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D'iV jT OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1921
NO. 9962
VOL 23
XlpaX COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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R0SE6URG DENTIST
WHO ATTEMPTS
SUICIDEVILL LIVE
Brumfield . Cuts Gash Four
Inches Long in Throat With
Crown From Dental Plate.
WILL BE TAKEN TO COURT
SATURDAY ON STRETCHER
Misses Jugular Vein; Weak
From Loss of Blood But
is Expected to Recover.
.' ROSEBURO. Oct. 21. (IT. P.) Dr.
Richard Brumfield, who last night at
tempted to commit suicide by slashing
hid neck with the sharp crowns, from
the dental bridge taken from his
mouth, will live. Dr. Wade, the county
physician, said. Brumfield has a slight
fever and Is semi-conscious. The Jail
attendant found the doctor covered
with Wood and Investigated last night
and found the cuts, 'a phyiclan was
summoned, stanched the flow, took
stitches and dressed the wounds. The
Wounds will probably not Interfere
with him being sentenced tomorrow.
V. 8. lludley, ' the Jail attendant,
passing Brumfield's cell about nine
o'clock, noticed the dentist lying half
on the floor, -with his clothes blood
stained and blood streaming from
rashes In his neck. He hurriedly call
ed Dr. A. 8. Sether, who stopped the
blood flow and bound up the wounds.
Dr. Wade said today that he thought
with proper care the dentist wuul I be
in condition to hear sentence pa .sed
tomorrow. A bit more determined ef
fort, according to Wade, and Brum
field would have severed the Jugular
vein and the sate , would rwve been
cheated of his lliyf -'Aside, i'rom a
slight fever and a general strain from
the shock of the -wound and the gruel
ling ordeal of the past two weeks, the
dentist Is showing signs of Improve
ment from yesterday, when his morale
seemed to desert him.
ROSEBURO, Oct. 21. (A. P.) Dr.
Brumfield Is weak from the loss of
blood as the result of cutting his
throat last night with a sharp piece of
gold brldgework taken from his teeth.
He Is expected to recover unless com
plications set In. He was discovered
about o'clock after losing much
blood. Sheriff Starmer said Brum
field may be taken on a cot to the
court tomorrow to receive the death
sentence. His throat was cut four
Inches on the left side and scratched
on the right side,, He missed the Jugu
lar vein. .
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RELEASE OF SACCO
R. ALEXANDER FALLS
AND SUFFERS COMPOUND
FRACTURE OF RIGHT LEO
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Police Disperse Communists
Gathered in Front of Ameri
can Embassy at Brussels.
AMBASSADOR TO ENGLAND
GETS THREATENING NOTE
Embassy jand Residence of t
French Ambassador is Care- j t
fully Guarded by Police.;
A compound fracture of the
right le was suffered last night
by R. Alevixnder, Pendleton pio
need, when he missed the step
going from the garage to the
residence of his daughter. Mrs.
Henry V. Collins, at 215 North
Main street.
Mr. Alexander, with Mrs.
Alexander and Mrs. Collins, had
motored from Hotel Pendleton
to the Collins residence. Be
cause the front porch of the
house was freshly painted, Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander and Mrs.
Collins went to the rear en
trance. In the darkness, while
going from tho garage to the
house Mr. Alexander slipped and
fell, breaking his leg above the
ankle.
Mr. Alexander Is "1 years old
and because of his nue, it was
feared that the accident might
prove very serious. He Is vest
ing easily, however, and his
temperature Is normal. He Is
at the home of his daughter.
RAILWAY UNI EXPECT NEXT
MOVE TO AVERT GENERAL STRIKE
TO BE MADE BY
PRESIDENT
iUKIAH HERO WILL
BE BURIED WITH
NATIONAL HONORS
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BRUSSELS, Oct.- 21. tt P.) The
police dispersed a communist gather
ling in front of the American emhas
j sy and made several arrests after the
demonstration became noisy. The
(disturbance formed a part of the in
ternational communist efforts to se
jcurc the release of Sacco and Vanzetti,
j convicted of murder in Massachusetts.
Prevent Thrratenrt March.
FARIS, Oct. 21. (U. P.) One
thousand policemen guarded the Am
erican embassy and the residence of
LOCAL GRAIN B
EXPECTS BETTER PRICES
That a better feeling Is prevalent
i among Portland business men Is tne
Rtatement of Henry V. Collins, Pen
i dleton grain man who returned last
I night from a few days business trip
to Portland. Mr. Collins slates that
I Ambasasdor Herrick to prevent the 1 there Is much wheat clearing in Port-
communists threatened inarch and luna wltn mucn wneat coming in ana
j demonstration against the United Plenty of tonnuge to move It.
States in fuvor of the release of Sacco i "According to the best figures we
and Vanzetti,. communists, convicted , can et" BaI' Mr- Collins, "there Is
jot murder in Massachusetts. , i ""'V between 60.000.000 and 60,000,-
Ti,......,..., .... i ""ll nusneis or wneat leu uiihiiiu mi
LONDON Oct. 21. (U. P.) Am
bassador Harvey also has received
threatening letters from communists
export trade. At the present time the
I wheat market Is off, due to the prob
' ability of a general railroad, strike.
demanding the release of Sacco and n,,Q uue 'H0 lo a l'"anc" "''i'"'""
man mark especially showing a mnrk-
Vtuizetti.
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Labor Board Fails to Effect
Settlement; Brotherhood
" Heads Would go to Capitol.
WESTERN ROAD HEADS
PLAN TO MOVE TRAINS
Executives Poll . Employes to
Ascertain How Many Will.
Walk Out; May Call Help.
Two more unions, maintenance of
way laborers, numbering 400,000 and
stationery engineers -and oilers, num
bering 40,000, voted , to strike, thus
swelling the total to walk out October
30. ; ,
800 to Walk Out Saturday.
PALESTINE, Texas, Oct. 21. (U.
P.) Indications are that 800 train
men of the Texas International and
Great Northern will walk out by noon
tomorrow as the first movo of the big
general strike. '
(lilefs Will Atteml
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21. (Uw P,)
Brotherhood chiefs will attend a Joint
conference of the railway ' executives
and rallwuy labor 'board In Chicago
Wednesday. Warren St Stone, loco
motive engineer chief, .made this an
nouncement after learning the board
had ordered a meeting.
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Mr. Collins states that better prices ito bB bu,-letl at Arlington cemetery,
for grain may be expected as soon as j V. auhlngton, D. 0, His body was
conditions are readjusted in the for-.brought from France rccenf) He
elin countries. As concerning . the I a( a memu-r" of the' Klfth Marfncs,
proposed rail strike. Mr. Collins (itatesi., , . , , ' .
that In the event there is a' strike, lf,,B H"me "-eglnient to which tho late
shipping will not be completely tied t Sheldon Ulrich of th's cily, also killed
up, as there-are t,oo many men out of jin action, belonged. Cnstect has a
employment who nre seriously lookiny , r nIH,i ,.ni,ii i minf
CI.KVELAND. Oot. 21. MT. P.V .
Lou Casteel, of Uldah, who lost his Ruliway u,llon8 themselves expect the
life while In action overseas, la Boon I next move to avert the general Btriks
will come from President Harding.
Arriving from Chicago, ' where tho
railroad labor board failed to effect a
ME(
DECREES QUESTIONED
for Jobs.
Asks $15,000 for Alleged
False Imprisonment and
Detention Last July.
HILLSnORO,Oct. 21. Ray Mann,
a former Feaverton baker, has filed
suit here against Zoelh Houser, sheriff
of Umatilla county. R. F. RUlgway,
. i.i- ... n t,fn.iinnnH Proul.lpnt Hnl'diltir is hflldinfir nv..ir f nAniHinn nrt V T
Wltll a nailUn-WIUU IUU nuilC ,1,1 n.v ... ... - - - - u.-Ul. Blinm l,i l rimiiun, w.
dally conferences with government off.clais Uuuimg wuh ii-.m-uoi-tuiliin. Aoove Blydenstein, asking 115,000 for (Uleged
he is shown leaving the offices of the Interstate commeive Commission after fu8e Imprisonment and de'ent.'on
conference. i Inst July. Mann alleges he was arrest -
n.i Tho niihlicirroun of the railway wnge board snapped in Washington ,,a in Washington countv by Rldgwny
where they are holding daily. conferences wltn til? jres.acnt iiiki noeininent v-.ihout s warrant and tnpti to Pen
NATIONAL GUARD CAN BE
MOBILIZED ON SHORT
NOTICE SAYS GENERAL
SEATTLE, Oct. 21. (U. P.) Ad
jutant General TTiompson admitted
today that he was making prepara
tions to mobilize the entire national
omirrl lii piisn a nationwide strike is
Rock.
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T.WOMA, Oct. 21. (A. P,)-i-The
culled. "We have plans ready and b"r'l of Camp Lewis officers are t
onn mobilize at a moment's notice.
Thompson said. No orders u yetj
have been receive from Washington,
Jint Thompson Is ready for eventuali
ties, j
Investigate the denth of Major Francis
J. Dunlgnn, shot by mistake for a deer
In the forest 70 miles from here. His
companions reported that Pete fiea
brltskl, the guide, fired the fatal shot.
officials, to avert the threatened rail strike.
M, Barton and Ben W. Hooper.
Left to rilu, fl. W. Hanger, R.
POPTI.AND. Ore., Oct. 21. Legal
i. t thousands of decrees In Oregon
default divorce cases where the testl
mnu wm taken before referees and
not In the presence of a. circuit Judge
Is threatened in a legal batUe brew
in. in loril courts in the divorce ac
tion hrmirht hv Mabel Slelwer against
Leland P, Btelwer, president of the
Risiwr s- Csmenter bank and Juue
Creek Land, Livestock & Lumber Com
pany of Fossil.
It is common practice for circuit
Judges outside of Multnomah county
to refer default divorce cases to ref
erees, signing the decrees later, after
gv review of the evidence. Circuit
Judge Parker of Condon granted Stei-
wsr ft divorce by this procedure, Jan
uary . 18". but the present Suit of
the woman Ignores that action as il
legal. She fllen her complaint In the
Multnomah county court October 8.
Aside from the legal question in
volved, the case may develop several
ntimental angles If Incidents sur
rounding the family feud of the Htei
wera are brought to light. Mrs. Btel
u.r loft her wealthy husbend- last De
cember to go to Los Angeles, where
she expected to star In the "movies."
; According to E. V. IJttlefield, attor
: ney for Btelwer, Mr ' Stelwer was
again , married in . the south. This
marriage, ft certified copy of the cer-
' tlfieate of which Is in tne nomis
Moonshine Crazed Man Han
Amuck in Negro Quarters; ""r .
Murderer is Not Captured.
CODY, Wyo.; Oct. 21. (U. P.)
Mrs. William F. Cody, w fe of Ihe fa
mous .western pioneer, Indian fighter,
Buffalo Bill, died today. The
bodv will probably be burled
on top or 1-ook-
Denver.
dleton, where he was held In all for
an alleged feiony.
Wydenstein failed to Identify him
8- be'ng one of a party which had
committed larceny, Mnnn asserts, find
ho vas turned loose, being forced to
pay his fare back to the valley. Mann
nsus for tin 000 general damages.
t'lOOO punlt've damages and $.13.20
special damages. Mann alleges lie was
held In custody froth July 12 to July
14.
Th- suit Is the result of J. Mann's
heinar nrrested at Beaverton last July
wife's by Deputv Sheriff RUlgway on n war-
beside rant sworn out by N. .1. Blylensle n
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CHICAGO, Oct. 21. (IT. P- '
feared that race wars of a year ago
impended es a result of a moonshine,
crazed white man running amuck In
the negro onarter today, armed with
a long butcher knife, killing two per
sons and wounding n third. The po
lice rushed reserves to the district to
quell any rioting,
not captured.
refrre Justice of the Peace Joe H.
mond VT. Hmm.
It feems that Raymond W. Hamm,
also a baker, while residing at Hermls
Inii bought some flour from Mr. Blv-
denstein. Issuing to the latter check
rpninrt which there was lnstiff;clent
funds In the bank. Mr. Blydenstein
pwoip out a compin ni tor in" m-''i
IfJeiifmber 24. 1920 on a cbarpe of ah
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. (U. P.)
After a pitched battle, revenue offi
cers seized a quarter of a million dol
lars worth of drugs and whiskey us
the liner Credic docked today.
PORTLAND V1 1 EAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. Oct, 21. (A. P.)
Wheat is $1.01 to $1.03.
settlement, the Motherhood chiefs re-t
Ite'ruted .tli'etr willingness to' answer-.
Harding's expected summons for theln
to come to Washington. W, G. Lee,
president of , the brotherhood of taiU '
way trainmen, announced that all five
union heals will meet here Monday.
look to Hnrdiiiff for Action,
CHK'AOO, Oct. 21. (U. P.) The
railroad labor board looked to Presi
dent Harding for further action and
advice In averting the railroad strike.
The boe.rd failed to effect a medlution
when the union heads "ntood pat" on
the board's suggestions that they re
scind the strike order on condition
that the rail executives Immediately
cut freight rates and postpone the 10
percent wage cut. The union head,
said they had no right to hold up the
strike, and even If they had .there was
no guarantee that the railroads would
agree to a momncation or tne pians
applying to them. As further steps
in the strike plans, the unions gavo
official sanction to a walkoui VI the
Tcxum International and Oieuv Nor.
thern, to occur tomorrow, a week
ahead of the general strike " to show
the roud heads we are not bluffing"
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Accident Occurred on Main Line
cf Canadian Pacific 12 Miles
East of Golden, B. 0.
El
p,), tn ning money undir false prelnn"
r?. i hut lime me uiiici'm wvie uimuiu
PORTLAXD, Oct. 21, (U.
" ' mie' Z ph.i Rey.oldV. negro por- I to apprehend the man
tor at the Vnion Stateon. who Bald he
KANSAS CITY, Mo Oct." 21. d'.
p.j Yhe bodies of two negro women,
brutally murdered and hidden In the
weeds alongside the highway, maca
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Dunn the mr-rner of 1921, accord
returned home last night fmdlng nls ' 7, . '"r. ' u, m n,mi. ! ! H,xln m
wife beaten over the head and brand-: - """""""" V,,.,., ' the last twoo weess, accoruing .0
'K" on her left "'" ......... ponce, kochiu? m pu iuui "
stein ana ine siiernis mice mm. 00()y 0f n negro glii partially nurneu.
a note signed "K. K. K.'' warning the '"--- .
couple to leave the neighborhood He HATNtd WUULU mWlOU
sa d the asasllants were iwu nii! - - ... ,,, , ,,.
,ui u k.n.. mnn anil i"v r. a general description of tre .
men, one a thick, heavy set man ana r
...w... .V, Twonlv Biliht do - "ll -nniiuru miu
ed with the letter
cheek. On the bed chamber door was
VAXCOI7VER, B. C, Oct. 21. (IT.
P.) Three trainmen nnd an unidenti
fied man are dead and one trn'n man
I Is seriously Injured as the result of n
mysterious wreck lust n'ght In the l'al
llster tunnel on the main line of the
Caniid'an Pacific 12 miles east of
j Oolden, B. C. The train was dou
'ble bender freight with n long string
of eats, proceeding east' when Jt
Uruck an obstruction In the tunnel
and was completely wrecked. The ob
Uructlon Is thought to huve been a
lallen rock accidentally overlooked by
tho night members of the repair crew
working on the tunnel.
as the union heads expressed It.
Situation l,Mki Had.
Western railroad executives called
hurried councils to consider plans for
moving trains and keeping the malls
and food in, circulation.
ICxecutlves who claimed the unions
did not dare to strike arc holding dif
ferent vitws. There was alrr.ost a un
animous opinion that a deadlock had
been reached and things looked bad.
Kxecutives are polling tho employes
to ascertain how many will walk out,
while they are considering calling pen
sioned men back into the service.
WILL OBEY ORlER8.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21. (A. P.)
The Big Four lenders here said they
would obey the order to be present be
fore tho railroad labor board Wednes
day.
Ordered to Meet W'ednesday
CHICAGO, Oot. 21. (A. P.) The
"nieii Mates Railroad Labor Boardf,
backed by all the authority the go
1. ..incut can place at Its disposal today
called the rullrnads of the country and
the five big unions to appear here next
(Continued on page .)
SALE OF MATERIALS FOR
MAKING 'HOME BREW
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (V. P.)-
... if n ' nM nrrv' a r. nil viiH'iri m n i .
LONDON, Oct. 21.-r. IM-Rii- tars is reported sto.en from in. noose Raymond Hamm.
hoshsnd's lawyers, was perform! morll ot an Irish rupture were rli-cu-' I'ragg i,a iowa, . , Thp doHPrMon of Mann tallied
.... ven dars after the decree was!lated freely following a brief meeting Ku Klux K an. oeciarea ns o' . h . . of Hamm in detail 'as to Several senators, In response to Pro
Granted by Judge Parker, or 17S days of the peace conference today, .he tlon na.t nning to ao .m 8tat1lrPi imnre e. even to hibitlon t'ornmlsslcjier Haynes recent
T. i. ,,. neriod re-1 mo,ino. lusted barely over an noui. urn. i.r.,-w .-v
Deiore .....v..w . . ,,.U....B
quired by Oregon Jaw berore a seconu tjt was onnouncea urc
marriage can be performed after di- jagain Monday afternoo
aiithor.ties
ADWIIRAL BEATTY GIVEN
would mwt f.nd the guilty pernonrj.
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marriage can be performed alter ai- again Jlonaay auernuu... --
vnw. had exnlred.. ; ' reason for ine uruin - -
Mm Ktelwer came to Portland sev. dven out, aitnoogn
rumors declared
. aim, c - . - ,t,..v... -"w, .. 1-,,..-
eral months ago. having abandoned disagreements over the alleged truce
" Ideas for a film career for the present, t breaking had causeo 11.
She contends that she still is the wlfel Session Scheduled for Monday. I
of Btelwer. In her complaint shej LONDON, Oct. 21. (A. P. ) Nego
Charges cruel and Inhuman treatment tiations between British officials and
us basis for a decree. ' ! Irish leaders today barely ew aped be-
.. .' -' log broken off. The Irish delogatep
' !' DEFENSE CASE OFEXS .. ore still apprehensive this e'moer,
TWIN FALLS, Oct. 11. L P.) tnat the session scheduled for next
, The defease of lira. L da Southard, Monday may be the last.
the alleged 'Blueheardeiis" opened '
heir case by urging the approval ofj CATTI.E MARKI7T STEADY
lour motions to .strike nit the evl-' PORTLAND, Oct. 21. A. P.)
, dencc pertaining to the deaths of Mrs. Cattle are steady. IIoi?s are slow.
Southard! three previous husbands. Sheep are steady. Eggs are firm and
DEMPSEY AND WILLARD
WILL MEET IN FIGHT TO
the nold work In the teeth, as to o?- ruling, stopping the sale of ingreuients
cupation, both being bakers and nth tor manufacturing home brew, may
jwere married and hsd one child, take the following steps to save this
R'dmvev also states that upon arrlv- brand of bibulous goods In a resolu-
'. . n ... t. ,nn , u,uu . 1.. ,.ut.a,i ia ulr.la Itv whut enpHtruc-
I"" ' l-eve..,n or lu.rr.i - ... - ...... w ... ... , . ..1.....1. t(l(lv.
1. 1 n. nn nf ti,A low hn mom pninnwprH) in, -
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THE WEATHER
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. (U. P.)
Admiral Heattl, tommunder of ilie
Urltish fleet during the war. was
greeted by a great crowd led by Mayor
Mylau when he landed from iho
Reported by Major Iee Moorhouse,
weather observer.
Maximum, tit. ,
Minimum, 34. v
Itarometer, 29.60.
I'.arometer la falling slightly.
.. I .. 1 ,7rir'. M'lfa ,,-. It 1 1 -1 (I
FINISH NEXT JULY 4 thst be was of th onlnlon that Mnnn enforce such ruling, and amendments
had been around Pendleton about the to the Volstead law .e..niiiK muir r,..- pTpLCDO A Kin MC&T
Ioseiy ine wwiuiibiivi riiu iiib.ni
CHICAGO, Oct. 21 (V. P.)
Jack Dempsey and Jess Wlllard
will fight to a finish in Jersey
City- next July 4, according to
Tex Rickard, the promoter.
Rlekard said the necessary steps
had been taken to amend the
New Jersey boxing law to allow
a referees decision, and believes
decision fights will be allowed
generally by the time, the big
wrap time comes.
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CUTTERS ORGANIZATIONS
AUTHORIZED STRIKE
CHICAGO. Oct. 21. (f. P.) A
strike in another essential Industry
loomed as the union heads announced
5,0Hli members of the butchers and
on at cutters organization had nuth-
time the crime wns committed, al- clflcally and limiting more cn
tv,...rh Honn denied this. prohibition commissioner's .powers,
i Deputv Uldgway brought Mr, Mann and a complete revision of the Vol-
to Pendletrn on the warrant sworn stead law with a view ot liberalizing it
o-it for Hamm but upon his arrival throughout. '
here two Herm's'on men "d Me. 'v.
densH-ln were unable to Identify him ' RANK AT WRAY ROBBED.
as the man wanted. Mr. Mann then DKN'VKK. Colo., Oct. 21. u . P.)
was re'eased and returned to Wash- The police received a telegram from
Inrinn eountv the sheriff at Wray stating that the
I No papers have been served on the Vernon Hank, near mere, was looieo oilzed a urine, i wans are now being
local sheriff's of f ce but ( Is exneoted of $r,(i.(i(iO l.v two men who e-enned r
they will arrive here today.
in a motor cur. No shooting occurred, the strike.
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