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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
KIwANJs CLUB.
Nearly 100 Members Attended Today's
Luncheon.


The regular luncheon IF the Ki~-n-
is Club. held In the Hotel du Ponrto-
Jay, was largely attended. nearly 100
members being present.
Birthday booster prizes were award
ed as follows: $40 In merchandise
from Clarence Pyle to Leslie W.
Stout; a fountain pen from Robert L.
Wfsaley TO James E. Stein.
Arrangements were made for the
ball game which the local club viii
play with the Atlantic City club on
September "a.
Notice was received from the Ches-
ter Kiwanis baseball team qnnounc-
ing that il would not compete with
Wilmington Tor the cup which the
latter Won ir 1920. The CHESTER team
believes that apparently .tha Whining
ton tear1 is too fast for il.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
GIFT FOR J. NJ. DILLON.
President OF Water Witch Fire Co.
Presented With Silver Service. 4

J. Morton Dillon, president Of the
Water Witch Fire Co, last evening
was presented by the members with a
silver service. The presentation. which
was made on behalf of the members,
by former Councilman John j. Nc
Goldrick. occurred at a regular meet
ing OF tie company and came as z
surprise to Mr.. Dillon. However, he
expressed his appreciation in pleas
ing manner.
The conmittes which arranged the
affair comprised Charles II. Brown
and w. !. Quilliyan. The service COM
Drises six piec1s.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
B. & 0. R. R. ENDORSES
GLAZED KID WEEK
w. B. Galloway, Passenger
Traffic Manager, Writes Com
nittee He viii Aid Campaign.

Tha Wilmington Glazed Kid shoe
Week committee which is TO hold
clnsaS Kid shoe Week here from Sep
fafhf ~r 10 10 "a. has received A letter
~ praise from the Baltimore & Ohio
Raiir,a.s Co. signed by w. r. Cali
lcssay. passenger traffic manager of
rsititr'r The letter proves that
natioaai interests are keeping awake
% m, possibilities Of further popular
ixine glazed kid. The letter follows:
Mr. David Snellenburg.
General Chairman.
Wilmington Clazed Kid Committee.
Wilmington, Delaware.
My attention has been called TO the
Yrosossd campaign 10 get the public to
thinklrs ~ what glazed kid means to
the leather industry and more par
ficrisrly what 81 means TO Whining
ton.
There is no doubt but your commit
tee has nla-ie a start in the right d.
rss'tinn by setting aside week TO
concentrate thought on this industry
ana In that week spread that thought
&C. all other communities. A shoulder
10 shou'4er campaign Of prominent
citazens san bring about any result de-
sires. and II win not be long before
Wilmington viii come to every mind
whsn shoe material is thought OF. just
like California IN lirtt1 up with the
SHnkis orange and the raisin indus
fry ans the state OF Washington with
the apple
We viii keep this matter before us
and no douht VIII be in a position 70
hplr YOU IN some ~ our own pubiica-
tlons We hove under way.
Very truly yours.
W n. Galloway.
Passenger Traffic Manager.
The Baltimore & Ohio II. r. Co.
wilmingfons Glazed Kid Week. 10
te observed the week Of Sept. 10, viii
have the fun support Of the Mercan-
tile. section Of the Chamber OF Com
inerce. Il was decided at a meeting
iaf thar body last evening.
Special window displays viii be ar
ranged and everything which viii
possibly aid in advertising the move
menf will be done. IL is also planned
10 have an information booth open
during the week, located in the Hotel
ia p0nt. The merchants will supply
this booth with secretaries thoroughly
.convcrsant with Wilmington. her
products and industries and will give
visiting merchants and the public any
information which may be desired.
The Lancaster Chamber Of Com
merce. which. according TO plans, was
% visit this city on September p. has
bcen asked 10 advance the date Of
their visit and come 10 Wilmington
on the night of September 19 when
Herbert Hoover, Secretary Of Com
meree. viii be the guest of honor.
AT the dinner il Is expected that
Secretary Hoover will deliver a mes
aags of national importance to the
business men OF the country. This
event is looked upon as the most inn
portanf In the local business world
since the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
Dinner for State Police.

A luncheon wss given in the club
room of the Hotel du Pont today fo..
the State highway police. Frank dll
Pont, Senator Bennett and Engineer
Buck were among the guests. 20
gether with the five members Of the
state police, who wsra in uniform.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
Accused of RobbIng House.

Conwen LEIGH was arrested this morn
ing by State Detective Baldwin charg-
ed with breaking and entering the
hoi~e Of Joseph Falcone at Wooddaic
and stealing a gun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
Common Pleas Court.

The fall te5n Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas viii begin tomOrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07

Want a man to -@lt your grass.
Telephone a classified ad.-Call 220o
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07

Telephone your classified I'd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
Lottle Pickford at the Parkway.

They Shall Pay presents Iottie
Pickford for the last time today at the
Pan kway Theatre. Delaware avenue
Mt Adams street, in the ro,e of fear
less girl, who. actuated by her love
for her father. makes each of his
enemies pay in fun. For three days,
starting tomorrow, Florence Reed
will star in the great s2ao,0o produc-
ton. ''fndiscretion,' with Gareth
Hughes and Lionel Atwill, This pie
ture -is a great spectacle of human
emotions.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Released
Americans
at JaInbury

Washington, Aug. 9.--The state
department was informed today by
its representatives at Riga and Re-
val that Americans who have been
incarcerated at Moscow we're on
their way to the frontier yester-
day. They are expected to arrive
at Jamburg this afternoon.
Riga, Aug. 9.-On the eve OF
the arrival of representatives oi
the American relief administration
and soviet Russia to discuss Amer
lean relief plans, the soviet gov
ernment today issued statistics
tending to show a greater effort
to combat hunger than in other
famine years.
According to these statistics, So
Wet relief is progressing well and
claims are made that it is posi-
BILE, with limited facilities, tc
transport food. From June rs to
July 20, it is claimed $4,000 peas
ants, who have been forced to live
on grass, have officially migrated
to fruitful Siberia by the Moscow
Kazan railway. while 41,000 al
ready have been transported on
the Volga river.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Salem Man, "a,
Struck By Car
Today Is Hurt

A deep cash cut over his left
eye, Zedikiah Craven, 81 years of
age, was taken to local doctors
office this morning about IL
o'clock after he had been knock
ed o the pavement and injured
by an automobile driven by al
Hill, of Butte, Montana. Mr..
Craven resides at 144 N. Front
street.
Eye witnesses said that the ac-
cident, which occurred as Mr..
Craven essayed to cross the in
tersection Of Court and CONNER
cial street, could not have been
avoided by the driver. Craven,
they said. apparently became con-
fused and dashed back in front
of the oncoming car after he had
been we'll clear Of the machine.
Struck on the hip he was bowled
to the street. He sustained sew
eral bruises.
Mr.. Craven insisted that he did
not see the approaching auto
mobile.
A tire was knocked off the car.
Mr.. Hill had been moving west
on Court street and had turned
south on Commercial when the
accident occurred.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Search for Body Of
Supposed Suicide
Reveals NOthine

Search for the body of an uni
Identified man, reported by Lee
Nelson, street corner preacher, to
have drowned himself in the Will
lamette river between the inter-
county and railroad bridges, on
the west side, about 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, have so far
been unayailing, although ]. B.
Jacobs, West Salem grappler,
searched the river in the vicinity
of the supposed drowning last
night and today.
Nelson, who was visiting with
men in the hobo camp on the bank
of the river at the west end of the
inter-county bridge yesterday aft
ernoon says that he was sitting
where he could get good view CT
the river and that he saw a man
wade out into the stream and dive
under the water.
After waiting for several sec
onds for the man to come up Nell
son remarked to his companions,
That's loug-winded guy"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09

Asked what he meant, Nelson
replied that he had seen a man go
under the water two or three min
utes before and had not seen him
come up. None of his companions
had seen the man in the water.
Members of the hobo colony,
after looking for the man and find
ing a pair of badly worn shoes and
blue shirt lying on the bank OF the
river, as well as fresh tracks lead
ing into the water, reported the
matter to the police. Chief of Po-
lice Moffitt's investigation threw
no further light on the case, other
than that members of the hobo
colony had seen a man come to the
river bank near the spot of the
supposed tragedy earlier in the
day, but had paid little attention
to him or his actions.
The case was turned over to
Coroner Lloyd Rigdon, under
whose direction a search for the
body WIZ instigated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09

ceipt Of definite information that
trunk, believed to contain AIRS.
Mahoney's body, had been throw n
into Lake Union from a skiff by
a man answering Mr.. hanoney s
description.
Mahoney is 3s years old. Mrs.
Mahoney was 81. They had been
married a little over a month
when Mrs. Mahoney disappeared
about April Is.
Even before Mrs. Mahoney s
disappearance. police officers were
trailing Mahoney. it became
known today.
when James MahOney, ss-
married. Kate Moores, 81, we
watched" Deputy Prosecuting At
torney T. H. Patterson said today
"A detective became suspicious Of
the affair. and his suspicion re
suited in the check which lei %
the discovery that Mrs Mahoney
was missing. he declared.
When Mahoney was told that
the body Of his wife had been
found. he declined to make any
statement. Later be is quoted az
having remarked 10 a reporter
ANY way. they cant dc aoy
more than hang ne"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Special Trainfor
Elk Convention

Portland, Or, Aug. Especial
trains bearing delegations of
Elks to the annual convention of
the state association TO be held at
Marshfield, August IS. 19 and 20
win be run from Salem, Eugene,
Medford. Roseburg. Albany, Nc
MinnviiIe and other cities, IT was
announced today by James K.
Montgomery, chairman of the
general committee.
A feature OF the entertainment
program will be "the battle Of
the Argonne" staged by Marsh
field post. American Legion. -Four
torpedo boats viii be in Marsh
field harbor during the conven-
tion and the sailors will partici-
uate in the water sports.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Henderson Held
For Staying Wife

Portland, Or, Aug. s.-Mrs.
Gertrude Henderson, 81, mother of
three children, died early today
from knife wounds inflicted by her
divorced husband, Joseph Hender-
son. 36. who attacked her at her
home Monday. Henderson is in a
hospital suffering from self-in-
flicted wounds. Physicians say he
will recover.
After attacking his wife, who
had obtained a divorce from him
on June is last. Henderson fled to
the home of his mother where he
hid in a chicken house. When TO
lice officers surrounded his hiding
place and demanded his surrender,
Henderson shot himself IN the
right eye and also attempted to
sever an artery in his left wrist.
A complaint of first degree mur-
der has been filed against Hepder-
son by Walter H. Evans, district
attorney.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09

Mark Blodgett place was reported
as being in immediate danger AMI
the fire fighters were concentrate
ing their efforts on the flames in
the sIashings and timber near Ills
fields.
A fairly strong wind yesterday
aided the fighters BY retarding the
flames from the large dry brush
and grain field areas bordering on
the fire area. Back fires started
soon after the flames had been dis-
covered held back the fire and en-
abled the men to extinguish the
one on the Guy home The de-
struction OF the Hackett place IS
blamed to flying embers. as the
house and bara we're behind the
line Of back fires.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Deserted To
Fight In France
And w ants Bonus

That rather than remain in the
Pacific Northwest in a home
guard regiment during the war,
he deserted and enlisted in regi-
ment Of the Marine Corps which
went overseas, confessing to his
actions after he reached the fir
ing line, being charged with
desertion in court martial pro-
ceedlng, which were instituted
against him, and having these
charges removed by gallantry in
action, in which he won the Dis
tinguished Service Cross and the
Croix de Guerre, is the remark
able story Of an oregon soldier,
told in a letter received by Adju-
tant General George A. White, to-
day. The soldier in question has
written to enquire about the eligi-
bility for the benefits under the
recent State Aid act, for ex-servics
man.
While General White refused tC
define the status OF this soldier
function of the bonus commission
officially, saying that. ut was q
as whole to pass upon the eligi-
bility of applicants. and not oi
individual members" he haI
written a personal letter to this
soldier. stating that in his person.
al opinion he is eligible. The
soldier received an honorable dis.
charge after the armistice. and
before the war. was in the employ
of the city OF Portland.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Thieves Steal
Starter From
Car In Night

To have the starter, pressure
gauge and an inner tube stolen
from his car parked almost under
the window near which member
OF the household was sleeping last
night is the experience reported
to police this morning by A. Cop
ley. COS North Fifth street
Mr.. CopIey said that he parked
the car last night in a vacant lot
adjoining his home and just op-
posite a window under which a
visiting friend slept. This morn
ing the car was still there. as was
a wrench which the thieves had
used 10 disconnect the starter.
E. W. Van Dorm, who parked his
car in front Of his home At Lin
coin and Reservoir streets last
night, also reported the theft Of
two tires from the machines some
time during the night The car
was lacked up and the tires re-
moved from wheels
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Fire Near Dallas
Still Unchecked;
Crops In Danger

Dallas, or, Aug. 9.-Fire start
ing from a bonfire on the place OF
Mr.. Boise of Salem, three and a
half miles northwest OF Dallas. in
the Pioneer district, shortly after
noon yesterday completely destroy
ed the farm house and barn OF
John Hackett on the old Charles
Guy place. damaged the home OF
John Guy to the extent Of 500
and had burned over several hum
dred acres OF slashings and small
timber up to noon today.
Fire Warden W V. Fuller and
a force Of nearly 100 men have
been lighting the blaze and be-
neve they have II under control
uriess a strong counter wind de-
veiops during the afternoon.
AT noon today the crop on The
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Refuse To
Sell uPrlll1es
At8Cents
Dallas Growers Reject
Offer of California
Packers and Want 10
Cents for 80 40's

/ Offers q eight cents for 30-40
lsizes Of Thu new prune crop made
by the California Packing corpc~
ration, weiie being turned down
yesterday by independent grow
ers in the Dallas district, accord
ing to- reliable reports received
there today and the growers are
holding out for 10 cent offers,
which they anticipate will be
forthcoming within a few days
when the Gamers are expected to
ienter the market.
Several OF 4Na large produceds
have announ, :, that their picks
will go to the canneries at $3.50
per bushel if the bidding reaches
that figure.
The prices offered by the Cali
fornia corporation range from
cents down. Seven and three
quarters cents are bid for 40-45s,
tx cents for 40-50s, s " cents for
40-50c, SIX cents for 5O-55s and
az cents for 55-60c, the report
states.
Advances have been made to all
of the big Independent bidders
without success.
But few prunes will be avail
able at any price the growers say.
for the prolonged drouth is caus-
ling the fruit to drop in large
amounts. 1t is now estimated that
the yield OF young orchards, esti-
mated at so per cent of normal
earlier in the season, will not be
over rs percent and that Of the
lold orchards from Is percent to
nothing.
! Announcement was also made
to-day that the last of the hold
over prunes for last year in the
Dallas area, owned by a pool COM
posed of Ralph Riggs, DR.. Mark
Hayter, DR.. r. A. Starbuck, Sib-
ley & Schaefer and other large
independent growers. have been
sold. The price for the prunes,
which ranged from 40-50s to small
er sizes, was from Az cents down
Offers of 6 cents for the few
1880 sizes left are being freely
made.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
BodyF oundIn Trunk
Identified BY Neices
AS Mrs. Mahoney's

seattle, Wash, Aug. 9.-Posi-
we identification of a naked. mu-
T. ''lated body found in a trunk in
LaIs Union here yesterday as that
VI Mrs. Kate N. Mahoney. missing
wealthy Seattle woman. was made
p Mrs c. Hewitt Of wenatol,ee.
~, wash a niece OF the victim. Do
Hss announced today.
James N Mahoney. husband of
,.s missing woman, was removed
soa.. : solltary cell in the county Jail
~ -. alter the body vas discoy-
~ he has been heli for nearly
- months on charges Of first de-
.'' ~ iofsery in connection with an
ss-se s.s7e fraudulent order On a safe
80. eeslt box maintained bv his
,.. @ha an anegel fraudulent
s.-es '. Of attorney iof the sd,nin-
.s.lon Of her property.
ns lung Of the trunk containing
-, soes Yesterday eliminated a
-. - q Lake I-1toa that has
h. eosgedly mainia.nef Nv no
~, ~ Honths Shortly sfter
1--oasy's arses. "a The .orgo, :,
e..fEss police s.-, '-9 -ot seis
~ a.. .s-Fsh for s'rz i1,boaev 4
'-5s later they annoanssl re-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09

Lost Spouse
Among Dead
From Wreck

X Eureka, CAL, Aug. g. \:
x Eight years ago Frank King x
X left his Eureka home to seek 4
x work elsewhere and in x
X short time letters stopped K
X coming to his wife, Minnie A. !.
X King. Through the years she Il
X waited, believing that some 4
\ day he would return. Final 4
X ly he came back, one of the \
X Alaska's dead. His body was 4;
X brought to Eureka, where It 4
X was identified by local man 4
X who formerly worked with 4
x him. King was steward i
X on the lost vessel. 4
X X X X X 4 X \ x 4 X \ X 4
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Sheriff Waits
In State House
To Nab Governor

X Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 8. \
X Sheriff Mester and sew =
X eral deputies went to the X
X state house today for the ex- 4:
X pressed intention of arrest \:
x ing Governor Len Small, re- X
X Gently indicted on charges X
X Of embezzlement during his \:
4 term as state treasurer. They X
x waited on the lower floor 4;
X for the governor to appear. X
x The governor yesterday de- X
X clared he would protest X
X against arrest and indicated \:
K he would start legal action X
X against the sheriff and his 4
X bondsmen il the arrest was 4
X made. \
X \
! u. l. a. II 4. y ~ ~ L.. =.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Brooks Woman
Arrested By
Sheriff Bower

Wanted by Portland police on a
charge OF larceny By baiiee, Marie
ThieI Of Brooks was arrested this
morning By Sheriff o. D. Bower
ans viii be taken to Portland this
AFTERNOON BY the local police ma
tr0n-
The Portland police notified the
sheriff here regarding the woman
bv nail She Vas not confined in
he county jail because OF the lack
~ .ecommodation. Nothing was
,rnowu as 70 the conditions OF the
cbarges preferred against her By
he Portland officials
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
President
Receives Box
OF Logans

Thanking him for his kindness
Frank II. Jory II. F. D. 4, Salem.
received a letter from the White
house, signed by one of the chief
clerks, stating that the logan
berries shipped President Harding
sometime ago had been received
in good condition.
The berries were wrapped care
fully in waxed paper and amoun-
ted to about four cartoons. Thsy
were shipped by the Drager fruit
company and were carefully sell
ected for the chief executives
palate.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Shoes
20 Persons
Are MISSING

San Francisco, Aug. 9.-Twen-
ty passengers of the lost steamer
Alaska remained on revised list
of missing issued here today by
the San Francisco g. Portland
Steamship company, which owned
the vessel. No change was report
ed in the total of eighteen known
dead, whose bodies have been re-
covered.
The company's list of missing
follows:
Alma Averill. Garfield. Wash.
George w. Buswell. Portland.
Carl Berch. San Francisco.
Mrs. H. w. Dyer. La Grande. Or
George Edwards. Portland.
E. Ferngold. San Francisco.
GUSTAV -
Miss Ruth Host, Portland.
w. L. Johnson. Olympia. Wash
Miss Minnie Kan. Walla Walla
Wash.
]. A. Mortse.
J. w. Oliver. San Jose. Cal.
w. A. Says.
Miss B. Vige. Portland.
Miss v. Walden.
Amanda Wentrom.
Steerage.
c. H. Often. Portland.
Charles Magnison.
John Nelson.
Company officials said they
we're preparing a list OF the miss
ing members of the crew.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09
Stole $l56,OOO
From Armour Co.

Sheburne. Mimi. Aug. s-Two
Chicago detectives left here late
yesterday with Nick +. Freynick.
arrested in connection with allega-
tions OF embezzlement Of $156, 900
from Armour and company at
Kansas City. where It is said he
was employed as bOokkeeper.
A week ago Freynick came here
to Join the local baseball club as
a pitcher. According to the de-
tectives Freynick and three other
men are alleged to be implicated
In the speculations which were IN
covered about a week ago when
FreynIck left Kansas City.