oc-plain-dealer 1921-08-20

This Paper Accepts All Advertising on the Understanding That Its Population Equals Any Three Othds In This Field. VOL. XXV—No. 18 WOMEN IN PANIC AS FLOOR FALLS Massed Around Office of Calif. Pkg. Corp., Santa Ana, When Platform Collapses; One Woman's Ankle Sprained. One woman was injured and 75 were thrown into a panic when the platform floor collapsed at the big packing house of the Calif. Packing Corp. on East First-st Santa Ana. ANAHEIM ARCHITECT GETS ARIZONA JOBS M. Eugena Durfee, Anaheim architect, went to Los Angeles this afternoon to meet a former client from Arizona who desires him to design a $100,000 theatre to be built at Tucson. Durfee has also been retained to design a $30,000 show-house at Phoenix. 75 EXHIBITS AT AUTO SHOW According to reports from the various committees preparing for the midsummer exhibit of the Orange-co Auto Trades Assm., final arrangements are nearing completion and one of the best automobile displays seen here for some time will be next Friday afternoon and evening. Bob White, chairman of the exhibit dealers and entertainment committees, reported today practically every dealer in Orange-co would be represented. More than 75 individual dealers will have their various models on display. The women were massed around the office seeking the opportunity to go to work in the packing house which has started the canning of chill peppers. Their combined weight proved too much for the floor supports and they suddenly gave way, dropping severally. One woman suffered a severely sprained ankle and all were greatly terrified. Lotus H. Louden and S. S. Conklin are in charge of the publicity. The exhibit will probably become a regular affair, displacing the annual auto show. It seems to be the 75 EXHIBITS AT AUTO SHOW According to reports from the various committees preparing for the midsummer exhibit of the Orange-co Auto Trades Assn., final arrangements are nearing completion and one of the best automobile displays seen here for some time will be next Friday afternoon and evening. Bob White, chairman of the exhibit dealers and entertainment committees, reported today practically every dealer in Orange-co would be represented. More than 75 individual dealers will have their various models on hand, according to Arthur May and Will Goodrum, composing the entry committee. Altho there is to be entertainment including music and a street dance in the evening, the show is to be mainly an exhibit. Decorations, locations and the assigning of space is being handled by Harry D. Riley, and work of putting up the decorations will probably begin the first of the week. Center-st, whiten is to be roped off at Los Angeles and Lemon-st, will be closed all day Friday, in order that those exhibiting may have time to make final preparations. A general meeting of the committees in charge will be held Mon- MILLS WILL SUBDIVIDE 26 A. Another substantial addition to the city's limits will probably include the A. A. Mills dairy ranch of 20 acres at the northeast corner of Los Angeles and North-sts and the 15 acres to the east, the property of M. Terry and D. Jessurun. ARBITRATE IS GERMAN PLAN BERLIN, Aug. 20.—Germany may appeal many issues contained in the German-American peace treaty to international arbitration. The treaty, it was learned, does not contain a declaration of Germany's guilt in starting the war. Germany would have finally refused to sign had such an admission been included. In many quarters the feeling prevailed that the difficulties of the preliminary negotiations between Dr. Rosen, foreign minister, and Ellis Loring Dressel, American commissioner, had been smoothed out. BRITIAN ACCEPTS PARLEY INVITATION LONDON, Aug. 20.—Great Britain's acceptance to President Harding's invitation to a disarmament conference was dispatched to Washington this afternoon. The acceptance of the British government was couched in the most cordial terms. TODAY'S RESULTS Taken from diary at Anahaim Hotel Alleya. Oakland ..... 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Los Angeles ..... 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Oakland: Atten and Kochler. Los Angeles: Hughes and Stanage. Mills is advertising his dairy of 70 cows for sale and will subdivide the ranch. Roscoe Ingram is considering the purchase of two lots containing the large pine tree, near Mills home, for the installation of a wayside log cabin fruit and soft drink stand. Mills has also had an offer for the lot at the corner next to the sugar factory road. Mills also has 1½ acres west of Lemon-st which has been considered for an oil lease. ROADS COMMITTEE MEETS WEDNESDAY D. Eyman Huff, of El Modena, chairman of the A. C. of C. good roads committee, today called a meeting of the committee and others who have been active in good road affairs next Wednesday evening at James' cafe, Santa Ana. The affair will start with a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Huff declined to outline his program further than that it was a discussion of road matters. He said the committee had not been together for some time. IRISH THREATENED WITH CIVIL WAR LONDON, Aug. 20.—Civil war unrest in last section rection of A. J. ing three co-camps for the C.A. clubs at the county, the camp of the seafront again no Tuesday, and a into camp shootings before M Santa Ana. The boys hail in the hills follir to that use Catalina Island quite so intensely hours in the moor Bible on the hill and again those old oaks we overhead are ten by any private privilege to ex-This is what offering to them together with swimming down ka's home, and bunch of fine surely an ideal Those in car Paul Taggart, Walts, Gerald B win Osher, Stroup, of Ana Harold Chapman Lee, and Ike Hi said they would if they could. WEALTHY PLANS E. F. Pinfold chased the finer B. Dunton between angethorse-ave Co., is planning of a fine ranch $10,000 to $15,000 Pinfold and tv in large manufac Canada. WHITE RI FL SAN FRANK More man waft from the assault today. The national organization, in stering its attest upon women. Women's closet and women's clothing hour on the coat Chief among was the fact that believes women wearing trousseau khaki sort varying pants' and But corsets warrant already GUN BATT LONDON: Aug. 20.—Great Britain's acceptance to President Harding's invitation to a disarmament conference was dispatched to Washington this afternoon. The acceptance of the British government was couched in the most cordial terms. TODAY'S RESULTS Taken from door at Anahaim Howling Alleys. Oakland ... 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Los Angeles ... 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Oakland: Atten and Kochler. Los Angeles: Hughes and Stanage. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsburgh, 6-14-1; Boston, 4-11-3. (13 innings) Pittsburgh—Cooper and Smith. Boston—Oesegher. Fillingim and O'Neil. St. Louis, 10-15-0; New York, 1-8-0. St. Louis—Doak and Clemons. New York—Neht, Ryan, Douglas and Smith. Chicago, 5-9-1; Philadelphia, 2-6-2. Chicago—Martin and O'Farrel, Philadelphia—G. Smith, Sedgwick, and Hensline. Cincinnati, 12-18-2; Brooklyn, 5-12-1. Cincinnati-Marquard, Markle and Hargrove, Brooklyn-Grimes, Smith and Miller. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Boston, 3-10-1; Cleveland, 7-14-1. Boston-Pennock and Ruel. Cleveland-Coveleaskie and O'Neill. New York ... 100 120 St. Louis ... 000 001 New York-Hyatt and Schang. St. Louis-Davis and Severeld. Philadelphia, 2-7-1; Detroit, 3-10-1. Philadelphia-Rommel and Perkins. Detroit-Leonard and Bassler. Washington ... 000 000 000 000 Chicago ... 000 000 000 000 Tied at end of 12th inning. Washington-Erickson and Gharritty. Chicago-Russell and Schalk. BUILDING PERMITS Clara A. Nittel, screen porch, 7x14, 236 So. Rose-st. cost $100. U. S. Amack, contractors for J. L. Van de Veer, residence 32x40, garage 16x18, on Clementine-st between Alberta and Wilhelmina-sts, cost $4,000. Otto Rees, screen porch 10x16, 208 So. Holena-st. cost $150. THE THERMOMETER Today's maximum temperature was 31 at 1 p.m., and the minimum was 35% at 4:30 a.m., it was announced at the Anaheim power house. IRISH THREATENED WITH CIVIL WAR LONDON, Aug. 20.—Civil war until Sinn Fein surrenders unconditionally will be waged in Ireland if the negotiation fails, according to many indications here today. Lloyd George won himself the support of all factors by his speech in common yesterday and the press and the public today backed him up in his contention that the uttermost limit in concession had been reached. More than that, the British public, eager for peace in Ireland, approved the declaration of Lord Birkенhead that civil war such as the northern states waged against the south in America in 1861, will be inflicted upon Ireland if Sinn Fein breaks off the negotiations. ROCK BOTTOM STORE NO. 74 OPENS TODAY Rock Bottom Grocery store No. 74 opened today in the new California Theatre-bldg, 239 W. Center-st. M. E. Rust is local manager and H. B. Kelley district manager. Rust has been associated with the other Rock Bottom store on East Center-st for several months, getting acquainted with Anaheim people. It is expected there will be considerable rivalry between the staffs of the two local Rock Bottom stores. The banquet was served by the Ebell club. SAN PEDRO MAN FACES FORGERY LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20—Bernard E. MacDunna, 949 8th street, San Pedro, must face charges of forgery and embezzlement from Robert T. Hale, publisher of a city employee's paper. Accused of obtaining $475 on false contracts for advertising, MacDunna was arrested yesterday and brot before Justice of the Peace Hinshaw who released him on his own recognizance. When thru with Your Plain Dealer Mail to Ea ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN I LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Saturday, August 20, 1921 LABOR SMILES OVER VICTORY CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—Railroad union labor was wearing a wide smile on the side of its face today and a frown on the other. It was considered a good bet in railroad circles, however, that the smile will soon engulf the frown, for the decision of the railroad labor board upholding time and a half for shopmen and full recognition of the eight-hour day, will soon dispel whatever dissatisfaction is felt over modifications of seven important working rules in favor of the carriers. It also was predicted that the shopmen will keep the strike vote that they have been carrying around in their pockets for the past two months right where it is. TIRED BUT HAPPY, BACK FROM Y CAMP Last night 12 tired but happy boys returned from a three day camp up at the Y. M. C. A. mountain cabin, known as Camp Lewis. The boys went in last Tuesday under the direction of A. J. Rattt, who is directing three consecutive three day camps for the members of the Y. M. C. A. clubs and their friends over the county, this being the second camp of the series. The camp will be open again next week beginning on Tuesday, and any boys desiring to go into camp should file their applications before Monday at the office in Santa Ana. The boys have a very fine outing in the hills following a schedule similar to that used at Camp Wilkle on Catalina Island only of course not MAN IN S. A. CAN'T TELL NAME Talks of Kansas City and Says He Has Wife and Daughter, 11. Orange-co officials are holding a man who can't tell his name. He haled autoists a short distance this side of Oceanside late yesterday and rode into Santa Ana where he was picked up by police and later turned over to the county authorities. He is about 42 years of age, five feet two inches tall, is slender and has light brown hair cut short. He converses of Kansas City and says he has a wife and daughter, aged 11 and named Iris. He says he was a traveling salesman for a wholesale firm of some kind but can't remember what it handles nor where it is located. Prior to accepting that job, he conducted a grocery in a small town but can't remember where. BEER SOON MAY FLOOD COUNTRY WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Whether the nation will be flooded with beer soon depended today on Andrew J. Volstead, author of the prohibition law. Here is the situation: Volstead opposes the Stanley amendment to the anti-medicinal beer bill, which forbids dry agents from hunting liquor unless armed with search warrants. This amendment would hamper prohibition enforcement. Volstead yields on this point, his opposition will hold up the whole anti-medicinal beer bill until it is killed by the congressional adjournment next Thursday. In that case the internal revenue bureau will proceed to issue its regulations governing sale of beer for medicinal purposes. YOST DENIES CHAIN THEATER COMBINE B. F. Yost, Santa Ana theatre maginate, today denied he was entering into a combination with the West Coast Theatres Co., as announced in the following story in today's Examiner, altho he says he will have some important announcements to make shortly: "That the possibilities which lie in the systematizing of motion picture presentation thru the medium of alliance of theatres into one chain are ever growing more extensive is again brot forward by an announcement of B. Y. Yost, prominent theatre owner in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. Yost states that the West..." went in last Tuesday under the direction of A. J. Raitt, who is directing three consecutive three day camps for the members of the Y. M. C. A. clubs and their friends over the county, this being the second camp of the series. The camp will be open again next week beginning on Tuesday, and any boys desiring to go into camp should file their applications before Monday at the office in Santa Ana. The boys have a very fine outing in the hills following a schedule similar to that used at Camp Wilkle on Catalina Island only of course not quite so intensive. Those quiet early hours in the morning alone with your Bible on the hillside or by the stream, and again those camp fires out under the old oaks with the moon shining overhead are times not to be forgotten by any boy who has had the privilege to experience them. This is what the Y. M. C. A. is offering to the boys of Orange-co together with lots of hiking games, swimming down at Madam Modjeska's home, and the association of a bunch of fine Christian boys; it is surely an ideal camp. Those in camp this week were Paul Taggart, Paul Sieverson, Chas Walts, Gerald Riley of Fullerton, Edwin Ocher, Howard Miller, Joe Stroup, of Anaheim, Jess Donovan, Rarold Chapman, Robt. Hand, Ival Lee, and Ike Harrison of Orange. All said they would go back next week if they could. "Nuff Sed." WEALTHY CANADIAN PLANS FINE HOME E. F. Pinfold, who recently purchased the fine ten-acre ranch of W. B. Dunton between Anaheim and Orangethorpe-ave thru the C. B. Berger Co., is planning the erection this fall of a fine ranch home to cost from $10,000 to $15,000. Pinfold and two sons are interested in large manufacturing enterprises in Canada. WHITE RIBBONERS FLAY OWN SEX SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.—Mere man was getting a respite from the assaults of the W. C. T. U. today. The national convention of the organization, in session here, was centering its attention almost entirely upon women. Women's clothes, women's health and women's cigarettes all had their hour on the convention floor. Chief among these revelations was the fact that the W. C. T. U. believes women intend to continue wearing trousers. They mean the khaki sort, variously known as 'hiking pants' and other names. But corsets — well, their death warrant already has been signed. GUN BATTLE FOLLOWS He is about 42 years of age, five feet two inches tall, is slender and has light brown hair cut short. He converses of Kansas City and says he has a wife and daughter, aged 11 and named Iris. He says he was a travelling salesman for a wholesale firm of some kind but can't remember what it handles nor where it is located. Prior to accepting that job, he conducted a grocery in a small town but can't remember where. He says he had a Chevrolet auto but doesn't remember what became of it. He is dressed in khaki but says the suit isn't his and he doesn't know, what became of his clothes. Two days ago, he says, he was sitting in a cafe in San Diego when a little girl came in, reminding him of his own daughter and partially bringing him to himself for the first time. The next morning he went to a stage depot and bought a ticket for Oceanside. SPECIAL MUSIC AT HOBSON'S ADDRESS The Choral Society and Glee club of the Methodist White Temple will give some special musical numbers starting at 7:30 p.m., preceding the address by Capt. R. P. Hobson at the high school auditorium Sunday evening. These two musical organizations will also lead in congregational singing. A number of the city's churches will have no Sunday evening services in order that their membership may hear the address. Come early and enjoy the song service. AUTO GRAVE GIVES UP FIFTEEN CARS CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—A watery auto graveyard at Summit, Ill., was plumbed today by expert divers in an effort to locate several machines, sunk without a trace. Fifteen autos, mostly of expensive makes, have been recovered from the abandoned quarry pool. Some of the engines were in reverse, indicating they had been backed into the watery grave, while others had two ropes attached. Reports that a diver had seen three bodies in one machine were disproved when the auto was hauled to the surface. The diver admitted his error. MANAGES STAGE LINE ALTHOUGH BLIND CAMAS, Wash., Aug. 20.—Frank Parkinson — there's a name to remember and cite the next time your crjpnes talk of courage conquering misfortune, or of "touch luck" and "no chance." Frank Parkinson, who thought totally blind, manages an auto struttered over to the county authorities. He is about 42 years of age, five feet two inches tall, is slender and has light brown hair cut short. He converses of Kansas City and says he has a wife and daughter, aged 11 and named Iris. He says he was a travelling salesman for a wholesale firm of some kind but can't remember what it handles nor where it is located. Prior to accepting that job, he conducted a grocery in a small town but can't remember where. He says he had a Chevrolet auto but doesn't remember what became of it. He is dressed in khaki but says the suit isn't his and he doesn't know, what became of his clothes. Two days ago, he says, he was sitting in a cafe in San Diego when a little girl came in, reminding him of his own daughter and partially bringing him to himself for the first time. The next morning he went to a stage depot and bought a ticket for Oceanside. Yost states that the West Coast Theatres, Inc., of Los Angeles, have acquired an interest in his three houses, the Temple Theatre, the West End Theatre and the Yost Theatre, and that plans are already being formulated for the construction of an additional 1800 seat modern motion picture theatre in Santa Ana, in conjunction with the West Coast Theatres, Inc., and prominent citizens of Santa Ana. "Direct booking facilities from this city towards all outlying districts and the advisability of taking advantage of a circuit of houses booking vaudeville acts in conjunction with picture presentation have promoted Yost, like many others, to align himself with the fast growing chain of the West Coast Theatres, Inc." "The three Santa Ana剧场的 represent an investment in excess of $200,000. B. F. Yost will continue in active charge of management of the剧院s while the presentation and bookings will be arranged from the Los Angeles headquarters of the Gore Bros., Ramish and Sol Lesser holdings. ANAHEIM FINISHES IN SECOND PLACE It is believed Anaheim has cinched second place in the So. Cal. Elks Bowling league by winning two in three from the league-leading Long Beach pin-shooters last night, altho this will not be known definitely until returns from other teams come In. A number of teams have been bunched near the top of the percentage column. Had Anaheim lost all three games last night, it would probably have finished the season in fifth place. Reviewing the season, Anaheim bowlers reflect they have defeated time after time the strongest teams only to forget all they knew about bowling when they went up againthe weak sisters, as Santa Monica and Redondo. The score last night: ANAHEIM B. P. O.E. Johnson 201 185 160 546 Varner 161 177 155 493 Evans 201 181 183 565 Myre 188 149 202 540 Gordon 254 233 175 642 TOTALS 985 925 875 2785 GUN BATTLE FOLLOWS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE SACRAMENTO, Aug. 20—William Ryan of Oakland was shot through the right lung, right wrist and left side in a gun battle with two officers here early today, and Deputy Sheriff William R. Cook received a bullet in his shoulder. Ryan, with two other prisoners, were being taken to the county jail and as he stepped from the county machine he drew a revolver from his coat and shouted "hands up; I'm going to shoot." He fired and the bullet entered Cook's shoulder. Cook and Deputy Sheriff Martenstein both drew their revolvers and emptied them at Ryan. The three men were arrested at the roadhouse charged with "shooting up" the place. SUES FOR $55,000 AFTER VENICE FIRE LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20—As an aftermath of the fire which destroyed the Venice pier last December, suit for $55,000 damages was filed today against the Abbot Kinney Co. by the lessees of the dance pavilion where the fire started. Frank W. Kurten and W. E. Jenkins, who had the dance hall leased brot the suit, charging that the fire was allowed to start by the negligence of employees of the Kinney Co., which owns the pier. It is charged that the fire started from gas heaters in the pavilion where proper precaution had not been taken. TWO AUTOMOBILE DAMAGED An accident occurring on August 11, has been reported to C. E. Phillips, manager of the local office of the Auto Club of So. Cal. A car driven by C. A. Dore, collided with a car driven by W. H. Brunswick of Anaheim. Both cars were damaged. No one was injured. MANAGES STAGE LINE ALTHOUGH BLIND CAMAS, Wash., Aug. 20—Frank Parkinson—there's a name to remember and cite the next time your cronies talk of courage conquering misfortune, or of "touch luck" and "no chance." Frank Parkinson, who though totally blind, manages an auto str line between Portland, Ore., Vancouver, Camas and Washougal, Wash., and who has developed a $40,000 business by sheer grit and good nature! O. K. BILL FOR REFUNDING DEBT WASHINGTON, Aug. 20—The administration bill, providing for refunding the $11,000,000,000 allied debt to the United States was favorably reported to the senate today by Senator Penrose, Pennsylvania, chairman of the finance committee. The measure has been amended to provide for the refunding to be completed in five years. PLAN FUNERAL OF GENERAL GREEN OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 20—Arrangements for the funeral of Mal. General Henry A. Greene, U. S. A., retired, who dropped dead here yesterday, were being made today. General Greene retired from the army at the close of the world war. He had been in the army service since graduation from West Point in 1879. NO CLUE TO THEFT AT SPARKS HOME No clue has yet been obtained as to the burglar who broke into the residence of Ell Sparks on Sugar-ave Thursday night. It was announced today by local police. Entry was made thru a window, and the burglar locked the window behind him as he went out. He obtained $25 in money, a ladles small gold watch, and two silver dollars with a hole in them, one dated 1891 and the other in 1895. AWARDS OF LAGUNA ART ASSN. EXHIBIT The awards of the Laguna Beach Art Assn. exhibition were announced today as follows: First prize to Hansen Tuthoff, subject "Lofty Hill," No. 46. Second to Alexis Many, "Down by the Cliff," No. 42. Honorable mention—Karn Yens, "A Song in Color," No. 63. Popular vote—S. W. Cuterin, "Radiant Sea," No. 14, Cuterin received 310 votes. Next, Conway Griffiths, "Dassert Hour," No. 26. The jury was composed of Edgar Payne, Wm. W. Riddell and Alexia Many. NAB MAN IN L.A. AS BANDIT SUSPECT LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20—Harry Howe, Mentone-ave, Palms, has an empty feeling in his poocet, where $175 was extracted by a holdup man. The thug rapped him on the head and took his money together with a watch and revolver, according to Howe's report to the Venice police. Howe said he was walking thru Venice on his way home early this morning when he was attacked. Patrolman Cody arrested Raleigh Martin, 23, Dorothy avenue, Venice, who had something that looked like blood on his straw hat. The Plain Dealer for Good Printing A Want Ad in the Plain Dealer will Bring Results. Main Dealer. COUNTY This Paper Believes in the People and Desires Nothing Better Than Their Continued Confidence. TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR SIX MORE WELLS IN BEACH FIELD Standard A-10 Comes in 1500 Barrels of 24 Gravity, the Highest in Vicinity, and A-11 at 1200 Barrels of 22 Gravity. Bring up the band of false prophets and knockers about the Huntington Beach field, and stand them up in a row and make them count the number of new producers that came in in this field the past week, says the Huntington Beach News. These sand pipers and water spouts have circulated all kinds of misleading reports about the sand and water trouble in this field, when as a matfield stands without a parallel in the history of the oil industry in California, time of development considered. The first well was brot in by the Standard Oil Co., May 27, 1920, less than 10 months ago, and today there are 34 wells with an average of 465 barrels per well, and yet there are some who are continually telling their friends that the Huntington Beach field is of no consequence. The field record for production is broken this week in several places, as there are six new wells on the producing list, three of them being on the property of the Huntington Beach Co., leased to the Standard Oil Co., two on the original or A lease, and the other on the second or B the boys as the "barn yard well." This well is on the east side of Main street and north of Miley-Keck No. 1. A-10 came in Tuesday with an estimated flush production of 1500 barrels of 24 gravity oil. This is the highest gravity in this vicinity and is a surprise. A-11 blew in a day later with a flow of 1200 barrels of 22 gravity oil. B-2 was brot in Wednesday night, a peak flow of about 1100 barrels. The Petroleum Midway broke the ice in another place Thursday morning, when the well on the B. F. Bray lease, on 17th street, east of Main street, came tipping the scales at about 500 barrels, and looking good for a settled production of 200 or 300 bbls. The Huntington Owners No. 2 on the Hecathorn lease, east of Main street, came in Tuesday night with an estimated production of 800 bar ASK RELEASE OF OBENCHAIN LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.—Immediate release of Madalynne Obenchain and dismissal of the murder charge against her on the ground that the information presented to the grand jury which indicted her was not sufficient— A complete alibi for Arthur C. Burch. These are the two startling defense moves which will be made before Judge Reeve Monday when the two defendants appear to plead in the Kennedy murder mystery case. At least these steps are contemplated today, according to reports circulated at the Hall of Records. The strategy of the defense in court Monday cannot be definitely agreed upon until Paul Schenk, chief defense counsel, arrives here from Arizona in the next 48 hours. A "complete confession" from a young woman at Manhattan Beach, who said that she had killed John Beiton Kennedy in the weirs "midnight murder" at Beverly Glen because he had wronged her, was the latest alleged solution of the crime to fade into thin air. The woman's story proved to have been made up of whole cloth, the district attorney's office said today, after an investigation. No reason for the gratitudous "confession" could be ascertained. John J. Kennedy, father of the murdered man, declared that he would welcome an investigation of his whereabouts on the night of the murder. Continued attempts to make Arthur C. Burch, under indictment with Madalynne Obenchain in connection with the mysterious tragedy, offer an alibi relative to his whereabouts on the night of the murder, met with flat failure. START KRAEMER-BLDG SOON Bids are being received on the new Samuel Kraemer-bldg and construction will start early in September, according to M. Engene Durfee, architect, today. The building will front on East Center-st just east of the city hall and will run back 135 feet to the alley. C. L. HIGHER HERE THAN IN ENGLAND LONDON, Aug. 20—Britain must barrels of 22 gravity oil, B-2 was brot in Wednesday night, a peak flow of about 1100 barrels. The Petroleum Midway broke the ice in another place: Thursday morning, when the well on the B. F. Bray lease, on 17th street, east of Main street, came tipping the scales at about 500 barrels, and looking good for a settled production of 200 or 300 bbls. The Huntington Owners No. 2 on the Hecaton lease, east of Main street, came in Tuesday night with an estimated production of 800 barrels, but sanded up a few hours afterwards and had not been opened up till after Thursday morning. E. J. Miley No. 1 was opened up again Wednesday afternoon, after (Continued on last Page) START KRAEMER-BLDG SOON Bids are being received on the new Samuel Kraemer-bldg and construction will start early in September, according to M. Eugene Durfee, architect, today. The building will front on East Center-st just cast of the city hall and will run back 135 feet to the alley. C. L. HIGHER HERE THAN IN ENGLAND LONDON, Aug. 20.—Britain must look to central Europe, not to the United States, for a permanent revival of business, Sir Charles Sykes, M. P., an expert on British trade, said in an interview on his return from the United States. "The United States is experiencing to the full the disadvantageous economic results of the war which are common to all countries," Sir Charles said. "The cost of living is much higher than it is here, and the United States has not yet realized the significance of a still inflated coinage. This is a matter which America, as ourselves, must get right with all possible speed." "The only trade in the United States which seems an exception to the rule as regards depression is the textile trade, in which there is much activity. But even this activity, as far as imported goods are concerned, is damped by the uncertainty of the emergency tariff legislatin. "I am absolutely convinced that it is to central Europe and not to America that we must look for a lasting revival of business." Dugout Colony Still Numerous at Dvinsk DVINSK, Iatvia, Aug. 20.—Hundreds of families in the war-devastated territory about Dvinsk are still living in the dugouts used by German and Russian soldiers in the early days of the war. Little or no progress toward reconstruction has been made in the scores of razed villages because of the poverty of the people, who for a long time after the war between Rusala and Germany ended, were under bolshik rule. Steam heating radiators have been invented into which fresh air can be drawn from out of doors, warmed and diffused about the rooms with the same effect of ventilation as tho a window were open. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO ADOPT SUFFRAGE BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 20.—Votes for Women," that worn and tattered slogan, has spread to Argentina and there is a prospect that not far in the future, the porteno will cease to gasp at the mere thought of the fairer sex in other lands going to the polls. He has greatly accustomed himself to seeing women in business offices, and now that his astonishment, prompted by this radical step toward feminine independence, has worn off, he is better prepared for the net blow. In the Buenos Aires provincial legislature a bill has recently been put forward with the object of securing the right of woman of every class to vote equally with men in the elections. Feminism, especially in its political aspects, does not claim a great number of followers, and the local press questions whether the measure was inspired by sentiments of gallantry or a genuine desire to secure absolute justice. While the Argentine woman has reached into medicine, law, engineer-in, teaching, journalism and office works, she is still primarily a home body," it is pointed out, and her domestic and rather sentimental education has not yet turned her thoughts toward the franchise. SEARCH SEA BOTTOM FOR LOST TREASURE LONDON, Aug. 20.—The success attending the salvaging of $20,000,000 in gold, which the ill-fated Laurentic contained when sunk by a submarine in Lough Swilly, on the north coast of Ireland, has induced the formation of a number of new companies. They will try to wrest treasure from the bottom of the sea. British merchant ships sunk by enemy action during the war amount to about seven and three-quarter million tonnage. Around the coasts of the United Kingdom alone there are believed to be 1,000 ships, totaling 2,000,000 tons lying at worable depths. The admiralty have closed down their salvage department, but private enterprise continues enthusiastic in quest for gold from the sea. The speculative risks are great; but the invest is oftimes greater.