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8 EX-COHVIGT TAKEN AFTER LONG SIEGE Being a goodtUow riday wont pay the rent, iioppers Q OH S Si Homer Baker Points Revolver at Officer From Behind Human Shield. PARTNER IS TAKEN EASILY Confession of Eah Prisoner Places Burden of Guilt on Companion. Trading of Souvenir Spoons for Kevolver Is Undoing. . "I tried my best to make good, but I was up against It," was the plea of Homer Baker, who was arrested early yesterday morning by Detectives Hill and Litherland, after he had held the officers at bay for over an hour with a loaded revolver pointed from behind a breastwork consisting of his wife and little daughter. The arrest was followed shortly afterward by that of Frank Franks, taker's alleged partner in the lootlnff of the home of Mrs. Emily E. Hewett, 344 Monroe street, last Sunday. Baker's recent history presents in a strong light the plight of the dis charged convict. He was released only a few weeks ago from the penitentiary at Walla Walla, after serving a sen tence of seven years for a check trans action. During his incarceration his wife lived almost under the walls of the penitentiary and supported herself and child, waiting for his release. When the time came the man, in his cheap prison suit and with So to travel on. set out with his family for Port land. He la an expert bookkeeper and a straight-talking, clear-eyed fellow. Assistance la Given. Things did not go well with the discharged prisoner, and atout ' two weeks ago be reported at the office ef the Associated Charities, frankly tell ing his story and saying that he was on the verge of committing a new crime from sheer desperation. He was given temporary aid, his first solici tude being for the repayment of a lodging-house keeper who had assisted him. Then entered Franks, a "three-time loser," with records at San Quentln, Stillwater, Minn., and the Multnomah County rockplle. Each of the men blames the other as the principal in the one crime they are known to have committed. The loot amounted to over $100, and It was through the trading of 13 souvenir spoons for a revolver, at Troutdalc. that trace was found of the men. The Information came to Deputy Sheriffs Leonard and Phillips, who assisted the detectives In the cap ture. The trail first led to Baker's home, at East Third and Couch streets. When the officers knocked on the door Baker responded, with an electric light In one hand and a revolver In the other. "I'm an ex-convict, men," he said, "and I know what it means to let you get me. I will not be taken alive." Shield la Effective. With their own weapons drawn and ready to use the officers parleyed, and the wife and child followed Baker to the door. He placed them in front of him and continued defying arrest. The officers dared not shoot for fear of striking the Innocent ones, though they say they would have fired on Baker if an opportunity had offered. So for 60 minutes or more the tension continued, the policemen all the time remonstrating with. Baker and showing him that he could not escape In any event. At last he viropped his weapon and yielded himself a prisoner. In the house was found most of the loot gained by the burglary. The officers proceeded immediately to a house at Fifteenth and Glisan streets, where they took Franks pris oner without any difficulty. Both men made confessions yesterday, conflict ing as to the principal responsibility. Their cases were continued to Decem ber 14. UNITED ARTISANS BANQUET Salem Assembly Victors in Contest Cuests of Portland lodge. In the contest between the Fram As sembly No. 121, of Portland, and the Capitol Assembly No. 84, of Salem, as to which branch of the United Artisans couid secure the most new members, Salem won. The result was a banquet 'by the losers to the winners last night at Chrtstensen's Hall, attended by more than 1000 members, 200 of them com ing down from Salem for the purpose. By the terms of the contest the win ning assembly was to provide the drill team and furnish the musical and en tertaining features of the evening. A large class was Initiated with full, rit ual and drill by the Salem team Imme diately following the banquet. . g. W. Stapleton opened the meeting, the reception address being given bj Isaac Staples, a past supreme master. Jt was responded to by James Godfrey, of Salem. " FREIGHT AGENTS ELECT T. M. Glines Chosen Head of local Association. At the annual meeting of the Port land Local Freight Agents" Associa tion last night the following officers were elected: President. T. M. Glines, Portland. Spokane & Seattle Railway: vice-president. J. M. Sutton. Southern Pacific. East Portland 6tation; secretary-treasurer. D. W. Josselyn, Port land Railway. Light & Power Com pany; executive committee. J. B. Ulover. O.-W. U. & N. Company: L. H. Keating. Portland & Coos Bay Steam ship Compsny. and W. Merriman. Southern Pacific Company. The organisation comprises the local Ireight agents of all the rail lines and most of the steamship lines radiating out of Portland, and has for its object the uniform handling of freight and ro-operation in treating with the puD-llc. EUGENIC LECTURES GIVEN 1'nlverslty V. M. C. A. at Kugcne Takes Up Sex Instruction. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Dec. 12. (Special.) So crowded is the condition of the University of Oregon and so lacking in resources, that many courses cannot be given which are highly essential. To meet this need and fill in this breach, the University V. M. C. A. has for some months been - working through its department of so cial service .under the chairmanship of Karl Martzloff. of Portland. To meet the growing demand for con structive, scientific sex Instruction, this department of the Varsity Christian if you are ever broke. Nor will it help you financially when a rainy day comes. : Talk today with us about how you can start a savings account with $1 and draw 4 interest.- Hartman- Thompson. Bank 4th and Stark Sts. Association has just finished a valuable course of personal hygiene lectures for men. These lectures were "Animal and Plant Sexology," Professor A. R Sweetser: "The Anatomy and Physiol ogy of Man as a Creator of Men." Dr. Omar Qullion: "Sexual Hygiene of the Young Man," Dr. G. S. Beardsler; "The True View, or the Four Sex Lies," Dr. James B. Taylor: "What a Young Man Should Know for Marriage," Dr. J. B. Taylor; "Eugenics. Scientific Investi gation of Heredity," Professor John Bovard. INDIAN VIEWS TO BE SEEN Edward S. Curtis Will Display Mo tion Pictures Today. The Indians are coming! But they are "canned." They will not scalp anybody. Some yeara ago, within the memory i",i,;',;iim,;""M" - -i ' i IlllI V A f jpf" : t i illliii Homer Baker, ex-Coavlct, Who Held Detectives at Bay, Using Wife and Child aa Shield. of people now living, the cry would have startled the village of Portland, and men, women and children would be seeking places of safety. Today is the day when Edward S. Curtis, the photographer and historian of Indian life, arrives in Portland to present twice at the Baker Theater his famous picture-opera, "A Vanishing Race." In motion pictures the blood-curdling rites of the Indians will be depicted, without the curdle. These pictures and dissolving views will illustrate the po etic story, or lecture, told by Curtis, who has lived their life, shared their Joys and their dangers, participated as priest in their strange religious cere monies, and gained more knowledge of their Inner history than has ever before been secured by white man. Accom panying the story and the pictures will be the weird, haunting music of the In dians, arranged by Henry F. Gilbert and rendered by a special symphony orchestra. William Harder Returns. William Harder. general agent In Portland for the Great North ern Railway, returned yesterday from a three weeks' stay In Los Angeles and other Southern Cali fornia points. Mr., Harder is full of praise for the California highways and declares that good roads have done much in the last few years to build up and develop that state. He says that while the automobllists derive a whole lot of pleasure from them, the farmers get the greatest amount of benefit. Masters and Lecturers to Meet. The Masters' and Lecturers' Assocla- .l.. nf Ihd Patrnns nf WllsbAndrv of Multnomah County will meet Saturday with the uresnam urange. aii masters ind pastmasters and lecturers and past- , ,-,.-o rA nntitl pl t n attend. The association meets in advance of the meeting of Pomona Grange, wnicn win convene in Gresham next Wednesday. At the meeting of the association it is expected that there may be. a report of the committee appointed to investi gate county affairs. Mutuallsts Call Mas Meeting. With the object of conferring on the advisability of establishing a Mutnallst store in the Rose City Park district, a mass meeting has been called for the evening of December 17, at 8 o'clock, in Metcalfe Hall, East Fifty-third street and Sandy boulevard. Men prominent ly aonnected with the recently-formed Mutuallst Association of America will address the assembly. Stndents to Produce Play. For the first- time In the dramatic history of Washington High School the students of that Institution will pre sent a play tonight which does not in volve college and collegians. "Thirteen Thousand Dollars," a comedy lnter nreted by the class of 1313, on the 13th of the month. Is a light and sparkling affair, which the youtntui Thespians declare will be their most successful production. SENSIBLE G1FT-GIVING announcement page 18 this Issue. Let this be a year for sensible gift- giving.- Toys and knlcknacks won t ao it." rsszn FOOT put SLinec 'BACK OUT Or SIOHT THE . PUSH B UTTON KIND- Xmas Suggestions at Xmas Prices In offering" these bargains to Friday shoppers we do so with the intention of making Gevurtz' .Friday, special sales known to everyone. Every article offered in this sale represents the best to be had in this particular line, prices far below the lowest. Space will not allow to us describe each article fully. Come and see for yourself the bargains that await you here. Any man will appreciate a Royal Easy Chair as a Christmas gift. ''Push the Button and Rest" has become a phrase known to every man. With solid oak frame and good filling, upholstered in the best e-rade of imitation Spanish leather, these Chairs make gifts that will last a lifetime. Our $16.00 Chair will be put on sale Friday and Friday only for . , l uietime. uur $io.uu $10.50 Reductions on Quaker Cut Glass Friday For the benefit of Cut Glass lovers, we are putting our entire genume . Quaker Cut Glass stock into this Friday, special sale at enormous re ductions in prices. A few regular Friday sale prices are quoted here. Any $1.50 piece of Quaker Cut Glass, Friday only, 95. Any $2.00 piece of Quaker Cut Glass, Friday only, $1.25. Any $2.35 piece of Quaker Cut Glass, Friday only, $1.50. . Any $3.00 d- piece of Quaker Cut Glass, Friday only . . ,P 1 I'll' 111 m This large, easy Rocker, upholstered in the best imita tion leather, made with a strong heavy frame and best oil tempered springs. Makes an ideal gift for any one of the family. You cannot give a better present for the money. $16.00 Chair on sale for Friday only $8.95 54-Piece Dinner Set $7.35 Credit Accounts Solicited Genuine Benedict Lamps on bale rnday Our Benedict hand-wrought metal Lamps are included in this Friday sale. Each Lamp is the work of a craftsman, and will make a spe cially fine Christmas gift. The shades are of fine-grained corru gated glass, lined with any desira ble color of cretonne, making a light that is beautiful beyond de scription. All shades are made so that the cretonne lining may tbe changed and give any color scheme desired. The full line, represent ing mauv different prices, will be SItr?y,33V3 Off Our Dinner Set special for Friday will sell every set that we have on hand in a very short time. Come early and pick yours out and get a choice pattern. In this lot are several patterns to pick from. 54-piece semi-porcelain English ware C7 OC Dinner Sets, $10 and $12.50 values, for Friday only P Watch our window display sff or Friday bargains Our Friday sales of Quality Furni ture have become the talkof Port land. We intend to continue these sales regularly, pricing the best goods to be had in our line at such figures that the people will know that it pays to wait for Gevurtz Friday Special Sales. IN THE HEART OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT Fifth and Alder Sts. G 1711 TO T7 Fifth and Alder Sts. IN THE HEART OF THE BUSINESS, DISTRICT , . GRAY WIHS FOP MAYOR DK. HEXDEIISOX DEFEATED BTf ASTORIA ATTORNEY. Amendment to Charter Raising Grades of Streets and Other Mat ters Are . Approved. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) n.t. -1 i i t nt tYlo VfttAfl -&Bt at ttl6 municipal election yesterday was not completed until alter b ociock iuib morning and It was not until all returns were In that the reault could be de termined. The principal contest was between Edward E Gray, an attorney, and Dr. H. U Henderson, the present incum bent, for the office of Mayor, and the former won by a plurality of 90 votes. The candidates elected were: E. K. Gray, Mayor; H. F. PraeU Treasurer; Olof Anderson, Auditor and . Police Judge: A. W. Norblad, Attorney; D. P. Belcher. Street Superintendent; I. C. Rosers. Surveyor. councilman-at-L.arge, r.. t i J - - V 1 i . V 1 Edward E. Cray, Young Repnb Ilean Attorney, Vno Defeated Dr. Henderson. Democrat, for Mayor of Astoria. 1 W. Glaser; First Ward. Charles Wil son: Second Ward. George Kaboth; Third Ward. C. A. Leinenweber; Fourth Ward, John Nordstrom; Water Commit sloners. First Ward. A. M. McPharlane: Second Ward. C. R- Higgrlns; Third Ward, E. Hauke; Fourth Ward, L. O. Belland. The amendments to the charter rais ing the grades of the streets In the business section and creating a sani tary nd reclamation board with power to build a sea wail, were adopted by majorities of nearly three to one. A wx-.nnaaA II mOPlHTlCnt mflWlno the Office of City Surveyor appointive instead of . . . 1. , 1 J 1 .l.faalAfl eiective was ovei wueiimusij cvw. TEACHERS HEAR SPEAKERS Interest of Child in Subject Declared First Requisite. E. a Evendon, of the Oregon State Normal School at Monmouth, was among the speakers beiore the Mult nomah County Teachers' Institute yes terday. He gave an interesting discus sion, of the modern method of teach ing in the schools as contrasted with that of a few years ago. As a particular illustration, he re ferred to geography, which, he said, no longer consisted chiefly of bounding states and other lessons taken strictly from the textbook. Mr. Evendon in sisted that the proper way to teach geography and most educators were coming to recognize the fact was, first, to interest the child In the sub ject, at all times making the textbook the small part of the lesson. He urged teaching facts.- particularly facts In commercial and political geography. Other speakers before the institute yesterday were George Severance, of . u mn.Mi.,tnn (stntA rfnllpce. who il lustrated experiments in soil physics, ana JS. JJ. Jtessier, oi ine uicguu cultural College, .whose subject was "Specialization in Teaching." Th eoHstons of the institute will be loncluded today. MAP SALESMEN DO WELL Hood River People Allege They Are Victims of Fake. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) A couple of well-dressed young men fronr Portland appeared here three weeks ago, purporting to be the repre sentatives of an Eastern publishing house that was going to prepare a MI -0-NA Ends Indigestion A Physician's Prescription for All Stomach Distress Pharmacists Praise it Hundreds of Busi ness and Professional Men , Recommend It. - Stops All Gas, Sourness, Heaviness and Fermenta tion in Five Minutes. Only 50 Cents. An unclean stomach causes many ail m,nte At th firut silrn of distress MI-O-NA STOMACH TABLETS are the best friend you can una on earin. Keeo some with you always; stom achs have a habit of getting rebellious. lust when a doctor is hard to una. MI-O-NA STOMACH TABLETS are guaranteed to do as advertised or money back. They act at once; quickly lifting that lump of lead from the stomacn, drlvinsr off gas. checking fermentation and stopping flatulence. No matter what alls your stomacn, you can i imu anvthing .better in all this wide, wide world than MI-O-NA STOMACH TAB LETS. Take them for DUziness, Biliousness, Headache, Nervousness, Despondency, Sleeplessness. Sallow Skin. They are simply fine for Sea, Car or Mornlpg Sickness, and vomiting oi tregnancy. net a box today sold by all drug gists. Trial treatment from Booth's Mi-o-na, Buffalo, i. large map of the State of Oregon. Their story was that it would take a year to gather the statistics and do the work and they were taking preliminary or ders and gathering sentiment as to whether an edition of 5000 would sell at a price of $3.50 the copy. Business men gave a number of or ders. A few days ago the maps turned up with a collector in charge, and most of the business men put up rather than continue the argument, as signed con tracts were giren at the time orders were taken. It is said the map people are selling a map of Oregon for $3.50 which can be purchased of any of the Northwestern railroads for 25 cents, and that they are working all over the state. Agronomist Will lecture Tonight. H. D. Scudder, agronomist at the Oregon Agricultural College, will deliver a lecture before the Portland Rose Society, on bou ana leriimers, iu night, at Eilers hall. This will be the second lecture of a series provided by the Portland Rose Society for tho in struction of rosegrowers. Professor Scudder's lecture will be general in character, and will be of interest to many beside rosegrowers, especially those who have a "kitchen garden." The lecture will be free. Jury Is Discharged. Aftec deliberating all night and announcing to the court that it was Impossible for them to reach an agreement Judge Bean yester day discharged a jury that had been empanelled to try the personal damage suit of C. H. Moore against the Union Bridge iLompany. - WHY PAY MORE? I sell Men's and Women's Fine Sample Shoes at bed rock prices. I actually save you Two to Four Dollars on every pair of Shoes you buy of me. High Rent Stores shout High Quality to explain their .High Prices. Take it from me HIGH PRICES DENOTE HEAVY EXPENSES. Learn to buy your shoes-at Wright's Shoe Shop it means money in your pocket. Women's $3.50, $4 and $5 Shoes Swell English Walking Boots. Patent Leather Shoes with differant colored top Shoes for al1(J) j $ O CH occasions Street, Dress or Evening J) anfl JV Wear. T T Men's Shoes, $2.50. Full line of Children's Shoes at Low Prices. 9. w t Stop! Look! and Listen! to Me - S44 WASHLXGTOjr, BETWEEN SECOND THIRD