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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
California
Has go Percent
Prune Crop

That California has only 60 per
cent of a normal prune crop, and
that the recent hot spell in the San
Joaquin valley did great damage,
was the statement of S. S. Johns of
Myrtle Creek, one of the largest
prune growers in that section of
the country, while in the city to-
day on business.
Mr.. Johns had just returned
from California, where he spent
the winter, and states that the
figures of the California pruna
crop are higher by 20 per cent
than originally estimated.
The hold over of last years crop
there is 20, 900, 900 pounds, accord
ing to Mr.. Johns.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
.Runa7cuy1 IS
rs Habby
.Retn1nHO11e

Another lad, Mike Wolf of Ger
Was, has found that life on the
open road sometimes lacks the at
tractiveness attributed to it by
sentimental writers who scribble
in cozy flats in the big cities.
Mike, who is but Is years of
age, was picked up by the police
on the streets. He was without
money, without food and he was
hungry. At first he refused to give
his true name. Stubbornly inde-
pendent, he said he was Mike
Kohn, a searcher for work.
Later the youth told his story.
Dissatisfied with things as they
were, he determined to set forth
for himself and ran away from his
home near Gervais.
Shortly before his father, in
formed of his sons whereabouts
by Sergeant Clyde Ellis, arrived
this morning, young Wolrsaid he
would be glad to return to his
home and resume his farm duties.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Valley Motor
Donates Spray

In order to save the numerous
trees infected by the Elm tree
beetle the Valley Motor company
of this city has offered to S. H.
Van Trump, county agricultural
agent, a bean spray connected with
"a Fordson tractor with which to
spray the foliage and to save as
many as possible.
The tractor is on rubber whSe's
and can be taken any place, TIE
spray reaching a height OF 5O
feet under a 800 pound pressure.
The material for the spray Will
be furnished from outside sourc-
es and the work will be under the
supervision of Mr.. Van Trump.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Peace Era
To Follow
Conference
Failure Of Disarma-
ment Meeting Would
Be Calamity Declares
HarmsWorth

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 5.-If
delegates to the forthcoming dis
armament conference in Washing
ton truly and constantly repre-
sent" the desires of their nations,
an agreement will be reached and
an era of peace and prosperity will
be opened in the Pacific that VIII
extend ultimately to Europe and
throughout the world, Lord North
cliffe, the noted English publish
er, declared in an address at a
luncheon given in his honor by
the Canadian club here today.
President Harding and Secre-
tary Hughes, Lord Northcliffe
said. have a very clear under
standing of the momentous char
acter of the gathering at Wash
ington, which in my opinion may
well prove to be the greatest and
most pregnant gathering of the
kind that has ever been held"
I'm England as you know"
Lord Northcliffe said, 1--WE are
disarming. The British army is
reduced to figure below it's peace
strength before the war. while the
navy is weaker, both as regards
big ships and personnel, than 1t
was in January, 1914"
Statements made Wednesday
In the house of commons as to the
replacing of four obsolete battle
cruisers by new vessels of the
post-Jutland type did not essen
tally alter this fact, he asserted,
as Britain has at present only one
big ship partly embodying the
lessons of Jutland, and the new
ships cannot be completed in less
than five years.
Continuing, Lord Northcliffe
fsaid in part:
''The world is sick, and needs
time to recover from the tremend-
Gus shock it has received. What
are known as social questions are
also pressing upon us; for while
the economic and industrial posi-
tion is not normal, millions oi
men and women who, during the
war, attained a higher standard
Of living, are anxious not to be
thrust back into pre-war condi-
tions.
Failure of the conference would
be a catastrophe.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Tiny Dirigible
Falls In Flight
Spilling Grew

Rockaway, \. Y, Aug. 5.-Tbe
HI. the smallest dirigible in the
United States navy today fell on
Barren Island during a test flight
dumped out her crew Of three, and
lightened Of this burden. ascend
ed several thousand feet for a
runaway flight north over Long
Island Sound.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Americans Win
Fourth Yacht Race

Cowes, Isle of Wight. Aug. g.
America won the fourth interna-
tional yacht race here today, de-
feating the British entries by the
close margin of II points to 16.
Great Britain won the first three
races.
The yachts finished in the fol-
lowing order:
Grebe, America, first; Polly and
Flya, Great Britain second and
third, respectively; and Victoria,
Great Britain, sixth. The British
yacht Jean and the American Shei-
la had trouble with their gears
and abandoned the race.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Prison Trusty FIees
From Flax Field
This Morning

Twenty prison guards and a
score of Marion county officers
were this afternoon combing the
Salem district in search of James
Ward, 26, convicted of manslaugh-
ter, who, while working in the
flax fields near the state peniten-
tiary, slipped away qui 1T y ABOUT
8 30 this morning. His escape was
detected at 10 o'clock.
Ward, trusty, was committed
from Linn county on March Is for
an indeterminate period OF not to
exceeded two years. He would have
been eligible to parole after hav-
ing served one year.
On September 6, 1920, Ward in
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Auto Is Damaged
In Collision Here

An automobile driven by Will
nam Jones, route l, received minor
manages this morning when it COL
llued with a truck owned by the
Feoples cash store. The accident
occurred at the corner of Com
lnercial and Center streets. The
uueK was not damaged. and neith-
er OF the drivers was injured.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Reduce
Army to
100000
Rorah Introduces Bill
to Slash Third Off
Armed Forces In
crease Loan Rates

washington, Aug. S. Reduc-
.,oa Of the army to 100000 enlist
', men was proposed today in a
.,o,utiou by Senator Borah. re-
.moliean, Idaho, regardless OF the
-, ewing the strength at 10000.
peduetions in army and navy
.vnonditures is the only hope OF
,edueing taxes, Senator Borah ae-
.lared supporting his resolution
.,A, :" out tbe army to 100000 men.
"Tbere are no places where we
nan cut expenses to any appreci-
sAle extent except the army and
navy" said Senator Borah. III we
arp not willing to do that we
uigbt lust as we'll tell the coun-
NV that we will do very well il
no hold expenditures and taxes
~hore thew now are and that there
is no hope for reducing taxes.
His proposed reduction in the
.rmv Senator Borah said, would
alone save s5O,OOO,OOO to $7O,-
100000,
enactment of the bill authoriz'
ing an increase from 5 to 5 " per
cent in the interest rate on federal
farm loan bonds was completed to-
day when the senate concurred in
a house amendment prohibiting a
rate Of more than 5 per cent on
bond issues after June 30, 1928,
The bill goes to the president.
Opposition to many new forms
Of taxation proposed by Secretary
Of the Treasury Mellon continued
to grow today among house lead
es. They planned to continue
their fight to reduce the nations s
tax bill by $500,000,000.
In a statement published today
representative Mondell of Wyom-
hg the republican leader, de-
cleared that in his judgment it is
entirely practical to reduce the to-
tai tax levy by $50O,000,OO0 and
still take care of the essential
needs of the government.
representative Mondell also
calle out flatly against any in
creased postage and bank check
tax. The republican leader also
has said that he doubted either the
necessity or the advisability of the
automobile levy. He declared for
repeal of the transportation and
soda water taxes, the excess profits
tax and the higher income surtaX-
es, with additional revenue pro
vi1ed through 5 per cent increase
in the corporation income tax.
The senate adopted today a res
oation by Senator Wadswortt
asking the department of com
merce for information regarding
competition of European motion
pictures said to sell in this coun-
Try at one-fifth of the domestic
cost.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Three Chinese
Suspects Caught

Portland, Or, Aug. 5-Three
Chinese, thought by police to be
Suey Sing gunner sent from San
Francisco to even the death score
with the Hop Sing tong in Port
land, were arrested here today.
A loaded revolver was found by
detectives, hidden in a newspaper
and rolled in a bundle of inno-
cent overalls. The Orientals, who
insisted that instead of being tong
assassins they were inoffensive
farmers looking for work gave
the names of Lee Sing, Huey
Thet and Henry Hoy.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Doctor r. E. Pomeroy
Returns From Trip

Spending Is days with naval
reservists. DR.. r. E. Pomeroy, Sa-
lem physician, returned yesterday
from Bremerton, Wash, where he
took his examination as lieutenant
commander Of the medical corps.
DR.. Pomeroy was assigned TO Is
days duty aboard the torpedo boat
destroyer Eagle IS. which spent
the time cruising around Puget
Sound. north TO British Columbia
and south as far as Aberdeen,
wash, where the ship put in and
the reservists were discharged.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05

company with two men, drove into
Sweet Home in an intoxicated con-
dition. In an effort to arrest
Ward, Henry Schenk, mayor of
Sweet Home, deputized Mounts
Story, rs, another Sweet Home
resident. Ward resisted arrest
and in the fight that followed
Story sustained injuries from
which he later died.
Officials said this morning that
Ward may have headed toward
Jefferson, where he has relatives.
He is light complexioned, weighs
about 140 pounds, and. five feet, 3
inches tall. He was dressed in
gray.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Ku Klux Klan
Driveout Negroes

Texarkana, Texas, Aug. 5.-The
proprietors of the three leading
hotels here yesterday received no.
tices signed "Ku Klux Klan corr
mittee" reading as follows:
Get rid of all negro porters.
This means business"
= Negro employees of two OF the
hotels Immediately quit their Jobs.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Local Motorcycle
Dealer Back From
Southern Oregon

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Scott re-
turned this morning by motorcycle
from southern Oregon where they
attended the Medford-Crater Lake
motorcycle run. Mr.. Scott was the
first one to arrive at the Jake and
the last one to leave. taking in all
of the side trips in the several
davs he was there. Roads in south
ern oregon are regular bouleyards'
he reports the worst stretch be-
tween here and the California line
being from Salem to jefferson.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Pace Horses Seized.

Buffalo, y. Y, aug. 5--Nlne
rare horses en- route from Wind
sor Ont. to Saratoga, are being
held by government officials here,
following alleged discovery OF
vine and whisky in the car IN
which the horses we're being ship
ned Customs men threatened TO
confiseate and sell the horses.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Asks Cash To
Deliver Spurgin

Chicago, Aug. flames Nc
Shane. assistant states attorney,
today received a telegram from M.
f. Clinton at Chihuahua City,
Mexico. saying that be would turn
over Warren c. Spurgin, missing
Chicago banker. 10 the police II a
sufficient reward we're offered.
Mr.. Mcshane replied that the only
reward be knew Of was one Of
S2500 offered by Lloyds.
". c. Barns Of Lloyds said Mr..
Clinton telegraphed that be would
turn over spurgin for $4,000 but
that the Lloyds company had re-
fused to discuss the matter with
Clinton.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Workmen Busy On
Stanford Stadium

Stanford University, Cal, Aug.
5.-Workmen. exeayating earth al
the rate Of 5000 yards a day. have
completed half their task Of con-
vtructing the new Stanford stad-
ium here. The stadium, started
early in the summer, will be com
pleied in time for the football big
game" between Stanford and the
University Of California. Novem-
Der 19.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Spanish Forces
Suffer Defeat

Madrid, Aug. Spanish forces
have suffered a severe defeat in
northeastern Morocco where they
have been resisting heavy attacks
by rebellious tribesmen. il is de-
clared by newspapers here. Ad-
vices received by LaVos state that
Nador and Zeluan. which have
been evacuated by the Spanish
troops. while another newspaper
says the tribesmen are holding
5000 Spanish prisoners for ran
som.
The Moroccan situation has de-
veloped a political phase and King
Alfonso is said to have summoned
his advisers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Tax Rebates Not
TO be Made Until
Taxes Are Paid
Grasshopper
Horde Suicide In
Saint Lawrence

x Quebec, Aug. 5.-Count- X
X less dead grasshoppers float X
x ed down the ST. Lawrence X
X river today. Observers could x
= offer no plausible explana- X
X tion. At Three Rivers the X
X insects covered the river X
X from bank to bank at one X
X point. Having eaten every X
X thing behind them, the X
X horde approached the river. X
X failed to negotiate the X
x broad jump and plunged +
x ahead to their death. X
X x
x X X X X X X x X X X X *
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05

El Paso, Texas, Aug. 5.-FFom
authentic sources il was learned
here today that a man ansWeri.g g
the description Of Warren c. Spur
gin, missing Chicago banker. is n
hiding near Chihuahua City.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05
Release of
Americans
Doubted
Relief Officials Skep-
tical No Prisoner
Freed by Russia Has
Yet Crossed Border

London, Aug. 5.-The American
relief officials in London are plac-
ing little faith in the reports that
the American prisoners in Russil
have been released.
"We are keeping a vigilant
watch over every possible exit the
Americans might take from Rus :
sia and none save Mrs. Marguerite
Harrison has as yet come
through" said Walter L. Brown,
European director of the American
relief administration.
This leads US to believe that
the Letvian report of their release
must be product of the bolshevik
propaganda organization.
Germany TO Work Alone.
Berlin, Aug. 5.-Germany will
conduct her work in relieving
famine sufferers in Russia, inde-
pendently of other powers, it is
officially announced here.
About 100000 tons of grain
must be available to feed the in
habitants of the districts afflicted
by famine, according to a wireless
dispatch received here from Mos
COW, quoting George Tchitcherin.
bclshevik foreign minister.
The dispatch declared the soviet
government is mobilizing all pub
lie agencies for relief wor,N and
reiterates recent denials of reports
of horrible conditions in the dis
tricts stricken by crop failures. A
special dispatch from Moscow to
the Rotefahne, the communist or
gan here, says the soviet govern
ment has officially denied having
applied to the United States, Great
Britain or any other power for
food relief.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05

Wood carving by means Of a
sand blast. is giving satisfactory
results.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05

Beniamin Franklin's father was
q soap maker.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-05

average for 1920. $3.50
nourIation of Salem 1900. 425S;
1910. 14,Os4; 1920. 1879
,,.r,on County 1920. H,177'
Polk county. 14.1sl
.,an,her of Audit Bureau OF Circu-
Iatiion. Associated Press Full
Leased Wire
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-30
Liberty Eonds.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

Chicago, Sept, 29.-Wheat took a dec;d- cd upward swing in price today chiefly as result of speculative buying based on opinions that rally was overdue. The market closed strong at 1 to 1-3 cents net higher with December t.23 to 1.23 1-4 and May 1.27 1-2 to 127 3-4. Corn fn- ished half lower to half 5-S up. oats at Is decline to 5-S advance, and provisions unchanged to 55 cents lower.
 At first the wheat market continued the decline which had been in proeress for a week, with majority of traders giving attention Tor the most part to he lack of Sry impNrtant It opear den7IuI for shipments from the United States Bears put emphasis too on reports that Ce,- many. Italy and France had raised rn,-,h larger wheat crops this year than last Word that flour business at Minurano1is was dull counted also as 2 depressing far tor, In the last half of the day, however
 persistent buying of wheat on the mart of
 professional operators who have been conspicuous on the selling side of laser> ~h
 sorbed al the surplus offerings in the nil
 and forced values into a rapid ascent. Tn e market closed at the topmost level reach cd. although further rain in Canada
 causing crop damage was about the on1v bullish new development in sight. Corn and oats fluctuated with wheat On the down turn September corn toucl7 ed the lowest price on record since 1ees | for that month.
 Lower quotations on hogs weakened provisions, especially lard, in which lioui. ! dating sales were heavy.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-30
BOSTON BRAVES WITH CooNEY
 AT WILLINANTIC SUNDAY
(Special to The Bulletinl

Especial to The Bulletin)
 Willimantic, Sept. 29-When the Bos- ton Braves clash with the American Thread club at Recreation Park Sunday October ?, baseball fans e eastern Con- necticut will enjoy another treat. The Boston Braves are popular with local sport fans a S several members of that team are considered to be local boys. Horace Ford playing at short for the Braves has often played in this city and for several games has played with the local club. He has the goods and is rat ed one of the best in the big leagues by many sport writers. Another drawing card is Johnny Cooney the sensational southpaw of the Braves who g5t his start pitching for the American Thread club last year. Cooney came to Willi- mantle recruit and under the leader ship of John Mckinley turned out to be a sensation. When he faced the Boston Bra'es, piaching for the locals they considered him good enough for the big show and the American Thread club lost their star twirler. Johnny will face his former team mates Sunday.
 The local club will put fast team in the field for the contest as they hope l to add another big league team to their string of defeats for the present season. DNEneT 1 who sent the Red Sox to defeat by a score of ? to 1 two weeks ago will face the Braves. Kroog has offers 10 get ! into the big show and is rated a fast moundsman. Another player on the To- 1 cal team will be Horkheimer at short
 Horky has made good with the local fans and has killed many hitters' hopes l Of safety by his fast playing The remainder of the lineup remains unan- nounced but the fans know there will be a fine team in the field Sunday.
 The Braves guarantee to send their
 first string men into the fray Sunday
 and when their lineup is looked over il
 will be seen that the locals will face a i tough proposition. The big leaguers will
 go into the field as follows:
 Powell Of; Nicholson If; Barbare 2b Cruise If Boeckel 3b Holle fb Ford ss O'NeilI and Cooney p.
 The game will be called promptly al o'clock ?. m. and plenty Of parking space will be sNved in the park for auto, mobiles.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-30

New York Sept 2s1The New York
 knts, though idle today. won the Ma kimal League pennant- race hy virtue of Pfttsburgh's double defeat by the St. 'Louis Cardinalss---ar--as----.
 The Giants now are four and one half games in ths lead. They have four games left 10 play, while Pittsburgh has ! three If the Giants were to lose all tfour and Pittsburgh win all three the Giants still would be a game ahead. The New York Americans virtually i are certain to be the Giants opponents | in the world series. By winning today while Cleveland was losing the Yankees can Rew lose only by dropping three straight games while the Indians are winning three.
 l New York has two more games to play ! with Philadelphia and one with Boston, | while Cleveland. has three more with ! Chkzgo. s4,-'-- ,e-a 1 As ths Yankees have a postponed game with Washington which will not be played of, t will be possible for the New
 York team to finish the race on even
 terms with Cleveland in games won but capture the pennant by having one less defeat Th&s will happen if the Yankees 1 ~in one of their three games and the Indians take three straight.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-30
GIANTS HAVE WON TENANTS
 IN NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York. Sept. 29-The New York ! Giants have won five pennants in the | Nauonal Leagu e ipclndinS and since 1905 but they have been victorious in only ono 1 worlds series play McGraw won the worlds title with his team in 1905 ' against the Philadelphia Athletics, and though he has had-gTeator organizations since. the American League champions overcame them
 The series Of 1905 consisted of five shutout game. Of which the Giants won -four. Christy sssR4sttaewson turned in three or the VietoS iesa Only 91,f23 per sons saw all 1r'tssg the games and the total gate receipts were a mite over Sss.0 900. but it sRlss--a~ series that will stand as one of-the greatest in base bs history
 New York won the first game , to 0 and was turned back by t1e same score in the second contest They won the third g 10 0, the fourth 1 to and the fifth Co Q.
 Tn 1911, the Giants again met the Ath- -et.cs in inc sefiezzand were defeated. T'hsy won the opGaihs game. played on tueir home lot, by 1sas score of ? to 1, and lost the second. played at Phil sdclphis, by T6E1 The third game went fl inningsssnd was won by the Athletics . 10 sI5aessAthletics won the sourh 10 2, ft6t New York made a great effort andsewoR- the fifth, al 10 Innings. by f 10 3..e The Athletics pound cd out enough bits to make 13 runs
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
AfARKEr WAS FIRM

New York. Sept. Sentimental and Technical cons idersti6ns entered into the better tone Of todsys stock market. Bus inoss prospects. as viewed by federal rc- serve sutforit ies5-routinued to brighten and a4d tiOnal favorable statements of AJ-ls. IaLroad earnings were issued.
 N -sy rates more steady and more Ch-Crtl. feeling was reflected in cables from London afbpit foreign exchanges Ger. more or less unsettled. Closing of subscriptions 10 tho S5O 900 000 Argentine government loan denoted increasing con- tdeuce in investment conditions
 Stocks in Wnicl the short interest re- gently renewed is sEgressions led today's rally. notably uils and kindred issues; all Q equipments, steeIs. motors and their ..6arr accessories and shipnings these -tn0- l 10 & points
 Buying Of rails embraced most of the 7-continenta g. prominent grangers, .oa.ers and secondary shares of roads .raversing western and southw estern sec Ions Delaware. A-gcHzs wanna and West ra reacted from its best on news of the a--s- dis derd
 'cpusrs s-rauCthened in connection with higher prices quoted for the refined metal and speCiaities comprising chemic. t. textile, paper and mai order groups were aDpreciabiy better. highest leveE marking the final dealings Total sales mounted 10 4S5 0n shares
 goufus.on attended the lighter dealing! fore -n exchange. British and Frencf -7tes eased moderately, marks rallied lightly and Greek, Italian and Norwegi 70 oAs were lower by 10 20 points ant #- Eastern quotations were unaitered
 Victory notes dominated inc bond mar t-. 7t new high mark for the move ~r7t of ae-S. Sales of this issue in
 ae1 one lot of S5,oo0 00O. Liberties zero irregular, rails held steady and tn .-e 51 Rotations were -featureIess, asid rom weakness in Cuba cane 7's Tota a.cs, par vsluei ware S1SS75Ooo