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TUESDAY,; JANUARY 17, 1921 rTHE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL," PORTLAND OREGON. IS ft A RANCHER ASSERTS SHODTiHG DONE IN DEFENSE OF SELF Howbmrr. Jan. II AlVtrlnc that h hot DocVm Tapp, 11. Ion resident ot txmclaa county; to death at Um Wal lac Pnrer ranch, four miles aoutheast f Elklon. C. M. Younr. O, a rancher. U In Jail iwr on a murder chare. The phootln occurred Sunday evening about 10:10 o'clock. Tapp wU Hated aa a l f uctMye from utlc In the federal court at Portland. Younf blamed mnonnhlna, manufac tured br Tapp. for the quarrel leading up to the hootlnc. "I went to the Kreyer ranch Saturday "nd stayed all nlrtit Roy Hughe and Kreyer were there." said Young, "txmg lu Tapp emme In about 11 o'clock and re mained overnight. We started out hunt ing Runday morning. Hughes and I went one way and Freyer and Tapp went an other. It waa ao foggy we couldn't see anything the way we went, and Hughes and I went back to the houne. Doug Tapp cam In a little later with a deer. We went out again In the afternoon. This lime I went with. Freyer. and Hughes went with- Tapp. We didn't see anything and came back again. RAID ITB WAS FVOITIYK " 'Done came In In the evening with another ; deer. We-were sitting around the fire, talking. Doug waa telling us ft bout making whiskey, selling It and Irtnklhg It. He waa drunk at the time. !( suddenly Jumped up and said. Trn a fugitive from Justice and I'd Just aa oon shoot you aa anybody !' "He pointed his gun at me; It waa a 30-10 carbine. 1 pushed It aside1 aa It went Off. I tussled with him. but he waa too strong for me. I succeeded in throwing him off and grabbed my gun. which waa leaning against the wall. As 1 raised my' gun up It struck him and went off. Tapp fell. I backed out from the 'house ami Hughea followed me, didn't return to the cabin and didn't know whether Tapp bad been killed or not." In reply to an Interrogation from Sher Iff Ftarmrr as to who were present at the time the hootlng took place. Young said that both Hughes and Freyer were present. Kreyer. he eald. had been drink lng heavily and at the time the shot was fired was "lying on the bed drunk and didn't renltce the shooting.'" Yt "AWri l." DKI'SK "Kreyer wan awful ilnink," Young said "but as he left he nald. My God. Young, this Is awful.' "I jlldn't know what he, Kreyer. might Io." went on Young In relating his ver ion of the affair. He expressed no out ward sign of excitement or nervous ness. "He wan drunk : he was sleepy drunk Just awful. Ho I backed out of the house." It waa at this Juncture of the story that Mherlff Htarmer Inquired about the amount of moonshine consumed by the quartet. Young readily admitted that considerable so-called moonshine mhlskey had been consumed. "I took two drinks mixed with hot water and sugar, but I didn't like It" Tapp made the liquor, he said. "There was a gal Ion Jug of moonshine on the table at the house," he added. tf1T AFTER OFFICER After the shooting Young, accompanied by Hughes, went to the Wakefield ranch, a short distance from the Freyer home, where Young remained while Hughes went after an officer. Neither of the men returned to the atne of the murder, according to Young's etiry which was told In a straightforward manner. However, eye witnesses to the tragedy have not made any ststrtnent and (he true details will probably not be known until an In quest Is held. . Hherlff Htarmer and Coroner Hitter left Monday afternoon for the Freyer home, where an Investigation will bo conducted, but on account of the bad 'conditions of roads in that district at this time of the year the county officers will be unable to reach their destination before todny. Young, who quietly submitted to nrrest, was brought to Oakland. IS miles north of this city, toy a deputy and turned over to Sheriff mariner, who brought the alleged mur derer hrre anil loaned him In Jail. TOtSU! RF.FI'T ATION GOOD Young Is quiet and unassuming and does not seem to realise that he haa done anything wrong. He haa resided on a farm near Klkton for the last three j ears and has a wife and two small sons living In Ia Presents, Cal. He had ' fanned to Join his family oon and In tended to sell his Klkton farm and take up his residence in the South, so he ' told Sheriff SSUrmri. He has a good reputation and so far in Is known hxa never been in trouble. On the other hund, I (outlast Tapp. the ' desd msn. has given the local officers , roraiderable trouble and at the time of hla death was being sought on a war rant charging him with Illicit manufac ture of moonshine. The authorities were not aware that he was In the county. According to the county prison records. Tapp waa arrested July 10, 1930. and rerved In the county Jail here for an un provoked attack on his uncle, Wallace Freyer. at whose home the fatal shoot ing took place. The charge waa dropped, however, and Tapp was subsequently re leased. Authorities ssy he haa been in trouble several times and that he haa the reputation of being of a quarrel- Home nature. A moonshine still, alleged to have been operated by Tapp, waa discovered by the officers near Yoncalla acme time ago. A quantity or maan used In tne manufacture or liquor waa con fiscated and the tlll destroyed, but Tapp succeeded In evading arrest and hia tragic death comes aa a dramatic end Spirit of Motor Car : ; Is Typified Portland Show To Be Art Triumph RAILROAD PEACE II P.yWMWlillWIIfaasiaJWft,! k , f -- ' . t - ' - i, " , ' , .w; ' z 4 K i : f"--t" ;.. - Kte'A ) Xv - '-' ff" 1 U I II lit. V ' ' ., is r . ' f t Hiil:vfi. ... : ;i ' " LO0MS.FOLIOVIG HOOVER'S ACTION Launch Eoosevelt Progressive Party; ' Is for Women Only (By rahenal Serriest Chicago, Jan. 17. The Rooevelt Pro gressive party, a new political organ ization exclusively for women, was formed here Monday. It is to be a real political machine with a "boss" and everything. The incorporation certificate says Its TJurpose is to nominate or support candi dates who are not subject to domination by Invisible governments.' or to control. dictation or domination of "political bosses." Mrs. Nettie Tuffer McGrath. acknowl edged by other members as the "boss,1 made only a one-sentence comment to day: "I am distinctly Interested In women acting as an independent political unit.' was all she would say. By wmtaa K. Hate hia tea Washington, Jan. 17. (L N. S.) Re sumption of direct negotiations between rail executives and the big four brother hoods loomed today as a nation-wide peace move in the tangled affairs of railroad labor. The movement, awaiting merely for mal approval by railroad heads and executive committees of the brother hoods, was intended as a means of averting a general rail strike this spring. It came as the result of "peace confer ences" staged- here by Secretary of Com merce Hoover. The plan, which was suggested by the administration, involves the restoration of all pre-war regional conferences. It was the intention of the administration, it was learned today, to have all out standing disputes either settled or on the way to settlement within a month by these regional conferences By wis means administration officials hope to avert strike movements which now loom ominously. The neace move, its supporters nope. will be well established next mown. The Initial sessions of the regional boards are contemplated for February 10, according to announcements by Sec- retarv Hoover. This date was selected, it was leameo, Mmrni 1 rxrn oroer u nave uu u . . . u-w MARIOX COUKTY ATTORNEY aciuauy umicr way p. .y. I - . .n,iti nn" nf railr-rairt traTfic I nuuuuuni, J. u. uibiul r. nor Backers of the movement pointea outi i-um, pwiieer mwycr 01 nuwimrn today that the regional bodies will in no way interfere with, nor usurp, tne Dowers of the United States railway labor board. Italy .Will Hold v( , Out -for a Direct Cable to New York , - , . - . B" Harry !. Kogors ' Washington, Jan. 17. L N. S. Italy will not giv4 her consent to the Pacific cable agreement recently reached be tween the powers In Washington unless she Is assured of direct comrannieaUon with New York, it waa officially an nounced today oa behalf of the Italian delegation. Italy feels. It was stated, that sho has been a stranger to America long enough and she is tired of having all her com munications with the United States go through London and Parts and sub jected to indefinite delay and foreign scrutiny before reaching their destina tion. Wooflburn Lawyer Drops Dead While Quizzing Witness Salem, Jan. 17. While cross-exam ining a witness in Judge Percy R. Kel ly's court about 10 :30 o'clock this morn ing, K. P. Morcom. Woodburn attorney 61 years old. dropped dead. He had practiced law in Marion county courts for about 25 years and was admitted to practice in the supreme court of the United States last October. Benjamin D. Ijarsen, who Is designing the mural decorations for Portland's Automobile show at The Auditorium next week. Decorations for Portland's 1922 Auto mobile show at The Auditorium next week promise to be a treat to students of decorative art The color and light ing scheme for this exhibition will be' an artistic trimming. It is said. The work is being produced by two Portland men, John L. Stark, a professional dec orator, and Benjamin D. Larsen, who la a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts of Boston, as designer of the color work and mural features which are the keynote of the scheme. On all thre floors of the building one long series of nymphs and urchins make up a wall decoration totaling over three quarters of a mile in length. It is easily one of the most unique things that Port- to the long search conducted by prohibi tion and other officers. DEATH WAS ISSTAX TAJTEOTJS It was learned that the soft-nosed bul let from Young's 30-30 Winchester rifle struck Tapp In the head and that death was Instantaneous. Sheriff Starmer dispatched one of his deputies from Oakland to remain with the body until an inquest can be held. land has t ever -witnessed and will be particularly interesting' to art students of this character of work. ture is the result of many study by Larsen and is his own concep- SAIL UTJIOTfS THREATEN TO ASK 6 PER CENT WAGE RISE (By United Nrws) New" York, Jan. 17. Proposed wage cuts affecting 750,00000 workers on East ern railroads are being discussed be tween managers and employes . in New York, Jersey City, Buffalo and Bethle hem. Pa. Rail union officials, before going into the conferences, declared they put up counter nrooosals for a general 5 cents an hour increase. The schedules proposed by the rail executives are : Train service Reduction of 10 per cent in addition to 12 per cent ordered by labor board last July. Shop workers Skilled labor reduced from 77 to 62 cents an hour, semi-skilled and car labor to 62 cents, signalmen and gang foremen to 67 cents, and shop and roundnouse lapor 10 a cents. Maintenance of Way Cut 35 'cents an hcur for mechanics who did not receive as ereat increases as in shop crafts. Track labor based on 30 and 35 cents. Freight Handlers To get 33 to 3b cents an hour. Telegraphers and Clerks Graded re duction and elimination of certain in- eaualities in pay. The Lackawanna & western is meet intr its workers' committee here. The This fa- other conferences are : weeks of New York Central at Burraio ; central Railroad of New jersey at jersey city ; who dropped dead in Salem this morning was born February 6, 1860, at Dodge- ville. Wis. He was assistant postmas ter four years at Dodgeville. In 1887 he went to Tower, Minn., where he was in the employ of the Minnesota Iron com pany for three years and served three years on the board of education. He be gan to read law when 15 years of age and was admitted to practice while at Tower. In 1891 he moved to Portland, Or., and he came to Woodburn in 1892. He moved to Silverton in 1893, returning to Woodburn a year later. He was formerly in partnership with the late W. IL Johnson in Woodburn. His wife and a daughter, Mrs. T. M Strong, wife of a Dodgeville banker. survive. Mormon Banker, 83, Dies in Salt Lake Salt Lake City. Utah. Jan. 17. (U. P.) William Wollerton Riter. S3, president of the Deseret Savings bank and vice president of the Deseret National bank. died at a local hospital today. He one of 4he chief financial .advisor. ef the Mormon church. He was also at various times In his life vice president of the Ogaea Savings bank, the First National bank of Raxburg.- Idaho; the Oregon Lumber company and a director la many corporation a , Father Off ers $50 For Recovery of His Son's Body Hoping to get m communication; with someone who knows the location of fcts son's body. Louis Hlrsch. sergeant of arms of the city council, has offered reward of $S0 for the recovery. The son. William Bar! Hlrsch, hurt heard of October' SC. Kit. At that time he waa working at the Cochran mill No, X, near Cochrane, Or. He went hunting and failed to return. Believing that he met with aa accident. Hlrsch advertised at that time for . In formation as to his whereabouta. Shortly afterwards aa anonymous letter was re ceived by the sheriff of Tillamook coun ty saying the body could be found at the old 8. P. mill, near Moyer. Search of the grounds, however, failed to reveal any trace. aUpoxEpidemio-:: spreading; iients is Center of -Disease . - v , . Preen Lenta, where It originated, satalV- pox Is spreading to other, parts of the city, according to Dft Jehu Abele, ae aistaal health officer. Records at the city health office shewed this morning that 71 eases f vabe disease were m Quar antine, of which 41 are hi Lents,. The report of November .21 shewed hut II It ta the opinion of the officials of the health hureae that the disss se as brtag spread over the entire country. Dr. J. C Walsh points out that Kansas City has ha4 a eevore eptdesnto et Meek pos, the most anallgmant tores, and that It haa possibly been brought ta Portia a4 by travelers. 'There la no reaaou why smallpox should be regarded with fear. Dr. Walsh said, "provided proper precee Uons are taken. VacctnaUoa Is the only reliable prophylactic. anS whoa tt oeee not entirely make the individual tauuwbe It makes thjttark light.' The docut advised careful seeer vuuoo of persons soapecte4 of having the disease, which Is evidenced by a rash, and Immediate Quarantine. Charles W. Purdin Indicted for Murder Of Wif e and Sigsby Charles W. Purdin, who slew his for mer wife. Agnes, and H. W. Sigsby on the night of December 30. was today in dieted by the grand jury on a charge of first degree murder. , The body of Mrs. Purdin, shot through the head, was found by the dead woman's sister in a bedroom and that of Sigsby, hacked by an ax. in another room in the Purdin home at 488 East Forty-seventh street. Purdin. over- come oy gas, wilii wiiiuii ne iLrmji.Ti suicide, was lying on the kitchen floor. Purdin admitted to police that he com mitted the double slaying upon his re tlon of th uvmboiip. wnriMwutiitinn of Lehigh valley at Beuiienem. life, color and lirht aa embodvine the rwoercson, genera auuniuui vi sDirit of th modern motor car the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam i a .v. i j i snm tjieras. irreiem ianaiers. ixDress iuvnuaj, IUO UUVUlllK UttY UL LIl(T AUW-I . . .. . .1. , . , . . . - . , . mobile show, is to be "school children's station employes, ana cnairman 01 1 jurn irom ainorn.a. " rl4f tt-nt na aswifl st atfanr UlB KyoVCOX DVsVU Ut eUJ USUilCU fc. Ul Ui UUUUie III iUlo. at uu utu b eva waa. 17-tlTierjMS will Tv. eJmUtail Ae lift eant i 1 New York Central lines, said the men I Other Indictments : The dutofa of Zsti w Uere waiting to hear what the managers Karl Cox. drawing check with insuf- vnni)9T r,ir tw in ,rf tv, ir.r:of tho roads had to say, but that he felt ficlent funds, $4 overdraft: Isaac Cooper, et whirh th- Vo.,nt.r "r would not ad Douglas Tapp and John Moore were charged in the United States district court ' in Portland, November 15. 1921, with violating the prohibition law by operating a still. Moore posted $250 bond on November 18 and waa released. Tapp was not apprehended. He waa classed as a fugitive from justice. est which the average youngster has in a motor car and the educational value of the immense show being staged some recognition of him waa warranted. hence the Monday arrangements. Forest Protection Standards Will Be Discussed at Meet Seismograph Records Earthquake Temblor Washington. Jan. 17. (I. N. S.) An earthquake disturbance of a very se vere type, lasting for almost two hours. waa recorded on the seismograph of Georgetown University observatory here last night and early today. The disturbances began at 10:58 p. m. and continued until 1 a. m. with the maximum recorded at 11 :06 p. ra. Ob servers estimated the disturbance to be 25 00 miles generally south of Wash ington: C. - S. Chapman of the Western For estry and Conservation association has called the anual meeting of the stand ardization committee for January 30 and 31 in the green room of the Chamber of Commerce. The committee is composed of 15 members from Oregon, Washing ton. California, Idaho and Montana, rep resenting the federal government, sates and private timber owners. Secretaries of most of the patrol organizations and some other state and government offi cials will attend. The main purpose of the meeting will be to discuss forest protection and to arrive at some method of standardiza tion of practices between the different agencies and the states. Forest fires, insects, fungi and other forest destruc tive agencies will be discussed, as well as the "tin can menace" of the public J . accept a wage cut. Breaks His Record Laying Dance Floor! T. A. Huffaker, master mechanic of The Auditorium, broke his own record for laying the big dance floor Monday night. Work of taking out the seats and laying the floor began at mid-night and was completed at 7 :30 this morning. beating previous records by three hours. The floor was laid and specially braced for the automobile show which opens next week. drawing check v.-ith insufficient funds. $25 ; Alfred Ahlden, assault and rob bery, December 19, Charles Anderson losing $45 gold watch and $3 in cash Claud Kendall, alias Harry E- Crandall November 14, forged note passed on R. E. Hellier; Rudolph Drong, threatening to commit a felony. In that he told An drew Dodack, 'I am going to kill you' and May Talhridge, larceny of $160 from Thorvold Gubberud. OREGON MAN GETS LICENSE Kalama. Wash., Jan. 17. A marriage license was issued Monday by Auditor Davis to Frank Miller of North Bend, Or., and Maud Walter of Kansas City. Mo. c TOR . o All Day Tomorrow and Thursday NOTE! It is the usual custom of the "Greenfield" Store at this time of the year to clean out in our various departments thou sands of pairs Men's, Women's and Children's high-grade Shoes, considerably under the regular prices, and this year I submit to the public our greatest Clearance Sale, which will be proclaimed the shoe sensation of the year. '(Signed) GEO. L. GREENFIELD. SEE THURSDAY EVENING PAPERS MORRISON ST. AT FOURTH Sole Agent "Hanan" Shoes for Men and Women camp ground. Indian Riots Are Checked by Police V X friendly Bottles ,V-W Draught NXJkV Portland Brewing Co. r'... ' " ' " I SUPREME COURT DECISIONS Salem, Jan. 17. Eight opinions were handed down by the supreme court this morning as follows: Nettie Savllle vs. R. PI Savtlle, appel lant ; appeal from Lano county ; suit for divorce. Opinion by Justice McCourt. Judge G. F. Skipworth affirmed. R. W. Nicholas, plaintiff and appel lant, vs. Yamhill county and Sheriff W. G.. Henderson ; appeal from Tamhill county ; suitto restrain collection of spe cial tax. Opinion by Justice McCourt. Judrt H. H. Belt affirmed. Charles F. Kleinschmldt . Central Trust company, et al, appellants: ap peal from Baker county : suit to enforce specific performance of an oral agree ment. Opinion by Justice Harris. Judge Gustav Anderson reversed. Cecil C Carter, appellant, vs. Simon Estate company; ' appeal from Coos county suit to foreclose mortgage. Opin ion by Chief Justice Burnett. Judge John F. Coke affirmed. John Larson, et al vs. Bert hoetens. appellant; appeal from Multnomah county : suit for reclssion of exchange of propertiea. Opinion by Justice Me- BrMe. Judge George Tawwell affirmed. C. R. Rleger. appellants vs. Anita I Harrington ; appeal . from Multnomah cotnrty; suit for the purpose of having admeasured bis alleged curtesy right of an estate. Opinion by Justice Brown, Jodge Robert G. Morrow affirmed. Richard Woolsey, appellant, uM.1 Draper, et al: appeal from Malheur county. Petition of rehearing denied ha opinion by Justice Rand. A. E. Gantenbeln, administrator of es tate of C. U. Oantenbela. vs. Joseph R Bowies, et sl appellants; appeal from Multnomah county ; suit to subject funds of Willamette Building a Realty com pany to payment of corporate debt and for an accounting. Opinion by Justice Bean. Judge H, H. Belt affirmed. . 'Petitions for rehearing granted ta-XJts s. Krieger sad JUst vs. Bjx,' t" London, Jan. 17. (L N. S. With drawn clubs the police at Meerut, In dia, charged over roof tops and dis persed nationalist rioters who were dis charging. missiles upon crowds in the street, said a dispatch from Allahabad to the Evening News today. STB.ICKKX WITH PARALYSIS Arlington, Jan. 17. Fred Douglas. proprietor of a lunch counter near the station, was stricken with paralysis Monday. His condition is critical. EAT and enjoy 99 'Red Rock Cottage Cheese -r-its crisp, kindly flaVor will delight you. Not a - morsel will go to waste. Grown-ups and children alike thrive on Red Rock. It's all food. Delivered daily from the dairy to grocers, markets, delicatessens, restaurants, hotels and dairy lunches. Our oplj product. ' RED ROCK DAIRY araains Barg anus ? Sarg aims i There has been no letup on the wonderful bargains we are still offering. Have you, like so many others, taken advantage of this big "Overstocked With Merchandise" sale? After you have glanced over these few specials listed here you will see the big savings and then you will supply your wants. $1.29 CUT GLASS SALT AND PEPPER Many beautiful cuts and shapes. 1 lot priced only 1 lot priced only $1.69 CUT GLASS BOWLS, 9-inch $2.23 Many different cuts. SILVERWARE J2 dozen Teaspoons, only 98c Oneida Community Parplate 10-Year Guarantee Yz doz. Teaspoons, only . . Ji doz. Tablespoons; only . A doz. Soup Spoons, only . y2 doz. Knives (flat handle) y2 doz. Forks ROGERS BROS. .$&39 $339 Silverplated Sugar Trays only 69c Berry Spoons 79c Gravy Ladles 69c Pie Servers .. $1.19 WRIST WATCHES 15 Jewel, 20-year case, only $12.48 15 Jewel, 20-year, ribbon guard, octagon .$17.85 GENTS' WATCHES 7 Jewel Elgin, gold filled case, only $9.85 15 Jewel Elgin, 20-year case, only ......... $165 , t AGATE LAVAL1ER5 Single drop Agates, each ...$133 Three-drop Agates, each 1 . . . .$5.93 Solid gold, and price includes neck chain. To close out Novelty Beads, all styles and colors, yours at, each 98e Silver Plated Picture Frames, all sizes and shapes, from 39c to $139 Ivory Picture Frames, priced from 29c to 98c Eyeglass Frames, free with each purchase of lenses during this sale. ID) AVD O . ...) 343 Washington Street, Near Broadway u