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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THE L N. & ' DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION re The East Oregonlan I Eastern Ore gon' greatest newspaper and aa a all lag force givea to the advertiser over twice the guaranteed paid circulation In Pendleton and UmalUla county of any other newspaper. Tke set pre ma of -eeterdar'a Omlly 3,237 This paper l muciDer of ana audited 67 Ui Audit Bur.au of Circulation, COUNTY OFFICIAL PAEB COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 83 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, a TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1921. NO. 9959 an ALilST SAYS ROSEBURG DENTIST IS STILL E Bases Aestimony Upon Obser vations of Accused Man Dur-!, , ing His Jail Confinement.1 DEFENSE REGARDS SCAEFE TESTIMONY AS TRUMP CARD Considers it One of Final Guns in Battle to Erect Impenetra ble Insanity Defense. ROSEBURG, Oct. 18. (U. P.) Dr. B. F. Scaefe, the Kugene alienist, testified that Brumfield is Buffering from a compound homicidal demen tia, which might cause a person so affected to do harm to himself or oth ers. He based his testimony upon ob servation of .the accused dentist. 'Scaefe Is regarded as a trUmp card by the defense. . Dr. Scaefe said he thought Brum field was still crazy. T.e defense rested the case following Heaefe's tes timony and the prosecution immedi ately started arguments In the Vehut tal. The defense will follow later this afternoon and the. closing argu ments to the Jury will come Wednes day morning, withthe case probably going to the jury late Wednesday,' as the prediction. ' Dr. Scaefe'B testimony la considered one of the final guns in the defense's battle to erect an impenetrable Insan ity defense around Brumflelil before the prosecution should have a chance at a rebuttal, which was expected late today. After yesterday's testi mony, Brumfield himself" seemB his fane" and composed self . again-. .He watches the trial proc-edintrs with In terest, especially during Scaefe's tes timony. , Case Is Rested. ROSEBURG, vet. 18. The defense rested In the Brumfield case shortly before noon today after Dr. B. V. Scaefe, the Eugene alienist, testified that Dr. Brumfield Is still Insane and homicldially dangerous. The Ce.se may go to the Jury Thursday night or Friday morning. Dr. Scaefe Bald he believed Brumfield was insane July 13 the day of the alleged murder, basing his conclusion on examinations of the defendant in the Roseburg jail Sep tember 25 and October two, and upon family history and the foolish at tempts nt flight and concealment, lie said the depression and pains about the eyes, failure to remember, and the habit of pacing the floor in dicated Insanity. T ' W. W. Dillon, executive secretary of (he T'. M. C A. for Oregon and Idaho, o 'r v Rnnkane realty man and r. . v-. ijiwj", ' - i Tr F. B. Boyden were guests and speakers at the weekly luncheon of the Progressive Business Club todaj. Mr. Dillon gave much interesting ln- rointlnr to the Y. M. C. A. land brief talks were also made by the iithef gentlemen. Dr. Boyaen com ... th. eluh unon its organlza ion and speaking for cooperation for the civic welfare of the city. By resolution adopted today tne Progreseslve Business Club will here after take two weeks time for the con- eXsement' Howeve'r by two thirds lideratlon of any sunjeci caning i". vote of those present action may uc taken immediately necessary. ' when deemed BEAVER FELLS TREE ON WALTERS MILL RACE AS FIRST STEP TOWARD DAM It'e possible, unless there Is gome interference with the course of present events, that pendletonlans may have the privilege of looking at a beaver dam built within the city limits. E.-A. Averlll vouches for the truth of the statement. There has been one solitary beaver operating along the Walters mill race and the river since last February and Sunday night the little animal felled a cottonwood tree on the mill race. The tree . I about 100 yards below the Main street bridge, and the bea ver has been gnawing away on it at intervals since early last spring. There are some obstacles to the realization of the beaver' plan for a dam, however, be cause the first tree has lodged against another bmallcr tree, and Averlll in watching with a great deal of interest to see what action the "engineer" will take to overcome the obstacle. INN CITY'S FIGHT AGAINST REQUEST FOR INCREASE IN GAS RATE IS UPHELD BY COMMERCIAL BOARD' Plan Al'' ade to Protect Coi' Interest With to Road Work ' P nous vote the board of eliminating the need of a separate or F of the Pendleton Commer- sanitation. The bi.ar.1 of managers .-iatlon last evening voted to'll,oked with favor on tne suggestion enu ihe stand or the city adminis-1""" tratlon in f.ghting the proposed In crease in gas rates here. The senti ment among board members was over whelming to the effect the request for the Increase Is inopportune and unfair to local consumers. I The members likewise decided It Is time for Eastern Oregon counties to take the warpath In earnest regard ing the so-called Wallula cutoff. Let- towns of the county and from Baker mm imiuii I'uupufd snowing liusuuiy to the Wallula cutoff on the ground thnt fttnta monpv nhniiMhn evnpnilptl jon roads of Interest to Eastern Ore- Svii. ii in ,iaiiitnu iu nniu a vi'iii- mittee to Portland soon to lay til's county's case before the Portland chamber of commerce If that body continues to show an Interest in the project. Would Consolidate- Work. A request that the Commercial as- soclatlon henceforth handle the work 10 Nationwide Move May be . Started at Meeting of Wool Growers, Letter Says. That the state and nntlonal associa tions of wool growers may be com- plenty reorganized along lines which will make possible cooperative mar keting of both wool and lambs Is a forecast made by P. H. Marshall, sec retary of the National Wool Growers' association In a letter which has been received by Mas Hoke, secretary of the Oregon Wool flrowers, association. A request is made in this letter to the effect that the Oregon sheepmen continue the date of their state meet ing until after the national meetin;; has been held in order that the results of the national meeting may he first ascertained and possibly acted on later by the state. It is probable tha the request of the national secretary will be honored, Mr. Hoke said that. Last year the Ore gon sheepment met In December. The date this year for the national associa tion's meet has not been definitely set, but it Is probable that it will start about January 9. In this event, the Oregon state meeting will be held during the latter part of the month, it Is thought. According to Marshall's letter to Hoke, plans are now on loot to havt the Wool Growers' Commission Co., now under private ownership and be ing managed by A. J. Knollin, turned over to the national association. The state associations would be made units of the national organization In the new marketing scheme, according to tentative plans. The wide spread of prices that ex Ists between what the producer gets and what the consumer pays when he orders lamb chops Is given as one cause of the determination of sheep ment to organize. WILIi I1T1VD DELEGATION. ROME, Oct. 18. (a I'.) Sibnor Delta Torreta the minister of foreign affairs, will head the Italian delega tion to the Washington arms confer- ence. It was reported today. An offi jcial confirmation Js expected shortly.' SPECIAL AGENTS OF 0. W. Tl , Oregon is full of hard-boiled of f I. cials right now. Anyone who does not believe this to be a fact might get some added 1'ght on the subject by simply interviewing soma of the boys who are refraining from paying railroad fares until they are caught! The special agents of the O. W. R. & N. are particularly busy these days rounding up the Knights of the Road i who are still braving the wrath of the stale and the railroad by tiying to steal rides, indicate where the ticket window is. and if the roving lads have cinders In their eyes and can't see the window, or If they declare they are short of cash, then they are given a berth In Sheriff Housef's hotel on East Court street for about five days. Many tickets are purchased every jday as a result of the activity of the t 'nirpntfl Ta!prdv Rchrnoilnr fnun.l a '"bo" who was traveling the "blind" and had a dog with him. Not only did the agent prevail on the man to buy a ticket, but, before the transac- 'of the Eastern Oregon auto club wus made by members of tlie auto club, D. H. Nelson laying the subject before the managers. U was contended that l"16 ommerc a' association is well j 'equipped to handle this work and can! I do so with economy and efficiency. i. i""u "-i the membership for action at the next meeting or forum luncheon. TO ARM AND MOBILIZE TIFT F VST Oct Ifi (V 11. ater voIumeel,, w, nrm am, mobilUe It was announced today. The Belfast government made this decision when the British government failed to end the Sinn Fein republican troops, drilling. The Belfast government's step is re- even though Judge Umdis baried hlin garded as an open challenge to the from the major leagues. Ruth indi Slnn Fein. It is the name which cated he would organize his own in threatened Buch serious consequences dependent team and engage in exhihi- In 1914. Lawrence Says He is Australian Refuses to Testify for State Unless Released. SA FRANC'SCO. Oct. IS. (U. T.) -Jack Lawrence, r.ie star witness in the llUPi Invest'gatlon surround ng I the ArOnckte ense Is under arrest, charged with violating tiio prohibition law. Lawrence said he would refuse to testify for the state if he was not released. Ho sa'd be was an Austral ian and would appeal to the consul for redress. He was regarded as one of the principal witnesses against Ar , buckle in the charge involving the comedian with Infringing the liquor , lawn. TO ATTEND CONFERENCE LONDON", Oct. 18. (A. IV, Pre mler Lloyd Georgo announced to the house of commons that he expects to go to the Washington armament and far eastern conference as soon as the parl'amentary and general situation rendered it possible. RATIFICATION OF PEACE WASHINGTON. Oct. 18. (I'. P.) Ratification of the Oerman peace pact seemed assured with a good inurgin of senatorial votes. If the senate ap proves the fact, only the exchange of ratification resolutions between the two governments would be necessary to restore permanent peace and corn- mercal relations, R. & N. ARE ion was complete, he had also chai'k- ied his dog to Portland at a cost of 70 centj. j The greater number of the men have comfortable sums of money on them, the ugents declare. .Many of ithe travelers ire bent on getting to places do-atate where tbev exnect to land work herding sheep this win ter, according to the stories they tell j Berlin, f'ct. 18. (V. P.) An nt tempt to assass'iiute Philip Shrede mann, leader of the Oerman majority soc'allsts, was unsiieeeskf ul. Shot" were fired at the former prov slounl chancellor during the Luderlschcid meeting but failed to his the mark. WKINllOR ' PROBE IN KM CASE S ARRESTED WILL ORGANIZE L Babe Says He Will Continue to Play Next Year Even Though Barred From Major League. JUDGE LANDIS MAY EXPEL FAMOUS STAR FROM LEAGUE Present Trip Will Continue Until Nov. 1 ; Physical Con dition is Much Better. JAMESTOWN". N'.-Y., Oct. 18. (U. P.) rbe Ruth declared he would continue to play baseball next year I uon games throughout the country. ii'tin sum ii tit organized a team it would not be of men thrown out of baseball, such as the former Ch'cago players. It would be men who jtimprd the leagues. Babe said he would continue his barnstorming- trip until November 1. He sa d be was acting for the best in- i terests of the players. He branded the post -season rule unfair, a nil should be changed. Pnbc said li s physical condition is much better and ,that his injured arm is improving rapidly. Doclurcs Rule Vnfnlr. NEW YORK, Oct. 18. (IT. P.) Judge I.nndis is considering expelling Babe Ruth from organized baseball because he is playing exhibition games in defiance of the baseball law prohlb. Iting pennant winning team members playing post season games. Babe, If expelled, will start art outlaw barn storming team, i.r even a league, his friends hint. It would pay him more than playing for the Yanks. Ttuth claims the rule is unfair and is appeal nig to puuuc opinion. II VIBGKLLE, Mont., Oct. 18. (I. N. R.) Harry Kimble, son of Mr. anil Mrs. J. W. Kimble, or Virgeile, four years and eleven months old, Is tour feet one and one-half Inches tall and weighs seventy-six pounds. And he gives every indication of continuing to grow Just as rapidly. If he grown during the next four years und eleven months as rapidly as :ie has during hawn b(j a rea, ,;ja(,k tbe aian( K1J ier At birth he weighed ten pounds and was twenty-two Inches tall. In toe lour years und eleven months he has gained 27. S inches in height and sixty-six pounds, which Is un average gain of .liC inches per month in height and 1.35 pounds In weight. At this rate dining the next four years and eleven months be would gain 27.44 Inches and lit). Ill pounds, and at nine years and ten months would be 70.94 Inches, or 6 feet 2.94 Inches tall and would weigh 14-. If. pounds. The boy Is well proportioned anil very uctive, and his mother complains Hint bis father is doing ull ho can to .train him to be a prizefighter. lioy, page Jack Dempsey. He may need to defend his title. LOCAL MAN IS MENTIONED AS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR TO LATE HARRY D. BENSON Judge Gilbert W. Phelps, of thin city, Is prominently men- tinned as the probable, successor of the late Henry L. Benson, Justice of the Oregon supreme court, who died at his home in Salem on Sunday. Others mentioned are Judge Ouslave Anderson of Paker; Judite J. W. Knowles of La 1 i: (Jramle, and Judge D. VT Kny- kendail of Klamath Fujls. All are circuit Judges. . Judge Phelps, who was reared at The Dalles, received bis ed- INDEPEND ENT BAL TEAM SAYS RUTH An run hit in i rn i JAw, ti tilLLtr! j !S GROWING UP FAST i ucation In law at University of Michigan and Is a classmate of Judge Harris. He practiced ut Heppner and was the law part- net of the late Judge W. R. Kl- lis, who later was a member of congress. In lH'lli, Judge Phelps w as a member of " the C iegon legislature from Morrow county and luter was made dls- trlct attorney for Morrow and Umatilla counties.' ?n 1911, when Judge Henry Bean was elected lo the supreme bench. Judge Phelps was appointed to succeed him as circuit Judxe an.1 hits held the position since that time. EAST MEETS ,:V .oSGafl:- ' irnrtwttir'ti-i 1 i 4?v; hit M.ss Clar i W. Xavier De Bibtidh Kosha, one fit ten children Is the o-ily S'np,ese, women to conmlele a course In a maternlly hnspltnl. Her father, (he Siamese minister to Riie, unlike his fellow countrymen, bel eves In' the h.gher education of women, and has sent all his daugluVra to England to piepure for professional careers. REQUIRED 10 DEVOTE MORE ATTENTION PRESIDENT WILL PIN VICTORIA CROSS ON UNKNOWN HERO'S GRAVE: i WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. tU. P.) President Hlarding has accepted the Brltihh offer to pin the Victoria Crow on the grave of a unknown American soldier at the Arlington Armistice Day ceremonial. ALBANIAN CABIN KT IIK.SIGNS. TIUAM, Albania, Oct. 18. (U. V.) The Albnlun cabinet has t'esimieu a;i the result of Inability to cope with the, situation arising from the Serbian in vasion. The Serbs dispatched an nltl- matus to the Albanians, deinandini; they evacuate the territory around Maless a. Jaknvu. TAOOMA, Oct. 18. (V. I'.) Al bert Coulter, with his pocliets full of love notes, girls' silk handkerchief:! and powder puffs, was round dead on the street Trorn poisoning. He was 17 ears of age, the son of tho treasurer of the Tucoma Paper & stationery Company. Ills parents nre at a loss lo explain the boy's action. Tl bee say the lad was lovesick. e po ERS DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 18. Twenty persons were Injured and none killed when an eiuubound Sunshine Special lot the Texas and Pacific was wrecked I by a spreading rail lust night m ar Van Horn, Texas. TO ST. ANTHONY S Prick work for the new $200,000 addition to St. Anthony's hnsplf.il, on F.iift. Court stteet. wilf be fin shed by the end of tills week and work on 'he Interior finishing, including Installa tion of the lighting, heating and plumbing systems, will begin next week, says P. A. Ila llargeon, archi tect und builder. ' The entire ptrueture, Mr. Pnlller- geon says, will be completed by My'.Khtlng and ventilation of the 1. Forty men make up tne i st or in- p t,,). modern elevator Is to be in-1 borers nt work, the payroll being the stalled. largest In Pendleton. The building ls( V'ith the complet ion of tho nddl of reinforced concrete, four stories iu I tlon, patients will be housed in the height, .The hoipltal is most uttrac n,,w ,MA-m whHe the old quarters tive in appearance, the red brick be- j ,ij():n!n an() n,)W , w, UKpU ing ornamented with cream colored lfr administrative headquarters. Tber terracotta. J are tentative plans afoot for remodel- The capacity of the hospital will bo Ing the old structure to conform with 100 patients, but in emergencies, this the new hospital. , t number can be increased to ISO. Pa-! Mr. Buillurgebn, who "built the tic nts are to be accommodated In the boys' dormitory for St, Joseph Acnd 8(i rooms provided, each of which will emy, is an experienced builder. Am hold two beds, There will be no itna other structures he built tho wards, the hospital following the Providence Huspltul In Seattle. WEST HERE .Ts-. -r.; v v. 1 BE n mu Miss R isle a id Master Johnnie In Pendleton schools are gojug to have to lUV mniV llllenlinil In i,.mi,rw. 1.. "''" nriUitnetic from th's time on. More attention to this old funda mental "U" will he paid on account of a test which ws recently conducted In the Hchoolv bore which shows that t-us :e and Johnnie, while they are bet tor In reading than most children, fall 'n the virtue of being accurate In their work. Thn results of the test, which was held In the grades from the third to and Including the seventh. Indlcnte. lhat Pendleton boyH and girls nre ex-!1'"10 reductions would be made short cellent readers, and they know how to I J''t what was contemplated, or spell a little better than children in ; wlmt course the president would take other sections of the United States, I'Ut jt0 force compliance with the rail when it comes to getting correct re- roaijt board's ruling was not Indicated, suits In the four fundamental opera-1 1'resldont Hurtling hus not yet decided lions of adding, subtracting, multiply- ;to cull a conference of the union heads ing and dividing, they jire not quite up ;and rail executives, or to appoint a to par. Their speed Is satisfactory. special conciliation board. For the The results of thu tests have been ' l"'eHe"t according to the Indication, graphed by Supt. H . H. Inlow, and t,,e "illroad board would handlo the compared with the standard ftccom - piisnmeutH of several thousand rhil dien made over a porlod of three years. The graphs show very plainly timt where Pendleton boys und girls are week, and lo assist In strengthen Ing the weakness will he an Ideul of ' thfl hoolH during this year It's barely possible that the picture of the promising young heir of tho household, seated at the rending table j with a pencil In his mouth, and' a ' frown on h s brow us he seeks to make ll n uhswer "come out right" may be resurrected from the davs of old when the boy's "l)ad" had lo have his hiiiiih j just right. tmerican delegates I WILL seek TO KILL j ANfiLO-JAP ALLIANCE WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. lT. P.) It was learned today lhat the Amorl- can delegat'on to the arms conference"111''11, '"r October 30 depended upon will seek lo kill the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The 1'nlted States has long opposed this pact and considers It a menace. HOSPITAL ON EAST modern plan of private quarters for patients. Included In the features of tho hos pital are the facilities for hiatlne; the building, etcrilUIng equipment, and for cooking. In addition to the Vght ing sysiem a storage battery system will be provided for emergencies. Ample room for laboratories, laun dries, operating rooms, etc., is provid ed. Uiige windows will add to the hos- CABINET MEETS TO FORM PROGRAM TO WAT STRIKE High Authority Statements In dicate Conciliation and Arbi tration is Present Program. RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS SUMMONED TO CONFERENCE War Council Scheduled for To morrow to Perfect Final Strike Plans is Postponed. General steps to stop the threaten ed railroad strike was taken today. Warren Stone, head of the Brother. nooa or locomotive Engineers, an nounced the union leaders would meet with the labor board In Chicago on Thursday. The union leader war I council, slated for Cleveland tomor jrow has practically been abandoned. I President Harding placed the railroad crisis before the cabinet, which-will decide the government strike poller. Secretary Hoover, U la understood, I studied the situatlnh thoroughly. Cer tain congressmen are preparing to charge both the rail heada and unions with choosing a strike to force the Fnu'inuuriii io grant tne long nought concessions. A countrywide survey Shows the nennln miffi in, nijue- nensinn, and no freiuied buying or storing of provisions. Must OlK-y labt- Board President Harding, as a means to prevent the threatened rnll strike, de elded the railroad executives and ttotherhood chiefs, must be fnrco.i tn I obey the railroad labor board. th white house stated. The president Is repnueu to tie ready for a "show down" to determine whether the board Is a useless agency or powerful organi sation. Will Bnck Hoard to Limit. The samo statement Indicated thnt Important announcement hwnniii,D 1 sltuuIIn. with President Harding ready to buck the bourd to the limit. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. (U. p.) ''"'ay's developments are officially re. garded us possibly having heavy bear ing upon the strike situation. Presi dent Harding's cublnet went Into ses slon early, with probably some con structive program to result. High au thorities statements Indicate concilia tion and arbitration Is to be the ad mln'stratlon's program for the pre sent. In Clevelund the railroad hroth. 1 'l'h)l,l, were unexpectedly summoned to a conference with the railroad labor board. Following the announcement "f th's meeting, Warren Stone, chief of the brotherhood of engineers said a war council, scheduled to be held here tomorrow to perfect the final strike plans, hud been Indefinitely postponed. Seizure of the rallrouds by the government Is regarded by the unions us only averting the strike. Formul uctlon on the support of the five big brotherhoods In the strike me meeting or tne shop crafte and station employes. A decision regard In" these participation. Is expected within two days. The combined mem bership of these two groups are one million and a hulf men. The ruilroud executives will wage their biggest offensive against the ' hopcrufts If they walk out, events In ill. tiled. Roads will not employ strike- (Contlnued on page S.) Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse, wcutlier observer. Maximum, 69. f Minimum. 29. Hurometer, 29.70. T0Drs FORECAST Tonight and Wed. fair. j- " " - -, ' THE WEATHER 5l