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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
JURY REMAINS OUT IN MILLION DOLLAR
 C0NSP|RAC CASE
Judge Evans Announces He Will Receive Verdict If It Is
 Reached During Night
By Associated Press

Macon, Ga, Aprll.--After dellDer2t- ing four and a half hours a jury in federal court in the trial of 45 per sons accused of conspiracy to rob the American Railway Express company of goods valued at more than $1,o0o.o00, had failed to reached verdict at 80 o'clock tonight and at that hour was taken to supper. Judge Beverly D. Evans announced that he would re- ceive verdict, if reached during the night.
 At g o'clock tonight Judge Evans i'm structed the jury to retire for the night and resume deliberations at 9so Sat ufduy morning.
 John W Bennett. district attorney, in his closing argument to the jury to- day declared that the crime of "con- spiracy is the most dangerous to the law and order of free country"
 Judge Maynard, counsel for the defense, made most remarkable statement to you" said the district att torney. He said, The express com pany officials encourage their men to steal, because they want to make gov ernment ownership impossible.'
 If that statement is true, then as a logical conclusion he establishes the conspiracy and the only mistake the government has made Is not to indict the officials. If my friend will furnish me the testimony that the express of ficials encourage these men to steal, the grand jury will meet here the first Monday in May, and l will prepare an indictment against these officials and lay it before the grand jury. They ought not to make statements unless they can back them up."
 It required an hour and AS minutes for Judge Evans to charge the jury. He explained the law of conspiracy and said, Tit is not necessary to prove that the defendants came together in formal assembly and. actually agreed in terms to rob the United States by stealing express shipments or to have such unlawful purpose. according to a previously devised plan. It is suffi : cient to show by the proof that the defendants pursued by overt acts. a common purpose to steal goods being transported by the American Railway Express company while under govern ment control. as charged in the in- dictment."
 The essence of conspiracy" Judge Evans said, lis common design and such common design Is established if 1t appears that two or more persons in any manner expressly or tacitly came to a mutual understanding. Ii two or more persons do various acts So related as to indicate unity of de sign to accomplish an unlawful pur- pose, an inference that there was a conspiracy may be drawn by the jury.'
 Judge Evans reviewed briefly the testimony that had been heard during tho trial telling at least one act testi lied to concerning each of the 45 defendants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
Today's Thriller
Confederate Veteran LeaaE Who Stole His Coon Dog After Trying for 51 Years to Find the Thief.
Bx Associnfed Prees

Ripley. Miss. April S.-After bl years of effort. 6. w. Lowefy of Alcorn county today learned who stole a coon dog from his Georgia home in 1870 through conversa- tion with chance acquaintance.
 MT. Lowery, Confederate Vet eran who is visiting relatives here, chanced to get into conversation with J. c. Fant, former sheriff, Nthis being the first time the two men had ever met.
 The convkrsatton turned to old times, and MT. Fant, in relating his experiences on the trip through the country to Mississippi from Georgia, told of negro accom- panying his party stealing a dog from a Georgia plantation After hearing a description of the dog. MT. Lowery declared he was pos tive it was his. as it was taken from the section where MT. Lowery was living at that time.
 The dog in question was brought by the negro to Mississippi and named Rock. and in later years became very famous coon hunter.
 MT. Lowery declared he has been trying for 51 years to find out who stole the dog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
.|LL|TERACY WAVES
 IN THIS STATE AS
 POPULATION GROWS
Birmingham Has 12,200 Un- able to Read or Write-585 Are Native White, Others
 Foreigners or Negroes
By Associated Press

Washington, April S.--A decrease in iliiteracy in Alabama cities is shown in figures announced today by the census bureau. Decreases in per- centage of the population 10 years of age or over, unable to write, were shown in Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Florence, Selma and other cities.
 There were 12.2oo persons 10 years of age or over who were illiterate in Bir- mingham in 1920 of which 5S5 were na- tive white. s@ foreisn-born whites and l0.s74 negroes.F
 The percentage was s.4 per cent, as compared with 10.4 in 1s1O For the native white. the percentage was or, for the foreign-born white 15.s and for the negro 1S.4 The percentage in population 16 to % years of age was 54
 MONTGOMERY
 In Montgomery there were 4.554 illit- crate persons. including S1 native whites, B foregn-born whites and APO negroes.
 
 with 134 in 1910 For the native white. the percentage was 04. for the foreign born white it was A and for the negro 26S. The percentage in the population 16 to 20 years of age was 5.4
 For Mobile there were 4.5N illiterate persons, including 166 native whites, 67 foreign born whites and 4,267 negroes The percentage was g, as compared with 123 in 1910. For the native white, the percentage was 06, for the foreign-born white 3.4. for the negro 21,2 The per centage in the population 1S to D years of age was 39 per cent
 OTHER CITIES
 Florence had 543 illiterate persons, in cluding 13S whites and 405 negroes. The percentage was 6.6, as compared with 11S in 1910. The percentage for the na- tive white was 2.2 and for the negro HS In Selma there were 1908 illiterate per sons including 78 native whites for eign-born whites and 1,Sls negroes The percentage was 14.S, as compared with IFS in 1910. The native white percentage was 1.a the foreign-b born white s5 and the negroes 26.7.
 ' Tuscaloosa sl 9s7 illiterate persons' including "A swhates and S93 negroes. The percentage was 9.7. as compared with l7.3 in 1s1O The native white percent age 1.2 and the negro 239.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
 SYSTEM TO BE URGED
By AssocsAtcd Press

Washington, Aprn s.-Establishment of definite system of highway mainten- : ance, to be supported on cooperative basis by the state and federal govern ments are expected to be recommended by President Harding in his message sv the special session of Congress.
 MT. Harding has studied the highway situation for several years and is under stood to feel that, much of the money appropriated for highway Improvement has gone to waste because provisions for maintenance have been neglected. He < expected to ask that Congress make no more such appropriations until it has worked out some practical plan for keep ing highways in condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
NUMBER ARE INJURED IN WRECK BETWEEN
 EUFAULA AND OZARK
By Associated Press

Macon. Ga- April s.-A mixed train. passenger and freight, was aerailed fbetween EufapIa. Ala, and Ozark. Ala. tonight, according to reports to the Ccntral of GeOrgta here. EarIy reports indicate that several perwons were injured.
 Mrn. Birdie Dunn and four chill dren of Elamyille, Ala; J. C. Tom- lin 6f psark. Ala, and Mrs. Wti- liam Rtbertscn and three children of Clay on, Aln., are in the ltst of Injured. but carly reports indicate that tn y are not xeriouriy hurt, railroad officials said.
 Sev&rh Il negroes nlso were in- jured.
 The cause of thc deraiIment has not ben deternined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
B0L SHEVIlkI INVADE
 FINNISH TERRITORY
By Assoeiatetl Prese

Stockholm, April s.-The tension which has been noticeable recently between Russfa and Finland Ia be- coming more acute. HOIshevtki have invaded the Repo1a and Porajearvf dlstricts, to which the Rusao- Ffnnish peace treaty had guaranteed antenenly. The inhab- itnnts of the dintr1etn arc fleeing into tl~< <i-<erter - RinlanA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
GREEKS DRIVEN BACK
 BY TURKISH FORCES
By Associated Press

London. April s.-The Greeks have evacuated Afiun-karahissar. the junction point of the Bagdnd railway south of Eakf-Shehr, and retired to Tomlnbunar. 40 kilc- metren to the west. says . Reuter- disnatch frnm snvrna-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
PRESIDENT WILL TRANSMIT RELIEF REC NDATI0NS
Rx Associated Press

Washington, Aprl .-NeeDmmendatlonF made by President Harding's special commission on soldier relief are to he transmitted by him to Congress- when t convenes next week in special session The President is understood to be heart- ily in accord with the commissions find. ings and with explanation which al ready has been prepared along the lines laid down in the report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
To Make Investigation

Ny AbsOciafed IresN
 Little Rock. April Ex-Governor McRae today promised to make an investigation of the deportation of five railroad brotherhood officials from Harrison. Ark. following mass meeting of citi- zens from towns along the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad. on which a strike of the employees has been in eff feet for several weeks.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21

determined to maintain her pres
ent status, with her own parl'a-
ment is cordially approved ny the
Belfast unionists in general.
There was never any other out
come of the negotiations possible, :
says the Belfast Newsletter, Eek
cept in the minds OF those who
would have sacrificed US on the al
tar Of false peace. We shal.
have nothing to do with any set
tlement terms that infringe Upon
or diminish the status Of our par
lament, and we base that attitude
on the same ground as DeFaiera
makes his claim to self deternina-
ton"
On the other hand, the Irish
News, which voices the views Of
Joseph Devlin, nationalist, says:
'If the six specially chosen Ill
ster counties are to self-determine
themselves into ruinous conflict
with the rest of Ireland, why deny
the claim Of any county to self de-
terminate itself out of association
with secessionists. The claim in
sisted upon by Sir James Craig is
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
Fairfield.

Fairfield, Or, July 21.-Mr. ana
Mrs. n. ]. Mahony and Miss Nellie
Marthaler spent last week sojourn-
ing the Lincoln county beaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Parker and
sons visited with Mr.. and Mrs
Rodney Grafton and Mrs. M. D
Jameson in Portland. Sunday.
Those who made the trip to Will
holt Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Mahony and family, Mr..
and Mrs. B. j. Miller and little
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Tuttle, Mr.. and Mrs. John Imlab
and family, also Mr.. and Mrs
Duke Balweber and Mrs. ZelIei
and son Archie.
Mrs. Ivan Stewart returned tc
her home in Corvallis after an ex-
tended visit with home folks.
Gideon Parker of Los Angeles is
a guest of his brother and family
S. F. Parker.
Mrs. j. c. Shepherd and daugh
ter, Esther, of Salem made a short
visit last week with her sister,
Mrs. John Imlah.
Harvest will soon be in full
swing in this section as some of
the grain is being cut this week.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
State Rifle Match
Plans In Preparation

Preparations are now going on
in The office of the adjutant gen
eral for the state rifle matches of
the Oregon national guard to be
held some time in August on the
Clackamas range and where a
team will be selected to attend the
national shoot at Camp Perry,
Ohio, in September.
Five men viii be selected from
each national guard unit in the
state, making about Is contestants
tor state honors. 1t is expected
that the Salem Company will stand
high in the shoot due to the rec
cord made during the annual en-
campment at Camp Lewis In June.
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
Youths Fire On
Katz Auto; Two
Caught, Freed

The Dalles, Or, July "a. - Two
Of the boys charged by Alma Katz
Of Portland with having fired on
his automobile on the Columbia
river highway between Hood River
and The Dalles, have been arrest
ed and released on their own rec
ognizance.
These boys are Boyd Camel and
Clayton Rand. Three others who
were in the car which passed the
Katz car are said to be Enos ABB
shere, Wilbur Bywater and Claude
Gordon. All are believed to be
working in the wheatftelds in
Washington. The cases of Camel
and Rand Will be. delayed until the
other boys can be apprehended
Both Camel and Rand, in state
ments to Sheriff Levi Chrisman,
denied that they or any one in
their car fired at the Katz's car
or that they were carrying fire
arms. They said they threw gravel
at the car when Katz refused to
turn from the center Of the road to
permit them to pass.
District Attorney Galloway re-
fused to comment today on the
boys cases. The boys are alleged
to have fired on Katz and others
OF his party, who included Mrs.
Katz and Colonel and Mrs. John
Leader, British subjects. When
the boys were not prosecuted by
Wasco county officials Colonel
Leader appealed to the British
vice-consul in Portland and de-
manded that action be forced.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21

Belfast, Ireland, July 21.-The
return to Belfast Of Sir James
Craig, the Ulster premier and the
members of his cabinet from Lon
don. must not be taken as rup-
ture of the negotiations, IL was de-
clared here by Colonel Spender,
secretary of the peace delegation
on its arrival here. 1t is thought
that the delegation will be recall
ed to London next week, he de-
clared.
None of the cabinet melGbers
would have anything to say for
publication.
Eamonn DeValera is regarded
by the Ulster unionists AS visions
ary, and the feeling in Inionist
circles here is that no discussions
among all the parties concerned III
the Irish settlement will he possi-
Bile until he considerably modities
his position.
Stand Is Approved.
When Sir James Craig saw the
republican leader in Dublin before
the recent Irish parliamentary
elections the Ulster premier is de-
clared in unionist quarters to have
heard long disquisition on an
Irish republic, and unionists here
expressed belief today that Dir.
DeValera had expressed himself
similarly in his interviews with
Premier Lloyd-George.
The attitude OF the Ulster pre-
mier and his colleagues, as eX-
pressed by Sir James in his state
ment made in London last night
in which he declared Ulster was
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21

SALEM slLVERTON s1as~
Leaves -
Salem -
o. Z. Depot N ?
1900 a. m. -. a ;
fJ:oo a. N. .
6:eo D. n. ~~rr
SALE1I-NDEFENDEanNs
MONMOUTH s1sss ~
Leavs salem o. z. aeg-
a. m. 11:oO a. m soc ? .;st
Leave Monmouth Hsie
IA. 100 D. m. s:15 p p ,.--il
Leave Independents Be
a. m. 1:ls D. m s;ss ?. p..-.-.
Special trips by appoi.s. ~
Seven passenger car
j. W. PARKER - - I
Res phone SIS BnSiae-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
nv
| Vi r n e
RoadOpen
To Traffic
Salem Turner Road
Open For Traffic;
Work On Silverton
Road To Start

rha salem Turner road viii be
open 10 traffic today according 70
an announcement made by ROAD
master w. j. Culver this morning.
The Aumsyille paving plant oper,
atel by the county, has completed
~ end OF the work while the pa
lem plant will have its portion IN
tened within the next two days
The payement just completed u
about 2h miles long and was coh-
structed at a cost Of Sls,VVV =
mile including the grading.
The AumsvilIe plant has started
to close up the gap between Aums.
Vile and Turner Of about nan
mile and is expected to have tne
work finished in the next i've
DAYS This will give continued
having between Aumsyllle and "a
lern except within the city limits
Of Turner, and about one+eighta
of a mile near the boys training
school where 1t was necessary 70
make o change in the road pc
cause of new buildings erected by
the state. After the work is COM
pleted on the Aumsyille and Ture
ner roads the plant will work to-
ward SubIimity.
The Salem plant when u COM
pletes work on the Salem-Turner
road win close up the gap on the
Silverton road Of 21s miles near
Howell Prairie.
The Mt. Angel plant completed
two miles OF paving on the Salem
Silyerton road last week and has
started work on the Woodburn-
Mt. Angel road where a mile OF
pavement will be laid this season.
The scollard paving plant is
working between West Woodburn
and woodburn and has yet about
mile OF the " mile stretch OF
paving yet TO lay Just what work
this plant will do after this stretch
is completed has not been decided
by the roadmaster.
shortage OF sand and gravel
may hold up payink for few days,
but It is thought that the entire
paving program OF the county
outlined for this year will be COM
pleted. The paving plants employ
q total OF 100 men.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
First Armory Drill
Checks Are Received

Amounting to $1624.g6 the first
armory drill checks for the first
six months of this year have beer
received by the office Of the adju-
tant general of the oregon nation
al guard from the war department
in Washington.
The checks are for H company
OF Portland, one of the machine
gun outfits Of the Fifth regiment,
and the amount pays rs men and
three officers. Only for men in
the organization failed to quail
fly by attending so per cent OF the
drills per month. Cheeks of ether
organizations are expected to ar
rive soon. tt.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
Thrift in Shaving
requires an
Auto Strop Razor Set

500 Shaves guaranteed from
each dozen blades. We will
lend you an Auto Strop Set
for 80 days FREE TRIAL.
No deposit necessary. No
obligation TO buy. The Auto
Strop Razor Set saves you
time, temper and blades, and
gives the greatest satisfac-
tion to be had from a shaving
device.
The only razor in the world
that strops. shaves and cleans
without taking apart. If you
live out Of town and cannot
get into our store. a post card
win bring the razor TO you.
Tyler's Drug Store
Isl n. ComI 81. Phone IS
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
LeaguerS 10
Gather Soon
AT Jefferson

Plans are rapidly being COM
pleted for the opening Of the Ep-
worth League institute at Jeffer-
son July 25 to 81, one Of the two
conventions given this year under
the auspices of the Oregon con-
ference Of the Methodist church.
Last year was the most successful
OF all years in the history Of the
Epworth League here, and author
tiles have set the goal for an at
tendance this year at 500.
Prominent among the leaders
on the program at Jefferson are
a number of local men, Rev. Blaine
e. Kirkpatrick, pastor of the
First Methodist church; Rev. e.
E. Gilbert, superintendent of the
Salem district; Or. p. c. Hickman,
president of Kimball school Of
Theology; DR.. Il. S. Hammond,
member of Kimball faculty, and
Alpheus Gillette, who was direct
or OF the daily vocational Bible
schools here this summer.
A number OF these men are at
tending the institute for southern
Oregon now in session at Ashland.
This year is the first that two in
stitutes have been held in the
state, due to the rapid growth of
the work in the Oregon conference
last year.
The daily program at Jeffer-
son has been announced as fol-
lows:
Daily Schedule
6:30-7: Morning watch, E.
e. Gilbert.
7.30- Breakfast.
S:30-9:10-Bible study, Blaine
Il. Kirkpatrick.
9;15-9:55-John Wesley jun
ior (home missions,) Thomas
Gallagher.
9-Junior league methods, Mrs.
Minnie Marcy Bates. Sunday.
school methods, A. Gillette.
9:55-10. 25-Recreational dem
onstration, M. A. Marcy.
10:25-11:05-Life Service class,
b. C. Hickman. Methodism. E. S.
Hammond. Advanced junior lea
que methods, Mrs. Minnie Marcy
Bates.
11:10-11:35--John Wesley jun
ior (foreign mlssions.) Carl G.
Doney. Recreation and culture, ].
c. Spencer. Evangelism, w. S.
Gordon.
IL: 11:45-12:25-Epworth League
methods, Blaine Il. Kirkpatrick.
12:S0-Dinner.
1-3-Rest and interviews.
36-Recreation.
6--Supper.
0;45-7 45-Social hour.
7:45-S-Community sing.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
Certify Bonds of
Slade District

The state irrigation securities
commission was in session here to-
day to certify 100000 of the
bonds of the Slide irrigation dis
trict, located on this side of the
Snake river near Weiscr, Idaho.
The Slide irrigation district,
which comprises about 140O acres
of what is held to be exceptionally
good land, already is in operation.
II was constructed this spring.
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21

Mr. aud Mrs. Bruce were Dallas
callers Friday.
Miss Tiny Weatheriil and Jack
Craig spent SATURDAY evening and
Sunday at the George Weatherill
home.
Miss Elsie Kneebone and sister,
Mrs. Floyd Jones, were spending
the latter part Of the week in Dali
las.
Mrs. Christina McNulty and
daughter, Margaret, OF Dallas
spent the weekend visiting Mrs.
Armon Brown and friends.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
Falls City Notes

Falls City, Or, July 21.---Mlss
Opal Ward spent the woek end In
Monmouth with her sister, Lew
ella
Mrs. Ralph Hall and daughter.
barbara, were Dallas visitors Fri
day.
Mrs. John Pfoff and children Of
Mt. Angel motored over Sunday
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks
Weatherill.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
craiq's Return to Belfast
No indication of Rupture
In Peace ParIeys, Claim

on all fours with that put forward
by the southern states Of the
American republic sixty years ago.
That is a true and exact parallel.
The formula that ireland is like
unto the secessionist states has
been abandoned"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21

The first application of How
ards Buttermilk Cream win as
tonish you. The dullest, most life
less complexion is turned to radi-
ant beauty and red or rough
hands or arms made snowy white,
yet there is not the slightest sign
of its use. 1t actually vanishes
from sight and the most heated
atmosphere will not produce the
least shininess or greasiness Of the
skin.
No matter whether you are trou-
bled with poor complexion,
wrinkles, puffiness around the eyes
crows feet or lines around mouth,
or just a simple roughness of the
face. hands or arms caused by
wind or sun, you will find that
these troubles will quickly disap
pear with the use of Howard's
Buttermilk Cream.
To prove this to your complete
satisfaction, get a package today
at any first class drug or toilet
goods counter. Insist on Howard $
Buttermilk Cream, no other cream
can take its place. II you cannot
obtain, send 10 cents silver or
stamps for generous trial pack
age of Cream and Soap to Howard
Bros. Company, Asst Washington
street, Buffalo, N. Y. Capital Drug
store. z. j. Riggs, Prop, can sup
ply you. (adv)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21

8-Evening eyange1istic ad-
dresses, e. G. Hickman.
9:15-9:30-Prayer groups.
10-Taps.