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Blizzards and Banks of Snow
: Slow Up Train and Wire
' Service
HIGH GALES INCREASING
Power and Telegraph Wires Snap
f. pcd Transportation Crippled
When Winter Onslaught
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f' CHICAGO, Dec. 5. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Old Man Winter
heralded by a mercurial nose dire
and whistling blizzards laid an icy
hand on . the middlewest tonight.
.Train service was slowed up, wire
.communications . were interfered
with and in some places roads
Were blocked by a anowatodm driv
en in the teeth of strong shifting
winds. s
r Little immediate relief is Jn
sight although it is expeced to
abate tomorrow while the cold
continues. The weather in Wiscon
sin, Colorado, Minnesota, Indiana.
-Illinois,' the Dakotas, Kansas and
.Missouri were in the path of to
days Btorm.'
; DENVER Colo., Dec 5. (By
Associated Press.) Trapped in a
JrtlUdlng snowstorm on the. sum
mit of Berthoud Pass about 60
miles yest of Denier with the irer
ury hovering below aero. Dennis
ilden, a stage driver operating
between Denver and Steamboat
Springs and bis six passengers.
Among them two women, vere
compelled to spend last night in a
crude board shack until todav
when a rescue party from We3
Portal reached them.i-
v ' Frantic efforts - by Tilden and
four male passengers had enabled
,thc party to proceed bui 11 miles
through the great drifts of snow
from 9:30 o'clock' Fridry morning
wntil 7:30 that night. 11 mllos of
tuffeting the heavy snow banks
with shovels,, while -the two worn
tn sat In the car fighting to stave
Jf f freezing to death. -
! PES MOINES, la.. Dec. 5. -(By
Associated Press.) Iowa was bliz
zard swept today after a storm-
that blanketed all the state with
drifted snow, whipped over this
section' through last night.
, Considerable damage resulted.
trains Being delayed tor hours, a
few telegraph and telephone lines
In some areas being, crippled.
One death was reported at Iowa
City. An old man was found in a
. snow drift dead from etpoaure.
- KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 5.
, f By Associated Press.) ---The gale
which yesterday whipped soi
across the eastern part of Kansas
and Missouri had subsided :oday
leaving drifts in its wake. The
storm however gripped with some
what lessening intensity today, the
thermometer here going above
freezing. Temperatures wore in
the 20 s early today.
PLAN BUDGET MEETING
COUJS1T- COURT TO PASS
ITEMS TUESDAY
OX
t At a meeting of the budget
(Committee to be held on Tuesday,
December 8, the Marion county
court wilt pass on the various
Items to be placed on the budget
for next year, according to tenta
: , live plans and providing the bud
get la ready by this time. T. B.
Jones and J. A. Baker, of Salem,
, and J. W. Mayo, of Stayton, have
.been asked to sit with the county
court in the. discussion.
On December 30 a general
;
meeting of taxpayers will be held
In the county court house to dis
cuss the 926 budget.
According to J. T. Hunt, Mar
ion county judge, the budget for
next year will be no higher than
for the present year. "We intend
to keep it within last year's limit
If there is any possibility of doing
so," Judge Hunt .declared yester
day.
COUNTY AGENT WANTED
MA HI ON COUNTY JERSEY CAT-
ILK GROUP MEETS
About 159 members of the Mar
lon County, Jersey Cattle Hub at
tended a meeting in the WOW hall
at Marion Saturday afternoon at
which plans were made for Jersey
shows in the spring. .It was de
cided thatithe shows bo similar to
.those held -last, year, although no
definite dates k have been set. It
is expected, v however, that the
Marion county show will be held
about the i middle of May." Ac
cording to present plans each
county will be given one- day. i
,- The question of countyv agents
aiso was aiscussea. with the as
sembly going on record as favor
ing the retention of that office
Special .entertainment by the
Turnef. Glee club with about 30
voices from the Turner high school
was enjoyed by the stockmen. The
next meeting will be held in Janu
ary. . C. F. - Bates of Salem is
president of the organization, and
Stanley Riches is secreuvy.
STATE HOUSE DESERTED
t OLYMPIA, Dec. 6. After the
most ardous week . of the special
legislative .session. so far, lagisla
tors generally deserted the capita
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MEDFORD DOWNS SALEM, 16-13,
IN FLASHY GAME BEFORE 5,000
Winning Touchdown Made in Last Quarter With 30 Yard Forward
, v; Pass Caught Behind .Goal Line .
MEDFORD, Ore., Dec. 5. In a
tested football game here this afternoon; Medford high school, cham
pions of southern Oregon, defeated
champions of the Willamette valley,
Both teams scored a touchdown
half. In the third quarter Medford scored a field goal, and Salem a
toucrdown, which they converted. In the final quarter Medford
scored and converted a touchdown on a thirty yard forward pass.
The Salem team, which outweighed Medford approximately 15
pounds to the man, depended on line bucks for yardage. They made
nine first downs and Medford 26. Medford completed four forward
OREGON AGGIES HUMBLED
BY FAST TROJAN ATTACK
CORVALLIS PLAYERS LOSE IX
LOS ANGELES, 2S-0
Southern California Able to
Lay
Heavy Line Flat When
Necessary
COLISEUM, Los Angeles. Dec. 5.
(By Associated Press.) Troy's
football eleven, from the .Univer
sity of Southern California, show
ing perhaps its best form this sea
son, closed the college schedule
here today by playing the power
ful squad from Oregon Agricul
tural college completely off its4yard3 t0 singler. who caught the
feet in a 28 to 0 game.
The lopsided victory was a com
plete surprise . to even the most
sanguine .Trojan supporters. They
had started at the kickoff at bare
ly even odds, and went through
the struggle holding the farmers
far outside scoring distance.
The Trojan scores made in the
second, third and fourth periods.
resulted from Southern Califor
nia's ability to smash the stalwart
Oregon line flat when necessary,
as well as from the visitors' fail
ure to solve Troy's passing attack.
Wes Schulmerich, the dynamo
of the Aggie backfield, showed
only rare flashes on the offensive
he was too closely watched.
Snyder, punted beautifully for
Oregon, and the ends got down
under his kicks with amazing
speed, almost nullifying the Trojan
gains in the running back of
kicks. Halfback Denman was the
outstanding ground gainer : from
the north. Fonzella, Morley,
Drury. Manuel Laraneta and Mor
ton Kaer were the shining lights.
Oregon made four first downs
for a total of 113 yards while the
Trojans made 13 first downs and
gained .yards- from' scrimmage.
Oregon completed two out of 13
passes, while Southern California
completed seven out of fifteen
HALT ALBANY BRIDGE
TO UTILIZE TEMPORARY- AP
PROACH PENDING Sl'IT
The new bridge spanning the
Willamette river at Albany cannot
ne completed until tne state su
preme court has disposed , of in
junction proceedings filed against
the Union Bridge company by W
A. and J. J. Barrett, according to
announcement made at the offices
of the state highway commission
yesterday
The highway department will
maintain a temporary approach to
the bridge, and it will be open to
traffic. The old bridge at Al
bany has been condemned as un
safe for further use. i
When the suit was first filed
last April Judge L. H. McHahan
of the Marion county circuit court
granted a temporary injunction.
Construction work was continued
however. The Barretts havo
asked that the temporary approach
to the bridge be removed, in that
it is damaging their property.
EX-POLICE CHIEF IS HURT
VERDE MOFFIT IXJl'RED IX
CYCLE ACC1DEXT
Verden M. Mof fit. former police
chief of Salem and now a Cali
fornia motorcycle officer, was in
jured when his motorcycle struck
a train near Whittier, Cal., Friday,
but according to a message receiv
ed by The Statesman this morning
from the' Associated Press, no
bones were broken although Mr.
Moffit was cut and -bruised and
Is now in the Memorial hospital
at Wbittier. His mother, i Mrs.
S. E.VMofftt, lives at 809 North
High, street..
Moffit .was injured when he
trashed into a train while pursu
ing a speeder who crossed in front
ef 4 the ; approaching train. The
officer- was - traveling at a high
rate of speed and 'was unable to
stop. . : . . . ,
FOUR HOUSES JIMMIED
ALARMS. ARK RECEIVED IX
QCICK SUCCESSION
By the aid of a jimmy four
house within !i -bloek of ; each
other vers broken into last night
between the hours of- 8:20 an i
9 ;30 according to reports that
were received at the police station
in quick succession.0 " " -
The houses burglarized 1 were
those of O. U Fisher, Oak and Lib
erty streets. Dr, J. H. Garnjobst,
380 Leslie street, Dr.F.C Utter,
44ft Oak street-and D.-A White,
749 South Liberty street. In each
case the marks of the same jimmy
were l seen where entrance had
been gained. '
No 1 definite Information has
been received as to the value of
articles, taken, frojn, the houses.
brilliantly played and fiercely con
- the Salem high school team,
16 to 13. before 5,000 people.
and failed to convert in the first
passes, and Salem one. Medford
gained 302 yards and Salem 98
from scrimmage.
Salem was penalized twice for
unnecessary roughness, and twice
for stalling.
The fast Medford backs gained
most consistently around Salem's
right end and tackle, and outgen
eraled their heavier foe in the last
half.
Salem 8 first touchdown wai
scored when Lang got away on a
line buck atd their second on
straight line 'bucking after being
held twice for downs on the Med
ford one yard line
Medford scored a touchdown
from its 15 yad line when its tiny
halfback. Conrad, tore around
right end. The next score came
when Conrad kicked a field goal
from the 35 yard line. The win
ning" touchdown was made in the
last quarter when Dunn threw 30
ball behind the goal line. The play
in this quarter was fast and fur
ious.. In the last two minutes of
I lay, Moore, Medford half electri
fied the crowd by running 65 yards
on a fake criss-cross of right
tackle, the game ending with the
ball on Salem's three yard line.
KIP RHINELANDER LOSES
lOUNG MULATTO WIFE NOW
SUING FOR SEPARATION
Vllll. fLtAlPiS, IN. I ., JjeC. 6.
(By Associated Press.) Leon
ard Kip Rhinelander, member of
a socially prominent family who
today lost his suit for annulment
of his marriage to Alice Beatrice
Jones, former mulatto housemaid, -j
now faces a suit for separation by
Mrs. Rhinelander.
Announcement that summons
and complaints in this suit have
been issued was made by Mrs.
Rhinelander's counsel, Lee Par
sons Davis, after the jury in the
annulment case had returned a
verdict favorable " to Mf s. Rhinelander-
The papers include a re
quest for alimony and counsel
fees, but Davis did not reveal the
amount asked.
Isaac N. Mills. -chief counsel for
Rhinelander, announced he would
appeal today's verdict.
Although the jury was not em
powered to pass upon the grant
ing of an annulment, its findings
on seven questions propounded to
it will serve as a basis for the de
cision of Justice Morschauser.
Davis had said in court during
the trial that Mrs., Rhinelander
and her husband never could live
together again because of the way
they "besmirched each other" dur
ing the trial.
The Jury found that Mrs. Rhine
lander never had deceived her
husband as to her negro blood and
expressed its opinion that he
wouli have married her even had
he known she was of negro blood.
CONGRESS
in
SESSITOMIW
Republicans in Both House
and Senate Debating In
surgent Question
DECISION NOT REACHED
Pre-sesslon Conference Fails to
Determine What Recognition
Senator La Follette Is
to Receive
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (By
Associated Press ) Still facing a
final ''decision as to their relation
ships with the insurgents of their
party, republicans of the house
and senate took final steps today:
to organize the two houses Mon
day. Senate republicans held their
pre-session conference without
even discussing the question of
whether La Follette of Wisconsin
is to be treated as one of their
group. Although invited to this
conference with the republican in
surgents of the Wisconsin dele
gation in the house.
The republican committee on
committees in the house carried
out the policy adopted by the
party caucus last spring of , re
moving supporters of the late
Robert M. LaFollette from the
"key" committees. John M. Nel
son of Wisconsin, who was La
Folette's campaign manager, last
year, was removed from the all
powerful rules committee and the
unseating of James A. Frear, alos
of that state as a member of the
ways and means committee, which
hndled the revenue legislation,
was ratified.
None of the other insurgents
has a place on important commit
tees, but some hold either chair
manships or ranking places on
minor standing bodies of the
house. Whether they are to re
tain these positions is a problem
with which the majority party
still has to deal. Organization of
these committees was postponed
today until Monday afternoon
with some leaders determined to
reach their decisions on this mat
ter on the basis of the ''regular
ity" shown by the insurgents in
their votes that day on house Or
-ganizatkra and adoption of the
rules.
'At their conference today the
Wisconsin delegation decided to
issue a formal statement tomor
row clearly defining their posi
tion. There were indications that
its members intended to act as a
unit until Monday and to adhere
to the position they took two
years ago when they made a de
termined fight for amendment of
then existing rules.
Lieaders explained that the
question of the political status to
bo accorded Senator IaFollette
was ont raised pending a meeting
Monday of the party committee on
committees. This committee is ex
pected to write Mr. LaFollette
asking whether he desires to have
the republicans assign him to
places on the standing commit
tees and conference action will be
predicted upon his reply to that
letter.
BRING ON THE PRISONER
W r 7 f CAN T BE
SUIT ME-J J
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C '" ' 5EHTENCSD -
s--V ' TO DEATH
'f 1 , ' : AND MEANS ' .r;'-:
JOY REIGNS AS MINERS
REUNITE WITH FAMILIES
FIRES BLAZE MERRILY IX
HOMES OF MINING TOWN
One Miner and a Rescue Worker
Are KlUed With Tunnel
Forms Barricade
NEDERLAND, Colo., Dec. 5.
(By Associated Press.) Firesides
in the little homes of the mining
town of Cardinal and surounding
communities were blazing merrily
tonight for all of the men except
two who were trapped in the
Fairview company's gold, silver
and lead mine yesterday had
come out alive.
Two places were vacant at
"Mother MacArthur's boarding
house," the home of the bachelor
miners. The: places were those of
Robert Stephenson, 55, a miner,
and Charles HJurquist, a rescue
worker, the only dead of the dis
aster. .
Four of the smoke affected
men, however, were seriously in
pured in a hospital at Boulder.
They were Captain John Cuts haw
and Fireman C J. Jansen, both
of the Denver fire department;
Prentice Norris, a disabled war
veteran and University of Colo
rado student, all members of the
heroic rescue party and George
Suttels, a miner also a disabled
World war veteran.
Rest, however, -as the chief
desire of the miners and their
families today after their fever
ish activities for more than 16
hours Friday. But their frantic
labors were rewarded today for
their men, husbands, sons and
sweethearts, were at home again
toasting their shins at the fire
places.
It was a joyous reward for
their labors of yesterday and last
night. Men and women toiled for
16 long hours in a bitterly cold
wind, with a heavy snow under
foot, digging through 35 feet of
ground to reach the blazing mine
tunnel, and when the tunnel was
finally pierced, rescue workers,
wearing gas masks, plunged in to
search for their entrapped com
rades. Then followed intense moments
of joy and sadness. When first
entombed ,the white haired Wal
ter Swanson, delver for precious
metals for two score years was
brought to the surface by rescue
workers alive but badly suffering
from the effects of the smoke, the
word was passed "all are safe."
Through two long hours until
mid-night they searched the
mine's workings and women ad
ministered treatment to the suf
fering men who had been Drought
from the tunnel. Finally In the
early morning hours the rescuer's
efforts were rescued all but two
were brought out alive.
KIPLING IS IMPROVED
ENGLISH AUTHOR SAID TO BE
OS WAY TO RECOVERY
BUR WASH, Sussex. England,
Dec. 5. (By Associated Press).
Rudyard Kipling's improvement
was maintained today and, the
prospects of his recovery are
more hopeful. Lord Dawson, the
king's physician, who is attending
the noted author, made this state
ment te the Associated Press
prior to his return to London to
night lie bad spent a consider
able time with the patient.
DALBKMPLE OUITS;
L1LLIE SUCCESSOR
Governor -Advance's Deputy
to Full Wardenship of
Penitentiary
GOLDEN MADE DEPUTY
Resignation Comes Shortly After
Returns From live Weeks
Spent In East in Conference
of Prison Officials
Governor "Walter M. Pierce,
yesterday afternoon accepted the
resignation of A. M. Dalrymple,
who was appointed warden of Mie
state penitentiary here on Octo
ber 8, 1523, and named J. W.
Lillie, deputy warden of the in
stitution, his successor.
Tha resignation of Warden
Dalrymple followed closely upon
his return here Friday night after
spending the past five weeks at
tending the annual conference of
prison officials at Jackson, Miss.,
and inspecting a large number of
penal institutions in the eastern
states. Mr. Dalrymple said he had
not &ade any plans for the future
but probably would remain in
Salem.
Mr. Dalrymple was appointed
warden of the penitentiary to suc
ceed Johnson Smith. Although In
dividual escapes have not been
numerous during the administra
tion of Warden Dalrymple, two
breaks at the institution caused
Governor Pierce and the prison
officials considerable worry.
The first breaks occurred in
March, 1924, when five of the
most desperate convicts in the
prison gained access to the yards
through a basement window and
later scaled the wall. All of the
escaped were captured and return
ed to the prison. Another break
occurred on August 12 of this
year when four convicts held up
the turnkey, robbed the prison
arsenal and escaped over the wall
of the institution. Two guards
J. M -Holman and John Sweeney,
were shot and killed. Bert Oregon
Jones, leader of the convicts In
volved in the break also was shot
and died as the, result of his
wounds. - : ' '
The three other convicts who
were successful in scaling the
wall were apprehended and later
returned to the prison. .-They are
now under death sentences. These
convicts include Tom Murray, El
lsworth Kelley and James Wlllos.
A coroner's jury investigated
the break and returned a verdict
in which it was charged that the
escapes were due to lack of dis
cipline in the prison. The governor
subsequently .apointed a commit
tee to inspect the prison, question
the convicts and report to him
any recommenddations that they
deemed advisable. The active
members of this committee were
Jefferson Myers, ex-state treasur
er, George A. White, adjutant
general.
This
issued-
report has just been
Warden Lillie. who assumed ac
tive management of the peniten
tiary today, was appointed deputy
warden of the institution on
June 1, 1923. He previously
served as sheriff of Gilliam coun
ty. During the recent absence of
Warden Dalrymple the prison was
under the management of Mr.
Lillie.
While acting in this capacity.
warden Lillie reassigned aud
transferred a number of the
guards and otherwise tightened
up the discipline of the prison. Tt
was said that some of the more
desperate convicts resented Mr.
Lillie's method of conducting the
institution and a riot followed.
Eight of the leaders in the riot
were sent to the prison "bull pen"
while others received less serious
punishment. Since then no diffi
culty has been experienced in
handling the prisoners.
It was announced by Warden
Lillie today that he had appoint
ed W. E. Golden, assistant turn
key as deputy warden of the pris
on. Mr. Golden, is an ex-army
officer and has had considerable
penitentiary experience. Whether
any other changes will be made
at the prison under the new man
agement had not been determined
today.
Warden Lillie refused to make
any statment yesterday in con
nection with his policies in con
ducting -the penitentiary other
than than he expected to maintain
discipline among the convicts. He
said that with the exception of
the convicts receiving medical
treatment in the hospital all of
the prisoners would be assigned
to -productive employment.
CHERRIANS WILL ELECT
OFFICERS TO BE NAMED
TUESDAY MEETLN G
AT
Election of officers will be
held at the-meeting of the Salem
Cherrians. to be held at the Salem
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
evening, December 8, at 6:20
o'clock. A dinner .will .be served
and the business meeting will fol
low immediately. , , . '
Applications? for membership
will also be voted upon. The of
ficers are to be nominated from
the floor and elected immediately
after. This Is In accordance with
Ihfi bZ-l13 fil ibg -organisation.
PRISON PERSONNEL
BLAMED FOR FATAL
BREAK OF AUG. 12
Report of Special Investigation Released by
Governor Pierce Following Resignation of
Dalrymple; Escape and Killing Could Have
Been Prevented, Belief
The long-delayed report of the special committee appoint-,
ed by Governor Walter M. Pierce to investigate conditions at
the Oregon state prison was released by the executive depart
ment yesterday followingthe resignation of A. M. Dalrymple,
warden, and the appointment, of J. W. LiUle to the warden
ship. The report is signed by Jefferson Meyers, state treas
urer, and Brigadier General George A. White, two members
of the committee.
The investigation was ordered by Governor Pierce as a .
result of the break in which Tom Murray, Ellsworth Kelley
and James Willos escaped, and in which Guards J. M." Holman
and John Sweeney, as well as Bert Oregon Jones, convict
desperado, were killed. In the report the responsibility for
the escape and the . killing is placed on the management of
the prison.
"It is our opinion that the escape of the four desperate criminals
on August 12 was preventable had proper precautions been taken to
prevent it and had a higher state of discipline and organized vigilance
existed at the state prison," the report reads.
In a letter accompanying the report of the Investigation, Governor
Pierce states that the result of the probe had been kept in confidence
until changes in the prison management and equipment had. been
made.
The report of the investigating committee follows In fall:
A. M. DALRYMPLE
U
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VA M Dalrymple handed in his
resignation aslwarden at the Orer
gon state "prison, to Governor Walt
er M. Pierce yesterday, closely fol
lowing his return from the oast
where he attended a convention of
prison wardens. J. W. Lillie, dep
uty warden under Mr. Dalrymple,
has been appointed to the warden
ship. REASONS FOR HOLDING
Ug RfcPORT ARE UIVtN
K)VEHX01t I'lEUCK XOW
AtTHOlUES fLWLICATlOX
Changes Are Completed Before
investigation Kesults
Made Known
Following is a letter deliv
ered to the press in connection
with the results of the special
investigation of state prison
affairs which were made
known yesterday. In it Gov
ernor Pierce explains his rea
sons for withholding it until
this time:
"The report of the special
committee, appointed by me to
investigate conditions at tha
Oregon state penitentiary, baa
been withheld from publica
tion pending the completion of
the improvements and changes
recommended in the report. A
new tower has been construct
ed at the entrance gate and
the arsenal has been moved
from inside the walls to this
tower.. The work, of building
a fence on the walls has been
completed. Following sugges
tion in the report, other im
provements and changes have
been made.
"The public Is entitled to
have, at this time', all the facts
contained in this special report
and 1 am therefore releasing
it for publication. Mr. A. M.
.Dalrymple has this day re
signed as warden of the peni
tentiary and I have appointed
J. W. Lillie to succeed him.'?
I am happy to announce that
all prisoners in the peniten
tiary are now working. About
'2,00 'men are employed in the
flax industry, a.n industry that
bids fair to eventually place
the state penitentiary upon a
self-supporting! basis.
r WALTER M. PIERCE,
Governor."
LIQUOR REVENUE LARGE
OVEIt SIX MILLION DOLLARS
RETUKXED IX 5 3XOXTIIS '
VICTORTA. B. C. Dec. 5. f Bv
Associated Press. ) Liquor saleg
in British Columbia totaled $6,
823,401 during the five months
endlngr September 30, figures
made public here today by tha
fro tern men t liquor board show.
Of the total J 1.052.023 was paid
by beer parlors to the government
which controls the Bale. ;
WHEAT PRICKS GAIX i
CHICAGO, DecS Tiapld new
gains in price gave ii wheat mar
ket here a-flurrj. 4, nindjj; odajr.
"It is our opinion that the es
cape of the four desperate crimin-
3als on August 12 was preventable'
had proper precautions been taken
to prevent It and had a higher
Aetata Af tcM rtll-tta anil nytrn n 1
vigilance existed at the , state
prison.
. "It is our opinion that the ef
fectiveness of the force of prison
guards is further reduced by lack
, of harmony and by friction among
prison officials. We find that th
warden employed or retained all
such employes of his own volition.
Warden Dalrymple testified- that
the had never at any time received .
a suggestion or recommendation
from higher authority in the mat- .
ter of employment or retention of
prison personnel, or their assign
ment to duties..,. . t
It Is our op'nion that thera
was not a proper appreciation on
the part of all guards of the full
requirements of duty.
"It 13 our conclusion that white
the present prison is of a more
or less obsolete type and is a
model in few respects, at the same
time its replacement by a new
building does not impreps ns aa
being: an urgent necessity at tha
present t'me and that it will serve
for a number of years with tha
small additions and improvements
previously referred to herein.
It is our opinion that Guards ,
Holman and 6weeney died cour
ageously in the performance or
their duty and that It is an obli- .
gation of the state of Oregon to
make proper provision for the
care of their dependent families."
The body of the report follows:
Circumstances of Escape
'Under sub-paragraph (a above
we find that four prisoners Mur
ray, Jones, Kelley and , Wlllos
all of them regarded as dangerous -convicts
but not identified or es
pecially guarded as such at the -prison,
cut their way through the
roof of the prison and gained the
west prison yard In front of the
warden's office. Two of them
made their way from this point to
the turnkey's office - (Murray.
and shortly afterwards Jones, At
which place there . wer three 4
guards Davidson, White and
smith. After a brief struggle, in
which two of the fruards .apparent- .
ly offered to take no part, the .
keys to the arsenal were taken
fronv Turnkey Nefmith, the two
convicts armed themselves with
loaded state weapons and literally
shot their way and that of the
other two convicts out of the pris
on, killing two guards, wounding
a third guard and losing one of
their own members, Jones, who
was shot and killed ss he left the
prison grounds. - ' -
"Of the three guards In the turn
key's . office, Davidson :slone
showed resistance. Guard White
left' the room Immediately upon
the entrance of Murray.: and. Ne
sraith made no show t resistance, .
For a brief time at least one
minute the three- officers were
in the room with one convict
Murray who wa armed, only
with a small paring knife.
"It appears that whn the con
vict! entered the main entrance
leading to the tarnkeys office.
Warden Dalrymsle. ,.who had neen
Murray as h dropped down from
the roof, emerged from his private
office to the hallway and taw thtn
about to enter the turnkey's offie
at wmcn time they also diseorered
him. The warden nromntiv re
tired : front the fculldJnff thronrh
the north door and ran from the
prison grounds, ealllnr upon te
ruard tower No. 5. who controls
the gate, to open the gate. When
the gate was opened the warden
proceeded to, his nntldencw mrmen
the street immediately west ef the
penitentiary, and tonmi shot
gun and later made his way to the "
rear of; th-pr1sonearag-e otitsM
of the grounds and north of. hta
resident whera iiMook iip a po
sition behind an ofl barrel appar
ently with, tha idea of zrevntin
escaping .convicts from staking a
pr!m aatotnobHa. , . -
jUpon-eBuIpingt themselves c
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