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C I T:Y ;; E D I T ION: tern All Here and If AU True - TODAY'S MARKET BASKETS Ther are two market basket -In this issue of The Journal and It will pay everyone who does the Bandar marketing to took them over carefully. Everything that la new in the Portland market la to be found. - ) CITY 'EDITION :ieK All Here and if All True -THE WEATHERToulght and Saturday: -i lair: easterly winds. , -. -Jt, 2. M aximun. temperatures. Thursday : Portland -..i....: 64 New Orleans '"Pocatello i.v... 80 .- New York .....v AS ' -Los Angeles,... 94 v &t--Paul ....... 64, -,v; . t :. VOL, XX. NO. 195: ; Catrnd aa Second Class Hatter a Poatoffiea. Portland. Oicssa PORTLAND, ; OREGON, FRipAY EVENING. 'OCTOBER 21. . 192LTWENTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. iOH trams mt n . STANDS FIVt Can I a :;!. k( 1R- STAND1FERT0 Matter on Way to Settlement on ' Basis of Not Over $2,791,000, ; Subject to. Audit; $10,000,- 000 Demand ' Is Disallowed. . Washington, Oct 21. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Claims of the G.'M. Standlfer' Construe, Uon corporation of Portland and Van couver. Wash- on account of cancelled contracts and other losses crowing; out of wartime and post warship construe- .., tlon- are. on the way to settlement at- a figure not exceeding; $2,791,000. This - is the face amount of claims allowed by the- shipping; board subject to an audit which is in progress and which may ,; considerably reduce- the amount given. The total of the Standlfer claims as presented to' the board aggregate over . $10,00(000. Many of the Items- were ruled: out, adjustments made and the maximum fixed as .above stated. -OFFICIALS SATISFIED , , ;, Surplus materials owned by the gov ernment . in , the Standlfer yards were closed out around 60 cents on the dollar, which Is said to be higher than the av erage by the government on such ma terials. ' -v - ' The shipping board has no figures as to a reported -sale of uncompleted ships by Standlfer to the Nafra line, as that ' was a private transaction, but the Nafra Una is involved - In serious difficulties ; and whether any-profit will , accrue to Standlfer is unknown. . Snipping board officials say. the Standlfer settlement Is ln the clear" and they . regard It as having been, well handled In the. govern ment's, interest. . They - discount stories . that any insidious influences - have in fluenced the deal by reason of the em ployment by the Standlfer - interests ot an attorney formerly connected with the board. , ; '- - The attorney referred .to- who apt peared for the Standlfer corporation L after, employment by the shipping board is .understood to be C. W. Cuthell, term er chief counsel for the shipping board. and who afterward appeared for Stan dlfer In seeking a settlement of the cor - poration's claims '-.against the , govern XOSSZS ABB, CHAJIGEJ) XkS , Newspaper articles published " this cweek in Washington charged the ship--" Ping : board had -lost millions through (Coselnded oq Fags Tiraaty, Column Iar) Bids for nearly 1130,000 worth of foodJ i stuffs were awarded by the United States . war department today to Portland firms who underbid . both - Seattle and , San Francisco on a contract for -supplies to feed the army, : . . :", The biggest order placed for flour by the quartermaster's office In Portland for many months Was given' to the Port land Flouring Mills company,, which will supply the army wh J.000,000 pounds of floor, to be shipped to San Fran cisco. An order for S60.000 worth of oats went to Albers Brothers and one for ' $3486.60 went to Swifts for meat. Butter will be purchased from the . Corvallis creamery and 700,009 cans - of Oregon - pears will go to feed the army. According to Lieutenant Per, olds - were advertised in both Seattle and San Francisco but not ; in Portland, where most of the contracts were awarded. ,. Historical Society To Hold 23d Yearly Session on Saturday " The twenty-third annual meeting of . the Oregon Historical society will be ' held la room K, second floor ot The Au ditorium, ' Saturday afternoon at J o'clockw The business to be transacted will be the presentation of commnnlca , tlons, reports ot officers and commit ; tees,- elecUon.of otfioers, and attenUon to such miscellaneous matters'' as may be presented. Participation of the so - clety In the meeting of the Pacific coast branch of the American Historical asso ciation, which will be held in this dry " on November 2S-26, will be . discussed. The membership of the " Pacific-coast ; branch la 170 California, 130 Washing, ton, 21; Oregon, J9. . . ets-to . - By awreae.Marda ? r Washington, Oct ZL (U. : P.) The senate will shortly be asked to save . hem brew. -, . ; - - . -In response to a glamor raised about Prohibitions. Commissioner Haynea re cent order to end home brewing by stopping the sale, of materials and Im plements required by home brewere, sev eral senators are considering measures to get the issue settled. Among' these are t - .---':' ..' vW;.' '-- il'' t . J A 'resolution calling on Haynes to state by what construction of. the law he feels himself empowered to enforce this ruling. : it;. - r-t y "W " J A set of amendments to the Vol stead law defining more specifically and -limiting more closely"-the prohibition commissioner's powers.. J-Complete revision ot the law.wtth a view to liberalizing it throughout .- PORTLAND FIRMS : 1 .ARMY PS nome Drew Dan K irrr Appeal W Wife Nearly . Meets'Dmth In Elevator : Suspended in mid air In an elevator shaft in the Board of Trade building. With a few half broken Insulated -wires between her and death from being; dashed into, the basement this was the experience eraly this afternoon of Mrs. Edward Wright, ; I1S4 Gladstone street. With her husband and other passen gers she was riding on an elevator go ing up. As her husband steped from the car on the second floor Mrs. Wright fol lowed, but i the operator,' Mrs. Alice B. Wlneland. tried to close the 'door too quickly and one of Mrs. Wright's feet was caught. . The i operator - having thrown on the power as she pulled the door lever, i the car shot upwards, toss ing Mrs. Wright under it into the shaft Wires and cables suspended below the car caught: her.- She lay, half hanging and half enmeshed) In the tables, until she was rescued through the door on the first floor. ' . ' - j , Mrs.' Wright was taken to a physician In the building. She was cut. shocked and bruised, but her injuries are not considered serious. . u . OREGON WAR VH Salem.'Oct 21. Oregon has a congres sional medal of honor man and. although he is 84 years of age and few people know of him. he is' going to Washington to attend the funeral of the unknown dead American soldier on Armistice day. The man la Colonel N. H. Edgerton. Curry county rancher and former mili tary, governor of North Carolina. . In a letter from - him received today by George A.! White, ' adjutant general of the state, and a personal friend, the rancher-warrior says he feels guite fit to make the long trip and to hike with the others from the capitol to Arlington cemetery. .. ,.: ;-:..;'i - He soerf as' a g-aest of the nation on direct invitation of the secretary of war, who is Inviting all medal of honor men. In addition to quotas, allotted to the states. 1 Colonel Edeerton is believed to be - the nly ; congressional medal of honor man now residing in Oregon, v5 ? Colonel .Edgerton hag been living" on his- Curry county, ranch for the pastil years and during that time has not left the district He, came to Oregon from Pennsylvania., .;. ; ;, 4 ! '':.. ,' 1 , .' i i i i . . .v. 'I liirSfeSents, in: i Chicago, Oct, . JL (L ; W. &V The bodies f four?T University of Chlcaa-a students who were kilted while on their way, to Prlneeton N. J; to. attend the Chicago-Princeton football game tomor row, when their automobile was struck by an Elgin, Joliet .Eastern coal train near : MilfordV lit, were brought back here today. .' A fifth ' student whd was seriously injured, is in a hospital at WaiMU, IlL - " , The student killed . are:. - Thomas Monllaw and Harold M. Skinner of Chi cago; Stan wood Johnstone of Minneap olis, and. Herschel Hopkins - of - Oregon, I1L, Walter Reckless of Chicago was in jured. : . ' The; only member of the party to es cape .injury was xouls Roberts, Uy the - members of the party were memoers oi ueta xneta PI fraternity.. Says Britain Would VJoin U. SJ to Fight Menacei in Pacific Manfla, P. t. Oct 21. U. P.)-lshould war on the- Pacific follow any nossihla failure of i the disarmament conference, England and the United States - would act as one nation. - Xiord Northcllff e. British publisher, declared here today. For that reason Lord NorthcDffe ad vised the Philippine islands to remain under . the American 'flag, for their own good. -' I -. -.;; - ?A-j- -; Northcllffe likened relations between the Islands and the United States to the relations between England and Canada. He expressed aorprise at the absence of poverty In the islaads and declared Philippine schools and hospitals which he had visited were equal to such Insti tutions In the United States and Eng land. . ! . .- ... . -' - - Major, Mistaken tor ; Deer, Is Shot; Dies Seattle, Oct 2L U. P.) Major Francis J. Dunnlgaa of the Tenth field artillery died at Camp Lewis last night, xrom wounos receivea wnen a guide shot him thinking he was a deer. In a forest near Fairfax. " aises to 'Senators On account0f the exlsUna lea-islaUve situation, the effort to save homo brew may be , deferred - until the December session. - , - --.- Proteetaat - first appeared to - come principally from those business concerns directly affected by the order. In the last days, however, both congress and Haynes office, have been swamped with protests : from .individual eUtaensvv-:. The protests Art not limited to the ef fort to halt home brewing, but cover the whole range of the prohibition en forcement commissioner's - activities in various localities. ,v ' -Wets In -congress declare the country is In revolt against the present law, or, at least against the manner of; its en forcement. , , Many drys are willing; that the law should be' liberalized. - r. Noise RAIL HEADS Another Effort to Be Made Wed nesday to Avert Strike; Each , Must. Show Cause Why Viola tion Should Not Be Punished. ,:. " Bj. Lather A. Hsstea t- : Chicago, Oct tli il N. S.) r- The United. States railway labor board, this afternoon issued ao order citing the railroad officials and leaders of the' "Big Five brotherhoods to appear before the board n Wednesday " morning kt 10 o'clock and give testimony as to whether they have been or are violating decision No. 147 the wage cut decision. AU parties concerned were Instructed mean while to maintain all wage schedules In status quou ?. v. The board will require the brotherhood chiefs, it was announced, to show, cause why they should -not be punished for violating tne wage cut decision by call ing a strike In protest against it If the,; edict off the board that the Status of the roads remain unchanged is obeyed, it will postpone the strike until the esse has been thoroughly , 'threshed out and the question Of the legality or Illegality- of the brotherhoods' , action in calling a strike is definitely settled. OIT STATUTORY ' GROUirps , The board announced that "it assumed jurisdiction of the. dispute on statutory grounds In that threatened to inter rupt commerce. The citation is in two parts, the cases to be heard simultane ously. !; Vf .... j ,.: One . part orders the 'executives of the brotherhoods to appear for a hear ing as to whether f they are violating the law in calling a strike.. The other orders the railroads and the union heads before the board for a hearing of the dispute over wages and working condi tions which was i Inaugurated by the conference between ., the brotherhood (Oaacluded oS pace Twenty. Cotama Fbe) BATHE FOUGHT 01! llllERiSE -INe Tork; Oct 2L (tT. P.) A quar ter of a minion dollars worth, of drugs and whiskey were selaed after a desper ate pitched batttf, when the White Star Uner Cretfc docked here today. ' ' Three arrests were made by the cus toms searching squaif which boarded the yesseL A lively running tight with some Italians, in which revolver shots were exchanged and chairs and boots were used as weapons, resulted in the complete wrecking of the Interior of a section of the liner and the discovery of morphine, opium, heroin and cocaine and a quantity of whiskey. , -'. . The Cretic arrived here -from Italian rts.4. The 1 illicit - cargo was found stowed away behind . false panels And 60 bottles of whiskey were buried In the coal hold. Ten bottles were said to have been found in the captain's cabin. ' One hundred bird of paradise plumes were -among the-loot seised by the cus toms men. . j ' , , mission of Press Arms Meet Request - Honolulu. T. HUl Oct: 21. (I.'N. a) At , the' closing business session of the tress congress of the4 Wor Jd a resolu tion was adopted petitioning President Harding to admit; the press to the de liberations 'Of the disarmament confer. ence. Dean Walter Williams of the Unt- vi aauwouri ecnoot oi journausm was renamed -president of the congress by acclamation and r Secretary Brown was reelected. '. ., -.-';: ' Train. Time; Cut is Due Oct. 30 The operating time of Northern Pa cific tram No.. 408 between Portland and Seattle wm b reduced. 15. minutes, ef fective October 30, according to -- an nouncement of A. IX Charlton, general passenger agent of the N. P. today. The train wui conunue to leave here at 8 a. xtu. but will arrive Seattle at 2:45 Admiral Beatty Is ; Greeted in New York New York, Oct 21. U.' P.V Admiral Beatty, eommaader of the British fleet during the war, landed from the liner Aqultania ' shortly before noon . today. He was greeted by a great crowd, i Liquor Bahdita in ; -SSOObTrain Loot McCook..Til Oct. Jt I." N. S.) Two armed bandits, held i up a- Santa Fe freight train mear here today, robbed the entire crew at ' the point of pistols ana escaped with sooo worth of -whiskey. - The -liquos was -being shipped as -breakfast ood.- , , Widow of W. E. Cody Is Dead in Wyoming Cody. Wyol. Oct 2L (L N. &) -Mral WUliamf F. Cody, widow of Buffalo Bill, died at her home hers late last night after a long illness. . t " U. S. TROOPS Movement,to .Begins in ,2 Weeks, - Says White House; Harding' to . Recall Men ' Gradually;' Flag .-. and Few Men May Stay There. Washington. Oct' 2L-KU. P.)--Wlth-drawal ' of American troops from: the Rhine wfl start In aboat two weeks, -It was learned at -the White House today.' s It Is President i HardingVi . plan to bring home the 15,000 men hr he little army of occupation, gradually. Tt was made plain, however,' that the president has not yet decided definitely Whether the American flag and anoml nai number of troops will be kept on the Rhine or whether the entire force will be withdrawn, tf Administration spokesmea. Including Secretary of War Weeks, have repeatedly expressed the belief that the American flag and a few troops would be kept In Germany in definitely. . I" r i r Mrs. Phil Reynolds, whose husband -is red-cap porter at the Union station, was-attacked in .her home at 391 Rose- lawn . avenue. ' Thursday night and branded on her left cheek with-the let ters K. K. iC Before the assailents fled they turned the house topay-turvey bd tote $28. lpr 6 .Reynolds, who works until midnight was not at home, 'f When he arrived his wife told Mm the following story :, ii went to. bed about 10 :30 ' and an f hour later Was awakened by the noise of somebody entering the house.-;. I got out ot bed - and started for the- children's room. Before I could! get to the door two- men, sprang at me. and hit me on the head with a, -club. 1 Before. I fell. 1 heard one of them say, fHere Is another nnmwn tout cViv t;; ! s-r"-. 1 .Whetf-MreC Reynoldal - recovered . con sciousness , shortly .before, her Jiusband arrived home she felt ait excruciating pain la her cheek. The three Ks were branded with. a solution of Iodine and carbolic acid, .physicians say. - It will be several months before the burn heaku- - -' Reynolds : found A ' We wrttten on small' notebook paper-1 in crude hand writing pinned on the walL "Show this - s'more bf you all that wants to be white. Get out of this neighborhood, j f I K K. K." , .Whether the attack was the result of a strong 'protest On the part of neigh bors that colored people are not to be permitted to live In tbe neighborhood, or whether it i was by robbers - who ought to give color hi their work,. was not determined by the police. XLAlTirOT BULKED J ; The theory that the Ku Klux Klan was responsible -was given no credence. : '.When ; the . Reynolds purchased, the house other home owners in the neigh borhood protested. ; They are , said to have told the former (owner that it he sold the house to the jiggers" he would "get his like, the kaiser got It ' Similar remarks were made I to the - Reynolds when they moved In, they say. Mrs. Reynolds -obtaUned a good de scription , of her assailants. One, she said, -was about JO years old, 5 feet 6 inches, weight About 135 and had a 10 day growth of heavy brown beard. - He wore a Jersey sweater and a stag log ger's shirt The other; was a tall young man with unkempt pompadour hair. Z. B. Calloway, king kleagle and or ganiser of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon, stated that the klan would not tolerate such action by its members and that the .organization had nothing whatever to do with the attack. .He first learned of it today, ne said. ;:-r l $3,795,000 Total to Treasurer's Vault ' The biggest , check! representing tax collections in Multnomah county was turned over by ; Sheriff Hurlburt - to "Treasurer Lewis thlst morning. It w for a total of 3,785,0(r0. This represents collections since last spring. , ,--.. ' The money win. be kpsortlened as fol lows: City of Portland. $t250,000; state, 1765,000 ; county.- $444,000 ; rVoads, $90,000; library, $70,000 ; Port of Port land. $13.000 : , school .3 district No. 1,- 6850000; elementary schoolsr 6200,000.11 Women's Wage Cut To $12 Is Proposed Olympia, Wash, Oct il-CTJ. P.J Upsetting the ' minimum ; wage recom mendation of 31L20 for. -women in laun dries, . mercantile and i other industries, a minimum wags of $12. a week' was recommended for women in - manufac turing Industries Thursday by conferees representing employes, employers and the public The scafie had been decided oa by the conferees by a vote of S to 4. S torm Is Brewing 'i . 4 inCar ibbean. Sea -- . - ' "li" " - , New Orleans. Oct 21 (L N. &-The weather bureau today- issued the follow. Ing' storm warnings v "Advisory 10 a. m.; disturbance appears to bo forming over West errj Caribbean, sea southwest of Jamaica f. movement - uncertain but probably northward," 1 . . i ;ii t - it- ' '. .-. ' -. COLORED WOMAN IS BEATEN, BRANDED SBSSSBWaWaSaWBWaaBSBSBSSaSBWaWSBr iVENIZELOS ARRIVES . IN NEW YORK WITH BRIDE sTHOTO show M. Venizelos. recentlv orime minister . of Greece, .with - his : bride, the , former HaTsP w . " m " aMa t- Helena dcniiuzzv ureeK rnuiionairess, sjust atterstney were mamea at oir uuwr vrv- field's home in Hi-te; ; England. ' Although 57, the modern Ulysses," , as hesis called, is as kittenish as a boy of ,3.They;are to spend their honeymoon" in 'America!. J , . -' - f ' ri 1 g Sj DAUGHTEItfllEilDS . " Byaek 'Borsadsy - .; 1 ,J5immgham; 'AiaOct Str-KyPO and arguments begun. Mrs. Buth Steph- enson-Gussman" today attended- the trial of her father,' the Rev. Edwin R. Steph enson. , .. .i,,tfi He is being thled'for the klUlng ot the Rev. James -K. Coyle, because the priest married rRuth i-to " Pedro-Gussman,,a Porto Rican. 7 i , v j V . When . Ruth . entered the court room aha ignored - her, parents. ' She was- ac companied by a woman-friend and re fused to explain her eleventh hour re turn. ' ' ' -' t . Three WomenrHurt In Autbraslirei k Reported .linproyed ! s - t - V Three women Injured In an automobile collision ' at , East ' Fifteenth - and Fre mont streets Thursday -morning were reported much better this morning. Mrs. J. M. Taber, 60, of 61 Shaver, street who was at first thought to have had a frac tured t skull, was-not as'- seriously! In jured as . at , first . reported. Nurses , at the -Good'. Samaritan, hospital state she is . recovering-' from . severe lacerations on the skull and concussion of the .brain. Mrs. . Herman A. Wenta, 42, recovered sufficiently Thursday - night to - return home. , - She was - treated at the Good Samaritan hospital.' . - v" i . . Mrs. N. C. Hlpsklnd is at the St Vin cents hospital, where ltTs reported she has a slight fracture at the base of the squll.. Norses report she, is, recovering. The . accident occurred at 7' o'clock, be tween an automobile driven by , S. M. Taber and another driven by G. C Sapp,- 6SX - South avenue. - - Huntley WiU Take ; Internal Revenue. Position on Nov. 1 . . . ' - - . - Ef - Clyde G. Huntley druggist: of Oregon City, appointee for the office of collector of Internal revenue,, will officially, begin his. duties November ;1- a . , '-.. ' X Milton . A. Miller1' received InformaUon ihis morning that he-"would be threugh" as collector of Internal revenue with the close of the day's btrsinees October 81. HJa presence' however, will be required before office hours the next morning to assist - in the ceremony -of "transferring the flfflce-. .-: -- T h In the meantimo Toutine of the office will be checked over to preparation, for the .new. coUector. -.. -z ' ' "'. - . x" .. -' Gov. Davis Backs-;i McNary-Smitli Bill ' Governor ''Davis' of Idaho, who- spoke before the'- Portland Realty board : at luneheon today noon In. the Multno mah hotel, - expressed - himself strongly In favor of the afcNary-Smlth-. bill, which provides -.-a - revolving fund ; of fSSOkOOOj; for ' irrigation in North western states. : Bishop Walter T. Sumner also spoke, "On Saturday 'tie- club will-visit the Portland Vegetable C-U .plant f,lllllSTEI!'S TRIAL . w. . BpbdecZIair? Minit$: Paint,: Cfce0RigJit v University- of Oregon, Eugene, Or, Oct 21-regon's dean pf women..- is an for bobbed JuUr. Dean Pox agrees that it is Justr the - thingwhen it is accompanied with low- heeUt, woolen those and other forms of sensible dress.-; But If ft is worn only: because Jf.ls the style, and Is' ac companied by high heels. , paint brick throwing and-well you know the rest it is very very foolish. - ' - - . ; 'Everything - that makes for. comfort and: Is practical-has a reason for being," pean . Fox said ; "and bobbed - hair:, is characteristic of Western freedom." -In fafetshe la glad to 'see the girls wearing "their hair bobbed she has a sister 'way bacte;in New-'Tork who 'doesj.lt- ; The girls- on the : campus do . dress sensibly, and it was a relief to get back to a col lege 'town, after being in New "York aU summer, she-stated, . , . ." . V i-1 , " 1 . - Mary:6ardeii to Wed; '0ertain0U Eng' - TJew - York. ""Oct ' 21. (U. P.) Mary Garden, wreathed in smiles and wrapped in : silver'? fox . and ' squirrel skins, , re turned today on the Aqultania with the exclusive "announcement to the. United Press '.that she is going to be married. "Just say the bridegroom will be a cer tain oil king," was all sheswould offer la explanation, -Immediately-afterward ahev denied that she has severed her con- nection -with the Chicago Opera com pany. , v S - v I ' 1 1 1 " '.' 1 r ' . '-s.' Training School for - Boy Slayer Is Urged . .v. mm ----rs,T'? -r.-:v-i Chehalis. .Wash-, Oct tL County 'At torney Allen said today he will reedm mend to Judge Reynolds that: Herbert Coleman,, the 6-year-old Handle boy who shot Iynn Peters, a 9-yearld boy rof Bandle, . be sent .to the' state training school at Chehalis, tHe said the boy- is too young to be arrested for- murder, though the Peters boy died from' his wounds, , ; ,' ' ' ' ArbuckleHas More y j Parties, Says Brady ! Los Angeles. Oct (L'nI S.) There was much comment here today, es pecially in the motion picture' colony, regarding "the -declaration of. District Attorney Matthew Brady -of . San .Fran cisco that he 'Has obtained evidence here to .show, that Roscoel "Fatty! Arbuckle has had at least boo "big party,; In Los Angeles, and possibly two. since his re lease from the San Francisco jail, f ,.-- v ' ' -' -' " "' '" J - i Briand Pleads for' ; ; Fuller Confidence t - -. , - 'I Jf , 1 Paris. Oct"?l-fU. P.V T win not" go to Washington -with half your confidence, er a small -majority.''-- Premier Arlatlde Brlapd told the chamber ot "deputies to day is his long awaited speech con cerning Uie forthcoming limitation - of arms conference. "I must be invested with moral authority. 'I want sufficient votes so they may know the whole of France la spealiag." - - - - s al " ' r ! 40ftOWlEl JLISBOII KILLED t - --y." ir.mmm '"aaaBBaaWaWanSaaSSSSBBI ,. , - : Madrid,, Oct' .I. N. S-An orgy of assassination - took , place in Xlsbon following' the ? overturn j of the r Granjo government and at least four members of. th old cabinet were' killed, according to advices -received from the Portuguese frontier today. 1 ' - ' v The new ministry, headed by Manuello Cuelho,, a vToyaltet iwaa'sworni In - at Iiisbon. thla-morning.! The first official act -of the premier", was to. annual the last -election. - , ; . .. Simdallietls SOffillvBetSBy . iithough. the' barometer .has - climbed high in all sections of Oregon and .Wash ington,' indicating fair weather tonight and Saturday, it is barely an' even break that suitable skies will allow' one more Sunday excursion this fall, Rain Is be ing predicted for' Western Washington Saturday. ? Frank' Gfllam acting district forecaster. Said today- that the northern stations know that : there is a disturb ance -in . the. North j Pacific ocean 5 but they ;: have ; not been able , ta get a .line on? it yet . s -riy:Zt Astoonomer Ahead of Time London. Oct ' 3L IU." P.) The moon is slightly- off ..its proper path and 13 miles ahead of itsvschedule, Astronomer Crommelln 1 of Greenwich Observatory announced today - A' study '. of : this week's eclipse shows the moon to be out of line, probably due to some magnetic, unknown force, he said. -. ' lw TI 7 i ; :i 3 c I 4 1 DENTiSTCUT 7 t Derrrcfuntlble Piece, Perhaps Mada ; by Brumfield Himself, Used fcy - im In Suicide Attempt Talks V in His Delirium of Bemg"Sh'ct. By B. D. Mathews" i-.. Joarttal, Correapoedeot ; ,r, Roaeburg. Oct $1 WJth a' sliort idece ot demountable bridgework. ' taken from his own mouth. Dr. Richard Mel- vln Brum field attempfed 4.0 cheat the gallows, Thursday , night by cutting his throat. . - v ,. ; ' , , v f . i Brumfleld's ; face ' and ' body were twitching this afternoon and his tem perature was 101 when examined by Dr. Charles 3. Wade. When Wade entered ' the "cell Brumfield; said. ."Hold Up my head, so I can turn over on my side and ' rest easier. 4H0. waa breathing heavily and" his Hps were dry and hot . Doctors declared : that he should not be -moved until his fever subsides. , , Barring Infection , or possible reopen ing . of the ' wounds by r Brumfield, ' the ' convicted slayer .of Dennis Russell is 1 expected to recover, although his life . Is 'still considered in-danger. Passing - of sentence of death, scheduled tor .Sat urday" morning, will, depend.- however, on an examination. to be ma.de by phy sicians - to ' the morning. v Meanwhile Brumfield is being closely guarded. Lying on his cot. soaked' with- his own -blood,. Brumfield . was V discovered,' un conscious, by Sheriff Starmer and C L. Hadley, night Jail guard, about 9 o'clock Thursday night Physicians were rushed to the Jail but it, was some time before the . flow. of blood could be stopped. ; rBBPABED l FOB BED . . . ' (' , The condemned morderer had" .te . moved - his clothing, . put on his night shirt and was -either: sitting or lying on his cot when the act was committed, as no blood was found on , the floor. T: e bed -clothing, however, and, hla plUo , were soaked. ( - i- , .? . s When seen by a Journal representa tive this morning, Brumfield, his face a. deathly rwhte, wa,s lying on; the Jail cot- murmuring incoherently. i:a Lwounds - had lust been closed by Dr.' Charles B.. Wade. ? Scattered on the f! r was the blood-eoaked bed clothing, mi evidence of the fact that. Brumfield 1. - J done his best to" end it ail. Occasiona'.'y his body would twitch 1 asSvthoush X man - was suffering .untold -agony, ' 1" "pain," ho murmured almost inauJI bly: ' ' - l' ' ( ' , "Where is It "doctor?, asked the phy- sician. ..::,,.;.";, TElJSSkTO EEACH WOUKDS, -" ."Oh, all oyer,", and. with a quick eN' fort he tried to -reach his wounds to tear them open. n .; An opiate- jwas administered -and ' Brumfield.': Who at 9 -o'clock .Saturday, lOooclodsd , em Pat Tweatr., Column Three) WlffirSPimera y Not tp5eInvb&d ; f Iml&il 1 Washington, Octr tlWar time pow enuwill . not- be Invoked toy President Harding to i deal 'with the 5 threatened railroad strike. It was learned on highest authority here today.:i y .v: .;: ; ' , Although the use of the war time pow-' era was discussed at the cabinet meeting today, Harding takes the position - that the nation is at peace and he will -refuse' war, time powers -even though this were possible tecnically pending a final nroclamatlon of peace, it was learned.-, , Tjree feii In Mysterious Wreck Vancouver, B. C' Oct. ZL (U. V.V- Three tsalnmen and an unidentified man are dead .and one trainman and an un identified man -seriously Injured a a re sult of a mysterious wreck, last night In . the Palllser tunnel on, the main line of the Canadian Pacific 1Z miles east of Golden, B. G. The train, a double-head- er freight "with a. long string of cars, was- proceeding east when it struck an' obstruction in the tunnel and was com pletely wrecked. - f M