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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1921)
Page Ten I I TP ORDERS PROBE The Capital Journal. SaJcm. Oregon Friday, November 4, 1921 Oldest Twins At Ye Liberty Starting Sunday Can Plow With Bucks Special Committee Is Ordered To Investi gate Charges of Un justified Hangings " """"'s, mov. 4. A now molutlon Bering a special com mittee to investigate charge of wuaior watson. democrat, Geor 1 nSrujiii! treatment ot pri ces in id American eipeditlon f J1 forces, was adopted unanimous Jy today by the senate after a two Mr wrangle. Senator Watson told the senate today that his charge that 21 Am eslean soldiers had been hanged ta France without trial had been baaed on the statement of a sol dier who said ho had seen the gal laws and had been told by the aalfold guard that this number of men had been hanged. Debate is Heated The Georgia senator presented tbe bases for his cnarges during aaother period of heated debate ea tbe subject. He read a telegram from this soldier, whose name was not disclosed, saying that the fal lows was at Glevres, France, and that the guard had told him that other men were to be hanged on tt. "That's the number I said," de clared Senator Watson, referring to the number mentioned In the telegram. "That is the Information on which I based my statements." The Georgia senator declared that this soldier, who, he said, had served four yars In the army, would "face the senate and answer auy questions as bravely as he faoed the Germans." Charges Effort to Suppress Senator Watson asked If the wr department would give the naipe of the "gallows guard" and others involved In the Oievrua ex ecution. Senator Wadiworth, repuDli cafe. New York, chairman of the military committee, said that was what was proposed by the svaate Investigation, 4 ared, he auded, baeause the Georgia senator re fused to go before the military committee. Senator Watson replied that he had a constitutional right to f re sot his case in the open senate and Intended to do so. "Why not. debate this here in tu open and meet me face to fliawT" Senator Watson said in re pljr. "Why try to entrap me and oajfe me and silence me In a com mUtee room? If there's anything cheaper In this country than hu man life It's a whitewashing com mittee report." Accuses System "Does the general start want to hide' in the committee room?" Senator Watson continued. Senator Watson said he was fighting the "military clique, the Prussianized system," and that "we have now reached the point of militarism where it Is a crime to criticise the army," which he aatd was the stage that "Germany bad reached before tbe breaking out of the war." Leavenworth, Kan., Nor. . The oldest twin brothers in tbe United States, according to all available records, are James and Joel Cbeatwood, ot Falrznount Township, Leavenworth county The twins recently celebrated their ninetieth birthday anniver sary with a family reunion. The twins still boast of being able to handle a plow and to cut as straight a furrow as any of the young "bucks" still In their teens Neither of the brothers looks his age. Both have the agility of the average man of fifty and are ex amples of the rugged pioneers who settled in Kansas during the days of the Cival War. "I am not old: I was Just born little sooner than the rest of you, drawllngly remarked one of the brothers. The two brothers for forty years have lived within a mile of each Other. When they desire to visit they never crank up the "fllver." They simply "hoof it." In appearances tbey can hardlv be distinguished apart. Both can read without the use of spectacles. Joel and "Jim" Cheatwood were born In Stokes countv. North Carolina, October 11, 1831. Joel lucaioo. in Kansas in 1857. -He remembers many interesting Inci dents of pioneer days. Delaware inoians were on reservations here wnen joei first came to Kansas Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cheatwood cele brated their sixieth wedding an niversary January 20, 1921. The couple have seven children, and among them are twin daughters, both of Kansas City, Mo. They are fifty-three years old. Jim PhflatwAA i ... . ,...,,, ,,,,,,.,! , Kan. xouo, a year before lj Jim m mm mmmm (mrwm i mil i hi mm Chari Say ,, IJ Vandyke Brook 4Km J u M. a a a JSSMmWmWT . m MtarugHt pell" qppy Sir, t Business for rail delivery total- 234 cars, rail shipments 1,- ears, leaving an unshipped balance In the rail trade of 3,195 cars as against a normal unshipp ed balance in this department of 12,09 cars. Shipments by rail for the week exceeded orders for rail delivery by 11,430,000 feet. In the cargo trade coastwise and intercoastal clearances total ed 11,514,778 feet, while overseas clearances totaled 7,733,898 feet, leaving an unshrpped balance In the domestic trade of 92,141,516 feet, and in the export trade 68,- 575,452 feet. dence, will soon figure In a real wtta deal. When, in June, 1825 General Lafayette of Revolution ary renown, visited Geneva It was In Maple Hill that the great French benefactor was enter tained. What Is believed to be the largest tree in the state, measur ing 24 feet in circumference, was named after Fafayette to memori alize his visit. The old residence tvDlfies the stately mansions of the early nineteenth century and ranks in history with the Schuy ler mansion of Albany and other historical residences of that period. sas in brother, Lumber Orders Gain In Volume Lumber orders for coastwise, overseas and intercoastal delivery continue to gain In volume; while business for rail delivery shows a falling orf. These features are practically emphasized in the trade barome- business and about 1 below pro ve. u. mo i,umi uiumuermen n auction Association for the week ending October 29th, wherein, after four very active buying weeks, new business, at 104 mills, dropped back to 64,223,559 feet, of which 27,203,659 feet, or 42 was taken for cargo delivery with 17,841,- 059 feet going coastwUe and inter coastal, and 9,362,500 feet export. Production was 68,532,925 feet, or 13 below normal. Shipments totaled 67,698,676 ieei, .wnicn was &, above new West Salem H. B. and Mrs. Woods who left Salem three weeks ago for Califor nia by private car, are now locat ed at Lodi, in that state where nr. woods has obtained employ-' ment. A. C. Bell and Mrs. Bell have returned home from Hood River where they spent a month pick ing apples. They report a bumper crop. Mrs. Carlyle who returned home Sunday from a local hospital j where she underwent a dangerous operation, has been returned to the hospital, a severe relapse naving occasioned in a few hours. Dwelling houses in West Salem are in serious demand. Two re cent families from outside the state are now living In buildings, one of them an old and small tool house, hardly fit for occupancy. Hallowe'en passed quietly Nothing or next to nothing being disturbed with the exception of a sleeping cot being observed on the roof of Frank Thomas' kitchen. The occupant was not nh t though. By a vote of 64 to 56 the Sea side school district last Saturday decided to issue $71,000 In bonds for the purpose of erecting a new school building. The World's Judg ment Day Now Immi nent Millions Now Living Will Never Die" Historic Mansion Placed On Market Geneva, N. Y., Nov. 4. Maple Hill, century-old Geneva resi- C. VVI IKI.I) Free Public Lecture under the auspices of I. B. S. A. Sunday, Nov. 6, 2:30 P.M. uerby Bldg, Court & High Sts Ladies' Hats At Lower Prices Stunning new season Hats in late artistic shades Developed from the very finest materials in styles to meet the demand of the most discriminating women All are priced below customary to afford you the greater savings. FROM $2.98 T0 $6.75 Our Prices Always the Lowest GALE & CO. Union Miners of Indiana All Out Is Claim Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 4. Ev erv linlnn mfn I- ,' """"" m uiuiana was luuay, according to John ". uismct president ot the United Mine Workers of America. For this reaaon, he said, no formal strike order would be Issued Pershine Denies Charge Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 4. Gen eral Pershing declared here today that charges brought In the sen ate by Senator Watson, democrat, Georgia, were "the most outrage ous and untrue accusations that could possibly be made and abso lutely without foundation." Xozer To Release Waters From New Irrigation Dam Orants Pass, Or., Nov. 4. Dedicatory services of the Savage Rapids Irrigation dam which has been completed this mouth will be bald Saturday. Plans are being Made, and an extensive program has already been prepared tor the vent. Prealdent W. J. Kerr, of Ore ion Agricultural collage, will de liver the dedicatory address. Oth er speakers ot the day are Perry Cupper of Salem and J. W. Har rison, of San Francisco. Secretary of State Sam Koser will preea the button which wilt loose the waters into the canals. Invitations have been sent to many prominent per sons all over the Pacific coast and large attendance Is expected M the celebration. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov 4 Counsel for the United Mine Workers of America planned to appear before the circuit court of appeals at Chicago today to ask suspension of the tnnn,u . Junction granted by Federal Judge Anderson here, forbidding opera tors to check off mln.r.'ri,... .... also ordering the union tn .... efforts to organise the w.t vi. glnla fields. Indiana coal operators k opposed the injunction ,i,.i.i.i last night not to loin the ,,,in.w union in the appeal. Meanwhile sporadic strife.. tinued throughout the bitnmin coal fields, annarenitv in - " . I'lwir-M against the injunction. Mines of the Indiana field were idle with a few exceptions. Onorarom that approximately 26,000 miners were on strike. No general walk out of miners in other fields is looked for, however, until the or- ucl u'suotiiinuing the use of the tnecK orr system is put into ef- ibci uy operators. Barn Unsanitary, Owner Arraigned Pays Fine of $5 Man Shoots Self wn muii'iaim ui ine Cliy MDl First Permits To Brewers Are Issued Today Washington, Nov. 4. I'roblui- tlon Commissioner Values enorov- eu today tbe first two applications rrora brewers for permit to manu facture and uell beer for medicinal purposes under the aew treasury regulations. The applications were from Joseph Schliti of Mllwajko and Plel Brothers o: New York and of ficials said ihe permit for th.m to engage In the medical kejaf :usl neea would be fjrwnrdi-J at once. Before the distribution of med ical beer to the sick can begfi.. Commissioner Haynea explained. both physicians and druaelsis must obtain new permits to enable them to prescribe and sell It. Ap plications for these permits, he aded. are made to state directors and Issued by them. The Autumn " - Season which calls for the most charming in ladies' wearing apparel is here. And what way is there to more appropriately and beautiful ly add to your apparel than by the careful use of FURS Our showing with their taste of individ uality will please you. West Fur Co. 521 Court Street Phone 1628 officer. G. T. Molean was yesterday arrested on a charge of Maintaining a barn tn an unsan itary condition. Arraigned before Police Judge Earl Race, Motsan pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of H. A sharp watch Is being kept by officers at present for unsanitary Mdttions In tbe city's residence district. Truman Collins and Rodney Al den of Willamette university, mem ban of the junior class who hare this year's publication ot the year book Wallulab la charge, have cured office ejuarters for the year upon tbe fourth floor ot Wa ball. After Murdering Woman; May Die Vancouver, B. C. Nov. 4. lira. May Young was shot and killed at a hotel here this morning and L. r. uuon. oeneved by police to have done tbe shooting, was near death in a hospital from a self inflicted wound No motive tor the shooting has been assigned Dillon's chances for recovery were aid to be slight. Commercial and Court Streets .H.V UIMnK 4Ssr mm V if WL 1 "aw f BUSICK'S Buy at one of the Busick Stores, its your Guaran tee that you get the Best for Less. Over a Thousand Aricles Every one a Special, Vim Flour, 49 lb. sack $1.90 R0STEIN & GREENBAUM Nashua Woolnap Blankets Pretty Plaids, special Friday, Saturday and Monday $3 37 A PAIB For Fine yard 36 Inch Charmeuse Underwear, per 75c wiftiuouu u jciour 1 50 10 lb. sack Cream Rolled Oats .53 V2 gal. Cane and Maple 67 1 gal. Tea Garden Syrup 1.12 1 gal. Golden Marshmallow Large package Alber's Oats 25 1 Large Bottle Monopole ." .23 Larke Quaker Oats 33 j gal. Mazola Oil 1.07 36 Inch Flannelette rretty Patterns, yard Large Mother's Oats 33,Quart Muol4 ou ' ' ' ' " M it0Ued 0ats K gel Wesson's Oil Q lhs Pn - X TT . . " iW- eaa we 25, Quart Wesson's Oil 4 ids. ualifornia Head Rice 25 Del Monte Olive Oil ,99 53 65 4. rant T.iVVTrr. iw;n. . - , . , Wew stock gh 4 oaas Armour's VB Milk 46 2 oz. can P6nner eTw .......,.... 25c Pequot and Dwight Anchor Tubing 36, 40, 42 and 45 inch Feather Ticking Guaranteed fancy and grades. feather proof, striped, best Bed Spreads Large sixes, special, good vaiues, scalloped and cut corners. Art Linen in brown at 75c per yard Kred C. Bean, St. born la Lane county It year ago, died suddenly ia Eugene last Monday He was a i M O. R. lt.-an. a well known of 1S5. Shoes that are guaranteed. Cost little more than cheap un reliable shoes. Rubber Boots and Shoes , Guaranteed. Great variety. Little ones and bitr. Satis faction or your money back. 4 cans Carnation Milk 43 4 cans Dairy Maid Milk 45 1 lb. pkg. New Currents 25 1 lb. pkg. Seeded Raisins 23 Bulk Seedless Raisins 20 Lemon Peel, lb 35 Orange Peel, lb 35 2 02. can Cinnamon, 2 for 15 2 oz. can Nutmeg, 2 for .25 10 lbs. Calumet Baking Powder 1.85 A $1.15 saving on 10 pounds. Calumet, lib .30 Small size Royal, 2 for .45 Citrus Washing Powder . . .25 Citron Peel. lb. . Fancy Figs, lb 15 Sap 05 Dates, package .25 EaSy' 05 Fancy Head Lettuce, 10c, 3 for .25 Ryal White 04 Fancy Celery 10c, 3 for .25 Wonder .04 Fancy Sweet Potatoes, 4 lbs , .25 Cream Oil .08 Best Creamery Butter, lb. .43! Palm Olive , . .08 1 gal. Karo Syrup $ 59 ivory 2 f or . . . .15 Best grades of Oil Clothing. The Celebrated ANalrtis Brand 240 246 N. COMMERCIAL STREET 1 gal. Cane and Maple 1.27 Fell's Naptha, 2 for .15 We are selling the large prize winning Tillamook Cheese; don't fail to get a few pounds, its much superior to the regular cheese.