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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.