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.... i- - - t ' I- ' -'''' . ' ' ' i j r .. j -r - - - The Statesman, receives the let4 wire report t tha Assorted. weather Wednesday s fair; moderate, northwesterly winds, m world, .- -U f.i' . gEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESPAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1S21 PRICE: EIVB.CEOT K ' . . , - T -9 . ' LIFE IMS, DISCUSSEDIN SOUTHARD CASE ,f ; .f. Peculiar Circumstances Un der Which Meyer Chang ed Mind and Took; $10, '000 Insurance 'Cited. wo r d are recalled ! 5 OH DAY OF, FUNERAL New Witness) Arrives" front Missouri to Serve on" Stand for State TWIN FALLS, Idaho; -Oct. 4. The story of the $10,000 life' insurance policy upon the life- of Edward P. Meyer ap plied for by his wife, -Ly ilia Meyer i Southard, po w on trial here inl district t court for the alleged' "murder 'of Meyer" by poisoning1 was told on -the wit ness stand today by C. D. Tho maa and his son. Rex Thomas, . agepts here of the Idaho State Life Insurance company , to which concernthe applicatipn waa directed. ; Neither the Thomas firm nor thQ defendant ever received the policy, J although ? a receipt for me amount ur tuo uiok icuu um,' paid by a note given by Meyer, was found among "the papers of Meyer-following his demise. f . Botlr witnesses testified, that Meyer made two visits to the Thomas offices in the matter of the insurance, Upon the first visit he mentioned $2,500 as the amount" of thrf policy he had! in mind. ? He;left; thet of-' ficei returning in about 20 minutes and signed an applica tion, for a policy in the amount nf 510.000. ..Notification of the death of tho insured was (riven the com pany but the ' claim was not paid, j Through the testimony of M13S r.poreia I Maxwell. suDerintendent of the. hospital to which Meyer was; taken and where hei later died, the fact was brought out that lh defendant was alone with her husband in the patter's room on eltheir septemoer & or. 6. td death of eMyer, took piacft- ;on Rpntember 7. ...... . -s. . i Walter Hoodenpyle. a Gooding. of Meyer, declared upon the wlt nes.ist,and that Mra. Meyer saia in hlnv nn th rlnr nf'the funeral of Meyer that She had had a lot of hard me- witn ner nusDanas, ihit, kTia had lost two and' her baby and that "Ed" (M;yer) was a sweet boy and she thought a lnt f htm. lie further testified that Mrs. Meyer, In discussing the receipt for the premium on the lif a Inanranrn nnliCY ftt)Dlld for by Meyer told him that If he could collect the, policy she would give VIm! half nt It - On, th dY Ot Meyer'a funeral, W. J: Trueblood, MrtjMeyer'a father, stated to the witness accoraing to nis mnnv that hn did nat Want the witness to go back to Gooding thinking his (Trueblood's) dauffh- ftr -nnlannAd MavPT. r He added that) he had plenty of mongy. with; ; (Continued on page .) NEW YORK, Oct. 4. '(By the! lAssociated Tress) The dream of the Metropolitan base ball! fans has become a 'reality. For years local . followers ,of the national sport have hoped for ia world series battle be tween the New York National and ( American league teams. Uoyi, after 19 years of waiting, the; .Giants and the Yankees, winners of their respective league titles; are to grapple for the supreme prize of profession. : t4 H :.'-; '.:.'.;;rr 'A f ""k. " " " A -t ! Uzu v&m yum 'JSifM i : Ur LEA MAY NOT 'RESIGN FROM FAIR BOARD Members Willing to Re-elect Him Mayor Hal vorsen is Named as Aspirant k Considerable doubt prevails as to whether A. H. Lea, who for six years has been, secretary of the state fair board and manager of the state fair, will resign that position, as he has indicated. It haa become known that before the members of the, fair board disT peraed at the conclusion of the state fair last Saturday they con ferred relative to Mr. Lea and reached what amounted to a unanimous agreement that they would support him when the an nual meeting ot the fair beard rolls around in, January. 1 : . Several months ago Mr. Lea let it be known, that be expected to resign after the 192V fair! to ba 66me manager for the Oregon Grain Growers asdciation ad al so to give his attention to some other business of private nature. A strong prsssure has been brought upqjv, Mr. Lea, however, particularly)? the livestock or ganizations7 the state, to re main at the helm of the state fair if . the board is willing, and there is a chance that Mr. Lea may de cide to do this. N , One more new aspirant for the position has appeared in Salem in the person of Mayor George E. Halvorsen. Frank Davey, mem ber of the legislature is a candi date, and, while T. E, McCrpskey, manager of the-Commercial club, has not submitted an application, be is in a receptive mood. HIGHT0W1R jij-uvv uuu uirif;uaL, uct. late today, that will try William and laborer, charged ;with the SELECTED; 41 EtuHT MEN Ileslin, a Catholic priest o Colma, Calif., about August 2. Eight men and. four women of middle innocence. District. Attorney Franklin! A- Swart immediately began the pre sentation of his statement of how the state purported to show High: tower guilty of first degree mur der.' He had detailed' for half an hour the chain of circumstanc es he said would prove. the defend ant guilty, when at 4: SO p.' m. Superior Judge George II. Buck adjourned court until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. In the selection- of the Jury Hightower took, a prominent part, frequently making suggestions to his attorneys. His face was sal' Members of Capital post No. 9 assembled In force at the armory last night tnd took much interest in plans for the acquisition of club rooms for the . American . legion here. The recently closed auto con test netted $13 5 ft for: the local post, according to a report filed by the committee which ! had com-; plete charge ot the .enterprise and consistent work in making, a suc cess of the contest received a vote or; approval 6 : from " the members last night. The announced purpose al baseball, the championship of the universe. I . : Star Combination Unbeaten -! On the historic Polo grounds tomorrow afternoon the rival league 1921 pennant winners, meet in the first of ' series of best five out of -nine games, which is , expected to add Vc cord ' breaking" features - to the leagueihistory of .the world's series. Led by John McGraw and Miller Iluggins, the Giants and ' )- if.. ' i . " ' - . PENROSE URGES Novel or . Untried Sugges tions of Taxation, How ever, Decried by Senate Finance Committee Head. SALES LEVY NOT GIVEN HEARTIEST SUPPORT Chairman. Will Make.Speech to Senate on New Sources Of Deriving Money WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. Fur ther revenue revision legislation ought to be enacted as soon as possible. Chairman Penrose, of the senate finance committee, said to day In a statement emphasizing that the pending measure was merely of a temporary and emer geincy character. ; 'Discussing the sales tax, he said there was "no use to advance novel or untried suggestions of taxation at a time when prompt- (Continued on page. 6) TO SIT 4. rue jury was sworn m A, Ilightower, itinerant baker murder of the Rev. Patrick E. ago will pass upon his guilt or low after a restless night, and he evinced anxiety. Once during the delivery of the statement of tho district attorney, Hightower's cotnposure gave way and he said loud enough to be heard several feet away: "He's a d liar." In beginning his preliminary statement to the jury District At torney Swart described the abduc tion of Father Heslin from his home at Colma on the night of August- a by a stranger in an .au tomobile who asked him to ad minister the last sacrament to a dying, man. . of the contest was to aid the or ganization in getting on a clear fl nancial basis and in establishing adequate club rooms. Club Vnder Advisement One of the plans presented to the legion, by local members, last night, was to co-operate with the Ctimmercial club in the use of tho present club rooms. The elaborate rooms occupied by .the club could well ! accommodate lfcion mem bcre. it was f asserted; Action on the .club, room plana was deferred i r (Continued on page CL) Yankees will scamper out on' the diamond shortly after noon with a combination of stars sel dom, if ever, equalled in the annals of the game. ' ; In the gray traveling uni form 'of the i Yankees will1 be Dabe Ruth, the clouting king of the baseball worYd. with a record : of 59 : home runs this season; Carl Mays, famous un derhand hurling artist ; 'Catch er? W.ally Schang, : veteran of three past world series, against J JURY IS SECOND HALF OF TAXES IS NOW PAYABLE After Today Penalty is 1 Per ? Cent, and Month Later 5 Per Cent is Added Today is the day to pay taxes on the second half due for tlm year, this being the 1920 assess ment. If not paid today, they be come delinquent and the penalty is 1 per cent a month, or 12 per cent a year .on the amount unpaid. I fnot paid by November ! 5, there is a penalty of 5 per cent added, and of course every month alter that adds one per cent. Thus is the second installment of taxes is not paid by December 5, the penalty would amount to 7 per cent. Six months after1 taxes are due and unpaid, a tax .certificate of delinquency may be issiied, against the property and this j at tmce becomes a lien. This certifi cate of delinquency is issued on demand of any person and will be issued to any person who pays delinquent taxes and inlerset. V Three years alter a certificate of delinquency has been lssutJ. the property may be sold on a judgment rendered in court, the sheriff, making the sale. The land then becomes tho property of the purchaser, just as any land that is Cold by the sheriff on a judgment. The law gives those who may have some interest In the property on winch taxes are unpaid, the first right to pay delinquent takes a'nd'the first right to be issued a certificate of delinquency.. S OF Testimony Not Favorable to .Defendant in Spencer ' Murder Trial LAKEPORT. Cal., Oct. '4. Tes timony describing- the finding; of the body of Mrs. Maud Spencer floating face downward in Clear Lake and the demeanor at that time of her husband, John A. Spencer, former minister, was in troduced by the prosecution this afternoon at the trial here of Spencer, accused of murdering his wife. Robert Siddell and his wire ot Komooti Hay, neighbors of the Spencers, were the principal wit nesses. Mrs. Siddell told of hear ing a cry after retiring on the night of July 29 last. She aroused her husband, she said, and both hurried out. "Spencer met ns at the door," she testified. "He told .us his wife had fallen overboard. The three of us hurried to the lake which is nearbyr' The' men re covered the body. Attempts to re suscitate her were fruitless." Spencer explained that his wife had fallen into the water while his back was turned, Mrs. Sid dell asserted. . "He told me he had dived four times to rescue her before he went ashore to seek aid." Mr. Siddell substantiated his 'wife's story. Cn cross examina jt'on. however, he admitted that i he "had no use for Spencer."; j Dr. R. M. Bonar of Santa Rosa, another witness, declared it was most unusual that a body should rise to the surface so soon after drowning. Motion in Mahoney Case May Be Filed Next Friday SEATTLE, -Wash.. Oct. 4. Counsel for th state and defense in the case of James E. Mahoney, convicted of the murder of his wife, stipulated todav that a mo tion for a new trial might be filed o.aiuruay anu argueu lue iui lowing Friday. I wnose speeay throwing arm runner after runner has tried to steal bases only to be thrown out standing up ; Roger Peekin pausrh, one of the befit short stops on the major eircuit to day and Bob Meusel, heavy hit ting, outfielder. I Giaiits Present Strong Front i Opposed to this galaxy j of stars the Giants will offqr FrankFrisch, one-of the fast est infielders that ever played a skinned- diamond position; IB M I NATIONS Belgium, Holland and Portu gal Asked to Participate in Discussions of Pacific and Far East Issues. ACCEPTANCES ARE CONSIDERED SURE Deliberations Relative to Ar maments Restricted to Five Big Powers WASHINGTON'. Oct. .4.Three additional nations Belgium, Hol land and Portugal were invited by the United States government today to participate in the discus sions of Pacific and Far Eastern questions in connection .with the armament conference. It whs also made kown by high adminis tration, officials that the United States does not anticipate consid eration of inter-allied debts at the conference. The formal invitations to the three additional nations were for warded to the respective 'capitals, and were extended after corre spondence between Secretary Hughes and the four principal powers originally Invited to sent representatives to the conference. The Important interests of each of the three nations in the Far East led to the extension of the in vitations. Xine Nations to Confer j China was invited to participate in the Pacific and Far Eastern dis cussions when the first invitations were issued and acceptance by Belgium, Holland and Portugal, which is regarded here as assured, will mean that nine nations will sit together when such discussions are entered into. The question of armament lim itation will be discussed only by the five major powers. Loan Matters Mentioned The attitdude of the adminis tration with relation to discussion of the inter-allied debts was de veloped in connection with recent ly published suggestions in Lon don that the British would wel come consideration of loan mat ters at the Washington meeting. Officials here were represents as taking the view that the con ference would be limited to mat ters which might involve-differences of a nature likeiy to lead to armed conflict. i Not in Catcjrorv Inter-allied debts are not con sidered by officials here in-that category. The further statement was made that the American dele gation at the forthcoming confer ence, lacking congressional au thority could not agree to such consideration of the debt ques tion, even if it was desired that it should be undertaken. The ad ministration s jdesire that debt funding legislation be enacted in advance or tne conrerence, was based on practical matters and not on anxiety that the debt question might arise to disturb harmony among the conferee.3. Bids Identical The invitations to the addition al nations were accompanied by the tnetative suggestions as to the conference program, insofar as it relates to the Pacific and Far Eastern questions and were identical in language. That sent to Belgium reads as follows: "The invitation of the president of the United States to France, Great Britain, Italy and aJpan to I i,find rnrffntAtiv a conter- ( Continued on page 6 ) George Kelly, leading home run hitter of the National league; Emil Meusel, brother of Yaukee Bob Meusel, also noted for his extra base hitting; Dave Ban croft, one of the most finished shortstops of modern baseball, and Pitchers Toney, Nehf and Barnes, all twirlers extraordin ary. Individuals May Star : While close followers of baseball hold the opinion that neither the Giants nor Yankees IR SHIED TO ENTER PARLEY , marls FILM STAR ON CALENDAR FOR TODAY Whether xArbpckIe Will Ap pear in San Francisco Court ; Today Is Not Known SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 4. The esse of Roscoo (Fatty) Arbuckle, charged with manslaughter in coni, r.ection with the; death of Miss Virginia Rappe, fs on the c.alen dar of the superior court tomor. row for instructions and arranagc ments. j District Attorney Matthew Brady said tonight that Arbuckle's appearance in court was not abso lutely necessary but that if the film star did not present himself it is probable the prosecution will ask for delay of the proeeedin until next Friday ito enabi him tq reach San" Francisco from Los Aigeles. i M'Uon CohenS and Charles Brennan, of counsel for Arbuckle, reached San Francisco late today and informed Brady that he would not be in court tomorrow when the ckse came up. Arbuckle and Frank E.. Dominguei, chief of the defense staff tonight were reported to be in Los Angeles. Robert H. McCdrmack. special assistant to the United States At torney General, ; stated tonight that filing of grand jury infor mations against Arbuckle in con nection with the liquor .supply al leged to have been drunk by the guests at his hotel St. Francis party, would be j delayed until a complete investigation had been made into the alleged disappear ance of a $40,000 liquor stock from Gobey's restaurant here. The arrest ot Arbuckle on charges of having liquor in his possession unlawfully ; had been planned by McCormack to take place tomorrow when it was first believed he would arrive ia San Francisco from Los Angeles! The Arbuckle liquor supply is alleged to have ! been obtained from Gobey's restaurant and the owners of the establishment are declared by' McCormack to hare received advance information of a raid which enabled them to .re move liquor worth approximately $40,000. I McCormack has also ordered E. Forrest Mitchell, federal pro hibition director to produce Jack Lawrence, purported" informant of federal authorities as to the source of the Arbuckle liquor. Mitchell late today promised Mc Cormack that he would produce Lawrence "within 48 hours." 4-L'S 1 Mrs. W. P. Giikerson Pres. hM u fotser' iHpnt MpptiriP" Wiy IUU11 IViqtillll VVUIJ Merchants Called' SILVERTON, Ore., Oct. 4. (Special to The; Statesman) A meeting of the j newly organized women's auxiliary of the Loyal Legion ot Loggers and Lumber men with merchants of Silverton, will be held tonight for the pur pose of making an inquiry Into the cost of living. The auxiliary ) organization was effected last niht with the elec tion of the following officers: President, Mrs. W. P. Giikerson; vice-president, Mrs. Theo Sander son; secretary, Mrs. Smith Good year; treasurer J Miss Lillie Sha fer; member-at-large, Mrs. C. F. Jones. . ! , A conference of the officers will be held Wednesday afternoon to discuss plans -of procedure. A brief outline ot the purposes of the organization) was presented, at the meeting last night by Mrs. Owen Phillips, the organizer. A large number of women attended the meeting. j ossM of today are the great playing machines thai made earlier world scries history,! such as the Athletics of 1910-11-13, under Connie, Mack fend the Chicago Cubs of 1006-07-03 when Frank Chance, led: one of the f attest and smoothest working infield combinations in the history of the game, the it wo local teams possess! both die color jand the personality ? tor a sensational and thrilling series. It will be, however, more individual han MOTION FILED I POSTPOIKTI UNTIL OCTOBER Attorney Dexter Rice Says Calgary Physician Unable lo Come from Canada Until Last of rtlontt-BrcnificH Cheerful and Declares He is Ready fortjrial Sched uled to Begin Today ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. .Attorneys foT Dr. Ifc lLl Brum field, charged' with first degree murder of. Dennis Russell, today filed a mothm asking1 three weeks' delay on the trial scheduled to start tomorrow. I, i i 1 " Dexter Rice, one 'of the attorneys for Dr. Bramfield, pre sented a motion f;or postponement xfntil October 24, on grounds that Dr. C. S. Mahood, city physician of Calgary,? who examined Brumf ield when he was in jail there, will be nable to !orao to Roselmrg until the last week in the month. - j The motion for postponement will be heard tomorrow, inv mediately upon convening of court. , j 1 It will be contended by the defense, the motion eaid, thaf the defendant was insane on the evening and night of July 13, 1921, and that ' 4 hisjjnsahe condition existed until after his apprehension in patfada and until after he received medical attention at thrbands of : C. S. Mahood." -y Dr. Brumf ield today said he was all ready for the trial. U6 was in fine spirits and the traces of bis last memory lapse have disappeared.! i . 1 i ' I District lilt torney Nucner said today tho" selection of a jury, probably would require oneweek. J j 'j ,s I !j i j ''. ' -i ;.J- :-.'.'--:: M 5 " Judge George G. Bingham of Salem, who is to, try tho Brumf ield case, left here; yesterday lor Jjoseourg. ,xne;mouon to postpone the opening argued before him today. of the ROBBERS 60IIE Spangle, Wash;. Bank Re-lieved- of 6150 When Vaulti is Opened ; SPOKANE!.! Wasn.. Oct. 4. At a late hour; tonight 1 was an nounced i at I the Spokane Icounty sheriff b office that no trace had been found of .the two jobbers who robbed the Spangle State hank, at Spangle. Wash., near here of $6,150 this afternoon a; ter shooting Miss lluth Jehnings, the assistant cashier in tho arm. Miss Jennings, tojd jdeputy sheriffs that she was shot .by one ol the robbers while she was opening tfie safe for (hem. The robberjfjecame excited, she said, whesfhe heard thelsaie cqmblna- M,ss Jennings Wai alohe, the other of f ic.et of the Waak havtnK gone to -the country to attend a sale, sho told deputy sheriffs. Miss Jennings said ! the robbers covered her with their revolTers and she complied with their de mand that she" open the vhlt and then the safe. i ! "H!". 4 " Deputies said they had a good description of the men, they" hav ing been seei by Spangle business men the day before the robbery walking abqut the town. iwn. 4! Me RENO. Nev.. Oct. 4, Members of a sheriff's posse and the two bandits who robbed the i Sierra Valley bank at Ioyalton. CaKI this morning, are! engaged In a gun fight in tho hills near Antel ope, according to reports received here tonight.' A rancher, William Gabe of JChilcoot, I was Bhot through the i body and the two bandits aro'thought to ibare been wounded. An unverified report has been received that one mem ber ot the fcosse nas been killed Reinforcement are being sent from citlea adjacent to the scene of the battle and a cordon of deP- ( Continued on page 6.) team or combination play and this, in soi0 respect, is expect ed to heighten -thei I glamor of the clash. s : Interest Keenest Ever -pi , Regardless of the question; of individual i brilliancy . against mechanical playing perfection, the fact remains that never in the history , of . Greater New York's participation in world series, J has the interest in the outcome lwen so keen. Twice before have the Giants and the if! ON 24 ; trial until October 24 swill be Man Who Slew Wife ?s Killed by 1 Posse Member. : i . '-! :: I . KALISPELL, Mont, Oct, 4. . Chester Powell, alias Daley, who killed his wife at their home five miles east ot Poison September 14, and who has been hiding la ths ! vicinity since that time, was shot and killed late thia afternoon )3J Robert Fleming. ;a member of a posse that had bcen; huntlnjr th . fugitive. Fleming was wounded 14 ' the arm la, the eneounter4 , v GIRL DIKS -LOrtCl BRANCH, k. J.j Oct. 4 While attempting' to make a flying leap from a speeding auto mobile to an airplane late today. Miss Madeline Davis was? so bad ly injured that she died, from a fracture of the skull in a nospuaj here tonight. Hen home Is In. Port Pierce, Fla; j ! I j .. FORCED TO llAXD '.,. MOUNDSV1LE, W. Val Oct. 4. Don Campbell and Dallas Spears, flying circus, aviators who left McCook: fields Dayton, Oho, today for Washington i w6re forced to land their" airplane -here? this af- ternoon after encountering a hea vy Bnowstorm five thousand feet in the air. Campbell and Spears were enroute to Richmond, Va. , rr- rt r I Statesman : Reduces . ', Subscription Prices X See Page 4 nakees met on the home dia- nond in the -post-season scries f 1910 and 1914.'-j In each case the National lub iwasfthe vic tor, winning j the first - clah four games to. twof. with an exf tra tie contest for good meas ure arid the second, four games' to one. Iri-1910, 103,000 spec tators saw the play, while four years later close tq 400i000 fans watched the struggle. 1 .(Continued on pass 2.)