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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
Republic
ofBarYnu
Proclaimed

X Belgrade, Aug. 15.--Mag- X
X var and Jugoslav elements in x
X southwestern Hungary held X
X a monster meeting at Funk X
X Kirchen (Pecs) a hundred X
X miles southwest of Budapest. x
X last night and it is reported 4
X here that the republic of 4
X Barenya (the name of the 4
x province of which PEGS is 4
X the capitaD has been pro- 4
X claimed, with the presidency i
x offered to count Karolyi. \
x i
4 \ 4 X \ X Y X X X i. X K 4
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
Reduction In
Stock Rates Is
Asked byI.C.C.

.."nasnington. Aug. I5.-Freight
- - On livestock in western and
- ss'ain Pacific territory were
-. ,.lla BY interstate commerce com
- - today 10 ben OF unjust and
- -s--onaole, but the commission
-sesied 10 the railroads that
--, .s.' rates should be reduced
-. r.--'arily to 50 per cent Of the
,.l ,7l rates, the reduction not 10
,s - Than so cents a hundred
(. l -. Rates as suggested may
= published to become effective
q. p. - les than five days notice.
- eonnission said
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
WOMAN IN CASE SPENT
MANY DAYS HERE. CLAIM

Salem, along with practically
every other city in the northwest
large enough to boast of a police
force, has broken into the lime
light Of publicity in connection
with the announcement of Chief
Of Police Moffitt that he ''has rea-
son To believe that the woman for
whom Roseburg authorities have
been seeking in their efforts to
complete the chain of evidence in
the case spent at least two weeks
In Salem.
while | am not at liberty to
make any extended statement, "
said Chief Moffitt, there is no
doubt in my mind but that the
woman mentioned in connection
with the Brumfield case passed
several weeks in Salem just prior
TO the Russell murder. l am sat
lslled, however, that her name is
not Killam, as indicated by a let
1er written by Brumfield and
turned over to the Calgary officers
lollowing the dentists arrest.
from what / have gathered by in
sesligation, | would say that the
woman now is using an assumed
name"
Asked II the woman, while in
salem, had received any letters
rom DR.. Brumfield. Chief Moffitt
al first said he did not know, but
later admitted that he believed
such was the case. He could not
@y whether the woman had writ
ven any letters to DR.. Brumfield.
The woman to whom / refer
ielt salem a day or two before the
RUSSELL murder" said Chief Moi
,i''' ~ and has not returned here as
iar as ! have been able to ascer.
'sin. She was not an &c.
resident of this city, neither ha.
= sue any relatives in this vicinity
necent developments have con.
,lnced me that upon leaving ca.
.sn she went to Roseburg, and
s'Ooaoly had planned to meet Tn,
UOesor somewhere in Canada.
Inc woman in the case prob
.'., so,y mad no knowledge of the den.
.ls' plans, further than they
s .eleeo 70 meet in some distanr
Poln'' II DR.. Brumfield killed
russell It is not likely that sh,
vas even Indirectly involved in tn,
!, s'.me or had any knowledge tha
" vas TO be committed.
Had ] ben in possession OF Ger
..'a Information that now have
-. :, me time Of the Russell murder
!, oeiieVe that both the dentist an,
~oman would have been pick
,'.,, !. y within As hours after Brum
~. ns'a left Roseburg," Chief Moffit
said IN conclusion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15

worth half the amount. but that
the real value was only $2500, and
stated that Setak refused to turn
over the deeds and contracts.
The complaint of the plaintiffs
states that the firm had fulfilled
their end of the contract with
Richards. having found a purchas-
er willing to trade property for
half the value OF that owned by
Richards, and the other half Ia
cash installmenta.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
Police Asked To
Help Locate Man

A request that the police help
him in locating r. Allen. route i. {.
Salem, who was last seen when
he left his home Sunday niGht in
his Ford car. was made this morn
ing by Aliens father. who was at
a loss TO explain his sons ABB
sence.
Police are asking that anyone
who can throw any light on the
whereabouts Of Allen telephone at
once 10 his father. The phone
number is s4F15,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
Hops Boom On
Market; Talk
of 25cHeard

The local hop market is on the
boom and growers are now talk
ing IS cents a pound as against
20 cents a week ago. due to the
shortage in the yield caused by
the drouth and the shortage in
English and continental yields.
where less than half q crop is
reported. The continental harvest
i reported at $4,000 bales short.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
|Bru1rlfield
| Claims He
Is Russell
off;cers Believe AL
JtayM 1sged Murderer Try
! ;ug ;rs to Prepare Way
Efop ai,T insanity Plea

c,0orv Alberta, Aug. 10
,,,ssn oaaSr Dr. R. M. Brumfields want
Wnsn = Poseburg, P oregon. for the
e Ia ! slaying Of Dennis Russell,
ailssys ,'sorer' was confronted by
:, : .,i,s ,aU starmer, of Douglas coun-
Sn',ns orseon. today, he denied that
V vas Brumfield, asserting his
s,,s = was .Dennis Russell"
'',Sy o,,,eers J said they believed
u.umiield was attempting to lay
,ss n foundation for an insanity
plea. on,uea . sheriff
c..srrar when he met him In the
a,s, s,,,es o. the chief of police here
q. addressed him as Bin but
= .ssu the sheriff called him Doc
,oru the prisoner appeared sur
arised n and told the officer he was
pnsssll He said DR.. Brumfield
VAS rss killed in an automobile ac-
cIdent July 1S.
when the prisoner was arrested
Il farm near here last week
where he was working under the
name of Norman M. Whitney
he admitted that he was Dr.
Brumfield, and expressed his In
teution of returning to Rosebure
10 face trial without the formality
If extradition proceedings.
Sheriff Starmer and Deputy
Sheriff Webb expect to leave foI
Roseburg tonight with their pris-
Ouer. Brumfield is in a very weak
condition, having eaten nothing
since last Friday night.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
RIoting FOIIov. Plant Reopening

Rloting Follows Plant Reopening.
Fort Dodge. Iowa. Aug. 15.-
Warrants charging ten men with
assault with intent to commit
murder were sworn out here this
morning following Disturbances
attending the reopening Of the
American Cement Plaster com
pany. Three street cars carrying
employees TO the plant were stop
ped and men taken from them.
Several fist fights are reported
but no one was seriously injured,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
Erie Leases
Shops, Evading
U.S.Control

Marion. Ohio, Aug. 15.--The
Erie railroad today announced
that its local shops and round
house had been leased by the Rail-
way Service company of Marion
and would be operated by that
concern beginning Immediately.
The Railway Service, company is
an organization founded by local
manufacturer and capitalists and
it will take over all repair and
other work now done in the shops,
an announcement stated.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-Announce-
ment from Marion, Ohio, that the
Erie railroad has leased its shops
and roundhouse there to a local
operating company, which will
handle the roads repair work, may
bring Intervention by the United
States railway labor board IL there
is any evidence of a concerted plan
on the part of the roads to follow
the practice generally, a member
of the board said today.
"If il is done to such an extent
as to appear to be an evasion OF
the transportation act" the board
member said, this board no doubt
will take some action"
The Railway Service company
,ormed at Marion to operate the
leased shops, would not be sub
iect to the boards Jurisdiction IN
der the transportation act, II was
pointed out, as It is not a corn
mon carrier" hence members OF
the board say its employees VIII not
come under the boards wage and
rules orders. If the roads follow
the leasing plan generally 1t VIII
have the effect, a member Of the
hoard said. of removing the shop
crafts from the benefits OF the
Fseh-Cummins act. He advanced
the ouinion that the board would
have the right to consider such q
stem a violation Of the law.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
DeadlockReached
In Negotiations
On Russian Relief
Conferences Come TO End When Soviet Asks
Greater Control of Personnel Of Organiza-
tion and Of Distribution Of American Food
Than Other Nations Receive

Riga, Aug. 15-A deadlock reached today In the
negotiations relative to American relief for Russas famine
sufferers between the American relief administration and
Maxim Ltvno acting behalf of the soviet famine relief
committee Action by Washington and Moscow will be
asked to decide the issue, it is believed
Whether the American relief administration viii CONF
promise permit the sovets greater control Of the per-
sonne and distribution Of American food than has been
granted any other country which been aided has been
referred to Herbert Hoover of the relief administration
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15

Denver. Aug. 15.-siKteen DEL
egates will represent Colorado at
the fourteenth annual convention
Of ths National Tax association.
which win be held in BRETON
Woods. n. H., September ~ 70
16, Inclusive. Governor Shoup an
nounced the list today. headed BY
Attorney General Victor z.
Keyes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15

washington. Aug. 1S.-Reports
from Toxic that a proposal ior
control Of China by al interna-
t,o,sl commission might be put
forward by the United States IN
connection with the disarmament
srd FAR Eastern conference are
not understood by officials here.
No such suggestion has ever been
mt forward. they say. or even
sslked over here. 50 far Is could
be learned
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
rar Eastern Renuhlio FaIIs.

Toxic, Aug. i5.-Reports OF the
overthrow Of the Far Eastern re-
public at Chita, which have been
current here for a couple Of days.
are still without confirmation.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
e-~
Circulation

.vsrsge for 1920, $3.50
nonuIation Of Salem 1900. 425ss
,a,o. 14.os4; 1920, 1879
,,ar,oo county 1920. 47.l77i
Polk county. 1851 -
.,anshsr q Audit Bureau OF Circu-
,atiion. Associated Press Fun
Leased Wire
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-15
William HightoWer's
Father May Have Been
Up On Similar Charge

ha. The athe Of william younger brothers being
, 1921-12-24

Mr.. Gibney's eyes flashed. but he
made no reply. They had rounded the
schooner's stern now. and her name
was visible.
Schooner Kndiak. Seattle read
seraggs. Little old three sticker a
thousand years old an cut clear
through just abaft the foremast. Nc
Guffey, you don't s'pose tsis here's a
pirate craft an Just bulgin' with gold.-
Sure" retorted the engineer with
q slow wink, tainted wealth."
Mr.. olbney could stand their hack
ling no longer. "Looky here. you two"
be bawied out angrily. IL got a bunch
i picked up a lemon. but I'm a-willIn'
TO tackle the deal with Neils II o
two think 1 didn't do right by the
syndicate s-runnin' up a bin Of en-
pense town this craft into port. I
ain't goin' to stand for no kiddln'.
even II we are In a MISUNDERSTANDING
towage BIN. Man Is human an bound
to make mistakes"
Don't kid the commodore. scraggsy.
This aromer o. roses is more'n n
strong man car stand. so cut out the
JOSH"
"All right. Mac. I guess the COM
modore's foot slipped this time. but
l amt squawkin' yeti"
"No. Not yet" cried Mr.. GIbney
bitterly. but soon"
Il amt, nuther," Captain scragEs
assumed IN air of injured virtue. I'm
a-willln' to go through with you. Glib,
at a loss. for nothin' else except TO
convince you o. the folly o. maxim this
a one-man syndicate. I amt a-kIckIn',
but I'm free to confess that I'd like 90
be consulted oncet In a while"
That's logic" rumbled the single
minded McGuney.
"You dirty welchcrs." roared the
commodore. 81 amt askin' you two
70 take chances with me. Me an
Neils1l take this deal over ~Independ-
emit o. the syndicate"
SWELL. let's dress this here diver"
retorted the cautious Scraggs. "an'
send him into the hold for a look
around before we make up u minds"
Captain Scraggs was not n man TO
take chances.
They moored the launch to the
wreck and commenced operations. Mr..
Gibney worked the air pump while
the diver. ak in hand. dropped into the
, 1921-12-24
Ak In Hand, Dropped Into the Murky
Depths Of tho Flooded Hold.

murky depths Of the flooded hold. He
was down half an hour before he sig
nailed to be pulled up. All hands
sprang to the line to haul him back
to daylight, and the instant he popped
clear Of the water Mr.. Gibney unbur-
dened himself OF al ngonized curse.
In his hands the diver held n large
decayed goldfish!
Captain Scraggs turned a sneering
glance upon the unhappy commodore
while McGuney sat down on the damp
the coursed down his honest
face.
"A dirty little codhshin' schooner"
raved Captain Scraggs. ian you
a-sinkin' the time an money o. the
syndicate In rotten Goldfish on the
say-so of a clalrvoyant you ain't Y
| been introduced to. Glib. II that's bust
ness. all I got to say Is: Excuse me-"
Mr.. Gibney seized the defunct fish
slapped Captain Scraggs with n aw-
full fragment and hurled the other at
McGurey.
I'm outer the syndicate" he rayed.
beside himself with anger. Here I
| 20 to work an make n fortune for a
pair OF short sports an pikers an you
get to squealln' at the first ive-hun-
dred-dollar loss. ] know you OF old.
Phineas Scraggs, an the leopard can't
change his spots" He raised his right
hand to heaven. I'm through for
keeps. Wen sell the pearls today.
divvy up, an dissolve. I'm through"
"Glad of It," growled McGuffey.
81 don't want no more o. that Goldfish,
an as soon as we git ightin' room I'll
prove to you that no ~near-sailor can
insult me an git away with 1t. Me
an Scraggsy's got some rights. You
can walk on ~Scraggsy. Glib. but II
takes a man to walk on the McGuffey
family"
Nothing but the lack OF sea-room
prevented a battle royal. Mr.. Gibney
stood glazing at his late partners. His
great ham-like fists were opening and
closing automatically.
You're right. Mac" he said pres
entity, endeavoring t control his an
ger and chagrin. "weTl settle this
later. Take that helmet of the diver
an let's hear what he's got to report"
With the helmet removed the diver
spoke:
"As real as I can make out, boss,
there mint a thing o. value In this
] hulk but a couple o. hundred tons O
, 1921-12-24

"Thinkin' about II q %Iitfie.- the com
modore admitted. whats your rate
on this freight It aln't p~erishAbie,
50 get down to brass tacks.-
"A dollar q ton" declared the greedy
Sernggs, naming a figure fully forty
cents higher than he would have been
willing to accept. give hundred dol
lars for the lot"
suits me- The commodore non
calamity handed ScraEgs FIVE hundred
dollars. Gimme a receipt" he said.
So Captain seraggs gave hin a re-
ceipted freight hill and Mr.. Gibney de-
parted. An hour later n barge was
hunted alongside the Victor and Neils
Halvorsen appeared In Scraggs' cabin
10 inform him that the i've hundred
tons Of freight was ready to be taken
aboard.
"All right, Neils. I'll put a gang
TO work right on" He came out on
deck. paused. tilted his nose. and
, 1921-12-24

uneorked That After o. vloiets7"
shifted. He was still shining when
McGurey bounced up out of the engine
room.
Holy snilorr- he shouted. -who
uncorked that after o. yioiets7-
"You dog-gone sduarehead." shriekcd
Captain Scraggs. You been monkey
in around that goldfish again."
what smellsf' demanded the mate,
poking his nose out of his room.
That tainted wealth 1 picked up ut
sea-" shouted a voice from the dock.
and turning. Scraggs and McGuEey
observed Mr.. Gibney standing on a
stringer smiling at them.
"Gib. my deal boy" quavered Cap
tain Scraggs. you can't mean to say
you've unloaded them gosh-awful cod
fish"
mo, not yet--but soon. scraggsy,
old tarpot."
Captain Scraggs was on the verge
OF tenrs. "But, Gibi NV dear boyl
This freightT foul the Victor up for
n month o. Fridays--an' I just took
out n passenger ~licenser"
"Tm sorry. S~craggsy. but business
Is business. You've took my money
an you got to perform"
"Tou lied to me. You snid II was
agricultural stun an I thought Il was
plows an harrers sich!'
Its fertillzer-an' II Tint amt agri-
cultural stun I hope my teeth may
drop out an roll In the ocean. An II
amt p%erishable. 1t persisted long ago.
I amt deceived you. An II you don't
like the scent o. dead Goldfish on your
decks, you can swab EN- down with
Florida water for a month"
Captain Scraggs' mate came around
the corner OF the house and addressed
himself TO Captain Scrnggs.
"You can give me my time. sir. I'm
a steamboat mate. not u grave digger
or a coroner's assistant, or an under
taker. an I can't stand to handle this
here freight"
Mr.. McGurey tossed his silken en-
gineer's cap oyer to Scraggs.
Hop on that. Scraggsy. Your own
hat is ground to powder. Amt II
strange, Glib, what little Imagination
Scraggsy's got? He'll stand there
a-screamin' an a-cussin' an a-prancin'
-Scraggsyl Amt you got nc pride.
maxim such a spectacle o YOURSELF
We don't have to handle this freight
o. CHS at all. Wen Just hook onto
that barge an tow IT up river"
you won't do nothln' O. the sort.
Mac. because that's my barge an !
amt a-goin' to let II out o. my sight.
I've delivered my freight alongside
your steamer and prepaid the freight
an It's up to you to handle it.y
"Glb"
~Thnt's the programmed
"Adelbert," crooned Mr.. McGuffey
"ain't you got no hearth You know
I got a half interest in the Victor
"O-oo-oh!" Captain Scraggs groaned
and his Sroan was that of a seasIch
passenger. When he could look UT
again his face was CHASTITY with mis-
cry.
Glib" he pleaded sadly. "you got
US where the hair is short. Don't In
woke the law an make us handle that
Goldfish. Glib. 1t amt right. Gimme
leave to tow that barge-anything tc
keep your freight of the Victor, an
wen pull 1t up river for you"
BE a good Teller. Glib. You usen'tel
be hard an spiteful like that" urged
McGufTey.
"rtl tow the barge free" walled
Scraggs. -
30 be Continued
, 1921-12-24
SYNOPSIS.


v,.
-
crr.p-r1 60
$3.50. -. SAp.aln fnineas
- 49, ~ frown w around me docks
a river steamer risen TO the ownership
~ ne s,sensr sinee Zach an,
o. the old Eeathereeatsn vessel. seragss
! ersES ~ sems aimeulty IN seslring
?. oisnsy. A iisa s.: isSf' s SRsaI; A : sss
.wnotI nopoos put ecragxn would hire. -
~ eNipper. Nens hAlSorsen. = solemn
~ e~11su,v,ss tno Io-easue hAn1s.
1es 'spe' fsisns IN the ensine room
u-vt,h mi. ro,,.x -w
ana ~. sneient vs.ssi r.,tatn 2c-sv,.
1rnr - = ssfqsn .Iuss
I-hs tr.vt,ahfs 10.
mar IN nv AAssis s'ins
,,S - H. pSssttr vessel nail-
e. "aeSa as. o.sneS sen Nore 70
n.o.,ns ompan IN san Francisco that
Mir ns,r,s.s aos ~ 1TS,
M, MN pycrnad 81 gen NE i've
md rs,s avs ano IN 'as s1ps he' low nnes
Nu.,rr.
- EIrr.sen on men, SaRtsins HICKS
@ 1880. ~ sann. ~ oSu
80 1rsnee. sna sns yttle,,in .hnnrs
The fact. become q along the water
rh.,r hoststs r,.,, % ~. ~sxrs ras,,it.
In Captain scrasgs promising 70 get a
'he a'eaiher'
ali n. rrors 80 Ieia
y hs pr1mises vnn cipnsy No sieyui-
~, r.. ssin. WI mrrseiou. iasai
q re- Az: OF VIVA soayiyIsii.y Siss:g
49, 10 ~. ur rss
srs host,ieiv rers,,.sa npt rems, On
sns,r wsy 70 s9n rra IS .nsy S r
I, n " oi'"e' -" s"'"
c1I p7-rp vr-rh. -.,,., v
ure crew stricken With ssurvy; scrasgs
4 unequal to The task and oiSnsy and
Gun alone. SAL the ship TO San
III rren ,o neil savage money amount
g
1aAfIEtt zen. our
two edvsnturera = have a kindly feel
ing deserted him. Captain scraggs. in.
duces tnem 70 return. Atan old morse
saae me h ,nTes perehfhs .sl. vwo = neptals
nukgiea roods. Iney nnd.
instead. tmo ots- -...nsmen-
CHAPTER III svhen IN. hip ar
riyes in Honois. Nsils Halvorsen. for
mer member OF The Maggfes crow, sus-
willie the White Crew Is askots. obtain
a crew of natives and sets out TO md the
wners. guided only by, ne
the island just in time to save the hves
OF his old friends
cHAPTERN XIv-In reward for his
services. Nefs HaIvprscr 10 made . MEM
Der OF the fsyndicatnr AZ Honolulu tbs
,vtprz ~ tho. Maggie II. fearing the Mex
can s~oyernnenf might cause trouble over
them marooned on the Island. IN San
Francisco the corporation plans tho man
agement of its wealth. Gibney purchases
with codlrh' Seemingly worthless, and
resenting the bitter criticism of his as
s~ociates for wasting their money. that
gentleman resigns from the "syndicats.'
.GuYev ard scraggs. In partnership. pur-
:chase a Frnnil schooner. the Victor. plan
ring 70 engage in coastwise trade. Glib
new makes a contract with Scraggs 10
Mn ave hundred tons Of Agricultural
stun.' on the Victor. The agricultural
stun. turns out TO be the goldfish. which
cay and the shipment naturally would
make tho Victor worthless for passenger
service, which the owners had planned.
Altar natural acrimonious exchange OF
leases the owners or the Victor from their
contract 6craggs however. refuses u
be pae.hea nna w,snof his in tI9m me Of ss an
gazing In "chicken arm,ns. WIN NC
Guney and Halvorsen, Gioney purcnasea
a power scnoone~ hIn mt enree sas. ioI
II Gee'p'
So. u
form : asyndicats..' with the sunboat.
which they have enamel the u.
, 1921-12-24

The King OF Denmark delights in
crochet work. AT an carly g he de-
veloped n taste for this sort of wor,-.
but as it was considered by his parents
to be effeminate. he did 1t secretly,
Green Alexandra possesses a fns
srawi made by his hands.
, 1921-12-24
rwelI. mi follow suit. CHS got all

swell. I'll follow suit. CHS got all
the trumps.' ncquiesced the engineer.
ave got plenty O. dough an no board
bills comm due. SO we'll loaf along
shore until Glib digs up somethln'
good"
How about Neils;" queried Captain
Scraggs. do we continue to let that
ex=deckhand In on u fortunes?"
"If NeIls Halvorsen had asked you
that question when he come to rescue
you the day you lay a-dyin' o thirst
on that desert island, wouldn't you
have said yes?"
"sure pop
Then don't ask no questions that's
unworthy of YOU" said Mr.. Gibney Sc
vereIy. 81 don't var to see none o.
, 1921-12-24

the formally OF Dressing. ana The
commodore. spreading the paper on
his knee. read sioadi
, 1921-12-24

CHAPTER VIII scraxEs seeks ito
double cross" his two associates. but
Mr.. Gibney outwits him and makes a
Chinese company to whom the bodies
have been consigned. leaving scraggs out
In tho cold.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-06
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