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im Weather .t. Mln u-mpernlure. 41 mu jSiA Klver K1 6 Xt, ,taUnai-y. 3. i Average fur Six Months , March SI, 1930 5 2 5 9 Member of Audit Bureau of CtresurtJon Associated Press Full Uwnl Wire , , 182 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1920 PRICE" TWO CENT3- Indian Slayer Of Til Taylor In Jail At LaQt&m. Front Porch Pamnaian Is Under Way u.riAn. Ohio, July Sl.In the open- ;,i7wch of his front 'porch, cam- nafen Senator .aruia nu , pn . h. j -nuntv. Ohio, to- . - .. the, erreatest usefulness Of L nation demanded .a levelling of ftas and sectional barriers and a real . c the "interdependence and ' ...tit.. intormjr" of all our Do The great war; he said, had helped toward such a realization.' Closer co .rHnn in Industry and complete as- .'. slmllatlon of the foreign born he eug' jested as pointing me i,w.i national-aocoru. . -.- Urging also a readjustment of taxa tion, he expressed doubt whether the mr tim excess profits levy was in iarmony with peace requirements but added he had not yet worked put the details of a revised tax system,, ; .-. . Tax Revision Sought. - "We ought to make wealth bear its full share of taxation," he said, "and we ever will. Having this thought sn mind and also thinking' of the exces- site cost of living, I doubt If the ex cess profits tax for war precisely ac complishes the end we seek in peace. " would gladly recommend a change, but I am not yet prepared to - suegest an equitable substitute, though I should have no. hestitancy in asking congress to seek the earliest possible solution." " The league of nations he did not lefer to directly but he declared the nation's "highest duty is to cling to the fundamentals on which we builded Xh world astonishment and hold fast to the nationality which Inspired our on ward march." '' .- ' :. .' .- Sees "Classes" Growing. . "The especial thought in my mind lUUUJl la U1V UllDlUCilTUUCltbQ MU. mutuality of interest of all our people. The Pilgrim Fathers laid their eternal foundations of new world liberty in grim necessity, and the' same spirit, the skip conconid, the same mutuality , followed every pioneering step in.' the development of the public. .. . ., .. -. . ;The tendency to class conscious ness is a product cf developing for tunes and is both a reflex of achieve ment a menace to maintained prog ress,, We must caution against- alaas . distinction and class conflict at every ; step. .'"'...!... . . ; -"I can recall forty' cent wheat, flayed from the fields of Richland and Mor row. That wag before industry devm oned the home consumer that was be fore railways and Improved htghways , opened the way to markets. That was when farming was a fight for subsist ence, instead of the present day pur- , suit of attainment" M- Salem Elks Declare No, Apology Due For Acts e DuringMeet OfLodg . Declaring they are willing to sub mit the . personnel of the Salem Elks lodge for comparison with any simi lar organization as to its American citizenship, patriotism, and law abid ing qualities, and stating that Silem Elks have no apology to make for any act oommitted by or authorized to be done by the lodge or state associa tion' during the state convention of lodgemen here July 22-24, ; resolu tions, authorized by the local lodge and drawn up by a special commit tee of seven prominent Salem men, were today made public, . In the resolutions local Rlks de plore the fact that unscrupulous per sons took advantage of the fact that the Elks were convening In this city to carry .out unlawful, schemes "to the detriment of the peace and dig nity' 'of Salem. '' Just criticism has heei made In the public press, th-) resolutions state, condemning the acts of divers persons who, during the convention, commit ted "disgraceful acts in public plac es." Many questionable characters ?ath ered in the city during the conven tion, it is declared, taking adva.-ra.j4 of the fact that thousands , of persons were visiting In the city. The reso lutions, signed bjr'-SI.' Wi Hazard, T. B. Kay, H. H. Olinger, Charles K. Archerd, M. L. .Meyers, Arthur S. Benson and F, - T. Wrightman, are as follows; - Whereas, the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks of the State of Oregon did on July 22, 23 and , 24, 1920, held in the city of Salem, Its annual state convention and was the guest, of and entertained by the Salem Lodge No. S3 6. B. P. O. E., and Whereas, the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks , is an order founded upon the principles of Char ity, Justice, ' Brotherly Love and . (Continued on Page Six Population Of County Is Onlnc rease Washington, July il.'fSDecial to xne capital' journal.) -Figures air nounced by the ; census bureau this morning snow that Marion countv. uregon, nasi inoreasea 73 3 T in popu tion since ' the last federal census. gam or l a. 4 per cent. The . total population of the county is snown to Da 47, n r. . : King County Gain. Washington, July 81. King county, wasn., including Seattle 38,240, In crease 104,603 or 86.7 per cent." Worcester county, Mass., including Worcester, .455,136, increase 55,478 or 13.9 per cent. . ' Montgomery county, Ohio, including Jjayton, zo,53z, increase 45,76, or 27.9 per oent. i . Albuquerque, N.i M 15,157, increase 4137 or. 37.5 per cent. Ishpeming. Mich, 10,500; decrease 1948 or 15.6 per cent. . Freight and Passenger Rate Advance Totaling $1,400,000,000 Authorized license Law Not To be Enforced Before Sept. 1 Strict enforcement nf of the automobile drivers license law nui urnnunii, kA rfni....j ... n . -. , Mc wciajou unm etipiem' oer l because of the inability of the joree in the secretary of state's office M care for the mass of applicaUons oicn have swapped the department - iut aate, secretary of State --, announced today.- s - , PProximately . 160,000 appllea nous which hav ljeen filed for ae- TJLm ses up t0 date "cense maae out number approxi mately onlv S5 nnn w HL. 7? S th9 PrBre8 made by the thb I "'"IfWrtment has been sent out 'Ws week to all iu.M f .1 w th. I".ta'e' t0ether with a notice of authorized under the act of 1920 their L" eipt!ained wiu mere'y 'end ttd 10 the reS"larly con to effice offl(:ials "carrying in- provWi- - "luirements of the law tor vehi5i . registration of mo- T3L: Go Fishing. Crt-' JU'y ".-ongress-ko , fJolnson, chairman of th. mLK81"0" committee, and WtaUn? f the cmmittee in VcoLfaPaneSe activities on the !lg?rtipI:akeQui"auItto; Governor To Make Stand On League Clear Washington, July 1. The posi tion of the democratic party with ref erence to the league of nations "wijl be made perfectly clear,"-when Gov ernor Cox delivers his speech accept ing ' the presidential nomination, George White, new national chair man, declared today in answer to the inquiry of Senator Harding 'as to the party's stand on the administration's foreign policy. ' Many Injured When Passenger Train Ditched Ogden, tTtah," July SO. Four , or five persons were' seriously injured and many were bruised as a result of the derailment of Oregon Short Line 'train No. 32 near, bowney, Ida ho, according to a telephone message to the Standard-Examiner here. , .. Pocatello, Idaho, July 31. Train No. 32, Butte-Salt Lake Express was derailed at Venda, a small station On the Short Line south of Pocatello at 6:06 this morning. The train was a double ; header, in charge -of Conduct or Kroenor and Engineers Thompson and Brennau. One Pullman remained oh the track ' " ' , ', - Winfree Found Guilty of Attack On Wife Friday Aurora, Or., July 31 Phlllln Wn- time ago which, she gave to him for nis affections and later brought sui; for divorce, was arrested in Canby re cently on a charge of assault and bat tery,, preferred by his wife, and ves terday was found guilty of the charge $inu imea fin. , . . 1 ,.s In- her scomplaint for divorce Mrs. Winfree , states that on Tniv , 1 t har i husband beat her untff she : was.inable to do her house work.- They" were first married in Texas when the girl was IS years old. . They .were onee divoroed and re-married. Now the wife is seek Ing the second divorce. - , . . . Washington, July 31. Increases in freight, passenger, Pull man and other -railroad rates approximating an unofficial esti mate of St .400.000.000 were aDDroved today by the interstate commerce commission, effective upon five days notice by. the carriers to the commission and the public. ' , ' . This total is about $200,000,000 less than the amount for which the railroads asked to absorb the $600,000,000 wage award by the railroad labor board ana to onng tneir net income to-the of $65o from the Aurora bank some six percent provided for in tne transportation act, ' Advances of forty per cent in freight rates in the east; 25 per cent in the south; 35 per cent in the west and 25 per cent in the mountain-Pacific ter ritory, were granted. ;'. ' . ', Passenger Karen Rulwd. Passenger fares werevtnoreased 20 per cent, the' amount asked by. the railroads to help . in absorbing the iSOO.OOU.ODO wage, increase granted by the 'railroad tabor board. A! surcharge of 0 per cent on rates for sleeping and parlor cars was grant ed togethe with a 20 per cent increase in the rates on. excess oaggage ana iu per cent in the rates on milk. - The increases may become effective upon five - days', notice given by lt carriers to the commission ana "the public and they must be put intd ef- 'fect before .January 1, 1921. Since the government guarantee to the roads ex nlres an Senteirfber 1st, It Is generally 'expected that the advance will be. put into force before that aate. Valuation Changed. In arriving at the Increases the cqm mtosion Placed the valuation of ttus railroad properties at 18.9OO,0.O0,0QO as against the ,20,61.00:o,000 : esti mate of . the "railroad executives. . : Th incraaaea srranted by. the com- mision are estimated by It to be suffi cient to absorb the wage award of the railroad labor board which the com Emission placed at 618.000.000 and to bring the net Income of the carriers to the 5 per cent permitted under the transportation act. Violent Death Of Chicago Man Presents Puzzle Chicago, July 31 litiss Ruth Woods, a pretty hotel cashier, who was alone with Samuel T. - A. Loftls. head of the diamond firm of Loftis' Brothers, wh. he died: suddenly in his; luxurious apartment last nieht. tolii tfio nniipa w-.j, orumpiea v to tne;. , -,,,,. v.,-, hI , ' riftnf , V. Un AHMn..Jl " mwmvuuBO ccoj ....... a "friendly struggle." Sherwood Comes Sunday In Quest Of Salem's Goat Billy Stepp, sport writer for the Portland News and a loyal member of the Salem Senators has the dope that the fast little nine from Sherwood is .after Salem with spikes in their swat ting club and a determination to hum ble the Salem team. , . Billy, who, with or without, i al ways a joy and a consolation to Salem fans through his clever work and comic antics in center field has advised that Salem's record of 16 victories may be badly marred by tomorrow's game. The Sherwood nine meets Manager Kracke's Salem . lads after saving 'handed out several hard wallops to Ten. dollars, a pair of men's gloves, a leaders in the Portland . City league pair of pants and a gold watch were series. A clean-cut victory , over the stolen early Friday morning from the Honeyman club, leaders in the series; home of Mrs. .J. R. Broyles, 478 North is one of Sherwoods latest acocmplish $10, Watch, Gloves, and Pants Taken by Burglar, Is Report The Walla Walla, Wash, fair board announces that unless business men will cooperate the board will cancel its plans for a fair this fall ana ac cept the- loss already incurrea. Cottage street, according to her state ment to police. Entrance was gained by the burglar. it is-believed, through a window, the screen of which was found pried loose. Police are working on the case. It is believed that the same thief entered two other homes Friday morning. Hart and Owen Captured While Asleep In Sheepherders.Camp Man Fined for Being :: Drunk Would Catch Booze Vender That the mart who got him his boo. Thursday was on his way to Portland by automobile, and that he wanted Sa lem police to capture the liauor ven. dor, was the word phoned to head quarters Friday night by Oliver ' P, , St. Olair, who was Thursday night arrest ed by police, charged with beinsr in toxicated and later charged 16 for his tun.. .- j. .-, St. Clair appeared before Judge Earl Rftce Thursday and declared that he hadn't been drinking, as charged. Later, however, he changed his mind ana plead guilty. . Pendleton, Or.. July ,31. Jack Rathie, allaged ring1 leader in. . the jail break here last Sunday; was. brought to Pendleton front. Gibbon today. He was apprehended by a posse' this morning; According fco posgemen, Rathie declared he has been alone since last Monday ani that on last Tuesday he threw his revolver away. He was not arqied at the time of capture. 1 La Grande, Or., July 3t--Neil Hart, alleged slayer of Sheriff .Til Taylor, of Umatilla county, and his pal, Jim Owen, are safa in the county jail here having been brought in.eariw thismonunaf' by a posse of six men, headed by J. H. McLachlen of this city They were found asleep in a sheepherder's camp on the Tollgate road in the Wenaha forest, and when they awoke they were in irons. , , Sheriff Lee Warnick of Union coun-1 find! themselves in Irons and sino ty had been ' trailing the two halt tn have attempted no ' resistance. t But one of tne six escaped prison -era, up to the apprehension of Hart and Owen had been recaptured sine the jail break. He, Albert Peterson, aleged forger, was taken- by a, posast near Cayuse last Tuesday - without - fight.. Peterson is now In Jail at Pen dleton. . -The party which made the arrest oC Owen and Hart was composed of J. H. McLaughlin, Perry Woodell, Arthur " V. Furman, Lot Snodgrasa, Dan Hur chison. R. E. Turner, Floyd McKea non and Cam Taylor, all from Ia- Grande - and Valley, and -sheriff Le Noe of Vale. breeds all day yesterday and word was sent here late yesterday afternoon, to send out a posse to head them off. Mc Lachlen and three men went out from here and picked up several -recruits. The two desperadoes were seen travel ing along the diWde trail toward the xougate roaa. .' . .. , Found in Cabin. McLachlen ' saw them double back and re-enter the valley. They then disappeared in the darkness. . In. following their trail -McLachlen came' -upon a sheepherders camp and the herder was awakened. He was asked if he had seen the men, but denied any knowledge of . them. ' A second later one of the possemen came upon two Bleeping forms at his feet. They were shackled nd then awak ened. They were brought to this city 4ithn-u fh- u,.:.. .-clipping from a Pendleton newspaper died as a result' of concussion of the touni pinned to a pocket in Hart's brain, probably caused by a fall, theyf are not satisfied with the conflicting stories told by Miss Woods and Roy late millionaire clothing.' "He admitted everything. Warnick. said Hart Admits Killing "Hart admitted to myself and Special Deputy King of Pendleton," M. Shayne, son of a merchants ,. . -. .- .f . Miss .WnnriH.: whn AaarrthaA SViavna as her fiance, said she was called by Bat Deputy Sheriff Lester McElroy Loftis to his apartment at one o'clock of Union county, "that he fired the yesterday afternoon; that they danced shot which killed Sheriff Taylor. He and drank together. imade this statement shortly after he Having "Playful Struggle." .. : was placed In a cell here, , ; , ' . "We were having a playful strug- Crowds began gathering . around gle," Miss Woods declared, "and mjr the iail here aa soon as it became attention was momentarily distracted : known that the slayer of. Tit Taylor rrom nun., rne next instant i was v,Hyi hnn nnnrnhnnilRd. but Denutv startled by the sound of his bo4y 'all-1 MoBlroy aigpersea tbew. as speedily know what, to do and rushed to the,- . , telephone to jummon Mr. Shayne."- l..ahww t,rnn, ,n. Tit According to .the staryi Shayne told: . . the police, he reached the Loft.s apart-, i'"or "Jcom"'5 " -j""-' ment at about 8 o'clock; that Loftis nooni and thl" entlr8 matter ,b9 opened the door to admit him and sud- J turnea over to mm. we want no vio denly crumpled up on the floor. ' As lence; we, want a ' regular i Sunday soon as Shayne arrived, Miss Wood? crowd around here and you know fled .. from the - apartment. In the that meansno one at ftll." . meantime Shayne called a physician ( The hunt for Hart and Owen, the and when he arrived the, body of Lof two .half r breeds,, who : witl four, oth tis was cold, indicating that LoftW had!era escaped .from the' Pendleton.' Jatr been dead for some time. 'The- police 'after' mortaliv wounding Sheriff Til are convinced that .Loftis died : before i Taylor, has been prosecuted, in-. snayne arrivea, - - . , cessantly since the men broke loose - .i ' wt , ,s. , ' after locking Deputy Sheriff Martin Fall Tlvawy Vplield. . , ,'ceU.. last Sunday. At times 250 Chicago, July 31. Following an au-,' -;. mlMtnft. -'.. topsy, Dr. James F. Simmonds, ooro- -. t-- .,A. ner's physician, said Lotis' death was scouring the wheat Jfelds and foot- caused by a cerebral hemmorhage pro-,"" 8 " canyon. lor duced by external violence.' The in- miles southeast and southwest Of the ury probably was the result of Lottis' , county .-: , fall, the physician said. , . inompwii inn vmmwwo .j. Asa Tnompson, ciom inena or. tne dead sheriff on Monday ' assumel Cox Confident Of Success at PoUs This FaU Hart and Owen ViU Be Taken f To Pendleton ' LaGrande, Or,, July 81. "Jenksf faylor, brother of Sherill Til Taylor, arrived here at noon today and fol lowing lunch" will hold a meeting-, with the Union county 'Officials and' decide when and how Neil Hart and Jim Owen are . to be removed from . here to the Pendleton jail. Deputy Sheriff King, who has been in charge) of posse movements here stated that ' if the men are moved ."it will nut Nt -before A or 6 o'clock this afternoon"" He was quite sure,' however, Mutt Sheriff-Taylor would Insist upon taking-them to Pendleton.-Nine deputy sheriffs and possemen from Pendl- tod arrived here wit htajflof. - Walla Walla, Wash,,' iuly 81. -Ao- ; cording to- word' received here by tel ephone from Pendleton "no one la working", ther etoday. Sentiment tn the Round Up elt yls running high, and the belief is eJtpresse dthat tha authbrlties will be.-unabl eto prevent a lynching should Hart and Owen b transferred from their present quajr- tera in the Union oounty Jail to Pen dleton. Some 12 or 15 automobiles filled'' with Walla Wallans, close friends of Sheriff Til Taylor have already start ed for Pendleton and many are await ' ing word as to th edecision 'Jenksf Taylor makes regarding the removal ' of the men. '. Bolshevik Cavalry Is Reported on Frontier Qf East Poland Today . Paris, Jui . es haw. "'-""oisnevik cavalry ian fr0nfdVanced to 'e eat Wn '--om thX' accordiS to a re 00 " Waral f reneh military mis- Eufw0l!.h.evik "e extends M Grod09. mV fty miies northwest """M almof8 Z "lan 8lxty miles to . most oirecUy north of War- ",f,il the hlrfl ' not "tually awerdeV , f Alletein and it" 'he r'at fraternteing 1H 1D "'ating , -uiti are ne- i"8 the tT.11"1- The northern now U Lorth luTW. direct,y fm the BiaJy0e ,5 mes souih- The allied troops In Allensteln nd Marienwerder, which are mostly French, will be held there until the situation clears, although their ple bisctt eduttes have been completed. General Romer, commander of the first Polish army which suffered most severely in the vital region northwest of Warsaw, has been re lieved and General Joseph Haller has been given supreme command of the northern group of armies. The advancement of General Hal ler who conmman4(d the Polish di visions In France and is French trained, is the first step in the re organization of the Polish army which was begun by the Anglo French mission yesterday. On the Galioian front a Polish counter offensive Is being organized, accident ments. Myers, who pitched several ex cellent games for Salem and who works a teasing curve that makes 'em all guess will be seen in the box for the visitors. Manager Kracke announces the same line-up now familiar to Salem fans. Cole will preside in the box and fang are confident that "King" will re peat his 13-14-15 strikeout , perform nces. - Blanchard will take his oio nnntflnn At firat basa. Tlr.lr Cnr vhuh work with Salem during the Elks' con- en?im . . f rantlnn lront the fans on th alert, has I 1 Just ." bade farewell to his Salem comrades having returned to the Portland Bea vers after his two weeks' vacation. Lahor Secured To Harvest Flax " The Marion county flax crop wnlch seemed doomed to loss through in ability to secure laborers, for pulling the crop, will be saved thanks to the timely assistance of C. H. Gram, state labor commissioner, who in co operation with the state employment agency at Portland, has arranged foi the Importation of 150 men and wo men for work in the fields around Turner and Aumsville. Pulling of the 600 acre crop began this morning, a rv, Ra- nt iha "niillnrft" reaching the fields from Portland Friday after- Harding prefaced his front porch cam noon The flax was planted under paign last night with a statement contract with the state which has ! again asking Governor Cox for specifi cations of the democratic stand on the league of nations and charging that the "powerful international interests' concerned in President Wilson's fort eign policy were preparing to finamc liberally the democratic campaign. I charge of the posses and directed their movements from the desk f or- Imerly occupied by the dead sheriff. Thompson knows every foot of the land for many miles around Pendle ton and the canyons and hills were I all charted and men placed at vari ous . points of vantage. The trail of Hart and Owen were TW.; t,.i 1 n.n. th-t definitely picked up yesterday morn- h. "Z'n ,,7 h. Vd Vesident wa. ex-,n Sheriff Lee Warnick of Union pressed by Governor Cox Friday In an! county- ho had one , bloodhound, address at the "home coming'.' celebra- j After he sighted the man on the Blue tion here. After standing two hours mountain divide he telephoned here under a burning sun, reviewing a pa- for assistance, asking mat a posse be rade estimated to contain between sent to head the men off." 8000 and 12.000 marchers. Crowds Herder Denies Knowledge stormed the reviewing stand and in- J McLachlen and three men started sisted on a brief address from the from here and picked up several oth guest of honor,- in which he thanked era while glmg north. Hart and Ow his audience "for the testimonial" giv en were seen in the bright moonlight to turn off the trail and head for the Harding Asks Cox to Outline League Stand I Marion, Ohio. July " Jl. Senator agreed to take the entire crop at a stipulated price, the farmers to deliv er the crop at the state prison flax plant here. It is estimated that the crop in Marion county this year is worth approximately $100,000. Auto Crashed Into Motionless Car Is Claim of Motorist O. E. Brooks, route 3, driving an automobile crashed into the rear of the machine of Frank Keeper, also of route i, Friday while it was motion less, waiting for a streetcar to ais charge passengers, according to a re port made to police by Mr. Keepei His gasoline tank and tire rack wer smashed and the car suffered othe damages, Mr. Keeper stated. - Mr. Keeper's machine, he sta-w was on South Commercial at Rurt avenue.-. Hoooay was mjureu in in a genuemau uuin lt. Tti.ir nrra. fnltnwaii tn fh Washington that it would appear to be 8heep campi whlch to ,iz mlle, ,outh reflection on ones judgment to desire, of TolIgate , the Wenaha for- LQ ICUVV IW'I s.vb. w ... ----- Tit Taylor Was ; Relative of Mrs. Dancer, of Salem " The late Sheriff Til Taylor, of Uma tilla , county, recently murdered - In Pendleton by jail breakera, was a rela tive of Mrs. J. F. Dancer, 1740 Hickory street, Salem. ' . Mr. Dancer's mother. Mrs. A. Ct" Hepburn, who was formerly a resident of this city, was a first cousin of Mr. Taylor. The . sheriff's mother was a sister of Mrs. Hepburn's father. a feeling I am going to reside in the1 house which you yourselves own. - as the future tenant of those premises, I promise to take good care of it." To another crowd which almost crushed the governor and Mrs. Cox as they left the reviewing stand and forced them to take shelter In the county Jail building. Governor Cox said jocularly: "I invite you all to come to see me in Washington." Banks Pioneer Is Killed When Train Hits Auto UiH.hnrn Ctf .Till 1 1 V. R. He declared it had become appar-m ;PrickeU 0f Banks. Or., was instamj that the democratic campaign man- killed and his wife was slightly in agers hopedt o keep the league in the jured when an automobile in which background, but he promised they the were riding wm struck by a S. P. .. , ..... train here late yesterday, would not be permitted to do so. Mr Prickett. who was driving the The more the democrats attempt to machine was T1 yeara old. Ke has get away from this Issue." "he said. regiaent of Washington county "the. more insistent the country will be for about ,s yeaTS and waa one of the to know what they Intend to do if the !pioneer farmers in the ditsrict .around are entrusted with the administration." BankB, xhe machine in which the was completely Seed House Leased Hubbard, July il. L. L. Hersh berger has leased his seed house and Meaner to Alvin T. Earl, who has been employed in that place for lome time. Mr. Hershberger will de rote his whole time to buying and je'"mg seeds in the future. couple were riding wrecked. Hop Fields Near Aurora Infested ' With Lice Pest Aurora, Or., July 31. Hop fields la this vicinity are tmsv spraying and It 1st I said that in some instances, wher the foliage is thick the vines are liter- IaIIv iiAvnreil with IIpa. Rflmn nf tttm The herder at first claimed not to ower. have been comoelled to snrar have seen the men, but they were tce tniB reason and may spray again found asleep at his feet. Later he de- before harvest. Some of the yardsi ciared that he was afraid to betray there, however, are almost free from them. The desperadoes . awoke to 'the pests. est. Taylor s SIagers Will Probably Be First To Hang, Brown s Opinion Fair Weather Predicted. Washington. July SI. Weather pre dictions for the week beginning Mon day are: Pacific statesi Generally fair. ,nt nrnhahlr nhowers Monday west of the Cascades; normal temperatures.) and sentenced to hang It will be the Assuming that newsapper reports of the crime are correct Neil Hart and Jim Owen will probably enjoy the dubious distinction of ushering cap ital punishment back Into practice in Oregon, accordin gto - Attorney General Brown who so expressed him self this morning when informed of the captur eof the two half breed slayers of Sheriff TIT Taylor of Uma tilla county. The Oregon law covering capital punishment was evidently designed to cover deliberate, premeditated, cold blooded murder and J u aged from newspaper accounts, the killing of Sheriff TayKr was just such a crime in the opinion of the attorney general. Should Hart, who Is alleged to have fired the fatal shot and Owen his accomplice In' the crime, b efound guilty of murder In the first degree first hanging witnessed in Oregon, since November 14, 1913, when Os wald C. Hansel of Clatsop county paid the supreme penalty for tha murder of Frank J. Taylor of Astor It. Since the old death chamber at the state prison has been remodeled into a model kitchen and its mission changed from a life taking to a life giving Institution it will be necessary to make some other provisions foe the execution should one be ordered. When questioned as to the Institu tion's preparedness to carry out the provisions of the act restoring capi tal punishment in Oregon Warden Compton this morning declared that he was not crossing any bridges un til they were reached but Intimate! that the erection of a temporary scaffold would be only a matter a few hours when the need for one should arise. . "