VOL. LX NO. 19,003
Entered at Portland f Oregon)
Postoffice as Second -Cl an Mutter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BRUMF ELD
E
RESTED BY STATE
Damaging Wall of Evi
. dence Is Erected.
DEFENSE WITNESSES GRILLED
C. V. COOPER JOINED
BY BROTHER IN DEATH
FRED V. COOPER OF OSWEGO
SUCCUMBS TO APOPLEXY.
Dentist Deathly Pale When
"Mountie" Takes Stand.
CALGARY DOCTOR FAILS
Insanity Testimony Appears to Be
Far Below Expectations of Al
t leged Slayer's Attorneys.
BY DON SKENE.
ROSEBUKO, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
Not only did tha prosecution finish
the presentation of evidence today In
the trial of Dr. Richard M. Brumfleld.
accused of the murder of DennU Rus
sell on July 13, but it riddled the first
witnesses called by the defense with
a piercing- cross-examination.
Witness after witness held the
spotlight of attention during; the day's
proceedings. District Attorney Neu
ne'r and Deputy District Attorney
Hammersly completed a seeming
stone wall of damaging- testimony
given by 60 witnesses.
There were two outstanding fea
tures in a day filled with big- mo
ments. One was the eight of Dr.
Brumfield's face, turning- deathly
white as he heard the testimony of
Sergeant Waugh of the Royal North
west mounted police, who led in the
capture of the alleged murderer in
Canada.
Case Is Rested by State.
The other was tne failure of Dr.
C S. Mahood, Calgary medical officer
and star witness for the defense, to
establish the insanity of Dr. Brumfleld
in the manner the defense obvloftsly
bad hoped.
The state rested . its case for the
present after calling Miss Florence
Currie, Calgary telephone operator;
S. B. Crouch, Roseburg- hardware mer.
chant, who identified Dr. Brumfield's
rifle found near the headless corps
of Dennis Russell; Uergea-ut Waugh,
Inspector Richardson, of the Calgary
police, who arrested the defendant la
Canada; Mrs. Clara Killion, Lake
Louise hotel maid; II. C. Darby, Rose
burg druggist, who testified that the
vial of medicine carried by Dr. Brum
fleld in Canada was strychnine; John
M. Thorne, cashier of the Umpqua Val
ley bank, and H. H. Stapleton, cashier
of the Douglas National bank, who
told of lending Dr. Brumfleld 1500
each July 11; C. F. Mcllhiney, insur
ance man, who described policies held
by Brumfeld amounting to $16,000, and
Percy . Webb, deputy sheriff, who
helped bring the fugitive dentist home
from Canada.
f 100 Day Paid Physician.
The first witness for the defense
was Dr. Mahood, medical health of
ficer for the city of Calgary, who ex
amined Dr. Brumfleld in the Calgary
jail after his capture. Dr. Mahood
has been recognized as the star wit
ness for the defense, and was brought
to the trial with a fee of $100 a day
and expenses. His arrival was un
expected, for he had Informed the
defense that he would be unable to
leave Calgary until the end of Octo
ber because of important engage
ments. With a plea that the testi
mony of Dr. Mahood was essential
to their case, attorneys for the defense-
made a motion for a postpone
ment of the trail which was denied
October 5.
But the testimony of Dr. Mahood
regarding Dr. Brumfield's alleged in
sanity evidently proved of little value
to the defense and many of his state
ments were of great benefit to the
state, according to an almost unani
mous impression In the courtroom.
Depression Is Noticed.
Dr. Mahood testified that he had
examined about 40 or SO cases of In
sanity a year since 1912. He said
that he went to see Dr. Brumfleld In
his cell in the Calgary jail on the
morning of August 13.
"As I approached the cell I heard
moans and groans from Dr. Brum
fleld," said Dr. Mahood. "Upon en
tering, the doctor was pacing the
floor, holding his head and later his
abdomen as though In extreme pain.
"I noticed that he was depressed,
dazed and dejected, and also ob
served many childish manifestations
In the Inmate. The prisoner was rest
less, and declared he heard strange
noises and voices calling. He said
he kept receiving messages from
wires In his cell, and that there were
peculiar images flashing before his
eyes. He told me he had no relatives
that he could remember and didn't
know whether or not- he was mar
ried. Stare la Eyes Reported.
"Dr. Brumfleld would peer under
the bed in his cell. He had a faraway,
staring look in his eyes. He would
start to speak a sentence, but would
-break off In the middle of It and beg-in
talking on some other subject
If spoken to sharply, he would do
anything I asked him."-
Dr. Mahood said that he used to
call the prisoner "doctor." In re
sponse to this greeting Dr. Brumfleld
would say: "I don't know why they
call me 'doc,' I am Dennis Russell.'
"I formed the opinion that Dr.
(Concluded on Fag 14. Column .)
Called Here to Attend Funeral of
Portland Man, Relative Is
Stricken at Hotel.
Present in the city to attend the
funeral of Charles V. Cooper, his
brother, Fred V. Cooper, of Oswego,
Or. died in St. Vincent's hospital, yes
terday morning, after being- stricken
with apoplexy in the lobby of the St.
Charles hotel an hour before his
death. His brother's body at the time
was lying In the mortuary chapel of
FInley & Son ready for burial yester
day afternoon.
Fred V. Cooper came to Portland
Thursday for the funeral and stopped
at the St. Charles hotel. He was ob
served sitting In a chair In the lobby,
apparently asleep. Another brother,
Gus W. Cooper of Puyallup, Wash,
was registered at the Multnomah ho
tel. He went to the St. Charles to get
Fred early In the morning and seeing
him in the chair, sought to awaken
him. Instead of being asleep, the
stricken man was found to be In
collapse. Dr. A. W. Moore, house phy
sician, was summoned. An ambulance
was called and Mr. Cooper died a few
minutes after reaching St. Vincent's.
The body was sent to FInley's where
for a time the two brothers lay side
by side.
Fred V. Cooper was 52 years old.
He recently bought a home In Oswego
and settled there. The funeral of bis
brother was not postponed on ac
count of the second death.
CITY BUDGET DOWN
COLLEGE TO GET BUILDING
$300,000 Student Structure at Cor
vallls Approved by Regents.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Oct. 14. (Special.)
A petition for a 1300,000 student
union building-, financed by the stu
dents themselves together with
alumni and friends of the Institution
who wish to aid, has been approved
by the board. of regents.
The students voted unanimously
last spring In favoring; the plan of
paying S3 each term to go Into the
building- fund. The senior class con
tributed $1000 as a nucleus. The Idea
originated with the students, who
want a building to serve as headquar
ters for student body activities and
a place where the alumni and other
college visitors may be entertained.
It will be modeled after student union
buildings of the east. No burden will
be imposed on the Oregon taxpayers,
it Is plainly pointed out by the stu
dents. A commutes of the board of
regents was appointed to "work out
a definite plan. -
BURGLAR RETURNS LOOT
"Conscience Package" Sent Chief
by Man Who Would Reform.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14 A "con
science package" containing 14 gold
watches, some watch chains and other
articles was received by Chief of Po
lice O'Brien today from an ex-burglar
whose name was kept secret and who
said he wanted to "go straight" after
serving a prison term. The package
was receded through Louis O'Neal, an
attorney of San Jose, who said that
the articles were stolen in Modesto,
Turlock, Bakersfield, Oakland and
other cities.
According to Chief O'Brien, the
man, after his arrest, had received
"fatherly talk" from the late Chief
White, who used his influence to get
him off with a light sentence. The
returned valuables were a result of
Chief Wlilte's interest in the man.
Chief O'Brien said. i
PLANE PROBE IS URGED
Charges Made Against Army Officer
in Charge of Burned Machine. .
DETROIT, Oct. 14. Government In
vestigation of the burning of a United
States airplane from Selfridge field.
Mount Clemona, Mich., at Sunnyslde,
Ont., August 20, Is urged in a report
by Captain C. H. Kells, Intelligence
officer at Fort Wayne here. He
charged the army officer In charge of
the burned plane with neglect of duty,
conduct unbecoming an oTficer and
with filing-a misleading statement.
The report states that the flying
officer's companion, when the crash
occurred was a civilian of Ecorse. a
Detroit suburb, who has been en
gaged in the Illicit liquor traffic
BULL AND FLIVVER MEET
Auto Badly Battered In Clash With
Drunken Bovine.
ADAIR. Ia., Oct. 14. Duke, a prize
bull owned by a farmer near here,
attacked an automobile belonging to
Clyde Edwards; mail carrier, it be
came known here today.
The bull was declared to have been
under the influence of fermented silo
fodder and staggeringly planted him
self in the center of the .road. When
the car came up he let drive with
both horns and then weaved down
the road, leaving a badly battered
"flivver."
CUPID PUTS OUT, MEUSEL
Big Yankee Outfielder to Marry
Childhood Playmate.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 14.
R. Meusel out, Cupid, unassisted.
That was the play which Interested
baseball fans here today when they
learned the big right fielder of the
New York Tankees was expected to
arrive' In Los Angeles next week to
marry his childhood playmate and
high school' classmate. Miss Edith
Cowan.
WfiM FOR mi
Total of $3,952,933 to
Be Raised by Taxation.
SUPPLY ESTIMATE SLASHED
Levy
for Bond-Retirement
Fund Is Increased.
COUNCIL EFFECTS SAVING
$2,906,622.25 Required for Sal
aries; Special Tax for Play
grounds, Parks Avoided.
Estimated expenditures for the city
of Portland for 1922 as shown in the
budget approved yesterday by the
city council are $4,046,080.75, as com
pared with $4,529,741, or $483,660.25
below the outlay ' for all municipal
purposes this year.
Savings effected by the city coun
cil were brought out largely
through curtailment in supplies and
the decision not to levy a special tax
for playgrounds and parks. The levy
for the sinking fund with which to
retire bonds was increased one-tenth
of one mill, and automatlo increases
In the police and fire department
brought about increases in personal
service. v
S.1,95 2,08.1 to Be Raised.
The total amount to be raised by
taxation by the city in 1922 is $3,952,
993, while this year the city raised
$4,126,060 by taxation. Although the
city is raising less money for next
year the total mlllage. If the present
budgets are approved by the tax
supervision and conservation com
mission, will be the same, because
this year the tax roil carried prop
erty with total valuation of about
$315,000,000, while the estimated tax
roll for next year Is but $299,000,000.
This means that with the same mll
lage as this year, the city .will re
ceive $160,000 less next year.
Of the money required by the city
for 1922, personal service Is the larg
est Item, a total of $3,906, 622 55 be
ing required for salaries of employes.
The city commissioners have esti
mated that It will require $731,961.23
for supplies, materials andmainte
nance of various departments, 3247,
696.97 for. Interest and retirement of
bonds and other purposes and $160.
000 to cover emergency appropria
tions. Service Estimate Increase.
A total of $2,871,796 was set aside
for personal service this year, an
amount slightly below what Is estl-
INCREASE IN HOUSE
, MEMBERSHIP LOSES
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN
IS KILLED BY AUTO
RAILROADS
MS ST
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR 4 60. DRIVER IS QUIZZED BY PO-
REPRESENTATIVES FAILS. LICE AND RELEASED.
Measure Is Sent Back to Census
Committee by Vote of 146 to
143 After Debate.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 14. The
house recorded its opposition tonight
to any increase In its membership, re
committing to the census committee
by a vote of 146 to 143 the Siegel bill
to Increase its size from 435 to 460
members.
The vote was taken on a motion to
recommit offered" by Representative
Fairfield of Indiana, a republican
member of the census committee, after
nine hours of debate and wrangling
over parliamentary procedure.
Previous to recommitting the bill,
the house rejected, 140 to 16, an
amendment by Representative Bar
bour, republican, California, to au
thorize reapportionment without any
Increases in membership. Another
amendment offered by Representative
Tinkham, republican, Massachusetts,
to. decrease the membership to -425 was
smothered under an avalanche of
"noes."
Eleven southern states wh'ch Mr.
Tinkham charged had disfranchised
negroes would have lost 33 seats and
Massachusetts one under his amend
ment) while a gain of 24 seats would
havebeea split among a dozen states
which made considerable gains In
population during the last decade.
It was the second time within a
year that the house has blcfcked ef
forts to increase Its size, during the
last session a bill to fix the member
ship at 483 being defeated. At that
time another bill providing for re
apportionment under the 1920 census
without increasing the number of
members was passed by the house,
but no action was taken cm it by the
senate. ,
Opponents of the bill tonight con
tended that the house already was
sn unwieldy body, and that it would
function less efficiently with an in
creased membership. Chairman Sie
gel and Representative Larson of
Georgia, a democratic member of the
committee, pleaded for the measure,
while Representatives Fairfield and
Rankin, democrat, Mississippi, di
rected the attack against it. Party
lines were disregarded in the final
vote.
Announcement by Representative
Mondell, the republican leader, that,
although he had opposed an Increase
in the size of the house at the last
session, he favored the Siegel bill,
brought criticism from several re
publicans opposed . to the measure.
Representatives Cooper, Wisconsin,
and Beedy of Maine being' particu
larly emphatic in their remarks.
(Concluded on Pare 14, Column 2.)
CORN CHEAPER THAN COAL
Minnesota Town to Burn Cereal in
Its Power Plant.
WINDOM, Minn., Oct. 14. With
corn at 25 cents a bushel, the city of
Windom will use It for fuel at the
municipal power plant, it was de
clared yesterday.
Many farmers have announced a:
Intention to burn corn' Instead of coal
this winter.
Victim Is Run Down Just as Shcl
Steps From Curb; Two Youths
Give All Possible Aid.
A slender, gray-haired llttlewoman
of about 60 years last night lay In
the morgue, unidentified, the victim
of an automobile driven by P. B. Dar
ling. 6904 East Sixty-fifth avenue
Southeast. She was struck at 7
o'clock as she stepped from the curb
at East Sixth and Holladay streets.
The only witness to the accident
was William J. Doiring. 2707 East
Seventh-fourth avenue Southeast, who
was riding with Darling, but a thor
ough investigation by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Stockman, Deputy
Coroner Goetsch and Lieutenant
Inspector Moloney resulted In a deci
sion that the accident was unavoid
able. Darling was not held.
According to his story, corroborated
by Doiring, hjs was driving east on
Holladay street, saw the woman
standing on the curb at the south
east corner of the Intersection and
sobnded his horn. The woman was
standing with head bent, evidently
lost in 'thought. As he was almost
abreast of her, he said, she stepped
Into the street in the path of his car.
When he stopped the car the woman
lay beneath it.
Darling telephoned from a near
by house for an ambulance, while
Doiring did what he could to give
first aid. While the woman was on
her way to St. Vincent's hospital
both young men reported to police
headquarters. The woman died from
a fractured skull while they were
being quizzed by inspectors.
The following description was is
sued from the coroner's office: About
60 . years old, gray hair, slender,
height 5 feet 4 or 6 inches, weight
about 115 pounds; plain blue plush
hat. brown overcoat, black dress. All
of her clothing was of good, quality
POLICE TO WEAR C0RSEJS
Steel Stays for Gotham Bluecoats
Latest Fashion.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14. Steel corsets
for bluecoats is the latest fashion In
New York. 1
Ten pairs, it became known today
have been purchased after tests
proved them bullet-proof. They will
be distributed In emergencies to mem
bers of the bomb, Italian and loft
squads.
They later may be Introduced gen
erally. Made of sUk. canvas and .Nor
wegian steel, they weigh ktx pounds.
IN
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Relief Held Prerequisite
to Rate Reduction.
LABOR THREAT DISREGARDED
Demand Made in Face of Im
t pending Tie-Up.
FUTILE CONFERENCE HELD
Heads of Nation's Carriers Declare
Lowering of Rates Now Would
Result In Bankruptcy.
MUNITIONS UNDER BAN
Senate Measure Would Prevent Ex
ports to Revolutionists.
WASHINGTON. D. C Oct. 14. A
bill which would prevent exports of
munitions to revolutionists in China
and in other foreign countries was In
troduced today by Senator Lodge.
Massachusetts, republican leader.
The bill embodies an agreement
reached by the senate foreign re la
tlons committee on the legislation.
A WISE DECISION.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Representatives of the
nation's railroads today announced
that they cannot reduce freight rates
at present without going Into bank
ruptcy and that they would Immedi
ately seek a further reduction In em
ployes' wages from the United States
railroad labor board. Later a futile
conference was held with union lead
ers in an effort to reach an amicable
settlement of wage difficulties which
at times have threatened to tre up
the transportation of the country.
The conference was held at th
suggestion of the union leaders,
their invitation for a meeting being
accepted by the rail heads following
the announcement concerning freight
rates.
The union leaders asked reconsid
eration of their request of last July
that a 12hi per cent wage reduction
granted by the labor board be not
put into effect Immediately, that no
further wago reductions be sought at
present and that no change be made
in the overtime pay rate. This re
quest was refused by regional con
ferences of the roads at that time
Inlon Proposal Shelved. .
In reply to tonight's proposal that
the request be reconsidered, the rail
heads simply presented their state
ment announcing the proposal to
seek new wage reductions and not
to reduce rates until further wage
reductions were granted.
The labor leaders left the confer
ence immediately and few of them
would discuss its proceedings or pre
dict the results.
"I am no prophet." said Warren S.
Stone, president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. "What
will happen Is more than I can say."
W. G. Lee, president of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, refused
to discuss the equation after the
meeting, but previous to It had said
that "the railroad men must be crazy
to seek a new reduction when the
men have' just authorized a strike
over an old wage cut."
R. S. Binkard of the Association of
Railway Executives, said the trans
portation system was facing one of
Its greates crises, but also refused to
make predictions. '
Harmony Found Locking.
Union leaders freely admitted, how
ever, that mere naa Been little har
mony between the committees in the
conference. The labor committee was
composed of Mr. Lee, Warren S.
Stone, L E. Sheppard. president of
the Order of Railway Conductors;
W. S. Carter, president of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, and P. C Cashen. presi
dent of the Switchmen's Union of
North America.
The railroad executives' committee
included C. H. Markham, president of
the Illinois Central; W. W. Atter
bury. vice-president of the Pennsyl
vania; J. E. Gorman, president of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Carl
R. Gray, president of the Union Pa
cific, and Ralph Budd, president of
the Great Northern.
The decision of the executives fol
lowed consideration of numerous
plans and proposals regarding wages
and rates. One proposal was for an
immediate reduction in freight rates
on agricultural commodities, the re
duction to be effective for 60 or 90
days as a test. This plan met with
opposition, most of the roads main
taining that they could not exist with
lower rates.
- Roads' Plight Reviewed.
The announcement was embodied In
a statement of some 1500 words, re
viewing the financial conditions of
the roads.
It followed an announcement from
the labor board that the piece rata
system of pay had been restored.
Union chiefs expressed themselves
ss .dubious as to how their men. 80
per cent of whom have authorized a
strike rather than accept the recent
12 per cent wage reduction, would
take the various announcements ot
the day.
The roads in making their an
nouncement, declared their action was
being taken with a view to lowering
freight and -passenger rates in the
future
"It was determined by the railroads
of the United States to seek to bring
about a reduction In rates," the state
ment said, In telling of the proceed
ings of the meeting of the executives,
"and as a means to that end to seek
a reduction In present railway wages,
which compelled maintenance of pres
ent rates. ,
"An application will be made Im
mediately to the United States rail-
LIFT SPAN WHIRLS flCTUIIflTe
AMn wDrrio DDinnr ULnU I IIUIIIU
mu vvru.vjro uuiliuli
4 MEN NARROWLY ESCAPE
DEATH NEAR IIOQUIAM. -
Two Are Plunged Into Water but
Are Rescued Damage Is
Estimated at 910,000.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Oct. 14 (Spe
cial.) The "Jack-knife" drawbridge
which connects Bay City with Ludlow
Island was wrecked this afternoon
while an attempt was being made to
adjust the draw so that it could be
operated more easily. When the
sprocket chain was removed from the
controlling gears the huge 150-foot
lift swung high into the air and top
pled over backward, carrying away
part of the trestle it struck in its
plunge in the last half of the orbit.
Four-men narrowly escaped death
in the accident. W. L. Moore, West
port berry grower, was thrown Into
the water, but was rescued after he
had passed unharmed through a
shower of falling timbers.
H. S. Shorey, Grays Harbor county
engineer, who had charge of the. re
pair work, ran for-safety and just
missed being hit by the large span as
it swung over in the air. Harry
Stout, the bridge tender, who was
making the repairs, fled at the same
time.
Mr. Brown, a Westport restaurant
man, was sitting in his automobile on
the approach to the bridge at the
time. Both the car and Mr. Brown
were plunged into the water. Mr.
Brown escaped with only a few bruises
and a drenching. Mr. Shorey's au
tomobile also was thrown into the
water by the accident.
The loss was estimated by Mr.
Shorey at $10,000, the bridge having
been built ten years ago.
The approach to the bridge Is about
a quarter of a mile long. The bridge
is of steel and concrete construction.
Mr. Shorey declared that a high
wind helped whirl over the span after
the sprocket? chain had been removed
from the gears.
COLOMBIA RATIFIES PACT
Nation to Receive $25,000,000 as
Result of Treaty With America.
BOGOTA. Colombia, Oct. 13 (By
the Associated Press.) The Colom
bian senate, after three sessions, dur
ing which there was much discussion,
today ratified the treaty with the
United States by whicli Colombia Is
to recelvo 120,000,000.
The treaty, which was ratified by
the United States senate last April,
Is an outgrowth of til If Icultles be
tween the United States and Colombia
In connection with the acquisition of
the Panama canal route.
JOHN D. PATRON OF ARTS
Pleased by Girl's Song He Gives
Her Two New Dimes.
TARRYTOWN. N. Y.. Oct. 14 John
D. Rockefeller today proved himself
a patron of the arts.
Crossing on the Nyau-Tarry town
ferry he applauded vigorously a little
girl in a neighboring motor car, who
was moved to sing a few lively airs
to the accompaniment of the craft's
musicians. Then he gave his chauf
feur two new dimes to present to the
singer with his compliments.
(Concluded on Fag 2, Column 1.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature. 65
degrees; minimum. ott degrees.
TODAY'S Haln; fre.h southerly galea
Foreign.
Irish conference quits until Monday.
Pas 2. I
Disarmament popular with 95 per cent ot
Japaneso. rage 4.
Industrial peace of Europe kept up.
Page 4.
National.
Beginning of fight asalnst treaty reviewed.
Page s.
House refuses to Increase membership.
Page 1.
Federal prohibition commissioner begins
hakeui ot state eniorcement corps.
Pago 8.
Pnmestie.
Roads demand new wage cut with strike
impending over old one. Page 1.
About ROOO miners rally in support of
Howat. Page -.
Angela are condemned for their alouch in
church. Page .
I'arifle Northwest.
Explosion In Heaver Hill mine Injures 17
men. two probably fatally, raise 1.
Guardsman loses office in Seattle. Page 13.
Washington grangers back deposed master.
Page 3.
Lift span whirls and wrecks bridge.
Page 1.
Brumfleld case Is rested by state. Page 1.
Hports.
Big Oregon-Idaho game here . today.
Tage 18.
Birds are legal game of hunters In west
ern Oregon today. Page 17.
Princeton plays Navy today. Page 18.
Willing and Kay finalists In state golf
tournament. Page 17.
School principals defend Franklin football
players. Page 1".
C'ommerciiU and Marine.
Export bids for wheat below values ruling
here. Page 23.
Bullish report on farm reserve of wheat
expected. Tage -3.
Advancea in liberty bonds and victory
notes continue. Page 23.
Large movement of hay from Oregon to
Atlantic coast assured. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Prlre of butter rises 3 cents In week.
Page 12.
Brother of late Charles V. Cooper here
for funeral, dies suddenly. Page 1.
Suit filed to test legality of bonds offered
under state bonus bill. Page 13.
Telephone system of Portland will be
revolutionised. Page 5.
Letter Is produced In Crumley-Rttter case.
Page 7.
School directors to Investigate plumbers
alleged combine. Page 12.
Mayor Baker signs documents authorising
exposition tax levy election. Page 8.
City budget drops 1483.060 for 1832.
Page 1.
Unidentified woman Is killed by auto.
Page 1.
Board of directors of 1923 Rose Festival
are chosen. Page 6.
Children employes by alleged forger.
Page 14.
War on shysters started by police. Page l.Y
County overdrafts put at (048,000. Pag 6.
BEAVER
HILL MI
Explosion Laid to Open
Safety Lamp.
SOME INJURED NEAR DEATH
Six of Men Are Severely
Burned in Accident.
11 LESS SERIOUSLY HURT
Doctors From Murtihflold and
North Rend Rushed to Scene
and Give First Aid.
MAnsiCTELD, Or., Oct. II. (Spe
cial.) Eighteen men were Injured,
four probably fatally, this morning
in an explosion in the coal mine at
Beaver Hill about 15 miles from here.
The blast occurred In a deep shaft
and It was four hours before all of
the injured had been removed. '
Four of tha Injured, in addition to
the two who were believed to be
fatally hurt, were reported to be in a
serious condition tonight at the hos
pital at North Uend to which they wer.e
rushed In a special train as soon as
they could be removed from the mine.
Doctor, It united to Scene"
When the news of the accident was
received here by telephone, doctors
at once rushed to the scene and
Joined in the work of rescue which
already had been started by the
miners who were off shift at the time
of the explosion and who had been
gathered together by J. J. Corey, su
perintendent of the mine. Mr. Corey
took chargo of the rescue work and
remained deep In the shafts until all
the Injured had been removed.
A call for medical aid was sent to
North Benj at about the same time It
was receUed here and doctors left
that city at once for thecene of the
disaster.
As soon as the Injured, wrre brought
to the surface they were attended by
the doctors who had arrived at the
scene by that time and with their
needs temporarily cared for they wers
rushed by train to the hospitals. The
more seriously injured were sent to
the hospital at Coquille and the minor
cases were dispatched to the hospital
at North Bend.
Open Safety Lamp Blamed.
Superintendent Corey declared that
the explosion was caused by a miner
trying to light a blast from an open
safety lamp, which was found by the
rescuers near the chute on the 1200
foot level.
Twenty-three men were working
on the shift, and of these only five
escaped injury.
Albert Menegat, who was seriously
burned about the upper body, was
supposed to have caused the disaster.
He was said by the superintendent to
have been liKhting the blast, as his
light was Identified after the men
had been rescued. The blast was near
the chute In the levels between six
and seven and It was believed by
other miners that .there must have
been from four to five feet of gas In
the vicinity. The explosion did not
damage the mine In any way, except
to throw down a few tons of earth. In
which one of the mlnerswas burled,
but later dug out.
Kxploalnn In In Morning.
Th explosion was timed at about
10:15 and It was nearly - o'clock be
fore the last man was brought out
for treatment.
The list of injured was prepared by
the timekeeper of the mine.
The victims were:
Albert Menegat. 30, badly burned
and serious condition, wife and four
children.
Klva l-'owle. 33, seriously burned.
Julius l-'ink, 2$, burned and buried
beneath dirt.
Louis Boaco, 23, badly gassed and
burned.
Liborls Gonzales, 21, broken arm,
badly gassed and burned.
Leo Nardo Garagaz. 27, seriously
burned, has wife.
Thomas McKelvle. 32, badly burned,
has wife and six children.
Dick Marsdc-n. 50, has wife and two
sons'.
C. M. Bills, young man, with wife
and two sons. ,
Charles Hill, single.
Archie Dclieu. two children,
divorced.
John Pete, elderly man, has three
sons at Beaver Hill, seriously burned.
John Leavltt, unmarried.
Pete Marsden, 12. cut on scalp.
Joe Menegat, has family ami bro
ther, slightly Injured and stayed at
mine.
Thomas Hale, mine foreman, aged
62, badly burned and among those
not expected to survive.
Lincoln Yocom, 22, seriously burned,
has sister at Beaver Hill.
The name of the other injured man
was not learned here.
Miners lo Heroic Work.
Fred Denny and Eugene Bosco,
both miners, did heroic work in first
eld. helping care for the victims be
fore the physicians reached the scene.
Many of the miners declared that
gas had not been cleared from the
mine and that this led to the disaster.
Spectators ahnut the mine nnd th"
emergency nospitHi sain tnai me in'
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