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f THE MORNING OTtEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1914. THEFT OF $250,000 IN JEWELS SOLVED Five Highly-Trained Thieves, Including Woman "Spotter Under Surveillance. SOME OF BOOTY IS FOUND Robbery of Mrs. Hanan's Home in Xarragausett Pier Laid to Inter national Band Two Xow on Way to South America. NEW YORK, March 12. (Special.) The mystery surrounding-the theft of Jewels worth $250,000 from Mrs. John H. Ilanan in her home in Narragansett Pier last July will probably be cleared up in the next week or so. Jewelry amounting to about J65.000 already has been discovered in certain jewelry houses in Amsterdam and Paris and clews to a gang of five persons, in cluding one woman, have been ob tained by detectives who have been at work on the case for months. From information . that has been gathered by agents of a detective bureau it seems the burglary was committed by a band of international thieves. Members of the bang are highly trained, t splendidly educated, and thus able to carry on their illicit trade in many countries. Three of the gang, including a stylishly-dressed woman, who acted as "a spotter of Jewelry" for the gang, are now in France, and are. under surveillance. Two of . the men recently sailed for South America and are supposed to be carrying with them part of their loot, which they expect to dispose of there. At about the same time that Mrs. Hanan was robbed of her jewels Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey, who was Mary Harriman, lost jewels worth about $100,000 from her home in Newport. It is regarded as likely the same band Is responsible for that burglary. SPEAKER FAVORS TOLLS W. D. WHEELWRIGHT UPHOLDS THE PROPOSED REPEAL. Lumber Exporter Tells Progressive Business Men's Clnb World Is 1 Against Canal Act. William D. Wheelwright, president of the Pacific Export Lumber Company, told the members of the Progressive Business Men's Club at the weekly luncheon at the Multnomah yesterday why he thought the section of the Pan ama Canal act passed in August, 1912, exempting American bottoms plying in the coastwise trade from paying toll, should be repealed by Congress. Mr. Wheelwright summed up his po sition in the matter in these words: "Why antagonize Great Britain by do ing what we promised not to do, in the terms of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty? All the nations of the world agree with her on the point of exempting no ves sels, under whatever flag they sail, from paying canal tolls. Even the American Nation partially favors the repeal of the exemption clause. Only a few of those directly interested in the coastwise trade monopoly favor the ex emption from tolls. "Is there any alternative when the whole world is against us and the ques tion is not even debated outside of the United States? The clause in the Hay Pauncefote treaty covering the matter says 'The canal shall be open to all Na tions on equal terms to all and there shall be no discrimination.' The word ing is not 'all other Nations. as some have tried to construe it. Great Britain would never have signed such a treaty if that word 'other' had been inserted in the clause. "Again, if the United States Govern ment shall exempt coastwise ships it might as well exempt all ships flying the American flag. It is the foreign going ships that should be protected, if any, not those which are protected by an enormous monopoly. Next Thursday the other side of the question will be discussed by B. F. Ir vine. O. C. Leiter will be chairman of the day. The following were proposed as new members of the club: C. J. Little, Clay ton' Wentz, Louis L. Bruce, William H. West, Dr. George Earle Hinton and Roscoe Howard. LESS NOISE IS NEW ORDER Xortliern Pacific Tells Trainmen to " Respect Rights of Settlers. , "Cut out the noise" is the order that has come forth from the general of fices of the Northern Pacific back in St.- Paul and hereafter every man em ployed by the operating department will try to comply with the order. Unnecessary ringing of bells, useless blowing of whistles and superfluous exhaust of steam are among some of the particular evils against which the new edict applies. This action is in response to fre quent complaints xrom persons living along the railroad right of way. The Northern Pacific is the first Western Toad that has made organized effort to eliminate the surplus of objection able sounds. MANY VOLUNTEER IN .WAR tContlnued Prom First Paue.) vote on the question. The vote can be taken at the next regular city elec tion. No extra expense will be necessary. It was the sentiment of the meeting that no special election be hekk If a special election is called the responsi billty will be with the city authorities not with the opponents of the meters. Mr. Conway read extensively from current reports of the water bureau to ' prove that meters now are abso lutely unnecessary. He showed by these reports that the present water supply would serve a city three times as large as Portland and that the per capita consumption of water instead of reducing the cost a patron will in crease it He quoted from figures of the reports to show that the city water depart ment now is making a profit of 32 per cent of the gross proceeds of the city water department. In a concrete application of the Water Bureau'6 figures he pointed out that 24 cents of the 75 cents paid by the ordinary consumer could be re bated without affecting the efficiency of the service. But if meters are in stalled thjis potential rebate will be reduced to 15 cents. "Meters will cost every water con sumer in Portland at least 9 cents a month," he explained. The same ratio of cost will be ap portioned against those whose water bills are in excess of 75 cents a month, he pointed out. ' Crowd Cheers Referendum. Whitney L. Boise, who has been one of the leaders in opposition to meters, made a forceful argument at the con elusion of which the crowd stood up and gave three ringing cheers in sup port of the referendum. . Mr. Boise explained that the at tempted repudiation of several of the signatures to the call for the meeting was entirely unfounded and wholly un justified. He read letters from G. J. Kaufmann, manager of the Portland Hotel, and Roy O. Yates, president of the Mult nomah Hotel, showing that the pur ported repudiations of these men were secured under pretenses that they did not understand. "I did authorize you to use my name in calling a mass meeting. .1 am on- posed to heavy taxation and waste of public funds," wrote Mr. Kauimann. Mr. Yates gave substantially the same testimony. APPLE SALES ARE TOPIC HOOD RIVER ASSOCIATION TO HEAR HISTORY OF CAMPAIGN. Meeting Tomorrow Will Be Preliminary to Elections and Contract for 1014 Product. HOOD RIVER, Or., March 12. (Spe cial.) Jockeying for a start in the marketing of the present year's apple crop, which will be the largest in the history of the fruit-producing com munity, according toresent estimates, the Apple-Growers' Association, the local affiliation of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, will . hold a mem bers" meeting here Saturday, when the officers of the organization, which has marketed the greater portion of the valley apples during the past year, will explain the details of methods used. The Apple-Growers' Association, an amalgamation of the four shipping agencies that had formerly operated here, the Davidson Fruit Company, the Apple-Growers' Union, the National Apple Company and the Hood River Apple & Storage Company, was or ganized last year and controls prac tically all of the storage-houses of the community, having a capacity of about 500,000 boxes. According to present plans the amalgamation of the different agencies will be continued, and Saturday's meeting has been called for the purpose of informing growers on different points of marketing before the regular annual meetings in April, when officers and directors of the dif ferent concerns and the amalgamated agency will be elected for the ensuing ;ar. Bids are being made for the handling of next year's apple crop by the North western Fruit Exchange, which has a local affiliation and which marketed a block of local fruit last year. FOE CHAMPIONS MURPHY LITTLETON RAPS CLUB FOR EX PELLING TAMMANY CHIEF. President O'Dwyer Replies 15 of 63 Will Be Reinstated, but Mr. .Mur phy Is Not Acceptable, NEW YORK. March 12. The action of the Board of Governors of the Na tional Democratic Club In dronnine- Charles F. Murphy and other Tammany men irom memoersnip was criticised today by ex-Representative Littleton in a letter to the president of the club. Mr. Littleton is himself a Democrat. "I have disagreed with Tammanv Hall from the beginning," read the let ter, "and I disagree with it now. but would never regard delinouencv in club dues as a sufficient offense to put it on trial, l do not approve of your action in expelling Mr. Murphy and omers. ir you wish to fight hard and fight fair, this will insure respect for your cause." In answer to this letter and others from the 65 who were dropped from membership, Judge Edward F. O'Dwyer, president of the club, replied that any member who is delinquent in his dues is automatically dropped from mem bership, and that reinstatement is at the discretion of the board of gov ernors. "So far," Judge O'Dwyer said. "15 of the 65 have applied and will be rein stated. But Mr. Murphy and Foley. Plunkitt, Darlington, Gaffney and Sle gel will not be accepted." The Siegel referred to is Henry Sie- gel, the indicted broker. Foley, Plun kitt, Darlington and Gaffney are mem bers of Tammany Hall. JAPANESE JOIN ADVENTISTS Orientals of Oakland, Cal., Found Church of Seventh-Day Sect. OAKLAND, Cal., March 12. The first Japanese Seventh-Dt.y Adventlst Church in North America was organ ized recently in Oakland. This Infor mation was given to the delegates at tending the biennial convention of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventlsts by E. W. Farnsworth, president of the California Coast Con ference, as a part of his report of what has been accomplished in the past two years. The new Japanese church was or ganized with a membership of 11. It has a regularly ordain'ed Japanese el der in charge, with a full complement of elders, deacons and other church officials. EAST SIDERS TO CANVASS Assistance for Rose Festival Will Be Planned Tonight. M. B. McFaul, president of the East Side Business Men s Club, has called a special meeting of the members of this club and representatives from all other clubs interested in the Rose Festival tonight at the club quarters in the Ho tel Clifford, to arrange a canvass next Monday for funds for the Festival. The Greater East Side Club meeting will be held tonight and representa tives from all East Side clubs have been invited to attend. Out of this joint meeting Mr. McFaul will appoint a large committee. Hank Organization Approved. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 12. The Treasury De partment today approved the appli cation of Leroy D. Walker, H. B. Evans, L. M. Meeker, W. H. Blair and L. A. Brandes to organize the First National Bank of Canby, Or., with a capital of 25.00i. This Institution will super sede the commercial department of the Canby Bank & Trust Company. The smoke nuisance costs the American people nearly JoO.yOO.OOO every .year, . Y.M. C A. IS READY Membership Campaign Out lined by 200 at Banquet. INCREASE OF 1000 IS HOPE Competing Forces Highly Enthusi astic and Eager to Begin Con-, test Benefits Derived From Organization Are Told. Enthusiasm was at high pitch in the auditorium of the Portland Young Men's Christian Association last night when 200 men met at dinner and out lined the big membership campaign that is to to held next week. The meet ing developed into a spirited rally in which the men not only pledged them selves to put in a week of hard work in behalf of the association but paid high tributes to the organization from their personal experience. The two sides of 100 men each, which will be pitted against each other, in the contest, occupied tables at oppo site sides of the room last night. Armed with cowbells and horns, they cheered their own speakers to the echo. So demonstrative was the ri valry that all of the speakers would have had difficulty in getting a hear ing had it not been tor the efforts of General Secretary Stone, who presided. After Mr. Stone had called attention to the terms of the contest, by which It is hoped to increase the membership of the Y. M. C. A. by 1000 men and boys next week, J. E. Werlein made a rous ing talk, in which he predicted the success of the campaign and particu larly of the results that his side would accomplish. Addition of 1000 Aim. "There are thousands of men in Port land who should belong to the Y. M. C. A. and it is our duty to see that by the end of next week at least 1000 more of them do belong," he declared. "The men who go out to seek new members have every advantage on their side. There isn't a single logical argument against joining. The Y. M. C. A. has something to offer every man in Port land and if a person is so unselfish that he doesn't want to join to benefit him self he should join to help along the association and incidentally the city. The Y. M. C. A. to all intents and pur poses is a civic institution. A large and strong association is one of the best assets and the best advertisements that a city can have." While each side is in this contest to beat out the other, we are all in it because we believe in the Y. M. C. A.," said Mr. Clark who replied to Mr. Werlein. "We know the work that is done here and we want others to know it as we .do. If the young men of Portland realized what membership in the Y. M. C. A. means to them we would have a rush of applicants that would bulge the walls of the building. What I Want to know is if we are to have the co-operation of every man here in bringing the membership un to a safe margin over Los Angeles and Seattle 7" "Ab-so-lute-ly," came the choroused response, a la Portland Ad Club. Old Campaigner Heard. The final speech of the evening was made by Walter A. Goss who was in troduced by Mr. Stone as the man who saved the day in the campaign to raise $350,00t). a few years ago. . "We had just about given-up getting the last i.uou," said Mr. Stone, "when Mr. Goss offered to head a campaign that proved successful." "Every man who works in' this campaign may do so with the assur ance that he is doing something for Portland," said Mr. Goss. "The same spirit that makes us boost our Rose Festival to success and carry out other public enterpries should inspire us to build up the Y. M. C. A." It was announced that a handsome gold watch is to be presented to the individual scoring the most points in the contest. Gold and silver Y. M. C. A. watch fobs will be second and third individual prizes. Each side last night pledged itself in case of defeat to wait on table at a banquet to be tendered the wir ners. Each new membership will count 500 points in the contest, and each dollar of dues paid will count 100 points. The teams will gather to hear reports each evening next week. The boys teams will hold a meeting tonight at 6 o'clock, .vhen plans will be outlined for a. similar campaign in the junior department. GAME CHANGE DECIDED MORE MONEY FOR PROVIDING AND LESS FOR PROTECTION ORDER. E. S. Cattron to Be Secretary Vor Fish ahd Game Wardens and Field - Force Will Be Reduced. SALEM, Or., March 12. (Special.) Announcement that more emphasis would be placed henceforth on the propagation of game and fish species and less money spent in salaries to the wardens for field patrol, was made by the State Fish and Game Commis sion following its monthly meeting in the offices of the commission here today. It is the opinion of the commission that more good can be accomplished by spending the funds of the Commis sion for the protection and propagation of game at the state farms, for the purchase of birds and for the hatch eries, than by paying the funds out in salaries, consequently, the number NINE YEARS IN PORTLAND. Paln snvins Pains taking; Den tistry. Thou sands Know Me. One Price Per. sonal Serv ice. Ask Them. EAT CABBAGE, FISH E, No Indigestion, Gas, Sourness or Upset Stomach If You'll Take "Pape's Diapepsin" Try This! Do some foods you eat hit back taste good, but work badly; ferment into stubborn lumps and cause a sick, sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr. or Mrs. Dyspeptic, Jot this down: Pape's Diapepsin digests everything, leaving nothing to sour and upset you. There never was anything so safely quick, so certainly effective. No difference how badly your stomach is disordered you will get happy relief in five minutes. but what pleases you most is that it strengthens and regulates your stom ach so you can eat your favorite foods without fear. Most remedies give you relief some times they are slow, but not sure. "Pape's Diapepsin" is quick, positive and puts your stomach in a healthy condition so the misery won't come DacK. You feel different as soon as "Pape's Diapepsin" comes in contact with the stomach distress just vanishes your stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch ing, no eructations of undigested food, your head clears and you feel fine. Go now, make the best investment you ever made, by getting a large fifty- cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store. You realize in five min utes how needless it is to suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any stomach disorder. Adv. of wardens in the field, particularly along the Columbia River, will be reduced. E. S. Cattron, formerlv chief clerk under State Fish and Game Warden Finley, was elected by the Commis sion to serve as secretary to the master fish warden and state game warden. It is announced that Mr. Cattron will as sume part of the administrative re sponsibilities of the department. The Commission decided to remove the office of R. E. Clanton, superin tendent of hatcheries. to Portland, where offices will be occupied with W. L. Finley, superintendent of the biology and educational departments. The next meeting of the Commission will be held in Portland, which is regarded as the point most central for meeting and business purposes. IS CANCER CAUSE OF DISAPPEARANCE OF HORACE GREELEY CLARK. Brother of Dead .Man Says Stories of His Dropping Out of Sight on Honeymon Not True. LOS ANGELES. March 12. The mys tery surrounding the sudden disappear ance in Chicago in 1902 of Horace Greeley Clark, who died in Milwaukee today, was solved here today by his brother. Earl D. Clarke. Horace Greeley Clark planned the "disappear ance" because of incurable cancer of the face. "Much which had been writen about the case was entirely untrue," said Mr. Clark. "My brother was a divorced man and was not on his wedding jour ney when he disappeared. Just why he dropped from .sight while on a trip on the water I don't know, but I sup pose he felt he had to disappear in some way, as he had become broken hearted over his physical ailment. He could not bear to have his relatives and friends ''see the ravages of disease which reputable physicians frankly told him could end only in death. . "After he had been gone a year he informed other relatives of his where abouts and the reason for his having dropped from sight. Since then " we have been in constant communication with him. I frequently sent him money and was planning to have him visit me here if he was able to stand the trip. We knew that h"e would die of the disease, but were not expecting his death so soon. WORLD'S NEED DISCUSSED First Make It Better Place to Live In, Urges K. A. Booth. 'TVia World's: VeeH of the Social Mes sage of Christianity" was the subject or an aggress oenverea idsi iiiriil ni I, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY VVL T T TT rfV T TT fTTTT T,XT-PTnn rSARGAlINo inKUUunuui inc. r-iimt c5jhjjtc.ii. DOUBLE kifK TRADING STAMPS-ALSO COUPON Special -Drugs 10e Scda Bicarb 6 25c Cream Tartar 20 20c Camphorated Chalk 10i 5c French Chalk 3i Vi ?al Pacific Louse Killer for Poultry GOd V2 gal. Bedbug Banisher...$1.00 1 quart Silicate Soda 35J 10 oz. Witch Hazel :..15 15c Olive Oil '. 10 25c Sweet Spirits Niter 20 10c Bird Seed 7 10c Bird Sand : 7 Alarm Clock GUARANTEED The American One-Day CO Alarm Clock special . . 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S5c Pyralin Ivory Picture Frames, assort 22c BAGS SUIT CASES TOUNKS GLOVES PURSES Three-Day Specials In Our Rubber. Department $2.00 Fount'n Syrinses.Sl.39 $1.75 Fount'ti Syiinges.Sl.20 $1.50 Fount'n Syringes.$1.19 $1.50 to $2.50 F'tn Sjt.S1.09 & few only at this price All These Goods Absolutely Guaranteed HOUSE-CLEANING TIME See Alder-street window for prices on articles such as Lye, Saniflush, Absorbo Mops, Gasoline,, Benzine,. Soap, Sapolio, Spotszoff, Sponges, Chamois, Duncan Mops and Pol ish, Whisk Brooms, Dusters, etc., etc. BASEMENT SPECIALS 10c "Wood-Lark" Pure Grape Vinegar, for salads..T 25c Indian Head Grape Juice, bottle 19c 40c Ripe Olives (California), bottle , 33 HEINZ BAKED BEANS, without pork, each.lOS 15 See Park-St. Window Picture Display Woodard, Ciarke & Co. Alder Street At West Park 20 Extra TRADING STAMPS On the first three floors; bring this coupon. With your first cash purchase amounting to 1 or more we will give Twenty Extra S. 11. Trailing Stamps aod Doable Stamps on the balance of your purchase. Good only Starch 13 and 11, Friday and Saturday. Percival Memorial Library, Nineteenth and Spring streets, by R. A. Booth, of Eugene, before the second of a series of men's conferences called by the Riirht Rev. Charles Scaddlng. Episco pal bishop of Oregon. Mr. Booth said tne neeo 01 me nine was not so much that individuals should be concerned with saving their own souls as with making the world a better place for everyone. Annn. nthore u'hii mariA brief tallies Alllvllg ...... . - - were Judge Thomas CDay, Dan J. Ma- larKey, Hamilton jonnsione uiiu Newill. SuTfraglsts Get Bequest. LONDON, March 12. Edward Wright, eldest son of Sir Almroth Wright, whose book, "The T"nxpurgatel Case Against Woman Suffrage," greatly in censed the suffragettes, died this week. His will, published today, bequeaths $2500 to the National Union of Wom en's Suffrage Societies. SLAVER IS F0UND GUILTY Verdict Returned Against Gus Karu manis in 1'our Minutes. ' Four minutes were required by the jury in United States District Court yesterday to return a verdict of guilty on five counts against Gus Karamanis, accused of violation of the Mann white slave act. According to the Government pros- ecutors, the case is one of the most revolting and pitiful that has come to their attention. The evidence was that Karamanis. after a five day's acquaintance, took Bessie Steinborn. a 19-year-old Salem girl, to Vancouver. Wash., and married her, and that, returning to Portland the day after the WPriding, he at once forced her into a life of shame, un der threat of physical violence She testified that he once struck her, and that after a few weeks she left him. only to learn that he was looking fur her with a gun. She went to police headquarters and asked for protection. Karamanis' arrest followed. The maximum sentence fur his of fense is five years in the Federal prison at McNeil Island. He will be sentenced Monday by Juilire Bean. 1 "Man-Failure AM Along the Line" That was the verdict of the Coroner's jury that investigated the killing of twenty-one persons in a wreck on a New England rail road. There is "man-failure all along the line" where the body is not nourished by foods that build bone and muscle and brain, that keep the human organism up to top-notch of efficiency. DENTIST In most advertising, cut-price dental offices in Portland are glib-tongued non - licensed, non - graduate salesmen, whose business is to talk you away from advertised prices Into paying more for something of no greater value. My methods are different BRIDGE WOR.lv $5 PER TOOTH I Am Not Connected With the Yale Dental Co. PAUL C. YATES PAINLESS DENTIST, 191 Vi MORRISON STREET. COR. 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