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PORTLAND, - OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALL ERIN EAGER
DR. F. C. AYER ELECTED
NORMAL SCHOOL HEAD
RAIL RATES HELD
DISASTER IS AVERTED
BY SALMON INDUSTRY
SOARING OF PRICES PREVENTS
' COLLAPSE IN ALASKA. -
SZS, NEW W MEASURE
PRESIDENT INDULGES
IN SHOPPING SORTIE
AVERS
S
PUT IIP TO HOUSE
IS RUSSELL
SUCCESSOR TO SIR. ACKERJIAX
ClfOSEX BY BOARD.
ELECTRIC STORM IS ONE OF
WORST SINCE 1913.
FEW RECOGNIZE MR. HARDING
IN" DOWNTOWN STREETS.
BID
FOR SOME ACT ON
HARD ON FARMER
"NAME
Either Accept or Reject
Terms, Is Attitude.
MORE OPTIMISM IS NOTED
Sinn Fein Parliament to De
. lay Issue Two Days.
BREATHING-TIME IS GIVEN
.Opportunity is Provided for Many
Things to Happen Beliind
Scenes Opinions Vary.
DUBLIN, Aug. 15. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The pessimism over
the Irish situation which today in
some quarters in Dublin reached al
most the point of hopelessness, yield
ed tonight to reasoned optimism when
the programme for the meeting to
morrow of the Daii Eireann was made
public. '
Instead of immediately taking: up
the problem of peace or war, the Stnn
Fein parliament will spend at least
two days in dealing: with the formali
ties incident , to the opening: of the
new legislative body, thus pro-viding
an opportunity for many things to
happen behind the scenes.
All Ireland is eager for a decision
by the parliament on the British gov
ernment's terms, whether it be ac
ceptance of them, the expression of a
desire for further negotiations or re
jection, in order to remove the tension
which exists.
Opinion Ik Divided.
The belief prevails that rejection
would mean a resumption on an in
tensified scale when the truce ends
of the guerilla warfare that for so
long terrified the country.
Dublin castle viewed the prolonging
of the sessions of the Dail Eireann in
various lights. One section of the
British government forces expressed
the fear that delay in immediately
acting on the troublesome questions
ar issue might provoke the military,
which was declared not to be hope
ful of a favorable settlement, into
making preparations for eventualities.
The other section, however, ad
vances the opinion that the longer
the members of the Dail Eireann are
in debate, the greater will be the
chance for acceptance of the Imperial
government's terms. These persona
affect to see a bright spot in a pro
longed session, arguing that one day
would be sufficient to end the nego
tiations if the republican cabinet so
desired.
Parliament Members Gather.
From all parts of the country mem
bers of the parliament gathered to
day to attend the sessions of the
body, upon the decisions of which so
much is at stake. Many of them had
been released from prison or intern
ment by order of the imperial gov
ernment that they might lend their
voice to the deliberations; others had
been actively engaged with the Irish
republican army until the truce ended
ihe strife, when they returned to
civil life.
Earnestness was depicted on the
faces of all the men as they gathered
for an informal meeting of the mem
bers of the parliament which was held
during the course of the day. Many
of those who had been away from
Dublin for a long time met in small
groups and discussed the situation
with members more intimate with its
latest phases than they.
Dublin la Peaceful.
' Dublin, aside from the prevalent
feeling of anxiety over the situation
was peaceful. In order that there
might be no occasion for a clash be
tween soldiers and Sinn Feiners, all
the troops were held in barracks. No
soldiers were to be seen anywhere on
the streets of the city.
Tomorrow's formal opening of the
Dail Kireann in Mansion House will
be a public function although there
will be little room inside the chamber
for persons other than members.
Kamonn de Valera, leader of the re
publicans, is expected to deliver ai
address. Then the assembly will be
whipped Into shape for its important
work and a speaker and a deputy
speaker will be elected. This is all
the business provided for in Tuesday's
agenda.
Until the members of the parlia
ment got together today. It had been '
understood that after the election of
a speaker Mr. de Valera would im
mediately read the correspondence
which had passed between him and
Premier Lloyd George and ask the
Dail Kireann to act on it. According
to the present programme, however,
the question of peace negotiations
will not be heard until Wednesday at
the earliest and possibly not until
Thursday.
DOMINION RILE FAVORED
Bend Visitor From Ireland Pre.
diets Agreement on Terms.
BEND, Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.)
Delief that the leaders of Ireland may
be willing to accept membership In
the British empire as a dominion In.
stead of insisting on the attainment
of the ideal of absolute independence
as a republic was expressed here this
afternoon by the Very Rev. Dr. Edwin
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Ex-Professor of Education at Unl
Tersity of Oregon Named,
After All-Day Sleeting. '
SALEM, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Dr. Fred C. Ayer, trora the year 1912
to 1916 professor of education in the
University of Oregon, tonight was
elected president of the Oregon State
Normal school to succeed J. H. Acker
man. The election of Dr. Ayer fol
lowed an all-day session of the board
of regents- of the institution, during
which 23 applications were given
careful consideration.
Although some members of the
board originally favored other appli
cants, Dr. Ayer's selection had the
unanimous support of the regents.
Dr. Ayer served as principal in the
Wancdma (la.) High school in 1901.
The following year he was instructor
in the normal school at that place.
In 1904 he was professor of education
in a South Dakota normal school,
while from 1905 to 1910 he served In
a similar capacity in the Arizona
State Normal school.
Dr. Ayer then came to Oregon,
where he took up his duties as pro
fessor of education in the university.
He continued In this capacity until
1916, when' he returned to Iowa and
accepted a position as professor of
education in the university of that
State. In 1918 Dr. Ayer was elected
professor of education in the Wah
irgton university, a position which
he has held for three years.
Dr. Ayer will receive $5000 a year
as head of the Oregon State Normal,
and his election covers a period of
three years. He received his de
grees in the Upper Iowa university,
Georgetown university and Chicago
university.
Regents attending today's session
were governor Olcott, Sam A. Kozer,
secretary of state; J. A. Churchill,
state school superintendent; W. C
Bryant of Moro, E. E. Bragg of La
Grande, Leonard Starr of Portland,
Cornelia Marvin, state librarian, and
Frank Miller of Albany.
TWO CHILDREN DROWN
Cousins' Loe Lives in. Skipanon
River at Warren ton.
WARRENTOX, Or., Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) There was a double drowning:
in the Skipanon river in this city
today, the victims being Orville Allen
and Elmer HVckard. about 8 and 5
years old, respectively. The boys
were cousins and were the only chil
dren of the bereaved mothers, who are
sisters. No one saw either boy drown,
but when 3-year-old George Coma
was found crying near the Warren
ton Clam company cannery Asv
Sigurdson concluded, to search for
Orville Allen, who had been seen with
the Coma boy. Sigurdson obtained
a pole and soon raised the Allen
boy's body. -
Mrs. Heckard was working at the
Barbey cannery at Flavel dock, but
in the excitement no though was
given to the possible loss of her son.
Later the boy was missed and. about
o'clock when the tide had receded
his body was found about 10 feet
from where his cousin had been
dragged out.
MEXICO'S CASE DEBATED
Question of Recognizing Govern
ment Argued In Senate. -WASHINGTON,
D. C, Aug. 15. Ad
visability of recognition of the Obre-
gon government in Mexico was debat
ed in the senate today. Senator King,
democrat, Utah, declared that no such
step should be taken while American
rights in Mexico were ignored, and
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona,
asserted that if any state, had suf
fered at the hands of Mexico it was
Arizona, whose legislature had unani
mously petitioned for recognition.
JUAREZ. Mexico, Aug. 15. The
chamber of commerce today received
a telegram from the state department
saying that Alberto Panl, secretary
of state, would arrive here tomorrow
on his way to Washingon, D.-C. . The
message also said the secretary was
going as a personal representative ot
President Obregon on business for
the government, which was bei.-ig
kept secret.
WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN
Mrs. N'attie Reed,
Locomotive at
68, Struck
Roseburg.
by
ROSEBURG. Or., Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Nattie Reed, 68, a native
of Tennessee, was killed instantly
this morning near the Wilbur depot
when she was struck by a southbound
freight train. She . was . returning
from the store to her home Just
across the track from the station
building, and was standing on the
track before she noticed the train
approaching not more than 60 feet
away. '
Her vision was obstructed by a
large sunbonnet which she was wear
ing and which it is thought may have
prevented her from hearing the ap
proaching locomotive.
GAS RATES ORDERED CUT
Reduction In San Francisco Result
of Cheaper Fuel Oil.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. Cuts
ranging from about 2 cents to 8 cents
a 1000 cubic feet in the price of gas
to California consumers were made
effective on meter readings of Sep
tember 3 by an order today of the
state railroad commission.
This was due, the order said, to a
reduction of 25 cents a barrel in the
price of fuel oil to the companies."
Testimony Given Before
Interstate Commission.
PAY ONLY 15 CENTS AN HOUR
Economist Blames Freight
for Low Return on Labor.
BANKERS ARE WITNESSES
Hearing Result of Complaint by
Kansas Utilities Body and 1st
Joined by 19 Other States. '
WASHNGTON, D. C. Aug. 15.
Bankers, economists and farmers,
testifying today before the inter
state commerce commission, attrib
uted the present plight of western
agriculturists in a large measure to
high freight rates on grain products
and hay. The testimony was pre
sented in a case growing out of
complaint against present rates by
the Kansas public utilities commis
sion and joined in by 19 other state
commissions and by various ship
pers' and producers' organizations.
The hearing is expected to be con
cluded Friday, and arguments will
begin immediately- thereafter.
F. W. Peck, director of the agricul
tural extension department "of the
University of Minnesota, said that
the farmer depended upon his profit
on labor and that grain producers
now were receiving but 15 cents an
hour on the average for their labor.
Any decrease in freight rates would
be added directly to this 15 cents an
hour, he contended, and would ma
terially increase the profit of the
farmers. A decrease in freight rates
of two cents a bushel would repre
sent an increase of 22 per cent on
this profit, he said.
Table of Pay Requested.
J. R. Howard, president of the
American Farm Bureau .federation,'
said that prices on grain were fixed
where the surplus accumulates, usu
ally in Liverpool and that this price,
less commissions and the cost of
transporting the grain to the points
where the prices are made, was what
the producer received. Therefore, he
flded. any increase or decrease in
freight rates was felt directly by
the farmer. ' .
Commissioner Potter injected into
the hearing several times the com
parative price received by the farmer
for his labor and that received by
the railroad employe and while Mr.
Peck was testifying asked that the
economist prepare for the commis
sion a table comparing the two rates
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, Canners and Bankers Financially
Interested in Pack See Ruin.
Dispelled by Market.
Hopes of Alaska salmon packers
and the banks interested financially
in the Industry went skyward yes
terday when word was received here
that the prices that had been set by
the packers' association on chums and
pinks had been boosted by a strong
market.
When the announcement was made
Sunday that the opening price on
chums would De $1.05 a dozen and on
pinks $1.15 a dozen, men who are in
terested in the packing business gave
sighs of relief. It was the best news
that they had received in a year.
Prices had been 60 cents a dozen on
chums and 75 cents a dozen on pinks.
Banks of the Puget sound district had
advanced money in large sums to the
packers, and with .the exceedingly low
prices saw nothing but ruin for the
packers and incidental " losses for
themselves. With the advanced prices,
while profits may not be large, the
packers will have an opportunity to
prevent heavy losses.
"The advance in prices Is the best
news that we have had in a long
time," said F. C Barnes last night.
"During- the last 90 days there has
been the greatest demand for salmon
ever known In an equal period. The
remarkable part of it all Is that the
demand has been for consumption and
not for speculation. I doubt If there
is enough salmon in packs this year
to last until after the .first "of the
year. This fact should be indicative
of a still greater advance."
According to a local financier in
terested in one of the largest Alaska
salmon canneries, in 1920 it cost, ap
proximately 94-80 to pack a case ot
chums and $6 a case to pack pinks.
The last year has found labor con
ditions a little better and the cost of
packing lower, but the runs were
poor and consequently there was
hardly more than 20 per cent of the
usual production packed.
On the sound there was very little
salmon of the cheaper grade packed.
In south Alaska, where ordinarily
from two to three million cases are
packed each year, only 500,000 cases
were packed. The same ratio will
hold good in almost every other
salmon fishing locality.
Most of the Alaska reds that were
on the market have been sold at
prices around $2.25 a dozen, and me
dium feds at a price around $1.50 a
dozen.
The bulk of the salmon now in the
possession of the Alaska packers con
sists of the cheaper grades, chums
and pinks, and these grades are chief
ly affected by the strong market.
TRAIN WRECKER CURIOUS
Boy Says He Wanted to See How
Cars Would Pile Vp.
DBS MOINES, la.. Aug. 15. "I have
always' wanted to wreck a train just
to see how the cars would pile up,"
was the startling confession of Frank
Walters. 16-year-old boy, now In the
county Jail, charged with attempting
to wreck- a Rock Island passenger
train.
Considerable Fruit Is Reported to
.Have Been Blown Down in
S Ritzvllle District.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) Although the Inland Empire
and Spokane were struck last night
with one of the worst dust, wind and
electric storms since 1913. few reports
of material damage were gleaned to
day. Heavy showers fell from below
Walla Walla on the Oregon-Washington
line as far north as the Canadian
boundary. Washtucna, ..Hooper and
Lamont appear to be the west line of
the rain, which fell in Lincoln county
In generous quantities. At Ritzvllle
the wind blew down considerable fruit
and put the electric light plant out of
commission.
Creston. in Lincoln county, had no
wind, but had a rain that began at
4 P. M. yesterday. Rains are reported
along the San Poll river up to Repub
lic in intermittent sections. Colfax
and the Palouse country came In for
their share of the storm, but the rain
will not delay harvest and threshing
for more than a few days. In most
cases the rain will help spring wheat,
some of which a not yet cut.
LA GRANDE. Or.. Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) Soma damage was done by
wind, rain and hall
storms In Union'
county yesterday. The heavy winds
damaged grain to some extent buf
so far as can be learned, the loss is
not great. Hail in the vicinity of
Elgin caused slight damage. Re
ports reaching here from Wallowa
county indicate heavier damage in
the southern end of th county.
BEND, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
General stormy conditions through
central Oregon Sunday, coming as a
violent driving hail at East Lake and
elsewhere as a heavy rain accom
panied by lighting and thunder, were
reported this morning.
In Bend one-tenth of an inch of
rain fell late in the afternoon, and In
the alfalfa country to the east the
precipitation was so heavy as to ob
viate the need for irrigation and in
the Lapine section extending down
to Fort Rock, the rain is believed to
have greatly lessened the forest-fire
hazard. Rain was also reported from
the Ochoco project.
FARMERS' RIGHTS AVOWED
Same Consideration In Tariff ' as
Manufacturers Demanded.
WASHINGTON,. D. C. Aug. 15.
American producers must "oppose
any effort on the part of the Interests
to place farm products on the tariff
free list," said a telegram sent today
by five senators from western states
to the Southern Tariff association,
meeting- at Greensboro, N. C.
The telegram was signed by Sen
ators Gooding, Idaho; McNary, Ore
gon; Capper, Kansas; Johnson, Cali
fornia, and Nicholson, Colorado, and
said it must be made clear to leaders
of both political parties "that agri
culture and its affiliated industries
are entitled to the same consideration
as the manufacturers"
Reductions to Aggregate
$350,000,000.
FINAL VOTE DUE SATURDAY
Western Members Lead Fight
' on Retroactive Repeal.
JANUARY 1, 1922, IS BASIS
Settlement of Claims for Back
it... .3 Totaling Billion and
Half to Be Speeded Vp.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 13. (By
the Associated Press.) The adminis
tration tax revision bill was laid be
fore the house of representatives to
day after the republican membership
of that
body in conference had
It so as to make repeal of
changed
the excess profits tax and the Income
surtax rates in excess of 32 per cent
effective next January 1 instead of
last January 1.
This change, on the basis of pre
vious treasury estimates, would re
sult In the corporations and Indi
viduals with large incomes paying" to
the government in the next calendar
year something- lik s200.ooa.OOO more
j than they would have paid had the
administration plan of making the
repeals retroactive prevailed.
Total tax reductions for this fiscal
year under- the bill as revised were
estimated by some majority members
of the ways and means committee
at $350,000,000, as againet approxi
mately J55O.OO0.OO0 planned by com
mittee republicans, and Uie total tax
yieiu at about 3, 00,000,. As a re
sult of the changes made by the re-
l.ublican conference, majority com
mittee members further amended the
bill before its presentation in the
house so as to make the corporation
income tax 12 per cent after next
January 1 instead of 15 per cent, as
crlginally planned, and the manufac
turers' tax on cereal beverages 6 cents
a gallon instead of 12 cents.
Final Vote Saturday. '
Under plans adopted by the party
conference, the bill will be taken up
in the house at 11 o'clock yednesday
morning under a special rule, calling
for a final vote at 3 P. M. Saturday.
Two days will be given over to gen
eral debate and two days to consid
eratlon of amendments under the five
minute rule, with amendments of com
mittee members given preference.
Democratic members of the house
plan to hold a. caucus tomorrow after
noon to decide upon a course of action
while the measure is under consider
ation. They also are expected to de
termine whether democrats on the
ways and means committee shall file
a minority report. Meantime the full
committee will meet to pass finally
upon the bill, but this is expected to
be a mere formality.
Weaterm Members Lead Fight.
The republican conference lasted
several hours, with western members
leading the fight to reject the plan for
j retroactive repeal of the excess prof-
I us ana nigiier incume surtax raies,
which was agreed upon at the White
House tax conference last Tuesdav.
I Representative Frear of Wisconsin, a
J member of the ways and means com-
J mittee, was understood to have In
sisted that the house pass on the
effective date of the repeals, but the
conference finally adopted, 96 to 87,
a motion by Representative Mann of
Illinois that the repeal date be next
January 1.
These changes carried with them
delay until next January 1 In the pro
posed increase of 5 per cent in cor
poration income taxes. No change In
this figure was made by the confer
ence, but the committee members de
cided to cut it in half, as it was con
tended that a 5 per cent increase
would be unnecessary If the excess
profits and the surtax were Imposed
for this taxable year.
Reductions Are Slated.
The tax measure as presented to the
house today is a bill "to reduce and
equalize taxation, to amend and si
plify the -act of 1918, and for other
purposes."
Much of its text is devoted to
amendments of the administrative and
definitive sections of the present law,
with a view to clarifying specific por
tions of the 1918 act and meeting situ
ations arising from decisions of the
supreme court.
The bill proposes repeal of all
the transportation taxes effective nex
January 1, increased exemptions to
heads of families and married men
having incomes of less than $5000, de
creases in the levies on candy, sport
ing goods, furs and art and art works;
the substitution of manufacturers'
taxes for the so-called nuisance and
luxury levies, and other changes, de
tails of which have been given in pre
vious Associated Press dispatches.
Additional revisions include exemp
tion from taxation of the salaries of
the president of the United States and
the judges of the supreme and inferior
federal courts and also amounts re
ceived by individuals as compensa
tion, family allotments and allowances
under provisions of the war risk In
surance and vocational rehabilitation
acts.
A change also is made in life insur
ance company taxation, the bill re-
tCouyiuded on Vd.it 5, Column 1.)
Girl Links Purchase in Jewelry
Store "With Wedding Present
for Father of Executive.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 15.
President Harding went shopping late
this afternoon, making his way prac
tically unrecognized through the
downtown streets at their busiest
hour, and taking home a tiny tissue
wrapped package purchased in a jew
elry .store.
Accompanied by Secretary Chris
tian, the president set out on the ex
pedition unannounced. A few recog
nized him and as he and Mr. Chris
tian leaned across the jewelry counter
making a selection a group of girls
who were passing by halted for a mo
ment to look on.
"Oh, it's the president:" exclaimed
one. "I'll just bet he's buying a wed
ding present for his father."
What the president did buy wa3
known only to himself, his secretary
and the Jewelry store proprietor and
they would not tell.
W. C. T. U. TRAIN DELAYED
Whlte Ribbon Special Expected to
Reach San Francisco Today.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15. The
White Ribbon special train hearing
national officers and delegates to the
annual convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union, which
opes August 18 in San Francisco, has
been delayed by a railway washout
in Colorado, and will not arrive here
until tomorrow, according to word
received by the convention commit
tee here today.
The special. which started at
Evanston. III., national headquarters,
with six coaches, hns been augment
ed en route and Is expected to bring
at least 300 prominent figures In the
national and world work of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
STABILIZED EXCHANGE AIM
International Congress of Finan
cicrs at Capital Proposed.
WASHINGTON, D. C Aug. 15. As
sembly of an International congress
of financiers at Washington possibly
coincident with the disarmament con
ference In November to discuss sta
bilization of foreign exchange is un
der consideration at the treasury,
officials said today. The purpose
would be to evolve a programme
which, by stabilizing- exchange rates,
would pave the way for a revival of
confidence between nations.
An appropriation by congress would
be necessary to permit the holding
of such a meeting, officials asserted,
but, they added, the expense would
not be great.
THREE JUDGES NOMINATED
Charles A. Johns One of Trio to
j Serve in Philippines.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 15.
Manuel Araullo and Norberto Romual-
dez, both of the Philippine islands, and
Charles A. Johns of Oregon were nom
inated today to the Philippine supreme
court. It" is understood that Justice
Araullo is to be designated as chiet
justice on his confirmation.
J. G. Lomen was nominated today
to be district Judge, second division.
Alaska, and Arthur G. Shoup and Sher
man Duggan were nominated respec
tively as district attorneys, first and
third divisions, Alaska, and Morris W.
Griffith, marshal, second division. Al!
are residents of Alaska.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 76
deicres; minimum, 57 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northwest
erly winds.
Foreia-n.
All Treland easer lor some kind of a.tion.
Page 1.
National.
Conicres. to act on tax revision. Pace 1.
President goes shopping with his secretary.
Page 1.
Much is expected of dynamic head of ship
ping board. Page -4.
Freight rates blamed for plight of western
farmers. Page 1.
Briand to attend arms conference. aPge 2.
Domestic
Details of John Reed's last days In soviet
Russia just disclosed. Page 2.
Ku KIux Ktan sues I-os Angeles newspaper
for libel. Page 8.
Call for referendum of "big four" brother
hoods may be made soon. Page 6.
Hlghtower fraud, says Dolly Mason. Page 3.
Paelfie NorthweHt,
Selective telephone ringing device attacked.
Page 0.
Dr. Fred C Ayer elected normal school
head. Page 1.
Brumfleld avers that he is Russell. Page 1.
ShlD captain tells lurid tale of sea that
rivals any fiction. Pase 7.
Inland Empire hit by rain, dust and wind.
Pa 1.
Soorta.
Cleveland sanctions Kilbane and Frush
bout. Page 12.
Women net stars play true to form.
Page 12.
Pacific coast league results: at Los Ange
les 0. Vernon 6. No other games, teams
traveling. Page 12.
Commercial .nd Mwrln..
Butter production steadily declining In this
territory. Page 19.
Wheat firm at Chicago on large weekly
exports. Page 19.
Sstandard stocks steady and speculative
Issues depressing. Page IS.
Nashaba is loading cargo for Europe.
Pag. IS.
iortland and Vicinity.
Limit of financial depression declared
reached. Page 20.
Sixty-seven Muimii return from 'annual
outing. Page 10.
Slain robber identified as talkative bur
glar. Page 7.
Selective telephone ringing device at
tacked. Page 6.
Many teachers elected by school board
attracted to other places. Page 11.
Soaring prices save Alaska salmon indus
try xrom ruu. jra-sa J,
Prisoner Shams Insanity,
Declare Officers.
ROSEBURG RETURN IS BEGUN
Dentist Registers Surprise on
Being Called Doctor.
PRISONER IS VERY WEAK
Queer Actions Believed by Rose
burg Party to Be lias is for De
fense In Murder Trial.
CALGARY, Alta., Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) Dr. R. M. Brumfield. alleged
slayer of Dennis Russell, left at 10
o'clock tonight on his way back to
Roseburg in the custody or Sheriff
Starmer and Deputy Sheriff Webb.
It was made clear by Brumfield's
actions today that he either is tem
porarily unbalanced or is feigning in
sanity by insistence that his name is
Russell and not Brumfield.
The appearance of the officers from
Roseburg had rather a startling ef
fect on Brumfield, but it failed to
break his silence as to the crime with
which he is accused.
InnanKy Believed Shammed.
After the formalities in the office of
the magistrate attendant upon the re
turn of the fugitive to Roseburg.
Sheriff Starmer and Deputy Webb ex
pressed the belief that Brumfield was
shamming insanity, to be used as a
basis for the defense in the murder
trial.
Brumfield recognized Sheriff Starm
er when he met him In the office of
the chief of police here. He addressed
him as "Bill," but when the sheriff
called him "doctor," the prisoner ap
peared surprised and told -the officer
he was Russell. He said Dr. Brum
field was killed in an automobile ac
cident on July 13.
Ideality Previously Admitted.
When the prisoner was arrested at
a farm near here last week, where he
was working under the name of
"Norman M. Whitney," he admitted
that he was Dr. Brumfield and ex
pressed his intention of returning to
Roseburg to face trial without the
formality of extradition proceedings.
Sheriff Starmer and Deputy Webb
arrived from Roseburg this morning.
Brumfield will be chained securely
in an upper berth on the way back
and every precaution will be taken to
see that he is safely guarded In order
to prevent his escape or any possible
attempt at suicide. The same precau
tions were observed at police head
quarters when yesterday morning the
prisoner's glasses were taken from
him.
"That man is not insane," said Dep
uty Webb, when asked if Brumfield's
conduct indicated that he is not ra
tional. "In my opinion, the man is
simply faking. He is naturally suf
fering from the effect of the shock
and the long nervous strain, but he is
not insane."
Letters Gltea to Sheriff.
The letter written by Brumfield and
addressed to "Mrs. Clara Klllian," at
Lake Louise, in which he planned to
meet her on the coast in September
and to run away with her to Aus
tralia, was turned over to Sheriff
Starmer along with the long letter
written by Brumfield which he said,
ho was pi paring to send to District
Attorney Neuner at Roseburg, out
lining the details of the tragedy. In
sanity may .possibly be Dr. Brum
field's plea when he is placed on trial.
When examined by a local doctor
and questioned before Sheriff Star
mer and Deputy Webb, Brumfield de
nied emphatically that he is the
Roseburg dentist.
"Why do you call me Doc?" he
asked the sheriff.
I am not the doctor; I am Dennis
Russell. The doctor was killed in
the auto wreck that day," the pris
oner rambled on.
Wife Denied hy lirumfleM.
"Your wife is waiting for you and
Roseburg and many of your friends
are prepared to defend you," Sheriff
Starmer told the dentlbt as he sat
and fidgeted nervously in a chair in
the chief constable's office.
"My wife," Brumfield exclaimed In
surprise. "Why, I have no wife; 1
am Dennis Russell."
The prisoner was very weak from
lack of nourishment. The city doctor
declared that Brumfield is mentally
unbalanced, suffering from the se
vere nervoua strain and shock of
being taken Into custojy. He has
uot eaten a bite since last Friday
night, when he was arresttd by Ser
geant Waugh of the mounted police.
Inspector Richardson and Detective
McDonald of the city police at the
Vader farm, south of this city. His
demeanor and general conversation
have indicated that his mind Is wan
dering and thatfhe is in a serious
condition.
Guards Take No Chance.
The party will return to Portland
by way of Lethbridge. Kings Gate and
Spokane.
The officers will take no chances
with their prisoner. Three oher offi
cers will meet the party at the bord i
and escort them back to Rosebure
The officers frankly expressed fear
(Concluded (in Pag. 2, Column 3.)
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