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THE 3IOKXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1906.
E
MBARGD PLAGED
ON ALL FREIGHT
Only Livestock and
Products May
Bay City.
Perishable
Enter
CONGESTION MORE ACUTE
Southern Pacific Traffic Managers
Resolve Vpon Drastic Measures.
Order Will Be Rescinded
About November 15.
Unless some unforeseen contingency
should arise, the embargo on lumber at
Ban Francisco, now enforced by the
Southern Pacific, will be lifted by the
middle of November, or within less
than three weeks. This is the encour
agement for Portland shippers brought
back by M. J. Euckley. general super
intendent of the Harriman lines in this
territory, after a two-weeks- stay at
Ban Francisco, during which time he
went over the rreight situation care
fully. On the other hand, the Southern Pa
cific managers have found it necessary
to again place in effect a strict em
bargo on ail commodities destined for
Pan Francisco save livestock, perish
able products and provisions. This or
der goes into effect over the entire
Southern Pacific system, and is neces
sitated by the congestion of freight
in the Bay City and at Oakland. It is
hoped by Southern Pacific officials,
however, that this embargo can be lift
ed by the middle of next month, and
nil efforts are now being directed
toward that end.
. The congestion that has existed for
months throughout the Southern Pa
, clfic system as a result of the rushing
of supplies and building materials of
all kinds to the ruined city since the
earthquake, has now been removed,
both east and north of Sacramento,
leaving the sidings between Sacra
mento and San Francisco filled with
loaded cars. The Southern Pacific
yards at Oakland and in San Francisco
are crowded with freight, says Super
intendent Buckley, and but little If any
improvement is to be noticed in condi
tions in San Francisco itself, so far
as the freight situation is concerned.
The work of removing the conges
tion has had repeated setbacks, says
Mr. Buckley. Labor troubles have not
been the least of these. As improve
ments would be noticed in conditions
from time to time, the railroad man
agers would open the gates and there
would be such a flood of freight into
the city that the congestion would be
come worse than ever.
Meanwhile, while the Southern Pa
cific is trying to get into condition to
handle all its business, the car short
age on the Oregon lines of the system
is becoming worse daily. Shippers are
in desperate straits for relief.
Superintendent Buckley explains this
unfortunate condition by saying that
the car supply for the Oregon lines
of the Southern Pacific comes from Cal
ifornia, and railroad officials there are
not in a hurry to turn over cars at
Ashland for lumber loading when fruit
growers in California urgently need
rolling stock to carry their perishable
products. The slKht of hundreds of
idle cars loaded with lumber, awaiting
unloading in the San Francisco and
Oakland yards, makes California fruit
shippers weary, as their products,
which must be shipped to save them,
are given no preference.
Until the lifting of the embargo,
there is not much encouragement for
Oregon lumber manufacturers or other
shippers on the Southern Pacific liht3
in this state.
General Superintendent Buckley
while in San Francisco attended a con
ference lasting two weeks with the
other general superintendents of the
Southern Pacific. The session was one
of the numerous "family" gatherings
that have of late become a feature of
the Harriman management. During
these sessions, ideas are exchanged and
newer and better ways of managing
the districts under the control of the
different officials are devised.
PLAN ROAD TO MGUNT HQOD
CORPORATION FORMED
$5,000,000 STOCK.
WITH
E. P. Clark, of Los Angeles, and
Other California and Local Cap
italists Behind Project.
The second electrio trolley projeot be
tween Portland and Mount Hood that
has been launched this Fall was made
known yesterday when articles of incor
poration of the Mount Hood Railway &
Power Company were filed with a capi
tal stock of Jo.000,i. The incorporators
are E. P. Clark P. T. Linney, S. B.
Cobb and C. W. Miller.
E. P. Clark Is president of the Los
Angeles & Pacific Railway, whiie R. T.
Linney was identified with the group of
Los Angeles promoters who raapred out
the Vnlted Railways Company project.
Messrs. Cobb and Miller are local capi
talists who were active in forming the
Mount Hood Electric Company, which
was organized in for the purpose
of developing electrical enersy by water
power in the Sandy River and trans
mitting it to Portland W. D Larrabee.
who was also active in the formation
of the United Railways Company, is in
Portland with Mr Clark to plan for
construction.
Mr. Clark is said to be backed by a
number of Los Angeles and Portland
capitalists who are not yet ready to be
come known In the project. The plans
so far made known are to erect a Mg
power plant on the Sandy River, which
will be more than sufficient to meet all
requirements of such a railway. The
Sandy Is said rb be capable of developing
very large eiectrical power and the road
to Mount Hood just announced is a de
tail of the big plans for grinding out
energy on that stream cherished by the
promoters of the Mount Hood company.
The principal earnings of a trolley l:r.e
to Mount Hood from Portland at this
time, until the intervening country is
more fully developed, would be from the
tourist travel that could be expected to
use such a road. A fine hotel at the base
of Mount Hood is part of the plan out
lined by the incorporators behind the
scheme.
That such a railroad would be a pay
ing proposition and would develop a heavy
tourist travel, while at the same time
opening up a good cour.tr- to settle
ment, has long been the belief of many
people. Dr. McCorkle. of East Port
land, announced a plan early this month
to build such a road, getting his power
from Salmon River. Surveyors are now
at work along that stream in the search
for a 3 per cent grade between the river
and Mount Hood.
Dr. McCorkle says he has ample finan
cial backing for his project, and it is
given out that the railways centering
here are interested Managers of these
railroads have assured those who are
working on the project that over 200.000
tourists will visit Mount Hood over this
line every year.
There are a number of other plans for
an electric railway to Mount Hood from
Kood River. Power, it is planned, will
be secured from Hood River.
LINE WILL BE EXTENDED.
Medford & Crater Lake Railway to
Tap Fine Body of Timber.
The Medford & Crater Lake Railway,
which now has Its terminus at a point
11 miles -from Medford, is to be extended
20 miles next Spring. This will make
the terminus in the heart of a timbered
section and as preparations are being
made to cut much of this timber when
transportation facilities are provided, it
is expected that Medford will receive ma
terial benefit from the extension.
I. W. Vawter. treasurer of the com
pany, was in Portland yesterday a guest
at the Imperial Hotel. He says plans
are being made to begin work on the
extension in the early Spring and that
the work will be rushed through to com
pletion. While the parties back of the
company ultimately expect to extend the
road to Crater Lake, it will be several
years before this Improvement can be
made. To reach the lake 40 miles of
road, much of it through mountainous
country, will have to be built.
The Medford & Crater Lake Railway
is now undre the control of Webber
Bros., of lone, Mich. The road was
originally financed by Medford capital,
but lately Webber Bros, have acquired
the controlling interest.
Mr. Vawter reports that the Iowa Box
& Lumber Company, of Medford, is do
ing a. big business. About 200 men are
now employed by the concern and from
other sources it has been learned that
the company contemplates extensive im
provements in the near future. It has
purchased about 9000 acres of timber land
in the district to be tapped by the ex
tension of the railroad.
Postpones Opening Bids.
Bids for the extension of the Ilwaco
Railway & Navigation Company's line
from its present terminus to a point near
Knappton were not opened yesterday as
expected. Because of the absence of offi
cials from the city, the contract for the
line will not be awarded before Thurs
day or Friday of this week. The exten
sion is 14 miles long, and it is planned to
build the road during the Winter.
PURSE-SNATCHERS CAUGHT
MOUNT SCOTT BOYS CONFESS TO
THREE CRIMES.
Homer Warner and Charles Green
sheet Admit Having Assanlted
and Robbed AVomen.
Detective Sergeant Jones yesterday aft
ernoon arrested Charles Greensheet. aged
18, and Homer Warner, aged 19. of Mount
Scott, who have confessed to snatching
purses from three women recently. The
officer was passing Hawthorne Park on
a trolley-car, when he saw the boys seat
ed on a bench, and noted that they an
swered the descriptions of the youths
who robbed aged Mrs. J. C. Adams at
Grand avenue and East Alder street, Sun
day evening. He alighted and approached
them. They ran, but he pursued and cap
tured them.
After being taken to police headquar
ters, the boys made a complete confession
to Captain Bruin and Jones. Homer War
ner, the acknowledged leader of a gang
of juvenile purse-snatchers. accompanied
Sergeant Jones and Detective Hellyer to
the East Side, where two of three purses
stolen from women were recovered.
The purse that was snatched from Mrs.
Adams at Grand avenue and Easfc Alder
streets Sunday evening, when the aged
woman was thrown to the sidewalk and
had her hip broken, was found under the
sidewalk at Twelfth and Hawthorne,
where the boys hid it after taking It from
Mrs. Adams. A purse that they had
taken from Mrs. A. Coleman, of 425 East
Oak street, was uncovered by young
Warner in a lumber-yard at the foot of
East Washington street, and a third
purse, taken from a woman who had
never reported her loss to the police, is
said to be hidden on East Couch street.
All the crimes the boys have confessed
netted them less than $5. When arrested.
they had several stolen articles in their
possession, which were identified as taken
from women recently robbed. Ribbons
taken from the purse they snatched from
Mrs. Adams Sunday evening led to con
fession by the youths.
"I don't know why we started out in
this purse-snatching business.' said War
ner. "We didn't get much out of it. Sun
day night, when we took the purse from
Mrs. Adams, we got only SS cents. We
both live at Mount Scott We Just recent
ly started taking purses."
The capture of the purse-snatchers is
regarded by Captain Bruin as an import
ant arrest.
Miss Gompers to Go on Stage.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. Miss Sadie
Julia Gompers. daughter of Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, will make her
public debut as a soprano November 5
in a Washington vaudeville theater.
Miss Gompers is said to possesses mu
sical talent of a high order.
Wreck Kills Both Enginemen.
HUGO. I. T.. Oct. 29. A freight train
on the Frisco Railway early today ran
through a bridge at Camden, near here,
killing Engineer Martin and Fireman
Parker.
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WILL PAY TRIBUTE
Chinese Gamblers Organize to
Secure Police Protection.
MONTHLY GRAFT IS $2000
Sum Will Be Collected by "Fantan
Tong" and Turned Over to Mys
terious Lawyer Who Prom
ises to Square Matters.
All lottery and fan tan games closed Sat
urday evening in Chinatown, and Sunday
evening the Oriental gamblers held a
meeting, at which it was decided to form
what is to be known as the "Fantan
Tong." All members of the lottery and
fantan fraternity will become members.
The chief object of the new organization
is to protect the members from police in
terference and to raise $2000 each month.
to be paid to an attorney, whose name
the Chinese refuse to disclose. He has
promised police protection and immunity
from arrests for that sum.
Chief of Police Gritzmacher, when in
formed of the closing of the Chinese
games and the organization of the "Fan
tan Tong." laughed. He said he had
beard nothing of the mysterious attorney
who guarantees police protection to the
Chinese, and admitted that he thought
the unknown lawyer possessed of an
abundance of nerve.
"I will guarantee the public that there
is no one in Portland with enough in
fluence to secure protection from me for
the Chinese gamblers.' declared Chief
Gritzmacher. ' 'I have not been ap
proached by any one on such a subject,
and have heard nothing until now about
the proposition of the Chinese to pay
blackmail. I have no idea who this at
torney is, or who has the effrontery to
make such a proposition as is said to
have been made to Chinese. I know, how
ever, that he will get no protection for
his clients. We shall keep pegging away
at them. Just as we have been doing."
Not a game has been in operation in
Chinatown since Saturday evening, and
inquiry yesterday developed the fact that
all the gamblers had agreed to close down
until the mysterious attorney should give
the word to resume operations. When
that will be no one could tell, but the
games, it was declared, might start at
any time.
Several weeks ago an attempt was made
to "line up" the Chinese by some un
known individual, but when it was pro
posed to the Orientals that they should
pay $2000 a month, they decided, at a spe
cial meeting, that their games would not
stand such a graft. They declined to ac
cept the proposition, saying they would
prefer to run the risk of an occasional
arrest and .let the fines go into the city
treasury.
Immediately following the expose of the
matter by The Oregonlan. the Chinatown
plain-clothes squad was shifted by order
of Chief Gritzmacher and a new squad
assigned. Since then hardly a night has
passed without one or more raids.
Not only have the small fines imposed
netted the city a large sum in the aggre
gate, but Municipal Judge Cameron re
cently announced from the bench that he
would increase the fines to $50 for each
case in the future. The action of the
police and the announcement of Judge
Cameron, It is said, have caused the Chi
nese to reconsider their refusal of the
recent offer of protection for $2000 a
month.
Meanwhile, it was admitted yesterday
in Chinatown, preparations are being
made for more and larger fantan and lot
tery games in Little Canton.
GLEHLIK COMES FIRST
COUNTY JAILER COMPELS
CIPLE" TO BATHE.
'DIS-
Merrltt Humphrey, Religious Crank,
Leaves Prison on Parole After
Unpleasant Confinement.
Jailer Mitchell, of the Multnomah Coun
ty Jail, has demonstrated very clearly
that the only law he proposes to reeog
nize in the government of the Institution
over which he hold sway is that con
tained in Bellinger & Cotton's Code and
the subsequent enactments of the State
Legislature.
Merritt Humphrey, a religious crank,
who has been confined there sometime,
sought to invoke divine law in his efforts
to keep from taking a bath, but Mitchell
overruled his demurrer.
Humphrey and his wife. Lizlze. were
arrested October 8 and held at the County
Jail on a charge of contributing to the
delinquency of their eight small children,
seven of whom were taken in charge by
the Boys and Girls' Aid Society and their
parents locked up. Later Mrs. Humphrey
was sent to the poorfarm, where she is
at present with her 8-months-old babe.
Yesterday Judge Frazer permitted Hum
phrey to go free on his own recognizance.
At the time the mother and father were
taken in custody by officers of the Juve
nile Court the children of the couple were
found to be in a deplorable condition,
having been without nourishing food for
days, and were covered with filth. They
were all living in squalor in a hovel back
of Portland Heights, the parents being
firm believers in the doctrine that "the
Lord will provide." without any special
efforts at co-operation from themselves.
When first taken to jail, Humphrey
steadfastly refused to take a. bath, claim
ing that the Lord had commanded him
to abstain from ablutions of any kind.
"You have no right to make me take a
bath!" in frantic tones declared the be
whlskered disciple of Elijah, as several
trusties stripped him, preparatory to put
ting him through the customary "curry
comb and brush" treatment in a big tub
of hot water.
"I am governed by divine law. and the
Lord has commanded me not to bathe."
'"Divine law don't go in this establish
ment." was the blunt rejoinder of Jailer
Mitchell. "We are under the jurisdiction
of the state statutes and municipal ordi
nances, which insist that county prisoners
immerse themselves in Bull Run straight
at least twice each week, so I guess you
will have to immerse." and he did.
Yesterday as Humphrey came out from
behind prison bars and into the sunlight.
Jailer Mitchell speeded the parting guest
in this cold-blooded fashion:
'Clean that cell out with hot water and
carbolic acid, and burn every blanket
that has been within 16 feet of that old
bundle of accumulated filth."
EXECUTOR MAKES REPORT
Estate of Late Colonel L. Xi. Hawkins
Now Ready for Distribution.
William J. Hawkins, administrator of
the estate of his deceased brother, the
late Colonel L. L. Hawkins, yesterday
inied his final report with. County Judejuela,
Webster. from which it appears that dur
ing his administration of said estate there
has been received the sum of $75,660, while
the disbursements for the same period
amount to $21,935. leaving on hand a cash
balance of $53,724. '
The total value of the property of the
estate, as shown by the original appraise
ment, was $118,174.77. but since said ap
praisement was made the administrator
has discovered that D. R. Hawkins .was
indebted to the estate in the sum of
$3202 .05. and inasmuch as the latter is one
of the beneficiaries under the will, the ad
ministrator has taken this claim into
the inventory at its face value.
The administrator sets forth that noth
ing further remains to be done by him
in connection with the estate except the
payments of the inheritance tax due the
state and the distribution of the remain
der of the property among the following
legatees: Mary Hawkins, mother of de
ceased, or her assigns: Daniel R. Haw
kins, Theodore P. Hawkins and William
J. Hawkins, brothers of deceased, and
Florence G. Swart, a niece. each of whom
are entitled to one-fifth of the remaining
property of the estate.
JUDGE WOLVERTON'S PLANS
Will Not Return to Open Court Until
Next Sunday.
Advices received by the United States
District Court clerk's office are that
Judge C. H. Wolverton will not return
to this city from San Francisco until
next Sunday. Following his instructions
the United States District Court was
convened yesterday morning, this being
the date set for such, but was immedi
ately adjourned until next Monday morn
ing. Just what Judge Wolverton's plans are
for disposing of the accumulated work
on his return is not known, nor can it
be definitely stated until he arrives
whether or not a grand Jury will be
called before tie next term of court.
The District Attorney's office is. how
ever, busying itself in the preparation
of all cases, so that in the event of a
Jury being called the work may be un
dertaken without delay.
Remembers Colleges and Church.
The last will and testament of Andrew
Woods Williamson, formerly a resident
of Rock Island County, Illinois, who died
here October 1. was admitted to probate
by Judge Webster yesterday. He left
an estate valued at JS782.73. which is de
vised to his relatives,, with the exception
of small bequests to Grace Lutheran
Church, of Rock Island, 111.: Augustana
College. Rock Island, and Gustavus
Adolphus College. St. Peter, Minn. His
brother, Henry M. Williamson, of this
city, is named as executor, without bonds,
and is also bequeathed one-fifth- of the
estate.
T EM
POLICE CAPTURE BOLD FORGER
OF FRANK KERR'S NAME.
Offender Is Betah Smith, Formerly
Lieutenant in Company Stationed
at Boise, Idaho.
Caught Just after he had passed a
check for $27 to which he had forged
the name of Frank Kerr, a member of
the firm of Wadhams & Kerr, Betah
Smith, who, had passed eight similar
checks during the week, was arrested
by Detective Sergeant Baty in the
Goodnough building last evening. Sev
eral days ago Kerr notified the police
that somebody was passing checks
bearing his signature which were for
geries. The police investigated and
detailed a detective on the forger's
trail.
One of the checks was obtained, and
found to be a very clever forgery. The
fact that the former had passed such
a number of checks signed with Kerr's
name, in such a short time, puzzled the
police. When Kerr warned the public
against accepting such checks the po
lice were sure the forger would not
attempt to pass any more of them. But
they were mistaken.
A man walked into L. C. Smith's of
fice in the Goodnough building last
night and presenting a check with
Frank Kerr's name for $27, asked
Smith to cash it. The latter said he
did not have the money, and the forger
went to the Turner Hall with the same
check, where he managed to obtain
cash for It. As soon as the man left
the office in the Goodnough building
the proprietor notified the police that
the much-wanted forger had just paid
him a call. Detective Sergeant Baty
immediately went to the Goodnough
building. About that time the forger
was passing the coiner on his return
from Turner Hall. Smith hailed him,
and as he stepped into the office Ser
geant Baty placed him under arrest and
took him to police headquarters.
When questioned by the detectives at
the station, the man gave his name as
Betah Smith, 29 years old. He denied
having forged Kerr's name. The Tur
ner Hall people were notified that the
check they had cashed a few minutes
before was spurious, and it was asked
that someone bring it down and identi
fy the forger. When the man who
cashed Smith's check came to the sta
tion he quickly identified the forger.
Then Smith confessed.
He admitted having passed eight
checks within the past few days, all
signed with Kerr's name. It was
brought out that Smith is an ex-Army
officer, and was formerly a Second
Lieutenant stationed at the Eoise. Ida
ho, barracks. He went through the
Philippine campaign, and received
commission in the Spring of 1901. He
seems well educated and refined, and
Mr. Kerr, who, it develops, was ac
quainted with Smith at Boise, declares
the latter has a college education.
While at Boise Smith was a social
lion, being extremely popular among
the young people. After less than a
year at the post, however, Smith was
cashiered for living beyond his means.
While at Boise Mr. Kerr met Smith on
a number of occasions, and Smith's
nerve was demonstrated when he called
upon Mr. Kerr a few days before he
passed the first of the forged checks
Smith was locked up on a charge of
forgery, and will have a preliminary
hearing before Municipal Judge Cam
eron today.
EAGER FOR CASTRO'S JOB
Rival Candidates Gather Forces for
War in Venezuela,
NEW YORK. Oct. 29. A Philadelphia
dispatch to the Tribune reiterates the
report that President Castro, of Venez
ueU. is a very sick man and that t
crisis is impending in the South American
republic. Realizing that his time has
come. President Castro, the story states.
has picked his successor in General Al
cantara and. at his suggestion, the latter
is encamped .just outside Caracas with
Beveral hundred troops, ready for
coup d'etat, similar to that which made
Castro President.
General Gomez, the constitutional Vice
President, and said to be the choice of
a majority of Venezuelans for the Presi
dency, will have to fight Alcantara for
the honor, it is stated. Alcantara is
West Point graduate and is still a young
man. He is the son of the late Francisco
L. Alcantara, former President of Venes-
FUNDS E
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HE TURNS FORGER
Well-Dressed Youth From Wis
consin Speedily Comes
to Grief.
SHOT AT BY DETECTIVE
Trapped by an Intended Victim and
Arrested Dan Carrier Takes
to His Heels but Is Over
hauled by Pursuer.
After obtaining a fine gold watch from
A. 4 C. Feldenhelmer, jewelers, and a
suit of expensive clothes from M. Sichel.
Washington-street clothier, giving both
firms bogus checks on a local bank, Dan
Currier, a fashionably dressed youth of
20 years, was captured in sensational
style by Detective Sergeant Jones last
evening shortly after the young forger
had attempted to pass a bogus check on
Jaeger Brothers, Jewelers, in payment for
second gold watch. After being ar
rested at 2o0-j Sixth, street, Currier
managed to escape from his captor and
ran five blocks before he was over
hauled. During the chase Jones fired four
shots after the fugitive. Near Taylor
street Currier fell and was quickly
pounced upon, handcuffed and taken to
the Police Headquarters.
The speedy capture of the forger was
due largely to the quick wit of E. J.
Jaeger, a member of the firm of Jaeger
Bros., who formed the plan for Cur
rier's undoing and brought it to a suc
cessful climax with the aid of Sergeant
Jones. The fact that the arrest was macl9
on the same day that Currier passed the
spurious checks and even before either
of the firms swindled had had time to
discover that they had been duped by
a clever penman adds to the novelty of
the case.
A well dressed young man entered
Jaeger Bros, st.ire yesterday afternoon
and after selecting an expensive watch
asked that it be delivered at 250V4 Sixth
street for the approval of his father. B.
J. Jaeger thought at the time that the
youth appeared rather nervous and de
cided to be on his guard. When sending
a boy with the watch to Currier's ad
dress on Sixth street he gave the mes
senger explicit instructions not to ac
cept a check if one should be offered in
payment, and to say that the watch must
be taken back for registry. The boy de
livered the watch early last evening and
Currier immediately tendered the boy a
check for $48.
Boy Follows Instructions.
Following his instructions the boy re
fused to accept the check and returned
to the store with the watch. Jaeger im
mediately notified the police and Captain
Bruin sent Sergeant Jones to investigate.
Jones went over to Jaeger Bros.' store
and with both members of the firm went
to Currier's room on Sixth street. They
found him at home and Jones closely
questioned him. He broke down and ad
mitted that the check he had tried to
pass on Jaeger Bros, was worthless.
Sergeant Jones placed burner under ar
rest and started to the station with his
prisoner. Suddenly Currier darted for
ward and left the detective and the two
jewelers behind. He ran up to Seventh
street with his pursuers close oenina.
Turning North on Seventh Currier re
doubled his efforts to escape while Jones
emptied his revolver at him by way or
encouragement. Several passersby
thought that Jones waa a hold-up man
when thev saw him with a gun in his
hand pursuing a citizen and stopped him.
Jones hastily explained who he was and
continued the chase. He was slowly
gaining on Currier, when the latter,
nearing the corner of Taylor street, fell
heavily to the ground. Jones was on him
in an instant and placed the handcuffs
on the man's wrists. Then captor and
captive marched to the police station.
When brought to the desk ana cioseiy
ouestloned Currier confessed that he had
obtained a watch and chain from A. &
C. Feldenheimer In the afternoon for
which he had given a bogus check for
$60. He also admitted that he had
obtained a suit of clothes from M. Sichel,
in payment for which another spurious
check for $30 had been passed. When ar
rested three more signed checks for dif
ferent amounts were found on him,
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among them the check for US which he
had intended for Jaeger Bros.
Currier declared that he had pawned
the chain which he obtained at Felden
helmer's for $5 and had left the clothes
at the pawnbrokers in a suit case until
he could call for them.
The watch which he had obtained was
found on him. He had a little over $4
in money, the balance of the cash he had
secured by pawning the chain. His story
was that he arrived in Portland only
last Sunday from Sparta. Wis., his home.
He was without funds and decided to
make a little easy money. He said he
was 20 years old and a shoe salesman.
When questioned by the detectives Cur
rier seemed nervous, but said he had
decided to make a clean breast of it and
the facts he gave, he said, were true:
He declared it was his first offense.
Currier was locked up on a charge of
forgery and will have a preliminary hear
ing in the Municipal Court today. The
checks were signed "J. D. Burke." That
name does not appear in the Portland
city directory and if it is found that "J.
D. Burke" is a myth it Is probable that
the charge of forgery will be changed to
one of obtaining goods under false pre
tenses. Chorus Girl Commits Suicide.
NEW YORK. Oct. 29 In a fit of de
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spondency, with her husband's love let
ters torn to bits and scattered around
her. Hazel Cooper, a chorus girl in the
"Earl and the Girl" company, drank
carbolic acid in her apartments' in the
Hotel Hamilton and died at a hospital
early today. The girl is said to have
been the wife of Edward Walsh, a
Jockey. She was 20 years old.
Fight for Poolroom Tower.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29. Four men at
tempted to wreck a high tower erected
by poolroom men at the Jamaica race
track from which to view the races.
The men were discovered by the watch
ers in the employ of the poolroom inter
ests, and a sharp fight followed, in which
one of the raiders was badly hurt. The
defenders of the structure were victorious
and the tower stlli stands.
Lawyer Falls Dead in Court.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Oct. 29.-James
Black, of the law firm of Pratt, Dana &
Black, corporation attorneys, dropped
dead of apoplexy while trying a case to
day. He was 44 years of age.
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