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VOL. VI.
ltOHEULltti, UOVGLAS COUNTY, OIIEGOX
TIKSDAY, Al'lil'ST 17, 1U13.
No. 813
MOB LYNCHES
LEO FRANK
Appear At Prison About Mid
. night In Autos.
PRISON GUARDS MAKE NO RESISTANCE
l'rceautions Taken to Guard Prisoner
Were Itehixed Mob Evi
dently Knew of
Conditions.
' MARIETTA, Ca., Aug. 17. The
hody of Leo Frank was found hang
ing to a tree about two miles east
of Marietta this morning, lie was
kidnapped by an automobile party
of kidnappers who appeared at the
state prison in Milledgevllle last
night about midnight and after over
powering Warden Smith, Superin
tendent Burke and the prison guards,
they dragged Frank from the dormi
tory by his heels. The body when
found was a ghastly sight. The
scene of the hanging was a short
distance from the birthplace of
- Mary Phagan, who Frank was con
victed of murdering. A rope had
l)een noosed around his neck, which
opened the wound inflicted by con
fid Green who attempted to cut
Frank's f,hroat recently, and the
hlood streamed from the wound down
over his prison suit. Ills hair was
all disheveled. his clothing torn and
ho was barefooted.
No clues to the identity of the
lynching party has been obtained this
far. Of all the armed men compris
ing the guards at the prison farm,
nono raised a hand to protect Frank
fiom the kidnappers when they ap
peared in their automobiles, over
powered the officials and dragged
out the prisoner.
Of the last hours of Frank, none
except the lynchers know. No shots
were fired at the body, as the corpse
was not marked with bullet wounds.
The fusillades fired by the lynch
ers as they left were evidently In
tended to frighten off any pursuing
posses of guards or citizens.
Mob Works Like Machine.
The mob was orderly, but worked
"ih ou!-k precision. Fight automo
biles took the men to within a short
distance of the prison. First all the
wires from the prison and all except
one from Milledgevllle were cut.
Five men went to the house of J.
T. Smith, warden, covered him with
pistols and stood guards over him.
Other men went to '.he house of .1.
M. Burke, superintendent of the
prison, and held him under cover of
their guns.
Practically every other members of
the mob then rushed to the stockade
gate nearest the dormitory where
Frank was being housed.
Only yesterday did the Physicians
discharge him from the hospital,
where he had been since being mur
derously assaulted in the dormitory.
Moll's Coming o Surprise.
No person could be found here
this morning that knew fiom wHIth
direction the mob came. This would
hardly have been the case at any
time for the first few weeks after
Frank was taken to the state prison
farm. Rumors of plans to take
Frank out of the prison were heard
almost daily then and not only were
roads protected, hut a large force of
UNCLE SAM AND
KAISER AGREE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The
United States has agreed to Ger
many's acceptance of the proposal
that each country des'unv.c aa ex
pert to fix the amount of the in
demnity to be paid for the sinking
of the Krye. but with the underRt'.nd
inn that this will not prejudice the
contention that the destruction of
the ship was not legally justifiel.
The reply of the administration to
the note of Germany In the contro-i
versy as to whether the Prussian
American treaty was Involved in the
Frve case, be submitted to The
Hague Tribunal Hoard of Arbitration,
to which the administraUon Qgroed.
guards was kept pu duty at the
prison.
One persistent report that a crowd
was coming from Marietta resulted
In the local company of militia being
held In readiness to guard the pris
on.
These reports had not been heard
recently and fewer precaution were
v.n. i.nst night only the usual num
ber of gunrds were at the dormitory.
Members of the state prison com
ralfslcn arrived here today.
They have iul. po-.- :o take what
ever action they may deem necssary.
Party Not Seen.
EATONTON, Ga., Aug. 17. The
party which took Leo M. Frank fr--i
the state prison farm had not pass
ed through here at 1:30 o'clock.
Governor is Notified.
ATLANTA, naV. Aug 17. Gov
ernor Harris was notified early this
morning of Leo M. Frank's removal
from prison. He said that as soon
as he formally was notified by the
sheriff of Baldwin county and was
asked for aid, as required by the
Georgia law before he can take ac
tion, he would make every erfort to
have the members of the mob ar
rested and punished.
"I am both shocked and grieved '
said tho governor, "and feci that a
great wrong has been don.i and that
the people of our slate wi.l not look
with approval upon it."
Crowd Surges to Lynching Scene.
MARIETTA, Aug. 17. As soon as
it had become known that Frank
had been lynched, hundreds of nu
tomobilos containing a morbidly
curious crowd hurried to the scene,
and by 11 o'clock It Is estimated that,
fully 5.000 were gathered around
the (tree. The body was not cut !
down uintll after a number of
speeches had been made. One ofj
these urged the mutilation of thej
body. Judge Morris urged that or-
der he observed, and the crowd then j
voted aaglnst mutilation, rue uouy
was placed In a wagon to be taken to
Marietta for an Inquest, but Judge
Morris, fearing that the threuls of
mutilation would be carried out,
. '-.rved it to Ills own automobile
and sped to Atlanta, followed by
over 200 machines in pursuit.
WherenlMiutH Secret.
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 17. The
body of Leo Frunk was brought
here, but the whereabouts are being
i i secret.
STORM MOliK IllSSIAX FOISTS
VIENNA, Aug. 17. The German
forces under General von Eichons
have stormed the forts defending the
Russian stronghold of Kovno, t :s
officially announced. Three o the
northwest forts of Novo Georgicwsk
were also stormed.
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GREENS CITIZEN
HANGS SELF
111 Health And Financial Mat
ters Cause.
FORMER RESIDENT OF ROSEBORG
Wife Finds Ikxly of II or Husband
In Ham I'lHMi ltoturning
From a Visit With
Friend.
Despondency over financial mat
ters and his continued ill health were
undoubtedly the causes leading to
tho Buicide of C. T. Bloom, a resi
dent of Green station yesterday aft-!
ernoon. j
That the act was premeditated is
fully evidenced by the conversation
which he held with his wife whenj
Bhe was leaving with a friend, in 1
which he told her she had bettorj
stay all night Instead of returning
home. !
It Is presumed that shortly after
his wife's departure Mr. Bloom en
tered the barn, and taking the rope
whicli had been used to tie the horse
to tho manger, made careful prepara-j
tlons to end his life. He first tir"'
one end of the rope to a large beam
overhead and fastening the other
end tightly around his throat, jump
eu from tne mancer with the intei-
tlon of breaking his neck. The rope '
however, slipped around the rafter,
and he was strangled Instead of be
ing killed outright as he had intend
ed. Mrs. Bloom was tho first to find(
the body when, after returning from (
her visit about five o'clock, she
found the body of her husband upon;
entering the barn with the intention
of t'ieing the horse. The body was
found with the feet dangling on the
floor, a determined look being ex
pressed on the face. Tho man had
been dead fully two hours when
found and taken to tho house. I
Mr. Bloom had been in very poor
health for several years, following a
sunstroke while living in the east and
v hid) has been considerably aggra-'
vated of late by his nervousness and
worry over financial matters. He1
has been receiving medical treatment'
for several months, but twice during
the summer lie was overcome bv the
heat. " I
He was well known in this city
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having worked as janitor at the S. t
depot for over a year and having
tpent considerable time in this city
Me lately purchased a small far-i
Rbout three quarters of a mile fr i
the Mynatt store at Greens.
Dr. Stewart and Coroner Jewett
left for the scene of the sad occur
rence immediately after the word
had been received In this city, and
after investigating the affair, how
ever, the coroner decided that an in
quest was unnecessary.
Mr. Bloom was a native of Sweden
having been born in that country in
the year 1861. He came to this
country when but five years of age,
the family settling in Jefferson coun
ty, Iowa, where his early life was
spent. In 1S72 he moved to Polk
county, Neb., where he becamo ac
quainted with and married Almn
Palm In the year 1883. To this
union there were eight children born,
all of whom, together with the moth
er, who is prostrated by the shock,
still survive. The children are Mrs.
Ellen Clark, of Marysville, Kans.;
Theodore Bloom, of Hoseburg; Olivia
Johnson, of looking Glass; Viola
Burke, of floseburg; Lillian Bloom,
Adrian Bloom, Albin Bloom and Ray
mond Bloom, all of this city.
Word of the death of her father
has been telegraphed to Mrs. Clark, '
and tho funeral will not bo held un
til an answer has been received. The
pei vices will be held at the Hoseburg
Undertaking parlors, Rev. Eaton of-
'"ttnet. Interment in the Mn sonic
cemetery.
WATERS RECEDE
AT GALVESTON
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 17. Gal
veston Is safe, as the water in the
streets Is receding. The city was rav
ed from the effects of the terrific
gulf storm by the new sea wall, a
wireless message said. It is estimat
ed that over a million dollars' dam
age has been done, while five per
ished, according to early estimates,
Two fires are raging ii: tho city,
the wireless stated. Tlie transport
McClellan reported damage by be
ing ripped from her moorings.
XO THAI H OK ESl'Al'UI) .MAN
GRANTS PASS, Aug. 17. There
Is still no trace ot Hooper, who
made the sensational esen,jie from
j:ill here. Posses are senrchitie
diligcntl yln every direction.
RUINS OP COUNT VON MIR
IIACH'S FAMOUS CASTLE "SOH
QUITTKN" NEAR HOHENSTICIN
IN fAST PRUSSIA, DESTROYED
BY THE RUSSIANS. THE COUNT
AND COUNTESS (PHOTOS ISH
I.OW) WHO ARE DEVOTING
THEIR EVERY EFFORT TO
CAItlNQ FOR AND HELPING
THI-'H! POORER NEIGHBORS
WHOSE MORE HUMBLE HOMES
WERE ALSO DESTROYED
WHEN THE CZAR'S COSSACKS
S W E P T T 11 11 O U O H Tilli
FATHERLAND.
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HONOR PAID TO
SIMON BENSON
Celebration Held at Frisco For
Portland Philanthropist.
GOV. WITHYGOMBE WAS IN ATTENDANCE
.Mllllonaii-e TIiiiIhiiiiiiii Hiuj Donated
TlioiislindK to Holieve Suffer
ings of Those Ix'ss
Foi-tiinute,
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. To
day was Benson day at tho Panama
Pacific exposition.
Thousands of Oregonlans and
former residents of the Beaver state,
and from every other state. in the
Union joined with exposition ofri
cials in paying trlhute to S Benson
millionaire flihllanthroplst ot Port
land.
The day's celebration opened with
a parado under tho Joint auspices of
the exposition and tho u'lloniobilo
association of California. The pro
cession ended at tho court of abun
dance where Benson was formally
welcomed to the exposit'on l:y Presi
dent Moore and presented with n
bronze plnqjhe. Benso-i responded
with a short address in which he ex
pressed appreciation for I lie honor
and kindness shown him and praised
the loyal spirit of the people of Ore
gon. At noon Benson was the guest of
President Moore at a luncheon.
During the afternoon an informal
reception was tendered him at I he
Oregon building. A formal reception
and ball at tho Oregon building to
night closed the celebration.
Benson wac chosen as one of Ore
gon's foremost citizens and ono to
whom such a signal honor as hav
ing a special day at tho exp-ihltlon
set aside on which to pay hlm hom
age was justly due, by a committee
appointed by Governor Wlthyco-iiie.
Governor Wlthycombo aided in
the celebration of Benson day as a
private citizen. He refused to bo the
recipient of any honors, claiming that
they shohld all be bestowed on the
man of whom Oregon was so proud.
The chief executive even refused
to come to San Francisco unless he
were promised that ho would not
have to don a silk hat, attend any
event that called for white gloves, or
participate officially In nny parnde.
He was clad in a quiet business suit
and could not be distinguished by
strnngers from the ho'usanils ;of
other men who attended the cele
bration. Benson was horn In Norway about
no years ago. Ills parents were none
too prosperous and at an early age
ho was compelled to Fhlft for him
self. At the age of 10, through his
own efforts, he had acquired suf
ficient, money to bring him to the U.
S. From Ellis Island he went to Wis
consin, reaching there prac'lcally
penniless, but filled with boundless
energy and ambition.
Unable to speak very good English
Benson wns uml'-r a severe handicap
hut soon found employment with;
fanners from the land o' his birth.
Ills first job paid him $1.1 and bonrrt.
lie married at an early age In j
1S7!). accompanied by Ills wife and I
small son be Parted for Oregon.
First he went to Columbia (ouniy
where he found employment in a
logging camp.
Fof ten years he labored with vary
ing results and then, about IStll. he
began to prosper. Buying out ?ho
TUNNEL CAVES IN
HUNTINGTON, W. Va.,.Aug. 17.
Four were killed and many injured
whilo over one hundred are impris
oned In a tunnel of the Cliesepeake
and Ohio railroad, when an express
train was derailed. The train de
molished the supporting arches when
It left the track, causing the cavein.
Workmen are digging In the tunnel
to extricate the Imprisoned passengers.
men who in the meantime had been
interested with him in logging opera
tions, Benson Increased the output of
the plant from 30,000 to 300,000 feet
of lumber a day. Working almost
day and night Benson continued
making money at a rapid rate, re
investing it In timber lands.
In 1905 he owned 45,000 acres of
limber land In Columbia county
alono.
Six years ago, believing he was
sufficiently possessed of the world's
goods, he sold his entire holdlns'for
approximately $4,000,000.
Mr. Benson has five children
Since retiring from prrvato busi
ness Benson has devoted practically
nil of his time and energy to matters
beneficial to the public.
First he donated 40 bronze drink
ing fountains to the city of Port
land. These fountains are to 'je found
on almost every downtown corner In
the city ot roses, four stream-) of wa
ter pouring out to assuage the thirst
of tho passerby.
Intensely interested In good roads
from boyhood, hnvlng driven ox
tennis In the wilderness. Benson haB
spent thousands of dollars In Inves
tigating the best methods of high
way construction and hns given his
knowledge without charge for tho
benerits of the public.
lie gave $10,000 to the state' to
build a road around Shell Rock on
tho Columbia river Jhlghwny, and
conducted and financed the cam
paign for tho construction ot the
famous boulevard Itself.
Ho Is chairman of tho mlvlsory
committee of the state highway com
mission and is at present fathering a
enmpnign to bond the slate for ;0,
000,000 to complete and maintain a
chain of permanent stato highways.
Benson has always been a gteat
lover of children, and realizing that
he never during his youth had tho
opportunities of educntlon, recently
gnvo tho city of Portland $100,000
for the establishment of a trader
-"hool for boys and girls.
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PORTLAND, Aug. 17. Federal
Attorney Reames completed his first
argument beforo the juiy In the Unit
ed Stales court In the Cashier fraud
trial, at noon today. Thin afternoon
Attorney Cuko opened for the first
of tho six defendants, Finnic Menefee,
president of the concern. Beanies
scathingly arraigned the defendants.
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1000 IE LOST
LONDON, Aug. 17. The British
transport, Itoyaled Ward, I'oimerly
tho Canadian Northwestern, wus
sunk by a Germun submiirino In the
Aegean Saturday, the admiralty an
nounced. The official statement said
"six hundred arc known to have
been saved. but the vessel was
carrying 1350 soldiers, 32 officers
and a crew of 220. She was an Kd
wars steel vessel of more than 1100
tons.
Word was received this morning
from Cnpt. Buchanan, who is camped
at Big Camas, to tho effect that ho
and ('apt. Collins had spent ye.iier
day fishing, with the result that they
hr-d raptured 100 of the finny rlbe.
Today they left for Mountain Mead
ows where they will spend the day
hunting.
A largo nu in her of peoplo were
present at the Majestic theatre last
night to view the fashions which
were displayed by Mrs. Drlseoll. The
new fashions are very nttrnctlve and
were well displayed.
Mrs. A. Mariens, daughter and
grnnddilld, who have been visiting
with M. Martens, In this rlty. left
today for their home at Cleveland,
Ohio. They have been attending th
exposition nt San Francisco and nro
now on their way home by wa;' of
Canada.