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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
200 LOSE
LIVES In
DELUGE
Reports from Central
Texas Points Show
Lists of Known Dead
Increasing.

Dallas, Texas, Sept. 13.'-pver-
night newspaper reports from
portions ofacentral Texas flood as
the result OF torrential rains last
Friday and Saturday, brought the
unofficial list Of deaths to nearly
200. Communication with the at
fected area still was more or less
demoralized today, but with the
high waters in the Colorado. Dra-
EOS, San Gabriel and other streams
rapidly receding, normal condi-
tions were In prospect.
Most serious losses OF life oc-
Cured in San Gabriel river low
lands in Williamson and :Iitam
counties, according to last nights
developments. More than 100
bodies have been recovered in
these two counties, reports said.
Property damage there was said TO
be large.
In addition to San Antonio,
where the list OF dead stood at 40,
overnight reports showed the fol-
lowing:
Thorndale 45 Mexicans drown
ed.
Laneport, 20 Mexicans drowned
elm Grove, 29 Mexicans.
San Gabriel, 10 dead, including
Mexicans.
Alligator Cree, Mexicans.
Taylor, 6 persons drowned.
Lawrence Greek, 3.
Redville, 2.
Between Cause and Valley
Junction, in Brazos bottoms. 20.
Previous reports OF two deaths
at Georgetown were confirmed to-
day. ]. II. Cobb and wife. an aged
couple. were drowned in a small
creek. which suddenly had become
raging torrent.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13

is out of the city at this time. He,
however, declared that he would
probably accept the appointment.
Compensation for the court re-
porter is based on the number OF
volumes of reports compiled, the
rate of compensation being $4O0
per volume. The position is said
to be good for $2400 year and
permits the reporter to engage in
other work on the side.
The position is especially desir-
able as a stepping stone to a better
position in the legal profession of
the state. Chief Justice Burnett
and Robert G. Morrow, circuit
Judge for Multnomah county, have
both occupied the position of re-
porter with the Oregon supreme
court.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Attempt BMade T0F0rce
DO0rOfBru,ltieldSCel
Gardner Seen On
Island Today
By Guards

Mcneil Island, Wash, Sept. 13.
Given long distance view of a
man they are satisfied was Roy
Gardner at 6 o'clock this morning,
federal prison guards today were
hotly in chase of close up of the
same person. Special Guards
George Ellison and H. Lawson of
Still Harbor, proceeding from Pitt
Passage in their patrol boat, saw
the man on the beach at Winters
Point, they reported to Warden
Thomas Maloney.
At Winters Point, northernmost
point of the island, there is a long
sandspit running out from the
beach, while back of it is a high
bluff on which are situated two
houses, one occupied by man
named Winter and another unoc-
cupied, but known as the Bridges
home.
Ellison and Lawson declared
they saw the man nlainly on the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Bishop Says
Business In
East Hard Hit

That prevailing conditions gen
'erally in the Pacific northwest
are much better than east of the
mississippi, and that the business
men here should organize their
forces to take care of the influx
OF business which is to come with
IN the next few years, was the
contention of C. P. Bishop, promi-
nent Salem merchant and manu-
lacturer, who has just returned
from a five week trip in Chicago,
New York city and Rochester.
Il came in contact with cloth
ing and furnishing goods manu-
laeturers," stated Mr.. Bishop this
afternoon. THE agricultural pro-
oaets seem to be abundant and
moving, but there seems to be an
under consumption of manufactur-
ea goods in all lines, and l found
mat there were very few manu-
!aeturers who are working up to
100 per cent.
But on the whole people were
hopeful and planning and endea-
soring to get business going again.
lnis applies to east of the Missis-
sippi.
Steel and iron and their kin
eled products seem to be depress-
g and this is having its reflex in
nuenee over the eastern part Oi
'Ae country. These products Ol
s.eei and iron do not affect US in
me west so much as in the east
sna l believe that the western
coast is on the high road to bet
,sr times than any section Of the
United States.
We have an abundant crop oi
"efything and while the ruling
Hlees are low. yet in the aggre
SAFE, millions viii flow into the
.oahtry through the exchange oi
WI products.
ny suggestion is that ever
- Nho possibly can, begin to a.
aething that viii furnish labol
- let every business man forgsl
,out trying 70 get rich OF really
--e money this year Of 1921 BIT
% get himself organized, thai
ffasperity returns he viii be il
Ps 70 get his portion"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Senate Changes
Date Of Repeal
OF Profit Tax

Washington. Sept. 1s.-The pro-
vision OF the house tax bill maxi
ing repeal Of the excess profits
tax effective next January ! in
stead Of last January / as recon-
mended by Secretary Mellon. was
approved today by the senate IL
nance committee.
The secretary's recommends
tion for repeal OF the capital
stock tax effective as Of 1922 was
accepted and the committee vot-
ed to increase the corporation
income tax from ten per cent to
fifteen per cent, effective next
January 1. The house Increased
this tax to 1914 per cent.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Buffurn Up For
Ninety Days on
Larceny Charge

i've only one thing to ASK"
prefaced F. NJ. Buffum. charged
with petty larceny. when he en-
tered his plea of guilty before
Judge G. E. Unruh IN the justice
court this morning.
"Yesg" Queried Judge Ifnruh.
THAT you deal with me as lem
iently as possible.
Judge Unruh scribei something
on something or other.
Ninety days in the county
JAIL" he announced.
Buffum blinked twice and swal-
lowed. He said nothing. He was
accused OF stealing a pair OF BIZ
noculars from Harry Kennedy
while In a hop yard near Salem.
Previous 10 his arraignmen. he
spent several days In the Salem
city Jail.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13

The statement came shortly aft
er the grand Jury had concluded a
five-hour consideration OF the ease
and adjourned without voting an
Indictment.
District Attorney Brady's state
ment follows:
I'VE have sent Miss Pyvron
home under surveillance. The
girl changed her story completely
before the grand Jury. Whether
or not we shall arrest her and
charge her with perjury win de-
pend on further developments
am convinced, however. that per-
Jury has been committed by her.
Il am convinced that undue in
fluence and pressure OF a sinister
character has been brought to
bear on her and other witnesses,
one of whom. Alice Lake, has
mysteriously disappeared from
her home in Berkeley. We have
been unable to find her.
Prosecution Determined
I'm spite OF these efforts to
thwart the ends OF justice the
investigation will proceed and no
effort will be spared to bring the
guilty ones to their Just deserta
Whenever wealth and infiu-
ence are brought to the bar OF
justice every sinister and cor
rupt practice is used in an effort
to free the accused. 1t Is always
easy to convict a poor man. The
wealthy malefaetors are the ones
who find means OF using their
wealth to their advantage, Wealth
and influence should not count
in favor OF defendant, neither
should they count against him.
This case should be handled Just
as the cases OF the other gang
sters are handled. The Pyvron
presence OF Captain OF Detectives
presence OF CAPITAL nof Detectives
Duncan Matheson. Assistant Dis
CONTINUED on Page ski
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13

beach at about 6 o'clock. Spotting
the patrol boat, the fugitive dash
ed back into the dense brush al
the foot of the bluff.
Winters Point lies close 20 Pitt
Passage, the narrowest water
crossing to mainland anywhere
about Mcneil Island. Though il
is carefully guarded, according tc
Warden Maloney, difficulty comes
from the dense timber and under.
brush which covers this part of the
island.
Foot prints, shadows, noise and
bit of blood spotted cloth are
considered at the prison less i'm
portant than the report brought
in by Ellison and Lawson, and
concentration of guards was or
dered ON the north and western
sides of the island once more aft
er temporary withdrawal of ma
jority of the guards to the eastern
end of the island, closer to tht
penitentiary.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Fined for Selling
Loganberry Wine

Roseburg. Ore, Sept. lS.-flIty
gallons OF loganberry wine were
confiscated by Sheriff Starmer In
a raid yesterday on the farm home
Of John Musgrove, who resides
near sutherlin. Musgrove told the
officers that he was unable 10 get
a good price for his berries and so
made # into wine.
He was retailing the liquor for
1915 a gallon the Officers said.
He entered a plea Of guilty to a
charge Of possessing intoxicating
liquor when arraigned in the JUS
tice court and paid a fine Of $500.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Congressman
Taylor Dead

Washington, Sept 13.-Repre-
sentative Samuel n Taylor. So,
of Arkansas. who died last night
had been in declining health for
several months and had not at
tended sessions Of the house since
about July l. He was elected to
the sixty-second congress in 1912
He was ranking democratic meH-
her Of the rivers and hsrbors COM
mittee.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Woman "Beggar"
Dead; $100, 900 Is
Found in Room

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-French
SAL" "a years old. who died yes
terday in a dreary little attic room
was found today to have securities
declared to aggregate 100000
hidden in her room. For years she
begged from the well-to-do near
her home and dispensed philan-
thropy to the poor. Her identity
Is not known.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Lloyd George
Talks With Irish

London. Sept. 1s.-Prime Min
;ster Lloyd-George. who is IN
cairlock. Scotland, today recelF-
ed Harry Boland, secretary 70
Fsmonn Devalera and Joseph
MeGrath. another Sim Fein lead
ar and discussed with them some
notnts = with reference to the con-
ts-ence suggested in the British
governments last communieatIo1
to the Sim Fein, says an oiiieiai
statement issued here tonight
McGrath and BOland are re, re,
..--sng n dublin with Mr. LLOYD
Georges views for further con-
sideration by the Dali EiFeahn'
the statement adds
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
FORCERY
SUSPECT
BLAMED
Cellmate of Accused
Dentist Reported to
Have Tried Escape;
Oak Bar Found.

Roseburg, Or, Sept. 13.-Fol-
,owing discovery this morning
chat an attempt had been made to
Force the door of the cell occu-
MED by DR.. r. M. Brumfield and
R. Ballet, and the discovery in
ihe cell of two iron bars, an oak
mar and some wire, Deputy Sher-
IFS Hopkins and Webb reported
they obtained a statement from
Ballet, who is held on forgery
charge, that he had made the at
tempt to break out of jail. DR..
Brumfield, alleged slayer of Den
nis Russell, asserted he had moth
Ing to do with it.
When Deputy Hopkins dtscov-
cred an attempt had been made to
Jimmy the cell door and found an
iron bar this morning both prison
ers denied any connection with the
attempt. Later another iron bar,
the oak bar and wire were found,
and Ballet was reported to Lave
confessed.
DR.. Brumfield denied any
knowledge of how it happened
Ballet, who is charged with forg.
cry, refused at first to say any
thing. The jailer then made a
search of the cell and found the
bar.
Dr. Brumfield is to be tried
next month on a charge of first
degree murder for the alleged kill
inc, beheading and burning o.
Dennis Russell, whose body was
found July Is in the wreckage OF
Brumfield's car at the foot of ar
embankment on a country road
near here.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
District Attorney Declares Undue Influence
and Pressure Of Sinister Character Brought
to Bear" Claims Testimony Of Woman Is
Changed; Another Witness Missing.

San Francisco, Sept. ia statement expressing the
conviction that perjury had been committed by Of the
chief witnesses for the prosecution the grand jury
gaon last night of the death of Miss Virginia Rappe film
actress for whose alleged murder Roscoe ty) Arbucke
Matthew Brady.
District Attorney Brady in the statement also charged that
he believed undue influence and pressure of sinister char
acer has been brought to bear" upon certain witnesses
Whether would be made in connection with
his charge Of perjury he sad would depend further
developments
In his statement District Attorney Brady charged that
Miss Zey Provost also known Zey Pyvro had changed
her testimony before the grand jury from that she had
given previously to the police and officials Of the district
attorneys office that Miss Rappe told Arbucke had
caused her injuries Earlier last night reported Miss
Pyvron refused to sign statement that Miss Rappe had
told her this and later it sa she denied that she had
ever made the assertion concerning Miss Rappe Brady said
District Attorney Brady also charged in his statement that
Miss Alice Lake. another prosecution Witness was missing
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13

jefferson City. No. Sept. Ia
Three OF four convicts who at
tempted 70 escape from the state
penItentIsry at 10 o'clock today,
we're shot BY the guards. One Is
not expected TO recover. All were
,rought back to the penitentiary.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
PROSECUTOR SAYS
WITNESS AGAINST
ARBUCKLE SWAYED
Fatty Arbuckle
Dropped by Club

X Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 13. 4
X Roscoe Arbuckle was drop u
X ped from the membership 4
4 roll OF the Los Angeles Ath- 4
X letic club here last night. \
X President william M. Gar \
X land said at was the unani- 4
\, nous belief of the directors \
4 that such a step should be y
X taken" u
X The l.. A. A. G. is the \
X largest club in the city. 4
X y
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
Circulation

average for 1920. $3.50 :,
population OF Salem 1900. 425ss
1910. 14.os4: 1920. l7.s7s
Marion County 1920. 47.177g
Polk county, 14,lS1
uambsr Of Audit Bureau Of Ciren~
Iatiion. Associated Press Full
Leased Wire
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-13
The Weather.

OREGON: Tonight and Wednes-
day fair. Heavy frost east portion
In morning; gentle easterly winds.
LOCAL: No rainfall; northerly
winds: clear: maximum rs, mini
mum 81; river -1.s feet and sta
tionary.
The New York herald., 1921-12-22
HUDSON 6 MANHATTAN RAILROAD CO

Proposals nro invited for furnishing Is
mo'or-type and 70 trailer-type NJ. G. II.
trucks for multiple unit passenger cars, 9er
this Company's specifications attached 20
proposed contract No. 1909. By tho terms OF
proposed contract the Contractor must fur
nish all labor and facilities. and all mate
rails 20 construct complete trucks except
axles, wheel centers. tires. gear centers. gear
rims wheels, journal boxes. Journal box
brasses, Keepers. wearing shms. shoe beams,
and contact shoes. fuse boxes, fuse box hang
ers and fuses, heiicai and elllptical main sup
port springs. motors and cable, all air hose
truck assemblagc. deliver Z. o. b. Contrac-
tor's p.ant, and guarantee truck parts FUR
nished by him. and assembiege OF the COM
plete truck. Bids must be submitted not
later than noon on the 4th day Of January,
1929, and VIII be received at or before the
time above specified by II. w. Webber, Pur-
chasing Agent. Hudson 6 Manhattan Rail-
road Company, at his office IN Room 335
No 40 Church Street, New York City, and
VIII be opened by ". w Wehber AZ his
office above designated. Each bid shall be
submitted IN accordance with tho require
ments OF the order OF the Interstate Com
nerce Commission, Tx Pnrte No. 81. Issued
under Section 10 OF the Clayton Act" APP
proved October 10, 1914. The right is re:
served 10 reject any and all bids. Form Of
proposal, form OF contract and speciflca.
tions with accompanying drawings. arc avail
able for examination az the office above
dcsiEnatcd, and copies thereof may be OBJ
tained. free Of charge. from
HUDSON 4 MANHATTAN RAILROAD
COMPANY.
80 Church Street. New York City.
The New York herald., 1921-12-22
COFFEE
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
ESQ Fifth Avenue. New York CITY.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that sps-
clnl Meeting of the Shareholders OF The Soc
ond National Bank OF the City of New York
will be held at the banking house of said
Association. No. $50 Fifth avenue, Borough
OF Manhattan, City OF New York. on Thurs
day, December 20. 1921, at II o'clock A. b..
for the purpose of voting upon the PROPOSE
ton that said Association so into liquidation
and be closed. and for the purpose OF ra;ify.
Ing. approving and confirming any action
looking 10 such liquidation and to tho sale %
the property and assets of said Association.
and the assumption of It's liabilities. and any
agreements relating to such liquidation, sale
or assumption, which the Board of Directors
may have taken or done. or which may havs
been entered into, prior 20, or which may b
submitted for consideration at. said meeting.
or any adjournment thereof; and for the pur-
pose OF authorizing tho Board Of Directors
and officers OF said Association to do ali
tuch further acts and things may bo nec-
essary or expedient to carry out and COM
pleto tho liquidation, closing and dissolution
OF said Association and for the purpose OF
transacting such other and further business
Us may properly come before said meeting.
or any adjournment tnsrvof.
Dated. New York, November 20, 1921.
by order of the Board of Directors.
CHARLES w. CASE. Cashier.
The New York herald., 1921-12-22
PROFIT TAKING In
COTTON CONTINUES
Market Featureless and Little
Changed at Cl0se-Decem-
Der Depressed.

Further evening up by Wall Street
and outside operators left yesterdays
featureless cotton market little changed
at its close. Final bids were points
better on December, but TO lower
on the rest of the list. During most OF
the day the market showed a hesitatlng
disposition toward the bull side, but
there was again an overabundance Of
profit taking by Wall Street longs. which
was against the lists making much
further progress.
The situation presented little or moth
ing new. Although business In Decem-
ber will cease at noon to-day. there was
no eleventh hour covering. For a while
the spot option was depressed by liquid
alton and circulation Of n few notices.
but later advanced about 81 points from
its preceding close.
In the face of the three day Christmas
adjournment there seemed to be but
little disposition on the part of any ele-
ment In the market to place fresh COM
mitments. II is expected by most people
that the present inertia will continue
until after the turn of the year Bulls
are being favored by signs OF another
revival in demand from spinners in the
face Of lack of spot offerings.
IApoEtSI WHICH CONTINUE uOerai, Gisc
favor the bull side Already they ex-
ceed those of last week by 10000 bales,
counting the total OF the current week
to date. The statistical position, with
the continued good demand from spin
ners and the big export movement, is
opposed TO any break in values for the
present. New political and economic de-
velopments after the first of the year
will. however. play considerable part In
determining the markets future.
Developments in Liverpool had little
influence on the local market. The Eng
lish futures market opened very nearly
up 10 expectations and after the opening
d'i little one way or the other. A
hardening tendency was displayed In
the spot market abroad, according to
cables received here. but business fell
off somewhat, sales amounting to only
5000 bales.
The New York herald., 1921-12-22
SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS.
PROPOSALS.
HUDSON & MiNYATTAN RaIlRosp co.

Proposal. are invited for furnishing motors
and control equipment for 90 multiple uni.
passenger cars as per this Company's speci-
fications attached to proposed contract No
1901. Terms OF proposed contract require
Contractor 10 furnish all materials. labor
and facilities to produce equipments COM
plete, deliver same Z. o. b. Contractor 8
works. and guarantee the same to operate
efficiently either singly or In multiple with
the present cars IN operation on the lines Of
the undersigned. Bids must be submitted not
later than noon on January s, 1922. and viii
be received at or before the time above
specified by II. W. .Webber. Purchasing
Agent. Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Com.
pany. at his office In Room 335, No. 30
Church Street, New York City. and win be
opened by II. w. Webber at said office
Each bid shall be submitted in accordance
with requirements of the order OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission. Tx Far,e No.
s. issued under Section 10 of the "Cinyton
Act" approved October 10. 1914 The right
Is reserved TO reject any and oil bids. Form
of proposal. form OF contract. specifications
and drawings are available for examination
at the office above designated. and copies
thereof may be obtained. free OF charge, from
HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD
COMPANY.
30 Church Street. New York City
The New York herald., 1921-12-22
OBREGON DENIES GIVING
EXTENSION TO OIL MEN
Export Duties Must Be Paid
This Week, He Contends.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 81. ASSOCIATED
Press) Obregon denied to-
day that the Mexican Government had
granted an extension of time for the
payment of oil export duties
he said that an agreement arrived
at five months ago between the Gov
ernment and the oil interests provided
that payment of the oil taxes should
be made on December rs. This arrange
nent had not been modified. and the
OIL men then must pay 5000, 900 pesos.
The conversations now going on with the
oil men might bring about revision
OF the duties, but these would not be
applicable to the payment due this
month.
The President added that the indie
pendent oil companies had announced
their willingness TO pay.
Representatives of j. p. Morgan &
60. and Speyer & Co. held lengthy con-
ferences with Finance Minister de Ia
Huerta yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-12-22
WHEAT ANTICIPATES
RUSSIAN PURCHASES
Unfavorable Crop Conditions
in Southwest Also Help Up
ward Movement.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.--Unfavorable crop
conditions in the Southwest and pros
poets OF immediate Government purchas-
ing for Russian relief gave the grain
market decided lift to-day. Wheat
finished strong, az @2Mc. net higher.
with May SLICK @1.16% and July
s1.05 * @1.o5ia. Corn gained / ss q " C.
and oats Il q ssc. to q q &c. Provisions
closed unchanged TO cents up.
After a hesitant start wheat prices
made ready response to increased buy
ing, due chiefly at first to cold weather
and 70 fears that lack of snow protec-
ton in the Southwest might bring about
crop damage. Some buying was also
ascribed to closing of spreads between
Chicago and Winnipeg and to sharp
falling off in the volume Of receipts both
Southwest and Northwest. The market
received its chief upward Impetus. how
ever. in the last hour. when the attention
of traders turned to reports that Russian.
relief buying would be commenced on
Friday and would include wheat and
other grain. On the ensuing advance
shorts hurried to cover. and one big cash
house bought December delivery on an
extensive scale. Despite one lively set
back the market closed at the days top
level.
Corn and oats ascended with wheat,
corn being bullishly affected BY Russian
relief talk.
Provisions were firnner. owing mainly
to higher quotations on hogs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The Chicago
Board OF Trade was designated to-day
a contract market within the meaning
Of the future trading act by Secretary
Wallace in accordance with an order re-
Gently issued by the United States Su-
preme Court.