Morning Oregonian., November 16, 1921, Page 9, Image 9

THE MORSTNG- OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1021
PfilMG BILL PAID
F
Governor and Mr. Kozer Are
Censured in Letter.
EXPENSE ITEM INVOLVED
Mr. Olcott and Secretary of State
Alleged to Have Called Re
port Propaganda.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 15 (Special.)
That the state printing board, com
posed of Governor Olcott, Secretary
of State Kozer and State Treasurer
Hoff, In July of this year, approved
the printing of the so-called semi
annual report of the state treasury
department under the caption, "Of
Interest to Taxpayers." but that later
Jlr. Olcott and Mr. Kozer, majority
members of the state board of con
trol, for reasons apparently best
) known to themselves, reversed their
1 previous action, was the charge made
in a letter prepared here today by
Mr. Hoff.
Mr. Hoffs letter was In reply to a
communication issued by Governor
Olcott and Secretary of State Kozer
last week, in which they refused to
allow a bill for the printing of 15,000
of these reports. Although it was
not stated in the letter prepared ty
the governor and secretary of state,
it was said that Mr. Hoffs bill was
disallowed on the grounds that the
report was political propaganda rath
er than a fair statement of the finan
cial transactions of his department.
The bill for printing the reports was
in the sum of $44.53.
Letter Is Quoted.
"In July last." said Mr. Hoffs let
ter, "in obedience to the law govern
ing state printing, I submitted copy
of my semi-annual report designated
especially as 'Of Interest to Tax
payers." to the state board of printing,
consisting of the governor, secretary
of state and state treasurer. This was
approved according to law. The state
naturally assumed the responsibility
for the cost of the same and 15,000
copies of the report were printed and
the expense incurred on account of
the permission to print the same by
the state.
"On November 12 a bill was tend
ered by the state printer and forward
ed to the board of control, which con
sists of the same personnel as the
printing board. At that time the ma
jority of the board, the governor and
secretary of state, reversed their pre
lous action, as members of the state
printing board, and refused payment
of the bill on the grounds that the
report was not of the proper charac
ter. Report Is Defended.
"I wish to say that the report, to
my mind, is absolutely a public docu- .
ment, dealing with the activities of
this office and which 1 am entitled to j
nave pnniea ana aistrmuLea among
the citizens of the state. Furthermore,
I believe1 this report contains official
Information that every citizen of Ore
gon should receive, and 1 cannot see
that the report reads any differently
than the copy submitted in July and
accepted for printing. However, I
bow to the majority rule.
"It s true that this report showed
that through my method, as com
pared with that of my predecessor,
that I have saved the state, while In
office fully 75,OUO a year and will
be a political benefit to me, should I
decide to become a candidate for re
election. This. I admit, places a cer
tain amount of moral personal obliga
tion on myself, and again to under
take by legal process to force a pay
ment upon the board of which I am j
a member is too delicate a matter to :
consider.
Check for Bill Inrloned.
"Besides, it may cause embarrass
ment for my colleagues on the board.
For these reasons, I am inclosing to
you my personal check In favor of the
state printing board for $44.53, to
cover the amount of the disputed bill,
which is herewith returned.
"I wish to suggest that this policy
be made general and all state officials
Incurring expense,, even though as In
this case, on a public matter, whether
it be printing or traveling, where the
officer apparently receives political
or personal benefits by his public ut
terance or appearances, that the ex
pense so Incurred be considered per
sonal and the officer be required to
pay it himself. This would save con
siderable money to the state."
GRAIN SOLD MR. HOUSER
4 00,000 Bushels Contracted by
Portland Man at 7 0 Cents
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Nov. 15.
(Special.) Farmers of the Dayton,
Waitsburg and Walla Walla section
have sold 400,000 bushels of wheat in
the last few days to Max Houser of
Portland, Mr. Houser advancing 70
cents a bushel. The sellers have
until February 15 to close the deal
and can sell at any time until then
at the market price on that day.
The grain is to be exported to the
orient. Wheat to fill these contracts
has already begun to move and likely
will be shipped out of the valley
within a few weeks.
PORTLAND BOYS HELD
Koseburg Police Believe Prisoners
Stole Automobile.
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lwho gave their home address as Yam
hill street, Portland, and Arton Hoi
lenbach of Canby were held here as
suspected automobile thieves. Offi
cers began Investigating the possibil
ity that the boys were the bandits
who held up the bank at Roy, Wash.,
yesterday afternoon. The automobile
In which they were riding when ar
rested here, the Currle boys said. Is
the property of their father, but a
lodge card belonging to Frederick Leo
of Everett. Wash., wu found In the
car, together with other articles,
which led the officers to believe that
the machine was stolen. The car bore
only one license tag and that was for
a truck. None of the occupants of
the machine carried a driver's license.
The story told by the trio con
flicted In many details, and the offl-
WHAT CONGRESS DID AS ITS
DAY'S WORK.
Senate.
Unsuccessful efforts made to
bring up the Newberry-Ford
election case.
Watson of Georgia attacked
pending beer and wine bill, de
claring It unconstitutional.
Senator King suggested in
vestigation of Postmaster-General
Hays' connection with
Schenectady postoffice troubles.
Immediate investigation of
shipping board held unnecessary
and commerce committee will
examine charge made by Sen
ator La Follette.
Railroad refunding bill de
bated without any progress be
ing made
Houae.
Postoffice and post road
committee reported bill to lim't
special delivery service to first
class mall.
Debated Lehlbach reclassifi
cation bill.
Secretary Denby asked to hold
up construction on big ships in
resolution by Representatve
Britten, republican, Illinois.
cere were confident that they had at
least stolen the car. The two older
boys each had 85 In crisp new bills.
They admitted having been driving
all night. Late tonight the officers
were endeavoring to trace the owner
of the car and the movements of the
three boys.
Clayton Currle is 21 years old, Clin
ton Is 16 and Hollenbach 20.
MIL LABOR LAYS PLANS
UNIONS DECLARED AGREED ON
CONCERTED PROGRAMME.
Brotherhoods Sign Agreement for
Adjust ment Boards In East,
West and Southeast.
CHICAGO. Nov. 15. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Plans ot the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineer and
Brotherhood of Locomrtlve Engine-
men and Firemen to meet demands
of the railroads for revlsljn of rules
and working condition agreements
and for further wage cuts, were com
pleted today after a two-day session
of 6C0 general chairmen and officials.
W. S. Stone, grand chief of the en
gineers, and W. S. Carter, president
of the firemen and enginemen, ex
plained the settlement under which
the recent general strike order was
canceled and received their followers'
Indorsement of their action.
Requests from AS rillroads for re
vision of rules -and working condi
tions were considered and the counter-demands
of the unions formu
lated. Mr. Stone announced that the
unions were agreed on a concerted
programme in the rules cases
Announcement was made that the
four big brotherhoods have signed
agreements with roads in the eastern,
western and southeaeie-n districts
for setting up adjuh'mjnt boards.
Two assistant grand cmefs will rep
resent the engineers on the boards,
F. A. Burgess on the southeastern
and H. P. Daughe.ty on the western.
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
will be repnsented by A F Wt.itney
on the western and W K. Doak :.n the
southeastern board.
Creation of the boa ds Is expected
to speed up the work ut the railroad
labor board ly relieving Its docket
of the hundreds of pet.y cases
Each board Is .o have eight mem
bers, one from each of the brother
hoods and four represeni mg the roads
In Its territory. The agreements run
for one year and may be renewed.
In the western territory the agree
ment has been approved by the Union
Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation
company, Los Angeles & Salt Lake,
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe. Gulf.
Colorado & Santa Fe, Chicago, Bur
lington & Qulncy, Colorado & South
ern Fort Worth & Denver City,
Northern Pacific. Great Northern.
Spokane. Portland- & Seattle. Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Minne
apolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie
railway.
WAGE MEETINGS ARE CALLED
52 Railroads Sent Out Notices of
Conferences With Employes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Managers of
62 railroads, covering the territory
east of the Mississippi river and north
of the Ohio river, today began mail
ing notices to the various classes of
railroad employes, calling Tor confer
ences to consider readjustments in
wages. In addition to the wage no
tice a separate notice will advise the
train service men that the managers
desire to revise their working rules
and agreements, particularly those
dealing directly or indirectly with
compensation.
The plan Is to revamp the present
working agreement which each road
has negotiated individually with the
train service employes, in order to
work "for greater economies."
GARMENT SHOPS PICKETED
Gotham Operators Say 40-Per Cent
of Employes Are on Job.
NEW YORK. Nov. 15. Pickets at
3000 garment shops by striking work
ers began duty today. Every picket
was provided with a card of Instruc
tions from the union warning against
engaging in arguments or making a
disturbance.
The manufacturers said that more
than 40 per cent of their workers, the
most efficient operatives, ' had re
mained at work, but the union leaders
asserted that the strike had started
with 100 per cent success.
Office Sj-wtem Changed.
HOQUIAM. Wash.. Nov. 15. (Spe
cial.) Under a change of office sys
tem the Union Pacific officials on the
harbor hereafter will handle business
of local shippers which may have to
do with any unit of the system, rather
than confining their work entirely to
the Oregon & Washington line as In
the past. Several changes in official
designations have been announced
with the statement that greater au
thority has been given the men.
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FISHElilS SHOT
FATALLY BY FARMER
Joseph Briggs Succumbs to
Wounds From Shotgun.
L. E. BRESHEARS SLAYER
Killer Goes to County Jail and
Surrenders While Deputies
Are Hunting for Him.
As the police and deputies from the
sheriffs office were scouring the
county last night for L. E. Breshears,
Willamette slough rancher who shot
and killed Josepn Briggs, a Ham
mond. Or., fisherman, yesterday morn
tng, the man who In the height of
anger fired the fatal shotgun charge
walked into the county Jail and sur
rendered to Jailer Leabo. Breshears
appeared at the Jail shortly after 7
o clock last night.
The killing took place at Breshears'
home after there had been a dispute
between himself and Briggs over
some apples. Briggs' body was pierced
by 62 shot, and he died within two
hours. Before he died he told the
story of the quarrel which led to the
shooting, and denied that he had been
armed. His widow also said that her
husband was unarmed.
Slnyer Leave Home.
Immediately following the commis
sion of his crime Breshears fled his
home and telephoned his attorney,
M. B. Meacham, to whom he told the
details of. the shooting and stated
that he had fired in self-defense.
Jailer Leabo was busy at his work
last night when a stranger walked in.
"I'm Breshears. and you are look
ing for me," announced the man. He
then told Leabo that he had not given
himself up earlier in the hope that
Briggs might live and that he might
be able to obtain ball.
As soon as Breshears had given
himself up the district attorney's
office was notified and Stanley Myers
and George Mowrey, with stenog
raphers, came to the jail to get a
statement from him. He refused to
talk, on the advice of his attorney,
saying that Meacham had advised him
to make no statement of any sort to
the district attorney unless the at
torney were there.
He was willing .o talk about other
things and conversed in a very nor
mal manner with his questioners, but
as soon as any subject bearing on the
shooting was broached he was silent
Breshears in appearance is a fine
looking man about 5 feet 9 inches
tall and rather heavy, with a florid
ruddy complexion and sandy hair. His
conversation seemed to be that of a
mild-mannered, even-tempered mar.
and one not likely to commit violent
crime. He gave his age as 33 and
said he was a native of Missouri. Hi
has a wife, two daughters and on.
son, the oldest being 12 years of age.
Slayer Telephones Lawyer.
Breshears said that the shot wap
fired In self-defense, and that Briggs.
armed with a revolver, had driven
him in his house, and had threatened
to shoot him "If he stuck his head
out." Breshears said further that he
got his shotgun and ordered Briggs
to leave the place, and fired only
when Br'ggs whipped his revolver
from his pocket and aimed at him.
The killing was absolutely without
provocation or warning, according to
the story told by Mrs. Clara Briggs.
widow of the slain man, on her ar
rival In Portland yesterday after
noon. Siie said Tier husband did not
have a revolver, that he had a shot
gun, but that it was not even near
at hand when the shooting took place
Mrs. Briggs Is a gray-haired woman
with a kind, motherly countenance
There was no rancor or vindictivt
ness evident in her composed tones,
only a surpassing wonder that such
a thing could have happened. The
audden and tragic end of her husband
seemed to leave her bewildered as to
its cause but with a clear mind con
cerning events leading up to h:s
death.
"I I must go to the hotel and lav
down for a while." she said In clos
ing, passing a trembling hand ovei
ner eyes as If to shut out memories
"This has been a terrible day."
Home Ik on Barge.
Joseph Briggs was 64 years old and
was by occupation a fisherman. His
home, or mail address, was at Ham
mond, Or, but at the time of his
death he was living with hfs wife on
a large barge, which plied between
lower Columbia river points. On Sun
day, October 30, he landed at the
ranch of L. E. Breshears on the pen
insula between the mouth of the Wil
lamette and Columbia slough. There
he took on 135 boxes of apples and
some cider This was the first time
he had visited the Breshears place
this year, but he knew Breshears cas
ually, having picked apples for him
last year.
The apples were taken on the barge
and marketed at Hammond, Ilwaco.
Astoria. Flavel and other river points,
but with considerable difficulty. Many
of them were wormy and first-class
pricts could not be obtained, accord
ing to Mrs. Briggs. The cider was
dirty and had a bad flavor because of
spoiled fruit used in its manufacture,
she said further.
Dispute Is Begun.
As a result of the difficulty he had
in disposing of the goods. Briggs
returned to the Breshears ranch Sat
urday with 65 boxes which he de
manded that Breshears take back,
they having proved unmarketable.
There was some haggling over the
matter Saturday and Sunday. Briggs
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and Mrs. Briggs mooring their barge
at the Breshears landing and staying
over night.
Monday, Breshears told Briggs, Who
was eager to leave, that they could
settle the matter satisfactorily the
following day.
"This morning my husband started
to unload the boxes of apples, and
when he asked Mr. Breshears where
to put them, Mr. . Breshears replied
that he was not going to take them
back. I remember my husband say
ing something about That's a great
way to do business!' and they got
into an argument, asserted Mrs
Briggs.
"They called each other liars and
tried to hit each other with some
oars, but I don't think either was
hurt, as they could hardly reach one
another.
"Well, I'll get a shotgun and set
tle this!" I heard Mr. Breshears eay,
as he went off toward the house.
" 'As far as that goes, I ve got a
shotgun here, too!' I heard my hus
band reply, but he did not try to get
It and didn't think Mr. Breshears
really meant any harm. He kept on
unloading apple boxes. The Breshears
hired man came down then with a
note from Mr. Breshears telling my
husband that he would have to nu
gone by 12 o'clock. I remember re
marking that at the rate we were un
loading we would be gone well before
that time. It was then about 10:30
o'clock.
"Just as my husband was lifting
up a box of apples there was a shot
tfred about 20 feet away and my
husband fell forward. Neither of us
had seen Mr. Breshears approaching.
for he was sort of hidden behind a
bank. I ran to my husband and tried
to help him un on the barge. Mr. Bre
shears then fired another shot and I
don't know whether he hii my bus
band or not, but I don't think so, or
I would probably have been hit too,
I think he fired over our heads. We
could see him then running back to
ward the house. We didn't see him
again.
Woman Aska Heli.
"I could tell my husband was badly
hurt and I screamed and screamed for
help, but for a long time nobody
came. Finally the hired man, John
Stevens, and Mrs. Breshears came
down."
The two women and man were un
able to start the motor in the barge,
and finally a launch was obtained
which took the party to the mainland.
landing at the foot of Macrum street.
Mrs. Breshears was very hysterical.
Brisrirs was suffering greatly, hi
chest being penetrated by about 62
shot. He died on the stretcher as
he was being carried up to a waiting
ambulance. The body was removed
to the morgue by Deputy Coroner
Goetsch. The inquest will be held
Thursday night.
Breshears has a wife and three
children the eldest 13 years living
on the ranch. Breshears is about 35
years old.
Victim' Relative Sought.
The Briggs were living - alone.
They had been married about 20
years. Mrs. Briggs has two sons and
a daughter by a prior marriage. They
are Maurice Murray of Newberg, lira
Grace Robinson of Gold Beach and
U B. Murray, a logger whose present
address was not known to his mother.
Mrs. Briggs has a brother in Portland,
A. H. Buxton, a grocer at East Thir-y-first
and Belmont streets, and two
jisters in Oregon. Mrs. M. J. Evans
jf Beaverton and Mrs. Alice Cox of
Alarshfleld. She did not know of any
near relatives of her husband.
3URELAH MAKES ESCAPE
rVGITlVE WALKS THROUGH
POLICE-CROWDED LOBBY.'
Purty of Six Other Prisoners Is
Checking Out Personal Prop
erty at Time of Break.
While being taken from the city
jaii to the patrol wagon for trans
portation to, the county Jail, Ben T.
Lesmeister, professional burglar, made
- successful break for liberty yester
day and was still at large last night.
Lesmeister, in company with six
jiher prisoners, bound for the county
...il, had been taken from the jail el
evator on the tnird floor of the police
nation in order that he might get
:s personal belongings from the
, roperty clerk.
While the woman assistant in the
operty clerk's office was checking
Jt the property for the prisoners,
.smelster quietly opened the door
.id dashed down the stairs. He
.Jlked quickly through the poltce
jwded lobby on the first floor and
inched the street and liberty, be
ve his absence had been- discovered.
The jailer, after leaving the seven
; risoners in the property clerk's of
;ce, had left the room for a moment
rj attend to other work. Lesmeister
...ok advantage of his temporary ab
nnce to make good his escape. There
was no policeman in the office to
guard the prisoners at the time.
Lesmeister has an extended police
lecord. His most recent criminal ex
ploit was the burglary at the Markell
department store at East MorriBon
street and Union avenue. He con
fessed to this and other recent bur
glaries, and much of the loot was re
covered by police detectives.
Early in the afternoon Lesmeister
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DEBS' PARDON UP AGAIN
Administration Said to Be Consid
ering Release of Socialist.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15.
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Narcotic Conference Magnet.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Nov. 15. An
nouncement of the state-wide confer
ence to suppress the illegal sale of
narcotics, set for .November 26 at
Seattle, has resulted in repeated re
quests from officials other than those
invited for permission to attend the
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Union Services Planned.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash.. Nov. 15.
(Special.) A union Thanksgiving
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