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Lewis; Dies , As Pesult
of fAccident
RUSHED ii TO , HOSPITAL
InjurecJ , Jlan ..Carried . for
Miles Through Forest,
Wife, is Prostrated
TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 20. -
Major Francis J. Danlgan, 10th
field artillery, ;Canp Xewis, was
hot laet Friday morning by a
guide farhile hunting near Fairfax,
WaalC, and died yesterday after
noon, it wad given out at Camp
headquarters tonight.
. A military board of inquiry has
been ordered but it is understood
that the guide, Peter Zabrltskl of
Falrfalz, has not been held to
blame. . s; -
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Captafn t. B. Matlaclc and Ma
jor Samuel C. Gurney,' composed
the' remainder of the party; and
the fact that Major Ourney la a
medical officer Is believed to have
saved Major Danlgan from dying
ltt the iorest. v
The ... wounded officer "was
brougbt back through woods so
dense tha It ' took, four hours to
make the two .miles to camp car
rying the majo'r on an Improvised
litter , made from saplings. Prac
tically all day Saturday the litter
was carried through the under
brash and over logs to the flume
bringing water to Tacoma, thence
by an Improvised car on a narrow
gauge track to Electron, Wash.,
and then by railroad to Kapow
in, where an ' automobile ambu
lance was secured. ; arriving at
Camp Lewis at 10 p. m. Saturday
night, t:s ; '
Major Is Plucky
Major Dunigan, who was one of
the crack armj polo players, ap
perently , stood the . 'journey well
and Joked about his condition on
reaching Camp Lewis. The high
powered bullet, however, it ' was
stated at the hispital, had Bplin
..tercd more ,., than five 4nches of
bone in his right leg between the
knee and thigh and following an
operation yesterday afternoon
death occurred;
Major Dunigan had been mar
ried less than a year and his wife,
whose maiden name was given as
Marion House of Philadelphia, Pa,
Is prostrated. Telephone conver
sation with Philadelphia was be
ing attempted tonight before de
termining the place of burial.
Major Dnnlgan who was 29
years of age, was born in Califor
nia and appointed to West Point
from that state.
Message Bent to King
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 20.
National . Commander J. O. Era
' ery today in a cable message, ex
1 pressed to King; George the ap
; preciation of the American Legion
for commanding the bestowal of
the Victoria Cross, on the un
known , American soldier whose
body was grought from France.!
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PLOTS iWADE AGAINST
AMERICAN OFFICIALS
PARIS, Oct 20. (By The Associated Press) )-A plot
by French communists to take retaliatory measures against
all American officials in France in the event of the execution
of Sacco and Vanzetti, convicted in the United States of mur
der, was revealed tonight when it became known that threats
had been made to blow up the offices of the American rep
arations commission and the passport bureau.
; - Threatening letters warning of reprisals in the event of
the death of ; the two men were also received today by the
American consul general, A. M. Thackara, and the American
consuls at Marseilles, Bordeaux and Lyons. As a result
strong forces of police are guarding the buildings occupied by
the reparations and passport offices, and also the consulate
here. The police in Bordeaux, Lyons and Marseilles, are
guarding consulates there. I'
'Letters to the" passport and rep
i (orations officials were not signed.
but a 3 letter received by Mr.
Thackara tonight was signed by
'the communist organization in a
i jsmall town near Lille. It was said
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OREGON MAN
IS KILLED
IN ILLINOIS
Fpur Students on Way to
Football Game Die When
Train Hits Automobile
DANVILLE, Ills., Oct. 20.
Herbert Hopkins, of Portland,
Ore.; Thomas Monilaw, Chicago;
Stanwood Johnstone, of Minne
sota; and Harold Skiner, of Oak
Park, Ills., were killed, and Wal
ter Reckless of Wisconsin suf
fered a broken leg and Injured
hand when the i automobile in
which they were riding was hit
by a Chicago & Eastern! Illinois
freight train on a crossing one
mile, north of Mildord, IU., at S
o'clock tonight. All members of
the party were students at the
University of Chicago, who ware
enroute to the University, of Illi
nois at Urbana, to attend a foot
ball game Saturday.
Louis Roberts of Chicago was
the only uninjured member of the
party. With the "aid of autoists
who soon afterward arrived on the
scene, be removed Reckless to the
hospital at Watseka, while the
bodies of the four dead students
were removed to an undertaking
establishment in Milford,- j
' Reckless is quoted as: stating
that'the "car in which they were
traveling had all curtains drawn
and none of the party appeared
to have seen the approaching
train. The automobile was badly
wrecked.
Roberts stated that the auto
mobile had slowed down if or thfe
crossing but was going jperhaps
15 miles an hour when -the crasit
occurred. The next thing he
knew was lying beside the track
with a freight train grinding to
a stop a few feet in front jot him,
Beyond a few bruises he escaped
injury. 1 ' '
Johnstone, Hopkins and Moni
law and Skinner apparently! were
instantly killed. ! j !
Canadian Rum Running
Reduced 50 Percent
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 Rum
running on the Canadian border
has been reduced almost 50 per
cent; it was announced tonight
by -prohibition headquarters af
ter a conference of CM. Graves,
federal prohibition director of
Vermont, with , Commissioner
Ilaynes. The improved situation
was said to have been attributed
by Graves to co-operation by Can
adian officials. j ;
retaliatory , measures would be
taken against American citizens in
France if the men were executed.
Arrests Delayed j j
No arrests had been announced
tonight by the French police in
III A W III M L h WrM H CAI EMM Tfl fEIY lAT
ROSE BURG, Or., Oct. 20 Dr. Richard M. Brum
field, convicted by a jury in the circuit court here yes
terday of first degree murder for the killing of Dennis
Russell, July 13, cut his throat shortly after 9 o'clock
tonight in an attempt to end his life.
Sheriff Starmer found Dr. Brumfield lying on his
cot in the jail cell, his throat cut and semi-conscious.
A physician was. hastily summoned to determine the
extent of his injuries.
The instrument used by the dentist in attempting
suicide could not be found by the sheriff.
When found by Sheriff Starmer, Dr. Brumfield was
lying clad in his pajamas on his prison cot, his head
hanging over the edge and blood pouring from a deep
slash in his throat. He was only semi-conscious from
loss of blood. .
Blood covered the floor and he apparently had com
nutted the act 15 or 20 minutes before.
Search of the cell failed to disclose any trace of the
instrument used in the dentist's attempt at seU-desruc-j
tion. It was believed that the prisoner might have used
his glasses, but they could not be found when the cell
was searched.
Examination by a physician showed that the jugular
vein had not been severed, but the doctor had lost much
blood, and was extremely weak. It was announced that
the prisoner had a chance to recover.
Immediately following the discoverey of the at
tempt at suicide, District Attorney Neuner visited Brum,
field to inquire if he wished to make a statement con
cerning the murder of which he stands convicted, but
Brumfield was ioo weak to answer, it was said.
KIBE THEFTS
AHEASII
Many Wheels Stolen Re
cently Many Are Re
covered by Police
Bicycle thieves are again mak
ing hay in Salem while the sun
shines. The Y. M. C. A. and the
high school prounds seem to be
a popular place for the bike pil-
LIVES OF
IN FRANCE
connection with the explosion of a
bomb in Ahbassador Horrick's
home, the police say they have
abandoned the theory of a plot
r.d beiieve that the sending of the
bomb was the act of an individual
communist.
Police have discovered the post
office where the package was
mailed. It is located in the work
men's quarter. Ambassador Iler
rick received 4G letters of protest
today, including one threatening
lives of American officials in
France.
Two Theories Held
Tho Americans do not accept
the theory of the police; they be
lieve a widespread, plot exists to
do serious harm to Americans. Tfie
latest letter to the embassador is
Efjiied by the comrau-ist-spcialist
and youns communist organiza
tions of Chalons-Sur-Marne and
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ferers, although half a dozen com
plaints from other quarters dur
ing tho past week indicate that
the wheel stealers will take any
bicycle, no matter where it is
left.
' Luke Schultz, whose wheel was
stolen from Willson park on Oc
tober II, recovered the machine
yesterday. Officer Victor having
found it near the park where it
had evidently been abandoned af
ter being given some rough use
by the -thieves.
i Edward Zahare of Salem, route
ft, reported yesterday that his
wheel had been taken from the
high school while he was attend
ing classes. Lawrence Edwards
of 1 2 r, ;j Chemeketa street, also
lost a bicycle from the high
school racks yesterday. Frank
Kutchason of Salem found that
thieves had eloped with his bi
cycle while he wae at the Y. M.
C A. at Commercial and Cheme
keta streets.
Many stolen bicycles have boon
re covered recently by Chief Mof-
fitt's force. Owners of wheels
are requested by the police to
make a careful note of identifi
cation marks and numbers of
their bicycles, with a view to be
iirK able to provide Rood descrip
tions of the bicycles if they are
stolen.
Prof. Z. M. Parvin Dies
At His Kome in Portland
Information reached Salem yes
terday of the death in Portland of
Prof. Z. M. Parvin, well known
musical instructor, formerly of
Salem, but lately living in Tort
land. He died about noon yester
day. He was 78 years old.
Funeral services will be held in
Salem Saturday at 1:30 p. in. Hig
doin's. with Rev. G. W. Uiott of
Portland officiating, and inter
ment in City view cemetery.
Professor Par vin Is survived by
his widow, by two sons, Ray and
Chester Parvin, and a daughter,
Mrs. J. N. Brown.
Chief Chinese Counsellor, on
Way to Disarmament
Conference, Tells His
Views in Interview.
SHANTUNG POSSESSION
HELD TO BE ABSOLUTE
Unconditional Revocation of
Nipponese Demands De
manded by China
HONOLULU, Oct. 20 That the
Japanese empire is the fator
most Imperilling the peace "of the
Far East is the opinion expressed
here today by Dr. Chang Yu
Chuan, chief counsellor of the
Chinese foreign office at Peking,
who is on his way to Washington
to attend the disarmament con
ference. With him is a party
of 9 8 consulting delegates.
Dr. Chang said:
"China, with her 400,000,000
inhabitants, constituting a vital
force to be reckoned with in
moulding Far Eastern develop
ments, looks upon the Japanese
empire as the most dangerous
vital factor, imperiling the peace
of the Orient and, therefore, the
peace of the world.
Cards m Table.
"Regarding Shantung China
has nothing to negotiate, contend
ing that with the defeat of Ger
many the German possessions
automatically reverted to China.
The Chinese delegates will enter
the conference with cards face
up on the table. We shall not
mince words in making our de
mands nor permit delegates of
the United States and Europe to
remain under any misapprehen
sion as to our conception of
Japan's designs in the Far East,
China will insist absolutely that
(Japan get out of Shantung en
j tirely and shall insist upon the
unconditional revocation of the
21 demands and Japanese evacu
ation of Chinese territory.
"China does not conceive that
the peace of the Orient, and hence
the peace of the world is safe
so long as Japan is permitted to
remain in Shantung. No matter
what counter arguments Japan
may bring to bear in the confer
ence, the cardinal points of our
policy must remain fixed and un
changeable." v
Intrigue Allejjc!
Mr. Chang declared intrigue of
the Japanese general staff re
sponsible for the friction between
the Peking government and South
China by playinp the internal
factions against each other to pre
vent establishment of, a stable
central government. The diffi
culties between North and South
China, he said, were minor prob
lems in contrast with the greater
problems of China's national de
velopment. He expressed doubt
whether South China would send
delegates to the conference.
The delegates leave here for
S"an Francisco Friday.
Man Who Killed Relative
Is Captured by Sheriff
COLFAXX, Waph.. Oct. 20.
Albert Moore, arrested in the hills
between Kaplotus and Eltopia.
Wash., this morning, for the slay
ing of his brother-in-law, Clar
ence Gray, at the former's home
east of Ewan, Wash., on October
1.1. was alleged by Deputy Sheriff
William Baker. who brought
Moore here tonight, to have stat
ed that he shot Gray but d d not
mean to kill him. Moore stated,
according to Baker, that he wished
to Injure Gray because he believed
Gray was attempting to influence
his wife away from him.
I6ERS OF LABOR
AND DECLINE PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENTS IN
Following were Thursday's developments in; the railroad
strike situation: i j
Conferences between labor board aiid presidents of five
unions iwhich have ordered walkouts adjourned ;with the an
nouncement from the board that no definite f results were
obtained and the union chiefs returned to Cleveland.
Eleyeh "standard" unions, representing nearly; three-fourths
of the country's railway workers and which have voted for,
but haye not called a strike, marked : time pending confer
ences between the labor board and the "big five;" Secretary
Hoover announces plans have been completed by his department
for transportation of essentials- in case of a rail tieup.
Chairman McChord of the interstate commerce commission .
and Acting "Attorney General Goff conferred with President
Harding over the rail situation. j
Eastern roads advertised for (men to fill vacancies which
would result from a strike. Cer.tral of New Jersey received
so many replies it ann6tmced no more can be considered.
American Railwaymen's association, with 10,000 members,
appeals1 to railroad workers not toi strike. , ,
Railroads announce poll of employes to ascertain how many
will remain at work if there is a strike.
New strike vote ordered among Pennsylvania lines shop
craft workers.
Announced that interstate commerce commission freight
rates decision in regard to hay, grain and lumber are Imminent.
Southern Railway officials announce it was not' represented
at recent Chicago rail executives meeting where plans to seek
a new 10 percent wage cut were announced. j
JUDGMENT
BERRY
DEMANDED
The big feature iti the recent supreme court decision in
which The Phez company the Salem Fruit union and 9'J grow
ers were concerned, is not so much in the fact that all con
tentions of The Phez company were uphold, hut in the question
of eontfact, according to William II. Trindle, one of the at
torneys for the Phez company. Judgment may; now be taken
against each grower individually. i
The decision of the Oregon Supreme, court means that when
any one enters into contract for sale and delivery of a farm
product, that contract may be enforced. Wherever in the
United States a similar principle is involved, the Orefon supreme
court will be quoted, he said. i
Referring to the Tecent decis
ion of the supreme court in what.
is generally known as The Phez
loganberry ; contract case, Mr.
Trindle said:
"Suit was originally brought to
TOTAL VALUATION
TAXABLE PROPERTY
SHOWS $37,397,470
The increase in the total assessment values of Marion
county over that of last year is due, according to O. A. Steel
haiiiiucr, assessor, not to a general increase in assessments,
but to equalization of property values, and a thorough and
careful investigation as to actual values before assessments
were made. The total valuation for th6 county this year is
:7,307,470. i . l - v'
The increased assessment value of Marion county over that
of one year ago is $4:,r,00. But this year the new law regard
ing exemptions of veterans went into effect, taking from the
county's assessment the sum of $153,880. In other words, while
there is a- net increase in assessed values in the county of
$48:i,o.t0, the gross increase over one year ago is .637,180.
A total of 507,978 acres was
assessed this year, the same as a
year ago. But the valuation this
year is placed at UM.560,835. an
increase oVer last year of $91,865.
Improvements on deeded or pa-
STRIKE SITUATION
WILL BE
AGAINST
enforce delivery by farmers of
loganberries contr;tctcd to bo de
livered to The Phez company for
five fyears, beginning with the
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tented lands are j assessed this
year at 12,827,5554 This is an In
crease over last year of $70,565.
City and town lots were asses-
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CHICAGO, Oct 2 (By Th
Associated Press) Effort
By the railroad labor board tc
avert the (threatened railroad
strike through conference
with heads of the five-union
which have ordered a walkout
effective October 30 failed
when the I meeting adjoume
tonight with the announce
ment by the board that "whil
the discussions were benefi
cial, no definite result wen
obtained." . ,
"There has been a full an
frank discussion of the; situa
tion, said a statement irfvc
out by Ben W. Hooper, i vicf
chairman of the boards ''Thai
labor board and the brother
hood chiefs exchanged view
in a perfectly pleasant way
ine interview was beneficial
but we cannot say any definit
results were obtained."
The five Union president
departed for their organiza
tion i headquarters tonfgh
with the announcement tha
plans for the proposed strike
would go right ahead. . t
"Adjournment is f final.'
Chairman R. M. Barton of th
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do not plan any further icon-!
ferences with the labor lead-j
ers, nor do we plan, at present,!
to. calf in the railroad presi-j
dents. I cannot say what our!
next step-might be." ; . j j ,'i " I
While the board members
came out of the afternoon ses-f
sion smiling and, in'al jovialj
mood, they left thejinightf
meeting with solemn faces and!
refused publicly to discuss the;
session aside from the state
ments by Chairman Barton
and Vice Chairman Hooper.
inn ftftflrnnnn maoi I n r ; tvao
started with the labor m board.!
which called the conterence pre-f
senting' its plans for, settlement!
of difficulties These were under 4
ftood to he based on the public
group announcement that ;the
strike could' Ce averted if tbe
roads reduced rates, temporarily!
postponed farther attempts at
further wage decreases and the
unions acepted the recent 12 per i
cent cut. ! .
Proposal Not Acnpted
The union presidents in the
conference: iW. G. Lee or ; . the
trainmen: W. S. Carter of the
firemen: L. K. Shepherd of 'the
conductors; iWarrea S Stone of,
this engineers, and T. "C. Cashe n
of the-switchmen, were tald to-
have told the board that the un
ions, "were righting for their!
lives"1 and that any ' settlement j
would have to be one which wquld i
do away with what they termed S
the "prevalent Impression among!
the men that they , are being j
gypped." ' - : . !
They found nothing In the la- h
bor board's proposal, it was said, j
which would warrant a:r.ancell&-
tion of the strike order andwerer;
quoted as frankly telling the
board that the strike "could not ij
bo postponed" and that only a f ,
neuiemeni wonm jteep u irom
tAKing place as scneaaiea. 4
Two lilve at Stnke ;
The board after a two and a p
half hours discussion rqttete-l -that
the conterence be adjourned
until 7 p. m. and immediately dis- il
patched a telegram to Washington
outlining the discussion. ! ,
One union president, following i
a conference of the five chiefs, j
which folowed the labor board u
afternoon meeting, declared Vtwo
Uvea are at etake in the present
conference'; ': f- ':; . . j
"The labor board, according to ft
BOARD ARE
CONiUSHi:
reports in Washington, is fijhtla, f"
for its life and its future depends ';i
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