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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Body Of Young
Boy Is Found
Near StaytOn

The body of an unidentified
bov has been found on the banks
of the Santiam river about one
and one-half miles from Stayton'
and an investigation is being con-
ducted today by Coroner Rigdon.
According to the report received
This morning the boy was evident
" between the ages of II and H.
and had been dead at least two
weeks.
Nothing definite has been deeid-
cd regarding the Identification
but it is thought that the body
is possibly one of the two iaa'
nat recently escaped from th'
feeble minded school here.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Train Drags
.Car5OFeet;
|3Uniinjjured
Two Women and Girl
of 5 Years Escape
Death In Crash On
Capital Street

Mrs. S. e. Drew, of Silver Lake,
Wash, her mother Mrs. e. L.
Drew. of Castle Rock, Wash, and
her daughter, Dorothy, five years
old. narrowly escaped death yes
terday afternoon when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
was struck by a freight train at
the corner of Capitol and Union
streets. None of three was injur-
ed. Their automobile, In which
they we're dragged for distance
of so feet, was badly damaged.
Mrs. Drew was driving north oil
canitol street and failed to hear
the approaching train. AS sh'
neared the track and saw the loco
motive she essayed to turn sharply
hut the attempt proved unsuccess
full Two wheels torn from th'
automobile and the tonneau wa
badly damaged.
Another accident yesterday II
which a woman driver figured oc
Cured on the Turner road. Al
automobile piloted by Mrs. F. Hal
herman, of Aberdeen, Wash, wa
struck by a machine driven D.
Victor Taggessell, according to tn
police report. Slight damage re
suited.
Mrs. Haiberman told officer
the accident occurred when Nj
TaggesseIl essayed to turn his ca
about in the road.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Harvard Free For
ALI Fight Banned

Cambridge, Mass, May 81
Harvard heads have put the ban
on the annual tree-ror-all tlght
between the seniors and freshmen
on the steps of Widener Library
and on the equally celebrated SEN
ior picnic down the harbor.
This action was taken because
year ago blood-curdling motion
and came to the notice of some o1
pictures of the fray were optalheu
the university deans.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31

T Tariiff
To[)rop
ssnta Fe President
Saws Rail Rates To
Be Cut to Meet Com
petition by Water

washington, May 31.-Trans-
.,,,,uental railroad freight rates
s NJ heing altered to meet ocean
.omnetition via the Panama canal,
Eavard Chambers, vice-president
4 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
r. declared today before the SEN
ste committee investigating the
railroad situation.
I'VE shall fix the rates from
Gan Francisco to New York to
meet the water carriers, Mr..
chambers said, "and then modify
the interior rates structure so that
Kansas City, Chicago and Cincin-
natl for instance, will get the
same rate as that to New York and
producers in all points will be
placed on a competitive basis"
What that means" said Chair
man Cummins, will be that you
will then be carrying freight from
Chicago or KaKnsas City to New
York or vice versa, for nothing"
Senator Pomerene, democrat
Ohio read into the records a series
Of rates, showing that interior
cities pay greater freight rates or
q number of commodities thar
coast cities pay ror longer hauls
on the same products.
Mr.. Chambers discussed Panama
canal competition, declaring thai
The water rates should be regulat
ed by the interstate commerce con
mission and that the rates shoulC
be high enough to allow the Pan
ANA canal to pay interest on tn,
costs Of construction.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
bomb ExPL L0DES IN PLANE; 2 DEAD. Il HURT
Pilot of Plane
Lost In Storm
Is Exonerated

Washington, May. 31.-Lieut-
enant Stanley Ames, pilot of the
army airplane that crashed near
Morgantown, Md, Saturday night
with loss of seven lives, was ex-
onerated of all blame for the ac-
cident in the formal report of the
board of investigation, submitted
today to Major M. F. Scanlon, the
commandant at Boiling field. The
accident, in the opinion of the
board of three army aviator Off
GERS, was absolutely unavoidable
and was due entirely to the storm
into which the airplane ran while
returning from Langley field, Va.
to Washington.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
States Rights
Debate Bobs Up
In Road Fight

Washington, May 81. - The
issue of the rights of the states
as opposed TO those of the federal
government is threatening to be-
come the subject of debate in con-
gress on the subject Of highways
The issue thus far has reached
the stage OF discussion only in the
senate postoffices and post roads
committee at hearing soon to be
completed on the Townsend bill
to establish an interstate high
way system and to create a federal
highway commission. Members
OF the committee from the south
ern states have indicated, however
that the question of authority as
between the states and the federal
government will be raised when
the Townsend bill reaches tho
senate.
Provisions Of the Townsend bill
give the proposed highway COM
mission Of five members authority
to pass finally on the roads to be
constructed with the 100000, 900
federal aid Appropriation.
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31

Topeka Kan. May sl.-Ap-
proximateIy $50 men will be laid
off at the Santa Fe shops In Top
eka and a corresponding reduction
in forces will be made at various
other points. A. G. Wells, Of Chic
ago, vice-president Of the road, an
nnnnced here today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
British Soldiers
Attacked; a Dead,
Fourteen Injured

Cork Ireland, May 31-Four soldiers were killed, two
mortaIy and twelve slightly wounded when they at
tackled this morning while marching from the Yougha BAR
racks to the rifle range
Near the golf links the road had been mined and intense
fire was opened on the soldiers Bombs also used The
unniured soldiers replied to the fire of the attacking party
curate who driving celebrate fass got into the ne
of fire and was wounded His driver was killed
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Governor Vetoes
Wisconsin Dry.
Enforcement Law

Madison, Wis, May 31.-Gov-
ernor Blaine today vetoed the
Matheson prohibition enforcement
act, as in conflict with the fed
eral volstead act, terming it in
definite and uncertain" and the
Anti-Saloon league lobby, "per-
nicious."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Plunge Into Cold
Water Is Fatal
To Boys Rescuer

Alliance, Neb., May S1.-John
v. Vance, 60, died suddenly yes
terday a few minutes after he
had jumped into pool of water
to save a 3 year old boy from
drowning.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Break In Dixie Floods 5000
Acres Near Woodland; Crops
Damage Held Over$39O,OOO

woodland, Wash, May, 81. -
FLOOD waters of the Columbia river
which broke through rs feet of
SIX miles north of here last night,
were spreading today after having
hooded nearly five thousand acres
70 depth of eight to 10. feet. No
loss Of life was suffered as warn
ing was given all residents of the
hooded area. Damage was chief
" 70 crops and was estimated at
from 100000 to 100000.
Town Not Endangered
At five o'clock this morning the
water broke through a culvert on
'ne Northern Pacific railroad fill,
causing further spread of the
no0d. The culvert had been
OlOcKed up with sand bags against
Inc rising waters during the
waters.
neither the town of Woodland,
Nlleh is on high ground, nor the
.slirOad track, appeared in any
causer from the water today.
OrOps Of wheat, oats and potatoes
were destroyed and some cattle
were endangered.
Inc water was expected tc
spread today over additional land
y me south Of this town at the
,s'el OF the water outside ths
Sieak still is several feet above
the inside.
Warned in Time
warning was given all person.
= the danger zone in time fol
t -sa 70 escape shortly after tn,
&c HA al about o'clock last nigh
- au ABOUT 1000 men hurried t,
-e llooding area to render an,
i,ie i.'a'uie aid. Hundreds of head O
stock stock were rounded up an,
a. zen from the land upon whicl
waters were spreading. Abou
!. unored head of cattle still wer
-. = 'aken from the flooded dis
sfsnt Burke, son of James A
ssAs pioneer farmer of Kalam
- woodland, had a narrow es
rom being carried away b
-. =. water v. when a pump house O
olEs broke - :"
"a ,OenE Burke, with his fathe
= L Burke Of Oregon Cit
Inspecting the dixie when tb
- -. cane and was in the pun
A. o,1ing district No. 5, in whic
- h0Od waters are Spreading il
rOn 5000 to 7OO0 acre
4 . elAe is eleven miles long an
t- Ire tourths Of a mile milan
ne banks Of the Columbia.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
FIRST Concert
Given Tonight

The first band concert Of the
serieg to be given throughout the
summer, will be given tonight in
Wilson Park, according TO an
nouncement made this morning by
oscar steelhammer, leader Of the
hand. The funds for these con-
certs are provided for through
funds appropriated by city eoun-
ell.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Attempt to Cut SIS, 1000, 900
From Navy Building Fund Fails

Washington, May 31-An effort to cut $15000000 from
thethe $9O00O000 provided in the naval appropriation bill
Tor continuing the 1916 building program failed today in the
The vote 35 to TO- ten republicans and ten demo-
Gratis voting to reduce the building fund and democrats
voting with the majority Of the republicans to stand by the
committee recommendations.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Mail Privileges Restored
To Newspapers by Postoffice

Washington May 31.-The Milwaukee Leader and New
York Call restored today to the second class mailing
privilege it announced by the postofce department
Use of the mails denied those two daily newspapers
bv Former Postmaster General Bureson because OF the
character of the matter appearing in their columns in rea
tion to American participation in the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Informal FeelerS
Already Sent out
On Disarmament

Washington May 31-Informal feeers" with respect to
an international agreement for reduction of ornaments
already have been put out by the American government it
learned today in high administration quarters The
purpose it is understood to develop the attitude of
foreign governments the question before any formal
negotiations undertaken.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Woman Slayer
Sentencedt to
Serve 10 Years

Los Angeles, May Sins >
Marie Bailey, convicted of "voiun-
tary manslaughter, for the staying
of Clarence Hogan. statesmen OF
Oakland, Cal, at Pasadena iSs'
New Years eve, was sentenced to
a term of from one to ten year'
Imprisonment in San Quentin PEI
itentiary in the Los Angeles sup
erior court today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Injuries Perhaps Fatal 10
2 Others; Proving Ground
AtAberdeen, Md, Is Scene
Fifty Pound Bomb Drops From Hanger On
Big Bomber Being Turned Around and
Bursts In Midst of Workers; Both Eyes OF
Officer Are Blown Out Says Report

Baltimore May 31-Two soldiers were killed and twelve
including three officers were injured two perhaps fatally
by the explosion of bomb the proving grounds at
Aberdeen Nd today according to brief official statement
issued by order of the commanding OFFICER ate tns
afternoon,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31

II would take twenty and one
half dollar bills to weigh prac-
tically the same as a silver ooii@i
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Chester Takes
Stand In Own
Trial Today

Kansas City, Mo-, May 31.-The
defense developed an aiibi today
in the trial of Densel Chester,
accused of the murder Of Miss
Florence Barton near here the
night of October 2 last, with testi-
mony that Chester was seen on
a downtown street corner at about
the time the state alleges Miss
Barton was fatally wounded.
william Neville, who testified
he was an automobile mechanic al
the municipal garage and friend
OF the defendant, said he saw
Chester on Grand avenue at 1Stf
street at about Gwo minutes be
fore midnight, October End.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 81. -
Densel Chester, charged with th'
murder Of Miss Florence Barton
who was shot to death, supposedly
by a highwayman the night o
October 2 last, while motorinl
near the city with Howard Winte
her fiance, came into court toda,
prepared to testify in his own be
half at his trial which has bee
in progress the last week.
The first lodge Of Odd Fellow
lin the u. s. was established a
Baltimore, Nd, in 1919, to wori
according &c the "Mancheste
Unity" (England.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31

o., - INST Q. S. census in 1890
population Of 100000
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31

OF the 1852 American SOL
diers dead overseas only 1910 re-
main unidentified.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
Circulation

aassnlstion avsras Of Salem 1900. 425s:
,o1O. 14,Os4; 1920. 1879
.,.u,an Ton county 1920, 47.177;
A1 POLK county. 14,1s1 80.
.,.shsr of Audit Bureau OF Circu-
hsni ,atiiop. Associated Press Full
Leased Wire
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31
The Weather

oREGoNi Tonight ana Wea-
nesday generally fairi moderate
southwesterly winds.
LOCAL: No rainfall; southerly
Winds: clear; maximum 80, min
imum AZ, set "a; river feet and
falling.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-31

itee RECOMMENDATIONS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-10

continental flyers. Somebody will soon fly to the forth poles and be nightly disappointed, no doubt. A regular service across the Atlantic is but a matter of time. The air mail service is already we'll developed. In few years the passenger and freight business of the air will be imposing in volume. In this respect Europe is already far ahead of America, where the heavier -than-air flying machine originated.
 We used to think Darius Green and his flying machine one of the best of the old-time jokes, but modern Dar- fuses nonchalantly drop thousands of feet from the clouds in parachutes, settle gently on Mother Earth, light a cigarette and pose for the photogra- phers. And what flight of the i'm. agination ever pictured any form of combat more thrilling than those bat ties in the air during the World war, which produced a new type of miIi- tary hero unknown before, the death defying "ace"?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-10
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

Any time man asks you for your honest opinion about himself. he means that he wants a mess of salve. What has become of tho old fossil who used to think that tennis was q Lizzielike gamer
 About as fine an epitaph as a man could have is this one: He was so busy practicing he had no time for preaching"
 One nice thing about the mon folks IS that If you would leave it to them there would be very little visiting done.
 If girl hasn't any pimples on her back, she'll wear a dress cut as far down the rear as it is in the front.
 The graveyards are filled with women who are not a bit susceptible to flat tery.
 And maybe you have noticed that an old junk dealer usually has that kind of a horse.
 Another. Damli: Once upon a time there was a narrow minded man who admitted it.
 Some of these days the wives will or ganize and demand an eight-hour day. And then you'll see Hall Columbia for fair!
 The Eureka Literary and Homo Brew club will debate this question at its next meeting: Is it better to have a small reason for feeling big than to have big reason for feeling small?
 And what has become of the O. f.. man who used to call rattlesnake a prairie eel?
 Copyright, 1s2l.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-10
How Consumer Pays for
 What He Does Not Get

6T7HE long-suffering consumer not U only pays the price for what he gets, but, according to the bureau of markets, he pays for what he does not get. There are hundreds of diff ferent types of containers used where but few are needed for the marketing of fruits and vegetables.
 Baskets holding but seven-eighths of bushel are used as full bushel measures. A 14-quart peach basket passes for regular half -bushel and a peck of peas is measured in six quart basket, just 25 per cent short of full size.
 These frauds are the more easily perpetrated on account of the many styles of containers. A few stand ards, to which the consumer would be accustomed, would be sufficient~for
  the marketing of fruit and vegetables and obviate the stealage.
 But, says the bureau, there are in use 40 types of cabbage crates, 20 styles of celery crates, 50 kinds of hampers and the like. The honest shipper who packs in full-measure containers is beaten by the competi- tor who uses the dishonest hamper. This is not right, but what shall be done about it? Perhaps the best way would be to start at the source, the farm. If the farm bureaus of state adopt certain kinds of hampers they will be used. If their hampers contain honest measure the trade will soon learn it and the farmers send ing their stuff to the market in uni form hampers will reap the benefit It seems to be the duty of the bu- reau of markets to see what it can do about the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-10

, because it makes a better market for the Java product.
 In the face of these facts, Americans will be mortified to learn from the great frenchman, Clemenceau, who lived in this country some time, that the peonla or the United States, who pend hun
 cneds of million dollars a year on cof fee, do not know how to prepare # On this point, Louisiana and New Or leans are likely to agree with Mr CIemenceau in the declaration that q great majority of our people do not understand the preparation of coffee so as to secure the best results from it-- boiling it ad nauseam, so as to extract all the bitterness, leaving it insipid, mixed with the grounds and 1ackin,, the bouquet which the better grades possess. There has been an improve ment, it is true, during the last 10 Or To years since chefs from Louisiana or France have taught the New Eng flanders and western people how the creole dripped coffee to preserve the fragrance of the bean.
 The lesson learned has been muc,, like Knowing how to cook rice. It is lrooably due to the method adopted iii regard to that cereal. making a poul- tice of it. that rice lost some of it's favor in many parts of the country. ex- cept in South Carolina and Louisiana We have taught the country how to cook rice, and have restored it to fla vor. We can do even better if we teach the average American housewife how to prepare a good pot of coffee that will suit even Clemenceau-it is just as easytto do 1t rightly as to pre- pare it unsatisfactorily. If we propose to continue to be coffee drinking peo pie why not teach our cooks through out the United States the art of prepar-. ing coffee in the appetizing way the Creoles and Acadians do?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-10
COFFEE DRINKERS

From the Kew Orleans Times Picayune. lNHE people of the United States are drinking more and more cof- | fee every day. They are now consuming 13 pounds per capita, peat ing all other people but the Holland CTS, with the Boers of South Africa, who have made coffee drinking almost a sacred rite, a good third. The Dutch are deeply interested In the coffee sit uation--it is an economic problem with the Boers of South Africa, and every pound of coffee taken by the world helps the Dutch Indies and prevents the market being overstocked. The great quantities and regulate the mar ket in Java
 We come in second, but it is only a question of time when we will occupy first place During the past year we have increased our consumption of cof- fee 42 per cent and there are reasons for believing that we will do as well this year; for coffee has become sub stitute for John Barleycorn, and is giv- ing that old favorite a rough time of it. It has grown steadily in favor as stimulant, modest and within the law, and will continue to grow as long as prohibition prevails. Those who wish to live within the law or who find that they cannot get an alcoholic or vinous drink without difficulty or danger will have to satisfy themselves with the cup that cheers but doesn't inebriate. A few persons who are thoroughly Anglicized may prefer a cup of tea; but this is wholly an eco tea because he raises it in the British colonies in Assam, Ceylon and else- where just as the Dutch take coffee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-10
TOBACCO NOT DOOMED AS YET

Garrett Smith, in Leslies
 ITS tobacco to have it's scalp added to the belt of the prohibitionist be- = side that of the lamented, but as yet not altogether late alcohol? The radical reformer says it is.s He bases his prediction on the belief that there is a generally growing sentiment in favor of such prohibition through cut the country. He also points to the growth of movements against tobacco in recent years particularly since the atta ainment of the constitutional amend ment against liquor has left a large number of reformers hunting new evil to conquer and has encouraged others to redouble efforts against to- bacco. which they consider next in line.
 But what are the actual facts of the case, dispassionately considered? Would the people of the United States. were the question put to Q vote, fa- vor the prohibition Aof tobacco.
 Those who say not point out It's long continued and almost universal use at the present time. Discovered first by Columbus in 1902 as an Ameri- can weed smoked by the Indians, 1t was botanical curiosity in Europe for cuction into England by Sir Francis Drake and Governor Lane, of Virginia, and its popularizing by Sir Walter Raliegh, it sprang into general use. They point out that even at that time there were prohibition move ments against tobacco one or the strongest being led by an English king Yet these movements never got any, where. They say it is significant, in comparing the possible fate of tobacco with the fate of alcohol. that in those early days of anti-tobacco agitation no one yet dreamed of prohibiting liquor
 They point out, too, the strongly en- trenched economic foothold of tobacco in the United States. which is the chief tobacco country of the world today, with an acreage of nearly 100000. representing land investment of over s160, 900. 900 conservatively estimated The total value of the 1920 crop was $29S,001. .000. This does not take into account the large investment in plants for manufacturing and distributing the finished product, for which there are al yet no official figures There were, however, produced during the year 3o4,61s.762 cigars, 50.40S,S27,557 cig- arettes. and 45a.4s2,sls pounds of pipe tobacco and snuff.
 Of course. those who favor prohibi- tion of tobacco discount these argu- ments by the statement that the ure of l:Quor was at one time as widespreaI and universal but was more strongly entrenched, dating back before the dawn of civilization. They say fur ther that the investment involved in the United States in the liquor busi- ness was fully as great as that now in the tobacco business.