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I x ! the wkather. The Statesman receives tlm leases wlr report of- tb Associated Press, the greatest and xaost re liable prn association U tit orld. ' Fair west, probably showers past portion; moderate westerly winds. '.i SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING,' AUGUST 12, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS 1 "V r nn rn jy fL i f . ., i- -, - ' 1 1 r William Hightower, Who Led Officers to Spot, is Held and Police Looking for ' Dolly Mason. - FATHER HESLIN IS FOULLY MURDERED Search of Itinerant Baker's Room Reveals Much for Future Evidence j SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11. A typewriter rented by Wil liam A. Hightower recently and now' in the hand3 of the police is believed by them to be' the same machine upon which the first letter de manding ransom for Father Heslin was written, it was an nounced tonight. The ma chine, it was v announced, would be thoroughly studied bv errjerts' and its type pecu liarities compared with ; those in the ransom letter. A formal charge of murder probably will be placed tomor row against Hightower, it was Rtated tonight by District At? 1 tornc v Swart of San Mateo pountv and Captain- of Detect tves Matheson of the San Francisco police department, Hizhtower tonight was con fined in the hall.of , justice here. All approaches to the jail , being under strong, police guard. '',' v It has been established, police . nnnounced tonight, that on Aug ust ;2. the fright Father Heslin dis appeared from' his pansu at uoi- ma; Hightower naa rented an ' automobile here at 6. o'clock in . iIir AvenSne and did not return " with It until I o'clock the lol- lowing morning. Hightower had rented the car without driver. On the sand dunes near Salada beach where last "n'sht Father - Hfcslin's body was ' found, police authorities, today found planks which they claim, probably ( were naed to lower the priest's body " into the grave. Below the grave on the beach, off leers also found . 4 nn adze whidi Is said to corre- f Continued on page 2) : PPJEST KILLED BY : I E. PASTOR DAUGHTER MARRIES BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 11. Father James E. Coyle, for many years pastor.of St. Paul's Catholic church, died at a hospital tonight after, having been shot three times, ac cording to the police, by Reverend E. R. Stephanson, Meth odist minister. v Immediately iter tire shooting Stephanson went to the county jail and surrendered, admitting, according to officials there, that he shot the priest. Officers quote Stephenson as declaring he shot Father Coyle because the latter had per- formed a marriage ceremony between Stephen's daughter and Pedro Gussman, a Catholic; Reverend Stephenson' is known as the "marrying par son," because of the large number of marriage ceremonies performed by him - - ' ' j In a statement to newspaper, men tonight, Re Mr. Stephenson j ' declared that he -shot Father wyie in aeii defense arter'the priest had struck him twice, knocking him to his knees. He stated' that he was passing s the rectory when Father Coyle called him In and that in an argument I which deyeloped, he called Fath- er coyle a, "dirty dog." - Father Coyle then attacked him, accord ' iing to Stephenson, whereupon he jpulled his reyplter and fired ; three shots. Only one bullet took effect, ac cording to Coroner J. D. Russum, SMALL SUM NEEDED TO REACH GOAL Commercial Club Committees Only $418 Short of $5000 Fixed as Objective ' Little by little the working committees of the Commercial club who have set .their mark at raising $5000, are bringing in favorable reports until now there 1j needed only $418 to reach the coveted goal. -h At the meeting of the workers held yesterday noon at the Com mercial club, the . following new members were reported: Elmo S, White, Masonic temple, one membership; W. C. Barnes, in charge of the BUgh theater pro grams, one membership: S. E. Keith, salesman with the Miller Mercantile "company. one mem bershlp; T. A. Livesley & Co.. two and one-half memberships. instead of slacking in their ef forts, the committees are bend ing every effort to reach the de sired amount in order that a final teport may be made at the Open - orum meeting to be held at the Commercial club next Wednesday evening. - I Polk County; Farmer is. Run Down by Train While ' " Crossing Tracks INDEPENDENCE. Or., ug. 11. (Special to the Statesman; vvmie crossing the vailev & 1- mx railway, track, near ma farm at Kings valley, John Bayless. driving an automobile was struck by the Valley & Sllets work train yesterday morning. Bayless :iit tie child who was riding with him was slightly injured and both oc cupants , were "thrown ' to ; the ground with terrible force. The automobile was badly demolished and. Mr. ' Bayless injuries are thought to he serious. He was taken to the Dallas hospital. Great Wheat-Shipment . ; Noted Through Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 11. Since' July 1, 305J carloads of wheat have been shipped through Portland as compared 'with 1473 cars " thlpped through between July V and August 10 last year, according to records of the Mer chants Exchange, made public to day. ,. . ' The carload shipments for the same period In 1921 and 1920 on the other grains follows:' Barley, 42) and 16; flour 275 and 101; Oats 76 and 62; bay 166 and 112. who examined the body, this en tered the left temple ana passed tut at the back of the head. ; Father Coyle- was Bitting in a swing on the porch reading, ac cording to hia sister. Mist Mar cellajCoyle," who was in a room next to the porch, when ahe heard someone come up and bein talking to him. Shortly atter warr she heard three pistol shots and rn to the porch where she found Father Coyle lying on the floor and saw ReT. Mr. Stephen son walking away. ' ' . " Father Coyle was born in Ire land In 1873 and. was ordained a "priest fln Rome la 1896. BArLESS r INJURED E. G. OSBORNE PLEADS HALED BEFORE SALEM JUSTICE COURT IN FEINERS FORWARD REPLY De Valera's Answer is Sent By Airplane to Premier While in Paris CRISIS NOW APPARENT Nature of Statement is Not Known; Negotiations May Continue LONDON, Aug. 11. By The As sociated Press The Irish situa tion underwent-an unexpected de velopment today when Earaonn De Valera's answer to the govern ment proposals wa delivered to Austen Chamberlain, leader of the government, at London and imme diately forwarded by airplane to the British prime minister in Paris. Lloyd George in Paris. Mr. De Valera's reply caused surprise in London and has been followed by an apparent double crisis In Paris, occasioning the sudden decision by Mr. Lloyd George to return to London and convene a cabinet council Satur day to consider tha. Irish reply. It is difficult to dlsentagle the effect of the evident inability to harmonize the opposing views of Premiers Lloyd George and Briand over Silesia from the possibility that De Valera's reply portends and Irish crisis, or to decide which of these two has led to the sudden change in the premier's plans. Not Considered Grave. Neither in Dublin nor in Irish quarters in London was a grave view taken of the reply. Up to a late hour no authentic report as to its nature could be obtained. But the general impression is that it means a continuation of the ne gotiations and some of Mr. De Va lera's colleagues have taken up quarters in London ready for such a development. Council Is Called. Mr. Chamberlain called a cab inet council thl3 afternoon but it Is not known whether the meeting was to consider the Irish situation, or more probably the friction which has arisen between France and England over the French pro test against the effect on French trade of the bill relating to t';e safeguarding on industries nov: being debated in the commons.' Farquhar Docks With Passengers of Steamer SA NDIEGO, Cal., Aug. 11. Bringing the passengers, mail and baggage from the Pacific Mail Steamship San Jose, which wt agroun don a small Island 3S7 miles south of San Diego Tues day, the United States destroyer FarQuahr arrived in San Diego to day. The Farquahr brought the re port that the San Jose was in a Tery dangerous position anad that It was yeTy doubtful If she could be extricated. She also brought the news that the San Jose, in. stead of having grounded on As uncion island, as had been prev iously reported, had dashed on the rocks of San Roque island, a small Island much farther north.; One Jagged rock punched a large hole in the San Jose's bottom. The for ward compartments' were flooded when the Farquahr left the island. Lieutenant Commander R. O. Co- man of the Farquahr made three unsuccessful attempts to pull the San Jose from her position. Union Miners Reject Operators', Offer TACOMA. Aug.. 11. - Union miners at Wilkeson and Burnett, two of the largest coal mining districts in Pierce county, today unanimously voted to reject the proposal of the operators to re turn, to work at reduced wages and on an open shop basis. Union meetings were held at both places this afternoon. r ; Eviction notices have been served upon the miners at both places by the operators, effective September 1. - Three hundred and fifty men are affected rand 'must move, their families Independence io Have Delivery oi Mail Beginning September 1, David Haley Appointed Carrier INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 11. (Special to The Statesman) According to information received today from the postoffice department at Washington, D. C, by Postmaster Homer Wood, delivery of mail will be in augurated in this city beginning September 1st. When application was made by the Business Men's association early in the spring asking that village deliv ery be started here, certain provisions had to be guaran teed before the postal depa -tment would even consider the project. Where dilapidated wall s existed cement had to be laid, streets had to be impi Dved, houses numbered and mail boxes put up. All th se requirements have been met by the city and now' assurances are given that the mail delivery will be started September 1st. Independence will be the first city in the state'to have village mail delivery. Several years ago the ex periment was tried in a nurrtber of towns the size of In dependence in the middle west states and the success of the experiment was so satisfactory to the post office department that village free mail delivery is now in vogue in many middle west j towns. : Two deliveries will be made a'day, one in the morn ing and one in the afternoon.. There will also be two pick-up3.of outgoing mail eich day. Davide Haley has received the appointment byj the postoffice department as carrier and will enter up)n his new duties the first of the month. Pastes RJasoevs of 1 v aflem t A social organization for Master Masons and their fam ilies, known as "The Grotto," will be organized in Salem on the night of August 27. at the Masonic temple, according to an announcement by Dr. O. A. Olson. There are in Oregon only two similar organizations, at Eugene. A dispensation for tho Salem body to be known as "Kl Karaz Grotto" was granted last Juno by thg imperial council at Jersey City, N. J. The dispensation gives the Salem body the right to organize initiate members ?nd to hold social seuions as provided for by the imperial council. At the institution of El Karaz E Should the proposed new reve nue bill be passed. 'in which it Is provided that the manufacturer pay a tax of 2 cents a gallon on unfermented juice beverages, or 3 cents a gallon on all classes of grape juices or 2 cents on other classes, the loganberry industry of the northwest Avill receive a great impetus, according to H. S. Gile. As the law now stands, the man ufacturer of Loju or Applju is I, W. T. Grier of West Sajem, who was seriously injured a few days ago when his Ford sedan, which he was driving, ran Into a truck ewned by Henry Kroeger, has brought suit against Mr. Kroeger for $3000. Mr. Gfier is salesman for the Valley Motor company and is now compelled to remain at home with his knep in a plaster cast. In his complaint Mr. .Grier al legcsthat cn the evening of Aug. 6. while driving on the Pacif it highway about six miles north of Salem, his Ford sedan ran into a truck parked on the highway, and that the truck was not dis abled to prevent it from moving. He alleges that no lights what ever were displayed on any part of the. truck, and that there was it NOT GUILTY WHEN Organize one at Portland and the other Grotto, the cprenionlos will bo pr 'ormd by Past Mouarch Charles E. Minsinger, of Portland, grand venerablo prophet, assisted by of ficials cf the divan of Gul-Reazee Crotto, No. C5 of Portland. The Portland will bring its band and patrol to assist ia the installation (Continued on page 2) 1ST joins is - IHLLDj BMi cusn HUSTRy obliged to pay a tax of 10 per cent n gross sales, and this tax, which was put on about three years ago iti the Kitchin tariff bill, proved a serious drawback to the develop ment of the losanberry juice in dustry. "The present tax of 10 per cent on gross selling price is a death dealing tax to any industry, and f Continued on page 2) DAMAGES FILED BY AINST TRUCK DWNER no spotlight. That he was driv ing after dark, and by reason of the carelessness and negligence cf the defendant, he ran into the track, damaging the Ford sedan to the extent of J 3 00, is another allegation. ' Mr. Grier alleges that the truck owned by Mr. Kroeger was noved away without . furnishing the plaintiff its license number, . Mr. Grier also alleges that -he sustained bodily Injury, having his left leg fractured below the knee that it will prevent his working for two months, and that in his capacity as talesman he had been earning $300 a month. . Mr. Grier asks for $2000 gen eral damages and also $1000 spe cial damages,' as well as costs of suit. : . . 1 . - x ' - - - " SEPTEMBER G IS TRIAL DAY Portland Man Who Drove Death Car Will Have' Jury Hearing FATALITIES RECALLED Defendant Involved in Acci dent That Cost Lives . Of Two Persons Entering a plea of not guilty to the charge of reckless driving filed against him by District At torney John H. Carson. E. G.' Os borne appeared before Justice of the Peace G. E. Unruh yesterday morning. After a consultation held by Osborne's attorneys and Prosecutor Carson, . Judge Unruh set September 6, at 10 a. m. as the time for Osborne's trial, which will be by Jury. Two persons, Mrs. Roy Westley and Rudolph Samuelson, died of injuries received from the auto crash in which Osborne's car. a "jerce-Arrow roadster, struck the Ford car driven by Malcom Ramp, and in which four other persons were passengers. The accident occurred on the Pacific highway near Brooks, July 2. Witnesses testifying at the cor oner's inquest held over Samuel con's body, declared that Os borne was driving his machine at a high ' rate of speed when it struck the Ramp car, said to have been crossing the highway at about 18 miles per hour. Balloon Escapes, Ail Of Crew Escape Harm LAKEHURST. N. J.. Autr. 11. A cantive balloon which broko from Its moorings at the naval u- station iiere, aritted seaward '-t this afternoon and was then driven back Inland by contrary; wind currents, the thiee paseu gers landing unhurt three miios from the station. The balloon, which was of the captive type, was being hauled dun when the cable snapped. The bag shot upward instantly and none of the occupants had an opportunity to leap to the ground. Insane Man Hereafter Will Occupy Criminal Ward at State Hospital After less than 30 hours of lib erty, John Sierks was captured on the McLaughlin farm near Silver ton, last night by Superintendent It. E. Lee Steiner and Dr. D. R.j Ross, of the state hospital and H. I Wiles and J, Miller, hospital em-i ployes. Sierks, who was committed to the state hospital from Columbia county in 1912, was instrumental .a ireeiug Arthur Pender from serving a life sentence at the Ore gon penitentiary upon Sierks conTesison of having murdered Mrs. Daisy WJehrman and her child near Gcble. in 1903. Pender had been convicted of tha crime on a presentation of circumstan tial evidence and sentenced to hang. His sentence was commut ed and a year ago he was par doned. Acting1 upon information phon edinto Salem late yesterday. Dr. Steiner and party hurried to the McLaughlin farm at which pJace Sierks had applied for work with a threshing crew. ' Since his scape from the hospi tal farm at 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Sierks had walked across country, encountering' only few persons. He is reported to have made no efforts to keep his Identity secret; giving his name and stating that he intended to return to the state hospital after he had -earned a little money." The'escaped patient made little resistance when aroused4 from (Continued cm page 8) YOUTHS ROB TIOGA LODGE IN YOSEM1TE For First Time in Two De cades Ilandits Appear in Famous Resort Park YOSEMITE. Cal., Aug. 11 Holdup men appeared in the Yo semite park today for tha Tirst time in a score of years and after covering the cashier at the Tioga Lodge with a pistol, took $lf0 from; the cash drawer and ,s fled -with guests and employes of the lodge In pursuit. : later reports . from Tenaya lake, which ia 60 miles front the Yomite valley at an elevation of Si 00 foet, said the pursuers had overtaken the youager of the two bandits and one of the employe j of the lodge was cut in the hand during a fight with him. Rangers have gone to assist in the pursuit. One of the robbers was armed with a p:stol and the other with a knife. The two mon registered at the lodge last night but their actions aroused no suspicion. Uotu ap peared quite youthful. . Park officials say there ' has been noxholdup within the park limits for many years, though several automobiles were held up last 'year on the Wawona road Just outside the boundary, by a bandit who later was captured. Sixty Thousand from Meha ma Hatchery Planted In Mill Creek The rainbow trout fry beintr re leased in Marion county streams from the Mehama hatchery are the strongest and most promising ever put into local streams, is the report of Homer Marsh, who is distributing the frontlets for the Mistland Field and Stream clvt. A careful check was kept on the work and not one of the tiny fish was dead when the -cans were opened and the trout freed. "Never taw such healthy little fellows," observed Marsh yester day after .returning . from Mill creek where he released 60.000 of them. ' At the same time W. L. Marsh, released 60,000 of the tin. gerlings In other -Marion county streams. Sportsmen who have watched the wOrk of distribution claim that Marion county and other nearby counties 'will gala by having-the Mehama hatchery at its present location. "In other years the troutllngs were brought lone distances from outlying hatcheries and there were many dead upon their ar rival hero. In addition to that. there was a heavy loss due to the fry being received in a weakened condition," commented one of the officers of the Mistland club. While the trout were being dished from their pool at the Me hama plant, a large basin over flowing with water from a hose was placed four inches above the surface of the pool. The fry, on ly an inch and a half in length. Immediately demonstrated thtfir ability to negotiate miniature falls and in a few moments near ly a hundred "babiesr had made the jump. Salmon and Its Tribes" Have Four-Year Habit PORTLAND, Aug. 1 1. The Columbia river salmon pack this season will be about ,75 per cent of that of last year, according to Carl D. Shoemaker, state master fish warden, who returned yes terday from. a trip to Astoria aboard the new patrol boat. Gov ernor OIcotL He estimated this . . . 1 alA AAA year s pack ai ""o" cases.' . v-. "Next year I look for an even smaller pack." he said, "and I expect to see the salmon industry slump until the Inroads made by the purse seiners have been made up. That, will take four or. five years." ' . . ' . - Woman, Reported Lost . Asks Change in List SAN FRANCISCO, . Aug. 11.--Mrs. B. Walden. listed among those missing from the wrecked liner Alaska. Is safe in San Fran cisco, according to officials of the San Francisco .& Portland Steam ship company, owners of the ship. Mrs. Walden, . they stated, re quested today that, her name be removed from the list of missing. The company did not learn her .address. .')'.: BABY FISH FO R MATER IflL Stealtard Announces Plan to Calf ; State Convention After Campaign Has Been Waged in State. ! FANATICS DECRIED ' BY REPRESENTATIVE Program in (Washington Is . Considered Applicable to Situation Here A nationlj oreanizer has ar rived in Salem to launch! the Non-Partisin league in Ore- H. II. Stallard. born in Vir ginia, now df Washing-ton, and for a number of years a work er with tn league In Nebras ka. Montana and Idaho, ia now in J Salem "eettinir ac quainted," 1 he told a States man representative.; We Blan to orcranize in about 30 days," he said, "and then go before the people with our program. They are to pay $14 for thdr membership. Of this $4 go$s for national or ganization, sand the rest to the local . needs. Formerly, the ' whole memberahin fe of 16 vent through the national oiv k m r . .... ganizationj , '. S "There hive been fanntfra in our ; organization," said Mr. bteaiiard, speaking of certain agitators who he said had fastened themselves tn the league and j who couldn't be shaken off. "No organization has a right to be fudged bv the wild vagaries of its hair- wiKKereu eninusiasis. YY have them j of course ; men whose judirment is not un tn their enthusiasm. ; Whatever we gain, we fexpect to merit by a constructive and expanding program, and not by a foolish, wanton destruction of every thing that j doesn't exactly match vwhafc ( wq think we ought to hve. Some' things that the country needs, we might not b instantly able to assimilate; tve expect to grow by the mistakes of both our (Continued on pax it '.j'.-: ... - ... . TRrscori, AKOIXS v t OAKLAXii, Cl, Aog. 11. CHiMa's raa Ja tht ninth innlnc ! Anyeln lody. Th Hml worn tb 1 to O and Elliaoa'a lanC hit wat rrr Ml field nre. H was tha rae oad nu ap in tha ninth, both pitehrr. Hughes and onth, kwl4 airticht UU. v . . i ;V - tdit Aer1 e Han FranrUr I 1 J lUtff-rin n.oghaa a4 Suaara; Caocli and Veil. , j - SAXt LAKE 4, 8EATTU S ; KEATl'tiKL Wh Aag. ll-Urwni kept battle's hita w-il arattcrJ and HaH l.k won- to S. Tha dwidinj raa Trntr& from a error hf MMdlf toa. the Indians' :rntrfietdr. Tha vis itors claated anrdlia tha pinchaa. .;.. I B. IT. T.. . Slt Laka 4 4 0 o Kttl .wU- . 8 13 1 Uattrriv LTereiu and BjrWr; Jar oht and Adaata. ' ) ' -A sAcsjurarro s. rosTXjun a PORTUAAD. Oiw An. 11 8arrara.n. t wan its third straight came, I u I. Coleman and Peftner etacad n prtr pitcher's battle natil tha ninth. The trort waa 1 to 1 iop this patnt. With & out. MrGaffitria. banted, Coleman's throw to Pooh; was n little wide. Poole dropping the ball. Orr'a doable .end Mheebaa's aaTiff fir pt two noi over. Portland mad one fa its knit and bad men oa third and firsi when ike caate ended.. - - j ... - ' - ..':-VR.n.'K. fiarrsinnto . 4 1 2 Portland 4., 3 3 Batteriee Penntr . and Cook ; Coleman and Fieheri , " i ,' , .. - oAnAjrof , vxesos 1 f.OS AX(KWJii Cal, An. 11. Oak land took another yarao of its serin with Vernon today! four to one. Kranae, pitch ia tor the riaitors, held Vernon to two hits, both scratch sincl, while bis team nates foond Bbellenbark - for 11 aafe onea and converted four of them into nas. ' The tame was fast but dvtoid of i sensation. , - - i - ' Rr TI. E. Oaklan4 i . 4 11 4 Vernon . i. 1 J 1 Batteries Kranae and Koobler; HM lenbach and Morphr. . 8TAJT0ISO JOT TOT CXTJBS Ran Tranriseo rlaeramento - Seattle .... I Aareles 2 73. 71 a 7a 0 47 81 49 T 56 5 S" h i ; I i 1 Oakland Vernon Salt Lake Portland ?""'' 1-----:-. - - 1 7 . : i v