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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1910)
THE SUXDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIl 24, 191CK FOUR MEN", CAPTURED IN SPOKANE, , SAID TO HAVE COM MITTED MORE THAN FIFTY CRIMES IN PORTLAND. NIMG SALE T IUY BE EXPIATED ? Gang Arrested in Spokane Be: lieved to Be Perpetra tors of Many. Portland's Choicest Subdivision. On the West Side, the Best Side. ' BUCHNER IDENTIFIES TWO 12 PORTLAND CRIMES ; . ! ': . A V' J ' ( K - i i v i", If-r j - : Hush and Howard Declared-to Have Held ITp Ills Automobile Con fession of "Jobs' Said to Have Been Obtained by Police. From advices received yesterday by j Sheriff Stevens and Deputy Sheriff Leon ! ard it is thought that the perpetration t of nearly SO burglaries, holdups and other crimos committed . in Portland were the work of the Eddie Bush gang now under arrest in Spokane. Diamonds valued at 8000 and other loot were found in their possession. Through the ceaseless efforts of the Sheriff and his chief deputy. Mr. Leonard, since the night of October 15, when Philip Buehner and his family were held up i and robbed one-half mile this side of the' i Twelve-Mile House. Information has been (leaned and clews followed showing with out a doubt that this gang perpetrated this and other crimes in this city. Strengthening the suspicions of Deputy. Sheriff Leonard in this regard have been the positive identification of the photo graphs of two of the men by Mr. Buehner and his daughter and information in a long-distance telephone message to Mr. Leonard yesterday from Chief Deputy Sheriff Long, of Spokane, that a confes sion had been wrung from one of the sus pects In which it had been said thut the "gang" had cleaned up 60 to 60 "Jobs" In Portland and that this city had been the scene of their most extensive opera tions. The two men Identified positively from photographs as being part of the crowd which held up the Buehner party are Eddie Bush, who was known In this city as Thomas Howard, alias Eddie Johnson, alias Rogers, and Harry Dewey, alias Harry Bell, alias "'Slim" Brown, alius Henry Brown. Bush knocked out the lights of, the Buehner automobile with ; part of a railroad air-brake coupling while Dewey held the revolver on them. Gang Taken to Seattle. Deputy Sheriff Leonard and Mr. Bueh ner will leave for Seattle today on the Shasta Limited for the purpose of mak ing further Identification, the entire Bush gang. It is saUl, having been removed yesterday frojn Spokane to Seattle, where they are also wanted for crimes. Captain of Detectives Tenant, of Seattle, sent this information to Deputy Sheriff Leon ard by long-distance telephone.. Only four members of the gang, it is known, were seen by any of the local officers. These criminals first broke Into the light In a pistol skirmish engaged in with Patrolman Tom Swenncs; one night about 1 o'clock at Lucretla and Wash ington streets, and throughout King's Heights. Three men were in the party. One Is supposed to have been shot in the leg and to have made his escape. Eddie Bush and WaltSr Brennan were captured, and were sentenced to 30 days at Kelly's Butte. Immediately following trielr release from the Butte, the Buehner holdup oc curred. From Harry Spencer, the night operator at Troutdale, Information was had the next day that four men were seen who answered to the description of "Bush. Dewey, Brennan and Moore. Later, these men were traced across the Van couver ferry and to Tacoma. On Octo ber 19, four days after the Buehner hold up, the party was caught on the line of the Interurban beating their. way between Tacoma and Seattle. Brennan had evi dently abandoned the gang and a man named Miller, taken his place. Thoy were taken to Seattle, their photographs ob tained and were ordered out of town. In two nights an automobile holdup similar to the Buehner robbery took place in ' Seattle. Dewey has been identified as orte of the Seattle holdup men. Dewey Sentenced to I'cn. Pnwey was caught In a holdup at Green Lake. Washington, a short time ago, but the others were allowed to go, their vic tims being unable to identify thfem. Con victed of this charge, Dewey was sen tenced to an Indeterminate perioid yes torday of from five to 25 years In the Walla Walla penitentiary.- lie Is an ei- convict from San Quentin penitentiary, California. He confessed this fact to Captain of Detectives 'Tenant in Seattle when held under arrest there on sus picion. Brennan Is an ex-convict' out of the penitentiary In Utah, and Eddie Bush, the leader, has served a term In the Walla Walla prison. Little of the crimi nal record of Moore Is known. He Is one of the party now in custody. It is be lieved that he was with the gang in this city. From the incomplete information re ceived of the other men in the gang it Is not known whether Brennan left them at Tacoma or Is one of the party now In the toils. The holdup of Buehner and his party and the one in Seattle were both accom plished by felling several small fir trees across the "roadway, thus putting an ob stacle In the way of the car. Men May Be Brought Here. The tracing of the men was done by Deputy Sheriff Leonard In several trips to Seattle and by correspondence. When Deputy Sheriff Leonard arrives In Seattle he will, in conjunction with the Seattle officers, determine whether the more im portant cases are against the men In Seattle or In . Portland, and If It appears that the chances of a conviction are greater in this city they will be returned here for trial. 1 The full details of the confession of the boy, Eddie Curtis, are not known; but. from the Information received from Spokane. It is thought that Portland will have first call on them. The capture of the gang Is heralded as one of the most important arrests ever made among this class of criminals on the Pncltlc Coast. Harry Dfnry. Thomas Moore. 4 few XLS Hrliii mmutmrnmuMMum r ili ik, ( it ill ih. t....,..tJ..,......,-.v.w.,w......v.vi...:...J:a Walter Brennan. Eddie Busb, alias Thomas Howard. SEES A GREAT CITY Headof Realty Board Pictures Portland in 1935. COUNT WILL BE 1,250,000 Quarter Century Will Bring Tubes, Tunnels, Double-Decked Streets and 35-Story Buildings, Says Killings worth at Banquet. I EMPLOYERS TO DRAW BILL Mean Between Present Liability Act and Labor Measure Sought. M. C. Banfield. president of the Ore gon Employers' Association, will ap point, Monday morning, a committee to draw up a measure that may be re ferred to the people by means of the Initiative at the Fall elections to strike a mean betwen the law asked by the State Federation of Labor and the act in existence. The measure to be asked by the State Federation of Labor will be a drastic one in flxlnfr on the employer the measure of responsibility and liability for an employe's accidents. While it is felt the present act is unfair to labor, the association contends the one asked by the labor uniw to the, hr extreme. At an enthusiastic gathering of the Realty Board around the banquet ta bles of the Commercial Club last even ing the feature was an address by W. M. Killlngsworth, who drew a picture of Portland 25 years hence, which was warmly applauded by the members of the board present. The "speaker out lined what was coming in Portland. He spoke first of the past, then of the present and finally of the future, and so convincing were his remarks that the greater Portland seemed to stand in bold relief before the gaze of those present. Eastern Oregon Trip Proposed. Mr. Killlngsworth. the newly-elected president of the board, had the opening ad dress of the evening. He spoke of the growing real estate business in Portland, of the development as he had seen it In the last 30 years and drew a strong comparative picture of the beginnings of Portland and other great cities of the country. He then told of a trip which he had taken into Eastern Ore gon and dwelt at length on the great upbuilding and development of that section and of the sure effect which it must have on the development of Port land. In picturesque language he out lined the wonders of the great empire to the east of the Cascades and sug gested a trip in the near future of the entire Realty Board to this district. He promised to take the matter up with Mr. McMurray upon his return to Port land. Continuing, Mr. Killlngsworth: said : "1 tell you. gentlemen. Oregon has a progressive movement on as- nver before rn her history. Look at the extension of elec tric lines In the choicest garden epot of the world, the Willamette Valley. All things being considered. It mean an additional pop ulation of millions of happy, prosperous men and women, sl backing most needful and es sential to the building of a Grea-ter Portland. "Portland, since the Lew la and Clark re position, Is on the map. Portland is a rail road center. Portland is the natural gateway to the Orient. Portland has the finest fresh water harbor on -earth. Portland holds the world's record as the safest - harbor, for there ha been leaa Insurance paid, based on actual business transacted on the Columbia bar, than any bar in the world. Portland has only started growing, from the fact she Is lo cated where railroad, ocean and rivers meet. Portland In time must and will become a manufacturing city of great magnitude, caused not only by her enviable position as a dis tributing' center, but from the fact that mil lions of electrical horsepower can be cen tered here, thereby turning cheaply the spin dle of Industrial life, so when I place the population of Portland 25 years hence at l.SSoO.'UOO of happy, prosperous, contented peo ple, I consider I speak conservatively. "Now, "gentlemen, for the coloring of the picture Portland Twenty-five Years Hence. .Tubes Will Be Needed. "You will see a solld-bullt city from St. Johns on the north, Troutdale on the east, Clackamas River on the south, and at least five miles west of the "Willamette River. You will see Portland Heights and surrounding hills, entirely covered by elegant, palatial homes; .a hotel covering at least five acres of ground will be located tbereon. giving all gueets a view unsurpassed, on earth. The tourists of the world will flock to this hotel, called the 'Scenic Caetle.' for it will be known wide-world as the beauty spot of earth. The entire west side of the Willamette to the foothills, a large district on the East side, and all the. lands located west of Union avenue between the rivers to St. Johns will be used for business, and will be covered by the best modern, fire-proof buildings, ranging in height from lo to 35 stories. Tubes and tunnels must be built for rapid transit, not only under rivers, but there will be & large tunnel con structed in the center of the land between the rivers, starting near the present eastern boundary line of the city, running west to 6t. Johns. The car lines of the city will be chanced, no double-track anywhere, especially in the business district. Car Unas will oc cupy the center of the street. "The most 'radical change will . be m the business district on the West" Side. The only practical solution, -in my judgment, to relieve' the ever-increasing congested condition cause-a by the narrow fio-foot streets. I now claim the honor of first calling public attention thereto, Streets Will Be Double-Decked. "You will see double-decked streets, the present streets, will be used for cars and heavy loaded wagons and trucks. The first stories of buildings will be used for basements and a certain class of trade and business. These perfectly constructed streets, installed above the present streets, will be used for carriages, automobiles and the walking, shopping public. The center of these upper streeu will have a safely protected opening, covered with glass, beautified with fountains and statuary. You will observe when this feasible plan Is in stalled and perfected, the streets will not only be safe for the public, but will appear like a park, one of great beauty and utility. The entire city at night will be as light as day, for the unused electric power will be used for that purpose, at ellght cost. For the state 'and city will own and control this great natural gift, the stored energies, water powers of the state. You will see men and women traveling through the air for business and pleasure the same as the auto Is now used. The entire roof of 'Scenic Castle,' 16 stories in height, will be used for the con venience of - air navigators. You will see grand. Imposing parks and boulevards; all streets in the city hard-surfaced and beautified by fountains and Portland's matchlew roses. "In conclusion, look at the rapid sky scraping .developments in Portland during the pant five years; let your vision extend over the entire .state of Oregon, and you must all agree with me that nowhere on earth doe the rainbow of promise shine with greater brilliancy than it is now shining and will ever continue to shine on Portland, the New York of the Pacific." Advertising Cost $338,000. The second speaker of the evening was C. C. . Chapman, who spoke at length on the methods of advertising, telling the. real estate men of the fab ulous rewards to be gained therefrom, telling that no set rule could be out lined, but holding that above all the advertiser should inject into his ad vertisement his own personality to make his proposition stand out in bold relief. He told that 1338,000 had been spent In the last year in real estate advertising in Portland and spoke of the great rewards to the advertiser and to the city from this, which he said would be and has been returned many fold. "Constant hammering until re sults are achieved," was the crux of the speakrer's remarks. Following Mr. Chapman, Ben Ries land spoke on the future prosperity of Portland, telling of the difficulties which are presenting themselves daily in the growth of a metropolis, and ask ing that these difficulties be met now, while jr-ortland Is in its infancy. B. Lee bigler. County Assessor, was the last speaker. He warned the real estate men against clamoring for more bond issues, which he said could only result in far greater taxation, and pointed out that Portland was ad-: vanclng rapidly enough and should not attempt to do everything in the way of development at once and so overburden the property holders of the city. ELECTS JAMES PRESIDENT United Metal Trades Association's Convention Ends With Elections. The concluding day of the annual meeting of the United Metal Trades Association was held yesterday at the Commercial Club, when the following officers were elected: George James, Variety Iron "Works. Seattle, president; W. H. Corbett, Willamette Iron & Steel Works, first, vice-president; Gilbert Hunt,- Walla- Walla, second vice-president; Mr. Roberts. Puget Sound Iron & Steel Works, third vice-president; H. S. Hastings, Independent Iron Works, secretary-treasurer. The retiring officers were O. E. Helntx, president, and Albert Smith, of S.mlth & Watson Iron Works, secretary-treasurer. A banquet was held last night at the Commercial Club, at which covers for 60 were laid. Mr. Hamilton spoke on the works of the trade school and Colonel Sumner, of Everett, and Mr. Corbett gave addresses. Fish is now one of the chief means of subsistence of- the German people, because of its comparative cheapness. A new city in the heart of a rich, prosperous country. A division point of a great Railway System. Roundhouses and machine shops already established; trains running on schedule time. No guesswork about this. JUST TEAR OIT AND MAIL, THIS COl'POS. sow. Othello Improvement Co. 2in-:20 com. n.rn m.in;. Portland, Or. Please mall me your five-color illus trated booklet, free. Name THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. COME OUT AND SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL ADDITION ........ . y Situated, as It is, a mile tills side of Linnton, at tlie junction of the St. Helens and Germantown roads, and over looking the Willamette River, Maybrook offers unparalleled advantages to the wage-earner, the home-builder and he man -with a family. . ; . Pure Air Pure Water Unobstructible Panoramic View of Rivers and Mountains NO BRIDGES TO CROSS OPENING PRICES $400 to A LOT EASY TERMS 5c Carfare Only 22 Minutes From Business Center BUILDING RESTRICTIONS 10 PER CENT DOWN 2 PER CENT A MONTH The number of lots in Maybrook is limited, so in justice to yourself, Don't Delay. In a short time everything will be sold. ' . r COME OUT TODAY AND CHOOSE WHILE THE CHOOSING IS GOOD ALWAYS BUY ON THE WEST SIDE Take the United Railways ear at Fourth and Stark and get of at Whitwood Court. Salesmen will meet you at the car and conduct vou over the addition. UNEXCELLED AS AN INVESTMENT SMITH & HICKEY, 404-5 Couch Bldg. Sub-Agents. ' THE SPANTON CO. Selling Agents, Ground Floor, Lewis Bldg, 4th and Oak NEW FEATURES PLANNED iVPAUTMENTS WILL BE BUILT BY DR. J. R. WETHERBEE. Quarter Block at Twelfth and Mar ket Purchased for Site" at Cost of $26,000. Dr. J. R. Wetherbes has purchased a quarter block at the northeast corner of Twelfth and Market street from Ed Janesch for $26,000. The property was bought as a site for a modern apart ment house which Is to be built on the property at once and completed by September 1. No real estate agent flgrured In the transaction. The apartment house to be erected will be one of the most modern In Portland, according to Dr. Wetherbee. He has commissioned' MacNaughton & Raymond, architects, to prepare the plans for the building and will him self leave in a few days for Los Ange les to look over some of the finest buildings of this type there, to in corporate In his new building some of the best features found. The struc ture which he is planning will cost In the neighborhood of J60.000. It will be a high-class building in every respect. It will cover the entire 100x100 feet and will be four stories high. Red pressed brick will be used for the exterior of the building. The halls will all be tiled and fitted with, marble wainscoting. The various apartments will all be well fitted. The latest disappearing furniture, re versible furnishings, etc., will be in corporated as features . Every apart ment will be fitted with a modern tiled bath and every possible built-in con venience will be used. The basement, which will be under the entire building, will contain a modern heating plant, separate locker rooms for the various apartments in the building, janitor quarters with di rect connection by means of parcel chutes with every apartment, and dumb waiter Bervice. An electric automatic passenger elevator will be installed and, when finished, the building will be one of the most completel- ap pointed apartment houses In Portland. Work will be started as soon as the plans which are now being rushed can be completed and the contracts let. Crafts Society will be open to the pub lic this afternoon from 2 o'clock until 5. Ko admission wlll.be charged and a general Invitation is extended to any body to examine the articles on. dis play. The exhibition is broad, in Its scope, including all the objects of art and specimens of handiwork usually made by the crafters in their work. Consul Carl Bailey Hurst. o Plaucn. n"te) by the prevailing prices of comestibles that many food products cannot- be bought cheaper In that part of Saxony than In the TTnlted States. RIOT INDICTMENTS WAIT British Government's Attorney Re view Papers Before Presentation. Indictments found by the grand jury in the caste of the Hindu riots will not be returned until Monday. The British government had employed Dan Malarkey as special prosecutor and it was agreed that before the documents were returned formally to the court they should be looked over by Mr. Malarkey. Owing to his temporary absence from the city yesterday Mr. Malarkey waa unable to pass on them. Crafts Display to Be Open Today. At the Art Museum. Fifth and Taylor streets, the exhibition of the Arts and Address Sllif 1, 11" U-H C . 11 Jl J ri c3 IP'U&ill ' 1-1,1 t,,l 1 11 EalLi ! :! 3i r . - .v-A. ,. H nsPTS , M It I ...!' O T IT sTf 'illil'iiHiMiiiii't- .iffl; ZtK dilill li Hi hi vi "'" ! ! II. IK K ! :i H: i . hi ''Im i'i 'Y- Ml mm i;'in:!iii!;i'ji;!v 4li;Ml,ii i:j:i!i;:i;'!t!iiiii,,Ailli!l!i'li:'i1lii;:li A High-Class Residence District Watch for It Wait for It LAND IN OREGON Is everyone's talk by day. and dream by night. The capitalist, the investor, the merchant, the-mechanic, and even for the day laborer working for wages, talks, dreams and believes in LAND IN OREGON Everybody knows that there is no safer investment on earth than earth itself, and everyone is convinced that land prices will double and triple in the next three years IN OREGON. There is an immense profit in Oregon land for the next three years. Don't wait until Eastern capitalists take away from you the profits, while you are dreaming. WAKE UP AND TAKE YOUR SHARE. It is not a question of how large or small are your means. You can take your share in it. We Want to Form a Syndicate To buy 15,000 acres of the best selected fruit and wheat land3 in the State of Oregon. No hills, no rocks, no waste land, every acre tillable, located in Yamhill, Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow. Counties, from 2 to 10 miles from towns and railroad station, on excellent county roads, with running creeks and springs on the land, 30 per cent of this tract in crop, 65 per cent cleared and under cultivation, 5 per cent in fir, oak and ash timber, which will cut 15 cords of wood per acre. We can buy this land for an average price of $19.00 per acre, and resell inside of two years in small farms and fruit orchards for from $30 to $50 per acre. " We offer in this syndicate to rich and poor, to men and women units at $25 per unit. You can buy 1, 5, 10, 25, or as many units as you want. Your money will be secured by first mortgage on the land, which Avill bear 6 per cent interest, besides the profits, which we will pay you according to sales every six monthsl Wake up, Oregonians, don't give away all the profits to Eastern capitalists. They have already made millions and millions of dollars on Oregon land. Come at once ; we will show you that we can sell land and make money for you. - 1 Our books concerning sales of these lands will always be open for inspection to members of this Syndicate. - UULl L wait. vvjiiig a l uunc. iicic in j uur t;xitim;c. t FOREIGN DEPARTMENT UNION BANK & TRUST COMPANY 235 Stark Street, Corner Second Union Bank & Trust Company, 235 Stark Street, Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen : . ' Inclosed find $ for units in your Union Land Syndicate, and request you to mail me certificates. , Name. Address.