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story, - "Framed for Broadway,, thai ta -
' one of the best novelettes In the series it ..
. has published. You ' want - to read It ;
"Framed tor Broadway" back-- page ot
: magastne section la The Sunday Journal
next Sunday. . ..'.
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PORTLAND, I OREGON, !MONpAY V EVENING, - OCTOBER 17, 1921 SIXTEENAGES.:
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mind blank,
dr. bruivifield
Tells jurors
"I Haven't Slightest Idea," Is
- Persistent Reply of Dentist
; When Pressed; Wife on Stand
; Also Testifies He Was 'Crazy.'
By D. D. Mathews,
. imtratl Comaposdaot .
' - Roaeburg, Oct. J7. A sane man eat in
the witness chair thla morning and told
how crasy he was between July 10 and
sometime in August. He spoke in a
calm, : audible voice.' Mia manner was
void of nervousness; When pressed too
closely, under cross-examination, he be
came reservedly defiant and, settling
back in his chair, eald :
"I haven't the slightest idea."
There was a note of finalicv in 1L It
seemed o convey- to his questioners the
attitude of. "Now, tut, tut. I told you
what X chose to say. You mustn't ask
too many questions." !
The witness "was Dr.; Richard M.
Brumfleld, on the trial here for the mur
der of Dennis Russell; whose headless.
charred body was found under the dent
ist's burned automobile July 14. '
BAD THREE VISIONS
Brumfleld said that excepting three
"visions; he . remembered nothing from
. the Sunday Just prior to July 13, : when
the murder waa committed, until he . was
cn the train being returned from Can
ada. '
His first vision, as Brumfleld recalled
these recollections, was in Portland.
. "I remember nothing from the time I
helped my sqn pick up some BB shot
Sunday, July 10, until I found myself In
a -Portland restaurant. Next I was at
' the Union station. That was my first
vision. . t . ; r
-."Then I remember being at tha Union
station' in Seattle and getting on a train
and being, taken from the train near
Blaine by , immigration Inspectors. I
. stayed with. a companion, whom 1 don't
remember, in Blaine that' night. . The
. next I knew I was on the train hand
cuffed to Deputy Sheriff Webb. .
SHOWS DEFIANCE v
1 He was cross examined. "r - ''
f W1y didn't you' return- to Roseburg
' (Opsehided on Pw Tve, Colutim Bis
BY Ml
Washington, Oct 17. (I. N. S.)
Colonel .William Simmons, : imperial
wlaard of the Ku Klux Klan, again took
the stand at the resumption of the con
gressional hearing Investigating the ac
tivities of the klan and bitterly attacked
the -newspapers which printed .articles
purporting to expose the klan.. -NEWSPAPER
IS ATTACKED A
Simmons read a formal statement de
claring that the New York World had
shown ..a disregard . for truth In Its
articles of the klan ' and asserted that j
the World had violated the United j
Statea copyright , law In Its publica
tions of portions' of. klan rituals. He
also attacked Robert H. Murray, a cor
respondent f the World,-branding him I
former .Mexican .- propagandist, j
whom he said bad been; ordered out of !
the American embassy at Mexico City
several weeks ago. He also accused the
'World of Mexican propaganda. ,f w
CONDUCT IS EXJLAIXED ''
Campbell wanted to . know the purpose
of . the contract ' between the 'Klan and
Edward Clark, head of the Klin's pub
licity - bureau.' ' Simmons said It '
purely for the purpose ef propagation.
Simmons admitted that Clark's organ
isation received for its use- t out of
very 10 initiation fee. ;f ; ?
Simmons was questioned about a
fund of $171,432.87 shown as Klan re
ceipts from initiations. He was asked
who had authority to draw checks on
this fund, and named H. C,. Montgomery.
supreme treasurer, -i
Simmons said he could not, say how
much of the Klan's $171.32.7 fund was
left in the treasury. :. ,
IGKORAWCE IS CLAIMED V
! Simmons said he knew nothing about
bow Edward Clarke and Mrs. Tyler, his
associate, divided an f 111,000 fund said
to have accrued to them under their con
tract with the Klan.
He said , the fact that they received
$i25,56S.I4 for their work tn -one year
did hot appear , to him as Improper, and
thai they appeared 'to him to be doing
"a prett ygood piece or work."
i Asked what assets the Klan had' to
show for. its receipts and -work, Sim
mons named the home office at Atlanta.
partially paid tor. ?.
Many Eespond to
Go-to-Ohurch Day
" Crowds almost equal - to : those of
aster : Sunday attended Portland's I
churchee on "Come to Church" Sunday.
Reports received from various denomi
nations and from various parts of the
dtv by -t tb ' Rr.f RalDh C McAfee.
executive secretary of fhe Portland Fed
eration of Churches, show that the large
attendance was general. A large num
ber of churches found tt necessary, to
. open side rooms. , - -;
Brigadier General i
ChoiceiTIp to Senate
. - . , ' - -
--. Washington. Oct 17. - fWASHING-
TOM BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The nomination of Colonel Charles It
Jiartln to promotion as brigadier gen
eral came to the senate today for con
- UKI t ICS Al 1 AUKLU
firmation;- j. - , .
Storm Agaiii
Khnaon Tooth
KJtfJ WSJ JL Wlll'
To MarinersT
vi t-aav luui wa e iva.ooi w , a w i
warnings were ordered Into position at
all' Oregon and Washington coast points
today. . These warnings are for the same
storm which haa been seething In the
North Pacific ocean , and'' which 'was
originally expected to bit the' coast
Friday. . ' :,:
Tha Ktarm risk awnna? mojttwa.Ffl tw4
!S tMJLourT,da,? Md baced
tbe North Pacific. gathering strength
each time. The story was moving swift-
ly toward the coast at observation, thne
at weather statisma this rooming.
The district weather . office ordered
southwest warnings for strong to whole
southerly gales, the superlative degree
of velocity. The storm is bringing rain
for the Northwest atatea.
WIKP SHIFT ROUTS GAXJg
Astoria, Oct 17. The southwest gale
which broke over the mouth of the Co
lumbia about 11 -o'clock Sunday night I
conunuea until mornmg with consider-1
able violence, reaching a velocity of CO
miles at North Head. The wind swung
into the west about 8 o'clock this morn-
log, completely breaking up the storm.
Chicago. Oct 17. (I. N. S.) Without
specifying what action he will take in
the case. Judge K. M Landls. high
commissioner of baseball, strongly inti
mated on his j return here today that
Babe Ruth, the big slugger of the New
York Yanks, will be- punished for his
participation in "barnstorming" - games
at Buffalo and elsewhere in violation of
the baseball code. ,
"No , law-abiding player." ' said the
judge, "need fear that the laws of base
ball, will not.be enforced." .,.";
T have in my possesion a considerable
number of documents bearing on this
matter," Judge Landls added, referring
to the Ruth case. "I will give them my
earnest attention at the earliest pos
sible moment and will determine then
what penalty should be inflicted for this
violation of the rules of baseball.:
Z.AVDIS IS SURPRISED,
Judge Landls expressed surprise that
a player of Ruth s prominence should
openly defy the clubowners and offlciaus
of-the game.-.- ,
' Rutn atvBuffalo yesterday defied an
edict of .Judge Landls, , baseball, com
mlaeioner, 'by - playing an exhibition
game. . Judge Landls had 'ruled - that
none of the .members, ef the , pennant
wuDing .. teams. n uie major itmgwc
would be allowed to engage in .bam--
storming" tours) , j
Ruth, . it is understood., "contends he
agreed to play in Buffalo before Judge
Landls' promulgated his order and that
he could not violate his contract with
Buffalo promoters. -T
HOT MADE BY LAHDIS
However, it was pointed out here to
day that the rule which prohibits barn
storming, by members of pennant win-
( Concluded on Pkav Two, ColomB One)
Last Quarter Fails
To Buy Enough Gas
To End Man's Life
One. laat 25-cent place was wasted this
morning by Howard B. Starr In a futile
attempt to float himself Into : eternity,
with a hundred -cubie feet of cooking
gas. But Starr outlasted the quarter
and T. Makita, proprietor of a rooming
bouse at 2114 First street detected the
odor of escaping gas and called the' po
lice before' he had time to think up some
other plan, w--
Starr waa found lying on his bed feel
ing a trifle groggy, a bit irritated at
failure, and. thoroughly disgusted at the"
small amount or gas he got xor nis ima
two-bit piece. . ' - ' '
A note was found which informed his
wife that he could not live any longer
without her. Motorcycle ' Patrolmen
Stiles and Nobles learned from the wife
that Starr would not work and provide
for the home. At 7 o'clock this morning
he went to the rooming house and rented
lodgings, inserting his last quarter in
tne meter.-: xne room-was mncn.too big
for Starr's little 100 cubic feet of gas.
which only gave It an unpleasant dis
agreeable odor. He was revived In the
emergency hoe pi tat ? -i ;
$75,000,000 Eoad
Bill Is Deadlocked;
House Eules Cause
Washington, Oct IT. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL.)
Despite unanimous agreement between
conferees of the senate and house on the
275,000,000 good road bill, that measure
seems tied Into a hard knot because of
rules of the house, which prevent ; re
ception of a conference- report which in
cludes an appropriation not passed upon
by a house, committee.. The senate In
sists upon its right to originate appro
priations and the matter stands in a
deadlock.' awaiting some means of solv
ing the difficulty.
Anti-Socialists Win
In Berlin Election;
Kadical Wing Loses
' BerUn. Oct Vt.trlN. a The mu
nicipal election on Sunday, which is re
garded as a national barometer, was
carried . by the an U-Social 1st forces.
The total vote was computed unoffi
cially this afternoon: - r
For anti-Soctallst candidates, 842.000
votes.- - : i
For Socialist candidates, 115,000 votes.
The chief feature ot the election was
the strong swing from the Independent
Socialists radicals) towards the mod
erates. ', - The Socialists ' have recently
been 'showing' a. trend away from radi
calism. - -
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General Pershing Presents Con-
t ,
o-rftceinnal Mflfia! kmA Sftlpmn
J . , ' ,.
' Scenej Royal Reception Given
American, War Hero in Abbey.
By Charles -H. XeCaaa
.London. Oct. IT, U.JP.) Amidst the
splendor-of -a, military pageant, sobered
by a Bolemn religious- ceremony,' Amer
ica paid tribute to 'Britain's unknown
w.rrior today
The congressional medal . of honor,
highest' award within the power ot the
United States congress, was laid upon
the grave of the unknown Tommy who
lies, buried jn Westminster Abbey,
while British royalty,' peerage and mili
tary and naval dignitaries and Ameri
can admirals and- generals looked on. .
General - John. Ferahlng, commander-
in-chief of the American army, was ac
corded almost royal honors before the
ceremony today, i
KIITO 8E3TDS CARRAIGE
King George sent' the royal .carriage
to the American embassy and Pershing
drove to Parliament square in state,
between . long lines of troops which
stretched the length of Constitution Hill
and Whitehall.
At the entrance to the historic abbey.
where the ceremony took place. General
Pershing and Ambassador Harvey were
met and greeted by the dean of West
minster. With the dean stood the Duke
of Connaught representing King George.
Kvery possible honor was accorded the
American commander-in-chief In an ap
parent effort to wipe from .memory the
red tape and blundering which recently
nearly prevented his visit '
British ministers of war, air and navy
were at the abbey door with their
guards f honor. v
YANKS SALUTE PERSHING
General Pershing took an especially
snappy salute from his men . as he
stepped from the carriage.
-. Military and naval bands massed in
the square broke Into the "Star .Spangled
Banner," - Pershing came - to ' attention
and the .entire' square .- became motion
less until the last- note of .the anthem
died away. - '.. - J - - .-.
inside the abbeys around tbe- sUrtple
Slab which marks- tha grave, where
Britain's 'Unknown : hero lies-, buried.
stood) Premier David Lloyd George. Ad
imral Niblack. American Ambassador
Harvev. who had preceded- Pershing,
UM1T Marshall Tkrd Hale French and
Allenby and Field Marshals Wilson and
Robertson. Picked detachments of
American soldiers ' and sailors, army!
navy and air force troops were lined up.
CEEEMOJIT IMPRESSIVE
The ceremony itself was brief and Im
pressive. While all stood bareheaded.
the choir sang The Supreme Sacrifice,'
then Pershing, who stood a little apart
from the rest, stepped forward to the
edge of the -slab marking the unknown
soldier's grave and In a few brief words
explained the award of the medal of
honor by congress. He pleaded the in
spiration of the" occasion, asking:
"May the God of ; our fathers guide '
and" direct our faltering footsteps Into
the paths of permanent peace." '
-Then he. bent, down and pinned to a
cushion resting on the grave the little
bronxe medal with its ribbon of red,
white and blue.
So silent was the abbey as the commander-in-chief
finished speaking, con
ferred the medal and stepped back to
salute, that the click of his heels and
the military snap of the salute was
plainly audible.' ; -
ACCEPTED BY DEAX
Then the dean of Westminster stepped
forward to acknowledge the high honor,
accepting custody, of the - medal. - -,
Ambassador Harvey, In a brief speech,
paid tribute to the British and American
soldiers. .- . . -;..-',
- "Their incentives and ideals were iden
tical." he declared. "Each realised the
downfall of his own lands would preface
the downfall of all liberty."
Premier -Lloyd George replied.: The
prime minister : expressed his country's
gratitude at America's homage to Bri
tain's valiant dead.?i
"The moat remote ) corner of the em
pire will not' miss , the significance of
this deed this day. I feel I am partici
pating in no idle pageant" Lloyd George
said. 'This occasion win always be a
reminder, not only to this , generation,
but to all generations to come that the
fundamental aims of our two democ
racies are the same. It will be Inter
preted as a solemn pledge given to the
valiant dead that these two peoples, who
were comrades la the great war, are re
solved to- remain comrades to guaran
tee a great peace.";
BOY BANDIT AIDS
Dee Moines. Iowa. Oct' 17j tt P.)-
Two bandits, one a lT-year-oM boy, en
tered a iewelry store here Just after the
shop opened this morning, held up the
proprietor, Simon Kamen, and ransacked
the safe, fleeing with ijo.wu in jewelry.
Milton A. Miller ; ; .
To Be Honor Guest
Mil tot A. Miller. : soon to retire, after
eight years service as collector of In
ternal revenue, will be the guest of honor
at a banquet to be given him Tuesday
evening at S o clock in tha crystal room
of the Benson. The banquet is being
tendered by the members of his off Ice
force. Jack UtteU. his chief deputy, will
i act as toaat master. It is anticipated that
fjiyne u. Huntley, incoming collector,
will assume the duties ef his ' office
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DIED UNKNOWN DECLARES LEE
IN $30.0Q0 LOOT
about October SO.
Head of Railway Trainmen Doubts!
There Is Any One With Power
Enough to Avert Proposed Con
flict; Plans Being Formulated.
By Harold D. Jacobs
Cleveland, Okie, . Oct' I7 (tr. P.) I
Meeting ef railroad aaloa . heads here
to make final, plans for the October SI
strike was postponed today until Wed
aesday. It had beea scheduled for Tues
day, While bo explanation, ef ''the delay
was forthcoming front maloa chiefs the
delay wai considered ilgaUleaat la view
ef the probable proposal ef President
Harding te summon the laser leaders te
Washlagtoa for a eeaf ereaee with the
employers, t Several of the males heads,
including Warren 8. Stone and W. - G.
Lee, declared' that If President Harding
asked them te Washington for a confer
ence- tkey woald go willingly.
By William J. Hssks
Cleveland, Oct 17. (L; N S.) "The
proposal hy the public group of the rail
way.' labor, board to convert present and
prospective wage reductions into lower
freight rates is Joke No. 1 that the rail
way executives are attempting to play
on the public," declared Warren S. Stone,
grand chief of the Brotherhood of Loco- "
motive Engineers, on his return here this
morning. - - .-' " ; '
There wili.be ho turning back. We
are going ahead with our plans for the
greatest railroad strike In the world's
history."
This was the declaration this morning
of W. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, and of offi
cials of the fblg four" railroad brother
hoods and of the Switchmen's Union of
North America, as plans-were made for
the. conference of the heads of the five
unions involved, in the proposed nation
wide strike, affecting all railroads and
scheduled to begin October 30 at f a. m.
TO MAKE STRIKE PLANS
The " hour for ! the beginning- of ; the
conference tomorrow, which will formu
late plans for the conduct of the strike,
denenda on the arrival of Warren ' S.
Stone, rrand chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers f uW;, S- Carter,
tlva Firemen and" ISnglnemen; L.1, E.
Sheppard,; pwetilejux of e Oder of Rati-
waT conductors; ana T. C Cassen, preel
dent of the Switchmen's unloa, trom. Chl-
caga s
W.' G. Lee, president of the Brother- 1
hood of Railway Trainmen, arrived In
XCSooduded on Put Two, Columm Poor)
By Ed X. Keen
London, Oct 17. (U. P.) The Irish
peace conference adjourned "sine die"
late this afternoon.
Rumors of further disputes ' having
interfered with the smooth course of ne
gotiations were answered by official de
nials and it was announced the failure
of the conference to Bet a date for an
other meeting was the - necessity for
Lloyd George's -appearing before parlia
ment at the opening tomorrow. '
There has been no suggestion of a
break, it was said, but many questions
as to why it was necessary for the con
ference to remain suspended because of
Lloyd George's parliamentary oblige-
Hi Johnson Slaps
American Bar for
Landis Eesolutioh
Washington, Oct 17. L N. S. The
old , row concerning the propriety- of
?!ZtlLJ
commissioner of baseball broke out
anew In the senate this afternoon,
Congressional Record the ' resolution
passed by the American Bar associa
tion condemning Landis for holding the
baseball position' while on the bench.
Senator Johnson. (R., Cat),-came to
the defense of Judge Landis and de
clared that if the Judge's decisions "had
permitted th corporations to skate on
thin ice" the American Bar association
would not have criticised him.
Punishment Given
Several ..Offenders
Of Game Statutes
- Three arrests for violation of the state
game code were made during the week
end' by William Brown, -deputy game
warden, according to reports mea at tne
headquarters of the state gamecom -
Kisaion uay. muua ixo?
was arrested, for hunting without a li
cense and went to Jail because of ina
bility to pay a fine of $35 : Alfred John
son., of Seappoose,' a-minor, paid court
costs on a charge of spearing fish and
John Sirmlo. of Clatskante paid $25 for
hunting without an alien gun. license.
and .Gold . (
Qome 6nr Same Boat
New Tork, Oct 17. (L N. S.) Char
lie Chaplin arrived here today aboard
the Cunard Liner Berengaria from
Southampton and Cherbourg. - One hun
dred and twenty boxes 'of gold bullion
were klso on the liner consigned to New
LEADERS OF:
nriHREE of the men at the heads of railroad unions who are engineering, plans for the threat
I ened strike. 1 From .left to right they are: - .Timothy Shea, head, of the Locomotive firemen
- and engineers j Bert M. Jewell, head of the railway "employes department of the American
Federation of Labor; C. J. Maruon, head of the order of railway
0. S. PREPARES :
; TO reSTRIKE
Washington Oct. Vat. L ,N. . S.)
Government plana to prevent the threat-'
ened railread tret or-, failing te .pre-
vent if to iprotect 4he .public' interest
once the Strike , is' under " way. "went
steadily, forward in Washington today.
All of the machinery, of government
la hniner hrniirht Intw BAtinn asrainat
this menace to the nation's wellbelng.
The postoffice and War departments
are cooperating on plsons to keep the
mails ; moving at any; Cost Airplanes,
motor trucks and. armed guards on the
trains 'themselves will insure the prompt
dispatch of mails, according to officials.
At the department of Justice' the feas
ibility of seeking an injunction to pre
vent the walkout is being seriously
I considered.
KATE CUT MIGHT HEILP
While preparedness ; plans , were "being
brought to : completion today, of ficial
Washington was holding its ear to the
ground for the rumbling from Chicago
in response to the suggestion, made by
the public grbup bfthe1 railway-, labor
board that, the carriers cqt freight, rates
commensurately with the . wage . reduc
tions already 'granted, tn unions mean
while to withdraw the strike order.
This would provide a "breathing space'
for all sides and enable the roads.' the
unions - and the . government's . conciiia
tors to approach the problem of 'perma
nent ' adjustment without 1 the whip of
national necessity hanging; over' them;
BOABB MEETS, COMMISSION ' -
Meanwhile - the , public group , of the
labor board went back into session with
members - of . the interstate commerce
commission today : to see- iwhat. can be
done.;:- ,
President Harding f eela. it is said.
that the problem primarily is one for
Si K comnslo to workout
the railway labor board and the inter-
Secretary of - Labor Davis . hurriedly
Harding. He will sit in with the in
terstate -commerce commission and the
labor-board at the conferences here.-. It
lis probable, too, that Secretary of Com
merce Hoover will take petit '
r
Eoads Are Named in
Order in Whicli They
WiU Be Affected
-Cleveland.' Ohio,' Oct lTt-U.- P.
The grops by Which the railway workers
wul be caned out were reported this aft
ernoon- to be as follows :
No. 1 l a. mv October JO). Kansas
City Southwestern. Missouri Pacific St
Louis & Southwestern, International tt
Great Northern, Texas Pacific, South-
i .r- p-eiflc. chicaro A: Niorthweatt-rn.
1 ago, MUwaukee St Paul (except
I Chicago,; 'Terrs- Haute tt Southeastern),
Northern Pacific, - Southern - Railway,
Seaboard Airline, Virginia Railroad.
Ka 2.(6 a. m., November 1). Chicago
tt Eastern, Ohio- system ; (New York.
New? Haven A Hartford ; D elaware A
. Hudson.' St' Louis & San Francisco, Le
high Valley ; ' Nashville, - Chattanooga ' tt
Louis r Nickel Plate : Atchison, To-
peka tt Santa Fe, entire ; Atiantio Coast
line ; Buffalo, ' Rochester A Pittsburg ;
; Deleware, Lackawanna fc W estern.
No. 9 t J. nv, November 1). New
Tork Central (east and west);' Bait!
more te Ohio; Chicago, 'Burlington tt
Quiocy ' (entire). -'' -i - .--
The makeup of the balance of the third
and fourth groups could ' n&t be ascer
tained, but it was said they would In
clude the - remaining railroads of the
I country so that ; every line ' would ' be
BIG IiABOR ORGANIZATIONS
n
'Jf:::
Marine Men
Would Join
Rail Strike
--.'-Kw
Tork. Oct- 17. tT. ' P.--M4riaS
ongtoeenr are voting for' "a -strike.' to
come with the walkout of railroad JUnt
ions, Thomas f ealy, one of ; the union
chiefs said today." . ' v --"A
strike -amorig the marine engineers
would. -further-cripple" New- York's com
munication with the - outside world, wa
ter transportation having-been -depended
upon rtarget'-fcod' to;the.clty in, case
ct a rau ue-up. ' , " . . ,i
Dr. .Royal .Copeland," city health com
missioner, today - warned - against using
the strike as an excuse for charging ex
horbltant jrices for food ,and fueL -
London. Oct 17. (L N. S.) The Brit
ish steamships "Wimborne and Chepls
ton "were :in fedllision off. Lizard, Point
today.' .Later the Chenlston was, reported
t be making port in sinking .condition.
Both ..vessels. hailed from London. : The
Wimborne displaces 6079 tons; the Chen
iston'4819. . . .. . ' ;
Eoosevelt Banquet
Plans Are Eormed;
October 27 Is Date
Members of the Roosevelt Republican
club' of Oregon and representatives from
practically all the various Republican
.organizations in the city met Sunday
night, and definitely decided to bold -
banquet in Portland October 27 tn honor
ot the late Theodore Roosevelt Accord
ing to 'plane formulated,, nationally
known speakers will give talks on the
life and works ot Roosevelt Btate, city
and- county officials and all new Re
publican appointees will be - invited to
attend. A committee consisting of Colo
nel pavid M. Dunne, T. W. Gulard and
Mrs? Frank O. Northrop was appointed
to select the place to hold the banquet.
which will be at :30 p. m. and will be
open to -all persons in the Northwest
who wish to assist. In a public acknowl
edgment and commemoration of the life
ot Roosevelt . .
Boy Runs From Curb
And Is Hit by Auto
.' Running, from the curb directly "In
front of an automobile driven by R. F.
Johnson, 351 East r Forty-ninth street
Sunday; Raymond, the 8-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jungnickel of Hub
bard was. J badly " cut and bruised
about the head and body at East Eighth
and Belmont streets. The boy was taken
to the: home of friends. 'Johnson was
driving at a moderate rate ot speed, ac
cording to reports. ' ;- . - ; i
William Si Biyan Is;
;Grand Daddy Again
' Los -Angeles, Oct. l7fH.;p."lH-Wll-liam.
J. .Bryan is a grand daddy again.'
It's a baby girl this time, daughter of
Mr. and Mra Richard Lewis Hargreaves
of .this :clty. Mrs. Hargreaves before
her marriage was Miss Grace P. Bryan,
youngest daughter of , the Democratic
SIS
telegraphers. , - ,
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C3iicagov.:c'.7..rj.r-A n
gahtfoj fnotor ,tranpertatipa ;fleetris Ibe
kig inobollaed here today in preparation
for the railroad atrike; . Moret than I5M
trucks -will be organised to tarry 'fuel
and foodstuffs.' t " -:
-.Chicago manufacturers declare , the
strike -wiU affect only, a few industrial
pUnta here becauae operationi has been
on aamalljscale. Raw goods have been
stored, they say, and there will, be ample
lime ,"to store maniifactared materials
before the threatened tleup.
BIO FIELD OF. AISPLAKES f
TOTHE1P CARET FOODSTUFFS
- -' . Bya Howard R.; Bangs i
TTahcnai IVi ik staff OammBdent
New York. Oct 17. More than 2000
seres Of airplanes, some of them capable
Of; carrying a ton of deadweight' 'Will
be available for the transportation of
food -stuffs in the event famine condi
tions come to any section of the country
result of "the Impending railroad
strike..
While economic authorities -through
out the nation today were unanimous In
their belief that the paralysis of the
country's transport system would bring
about great distress and hardship, mem
bers of -various aircraft organisations
met at the Aero Club of 'America Sun
day; and discussed "among other things
the 'feasibility of harnessing- the aerial
highways to the task.
It -was stated, in the event of a seri
ous food shortage- coming as a result of
crippled transportation, the aircraft
manufacturers would undoubtedly offer
their services.
While no definite offer has yet been
made1 here, it- was "announced " at- the
Aero club that 'plans had 'already been
mapped out for the protection of New
York's market and fresh food supply
and for the speedy putting into effect
or in aeriai transport irom snort nam
distances to the metropolis.- v r '"
Stone -Smashes Car
Window on Electric1
Railroad special agents today are look
ing for four i boys ; who r either, ftred
shot or hrew a atone at Oregon Electric
rrain .wo. 1 4.4 about one mile south ' ot
Salem Sunday afternoon. The missile
broke, a window and passed through the
coach and out an -open window on, the
opposite side without injuring r anybody
mnc ruiere .were out xew occupants- in
the coach.
Tap ; Gable-Service
Is Soon to Resume1
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.Washington.. Oct 17. (L ' N. S.) Ar
rangements for the temporary' resump
tion ot cable service over the Island of
Tap cabte - have virtually -. . been eom-
pleted. it was- stated at the 'state de-.J
nartnaent Officials .said that the re-1
sumption of service did not mean that
the Tap controversy is In Rs final stages J
of settlement? A formal announcement
Is expected soon.
Colonies May Juild
, : -Pacific Naval Base
f London. : Oct TL L -N.
S.) la the
event " the' . Washington conference
on
limitation of armaments and Far East
problems fails the , British dominion
governments have agreed te establish
a i powerful " navy in the- Pacifier with
Singapore as its base,- the Dally Ex
press announced today. Singapore is at
the southern extremity of , the Malay
TRUCKS MOBILIZE
Peninsula..
ERIERAILROAO
CI AQUCC DAV.
ULH01ILU i m,
Immediate Strike May Be Precip
itated by Chicago Line) in - Re
ducing Pay of Maintenance "of
Way Men 71-2 Cents an .Hour.
Chicago, Oct 17. t N. &) The Erie V
railroad today opened the way for an ;
j immediate strike ot' l!a :' employes C by
slashing wages W defiance of the United
States railroad labor'board.";..';.'-'-",,-
The wage order cat- maintenance of v
way laborers from'S7)a cents an, hour
to SO cents.' . t.'v'-f-Ci '-.y
'. As soon as the Erie order was issued,.
the . maintenance of (. way ,- brotherhood t
called a meeting of its officers tor Wed- ;
nesday morning, at whkh time. It was -stated,
a call to strike at once might be
made. ' " .'. :
A recent vote, taken by 'malt showed
that the maintenance of way laborers ,
were IS per cent xin favor ot a strike,
The action of the. Erie came. as the
heads of railway labor Organisations
affiliated with the American Federation
lot Labor met here informally and dls-
1 cussed plans for joining .the strike set
for October 10. ; - f " (
While Oregon ralh-oad employes are in
line marking time and ready to march
to the tune of a national strike and rail
executives are strengthening their forts
for the Impending warfare, the Innocent
bystander is wondering - how ' greatly
business Is going to be injurea wnen
things start rstx''-
In the column of ran employes In the
state are 16,000 workers, 90 per cent-of
whom voted in favor of strike warfare
to protect their rights rather than sub
mit .to a further cut. , ' ',,
Xeaders of the railroad workers have
only the news dispatches to guide them
so far. according . t ' teporta ; raade- by ,
the union beads wn were m tne city
I todtyi-."
1 TOT rATOas KTB.IH.E,
'o far we have bad no Instructions,
F. D. Hobbs, general, chairman ot the
Brotherhood fo Railway Trauvnen.' said
today. t "Oregon workers voted to go on
strike if wages were reduced.;' The per-
centage in favor of a strike in the state
was sllghUy better' than the national
percentage of 88 per cent In favor of a
strike." -:r;'-r- ! . - -' ?.-
Like the employes, ' the railroad offi
cials also declared that they had no ad
vice from the eastern front where the
first! skirmishes are I being made. The ,
executives all assume the attitude that
they win meet the strike when it comes.
Both sides are looking to the govern-
ment for some movement which will pre- :
vent -the strike and cause a continuance
of the negotiations which the union lead
ers desire.- . '
But the officials of the Oregon Unes -
are not so confident that the strike wtll
pot materialise that they are standing
idly by.. Orders were issued at local of
fices ' today for rush movement "of "all
perishable commodities now en -route on
the transcontinental lines. -... . ' -v -'-, .
GOOD BOADS WILLI HELF
During the quiet strengthening of both
sides, Portland business, like the busi
ness ef other cities, is wondering how '
tt is going to fare.'; The general opinion
(Concluded an Pma Two. Catania Fir) '. '
Tax Commissioners :
Tackle PorfiBudget, :
In Initial Gathering
The first official hearlng on any of the u
big budgets of the county was com-
me need uua afternoon wnen the tax su-
oervtsing and conservation commission ,
began Its consideration lof the estimates .
of the Port of Portland commission.; The
members of the port body met with the
tax commission in room 201 courthouse, ;:
On Thursday afternoon,! commencing at
2 o'clock; the commissi cn will take up -the
consideration of - the .Multnomah
j COunty budget The hearings are open
to the public and at them any oltisen
who desires to discuss the budget . will
be given a bearing by the tax commie-'
j gjon.
RpTmtnr Pmnrlp.Ttp.r! ,
Not to Revive(flis -
i Anti-Strike f Bill
Washlngton,. Oct 17. t-d. X. . S.) Al
though there is some pressure for -the
passage: of anti-strike legislation' as a
means of checking the ! railroad tieup.
Senator i Polndexter of Washington,
author of an an ti -strike bill ; which died
In the last session of con great, said to
day he had no Intention lat this time of
attempting - to revive Che bill. ' Senator
Polndexter admitted that he had been
urged to do so. C-v '5 "' 'f"'"'
Senator Poindexter conferred with the
president, but said that (ho did not dis
cuss the strika situation; s i i -,
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Mail Movement Is ;
lAureJH
Washington, -Oct l7-J"The mails will
be moved,: postmasterr General Hays
declared today la .the first official state
ment oa the rail strike from a goveo
ment official here. - .
OREGON RAIL H
READY FOR STRIKE
political figure. - .
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