Morning Oregonian., January 29, 1906, Page 8, Image 8

THE 3IOKXIXG OREGOXEAX, MONDAY, JANTJARY 29, 1906.
ATTACKED ON M
OWN DOORSTEP
Masked Thugs Gag, Bind and
Attempt to Chloroform
Miss Maud Sheek.
FIGHTS TO SAVE HONOR
Girl Succeeds In Putting Assailants
to Flight After Desperate Bat
tle Police Hope to
Catch Them.
With a sponge soaked in chloroform
pressed to her nostrils, a doll's wig and
a wet band of cloth tied over, her mouth
as a gag, her eyes blindfolded and stout
ropes knotted to her lower limbs. Miss
Maud Sheek, who livs with the fam.Ily
of F. Elrath, 1S9 Schuyler street, battled
with two masked men in the rear yard
of the Elrath residence last night and
.succeeded in driving the two men away
before they could do her bodily harm or
kidnap her. v
Then she screamed and bad almost
fainted before assistance eould reach her.
Elrath heard her cries an drushed out
of the house armed with a revolver. The i
thugs on the approach of Elrath made 1
t heir escape through a clumpof trees not.
however, before Elrath had fired a shot .
at one of them. It was too dark to dis
cover last night whether he had scored ;
a lilu ;
Miss Sheek. 'who is 21 years old. was
not overcome after her hand-to-hand i
conflict, and was able to giv Sergeant j
Hogeboom and Policeman Parker so ,
many details of the crime that her as- :
sallants may be captured.-'
Attacked on Doorstep.
The young woman was attacked by the ,
two men as she was going from the resi
dence to a woodshed in the rear of the ,
lot. It Is supposed that they had lain ,
In wait with the Intention of kidnaping
her. As soon as she had left the rear
steps she was seized around the waist
and an attempt was made to tie her 1
arms behind her. In the scuffle which
followed her waist was torn and her
elothlnc ilsnrrninrtv. While striicirlltur '
with the men the doll's wig was pressed 1 t
into her mouth and the wet cloth was I
placed over her mouth and eyes. She ! I
fought so desperately that the attempt j 4
to pinion her arms was unsuccessful.
An attempt was then made to chloro
form her. She managed to free one of
her arms from the grasp of her assail
ants, and, tearing the mask from his
face and the gag bandage from her
mouth she shouted for help.
After some unintelligible remark which
the girl could not remember, the two men
ran. That an attempt was made to kid
nap the young woman is believed.
Men Seen In a Buggy.
Two men answering the descriptions of
Miss Sheek's assailants were seen driving
away from the neighborhood, and were
also seen to enter a buggy after the at
tempted crime. Buggy tracks in an un
frequented spot were found by the police
a short distance from where the men were
seen to disappear in the timber.
Although Miss Sheek obtained a good
look at one of the men. she declared last
night that she did jiot know him. and
could not Imagine why the two should
have attacked her.
Police Inspector Bruin, who was in his
office at headquarters, but did not know
of the attempt to kidnap Miss Sheek until
two hours after it had happened, took tip
the case last night, and will set detectives
to work today. Although he has not suc
ceeded In capturing a hold-up man since
he was appointed he is of the opinion that
there is a good chance to run down the
men who assaaulted Miss Sheek.
PUT FOOTPADS TO FLIGHT
Man and Woman Hammer Thugs
Over Heads With Coffee-Roaster.
When they were hammered over the
heads with a coffee roaster two young
highwaymen were compelled to flee
trom a man and woman at Mllwaukle
and Taggart streets at 1 o'clock this
morning after they had attempted to
hold them up. Policeman Adams, who
patrols a beat in the neighborhood,
was near enough to sec what was tak
ing place and. not waiting to Inquire
the particulars, pursued the two men.
The highwaymen, who are thought to
be not more than 17 years of age. out
ran the policeman and m'ade their es
cape. The man and woman did not
report the hold-up to the police and
their names could not be learned.
Burglars Visit Two Homes.
Burglars ransacked the residence of
E. P. Bisbce at GDI Holly street some
time between 7 and 10 o'clock last
night and stole , money and Jewelry
amounting to more than 550. While the
family was absent entrance was gained
to the house by means of a skeleton
key. A woman's gold watch, two rings
set with precious stones and $20 In
money was taken by the burglars.
The residence of W. T. Scott at 354
Eat--t Ninth street was broken into by
burglars last night, entrance being
THE FILL
gained through the rear door. A small
amount of mouey and a few valuables
were stolen.
HEARD IN THE
ROTUNDAS
THE most brilliant banquet ever given
In Portland will be the feature of
the meeting: o the Hotel Men's As
sociation In Portland some time this com
ing Spring. The banquet -will be given'
at the Hotel Portland, and It Is said that
all previous affairs of this kind -Rill be
eclipsed In the lavishness of the decora
tions. The Hotel Men's Association will
meet In Portland either In May or June,
the exact date not having been decided
as yet.
The Hotel Men's Association holds meet
ings every year, and everything possible
Is done for their entertainment and enjoy
ment. At the hotels where the members
stay, especial pains are taken to provide
for their comfort, every hotel man trying
to outdo the others who had entertained
the association. The Hotel Men's Asso
ciation is composed largely of managers
of hotels. It is estimated that about 150 of
the leading hotel men of the United States
will attend the. meeting in Portland.
PORTLAND hotel managers are very
enthusiastic over the outlook for
Spring. They are of the opinion that
with the advent of Spring a crowd of
tourists will llock up from California in
such numbers as have never before visit
ed this section. The managers expect the
hotels to be crowded to their fullest ca
pacity. They say the rush of tourists
will bogin about March 1 or two or three
weeks later.
They base their predictions upon the fact
that California is crowded with tourists,
all records having been broken this year,
and that a large percentage of those from
the East will return to their homes by the
way of Portland and Seattle. The Lewis
and Clark Exposition brought the North
west to the front, and its scenic beauties
are gaining more renown each year. Many
of those now In California were here dur
ing the Fair, and were so delighted with
Portland and Oregon thai they are anx-i
ious to pay this section a return visit.
STREET preacher, who found it
rather disagreeable converting sin
ners in the rain, wandered into the lobby
of the Hotel Portland yestorday after
noon. As soon as he thawed out his
chilled limbs his religious fervor asserted
itself. The corridor was crowded at the
time with dozens of commercial men and
travelers, and the happy thought struck
him to preach to thorn In the warm and
comfortable lobby instead of the cold and
cheerless street corners where liHtcners
were hard to find.
Taking a position In the center of the
corridor he Introduced himself to the
crowd and began to preach. Now preach
ing in the lobby Is not tho common cus
tom at the Hotel Portland and the sad
duty ' fell upon Nathaniel Clarke, the
popular clerk who was on duty, to ac
quaint the cxhortcr of this fact. During
a lull of a few seconds, when the preacher
was regaining his breath after "a regular
old-fashioned firc-and-brlmstone sormon,
Mr. Clarke called the stranger to the desk.
"I am very sorry sirv.but wc would pre
fer If you would not preach In the lobby."
said Mr. Clarke In a polite tone of voice.
"If the guests at the hotel wanted to hear
a sermon they would go to one of the
churches." he continued. "Besides I think
the majority of them were at church this
morning and do not care to hear another
sermon In the afternoon."
"Why. I never thought of that," replied
the street preacher. "Of course traveling
men, go to church as well as other per
sons." With that he fell upon his knees and
prayed for fully 13 minutes. Then he
arose, shook hands with Mr. Clarke and
went out on the streets to continue his
Interrupted sermon.
OX EAST MORRISON STREET AS NOW tJNDKR WAY.
EAST SIDE FILLS
Work Is Rushed on Morrison
Street Embankment.
WILL SOON BE COMPLETED
Other IVork WJHcli Is Contemplated
for the Filling Up, of Sloughs
-slid Quagmires Across the
.Willametteitivcr.
The improvement of East Morrison
between East Morrison street
and Union avenue, with a solid
till, is progressing rapidly. The Pa
cific Bridge Company has the contract
for the main portion of the work at 30
ceits a cubic yard. For the entire em-
ritorosKi fill ox
bankment it would require a little over
60,000 cubic yards of earth, but between
15,000 and 20.000 cubic yards had al
ready been dumped through the ele
vated roadway before this contract was
let to the Pacific Bridge Company, so
there is left something more than -10.000
cubic yards. The earth is brought in
from North Mount Tabor by dump
cars over the electric railway, and It is
composod of sand and gravel, which
readily packs. The exact cost of this
nil has not been ascertained, as that
will depend on the number of cubic
yards that will be dumped Into the
street to complete the embankment,
but it will be about $15,000. including
a plank roadway laid on the top. The
plank roadway Is being put down on
the fill for the reason that the em
bankment is sure to settle considerably
before it becomos fixed, and when the
plank wears out some durable pave
ment will be used to carry the tremen
dous traffic that passes over the Mor
rison bridge.
Will Complete Embankment.
It Is expected that the embankment
will be finished some time next month.
While the street-cars have continued
to be operated over the street, teams
are shut off. Pedestrians are not ex
cluded. The contractors are laying the
plank along the north side of the em
bankment as fast as that portion is
finished, so that the -public will be In
convlcnced as little ,as possible. Not
withstanding the efforts of the contrac
tors business men along the street
arc greatly Inconvenienced and arc suf
fering loss of patronage, but they can
console themselves that it will not hap
pen again.
Fill on Grand Avenue.
The next extensive fill on the East
Side Is the one on Grand avenue be
tween East Stark and East Pine
strcccts, a distance of about 300 feet.
This embankment will be a high one,
and will take an immense amount of
earth, ostimated at about 40.000 cubic
yards. The slough at this point Is a
quagmire of great depth, and will set
tle under the weight of' the fill for
some time. A wooden culvert is being
built under the street to carry off the
water from Hawthorne Springs which
will be 4x4 feet in the clear.
It will rest on flolid pile
foundation and be built of timbers
12x12 to stand the weight. The Pa
cific Bridge Company has the con
tract for this embankment, nnd the
cost will be about $12,000. Work will
be started on Grand avenue as soon
as the fill on East Morrison street is
completed.
Other East Side Pills.
Other fills on the East Side are be
ing talked up. but until the dredge
make Its trial run to ascertain if it
is practical to pump material from the
bottom of the river, no definite action'
will be taken. However, now that a
start has been made 6n this kind of
Improvement it is not probable that
anv more extensive elevated roadways
will be built.
AT THE THEATERS
What the Press Agents Say.
ADVANCE SALE TODAY.
'Exchange and Sale of 31uslcians
Concert Tickets at Marquani.
This mornlnz at 10 o'clock at the box
office oi' the Marcuam Grand Theater the
advance sale and exchange of tickets for the
Musicians' Mutual Association stand concert
and monster vaudeville entertainment Wednes
day evenlnr. January 31, will open. Those
who have bought tickets from Ben Selllns's
CLothlnff Company. Skldmore'a Drug Company.
Woodard & Clarke's Drag Company; Graves
llurfc Store and the different professional mu
sicians In the city, must exchange them at
grand avenue.
the box-office Of the theater for coupon re
served neals. .
This entertainment will conttai of a grand
eencert by 50 musicians, under the direction
of Ed car E. Coursen. Solos by Mrs. Roc
Bloch-Bauer. Mrs. Walter Reed and the blind
boy pianist. Frankle Illchter. The second half
ef the entertainment will be devoted to Ave
"top-liner" vaudeville acta, donated by tha
respective managers of the several vaudeville
houses in the city.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Cannon King at Pantagcs.
The great feature of the new bill that
opens at Pantagc'a today Is nothing less than
Captain John Boltum. the cannon king, who
catches 21-pound cannonballs fired at him
across the stage from a Genuine cannon
loaded with powder. There Is no optical
Illusion about this act, nor is it a device
fitted up with springs. Captain Holtum ac
tually catches the ball fired from a loaded
cannon. A committee will be Invited to
witness the loading, and when not on the
stage the old cannon will be on public ex
hibition In front of the theater. The rest
of the programme Is of more than ordinary
merit- The Scofield?. Addling Rubes, have
something new In the comedy line; Craw
ford and Duff are a pair of exceptional com
edy entertainers; Fumes and Hale have a
great novelty act; Jones and Barton Infu
a lot of good music and fancy dancing Into
the bill; Leo White will sing a new Illus
trated song, and the blograph will show a
great drama, -The Night Before Christmas."
" Grand.
All who patronize the theaters will remem
ber Ralph Cummlngs, ho was here for a
season at the head of his own stock com
pany. Cummlngs returns to Portland today
for the nrst time since his stock days, and
will be at the Grand as the vaudeville head
liner with bis company, presenting a scream
ing farce called "A Game of Hearts." Al
though there have been various kinds of
whirls here before, there has never been any
thing like the motor cycle whirl which Tlnk
hara and company will give. George Delmas.
the noted expert on the lings, will have a
place on the programme, as will also the
Gavotte Brothers, violin vvlrtuoaL Juveniles
are the Carnell Sisters, singers and dancers.
Harold Hotf will sing, "Would Tou Care?"
and the Grandlscope will tell the story of
child robbers.
. Star.
This afternoon the Star management will
present a vaudeville entertainment which will
be exactly what the public likes best." Tho
bill will run all week. At the top of the
list Is the famous Martincttt Trio, acrobats
who come direct from Taris, where they have
held the highest recognition In the varieties
for several years. Gibson and Gibson have
a strange act, which they call "A Burglar's
Kit." Everyone knows what a burglar's kit
Is, but It remains for the Gibsons to show
what can be done with the kit on the vaude
ville stage. Smith and Ellis have a farcical
sketch, and Vontella and Nina will do
strange feats on the flying Roman rings.
Caprice will be a sensation In her charming
change art. W. H. Hartford sings "A Picnic
for Two," and the Starqscope shows -pictures
of Pari.
Works After Hlbs. Arc Broken.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Jan. 2S. Special.)
Mies Lizzie Ashley fell Into an unguard
ed excavation Friday evening, and was
able to go to her home and work the next
day. though f cling badly. She finally was
obliged to go to her bed and call a doctor,
who found that she had broken two ribs,
and her left side was terribly bruised.
Tills Postmaster Resigned.
MERLIN. Jan. 25. (To the Editor.)
I see In your list of Northwest Pcstmasters
you have "J. X.untrman removed." I wish
to state that 1 resigned on December T. and
my resignation was accepted. 1 have held
the office SO years, and resigned, and was
not removed. J. LUNTERMAN. P. M.
DELmilTJTCX. NEWPORT.
SfdeadM Weather at This Tofialar racMc
Ceast Rert.
. Delightful la every particular Is th
weather at Newport, and the Southern
Pacific and the Corvallls &. Eastern rail
roads feava reeused their cheap rates to
this place ter the Wiater. Parties lam by
ak!g at Third aad Waahlartee streets,
Hart land
CLOSEDIH GROUND
High Fence Will Exclude the
Public.
WRECKING SOON TO BEGIN
Yesterday "Was the Last Day That
Visitors "Were Permitted on the
Site of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. -
The gates of the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition were finally closed last night, and
the fine weather of yesterday brough't out
several' thousand people who walked about
the grounds, not realizing, however, that
they were taking advantage of the last
day the Fair sItewould be open. Today
and hereafter no one will be admitted un
less each person seeking admittance can
show he haa business within the grounds.
All day yesterday workmen were busy fin
ishing a high board fence that now com
pletely encloses the Fair with the excep
tion of the Trail and the Government
building. Watchmen having special police
authority will be on duty hereafter to en
force the order excluding the public.
The passing into eclipse of the Exposi
tion was hastened by the fear of fire. Vis
itors to the site have not been partlcularly
careful In precautions against fire, and
when men walking about smoking have
been warned to throw away their cigars
or put out their pipes. In many cases they
have refused to comply. The fear that
some careless cIgarettIst,or other smoker
would ignite the inflammable material ly
ing about, and the utter absence of fire
protection, made It necessary to keep the
public outi The water tanks were about
the first thing to be removed, and soon
thereafter the pipes were sold and dug up.
leaving the partly dismantled building
wholly at the mercy of any fire that
started. Insurance on the buildings under
these circumstances could not be arranged
satisfactorily. There Is also danger of the
destruction of buildings located near the
Fair, should a spark catch inside the
grounds.
Machinery to Wreck Fair Buildings,
Machinery Is now on the way to do the
wrecking of the Fair buildings, and work
will be begun within the next 60 days.
The Lewis nnd Clark Wrecking Company,
composed of Eastern capitalists, will un
dertake the work, and announces It will
begin on the larger buildings, probably
wrecking tho Agricultural building first.
The work is to be done by large derricks
and heavy machinery calculated to get
the material out of the structures without
crushing or splintering it. Timbers and
all wooden materials in the buildings will
be plied up and await the completion of
the Pence Company's flumes from the
range of hills back of town into the Expo
sition grounds, when the lumber will be
floated down into Guild's Lake and placed
convenient to the tracks of the Northern
Pacific for hauling away. The Pence Com
pany Intends to use the light lumber In
the building of flumes and the heavier
timbers will be put Into construction work
wherever needed.
The buildings to be demolished by the
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GRAY'S
GREAT OFFERING TO THE
MEN OF PORTLAND
Today, Tuesday and Wednesday, all fancy Suits and
Overcoats in the store included in this great sale
All $15.00 and $18.00 values, tff f (f
special price $1 JL.lU
All $20.00 and $22.50 values, O 7e
special price J 1 D O
All $25.00 Suits, special price 19.00
All $30.00 Suits, special price $23.50
All $35.00 Suits, special price $26.50
Sale on fine Negligee Shirts ; $2.00 and $2.50
Shirts at special price $1.65
SPECIAL SALE PINE NECKWEAR, $1.50
grades at 75
SPECIAL SALE MEN'S FINE UNDER
WEAR. 25 per cent discount on all Winter weights.
TAKE ADVANTAGE
TO SUPPLY
R. M.
269-271 MORRISON STREET
wrecking company are the Agricultural.
Transportation Manufacturers". Foreign
Exhibits. Oriental. Washington. Califor
nia and entrance colonnade and buildings.
Tho Oregon building will be wrecked un
der a special contract by the same com
pany. It is desired to take the structure
apart carefully, numbering each timber so
it can be reproduced later. No final dispo
sition has yet been made of it. but it Is
probable It will be made Into a lodge,
home or similar structure, as It Is well
fitted for the purpose. The Coos building,
too, will be wrecked with special care, in
order not to mar the fine finishings of na
tive Oregon woods. The famous Coos Bay
myrtle has been used extensively In com
pleting the building, and this can be used
In other construction in the city.
Dissolution of Exposition.
Tho Exposition grounds now present any
thing but an attractive sight. Guild's Lako
has fallen about eight feet since the Ex
position pumps, intended to keep It at a
high stage, were stopped. Tho portions of
the lake between the mainland and the
ponlnsula are largely mud flats. The
Bridge of Nations stands up on piling that
is now exposed, and Neptune, posted mid
way on the bridge, holding aloft his tri
dent, appears to be standing on six-foot
stilts. In pools of the lake, boys tish for
catfish. The Trail 13 largely a wreck,
trenches run about the grounds where
pipes have been dug up, plaster statuary
lies blackened and broken In many places
and a visit affords only a ghoulish sort of
pleasure. The dissolution of the Exposi
tion Is one with the decay and ruin of a
deserted city.
Pending the taking over of the grounds
by the wrecking company, the tract Is In
charge of the Pence Company, which Is
rapidly completing its flumes along the
hillsides northwest of Portland, prelimi
nary to building them into the Exposition
grounds. The flumlng of the materials
from the wrecked buildings Into the lake
will not be undertaken until next Fall.
The Pence project will gather the waters
In the basin of Balch Gulch, together
with a quantity beyond the range of hills
west of Guild's Lake, now flowing into
the Tualatin River. In Washington Coun
ty, and divert it by pipe lines and a tun
nel through the highest hills to the slopes
near the lalte. .
Make Warehouse Sites.
The ultimate filling In of large tracts
near the Northern Pacific line through
the low grounds along the lake, making
valuable warehouse sites In that district.
Is a strong probability as a result of the
Pence hydraulic projects. Tho first work
begun by the company will be that of
terracing and leveling the hills near the
lake for residence property, and this will
begin within a short time. The first work
will be the hydraullcklng. by means of
giants, the hill known as the "Scotch
Knob." 400 feet above the lake, owned
EAST WATXR STJCHET, BETWEEN EAST
OF THE OPPORTUNITY
YOUR NEEDS
GRAY
by the Scotch-American Investment Com
pany. The crest of the hills is S00 feet
above the river, and the Pence pipe line
runs at an altitude of TOO feet. In order to
bring the water through the range of hill?
a tunnel is being driven for a distance of
10W feet. 64 by ' feet in the clear. Men
are working at both ends, and have SSO
feet completed. Within two weeks this
work will be finished. The stringing of
450O feet of hydraulic pipe will begin to
day, and in two weeks water will be run
ning through a flume seven miles long.
Two hundred men are at work.
It is the purpose to attempt hydraulic
operations only during the Fall, Winter
and Spring months, when there will be
plenty of water, as the creeks from which
the supply Is taken run very low in their
banks In Summer. The dirt taken from
the hills will probably be used to fill the
gulches along the lake and some part of
Guild's "Lake Itself.
PURITY &Y P0LITIQS.
Dr. Baker TJrgcs Young Men to Go
In to Save Land From 3Iissrule.
ISEW YORK. Jan. 23. (Special.) At
.the Majestic Theater 1100 men heard
"Purity" Baker, of Ohio, talk on Chris
tian politics and local option. State
Senator Alfred R. Page presided and in
presenting Dr. Baker, who is National
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, the Senator said:
"He more than any other man
brought about the overthrow of Boss
Cox In Ohio." Mr. Baker said in part:
"Every man should be an American
before being either a Democrat or Re
publican. Partisan politics always pro
duces Crokcr'sra, Murphyism. etc. I
advise every clear-headed, clean -heart -er,
manly young man to go into poli
tics and stay In politics till our land
Is redeemed from misrule. If there is
any man here who is too holy to stand
boldly for clean streets and good lights,
pure water and good laws, well en
forced, then he is overdue in heaven."
Dr. Baker spoke earnestly in behalf
of local option generally.
Bu Hammar Balds Riffs.
MADRID. Jan. 2S. According to a
dispatch from Melllla, a Spanish sea
port on the north coast of Morocca.
the troops of the pretender, Bu Mam
mar, have ravaged the Riff region, a
coast range of heights and mountains
In Northern Morocco, bordering on the
Mediterranean, wild and difficult of ac
cess and In great partinhabited by the
Riffs. There was much fighting in
which the Khabile tribesmen were In
variably beaten.
MOKK1SON ANJO BELMONT STREETS,
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