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BOTULISM P0IS01
CONQUERED BY HEAT
Exhaustive Study Is Made
by Universities.
DEATH TOLL IS SMALL
Organism Declared Found to
Least Extent in Soils Ei-
tenslvely Cultivated.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 13. An
exhaustive investigation over
period of several years by the medi
cal schools of Harvard, the Uni
versity of California and Stanford
university in co-operation, with the
United States public health service
has determined that the food poison
ing known as botulism may be
a.voided by the proper amount of
heating, it was announced today by
the National Canners' association, at
whose request the investigation was
undertaken.
A report made to the board of di
rectors of the association in Wash
Ington, declared that the research
has proved "that all canned foods,
whether prepared at home or in
factory, are safe if heated for the
time that has been scientifically de
termined.
Botulism Is Conqncred.
-This research work," it was
stated, "has occupied 30 scientific
men with a corps of helpers since
the sensational botulism outbreak in
1919, but as a result of the investi
gation, botulism Is no longer a mys
tery for It has finally been con
quered by heat."
"The only means of sterilizing
canned food is by heat," it was
added. "After the can Is sealed, the
proper application of heat destroys
the bacteria that grow on all fresh
food. In order to make canned foods
safe, it was necessary to learn the
exact amount of heat necessary to
kill botulism in every kind of food.
The influence of heat was studied
under all possible conditions. In se
curing data from which conclusions
were drawn, something like 100,000
specimens were heated and studied
in detail.
J Natural Home In Soli.
"Sausages were formerly supposed
to be the chief source of botulism,
but it is now known that botulinus
exist everywhere in nature and that
the natural home Is in the soil. Over
2000 samples of soil and other agri
cultural products such as hay. husks.
leaves and discarded material- from
fruits and vegetables from different
parts of the United States were ex
amined. A large number of samples
were also examined from Alaska,
Hawaii, Canada, Belgium, Holland,
Denmark, England, Switzerland and
China.
"It is found in the greatest abun
dance in soil that has never been
cultivated, especially at high alti
tudes. The organism becomes less
abundant as soil is cultivated and is
found to the least extent in soils
that have been subject to intensive
cultivation. Even in older cultivated
regions, however, botulinus has not
disappeared from the ground.
Death Toll Small.
"From time to time assertions
have been made as to the prevalence
of botulism, but using figures sup
plied by the California investigating
authorities the report declares:
"During the year 1920 there were
more than 97,000 deaths from tuber
culosis in the United States, more
than 3000 from dysentery, over 1700
caused by accidental poisoning by
products other than foods, nearly
5000 from drowning, and over 400
persona killed by lightning. When
we compare these with the average
annual death rate from botulism of
less than 25, the position of botulism
among the causes of death becomes
insignificant.
"If we accept, for the sake of
argument, and without qualification
the statement that a total of 29 out
breaks of botulism have been caused
in the United States by commercially
canned foods (an average of less
than three outbreaks per year), the
number is still relatively small in
comparison with the total pack. We
should bear in mind that during re
cent years the annual total pack of
canned roods of the United States
has been not far from 4.000,000.000
cans. There has, therefore, been
less than one outbreak of botulism
ascribed to commercially canned
foods for every billion cans that
have been packed since botulism has
been recognized as a disease that
might be possibly caused by canned
goods."
was rapidly growing better," said
Dr. Marshall.
"I had left Mr. Walker and gone
for lunch," Mr. Christ told Detective
Edwards in the theater after the
body of Mr. Walker had been re
moved. Body Foond Is Office.
"I was out about 10 minutes and
returned to the theater. I went di
rect to Mr. Walker's private office
on the second floor. The door was
locked and I opened it with my key.
There was Mr. Walker lying on the
floor with blood running from his
head. I closed the door and went
to the box office and called the po
lice station.
"I told the sergeant on duty to
send two men to the theater at
once. I .asked for plain-clothes
men."
men."
. Mr. Christ explained that he and
Mr. Walker had been talking to
gether just a few minutes before
the shooting.
When first asked if financial
trouble was the cause of Mr. Wal
ker's actions Mr. Christ declared
that he could not make any state
ment regarding the finances of the
theater.
Nothing; Known of Shortage.
Later, when asked about the
finances of the theater and if Mr.
Walker had been discharged, Mr.
Christ said: "I know no-thing of any
shortage. I have not inspected the
dooks and to my knowledge Mr.
Walker hal not been discharged."
Mr. Christ came to Spokane about
six weeks ago from San Francisco.
He is Alexander Pantages" personal
secretary and field man. His duty
is to look after the business of the
show houses.
At the theater this afternoon De
tective Edwards started his investi
gation of the situation. He ques
tioned Mr. Christ regarding the
shooting and asked why Mr. Walker
killed himself unless there was
financial trouble.
"I don't know why Mr. Walker
killed himself," said Mr. Christ to
Detective Edwards.
MRS. BUS
SHE WILL SUE SDO
I
Action for Defamation
; Character Planned.
of
LETTER IS MADE PUBLIC
Names of Persons Who Accused
Her of Wrong-Doing Are De
manded of Capitalist.
M00NEY RELEASE IS UP
Rail Signal Men's Union to Ask
Freedom for Californian.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 12 Introduc
tion of a resolution, on action in
attempting to obtain the release of
Thomas Mooney, California labor
leader, now serving a life-term in
California for the throwing of a
Domb into a preparedness - day
parade in San Francisco, was an
nounced last night by Lee Grove,
vice-grand president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Signal Men of
America, in convention here. Mr.
Mooney was a member of the mould
ers union when he was convicted of
throwing the bomb which killed sev
eral persons.
Closer co-operation between the
telegraphers and the signal men, be
cause of their partially allied trade,
was urged by James Dewey of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers.
REFUND 40 YEARS LATE
Son Gets Sbare of Money Govern
ment Owed Father.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 12 (Special.)
More than 40 years ago William A.
Kirk filed on government land in
Morrow county. Today a son. Will
T. Kirk, state industrial accident
commissioner, received a check for
his share of an overpayment of more
than $100 which his father made the
government.
William A. Kirk, died in 1903.
About a year and a half ago his
wife, now a resident of Payette,
Idaho, received a letter from a
Washington, D. C, attorney ex
plaining that an overcharge had
been made and offering to recover it
for her. She instructed him to pro
ceed and the money was paid back.
THEATER HEAD IS SHOT
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.)
provement. but it has been very
slow," Mr. Walker told the news
paper man yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Walker was walking south on
Wall street at the time and ap
peared to be in a despondent mood.
He was addressed twice before re
recognized that anyone had spoken
to him and appeared to be in a
hurry to end the conversation. His
attitude was decidedly nervous.
Discharge In Denied.
Dental that Mr. Walker had been
discharged was voiced by W. C.
Donovan, his attorney.
"Mr. Walker had not been dis
charged to my knowledge, and I
know of no financial difficulty at
the theater. He had been suffering
for about a year aMd had been under
a physician's care."
Mr. Donovan said he may demand
a coroner's investigation of a possi
ble murder theory.
"I have been treating Mr. Walker
for diflhtes for two years and he
Centralia Convention Host.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Oct. 12.
(Special.) Central a today was host
for a district convention of the De
gree of Honor, about 50 delegates
being in attedance from this city,
Chehalis, Olympia, Tenino and Castle
Rock. A business session , was held
this afternoon and at 6 o'clock a
banquet wa sserved at the Hotel
Centralia. Mrs. Eva Gordon of
Olympia, head of the Degree of
Honor in this state, attended the
convention and was an honor guest
at the dinner.
Dahlia Fanciers Hold Show.
EUGENE, Or., Oct. 12. Special.)
As a speical feature of entertain
ment at the first fall meeting of
the women's auxiliary of the Eugene
chamber of commerce last night a
dahlia show was held. Plans were
laid at this meeting to make this
an annual affair similar to the rose
show put on each summer by the
organization.
Peacock Rock Springs coal. Dia
mond Coal Co., Bdwy. 3037. Adv.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 12. Mrs.
Oneizmande de Bouchel will return
to Atlanta within ten days or two
weeks to instiute legal proceedings
against Asa G. Candler Sr., Atlanta
capitalist, and others for alleged de
famation of her character, accord
ing to a statement by Harry Gamble,
her attorney, just before the two
boarded a train tonight for New Or
leans. Mrs. de Bouchel, in statements
since her arrival here last Sunday,
had said Mr. Candler told her he
had decided that his marriage to
her, which had been scheduled for
September 20, was "impossible" be
cause of reports that had been
brought to him reflecting on her,
but that he declined to reveal the
sourceof his information.
Letter Is Made Public.
Mrs. de Bouchel made public a
copy of a letter she said she had
written to Asa G. Candler Sr., At
lanta capitalist, before she - came
here, demanding to know the names
of the persons she said he told her
had reflected on her and which
caused termination of their engage
ment. "Do you expect to let this hideous
slander go unpunished?" she asked.
"1 will publish it to the wnole worm
and we will see if the world is as
credulous as you seem to be and as
you expect me to be. If there are
any such men, and I certainly do not
believe there are, who make such
statements, they have been paid to
do so and they shall go to the peni
tentiary along with those who hired
them.
This is a clumsy conspiracy that
imposes on nobody but you. why did
come up in Atlanta, right at the
time, in fact just in time, to stop
your coming to Reno for our wed
ding on September 20? Why does it
come up in Atlanta at all except
that it is distant from my h,ome and
friends, and where it will be harder
for me to meet?"
Name of Man Demanded.
Asserting that her attorney told
her Mr. Candler had said the person
was a traveling salesman, Mrs. de
Bouchel said she would call on the
traveling salesmen of the south to
protect her, "an innocent, defense
less woman."
"You must divulge the name of
this person," the letter continued
'Unless you do I'll go on the as
sumption that there is no such per
son and that you have been too will
ing to be imposed upon.
"Besides, you are a Christian gen
tleman. As a Christian gentleman,
as a man of honor, can you treat
helpless woman this way? Ton
know I have not a single male rela
tive in the world. I am not appeal
ing to you as my' promised husband
and natural protector, but just as
man. are you' willing to see .me
treated this way in your city, in
your home, where you are all-pow
erful. O! how can you think for i
minute that I ought to accept this
insult in silence and humbly steal
away into some remote place to hide
the shame of a woman cast aside
because she is not supposed to be a
good woman. I 11 never do it.
"Only Justice" Demanded.
"I entreat you by our friendship,
in the name of the feelings of affec
tions that have existed between us,
to go more deeply in this matter.
You will find it false. It is a wicked,
vicious attempt to destroy an inno
cent woman! If you will not com
ply with this request I will come to
Atlanta at the risk of public mis
construction and against my every
inclination, for I. cannot and will
not allow myself to be placed in this
position.
"All I ask is plain justice.
"Oneizmande Bouchel."
No statement came from Mr. Cand
ler today.
war veterans' state aid commission,
arrived here this morning to atari
action for Deschutes county ex-service
men who have asked for loana
Adjutant-General George White, also
a member of the commission, arrived
later in the day.
Tomorrow morning the two com
missioners will begin inspection of
the properties offered as security
for loans, expecting to remain in
the county for the next four or five
days, Mr. Rice said. At the same
time they will conduct investiga
tions in order to be able to make
recommendations on their return to
Salem for appointment of a .new
board of appraisers here.
STATUES HONOR BRITONS
BURKE AM) BRYCE MEMO
RIALS UNVEILED.
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COMMISSIONERS AT BEND
Applications for Soldier Loans to
Be Expedited.
BEND, Or., Oct. 12. (Special.)
With applications for soldier bonus
loans, 70 in number, held up during
investigation of the work of the
Deschutes county board of apprais
ers. Lyman G. Rice, of the world
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Boys' Overcoats
Undervalued
THESE boys' fine overcoats would easily
bring more and you parents would wil
lingly pay more, but this store must
stand or fall on its reputation for giving "more, and
getting less. And that's the sole reason why these
overcoats are underpriced even when we are stand
ing right on the threshold of the new season.
No shoddy in them. No skimping anywhere. They
put doubt to rout because they are made on honor
and sold that way. Read the brief descriptions be
low read and profit by choosing early from the
bright new stock.
Swagger styles in boys' double-breasted, full belted,
raglan sleeve, plaid back coating, in tans, browns and
gray. Priced at the exceptionally (PQJT A A
low price of 18-50 and tP-4tUU
(In sizes 9 to 18 years) '
Others as low as 13-50
Little boys' overcoats in sizes 2 to 8
years. We , have the best assortment
available in snappy styles, popular
colors and best materials. Some very
fine IMPORTED TWEEDS and chin
chillas. This assortment from
$7.50 - $23.50
Outfitter for Childrety,
391 Washington Street, Opposite The Hazelwood
Sulgrave's Work in Fostering
Friendship Between England
and America Is Lauded.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 12.
Tribute to the work of the Sulgrave
institution in fostering- friendship
between Great Britain and the
United States was paid by Secretary
of War Weeks today in accepting: on
behalf of the United States the
statue of Edmund Burke, presented
to the pople of this country by the
institution.
"The Americans and the Engrliah
men who have the best interests of
their countries at heart should en
thusiastically indorse and support
every means of preventing misun
derstandings between the United
States and Great Britain and bring
ing: into closerbonds of friendship
the people of these two great na
tions." said Mr. Weeks. "This ii
the task to which the Sulgrave in
stitution has dedicated itself and in
which it is admirably succeeding
The bonds of friendship which
have maintained peace between the
two countries -for more than 100
years were recalled by two officials
of both England and America when
two statues of distinguished Britons,
hoth friends of this country, were
unveiled, the gifts of the institution.
The statue of Burke, friend of the
colonists in the trying days of the
revolution was unveiled in a city
park and a bust of the late Viscount
James Bryce, long British ambassa
dor to Washington, was unveiled in
a corridor of the capitol. Both
bronzes were presented by Sir
Charles Cheers Wakefield, former
lord mayor of London. Chief Jus
tice Taft accepted for this country
the gift of the Bryce memorial.
Sir Charles Wakegield, in review
ing events leading to the break of
the American colonists with the
home government, declared the Brit
ish king's policy to have been
"stupid and un-English," and that
the beliefs of Burke were those of
most statesmen of the times, as
well as of the British people. He
eulogized Edmund Burke as a man
of letters as well as of the highest
type of politics and statesmanship.
SLOT MACHNES CLOSE
Sheriff Threatens Raid on Shops
of Columbia County Cities.
ST. HELENS, Or.. Oct. 12. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff Wellington's threat
to invade the various cities of Co
lumbia county with his deputies and
raid shops operating slot machines
if the city officials did not stop the
gambling, was said today to have
reelted in the closing down of most
of the various gambling devices.
After receiving reports of the clos
ings, Sheriff Wellington declared
that he would keep in touch with
the situation to see that the gam
blers did not open up again.
The sheriff today received a letter
from a woman applading his stand
against slot machines, and declaring
that her son, who works in a log
ging camp, squandered much of his
money on various gambling devices
in a nearby town.
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more fun
A taste of Heinz Apple
Butter takes you back
to the good old days
when eating was so
much fun.- For a de
licious wholesome
spread at meal time
and between meals
for tarts, puddings and
all manner of desserts,
you can't beat Heinz
Apple Butter. Chil
dren just love it and
it's gcod forthechildren.
HEINZ
APPLE BUTTER
marriage annuled. Then she disap
peared again.
"I know Patricia is in Chicago,"
Miss O'Neill said, "because Btrl
friends she met here wrote us that
tney'd met her. She won't write us.
She just wants to roam."
IMMIGRATION BAR URGED
ERRANT GIRL IS SOUGHT
Young Los Angeles Woman Keeps
Family In Flutter.
(By Chicag-o Tribune Leaned Wire.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 12 In Chicago
somewhere, evading the twin sister
who has arrived from Los Angeles
to search for her, is Patricia O Nelll,
the daughter of J. M. ONeill, a Los
Angeles merchant. Miss O'Neill has
k?pt her parents, brother and sister
in a flutter since her graduation
from the University of California.
At 21 she married an 88-year-oia
man in Maine. The family got trie
Legion Committee for Total Ex
clusion of Foreigners.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12. (By the
Associated Press.) Total exclusion
of immigration is sought in the re
port of the Americanization commit
tee of the American Legion to be
laid before the legion's national con
vention next week, according to Al
vin M. Owsley of Texas, head of the
committee.
The report also will recommend
that general amnesty to persons
convicted of war-time offenses be
cienied and the United States con
tinue not to recognize the Russiap
soviet government diplomatically.
CANADIAN SHOPMEN VOTE
Question of Accepting Wage Cuts
to Be Decided.
MONTREAL, Oct. 12. Shopmen'
will take a referendum on the ques
tion of accepting wage cuts intro
duced by Canadian railways, it was
learned today when ballots were dis
tributed to be returned on Novem
ber 1.
About 45,000 men are affected.
Correct in Every Detail
New "Stylish Stout"
Corsets for Fall
"Stylish Stout" corsets correctly inter
pret the new styles they mold the figure
gracefully into the new fashion contour
and express, comfortably, the slenderized
silhouette.
"Stylish Stout" corsets are celebrated
for shape, fit and splendid wearing quali
ties the boning, materials and workman
ship of the highest quality models to fit
every type of figure.
Priced $6.50 to $15.00.
Om the Fourth Floor Lip man Wolfe A Co.
DRY INDIA IS PREDICTED
Oriental Advocate of Prohibition
to Visit America.
VICTORIA, B. C. Oct. 12.- In a
few years India, with a native popu
lation of 300,000,000. will be dry.
predicts Dr. J. Nananjan Nyogl. an
Friday Shoe Special!
Women's New Strap
Pumps $7.95 Pair
Special selling here today of a new lot of
women's one-strap pumps and a price thai
makes the value extremely interesting $7.95.
Pumps of black satin, of black kid, of patent
leather with medium weight soles and medium
high heels. Unusual quality at so low a price.
Widths AA to C; sizes 3 to 8. Special at
$7.95 a pair.
' Also, more of those famous Red Cross shoes
that are specially priced at $7.50.
Shoe Section Om the Seeond Floor
In Full Swing
Annual Sale of
DRUGS
and Toiletries
5-grain Aspirin, 48 39c
California Syrup of Figs 49-;
Jad Salts 69c
Gas-Go" Tablets 39c
"Squibb'." Oil 69r.
"Bak-Ake- Pill. 39:
Hill's Cascara 21c
Mulford's Hfpatone 79c
"Nu-Iron" Tonic 89c
"Lavoris" 19c and 39t
"Mentholatum" 19c
Face Powders
"Royal Lillium" 39c
"Myreal" 8ftc
"Ul Blarhe" 42c
"Mary Garden" Rouge 39c
"Dorin" Rouge 39c
Hair Preparations
"Myreal" Remedy (.mall) ... 69c
"Danderine" 27c
"Sanitol" Shampoo I 5c
Pal molive Shampoo 25c
"Myreal" Bandoline 23c
Cold Creams,
Lotions, Etc.
Ingram's Milkweed, I oz 3''c
Oriental Cream $l.0
"Frostilla" 24:
"Tevla" Lotion 25c
Perfumes
and Talcums
"Eutaska" Perfume . . , 69c
"Mennen's" Talcum 19c
"Melba" Talc I9t
"Mavis" Talcum 1 9c
Tooth Paste
and Powders
"Pepsodent" 39c
"Forhan's" Paste 4 k
"Revelation" Powder 19'.
"Lyon's" Powder I 7c
Deodorants,
Depilatories, Etc.
"Odorono" 49c
"X-Bazin" 39c
Myreal "Od-R-Go" 39;
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Om fh irf KMiif
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oThis Store Uses No Comparative Prices They Are Misleading and Often Untrue'
Indian advocate of prohibition, who
passed through nere on his .way
from Calcutta to the United States
to study the working- of the 18th
amendment and the Volstead at.
' I would way that only 9 2 per rt-nt
of the native population of India
drink Intoxicating beverage,' re
marked Dr. Nyojcl.
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Morrison Near Broadway
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$10.00
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Morrison Near Broadway
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Most men have their own
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That's why we have such a
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