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trl fill Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction ....:.....' . Cloudy Colder tonight. Minimum yesterday 46 Minimum today 88 Prwlpltution (II Weather Year Ago Maximum 40 Minimum 35 1q MUMtMnth Tut. MEDFORD. OREGON. ilON DAY. JANUARY 12, 192") NO. 219 JACKSON' CO. YOU CRIME I BY Weil-Known Applegate Man Apprehended by Klamath Newspaper Men, Breaks Down and Confesses He Was. Member of Gang That Killed Oscar Erickson. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, .Inn. 12. How two Klumath Falls newspaper men not only arrested but wrung a confession from this loader of the ban dits who early on the morning of January 4 shot Oscar Erickson to death In the robbery of a basement gambling house, was revealed here today when officers arrested the two men who Instigated the crinio und held them under a churge of first degree murder. A posse is now closing In upon the lonely mountain cabin in which the alleged killer Is known to be hidden, and other officers In this city are searching for two other members of the gang named In Taylor's confes sion. The man who made the com plete confession, implicating the others, is John Taylor, 26, son of a highly respected and pioneer family of Jackson county. The two men who made tho arrest and procured his confession, thus bringing about a solution of the erst while baffling ...murder" mystery, are Yf, H. Perkins, news editor of the Klamath Falls Kvenlng Herald, and Tom Malarkey, a reporter for the snruo newspaper. Perkins is also Klamath county correspondent ;lor. the Associated Press. Bootlegger Arrested. An hour after Taylor's confession had been given, Sim Pate, bootlegger and underworld charactor, was In tho county jail charged with murder. It was Pato, according to Taylor's con fession who plotted the robbery which ended In murder. It was Pate who procured the guns; It was Pate who induced the other accomplices to join in the robbery jind it was Pate, losing his nerve at the crucial minute who refused to enter the gambling house, leaving his pals to enter and com plete tho robbery. It was on information procured by the two newspaper men that Pate was first tuken into custody for question ing Saturday afternoon. 'He under went a severe grilling but was re leased from custody early Friday morning, Work Independently. Working independent of the sher iff's office und other police officers the two newspaper men together with Kred MorlPV, ex-constable, who was employed by them, dug up evidence ugalnst Taylor, Pate and others last Saturday afternoon. Denied special commissions as dep uty sheriffs by Sheriff Burt Hawkins who scoffed at the Idea that they could old in . solving the crime, tho newspaper men got into communica tion with Governor Walter M. Pierce at Salem and induced him to tele graph them special commissions as state agents, to clothe them with the authority to make the arrest. With these telegraphed commissions tucked away in their pockets, Perkins, Ma larkey and Morley begun a wild oll- night ride over the mountains to a lonely ranch house In the- Applegate country, twelve miles west of Jack sonville, and 95 miles from Klamath Falls, there, shortly after one o'cock Saturday morning they routed Taylor out of bed and placed him under ar rest, ' Brought Through Medford. He accepted his arrest as a matter (Continued on page three) FRANCE AND ENGLAND LOST IN FOG. LONDON, Jan. 12. (By the Asso ciated Press. V-London is again fog pound. The worst fog in many years yesterday caused a. number of street accidents and some deaths. Traffic stopped almost entirely. Scores of om plbusses were parked along the curbes. There were numerous collisions be tween busses in which passengers were Injured. One bus was overturned. The fog in some places was impene trable for more than two yards, and lamps or flares wore of little use. An airplane with pssengers left France in bright sunshine, but upon Hearing London found the land In visible. The pilot picked up the air drome by tho tops of the radio masts Forced to Dismiss Liquor Cases As Dry Agent Flees Justice PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12. Six federal court liquor cases, five from LaOrande and one v from Multnomah county, will 4 have to bo dismissed, said Dop- 4 uty Federal Prosecutor McGil- Christ today, becauso L. A. Ciar- "I 4 ner, formerly a peace officer in LaOrande, and later n dry offl- cer- In Multnomah county. Is missing. Federal authorities 4 said a warrant Is out for Oar- ner in Pendleton. E IN THE State Senator Dunn and Rep resentative Carkin Take Ac tive Part in Opening of State Legislature Every ' thing Goes Smoothly. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 12. The thirty third HfsHion of tho Oregon legislature wns organized here today with Sena tor Ous C. Moser of Multnomah coun ty oa president of the senate and Representative Denton O. Burdlck of Deschutes county as speaker of the house. Neither hatL opposition. Senator Jay H. Upton of Bend, who was president of the senate at the thirty-second session, was named at a caucus last night to call the senate to order. Ordinarily this duty falls to the oldest member in point of ser vice, but this was Senator Moser, who was to be president, so Senator Upton was named. Immediately upon the senate's call to order by Upton, Senator Dennis nominated Senator Kitner as tempo rary chairman and he was chosen. John p. Hunt of Woodburn was elect ed temporary chief clerk, being nom inated by Senator LaFolIett of Mar-" Ion. As a committee on credentials Tem porary President Kitner named Sena tors Garland, Klepper and Johnson. Oarland having moved the appoint ment of such a committee. Judge Dunn, Chosen. Clark of Multnomah moved the ap pointment of a committee on perma nent organization and Clark, Dunn and Malgardy were named. As a committee to wait on Chief Justice McBrldo of the supreme court, Taylor, Eddy ami Staples were named, and after a short recess tha chief jus tice was escorted to the president's stand and administered the oath of office. i The decks were then cleared for permanent organization. Senator Cor bett nominated Moser for president and his- election followed. John P. Hunt was elected permanent chief clerk, Miss Elizabeth Praun assistant chief clerk, the latter on nomination by Hanks. Albert D. Ouddard of Pen dleton was elected calendar clerk und M. F. Hardest y of Seaside, reading clerk. Colonel V. G. D. Mercer was again elected sergeant-at-arrns and chaplain, on nomination by Maglardy of Lane, and on nomination by L.ddy of Douglas, George Willett of Cot tage Grove was chosen mailing clerk. Thomas Bruce was elected door keeper. None of these offices wns contested. President Moser appointed Senators Strayer, Maglardy und Miller a com mittee to notify Governor Pierce that the legislature was organized and 'Continued on Pane Eight). which pierced the fog zone. lie land ed safely but the passengers were Im mediately lost as the visabllity was limited to five yards, tl took the air drome staff some time to locate the machine. train collisions occurred In Forisn railroad yards today during one of the heaviest fogs France has ever exper ienced, extending in a broad strip from Calais to Pau. with Paris Included in the wide territory covered. Nine per sons were slightly hurt In one of the collisions and In all three the tracks were torn up, causing Interruption to Bcrvlce. In the streets of Paris traffic pro ceeded at a crawl with many Jams. LOCAL M EMBERS FIGUR FIRST SESSION GOV. FAVORS INCOME IAK S OLEO BILL Oregon Governor Deplores De feat of 'State Income Tax and Urges Legislature to Enact Bill Defeated at Last Election Achievements in Tax Cut Praised. STATEHOUSE, SAU3M, Ore., Jan. 12 Governor Walter M. Plerco read his message before tho senate and house in joint session in the house chamber at 2 o'clock Monday after noon. Senator Moser, presldnut of the senate, presided, and the gallery was packed with interested spectators. The governor posed for the regula tion flashlights Just before lie began his message. The governor was around the house during the recesses greeting old friends and shaking hands -with strangers. He wore a smile as wide as his eastern Oregon hat. If the chief ex ecutive is worrying about what the law-makers may do to any of his hob bios at this session, he did not show the fact. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 12. Taxation und law enforcement . occupied the largest sections .of the message of Governor Walter M. Pierce Governor Waller M. Pierce, which he delivered today lo the legislature. Re ferring to his campaign promises, he said that he could point to a substan tial measure of achievement In tax reduction. lie state that in 1922 the .ilate tax levy, including fixed millages was S9, 370,289. 1 1, and that this year the state levy is $7. 492. 701. 47. u re duction of substantially $2,000,000 In state taxes. llt expressed regret that the voters of the state had repealed the state In come tax law. and asserted he still believed in such a tux, blaming nefar ious wealth for deceiving the people regarding it. He also deplored the defeat of the Oleo bill and blamed the same element for Its defeat. Referring to law enforcement he said. "There has been most certainly a decided improvement 'in this state-" though "much still remains to be done.'" lie declared "the state prohi bition force is the terror of the law breakers. It has been conducted in a clean, straight-forward, business-like manner, and I Invite your body to in vestigate tho moneys expended In the enforcement of the prohibition and narcotic laws." Governor Pierce pleaded for all persons In the state to share In the duty and responsibility of law en forcement. "When the anarchist appears In the socalled 'lower stratum of society, we may depend upon It that he has also made his appearance into the socalled upper stratum. This country has more to fear from the law violator In the marble office than from the ragged leader of the mob in the street." v The governor asked the legislature to increase tho power of the state prohibition department, and give It 60 per cent of the fines collected from violators of tho prohibition laws. Legislation recommended In the governor's message Included: Equalization of assessments In vari ous counties. Passage of the bill Introduced nt the last session based upon the report of the tax Investigating committee. Competition among banks for de posits of state funds. (Continued on Pace Eight) Earle Sande, Star Jockey Badly Injured Last Summer, with His Wife at Home of Her Parents ....... ., v. )y:''..Vv,'P mWwn it In, & w$Wit Sandu. a hospital patient until recently, Is still conlldent that Ms riding days are not ended. The plucky little pilot of thoroughbreds has' refused, to give up hope nl ithough he, was cruelly maimed at JACKSON CdlYj S Carkin Lead Legislation and Cowgili Is Chairman of Mili tary Affairs Also Members Of Judiciary, ReSOlUtiOnS and Rules. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 1! -Herbert Gordon, veteran member to tho lower house of the legislature from Jlult-J nomah county, heads the ways and means committee of Speaker llur- dick's committee assignments. This makes tho fifth session at LEGISLATOR COMWliTTEES which Gordon has been chairman of,,"1" " "ce the ways and means committee, he having served in tho same capacity in four previoun sessions, two regular, and two special. German is chairman, of banking; Coffey of Insurance; Lonergun of re-1 vision of laws; North of taxation; Rushlight of railways and transport tutlon; Kirkwood of gamo und Mclndl of resolutions. All nro from Mult-; nomah county. Mott of Clatsop county Is chairman of fisheries; Hammond of Clackamas, county, of Judiciary; Hamilton of Do- Snml,.,Ml,u;,(,m u"iji w, iijii, in nun uiKiiHit.vn, umi Roberts of Wasco, of education. The bouse committees follow, tho first named being tho chairman; Agriculture .Mann, Howard, Rate?, Roberts, Teegarden, Russell Alcoholic trarrictT-Hurlhurt, North, Fuller, Swan. Reynolds, Kllham, Sbelton, Roberts. Ranking German, Collier,, Cramer, Miller, Tom, Kirkwood, A. R. Hunter. Capitol buildings und grounds Shuniwny, Khruek, C. J. Hunter. Cities nnd towns Wheeler, Russell, Fisher. Claims Hazlett, Shrock, Wood word. Commerce and navigation Potter, Rushlight, Polity, Wlnslow, ilurlburt. Corporations McCalllster, Har dier, 'Hall, Lonergan, Lewis. Counties' Wilson, Lewis, Randall. Howard, Oakes. Education Roberts, A. It. Hunter, Tucker, Potter, King. Klectlons flrahan Shumwny, Roberts, Rates, Fisher. Expositions nnd fairs Randall, C. J. Hunter, Hettli niler, Uratcher, Hull. Lngrossed bills Meindl Hesse.' MUlor, I FisheriesMolt, ' Coffey, Pierce, Meindl. King, fjottlemler, Fltimnu-1 rice. ' I Food and dairy products Rates. ' luckcr, Hesse, Muchunan, Russell. Forestry nnd conservation Fuller, Hall. Ford, Hates, Teegarden. Game Kirkwood. Cramer. Howard. Randall, Hall. Health and public morals Hall, ( wooawnrn. Tucker, King, Hercher. Horticulture Miller, Sewiemler, Hercher, Reynolds, Tom. Immigration Iluchnnnn, Tucker, Wheeler, Woodward, A. It. Hunter. Insurance Coffey, German, North, McCalllster, King. Irrlgntlon and drainage Hamilton, Coffey, rnuKlll, Meindl, Collier, Fltz maurice, Oukes. Judiciary Hammond, Carkin, Bai ley, Lewis, Potter, Hamilton, Graham. Legislation t'nrkln, Ornham, Hu chanan, ilurlburt, Hammond, Hamil ton, Oordon. (Continued on page three) t:i.;?-.:......:-vi4,..::r. o:?:-- Saratoga when his mount fell. This photograph wns niad'' '. hllr Amer ica's premie Jtn-kc;- in.) hl.s wife were viMllhK. hi-v ; :n-, nt it Cam bridge. Mass. -XL- State Legislature Items for Today SAI-EM, Ore., Jan. 12. A joint reso lution calling for the ratification of the proposed child labor law amend ment to tho constitution of the United States was filed with Fred Drager, chief clerk of tho house, by William K. Woodward, Multnomah county, this morning. Senator Upton w.lll introduce a' bill providing for the creation of an ante lope rofugo in Lake county as a means of preserving that class of gnmo. A closer regulation of danco halls In non-Incorporated centers will be .the '. Linn county, hopes to have made to tho present law. If adopted. It would be nocessary for a dance hnll pro prietor tri obtain 'tho signatures of 12 citizens of his school district on Ills i al)I)c.ltlon for ilcen3e. j SALKM. Ore., Jan. 12. Kxcursions of the legislature to tho University of wibn " e ureg.m Bricunur.u v" " . " ""'". of the seHslson. Senator Garland In . terrupted tho permanent organization ' procedure in tho senate today by no j tlfylng the members that ut' tho last j sesslson he publicly announced that he ' i would Inidst on these trips being made oarly to avoid confusion at tho latter end of tho forty days. Ho called upon tho members from Denton and Lano .. . . . . . . A ,.,,, lh ,-, , ,hn ..ot,tnt th ,.,,,. , iien,on ttnd ne members. SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 12. Rcpresenta- l,s North of Multnomah county to- day announced that he would Intro ducc at the earliest opportunity bills abolishing tho offices of stato prohi bition commissisoner and state market agent. The former Is now hold by George 1,. Cleaver, and tho latter by C. C. Spence, both appointees of the executive.. North declares that both offices are unnecessary a.nd should be abolished in the interest of economy. 3 MEN KILLED IN BOILER EXPLOSION LONG BEACH, 'Cal., Jan. 12. Three unidentified men are dead and 18 are seriously Injured following a terrific holler explosion In the new plant of tho Southern California Kdlsnn com pany this morning. Ono of tho In- jurex nien j8 unconscious atid could - i ,.inii , ""."0",0"1''""" Tl,e bla8t ccl'"-el. according to company officials, when a new boiler recently completed and inspected was steumcd up. Decisions of U. S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Tho states have no authority to compell a private carrier by mVitor vehicle traffic to en gage in public traffic for hlro, the supreme court doclded today in a case brought by the Michigan public utili ties commission and others. Tho supreme court today rcfusod to pass upon the right of Warren Worth Bailey, democratic candidate for con gress from the 20th Pennsylvania dis trict, for a recount of ballots. Mother Racing to Dying Daughter Is Victim of Accident PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12. As she was racing to St. Vincent's hospital In the liopo of seeing her daughter, who was dying, .Mrs. Rosalia Dnscr, 62, sustained v a possible fracture of the skull In an automobile collision at midnight last night. She was taken to St. Vincent's hospital uncoisclaiiH. At 12:3f a. m. the daughter, Mrs. A. K. Rlgdon, died. Her mother was In a very serious condition In another 4 part of the same building. 4 UNITED STATES TO BE PAD FOR 'an Conference Agrees to'''PTh,o,,''bo,,d'for e,-h defendant . Give United States $600,- 000.000 in German ReDara - ' r tinnc- nilt nf Prnrpprlc nf UOnS UUl 01 rrOCeeUS Ol DaWeS Plan. , PARIS, Jan. 12. (Ily tho Assoclat- ed Press.) The entire 'war claims of the United States, both for Its oocupn- ,i , , ,. , t , tlonal forces In C.ermany and for dant- ages sustained roughly 5(100,000,000 will bo. paid at the ralo of $25,000,- 000 yearly out of tho nrocoeds of the Dawes plan of reparations and the puymems win cxienu over aooui iwemy-iive years. : Judgment and action of the said Jon PARIS, Jan. 12. (By the Asspciat- , nthan M. Davis would thereby be ln ed Press.) Allocation of 214 per , fluenced in this respect, to-wit: cent of the rocotpts from Germany un- that he, tho said Jonathan der the Dawes plan, beginning with m. ftnvls would pardon one Fred.W. the first annuity, to payment of Pollman, who had been convicted in American war damages, is tho first ' a court of this state or an offense definitely settled point In tho discus- ; against tho laws of the state of Kan slons of tho inter allied financial con- Sas In consideration of the consldera ference. tin of $1250 to the defendant, Jon- Tho other points In which the Amer- nthan M. Davis and Russell Davis as icon delegation Is Interested aro In a uforesald." fair way toward tho settlement to the i The action Is based upon evidence satisfaction of Washington, ' but con- , ot 'witnesses who listened In over a siderablo more negotiation Is neces- ; toe ,, in .a Topeka sary and tho chances aro that the . ' . plenary meeting of tho conference. ! 1 ot?' laB' Fid,ay, to ,a conversation which was postponed from today un- j during which it is alleged Pollman til tomorrow may be put off another ! l'nld the governor's son $1260 upon day. i the delivery of a pardon. Pollman had j beon nt liberty on parole for two years WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. -The ten- and would have gained full citizenship tatlve ngreomcnt arrived at in Paris automatically on April 1 next. He was between American representatives and envied ot forgery and was paroled tho allied finance ministers has been I , ,, aii , - accepted by tho Washington govern- by Governor Henry Allen. ' mollJ j Accepting a, bribe is punUhable Acceptance of tho arrangomont was , under Kansas statutes by a fine, of made known today at tho state dc- J from $200 to $1000 or imprisonment partmcnt, where it wns emphasized ! for from one to seven years,, or both, taht no departure from tho American Tne complaint was agreed upon and policy toward collection of claims un- j drafted nt a conference In the at der tho Dawes plan from German au-j , (f yegterday at puitles was Involved. Attorney- Veale and hB PARIS, Jan. 12. (By the Associated assistant, County Attorney-elect Helm Press.) American Ambassador Kel-jond his assistant and Captain W. logg upon being Informed this after- j Smith, assistant attorney-general, was noon that Washington wns reported to j present. It was at first decided to have accepted the accord concluded at chargd the defendants with "solicit Paris between tho United States and )ng and acceptng a bribe," but It was the allies on tho apportionment of rep-, supreme court decision arat ons. said thoro still remained a , few details to bo Ironed out but that j had determined that it was now un- he expected a full nnd complete set- tlement would be reached tonight. Passing of the Early Pioneer ALBANY, Ore., Jan. 12. J. Fred Four men early today kidnaped Na Yotes, 91, Oregon pioneer, and one of thnn A. Bellls, 21, manager for a Kats tho few remaining veternns of tho i drug store down town, while he was Rogue River Indian war of 1SB5, died j driving homo, took him to the store, here, this morning. He wns a native where thew forced him to open the of Tennessee. Ho had made his home In Linn county since coming west. S REFUSES GO TO FISH COMMISSION IEIG PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12. For mal protest ugalnst the dismissal by tho governor of Dr. Tom Ross as fish commissioner, will bo made befpre the stato fish commission tomorrow, a group of fishermen who are organlr lng tho Oregon Wholesale FlBh DealTj protest ngnlnst the gbveriior's recom ers" association decided today at ai mcnoVJtlon for an Increase o)f the meeting here. I poundage tax from half to one cent -John C. Veatch, appointed by the! and consideration of the suggestion governor to succeed Ross, will be present nt the meeting of the com mission and Ross also has indicated g o v. DAVIS OF Chief Executive of Sunflower State Charged With His Son Russell of Accepting a Bribe to Pardon Convicted Banker Defendant Denies Guilt and Welcomes Prosecution. TOPIC KA, Kan., Jan. 12. (Dy tho KANSAS I ARRESTED rtTA i ienM.j uovernor jona-. I I V "an M. Davis of Kansas, personally I " j" appeared In court here today to nn-J- V Jswer to warrants sworn out by County 1 no: n Tlukhnm Veale, hi.-, .-.on. Ru sell. rharglng with ac- hiia and set nt $1000 and a hearing was set for Friday, January 23, nt 10 o'clock. Governor Davis has not decided lwhelne1' he wo,iW attend me inauB- : ural ceremonies tip's noon for his suc- cvmar- "overnor-elect Hen B. Paulon. ,no had prepared a brief address to 1 be delivered as retiring executive, but ihls attorneys differed in advising whether he should attend. I Formal filing of charges would be welcomed as an opportunity to "clear his skirts." Mr. Davis asserted. "I do !not believe there Is sufficient evidence ' lo Justify the filing of a charge," ho tsald. "However. If they want to file, ,,ot ,,, t.ome nhead..f.. Tho text of the warrant 'says:.'" " I Jonathan M. Davis, and Russell M. i Davis, as governor of Kansas, did ac- 'c00tnnd "eiv b,y, ,h'm'0lf and by ione Russell Davis, $1250 under a cer- , t(lln nBP0On,cnt between his son and .Fred 'oilman; "that the opinion, I lawrui to solicit a DriDe. Daily Report on the Crime Wave ! T.-ANHAH CITV. Mo.. Jlin. 12. j vault, stole $12,000 In cash ana escaped, Bellls reported to the police. TO QUIT, his intention of Ignoring the- ouster and being present, too. Ross is preparing to fllo Injunction suit against his dismissal and in the meantime will contlnuo in Bervlce. The fishermen will also make ft that the surplus of the fish commis sion go to the general fund dating from January 1.