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BOBEBVRO, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1021.
VOL. X. Xo. 237, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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PROSECUTION ATTEMPTING
TO IDENTIFY HEADLESS, BODY
IN BRUMFIELD AUTO WRECK
jiiterof Dennis Russell Sobs Aloud When Portions ef Scalp are
Examined Brumfield Shows No Signs of Remorse
Sits as Sphinx and Eyes Witnesses.
"Stunner, Slarmer, come here
, nous" Mid Klclianl llnuii
AakL when ho whs brought
lata the court room and seated
the side of hl wife for the
afteV."n session. '
Htos-tff SUwmer Rot up alia
mlxtsl over to the prinonw.
"Say. Stamier, 1 wt-Ji you'd
nl me th ortins pafio out of
mi of the pier anil Ic me
look It over. I want to Ret
km do) on the world's
ntM," wan the requi'Ht made
rr the prisoner.
Stunner mid he would get a
spirting edition for him and
BntmfMd smiled broadly.
Mm. Brrrmfleld grinned pleas
antly at the officer :d then at
ber hnnband. She hml a brand
lew book of fiction lying on
the table in front of hor aud in
formed her husband that " he
could take it to the cell with
aha tonight to read.
Apparently Brumfleld la more
Mneemed in the ontcome of the
world'! series ball games than
U Is with the trial which will
(Mil tlte lonscfity of Ills life.
Sobbing as though her heart would
task. Mr. Julia Smith, slater or
hull Russell, the alleged murder
itctln, took the witness stand this
Bor&lng aiid pressing the two por
tloii!i of dried scalp and Bray hair to
torebeek, cried out- "It is my
bre'.hw."
Thti dramatic scene caused a rlp
o( excitement In the courtroom.
The defendant and his wife eyed
lb Toman and then turned to each
Mier and exchanged smtles.
Nothing Vet Proved.
Then the court adjourned at noon
owy of the state's star witnesses
btJ been examined and yet no proof
IM been Introduced to the effect
ttit the headless body Mas that of
Uennls Russell, or no testimony had
ben Introduced tending to show
Hit tin man met his death at the
IBM of Brumfleld.
Must He Proven.
Then allegations contained in the
hJIctment charging Brumfleld with
degree murder must be proven
ouWJury bevond all shadow of a
fHJOnihle doubt. If the state falls
to eonrlnce the Jurors that Brum
M killed Russell and that the do
Wlttted form found amid the
rerkaite of ths Brumfleld ear-was
"lit of Dennis Russell, then the ver
I mnst be "Not guilty."
Defense Attempts to Disprove.
The defense this morning attempt-
in their cross-examination to
that the hdy was not that of
"is Russell. Each and every wit-
rj wlln testing to viewing the
"V to th morgue was asked by
Wtto?"" th,"y could mak8 ,d',nti'
Mentlflcatlon or the headless and
body taken from the wreck
J" f the Brumfleld auto wreck on
l'ht of July uth occupied a
r lwtlon or the time at the
"rsnuisM n,..,. . , i
y witnesses Pa1lB(j br tn9
tk. i. " ""npt to definitely fix
Identity of ,h. mide form.
..h. ''" ' required to again
Miry the body, even though the
ftIr..'.)ur,T returned a verdict
l" "'1S, that or Dennis
Mm h. 1 ,DrT ""t be sat-
n. "L! reasonable doubt that
"My I. .v, of RnMe tha,
U 5. " of r Brum-
Th rcslorlty of the witnesses
swl.i ' ,h '"roner's Inquest
,"" "ummoned todav and
Hri.., "ftements that the
nlsBnir ,7 ""rab,e " torn of
"ntrnflold Fnters ronrt.
1 1 '?! "'"'ties before the b
N H a . ""riling Dr. Hirh
fl inn . iT,flM w"" ' h'
ni fj ' in. rourtroo'n.
mT " ftr" slightly
bit eompoturs
imien oy on 01
IB
his attorneys he said that he was
feeling fine.
For the first time since the trial
began the prisoner wore a seft col
lar. He wore, the same dark btue
suit, and the customary white sox.
As his wife entered the courtroom
he arose to his feet and remained
standing until after she was seated.
She smiled bravely at hiui and spoke
a few low words.
The courtroom was" well filled
when court convened, and before the
morning had passed, only standing
room was available.
IVrcy Webb Testifies.
Deputy Sheriff Percy Webb was
the first witness called this morning.
He was one of the tm who visited
the wrecked auto on the night of
July 13. He told of finding the de
capitated body beside the automo
bile. It was wedged in the culvert
so tightly, be said, thst it took force
to remove It. The shoulders naa
evidently scraped down the side ef
the cement, for there was a broad
streak ot blood a short distance baok
from the mouth, of the eulvert. The
body was stiff wfcen removed, he
said.
He stated - that tha water was
dammed up behind the body to a
slight depth, and that when it was
freed two sticks of dynamite floated
down, which he picked up. He was
handed three sticks of the explosive
In court this morning, but was un
able to determine which were the
ones he had found. He also told of
finding a bunch of keys under the
body, and these ha Identified In
court. He also Identified a burnt
gun, which he said he first saw lying
a short distance from the car, and
on a higher elevatloa than tbs car,
upon his arrival at tbs soene of the
wreck. He also told of picking up
the fountain pen, pipe, papers, let
ters etc., all of which he identified
in court. He testified that the oar
was In second gear. Whoa examined
by the attorneys ho repeated that
the car was In second gear. When
asked If he had ever driven an Elgin
car, he replied that he had once. He
said he did not know whether it had
a universal gear shift or not He
also testified, upon eross-examlna-rinn
tfcfit msnv neaole visited the
the next morning and
"fussed around.
Ho Alan aald there were shells In
the burnt gnn when it was found,
but that he did not examine them or
take them out.
lit i it a itomoved rVom Court,
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Webb's
Blncham requested
that the' three slicks of dynamite be
removed from the courtroom, but
befng kept In the
loll Ttriimffeld did not smile at
this. Although the Judge was In
formed that there was no danger of
v. .tixtra Pinlndlnr. stilt he insisted
on their removal, and delegated
Sheriff Starmer to take them from
the room. .
Russell's Bister Breaks Down. .
utr. Tuii. Smith, a sister of Den
nls Russell, was the next to tske the
.,.a aha tifnntlfled tha handwrlt-
.. in the A arv as tnat or ot
ki. The witness Dross oown
h '.tiiTiit and In a votes choked
with sobs, she asked for drink of
water. This was hanaea to dot sou
nniiniid her testimony. .
When handed tnw two piec ui
...t. tnr Identification she sobbed
sloud and pressed tbem lovingly to
i... ,fc.fr When asked if she
recognlied the hslr. she said: "Tea,
i.. ..(. of mr brother.
As tho womsn cried bltterlv on the
witness stand, Mrs. Brumfleld turned
and smiled at her hoshsnd who
i .... nlT rlsnced at her and
then fixed his attention agsln on the
witness.
T Ttnasell Callesl.
i n,nell. wife of Fd Russell
and a slsr-In-lsw to the victim of
the mnrder. n toox me "
She Identified the fountain pen and
.i... .Kfts nr ner nroinw-m-ip-
and also said ths Bat was th one h
wore the last time sha saw him. -he
underwent a " V",.
nation by Attorney Mm aaa admit
HffllS llffl mm-
ted that there were no peculiar
marks of Identification on the watch,
pipe, or fountain, pen, and no marks
other than the initials on the band
by which she could Identify the hat.
RUKsell'a Barber Testifies.
A. J. Wlllard, a local barber, was
the netx witness called. He statea
that he had known Dennis Russell
for about bIx years, and had done
most of his tonsorlal work during
that period, having cut his hair last
on the 25th ot June. He positively
identified the hair, and said that
both pieces of scalp were from the
same person.
The attorneys Tor the derenso tried
to break the witness down by stren
uous cross-examination. He was
asked If he could tell the difference
between human hair and animal hair
and replied thst he could, but was
unable to explain the difference
whjen asked to do so. He stated posi
tively that this was Dennis Russell's
hair. He testified that Russell al
ways had his neck shaved round, and
that the back portion or the necK
which was still attached to the body
had been shaved round. Upon oross
examluatlon he stated that lens than
40 per cent of his customers had
their necks shaved round.
Gasps were heard from the spec
tators as the witness was handed he
baked ear for Identification. He ad
mitted that the gruesome object was
the one he had seen at the coroner's
inquest.
J. B. Rose TesttAea.
J. E. Rose, a resident of the Wins
ton district, took the witness stand
and testified that he had been ac
quainted with Dennis Russell for
about 35 years. He said that be had
been a boyhood friend of the victim.
Mr. Rose said that he last saw Den
nis Russell about one week before
the alleged murder.
, Mr. Rose testified that after he
had viewed the headless body at the
morgue he was able to Identify It
positively as that of Kusseu. no
also said that he was familiar witb
Russell's handwriting and wnen
ahown the diary found in the auto
wreck, stated that It was the ohirog-
raphy of the dead man.
Upon cross examination Mr. Rose
said that the body was In a bad state
of decomposition when ne examined
It and that an autopsy had been per
formed uopn It.
Ed. Russell on Htana.
Rrumfleld today for the first time
faoed the brother of the man wnora
he is accused of murdering.
Ed. BusselL brother or uennis
nusselt. took the stand and testified
to identification of the headless body
in the morzue and or it later oeing
claimed and burled by mm as n
brother. . ,
Brumfield faced the brotner or ins
murder victim without batting an
eye. The sniny eyes oi m
man stared nxeaiy in me mrecuuu
of the witness stand. He am not
a muscle and tils jaws wera
... . rH Basaell onlr once let his
eyes wander in the direction of the
defendant, mere was no sionu.
hatred in his eyes as one might
Imagine there would be.
He was handed the two pieces or
scalp bearing the gray hair of Den
nis Russell. He examined the hair
eloserr and said that it was very
.imiisr in that of the murdered man
Ha aa Id that be was last, wua ni
hrnthnr on July 12th, the day re
ceding the alleged murner.
Dennis Russell was wen ana uyj
three months sgo today, ne sain, ana
was up to his place assisting In fall
ing some tr-ees
srar en nn-in in,-,,.
VA Russell Identified the follow
ing ariirles found in tne wreca an
the property of his brother: A silver
wstch, pipe, fountain pen, diary,
oharred shoe and several letters.. He
also Identified the hst louna in mo
pool of blood on the highway as the
one worn by his brother Dennis on
July 12th. .....
finnltl Sot rare .un'-"
Mrs. Brumfleld for the first time
during the trlsl tnrnea ner nonu
.... frnm the lury snn witness
stand during the bearing of Russell's
mAni She wnicneu nor uu-
k.nit MlnsnlV.
The composure ot me nni..-uuui
wsa not In the lemst aisturoeo. ti
Richard Bruuifleid reis tne iiijuiwi
trsce of remorse be has it well con
cealed. He sat with fohiea arms
ikrnmhnii the testimony snu iiwi
n .hnm-ed nervousness.
During the testimony oi inw umi
dored msn's brother the spectators
In the courtroom sat on the edge of
their seats In breathless suspense.
Many eyes ere pinned upon the ac
cused man but tne cenirai nKum iu
the case plsved his part well.
Mrs. nnimfleM Clieerfiil.
Following the taking of this testi
mony the court took a ten minutes
reTnrln the recess Mrs. Brumfleld
ehatied sayly with the prlaoner's
guards. Brumfleld ssld nothing sod
appeared to be deep In thought
a, her Itmiher Called.
J, T. R assail, another brother of
LIT 10 ARMS
IS
Complete Abolition of Arm
ament Not Possible Nor
Desirable Harding Says.
PROPOG AN DA IS HIT
Propaganda Directed Towards Com
plete Disarmament is Apt to
Damaice Conference, presi
dent Bays In letter.
WASHINOTON. Oct. 12 A- Four
delegates selected by the president
to represent the United States at the
disarmament and far eastern' con
ference, met today to begin the form
ulation of the policies of the Amer
ican delegation. Home bint of the
President's hope for the conference
was seen in a letter given out at the
whltehouse, written in reply to a re
quest that he work for "universal
disarmament." Absolute disarma
ment, the President wrote In reply.
was "beyond hope or realization
and perhaps not very desirable, but
'reasonable limitation "was ar prac-
tlcal proposition wun some nope. or.
accomplishment, he said. ;
In the totter, which President
Harding made public lu an effort to
Dennis Russell, was the next witness
to take the stand. Mr. Russell was
wearing a largo bow of black crepe
In memory of his aged father who
died two davs ago at his home. The
father's death. It was said, was
causea oy worry over me uiumei ui ,
. . l , ...
hla inn Tlnnnls I
Brumfleld watched the witness
closely and loaned slightly forward
to oatch the testimony wnicn was
given in a low tone.
Mr. Russell ineniinea me gray
hair on the portions of scalp as the
hair of Dennis Russell.
Brumfleld seemed to take a de
cided interest In this man's testi
mony and turned towards tho Jurors
several times as If to see whether or
not they were hearing all that was
being said.
Isauore scng jesiiiiea.
Isadora Scllg. Myrtle Creek mer
chant, who It Is alleged sold the
shoes to Dennis Russell which were
found In the Brumfleld auto wreck,
was the next witness. Hho was
shown the charred shoe taloen from I
it,. rth fnni of tho hodv and staten ,
that although the snoe was naoiy .
burned he was of the -belier that It
was the Star brhnd shoe sold to Rus
sell several days prior to the mur
der. He also Identified tho charge
alln which was found among other I
articles belonging to Russell In the
wreckage.
Upon cross examination Mr. -eng
dmltted that ho could not positively
identiry the shoo.
Found nynnniite ,np.
C W. Parrott. a resident or Rose-
bnrg, who visited the wreck about 10
o'clock on the morning or July 14.
stated that he found a dynamite can
with about a foot of fuse attached. It
was round about 7 feet from tne
wrecked ear. There was a dent In
the side of the cap. as If It had been
stepped on.
Wounds Made After Doalli.
Dr. E. B. Stewart, who In company
with Dr. Houck performed an
autopsy on the body, was tne nexi
witness cslled. He statea upon
cross-examination that there Were
two bullet wounds In tne nnoy, onn
that both wounds were Inflicted af
ter death. When sskea now ne
knew this, be said that one of the
bullets took s course through three
vertebrae and lodged In tne cnest
cavity, and had there been any blood
nlrru atlon It wouia nave lormeu a
hemorrhage In the chest cavity.
There was no trace of a hemorrhage
he stated. . .,
He further statea that tne ounei
wounds would not have caused Im
mediate death, but thst (he Injured
person would have lived a few hours
snd perhsps a few days. "I do not
know whst caused the death of this
person." he told the Jury. He dem
nnatratad on the person of Dexter
Rice the course taken by the bullet
thronah the body of the desd man
He was nnable to state how the
head was removed. He ssld. how
ever, that the tissues were Jugged,
and thst If It was removed bv an In
itrnment that It was a very dull one.
There was no mark or Idontincn-
lion on the body that he would
(CeatlBUtl so page six.)
DAILY MARKET REPORT
.
, ' By Asmx-tated Press) - s
PORTLAND, Oct. 12. Cattle
and hogs reported steady;
sheep steady. Lambs twenty-
five higher. East of tho moun-
tains lambs quoted at $8.57.
Eggs unsettled. Butter firm.
CASK GOES TO JURY
4 tnvUnttod Press.)
REDWOOD CITY. Oct. 12.
The ca.se of William Hlghtowor
aci-uned of the murder of Fath- s
or Patrick Ileolln, will probably
go to the Jury Thursday. There
waa no court session today on
account of a holiday.
stem the growing propaganda, most
ly woll Inlcntioned. which seeks to
bring about the complete abolition of
aruiainmt, tho president states clear
ly that the American delegation at
the amis parley will seek only arma
ment limitation. Armament abolition
propaganda Presldeut Hardlug be
lieves is arousing false, hopes which
cannot be realized aud which. It In
sisted upon, . might wreck the con
ference. , i
CiLASOU.FOl'ND OVILTY
i't
of the
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r,i,.,, .... ,,, j ii.v bv a
...v illst1CB , the Peace Wolls'
- , ,,. .
. . unlttW(uiry possessing li
OHor.
lt Is omiounced that the case
will he prea!d. --This verdict was
rendered after the Jury had been out
noo'ii nnu an imur, nn.-i . mm
lasted practically all day. It 'was
(Jlarou's second trial, the first one
having resulted In a dlRaerooment
h ih. hir. Kn..n. IfprirtLnr. '
"j
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Two Divorce
,. Suits Are Filed
Two divorce suits were filed In
tho circuit court today. May Miller
Is bringing suit for divorce against
Lullier MllbT. who she clalniB de
serted her during the month of May
1920. They were married at Elk
City. Oklahoma, on July 7. 1916. and
have ono child. Margaret Way is
bringing suit against Robert Way.
charting desertion and cruel and In
human treatment. They wre mar
ried in Colorado In 1SU7 and have
seven children, she claims. Accord
lug to her complaint the family was
(inserted in seun-niner on
r.arges mat neioro ih nusuanu mm
father deserted tho family he rre-
auentlv beat her and whipped her
and that ho beat and abused the
children. She asks ir.O a month for
tho suoiioi t of herself aud children
Attorney U. I.. liiKiy represents muu
plaintiffs.
Alice Thurston to
Wed Eugene Man
The engagement or Alice Thti
ton, a well known Hoseburg girl, to
Spencer R. Collins or Kusene, was
announced lnet Thurailav evening at
a dinner party at the PI Beta Phi
sorority on tho University of Oregon
catnnus.
Thn bride-to-be is a graduate of
tho local high school, and last year
graduated with high honors rroin the
I niversltv. She Is St present doing
nost-eradtiato work there, snd takes
an active part In all college-activi
ties.
Mr. Collins Is a student In th
school or business admlnlntratlon at
Eugene, and- Is a member or the
Sigma Alpha Kpsllon rraternlty.
Recommendations
Made to Conference
(Ttv tintten Prnea 1
WASHINGTON, Oct 12. The or
ganisation of special committees or
irnvermsra anil mayors to frame a
rampiilrn for wiping out "collusion
nnH cnnililnnSlon" Said to exist in the
-building industry was recommended
as a means of relieving Idleness In
constructive trades. Railroad rates
must takn the longest drop In the
nation's rendliistment program, fl
rures presented to the conference
show, while wares and retail prices
miiri Fnltnw umi In ilia dnwnward
trnM pftW material producers are
jbeartnf the brunt ot the bard times,
GIANTS TAKE LEAD IN
WORLD SERIES CONTEST
WINNING
Ward's Error Loses Game For
Game Featured by Close Playing on Part of ,
Players of Both Teams.
POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, I
Oct, 12 Douglas and Mays fought
a royul battle today, one of the fast
est and tensest of the world series,
the tilnuta winning by a score ot two
to one making the series four to
three In their favor. The Yankees
drew first blood In the second inn
ing when Plpp got around the bags
for the opening score. The Innings
were then scoreless until the fourth
when the C.lnnts evened accounts.
Young making the circuit, scoring on
Meusel's single The fast sixth inn
ing was marked by three pu touts In
succession by Ward The Giants
forged ahead In the seventh whon
Rawllngs got on by Ward's errorleTTbr,
old scored on Snyder's twoJavflfer.
i
GIANTS DornfTas and Stridor.
YANKEES Mays and Schang.
First Inning.
YA NKEES-r Fnwslor flyed. out to
Young who made a nice running
a)tamst the wall.' Hecklnpaugh
eot a long nit to lore ror two bases.
FrUch threw out Miller. - Douglas
knocked down Meusel's grounder and
threw him out. No runs; no hits;
no errors.
GIANTS Burns flyed out to Meu-
300,000
sen. Bancroft got a double Into left.
Frlsch flyed out to Miller. Bancroft
went to third on the catch. Mays
robbed Young of a hit and threw
hi mi out. No runs; one bit; no er
rors. Recond Inning.
YANKEKS Plpp doubled. Ward
sacrificed, Frlsch to Kelly, Plpp scor
ed on McNally's single to right.
Schang forced McNally, llnncroft to
Rawllngs. Mays lined out to Rawl
lngs who made a leaping catch. One
run; two hits; no errors.
GIANTS Kelly fanned nn throe
pitched balls. McNally threw out
Mousell, Ptpp making a back hand
catch. After making five fowls,
Rawllngs was thrown out by McNal,
ly. No runs; no hits; no errors.
Third Inning.
YANKEES Fewster got a single
Into left but went out trying to
stretch it. Mousel to Bancroft. Pock-
Inptuigh got a - Texas Longer Into
left. ' Miller popped - to I'.ancroft.
Meusel fanned. - No runs; two bits;
no errors.
GIANTS Baker went In to play
third In place of McNally who hu't
his shoulder when he stolo second.
Pecklnpaugh threw out 8nyder.
Douglas struck out. Burns got a
two bnse hit over Baker's head. Han-
croft fanned. No runs; ono bit; no
orrors.
Fourth Inning.
YANKEES Plpp grounded out to
Kelly unassisted. Douglas tossed out
Ward. "Uome Run" Baker tho old
home run king was given a big band
when he came to bat. He flyed out
to Frlsch. No runs; no hits; no er
rors. GIANTS Mays' threw out Frlsch.
Young got a single post Werd. ofl
Ward's glove. Kelly struck out snd
Young stole second. Young scored
on Men nel's Hue drive to center Held.
Rawllngs went out to Plpp. One
run; two hits; no errors.
' Fifth Inning.
YANKEES Douglas threw out
Schang. Rawllngs threw out Mays.
Fowstor fanned. No runs; no bits:
no errors.
GIANTS Snyder flyed out to Mil
ler. Douglas grounded to Plpp.
Hums got a two bsse hit hut was nut
trying to stretch It. Miller to Ward
to Haker. No runs; one hit; no er
rors.
Hlxlh Inning.
YANKF.K8 Peek In nnu eh fouled
out to Frlsch. Frlsch threw out Mil
lor. Meusel flyed out to Young. No
runs: no hits: no errors.
GIANTS Ward threw out Ban
the figures show. 8istltlc.s present
ed to the conference thow thst pre
war prices were greatly Inflated and
distorted, reusing economic chaos
throughout the nation.
BY
SEVENTH GAME
Yankees In Seventh Inning
croft. Ward threw out Frlsch. Ward
threw out Young. No runs; no hits;
no errors.
Seventh Inning. ' '
YANKEES Plpp lined out to
Douglas; Ward flyed to Burns. Bak
er singled to center. . Schang singled
to center. Baker going to third.
Schang wont to second on a wild
pitch. Rawlinga tirew out May. No
runs; two hits; no errors.
GIANTS Pecklnpaugh threw out
Kelly. Meusel struck out. R-'
ngs got to first on Wnrt'e'error.
Snyder hit Into JaOr-Tleld for two
bases eeorJju-T(awllng8. Douglas
strucjfc-out. One run; -one hit; one
Eighth Inning.
YANKEES Douglas threw ' out
Fewster.- feck struck out Miller
walked. Bancroft threw out Meusel.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
GIANTS Pecklnpaugh threw out
Hums. Peck also threw out Ban
croft. Frlsch struck out No runs;
no hits; no errors.
Ninth Inning.
YANKEES Rawllngs threw out
Pipp. Ward flyed out to Burns.
Bakor got a single through. Kelly's
legs. Devormer ran for Baker.
Douglas threw out Schang. No runs;
one hit; no errors.
Scores by Innings,
TEAM 12346678RHH
YANKEES - CU 0 SJLi 0 0 18 1
GIANTS 0 0 0 1 0 0.
IOIlKST HKKS REPORTED.
The forest fires In the vicinity of
Tiller have caused the forest service
to continue Its fire fighting season
several weeks over the usual time
The fires although not largo . havo
been quite stubborn and It was
necessary to put several men on the
Job of extinguishing them.' The for
OHt service Is proparlng Its snnual
report, but will not be able to file
this report until aftor the regular
dale as tire data on these two fires
will not he obtainable until the pa
trolman's report Is In.
IlKAITH CONDITIONS GOOD
According to City Health Officer
B. R. Shoemnker, there Is only onn
contagious disease In Roseburg at
tho present time. That Is a com
bined case of scarlet lever and chirk
en pox, but Is not serious. Thn case
is under qiiardnn and there Is no
danger fit Its spread. There Is a
general epidemic or colds some of
them quit's severe but nothing which
would Indicate the return of flu.
TAX RISI1 O.V
The usual October tsx rush Is on
"ml the belated taxpayers are caus
ing considerable work at the tax col
'ectlng department. Some trouble Is
Ving experienced over the new high
ichol lax w hich Is not understood by
i.any taxpayers. This Isw psssed by
he recent legislature makes a decid
ed change In the method of raising
'unds for the support ot high schools
-f the statn.
In from Myrtle Creek
Mrs. Stuart Mlchell and son. Stu
art, or Mvrtlo Creek are snendlng a
few davs In this city visiting with
friends and relatives.
In from Dlxonville
Mrs. T. O. Dlxon and daughter,
Hetty, are spending a few days In
town shopping and visiting with
friends snd relatives.
In from South Deed Creek
Mrs. Roy Hatfield snd sister.
Grace Glllnm, of South Deer Creek
tpont the day In town shopping and
attending to business matters. .
Going tn rnllfornla
J. A. Worlev tnd wife sre pre
paring to leave soon on an auto trip
'hroiigh Coos and Curry counties and
lown the coast to California tn which
itnte thy expect to spend the Win
It er.