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Evening star., 1920-07-06
CARLIN IN GAME FIGHT.
Tension at Highest When Palmer
Manager Quits.

From a Staif Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-It was
when tension was at the highest that
Charles c. Carlin, Palmer's manare-
in the convention. threw I'M the
sponge for his candidate and reIea sad
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Price Of Food
Shows Decline
In September

Washington, Oct. 20.--The de-
cline in the retail price Of fo0d~
stuffs during September was pIaced
at two per cent by the Department.
of labor's monthly report today
Some foodstuffs, notably p0tA-
toes and sugar, sustained a marIxeE
decrease while. others, including
eggs, pork chops and oranges. un-
derwent increases ranging from &
per cent for oranges to IL per cent
for eggs. The drop in potatoes was
placed at 22 per cent and sugar 20
per cent; cabbage ID per cent and
coffee six per cent
The decline in retail prices. how
ever, according to the bureaus fHB-
ures, did not keep pace with che
drop in wholesale quotations. Ths
latter were placed at five per cent
Not all of the 81 leading cities OF
the country shared alike in the re-
tail price decline, the drop being
estimated at six per cent in Buftc~
Mont, while it was less than five
tenth of one per cent in Boston. Los
Angeles, Minneapolis, Omaha and
Washington, ID. c.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Coal Strike
Settlement
Anticipated
Debate Before ParIia-
ment Shows Both
Factions Eager to
Agree, Belief

London, Oct. 20.-Negotra lions
toward settling the strike of Brit
ish miners were today believed to
be assured. Government officials
and labor leaders who outlined
their positions before the ,opening
session of parliament have shown
their desire to reach an under
standing, Belief was general to-
day that proposals were in prepa-
ration by both sides.
Premier Lloyd George has def
initely declared he is ready to en-
ter into negotiations. He has how
ever, stated plans for a tentative
wage increase pending a complete
adjustment, would not be salts
factory as that method OF meet
ing the present situation would
threaten trouble. Coal production
he holds, must be augmented and
he may submit some proposals
which will deal with this phase of
the situation.
Newspapers comment app4eci-
atively on the calm and dignified
tone in the house of commons and
the absence of provocative words.
This fact is regarded as a good
omen, journals maintaining that
although the deadlock still exists,
the debate has cleared the stage
for a compromise.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
.ezO Light
On Denton
Case HeIbs

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 20.-Dis-
covery today that large quantity
of soap and disinfectant was deliv-
cred in June at the home of Jacob
Charles Denton, was declared to
have an important bearing in the
investigation Of the death of Dem
ton. The district attorneys office
has fixed the time of Denton's
death as June 2. A grocer informed
investigators that he delivered six
bars Of soap and a package of wash
ing powder on that date. Two days
later he said he delivered four cans
of chloride of lime, three of which
were returned. On June 10 he de-
lievered fourteen bars of soap.
All of these articles, the grocer
said, were ordered by woman and
charged to an account Denton had
at his store, The account was closed
June 10 when, he said, he was paid
in full by an occupant of the Dem
ton home.
The announcement of this state
ment followed the advancing at the
district attorneys office of a theory
that Denton was shot with a revol-
yer while sitting at table in the
kitchen of his home some time be-
fore noon June 2. A blood spot un-
der the linolcum in the kitchen was
a clue which played part. in this
theory, 1t was said.
Evidence in the case will be pre-
sented to the Los Angeles county |
grand jury tomorrow.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Seuen Dead and II Injured
In Wreck of Express Train
East and West Bound Trains Of New York
Central Collide in Yards at Erie, Pa; Opsn
Switch Believed Cause; Fear Expressed tt
Many Of Injured May Die !,

train from Buffalo on it's way weaE-
The third coach from the engfnn
was overturned and all the casual
ties are believed to have occurred
there. Rescue forces were quickly
at work and in short time siR
bodies had been taken out.
Parts of another body. rescn8
workers said, were in sight hME
they had so far been unable to &C.,
tricate it from the wreckage- TN
dead in some instances were ba<Rsr
mangled Fifteen of the injured
were removed to hospitals. some -
them. physicians stated. SO badey
hurt that their recovery was pra6~
lematical. So far as could w0
learned none OF the passengers anN
the eastbound train were hurt
Baby Among Dead.
The body of a baby was recOr--
cred from the wrecked car, bringing
the total known deaths to seven..
Early reports were that a partN
of signal repair men working rssar'
the tsation had become confused
when they saw the two passeng1r
trains coming and one OF them waH
throwing switch when the train
from Buffalo rushed by. The next
instance the crash came. One OF
the dead was believed to be a signAE
man,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20

Erie, Pa. Oct. 20.-Seven persons
are known to have been killed and
at least II injured in wreck on
the New York Central railroad near
the Union station here today. Some
of the injured may die, hospitals
said.
The identified dead:
Gaspar Descamps, Missoula,
Mont.
Alor Carlson. age IA. Sebeka.
MINI.
Injured:
Mrs. Jack Hanson and infant son,
Seattle. Wash.
Mrs. Rose Rodgers. Cincinnati.
Gideon Carlson. Segeka, MINI.
Mrs. Gideon Carlson, Sebeka,
MINI.
Burke Toxic, Brindwell, Iowa.
Mrs. J. G. Seacord, Chicago.
Alma Formach, Sweden.
George w. Andrus, Buffalo.
Mrs. Findlay Woods, Gallitine,
Ill.
Walter w. Richardson, New York
city.
Ida G. Meyers, Chicago.
Mrs. c. Slagg, Mark, Ind.
Ran Through Open Switch.
The Chicago and Boston Express
ran through an open switch not far
from the station and sideswipeu d
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Objections To
Road Bonds of
State Waived

All objections to the $10,00O,00O
road bond authorized by the special
legislative session of 1920 raised by
Storey, Thorndyke, Palmer and
Dodge, Boston bonding attorneys,
are waived according to telegram
received by the state highway de-
partment this morning. The Bos-
ton attorneys had questioned the
legality of the issue on the ground
that action on road bonds was not
authorized by the governor in his
call Cor the special session. Reply
ing to this objection the department
here pointed out that the attorneys
had already approved bonds author
lied by the special session under
the post road act which were not
specifically included in the call for
the session. The department is Of
fering the first block of this issue
two million dollars worth-for sale
on November 9Th.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Defines Bull"
Before Court

Chicago, Oct. 220The recent
sessions of the Senatorial "Sus-
an Fund committee here which
had to do with the charges and
counter-c charges of large Presi-
dental campaign funds, besides
developing many interesting
facts about campaign funds
turned up a definition of the
well-known "bull."
Fred w. Upham, republican
National committee treasurer,
characterized some statements
in the republican official bull
letin as bull" His assistant,
Harry M. Blair, financial wiz
ard of the republican cam
paign fund raising activities,
used the. same term while testi-
flying regarding thet ruth of a
democratic charge. ~" r.
"Then you mean to say this
statement lis lie," demanded
Senator Reed.
NO, just bull" said Blair.
What is the difference be-
tween "bulr and lie o. Reed
asked.
Bull is expanded truth"
answered Blair without hestta-
ton, while everybody in Judge
Pages courtroom laughed heart
lily.
"I'm glad to get an official
definition of the troublesome
word" Senator Reed said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Taken
From Home
And Killed

Ballygar, County Glway. Ireland,
Oct. IA party of "black and
tan police. searching the district
Monday night in connection with
the murder of member of the con
stabulary. are reported to have
called a man named Patrick Clyne
to his door. where he was shot
dead.
Ballydayid, Ireland, Oct. 19.-At
Bansha. County Tipperary, two
sons of farmer named Dwyer, al
legged to have been associated with
the Sim Fein and volunteer move
ment, last night were taken from
their house to the farm yard and
shot. The shooting is said to have
been done by party of uniformed
men who later discharged a volley
Of shots into the bedrooms of the
house
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Salem Creets
New Minister
of ME-. Church

Rev. Blaine Kirkpatrick, the
recently appointed minister of the
First Methodist church of this city
arrived in Salem at 1920 a. m.
Wednesday with Mrs. Kirkpatrick
and their two small children, Thur
man and Mary Ellen. They came
from Greencastle, Ind, where Rev.
kirkpatrick has been in charge of
the College Avenue Methodist
church for four years.
Rev. kirkpatrick succeeds DR..
Richard N. Avison who after ten
years work in the First Methodist
church of this city, was recently
transferred to one of the spokane
churches. The new minister Is a
graduate of Northwestern univer-
sity and of Garrett Biblical Insti-
tute also at Evanston, Ill. He is
former pastor of the Trinity
Methodist church at Crawfords-
vile, Ind. leaving t:.e latter place
to go to Greencastle.
A group of representatives of
the Methodist churches Of Salem
were at the station to welcome the
new pastor and his family. DIR. T..
E. Gilbert, district superintendent,
a committee from the officia
board of the church, including A.
A. Lee, president of the board !;
U. G. Boyer, B. F. West. Mrs. r.
E. Upmeyer. president of the wo-
mans home and foreign mission
airy societies; Mrs. j. H Baker,
Mrs. j. B. Littler, Mrs. e. C.
Schramm, Mrs. H. H. Vandervort,
represented the ladies aid society.
The Kirkpatricks were taken to
the parsonage where they will be-
come established and were later
taken to the Hotel Marion where
luncheon was given to honor
their arrival.
Rev. Kirkpatrick expressed much
pleasure over the appointment 10
Salem when interviewed this af-
ternoon by a Capital Journal re-
porter and is enthusiastic over the
city
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Three Hospital
Attaches Dead;
Poison Theory

Oakland, Cal, Oct. 20.-Three
attaches, including a woman nurse,
of the st. Anthony's hospital here
died early today and fourth is be-
lieved to be beyond recovery as
result, it is thought of poisoning
Autopsies have been performed in
two instances and analysis of stom-
ach contents is now being made.
Local health authorities immed-
lately took the case in charge, ex-
tracing the stomach contents for
examination. Little hope is held
out Cor the recovery of Miss Nellie
Russell, another nurse. In each
case the onset, progress and conclu-
sion of the malady was very rapid.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Service
For DR.. Talbot
To Be Thursday

The funeral service for Presrcent
Henry James Talbot of Kimball
school Of theology. who died Tue.-
day, will be held Thursday after
noon at o'clock in the First M. e.
church and will be presided over by
DR.. e. e. Gilbert, district superin-
tendent of the Salem district of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Professor Sherwood of Kimball
will read the lesson from the Old
Testament and Professor Hammond
the lesson from the New Testament.
Miss Gertrude Aldrich will sing.
DR.. r. N. Avison. lately pastor of
First church, now of st. Pauls at
Spokane, will give the address and
Dr. Youngston, district superintend-
ent of the Portland district will
pronounce the benediction.
The pall-bearers will be students
of the college, and alumni will be
honorary pall-bearers The former
are F. A. Royston, Fl. o. Cooper,
John McNees, e, G. Ranton, w. d.
Withers, A. Hawthorne, E. II. Derry
and David Hassel.
The honorary carers are Thomas
Acheson, William Nicholl, j. w.
Warrell, r. M. Catke, F. nj. Jaspar,
ID, Lester Fields and Fl. d. Yarnes.
Bishop w. o. Shepard has tele-
sraphed inquiries and may be pres
ent, in which case he will have
part in the ceremony. A service will
be held in Portland Friday at 2:3O
at 2:30 at Finley's undertaking
corner Fifth and Montgom-
cry, with DR.. Youngston presiding.
Pallbearers will be personal friends
of the late ID. Talbot, and honor
ary bearers will be the trustees of
the school. Interment will be in
the Riverview cemetery, t-vi ...,nd.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20

Chicago. Oct. 20.-The letters
from France received by Senator
Joseph l. France of Maryland pro-
posing a change in the league of
nations were from a woman and
not man. the senator said today.
The proposal dealt chiefly with a
desirability of calling "an interna-
tional convention Of friends of
peace" he said.
Senator France, however. said
the offer was similar to those made
TO Senator Harding and that al
though the writer said she believed
she was expressing the views Of the
French people. the French govern
ment was in no way connected with
the proposals.
"a distinguished woman writer
of France made the offer TO me-"
he said. "She is member OF an
organization which is working quiet
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
US. toSpend
Four Billion
During 1921
Secretary Houston is
Authority for Estim-
ate; Urges Economy
By People

Washington, Oct. 2O.-Ap-
-proval of proposal to organ
ize a $1O0,O0O,0O0 corporation
to finance the nations foreign
trade was given today by the
American Bankers association,
i'm convention here.
Washington, Oct. 20.-Govern-
ment expenditures of four billion
dollars during the next fiscal year
were forecast by Secretary Houston
of the treasury department today
before the convention of the Amer
lean Bankers association, in which
he covered a wide range of finan-
cial and economic problems of the
nation.
Tho secretary outlined the treas
ury's program for handling the war
debt and appealed for the strictest
economy not only in our expendi-
lures, federal, state, county and
municipal, but also by thrift on the
part of our people," adding that the
program necessitated the mainten.
ance of taxation "after this fiscal
year on a level of not less" than
$4,000, 100000 annually. He said
there were indications of falling re-
ceipts.
Railroads Take Much.
The treasury's program had been
disarransed, the secretary said, by
the heavy burdens imposed by the
transportation act. He estimated
the total amount which the govern
ment will pay the roads at $1,000
100000 about one-fourth of which
already has been turned over to
them. The remainder will be paid,
the secretary thought, by early
spring.
Mr.. Houston predicted rapid re-
duction in the gross national debt
through the coming year, par rvu-
larly the 2,35O,000,000 short term
certificates outstanding. The treas
suit in reducing this below $4,000
100000 and perhaps to $1,500, 0,000,-
900.
By the end of the fiscal year 1922
Mr.. Houston declared the treasury
should redeem its entire Floating
debt or the short term certificates
when the victory notes maturing
the next year would become prac-
tically the Floating debt" and prob
ably be accepted in payment of fed
eral taxes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Oregon Growers
Reopen Pool
For Ten Days

Asserting that some local buyers
have undermined the prune market
by carrying on a policy of cutting
all prices named by the Oregon
Growers Cooperative association a
special bulletin issued Wednesday
by the association announces that it
will reopen it's pool until November
1.
The bulletin states that arrar ge-
ments have been made with tort
land banks to aid all growers who
enter the pool by making advances
of from five to two cents per pound
on the various grades. Growers will
be allowed to draw two cents per
pound on prunes in the sack before
grading and the balance of the ad-
vance paid when grading is COM
pleted. "This is done in order to
aid growers who are without lunds
and who at the present time are be-
ing forced to dump their prunes 'on
the market for less than they are
WORTH
The bulletin adds:
and confusion in the average per-
sons mind, relative to the slow
prune market. While the air is full
of rumors relative to certain peo-
pie, or incidents causing the mar
ket collapse, it seems to be an OPP
tune time to clarity the situation
and give the prune growers an op-
portunity to know the real market
condition.
1.-The present market condition is
one over which no individual or
group of individuals had much in
fluence or control. A persual of a
financial journal, or chat with
your banker will convince you quick
ly that the present sluggish prune
market is due to financial causes.
"The early crop estimates of 80,-
100000 pounds in the northwest
which some buyers gave out COM
plicated the situation. The associa-
ton has always believed in playing
conservative in its estimates. The
rain has tended further to compli-
cate conditions by making the final
pack problematical to the trade as
regards both quality and quantity.
'The association did not at any
time send out notices to the trade
them not to buy because
the price later would be lower de-
spite the constant statements by
some that the association took such
a stand.
THE future of the prune market
lies with the independent grower.
Many growers without funds with
which to pay their harvesting and
packing expenses will be obliged to
dump their prunes on the mar'tet
for less than they are worth. 1t can
readily be seen that were all of |
the prunes in the northwest under
one control that the market could i
be maintained and the prunes could |
be fed into the consuming channels |
as fast as they could be used
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Cox Declares
In Favor of
Irish Cause
Sef-determination is
Advocated for People
of Emerald Isles by
Governor

Providence, R. l.. Oct. 2O.-Prob-
ably the livhest hombardment of
questions during his campaign was
experienced by Governor Cox of
Ohio heretoday during an address
to several thousand persons in the
public square.
His statement that he favored
presentation of the Irish question to
the league of nations was cheered
and when he declared for "slf-de-
termination" man asked:
"Does that apply to Ulster?"
"Ulster is a part of Ireland" was
the Governors quick response.
Attacking SENATOR Hardings po-
sition upon the Irish question, Gov
ernor Cox added:
During the last two weeks re-
publican speakers have been urged
not to mention his name
Charges that Senator Harding
had taken numerous positions upon
the league were reiterated by Gov
ernor Cox.
.Would you accept the Lodge
reservations was another ques-
ton.
"They were never seriously sug-
gested," the candidate replied. IF
they had been, Senator Lodge
would have declared for them in
the republican platform"
The governor added he was "most
in the Hitchcock reser-
vations.
Before the league became a po-
litical question, Governor Cox -~id,
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
had endorsed it unreservedly."
Repeating his charge that Sena-
tor Lodge later formed the "basest
and most Infamous conspiracy,
against the league. the governor
declared the republican leader was
"the most despised man in Amri-
ca and loud Kisses from the audi
ence followed mention of the sena-
tors name.
"I've been getting that for ten
weeks" the governor commented.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Tip Believed
Like Senator Frances:
Sent By French Woman

ly among the thinkers of her nation
TO form a body. in connection with
the United States. which will give
subject nations a definite chance
for self government as soon as they
have proved themselves capable Of
II.
ut does not seem to be generally
known in this country that the Ia-
bor party OF Great Britain and the
workers of France are strongly op-
posed TO the league of nations as at
present constituted. Similar podiez
in other European nations endca--
Vored 10 have inserted a clause am
the Versailles treaty which wo,fid
give subject nations a position IN
relation 70 the great power To
which it belonged. analogous to
that existing between the Phiifp-
pine islands and the United States
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Republicans
Described as
Benefactors
Harding Tells Mine
Workers Protective
Tariff Necessary to
Fair Wages

Jackson, Ohio, Oct. 2O.-Demo-
cratic phrase making" and re-
publican performance" were con-
trasted by Senator Harding in a
speech here today lauding the pro-
tective tariff policy as an example
of republican accomplishment.
THE truth is,' he said. that
with the progressive tongues and
all the literary idealism of our op-
ponents, it is still the republican
party, not only as to tariff pro-
lection but as to every other kind
of protection which stands as the
safeguard of America. 1t is sim
pie matter to make phrases; it is
much more difficult to perform,
but it is on their respective records
as phrasemakers and as perform
ers that the democratic forces of
this campaign and the republican
party oppose each other"
Speaks at Barbecue
The republican nominee at a
political barbecue, gave particular
attention to the iron and steel in
dustry as it has developed in
Ohio.
las an illustration of the COM
mon interest which binds those en-
gagged in that industry in public
policy, l wish to cite the truth that
the growth and opportunity for in
vest of capital and the labor of men
in the iron and steel industry has
rested upon a political policy. You
know that it is fact that the re-
publican policy of tariff protection,
given to our home industries, has
been thes afeguard and stimulus of
our American iron and steel produc
ton.
Must Protect interests.
s'Sympathetic as I may be with
our brothers In foreign nations, we
stand for proper policy of Ameri-
can protection, flexible, subject to
adjustments, fair to our consum-
ers and yet protecting American in
vestments and the interests and
standard of living of those Aneri-
can laborers who do their part by
giving us one hundred per cent ef-
.iecency in their productive effort"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20

United States weather bureau I'm
Portland.
Last months rainfall of 4.45
inches. has been exceeded only
twice in the 81 years-Si Sepr---1-
Der, 1911, when ass inches fell. and
IN the same month in 1914, when
mere were asa inches. In 1919 only
z;42 inches were registered. The
least rainfall recorded over the 81
year period was in 1903 when there
was but % of an inch.
In 1895 and in 1917 Salem had
no rain at all in October-those be-
ing the only two years in 27 in
which residents Of tie city failed to
set even a sprinkle il October.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
DebS' Name MAY
Not Appear On
Dakota Ballot

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 20.-The
name of Eugene V. Debs, socialist
candidate for president may not
appear on the general election bal
lot in North Dakota opposite the
names of five socialist presidential
electors. the state supreme court
has ruled. The court held that the
socialist electors had lost their par
ty standing in this state, but may
appear as individuals on the ballot.
The steamer Heilbronn is load
ing $500 tons of wheat at Astoria
for shipment to England.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Assembly Held at
Salem High School

An assem- DIV at which a large
number of Salem high school stu
dents were present was held at the
school this morning. Severai an
nouncements were made, and pic
tur OF the 1920 graduating class
was presented to the school.
Emphasis on a High Y" an
nouncement was placed in an
unique manner. Six different boys
were called to make the statement,
each relaying the responsibility to
the man following him.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Thieves Are
Stealing License
Plates, Is Belief

That the license plates which
have been reported stolen from au-
tomobiies here recently, have been
taken BY auto thieves with a view
TO substituting them on stolen cars,
is the belief of local police.
With changed license. it is
pointed out. the thieves could oper-
ate a machine with comparative
safety. Police. looking for numbers
would be able to do but little.
Mrs. Alice Wenger. 80 Belmont
street, notified police last night that
both license plates on her car had
been stolen Sunday night.