--;e --4-. mm mm The Statesman recetfc. th leaaed wire report of tat i Associated Press, th greatest and most re liable press association U tat T1I15 WEATHER Valr; - moderate northwesterly rinds. f SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS nn UVI wmm mm rn 1) J I 1 -fa, LLOYD SENDS REPLY TO LETTER OF EAMONN DE SIX WEEKS OF PitOFJIJC Pity nf Portland Hfl 30lto llly 01 rOniana naS ; OU tne . Days in Which to Submit J Brief; Company 25 DayS To Reply. PERSONALITIES UED AS CASE IS FINISHED Apartment House , Owners ! Are. Last Witnesses to ; Offer Testimony After a session of six weeks, the rehearing of the racinc leiepnone & Telegraph company rate case was eoncinaea i n. toi at i ociocs. lasi I Chairman, wuiiams oi m puu- 11C BeTTlce comniinniuii nnnuuiivt u i that tne uitsr or ronwna win given 30 days in which to r? J, Vr !PT .1 " nLs' t;:" 'rrr,. .n,i th nt? . . . . v" . i 1 ... a iA ,(,.. in w" '"r"., Kw-T'n.th 7X" v 7re7auTred aTVo f He statements of their expenses in curred In the case. Haute Requested ' Commissioner Fred G. , Cuchtel nrniii iha iiitnmPTit that the com mission is desirous of getting to work on the order as soon as pos- A policy of heckling, Tidlcule and- utter, evasion of the cross-ex- . amination of witnesses was adopt- ,eVaSeThonTe rTwei0et graph company as the telephone rute . rchearins drew to a close vmtterdav. Shaw repeatedly In terrupted, Attorney Tomlinson's rebutal examination of witnesses h remtrki of nersonal nature directed at the witnesses, and I -Anchor twice aroused the ire of .Attorney Tomlinson, who has ad-1 hcred to the proprieties a little tool ; scrupulously, perhaps, for nts own i rood in the ease. - ! nVimelc rlll ShnDlrtoh ' "'You are a simpleton," was one remark which Shaw thrust at Malor Garrison - Babcock yested day while the latter was being questioned by Tomlinson. Mr. Tomlinson's only rebuke was to tell Shaw that he was discour teous. When Shaw, was Invited to : cross-examine Babcock the tel ephone attorney replied,- "I have no questions to ask him. I will depend on the ; proverbial rope." - In the latter end of the day Tomlinson called to the stand a near witness, I. A. Williams of Vortland, a designing engineer, whose testimony was an excori ation of . the Western Electric company and the American and the Pacific Telephone & Tele graph companies for their lack of i progress! veness." V J Cross-Qnix Cut Short "VVhere are you working now?" .asked Shaw when invited to cross examine. . ! . Williams named a place in Port land. . . - . . (Continued on page 8) Dp You Smoke or Drink Hooch, Mr. Would-be Postmaster? Your Uncle ' Sam is Just jwhlle the general Impression , isjthat the fcalf-a dosten or more candidates -for the Salem post ntastershipwill be obliged really go ttaronnh an ' examination, ( ecb-ia eot the' rase, ccording- to "ti regular forms to to present ed to each candidate. I There is no Examination what ever. The blanks provided by the civil service are similar to those nped tn application for poetmast?r tw yrars ago. These consist of of "nestions mostly In re gard to the applicant's business training. ; v . v, f ; JluidnCM Rate nigTi , the final rating bnslness ' TJn,n counts 80 points ani cdu- No questions are BRiced to prove educational quali fications. What the government r civil servlc? wants to know is - tuslnes ability. I T',', applicant-, must show what ' r has been doing the past three years f and . whnih .... k- holding any responsible positions .Jind,what hU dutka were. Also, wwvTV Pf0Pe be has had nn de his direction. - ;- ; i Then goln int tw f fairs, the civil Bervira wants to BYNON HEARD WHEN WIRES TOLD OF WAR Bonus Act Attorney Decided to Volunteer When States man Operator Got Flash Allan Bynon," who" haa been chosen by the bonus commission rePreBOnt Marlon county for World war veterans state aid A?X room of The Statesman on the nicht tnat the news was riasne.a oyer the wire that, the United States had declared war on Ger many, It was then and there that he made up his mind to volunteer for service. As a volunteer, he was sent to the first .training camp at the Presidio, entering the camp May 17. After the usual period of train ing he was commissioned Becon.l lieutenant and stationed at Camp Lewis in special work. In De cember, 1917, he wa sent over seas, being stationed first in Eng land and later in France, with a service abroad of one year and three months, It w wnile serving in Franco that he reCeived a promotion to first lieutenant, and later given his commission as captain jje returilcd t0 this country in March, 1919 h oj.ij r- t, 1 ., ... department of Willamette univcr- Blty. he was later admitted to the tar, nd at the time he volun- teered or serTlc8 was. with the law firm of McNafy ft JMcNary His law office now is with Smith & Shields in the Salem Bank of Commerce building, GETS FORTUNE Sweet Pulls Off White Coat and Quits Job When Let ter is Received .' EUGENE, Or., Aug. 26.- Ray mond Sweet, a waiter in a local restaurant, pulled off his white coat and resigned his job immedl- atciy on receipt or word today that he had fallen heir to an estate valued at $40,000. He received a letter stating that his father-in-law tad died In De- trolt, Mich., two months ago and had left all his property to him Sweet's wife has been dead for some time Cougar Killer Seeding More Worlds to Conquer PORTLAND. Aug. 26. A. G Ames, wolf and cougar expert of the Santlam national forest, will soon pack up his traps and sta tion himself elsewhere in his cam paign against Bheep and cattla marauders of Oregon, according to Elmer Williams, inspector oi the, perdatory animal service of the bureau of biology.- Ames has practically wiped the predatory animal population of the Santiam country off the map, Williams said and thework Is growing scarce. It is planned to transfer the trap per soon to some badly infested part or the state. Curious to Find Out know the applicant's commercial rating, volnmo of business done if in business and character of business. As the blanks are those used two years ago. the applicant" f3 asked to answer the question whether he uses whiskey, beer wine, tobacco or oninm and whe ther Tie has any physical defects Then there is half a page f space In which tho candidal?, may say nice things about himself and .state why he is especially quail fled for the job or being postmas ter. Reference Required Tnon live references are re quired and after about 100 more questions are asked, the candi date is obliged to make affidavit to all his statements.. All papers are then sent to the civil servlcrs commission at Wash lngton. , As the postotfice depart ment In Washington has asked th civil eervlco to name a date for applicants to appear and make statements concerning themselves there is the assurance that with! a short time, every, man wh aspire to the job of . becoming the' next postmaster . of ' Sah?m 'will be obliged to go on record EH WATER Ma 7cD IRE EVIDENCE IS UNCOVERED Nearly Half M HI ion More in Notes and Agreements Given Officers LETTERS ARE DAMAGING Spurious Operations of Kohn French and Others Are Told in Missives CHICAGO. Aug. 26. Another $430,518.30 in notes and agree. meats tor the marketing of a couplo or million dollars more were surrendered today to federal authorities by Rudolph E. Kohn, president of the American Rubber company or vnicago ana one oi those under arrest wtth Charles W. French, alleged "master mind" n what Colonel John V. Clinin, assistant United States district attorney, declares to be a gigantic 'swindle ring." With the notes and other pa pers, Kohn turned over a mass of correspondence between him and French' referring to the "kiting" of checks and commercial paper, plans for the purchase of banks in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, and business deals aggregating many millions. "Paper" Wealth Immense The total of "paper" wealth al ready in Clinnfn's hands is esti mated to have passed the $30,- 000,000 mark, although no com plete check has been made, while leads pointing to other deals by French and his associates total as much more. Kohn told Colonel Clinnin thai he had been caught in the failure of the Michigan Avenue Trust company here when Waren C. Spurgiti, its president, fled pre sumably to Mexico. He took four checks to the bank to deposit to cover an sgooo check which Charles W. Littleton, president of the Consolidated Automobile com pany, was cashing at West Carrol ton,. a little town near Cleveland. he said. When he reashed the bank he found the doors closed Rody No tUfovered Littleton's clothes were found in Grant Park here August 9, with iareweil note saying he, had jumped in to the lake. The body has not yet been recoveerd, how ever, A letter signed "C. W. P." dated Dayton. Ohio, July 21, and addressed to "R. E. K." was sent by French to him, Kohn said, and tells more about the Littleton check deal and the bank failure. The letter says in part: 'Well, Rudolph, it is to laugh! No damage has been done us as ir is I can see now; unless it may be you get caught there for a small balance. But don't worry if you did, we'll wash that out. ood Check Sent. 'Littleton is usine the S8000 check this afternoon at West Car roilton. I haven't seen him sinrn Mrs. French telephoned me. and wouldn't have stoped him ir 1 had seen him. : We'll jast let that check ride along to Its futile des tination and you can send another along to Littleton for use Monday. I enclose a check for $400 It Is good which please get cashed and give the currency to Mrs. French." Another letter from French at Dayton, dated June 22, says: Pan Record Cited , "One man here asked for a 'Dun's' report on me last week The report he got was amusing to anyone who knows anything of me. Tho only true statement made in it was that I use private cars and spend a great deal of money. It states that I was wholly unreliable, utterly unwor thy of belief or credence by any one and a very dangerous man for anyone to have anything to do with." On Jnly 5, Kohn wrote French: "Wish to Inform yon that we could have discoounted all the Master paper that you sent me, if we could-have gotten a good re port from Duns. The Dun report killed us with all the burglars here in town and our bank re fused to take any of it." OLD 5tlXEU DEAD SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 26. Ceorge D. Virden, 74, who took out the first 'coal in the Uoslyn mines and tested it in his own blacksmith shop in the early 70s, died suddenly yesterday at Eaton- ville, while returning here from Mount Rainier.: He is survived by J dancing pavilion is almost com his widow and four children. pleted, several sporU are being BRITISH LEADER IS DISAPPOINTED WITH IRISHMAN'S DEMAND LONDON. Ausr. 26. (By The Associated Press) David Lloyd George, British prime minister, today sent a prompt re joinder to the letter of Eamonn De Valera, president of the Irish republic, which rejected the British government's terms for peace in Ireland. The premier's note constituted a firm reiteration of the government's former standpoint, that Ireland tould not be permitted to withdraw from the empire. He said he thought he had made it clear in conversations and previous communi cations that the government "can discuss no settlement which involves a refusal on the part of Ireland to accept a free, equal and loyal partnership in the British commonwealth un der one sovereign." Mr. Lloyd George, in concluding his note, still held open the door for further negotiations with Mr. De Valera and his colleagues if they are prepared to examine how far the government's considera tion "can be reconciled with the aspirations you represent." He declared, however, that the gov ernment, "could not prolong a mere exchange-of notes." Friendly Tone Preserved In his communication, lr. Lloyd George preserved the same friendly tone that characterized his former letters to Mr. De Val era. Today he buttressed the gov ernment's standpoint by quota Portland Lodgemen Coming To-night to Help Start Grotto El Karaz Grotto will be at the Masonic temple by the grand council, Charles E. Mensmger of Portland. He will be escorted by W. H. Hay of Portland, monarch of the Portland Grotto, known as Gul-Reazie, and his official staff. It is estimated that fully 100 members of the Portland Grotto will come to Salem tonight to attend the official institution of the Salem Grotto. Mayor Baker is a member of Gul-Reazie Grotto and ef forts are being made to secure his attendance. The r..r Master Masons who have signified their intentions of, be coming members of the Salem Orotto, asked for a special dispen sation from the imperial council, which was granted As soon as re ceived, they formed a temporary organization and selected officers as follows: O. A. Olson, monarch; H. B. M. Rogers, chief justice; R, E. Pomeroy. master of ceremon ies; W. J. Kearth. treasurer; Glesh C. Niles, secretary. Other officers will be elected and appointed after s SAYS CHECK CHANGED ' AND I SHERIDAN, Ore., Aug 26. (Special to The Statesman I Tho latest development in a series of legal entanglements which have concerned the Yamhill Mill ing company and the Kirst Nation al bank here, occurred Wednesday when O. W, Byers of Sheridan, filed suit through his attorney, B. A. Klicks of MMfunville for 12600 with 10 per cent interest. SII.VKRTON, Or.. Auk. fi. (Special to The Statesman ) The I oyal Legion of Loggers and Lum bermen of the Silver Falls Tim ber company is making prepara tions to celebrate Labor day in a manner which Silverton bw. ncvM- celehratpd it before... The picnic ground on the rbi qua banks, known as the Duuuni rlacc, has been secured for the dav. The place now belongs to a Mr. Wik. The place is being cleared, a LOYAL LEGION ARRANGES BIG IN tions fvom Irish patriots and. Ah raham Lincoln. He warned Mr. De Valera that a needless prolon . .. . . .. .,, x i . ,!for all counties with the excepr the extremists, who, he derlared. were only anxious to wreck the negotiations and terminate the truce. A hopeful aspect of the situa tion, as it is viewed in London political circles, is that neither Mr. De Valera.- nor Mr. Lloyd George has yet closed the door on the negotiations. The text of the reply of Premier (Continued on page 6.) instituted tonight at 8 o'clock grand venerable prophet of the the local grotto has been officially instituted. Three Hundred May Join Dr. O. A. Olson, who has been active in securing for Salem a grotto, says that within a year it is very probable that the member-ship.-will exceed 500, as all Master Masons are eligible for member ship. One of the strong features of the grotto is provided in the pro- ( Continued on page 6) iGE SUIT IS FILED alleged damages received when S. I.. Scrongins, president of the kink, is said to havp altered 'a heck to the pUlntiff .by W. A. Street of the Milling company. Hyers. who was formerly owner "f the mill, was a creditor of Street, and the lattor is said to have left a cheek for $2600 in Ausust of last year, at the. bank (Continued on. page 6.) AT SiERTi , planned, and side shows will he j tea tit red. A Woodburn orches- tra will furnish music both in the afternoon and evening. Ifree transportation will be furnished from Silverton. Coffee, susar and cream will be furnished free. No charges are to be made for danc insr. The conimittee is W. II. Dry don, chairman: M. C Wood'ard, II. J. Lear, William C.ilkcrson. 15. Carlsen, IL J. Iverson, C. Roshum, and II. M,. Simms. This commit1 tee has invited the public to take part in the celebration. MM HANDED IRION PLUM Helgerson of Dallas Polk Choice, Sparks Select ed for Yamhill APPRAISER WITHHELD Bonus Commission May Di vide .Multnomah Into Several Districts Attorneys whose function it will he to pass on the abstracts of real ( state mortgaged as security un der tho state bonus and loan act for cx-service men were appointed by the World war veterans' bonus and Joan rtommission yesterday tion of Multnomah. Allan Bynon is named for Marion, J. M. Hel gerson for Polk and Roy Sparks for Yamhill. Tho board is holding back the appointment or appointments for Multnomah county until the at torney general has given an opin ion on the question whether that county, under the act, can be divided into districts in about the manner it was districted for purposes of the draft. Juicy Fee Allowed. tinder the bonus and loan act each attorney receives a fee of not to exceed 10 for each ab stract passed on, which is later pretfd to mean that $10 wifl ba the fee. In the more thickly pop ulated counties the appointment as attorney will mean a neat side income for the attorney, particu larly so dn Multnomah county where it is believed that not less than 5000 men will take advan tage of the loan privilege oi th act. The fee is :aiu by the ap rlicant for the loan. By fai the greater portion of the appointments are ex-service wen, the former soldiers being pien th'? preference, other quali fications beinc equal. .Appraisers IH'inyed. The board announced that the appointment of appraisers under the act probal.iy wiU rot be, made lor several weeks. . Appliijations fot appraiserships have not been as navy proportionately as thev were for the position of attorneys. It will be the function of the ap praisers to tlx a value on lands offered as security and it was said that because of the importance of the appraisers' work: extreme care will be taken in making thi selections, end appointments will be made strictly on a basis of ex perience and other qualifications regardless of whether tho appli cant is an ex-service man. Three appraisers will be appointed for each county and J hey are entitled to a fee of $ each for each ap praisal, this fee also to be paid by (he applicant. Iixt ff AfMlntees. The complete li.. of appoint monts made vestc-day follows: Baker Ftank C. McCulloch, Baker. Benton J. L. Lewis, Corval lis. Clackamas Phillip Hammond, Oregon City. Clatsop Garnet L. Green, As toria. Columbia J. W. Day, St. Hel ens. Coos-Ben S. Fisher, Marsh field. Crook - M. W. Skipworth, Prineville. Curry James V. Johnson, Gold Beach. Deschutes Charles W. Ers kine. Bend. Douglas Wallace Benson, Reedsport. Gilliam T. A. Weinke, Condon. Grant Richard N. Arpling, Prairie City. Harney John W. Biggs. Burns. Hood River George R. Wil bur, Hood River. Jackson Frank P. Farrell, Med ford. Jefferson Vine W. Pearce, Madras. Josephine J. W. Johnston, Grants Pass. Klamath .1. H. Carnahan, Klamath Falls. Lake J. E. Venator, Lake view. Lane John M. Williams, Eu- ,'ene. Lincoln C. II. McCluskey, To ledo. Linn Willard L. Marks, Al bany. Malheur J. W. McCulloch, On tario. (Continued on page 6.) SALEM TREES ARE SPRAYED TO KILL BUG 'orlland Expert Begins War of Extermination Upon Dangerous Beetle Pest With the Rean sprayer and ruck given by the Valley Motor company aiid the spraying ma terial at cost by IK A. While & Sons, the spraying of elms in Sa em began yesterday bf a Port land expert. Karl Race, city recorder, said that he had received a number of calls for the sprayer. S. II. Van Trump said that at least a dozen elms in the state house grounds needed spraying. Also two trees near the Unitarian church, one near Mrs. Cordelia B. Harar's home on Union street and several near the home of Dr. M. C. Findley. " Another elm on Church street. near Market, was badly in need or spraying. Mr. Van Trump said. ana another at Seventeenth and Chemeketa. The elm beetle lafiii Its eggs last week and they should be hatching out within a few days. Unless trees are sprayed, all the green leaves will be eaten by the new crop of worms and the life of the-elm seriously en dangered, Mr. Van Trump said. WIFE ARE SLAIN Bandits Loot Store at Ruby, Ariz, Raiders Be- . lieved Mexicans! NOGALES. Ariz., Aug. 26.-F. J. Pearson, postmaster at Ruby, Ariz., 35 miles west of here, and his wife were killed and his sister-in-law seriously wounded by seven armed bandits, believed to have been Mexicans today, ac cording to reports received here tonieht. The shootings took place In the postoffice, after which the store which Pearson conducted in con nection with the postoffice, was looted. i Aged Independence Man ; Is Found Dead in Bed INDEPENDENCE. Or., Aug. 2 (Special to The Statesman Charles Dick, a veteran of the Civil war. living In North Inde pendence. was found dead this morning at his home by neigh tors. A physician was summon ed and after examination said that in his opinion Mr. Dick had been dead several honr- i He was hii old resident o? this citv, coming here many years ago and was well and favorably known. His wife died about two yoars tgo and since her death ho had lived nloiio at his home Jin the north part of the city. lie was Ben on the streets only yes terdav and no doubt death fe- rulted from heart failure. He was a member of th.e Grand Army rost of this city and for several years was commander of the In dependence rnd Monmouth post River Dragged for Body Of Astoria Residen ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 26 Whitehead, manager of a gasoline filling station here, was missing today and the police were dra jring the river fearing he may have been drowned. Keys of the filling station were found n ,a boat dock this morning. When last seen last night Whitehead had the cash of yesterday's business on his person. Prohibition Agent Dies . -j In Fight With Moonshiners PAINTSVILLE. Ky., Aug. 26.-r John H. Reynolds, , 42. veteran prohibition agent, and James Mel vin, town marshal, of Palntsvllle were shot- and killed and Deputy Sheriff Manuel Fitzpatrlclt of Johnson county, and Hugh Mc Kenzie,' were seriously wounde4 in a fight between a party of pro hibition asrents and moonshiners near here today. DIES AT lOt TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 2t. Mrs. Cora Flolo, believed to havq been tlie oldest resident in Tacoma died here today at the age of 10 years tlx months and JL 2 Cays. She had been a resident here 3Z years. coming to America 40 years ago from Norway. IB 1 WALTER Film RED 10 CTflTC flCVl linn ui Colorado Couple Being Shown Through ; Hospital As Sightseers Hailed by Son-fn-Law. SEARCH OF YEARS : ElNDED BY CHANCE Woman Who Married Unfor tunate, Thinking Him Dead, Weds Again -Hello dad." . V ; A. G. Cook of Durango, Co! . . who was being shown throur. the state hospital for the ir. sane Wednesday,' started as he heard the voice; At the same moment he heard hia daush- er, who accompanied him. say in a startler! voice I V m LIU I LU ilUtWhy there is Walter IhUone of , the wards Cook; recognized Walter Patty, hi3 j son-in-law, : who disappeared rom his home in - Colorado : over 10 years ago and who has since been sought by detective agencies and newspaper ad vertisements all over the west. I v For less than " 10 -i minutes Mr. Cook was allowed to ask the questions that would clcsr he mystery of nearly a dozen years t before Patty again yielded to the hallucination j with Which he Is afflicted and he door to , the history oi hose years was closed. Patty is 40 years old. Ten years ago Patty, a wealthy rancher who had marired Cook's oldest daughter, was seised by, deep periods of melancholy daring which he often threatened to leave home. Ie was put under medical care and was thought to have completely recuperated; when fcr disappeared, leaving no clue s t where he had goneF For over five years his wife and. father conduct ed a thorough search k over thr west, advertising in the big west ern newspapers, ana employin: several detective agencies. After t. long and fruitless search the tasl. was given up and Mrs. Patty wan married again and settled on the CTontlnned on page 21 COAST BASEBALL! ralSCO 7. SACftAMEVTO 1 8 A CK A M E NTO. ( .1 . iat. 28 ' fl.n FrucitH kaotkad Kan I oat of th box with four rant in th first ionin for win Mff KmTtmenU) 7 to 3 today. Jim Hroti hd hrd Tint fram but dntaaie With arreml Stfiil cbaBfei of !- chan(N f i R. H. ! Trmuritr . Harramcnto ; a Battriea--8ett and Talle: Kbbl Sit haua, LawaOn and Cookvy j OAKxIabTD S. POBTLAVD 3 ! SAN FRANCISCO. Ani. 5S. Oaklaa-S dfeat4 Portland 9 to 3 today in i uniniTelinf content, the Oaka bnrhinr fiv hit and three alka i the fcrarti inning for nctren of their rana. Tho ea -era atartedi with a two raa lead, an'1 bad a fhaor to eatrb ap in tho aoventi, when the Races wer filled with - on down, but Kremer tichtcaod bp and art : rented a battmf rally. I t . i ;. - b. h. r Portlaod ..U 3 '. BaMrriei i-Kots and riaher; Krooter and Koobler ; - - SSATTLE 8, VESXOV I ! LOS AkGELES. Aa. 2t Mantr Keowortliy of tho Seattlo ladiaaa knoke tho ball over tho scoreboard for a bam ras la th twelfth Inning todar aad h team defeated Vernon 5 to 1. The gam waa a well I fought tHrhera kattlo h tween D era are and Mitchell Moat of th way. - ! - . - . .: ? ' i i . ' R. it. r Seattle j..4 '- 2 9 ) Vernon i .Jl..-.. . ' 1 i. Batteriea Iemare and. fiaeaecr; .14 i: chD aad Hannah. ' : ". AKOELS 7, SAXI TJUOS S SALT fcAKE CITT, Aag. 2S. T making ai rnna la tho first inning, fiv nf them anesnted. l- Angel ee defeale Salt Lako today I to t. After tho fir; it was a neat 1aOl betwoe Brom and Aldridg.i AUt. Craath and Mr Cabo hit boB rnna. th latter wit. two oa. s t I -"' - 4 .1 ; : ' . 1 R. it. r IO An f ales - , , 7 10 Salt Lak S 7 I Batteries Aldridg and Baldwin. Bromley and Jenkins. t sTAKDnro or the clxxss W. I.. San Francisco Hacramcnto Kcattle Is As gloa 59 S2 62 63 70 71 B7 , 83 , SO ,.7 Tm - Oakland 75 74 5 Vernon Salt Laka Port land 34 100 .2i