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10 THE SUNDAY OliEGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 4, 1917. HONOR MEN CATCH PRISON FUGITIVES Guard's Plea for Mercy Saves Trio From Hands of Fel l lows After Recapture. PLANS ARE WELL LAID scape Made at Noon Hour After Lunch, and Absence Is Not No ticed for Several Minutes. Honor System Commended. SALEM, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Twenty-six convicts of "Warden Mur phy's "honor gang," spreading like a fan over the rough country between the State Penitentiary and the School for Feeble-Mlnded, beat up the bushes and scoured ravines for three men who had escaped from the crew at noon. After half an hour's search on the part of the pursuing convicts the three cowering fugitives were found near the School for Feeble-Mlnded. manhandled rough ly by the "honor men" and a tragedy might have been enacted but for the appearance of Guard Walter Thompson on the scene, who rescued the pris oners. By their quick action the 25 con victs preserved the principle of the "honor gang" Intact at the prison. The three men who attempted to es cape were: Julian Kell, from Union County, serv ing an Indeterminate sentence of from two to five years for burglary, com mitted February 16, 1914. Carl Welnegal, from Multnomah County, serving an Indeterminate sen tence of from two to five years for burglary, committed May 11, 1914. Lothar F. von Falkenthal, from Multnomah County, serving an Inde terminate sentence of from two to five years for burglary, committed June 5, 1914. Move Planned Carefully. The "honor gang." composed of 29 men, was grubbing stumps and clear ing land about a mile and a half north of the prison. After the noon-hour lunch the men were standing in groups talking for a. few minutes before re suming work. The three convict -who attempted escape evidently had planned their move carefully beforehand. They slipped away from their associates un noticed and dropped Into a dry Irriga tion ditch, crawling along the ditch out of eight of the rest of the men. Their absence was noticed about 10 minutes after lunch. Guard Walter Thompson, who was along with the crew and unarmed, com mented upon the men being away. A quick search was Instituted and it waa apparent the men were staging an es cape. Three or four convicts rushed up to Mr. Thompson and shouted, "Let us go after them, we will bring them back." "Go to it," was the laconlo response of the guard. Guard Left Behind. Without further comment the men spread out in all directions and started to scour the country. The convicts In pursuit soon out stripped Mr. Thompson and disappeared In the distance. Shouts heard a short time later, how ever, apprised Mr. Thompson that the convicts were close to their quarry. When he came up to the men near the (school for Feeble-Mlnded all three of the fugitives had been recaptured and had received considerable rough treat ment at the hands of the pursuers. Mr. Thompson interceded, or. Warden Murphy says, it might have been nec essary to carry the three, men back to the prison on a stretcher. The capture of the three men hinged on the thrilling work of one- of the pursuing convicts, according to a story told later to Warden Murphy by the re turning members of the "honor gang." The convict hero beggel that his name be withheld from publicity for reasons best known to himself and the warden complied with the request. Two Felled In Flight. The convict in question, according to the story told by the men, Is a fleet runner and out-distanced the other pursuers. Coming within sight of one of the fleeing fugitives, he hurled a stone which struck the escaping man on the head and knocked him to the ground. The second man he ordered to halt and was obeyed. In the meantime the third man was attempting to scale a barbed wire fence and he was knocked from the fence by a club. As he attempted to arise lie was again floored with a club. This unequal combat continued for a few moments until others of the pursuing party arrived and the three men were encircled and captured. The remainder of the "honor gang" are congratulating themselves upon their prompt action today. Upon discovery of the escape Mr. Thompson immediately notified Warden Murphy at the prison, of the attempt at escape. Honor System Praised. 'When I heard the news I -declared to myself 'it is all off,' " said Warden Murphy. "I have been pinning pretty strong faith on my 'honor men' and on the 'honor system,' " he continued, "but there has been an escape or two! and the men are still at large. When this last apparently wholesale attempt was reported to me I made up my mind in a flash that the policy would have to be discontinued. "The action of the men, however. changes my attitude entirely again. - I believe the "honor system' has been largely vindicated and I intend to see that It is continued, but I am satisfied If the men themselves had not taken the action that they did I would have been compelled to do away with the clan entirely The three convicts who endeavored to make their escape will be confined In isolation cells, while the remainder of the "honor gang" will be continued on that Job with all the privileges pos- eiDio to oe extended to them. LINE TO TAP LOST LAKE SIOUJiT HOOD ROAD WILL BE EX TENDED TWO MILES IX 1917. new miles of road, which will be built primarily to tap the timber holdings of the Oregon Lumber Company along the Upper West Fork of Hood River. The Oregon. Lumber Company is ex pecting to operate its big electrically driven mill at Dee the coming season at full capacity. The mill, with a daily capacity of 160,000 feet, will be opened as soon as snow will permit logging. The logs re hauled over a 10-mile stretch of road from the forests to the mill. Strips of timber will be left along the etreama of the southwestern part of the county and along prospective routes of scenic mountain highways. Provisions have been made to preserve the virginal forests that border Lost Lake, and a bill has been introduced in Congress by Representative McAr thur, that will permit the Oregon Lum ber Company to exchange holdings on NORTH BEVD WOMAN BURIED AT ALBANY NATIVE OF BROWNSVILLE l ' ' " - V i If ' ." ' t V ' ; v i I '' ' . 1 I I I ' 1 I , S ' j '- i I I , 'J ' -&ns j t " 'JX 1 i is " ' -j ' f J (i v Mrs. Goldle Ethel Moyer Samuels. SALEM, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Mrs. Goldie Ethel Moyer Sam uels, who died at her home In North Bend January 16, was born in Brownsville June 10, 1884, and grew to womanhood in that city. She was the daughter of the late H. B. Moyer and granddaughter of J. M. Moyer, who for many years was president of the Brownsville Woolen Mills Com pany. She also was the great granddaughter of Hugh L. Brown, a pioneer of 1846, after whom Brownsville was named. Her mother, Mrs. Jessie Glass, was a native of East Tennessee. Mrs. Samuels was married to Professor J. W. Hooker June 6, 1903. To this unfon one child was born Ralph, now 13 years old. Professor Hooker died in Falls City in 1911. Mrs. Hooker was married, May 3, 1914, to W. E. Samuels. Mrs. Samuels' . funeral was in Albany Friday evening, January 19, the services being conducted by Dr. Wallace Howe Lee. She was buried In the city cemetery there. the lake for Government land in other parts of the country. ; . $14,800. BRIDGE WANTED Lewis River Farmers Ask That Way to Market Be Shortened. VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) The new Board of County Com missioners of Clarke County will be asked to Join with Cowlitz County In the construction of a bridge across Lewis River at Cresap's ferry, 30 miles from Woodland, by a delegation of residents from Chelatchie Prairie and from the Upper Lewis River Valley Monday. The project has long been under con sideration, and ithe building of the bridge would afford farmers who live In the Lewis River country an outlet to Yacolt, only 12 miles away, instead of having to go to Woodland as at present. The bridge would be about 160 feet long and will cost $14,800, It is estimated. ALBINA PROTEST VOICED Steps Planned to. Prevent Closing of Bridge Approved. Steps to prevent the closing of the Vancouver-avenue approach to the new Interstate bridge, as recently proposed by the Board of County Commissioners, were begun Friday night at a meeting held in the Albina Branch Library by members of the Albina Business Men's League. The declaration of property owners and residents along Vancouver and1 Williams avenues Is that such ac tion on the part of the County Commis sioners is unduly discriminatory, and that property values will be lessened as a result. The next step to be taken will be discussed at a meeting which has been set for next Wednesday evening at the Albina Branch Library. Railway Will Be Used Primarily to Handle Timber Holdings of Ore- coa Lumber Company. 4 HOOD RIVER, Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) When 1917 ends the Mount Hood Rail road, which, will eventually, according to officers, terminate on the banks or Lost Lake, will be two miles nearer the Jake. A crew of 40 men passed through Hood River yesterday en route to the Upper West Fork, where they will be ts in construction of a link of the two All Fraternities to Gather. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 3. (Spe cial.) The biggest fraternal gathering ever held in Aberdeen one in which every lodge in the city is expected to participate will be held Monday even ing under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias and will be featured by an address upon "The History of Frater- nalism" by Grand Chancellor F. W. Loomis, of the Knights of Pythias. Several lodges will attend in a body. Mr. Loomis has delivered this lecture about 20 times in Eastern Washington cities. OLYMPIA PREPARES TO BACK PRESIDENT Guard Is Being Made Ready for Service and Money Bill Gains Support. LEGISLATURE IS TO ACT $l,000,000-a-Year Measure Meets Favor .When. News of Break Is . Received Bone-Dry Bill on Third Heading Monday. OLTMPIA, Wash., Feb. 3. (Special.) Governor Lister tonight issued the following statement -in relation to the President's actions in severing diplo matic relations with Germany: "The great problem now presented in connection with the European situa tion Is in the hands of the President. The people of the state of Washington have confidence in him and believe him able to cope adequately with it. It is the duty of every American to stand squarely with the Presider. in this crisis." ' Speaker Guy E. Kelly authorized a statement that resolutions pledging confidence and support of the National Administration will be introduced in the House promptly Monday morning, and the Senate will as readily clear the way for emergency action on the sit uation. Guard Prepared for Service. Meanwhile the preliminary maneu vers of getting the National Guard branches. Including the Coast Artillery Corps, ready for whatever service may be demanded are going on rapidly, de spite the barren prospect of the 1'aclfto Coast becoming involved in the event of conflict. Today'a news of the break with Ger many found most of the Legislators away from Olympia for the week-end, but the Immediate effect upon members present apparently was to gain support for a higher state military levy than has been agreed upon In Joint commit tee and immediate action Monday, if de manded by international conditions. Both House and Senate military com mittees, with the Governor, had reached an agreement to increase the levy for defense purposes one-tenth of a mill, which, would add $100,000 annually to preparedness funds collected for Na tional Guard maintenance. The present Income is $200,000 annually. Full Mill Likely to Paaa. The proposed new military code calls for a 1-mill levy, or $1,000,000 a year, as the Adjutant-General has Indicated that the terms of the National defense act could be complied with by a levy of eight-tenths of a mill, which would yield approximately $800,000 annually. The pending exigencies are. believed to be sufficient to carry the full mill levy on speedy consideration. If it appears necessary, when the Legislature reas sembles Monday. House bill No. 4, the Washington bone-dry measure, is scheduled for third reading and final passage on the House calendar Monday. With a fa vorable vote of 77 to 18 already re corded for the bill, its chief sponsor. Representative E. E. Halsey, sees no other prospect than that of speedy passage through the House. A poll of the Senate shows 25 In favor of the Halsey bill, without a referendum clause, where only 22 are needed to pass it there. Labor Threatens Referendum. Repetition of previous legislative fights on the proposed first-aid amend ment to the industrial Insurance law is forecast in notice served on the Leg islature that a referendum will be in voked by the State Federation of Labor if the Reed-McCoy bill passes in its present form. Division of the cost of first aid between employer and em ploye is the main objection of the Fed eration, the latter maintaining that the industry should bear the entire cost. Members of the Washington Legisla tive Commission, who conferred with Oregon Commissioners today at Seattle on joint Columbia River fishing regu lations, are: Senators Steiner. French, Smith, Wells. Cleary and Representa tives Nash, Crawford, Shields, Girard, McCoy and Thomle. Whether the pres ent interstate agreement shall be sus tained and its ratification urged upon Congress is considered the most im portant point of consideration. GEORGE DEXTER WOOD DIES Civil War Veteran Succumbs at Brledwell, Or., at Age of 86. AMITT, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) George Dexter Wood, 86 ,a na-tlve of Delaware County, Ohio, died at the home of his son Horace at Brledwell, near here, Friday, and was buried to day. He came to Oregon from North Dakota in 1903, prior to that having lived in Ohio and Michigan. He was twice married, his first wife dying In 1S55 and the second in 1890. Mr. Wood served through the Civil War as a member of Company F, Sec ond Michigan Volunteers He was a Mason and a Methodist. Besides his son Horace, another son, Asa, of Grauton, Mich., survives him. Father Held for Killing 4 Children. SEATTLE Wash., Feb. 3. A Cor oner's jury at Auburn, Wash., today returned a verdict holding 8. A. Hewitt No More Stomach Trouble After Taking Fruitola .,J f - ' . " 1 1 MRS. H. IV. HOLBROOK. Feels Ten Years Younger Now and Enjoys the Best of Health. Mrs. H. N. Holbrook, of Arko, Minn., who is 70 years old. has written to the Pinus laboratories that, thanks to Fruitola and Traxo, she is now very well and feels ten years younger. In her letter, Mrs, Holbrook says: "Fruit ola relieved me of quite a large number of gall stones and' I immediately -began to feel better and have bad no more trouble since." 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Joe enters into the scheme and but why spoil a beautiful story In cold type? Let the camera's maglo reveal it to you today. .Beban He does his greatest work in this intensely appealing, heart-touching and altogether lovable photo-lrama: .His weetfaeart Crowded with humor, pathos, human inter est. A photo-drama even more powerful and pleasing than Mr. Beban's wonderful "Pasquale" or "Sign of the Rose." A variety of topics on the same programme in fas cinating Paramount Pictographs. Positively Only Four Days, Starting This Morning at the Popular JL V Quality Shows for Quality Folk Alder at West Park OUR WORD FOR IT, FOLKS: Here's one of those rare, wholly enjoyable programmes that will live everlastingly in your memory. Let nothing interfere; see "Hi3 Sweetheart." You'll always be glad. guilty of the murder of his four chil dren at their home there last Sunday. Hewitt declined to testify at the inquest. Railroad Estimate Being Made. DAYTON, Wash.. Feb. 3. (Special.) 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