VOL. LX NO. l),0.-0
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Pnstoffice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, EGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1921
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APPR3VED BY ALL
$8000 FOR LOOP
Pact Is Anglo-Japanese
Alliance Substitute.
SPECIAL SESSION TODAY
Agreement in Principle to Be
Announced to
World.
ONLY MINOR DETAILS LEFT
Task of Drafting Compact
Into Final Form Is Al
ready Well Advanced.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 9. (By
the Associated Press.) The United
States, Great Britain, Japan and
France all have agreed In principle
to the four-power treaty proposed as
a substitute for the Anglo-Japanese
alliance.
This agreement to govern condi
tions in the Pacific will be announced
at a plenary session of the confer
ence at 11 o'clock tomorrow.
The question of naval ratios, it was
said tonight by some foreign delega
tion spokesman, wil not be taken up
at the meeting, at least directly, al
though it Is understood that its rela
tion to the proposed agreement is
held to be vital.
Decision Made Suddenly.
Decision to hold the session was
reached suddenly tonight at a meet
ing of delegation spokesmen with
Secretary Hughes after the French
acceptance of the proposal had been
received from Paris. Previously it
had been the plan to hold a meeting
of the committee on far eastern ques
tions at thut hour.
At the same time reports will be
received from several sub-committees
. v. I v. i w .
i v. in- n iuie ueeu .n wurK on mies-
tlons affecting the far east.
The next step to be taken on the
tour-power alliance, an agreement on
specific terms, is regarded among the
plenipotentiaries as only a question,
of hours.
Already the task of drafting the
treaty into final form is well ad
vanced. The text is brief, providing
indlrfift tprrnn fnr t . r, . ,. a t i . . . nf tUa
alliance and for a "cooling off" proc
ess should war be threatened over
questions of the Pacific Islands.
Minor Details Hen inn.
The details yet to be settled are
said to involve only minor consider
ation. It is the expectation of other
of the delegates that the coming
plenary session also will see a pub
licly announced agreement between
the United States. Great Britain and
Japan on the "5-5-3" naval ratio.
Japan has not yet assented to it, but
her cabinet is sitting in Tokio with
an apparent prospect of favorable
action.
A third element of the Washington
negotiations, the separate parts of
which have become intertwined as
the time for momentous decision ar
rives, also has been advanced to a
point where the attitude of each in
terested delegation is well under
stood. This element involves future
fortifications in the Pacific and In
formal discussions of it have estab
lished the "status quo" as an accept
able basis of agreement.
China Only Big Problem Left.
There remains only the chance of a
serious controversy over the prob
lems of China as a possible barrier
to a far-reaching understanding in
which the national spokesmen can
come together on all the major points
at Issue here. With the sealing of
such an understanding the rest would
become a matter of detail. Most of
the principal delegates believe they
could go home by the end of the year
and leave the specific terms or the
several remaining agreements to be
worked out by special commissions
Indications have not been lacking
that Japan might want to delay final
action on the four-power treaty and
the naval ratio until the devious prob
lems of China and the far east have
readied a stage where they can be
lumped into a general round-up agree
ment. Despite much""talk and the
adoption of many resolutions, such
questions as Shantung and the Japa
nese leases In Manchuria remain un
settled Whether that circumstance
is to delay the agreements now near
consummation Is a question only To
kio can answer. It is the belief of
Washington that it will not.
old Tl hi Bob I p.
Outcroppings of the old troubles of
the orient have been apparent more
than once since the question of a new
dear for China came before the con
ference. At today's session of the
Shantung negotiations Japan agreed
to give up the public utilities of Kiao
Chow, but made the concession con
ditional on reference of some points
to Toklo. A Chinese delegate pointed
out that, although nominally the con
versations had made much progress,
"strings have been tied" to almost all
decisions.
Confronted thus by the claims of
tConcluded oa J, Culuiim z j
Construction of About 188 Miles of
Pavement Completed by the
Commission During Year.
SALEM, Op.. Dec. 9. (Special.)
There has been expended under the
supervision of the state highway de
partment during: the fiscal year of
1921 .approximately I18.24S.821. 37. ac-
j cording: to a report prepared here
j today by Herbert Nunn, state high
way engineer.
These funds were divided as fol
lows: State funds
Federal co-operative funds.
County funds ...
Railway funds
HS.031.e55.t4
2.181,0.'..6.-
Mt.Ml.44
46.378.16
Besides these amounts the state
highway department has supervised ;
the surveys and location for market 1
roaas. ior wnicn money is avaiiaDie
to the aggregate of approximately
32.OO0.000.
During the year the commission
has finished construction of approxi
mately 188 miles of pavement, 499
miles of macadam and 504 miles of
grading, or a total of 1191 miles con
structed. It also has completed 98
bridges at an approximate total cost
of 31.444.180.
The overhead cost of operating the.
state highway department, as set out
In the report was 5.9 per centum of
the total amount of money expended.
This included the expense of the
highway commission and secretary,
legal department, auditing, cost-keeping,
testing materials, road maps and
Information reports, bridge designs
for counties, engineering work fur-
1 dished to counties, surveys and en
gineering for market roads, state sur
veys for co-operative construction, all
engineering for construction on state
and co-operative roads, and super
vision of maintenence.
The department is exceedingly
proud of Its showing. Mr. Nunn said,
as the total 5.98 per centum overhead
cost compares very favorably witn
other states for engineering expenses
alone.
SHIPS SHORT FOR TRIP
Twenty Thou and Shrlners Want
10 Make Hawaii Voyage.
HONOLULU, T. H.. Dec. 9. (Spe
cial.) Twenty thousand Shriners
would come 10 Honolulu next June
It transportation and hotel accom
modation tor them could be provided,
according to Charles Drew i.'anager
of the shipping department of Castlo
& Cooke, who returned roenly frcm
a six weeks' tour that included San
Franclseo, Seattle and Portland.
Two Matson boats the Matsonia
and the Wilhelmina have been char
tered by the Shriners and several
more have been chartered from the
Atlantic to make the round trip. Mr.
Drew expects at least 5000 to make
the excursion here, leaving San Fran
cisco about June 14. H? says San
Francisco is preparing Tor 250,000
FLANDERS POPPIES PEST
Flowers Sacred to War Memories
to Be Pjowed Under.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 Poppies
transported from Flanders fields to
bloom upon the dump heaps of Jer
sey will not see another spring.
The federal horticultural board has
adjudged them a nuisance and a, pest
to agriculture and ordered them
plowed under until they haven't the
liedrt to rise again. The poppies were
brought over in earth, ballast, shipped
in France by troop transports. They
threaten to overrun surrounding gar
dens and truck farms.
"The reason the poppy blooms in
France and Belgium is because the
farmers can't get rid of it." said
Harry H. Shaw, pathologist of the
federal horticultural board, today.
LUCKNOW GREETS PRINCE
Enthusiastic Welcome Extended by
Municipal Authorities.
LUCKNOW. British India, Dec. 9
The Prince of Wales, who is on a tour
of India, arrived here today and was
enthusiastically welcomed by the
municipal authorities.
Governor Sir Harcourt Butler in
the executive council yesterday de
fended the action of the authorities in
arresting a number of prominent
"non - co - operators." who, he said,
seized the occasion of the prince's
visit by intimidating loyalists and
starting a movement of civil disobedi
ence. SCIENCE LITIGATION ENDS
Supreme Court Holds Directors of
Church Control Trustees.
BOSTON. Dec 9 Justice Decour
sey of the supreme court today or
dered final decrees to carry Into ef- I
feet the recent decision of the full I
bench in the Christian Science church
litigation.
This decision dismissed the suit I
brought by trustees of the Christian
Science Publishing society rnd held
that the directors of the First Church
of 'Christ, Scientist, had control over
the trustees.
TREASURY JSSUE SLATED
New Batch of Certificates to Be
Ready for Sale Monday.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 9. The
treasury department will issue Mon
day a new but moderate-sized issue 1
of certificates to be dated Decem
ber la.
The last issued, November L was
fur 2d0,000,000. I
Tax Commission Holds
Expenditure Illegal.
COUNTY'S PLEDGE SPOILED
Money Already Spent by State
Highway Body.
HOSPITAL ITEM STAYS UP
$35 0,0 00 Provided for County
Project After Mr. Goldsmith
Opposes Reduction.
Multnomah county will not be per
mitted to aid financially in the con
struction of the Mount Hood loop
next year, an item of 385,000 for this
purpose having been eliminated from
the county budget yesterday by the
(ax supervision and conservation
commission. The slash of this Item
was made because the commission
was of the opinion that the arrange
ment entered into between the county
board of commissioners of Multnomah
county and the state highway com
mission in connection with the coil:
-truction of the loop road was illegal.
When the subject was first taken
under consideration Commissioner
Sabin explained that while.-he did not
approve of the county aiding In the
construction of a scenic highway,
outside the limits of Multnomah
county, he was willing to approve the
item in the budget because of ar
rangements already entered into be
tween the highway commission and
the county. ,
Plan Thought Illegal.
However, he changed his position
after Chairman Mulkey of the com
mission ciled the decision of the Ore
gon supreme court, in the case of
"Brix versus Clatsop county." in
which it was held that a contract en
tered into by a county to be paid for
by money to be collected by taxes in
the tuture is void.
"My Judgment Is that the arrange
ment entered into between the Ore
gon state highway commission and
Multnomah county for the construe
tion of the Mount Hood loop road is
illegal," Chairman Mulkey declared.
"In this case a budget for 1922 was
tittered into in June. 1921, and one
for 1923 was ente.ed into in 1921. to
the extent that a gentlemen s agree
ment was made with the highway
commission that the county would ex
pend a certain sum op money for this
proposed roadway. If one budget Item
cn be encumbered in 1921 covering
funds available in 1922 and 1923 it
can be done for 1924 aud 1925 and on
aa infinitum, and if it can be done
in the case of one item in the bud
get it can' be done in all items ot
the budget
"The county commission agreed that
t would pay a certain sum toward
the construction of this roadway if it
could be lawfully done. In. my opin
ion it cannot be lawfully done. This
commission as well as the county com
mission is concerned with legal ar-
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Home Also Reports Serious Shocks
in Region of Luke Bolscna,
00 Miles Distant.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 9 The
most severe earthquake of the past
20 years struck Tokio Thursday, ac
cording to unofficial advices reaching
the Japanese embassy here.
No deaths were reported, the dis
patches said, but a number of persons
were injured and many houses were
damaged.
TOKIO, Dec. 9. (By the Associated
Presi.) A severe earthquake oc
curred here at 9:25 o'clock last night.
Up to noon today the most serious
damage reported through the earth
quake which occurred here last night
was the breaking of the city's water
main, necessitating the temporary
cutting off of the water supply. Havoc
was done in the crockery shops.
HOME, Dec. 9. (By te Associated
Press.) Serious earthquake shocks
have been reported throughout this
week from the region of Lake Bol
sena, 60 miles northwest of here.
'.The ground in several vil.ages
shows large fissures and most of the
inhabitants are camping in the fields.
No deaths have been reported.
CHILDREN J0 BE FETED
Hood River Good Fellows to Take
Youngsters to Gorge Hotel.
HOOD KIVER. Or.. Dec. 9. (Spe
cial.) Hood River Good Fellows,
headed by District Attorney Baker,
are co-operating with Henri Thlele.
manager of the Columbia Gorge hotel,
on plans that call for a. merry time
on Friday evening, December 23, for
children of the city. It Is proposed
to escort all youngsters to the big
tourist hostelry by automobile. Mr.
Thiele has announced that he will
set up in the big dining room one
of the most elaborate Christmas tr.ees
ever seen in Hood River.
"We are determined," says Mr.
Baker, "that no children of needy
families go without some real Christ
mas presents. We want to make the
event one that will stand out as a red
letter day hi their existence."
GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH
Two Daughters of Idaho Family
Lose Tlielr Lives in Fire.
BONNERS FERRY. Idaho, Dec. 9.
Two young daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
K. Darrell Wooden, aged 13 months
and 3 years, were burned to death in
a fire which destroyed the Wooden
home at the Idaho Gold & Ruby Min
ing company's camp-" near Leonia,
Idaho Wednesday afternoon.
Their mother had gone to the home
of a neighbor nearby after putting
them to bed for a nap when she no
ticed the house in flames.
BLOW AIMED AT LANDIS
Provision to Require Judges to Give
All of Time to Work Slated.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 9. Rep
resentative Moore, democrat, Virginia,
announced today he would offer an
amendment to the Walsh judicial bill
to require federal judges iq devote
all their time to judicial duties.
Such an amendment would prevent
Judge Landis from acting as baseball
commissioner without resigning the
judgeship.
LISTEN!
WITH YHEW GuY
"WV.t CHxTttS. rVtt
Socialist Deported in 1919 Said to
Be in Riga in Quest of Per
mission to Come Back.
RIGA, Letvia, Dec. 9. (By the As
sociated Press.) Emma Goldman,
who was deported to Russiaf rom the
United States in December, 1919, as
a result of her alleged anarchistic
activities, has left Moscow, it was
learned here today. She is believed
to be in Riga, with the intention of
seeking permission to return to the
United States.
According to soviet officials here,
Miss Goldman probably had little dif
ficulty In obtaining permission to
leave Russia, as they said her an
archistic beliefs strongly clashed
with the communistic programme.
Americans who saw her recently in
Russia said she was anxious to re
turn to the United States.
Since her arrival in Russia she has
been employed assisting in the com
pilation of c history of the Russian
revolution. Her attitude is said to
have aroused the suspicion of soviet
officials. but she and Alexander
Berkman, who was deported with her.
were permitted, to circulate freely on
the condition that they would not
speak or conduct agitation op behalf
of he anarchists.
WASHINGTON,". C.Dec. 9. (By
the Associated Press.) Only execu
tive clemency a pardon from Presi
dent Hirding. setting aside the court
proceedings under which Emma Gold
man was deported from 'he United
States would allow her to return to
the United States, Immigration Com
missioner Husbanl said today. It is
not considered probable, t was said,
that my recommendations will be
made by . the immigration authorities
asking clemency for her, as her case
is said to be considered by them
clearly under the law establishing
undes'rability of certain aliens as
citizens of the United States.
FISH MANHANDLES INDIAN
Sturgeon Drags Chief Over Many
Rocks and Three Waterfalls.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 9. Chief
Strong Coffee, Klamath Indian, was
figuring on changing his name to
Chief Arnica today, as a iesult of be
ing pulled over many rocks and three
waterfalls in the Klamath river, near
Orleans, Cal., by a heavyweight cham
pion sturgeon, the United States for
estry service here was advised.
Strong Coffee started out with a
sturgeon harpoon lashed to his waist.
He made a perfect shot and the stur
geon fell Into a tallspin, dragging
Strong Coffee down stream with it.
Other Indians cut him loose as he
was heading straight for Japan and
making around 30 knots.
The yarn comes from H. R. Sexton,
ranger in the Klamath national for
est, who swears that it is not a "fish
story."
U. S. GLOVE TRADE LOST
Gcrmun Rivalry Said to Have
Wiped One Wartime Industry.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 9, Ger
man competition has wiped out one
of America's war time industries, the
manufacture of chamoisette gloves.
This was the testimony today of
Representative Littauer of New York
city before the senate finance com
mittee In yrgiiig c higher rate on this
class of glove, which is manufactured
from cotton.
WfT
YOVOi
EXPECTED TO WIN
Signers of Treaty Have
Big Following.
DE VALERA LIKELY TO YIELD
London Thinks Dail Majority
Will Convince Leader.
OUTLOOK SEEMS BETTER
Headquarters Staff of Republican
Army Declared Behind Peace
Faction in Erin. '
DUBLIN. Dec. 9 (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The sensation follow
ing the revelation of a split In the
Dall Elreann cabinet over ratifica
tion of the Anglo-Irish treaty yielded
to a calmer attitude tonight.
There seems to be ground for the
belief that Arthur Griffith, who head
ed the delegation which signed the
agreement in London, will have a
sufficient following in the Sinn Fein
parliament next Wednesday to insure
ratification of the agreement by a
substantial majority.
The headquarters staff of the Irish
republican army is supposed to be
behind Michael Collins, also a signer
of the agreement, in which case a
majority for ratification would be
certain.
Should a considerable majority sup
port the motion for ratification and
thus vote against Eamon De Valera.
it is thought probable that he will
"stand aside" and let Mr. Griffith
make the best of the situation.
Factions' Mrenuih Cnnvasscd.
After the first surprise following
Eamon De Valera's repudiation of the
proposition for creating the Irish
free state, officials in both London
and Dublin were occupied today main,
ly in canvassing the prospects for
ratification of the treatyr
Opintou in both cities appeared to
be that Arthur Griffith will obtain
an effective majority, although it was
admitted that De Valera possessed a
ttrong following and that the voting
may be close. If De Valera should be
defeated in his fight against ratifi
cation. It is thought that he may re
sign his position as head of the Sinn
Fein. . '
Should matters develop Into taking
a plebiscite of the Irish people. It is
thought there would not be the slight
est doubt of a great majority In favor
of the treaty.
Parliament's Plnns Made.
At the special request of Lord Cur-
zon, the address in reply to Kings!
George's speech in the house of lords
next Wednesday will be made by Vis
count Morley. one of the oldest and
staunchest advocates of Irish home
rule. He will make the motion for
ratification. The motion will be sec
onded by Earl Dunraven, who for
years has advocated a dominion set
tlement as applied to Ireland.
. Prime Minister Lloyd George and
Premier Sir James Craig of Ulster
held a long conference today, which
was participated in at various times
by other ministers, including Lord
Chancellor Bjrkenhead. Austin Cham
berlain and Winston Spencer Church
Ill. Nothing was made known today
regarding the results of the confer
ence, or even whether there would
be a further meeting or not. It was
supposed, however, that the confer
ence had to do largely with matters
of finance.
(Inter ot Discussed.
Today's conferences were said to
have been on the matter of elucida
tion on the treaty and not concern
ing the granting of any concessions
to Ulster beyond what are contained
in the treaty. A rigid term of the
bargain with the Sinn Fein is said to
have been that Ulster shall obtain no
other terms whatever than those
the treaty and that the ministers
pledged themselves that neither now
nor hereafter, will Ulster, If she stays
out, get the fiscal and other powers
that are given the south. It was stated
that the Sinn Feiners would not have
agreed but for the promises they got
in this respect. The Idea of the Sinn
Fedners . was declared to have been
that the only chance to get Ulster in
was to squeeze her in by economic
inducements. .
Less attention Is being paid to the
situation of Ulster than previously
in view of the weightier question of
the effect of Eamonn de Valeria's de
cision against the treaty.
De Valrrs. Makes Statement.
Eamon De Valera, in announcing
today the fact that the treaty between
Great Britain and Ireland would
come up next Wednesday in the Dall
Elreann on the question of ratifica
tion, issued the folhpwlng statement:
"To prevent misunderstanding, the
public should realize, first, that the
reaty signed by our plenipotentia
ries must be ratified by the Dail
Eireann. no less than by the British
parliament, in order to take effect
and, second, that the usual course
would be for the cabinet to introduce
the treaty agreement as a cabinet
measure.
In the present case, owing to the
fact that in the later stages of the
negotiations the views of the pleni
potentiaries differed from those of
ICoucludcd D Pas 2, Column 3.1
Continued and Increasing Prosper
ity for 500 Plants In Oregon
and Washington Assured.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 9. (Special.)
Europe's af ter-the-war purchases of
lumber, the Pacific northwest's great
est product, have beun on a gigantic
scale, assuring continued and increas
ing prosperity for the 500 plants that
employ about 100,000 men when run
ning full capacity in Waehlngton and
Oregon.
For use In Its programme of re
construction the French government
has placed with a Chicago buyer a
tentative order for 240.000.000 feet of
low-grade American lumber and will
complete the purchase on a three
year delivery contract as soon as fi
nancial arrangements have been per
fected. This announcement was made to
day by R. W. Vlnnedge, president of
the West Coast Lumbermen's associa
tion, following the receipt of a tele
gram from Edward Hlnes of Chicago,
with whom the big lumber order was
placed. The purchase, Mr. Vlnnedge
dee lureil indicates that EuroDan buy
ing of lumber for reconstruction purN
poses, long predicted, has become a
reality.
Mr. Vlnnedge has just returned
from Chicago, whfere he had several
conferences with Mr. Hines on the
lumber situation
AIRMAN KILLED IN CRASH
Pilot Seriously Injured But Is
Expected to Recover.
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Dec. 9 Chief
Machinist's Mate M. C. McLean, sta
tioned at the North Island navy air
station, was instantly killed this aft
ernoon when the land plane in which
he was a passenger crashed to the
ground in front of one of the hangars
on the field. Ensign J. C. Cllne, who
was piloting the plane at the time of
the accident, was seriously injured.
McLean's home was San Diego.
Cline probably will recover, physi
cians at the naval hospital said.
Cline'8 airplane went into a spin as
the pilot turned quickly to avoid an
other airplane, onlookers said.
MR. DRESEL IN BERLIN
American Charge d' Affaires Will
Pl'U:s)l His Credentials Today.
BERLIN. Dec 9. (By the Associat
ed Press.) Ellis Loring Dresel will
present his credentials a American
charge d'affaires at the foreign office
tomotfow. As he does not hold the
rank of minister or ambassador he
will not be officially received by
President Ebert. but merely will pre
sent his credentials to Chancellor
Wirth, who is tfle Interim foreign
minister.
Theodore Lang, who has been con
nected with the Anglo-American sec
tion of the foreign office, has been
appointed German consul-general at
New York. n.
LASH USED ON ROBBERS
Two Get Whipping In Addition to
Seven Years In Prison.
MONTREAL, Deo. 9. The -sh,
deemed by Dominion authorities one
of the greatest deterrents to crime,
was ordered today applied to Patrick
O'Hara and Albert Slade of Hamil
ton. Ont.. convicted of a 82800 bank
robbery. August 12.
Sentenced to the penitentiary for
seven years, the convicts were ordered
lashed seven times on beginning their
terms and seven times, upon comple
tion. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Thi Wrttther.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 49
degrees; minimum : deitreea.
TOUAY'13 Rain; .southeasterly winds.
Iirurmament Conference.
Naval ratios to be settled Independently
of Pacific bases, says Kato. Iage 2.
China and Japan agree on Kla Chow.
leasehold. Page 2.
Fortifying Pacific may be halted in present
state. Page 15.
Vlvlanl defends French naval policy. Page 8.
Four powers agree In principle to alliance.
Page 1.
Foreign.
Irish pact party expected to win. Page 1.
Emma Goldman, deported radical, would
come back to America. Page 1.
England intend to help Germany. Page 15.
National.
Tokio is damaged by severe quake. Page ft,
Senator Watson creates scene at Inquiry
Into alleged army hangings. Page 4.
Ex-President Taft friendly to league, says
Tumulty. Page 6.
Domestic.
Railroad labor board hailed Into court
Page 6.
Authorities undertake to mediate between
packers and striking workmen. Pagt- 4.
Murderer captures prison, rules four hours,
then escapes. Page t.
Interior California points oppose rate cut.
Page 8.
Yukon river among brst in world. Page 15.
Pacific Northwest.
Gigantic lumber buying by Europe Is be
gun. Page L
1S,C45,R1 spent on highways in lltti
Page 1.
H ports.
Northwest and coast conference schedules I
made up. i-age is.
Babe Herman wilt fight Danny Edwards
next Friday night. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Large unsold stock of wheat in northwest
Page 21.
European buying In Canada strengthens
Chicago wheat. Page 21.
L-ower money rates fail to help stock
market. Page 21.
Space to orient Is In big demand. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Eggs take ilump of 8 or 4 cents. Pag 12.
$85,000 for loop road cut from budget.
Page 1.
County employes face cut In pay. Page 12.
World's gold supply badly dislocated.
Page -'..
Notorious Outlaw Shot by
1 of 5 Led in Dash.
NEGRO MURDERER IS DYING
White Forger Says He Fled
With Intent to Kill.
PRISON RULED 4 HOURS
Arkansas Outlaw Overpowers All
Guards and Then Offers
Freedom to Kveryonc.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Dec. 9 Tom
Slaughter, doomed murderer and des
perado who early this morning led
four condemned negro slayers and a
white forger In a spectacular escape
Irom the state prison here, tonight
was shot to death in the fastness of
the Saline county hills by the white
man who fled with him.
One of the negroes was dying in
the hills beside the white outlaw's
body and all of the rest of the party
were in the custody of Sheriff Crow.
Slaughter was shot from behind by
J. C. Howard, who was serving a
three-year term for forgery.
Shooting Is In Deep Woods,
The scene of the shooting was 14
miles northwest of Benton In the
deep woods. Howard, according to a
statement he made at the Benton Jail
late tonight, had been waiting to
turn upon Slaughter.
"1 left him with the intention of
killing him the first chance'I got."
he was quoted as saying.
Slaughter, considered among tlif
most daring of desperadoes in tit
history of the southwest, in the eari
morning ruled the Ark insas ' (
prison ruled like a "csar" for foiif
hours. In making the break. Staugh.
ter summoned a guad, feigning ill.
ness. When offered an extia blanket
to warm him In his death cell, he
covered the guard with a revolver,
disarmed him, then canvassed the
prison, disarming and jailing the
guards as he met them.
Before leaving the prison Slaugh
ter went to the adjacent home of the
warden and aroused him rom his bed
and forced the warden and his fam
ily to return to the prion, where
they also were locked In the cells.
The auto in which the men escaped
was found 13 miles north of Benton,
where the outlaws abandoned it when
stopped by an ppen ditch.
Investigations of Slaughter's pos
session of the revolver which made
the escape possible have been begun
by Warden Dempsey, the state peni
tentiary commlslson and the governor.
Herman Vesollle, trusty guard, was
placed In thew death cell pending de
velopments. Execution Set for Ircemher 16.
Slaughter was convicted of murder
in Jefferson circuit court on Novem
ber 11 and his date of execution set
for December 16.
Slaughter was tinder sentence of
death for the killing of a trusty guard
at the state prison farm at Tucker,
Ark., where he was serving a life
sentence for the killing of Row
Brown, deputy sheriff, of Hot Springs.
Six negroes under death sentence in
connection with the riots at Elaine,
Ark., in 1919. refused the opportunity
to escape and remained in their cells.
After the escape, It developed that
the revolver had been smuggled to
Slaughter in the death cell.
Feigning illness. Slaughter suc
ceeded In getting a guard to open
his cell door about 9:30 o'clock last
night. He held up this guard and
another standing nearby, took their
pistols and then forced them to go
ahead of him to the stockade where
their presence admitted them aud
permitted him to overpower the Qua
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STATE'S DIVERSIFIED RE
SOURCES FEATURE OF
OREGONIAN ANNUAL.
Oregon's resource diversi
fied as they are, insure the
state ample protection against
the menace of crop loss. In
the annual edition of The
Oregonian, to be issued Janu
ary 2, these subjects will be
carefully and adequately
handled in texK and elabor
ately illustrated with photo
graphs. Oregon's horticultural and
agricultural development will
be related and there will also
be articles on other phases of
the state's resources, including
a review of the year's progress
in reclamation a most im
portant subject.
Other state features include:
Our fish hatcheries, fishing
and hunting in Oregon, the
dairy industry, mining, grow
ers' co-operative progress, land
available for settlers, salmon
industry in fact, every phase
of activity.
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