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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1912. URDERER MAY BE CEHTRALIA YOUTH Ima McKnight's Name Was eepsake With Youthful Slayer of Banker Bar. BLETT FAMILY IS FOUND wr Bank Robberies Ponied, Girl ho Disappeared for Tim From St. Helen's Hall Not Known to Htm, He Declares. f for.Mr-u.d tnrm Flmt Pas :ie In Portland, fur several days he ! read newspaper reports of the .or girl's case, that from the ac- nta he had considered shs was I g-irl and. tMnklnar he mlsht pos T mffl her ioiw day. made a note the name. He says be never saw - and knows no one responsible In - wax for her misadventure. Olirr Robberies Like Tkla. -.ticrlv. rtohertsnn and Ivinn. In - employ of the banks, believe the :nir criminal to be the man who, rle-handed, obtained I100O from the val Bank of Vancouver. B. C on rember (; who attempted to hold up Crandview Bank in Vancouver ' days later hut was frustrated n the teller drew his uti, and the a who obtained S19S from the litnk Commerce In Kvereti. Wash., on D :ber 13. The description of the man o held op the Everett bank Ota the dentlfled murderer closely. he slayer stood oat all day before ..... t. I . V. . Tt k -... .f -na detective aaenrles. Robinson, the former, and Lawaon. of .he lat- both from Seattir. Other Crimea Denied. a neither would he come through h any details of Importance regard bis past. When a description of man who held up the Riverside neh bank of the Bank of Commerce Everett was read to him and found tally with him almost to a dot. with exception of an Inch difference in cht. the young man smlllncly re- I wasn't there." ie disclaims absolutely any eonnec l whatever also with either of the bank robberies early In December Vancouver, B. C. Feveral men tn ested In the cose visited the County ! today, but to none who Inter wed him waa a single admission en that would tend to throw any 3t on aim lutnilty. Poker Stery Disbelieved. "he assertion that he lost his money puaer in a Seattle rooming ise, the address of which be says be not know. Is now believed to be Mind. The Seattle detectives. Rob on and Lawson. eald that they were iawwu ui iav ivngw im ao smsitar 1 that be was new at the business. esplte the fellow's rroteatatlona re. -ding any knowledge of the Wllma Knlirht mystery. It la tonight be td that he knows more of this than carea to tell and that this will de ep later. "he young man still Insists that he nts an immediate chance to plead .lty to a charre of murder and a rapt sentence. .'art Miller and Nels Chrlstenen. the rklnemen-tramps who captured the rer as he burst forth from the hank Saturday, were today locked up as -ncsees. Rti'S NAME ADIS MYSTt'UT lends of Miss Mcknight Pnzxled. rtH-alcn Men KccognUc Picture, ortiand friends of Miss Wllroa He ight" axe puxzled for an explana a as to bow her name should hap- 3 to be found In the pockets of a 3k robber and murderer. That the itraJia youth who killed Tanker anouia cave ini name wnnen on envelope in his ocket seems to se who know the younir woman al- t incredible. Miss alcKnlaht has t Portland, say her friends, to so Kallapel. Mont, where ber father seriously til. rhey are. Inclined to believe, the ry told by the youna; robber, who vi he saw ber name printed in the rtlaad papers of December 5 In con--tion with ber strange disappear ce from St. Helcn'a Hall and subse tnt discovery in a daxrd conjltlon another part of the city. t that time relatives said Miss Mc ligbt waa acquainted with a young in in the employ of I'antases The--r In Portland. i'artial ld ntihc.it ion of the myste- ut Centralis criminal was made by a tuber of persons in lvrtland yesttsr y from tlie pictures of the prisoner Mished In The I'rrconlaru Emiioree In Paniagua Theater de trod that the picture waa unquestion ly that of a man who waa accus rul to hana around the theater sev- al sreoks iko. picking up ndd Jobs, istr Ulentiucatlon was confirmed by -iplys In poolrooms be frequented ule In I'ortlsnd. "I noticed tar picture this mom- e. said one or tne usuers at ty mUfiPi Theater, "and 1 am certain at It is the same man who used to xT around tb theater and in Mc'.'ny'i volroom on Fourth street ahout one onth au. I saw him on the stre tout three weeks aic. but wt into reetaurant because he had been in habit of loucliins' me for the -ice of a meal whenever be had an portunlty. I haven't seen him since at tlm- He usod to be a pugilist :d f 3uht tinder the namn of Bob Sul van. Mi ai workln at the County srm fur a short timx too. driving a ason. lie uet to frequent several the saloons in the North KcJ. where , was cenerally known as Hon' or ioo Sullivan.' 1 do not think that Is s real name. li cut to Portland tvm Seattle." Another employe, of the theater also .-lared the picture to b that of an opuKillet who had toen In Portland mil about three weeks ago. He said i man had fotiaht unVv th name ; Sullivan anl also of o Brln. 5everai of those who knew the n-.sn r siKbt dclara that often a youuc oraan met blm at the state entrance ad at the Aldr-atret exit of the .oaur after ' perf ortuancea. She was well dressed Identity was on all occasions. l mystery. Her MISS MKXIGHT IN" KAMSPEIoI, Seatfle Kclativea Declare Girl Mado Xo Chance Friends. FliATTLE. Jan. 1. Miss TVtlma f Bn liel McKntght, whose name was found written on a slip of paper amonfr the Centralla bandit's effects, was called to KalispelU Mont, because of the ser ious Illness of her father, a promlnen business man there, soon after she rame home from Portland, three weeks ko. None of the family is In Seat tie now. but Intimate friends of Miss McKnlght say that statements tha she associated with or had even me the murderer of Lawrence Bar are preposterous. They assert that she did not make chance acquaintances and declare that there is no truth In the report tha sho knew a Portland pufcillst or any one oonnected with the vaudeville thtaters there. SIX ARE HURT COASTING GIRL, 14, MAY DIE, AS RESULT OP ACCIDENT. Bobsled Swerving and nittlng Post In Hash Down Incline, Occupants Are To-icd on Seattle Hill. SEATTLE. Jan. 1. Six yiranr per sons were Injured here tonight, one Klrl so severely that she is not ex pected to live, when a bob-sled on which they were coasting- down North Sixty-fourth street struck a post In the edxo of the parking strip. The Injured are: Anna Korsyth. as;ed 14: abdomen irashed: not expected to live. Walter Forsyth, aged 21; right arm and wrist broken. otto Korsyth, aired 21; Internal in juries. ZelU Carson, aged 11; neck Injured and hesd rut. Gladys Forsyth, aged j; internal injuries. Clyde Butts, aged 24: body bruised and face cut. The Icy condition of the street lead ing from I'hlnney avenue down to Green Lake brought out a large num ber of roastei-s, making careful guid ing necessary. The Forsyth sled was going at a high speed when It swerved from the road and struck tho post, throwing the ocupanls in all direc tions. Four were picked up uncon scious and the other two were dased. The physician attending Anna For syth could not tell tonight whether he would be able to save her lite. None of the others. It is believed. Is In great danger. NORTH VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan 1. Donald Smith, the 12-year-old son of a former Are warden, was killed today when a bob-sled on which he was coasting ran Into a delivery truck. Other boys on the bob-sled escaped injury. , . GALUfif BOYSSTABBED THRKE MEN WHO AN"N"OYEI AVOMEX DRAW KNIVES. Picture on Stiletto Found May Iden tify One AssaJlanb Wounds of South Portland iJtds Severe. Resentful because three men were taunting Mrs. McOee. the little old woman who atands on the street cor ners with a Bible In her hand and reaches, and also because they were bothering two girls. Charles Cummlngs and Thomas Barrett, youths, remon- tarted with the annoyera at First and Sheridan streets last night and were cut severely in the altercation that followed. The two youths rushed to the of fice of Dr. S. H. Sheldon, where their wounds were dressed. Cummings, who reskies at i'i Fourth street, received a severe knife wound In the left side. perilously near the lungs. Barrett was cut several times about his face. He ltves at 745 r'eventh street. When the stabbing waa reported to the police. Motorcycle Policeman Mad- ux went to the scene and Investi gated. He found near the acene of the fight a large knife, ornamented wlia picture, supposed to be or its owner. set in the handle. The man who .lid he cutting Is bellovwd to be PTTTllp TomeU w-uo lives at til Second street. When his room was visited It was ound that his clothes were gone, and It is believed that be took them with him and flcl after the assault. The ollce haro no clewa to the other two icn. 1912 REUNION YEAR Conventions to Meet Here May Excel 1911 Gatherings. 14 ALREADY SCHEDULED J. J. Sayer Predicts That Record of 24 Assemblies in Twelvemonth Just Passed Will Ex ceededr Many Invited. RRIGATION STOCK DULL Overenthusiam" Hurts Good Rec lamation Securities, Is Charge. WASHINGTON', Jan. 1. That Irrlga- ion securities are not as popular as they were a few years ago and that public confidence In them muat be re stored or the reclamation or large areas of land will be greatly retarded s the burden of a statement Issued to day by tbe United t-tates Reclamation fcervlce. The slump Is due largely to over- nthusiasm on the part of promoters. who began actual construction lefore making a systematic and thorough In vestigation of the physical conditions relating to a project. As a result of Ill-advised undertakings many legiti mate enterprises are finding difficulty In placing their securities and in car rying out their plana for future work." The Government bas been accused of using "red tape" In its large Irri gation work, the statement says, and adds: "The Government cannot neglect the old maxim, 'llo sure you are right, then go ahead.' The wrecks of Irri gation projects strewing the West show how this has been observed." 60 BATHE IN CONEY SURF With Mercury 37 Above Zero, East erners Take Dip In Atlantic. NEW YORK. Jan. 1. More than tO persons took a New Year'a bath in the surf at Coney Island today. The water was only 3 degrees above sero and a cold northwest wind was blowing, but a number of tha hardy ones ventured to swim far out. La Kollctte Keejs Silent. SAGINAW. Mich.. Jan. 1. After 1:1s address here tonight. Senator la Fot lette was told of the action taken "by tbe progressive Republicans of Colum bus today. He declined to make any comment. Portland was the host In 24 big- con ventions In 1911. and J. J. Sayer, of the convention bureau trf the Portland Com mercial Club, believes that the record of the past year will be surpassed In 1912. Already 14 conventions have definitely decided to come to thla city for their annual sessions this year. "Many other organisations have in dorsed Portland and have practically decided to come here. he said. "Con ventions that meet late in the Fall, as a rule, make only tentative selections of their next meeting places, which go to the executive committee for ratifica tion. Executive committees do not meet until the latter part of January, and by the middle of February we shall have definite Information from these, al though the indorsements already madei In many cases, make the coming of the conventions a practical certainty, and the action of the executive committees Is merely formal. The showing down to date Is as good as It was for conventions In 1911, and. Judging from this, I am Inclined to think that the present year will fully equal the one Just past in the number of big gntherlngs In our city. Auditorium Waited For. "This is alt the more encouraging, be cause the convention burenu in Port land has not made active efforts to ob tain conventions for 19U. We believed that It was better to obtain dates far enough in advance to assure uts of hav ing the municipal auditorium ready for the accommodation of visitors from other cities. Consequently we spent lit. j tie money in campaigns for 1912. and dlrectel our efforts chiefly toward the conventions for 1913 and following years. 'In manv cases we t.irew our Indorse ment to other cities of the Pacific Coast for conventions this year, and ob tained thereby their co-operation to bring the same gatherings to Portland In the year succeeding. "The strongest campnlpnlng done last year was to obtain the Elks' conven tion, and the main burden of this cam paign was borne by the Portland lodge. Other conventions that have picked Portland for 1911 have done so largely from their own predlposltlon In favor ; of Portland as a convention city. Dur- i Ing the past year the convention bu- j seau spent little money In efforts to i a 1312 conventions, although, of course we allowed no opportunity to pass to extend Invitations. 'Nevertheless I believe that the present year will fully equal 1911 in the number of conventions coming here, and more than that, I believe that it will far surpass the past year In the else of the conventions and the throngs they will bring Into our city." 1013 roinatleas Maay. Conventions that are already as sured are the grand lodge of the Ben evolent and Protective Order of Klks, Pacific Photographers' Association, Postmasters of Oregon and Washing ton. Northwest Association of Jour neymen Plumbers. National Livestock Kxchanire. t-ons of Norway. Oregon Knights of Pythias, Pacific Coast Ad Men's Association, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, American As sociation for the Advance of Science, United Commercial Travelers of the Northwest. National omen s Chris tian Temperance Union. Northwest Electrical Association and the seventh annual Pacific Coast handicap shoot- ng tournament. At least a dozen more conventions are assured and now de pend only on the formal indorsement of the executive committees of the various organizations, most of which meet in tha latter part of this month. Another thing that will be of lm- rortanca In the coming Hummer, says Mr. Kayer, "is the fact that arrange ments have been made to route the delegates from the East who attend conventions In other cities of the Pa cific Coast so that they will pass hrongh Portland. Thus we will have he opportunity of entertaining the re urnlng delegntes from the U. A. R. convention, which meets In Los An geles: the Fhrlners passing througn ere on their way to los .ngeies to the annual conclave, and many other large delegations. Portland can make these visits events of Importance, ri valing the conventions that meet here In this city, and we are already plan ning to do so. With our own conven tion and with our entertainment of delegates to other conventions who city, Portland should be able to tceep open house" for visitors from the East ern states throughout next Summer and Fall." GEOWMG AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THE LANDLORD SAID AND WE'RE NOTIFIED TO VACATE THE OREGONIAN BUILDING So great has been the steady rush that the elevators can not carry the people that visit our SAMPLE SHOE SHOP. Owing to the small space we now occupy, we have been compelled to arrange for Larger Quarters. WE HAVE LEASED THE GROUND FLOOR 244 WASHINGTON ST. BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD And Will Open January 2d With the Largest Sample Shoe Shop on the Pacific Coast We have taken a long lease in the heart of the business center and our Small Rent will enable us to sell shoes at the same old price $2.00 and ,$2.SO tWE. LOCATION 600 TO 605 OREGONIAN BUILDING j 51 OLD FELON STARS SHINE San Quentin Convicts Disport in Vaudeville Show. PORCH CLIMBERS HAVE ACT boom-boom of the Salvation Army's big bass drum, and the singing of Ar Your Garments Spotless. Are They "White as Snow?" as the members marched through the business streets of the city at 12:30 o'clock this morn ing, celebrating the birth of the New Year, two robbers broke, a large plate glass window In a saloon at Fifth and Washington streets and stole several bottles of whisky. The robDers tied a rock In a handkerchief and hurled It through the window. The laundry mark on. the handkerchief Is known. PASADENA ROSE SHOW ON Fine) Weather Mark Event, Which la Seen by Thousands. PASADENA, CmJ.. Jan. I. Pasadena's 22d annual tournament of rosea was reviewed today by throngs which lined the streets for miles. Cloudless skies and an atmosphere that breathed the perfume of the hundreds of thousands of blossoms used In decorating the al legorical rlecea and flower-bedecked vehicles added to the pleasure of the crowds. Aviator Rodgers, who crossed the continent In an aeroplane, beaded the long line of flowery automobiles and carriages In the same machine in which he made his famous trip. In the parade were :i allegorical pieces representing different subjects, entered by the Tournament of Itoses Association, and behind these there were stretched out for more than a mt'e tha decorated automobiles and carriages of private citizens. The prize piece of the parade. "Mrisque of Vanity Kair." was coin posed of more than ho0 rosebuds and thousands of pink sweet peas and great wreaths of Bougainville. DAY IS STEEPED IN BLOOD (rortlTined from First VK4. hair staged the grizzly bear dance, with a number of sensational addi tions. At first they were spplanded, but they wont from one extremity to an other until even the half drunken diners began to hide their faces and the pair were ejected after a light with aa army of waiters. Perfumed Burglar's" Rendition of "Hearts and Flowers" on Violon cello and Glee Club's Singing Are Musical Features. SAX QTENTrX. Cal.. Jan. 1. With Herbert Repsold. the "perfumed burg lar," playing "Hearts and Flowers" on his violoncello, and the prison glee club singing "Here Comes My Train Oh, Please Don't Go," the annual vaude ville and minstrel show was given at j San Quentin prison lonigui. we per formance waa given in the prison chapel and continued from 8 until 11 o'clock. A trio of porch-climbers put on a sketch called "The. Trick House Mys tery." "A Dutch Disturbance" was staged by two "strong-arm" men. "Jimmy V." Carey and "Red" lchen were featured as lock and handcuff ex perts. Introducing the triple transfer of handcuffs, with Carey as the "hand cuff king." Other features were Spanish dancing, dialect monologues and a song by Ed ward Delebanty, In which the audience joined In the chorus "I'd Like a. Little Loving1 Now and Then." PORTLAND FOLK INJURED J. E. McGulrc and Mother With Five Others In Taxlcab Smash. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1. Seven per sons were more or less seriously in jured early this morning in an auto mobile accident in Golden Gate Park, when a streetcar collided with a taxi cab. Miss Grace Seinster was rendered un conscious and I'. C. Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Scott and John McFarlane, chauffeur, were painfully bruised. J. K. McGulre. of Portland, and his mother were slightly hurt, McGulre be ing cut by falling glass. All tbe In jured are expected to recover. J. H Maguire la a son of Thomas Magulre. proprietor of the Bakeronlan Theater, in this city. With his mother, he had gone to San Francisco to pass the holidays with his brother, Milton Magulre. Mr. Maguire received a telegram yes terday telilng of the accident and say ing that the persons Injured in the collision had been taken to the Ger man Hospital, in San Francisco. The telegram says that Mrs. Magulre sus tained three broken ribs, Milton Ma gulre received severe bruises and cuts, and J. K. Magulre escaped unhurt. "The telegram I received mentions a Miss Wade as also injured in the col lision," said Mr. Magulre. "but I be lieve this is a mistake. It probably is Bertha Waita. of Portland, who Is vis iting In San Francisco." Saloon Robbed at Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash, Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) Taking advantage of the boom- SEATTLE HAST0NG WAR One Dead, and Chinese Fear Impor tation of Portland Hatchet Men, SEATTLE, Jan. 1. The death of Dom Weg, reputed to be a member of the Hop Sing Tong, late today from wounds Inflicted by an unidentified assailant last night, caused fears of a tong war to spread through China town tonight and resulted In the de tailing of 20 policemen to guard the district. It was rumored in Chinatown that eight hatchet men and gunmen had been imported from Portland to avenge the death of Dom Weg, and leading Chinese appealed to the police for protection. The police diligently searched every Chinese lodging-house, but made no arrests. Nevertheless the guard was kept on duty In the dis trict all night. C"st f "r Fdlrfson Fuel Co. CUTICURA SOAP mm mi For Tender faced Men The medicinal and emollient properties of Cuticura Soap y Shaving Stick dispensable for men who shave twice daily and a necessity for those subject to redness, roughness and other irritations of the skin. No mug, no soggy soap, no germs, no waste, no loss of time or money. DIRECTIONS. Dip shaving brush In hot water and with it moisten beard. Rub end of Shaving Slidt lightly over iriniaKruai surface. Wet brush again Zu in hot water and make rich creamy S! lather on face, and shave. In Nickeled jiia Bo' " stores or by mail, 25e., with L J a libera! sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and 32-p. Skin Book. Address "Cuucura.'! Dept. 8H, Boston. STRICTLY DEPENDABLE FUR NITUR The different kind; the distinctive kind; the genuine ammonia fumed kind; the kind you can depend upon; the only kind that's sold strictly on its merits; the kind you like to have; the kind you wish you had; that's the kind of high-grade Mission and other styles of furniture being made here in Portland by the Dependable "Furniture Company and sold direct to homes from their factory at prices that will surprise you. Call at their salesroom and be convinced. 387 Alder Street Peoples Theater Bldg. We wish you could look into the Campbell butcher-shops. If you could see the prime fresh meats we use in our soups big whole quarters of beef and mutton and how generously we use them, you wouldn't wonder that Campbell's Soups are so strong and full-flavored. And cf course the meat "Kinds" also contain plenty of solid juicy meat. But tasting is even better than seeing. Order half-a-dozen of these nourishing r-w-y 1 rrM soups, iry one today, inen you'll realize how satisfying they are. 21 kinds 10c a can Look for the red-and-white label Si?