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VOL. XL NO. 42
EntrMl at Portland fOreron)
pntftfe an Scond-ClaM Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1921
TRICE FIVE CENTS
WAD TIEUP
0GT.MDE1
500,000 Men to Go Out
on First Day.
IGET READY TO WALK,
TO
ROUTE FOR ASCENT
OF EVEREST FOUND
CHICAGO LIBEL SUIT
FOR $10,000,000 LOST
ACTION AGAINST TRIBUNE IS
THROWN OUT OF COURT..
HENRY L BENSON DIES i
AT: HOME IN SALEM
IS ADVICE TO PUBLIC
ABSOLUTE TIE-CP OF ALL
RAILROADS PREDICTED.
STRIKE
T
HIS BROTHER SAYS
CLIMB BEGUN BCT TERRIFIC
GALE DRIVES PARTY BACK-
CSTICE OP SUPREME COURT
SUCCUMBS EARLY TODAY.
WAY
PREVENT
1922 TAX IS SURE
TP BE UNDER 1921
Supervisors Next to Use
Ax on Budgets.
HELD QUEER
IS SOUGH
1,900,000 UN FOLLOW
Complete Paralysis of All
! Lines in Country Planned,
k by Unions.
FIVE BROTHERHOODS ACT
Mail Trains Are Specifically
Included in Instructions
Issued on Walkout.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. (By the As
sociated Press.) More than half m
million American railroad men to
day were ordered to initiate a
6trike October 30, while other
unions whose membership brings
the total to about 2,000,000 an
nounced officially that they were
preparing tonight to follow suit and
make the walkout general on the
same date.
Under this programme the tieup
would be complete, according to
union predictions, by November 2.
The hour was fixed for 6 A. M.
October 30, except for one Texas
line, whose trainmen were author
ised to go out October 22.
Many States Involved.
Railroads listed in the first group
on which the strike is to become ef
fective touch 42 of the 48 states,
with a trackage of 73,000 miles out
cf the total of approximately 200,
000 miles. - ,-.
The New England states comprise I
the group that is virtually un
touched in the first walkout.
The strike orders were issued to
the big five brotherhoods, oldest and
most powerful of the railway unions,
and they specifically included mail
trains. Their provisions instructed
strikers to keep away from railroad
property with a -warning that
violence of any nature will not be
tolerated by the organizations."
Vote Is Overwhelming.
The strike was announced follow
ing an overwhelming vote, said to be
upwards of 90 per cent, favoring a
strike because of a 12 per cent wage
reduction authorized by the railroad
labor board of July 1 and after it
was declared by the Association of
Railway Executives in session yes
terday that a further reduction
would be sought by the railroads.
It was said that the strike decision
was made before the- announcement
of this further intended cut. Printed
instructions as to conduct of the
strike, issued in Chicago, were dated
yesterday, October 14.
"I fear it will be one of the most
serious strikes in American trans
portation history," said W. G. Lee,
president of the railroad trainmen,
who, during recent weeks, has sent
circulars to bis men warning them
cf the critical nature of the steps
they contemplated.
The country was divided into four
gToups, in which the men were au-
(Concluded on Pas 2, Column 1.)
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Only Minimum Force to Be Left
in Shops and Depots to Pro
tect Properties.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. (Br the Asso
ciated Press.) Cessation of train serv
ice with a minimum fores only suf
ficient to sruard ag-alnst firs and
damage to railroad property on duty
In shops and depots, was Indicated by
the drastlo regulations Issued by the
railroad brotherhoods In connection
with their strike call today.
The brotherhoods' Instructions to
members did not specify what skele
ton service. If any, was to remain In
operation. Under the list of "duties
of members" No. 2 says: "All
men on strike will keep away from
the company's property, except sudh
men as are designated for certain
duties to be performed by authority
of the organisations."
The extent to which shop crafts'
unions and others of the remaining
organizations will walk out has not
been decided. According to B. M.
Jewell, president of the railway em
ployes of the American Federation of
Labor, that Is to be determined at
the shop crafts meetings to complete
their plans tomorrow.
"I do not understand that the train
service instructions allow for the op
eration of a single train," he said.
"The public had better get Its
walking shoes on. It looks like an
absolute tieup of all trains." he said.
SENATOR KNOX IS BURIED
Congressional Delegation - Joins
Cortege to Valley Forge Chapel.
VALLEY FORGE. Pa., Oct. IS.
Senator Philander C. Knox was laid
to rest In Valley Forjre Memorial cem
etery today. The body of the senator,
vho died In Washington Wednesday
night, lay In the boukroom of bis
residence here this- morning, where
nany friends paid their last respects.
Shortly after 2:30 P. M., when sim
ple services had been held at he house,
the casket was conveyed to the cem
etery. As the cortege passed Valley
Forge Memorial chapel It was Jolaed
by the congressional delegation from
Washington, headed by Senator Lodge.
Iu the funeral, party also were all
members of the Pennsylvania delega
tions, Senator Penrose and Governor
SprouL Services at the grave were
brief and were conducted by Rev. W.
Herbert Burk. rector of the chapel.
WATER BILL INTRODUCED
Measure Seeks $35,000,000 for
Pacific Northwest Projects.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 15. Repre
sentataire Smith of Idaho introduced
a bill In the house today appropriat
ing (20,000,000 for immediate con
struction work on western reclama
tion projects as recommended by the
reclamation service to the president's
unemployment conference.
Of this amount 17,800,050 would go
to projects in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
STORM WARNINGS GIVEN
Pacific Coast North of Point Reyes
Is Within Arc Affected.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 15. Warn
ings of a southeast storm are dis
played tonight from Point Reyes.
Cal., north along the Pacific coast,
according to the United States
weather bureau. The storm is cen
tral off Vancouver island. - .
Rain fell today from the Siskiyou
mountains northward over Washing
ton and Oregon. Only a trace of rain
fall was reported today In California.
PREACHER WOULD APPEAL
Churchman Convicted of Drowning
Wife Files Application.
LAKE PORT. Cal., Oct. 15. Appli
cation (or appeal from the sentence of
life Imprisonment of John A Spencer
was filed with the superior court to
day. Spencer, a former clergyman, was
convicted of drowning his wife In
Clear lake.
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Hour's Conference Held
at Harding's Call.
WHOLE SITUATION DISCUSSED
Public Representatives on
Labor Board Take Part.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
No Specific Mention Made, How
ever, of Orders to Tie Up Lines
of Country October 30. .
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 15. The
put He group of the railroad labor
board and the full membership of the
Interstate commerce commission, by
personal direction of President Hard
ing, Joined today in an effort to
avert the threatened serious railroad
labor complications.
Summoned here by the president,
the three members representing the
public on the. railroad labor board
were escorted by Mr. Harding to a
conference with members of the .In
terstate commerce commission, which
was unfinished and left open to re
sumption Monday.
Silence was maintained even in
the face of the strike call issued late
today at Chicago, but the purpose of
the meeting was said in an an
nouncement to be consideration of
"the possibility of an early adjust
ment of railroad rates and wages."
Others Declared Partlaam.
The statement explained that Chair
man Barton of the board, G. Wallace
Hanger and Ben W. Hooper, the two
other public members, alone were
called In because the labor and rail
road members were in the "nature of
things partisan."
Chairman McChord and the full in
terstate commerce commission re
ceived President Harding with the
board members and participated in a
morning session after the president
had departed. The chairman and
Commissioners Each, Parker. Lewis
and Eastman resumed the conference
with the board group In the afternoon
and will meet with them again Mon
day. After today's conference, Mr. Hoop
er remarked "we've been hearing 'that
railroad strike now for a year and a
half and nobody has seen the strike."
"The purpose of the meeting," said
the White House statement, "was a
broad consideration of the possibility
of an early adjustment of railroad
rates and wages, in the expectation
that it would contribute to the in
dustrial revival."
Strike Is Not Meatlonea.
No specific mention of the threat
ened strike was made in the state
ment, although it was indicated that
the situation precipitated by the vir
tual .decision of the employes' unions
had brought Mr. Harding's plan to
& head. It was assumed that the
strike proposal formed the principal
topic of discussion at the conference.
The statement Issued at the White
House outlined the president's belief
that the public group of the wage
board and the members of the com
mission could do most for the public
welfare if they worked in co-operation.
It also emphasised the opinion
held In administration quarters that
a readjustment of the whole rail sit
uation would be of the greatest pos
sible aid toward a general industrial
la Made Knows.
After setting forth the purpose of
today's conference, the statement
said:
"The railway labor board, created
by the Cummins-Esch act. comprises
nine members in three groups of
three each. The public group is
named by the president; the labor
group Is named from a list nominated
by the railway labos organisations.
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CARTOONIST PERRY SETS
mm
Height of 23,000 Feet Attained
: and Scientists Say Weather Is
Explorers' Only Nemesis.
BT COLONEL HOWARD BURT.
Leader of the Mount Everest Expedition.
(Copyrighted by the Mount Everest - Com
mittee. Published by arrangement.)
KHARTA VALLEY, Tibet, Septem
ber, via Pharl and Simla, India. Oct.
10. (Special Cable.) The route to
the summit of Mount Everest by the
northwest-arrete has been found prac
ticable. On September 22 six members of the
expedition with tS coolies arrived at
the col (depression or pass between
two mountains) at the head of the
Kharta valley, camping at 22,500 feet.
The following day Messrs. Mallory,
Bullock and Wheeler encamped on the
glacier below the north col.
On September 24 they ascended the
north col, connecting Mount Everest
with the north peak, to 23,000 feet,
finding tlte northwest approach quite
possible, but they were driven back
by a furious northwesterly gale last
ing four days, with Intense cold,
making all climbing Impossible.
All of the party are in good health.
The reconnaissance of Mount Everest
has been completed.
(Copyright by Public Ledcer Company.)
LONDON, Oct. 10. (Special Cable.)
Mount Everest will be conquered.
In the opinion of British scientists,
who today read Colonel Bury's brief
dispatch. It seems to Indicate that
all preventing the expedition reach
ing the summit is gales and Intense
cold.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 60
degrees; minimum. SI degrees.
TO DAT S Rain.
Departments.
Churches Section 6, page 3.
Books. Sectlou S, page
Schools. Section 9. page 8.
Automobiles. Section 6.
Editorial. Section S, page 8.
Dramatic. Section 4, page L
Moving picture news. Section 4. page 4.
Real estate and building newa Section 4,
page 6.
Music Section 4. page 5.
Chess and checkers. Section S, page 11.
Women's Features.
Fashions. Section 5, page 4.
Mia Tingle's column. Section 8. page I.
Madame Rlehet's column. . Bectlon .
page .
Child welfare column. Section S, page s,
Society. Section S, page 1.
Women's activities. Section 4. page S.
Auction bridge. Section 4. pas S.
Special Feature.
Bandtt'r dream of empire shattered. Maca-
slne section, page 1.
Rediscovering Israel's lost tribes in China.
Magailne section, page 2.
Miss Lulu Bett, serial. Magaslne section,
page 8.
News of world as seen by camera. Maga
slne section, page 4.
Train dispatchers cannot make mistake.
Magaslne section, page 5.
Road closed, detoor. fiction feature. Mag
aslne section, page .
Hills cartoons. "Among tJs Mortals.
Magazine section, page 8. -
Wholesome food Important In building
beauty. Section 5. page 1.
Cooper's cartoons on topics of the day.
Section 5, page 7.
Home construction and arrangement. Sec
tion 5. page 8.
Flickers are Interesting birds. Section 8.
Oregon educators wander far In pursuit
of knowledge. Section 3. page 7.
jfew Willamette professor was once immi
grant. Section 3. page 10.
The Cltlxen Veteran. Section 8. pase 10.
New singers In Portland Opera association.
Section 4, page 2.
George Ade fable. Section 4. page 2.
Mabel Garrison to appear In concert here.
Section 4. page 3.
Famous women and what they are doing.
Section 4, page .
Foreign. .
German royalists warned by Harden. Sec
tion 1, page 10.
France not yet convinced of moral refor
mation of Germans. Section 1. page 8.
Explorers ascend Mount Everest 23,000 feet
Section 1, page 1.
British and French agreed on Silesia- Sees
tion 1. page 18.
Sir James Craig mar attend peace par
ley. Section 1. page t
National.
Brland's strength to be tested. Section 1,
page 8.
Emergency tax only hope In 1921. Section
1. page 6.
Court action to cancel citizenship papers
of Joseph Woerndle ordered. Section 1.
page
More wage cuts resisted by labor. Section
1, page 4.
Way to prevent rail strike Is sought by
President Harding. Section 1, page 1.
Armament social season Inaugurated at
Washington. Section 1, page 17.
'DOWN PIS IMPRESSIONS OF SOME RECENT
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Judge Declares Suit to Restrict
Press, Is Not In Harmony With,
' American Institutions. .
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. Judge Fisher
today sustained the demurreer of the
Chicago Tribune to the ilO.000,000
liebel . suit brought by the city of
Chicago. He declared the city had
no cause for action, and denied it the
right to amend its petition.
The city brought Identical suits
against the Tribune and Chicago
Dally News, claiming the papers had
printed false statements regarding
Chicago's financial standing and
thereby injured the city's credit
Judge Fisher declared the portions
of English common law and statutes
which restricted the liberty of the
press had not been Inherited by this
country.
"This action," he said, "is not in
harmony with the genius, spirit and
objects of our institutions."
The decision was of fir-reaching
importance to newspapers, as the suit
was the first on record in which a
municipality sought to restrict the
right to criticise its corporate acts.
Pershing to Go to England.
PARIS, Oct 15. General Pershing
will leave Sunday to participate in
the ceremony of presenting the con
gressional medal of honor to Great
Britain's "unknown warrior." He
will be accompanied by only one aide
and an orderly He will return from
England Tuesday.
Domestic
Chicago loses Its 10.000.000 libel suit
against Tribune. Section 1. page X.
Gavin McN'ab Joins ArDuckle defense. Sec
tion 1, page 3.
Philadelphia housewives organise to get
better servants for monsy paid. Section
1-. page 9.
t ISO, 000 estate left by MO week clerk. Sec
tion 1, page 4.
Children toy be studied to determine way
to overcome city handicaps. Section 1,
page 9.
National railroad strike ordered for Oc
tober 80. section 1, page 1.
Public advised to get on walking shoes.
Section 1, page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Justice Henry U Benson dies at Salem.
Section 1, page 1.
Brumfleld witnesses testify insanity In
family. Section 1, page t.
Washington grange gets Injunction against
Bouck forces. Section 1. page 11.
Normal students study rural life. Section
1, page 10.
State protection Increases spawn of'ehinook
salmon in Washington. Section 1.
page 11.
Sport..
Oregon Agricultural college defeats Wll-
- lamette. Section 2. page 1.
Nivy defeats Princeton. Section 2, page 2.
Sergeant Smith to meet Ed Martin. Section
2, page 3.
Great water polo contest forecast. Section
2. page .
Oregon ana Idaho play T to T tie game.
Section 2. page 1.
Dr. O. F. Willing wins state golf title. Sec
tion 2. page 4.
Cap Anson victim of practical joke. Section
2, page- 8. ,
Canadian veterans to play Macleaya today.
Section 2, page 5.
Princeton picked to beat Chicago. Section
2, page 2.
Scholastic football games near crucial
point. Section 2. page 3.
Injuries weaken California eleven. Sec
tion 2, page fi.
Commercial and Marine.
Domestic hide markets stronger with ac
tive buying. Section 1. page 20.
Chicago grain market unsettled by un
official report on farm reserves. Sec
tion 1. page 21.
Rati stocks weakened by developments In
railroad situation, section 1, page 21.
Portland foreign trade healthiest on coast.
Section 1, page 10.
America Is building 8 per cent of world's
ships. Section 1. page 20.
Portland, and Vicinity.
Big parade planned for ArmunMce day. Sec
tion 1, page l.
Veterans win fight for 1-cent rate to
convention. Section 1, page 14.
Auctioneer sells Laurelhurst lots. Section
2, page 7.
Reports show tourists are coming to north
west in greater numbers, section 1,
page 18.
1922 property tax sure to be less than In
1921. Section 1, page 1.
Boy Scout leaders to convene here tomor
row. Section 2. page -4.
Louie E. Bean planning to enter race for
governor. Section 1, page 14.
Europe works bard to build up trade, says
Abe aaeier, noma iroro. lour, section 1.
page 10.
Symphony orchestra becomes community
asset. Section 1. page 12.
Autos In Portland kill 10 in month. Sec
tion 1. page 18.
Mute girl clerks visit Helen Keller.
Section 1. page 12.
Strike problem up to railroad labor board,
says William Sproule. Section 1, page
15.
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VHt COSAfWlNtTY
CntSY UU6HV "TO
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TAX ROLL ALSO IS LOWER
Requests So Far $1 0,524,672
Against $11,203,016.
COUNTY BODY TO , ACT
Many Departments to Be Forced
to Operate on Less Money Than
Received Last Year.
With budget estimates from every
tax levying body in Multnomah
county filed with the tax supervision
and conservation commission. It is
certain that the property In Portland
will pay a lower tax In 1922 than in
1921.
Requests made by all tax-levying
bodies on property within Portland,
with the exception of the state, a
$10,624,672. as against 11. 203,01. 23
this year. Inasmuch as the tax com
mission has power to reduce all bud
sets with the exception of the Port
of Portland budget, there Is ample
reason to believe that the requests
3s now fUeft will be sliced further.
The tax roll for property In the
city will be about S15.000.000 lower
for 1921 than It was In , 1920. The
taxes levied and collected for 1922
are based on the 1921 roll.
Hill Is to Raise Less Money.
It is estimated by the county asses
sor that the tax roll will be in the
neighborhood of 1300.000.000, com
pared with S314.127.56S. Because of
this reduction, a mill of taxes levied
for 1922 will raise less money than a
mill levied for; the taxes this year.
Thus tax levying; bodies, which un
der the law receive the right to levy
a fixed sum each year, will be forced
to conduct affairs on less money next
year, while the levy will remain the
same as In the past.
The largest reduction made in re
quests comes from the directors of
school district No. 1. In the school
budget the total amount to be raised
by taxation is 12.080,000 as compared
with $3,111,686.73 this year. This re
ductlon comes about through the de
feat last June of the proposed 3-mill
tax for new school buildings.. This
tax was voted the year previous, and
levied, but when it came up for rat'fl
cation last June the voters declined "o
grant the authority.
Comparative Showing Good.
The school board also estimated
that a total of S635.500 would be car
rled over to next year and this en
abled them to make an excellent com
parative showing.
Portland will ask the taxpayers for
less money next year than was raised
this year, even as the city budgets
now stand. And. as In the case of all
of the budgets, the amounts decided
upon by the city commissioners may
be trimmed by the tax commissioners.
.The city has asked $3,962,993 for
1922, while this year the city raised
$4,127,636.20. The principal reduc
tions were in supplies and material
and despite the decrease, the city has
planned on making some necessary
repairs to bridges, not Included in
the budget for the present year as
well as purchase necessary fire equip
ment considerably in excess of the
amount purchased during the last 12
months.
The budget of the county comml
sioners is lower for 1S22 than it was
for the present year. Total requests
for county purposes alone amount to
$1,732,607.62, as compared with $1,
864.163.43 this year. Decision to cur
tail considerable road work during
the coming year accounted for the
major portion of the cuts in the
county commissioners' budget.
The Port of Portland commission Is
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.)
EVENTS IN THE NEWS.
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Disttlngulshed Jurist, on Oregon
Supreme Bench Since 111,
111 for Last Two Years.
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SALEM, Or.. Oct 16 .(Special.)
Henry L. Benson. 7, justice of the
Oregon supreme court since 1914, died
at his home here at 12:25 o'clock this
morning. He had been in poor health
for ahout two years, although until a
few months ago he kept up his active
duties on the bench. After he became
too weak for active work he spent
much of his time in Portland and
California. He returned home a short
time ago.
It was declared here tonight that
Governor Olcott probably would not
name Justice Benson's successor until
after the funeral.
Justice Benson Is survived by his
widow, three sons, Arthur S.. clerk of
the supreme court here; Ray of Port
land, and Harry G., of Pendleton: two
daughters. Mrs. N. C. Briggs of Holl
ister, Cal., and Mrs. R. H. Robertson
of this city; two brothers, W. W. Ben
son of Dryad, Wash., and F. T. Benson
of San Jose, Cal., and three sisters,
Mrs. W. G. Perkins of Portland; Mrs.
George Carpy of La Grande and Mrs.
William Tonkin of San Jose, Cal. He
was a brother of the late Frank W.
Benson, formerly governor of Oregon.
Henry L. Benson was born at
Stockton. Cal., July 6, 1854. and was
a son of Henry Clark and Matilda
M. (Williamson) Benson. He was
married to Susie B. Daugherty in
1876.
Mn.h of luilia Benson's boyhood
was spent in Portland and his early
education was receivea in me
Portland academy. In 1873 he was
graduated from the University of the
o.oifi. . San Jose. Cal- with the
degree of bachelor of arts, later re
ceiving from the same institution a
master's degree and a degree In law.
He read law in the offices of George
it nif. of Ran Francisco and Judge
w.rrinirtnn of San Jose. In 1878 he
was admitted to the bar in California
and began the practice of law In
partnership wih W. G. Lorlgan of
San Jose, and this firm continued
until Mr. Benson came to Oregon in
. sen
Judge Benson became principal of
the Drain Normal school in uuug.o.
and later of the public and of
Grants Pass. He
..... .miti.4 tn the OreEon bar at
Salem In 1888 and began to practice In
. n. ..Ol
this state at urants J" '
The' folio-wing year, and from then
uc h wan elected district at
torney of the district then comprising
Josephine, Jackson, Klamath and Lake
counties. In 189S he was eied.u -
v..- r th Ore iron legislature and
served as speaker of the house at the
i e 1 fi Q 7
Mr. Benson was elected circuit
Judge of his district of four counties
In 1898 and was re-elected In 1904.
In 1908 he resigned to enter Into a
law partnership witn u. r. Dw.. .
Klamath Falls, but In 1910 was again
a candidate for circuit Judse and was
elected. At the time of his election
to the state supreme court In 1914 he
was serving his 14th year on the cir
cuit bench. For the supreme bench
he defeated Judge Charles L. McNary
by one vote, and in 1920 was re
el e c t e dtw 1 1 h o utonposition.
POSTAL LOOT $200,000
Most or Touch's Packages Believed
to Be' Insured.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. (Spe
cial.) More than $200,000 was the
total face value, as disclosed by
checking today, of the registered mail
stolen by four unmasked robbers last
night from the Rlalto postofflce sta
tion at New Montgomery and Mission
streets.
The actual loss, however, was much
lower, because the bulk of the known
shipments Involved was of a non
nrgotlable nature.
The net profit to the robbers, as
partially determined this afternoon,
was $30,000.
This, like the larger non -negotiable
proportion, was fully covered by In
surance. Federal rewards aggregating $20.
000 were posted today for the rob
bers $5000 on each head.
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Sleep-Walking and Other
Frailties Recalled.
INSANITY FOUND IN FAMILY
Blows on Head in Youth Said
to Have Affected Mind.
EYES SAID TO TROUBLE
Eastern Dentist Tells of Boyhood
of Man on Trial for Life and
Goes Into Family History.
BT DON SKENE.
ROSEBURG. Or., Oct. 15. (Special.)
A defense of insanity was built up
around Dr. Richard M. Brumfleld to
day through evidence featured by the)
testimony of Dr. John A. Brumfleld.
Ir.dtana dentist, who testified that
four members of the Brumfleld fam
ily have been affected with Insanity
and who told a graphic story of the
boyhood and young manhood of his
younger brother, who Is on trial for
his life as the alleged brutal slayer
of Dennis Russell.
The appearance tf the older Brum
fleld on the witness stand was one of
the most dramatic moments in this
celebrated case. The Inscrutable face
of the accused man betrayed no emo
tion at the sight of his brother John.'
another brother, Victor, and seven
other witnesses who took their turn
In testifying to strange actions they
had observed In the defendant which
might be considered the basis for a
plea of Insanity.
Mrs. Brumfleld May Testify.
The defense announced that It will
call two more witnesses to support
Its contention of Insanity. It waa re
ported from a reliable source that one
of these witnesses will be Mrs. Brum
tield, wife of the defendant. There
was much talk today around the
courtroom as the result of rumors
that Dr. Brumfleld, the sphinx and
enigma, will take the Hand In his
own behalf.
Dr. John Brumfiold testified that
the defendant was the eighth child
In a family of six boys and six girls.
"My brother, as a youth, was a nerv
ous type, subject to delirious spells
and not strong In health," he said.
"He suffered from severe high tem
perature caused by indigestion and
other Illnesses.
"He was a sleep-walker, and once
our mother stopped him from jumping;
out of a window. He had no recollec
tion the next day about bis somnam
bulism. "There has been a good deal of In
sanity iu the Brumfleld family. My
grandfather's brother had two sons
who were confined to an insane asy
lum. One of my older brothers was
insane for a period of about a week,
and an uncle, William Brumfleld, often
would disappear from home suddenly
for long periods, once for nearly a
year. He never seemed able to ac
count for these disappearances and
never told where he had been."
Mind Thought Affected.
The witness described two acci
dents in which Dr. Brumfield had been
knocked unconscious a a uniall boy.
and which might have affected his
mental condition. At the age of 5
the defendant was rendered uncon
scious from a blow on the head from
a board hurled at him by accident in
play, the witness said. Five years
later Dr. Brumfield was unconscious
for nearly an hour after being struck
over the right temple by a baseball
bat.
My brother carries a noticeable
scar from that blow." said the witness.
At this remark Mrs. Brumfleld
turned suddenly toward her husband
and stared anxiously at the spot
v. here the scar was said to be.
"He was always very studious and
a great reader," continued the wit
ness. "He often complained of dixisl
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