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VOL. I.III.- NO. 16,582. .
PORTLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY
1914.
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5 BOB BANK; THEN
FIGHT WITH POSSE
Depository at Granite
Falls, Wash., Looted.
WOMAN'S CRIES ALARM TOWN
Citizens and Robbers Engage
In Running Pistol Battle.
SEVEN" SHERIFFS PURSUE
After Holding Up Bank Officials and
Being Tired Upon by Postmaster,
: Men Escape Towards Iron
Mountain TVItn $1500.
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 15. Five
armed men held up the Granite Falls
State Bank, It miles northeast of here,
today, and escaped with between 91500
and $2000 after engaging: In a running
pistol battle with a posse of citizens.
The men, who were not' masked, en
terer the bank shortly after 4 o'clock
this afternoon when the only employes
in the place were J.. Q. Ingersoll. cash
ier, and C. E. Stage, assistant cashier.
One robber stood guard at the front
door, while the others forced Ingersoll
and Stage Into a back room and at
tempted to lock them In. While they
were capturing the cashier and his as
sistant, Mrs. Stella Forest started to
enter the bank but was driven away
by the man on guard.
Screams Alarm Town.
Realizing that a holdup was in
progress. Mrs. Forest ran screaming
down the main street of the town. E.
1 Turner, the postmaster, hearing the
slarm. grabbed a shotgun and ran to
the defense of" the'" bank, shooting
through the window. This laramed the
robbers, who desisted from their ef
forts to secure the bank officials, and,
Katherlng up all the loose money in
tue cages, ran into the street and
started east toward Iron Mountain.
Turner's shot, the screams of. Mrs.
Forest and children in the street re
turning home from school spread the
alarm and a posse of 15 citizens, armed
with pistols and rifles and led by Fred
Ivy, Town Marshal, started in pursuit,
firing as they ran.
Revolver Battle Fought.
The robbers, each of whom was
armed with two revolvers, returned the
fire, but so far as known no one on
either Bide was injured. Ivy and his
posse pursued the robbers toward Iron
Mountain until the fugitives became
lost In the fog.
A posse of seven Sheriffs attending
the state convention of Sheriffs now in
session here left Everett tonight to
search for the robbers, who are be
lieved to be hiding in the mountains.
Granite Falls is a town of 800 popu
lation, situated on the Monte Crlsto
branch of the Northern Pacific.
MEN ASK LOWER SALARY
Applications for Reduction of $3000
Year Surprise Mayor Mltcbel.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. Three city
employes gave Mayor Mltchel a sur
prise today by applying for reductions
In salary. They were John R. Freeman.
"William H. Burr and Alfred H. No
ble, each a consulting engineer to the
board of water supply.
The engineers suggested that their
salaries be fixed at J3000 a year In
stead of $6000. as at present.
They explained that with the comple,
tlon of the Catskill acqueduct the board
needed their service not more than half
the time they had previously devoted
to city work and they thought a reduc
tion in compensation was proper. The
board passed along their request to the
board of estimate with the suggestion
that it be adopted.
EMPLOYES BECOME HEIRS
Merchant Gives More than $1,000,
0 00 to 40 0 Workers.
NEW TORK, Jan. 15. About 400 em
ployes of B. Altman & Co., who were
entitled to legacies under the will of
Benjamin Altman, have Just received
checks aggregating more than $1,000,
000. Altman bequeathed $5000 apiece to 11
store employes 'and $1000 apiece to
three employes. To employes of 20
years' service not otherwise remem
bered, he left $2500 each; to all em
ployed less than 20 and more than 18
years, $1500 each, and to those em
ployed 15 years, $1000.
200 OFFER SKIN TO CHILD
Call for Volunteers to Save Life
Brings Crowd to Hospital.
STOCKTON. Jan. 15. Dr. S. F.
'Priestly, of th!a city, called yesterday
for volunteers to give up bits of skin
to be grafted on the body of little
August Roza, who was badly scalded
a few weeks ago. More than 200
young Stocktontans appeared at the
hospital today. Fifteen were accepted.
After the last volunteer was accepted
there remained in line 50 or more ready
to part with, skin to save the ch'ld
Ufa.
WOMAN, 60, ENDS
15 DAYS' LAND VIGIL
STEVEN'S COOTTY L.VD IS
OPEXED TO EXTRT.
Many Faithful, Who Had Already
Started - to Cultivate- Acres,
Rewarded by Government.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 15. Alfred
Schweizer and four others, including a
woman 60 years old. who started
housekeeping on December 81 before
tha door of the Governmen Land Of
fice In the Federal building here, were
rewarded today by filing on the land
they have been cultivating. Forty-five
other settlers, who took their places
before the Land Office door yesterday,
filed either on lands on which they
have lived or on lands clalined by
those who had been before the door for
15 days.
The Northern Pacific Railway, which
has a claim on lieu lands and which
was feared by certain homesteaders,
did 'not file on its claims until late in
the' day."
The land on which the settlers filed
is located In Stevens County, Washing
ton, and was opened today for the
first time for filing.'
LINN'S LAST HOUSE BURNS
Fire Wipes Out All Trace of Busy
Settlement of 70 Years Ago.
OREGON CITT, Or., Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) What probably was one of the
oldest buildings In the state was de
stroyed this morning, when the last
house of the old City of Linn, which
was a thriving community on the banks
of the Willamette 70 years ago, was
burned to the ground. The timbers
for the, building were brought "around
the Horn" in the early '40s and carried
to one of the highest spots on the west
side of the river within the boundaries
of West Linn.
For the past SO or 40 years the lit
tle house had been occupied by J. M.
Farmer and his family until recently
It was purchased by the Willamette
Pulp & Paper Company along with a
large tract of land. No one was living
in the building at the time and the
cause of the fire is laid to several
hobos who were seen in the neighbor
hood at the time. On account of its
age the place was valueless and no In
surance was carried.
MONEY AND WORRY ' LOST
Canadian Currency Loses T"n popu
larity When Game Starts.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15. When Alexander
McComanche. of Vancouver, B. C, ar
rived in Chicago to see the sights he
had $530, most of which was in
Canadian currency. He found diffi
culty In spending the Canadian money
ana today tola two friendly strangers
of his plight
They agreed he could not snanri
money, but expressed willingness to
gamble with him for it. The question
of changing Canadian money no longer
worries McCpmanche.
CHINESE EGGS REACH PORT
Six Hundred Cases From Shanghai
Hens Enter Duty Free.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. Six b,.n.
dred cases of Chinese eggs, the product
of Shanghai "hens, were included in the
cargo of the liner Siberia, which ar
rived toaay irom tne Orient. These
eggs were admitted duty free under the
new tariff act.
Under the 5-cent tariff handicap 4000
cases of the Chinese product wtra mi.
mitted into San Francisco during the
last year. Local merchants say that
the total importation wll reach 20,000
cases in the ensuing year.
FLYER FALLS IN ICY RIVER
Aviator Beach Has Narrow Escape
With His New Machine.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Alexander
C. Beach, the aviator, narrowly escaped
arowntng in the Potomoc River here
today. He was giving his hydro-aero
plane, a machine of his own design, a
trial in the river which was thick
with ice. Just as the machine was
rising from the water the nrnnMUr
broke and the boat nearly sank with
Beach In a .helpless condition.
Members of the harbor police brought
him to safety..
INCUBATOR BABE POPULAR
Infant Weighing Two Founds Has
No Lack of Attention.
St. Vincent's Hospital Is finding Its
most popular . patient of many months
to be Joseph E. Fralghts, Jr., an incu
bator baby, weighing two pounds, who
was born last Monday. The little fel
low is being -attended by flocks of
nurses and house physicians. The boy
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Fralghts, of 474 Hancock street.
A former child was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fralghts through a Caesarian. op
eration. ' 1
GATEWOMEN TO HAVE JOBS
Illinois Central Railroad Opens New
Field to Gentler Sex.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15. A new field of
endeavor is to be invaded by women
with the change contemplated by of
ficials of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Gatemen, the employes who have col
lected, punched and criticised tickets
on the Illinois Central road since the
paying of fares en route was discon
tlnued. are to be replaced by gate-women.
TRUSTS AND RURAL
CREDIT SIDE BY SIDE
Wilson Asks . No Favor
for Either Issue.
SEYERAL BILLS ARE LIKELY
Presidential Primary May Go
Over Until December.
TRADE WAR TALE SCOUTED
President Docs Not Believe Germany
and Fnl ted States Contemplate
Action Bryan j Host ' at
Official Dinner.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. President
Wilson today outlined the status of
several of the problems before him.
He announced, that he probably would
utilize the . full 60-day period allotted
by law before making final selections
for the Federal Reserve Board and
would proceed carefully. He made it
clear that he regards the task as be
ing as important , as constituting a
whole Supreme Court of the United
States.
The President will not Insist that
anti-trust legislation have precedence
In Congress over rural credits or vice
versa, but is disposed to leave them
to parliamentary procedure, hoping
that both will be accomplished at the
present session. While he also hopes
that the Presidential primary idea, out
lined in his annual message, may be
enacted into law before Congress ad
journs, he would not object to its go
ing over until the December session.
believing the opinion of the country
should be gathered 1 on It and bills
drawn that are ' universally satisfac
tory. He expects to confer soon with
Chairman Kern, of 'the, committee on
privileges and elections, concerning It.
Jane Adjournment Desired.
Mr. Wilson would like to have Con-
fcVass adjourned by June, with the
trust - ttuestion and- rural trodrcs- dis
posed of, but is not sure that Congress
can complete its work by then.
No time has been set for the reading
of the address to Congress by the
President on the trust question, but it
Is likely to be next Tuesday. The Presi
dent will confer with Representative
Stanley, head of the Steel Investigating
committee, tomorrow and hopes to con
sult others prominent in trust reform
before giving his message to the
printer. He does not believe the trust
question can be covered in a single
bill, as were the tariff and the cur
rency. The President considers the Mexican
situation unchanged and, according to
White House officials, has received no
communications from foreign govern-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. "
fESTERDATS Maximum terauerators, BO
degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; brisk southerly winds.
Foreign.
Mexican rebels ready for march southward.
Page 6.
Crushing blow dealt to South African strike.
Page .
Japanese volcano Island coated with melted
sulphur and ashes. Page .
Kational.
President rates trusts and rural credit issues
as equally Important. Pase 1.
Chairman Moon, of House postoffice com
mittee, defies President. Page S.
Portland may win reserve bank on merit.
Pago 1.
Domestic
President Moyer, of Miners' Federation, in
dicted at Houghton. Mich. Page 3.
Wilson's tariff position .criticised at wool
convention. Page 3.
Breaking of dam causes flood over valley
TO miles long. Page 4.
ITlve leaders of unemployed held to answer
for rioting. Page 2."
Big ferry ashore on Angel Island. Fags 1.
Sports.
J. Cal Swing declares war en Federal
League. Page t.
Lincoln wins basketball game from Wash
ington. Page .
Birds become plentiful as dutk season anda
Page 8.
Union Association may go out of business on
retirement of Missoula. Page S.
Murphy and promoter ; suspect Ritchie's
limp. Page .
Vancouver athletes meet Multnomah Club
men tonight, page 9.
Pacific Northwest. -
Factories Promotion Congress seeks to ex
tend state's Industries. Pags 6.
Attorney-General replies to Governor's crit
icism. Page 7.
Idle army No. 1 reunites In Jail at Albany.
Page t.
Five armed robbers loot Granite Falls,
Wash., State Bank, have pistol battle
with citizens and escape to mountains.
Page 1.
Successful candidates for teachers' certif
icates In Oregon anounced. Page 7.
Valley towns prepare to greet new electric
service. Page 6. '
Woman of SO ends 15 days' land vigil by
filing. Pago 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Export orders for hops in Northwestern mar
kets. Pago 19.
Much of. Australian wheat crop may be re-
quired by Japan. Page 19.
Vigorous advance In all classes fit stocks in
Wall street. Page 19.
Eighty-mile gale reported off North Head
without damage to shipping. Pags 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Chamber of Commerce holds annual meet
ing and banquet. Page 1.
Chamber of Commerce head says Portland
is neglectful. Page 14.
Cabinet party to be dinner guests of finan
cial and commercial interests of Port
land. Page 13.
Portland society people honor California
matron. Page 12L
Jacob Kanzier elected president of Pro
gressive Business Men's Club. Page 12.
Weather report, forecast and data. Page 19.
Chamber of Commerce committee makes
pea for more factories In Oregon. Paga
"Innocent purchaser" land grant suits are
heard by Mlea Flexner as special exam
iner. Page 18.
Mantell makes strong, powerful character of
King Lear. Page 15.
MME. NORDICA IMPROVING
Singer Better Tuesday, Unchanged
Wednesday, Better Yesterday.
NEW TORK, Jan. 15. Further im
provement was reported today in the
condition of Madame Lillian Nordica,
stricken w)th pneumonia after escaping
shipwreck near Thursday Island, off
the coast of Australia.
According to three cable messages
from Thursday Island, given out here
by her husband, George Young, the
singer was better on Tuesday. Her
condition remained the same yesterday,
but she passed a fairly comfortable
night and more Improvement was noted
today.
CHAMBER REJOICES
AT TRADE GROWTH
600 Participate in Ban
quet and Meeting.
ALASKAN INVASION CITED
New Fields Sought Without
Any Relinquishments.
AST OPPORTUNITY NOTED
Membership Is Now In Excess of
1000 and nigh Compliment of
Re-election to Presidency Is
Paid A. II. Averlll.
OFFICERS ELECTED AT ANNUA!
MEETING OF CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE LAST NIGHT.
President. A. H. Averlll.
Vice-President. D. A. Pattullo.
Secretary, E. C. Glltner.
Treasurers. Lad & TUton.
- Trustees, -J. C. Alnsworth, O. M.
Clark, George Lawrence, Jr., F. TV.
Mulkey, H. D. Ramsdell. Jay Smith.
Portland's trade possibilities received
earnest attention from more than 600
Portland merchants and business men
at the annual meeting and banquet of
the Chamber of Commerce in the Com
mercial Club dining-rooms last night.
Portland's future necessities, not only
to extend her trade relation, but to
hold all the trade she now enjoys, were
freely discussed.
Portland's success in re-establishing
trade activities with Alaska was re
viewed and the way was pointed for
Invasion, not only of additional terri
tory In the Northwest, but of Hawaii
and the Atlantic seaboard as well.
Colombia Work Indorsed.
By unanimous vote, the members of
the chamber adopted a resolution. In
troduced by "Walter F. Burrell, in
dorsing the action of President Averlll
In calllnjg a meeting for next Tuesday
to co-operate with the committee of
the Ports of the Columbia in its work
toward deepening the Columbia bar,
indorsing the bill for a $1,000,000 appro
priation now before Congress, and pro
viding that a member of the chamber
be sent to "Washington to present data
showing the necessity for having the
bill passed as an emergency measure.
A distinct note of warning was
sounded by the annual reports of the
officers and by addresses of several
speakers that Portland must be alert,
active and progressive if the commer
cial Interests of the city are to hold
trade in territory that rightfully be
longs to Portland.
Full advantage must be taken. It
was pointed out. of Portland's superior
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PORTLAND MAY WIN
RESERVE ON MERIT
CHAMBER ADVISED BY SENATOR
CITY'S ARGUMENT IS STRONG.
Oregon Sletropolls, Dong Financial
Headquarters of Northwest, Has
"Edge" on Rivals, Is Word.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 15. Senator Lane, reply
ing to an inquiry from the Portland
Chamber of Commerce as to what
Portland should show to the organiza
tion committee of the Federal Reserve
to secure location of a regional bank
in Portland said In part:
"The strongest argument which can
be made and one which, in my opinion,
should be presented most forcibly Is
the fact that from the earliest date in
the history of tho Pacific Northwest
until the present Portland has been
legitimately the financial headquarters
of the entire Northwest Pacific Coast.
It is a city builded on solid, sound and
conservative business principles and
has commanded the respect of the
business class all over the world. It
has not resorted to 'boom' tactics, but
bases its claims on solid worth and
merit. Its geographical location is
such that if its citizens take advantage
of It It wil continue to be the dis
tributing center, both for business and
finances, of that territory.
"There will be a fight to secure a
bank for Seattle, and It will be urged
that Portland is too near San Fran
cisco to handle the business which
originates in Washington and Alaska.
This will be a specious argument, and
It can be overcome by the presentation
of the fact that even today Seattle and
Alaska secure a large part of their
financial aid from Portland and will
always continue to do so."
WILL, HELD LONG, FILED
Widow of Marshfield 3Ian Probates
Document After 9 Years.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 15 (Spe
cial.) Thomas Kirbey Kingston, a
pioneer of this section, made his will
in 1S85 and died shortly afterward.
The will was probated today in Judge
Hall's court, 29 years after Mr. Kings
ton's death. The property, ranch land
on Kentuck Inlet, has been held In
tact by Mrs. Kingston and the oldest
son, Altus Kingston, but now there is
a demand for a settlement of the es
tate. Three Kingston children have died
since 1885. and Mrs. Kingston has re
married and has another family of
children, several of whom also have
died. ,
The three men who witnessed the
will are living. The are Martin Breen.
Simeon Miller and E. G. Barker. Mr.
Miller was present today and vouched
for his signature.
DIRECTORS FIGHT REMOVAL
Opponents of .Irs. Ella Flagg Young
Take Case Into Court.
CHICAGO. Jan. 13. The fight to re
gain their seats was begun today by
the four members of the School Board
who were removed by Mayor Harrison
for failing to vote to re-elect Mrs.
Ella Flagg Young Superintendent of
Schools. Counsel for James B. Dlbelka,
John C. Harding, Henry W. Huttman
and Charles O. Sethness, the four ex
trustees, delivered their petition In
quo warranto proceedings to Maclay
Hoyne, State's Attorney, and will ask
leave to file the petition in the Superior
Court.
The men contend they were Illegally
removed from the board because their
resignations, which Mayor Harrison ac
cepted, were delivered before their ap
pointments had been confirmed by the
City CounclL
F. D. COBURN TO RETIRE
Kansan Mho Scorned Senatorshtp to
Give Way to Younger Man.
TOPEKA, Jan. 15. F. D. Coburn, 20
years secretary of the Kansas Board of
Agriculture and a National authority
on agricultural topics, announced to
day he would resign tomorrow. Secre
tary Coburn said he had held the place
long enough and that he believed the
time had come when the duties of the
oflfce should be shifted to a younger
man. " -.
Mr. Coburn, in 1906, declined a United
States Senatorship when named by
Governor Hoch to fill out the unex
pired term of Senator Burton. He was
three times regent of the Kansas State
Agricultural College and was chief of
the department of live stock at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St.
Louis in 1904.
STORM UNEARTHS CROWN
Piece Worn ly Poland Kings of
Fourteenth Century Found.
VIENNA, Jan. 15. Severe storms at
Cracow, In Galicla, formerly capital of
the Kingdom of Poland, today uprooted
an ancient elm, revealing the hiding
place of the crown, worn by the Kings
of Poland, dating back to the 14th cen
tury. The hidden crown had been lost since
the middle of the 18th century. Some
magnificent diamonds had fallen from
the crown, but nona is missing.
POPE GUARDED FROM COLD
Especial Precautions Taken During
Severe Weather In Rome.
ROME, Jan. 15. Owing to the se
vere weather and snow fall, special
measures have been adopted to protect
the Pope from! the rigors of the Winter
season, .
BOATS DODGE, HIT
SHORE IN TH1GK FOG
Ferry Runs Aground at
Golden Gate.
PILOTBOAT ALSO IS BEACHED
Pathfinder's Crew Picked Up.
but Vessel Is Not Found.
OTHER ESCAPES NARROW
San Francisco Mariners Say Haze
Over Bay Is Thickest In History.
Passengers Removed and Un
damaged Ferry Is Floated.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15. Th
Northwestern Pacific ferry steamer
Tlburon ran ashore on the rocks near
Fort McDowell, on Angel Island,
shortly after 8 o'clock tonight. She Is
crowded with passengers and a dense
fog covers the bay. Her captain com
municated with shore, reporting her
shortly after 8 o'clock tonight. She was
bottom undamaged. The Port Point
Gate and other craft went to her as
sistance. The pilotboat Pathfinder, inbound
through the gate, ran ashore near Fort
Point shortly after the Tlburon struck.
Two Key-route ferry steamers the
Yerba Buena and Fernwood crowded
with passengers. narrowly escaped
serious collision earlier in the evening
off Yerba Buena Island. Their pilots
saw each other coming head on and
reversed at full speed on time, the
boats lust grazing. The only damage
done was to the Yerba Buena, whore
starboard forward railing was smashed.
' For Thickest In History.
- Mariners say the fog is the thickest
In the history of the bay.
The passengers of the Tlburon, num
bering hundreds, were taken to Sau
sallto. a suburb. In every form of craft
that could be Impressed into service.
Notice of their predicament, coupled
with reassurances as. to their safety,
had been flashed to Sausallto. Mill Val
ley, San Rafael and other Marin
County towns by the Government wire
less station at the Angel Island immi
gration station. To aid In the rescue
work the Northwestern Pacific Com
pany dispatched the Legunltas, or.e of
Its steamers, from Tlburon to the scene
of the accident.
Earlier in the day the ferry-boat
Sausallto rammed the Bcout cruiser
Marblehead, grounded, damaged Its
rudder and backed out into an an
chored fleet of the San Francisco Yacht
Club off Sausallto. It sank the crack
30-foot motor cruiser Prowler and
damaged and cut adrift the launch Un
dine. The Sausallto narrowly missed
other crack motor craft anchored in
the Winter quarters In Sausalito Bay.
VmmI Strikes Esy.
When off Fort McDowell the vessel
got off Its course from its being impos
sible to get any shore bearings, and
went broadside on the rocks of the
Island. So slowly was the big vessel
proceeding, however, that It struck
with comparatively little force.
Sausalito was Immediately notified
by telephone of the accident by the sol
diers at the army post and several
launches put out from there and from
Tlburon. Tho Fort Point llfesaving
crew also sent a launch.
From what the owners of the vessel
were able to learn tonight the ferry
sustained little damage. She was
floated at high tide.
While Captain Notter, of the Point
Bonita llvesaving station, was on his
way to Tlburon ho encountered two
small boats containing the crew of the
pilotboat Pathfinder, which had gone
ashore in the fog Just inside the heads
near Point Bonita. The men were
taken aboard and later placed aboard
the revenue cutter Golden Gate and
Notter and his crew started out to find
the Pathfinder.
Up to midnight the pilotboat had not
been found, but her crew declared she
would be a total wreck in the heavy
surf at the point where she grounded.
MINING MAN IS DROWNED
J. D. Sword, of Derol Fame, Doses
Life Near Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan. 13. J. T.
Sword, a mining man known afl over
the Coast cities, was drowned yester
day at Quathiaska Cove, 100 miles up
the coast.
He was formerly a resident of Spo
kane and Seattle and was particularly
well known as a partner of ex-United.
States Senator Turner in the prosperous
days of the Lerol mine at Rossland.
BOY ROBBERS SHOOT TWO
Omaha Paying Teller Killed, Friend
Wounded, Women Robbed.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 15. Henry E.
Nickell. a paying teller at the Omaha
National Bank, was shot and killed and
a companion, whose name the police
have, not obtained, was shot through
the shoulder when two youthful rob
bers held tip a resort on North Fif
teenth street late tonight.
After Killing Nickell the robbers took
the diamonds of several women who
had been held at bay in the dancehaU.