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VOL. LX NO. .18,923
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
PosTufffce a Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1921
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Seattle Bank Messenger
Robbed on Busy Street.
FAR EAST PROBLEM
RESERVED BY JAPAN
LUMBERMEN EXPECT
HEAVY RAIL BUYING
OREGON WEATHERS
MAN, 65, SHOT TWICE
BY ROBBER IN HOME
MEETING POINTS
. TO IRISH PEACE
Lloyd George and Valera
Freely Discuss Issues.
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FOR FAIR ASSURED
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HOUSE COMjMITTEE REPORTS
EXPOSITION RESOLUTION.
DENTIST
DISARMAMENT FLAX IS AC
CEPTED IX REPLY.
WEST COAST DEPRESSION" PE
RIOD SLATED TO END SOOX.
ASSAILAXT
DEPUTIES
MAKES ESCAPE;
START SEARCH.
FINANCIAL STORM
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Decapitated Body Found
in Flaming Auto.
IDENTITY CLEWS MIXED
Dr. R. M. Brumfield of Rose
burg Is Accused of Mur
dering Dennis Russell.
HEAVY INSURANCE FfiCTOR
Theory Is Intent Was to Have
$27,000 Go to Wife, Then
Let Her Know He's Alive.
KOSEBURG, Or., July 14. (Spe
cial.) The finding today of a
charred and decapitated body under
the wreckage of a flaming automo
bile on the Pacific highway "near
lillard led Sheriff Stamer tonight
to issue a warrant for the arrest of
Dr. R. M. Brumfield, a dentist of
this city, on a charge of murder.
According to the sheriff, the vic
tim was Dennis Russell, who lived
filone in a shack near Dillard.
Brumfield was known to carry a
"total of $27,000 insurance.
Both men were missing today.
The sheriff's theory was that Dr.
JJrumfield intended the insurance to
go to his wife and that later he
would make known his whereabouts
to her.
All-Day Investigation Made.
The warrant was issued after an
all-day investigation, including the
finding of mixed identification marks
on the body under the wreckage of
Urumfield's automobile; the charge
made by several motorists that they
had seen the Brumfield car last night
iind that feet were protruding from
the rear door of the machine; the
discovery at Russell's home of a
blood-stained and bullet-marked hat
belonging to him, and indications
that an attack had been made on
tomeone near Russell's home.
Sheriff Stamer declared his in
vstigations had disclosed that Dr.
Brumfield carried $1000 insurance
or. his automobile, $10,000 accident
insurance and $16,000 life insurance.
Blood Stains Are Found.
There also were found at the bank
of the creek near the scene of the
wreck blood stains, indicating that
.someone had survived the smashup
iind had gone there to wash. It also
developed that Dr. Brumfield had
been heavily involved financially,
the officers said.
Sheriff Stamer expressed the be
lief that Dr. Brumfield murdered
Russell last night, loaded the body
into the automobile, drove to the em
bankment west of the city, steered
the car from the road, touched fire
lo the automobile, placed his ring on
Russell's hand and blew off his head
with a stick of dynamite.
Searching parties were preparing
tonight to scour the hills for Dr.
Brumfield.
The wreck occurred shortly be
fore midnight last night, a mile and
a half west of Roseburg, on the main
road to Jlelrose, where Dr. Brum
field resided.
Dynamite Carried in Car.
In the car prior to the wreck were
eix or eight sticks of dynamite, three
caps and several lengths of fuse, all
of which were to be used in blasting
stumps. The explosion of the dyna
mite explains the decapitation of the
body, only three sticks remaining in
tact after the accident.
The automobile was driven over a
steep grade at a sharp curve, and
crashed into a tree. It then rolled
over a high culvert and dropped
about ten feet into a ravine. The
explosion of the dynamite evidently
occurred as the machine struck the
tree, for the position of the body in
dicated that the head was gone when
the body rolled underneath the ma
chine. Two Believed in Auto.
That there were two men, or one
nan and the body of the other in the
machine when it left the road has
not been established, but this was
the general supposition. Personal
effects of both Dr. Brumfield and of
Dennis Russell were discovered
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Senate Already Has Acted and
President Has Pledged Support
of Big: 102 5 Event.
THE OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. r. C, July 14. After a
brief presentation this morning: to the
foreign affairs committee of the
house by Seator McNary, Represent
ative McArthur and W. D. B. Dodson,
manager of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, the 'committee authorised
a favorable report to the house of
representatives on the Portland 1925
exposition resolution.
A couple of days will be required to
get the report of the committee
drafted. Representative McArthur
j said he would ask the committee to
I hold the resolution until Its regular
caicnaar aay. aDout August i, wnen
he would urge that the house adopt
the measure which would give the
Portland fair official national status.
Senator McNary, led in the state
ment as to what had been done and
was planned by the people of Oregon.
Representative McArthur followed
and Mr. Dodson closed. The appeal
was for the privilege of the western
city to put on a show that would re
veal the tremendous resources of that
territory and expedite development of
that important part of the nation.
Representative Burton, former Sen
ator from Ohio, was one of the most
interested questioners of the Oregon
men. and said he would be glad to do
all in his power to aid the region he
came to know- so well years ago
while chairman of the rivers and har
bors committee of the house.
Word that the house foreign affairs
committee reported in favor of the
Portland 1925 exposition was taken
Vby Julius L. Meier, chairman of the
board of directors of the exposition,
as assurance of government Indorse
ment. The senate already has adopt
ed a resolution favoring It. President
Harding has pledged his support and
the house is expected to carry out the
recommendation of the committee.
Plans now are under way for a
nation-wide campaign, to boost the
exposition. The adoption of the house
resolution and the formal indorsement
of the president will be the signal for
starting the campaign, Mr. Meier said
yesterday.
"It is Oregon's opportunity," Bald
Mr. Meier. "The question of finance
must not be a stumbling block. The
money required for the exposition
here will be repaid. Neighboring
states already are pledging their aid;
the railroads are behind us. If Oregon
falters, some other state will grasp
the opportunity and reap the benefits
that should be ours."
The 1925 exposition advisory com
mittee on publicity under Charles F.
Berg assumed the official title of
bureau of exposition promotion fol
lowing a meeting at the Portland
Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The
bureau will function in investigating
and originating publicity schemes that
may prove adaptable to the needs of
the exposition directors.
Many plans already are under way
to carry the Oregon 1925 message not
only to the entire United States, but
to the world. The bureau will be
called upon to discourage ill-advised
methods of publicity as well as to
promote those which meet require
ments. WORKERS IN STREET ROW
Alleged Strike Siympathiaers Ar-
rested at Great Falls, Mont.
GREAT FALLS. Mont., July 14.
Several alleged strike sympathizers
were arrested by the police here to
day, charged with creating a dis
turbance in connection with a non
union street crew. Later they were
released on bail. '
Twenty men were working, on the
streets here today and as many more
were employed in the garbage de
partment. Both crews were followed
by strike sympathizers, wlio shouted
and jeered. They were working un
der police protection.
A fifth member of an arbitration
committee, two named by the mayor
and two by the strike committee, has
not yet been named by these four
members. fc
COAST SPECIALISTS MEET
Xotable nt Convention of Olo-Oph-thalmolngical
Society.
SEATTLE, Wash.. July 14. Dr. H.
P. Mosher of Boston and Colonel
Henry Smith of Amritzar, India, a
member of the British army medical
corps, were guests of the Pacific
Coast Oto-Opthalmological society ' at
the annual convention of the society
which opened here today.
Dr. William House of Portland, Or.,
Dr. Edwin Neher of Salt Lake City,
Dr. C. A. Veasey of Spokane. Wash.,
and Drs. Robert Miller and E. R.
Lewis of Los Angeles were on 'to
day's programme for technical papers
on subjects dealing with diseases
of the ear, eye, nose and throat.
COLONEL McLEMORE DEAD
Well-Known Soldier Passes Away
at Xaval Hospital. '
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. Colonel
Albert S. McLemore. United States
marine corps, died last night at the
naval hospital at Mare Island.
He was assistant adjutant and in
spector of the department of the
west, a native, of Franklin. Tenn.,
a graduate of the naval academy and
saw active service in the Spanish
'war, Philippines andv West Indies.
I winning brevet rank for distinguished
'conduct in the Spanish war at Guan-
Lanamo bay.
ALL GET AWAY IN AUTOMOBILE
Taxi Driver Gives Chase, but
Trail Is Lost.
POSSES ARE ORGANIZED
Serial Numbers and Signatures on
Currency Sent Broadcast
to Western Police.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 14. (Spe
cial.) Four bandits shortly after 10
o'clock this morning snatched a bag
containing $25,000 in currency from
a messenger for the Northwest Trust
and State bank and escaped in an au
tomobile. Police throughout the city
were notified and other car-s took up
the chase.
Leland Higby, the messenger, was
held up at 10 o'clock this morning on
one of the busiest corners of the
commercial district by two of the
bandits, while two others waited in
the car. Half an- hour after the rob
bery police and sheriffs deputies
were patrolling all roads leading
from the city.
No Trace of Car la Found.
No trace of the car or the fugi
tives had been obtained tonight. The
bank announced that a bonding com
pany already had paid the loss.
The serial numbers and signatures
of the currency were sent out broad
cast to the police of the west in an
effort to apprehend the quartet.
Higby was accompanied by Curtis
Fisk, 18, another messenger for the
bank. Higby said he had come from
the Federal Reserve bank on the
third floor of the National Bank of
Commerce building, and had walked
about 30 feet down Second avenue
when the two men approached.
Taxi Driver Attracted.
One of them gripped him around
the neck, pushed a pistol against his
ear and told him to "drop It." Higby
dropped the satchel and the two men
jumped into their waiting automo
bile. Higby and Fisk, according to
Higby. shouted for a taxicab" and
attracted the attention of the driver
who took up the chase.
The satchel contained $20,000 in
$100 bills and $5000 in $50 bills, ac
cording to officials of the bank, who
said the loss was fully protected by
insurance.
The car in which the two men es-
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First Hitch, ir Hitch It Turns Out
to Be, Is Developed to Pres
ident Harding's i0ve.
WASHINGTON. D. C. July 14. (By
the Associated Press.) Japan today
informed the Btate department that
she is ready to enter the disarma
ment conference, but would withhold
assent to an unrestricted discussion
of far eastern questions as a part
of it.
The viewpoint of the American
government is that a solution of the
far eastern questions is a necessary
accompaniment to any disarmament
programme. 4
Thus develops the first hitch if a
hitch it turns out to be to President
Harding's plan to remove the causes
for heavy armaments and then reduce
the armaments themselves.
American officials, however, today
were optimistic that a way would be
found for a satisfactory conference
to which Japan will be a party and j
for a programme of armament re
duction acceptable to all.
The Japanese reply to the prelimi
nary question of whether she would
re'eeive an invitation to such a con
ference came to the state depart
ment today through the American
embassy at Tokio. Its text was not
made public and department officials
declined "to reveal its contents except
to say that It expressed approval of
the disarmament discussion, but did
not agree to a consideration of
Pacific problems.
It became known, however, that
the attitude of the Japanese govern
ment was known to the government
here. This attitude is that the dis
armament question is a vast one in
itself, and that if other questions are
introduced into the field of discus
sion, the conference may be so broad
ened as to endanger its success. Jap
anese officials were said to feel this
to be particularly true if the ques
tions so introduced are to affect the
delicate balance of diplomatic rela
tions in the orient.
There is manifest In Tokio a be
lief that such a debate might open
up a Pandora's box of troublesome
diplomatic intricacies, which would
set for President Harding's confer
ence a task of readjustment even
greater than, that attempted by the
peace conference of Versailles.
The alternative, in the belief of
Japanese statesmen, would be to
agree beforehand on exactly what
questions will form the subject mat
ter of the discussions. -.
To this is opposed the opinion of
American officials that if the nations
first agreed to come .into the confer
ence, whatever limitations appeared
advisable could be fixed by general
assent afterward.
What will be the next step of the
president and his advisers did not ap
pear tonight. But since all of the
powers are agreed as to the disarm
ament end of the proposed conference
It was the apparent purpose of the
state department to regard the assem
bling of the meeting as assured. For
mal notes of., invitation are expected
in due course.
Two courses are open in attempt-
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BE A GREAT COMFORT TO THE
Benefit to Industry in Disburse
ment of Vast Government Fund
to Roads Foreseen.
Prospective early railroad buying
seems to forecast the passing of the
most prolonged period of extreme de
pression ever known to the west coast
lumber industry, according to the
monthly Lumbermen's association is
sued yesterday.
With a resumption of railroad pur
chases, a gradual improvement is an
ticipated in the fall with probable re
turn to normal by spring, provided
further freight rate readjustments re
store competitive conditions for west
coast lumber in eastern markets.
"The government has plans well ad
vanced to disburse about $500,000,000
to the railroads, at the same time
funding railroad indebtedness to the
government, thereby temporarily re
lieving the railroads of their burden
of debt to the government, while plac
ing in the hands of the roads an im
mense amount of cash with which to
rehabilitate properties and equip
ment," says the statement.
"For this purpose there is now in
the United States treasury a sum of
$200,000,000. with additional appro
priations available without the nec
essity of enabling legislation. The
government cash, by permitting the
roads to resume purchasing activities
and redeem vouchers, is expected to
provide a substantial stimulus to bus
iness generally."
In the meantime, however, produc
tion in western . Oregon and western
Washington, continues heavily under
normal by reason of light demand, re
stricted credit, and heavy stocks at
the mills.
For the week ending July 9. which
included the mid-season holiday close
down, production was only 46 per cent
of normal, with 104 mills reporting
34,b3,119 feet as against a normal
production of 75,570,000 feet.
New business and deliveries were
likewise depressed, orders for the
week totaling 38,465.065 feet and ship
ments 36,218,167 feet.
EMERY TO LEAD LEGION
Xational Commander to Head Vet
erans' Trip to France.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 14. John G.
Emery, national commander of the
American Legion, announced today
that he will head the delegation of
250 legionnaires who are to visit
France this summer.
The French government Is to act as
host to the "second A. E. F."
SEX EQUALITY IS GRANTED
Smoking Compartments Tor Women
to Be Provided on Trains.
MONTREAL, July 14. Smoking
compartments for women are to be
provided on Canadian Pacific railroad
trains.
In making the announcement today
a company statement said the equality
of the sexes should be recognized li.
traveling. .
REST OF THE FAMILY,
Only One Bank Failure Re
ported Since War.
STATE IS AMONG SIX BEST
One House Reopened; Poor
Management Ruins Third.
WORTH DAKOTA IS HIT
Xon-Partisan Stronghold Is De
clared to Have Suffered Most
From Business Depression.
SALEM. Or.. July 14. (Special.)
Oregon, with only one bank failure
due to the financial depression fol
lowing the war, is among the six
states in the Union that have best
weathered the adversities caused by
declining prices, uncertain market
conditions and an abnormal situation
attendant to the country's readjust
ment, according to a report compiled
here today by Frank Bramwell. state
superintendent of banks.
Mr. Bramwell's report was based
on statistics furnished by the fed
eral reserve bank at San Francisco,
and covers the period from November
22. 1920. to July 1, 1921.- Slates other
than Oregon that have been credited
with only one bank failure during the
period covered in the report include
Tennessee, Connecticut. Massachu
setts, Florida and Wyoming.
One Bank la Reopened.
Although the federal reserve bank
statistics show that three banks in
Oregon closed their doors between
November 22. 1920. and July 1, 1921,
Mr. Bramwell said that only one of
these, the Crook County Bank of
Prineville, was forced to suspend
business because of the financial de
pression. The First State & Sav
ings Bank of Klamath Falls, which
closed its doors temporarily, was re
opened on March 14, 1921. liquidated
Its paper and low is on a solid finan
cial footing.
The closing of the Bank of Jack
sonville, also charged against Ore
gon, Mr. Bramwell said, was no due in
any way to- financial conditions, but
was the result of questionable man
agement. The president of this in
stitution now is serving a term in
the state penitentiary - for falsifying
the records of the depository, while
several other persons are under in
dictment, charged with being partly
responsible for wrecking the institu
tion. North Dakota Bit Hardest.
North Dakota, the stamping ground
of the non-partisan league, had the
most bank failures of any state in
1 the union. In this state there were
a total of 51 banks forced to close
their doors during the eight months
covered in Mr. Bramwell's report.
Texas was second on the list, with
39 failures, Montana third with 16
failures, and Idaho fourth with an
aggregate of 14 failures.
California had a total of three fail
ures. Including the First National
Bank of Gridley, California National
Bank of Modesto and the Nippon Bank
of Sacramento. The latter institu
tion subsequently was reopened.
Washington bad eight failures.
These included the State Bank of
Black Diamond, First National Bank
of Clarkston. Citizens Bank of
Georgetown, Ivelso State bank. North
Side State hank of Seattle. Scandinavian-American
Bank of Seattle,
Scandinavian-American Bank of Ta
coma and the Central Bank & Trust
company of Yakima.
Idaho Failures Reported.
Failures reported by the state of
Idaho include:
Overland National Bank of Boise,
Bruneau State Bank of Bruneau (re
opened June 28, 1921), Bank of Com
merce of Burley (reopened June 2
1921). Burley State Bank, Coeur
d'Alene Bank &. Trust company of
Coeur d'Alene, First National Bank of
Fairfield, Grangeville Savings Bank
& Trust company of Grangeville. Ka
miah State bank. State Bank of
Kooskia, Commercial & Savings Bank
of Mountain Home, Fidelity State
Bank of Orofino, State Bank of Peck,
Bannock National Bank of Pocatello,
Stockgrowers' Bank & Trust company
of Pocatello, Bank of Stites.
North Dakota Ha Failurea.
North Dakota bank failures follow:
First State bank, Adrian (reopened
March 8, 1921); First State bank
Amidon; Slope County State bank
Amidon; Citizens' State bank. Antler;
Statu Bank of Bantry, Bantry; Beach
State bank, Beach; Farmers' State
bank, Belfield; Farmers' State bank,
Braddock; First National bank. Car-
pio; Security State bank. Columbia
Security State bank, Courtney; Cro
cus State bank. Crocus; Donny Brook
State bank, Donny Brook; Dunseith
State bank, Dunseith; Citizens' State
bank, Edgeley; Scandinavian-American
bank, Fargo; Fortuna State bank
Fortuna; Glcnburn State bank. Glen-
burn; Farmers' & Merchants' bank
Cogswell: People's State bank. Grand
Forks; Farmers" State bank, Greene;
People's State' bank, Hatton; Farm
ers" State bank, Havelock; Citizens'
State bank. Hazen; Farmers' & Mer
chants' Equity bank, Jud; First Stat,
bank. Killdeer: First State bank.
Couple Return From Drive in
Buggy and Surprise Prowler,
Who Is at Work.
H. W. Collins, 65 years old. was shot
twice by an unidentified robber who
had entered the Collins home near
Bell station late yesterday afternoon.'
while Mr. and Mrs. Collins were ab-1
sent and who was surprised by them
on ineir return nome.
A large force of deputy sheriffs
immediately began combing the
woods into which the robber disap
peared following the shooting.
Collins was taken to the Good Sa
maritan hospital with a bullet
through his left leg and one finger
almost severed by the pistol bullet.
Collins and his wife, who live on
Seventy-second street, near Bell sta
tion on the Estacada car line, had
driven to a store nearer town in their
buggy. They returned home about
5 P. M. Mrs. Collins went to the
house while Mr. Collins put away the
horse. As she stepped to the door
the robber met her.
"'Don't cry or I'll kill you," he com
manded, covering her w-ith a revolver.
"Tou might as well kill me," the
frightened woman said as the revol
ver was trained upon her.
Her outcry attracted Collins. The
man Inside the house covered Collins
as he reached the door.
Collins grabbed for the revolver as
he pretended to put up his hands. The
man fired and the bullet left one
right finger hanging by shreds. Col
lins fell to the walk and as he lay
there the man fired again. The
bullet took effect in Collins' left leg.
The man snatched Mrs. Collins'
purse, containing about $25 in cash.
He fled into the nearby brush. He
already had obtained a diamond ring
valued at $75, a jewel case and a
brooch.
The assailant was described as
young and frail, about 25 years of
age, of thin face, light complexion
and very pale, height about 6 feet 6
inches, and gray suit and cap.
The Collins hojse had been entered
by forc'ng a window. The robber
had rummaged about the drawers and
closets, but had apparently taken lit
tle besides the Jewelry.
CLOUDBURST HITS TOWNS
Death and Disaster Toll of Flood
-in Nebraska.
ALLIANCE, Neb.. July 14. Craw
ford, on the White river, late tonight
was frantically taking measures to
prevent inundation of a portion of
the city when a 14-foot wall of wa
ter, which Is rushing down the White
river canyon from the inundated dis
trict, arrives.
Several persons are reported to
have perished, one is known to have
been killed, thousands of head of
livestock have been lost, scores of
ranch homes and other buildings in
and near Andrews, a village 17 miles
west of Crawford, have been de
stroyed and fields have been devas
tated by the cloudburst which deluged
the White river canyon country to
day. Andrews late tonight was prac
tically inundated.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 70
degrees, minimum, 5a degrees; clear.
TODAY'S Fair, northwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Meeting of Lloyd George mnd Valera points
n n i. in Ireland. Pare 1.
Disarmament plan i accepted by Japan..
Page 1.
Council of minister, cheer. Lloyd George'.
report on Irish progress. Page 2.
report on Irish progress.
National.
Debate on bonus delay Is hot
senate.
Put 2. '
Government support of Portland exposition
now practically assured. Page 1.
Disarmament congress expected to be ad
journed session of Paris conference.
Page 4.
British premier's views on war debt can
cellation made public. Page 2.
Domestic.
Packers lose fight to cut wages of work
ers. Page 5.
Dining car prices drop, sugar soars, hotel
men doubt rate cuts. Page 1.
California Interests fight Southern Pacific
Klamath rate cut. Page 14.
Miners' union called band of assassin at
senate riot quiz. Page 3.
StlUman and Leeds declared to be on. and
same person. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Decapitated man found under flaming
wreck of automobile. Page 1.
Oregon weathers financial storm. Page 1.
Four bandits get $25,000 In Seattle. Page 1.
Gladstone Chautauqua draws its biggest
crowd. Page 5.
Washington labor takes rap at Vander-
veer. Page 7.
Legionnaires fight for meeting place'.
Page 7,
Snorts.
Oriental bantam star on Milwaukie fight
card tonight. Page 13.
Single G paces two-minute mile. Page 12.
Amateur oarsmen to open annual regatta
today. Page 13.
Men's tennis title between Ingraham and
Bettens. Page 12.
Pacific Coast league results: At Los Angeles, I
roniana a. vernon n; ai an r ranclsco.
Oakland 6, Seattle 2; at Sacramento 5.
San Francisco 0: at Salt Lake 1. Los
Angeles 3. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
All American sugar markets continue to
advance. Page 21.
Wheat prices forced higher by crop damage
reports. Page 21.
Standard stocks steady and speculative is
sues under pressure. Page 2 1.
Grain elevator to be altered to prevent
dust explosion. Page 20.
Portland and Vlclnitr.
Rail freight rates eaatbound reduced, ef
fective August Page 14.
Marketing of fall wheat inaugurated.
Page 20.
Purse seinera, ousted by law, start on
final fishing trip. Page 10.
Civil service board aets aside result of
police officers' test. Page 8.
Man shot twice by robber. Page L
Auto mfn to ask parking law change.
Page 10.
Lumber mills anticipate heavy railroad
purchases. Page L
Eastbound rates cut. Page 6.
Maiamal to scale Mount Hood. Page 6.
CORDIALITY SHOWN AT TEA
Analyzing of Problems to Con
tinue Today.
CROWDS PRAY IN STREET
Preliminaries to Having All Fac
tions Attempt Settlement
Are Considered.
LONDON. July n.(By the Asso
ciated Press.) Premier Lloyd George
and Eamonn de Valera. Irish repub
lican leader, had tea together in the
premier s residence in Downing street
today and passed more than two
hours and a half making clear to each
other the circumstances under which
they thought Great Britain and the
Dail Eireann might be willing to seat
delegates at a conference tabic with
representatives of Ulster in an effort
to compose the age-long differences
between the three parties and settle
the Irish question.
What many English people not long
since would have considered Impos
sible has happened this meeting of
the British prime minister and the
man whose supporters designate him
"president of the Irish republic."
Asrreeroent la Reached.
The extreme length of the private
conversation and the fact that it was
said to have ended "amiably." and
that an agreement was reached to
issue a joint communique was inter
preted as a good augury. That the
prayers of both peoples for the suc
cess of the conference were fervent
was shown by the kneeling Irishmen
and women in Do wning street, reciting
the rosary and singing hymns, while
the archbishop. Canterbury, presiding
at a meeting in the national assem
bly of the English church, invited all
present to stand for a few moments in
silent prayer.
This preliminary conversation . ber
tween the two leaders, had at least
one earrrark common to momentous
gatherings of statesmen in recent
years, for at its conclusion the only
word vouchsafed the public was a
cryptic Joint communique containing
the bare announcement that there
had been a free exchange of views,
in which their relative positions were
defined, and that the discussion
would be resumed tomorrow.
Utmost Cordiality Reported.
From both sides, however, it was
gleaned that the long conversation
was marked by the utmost cordiality,
and left the participants able-to as
sure their colleagues that there were
substantial grounds for hope of an
ultimate settlement.
Because..of Mr. de Valera's account
ability to the Dail Elreann for com
mitments made in behalf of southern
Ireland, it was learned he was unable
to give unqualified replies to some
of the premier's proposals. . But both
were keen to scent.danger when the
I talk bordered on isues regarded as
' irreconcilable; there was no time
hen a rupture was imminent,
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Irish Leader Is Cheered
The crowds in Downing street,
mostly waving the Sinn Fein colors,
cheered the Irish leader as he en-
tert-d the premier's residence, then en
dured the long wait in the rain, and
! were rewarded at seeing their ' presi
dent" smile as he motored away after
the conference ended.
Th prime minister and Mr. de Va
lera will be alone together again
when the discussion Is renewed to
morrow. Significant evidence of the
hopefulness existing on each side was
the summoning to London of Sir
James Craig, the Ulster premier. He
left Belfast tonight.
One of the men who accompanied
Mr. De Valera to the conference
with the premier said:
We are satisfied with the results
of the initial conference."
The communique issued after . the
meeting said:
"Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. De
Valera met as arranged at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon. They were alone and
the conference lasted until after 7
o'clock."
It then told of the exchange of
views and the outlining of the po
sition of the prime minister and the
Irish leader.
Cabinet Is Met Later.
Mr. Lloyd George spent the eve
ning in conference with his colleagues
In the cabinet in connection with the
negotiations with Mr. De Valera.
Premier Lloyd George also had an
audience with the king tonight.
The republican leader's appearance
at the prime minister's official resi
dence' was punctual to the minute.
Mr. Lloyd George was awaiting him
and their conversations were begun
i immediately.
The Irish republican leader drove
dft-ectly from the hotel In Bucking
ham palace road, used as headquarters
by the Irish delegation, to Downin.,
street in a motor car. He was ac- s
companied by Art O'Brien, president
of the Gaelic league in London, and
Robert C. Barton, a member of the
Irish delegation. A large crowd,
mostly women, which had gathered
about the hotel, swarmed around the
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