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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1921)
Page Si The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon State Plea Rejected by Land Office Spry Refuses to Heed Request of Oregon and Will Continue Swapping Lands The general land office of the Tinted States will continue to make exchanges of Oregon anl California grant lands for private ly owned timber lands as hereto ' fore without permitting the state ' of Oregon a look In as requested in Mln; memorial enacted by the last I legislature. This is made clear in a letter re- I reived by Uovernor Olcott today 1 from William Spry, commissioner ' of the land office. "The act of May 31, 1918, places upon the secretary of the Interior the responsibility that exchanges shall be of approximate equal aggregate value and shall also be advantageous to the gov ernment In that its timber hold ings shall be consolidated there by," Spry writes. "This responsi bility, placed upon him by the present act of congress Is one that he should and must accept which he cannot divide with the state even should he desire to do so; nor is any reason seen for the amendment of the present law ho as to make an exchange of these lands of the United States depend ent upon approval by the 'ate of Oregon." The memorial addressed to con gress, which was fathered by Speaker L. K. Bean of the house of representatives, intimated tbut the Interests of the state were be ing Jeopardized by the indiscrimi nate exchange of the 0. & C. grant lands for private timber landB and asked that the federal government refrain from further exchanges until approved by the state. "Nothing whatever has been brought out, In any way reflecting on the work of employes of this office on such exchanges as have been favorably reported upon by the special agent In charge," Spry declares. "It Is believed that u careful carrying out of the regula tions In the future as In the past will prevent and unJuRt criticism as to the action taken by this of fice on exchange application under aid act." Acting under Instruction con tained In a resolution a compan ion measure to the Mean memorial the state land board some time ago Instructed the state forester to proceed with the cruising of lands on which exchange applications were pending. Correspondence with the Ken em 1 land office at' that time had lead to the belief that the government would accept the co-operation of the state In fu ture exchanges. This hope, however, has been completely shattered by Spry's IhI ter which concludes by saying that "the order of April D, IVSl, suspending action on such ex changes, having served Ub pur pose, li hereby revoked and the pending applications will be tak en up for appropriate action." Airplane Sink German Destroyer With Bombs .ii f i l l- "i-T---",T' r '.33 T " ' :.. v.-,.. ..v.v. .-. .. .... r Tht nhotoeranh made from a Navv observation dirigible, shows the former German destroyer G-102 o-nkinir Piehtv mil off the coast of Virginia, after having been struck twice by bombs dropped from U. S. Army planes. One bomb, according to reports of observers, dent down one of the smokestacks of the former German warship. Tfie G-102 sank twenty minutes after the attack began. Accused Man's Fate Rests on Thickness Of a Spider's Web British Win Again In Yacht Races Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 1. Great Britain today won the se cond yacht race for the British American cup In the six metre claaa, by twenty points to fifteen. This, with the first race laat Fri day at Kyde, puta the British ra cers ahead of the Americana, 42 points to 23. The British yachts Polly and Fly a finiahed firat and second, respectively and the American entry Sheila, which was dismasted In the race at Ryde laat Friday, finished third. Jean V. (British) Genel. Montauk and Grebe (Amer 'can entries) finished fourth, fifth ixth and aeveuth In the order named. Beaver, Pa.. Aug. 2. Did Fred L Reno slay his five-year-old step son, Lawrence Kerr, and then hide his body In an old, abandoned cis tern not far from his home in West Madison street, Rochester, Pa.? This is a question the Beaver county September grand jury will endeavor to solve. Solution of the mystery through the intricate pro cess of an -investigation that will even take Into account the lasting qualities and transparency of a spider's web promises to develop into one of the most interesting and sensational cases that Beaver county has had for years. Kerr, now in jail and refused a writ of habeas corpus by Judi?e Frank K. Reader, declares he la not guilty. Ills wife, the mother of the boy, believes and declares for a fair and Impartial trial. Chubby-faced Lawrence tr :iel away to the home of a neighi, Mrs. Baird. on the afternoon of June 23, this year, to do an errand for his mother. Mrs. Balrd said he left her home. He failed to reach home and a search was started late In the afternoon. For days it was feared the lad had been kidnaped. One story went that gypsies going through the town the afternoon of the boy's disappearance had picked him up. Then on July 5, fifteen days after his disappearance, his body was found in an old, bandoned cistern at the rear of what Is known as the Baldwin property, In West Mudlson street. Kerr, the step father, made the gruesome discov ery. With him and near at the time was his brother-tn-law, Har rison 8. Wilson, of East Liverpool, Ohio. From the moment It uppeared that the boy could not have fallen through the slight opening In the covering of the well, murder was hinted. But police were, -at sea. never suspecting the stepfather. Coroner J. M. Jackson Investi gated. At an Inquest searching investigation failed to disclose anything of consequence, and the verdict of the jury was merely "ac ridental death." Friends or the little lad, among them Daniel Sweeney, on Fast Liverpool newspaperman, were not satisfied. Sweeney had called the atioy his pal and had taken a great I fancy to him, so he aided friends In securing the services of Detec tive J. J. Ftnerty of Fast Llver- pool and VoungRtown, to probe the mystery. Detective Finerty came to Ro chester on July 6 and made obser vations. Not until July S did he pick up the clue of the s(epfathcr. He "sized-up" Kerr fo several days, according to his own story, and observed a rertalu form of nervousness. "On July 111 dress rd up as a tramp and went to Con way yards, where Kerr was era Coming to The Oregon ployed as a brakeman," declared Finnerty when he was put on the stand before Justice of the Peace Addison Courtney, in West Bridge water, at the preliminary hearing. "I picked up an acquaintance with him, won his confidence, told Kerr 1 had killed a nigger In West Vir ginia, that I wanted to go west, and so forth." It came out, according tj the detective, that Kerr was frighten ed. Finerty said on that jtaud that Kerr confessed to beaoming angered when the boy was not at home, of catching him in the dusk of evening in the hallway of the Kerr home and of choking him. Then, according to the detective, the body was thrust into the well, a stone covering being lifted up that this might be accomplished. Kerr was held by Justice Court ney to answer to the charge of murder. A habeas corpus petition was filed -by Attorney Henry H. Wilson, representing Kerr, who contended that the commonwealth had failed to show that the body had been murdered. Assistant ABHistant District Attorney Blaine McGoun contended that the testi mony was of such nature as to de mand that the case ee submlttea to the grand jury. Damaging testimony was given by Kerr's brother-in-law, Harrison S. Wilson, Detective Finerty and Chief of Police J. J. Shephard of Rochester. Finerty simply repeated the story he had told when Kerr was held by Justice Courtney. Wilson told of the search for the missing lad. He said the well had been found boarded up when he and Kerr looked. He walked away, but presently glanced back and saw Kerr coming out of the courtyard in which the old cistern was lo cated. He said Kerr was pale, and when he approached, Kerr said: "My God, I have found him!" The stone covering had to be lifted, Wilson said, before he could see the body In the water. Chief Shepard testified as to the exact size of the opening In the cistern cover and of helping re move the body. His next state ment proved startling. It was in effect that, with the exception of a hole five inches in diameter, the entire opening In the cistern cov er was closed with a heavy coating of cobwebs and dust to the thick ness of cheese-cloth. This evidence was sufficient 1,1 cause the re manding of Kerr to the custody of Sheriff Charles R. Anderson, but may be a point for argument when I lie trial comes. How long it takes a spider to perfect construction of a web of the size and texture of that round may enter Into the con clusions of the court and jury. Kerr maintains the demeanor of an Innocent man. Either he is en tirely Innocent ur Be is the best actor the jail authorities have hud In the county Jail for years, they say. Sentiment is divided. Some thoroughly believe the story of his alleged confession to Detective J. J. Finerty and would convict him on the strength of that. Others believe there is some mystery yet remaining to bo cleared that will absolve the man from a charge of extreme brutality und worse. inches. The motor develops be tween 35 and 40 brake horsepower and road tests have shown that the power plant will deliver up to 50 miles an hour with ease. Fea tures of motor construction are the large three-bearing crankshaft and 121-nch long connecting rods, extra long rods being provided to reduce vibration to a minimum. A circulation splash oiMng system which is standard equipment on all Buick cars, is the automatic carburetor heat control through which ideal vaporizing conditions are obtained. The transmission Is of the selec tive sliding gear type, three speeds forward and one reverse. The uni versal joint is of standard Buick construction, being virtually an integral part of the transmission and automatically lubricated from the transmission. The clutch is of the multiple disc dry plate type, built in exact accordance with the principles which have guided clutch construction in Buick sixes. All moving driving parts are en closed. Front axle of the four cylinder car is an I-beam forging. The rear axle is three-quarter floating type, all the weight of the car be ing carried on the axle tubes and only driving torque and steadying of the wheels being taken by the axle driving shafts. The third member is of standard Buick type of construction, designed success fullf to eliminate all twisting or weaving In the rear axle. Gear ratio of the rear axle on high speed is 4 2-3 to 1. Wbeelbase of all models Is 109 inches. The spring suspension is designed to give fine riding qual ities to a car of this wheelbase. The front springs, seml-elllptlc type, are 36 Inches long, and the rear springs, also semi-elliptic, are 55 V4 inches long. Cord tires are standard equip ment on all models. These tires, which are 31x4, are the first straight side cord tires In this size ever manuf red and were built especially to meet Buick re quirements for the new four cylin der cars. The tires have been adopted as tsandard size. The chassis is lubricated with the high pressure Alemlte system. Delco starting and lighting system is standard equipment. All models are complete with tire carrier and extra rim and all are equipped with non-glare headlight lenses. Shipping weights or the four models are: roadster. 2310 pounds touring car, 2380 pounds, coupe, 2430; sedan 2650 pounds. In adding the four cylinder mod els to the seven models of six-cylinder cars now produced, Buick executives feel that they have rounded out their line and con structed cars which are in every respect worthy of the Buick name. Square Deal Promised By British Premier I)ndon, Aug. 2. Mr. Lloyd George in announcing in the house of commons today the meeting of the supreme council in Paris Au gust 8 to adjudicate of the Upper Silesian plebiscite and the reports of the plebiscite commission, stat ed that the first item on the agen da would be to decide whether re inforcements were needed in the plebiscite area pending announce ment of the adjudication on '.he whole plebiscite issue. The premier's announcement cf the forthcoming meet was greeted with cheers. He said that throughout the re cent discussions with France, Great Britain had been guided solely by the desire to secure a just solution of the Upper Silesian issue in accordance with the re sult of the plebiscite. A few minutes later, in answer to a question, the premier said: "It is the business of the Brit ish government to see that the between Prime Minister Lloyd Mexican Caruso Promising Says Opera Singer Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 2 The "Mexican Caruso" paid a visit to Syracuse a day or two ago. This "Caruso's" name is Signor Roberto Aranda. He speaks only Spanish. He is a graduate of several educa tional institutions in Mexico City, whence he hails. Aranda has "a rich, wonderful voice," according to Mary Garden, before whom he says he sang in Los Angeles, but it must be trained, said John McCor mack, who, Aranda stated, also praised his "sweet tenor" but rec ommended a season or two under a voice culture artist. Aranda is 28, but he looks much younger. Secrecy Vails Irish Conference las county circuit court for more than 25 years, today announced that he would not again become a candidate for that office. Sena tor B. L. Eddy, Attorney J. O. Wat son and District Atotrney George Neuner have all been mentioned as possible candidates for the position. Farmers of Local Association Get $36,000 In Loans Out of applications totaling J80.000, fully $36,000 has been loaned to farmers since April 16 according to a report of Smith, sccretaryt-reasurer Marion-Polk County Farm Loan association ly to April 16 for about a year no loans were made. The biggest individual loan in the period just past was $10,000. Others were made for $8500 and $6500. W. D. of the National Prei-ious- Women Best Tobacco Workers Westfield, Mass., Aug. I. Mere man is in a fair way to be ousted from another trade by the more nlmble-fneer . mana tor women work. die cultivated wj. ' w UU gay .v are superior to men for k t! Men are getting ;2 5. " T't while women are paid ,2 '5 N Spaulding Has ' Logging Camp ' On Willamiia A new logging camp has w opened by the Spaulding cL, on the Willamina whik Zml ply much of the timber ul? the comDanv iinrin .i,. "i is the third oamn ... ter : r "Fi,uea u, th local company at present the er camps being located at BlJv Rock and on the Big Luckta,.1 The new camp win 8Upply yellow fir of good dimensions. The Willamina camp is at a low er altitude than the other cam auu iubuics a sreaay supply olio., in case a severe winter would hold up the higher camps. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT ADS PAT London, Aug. 2. ments in the peace Develop-negotiations oles and Germans alike get a per fectly straight deal." Plum Tree Shakes For Alaska Jobs Washington, Aug. 2. Nomina tions today included the follow ing: To be judges in Alaska, Thom as M. Reed, first division; Elmer E. Ritchie, third division; Cecil R. Clegg, fourth division To be marshal, Alaska, George B. Beaumont, first division; Gil bert E. Stevens, fourth division. To be district attorney, Alas ka, Guy Ersin. fourth division. City Puts Idle Men at Work Racine, Wis., Aug. 2. A mu nicipal work project to combat unemployment was put Into oper ation here today when some 300 men reported to the various de partment heads who .will keep them employed on street, ceme tery and park Improvements as long as the $150,000 bond Issue, created by the city for that pur pose, holds out. Originators of the plan hope other cities will adopt it. From 200 to 300 laboring men. many of whom are now on the city's charity list, are to be given employment under the new pro ject. George and leaders of the Irish republicans are imminent, it was reported here today, but govern ment leaders refused to lift the veil of secrecy. There were cr- tain deductions made from the ar rival in Dublin yesterday morning of Art O'Brien, president of the Gaelic League in London, but they could not be verified. One rumor was to the effect that Mr. O'Brien was1 the courier who would take the Sinn Fein reply to Mr. Lloyd-George while another story declared that Eamonn DeValera would, himself return to London during the coming week. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY Experts Secure Information For Disarmament Washington, Aug. 2. A small group of experts on international subjects already has been added to the state department personnel to gather and co-ordinate informa tion that may be desired by the American commissioners at the forthcoming disarmament and Far Eastern conference. The work of getting together the information in the different government de partments was said today to be well under way. While the way for the confer ence to meet not later than No vember 11 is understood to have been practically cleared, formal invitations setting such a date have not been issued. It is be lieved they may be forwarded within a few days. THEY FIGHT ON HORSEBACK AT BREAKNECK SPEED! SUDDENLY "The Midnight Riders" Find themselves cornered in a blind Canyon and the Powerful Climax of RICHARD KIPLING'S GREATi DRAMA OF LIFE IN WYOMING Bligh Theatre TODAY TOMORROW THURSDAY Judee Hamilton to Retire. Roseburg, Or., Aug. 2. Judge J. W. Hamilton, who has served on the judicial bench of the 'oug- MICHELIN TIRES And Red Ring Shaped Tubes One Quality Only THE BEST Clark's Tire House 319 N. Commercial St., Salem, Ore. Grecian King Enters Captured Turkish Province New Buick "4" Now On Market Paris, Aug. 1. King ConsUn tine of Oreece, has entered Eskl Shehr, the important railroad junction In western Asia Minor recently captured by the Helanic forces from the Turkish national ists, says a dispatch from Athens The Journal today asserted that it had received information that Turkey and Greece intended to ask the supreme allied council to mediate in an effort to end hostili ties between them. ( 11 K Constantinople. Aug. 1. 4e I Turkish nationalists, according Ho It aui ura liuiu rtuuiullu, are UUIU- ing positions east of Sivrihtssar. about fifty miles east of Kski 1 Shehr. while awaiting 30.000 rein forcements said to be expected from Sillcla. Mesoptamia and tbe Caucasus, who arrival is de- Announcement is made today of the presentation before the motor ing public of Buick's new four cycllnder line. There are four! models in the line, including road ster ami t i .' Hjlwi I'.r ..... In ih, ,. . .,, ,. : sired before a decisive action with - - , . ... .. . . . . . , 1 coupe and five- passenger sedan in tbe Ureeks is risked. the closed models. Inasmuch as it has been known In the automotive trade for some Took Too Much License Friday and Saturday Bebe Daniels in ' The March Hare." Boston. Aug. 1 An autolst,1 time that Hulck purposed adding a whose license had been supended line of fours, considerable inter-; (or driving while under the tn est attaches to the specifications fluence of liquor, applied to Mo covwricg the new models. In mo- tor Vehicle Commissioner Qood tor construction Buick has ad , win to have It restored. Goodwin hered to the valve-in-head prlnri- smelled the man's breath and pie with which its name has been suspended the license for another so prominently connected for yoar. twenty years. The cyclinder bore ia 3 ibches with stroke of 4 JOURNAL WANT ADS PAT Salem's Busiest Store because the services rendered, the quality of the merchandise, and the prices are the best. When thousands shop at one store there must be a good rea son, shop with them. For Wednesday Special Selling We Offer NEWLY LOWERED PRICES ON KABO CORSETS "Live Model Corset" The Special Sale of Men's Dress Shirts We are fast becoming the store for the economical men of Salem. This time we offer a fine quality, fast color striped P e rc a 1 e Men's Dress Shirt in a full assortment of sizes and selection of colors Qff at the special price of 1DC The Kabo Corset is a house word wherever perfect fit, comfort and quality is a fac tor in corset buying. These three essentials can be found more so in Kabo Corsets be cause they are fashioned af ter live models. This general reduction will prove a good opportunity to test our Kabo Corsets. Extra Special Apron Cretonnes An extremely good value in Cre tonnes that can be had here in a wonderful array of pretty floweral designs in the many pleasing colors that make this so wanted for Aprons. In 36-inch widths and r a. - i . last colors, our special price is JfT the yard, or 3 OtlV yards for $2.50 $3.00 $4.00 $4.75 $5.00 $5.75 VALUES VALUES VALUES VALUES VALUES VALUES $1.49 $1.75 $1.98 $2.49 $2.98 $3.98 $1.00 WHITE OXFORDS A military heel ladies' Oxford of genuine White Kid. really worth $8.50 to close them out of our stock we sell them d J QQ below cost VTc0 A Special Offering on 1,500 Yards of DRESS GII7GHAMS A new shipment new patterns in the prettiest of plaids and checks comprising a wonder ful combination of color schemes that make these Ginghams most desirable for Children's and Ladies' Dress es and Aprons or Bungalow Aprons. Fast colors and standard widths, especially priced 19c and 25c GROCERIES Lard in bulk, pound 14: strained Honey, 2 pounds 25c Economy Coffee, pound . 15c Peanut Butter, pound ... 8c 10 bars Crystal White Soap . 50c Peaberry Coffee, pound . 20c