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DID: YQU-rKW01flf That Ba and Will - Gr-ow tCIL?. fate SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 22. 1921 SEVENTY -F1BST YEAR PRICE: FIVE CENTS Growing. Fast 1 . - V. '. - ? '' -v. t i". - .r K " - 1 i 7 ; r : : : : rz , - n ,s 1 : . : 1 - " I ' 100 KILLED : BY EXPLOSION : OF CHI Village of Qppaul, Almost Entirely Destroyed When Disaster' Suddenly, Leaps From Factory flant. HEART-RENDING SCENES FOLLOW CATASTROPHE 1 Vivid Description Given By - Fjnch Officer Who Was - Riding Nearby MAYPNCE, Germany, Sept. 21. A great explosion, today at the chemical products plant of . the Badlsche Anillntabrik company at ODoau. on the Khine. wrecked the town and spread death and de struction. The number of tinea f In MttmntAd At from 1.000 " to 1500 and the injured nearly 2000 One report says there were 3,000 men bn the toot and it is believed . that about half of them were kill- ; ."fed. , -- " ', ' a Opnau la a scene of desolation. mr than a third of the houses haHug been destroyed, while the roofg of the others were swept off. Here also many were killed or in lured. - ' ',-. riant Pulverized X 1 The explosion la attributed by ' some to cicess pressure rn tiro . adjoining gasometers, thls art 'nf thhn wnrtm "belne ' nuTrerlzea Where the gasometers stood Is now a funnel-shaped hole .130 . yards wide ajdvfr- yards deep1, .i pile of twisted girders and debrts scattered about. For hundreds Of yarU not a wall is left standing. 1 The directorate of the company Is quoted as saying; that the ex . plosion occurred in & storehouse .containing 4.000 tens of nitrous be free from danger of .explosion. ! f j Dwellings ItazM i 5 All nearby workmen's dwelUngg were rased. At Mannheim, across v the tint, 85 persons were senons ly Injured and 200or more slight ly injured. Ludwigshafetf reports 1 say three workmen bn trains were burled under the wreckage nd many children Injured. Heart-rending scenes are wit nessed. At the little cemetery I sear Oppau there are already more than 200 bodies on the x grass." Numerous , tombstones II were hurled in various directions. There wag not a door or window left 'Intact -for a radius of three -miles. " ! - - : ' t"h'-" French rescue units are aiding In the rescue work. Assistance al so has been rushed from 'neighbor. lnr towns an all public and pri vate motor cars and vehicles were requisitioned. - rt- iisator lescnDeq A. regiment of 'colonial Infantry and , the first Madagascar regi- ment'from Ludwlgshafen immea- " lately proceeded to Oppau to pre serve order and kid m the wotk of rescue, Describing the disaster, a cap tain Of the First French colonial infantry sald:s.: I "I was Tiding close to the lfac- tory at 7:30 in the morning, when I heard a dull ? 'rumbling. The earth seemed "to auiver and n Immense volume of flame and moke shot un a few hundred yards' from me, followed Immed iately by an explosion ana a rusn of air which hurled me and my horse to the eartliWVheri I pick ed myself ud an Immense cloud )ot dust and smoke hid that part of thn factory near the gasometers. Alb sbrts of objects rained down 'on the road. f "1 Village Destroyed "Ilearlng cries behind . me (Continued on page 4) EN t f I Negotiations are under way for the purchase .of the pres ent Salem Elks': temple by the Woodman of the World of Salern, according to an announcement made yesterday by L. -S-Qfer' secretary of the. latter. The purchase price is $3V ' At a recent meetinij . of the Woodmen of the World, .bonds were voted for the amoufct needed in addition to cash on hand and during the next few weeks, these bonds will be disposed of to lodge members ' - . Due to - the growing member- snip oi me woodmen of the World, the lodge has been look- ting for adequate quarters tor ' some time. ' With the knowledge ,that f the Elks Intended to build next ! spring, negotiations were entered into between the . two lodges, which resulted in the of BUILDING TO COST $150,000 GOES UP NEAR CITY CENTER Within 20 days, ground will of a $150,000 apartment house tween the Court apartments and the home of Senator Charles L. McNary, according to information given out last night by the Salem Apartment company, which has recently filed ar ticles of incorporation. The information was given and construction engineer of Denver, and his associate, J. B. Matthews. It will be known as "The Salem Apartments." The building as planned will be five stories in height in addition Xo a basement It will be constructed in the-shape of a letter "T," in order that all rooms may be given more than the average light. There will be no inside apartments. The building will face 80 have a depth of 125 feet. It will be placed several feet back of the sidewalk in order to allow a parking. Fifty Apartments Planned , In all. It is planned to have CO apartments In the building. Each will have bath and toilet and cloak rooms larger than the aver age. The smallest apartment wijl be. a one-room with kitchenette and bath, and from that up to apartments of several rooms. Having been in the work of constructing apartments for a number of years, those in charge state that each room will - be equipped with all modern electri cal conveniences. For the build ing there will be an electric ele vator. The laundry will be equip ped (With electric washing ma chines, mangle and laundry trays. Itooius of (Jeneroiis Sii. In each kitchen there will bo I. According to the - statements published by the four Salem banks, on the state bank examin er's call of October 6, the total resources of the banks were 12t.45T.4T. ' ' Th-9 total loans and" discounts at the close of business October 6, according to statements publish ed, were $4,091,211.03. The individual deposits subject to check in the four Salem banks was $4,187,005.66. The time deposits in the banks as reported amounted to $240,- 942.09. The capital stock of the four banks is $875,000 and the sur plus $19,000. The four Danes had invested m UN ELECTRIC S PUN Selection of the Jury and the jurors'. Inspection of the premi ses on which the accident occur red occupied ' the greater part of the time of the circuit court yes terday in the $7500 damage suit brought by Mrs. Myrtle Adams as executrix of the estate of Charles Edward Adams, deceased, against the Oregon Electric Rail way company for damages sus tained In an automobile accident on one of the company's road crossings a few miles south' of here on March 7, in which Charles James, 23, and Albert Jerman, a companion, were killed. Negligence Charged. , Mrs. Adams, who is the mother f MD 1G0TIATE. fer of sale by the Elks for $30, 000 and the voting of bonds by the Woodmen. , According to Mr. Crer, the Sa lem lodge ' of Woodmen . of the World Is one of the most ener getic and progressive lodges In th.e state. -While '- its present membership Is 600,. Mr. Geer be broken for the erection on Court street, half way be out by E. N. Miller, architect feet on Court street and will an electric range. Kacn apart ment will have a Dutch kitchen and the very latest in built-in cab inets. The building will be heat ed by steam heat. . Mr. Miller also states that in preparation of apartment houses in which he has been interested, care has been taken to make the rooms of a generous size, and this plan will be followed. in the Salem apartments. E. N. Miller, who is' interested in the apart ments. Is an architect and con Btruction engineer of Colorado. The statement is also made that already $50,000 stock for the apartments has been fud- l scribed and that additional stock will be sold United States government ' bonds on October 6, according' to state ments, the sum of SI, 363. 148,6-' In addition to this amount or United States government bonds owned by Salem Banks, they had invested at the time of the call the sum of $1,053,106.95 in mu nicipal bonds, warrants and other such standard securities. ' It Is In the report of the total amount of money placed in the bankg in savings accounts that In dicate more surely the prosperity of people living in Salem and Vi cinity. The report of the Salem banks at the close of business October (Continued on page 4.) of James and Thomas Beamish were" the only Witnesses put on the stand yesterday' before the court adjourned to convene at o'clock' this morning. In the complaint the plaintiff alleges' that the" accident occurred as the result of negligence on the part of the company to take proper precautions to protect the traveler and to make use of the precautions available. In his opening statement before the jury Grant ' Corby," counsel for the plaintiff, claimed that-he would introduce evidence to show that at the time of the accident the gates which had been placed on (Continued on page 4) states that within a short time a campaign will be put on for 500 additional members. . Many Woodmen lodges of even a larger membership than the one in Salem have no building of their Own. '"But on account of the lodge's activity in Salem, it is thought that the time has come when the lodge should have a home of its own. - The purchase from the Elks is Just for the building: and property. When given possession, the Woodmen of the : World will entirely re furnish the building. This will not be for perhaps a year or more, as the erection of the new Elks', temple on State street will not begin until next spring. -., ' t . EOEiTIJ OF GfTlf'S GLOBS PLfflED HERE Movement for General Com munity Benefit Launched In Session at Commercial Cub Yesterday. ALL LEADERS SEE LOGIC IN SCENE Cherrians, Rotary, Kiwanis, Labor, Legion, Realty and Others Named With a meeting Wednesday af ternoon at the Commercial club of representatives of the eiKhf civic organizations of the city. :ians were made Dr a" federation whereby representatives of theae organizations shall meet monthly tor a discussion of what is best for the city of Salem. The jneei- mg was called y T. E. McCros key, manager o? the Commercial club. iir. McCroskey explained thaV a central organization was of vital importance to the city, in order that all bodies working for he Interests of the city- might- co-operate. Mayor in Favor. Mayer Osorge E. flalvorsen, speaking for the city council, said mat witn so many promoters coming to the city, a central body could do much to pass on the many subjects. He favored favored the federation. George P. Griffith, president of me notary club, said be favored aifederatiOn of all civic bodies fir the ci.y, and that members should uso attend the monthly operf for um meeting of the Commercial club as an additional means of keeping in touch with the fom munity. or. jb. f. Pound, commander of the American legion. Capital post .o. 9. said that the legion wanted to be In close touch with community interests. That the boys wanted to be a part of the city s lire. - Closed Door ftont Go. "We know we annot exist be hind closed doors. The legion wants to De a community asset. ur. rouna sam. tie favored central federation. a J. w. Chambers, president of me commercial club, said that he believed that a central federation would work successfully and that it would be a mutual benefit to all organizations interested in the weirare or the city. Dr. Henry E. Morris, secretary of the Kiwanis cjub, said that it was easy to get a motion before almost any assembly and have it votea on, Dut with a fedemtinn there would be an additional mn. sideration before a final vote was taken on any proposition. For j bis reason ne larored a central leaeration. Kiwanis Head Heard Roy Shields, president of the ivjwanis, saia something liir central federation was needed so that each organization in the city would know what the other was aoing. ' L. A. Hayford, president of the Aianon county Jteaitors anria tion, said he favored a federation as it would be the means of all working together. 'With co operation, we will be surprised at what we can do," Mr. Hayford said. ' 1 ' Mr. McCroskey explained that the plan was for each body in Salem engaged in public work to elect three delegates to the fed eration, and that these should meet monthly to discuss propos als of interest to the city. ' "Right Hubs Named. It was finally agreed that each .of the following organizations should select three delegates and that the first meeting be held early in October: Cherrians, Ro tary clnb, Kiwanis club. Commer cial club. Central Trades and La bor council, .Business Men's league and American legion. Calgary Farmer Found I' " Guilty Will Be Hanged CALGARY. Alta., Sept. 21. John J. Rutledge. Innisfal farmer arrested after the death of his wife and four children In a fire that destroyed Ib'sir home sever al months ago. today was found guilty of murder by a jury and sentenced to be hanged January li; 1922. The jury deliberated half an hour. THE WEATHER Fair and . warmer; moclrat? northeasterly winds,' MTU RE OF MADE KNOWN TO GRAND JURY SE1HACHER IS CALLED FOR TESTI ARBUCKLE BOOKED AT JAIL V' Jf, va f j O OSCOE (Fatty Arbuckle is shown being booked at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco by Detective James Virginia Rappe, motion picture actress. Skelly on the charge of murder growing out of the death of IT All PLEA OF Men Who Held up Circus Treasure Car Will Be Tried at Vancouver VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 21. Roy Moore and Bert Orcutt, al leged to have held up the Sells Floto treasure car here last Fri dav nieht and to have stolen $30,- 000 which was later recovered. pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Judge Simpson in superior court today. The trial was set (or October 18. . A. C. Agnew, Seattle attorney, represented the men and asked the court that any evidence obtained on the occasion might not be used provided he should later make a motion of prejudice against the court. Judpe Simpson said sucii evidence obtained certainly would not be used to obstruct such a mo tion and that if any of the at torneys or the defendants objected to his sitting on the case he would : not do so. BUflSUM ELECTED III HEW ME Republican's Victory . Over Hanna Indicated by Ma jority of 7000 ALBUQUERQUE, X. M., Sept. 21 The election of Holm O Kursom, of Socorro, as United States senator from New Mexico, was indicated by a plurality ol more than 7,000, based upon com prehensive but incomplete returns from every county in the state, received at Republican state head quarters here today. Fteor" how that Bursum carried counties, with a total vote of 13, 178'; Richard H. Hanna. Demo crat, carried 11 counties, hla total vote being 5,800. Returns on the ,11 constitution al amendments. are meager. The counting of the vote everywhere has been slow and fiow fiRures tare been received to indicate what the final result will be. 10 FATTY ARBUCKLE'S ATTACK v "I I -v- .Vk,.;.:;! i - -V '--.v. . . r . " V.V V .11 I.,lnistj mam T No OpiRion Given Relative to Auto Contest Article is Misconstrued An article published in yester day's issue of the Statesman stat ed that persons who were reported to be opposing the American le gion's local auto contest had ob taintd an opinion from Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle. The Statesman article was not to be construed as indicating that Mr. an Winkle bad given an opin ion opposing the legion efforts at raising funds by selling shares in a competitive drawing of a Ford sedan. In a statement made yesterday Mr. Van Winkle eaid: "I have never rendered an opin ion on this auto contest and have not been asked to do so. I have constantly supported the Ameri can legion and resent any insinu ation that I am aiding opponents of the organization. I helped pre pare the Oregon bonus law and have always given the right-of- way to legion matters brought be fore my office' Commander B. F. Pound of Capital Post No. 9, stated yester day that reports cf opposition to the legion's fund raising efforts were apparently without founda tion. "The auto contest is in charge of a committee of local members who have every confidence in the manager who is conducting the en terprise. The contest manager comes to Salem with the very best of references and reports of con tests put on in other parts of the state have beenJentirely satisfac tory," said" Dr. Pound. t Coupons for t le contest are be ing sold by a staff of ex-service raen, many of whom are local resi dents. . t Paragraphs questioned in the Statesman article follow: "That the stage has already been set for interference with the American legion sales of shares in a competitive drawing on a Ford coupe now being held In Salem was rumored last night. "According to the rumor, opin Ions have been obtained from At torney General Van Winkle and City Attorney Ray Smith, and cer tain opponents of the legion'a ef forts are ready to interfere with the share-selling activities." ' - LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21. Admissions declared by Al Semnacher to have been made by Roscoe, (Fatty) Arbuckle that the comedian used a foreign substance in an attack upon Misa Virginia Rappe, during a party at the Hotel St. -Francis in San Francisco, were testified to today before the Los Angeles county grand jury by 1 Semnacher, "according to W. C. Doran, chief deputy district attorney. ; , . Arbuckle is held at San Francisco,' charged with' murder of Miss Rappe. ' v " ; ,'-;': , t ;-... r.' ; ' , " Doran said Semnacher swore that Arbuckle told of ap plying ice to certain portions' of Miss Rappe's body. ' The testimony was given before the grand jury and Chief Deputy Doran outlined it in "confirming reports that Sera- , nacher had, previous in his testimony today inade the same statement to him and at that previous, even at the San Francisco inquiry had lie 'divulged this lniormation. . . Semnacher testified that on ihk inorhing. following the party in th'd Hotel S,L Francis Arbuckle told him. In the fcres--ence of Lowell Sherman, actor, Fred Flschbach,;director, and Harry McCullough, chauffeur, that he had taken Miss Rappe into a room with him and )iad committed certain acta in con nection Kith the alleged 'crimed v These acts, "according to Chief Deputy Doran, were of " such "character i as ' likely to have caused the Injury 'from which the death! of Miss Rappe resulted."" l -- a.'.-.- ""-'t; The grand jury was called by Chief Deputy .Doran in order to hear this testimony Information concerning,1 which was immediately coriveyed ' to District' Attorney' Brady at San Francisco. ' ; ; ! " ' : ' ' 'f ': 'j1; Harry McCullough, chauffeur for, Arbuckle who . was present when those alleged stements ' were ' made by Ar buckle, according to Semnacher's testimony was also ' ex amined by the grand jury here today, but his testimony was not made public! : ': ' ' 1 ';;'.:":',' Semnacher announced after the examination that he would leave Los Angeles for San "Francisco tonight, either by train or automobile.' . Y'-'.iy.-.AiT... J -' ) FiMchbaHti F.Taaive' "I SAN ' r FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept " H,I txH i ' M 4,7V . I TWO WOMEN MAKE JURY Trial of Mahoney, Accused of Murder, Ready for Submis sion of Testimony SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 21. Four women and eight men con stitute the jury chosen In super ior court here late today to try James E. Mahoney, former rail road brakeman, on the charge that he murdered his elderly Wife for her property and threw a ! trunk containing her body In Lake Union here. While the trial Jury was com pleted when the court adjourned this evening. Judge J. ., Ronald directed that an additional Juror be selected as an alternate, and this will delay for a time the sub mission of testimony tomorrow. The jurors sworn Include two farmers, a tire dealer, real ettate broker, carpenter, mail carrier, the women Jurors are married, the other two women unmarried, gave their occupations as confec tionery dealer and bookkeeper. MIX-UP III DUE, Error in New York Booking Office Causes Salem Embarrassment Owing to an error In the New York booking office, Theo. Karle and his artists did not appear at the Grand theatre last night. Word was not received In Salem of the error of the New Tbrk office until Wednesday afternoon,' when the house had been almost sold out. Mrs. William Everett JAnder son. in charge of the Salem Musi cal bureau, received the follow ing telegram from J4r. Karle from Seattle: "To confirm date October 4 for my recital. Terribly upset by mix-up of dates. Cannot under stand it." Mrs. Anderson announces that the date now set for the concert will be October 4, and that all tickets and reservations ho'd good. i Child is Killed When Hit by Delivery Car PORTLAND. Sept. 21. Charles Walton, . 5-year-old son " of - Mrs; Mary .Walton, was killed almost Instantly -today -' wnen ne irw struck by a v llghi delivery 'truck operated by Howard C. Jones, aged 22. Jones was not arrested. Kill NOT ERE WHEN E time declared that at no time . F tl. Fred Flachbacfc, aue.tloned ! tfwlav rerardinr ) rennrtod rrnd jury testimony pf Al Semnachci in Los Angeles that Roscoe (Fatty Arbuckle had made admission! abont his treatment of Miss Vir ' glnla Rappe at the Hotel St.' Fran cfs party which led to her death, . gave 'evasive replies" according to District Attorney Matthew A. Brady. - . i' V;' Flschbaeh was lone of the per sons to whom Arbuckle made the statements, according to the story which W. C ; Doran. deputy dis trict attorney - at ' Los ? Angeles. eaid Semnacher told the grand i Jury. Ira C. Fortlouls, another member or the drinking party In Arbuckle's suite, j also was Ques tioned today by i the district at torney, but Brady said nothing new had been learned from -feint. " Testimony Contradkttrd ' v Semnacber'a testimony before the grand Jury in Xos' Anreles contradicted his grand 'furr tM-v mony here, according to I " Golden, deputy 1 district htt (Continued on page 4.) T COAST BASEBALL1 ITtlSCO 4. fcttXTZJUTD f PORTLAND. Ore' 8rpt. 21. Baa rrnri defeated ' Portland today 4 to 2; All at the 8an rranrtaro mna can in the fourth when Patos mad am error after two were oat. Portland aeored totB iU ran wliett Wolfer homed aver the right field fence U the Mveath, - ' K- San Franciaco -,.,. ,; ,,,. 4 5 0 Portland , . ; 9 4 4 Hatterlea Coach and Telle; Job Kosa and Baker. 8ACBAKE1TTO 6. OASXAVS t MASl rKAM.lBiv. Mept. 21.' nonto woo todar'e : sao froca Oakland S to 2 in the firit inainf by tooching Dp Kramer for four hita. Kreaor wee taken out jn the fifth after two more tuna and three hita ( had .bea) made. The Hehetore 1 took Kan oot in - the aocond when ho ahowed airat of wildneea br walkin two men, end Fitter? 1 in iahed the seme. MrUmffican waa ordered to the dabhooae in the firs inning for dupotinj a third atrike deelaioa. , ) B. U E. Sarrameato .-............ SIS O ' Oakland i , 3 S Battoriee Kona, Elliott: Kreaser, Jonea. Wins sad Koehler. SEATTLE 1. AXOELS 0 SEATTLE. Waah aWpfc- 21. la the tnteteet pitching battle whieh loeal fana Lave aeen thia aeeaon Seattle, when Schorr's atnrle acored Keawerthy la the tenth, ooeed oat Lea Aogeloa 1 to O. Uogbee of 1a Aagelee fanned IS men and allowed five hit. aeoba atraek oet 7 and held the.- 'eovthernera to three trattered hita. The first . five Innings were without hiu on either side. ! ' K. H. K. Loa Angeles y ' , O . S S Seettle : 16 I ' Hn(hes and Staaage ; Jacob and Ad- BAXT LAKE S, YESVOV 4 -LOS ANGELES, Cel., Kept. St. Salt Lake played winning ball again today with a aeor of to 4 against Vernon. It waa a give and take vgamo, tied in the eighth, but the Bees in the ninth, took the victory . b-ad with two rsna. Salt ; ':, ,- 11 - O Temon - 4 8 1 - Batteries Brora W. Poison aad By lev; Mitchell ond Hannah. " ' - r STAvsnra or ths cluvs i. - - W. Ifc Pet. Ban Frsneiae .. I -101 . 75 Alt Lo Angeles j Sarraneato. j - - - - too 1 J1 Sesttle , 4 77 .4 o.yit.4 , ,: -.,... .. n S3 .JSS Ternoa ' .,. ..4 90 M Ml fait Lake i 71 1W .41 Portland, u. 1