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VOL. XLV.- yp. 13,992. . PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1005. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VANDERLEP GIVES
NOTEOFWARNING
Foresees Possible Trouble on
Financial Horizon, He .
Tells Bankers,
RIDGELEY AS A GRILLER
Controller Puts High Financial
Grafters on Hot Fire Nolablo
Specchcs at the National
Bankers' Convention.
"WASHINGTON. OcL II. There pre
vailed In the important speeches before
the American Bankers Association Con
cntion hire today the sentiment that
financial legislation is necessary. Thirty
three hundred bankers applauded Secre
tary Shaw to the echo when be concluded
a lengthy address,, the burden of which
was a panorama of the prosperity .of the
country contrasted with a money system
which is inflexible and liable thereby to
bring disaster at any crucial time. Frank
O Vanderllp. or the City National Bank,
of New York, ex-Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, saw the same prosperity,
and he also saw dangers ahead. Secre
tary Shaw suggested a remedy a heavllj'
taxed National banknote currency, which
would be draw forth at times of unusual
demand for money, and (by reason of the
tax, be retired immediately upon changed
conditions. Mr. Vanderllp had no advice'
to lffer, Mr. RIdgeley, Controller of the
Currency, pointed out the necessity of
"hanged methods in some respects in the
Government's supervision of National
banks.
President Swinney, of the association,
reviewed its growth and development for
the year. President Roosevelt was ap-
plauded and thanked for his successful
enorts in mailing peace between Russia
and Japan. The President received the
bankers and the ladies accompanying
them at the White .House. There were
music and floral decorations, but no
speeches. The President shook the hand
Jf every one of the visitors and extended
2is warmest greetings.
' Leslie M. Shaw. Secretary of the Treas
ury, was Introduced for an address. He
discussed the xjuefctlons of trade expan
sion and merchant marine at some length.
In tho course of his address he said:
Shaw on American Commerce.
Within the last half century the United
States hne Tint nnl t... ,., t .
i. - " 'j aov.ou luiiuruincc
among commercial countries, but in the' last
decade she has become the greatest com
mercial nation of the world. Not only do
her exports exceed those of any other coun
try, but her domestic commerce is two and
one-half times as large as the aggregate in
ternational commerce of the round earth.
While the SO and more commercial countries
are selling, the one to the other, merchan
dise worth $ 10,000,000.000, the American peo
ple sell to each -other merchandise worth
practically $23,000,000,000. These stupen
dous and Incomprehensible figures make us
all thoughtful and prevent any of us from
becoming recklessly critical.
The time is coming with our increasing
population, more largely urban than ever,
with factories multiplying more rapidly than
farms; with limitless manufacturing re
sources and matchless aptitude for produc
tion whejj the United States will need new
nd Important markets. The world may come
to us In Its own ships for the products or our
farms and the raw products of our mines,
but It will not come in Its own ships for the
finished products of our factories. The time
Is comlnir when tva win nmui ini.n.ti...i
bankers and International merchants and In
ternational merchant marine.
The United States Is the owner of the
Philippine Islands and these possessions, plus
the Panama Canal, plus a merchant marine,
would Insure to the American people some
what more than their present 10 per cent of
the 11.000.000,000 of trade washed by the
shores of the Pacific.
Pica for American Ships.
Secretary Shaw spoke of the great out
put of the United States and said:
We transport this matchless product of
farm and ractory, forest and mine .from the
Interior to the sea at one-third what similar
services cost anywhere else beneath the
fikies We carry it from point to point along
the coast In vessels In quicker time and at
cheaper rates than others. But at our coast
line we are brought to an abrupt halt. Here
we are no longer independent.
Our roreign commerce Is four times as
largo as 40 years ago, but we carry in. our
ships only one-third as many gross tons as
40 years ago. We have protected and en
couraged every Interest but our merchant
marine, and every protected Interest has
flourished. We have every facility for Inter
national commerce except International mer
chants, international bankers and an Inter
national merchant marine. Shall we not
have these? I am not urging ship sub
sidles. I am speaking of results, not or
methods. If we will but take advantage or
cur opportunities, we will send these prod
ucts for farm and factory under every sky
and Into every port, and make our financial
centers the clearing bouses of at least a
iraction. or me woria'8 traae.
Secretary Shaw -was lorcefl to no-
knowledge a rousing reception at the
conclusion -of his- remarks.
Severe- Penalty for Yegg Men.
The report of the standing nrotect-
Jive committee disclosed the expendi
ture for the year endinir "September 1
of S25.S71 to the Pinkerton detective
agency, and the arrest of 62 persons.
The report asks the co-operation of
the members in an endeavor to secure
an amendment to the penal codes of
each state providing for the more se
vere punishment of the "yegg" burg
lar, as, the report states, "this class
of criminal is the severest menace to
the members of the association dis
tant from the centers of population."
The committee recommends tho
adoption of the amendment to tho con-
istitution proniDiung the compromis
ing of a crime either by the commit-
Itee or a member of the association.
The report of the executive pommlt-
Stee Was partly received by the eonven-
jtion, but its reading was suspended in
Draer mat rranK vanaernp might ad
iress the convention.
Vanderllp Lands Trust Era.
Mr. Vanderllp said that greatly in-
reased Income, diminishing liabilities
md the provision of ample working
apltal nad worked marvels in the way
it prosperity for the agricultural com
munities during recent years. In the
same time similar conditions had devel
oped In the industrial field and narrow
ness of outlook arid lack of co-ordina
tion which led to the wasteful duplica
tion of plants and a vast expenditure
of capital had given way to more In
telligent management. In the earlier
stages, he said, many of these comblna
tions of industries, which had been
swpt together under.hastily considered
plans, were properly open to criticism
He beliexed, however, that evidence
had accumulated to prove that the men
who had formed thse great corpora
tions had .shown true wisdom and the
Improvement already foreshaJowed In
Income accounts and balance sheets
was but an indication of what may yet
come. ,
He called attention to the necessity
of ceaselessly prosecuting the struggle
for foreign markets, and said he be
lieved opposition In the way of duties
would be met after every succeeding
meeting of the continental Parliaments.
The ease with which the financial
world withstood the strain of a war
which cost the combatant nations Z,
000,000,000 Mr. Vairuerllp said he be
lieved was Quo to the Increased pro
ductlon of gold in recent years. To this
increased production he also gave the
credit for the recovery from industrial
depression during the past three years.
Foresees Flood of Money.
At the same time ho expressed the
belief that in this increase there was
a possible future disturbance of values,
Should the present rate of production
continue, he believed the volume of
money in the world would be doubled
in 20 years, with the result that prices
of many commodities would be greatly
increased possibly doubled. 4While the
increase in the supply of money would
tend to advance the price of real prop
erty, however, the price of an obllga
tion repayable in money would not ad
vance. Thus all persons having a fixed
Income, persons receiving a fixed sal
ary or wage-earners generally would
be at a disadvantage, for their incomes
would not tend -to increase as rapidly
as the purchasing power of their In
comes decreased. He believed, however.
that the theory of the classic econo
mists, that with the doubling of the
gold stock would come a doubling of
prices, would not hold entirely good
Such a result, he thought, would be
prevented by the exploitation ofvlrtrln
fields of development, such as followed
the discovery of great quantities of
gold In Mexico, Peru, California and
Australia and that the next few years
would witness the expansion of the field
of commercial eaterprlse into many
new places. He "declared the outlook at
the present time to be bright, but gave
warning that almost surely there were
dangers lurking in the situation. He
said:
Possible Source of Disaster.
Should a stock market speculation start from
the present high level of prices In the face
of the extraordinary demand for capital and
money which crops and buslnens alike are
making, the result might easily be temporary
disaster. Although there may be many fa
vorable features to the outlook. It Is no time
for prudence to be cast to the winds; no time
for speculative commitments which would
yield disaster If temporary reverses came; no
time for laxness In any forma of business
prudence and conservatism.
Rigid Examination of Banks.
W. B. RIdgeley. .Controller of the Cur
rency, followed 'Mr. Yandcrlfc), -He 8a!fi
in part:1
I am flrrnlv convinced that nn vtm
bank examination or supervision from the
outside of the bank can absolutely prevent
irauauieni oanK xaiiures. 1 am also equally
convinced that with careful and efficient
work on the part of the Examiner, aided by
intelligent and thorough letters or criticism
based on the Examiner's reports, any board
or bank directors of fair Intelligence, with
an honest desire to obey the law, can, by
co-operating with the Examiner and -the
Controller, make the failure of their bank
practically. ir not absolutely. Impossible.
Of the TOM National banks which have
been organized. 438 have failed, or per
cent of the whole number, as against about
17 per cent of banks other than National
in the same period. The National banks
which have failed have paid their creditors
over 76 per cent of the amount due them,
while the other banks have paid only about
45 per cent. Of tHe billions and billions of
dollars they have had on deposit, the Na
tional banks have lost for their creditors
only about f30.000.000.
These records In favor of the National
banks are mainly. If not entirely, due to
the wise provisions and restrictions or the
National bank act and examination and su
pervision by the National authorities.
High Financiers as Grafters.
Mr. RIdgeley said that the weakest
feature of the present system of examina
tions is that the Examiners are paid by
fees Instead of salaries. The Government
can, he said, and should by all means
improve the service by' paying the Exam
iners salaries and greatly increasing
their number, so that a man would have
time to go Into matters more thoroughly.
Mr. Ridgely said that recent disclos
ures of tho most disgraceful betrayal of
trusts by men In tho highest positions"!
and the use of these very 'positions for
private gain at the expense of those
whom it was their sacred duty to protect,
have put the American financier on trial
before the country and world. He added:
It is a shame, a disgrace and a. misfor
tune that such things could have happened
when and where they did, but it Is a great
good fortune that through the quarrel over
the spoils the knavery has been discovered.
In his annual addreap. President Swin
ney recommended changes in the banking
laws. He said:
Swinney Recommends Reforms,
We have cause to congratulate ourselves
upon the abundant evidence that the past
year has been in the main, marked by. pros
perity in all lines of business and com
paratively few bank failures have occurred.
All such periods have, however.- produced
a feeling of overconfidence and led. - to the
forming of unsound Industrial enterprises.
The few bank failures of the past year are
mostly traceable to excessive loans made to
such enterprises or their promoters. The
present statutory provisions of the National
banking act limiting loans to any one In
dividual, firm or corporation to 10 per cent
of the capital stock of the lending bank
seem to be Inadequate.
t would recommend a change In the bank
ing laws permitting banks to loan one-tenth
or their combined capital and surplus to one
Individual, firm or corporation, and provide
suitable penalties for any bank violating the
law. At the same time. I would recom
mend that any funds passed to surplus be
reported to the Controller of the Currency
and be not thereafter allowed to be In any
way Impaired under the same penalties and
conditions as now prescribed ror impair
ment or capital stock. These amendments
would tend to remove the incentive to ex
cess loans and also provide a larger loaning
power to the bank's. Similar provisions In
state laws doubtless would be Increased.
Bankers' Loans to Themselves.
A much more ' serious abuse lies In he not
Infrequent act of managing officers of banks
making discounts to themselves out or the
bank's funds. It is an observable fact that In
a great number, ot bank failures there have
been found among their assets the worthless
notes of high officers ot the bank for lar
loans, frequently without any security at all,
or with "straw" security, which proved to be
absolutely worthless. This is a most, flagrant
and reprehensible violation of law, to say
Concluded oa pare 3.).
LOVEFEfiST OF
COMMISSIONERS
Representatives of States and
' t Countries Gather at
Banquet Board.
HIGH PRAISE FOR OFFICIALS
Guests Express Their Appreciation
of the Management of Fair- in
Resolutions Adopted
Unanimously,
t
TOTAL ADMISSIONS, 5,406,740.
The total admissions to the Fair
arc now 2,400.740. which leaves
03.260 to be made up. or 31.0S7 a day.
It the attendance at the Exposition
is to reach 2,500.000.
Socially, the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion has been as much of a success as in
point of attendance, 'and that such has
been the case was most beautifully exem
plified last night when the members of
the Executive Commissioners' Association
held a farewell banquet in the parlors of
the Hotel Portland and adopted resolu
tions expressing their high regard for the
Fair officials and the members of the
Oregon State Commission and of their
appreciation of the many acts of kindness
and the courtesies and attentions they
have received at their hands. The in
dorsement of the resolutions was a glow
ing tribute to the management of the
Exposition, and is a source of no little
gratification on the part of the Fair offi
cials, as the commissioners are nearly all
old Exposition men, who know by expe
rience how an Institution of this kind
should and should not be conducted.
Fifty Guests at Banquet.
About SO persons sat down to the ban
quet last night, among whom were repre
sentatives of 35 different states and coun
tries. President H. "W. Goode. Theodore
B. "Wilcox, Mayer Lane, Governor George
E. Chamberlain, and other promlnerft
honorary members of the Executive Com
missioners' Association, were guests. J,
A. Filcher, of the California commission.
and president-of the association, presided
as apeakei-7 HcYieadnho-resoluUqns whloh"
were aaoptec oy a unanimous vote.
All spoke in the highest terms of Pres
ident H. W. Goodc " Colonel Henry E.
Dosch. director of exhibits, and Secretary
Henry E. Reed also received many com
pliments from the speakers. President
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. v IN TIME OF WAR PREPARE F.OR PEACE , !
Jcfferscfn Myers and the members of tha
Oregon State Commission were showered
with congratulations.
President Goodc's Speech.
President Goode, the, first speaker, was
introduced by Commissioner Filcher. Ho
made a short but extremely interesting
address. In which he thanked the commis
sioners from the bottom of his heart for
their testimonials" of the kindly feeling
and friendship they hold for the Fair offi
cials. He. in return, said many 'nice
things about the commissioners.-
President Jefferson Myers. made a very
neat speech, which was well received. He
said that the Oregon State Commission
had tried to serve the interests it repre
sented, and very modestly stated that If
it'had been successful the credit belonged
to tho people of Oregon. Ho also, took
occasion to say many nice things about
the commissioners.
Governor Chamber'aln said several very
complimentary things about President
Myers and President Goode, and com
mented on tho absence of jealousy or
selfish motives among the states that
were represented at the Exposition. Ho
said that he had been accused of having
attended more banquets, eaten more cake,
shaken more hands and kissed more ba
bies than any man In tho State of Oregon,
as he was supposed to be a candidate for
re-election.
Colonel Dosch Is Greeted.
Colonel Henry E. Dosch was intro
duced by Commissioner Filcher as be
ing the "Exposition warhorse of Port
land." The chairman said Colonel Dosch
was the same genial, affable and lov
able Dosch they used to know at other
expositions, and called attention to the
many courtesies the commissioners had
received from his department. Colonel
Dosch delivered a brief but creditable
address. Kushlblkl, Japanese commis
sioner, said there had been less red
tape at the Lewis and Clark Exposition
than any other Fair he had ever taken
part in. He closed his address by invit
ing all present to attend the Japanese
World's Fair, which, he sal, would he
held about .the year of 1913. Mayor
Lane delivered a very witty and char
acteristic address, which met the ap
proval of all. Other speakers were
Theodore B. Wilcox and D. M. Ellis, of
tho New York Commission; E. E. E. Mc
Jirosey. of the Missouri Commission,
and several of the other commissioners.
The banquet rooms were brilliantly
and artistically decorated under the
direct supervision of H. C. Bowers,
manager of the Hotel Portland. The
menu was burnt upon wooden trays,
upon which was Inscribed the name of
each guest. Music was furnished by
theTorchestra.
Text of Resolutions.
The following are the resolutions
passed last night by the active mem
bers of the Executive Commissioners
Association:
To the President and Members of the
'Bxooutlie Commissioners Association. Lws
andCUrU&hXpoeHIon, , Portland, Or. Gen
tlemen: Tp3?" cotfiisltteev on memorial ap
pointed to 'draft a set ot resolutions ex.
presalve Of the appreciation of this organi
zation and Its members tor courtesies re
ceived at the hands of the Exposition au
thorities, be if leave to report as follows:
(Concluded on Page Five.)
MILLIONS SPENT
M BOTH PflHTiES
Philadelphia's Heroic Struggle
to Overthrow Ma
' chine Rule.
FIGHT-THE GANG WITH FIRE
Reformers Led by Practical Politi
cians With Unlimited Funds Ar
. rayed Against Grafters
Equally Well Supplied.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 11. (Special.)
The spoils, half a dozpn small offices, only
one of which. Sheriff, has a salary that
would tempt a fairly successful business
man. But the campaigners, who arc dl
recting the fight have millions to expend
"Unlimited funds" Is the only way to
describe the situation. More money will
be spent In this little- local fight. Interest
ing . to outsiders- only because Mayor
Weaver Is- in it, than was expended In
the state by both parties during the past
three National campaigns.
These are the figures of a politician who
knows ztore about nymey than the aver
age bank cashier.
Weaver and his friends are fighting fire
with fire. The gang has kept in power
by .exercising political pressure and by
expending money wherever necessary. The
-Mayor Is using the same weapons to keep
them out of -office, and the contest has de
veloped Into one of the prettiest and
most scientific political battles on record
"Whence the Gang's Money Comes.
United States Senator Boles Penrose
and Israel W. Durham, who are direct
lng the fight for the "gang," have funds
galore. The United Gas Improvement
Company, the gag trust, which started
what the Weaverites have called "The
second war of Independence," has con
tributed liberally. It Is an open secret that
Thomas Dolan, the president of the U,
G. I., has notified the gang 'that It can
have all the money It desires.
"Just come and get It." he says.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany, the Traction trust, is also a cheer
ful giver. This corporation controls every
street-car line In the city, and is the
only company which refuses to give even
one free transfer on a 5-cmt fare. The
traction, magnates are convinced that the
Weaver forces, even if they do not bring
about municipal ownership, will certain
ly Interfere with vested rights on the
transfer question. Consequently they are
large contributors to the gang's .fund.
The Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Baltimore & . Ohio, which it owns, are
Interested In the suppression of the Citi
zens party. These lines have never paid
a proper share of taxes, so plain, ordi
nary voters declare, and In addition en
Joy many privileges In the matter of side
tracks, etc., considered valuable by out
siders, but which do not cost a cent.
Naturally the railroads are Interested
in upholding the "purity of the ballot."
So is the coal trust. In fact President
Baer, "Divine Right Baer," as he Is still
called, stated the other day that "con
servative, law-abiding people are con
fronted by a crisis."
It is generally agreed here that Mayor
Weaver and his friends arc the crisis
to which Mr. Baer so feelingly refers.
These Interests are the main backers
of the Regular Republican Ticket, and
the campaign chest Is also heavy with
the contributions of state office-holders
and such of the local officials as have
remained faithful.
Renl Estate Owners for Reform.
The Citizens party. In addition to re
ceiving thousands of contributions from
the city, is being backed by practically
the entire realty Interest ot Philadelphia,
and" it Is a support that counts.
Great areas of land in Philadelphia are
owned by estates which In many cases
go back to rei'olutionary days. Gang
rule has caused a steady Increase In tax
ation, and the burden has been felt to
a great extent by the men who own the
land. Some of the largest owners are the
Drexel. Lippincott, Stephen GIrard, Wis
tar and Welghtman estates, which own
realty aggregating In value many millions
of dollars. The men wljo represent these
and other properties have found their
burdens Increasing from year to year,
and believe the time has come to make
a successful stand against ring rule, and
extravagance In the conduct of municipal
affairs
John H. Converse, the millionaire head
of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and
John Wanamaker are two other extreme
ly wealthy men who are backing'
eaver.
They have, It Is said, given him a cam
paign fund which Is practically without
limit, and the citizens have money
enough for -every possible contingency
City employes who fall to repent and
Join the cause of reform are being lopped
off right and left, for Mayor Weaver
realizes that the only way to argue with
a machine politician Is to talk to him
about his position. So the jrantr finds
itself beroft of assistance from police
men, nremen and public works employes,
who had been of great ajd to it in years
gono by. These men are shouting for
rerorm Because. If they fall to do so,
they will speedily be shouting for a Job,
witn attic prospect of getting It.
it is a cattle between politicians, all
armed with money and experience, and
tne issue seems to be involved In doubt.
But, If the Weaver forces win. thev de
clare that graft and corruption will end
for all time to come. ,
"We are fighting practical politicians In
a practical way." declares Judsre Gordon.
tne mayors main adviser. "We are going
10 win, ana tne gang is doomed."
From nearly every pulpit on every Sun
day pastors vehemently declare the ne
cessity of defeating the gang. AH but
two newspapers' in tho city are ens-aireri
In the same work. Ono of these two Is
neutral and the other has little influence.
aut oack of the "good citizens" and
urging them on are the practical poli
ticians with the practical money. It Is
the first time a reform camnaltm hn
been managed on scientific lines and the
result of the experiment will be watched
wun interest.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TE3TERDAYs Maximum temperature. CO
uitmoium. 4 j. precipitation. 0.02 of
an inch.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy with probably
anowers. Westerly winds.
roreign.
Great festivities In Japan In honor of Britlsb
neei. rage i.
General arming for revolt in Russia. Page 4.
Royal wedding In Germany. Page -I.
National.
Canal Commission cancels Market's contract.
rage a.
Federal Judge to be tried for violating Civil
service law. rage a.
Yakima land reserved for reservoir sites.
Page 3.
Judge says there are flaws In beef trust in
dictments. Page 4.
Politics.
Both parties spending millions in Philadel
phia campaign. Page 1.
President Spencer of Southern Railway
speaks on rate question. Page 3.
Domestic.
Vanderllp. Shaw and RIdgeley make notable
speeches at bankers' convention. Page 1.
Police hold Omaha Councllmen at meeting
on gas contract. Page 5.
Joseph Letter In lawsuit about stock deal.
Paze 2
Woman proposes to kill fatally Injured and
Incurably sick. Page 3.
Gould wins Wabash fight, but Ramsey Is
still fighting. Page 3.
Cunllffe, seen by fisherman, who was
Ignorant of his crime Page 3.
Unitarians shut out of Church Federation
Convention,. Page 5.
. Sport.
Pacific Coast scores: Portland 0, Oakland 0;
fcan rranclaco 2. beattle 1', Los Angeles
6, Tacoma 5. Page 7.
College athletic managers agree with Roose
velt against rowdy football. .Page 5.
Ball game called In fifth Inning on account
ot rain; neither team scores. Page 7.
Pacific Coast.
W. EL Ellis. Australian horseman, robbed
aad.-'lcft for dead In a Berkeley. Cal., cot-
t?" Par (I
Rioting Greek section men kill wife of fore-
maa,at QlenbrooK. or. Page O.
Burnes found guilty of murder; in first de
gree for .killing William Graham. Page 0.
Shot by hunting companion, Albert Hucker
has terrible experience In Blue Moun
tains. Page 0.
Aberdeen shacks are torn down under May
ors orders. Page G.
Baptists In session at Eugene, Or., and
Olympia, Wash. Pnge 6.
Commercial aad Marine.
Market for high-grade salmon In strong po
sition, page is.
Flood of offerings break stock prices at. New
loric. page io.
Chicago wheat market strong from start.
Page 15.
Steady wool prices expected at San Fran
cisco. Page 15.
Mutiny on schooner Harry A. Bcrwlnd ends
in murder. Page 7.
Lewis aad Clark Eiposltloa.
Admissions. 24.102. Page 10.
Total admissions to date, 2.400,740. Page I.
Farewell banquet of Executive Commission
ers Association. Page 1.
Big programme arrange.d for "closing day,
Saturday, page iv. .
Portland aBd Ylclaity. j
Men on trial for land frauds give testimony
in their own aeiense. rage n.
Republican Iovefeast begins today. Page 16.
Court asked to sit en banc on Reld will case.
Page io.
Not fantan but loan society, say arrested
Chinese, paga n.
Oliver Jeffreys, plucky 17-year-old boy. fol-
1 -D..t.K . P
ucunc xvrunenoerg to
gulch and keeps watch till police arrive
and. arrest crook. Paze 1. -
HGLAR IS RUN
001 IN GULCH
Seventeen-Year-Old Boy Fol
lows Thief to His Final
Hiding Place.
GIVES. CLEW -TO POLICE
George Kroncnbcrg, Crook, Is Seen
Leaving J. D. Meyers' Residence
by Oliver Jeffreys, Who
Gives the Alarm.
Tanner Crcok Gulch, in the vicinity of
Lownsdale and Alder streets, was the
scene of a lively burglar hunt about 10
o'clock last evening, -which resulted In the
capture of Georse Kronenbers, an old
offender and ex-convict, who was secured
after a difficult search of the dense brush
on the south side of the embankment.
An alarm was sent to the Police Sta
tion that burglars had broken Into th
residence of J. D. Meyer, at 633 Washing
ton street, and Captain Moore detailed
Detectives Vaughn and Day, and Patrol
man Evans, to go. In the wagon to the
scene. Patrol Driver Isaacs made a re
markably fast run to Lownsdale and Mor
rison streets, where. the officers were In
formed that the robber was In hiding in
the gulch and they Immediately surround
ed the place and began beating the brush
back of the Hesperian HotcL
Pound in Gulch.
Detectlvo Day was the first to locate
the robber and after calling on him to
halt, fired a shot, which drove the hunted
man down into the gully, where he was
eventually captured by Detective Andrew
Vaughn, who, with the assistance of a
couple of the firemen bearing lanterns
from Engine Company No. 3, came upon
the man in the thick underbrush " and
called upon him to surrender, covering
the fugitive with a revolver, at the same
time advancing. Before the man had
time to offer resistance Vaughn had the
bracelets on him and he was escorted to
the patrol wagon, and taken to the scene
of the burglary, where he was positively
identified as one of the men seen depart
ing from tho place.
Returns to Find Home Robbed.
Mr. Meyer and his family were at the
Fair grounds at the time of the burglary,
and knew nothing about the affair until
they returned home to find the officers
and one of the burglars at tho house. He
stated that his losses comprised various
pieces of Jewelry, silverware and old
coins, but the burglars ransacked the
house so thoroughly that he was unable
to estimate tho value of the article?
stolen, saying that he thought the amount
would reach about $300. There was also
some cash In the house, but the amount
of this Is unknown.
Oliver Jeffreys, a lad of 17, living next
door, who was one of the persons who
witnessed the two men Issuing from the
house, positively Identified Krononberg
as one of the men. He gave chase to this
man as the other was left In charge of
Watchman Dick Holland, from whom he
subsequently escaped. Jeffreys followed
Kronenberg to the gulch and Informed
the officers of his whereabouts. The
lad's nerve gained the admiration of the
detectives, who give him great credit for
the assistance furnished them In locating
the thief. Carl Druhot was standing at
Nineteenth and Washington, one block
from the scene of the burglary, and
Identified Kronenberg as the man who fled
past him and dodged down the gulch,
which offsets the statement of the pris
oner to the officers that he was sleeping
In the gulch. Dr. Millard Holbrook also
Identified Kronenberg as one of the men
seen issuing from the Meyer residence.
Kronenberg Old Offender.
Kronenberg Is an old offender, having
been arrested on several charges In 1S03.
punishment for which he escaped through
the Influence of some friends, but he was
again caught in the toils In November.
1804. and sentenced to six months for
robbing an office in the Ablngton building
There Is a warrant out for his arrest
on the charge of forgery of a check for
$18. signed T. B. McDevItt, which he
passed a couple of months ago on the
Bonbonnlere Cafe.
Detectives Day and Vaughn, Patrolmen
Evans, Moloney and Inskip, Detective
George A. Tall, ofPhIIadelphIa, and Clerjc
Frank Hennessey, of the Municipal Court,
assisted In the capture of thi3 man, whlcu
was accomplished In a clever manner
considering the difficulties caused by the
surroundings of the gulch In which the
burglar endeavored to hide.
Michael Conley, while going over the
scene of the pursuit, found several coins
answering the description of the ones re
ported missing by Mr. Meyer, which ho
brought to the Police Station, where they
will be shown Mr. Meyer today for
identification.
Patrolman Smith says that the burglar
who escaped is reported as being a lad
about 16 years of age.
SNOW IN WISCONSIN.
Thermometer Drops 45 Degrees in
21 Hours at La Crosse.
LA CROSSE. Wis.. Oct. 11. The first
snow of the season fell here today. The
thermometer dropped 45 degrees in the
past 24 hours.
MOUNTAIN LAKE. Minn., Oct. 11.
A heavy frost last night was followed
today by a hard snow storm.
MILWAUKEE. Oct. 11 Milwaukee
experienced the first now flurry of tho
season today.' The flakes, melted aa
xapiaiy as they fellt
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