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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Girl Robber
Wore Diamonds

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 16.-Sev-
eral hundred dollars and valuable
diamond rings were the loot Of the
man and girl who held up two
automobile parties on the Olympic
highway near Port Townsend yes
terday. Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Smith
of Los Angeles, tourists, were
stopped by the pair. The girl
bandit brought blood to the fin
gers of Mrs. Smith in tearing two
diamond rings from her fingers.
Mr.. Smith was relieved Of 5000.
The other car robbed was occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Campbell
of Everett. They lost cash and
jewels. The girl searched the vic
Tins while the man covered them
with a revolver.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
BrumfieId ShackIed
Hand and Foot
Starts Home

drank quantity of milk and ap-
peared much refreshed. He seemed
to enjoy the drive to the depot and
bade his Calgary sairors cordial
farewell. To newspaper men
Brumfield nodded and smiled but
said nothing. To Starmer and
Webb he still insisted his name is
Dennis Russell, but he was other
wise apparently rational Brum-
field promised Sheriff Starmer he
would break his fast today.
When Sheriff Starmer reaches
Spokane at S:35 tonight he will
barricade his prisoner in state
room and permit no one to see
Brumfield until the doctor is safe
ly behind bars either in Portland
or Roseburg, he informed newspa-
pers representatives.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16

Portland, Or, Aug. 16. =
Shackled hand and foot and chain
ed to Deputy Sheriff Percy Webb,
DIR. r. M. Brumfield, Oregon dem
tist, wanted in Roseburg, Or, In
connection with the death Of Den
mis- Russell, was placed aboard a
day coach at Calgary, Alberta late
last night and started on his jour-
ney homeward, says Calgary
dispatch. Canadian Pacific rail-
way officials refused to permit
Sheriff S. M. Starmer of Roseburg
to even approach the Spokane
sleeper with his prisoner, claiming
other passengers would cancel
their reservations If Brumfield
were allowed aboard.
Before leaving the Calgary jail,
Brumfield, who had taken no
nourishment since last Friday,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Bank Teller
Disappears
With$75,OOO

Denver, Colo, Aug. 16.--Edwin
F. Morse. 32 years old, head tell
er at the International Trust COM
pany here, has disappeared and
also about $4,000 in currency,
1t was announced today by John.
Evans, president OF the institu-
tion. Miss Mabel Penfold. 22. a
filing clerk at the bank. also is
missing, Mr.. Evans said.
All of the missing funds are
in currency, Mr.. Evans said. The
young man Is supposed to have
taken everything in sight" when
he closed his books Saturday
night. the banks president said.
The books were not tampered
with In an effort to cover up the
loss, the president said.
Mr.. Evans said the loss was full
ly covered by insurance and that
the banks condition would not
be affected.
Morse was married but had no
children.
The girl was described as five
feet two or three inches in height
and weighing about 10 pounds
and attractive.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Insane Blind Man
Ru1aSAmuck Staying
WOn7anandChiIdren

Alasar. Jr., and hurt her two
daughters, Ophelia, z. and Fannie,
s, while they were asleep last
night In their little country homo
five miles from FL Paso.
"A blind man did It." said Fan
ME, at the hospital where she
was taken together with her
brother and sister, II saw him
feeling around and saw him strike
mamma"
The mother was sleeping with
her 1s months old baby. The ba-
by was not hurt. Another child.
boy. three years old, and Mrs.
Alasar's sister. Guadalupe Guevara
IA. also escaped injury.
The dead woman's sister also
said she saw the intruder in the
house.
7 awoke and saw him bending
over my sister. then in the dark
ness ! saw him strike conrado
and opheIia and Fannie. she
said.
Mrs. Alasar and her children
and sister were alone IN the houne.
Her husband went to Tularso. n.
NJ, yesterday 70 hunt for work.
City officials also are looking
the country Tor the
blind man. HoEf
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Exams for Stayton,
Jefferson Postal
Jobs September 10

Examinations for the office Of
postmaster of Stayton and JEFF
ferson will be held September 10,
to a bulletin issued by
the postal department at Wash
ington and received here today.
Both are third class offices. The
vacancy in the Jefferson office oc-
Cured in 1920 and in the stayton
office just recently. Applicants
must have received their mail at
either office for at least two years
before being eligible. The salaries
paid are $500 and s17Oo a year.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Jury Splits On
Verdict In Trial
OF Quackenbush

After one and one-half hours Of
deliberation the jury in the second
trial of @. G. Quackenbush.
charged with selling gas at short
measure July 81. came 70 a dead
lock last night about 10 O'Clock
and Justice Unruh accepted the re-
port Of the jury, three for convic-
tion and three for acquittal. A
tentative date has been set for an
other trial September 10. IN case
the state forces another hearing.
No public statement has yet
been made by District Attorney
John Carson concerning the atti-
tude Of the state towards a re-
trial. with the jury disagreeing
IN each Of the two trials II is
thought that the case may be
dropped.
ouackenbush was charged with
selling gasoline at short measure.
Il being alleged that N. Mack,
states witness. had received but
four and one-half gallons OF gaso-
line instead OF the five for which
be paid. Much Of the testimony
in the case was involved IN the
discussion Of the principles Of the
vacuum tank used IN the Mack
car.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
AumsviIIe To Build
Memorial High School
Cost To Be $4,000

~. Dsaation Of approximately s12,-
IVY By Mrs. C. A. Davis of Turner
" me erection Of a memorial
s-.'aing at Aumsville to her hus-
a-1o' mas made possible the erec-
s.s VA IN the near, future Of a new
200 building for the high school
,..osn's and grades at an approxi-
--le cost Of $4,000.
Al a meeting Of Aumsville resi-
. ssA's last night it was voted to
,.ssp' Mrs. Davis gift and to bor-
- an equal amount on 1O-year
t.lNais. The school will be
..s ,..sn as the Davis Memorial
~ .,ool' and plans for the erection
,s.. ~ 50 forward as quickly as DOS
,,.' f,..s The vote on the matter was
--,se 10 one in favor.
a .'.s. Davis gift is $4,000 in cash
- y acres Of land, which. At a
~. -'imaie, is valued at SIS an
/. ne building when erected will
=. up'ea By both the high
80 and the grades. but when
.''n grows large enough. it
used exclusively for high
ti-- .lipeses. Work on the cree
,,- -'--t Commence in eight
.-.es -, and the building must be
'''sa In sightesn months
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16

El Paso, Texas. Aug. 16.-Ra-
mon Ramirez. a blind man, 20
years old, was arrested and
charged with murder when deputy
sheriffs found him sleeping IN a
shed this morning half mile from
the house in which Mrs. Conrado
Alazar, 80. was murdered and her
children. Conrado Alazar IT., 4.
Ophelia. 7. and Fannia. s, were
c1ubbed and seriously injured last
night.
Yes, killed them" was na-
mirez' statement, according 10
Deputy sheriffs John Boone and
J. c. Stansel and Deputy Constable
r. =. Brooker. Il wasn't mad at
them. / wanted to kill them all.
II would be better for them
Blood was on Ramirez face and
hands A two by four scantling
about two feet long was near bin,
the officers said.
FL Paso. Texas, Aug. 16.-The
sheriff's office today is looking
for an aged. insane blind man.
who is believed 10 have killed
Mrs. Conrado Alasar. -. with a
hammer or some blunt instru-
ment, and perhaps fatally injured
her four year old son, conrado
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
|,ne Concern Purchas
ss 10000 Pounds OF
1920 Crop at Dallas
Last Week
Brokers Enter
Green Market
Gamers Faced by New
Form of Competition;
Contract Drying Is
Contemplated

Awakening from the lethargy
rh,eh has embraced the prune
market generally since June, 1920
mylug in the section around Dali
"A of dried prunes has been more
hrIsk during the past ten days
lhan for several ,sars and COM
netitIon in bidding for the l92l
crop is brisk.
Four hundred and twenty-nine
thousand pounds of dried prunes,
the last Of the hold-over OF the
1920 crop in the Dallas district
with the exception of the Woods
and Chapman holdings, are report
cd purchased by the California
Packing corporation last week at
prices ranging from 3A cents to
s cents. The buyers are reported
securing the orchard districts for
what small stocks they can find.
Green Market Busy.
Not all Of the activity of the
buyers is confined to the hold
! over fruit, however. Bidding for
The green fruit is already brisk but
few contracts are being written,
the growers holding fast for a
price Of $40 to $3.50, which they
confidently expect will materialize
by the opening of the drying sea-
son because OF the strong compe;i-
tive buying and unexpected re-
ductiOn in crop estimates due to
The late dropping.
Cannery offering for the green
fruit opened at from 81 to S1,25 a
Dushel, but failure to attract sales
has caused the buyers to cease
quoting definite prices pending
Continued on Page Four.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
New Power
Projection
Mill
500, 900 To Be Spent
In Development Of
North Mill Greek
Power Plant

Work will probably begin be-
fore the end Of the week on the
new 1000 horse power project to
be undertaken by the Oregon Pulp
q Paper company at a cost of
about 5000 900 on North Mill
creek which was authorized by
the action of the board Of direct
ors yesterday afternoon. The con-
structionlof dam between Church
and High streets and the install
lation Of power plant on Front
street near the old mill site are
features Of the proposed plan.
The matter has been under con-
sideration by the company since
its acquisition OF the water rights
and property along North Mill
creek about a year ago. The old
mill race formerly used to sup
ply the power for the old mill de-
stroyed years ago by fire, devel-
oped at one time about 1000 horse
power, but with the deepening Of
the present abandoned raceway
and the construction of dikes it
is hoped to increase the water sup
ply sufficient to develop nearly
100 horse power.
Plans have not yet been COM
pleted for the proposed power
house. and engineers expect to
first build a temporary dam be-
fore the permanent one is con-
structed. Engineers estimate that
the fall of water will be 38 feet
at Front street where the power
plant will be located.
It Is expected by the manage
ment of the company that the
power at present furnished by the
Portland Railway Light and Pow
er company viii continue to be
used. The new supply Of power,
1t is expected, will only be suffi-
cient to run the added machinery
which the company expects to in
stall. Among the new equipment
which will be added In the near
future, according to the plans OF
the company, are two new paper
machines. There are at present
two In the company's mill, and
space already exists for the 9TH
ers.
The work on the power plant
will not start until engineers are
satisfied with the flow OF water
through the mill race. In case the
earliest improvements on the race
way do not furnish large enough
water flow the ditch will be en-
Iarged before work on the power
house starts.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Suit Brought
For Sum Paid
On Auto Truck

Suit for the recovery of
$4S5.S5 claimed to have been
overpaid on an auto truck was
filed in the circuit court this
morning against the Citizens In
vestment company of Portland,
Olaf Oleson and the Oieson Motor
Car company, acting as agent OF
the defunct Motor Investment Co.,
C. C. Hall attorney for the first
of the defendants named, and
manager of the last, G. G. Quack-
enbush, and 0. d. Bower, sheriff
of the county, by w. G. Fisher, j..
B. Fisher and Will e. Purdy.
The complaint states that the
Citizens Investment company own
ed a truck then in the possession
of the Motor Investment COM
many on which there had been
Maid $50 by J. B. Way and that
the Fishers were persuaded. by
oleson to assume the indebted
ness and refund the sum paid by
Wav the total amounting to
ss4s5. After making several pay
ments the defendants had receiv-
ed the total of s3s70.5O includ-'
ing the amount paid to Way.
In April 1921, nearly year att
or the truck was taken over by the
c. c. Hall, acting as at
tornev for the Citizens Investment
compauy. threatened to attach the
truck claiming that there was
s1127 still due. A note was exc
cufed at his request and sold to
the citizens Investment company.
This the plaintiffs allege was done
IN defraud them OF the sum ana
The plaintiffs further allege
that q G. Quackenbush and o. D.
power made, a secret arraignment
III, Hail 70 attach the truck on a
fr4,mped up damage suit. Purdy
: ,avsd in the suit as having
lo.,sd money TO Fisher Bros, who
are in the wood business and Is
acting as their attorney.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16


The Aumsville school district is
in the best financial condition OF
any district in the county accord
ing to reports from the office OF
the county school superintendent
It has all debts paid and is $4,000
ahead.
No definite arrangements as to
who will handle the plans for the
building have been made, but will
be left entirely in the hands OF
the school directors of the district
At the meeting last night Har-
vey Wright was elected school di-
rector to fill a vacancy.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16

In the face Of the competition
they are now fighting to over
come, 1t will be impossible for the
brewers to continue operations
with the tax on their products
raised 200 per cent" Louis Lach
mund, broker and one OF the
largest growers In the william
ette valley said. "Since the tax
Dill with Its increased levy on ce-
real drinks was first proposed |
have been informed by brewing
concerns that they would have to
close down II the tax was advanc-
ed above the 2 cent mark.
Would Kill CONSUMPTION
The advance In the price of
near beer, necessdtated by the In
crease in the tax, would have to
be passed on to the consumer. and
In competition with other soft
drinks the consumption OF these
cereal drinks would be diminish
ca to a minimum. The retail price
necessary to meet the added tax
would practically eliminate near
beer as d popular drink"
Mr.. Lachmund cited the ad.
vance In the retail price for bot
tie near beer from 10 cents to 25
cents, at the time the present 2
cent tax on cereal drinks was ap-
piled. and an indication of how
prices would necessarily ayiate
under the proposed rate.
From rs to 40 percent OF the
hops produced in this country
find their market in the breweries
manufacturing cereal drinks and
closing Of the breweries would
eliminate entirely domestic con-
sumption and throw American
hop growers on the mercy Of the
foreign market. It Is claimed.
Market slumps Today
Bearing out the predictions OF
the local mop men, the hop mar
ket stopped In Its upward climb
of the past few days this morn
ing and price slumps were gem
Ieral. The Portland market, which
closed yesterday at 13 and IA
cents for 1920 hops. showed quo
tations of II to 13 cents immedi-
ateIy following the receipt OF the
6 cent tax news from Washing
ton. ltf s~l7
Aside from today's development
hop news Of the past week has
been decidedly bullish. with offer
ings of 30 cents reported from
California on the strength of re-
ports from abroad that the Eng
lish crop this year Will run 80
percent short of last year and the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Don'tCareF
Hang, Says
.Hightower

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-Decia-
rations that I'm through" and Il
don't care II hang or not" were
made in the Redwood city jail to-
day by William Hightower'
charged with the murder Of Rev.
Father Patrick Heslin, Colma
priest.
Hightower's statements came at
the close Of several hours Of quiz
zing by District Attorney Franklin
swart Of Redwood City and other
officials,
High tower refused to answer
many questions.
-I'n through" the prisoner de-
clared. II don't care IL I do any
more sympathetic than the rest "
hang I'd like to have Mr.. swari
hang me, because he is a little
mre sympathetic than the rest"
District Attorney Franklin
swaft Of San Mateo county con-
fronted Hightower with Mrs. Dor
othy Fisher clifford. cabaret enter
tainer. who answers well the ce-
scrfption given BY the baker Of the
mysterious Dolly Mason" who
furnished him the clues through
which he discovered the priests
grave.
Mrs. Clifford denied that she
had ever met Hightower or that
she had knowledge Of any circum-
stances surrounding the priests
disappearance or death
When brought together Mrs
Clifford and Hightower each said
they had never before seen the
other.
Two physicians examined VII
Lam Hightower at Redwood City
today and said they found him
perfectIy balanced mentally.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Visiting! By
Complaints
Phone Operators State
That Farmers Listen
In On Every Call and
Talk for 18 Minutes

rs. ga e.
The rehearing OF the telephone
rate case, now in Its fifth week is
beginning to wear on the nerves
Of both council and commission.
This mornings session was re-
plete with wordy tilts, sarcastic
and vitrolic, with Edward M.
Cousins, counsel for the farmer
patrons Of the telephone COM
pany the center of every tilt.
The climax to these oral duels
came when Cousins attempted to
inject into his cross questioning
Of one Of the telephone company's
witnesses, report which he had
prepared on telephone operation.
The attempt met with instant pro-
test from James T. Shaw, attor-
ney for the telephone company,
who insisted that the procedure
was entirely out Of order. Chair
man williams was inclined to
agree with Shaw but Cousins
persisted.
Limit Is Passed
Don't you think the limit OIL
absurdity has about been
reached" pleaded Shaw turning
to the chairman of the commits
sion.
81 think it has already been
passed." agreed Williams.
Telephone operators do not
chew gum, read books while on
duty, Miss Pounstone told the
commission in refuting charges TO
that effect which had previously
been injected into the hearing.
Admitting that a telephone oper-
ator Is only human, Miss Poun-
stone insisted, however, that every
girl employed on the switchboard
put forth her best efforts at all
times to give satisfactory service
to the patrons of company and de-
clared that In her opinion the teie-
phone service in Portland at the
present time is reasonably salts
factory"
Practically all of the COM
plants registered by irate and
indignant telephone subscribers
can be explained away if only the
subscriber will give the company
chance, according to Mrs. B. M.
Hollingsworth, chief operator OF
the Salem exchange of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph office who
was on the witness stand in the
phone rate rehearing before the
public service commission here
this morning.
Listening in" and visiting on
the line" were two of the greatest
sources of grief on the farmer
lines. according to Mrs. Hollings-
worth. Many subscribers on farm
er lines were in the habit OF us
tening in" on every call over their
line to the great deteriment OF
the service on that line, she IN
sisted. Also, she declared, farm-
er subscribers were in the habit
of "yisiting" on the line to the
exclusion of other subscribers who
might have urgent need for the
telephone. The average length
of these telephone visitations on
rural lines according to Mrs.
Hollingsworth are from thirteen
to eighteen minutes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
Insanity Is
MahOney Plea

Seattle. Wash. Aug ia
plea OF not guilty by reason OF IN
sanity was entered in behalf Ct
James E. Aahoney when be ap-
peared in superior court here this
afternoon 10 answer to a charge
Of first degree murder for the al
legged staying Of his wealthy bride
here last April.
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Testimony
0fMcAd0O
Is Refused


Washington, Aug. 16. Il The
senate Interstate commerce com
nltiee refused today to call Will
IAN .. MeAdoo, former director
general Of railroads. to give "ex-
pslt testimony" on the admins
uatlons railroads funding bill.
Ihe motion to call Mr.. McAdoo
was made by Senator Pittlnan,
usnocrat, Nevada and was defeat
"a 10 ), Senator's Pittman, STAN
! y, democrat, Kentucky and La
loilette, republican, Wisconsin,
importing it.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
vac Reducti0n in Papsr MilI..

New York. Aug 1s.-Wage re-
ductions OF 10 per cent for skilled
workers and rs per cent for com
non laborers were decided upon
today By the board OF arbitration
which has been considering the
wage controversy between paDer
mill employees and manufacturern
IN the United States and Canada.
The new wage scale. which VIII
affect Il, 900 workers becomes ef-
fectlge august ~.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16

Dublin, Aug. 16.--In opening
the Dali Eireann at its first pub
lie session here today. Eamonn
lDevalera, the republican leader.
reiterated Ireland's claim for sep
aration from Great Britain and
declared the only government the
people recognized was the minis
try of the Dali Eireann, the Irish
republican parliament.
He and his colleagues, DeVa-
lera said, had adopted towards
Germany--that external authori-
ty was unlawful. The Irish. he
said. stood for the ideals epthron-
ed in the American declaration Of
Independence.
Mr.. Devalera provoked laugh
ter by describing the British atti-
tude as that of a great nation de-
manding guarantees for its safe
ty from a small one, when it
should be big nation guarantee
ing safety to small state.
The cabinet, Mr.. DeValera de-
clared, did not think the British
proposals were just.
Mr.. DeValera said the proposed
reply to Premier Lloyd-Georgt
would be considered in private ses-
sion tomorrow. All understanding
the seriousness OF the reply, he de-
clared, as the British government
Intended to make II an issue Of
peace or war with the Irish nation.
Mr.. Deyalera asserted that Ire
land, at the elections, virtually
had declared by plebiscite for re-
publican government, not because
the people were Republican doctri-
naires, but because Irish freedom
and independence could not at
present be realized in any other
way.
Mr.. DeValera said that during
his talks with Mr.. Lloyd-George
the subject Of the freedom Of small
nations. which the British premier
advocated during the war. had
come up and he had told Mr..
Lloyd-George that II he recognized
the principles involved there
would be no need for negotiations.
We recognize them and will
live and die for them" the repub-
liean leader exclaimed.
Ulster Stands Pat
Belfast. Aug. 16.--After a meet
ing OF the Ulster cabinet, which
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16

Mrs. VIII Davis Of Fossil fell
from her horse recently and broke
q leg.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
5,z35,OOO
Pe7.SOnSMh
In Country

Washington, Aug, 16.-Best
estimates available at this time
show that 5,735,000 persons
are out OF employment In the
United. States, Secretary OF
Labor Davis reported to tho
senate today in response TO
resolution calling for figures.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16

Feather tipped shoes are the
latest in Partisan styles.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
ulster Standa Pat

Belfast, Aug. 16.--After a meet
ing OF the Ulster cabinet, which
was held today, an official report
was issued stating that the gen.
eral situation was carefully re-
viewed and that there was abso-
lutely no change ir the position,
so far as Ulster was concerned.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-16
The Weather

OREGON: Tonight rain west.
fair east portion: Wednesday rain,
moderate southwesterly winds.
LOCAL.: Clear; maximum yes-
terday 81. minimum today AS;
river - 4. stationary.
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Circulation

average for 1920, $3.50
sonulation Of Salem 1900. 1858;
,olo. 14,os4; 1920. 1859
,,.r,oo County 1929. 47.177s
Polk county, 14,1sl
.,.sh.r Of Audit Bureau OF Circu-
,stiion. Associated Press Fun
Leased Wire
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continental crop 80 percent below
the 1920 yield.
Spot hops were quoted at IA to
21 and futures at 27M to 80 in
the San Francisco market reports
today.