THE PLAYBOY
TTJE WEATHER; V
TkU fascinating tory f rem the ye
" Pertlasc aae -vie Ity SsKay Iair.
, ortwtHx vlitt.: s,
Oregwa a WMlUafi- Sa4ay fair. .
la4traU wcttarty w1a4, -
of High MeSal Kakler win be tie fie
' ties f eatmrs of The Ssaday Jearaal
Magsslae next Suaay.
VOL. XIX. NO. 21.
2
PORTLAND,? OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21. U821; EIGHT SECTIONS.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NON-PARTISAN
LEAGUE TRIES
Branch of Nortfi Dakota Political
. Organization Elects Officers in
, Hope of Spreading in Oregon,
Brother of Promoter of Movement
Addresses Meeting Held in
Portland; Explains Its Purpose.
The Nonpartisan League of , Oregon
came Into official existence in Portland
Saturday afternoon. .
The membership total: is kept secret.
but there, were about 40 persons In at
tendance at the organization meeting
and a considerable number of these put
p their $18 each for a two-year mem-
bershlp. .
, The opening: session, held in a hall at
137 Yamhill street, was public and con
sisted of - addresses outlining the " need
of some brgranlzed general movement for
the betterment of the farmers of Ore
gon and telling of what the Nonpartisan
league is declared to nave accomplished,
or started on the way, in North Dakota,
us Dirinpiace. .
TOWKLEY SPEJLKS 7 v
Then followed' a recess for the pur
pone of taking- applications for member
ship, and the 18 per. After that there
was an executive session in which only
the
organizers and membership appli-
cants were permitted to participate.
Deliberations in the executive session
resulted in an agreement to adopt the
same general principles and plans of
the North Dakota organisation, and to
select a committee of three as a general
state board. - "-- . . . v
, J. JX Brown or Portland was selected
as the president; A. J. French of Carl
ton, Yamhill county, vice president, and
C M. Benedict of Albany, Linn county,
r secretary-treasurer.
EXPLAINS OBJECT
Claud Townley, brother of the .mov
ing -spirit of the league in North Da
kota, was the, principal ' speaker here.
: ; He has been in 'Oregoa with- other 'or-;
ganisers ror some ume, ana is now mas
ln ghis headquarters' in Portland. .
i Ho set . forth the general distressing
condition of the farming Industry, and
declared that- ethers -were profiting by i
the farmer's work of production while
: he is- left to- hold the empty sack. ' He
'" declared the aims of the Nonpartisan
, league are not radical, but are advanced
' to put Into practical effect a -more equit
able return to the producer Of the things
r which sustain life and to foster the idea
of the, public ownership and control of
public utiUUes.
. r&GES STATE SYSTEX
Townley reviewed the movement - in
North Dakota, telling how the people
of; that state voted for a system of state
elevators 'and rf, -louring mills in J912;
how the ' governor of the state referred
the matter back to the people and how
in 1914 it was again approved by 83 per
cent oi their votes, and then, he said.
they were told to "go home and slop the
cogs." .. :
He told of the state insurance erys
.-. 4'tems that, through a tax on all culti
vated land of 28 cents an acre, . insured
all crops in the. state against hail, etc
and called attention to the fact that
Oregon pays out approximately J20;OOO,
000 a year for' insurance, but receives
back less than $9,000,000 in settlement
of losses, making fat picking for in
surance concerns. He urged that a
, .state insurance system here " would
- change that; situation.
; OTHERS PBESE5T '
Regarding the bank failures of North
Dakota, the speaker declared they were
primarily caused by a series of four
dry years, and he touched but . tightly
on the fact that the state has not
been - able . to sell its bonds under the
.; xson-parusan league regime.
Others who spoke briefly were J. D.
Brown, formerly president of the Ore
gon Farmers' union; R. E. Cherrick of
iJarlow and A. J. French of Carlton.
Among those who participated in the
meeting were the ones mentioned above
and C M. Bryant of Albany, Peter Zim
merman of i Clackamas ' county, L. R.
Powell, secretary of the state farm bu
reau ; Q. J. Nelson of Portland, one of
, -the , league's national , lecturers ; Poul
Turner of the Western Farmer. L. D.
- Mahone, a national lecturer; B. A.
Green, a Portland lawyer: Adolph Skou-
bo and Sam T. Shell of Bordman, Lin-
coin Huff of Arlington and H. 1L Stall
ard, a state organiser. "
Little Nourishment Here
Givil Service
' Between the federal civil service regu
lations and Oregon's scheme of primary
elections the several pieces of patronage
pie that are served in the wake of each
incoming administration are , robbed of
much of their nourishment. '- ;
Kver sirtce the .November election In
Oregon, at which the final count was
more or less decidedly Hepubllcan, Jkun
gry aspirants, denied access to the pie
counter during eight long years of Dem
ocratic ; occupancy, have been -waiting
withj cupped hands, like Oliver Twist, for
whatever favor the Republican senators
might see fit, to give them. r'
And. judging from the five long months
that have intervened since the Repub
lican' administration formally got under
way. it Is quite evident that, even though
this patronage thing is more fanciful
than real from a fence-building -standpoint,
its distribution is a duty that the
senators take quite seriously. ya : 5 i
PIE SETICE A"AYXM
And now that the ' recommendations
have been made an analysis of Cieir sig
nificance is quiterin order. -- r fV;
' la the naming- of Clyde G. Huntley "of
Oregon City for the coUectorship of in
Sec V. Fall
Sees Project
At Klamath
Head of Interior Department In
spects - Irrigation Site; Due
In .Portland Monday.
Klamath Falls, Aug. 20. Secretary, Al
bert C Fall of the department of the
interior accompanied by . Stephen' ,T.
Mather director of national parks; A. P.
Davis,, director of the United! States re
clamation service ; J. Reed, in charge' of
engineering projects on Indian reserva
tions.' and E O. McCormick, vice-presi
dent of the Southern Pacific railroad,
arrived here this morning . by special
train. ' . ; i . ' .
The forenoon was spent in looking over
the Klamath irrigation project, in com
pany with Herebert ,I. Newell, project
manager; . B. Hall, president, and T. .
Stanley . secretary of the cnamoer oi
commerce and others. .- The : party . will
commerce .and others. . Link river dam
was Inspected this afternoon. i The party
will go to the Klamath Indian reserva
tion Sunday, spending Sunday night at
Pelican Bay lodge, and Monday at Crater
Lake, when they, win go on to Portland,
arriving: ; Wednesday.1 according to , the
present Itinerary.
The trip is being made in order to gain
familiarity with the various reclamation
projects and national parks of the coun
try, according to members of the party.
The Portland Chember of Commerce
will have a special committee to meet
Secretary Fall and Party oa their arrival
in this city, the arrangements , being in
charge of Frank Ira White. The agricnl
tural committee, of which E. JE. Faville
is the chairman, will endeavor to-impress
the secretary with the needs. of this par
ticnlar section of the Pacific Northwest.
It is probable a trip will be made over
the Columbia highway. , .';.''.
- !
Storm Damage to
Exchange Land Light
Damage by Storm to
Olympla, Wash., Aug. 20. Check . of
the storm damage to the blocks of tim
ber which the state is . to receive in
exchange for land in the Hoh river
district cof J the : Olympia peninsula has
been completed, and final reporta from
the crew, ; which Clark '?vV'-tavidge - state
land commissioner, as. working-in thj
district show, that the loss on the en
tire tract is only 2 per cent. The trat
contains .approximately - 42,240 aoresJiA a vivid impression 'of " yct -iH
and the check is made thai the state I determined temeer of the senate
may. be compensated for the loss caused
by. the. storm .last January, since title
to the tract has not yet passed. Ut the
State froni the, federal govertunent-n
All Is in Keadiness
For Big Sonthwest
; Washington Fair
; ; . r- -t"
Chehalis, Wash.. Aug. 20.-The ex
hibits, buildings and livestock are ready
for the , thirteenth Annual - Southwest
Washington fair, which opens Monday
morning. . ''".'!''
About 20 horses and 15 runners are
in the stables and more are coming.
Recent . rains have put. the track in
splendid condition. -V -f
According to Secretary Walker there
will be plenty of parking room for all
the automobiles and the parking is free.
The parking space will be policed.
Chehalis and Centralia commercial
bodies have plans to meet and welcome
all outside visitors. i- ' ; -
Politics Charged in
Houston's Memorial
Bend, Aug. 20. Demanding that a
reason be given for the summary dis
charge of Earl B. Houston, an ex-service
man, as district game warden, Percy A.
Stevens Poet No. 4, American Legion,
passed a resolution directed at the state
game commission. The move was char
acterized as "petty politics." - C. A. Ad-
amsr deputy sheriff who started the
Brumfleld scare in central Oregon, was
appointed to fill the vacancy. , No at
tempt will be made to have Houston re
instated. ' A resolution condemning the
action of two Oregon senators who voted
against the national bonus, and of Presi
dent Harding in using his influencve
against it, was passed.,
Rules Prevail
ternal revenue, the "organisation" has
been recognised. For let it be known
that National Republican Chairman Ad
ams is quit insistent that the official G.
O. P.- working group in each state be re
warded. It makes for regularity. And
Huntley's selection is regular to that it
has the approval of National Committee
man Williams and State Chairman Tom
Tongue. - a
Since his choice has been announced
Huntley has visited the internal revenue
office and learned Just what he is to fan
heir to tn the way ef patronage. For
himself he gets a 5S0O Job.- But hia ap
pointing power doesn't amount to much,
which perhaps is welcome news to him.
in anticipation of the demands of the
faithful that are certain to be made upon
- "Huntley as collector will ureslde over
a staff of CO persons, 49 of whom are
m tne omce and 20 of whom In the field
division, v Since January 1920. the
office poeittaas liave been subject-to the
ruies r: dasstoe- civil service, i Thus
wnenever vacancies occur in the ranks.
(Concluded ee Eitht. Goloaa FSt)
CONGRESS fS EX-TERRORIST
X ROW fSSi
Fireworks Start to Pop When Sen.
Sterling's Substitute Requiring
Search Warrant -Is Submitted.
Supporters of Stanley Amendment
Hit Warpath,"" Declaring They
Will Back Up New Movement
By James T. Kolbert
United Prea Staff Corrapondcnt.
Washington, Aug. zo. congress was
torn asunder tonight in a bitter ' fight
over the Stanley anti-search and seizure
amendment to the beer bill.
.Party lines were shattered, dry ranks
were split,' the senate and house at war
and the congressional recess due to start
next Wednesday , was threatened by the
determined altitude of the two factions
on the amendment.
- Meanwhile-the treasury will soon have
to issue the regulations that will open
the medicinal beer floodgates, unless the
measure which prohibits beer as a medi
cine is speedily passed.'
SENDS BEFI
The tense feeling over the Stanley
amendment was brought to a climax
when Senator Sterling of South Dakota
submitted the substitute agreed upon .by
four of the conferees to the senate.
- Senator Ashurst of Arizona, a staunch
dry, who bolted the conference on Tues
day, refused to sign the report. Rep
resentative Dyer, Missouri, took a sim
ilar stand.'
Advocates of the . Stanley amendment
4U v. -4.x.. i
read the substitute and flatly declared
that they would never . accept it. -
Meanwhile Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel
for the Anti-Saloon league, and house
drys get busy. -Word was sent to the
senate that the house would refuse to
allow the senate to recess, unless the
substitute, was accepted. - - '
-A ringing defi went back.' ' ? '
CA2PT AGUES -
Senator Lodge and Republican Leader
Mohdeil held a brief but spirited -conference.
-Mondell left th r.-rf.rivr
tber attempts to reconcile - the sharp
airiaion of views were given up Jor the
rne Niamey amendment, whica caused
aii the row,' is described bv 'advocate
a reaffirmation of the "fourth and
fifth amendments to the legislation. They
assert that they are in a crusade -to
preserve the legislations guarantees
that make a "man's home his- castle"
and protect him from search- on the
public street. The substitute provides
MTTST HATE WABBAJTT '
1 That dry agents searching homes
"without" a search warrant who ma
liciously and without reasonable cause
search any other building or property
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor - and
liable to a fine of $1000 or one year is
prison .for a second offense.
z Bogus dry agents are liable to both
the fine and imprisonment
The Stanley amendment approved by
tne senate provides a heavy penalty for
the agent who searches a person, home.
automobile- or other property unless
armed with a search warrant.
Recesse plans hinge entirely upon the
beer bill. Unless there is a break in
the ranks of one of the-fac lions before
Wednesday, senators and congressmen
are resigned to go straight through
without a vacation.
What Do You Like
Best in The Journal?
The. several departmental feat
ures of The Journal are In high
favor with its readers, according
to replies to the question, "What
do you like best In The Journal?"
Here are some characteristic an-
swers: '."...-,;" i
MRS M. G. BOWEN, 661
Girard street I have : taken
. The Journal ever since it has ,
been published. What ap
peals to me most is the edi
torial page. The editorials :
seem , to have a kind, sympa
. thetic tone not found In the
other Portland papers.
C. B. HARRIS. 696 Vander- ;
bllt street I am very; much
interested : in The Journal's
market page. . 7' v '-'C --"'
B. O. SNUFFER, 800 Nel
son street I always turn ' to v
The - Journal's editorial page v
first. The Journal's editorials
are better than any others. I
: have read.
, MRS. ESTHER NORTON,
434 Jefferson street My Mt
. - tie daughter always looks for- --
ward to the Burgess Bedtime
story In ' The Journal . each
evening' and I. really enjoy'
them myself,; 4 'r- . :
"Al E. ROSSITER, 817 East
- Stark street-mi like The Jour- '
nal's sports news best.,'
. . E. L. KROPP, 108 East
Twenty-ninth '. street ' The
Journal's general news- has
the -biggest appeal for me.
and lalso the- road Informa- .
- tion. r . -
. T.- JACKSON. tit East i
. Stark street t- The Journal's
market page pleases. m J vi
' ; like the editorials, too.- -
"what do Tron .like' best1 inThe
iournaL Address The Journal,
gi-ing name and address. . -
Jacob Peters, Who Ordered Exe-
. cutions- by Wholesale During
' Revolution, Leading Quiet Life.
-.. ,'i w-i r ",,
Giving Most of His Time to Great
Public Trials Which Are. Open
- to All Who Wish to Attend.
. . By Lealse Bryant
Portlmad Wotnn Jaxt Returned
Former
to
nertcs from 6ovfet Bsia.
- IThk im the fUth of trim oi Mticles OB
eanditaons in Bant m they nU today. -'
.iCoprriKht. 1821, by CsitL 8cnice
- New YorkC Aug. 20. Perhaps a terror
was inevitable after such aa upheaval
as the Russian revolution, and perhaps
It wss inevitable ' that some person
should be thrust up and given charge of
it and forever after be known to his
tory as a Character to shudder over..
But to those of us who knew Jacob
Peters- in the early days of the revolu
tion, the idea that he should be chosen
as that character was absolutely-'as
tounding. - - : ''-
-When I met Peters ln191T, he had
Just come back from England, where he
had been a clerk in an export house.
As a Lettish revolutionist he had fled
from Russia because of participation in
some plot against the csar. A - -
ETU TO BTJ8SIA
In England he had settled down." mar
ried an English woman, and they had
one child. He had meant to live always
as a seber Englishman and forget Rus
sia. . . : i .i ..
Then" came the announcement of the
overthrow of the' csar. That stirred
him a little. - One' morning on his way
to work be met some people who were
going to . witness the execution- of Sir
Roger Casement.. He went along. Amid
that scene and that emotional crowd
memories of the old 'days rushed over
him. He gave up his Job and went to
Russia, c - ' - .
In Petrograd he knew all the English
speaking reporters. -NOnce he translated
a life of . Kareusky- for : me." I thought
he was one of the mildest of the revolu-
tionista.vAt that Ume he was opposed
V;.-
Fp-rBDEs EIC.CTIOas.i
to capital pmusBtaent altogether.
1 remember he said i i - v.- v
Tlf -we ever have to reestablish It we
fnftat . first, settle wjth- the J traitors; in
And I understand that ha tu during
the terror, more severe! on erring com
munists than 'on outsiders.-, : r
Naturally, ben I went to Russia I
tried to look him up. He had become an
International figure. He had personally
(Concloded oa pace St. , Colnniv Tentl
McNary, Presiding .
Oyer; Senate, Can't
. Eetuni: to Oregon
Washington, 'Aug. 20wWASHING
TON BURKATJ OF THE JOURNAL.)
Senator McNary expects to remain here
all next week at least , Although desir
ing to return to Oregon during the recess
of congress, for the last two .days he has
been presiding over the senate in the
absence of Vice President Coolidge and
President Pro Tern Cummins. - being
designated tor this duty by appointment
of Cummins. ' . -
Whether congress ' will - adjourn
Wednesday as planned is problematical.
Senator Stanfield, who has gone to Chi
cago with W. . Thompson on business
connected with the livestock financing
pool, probably will not return to Wash
ington before adjournment, but may con
tinue by easy stages to .Welser, Idaho,
and Portland. . - .
First Driver Loses
ffi
Olympla. Wash., Aug. 20 (L N. S.)
The first automobile driver ia the state
to Jose his white driver's license is J.
A. Porter of Everett. The license was
taken from him yesterday by Justice of
tne peace Thomas K. Chambers.' The
cancelled license was received , by the
state department of licenses today.
Should Porter get Into court again his
blue license-will be 'taken from hint
and a yellow one substituted. Should
he . lose the yellow license be will be
prohibited from driving an automobile
for three months, under the new Wash
ington motor vehicle code.
Man, Fortune Gone; :
. Ends Life in River
ew Iston, Idaho Ang. 20. William M.
Butter, CO. former prosperous hotel own
er of Calgary. Alta., committed sui
cide Friday night -by Jumping trom the
Clearwater bridge. His hat and coat
were found by passing autoists and he
was later seen struggling in the water.
He was found a month ago wandering
en the same bridge, despondent, and vnas
taken te the sheriffs office, where work
was found on a ranch for him. Lees
of his fortune during the war and ill
health caused, his -act.' ..-,.'.- V"."
Poindexter Honorary
Member legion Post
: Ii V CB Wwsl nfcs) ; ' '
Washington. : Aug. 20. Senator Miles
Poindexter has been elected to honorary
membership in , Harry L. Handle post
No. 401. American Legion, of West Newton.-
Pa. Senator Poindexter delivered
an address under the auspices ' of " the
post on Americanization day,' : v r
'X: A MOTHER GOOSE RHYME! ;
i ir r . fc. m a i 1 i r m u m m a w r mi kii s 11 a a -a.a.- eta s ea-- ' :
i . -" ' m a . in a a in i n i iii l iciv.a- - v .i i -';.,' a m l, n l i j m . ; i ' i , t - m m ti ii 11 a i i i ii - w i
Qa
ED TAX BILL
1 PASSED BYj HOUSE
: 5' yr " r. -lJTr . ; ,
Nfne Republicans 'Bolt " Leaderj
ship and Oppose; Three Denw;
ocrats Support It.
j By H. H. Walker " ,
CniUd Fresi SUff Cwraapondent '
Washington. Aug." 20. Reduction of
the high war. taxes was brought a step
nearer tonight when the house passed
and sent to the senate the tax revision
bin. The final vote on the measure was
274 to 125. v
As passed, the bill in 1923 will cut
1861.000,000 from the present levies, now
yielding $3,(00.000,000 a year. The re
ducatlon in 1922 will be approximately
$400,000,000, and for the present year the
cut Is' estimated at '$50,000,000.
These . nine Republicans - belted 4he
party leadership and voted against the
bill: . -, . .
Representatives Beck "of Wisconsin.
Keller of Minnesota, Michelson of Illi
nois, J. N. Nelson of Wisconsin. Sinclair
of North Dakota, Vogt of Wisconsin,
Woodruff of Michigan. Clague of Mln
nesota, and Lamport of Wisconsin. '
THREE DEMOC-ATS scrronT ,-;,
Three Democrats supported the meas
ure. They were Representatives Camp
bell of Pennsylvania,' and Laurre and
Dupre of Louisiana.
Democrats made their final fight
against the bill in a motion that would
have prevented reduction of the high sur
taxes now imposed upon persons mak
ing more than $68,000 a year, Af preseent
these levies run up to a maximum of C5
per, cent as the Income increases, while
the bill cuts the rate on , all Incomes
above $6, 000 to $2 per cent. xThe Demo
cratic motion was defeated. 230" to' 16$.
although SO Republicans voted - witn
them. Pour days of hectic discussion
on ' fhs " bill were brought " to a sensa
tional climax by Representative Bourke
Cockran . of ,Nw Tork. Democrat, who
demanded consideration of a resolution
censuring President Harding" for ad
dressing only the senate on July 12, when
the - executive, asked .'that the .soldier
bonus bill be delayed, w ,"
GILLETTE HALTS DE1AT r "
Speakeer GQlette - overruled . Repub
lican attempts .to block the resolution,
stating it was one of the -highest privil
eges and was in order at any time. The
Republicans, however, - promptly tabled
the resolution by a vote of 28$ to 10C
Lbout tO' aimdrn w. added to
tiie bilL but ail of them were proposed
by -the ways and means committee, . A
steam roller worked perfectly In pre
venting the Democrats end individual
Republicans from proposing, changes.
. A last minute change was the repeal
of the proposed S per cent levy on, the
"poor man's sporting goods, , such as
base ball, basket ball and foot ball
equipment, anowsboes, toboggans . and
skiia ... r . "-:
OTHE& TAXES SEVAUT "
The atx. remains on tennis rscauets.
golf elubs, cricket and pok equipment
and. the like. . - . .. .- .
Creation of a special, tax commission
or - nine members, three each to repre
sent the- senate, the house and the pub
lic, was approved. This commission will
make a special study of the tax situation
for the benefit of congress. t. .
The Democratic forces, with . one' cxi
eepuon Representative' Campbell of
Pennsylvania were unjted against the
surtax reduction. One KocUlist. Lon
don. New. Tork. Joined the 60 Repub
licans us supporting- this move.
REV1S
soo& of ttxjtCI
Four and fwenty blackbirds baked in a , pic.
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing.
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?
Man rMstalieii
iFor Bear Is
Gilbert Lawrence", 49, of Portland
Is Sfibt Through the Leg in -
; Quartzville District
Albany, Or Aug. 20. Gilbert Law
rence O, of Pd"rCInd.: prospector ia
the Quartx ine" district, is In the Albany
hospital this afternoon ' as a result' of
having -been mistaken- for a bear by
George . Hughes.. Albany boy, who wjls
also prospecting. Lawrence was shot
through the upper part of the-left lee
yesterday 'morning at 7 :45 o'clock.. The I
wounded man was reported to be resting
easy today, despite- a harrowing trip
from TeUowstone creek-on a stretcher
over a rw... rough trail recently con
structed. : -.-.-
News-; of uthe accident first reached
Albany yesterday morning -when Dr. G.
K. Rlggs was summoned to the relief
of the wounded man. Dr. Riggs went
by auto as far as Roberts Bluff. 44
miles, in three hours, and 'walked the
remaining 12 miles to a ranger cabin
in which Lawrence was lytngi Lawrence,
attended by, the physician. Robert Hayes
and his son. arrived in . Albany at 1
o'clock this morning. - . . -
A bullet, from .a-high powered rifle
shattered - .Lawrence's leg - bone and
passed through. Bichloride of mercury
tablets, which Hnghes and the - boys
who were proa pec ting with him carried
In their ' medicine kits, were .used to
disinfect the wound pending the doctor's
arrival. v. r . . , ' j,
The boys say they did not know Law
rence -was in the neighborhood. They
had seen evidence of depredations by
bears, and when they, saw something in
the brash that looked like a bear tear
ing up an ant hill .or bees' nest, they
held -a consultation and decided to firs.
Wenatcjiee Company
.Denied Higher Rates
" Olympia. Wash." Aug. 0.--(Ti. P.-1
Denial of increase In . electric rates to
the. Wenatchee, Wash.. . Gas Electric
company was announced today in a de
cision ny tne -department -of, public
worxa lncmaed in the decision was aa
order, that the company reduce the min
imum maintained for Irrigation : power
r i from $40 per "horsepower to $20,
with a new !maxlmum rate of $40.
stoiirnal
: '-)- Coast . Service
' . ' . Saturday's Flight ? "
iM Plloi Arctic .Both '-i v i-
JLeft Portland.. . . ,1 .l:S0p.' m.
Arrived Astoria. ... . .2:50 p. u.
Lieft Astoria.. . . .' .S:00 p. m.
Arrived Seaside. . ,;.S:20 p, ra.
Left Seaside'.-. ........ 2:43 p. ra.
Arrived Portland. 4 :&S p. m.
BLOOD TESTS ARE
JO DECIDEJXE
Officers Confident Suspect Is the
v" Man Wanted for1 Murder
of Matt Jepson.
Pendleton.' Aug. 20. Though Fred Pat
terson, suspected of the murder of Matt
Jepson, deniea his guilt, either as prin
cipal or- accessory.; he, is held In Jail
here pending further Investigations by
the officials, "who still appear confident
that Patterson is the man they want
for the ' murder of the axed - rancher.
whose body was found in an open well
on his place near Milton a week ago.
Patterson has not yet been formally
charged with the crime, and that charge
will depend on the results of blood testa
which are being made of spots on cloth
lng and riding equipment, the ownership
or which Patterson has admitted.
Sheriff Ho user and others were today
working in the vicinity of Jepoona
ranch, trying to determine the exact
spot - where the crime was committed.
Jt Is their belief that the man was
murdered some distance from his cabin
and that the body was carried on Patter
son's horse to the well in order to cover
up the trail which might ' Wad to the
punishment of the slayers. '
- County officials decline to discuss the
case-oc their plans in detail until they
have further evidence for which they
are seeking. Patterson - is being held
Incommunicado. - - ,- - -
- Word has been received from a sister
of Jepson. who will vb here soon.
..M!
r ' ; ELECTROCUTED BT THOSE
Bristol. Tenn, Aug. 20 L.N. &)
Captain W D. Haynes, well known con
ductor on the Norfolk ft Western rail
way,' was electrocuted when he attached
a portable telephone to an automatic
block wire, mistaking- It for the tele
phone wire, ' near : Glade Springs, Va.
Haynes was trying to communicate with
the dispatcher at Roanoke.
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Doc
Hand
'Sam' and 'George Aie Hosts
- By L'&.XtlM ;
, JomnaX Suit Corrwpoodent , ! . '
Roseburg, Or.. Aug: 20. "How does
Brumfleld do it!
l
This is one of the Questions which
residents outside of Roseburg may be
asking each other when they read of the
calm demeanor displayed by the dentist
since he wss brought back to this town
to answer for the murder of Dennis Rus
sell. ,: ' - . - . . .
The" answer to a large degree .might
be condensed in the simple statement
that it is the "George" and' "Sam" and
"DoS" stuff. ' , . ' -
Tm among friends. said "Doc." when
"Sam." - who Is better known as Sheriff
Sam Starmer, brought him back to Rose
berg, -and I knowni get fair treat
ment." . - - .' ii - - -j '
-Dbc" was correct. It's "Doc" when
George or Sam speak to Brumfleld. and
tfs "George" or Sam when he speaks
to District .Attorney George Neuner or
Sheriff Sam Starmer. And. furthermore,
the cordial understanding conveyed by
- - - s
IS ARRAIGf jED;
" '
Dentist Taken Before Roseburg
. . Court Hear Formal Reading
. of First Degree Murder Charge
Prisoner Glances UpOu'ckfy.at
Word 'Murder,' but Says Ncth
ingj .Early Trial Is- Promised.
' '; By X. C. Koine
. , Jraraal guff Cornvoodwt ' s .
Roseburg, Or., Aug. . 20. Dr. H." U.
Brum field was . formally arraigned be- :
fore Justice Jones hers at JJ:S o'clock
this afternoon on the charge of murder
ing Dennis RusseU.. Brumfleld waived -examination
and was ordered held with
out ball. This means that he will await'
action of the-grand jury, scheduled to
sit August 29. - . .
When Brumfleld was led to the office
of Justice Jones, three blocks from the
Jail, by Sheriff Slarmer, the Justice
briefly informed Bramfleld that ha was
charged with the murder of Dennis Russell-
Dexter Rice, Brumfleld's counsel,
replied that, "We waive examination,"
and the Judge announced that Brumflei
would be held, without bail, to the next '
session of the grand Jury.
Brumfleld said nothing' during, this
brief formality.' At mention of the word
"murder" he glanced up quickly, licked
his lips and looked toward the door.
Then he 'was led back to JalL
The district attorney's office was not
represented at the arraignment and no -spectators
ere. in .ther courtroom.
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HUDDT TELLTALE CHEEK
trPSETSTBBCMFIEL D'S PLA3T8
- . i " By I C If else .
. Jomroml HimII GorrpoB4mt
Roseburg, Or.. Aug. 20. Til get you,
Dr. Brumfleld; 111 get you!" ' , .
Tou may lmagin the remark to be
. made by a muddy little stream which :
-ooses Into "- the South dnnqua river '
through daughter House gulch, three
miles west of Roseburg.-. -
It is a very small stream. In fact.
it is little mors than a drain, a stagnant.
contempUfble soiled ribbon of - water
which emerges from beneath the Melrose
road, as though" It were ashamed of its .
m un worthiness, and buries itself.
within a hundred yards in the clear
waters of the South mpq.ua. It is not.'
mors than 10 inches in depth and four .
feet in width at any point in its entire. -
length. But It was deep enough to .
engulf all the carefully laid plans of -
Dr.' Richard - M.. Brumfleld. and wide
enough to lay them open to the world. ,
STBEA3T HAS BIO BOLE .
The crucial part . which the little
stream played in defeating all of the
Roseburg dentist's ingeniously laid plans
Is one of. the most interesting things .
which has been revealed slnoe Brum-.
field was captured in Canada and
brought back here ' to stand trial for.,
the murder of Denais Russell.
"The way Brumfleld's plans - failed at
every point show ne must nave Men
insane," say the few of the dentist s -close
friends who are still ready, to rise
la his defense: The prosecuting author!-,
ties see-it differently.
"Brumfleld's plan to murder RusseU -and
substitute the body for his own was
worked out with fiendish precision, they
declare. ""Except for. that puddle of
water, they would- have gone through. .
and Brumfleld would now be enjoying
freedom somewhere while RusseU would
be buried: under hia slayer's name." . -CASE
SfEAKS.FOB ITSELF . .,a'
-At any rate, there has Toeen- no effort
by the defense to confute the graphic
record of his movements which Bfuro
fleld left . otf the - day , of the murder. -The
reader -may analyse them and form ' -his
own opinion. - - -,'. -, . - -
It was at 12:15 o'clock on "the after- .
noon" of July 12 traditionally unlucky
numeral that' Brumfleld '. ventured : on
the first' of the aoany strange actions
which were to- characterise his move
ments during the -next busy 10 hours.
tdoeriadnd T XacU. Coma One)
CHAXGES MADE AT 'DEE
Dee. .Or, Aug. 20. R. J. MacBride.
who has had charge of the Oregon Lum
ber company store here for the past
yearJhas gone to Newport, -where ' he
was in business prior to coming here.
A! West succeeds him. Oscar Johnson
of Yamhill has succeeded Walter Allen
as night foreman; at the sawmill. Allen
Sad family have moved to Portland,
where he has secured' a similar posi
tion. . - . :, '
S
6'.
the greeting extends 'considerably to ' ,
Friend.
their official relations. ; .- " ;
TIEWED FBOY DIFFEKET FOIKTS
"Roseburg understands It. ' That por ...
tion of Rosebtrrg which moved in "Doc's" . .
social circle thinks 1t Is -all right. ' The j '
other extremely large circle which was
aoqualnted with- "Doc's" alleged victim.-'
Dennis Russell. - Isn't - so 'enthusiastic
about it. They think "Doc" ought to be',
treated Just like any other man, accused
of murder. - But Russell's friends are '
mostly rworking stiffs." such as he was
himself, while "Doc's" are Influential -business
and professional -men., , So the
"Doc" and "Sam" and. "George" stuff
Continues.?: . . . " .
- "Sam," "observes the TDoc'."'.,"this b .
one fine hotel you've got.. Tou ought
to put. in some more windows, though,"
Then be slaps "Sam" on the shoulder"
and "Sam", grins and - everybody- ls
happy. : : : " ' -
, This is the same way with Georgs .
. (Coach e4 en Fas JStbt, Coiuu T ,-