THE 3IOIIXIXG. OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 1921 DHUMFiELD PASSES PRELIMINARY CRISIS Temperature and Pulse Convicted Man Steady. of SHERIFF HAS NEW THEORY Bludc Relieved Vtted In Alteip.pt at Suicide Thought Washed Away In Lavatory. BY DON' SKENE. KOSKBURG. Or.. Oct. 23. (Special.) Dr. Klcliard M. Brumfleld, convicted r .eier of Uennla Kimsoll, was Kltbutly worse today, although the preliminary crisis resulting from the two slashes In his neck made in his attempt to commit suicide, was suc cessfully passed, according; to J-r. Charles B. Wade, county health and medical officer. "The question now Is whether or not the Infection in his wounds spreads," said Dr. Wade. "There is little probability that Ir. Brumfleld will die within four or five days un der the most adverse conditions, .and If his condition continues as today I believe he will be able to be in court In a week to hear his sentence pro nounced. Pulse Is Steady. ' "His temperature and pulse are steady. The infection was most no ticeable today In the cut on the left sine. Dr. Ilrumfield seemed drowsy and somewhat restless. I gave him only enough opiate to enable him to avoid this restlessness.' Dr. Wade removed some of the etltches in the prisoner's wounds to day, opened the wound on the left ffide and drained ft of puss. Dr. Brum fleld complained of a slight head ache, but was able to swallow liquids end a few pills without much pain. lls neck Is greatly swollen, and he lias the appearance of a man with a bad case of mumps. In discussing the prisoner's condi tion Dr. Wade explained that Infec tion might spread upward and at tack the base of the brain, causing an abscess, or downward Into the lungs. The upward course Is the most likely, he said, but the chances are even that the spread of the In fection will be prevented. If the in jection remains local. Dr. Brumfleld will recover, barring unforeseen com plications. Prisoner Still Weak. The prisoner la recovering rapidly from loss of blood, lie is still quite iveak, "but seemed In good spirits this afternoon, lie chatted with his Jail ers and aurse and chuckled at some of the jokes of ."('hief Balliet, his Indian Jail companion who stands watch day mid night at Brumfield's b'jflnide. A tireless search of the Jail and rareful study of all angles of the near suicide has resulted in the solution of the mystery of the missing weapon Vwlth which Brumfleld sought to take his life, according to Sheriff Starmer. "I am convinced that Dr. Brumfleld rut himself In a little lavatory about 0 feet from his bed and threw the blade away where it would be carried off In the drain pipe," said the sheriff. Spot of lllood Found. "As soon as he slashed he covered the wounds by wrapping his blankets tightly around hl neck. Then he walked back to his bed. This ac counts for the fact that there was no blood on the floor and the mass of clottfd blood on the upper portion of the blankets. "In our si-arch this morning we found a drop of blood about li feet from the prisoner's bed." Two purposes might have been served by complete, disposal of the suicide weapon. The sheriff believes thut lr. Brumfleld planned to be found iltart Ihe next morning, with no sign of the weapon that made the wounds. The Impression might thus be given that is 4 hroat had been cut by an outside enemy. If suicide was not proved conclusively, the insur ance company might have to pay the JtSmin policy taken out by Dr. Brum fleld last .May. Sheriff la Watrhed. Dr. Brumfleld no longer declares that lie was shot by a college friend, lie watched the sheriff conduct a search for the missing safety razor blade with interest today. "Sam seems worried about that blado." he remarked. "They'll never f ind ' it In the lavatory, because it was flushed away 'long ago." When questioned closely about how he wounded himself, the prisoner relapses Into silence, but his eyes twinkle with dignlf)cd amusement and a cunning gluyt. "I'll lo tip and around In a few days. Sam." said the convicted man to fciheriff Mtarmcr yesterday. "So. you won t, Doc." answered tht heriff. Trlnt Testimony Iterallrd. "You'll stay right In bed until. they call you lo go to court. We're going to take care of you and do everything for your comfort, but if you start any rough stuff, we'll have to strap you in." The action of Dr. Brumfleld in at tempting suicide recalls a portion of the testimony during the trial which now seems a prophecy. Dr. B. It. tihoemaker, family phy sician for the Brumftclds since 1913 testified as a medical expert for the defense. lie declared that In his opinion Dr. Brumfleld suffered from "mixed Insanity with homicidal ten dencies." "Would be have suicidal tendencies also?" asked Deputy Prosecutor Jlam mersly on cross-examination. "Yes, there would be an equal tendency toward suicide," replied Dr. Shoemaker. Family la Barred. Sheriff mtarmcr has barred mem bers of Dr. Brumfield's family and other visitors from the Jail, and everything sent to the prisoner from the outside la examined carefully by officers. "He'll never hang: he'll keep trying until he kills himself," Is the general opinion expressed by the majority of those. who discuss the new develop ment In the case. Every hour of the day and night, yes are watching the prisoner. ernment. while Charles and his army were yet some miles from the cap ital, was standing firmly against his restoration to the throne. Govern ment troops, soon after word was re ceived of his intention to Invest or Invade Budapest, established a line of defense around Bickewich. 50 miles from Budapest. These troops were under stringent orders to prevent the passage ot Charles' train, and as a precaution the rails were torn up. Charles apparently gained some ground, as the troops at Komorn are said to have sworn allegiance to him. Ex-Empress Zita is believed to be with him. She is suffering; from cold. The cabinet, after' notifying the allies of Its decision to oppose the restoration of Charles, remained in session. The Bethlen cabinet claims to be master of the situation and there Is apparent oa 1m here. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Hungary, and Regent Horthy has issued a manifesto to the country to keep order. He calls on the people to "restrain the royal ists and plotters who are plunging Hungary Into Inevitable and final catastrophe.' The cabinet council has resolved to fight the "conspirators." 1 REPUBLIC TO BE DEFENDED FLAPPER MAKE-UP CHARLES' ARMY IN FIGHT (Continue! Krom First rage.) proachahlu. Government circles hope to be able to hold out until the ar rival of reinforcements, expected to morrow. Mrfrnar Line Eatabllufced. Insurgent bands from Burgenland re reported to be marching to aid Charles. Iti:STOHATIOX TO BIS 1'OIGIIT Cabinet Appeals to People to Pre vent Catastrophe. BUDAPEST. Oct. 23. (By the As sociated I'ress.) The Hungarian gov Cabinet at Prague Decides on Mill tary Measures. PRAGUE, Czeoho-Slovakla. Oct. 23. (By the Associated Press.) At cabinet council today to consider the situation in Hungary, Premier Benes said that all measures should be taken to defend the interests of the repub lic; accord between the little entente was complete and an agreement ex isted for a common line of action Diplomatic steps taken would be sup plemented by military and defensive measures. The , cabinet resolved on partial mobilization. A semi-official state ment says the government is deter mined to obtain a definite settlement of the Hapsburg question. CHARLES TO GET MOKE HELP Oedenburg Garrison Leaves to Join Fallen Monarch. LONDON, Oct. 23. Reuter's Vienna correspondent repeats the rumors that Charles has entered Budapest. He adds that the Oedenburg garrison left to Join Charles, whose forces are est! mated at three divisions, while Ad miral Horthy's are about equal in number. A Vienna dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says Charles' advance guard was repulsed today by Horthy's troops near Budaor. Germany Denounces Move. BERLIN, Oct. 23. From every corner of Germany a shout goes out to the Danube, "long live the repub lic!" says Vorwaerts, socialist organ. In an editorial today denouncing ex- Emperor Charles and the "gang of unscrupulous adventurers whose latest escapade threatens to become a menace to the peace of Europe." Minister to Order Ex-Ituler Out. LONDON, Oct. 23. The Hungarian government has entrusted to the min ister of education the task of Invit ing Charles to leave Hungary im mediately, says a Keuter dispatch from Budapest. Monarchists' Itesidcnees Searched. VIENNA. Oct. 23. Residences -of well-known monarchists here are being searched, but it was said no evidence has been found indicating preparedness for the present attempts to restore the monarchy. L FREIGHT BATE CUT COMPETITION" WITH FOREIGN PllODlCEHS AIDED. .Shipments From V tali to Oakland and San Francisco Affected by Hallways' Action. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 23. (Special.) In order to make It pos sible for American coal producers to compete with the producers of Aus tralia and Manchuria, the railroads, upon the instigation of the Western Pacific, have declated a reduction of SI. 25 a ton on bunker coal shipped from Utah to Oakland and San Fran cisco. This reduction, railroad men declared, will do much to relieve the tension In the coal mining area of the coast and will furnish employment for hundreds of men now out of work. Officials of the Western Pacific said that under the present rates Austral ian and Manchurtan producers are able to bring coal into San Francisco and sell it at a much lower price than American producers can sell it. The rate will apply to coal used for fuel by ships. The present rate on bunker coal from Castle Gate to San Francisco and Oakland Is S7.25 a ton. while the new rate will be $6. The decision to lower the rate was reached at the freight rate conference now under way in Chicago mid was urged particularly by the Western Pacific, which carries most of the Western -coal to Cali fornia points. The reduction in rates will become effective at the earliest possible date and will remain effec tive until June 30, 1920. J. Cal twinge, president and man ager of the City Coal company, was asked what effect the reduction In the freight rate would have on the price of coal sold here at retail for domestic purposes. He said: "The reduction in the freight rate is simply on coal used for the pur pose of coaling ships, which coal Is not screened or otherwise prepared for domestic use. The reduced rate for bunker coal will not affect the price of domestic coal sold to con sumers, there having been no reduc tion in the freight rate on that class of coal." Lyndhurst, N. J., Women Want Dignified Schoolma'ams. KNEE SKIRTS CRITICISED Rouge and Too Much Powder Also Come Under Ban of Back Fence School Censors. ARMS SEIZED; THREE HELD Rifles and Ammunition on Way to Lower California. Confiscated. SAN D1KGO. Cal.,' Oct. 23. A con signment of 230 high-power rifles and 60.000 rounds of ammunition, en route to Tia Juana.. Lower California, was seized here early this morning by David Gershon, United States depart ment of Justice agent in San Diego. J. A. Flahive, 62. of Los Angeles, and his two sons. Jack. 26. and Frank, 21, were In Jail here. They are held for investigation by federal authorities. ,-Mlne orrieials Arrested. . ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23. Thres officials of the St. Clair Coal & Mining com pany have been arrested here in con nection with the confession made Fri day by a clerk, involving heads of the coal company in an alleged sys tematic defrauding of the city through short weights of coal. S. rl greea, stamps for ea.sh. Holman Fuel Co. coal and wood. tUi 55; 6S0-2L AdT, LYNDHURST, N. J., Oct. 17. (Spe cial.) A flurry that has circulated through the local educational system for some days as a result of an edict that went forth that teachers should observe greater decorum in dress and behavior -has now left the hands of the educational authorities, and Is being tried at the back-fence and front-porch tribunal of public opinion. The women stand solid In their condemnation of flapperlsh modes of dress on the part of the instructors of their offspring. The boys and the girls take the op posite stand. With the exception of the stern browed, frock-coated member of the school board who first broached the subject in the board meeting, the men laugh and say, ."restrict the teachers in the wearing of short skirts and rolled stockings and rouge? Let 'em go as far as they like." Women. Oppose Mode. So the women have .taken up the slogan, affrighted by the comment that has gone round on the mode of dress of some of the younger teach ers, and are taking steps, gently, per suasively, but the rumble is growing. And indications are that whatever the school officials say about trusting the Judgment of their teachers In the matter of dress, the women of the community are creating themselves a committee of lobbyists on the sub ject of proper dress for school teach ers. The note In their voices is ominous for any young thing within the educational walls who does not take heed of their opinion. This one, that one, and the other one of the townspeople contributed slioes of opinion on the situation that is fomenting there. Questionnaire Is Prepared. Answers to these questions were sought: "Ought school tAchers be allowed to wear knee-length skirts, flesh- colored s'lk stockings, mascaroed eyelashes, beaded frocks, rolled-over stockings, bright colors in blouse and cheek? "Ought school teachers, of however flapperish an age, be countenanced In such habits as gossiping with their swains upon the street corners, laughing and talking there as in formally as though they were in the parlor of their own home?" The oDin ons varied according to the sex. age and circumstances of the speakers. A young business woman oi ine town gave her opinion first. She was comely, nicely dressed, comfortably fixed in life. School teachers do seem the chil dren's natural leaders, don't they? And if the teachers dress and' act in such a way that the children don't respect them, why it does seem as though there s something wrong, doesn't It? "And some of the teachers in the schools have been fixing themselves up so tnat wen, you couian t do alto gether sure that It was just tne ngni thing. It Isn't any one thing that they wear or say, it's just their gen eral afet-up. They powder their noses awfully and wear beaded silk dresses ar.d dress their hair away up and cut in back on the sides, you know. Warning; Not Sounded. Such a shame, too, because some of them have such pretty hair. Now thev don't all dress and act like that. There's a teacher passing now, one of the older ones. This teacher was dressed In a state ly gingham, severe black sailor hat, and gold-rimmed spectacles. 'But the children nock rouna mese young teachers who dress themselves up. You see them at recess, crowding each other to get a word with the teacher, to look at her dress, or asa her how she does her hair, or some thing of the sort. We don t think its good for the children. There's one of those teachers. My. but she does give le a pain the way sne powaers ana frizzles! "But they want to watcn out: An ' ominous note came into the vnuni woman's voice. "They're really only kids and don't know better, but it's not doing them anv rnod!" A very young man expressea nis opinion next. "Sav, boy, some or tnose teacnera are right there. They do know how to dress, no getting round that: Lsed to be school teachers had to be old fogev. sit up as straight as a poker. nough to scare any boy- a mile away from them. But now times have chaneed and school teachers some of em. that is are beginning to iook like human beings. Me for 'em. Look, there goes one of the young ones down the street now. sne s some am what"' Klderly Women Protest. But the tenor of the middle and elderlv women was as follows: Well, of course, when you oegin to hear the school teachers remarked upon, talking and laughing on the street corners, we Just didn't think it was nice. And the way they wear their skirts so short. A few of them wear skirts that are actually to their knees. And we hear tney mane up. too. rouge and powder. Of course. It Is only a few, and most of the school teachers are Just what we would like to have them for the good of our chil dren's minds. But some of them dress their hair out all round their heads In these big puffs and all. We really can't put up with that. They'll be sorry!" Again the ominous note! "If these young teachers want to wear short skirts and powder their noses, we don't care. It's none of our business. We have been asked whether we thought it was right for the teachers to wear their stockings rolled below their knees. We said we didn't know whether they did or not. but we would be very glad to make an Investigation," said a young member of the school board. this iseue has made a big appeal, especially In the congested sections of the city, whe re big families are as plentiful as limousines are rare. Traction Crlaia Growing. On the completed systems of the metropolitan now It is possible to ride a distance of 15 to 16 miles for a nickel. That Is the price of a con tinuous ride from Times Square to Coney Island, or from Van Cortlandt park, at Two Hundred and Forty second street In Manhattan, to At lantic avenue In Brooklyn. The trac tion crisis Is a growing one. The New York surface Hnes and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit are In the hands of receivers and receivership proceedings are pending for tne In terborough, which operates most of the subway and elevated lines In the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The anti-Tammany campaign man agers are laying great store on the woman vote. They bel'eve the women of the city generally are against Tammany, but the Tammany men say that for every lonesome vote that comes from a Fifth avenue mansion for the coalition ticket they will get eight from each teeming democratic home In the Bronx. II 7 In it Welcome Forelcrn Born Mayor Hylan has made a special and direct plea to every foreign ele ment in the city. He has for four years been welcoming all the foreign visitors to America. To Jew and gen tile, to Italian, Spaniard, Frenchman and Englishman, he has donated the keys to the city. He has welcomed the first timid travelers from post war Germany. He Is in the movies every day and every time he Is shown upon the screen he gets an ovation. All of which makes the betting on Hylan 3 and 4 to 1, with no takers. Richard Croker, old Tammany chieftain, who was In the city this week, predicted Hylan's election by a bigger majority than the 160,000 he received in 1917. But one of the coalition -papers recalled that Boss Croker predicted the election of Wil liam Jennings Bryan in 1896. C ;inJ ' ' Jljp ' prices- iC3i ill jiff low i J5S1P flr1r ' r in urTTa Y HYLAN SLATED TO WIN Continued Trrm Flrat Page.) of Mayor Hylan that Mr. Michel en tered the flying corps of the army and later was killed during a flight at a Texas aerodrome. But the whole Hylan campaign this year has been buflt up on the price of care fare In Greater New York. The mayor has stood for the 5-cent fare, which Is still in vogue hexfi. and has charged that Major Curran, his opponent, would permit an in crease to S cents. Unquestionably GD-OPEHATiOH IS GIVEN MIXING COXGRESS COMMITTEE WORKS W ITH GOVERXMEXT. Other Resolutions Adopted and Officers Elected at Final Session in Chicago. CHICAGO, Oct. 23. In response to a request from Secretary Hoover, the American Mining congress Saturday adopted a resolution providing for ap pointment of a committee to co-operate with the department of commerce in the production and distribution of minerals. Provision for the commit tee is an Indirect reply also to Pres ident Harding's request that the con gress create a committee to work with the department in the produc tion and distribution of coal. Other resolutions adopted follow: Call for a conference between rep resentatives of Great Britain. France and the United States for developing a plan by which rates of exchange may be stabilized. Memoralizing congress to create a department-of mines with a cabinet officer. . . Appointment of a committee to study state taxation of mines and placing of personal services of the chief of the tax division of the Amer- can Mining congress at the disposal of state mining organizations desir- ng expert Information on tax ques tions. Urging speedy enactment of the Fordney tariff bill Insofar as it re lates to the mining Industry. Pledging support of the congress in the speedy reduction of last in creases in freight rates. Calling on the national congress for a more complete Investigation of the Colorado river water power project. All officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. They are: W. J. Loring. San Francisco, president; Colonel Daniel W. Wentz, Philadelphia. E. F. Doheny, Los Angeles and -Thomas T. Brewster, St. Louis, vice-presidents, and J. F. Callbreath, Washington, D. C, secretary. POLICE SHAKE-UP IS DUE (Continued From First Page.) ran make that piain." said Mayor Baker. "I have absolute confidence in him. There has been a great deal said during the last few weeks about officers coming to me over the head of the chief. While some officers have come to me. in the line of duty, I have permitted none to bring me any of their tales of woe Ail have been referred to the chief. "This policy will continue, and the quicker that all police officers come to a full realization that the chief is the actual as well as directing head of the bureau, the better off they will be. Change Is Deliberate. "The present plan of reorganiza tion I believe, will prove effective. It is not a plan that has been con jured up over night. It is one that Chief Jenkins has had in mind for months, and one which both the chief and I carried In our minds as we it's toasted, of course. To seal in the flavor Good News for Every Housewife 35 installs a modern 9 lectrlc RANGE . in the home, connected and ready to use. Pay the Balance on Easy Terms E These Dealers and Electrical Contractors will take your order and install any Electric Range" according to this special offer. J. F. Barrett, 154 Fourth Street F. A. Bauman Co., 250 Stark Street Beaver Electric Co., 114 Grand Avenue Davidson Electric Co., 359 Ankeny street Henry T. Drennen, 182 Burnside Street Electric House Supply Co., 449 E. 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Mayor Baker made it plain that If support was lackni to the plans or orders of Chief Jenkins by any of ficer, high or low, rio attempt would be made to shift such officers, but instead charges of insubordination would follow and the civil service board would be called upon to act. Chief Jenkins tated that Mayor Baker, at the outset of the conference, made it clear that it was his desire for a reorganization of the bureau that would centralize authority and put more men on patrol duty. Quick Action Wanted. "The entire plan that will be worked out into a general order." said Chief Jenkins, "will revolve on this idea. Friction has existed in our bureau just as ft has in other police departments, hut we expprt to pii nate this by placing the responsibility of all divisions in the hands of one officer. "It Is Impossible for the head of the police bureau to meet the public, direct his forces, and at the same time see to it that every order issued is being carried out properly and speedily. Vo-ordlnatlnn la Aim. "But by designating one officer in complete charge, no question can arise as to who is in command and who Is responsible. This plan, which incidentally has been adopted in prac tically every division in the east, will result in bringing the uniform and the plain clothes divisions in closer harmony. It is my plan so to reor ganize the bureau that every branch of the service will be closely co-ordinated, and by this very co-ordination a In rffA number of men can lie eliminated from special duties and returned to regular patrol service." Chief Jenkins stated that It would probably be three or four days before he could complete his order for the change. Itcinforeomeiiis Arc Culled. Three divisions have bfen called to the colors to reinforce troops on the Hungarian border and all railroad communications with Hungary wens occupied last night. The government is in communication with Czecho- t Slovakia and Koumania, as well as . with the allies. BETTOR APE, Jugn Slavla. Oct. 23. Head The Oregonian rliiwyifled ads; Tomorrow Night HELEN CLARK, Contralto, and JOSEPH PHILLIPS, Baritone Helen Clark and Joseph Phillips, famous for their art the country over, will appear in a specially selected program. This appearance of these popular artists, constitutes the musical event f the season. The assisting artist is Thomas George, pianist. t What makes this concert of more thart usual importance, are several numbers in which the artist9 will compare their art with its Re-Crea- -TION by Mr. Edison's new phono graph. Tomorrow Evening October 25 at 8:15 White Temple. We have arranged that a number of Port land people may have special complimentary invitations. Call, write or telephone for them'. Only a few reservations remain. They will be issued in order of application. Reed-French Piano Go. Local Edison Dealer . 12th and Washington Sts. Ob You Want Parking Privileges? 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