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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1903)
THE MOKNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1903. EIGN OFTERR Crooks Reap a Golden Harvest in Portland. NO ARRESTS ARE MADE Multitude of Burglaries and ' Thefts Reported. THIEVES PLAY TAG WITH POLICE Irmy of Bunco Men and Robber Has Apparently Jnvndcd tUe City, and Detectives Are Powerless to Protect Public Despite the fact that the police - are making a special effort to apprehend thieves and crooks, a startling number of robberies and attempts at robbery were reported at the police station yesterday. Hold-ups, burglaries and petit larceny cases tvere hourly ocurrences, and the army of thieves that are doing the work have been so clever that not a single ar rest has been made on these cases. Months of hard savings were lost yes terday by Klein, when 5100 in gold was taken out of a trunk In his rooms at 391 Savler street. Klein Is a laboring man. being In the employ of the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Company. He does not receive large wages, but he has "been trying hard to save his money and get a little ahead. That he had been successful Is shown by the fact that he had accumulated $100 out of his meager earnings, and had it stored away in a trunk. Yesterday morning the man for whom he had been working asked him to get up a little early to do some special work. His family was going to move their residence, and it fell upon Klein to go to the house and assist In the moving. When he left the room a little before six in the morning his trunk was all right, and the money was In one corner of a small drawer in a per fume box. Upon his return in the evening the first thing that attracted his attention was the fact that the trunk had been broken open. The lock was standing out from the trunk, and scars upon the trunk showed that a chisel had been used to cut the rivets. Fearing that everything of vr.lue he owned had been taken, he opened the lid and looked in. Nothing had been dis turbed, and he opened the drawer where the money had been left His worst fears were then confirmed, for he saw that his earnings and savings had been lost. The little perfume box was gone, and with It the gold. He is sure that some one who knew him well and who knew exactly where the money was kept must have commit ted the deed, for there was nothing else In the trunk moved. The robber had not been forced to look for valuables. He is also sure that tho thief opened the trunk with the express purpose of tak ing his ?100, for beside It was a valuable gold watch which was not touched, and in a small drawer was $45 in gold that his roommate had placed in his trunk for safekeeping. If the thief had been In the room looking for plunder he would have been sure to have found the $45, but he was evidently satisfied to take the $100 that he knew was In the box, and did not wait to look for more. The robbery was reported to the police last night, and "a detective was detailed upon the case." Robbed by Woman. Fred Schlagel, from Spokane, was robbed of a $400 check drawn on the Trad ers National Bank, of Spokane, and two $20 gold pieces, some time on Thursday night He says that he met a girl in Fritz Theater. They became acquainted and were enjoying the sights of the city together. When she left him he was minus the check and the money, and he is now not able to find the girl. Two Attempts at highway robbery were reported. H. Smith, who has a baker shop at First and Sheridan streets, says he was held up by two masked men and some change and Jewelry taken. He does not give a good description of the men, and is not able to give an exact account of what he lost The officer on the beat says that Smith has been drunk, and told the highway story to deceive his wife. Two men attempted to hold up W. Tucker, of 341 Front street, at an 'early hour this morning, as he was riding homeward . oi'er the steel bridge. They commanded him to halt, but as they did not present guns he rode rapidly away, and they made no demonstration. A large number of attempts at burglary and petit larceny were reported. G. Kldo. a porter at the Merchants' Ho tel, reported that his room Was broken into and a suit of clothes taken. A suit of clothes was also taken from the room of J. Anderson at the Interna tional Hotel. A pickpocket attempted to rob F. E. King, of S66 East Seventh street last niffht near the entrance to thp rnmlval grounds. He reported at the police sta- xion yesteraay morning mat a man had Jostled against him in the crowd and had thrust his hand into his pockets. As King turned to get a look at the man he turned and ran into tho crowd. Nothing was taken from the pocket, and King was not again able to locate the pickpocket RnrRlars in A'ortb Portland. Two thieves prowled about North Port land on Thqrsday night and seemed de termined to break Into a house. M. Han son was awakened about midnight by a noise about his house, and as he looked out of the window he saw two men slip ping away. In the morning it was found that they had also tried to break Into the house of a neighbor, but had failed. An ax or some heavy Instrument had been used in the attempt to break In the door. Five dollars fn cash and a flno lnnkinr. glass were taken from the feed store of Lynch Bros., 254 Front street The robbers effected an entrance through the back door, it is not known why they took the looking-glass. The nlckel-ln-the-slot machine in Shan ahan's store at 251 First street wns nrolron open and the contents taken. The thief showed a remarkable amount of daring. He removed the glass from a window on salmon street and made an entrance in this wav. Besides the rpnilnr nfflor n the beat there Is a special patrol Iooklntr out for this property. The thief may nave Known tne omcers" regular time of caning. state a reward of $300 for the arrest and conviction of any men who have been connected with hold-ups on the street cars. The main work of the police yesterday was bringing in hobos and suspicious looking characters. It Is the plan of the department to at least clear the city of the criminal element if they cannot be convicted of any of the numerous crimes that have been committed during the past few days. About 20 men in all were brought into the station yesterday. No evidence was obtained to connect any of them with any crime, and they were searched and neld for a short time, hen they were told to leave the city thej' each expressed a willingness to do so and were allowed to go. About 9 o'clock in the evening word was J xeiepnonea xo uie police station mat xnere was a man on an Oregon City car who was identified by the conductor as one of tho hold-up men. Word was telephoned to Chief Burns, of Oregon City, to arrest the suspect He told a straight etory, however, and was allowed to go. The detectives worked yesterday under the direction of Captain Simmons. The complaint that the Chief made concerning their work had its desired effect and yes terday each member of the force expressed a willingness to work as directed. The new quarters for the detectives were ready for use yesterday morning, and a conference was- held early in the morn ing. The work was talked over, nptcs compared and each officer took his as signment for the day. JS SEARCH OF CLEWS. Sheriff Storey and Deputies Seek Trace of Escaped Prisoners. Shrlff Storey still declines to admit vis itors in the County Jail, and this", order will doubtless be enforced until all re pairs have been made, and it has posi tively been ascertained that all avenues of escape have bden closed. The search for the escapes. James Murphy, Charles Howe and William Nelson, Is still on, and favorable results are hoped for. Sev eral clews from places outside of Port land were received by the Sheriff yester day, which are being Investigated, and one of the number may lead to the cap ture of the criminals. Reirnrd Will Be Paid If Earned. The offer by the Chief of Police of a re ward of $1000 for the arrest of hold-up men is approved by nearly all the people of Portland and considered a proper and, even if a little late, a timely action. A promin ent lawyer, nowever, remarked yesterday that he did not know where the money was to come from, as he failed to find any authority for offering a reward of this kind by the Chief of Police, or even by the Council. He was told that there would be no trouble about the" money being found, when needed, as the Council is allowed $1000 to dispose of as it deems best in emergencies, and the Mayor has a fund of $600 in his hands to be expended In secret service matters. It was added that even If there were no such funds as these pro vided, the people would see that the re ward was paid. The greatest trouble Is to find anybody who will earn the Teward. SUES CHIEF OF POLICE. NO CLEW TO HIGHWAYMEN. Police Are Still In Darlc Regarding: Street-Car Robbers. -The entire police force was at work yes terday trying to locate the men that held up the Sellwood car. No new evidence was obtained, hbwever, and the capture seems to be ag far away as ever. In addition to the reward of $1000 offered by the city for the capture of the men j that held up the Sellwood car and the men that shot and killed Max Calof, Governor Chamberlain has offered in behalf of the A Chinaman Wrongfully Arrested Wants ?500 Damnsc. Chief of Police Hunt and Officer O. Nelson have each been sued for $250 by Low Chung, a Chinaman, through his at torney, C. E. S. Wood. Low Chung was arrested Thursday night on a charge of larceny. He was held over night and in the morning It was discovered that the wrong Chinaman had been Imprisoned. He claims damage to his character to the extent of $500. A Chinaman was employed to mow the grass in Harry A. Dillon's yard, at 13S King street During the afternoon Mrs. Dillon heard some one at the front door, but did not answer the call. A few moments later she went to the door through curiosity, and upon looking out saw that the Chinaman had left the yard without completing his work. "Upon look ing around in her room she found that a purse was missing valued at $30. Officer Nelson was called and the matter re ported to him. Mr. Dillon told the officer where the Chinaman could be found and asked to have him arrested. The officer took the description and upon making Inquiry at the residence mentioned was told that Low Chung had been mowing gras3 on the hill during the afternoon. He sup posed at once that he was the Chinaman wanted and placed him under arrest In the morning when Dillon came down to make the complaint he saw at once that the wrong man had been arrested and would not make the complaint As redress for his wrongs the Celestial now thinks $500 would be about right DAILY DISOBEY ORDINANCE Plans for Buildings Not Submitted to Fire Comniissioners. Mayor Williams and Chief Campbell wish that every one building houses or structures of any kind would pay atten tion to the provisions of an ordinance which is being disobeyed every day of the year. It Is ordinance No. 13,055, and passed the Council November 5, 1902. Sec tion 1 reads as follows: "That It shall be unlawful for any per son, firm or corporation to erect any build, lng or buildings within the fire limits of the City of Portland without first having the plans and specifications for such build ing approved by the Board of Fire Com missioners." A penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $200 gives emphasis to the ordinance. Since the new charter has gone into ef fect the Board of Fire Commissioners has passed away, but there still remains the fire committee of the Executive Board, as well as Chief Campbell of the fire depart ment "I know that this ordinance is being disobeyed, and I think that the people who are building houses should not be able to plead Ignorance of it," said Mayor Will lams yesterday. "Architects and contractors save money in building the firewall that is, the outside wall by beginning at the base to lay the brick as thick as the ordinances provide, and then thinning out the wall as It goes up," said Chief Campbell. TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIB-ERS; The numbers contained in the tempo rary book, dated June, 1903, which has just been distributed, will not be correct until 6 o'clock on the morning of July 19, after which date and hour the book is to be used exclusively. Please destroy the old book after that time. In case a copy has not been delivered you kindly call Exchange 2 and, notify the business office to that effect and you will be supplied at once. INDIAN BASKETS. Finest collection of Indian baskets and Navajo blankets on the Coast For sale Parlor C, Hotel Portland. No route across the continent offers so many attractions as does the Denver & Rio Grande. Write the Portland Agency, J? Third TrAt for Illustrated booklet One-quarter off on all refrigerators and lawnmowers ..Meier (& Frank Company.. Everything in Outing Goods can be found here camp stools, hammocks, picnic baskets, paper plates, etc., etc. Also all the panned meats and goods. Ladies' Neckwear Generous pricing on Ladies' Neckwear for today. Seasonable val ues, decisive reductions. Ladies' narrow string Ties, in all the best colors and styles; sold regularly at 20c each. Today your 1 -r pick at each. . 50 dozen white Turn overs, neat effects; 10c values. Your choice each 4C A great special lot of 50c Four-in-hands, in good colors' 0t and combinations. Today only at I Ladies' large Lace Collars, prettiest styles; sold regularly at $l.5U each, loday your choice FCOPTRlGHT ltd JSTXETEK. BOTH & RCl Children's Department Splendid reductions in high-class and seasonable wearing apparel for chil dren. Bargains no eco nomical parents can af ford to pass by. Children's Dresses made of lawn and silk cham bray, dark or light blue, pink or red, fan cy yokes and bretelle, lace insertion and rib bon trimmed, 10, 12, 14-year sizes; $4.00 values at . $2.48 $3.38 $5.00, $5.50 values at Children's Sailor Suits, made of blue or red percale, 4 to 14-year sizes; regular $1.50 values, for ... " 98c Store open tonight until 9:30 Special values everywhere. MEIER & FRANK COMPANY Ladies', Men's and Children's 'Bathing Suits, Shoes and Caps Lowest prices. Men's and Boys' Straw Hats New esl shapes Our prices mean a saving of 1-3 to you. New Summer Jewelry for ladies just received Hatpins, Brooches, Novelties. 50,000 "King" Buttons The sale extraordinary of "King" Col lar Buttons begins this morning at 8 o'clock The manufacturers are willing to lose their profit and we are willing to do like wise for the purpose of advertising and in troducing an excellent article for practical ly no price at all. Twenty styles to suit m.an, woman or child, and every Collar Button is returnable tf not silfo factory. for 10 c but tons styles 5o for 15c but tons 20 styles for 25c but tons 20 styles "King" Link Cuff Buttons, gold-plated, gun metal and y7 French gray, $1.00 values at, pair C See large Fifth-Street Window Display. 3c m Ladies' Lace Hose Children's "Peter Thompson" Sailor Suits, blue, white and pink, or white checked ginghams, kilt skirts, sizes 4 to 12 years, all the regular $3 values; today &jiiJ Today we place on sale 1000 pairs of ladies' blk. Lace Lisle Hose in an immense variety of pat terns, fine quality hose, Hermsdorf dye, all sizes One of the best offer ings of ladies hosiery we have ever made, to day only at, pair Misses' pink and red Lace Lisle Hose, sizes OO from 5 to 9 1-2, regular 30c value Misses' fast-black fine Ribbed Hose, sizes from 5 to 8 1-2 regular 35c value, pr Children's tan, white, black and fancy Half-Hose. Jewelry and Drug Dept Special Saturday offerings: All our 35c Celluloid and Amber Side-Combs, pair IC 50c best quality tortoise shell back ji Combs at OcrC Superior quality tortoise shell Hair o, Barrettes at C 25c oxidized and French gray Belt i i Pins for C Crown Perfumes, all odors, per i 5 ounce OOC Eastman's Florida Water 34c Borated Talcum Powder 6c STATIONERY Dennison's crepe paper Napkins, fancy borders, per hundred . . C Tissue paper Napkins, fancy bor- s: ders, per hundred Royal Tablets, satin-finish paper, J plain or ruled C 2000 prs. Men's Hose Every Pair Regular Price 50c Sale Price 32c The grandest bargains in Men's Hosiery ever offered in Portland go on sale this morning 2000 sample pairs of men's fancy hose, the well-known Onyx" brand, all the newest and best patterns shown this season in an immense variety of styles and all sizes, every sfLt pair regular 50c value, your choice at, pair In connection with the great hosiery sale the following hot weather bar gains in Men's Furnishing Goods: Another great sale of Men's Golf Shirts of madras material, very best patterns and colorings, all sizes, extraordinary value for today at, each OOC Madras Batwing Ties in all the good patterns and colorings, special C today at, each OC Men's Four-in-Hands and Tecks, all new patterns and colors, the i 25c line at, each 1 C Men's and Boys' Belts, black and tan, regular 25c q value, each , t 1 OC Men's Striped Working Shirts, attached collars, 50c value, at dr?C Men's and Boys' Summer Underwear, Straw Hats, Handkerchiefs, etc. Great sale of "King" Collar Buttons at 2 l-2c, 5c and 8c each. Men's Clothing Specials Summer clearance sale of Men's and Boys' Clothing. Every garment at a splendid reduction. Values unequaled by any store in town. Men's all-wool Outing Trousers, in flannels and homespuns, with belt straps and turned-over bottoms. All the regular $2.50 & i gno styles at $1.70 ! Men's all-wool Outing Suits, in light shades of flannel, neatest on patterns. Special values, suit $Uuv Men's all-wool and fast-color navy blue Serge Suits, single or double- breasted, wen tailored. All the $12.50 styles are offered at Men's all-wool $15.00 Suits, in tweeds, cassimeres and worsteds, newest patterns. Special bargain at the low price $ 1 2 65 Men's all-wool, $20.00, fancy worsted, tweed and cheviot CIA OR Suits, in leading styles, best patterns P -7 Washable Vests, Alpaca Coats, Linen -and Mohair Dusters, etc. t5j Turkish Towels 500 dozen Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, sizes 17x39 Inches, remarkable value, for this sale. each. 9c. 200 dozen Bleached Turkish Towels. 19x37- Inches, unequaled value, for this sale at. each. 13c Bleached Turkish Bath Towels. 21x 45 Inches, marvelous value at the low price of. each. 18c. Bleached Turkish Bath Towels. 4lx 4S Inches, a great Turkish Towel, for this sale, each, 22c. Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 22x4S Inches, great value, for this sale, each, 27c. 100 dozen Unbleached Turkish Bath Towels, 15x3-1 Inches, only, each. 10c Hemmed Union Linen Huck Towels, 17x32 Inches, each. 9c Hemstitched Union Unen Huck; Tow els. 18x36 Inches, each, 15c Fringed Union Linen Huck Towels, l$r.36 inches, each, 16c Hemmed Union Linen Huck Towels, 20x38 Inches, each. 17c Hemstitched Union Linen Huck Tow els. 19x39 inches, each, 19c All Linen Hemmed Huck Towels, 20x39 inches, each, 19c All Linen Hemmed Huck Towels, very heavy, 20x39 inches, for. each. 21c Hemstitched All Linen Huck Tow els, 20x39 inches, each, 26c Fringed Bleached Cotton Towels, for coast, each, 6c "Webb's" Special Brass Bleached All Linen HemsUtched Huck Towels, the -"Best on Earth." 20x39 inches for 28c each 22x44 inches for 44c each All Damask Towels at a big reduction. Traveling Bags $1.43 $1.37 COLLAR Boys' Clothing Specials Boys' washable Suits, dark blue, stripes and mixtures, ages Ats 3 to 10 years. Great value at, suit Boys' heavy-duck washable Suits, in blue stripes, combi nation collar and shield, ages 3 to 10 years. Suit Boys' alHwool Sailor Suits, dark blue serge and gray mixed tweeds, sizes 3 to 10 years; regular $4.50 value. L Boys' all-wool, two-piece Suits, in gray checks, stripes qo and mixtures, ages 8 to 16 years. Big values at, suit . . Young men's all-wool Suits, in brown checks and stripes, tf C sizes 12 to 20 years, best styles. Great values ....... pJ0J All Waists and Knee Pants Greatly Reduced. Towel Sale Last day of the Great Towel Sale. Turkish, Damask and Huck Towels every grade at a big reduction from the regular selling price. Huck Towels Two Tempting Specials for Today. 25 Leather Club Bags, leather lined, imitation alli gator, regular $2.25 value, today while they last. . Leather Gladstone Bags, splendid styles and leath ers, the regular $2.25 and $2.50 values, for . Trunks in every style and size Lowest Prices. Suit Cases, Telescopes, all sizes, 3d Floor. Picnic Specials Paper Plates today, per dozen 3c Tin Teaspoons today, per dozen 6c Knives and Forks, per set of 6 69c Tin Cups today, each.... 3c Libby's Veal Loaf, per can , 10c Libby's Ham Loaf, per can lOo Libby's Chicken Loaf, per can 15c Chipped Beef, 1-2 pound jars, 2 for 25c Deviled Ham, 6 cans for 25c Fancy package Crackers, "Uneeda" Biscuit, Nabisco Wafers, Champagne Wafers, Ginger Wafers, etc. Picnic Baskets, All Sizes and Styles. Refrigerators and Lawn Mowers 1-4 off on our entire stock of "Gurney" Refrigerators and Philadelphia Lawn Mowers. Your opportunity to provide household necessities at a big saving. Ice Cream Freezer?, all sizes, best styles. New Silverware and Cut Glass Magnificent assortment of handsome pieces New Kaysor Zinn. Screen Doors and Windows, Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses, at the lowest prices Basement.