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VOL. L.VIII. NO. 18,414
Entered at Portland fOrejon)
PoMtof fice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TIME
FUEL
LIVING COST GOES UP
DESPITE CRUSADERS
PHONE RATE RISE
COMPANY TO COMPLY
POINDEXTER TRIES TO
UPSET.WOOD'S BOOM
IB
ORDER
MILLION IS ASKED
FDR ASTORIA BASE
Secretary Proposes to
Take Over Free Site.
VILLA IN VENGEANCE
ANNIHILATES FORCES
S18,DDD REWARD IS
PAID TO CAPTORS
Claremont Murder In
former Gets $5000.
WITH ORDER AT ONCE
IS HELD ILLEGAL
TRADE REPORTS SHOW PRICES
STEADILY ADVANCING. "
PHONE KATE REDUCTION TO
S. DAKOTA INVADED IX AT
TEMP TO INFLUENCE MEET.
DEATH OF ANGELES CAUSES
ATTACK ON FEDERALS.
BE EFFECTIVE TOMORROW.
ISSUED
I
Government Attempts to
Avert Famine.
PRIORITY LIST IN EFFECT
Widespread Cessation of In
dustrial Activity Forecast.
ACTUAL NEEDS TO BE MET
Control of Distribution by Retail
Dealers May Be Awarded to
State Officials. . .
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. War-time
restrictions on the nation's use of
coal, more stringent' than those ap
plied during: the war. were, ordered
into effect today ta. stave, off a fuel
famine.
Moved by reports of diminishing:
coal stocks and growing: danger of
distress in numerous sections, the
government sought no compromise
with striking mineworkers. whose
walkout forced the emergency, but
asked for national determination to
endure privation and discomfort until
coal mining was resumed on its
terms.'
Fuel Administrator Garfield, act
ing in conjunction with the railroad
administration, gave notice that
hereafter only the essential con
sumers included In the - first five
classes of the war priorities list
would be supplied w'ith coal, and
asked the help of all state and mu
nicipal authorities to make rationing
effective.
' Public I tllltiea Included.
The order, which made national
those restrictions already put into
local effect by regional coal commit
tees, where the pinch of fuel shortage
has been felt, cut off supplies from
all but transportation agencies, which
includes inland and coastwise - ship
ping as well as railroads; federal and
, local governmental institutions. In
cluding concerns working on govern
ment contracts; public utilities, in
cluding newspapers and retail deal
ers. Railroad administration officials
conceded that It meant widespread
cessation of industrial operations,
only Justified by the gravity of the
situation.
"It is necessary that coal sha1 be
Ufced only for essential purposes," Dr.
Garfield sRld In giving public noti
fication of the step. "Public utili
ties consuming coal should discon
tinue to furnish power, heat and light
to non-ess- i.tial tnc'iistrles and should
consume only sufficient coal to pro
duce enough ight, power and heat
to ir.eet the actual urgent needs of
' the people. Advertising signs and
displays -of various kinds necessitat
ing the use of coal should be cur
tailed and no coal should be distributed-
for su-.:h purposes. "
Factories Must Close.
Officials said that the terms of the
order as given were framed to allow
the gieatest possible variation in lo
cal arrangements, so that emergen
cies could be met by action best suit
ed to that result. Industrial estab
lishments opeiating their own power
plants will be forced to shut down
when present supplies are exhausted,
v.-hile the operations of those whose
power is supplied from public utility
plants will be curtailed or continued
in the discretion of local agencies
and officials. Dr. Garfield noted fur
ther that the government would be
glad to leave supervision aTid control
of distribut.on by retail dealers en
tirely "to any state, county or munici
pality whicn may make provision
therefor."
These arrangements, it was sug
gested, would all be maintained
while they proved adequate, but the
federal governmert would hold
final power to intervene by cutting
off coal supplies where rationing
measures are not being fairly or fully
taken.
Officials were hopeful that the ad
vance of 14 per cent in mine workers'
wages would result .In getting some
of the men back to work.
Members of a mine operators' com
mit) oe are iscre preparing for a gen
cial session Wednesday, when details
of application of 14 per cent increase
will be arrar ged.
Stampede Caution Issued.
Attorney-General Palmer called up
on the American people tonight to
"refuse to be stampeded by threats
of lack of coal into concessions which
will insure unreasonably high prices
in all commodities for at least three
years to come."
A statement of the government's at
tude was made by the attorney-general
In a telegram to the chamber of
commerce at Moberly, Mo., from which
had come a request that another con
ference of operators and miners be
called.
Mr. Palmer opposed further con
ferences, saying the wage increase
proposed by Dr. Garfield, equalized
the average miner's wages with the
present high cost of living without
increasing the price of coal. This,
he said, was fair to the miners and
protected the public. 1
"The cost of living is now at the
high point," Mr. Palmer said. "To
grant the demands of the miners
would make the cost of living still
higher.' The new wage conference
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'Luxury Buying in Full Swing."
People Spending as They
Xever Did Before.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Despite the
various campaigns to bring down the
high cost of living, the costs of food
stuffs and clothing has continued to
climb during the past month,' accord
ing to the report on business con
ditions of the second federal reserve
district board for November, made
public tonight.
The' average advance In the price
of the principal necessities of life
was given at IVi per cent- .
Reports from the retail trade. It
was stated, indicated that "luxury
buying" was in full swing and the
"repressive effect of the war on per
sonal expenditure" has disappeared
completely.
"Never has ther. been so much
spending, such a demand for expen
sive articles and such disregard of
prices," said the report.
The buying public is showing "al
most no resistance" to high prices,
the report continues, which added
that '"the buyers are either completely
indltferent or they accept the higher
prices as quite to be expected."
Reports from the retail stores, it
was - stated, indicate that the wave
of buying "done by wage earners has
somewhat subsided." ' It was sug
gested that this was probably due to
strikes or unemployment caused by
strikes.
The jewelry trade reports indicate
an unprecedented demand for plati
num, . fine jewelry, diamonds and
other precious stones. The price of
diamonds has risen 100 per cent with
in six months, it was stated, and
there has been "a great rise in the
price of silverware."
"Musical instruments can not be
produced in quantity to meet the de
mand," declared the report. "Reck
less buying in the clothing trade was
also reported.
Referring to the labor situation, the
report stated that "strikes reduced
the sum total of employment about
two per cent" in October, as compared
with September. "On the whole, labor
difficulties have diminished in the past
month," the report says.
2 DESERT HUNGER STRIKE
Tacoma Prisoner Asks Transfer
From Cell of Industrial Workers.
" TACOMAT" tVaslC "Dec. 1. There
were two "deserters"- tonight in the
hunger strike which 22 alleged mem
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World held in jail here launched five
days ago. ,
After 120 hours of self-imposed
fating the two men asked that they
be transferred to another cell, fearing
rough treatment at the hands of the
others, and after this was done, they
werj fed. They ate ravenously.
Another having been removed to the
county hospital late Saturday, suf
fering, physicians eaid, illness arising
prior to arrest, there now remain 19
who tonight are commencing the sixth
day without food.
They remain sullen and morose,
making no comment when asked why
they refuse food.
REPORTS OF WETS DENIED
Governor Olcott Tells "Pussyfoot"
Johnson of Dry Benefits.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.)
That Oregon has profited immensely
since it adopted complete prohibition
and that there can be no connection
between the ousting of llquor'and the
present Industrial unrest, was the
statement made by Governor Olcott
today in a letter addressed to W. E.
("Pussyfoot") Johnson, of the Ameri
can Issue Publishing company,' of
London, England.
In a communication to the gover
nor, Mr. Johnson said it had been
reported in many sections of Great
Britain that the prohibition policy in
America had resulted in a wide in
crease in crime, unrest and bolshe
vlsm. The governor also said in his
letter that crime had decreased ma
terially. and that corresponding pros
perity had followed.
BOMB ATTEMPT. FOILED
Employment Bureau in San Fran
cisco Is Threatened.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. Evidence
of an ,attempt to blow up the em
ployment bureau here where non
union stevedores are being hired to
take the places of striking union
stevedores was found today by the
police, it was announced. "
The employment office is on Mont
gomery street, in the heart of the
financial district. A bomb containing
four pounds of dynamite, a quantity
of nails and a clock timing device
was taken from the employment bu
reau today, the police declared. It
was discovered when the ticking of
the clock was heard by employes.
FLIER REACHES ALLAHABA
Briton Leaves for Australia and
Frenchman Follows Closely.
LONDON, Dec 1. Ross Smith, the
British aviator, who is making a
flight to Australia, arrived in Alla-
haba Thursday and proceeded Friday.
Lieutenant Etlenne Poulet, French
military aviator, who left his airdome
near Paris October 13 for Melbourne,
arrived ia Calcutta Thursday, leaving
Saturday. -
Refund Retroactive to
July 29 Ordered.
EDICT EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1
$3.25 Single Party Service
Re-established in Portland.
STATE TARIFFS ALSO SET
Commission Holds So-Called Burle
son Schedule Unwarrantable,
Unjust and Arbitrary.
SALEM. Or., Decl (Special.) That
the so-called Burleson schedule of ex
change telephone rates, rules, prac
tices and regulations which became
effective on the lines of the Pacific
Telephone -& Telegraph company on
July 29 are illegal, arbitrary, unrea
sonable, unjust and without warrant
of law, that the tariff contained i I
the Oregon public service commis
sion's order of last May set out the
existing legal rates, and that sub
scribers . shall be credited with all
payments over and above the legal
rate; amounting in the state to ap
proximately $130,000. were the high
lights in an order of the commission
given out here today.
In substance, the order of the com
mission reduces materially the rates
now affecting practically every ex
change throughout the state.
Exchange Divisions Announced.
After consideration of the size and
relative characteristics of each, the
commission determined for the pres
ent upon the following division of ex
chances now in service as a basis
for the application of rates estab
lished: - ,
Group 1 Portland.
Group 2 Albany, Astoria, Baker, Eu
gene. Pendleton. Salem, The Dalles.
Group 3 Ashland. Bend, Corvallis, Cot
tage Grove, Grants Pass, Heppner, Klam
ath Falls. Milton, Mllwaukle, Oak Grove.
Oregon City. . prinevlue, Roaeburs.
Springfield, Tillamook.
Group 4 Adams, Arlington, Athena,
Austin, Bay City, Boardman, Bourne,
Burlington, Canyon City. Carlton, Cas
cade Locks. CUrton. Coburg. Drain,
Durkee. Echo, Florence, Goble, Grass
Valley. Gwendolin, Harrlsburg, 1 Hermi
ston. Hubbard. Huntington, lone, Irrigon,
Jefferson. Junction City, Knappa, Lapine,
Lexington, Madras, Marcola, Moro New
port, North Plains, Oakland, Peoria,
Rainier, Seaside. Shanlko, Shedd, Siletz,
Stanfield, St. Helens, Sumpter, Svenson,
Toledo, Troutdale, Waldo. Warrendale.
Warrenton, Wasco, Weston, Westport,
Whitney, Woodburn.
Warrenton will take the same rate a
Astoria.
Springfield will take the same rate
as Eugene.
Business Ratea VncT- meed
The rates for business service in
the exchanges other than Warrenton
and Springfield shall be the same as
those established by the previous
public service commission order, with
Warrenton taking Astoria rates and
Springfield Eugene rates.
The following monthly rates, effec
tive under the order, are net and are
for wall set service. For desk set
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Division Superintendent Phillips
Declares System of Required
Refunds Is Not Xet Clear.
That the new telephone rate or
dered by the public service commis
sion will be placed in effect tomor
row, but that the order is too com
plex to permit 'discussion in its sev
eral provisions, until it has been
thoroughly analyzed, was the purport
of a statement issued last night by
W.. J. Phillips, division commercial
superintendent of the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph 'company.
"The new schedule of rates author
ised by the commision is effective
December 1," Said Mr. Philips. "The
order is quite Involved and It is dif
ficult to determine its application
with respect to refunds, as shown by
the difference existing between the
Burleson rate, abrogated by the com
mission, and the rate now authorized.
In the course of a few days, after
analysis has been made of the order,
a detailed statement will be issued."
Further than this, officials of the
company declined to discuss the order
which tumbles telephone rates for
Portland and other Oregon cities, or
to comment upon the paragraph that
Instructs the company to return to
phone users a refund estimated at
$130,000.
Company Not Expected to Fight.
City officials, who were to the fore
In the fight against the Increase in
phone rentals, as attempted through
the Burleson rate, express the belief
that the company will abide by the
award of the public eervice commis
sion and will make the stipulated re
fund without recourse to legal con
test. Assistant City Attorney H. M. Tom-
llnson, who represented the city in
the contest before the public Service
commission, was openly gratified at
the commission's ruling and confident
that the company will yield without
further argument.
"I believe that the company will
respect the commission's order and
comply with it," said Mr. Ttomlinson.
"As I understand the order it is de
signed to give them as much as the
May 1 order of the commission grant
ed, plus a sufficient increase to cover
the wage advance of July.
"The commission has properly char
acterized the so-called Burleson rate.
which the new order abrogates, as ex
orbitant and illegal. It was illegal
because it was not the rate which
was intended to be legalized by the
act of congress of July 11, 1919.
Burleson Kate Is Discussed.
"In August, 1919, when Burleson
attempted to put this so-called Burle
son rate into effect, his power to fix
a rate that would last beyond the
period ,of government control had
ceased, because the congressional act
of July 11 repealed the former act,
which turned control of the com
panies over to the postmaster-general
"This act plainly said that 'the ex
isting toll in exchange telephone
rates, as established or approved by
the" postmaster-general on or prior to
June 6, 1919, shall continue in force
for a period not to exceed four
months after this act takes effect,
unless sooner modified or changed
by the public authorities, state,
municipal or otherwise.'
."From the construction of this act
it is apparent that the Burleson rate,
placed in effect on August 28, was
not the existing rate, inasmuch as it
was not established prior to June 6.
"The argument of the company has
been that the rate in question is that
oT November 15, 1918, ordered by
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ARE YOU LOADED FOR OTHER QAME, TOO, CONGRESS?
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Fellow-Aspirant for Republican
Presidential Nomination Chal
lenged to Debate Issues.
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 1. At the close
of a day of conferences and political
activities in connection with the pres
idential preference conventions to
morrow. Senator Miles Poindexter of
Washington, a republican candidate.
rented a theater and addressed a mass
meeting in furtherance of his can
didacy. Earlier he had charged that four
men controlled South Dakota repub
lican politics and "were running
things to suit themselves." This
brought a declaration from Governor
Norbeck that he favored the candi
dacy of General Leonard Wood.
I am for General Wood for two
reasons," the governor said. "First,
I believe in the man; second, I know
that the republican voters of South
Dakota want him."
Wood Challensed to Debate..
Mr. Poindexter challenged Major
General Leonard Wood either to de
bate with him on national Issues or to
answer a series of prepared questions
which Poindexter read to his audi
ence. The Washington senator de
clared that leading South Dakota re
publicans had told him "it was use
less" for him to attempt to bring his
candidacy before the republican con
vention because the republican dele
gates were overwhelmingly in favor
of Major-General Wood. Discussing
the new state law which provides that
state proposal conventions shall
nominate candidates for the primary
election and also may indorse party
candidates for president. Senator
Poindexter declared that although a
lawyer, and although he had read the
statute, "I cannot say that I under
stand it."
He did discuss, however, a portion
of the statute which declares that
candidates indorsed for office by
proposal conventions should discuss
issues involved with any other can
didate or candidates who seek the
office as independents.
In this connection he suggested that
as General Wood is considered cer
tain of indorsement tomorrow he was
ready to return to South Dakota to
discuss presidential issues with him
should Wood become an avowed canr
didate for president.
Poindexter Outlines Position.
'Senator Poindexter briefly outlined
his position on Borne issues. He de
clared himself in favor of providing
adequate protection for Americans in
any part of the world, he favored an
Immediate declaration of peace with
Germany, reduction of war taxes as
rapidly as possible, adequate protec
tion of American Industries from
radical interference, no American
mandate for Turkey or Armenia and
the making of assistance for devas
tated countries in Europe secondary
as assistance to afflicted Americans
and American properties.
After Senator Poindexter delivered
his address in a local theater, which
he hired for the occasion, members of
the republican state central commit
tee declared it was virtually certain
that the stato convention would in
dorse Major-Geueral Wood.
Shortly before the Poindexter meet
ing it was understood that the' re
publican delegates were considering
a plan to not indorse any candidate
for president. Such action would have
enabled any candidates desiring to re
ceive .indorsement to file petitions
prior to January, and to have their
names put o"n the official ballot In the
Independent column.
There was no political development
(Concluded on Page 2. Column
NORTHWEST ITEMS MILLIONS
Reclamation Projects Come
In for Consideration.
P0ST0FFICES ON LIST
Mr. Haw Icy Introduces Bills to
Provide Public Buildings at
Several Oregon Cities.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. Dec 1. For the develop
ment of the proposed new submarine
and destroyer base at Tongue point,
near Astoria, an initial appropriation
of $1,000,000 was asked by the secre
tary of the treasury in submitting his
annual expenses of the government
for the fiscal year to congress today.
In connection with the appropriation
congress is asked to authorize the
secreary of the navy to accept from
the city of Astoria free from incum
brances and without cost to the
United States 115 acres of land as
the location for the base.
Willamette Item 1145,000.
River and harbor appropriations are
asked as follows: ,
Columbia river and tributaries
above Celilo falls to mouth of Snake
river. $27,500.
Columbia and Willamette rivers be
low Vancouver. Wash., and Portland,
Or.. $650,000.
Columbia river at mouth. 1165,000.
Willamette river, above Portland
and Yamhill river, $45,000.
Coos Bay, $125,000.
Coos river. $3000.
Yaquina river. $3000
Clatskanie river, ,$2500.
Lewis river. Wash., $13,000.
Cowlitz river, $7000.
Skamokawa creek, $1000.
Grays Harbor and bar entrance,
$600,000.
An appropriation of $37,000 Is asked
for the Snake river in Oregon. Wash
ington and Idaho.
920,000 Asked for Light .Station.
For the Improvement of Grays Har
ber light station. $20,00 is apked.
r unds - for continuing northwest
reclamation projects are sought as
follows:
Oregon Umatilla, $170,000, an In
crease or Jo., 000 over the present
fiscal' year: Klamath, $289,000, or a
decrease of $68,000 from this fiscal
year.
Washington Yakima, $351,000.
Idaho Boise. $500,000; King Hill.
$225,000;. Minidoka. $1,000,000.
Representative Sinnott's bill adding
4 Vi sections of land to the Ococho
national forest of Oregon passed the
house this afternoon.
Representative Hawley won a long
fight when the house finally passed
his bill to add to forest reserves in
Oregon certain tracts of the Oregon
California land grant for the protec
tion of the water supplies of Oregon
City. Corvallis, Dallas and Ashland.
Stanley Meade Reynolds, newspaper
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 4.)
Bandits, Fighting Like Madmen,
Leave Only Two Members of
carranza Force Alive.
EL PASO. Tex., Dec. 1. Fighting
like madmen to avenge the death of
Felipe Angeles. 1000 soldiers under
comand of Francisco Villa fell upon
the 80th regiment of the federal army.
676 men. at Rancho Espejo, 21 miles
north of Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua.
Friday morning, November 28, at
6 o'clock, exactly 24 hours after the
Chapultepee officer had been shot
down by a firing squad In Chihuahua
City, and massacred all but two mem
bers of the regiment
Such was the word brought to El
Paso tonight by Dr. L. M. Gomes of
this city and Los Angeles, an Ameri
can citizen who fought for 18 months
as an aviator with the American army
in France. Following the arrest of
Angeles, Gomez, in behalf of friends
on this side of the line, went to Chi
huahua to intercede for him. He was
with him all night and up to 6:65
o'clock, when Angeles was executed,
and also attended his funeral.
Then going to Santa Rosalia, 360
kilometers south of Chihuahua, be
learned the story of the massacre,
which, he declared, has been censored
by the Carranza authorities. He left
there on his return trip Sunday morn
ing. The account of the fight he heard
from the lips of Colonel Rivas and
Lieutenant-Colonel Marroqul as they
related It to a friend in Santa Ro
salia. These two officers are the only
men who escaped.
General Santo Sanchez, the chief of
ficer, was missing when Gomez left
Santa Rosalia, and there was little
doubt that he had been killed.
DIVE SAVES VETERAN
Ex-Chief of Police Rescues Service
Man Who Falls in River.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec 1. (Special.)
Peter Redman, returned war veteran
and well-known local young man.
dazed by a blow on the head when
he tumbled from a pile cf lumber on
pier 2 of the port of Astoria docks
into the Columbia river at 1 o'clock
today, wa'i saved from drowning by
Nace Grant, ex-police ch.'ef, who,
without removing liis clothing, dived
into the river after him.
Redman suffered a broken nose,
lacerated scalp and bruises about the
body.
12 VOTES CARRY BONDS
Dozen uena citizens Ballot on
$15,000 School Issue.
BEND, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) In a
school district, the population of
which will exceed 6000, only 12 votes
were cast when the matter of a $15,
000 bond Issue was decided Saturday
night, the Bend board of directors
announced today.
The vote was unanimously in favor
of the bond issue.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Westher.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 41
tl.Krees; minimum. Jo degrees. .
TODAY'S Fair and colder; moderate
northerly winds.
Foreign.
Villa band wipes out Carranza regiment.
Page 1.
Italian parliament orderly at opening.
Page '.
Italian public opinion is hostile to D'An
nunxio'a escapade. Page a.
Lady Aytor takes oath as member of Brit
ish house ct commons. Page 4.
tonietlr.
Several of thoje Indicted in Newberry
senatorial case enter pleas in court.
Page 2.
Court grants more pay to packing house
employes. Page d.
Government orders stringent restrictions
on use of coal. Page 1.
Peace resolution battle now looms before
senate. Page 3.
f I Michigan murder mystery traced to Ore-
T I son. Page 9.
Poindexter tries to upset Wood's boom.
Page .
Cost of living goes steadily op despite cam
paigns to lorce prices down. Page 1.
Harvard accepts bid to play football a
Pasadena. Page 16.
Senator Gore, Oklahotna democrat, blames
Mv,n,nt for oartv'a decline at nolla.
T ' Page 7.
IT" s lihnr nnanlirn not allowed to
enter canal zone to bear workers' griev
ances. Page 4.
National.
Congress asked to provide five- billions for
government needs next year, fase 3.
Million is asked for Astoria naval base.
Page 1.
IT. 8. waves away Carranxa's plea. Page 8.
Congress gathers, but little Is done on
first day. Page 1!.
Pacific Northwest.
Plans for Poindexter boom for presidency
now developing In vvashington. Page 4.
Wife of Justice Charlea A. Johns dies at
Salem. Page 8.
Oregon commission rules telephone rate
Increase illegal. Page 1.
Snort.
University of Oregon football squad rests
on taureis. f'agts id.
Prep schools turn to basketball season.
Page 16.
Benny Leonard to devote most of his time
to movie worn, rate it.
Sees pilot plans to sign recruits on east'
era mp. rait n.
Commercial and Marine.
Inauiries coming from Japan for flour
and wheat. Pase 23.
Coal strike developments give corn up
ward trend at cnicago. rage 1!3.
Stock market affected by adverse develop
ments. Page Jo.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mrs. Pankhurst declares U. S. "nionists are
innocently furthering German intrigue.
Page .
Legion law and order committee will In-
vestigate ail reports of disloyalty. Pages.
Street car prober favors fare rise. Page " ft
S1S.OO0 murder reward Is divided. Page 1.
City's employment bureau, closed two years
J ago, is r
Negro Is sta
reopened. rage ii.
ar witness in Golden West ho-J
tel sbatement case. Page 10.
Samuel Rosenblatt says prices will soar as
demand for good clotbes is greater than
it ever has been. Page 15.
Company to put phone rate reduction la
affect at once. Page L '
OFFICERS' SHARES AGREED ON
Phillips and Tackaberry Each
Awarded $3000.
TIL TAYLOR GETS $2500
Leonard AUo Draws $2500, and
$500 Each Goes to Others; $1000
From State Available Later.
MNE SHARE: IX REWARD.
Division of the $18,000 reward
for the apprehension and con
viction of the Claremont tavern
murderers agreed upon yester
day by the contributors to the
fund :
"John Doe," informant.. $ 5,000
Inspector R. L. Phillips.. ' 3,000
Inspector James M. Tack-
aberry 3.000
Sheriff Til D. Taylor of
Umatilla county
Inspector Archie Leonard
Inspector R. B. LaSalle..
Inspector Pat Maloney..
Inspector Glenn Howell..
Inspector Tom. P. Swennes
2,500
2,500
500
500
500
500
Total $18,000
Inspectors R. L. Phillips and James
M. Tackaberry yesterday were
awarded $3000 each as their share of
the $18,000 reward offered by citizens
of Oregon for the apprehension and
capture of the Claremont tavern rob
bers, and "John Doe." the man who
gave the ir.formation which led to the
arrest of the murdererr. was given
$5000. The remainder of the money
was divided between officials who
participated In the capture of David
Smith, James Ogle and William Ban
aster. The division of the reward was
made yesterday afternoon In Mayor
Baker's office. Mayor Vaughn or
Pendleton and City Attorney Fee of
the same city attended the confer
ence and represented, the citizens of
Pendleton who had given $7000 of the
total reward. W. L. Thompson, who
gave $5000 of the reward, and Amos
S. Benson, who contributed $3000 to
the fund, were also present.
Actual Captors Get Most. .
In the division of the money Sheriff
Til Taylor of Pendleton and inspector
Archie F. Leonard, who accompanied
Inspectors Tackaberry and Phillips
nto the Murphy home on Lmeison
itreet and aided in the capture of
the three men, were given $2oo eacn.
Other men who assisted in the cap
ture but who were on the outside sur
rounding the house, were given $o00
each.
The reward of $500 offered by Louis
Lachmund and Jim Linn of Salem was
not paid, it being explained that
shortly after this money was posted
with a Salem newspaper the men
learned of the arrest of the guilty
parties and withdrew the money. All
other rewards offered will be paid,
although it will be necessary for all
those benefitting from the otter to
await for their pro-rata of the $1000
offered by Governor Olcott in behalf
of the state until after tbjs legisla
ture convenes in January, 1821, when
it will be necessary to appropriate
the sum offered by the governor.
State's Share Deducted.
Hence the various men who will
receive various portions of the re
ward will be paid Thursday with the
pro rata of the state money deducted
from the amounts which have been
granted to them.
Mayor Vaughn of Pendleton ex
plained that inasmuch as Pendleton
citizens had posted more than one-
half of the reward, and because Sheriff
Til Taylor played a. prominent part In
the arrest of the guilty men. it was
believed by the majority of the resi
dents of Pendleton that the officer
from eastern Oregon should be given
a fair amount of the reward money.
Rumors circulated about the city
hall Indicated that the informant, who
is said to be a former Inmate of the
state penitentiary, insisted that he
should be paid $7000 of the total re
ward, but the men who contributed
the money making up the purse were
not inclined to grant the request,
holding that $5000 was sufficient re
ward for the part he played In the
capture.
It was brought out at the hearing
that "John Doe" had struck a" bar
gain for the reward before he turned
his information over to the detec
tives. He exhibited to the reward
committee a statement signed by
Tackaberry and Phillips to the effect
that they would surrender to him
their claim to the $7000 reward that
was then known to have been posted,
in case his information should lead to
the capture of the murderers. This
agreement was entered into about
10 o'clock In the morning the day
the arrests were made. The reward
committee .believed that the amount
thus assigned to. the Informer was
excessive. It was recognized, how
ever, that his information led directly
to the capture.
The work of reaching an equitable
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