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THE NENANA NEWS
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VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1921
NUMBER 78
• YANKEES TAKE FIRST GAME OF SERIES
MINERS’ CONVENTION URGES NEW LABOR PARTY
DR. BRUMFIELD GOES TO TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGE
BRUMFIELD TRIAL STARTS;
EFFORT TO POSTPONE FAILS
ROSEBURG. Ore., Oct. 6—The
trial of Dr. Brumheld, dentist, on
the cnarge of killing Dennis Russell,
laborer, began here yesterday, after
fhe court had overruled a motion
for postponement to October 24.
The motion, accompanied by affi
davits stating that the Canadian
• medical officer who had exemined
Brumfield for sanity, could not ap
pear at this time, was presented as
soon as court opened and was dis
posed of after brief argument, fol
lowing which the hearing was order
ed to proceed.
Dr. R. M. Brumfield, a dentist,
was arrested on a ranch near Cal
gary, Alberta. July 12, less than a
month after the" headless body of
Dennis Russell was found under
r the wrecked and burned automobile
of Dr. Brumfield near Roseburg.
The search for Dr. Brumfield was
begun with the discovery of circum
stantial evidence indicating that the
body found was that of Russell and
not Brumfield, although clothing to
the dentist was found in the -wreck
age and Brumfield’s signet ring was
on a finger of the victim.
Mrs. Brumfield identified the body
as that of her husband, and friends
of the dentist asserted their opinion
that he had been the victim of an
l automobile accident. County authori
ties, however, issued a warrant
against Brumfield charging murder
of Russell, who was a laborer living
alone in a cabin not far from Rose
burg.
Two shots were heard near Rus
sell’s place the night of June 13
and witnesses told of having seen
Brumfield’s automobile speeding on
the roads in the neighborhood, one
Roseburg man saying he had seen
the dentist put a limp form in the
f car and drive away.
The burning automobile was found
not long afterward at the foot of
a cliff. The body was partly burned
and the head had disappeared. The
belief was expressed by officers
that the head had been blown off
by dynamite. Bits of scalp were
found.
The Verdict of the coroner's jury
found the body to have been Rus
sell’s and county authorities sent
I broadcast circulars with a photo
graph and description of the missing
dentist. When arrested, Brumfield
was working as a farm hand under
the name of Norman Whitney.
Investigators reported Dr. Brum
field was indebted to the sum of
about $20,000. They also reported
he carried insurance aggregating
$27,000, of which $16,000 was life
^ insurance, $10,000 accident and $1,
000 automobile.
When arrested Brumfield admitted
his identity, according to reports re
ceived from Calgary, but later in
sisted he was Russell. While enroute
from CCanada to Roseburg he said
he had been suffering from lapse of
memory and could remember nothing
•y that had happened since a few days
before the tragedy.
HOAX STAMPEDES POLICE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6--Officials
nive branded a-- a hoax t*e story
of tw o joeal boys to ;he effect that
they saw Gardner yesterday. When
^he boys reported their “discovery"
to the police, scores of special offi
cers were detailed to comb the
country, but later a man appeared
at police headquarters and informed
the officer in charged that he had
told the boys he was Gardneras a
joke.
JAP CABINET WILL NOT OBJECT
TOKYO, Oct. 6—The Japanese
newspaper Ahi Shimbun is authority
for the statement that the Japanese
cabinet has decided in principle to
accept the American suggestions
concerning matters for discussion at
b the disarmament and Far Eastern
conferences.
FAVORITES GO DOWN BEFORE
CURVES OF YANKEE TWIRLER
DOVER NOT REPRESENTATIVE
OF HARDING IN THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 6—
Questioned yesterday regarding the
report from Mexico City to he ef
fect that Elmer Dover, of Tacoma,
had arrived there as the personal
representative of President Harding
in negotiations with the Mexican
government, Secretary Christensen
replied that “President Harding has
no personal representatives any
where.”
Officials of the state department
declined to discuss the Dover re
port. and thus far it has been im
possible to ascertain where the Ta
coma man obtained his authirity to
assume the role of Col. House, the
silent power behind the Wilson ad
ministration.
WOMEN TAKE HAND IN ROW;
TRY TO GET MEN TO QUIT
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 6—A new
element entered inte the oil field
strike yesterday when more than
100 wives, daughters and mothers
of the striking oil -workers marched
into the Kern River field for the
purpose of interviewing the men
who did net go out with the strikers.
HARDING SEES MANEUVERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 6—
President Harding spent Saturday at
Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he
witnessed the fall maneuvers of the
marine corps. He spent Saturday
night in a “tent White House” on
the battlefields of the Wilderness
campaign, of Civil War fame.
SPANISH DEFEAT MOORS
LONDON, Oct. 6—The Spanish
forces operating against the Moors
ere reported to have scored a big
victory at Tissza, in one of the
fiercest engagements since the be
ginning of trouble in Morocco. The
Spanish put 15,000 soldiers into line
and suffered heavy losses, but the
Moors were badly defeated.
PRESIDENT PASSES BUCK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6—
The plea of Roy Gardner for clem
ency, which was forwarded to Presi
dent Harding by the San Francisco
Bulletin, has been turned over to
Attoney General Daugherty by the
President.
MCOY IS CHAIRMAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6—
Charles H. McCoy, of Kentucky,
has been selected as chairman of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for the year term.
FAMILIES GETTING SMALLER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6—
According to figures made public by
the Census Bureau this week, there
has been a decrease in the average
number of persons per family in the
; United States during the decade
from 4.5 to 4.3 per cent, there al
so has been a decrease in the aver
age number of persons per dwelling
in the same period, from 5.2 to 5.1.
GETTING CLOSE TO ALASKA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6—
President Harding has nominated
Thomas H. Revelle, of Seattle, to
I be federal attorney, of the Western
j district of Washington, and E. B.
Benn, to be United States marshal
of the same territory.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6—The New
^ ork Americans, winners of the
American league pennant, crossed
bats with the New York Giants at
the Polo grounds yesterday after
noon, in the opening game of the
World series, and finished with a
score of three to nothing in their
favor. The victorious Yankees made
seven hits during the game and the
Giants five hits. Not an error was
made by either team.
Interest in the opening battle
was at fever heat with the Giants
listed as favorites. The crowd began
gathering at the gate early in the
evening and from midnight on the
number in line grew' rapidly, in
spite of the cold. When the game
opened, there were 30,000 fans in
attendance.
Charlie Kierst, a fireman from
Auburn, had the distinction of be
ing the first in line in front of the
gate, and the long .string of waiting
fans included numerous automobiles,
the occupants of w-hich drove up
early and awaited the coming of
day in slumber, comfortable behind
closed curtains.
Resourceful one from the ranks
of the unemployed, minus the price
of admission, found early places in
line and sold them later for five
dollars each, in spite of the police
order forbidding such transactions. ;
President Harding sent a letter
to Ban Johnson, in which he ex
pressed regret that he would be un
able to attend the opening game as
a guest of the National commission.
A smart shower fell during the
early hours of the morning, but it
was followed by bright weather and
a cold wind which quickly dried the
grounds. Early comers padded their
coats with newspapers to keep out
the cold.
The Carre By Innings
POLO GROUNDS. Oct. 5—The
Yankees tore off the opener of the
World series here this afternoon by
whitewashing: the Giants by a score
of three to nothing. Mays’ submar
ine ball tied the Giants into knots
although Frank Frisch, National 3d
baseman helped himself to four hits.
Babe Ruth, with a record of 59
home runs for the season, accounted
for one run during the game with
a blazing single, but he could not
oblige the thousands of cheering fans
with a homer.
McNally’s steal home in the fifth
inning was the running feature of
the game.
FIRST—YANKS—Miller singled;'
Peck sacrificed, Douglas to Kelly;
Miller scored on Ruth’s hard single
on the first ball pitched; Meusel hit
into a double play, Frisch to Haw
lingg to Kelly. One run, two hits,
no errors.
GIANTS—Peck threw out Burns
at first; Ward took Bancroft’s roll
er and threw him out at first. Frisch
singled past Peck; Mays threw out
Young at first. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
SECOND—Hawlings threw out
Pipp; Ward walked; Frisch threw
out McNally at first, Ward taking
second. Schang fanned.
Kelly flied to Ruth; Meusel same
to Meusel; Rawlings hit by pitched
ball. Schang threw out Snyder at
first.
THIRD—Rawlings threw Mays at
first; Bancroft threw Miller at first;
Peck fanned.
Douglas lined out to Ruth; Peck
threw Burns at first; Ward threw
Bancroft at first.
FOURTH—Ruth walked; Meusel
flied to Frisch; Pipp sacrificed; Ban
croft threw Ward out at first.
Frisch singled to right and stole
second; Young sacrificed, letting
Frisch go to third; Kelly fanned;
Peck threw Muesel at first.
FIFTH—Peck tossed out Rawlings
at first; Peck also threw out Snyder
and Douglas grounded out to Pipp,
unassisted.
McNally doubled to left; Schang
sacrificed, McNally going to third;
Mays fanned and McNally stole in.
Frisch robbed Miller of hit by throw
ing him out at first.
SIXTH—Bancraft took Peck’s roll
er but his throw was too late to get
runner and it passed for hit; Peck
took second on a passed ball; Ruth
fanned; Peck scored on Meusel’s
long hit to left for three bases.
Meusel declared out because he did
not touch first; Pipp walked but
went out stealing second.
Mays took Burns’ hopper and
threw him out at first; Bancroft hit
out to Pipp, unassisted; Frisch trip
pled to left; Peck threw out Young
at first.
SEVENTH—Ward fanned; Raw
lings threw McNally out at first;
Schang walked and was later his
by batted ball and declared out;
Kelly fouled out to Ward; Ward
threw Meusel out; Rawlings got
short hit to right; Snyder forced
Rawlings. Peck to Ward.
EIGHTH—Miller popped out to
Bancroft; Rawlings tossed out Peck
at first; Ruth fanned.
Smith batted for Douglas and
flew out to Ruth; Peck threw Bums
out at first; Bancroft flied to Ruth.
NINTH—Barnes, now pitching for
the Giants. Meusel popped to Raw
lings; Kelly took Pipp’s grounder
and touched first; Ward singled to
right; McNally singled to left. With
Ward on third, McNally stole to
second, where he died when Schang
fanned.
Frisch singled to right; Young
forced Frisch, Ward to Peck; Kelly
hit into a double play. Peck to Pipp.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6—Three
armed men held up a Shipping
Board paymaster yesterday near Hog
Island. Loss, $10,000.
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Little Miss Dorothy Smith, daught
er of Mr. and Mrs. X. E. Smith, is
celebrating her sixth birthday anni
versary today.
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SISTER OF MAHONEY HELD;
FORGERY CHARGE IS FILED
SEATTLE, Oct. 6—Delores John
son, sister of James E. Mahoney,
has been formally charged with first
degree forgery for the alleged sign
ing of Kate Mahoney’s name to the
power of attorney which was used
by Mahoney to get possession of his
murdered wife’s property. The John
son woman, with L. B. Atkinson, is
also charged with grand larceny for
obtaining money under false pretens
es from Mrs. Dora H. Clark, for use
in the defense of Mahoney. War
rants for the arrest of Mrs. John
son were issued yesterday.
FRENCH TRAINS COLLIDE;
PASSENGERS LOSE LIVES
PARIS. Oct. 6—Two suburban
passenger trains collided in a tun
nel leading to St. Lzare station yes
terday. A number of passengers
were killed when the accident oc
curred and others lost their lives
later in the burning wreckage. Many
were injured.
MUST TRY THEM AGAIN
MARIANNA, Ark.. Oct. 6—The
cases of the six Elaine, Arkansas,
negroes, twice convicted on the
charge of murder in connection with
race rioting, have again been re
manded for retrial. The next hear
ing will begin on October 10.
COAST CLUB IN NEW HANDS
SEATTLE, Oct. 6—President Wm.
Klepper, of the Seattle baseball
club, Secretary James Brewster and
Director George Hardenbaugh have
announced the sale of their inter
ests to James Boldt, pioneer restau
rant man, who will take over the
business of directing the club in
future.
COUNSEL FOR FATTY QUITS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6— Frank ;
E. Dominguse, of Lo= Angeles, has
withdrawn as chief counsel for Fat
ty Arbuckle, according to announce
ment made here yesterday after
noon. It is not known who will be
retained to take his place.
THAT IRISH CONFERENCE
INVERNESS, Oct. 6—In an ad
dress delivered here yesterday, Pre
mier Lloyd George, referring to
th Irish conference scheduled for
October 11, said the conference
"can only succeed if those who
enter it make up their minds defin
itely to resolve to trust to the com
mon sense of their own people and
do not try to satisfy the extremists.”
FATTYE BROKE DRY LAW. TOO
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6—Offi
cials of the federal attorney’s office
have announced that arrangements
have been completed for the arrest
of Fatty Arbuckle for alleged vio
lation of the liquor act when he ar
rives here this week to answer on
the manslaughter charge. It is said
that two others are to be arrested
at the same time on the same charge
LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE
NEW YORK. Oct. 6—Notwith
standing the fact that numerous
dock workers’ organizations voted
last week to accept wage reductions,
several thousand longshoremen have
gone out on strike in protest against
the new working terms agreed upon
by Transatlantic steamship operators
and the International Longshore-;
men’s association.
UNION MINERS ADVOCATE
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6—With
the adoption of a declaration favor
ing the organization }f a new politi
cal party, the biennial convention
of the United Mine Workers, which
began its deliberations on Septem
ber 20, came to a close yesterday
afternoon, and today there was a
general exodus of delegates to their
homes in various parts of the coun
try.
The declaration favoring the for
mation of a new political party com
posed of organized labor and farm
ers, was submitted to the convention
early in the week and appeared to
meet with general favor. It proposes
an early conference, under the aus
pices of the American Federation of
Labor, with a view to getting a
definite movement under way.
The resolution, it is understood,
does not indorse the existing Farm
er-Labor party but it refers to the
Non-partisan movement in North Da
kota as an ideal condition of farm
ers and laborers.
BANKERS OBJECT TO PLAN
TO INCREASE P. O SAVINGS
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6—The re
port of the Committee on Savings,
of the American Bankers Associa
tion, which was submitted to the
convention yesterday, criticises the
postoffice and treasury departments
for their proposals for the enlarge
ment of the functions of the Gov
ernment as a savings banker.
Yesterday’s proceedings were tak
en up largely with meetins of sec
tion and division committee meetings
CHINK ARMIES FIRE ON BOATS
PEKING, Oct. 6—The American
legation has been appealed to by
American companies located in the
Chung King and Ichang districts to
use its influence to prevent further
interference with traffic by the arm
ies of the Northern and Southern
governments. It is claimed that the
Chinese troops are indiscriminately
detaining and firing on foreign-own
ed boats operating on the Yangtse
Kiang river, thereby causing a stop
page of traffic, with injury to the
trade of Americans.
FOOD PDICES DECLINE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6
The department of labor has issued
a statement in which it is shown
that retail food prices in ten of the
large cities of the country indicat
ed a tendency to decrease during
the month of September. Only one
of the cities listed, Rishmond. Va..
showed an increase over August.
Prices in Chicago and Baltimore de
creased three per cent during the
month, and there was a decrease of
one per cent at Butte.
ENGLAND IS HOPEFUL
LONDON, Oct. 6—The approach
ing conference between members of
the British cabinet and Irish repre
sentatives. scheduled to take place
on October 11, is viewed hopefully
in England. The prompt reply of
Devalera and the conciliatory terms
in which the latest exchange of
notest were couched, seem to prom
ise that out of the conference will
come a real agreement.
HIGHTOWER GOES TO TRIAL
REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 6—Wm
Hightower, who is charged with the
murder of Rev. Patrick E. Hestlin,
a Catholic priest, began here on
Monday, with the selection of the
jury The jury box was filled yester
day, and the taking of testimony is
now under way.
LEAGUE RETAINS MEMBERS
GENEVA, Oct. 6—The assembly
of the League of Nations has re
elected four non-permanent member#
of the council of the league, the
nations thus honored being Brazil,
Belgium, China and Spain.