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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESPAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1S21
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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.
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""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
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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!
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24
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trial until October 24 swill be
Man Who Slew Wife ?s
Killed by 1 Posse Member.
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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. ,
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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.)