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2 Cents Per copy on streets The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Satur felr; moderate easterly wind. LOCAL: Rainfall, .01; north erly winds; cloudy; maximum, 65; minimum, 36; river, minus .3 feet and falling. ournal Pay no more At Hewstands 5 cento. Bargain Jay offer $3.00 per year by mail ;ttardYear-No. 252 Salem, Oregon, Friday, Octobei 21, 1921 Price Two Cents OV tkahu and jtews rnce lire eliu tavdc nvi own orty LT CALL D ON STRIKE A DIC1DE iTTEMPT FAILURE rumfield Slashes phroat In ueu, .DUU (fill Live rnysiciaiis Believe Lseborg, Oct 21.-Dr. R. M. .umtield, convicted slayer, wnu led u, end his Hfe last night by ttlng his throat, was in a weak L condition today but his re- very a3 expected unless com icatious develop. Sheriff Sam armer said this morning he be- Ud the dentist had cut f uh sham Piece of gold I work he had taken from ., nin anion teeth. o oiuei i (ound. Wnn't Talk. br Brumfield has made no Lmt this morning, being ap- ln. i a pmi-consclous con- lion. Sheriff Starmer said he Ilieved the pris ner was consc s and understood what was sale L him, but that he retusea iu The prisoner, who was convlct- l Wednesday night of tne mu. Dennis Russell, was to nave ... ,.,i.nrl tomorrow morn- C. Sheriff Starmer said he hoped lis could be done. "We can carry him Into the wrt on a cot if necessary," said ie Bheriff. Blood Covers Floor. The attemnt at suicide was dts- hvered last night shortly before 9 (flock, when officers saw a pool blood near the door of the cell , Brumfield was found lying :h his feet on the floor and hi id on the bed. His throat had been slashed fcout four inches on the left side, tt cut starting near the bone ck of the ear and extendinr rnwards. It did not reach the nlar vein. The skin on the light side was cratched, indicating In attempt to cut the throat on hat side. Watchers at the prisoner's side eiie his hands at every motion ho lakes, so that he cannot tear off he bandages. Saw Found Outside. Sheriff Starmer said he was leading last night when he sud denly had a premonition that hiH prisoner was dead. He hurried own from his house to the jail made the discovery. Brumfield's temperature was ligh throuehout the nieht and bnch of the time he was dellvi Sns, calling continually for his BlOther. whn ic dpait Ha priwrt nll( bat he had been shot, and said Plat be saw the flash and fell Irom his cot after the shot struck lira. The search of the cell last night disclosed, haneine outside it in a pry dark cranny, a new saw nnout a foot long, with a bundle (Pt thread fir riant nl flnea Tlio pw had not been used, although ft Is of a type to cut steel bars. aid that he might die and asked if vunea to see any one. i am not afraid to dlev wai only answer. Rfi Adtart - ... COid Backs tfV roriiwa his I'ure are chanmri cntitinniii. .i he einroKM r.u.i w m I - hum m uU IUCI dlC changed. Puty Sheriff "Tiny Bill" Kep ORDERED TO DELAY STRIKE m m mi Presidents of "Big Four" Railroad brotherhoods, who were ordered by the United States Railroad Labor Board today to delay the calling of the proposed railroad Btrike, set for October 30, pending a hearing on the situation by the board. Manuscript Record Of Old Battleship Oregon Given State EVIDENCE OF STATE TO STAND Motions of Defense to Strike Out Testimony Are Overruled by Court Twin Falls, Idaho, Oct. 21.- Motions by the defense to striked from the record various parts of the testimony of certain witnesses and the entire evidence of certain other witnesses were disposed of in rapid fire style by the court this morning in the case of the state against Lyda Meyer Southard charging first degree murder. Thirteen such motions were dis posed of without argument in ad dition to a general motion cover In the testimony of witnesses ! touching upon the case of each of the first three husbands and the brother-in-law of the defendant. Two motions were taken under ad visement and further - authority asked for in the case of one of them. It is understood that still fur ther motions will be introduced by the defense and that extended argument will be offered based upon one at least of these. Fol lowing the disposal of this phase of the case, the opening statement of the defense will be In order but it is not anticipated that this will come until tomorrow at the earliest. RAILROAD LABOR BOARD BACKED BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY, INTERVENES ORDER OF Lewis Hopkins Bogars, a New Vork lawyer, has presented to the state of Oregon, through Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, manu script consisting of between 80, 000 and 100,000 words and more than 100 photographs descriptive f the eventful five-year cruise of the U. S. S. battleship Oregon around the world, upon condition that the state publish the same in book form. Mr. Kozer has accepted the manuscript and photographic views on behalf of the state and advised the author that the pro posed publication by the state of such a book comes entirely within the province of the legislative as sembly since nothing of the char acter can be undertaken by any department or official upon its or his own initiative. Mr. Kozer will submit the proposal of Mr. Rogers for the consideration of the 1923 session of the legislature as to the advisability of providing an ap propriation for publishing the book. The material for the interesting narrative, together with the pho tqgraphs, was obtained by Mr. Rogers from one of Captain Clarke's orderlies on the Oregon, a man named Kemp, while visit ing in San Francisco at the time working in me i. jm. u. a. urive $6908 Now InY.M.C.A. Budget Fund Chicago, Oct. 21. The United States Rail road Labor Board today, backed by all the authority which the government can place at its disposal, called the railroads of the country and the five big unions to appear here next week, and solemnly warned the unions not to. strike until the board has heard tneir griev ances and rendered a decision. The board's action practically means there win Vio Tin QfrHVft Ar-tniier an unless the unions Resort to War Powers ghould choose to openly defy the government, by Government Dis- for it ig hardly probable that a decision will be HCU,A rendered by the board before that date. MAY USE ARMY IN STRIKE Delay Action Washington, Oct. 21. Use by the government of its war powers to avert the threat ened nation - wide railroad strike, while suggested in some quarters, will not be exercised, it was stated late today in high administra tion circles. The impression was given that the administration feels other avenues are open by which a settlement may be reached. Washington Oct. 21. Whether BOARD TO PREVAIL Strike Leaders Declare Order To Appear at Hearing Will Be While the transportation act gives the board 1 no power toj -J uJ enforce its decisions, it is understood mat tarn, wC w.. . ferences between President Harding, members of the board, THOMPSON DEFIANT. Attorney General Daugherty, Secretary r of JVar Week, and j j the Interstate Commerce Commission, placed all the depart , advised ments of government in accord as to what should De aone ii., suteg labor board-s declara. either side moved in open defiance of the labor board. Should the unions refuse to abide by the board's order, it Wr, nnintArl nut. the board would, under the law, issue a statement to the .public to that effect, and the president,,, B Thompsoiu general chair; nd his advisers could then proceed to take such action as they considered necessary. The text of the resolution follows : "WViorona it Vins pnms tn t.bfi knowledsre of the United tZTZ?'Z"t V?rZt: States Railroad Labor Board that a dispute exists between railway transportation in event of the carriers and the organizations of their employes : Whereas, information has come to this board that a con ference was held in Chicago on the fourteenth day of October, 1921, between certain of the executives of said carriers and the threatened nation-wide strike of railroad workers is under stood to have been under consider ation today by the administration. Senate leaders agreed finally to day to proceed with pending rail- roau legislation nesnue me siriKe. , i . j situation but believed that no ac. agreement was reached; and tion today that there would be no strike of trainmen un- less it was done in open de- nance of the government, B. 4c man or conductors of the In- 4c ternatlonal & Great North- ern railroad, declared "It won't make any difference; the order to strike has been 4c & Issued and we are preparing to strike. g Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 21. -W. O. Lee, president of the Brother- tion would come before October 30, the date set for the nation wide walk out. Senators said there was no that the executlveB ot organ prooa unity mat tiuu-s trine icgis With the 34 subscriptions re- its cruise around the world. the book. As orderly for Captain Clarke. Kemp read the signals be-''f as " ei tween the U. S. S. Brooklyn and, J08-5('- :WrL" ,h. famn,, The committee is now working chase after the one remaining bat-n larger individual subscriptions I event a railroad strik becomes tleship in the battle of Santiago, than heretofore, but realize that I effective the state government in Mr. Rogers assures Mr. Kozer that we ree ousaua ul lu, "I"""" the manuscript was reviewed by ' " Captain Clarke, who pronounced raise lation would be pressed until all negotiations to avert the strike had been concluded. Should a strike ensue, however, It was said that some sort of anti-strike bill probably would crop up. State To Take Hand Topeka, Kan., Oct. 21. In izations of railway employes had issued and sent out to the mem bers thereof orders or written au thority to strike, and that a strike vote had been taken on the lines of the carriers mentioned, and Strike Held Illegal. 'Whereas, the board's informa tion is to the effect that said certain executives of said organizations of their employes, hood of Railway Trainmen, had relative to the matters in dispute, at which conference no, received official notice of the l i.iiu v- in. wnen the dispatch was read to him Mr. Lee said: "While I am very busy here, I am perfectly willing to recognize any order from the board or any other proper authority that will tend to prevent the strike, even though it keeps me continually traveling out of Cleveland." "I have not received an order to appear before the railroad la- 'Whereas, Immediately follow ing said conference, it was an nounced through the public press Chemawa May Give Bearcats Hard Battle i nn nf th most truthful ac- vv. i. oiaiey counts of the cruise he had read, board of directors, in instructing The presentation to the state by the committee today, stated that Mr. Rogers of his manuscript and there would be no luncheon to photographs telling of the famous ' morrow but every one would work voyage of the Oregon was suggest- harder. ed to him whe he recently read, The names that were reported that the people of this state plan- today are: ned to preserve the famous battle-! James W. Crawford, ?5; W. D. the lines! wage reduction In decision number hardest to ;,within the state if It becomes, 147 0f this board; and, second, on .necessary, under the Kansas in- account of an unsettled dispute president of the dustrial court law, Governor H., both as to wages and working con J. Allen announced today. First, however, the railroad managers will be given an opportunity ,to operate the roads. Coach Ikthler's llearcats are ao ing to get their first opportunity bor boar(1 next Wednesday, but If to demonstrate their real worth 1 am ordered to do so I certainly tomorrow afternoon on Sweetland ' wlH be there," eald Warren 8. Stone, president of the Brother- strike is threatened on two;wa ImHang Jn prom,6e8 to hood of Locomotive Engineers, grounds: first, in opposition to the; be a narfl.fought flm, evenly "You may also say that the other Soad Promises Service matched game. chief executives of the brother- Por the first time this year.hooas wl" attend such a meeting Willamette will be playing with- ana w,l! 80 anywhere they are (ho lianriicon nf wpip-ht ap-nitia ordered to appear In connection ditions; lit. k i ,wiHn n ,wlth a settlement of the strike." Be it, therefore, resolved by " " United States railroad labor 0. ArrTwftT,ITY flATTSFTI b0"Pirat. insofar as said threat-' tense. All this week Bohler has j FAILURE OP CONFERENCE ened strike is in opposition to and been drilling his squad in an er- the ship. Ii i! watching beside him, tak- I, " -' mat Brumfield may not IMW SWav (V, h-j Mhineton Un No Channfi to Win Prom Aggies, Claim l"M that R I. u,ii,... IP 'tba coach at the Univrsl- Of WukliMaa j , ?5J at Willamette University, - w Mi i nr rm il. i'" mii'ii in cuu- 4 "oa w!,h the Washlngton-O. game at Corrallls tomorrow, w"n bt tnnnn nit i. o.i - , r r ' ' III OKiriU 1UI Ie minutes. the8 saw the Aggies In ac- inlnti .v. litnd has been working dally I aeauie Uri, win v. 1 to otter in the way of an ""Mr with .. too, . -muu mey cn IC nceed agalnat Ruther- huskies. Home Brew Apparatus Is Seized St. Louis, Oct. 21 Federal pro hibition agents yesterday seized large quantities of malt extract, hops, bottle cappers, crocks, si phons and other commodities which could be utilized in the manufacture of home brew in the store rooms of a local importing company. The seizure was made by Andrew McCampbell, general prohibition agent from Washing ton. No arrests were made. McCampbell said similar seiz ures would be made In several other cities. Members of the Importing com pany said the seizure was regard ed as a plan of the government to make a test case to determine whether dealers may sell hops and malt extracts and similar neces sities for home brewing. Mangis Brothers Sued for $1,013 $30: Bros., $10; Hartman Bros., izs; C. F. Hageman, $2; Jerome Han son, $7.50; R. G. Hoffman, $16; Helen Ingrey, $5; Ralph R. Jones, $10; R. D. Kennedy, $5; W. C. Kantner, $5; Jos. Lebold, $5; C. Lachele, $5; C. B. Miles, $20; S. W. Probert, $2; Hurl J. Pearson, Indianapolis, Oct. 21. A call $5; Dora Richter, $2; G. H. San .h immPrtiMt rpsnmntion of der. $16; S. Jacobs, $25; People's , M.-. , k Furnture Store, $10; wora uy rvaueas tuai uuucio, ri Lewis Orders Miners Back In Kansas Strike Houston, Texas, Oct. 21. "We a violation of decision number. lecuva u ui tL.n will run Clarke. $5: Percy Cupper, $5; J. ! tional and . . t-.- u r uni ! the necessary j. uvans, no, . iw, , .,, ---, . . ... horrf W W Emmons, $20; Graber ciareu j..u.u.. Cuea to apyear - -r- ami he ' Chicago, Oct. 21. Lack of any , rexas, w. 41. a violation oi aecision uti,- -- T 1 nrovisoin bv the unions for am. trains on the Interna-; 147 of thlg board. the above na.ed oo J he Sa urday game o P-lsol ?ZcJ& "I?1 ZlleiT.bOT tL:tor October 30 made It imposs.b.e sam carriers uc auu " ..- . , 1 itn .rrant (ha nlan nfforort h (ho I'acmc university ana tne uonege ; w - - unuea tatee rauroaa lanor Doara have been Idle since their deposed George Thomason, $5; Ruth Tlbbitts, $1 George A. White, $16; W. White. leader, Alexander Howat, was g. vyiggins, H. F. $5; Walter H. gent to jail under the Kansas in-jel, $16; T. W. Davies, $10; W. dustrial court law, was issued to day by President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America, in a letter sent to every union miner in Kansas. "Those who urged the Kansas mine workers to continue idle in violation of the joint agreement are but false leaders pointing the road to inevitable disaster," said Mr. Lewis' letter, who also re ferred to approaching wage ne gotiations affecting the entire coal C. Kantner, $5. Buster Brown Shoe Store, $10; W H. Burghardt, Jr., $25; B. L. Bteeves, $50; G. Ed Ross, $18; J. A. Mills, $2.50; H. V. Compton, $16; Joseph Schlndler, $2.50; Chas. B. Hodgkin, $1; Joe Mlnton $10; T. A. McBride, $10; Chas. Zehner, $5; Aaron Astill, $5; U. J. Lehman, $25; Doughton and Miller, $16; Fred Zuehlke, $5; John Schulond, $10; E. M. McKee $20; C. W. Knickerbocker, $16; W H. Darby, $16; F. L. Waters, tn- wi 5 a. Moore, sie ueo. h. gUliailUUB BUW-HUO -" " .- I " , . . industry of the United States as Alden, $5; Salem Laundry Co., the battle which is to come," $25; B. W. uaicner, i; t tt. van calling for unity among all 'Winkle, $5; H. H. Kloepplng,$5 ; miners. .R. A. Harris, $5; W. A. Marshal, Further, the letter asserted, it; $10; H. J. Bean, $10; John Mell, n e circuit r the international union wonld Mlrpah G. Blair, $2; -Lola B. $1,013.60 was fi'eda thr 'ipennit changed working condi-; Bellinger, $1; Loren K. White, court against. Mangis Brother P two mines, or that'w. M. Plimpton, $7 50; H. W. commission oroers, ny - ,.- .mithT'.rn I5t Salem Fuel Yards. $5: Kosfcnboder. -"-TT'.'T.TTTZ iZTm ,a. tin- it Brown, $5; AI H. Steiner, $5. officer of the International and for hearing as to the question Great Northern this morning, wh.ether or not they have violated commenting on the announce- or are violating decision number ment that the brotherhood of 147 and Railway Trainmen, embracing "Sivond. that Insofar as said the brakemen and switchmen of threatened strike is the result of,dope sheet, for the Chemawa ag the system would walk out at dispute between said carriers gregation has shown fully as noon Saturday. and their said organizations ofjmuch strength as Willamette In nf PiiE-fit Sound. The idea that the Bearcats are ! yesterday, It was said today in to have easy sledding against the"n'on circles. The board, It was Indians, prevalent in some quar-1 Presented three proposals to the ters, is without foundation in the presidents oi tne Dig tour Drotner- noous ana tne switenmen s un ion. They were: The compter stst that the with the Kansas Industrial court plaintiffs delivered S,80O sacks law. Ind jHlTsacks of Burbank, at Jack Ailgood of Da" "were vWt $1 SO a bushel. ors in Salem yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Schuneman will motor to Portland this even ins tor the week end. Metcaif Charged With Contempt of Court Order Charging that her former hus band has violated the order of the court decree giving her a divorce and granting her $25 a month for the support of her minor children, Eyelyn Metcaif filed an affidavit with the county court stating that she had received only one monthly payment since the decree was is sued last August, and sought on the grounds of desertion. Frieda E. Gailey was granted a divorce yesterday by Judge Percy Kelly from Waldermar P. Galley on the grounds of cruel and in human treatment. Mrs. Gailey charged that her husband ran up bills and referred to her as his "old woman," reassuring his cred itors that they would be paid, be cause Bhe was working. Pastors and Sunday school su perintendents of local churches will meet tonight at the city li hmn in discuss plans for the state Sunday school convention to be return from Chicago, where held November 15 in Salern CoiUinued on J employes concerning wages and previous games. There is not rules and working conditions, this enough difference between the 68 board hereby assume Jurisdiction to 9 drubbing administered to the of said dispute on the statutory Indians by O. A. C. and the troun ground that" it 'is likely substan- clng the Aggies banded Wlllam tially to interrupt commerce" andjette last Saturday to Indicate any said carriers and Baid organize-; thing. There was no apparent rea tlons of employes are hereby cited gn wj,y the Aggies could not have to appear before this board at Chi-' boosted their Willamette game cago, 111., for a hearing of said 'genre by three or four more touch dispute." (downs. The hearing on both of the fore- Tomorrow the Indian team will going matters is set for Wednes-avera(fe onIy 147 to 150 pnUnas in day, October 26, 1821, at 10 a. m..welght whtch wui give the Bear- "Be it further resolved, thatjcatg an adTantage f about 10 the secretary of the board notify jpnundg to the man Consequently each of said carriers and its said h(s chemawa arr,e likeIv to organisations of employes, both by aefensIvej wltb their hope for wire and mail of the date of said vlct , , ,n th, bllUy of hearing, and furnish each of them L, snlly haIfback, break with a copy of this resolution. I sensational train or "Re it further resolved that away ror a 8ensallonsl eam or both parties to said dispute are hereby directed to maintain the status quo on the properties of said carriers until said hearing and decision." The hearing will be open to the press and public and with more than 800 railroads and approxi mately thirty unions involved either directly or indirectly, prob ably will last several days. SITUATION UNCHANGED SATS LEADER OF TEAINMEN Cleveland, Oct. 21. Upon his the two. The tentative lineups announc ed by the coaches for the game are as follows: Chemawa Johnson L E., Nix L T., Shadura L. O., Williams C. Thomas R. G., Teratrovlch R. T.. LaPolnte R. K . Sampson, Q . Buc hert, R. H , Hanson F, Bettles L. H. Willamette Barnes or Hill L. C, Lawson L. T, Ramsey L ; Bain or White C, George R. G., Rarey R. T., Richards or Carey R. E., Caughlan Q, Zeller R. H , Soc olofsky, F, Patton or Dnnnette, L. H. 1 The railroads to make a re duction in freight rates corre sponding to the wage reduction of July 1, less such reductions as al ready have been made since that date. 2 The roads to refrain from asking the United States railroad labor board for a further wage reduction until the last cut has been translated Into rate reduc tions. 3 The unions to suspend or withdraw their strike f-der. The five union presidents were willing to accept the first two but declared they had made no ar rangements for suspending their strike, and any settlement must be made before October 30 or the walkout would automatically be come effective. Ex Service Man to Sue for Automobile Asking for an Injunction from the court so that he may retain possession of his automobile Arn old J. Wenger filed suit in the cir cuit court against L. T. George. Wenger alleges in his complaint that George obtained a Judgment against him for $500 while he was away during the war and he had no knowledge of it, and that if the injunction is not issued be will lose bis automobile.