TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 0. 1921
WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS T ENOR IN FOUR OF THE OPERATIC CHARACTERS HE LIKED BEST TO SING.
Damaging Admissions Made
By Burch Relative To
Kennedy Killing
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Salem Library Shows 42
Percent Increase in Five
v months Period
AUTOMOBILE IS FOUND
STATISTICS, PRESENTED
Womanjin Case Highly Ner
vous and is Unable to ,
Make' Statement
Children as Well as Adults -
Are; Constant Patrons
fjf Rook Shelves -
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. S. Ad
missions j made by Arthur C.
Burch, returned here today In
custody in connection with the
slaying last Friday of J. Belton
Kennedy led today to the discov
ery of a tented roadster equipped
with tlrejr of ia peculiar tread,
which tires made an Impress that
Tltted the; marks left In a lane last
Friday night by a ear supposed
to have been driven by the slay-
Buch sad Madelynne "Obenchaln.
the young woman held as a ma
terial witness, were returned to
their cells in the county f Jail to
ll day after they had separately
j faced Interviewers from the dis
. trlct attorney's office and arter
; each had, according to the Inter
'. viewers, made r statements that
failed to correspond with 'those
j of the other.' ; -
XeW Evklpnre Found.
I Today j aided by guarded state
ments from I Burch, officers un
covered evidence tending to Indi
v rate Darch rented a car that
night. . Burch, officers said, de
clined to. say where he had driven.
x , Officers found that a man giv
ing the name of "Jones" and the
address' jot' an uncle of I Burch,
here, had rented an automobile
from an agency here on the night
of the killing. - - ,
Marks of the tires were found
In this road and elsewhere. To
day officers! rove the roadster
j that had been taken by 1'Jones"
) to the scene 'of the shooting and
compared this tires with the im
'' rrints there.!. They corresponded.'
' The tire" dlgn was unusual, the
; officers said. ,: . ;-,
: Oonsinn, Was Claim,
; . Mrs. Obenchaln had denied, ac
, cording to the officers, that she
j had .ever visited Burch's room
I across the street from Kennedy's
office. A photograph of the wo
man was shown the hotel proprie
tor shortly after her . detention,
and h said she was not the vlal
! tor. Today.1 after seeLne her in
person at the jail, he changed
his statement and positively iden
tified as the woman who had fre
quently visited Burch's room and
. whose calls ! bad been explained
by the statement that she was. a
.-'"cousin
. r 2an Not Found.
. The officers were engaged to
night in trying to trace the shot
run with r which--Kennedy waa
killed, but a -thorough search of
the vicinity failed to bring It to
light and they believed that ' it
had either been rented .and re-
turned to the .owners, or else it
was placed in pawn after the
' shooting, y I Ay :. :-r:'r- n::-'--
Mrs. Obenchaln was not permit
ted to see visitors today. She
was reported to be too nervous to
meet them, j Burch. on the con
trary, appeared collected and self-
contained. '.; .!. -J 1"
TRUNK RAISED HAS
WOMAN'S REMAINS
(Continued from page 1.)
Bald to have obtained (title to
some of his wife's property.
. ..- Rugs j Cover , Body.1 ' t "
i Mahoney and his bride were re
ported to have gone east on their
redding trip shortly before thn
woman i was listed as missing. St.
Paul was said to have been the
last city they' visited before the
police began to broadcast: the dla
appearance of Mrs. Mahoney.
soon after 1 Mahoney's arrest
here. ' the police announced they
had evidence. Indicating that Mrs
Mahoney's arrest here, the police
announced they had evidence in
dieaOng that Mrs. Mahoney's
body i' was in Lake Union, and
since they have - continued the
search- j Union Bay, where tho
trunk Was found today by the tug
Audrey: is an arm of Lake Union
" When the trunk was . hauled
aboard the tug is was, found to
contain three rugs. Beneath them
was the; body of a woman.
; Mahoney Refuses to Talk.
Mahoney. questioned this even
ing In his cell at the county Jail.
cjgarettef
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At tbe Irft CaraKo rs scvn ;n trie rore of Canio, t:ie t-on, :n "i IVgliaccl." TDen comes the great tenor
the Duke of Mantua in the grim opera "Kigoletto," a role he always greatly enjoyel singing, and
refused to discuss the discovery of
tiff Body.
'I have nothing to say." he re
peated, in response to every
query.
Captain Tennant end Prosecut
ing Attorney Malcolm Douglas,
after a conference, decided not
to show the body to Mahoney.
The body was taken to the coun
ty morgue pending further action
by the authorities. The coroner
said the stomach would be re
moved and taken to the University
of Washington for analysis.
Iteward Offered.
The county commissioners had
offered a reward of $1,000 for the
return of Mrs. Mahoney, dead or
alive. V Relatives of the missing
woman- had - ported an additi6nal
&U0Y ,
From . the time of his . arrest.
Mahoney steadfastly had declared
he knew, nothing of his wife's dis
appearance. Tie had insisted that
tha police were "wasting their
time in dragging Lake Union,"
and had predicted that Mrs. Ma
honey would return 'in good
health.
Mahoney's age is 38. He and
Mrs. Kate Moorea. the missing wo
man, were married February 10.
Another Womao Involved.
On one of the forgery Informa
tions again Mahoney the prose
cutor indorsed as a witness Emil
J, Brandt, a notary public, who
n ade affidavit that a woman call
ing: herself Mrs. Mahoney came
to his office here ADril 16 and
signed' a power of attorney giving
Mahoney authority to administer
all her property. Later, deposed
Mr. Brandt, he learned from pro
tographs that the woman was not
Mrs. Mahoney. .
It wag shortly after this that
the police of various cities began
to look or Mrs. Mahoney. Ma
honey was arrested here May 3.
None of the forgery charges
against him. have been tried.
DEATH LIST IS SMALLER
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went to the office to tell of the
fate of their fellow passengers.
' ' IHvpair !!eronei Joy
One San Franciscan, R. O.
Wh te, was among the Inquiring
relatives. All day yesterday and
last night be waited in va n (or
word from his wife and their 2-year-old
boy Fred, who were en
route here on the Alaska rrom
Portland. Today he talked to the
arriving survivors and lfarneJ
that the last seen of the mother
and child was as they were sink
ing. Grief-stricken, he returned
to nis apartment mere to una i
telegram from the Eureka Elks'
club stating the mother and Child
were nicked no last night ana
were safe at the club. Wh'te
rushed back to the steamship o -
f'ce to tell the glad news.
, Grandfather Anxiously a wans
Other stories with endings
whieb'may not be so heavy were
told today by the office ntfic-1-.
Throughout the day. the father
of W. II. Dyer of L.auranoe, wr .
waited for word regarding his
twin grandchildren and their mo
ther. The family, consisting of
w; H. Dyer. h wife and three
children were on the Alaska en
ronte here 'or a visit. A tele
rram from Dyer said he and one
chUd- were raved but failed to
mention the mother and "B'ins.
and the company lists did not
have them among the survivors.
Known Ie.ul Listed.
The list of known dead In the
wreck of the steamer Alaska, a
revised at 7 o'clock tonight by
the steamer's owner here, fol-
lawsu,w ; .
; Paasensrers: , . .
Thomas Johnston. Brooklyn, N.
Y.
J. C. Jackway, Oakland. Cal.
"Ted" Ellsworth Plckell, Hub
bard. .
A. M. Hutchinson San Francis
co. '.'
S. .Kumaiiwa, (steerage ,pa3-
eenger. )
Mrs. J. W. Oliver, Can Joso,
Cal.
Mrs. Pauline Johnson.
Members of. Crew:
Charles Heane, chief steward.
H. King, steward.
Frank Comm. Winnipeg, Can.
Ralph J. Lockett, seaman, Red
Cliff. Cal.
M. Larsen, engineer, Portland,
Baldwin, bell boy, Ook-
land, Cal.
Unidentified:
One woman.
Girl about 6 years old.
Walter, name unknown.
Seaman, known as "The Jani
tor." Definite List Declined"
Owners of the steamer Alaska
declined tonight to issue a defi
nite list of persons missing as a
result of the ship's Week, pend
ing further advices, but the fol
lowing 20 names, taken from a
list of passengers given out by
the ship's owners, do not appear
in any list of identified dead or
known survivors:
Bushwell, George W.. Portland.
Berch, Carl, San Francisco.
Comm. H. W., Portland.
Edwards, George, Portland.
Fitzgerald. Joan. Portland..
Ferngold. E., San Francisco.
Gusten. .
Host, Miss Ruth, Portland.
Johnson, W. L and wife, of
Portland.
Kan, Minnie, Walla Walla.
Maples, Francis, Portland.
Nor'hruiv, Mrs. A.
Oliver, J. H.
Sags, W. A.
Steele. H.. Portland.
Smith. Mrs. G. 15., Portland.
Vige, Miss J3 Portland.
White. Fred.
Wentrum, Amanda.
Steerage Passengers.
Oiten, C. H Portland.
Forrest, C. S.. Portland.
Dougherty, B. J., Portland.
Kelson, John.
Magnison, Charles.
Erickson, W. H.
Four members of the crew are
not accounted for.
Full Speed Admitted.
EUREKA, Cal., Aug. 6. First
admission by an officer that the
steamer Alaska was proceeding
under full speed despite the heavy
fog. when she crashed on Blunt's
reef Saturday ntcht was m.iri
today by H. A. Carlson, third as
sistant engineer. Carlson said he
was on dnty when the shin struck.
Tbe 18th body, that of a man
yet unidentified from the sunken
vessel, was found today tipder
the lighthouse at Cape Mendo
cino. Late today an inquest over th
body of Charles Heane. chief
steward, was held. The Jury founl
Keane came to his death "through
drowning as a result of the wreck
of the steamer Alaska." The
findings of the jury, it was said,
would apnly to all the dead.
Witness Is Severe.
George Goodall, a paesenger
of Spokane, in his testimony be
fore the corner's Jury, was par
ticularly severe in criticism of
the Alaska's crew. Goodall snjd;
members of the crew made effort
to get the passengers off the ship
but they became demoralized
when it came to handling the lite
boats. He declared the lifeboats
were not in proper condition. v
Other testimony was eiven by
R. C. Morgan, purser; W. E. Me
Clintock, first officer; J. J Mlch
aelfion. radio operator, and Miss
Mabel Lanberg of St. Paul. Minn,
and Waltham Bass of Oakland,
passengers. Michaelson said ha
was on duty but because of his
activity did not note ho wrapidly
the ship was traveling when Bhs
struck.
Captain IMes on Bridge.
- - The Inquest developed th
theory Captain Harry Hobey bad
died on his bridge. It was said
he had been crushed when the
smokestacks collapsed or died fol
lowing collapse of the deck.
Fishing boats cruised through
the day from Eureka to Blunt's
reef, searching for bodies. O
shore other persons ranged the
4 0 miles of beach on the same
quest.
SEATTLE, Aug. 8. Indications
are that H. G. Perry and W. J.
Erich, radio operators, both of
San Francisco, went down with
Captain Hobey on the steamer
Alaska when she struck 111 tint's
reef Saturday night, according to
O. C. P.fldfern, United States radio
inspector here. Inspector Red
fern said the two operators ap
parently had ttuck to their posts
to the last, sending out messages
as the ship settled into the ocean.
Since, he added, be had been un
able to obtain any tidings of them
IDENTIFY ANOTHER BODY
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. A
revised death list issued by the
owners of the steamship Alaska
here tonight showed the identifi
cation of one more of the bodiea
held at Eureka. It was said to be
that of Mrs. Pauline Johnson, ad
dress unknown.
SNRECKLES IS KILLED
(Continued from page 1.)
arrested in Redwood City charged
with having headlights brighter
than the California laws permit
ted. He created some newspaper
stir by refusing to hire a lawyer
and pleading his own case. As
a lawyer he lost and spent seve
tal days in jail.
Many speed officers made his
acquaintance officially.
Young Sprckls in May, 191S,
narrowly escaped death when his
machine struck anottied head-on
at a street intersection while both
were traveling at high speed.
Victim Twice Married.
Spreckles had been married
twice. The first Mrs. Spreckles
was granted a divorce and recent
ly married Frank Wakefield, a
millionaire of New York. Before
her marriage to Spreckles she was
Miss Edith Huntington.
Spreckels' second wife, former
ly Miss Sadie Wirt, an entertain
er, filed suit for divorce in March
last. Th's case was pending when
he was killed. It was said Miss
Wirt had chauged hU firtt name
from Sadie to "Sidai" and later
to "Sydi,'' and both times con
siderable publicity attended the
chances. Beth wives had accused
young Spreckels of cruelty.
Army Officer Actus-!.
Early this year the Spreckels
came prominently into print when
a suit against William Barrett,
former army officer, accused Bar
rett with having stolen-a pearl
r.ecklace' valued at $100,000 from
Mrs. Spreckels. Barrett claimed
the. jewel's were given him by
Mrs. Spreckels to pawn. This
episode was aid to have taken
place in London.
FoIlowinK filing of her suit for
divorce Sadie Wirt Spreckels re
turned to the stage as a dancer.
Shewas reported as saying: -
"Society needed a lot of re
forming." Business Man I attribute my
success to the fact that I was al
ways first at the office. For 17
years I caught the 6:15 Into town.
Interviewer Ah. I see, it's all
due to early training. Boston
Transcript.
"I'm sorry that my engage
ments prevent my attending yonr
charity concert, but I shall be
with you In spirit."
"Splendid! And where wonld
you like your spirit to sit? I have
tickets, for half a dollar, a dollar
and two dollars." The Drexeri,
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In a part entirely different, t hat
at the right Is Keen as Don J ose,
George, Murphy and Johnson Now
Bat at Imaginary Mosquitos Out
oi Force of Habit; Can't Help It
I' anybody sees anybody else
biapp'ng, viciously at a mosquito
that isn't there on a curiously
mottled, swollen face; or rubbing
his hands as if he were washing
them or brushing something off
that one knows isn't there, it is
a safe guess that he has found
one of the campers from the
Breitenbusli lake country wherw
the fierce wild mosquitoes are.
He's got the habit and the mos
quito has gotten into his blood so
that he s'mply can't quit.
Lee George, Larry Murphy, Ser
geant Johnson of the police force,
and Commodore Thrapp, returned
yesterday from a sojourn in the
Lake Breitenbnsh country They
got out to Detroit Saturday, to
tell Ralph White of their exploits
and to doctor up at the spring.?
from their harrowing experfences
with the bloodsuckers of the up
per country.
"Say, feller," they are report
ed to have said in one fierca
bloodless yol.ee, "You nevar see
mosquitoes until you see 'em up
at the lakes this year". You can
reach out. end catch mosquitoes
by th? handful, and then your
nand would a mply nlow through
waves of skeeters like you were
swimming or playing In the sand.
"You've heard these here stor
ies about the fly that In one sea
CONCERT TOUT
All Numbers Will Be Upon
Reqquest, Director Steel
hammer Announces
The final band concert of the
season , will be given tonight a
8 o'clock in Willson park. The
program will be somewhat differ
erent from those usually offered
from the fact that every number
will be upon request. This guar
antees to some extent, a popular
evening for music lovers.
Oscar A. Steelhammer, direc
tor, announces that one or two
numbers could not be given which
were requested, on account of net
having a full score for all instru
ments. The program will be as follows:
1 Caesar's Triumphal March, Mit
chell. 2. Selection, Amorita, Lauren
deau. .!
3. Grand national Overture (med
ley). Losey.
4. Popular Numbers.
5. Vocal Solo, Mrs. W. II. Prunk.
6. Selection. Faust. Gounod.
7. Dance of the Sparrows, Rich
mond, h
8. Overture, Princess of India,
King.
9. March, Stars and Stripes For
ever. Sousa.
10. Star Spangled Banner.
Willamette Stands Well
At Harvard University
For the young man who wishes
to become a real graduate of Har
vard unlvers ty, it isn't neessary
to spend four years in that seat
of learning at Cambridge, Mass.
For Harrard university recog
nizes the fact that Wlllamttte un
iversity stand as high as any
other institution of learning in
the country, and its university
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Will SERES
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Mi;
of Cava rati ossl in "Tosea." The
the dashing soldier and lover In -
son will ra'se ssven billion accurs
ed descendants, and about the
codfish that lays five million
eggs? Well, these mosquitoe?
have the fly and the codfish gasp
ing for breath before they get
fairly started. ( There Isn't en
ough room there to hold all the
mosqu'toes that are raised in that
section; they have to hire more
land for thorn to live on. If the
locusts that plagued the Egypt
ians were a tenth as bad, it is no
wonder that those same old Egyp
tions are dead and mumlfied and
buried in the heart of a 400-foot
pyramid of stone they were try
ing to get away from those con
founded inserts. Pordan us we
can't help it!" And they rub and
fan the air and say harsh words
that seemed to be directed against
the whole mosquito family.
The fishermen, however, re
port some wonderful fishing.
However, they didn't really fish
as much as they saw. The lakes
are alive with trout, como up to
spawn. The larger fish take the
prize places, and swim lowest,
down to the sandy bottom; where
their eggs are laid; the Fmall
ones swarm above, waiting for
their turn on the "next." Many
o' the fish, after spawning, drift
off over the falls, and are killed;
but there are millions left.
credits hold good with the fam
ous Massachusetts university.
Robert Littler, gradual e of the
Salem high school, 1921. wish
ing to continue his studies, wrote
Harvard university as? to its
course and c'.so as to the stand
ing given students of Wiilametts
university.
He received this reply from
Harvard:
"If you complete in an entire
ly satisfactory manner two years
of work In Willamette un:'-ers:ty,
yon may ne admitted to narvara
without an examination. Wheth
er you will be allowed to regis
ter as a junior or requirp'l to reg
ister as unclassified, will depend
upon your individual record at
the time you apply for admis
sion."
All of which' shows that Wil
lamette university credits ore ac
cepted by Harvard un:versiy and
that if a young man wishes to be
come a Harvard granate. Tie may
accomplish it by taking two years
at Willamette and then finis-h up
at Harvard.
LIVING COSTS CHANGING
(Continued from page 1.)
is 60 per cent cheaper than one
and one-half years ago. while
hardware specialties for building
are no cheaper. Cement is also
holding its own and is no lower
On the question of rents, the
concensus of opinion is that in Sa
lem today they are 33 1-3 higher
than January 1. 1920. The la
borer who owns his home is for
tunate while the cliff dweller is in
hard luck.
Taking up the question of la
bor, from the best of information
available In Salem, labor is about
$ per cent lower than a year and
a half ago.
Comparison Made
This is based on tne .following
figures on day wages which are
as near right as could be had from
good authorities, and may consid
ered an average:
18 Month Aro
Common labor
Building labor
CrpBtr ..... ,
Pint"r --
FIrtT-irl workers ...
Trtilar
f3(0
3 30
"i 2
s.oo
7 OO
9 00
9 00
7.50
..$4 00
.. 4 0
.. 7 in
.. 8.0O
.. 7.00
Brirk masons 10.00
Plaatwr . -u.-10.00
P'nmhvr 7.50
IXxert in S-fwit artw-le -V .
Automobile mechanics who were
paid 80 cents an hour a year and
1 "5 " ' " " " -: '
-7
third photograph shows him as
"Carmen."
a half ago are now drawing 60
cents an hour. .
Utility Service Hljrhcr.
However, on the laborer's side
of the question is the fact that
living costs so niuch more in the
many details ot life. . These In
dude telephones, electric light
and gas on meters instead of flat
rate and water on meter service,
which often figures higher than
a flat rate.
Taxes Skyrocketed
Taxes are also higher. On the
assessment of 1920, which is to be
paid this year, the rate is 148.60
on every $1000 assessed. One year
ago it was 837.10. That is, for
every 11000 of valuation on the
assessors books, there will be paid
$11.50 more in taxes this year
than last, and $17.40 more1 than
two years ago.. ; .
PITT IE HOI
Pleasant Camping Experi
ence at Breitenbusli
Springs Related
Mr. and Mrs., Ralph White re;
turned Sunday from a two weeks
fiojourn at Hreitenbush springs.'
They left here intending to go on
to Jefferson park. - but finally
gave up the strenuous foot Jour
ney beyond Preitenbush and
camped quietly at the Springs,
taking it easy for a long, luxuri
ous vacation.
Jefferson park, which used to
be known as Hanging valley, still
lias much snow. There is said
to be 14 feet of snow in parts of
the park, and it's rather too much
like an Arctic expedition to go
there with uraraer clothes and
traditions. Mr. White Visited
there two years ago, when the
snow was almost gone, and found
it a wonderful garden and palace
of beauty.
It is reorted that fishermen
coins out from Breitenbush to the
lakes on up the mountain have
made wonderful catches of trout
all that they oared to take, in a
few minutes' fishing.
A thunderstorm swooped down
en the White party at Detroit the
day they got in', and then let up
just In time for their hike to the
springs. Another storm, the only
one in the two weeks, came Sun
day morning just as they were
leaving. No serious fires were
leported from either of these
electrical storms, but mwny such
fires do come from the heavens.
Mr. White saw four lightning
fires started by one storm two
years ago.
Fully 150 people are camping
in and around the springs, large
ly from Portland, Salem and Sll-
verton.
Large Audience Attends
Union Religious Service
For aU that it was the hottest
day of the year, a large numher
of people attended "the union- re
ligious services at WU Ison park.
Sunday afternoon.
C. A. Kells of the Y. M. C, A
was chairman. The orchestra
from the Christian chrirch played
for 15 minutes as a prelude to tl
preaching services, ttnsides the
congregational ganging, the other
music of the day was funrshed
bv the quartet rom th Ohr'
tian church, two very .delightful
numbers being presented. .
The sermon by Dr. E. C. Hick
man of K'tnball fchol nf, Theol
ogy was a powerful presentation
of the need of taking tte divine
RALPH WHITE ID
...
During the first five months ot
this year, tne circulation of the
Salem , public library showed an
increase! of 42 per cent over that .
ot the largest previous circulation -
lor me same time, according - to
Miss Flora M. Case, librarian. All
of which; causes Miss Case to be
lieve tht people are more and
more appreciating tne i value ,or
the clty'i library. j
"ifjala' htretM ropular
. During the summer months
when reading ts more on the light
er line, jthe big call has been tor
"Main. -Street," Miss Case says.
Although the library has several
copies qt this bet seller, them .
are always a number ot applica
tions filed. As sort of an antidote
for "Mia Street," Miss Case sug
gests thje reading ot "The Brim
ming CUp."
Thosej who have a literary In
clination or who' need special
oooKs of pampmets, may
have tha
or pani-
choice qt 16.904 books
phlets from the Salem.. Public li
brary, 'according to the j July re-,
port submitted, to the directors ot
the library at the monthly meet- '
ing last flight. , v
(Qlfts Add to list
The report shows that; the li
brary 1st gradually Increasing Its
number pf books as the report for
June shows the total number to
be 16,761. This increase is from
purchases as Well as gifts. For
July, th4 report of Mias Case
shows that the purchases were s6,
while the gifts were 35.
Readers in June called for 273 7
books of fiction, that is, called
tor by adult readers. Fori July the
adults uied 2674 volume of fic
tion. Adplt readers-ot heavy liter
ature during June called for, 717
bocks while for - July their call
was tor $45 volumes, i i;
' ' CltjUdren Love Books.
Children are great users of the
Salem Public library, according to
the reports ot Miss Case. During'
June they received 3.524 books
and 63 periodicals, while for July ,
the call from children I was for
1.313. Indicating that during the
real summer month of v July the
children were rot so strong oil
-reading. , x't " -;
On the records for the month
of June there are listed as bor
rowing frpm the library t 6.563
names. During- June 123 names
were added and during July the
new borrowers numbered 72.
spirit Intd everyday lite, both In
divldftaHyUnd nationally. He took
for his text the book of bamuel,
in the Ol4 Testament, which told
of ihe demands of the prophet
Samuel, not that the nation be
brave or business-like or artistic,
but that It live closer to. God an3
he drew the parallel of the needs
of the nation today as being so.,
like to tljose of Samuel' time,
300 years ago. 1 . ' . .
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SALEM MAN
. ESCAPES DEATH
(Continued from page 1.) - "
Weak frQm loss of blood from
a severe chin cut and suffering a
fractured Jiw and other, iniuriea.
Hart beard searcher making
frantic efforts to find! htm but
was unabie 'to attract attention.
The accident was first noted at
11:46 p. m. when a ear driven
by A. Budwtll ot Portland noticed '
trie red tailljght ot tbe machine in.
the deep gully near tbe road. .Nut c
having flashlights they ; returns 1 :
to Salem and secured aid from the
Salem police, department.
People livfng near the cena of
tho accident also joined . the
tearching party but as no trace ot
tho occupant of the car i could oe
found, the search, was abandoned .'
at 1:30. i "-(
At 3:30 o'clock, H. F. HUnes.
of the Statesman force secured
Officer Branson and Will Carver,
who had been out to the scene ot
the mishap iwhen the alarm was
first given and took the party out .
to the scene pf the wreck
The machine had been on the :
pot but a fw moments ; when ,
Hart succeeded In attracting their
attention. Hi b gained istrenctb
sufficient tot walk near the road
where his velce could be heard. -Hart
received medical attention si
his home. 1349 North liberty
street. Dr. E. Cashatt stating;
that the extent of possible Inter-,-nal
injuries cpuld not he fully as
certained until later. 1
"I was going at about 15 miles ,
an hour whenj my .machine caught
the loose gravel at the side ot the,
road," states jllart. Autolsts who
riewed the wrecked machine as
sert that it would have i cleared ;
the creek had; Hart been traveling
at a high rat ot speed. I . 1
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AXD HE 15 BALlXa PAPEU
This ' newspaper has been In
vited to send a reporter to eover
Prof. Einstein's lectures at Prince- :
-on- , :-'V-
We beg toi state we are too ,
busy looking latter the news In
this bailiwick o attend to cotmo
Idgical hypotheses. We have only
one man on our pay roll who ,
could even understand "Gentle-'
man and Ladies" as uttered in tho
Professor's pue German. . He Is a
college man, to be sure, but he Is ;
busy running the baling machine
down in the Jasement- Obesity - -IN.
J.) Clarida. . ,
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