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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1921
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Idaho State Chemist tells of
Post-Mortem Examination
Which Showed Probable
Cause of Death, :;j :r'
WEB OF EVIDENCE
PATIENTLY WOVEN
Mrs. Southard Unmoved
Many Women and Girls
Attending Jrial
UNION LABOR
IN FAVOR OF
WORLD'S FAIR
State Federation Refuses to
Discuss Resolution Relating
to Irish Issue
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Oct 7
That the body of Edward F. Mey
er contained enough poison to
cause death, was: the statement
on the witness stand of Edward
F. Rodenbaugh, state chemist of
Boise, in the ease of Lyda Meyer
Southard, charged with the mur
der by poisoning of her iormr
husband. Meyer.,
The statement by the witness
was . based upon his analysis of
specimens taken from various or
gans ot the ' Meyer body during
a post-mortem .examination made
the day following the death of
Meyer, ojSeptember. 7, last Tear,
and came as the sequel to long
hoars of ouiet but gruelling cross
examination of witnesses as a part
. of the routine of the state's ef
forts' to establish the chain of
circumstances by . which It. Is
hoped to prove the defendant's
tUilt. ' . ? ; i
Dr. Rodenbaugh identified the
three containers handed to him
on the witness stand as those in
which he received the specimens
which he analysed. He testified
that he-used two grams of the
specimens on : kidney, liver and
spleen and from this obtained
.022 milligrams ; of poison. He
used 2.5 grams of the specimen
taken f rem the large and small
Intestines and obtained therefrom
015 milligrams of. poison. As-
nminr the. kidneys, liver and
nieen of the man Meyer to have
weighed 2000 grams, stated by
the witness to be the weight of
these organs in an average adult,
the, organs would Joave contained
third of a erain of poison. . As
suming the weight of the large
and small intestines to hate been
3500 grams, or the average weight
of these organs in an. adult, the
amount of poison contained there
in would have been-one-third of
a grain.
l'Jon Widely Distributed.
Dr Rodenbaugh declared half
a grain xor, up ward to constitute
a lethal dose of i this particular
poison. '"U .
The amount ot poison contained
In Meyer's entire body, based upon
the results of his analysis, and
accepting the theory ot an even
distribution ot tha poison
throughout. the system,! would be
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 7.
The State Federation of Labor
in convention here today adopted
a resolution urging immediate ac
tion to initiate an amendment to
the workmen's compensation law,
making protection under it com
pulsory. Other resolutions adopt
ed were:
Instructing the legislative com
mittee to prepare a bill forbidding
operation of one-man street cars.
Recommending that street car
vestibules be equipped -with heat.
Indorsing the 1925 Portland ex
position. The convention sustained Presi
dent Hartwig in upholding a point
of order against discussion of a
resolution asking the convention
to endorse the stand of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor : on the
question of recognition of a repub
lic in Ireland. .
The convention listened to a
plea by Frank H. Hilton, an attor
ney, asking that the state federa
tion take a stand in support of a
proposed, 1 municipal slaughter
house for Portland.
4-L5 GOWFER
Standing Committees For
Mutual Benefit Planned
! At Silverton
MANY GHALLANGES GIANTSTME
IN MURDER CASE, RED REVENGE
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BINGHAM CAUTIOUS
fltt LEAVE
Wedding at Supreme Court
r Building Precedes De
parture ior Islands
MRS. PHILLIPS SPEAKS
Old Icjeas and Methods Are
Dispelled by New De
clares Organizer
l Continued on page 2)
Judge Charles A. Johns, recent
ly annotated from the Oregon su
preme court to a post as associate
Justice of the supreme court oi
the Philippine islands, was mar
ried at 5 o'clock yesterday to Mias
Elisabeth Busch of Portland.' Tne
ceremony took place in" the cham
bers of Chief Justice George tt.
Burnett of the state supreme
court and was performed by As
sociate Justice. Thomas A. Mc
Bride, senior member pf the
court.
Other members of the court,
clerks and stenographers of, the
state legal department and a few
friends of the couple attended.
Immediately after the wedding
Justice and Mrs. Johns left tor
San Francisco end they will sail
from there for Manila on October
12 on the steamship Hoosler
State.
"You are about to embark on
two voyages," said Justice Mc
Bride. in. addressing the couple.
"One is over an unknown ocean
to a foreign land, the other over
the well-charted " sea of matri
mony." The ring ceremony was used
Portland friends of the bride
who attended the wedding were
Eleanor Brodie, Nettie V. Drew,
Anna Mae -Bechler and Marjorie
Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pow
ers, acquaintances of both, were,
present, and also Mrs. Bertha E.
Ryley ot Salem, long a friend of
Judge "Johns, and her daughter,
norths Hvlev. r
The bride was attired in a tail
ored traveling suit of dark blue
with hat to match. Judge was jin
traveling suit. .'-
SHERIFF'S FORCE
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ASED
WITH NEW DEPUTY
For the purpose of law enforcement, especially relative
to violations of the prohibition code, an additional deputy is
to be appointed by Sheriff Oscar Bower, in .accordance, with
authority granted by the county: commissioners and County
Judge W. M. Bushey, yesterday. t , 5 i
During' the past three months!
the county court has found it
necessary . to hire outside officers
to arprehend still operators and
bootleggws. In ; less than two
months time. Special Agent S ; B.
Sandefer, employed by the county
court; has seized several stills,
destroyed over ,500 gallons ot
mash; and brought over 20 gal
lons of Illegal liquor into the sher
iffs office for confiscation. ....
.Public Aid Solicited
"This office stands ready to en
force the law In every rational
sense," was Sheriff Bower's com
ment with regard to the appoint
ment, "The new, officer Is badly
needed In my department and will
be assigned to such tasks as are
found," ! -'f : ? r' "'
Sheriff Bower Invites tbe co
operation of the public In all mat
ters concerning law enforcement
where the informant has definite
knowledge of an existing violation
and is willing to substantiate Ws
or ; her statement by formally fil
ing a complaint. !-(.
Iteornt Kaids Made.
While the sheriff's office has
been overcrowded with . routine
work during the past year, the
seizure of about 15 gallons of
moonshine liquor was accom
plished by Bower's deputies last
month. The liqnor was' fund on
a ranch south of Salem, the owner
being absent at the time. The
site of the sheriffs seizure' was
near the spot where Special Agent
Sandefer's officers encpnntrd two
allged bootleggers, Arthur Lewis,
an anti-saloon league employe be
ing badly wounded by J. M. Brown
who was recently indicted by the
Marlon countv rrand iurv. Snecial
Agent Sandefer seized 20 gallons
ot moonshine whiskey in this raid
' Enforcement Court's Policy. I
"This ' appointment is made in
line with the policy of the Marion
county court calling, for absolute
SILVERTON. Ore.. Oct. 7.
(Special to The Statesman)
A representative gathering oX Sil
verton merchants was held Wed
nesday! night at the community
hall with delegates from the Loyal
Legion! of Loggers and Lumber
men and the Loyal Legion Wo
men's auxiliary. During the con
ference interesting points were
discussed in regard to the living
costs problems from the point of
view of both customer and re
tailer. It whs decided . that standing
committees representing the mr
chants'tand the Loyal Legion
should., be. appointed and regular
conferences held. Through mutual
understanding of each other's
problems o community confidence
will be evolved and some practi
cal plans of readjustment put. for
ward. (The meeting was presided
oarer by Mrs. J. E. Owens Phillips,
the 4-L community organizer.
Mr. Carlson represented the 4-L
and MJ-a. Lucy M. Scott the Wo
men's bhapter. Nearly all the Sil
verton j merchants were present.
Woman Addresses Legion
At at recent meeting of the Loy
al Legion of Loggers and Lumber
men, Mrs. J. E. Owens Phillips,
their Community organizer, gave
the following talk:
" 'Wehiever realize the drama
of life when we are up against it,'
a great writer once said. And thia
truth doubtless accounts for the
fact that so many- people allow
their Vision to be obscured by the
immediate every-day happenings
of lite! and fail to realize that all
over America and indeed the civi
lized World, a great process is tak
ing place.
. Old Methods Going
"The old time methods of fight
ing by; trial of strength will surely
if slowly give place to better. The
survival of the fittest will be dem
onstrated. , Time and events will
prove ithat the fittest to survive
are not those whose physical pow.
ers are stronger than their mental
ones, but rather those who can
best adapt themselves to their en.
vironments. The square peg in the
square hole Is the peg most fitted
for that position. ; .
!' AnB the individual who today
Is the I fittest and the most capa
ble tol serve the community rare
is the! one who serves the needs
of his times, and the requirements
of his! environment and adapts
himself to respond to tnem.
' "The world is weary of war.
wearvlof international war, of
political war. of Industrial war
The whole creation groaneth and
travaiUeth together for unifica
tion, for human solidarity, for
world speace in every department
oi iire
t I Traitor is Defined
"The man or woman who in an
swer tb this appeal, has no other
gospel; to preach than that of class
warfare, of group interest, oi
moral I or physical violence, is a
traitor5 to that very brotherhood
of map of which he claims to be
an exponent.
"The constructive workers oi
the world today are those who are
devisirie practical ways anfl
means to co-ordinatand unify tne
asniratlons and interests of the na
tion. There are many such today,
and they are not theorists merely
but practical workers with a rec
ord of success and good results
which is more than can be shown
by those who systematically op-
nose ail efforts towards concilia
tion and compromise.
Great Transition Seen
- "The experiments of whieh we
read of workers in various indus
tries dr with individual companies
endeavoring to set up some plan
wheretiv to adiust their mutual
problems, are ' not sporadic at
tempts! of merely local interest
They ire a manifestation of the
preat transition that this country
is passing through, a movement as
Inevitable and as -certain as th,e
sweep ht the ocean.- None can hope
tn stand it; tk no great distant
time vre ahall find that the law it
adjustlnent has evolved itself in
humait affairs in spite of ns, and
International and industrial peace
will b accomplishing tjie destiny
ot the? race.' .
Principle Outstanding I
"These- are the beliefs that In
spire those of us who work with
ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 7. Challenging of temporary jur
ors featured proceedings today in the trial of Dr. R. M. Brum
f ield who is accused of murder in the first degree in, connec
tion with the death of Dennis Russell, whose. body was found
beneath Dr. Brum field's wrecked automobile near here July
13. Challenging began after the jury box was filled with
men taken from the second panel of veniremen.
Altogether the state today challenged two men and the
defense challenged six leaving the state four left of its six
and the defense six of the 12 allotted to it. Eleven tentative
jurors were in the box when court closed today.
A flurry was caused among attendants at the trial todav
by a report that Dr. Brumfield had complained of poor health.
He told newspapermen he was feeling ill, and had been un
it) le to eat any breakfast. Mrs. Brumfield exhibited siens of
nervousness as she sat throughout the hearing today.
Harry Larkms of Oakland, Ore., first tentative juror.
was excused this afternoon when he became sick. The iudee
said he could not afford to take a chance on an ailing man.
Judge Bingham today appointed a woman bailiff for the
court, the first, according to local folk, who has ever held
such a position here. She is Mrs. Sam J. Shoemaker.
The courtroom was well filled today, the spectators for
the most part being men. The contrast with yesterdav's
vacant seats was marked.
Yankees Swept from; Field
by 13 to 5 Score! in
Third Game of Series
DELIVERY OF,
MAIL GIVEN
TO SILVERTON
Service Effective December 1,
According; to Information -From
Mr. Hawlev
CHEERS ARE 'DEAFENING
Contest Full ! of Thrills
Spite of Runaway by
National Team
(QoaUuuea pa paf e 6)
Ti
AND ASSESSMENT
OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOl
With an assessed valuation' of
$12,511,589, tha Salem , school
district maintains its schools on
tax levy of 13.3 miUs or
$13.30 for every $1000 of as
sessed property. The indebted
ness of the district, according to
the reports of the county super
intendent's office for the school
year closing- September 30 was
$179,295.
Including the junior high
school class which attends the
high school, the attendance of the
Salem high school last year was
1,129, and the number of teach-
eA employed for the four grades
was 42.
The S.lverton school district
had an assessed value of $1,773.
076 and its levy for schools was
17.9 mills. The district had an
indebtedness of $95,845,41. There
were eight teachers in the school
and the enrollment in the high
school last year was 259.
The Woodbnrn school district
had an assessed value of $1,043,-
057 and its school levy was 24.9
mills, the highest mill levy in
the county. The district had an
indebtedness of $42,353.84. Ten
teachers were employed and the
enrollment , of the high school
was 214.
The Hubbard ' school district
last year had an assessed valua
tion of $632,014 and its tax levy
was 19.4 mills. The indebted
ness of the district was $17,847.
4 7. There was three teachers in
the high school and the enroll
ment was 46.
Turner Is Lowest
The Jefferson schooi district
last year had an assessed valua
tion of $536,643 and its levy of
9.3 mills was next to the lowest
in the county. The indebtedness
of the district was $1,348.22.
The Turner school district had
an assessed valuation of $495,
765 and the levy to maintain Its
schools was 5.7 mills the lowest
(Continued on page 2.)
High School Freshmen Taken Far
Into Country by Upper Classmen
and Told to Walk Back to Town
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ROX SCORE
SILVERTON'. Or.. OcL 7. -(Special
to The Statesman.)
Silvrton authorities have been
notified by Congressman W. C.
Hawley from ! Washington, D. C-,
that Silverton has been granted
froe city delivery of mail.
The service; will booonm effec
tive liwember 1. Two carriers
will 1 employed.
O. K. Anderson, contractor for
the new postoffice, has announced
that he expects it to be ready for
occupancy within the next two
weeks.
MOP
Yankees
AB. It. II. PO. A. E.
Miller, cf . . . . p 1 1 z 0
I'eckinpaugh,
ss. 3; 1 0 4 2 9
Ruth, If 3 0 1 1 0 0
Fewster, If . .0 1 0 O 0 0 1
It. Meusel, rf 3 0 2 1 0 0
Pipp, lb 3 0 0 12 0 0
Ward. 2b ... 4 0 2 I 5 0
McNally, 3b .3 0 0 0 2 0
Schang, c . . . 2 1 1 2 2 0
Devormer, c 1 0 0 1 0 o
Shawkey, p . 1 1 1 0 0 0
Quinn, p . . . 2 0 0 ft 1 0
Collins, p ...0 0 0 0 0 l
Rogers, p . . . 0 0 0 0 1 0
Baker 1 0 0 Q 0 0
Totals . . .31 5 8 24i 13 0
Giants !
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Burns, cf . . . 6 1 4 1 0 0
Bancroft, ss .5 . 1 1 3 2 0
Frisch, 3b . . .2 3 2 1 1 0
Young, rf . . . 3 2 2 ft 1 0
Kelly, lb . . .3 1 0 7! 1 0
E. Meusel, If 5 2 3 2 0 0
Rawlings, 2b 5 0 2 2 5 0
Snyder, c . . . 5 1 4 9 2 0 i
Toney, p ... ft 0 0 0 1 )
Barnes, p . . . 5 2 2 1 0
Totals . . .39 13 20 27 14 0
Score by innings
Fewster ran for Ruth In
eighth.
Baker batted for Rogers in
ninth.
Yankees 004 000 010-- 5
Giants 004 000 81- 13
SIITK
MEMBER KILLED
Low Ling is Shot Dead As
He Converses With Suey
Singjjongman
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Prohibition Forces Pursue
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UNDER BOND OF, $500
Film Actor Will Plead to
Manslaughter Accusation
on October 13
PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 7.
Low Ling, said to be a member of
the Hop Sing long, was shot dead
today and Lee Sinp. said by the
police to be a Suey Sing tongman,
from San Franciscowas arrested
charged with complicity in the
shooting. Another Sney Sing
tongman, said: by the police 'to be
Huie Thet, was sought in connec
tion with the affair.
Lee Sing- was arrested as he
fled from the scene of the shoot
ing, and another with whom be
had engaged Low Ling in conver
sation, fled in an opposite direc
tion and escaped. .
Lee Sing was identified by tbe
police by his finger prints as one
of two Chinese arrested August 5
upon their arrival: from Califor
nia. Sing and, Hue! Thet were con.
victed of carrying concealed wea
pons and paid fines at that time.
NEW YORK, Oct. Babe
Ruth was suffering tonight
from a severe abscess on his
left arm, which his physicians
said would undoubtedly keep
him out of the game tomorrow
and may prevent him from
playing for several days.
Benoit McCroskey, president of
the freEhman class, Keith Draper
and two other high school lads,
whose names have not been as-
captors were released and told
to "foot it" on the eight-mile re
turn journey to Salem. Benoit
McCroskey was deposited near
Wheatland ferry and oDliged to
certained wer the victims of. up-j walk the 12-mile journey to Sa-
per class enthusiasm last night
when they were kidnapped by in
dividuals supposed to be mem
bers of the upper classes at the
high school an -1 spirited far out
Into country wilds.
Draper and a companion were
taken by auto to a point about
three miles south of the Skyline
orchards and after being warned
not to reveal the identity of their
lem
The victims themselves, took
the hazing in gxiod part, refusing
to divulge the identity ot their
captors. In fact, the boys' elders
only learned of the incident by a
chance rumor and there was con
siderable worry on the part of
two or three of the parents,
whose names have -not been
learned.
LABOR DELEGATES FROM HERE
BRING NEXT MEET TO SAEEI
j (Coatliinea 09 pa;? 3)
The 1922 convention of the Or
egon State Federation of Labor
will be held in Salem as the re
sult of action taken by the state
federation at Portland yesterday.
The fight for Salem as next
year's mecca for the labor union
ists called forth the "United ef
forts of the' 11 delegates repre
senting local labor bodies. Cor
vallia entered' the lists as a strong
bidder for the convention, losing
by only 10 votes. Letters from
President W. J. Kerr of Oregon
Agricultural college and a pledge
of hospitality from Mayor N. E.
Moore , of Corvallls were factors
which made the capital city men
put la sincere work in their ef
forts to bring the 200 or more
labor representatives to Salem
tn 1922.
Salem's Invitation that the state
federation , stage its convention
here was voiced by C. E. Barbour,
and follows:
"Mr. President, ladies and gen
tlemen:
"On behalf of organized labor
of Salem and the citizens of that
city, I invite this body to hold
its annual convention next year
at Salem, the most beautiful city
in all the world. We will ask
Mayor Halvorsen for the -key tb
the city. You will be allowed
to do j anything : and everything
becoming an American citizen
You real westerners from eastern
Oregon will be as welcome as the
flowers in May and as cheerfuUy
received as a four-leaf clover.
"One of the city's spacious
auditoriums will be comman
deered,! and a smoker and boxing
program will be staged that will
(Continued, oa page 2)
Child 9 Years Old is
Killed in Accident
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct, 7. -
Carl Foster, S years old, was kill
ed, and a woman and child were
injured late today when an auto
mobile dnove ; onto a sidewalk In
the downtown district after at
tempting to doge a street car, ac
cording to a police report.
SAN FRANCISCO, ' Cal.,
Oct. 7. Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buckle, who came to San Fran
cisco today to "be arraigned on
a manslaughter charge, was
arrested: as he left tjie super
ior court on a federal warrant
charging him with having pos
session of liquor on September . -
5. the date of the hotel St.
Francis party which led to the ."
death of Miss, Virginia Rappev
i Tie "was brought before
Thomasi E. Ilayden United
States Commissioner and re
leased on $500 bond. Late to
day he departed for his home
in Los Angeles by boat. v
: Superior Judge Harold Lou
derback set October 13 as the
date.for pleading on the man
slaughter charge, Arbuckle's
attorneys, C. ILlBrennari of
San Francisco and Milton M. (
Cohen of Los Angeles saying
they wished extra time given
them in which to consult other
counsel. I :f -: ' ; 1 -;
I tomrnissioner Jlayden also
set October 13 for hearing the
Volstead act violation charge,
although he agreed at Bren
nan's suggestion! to grant a
continuance of a few days at
that time if the defense de
sired it. -ii:-; W -
(Con tinned on: page 3):
NEW YORK. Oct. 7. The
Giants awoke from their two days
of lethargy today and sprinkled
the greensward at the Polo
grounds with such a shower of
hits that the Yankees were
swamped under a score of 13 to
in the third game of the world
series.
The National leaguers had gone
runless for 20 innings up to the
third session of this afternoon's
struggle. Then the outbreak of
hitting started. I
Yiinkee Thunder Stolen.
Stealing the Yankee's thunder,
as the latter bad stolen theirs
in the previous games; of the
series in speed and daring on the
bases, John McGraw's men, after
spotting their : American league
opponents to a four run lead
promptly canceled this advantage
driving Bob Shawkey, who bad
started for Miller Huggins' team
off the mound in the third in
ning. Then, after the score had
run along in a tie for three more
innings, they broke out with an
orgy of hitting against the second.
string Yankee piteheri jin the
traditional "lucky seventh" in
ning, putting over eight runs in
this chapter and piling up a total
of 13 runs and 20 hits In their
eight innings at the bat. I
Gamo Full of Thrills
Despite its one-eidedness, the
game was the; sort that; tickles
the fancy of the average baseball
crowd, and today's throngj Respite
the partisan leanings of a goodly
portion of it, was no exception.
The game was full of thrills, bril
liant catches, daring base run
ning and, on the Giant sicev long
distance hitting.
The crowd, with perfect base
ball weather to bring it Out, was
a record-breaker for this series.
More than 36.500 fans jammed
the stands and bleachers! They
broke the series record for noise
and enthusiasm as well. The
turn of the Yankee adherents
came first, but tbe hubbub tbey
kicked up was nothing to that let
loose by the Giant fans when
their opportunity arrived.
Yankee Supporter,, Dumb.
With the f McG raws riding
rough shod over their opponents,
the .National league partisans un-
ROTARY LEADERS1 OR ;
NORTHWESTfuATHER1
FOR WM ilERE
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These Men Will
Address Rotary
Convention in,
Salem Today
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Ld'l'LS SNKOECUK ,
international Rotarian Presi
ERNEST SKEEL
Governor 22i Rotary District, In- Past
eluding Oregon, Washington;
and British Columbia.
Of international aspect is the district meeting of Rotary j
presidents and secretaries, to be held in Salem today. In the j
northwest is the 5nly Rotary district in the country in which r
are clubs from both Canada and the United States, i !
According to George P. Griffith, president of the Salem -
Rotary club, there will be in attendance today presidents and .
secretaries of 25 Rotary clubs from the northwest district,''
and from a number of districts, other club members will hot
in attendance. , ! " " I -
The meeting-is also unique In
Rotary Jiistorjr from the fact that
not only is it an j International
meeting, but also i an iriter-city
meet, as members ot the McMina-
ville Rotary club have ; beep. . In
vited to attend tha banquet to be
given at 7 o'clock tonight with tho
Salem Rotary ; club, In honor of
CoaUnned pa pate JJ,