:i9

ho.olls'S ngnt lamps to-day S:i8
D. m.
Saturday, July 81, SAT p. IN.
Sunday, August /, S:d6 d. m.
The bridge over the Raritan River
between Perth Amboy and South Am
boy is now closed, and automobilists
headed for jersey shore points will
have to make roundabout journey
of it. 1t is suggested that the Staten
Island route to Tottenvlle and Perth
Amboy can be used Arrived in Perth
Amooy the motorist may drive to
Metuchen. and then circle back through
South River to South Amboy, and then
continue on his way. Another wav is,
Of course, through Newark. Elizabeth.
Railway and Metuchen to New Bruns-
wick, but the road between Metuchen
and New Brunswick is in terrible con-
dition, and if used must be driven over
very slowly.
1t is reported that policing of the
north shore of Long Island is being
done by a motorcycle man in citizens S
clothing at the wheel of fast touring
car. This car is painted red. Auto
mobilists VIII do we'll to avoid the
temptation OF racing with this agent
provocateur"
Reports show considerable amount
OF construction work in progress on
Long Island There is work in prog
ress at Oyster Bay, Cold Spring Har-
Dor, Huntington, Northport and Fort
Salonga on the north shore. The
recommended way to Huntington 10
over the Jericho Turnpike to Jericho,
and then over New York Avenue
through Fair Grounds to Huntington.
The road between Smithtown and Fort
Salonga is also under construction.
The highway between Port Washing
ton and Roslyn is closed. On the Olo
Country Road there is 4 stretch be-
tween Westport and Hicksville closed
for construction. AT the Hicksville
end there is half mile completely
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Dealers Charge Poultry
Trust Oppresses Them
Commissioners HershGeld, at
Mayors Direction, Starts Inves-
CATION of Retailers Complaint

David Hirshfeld, Commissioner Of
Accounts, announced yesterday that he
is conducting an investigation into an
alleged poultry trust. The investiga-
tien was ordered by Mayor Hylan.
Complaint was made to the Mayor by
the retail poultry dealers of Browns
vile, who charged that the owners of
slaughter houses have formed corpora
tions, and, in conspiracy with jobbers
in one of the Manhattan markets, have
threatened, intimidated and beaten the
independent dealers who refused to
join them. These alleged conspirators
have also threatened to drive the in
dependents out of business.
1t is charged that corporations of the
slaughter house owners maintain
of the "live poultry supply
for the greater part of the city
Commissioner Hirshtield sad he had
held several conferences on the sub
ject. and on Monday would hold the
first of series of public hearings.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30

George Creel did--propaganda, pure
and simple. | did the work, and also
spread American publicity among the
lines Of the enemy"
Mr.. Rclchenbach admitted, modestly,
that 1t cost money to do such things
and in substantiation of his remark
produced several contracts. They
called for the payment of sums rang
ing from $1,000 to $500 to Harry
Rcichenbach for "exploiting, publciz-
ing and attracting attention to play"
1t was distasteful to him, he added,
thus to reveal his private affairs and
and the public that he would not stoop
to drown a Japanese lady in Central
Park, particularly when there was not
so much as d corpse connected with
the hoax.
"Where did you get that word pub
licize'?' interrupted Mr.. Swami.
"Oh.' replied Mr.. Rcichenbach, as
one VINO vouchcs for an old friend,
that's one that President Wilson used
twice when he was sending us to
Europe o do press agent work"
.7hc Method Is Explained
"Do motion pictures have to be ad-
vertised in this extraordinary way ?"
asked the District Attorney.
Il will answer that question in this
way, udge," replied Rcichenbach. "You
take Governor Cox; he is running for
President. Well, you see pictures of
him in the papers cooking in camp;
you see pictures of his wife cooking
doughnuts, and you see his son riding
a bicycle.
"Now, what has that god to do with
his ability to be President? Nothing
But people viii be attracted bV that
sort of stuff, and that is why it is put
out. 1t is the same kind of press
agenting that is put across for the
'movies'"
The District Attorney, still hot on
the rail of the nefarious press agent
who made policemen work inu the hot
sun to no public purpose, will examine
Joseph Mayer and Harry Bate, Of the
Universal Film Company, to-day.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
W Gather Report

sun Sun rises $50 am Sun sets 7.,4r,
""@u % 'lsgs, $40 pm. Moon sets 4:s7 IN
No' e he above figures are standard
''''e ana not New York State time.
'.och' Forecast Parity cloudy TODAY.
"a tomorrow; little change in tcmpera
moderate southwest winds
. i1"ca' official Record.-The following Of
.caai record from the Weather Rurear
fn;'u temperatures during the last twen
~ ac,I.,, ."u' nours IN comparison with the cor
responding date of last year:
a. m. 6 Is p. m. 80" 80 'S'3 .
a a. n, m d 81 - D. M. rs 7q
u noon.. - INA y y, ~ ~, 60 co =,
Highest. so degrees. at ESQ n. m. low.
esI, %, at 3 a. m; average, IL; avcrago
same san date last year 73: verage same daio
'or thirty three years, a. 0''o
Humidity
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Furniture for Futurity F. +. F. is the
only kind we offer in the August Sale
Because it is the only kind we sell at any lime

More than a quarter Of a century
ago the Wanamaker store took ex-
treme measures to secure for the
Stores patrons
FrnitUre for Futurity
selling out all the furniture on hand
because it wasn't good enough, mott
flying the furniture trade that if we
couldn't get furniture that would give
satisfaction we would go out of the
business.
This stand of the Store for higher
standard in furniture had whole
some effect on the whole industry,
and it is perhaps not too much to say
that at that time American furniture
had its renaissance, entering an era
of reconstruction and betterment,
not only in quality but in design, that
is now bringing manufactured furni-
ture almost up to the high level Of
The old handmade and master-mada
furniture that earlier came from Eng
land
Again IN 1890
the Wanamaker Store helped the fur
niture industry to take another dis
tinct step forward when it originated
the August Sale, giving large orders
TO furniture factories to be made in
dull seasons at the cost Of wood and
labor, thus enabling them to keep to-
gether their splendid organizations.
giving workmen all-the-year work
and wages, and giving Wanamaker
patrons good furniture at less-than-
usual cost.
To-Day in 1920
the >Wananaker service in furniture
has reached new heights, now baing
The largest and most powerful buy
ing force in the market, thus COM
mandlng economies that are handed
over to the public IS its share in the
cooperative business we are conduct
ing
-econonajes OF 10 to 20 per cesa.
on our entire stock Of furniture, with
additional large special purchases, the
whole reaching we'll over a million
dollars, with an additional million in
transit and on order to take the place
Of that which is now rapidly selling.
TODAY is the lost Day of Courtesy
and then on Monday August ,, the sale
officially opens
Come today or Monday, and choose what
you need, pay the lowered August price,
save from 10 to 40 per cent, and you will
De sure OF RECEIVING in Your home only
FURNITURE FOR FUTURITY.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Galleries,
New Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Humidity
Barometer Readings
''' SOL p. m. 3o.lSiS D. m. 60
General Weather Cond;tjons

I
" ASH NGTON. July 29.-rhero 10 .
az disturbance over northern ON
'afio with slow eastward Moye,,,s-,lt
=" he Iahe region and The St Lawrence
raiieE There Is another disturbance o,,er
isntish Columbia that was also attended
oy local showers. There was no otI
grhevipitatloh, except some light local
snoWers ss IN Montana, Wyoming Utah
Northern Arizona. Texas Louisiana ani,
SOU thern Florida "''-
temperatures are generally higher and
somewhat above the seasonal average at,
mere viii be showers Friday in the 81
lawrence Valley and northern New Enq.
ianu and on Friday and Saturday :,
southern Florida. Elsewhere east ~ ~
MISSISSIPPI River fair weather will nre,Sai
Friday and Saturday. - CIV All
re win be no temperature changes of
consequence. - -
,,a District Forecasts.-Eastern New York
irene north portion; Saturday fair: littIe
change in temperature '''''o
Western New York-Partlv cloudv Eri
day, bly, showers in northeast 49,
ton; Saturday fair; little change in tam
ptrature. " 11i"-
southern New England-Partlv c,ora,
Friday Saturday fair; little change n
iemperat ture. "
Northern New England Showers mi.
day; Saturday probably fair.
New Jersey and DclaWare-F pr;a,,,
slightly warmer in the interior: Saturda'y,
fair '"iurudy
Eastern Pennsylvania-Fair Friday
slightly warmer southeast portion: Satur
day fair.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30

shut eff, bat good detour is pro-
vided.
Construction work on the Merrick
Road al Frccport calls for short
detour This may be avoided by fol
lowing the Hampstead Turnpike to
Hampstead, and then over Jerusalem
Avenue to Massapequa. There is also
work under way between Bridgehamp-
ton and Devon.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30

The next story: "Peter and Mrs.
Peter Hear Many Nice Things"
New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
Good morning!
This is July 30!
The weather today will prob
ably be cloudy.
A Full-sized Fishing
Boat
was seen to sink in the harbor.

was seen to sink in the harbor.
Apparently she was waterlogged and
had been adrift long time to get into
the condition she was 1t is possible
she parted from a companion vessel in
storm and sprung leak when washed
up Oh the rocks. There she goes down
to the bottom to be battered and broken
to pieces!
How like many human life specially
built to do useful service, exposed to dan
gers, hard knocks, finally becomes stranded
for lack of repairs at the proper time and
passes out Of sight a wreck.
Along the shores of business enterprise
there may always be seen the scattered
wrecks Of noble ships Of trade that have
been sunk by little leaks that have eaten
away the tirnbers by lack of integrity, in
dustry and internal harmony Of the partners
A small flaw in the cloth, carelessly un-
noticed by the weaver at the loom, puts him
out Of business, sooner or later, yet it was
but little thing that ended for him good
wages and a lifelong place.
(Sighed)
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-06-03

Sen. C. A. Ward has at last broken
his abysnal silence as the represen-
tative of our senatorial district. Here
totore, he has contented himself with
voting tor every measure Lovingly and
his gang OF bosses wanted, and inen to
dry up like clam when he came
among his home folks. Last week,
however, Ward broke into print IN
the league paper. Whlle his letter
contains nothing specific on the issues
or the laws, lac at least signs his
name.
A year ago every effort was made
to get Ward to debate the laws he had
voted for and which were referred.
He couldn't be dug out OF his hole.
Since then he as helped to pass still
more rotten measures. We wonder
If he still refuses to go before the peo>
pie and defend his votes in JOINT de-
bate.
Ii Sen. Ward will signify his will
ingness to debate the merits OF num-
Der of tie laws he has helped pass, and
which thousands Of people in the state
consider rotten to the core, he can be
accommodated. Otherwise, he need
not feel offended if his constituents de-
mand his recall this fall.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-06-03
THE FIRST ANNUAL EIGHTH
GRADE COMMENCEMENT
AND PICNIC

The First Annual Eighth Grade
Commencement and Picnic will be
held tomorrow afternoon at Seeman
ball game between StrasDurg and
Linton, besides races, lectures by
Fres. Black of Glendale and Miss
Palmer, Asst. State Supt. of Schools,
and commencement exercises at 500
p. M, at which time all eight" grade
graduates will receive their diplomas.
A meeting of school board officers
will be held at 10 ANN.
Take all the children you can for
they will have the time of their lives.