Medford mail tribune., October 21, 1921, Page 1, Image 1

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MEDFORD
The Weather
Maximum yesterday 60
Minimum today .....32
1IBUNE
Predictions
Fair.
Dally Sixteenth Tear.
Weekly Flfty-Flrat Year.
DR. R.
U. S. GOV'T
THROAT IS
SLASHED BY
GOLD BRIDGE
Convicted Slayer of. Dennis
Russell Nearly Successful in
Attempt to Take Life
Sheriff's Premonition Leads
to Discovery Special Guard
Placed in Cell.
HOSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 21 Dr. R.
M. Brumfield, convicted slayer, who
tried to end hisMife last night by cut
ting his throat, was in a weakened
condition today but his recovery was
expected unless complications develop.
Sheriff Sam Starmer said this morning
lie believed the dentist had cut his
throat with a sharp piece of gold
bridgework he had taken . from. h(s
teeth. No other implement was found.
Dr. Brumfield has made no state
ment this morning being apparently in
a semi-conscious condition. Sheriff
Starmer said lie believed the prisoner
was conscions-aatl understoodwhat
was said to him, but that he refused to
answer1 questions. ; . J . '
The prisoner, who , was ';. convicted
Wednesday night of tiemurder of
Dennis Russell .was. to have been, sen
tenced tomorrow- morning.-' Sheriff
Starmer said he hoped this could be-done.-
-: ' " '' '; ' ' '
Carry Him to Court ,
"We can carry' him into' the court
on a cot if necessary," said the sheriff.
The attempt at suicido was discov
ered last night shortly before nine
o'clock, when officers saw a pool of
blood near the door of the cell. Dr.
Brumfield was found lying with his
feet on the floor and his head on the
bed. His throat had been slashed
about four inches on the left side, the
cut starting at the bone back of the
ear and extending downwards. It did
not reach the jugular vein. The skin
on the right side was scratched indi
cating an attempt to cut the throat on
that side.
Watchers at the prisoner's side,
seize his hands at every motion he
makes so that he cannot tear off the
bandages.
Steel Saw Is Found
Sheriff Starmer said he was reading
last night when he suddenly had a
premonition that his prisoner was
dead. He hurried down from his house
to the jail and made the discovery.
Brumfield's temperature was high
throughout the night and much of the
time he was delirious calling contin
ually for his mother who is dead. He
cried out that he had been shot, and
said that he saw the flash and fell
from his cot after the shot struck him.
The search of the cell last night
disclosed, hanging outside it in a very
dark cranny, a new saw about a foot
long, with a bundle of thread or dental
floss. The saw had not been used,
although it is of a type to cut steel
bars.
. This morning Dr. Brumfield was told
-I., !. mUkt Ain nJ n.lra1 If hp
wished to see anyone.
"1 am not afraid to die," was his
only answer.
He asked for water and milk. Cold
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IOWA CITY, 50 YEARS WITHOUT CHURCH,
DECIDES TD ESTABLISH SUNDAY SCHOOL
DAVENPORT, la., Oct. 21. Unusual
interest has been aroused in Walcott.
Iowa, twelve miles west of here, by the
establishment of a Sunday school, the
first In ttie history of that community
WalcottV religious sentiments have
been said to be unique. Although a
progressive business community with
fine homes, schools and banks, the
town has no churches. Since its found
ing, about fifty year ago. W alcott citi
zens are declared to have refuted to
support or tolerate a church.
Until a few years aeo. Walcott ha !
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BR
Wife Portland Porter
Beaten and Branded
By the Kit Klux Klan
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 21. Po-
lice today were Investigating a
report made by P. Reynolds,- a
negro porter at the Union station,
who said he returned home last
night to find his wife beaten over
the head and branded with the
letter "K" in blood on her left
cheek. On her bedchamber door
was a note signed "K.K.K" warn-
ing the couple to leave the neigh-
borhood. She was unable to de-
scribe her assailants other than
to say they were two wldte men.
FEDERAL JUDGE
Pasadena Court Holds Judge
- Page Morris Charged
. Woman Hit and No Aid
.
Given Bonds Reduced and
Trial Set
for Nov. 23.
PA S A DEN A 1., -Oct.- -2 1 .Fede
ral JudKe l-age ..Morris of-, Duluth,
Minn., iileadGtl:'not puftiy 'to a 'charge
of reckless driving. In the police court
here today and his trial was set for
November 23.
Judge Morris, who was arrested
yesterday, because, according to the
police, he had failed to stop and give
assistance to a woman struck by his
automobile or to report the alleged
accident, acted as his own attorney,
when his case was called today In the
police court.
He pleaded not guilty, waived trial
bu jury and acquiesced when the
court suggested November 23 as the
date for trial by the police magistrate.
His bonds of $1000, provided yester
day, were reduced to $500.
It is charged his automobile struck
Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes. She was
treated at the emergency hospital for
a bruise on the back. The injury, ac
cording to her physician, is slight.
Judge Morris said he did not know
his automobile had struck her and
that he was not trying to avoid giving
aid. or reporting the affair, when
motorcycle officers arrested him
seven blocks from the scene of the
alleged accident.
Judge Morris has been sitting in a
special case in Salt Lake City and ex
pects to return there Sunday.
SAYS TEXAS CHIEF
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 21. On
being advised of the United States la
bor board's declaration today that
there would be no strike of trainmen
unless it was done in open defiance
of the government, K. B. Thompson,
general chairman of the conductors of
the International and Great Northern
railroad, declared "it won't make any
difference: the order to strike has
been issued and we are preparing to
strike."
the distinction of being the wealthiest
town per capita in the United States.
A modern public auditorium recently
was erected there.
But the town does not want churches
and the majority of its citizens have
boycotted all church movements, ac
cording to a prominent citizen, who to
day made this explanation:
' We have always had peace, loyalty
and order in our town without
churches, and we don't want this spirit
disturbed."
The Sunday school starts with 2':
pupils.
ARRESTED FOR
AUTO ACCIDENT
MEDFORD,
UM
HELD
TAKES HAND
SSUES CALL
Kansas Miners Asked to Re
turn to Work By Lewis
False Leaders Flayed, and
Inevitable Ruin Sighted
Unity for Battle' Is Urged
Fight Industrial Law.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 21. A call
for the immediate resumption of work
by Kansas coal miners who have been
idle since their deposed lender, Alex
ander Howat, was senf to Jail under
the KansaR industrial court law, was
Issued today by President John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Workers of
America,, in a lottcr 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 which
also referred to approaching wage ne--gotiations
affecting the entire coal In
dustry of-the-Unlted States as "the
battle which is to come," calling for
unity among all miners.
Further, the letter nsserted, It was
"a deliberate falsehood" to say the
international union would, nermit
changed working conditions at the
two mines -or that the union was act
ing in sympathy with the Kansas in
dustrial court law.
The letter ndded that the interna
tional union would soon institute legnl
proceedings to challenge all the law's
provision which labor regards as un
constitutional. E
IN ROBES, OCT. 31
SALEM. Ore.. Oct. 21 : .Tiiotio
John L. Rand, new appointee to the
state supreme court to succeed the
late justtce Henry L. Benson, will sit
for the first time with the court when
It meets at Pendleton for tho semi
annual term of the supreme court
for eastern Oregon. The session will
convene October 31. Justice Bnnd
has been Instructed by Chief Justice
Burnett to meet with the court at
that time, and he will tiot appear In
Salem prior to that date.
LONDON, Oct. 21. (By the Asso
ciated Pre) The negotiations be
tween liritlsh officials and Irish lead
er,, today barely escaped being defi
nitely broken off and for a time it
seemed possible that the Sinn Fein
delegates would return to Dublin to
night, it was learned after today's ad
journment was taken.
The Irish delegates still were annre-
henslve this afternoon that the ses
sion scheduled for next Monday might
be the last.
JAP SHANTUNG NOTE
10
TOKIO. Oct. 21. (By the Asso
ciated Press) The foreign office to
day made public its recent note to
China in connection with Japan's pro
posal,, for "(Sired negotiation with
that nation over Shantung. The text
of C hina's reply dated October 5. was
appended. Commenting on this cor
respondence, a foreign office official
reiterated the view previously ex
pressed in Japanese government quar
ters that Japan could not comprehend
China's refusal to direct negotiations.
in view of the fact that Japan' for
mer note wa based upon informal
onveraTinn with representative of
china.
W
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
OK EC OX, ' FI IDA Y, OCTO
Leaders of the
Tha announcement in Chicago by
r jfv -v 18 y 'III
hood of Hallway Trainmen, that a strike would begin on October 30, fol
lowing the threat of a wage reduction, came as a distinct shock to official
Washington. The. Labor Committee is composed of Mr. Leo, Warren S.
Stone, president OMlie Locomotive Engineers; L.. E, Slieppard, president,
of the Order of Railway Conductors; W. , S. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood of LocomoUve Firemen and Engineers, and P. C. Cnshon,
president of the Switchmen's Union of America. .
BOY OF NINE TO
BE TRIED
DEATH PLAYMATE
TACOMA, Oct. 21. Prosecutor
Herman Allen of Lewis county an
nounced today that he would file
charges against Herbert Coleman, the
seven year old Randle boy charged
with shooting to death Lynn Peters,
his nine year old playmate. Mr. Al
len said he had not yet decided on
the charge, but that they would be
such as to put the Coleman boy in
the state training school for boys. -
Officers will leave Chehalls this af
ternoon Mr. Allen said, to apprehend
the boy who Is accused of killing his
play fellow by shooting him with a
shotgun following a quarrel. ' t
"This Is the strangest case I have
come in contact with," Mr. Allen said,
"and the problem of what to do with
the boy Is the hardest officers in this
county have ever had to solve. After
a full discussion of the case we have
decided the boy should be sent to the
training .school for a period. It !b
unthinkable that one so young should
be tried for murder."
U. OF 0. TEAM HOLDS
T PRACTICE
UKHK ELE V, Cal., Oct. 21. Light
HtKnal practice wa held hero today by
the L'nivc-rsity of Oregon football team
in preparation for it Pacific coant
conference game tomorrow with the
University of California. The Ore
gon ian arrived last night from Eu
gene. Arms Conference
Will Please Note
HICKSVILLK. X. Y., Oct. 21.
An armored, all metal monoplane,
carrying 30 machine guns, and de
signed for attacking Infantry, in
trenched or in the open, left here this
mornln with Brooic Hyde-Pierson as
pilot for Washinton to be Inspected
by army fend navy officials. The
plane is d' aimed to resist all weather
conditions, to carry three men and
has an automatic firing device which
ptovldes for the discharge of 3,000
rounds of (munition in fonr mlnun-s
BE R 21, 1921
Railway Workers
vee,
W. G. Leo, president of the Brother
E
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US.
MANILA, Oct. 21. Governor non
oral Leonard Wood announced today
that he had sent a cablegram to Sec
retary of War Weeks denying the
truth of the statements made by the
American Chamber of Commerce
here in Its campaign to prevent fur
ther investment of American capital
l'i the lBlands until their polltlc.nl sta
ins as a territory of the United Rta'.cs
is settled. The governor genitral's
message to the Becrotary of war Is as
follows:
"Protection as to safety of Invest
ments here Is excellent. Conditions
in the Islands are stable. I shall lake
all possible precaution to protect le
gitimate Interests In tho Philippines."
MANILA. Oct. 21. The United
States and Great Britain would be
found standing together If any trou
ble developed In the Far Kast, Vis
count Northcllffe, Iondon publisher,
vtho arrived here today from Austra
lia, told the Rotary club at a lunch
eon at which he was the club's guest.
Tho English speaking people of the
world and those whom they assist
should stand Bhoulder to shoulder as
they did In the world war. Viscount
N'orthcliffe declared.
The Kngllsh publisher, who Is the
guest of Governor" General Leonard
Wood during his two day visit hero,
praised the United States for what
had been accomplished In the Philip
pines. "I take off my hat to America for
what she has done here," he said.
RUSSIA DECIDES TO
! MOSCOW, Oct. 20. (By Associated
Press.) The superior economic coun
cil haB decided to permit tho manufac
ture of alcoholic beverages In soviet
Russia, partly for export, with a gov
ernment monopoly. It was announced
last night. Kstablishmenls for the
purpose. It is stated, will soon be of-
!fered for lease to private concerns.
Vodka and other liquors have not
I been manufactured in Russia for five
i year and such beverages, except for
Georgian wines, are unobtainable
I' throughout Russia. Even alcohol for
medical purpose Is scarce,
IN
SU
RAIL STRIKE
State Highway Work
To Be Rushed to Aid
Unemployment Crisis
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 21. If ad-
dithftinl fedoral appropriations
for highway work In the states
are nindo available by congress
Immediately, Oregon will bo able
to expedite road work, to en-
hnuce the federal ndmlnlslration's
unemployment program, to tho
full extent of tho money allotted
to this state plus an equal uniount
of slnto funds under tho dollar-
for-dollnr matching arrangement,
says n reply of tho stato highway
dopartmcnt, on bohalf of Cover-
nor Olcott to a message from
Secrotary of Commerce Hoover,
asking what Oregon could do to
v furnish employment In road con-
struction.
iS
UNITED STAJES
Paris Officials Declare 100
Young , Communist Hav
Been Smuggled Into Ameri
ca to Cause Trouble if Sacco
and Vanzetti Are Executed. "
PARIS, Oct. 21. (By Associated
Press.) French police officials assort
ed today that more than 100 members
of the young communlHt organization
in Kurope had slipped through the
Immigration lines and reached the
United States within the last two
months for tho purpose of "causing
trouble" If tho two Italians, Sncco and
Vanzetti were executed for the murder
of which they were convicted In
Massachusetts last summer.
Many of these men, the offlclalB said
had been refused passports at tlie
American passport bureau In Paris,
but later wore able to get to America
by other means. Tho police are work
ing on tho theory that some of these
communists who fulled to got through
tho linos were responsible for the
bomb sent to Ambassador Herrlck,
which blew up In his home Wednes
day. This theory is the result of a
threat made by a young communist,
who said he was an Italian at the
American passort offices here Mon
day, when the officials told him they
could not give him a viso for America
until he conformed with the regula
tions. The applicant, who gave his
age as 22 years became angry when
refused, exclaiming "somebody will
get killed for this." A guard was Im
mediately placed at tho entrance to
the office. This man, the police think,
may bo one of the group responsible
for the bomb sent to the ambassador
and the threats made against Amer
ican officials In France.
Ambassador Herrlck, when he re
turned to his office this morning found
sixty-eight additional letters of protest
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LISBON", Oct 21. Antonio Cranio,
premier and minister of tho Interior,
and Jose Carlos Mala, former minister
of marine and colonies were assassin
ated during the military outbreak
against the government Wednesday
which resulted in the setting up of a
new administration. Newspapers print
an official note from the Junta direct
ing the national movement which
placed the new government In power,
vehemently protesting against the as
saslnatlon of these two public officials
and other devoted republicans. The
note adds that those guilty should be
delivered to Justice.
IlNDON, Oct, 21. Tho admiralty
001 THROWING
EXPECTED
NO. .182
;
On Failure of Labor Board to
Settle R. R. Strike, Harding
Administration Takes Hand
Unions Solemnly Warned
Not to Strike Until Labor
Board Renders Decision.
WASHINGTON", Oct. 21.
Whether to resort to tho vor
IMnvers of the federal government
to iiuUnlulii railway trnnsiMirtu
tlou in event of the threatened
natlon-wldo Hlrfko of rnllwny
workers is ' understood to have
been under consideration hero to
day by tho administration.
,' CHICAGO, Oct. 21. (By the
' Associated PrcHa) Tho United
KUito railroad labor board to
day, backed by all tho authority
which tlie government can place
at Its dlHpoHUl, culled the rail
rouds of tho country and. the live
, big unions -.to appear here" ne
week, and solemnly warned Uig.
unions not to strike until tho.
board had heard their grievances
mid rendered u decision. , ,
The hoard's action practically,
e moans there will ' bo no' strike
(ctibcr ilO ' unless tho unions''
should chooso to openly, defy tlio-i
government, for It Is hardly prob- i,
uhle that ft decision will to ren
dered by tho board before Unit
'data.
W. fJ, Ixjo Will Obey.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21. (By the
Associated PreBs) W. O. Lee, presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen had not received official
notice of tho above action at 1:30 p.
m. When tho dispatch was read to
him Mr. Leo said:
"While I nm very busy here I am
perfectly willing to recognise any
ordor from the hoard or any other
proper authority that will tend to pre
vent tho strike, oven though It keeps
me continually traveling ott - of
Cleveland."
"I have not received an order to
appear before the railroad labor board
next Wednesday and if I nm ordered
to do so I certainly will be there." said
Warren 8. Hlone, president of the
Brotherhood of Icomot!vft Engi
neers. "You may also say that the
other chief executives of the railroad
transportation brotherhoods will at
tend such n meeting and will go any
where they are ordered to appear In .
connection with a settlement of the
strike."
Order .Meeting Octoljcr 2.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Tho United Htates
railroad board at 1:15 this afternoon
pasm-d a resolution citing the big four
brotherhood, tho switchmen's union
and all railroads named In the wage
reduction order of July 1, to appear
before the board next Wednesday
morning, October 2(i, at 10 a. m.
They are cited to appear so that
tho board may determine whether or
not they have been or are violating
tho wage reduction order.
Tho board also said that Insofar as
the threatened strike Is the result of
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It was announced today. Is sending the
warship Calypso from the Mediterran
ean to LlBbon In consequence of the
representations of British firms and
British residents of the Portuguese
capital. They express apprehension
over the result of the recent political
developments there.
News received In official quarters
reports quiet prevailing In Lisbon to
day. Iyooting, however, had occurred
on a large scale previously, causing
the British Interests to reqnest the
presence or a warship.
The new foreign minister at Lisbon
declared that the government had ade
quate forces to maintain order.
The streets ot Lisbon were well po
liced today by the republican guards,
WAR POWER
USED IF MEN
WALK OUT