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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931
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INDEPENDENCE
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Secession Right Disputed
by Lloyd George.
NEGOTIATION IS STILL OPEN
Autonomy in Finance and Tax
Offered by English.
ALIEN MEDIATION BARRED
British Proposal Would Give Erin
Control of Postal Service
i and Home Defense.
LONDON, Aug. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The correspondence
between the British prime minister,
Mr. Lloyd George, and Eamonn de
Valera, Irish republican leader, made
public by the British government to
night, shows 'that, while there is a
deadlock on the question of Inde
pendence for Ireland, the negotiations
till are open.
Great Britain offered Ireland com
plete autonomy in finance and taxa
tion, military forces for home defense,
her own police, and among other
things, control of the Irish postal
service. I
In his reply to Mr. Lloyd George,
Mr. De Valera argued for inde- J
pendence and offered to sumblt the
Ulster questions to arbitration.
In his final letter Mr. Lloyd George
denied Ireland's right to secession,
refused foreign arbitration for Irish
questions, and expressed the hope that
Ireland would accept the British
terms, which he declared were the
best that could be offered.
British Urge Peace.
The British proposals, which were
dated July 20, said:
"The British governmnt is actuated
by an earnest desire to end the un
happy divisions between Great Britain
and Ireland, which have produced so
many conflicts in the past and which
have once more shattered the peace
and well being of Ireland. At .pres
ent they long, with, his majesty, the
king, in the words of his gracious
speech in Ireland last month, for. a
satisfactory solution of 'those age
long Irish problems which for genera
tions embarrassed our forefathers as
they now weigh heavily upon us,' and
they wish to do their utmost to se
cure thatfevery man of Irish birth
should work in loyal co-operation
with the free communities on which
the British empire is based.'
They are convinced that the Irish
people may find as worthy and com
plete an expression of their political
and spiritual ideals within the em
pire as any of the numerous and
varied nations, united in allegiance
to his majesty's throne, and they de
eire such consummation, not only for
the welfare of Great Britain and Ire
land and the empire as a whole, but
also for the cause of peace and har
mony throughout the world.
Fenda Are Deplored.
"There is not a part of the world
where Irishmen have made their
homes nut surrers Irom our ancient i ker. He carried a rope which he tied
feuds. No nart of it but looka tn thlalihnnl th. j .
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uccujis uciwccu tno onuan govern-
roent and the Irish leaders to resolve
these feuds In a new understanding,
honofcable and satisfactory to all the
people involved.
- "The free nations which compose
-jriW-- the British empire are drawn from
many races with different histories,
traditions and ideals. In the do
minion of Canada, the British and
French have long forgotten the bitter
conflicts which divided their ances
tors. In South Africa, the Transvaal
republic and the Orange free state
iiave Joined with two British colo
nies to make a great self-governing
union under his majesty's sway. The
British people cannot believe that
where Canada and South Africa, with
equal, or even greater difficulties,
have so signally succeeded. Ireland
will fail, and they are determined
that so far as they themselves can
assure, nothing shall hinder Irish
statesmen from joining together to
, build up an Irish state In free and
willing co-operation with the other
peoples of the empire.
Offer la Published.
"Moved by these considerations, the
British government invites Ireland to
take her place in the great associa
tion of free nations over which his
majesty reigns.
"As an earnest of their . desire
to obliterate old quarrels and to
enaoie xreiana to face the future
with her own strength and hope, they
propose that Ireland shall assume
forthwith the status of a dominion,
with all the powers and privileges set
forth in this document.
"J w ---"" i uuuiinion status
It Is understood that Ireland shall en
Joy complete autonomy in taxation
and finance; that she shall maintain
her own military forces for her home
defense, her own constabulary and
her own police; that she shall take
over the Irish postal services and all
matters relating thereto,"- education,
land, agriculture, mines and minerals,
forestry, housing, labor, unemploy-
ment, transport, trade, public health,
health insurance and liquor traffic,
and in sum that she shall exercise all
tCuncluded oa Pace 3, Culiuna a.)
Grand Rush for Job Made Lucra
tive by Frequent Arrests Upon
Road Expected at Election.
ST. HELENS. Or.. Aug. 14. (Special-)
That the office of justice of
the peace In St Helens district is at
tractive from a monetary standpoint
was Indicated by the monthly fees of
Judge M. P. Hazen In July. The Judge
drew $246.05, and there were some un
reported cases which would swell the
monthly earning to almost $300.
Of the amount paid him $218.90 was
for speed fee cases and $27.15 in other
matters coming- before his court. The
emoluments of the office are on the
fee basis, and prior to the completion
of the hisrhwav and the advent of
speeders, the office was not a very at-.
tractive one, but it now pays almost
double of that of any other county
office.
Judge Clark of Rainier had for his
monthly compensation $95, while
Judge W. A. Craft of Clatskanie drew
down $70.20. In former years it was
rather a difficult matter to get can
didates to run for these offices, but it
will be different at the next election
and a number of candidates are ex
pected to file.
GIRL BURNED TO DEATH
Barn Catches Fire When Children
Play AVith Matches.
DALLAS, Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.)
Lila Holland. 8-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Holland of the
Spring Valley district in northeast
ern Polk county, was burned to death
late yesterday afternoon in a barn
fire which started when matches with
which the girl and her sister had
been playing ignited oil In the rear
seat of an automobile.
When flames flared up from the
car. one of the girls hurried to the
farm home and gave the alarm. By
the time Mr. Holland had reached the
barn, flames had enveloped the hay
mow and his daughter had been cre
mated. ALCOHOL DRINK IS FATAL
Widow Says War t ,.
Poison With Suicidal Intent.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 14
(Special.) Clyde Mansfield. 29. a
disabled Canadian veteran of the
world war, died here tonight after
drinking a quantity of wood alcohol
His widow told the police that he
frequently had threatened to "kill
himself, and that undoubtedly he had
drunk the alcohol, with suicidal in
tent. ,
i"""'tl was a member of the
242d Canadian engineers, and was in
jured while In the service. He had
become paralyzed, and until two
weeKs ago was in a local hnsnii.i
He came out here from Canada about
two years ago. His death was at his
ln wiaow is the onlv mm
ber of his family, so far as was
Known nere.
MAN HANGS OVER NIAGARA
A. J. Walker Rescued From River
AboveCataract
FALLS, N. T.. Aue 14
A. j. Walker of Den vet-was res
cued from the Niagara river less than
1000 feet above the American Falls
loot I 1 . , .
u'out uy j. nomas K. Ackers of
this -ity. Ackers waded 30 feet out
j into the upper rapids to reach Wal
- me two were
named ashore.
Walker said he suffered from
fainting spell and fell Into the river
He was swiftly carried over Into the
upper rapids, where he managed to
eaten noia or a rock and held on
while Ackers, who was passing In an
automobile, waded out Into the pow-
eriui current.
BOY'S HEAD BLOWN OFF
tsnoxg-un Accidentally Discharged
While Preparing to Hunt.
WALLA WALLA. Wash. Aug. 14.
(Special.) James Graybill, 19, acci
dentally blew the top of his head off
today at the home of his father,
Aanan virayDin, near this city.
He had taken his father's hi
gun to his" room, preparatory to going
out to sho6t pheasants which he said
were destroying the corn. Graybill
accidentally discharged the gun. kill
ing nunseif instantly.
AVIATOR IS FOUND' DEAD
Airman's Mechanic Is Dangerously
Injured by 3Iachine's Fall.
BArxxAjNUiSK. Spain, Aug. 14.
The body of the aviator. Florentino
Villa, who had been missing since
Tuesday, was found yesterday at the
bottom of a deep gulley among the
Castro Zepena mountains.
A mechanic, wno was accompany
ing the aviator, when he met his
death, also had been found. He was
dangerously injured when the ma
chine fell.
KING OF SERBIA
IS ILL
Physicians
Describe
Ailment
as
Congestion of Lungs.
BELGRADE. Aug. 14. King Peter
of Serbia is seriously ill. the physi
cians describing his ailment as con
gestion of the lungs.
He sank into unconsciousness Fri
day .and was still in that condition
yesterday. His temperature was very
big a.
Partial Cancellation Is
; Considered Policy.
FOREIGN MARKETS MENACED
American Officials Declared
Debating Relief.
PUBLIC
OPINION FEARED
Governor Strong's Statement Said
to Have Indicated Drift of
Sentiment at Capitol.
BY HARDEN COLFAX;
(Copyright, 1921, by The Oregonian.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 14.
(Special.) Whether willing or not.
we may have to cancel part of Eu
rope's debt to America to save our
own economic situation and revive
trade in the United States.
Governor Strong's statement before
a joint congressional commission that
Europe cannot use her " vanishing
funds both to pay debts and buy im
ports is the expression of an opinion
which is held by many authorities
that the day is not far distant when
something definite will have to be
done to enable Europe to take more
American goods. That's the belief
that is growing, that we may have to
cancel at first interest overdue on
some of our foreign loans and ulti
mately a part of the loans themselves.
Thus far no official has found it
expedient in the face of strong oppo
sition to such a move to voice an
opinion of this sort. The opinion is
held, nevertheless, and tn high quar
ters. The expression of the head of
the federal reserve bank is the near
est approach to a direct statement
that interest on the foreign loans
may have to be canceled.
Expression la Guarded.
It was made in most guarded fash
ion only when Governor Strong was
pressed for his views. He took pains
not to say he advocated cancellation,
declaring...it ja. jpoiicx which, congress
would have to determine. But he
plahted the thought and the seed is
growing.
Europe owes the United States at
present, according to Governor Seay
of the Richmond federal reserve bank.
$18,000,000,000 trade balance built up
since the war. The debt is equiva
lent to the sum which the whole
transportation system of the United
States is endeavoring and failing to
earn through hauling all the freight
and passengers that move in the
course of a year's time over American
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.)
WHEN WILL HE WAKE UP AND GET BUSY WITH
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Evangelist Proves That He Still
Possesses Magnetism in Talk
at Hood River Church.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug 14. (Spe
cial.) Asbury Methodist church was
crowded to overflowing wltf? valley
and city folk when Rev. William A.
Sunday, here with his family on his
annual vacation at their Odell coun
try home, stepped to tne pulpit. Auto
mobiles lined the streets in hundreds
on both sides of the church. License
tags showed some of the worshipers
had come from distant states, word
of Mr. Sunday's sermon having
reached the city auto camp park.
"Is it well with thee?'! was Sun
day's text and he answered his ques
tion by declaring a vehement. "Nay,"
unless the man or woman addressed
confessed himself as aligned with
the religion of Jesus Christ.
"Any man or woman," declared Mr.
Sunday, "who professes not to live a
Christian life is a fool."
While the noted evangelist does
not possess the powers of voice that
once were his. his magnetism and
eloquence are undimmed, and today
his audience alternately wept and
laughed. When he asked, at the
close of the sermon, if any wished
prayers in their behalf, hands were
raised by the scores.
Rev. Mr. Sunday denounced the ef
forts of Individuals and. organizations
over the land in their protests
against the prohibition constitutional
amendment. He characterized the
recent New York parade of protest as
an cinression of tyranny against ma
jority rule, and declared that every
member of the parade should be be
hind prison bars.
The greatest monstrosity in the
eyes of God, declared Rev. Mr. Sun
day, in an appeal to parents to teach
reverence to their children, is a
mother whose lips never teach a
prayer to the little ones around her
knees.
The dress of modern Janes . as
Mr. Sunday characterized girls who
wear abbreviatel skirts, lacework
stockings and corset covers that "just
peep over," was denounced as pro
ductive of much sin. He took to task
parents who permit their boys end
girls to run wild at all hours of
night. After a minute description of
the modernly dressed young woman
he declared:
"No man, can look upon a thing
like that without a moral blowout.
The evangelist declared Sunday
baseball an abomination on the land.
BfalDGE COMPANY 'SUE'S
Seattle Is Defendant In Patent In
fringement Case.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 14. The
city of Seattle was sued for $353,
140.85 in federal court Saturday by the
Strauss Bascule Bridge company of
Chicago for alleged infringement of
patents in connection with the con
struction of the Ballard. Fremont and
University bridges here.
The three bridges mentioned are
said to contain features patented by
the plaintiff and used without permission.
Parents Follow in Another Ma
chine When Accident Occurs
Mile South of Marlon.
ALBANY, Or, Aug. 14. (Special.)
Winston Strong. 12. was Injured,
probably fatally, and Ray Strong, 16.
sustained a broken collar bone and
other injuries when an automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by a southbound train at a crossing
on the Southern Pacific main line
about one mile south of Marion,
shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Strong of Gresham, Or, and
were en route to Newport. Or, for an
outing.
Both boys were placed aboard the
train immediately after the accident
and were brought to the hospital
here. Winston suffered concussion
of the brain and his injuries were
declared to be dangerous. Ray is not
seriously hurt.
The parents of the boys were also
en route to Newport in another car,
traveling some distance behind the
boys. They were expected here to
night. The train which struck the car was
carrying the Foley-Burke circus.
AMERICAN RULE LIKED
Wild Tribesmen of Philippines Do
Not Want Independence.
DAVAO, P. I, Aug, 14. (Delayed.)
Expressions of the opinion on the
question of Philippine independence.
Placed before General Leonard Wood
at Santa Cruz, on the island of Min
danao, showed the wild tribesmen to
be in favor of American sovereignty
while the Christian Filipinos urged
immediate independence. '
A delegation of Bogobos tribesmen
told General Wood, who is touring
the islands on a mission of inquiry
for President Harding that they had
been threatened with Injury by other
Filipinos unless they would ask the
Wood-Forbes mission for Independ
ence. However, they expressed hope
that American rule would continue.
The delegation complained to Gen
eral Wood" that many tribesmen had
been thrown into jail for trivial of
fenses.
The business of the province of
Davao is controlled almost entirely
by Japanese and Chinese, there being
only 65 Americans In the province.
SCAPPQQSE. VOTES, BONDS
$30,000 Water System Wins at
Special Election.
SCAPPOOSE, Or, Aug. 14. (Spe
cial.) At a special election held here
Saturday to vote on the acceptance
or rejection of the proposed charter
for the city, a section providing
for $30,000 bond issue for a water
system was carried by vote of 85
for, 38 against. The city has a voting
population of about 147.
The water will be taken from Gour
ley creek, six miles west of Scappoose.
REFORESTATION?
George Decker, ex-Convict,
Defiant to Last.
CONFEDERATE, IN JAIL, SILENT
Deputy's Buckshot Ends Se
ries of Holdups.
$1000 LOST BY VICTIMS
Inquiry. Fails to Reveal Criminal
Record of Tom Brown; Auto
Purchased With Loot.
Defiant to the last. George Decker,
Oswego road outlaw, who was shot
in a gun battle with deputy sheriffs
late Saturday night, died at 4 o'clock
yesterday morning at the county hos
pital from wounds sustained when he
fell on a lonely brush-screened road.
Buckshot fired through sawed-off
guns in the hands of Deputy Sher
iffs Kendall and Mollenhour went
through the robber's body.
Investigation yesterday .by police
and deputy sheriffs revealed that the
dead highwayman was an ex-convict
out of the Washington state peniten
tiary at Walla Walla, where he served
from 2M to 15- years for highway
robbery at Seattle. He served in
Walla Walla under the name of Fred
Wilson.
Holdup Record Revealed.
Police recorda disclose that he and
a negro held up and robbed two Chi
nese on the streets of Seattle In Jan
uary, 1916. They were arrested late
that month and sent to prison. It
was also disclosed that he had been
an inmate of the House of Refuge,
St. Louis, Mo, for five years before
he came to the northwest. No other
criminal record has been disclosed.
Police or deputy sheriffs thus
far have been unable to find any
criminal record of Tom Brown, the
other road outlaw, who submitted to
arrest when surprised by deputy
sheriffs . Saturday nlgh(. . Brown, a
thin,' wizen-faced Englishman, Is in
solitary confinement at the county
jail, where he refuses to talk either
to officials or newspaper men.
"This was my first job," is the only
statement he would make, except to
insist he had been with Decker, alias
Wilson, for three days.
Ontlawa Lived Toa-etlie.r.
Investigation by Deputy Sheriffs
Christofferson and Schlrmer. how
ever, disclosed that the two outlaws
had been rooming together at 64
North Twenty-third street for the
last six weeks. On August S Brown
purchased a little green roadster,
which they have been using In their
highway robbery work since. This
machine was found parked on the
Oswego road late Saturday night a
short distance from where Decker
and Brown attempted to hold up the
deputy sheriffs.
Examination of Decker's effects as
found in his room yesterday dis
closed that his real name probably
is Jesse Isard and he has relatives liv
ing at 1139 Mississippi avenue. Pitts
burg, Pa. A Christmas card signed
"Mother" and addressed to Jesse
Isard was found among his belong
lngs. The name Mrs. Clara Isard
with the Pittsburg address also was
found, as was a faded picture of an
elderly woman, believed to have been
nis motner. uoroner smith Is now
endeavoring to get into communica
tion with relatives.
Decker Thought Drug Addict.
According to the records of the
Seattle police. Decker, alias Wilson
alias Isard, was 38 years old. He
also is said to have been a drug
addict.
The capture of the two road robbers
who have maintained a reign of ter
ror among autoists along the Oswego
road for the last six weeks was the
result of a carefully planned and per
sistent campaign put into effect by
Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff Chris
tofferson.
For 12 consecutive nights deputy
sheriffs lay In wait along this par
ticular road waiting for the highway
men to put in an appearance. Night
after night three automobiles filled
with heavily armed deputies have
been circling about this road and
lying in wait with dimmed head
lights, hoping the bandits would at
tempt to stage a bold-uo.
Hold-tip of Deputy Attempted.
On the vigil Saturday night the ma
chine driven by Rodney Hurlburt,
deputy sheriff, was parked along the
read in the Identical spot where the
two robbers staged a holdup the pre
vious Saturday night. Sitting In the
machine with Hurlburt was Deputy
Sheriff LaMont. Hidden In the brush
directly back of the machine were
Deputy Sheriffs Kendall and Mollen
hour, both armed with sawed-off
shotguns. i
A short distance away was a ma
chine driven by Deputy Sheriff Schlr
mer, back of which two other depu
ties lay in wait with shotguns.
Shortly after 10 o'clock two silent
figures appeared with masked faces
in the roadway and started toward
the machine in which Schlrmer uat.
But for some unknown reason the
bandits turned and went down the j
Concluded oa fait 2. Cuiunio 2.)
Steamer in. Difficulty in Alert
Bay Is Said to Be in No
Immediate Danger.
SEATTLE. Wash, Aug. 14. The
passenger steamer Princess Ena,
operated by the Canadian Pacific
Railway company between British
Columbia ports. Is aground tonight
in Alert bay. on the mainland. 75
miles north of Vancouver, B. C. Pas
sengers and crew were reported to
have been landed successfully and
the vessel Is In no immediate danger.
The Princess Ena ran aground on
Gordon head, at' the north end of
Vancouver Island, during & dense fog
early this morning, and was slightly
damaged. She was refloated at high
tide and proceeded under her own
steam across Queen Charlotte sound
to Alert bay, on the mainland, but
was grounded a short distance off
shore.
The Princess Ena is a 1368-ton
steel ship. She is owned by the Cana
dian Pacific Railway company and
flies the British flag. Her home port
13 Victoria. B. C.
DRUG USE IS TREBLED
Growth of Addiction Under Prohi
bition Shown by Statistics.
NEW YORK. Aug. 14. Statistics
from city hospitals show that drug
addiction has trebled since prohibi
tion went Into effect, according to a
report made public today by the de
partment of public welfare.
"In 1918 hospitals treated 116 cases
of drug addiction." the report said.
1. 1 1919 this number increased to 339
and in 1920, 493 drug addicts were ad
mitted. These figures represent only
a small portion of the total number
of drug addicts treated. For instance.
the 1920 figures are for Manhattan
alone, with no totals for other
boroughs."
Prohibition has not perceptibly less
ened the number of alcoholics treated
in hospitals, the report stated.
BERNHARDT REPORTED ILL
Friends of Actress Unable to Get
in Touch With Her.'
PARIS, Aug. 14. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Although the manage
ment of Sarah Bernhardt's theater in
Paris said that the famous French
actress is la good health, her Parisian
friends announced that they have
learned she is seriously ill. They are
worried over her condition.
Thus far the friends of Madame
Bernhardt have been unable to com
municate with her at her summer
villa on the little Island Belle-Tle-En-Mer
off the coast of Brittany.
MILLIONS WON IN SUIT
Edward AY. Morrison Regains 1
Property Left by Father.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14. Edward W.
Morrison, 82, known for years as the
"mllllonless millionaire," yesterday
won his long battle to prove his right
to real estate valued at from $4,000,
000 to $5,000,000 left by his father.
Captain James M. Morrison.
After years of litigation. Judge
Stough in a decision today affirmed
Morrison's rights to the property.
Control of the property was taken
from Morrison several years ago and
the aged man was left In poverty.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70
decrees; minimum. 60 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; moderate
westerly winds
iorein.
Lloyd George would speak will of British
empire at arms conference. Page 2.
Sileslan question revives old differences
n Europe. Pago 3-
Russia appears as in dark ages. Page 5.
National.
War debt spells ruin for Europe. Page 1.
Great welfare project for war veterans un
dertaken by government. Page 2.
Congress speeds up beer and grain ex
changes legislation. Page 8.
Do Valera insists on Irish freedom. Page 1.
"Domestic.
Geraldine Farrar faced by grave charges.
Page 4.
Paciflo Northwest.
Gresham boys Injured when train hits
auto. Page 1.
Sixty-six Mazamas due in Portland to
day. Page 4.
Billy Sunday scores Sabbath ball games.
Page 1.
St. Helens justice gets $246 for July fees.
Page 1.
Bootleggers' hand seen In Jepson murder.
Page 3.
Judge Bushey defends expense of dry cam
paign. Page 9.
Hawaiian company buys blooded chickens
from O. A. C. strain. Page 14.
Brumfield. ill, refuses to eat. Page 1.
Princess Ena runs aground twice in day.
Page 1.
imports.
Pacific Coast league results: At Portland
5-3, Sacramento 4-4; at Seattle 1-11,
Salt "Lake 6-1; at San Francisco --3,
Los Angeles 6-8; at Los Angeles, Oak
land Vernon 5-3. Page 8.
Standard Oil nine leads Interstate league.
Page 8.
Frankle Murphy faces two stiff bouts
this week. Page 8.
Auto racers break three world recorda
Page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Seventy firms signed up for business show.
Page 14.
Postmaster's job sought by several. Page 7.
Five steamers to load wheat here this
week Page 1U.
Twenty-nine new portables to house 2500
neW PUPHS uevi lci aeo u.
Films to teach trade at home Idea. Page 15.
Preferred stock of Multnomah Lumber &
Box company selling rapidly. Page 15.
George "Decker, road robber shot by of
ficer, ales, x-aise x.
District attorney's office to be kept In
tact, says myers. i jo.
Survey shows 150.000 acres of marsh land
in Oregon. -agu
Jemjperance chief raps, drug habit, Page XX
Alleged Slayer Declines to
Talk to Anyone.
WHOLE DAY PASSED ON COT
Return to Roseburg May Be
Made on Stretcher.
SUICIDE GUARD1 IS KEPT
Five Officers' Expected to Read!
Calgary Today to Take Pris
oner to Roseburg.
CALGART. Aug. 14. (Special.)-
Dr. Brumfield had nothing to eat
at all today nor since Saturday noon,
when he ate a sandwich. He was too
ill with nervousness to partake of food
and spent the whole day lying on his
cot with his head and shoulders cov
ered with a blanket, refusing to speak
to anyone.
At midnight tonight Dr. Brumfield
was very weak. He may have to be
taken back to Roseburg on a stretch
er. The police authorities con
tinued to watch him closely, fearing
suicide. They had expected the Ore
gon officers here today but they will
not arrive until Monday morning.
It was understood that five officers
are coming. If the officers arrive
Monday morning, it is expected that
they will leave the same night at 10
o'clock traveling south through the
Crowsnest pass by way of Lethbridge,
Kings Gate and Spokane.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.)
Chief of Police Moffltt of Salem. In a
statement today, said that he had
been working for more than a week
in an effort to establish the Identity
of a woman, who the officers believe
eventually would have joined Dr. R.
M. Brumfield, Roseburg dentist, had
the latter been successful In making
his escape to Australia or some other
far distant country.
Although Chief Moffltt a week ago
confided to newspaper men that he
believed there was a woman in the
case, and that she had passed con
siderable time in Salem, his assertion
was not accepted Beriously. Later
developments, however, tended to
bear out Chief Moffltt's suspicions.
Visit to Salem Suspected.
"While i am riot at liberty to make
any extended statement," said Chief
Moffitt, "there is no doubt In my mind
but that the woman mentioned in con
nection with the Brumfield case
passed several weeks In Salem just
prior to the Russell murder. I am
satisfied, however, that her name is
not Klllam, as indicated by a letter
written by Brumfield and turned over
to the Calgary officers following the
dentist's arrest. From what I have
gathered by Investigation, I would say
that the woman now Is using an as
sumed name."
Asked U the Woman, while in
Salem, had received any letters from
Dr. Brumfield. Chief Moffitt at first
said he did not know, but later ad
mitted that he believed such was the
case.
Roseburg Visit Suspected.
"The woman to whom I refer left
Salem a day or two before the Rus
sell murder," said Chief Moffitt, "and
has not returned here as far as I
have been able to ascertain. She
was not an established resident of
this city, neither has she any rela
tives in this vicinity. Recent de
velopments have convinced me that
upon leaving Salem she went, to
Roseburg, and probably had planned
to meet the doctor somewhere in
Canada.
"The woman In the case probably
had no knowledge of the dentist's
plans, further than they agreed to
meet In some distant point. If Dr.
Brumfield killed Russell, it Is ' not'
likely that she was even indirectly
involved In the crime or had any
knowledge that it was to be com
mitted. "Had I been in possession of cer
tain information that I now have, at
the time of the Russell murder. I
believe" that both the dentist and the
woman would have been picked up
within 48 hours after Brumfield left
Roseburg." Chief Moffitt said in con
clusion. BRUMFIEL.D DUE WEDNESDAY
Slayer Suspeci Expected to Pass
Through Portland.
Sheriff Starmer of Douglas county
is expected to pass through Portland
some time Wednesday on his way back
to Roseburg with Dr. R. M. Brum
field, Roseburg dentist, who is charged
with the murder of Dennis Russell, a
crime which recently stirred the en
tire northwest.
In view of the fact that the Rose
burg dentist has waived extradition.
Sheriff Starmer is expected to pro
ceed on the homeward trip without
delay from Calgary, where Brumfield
Is now being held without bail.
Portland officials have advanced
many theories on the Brumfield case,
the most usual one being that he was
a mental and moral degenerate of
some peculiar type. There are others
who still believe him innocent of the
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