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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Crook County
Pioneering In
School Progress

Crook county, through its vote
OF 4 to In favor of the county
unit system of rural school admin
istration, is pioneering the way TO
an advancement of the country
schools in oregon, according to j.
A. Churchill, state superintendent
of schools, who was apprlsed by
telegram Tuesday night OF the re-
suit Of the vote in the eastern Ore
gon county.
Under the new system Churchill
explains the system Of school aa-
ministration which now obtains in
districts of the first class will be
extended to the rural schols with
the county as the unit. Five
school directors will be elected
from the county at large who viii
have complete control over the az
fairs Of all the rural schools with
In the county. School districts Ct
the first and second class are ex-
empted from this unit but no such
districts exists in Crook county.
These five directors will eject a
rural school superintendent who
will have supervision over all
schools within the unit. The com
ty school superintendent is abol-
ished under the new system. Funds
for the administration OF the unit
system will be raised by a blarkel
tax and will spent at the discre-
tion Of the county board. The pres
ent system OF school boards soI
each school district viii be retain
ed only in advisory capacity. The
new system, according TO Church
I'll. means the strengthening Ci
the rural school system in those
counties adopting the county unit
plan.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07

BY direct purchase the United
States government took over the
land upon which the school is To-
Gated, and where Mrs. Wurtz-
barger declares she committed
the crime OF last Sunday morn
ing, with the full consent OF the
state and thereby assumed exclus-
i've Jurisdiction over the land, leg
islative, executive and judicial.
according to state and county le-
gal authorities who have been In
vestigating into the question OF
Jurisdiction exhaustiyely since
Mrs. wurtzbarger surrendered to
Sheriff o. ID. Bower and confess
ed to beating her husband to
death with a hammer early sun
day morning.
All of this came to light this
morning with the departure OF
District Attorney John Carson for
Portland, where he Will confer
with federal officials regarding
the problem OF jurisdiction which
has arisen.
Marion county officials are
not trying In any way to evade
the responsibility of prosecuting
Mrs. wurtzbarger," Mr.. Carson
declared when asked regarding
the status of the jurisdiction
problem, but we want to be GER
tain that we are acting within our
authority II we take the case into
the state courts"
Should It be definitely deter
mined that jurisdiction In the
case rests with the federal courts,
Mrs. wurxbarger will not appear
before the Marion county grand
fury. nor will she be tried In the
circuit court here. She will be
taken Immediately to Portland
and held for the federal grand
jury.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
4O3 Arrested Here
In 8 Months; 1896
Complaints Listed

of these were recovered, Chief
Moffitt pointed out. Bicycle
thefts totaled much higher and
1Ss were reported stolen. OF
these. the report said. 165 were
recovered
Three thousand eight hundred
complaints were received by the
police over the phone during the
eight months.
$50 Get Free Beds
That transients who have no
other place to spend the night
find a haven at the city jail was
made plain by the figures in the
report. During the period men
toned 556 were furnished Iree
sleeping quarters.
The s2.SO4.5O received in fines
for the eight months this year
ie nearly as much as was realized
dpriug the whole of last year
when but s2.42s was paid into into
the city treasury. Chief Moiiitt
pointed out ,,-..,..
In his statement. Chief Moliill i
.sied the council to remember
tsst this work was done By TX
men while. be said. no other CITY
Of saiem's size in the United states
!, oasrsfes with Tess than Il officers
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07

BR LJlNFZELD TO BID TRZED
IN ROSEBURG OCTOBER 5
Wages of $4,000
Trades Workers
Cut by Decision

Chicago. Sept. Z. - Building
trades workers We're given slight
wage decreases and new working
rules were set up in the arbitra-
tion decision Judge Landis handed
down today. The decision opened
the Chicago territory to all con-
tracing firms and, according to
contractors and union, opened the
way to renewal of millions Of dol
lars worth of construction. a top
wage Of $1.125a for fireproofers
and $1.10 for bricklayers against
the former hourly rate Of Si.25
was fixed by the decision, which
affects about $4,000 workers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
500 Miners
Defy Orders
To Disperse

Elizabethtown, ILL.,, Sept. T.
Five hundred armed miners are
encamped on the headwaters of
Big Creek of Karber ridge,
twelve miles north of here, accord
ing to word brought in last mid
night by a farmer boy.
All telephone wires leading
north through the ridge for con-
siderable distance were cut be-
fore 8 O'Clock last night.
Scouts after ccsering the roads
and hills for eight miles returne'
this morning without finding any
trace fthe strikers. A farmer
who reached Elizabethtown at the
same time reported nearly zoo
strikers commanded by three
armed men in control of the road
six miles north Of here. They
stopped all corners, he said.
Vigilantes stationed watchers
on all hills north of Elizabethtown
and Rosiclare. No one was al
lowed to enter or leave atter
sundown without search.
The farmer boy told OFFICIALS
that the miners expected several
hundred reinforcements today ana
MANNED to march on the Fluorspar
mine at Rosiclare.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07

-Four hundred three persons
were placed under arrest by Salem
police officers during the eight
months period ending September
l. according to a report compiled
and submitted to the city council
last night by Chief of Police Mof-
NIT. As a result of these arrests
sz,564-5O was paid to the city in
lines, and an aggregate period OF
$50 days was meted out in jail
sentences.
During the eight months, ac-
eording to the report, "a forgeries
were reported to the police and
10 Of the alleged forgers were ap-
pretended. The remainder of the
arrests were for all forms of law
violations.
225 Traffic Violators
Two hundred twenty-five mo-
eerlsts found themselves in the
clutches of the law on charges OF
traffic law violations Burglaries.
highway robbery. larceny. viola
uons Of the narcotic law and other
ollenses for which persons were
e'lested were listed on the report
Eerty-five automobiles wers
s'oien from Salem between Jan
e@iy and September /. and "a
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
For
Gardner Is
Unavailing
Authorities Refuse To
Believe Fugitive Has
Left Island and Wait
Appearance

Mcneil Island. Wash, Sept. T.
Roy Gardner. escaped bandit, is
still at large this morning. Every
available man on this island,
which holds the federal prison,
was out all last night guarding
the beaches and boats to prevcut
Gardner reaching the mainland
At least 80 men we're engaged In
this work. In addition launcbe es
patrolled the waters surrounding
the island.
Warden Thomas Maloney scouts
the idea that Gardner may have
reached the mainland lie Is in
clined to the theory that ths con-
Wet was wounded in his flight,
and he is working on the fixed
opinion that Gardner is still on
Mcneil island. Up to his morn
ing no serious effort has been made
to spread net for the escaped
bandit on the mainland.
Said Guards Fixed"
Lewardus Bogart, the convict
who was wounded when Gardner
escaped. was improved today,
Prison physicians expect him to re-
cover. Bogart said that Gardner
told him and Everett Impyn. who
was killed, that he had arranged
with the guards to permit the es.
cape. Gardner said the guarcs
would shoot, but not to kill, DO
gart told the Officers.
1t is realized here that Gardner
If unwounded, may hide for LONG
time on the island, which is thor,
oughly wild and covered with an
impenetrable growth In places. Y
is also certain that many people
sympathize with him and would be
willing to offer him aid. Warden
Maloney and his men realize they
have little chance to capture Gard
ner by beating the brush. They
will continue to guard the beaches
and boats In an effort to prevent
Continued on Page Five.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Banker Denies
Japs Seek War
With America

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. Ii
am surprised that there is any ser
ious talk of conflict between
American and Japan. Nippon is
hardly in a condition to finance a
war and there are certainly no in
dications in that country of prepa-
rstions or movement for any trou-
BILE" said Morris Adler, local fl
nancier. who has Just returned
from a ten weeks tour Of the sun
rise kingdom.
Japan is giving much thought
to developing her manufacturing
industries and general business.
There is plenty OF money in circu-
lation. and | was told that the
banks carried a considerable bal
ance. The merchants, however,
complained some Of depreciation
Of merchandise.
.arhe country could hardly raise
money for a war at this time.
Europe is impoverished and. 80,
could not advance any. As va
know, money Is a vital factor when
country embaFks with the war
god
Il heard much talk Of Japan :
Withdrawing her troops from 81
IBERIA; but this, Of course. was not
official
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Silverton Woman
Asks For Divorce

Charging cruel and inhuman
treatment Mrs. Edna NJ. Taylor, a
resident Of silverton. filed suit
for divorce against her husband.
Roy E. Taylor. in the circuit court
Tuesday.
Mrs. Taylor alleges that she
was forced to earn her own liy-
ing shortly after her marriage In
Pueblo, Colo. in 1917 and that
she has from time to time finan-
eially aided him fifth her earnings.
She states that her husband or
dered her out OF his home In De-
cember. 1920. and again in Feb
ruary. 1921, but that she refused
TO go unless he provided her with
transportation and funds to sus-
tain her for a reasonable length
Of time. She claims that he be-
came angry and struck her sever
al times.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
County Digs Up
Again to Aid
Booze Sleutlls

Again taxpayers OF Marion
county are made the benevolent
benefactors of the Anti-Saloon
league organization at the hands
OF Judge William Bushey and his
court cohorts.
Hardly were the recent claims
OF the Anti-Saloon <ague OF Ore
gon dug up by the press. than am
other was filed this morning for
$316.15 and generously "okeyed"
by the county officials, making
the total sum paid to the league
for its alleged services coyaFlng
a period OF four months $3072.5S.
This time no itemized state
ments OF the expenses OF the OPP
orators, notoriously known as
go Get EN- and Red" accom-
panied the claim, which contain-
ed only the wages Of one man,
presumably go Get EN-" for AZ
days, making the total, paid at
the rate OF Sc per day. Of s252,
The county was charged for s45
automobile hire and $19.15 for
hotel expenses.
This last claim is evidently for
the last two weeks In July and
the entire month OF August, tho
no dates to this effect appear.
Judge william Bushey Is un-
able to say or couldn't say. Just
how much money has been deriv-
ed from fines during the entire
period Of the leagues operations
in Marion county. He was unable
TO remember as to what the exact
total in fines has been thus far.
but presumes that II is about
$4,000, making the county out
$772.5g In the last four months.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Richardson
Passes On
In Portland

A sudden attack of heart fail
ure caused the death of Samuel
Thurston Richardson, former Sa-
lem resident and member of the
Marion county bar association, in
his offices in the Chamber Of
Commerce building, Portland, yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. Richardson was the son of
one of Oregon's first pioneers, his
father crossing the plains in 1S4S
and settling in this valley. Mr..
Richardson was born on his faith
er's ranch July 8, 1857, and there
he remained until he entered Will
lamette university, 1871.
He taught school in Prineville,
following his graduation in 1875,
and was married to Isabelle
Barnes in 1879. He began his
study of law shortly afterwards
and was elected justice of the
peace.
In 1882 he was appointed coun-
ty clerk of Crook county by Gov
ernor Moody and in 1884 return
ed to Salem where he took up the
practice of law.
In 1882 he was made dean OF
the law school of Willamette uni
versity and remained there until
1902 when he resigned to found
the oregon law school in Salem
and which he maintained for a
few years, afterwards moving 10
Portland that he might be with
his son there.
He is survived by his wife ana
four children, three sons and one
daughter. w. E. Richardson. at
tornev of Portland; S. w. Rich
ardson. with the Southern Pa
cifie company in Portland; Lewis
e Richardson Of Salem, and Myr-
tIe richardson also of Salem. His
daughter is employed at the state
Iibrarv. He was a member OF the
local order of Odd Fellows.
The funeral will be held at z
o'clock in the parior Of Webb q
Clougb tomorrow. Interment VIII
he made in the Odd Fellows GENE
terry. Rev. ]. J. Evans officiating
BABE RUTH ------ ------ - 49, -
New York. Sept. babe Ruth
today pounded out his 52nd home
run in the fourth inning OF the
Yankees second game with Boston
sending in a man ahead OF him
Pennock Nas pitching.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Venue
Change
Denied
Judge Bingham Gives
Defense Additional
Time In Which To
Prepare Case

Roseburg, Or, Sept. T.
Trial of DR.. r. M. Brumfield,
Roseburg dentist, on the
charge of killing Dennis Rus
sell, will start here Wednes-
day, October 5. Judge G. G.
Bingham announced today
after denying motion Of the
defense for a change of venue
to Lane county.
Judge Bingham fixed the
date after A. N. 0rcutt of
counsel for DR.. Brumfield.
asked for delay.
District Attorney George Neu-
ner announced the state was ready
to proceed at once, and suggested
two weeks delay would be sufff-
cient for the defense to obtain wit
nesses.
In disposing of the motion by
the defense for removal of the
trial to Lane county, which was
made on the ground that the ac-
cused could not obtain fair trial
in his home county owing to pre-.
judice, Judge Bingham said: -
believe there are many men in
Douglas county who have not talk
ed with the witnesses, who did moi
attend the coroner's inquest, an6
have not read full details of tht
case.
There are many in this county
who can, and will serve as impair.
tial Jurors.
Il have often visited this coun
ty. People here are much like
those of Marion county. They arr
good and upright citizens who be
lieve in fairness and win give it tt
others"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Bootleg Booze
Causes Smash-up
at Oregon City

Oregon City, Or. Sept 7.--Dr.
J. P. Graham of Portland was SER
iousIy Injured and }. l.. Smith.
chauffeur of Portland. is under
arrest, as a result Of an automobile
accident on the Pacific highway
near here early today. Sheriff
Wilson is seeking a third man who
was said TO have been in the car.
According TO the sheriff. who in
vestlgated the wreck. six sacks OF
bottles containing whiskey were
found in the wreckage Smith was
held today TO the grand jury on
charge OF Illegally transporting
liquor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Plumbers
Paid Union
Wage Scale
New Salem Hospital
Offers Plumbers Bon
us Says Central Labor
Council

That the new Salem Hospital
association has offered to pay the
union scale, and further to pay a
bonus to plumbers who will do the
necessary work, were statements
made by members OF Sthe tentral
Labor council last night at its
meeting.
Statement Denied.
These statements however, were
denied this morning by the hos
pital board, which stated that the
wage scale to plumbers was $6.a5,
all plumbers. employed on the Job
at the present time donating
$1.25. 1t is the policy OF the hos
pital association to ask all build
Ing trades, and their allied crafts.
to donate one-sixth Of their wage
scale to the hospital.
A discussion of the situation
brought out that T. N. Barr
plumbing contractor, was to fur
nish the material for the hospital
and that he was not requiring any
of his men to go on the job.
To See Barr.
A committee was appointed ol
J. N. Gainard, Clarke, Barber and
F. Il. Halick to call on Mr.. liarl
with view of ascertaining his
exact position with the hospital
board. Owing to the fact that the
hospital is unfair to the carpen'
ters, according TO union regula-
tions, all union men in any build
ing trade are forbidden from work
ing on the Job.
Motion Killed.
A motion to send COMMITTEES
to confer with Van Patten & Sor
over the scale of wages paid or
the dormitory of the girls state
industrial school, was Immediately
killed for want of second.
The motion was proposed on tht
grounds that a committee hac
never called ON Van Patten pre-.
vious to his being put on the un-
fair list some time ago, and fur
ther that he was paying the union
scale. 1t was defeated by the con
tention that 1t would be humiliat'
ing to the council to go to Van Pat
ten now, and that If he wished tt
nav the scale and hire union nien
he knew the proper procedure u
gain the good will of the council
and carpenters union.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
z Shot In
Booze Mix
To Recover
Assault With Intent
to Kill Charged to
independence M a n
After Fight Today

j. M. Brown, AZ, faces a charge
of assault with intent to kill, and
Forrest Brown, 27, his son, is held
on an open charge as result of a
shot three times, twice in the left
tween Anti-Saloon league agents
and alleged booze runners. in
which Arthur Lewis, 27, league
officer, and the elder Brown were
wounded. Lewis, who was shot
shot three finest vice in the left
thigh and once in the lower abdo-
men, is in a local hospital and
both Of the Browns, who reside ut
Independence. are held in the
county Jail here. Each of the
wounded men will recover.
In the chase that followed the
shooting the elder Brown was
overtaken and disarmed by Fay
Harmed, Woodburn traffic police
man, and Mike Moore, friend of
Lewis. At bay, Brown whirled on
his pursuers and attempted to In
timidate them by covering them
with two empty revolvers. He was
rushed and overpowered and sub
sequently handcuffed to his son.
Whiskey Is Found.
The gun fight, which occurred
shortly before / O'Clock on River
side drive, about one mile south
OF Salem, opened up when the
elder Brown appeared at the Off
GERS car to determine what had
become of his son who had ap-
preached 1t few minutes earlier.
The elder Brown, officers say, had
been left to guard a 20-gallon
cache of liquor which the league
men later found in cornfieid q
short distance from the scene OF
the battle.
where's the boy?" Brown SEN
for asked as he neared the car.
"He isn't here"
Young Lewis then spoke up. or
Brown he asked: Where's the
stuff"
Big Car Disappears.
Without warning the elder
Brown drew a As calibre revolver
and twice shot into Lewis left
side. AS the man fell on his face
the third shot. which lodged in his
abdomen, was fired. Brown then
fled into the darkness Of the early
morBing. with Harmed and Moore
in pursuit. II was during his
flight that he was struck once in
the back by a bullet fired by his
pursuers. The wound. physicians
said. Is OF no consequence.
Lewis. his left leg badly shat
tered. probably will be confined
for six months. physicians said TO-
day.
The Browns viii be srraigned IN
the justice court here before Judge
G. Z. Unruh.
A large touring car which ar
rived on the scene just prior to the
fight and stopped for a moment,
left hurriedly when officers np-
preached Il. In Il. officers believe.
were the men who expected TO re
eelve the liquor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07

Inverness Scotland. Sept. T.
The British cabinet at its meet
Ing here today unanimously ap-
proved the reply Of the govern
ment 70 the last note from canon
DeValera, the Irish republican
leader. The reply vas handed TO
Robert c. Barton. the Sim Fein
courier. who started for Dublin
aat four o'clock this afternoon
with IL.
Prime Minister Lloyd George
sent a courier 70 Moy Hail. near
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Cabinet Approves
Premier's Reply
TOD DeVaIera

here. where King George is stay
Ing. to acquaint the king with
the cabinets decision. which will
be made public Thursday night.
A committee OF the csbinet. with
full powers to deal with Mr. De
valera's answer to the communi-
cation sent this afternoon and
with the Irish situation generally,
was appointed. Another commits
tee was appointed 20 deal with
unemployment.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
to Finance
Arizona Cotton

Washington, Sept An agree
menv to advance S1,200.0o0 to a
cotton growers association IN ATi-
zoua for the purpose Of financing
the domestic sale Of cotton was
announced today by the war IL
nance corporation.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
League of Nations
Rejects Argnetine

Geneva, Sept The commit
tee on amendments Of the Assem-
bly, OF the league Of nations. on A
motion q Charles SOblemalre. the
French delegate. today decided 10
reject the amendment to the
league proposed by Argentina.
providing that all sovereign states
should be members OF the league
unless by their own volifion they
abstained from membership.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Amity Pioneer Dead

Amity, Sept. Mrs. Phoebe
Burch died ther home here Sum
day. She was the oldest pioneer
Of this county, having crossed the
plains with her parents by OK
team in 1S47, locating near Ami
ty, where she made her home un-
I'll her death. She was 68 years
3 months 20 days of age. Funer-
al services were held at the res
idence Monday, conducted by Rev.
c. M. Rees, and burial was in the
local cemetery.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07

Paul Covert. Il. son Of James II.
Covert. IS dead az klamath Falls
from injuries sustained when he
slipped when aiightirg from a
heavy truck. and fell beneath a
rear wheel.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
.urtzbarger Case
Believed Outside
State e'sAuthority
Federal Government Thought to Have Ex-
elusive Jurisdiction Over Chemawa School
Lands by Reason Of Direct Purchase From
State in 1885

Unless Federal District Attorney Lester Humphreys OF
Portland his aides able to show concusvey that the
United States has surrendered its jurisdiction
Chemawa Indian school grounds to the state COURTS
the trial of Mrs Alma Louise Wurtzbarge bound over to
the Marion county grand jury the charge of numbering
her husband Andrew Wurtzbarger, in their home the
Indian school campus will probably be held in the federal
court in Portland
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07

Medford's postofflce receipts for
August show a 4s per cent In
crease over August. 1870
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
Circulation

average for 1920, $3.50
population OF Salem 1909. 425a:
1910, 1904; 1920. l7.s7s
Marion County 1920, 47,i77a
Polk county, l4,1s1
Membsr Of Audit Bureau OF Circu.
latiion. Associated Press Full
Leased Wire
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-07
The Weather.

OREGON: Tonight and Thurs
day fair; moderately westerly
winds, high levels, tonight and
Thursday fair.
LOCAL: No rainfall; maximum
so, minimum 46: westerly winds;
river lie feet and stationary.