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xHE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON
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There were three fatalities due to
Idustrtal accidents in the state
tiring the past week, the Indus
rial commission reported. Tile vio
lins were Lewis Tiiltson, Ocean
.ke logger; Thomas E. Moody,
Portland, log hauler, and C. J. Free
han, Deer Island, pile driver opcr
jtor. Accidents during the week to-
kled 993.
I Spa ice cream the one different
ce cram in oaiem. fbCKea rignt at
he fountain as you orcer It. 200
Governor Martin today congra-
ulated James H. Richmond. Port
end." upon his SO years of service
ts superintendent of the Morrison
treet bridge. "Such citizens as you
re tne oacicoone or me nation, the
sfccvernor wrote. "I feel it my duty.
as governor, to give otllcial recog
nition, to your long and faithful
service."
Old papers lor sale 5c a large bun
dle. Capital Journal office.
The estate of Elizabeth Nuttman
has -been appraised at $165.83 by
Jos. J. Keber, Alois Keber and J. D.
Hauth.
Confirmation of sale of real prop
erty of the estate of Ada Lake has
been granted to Ladd at Bush Trust
company, executor.
For quality peachy at reasonable
prices: Gilbert Farm Co., Eola. 201
flrrter In nrnhale Allows Ellffene
C- Riches, guardian for Ellsworth
H. Riches, to expend $25 a month
as Allowance for the minor. He also
is granted authority to make settle
ment with the Southern Pacinc
company for $64 for damages done
to trees on the land of the minor
when the railroad comDanv was
spraying along Its right of way.
While's guaranteed eats & drinks.
Formerly Tip Top. Now 1138S.Com'l.
203
Secretary of State Snell went to
Oregon City today to dedicate a
marker on the site of Oregon's first
territorial capitol. Snell represent
ed Governor Martin at the city's
Territorial Days celebration. The
first capitol was established March
3. 1849. by Joseph Lane, appointed
first territorial governor of Oregon
by President Polk.
12-Mile Tavern now open.
204
Motor vehicle accidents reported
today were: Mrs. O. F. Kuck. 1885
North Church, and Mrs. D. T. sned
man, 856 North 11th. on Commer
cial between State and Court. Anna
Miles. 454 North nth, and an un
identified driver, at Commercial
and Court. Steve Hiller. St. Paul,
nd R. L. Forster, Solem, at Com
mercial and 8tate. Ward C. Rus
sell, route 2, and O. D. Dick, 1115
dgewater, one-fourth mile north
of Keizer school.. William Hubert
Clark. 296 North 24th. and an un
identified driver, at 21st and Court.
Lull Florist, 1276 N Lib. Ph. 9592.
202
Jj. O. Smith and W. T. Milton
bcrger. representatives of the Yeo
man Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, will leave tonight for Trout-
dale. Colo. where they will attend
a nuuuuai tuuveiibiuii wi w wm
pany's representatives.
Nlta Tavlor now at the Vanity
Box. Ph. 3963 for appointments. 200
Sam Reinhard, 360 Falk. and Fae
Mac Schuessler. West Salem, are
booked by the police for turning to
the left into an alley.
VA Golden Glint Color Rinse wings
out hidden highlights In every shade
oi nmr. At ail cobiiichi; wu,ivc.
Adv.'
George Belton, arrested by the
Mate police late yesterday on a
charge of driving an automobile
while under the Influence of Intoxi
cating liquor, pleaded not guilty in
Justice court at Woodburn today
and will have a trial tomorrow
morning.
Crawford and Chanotte peaches
it trie orchard 50c box. you pick.
Bert L. Jones, Mission Bottom. 200
The head of a dog that severely
bit a boy at Stayton a few dayi ago
was taken fo Portland today by
Sheriff A. C. Burk for examination
by the state board of health. It is
feared the animal may have baa
rabies. The dog was killed soon
after he bit the boy, and authori
ties were advised to save the head
and take a quantity of blood for ex
amination. This was done. The
Tnead naa been kept in coin simc
In Balem until today.
Carlton Oedar shingles. Willamette
Val. Roof Co.. 349 N Com'l. 200'
Building permits today were: C.
J Rush, to repair a one story dwell
ing at 2240 Lee. $25. Mrs. Hanna
Fiske, to re-roof a one story dwell
ing at 870 North Winter.
Merehantscttydellv Ph.llll. 300
A card received from the A. L.
Llndbecka motoring through the
mid-west said In Kansas and Okla
homa they had been "enjoying"
weather from 110 to 122 degrees.
They were on their way from there
through Missouri and Illinois.
Wanted, Exp. waitress. Ph. 6461.
200
Insure your train & hay with
8tandley & Forfy. !.
On account of the front staalr-
ay leading to the chamber of
commerce room being temporar
ily -out of commission, the public
hearing to determine whether agri
culturalist wish to continue certain
phase at Uu marketing act, will be
at q
held next Monday afternoon at the
Y.M.C.A. The meeting has been
called by Solon T. White, director of
the state department of agriculture.
Crawford peaches. Pick your own.
50c. Townsend orchard, Mission Bot
tom. 201
Louie Geist. former manager of
Buslck's fruit department has tak
en charge of the fruit and vegeta
ble department of the newly mod
ernized Grand Central Market at
185 North High street. The new de
partment will feature a full and
complete line of fruits and vegeta
bles In and out of season for both
special and everyday requirements.
Dance Haunted Mill Sat. nite. 201
Application has been filed In cir
cuit court to have the case of R. S.
Ratcliff against Union Oil company
placed on the motion docket for
argument on a demurrer.
Old papers for sale 5c a large bun
dle. Capital Journal office.
Petition" has been filed In con
nection with the estate of W. L.
Benlay asking for a widow's allow
ance of $50 a month to R. M. Bent-
ley.
Fortified wines $1.50 gal. & up. ph.
4014. Salem Vintage store,149 N. Hi.
201-
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. West of 2455 S.
High street, received word today 01
the death of their daughter, Mrs.
W. F. Gabler (Mildred West), Tues
day, August 18. at Ketchikan, Alas
ka. Funeral services will be held
Thursday at Ketchikan.
TOWNSEND ORDERS
EKWALL OPPONENT
Portland, Ore., Aug. 21 (IP) Dr.
F E. Townsend. founder of the
OARP. today ordered his Oregon
organization to nominate an Inde
pendent candidate to oppose Rep.
William A. Ekwall, republican In
cumbent, and Mrs.. Nannie Wood
Honeyman. democratic nominee for
representative in congress from the
third (Multnomah county) Oregon
district.
John E. Weir, representative 01
the national Townsend organization
here, announced receipt of the tel
egram from Dr. Townsend and said
he would present it to a district
Townsend convention Saturday. .
The telegram said: "Better go
down to defeat for a Townsendlte
than remain inactive, knowing such
inaction will result in an enemy be
ing elected.
MORE LABORERS
IMMEDIATE NEED
Portland. Aug. 21 (Pi John Coo
ter. director of the farm labor di
vision of the state employment ser
vice, said that several thousand
more farm laborers will be needed
in the near future when Oregon
harvesting reaches Its peak.
Cooter reported that Grants pass
hop growers will need five, or .six
hundred more pickers the first of
next week, and that after that
Douglas county prune raisers and
Klamath county potato growers
would want help.
At least 6.000 pickers win be neea-
ed for Willamette valley hop pick
ing early In September, he said.
ESTELIE TAYLOR
' HIT-RUN VICTIM
Chicago. Aug. 21 fT, Estelle Tay
lor. stage and screen actress, was
knocked to the pavement early today
by a hit-and-run driver.
The former wife of Jack Dempsey
was crossing Dearboin street at the
north side of the Loop when the
ear struck her and raced away.
Dudley Wilkinson, accompanist
for Miss Taylor during her current
singing engagement at a night club,
and Sergeant James Coleman, who
drove by In a police squad car. took
her to her nearby hott-,. There It was
ascertained she had suffered only
painful bruises.
Full Bonus Payment
Is Sent to Hospital
Portland, Aug. 21 (Pi Ten years
ago. C. H. Soil, East Stanwood.
Wash., 8hrlner, sent his World war
bonus certificate to the Shrine hos
pital for crippled children here. He
intnrtri the board of aovemors to
use the funds for the benefit of
young patients when tt wag cashed
in 1945. the scheduled date of pay
ment.
When Harvey Wells, secretary of
the board, received a letter from
Soli last June, asking that the cer
tificate be returned to him to be
cashed, he chalked it up as a de
pression loss.
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Marriage licenses have been ap
plied for by Milan Albert Meier.
,!.mn 22. 567 N. Front, and
Miller. 32. housekeeper. 495
N. Front, both Salem: Gabriel
it mill worker, route S. Sa
lem, and Anna Louise Dooper. 21.
teacher. Woodburn: n. c. uiooie.
28. office manager. 2075 Fairgrounds
road. Salem, and Maxlne Campbell.
27. fnoerpher, Portland
GRAIN SACKS
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SALEM BARGAIN
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LEONTROTZKY
IMPLICATED AS
CONSPIRATOR
(Continued from page 1
economic political affairs of the U.
S. S. R. and the Arabian Nights
code.? '
Leon Trotzky, the celebrated ex
ile, has been accused by both the
government and the defendants as
the master of the plot, embracing
not one but many attempts upon
the life of Dictator Joseph Stalin.
Previous evidence had brought
out that the counter-revolutionaries
used secret compartments of trunks.
invisible ink and other subterfuges
In order to exchange Information.
Holzmann, a reluctant witness,
told of a meeting with Trotzky in
Copenhagen at. which he quoted the
exile as saying:
"The only way to remove Stalin
is through terror."
For a time during the examina
tion of Holzmann, 54 years old,
bald and perspiring, the courtroom
took on the appearance of a big
happy family.
The Trotzky undercover man, with
contradictory answers to the prose
cutor's questions, drew frequent
smiles and laughter from the spec
tators, the prosecutor, the Judges,
and even Holzmann himself.
At one point Holzmann said:
"Trotzky told me if Stalin was
destroyed we would return to power."
Witnesses corroborated charges
that there were at least three def
inite attempts to kill Stalin. The
latest, witnesses asserted, was plan
ned as a spectacular assassination
in Moscow's red square during the
May day demonstrations.
Bombs labeled "diploma" were to
be delivered to Stalin as he stood
atop the tomb of Nikolai Lenin, it
was testlfied.-
Denials by Trotzky from his Nor
.way haven that he participated In
the asserted plot to overthrow the
government brought smiles from
Soviet officials who remarked:
"Trotzky always denies everything.
How Is he to refute the weight of
this evidence?"
While the 16 prisoners "occupied
a box enclosed by a low wooden
railing, with stalwart red guards
standing by, it was plain that the
absent Trotzky actually was the
man on trial.
BOARD DISCUSSES
Y FAIR BOOTH
Plans for a display at the state
fair which would give a comprehen
sive idea of the activities of the
Y.M.C.A. were discussed last night
when Junior board members of the
local association met to discuss the
winter months' program. A commit
tee, consisting of Rex Wirt, Dick
Chambers, Bill Shinn. BUI and John
Laughlin. was appointed to see If
the exhibit can be arranged. It Is
the hope of the Junior board to
interest all of the associations of the
state to take part In the exhibit.
Showing of motion pictures taken
during camp life at Oceanside, in
the public schools, was discussed
last night. W. 8. Chambers. Port
land, northwest area boys work sec
retary, assisted in making up the
program. He was introduced by Irv
ing Hale, new boys work secretary
for the Salem Y.
Prior to the conference the boys
had a dinner prepared by Mrs. S. B
Laughlin. daughter Mary. Mrs. Ted
Chambers and Laura Kins.
ITALY AGREES UPON
SPANISH NEUTRALITY
Rome. Aug. 31 iP) Italy accepted
officially today the neutrality ac
cord proposed by France in the
Spanish civil war.
Premier Mussolini earlier In the
day had sought through his envoys
the reaction of foreign powers to
abandonment of the neutrality ne
gotiations.
That move. It was said, reflected
his determination to accept no
agreement which departed mater
ially from his demands that "prac
tical as well as moral" neutrality be
observed.
In today's acceptance Italy offi
cially agreed to prohibit all exports
of arms to 8paln provided France,
England. Germany. Portugal and
Russia agree to similar restrictions.
Silverton Youth
Among Recruits
Portland. Aug. 21 (Pi Twenty
two Pacific northwest boys today
Joined the United States navy at
San Diego and .immediately started
work at the naval training base
there.
The recruit Included Harold Guy
Hamilton. Grant Pass; Theodore
Julius Smith. Klamath Falls and
Raymond Lawrence Scgarback. Sil
verton. Thomas Maplethorpe has beer,
named administrator of the estate
of Sophia B. Maplethorpe. and W
r. Neptune, Max Hill and Oeorge
Miller appraisers. The estate Is val
ued at MMSM.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to than'' our many
friends for the words of sympathy
and beautiful floral olterlnas during
our bereavement. T Maplethorpe,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hogg and fam
ily Mr. and Mm C. C. Bluhm. 200
Green Stamps
every day. Doable
very Saturday
CARSON PHARMACY
0U1 Msg Ml Co art 8k, Salem
Continuation of
Col. Mercer
From Pag 1
of numerous sessions
Colonel Mercer, though he had
served as a distinguished soldier in
his youth, did not win his title by
military service. It was conferred
upon him by several governors on
whose staffs he served.
His life was adventurous and ro
mantic. His attainment were ver
satile. He had a fluent command of
words and a beauty of expression
that might have ranked him as a
poet. Some of his prayers as chap
lain of the senate were ordered
printed and copies were saved by the
members.
In his adventurous life Col. Mer
cer, as a member of the federal se
cret service, Is given credit for hav
ing rounded up single-handed the
notorious Louisiana lottery gang.
He had Intimately known Lincoln.
McKlnley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Colonel Mercer was born In Green
Castle. Ind.. October 30, 1846. His
father was a Methodist circuit rid
er. Naturally the son was Intended
for the ministry. At 15 years he
was within a few weeks of gradu
ation from Asbury university, later
called DePau. and ordination to the
ministry when hi father sent him
to Washington to be under the
guardianship of an uncle, fearing
that at home the lad might slip
away to Join the army.
It was through connection with
the uncle that young Mercer had an
experience that he counted one of
the most wonderful of his life. The
uncle was an aide-de-camp on Lin
coln's staff. On the night of July
21, 1661, a group of statesmen, sol
diers and other dignitaries were
gathered In Lincoln's rooms at the
White House. The president, worn
with worry, reclined on a lounge as
he tried to shape his war policy, .for
word had come that things were go
ing bad with the union army. Many
years later Colonel Mercer embod
ied the experiences of that night In
a Lincoln day address before the
Oregon legislature, which he called
"The Man on the Lounge."
Then later the boy rode In the
same railway coach with Lincoln to
Gettysburg and stood near him
when he delivered the famous Get
tysburg address.
He enlisted In the union army at
16 and was In the service two years,
and was with General Sherman on
the famous march to the sea. His
contingent In the war was the
Third Iowa cavalry.
For 11 years after the war Col
onel Mercer was in the secret ser
vice. His rounding up of the Louis
iana Lottery ring and other accom
plishments made his services in de
mand and at one time he was loan
ed to the Canadian government.
When he retired from federal
work he moved to Corning, la..
where a daughter was born, and
later to Montanapcoming to Oregon
in 1906.
Besides his work as sergeant-at-
arms and chaplain of the senate he
busied himself with legislative mat
ters. He is credited, by some at
least, with being the author of the
Oregon election law and having
fathered the condensed record
method of senate and house. He Is
said to have condensed the detailed
proceedings of the legislatures from
the time that Oregon was admitted
to statehood to the date of adop
tion of the condensed record system.
Colonel Mercer's first wife died
some years ago In Eugene. He was
married again after moving to Sa
lem.
He was Identified with the vari
ous orders of the Masonic lodge and
also was active In the affairs of the
Eugene Post. O. A. R. He came to
Salem from Lane county.
He Is survived by one daughter,
Miss Wllma Grace Mercer of Eu
gene. Funeral services will be held Mon
day. August 24, at 10 a. m., from
Clough-Barrick chapel, here. In
terment In Rose City cemetery,
Portland.
EUGENE PROJECTS
OF PWA WITHDRAWN
Washington. Aug. 21 HP) The
public works administration, hamp
ered In its new program by Presi
dent Roosevelt's relief labor ruling.
today released 339 project allot
ment totaling $21,713,674 in grant
and $1,517,000 In loans from old
PWA money on hand.
The allotments were from the or
iginal list of 352 projects announced
last month by PWA Administrator
Harold L. Ickes. but held up by the
comptroller general's office.
Among projects withdrawn be
cause the municipalities could not
finance their share of the cost, were
those at Eugene, Ore., and Willow
Lake. S- D.
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sourl also will sit In as a conferee at
Des Moines and an invitation has
gone to him.
Invitations similarly worded have
been dispatched, the White House
said, to Oovernor Paul V. McNutt
Indiana; Albert B. Chandler, Ken
tucky; Martin L. Davey, Ohio;
Frank D. Fitzgerald. Mich.; for a
drought conference at Indianapolis,
September 4.: to acting Governors
Welford, North Dakota, and Holt.
Montana, for a conference at Bis
mark, N. D.. August 27; to Gover
nors Tom Berry. South Dakota and
Leslie L. Miller, Wyoming, at Pierre,
August 28.
An August 31 the president will be
In Rochester. Minn., to visit Gov
ernor Floyd Olson at his sickbed in
the Mayo brothers hospital.
The same day he will proceed to
LaCrosse. Wis., for a discussion with
Governor Philip LaFollette and oth
ers. From Wisconsin he will go by
train to Des Moines to remain there
and in the vicinity until September
2 when he will proceed to Hapt'.bal.
Mo., arriving September 3 lor a
bridge dedication.
The same day he will motor to
Springfield, 111., to confer with Gov
ernor Henry Horner.
Omaha. Neb., Aug. 21 IIP) Gov.
Alf M. Landon said today he would
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ever offered in Salem. Come in and
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Tuck-titch and Rayon Gowns
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.iMi::.OuMuft....M.
accept President Roosevelt's in Vila
tion to a drought conference at Des
Moines, la.. September 1.
As his train pulled out of Omaha
after an overnight stop, the repub
lican nominee was advised of Pres
ident Roosevelt's announcement.
"As I said before." Landon told
newsmen, "I will accept."
It will be the second meeting be
tween Mr. Roosevelt and the Kan
san. Landon attended an oil con
ference In Washington In 1933.
PIONEER DAYS
IN OREGON CITY
Oregon City, Ore., Aug. 21 (IP)
Memorle of the pioneer days of 60
years ago held Giegon City today
as visiting thousands thronged the
streets for the opening of the two
day territorial day celebration.
Bustled and bonneted ladles in
long dresses and men wearing the
rude costumes of the period before
Oregon gained statehood dotted the
crowds for the coronation of Queen
Mildred I.
Dignitaries, including Secretary of
State Earl Snell. Congressmen
James W. Mott and W. A. Ekwall,
and Charles H. Carey, president of
the state historical society, were
listed to take part In the day's
event.
Delegations from every section
of the county Joined in the parade
which required two hours to pass In
review before the grandstand at
Kelly field.
Motion to strike part of the
answer In the case of P. A. Elker
against A. C. Burk ha been filed
with the county clerk.
Time again at Price's. Come in and avail
wonderful bargains
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They are sheer,
dainty fabrics and
there is plenty of
hut weather yet in
which to wear them. And
you've never seen such
values as these frocks,
that formerly sold from
$5.93 to fi.95 Now
priced at
$3-95
KAYSER
SUMMER GLOVES
Gray, BMgf, Chamois and Pantels
regular $1.00 value
TWO ALIVE BUT
TWO ARE DEAD
IN COAL MINE
(Continued Iron, page 1)
and apparently have been dead for
a long time."
McCann, 50 and unmarried, was
the first to be brought to the sur
face by the rescue crews. The crowd
set up a wild cheering as he emerg
ed from the narrow shaft and was
rushed to an ambulance. The car
sped toward a Moberly hospital.
three miles distant.
Sexton, with Stoner part owner of
the mine, was in a serious condi
tion, but Dr. Maddox did not elab
orate on his statement.
"This Is one of the saddest things
I ever went through," said Coroner
Maddox.
"My son, a doctor, went down Into
the mine with me. We found the
men in a room. One man, McCann,
came out in perfect shape. He tell
us one of the men died two hours
after they were hemmed in.
"Monoxide gas is believed to have
caused his death."
Anxiety at the mine, packed tight
with vigilant relatives and curious
spectators who had churned the
soil to dust in their three-day vigil,
reached fever peak early this after
noon when Dr. Maddox and his son.
Dr. John Maddox, went down the
shaft.
It had been understood previously
that the younger doctor would en
ter the shaft only In the event some
of the entombed men were found
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living.
There' only one chance In a
thousand the men are still alive,"
Arnold Orlffith, state inspector of
mines, had said earlier today a
weary rescue crew hacked cau
tiously at the few remaining feet of
debris which imprisoned the men
in the depths of the Sexton coal
mine near here.
From a three-quarter level, Grif
fith directed the rescue attempt.
With the crew at the bottom was
Vic Crigler giving the signal to
Charlea Hartlg at the surface.
"O. K., hoist away," came Crig
ler voice from the black depths,
when the tub was filled. "
"YouYe taking a long time down
there." Hartlg answered, "Every
thing all right?" ,
"It takes a long time," Crigler re
plied, "the men can't work too fast." ,
"How's the air?"
"It lan't any too good, but we're
.getting by. I'm going to send two
men up."
"What's the matter?" asked Har
tlg. his voice betraying his anxiety.
"We've got to have some older
men down here. I want to be sure
no one loses his head. Here they
come."
"They must be alive." Mrs. Ed
ward Stoner, Jr., wife of one of the
entombed kept repeating as she
rested on a blanket. Last night, un
able to restrain herself, the attrac
tive brunette woman dashed under
the rope holding back the crowds.
Before she could get to the main
shaft, she was stopped and escorted,
half hysterical out of the forbidden
zone. ; i
Portland. Aug. 21 UP) A thief, af
ter looting a gasoline service station,
left this note behind: "Wouldn't It
be safer to lock the door at night?"
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