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THE RAPID CITY DAILY JOURNAL 11136.3 RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS MURDER OF REV. FATHER HESLIN STILL A MYSTERY William Hightower Resists All Efforts to Connect Him With Murder IS NEARER A SOLUTION Authorities Are of the Opinion They Are on Track By the Associated Press. San Francisco, August Hightower, an itinerant baker, stoutly resisted all efforts by the police to connect him with the murder of Rev. Patrick Heslin, Colma priest and after two days of questioning, maintained he had no knowledge of the crime. Captain of detectives, Duncan Matheson and assistant district attorney, Golden, of San Francisco and District Attorney Franklin Swart, of San Mateo county, said they were nearer the solution of the crime than ever before.

Stuart said things are coming to a head. Hightower was confronted with information from widely different sources, tending they said, to show he had a knowledge of the priest's death, but he remained calm. Examinations of the contents of the trunk left in San Francisco by Doris Shirley, a waitress, with whom Hightower said he was living, gave no clue as to Hightower's recent actions, the police said, nor did it reveal the woman's present location. An article of women's wearing apparel, bearing a Denver, Colorado, store mark, was found and the name of Mrs. E.

H. Davis was inked on a shoe. 18-FOOT CANDLE CARUSO MEMORIAL From Inmates of Orphan Home, to which Singer Gave Endowment By the Associated Press. New York, August -Eighteen foot candle that can be burned on every All Soul's day, for 5000 years is being made here as a memorial to Caruso from the inmates of the orphan home to which the singer contributed $10,000 a year for many years. It will weigh 1,000 pounds Antonio Ajello, the maker, figures the candle would burn continuously for 13 years and seven months.

Mrs. Musser Dies Suddenly at Home of Son Word comes of the death of Mrs. L. A. Musser at the home of her son, Harry Musser, on Reynolds Prairie, August 10, where she was visiting.

Funeral will be held at Hill City, today, Saturday, August 13, at 1:30 p. m. Mrs. Musser, who is a sister of Mrs. E.

C. Garvey, is well known in Rapid City, where she has been living for the past year. She has lived in the Hills for many years and an obituary noticer will be printed later. -George A Clay is in the Deadwood hospital, expecting to undergo an operation. Business as Usual for the Old Doctor Marion, 0., August George T.

Harding, father of the president, who was married yesterday at Monroe, Michigan, to Miss Alice Severns, his office attendant, arrived at his office shortly before noon today accompanied by his wife. He announced he intended resuming his professional duties immediately. He said he and Mrs. Harding would reside temporarily in the residence the doctor has maintained here for a number of years. Dr.

Harding said at noon that he had received no word from the president, Resigned From the Cement Commission Pierre, S. August -The resignation of Paul Bellamy as member of the state cement commission, presented last winter, was formally accepted by Governor W. H. McMaster today. No explanation has been offered by the governor, and no announcement of the successor to Bellamy has been made.

Bellamy was an active member of the commission last year, and has maintained an office at the capital Swims Rapids Miss Dorothea Behrman, 19, is the first woman ever to of Brooklyn, swim the rapids of the chasm al Ausable, N. Y. She swam a quarter a mile and escaped with a few of scratches from jagged rocks. She holds three medals for diving and swimming. ADJOURNS SALE OF S.

F. PRESS Sheriff Wangsness Takes Formal Action, Adjourned for Today Sioux Falls, August the hearing in the federal court Wednesday on the petition for a modification of the order of Judge Elliott restraining the public sale of the Sioux Falls Press, set for Wednesday at 2 p. Sheriff ness appeared at the Press office at the hour scheduled for the sale and after reading the published notice of the sale, officially postponed it three days until Saturday, August 13. at the same hour. It is the plan at that time or him to go through the same procedure and adjourn the sale another three days, as permitted, by the state law until Tuesday, August 16, at 2 p.

m. This action will cover the time for the hearing Monday morning at 1 o'clock in the United States district court, when George W. Egan is summoned to appear to answer the petition of involuntary bankruptcy filed by George E. Adams and other friends. At this same time, Judge Elliott has announced, he will render his dicision on the petition of the Sioux Falls National bank for a modification of the order restraining the sale of the Press.

Roseburg Dentist Reported in Canada Calgary, August police have arrested a man, who after questioning him said he was Dr. R. M. Brumfield, of Roseburg, Oregon, the dentist wanted at his home city for murder of Dennis Russell, a laborer. Brumfield W23 arrested on a murder warrant and said he wouldn't fight extradition.

The police say he admitted he was the Roseburg dentist. Hydro-Therapy, Massage, Electricity Treatments M. W. Hickok R. of Yankton arrived in the city yesterday.

He comes to take charge of the Bath parlor work for Dr. M. S. Mendenhall. He has had special training for giving hydro-therapy, electricity and massage treatments, and he will give baths of all kinds, including Russian and Turkish.

Mr. Hickok comes highly recommended, having had charge of the baths at the Chamberlain sanitarium and also operated Bath Parlors in Mitchell and Yankton. Grand Lodge of Masons to Lay Corner Stone Hospital The Grand Lodge of Masons of South Dakota has accepted the invitation to lay the corner stone of the new Methodist Deaconess hospital, which is to be constructed in this city. Tuesday August 23rd has been the date named for the ceremony. Grand -Master Whorton, of Huron will not be present to officiate and in his absence he has asked Attorney George Philip to take charge of the ceremony as past Grand Master.

Following the exercises, former Congressman Eben W. Martin of Hot Springs will deliver an address. HUGHES NAMED HEAD OF U.S. DELEGATION TO THE CONFERENCE President Places in His Hands the Arranging of Details THE OPENING ADDRESS Delivered by Harding He Will Then Remain in the Background By the Associated Press. Washington, August 12.

-Harding has designated Secretary Hughes to head the American delegation to the disarmament conference and has placed in his hands the task of arranging all the remaining details of the meeting. The appointment of Hughes to head the delegation, overthrew any expectation that President Harding himself would act as a delegate to the disarmament conference. It is said other members will yet be chosen. although the president is known to have narrowed those he considered available and he may reach the point of other definite selections in the near future. He is understood to have decided at least that one place shall go to a United States senator and the choice of a woman as a member of the delegation is still within the range of possibilities.

The exact role to be played by President Harding has never been officially defined, but the general expectation is that after delivering his opening address at the conference on November 11, he will remain in the back ground of negotiations, leaving the direct contract with the foreign commissioners to his accredited representatives at the same time keeping close touch with them and all of the proceedings. By this course, Harding will be in a position similar to that of President Poincare of France, when he opened the Versailles conference and then retired from actual proceedings. NEW MEMBER CEMENT COMMISSION A. C. Hunt, of Rapid City, Appointed By Gov.

McMaster Friday Close upon the heels of the resignation yesterday of Paul from the state cement commission, comes the announcement that Albert IC. Hunt, of the First National Bank of this city has been appointed by Governor McMaster as a member of the state cement commission. This report was received last night over long distance from Pierre, where Mr. Hunt, Attorney Charles J. Buell and Senator George P.

Bennett are on a mission in connection with the state cement plant M. R. Benedict Hearings on Freight Rates Huron, Aug. R. Benedict, secretary of the South Dakota state farm bureau federation, left the city Thursday for Washington, where he will testify before the Interstate commerce commission relative to freight rates in this section.

Hearings on freight rates on grain and hay products are now before the commission. Mr. Benedict represents officially the state department of agriculture. 500 Have Entered Names to Take Part in Chicago Shoot New York, Aug. hundred entries have been received for the Grand American Handicap trap shoot to be held in Chicago, August, 22 to 27 inclustye.

A final entry list of more than 700 is expected, it was said today. Among the contestants already entered are rep resentatives from 38 states, the Canal Zone and Canada. In point of age they range from 82 years to 8. James Porter of Chicago is the octo genarian shooter and Fred Muller of Chicago, the eight year old. FUNERAL SERVICES From a telephone message from Sturgis last evening it was learned that the funeral services for the late Dr.

E. W. Swafford will be held at his home in Sturgis at two o'clock Sunday, August 14, conducted by the Masonic order. Dr. Swafford died at the Sisters' (Hospital in Deadwood yesterday morning following an operation, The doctor had been an invalid for the past six years.

STORM RAISES HAVOC AT TULARE Tulare, S. August. 12- This section of the country was struck about 5 o'clock Thursday by a severe wind storm blowing from the northwest, that created havoc with crops, trees and small buildings. The storm struck the roof from the city school building and raised small barns and garages in its path. Telephone and telegraph wires suffered as a result of the high wind and last night the town was in darkness.

In the country south and west of here there is scarcely a barn or granery left standing, corn is flat on the ground and grain stacks are scattered over the fields. Although the storm was the worst experienced here this year, as far as can be learned today no one was hurt. SEEK PARDON FOR HUSBAND Petitions Now in Circulation Requesting Release of Prisoner Sioux Falls, Augu, addressed to Governor McMaster and the pardon board are now in circulation in Sioux Falls and elsewhere around the state, by individuals, it is stated, seeking the pardon of Tom Hubbard, known as "The Man of Mystery," an inmate of the South Dakota penitentiary. Hubbard was convicted six and a half years ago in Turner county of the alleged crime of rape and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Much secrecy attaches to his past and he is said to be a lawyer, a man of means and of unusual brilliance.

He has steadily declined to reveal his past on the ground that he did not wish to bring his relatives into the matter. The petition sets forth that Hubbard it guilty of the crime for which he is serving, has served sufficient time already and if innocent, should be freed as a matter of justice. The Hubbard case for several years has attracted widespread attention over the state and Governor Norbeck declined to follow the one-time recommendations for pardon on the ground that investigation of the case had convinced him that Hubbard should remain where he is. The case before the pardon board September 1. Killed When Planes Crashed to Earth By the Associated Press.

Mason City, August men were killed and a third injured when two airplanes went into a tail spin crashed four hundred feet to the ground at 8 last night. Dead are W. W. Johnson pilot, and Day Koch a garage employe, Ray McWhorters the second pilot is in the hospital. Some Material Arrives For Belle Fourche Bridge Wasta, August in the north country and Wasta are jubilant these days over the prospects of the early construction of the long-longed (for and sorely needed bridge across the Belle Fourche river.

Some of the material is already here and is being hauled out. Among those assisting with the hauling of material and eager to see the bridge completed as soon as possible are: Art Fisher, Ole Olson, Levi Snook, Earl Muckler, E. C. Morrison, L. C.

Baker, Guy Harwood, E. D. Ainsworth and H. G. Fitzgerald.

These men and others are deeply interested in said bridge and have contributed heavily to same. It is thought the bridge will be completed this fall, Baseball By the Associated Press. NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game Philidelphia 10, Boston 5. Second Game Philadelphia 4. Boston 0, Brooklyn 3, ew York 1, Chicago 9, Pittsburg 12, Cincinnati 4.

St. Louis 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 6, Philadelphia 8, St. Louis 3, Detroit 1, Chicago 1, Cleveland 6. Only games today.

Ruth Chalks Up Another Philadelphia, August hit his 44th homer in the eighth inning in the game with Philadelphia. The ball went into the left field bleachers. No one was on bases, OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK BETTER PRICES ON FARM PRODUCTS Justified by Reductions of Railroad Rates in Effect ALL SHARE BENEFITS Beginning Administration's Program for Agricultural Relief Washington, August -Strong hope for better prices in agricultural! markets is justified by the reduc-1 tions of railroad rates on grain for export already in effect and proposed, according to a statement from the White House. Recent reductions of the export rate on grains between Chicago and New York will be followed by a sweeping revision of grain rates, generally including those from Mississippi river points and on lines to the Gulf in order that the entire agricultural interests may share fully in the benefits. Reductions on transportation rates on grain for export is described as one host to important measures the administration has initiated for the relief of agriculture and of the general industrial conditions.

Winding Up Tax Revision Washington, August winding up the revision of levy sections in 19 tax laws, the house ways and means committee of republicans, voted to increase from $2000 to $2500 the exemption allowed married men having an annual net income of $5000 or less. The change will be retroactive to January 1, 1921 and be in an addition to the increase of $2000 in the exemption for each dependent of the family previously decided upon. An agreement was also reached to decrease the manufacturers tax on candy from five to three per cent, the manutax on furs from ten to facturers cent, tax on art works from five per ten to five per cent and the repeal of all so called luxury levies. AID IN SIGHT FOR THE FARMER Bill to Extend Credits on Agriculture Before Congress Pierre, August the bill now before congress to extend credits on agriculture, is believed by Don Livingston, head of the state department of agriculture, to be a step which will go a long way. toward giving the farmers of the country an opportunity to "get a breathing spell" and get back to normal conditions again.

Mr. Livingston is certain that the amendments which have been proposed and recommended will extend the benefits of the of the War Finance Corporation to the place where the actual work farmer can get assistance. One of the principal features allows the war finance corporation to purchase from banks and trust companies, notes or bills of exchange Or other instruments of indebtedness which are secured by chattel mortgages, warehouse receipts, bills of lading or instruments which secures a marketable title to agricultural products. This provision Mr. Livingston believes will allow the farmer to secure bank credits on securities which can be passed on to the war finance corporation, and allow the farmer to carry his products up to a time when he can sell to a better advantage instead of forcing him to liquidate when the market is adverse, Another amendment allows the war finance corporation to advance money to banks and trust companies which have advanced money for agricultural purposes, this to relieve the pressure on these banks an dallow them to have an opportunity to ease up on the agricultural loans they have maturing.

Daring Robbery on Busy Street in Des Moines Deg Moines, Aug. Koppock, messenger for the Capitol City State bank, was held up within halt a block of the city hall by four men and robbed of $6,000 at 10 a. m. yesterday. The robbery occurred at East Seeond and Locust streets.

The robbers drove up beside the messenger as he was walking along and unarmed on his way to the clearing house, grabbed his grip and escaped in an automobile. The grip is said to have contained $6,500 and a number of checks. To Aid Mother 1. Harrison. 19, salled for Berlin to meet his mother.

Mrs. Margaret Harrison Mrs Harrison. an American writer. was recently. released from a Bolshevik prison after 15 months imprisonment.

OIL STRIKE IN STANDING BUTTE Drilling at 1000 Feet, Oil Bearing Shale Hit Near Ft. Pierre Pierre, Aug. first oil produced in central South Dakota was brought in yesterday by tary C. E. Paisley of the South 'kota development and refining company from the company well near Standing Butte.

Drilling at the well has reached a point nearly a thousand feet deep, and yesterday the drill had penetrated an oil bearing shale, which showed such strong indications of oil that over a quart of pure crude oil was gathered from the water with which the well was being slushed. The drillers at the well con.sider this a very excellent sign, and state that it is very probable that this oil is seepage from a pool lower down, which will be struck when the drilling has reached a greater depth. The Fort Pierre backers as well as local people who are interested in the company are very much excited over these indications, and it probable that it will be easier to finance the remaining than it has been heretofore. A operations steady stream of cars has been going out from Fort Pierre ever since the report was brought in that oil was actually being produced at the well, and everyone who has been out is enthusiastic over prospects for the future. Melody Boys Will Show Some Real Stuff The American Legion has finally come into its own in staging real dances, and tonight's dance promises to make a real hit with all who attend.

Have secured Earl Stewart and his melody boys to furnish the music. A few of the latest song hits will be given by local singers also a quartette number. Admission to gentiemen 25 cents, ladies free. Everyone who cares to dance or wishes to watch others dance is cordially invited. South Dakota Hail Losses Heavy This Year Pierre, S.

August state hail insurance department will be called upon to meet much heavier losses this year than last. The total number of claims filed for last year was 5,200 while to date this year 5,788 claims have been filed. While the heaviest of losses have gone by and the new claims for this year are not likely to be extensive, it is believed the demands of the year will eat up the surplus of former years, and likely call for part of the receipts of the present year. But there will be no greater delay in meeting. payments than that required to carry the business along as it has been carried in former.

years. More Farms for the Veterans of the Wars By the Associated Press. Washington, August than two hundred farms on government reclaimed lands will be opened for entry by former service men next month, The farms are located, on the North Platte irrigation project in. Wyoming and will be opened September 9. The other, the Shoshone project, fifty seven in number will be opened a week later.

CAMPER FINDS BUTT SHOTGUN USED TO KILL KENNEDY Deputy Sheriff Summoned To Return From Arizona PROMISES TO TALK Mrs. Obenchain Says Could Tell Story Would Restore Freedom By the Associated Press. Los Angeles, August J. B. Fox, deputy sheriff of Los Angeles county, was summoned to return from Arizona, where he had been investigating a case.

He was taken to the county jail and began a long talk with Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, who with Arthur C. Burch was indicted yesterday nthe charge of the murder of J. B. Kennedy.

The woman promised to talk freely, if Fox was recalled. Earlier she told interviewers she could tell the story that would restore her freedom, but she said it would not be fair to a person in whose innocense she believed. She declined to say whether she referred to Burch. Both prisoners have been remanded to the county jail to be arraigned Monday, The discovery of a butt of a double-barrelled shot gun in the Pacific ocean, near Santa Monica was announced today by the sheriff's officers investigating the slaying of Kennedy. The butt was found Saturday by a camper and was from a secre-12-gauge shotgun.

Two twelve gauge shells were found near the Kennedy cottage last Friday night. Hill Party Visit Chicago and Other Points Mr. and Mrs. E. E.

Hill and son, Lawrence, and Harry Hill returned Thursday from an auto trip to Chicago. They left three weeks ago, taking with them Mrs. Hill's mother, Mrs. Rimmer, who had been here visiting from Mitchell. When they reached Mitchell they left Mrs.

Rimmer at her home there and took in Mr. and Mrs. Queeney, who went with them to Chicago, and also returned home with them. The Queeneys formerly lived here and are pleased to meet old time friends. All enjoyed the trip exceedingly, Offers Special Prizes to American Yachts By the Associated Press.

Cowes -The Royal Yacht Squadron are giving a special prize to the first American six-meter kacht to finish in the first British -American cup race at Cowes regatta. The town of Cowes will give a cup for the first American yacht in the second cup race. -Mrs. C. C.

Van Nuys was pleased yesterday to greet many of her old time friends while entertaining informally those who cared to call. While the copious rain that fell during the early part of the afternoon was very good for the country it made it difficult for ladies to get out and hindered some from calling. Fruit punch, iced tea and cakes were served. Weather By the Associated Press. Close South Dakota--Fair.

Saturday, preceded by showers east, some. what cooler, Sunday fair, The sun will rise Sunday at 4:56 a. m. and set 6:59 p. 6a.m.

m. 6p.m, Temperature, (dry bulb) 59 85 73 Temperature, (wet bulb) 55 67 66 Relative humidity, per cent 77 39 68 Wind direction NW NE Wind velocity, miles per hour 4 7 7 Precipitation, 0 1.06 State of the weather, Pt cloudy Clear Cloudy Highest temperature yesterday 88 Lowest temperature yesterday 58 Highest temperature recorded one year ago today 79 Highest temperature ever recorded at Rapid City during the month August, 106 degrees, Precipitation during the twenty-four hours ending at 6 p. m. yesterday, 1.06 inches, Total precipitation since August 1st, 1.21 inches. Total precipitation since January 1st, 10.25 inches.

HARLEY N. JOHNSON, Official in Chargs,.