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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Scout Is
Poet: Wins
CanpTrb

Ronald S. Haines, local Boy
Scout, has turned his hand to po :
try and won a free trip to the
summer camp at McCredie Springs,
which starts august 8 He is win
ner in a contest announced about
a week ago by Harold Cook, local
scout executive, who bargained to
send the boy who could finish the
first line of the following poem in
the best way to the camp with all
expenses paid. Following is the
winning poem, selected from a
number of interesting attempts:
To camp! To camp! to have a good
time,
While the rest of the gang is suf-
fering the cline;
To learn just what a real Scout
might do,
When scarced by an old wise OWLS
"Whoi Whol"
To find that some lazy isn't plumb
dead,
When he locates a rattlesnake in
his bum bed;
To know how it is to feel kinda
cool,
When you fall off the rock into
frigid "Blue Pool";
To feel what it's like TO get a
tanp,
By the rear of an ax-handle into
your lamp;
To wish that your mother went to
all OF the camps,
To mend a big tear in the seat Of
your pants;
Then to say goodbye to that camp.
so dear,
And be home againl Home againi
Until next year,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Harding Off To
White Mountains

Portland, Me-, Aug. 2.-Presi-
dent Harding left here for Lancas-
ter, n. H., short before IL a. m.
today, making the trip by auto
mobile. An informal reception
was rendered him when his party
landed from an Eagle boat after
an overnight trip from Plymouth
on the presidential yacht Mayflow-
er. Later he made brief address
from the steps Of the municipal
building.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02


James Barnes" This in very
confident manner.
Are you deaf and dumb?"
Barnes admitted that he was.
Ever since the explosion" he said
gravely.
James was forthwith accorded
a cell.
A notation opposite his name on
the police blotter explains that de-
spite the affidavit, James ready
replies would tend to indicate that
while intoxicated at least, he can
make himself understood.
James pleaded guilty to
charge of being intoxicated this
morning. This afternoon he viii
be sentenced by Police Judge Earl
Race. Officers are wondering
whether, with his eerebrum func-
tioning normally, James will be
able to articulate.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

LargeBankSF ormed
Over Country by
Reserve Bank

Washington, Aug. 2. - John
Shelton Williams, former comp
troller of the currency, appeared
today before a joint congressional
commission considering agricul.
tural problems. to critieise admin
istration Of the federal reserve
banks. Governor Narding OF the
federal reserve board sat In the
audience.
Il did not agree with the pol
Icy of the reserve board in indis-
criminately raising interest rates
in 1919," Mr.. Williams said, moi
did / agree with it previously in
a policy of making prodigal al
vances to institutions in the east
to the disadvantage of the west
and south.
Il found that the board in 1919
was advancing directly and ia III
rectly total sum of $130.0c0. .O9o
to a single institution in New
York city"
Mr.. Williams read statistics
which he said showed New York,
Chicago and other large city banks
were getting more reserve loans
than all the country banks during
the period. He was asked to pre-
sent 1921 figures too, and prom
ised to do so.
The New York reserve bank
Mr.. Williams said, always was a
tremendous borrower, "to the ex.
tent of four times it's capital" for
use in speculative operations and
promotions.
1t was developed that the re-
serve board established basic
lines" compounded from resource
totals of banks which controlled
amount of rediscounts.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Worlds Greatest Tenor
Succumbs To Operation
After Lingering Illness
G.. A. r. Picknickers
Plans Announced

About SO G. A. r. veterans from
Salem are expected to attend the
picnic to be given by the Marion
County Veterans association at
Silverton Thursday. according to
Albert Loughridge, local com
mander. The picnickers will leave
Salem early Thursday morning.
Those persons wishing public
conveyance will gather at the
Larmer Transfer company's office
at 3 o'clock" Mr.. Loughridge said
today. Many of the veterans will
make the trip in private convey
ance, he said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Deaf and Dumb Man Can
Talk While Drunk
Anti-Prohis Take Notice

IN the case of James Barnes,
slias Pat Grow, co years of age,
ua5e anti-prohibitionists an argu-
-e1l IN favor Of J. Barleycorn.
while sober, Barnes has much
eOmmon with the wooden In
ulan. When drunk he is nothing
snort Of yoluble.
James, alias Pat. was in the sa-
ZEN city jail today. OFFICERS.
ssa'ealng = his person, discovered
80 - alndayit, purporting to have
ss;! Sss ron a Los Angeles chief OF
- .'e, which stated that James
rsa been rendered deaf and
v'aiess ~ by an explosion.
II 1919, while working in ,
P.- Pc Al Grass Valley. Cal. James
81. was blown up in an explo-
M the testimonial. which
sssI ! Generous, impressive red
- states. since tbaf tima y,
5,s ~ oeen deaf and dumb" Tn
oTsr YER Is. : signed by lyle PenderEast
Angeles oiiSs VI
:. Last night when bs No -.
oy-sl- quarters Barnes was thor.
~ ~ inebriated.
h1. w. Officers asked
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Ring Causes Boy
To Lose Finger

With the middle finger Of his
right hand torn off. Lloyd Smith.
Z year old. was brought TO the
Deaconess hospital last night from
Noodburn.
The boy was seated on a wagon
IN a barn OF a rancher near Wood
hurn when the ring OF his middle
ringer caught 10 a nail In the wall
Just as the wagon started out OF
the building. Jerking the lad Of
the wagon and amputatine his lin
ger.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

A thief last night stole most Of
bis clothing which had been left
in his room at the Florence hotel.
C. J. Quigley OF this city, COM
planned to the police today. Quig-
ley said he discovered the theft
when he returned from work this
morning. He is employed nights
at the Salem Sand and Gravel
company. Officers are Investigate
ing.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Cinnamon
Here Fear
Tong Men
Ben Sin Recipient of
] Death Message; Two
Officers Guard Shop
Police Are Warned

Salem's Chinatown is today
tense with i'll suppressed excite
Fment following receipt of death
message last night by Ben Sin,
Salem noodle house proprietor.
who is said to be one of those
marked to die in the tong war
which broke out in Portland last
night and in which two Orientals
already have been shot.
One of the Cinnamon died in
Portland last night.
Ben's withdrawal from the Hop
Sing tong, of which he formerly
was a member, is said by local
Chinese to have made him subject
to the yellow clans wrath.
~ Local Police Warned
4 The warning which he receiv-
ed last night said he was to die
within 4S hours. Credence was
lent the report by receipt of word
by Chief of Police Moffitt from
Chief OF Police Jenkins, of Port
land, that trouble might be ex-
pected here.
Officers were dispatched to Ben
Sins shop. at the corner Of Lib
erty and Ferry streets. immediate
ly after he had sought police pro-
lection at 9 o'clock last night. All
night two officers guarded the
entrance to Sins sleeping quar-
ters where, crouched on a box, the
Chinaman awaited the death mes
sengers, shot gun resting upon
his knees.
Ben Sin, who Is prominent
among the local Cinnamon, told
officers last night that, shortly
after s o'clock, he received word
that Portland was calling. him by
long distance telephone. Over the
wires a friendly voice, much ex-
cited, told him that five tongmen
were to be sent to Salem within
the next 4S hours. Sin appealed to
the police.
Cinnamon peered cautiously
from rear rooms as reporters made
inquiry today. They said they
would receive further word of
the tong war late this afternoon.
"Papers Later" Says Sin
officer Hayden, one of the To-
cal policemen sent to investigate
last night, had not heard of the
tong war outbreak in Portland.
There's been nothing about it
in the papers, he told Ben Sin.
The Chinaman gestured impa-
tiently.
"Tongmen come. Shoot. Funer-
al. Papers later" he explained.
Salem Cinnamon will be given
police protection from the warning
tongmen as long as the local Chi
nese deem outside protection to be
aQVlSaDle.
Lee Lung, 65, a member of the
Suey Sing tong, was shot and kill
ed in Portland at a gambling ta-
BILE last night, and Lee Wong, 81,
was twice shot and badly wound
ed by the same assassin who es-
capped. Other Suey Sings said Hop
Sing tongmen were responsible
for the shooting.
Police Inspector W. H. Moreno
was shot through the leg late last
night in Portland in a duel with
Albert Wong, a Chinaman, who
had been surrounded by the police
He was captured.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Vessel on Reef
Is Total Loss

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 2.-The
Canadian government merchant
marine freight steamship Cana
dian Exporter, which has been
ashore on Willapa- spit off the
mouth Of Willapa harbor. Wash,
this morning broke her back and
has been abandoned as a total loss.
according to messages received
here. The crew was safely trans
ferred TO the salvage steamer Al
gerine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Asks $4,000 for
Loss of Wife

Roseburg, Or. Aug. "A $780,
600 damage suit charging aliena-
tion of affections was filed today
by Preston Turnell of Portland
against Elmer L. Giles, a promi-
nent real estate and timber deal
er of -Roseburg.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Po ostal
Robbers
Caught
Master Minds of Mail
Looters Who Stole
Over Five Million, In
dicted at Chicago

Chicago, Aug. Further ar
rests we're awaited today in the
federal round up of twenty six
nersons secretly indicted with
John W Worthington and Owen
r Evans, on charges in connec-
tIon with mail robberies aggre-
eating s5,50O,OOO.
Worthington, former private
banker who figured in number
Of sensational financial cases and
Evans, a former bank examiner.
operated the Central Securities
company which the district attor-
ney charges with the clearing
house for stocks and bonds taken
IN rObberies.
Principal robberies attributed
TO the band which the federal
authorities seek to break up were
listed as follows:
List of Robberies
100000 stolen at Toledo
February IT, 1921.
100000 at Pullman, ILL.,,
August Is, 1920.
ss5O,OO0 at Dearborn Street
station, Chicago, April 6, 1921.
$4,000 at Chicago avenue pos
tai station in Chicago, March a..
1871,
.2l2OO0 at Mt. Vernon, Ill.,.
January IA, 1921.
100000 at Toccoa, Ca, Sep
tember 10, 1920
s3,5OOO,O00 at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, November IT, 1920.
$4,000 at Minneapolis, Mimi.
December 3, 1920.
$4,000 at Centerville, Iowa,
March %, 1921.
It was also announced that the
recent disappearance of s9,000,-
900 worth of Sinclair oil stock
In New York might be connected
with the organization.
Denies Accusation
In several of these cases, nota-
bly, the Council Bluffs and Mt.
Vernon robberies, actual partici-
pants in the crimes have been
convicted and sent to- peniten-
tiaries.
Worthington, in Jail at Wauke-
gan, on the specific change of
having altered government notes
IN his possession, denied the char
ges.
I know nothing about altered
notes, liberty bonds or fake. re-
venues stamps" he declared.
Worthington several times has
been arrested on charges Of fraud
and receiving stolen property but
police charges usually have COL
lapsed in court. His resourceful-
ness in obtaining large sums of
money and securities soon after
bankruptcy or near bankruptcy
nave long been the marvel of his
aequaintances.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

udy TOT an aDSceSS DetWeen the liver and
diaphragm, which caused acute peritonitis.
His wife and brother were at his bedside.
Yesterday the tenor was very low, heart
weakness necessitating the injection Of
camphor every two hours. :
The tenor was until week ago on the
way to recovesy from the long illness
which began in New York last winter
early in the operate season when sudden
ly he had an unexpected relapse and was
removed from Sorrento to Naples.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Motorcycle Badly
Damaged In Crash

A motorcycle. ridden by l.
Short. was badly damaged yester-
day in a collision with an auto
mobile piloted by f. E. Wyatt,
14s5 s. Liberty street. Neither
Of the drivers was injured.
Mr.. Wyatt had been moving
west on Court and had turned
south on Cottage. and Mr.. Short
was proceeding east on Court when
the collision occurred.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

Seventy different parties were
at the auto camp grounds last
night. according 70 Superintend-
ent Albert The number Of camp
ers has dropped off since the ber-
~ and cherry season. he says.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

c. NJ. Mail. manager OF the Phez
company, has gone east on bus
iness trip where he will probably
spend two mNnths before return
ing to Salem. aEK
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

Captain L. A. Miner. adjutsnt
OF the Fifth regiment. Oregon na-
tional guard. was IN the city today
on business connected with the Of
flee OF the adiutant general.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

He arrived at Naples Sunday night and the specialists who
were called in decided to operate Immediately
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Enrico Caruso's Marvellous Voice Stilled by
Death Universally Beloved and Widely
Mourned- Wife and Brother at Bedside
Was Apparently Recovering From. Illness

Naples Aug 2Enrco Caruso, world famous tenor died
here today aged 49, following operation performed Sun
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
Circulation

average for 1920, $3.50
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02
The Weather

OREGON: Tonight and We'd
nesday fair; moderate westerly
winds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-02

LOCAL Northerly winds, clear;
maximum yesterday SO. minimum
today 40; river liz feet and fall
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22

see. If it leans somewhat in it's sympathies toward the Alabama boys, that is but natural and will be excused by the visitors from a neighboring state. The two teams have played here for many years. Their contests are always charac- terized by the best of sportsmanship and as rule by pluck and skill.
 The people of Birmingham should go out to Redwood this afternoon and encourage the players by their presence, and their yells, if they get sufficiently wrought up as the plunging elevens battle up and down the field. Word comes from the sporting department that it will be close game and well worth sec ing. Every tired business man is entitled to an outing now and then, and there is no law against taking his wife, his sister or his best girl along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22
Railroad Strike Would
 Test the Motor Vehicle

@ HOULD general railroad 0 strike occur, there would be an interesting illustration of the capac- ity of the motor vehicle. There has been much speculation in that direc- tion. A strike, calling the motor truck into service as, a substitute for the railroad car, will throw much light on the possibilities of the former.
 The National Automobile Cham Der of Commerce is reported as mak- ing tabulated list of 10,000,000 motor cars that may be used to transport food and is prepared to turn this list over to the President so that he may at once call the motor cars into emergency service
 can be assumed with a degree oi certainty that so far as 25 to 5C miles from the average city is con cerned, the motor cas wip be able to supply the food wanas of tA peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Butterfst Prices

To the Editor of The Herald;
 Knowing that it is your policy to do everything possible to make The Age-Herald of the greatest value to it's readers, l am venturing to make a Suggestion to you. Cah you not publish daily on your market page the Elgin prices for butterfat?
 I read every day the Chicago and New York butter quotations. for they indicate the trend of the cream mar ket. But what I and thousands of other farmers in Alabama need is the actual price that is being paid for butterfat in sour cream on the Chicago or the Elgin market, for the prices we receive for our product Is based on those prevailing in the great dairying centers.
 As you know, the dairying industry Is making more rapid progress in Alabama than perhaps any other phase ot farming. No paper in the state, however, has taken note of this fact by giving the farmers the market facts which they need.
 I should, like to see The Age-Her- ald lead the way in this matter.
 FRED c. sTICKNEY.
 Eutaw, Ala, October 20. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22

pie and to supply the country folk with what they wish from the cities. The armies of motor trucks that al- ready ply between cities and nearby towns and hamlets are proof of the enormous haulage that is done in that way.
 If automobiles have become a seri- ous rival of the carriers within a territory 25 to 50 miles from cities without an emergency calling for their utmost effort, it follows that they can do more if needs be.
 No one believes for a moment that the motor vehicle would fill the gap caused by suspension of railroad traffic, but the extent to which it may prove substitute, especially in short hauls, may prove more adequate than appears under pres ent conditions. It is, to- say the least, comforting to know that mil lions of motor cars, freight and pas senger, are available for emergen- cies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22
England Congratulates
 Her Alabama Namesake

1B BIRMINGHAM appreciates the ID congratulation of the English city of the same name. It was the ambition as well as the reasonable vision of the men who laid out this city that caused them, after consid- ering many other names, to decide on Birmingham as most fittingly representing both what the new city should be, as we'll as what their prophetic insight into the future told them that, by reason of the proxim- ity of raw materials and strategic railroad situation, it would become some day.
 The lord mayor of Birmingham, Eng, W. A. Cadbin, has extended his congratulations to Dr. N. A. Bar rett as chief executive of the city on Birmingham's semi-centennial, in the course of which he says:
 "The celebration which you have arranged is calculated to stimulate the civic patriotism which already exists in your Birmingham, and it may be an additional encourage ment to know that you have the good wishes of Birmingham. Eng"
 Birmingham is more grateful for this kind expression from across the seas. Her citizens will the more ap- preciate it because they believe that it is genuine and issues from a real pride on the part of the older Bir- mingham in the achievements of the younger. The British Birmingham, with true English sportsmanship, glories in the attainments of the American namesake that has~made good so soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22
HOMES IN BIRMINGHAM

From the Montgomery Times.
 The e>sreat and wonderful city of Birmingham is marvel to every Ala bamian and the startling report has been made by the bureau of census showing that .s.04O homes were emu merated in Birmingham in 1920. of which number 2I per cent were owned by the occupants and So per cent were rented.
 Of the homes owned, b5.7 per cent were free from incumbrance and All per cent were mortgaged. Of the 4.s2i mortgaged homes enumerated In 7the census reports were secured from ss.s per cent.
 The average market value, of the mortgaged homes in Birmingham was Hs22.ooo.oco and the mortsase debt $10. .0Oo. 900.
 The prevailing rate of interest was s per cent this being the rate for 55.s per cent of the homes reported mortgaged and ss.4 per cent of the mortgages were reported bearing rates of interest," from S to per cent. The average rate of interest on all mortgages was [ per cent.
 With 43.040 homes and the average estimate of five persons to home, would make the population 215.200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22
Decorate for President

Tt is most important for every citizen who can possibly do so to decorate his home. office or store building for the semi-centennial eel ebration next week." said Sidney J. Bowie, general chairman of the com mittee.
 "We want the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the city of Birmingham to be ob- served by every citizen in the city and we are urging that all residences be decoFated for the occasion.
 Where homes and office buildings are not decorated we suggest that flags at least be placed on the build ings by noon Monday. This is neces- sary if we arc to impress upon the visitors the fact that oil the people are iRterested in the celebration and it win add largely to the attractive ness of the buildings along the streets which will be traversed by the various parades during the week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22
"DIXIE" IN PARADISE

From the Atlanta Constitution. IT N his recent letter to the Con II federate veterans, expressing c his regret that he cannot be present at their Chattanooga reunion, Col. Henry watterson sad;
 When we meet on that beautiful Shore, the bonnie blue flag will be waving at the head of the e<procession and the bands will play Dixie while pretty girls distribute copies of The Chattanooga Rebel to ragged veterans who haven't forgot how to sound the rebel vel"
 Commenting on that fine, inspir- ing forecast of Marse Henry's faith, the St. Louis Times says: "But there are no bands, we be- lieve, in paradise. Music has always beer furnished by heavenly choirs. according to the best authorities. Ragged veterans-even of the late Confederacy-must exchange their worn garments in the anteToom for flowing white robes. Pretty girls
 
 will be there a pl5nty, but can even the most confident of Colonel Wat terson's former assocIa,es in the late unpieasantness believe that the Chattanooga, Reber will be for sale nearer than outside the pearly gates?"
 Certainly they can! They'll take all they loved and fought for with them there--all their old ideals-in the same way Kipling has told us the jolly mariners" did at the visioned worlds end when God commanded the angel to sink the sea.
 They got their sea. just as the vet erans of the Gray, and their brothers of the Blue, will hear their stirring old war songs ring around the heav- enly walls. to the waving of the old battle flags!
 Never doubt but that's the faith of all Of them!
 As to Dixie" what would Para d,se be to the Dixie veterans with out it's welcome on s'the other shure?'
 For that, let us take the truth of poetry, inA the lines:
 "The old brigades march slower now, The boys that wore the Gray.