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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1910. MAYOR CERTAIN OF MONEY FOR BE1I courtroom scene when claremont tavern bandits and murderers entered pleas to indictments charging KILLING OF J. N. BURGESS AND GEORGE E. PERRINGER. Clothing Sells (or re I oday Than Ever in istory $18,500 to Be Paid for Cap ture of Murderers. CUE PLEDGE FULFILLED City of Portland Unable to Appro priate Funds, but Subscrip tion Will Be Taken. c I Tin 1V101 I' - ' - r 1 ' ' - i The reward of $18,500 offered by Officials and citizens of Oregon for c the arrest and conviction of the mur derers of J. N. Burgess and George E. , Peringer will be paid. One thousand dollars of the reward already has been paid to Mayor Baker and the remainder probably will be in the hands of the mayor early next week. Mayor Baker has confirmed all the pledges made and in every instance has found the offers were bona fide. Assurance that the full reward would be paid was made by Mayor Baker after rumors had been started that some of the money offered following i the murder .would not be forthcom- . ing. Nful Story Denied. j "The article in the Portland News Wednesday afternoon intimating that the city of Portland "had gone back , on its offer and that a large amount ; of the money pledged would not be rSud is a vicious and baseless lie. ' j said Mayor Baker yesterday. "This i statement is the emanation of a j vicious mind, a person who is so in tent upon causing trouble, even i though to do so he must falsely ac- j cuse men who have made honest of- i fers to capture some dangerous crim inals. "1 have in my possession a tele gram from Mayor Vaughn of Pendle ton which pledges $7000 for the ar rest and conviction of the guilty par lies in this tragedy. I have checked on the other offers and in every case the money is forthcoming and will be paid. The only ripple in the whole deal is in the case of the reward of fered by myself in behalf of the city. In this case the money will be paid, although under the laws the city can not pay it out of the general or any other fund. This is the ruling cf the city attorney. Members of the city council are behind me and alread5 have pledged their aid in the raising of the money. If the money is not collected through public subscriptions I will make it good myself. There is absolutely no foundation for a state ment that the reward will not be paid." Division to Be Agreed On. The manner in which the reward will be divided has not been settled, and will not be until the money has been collected, the guilty parties con victed and sentenced and then only after a conference between all the men participating in the capture of the bandits. This procedure has been decided upon by Mayor Baker and Chief of Police Jenkins to insure an absolutely satisfactory settlement. City Commissioner Pier yesterday pared, appropriating $1000 from the general fund to cover the pled made by the mayor. In making the withdrawal. Commissioner Pier com plimented the mayor for his action, saying an emergency had existed and that the mayor ha'd followed the proper course. All members of the council expressed themselves as be hind the mayor and willing to aid in raising the money. BEACH DEVICES BOUGHT COASTER WILL BE INSTALLED AT COLUMBIA RESORT. Manager Rie? Returns From East Where He Inspected Equipment Popular With Public. Columbia beach is to have some of the newest atractions that have been devised by the genius of men who devote their talents to evolving meth ods of entertaining the American pub lic, the installation of which will take place during the winter months. Joseph M. Kieg, manager of the re sort, haa just returned from a trip that Included all of the larger cities of the country, where he studied the improvements and. like the modiste who goes to Paris between seasons, returns with reservations on some of the fashions that will blossom next year. After inspecting the attractions that Nantucket offers to amuse the Bostonese and seeing what New York ers consider good sport at Coney Island. Manager Kieg proposes to give Portland folk the best in the kit bag. He has contracted with the J. A. Miller Construction company of Bal timore for a coaster that will prove one of the big additions for the com ing year. Several other amusement devices are planned, but this is th only one for which the contract has been closed. Henry Page is now on his way from Baltimore to make the survey and make preparations to start work on the new coaster. Workmen are improving the roads, building sidewalks and putting the grounds in shape for next year. A baseball park will be established, with a grandstand, and it is expected a number of games of note will be played on the diamond by city clubs during the season. FIRE ALARM RECORD MADE Bureau Reports 2 4 Calls Tor De partmcut in 'Day. The record for the largest number of fire alarms turned into the fire bureau in one day in 1919 was estab lished yesterday with 4 alarms. Most of the calls were for flue fires and in no case was serious damage done. Assistant Fire Marshal Roberts, in charge of the arson squad, said yes terday that, while the heavy east wind continues people should refrain from burning rubbish in their fur naces and stoves. Captain Roberts also said that fire alarm boxes call ing out the entire department should not be used in the case of burning flues, but the telephone stead, call ing out the fire bureau, after which one fire company will be dispatched. In flue fires a single company and in many cases a single fireman can handle the situation. Aberdeen Sugar Plentiful. ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) The sugar shortage on Grays Harbor has been relieved to the ex tent that grocers are now selling a full dollar' worth at a time Instead ol" 10 cents worth a few weeks ago, the allowance being raised to 5 aud then to 60 cents. j - : - , L ,r '1', a. i Bradine from lrft to rffght (Standing) Jamew Offlr, first of trio to plead siillty to aecond-dsree murder; Walter Banaster, alias Dotch' ITerman; David Smith, accuMed of beins actual slayer of Pendleton men; Chief Deputy District Attorney Joseph Uammersleyi Judge Gat ens (on the bench) and Joseph Rogers, clerk of court (directly In front' of jurist). THREE ROBBERS GET LIFE BURGESS' AND PERIXGER'S SLAYERS PLEAD GUILTY. Judge Ga tens Tells Pair Tliey Are Lucky to Escape Noose; Oglo Blamed for Shooting. (Continued From First Page.) head. Smith was flushed and nerv ous but the- cooler of the two. Joseph L. Hammersley, deputy dis trict attorney, read the Indictment first to Banaster and asked him if he desired to change his plea of not guilty to the charge. Banaster re plied that he did but that he desired to ''explain the situation" before so doing. Given permission, he showed acute embarrassment, and turned to Smith. "Mr. Smith will explain things," he said. Plea of Guilty Made. "I wish to make a plea of guilty," began Smith, as spokesman, "but be fore doing so I want it understood and to go in the court record that I and Mr. Banaster absolutely did not have anything to do with the shoot I ing. I realize that I am just as guilty as If I did the actual shoot ing. "Tho man that rtirt tho nhnnl ins- I a Ko ma tnul nlaa Hod cn.iltv nlv Yfl I is not man enough to come out and : say it. I want everyone here to under- stand that 1 did not dp it, neither did Mr. Banaster. The mere fact of my i presence at the time of the shooting makes me as guilty I know, but James Ogle, the man who pleaded guilty this afternoon, is the one who killed those men." In answer to a question. Smith re plied that he was 23 y-ears .old, and had no criminal record of any kind. "I indorse the statement of Mr. Smith," spoke up Banaster. "I was downstairs when the shooting oc curred. This statement will be in dorsed and verified by several persons who saw me there. Mr. Ogle done the shooting. I guess I participated in the robbery." "You men are sorry you did this thing?" asked Attorney Goldstein. "Very Sorry, Both Say. "Very sorry," they replied, almost In unison. "The black button shoes Ogle saya are his are mine." ventured Smith. "The two small guns he claims he used in the robbery were mine," in terposed Banaster. The moment appearing propitious, Banaster, by far the less prepossess ing of the couple and a man with a criminal record, addressed the court. "Well, your honor, I expect a little leniency from you." he said. "I am young and I want another chance in this life." '"Leniency is beyond this court," an swered Judge Gatens. "The law fixes the penalty. You may congratulate yourselves that there is not capital ounlshment in this state, for you are as guilty as if your finger pulled the trigger. If there was a death penalty you both would be hanged just as sure as you are alive now. "If you had only exercised the same amount of energy to make an honest living rather than a dishonest one, you might have made a success oi life. You have both strength and in telligence and if properly applied these would make you twice as much money as you could make dishonestly. And honest money goes farther and gives more pleasure. No man ever1 gained anything by being crooked." Hangrings Are Cited. The jurist referred to famous cases n the history of Oregon where mur derer and accomplice who did not participate in the killing both hanged for the crime, and told them the same might well have happened to them if capital punishment had been in force . "There is no doubt in the world that by this time next year there will bfe a law on the statute books of Oregon restoring capital punish ment." he predicted in conclusion. The charges were again read, and Smith formally entered his plea of guilty. Deputy Hammersley thought Banaster had .pleaded, but Judge Ga tens was not sure on the point and asked him before passing sentence. Banaster replied that he had not. '"Do you want tor "Well, I guess that's about all I can do," he replied. "What do you plead?" "Well, I suppose I don't know, but I think I might as well," he tempor Ized, postponing the crisis as long as possible. Then, capitulating to the inevitable, he dropped his head, say ing in a clear voice. "Guilty. Sentence la Pronounced. "The sentence of this court is that both of you be sentenced to the peni tentiary for the rest of your natural lives." pronounced Judge Gatens, and the men were led from the courtroom. sullen resignation in their ey Between the time Ogle pleaded guilty and the ftther men changed their pleas. Inspectors Tackaberry and i Phillips, to whose activity ia sener ally credited the capture of the high waymen, visited the recalcitrant ones in their cell, persuading them that fighting the case would avail them nothing, as they had already admitted highway robbery, for which crime the maximum penalty is life Imprison ment. Judge Gatens had announced that he would sentence them to the limit under the robbery charge. Trial of Sm4th and Banaster had been set for Monday morning, when they entered pleas of not guilty. When they pleaded not guilty, in vio lation of the promise given their law yers. Attorneys Goldstein and Strei big asked permission of the court to withdraw from the case, not desiring to defend them further. Permission was refused. Judge Gatens saying that the men had a constitutional right to a trial and to counsel, and that the lawyers could not logically nor ethically withdraw after appoint ment by the court. CLASS PROSECUTIONS HIT Josephine County Senator Wants All Offenders Arrested. SALEM, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) "Persons convicted of murder are treated with more favorable consid- eration by the officers of Oregon' than men who are suspectea or having wee bit of liquor in their possession," was the assertion made by Senator J. C. Smith of Josephine county, in expressing his views here yesterday on the request of Governor Olcrjtt for a deficiency appropriation of AlO.OOO With Which to employ special Agents to ferret out crime. "If you want to use this money in general way I will vote for -the appropriation," said Senator Smith, "but I am opposed to expending state funds in running down violators of any particular class. Automobile thieves, I believe, are equally as men acing to society as bootleggers, and should receive the same consideration at the hands of the officers and ccurts." Senator Smith then told of how sheriff in a southern Oregon county had made a reputation for arresting and convicting liquor violators, but that this same officer had paid little attention to some other classes of offenders. Only a few weeks ago," eaid the senator, I was riding in my auto mobile when I was run down by a reckless driver. My car was badly damaged, and I sent word to the sher iff to arrest the man responsible for the wreck. Although the man sought stayed at a hotel that night less than 15 miles from the sheriff's home, the officer apparently made no effort to arrest him. Had this fellow been in possession of a bottle of liquor, it is two-to-one bet that the officer would have remained on his trail un til he was safely behind the bars. I have no time for class prosecutions. and believe that all offenders, wheth er they steal an automobile or sell bottle of whieky, should receive equal consideration by the officers." When informed that the appropria tion would be used in ferreting out all classes of crime, Mr. Smith voted in the affirmative. Besides being senator from Joseph ine county, Mr. Smith is a member of the state emergency board. LAST HONORS PAID VICTIMS Funeral Services Held for Burgess and Peringer. PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) Hundreds of his personal friends and business associates gath ered here today to pay last honors to the late J. N. Burgess, state highway commissioner, killed in the Claremont tavern hold-up in Portland last Fri day. Numbers of friends were here from other parts of the state. The ashes of George Peringer, Pen dleton farmer, killed at the same time, were laid away here this morn ng with a private ceremony. My idea of a three course breakfast is. three dishes of MAILS TO BE LIGHTENED ARMY STORE PARCELS SHIP- MEXTS TO CEASE. December '10 Is Latest on Which Mail Orders Will Be Filled. Freight Unaffected. In order to relieve the mails for the Christmas trade the war department has issued instructions to the super intendents of the 25 army quarter master stores now operating through out the country to decline all orders received after December 10 which call for delivery by parcel post, ac cording to announcement of Major Frank P. Tingley, deputy zone supply officer, yesterday. "Persons contemplating making purchases which must be delivered by parcel post are requested to place their orders with the retail store here before December 10," said Major Tingley yesterday. "And the orders must actually be on file prior to De cember 10 to receive consideration." The quartermaster store here, as well as the other stores throughout the country, will continue to accept bulk orders . placed , by municipalities, municipal selling agencies and com munity buying associations for com modities offered for saje through the retail stores, he announced. Such or ders are delivered by freight. A dis count of 10 per cent of the entire bill of goods ordered in bulk is allowed the purchaser, to cover overhead ex penses entailed in making distribu tion of the commodities so purchased. The deliveries of bulk orders are made freight prepaid f. o. b. point of destination. CAMP ON MIAUl PLANNED Army to Have Health Resort on Side of Old Hawaiian Volcano. HONOLULU, T. H., Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) The United .States army is planning to construct a "recuperation camp" on the island of Maui for its soldiers serving in the tropics. This camp will be located on the slope of Haleakala (House of the Sun), the largest extinct volcano In the world. The camp probably will be pitched at height of about 4500 feet where the climate Is of the temperate one. For a number of years the army has maintained a resort post near the active volcano of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii, but this will be abandoned for several reasons, the main one being that Hawaii is some 200 miles from Honolulu, while Maui is but four hours' travel by inter island steamships. AID FOREIGNERS, IS PLEA Linn Teachers Urge General I n- . struction In English. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) That classes should be established the public schools wherein foreigners of any age could be taught the language of this country,- the history of the government and be otherwise aided in becoming useful and desir able citizens, is recommended in a resolution adopted by Linn county teachers in the final session of their annual institute here this afternoon. The teachers urged this step to bring about a nation of one language and a unified people., Among other resolutions adopted was one urging a -more extensive study of Oregon history In the schools of the state. More than 250 teachers participated in the work, of the institute, which was conducted by Mrs. Ida Maxwell Cummings, county school superinten dent. Leading speakers today included J. L. Landsbury of the University of Oregon, J. M. Tice of Portland. Miss Celia V. Hager of the University of Oregon, H. C. Seymour of the exten sion department of Oregon Agricul tural college. Dr. George H. Young, pastor of the First Baptist church of Albany, and Dr. M. K. Ellis of Al bany. S4 WAGE MINIMUM HIM AMKNDMJEXT TO STATE CON STITUTION" FILED. Portland Man Proposes $20 Week as Lowest Wage to Be Paid to Female Employe. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 26. (Special.) That no person, firm or corpdration, hiring another In this state, shall pay a wage of less than $4 a day of eight hours for any male employe or a wage of less than $20 a week of 4 hours for any female employe is proposed in a constitutional amend mtnt filed with the assistant secre tary of the state here today. The amendment, if approved by the voters, will not apply to farm labor or women employed as domestics. The section to be referred to the people is declared self executing, and each day of non-observance constitutes separate offense. Violation of the section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than 925 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Justice courts and district courts would have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts in the en forcement of the act. The amendment is proposed by J. E. Medley. 394 East Eighty-eighth street, Portland, and has been re ferred to the attorney general for ballot title. If sufficient signatures to the petition are obtained the amendment will go before the voters of the state at the general election to be held next November. SMALLPOXCASES SPREAD Lincoln High and Clinton Kelly Students Contract Disease. The mild epidemic of smallpox. which has traveled through various Portland schools during the past fortnight, drew the attention of the health authorities yesterday to out breaks in two new quarters Lin coln high school and Clinton Kelly school. In each instance a few cases were reported and the proper steps taken to check further spread. One room in Lincoln high school was ordered closed for fumigation and will be reopened without ap preciable delay. Clinton Kelly school also was dismissed yesterday, for the fumigation of the entire building, and will resume its classes tomorrow or Monday. iprruinMlc & (So. t"Merchandiso of O Merit Only Store Today It's Cheap in Comparison With the Prices for Spring, 1920 The prices of suits for the spring 1920 will range from $50 to S125 and may jar you a little, but you'll have to get used to it. It should not be necessary for us to" urge you to supply your clothes needs now, when you can save from $15 to $25 through buying the suit you'll need. And if you place value on your money, come to Gray's to spend it, because it will buy more here than elsewhere. 7 DISCOUNT on Men's Furnishings and Hats when purchase amounts to $4 or more, contract goods excepted. COMPARE GRAY'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS with those sold by other stores for $35.00 and $40.00 LEGION HEADS TO MEET COMM.VXDKR CALLED TO WASH INGTON CONFERENCE. Senators and Representatives Want Ideas of ex-Service Men on Pending Legislation. Though he had returned from the national convention of the American Legion at Minneapolis only the day before, William B. Follett of Eugene, commander of the department of Ore gon and national vice-commander of the American Legion, announced yes terday that if would be necessary for him to leave this week for Washing ton. D. C in response to an urgent telegram calling all state command ers and national officers of the le gion to the nation'B capital for a con gressional conference. Mr. and Mrs. Follett were at the Hotel Portland yesterday, plannin to return to Eugene immediately after a meeting of the state executive com mittee of the legion scheduled for Saturday night, when the notifica tion was received from Lemuel Boles, national adjutant, that Mr. Folletfs presence in Washington on December 9 was urgently "desired. At the coming conference, senators and representatives will meet with thtf American Legion men to get the ideas of the x-service men or the nation regarding a great mass of pending soldier legislation. Matters concerning war risk insurance, voca tional education, etc., will be taken up at this time and views exchanged. Salem Rotarians Entertained. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 26. (Special.) Miss Lulu Dahl Miller of Portland en tertained Salem Rotarians with a number of vocal selections at the weekly luncheon of the organization Closed. $30 m o COMPARE GRAY'S $4 SUITS AND OVERCOATS with those sold by other stores for $45.00 and $50.00. 366 WASHINGTON AT WEST here today. William Walton, cashier of the I.add & Bush bank, discussed financial conditions and Charles Arch ard told what advantage modern im plements are to farming. Several Portland Rotarians were present at the luncheon. Myrtle Creek Rates Rise. SALEM, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) A slight increase in rates and classi fication of service was granted the Myrtle Creek Telephone company in an order issued by the Oregon public I service commis.on today. The new l tariff becomes effective December 1. I The company supplies several hundred I Jul Price 65c Keep an Eveready Daylo at home. They are safe, handy and con venient. No danger of fire. We have them in all sizes from the type that slips into your vest pocket to the large ones used by night watchmen. Price 3 1 Up Complete Stock of Fresh Phone Bdwy. 1696 cry u yjJLJUJij "ELECTRIC CO Sixth at Pine THE REASON WHY Is Superior to All Other Plastic Dressings Holds moist best longer! Leaves skin soft and natural Costs less monevt NO PROFITEERING rmatanttiinr. Largacan 15 umm FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS COMPARE GRAY'S $5!Q) SUITS AND OVERCOATS . with those sold by other stores for $55.00 and $60.00 PARK subscribers county. in southern Douglas The natives of the Andaman Islands average three feet 11 inches in height and wpisrh under 70 pounds. K?-TABLETS- 1 With the New Type White Mazda See them now on display in our windows. A soft and easy-on-the-eye b'ght no glare of any kind. Batteries Just Received We Deliver Don't Disregard a Cold. The influenza and pneumonia that swept the country a year ago were preceded by an epidemic of colds. Foley's Honey and Tar will check a cold if taken in time, and will also stop a cough of long standing. It promptly gives relief, soothes and heals. Mrs. Geneva Robinson, 88 N. Swan St.. Albany. N. T.. writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough medicine I ever used. Two bottles broke a most stubborn linger ing cough." It loosens phlegm and mucus, clears air passages, eases hoarseness, stops tickling throat. Ad. r. frT ;i 1 1 ' '"' M 3