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. THE .OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,. Ifi20. V CHEMIST FINDS ARSENIC T : IN DENTON BODY I' Los Angeles, Sept. 28. (I. N. k S.) tPrlmary Indication of poison. probably arsenic, were found today oy I'roieasor Armur oiaaa , auer making a chemical analysis' to as certain it a death-dealing drug was used In the murder of Jacob C. Denton. Jokers' Discovered In Reductions of Food Commodities i i i Maas discovered that parts of the body ir'ven for his anulyuls were In a far bet I, ter atate of preservation than the en- tire body. These parts were the utom- ' ! ach, one kidney and part of the liver. ', The fact that these digestive organs t were preserved Indicated that they had ( received a powerful poison mnlch acted , i aa an embalming agency, I'rofcesor l Mats stated. venting decomposition, he nald When Denton's safe deposit box was I opened by Judge It. M. Avery, adminls trator of the estate, it was discovered that a deed for property worth 123.000 , i'u missing and that a valuable Hiring . of pearls had been taken and an imlta . tion string substituted, Avery declared. , Another important development, ac cording to the police, was the statement " i f the cashier of the Farmers' and Mer chants' National bank that three checks signed by Denton were cashed early in i' June by Mrs. R. C. Peete, former house keeper for Deton. now living In Den ' ver, several days after Denton was sup posed to have disappeared. Chief Deputy District Attorney Doran , questioned William V. Heltman for six hours lsst night. Heltman Is said to , have told Doran that he plaqed the load K of dirt in the basement of Denton's home ' , under which the body was found. Ac- cording to Doran, Heltman aald he waa " V employed by a woman to take the dirt from the back yard of the residence and pile It in the basement. jG. 0. P. Committees i- Of Cowlitz Organize : ' .. Kalama, Wash.. Sept. 28. The Re , i. publican precinct committeemen of r , Cowllts county have organized, with Oil. N. Peabody of Castlerock chairman and Joseph Hharkey of Kalama tempo- rary secretary. V. G. Barnes of Mon t " tlcello precinct was elected state com ,"i mltteeman. The Cowllta county Repub cllcan central committee was organized , with Peabody an chairman and G. 11. 7-Vmbaugh of Kelso secretary. K JBoy Shoots Pheasant; ? Judge Fines Him $25 V Virgil King paid $25 for the prlvl ' 5lege of shooting a Chinese pheasant on Hhls father's farm, Just outside the city limits, and then he didn't get a taste k. of the bird, as It was confiscated. King appeared before District Judge Jones ' H Monday and pleaded guilty. He said 'h wai out with his gun Sunday morn ' x Ing on his father's farm on Columbia 3 slough, and Just couldn't resist the temptation to take a pop at a fine pheasant that got in his way. Sicilian Village Is Wiped Out by Quake v 5 New York. Sept. 28. The announce ment of price reductions continue, but "Jokers" are making their appearance here and there. Of the foods, flour and sugar are going down fairly stead ily, but ail other edibles are continuing high, with prophecy and propaganda offered on every side to keep the con sumer in the habit of paying high prices. That there has been profiteering in restaurant foods is plainly in evidence, due to the sweeping reductions that have been made where the "carry your own lunch" movements have taken bold. Victim of Branding Returns to Home Astoria. Or., Sept. 28 With the mys tery of the brand etched in his flesh unsolved and prospects of discovery of the perpetrators of the midnight attack dimmed, Oeorge H. Ooeta of Portland left for his home Monday. N. E. Crow, representative of the Associated Engi neering corporation, by which Goetz was employed, will remain a few days in an attempt to solve the mystery. All clues have failed. TWO DEAD IN DIVE OFF CAR TRESTLE Two are dead and five are In St. Vincents hospital suffering from In juries after a plunge of 75 feet from a railroad trestle belong to the C. H. Wheeler Logging; com pany near Cochran, Or., at 11:30 o'clock Monday morning. The dead: Harry Lund, foreman of camp No. 2, Wheeler Logging company. F. G. Williams, switchman. Southern Pacific railroad. The injured: Mrs. Harry Lund, Mrs. F. G. Wil liams, Wllda Williams, 10; Paul Williams, 13. and Maynard Wil liams, 11. Driving a track speeder around a curve over a trestle, two miles from Cochran, at high speed, Harry Lund, foreman of the Wheeler Logging company, camp No. 2. risked too much in an effort to get his friends to a Portland bound train. Lund and F. O. Williams. 94 Clinton street, a switchman of the Southern Pa cific railroad, died shortly after the speeder plunged from the track, a sheer drop of "5 feet. Mrs. Lund. Mrs. Williams and three Williams, children, Wilda, 10. Paul. 13. and Maynard. 11, are in St Vincents hospital. C. H. Wheeler Jr., principal owner of the logging company, the other passen ger of the speeder, leaped from it as it left the track and waa the only one unhurt. "When I leaped I hardly expected that the car would go oft the trestle," sard Wheeler. "I thought the railing would hold it, but as 1 glanced over my shoulder it toppled. I thought Lund would Jump, but It seemed that the others were grasping at him. panic stricken. "We were in a hurry to get Mr. snd Mrs. Williams and children, guests of Mr, and Mrs. Lund, to the Portland bound train. We hit the curve too fast After the speeder plunged with '.ta seven passengers in the gulch, Wheeler ran back along the track 300 yards where he summoned a workman. The workman rushed down the mountain to the group of huddled bodies. None was dead. Wheeler hurried back to Camp No. 2., from which the party had come and returned to the trestle with a locomotive. The injured persons were taken to Cochran, where Williams died. Lund died a few minutes later on the train enronte to Portland. Mrs. Williams and her children and Mrs. Lund were brought to Portland from llillsboro in an am bulance. Mrs. Williams has several fractured ribs, one eye lacerated and Is Injured Internally. She is in a critical condi tion, according to hospital reports. Mrs. Lund la suffering from a fracture of the left leg and severe bruises. Wllda Williams' left ankle is fractured F3Tf B 1 (By I'nlteit Newn) volpe, Sicily, has been entirely destroyed by a violent earthquake. Many residents tare reported Injured in the wholesale destruction. t GRHICAL' BUYERS THE EEUMSWHC PREFER 11 IN Instantly the critical music lover recognizes the unusual qualities of Brunswick renditions. Char acter and quality of tone, true naturalness, with splendid resonance and great volume combine to compel enthusiastic approval. Then there is the great beauty of design and the superior quality of eecutionin cabinet work and finish, adding greatly toBfunswick desirability. Records of every manufacture, by every artist, are played perfectly by all Brunswicks nothing to put on or take off. Just a turn of the hand and it is accomplished. There is a Brunswick here for you that will delight in tone, appearance, price and terms. Call or send this ad for catalogs. NAME ADDRESS ................... Write Our Mail Order Department for Anything Musical fa PIANOS rucrott MUSIC MORRISON ST. AT BROADWAY nilgy-BAUeD. MASON AND HArQJN RANQS- v , . effsn nmui saw fsumwco. oam-awo. rswe, K smub jmmK. SAcaAMurre. tes imsti n t V - t iTS"""n"" g" 1"-lZ1- - 1 wiiimminiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiDiimi'iHiiiiiiiiMmiiiiMiiiiiimniiii.. p'h.ihihihii tniTBiiil and both legs badly bruised ; Paul has injuries about the head, and Maynard has Injuries about the face and head. It Is reported that he probably has a frac tured skulL. BOT TELLS STOBT Maynard, in severe pain, toid of the accident He remembered all of the ride until he struck the ground, he said. He waa knocked unconscious. They were going too fast, he said. The track was made for slow moving logging trains and was rough and Irregular. The Williams family had spent the week-end with the Lunds at the logging camp. They missed the train to Port land Sunday and were hurrying to make the noon train from Cochran when the accident occurred. Oregon Students Slated University of Oregon, Eugene, Sept 28. The university student body was much interested in the success of Kerby Miller, class of '20. in the Rhodes schol arship contest. Following his examina tion Miller left for Columbia university, where he will take a year's work before going to Oxford. He took four years here, majoring In philosophy. According to Dean Straub he Is a remarkable stu dent and a constant reader of high class literature. ' McGlure to Give Chamberlain Help Through Magazine Pendleton. Sept 21. Senator Oeorge E. Chamberlain is to have the support of McClure's Magazine, according to Herbert H. Kaufman, publisher and writer for the magaxlne, who was In Pendleton during the Round-Up. "I am a Republican, McClure told me," Kaufman said, "and the McClure publications are supporting the Re publican ticket, but we will cer tainly make an exception to this rule, and that is in the case of Senator Chamberlain. I knew him dur ing the war, and I knew what he did. You may quote me as saying that Ore gon honors the United States when It elects George E. Chamberlain as Its senator.' " TT&nrir t'U a WllMIWl K I 1 1 HsMMBWWlBMMBjgMMSJWMIISJal i,L, will with&ftnd the hardest wear because only be& grades of elastic, non-elaftlc and metal parts are used In their mannfadure. The pin la very tftrong; buckles easily adjusted; patented rubber cushion clasp prevents stockings from tearing or sagging. 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Georgette Waists Special Whit' pink and Hesh are the col- ors--trimmings of dainty lace and CA styles. All sizes. A SI: Ou Washington St. at 10th The Gray-Tile Corner DOLLAR DAY First, Second and Alder Street DOLLAR DAY Look Out for Simon, Specials! TOMORROW Wednesday TOMORROW High Cost of Living Is on the Run! Here Are Big Savings on Needed Merchandise! Take Advantage of an Entire Day Devoted to Dollar Bargains at Portland's House of Bargains! Dollar Day in Dry Goods Section Brings Its Surprises! $1 Men's Blue Denim Waist Over alls These are incizes 32, 36, 40, 42 .and 44. More than a dollar's worth ! Three Pairs Men's Hose Regular 4oc hose, in black split and white feet. Buy tomorrow and save one-third! Children's Blue Denim or Khaki Color Play Suits $i $i $i Either high or low neck, long or short sleeves; trimed in red. Regular $1.65 values in 1 to 8. Boys' Winter -Weight Union Suits Light fleeced cotton ribbed garments in sizes 6 to 16 years. Buy tomorrow for your boys. Men's Cotton Ribbed Under shirts and Drawers; the gar-(M ment r These are winter weight garments in sizes 36 to 44 chest measure ; 32 to 42 waist measure. $1 Four Yards Best Standard Apron Ging hams . . Fast colors ind staple checks in navy blue only, most I Buy tomorrow to save the SENSATIONAL HOSIERY SALE! Women's Pure Silk and Silk and Fiber Hose Here are values to $2.25 the pair tomorrow at only $1! Colors: white, steel gray, etc.; to be closed out tomorrow 36-Inch Fancy Dress Plaids A wonderful varietyl Suitable for women's and children's wear! Take advantage tomorrow of the one-day price! Three Yards Best Standard Dress Per cales . All 36-inch materials! In light, medium and dark colors. So long as any remains tomorrow, three yards tor a dollar! 4 $1 $1 $1 The Shoe Department Offers for Dollar Day Spats! Spats! Spats! It's Spat Season Now Look! Look!! Look!!! Black, white, chamois, fawn, taupe, light gray, pearl, nut brown, chocolate, dark gray, tan; all sizes. Largest Showing in the City Tomorrow Only! $1 Ready-Made Garments for a Dollar Silk Camitoles; worth $1.79! Some plain, some lace (IJi or embroidery trimmed; in flesh and white. Dainty eDX pieces for a dollar! Children's Gingham and Percale Dresses; values to (JJ-! $3.50! In stripes and plaids; for children of 2 to 14 tDi years. Wonderful value! Children's Creepers; two for In blue, pink and white check, and in solid colors'; D J all sizes for kiddies. Hardware artmnt Dollar Specials Dep $1 Dollar Day Bargains in Tobacco Six 20-cent cuts Star, Horse Shoe, (JJ A A or Climax tDXUU Thirty packages i-oz. Refined Jl AA Smoking tDX.UU Sixteen packages lj4-oz. Velvet (g J QQ Twenty-five Don Urbana Manila ff igar5 iur VXOVV morrow only Wednesday DOLLAR DAY Weidnesday DOLLAR DAY Wednesday A. B. C. Cars for the Kiddies Adjustable; take the place of three sizes ! Worth $2 1 Buy tomorrow ! Aluminum Ric Boilr; worth 1.75! l'S-quart capacity. (?" Wonderful bargain at only... Fruit Bakti beautiful baskets in various desint; values to ?" 1.45; til day tomorrow, only DA Nutod KitchB SU; four sizes of white enameled cans, labeled "Flour," -Suar." "Coffee," "Tea." Refularly rriced 1.49. To- CJT W JL. Dollar Day GROCERIES SUGAR 7 Lbs. $1 Limit one package to a cus tomer. ALLIANCE APRICOTS IN SYRUP No. 2V2 Cant 6 Cans $1 LIBBY'S MILK Tall Cans 8 Cans $1 Maine-Style CORN 7 Cans $1 DOLLAR DAY Wednesday