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PORTLAND, OREGON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER
1921
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18,
Ml CHIEFS BAR
RATES' II PLAN
Proposal to Avert Strike
Held Impossible.
BLAME IS PUT ON LABOR
Walkout Is Declared to Be
: Aimed at Government
and Labor Board.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
Heads of Main Mid-West
Lines Aver That Big Prin
ciple Is at Stake.
DAY'S DKVKLOP.MEXT8 IN
NATIONAL. RAIL STRIKE.
Proposal to cut rates as strike
Bolutlon rejected by mid-west
rail residents.
.Labor chiefs also declare plan
not feasible.
Report submitted to Presi
dent Harding by Washington
conferences.
Ship lines prepare to carry
extra burdens.
Million men yet to decide
whether they will Join In strike.
Strike orders as Issued to
general chairmen made public.
Union leader declares either
government or lines can prevent
strike. -
Nine million autos and trucks
declared available for emer
gency.' CHICAGO, Oct. 17. (By the As
sociated Tress.) Presidents of the
leading' middle western railroads in
a statement tonight turned down as
"impossible" the proposal of the
railroad labor board public group
that freight rates be reduced imme
diately as a possible means of avert
ing a general railroad strike, and
charged that the proposed walkout
"would be a strike against the gov
ernment, called by the unions pri
marily for the purpose of nullifying
the transportation act creating the
labor board."
The statement followed a meeting
of the association of railroads en
tering Chicago and was signed on
behalf of the organization by Samuel
Felton, president of the Chicago
Great Western. The Chicago &
Northwestern, the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy, the Santa Fe, the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific and the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul are
some of the larger roads represented
at the meeting.
Statement Is Issued.
By coincidence, the statement,
which reviews the railroad situation
and causes of the strike, was issued
at almost the same moment Warren
S. Stone, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, was
giving out a statement in Cleveland
telling why the four big brother
hoods and the Switchmen's Union of
North America had authorized a
walkout on October 30. The presi
dent's statement said, in part:
"The thing it is proposed to strike
against is the decision of the railroad
labor board authorizing the reduc
tion of 12 per cent in wages which
the railways put into effect July 1.
There is at present no other possible
ground for a strike by the railway
labor brotherhoods.
Decision Held Order Violation.
"The labor board was created by
the transportation act passed by con
gross in 1920, which delegated to it
the duty, in case of disputes, of de
termining reasonable wages and
working conditions. The wage re
duction put into effect July 1 was
authorized by the board under the
provisions of this act. Therefore,
the strike which has been ordered
will be, if it occurs, a strike against
decision made by a government
body acting in accordance with a
federal law.
"The situation presented is in im
portant respects more serious than
that created by the issuance of a
strike order by the same labor or
ganization in 1916, which precipi
tated the passage of the Adamson
act. At that time, while the rail
ways had asked for arbitration,
there had not been any arbitration
because the labor unions had refused
(Concluded on Page 6, Column 4.)
SHIP LINES PREPARE
FOR EXTRA BURDENS
ACTIOY IV CASE OP RAIL
STRIKE IS POSSIBLE.
Board's Statement, However, Says
Ao Request Has Been Made
for Aid or Information.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. IT The
shipping board Issued a statement
that no action was taken officially
today, by either the shipping board
or the emergency fleet corporation,
to form or discuss plans for using
government vessels In the event of
a general railroad strike, and "that
no request had been made for them
to act or to furnish Information."
A. J. Frey, vice-president of the
emergency fleet corporation, said that
the fleet could turn over 25 oil-burning
chips a day for ten days In the
event that their Use was desired Im
mediately, the statement continued.
He added that there would be no dif
ficulty In obtaining crews owing to
the number of seamen out of employ
ment, and further, that the men, em
ployed on the lald-up vessels, would
form a potential nucleus in manning
any such boats.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. (By the As
sociated Press.) Coastwise steam
ship lines today prepared to meet
extra burdens which might be im
posed on them as a result of the
strike. More frequent sailings might
be needed, in the opinion of shipping
men.
At the same time, steps were taken
to feed the city' by use of trucks and
airplanes, in case of emergency. City
officials declared nearly 60,000 motor
trucks could be mobilized if neces
sary.
Aerial transportation companies
had ambitions of moving food sup
plies, while from Hackensack, N. J.,
came word that the postofflce de
partment had asked manufacturers to
speed up delivery of mail planes. One
problem which confronted local rail
road officials was whether the Ma
rine Engineers' Beneficial associa
tion, with mere than 1000 members,
employed on harbor lighters, would
Join the railroad strikers. Officers of
this organization, who announced a
meeting would be held November 1 to
discuss the question, explained that
its members were affected by the
railroad wage cut.
CAR DIVES AND VANISHES
Woman's Cape and Soldier's Hat
Found at Accident Scene.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct 17. (Spe
cial.) Almost 100 years ago, the Hud
son's Buy company built a mill on
what Is now -known as the Blddle
farm. The old mill pond is still in
existence, and the North Bank high
way, at the Biddle cut off, goes
around the pond, making a sharp turn.
Last night, the police of Vancouver
were Informed that an automobile had
gone Into the pond when the driver
failed to turn. An Investigation by
the authorities failed to find the car,
and only a woman's cape and a sol
dier's hat remained.
As there is obviously no car In the
pond, the police believe the soldier
worked remarkably fast getting his
car out, as several saw the accident.
However, when they returned after
reporting it, there was nothing to
show for the disaster but the cape
and hat.
NOMINEES ARE INDORSED
Early Confirmation of Mr. Piper
and Mr. Wheeler to Result.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, Oct. 17. The nomi
nations of George U. Piper of Portland
for collector of customs for Oregon,
and Edward N. Wheeler of Portland
for appraiser, were favorably reported
to the senate today by Senator Mc
Xary of the senate committee on com
merce, i ,
Reports of numerous protests against
Mr. Piper's nomination, It was learned
today, were without foundation. The
only genuine protest was maTte by J.
S. Smith, democratic politician of
Portland, and formerly a federal Job
holder under the Wilson administra
tion. Mr. Smith's protest, it was said,
was never taken seriously by the
committee on commerce.
The report of the nominations to
day means their early confirmation.
COAST SWEPT BY GALE
Wind From South Attains 60-Mile
Velocity at North Head.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct 17. (Special.)
A southerly gale swept along the
coast last night and the wind at
North Head attained a rate of (0
miles an hour from the south. In
side the harbor the velocity was not
great, but the rainfall at times was
heavy. No damage ashore or to ship
ping has been reported. This morn
ing the gale ended suddenly with the
barometer rising.
Today the wind was from the
northwest, the sun shone brightly and
the barometer rose, but notwithstand
ing this the weather bureau predicted
another gale tonight
YAP TERMINAL IMPROVED
Better Cable Communication With
Japan Held Assured.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct 17. Ar
rangements of a temporary character
designed to improve communication
facilities over the cable from Guam
to the Island of Yap terminal are rap
Idly approaching completion, it was
announced today.
It was emphasized that it was a
temporary arrangement to Improve
communication between Japan and the
, United States during the limitation of
armament conference.
STRIKE
STILL
OF MILLION
1
Vigorous Fight Expected
Before Decision. -
MEETINGS OPEN THIS WEEK
Shopcrafts Executives Are to
Gather Tomorrow.
476,000 MEM AFFECTED
Other TTnions Also Are to Take Up
Question of Whether to
Join in Walkout.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Whether the big four
brotherhoods and the switchmen's
union will be Joined by the more than
1.000,000 members of other unions In
the proposed strike remained an un
decided question tonight, with indica
tions that the final decision, expected
at meetings to be held here this week,
would come only after a vigorous
fight In which leaders of at least a
few of the organizations will make a
determined effort to block a strike
call.
Official calls for a meeting here
Wednesday of the shop crafts execu
tive council and for the maintenance
of way divisions were sent out today,
but it is not considered likely that
the strike attitude of the organiza
tions will be known that day, accord
ing to B. M. Jewell, (.resident of the
railway employes department, Ameri
can Federation of Labor, which com
prises the 476,000 men in the shop
crafts.
Walkout Authority Held.
Mr. Jewell explained that this coun
cil. If it decided the situation war
rants It, will call in the conference
committee of the railway employes'
department, made up of 100 chairmen
of the department's eight unions. This
committee has the authority to order
a walkout or, if it Is uncertain as to
the advisability of one, to call In the
1000 general chairmen for a vote.
Mr. Jewell expressed the hope that
a strike would be averted and - ad
mitted that there was dissension.
E. H. Fitzgerald, president of the
clerks' organization, and Mr. Jewell
have had disagreements over the
strike, it became known.
Control of Men Doubled.
Mr. Jewell repeated his assertion,
however, that he doubted if he could
hold back the 478.000 men under him,
as they seemed determined to strike.
Mr. Fitzgerald could control the
clerks, it was said, but other organi
zations might not prove easy to han
dle after the overwhelming vote for a
strike. . ' .
The executive council, which meets
here Wednesday, is composed of Will
iam Johnston, International Associa
tion of Machinists; J. A. Franklin, In
ternational Brotherhood of Boiler
makers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers
of America; J. W. Kline. IatlonaI
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 3.)
IF THEY WOULD ONLY GO OUT IN THE ALLEY TO
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NORTHWEST SENATORS!
DUE FOR PROMOTIONS
DEATH OF MR. KXOI MAKES
COMMITTEE VACANCIES.
Mr. Poindexter and Mr. McNary In
Line for High Assignments,
but Both May Decline.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C. Oct. 17. Senators
Poindexter of Washington and Mc
Nary of Oregon are due to receive
offers of promotion in the senate
which they cannot well accept. The
recent death of Senator Knox of
Pennsylvania, who held many impor
tant positions in the senate repub
lican organization, created several
vacancies which were the subject
today of a conference between Sen
ators Lodge, Brandagee, Watson ssid
McNary. as members of the committee
on committees.
It was agreed that Senator Poin
dexter, by reason of seniority, is
entitled to Senator Knox's place on
the foreign relations committee, and
it will be offered to him. It is
doubtful, however, that Mr. Poin
dexter can accept because he is soon
to become chairman of the committee
on naval affairs on the retirement
of Senator Page of Vermont., Sen
ator Page has made public an an
nouncement of his intention to quit
the senate.
The Washington senator might, of
course, take the foreign relations
berth by resigning from the com
mittee on Interstate commerce, but
this he cannot well do because this
Is the seat of vantage from" which
he has long made the fight for the
amended long-and-short haul law in
which eastern Washington Is intense
ly interested. Under the majority
rules no republican senator can hold
more than one chairmanship, and
membership is permitted on only two
major committees.
Senator McNary will be offered the
chairmanship of the committee on
Indian affairs, which will be vacated
by the appointment of Senator Curtis
of Kansas to succeed Senator Knox
as chairman of the rules committee.
The Oregon senator ' promptly will
decline to consider the Indian af
fairs chairmanship, because this
would compel him to vacate the
chairmanship of the committee on
reclamation of arid lands. The In
dian committee chairmanship ranks
much higher than the reclamation
chairmanship, but Senator McNary
has Initiated legislation for a compre
hensive programme of reclamation
for the west which he will tell his
colleagues on the committee on com
mittees he desires to press to the
point of successful achievement
Senator Spencer of Missouri is next
in line to receive the Indian com
mittee chairmanship.
CHIEF'S BANK ACCOUNT BIG
Gotham Police Head's Deposits
Since Taking Office $100,421.
NEW YORK, Oct 17. Bank ac
counts of Police Commissioner En
right showing deposits aggregating,
$100,421 since he assumed office in
1918 were read Into the record of
the Meyer legislative committee today.
Other bank accounts offered In evi
dence showed that E. P. Hughes, ex
police Inspector, who retired a few
months ago to operate a private de
tective agency whioh guarded piers,
had deposited $1,069,152 since 1918.
Commissioner Enrlght later ex
plained payment of varlou loans he
had made and the collection of a
Knights of Columbus fund composed
the deposits shown.
DEITY DEMANDS NO
BLOOD, SAYS PASTOR
PREACHER THEREBY LOSES
' "CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP."
Seattle Churches Roused to Wrath
by Plea That Old Doctrine
Xo Longer Holds.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct 17. (Spe
cial.) As a result of the denial of the
principle of "blood atonement" which
they allege has been made by Rev.
C. W. Hawkins, pastor of Plymouth
Congregational church, three Seattle
churqhes have withdrawn "Christian
fellowship" from the Plymouth Con
gregational church by a vote of their
membersip. The churches are the
Dunlap Baptist, of which Rev. P. A;
Klein is pastor; the Swedish taber
nacle at Pike street and Bellevue
avenue. Rev. Paul W. Rood, pastor;
and the Bethany Baptist church, of
which Rev. Antrim H. Nickell is
pastor.
The Dunlap Baptist church adopted
the following resolution by unani
mous vote yesterday, according to
Mr. Klein: ,
"Whereas, Mr. C. W. Hawkins,
pastor of the Plymouth Congrega
tional church, has openly denied the
blood atonement of Jesus Christ
therefore be It
"Resolved, That we, the members
of Dunlap Baptist church, publicly
w-lthdraw our Christian fellowship
from that church until it publicly
cUsowns this shameful betrayal of
Our Lord Jesus Christ."
The resolution is signed by P. A.
Klein, pastor.
Similar action was taken by a rising
vote of tha SwediBh. tabernacle mem
bership yesterday.
At the Bethany Baptist church the
pastor said the following action was
taken by a rising vote of the mem
bership: "We reaffirm our faith in the In
spiration of Jesus Christ and the ne
cessity for blood atonement and de
clare ourselves out of fellowship with
any who deny the truth of these re
vealed truths."
The statement made by Dr. Haw
kins in a sermon Sunday, October 8,
sets forth the belief that God de
mands no blood sacrifice for the re
demption of man.
"Blood sacrifice Is a common "Idea
among primitive people," he said.
"The early Jews believed that th
death of Christ was a price paid to
an angry God to buy him off that
he might not show his vengeance
on his sinful people. A modern study
of the Bible has clearly shown that
Jesus never set forth any theory of
blood atonement, but everywhere he
emphasized the fact that men ought
to be right with God by living right
lives."
ENGINEER UNIT INSPECTED
Major-Gencral Beach, Corps Chief,
Spends Day at Corvallls.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls, Oct 17. (Special.)
Major-General L. H. Beach, chief of
all engineer corps in the United
States, arrived in Corvallls this morn
ing. General Beach lunched with
President Kerr, Colonel J. K. Partello
and all field officers In Corvallls with
the grade of major, and inspected the
engineer unit In thefternoon.
General Wright, commander of the
ninth corps area, will arrive in Cor
vallls early in November. Colonel
M. N. Fall of San Francisco, com
mander of all reserve officers" train
ing club work in the western area,
probably will accompany General
Wright.
DO THEIR FIGHTING.
PLANS COMPLETE '
10 PMER TAX
Exposition Committees
Prepared for Drive.
EXPERIENCED MEN SELECTED
Every Line of Activity in Port
land to Be Reached.
CATCH PHRASE ADOPTED
'Make It Tnanimous, Oregon 1923'
Slogan Chosen to Be Csed
During Campaign.
Final preparations for launching
the campaign to put over the munici
pal vote on the tax levy for. the 1925
Oregon exposition were completed late
yesterday .afternoon at a meeting of
the committee in charge, when' the
methods and programme of every de
partmental leader were gone over and
indorsed by the entire body. -
Every line of activity, civil, social,
Industrial, rural and others, is to be
reached in what will be the most com
plete public campaign ever launched
In the city. To this end the. depart
ment heads have been chosen because
of their experience In similar cam
paigns, making a body In which every
member is an expert In some particu
lar branch of campaign work.
Slogan Is Chosen.
"Make it unanimous. Oregon 1925."
n-as chosen ;s the slogan which Is to
be used during tie campaign. Out of
several suggested this was considered
to carry the greatest appeal and, with
its adoptloin, the committee intends
to spread it so thoroughly over the
city and state that It will become a
by-phrase for every citizen, man,
woman or child.
The real opening of the exposition
headquarters is scheduled for tomor
row morning. They are to be In he
Corbett building, and the various com
mittees who are to devote their full
time, or as much as possible of It,
to the project will work from there.
Some of tjjajiubdlvisions of commu
nity life jJwill receive empha
sized attention are schools, farmers,
motion-picture theaters, soldiers and
veterans' organizations, clubs,, mer
chants, automobile dealers, billboard
advertising, foreign publicity, public
meetings, bankB and labor .unions.
Maa-net fr Farmers, Prediction.
That the exposition should prove a
means of bringing 20,000 farmers to
Oregon was the main(polnt In an ad
dress given by J. R. Heurlng, who
has Just completed a tour of the mid
dle west for the state chamber of
commerce, visiting farmers and study
ing rural conditions.
He said that never had there been
a greater time in the history of the
country to induce farmers to come to
Oregon and take up vacant land with
in the state. His observation had
shown how the farmers In some of
the middle states had purchased land
during the crux of prosperity for
prices far in advance of the maximum
crop returns possible now, and as a
result were in sore financial straits,
anxious to seek new fields and recoup
poorly-Invested funds.
One of the greatest problems of the
state, he continued. Is to induce farm
ers to settle in Oregon. Th large
percentage of farmers In the attend
ance at the exposition should prove a
decided advantage to the state in pro
viding an opportunity to show these
visitors the favorable conditions and
advantages accruing to new settlers.
Farmers Informed of State.
The farmers all over the country
have heard much about Oregon, Mr.
Heurlng said, and dream of it as a'
seventh heaven they would like to at
tain. There Is much land to be re
claimed, and by bringing these farm
ers to the exposition many new set
tlers should be gained for the state,
he asserted.
Selling the exposition to the mer
chants of the city will also play a
big part In the campaign. Everyone
s to be reached Individually and
will be asked to advertise the expo
sition and put over the tax levy in
as many ways as possible. News
paper advertisers are to be asked to
insert small editorials in their dally
display advertisements pointing out
the advantages of the exposition.
Posters, counter displays and window
exhibitions are to be asked, and the
personal support of all merchants
will be solicited.
Merchants Favor Exposition.
Merchants generally are In favor of
the exposition, but many, it was
pointed out are taking only a luke
warm interest In pushing It These
are the special a'ms of the merchants'
committee and the merchants will be
called on by delegates to do their bit
in advertising to put over the tax
vote.
, Henry Boyd, commander of the
American Legion post in Portland,
offered his whole-hearted support.
Plans were discussed to have a large
float or banner carried by soldiers
Jn the Armistice-day parade, and time
was allotted to an exposition speaker
at the mass meeting in the Audi
torium that afternoon. .
Mr. Boyd went further In his offer
and said members of the legion would
(Cunctudet: oa Face 4, Column 1.)
BRUTAL HIGHWAYMAN
SEIZES WEDDING-RING
MRS. JOHN E. SCHIMP HELD XV
BY ARMED OUTLAW.
i
Brooch Torn From Dress and Cir-
- clet Jerked From Finger After
Man Is Hit by Woman.
An armed highwayman last night
held up and robbed Mrs. John E.
Schtmp, 1026 East Kelly street of her
Wedding ring and a brooch while she
was walking north on East Thlrty-
fcurth street South. He escaped. The
outlaw brutally Jerked the ring from
Mrs. Schtmp's finger and tore the
brooch from her waist, ripping the
collar partly from her coat and the
hooks from the waist. The ring and
brooch were taken after Mrs. Schimp
had struck the outlaw on the neck
with her handbag.
Mrs. Schimp was on her way to a
Bible class meeting when the man
stepped in front of her, presenting a
revolver.
"Put 'em up," he commanded gruffly.
"Put what up?" Mrs. Schimp asked,
as she slammed htm on the neck with
her bag.
The robber grabbed the bag from
her, examined It for money, but found
only a small Bible, notepaper and pen
cil. He threw It to the sidewalk with
an oath, seized her. by the wrist, saw
the plain band wedding ring and
pulled it from her finger. He then
tore the brooch from her waist and
the collar partly from her coat.
"No, he wasn't very rough," Mrs.
Schimp said, "and I can't say that I
was very much frightened. I did hate
to lose my wedding ring, though; and
it was worth so little to him, too.
Her assailant fled upon the ap
proach of a man and woman, turning
east on Lincoln street.
Appearances lead to the belief that
he is the same rran who on October
10 attacked Beatrice Hutton, 266 Six
teenth street, and Anna Berglund, 770
Marshall street, on October 14. De
scription in all three cases tallies in
general.
PASSENGER TRAIN UPSETS
Doctors and Nurses Are Rushed to
Scene of Accident.
EL PASO. Oct. 17. The Sunshine
special, which left here over the
Texas A Pacific railroad at 5 o'clock
P, M., for the east, turned over near
Vanhorn, Tex., .according to reports
received here.
Doctors and nurses were rushed
from here to the scene of the acci
dent. WHEAT SUPPLY CUT DOWN
Total Holding 129,000,000 Bushels
Short of Year Ago.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 17.
Wheat on farms, excluding that re
quired for use by.-the farmers, was
estimated by the department of agri
culture In figures made public today
at 318,000,000 bushels this year, com
pared with 447,000,000 bushels last
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 63
degrees; minimum. S3 degrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy.
Hallway Strike.
Farmers bitter against railroad workers.
Pane 18.
Strike Battlement Is declared poaaible.
Page .
Ship lines prepare to earr extra burdena
HM-fnv Mtrlke. Paffl 1.
r Million more men consider Joining In rail
strike, rage 1.
Rail strike- orders passed on to men.
Page 6.
Senators Poindexter and McNary dua for
committee promotions. Paga 1.
Report on strike la made .to Harding.
Taga 6.
Rail chiefs reject rail cut at strike solu
tion. 1'age t
Foreign.
America's medal of honor la laid on un
known Briton's tomb. Page 4.
Dangers feared In Russia found absent by
Associated Press correspondent. Page
12.
National.
Effort to amend German peace treaty
falls. Page 1.
Treatment expected to restore alght to
Thomas P. Gore, blind ex-senator.
Page 5.
Congresa drops Ku Klux Klan probe.
Page 2.
Demesne.
Harding asks mining congress to stabilise
industry. Page 8.
Livestock better treated now than form
erly, says humane association head.
Page 17.
Daughter left by Virginia Rappe. Page 8.
California urged to be hospitable to Jap
anese conference delegates. Page 2.
Pacific Northwest
Amundsen planes to do research work.
Page 7.
Seattle churches denounce pastor who de.
nied blood atonement principle. Page L.
Governor to appoint successor to Justice
Benson today. Page 7.
Brumfleld, on stand, declares mind Is
blank for month. Page 1.
Bad food laid to Mrs. Southard. Page 4.
Oregon public service body attacks South
ern Pacific passenger rate attitude.
Page 16.
8 ports.
Sergeant Ray Smith meets best of bat
tlers. Psge 15.
Ten thousand nlmrods hunt birds In val
ley. Page 14.
Ruth'a ' defiance scored by owners of
Yankees. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat traders withdrsw from local mar
ket when eastern prices slump. Page 1:3.
Chicago wheat loes 7 cents durlnr day's
trading. Page 23.
Rail stocks record greatest losses In Wall
street market. Tags 23. I
Fight to set ships ' allocated to this port
uraed. Page 22.
! Two ships to load wheat at Portland under
federal bareboat-cnarrer plan, rage -z.
Portland and Vicinity,
nans completed to put over exposition tax
in Portland. Page L
Cltlxenship denied alien war evader oa
appeal. Page 11.
Boy Scouts to help build Roosevelt me-
memorlal. Page 10.
Bodies of 24 soldiers who lost their lives
in France due here Thursday. Page 10
Use of bankere and trade acceptances has
remarkable growth. Page 22.
France capitalises war-torn areas as great
American tourist attraction. Psge 13.
Brutal highwayman seises wedding ring.
Page 1.
BRUM ELD
Weird Tale of Memory
Loss Is Related.
MURDER DEFENDANT CALM
Only Few Incidents During
Month Held Recalled.
STORY WITHSTANDS QUIZ
Dentist Says Senses Wore Loot on
Day Preceding Killing, Re
covered on Way Home.
BT DON SKENE.
ROSEBURG, Or., Oct 17. The
weird tale of a man In living death
was told by Richard M. Brumfleld
today as he sat In the witness stand,
on trial for his life as the accused
slayer of Dennis Russell, July 13.
Calm apparently, unmoved. the
esthetic dentist, charged with one of
the most ghastly murders In criminal
history, unfolded a story rivaling J.ha
farthest flights of the fiction writers.
He lay down for a nap at relative's
home near Rosehurg July 10. More
than a month later he lestiflcd that
he found himself handcuffed to a
deputy sheriff who was bringing him
from Canada to Roseburg to face a
murder indictment
Memory Declared Itlnnk.
Except for three vague flashes of
consciousness, he testlflrd that Vila
memory concerning what he did be
tween these two incidents is a com
plete blank. Though he lived In half
a dozen big cities between RoseNurg
and Calgary. Alberta, he said he could
not pierce the veil and recall his ac
tions. The keenest cross-examination
failed to shake him In his testi
mony. Second In Interest to the defendant
todey was Mrs. Brumfleld, whd took
the witness stand and for two hours
faced an obviously hostile audience
and answered the questions of attor
neys for defense and stale.
With perfect composure and un
flinching nerve, she talked of her ac
cused mate and their H'e before the
July night when the headless corpse
of Dennis Russell was found near the
flaming wreck of Dr. Brumfield's big
red speed-car.
Fight Made for Mate's Life.
The general feeling of those who
have watched Mrs. Brumfleld closely
throughout the trial was that she
would break down on the witness
stand under the climax of the strain
which has whitened her cheeks and
made her eyes tired and red. When
the crucial test came, however, she
proved herself equal to the occasion,
and foujtht bravely and skillfully for
her husband's life with the aid of an
Iron self-control.
A third witness of Importance ap
peared on the stand today in the per
son of Dr. B. R. Shoemaker, Rose
burg physician and Intimate friend
of the Brumfleld family. After At
torney Orcutt of the defense had pre
sented to him the testimony in the
case through a long hypothetical
question, Dr. Shoemaker declared that
on the night of the crime Dr. Brum
fleld was suffering from "mixed in
sanity with homicidial tendencies" In
which he could not distinguish be
tweea r'eTht and wrong.
Kxamlnation la Stiff.
A stiff cross-examination from At
torney Hammersley found Dr. Shoe
maker shaken In his testimony and
the laughs of the audience at several
of the attorney's disconcerting ques
tions brought a loud tapping of the
bailiff's gavel.
After Mrs. Brumfleld had finished
her testimony this morning an ex
pectant hush fell over the courtroom.
Then came the request of Attorney
Rice to "call the defendant." Dr.
Brumfleld walked quickly to the wit
ness stand, sat down and folded his
arms. He was slightly pale.
"Do you recall July 10?" he wag
asked by Rice.
"Part of the day only," answered
the prisoner.
Visit o Nephew Keralled.
"It was the Sunday after the Fourth
of July. 1 went with my family to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Millard Merldllh.
Mr. Merldlth Is my nephew by mar
riage. As we got out of the automo
bile at the foot of the hill leading up
to the Merldlth home, Bobby, tha
baby, opened a box of BB shot for
his airgun and spilled the shot on the
ground.
"The other boys helped me pick up
the tiny shot from the dusty road and
we continued our Journey. Bobby
spilled the shot again on the road in
the hot sun; In helping him I got ex
asperated and hot, so I sat down on
a log In the shade, while the boys
went on ahead.
"Soon I heard Bobby crying. His
brothers had left him when he had
spilled the-BB bullets a third time. I
helped him pick them up. I was
completely exhausted when we got to
the Merldlth cabin, so I lay down on
a couch.
"That Is all I remember of that
day."
"The next point I remember 1
awoke on a train. I was shackled
to Percy Webb, the deputy sheriff.
My movements evldt-ntly disturbed
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