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OREGON STATE lILSAxS?'.
OCT 1 4 1921
VOL. LX-XO. 19,000
Entered at Portland Oregon
Pontofflp Perond-Class Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1921
26 PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SISTER TEARFULLY
IDENTIFIES SCULP
WomenWeep as Russell's
Relative Testifies.
BRUMFIELDS NOT AFFECTED
Prisoner and Wife Appear Un
concerned by Evidence.
LIGHTNING FLASHES
THROUGH HEAVY FOG
CITY VISITKD BY ELECTRICAL
STORM AT 6:30 P. M.
G ANTS NOSE WAY
WITNESS IS IN MOURNING
Dentist Calls for Sporting Pages
That He May Keep I'p With
t News of World Series.
BT DOX SKENE.
ROSEBURG. Or., Oct. 12. (Special.)
The teari of Mr). Fred Smith min
gled today with patches of the gray
hair of her best-loved brother, Dennis
Russell, alleged murder victim of Dr.
K. M. Brumfield.
With sobs wracking her stooped
figure, clothed In the deep black of
mourning, the broken-hearted woman
pressed to her lips all that is left to
her besides the memory of the kindly
sheep herder whose headless corpse
was found on the night of July 13
near the flaming death car of Dr.
Brumfield.
The grief-stricken sister, with a
pontaneous, whole-hearted art no
theater could portray, clung to the
scalp fragments that are In the cus
tody of the state as evidence. Then,
as she nursed them to her cheek, she
turned a tear-swept face to the Jury,
and with quivering lips murmured.
"It is my brother."
Women Weep, Men Restless.
In the dead hush of the packed
courtroom men fidgeted, swallowed
hard and chewed their tobacco fierce
ly, while women watched the scene
with tear-dlmmed eyes. It was the
tensest motnent of the trial.
Two persons looked on with no out
ward sign of emotion. They were
Dr. Brumfield, the accused, and his
wife..
Sensing the spirit of the moment,
attorneys for the defense waived
cross-examination. The real "star"
witness for the state was led to a
seat, there to fight the sorrow of the
loss of a brother and the death of
her father two days before.
Twenty-eight witnesses for the
'state were called to the stand dur
ing proceedings today. All of them
bad testified before the coroner's jury
or the grand Jury in earlier stages
of the case, and their testimony for
the most part was a repetition of
their statements on these occasions.
Through the witnesses, District At
torney Neuntr and Deputy District
Attorney Hammersley brought before
the Jury the story of the events of
July 13, with emphasis on the actions
of Dr. Brumfield before witnesses
and an outline of the course of his
automobile on the night of the trag
edy. Brumfield Gains Confidence.
Dr. Brumfield told his guard that
he was in fine health and spirits to
day. It was plain to the observer
that he seemed more confident as the
trial progressed.
During a ten-minute recess In the
afternoon he laughed and chatted
with his wife. He has always smiled
rather coldly during the trial, but
today his laugh had almost the care
free quality of x happy schoolboy.
His wife brought him something to
read tonight, her selection, possibly
at his suggestion, was "Helen of ths
Old House," a novel by Harold Bel!
Wright, and the latest Issue of the
Cosmopolitan Magazine.
The prisoner begged Sheriff Starmer
for an assortment of newspaper sport
pages, so that he could "get the news
on the world's series." His request
was granted, and he announced that
he would read up on the annual base
' ball classic.
Asked whom he favored to win the
series, he replied enthusiastically
that he "was pulling for the New
York Giants to win." He has not
seen a newspaper since his incarcera
tion, but heard that the Giants had
won today's game.
Giant Vlrtory Asserted.
"That settles the series." he said
to "Strong-Arm" Kepper. one of his
Jailers. He was told that the Giants
must win one more game to claim the
championship, but Insisted that
Kepper was wrong, ami that he would
prove his point through the sport
wrltlng authorities.
The sentiment Is that, the cold steel
nerve of the alleged murderer will
not break as long as he can show
such Interest in batting rallies, pitch
ing feats, and a brand of fiction that
includes many stories In serial form.
As Dr. Brumfield sat talking with
his wife before court opened at noon,
one of the court officers mentioned
that Grace Killian, Lake Louise
chambermaid, who spent much time
with the accused dentist in Canada,
was ready to take the witness stand.
"I don't know how I'm going to
get along with Miss Killian." said
Mrs. Brumfield, with an adoring
glance at her husband. ' His only
answer was a cryptic smile.
Box Maker Teatlfiea.
The most valuable witness for the
prosecution today was C. A. Steltzer,
a box manufacturer of Myrtle Creek.
He testified that he was unloading a
iConclauau us Pag i, Culuuiu t.)
3 Policemen Report That Bolts Hit
Their Motorcycles and Upset
Both Riders.
The motorcycles of two policemen
ere knocked from under them by
bolts of lightning during a brief but
intense thunder storm which visited
the city about 6:20 last night, ac
cording to the riders' reports at
headquarters. NeltheT-of the offi
cers was injured seriously, although
they suffered for a moment from the
shock.
Sergeant Gouldstone was riding at
East Forty-fifth street and Haw
thorne avenue during the most active
period of the storm when a bolt
struck the handlebars of his machine.
He was for the moment stunned, and
fell to the pavement. In a few min
utes. however, he was able to pick
himself up and proceed back to the
police station.
Tatrolman Case was the second
policeman to suffer from the light
ning. He was at East Thirty-ninth
street and Hawthorne avenue when a
bolt struck his motorcycle " and
knocked It from under him. The
policeman was thrown to the pave
ment with such force that his cloth
ing was badly torn and he had to go
home and get other garments.
The air wss charged with electricity
during the storm and there were in
numerable fjashes in the sky Jn all
directions. A number of thunder peals
were ' unusually heavy. The storm
lasted only a few minutes, however.
The flashes of lightning were some
what obscured by fog and smoke in
the downtown district.
No serious damage bad been re
ported last night. The electrical storm
was followed by a shower.
T0VICTDRY,2TD1
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Ward's- Misplay, Costs
Game for Yankees.
GAP OPENED FOR TWO RUNS
RECEIPTS FOR SERIES
NEAR IVIILLION MARK
GRAND TOTAL TO DATE OF
$801,781 JTEW RECORD.
Stoutest Point 'of Mays' De
fensive Breaks.
LARGER HOUSE FAVORED
Republicans to Support Selgel Bill
to Increase Membership.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 12.
House republicans at a caucus tonight
ieclded to support the Seigel bill to in
crease the sixe of the house from 435
to 460 members.
It was said 94 members agreed to
vote or the bill, while 76 indicated
they would oppose it.
Vigorous opposition to the measure
developed at the caucus, it was under
stood, several me'mbers of the census
committee leading the fight to retain
the present size of the bouse in op
position to the stand of Chairman
Siege! and a majority of the republi
can membership of the committee.
The caucus adopted a resolution ex
pressing regret at the death ot
Senator Knox;
THUG'S VICTIM CONSCIOUS
s.
Mind of Beatrice Hutton Clears 70
Hours After Slugging.
After lying In a comatose condition
for nearly 70 hours, Beatrice Hutton
of 266 Sixteenth street, 17-year-old
clerk who was struck down by a
highwayman, near Twelfth and Jef
ferson streets, early Monday night,
regained consciousness at 6 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
"Hello, mother; I've just got home
and I'm so tired. He didn't even leave
me carfare." .
These were the first words the girl
uttered after her mind cleared. Later,
her mother said, she was able to talk
rationally, although members of the
family did not question her regarding
the robbery.
MISSING WOMAN FOUND
Posse From St. Helens Discovers
m
Pisgah Home Inmate in Woods.
ST. HELENS, Or., Oct. 12. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Walter C. Carrington, 55,
an inmate at Plsgah home, Scappoose,
was found today in the- woods iVt
miles from the home after Sheriff
Wellington and posses had scoured
the woods for two days following her
disappearance. Mrs. Carrington wan
dered away from the home Saturday
afternoon and had been more than 48
hours without food. She was in a
weakened condition when iaund.
Discovery of two safety pins lying
In the trail taken by Mrs. Carrington
led the posse to the place in the woods
where she later "was found.
HOYT FACES HARD TASK
MOTHER 0FJCE COMING
British Wonfuu to Lay Wreath on
American Soldier's Grave.
LONDON. Oct. 12. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Mrs. McCudden, moth
er of the prominent British ace, the
late Major McCuddefi of the Royal
Air force, was chosen today from a
large number of war-bereaved women
to convey a wreath to America and
place It on the tomb of the American
"unknown warrior" in Arlington cem
etery November 11.
The selection of Mrs. McCudden
took place at a meeting of the Pil
grim Fathers' association, a new organization.
Contest Today Will Prove Turning
" Point in Fight for World s
Championship. v
MeGRAW IS CONFIDENT.
NEW TORK, Oct. 12. The
probable batteries for tomorrow
are Nehf or Barnes and Snyder
for the Giants and Hoyt and
Schang for the Yankees.
"If the Giants are not the
world champions by sundown
tomorrow I shall be greatly
disappointed," Manager McGraw
declared tonight.
"We are not Ucked yet," Man
ager Huggins declared tonight.
"Far from it. We'll be In there,
fighting with our backs to the
wall tomorrow, and when it's
all over Hoyt will be the 'man.
of the hour,' and the series will
4b e evened again. We have been
unlucky In the last two games
and the breaks have been
against us." ,
Sum for Seven Games Almost iZ
Times Aggregate . Collected
In the 1905 Classic.
NEW TORK, Oct 12. A new record
for . world series receipts was made
today when the grand total reached
$804,781.
This Is 182.367 more than the pre
vious high mark made in the series
between the. Cincinnati Nationals and
the Chicago Americans in 1919. .
Should the Yankees win tomorrow's
game and force the series into the
ninth, and final game, the total re
ceipts undoubtedly will pass the million-dollar
mark. As the receipts
stand tonight the total for the seven
games is almost 12 times the aggre
gate collected in ths 1905 series be
tween the Giants and Philadelphia
Athletics, the first series played under
the rules of the old ' national- com
mission. Another capacity crowd witnessed
today's game. The official attendance
was given as 36,503 and the gate re
ceipts $118,974. Of the sum, the ad
visory board, which succeeded the
national commission, appropriates 15
per cent, or $17,846.10. while the bal
ance goes to the club owners. The
attendance and gate receipts fell a
trifle short of Friday's record for the
series, there being six paid admissions
less and a difference or $33. the third
having attracted 36,509 spectators.'
who paid $119,007 to see the Giants
score their initial victory over the
Yankees.
BY GRANTLAND
(Staff writer of the New
RICE.
York Tribune.
Published by arrransement. ) -
NEW YORK. Oct. 12. (Special.)
Gibraltar has fallen. Verdun has col
lapsed. The Chinese walls have crum
bled to yellow dust. D'Artagnan has
backed out of a quarrel and history is
upside down.
For the Giants won their fourth
victory. 2 to 1. by surging through two
wide gaps opened by Aaron Ward, the
strongest sector in the Yankee de
fense. Fate at times has a mocking
way of leading ''some hapless human
to within a stride of the far summit
and then suddenly rolling his broken
body down the rocky slope to the
deep ravine below. There lies the
promised land of glory and as you
turn to look again there Is nothing in
sight but the gray desert of dspalr.
The mirage passes, but the waiting
vulture still circles over the endless
waste of sand.
Ward's Minplays Cost Runs.
Up to today's seventh battle Ward,
the brilliant, had run down 46
chances with only one excusable mis-
play and those cheering beneath the
banner of the Yankees had looked
7955 VETERANS ASK
BONUS FROM STATE
PHILANDER C
4224 WANT CASH AND
APPLY FOR LOANS.
3731
AMERICANS OFFER LOAN
Financiers Seek Further Invest
ments in Australia.
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Oct. 12. Amer
icans are trying to obtain further in
vestments in Australia, according to
Reuter's agency today. One Amer
ican financier was quoted as saying
America was prepared to lend New
South Wales an xtra 100.0d0.000
pounds sterling should there be dif
ficulty regarding renewals in Lon
don. One argument heard here is that
an investment of 100.000,000 pounds
of American money here would add
to Australia's security in the event
of trouble In the far east
MELBOURNE. Australia., Oct 12.
Replying to a question of a labor
member In the house of representa
tives, Sir Joseph Cook, treasurer, to
day, said It was not the intention of
the commonwealth to borrow money
in America.
(Concluded on Page 14, Column 5.)
4 COMMISSIONERS OUSTED
i
Action Brought by Fifth Member
of Michigan Body Wins.
BAY CITY. Mich., Oct. 12. Four of
Bay City's five commissioners were
recalled in an election . yesterday, a
check of the ballots showed today.
The four were recalled at the in
stigation of the fifth member of the
commission, who brought the action
on the grounds that they had re
fused to give preference to war vet
erans In making city appointments
and had defeated a proposed ordi
nance "requiring all city automobiles
to be painted a uniform color.
Appraisers to Examine Property
Vnder Law Expected to Bo
Appointed Today.
FALF.M, Or.. Oct 12. (Special.)
A total of 7955 ex-service men. who
enlisted 'n the world war from Ore
gon, have filed applications for bene
fits under the so-called borus law.
according to a report' prepared by
Captain Harry Brumbaugh, secretary
of the world war veterans' state aid
commission, today. The report was
submitted for the consideration of
the commission, which was 1" session
here.
Of the total number rf applications
fled with the commission, 4224 seek
cash bonus, while 3731 request loans.
The commission passed the day con
sidering rppllcations for positions of
appraiser In the different counties
ot the state. There will be three ap
praisers in each county who will re
ceive $5 for each appraisal in con
nection with the loan feature of the
law. This fee shall be paid by the
applicants, under the provisions of
the act
Members of the commission said
tonight that the appraisers probably
would be announced late tomorrow.
Members of the world war veter
ans' state aid commission announced
that the suit to test the constitu
tionality of the -so-called bonus law
enacted at the last legislature and
approved by the voters at a subse
quent election, probably will be filed
in the circuit court of Multnomah
county neit Friday. i
The action will be of a friendly na
ture and T. H. Boyd, at the head of
the Portland post, American Legion,
will be named as plaintiff in the suit.
Members of the supreme court
have said that they will give the
bonus suit right of way over other
actions in case an appeal is aken to
the high court. Members ' of the
world war veterans' state aid com
mission do not anticipate any mate
rial delay in pajunr; the claims of
ex-service men as a result of the suit.
KNOX
DIES OF PABALYSiS
Fatal Stroke Comes to
Senator Suddenly.
VACATION TRIP JUST ENDED
Visit Paid to England Seems
to Benefit Health.
NO WARNING IS .GIVEN
SPUD OUTLOOK IMPROVES
Prospects Reported Better in All
Parts of Country.
WAKEFIELD, - Mass., Oct 12.
Favorable conditions in September
caused rapid gains in the prospects
for the potato crop in all sections of
the United States, V. A. Sanders of
the United States bureau of markets
and crop estimates announced here
today. "
The gain was particularly, notice
able in Maine, where the September
estimate of 24.639,000 bushels has
been changed to 32,766.000.
RATES ON TIN TO BE CUT
Reduction to Pacific Coast Also
Will Include Terncplatc.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12 Freight
rates on tin or "terneplate, . from
points east of Chicago to points on
the Pacific coast, will be reduced to
$1.20 the hundred pounds, the rate
now In effect from Chicago and points
west, as soon as the railroads east
of Chicago approve the reduction.
This was announced today by W. G.
Barnwell, assistant freight traffic
manager of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company.
DELEGATES TOUR ISLANDS
Scribes in Hawaii ct Glimpse or
Leper Colony. '
- HONOLULU, T. H., Oct. 12. Dele
gates to the press congress of the
world here left Honolulu today on a
sightseeing trip throughout the Ha
waiian Islands. While en rdute to
Hllo the visitors saw the Island of
Molokat, upon which is located the
leper colonr. a sight not usually
viewed by tourists.
The delegates are due back in Hon
olulu October 17.
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Notable Career in Cabinet of Two
Presidents and in Congress Is
Brought to Close.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Philander
Chase Knox, senator from Pennsyl
vania, and secretary of state under
President Taft, died suddenly at 6:30
o'clock tonight at his home here. He
was stricken with paralysis after
descending the stairway on his way
to the dining room for dinner and
passed away 15 imlnutes later without
regaining consciousness.
Mrs. Knox and the senator's secre
tary, W. F. Martin, were near the
senator and hurried to his aid. Dr.
Samuel Adams was summoned imme
diately, but found Mr, Knox beyond
medical aid.
Senate Sessions Attended.
Senator Knox returned to Washing
ton only last Monday from a trip -to
Europe with Mrs. Knox and he at
tended the sessions of the senate yes
terday and today. Leaving the cham
ber about 5 P. M. today, the senator
took an automobile ride through Po-,
tomac park and stopped on his way
home to purchase tickets for a the
ater performance tonight. Reaching
home he went to his library where he
remained until summoned to dinner.
President Hard'ng. Chief Justice
Taft, Senator Lodge ot Massachu
setts. Senator Penrose of Pennsyl
vania and other friends and close
associates of Mr. Knox were soon no
tified of the senator's death. The
news came as a shock to all official
Washington, for the senator through
his services, first as attorney-general
under President McKinley and
Roosevelt, and later as secretary of
state under President Taft, had a
wide circle of friends in all walks of
public life, congressional, diplomatic
and legal.
Funeral Walts on Sons.
Arrangements for the funeral will
be made tomorrow after the arrival
of Senator Knox's sons. Held Knox
of Valley Forge, Pa., and Hugh S.
Knox of Stratford. Pa., and daughter,
Mrs. James R. Tindall of Valley
Forge. A third don. Philander Chase
Knox, Jr., resides here.
The senate will meet tomorrow and
adjourn out of respect to the late
senator and with the house will name
a committee to attend the funeral.
Senator Knox's home was in Pitts
burgh and he also had a summer
home at Valley Forge. The place of
Interment has not been announced.
While at the senate today Senator
Knox apparently was in the best of
health, although he had somewhat
overtaxed lately In connection with
senate work with reference to restor
ing the technical state of peace with
Germany, Austria and Hungary.
Peace Heaolutlon Framed.
He was the author of the peace res
olution bearing his name and one of
the senate conferees in adjusting it
with the Porter resolution. The reso
lution was adopted at this session ot
congress and it was under it that
President Harding negotiated the
pending treaties of peace with Ger
many, Austria and Hungary.
When congress took a recess late In
August Senator Knox left for Europe
with Mrs. Knox for a vacation and
was absent about three weeks. He
sought to reach Washington in tim.
to vote on the Panama canal tolls
repeal, but arrived some hours after
the vote had been taken. He told his
associates that, while he had been
benefited by his vacation, he felt
soiiii IHiat tired.
Senator Knox Is 68.
Senator Knox was 68, and was
serving in the senate for a second
time, having first been appointed in
1904 to succeed the late senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay. He was re-elected
in 1905 but resigned four years
later to become secretary of Mate.
Always a political power in Penn
sylvania and in the high national
councils of his party, he was said by
friends not to be a politician. He
was not active In the management
of the republican party in the nation
and his election as senator, following
his cabinet service, was said by close
frfends to be more in recognition of
his statesmanship than a matter of
state politics.
In the senate he spoke infrequent
ly and his occasional addresses, usu
ally carefully prepared, were attend
ed closely by members. He was' one
of the most prominent of the "Irrec
oncilables" in the republican fight
against the treaty of Versailles and
was reputed to have been the author
of some of the so-called Lodge reser
vations. Harding Wan Confident.-
Senator Knox was close In the con
fidence of President Harding, with
whom he 'served in the senate. The
president had frequently sought his
advice, especially as to means of re-
OFFICER IN WET RAID
ATTACKED BY COUPLE
DEPUTY KNOCKED DOWN BY
MAX AND WOMAN.
Pair Citarged With Transporting
Liquor Arrested Aflcr Front
Wheel of Auto Is Broken.
A woman who gave the name of
Mrs. E. Hall, 724 Hawthorne avenue,
and a man said to be E. A. Schloth. 730
East Salmon street, were arrested yes
terday morning during a raid on the
Eugene Breck farm, Ardenwald, on a
charge of illegally transporting liquor.
In attempting to escape from Dep
uty Constable Breck of Milwaukic the
woman and Schloth attacked him,
knocking him down, breaking a bottle
of moonshine which he had taken from
the automobile and running over his
foot with the car, according to the
story told last night by Patrolman
George Russell of the Portland police
department. Russell had been Invited
by Constable Low to participate in the
raid. Russell said the pair would
have escaped easily if they had not
broken a front wheel in attempting to
dash over a curb.
The officers were armed with a
search warrant for the Breck house.
Before serving it they observed the
machine about to leave, and an exam
ination showed two bottles of moon
shine. A search of the house revealed
a still and a quantity of mash. Still,
mash and the two bottles of moon
shine found in the car were warm, ac
cording to the officers.
Breck, when arraigned before Jus
tice of the Peace Parry at Mllwaukle,
pleaded guilty to violating the prohi
bition laws. He will receive sentence
on Wednesday. Mrs. Hall and Schloth
pleaded not guilty.
TUG RUNS INTO BRIDGE
Morrison Viaduct Damaged Slight
ly by Collision.
The tug Charles M". Grenler, belong
ing to the Hackett Digger company,
bumped Into a pier on the west end
of the Morrison-street bridge last
night, knocking it about an inch out
of line. The tug suffered nominal
Injury and1 proceeded upstream under
its own power.
Whether or not the bridge will have
to be closed again for repairs could
not be learned last night, as a thor
ough examination could not be given
it until this morning. Street cars
were able to proceed across it, al
though where the drawspan Joins the
solid portion of the structure at the
east end there is a space between
rails which is dangerous. The flanges
ride on to'p of the -rail, then slide into
position.
The Morrison-street bridge was re
paired October 2.
JUDGE BERATES PREACHER
Too Much Politics in Pulpit, Says
Richmond, Va., (Jurist.
BEDFORD CITY, Va., Oct. 12.
Preachers are dealing too much In
politics instead of preaching the gos
pel, said Judge Scott of Richmond
yesterday when he Imposed a fine of
$25 on Rev. T. E. Boorde for al
leged contemptuous remarks concern
ing Judge Dillard who, it was al
leged, was referred to by the min
ister as a '"wet" Jurist.
Judge Scott held that citizens had
a right to criticize court decisions
and judges that rendered them, but
said he did not think any man should
be harangued when be is not present
to defend himself.
WIZARD DENIES
L
LAN
BREAKS
Dramatic Defense Made
Before Committee.
CHARGES DECLARED FALSE
Leader Says All Evils Are Laid
to Organization.'
INFORMER CALLED JUDAS
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.)
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 63
degree.; lowest, A3; cloudy.
TODAY'S Rain southeasterly winds.
Foreign.
Breaches of truce in Ireland considered.
Page 2.
Wlrth government debates question of
resignation, face 20.
League of nations council finely settles up
per SileHian dispute. PaKe- ti.
National.
Philander C. Knox dies suddenly from
paralysis. Page 1.
American delegates favor open aims con
ference. Page 7.
Senate slated to ratify peace treaty with
Germany tomorrow. Page 2.
Imperial wlxard denies k'.an guilty of law
violations, i'age 1.
Relief measures for Jobless approved by
conference. Page 3.
Passage ot tariff bill by February 1 Is
Penrose's hope. I'age S.
President relies on psychology to help
arms conference along. Page 5.
Senate votes for repeal of tax on parcel
post packagea. Page 4.
Domestic.
Immigrant girls shun housework. Page 20.
Los Angeles is rated high In industries.
Page 17.
Damaging letters read at trial of man
charged with murder of family. Page 4.
Woman uses wits and gains fortune.
Page 8.
rarlfie 'oiihet.
Russell's sister tearfully identifies his
scalp. Page 1.
70S5 veterans ask bonus from state. Page 1.
Sport.
Giants nose way to victory, 2 to 1. rage 1.
Error paves way for victory by Gtanta.
Page 14.
play in state golf tourney opened. Page 15.
Washington defeats Jrffcraon, IS to 0.
Page 15.
Receipts tor world's series near million
mark. Pane 1.
Gorman defeats Mishklnd. Page 14.
Commereial and Marine.
Cape mohair growers revolutionize market
ing conditions. Page 17.
Norwegian steamer racing to Portland to
safeguard grain charter. Page Hi.
Tnrtland and Vicinity.
Pacific Northweft Tourist association
meets here Saturday. Page 26.
Police aay youth la highway robber. Page 8.
National advertising in newspapers In
creases 400 per cent in 10 years.
Page 21.
Council in favor of new pipe line, rage 19.
Book agent held on fraud charge. Page 13
Lightning flashes through heavy fog.
Page 1.
Officer, in liquor raid, attacked by man
afid woman. Page 1.
pivoWee accuses school principal. Page 9.
Scheme for development of west side of
fered by aity planning bureau. Pag IZ.
No Action Can Be Taken Without
Commander's Approval and None
Is Given, Says Witness.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 12
Sweeping denial of charges that the
Ku Klux Klan contains within its
ranks a lawless band of hooded hood
lums was made before a house com
mittee today by William J. Simmons
of Atlanta, its founder end Imperial
wizard.
Turning squarely upon members
who had listened Intently for nearly
two hours to a dramatic defense of
the organization, Mr. Simmons de
clared that "standing here In the
presence of God" he wanted the world
to know that If one-thousandth part
of the charges were true, he would
forthwith call together the grand
counnllium of the klan for the pur
pose of forever disbanding It In every
section of the United States.
Variety of Charges Cited.
Called after negro witnesses from
Boston and Chicago had urged a con
gressional Inquiry of the kln, the
Imperial wizard, first asking to' be
sworn, told the committee the klan
welcomed the Investigation, but pro
tested against attacks in some of
pending house resolutions.
He was permitted to read his state
ment without Interruption, although
at the session tomorrow he will be
ciuesttoncd by committeemen, espe
cially with reference to published re
ports of various acts of vandalism
chnrged to the klan.
"There is no room in our organiza
tion for those who take the law into
their own hands," he declared. "We
have been charged with everything
from the wave of high prices to the
sweeping march of the boll weevil.
It has been charged that our primary
uim was intimidation of the negro In
the south. But it might surprise this
committee to know that the growth of
the Ku Klux Klan has been greater
in the north and east than in the
south."
Law Vlolntlon la Denied. r
Asserting the klan could not do
"anything outside of Its lodge room"
except by specific orders of its im
perial wizard, so as to hold its mem
bership in line, Mr. Simmons added:
"Before God, I have never signed
any Instructions that could be con
strued as a violation of law. The klan
does not tolerate or teach lawless.
piss; Instead, wo preach respect for
the law."
At times there was Intense quiet In
the room and at one of these moments
the witness, rapping the table, de
clared no man could charge 'disorder
in any city where the klan was well
organized.
The klan, the witness testified. It
conducting an Investigation of its own
Into charges against iidward Young
Clarke, Imperial kleagle, and head of
the propagating bureau, and Mrs
IOllzabeth Tyler, his assistant, and
will Issue an official statement When
ir comes into possession of all ths
tacts.
Traditions Held violated.
Mr. Simmons also stated that when
the charges first were made, Clarke
and Mrs. Tyler presented their resig
nations to be acted upon after op
portunity had been given for a
thorough sifting.
The revocation of charters at Pon
sncola, Fla., and Mobile, Ala., was or
dered by the klan, ilr. Simmons tes
tified, after It had been found that
somebody purporting to be members
had violated Its best traditions. At
1'cnsacola three men wearing robes
ordered a Greek to" leave the city,
tut it never was established, he said,
that they were klanainen. nnd the
cl arter was restored on nssuranre by
the local officer that they would keep
Lp a relentless fight to find the of
fenders. The Mobile Incident, he said, was
tlue to the "silly act" of a member.
who, "imagining he had the puwer of
Napoleon." posted klan warnings "to
bootleggers and others" that tim or
conization w preparing to Wean up
the town. The notice was signed, he
tald, "by a man who had no sense."
Kx-Klnnnman t olled Juriaa.
Referring to "attacks on the klar
by Hearst newspapers" Mr. Simmons
turning toward C. Anderson Wrlghl
a former klansman, who wrote a
series of articles about the organiza
tion, said:
"Just as Judas betrayed Christ for
30 pieces of silver, so there was found
by the Hearst paper, C Anderson
Wright, a former klansman, who for
money betrayed his oath. My Informa
tion Is that the Hearst papers paid
this man $5000 cash and $100 a week
as long as he worked on the stories,
and also agreed to protect him fror
any damage suits and other legal
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