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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
ITALY NOT
TO FORGET
SAYS DIAZ
War Leader Declares
His People Remem-
ber and Appreciate
American Aid

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 31-Hope
that the sword may be sheathed
and that peace and labor may tri-
umph for the good of all was the
message brought to members of
the American Legion, in conven-
tion here today by Italy's foremost
soldier, General Armando Vittorio
Diaz.
THE war is over" said General
Diaz, in conveying Italy's message
to the American veterans of the
world war. From it must arise
not war but peace, labor and prog
ress.'
General Diaz, in his address
said:
ITO the service men of the Uni
ted States Joined together by the
American Legion, to the American
women who SO nobly and in mani
fold ways took their part in ths
war, to all the citizens OF this
great republic, bring this mes
sages OF their Italian comrades oi
their wives and mothers, OF the
Italian people, who see in this sol
emn convention, in presence ol
representatives of the victorious
Continued on Page Four.j
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Deputy Sheriff's HomeIs
Robbed: Auto
Breaks Down, Is Stolen

bage, two dinner knives, a razor
and some jewelry made up their
haul.
The distinction of having the
hardest luck over the weekend,
however, probably rests on w. K.
Frazier, who resides at 1884 N.
Summer street.
Mr.. Frazier, riding in his auto
mobile on the Pacific highway
near Gervais. discovered his mo-
tor had a broken bearing. 1t was
annoying, but Mr.. Frazier's good
nature prevailed. He steered his
car over to one side Of the road
and dismounted.
Mr.. Frazier came to Salem. He
made arrangements to have his
automobile towed to Salenp where
it might be repaired. Then he re-
turned to the spot where his car
had been left.
The machine had been stolen.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

John L. Rathie and Elvie d
Kirby, alias James Owen. will
swing to their death on December
2 next from the same scaffold
which a year ago November 5,
claimed the life of Neil Hart, their
companion in the ill-fated jail
break of July, 1919, which re-
suited in the Staying of Sheriff Til
Taylor of Umatilla county, the
crime for which the lives of all
three men have been declare for
felt and on one of which the for
felt has been claimed.
Unless present plans are
changed the one scaffold will
serve for the two hangings, ac-
cording to Warden L. e. Compton,
who denies that there is any os-
casion for a second scaffold.
Having exhausted their every
legal resource in their fight for
life and with Governor Olcott
committed to a policy of non-inter-
ference in their behalf, the two
doomed men have become entirely
reconciled to their fate, according
to officials and guards at the pris-
on.
Rathie and Owen are confined
in the same cells in which they
have been held ever since their ar
rival at the penitentiary a year
ago. Each man occupies a sep
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Rnthie And Kirby
T0Hnng From Same
Scufold, Is Word

arate cell, and guard is constant
ly on duty since the attempt OF
Abe Evans-also sentenced to
hang on December 2-to take his
own life two weeks ago. These
cells are in one of the main wings
of the building and are in no sense
isolated except that they are To-
Gated at the end of the wind which
is naturally less frequented than
the front of the wing.
Neither Rathie nor Owen are or
ever have been in solitary confine-
ment in the term in which "soli-
tary' is used in prison parlance.
They spend the day reading and
smoking and in conversation back
and forth between the cells, four
of which hold men sentenced to
die-the other two being George
Howard from Malheur county and
Abe Evans from Wasco county.
Every day for 80 minutes they
are released from the confinement
of the cell and permitted to stretch
their limbs in a walk up and down
the corridor under close guard
while their cells are cleaned out.
This is their only exercise.
Being reconciled to their fate
they do not discuss it but appear
to be content to let the future take
care of itself
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Halloween Ghosts To
Stalk Tonight;
Police Are To be Alert

any harmless form of amusement
which the boys care to indulge
in," Chief of Police Mofiftt ex-
planned today. I'VE are not going
to play the part of kill-joys. Of
ficers, however, will be on the
alert to prevent wilful destruction
of property. We will not tolerate
any rough stuff. This sort Of thing
we are not expesting, however.
Last Halloween was very orderly
in Salem, and we expect tonight
to be the same"
Many dances are scheduled for
this evening, and there will be a
number of other parties. Several
affairs, with Halloween features,
were given during the latter part
OF last week.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

Bold, bad daylight thieves with
virtually no regard for constituted
authority, yesterday entered the
home OF Jim" Emlaw, dsputy
sheriff of Polk county who resides
in West Salem, and stole SIS
Deputy Emlaw reported the mat
ter to the Salem police yesterday
afternoon.
The thieves made their way in
to the house between 1890 and
1880 o'clock. Nothing but the
money was taken from the officer 5
home, according to the report.
H. S. Radcliff. who resides st
78S North Church street, also no.
tied the police that his home had
been robbed. At. Mr.. Radcliff' s
home, however. the thieves confin-
ed their work chiefly to procuring
supplies for the kitchen. A pound
OF butter, loaf of bread, sour
pounds of sugar, a head Of cab
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Sletz Road
Issues 100000
Stock For Debts

Washington, Oct. 31-Permis-
~ NV vas given the Valley & siletz
:. s-.'Oad company by the inter
- commerce commission to is
= 100000 in capital stock
s-lns' its lines in Oregon for the
this OH FUNDED
.oe Valley & Siletz Railroad
ssp.ny owns a road of ss miles
:. Independence to siletz, Or. 1t
Yong business as a common
s. ...nsF' but more particularly in
c.ss ssloping the timber holdings of
eoeez { Mitchell. u
v,a.- 4. Tie Portland office of the
! ''.lsy Z slietz Railroad comnsnS INV
-. - said that the action Of tbs
! I-'s'state commerce comm5s.sor s,r-'
/. am .-..Aori1ing issue OF 500 ooo q
= wa stock refers to a number
no,.. -oa-nssotiable promissorv
u. ,s,'-ing s'osering cost Of compIetins
a. ..'..' Wy held by the trustee .,
a ~. s.saisnt to eompany's capi,
srs,.ss ~. which recently was IN.
"a from $4,000 to 81 eoo a :
No extars,o- fAsvvV'-
h--ss,.,,a..s. ,as eoast IS contemplated I :
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Wurtzbarger
Demurrer Is
Argued Today

Portland, Or, Oct. S1.-Con-
tending that the United States
government has no jurisdiction to
prosecute Alma Louise Wurtzbar-
Ger on the charge of killing her
husband at the Chemawa Indian
school last August, Bert q. Haney,
defense counsel. argued de-
murrer to the Indictment this
morning before Judge Charles e.
Tvolverton Of the federal court
The case was taken under ad-
yisement - -~<~-e
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Home Nest Ready
And Waiting
TO No Avail

Out on the far eastern border
of that section Of Marion county
known as the Halls Ferry district,
in a neat four-room log house,
there is small, spotlessly clean
little room which knows no occu-
pants other than the motherly
woman who daily smooths out
the plump little pillows In their
white cases and makes and re-
makes the bedding on the newly
purchased white iron bed to keep
1t fresh against the return OF the
two little girls for whom the love
task of fitting up the room was
performed.
Months ago-it was in January
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Mowry
one Thursday morning received a
summons to appear before Judge
w. M. Bushey, of the Marion coun-
ty court, on the following Satur-
day morning and bring their chill
dren. They had no inkling OF the
courts intention in so summon
ing them, but they answered the
order without question.
Sky Is Formidable
1t was cold, bitterly cold. in
the makeshift cabin of canvas
and boards which served as a
home for the Mowrys during those
days when they were getting
established on their little five
acre tract, on that Saturday morn
ing, but they. rose early that they
might not be tardy to the sum-
mons Of the court. Daylight had
scarcely got its hold in the shad-
ows of the woods road when they
set out on the five long miles to
town.
The low hanging clouds loome,l
threatening as Mr.. Mowry hitched
up their single horse to a light
open buggy and the babies whim-
pered just little as the cold wind
nipped at their noses and cheeks.
But the law had commanded and
they sailed forth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mowry and the twins, then un-
weaned babes. crowded into the
seat, with the girls Thelma and
Violet, daughters of Mrs. Mowry
by a former marriage, and Harold,
s years old. huddled together for
warmth, behind.
Before they emerged from the
muddy and deep rutted woods
road the snow began to fall and
Mrs. Mowry pulled the blankets
more closely around the twins.
The advent Of the white flakes.
however, drove thoughts OF numb
ed fingers and aching feet from
the minds OF the older tots. and
they hailed them with childish de-
light. At the cross roads OF the
main highway Mr.. Mowry hailed
a friend who passed in an auto
mobile and asked him TO take the
older children on into town. The
twins were then sleeping within
the warmth OF the blankets and
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
House Damaged
Badly In Blaze
Here Yesterday

The home Of Fred Berger. at the
corner of Seventeenth and Center
streets, was badly damaged yester-
day morning when a fire which
started from the woodshed burned
the house about half way to the
ground. The heaviest damage oc-
Cured In the kitchen.
A piano and some Of the house
hold goods were removed from the
structure before the blaze got full
" underway. Furniture in the
sitchen was almost a total loss.
bout $1,000 worth Of insurance
vas carried, it was stated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

Tonight is the evening preced-
ing All-hallow, or All-Saints' day
Tonight the ghost will claim his
hour, witches will make merry,
goblins will come into their own.
Incidentally, small Salem boys
will run riot. The evening is
theirs.
For tonight is Halloween.
Orange and black streamers'
pumpkins and the pies from which
they are made. gruesome MASKS
these are some of the reminders OF
Halloween which are seen in Sa-
LENS show windows. Today many
homes were being decorated with
colors befitting the season, in an
ticipation Of Halloween parties to
be given tonight.
"The police will not interfere in
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Industry
Discussed By
Horticulturist

Embracing all major phases of
apple culture in the northwest, w.
S. Brown, head of the horticultur-
al department of Oregon Agrictui-
tutral college, in speaking before
the business men of Salem this
noon at the Commercial club stat
ed that in 1919 there were 1884,
900 bearing trees in Oregon
against 4.5ss.7s5 in 1909.
Variety is essential for success
full production, states Mr.. Brown.
There are about IL varieties that
can be grown successfully in Ore
gon, and of these a relatively
small number caii De grown in the
Willamette valley. Among SAFE
most successful Of these is the
young Newtown, and also the
Winter Banana apple. There Is no
place which can produce such a
successful apple of the Winter Ba-
mana variety as the Willamette
valley. What we need now is a
lustrous bright red apple.
''The question OF yield resolves
itself into proper orchard manage
ment," stated the speaker in dis
cussing production. and empha-
sized the necessity Of rertiIizing.
'Nitrogren has been found to
wear out faster than any other
element in the soil. The cheapest
source of nitrogen is the clover
crop which also increases the wat
er holding capacity Of the soil.
The soil must have from to IL
per cent Of free water in order
that trees may do we'll"
Pruning, spraying and thinning
trees is also important to success
fully grow apples. Larger apples
can be had Of more market value
by thinning the trees so that they
hang six to eight inches apart.
In reducing costs, Mr.. Brown
stated that the tractor was an i'm
portant factor and that commun-
ity packing houses were another.
and recommended that business
get behind any freight rate reduc-
tion in order that apples Of Oregon
might meet eastern competition ia
that section Of the country.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
PASTOR Rs
SUPPORT
HOSPITAL
Ministerial Associa-
tion Frowns Upon At
tempt to Return Girl
to Parents

The Salem Ministerial associa-
tion today went on record,
through the adoption of special
committees report. as holding
that criticisms made Of Judge
Bushey and the Deaconess hospit-
al are absolutely without foun-
dation."
At a former meeting the associa-
tion named a committee, compris-
ing the Rev. w. T. Milliken, chair
man; Rev. j. j. Evans and Rev.
G. f. Liening, to investigate" the
charges.
The report follows:
Your committee begs to report
that both individually and collec-
lively they have investigated the
case of the Perry children and 9th
er complaints made against Judge
Bushey and the Deaconess 4. s.
pital, and that they find thnse
criticisms absolutely without foun-
dation.
AS to the Perry children, IN
quiry amongst the citizens of the
Liyesley neighborhood reveals the
fact that the judge was warranted
in removing the children from
their home surroundings. Tie
complaint that led to their ON
initial to the Deaconess was made
by prominent citizens, including
the pastor of the church there In
the hospital they are we'll cared
for, receive the finest kind OF
Christian training, are sent to the
American public school, and we
know of no institution where they
would receive better care and more
earnest Christian training.
The Deacon esses are providing
for a group Of folks for less re
muneration than any other insti-
tuition of a like kind that we
know, simply through Christian
love and compassion. We believe
in sending Protestant children tc
Protestant institutions and are
roud that Salem can boast of q
,fuge for the helpless and de-
,endent of such sterling worth.
Among the cases which appeal
ed especially to your COMMITTEES
was that of a little imbecile child
Her mother, when dying, prayed
that her helpless little one might
fall into kind hands. Her prayer
was answered. The Deaconesses
have cared for this little one ten
derly. Today she is helpless, hel
mind is practically gone. Her con
dition is such that she requires 9
separate room and all the extra
care that this involves, but in love
for Christ's sake these Christian
women are mothering the helples:
one. We deeply deplore the at
tack that has been made upor
these people and urge upon this
association that they give the in
stitution their hearty moral sup
port.
Respectfully submitted,
w. T. MILLIKEN,
Chairman.
]. ]. EVANS,
G.. F. LIENING.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Need 4S Millions
ToPay For Roads

It will require a total Of s47'-
9s5.429.54 principal and interest
to retire state highway bonds al
ready issued for maturity UP to
December 81. 1916. according TO
figures prepared by Secretary OF
State Kozer. For this amount the
state has received a total OF s27,-
SS6. .9Os.6s in cash On bond issues
Aggregating at par $2s.s4os 600
|Of the difference between the
amount received by the state Ior
its bonds and the amount which
must be paid out to retire them
81. .253. .0se-32 represents discounts
claimed by bond buyers and $zv'-
5ss.525.s6 represents interest.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
JANUARY Is
SET AS DATE
FOR HANGING
His Neck Swathed In Badnages, Dentist
Walks Unassisted Into Court Room Where
Judge Bingham Sentences Him TO Pay
Death Penalty For Crime

Roseburg Ore, Oct. 31-Dr. Richard Melvin Bromfield
today sentenced to be hanged Friday January 49, for the
murder Of Dennis Russell Dr. Brumed walked unassisted
into the court to receive sentence His neck
swahed in heavy bandages which covered the gashes in
fcted by himself recently in attempt to cheat the gal
lows Crowds gathered in the court early to get seats
for the final act Of Roseburg's sensational drama
After today the will shift to Salem. DR.. Brumfeld
will be taken to the penitentay this afternoon by Sheriff
Sam Starmer, the sheriff announced.
Russes headless body found under Dr. Brumfields
wrecked automobile near here July 13
aside the verdict your honor that God
,or vvora nothing
- his death"
" 'uuee y =. ns' - He deahly pale when
receive Mrs puu-
when asked he had her chair
ANYTHING said but did break down.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Woman Places Her
Purchase In Wrong
Car; Articles Gone

Miss Mary Fisher, a resident OF
stayton, went shopping in Salem
Saturday afternoon. She bought
some dry goods and a package Of
sugar. There were four bundles
altogether.
After she had made her pur-
chases, Miss Fisher put the arti-
eles in an automobile. Then she
went shopping again.
IT put my stuff in the wrong
carl thought the automobile was
mine" Miss Fisher complained tc
the police Saturday evening.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

De Man D
| sHANTUNC
peking's Attitude De-
'Iarsd asd Unchanged
,'s,v ,1.wsraners State
Concessions Made

n.s,ny Oct. S1.-China's fun
\ ,..,,.l attitude toward Shan
=, stands today as it did a year
aro, when the government caDieu
! rhips's representative on the
,.n,,iI Of the League of Nations
Ss'1S y K wellington Koo, its views
4 ss,lIvs ID Japanese control OF the
a|ovIpcs and the methods py
sbch control of shantung would
h returned to China.
This was shown Saturday when
NJ government gave the newspa-
0ers here the eight points made
h rs message last December TO
Dr. Koo. Publication of these
eIght points was probably due to
popular pressure, resulting from
IsDauese claims that the Toxic
memorandum Of October 10, had
been inspired by unofficial hints
relative to the project for a set
tIement. The foreign office de-
clsred the Japanese claims were
not correct, but 1t admitted that
General Yu Ching Ho, councillor
at the war office here, had made
disclosures to General Rihohiro
Bsnzai, Japanese military adviser
70 the Chinese government.
Papers Unfavorable.
Newspapers here comment un-
fayOrably upon the eight points
made public by the foreign office,
declaring they differ materially
from the stand taken in the Chi
lee note Of October 5. The points
mide;
China shall take back the entire
shantung leased territory making
hlng-Tso an open port and gov
sining i exactly as 1t was admin
slered under the German regime
lhfough a Chinese municipal ad-
illustrative bureau. Customs du-
les shall not be imposed on goods
imported at Using Tao and intend
for sale in the leased territory.
china shall not recognize the
alldity of forcible purchases of
lnd In the leased territory from
ninese by the Japanese since the
apanese military occupation.
Controlling Customs.
All former German government
'cperty at Tsing-Tao shall be
by the Chinese mari
ne customs service or the Chi
se municipal administrative bu-
au' An exception would be made
.ne notifications and barracks.
llen would pass under the con-
y Of the Chinese government i'm
following the conclu-
= OF special arrangements be-
zen China and Japan. Salt
aus In Shantung must be re-
lned to China and salt consti-
.es a government monopoly.
ma, however, shall grant Japa-
! Inc right to purchase salt
uer a special license covering
'sllled quantities over a fixed
nod Of years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

| Mr.. and Mrs. Mowry drove on In
the open rig.
Girls Taken Away
1t was a deeper and more last
ing chill which struck at the
heart OF Mrs. Mowry when she
faced Judge Bushey in the warm
court chambers and was told that
her daughters, Thelma and vio-
let, were to be taken from her;
that neighbors had complained
that the children were not being
properly clothed, fed and cared
for; that until the makeshift can
vas and board house on the five
acre tract had been replaced with
more commodious, tighter and
warmer home the girls would have
to remain in the custody OF the
court.
Judge Bushey told me the girls
could come home when we got our
house built and got some better
clothes for them" Mrs. Mowry
said yesterday. "But / know he
didn't mean It because he told me
afterward that when my girls
came back they would be fine,
bright women"
Home Then Cherries
Mr.. and Mrs. Mowry did not
complain much about the action
OF the court that bleak January
Saturday. The cherries shanty at
the end Of the five mile road
ahead OF them as they started
back thru the snow that after
noon held no appeal for them 9th
er than that IL was home. with the
twins and little Harold tucked
snugly into a bed drawn Fiose to
the stove that evening Mr.. md
Mrs. Mowry started to plan.
For anyone who is interested in
the case Of. Mr.. and Mrs. Mowry
and their daughters, Thelma, now
held virtually a prisoner as
ward OF the county court in the
Deaconess hospital, and Violet.
recently removed from The hospit-
al to another home in Portland,
the results Of the plans laid that
Saturday night stand forth vivid
ly and in concrete form today on
the five acre tract in the Halls
Ferry district.
New House is Cozy
In the place OF the makeshift
cabin stands a substantial, wealth
er tight house OF logs-just such
, a home as is TO be found on scores
Of farms dotting the less <ccessi-
BILE parts OF the Willamette val
ley, expect that II Is cleaner than
the average. far cleaner and moro
attractive. In tn ecleariBg around
the house there is no such ntter
and muss as is 10 be found IN
many farm yards. The garden
plot has served its purposs for
this year and has bee ngfubbed
clear Of dead vegetation. Around
the doorstep is a small yard. un-
carpeted by grass. but hard -.k-
(Continued on Page FiVe.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
AMERICAN LEGION
@ PENS ITS THIRD
ANNUAL MEETING

| Convention Hall, Kansas City,
Mo, Oct. a1.-The American Le-
lgion held the first session Of its
third annual convention here this
morning. heard Vice President Cal
win Coolidge, speaking as Presi-
dent Harding's representative, tell
its members that they were the
heirs Of the patriotic ideals OF
Lincoln, Washington and Roose-
welt and adjourned for lunch.
Much convention business was
accomplished, including Comman-
der Emery's report and address in
which he discussed the accomp-
lishments Of the Legion for the
last year and its aims for the fu-
ture.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

T. A. Linstrom, who resides at
2705 Chemeketa street. complain
ed to the police yesterday that
his bicycle had been stolen from
the rear Of the Statesman office.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31
Thousands Throng Hall.

81 Adt1SdS OlJy, MO-, OSb. O4.-- uc
American Legion today went into
"a three-day action for important
obiectives. The thousands of ex-
service men who cooke the con-
vention hall declared themselves
eager ito go" as the time for open
ing the national gathering ap-
preached.
General Armando Diaz of the
Italian armies, General Baron JAG
ques of Belgium and Vice-Presi-
dent Coolidge, who is representing
President Harding, were notable
figures at the convention opening
Admiral Earl Beatty Of the Brit.
-ish grand fleet was expected to ar
rive this morning and this evening
were Marshal Foch of France
commander-in- of the alliet
armies, and General John ]. Per
shing Of the American expedition
airy forces as Marshal Foch's aides
Schuman- Heink Sings.
The proceedings opened with
songs by Madame Schumann-
Heink, whose voice cheered Amer
ican boys far from home during
the darker days of the war.
Then John G. Emery of Grand
Rapids, Mich, national command
er Of the Legion called the conven-
tion to order and the invocation
was pronounced by the Rev. John
w. Inzer of Chattanooga, Tenn.
national chaplain ofNthe Legion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

The Linn county fair last week
Is said to have been a great sue
cess. nearly $1,000 persons enter
ing the gates during the five days
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

The Mohammendans hold their
Sabbath on Friday.