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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, lm
NO. 17!)
DEFEi
NEWEST BATHING COSTUME
MAY GALL
N
Cbbi Esa
Vocational Schools
Destroying Souls
Of Ex-Service Men
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WASHINGTON, Oct. IS.
BRUMFIELD
NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF
THE G. A. R.
LIE PASSED
JFVK
E. IS
M.D.'SViEW
Dr. B. F. (Scaiefe of Eugene,
.Oregon, Alienist; Tells Jury
Roseburg Dentist Not Re
sponsible for Actions Night
of July 13 Foolish At
tempts at Flight Cited. -
ROSEBURG, Ooe., Oct. 18 The de
fense rested in the Bruintleld caBe
shortly before ijoon today, after Dr.
B. F. Scalefe, Eugene, Ore., alienist,
; had testified that Dr. R. M. Brumfield,
charged with the murder of Dennis
Russell, is still insane and is homicid
ally dangerous. ,
. The case may go to the jury Thurs
day night or Friday morning, said
attorneys.
; ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 18. The In
sanity defense continued the theme
when the trial of Dr. R. M. Brumfield
for the alleged murder of Dennis Rus
sell was resumed this morning.
testified that he believed Dr. Brum
field was insane on the day of the
alleged murder, July 13. He based
this conclusion on examinations of the
prisoner at the Roseburg jail Septem
ber 25 and October 2, upon' observa
tions of the defendant on the stand,
and his family-history r and. "foolish
attempts at flight and' concealment,"
' . ' , Depressed by Pain ' -
His depression, he said, came from
pain, failure to remember and his
habit of pacing the floor, all indicated
this, said Dr. Scalefe. "I concluded
that I had a very nervous patient,
" With some mental derangement. He
could remember a few things and then
his mind seemed a perfect blank back
to the time he graduated from Univer
sity of Indiana 1n 1907. ,
On October 2, Dr. Scalefo testified,
he made a second investigation of the
prisoner he found him calmer and in
better general health.
"Both of these times! doctor, when
you visited the- defendant," queried
A. N. Orcittt of counsel for the defense
"what did you say as to his mental
condition; was he sane or insane?"
"He was insane."
"Will you state, basing your answer
on the testimony yon have heard upon
the witness stand," Orcutt went on,
after the physician had given the addi
tional testimony that he had been
present throughout the trial and heard
the statements of Bnimflcld's wife and
brothers, "your opinion-as to the con
dition of the defendant on July '13,
1921, as to whether he waa sane or
insane?" .
"Insane." ' '
Inherited Insanity
"Wilf you state whether at 7 o'clock
and onward on the evening of July 13,
was the defendant able to know right
from1 wrong or to realize the conse
qtiences of his acts?"
"I do not think So." '
"On what do you base your opinion
that this defendant was insane on July
13?" . -
"By taking all the evidence of my
(Continued on Page Eight) .
LLOYD GEORGE
BRITISH
LONDON, Oct. 18. (By Associated
Press.) Mr. Lloyd George, the prime
minister, Btated in the house of com
mons upon the re-assembling of that
body today that he hoped to go to the
Washington conference on the limita
tion of armaments and Far Eastern
problems as soon as the parliamentary
and general situation rendered It pos
sible. The o'.her members of the British
1 empire delegation, the premier said,
would be A. J. Balfour and Lord Lee of
SFareham, first lord of the admiralty.
Sir Auckland Geddes, the British am
bassador at Washington, would act as
!a delegate. Mr. Lloyd George added, in
lthe absence of the premleT or any
other delegate.
The dominions, said the premier.
will be represented as follows:
Looks like the Garden of Eden.
Leave it to Hollywood, California to
create something new. Now comes
Maryon Aye with a new "Rags" bath
ing suit. Maryon is a former "Follies'
girl and served her initial film days
under Mack Senpett's silent drama
canopy. To date we ,have not heard
whether Miss Aye attempted to swim
in her new creation or not.
PEACE TREATY
Ranking Democrat in Senate
Explains Action Opposed By
His Party People Decided
Against Democrats Re
fuses to Oppose Harding.
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Rc-
cHtabliHhnicnt of peace with Ocrmuny
as neat'BSfiry to Amerieun ami world
rehabilitation was the fundamental
reason Klven in the senate today by
Senator Hituhock of Nebraska rank
ing demoerataic member and 'former
chairman of the foreign relations
committee. for favoring ratification
of the peace treaty with Germany.
"The .question before" Us' now," said
Senator Hitchocck, "is not a choice
between the Versailles treaty and the
pending treaty, but between the pond
ing treaty and a protracted uncer
tainty without any treaty."
Declaring that the American electo
rate Jjhad commisisoned" foreign af
fairs to President Harding, Senator
Hitchcock, continued:
"I cannot bring myself to vote
against the ratification of this treaty
when I know that thes only alterna
tive will i)o to prevent a peace set
tlement with Germany and will leave
everything in a statd of nncertainty.
ThiB existing state of uncertainty 1h
disastrous and I for one shall not vote
to prolong it. One of the necessary
steps to end it is a peaco'"settloment
with Germany nnd the resumption of
(Continued on (in Eight!
E UP
10 ARMS PARLEY
Canada Sir Robert L. Borden..
Australia George Foster Pcarce.
New Zealand Sir John Sahnond.
India Zrlnavasa ZaArl.
South Africa By representatives of
the British government.
The senior British naval expert, the
premier announced, would be Admiral
Earl Beatty, commander of the grand
fleet, who would be succeeded in due
course by Admiral Chadwifck.
Lord Cavan, in charge of British
army operations in Italy in the last
year of the war, would be the princi
pal military expert, and Air Marshal
l.Higglns would be the aviation expert.
the premier stated, while the secretary
of the delegation would be fiir Maurice
Hnnkey, secretary of the cabinet since
1919.
SEN. HITCHCOCK
WILL SUPPORT
OUT ARMY
ON COASI
Both National Guard and Reg
ular Army Ready for Rail
road Strike Make Survey
of District in Preparation for
Action Hope of Settlement
Gains Ground.
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. IS. The
executive officers of the ninth army
corps area including approximately
S.000 troops In the 6tates of Wash
ington, Montana, Idaho, California,
Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Wyom
ing, aro ''thinking hard" over the
part the army shall play in the gen
eral railroad strike, if it occurs, but
no special plans are being made or
discussed offlcialy, Major General
William M. Wright, commanding the
area, said hero today.
"The army is the last resort," Gen
eral Wright said. "The situation will
first have to be handled by the local
authorities. If they aro unable to
cope with it, the National. G'uard will
be called upon to act. It the situa
tion gets away from the National
Guard then the president may see fit
to call on tire army.
- "We are making no Bpeclal prepa
rations because we are always pre
pared.'1 Edward McGrath, superintendent
of the railway mail service here, an
nounced today that , a preliminary
survey of his district 18 being made
In order to determine what shall be
done in the event of a strike. . The
district includes California, Nevada,
t)regon and Utah.
"Our plans are. merely tentative, so
they cannot be announced at this
time,"- McGrath said. "Bue we are
aking every effort to cope with
and situation that may arise."
Pcnco Meeting On Thursday
CLEVELAND, Oct. 18. (.By the
Associated Press.) A scheduled
meeting. here today of the "big five '
transportation brotherhoods wad can
celled this morning when the five ex
ecutives were requested by the rail
road labor board to meet with the
board in. Chicago Thursday morn
ing, Warren S. Stone, president of the
Brothorhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, announced. '
CHICAGO, Oct. 18. (By the As
sociated Press.) Telegrams sum
moning tho chiefs of the big four
brotherhoods and the' switchmen's
union to a conference with the United
Slates Railroad Labor board in an
endeavor to forestall an actual walk
out on the nation'B railroads were dis
patched to the labor chiefs today.
The conference was called for 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon, October
20 at the labor board headquarters
here.
All of the members of the board
are in the city except the three pub
lic members, who have been in con
ference with President Harding and
the inter-stato commerce commission
at Washington. The latter will reach
Chicago late today.
No outline of what the confer
ence will discuss could bo obtained
but It was said that new proposals
would be presented to the labor men
in an effort to prevent an actual ces
sation of work or the roads.
'Davis Called Back " ,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. The first
move of the day bearing on the strike
situation was a conference at the
White House between the president
and Secrotary Davis, who was sum
moned to Washington from a trip
through the middle'west within a few
hours after announcement was made
in Chicago that a strike call had been
Issued.
Attorney General Daugherty, on
entering the cabinet meeting today,
said:
"I think It improper for the depart
ment of justice to discuss any phsac
of the railroad strike situation at this
time. If shy action is required by
the department, of course there will
be action, but in all probability there
will be no statement from the de
partment concerning the strike situa
tion until there are further develop
ments.
Tjee Issues Statement
President Lee of the trainmen Is
(Continued on Pago Eight)
Bluntly charging "exploitation"
and resultant destruction of
the minds, bodies and souls," of
former service men placed in
some schools for vocational
training. Director Forbes of the
veterans' bureau announced to-
day the calcellation of more
than a score of contracts with
4 schools In various parts of the
country.
Director Forbes, addressing
district managers,, said con
: tracts with the schools in ques
lion showed business laxity and
whilo not primarily wrong were
"almighty careless."
. The list of'schools with which
contracts had been cancelled
and the reasons therefor he
gave, included:
The McDovltt Project,' Tarn
's arack ranch, and the 10 i ranch
all in the Imperial valley, Cal.
exploitation.
Worst Yet to Come Declares
Governor Kendall in Opening
Middle Western Conference
of State Executives Dis
aster Must Be- Averted. ;
DES MOINES, la., Oct. 18. Gover
nor Ni E. Kendall, In opening tho con
ference of middlewestern governors,
called for the .purpose of discussing
freight rates, the unemployment situa
tion, interest charges, and the coBt of
construction materials,,, delivered . J.he
following address today:
"I have assumed the province of in
viting this conference of mld:western
executives because I believe the finan
cial, economic and industrial condi
tions of the country demand tho most
serious attention from, all those in
authority.
"In all the states represented here,
agriculture Is the paramount industry
nnd ti)on its' prosperity depends the
well being of the entire population.
True, we mine some and manufacture
aomo, but fundamentally our reliance
is upon the generous response of the
soil to the energies of those who culti
vate it. It is of primary importance,
therefore, that those engaged in that
pursuit shall rcalizo fair returns upon
the investment of capital and labor
which they apply to it. ,
Farmers Bankrupt
"It is common knowledge among all
men that during the years 1920 and
1921 the farmers of the Mississippi
valley hare prosecuted their enter
prise at a substantial loss and the con
sentience has been that everywhere in
the grain belt agrlcultufb Is prostrate,
manufacturing is paralyzed, business
is stagnant and idleness general.
"The seriousness of tho situation
cannot be overstated. I may bo assail
ed as pessimlBtlc but in. my judgment
we have not sounded the ultimate
depths of our depression. On the con
trary we 'are approaching a crisis,
which unless averted, will be unprece
dented In our history for the loss and
suffering It will entail.
"I have believed that this conference
by the sober consideration of condi
tions as they exist throughout the
country, by the mutual interchange of
opinion concerning remedies to be in
voked, by the candid examination of
questions which vitally affect the gen
eral welfare, might be able to contrib
ute somewhat to the speedy solution
of the perplexing problems which con
front us."
Consider R. R. Strike
DES MOINES, la., Oct. 18. The im
pending railroad strike, unemployment
and freight rates were expected to be
principal subjects of consideration at
the conference of middle-western gov
ernors scheduled to convene hero to
day at the call of Governor N. E. Ken
dall of Iowa.
No definite program had been map
ped out in advance. The strike had
not loomed so threateningly when the
call for the. meeting was issued, but
freight rates and unemployment were
considered the main causes for neces-
slty of co-opprntinn among tho gover
nors.
DUAL PICTURE
IS DRAWN BY
I0WAG0VERN0R
10
S0V1ETISM
President Mining Institute De
clares Doctrine of Minimum
Wage Regardless of Laborer
Producing Value of Wage
Means Nationalization of In
dustry in United States.
CHICAGO, Oct. 18. Stabilization
of the mining industry waits on re
duction of labor costs, Edwin Lud
low of St. Louis, president of the
American institute of Mining and
Metallurgy association, told the
American mining congress hero today.
"Wo aro faced with tho fact that
tho raw matm-lal produced by tho
farmer and tho metnl miner is being
sold at cost or less," Mr. Ludlow said,
"while on the olbor hand, tho manu
factured artU-lo has not coma down In
proportion, duo to high wages hat are
protected in evory Industry, espec
ially in coal mines and tho railroads.
"Hoductlon in wages would reduce
tho cost of living and unless these
wngos aro brought down, tho cost of
living cannot bo returned to -tho pre
war basis. Wo cunnot hope for the
stabilization of our industry until this
has been accomplished.
"Tho most dangerous doctrine ihat
wo are culled on to face," continued
Mr. Ludlow "is that of a. minimum
wago based on nn assumed standard
of living, which must bo protected
whether tho laborer produces the
value of his wago or not.
--"Tho acceptuueo uf this theory 'can
lead only to sovletism. . If tho laborer
Is protected moro than tho vuluo of
his product tho corporation soon be
comos bankrupt unless tho difference
is nindo up, and tho only unlimited
pocketbook lu tho United Stales treas
ury.
"In that lies tho kernel of tho de
mands for nationalization advanced'
by tho coal miners and railroad em
ployes." Coal operators held a national con
ference this afternoon while other
members of tho congress participated
In group meetings.
FED
HER DYING
T
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 18. Jlut
termllk, hamburger 5n:ii!vicr!M and
"toddy" which Lrdin .Meyer Southard,
on trial lor the murder o! her foirth
husband, Edward F. More', cave to
William Gordon McHaffle, her second
husband, at intervals during hlo final
Illness, invariably made blm .vorse,
Mrs. John Moore, the dead man's uls
ter, testified at yesterday's court ses
sion. Ills symptoms were all augment
ed by his wife's ministrations, tho wit
ness said. 1
McIIaffie's temperature- during the
two or three days prior to his death
ran ak high as 105 degres.
During a visit on tho day before tho
patient's death Dr. Russell testiflod ho
gave directions providing for hot
packs and that the patient be kept
warm and well covered.
"Describe tho condition In which
you found tho patient on tho occasion
of your second visit," said Prosecutor
Frank Stcphan, In his examination of
Dr. Russell.
"I found him lying in bed, his chest
ex-xiscd, feet uncovered, and in a dy
ing condition," replied tho witness.
"What did you do on that occasion?"
"Nothing. There was nothing I could
do. Tho man was dying."
Mrs. Mcllafflo did not think her
husband waa going to live long. She
felt it In her bones and besides tho for
tune teller hnd tonl her that she would
have a third husband and ho was
going to be wealthy. This was a part
of the testimony of Mrs. J. E. McMIl
Ian of Hardin, Mont., In the trial of
Ar. Southard.
That her husband, McHaffie, had
slapped her and if Ae did it again she
would take a gun and shoot his head
off, was another statement credited to
the defendant by the -witness.
"They were happy at first but Mc
Haffie got so he could nut seem to
smile any more," said the witness.
I
HUSBAND
AND
HAMBURGER
TeWlff S. PiIcftX!.";A7S.
Lewis Stephen Pileher, department
commander of the Rtate of New York.
G. A. R., who was. elected commander'
in-chlot of tho Grand Army of tho Re
public at tho Fifty-rirth National En
coinpment, at Indianapolis, 1ml. ' Mr
Pileher is a residont of Brooklyn, N. Y
DEPLORES ANT
JAP LEGISLATION
Former British Ambassador to
United States Comments
Upon California Propoganda
Praises Harding, But Fear
People Will Be Disappointed.
LONDON, Oct. 18. Americans aro
npprohonslvo of Jupaneso aggression,
says VlHcount .lames Bryco, former
British ambassador ut Washington,
In nn artlclo printed lu toduy's Lon
don Times, in which ho rovlows tho
popular attitude of America toward
tho conference on tho limitation of
rmamsnts, as bo observed It during
his recent visit to tho United Statu.
He declares Americans hold the opin
ion that tho Anglo-Jupuncso treaty
encourages Japan to taka an aggres
sive nttltude.
Viscdunt Bryco deprecates tho fear
of tho Japanese, and says, among
other things that tho Japanese In
California aro not numerous enough
to bo a danger, although thoy aro
clunnish nnd progressive.
'C'alifornians," he goes on, "have
tho same sort of dlsliko for thom,
which the rougher part of tho wago
earning class everywhoro has for
strangers who, while competing for
work, are dissimilar in habits and as
pects.' Tho Inflation against tho Jap-
( Continued on page eight)
LOSE ELEG1I0N,
BERLIN, Oct. 17. Dr. Joseph Wlrth
German chancellor, wbb believed hore
today to bo prepared to submit the
resignation of his ministry to Presi
dent Ebort. Official announcement of
tno decision of tho council of the
Leaguo of Nations relative to tho par
tition of Upper Bllcsiu was expected
momentarily.
Political conditions In Germany
would seem to indicate a growing op
position to the continuance in power
of tho radical political parties. The
socialist and communist parties which
for a year have hold control of the city
council, were defeated in tho Berllu
VISCOUN
BRYCE
IN CONGRESS
OVER STRIKE
House Thrown in Uproar When
Burke, Republican, Calls
Blanton, Democrat 'Damned
Liar' Outbreak Follows the
Speech By Latter Attacking
Railroad Brotherhoods.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Tho
houso was thrown into an uproar to-
duy during heated debato on tho rail
road situation when Roprosontativo
Burko, republican, Pennsylvania, a
former railroad man, callod Repre
sentative Blanton, democrat, Texas,
who had Just concluded a bitter at
tack on tho railroad brothorhoods "a
damnod liar."
Mr. Burko charged that Mr. Blan
ton during his remarks had mado
false statements. Tho Texas member
leaped to his feet nnd donying ho
stated a fulsohood shouted, "you'ro a
liar."
This brought the retort:
"You're a damned liar," from Mr,
Burko. . .
The two representatives . moved
tpwnrd each other as members ruBhcd
up to restrain thom. During tho con
fusion Mr. Burko shouted at Mr,
Blanton: "You'ro a dirty dog." ' .
Both representatives later askod to
have- their remarks expunged from
tho records and order was restored.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Tho ac
tion of tho railroad lubdv board vlu.
summoning railroad union chiefs ta
Chicago for conference was described
In high official circles today an a first
stop to determine whether the rail- .
way labor board Is to bo regarded as
an- efficient government agency or a
failure
Advertise fof Help.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct.- 18.
Advertisements ordered by th6 Erie
railroad to bo published Thursday,
were bolng sot up In newspaper of
fices bore today, saying that applica
tions for places ns ongineora, flremon,
conductors, brakomon and yardmon
will bo considered on October 30.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct.' 18. -Dele
gates to tho national convention of tho
American Legion to "be hold in Kan
sas City, Mo., October 31, November
1 and 2 will go to tho convention city
beforo the general railroad strike 1b
Hchodliled to go into effect and "will
abido by the fortunos of war when It
comes to gottlng back," according to
a Btatcmcnt Issued ut headquarters of
tho legion hero today. It was not In
dicated In tho Btntomont whether the
logion contemplated providing trans
portation of delegates.
Tho post adjutant from Utah wroto
that tho delegation from that post -would
be at the convention If it was
necossury to hike the djstanoj.
Washington,-Ont. ll.fThe Impres
sion was given in administration
quarters today that a freight rato re
duction was under consideration.
Thoro was no statement to lndlcnto
how soon a decision on the question
might bo reached, but hlgh; admlnlB
thatlon offlclnls vouchsafed tho infor
mation that an announcement con
cerning tho rato roadjustmont might
como within a few days. .
Body Salem Hero Arrives.
pniiTr.ATsm nrn Opt. 1 K.- The
body of Prlvnto Aubrey Jones of Ra-
lom, killed In action October 1, l'Jis.
Is duo to arrive hero Thursday with
24 bodies of servlco .men who died
overseas. '
TO
BOURSE IN IR10IL
municipal cloctlons Sunday. The bur
geoislo parties elected 11 candidates
while only 106 radicals wera success
ful, thoro being three districts in
which the result is still In doubt.
Extraordinary scenos followed the
re-opening of tho bourso yesterday.
Foreign exchnnge rates soared to new
heights, offerings bolng so scarce and
the demand so overwhelming that buy.
era were allotted only a portion of tha '
lots they desired.
In the Block market prices of indus
trials and other stocks Jumped 100,
200 and in some Instances E0O per cent
closing around top figures. 1 American
dollars reached 195 and closed at 190,