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I 1 FIRST SECTION Eight Pages TWO SECTION 16 Pages - - SEVENTIETH YEAR SALKM. OUKCJOX, KUNUAY MOIt.MXU. AUGUST 1. W2U. - P1UCB FITE CENTS III I 'i t TIL TAYLOR'S SLAYER MAY BE LYNCHED Excited Crowds Congregate Around Jail in Which Hart and Owens Were Lodged Numbered About 300 BROWN BELIEVES MURDER LAY . YILL BE UPHELD BY COURTS THREATS MADE BUT MOB LACKS LEADER Sheriff Taylor and Strongly Armed Posse Are Guard ing Jail . In reply to a suggestion made here yesterday that the murderers of Til Taylor, sheriff of Umatilla county, probably would engage counsel and launch a legal battle to test the con stitutionality of the statutes restore Ins capital punishment in Oregon, Attorney Generat Brown said that al though the law was prepared in Port land he examined it thoroughly prior to its enactment by the legislature and believed it constitutional in every particular. Lnder the law providing for the disposition of first degree murder cases it is incumbent upon the state to present the evidence to the court even though the defendant may have entered a plea of gilty.. This, accord ing to Mr. Brown, is necessary in or der that the degree of murder may be determined before the imposing of sentence. "Ther can be no question regard- PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 1. Shortly after midnight the mob surrounding the county jail here bad increased to several hundred and three rgpes wre brought to the scene The mob was growing more menacing. Threats of lynch h.p; were heard. All women who hv. 1 been scattered 'through the civ.vd earlier in the evening had left the scene. PENDLETON, Ore., July, 31. Hart and Owens, alleged slayer of Sherlir Til Taylor, were brought here tonight and lodged, la jail. A mob began forming near the Jail soon after the prisoners were brought in. oincers said they did not fear a sert ous demonstration but extra precau tions were taken to resist a possible rusn on the jail , Excited crowds had began gather ing near the Jaid early In the eve ning, and by 9 o'clock more than. 300 were there. Threats of lynching were made but no one had offered to lead a mob. ! Sheriff W.vR. Taylor, brother of the official who was slain, posted ; himself ,t the jail early with a strongly armed posse, declaring his t resolved to. defend the - prisoners. Other officials and, conservative citi zens besought the crowd to let -the law take Its course, pointing out that as capital punishment Is nowN again in effect In Oregon, sufficient justice . certainly awaited the sheriffs slay ers. The speeches seemed to make ing the constitutionality of this law." declared Mr. Brown today, "for the reason that it is based on the stat utes in effect before capital punish ment was abolished several years ago. Practically the only new pro vision in the law is that the extent of punishment hanging or life Im prisonment. Is in the discretion of the jury." The attorney general said that the laws governing persons charged with murder in Oregon had been tried out time and time again, and there was little, if any possibility of the su preme court delating the recent act restoring capital punishment uncon. stltutional. Attorney General Brown was high ly pleased when informed that Til Taylor's slayers had been captured, and intimated that no time should be lost by the prosecuting officials in bringing them to justice. BIG REVENUE INCREASE IS GIVEN RAILS Interstate Commerce Com mission Allows Billion and Half Dollar Revenue In crease to Railroads SALEM CONCERN LOSES APPEAL; LAND BOARD'S ACHON UPHELD GILBERT NEW COMMANDER Oregon Legiohaire Elect For mer Chaplain of Third Oregon ASTORIA. Ore.. July 31. Major William S. Gilbert, former chaplain of the Third Oregon, was unanimous. Iy elected commander of the Oregon department of the American Legion late today. He was nominated by Captain Lane Goodell . of Portland, who had. been leading coon t es tan t for the position until he withdrew this morning In the Interest of har mony. Goodell was, then unanimous ly elected vice-commander. Captain EL J. Elvers was chosen state adju tant without a dissenting vote. GAS FAMINE MAY BE OVER WW 1 O . 'ft - lank steamer Arrives in Portland With 225,000 Gallons PORTLAND. Ore., July 31. Fur ther relief to the gasoline famine here was afforded today 'when the tank steamer W. F. Herrin arrived with a 225.000 gallon cargo. Oil dealers generally said today that prospects for continued Improvement in: the situation were good. NEW RATES PROBABLY IN EFFECT SEPTEMBER Freight Rates to Advance 1-3, Passenger Fares 1-5 and Pullman by V TRAFFIC RULES TO BE ENFORCED Two Alleged Careless Drivers Pay ; Fines. Following Ar-. : l j "v rest on City Streets , f The Salem police have begun their campaign to curb all careless auto mobile driving, and disregard by au- toiats of the, city ordinance . govern ing the Intersection of streets. 1 Many little impression on the crowd. The have complained of a'utolsts cutting fact that Hart was said by officers to POLICE BUSY LAST NIGHT Two Men Engage in Fist Fight Last Night on Center and - Nineteenth Many - reports kept the police bnsy last night. Several arrests were wade, while-the other reports were investigated by the officers and dis position made of them, without re sulting in any arrests. Several men were locked up in the jail as sus picious characters. .Officer Verden TMoffit arrested two automobile drivers for exceed ing the speed limit of the cit. They 1 V n W A .n . ' ..11 , J . . a , , o uiu m. iuu cumession mat 11 was he who killed the sheriff cen tered the greatest wrath upon him. . but threats were made also against Owens and Rathie . As the night wore oh, however, and no. move was . made by the crowd, officers expres sed the hope that violence would not be attempted.. fortland Ma jamas CUmb Mount Baker PORTLAND. Or.. July 31. With the summit of Mount Baker in North ern Washington near the Canadian border, their ultimate destination. sixty-seven, members. of the Mazamas club,, a mountain climbing organiza tion left Portland tonight. - Camp will be made on the north slope of toe mountain. .The party will arrive in Seattle to morrow from which point they will go t by steamer to Bellingham and thence to the camp by automobile This is the 27th annual club outing and win be tor 15 days. SOLDIERS FIGHT SIXX FEIN TIPPERARY, Ireland. July 31. - bxciung scenes were enacted here last night as a result of the killing of two soldiers in the fight following me escape ot Brigadier General Lu cas I rem a Sinn Fein prison. Twenty soldiers went through the streets challenging Sinn Feiners. Ther en tered a theater and called on soldiers there to come out and avenge thei comrades .An officer appeared with a patrol and ordered them a war Soldiers continued' parading however and challenging Sinn Feiners. Many windows were smashed. corners when making the turn at In-are O. Ackley. arrested for speeding tersectlons, J on siaie sireei oeiween .ineiniu Yesterday Z. T. . ZelinBkl was ar rested by Officer Verden Moffitt for cutting a corner with his automobile which he was driving. , I . C Wv- Hardesty . of Portland, was arrested by Officer W. J. White yes terday for a similar offense when he cut the corner while making the turn at the Intersection of State and Com mercial streets. He deposited $5 at the police station to insure his ap pearance in court. WHITE HOUSE SHEEP FOR SALE Flock' Is Relic of Conserva tion Days Wool Sold for Charity WASHINGTON, July 31. Presi dent Wilson is to . retire from the sheep business. The White House flock of 48 prize sheep, which has kept the lawns cut for three sum mers. Is to be sold. '. The yield . of wool has cone to charity, this year to the Salvation Army. In 1918 the flock produced 98 pounds, which was sold by the Red Cross, bringing more than 152.000, The original flock of IS head was obtained from William Woodward of New York, who has a farm near Bowie. Md., where it was said to day Georce Washington pnee ob tained a herd of deer for the grounds si ah. vernon. and Twenty-first streets. He . de posited 5 to. insure his appearance in police court at 10 o'clock Monday morning. , O. W. Everett was arrested by Officer Moffitt on a similar offense for driving his car 30 miles an hour between Nineteenth and Twenty lirst streets, on State street; Five dollars was deposited by Mr. Ever ett at the police station for his ap pearance in court tomorrow mora lng at 10 o'clock. (About 9 o'clock last night Mrs. Henry Bersuma of 1687 "Center street reported to the police station that two men were fighting on the corner of Nineteenth and Center streets. Officer White Investigated and found the men engaged in a fist fight. The men were advised to cease righting within the city limits of Salem. Upon Investigation the police ascertained the motive for the fight. According to eye-witnesses, the fight started over the sister o one of the men. who are from Polk county. Officer White advised the men to do their fighting in Polk county. The names were given as Mike Branch and a Mr. Trueblood. A report was. received at the police station about 11 o'clock last night from II. A. Penny stating that his car was stolen from tne corner or Commercial and Chemeketa streets. He described the stolen car as being n old Ford. 1916 model, and bears license No. 3998. He said to the police that the Ford was not con sidered especially valuable, but stated that he had some meat and other groceries in the car which he needed. ERECTION OF DEATH CHAMBER PLANNED BY PRISON WARDEN Because of the restoration of cap ital punishment In Oregon, coupled with the recent murders which have stirred the people of the entire state, plans will be made at an early date tor the erection of a modern exe cution chamber at the state peni tentiary. . ; , ' Although not discussing the sub ject at any- length. Warden Comp ton let It be known yesterday that he would net be surprised if a couple f .hanging would be staged at the prison in the near future," and con- -quently he Is making ready for h emergency. Whether the new death chamber ." be of a temporary nature, or ni be erected with a view of -per-Eanencyi . was not stated by the warden who said he "did not believe in building bridges until he reached them." However. It is almost cer tain that the new execution cham bee will 'be erected some distance from the main prison building, in order that the great number of pris oners incarcerated there, will. sot be disturbed at the time of hangings. Under the Oregon laws the war den of the penitentiary I? personally responsible for carrying out the mandates of the courts, and the duty pf springing the trap will fall upon Mr. Compton. ' The banging chamber tiped prior to the abolishment ot capital pun isnment In Oregon a tew years ago is now utilized as a kitchen, and will not be disturbed because ot the restoration of the death penalty. IRISH TRAINS STOP MOVING Premier Will Dismiss Men Who Refuse to Operate Troop Trains DUBLIN. July 31. If Premiar Lloyd George's threat to dismiss every man on the Irish railways un less they carry arms, ammunition soldiers, police, or anything that the government asked them to carry, is enforced, there will be no railway operating in Ireland next week, ac cording to predictions here. A still worse calamity, from the Irish point of view, is that the Dub lin horse ishow. an annual event in which every Irishman is deeply In terested, will either have to !e can celed or become a mere parody of the usual exhibition. It has been learned that Viscount French, lord lieutenant cf Ireland, will not attend. WASHINGTON. July 31. Author ity for the railroads to Increase rev enues, by approximately one billion and a halt dollars was granted today by the Interstate commerce com mis sion. Freight rates will be advanced about one-third, passenger rates one rift h and Pullman charges about one-halt.. . Coastwise and Inland steamship lines and electric railway companies also were granted an inciease in freight rates in proportion to the In creases granted railroads serving the same territory. ' , ; Effective Till 1922 The new rates to continue until March 1. 1922. will become effec tive on five days notice by the car riers to the commission and the pub lic, and they must be in operation before January 1. Since the govern ment guarantee expires September 1. the carriers are - expected to put the advances Into effect by then. The increases are designed to off set the S 6 00.000.000 wage advance awarded by the railroad labor board to provide the 6 per cent net income on the. aggregate value of the rail road properties under the transpor tation act. The aggregate value ot all rail roads was entrusted by the com mis sion at 118.900.000.000. as against a book value of 120.04O.O0O.00u, giv en by the carriers. One-Fifth JaVreasela rnres ' The 20 per cent-Increase in-pas senger fares, excess aggage charges and milk transportation rates and the fifty per cent surcharge on Pull man fares will be general. Freight rate Increases will vary according to tne territory, with 40 per cent in the east; 25 per cent iu the south; 35 per cent in the west from the Mississipi river to the Rocky moun tains, and per cent in raountaia- Paciflc territory, from east of Rock les to the Pacific coast, not Including Alaska. iBcrraite Is Justified The commission raid that the in-1 creases were Justified In view of the rapidly changing pric-j conditions and the necessity for providing ade quate transportation facilities during and after readjustment. From figures submitted by car riers it wss unofficially estimated that the apportionment of the ad vance would be about 1 1.25.300, 000 on freight; S233.800.0)o on pas sengers; $43,600,004 on Pullman: $4,500,000 on milk and $1,400,000 excess baggage charge. On the same calculations, eastern roads would get the most, receiving approximately $873. 9.10. r-C0 as com pared with $559,4 83.00U for all the western lines and $135.Z:8.C00 for the southern carriers. Mean 12 IVr Capita Increased charges on freight alone were estimated as equalling a l-jvy of $12 per capita per annum for ev ery woman, man and child, basing the nation s population at io,i.ov, 000 for 1920. Increases in passenger. Pullman and excess baggage rates werH those asked by the roads. Freight Increase es requested were S3. 7.1 for eastern roads, 32.63 for western roads and 8.91 for southern roads, the total estimated to yield $ l.35fi.O)0.00. The eastern roads wer5 granted .2a of one per cent more than they sought: the western roads approxi mately what they nought but tne outhern roads received approximate ly 14 per cent less man they nad requested. . The commission said that the fi nancial condition of th southern roads was more favorable than any of the other lines. In view of this condition, the com rr ision iield that they were belter alo to meet the demands on them ihan some ot tbo other companies. . Prorhlr for Improvement "The increases authorized." said the commission, "are intended to yield the additional one-half of one per cent of the aggregate value ot the roads to make provisions for im provements, betterments and equip ment, chargeable to capital account The record leaves no doubt as to the needs of the country for additional transportation facilities. Carrl rs will be expected to make appropria tions for additional improvements. betterments of equipment of a char acter chargeable to capital a eo 4 it and to make reports to us semi-an nually showing what portion of In creasc-d revenues has been devote! to that purpose . Thts onvh!f of one per cent will approximate $94,000,000, The com mission said that, the carriers had stated that they nded lmmHllate!y at leant 100.000 freight cars. 2."0J locomotives and 3.000 passenicrr coaches. These are to be paid for The Oregon supreme court. In an opinion written by Justice Durattt and handed down here yesterday dis missed the mandamus proceedings brought by George II. Keliey and (. V. Everett, trading under the title of the Berkshire company. u compel 11. E. Plummer, building inspector ot the city of Portland to issue a permit for the construction ot an apartment house in what Is known as a restricted residential district. Evidence placed before the su preme court showed that the plain tiffs applied for a permit to con struct the apartment housa involved In the litigation on January 22. 1920 at the same time setting out the pro posed site of the structure and that It would cost In the neighborhood of $225,000. The application was denied by Mr Plummer, whereupon the plaintiffs appealed to the city council for re lief. The city council upheld Mr Plummers decision and refused to issue the permit. Mandamus pro ceedings to compel Mr. Pliunmer to Issue the permit then were filed the supreme court. Justice Burnett held that the city was within IU rights to provide bulldlnc restrictions and that the present building code of the rauni cIoalltT was. subject to strict en forcement. ' Justice Johns In an opinion dis missing the - mandamus action SLAYERS OF TAYLOR ARE ALL CAUGHT brought br the Salem Sand i Gravel eoiftpany to compel the menbers ot the State Land Board to accept a bid ot three cents a cubic yard for sand and gravel taken trom jiavlga- KIa atrumi nt th kI s to hLl that it was me imenuon oi me Kicnard ratterson ana Lewis so sable price for products under its Anderson. L< TWO Ot . i i . ... cvairui, 'If the defendants could be made to accept three cents a cubic yara for sand and gravel taken from navi gable streams ot the stale." said Jus tice Johns In his opinion, "they could te made to accept a price even " lt.n. vti ttiTn low as one cent a cubic yard and en- flAKI AlililllD AJLLUlU S oTTo' yeir OTer noat SHERIFF TIL TAYLOR The state land board, at a meeting held last winter soon after the sand , , . a... - uv inttei taw went inu rLi.c-ci.i-. - . on tr made an arbitrary rtli that they Iffo One Working IA KOtmO-Up woma accept no oias teas man ivi r . . ft v Men Who Escaped, Caught Last Night Near Pendleton VICK BROTHERS AGAIN ARE UNIT New , Building at High and Trade Streets Will he Ready ' to Occupy September 1 . cents a cubic yard. The plaintiffs objected to the fixing of this price on the grounds that ' it forestalled fair competition. The law under which these leases are executed was passed at the spe cial election of the legislature last January. It provides that the state shall receive compensation for all sand and gravel taken from navlg able streams of the state, snd that the money derived from the sales shall go Into the school funds. The court recessed nntll Septem- Iber 1. : st : r CARS RUSHED TO LOCAL DIVISION May Lynch Slayer PENDLETON. July 31. RIcharl Patterson and Lewis An'.ersot. the last two of the men- who escaped last Sunday when Taylor was killed, wkre captured tonight and taken to Jail. Jack Rathie. alleged ring-ieaatr In the Jail break here last Sunday, was brought to Pendleton from Gib bon today, lie was apprehended by a posse this morning. Accord lag to poseemen. Rathie declared he had been alone since last Monday and that on last Tuesday he threw his revolver away, lie was not armed at the time of capture. Rathie declared he was with the other fugitives left at Pendleton on freight train Immediately follow- Vick Bros, are all together again. iBen W. Vtck has sold his third Interest in the Valley Motor com pany to the other members of. the company. This deal Involved about a $45,000 Investment. Ben W. Vlck has become a part of 'the Vlck Bros, organisation and has already taken charge of their branch at Albany. Vlck Bros, are now entirely out of the Ferd - and Fordson business. and they are giving their exclusive time to the Samson line. The new bunding of r Vlck Bros at High and Trsde streets. Salem, will be resdy for occupancy about September 15. This will be In some respects the best building In Salem. It wilt have two stories and-base ment, and it will be entirely of rein forced concrete, even to the roof and the stairways. There will be no wood in It at alL The railroad switch will run Into the building, making the loading and unloading of freight very convenient. The new building will be 83 by 150. It will have a modern electric elevator. This building, when coav pleted and equipped, will represent an investment of about $ S3. 000. and it will be fully worth the money, for the uses that Vick Bros, will make ot it. i . LIQUOR VENDER POLICE TARGET Man Drinks, Falls From Grace and Blames Good Samari tan for Troubles Senator MeNarr Gtii Omck h" e J Nke-Owen 1 an1 Itrt laft th Action and Immediate Re . lief Promised Six hundrM an I thirteen loaded been delivered ta the Portland dirts-11"46 bU cP-, and Hart, left the train at Ullou and hid all day in a wheat field. On one occasion, according to Ra thie. a posse with bloodhounds passed within a few feet of hint wh'ls no was hiding la the woods. He wss lodged in the Jail from which he Whether It ts "revenge Is sweet." or "to remedy an evil commence at the source." Is the philosophy ot Oliver F. St. Claire is the moot Question, according to a report of the police blotter stating that Mr. St. Claire had the source of bis drunk enness had been instanced by a man from Portland. In making the report Mr. St. Claire did not specify whether he had "moonshine." the real bonded stuff. or just plain "Elks milk." Neve rt he less, he stated to the police that the source of his whisky came from Portland man. and that the man had returned to the Rose City. It mas his desire that the man be arrested, ac cording to his report. Polish and Bolshevik Delegates in Contract WIVRSAW. July 31. The PoiUh military delegates who left Warsaw at 9 o clock yesterday crossed the front line at 8 o'clock tonight. Pre mier Wltos was informed at 9 o'clock that the delegation ' had established contact with this bolshevik! delegates on the road between Brest-Lltovsk and Baranovlchy. Vancouver Racetrack Used After Six Years out of this fund and 'out of money (Continued on page ) Ion by the Southern Pacific company sines Senator C. L.-XIt,ry - a lew days ago sent a telegram to Mr.' Altchlson. ot th'S Interstate, com merce commission asking tor re let accord lng to a teVgram received at the senator's office here today. The te?egrx?i also advises that the corporation is crowd! the delivery of empty .ears and beginning yester day a .mlnlTni'n of. 101 carriers win be routed nirthbcunl through Alb land per day. . Senator Me'ary was ansed ti keep ine miersu-e commerce cominniiv informed regarding car shortage con ditions In orn-.T that the Nest re sults may. be attained. Senator McNary' Relieves the de livery of lvO cars dally to the Port' land division will graily relieve present untavoraUle ronditlon and Insure the operation ot mills to foil capacity. CLlfB PLANNING AERIAL DERBY Around-the-World FKghf .Is Mapped Out by Aero of America ' - NEW YORK. July 31. A route has been mapped out for the first aerial derby around the world by a special joint commission of the Aero Club of America and the Aerial League of America, which recently returned from a tour of the world. A test flight preceding the derby will start In London, moving east to Tokio and thence to Seattle and New York it was announced tonight. This night will be made In an air plane with a capacity for 10 pas sengers, to ascertain flying con ditions of the proposed route. It was said. i The tentative route of the derby follows: New York to Seattle to Yokohama to Shanghai, to Bankok. Slam; U Karachi. India- to Calcutta and Del hi, to Kacdad to Rome to the Irish roast, to London. Newfoundland snd New York. The distance is 22.20? miles. No dates for either the test flight or the derby were announced. ELKS LODGE HELD BLAMELESS : FOR ANTICS OF INDIVIDUALS VANCOUVER. B. O. July 31. Racing was resumed on the . Brig house park track here today after a break ot six years due to war con ditions, seven running races were on todsy's card. . THE, WEATHER. Sunday fair; continued warm, east portion;, moderate northwesterly winds. That Salem lodge No. 33. Elks. has no apology to make for any act or deed committed by or authorised te be done by the lodge, its members or the state association, during the recent convention of the order held in this city, was set out la a resolu tion prepared by a special committee of the local lodge ot Elks following a special meeting of the organization held here Thursday night. ."We deplore the fact that certain rough and unscrupulous persons took advantage of the occasion to carry out their unlawful schemes to the (detriment of the peace and dignity of our fair city, continued the reso lution, "We cheerfully submit this personnel ot Salem lodge No. 33$ for comparison with any other organiza tion of like character as to Its Amer- LA GRANDE. Or July 3 1. Neil Hart, alleged slayer of Sheriff Til Tavlor. of Umatilla county, and his paX Jim Owen, are safe In the coun ty jail here having been brought la early this morning by a posse of six men, headed by J. 11. McLachlcn ot this city. They were found aslep la a sheepherdtrs camp on the Toll gate road in the Weaaha forest, and -when they awoke they were la Irons. Sheriff Lee Waraick of Irion county had been trailing the tm halt-breeds all day yesterday and word was sent here -late yesterday afternoon, to send oat a posse to head them oft. McLachlen anl three men 'went oat from here and picked up several recruits. - The two desperados were seen traveling along the divide, trail toward the Tollrxte road. McLachlen and three men started from here and picked . up sevsrat others while going north. , Hart aad Owen were seerf in the bright moon light to turn off the trail and head for the valley. They were follow-d to the sheep camp, which Is six miles south or the Tollgate in the Weaaha forest. . McLachlen saw them double hack and re-enter the valley. They then disappeared Into the darkness.. ' 'la following their trail McLachlen came upon a sheepherders camp and the herder was awakened. He wss asked It he had seen the men. but denied aay knowledge of them. A second later one of the posaemen came, upon the sleeping forms at his feet. They were shackled aad then awakened. They were brought to this city In automobiles early this morning. Sheriff Waraick staled to day that a clipping from a Pendlston newspaper was found pinned to a pocket in Hart's clothla. "He admitted everything." said Wsrnlck. "Hart admrtted to myself anl Special Deputy King of Pendleton,' said Deputy Sheriff Dester McElroy of Union county, "that he fired the shot whkh killed Sheriff Taylor, lie , made this statement shortly after ho was placed In a cell here. Crowds becn gathering around the jail here as soon as It become known that the slayers of Til Tay lor had been apprehended, but Dep uty McElroy dispersed them as speed ily as possible. Addresslag the crowd he said: "Sheriff Jenks Taylor, brother of Til Taylor Is coming to L Grande about noon: and this entire matter win be turned over to him. We wsat no (Continued on page f ) ican citizenship, patriotism and law abiding qualities. The resolution further set out that criticism had been made ot certain acts daring the convention, but that these acts, if committed, were not sanctioned by the lod se. Also thst at so time dur- Ing the convention was there within the jurisdiction ot the lodge rooms of the Salem lodge, club or aay place under the management of the state convention or Salem lodge any un patriotic, unlawful or Improper, act performed to the knowledge ot the lodge. The resolution as adopted follows: "WHEREAS, the Benevolent and Protective Order ot Elks ot the State ot Oregon, did on July 22, 21 and jCwttaafi c pare f J. iii t ! t i . I i i i ... jt 4 i .