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Entered at Portland (Orejron)
Poetoflr as Second -CI Mutter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVE3IBER 1, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PARLEY HERALDED
AIRPLANE CATAPULT
is Proved success
LAITXCHIXG CRAFT FROM BAT.
TLESHIP MADE EASY.
S
JAPANESE PLEDGE
AID TO EXPOSITION
VANDALS RUN WILD;
POLICE ARE SWAMPED
WINDOWS SMASHED AND AUTO
TIRES ARE SLASHED.
HARDING PROCLAIMS
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
RETURN" OF PEACE DECLARED
FOREMOST OP BLESSIXGS.
V
ORDEAL OF FAITH
NEWS OF 125 FAIR TO BE
CARRIED TO ORIENT.
4 ilk
iBRUMFIELD WAITS
DEATH AT SALEM
COMMON
BACKS
PERSHING REVEALS
M HERO OF WAR
PHEMiEH
EHN
J
5 Big Test in Arms Meet Is
J Foreseen by Mr. Harvey.
AMBASSADOR LAUDS BRITISH j
Promptness in Supporting
Conference Acknowledged.
U. S. POSITION HELD PLAIN
America Does Not Fear War, She
Ifates It. Declares Speaker at
i Dinner of Notables.
Umzrxys, Oct SI. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) George Harvey, Amer
ican ambassador, speaking tonight at
the dinner given by the Pilgrims' so
ciety to the British delegates to the
Washington conference, heralded the
conference as "an ordeal not of battle
but of faith," the underlying purpose
of which was not more a challenge to
the league of nations than It waa to
the Monroe doctrine.
He reviewed the action of the
American congress respecting the
limitation of the army and the re
duction of naval appropriations,
which, he said, gave conclusive evi
dence of the American government's
confidence In the outcome of the con
ference. "The real question confronting the
conference is whether the nations can
reach an understanding with respect
to anything," he said. "It Is to be a
great test of the capacity of govern
ments to satisfy the universal long
ing for peaoe, prosperity and happl
aess. Mrtuge Is Recalled.
"I cannot permit to pass th'a op
portunity to make on behalf of my
country," he said, "due acknowledg
ment of the greatly generous way In
which Vfnfallingly and with charao
terietio promptitude the decision of
the prime minister accorded vhole-
V- hearted support of the brave lnitla-
tive of the president. Never can I
1 forget the Deaceful Sundav in
July
m KUDU . WIUJU WJI& OCat
sd under the trees on his country
place, vuieuy ne ukcq; wnai is 11 r
Z drew a cablegram from my pocket
and held It toward him.
- 'Read It,' he said. I did so. It
was the message from the secretary
f state announcing the intention of
the president to summon a confer
ence of nations and asking If such a
move would meet with the approba
tion of the British government.
Premier Accepts Gladly.
Tn a flash the premier was on his
feet.
" 'We accept,' he almost shouted
W accept gladly; we accept grate
fully. We will do everything In our
power to make the conference a great
success.'
That Is the pledge he gave and
which he has kept to this evening,
when his heart is heavy from appre
hension and the performance of s
more urgent duty may prevent him
from affording at the beginning the
helpfulnuss of the great and unex
ampled prestige which can be fully
rendered only through the actual
presence of so vivid a personality."
Cnnoa la Hearty Sympathy.
XThe ambassador told of the delivery
of-the Invitation to Lord Curson, min
ister for foreign affairs, and the am-Wa..A-'-
.... 1 1 t h rartlw Bhl.h
had been drafted with the conven
tional opening, "the British govern
ment confirm their acceptance," etc.
"Lord Curson," said Colonel Har
vey, "read the answer and remarked:
This does not suffice.' Then he wrote
In: 'With the greatest satisfaction."
The ambassador said that when
Lord Robert Cecil perceived In 'hie
conference no challenge to the league
of nations, ne evinced "accurate dis
cernment," snd the ambassador
echoed Lord Bryce's assertion that It
was Impossible to over-rate the fer
vor and hope with which the confer
ence was regarded in America, and
that America was not disposed to
stand aloof from old world affalta
Viscount Urey was no less generous
than he was just, the speaker con
tinued, when he declared his beliel
that the American government was
sincere and sing'.e-mlndcd and worthy
of the absolute ti ust of all other na
tions. America Dora Not Fear M ar.
"Our own position is plain." he con
tlnued. "America does not fear war.
Why should she? Geographically she
Is self-contained and self-supporting.
"Her long coast lines are Inade
quately protected. Some of her most
splendid cities appear as tempting tar
gets. But the circumstance is rela
tively trivial. The greatest guns could
not create the havoc of an earthquake
such as that from which San Fran
cisco rose Hke a Phoenix from its
ashes, more resplendent than ever. In
a bare score of months.
Great Coantry Behind Cities.
"It Is a matter of the most casual
observation that we rebuild New York
every 30 years. And back of the
cities and the coast lines lies a great
i country which constitutes the real
..America with a registered total of
. more than 24.000.000 men between the
V ages of 17 and 45. capable of bearing
f arms."
I "To pronounce such a land uncon-
quorable Is to utter the merest truism.
, C Ho, America does not fear war; sha
simply hates It.
"Bnt the security of the fnlted
CConc.ud.d ea Fage 3, Coiuma 1.)
New Device Tried Out at Philadel
phia Navy Yard Declared to
Meet All Expectations.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct Il.A hydro-airplane
was launched success
fully today In tests at the Philadel
phia navy-yard of a catapulting de
vice, which sent the NC-9. a ' two-
seated craft. Into the air at a speed
of 48 miles an hour from a stinding
start.
The experiment proved, naval ex
perts declared, that aircraft can be
launched from battleships equipped
with such a catapult.
It Is proposed so to equip every
battleship. The seaplane was piloted
by Commander H. C. Richardson,
U. S. N. who commanded the N"C-S.
which got as far as the Asores when
the NC-4 crossed the Atlantic, Lieu
tenant William Wells. U. a N., was a
passenger. The catapault was built
at the naval aircraft factory here.
The catapault - consisted of a
grooved track 60 feet long. In which
a cradle is fitted. This cradle, bear
ing the seaplane. Is pulled by an end
less chain to top speed. As the cradle
Is stopped abruptly at the outer end
of the track, a pneumatic engine
swings the cradle around and hurls
the plane Into the air. It is so de
signed that planes may be thrown
Into the wind without turning a ship
from its course.
The plane was hurled from its
cradle today; It dipped scarcely three
feet.
PROPOSALS DELAY STRIKE
Restaurant Workers of Klamath
Await Employers' 'Action.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Oot. II.
(Special.) Restaurant employes to
day submitted proposals to accept an
average 7 per cent wage cut and
restaurant proprietors promised to
have their decision ready Wednesday
night. In the meantime the strike
threatened when the old wage agree
ment expires at midnight tonight is
postponed. At the beginning of ne
gotiations the union proposed to con
tinue the existing wage scale, while
proprietors submitted a schedule
which. It is said, made an average cut
of 40 per cent from the present scale.
Two restaurants renewed the old
wags agreement, but the others de
clare they will not accept the union
proposals and if necessary will com
bine .to keep one eating place open and
close the others until the union It
"brought to term.:.
ROBBER SUSPECT IS HELD
Nyssa, Or., Fugitive Is Believed
Arrested at Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) Arthur Hall, 23, said by the
local police to be one of a trio who
robbed the Wilson Bros." store at
Nyssa, Or., October 24, was arrested
here today. He had in his possession,
according to the police.' several suits
of clothes, watcnes, macklnaws and
other articles alleged to have been
stolen from the Nyssa firm.
Merchandise worth nearly (4000 was
understood here to have been stolen
by the trio. Hall was trying to dis
pose of some goods when arrested.
He said he had found the loot In the
"Jungles" near Pocatello, but police
said he answers the description of one
of the men Involved in the robbery.
STATE RESTS ITS CASE
Argument in Southard Trial Will
Start This Afternoon.
TWIN FALLS. Idaho. Oct. Jl.
Argument will begin In the Lyda
Meyer Southard murder trial here at
2 o'clock tomorrow. This was the
last announcement of court this
afternoon following the statement by
the attorneys for the prosecution that
the state rested a 3:40 o'clock. The
defense closed a 11:20 this morning.
Practically the . entire day waa
given to cleaning up loose ends In the
testimony by both sides. Half a
dozen witnesses were put on in quick
succession to establish some certain
point developed late in the trial.
There was little cross-examination on
either side.
MAN LEAPS OFF BRIDGE
Proffered Aid Refused by Suicide
as Re Sinks to Death.
An unidentified man committed sui
cide about 5:45 o'clock last night by
jumping Into the Willamette river
from the Morrison-street bridge. 'As
he vaulted over the railing, near the
east end of the draw, a woman
screamed and rushed to the gate
house, where -Stephen White, gate
keener, seised a life-preserver and
1 rn.h.rf tn thu rail-
Mr. White saw the man struggling
nd dropped the preserver within a
few inches of his head, but he refused
the proffered aid and sank.
POLICE VICTIMS OF PRANK
Cycle Crashes Into Garbage Can,
Severely Injuring Two.
While answering a hurry-up call
on the Linnton road early this morn
ing. J. C. Chaubln. SO. and C. H. Rex.
25, members of the shotgun squad of
the police force, crashed with their
motorcycle info a garbage can placed
In the road by Halloween pranksters.
The cycle careened Into a telephone
pole, severely Injuring both men.
They were taken to St. Vincent's hos
pital. It was reported that Rex was
in a serious condition. I
Censure of Government
Voted Down, 43943.
LLQYD GEORGE VICTORIOUS
No Information Is Given Out
as to Conference.
SPLIT HELD POSSIBLE
Alternative of Return to Guerrilla
Warfare In Ireland Discussed.
Break Is Not Wanted.
LONDON, Oct. 31. (By the Aaao
clted Press.) The government ob
tained Its expected mandate from the
house of commons tonight to proceed
with the Irish negotiations. The
unionist motion, censuring the gov
ernment for initiating the Irish nego
tiations, was voted down, 439 to 43.
The premier also achieved another
of his oratorical victories. He gave
no information as to what has been
decided at the conference or Is being
discussed regarding Mr. de Valera's
claim to Independence and the ru
mored attempts to arrange conces
sions from Ulster for a united Ire
land. Question Not Answered.
He declared that unless something
happe'ns within a few days, presum
ably In the conference, to solve the
unsettled status of Ireland's two gov
ernments, steps would be taken to
give the Ulster parliament the pow
ers necessary to make it a real gov
ernment. He said that the time to question
the negotiations was when he first
proposed them to the Sinn Fein by
public correspondence last July. Much
of his speech was devoted to holding
before the commons the prospect of a
renewal of puerrllla warfare, If the
conference broke down.
He declared the first thing the gov
ernment would have to do would be
to ask the house to strengthen the
crown forces, but he pointed out the
cost of renewed warfare and reluc
tance of the country to incur greater
taxation and ask more young men to
risk their lives. He asserted the gov
ernment's resolve to refuse conces
sions which would weaken the em
pire but to explore all paths to an
honorable peace and emphasized the
fact that any agreement must be rati
fied by parliament.
Issue Declared Grave One.
The premier said that a grave Issue
had been raised as to the proceedings
conducted by ine government on the
Irish question and it was clear that
there was a section in the house
which had given very loyal support
to the government In the main, but
which was full of misgivings as to
this particular actiaa and he felt It
was essential that the situation should
be cleared as soon as possible.
Dealing with the complaint of Cap
tain Charles Craig, leader ofv the
Ulster unionists In the house, that
(Concluded on Pair S, Column 3.1
BEFORE ENGAGING A COOK
Party of Business Men Passes Day
in Portland; Columbia High
way Wins High Praise,
The Industrial possibilities of
Portland in the developing of trans
Pacific trade and commerce, the 1925
exposition and the coming world's
disarmament conference In Washing
ton, D. C were the three outstanding
interests of the Japanese business
men's party of eight members, who
passed yesterday in Portland on the
eve of their departure for Chicago
and other-eastern cities.
From early morning, when the par
ty breakfasted with the 1925 exposi
tion officials, until the last hours of
their stay last night the Japanese
business men, representing some of
the largest commercial and finan
cial interests in the empire, were kept
busy enjoying Portland's hospitality
and visiting points of Interest about
the city.
Legislation now before the Japa
nese parliament that will provide
government aid in the building of
Japanese homes will mean much to
the lumber trade of Portland if it
Is passed, declared Baron Kumaklchl
Nakashima, member of the house of
peers, and business man with rail
way, rubber and manufacturing In
terests In Japan. The empire now
looks to the Pacific northwest as
the only souroe of wood building ma
terials cheap enough for house con
struction, the Baron said, and in case
the government works out Its plan of
subsidizing home building companies
a very great Increase In the demand
for lumber will result. ..
The Jest Interests of Japan In com
mon with the other nations of the
world are bound up in the favorable
outcome of the disarmament confer
ence in Washington and the business
men of Japan are staunchly behind
any move that will relieve their
country of the burden of armament
taxes, members of the party declared
in public speech at the members'
forum of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce where they were guests at
a noon luncheon.
Portland's natural resources, her
port and the great scenic highways
Impressed the members of the party
in connection with the coming 1925
exposition. The scope of the exposi
tion is particularly interesting to the
people of Japan, Baron . Nakashima
said, and Japan needs to learn some
thing of the building of the great
highways which western road builders
have worked out sq splendidly , -In the
Columbia highway. Baron Nakashima
and his colleagues pledged their aid
to Julius L. Meier, president of the
1925 exposition, in carrying back to
their country the story of what Ore
gon has to offer to the world.
The membership of the party which
came to Portland was made up en
tirely of commercial, manufacturing
and financial men. From the time of
their arrival last Saturday at Seattle
until December 13, when they will
sail for England, they will be engaged
In an inspection tour of Industrial and
commercial sections of the United
States, and later they will cover prac
tically the entire continent of Europe.
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma were
the only three points west of Chicago
scheduled on the tour of the party.
The interests of each member of the
party are varied and time limits their
Investigations of commercial possibil
ities in any one city. Trade building,
however, is one of the-interests of
each member of the group and com-
Concluded on Pace 8. Column 2.)
IT'S A GOOD PLAN TO CALL UP
Glass Is Scattered Over 6-Weeks-Old
Baby, Who Escapes Injury;
Wood Is Piled Into Street.
Police were overwhelmed wits
calls for relief or assistance last
night, which began reaching the sta
tion early In the evening and con
tinued up to midnight. A harmless
spirit of fun and mischief vied with
vandalism for honors of the eve
ning, but the vandals won out.
At the home or Mr. and Mrs. Ira
C. Dunningham, 196T East Alder
street, some adolescent played the
best "prank" of the evening. Spurred
by a spirit of Innocent glee, he hurled
a large rock through the plate-glass
dining room window, beneath which
slept a 6-weeks-old baby. Glass
hurtled about the room and the in
fant was literally covered, but
emerged without Injury. -,
A plate-glass store window .was
broken at 1493 East Thirty-seventh
street South; another was shattered
at Tenth and Mill streets. Bricks
were hurled through both windows.
Young gangsters tugged a small
real estate building to the 'middle
of Sandy boulevard near East Twenty-second
street North, turned it up
side down and .completed barricading
the road y moving about 15 cords or
wood Into the street. The east side
police failed to catch the youngsters
and were compelled themselves to
open a gap for traffic.
Some bright kid conceived the Idea
that it would be a peach of a stunt
to put out the east side transformer
of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power company. East Thirtieth street
and Hawthorne avenue. The trans
former controls the entire lighting
system of the east side. Company of
ficials notified the police that some
one was monkeying with it and po
lice arrived In time to prevent any
damage being done. The company
offlclalNvho reported It was equally
worried about the boys' lives and the
light service.
St. Johns had troubles of its own,
reporting that boys were throw'.ng
rocks through windows, breaking
door panels, moving woodpiles and
tipping over old outhouses. Men at
that substation were unable to keep
up with the calls. Other suburban
districts suffered In a similar manner.
Real vandalism seemed to center in
the city proper.
Some woman called the central sta
tion and begaa speaking In a shrew
like manner to Patrolman Pratt, who
was on the telepAone.
. "You tell old Chief Jenkins that he
must remember that he was a boy
himself once."
-"Sure," returned Pratt. T know
that he remembers. That's probably
the reason that he ordered all three
reliejs to be on duty tonight."
Pratt hung up the telephone and It
buzzed again, airs. Pratt was on the
phone.
"Some kid Just threw a pressed
brick at our front door and almost
broke the panel out." she Informed
him.
Others Included the following diver
gent Ideas of gentle fun: 584 Powell
street, dirt wagon hauled to middle of
street; 943 Hawthorne avenue, flower
pots broken from front porch; Thir
teenth and Clay streets, sign board
torn down and parked in apartment
house entrance; park benches from
Salmon street to the hill turned up
side down; East Twenty-second north
and Irving streets, damaging autos,
cutting tires, denting bodies with
(Concluded on Page ft. Column 2.)
HER FORMER EMPLOYER-
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IX
she. Gone.!
Doors of Prison Cell Close
on Dentist.
EXECUTION TO BE JANUARY 13
Prisoner, White and Weak, Is
Supported by Two Guards.
WIFE SMILES BRAVELY
Court's Voice Quavers as He Re
peats Doom for Slayer of
Dennis Russell.
BY DON SKENE.
SALEM, Or.. Oct. 31. (Special.)
Dr. Richard M. Brumfleld. slayer of
Dennis Russell was safe In the Oregon
state prison here tonight, under sen
tence to die on the gallows of the
state penitentiary on the morning of
Friday, January 13, 1922.
Sentence was passed by Circuit
Judge Bingham at Roseburg at 9:30
A. M. At 7:30 P. M. the doors of a
prison death cell closed behind Dr.
Brumfleld, pale as a ghost but etill
in control of his Iron nerve, following
a trip by train from the Douglas coun
ty seat.
For the first time In 25 years the
Roseburg courthouse was the scene of
the passing of the death sentence this
morning. Dr. Brumfleld had entered
the courtroom supported by his
guards, for he was still weak from
the serious condition which resulted
recently when he attempted to com
mit suicide by making two slashes in
his neck with a razor blade.
Wife Smiles at Slayer.
Mrs. Brumfield, loyal to the last,
was waiting for him In the seat she
always occupied during the trial.
"How's my boy," she said when her
husband appeared. She smiled brave
ly and clasped his hand as he took
his place beside her.
The cultured murderer stood up to
face the judge. a'
"Have you anything to say?" asked
Judge Bingham. With the calmness
of a man making a commonplace re
mark to an acquaintance. Dr. Brum
field made his last stand.
"Only this, your honor," he said;
"as God Is my judge, I know nothing
ot how Dennis Russell met bis death."
Sentence ts Conrt's First.
The Judge proceeded with the fatal
words of the time-honored legal form.
"It Is the sentence of the law, pro
nounced by this court, that you,
Richard M. Brumfleld. be hanged by
the neck until you are dead, and may
God have mercy on your soul."
Judge Bingham was sentencing a
human being to death for the first
time. More than anyone else, he
seemed to realize the seriousness of
the occasion. Although he had steeled
himself against it, his voice quavered
and almost broke as he repeated the
grim phrases of the law.
Dr. Brumfield's face was a mask
of complete composure. Mrs. Brum
field sat close beside him, dry-eyed,
her head erect.
The courtroom audience arose. The
show was over for them. The curious,
the cruel, the morbid thrill-seekers,
jostled and crowded as close to the
condemned man as possible, and
stared.
The prisoner left for his cell. A
few minutes later Mrs. Brumfleld and
Mrs. C B. Patrick, the doomed man's
sister, went Into the jail to say fare
well. t Women Weep at Parting.
Screened from the outside world
by the bleak Jail walls, wife and
sister wept In the agony of parting.
They remained In the Jail for about
five minutes to dry their tears. When
they appeared outside Mrs. Brumfleld
was smiling. ' She shook hands and
called a cheery "goodby" to "Dad,"
cook, moonshiner and "Chief" Balliet,
Indian check forger, who had been
her husband's Jail companions and
nurses during his illness.
Before Dr. Brumfleld left the court
room he heard arrangements made by
his attorneys for an appeal to the
supreme court, which may prolong
his life. Dexter Rice, chief counsel
for Dr. Brumfleld, was given ' until
January 2 to present a bill of excep
tions on which to base such an ap
peal. Motions for a new trial, an
arrest In Judgment and for the set
ting aside ot the verdict were denied
this morning.
Crowd Gathers at D-epot.
Flanked by Sheriff Starmer and
Deputy Sheriff Daugherty, the con
victed killer left' the Jail In an auto
mobile for the noon train to Salem.
A huge crowd had gathered at the
depot, but the sheriff evaded the
throngs by getting on the train
quickly at a near-by freight station.
Suddenly somebody spotted the
sheriffs party and started to run for
It. In an Instant the whole crowd
was In pursuit. Men and women
rushed out of the store to Join the
chase.
Dr. Brumfield was taken Into a
private drawing room Just before the
mob arrived. Citizens milled around
the train, straining for a glimpse of
the prisoner. Main street was hav
ing one last thrill.
Boyhood Chnm Is Gaard.
When Dr. Brumfield waa taken to
his drawing room he was Wvbbly on
his feet ana said that he was very
(Concluded on faze 4, Column 2.).
Approach to Normal Ways Also Is
Cited by President National
v Fortunes Are Noted.
WASHINGTON'. ' D. C, Oct. 31.
President Harding issued a proclama
tion tonight designating Thursday,
November 24. as a day of Thanksgiv
ing, devotion and prayer and urging
the people to give thanks "for all that
has been rendered unto them" and to
pray "for a continuance of the divine
fortune which has been showered so
generously upon this nation."
The proclamation In part follows:
"That season has come when, alike
in pursuance of a devout people's
time-honored custom and in grateful
recognition of favoring national for
tunes, it Is proper that the president
should summon the nation to a day
of devotion, of thanksgiving for bless
ings bestowed and of prayer for guid
ance In modes of life, that may de
serve continuance of divine favor.
"Foremost among our blessings is
the return of peace and the approach
to normal ways again. The year has
brought us Into relations of amity
with all nations after a long period
of struggle and turbulence. In thank
fulness, therefore, we may well unite
In the hope that providence will
vouchsafe approval to the things we
have done, the alms which have guid
ed us, the aspirations which have In
spired us. We shall be prospered as
wo shall deserve prosperity, seeking
not alone for the material things, but
for those of the spirit as well; earn
estly trying to help others, asking be
fore all elBe the privilege of service.
As we render thanks anew for the
exaltation which came to us we may
fittingly petition that moderation and
wisdom shall be granted to rest upon
all who are In authority In the .tasks
they must discharge. Their hands
will be steadied, their purposes
strengthened, in answer to our
prayers.
"Ours has been a favored nation In
the bounty which God has bestowed
upon it. The great trial of humanity,
though. Indeed, we bore our part as
well as we were able, left us little
scarred. It Is for us to recognize that
we have been thus favored and when
we gather at our altars to offc up
thanks we will do well to pledge, in
humility and all sincerity, our pur
pose' to prove deserving. We have
been raised up and preserved in na
tional power and consequence, as part
of a plan whose wisdom we cannot
question. Thus believing, we can do
no less than hold our nation the will
ing Instrument of the providence
which has so wonderfully favored us.
Opportunity for very great service
awaits us if we shall rove equal to
it. Let our prayers be raised for di
rection In the right paths. Under
God, our responsibility is great; to
our own first, to all men afterward;
to all mankind in God's own justice."
ITALIAN MAY SEEK THRONE
Duke d'Aosta May Be Candidate
for Hungarian Place, Say Rumors.
PRAGUE, Oct. 31. Rumors are cur
rent that the Duke d'Aosta, cousin of
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, will
be proposed as a candidate for the
Hungarian throne.
PARIS, Oct. 31. In official Italian
circles here today, denial was given
the report that the Duke d'Aosta was
a candidate for the Hungarian crown.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wetbr.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 4
degrees; lowest, 40; clear.
TODAY'S Fair.
Foreign.
Arms parley heralded a ordeal of faith.
Page 1.
Houe of commons npporti premier Irish
policy. Fase 1-
National.
All arm. de-bate to be In secret Pf 4.
Western senators ask for higher tariff on
agricultural product. Pae 8.
Corporation taxe chang-ed by enat.
Page 5.
Harding proclaim day of thanksgiving.
Page 1.
Itomeetle.
Allied reneral capture legion. Page 16.
New hero of war found by General Perah-
lng. Page 1.
New device make launching of aircraft
from battleship eaay. Page 1.
Burch to be tried today for Kennedy mur
der. Page 4.
Wilson win way by magic oratory. Par
Oregon resolution tabled by Legion com
mittee. Page lft-
Mr, Neat ob" lead In North Dakota now
4000. Page 16.
Court prevents unionizing of Wet Virginia
coal mine. Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
William Bouck restrains! from' acting In
name nf grange. Page 8.
M0 member quit Oregon Dairymen'
league. Page 9.
Brumfield sentenced to di January 18.
Page 1.
Sports.
Farmer real teat of Smith's ability to fight.
Pag 14.
Pheasant season clos. Page 14.
Bagshaw sees hope for Washington In
California game. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
AU record broken by wheat exportation In
month. Page 2i.
Shortage of milling oat In this territory.
Pag 23.
Chicago wheat weakened by Import from
Canada. Page 23.
Liberty bond close with slight sain.
Page 23.
Portland and Vicinity.
Japanese pledge aid to 1925 exposition.
Pag 1.
Salvage campaign for unemployed
launched. Pag 13.
Banking Institute committees prepare for
big session here. Page 2i
Pyramid of milk to be livestock show fea
ture. Page 16.
1921 buildins" operation In Portland to
date exceed total for 1920. Page Tl.
Fraternal aocletl, ministers and visiting
Japanese get tx hind exposition. Page 17.
Vandals run wild; police are swamped.
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Joseph J. Henderson, slayer of x-wif,
guilty of manslaughter, Pag 15.
Great Heroism Is Shown
in Killing 19 Germans.
FOUR DECORATIONS ARE WON
General Puts Sergeant at
Head of Valor List.
CAPTAINCY FINALLY WON
Soldier Re-enlists In Ranks After
Discharge; Reason for Re
duction Is Requested.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 31.
(Special.) Sergeant Samuel WoodfllU
in the opinion of General Pershing,
deserves first place on the list of men
who displayed outstanding heroUm
in action in France.
Until today little was known of the
value of Sergeant Woodflll, who has
been in the ' regular army for SQ
years and who was commissioned a
lieutenant during the war and pro
moted to captain for heroism n
action.
On October 12. 191S. near CuneU
France, during the Meuse-Argonne
offensive. Sergeant Woodflll. then a
lieutenant, cleaned out three machine
gun nests, silencing the guns and
killing 19 Germans, including one of
ficer, and capturing three others
Fortnae Smiles oa Soldier.
Fortune smiled on Woodflll, who
escaped without a serious wound, al
though -ae faced four Germans at one
time, an unnamed number at another!
five in a fourth engagement, filially
killing two more with a pick.
Those engagements followed each
other In quick succession.
Woodflll had been sent out by his
brigade commander to locate the
enemy's line. He actually located It
when he came across the first ma.
chine-gun nest, but could not be cer
tain and pressed forward after kill
ing the four men commanding that
gun.
He had Just killed five Germans In
a third machine-gun nest and was
about to Jump Into the pit with drawn
revolver when two othor Germans
turned their weapons upon him at
Bhort range. Failing to kill them
with his revolver. Woodflll seised a
pick which was lying close by and
brained both of the enemy.
Two Frrnt-h Decorations Woa.
How Woodflll managed to keeo
under cover so long was the subject
of much comment around the war
department today. He received the
congressional medal of honor and was
twice decorated by France and once
by Montenegro. His case would not
have been brought to public atten
tion now, but for the fact that Gen
eral Pershing recently completed a
series of the war records of the of
ficers and soldiers who served during
the war, deciding that the "outstand
ing - herolnm of Sergeant Samuel
Woodfill entitled him to special men
tion" In the "report of the command
ing general of the first army expedi
tionary forces on the organizations
of the first army" which is soon to be
submitted to Secretary of War
Weeks
Woodflll's Name Pat First.
Of the three soldiers mentioned by
General Pershing In the report the
name of Samuel Woodflll appears
first. The other two already are well
known throughout the country Ser
geant Alvin C. York, who stood off
and captured 132 Germans after his
patrol had been surrounded by the
enemy, and Major Charles S. Whit
tlesey, who commanded the famous
"Lost Battalion" of the 77th division
and who, with his men, refused to
surrender when cut off by the enemy
In the Argonne and held out until
finally relieved.
As soon as Sergeant Woodflll was
discovered, an Inquiry was started
to ascertain why ha did not obtain
a permanent commission. Secretary
of War Weeks declared today, before
he had met Woodflll, that he should
have been commissioned. He was a
sergeant at the outbreak of the war,
having enlisted in 1901. Woodflll Is
a fine, upstanding specimen, about
six feet tall and of wiry build. He
looks every Inch a soldier and bluahtd
Ilk a schoolgirl when shown a
statement Issued by the war depart,
ment today, placing bis name at the
top of the list of known war heroes.
Woodflll Indiana Native.
"It was a fine piece of work yon
did. sergeant." remarked a newspaper
man as he shook WoodflU's hand.
"I am sorry I did not do better."
was the reply.
Woodflll was born In Bcllevue,
Ind. His father was of Welsh stock
and his mother of German descent.
He will represent the infantry branch
of the army as a body-bearer for the
unknown dead on Armistice day.
Before mentioning the name ot
Woodfill, General Fershlng related
that "deeds of valor acre too nu
merous to mention here."
Woodfill was discharged as a cap
tain of infantry October It, ISIS, ut
Hoboken. On November it. less than
a month later, he enlisted as a ser
geant In the 30th recruit company,
Fort Thomas, Kentucky, where he is
now stationed.
The war depurtment has b en of-
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