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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AFRICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THELN.S. DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION The Eut Ortfonlan It Eastern Ore gon's greatest newspaper and as a tell ing force gives to the advertiser over twice the guaranteed paid circulation in Pendleton and Umatilla Bounty of any other newspaper. The at prM tu of rterd7'i Oallf 3,253 Thla paper ts B.mw er inn ladlttd by th Audit Bureau at Circulations. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAi'ES COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1921. NO. 9961 WHITE OFFICERS, MISTAKEN FOR F RIVAL TONG, FID ON BY CHINESE MjSO IEXPERTS Hi B WIELD FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE tin Sentence on Roseburg Dentist to be Passed Saturday; Pen alty is Death by Hanging. HEAD OF '?1G FIVE 99 BROTHF'grjOD TO MEET Wiry:&ILROAD BOARD From This Conference Plans for LINEMAN FOR TELEPHONE Jn COMPANY HAS NARROW iruce ana oasis ui ummaiu, Permanent Peace May Result ESCAPE FROM DEATH CONVICTED MAN DECLARES . THAT HE IS INNOCENT Eight Hours After His Con viction Condemned Man De- CH1CAC.O, Oct. 20. U. P.) The heart of the "Dig Kive" brotherhood arrived in Chicago, and went into con ference with the railway labor hoard to hear President Harding's plans for averting the strike threatened Mir Oc tober 30. From this conference will come. It was generally belie. cd, plans for tnice, and the basis for an ulti mate permanent peace. Brotherhood chiefs agreed to the meeting after tho board promised no publicity would mark the proceod- HflrPS Ha k 'Not filliltx '"e- 'rl delegates anivln,' would Vial CJ nc NUl WUI'iy. say nothing. "We have com-, to lis ten," they said. Meanwhile. In Cleve land, the brothcrho.id lieutenants continue mapping out -lodili'i of tho impending industrial w:i" and so be prepared to utrixe if ' lio chiefs ills agree in the Chicigo c.ii.'.'-ii'i'.e. As far as could be ascertained the railroad board intends to ask the uni on heads to rescind the strike onhr ru condition the railroads promise not to I t".-ist on ihe nildltloiiiil 1(1 inn' ,'etlt ! wage cut and that freight rates ; cut Immediately Brotherhood ihirfs refuted yet to say whether this pro portion would bo satisfaot'ir , ,il though their decision will e known following tho conference. Claim Strike Can bo Settled. , CHICAGO, Oct. 20. Union leaders said the strike cannot be postponed but can be settled. j Plans Are Completed I WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. (A. P.) Plans for tho movement of essential commodities in the case of a general railroad strike have been completed by the commerce department, Secre tary Hoover hag announced. lVniiHVlvaniii lioiid IK-fles Hoard CHICAGO, Oct. 20. (U. P.) The Pennsylvania railroad defied the Rail road Labor Board today when Us rep- ROSEBURG, Oct. 20. (U. P.) Dr. Brumficld", convicted of first degree murder for killing Dennis Russell the night of July 13, will be sentenced Saturday, it was announced today. First degree murder, with no leniency recommendations,- as In this case, means death, which means that Judge IBIngham will probably sentence the dentist to hang, lie will probably go to Salem to take his place In the death house late Saturday afternoon. The jury returned a verdict last night just at midnight after four hours balloting. Brumficld Insists he Is innocent. ROSEBURG, Oct. 20. (A. P.) 11. M. Brumficld was convicted of murder in the first degree by a ver dict read at 11:60 last night. The penalty Is death by hanging. The sentence Is to be passed Saturday morning. Mrs. Brumficld collapsed when tlifiJxitiJuUwa. read. The pris oner showed no emotion. Kays Story Sounded Wild. ROSEBURG, Oct. 20. (A. P.) "As sure as thero Is a God in 1 leaven I am innocent," said Brumficld this morning eight hours alter the jury convicted him of murder in the first degree for the death of Dennis Russell. "I am Just as innocent as could be, but 1 was not surprised at tho verdict because I was not ablo to help my lawyers and the evidence was as damning as it could be. I know the story I told sounded awfully wild, but it was facts, and the only thing I know." Brumfield Is to bo sentenced Sat urday. Mrs. Brumfield Is still In a stage of collapse this morning. Prisoner Breaks Down. ROSEBURG, Oct. 20. (A. P.) The Iron nerve of Brumfield exhibited In the trial- which ended last night, broke today when his wife arrived at the Jail with a clean shirt for him. He could not speak to her. She told him to "brace up, this thing, was not through." He broke Into tears and later told the sheriff it was more than he could stand. An argument for a new trial Is to be heard Saturday. His attorneys plan an appeal. Brothers Iieave for Home. ROSEBURG, Oct. 20. (U. P.) Ills wife visited Brumficld this morn fng and cheered him as bolh their eyes filled with tears. When she left the jail she broke down and wept. "If it had not been for the newspapers, we WQtild not be In all this trouble," she said. ' Brumficld's two brothers bid hint good bye and started back to their Indiana home. They left the jail with hanging heads. Brumfield was unable to even speak to them. Brumfield broke down for the first time In the two terrible weeks when he met his wife today. Jack Adams, lineman for the Pacific Telephone Co.. saved himself from death this morn ing by a qu'ck jump from be neath a telephone pole 'which escaped from the guide ropes Bt the corner of Main ami Court street and crashed into the win dow of the Crawford Furniture Company, breaking a plate glass window and cutting draperies and rugs on display. Adams, had he not shown remarkable presence of mind, would have been crushed by the pole In Its fall. He whs standing In front of the window and was directly in the path of the pole. The window, broken by the fulling timber Is cover ed by 200 worth of insurance. MM4 CLUE TO HMD IM I i SENT AMBASSADOR STATE RAIL CONTROL ADVISED BY LOWELL AS STRIKE SOLUTION FEDERAL GOVT ASSUMES in i WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. (U. P.) By order of Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, the federal government as sumed direct supervision of f,4 stock yards throughout the United States. After an Investigation Wallace decided these stockyards should come under the packer control law and therefore be under the department of agriculture. f Continued on Page three.) AGENDA IS ACCK.lTliD WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. (U. P.) Powers Invited to the Washington dis armament conference have accepted the agenda as proposed by the United States, the State Department said. It Is not yet known whether the confer ence will formally adopt the agenda when It opens. "9 GREEN ESTES MUST PAY ROBERT SINCLAIR $1000 FOR BITE ON HIS EAR CATTLE MARKET STEADY PORTLAND, (KM. 20. (A. P.) Cattle are steady. Hogs are weak Sheep are slow. Esgs are firm. But ter Is slow. ANNOUNCEMENT ' IS EXPECTED WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. (A. P.) The interstate commerce commission expected to announce its decision In the pending cases requesting rate cuts on grain, hay feed and lumber, fol lowing a conference with the prcsl dent. Green Estes must pay Robert Sinclair $1000 for biting off a portion of the latters ear. The $10,000 damage suit brought by Mrv Sinclair against Mr. Estes was brought to a conclusion to day when Judge Duffy of the circuit court overruled the mo tion of Mr. Estes for a new trial. The case, which attracted much attention, was the result of a fight between Estes and Sinclair at Athena. The case was tried in the circuit court two weeks ago and a Jury brought In a verdict for $1 "0. Mr. Estes' attorneys then filed a motion for a new trial. Hand Writing on Threatening Letter Received Declared Si milar to Address on Package ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION CAUSES TUMULT IN OFFICE Mandcl Says Outrage is Inex cusable and Attacked Com munists; Is Struck in Face. PARIS, Oct. 20. (A. P.) -French experts found a clue to the homli sent to Ambassador Herrick in the hand writing on a threatening letter de clared similar to the address of tho package. Members Come to Blows. PARIS, Oct. 20. (U. P.) The nt tcmptcd as. ussinntion of Atnliusstulur llerrick resulted in u tumult, mem bers coming to blow:! In the l'Ynch champcr of deputies. Deputy iMnudel heatedly declared the outrage was in excusable and attacked the commun ists. Senator I'scofficr, a socialist sprang up anil struck Maudol In Un lace. 'I'ln-i ati niii Letters Received. Reports from European capitals and from South America, indicated tho ex istence of an international commun i't plot to secure by intimidation u.e freedom of Nicolo Cneco and Buitn lomo Vanzcttl, I lie Italian commun ists convicted of brutally murdering the laymuster and guard at Hruln tree, Mass. The American a inbassadors at Rome, Brussels and London have re ceived threatening letters and yester day an attempt was made to assassi nate ambassador to France, Merrick, while the Brazilian communists have sought to Influence the preis in favor of a pardon for th cconvlctcd murderers. -) 1914 WINNER OF BUCKING CHAMPIONSHIP AT ROUND UP WILL LOCATE HERE Red Parker, winner of tho bucking championship at the Pendleton Round-Up in 1914, is a Pendleton visitor and expects to buy a small farm in Ihis vi cinity. Me is accompanied by Mrs. Parker. Parker was famous as a rider during the early days of the big show. Mis spectacular ride on lltipjiy Canyon, Culdesnc and Long Tom won him the prize money seven years ngo, as well as the Police Gazette belt .for the all around cowboy champion. Mo has several head of horses with him and expects to use them on a farm. CHIEF OF POLICE SHOT IN TONG WAR AT THE DALLES Entire Police Force and Fire Department is Called Out After Chief Heater is Shot. PATROLMAN FIRED UPON BY THREE CHINAMEN Attention of the members of the Pendleton Commercial association, as sembled at the weekly forum hilch eon today was turned from local Is sues to consideration of a national problem the threatened railroad strike. James A. Fee, Jr., served as chairman of the eetinm; and the principal talk was by Judgo S. A. Lowell who spoke In favor of state control of railroads in lieu of opera tion of roads through officers located in New York. Arthur A. Murphy, of the O. W. R. & N. Co. legal department, was called i upon for an impromptu talk and com- l,llltmnlo,l Ish,ll1,lnit'-no est displayed in Commercial assocla-j30 SflOtS Fired DUNnC) Affray? mm norn. nir. murpiiy uia not ais cuss the strike situation other than to comment upon the fact that the Union Pacific system Is one of the last against which the strike order ap plies, ii condition Indicating good re lationship between the company and its employes. Judge Lowell snld In port; "Every thoughtful person Is justly alarmed at this Junction because of Heater Not Seriously Injured Fireman Struck in Hip. FILM COMEDIAN PLEADS TO VIOLATING LIQUOR LAW IN COURT TODAY AMANN'S ATTORNEY : SAYS HE WILL BE HERE THIS EVENING That K. C. Amann, awaiting trial in the circuit court, has nut attempted escape and will he back in the city this evening was stated today by J. R. Raley of the firm of Raley, Raley & Stcl wer who represent Amann. Mr. Raley states he had a telephone conversation with Amann during the afternoon yesterday and that the former county bookkeeper said he would return to Pendle ton the following evening.- It Is understood that Amann was in Spokane at that time. LOS ANGELES. Oct. 20. (I. N. S.) The old salts down at Los Angeles Harbor, who have sailed the Seven Seas and then some, are discussing a yarn that was related by members of the crew of the Viz Four, fishing smack, on their arrival here from near Santa Rosa Flats. "Oh, by gee; by gum! by gosh!" ex claimed the ancient mariners, when the fishermen told this tale. That when the Viz Four left Santa Rosa a strange creature was noticed floating about the ship. It was about eight feet long: weighed at least Son pounds: had bulging eyes and blond hair. One of the crew wanted to get a rifle to fire on the sea giant, but the skipper demurred, and, after swim ming about a little while longer, the creature sank beneath the waves. Over $12,000 was saved '.nrough the tractor fuel project of the Umatilla county Farm Bureau; during 1921. ac cording to a report made by Fred Ben nlon, county agent. The car unloaded October 6 Is the last of the season, 13 cars of gasoline, ennta'nlng 1 05, 1 f7 gallons and nine cars of dlutlllatc containing 91.098 gal lons having been shipped In, the total saving amounting to $13,087.49. Early in the year, distillate was not being distributed In the county by any regular agency and gasoline was sell ing for 3D cents a gallon. Statements made by the district manager of the Standard oil Co. that distillate would not be handled by their company and I that because of a long term contract with a Wyoming company the pros pects for a reduced price on gasoline were poor. Shipments Begin Tho. Farm Bureau began shipping distillate from Californ'a and gus' from ! Oklahoma. 'I he quality of the former was excellent hut before long It. was , found necessary to chanqe the base I of supply for gas in Wyoming. As the j season advanced the price of gas came down and by May first distillate was! being handled I y the local distributing I agency. , j The quality of the ftistllate, how- eer, was Inferior to Tost being distri buted by the Kurni Bureau and many of the farmers Ins'sted that shipments I be continued not only because of the, superior quality but as a means of j maintaining connections with the Shell ' Company who had come to the res'-no of the farmers during the gas famine of the previous year. i KAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. (U. I'.) Itoscoe Arbuckle ( leads today lo the charge of violation of the prohi bition law. The charge was the out -growth of the Labor Day party which preceded the death of Virginia Ilap pe, and led to the charge of man slaughter against the comedian. The defense attorneys were expected to ask a further continuation of the case although It was doubtful whether .he., would secure it. SAN FRANCISCii. Oct. 20. (C. P.) 'Robert Mi-( 'oi-mick. rpecial assist ant United State:-i attorney general, announ''ed that the prohibition chargi against Arbuckle will not be pushed until after he answers to the man shiuchter charge. Aibuckle Is here lo attend the first hearing on the case, which will be brought to a close after the perfunctory proceedings lato to day, it was authoritatively ntuted. WINNIFRED GOODMAN WON FIRST HONORS IN PASCO BABY CONTEST 2tM Kein-ive I m-l Tractor fuel was distributed among; 294 farmers at Blakley, Weston, Athe-i na. Adams, Pendleton, Mission. Milton, Nolin, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Stanficld and Helix. In addition to this the Farm Bureau has established nnectiuns which are very valuable. The quality of both the distillate and the gasoline Is very sat- lur.inl.iF., ...... - r 111 .lu u..o.i mn ,,ii.,.r' """" minikin. i u .- r . . in i ' I "j . i. ..i.. distribution HUNKS III Mine, said one salt, "but I never did see anything of this kind. even B. P. (a nautical term for before prohibition). But some orful queer things happen in California and along its coast." ' worked out has run very smoothly due to the splend'd co-operation of the banks of the county, Mr. Pennion states. n 1 1 . f " 4 t ;;, 4,,. - . .'V, l - " t CHICAGO, Oct. 20. (Ir. P.) -Three men robbed a messenger from the I Calumet Trust Company of $,0H0 cash today, leaped Into an automobile and esiapel. The messenger was boarding th? Chicago train when the men seiz ed the money. THE DALLES, Oct 20. (U. P.) Two white men and two Chinamen were wounded when the white officers battled the celestbil tmitrtnun liwt the threat or a strike of the railroad night. Officers were entering Chlnu employees. The delicate enslnry of itown to ureserve order when th Chi. nc.se lookout thought they wore luum bers of a rival long. He shouted a warning and a battle ensued. Chief Frank Heater's Ufa wiih unveil when I curing of supplies of raw material Is'the police badge prevented a bullet doubtful. People are not traveling I ir,,m n.ercmir hi. i,,-t Mv.,r Htatelman barely prevented a crowd of white men from mobbing the Chi- . nese quartor. business Is already In partial paraly s's. Merchants are not buying goods because of uncertainty of delivery. 1 Factor'es are hedging becauso the se- SANTA CLARA IS MISSING RAN FRANCISCO, Oct. J!) flT. P.) The Steamer NushaKuk of the Alas-l-a packers fleet, was ordered to search the north Pacific for the ship Santa Clara, reported missing with 21 men aboard. The vessel Left Karluk. Alas ka, September 4. The Steamer Chillat left Port Angeles yesterday to search for tho Santa Clara. eople are not traveling long distances because of the uncer tainty of ability to return to. their homes. Tho market for stuples, like wheat, is dead. "There Is here and there an optimist who deludes himself In the hel ef that the automobile and tha truck will meet the emergency, Or that there are enough non-union railroad men to run the trains, and lo keep the engines In onler. There Is slight ground for eith er of these remedies meellng fcho lined, The supply of oil anj gasoline would be exhausted In forty eight hours, ex cept In the proximity of the oil fields of the country. The handling Of trains by old men and inexperienced men, however worthy, Is a dancerotis 'Onnfiwnert nn nsr THE DALLES, Oct. 20. (A. P.) .The entire police force and fire de partment were called out after Chief of Police Heater was shot last night In a tong outbreak as he ran to assist Patrolman Dunsmoro, who was fired on by three Chinese. Thirty .shots re fired during the affifcy. Jf.uUer is not Heinously wounded. Bob ban ders, a fireman, was ulioi in inc tup. A Chinese was wounded. CASE RESTS TODAY BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 20. (U. P.)--The defense in the trial Of Rev. Ed win 'Stephenson, the Methodist minis ter charged with murdering Father James Coyle, a Catholic priest, rested Its case today, Stephenson's lawyers Reserved the right to Introduce rebut tal witnesses later. The accused min ister was the last defense witness on the stand. His cross examination continued when court opened. H. V. McClean, manager of the Portland Mausoleum Co., asserts that the company Is now Issuing deeds to tomb owners who have bought crypts In the second unit. When all deeds are Issued, he states, $10 for each of the 224 crypts and for tho 29 crypts in tho first unit, will be paid. Mr. Mcl'lean declares that when the company secured a per mit to build the miiiisoleum, the construction of additional un'ts was embodied In the deed and that his company felt It unnec essary to enter Into further agreement with the city. Mr. MoCloan resents a state ment made in the morn'ng paper saying that the crypts aro not clean, and says that, relatives who witnessed the removal of three bodies this morning from the first, unit to the second unit, expressed theniselves well pleas ed with the maintenance of the mausoleum. PILOT ROCK PEOPLE ENDORSE PROPOSAL TO BOND FOR MORE ROADS Pilot Rock people, through their coininerclal association, have gone on reord :n favor of a million dollar road bond Issue for Umatilla county. Word to Ibis effei t bus been received hero from WIH'iiin Glass, secre tary of the Pilot Rock Commer cial Club. The ine'ellni; as Pilot Kni k was held the evening of October IH. It has bc.'ii learned Hint Stanfleld people have ulso ex pressed themselves as favoring another road bond Issue. The only towns that have not yet acted on the subject are Athena, Umatilla and Pendleton. LOOT WAS $:io,ooo. MOOSICJAW, flask., Oct. 20. (A. P.) Thirty thousand dollars loot was obtained by a robber who held up an express messenger on the train yesterday. T( i:iilOHT IS DENIED. MARTIN KNOCKS OIT SMITH LONDON, Oct. 20. (A. P.) PORTLAND. Oct. 20. (A. P.) admi.ality official denied the reports in that city. A silver cup and b'tu Denver Ed Martin knocked out Scr-jthat Great Britain is planning to es-jribbon were awarded the little one. geant Raymith In the third round tabllsh naval bases In the Bermudas The above is a snap shot oMA'lnnifred last night. 'and Signapore or elsewhere. Jean. Failure of tie Portland Muusoleiii'i i'o. to pay $10 on 29 of the 224 crypts of the first, unit of the local mausole um, nun lailure to make arrangement with the city for payment of $10 on! each of Ibo 24 crypts In the new unit, will be Investigated by Harold War ner, city attorney, according to a de- iision ma le by tin: city council last night. The action, taken after a lengthy discussion, was due -to complaints made by purchasers of crypts. Ac cording lo an agreement made be iwn the Portland Mausoleum Co. ,in.l the city when the first null, was tmtit. the sum of $10 was to be paid to the iity for each crpt. This am ount was to lie Invested and the inter est accruing used In maintenance of the mausoleum. The company has laid In $19i'0 on the crypts of the first unit, leaving 29 more to be paid for, as five, given for city use, arc ex cluded from the $10 payment. I'liiple Want I'liinl. Local people who have bought crypts are anxious that Hie trust fund tie established to insure the prooer maintenance of the mausoleum. The new unit, which was started over u year ago. was sold before work le- vinnilnd .linn Goodman, Utile an on tt)e Btru:ture. Investigation daughter of Mr. and Mi s. George mu,j ,y Mr. Warner showed that the company entered into no agreement with the city regarding this second unit. To Vole on Ord'imuce. A measure which would bond I KSTANtCA. N. M., Oct. 20. U. N. M, )-- Cactus thorns caused Francisco Blsta and Carlos H'-nli-i In In confess to the murder of .1. C. Coiirey, of Du ran, N. M., according to Sheriff John Block, who has returned here with the prisoners following their rapture by a poise with bloodhounds. After bloodhounds hud picked up the trail of the men the posse follow In the alleged assassins came to a cactus bush Which had been trampled upon. "If we can find a man with eacliiH thorns In h s b"-'s we have our prlioner," declared Hheriff Block. I'lu. and Itenteria were captured shortly aflrward. and when confront ed with the "cactus tlmrn" evidence Ihey are s;iid to have confessed. Wheal." quotations III the Chicago market are tho same today as yester day, December wheat closing at $l.0S 3-4 and May lit $1.08 1-2. Following are the quotations rece ved by Over took & Cooke, local brokers: ... Wheat. V.li.W' A Open IPgh Low Close $ 1.04V, $1.06 $1.02 34 $1.08 IM'A 1-108 (, l.yi,,,,.iP8 V4 orn. .46 ,r.i Outs. .a 2 14 .37 Cash Markets. Seattle-Hard White, $1.01; soft White, $1.00; White Club, $1.00; Hard Winter, $1.02; Northern Spring, $1.00; Red Walla Walla. 8o. Portland -Jllnrd White, $1.01; Soft White, $1.00; White Club, $1.01; Hard Winter, $1.0; Northern Spring, $1.00; Red Walla Walla, B&c Dec. May Dec. May Dee. May .46 .fil .8214 .a titi .4514 .51 .3214 .3814 .48 .5114 .8214 .37 V4 THE WEATHER Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse, weather observer. Maximum 56. Minimum 46. Barometer 29 65. Rainfall .07 of un inch. -1 1.l nut 11 fornierlv of Pendleton, was l I the prize winner at the better baby An contest held at Parco during the fair the (Continued on page 5.) SHIPPING I'O ARB AITACIIKD WASHINGTON. Oct. 20 (U. P.I Senator Poindexter, of Washington. today attacked the shipping board, di-maiul'ng that the board give full ac counting for all finances, l'olndexter's resolution calls for Information con cerning the boards resources, how long claims have been pending and the number and amount of claims which the board has paid. PORTLAND WHEAT PRICKS PORTLAND, Oct. SO. (A. P.) Whcat is 95 cents to $1.01. 1 1 -1 ,i 1 cvJ TODAY'S FORECAST - (j-5 Tonight and 1 " Friday fair.